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Summer 2014

A publication for and about MSM students, parents, alumnae and friends.

Year in Review: Page 4

Odyssey of the Mind World Competition: Page 7

Half Century Club Honors Past: Page 12

Honor Roll of Donors: Page 14

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E ach year the summer issue of

the Messenger beautifully displays the ongoing relationship at Mount St. Mary between our students — and the bright promise their futures hold — and our donors, whose belief in the school and its mission continue to make a difference here at MSM.

Throughout this issue you’ll see many examples of Mount St. Mary students who push themselves to excel in areas of academics, leadership and service. Our Class of 2014 amazed us all with their scholarship offerings in the amount of $9.5 million and their generosity of spirit in all they undertake. The last months of the school year abounded with MSM student achievements, like the Odyssey of the Mind team placing fifth overall in the World Finals at Iowa State University in May. We are tremendously grateful to you for investing in their futures and the future of Mount St. Mary Academy through ongoing support of the Mount St. Mary Foundation.

Our overriding mission of the Mount St. Mary Foundation is to raise, manage and disburse funds for the exclusive use and mission of Mount St. Mary Academy. Every day we see the impact these gifts are making in terms of endowments, and more importantly, to the number of scholarships distributed to MSM students. This year $377,000 was awarded to Mount St. Mary students for need-based and merit-based scholarships and tuition aid. Because of you, the Mount St. Mary Foundation was able to provide $1.9M, nearly 34% of the

Mount St. Mary Academy operating budget through endowments, grants, designated and annual gifts. (See more financials on the next page.)

In addition to the awards and recognition given at the end of the school year, we want to acknowledge the ongoing successes throughout the year as well. Attendance at our Mother-Daughter Rosaries and Father-Daughter Masses nears 300 on a monthly basis, filling the McAuley Center with spiritual camaraderie. The efforts of our Board of Directors, Foundation Board of Directors, our PTO, Athletic and Spirit Booster Boards, our Alumnae Association, and the Dads’ Club continue to inspire new levels of participation and involvement with our school. Our fundraising activities — FASHIONating History, Dinner Belles, the Teepot Classic and our Annual Fund — were all successful, and several new named scholarships were established this year as well.

This year many lasting impressions have been left on our school community. We wish the best of luck to our outgoing principal, Diane Wolfe, as she begins a new journey after her five years of faithful service and leadership at Mount St. Mary. I know I am speaking on behalf of so many people, in addition to myself, when I say I am sincerely grateful to Diane for her service to Mount St. Mary, both as principal and as an educator. As you know, she faced some difficult challenges during her five years of leadership, and I will always be grateful for her commitment to our

students and to the mission of Mount St. Mary Academy.

Stepping up from her role as assistant principal, Angie Collins will serve as the interim principal, managing day-to-day operations, while I continue as the president/CEO. Mrs. Collins has been engaged in the field of education for 22 years and holds a Master of Science in Educational Leadership. She is a recipient of the Stephens Teaching Award, and prior to serving as assistant principal Mrs. Collins taught chemistry, honors chemistry and anatomy/physiology at Mount St. Mary. We are fortunate that she has a track record of experience at the Mount and is prepared to lead us through the coming year.

Each year our unified school community continues to follow the instruction of Catherine McAuley to “resolve to be good today, but better tomorrow. Let us take one day only in hands, at a time, merely making a resolve for tomorrow, thus we may hope to get on taking short, careful steps, not great strides.” This conviction is evidenced by each graduating class that prepares the next to follow in its footsteps. We thank you for the lasting impression that you all have made on Mount St. Mary Academy to embrace our traditions and sustain our mission for the next generation of young women. ™

Lasting ImpressionsLetter from President Karen Goodhart Flake ’65

Save the Date!10th Annual TeePot Classic • Friday, October 10, 2014

Country Club of Arkansas • MaumelleProceeds from this tournament go to Mount St. Mary Academy

athletics and needs-based scholarships.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities or forming a team, please contact Marilyn Lenggenhager at [email protected].

Debt Service* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 516,170.52 (*note payment drawn from funds invested during the Lasting Efforts Capital Campaign for renovation/expansion completed in 2009)

Campus Improvement** . . . . . $ 515,221.67 (**payment for driveway/parking lot campus improvements completed in 2013)

Tuition Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 377,542.28Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 173,472.08Salaries and Benefits . . . . . . . . $ 131,411.23Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 90,456.00Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,306.18Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,139.31Professional Development,

Student/Staff Leadership & Classroom Resources . . . . . . $ 24,144.55

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,880,863.82

Debt Service27.4%

Campus Improvement

27.4%

Tuition Aid20.1%

Operating9.2%

Salaries & Benefits

7.0%

Technology4.8%

Capital1.4%

Facilities1.4%

Development, Leadership & Resources

1.3%

$1.9M Direct Disbursement to School

T uition alone does not cover the cost of a Mount St. Mary Academy

education. During the 2013-2014 school year, Mount St. Mary Foundation provided $1.9M, nearly 34% of Mount St. Mary Academy’s operating budget, through endowments, grants, bequests, special events, designated and Annual Fund gifts.

Impact of Your Generosity

The MSM Family and Consumer Science Department was granted an item from their Wish List — a commercial-grade refrigerator for storage and preparation — that was purchased with the help of designated gifts from Lou Ann & Wally Gieringer and Karen & Ernie Cline during the 2013-2014 school year.

The 1.4% Capital for 2013-2014 funded a 15-passenger shuttle, purchased to transport student groups and athletic teams for field trips and away-games.

The 1.3% Development, Leadership & Resources funds, used to enhance professional development for faculty and staff, provide learning opportunities like the anti-bullying conference that members of the Guidance, Admissions/Retention and Multimedia Departments attended this summer in Chicago.

Added as part of the campus improvements completed in September 2013, the new stamped concrete pedestrian plaza between the school cafeteria and gymnasium enhances student life activities while addressing student safety by closing off the driveway. The designated gift from an anonymous donor allowed the project to be fully funded and completed in 2013.

How Foundation Funds Help the School Because of your generosity this year, MSM was able to grant over

$377,000 in tuition aid for the 2013-2014 school year. Additionally, several items from the school “Wish List” were funded

for specific classroom and school needs:• Apple laptops for Multimedia• Commercial refrigerator for Family and Consumer Sciences• Microphones for Drama Department

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During the 2013-2014 school year, Mount St. Mary Foundation provided

nearly 34% of the Mount St. Mary Academy operating budget.

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Year In Review

Anna Sharabura ’14, was named recipient of the 2014 Stephens Award by the City Education Trust at an awards ceremony on Monday, April 21st. The Stephens Award was established in 1985 to recognize outstanding educators and students in Little Rock. This year only eight students with proven records of excellence were awarded $5,000 scholarships toward their post-secondary education.

Dr. Tina Hendrickson, Chemistry instructor and Science Department Chair from Mount St. Mary Academy, was one of the four Little Rock Science Educators recognized by Little Rock Mayor, Mark Stodola, and DuPont Public Affairs Manager, Ms. Mary Kate Campbell, as DuPont Office of Education Scholarship Recipients. Scholarship recipients received trips to the National Science Teachers Conference in Boston, Massachusetts in April 2014. Since 2013, DuPont has provided more than 50 science educators with access to national professional development programs to enhance their ability to bring science to life in their classrooms through the program.

Cheri Bonner Martinka ’85 was awarded The John and Patricia Bailey Distinguished Teaching Award, given to a Mount St. Mary teacher for overall excellence in teaching during the 2013-2014 school year. Mrs. Martinka said she felt honored to receive the award, expressing “There are so many really deserving teachers here. I love being here and teaching here, seeing our girls move on to excel in their college experiences. I feel like I’m at home.”

MSM Cross Country and Tennis teams finished their seasons as 7A Central Conference Champions.

Did you see Mount St. Mary students on local newsstands? Alex Glenn ’14 appeared on the cover of the Arkansas Times Academic All-Stars issue, and Caroline Sage ’14, Abby Mines ’14 and Anna Sharabura ’14 were included in the Head of the Class feature of Little Rock Family that highlights the academic achievements of high school students in Central Arkansas.

Eight MSM seniors received their International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma after taking the most rigorous course of study at MSM, or “Full IB,” which indicates all seven courses are IB courses. Scores can range from 1 to 7 (7 is the highest). Out of 190 tests in all of the IB subjects for juniors and seniors, 61 scored a four, 47 scored a five, 24 scored a six and two scored a seven.

Academics

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Taylor Loeb ’16 won the title of 2013 High School 7A Golf Female Individual State Champion.

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The annual Robin Hood Days canned food drive surpassed the annual goal of 30,000 cans, raising 41,000 cans and cash equivalent — one of the highest totals in recent years. Cans were delivered to local agencies the week before Thanksgiving, and cash donations were delivered to feed hungry Arkansans during the holiday season.

MSM eleventh grade students completed over 7,000 service hours at off-site service assignments in the community. The junior service learning program is part of the MSM students’ third year theology course.

Two new awards were given at this year’s Senior Awards Ceremony for great initiative and entertainment shown in the Belle TV student broadcast. Ella Thomas ’14 was awarded “Best Producer” and Madeline Whitacre ’14 was recognized for “Best Weather Forecast.”

Ministry & Service

The Mount St. Mary Academy campus received some needed

improvements completed in September 2013, when the driveway was closed and converted to a pedestrian plaza.

Reworking several of the parking lot entry and exit points for improved campus safety, the improvements also delivered a new South parking lot, thereby offering an on-site parking option for growing numbers of student drivers.

Jostens, the leading producer of yearbooks and student-created content, announced The Mercian yearbook program as a 2014 Jostens’ National Yearbook Program of Excellence, which recognizes dynamic school yearbook staff and advisers who create engaging yearbooks for their school communities. The Mercian staff was one of four schools in the central area to receive the National Yearbook Program of Excellence.

2013-2014

Twenty-four MSM students, grades 9-12, participated in the Marine Corps JROTC program this year, with several seniors receiving awards at the Change

of Command and Awards Ceremony at Catholic High School in April. The Outstanding Cadet Award for 12th Grade and the Women Marine Association Award were given to Emma O’Donnell ’14, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists Award was given to Rachel Fritz ’14, and the Best Drill Cadet Award for 12th Grade was given to Katherine Penney ’14.

Student Life

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TSchool News

Class of 2014 Graduates Remembered For Good”

he Class of 2014 ended their four years at Mount St. Mary Academy with a marathon of activities. This began at Closing Prayer Service on May 8th, followed by the Senior Awards Ceremony the next week and culminated at the Commencement Ceremony on May 22nd.

At the closing prayer service, Student Body President Claire Kane ’14 recollected the class’s journey together from freshman to senior year, during which time they gained the titles of “Fiesta Freshmen” to “Star-Spangled Seniors.” She gave a moving testimony to the strength and solidarity of their class and the role that Mount St. Mary played to develop their class spirit and unity. Mrs. Logan reflected upon the many ways that the class song chosen by the seniors, “For Good,” expressed the choices made by their class and their lasting effect on the school community.

As a parting gift to the school, the seniors donated funds raised by the Class of 2014 to purchase trees, shrubs, grasses and a memorial fountain to be installed near the school’s main entrance. The new green space will be designated the Jennifer Boccarossa ’01 Memorial Garden.

The Senior Awards Ceremony on May 15th celebrated the many accomplishments of the graduating class, honored high-performing seniors in the various fields of study and announced 56% of the class members who achieved the status of honor graduate. The Class of 2014 compiled 4,625 hours of service to the community in their senior year and received over $9.5 million in scholarship offerings from 68 colleges and organizations.

