Class Notes

General updates

Congratulations and best wishes to Nate Donovan '13 and Carlie Williams on their wedding on May 23, 2020 at St. Ambrose of Woodbury. Carlie graduated with a BS in Nutrition from the University of Minnesota. She is a Registered Nutritionist, Licensed Dietician, NASM Certified Fitness Trainer and Health Coach at Profile by Sanford. Nate graduated with a BS from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with degrees in Finance and Economics. He is employed by IBM in Finance.

Thomas O'Keefe '00 was recently promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army. Congratulations on this achievement!

Joe Harvey '16, an Aviation Officer with the U.S. Army, recently moved to Alabama to attend Army flight school at Fort Rucker. 

General updates

Patrick O'Neill '10 recently authored an article about the new guidelines and rules that have been put in place within Minnesota courts to ensure the safety of litigants, jurors and court personnel. O'Neill is an attorney at Larson • King LLP in Minneapolis.

Congratulations to Gus Horner '12 on his new position as Process Engineer - Beverage at GEA Group.

Congrats to Mac Brown '16, who was named Southeastern Conference Special Teams of the week by the league office on Monday after Ole Miss picked up their first win with a 42-41 overtime victory over Kentucky. Read more about it here!

Matthew Roberts '09 was just awarded “Top Wrench” at the LAX Line Maintenance Base 2019/2020 at Southwest Airlines for being the top Aircraft Maintenance Technician. Criteria for the award includes work ethic, attitude, aircraft systems troubleshooting, and work performance. Congrats!!

General updates

Congratulations to Matthew Goldammer '12 on his engagement to Lauren Petronack (Vis '13). Lauren graduated from St. Olaf in 2017, and just graduated in May 2020 from the Mayo Clinic with a doctorate in physical therapy. Matthew graduated from STA in 2012, the University of St. Thomas in 2016, the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 2019, and now is a second-year law student at Notre Dame Law School.

Welcome to the world, Veronica (Vera) Rose Henderson! Congrats to dad, Tom Henderson '06, on the arrival of his remarkable daughter! 

John Kerwin '63 at his farm in Clear Lake, MN.  

General updates

Congratulations to Christian Isackson '10 who is now a licensed realtor and has joined The Minnesota Real Estate Team with RE/MAX Advantage Plus. The Minnesota Real Estate Team has been the top-selling real estate team in Minnesota every year since 2006. Christian told us, "I cannot say enough about the people on this team and I am honored to join them. If you are looking to buy, sell, or invest in real estate, feel free to reach out!"

Have you heard about the new Saint Thomas Academy Alumni Store? Bill Reilly '85 started the store and a percentage of all purchases will be donated back to the school.

Mary Dietz, mother of David Dietz '85 recently shared some historical artifacts with the Advancement Department. She came across not only the class ring of her father, Harvey Gardner '26, but also some of his old brass, pins, and buttons. It's pieces like these that make many of us in the community step back in awe at what a historical institution we are blessed enough to be a part of.

General updates

It was a great day for golf in Beaver Creek, CO for Jon Riley '89, Danny Queenan '89, Dan Kubes '87, and Jack Kubes '18

Babson College's ski team featured recent STA alumnus Jack Folkman '20 to their instagram page. Check out the Babson Skiing instagram page to read more, and see a video of Jack!

When a graduate of the Class of 2005 gets married, it's a good excuse for a big get together. Thus, when Michael Short '05 (front, center) had his wedding, there were several '05 alumni in attendance. From L-R: Mitchell Brinkman, Peter Snyder, Tim Scallen, Nate Walcker, Justin Griggs, Cullen Reif, Dan Fuhrmann, and Clayton Burke. Lookin' good, guys!

Congratulations to Brian Ragatz '98, who recently accepted a position as President at the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (CSCOE)! Most recently, Brian was the principal at St. Odilia's Catholic School. To read more about Brian's new position, click here.

