JUNE 21, 2012
MISSION POSSIBLE: CARROLL PROTOCOL
Carroll’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders-USA got plenty done in its ongoing project at the Diocese of Helena’s Guatemala mission. According to EWB mentor and Engineering Professor Willis Weight, “This was historic because it was the first implementation trip in Guatemala. We set out to construct three shear walls. In the end, we poured 23 yards for the footings of two and completed one wall and more than half of a second wall. We taught the local constructors how to build a structurally sound shear wall and discussed with them where they might put another one. The trip was a success on almost all fronts and important lessons were learned.” More on the trip’s accomplishments were featured in a Montana Catholic story online at: http://www.diocesehelena.org/news-events/mt-catholic/archives/2012/jun/guatemala-engineers-without-borders.html
DEMARCE DOES IT AGAIN
The Indian Law Resource Center in Helena, Mont., recently created a fellowship in honor of the late Barbara L. Anthony, a former employee of both the center and Carroll College. The first fellowship recipient is Carroll senior Rachael DeMarce (photo left), a descendent of the Blackfeet Nation and a member of the Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians. As QNs and Carroll Magazine readers know, DeMarce has already interned at the White House and the state Office of Public Instruction. Last summer, she was selected as a student Freedom Rider, re-creating the route of the original civil rights Freedom Riders of the 1960s. After receiving the Indian Law Resource Center fellowship, she was off to Carnegie-Mellon University to pursue an internship in public policy and international affairs.
When she returns to Carroll this fall, DeMarce will work with the center to learn about nonprofits and public-interest work, including fundraising, communication strategies and also the center’s work to protect and promote the rights of North American Native nations. One particular focus of DeMarce’s work will likely be the center’s campaign to support a comprehensive Violence Against Women Act, which is now before Congress. For more, read: http://helenair.com/news/local/indian-law-resource-center-pays-tribute-to-beloved-supporter/article_c238d0a8-b903-11e1-a58c-0019bb2963f4.html
STUDENT NEWS
At a recent United Way golf tournament in Helena, Carroll Golf Team standouts Ben Ternes (photo, far right) and Ben McIsaac (left) volunteered to make the event as great a fundraiser as possible. McIsaac was this year’s winner of the Michael Murphy award during graduation this May. Ternes will be a senior this fall.
ALUMNI NEWS
Summer Picnics
Join Carroll alumni, current and new students, parents and college friends at the upcoming summer picnics hosted by the Carroll Alumni Office. Please bring a salad or dessert to share, and RSVP to Kathy Ramirez on-line at www.carroll.edu/alumni or email alumni@carroll.edu
Spokane: Wednesday, June 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Manito Park
Flathead Valley: Monday, July 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Park with special guest Head Football Coach Mike VanDiest
Portland: Monday, July 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mtn Tabor Park
Seattle: Tuesday, July 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mercer Island Community Center Terrace
Billings: TBA
Coming Events this Fall
Save the date for the September 1 Carroll Fighting Saints football game at Portland State, starting at 6 p.m., and don’t forget Homecoming is September 22-24.
In the News
Gordon and Barbara (Schwartz) Bollinger (both class of 1961) of Corvallis, Ore., observed their 50th wedding anniversary on June 9, 2012. They were married June 9, 1962, after having met while they were both Carroll students. They lived in many towns in Montana before moving to Reno, Nev., in 1975, and to Corvallis in 1980. Both are retired, Gordon from a career with the U.S. Forest Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and Barbara from nursing and work in Oregon State University’s Travel and Accounts Payable departments. An important part of their lives’ work was as steering committee members of the 25-year Mt. Angel Abbey Summer Conference. For more on their triumph, read: http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/people/bollinger/article_b2e7a832-b1f5-11e1-8c5a-001a4bcf887a.html
Janet Lieberg, class of 1977, a registered dental hygienist, has received the Outstanding Dental Hygienist Award from the Montana Dental Association. The award is made annually to recognize outstanding contributions in dental hygiene practice and to the community. Lieberg has been employed by Associated Dental Care of Helena since 2002. She has served on its board of trustees for 16 years. Lieberg has also been a delegate to the American Dental Hygienists Association.
Mountain West Bank in Helena has named Loren Brown, class of 2004, as senior vice president and cashier. Brown will be responsible for overseeing the finance department, reporting and forecasting future financial performance. He began his banking career at Mountain West Bank as a loan administration analyst in 2004 and has since served as a financial officer, assistant vice president and most recently vice president/cashier. In 2011, he received a banking degree from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Pennsylvania.
Keely (Emrick) Eschenbacher, class of 2006, and Bryce Eschenbacher welcomed new baby Lenorah Marie Eschenbacher (photo left) on April 4, 2012. She joins big brother Dietrich (age 2).
Tony Manicke, class of 2006, is engaged to marry Carole Dushin on June 30, 2012. He works in Information Technology with Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Couple in photo right.