The Commencement Ceremony at Robinson Auditorium on Thursday, May 22nd marked the completion of the series of events. After a welcome from President Karen Goodhart Flake ’65, Bishop Taylor encouraged the graduates, as they discern what paths their lives will take, to ask what God wants for their futures. Missy Thomas Irvin ’89, Arkansas State Senate District #18, delivered the commencement address, asking the class to count their blessings and to realize the ways in which their “cups runneth over” as they embark on each new chapter in their lives. Salutatorian, Alex Glenn ’14, left her parting advice to her class through an artful combination of popular song lyrics titled “Be Your Best.” After Anna Sharabura ’14 gave her valedictory speech titled “Be Inspiring,” one hundred seventeen seniors received their Mount St. Mary Academy diplomas and moved on as the newest class of MSM alumnae, prepared for new challenges and bright futures ahead. ™

Arkansas State UniversityArkansas Tech UniversityAuburn UniversityBaptist Health SchoolsBard CollegeBaylor UniversityBelmont UniversityBenedictine CollegeBinghamton UniversityBoston College Boston UniversityBradley UniversityBrown UniversityButler UniversityCalifornia State University-

Los AngelesCentre CollegeChristian Brothers UniversityClaremont McKenna CollegeClemson UniversityCollege of CharlestonCollege of William and MaryDavidson CollegeDePauw UniversityDuke UniversityEast Carolina UniversityEckerd CollegeElmhurst CollegeElon UniversityEmory UniversityFlorida Southern CollegeFordham UniversityFurman UniversityHarvard UniversityHenderson State UniversityHendrix CollegeJohns Hopkins UniversityKenyon CollegeLawrence UniversityLewis and Clark UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLoyola University-ChicagoLoyola University-Maryland

Loyola University-New OrleansLyon CollegeMichigan State UniversityMississippi CollegeMississippi State UniversityMissouri Valley CollegeMorehead State UniversityNew York UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorthwestern UniversityOklahoma State UniversityOttawa UniversityOuachita Baptist UniversityPepperdine UniversityPitzer CollegePomona CollegePulaski Technical CollegeReed CollegeRhodes CollegeRice UniversitySt. Louis UniversitySamford UniversitySanta Monica CollegeSewanee: The University of

the SouthSkidmore CollegeSouthern Arkansas UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversitySouthern Union State

Community CollegeSouthwestern UniversityStony Brook UniversitySwarthmore CollegeTexas Christian UniversityThe Art Institute of California-

HollywoodThe Art Institute of California-

Los AngelesThe College of WoosterTransylvania UniversityTruman State UniversityTulane UniversityUnion University

University of AlabamaUniversity of Arkansas-

FayettevilleUniversity of Arkansas-

Little RockUniversity of California-

Los AngelesUniversity of Central ArkansasUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of DallasUniversity of DaytonUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of Illinois-

Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of KansasUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of MemphisUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of MississippiUniversity of Missouri-ColumbiaUniversity of North Carolina-

Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina-

WilmingtonUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of RichmondUniversity of Southern

CaliforniaUniversity of Texas-AustinUniversity of the OzarksUniversity of TulsaUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Wisconsin-

MadisonVanderbilt UniversityWake Forest UniversityWashington University-

St. LouisWells CollegeWesleyan UniversityWestminster College-MissouriWestminster College-UtahWilliam Woods University

Members of the class were accepted into the following colleges:

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TWorld. OM. Wait, what?

he phrase Odyssey of the Mind sounds like the fancy name of a quiz bowl team to most who are unfamiliar with it. In reality, it is one of the most forward thinking creativity programs for students ranging from kindergarten to the collegiate level.

The organization sprouted from an Industrial Design course held at Rowan University by Dr. Sam Micklus, in which he challenged his students to create a vehicle without wheels that could cross a lake. Shortly after, OM was born.

The organization has since stemmed into a vigorous competition that offers five problems each year. After the team selects a problem, they then create an interpretive solution known as their long-term. This takes the form of an eight-minute play, in which they must build props and costumes using unusual materials, all coming in under their $125 restricted budget.

Teams are scored on their long-term problem as well as the style quality of their hard work. Some style point items are mandatory and some the team may select for scoring. Style points can range from the visual quality of

a costume, the functionality of a prop or the quality of incorporated poetry or music compositions.

The final scoring piece is known as the spontaneous problem element. Team members are asked by judges to think about a problem for two to three minutes and then respond with a solution in the same amount of time. These problems can vary widely from creating an “instant” story to building a tower to a particular height from limited equipment. The girls have to learn how to think quick on their feet to be successful.

This year’s team made MSM history by coming in fifth place overall at the competition held at Iowa State University in late May. Throughout the nearly two decades that OM has been active at Mount, the team has yet to place in the top ten overall, let alone top five.

MSM’s OM team was started in 1996 by Dr. Deborah Baldwin, Dean of the UALR College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. At the time, her daughters were students at the school, and the team was in its early stages.

This year’s team has been meeting every Sunday since August to develop a story-line around puppets, as per the problem’s guidelines. They created, among other things, a musical instrument built out of a bike frame, a peoplet character costume that telescoped out to create movement of four puppet bodies, and much more.

OM brings over 800 teams annually from over 25 countries to participate in World Competition. The girls have the opportunity to meet brilliant young minds and see how teams from around the world interpreted the very problem they tackled. The event is not unlike an ’Olympics’ of the mind.

MSM’s various teams have been awarded first or second place in regional and state competitions since 1999. Past teams have progressed to the World Competition and have traveled to universities in Colorado, Michigan, Iowa and Maryland to perform. In the past the MSM team has done well at the World Competition, where they won the style category in 2006 and the spontaneous category in 2000.

Along that vein, the girls were able to stand proudly as their names were called alongside schools from Singapore, New York and North Carolina, who took the top three spots in their division and problem.

The team would not be where it is today without Dr. Baldwin at the forefront of coaching, or as the team members fondly call her, “Dej.” Dr. Baldwin has recruited past OM members, Christin Harper ’99, Monica Madey Mylonas ’06, Ilia Bailey McNeal ’06, and Becca Bona ’08, to help coach as well.

Placing in the top five has sparked the 2014-2015 team, and already, the girls are back up and running, preparing for a new year with new ideas. ™

MSM Places Fifth at Odyssey of the Mind World CompetitionBy Becca Bona ’08

This year’s team, Bayley Elenzweig ’14, Rachel Lorsbach ’14, Abbey Richardson ’14, Emily Dickson ’15, Andrea Roberts ’15, Jude Waggoner ’15, and Wendy Darr ’16, made MSM history by coming in fifth place overall at the competition held at Iowa State University in late May.

Bayley Elenzweig ’14 demonstrates the peoplet character costume that telescoped out to create movement of four puppet bodies. The OM team developed a story-line around puppets, as per the problem’s guidelines.

OM brings over 800 teams annually from over 25 countries to participate in World

Competition. This is the first time that MSM has placed in the top ten,

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E mily Moseley’s experience with Abba

House last spring, delivering baby quilts made by the MSM Family and Consumer Science class, only added to the volunteer passion and love of children felt by this service-minded MSM junior. While she did manage to fit in a trip to the beach this past summer, most of her time was spent giving back to others — an experience she said helped her just as much as those she helped.

“I’m kind of obsessed with Mother Teresa, so I wanted to figure out how to volunteer at Abba House,” Emily says of her first impression of the home run by the Missionaries of Charity that offers shelter, food and faith to mothers and newborns.

Emily’s family involvement at Abba House prompted her to find out about opportunities volunteering at the summer day camp for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Emily spent time in July accompanying the camp children on swimming, bowling and skating excursions, but eating lunch with them each day made the list of her most special memories. She shares, “They have so much joy, and in this world you don’t always see a lot of joy. Especially the underprivileged kids — it’s so easy to make them happy. All it takes is a toy from McDonald’s or a bowl of food. You get

your joy from giving it to them and seeing the happiness on their faces.”

Then, it was on to a week of Catholic Heart Workcamp in Hardeeville, South Carolina, where Emily joined youth ministers and teens from around the world who come together to serve others and strengthen their faith through sacraments, prayer and involvement in social service.

Her group’s assignment — assisting an older, disabled couple in need of home repairs — called for them to help with home

organization projects and painting not only rooms in the home’s interior but the entire exterior of the home as well. Emily shares, “I loved working with this family because it made them so happy. The husband could barely walk, the wife was recovering from back surgery, and an 11-year-old girl whose mother had died was living with them. At the end of our time there, they gave us a card and flowers and were so happy about the changes we had made for their family.”

When asked about participation in the junior service learning program at MSM this coming year, Emily says she’s “extremely excited.” And as for the joy she’s received from volunteering to this point, she says, “It helps you appreciate your life and makes you want to help where you can.” ™

race Hambuchen, a rising senior at Mount St. Mary Academy, placed a close second at this year’s National Junior Olympic Shooting Championship in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she earned an appointment to the Junior National Team.

Grace has been competing in international trap shooting for three years now. She grew up in a family of hunters and began shooting in competitions around 7 or 8 years of age. Grace found she preferred shooting shotguns to pistols and has since spread her love of the sport to her team members in the Marine Corps JROTC program as well as the newly formed trap team at Mount St. Mary Academy. The American trap team started last year at MSM competed at the state tournament this past May, where Grace shot 45/50.

Why shooting? Grace says, “I like shooting because it’s something different, and the shooting community is strong. Plus it’s a lot of fun, and it’s something I can do for the rest of my life.”

Winners at the National Finals for international trap shooting are determined by adding the total targets hit in five rounds of 25 (a total of 125 points) plus points from a Final Round. The top six enter a shootout — first and second place finishers competing for the Gold Medal and third and fourth place finishers competing for the Bronze Medal. By the number of targets hit, Grace would have finished first, and even shot a perfect round on the second day of the competition. However, because of a Count Back Rule used

in close matches, which took into account which athlete had the most hits in the previous round, the Gold Medal narrowly escaped her.

“I’m just happy I made the Junior Olympic team,” says Grace. “I’ve worked so hard for this, and it was the best week of my life.”

Her spot on the Junior National Team will provide opportunities for national competition experience and future development. Grace was excited about the free ammunition given to her for training, the opportunities to compete at the national level and for the special USA jacket that she was awarded.

When asked her hopes for the future, Grace responds, “I’d like to keep my position on the Junior National Team, which expires after one year, and win it again. My goal is to make the National Team, which gets to try out for the Olympics!” ™

Moseley On a Mission to Serve

Hambuchen Right On Target

Photo by USA Shooting

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C ome visit the Mount! Whether

you are a parent, prospective freshman, transfer student, or are just interested in learning more about our school, we invite you to meet the young women who make this a special place.

You’ll hear a lot about the core Mercy Values at Mount St. Mary Academy that sustain the tradition and anchor the dynamic mission of our school. The basic values of Mercy Education are derived from the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the teachings of the

Church and the traditions of the Catholic Church’s teaching mission. These spiritual virtues permeate campus life in practical, purposeful and recognizable ways and serve as the benchmarks for a quality education at Mount St. Mary.

Experience the Mercy Values alive at Mount St. Mary Academy. They fuel the feeling here of enthusiasm, Mercy, love of learning and the joy of lasting sisterhood. ™

MSM Admissions: Why Mount St. Mary Academy?

Compassion, Mercy, Justice

MERCY VALUES

of a Sound Education Leading Students to the

Worth & Need of a

Courage to Innovate and the Right to Make Mistakes

Intrinsic Worth & Value of

of the Recognition Each Person

Excellence & Quality

Traditions and Varied Religious Respect for

Beliefs

Truth

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Poor, Sick and

Service

Response to Need Hospitality

What Did You Do This Summer?

Eighteen MSM students traveled to France and Spain with the Mercy Ambassador program. The trip was the first to include French, Spanish and Latin students in a joint trip representing the entire MSM Language Department.

MSM IT employees, Robert Horn and Joel Tanner, set up and updated over 600 laptops — adding a new comprehensive anti-virus program and performing software maintenance to improve speed and performance on existing equipment, sending off computers for repair and setting up laptops for incoming freshmen. Additionally, two new servers were installed to improve network security and speed and to add capability for monitoring and network analytics.

The Belles Varsity Volleyball and Mounties Freshman Volleyball teams attended Missouri State University’s team camp in July.

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Foundation News

Website Features Mount St. Mary Merchandise

how your school spirit by sporting Mount St. Mary apparel and merchandise! Starting in September, view the latest items for MSM on the website at www.mtstmary.edu; just click on the purple tab marked “MSM Merchandise” and download an order form. Orders are processed on Fridays for shipping. Or you can wait and purchase at the next MSM athletic or alumnae event. ™

he Kroger rewards program is a “win-win” fundraiser, where no monetary gifts are necessary and your regular grocery bill earns money for MSM. All you need is a Kroger Plus card (shown right) to register for our school rewards program. The Kroger Plus card gives you special discounts and gives a portion to MSM each time you use the card at Kroger. 1) Have a Kroger Plus Card? Just follow these easy steps

to register! 2) Don’t have a card? Pick one up at the customer service

counter at any Kroger store. Then follow the steps to register.Thank you and congratulations! The Kroger rewards program

earned $10,297 during the 2013-2014 school year with 223 households participating.

