MCA announces fall schedule

WINONA, Minn. — The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts offers programming in dance, music, visual art, and theatre, year-round. Classes, lessons, workshops, and camps are offered for youth age 3 to adults at the Valéncia Arts Center, located at 1164 West 10th St.

The new Semester I catalog is now available. Registrations are now being accepted. Offerings run from Sept 10-Nov 17, 2012 and include:

· NEW! Art in Motion Workshops: Drawing a Powerful Still Life — (for those ages 16 and older) Drawings will be exhibited in December during the “Nutcracker” performance in the Ben Miller Lobby of Saint Mary’s University’s Performance Center.

· Creative Music and Movement — Enroll your child in this class and take Nia class yourself at the same time for only $10!

· NEW! Jazz Combos with Dave Gudmastad from Cotter High School

· Winona Area Youth Singers (WAYS) — In addition to learning a wide range of pieces from musical theatre to choral music, this group of young singers will participate in the “Nutcracker” as well as the winter concert!

· Dance Technique for Boys — For only $10, male students ages 8-12 are invited to enroll in this class, which focuses on the development of dance technique used in classical and contemporary disciplines while increasing flexibility, range of motion, physical strength and stamina.

· NEW! Advanced Ballet Packages — For those serious about ballet training!

· Adult Wellness Classes — (Including Nia, Power Piyo, clogging, ballet, and tap and jazz). Parents who have a child enrolled in a MCA class can take an adult wellness class for only $10!

Class days, times, and tuition vary. Financial need-based scholarship are available. For a brochure and a complete listing, visit www.mnconservatoryforthearts.org , e-mail mca@smumn.edu, “like” us on Facebook, or call (507) 453-5500. Interested students may register online, by mail, or in person at MCA’s Valéncia Arts Center.

This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on Nov. 4, 2008. The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts is an affiliate program of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

Fund established at Wells Fargo for Saint Mary’s accident victim

WINONA, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University senior Sabrina Larson Bushlack, 21, of Mapleton, Minn., was critically injured in a car accident July 16, in Fort Wayne, Ind.

According to the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Bushlack was injured after the taxi she was riding in was struck by a car that police said ran a red light.

Bushlack — a biochemistry major and three-year regular for the Cardinal volleyball team — remains under sedation because of swelling on her brain and is in intensive care at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. Doctors are optimistic about her prognosis.

 A fund has been set up at Wells Fargo Bank to help the Bushlack family with rising medical expenses — including flying Sabrina back to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Donations may be made by contacting any Wells Fargo Bank (including Wells Fargo at 875 34th Avenue, Winona, MN 55987) and indicating that the donation is for the benefit of Sabrina Bushlack.

A “Team Brina: Sabrina’s Biggest Fans” Facebook page has been set up for family and friends to share their thoughts and prayers. More than 1,200 members have joined in support of Bushlack.

“Our thoughts remain with Sabrina and her family during this difficult time,” said Brother William Mann, president of Saint Mary’s University. “The entire Saint Mary’s community joins me in prayers for recovery and strength, and we look forward to the day when Sabrina is able to return to campus. She’s a very special student who is loved by many.”

Colombian students learn English at SMU summer camp

WINONA, Minn. — Nine high school students from Colegio La Salle in Villavicencio, Colombia are studying English through the De La Salle Language Institute at the Winona campus of Saint Mary’s University. For five weeks they will experience an intensive course of study and cultural exposure. Saint Mary’s has enjoyed a long and growing connection to Colombia through the international Lasallian network of schools.

MCA announces Chamber Music Camp 2012

WINONA, Minn. — The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts offers programming in dance, music, visual art, and theatre, year-round. Community classes, lessons, workshops, and camps are offered for ages 3 to adult at the Valéncia Arts Center located at 1164 West 10th St.

MCA will be holding its annual Chamber Music Camp for instrumentalists entering grades 6-10 this fall. The camp will be held at the Valencia Arts Center Monday, July 23, through Friday, July 27, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. with a free informal recital concluding the week.

This camp is the perfect opportunity for young musicians to meet new friends with the same musical interest, develop musicianship and leadership skills, as well as build self-confidence in a fun, positive environment. Students will develop the skills required to play in small group setting while exploring a wide variety of musical genres, including everything from Bach to pop! Class days, times, and tuition vary. Financial need based scholarship are available.