Jason Senn, class of 2007, employed by Stahly Engineering & Associates, Inc., in Helena has received his professional engineering designation. His project experience and areas of expertise include structural and site civil engineering with particular emphasis on water and wastewater system development. His clients include private developers and local, county and state government agencies.
John Barnett, class of 2008, an accountant with Galusha, Higgins, & Galusha in Helena, recently obtained his certified public accountant certification. He has been with the firm since 2008, with his experience including audit and tax services.
Christina Smetana, class of 2010, is engaged to Jonathan Eichler, with the couple planning a July 28, 2012, wedding in Helena. She is an accountant at Galusha, Higgins & Galusha. Couple in photo left.
Jeff Allen, class of 2012, will be starting his PhD in the Applied Mathematics program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Anthony Rasca (class of 2007) is currently working towards his PhD in the same program. Anthony and Jeff have already become friends through their Carroll connection, and they will share a house this next year. Mary Gillette, class of 2012, is embarking on a year of service with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
This spring, Lynnsey Janes (in red shirt, photo right), class of 2012, was signed to play with the Colorado Rapids Women’s Soccer Team, part of the W League Women’s Pro-Am Soccer that falls under the USL (United Soccer Leagues). She has played in all six games to date and scored the game winner in the June 3 game versus the Victoria Highlanders of Canada. On June 4, the Rapids took on the Seattle Sounders, and Janes got to play about 17 minutes against some U.S. National Team players. Janes was a three year starter for the Saints soccer team and team co-captain both 2010 and 2011 seasons; she received conference accolades as a player both her junior and senior year. She was a three-year recipient of Academic All-Conference award. This fall, Janes will return to Carroll to serve as an assistant coach for the soccer team and plans to continue playing before earning her physical therapy degree.
Kevin Semmens, class of 2012, has accepted a two-year post-baccalaureate position with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md. Fellow 2012 graduate Bryan Hurtle recently began an Intramural Research Training Award post-bac appointment at the NIH in Bethesda, where he will perform radiolabelling chemistry for PET scan applications. This extremely competitive NIH program has a less than 10% acceptance rate, with students applying from research universities, including Ivy League schools, and highly selective liberal arts schools. In addition to Carroll student research investigating copper-accelerated cyclotrimerization chemistry of nitriles, Hurtle was part of a research expedition in China with Frankie Jackson of Montana State University investigating dinosaur eggs.
Grant Williams, class of 2012, will be working toward his PhD in energy science and engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This is a brand-new interdisciplinary program housed in the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education and in cooperation with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In Memoriam
Sister Rosalie Bertell (photo left), who received an honorary doctorate from Carroll in 2007, died on June 14, 2012. Carroll honored Sister Bertell for her work promoting human health, particularly opposing nuclear waste in warfare (depleted uranium, or DU), including the Gulf Wars. Taking on the establishment, she firmly held that DU was responsible for Gulf War Illness in both soldiers and civilians and the huge spike in cancers, including childhood cancers, in Iraq. Known as the “Anti-Nuclear Nun,” Sister Bertell combined her feisty love of humanity, her stature as a Grey Nun of the Sacred Heart and her Ph.D. to become a leader in environmental epidemiology, cancer research and public health advocacy. A story about her appeared in the Spring 2008 Carroll Magazine (the one that, fittingly, featured our own Dominican Sisters on the cover). At the time we awarded her the honorary doctor of humane letters, Sister Bertell was celebrating her 50th year as a Grey Nun and public health advocate. Her appearance at Carroll was due, in large part, to the efforts of another woman religious and Carroll legend, Sister Annette Moran, former head of our Theology Department.
Alice Jean McCarthy (photo right), class of 1952, died on June 10, 2012, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena. She earned her nursing degree at Carroll and her master’s degree in nursing from Montana State University in 1962. She taught nursing in Butte, at Carroll College, and in Washington and Oregon. Alice served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves in nursing care, retiring in 1984 as a lieutenant colonel. For many years, she worked in public health and the Home Health Agency in Helena. She recently celebrated her 60-year Golden Graduation from Carroll and came to commencement this past May to mark the occasion. For more on her life, read: http://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/alice-jean-mccarthy/article_c4427186-b51d-11e1-b4e5-001a4bcf887a.html
Mary Sylvia Martinez, class of 1964, of Pullman, Wash., died on June 16, 2012, after a courageous, four-year battle with multiple sclerosis. After winning an argument with her father that women should further their education, she graduated from Carroll with a degree in medical technology and worked for the Helena Medical Clinic as a medical technician. Meanwhile, she honed her craft as a commercial-grade seamstress. In 1970, she moved to Seattle, where she was employed as a med tech at Harborview and Ballard medical centers. She spent her free time participating in a performance water-ballet group. In hopes of inspiring others, she published several articles and contributed to books with stories of living with MS. For more on her life, read: http://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/mary-sylvia-martinez/article_8074214a-baa2-11e1-a327-001a4bcf887a.html
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS
Births
Carroll Director of Conferencing and Events Sarah Windmueller and husband Jeff Windmueller welcomed their second baby, Gabriel Craig Windmueller (photo left), on June 16, 2012.
