Reminder: Winona Spring Social on Thursday, May 7

Posted By: khandy On: 2026-05-04
Posted On: 2026-05-04

On Thursday, April 23, we honored our colleagues at the Minneapolis campus who are celebrating milestone years of service at the university and those who have recently or will soon be retiring.

Join us this week at the Winona campus to continue recognizing our colleagues on these milestones.

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

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, Susan Hines, Cynthia Kronebusch, Leslie McElmury, Veronica Murphy, Colin Hastings

60 Years of Service: Brother John Grover

25 Years of Service: Martin Hernandez, Paul Christensen, Kara Wener, 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