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La Verna Society

Alverno offers our sincerest appreciation to our planned giving donors. Your thoughtful generosity has a profound effect on the lives of Alverno's students.

The La Verna Society was created to honor and recognize donors who support Alverno College through a planned gift — a bequest in your will, beneficiary designation or other options.

La Verna Society Member Recognition

The listing below honors our current La Verna Society members (as of July 21, 2026).  If you have questions about the society or this list, please contact us at plannedgiving@alverno.edu

Learn more about how to become a La Verna Society member.

Malana (Pierret) '69 & Edward Alton
Debra H. Amesqua '04
Sylvia J. Ansay, PhD '61 & Richard Ansay
Stephanie A. Arend '85
Justine A. (Evans) '94 & Shaun Baker
Patricia L. (Wilke) '98 '14 & Michael Ball
Kathleen (Bejma) '85 & Jeremiah Balser
Carol Ann (Gottschalk) '57 & Donald Banker
Sheryl A. (Kinziger) '98 & Timothy Bartczak
Jeanne Bauer '61*
Beverly J. Benzinger Bersch '96
Shirley A. Reiser Bible '59*
D. Jane Billings
Ronald L. & Merilee M. Blake
Barbara (Mathews) '76 & James Blanton
Catherine B. '62 & Cornelius Borman
Mary M. (Fonder) '86 & Ken Braband
Patricia Dix Brewer '68
Barbara Brick '66 and David Havel
Peter W. & Joan Bruce
Elizabeth L. (Wilhelm) Burke '87 '00
Patricia K. (Clark) '60 & Henry F. Burmeister
Sandi (Hansen) Callaghan '81
Monica (Kania) '64 & Al Caron
Margaret "Maggie" Cary '60
Karen A. Case
Camille A. Check '72*
Mary Ellen Collins '64
Mary Jean Collins '63
Suzanne '69 & Edward Constantini
Irene A. Cunningham '76
Christine (Erdman) Daleiden '65
Patricia A. (Ryan) Day
Dorothy K. Dean
Judith A. Dettmann 
Faith E. Devine '66
Sister Mary E. Diez '67
Carol (Zinner) Dolphin '62
Catherine D. '91 & Richard Dowdell
Marion Downey '90
Valerie S. Drescher '94
Jane Ann (Fox) '56 & James A. Drill
Carolyn (Kahl) '90 & Lawrence Dwyer
Darlene (Florek) Ebeling '71
Joanne (Kennedy) Engel '76 & Kenneth Valdes
Janice Ereth & John T. Gilligan
Carole C. (Hipp) Evans '60*
Suzanne M. Felan '62
Mary Diane Fox '65*
Metrodora M. Evagelatos Fredricks '98 '12*
Donna '68 & Thomas Gaffney
Julie (Puhek) Gale '86
Ellen M. Gardner ’99
Patricia R. & Paul Geenen
Therese A. Geiger '66
Joanne (Carini) '66 & Joseph Gelsthorpe
Georgiann M. (Kish) '64 & William E. Gielow
Sheila M. (Krawczyk) Gissibl '98
Gwen & Rudy Godinez*
Jeanne P. Goestenkors '68
Ellen M. '89 & Stephen Goldstein
Cecelia Gore '92 '08
Bonnie J. (Jenkins) '66 & John Gould
Barbara Tennant Gray
Judith A. Gregor '68
Lois Gresholdt '91
Ruth (Lenert) Grossi '61
Carolyn (Warzecha) '63 & William R. Guerra
Ruth Ann Gundrum '61
Jean I. Hamann '68
Tim & Diane (Schenk) '63 Hanley
Joan J. Hardy
Jeannine (Beichner) Hart '69
Rosalie B. Hartmann '70
Genevieve Haugen '61
Marjorie (Carter) Heath '67*
Mari-Anne '91 & Donald Hechmann
Elaine (Smith) '66 & Charles Hedtke
Beverly L. (Roecker) Hoege '83
Glenda (Moschetz) Holm '69
Rose (Bock) Hubli '60
Judith A. '88 '00 & Donald K. Hurley
Karen M. Jensen '99
James & Angelina (Zammuto) '64 Jodie
Iloilo M. (De La Cerda) Jones '78*
Debra J. Jupka '75
Zoe A. Kacharos
Patricia S. Kardas '81*
Roseanne '63 & Kenneth A. Karolik
Audrey J. (Stittleburg) Kaske '90*
Dr. Kathleen A. Kaufelt '74
Marla (Mueller) '56 & William Kennedy
Barbara A. Kluka '66
Caroline (Ryczek) Kobb '56*
Carol A. Kolberg '60
Kathie C. (Hanley) Koski '90*
Karen Kotecki '80
Darlene T. (Berns) '60 & Eldred Kuehl
Cathie Kurek-Ovshinsky '67 & Harvey Ovshinsky
Richard & Cathy ’62 Labinski
Norma M. (Skrzypchak) Lang '61
Grace '81 & Thor Larsen
Virginia S. Lee
Mary Ann Lisner '55
Dr. Marjory Bong-Ray Liu '59*
Helen (Czerniejewski) Lobue '57

