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KELLY HARTMAN ‘91Alumna of the Year

Parents and alumnae, family and friends often ask, “How do you like the new position?” Even though it has been a

little more than a year, my heartfelt reply has been, “It’s challenging, certainly not boring and it’s felt like coming home.” I’m excited to be back in Louisville and to lead Presentation into her future.

The next question is, “What do you do or want to achieve?” In addition to supporting Principal Becca Noonan and our terrific faculty, my role is to serve as fundraiser, community con-nector, operations leader and manag-er of the business side of the school. My first goal is to find and establish sustainable financial resources so that every young woman—no matter her race, religion or creed—has access to a Catholic education at Presentation. I want to ensure that Presentation remains diverse so that the classroom has young women from all walks of life.

My second goal is to continue to build partnerships and mentoring opportunities for all Pres Girls. Our strategic position downtown allows young women at Presentation to easily explore a range of businesses and cultural landmarks nearby. I want to leverage our connections with the many successful alumnae in busi-nesses a few blocks down the street to give the girls new experiences and to see how they can apply what they are learning in the classroom in the real world.

After traveling for more than 20 years as part of my former role, people often ask, “Do you miss the interna-tional travel?” I am thrilled to be at Pres and not traveling as much as I used to. In fact, I’m really looking forward to helping Pres Girls see more of the world and living out our mission of preparing them to lead in a global society.

This past summer, I was able to combine my passions of traveling over-seas to help others and opening this world to our students. Nine Pres Girls joined me on a mission trip to Kenya. See page 17 for more details and pho-tos of our trip.

One of my objectives as president is to increase the number of students who have an international experience from 20 percent to 50 percent in the fu-

ture. Presentation offers cultural trips to Europe every other summer. I hope to expand our mission trip experiences to every year, with Kenya occurring every other year and adding in trips to India and Rwanda and returning to Belize.

Another goal is to increase the num-ber of girls who take a college-level course from 48 percent to 75 percent. Through an expanded partnership with Spalding University, we’re look-ing to offer more dual credit courses during the school year and potentially as we travel to places like Madagascar during the summers. I was the first person in my family to get a passport back when I was an undergraduate at Spalding. It certainly changed my world, and I hope to give our Pres Girls these life-changing experiences too.

Stepping through the doors of Pres every day, walking up and down the senior steps, feeling the energy of the girls between classes, having lunch finally in the faculty and staff dining hall – it has all felt like coming home. I couldn’t be happier to be back and to lead Presentation Academy in the next chapter of her journey.

Sincerely,

Laura Dills ‘94President

Board of TrusteesOFFICERSStephen C. James, CPAChairSCJ Consulting Services, LLC

Mary Beth Arnett Meagher ‘88Vice ChairMarketing executive

Gil Stein H’05SecretaryGil Stein & Associates Architects, PSC

Melissa Koellner ‘99TreasurerHumana

TRUSTEESDanita Wilson Carter ’80Brooksource

Jamie CoxVice, Cox & Townsend PLLC

Mary Gene Frank ’68Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Retired

Mary Margaret Mullaney Mulvihill ’60Former Alderman and Community Activist

John StoneThe Sound Factory

Barbara Flanders Wine ’67Presentation AcademyRetired

Kay Winfield, SCNSts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital

Julie Dills Wood ’91GE Appliances, a Haier company

EX-OFFICIOLaura Dills ‘94President

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Inside This Issue

Young Alumna of the Year

Alumna of the Year

Topper Service Award

Alumnae News

In Memoriam

Campus News

Athletics News

Fulbright Scholar

Mission Trip

Teacher Features

Tower Awards

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“Being a Pres Girl is not just going to class. It is being adopted into a fam-ily–a family that is ready to listen; a

family that is ready to see your personality; a family that is ready to hear you and ready to cry with you.”

Dominique Alonga ’10 arrived at Presentation Acad-emy as a sophomore transfer student with a much different background than her class-mates. At four years old, war broke out in Congo, and Dom-inique’s mom packed a couple bags and she and her three children ran for their lives. They arrived in Rwanda, right after the Rwandan genocide in 1994. “I grew up respecting courage and resilience, which are values that I walked into the Pres doors with,” Dominique said during her Young Alumna of the Year speech April 15.