We thank you for your family’s participation, which raises funds to help us extend the circle of our MSM family by keeping tuition at a lower rate than the actual cost of education.

Questions? Call Kelly Wewers at 664-8006 ext. 330 or email [email protected]. ™

Kroger registration process:

Must complete for MSM to receive rewards!

• Register online at www.kroger.com

• To register your Kroger Plus Card, click “Create an account” and follow the steps. After a few steps, you will have to check your email to complete the activation process. Once you open the email from Kroger, click the link provided and it will return you to Kroger’s website. Click “Log in to Your Account” (it is in blue). You will be prompted to log in to your account.

• Once you log in, you will have a list of options. Find the “Community Rewards” box at the bottom and click “Edit”.

• Provide your information and click “Save”.

• Enter our Organization Number (80420) or Mount St. Mary Academy and click “Search”.

• Under Select Your Organization, select Mount St. Mary Academy and then click “Save”.

C athey Henry joined the Mount St. Mary Foundation in July, where she

will serve as the part-time Special Events Coordinator. She is the mother of three daughters; Elizabeth (11th grade), Caroline (10th grade) Ashley (8th grade at Christ the King). Prior to coming to MSM, Henry worked for Catholic Charities of Arkansas. She is active in the community, serving as MSM Spirit Board Chair, MSM Dinner Belles Committee, and the Christ the King Marketing Committee.

Annie McFadden ’08 has transitioned from her role in the Main Office to Director of Admissions and Alumnae Relations, joining Chelle McKenzie McCarroll ’02 in the Admissions Office. Sarah Filipek Johnson ’97, previously Director of Communications/Alumnae Relations is now serving as Director of Communications for MSM. And Kelly Wewers, previously Director of Special Events/Database Manager, is now serving as Database Manager for the Foundation Office. ™

Changes to Foundation Staff

Cathey Henry

Annie Mcfadden Chelle McCarrollSarah Johnson Kelly Wewers

Kroger Plus Cards: Is Yours Registered?

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CMust Be A Mount Girl!

ongratulations to these alumnae, representing Mount St. Mary’s commitment to leadership, service, empowerment and the Mercy Values!

Breezy Osborne-Wingfield ’98, owner of Barefoot Studio in Little Rock, was recognized by Arkansas Business on their 2014 list of 40 Under 40 honorees as one of the 40 intriguing business and political leaders under 40 years old. Her Riverdale studio, which she purchased in 2009, offers Breezy the chance to share her love of yoga and give back to the community. Classes range from beginner to advanced with options like sunrise yoga, prenatal yoga and a Mommy & Me class, which Breezy instructs with the help of her 2-year-old daughter, Riley.

Sarah Beadle ’11 is a Battalion Commanding Officer for the University of Florida’s Navy Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NROTC). Last year, she spent a couple of weeks on a submarine in the Pacific. This summer, she spent a month with a Naval aviation squadron, where she was given the opportunity to fly in an F-18!

Julia Matchett ’14 was accepted into the University of Tulsa’s Petroleum Management Program, where she will study Petroleum Engineering, Business and Law. Only 20 students were accepted into the program.

Caroline Sage ’14 was chosen to be an Honors Fellow at University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Only 66 out of 550 applicants received the Honors College Fellowship, which largely covers tuition, books, room and board and registration. The Fellowship grants students the freedom to pursue original research, other academic interests or studies abroad.

Ann Bailey Bain ’72 became founding dean of the new UALR College of Education and Health Professions in July. Ann had been serving as interim dean of the UALR College of Science and chairman of the Department of Nursing. She joined UALR in 1987 as an assistant professor of nursing before becoming a full professor and has worked as a nurse at several hospitals in Little Rock and as assistant manager at ControlMed Medical Auditing. ™

Alumnae News

Elizabeth Johnson Clark ’00, chair of this year’s Holiday House event, continues a leadership tradition of many “Mount Girls” that have come before her. Chairing Holiday House, the primary fundraiser for the Junior League of Little Rock, involves planning and implementation of the event called the “shopping event of the season.” The four-day shopping extravaganza features several special events and 180 specialty merchants from across the United States, generates over 80% of league funds and draws nearly 18,000 people each year.

Elizabeth laughs, “Holiday House is on my mind 24/7, and I am always on the lookout for creative ways to make the event even more successful than it has been in the past. I am bringing some new ideas … such as a tween fashion show and some big ticket raffles.”

Elizabeth says that since joining the Junior League seven years ago, she has served as Holiday House business manager and logistics chair. And she’s not the first graduate of Mount St. Mary to step up to tackle the volunteer duties of the event chair, which include overseeing 10 different subcommittees and making final decisions on details such as merchant selection, set-up, decorations, and marketing. She lists three others to serve as chair since 2003 — Shannon Benafield Aston ’85, Tonya Stringer Franzetti ’92 and last year’s Melissa Camferdam Ortega ’97, who prepped Elizabeth for her new role.

When asked about the connection between Mount St. Mary and volunteering for the Junior League of Little Rock, Elizabeth remarks, “Mount taught me that you get a lot out of giving to others. There is such joy in serving those around you and helping to make your home a better place. As an MSM student, I was able to experience this joy first-hand, and I would say that the Mercy Values have helped shape my adult life. The JLLR is dedicated to improving the community through volunteerism, and I really don’t think I would be so focused on serving others had I not gone to Mount!” ™

“The best antiques are old friends” reads a sign in the Harry Hastings Museum, a fitting backdrop for the annual Catholic High School and Mount St. Mary Academy Half Century Club Reunion, celebrating its sixth year since the group formed in 2009. The Half Century Club Reunion offers classes celebrating 50 years or more since graduation the chance to get reacquainted with old friends and gives them a reason to make contact with their high schools and see what changes are being made to meet the needs of the current students they serve. This year’s Half Century Club Reunion will be October 24-25 with a Friday lunch and a Saturday Mass and dinner at Christ the King.

The two schools hold a special place in the hearts of Harry Hastings Jr. (CHS ‘45) and Rosalyn Jones Hastings (MSM ‘48). Their two sons and four of their grandsons graduated from Catholic High School and their daughter, Cathy Hastings Owen ’76 and two of their granddaughters, Sara Owen ’10 and Ali Hastings ’13, graduated from Mount St. Mary.

Rosalyn and Harry credit a dedicated volunteer committee made up of MSM and CHS alumni as the reason the Half Century event has continued since 2009, but each year the Hastings host the Friday event of the Half Century

Club Reunion at their family museum to help set the tone for looking back to the past and things remembered.

When people ask Harry what all he has in the Hastings’ museum, he replies, “You name it.” Part of the fun on Friday is touring the museum and hearing the history of all the pieces Harry has collected over the course of his life, some of which include a 100-year-old hand-cranked Japanese fly trap, cash registers and grocery scales with a maximum transaction of $1 (from the days when you could buy two pounds of flour for a penny) and a souvenir harmonica given out to passengers of the Hindenburg — the German airship whose fiery landing claimed 36 lives in New Jersey in 1937. In addition to an assortment of motorcycles, antique automobiles, tools, printing presses, typewriters and farm equipment, Harry still owns the boat in which he courted Rosalyn during weekends at the lake, along with a 1947 Spartan Royal Mansion — their first RV used for many a family vacation.

The memories of their high school years add to the shared experiences of Half Century Club members. Harry chuckles and says that he enjoyed the all-boys environment at Catholic High. “I could keep my mind on my lessons,” he recollects. It was a different time — going to school during war time — and

Harry remembers rations on gasoline and the faculty being the only ones on campus with automobiles. Among the memorabilia in the museum, Harry’s class photo shows a graduating class of 28 young men, many whom they lost in World War II.

Rosalyn and her three sisters attended Mount St. Mary Academy, as did their mother — a 1923 graduate. Rosalyn speaks of her time as a day student at the school and remembers Sr. Frances, who talked her into taking three years of French at “St. Mary’s”, and Sr. Mark, who taught algebra. She says she loved wearing the Mount St. Mary Academy uniform and recalls riding the streetcar to school each day.

When asked why the Half Century Club Reunion came about, Harry answers, “So many have a 50-year reunion, and that’s it. People know the people before them in school and behind them in school. We said that it would be nice to have one for all of the classes celebrating 50 years or more to bring old friends back together.” And as they look to the future? The couple says, “This reunion has been a source of school spirit between the schools, to carry on the good ol’ days. We see this down the line as being a very strong Catholic organization — the senior citizens of Catholic High and St. Mary’s for the future.” ™

Half Century Club Honors Past, Features Family Museum

Half Century Club Reunion(Reservation required by October 10)Contact Selma Gilmore Hardin ’52 at 501-673-4245 or [email protected]

Friday, October 24Rosalyn and Harry Hastings’ Museum

(#1 Yacht Club Drive)11:00 a.m. Bring your own lunch

Cost: FREE

Saturday, October 25Christ the King Church

(4000 N. Rodney Parham Road)Mass 5:00 p.m.

Social Hour 6:30 p.m., Dinner 7:00 p.m.Cost: $30

2014 Committee MembersJim Davis ’51John Frawley ’52Howard Hardin ’51Selma Gilmore Hardin ’52Harry Jastings, Jr. ’45Rosalyn Jones Hastings ’48Mary Mergenschroer

Hoffman ’52Rose Metrailer Hudgens ’44

Polly Gilmore Martin ’46Jewele Lynn Matthews ’50Becky Semasek May ’57Virginia Osborne Merck ’44Ken Oberste ’49Jim Phillips ’52Jerry Straessle ’60Angie Muzquiz Wilson ’53Larry Wilson ’53

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Schedule of events5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Reunion party on the plaza – champagne

toast and class photos, outside gym entrance on pedestrian plaza

5:30 – 6:00 p.m. School tours – meet in the entry foyer by the main entrance

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Alumnae Picnic MSM Merchandise for sale Presentation of the 2014 Alumna of the Year Spirit Stick awarded to the class with

highest picnic attendance

RSVP by October 14• Register online at www.mtstmary.edu or mail your check

(made to MSM Foundation) to:

MSM Foundation3224 Kavanaugh Blvd.Little Rock, AR 72205

• Share the event on Facebook – picnic details on our facebook page – Mount St. Mary Academy Alumnae.

• Questions? Contact Annie McFadden ’08 at 664-8006 ext.106.

Class of 1964 - 50 year reunionDates: October 16-18Contact: Patti Murphy Dailey ’64 at [email protected]

Class of 1969 - 45 year reunionDates: October 16-18

Contact: Gail Edgar Clayton ’69 at [email protected]

Class of 1974 - 40 year reunionDates: October 16-18Contact: Peggy Byrne Pursell ’74

at 501-831-0772 or email [email protected]

Class of 1979 - 35 year reunionDates: October 16-17 (Deadline for

reunion fee is October 6)Contact: Facebook page

(www.facebook.com/groups/MSM.CHSClassOf79/) or Kathy Savary Davidson ’79 at [email protected]

Class of 1984 - 30 year reunion Dates: October 16-18 Contact: Email Meg

Taylor Chase ’84 at [email protected] or phone 501-690-5759

Class of 1989 - 25 year reunionDates: October 16-18Contact: Susie Stull Williams ’89 at [email protected]

or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/groups/MSM89/)

Class of 1994 - 20 year reunionDates: October 16-18Contact: Jane Barry Jefferson ’94 at [email protected],

or Lori Menna Hunt ’94 at [email protected]

Class of 2004 - 10 year reunionDates: September 19-20Contact: Mary Walter, 501-551-9056 or chsmsm2004@ gmail.com

girls just want to have FUN !12th Annual Alumnae Picnic • Friday, October 17 • MSM McAuley Center • Tickets/$20

(Please include your full name and class) year)

MSM Reunions for 2014

More reunion information can be found under the “Alumnae” tab of the website - www.mtstmary.edu.”