For a brochure and a complete listing, visit www.mnconservatoryforthearts.org, e-mail mca@smumn.edu, or call (507) 453-5500. Interested students may registration online, by mail, or in person at MCA’s Valéncia Arts Center.

This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on Nov. 4, 2008. The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts is an affiliate program of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

MCA presents the 2012 Summer Dance Intensive Showcase

WINONA, Minn. — The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts will present a dance showcase 7 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at the Valéncia Arts Center Academy Theatre, 1164 West 10th St.

The showcase, which is free and open to the public, features works that the students from the MCA 2012 Summer Dance Intensive have learned in the two-week dance camp. A variety of dance forms will be presented, including classical and contemporary ballet, jazz, flamenco, and modern dance.

The works were choreographed by MCA guest artists Dustyn Martincich, Stephanie Milling, Jeffrey Peterson, and Tammy Schmidt. In addition to learning showcase pieces, students have been participating in comprehensive dance training, including technique and theory classes. Class studies have included ballet, pointe, variations, pas de deux, repertory, jazz, hip hop, rhythm tap, modern, musical theatre dance, piyo, choreography, and improvisation.

Intermediate and advanced students from Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin, ranging in ages from 12 to 18, were selected for the program by audition.

 For more information about the Summer Intensive Showcase or future MCA program offerings, call (507) 453-5500 or visit www.mnconservatoryforthearts.org.

Students named to dean’s list at Saint Mary’s

WINONA, Minn. — The following students were named to the second semester 2012 dean's list at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. The dean's list includes 305 undergraduate students who earned a grade point average of 3.60 or better on a 4.0 scale.