When she walked through the “massive doors” at Pres for the first time, “it felt like the ‘Sound of Music,’” Dominique said. She did not speak English and battled depression and homesickness.

But former principal Barbara Wine ‘67 said she remembers first meeting Dominique and thinking that this was a young woman who would do great things. “Presentation was truly blessed when the day you enrolled at Presen-tation, Dominique. You have been a gift to the Pres family since the day you stepped through those front doors.”

Dominique credited Pres teachers Dr. Debbie Hall, Gary Householder, Johna Fortener and Meg Graves and former president Sr. Chris Beckett SCN for being part of the community of people who would listen to her and be proud of the woman she has become.

After returning home to Rwanda in 2014,

Dominique was dismayed that there was just one library for 13 million people. So, she decid-ed to do what she could to change this.

Dominique shot a two-minute video and called on her fellow Pres Girls to help her country. “That was the first time the sister-

hood transcended geography, and a couple months later, they called me and said, ‘We have 21 boxes of books!’ These books have helped 31,000 children back home. … It was a gift I would never be able to give if I had not walked through that door, and I thank every single person who be-lieves in us.”

Dominique said she re-ceived a scholarship to attend Pres. “To this day I have no idea who took care of me

for the three years I was at Pres, but it was someone who believed in the story of young women.”

Today, Dominique is the founder of Imagine We Rwanda, a company passionate about changing the reading culture among children and youth in Rwanda and giving a voice to young authors. Since its founding in 2015, the organization has reached 31,694 children, col-lected 6,742 books and donated 3,750 books, according to its website. She wrote one of the seven books published by Image We Rwan-da, called “Ysolde and Her Magical Shoes,” a Rwandan fairy tale about young Ysolde and her journey towards courage and compassion.

Dominique has won several awards for her youth entrepreneurship, including Imbuto Foundation’s prestigious Celebrating Young Rwandan Achievers award, the Women Inno-vate Award and the Tigo and Reach for Change Digital Changemakers Award.

“I am very grateful that Pres created the

woman I am today,” Dominique said. “I am very grateful that it was you who taught me how to read so that I can teach others.

“… I know for sure I would not have been able to be the person who I was today if Pres did not continue to work the journey with me. They didn’t stop when I graduated and threw my hat up in the sky. I still have your emails; we’re still in contact; we’re still a family and that is such a beautiful thing that sisterhood has created, and I hope to be the same sister to the people behind me who are graduating and also to the people who are still ahead who are teaching us to be the change we wish to see in this world. Thank you so much, Presentation.”

While a student at St. Thomas More, Kelly Hartman ‘91 knew she wanted something different from her

classmates. “I couldn’t explain it then and I’m not sure I could exactly put it into words now, but I needed to be here,” she said during her Alumna of the Year speech April 15. “This may be why I feel so passionately about making sure that students who choose Pres and want to be here can.”

Since then, Kelly has dedicated her entire professional career to further-ing the education of the young women who step through the front doors at Fourth and Breck. She developed an interest in teaching when she began tutoring a seventh-grader in English during her junior year at Pres. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in secondary education in math at Bellarmine University and accepted a full-time teach-ing position at Presentation–her dream job. “The teachers I had here at Pres helped me to develop leadership skills, confidence and resilience,” she said. “It was my turn to pay it forward.”

Director of Admissions and friend Caitlin Ma-guire ’08 nominated Kelly for the award. “Kelly has dedicated her entire career to furthering the mission of Mother Catherine and Presentation, and she does that by helping, teaching and serv-ing Pres Girls and their families for decades,” Caitlin said. “… If only everyone could have a teacher and a friend like Kelly who could help you solve your problems, I know we would all be a lot better off.”

Kelly said she was “extremely humbled and honored” to be named the 2019 Alumna of the Year. To distinguish her speech from others in the past, she decided to give it “by the num-bers.”

Seven stood for 2007, the year she became assistant principal. “Being an administrator

has given me the opportunity to work more closely with our amazing faculty and staff, as well as parents, more students and community partners,” she said. “I have been blessed to have worked with so many women and men who have supported me and helped me grow over the years. I can truly say I love my job and the uniqueness of every day.