Looking for a job? Patrick Schneeman '01 knows of an audit team looking for you! Feel free to reach out to Pat with any questions about joining the audit team at Boulay! 

General updates

Congratulations to Simon Lemaire '13 and his wife Hannah, who welcomed their third child, Nadia Elaine, on May 18th, 2020. Simon is currently the science and theater teacher at the new Unity High School in Burnsville.

Congratulations to Matt Mohs '90 on his new position as President/Principal at Kennedy Catholic High School in Seattle, WA!

Matt Novak '82, a Colonel in the Army Reserve, is currently mobilized with the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), and working for the US Army North's at Joint Base San Antonio. This unit provides management of, and guidance to, the DoD medical teams deployed throughout the nation to augment civilian medical responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Matt says, "Please wear your masks and stay safe!"

Congratulations to Jonathan Schreiner '08, who is engaged to be married in the Spring of 2021!

It's the next generation of buddies! Odie Slater and Nolan Werner, sons of Matt Slater '06 (honorary alumnus) and Tom Werner '06, spent some quality bonding time together at the Werner cabin a few weeks ago.

General updates

Sam Gabrielli '13 is currently working at FOX 21 News in Duluth, Minnesota as Chief Meteorologist. He is frequently on the 5:30 and 9pm newscasts Sunday evenings-Thursday evenings keeping the Northland weather aware.

A huge congrats to current STA employee, Luke Marks '11, who is transitioning from his role as Director of Alumni Relations/Social Media Manager and moving into the classroom as an English teacher. Luke will remain the Head Varsity Coach for lacrosse and Assistant Varsity Coach for football.

 Congratulations to recent alumnus Jaxen Mertens '20 on his graduation from the Marine Corps boot camp.

Congratulations to Ryan Russell '07 on his new position as Regional Account Executive for Amazon Logistics.

Paul Tanghe '00 (right, facing the camera)  was frocked to Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army at Fort Snelling in mid-August. The ceremony can be viewed here. Sharp eyes will also recognize, Tommy O'Keefe '00 (center, with back to camera), who officiated the ceremony. Honorary football alumnus Andy Tanghe '97 (left) can also be seen in the background.

Jonathan Weber '99 was a candidate in this year's mayoral primary race in Inver Grove Heights.

Congratulations to Michael Woell '00 and his wife, Gladys, on the birth of their daughter, Michaela, in early August.

General updates

After working for SAb Biotherapeutics and submitting his first co-authored abstract for publication, Colten Dornbach '15 was awarded the Dr. Robert Nesheim Fellowship from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct research in the field of ruminant nutrition and microbiology.

Congratulations to Ben Fiers '14 who recently married Jaycee Fiers. Plenty of members of the class of 2014 were in attendance to celebrate! Pictured from left to right. Michael Smilanich '14, Ben Fiers '14, James Riley '14, Dominick Vierling '14, Carter Vanasek '14, Tipton Woodard '14, and Michael Conners '14. 

Former Director of Advancement, Chris Ritten '80, celebrated his four year anniversary at Fenwick High School in Illinois. 

Congratulations to Joe Nunez '77 at Vantage Law on being named in The Best Lawyers in American 2021 Edition. 

Members of the class of 1964 got together for an annual trip to the Ciresi Lake Home. Top row: Tom Linstroth, Don Bachmeier, Dave Carroll. Bottom row: Mike Barcelow and Mike Ciresi. 

Congratulations to John Mahowald '17 for starting a new position as a Tax Intern at KPMG US.

Congratulations to Donald Hau '19 for starting a new position as a Team Member at the Rose-Hulman Efficient Vehicles Team. 

Congratulations to Griffin Hayes '07 for starting a new position as Director of Finance at Unitedhealth Group.

Congratulations to Danny McManus '13 for starting a new position as Construction Manager at Sustainable 9 Design + Build.

General Updates

Jason Smallidge '16 just finished his sophomore year at the University of Nebraska-Omaha where he plays Division I hockey. Jason was recently named an ACHA All-American Scholar as well. 