Kelsi Addabbo	Owatonna		MN
Katherine Adelman	Bellingham		MN
Sarah Adie	Chanhassen		MN
Marta Aleszewicz	Luban		Poland
Sarah Anderson	Lino Lakes		MN
Andrew Anger	South Milwaukee		WI
Elizabeth Arnold	St Cloud		MN
Lauren Baier	Mount Horeb		WI
Mary Barthel	Watertown		MN
Julianne Bartosz	Mokena		IL
Anthony Bartylla	Woodbury		MN
Richard Baustian	Dell Rapids		SD
Nick Beaudoin	Inver Grove Hgts		MN
Nicole Becher	Winona		MN
Nicole Bengtson	Eyota		MN
Joshua Bennett	N. St. Paul		MN
Leann Benson	Roseville		MN
Dannielle Bierly	Minnesota City		MN
Gregory Bim-Merle	Michigan City		IN
Preston Black	Aurora		IL
Brianna Bloomquist	Brooklyn Center		MN
Ashley Blum	Buffalo City		WI
James Boggia	Elmwood Park		IL
Jarod Boltjes	Worthington		MN
Jacquelyn Bongard	Eagan		MN
Peter Borash	Bowlus		MN
Samantha Borawski	Stickney		IL
Michelle Boris	Minneapolis		MN
Jill Borntrager	Elk River		MN
Jessica Bouska	Chatfield		MN
Madeline Bredahl	Maplewood		MN
Kelsey Brekke	Duluth		MN
Lorelle Brune	Sterling		IL
Kaylee Bunne	Le Roy		MN
Kassondra Burtis	Fairmont		MN
Samuel Callisto	Woodbury		MN
Meghan Campbell	Dyersville		IA
Jacob Carlson	Dell Rapids		SD
Morgan Carlson	Theilman		MN
Paige Carter	Rosemount		MN
Ashley Cermak	Burnsville		MN
Yue Chang	Yancheng		China
Nicole Ciulla	Plover		WI
Mary Coghlan	Kankakee		IL
Caitlyn Cole	Larsen		WI
Taylor Collins	Apple Valley		MN
Sarah Collova	Maplewood		MN
Thomas Conry	Waunakee		WI
Hannah Cooling	Madelia		MN
Jamie Cooper	La Crosse		WI
Kenzie Corrow	Madison Lake		MN
Clinton Coulter	Philo		IL
Cody Cuhel	Winsted		MN
Samantha Dahlstrom	Rochester		MN
Daniel Davis	Ossian		IN
Sampson Davis	Bayport		MN
Shelby DeWall	Caledonia		MN
David Dean	Wayzata		MN
Emily Degallier	Fountain City		WI
Jacquelyn Delfosse	Grafton		WI
Kelsey Diepenbrock	Lake City		MN
Brian Dillon	Arden Hills		MN
Michael Dold	Blaine		MN
Luc Dompierre	New Brighton		MN
Robert Doyle	Hudson		WI
Anne Drazkowski	Winona		MN
Brian Driscoll	De Pere		WI
Yasmin Duarte	Chicago		IL
Nickolaus Dvorak	Lakeville		MN
John Dwyer	Minnetonka		MN
Rosa Edholm	Andover		MN
Timothy Ellis	Waukesha		WI
Kelsey Engesser	Blue Earth		MN
Luis Escobar	Madelia		MN
Augustine Esterhammer-Fic	Chicago		IL
Dylan Ethen	White Bear Lake		MN
Libby Faffler	Marine		MN
Darrell Fair	Woodridge		IL
Nikki Farmer	Medford		WI
Emily Fasen	Big Lake		MN
David Feather	Oak Creek		WI
Andrea Fogel	Haifa		Israel
Morgan Fournier	Maple Lake		MN
Julie Frederickson	Winona		MN
Gregory Freeman	Aurora		IL
Janae Fry	Burr Ridge		IL
Ana Fuentes Rivero	Chihuahua		Mexico
Ryan Gager	Woodbury		MN
Loren Galloway	Aurora		IL
Gregory Gardiner	Calgary		AB, Canada
Amanda Gehrman	Stevens Point		WI
Jessica Giers	Winona		MN
Alexander Gilbertson	Morristown		MN
Maria Glenski	Pequot Lakes		MN
Shea Goetting	Brownsville		MN
Matthew Gorgone	Greenville		RI
Tyler Grabau	Wabasha		MN
Sarah Grundhoefer	W. Saint Paul		MN
Gabriel Grundtner	Inver Grove Hgts		MN
Anna Hadac	Prior Lake		MN
Aaron Haley	Plainview		MN
Alexis Hamilton	Victoria		MN
Keara Hannan	Roseville		MN
Taylor Hanson	Blaine		MN
Maria Harris	Saint Paul		MN
Sophie Harrison	Minnetonka		MN
Sheree Haslemore	Gore		New Zealand
Erin Hauth	Springfield		MN
Bridget Hayes	Chicago		IL
Neil Heacox	San Diego		CA
Thomas Healy	Rolling Meadows		IL
Michelle Heins	Theilman		MN
Megan Hellmann	Oshkosh		WI
Aaron Henry	Hastings		MN
Samantha Herbst	Osceola		WI
Timothy High	Goodview		VA
Andrea Hillesheim	New Ulm		MN
Andrea Hoglin	Burnsville		MN
Kelsey Hulbert	Brooklyn Park		MN
Cassandra Hulett	Milwaukee		WI
Erika Hurley	Chatfield		MN
Melissa Hurley	Chatfield		MN
Kenneth Jacks	Winona		MN
Marissa Jacob	Lewiston		MN
Meghan Jensen	Claremont		MN
Paige Jenson	Lake Park		MN
Marissa Johnson	Rochester		MN
Allison Johnson	Austin		MN
Tiffany Johnson	Harmony		MN
Jacqueline Jones	Shoreview		MN
Jamie Jones	Omaha		NE
Laura Kay	Rush City		MN
Katelin Keck	Prior Lake		MN
Kaitlyn Keefe	Chatfield		MN
Sarah Kennedy	Wayzata		MN
Bead Kerr	Winona		MN
Talib Khan	Woodbury		MN
Peter Kieffer	La Crosse		WI
Mackenzie Klimek	Hastings		MN
Joshua Korver	Little Falls		MN
Matthew Kotek	La Crosse		WI
Cameron Koziarz	Western Springs		IL
Rebecca Kring	Littleton		CO
Melanie Krivachek	Fort Atkinson		IA
Rebecca Krueger	Ashland		WI
Lucas Kubic	Coon Rapids		MN
Amy Kujak	River Falls		WI
Justyna Kujtkowska	Bogaczow		Poland
Sloane Kuramoto	Rochester		MN
Rachel Kwiecinski	Vernon Hills		IL
Paul LaNasa	Mahtomedi		MN
Theresa LaValla	Saint Charles		MN
Sadie Lange	Caledonia		MN
