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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College: Rooted to aspire higher
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College President Dottie King, right, with first-year student Sherlyn Towles at a gathering marking the beginning of the school year. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) President Dottie King wants the world to know that SMWC is moving forward. “We are a Catholic, liberal arts school with a tradition of empowering women,” King said. “There is no single program at this institution that defines us. You have to understand who you are as an institution. You have to recognize what...
Newsnotes
...particular we will be reactivating the Guerin Alumni Association, which serves alumni from Mother Theodore High School, Holy Cross High School and Guerin College Preparatory High School, which recently closed. Several alumni have stepped forward to get involved in the new Guerin Alumni Association. All are invited to join us for an organizational meeting via Zoom on Saturday, May 22 at 2 p.m. (EDT). Contact Maureen Dickinson, director of mission advancement, at mdickinson@spsmw.org or 812-535-2801 for the Zoom meeting invite....
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
...me and my classmates to attend Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne. The school was staffed primarily by Sisters of Providence. Toward the end of my junior year there, 1943, Sister Mary Clare Fritsch, who was not one of my teachers, said to me, “I think you’d make a good sister. Come and see me sometime.” The idea of being a sister was not too appealing, but a seed of possibility had been planted and continued to grow during...
Sister Marie Consolata Gallagher
...Marie Consolata spent several years on the East Coast teaching middle grades and high school. In Washington, D.C., these schools included St. Ann and Immaculata. In Maryland, they included Holy Redeemer, Berwyn; Ascension, Halethorpe; Holy Redeemer, College Park; and Good Counsel High School, Wheaton. Before returning to the Woods in 2002, Sister Marie Consolata ministered as a library assistant at Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove, Ill. “Always an avid student, Sister Marie Consolata took advantage of every opportunity...
Sister Mary Pius Regnier: General Superior from 1966 to 1976
...attracted others to her — colleagues, students, parishioners. But perhaps above all, what drew people to her and made them feel comfortable was that she always thought the best of everyone, ever ready to give the benefit of the doubt — sometimes to her peril and disappointment. In 1947 she was assigned to St. Simon in Washington, Ind., for some years as teacher and then as teacher and principal of both the high school and the grade school. It was...
Sister Maureen Abbott
...list of ministries In California: teacher, St. Ambrose, Hollywood (1965-1966); teacher, St. Joseph, Hawthorne (1966-1969); principal, St. Joseph, Hawthorne (1969-1973); teacher, St. Ambrose, Hollywood (1973-74); principal, St. Anthony, Gardena (1974-1978); provincial, St. Michael Province, Tustin (1988-91); religion teacher/campus minister, Mercy High School, San Francisco (1992-98) In Illinois: religion teacher, Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove (1978-79); principal/administrator, Costa Catholic School, Galesburg (1979-1982) In Indiana: teacher, St. Andrew, Indianapolis (1961-1965); community historian, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2015-2023) In Oregon: tribunal, Archdiocese of...
Sister Dorothy Evelyn Laughlin
...a bachelor’s degree in English from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in English from Indiana State University. Sister Dorothy Evelyn’s long ministry in education began in 1945 at St. Simon, Washington, Ind. Her other teaching missions in Indiana included St. John Academy, St. Agnes Academy, Ladywood, Ladywood-St. Agnes and Roncalli High School, Indianapolis; Central Catholic High School, Fort Wayne; and Marquette High School, Michigan City. In Illinois, she ministered at Marywood, Evanston; Providence High School, Joliet; and Providence...
Sister Kathleen Kelly (formerly Sister Edward Marie)
...when, a year later, her father dropped dead of a heart attack at age 42, so during her early childhood years, the family lived with their mother’s mom and dad. When she was 5, they moved to the west side to be near Providence High School since Rosemary had received a scholarship to attend. Kay regarded this as “the hand of God in my regard,” since all the girls later when to PHS. If not, she states: “I would not...
Bittersweet news from Educational/Family Services
...success in school they had never known before. Self-esteem improved. They found adults who cared about them and had the skills and time to help them succeed in school. Over the years there were changes. The ministry moved from a part of Providence Self-Sufficiency Ministries to being under Guerin Outreach Ministries. Sister Margaret Quinlan retired as director in 2006 and Penny Sullivan continued in her stead. And more recently we’ve seen need for even more change. An EFS report from...
Sister Jane Bodine (formerly Sister Janet)
...perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1939, and 1945, respectively. She later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and English at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in chemistry from Notre Dame, with graduate studies also in journalism and secondary school administration. Sister Jane taught elementary grades, primary to upper, and high school chemistry, physics and journalism, with some math and English. She also served as an assistant principal for five years. All her teaching and administrative experiences...
Sister Patty Wallace
...a personal friend. Sister Mary Ann Stewart was one of her high school teachers. And, turning back the clock a little, Sister Marie Kevin Tighe taught her father at a school in New Castle, Ind. “Sister Frances Joan gave me a card that said bloom where you are planted. I still have that card,” Sister Patty said. “I always had a lot of contact with the Sisters of Providence. We lived in an Indianapolis neighborhood that was near my school...
Sister Alice Hemans
...her commentary for Sister Alice Hemans, who died June 26. Alice Hemans was born July 17, 1946, in Orlando, Fla., to the late John and Margaret (Cutter) Hemans. One of four children, Alice attended Mount Calvary Grade School, Forrestville, Md., and high school at Le Reine, Suitland, Md., and Satellite, Satellite Beach, Md. Prior to entering the Congregation, Alice earned a bachelor’s degree in history from St. Mary’s Dominican College, New Orleans, and a master’s degree in private school administration...