Career Updates

Congratulations to Quinn Dolan '18 for starting as a Warehouse Associate at Rave Sports. 

Congratulations to Jack Clancy '10 for being promoted to Associate Director, Population Health Solutions at Optum. 

Congratulations to Mack Marrin '13 for starting a new position as a Judicial Law Clerk at Dakota County District Court. 

General Updates

Earlier this week, Chip Michel '67 (left) and Mike Barcelow '64 (right) met up for some Cecil's Deli (Aaron Leventhal '87)! Join these guys in supporting our Academy restaurants! 

Career Updates

Congratulations to Brian Ragatz '98 for starting a new position as President of the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence. 

General Updates

Brian Teng '97 is currently living in Rochester, NY and is the proud father of two daughters ages two and four. He currently works as a Colon and Rectal Surgeon. 

Killian Brackey '13 was featured in the "Do the WOO Podcast" where he discussed the  value of his company Sezzle. Listen to the podcast here. 

Career Updates

Congratulations to Nathan Walcker '05 who was recently named the Chief Executive Officer of statewide oncology at Florida Cancer Specialists

Congratulations to Nate Birr '07 for starting a new position as Chief Financial Officer at Buck Hill Ski Area

Congratulations to Patrick Daly '09 for starting a new position as a Young Professional Board Member at One World Surgery

Congratulations to Michael Lokowich-Kohler '11 for starting a new position as an Associate Project Manager at Wunderman

Congratulations to Danny Baer '13 for starting a new position as Vice President at BBR Partners

Congratulations to Jack Ohmes '15 for starting an internship at Haley & Michaels Touring, LLC

General updates 

Dr. Tim Schacker '73, the Vice Dean for Research at University of Minnesota Medical School was recently mentioned in a Star Tribune article about COVID-19 testing in MN. Read the article here!

Jay Engeswick '15 had a Hole in One on a 315 yard par 4 at Madden's Resort over the weekend in late June.

Career Updates

Congratulations to Jonathan Best '12 for being promoted to Senior Financial Analyst at Amazon

Congratulations to Jacob Helbert '16 for starting a new position as Loan Documentation Specialist at Wells Fargo

Congratulations to Daniel Martine '11 for being promoted to Lead, Finance Commodities and The Kraft Heinz Company

Congratulations to Joey Engeswick '13 for starting a new position as a Financial Analyst with Medtronic in Mounds View, MN

Congratulations to Luke Schneeman '13 for starting a new position as Senior Tax Associate at PwC.

Congratulations to Zachary Wynne '10 for starting a new position as Staff Accountant at Lothenbach Holdings, LLC 

General updates 

Congratulations to Nick Bonfe '12 on his recent engagement to Lesley Locken. 

Jacob Mischke '15 recently joined the family firm, Mischke Financial Group, in August 2019 after graduating from the University of Saint Thomas in May 2019. He represents the third generation of Mischkes following his grandfather Herb Mischke '45 who began Mischke Financial Group when he became an financial advisor in 1948 and was joined by his son Mark Mischke '77 in 1983.

Andrew Landreville '14 recently graduated from 35N AIT in the Active Duty United States Army. 

James Tamplin '02 helped launch a COVID-19 data hub in response to the pandemic. Tamplin and other tech-professionals developed CovidActNow.org as "America's COVID warning system". Read the whole story here.

Luke Komarek '71, after practicing law for nearly 40 years recently retired from Christopher & Banks Corporation where he served as SVP, General Counsel for almost 13 years.  He is looking forward to relocating to Reynolds Lake Oconee, Georgia when normalcy returns and in the meantime is enjoying his road bike and daily walks with his wife Stacey who is still actively working as an employment lawyer in Minneapolis.

Career Updates

Congratulations to Shane Sienko '14 for starting a new position as a Business Development Lead at the Blue Line Logistics. 

Congratulations to Charlie Thomey '11 for starting a new position as Senior Assurance Associate at PwC. 