“1,234,567. This the number of jobs and hats I have worn in my 24 years at Pres,” Kelly said. “Well, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But

each day at Pres has certainly brought new adventures and surprises.” Over the years, Kelly has taught all levels of math (and still teaches AP Calculus today) and has served as spirit club moderator, dance team liaison and the “official” meteo-rologist for the school.

“My last number is infinity. This represents my love for Pres and my dedication for making

sure she is around for years to come,” Kelly said. “I’ve always felt that being an alumna of Pres brings with it a responsibility to those who come after us. What can I do to help the young wom-en who walk the halls today or those who hope to be Pres Girls in the future. My answer to this question was to be here every day working side by side with these young women. How will you answer?”

Kelly invited her fellow alums to stop by and have lunch at Pres and learn about all of the amazing things that are happening. While some things have remained the same, many things have changed, which Kelly said was a sign of growth and progress. “We are committed to educating all young women who want a Pres education. We need you to help us get the word out about what Pres has to offer young women. We need you, our alumnae, to help plant the seeds of our future.”

Kelly thanked her colleagues for everything

they do for the current Pres students and for the Pres community. “Your hard work and dedication does not go unnoticed. Pres is a place where young women feel connected and accepted because of you. Undoubtedly, we live our mission in everything we say or do. I know that our diverse community brings with it many challenges, but you continue to work hard to find ways to help each and every one of our students be successful. You carry out the work of Mother Catherine Spalding that she started over 185 years ago. I am thrilled to share this night with you.”

Kelly concluded her speech by thanking her mom, who could not attend the event.

“[Thank you] for all the sacrifices I’m sure I never knew you made for me to attend Pres. You and Presentation Academy made me the woman who stands here today. I am very proud to be a Pres alum.”

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The Alumnae Association recognized Kelly Hartman ‘91, Alumna of the Year, and Dominique Alonga ‘10, Young Alumna Award Re-cipient, and Topper Service Award winner Carole Moch Baines ‘55, at the annual Hats Off Cocktail Reception April 15, in the Arts and Athletic Center.

“The teachers I had here at Pres helped

me to develop leadership skills, confidence and

resilience.”- Kelly Hartman ‘91

“I am very grateful that Pres created the woman I am today. I am very grateful that it was you who taught

me how to read so that I can teach

others.”- Dominique Alonga ‘10

As a 1955 graduate of Presentation Academy, Carole Moch Baines has given her time and expertise to Pres

and other groups for decades. Whether it is selling Pres Spirit Wear at an event, decorating for fundraisers, design-ing and shepherding the Alumnae Archives Room, or baking for student retreats, Carole is always ready to step up to the need.

Carole responds to every request for help positively and eagerly. She anticipates need and rushes to provide it. Oftentimes, she secures items at her own personal expense in support of miscellaneous projects. She has been the leader in setting up for special events and was a founding member of the Craft Club, a group of women who create various items in support of school fundrais-ers.

Her willing heart and devotion to Pres make her the consummate volunteer. Perhaps the greatest compliment her fellow Craft Ladies can give to Carole is that every-one in the school wants and looks forward to working with her. Everyone knows her commitment to Pres is tremendous, and the welfare of the students is foremost in her mind as she tackles any project. Her strong commitment stems from her deep Catholic faith and abiding belief in the need to make Catholic education a reality for all.

Carole received Presentation’s Alumna of the Year Award in 2008, and all of her daughters are also Pres graduates. She was recognized by the Archdiocese of Louisville in 2016 with the Outstanding School Volun-teer Award, and because of her dedication to Pres, a scholarship was created in her honor. While Pres takes up the majority of Carole’s volunteer hours, she is also an active member of St. Martha parish, devoting much of her energy to organizations within the church. She visits elderly sick friends and relatives who are homebound or in nursing homes, and she willingly donates her time

and crafts to various groups. Alumnae Board Chair Heather Spriggs

Moss ’90 said, “Carole is extremely deserving of this award because of her true love and dedication to Pres. She has spent countless hours giving back to her alma mater, and we are grateful for everything she has done for our school and for our Pres Girls.”

Carole’s daughter Laura Lee ’82 and her siblings accepted the award on their moth-er’s behalf.