Mary-Ann Lupa '64 & John W. Lowell
Janice (Kurash) '67 & David Lyon
Sheila E. (Dempsey) Mack '63
Charlene Chapman Madden '64
Karen A. (Meyer) '87 & Mark Maertins
Anonymous
Barbara S. (Harris) Malecki '85
Mary (Sulgit) Mallon '64 & J. Robert Mallon
Marilyn A. Hamilton Marks '65
Jean A. (Kohr) Matusinec '96
Marlene A. McClure '93
Karin B. (Pennington) '97 & Rob McCullum
Rita T. McDonald, PhD '62
Patricia D. Padjen McNulty '73
Marc & Sandra McSweeney
Mary J. Meehan H'05
Lavetta Meyer Torke '82
Rhoda R. Miller
Jean (Willas) Minal '58
Barbara '67 & Craig L. Minbiole
Jeanette Mitchell '82*
Patricia Mitchell '65
Miriam Montavon '60
Mary K. Mulligan '63
Kathryn Munnell 
Sylvia Petershack Murn '72
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Muth, Jr.
Margaret E. (Frakes) Myota '75
M. Elaine (Stack) '60 & Walter Nicgorski
M. Diane Nunnelee '69
Caroline (Domzil) '79 & Richard H. Ognenoff
Shemagne L. O'Keefe Mullins '99 & Brian Mullins
Kristyne M. (Chapman) Olson '66
Clarice (Marciniak) Opel '69
Mary (Baranowski) '70 & William Orlowski
Anonymous
Barbara A. (Spraitz) '90 & Brian Parr
Ann P. Patterson-Barton '77
Mary P. (McKillip) Pautz '67
Bonita L. (Horras) '68 & Douglas M. Pechman
Lynda Peters '87 & Martin Dodge
Bonnie L. (Szortyka) '83 & Joel D. Peterson
Marlene Peterson '69 & Chuck Kemmler
Judith A. (Jesowshek) '83 & Michael Podoll
Jane M. Polasek*
Constance (Pippert) Polley '65
Susan J. (Harrison) Poulsen '80 & James Fitzgerald
Teresa (Pink) Przybylski '56
Helene* & Norman Raidl 
Barbara N. Ramusack ’60
Celeste R. Raspanti '50
Sara (Guentner) '69 & David Rendall
Mary (Powers) Resnick '59*
Monica '71 & James Rettig
Margaret Riester
Mary Roestel '67
Kim M. (Fleming) '83 & Edward Roh
Jeanne '61 (Friedrichs) & David F. Roller
Marion F. Romens '64
Carolyn Ruck '82
Rosa (Tontinella) Ruehl '54
Stephanie K. Schlueter '01
Elizabeth (Knapp) Schmidt-Kuhr '60 & John Kuhr, Jr.
Joy K. Schreiber '76
Judeen Schulte '71
Mary Ann Schwartz '62
Nancy (Ripp) Scripko '61 & Myron Kilmer
Joan Sheets
Patricia '79 & Joseph Kenneth Siberz
Peggy A. (VanDerpool) '85 & John K. Simon
John G. Slater*
Maxine Soshnik '68
Rose E. (Purpero) Spang '62
Dianne J. (Kohlenberg) Spector '99
Nancy K. Spindler '10
Kristine (Sweeti) '87 & Dennis Stanley
Jayne Steffens '68
Tamara C. (Mielke) '96 & James Strause
Colette (Miller) Suminski '66
Ann Bonita (Key) '60 & Ronald Swirth
Mary (Manske) '64 & Robert L. Taylor
Yvonne (Piasecki) '90 & David Teddy
Phyllis M. Teets '86
William F. Thiemann
Colleen Thomas '60
Barbara A. (Vogel) Treick '64
Sharon Trimborn '66
Karen (Reichl) '66 & Thomas Van Etten
Kathleen M. (Lepine) '78 & Allen Vandenack
Sharon Vinette-Bower '64
Theresa Virgona '63
Nancy (Asman) '66 & William Von Rohr
Mary (Roy) '63 & Thomas P. Wagner
Paula B. (Hudson) Washow '01
Marie (Schimpf) '70 & James M. Waters
Sherry L. Watson '95
Jean Marie Weber ’65
Florence (Loegering) '68 & Gary Wegan
Marguerite Wendell '55*
Barbara Wesener '70
Patricia (Karrels) '68 & Mark Westen
Joan M. Wilde '59
Patricia M. Wilde '61 & Bill Wilde
Margaret A. (Hasslinger) '90 & Warren Wittkopp
Mary Jo (Obenauf) Wolf '61

* Deceased. We honor their lasting legacy.