General Updates

The late David Preuss '81 and his amazing athletic legacy where featured in the Star Tribune. Read David's story here. 

Ini Iyamba '91 was recently featured by Midwest Home Magazine. Check out the full feature! "Ini Iyamba Defines the Modern Man" 

Abe Woldeslassie '04 was recently featured by WCCO for the amazing work he is doing in promoting diversity throughout NCAA Division 3 Athletics and the MIAC. View the story here. 

Warren Sexson '16 recently started law school at the University of Minnesota.

Mac Brown '16 threw some major shade at ALS this past weekend. After nine years of running his ALS Awesome Lemonade Stand, the initiative has raised over $99,000 to help find a cure for ALS. Despite not being able to have the traditional stand, Mac still put together a successful project. Check out this year's initiative.

Career Updates

Congratulations to Will McDonald '09 for being promoted to Vice President at Transwestern.

Congratulations to John Patton '13 on starting a new position as a Senior Accountant at Moss Adams. 

Congratulations to Ryan Tracy '18 on starting a new position as an Accounting Intern at Madison Gas and Electric

Congratulations to Chipper Brandt '17 for starting a new position as a Leasing Specialist at the Halverson and Blaiser Group, Ltd. 

Congratulations to Daniel Plourde '13 on starting a new position as a Medium Caliber Ammunition Mechanical Engineer at Northrop Grumman

General Updates

Joseph Harvey '16 recently graduated from Marquette University with a degree in Information Systems, and completed Army ROTC as a Distinguished Military Graduate. On June 6th, he was commissioned as a US Army Aviation Officer and Second Lieutenant. Joe will report to Army flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama on October 23rd.

Houston Droel '13 proposed to Sheridan Slogar and she said yes! Congrats to Houston and Sheridan!

General Updates

John McManus '81 was photographed embracing Gemini Stone Pollard by the Pioneer Press during the Monday, June 1, 2020 protests at the Governor's Mansion. John is a 20+ year Veteran of the St. Paul Police Department. Thank you John for your example of empathy and decency.

Abe Woldeslassie '04, head men's basketball coach at Macalester College, has organized an opportunity for people to support those effected by the unrest in Minneapolis following the killing of George Floyd. Bring non-perishable food items, toiletries, and clothing to Athletes Helping Families on Saturday, June 6, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Gangelhoff Center (235 Hamline Ave. N, St. Paul, MN 55104). All donations will go to support the Salvation Army. 

Career Updates

Congratulations to Roman Stuart '17 for starting a new position as a Commercial Real Estate Intern at Matthews Real Estate Investment Services.

Congratulations to Will Patt '10 for starting a new position as a Senior Consultant - SEC Reporting and Analysis at Wells Fargo. 

Congratulations to Mike Deasey '12 for starting a new position as a Recruiter at Hollstadt Consulting. 

Congratulations to George Stewart '18 for starting a new position as a Real Estate Intern at Pergola Management. 

Congratulations to George Mathews '18 for starting a new position as a Private Equity Intern at The Great River Company. 

Congratulations to Fritz Waldvogel '08 for starting a new position as Vice President of Production at Colliers International. 

Congratulations to Charley Flanagan '17 for starting a new position as a Commercial Real Estate Intern at Capital Partners. 

Congratulations to Nick Santulli '17 for starting a new position as a Data Analyst at IBM.

Congratulations to Thomas Woodward '13 for starting a new position as an Underwriter at Colliers Mortgage LLC

General Updates

Congratulations to Macalester Men's Basketball Coach Abe Woldeslassie '04 who was recently named a Top 50 Impactful Division III Head Coach by Silver Waves Media. 

Congratulations to Cadet lacrosse assistant coach Sean Hickey '12 who recently got engaged to Lindsay Burns of Eagan, MN.

Brady Happe '16 recently published a reflection on his four years at Creighton University. He posted this blog post in hopes of bringing a sense of belonging for the graduates that are feeling uneasy. Read his reflection here. 