“Our mom holds Presentation Academy very dear to her heart,” Laura said. “Pres is a huge part of her life and has become her second family. Mom volunteers her time, not for awards and recognition, but out of her love for Pres. It is what she loves to do.

“Our mom is a very special person. She is the most dedicated, caring, giving and unselfish person we know. She has instilled in each of us a set of values that has made us who we are today. Mom takes pride in everything she does and always strives to do the right thing in order to meet the needs of everyone. She is a true role model and inspiration to us all.”

Laura said Carole would like to thank Sue Fetter for getting her involved at Pres many years ago and the Craft Club ladies for all of their help in establishing the Archive Room and raising money for scholarships.

“Carole’s love and devotion to Pres is evi-dent to all in her many volunteer hours,” said fellow volunteer and friend Kathy Marshall ‘65. “No task is a burden to her; she volun-teers happily and wholeheartedly. What a treasure and gift Carole Baines has been to the Presentation community.”

“Carole has given her heart and soul to

Pres for so many years,” said fellow volun-teer and friend Aggie Noonan ‘70. “No task is too small or takes too much effort for Carole to tackle. Her ability to energize the Pres family of volunteers, staff, faculty and students is boundless – probably much like the efforts of Mother Catherine Spalding.”

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A L U M N A E N E W SWon an award? New profession? Traveled the world? Given birth? We want to know. Don’t be afraid to brag! Send any news, information and/or photos about yourself or classmates to Daisha Green ‘13 by emailing alumnaerelations@presentationacademy.org or via mail to Presentation Academy Alumnae Office, 861 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40203.

1960sSheron Lear ‘60 worked in her profession of Histology and Immunohistochemistry for almost 58 years, giving many presentations, workshops, lectures and posters in her career. She spoke nationally, internationally and in Kentucky. She won many awards over the years, but her most treasured was becoming the recipient of the Histotechnologist of the Year in 2017.

Mother Catherine Marie Schuhmann ’61 was elected as the first Mother President of the Congregation of Passionist Nuns.

Michele Passafiume Rainwater ‘62 and her husband, Julian, live in Jacksonville, Florida. They enjoy garden-ing, swimming and playing tennis. This past summer, they played in the National Senior Tennis Tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico, becoming the National Mixed Doubles Champions for 2019 in their age division.

Marlene Clayton Will ‘65 retired from teaching mathe-matics and statistics at Spalding University after 41 years.

1980sSally Jackson Bailey ‘82 and her husband own Amavida Coffee Roasters in Florida. The company was named 2018 Micro-Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine.

The Class of 1984 held its 35th high school reunion Aug. 27 at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Jefferson-town. About 50 alums attended the event, which was filled with talking, eating and dancing.

Past Tower Award

recipient Stacey

Spencer ’86 was the keynote speaker for the

Attorney General’s

National Crime Prevention

Conference in Tampa Bay,

Florida.

Ruth Hans-Owen ‘87 married Paul Owen Oct. 13, 2018, at Jefferson Memorial Forest.

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Be sure your Future Pres Girl or Fu-ture Pres Girl Prom Date is featured on Facebook and Instagram by emailing a picture, first name(s) and approximate graduation year(s) to Kristin Beck ‘05 at kbeck@presentationacademy.org.

Need a Future Pres Girl or Future Pres Girl Prom Date tee? Contact Caitlin Maguire ‘08 at (502) 583-5935 ext. 109 or email cmaguire@presentationacademy.org.

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Presentation Academy offers its condolences to the family, friends and former classmates of those alumnae who have passed away.

