Saint Mary’s names five to board of trustees

WINONA, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has announced five new members of its board of trustees:

Brother Gustavo Ramirez, FSC, has served as president of Universidad La Salle Noroeste in Sonora, Mexico, since 2000.

Thomas Dyer of Whitefish Bay, Wis., and Winona, is retired from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., where he served as vice president of corporate services. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Saint Mary’s in 1967.

Patrick Salvi and his law firm of Salvi, Schostok and Pritchard P.C. have offices in Chicago and Waukegan, Ill. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1975, and received an honorary Doctor of Laws in 1999, both from Saint Mary’s.

Joseph Ross of Naperville, Ill., served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Federal Signal Corporation in Oak Brook, Ill., prior to his retirement. He graduated from Saint Mary’s in 1967. He previously served on the board from 1991-2001.

Brother Lawrence Humphrey, FSC, is the president of Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis. He has also been appointed regional coordinator for the Christian Brothers Conference, the United States/Toronto Region.

Current trustees Celeste Suchocki of Valley View, Ohio, and Salvatore Polizzotto ’67 of Naperville, Ill., were appointed to additional five-year terms.

Brother Bernard LoCoco, FSC ’58, of Moraga, Calif., retired from the board at the May meeting. He had served on the board since 1997.