General Updates

Ole Miss punter, Mac Brown '16, was recently named to the "College Football’s 10 best returning punters" list by Staying Alive in the Power 5. Mac was listed at number seven.  

Congratulations to Warren Sexson '16 for his recent engagement to Linde Toenges. 

After spending two years on the West Coast, Max Mussell '13 recently accepted an offer to join Google here in the Twin Cities. He will be supporting local large enterprise customers with their digital transformation efforts moving forward. He is looking forward to being back home.

Congratulations to Martin Fallon '84 on his appointment as a District Court Judge in Minnesota's First Judicial District. Martin will replace the Honorable Kevin Side and will be chambered in Carver County. 

The Burnsville Chamber Legacy Award was presented for the first time this year to recognize a member of the business community for their long-term impact on the Burnsville Community and on the Chamber. The first ever Legacy Award was presented to Michael O’Connor '53. O’Connor moved to Burnsville to raise his family in 1960, served as Town Clerk and was involved in the incorporation of the City of Burnsville which was instigated to fend of annexation attempts by the City of Bloomington. O’Connor served on the founding Board of Directors for the Burnsville Chamber in 1965. He made a commitment to Burnsville – as a township, as a city and most importantly, as a community.

General Updates

Branick Weix '15 (left), Brendan Quinlan '16 (second from the right), and Matthew Michalski '15 (right) are currently working together with Aryeo in Boston, MA. Aryeo provides tools for real estate photography businesses that save time and money. Their services include content delivery, property websites, and marketing add-ons. 

Andrew Sheaffer '08 moved to Charleston, SC from Chicago, IL in October of 2017. He married his wife Katherine in October of 2018 and was promoted to Director of Marketing at West Town Bancorp, Inc. Andrew and Katherine have a little one on the way due August 18.

 Congratulations to Connor Mulhere '12 for being promoted to CPT in the US Army. 

GENERAL UPDATES 

Congratulations to Andrew Allen '16 who was recently granted membership to the University of Wisconsin Madison Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Chapter. Approximately 5 percent of the Letters & Science senior class is inducted into the liberal arts and science scholar society. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic society honoring the liberal arts and sciences. Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, ΦΒΚ stands for freedom of inquiry and expression, disciplinary rigor, breadth of intellectual perspective, the cultivation of skills of deliberation and ethical reflection, the pursuit of wisdom, and the application of the fruits of scholarship and research in practical life. 

Michael Murray '02 recently returned from his 3rd deployment to Afghanistan with Army Reserves. 

General Updates

Prof. George Schnell joined the triple digits club on April 23, 2020 celebrating his 100th birthday. 

Congratulations to Connor Farley '11 on being promoted to Assistant Operations Officer with the US Army.

Congratulations to Jack Stang '13 for signing with the Stenungsund Stingers as a part of the Swedish Professional Hockey league. 

Mike Bann '77 and his company Bann Business Solutions have returned to their roots of providing ASI certified products including PPE supplies. While never previously the main focus, Bann saw they could help fulfill important needs, and is currently working with local government, healthcare, and commercial businesses to provide these important supplies.

General Update

Marc Laqui '93 is currently working on the front lines of the pandemic in New Jersey as a nurse. Marc is hanging in there despite the extreme circumstances. He is forced to wear his N95 and surgical mask all day during his 12-hour shifts, and is taking special care at home to insure his family's health and safety. 

General Updates

Devin Dwyer '01, currently a reporter for ABC news, did a story for ABC News Live featuring his former physics teacher and current Innovation Center Director Mark Westlake. The story goes into the nationwide effort to help prepare and build personal protective equipment for those on the front lines. You can view the story here. 

Foley Schmidt '08 and his company Penny's Coffee have been hard at work providing much needed caffeine to those working on the front line of the pandemic. Last weekend alone, Foley and his team helped serve free coffee to over 500 healthcare professionals.