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Catherine McAuley Legacy Circle - $10,000+Anonymous Brown FoundationMs. Tricia BrownMr. and Mrs. Gregory HartzMount St. Mary Convent

Mount St. Mary Founders Circle - $5,000+Mr. and Mrs. Randolph BaltzMr. and Mrs. John FlakeMSM Dads’ ClubMrs. Lucille Tlapek

President’s Circle - $1000+Anonymous (4)Mr. and Mrs. Richard ArdemagniDr. and Mrs. James BillieMs. Debbie BloughMr. and Mrs. Roch ByrneC.B. FoundationMr. and Mrs. Daniel CalvaCatholic Business Women’s ClubChevron Matching Gift ProgramThe Estate of

Patricia Johnson Clark Comprehensive Consulting

Services, PCMr. and Mrs. Eddie CrowDr. Beth DunnMs. Angela DuranMr. Ade EitnerMr. and Mrs. Charles EnderlinEntergy Services, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Dennis FerraMr. and Mrs. Wally GieringerMr. and Mrs. Phillip GillamMr. and Mrs. Tim GriffyMr. and Mrs. John HallDr. and Mrs. Bill HarrisMr. and Mrs. Ray HightowerMs. Rose Hogan †Drs. Steve and Laura HutchinsMr. and Mrs. Joe KleineMs. Sharon Kresse and

Mr. Bevan AlveyMr. and Mrs. Jon LeMayLeMay PhotographyMr. and Mrs. James LincicomeMr. and Mrs. John K. LipsmeyerMr. and Mrs. Ed LowtherMrs. Mary MorganMurphy Oil CorporationFr. John OswaldMr. and Mrs. Cal Partee

Ms. Melissa PattersonDr. and Mrs. Ken PearsonDr. Lisa PeturssonMr. and Mrs. James PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Robert PinyanMr. and Mrs. Frank PorbeckMs. Dawn Prasifka Dr. John PrinceR. A. Pickens and Son CompanyDr. and Mrs. Robert RitchieMr. and Mrs. Thomas SchueckMr. and Mrs. Robert SchulteMr. and Mrs. James StevensTate Family FoundationMs. V. Suzy TrespMr. and Mrs. Sam WallsMr. and Mrs. Stephen WareDrs. Darin and Julie WewersMr. and Mrs. Robert Winter

Mercian Cross & Shield - $500+Allstate - The Giving CampaignMr. and Mrs. Rodney BaileyMr. and Mrs. Brent BeazleyMrs. Mary Ann Bell-BaxterMr. Frank BordenMr. and Mrs. Curt Bradbury Mr. William G. BrandonMr. and Mrs. Fred Brown, IIIMr. and Mrs. Brent Bumpers Mr. and Mrs. Robert CanterburyClass of 1992Mr. and Mrs. Doug DannawayDr. and Mrs. John DeanMr. and Mrs. Thomas DevineDr. Nancy DowdyMr. and Mrs. Scott DupslaffMr. and Mrs. Matt EmanuelMr. and Mrs. Stephen FraziorMr. and Mrs. Arthur HartMr. and Mrs. Tom KaneMs. Rachel KremerDr. Eleanor LipsmeyerMr. Robert LukasDr. and Mrs. John MangiaracinaMr. and Mrs. Quentin MarklandMr. and Mrs. Tom MartinkaPorbeck Engineering CorporationMr. and Mrs. Randy ProctorMr. and Mrs. Russell RaineyMr. and Mrs. Bruce SaadDr. and Mrs. Ted SaerMrs. Kathleen N. SelakovichMr. and Mrs. James Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Michael SimonMr. and Mrs. Gary Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce StephensMr. and Mrs. Steve StovallMr. and Mrs. Joseph StrackMr. and Mrs. Don TilleryMrs. Mary Alice VeitchMs. Peggy WellsMs. Carrie WhitesideMr. and Mrs. Keith Wolfe

Belles Purple & White Club - $250+Ms. Christine AlthoffMr. and Mrs. Chad BakerMrs. Mary BallardMr. and Mrs. David BartlettMr. and Mrs. Kenneth BerkemeyerMrs. Peyton BishopMrs. Michie BissellMr. and Mrs. Larry BoccarossaMr. and Mrs. Douglas BownMr. and Mrs. Robert BrownMr. and Mrs. Jason CarterMr. and Mrs. Glenn ChalmersMrs. Sarah CraneDr. and Mrs. J. D. DayMs. Ann FarmerMr. and Mrs. David FilipekMr. and Mrs. Brian FindleyMr. and Mrs. Dominic FlisMs. Leonor GarciaMr. and Mrs. Mark HawkinsDr. Kim Hiatt and Dr. James HiattMr. and Mrs. Ross HoneaDr. and Mrs. Anthony JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Philip JonesMr. and Mrs. Joe KerseyMr. and Mrs. Lucian KittaMr. and Mrs. Mike LanariMs. Mary LyonMr. and Mrs. Scott MaherMr. and Mrs. Craig MajkowskiMr. and Mrs. Matthew MarksMr. and Mrs. Bill MayMr. and Mrs. W.A. McCormickMr. and Mrs. Clarence MetzgerMr. and Mrs. Timothy MinesMr. and Mrs. Robert L.

Neighbors, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Andrew NeilsonDr. Angela Nguyen and

Mr. Duong NguyenMs. Marilyn Pasierb and

Mr. Matthew BlochMr. and Mrs. James PrimmMr. and Mrs. Bill PuddephattMr. and Mrs. Luke SheltonMs. Kathryn SmithDr. and Mrs. Phillip SuffridgeTarco - Matching Gift ProgramMs. Lynn ToppMr. and Mrs. Richard UrquhartMr. and Mrs. Bill WatersMr. and Mrs. Eric WewersMr. and Mrs. Mike Whitacre Mr. and Mrs. Stephen White

Guardian of the Mount - $100+Mr. and Mrs. Wade AdayMr. and Mrs. John AllgoodMr. and Mrs. David

Allmendinger

Mr. and Mrs. Walter AngerAnonymousDr. and Mrs. Charles ArkinMr. and Mrs. Ted BaileySr. Noeline Banks, RSMMr. and Mrs. Frank BarrySr. M. Elisa Bauman, RSMMs. K. Jean BeauchampMr. and Mrs. John BeckMr. and Mrs. Rod BeckhamMrs. Arminta BerryMr. and Mrs. Bruce BigginMs. Sharon BinzMr. and Mrs. Marvin BlaesMs. Jennifer Boccarossa †Mr. and Mrs. Isaac BollingerMr. and Mrs. Robert BoreckyMrs. Margaret BornhoftMr. and Mrs. Robert BrasherDr. and Mrs. Randy BreauMrs. Linda BrownMs. Melody BrownMr. and Mrs. Houston BryanMr. and Mrs. Robert BryantMr. and Mrs. Charles BryantMr. and Mrs. Sam BuchananMrs. Mildred BuddenbergMr. and Mrs. John BurkheadMr. and Mrs. Brad BurneyMr. and Mrs. Richard ByrneMr. and Mrs. Rudolph ByrneDr. Rosey Seguin-Calderon and

Dr. Vince CalderonMrs. Mildred CalhounMr. and Mrs. John CampbellMs. Lisa CareyMr. and Mrs. Tim CarlsonMr. and Mrs. Daniel CarterMr. and Mrs. Paul CashionMs. Kristen ChalmersDr. Kathryn Chenault and

Mr. Stephen ChenaultClass of 1958Class of 1983Dr. Lana CoelhoMr. and Mrs. Bruce ColclasureMr. and Mrs. Joe CommerfordMr. and Mrs. Thomas ConnellMr. and Mrs. John ConnellMr. and Mrs. John CooleyMr. and Mrs. Michael CorsoMr. and Mrs. Michael CoryMr. and Mrs. William CrookhamMr. and Mrs. Dan CruseMr. and Mrs. Jim DaileyMr. and Mrs. J.C. DairionMr. and Mrs. Matt DarrMr. and Mrs. Brian DavidsonMr. Ron DavisMr. and Mrs. Morton DeeterMr. and Mrs. Curtis DeSenaMr. and Mrs. John DickinsMr. and Mrs. Pete DietrichMr. and Mrs. Jim DobryMr. and Mrs. Michael DonlonDuke Energy CorporationMs. Olivia L. DumboskiMr. and Mrs. Kim DurbinMr. and Mrs. David EadesMr. and Mrs. Edgar EasleyMr. and Mrs. Jay Easterly

2013-2014 Honor Roll of Annual Fund Donors

Levels of Giving:Catherine McAuley Legacy Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000+

Mount St. Mary Founders’ Circle . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000-$9,999

President’s Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000-$4,999

Mercian Cross & Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500-$999

Belles Purple & White Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250-$499

Guardian of the Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100-$249

Friend of the Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1-$99

The 2013-2014 Honor Roll recognizes gifts made to Mount St. Mary Foundation between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.

† Deceased

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Mr. and Mrs. Arno J. EasterlyMr. and Mrs. Matthew EmersonMr. and Mrs. Randy EnsmingerMs. Hannah C. FairmanMr. and Mrs. Jeff FairmanMr. and Mrs. Rob Farr, IIIFellowship Bible Church of SearcyMs. Sharon FergusonMr. and Mrs. Gus FloresMr. and Mrs. Oliver C. FlynnMr. and Mrs. Joel FoxMr. James FranceMs. Christine FrostMs. Nancy FrostMr. and Mrs. Kevin GableMr. and Mrs. Scott GannMr. and Mrs. Adalberto GarciaMr. and Mrs. Larry GarrMr. and Mrs. Gregory GiuffriaMr. and Mrs. Mike GlancyMr. Joe GlancySr. Katherine Glosenger, RSMMs. Irene K. GrovesDr. and Mrs. David GuerraDr. and Mrs. Marc GunterMr. and Mrs. Michael HalterMr. and Mrs. Joe GlancyDr. Holly Handloser-MorganMr. and Mrs. Howard HardinMrs. Constance HarringtonMr. and Mrs. Jerry HarrisMr. and Mrs. John HaydenDr. and Mrs. John HayesMs. Mary Dee HeimMrs. Dolores HendonMr. and Mrs. Kirby HenryMr. and Mrs. Victor HernandezMr. and Mrs. Chris HerringMrs. Reus Chaya Hersh

Mr. and Mrs. John HerzogMs. Pamela HickmanMr. and Mrs. Ken HiegelMrs. Mary Lou HoffmanMr. and Mrs. Wes HoneycuttMr. and Mrs. Bob HooperSr. Jacqueline Howard, RSMMr. and Mrs. Bill HumbleDr. Katharine HurstImmaculate Conception SchoolMr. and Mrs. Dawson IrvinMr. and Mrs. Harvey JacksMrs. Patti JacuzziDr. and Mrs. David JamesMrs. Fran JansenMr. and Mrs. Curtis JeffriesMs. Martha JeffriesMs. Kendra JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Russ JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Joel JohnsonMrs. Paula JohnsonMrs. Carol KamarMr. and Mrs. James KaminskiMrs. Mary Keating Ms. Alicia S. Kelley Mr. Sean P. KelleyMr. and Mrs. Paul KellyMr. and Mrs. Fred KelsayMs. Margaret KempMr. and Mrs. Cyril KitaMrs. Marie KlughMr. and Mrs. Ralph KodellSr. Marie Elizabeth Koehler, RSMMr. and Mrs. Scott KorenblatMs. Cynthia KresseMrs. Mary Rose LaMearMs. Lauren E. LavenderDr. and Mrs. Robert LavenderMr. and Mrs. Michael Leake

Ms. Norma LehmanMrs. Carolyn LewisMs. Kristen LienhartMr. and Mrs. Mike LienhartMs. Joan LipsmeyerMs. Mary LoganMs. Barbara LohMr. and Mrs. Russell LomasMr. and Mrs. Harry LomasonMr. and Mrs. Bob LongMr. and Mrs. Troy LoweMrs. Anne MacalusoMs. Melissa K. MadiganMr. and Mrs. Jerry MajorsMs. Kay MarakDr. Melody McBride and

Mr. Mike McBrideMr. and Mrs. Gregory McCarrollMr. and Mrs. Don McConnellMrs. Jamie McCormackMs. Tippi McCulloughMs. Anne E. McFaddenMs. Kim McIntyreMr. and Mrs. Kyle McMahonMr. and Mrs. Paul MenkeMs. Patricia L. MenzMr. and Mrs. Bob MinshallMrs. Elizabeth MoixMr. and Mrs. Darren MooreMr. and Mrs. Mike MoranMr. and Mrs. Les MoriconiMr. and Mrs. Bernard NeumeierMrs. Clare NeylandSr. Miriam Nolan, RSMDr. Xiomara Garcia and

Dr. Alberto NunezMs. Michelle OakleyMr. and Mrs. Mike O’MalleyMr. and Mrs. Clem Onukwube

Ms. Iris PalenciaMr. and Mrs. Nick PapanMr. and Mrs. Larry ParkerMr. and Mrs. Tyler PateMr. Drue PattonDr. and Mrs. James Penney, IIIMs. Amy PerkinsMr. Patrick PeturssonSr. Joan Pfauser, RSMMs. Ruth PinedaMrs. Cynthia PittsMr. and Mrs. Tommy PolkMr. and Mrs. Andre Prud’hommeMr. and Mrs. Joe PullamMr. and Mrs. Tom PullamMr. and Mrs. Scott PursleyMr. and Mrs. Michael ReifMr. and Mrs. Chuck RenegarMr. and Mrs. John RenickMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey RhinehartMs. Kimberlee Ann RichardMrs. Mary Lou RichardsDr. and Mrs. Robert RichardsonDr. and Mrs. Richard RileyDr. Ruth RobertsSr. Mary Roch Rocklage, RSMMs. Anne Kelly RussellMr. and Mrs. J. Shepherd RussellMr. and Mrs. Paul SageMr. and Mrs. Philip SampsonDr. Kelli Sanders and

Mr. Chris SandersMr. and Mrs. Stephen SandovalMr. and Mrs. Charles SchnebelenMr. Howard SchwanderMrs. Janey ShepherdMr. and Mrs. Steve ShriderMrs. Barbara SilaskiMr. and Mrs. Jeff Simmermaker

Annual Fund Donors(continued)

Because of your generosity this year, MSM was able to grant $377,000 in total tuition aid for the 2013-2014 school year.