In the News
Assistant Professor of Political Science Bill Parsons (photo right) has been selected to participate in the Jack Miller Center’s Summer Institute to be held in Chicago, Ill., July 16-27, 2012. The two-week Summer Institute will offer a variety of seminars, workshops, and lectures designed to explore teaching America's founding principles and the broader traditions of Western Civilization. Each summer institute brings together 25 faculty members and advanced graduate students from around the country for seminars, workshops and lectures led by many leading scholars, educators and public intellectuals.
Welcome Aboard
Kerry Jensen of Carroll’s Business Office has accepted the position of associate director of Carroll’s Human Resources Office and began her work on June 18. She has worked at Carroll for 12 years, during which she has developed expertise and professionalism in a variety of pursuits, including database administration and communication. She has served on many Carroll committees and has implemented processes to improve operational efficiencies.
Claudia Bickel has been hired as Carroll’s new prospect researcher, with her work starting July 2, in the Office for Advancement. She is currently the readers' advisor and machine lending agent at the Montana State Library and has experience in research and writing profiles and biographies. In addition to her research and writing, she brings experience with database systems.
Michael Charles has been hired as Carroll’s newest grounds technician. He has past experience working on Carroll’s grounds and has also been employed with the East Helena School District. His experience in grounds maintenance, landscaping as well as irrigation installation and maintenance will be a boon for Carroll, as will his welding expertise honed at the University of Montana-Helena.
CAMPUS MINISTRY
For all Campus Ministry news, Mass and sacraments schedules, homilies and much more, go to: http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/
ATHLETICS
Sports Camps
A variety of summer sports camps for youth are being offered by Carroll College. Football, soccer, basketball, swimming and volleyball, all expertly coached by Saints staff, are available for an array of ages and with overnight and day-only options. Registration for all camps is available online at www.carroll.edu/athletics/camps.cc
In the News
Carroll’s second year with a track and field program ended at Track and Field Indoor Nationals, where 12 Saint students competed and 11 of them earned All-American status. The highlights were:
Rhianna Grossman winning second in the women’s 3000 meters.
Easton Padden tying for second in the men’s pole vault.
The Saints men’s 4X 800 meter relay finishing third.
Kathleen Mulligan, ending fifth in the women’s triple jump.
Carroll’s Women’s Distance Medley Relay taking 8th place.
At the Outdoor Nationals event, Mulligan placed second in the triple jump and Padden tied for fifth in the pole vault, with both of them named All-Americans. Says Coach Matt Morris (photo left), “We accumulated a significant amount of experience which should help us tremendously next year.”
In other track and field news, Morris has hired Harry Clark as an assistant coach. Clark just finished his 11th season as an assistant track coach at the University of Montana, where he coached sprinters, hurdlers and throwers. He is a former decathlete at the University of Houston and Montana State and still holds MSU's record in the decathlon. In 1989, he finished fourth at the NCAA championships.
For all Athletics news and game schedules, visit www.carroll.edu/athletics
COMING EVENTS
July 13-29: Summer Theatre returns to Carroll with the world premiere of The Collar – A Musical!, a story about a priest’s fractured love for two women: Angela and the Holy Mother Church. Magical music by international composer Eric Funk guides the story of a passionate but prayerful priest who struggles with doubt and isolation. Written by Carroll 1964 alumnus Dr. Frank C. Seitz and directed by Professor Chuck Driscoll. Performance dates: July 13-14-15, 19-20-22, 28-29 at 7:30 p.m. for all shows. In the Carroll College Theatre.
July 21: Symphony Under the Stars, on its traditional grounds at Carroll College near Guadalupe Hall. Free, this year’s concert is entitled “The Wild, Wild West” and features world renowned violinist and fiddler Mark O’Connor, plus the season’s finest fireworks display. A feature story on the event, which is also a food drive for Helena Food Share, is at: http://helenair.com/news/local/award-winning-violinist-to-highlight-symphony-under-the-stars-on/article_b496906c-ab5b-11e1-bf16-0019bb2963f4.html
July 25-27: Ballet Montana, in residence at Carroll College, presents its 17th summer season performances of “Voices in Hand” at the Myrna Loy Center, 8 p.m. Professional dancers from around the nation will present the original choreography of Ballet Montana Director Sallyann Mulcahy and troupe veteran Nathan Powell.
July 29-August 4: The 28th annual Carroll College Gifted Institute, an in-residence program for gifted students entering 5th through 9th grades, on campus.