Will Ratelle '11 has recently started a YouTube Channel with the purpose of presenting information related to strength and conditioning with other professionals in the field. Will is currently a strength and conditioning coach at the University of North Dakota. You can access Will's channel here. 

Congratulations to Blake Holmes '18 who recently committed to play hockey at Utica College. Blake currently plays junior hockey for the Minnesota Wilderness of the North American Hockey League. 

General Updates

Pat Campbell '65 recently completed exhaustive research on the 1958 Cadet Track and Field Team, and has created a self-published book full of newspaper clippings, interviews and his own narrative that chronicles that amazing season. Pat is the son of revered Academy Math teacher, and excellent football, wrestling and track and field coach Jack Campbell. It is a little known fact that his 1958 track team was the first STMA track team to win a state championship.

Kevin Lovegreen '87 recently published a new faith based children's book. "Grandma Introduced me to my Friend Jesus" is the story of how one amazing grandmother opens the eyes and the heart of her quick-witted grandson. Learn more about the new story here. 

General Updates

Paul Milner '06 and his wife Katelyn welcomed their son Clark Francis Milner '37 to the world on October 30, 2019.

Zac Brown '06 is currently working from home as the  COVID-19 situation shut down his work on the Rock Island Arsenal where he is the Lead HR Specialist for the Centralized Army Functions Division. His division is currently working very hard as their office is responsible for staffing all civilian medical positions worldwide for the Army.

Beloved coach and mentor to current students and Cadet alumni alike, Greg "Mono" Monahan '81 recently suffered a heart-attack and is on the road to recovery. As a sign of support many current and former Cadets shared their photos of Mono with us on Instagram using the hashtag #teammono. Follow us on Instagram @allthingssta to see all of the photos!

receBill Stein '67 was able to put the finishing touches on his first book, Tales from Lard Lake, an anthology of 20 years of humor columns he has written for the Aitkin Independent Age newspaper. He hopes to have the book available on Amazon by the end of May.

Tom Bastasz '56 is spending his time at home enjoying classic English poetry, which was introduced to him in class by Prof. Keane so very many years ago.

General Updates

Both Tim Scallen '05 (middle-right) and Joe Maher '13 (middle-left) stopped by Mr. Simmons Investment Class to shed light on careers in investment banking and private equity. 

After 7 days and 36 hours of hiking on limited oxygen, Colin Drake '08 (right) and a group of fellow hikers climbed the tallest free standing mountain in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro. 

Greg Farley ‘79 caught and released a 25 lb. brown trout on a fishing expedition with John Hanousek ‘79 in southern Argentina. 

General Updates

Dan Brooks '86 came back to talk to the STA Hockey Team and give them a pep talk before their appearance in the State Hockey Tournament. Dan also brought the gold medal from the XIII Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid that the US Hockey team won when coached by Dan's dad, Herb Brooks.

Have you been to Ed's Kitchen or Ed's Pantry? Jason Gray '89 makes just about the best deli food you could ask for and has been catering food for many of our school events and sports teams, including the pregame lunch for our STAte hockey team (pictured above)! Dine-in or check out his catering menu at edskitchenslp.com -- your stomach will thank you!

In more hockey-related news, Tim Flynn '88 was spotted at the State Tournament hockey game on March 5 surrounded by the STA "Blue Crew". We here at Saint Thomas Academy appreciate that Tim's SPPD uniform was satisfactorily in-line with STA's school colors.

We had a fantastic turnout at our Alumni & Friends event in Naples, FL on February 17, 2020. It was wonderful to catch up with so many alumni!

General Updates

Erica Birr (VIS '07) and Nate Birr '07 welcomed their second child, a baby girl, into the world this week. Briar Birr was born happy and healthy on the morning of Wednesday, February 26.

Matt Joyce '07 presented to the Marketing and Entrepreneurship class about his company Toom Dips. Toom develops and manufactures multiple flavors of garlic dip that can be purchased in many grocery locations around the Midwest. See where you can pick up your tub today. Check out the alumni feature we did on Matt through this link!