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Mrs. Ruth SimpsonSisters of Mercy - Mercy HouseSr. M. Lucille Sluyter, RSMMr. and Mrs. Thomas SmallMr. and Mrs. Dent SmithMr. and Mrs. Robert SmithMr. and Mrs. Jerry SnyderMr. and Mrs. Joe SolomonMs. Micki SowellMrs. Kathryn StanleyMr. and Mrs. Danny StewartMr. and Mrs. Jason Stewart Mrs. Carolyn SullivanMr. and Mrs. Fred SurberMrs. Maria SwicegoodMr. and Mrs. Scott TaylorMr. and Mrs. Herbert ThompsonMrs. Sarah ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Michael TinnelDr. Theresa Travis and

Mr. Tom TravisSr. Rose Marie Tresp, RSMMs. Lori TurneyMr. and Mrs. Jim WaggonerMs. Danita Waller-PaigeMr. and Mrs. Doug WeeksMr. and Mrs. Nicholas WeilerMr. and Mrs. Charles WhitesideMr. and Mrs. Marc WilkinsMrs. Janet WilliamsMrs. Elaine R. WittMr. and Mrs. Ken WolfeMr. and Mrs. Keith WortsmithMr. and Mrs. Harrigan WortsmithMr. and Mrs. Bill WrightMr. and Mrs. Donald Zundel

Friend of the Mount - $1+ Mr. and Mrs. Rick AbbottMs. Bonnie AllenDr. and Mrs. Rene BressinckMr. and Mrs. Phillip AshleyMrs. Betty Ann AvantsMrs. Kirsten Baldwin-MetzgerMr. and Mrs. Phil BalestMr. and Mrs. Steve BarnesMr. and Mrs. Michael BarronMr. and Mrs. Jim BeloteMr. and Mrs. Juan BeltranMr. and Mrs. Pat BlackMr. and Mrs. Stephen E. BlairMr. and Mrs. Steve BondsMr. and Mrs. Michael BrennanMs. Donna BressinckMr. and Mrs. Benny BrightDr. and Mrs. Bunny BrownMr. and Mrs. Dennis BundaMr. and Mrs. Bruce BurtonMr. and Mrs. Pat CaldareraMs. Marilyn CashMr. and Mrs. Jayme CaspallMr. and Mrs. Dan ChambersMr. and Mrs. Frank ChenaultMs. Marisa ClarkMr. and Mrs. Ken ClayMs. Lauren ClayMrs. Dolly Connor Mr. and Mrs. John Cowden Ms. Nancy CraigMs. Emily DavisMrs. Jennie DavisDr. and Mrs. Robert deBinMr. and Mrs. Thomas DeClerkMr. and Mrs. Allen DeislingerMrs. Martha Desloge

Mr. and Mrs. Mark DobbinsMrs. Elizabeth DoberMr. and Mrs. Paul WilliamsonMrs. Marsha DowlerMr. Tom DowningMs. Luella Durst †Ms. Maxine DurstMr. and Mrs. Donald G. DyerMr. and Mrs. William EldridgeMrs. Gwyneth ErxlebenMr. and Mrs. Paul FallonMs. Laura FilipekMr. and Mrs. Thomas FinneganMr. and Mrs. Mike FinneganDr. and Mrs. Patrick M. FleemanMrs. Brenda FlemingMr. and Mrs. Mark FoxMr. and Mrs. David FoxMr. and Mrs. Ray FraserMr. and Mrs. Robert Fratesi Mr. and Mrs. Ted FrodymaMr. and Mrs. H.G. FrostMr. and Mrs. Owen GazetteMr. and Mrs. James GearyMs. Noel GieringerMr. and Mrs. John GillenwaterMr. and Mrs. Tim GlancyMr. and Mrs. Jonathan GonzalesMr. and Mrs. Sam GrayMr. and Mrs. Lauren GrenierMr. James E. GueydanMr. and Mrs. Phil Gustafson Ms. Emily HallMr. and Mrs. Mark E. HallmanMr. and Mrs. John HalseyMr. and Mrs. Rick HammondMrs. Marilyn HardmanMrs. Catherine HarperMrs. Dorothy HarrimanMs. Margaret HatchettMr. and Mrs. Billy HawkinsMr. and Mrs. Tony HenleMr. and Mrs. Danny HenryMr. and Mrs. Gregory HernandezMs. Jessica HerringMr. and Mrs. Charles HerrmannMr. and Mrs. Robert HodgesMs. Diane HoelzemanMr. and Mrs. James HoffmannMr. and Mrs. Alan W. HollandMr. and Mrs. George HollowellMr. and Mrs. John HoodMr. and Mrs. John HortonMs. Lauren HughesMs. Kathy HynumMr. and Mrs. Scott IsaacsMs. Mary Isenman Mr. and Mrs. Andy JanowiczMs. Audrey JonesMr. and Mrs. Rene JulianFr. Thomas KellerMr. and Mrs. Steve KingMr. and Mrs. Joe KuonenL & R Resources, L.C.Mrs. Dolores LeCompteMs. Marilyn LenggenhagerMr. and Mrs. Larry LillyMrs. Mary Lou LimonMr. and Mrs. Jim LindseyMr. and Mrs. Nelson LittleMrs. Cecilia LodyMrs. Diane LoganMrs. Margaret LukasSr. Donald Mary Lynch, RSMMr. and Mrs. Jim Mahan

Mr. Matt MartinMs. Marcella Melandri and

Mr. Benjamin BattenDr. Mary Ann Miller and

Mr. Robert MillerMr. and Mrs. David Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. James MontagueMr. and Mrs. Patricio MontielMiss Kelsey L. MoreheadMs. Jenny MosesMr. and Mrs. Joe E. MosleyMs. Mary Kathleen MuirheadMr. and Mrs. Gary MurphyMr. and Mrs. Patrick MurthaMr. and Mrs. Gary NeedhamMs. Sherry NehusMs. Marianne NolleyMr. and Mrs. Fred NuttMr. and Mrs. David ObersteMs. Johanna OswaldMr. and Mrs. Tom OxnerMs. Aubrey PangleMrs. Carmela PhillipsMrs. Deborah PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Andre’ PoirotDrs. Didier and Maria PortillaMr. and Mrs. Mark PrussDr. and Mrs. Brian QuinnMs. Caitlin QuinnMs. Virginia D. QuinnMs. Lauren RamseyMr. and Mrs. Mike ReaganMr. and Mrs. Kelley Renard Ms. Erin ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. Bob RileyMr. and Mrs. Martin Rindahl

Mr. and Mrs. Brian RosenthalMs. Molly A. RosenthalMrs. Molly Rozelle Mr. and Mrs. Kaam SahelyMr. and Mrs. Lionel SavoyDr. Ann Schlumberger Mr. and Mrs. Philip SchmidtMr. and Mrs. Eric SchubertMr. and Mrs. Calvin ShawSisters of Mercy - House of HopeMs. Ann Martin SmithMr. and Mrs. Dudley SmithMrs. Kelly SnookMr. and Mrs. Robert SoderbergMs. Cathy SpringsteadStar Truck & Tralier Sales, Inc.Ms. Julia Stefanov Mr. and Mrs. Justin SteinschriberMr. and Mrs. Ralph StiefvaterMr. and Mrs. Rob StoverMr. and Mrs. Darian StriblingMr. and Mrs. John E. Strojek Mr. and Mrs. Stanley StullMr. and Mrs. Charles SullivanMs. Wynne Mary TaillacMr. and Mrs. Eddie TannerSr. Deborah Troillett, RSMUnion Pacific CorporationMr. and Mrs. Larry VassarMr. and Mrs. David WeidnerMr. Stephen H. WellsMr. and Mrs. Larry WilsonMr. and Mrs. Paul WoodwardMr. and Mrs. Keith WrenMrs. Dolores ZajacMs. Malinda Zionce

Annual Fund Donors(continued)

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Annual Fund Donors by ClassClass of 1932Mary Lou Durst Limon

Class of 1939Maxine Durst

Class of 1942Luella Durst †Sr. M. Lucille Sluyter, RSM

Class of 1943Mildred Harrison Calhoun

Class of 1944Arminta Nichols Berry Margaret Cahanin Lukas

Class of 1945Mary Birnbach Ballard

Class of 1946Mildred Metrailer Buddenberg

Class of 1947Margaret Bednar Bornhoft Mary Zaloudek Little

Class of 1948Annette Ruckstuhl

Doskey-Williamson

Class of 1949Ann Wrape James Anne Rankin Macaluso Ruth Donnelly Simpson

Class of 1950Emogene Cumnock Byrne Patsy Watts Frost Margaret Rose Hogan †

Class of 1951Mary Ann Pardo Bell-Baxter Dorris Karcher Deislinger Mary Frances Heinze Eldridge Carol Armstrong Kamar

Class of 1952Jennie Zaloudek Davis Mary Ann Mergenschroer Fratesi Carol Ann Gibson Geary Selma Gilmore Hardin Dorothy Mancini Harriman Mary Lou Mergenschroer

Hoffman

Class of 1953Betty Ann Sutton Avants The Estate of Patricia

Johnson Clark †Betty Jo Foreman Easley Helen Duelmer Garr Liane Rhein Humble Norma Lehman Ruth Straessle Metzger Angeline Muzquiz Wilson

Class of 1954Patsy Cooper Kelly Eleanor Lipsmeyer

Class of 1955Sr. M. Elisa Bauman, RSM Barbara Martin Blaes Diane Hoelzeman Linda Besancon Hollowell Mary Alice Pushkarsky Lomason Celena Thirion Schnebelen Barbara Linsky Silaski Claire Saenger Weiler

Class of 1956Nancy McCumber Dowdy

Martha Hiznay Flynn Marilyn Brady Hardman Peggy Buddenberg Hernandez Dolores Luyet Zajac

Class of 1957Carolyn Binz Beck Mary Bea Couch Hiegel Cynthia Chudy Kita Becky Semasek May Shirley Ruffer Nutt Mary Alice Makoski Veitch

Class of 1958Peyton Crawford Bishop Margie Barker Cruse Vita Caldarera deBin Dorothy Nosal Montague

Class of 1959Sr. Noeline Banks, RSM Martha Seredynski Desloge Sophie Bawiec Fraser Mary Michalak Garcia Anna Marie Turchi Jacks Jo Ann Prause Kitta

Class of 1960Carole Pabian Arkin Anne Kennedy Gillenwater Jeannine Huard Hart Mary Rose Enderlin LaMear Sylvia Luyet Savoy Marilyn Mattingly Stiefvater Elizabeth Casper Weidner

Class of 1961Rosemary Balest Bryant Mary Kay Sick Corso Elizabeth Couch Dober Sharon Atwood Gray Reus Chaya Hersh Sr. Donald Mary Lynch, RSM Cathy Wortsmith Moran Ann Martin Smith

Class of 1962Diane Allen Michie McHardy Bissell Elizabeth Seredynski Moix Veronica Dobrovich Smith

