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alumnae traces
upcoming
alumnae events
St. Patrick Center Alumnae NIght
Tuesday, April 10 • 4:30–7:00 p.m. her senior year. She has returned to competi- zational and networking skills. They were among
RSVP: pferrara@corjesu.org
Alumnae Night at the Musical:
Hello, Dolly!
Wednesday, April 11 • Cor Jesu Academy
6:00 p.m.: Reception
7:00 p.m.: Performance Begins
Adults: $10 • Children: $5
RSVP: pferrara@corjesu.org
“The New Tax Law and How It
Affects You” Panel Presentation
Tuesday, April 24 • 6:00–8:00 p.m. and developing a line of clinical research. 2017 from the University of Missouri–Columbia
RSVP: pferrara@corjesu.org
See page 19 for more information
(This will take the place of the originally scheduled
spring Alumnae meeting.)
Alumnae Inductions for Class of ’18
Friday, May 4 • 8:15 a.m. Liturgy ors College and the College of Business. She
Induction Ceremony following Mass
2018 Class Reunions
Saturday, June 2, 2018
’63, ’68, ’73, ’78, ’93, ’13
Saturday, June 9, 2018
’83, ’88, ’98, ’03, ’08
(See page 19 for a list of the reunion chairs
for each class.)
Stay tuned for the upcoming
ALUMNAE FIELD HOCKEY GAME
IN THE FALL!
For more information about the
Alumnae Association, visit
www.corjesu.org/alumnae
or contact Director of Alumnae Relations
Patty Ferrara ’85: 314.842.4429, ext. 266
or pferrara@corjesu.org.
24 COR JESU ACADEMY
In Memoriam
1980 2017 We extend our sincere condolences and prayers to the families of the Cor Jesu
Diane Dirkers Jones recently was named the Former CJ classmates, Kayla Brown and Mia community on the loss of their loved ones:
Borgia Girls Head Swimming Coach. She has an Maciorowski, earned the highest achievement
extensive background in the sport, as she was in Girl Scouting, the Girl Scout Gold Award, by OTTO ALLMENDINGER
a four-year swimmer at CJ and a team captain
demonstrating outstanding leadership, organi-
Father of Susie Allmendinger ’83 and Rosie Almmendinger Adams ’90
tive swimming with the U.S. Masters and St. 48 young women in eastern Missouri honored at ORVILLE BURKEMPER
Louis Area Masters Swim Club’s circuit with the
400 individual medley, 200 backstroke and 200 a ceremony this past summer. Grandfather of Madeline Burkemper ’10, Julianna Burkemper ’20, Hannah Calandro ’20
breaststroke as her favorite events. “The fact that Rachael Hillyer recently received the first-ever
I still train and compete helps me to empathize Sinclair School of Nursing’s Discovery Fellow at JOHN CLARKSON
Mizzou. According to Mizzou’s website, “The
with what swimmers experience in training and Discovery Fellows Program allows eligible fresh- Stepfather of Kris Fitzgibbons Chkautovich ’81
competition,” Diane said.
men to participate in mentored research in their
academic area. While in high school in St. Louis,
2007 Hillyer began discovering her passion for genet- STEPHEN DEIMEKE
ics research. The Cor Jesus Academy graduate Brother of Amy Deimeke Lemay ’92, Tricia Deimeke Lee ’93 and
Rose O’Donnell earned her Doctorate of Philos- had the opportunity as a high school student JoAnne Deimeke Whitaker ’93
ophy in School Psychology from the University
of Missouri. She is completing a postdoctoral fel- to participate in research on plant mutations
with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.”
lowship at the Thompson Center for Autism and Read more about Rachael’s interest in nursing MARY DOERR
Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University and her future plans to research how genetics Mother of John Doerr (former board member)
of Missouri. Her current work includes conduct- plays a role in lympadema at: nursing.missouri. Grandmother of Amy Doerr ’06, Melissa Doerr ’09, Allison Doerr ’12 and
ing psychological evaluations, working on a
edu/2018/02/27/starting-early/
federally funded multidisciplinary training grant Lauren Michelle Murphy graduated in May Kelsey Doerr ’16
with a Bachelor of Health Science degree and is JOSEPH GRANA
employed at Mercy Hospital St. Louis as a Reg-
2013 istered Respiratory Therapist in the NICU and Father of Liz Grana ’02 and Stephanie Grana Petersen ’06
Regina DuFaux graduated in May from Saint PICU. Husband of Kathy Grana (CJ faculty member)
Louis University with a major in Communica-
tions, a minor in Marketing and a concentration Brother of Mary Grana Sinclair ’76, Susie Grana Schoelch ’78
in Advertising. Marriages
Olivia Fernandez is double majoring in Finance JIM HAFFNER
and Spanish at Missouri State University’s Hon-
Father of Brittney Haffner ’11 and Natalie Haffner ’14
2004
was featured in the school’s College of Busi- Erica Oppelz married Cedric Mpoy on August ROSEMARIE LAMBRICH
ness News blog this past fall, announcing her
internship with the Kansas City Federal Reserve 26, 2017, in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, with a reception Mother of Theresa Lambrich Dapron ’84 and
that included an honors component. Her career in St. Louis on October 14, 2017. She has been
goal includes working for a federal organization working in the Forensic Department of the crime Bridget Lambrich ’89
about macroeconomic issues. lab for the City of St. Louis for the past seven LOYOLA LANDOLT
years. The newlyweds live in St. Louis.
Mother of Jeanice Landolt Ferguson ’75,
2014 Geri Landolt Lux ’79 and Mary Landolt Burke ’81
Katie Hermsmeier was recently awarded the Grandmother of Christin Lux Connors ’08 and
2018 Alice Zipf-O’Rourke Research Scholarship.
Katie is a senior at Saint Louis University in the Births Molly Burke ’13
Medical Laboratory Science & Investigative
and Medical Science Programs SLU. Read more
about her accomplishment at: www.slu.edu/ 1991 ANGELA MELROY
doisy/doisy-news/2018/mls-awards-zipf-orourke- Mother of Beverly Amighetti Lasser ’61 and
scholarship-2018.php Jenny O’Brien and her husband, Andrew Shipp
(CJ’s Lacrosse Coach), joyfully announce the
birth of their daughter, Madelyn Grace Shipp, the late Mary Catherine Amighetti ’64
2015 who was born on November 24, 2017. GEORGE MERTENSMEYER
Caroline Moore (pic- 2005 Father of Lori Mertensmeyer Marusic ’87
tured left) is a gymnas-
tics captain this year at
the University of Penn- Sarah Young Samuels WILLIAM RUPP
sylvania. and her husband, Joel, Grandfather of Ellie Rupp ’15
celebrated the birth of
their daughter, Cath-
erine Lily, born July CLEO FURLA TARLAS
2016 20, 2017. She joins big Mother of Dan Tarlas
sisters Alyssa Marie (4)
and Madeline Rose (3). (board member)
Deanna Schmidt, a sophomore at Truman State, Grandmother of Elena Tarlas ’10,
was recently awarded the highly competitive
Critical Language Scholarship through the U.S. Krista Kutz and her Katherine Tarlas ’15
State Department’s Bureau of Educational and husband Craig Scan-
Cultural Affairs. She will spend 8 to 10 weeks this lon welcomed home
summer in an intensive language-immersion their first child, a son,
program, speaking only in Mandarin for the en- Asher Emmanuel, born
tire summer. She will also take part in many cul- on December 4, 2017.
tural experiences to expand her understanding They reside in Chicago,
of the history, politics and culture. Illinois.