General Updates

Alex Farley '18 and the Catholic University Swimming and Diving team participated in the Landmark Conference Swimming and Diving Championships over the past weekend. Alex and his team took the conference title by over 300 points. Alex contributed 22 points towards the victory with participation in the 100 meter breaststroke and 200 meter breaststroke.

Foley Schmidt '08 (front left) and Wyatt Schmidt '13 (back right) participated in the Canadian Corporate Pond Hockey Challenge at Lake Louise this past week. Both Wyatt and Foley played on the Lululemon Corporate Team. 

Career Updates

After 20 years with Welsh Companies/Colliers International, Eric Rapp '86, Chris Simmons '88 and Bill Wardell '74 have moved to Transwestern where they will continue to represent tenants, buyers and sellers of office and industrial real estate. 

General Updates

The Class of 1951 got together for a luncheon at the Pool and Yacht Club overlooking the Mississippi River in Lilydale, MN. Pictured from right to left Tom Beigle, Mike Sheahan, Pete Ritten, Tom Gainor, Steve Dolan, Jim Wilson, Bob Jackson and Mike Sweeney.

Jason Fabio '87 and his business Ispiri were recently featured in Edina Magazine article "Ispiri's New Edina Showroom is Your All-in-One Home Renovation Destination". 

Abe Woldeslassie '04 head coach of the Macalester Men's Basketball team will be offering summer camps at Macalster College this summer. Learn more here. 

Having completed Army Aviation flight school in Fort Rucker Alabama, 1LT Grant Oncay '14 has been assigned to the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, in Camp Humphreys South Korea. He is a chinook CH47 pilot.

Current St. Mary's University Hockey Player Tommy Stang '15 was recently named the MIAC Athlete of the Week for scorer 2 goals, 2 assists in 2 games played. 

General Updates

Wyatt Schmidt '13, former USC Trojans holder, was featured in the ESPN commercial, "Where Else?". Wyatt Schmidt held the snap for blind USC long snapper Jake Olson when he made his college football debut. You can watch the commercial here.

Patrick Reagan '12 and his girlfriend, Sydney Bramer, were recognized by the Litchfield Police and Fire Department for saving the life of a man who was having a heart attack. Not everyone can respond the way Patrick and Sydney did in a crisis and they were commended for their brave and rapid response.

Connor Culligan, a son of Greg Culligan '88, is a candidate for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Student of the Year program. Connor is campaigning in honor of three of his loved ones, including his grandfather, STA alumnus David Emmett Culligan '55. To learn more about the program and how to get involved, click here.

Several alumni enjoyed powder and fellowship on a SnowCat trip in British Columbia in late January. Picture above: George Turner '79, Pat Burke '87, David Norris '79, Andy Redding '88, Mike Kolar '87, and Roger Burke '83.

Career Updates

Congratulations to Michael Lokowich-Kohler '11 on starting a new position as an On-Call Firefighter with the Mahtomedi Fire Dept.

Congratulations to Peter Bauleke '06 on starting a new position as Military Justice Attorney at XVIII Airborne Corps

Congratulations to Christian Isackson '10 on his new position as Project Engineer at Life Time Inc.

General Updates

Pat Coonan '61 says, "Many thanks to Saint Thomas Academy for the continued support of the Boy Scouts of America in the Northern Star Scouting Council and in particular the North Star District located in St Paul for once again allowing Scouts to use the pool facilities. Last year we had close to 100 Scouts qualify for their Swim Check prior to Summer Camp as well as for their advancement in Scouting. These 100 or so youth and their parents had the opportunity to see for themselves the great facilities of the STA Campus. Thanks once again!"

Paul Schwartz '74 has been in Redding, CA for the last 26 years and is the founding surgeon of Shasta Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.

 Zach Wynne '10 spent 6 months playing bandy in Sweden. He's pictured above (left) with one of his teammates. 