Class of 1963Linda Isenman Barry Patti Carter Belote Frances Rogers Buchanan Jane Ferrill Colclasure Janet Kirspel Deeter Kathy Dailey Hightower Betty Catlett Pullam Cathy Springstead Jane Massanelli Tillery Haven Hornibrook Waters Karen Schubert Wolfe Sherry Wilkins Wortsmith

Class of 1964Bernadette Balest Ardemagni Donna Bowers Bressinck Carolyn Cerrato Chalmers Nancy Craig Patti Murphy Dailey Barbara Loh Sr. Joan Pfauser, RSM

Class of 1965Karen Goodhart Flake Patti Caver Jacuzzi

Sheila Atwood Kuonen Joan Lipsmeyer Mary Kathleen McCumber

Muirhead Ann Schlumberger Charlotte Woodie Thompson

Class of 1966Antoinette Smith Connell Beth Lipsmeyer Dunn Margaret Ann Faryewicz Fallon Brenda McNeil Grenier Patty Hamilton Gustafson Ruthie Huncke Holland Diane Hudgens Logan Cathy Rohrbacher Wright

Class of 1967Jean Sick Brasher Barbara Menz Bryan Elizabeth Walker Henry Sr. Marie Elizabeth Koehler, RSM Margaret Gentry Sandoval Jane Hardin Schubert Debbie Loyd Stull Sr. Rose Marie Tresp, RSM

Class of 1968Cynthia Morgan Barron Marsha Robinson Dowler Brenda Hackley Fleming Carole Schmuck Glancy Kathy Edgar Hayden

Class of 1969Vickie Zakrzewski Abbott Beverly Hanson Crookham Patricia Fitzgerald Filipek Kathleen Street Herrmann Johanna Yaniger Horton Mary Isenman Susie Donaldson Lilly Cecilia Gangluff Lody Melinda Kordsmeier Needham Barbara Kordsmeier Oberste Deborah Caldarera Phillips Molly Finch Rozelle Cecelia Walker Soderberg Missy Worley Solomon Wynne Mary Taillac

Class of 1970Joan Campbell Finnegan Mary Dee Heim Carolyn Moore Lewis Marilyn Pasierb Mary Jane Gasper Snyder Theresa Rodriguez Travis Margaret Martin Woodward

Class of 1971Patty Bergman Commerford Emily Mayes Davis Val Calhoun Halsey Carolyn Hall Henry Sharon Kuehn Kelsay Mary Ann Chudy Pruss Peggy Althoff Reagan Sarah Brewer Thompson V. Suzy Tresp

Class of 1972Nancy Wilhite Bartlett Joan Doolittle Chambers Phyllis Jenders DeClerk Maria Hain Hooper Kay Marak Carolyn Bergman Stewart Peggy Wells

Class of 1973Patty Berg Enderlin Christine Kelly Frost Carol Knittig Janowicz Alice Worley Jones Marilyn Lenggenhager Patti Del Donno Lienhart Sharon Campbell Proctor Melanie Hart Riley Ruth Zeiler Stovall Sr. Deborah Troillett, RSM Janet Kresse Williams

Class of 1974Kathy Handloser Aday Sue Jenders Balest Junie Harris Harris Julia Morgan King Cynthia Kresse Michelle Thompson Oakley Rebecca Clement Sullivan

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Class of 1975Sharon Binz Tricia Brown Debra Gasiorowski Carlson Marilyn Pruss Cash Mary Kay Bergman Cashion Nancy Frost Missy Dishongh Griffy Catherine Lensing Harper Debbie Wright Harris Carla Graves LeMay Susan Wallace Lowther Melissa Madigan Bridget Zanoff Majkowski Susan Carroll Minshall Margaret Watkins Mitchell Dawn Prasifka Maureen LoPorto Smith Donna French Strack Carolyn Hepp Sullivan Lynn Isgrig Topp

Class of 1976AnonymousBonnie Allen Joan Johnston Calva Suzanne Claud Dobbins Pam Wood Hodges Sharon Kresse Mary Milam Long

Class of 1977Pam Yaniger Halter Mary Lyon Melody Barron McBride Clare McFadden Neyland Rebecca Richards Smith

Class of 1978Kathleen Brandon Brown Lisa Carey Christine Ray Eades Theresa Goshen Hall Joyce Gangluff Hood Donna Riede Maher Patty Binz Neumeier Cheryl Chandler Rainey Kimberlee Ann Richard Maureen Riley Stover

Class of 1979Patti Johnston Burton Karen Lienhart Oxner

Class of 1980Caroline Ward Fox Rebecca Bailey Kane Mary Bowling Keating Mary Elizabeth Calhoun Lomas Julie Baker Menke

Class of 1981Natalie Polk Hoffmann Mary Ann Buddenberg Miller Dana Murski Renard Maria Chudy Swicegood

Class of 1982Vicki McManus Anger Diana Bernardi Byrne Dana Monroe Caldarera Tracy Taylor Dietrich Katie Sprenger Dupslaff Janet Gibson Korenblat Anne Hiegel Mines Shannon Smith Tanner

Class of 1983Braun Ray Campbell

Class of 1984Lisa Campbell Caspall Jeannie Marendt DeSena Constance Cavanaugh

Harrington Theresa Miller Murtha

Class of 1985Beth Petlak Canterbury Jennifer Fitts Finnegan Sharon Strack Gunter Cheri Bonner Martinka Angela Nutt Nguyen Nan Hennelly Rindahl Janey Jones Shepherd

Class of 1986Maranda Chesser Bailey Alicia Selig Berkemeyer Angela Duran Cynthia Gehrki Hawkins Leslie Mahan O’Malley Kelly Wortsmith Snook

Class of 1987Aimee Colvin Brown Anna Marie Martine Simon Amy Hardin Surber Carrie Whiteside

Class of 1988Lisa Petursson

Class of 1989Missy Thomas Irvin Kendra Johnson Rebecca Smith Neighbors Leslie Borkowski Riley

Class of 1990Paige Gustafson Emanuel Johanna Oswald Kathryn Bishop Stanley Malinda Zionce

Class of 1991Dawne Winter Fox

Class of 1992Melody Brown Kristin Noor Gable Caroline Stephens

Class of 1993Kristen Chalmers Amy England Sahely

Class of 1994Elise Pullam Cooley Melissa Patterson

Class of 1995Carrie Drewenski Dannaway Carolee Sroka Emerson Robin Rainey Gann Allison McCarthy Montiel

Class of 1996Kristen Lienhart

Class of 1997Lisa Jackson Cowden Sarah Davies Crane Sarah Filipek Johnson Anne Kelly Russell Michelle Poe Stewart

Class of 1998Amber Cory Gonzales Mary-Margaret Rasco Marks

Class of 1999Kirsten Baldwin-Metzger

Class of 2000Laura Filipek Jamie Billie McCormack

Oceanna Kuonen McMahon Sara Mangiaracina Neilson

Class of 2001Jennifer Boccarossa †

Class of 2002Bethany Ferra Farr Chelle McKenzie McCarroll Meredith Hartz Shelton

Class of 2003Dolly Salters Connor Aubrey Pangle

Class of 2004Grace Deacon Fleeman

Class of 2005Lauren Hughes Marly Jeffries Caitlin Quinn

Class of 2006Lauren Clay Noel Gieringer Jessica Herring Erin Reynolds

Class of 2008Olivia Dumboski Lauren Lavender Anne McFadden Kelsey Morehead Lauren Ramsey

Class of 2011Virginia Quinn Molly Rosenthal

Class of 2012Hannah Fairman

Why I Give:Alumnae Association President, Dana Murski Renard ’81

“As an alumna I support Mount St. Mary because of the outstanding education that it provides. My daughter graduated last year, and I am so grateful that she had the MSM experience as well. We give so that future generations will have the opportunity to succeed in the ever-changing world.”

Annual Fund Donors by Class(continued)

Is Your Name Missing?If you feel your name should be listed in this annual report and it is not,

please forgive our oversight and contact us as soon as possible. Or, if we have misspelled your name, please let us know so we may correct our records.

This annual report reflects donations made during the 2013-2014 fiscal year. Any donations received after June 30, 2014, will be recognized next year.

Thank you for your gifts to Mount St. Mary Academy. If we may answer any questions for you, please contact us.

Mount St. Mary Foundation3224 Kavanaugh Blvd.Little Rock, AR 72205

(501-664-8006www.mtstmary.edu

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Special Event Sponsors

Gifts In KindAdvanced Aesthetics of ArkansasMr. and Mrs. Sam K. AlleyRobyn Phillips Allmendinger ’95AnonymousArkansas Enterprise for the

Developmentally DisabledArkansas TravelersArlington Resort Hotel & SpaMr. and Mrs. Rick ArrigoB. BarnettLoren Bartnicke ’09Gina Scerbo Bilger ’84

and John BilgerMr. Stephen BinzSydney Bueter Blackmon ’95Mr. and Mrs. Tim BoeLinda Flynn Broaddrick ’84Mrs. Gina Brockinton - G. SpinelliTricia Brown ’75Burge’s Smoked Turkeys and HamsMr. and Mrs. Keith CaldareraMr. and Mrs. Louis CaldareraDr. Rosey Seguin-Calderon Cantina LaredoCantrell GardensLange Robinson Cheek ’84Cheers in the HeightsChenal Skin CareChief Whitehorse Trail RidesDr. and Mrs. Tommy ChuCobblestone & VineDr. Lana CoelhoAlice Hudgens Cooner ’81Dr. John Dean DDS

Diamante Country ClubMr. and Mrs. John DickinsDillard’sKatie Sprenger Dupslaff ’82Mr. and Mrs. Jay Easterly Jennifer Crews Faulkner ’95Feinstein’sKaren Goodhart Flake ’65Mr. and Mrs. Dominic FlisFloral Express Flower MarketSusan Lohstoeter Ford ’78Fort Thompson Sporting GoodsFrancesca’sDr. and Mrs. Thomas FrazierMr. and Mrs. Stephen FraziorKristin Noor Gable ’92Galatoire’sMargaret Gaston ’14Mr. and Mrs. William GastonDr. Elizabeth Gath and

Mr. Bill GullaGlass ErectorsGreat ClipsMissy Dishongh Griffy ’75

and Tim GriffyMrs. Lori GrilloMrs. Sherry HallMrs. Lorri HambuchenAmy Kemp Harkins ’95Debbie Wright Harris ’75 and

Dr. Bill HarrisMr. and Mrs. Bob HenryNacarra Hite ’95Ms. Ellen Hobgood

Laura Holland Hoey ’94Margaret Rose Hogan ’50 †Ruthie Huncke Holland ’66Jack Clark Landscape ServicesJames AveryMr. Dennis JungmeyerMrs. Frances KeeleyMs. Amy KellyMrs. Debbie KincannonLasercare Skin ClinicMr. Steve LeakeLeMay PhotographyLittle Rock Racquet ClubSusan Wallace Lowther ’75

and Ed LowtherMrs. Kim MartinMastercleanMrs. Vicki MatthewsBecky Semasek May ’57Mrs. Evelyn MenzMercy Health SystemMetro Builders SupplyMr. and Mrs. Charles M. MillerMrs. Susan MooreMr. Wick’s Inc.Nextstep InnovationMr. and Mrs. Todd NickMr. Paul NovickyOak Forest CleanersOasis Lawns of ArkansasDebbie Shields Papineau ’79Dr. and Mrs. Ken PearsonMs. Erica PetersPleasant Valley Liquor

Poe TravelMr. and Mrs. Andre’ PoirotPremium Refreshment ServiceMr. and Mrs. Geoff QuoMr. and Mrs. Raymond RinchusoMrs. Karen RitcheyAngelica Luna Rogers ’91Scott Lyon Landscape DesignMr. and Mrs. Gary SmithJocelyn Valentin Smith ’95St. Vincent Health SystemMr. Jeff StraessleMr. Allen TalbotShannon Smith Tanner ’82Terry’s Finer FoodThe Ridge Wine & SpiritsTide Dry CleanersTipton HurstMr. and Mrs. Chuck TlapekLynn Isgrig Topp ’75Trivia MarketingTulipsMr. Jim WaggonerWar Memorial StadiumAnita Gring Ward ’77Warren’s ShoesMr. Brian J. WeimerPeggy Wells ’72Mr. and Mrs. Eric WewersMr. and Mrs. Robert WeyrensWhite GoatMr. and Mrs. Leonard Zell

Brad Baltz, MDCircumference GroupBen and Kay Combs and

Kathleen Combs ‘09Corky’s Ribs & BBQCustomXMDelta Trust & BankThe East FamilyDr. Eric GordonGwatney ChevroletIntegrity Products, Inc.Mercy FoundationMcKenzie Moriconi ’15, Liza

Moriconi ’18 and Lily Moriconi ’18

Simmons First BankMSM Alumnae AssociationCheers in the Heights,

Samantha and Chris TannerPalette Catering &

Event PlanningPleasant Valley Liquor,

Kevin CaseRhinehart CompanyRogers Photo ArchiveSt. Vincent Health SystemGrace & John SteuriYancey’s Wines & Spirits

Belle BoostersSuper Belle Boosters Airetech CorporationDeena & Rodney Bailey Kelly & Chad Baker,

Hardwoodcleaner.comHolly Larkin & Tod CochranLisa & Will Connell Dominic Flis, Flis Enterprises, Inc.Jennifer & John Herzog Kim & Jim Hiatt Shirley & John Iriana,

Iriana’s PizzaJennifer & Brian Loeb Becky & Blake Norris, Blake

Norris/Arkansas Cardiology

Melanie & Edward OglesbyKay & Glen Payne Wendy & James Penney Kathy & James Primm Nicole & Geoff Rhinehart,

Rhinehart Co., LLCAngelica & John Rogers,

Rogers Photo ArchieveBeth & Bruce Saad Kelli Sanders, M.D.