Mary Ann Williams Allen ‘60Martha Jane Bartlet Beach ‘54Mary Earle Klein Becker ‘42 Margaret Joanne Knopp Beha ‘48Katherine Lynn Bickel ‘10Marilyn Kern Bietz ‘63Winifred “Winnie” Baines Bischof ‘52Mary Patricia McGarry Bishop ‘49Joann Elizabeth Roberts Brown ‘58Ann Hayden Bucher ‘56Elizabeth Hayden Burns ‘59Jo Ann Glenn Cammon ‘50JoAnn Silk Carroll ‘44Ellen Marie Carrico Caruthers ‘81Marlene Caudill Caudill ‘67Patricia Grady Christensen ‘52Shirley Oetken Clem ‘52Sarah Hamilton Conder ‘48Mary Carole Harris Conway ‘53 Elizabeth Brown Cordy ‘48Elizabeth Jeanne Wheatly Cullen ‘48Helen Thomas Dean ‘48Norma Vessels Eakle ‘52Kathryn French Ehard ‘89Audrey Miles Elder ‘52Dorothy Jean Motley Elmore ‘45Mary Kathleen Thornberry Fehribach ‘65Virginia Kleier Flanders ‘44Norma Dister Flowers ‘50Jacqueline Camp Fowler ‘52 Margaret Shields Fox ‘48Margie Schell Francke ‘51Marilyn Davis Fulner ‘53Florence Cooper Gettler ‘46Nancy Bohnert Graeser ‘48Mary Lee Jones Green ‘48Barbara Jane Raible Herndon ‘57Dorothy Bennett Hommrich ‘50Kathleen Oldham Hommrich ‘51Mary Karibo Kenny ‘43Judith Hudson King ‘58Nancy O’Leary Kintler ‘56Barbara Algeier Kmecak ‘56Mary Ann McDonald Krebs ‘57Frances Lee “Frankie” Fow Krish ‘52Judith Johnson Landherr ‘58Alma Langley Layne ‘45Anita Sparks Leep ‘68Laverne Bessendorf Lindberg ‘48Michelle “Mickey” Combs Lynch ‘71Joan Frances Hargadon Markey ‘48Margaret Lardner McHugh ‘47Janice Mary Weyer Medeiros ‘58Melva Light Megraw ‘46Waneeta Rose Beckley Morgan ‘41Betty Jane Cook Mueller ‘50

Mary Elizabeth Burkle Mulligan ‘57Anna Christine Mattingly Mundt ‘56Kathleen Kremer Norris ‘04Julia Ann Goodwin O’Rourke ‘52 #Joan Bergkessel Pedigo ‘64Mary Jane Hartell Pike ‘54Betty Ann Wigginton Robey ‘43Nancy Jean Thompson Sandifer ‘54Rebecca Jo Schneider Saunders ‘64Ann Klapheke Schuler ‘56Nina Ruth Fieldler Schweitzer ‘37Elizabeth “Liz” Harris Shumate ‘66Patricia Hall Smith ‘55Marlene Gruneisen Spiehs ‘58Norma Jean Witt Szatko ‘53Abbie Lammers Thurmond ‘58Helen Seiler Vatter ‘46Jill Baldwin Waters ‘83Mary Margaret Fleischer Werth ‘54Barbara Russell Wilbert ‘51Mary Louise Cavanaugh Wilkinson ‘53 Therese Bocard Williamson ‘51Dorothy Jean O’Hara Wilson ‘51Janet Popham Winebrenner ‘59Carolyn Wintergerst-Weston ‘95Charlotte Pracht Wittry ‘45Sue Ellen Armstrong Hipple Yates ‘64

Presentation Academy offers its condolences to the alumnae who have recently lost a loved one.

Norma Timmel Adrio ‘48 (Sister)Norma Timmel Adrio ‘48 (Brother)Phyllis Masterson Archer ‘62 (Sister)Sharon Masterson Archer ‘64 (Sister)Emma Asher ‘14 (Father)Erin Asher ‘11 (Father)Bridget Knabel Babcock ‘81 (Father)Denise Clark Baker ‘70 (Brother)Renee Stovall Barr ‘77 (Father)Maggie (Margaret) Miner Bauer ‘55 (Sister)Cheri Ackerman Becker ‘90 (Mother)JoAnn O’Bryan Benbrow ‘57 (Sister)Betty Perronie Benjamin ‘65 * (Mother) Margaret Edelen Bentley ‘62 (Brother)Tina Yunt Bergamini ‘74 (Father)Mary Alice Weaver Bidwell ‘68 (Mother)Cheryl McKnight Biven ‘63 (daughter) Rosa Bilotta ‘76 (Brother)Karen Faust Blaser ‘73 (Mother)Mary Jane Clark Bolton ‘55 (Brother)Jeannie Carby Borders ‘63 (Brother)Geraldine Thornsberry Brecht ‘67 (Husband)Mary Virginia Sonne Breedlove ‘46 *Ethel Sonne Brewer ‘47 (Sister) Sarah Veigl Brian ‘83 (Mother)Kathleen Denker Bridwell ’82 (Father)Kathleen Denker Bridwell ‘82 (Mother)Mary Helen Suhre Brown ‘59 (Mother)Virginia Karem Brown ‘55 (Sister)Rita Beckley Browning ‘45 (Sister)Ann Hayden Bucher ‘56 * (Sister)Denise Brown Burns’81 (Brother)