Kate Larson	Winona		MN
Sabrina Larson-Bushlack	Mapleton		MN
Steven Lehn	Hokah		MN
Megan Leisen	Kellogg		MN
Douglas Leonard	Taylor		WI
Megan Linder	Easton		MN
Amanda Lindholm	Bloomington		MN
Heidi Loeffler	Maple Grove		MN
Abby Lough	South Saint Paul		MN
Benjamin Ludescher	Northfield		MN
Adam Lueck	Winona		MN
Jessika Lukes	Lester Prairie		MN
Kyle Maas	Lacombe		AB, Canada
Janie Maki	Roseville		MN
Taylor Marshall-Miernicki	Minneapolis		MN
Jillian Martin	Owatonna		MN
Robert Marx	Sioux City		IA
Mitchell May	Saint Cloud		MN
Kaitlyn McClay	Shakopee		MN
Peter McColl	Fountain City		WI
Haylie McComb	Highlands Ranch		CO
Megan McEnaney	Woodbury		MN
Robert McGuire	Rochester		MN
Rachel McQuiston	Golden Valley		MN
Mary Mieszala	Chicago		IL
Katie Miller	Rochester		MN
Joanna Mills	New Boston		IL
Mary Moats	Roland		IA
Andrew Mueller	New Berlin		WI
Leah Mueller	Winona		MN
Rebecca Munns	White Bear Lake		MN
Natasha Nelson	Golden Valley		MN
Minh Nguyen	Rochester		MN
Elizabeth Niedbala	Geneva		IL
Collin Nienhaus	Winnebago		MN
Laura Nolte	Owatonna		MN
Emily Norton	Kellogg		MN
Andru O'Brien	Bloomington		IL
LeiLani Oas	Minnesota City		MN
Lisa Obasi	Woodbury		MN
Hailey Ohl	Bloomington		MN
Nicole Olson	New Brighton		MN
Abigail Osborne	Winthrop		MN
Rachel Otten	Buffalo		MN
Samantha Otto	Hampton		MN
Amanda Patt	Cedarburg		WI
Zane Pekron	Milesville		SD
Samuel Pflughoeft	Houston		MN
Michael Pica	Champaign		IL
Julie Pierce	Minneapolis		MN
Adam Polzin	Burnsville		MN
Laura Polzin	Burnsville		MN
Angela Powell	Stillwater		MN
Jonathan Prendergast	Maplewood		MN
Agnieszka Prusak	Olawa		Poland
James Purintun	River Falls		WI
Jenna Putz	Arcadia		WI
Matthew Pysh	Valparaiso		IN
Regina Quandt	Minneapolis		MN
Melissa Radermacher	Plymouth		MN
Bethany Rajdl	Glenwood		MN
Maija Rannikko	Duluth		MN
Jordan Ranstrom	Warren		MN
Naomi Rath	Easton		MN
Erin Regan	Stillwater		MN
Joel Reinhart	La Crosse		WI
Lindsey Reinisch	Hastings		MN
Cathryn Rennie	Pine Island		MN
Matthew Rice	St. Cloud		MN
Meagan Rice	Champlin		MN
Joseph Richards	La Crosse		WI
Kyle Romanchuk	Anchorage		AK
Peter Ronning	Eden Prairie		MN
Abigail Ross	Blaine		MN
Valerie Ross	Hastings		MN
Serica Rowley	Dubuque		IA
Jeunesse Rutledge	Mundelein		IL
Bridget Ryan	Alsip		IL
Joseph Rysavy	Burnsville		MN
Lauren Salonek	Watertown		MN
Jason Sandquist	Mounds View		MN
Evan Saunders	Chicago		IL
Stephanie Schaub	La Crosse		WI
Bethany Schmidt	Sparta		WI
Paul Schmitt	Sebeka		MN
Sara Schoenthaler	White Bear Lake		MN
Danielle Scholbrock	Potosi		WI
Laura Schommer	Hutchinson		MN
Patricia Schommer	Rochester		MN
Jennifer Schrankler	Cottage Grove		MN
Hannah Schwarze	W. St. Paul		MN
Benjamin Scott	Rochester		MN
Abby Shea	Plainview		MN
Colin Sheehan	Austin		MN
Evan Shockley	Omaha		NE
Chelsea Simon	Ham Lake		MN
Catherine Smith	Chicago		IL
Katherine Smith	Lake Geneva		WI
Timothy Smith	Windom		MN
Stephanie Solland	Albert Lea		MN
Anna Sonday	W. St. Paul		MN
John Soucheray	Woodbury		MN
Anthony Speltz	Rollingstone		MN
Christopher Speltz	Arcadia		WI
Amy Spitzmueller	New Brighton		MN
Jill Spitzmueller	New Brighton		MN
David Spriegel	Gurnee		IL
Jamie Stefely	Lisle		IL
Emma Stenzel	Alden		MN
Rachel Stetenfeld	McFarland		WI
Marie Stier	Chatfield		MN
Katherine Stolz	Forest Lake		MN
Caroline Stringer	Saint Cloud		MN
Stephanie Sturges	Woodbury		MN
Patrick Sweet	Aurora		IL
Jedidiah Taubel	Rochester		MN
Nicholas Taurence	Trenton		MI
Kristen Thelen	Rochester		MN
Brian Thesenvitz	Woodbury		MN
Gabriel Thiel	Berlin		WI
Jeffrey Thomas	Excelsior		MN
Linda Tierney	Cloquet		MN
Jake Traxler	Le Sueur		MN
Matthew Traxler	Le Sueur		MN
Jenna Trio	Mapleton		MN
Vincent Unklesbay	Maplewood		MN
Amanda Van Leeuwe	Ghent		MN
Evelin Vergara Zuniga	Richfield		MN
Randall Vette	Spearfish		SD
Emily Vierling	Roseville		MN
Taylor Villari	Cottage Grove		MN
Abby Voigt	Burnsville		MN
Christine Volk	Champlin		MN
Alexa Wallick	Eagan		MN
Yu Wang	Kunming		China
Amanda Weber	White Bear Lake		MN
Camden Webster	Minnesota City		MN
David Weir	Oswego		IL
Rebecca Welch	La Crescent		MN
Allison Wildenborg	Winona		MN
Anastasia Willard	Burnsville		MN
Christopher Williams	Chicago		IL
Ryan Winegardner	Northfield		MN
Marcus Wobschall	Waseca		MN
Alycia Wojahn	Cannon Falls		MN
Michael Wolter	Antigo		WI
Saron Yifru	Addis Ababa		Ethiopia
Grace Zachman	Elk River		MN
Santiago Zarate	Milwaukee		WI
Amy Zawacki	Eau Claire		WI
Evan Zierk	Franksville		WI
Katherine Zuzek	Hastings		MN