& Gus Sanders Laura & Steve Sink Lisa & Paul Strack, CustomXMAngie & Phillip Suffridge

Samantha & Chris Tanner, Cheers In The Heights

Michelle WallsNicole Massoll

& Mark Valenzuela

Golden Belle BoostersTeresa & Rick Arrigo Alicia & Kenny Berkemeyer Gina & John Bilger Marisa & Randy Ensminger Staci & Stephen Frazior Phyllis & Kerry Haley Lana & Chad Kauffman Dana & Joe Kleine,

Corky’s Ribs & BBQ

Susan & Darren Moore Kristi Pennebaker Sr. Joan Pfauser, Sisters of MercyBeth & Scott Pursley Kathy & Ray Rinchuso Karen & Lewis Ritchey Karen & Chuck Tlapek Julie & Darin Wewers Silver Belle BoostersMichele Allgood Michael Johnson Mrs. Tucker Raney Carol & Jim Waggoner

MSM Spirit BoostersDeena and Rodney BaileyLisa (Rolf ’85) and

Kenny BoardmanCanterbury FamilyCarpet OneCatholic High Booster ClubChef Bob CateringAlice (Hudgens ’81) and

Les CoonerDons PharmacyEasterly FamilyEmily Grace Fitz ‘12Alexandra Abney Fletcher ‘15Judy and Kevin ForteHaven Kate Gibson ‘16

H.F. Scruggs Company and Dorsey Family

Klugh FamilyHannah Lawson ’15 and FamilyJulia Matchett ‘14McConnell Heavy HaulingMSM Dads’ ClubStephanie NealRegions BankSilaski Family ’82, ’10, ’14 & ‘14Simmons FirstSimmons First National BankTlapek FamilyYeary Lindsey Architects

Acxiom CorporationMr. and Mrs. Walter AkinsDr. and Mrs. Rene Bressinck Mr. and Mrs. Sam K. AlleyAmerican Forest

Resource CouncilAnonymous (4)Mr. Steven AnthonyArkansas Society of

Association ExecutivesArkansas Society of

Professional LobbyistsArkansas Timber

Producers AssociationMrs. Deena Burnett BaileyMr. and Mrs. John BaileyBancorpSouth Insurance

Services, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin BartnickeMs. Beverly BeadleMr. and Mrs. Adam BeckMr. and Mrs. Allen BedellMs. Melissa BertramMr. and Mrs. Craig BettsMrs. Michie Bissell Ms. Frances S. BlackMr. John G. BlackMs. Marissa BlairMr. and Mrs. Steve BlairMs. Debbie BloughMr. and Mrs. Larry BoccarossaMr. and Mrs. Tim BoeMr. and Mrs. John BohannonBolin Family Enterprises LLC Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bown Mr. and Mrs. Curt BradburyMr. and Mrs. Jay BradfordMr. and Mrs. Del BrannonMr. and Mrs. Robert BrasherMr. and Mrs. Michael BrennanBrent Stevenson AssociatesMr. and Mrs. Andrew Briggler

Brooks Surveying, Inc.Ms. Dana M. BrownMr. Josh BrueningMr. and Mrs. George BujarskiBurrow OpticalMs. Margo BushmiaerButch Kelley Trucking, Inc.Calhoun FarmsMr. and Mrs. Larry CarterMr. and Mrs. Glenn ChalmersMs. Anne CingolaniMr. and Mrs. Jimmy CoatsMr. and Mrs. Randy CockrellDr. Lana CoelhoMr. and Mrs. Ed CollinsMr. and Mrs. Ben CombsCooperative Arkansas Realtors

Multiple Listing Services, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Donald CrockerFlora Bittner Croft EndowmentMr. and Mrs. Jim DaileyMr. and Mrs. Michael DandurandMr. and Mrs. Gary DanielsonMs. Nancy DavisDr. and Mrs. John DeanMr. and Mrs. Thomas DevineMr. and Mrs. Larry DewittMr. and Mrs. John DickinsDonald W. Brooks, Inc.Don’s Hydraulic Equipment

& Sales, Inc.Mr. Robert Doolos Mr. and Mrs. Jim DrakeMs. Olivia L. DumboskiMs. Angela DuranMr. and Mrs. Jay EasterlyMs. Stacey EllisEmbassy Suites Hotel and SpaMr. and Mrs. Gibbs FergusonMs. Laura FilipekMr. and Mrs. David FilipekFirst National Title Company

Mr. and Mrs. John FlakeMr. and Mrs. Dominic FlisMr. George Foster, IIIMr. and Mrs. Mark FoxMr. and Mrs. Joe FoxMr. James France Msgr. Lawrence FrederickMr. and Mrs. Frank FunkGannett Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Donald GaskinMs. Susan A. GlazeMr. and Mrs. James GoodhartMr. and Mrs. Rick GregoryMr. and Mrs. Gary GriffinMr. and Mrs. Joe GriffithMr. and Mrs. Jim HallMr. and Mrs. Michael HallDr. and Mrs. Bill HarrisMr. and Mrs. Gregory HartMr. and Mrs. Gregory Hartz Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hastings

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey HathawayMr. and Mrs. Grant HawkinsMr. and Mrs. Pete HeisterMr. and Mrs. Tony HenleMs. Martha F. HenryMr. and Mrs. James HoffmannThe Estate of

Margaret Rose HoganMr. and Mrs. Alan W. HollandMr. and Mrs. Carl HortonMr. David HortonMr. and Mrs. James HoytMr. and Mrs. Mark HudsonHughes, Welch & Milligan, Ltd.Mr. Christopher HyattJ. R. Banks Lumber Co.J. W. Black Lumber CompanyDr. and Mrs. Dennis JacksMr. and Mrs. Joe JantonMr. and Mrs. Bart JenningsDr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson

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Lasting Efforts* Campaign Donors2013-2014

Over $45,000 in scholarships from the Mount St. Mary Endowments were awarded during spring awards ceremonies.

Melissa Ma ‘98 Memorial Scholarship Recipient: Mariah Stefanov ’15Mrs. Lu and Dr. Frank Ma award the Ma scholarship to Mariah Stefanov, who is accompanied by her mother, Julia Stefanov, at the Underclass Awards Ceremony. Established by the Mas in memory of Melissa Hung-Jean Ma ‘98, this scholarship provides full assistance for tuition, books, fees and uniforms for one senior student each year. The recipient must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average.

The Annalissa “Magdalena” McClendon Travel Grant Recipient: Hailey Strother ’15

The Annalissa McClendon travel grant was created by the Junior Classical League of Mount St. Mary to honor the memory of Annalissa McClendon ’08 by

helping a student who loves Latin class and Latin Club travel abroad each year. MSM Latin Club sponsor, Mrs.

Maureen Stover (left), and Annalissa’s grandmother, Nancy McKim, and friend, Emily Carter ’08 (right),

present the $250 travel grant to Hailey Strother, who is accompanied by her mother, Katherine Strother.

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Mr. and Mrs. Philip JonesMr. and Mrs. Earl Jones, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Jones, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Wayne JonesMrs. Angeline KaplonMs. Theresa KaplonKappa Sigma FraternityThe Estate of Mary Ann KeithMr. and Mrs. Hank KelleyMr. and Mrs. Michael KellyMr. and Mrs. Monty KickertMr. and Mrs. Joseph KirchnerSr. Judith M. Klei, RSMMr. Dale KnollL. D. Long, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Andy LaGroneMr. and Mrs. George Lease Ms. Marilyn LenggenhagerMr. and Mrs. Ronald LensingMr. and Mrs. Richard LewisLittle Rock Landscape, Inc.

Louisiana Forestry AssociationMr. and Mrs. Ed LowtherMr. and Mrs. Frank MartinDeacon and Mrs. Tim MassanelliMs. Bonnye MaxwellMs. Paulette McConnellMr. and Mrs. Paul McDonnellMs. Mary McGinnisMs. Nancy McKim Mr. and Mrs. Kyle McMahonMrs. Ashley McNattMr. and Mrs. Jack McNulty Mrs. Debbie MickelThe Estate of Rose Marie MillerMontgomery, Adams

& Wyatt, PLCMr. and Mrs. Patrick M. MooreMr. and Mrs. Darren MooreMr. and Mrs. Matt MorrisonMSM Dads’ ClubNabholz Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Larry NanceMs. Deirdre NewcombMr. and Mrs. Alan NyeMs. Bettie NyeMr. and Mrs. Christopher NyeMsgr. John O’DonnellMs. Robin OliverMs. Vicki Mills and Mr. Jerry PackMrs. Pat Papacek Mr. and Mrs. Brad PaulMr. and Mrs. Mike PaulusDr. and Mrs. Ken PearsonMr. and Mrs. Allen PettitMr. Doug PilcherMr. and Mrs. Bob Plummer Mr. and Mrs. John PotterMr. Robert G. ProffittMr. and Mrs. Pete PrutzmanMr. and Mrs. Scott PursleyDr. and Mrs. Brian QuinnR. D. Jones Logging Co, Inc.Ms. Liz RainwaterMr. and Mrs. Dusty RhoadesMr. and Mrs. Elmer RitchieMs. Julie Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Doug Rooney Rourke Family Foundation Roy and Christine Sturgis

Charitable & Educational TrustMr. and Mrs. Thomas RuskMr. and Mrs. Joseph L. RussellMr. and Mrs. Philip Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Robert SchulteMr. and Mrs. Joe SearcyDr. Angela SewallMr. and Mrs. Ritchie Shields Mrs. Barbara SilaskiMr. and Mrs. Gordon Silaski Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Steven SmithMr. and Mrs. Don SmithMr. and Mrs. Harold SmithMr. and Mrs. James M. Smith

Ms. Kathryn Smith Ms. Lula Ann SmithMr. and Mrs. Gary SmithMr. and Mrs. Allen SmitheyMrs. Kelly SnookMr. and Mrs. Thomas St. AmourMr. and Mrs. Mack Stafford Mr. and Mrs. Bradley SteinMr. and Mrs. Rob StoverMrs. Donna Sward Synacor, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Eddie TannerMs. JoAnn TaylorThe National Collegiate

Athletic AssociationSr. Deborah Troillett, RSMMr. and Mrs. Lem TubbsMr. and Mrs. Steve TurnerUnited Systems of Arkansas, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Steven Vaden Mr. and Mrs. Allen Vaughan, Sr.VCCMs. Joan VehikMr. and Mrs. Greg WahlMr. and Mrs. Bill WatersMr. and Mrs. Doug WeeksMr. and Mrs. Joel WestDrs. Darin and Julie WewersMr. and Mrs. Eric WewersMr. and Mrs. Mike Whitacre Mr. and Mrs. Robert WhiteMs. Mary Sue WhitelawMs. Carrie WhitesideMr. and Mrs. Keith WolfeMr. and Mrs. Harrigan WortsmithMr. and Mrs. Jarrell WrapeMr. and Mrs. Don WrightMr. and Mrs. Randy YoungMr. Lynn ZenoMs. Kimberly ZimmermanMr. and Mrs. Edward Zionce

*Donations for endowed scholarships are considered gifts to the Lasting Efforts Campaign.