Mary Rose Ford Burket ‘72 (Father)Patricia Magruder Burmester ‘59 (Brother)Samantha Burnett ‘08 (Mother)Betty Hayden Burns ‘59 (Sister)Kathleen Burns ‘11 (Father)Lucy Osborn Burns ‘75 (Husband)Ann Sharon Blair Burress ‘67 (Brother)Virginia Rae Anger Callan ‘52 (Husband)Anne Smith Calve ‘70 (Father)Anita Perronie Carr ‘64 (Husband)Anita Perronie Carr ‘64 (Mother)Cecelia Reynolds Cassady ‘80 (Mother)Theresa Ambrose Chady ‘67 (Mother)Nancy Schlich Cheap ‘70 (Father)Joanna Schlafer Clark ‘76 (Mother)Sandy Cardwell Clark ‘62 (Husband)Susan Oechslin Clements ‘78 (Father)Marilyn Flanders Clubb ‘70 (Mother)Jean Dean Coffman ‘76 (Mother)Dawn Davis Coleman ‘99 (Father)Mary Imogene Ambrose Conlin ‘66 (Mother)Donna Garms Connor ‘59 * (Sister)Bernadette Ferrill Conrad ‘58 (HusbandAnnette Fawbush Cooper ‘75 (Mother)Barbara Uphaus Covington ‘70 (Husband)Debbie Steinbock Cox ‘76 (Father)Mary Leone Beam Cox ‘39 * (Brother)Mary Ellen Fleming Dailey ‘65 (Mother)Rita Reccius Dama ‘76 (Mother)Donna Doninger Dant ‘68 (Brother)Karen Fitzmayer Dant ‘73 (Mother)Mary Catherine Halilton Daub ‘42 (Sister)Therese Herp Davenport ‘83 (Father)Kathleen Ogden Davis ‘65 (Husband)Sandra Wooldridge Davis ‘64 (Brother)Susan Lincoln Dawkins ‘67 (Mother)Dorthy Dean ‘70 (Mother)Kathy Dean ‘75 (Mother)Harriet Rogers Dentinger ‘50 (Brother) Patricia Hellmann DeSensi ‘62 (Husband)Sharon Faulkenberg Dillard ‘67 (Mother)Shirley Dillmann ‘60 (Brother)Judy Rogers Dolan ‘49 * (Brother)Jennifer Hite Druen ‘95 (Father)Patricia Dunagan ‘66 (Brother)Shirley Scott Dunagan ‘56 (Husband)Ginna Wheatley Duncan ‘70 * (Husband) Judy Reccius Duncan ‘73 (Mother) Barbara Spanyer Eckert ‘48 * (Sister) Laverne Erny Effinger ‘49 * (Daughter)Mary Sue Roehrig Ellert ‘61 (Mother)Caroline “Betsy” Watjen Ellis ‘58 (Husband)Patricia Rasmussen Emly ‘63 (Brother)Sally Jean Lynch Falanga ‘74 (Mother)Mary (Nett) Parsley Faulkenberg ‘71 (Brother)Joyce Harris Fields ‘50 (Sister)Maureen Drexler Fifer-Welch ‘80 (Mother)Diana Thornberry Fioucci ‘ 51 (Sister)Diane Lynch Fitzgerald ‘78 (Father)Susan Hudson Flahety ‘63 (Sister)Helen Haming Fleming ‘42 *Kathleen Fleming ‘68 (Mother)Mary Elizabeth Herps Fletcher ‘57 (Brother)

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Mya D. McClain ‘16 spent the summer interning at the Nissan Corporate Headquar-ters in Nashville, Tenn. Mya worked in human resources in the department of diversity and inclusion. She will graduate from Western Kentucky University in May 2020 with a dual-degree in communication studies and diversity and community studies. She also is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

2000sDr. Abby Stocker ‘00 was one of four graduates from the University of Louisville’s LIAM program. The LIAM program is designed to develop the next generation of leaders at the University of Louisville’s Health Sciences Center by investigating how best to apply lead-ership and innovation principles to influence a group or an organization to achieve a common goal.

