Alumni Class Notes – March 2018

March 28, 2018

1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s  

1980s

Jim Kerkvliet’80 and Edward Goettl J.D.’85 were recently named to the executive team at Optimus Steel, a 750,000 ton/year steelmaking facility in Beaumont, TX. Jim joins Optimus Steel as President and CEO, while Ed is the VP, Sales and Marketing. Both started their long steel industry careers at this plant.

1990s

Brian Nalipinski’96, owner of the Dairy Queen in Morris, MN, donated Dilly Bars for all CDH students faculty and staff. He brought the delicious treats to celebrate our Founder’s Day on March 20, 2018.

2000s

Maria Moores Watts’00 was recently promoted to Managing Director and Head of Retail Investment Banking at Baird. She is the youngest person promoted to Managing Director in the Investment Banking department’s known history.

2010s

The Denver Post featured Avalanche defenseman Mark Alt'10. Alt was a standout CDH quarterback and hockey player before choosing hockey. Read more.

Jessica Jaunich’13 was on this season of American Idol. See her interview and performance on Twin Cities Live.

Rachel Broos '14 (pictured second from right) is a member of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University Society for the Advancement of Management (S.A.M.) Case Study team. The S.A.M. team recently won its fifth consecutive national title, taking first place in the Collegiate Case Competition at the 2018 International Business Conference. Read more.

Peter Johnson’15, a political science major at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, was named a 2018 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education.

Johnson has dedicated his service to issues of hunger and homelessness in the local community. Read more.

The CDH Alumni Improv Show was a great evening of laughter and celebration of CDH comedy and theater!  

The show’s cast members were (L-R): Suzannah Weiss’14, Emmi Corroneo Koepke’09, Taylor Laur’15, Richie McLarn (current CDH Improv Coach), Aaron Cook’00, Elijah Heggernes’15, Nick Niewinski’06, Chris DeMetro’15, Daniel Johnson’12, Bob Galligan’06, David Kappelhoff (CDH Improv Coach 2003-10), Ali Franklin Hourigan’04.