The Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota community will celebrate Founders’ Day on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 on its Winona Campus.
For those of you unable to join us in person in the Page Theatre on the Winona Campus or at the viewing location in Mother Teresa Hall on the Minneapolis Campus, you are cordially invited to watch the livestream of the Convocation found here. Convocation begins promptly at 1:15 p.m. Access the program here to follow along with the day’s events.
The Founders’ Day Convocation will honor the Bishop Patrick Heffron Award recipient: Ann Merchlewitz M’95, J.D.; the Distinguished Lasallian Educator Award recipient: Matthew Klosky, M.A.; the nominees for the 2026 Outstanding Senior Male and Outstanding Senior Female: Peyton Berg, Taryn Dornseif, Jacob Fiala, Zoe Fink, Noah Lahner, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Pike, Javier Rodriguez Cifuentes, Garrett Rotzien, Colin Tushie, and Melanie Winzenburg; as well as the selected 2026 Outstanding Senior Male Student and the 2026 Outstanding Senior Female Student who will be announced at Convocation.
We hope that you will join us in person or virtually for this special day!
