Spring Social and Employee Recognition Invitation and RSVP

Posted By: Christine Martin On: 2026-04-08
Posted On: 2026-04-08

Faculty and Staff are cordially invited to the Spring Social and Employee Recognition events being held on our Minneapolis and Winona campuses. Join our president, Father James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., as we honor our colleagues who are celebrating milestone years of service at the university and those who have recently or will soon be retiring. Events include:

Minneapolis Campus | Thursday, April 23

Mass | 3:30 – 4 p.m. | University Center

Social and Employee Recognition | 4 – 5:30 p.m. | University Center

Winona Campus | Thursday, May 7

Mass | 4 – 4:30 p.m. | Saint Thomas More Chapel

Social and Employee Recognition | 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Toner Student Center Dining Hall

Please complete this RSVP form by Monday, April 13. We look forward to celebrating with you!

The list of retirees and employees who will be recognized is below. Please contact hr@smumn.edu with any questions or if you notice a discrepancy in the list.

Retirees: Nancy Hershfield, Valerie Edwards Robeson, Sara Heinzen, Mark Barber, Lawrence Price, John Jankord, Patrick Hennessey, Molly Lohnes, Susan Hines, Cynthia Kronebusch, Leslie McElmury

60 Years of Service: John Grover

25 Years of Service: Martin Hernandez, Paul Christensen, Kara Wenner, Dean Beckman

20 Years of Service: Colin Hastings, Rebecca Merchlewitz, David Rokus, Kristen Knopf, Joshua Kostuck

15 Years of Service: Alex Urquhart

10 Years of Service: Michael Ziegler, Judd Botcher

5 Years of Service: John Tschida, Robbie Schultz, Sister Agnes Mary Graves, Alisa DiSalvo, Chris DuRose, Robin Ostermann-Raj, Carol Daniel