Saint Mary's Nursing Program Recognized by Premier Accrediting Agency

The bachelor of science in nursing degree completion program at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has received accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Seventy students are enrolled in the program, which Saint Mary’s began in 2009 to help address the high demand for baccalaureate/bachelor prepared nurses and growing number of registered nurses wanting to earn a bachelor’s degree.

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education is an autonomous accrediting agency that identifies the highest-quality baccalaureate, graduate and residency programs in nursing that have effective educational practices and contribute to the improvement of the public’s health.

Saint Mary’s nursing program has a strong emphasis on the science of nursing, designed to enhance nurses’ clinical expertise and prepare them for advanced degrees. It also focuses on management to prepare nurses for leadership roles and follows an ethical patient-centered approach to nursing in diverse communities. Classes are held Monday-Thursday in the evenings on the university’s Minneapolis campus. The program offers flexible admission and start dates to support student success.

“Saint Mary’s provides quality, relevant, and rigorous nursing education based on the Lasallian principles of respect, accessibility, and flexibility, said Merri Moody, Dean of the School of Health and Human Services. The accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education challenges us to continue improving our program to prepare Registered Nurses for professional nursing practice and graduate study.”

For more information, visit www.smumn.edu/nursing.

‘Almost, Maine’ at Tara Theatre

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota theatre students to stage romantic comedy
Dates: October 23-27, 2012
Tuesday through Saturday - 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: £13 / £9 CONCS

In a premiere Tara Theatre performance, Saint Mary’s University theatre majors from Winona, Minnesota, will stage the romantic comedy “Almost, Main,” written by John Cariani, a show that explores love and loss and will leave you thoroughly warmed from the inside out.

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious way. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend — almost — in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.