Career Updates

Starting this year, Luke Wallrich '04 has been promoted to Senior Manager for Operations focusing on "Special Projects" at LabCentral in Cambridge, MA. He is currently managing a large renovation at LabCentral's main site, and is looking forward to his new role as the company expands. Over the next few years, LabCentral will open new sites and will approximately double its operational square footage in Kendall Square. 

General Updates

Joe Lindsay '05 and Soapy Joe's Car Wash stopped by Mr. Simmons' Business Marketing Class to give our cadets a glimpse into his marketing strategy and business plan. 

Congratulations to Peter Tufto '15 on being included in the Hobey Baker list of nominees. Peter currently plays college hockey at Quinnipiac University. Vote for him now through the link!

Congratulations Ole Miss punter and former Cadet football standout Mac Brown '16 on being named to Randy Shaver's Kare11 All-Decade football team. You can see the full team here. 

General Updates

Congratulations to Axel Raarup '18 for being named to the dean's list in the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business for outstanding scholarship during the Fall 2019 semester. Students who achieve dean's honors at Notre Dame represent the top 30 percent of students in their college. 

Career Updates

Congratulations to Michael Braunlin '05 for starting a new position as Vice President of Business Development at Hallbrook Cleaning, LLC

Congratulations to Kelton Anderson '13 for starting a new position as a Law Clerk at the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Class Notes

Chris Gitter '16 was here at the Academy on Wednesday to talk to students about his research in cardiology at the Unviersity of Wisconsin, and beyond. Chris met with interested students in the Wright Lecture Hall, and fielded questions about his research and the research process. 

Career Updates

Congratulations to Tom Henderson '06 for starting a new position as a Director at Zscaler 

Congratulations to Christian Zimprich '07 for starting a new position as Market Manager of Construction Products at Sherwin-Williams 

Congratulations to Matt Baer '09 for starting a new position as Regional Vice President, Northeast U.S. and Eastern Canada at Gulfstream Aerospace. 

Congratulations to Billy Mork '12 for being promoted to Associate Producer at NorthMarq

Congratulations to Colton Kruger '13 for starting a new position as an Internal Sales Consultant at Allianz

Congratulations to Jay Engeswick '15 for being promoted to Account Executive at Jamf

General Updates

Calvin-Allen Mickel Miller '99 is currently working with Campbell's Soup Pepperidge Farm as a Market Sales Manager for the Gulf Coast Region/ New Orleans Zone. He is a certified Food Safety Specialist and Consultant for Miller's Implementation Group Services, LLC. Mr. Miller and his wife, Dr. Monica Lewis Miller reside in Madison, Mississippi. They were named the ‘2018 Family of the Year’ for Scholars of Minnesota-COPE Project, a non-profit organization assisting underrepresented community youth with their career goals and college. In addition, Miller served as one of the Life Honorary Members where he was instrumental in raising funds for COPE to support Jackson State University, and he was the writer for the COPE Courier Newsletter.

A huge group of Cadet Alumni came together at the wedding of Tim FitzPatrick '09 in Long Island. (1st row from left to right: Brennan Earley '09, Matt Johnson '09, Jake Szymanski '09, Thomas Mealey '09, Tim Fitzpatrick '09, Reilly Lee '11, Jeff Juul '09, Brennan Lee '09 and Dan FitzPatrick '10. 2nd row from left to right: Adam Rohde '09, Woody Stensland '09, Joe FitzPatrick '12, Kevin Murphy '71, Dennis FitzPatrick '69, Brian FitzPatrick '66, Pat FitzPatrick '77, Conor Murphy '99, Chris Lee '73, Tom Maguire '74, and Paddy Murphy '02.)

career updates

Congratulations to Thomas Woodard '13 for starting a new position as an Underwriter at Dougherty Mortgage LLC

Congratulations to Emmett Adam '19 for starting a new position as a Public Policy Fellow at Amy for America

Congratulations to Augie Braddock '11 on starting a new position as a Senior Digital Producer at Concentric Health Experience