Fathers' Club

This award was established soon after the passing of the Archbishop in honor of his memory and his many lasting contributions to the school. Archbishop Roach was a professor, dean of students, and founder and headmaster of the Academy in Mendota Heights.

Each year the Fathers’ Club honors an individual volunteer who has demonstrated uncommon leadership and effort in the betterment of the school.

Previous Archbishop John R. Roach Volunteer Award Recipients:

1996 – Bob Lannan 
1997 – John O’Keefe
1998 – Pat McCarthy
1999 – Ken Petschel
2000 – Tom Raih
2001 – John Greving
2002 – Jim Mulrooney ’61
2003 – Bill Makens
2004 – Frank Lang and Gene Nelson
2005 – Tim Marrinan ’63
2006 – Rosemary Mossberg
2007 – Suzy Urick 
2008 – Joe Jansen '83
2009 – Bill Sullivan '69
2010 – John McDonald, Jr. '73 (posthumously)
2011 – Mary Pat FitzPatrick
2012 – Joe Nuñez '77
2013 – Mike Peterson
2014 – Jim Weichert
2015 – Sharon D'Agostino
2016 – Thor & Paula Raarup
2017 – Monica Strout (posthumously)
2018 –  Ken Weisenburger
2019 - Kelly Rowe
2020 - Paul Schmidt
2021 - Scott Applebaum
2022 - Tania & Jack Koegel
2023 - Jill & Peter Treacy
2024 - John Gainor
2025 - Jason Kelecic
2026 - Peter Nguyen

This award was established after the untimely passing of Mike Rongitsch, beloved STA mathematics teacher and coach, to honor an STA faculty or staff member who best exemplifies the spirit of the Academy and honors the memory of Mike.

Previous Michael Rongitsch Faculty Award Recipients:
2005 – Dave Bassett ’62
2006 – Bill Culbertson
2007 – Dave Ziebarth 
2008 – CW4 Paul Preblich
2009 – Caroline Little
2010 – Josh Kaeppe
2011 – Mike Byrne '63
2012 – Wendy Fox
2013 – Julius Tangwe
2014 – LTC Mike DePuglio
2015 – Tom Klein '89
2016 – Tom Weber
2017 – Jean Williams
2018 – Doug Hoverson
2019 - Erick Westerback
2020 - SFC Douglas Hurd
2021 - STA Faculty and Staff
2022 - Father Mark Pavlak
2023 - Luke Marks '11
2024 - Bill McCarthy
2025 - David O'Connell
2026 - Joseph Seidel

This award memorializes the life of Nicholas Masciopinto ’03, who taught us how to live, laugh and learn fully, without judgment or prejudice and with hope, faith and perseverance. 

This award is given to a junior student, who, through dedicated and disciplined commitment, has exercised his talents to the betterment of the Academy and the community at large.

Previous Nicholas Masciopinto '03 Leadership Award Recipients:
2007 – Matthew Miley ’08
2008 – Ryan Robinson '09
2009 – Conor McFadden '10
2010 – Patrick Griffin '11
2011 – Matthew Goldammer '12
2012 – Nicholas Waldvogel '13
2013 – Brock Carlson '14
2014 – Connor Knapp '15
2015 – Nate Chaffee '16
2016 – Jakob Michel '17
2017 – Cam Cashin '18
2018 - Thomas Thurlow '19
2019 - Nicholas Tucci '20
2020 - Jack Sexton '21
2021 - Robert Cunningham '22
2022 - Emmett Wolf '23
2023 - Patrick Koegel '24
2024 - Leighton Gates '25
2025 - Parker Cosgriff '26
2026 - Nicholas Steiner '27

This award honors the legacy and impact of Bennett Kotok STA ’23. His near daily contributions resonated deeply within our community causing fellow Cadets to describe him as a beacon of honor, who reflected the foundational pillars and core values of the Academy. He embodied the virtues of character, positivity, and faith, serving as a shining example and role model to other Cadets. He uplifted his peers with a cheerful demeanor and unwavering commitment to excellence in many areas including athletics and academics.

2024 - JD Dobis '24
2025 - Leighton Gates '25
2026 - Emmanuel Sims '26