Qualified theatre majors at Saint Mary's are studying theatre in London, England, this semester through the Stefannié Valéncia Kierlin Theatre in London Program. Under the guidance of Saint Mary’s faculty, the program will include a variety of classes in theatre, as well as courses focusing on broader enrichment. Students will have the unique opportunity to attend numerous performances at London’s West End, Off-West End, and Fringe theatres.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Director: Dr. Gary Diomandes
Stage Manager: Jon Goblirsch
Set Design: Elyssa Mattson
Lighting Design: Matthew Schneider
Costumes: Tasha Nelson
Sound Design: Charlotte Deranek
Props: Julie Frederickson
Cast: Alexander Akers, Alexander Green, Brian Pipal, Julie Frederickson, Lydia Monroe, Taylor Marshall-Miernicki, Ali Kriz, Katie Sapper

Two alumni honored at SMU’s Homecoming June 22-24

WINONA, Minn. — Each year during summer Homecoming festivities, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota honors outstanding alumni.

This year’s Distinguished Alum Award recipient is Dr. Roger Lucas ’65 of North Oaks, Minn., and the Alumni Appreciation Award was given to Robert “Bo Rettig ’77 of La Grange, Ill. Both were honored during a reception Saturday, June 23, on the Winona campus. Approximately 400 alumni, family and friends returned to their alma mater for Saint Mary’s Homecoming festivities, which began Friday, June 22, and ran throughout the weekend.

2012 Saint Mary’s Homecoming Honorees: 

Dr. Roger Lucas with Brother William Mann

Distinguished Alumnus 
Dr. Roger Lucas ’65 

Dr. Roger Lucas has enjoyed a successful career in scientific research and development. He is one of the founding shareholders of Envoy Medical Corporation, the first company to design, manufacture and bring to market a fully implantable hearing restoration device that doesn’t use a microphone or speaker. Dr. Lucas is currently serving as chairman of the board of directors for Envoy as well as vice chairman and chief scientific advisor to the board of TECHNE Corporation. He co-founded this company in 1985 and it has grown into one of the world’s largest suppliers of biotechnology products. As a way to give back to his alma mater, Dr. Lucas currently funds summer internship collaborations between R&D Systems (a subsidiary of TECHNE Corporation) and Saint Mary’s so that current students can gain the same exceptional practical experience he had as a student.

Bo Rettig, center, with Brother William Mann and Meg Richtman

Alumni Appreciation 
Robert “Bo” Rettig ’77 

Bo Rettig has organized an annual get-together of alumni and families on SMU's Winona campus for the past 27 years. The event, known as the GOOF (Get-together Of Old Friends) weekend, brings anywhere from 15-25 families to Winona every summer. Through Rettig’s tireless efforts, this annual outing has fostered an incredibly close-knit group of ’70s alumni — as well as some great recruiting efforts for the university. The GOOF group also created the Saint Jude Alumni Scholarship fund in 1989 — a fund that now stands at over $200,000. This year, Rettig will complete his sixth year on the SMU Alumni Association Board of Directors. He has graciously assisted with admissions and development initiatives, volunteers each year with the Lasallian Day of Service, and supports countless university endeavors.

Former Olympic soccer coach coaches Winona youth groups

Tony DiCicco, former head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Olympic Soccer Teams, is pictured with the WYSA girls.

WINONA, Minn. — Winona-area girls soccer players scored some personal coaching from Tony DiCicco, former head coach of the U.S. women’s national and Olympic soccer teams. DiCicco coached a portion of the SoccerPlus camp, held June 16-22, on the Saint Mary’s University campus.

The CEO and founder of SoccerPlus, DiCicco also brought in soccer coaches with international experience to work with approximately 20 residential campers. He also worked with a group of Winona Youth Soccer Association girls June 17 at the Saint Mary’s campus.

DiCicco is the former head coach of the U.S. women’s national and Olympic soccer teams and the head coach of the U.S. U20 women’s national team. In 2008, in his return to international soccer, he coached the U.S. to the FIFA U20 World Cup championship in Chile. He also led the full national team to the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup championship, the largest women’s sporting event in history. And in 1996, he coached the U.S. women’s Olympic team to the first-ever gold medal in women’s soccer.

DiCicco plans to return to Winona next year to continue training young Winona-area athletes.