McAuley Achievement Awards Established in 1989, the McAuley Achievement Awards reward

academic achievement, commitment to the educational programs at MSM and dedication to the Mercy Values. The awards are in the form of scholarships that are applied to the following year’s tuition and are funded by the interest earned from the Mount St. Mary Trust and Scholarship Fund.

This year sixteen McAuley scholarships ranging from $900 to $1,400 were awarded, totaling $17,400. Recipients are listed below.

Sister Deborah Troillett, RSM ’73 Endowed Scholarship Recipient: Kaleigh Byrne ’15

Awarded for the first time this year, the Sr. Deborah Troillett, RSM ’73 Endowed Scholarship recognizes strong leadership and embracement of the Mercy values, providing significant scholarship assistance toward the cost of tuition for a rising senior at Mount St. Mary Academy. The selection process involves a nomination by members of the junior class and is decided upon by the principal, administration and junior theology teacher.

Class of 2017 ($900 each)Vivian BoeRosemarie OchoaChloe BeallKatie O’MalleyClaire AlthoffGrace Crow

Class of 2016 ($1,000 each)Anna Bliss DeanEmily MoseleyKatie ZakrzewskiElizabeth HenryKatie Kita

Class of 2015 ($1,400 each)Rachel ParkerSavannah HansonNatalie McCormickKaty DivinoMadison Waite

Belle Courtyard 2014Kristen Anger ’14Vicki McManus Anger ’82 Mildred Lannie McManus ’53Vicki McManus Anger ’82

and Walter Anger

Sarah Beckham ’14Mr. and Mrs. Rod Beckham

Halley Burnett ’14Madison Burnett ’14Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Bailey

Madison Canterbury ’14Beth Petlak Canterbury ’85 and

Robby Canterbury

Mary Cate Connell ’14Mr. and Mrs. John Connell

Dominique Dairion ’14Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Dairion

Bailey Davis ’14Mr. Ron Davis

Therese Dobry ’14Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dobry

Golly Easterly ’14Mr. and Mrs. Jay Easterly

Meryl Ensminger ’14Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ensminger

Jaci Hayes ’14Lauren Hayes ’10Dr. and Mrs. John Hayes

Brenda Hernandez ’14Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hernandez

Hannah Herring ’14Mr. and Mrs. Chris Herring

Ella Hollingsworth ’14Mr. and Mrs. Marc Wilkins

Taylor Honeycutt ’14Mr. and Mrs. Wes Honeycutt

Claire Kane ’14Rebecca Bailey Kane ’80

and Tom Kane

Rebecca Kemp ’14Ms. Margaret Kemp

Kelsea Majors ’14Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Majors

Abigail Mines ’14Anne Hiegel Mines ’82

and Tim Mines

Andrea Nunez-Garcia ’14Dr. Xiomara Garcia and

Dr. Alberto Nunez

Katherine Penney ’14Dr. and Mrs. James Penney, III

Rachael Reif ’14Mr. and Mrs. Michael Reif

Abby Richardson ’14Dr. and Mrs. Robert Richardson

Caroline Sage ’14Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sage

Melissa Sampson ’14Molly Sampson ’14Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sampson

Nikki Sanders ’14Dr. Kelli Sanders and

Mr. Chris Sanders

Audrey Shrider ’14Mr. and Mrs. Steve Shrider

Abby Sowell ’14Ms. Micki Sowell

Scottie Taylor ’14Mr. and Mrs. Scott Taylor

Stormie Wells ’14Mr. and Mrs. Don McConnell

Claire Wewers ’14Mr. and Mrs. Eric Wewers

Madeline Whitacre ’14Mrs. Carrie BurkheadAlice Worley Jones ’73Mr. and Mrs. Mike Whitacre

Alex Witt ’14Mr. and Mrs. John Herzog

Madison Wortsmith ’14Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wortsmith

Mercy Valuesu Recognition of the intrinsic worth and dignity of

each person

u Excellence and quality

u Hospitality

u Courage to innovate and the right to make mistakes

u Compassion, mercy, justice

u Service to the poor, sick and uneducated

u Response to need

u Worth and need of a sound education in leading students to the truth

u Respect for varied religious traditions and beliefs

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Estate Gift Ensures Legacy of Math, Science for MSM

The late Margaret Rose Hogan, a Mount St. Mary Academy

alumna from the Class of 1950 and long-time

supporter of the school, left a final gift to her MSM family with a bequest of nearly $390,000 to Mount St. Mary Foundation. Rose helped build, staff,

and manage the library at UAMS in Little Rock for

24 years. Throughout her life, she whole-heartedly

supported her alma mater, donating thousands of books as well

as her diploma from the Class of 1950. Her desire for future students to receive a foundational education will impact countless young women.

The gift is designated to endowed faculty compensation for the math and science departments. “Skilled and dedicated teachers are essential to our pursuit of academic excellence, and we are extremely grateful to Rose for her generosity,” Director of Advancement Kirsten Dickins explained. “Her generous gift illustrates an act of selflessness and foresight which will enable Mount St. Mary to advance our mission by enabling us to retain and attract exceptional teachers and faculty.”

Mount St. Mary established the 1851 Society to honor and recognize those who have invested in the Mount’s mission and future through their planned gifts. Planned giving is an important way to leave a legacy for future generations of Mount St. Mary students. Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, was able to start the first Mercy school on Baggot Street in Dublin, Ireland in 1827 with a one million dollar bequest from her employers. We invite you to join in Catherine’s legacy by establishing your own planned gift to ensure that future generations of young women have an opportunity to receive the quality education rich in Mercy values that Mount St. Mary has offered since her founding. Individuals interested in becoming a member of the 1851 Society should contact Kirsten Dickins in the Foundation Office at 664-8006. ™

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Honorariums and MemorialsThe following tribute gifts were received from April 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014.

HonorariumsTish Anderson

Madeline Whitacre ‘14Kissy Blanchat

Madeline Whitacre ‘14Lee Ann Brosh

Mr. and Mrs. Jim DrakeCarrie Burkhead

Madeline Whitacre ‘14Patricia Chaffin

Madeline Whitacre ‘14Brian Clark

Madeline Whitacre ‘14Angie Collins

Madeline Whitacre ‘14Patti Murphy Dailey ‘64

Barbara Loh ‘64Missy Gazette

Madeline Whitacre ‘14

Tim GlancyMadeline Whitacre ‘14

Laura HathawayMadeline Whitacre ‘14

Alice Worley Jones ‘73Madeline Whitacre ‘14

Steven LasterMadeline Whitacre ‘14

Joyce Frazier Marak ‘44Kay Marak ‘72

Vickey Hum Metrailer ‘69Madeline Whitacre ‘14

Karen MollMr. and Mrs. Jim Drake

Sharon NiemczykMr. and Mrs. Jim Drake

Christi OliverMadeline Whitacre ‘14

Laura ParkerMadeline Whitacre ‘14

Diana PearsonMr. and Mrs. Jim Drake

Sr. Joan Pfauser, RSM ‘64Madeline Whitacre ‘14

Caroline Puddephatt ‘03Mr. and Mrs. Bill Puddephatt

Ginger QuinnMadeline Whitacre ‘14

Wendy SaerMadeline Whitacre ‘14

Stephanie Boccarossa Short ‘06Madeline Whitacre ‘14

Jeff StottsMadeline Whitacre ‘14

Sr. Deborah Troillett, RSM ‘73Madeline Whitacre ‘14Jackie Finch Hudson ‘03

Leslie TruemperMadeline Whitacre ‘14

Susie WardlawMadeline Whitacre ‘14

Abby Whitacre ‘10Madeline Whitacre ‘14

Millie WhitleyMr. and Mrs. Jim Drake

Diane WolfeMadeline Whitacre ‘14

MemorialsRichard M. James

Ann Wrape James ‘49Jean Lensing

Catherine Lensing Harper ‘75Clara Laux Loh ‘29

Barbara Loh ‘64Phyllis Creagh Lukas ‘59

Mr. Robert Lukas

Annalissa McClendon ‘08Ms. Nancy McKim

Most Reverend Andrew J. McDonald

Mr. and Mrs. James KaminskiCatherine Oswald ‘83

Johanna Oswald ‘90Richard Pyle

Immaculate Conception SchoolStar Truck & Tralier Sales, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Larry Vassar

Robert SmithMr. Josh BrueningMs. Anne CingolaniMr. and Mrs. Gibbs FergusonHughes, Welch & Milligan, Ltd.Mr. Christopher HyattMs. Bonnye MaxwellMs. Mary McGinnisMr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Moore

Ms. Robin OliverMr. and Mrs. John PotterMr. Robert G. ProffittMs. Julie RobbinsAnita Calva Smith ‘74Mr. and Mrs. Don SmithMr. and Mrs. James M. SmithMr. and Mrs. Bradley SteinMr. and Mrs. Lem Tubbs

Delphine Mitchell Sutton ‘18Betty Ann Sutton Avants ‘53

Tim SwicegoodMaria Chudy Swicegood ‘81

Lawrence E. TateMr. and Mrs. Eddie CrowTate Family Foundation

Alana WolfeMr. and Mrs. Michael BrennanMs. JoAnn Taylor

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Memorial Garden Celebrates Many Gifts of Sharing and Life

hank you to all the hard-working volunteers who rolled up their sleeves and grabbed a shovel for the most recent green space added to the Mount St. Mary campus — The Jennifer Boccarossa ’01 Memorial Garden. The Class of 2014 graciously donated funds from their senior class gift to honor the memory of the beloved MSM music instructor.

During the month of June, volunteers including members of the Dads’ Club, students, faculty and alumnae cleared the space near the front entrance of Mount St. Mary and planted trees, shrubs and grasses that will accompany benches and a memorial fountain for students to enjoy for the 2014-2015 school year. Thank you, especially, to Lauren Clark (MSM parent) and the campus beautification committee, and to all the volunteers and donors who have shared their gifts of time and treasure for the memorial garden in support of the Boccarossa family. ™

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MissionFounded in 1851, and sponsoredby the Sisters of Mercy, MountSt. Mary Academy is a premier,all-girls’ school dedicated tobuilding a strong moral andintellectual foundation for ourstudents in order to fully preparethem to meet the challenges ofthe future as women of wisdom,compassion and integrity.

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2014November 2: Open House from 2-4 p.m. Prospective students

and their parents are invited to tour the school and attend informal sessions to learn more about Mount St. Mary’s academic programs.

November 7: Early deadline to register for Placement Test, including $15 testing fee (fee is $20 after November 7).

December 6: Placement Test from 8:00-11:30 a.m. This test is administered to all students applying to enter the freshman class in the fall 2015.

Shadow Dates: November 5, 11 and 18, 2014

To Register: 1. Go to www.mtstmary.edu 2. Click on the Admissions tab and then on Shadowing/Visit the Mount 3. Click on the purple highlighted portion in the Group Shadow Days section.

2015January 16: Due date for Mount St. Mary to receive transcript

from student’s current school. A completed application for admission may be submitted at this time or by February 20.

January 16-17: A fun overnight lock-in held at Mount St. Mary from 9:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m.

January 30: Student’s Placement Test results and instructions for the next steps in the admissions process are mailed.

February 10 or 11: Incoming Freshmen Information Meetings are held to provide students and parents an opportunity to meet staff and review course options available throughout the 4-year curriculum. Parents must attend one of these meetings.

February 1-April 20: FACTS Grant & Aid Applications for tuition assistance are due by April 20. Applications are available at www.factstuitionaid.com. Your 2014 tax return is required for the application process.

February 20: Deadline for completed Application for Admission, 7th and 8th grade Academic Records, Financial Contract and Enrollment Fee ($550). Any student who submits a contract after this date will automatically be placed on our waiting list.

March 10, 11, 18, 19: Incoming Freshmen Conferences are held, and students and parents meet individually with a member of the MSM Guidance Department to determine student’s specific course options for freshman year.

April 8: “Come with Belles On” party 5:30-7:00 p.m. Drop-in party celebrating the acceptance of students into the Mount St. Mary Class of 2019.

June: First invoice for tuition is sent out from FACTS Tuition Management Company.

July 1: Deadline to enroll with FACTS Tuition Management Company for tuition payment. Payment begins in June 2015 and ends in July 2016.

Important Dates for Prospective Freshmen

Questions? Please contact our Admissions Office at [email protected] or 501-664-8006 ext. 106.

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