Amy Marie Lynch Suarez ‘00 married Rafael Angel Suarex on June 1, 2019.

Erin Maguire-Osting ‘03 started a new position as Campus Minister at DeSales High School last school year. This fall began her fourth year working at DeSales. Erin and her husband, Drew, also became foster parents and finalized the adoption of their son, Finley, on June 27.

Nicole (Nikki) Smiley ‘04 and her husband, Dennis, welcomed their son, Asher Joseph Smiley on Jan. 20.

Sarah Summers Sutton ‘06 welcomed a daughter, Alice Jane Sutton, on April 28, 2019.

Colleen Belak ‘08 graduated from the University of Chicago and has been employed there in the admission office for the past several years. She has been accepted into the master’s program at Harvard University and recently moved to Cambridge, Mass.

Sara (Gallegos) Rueff ‘10 and her husband, Jon, welcomed their son, Jacob Joseph Rueff on May 20, 2019. Sara is a nurse practitioner at James Graham Brown Cancer Center and lives in Louisville.

2010sDr. Taryn Wise PsyD ‘10 received her Doctorate in clinical psychology from Adler University in Chicago. She is the first female doctor in her fam-ily. She currently works as a clinical psychologist at Talbert House in Cincin-nati.

Dr. Caroline Seger ‘10 received her Doctor of Optometry degree summa cum laude from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. She practices full scope optometry at VisionFirst.

College field hockey players Audrey Denham ‘17 (Transyl-vania), Lindsay Reynolds ‘16 (Bellarmine), Emma Uhls ‘16 (Transylvania) and Molly Uhls ‘17 (Transylvania) played in a spring season field day at Bellarmine. Lindsey Sturgeon ‘19 joined the Bellarmine field hockey team this fall.

Members of the

class of 2015 met at 8UP in

May.

Kelly Sullivan ‘10 received her Master’s of Science degree in foreign service from Georgetown University. She works in community outreach at World Bank.

Hannah (McGhee) Hurt ‘14 married her husband, Andrew Hurt, on May 26, 2019.

Janice Faulkenberg Flood ‘73 * (Mother)Karen Goetzinger Ford ‘73 (Mother)Mary Ann Lankswert Fowler ‘51 (Husband)Mary Celeste Brady Fowler ‘75 (Brother)Carmel Suhre Freidhof ‘57 (Mother)Marie Thompson French ‘50 (Sister)Carol Lankswert Fust ‘54 (Husband)Sandy Bisig Geer ‘56 (Daughter)Mary Pat Kenny Gentner ‘66 (Mother)Diana Drexler Geoghegan ‘74 (Mother)Virginia Glenn Gerhardt ‘54 (Sister)Tillie Edelen Gibson ‘58 (Brother)Karen Baldwin Gividen ‘85 (Sister)Suzanne Dierken Glass ‘63 (Son)Ann Effinger Glenn ‘71 (Sister)Jean Landrum Goodbub ‘70 (Mother)Nancy Bohnert Graeser ‘48 (Husband)Bernadette Moran Greenwell ‘61 (Husband)Lorine Brunner Gruner ‘50 (Daughter)Ann Guepe ‘83 (Father)Jennifer Brown Gusler ‘86 (Brother) Julee Bachmann Hagan ‘79 (Father)Nancy Keene Hagar ‘82 (Father)Sharron Pierce Hakola ‘67 (Father)Mary Lou Ditsler Hambrick ‘64 (Sister)Marilyn Sauer Hamilton ‘60 * (Sister)Elizabeth Haming ’50 * (Sister)Amy Dawson Hamm ‘73 (Son)Sharon Brady Hampton ‘77 (Brother)Margaret Dolson Hannon ‘56 (Brother)Cathy Barrett Hardin ‘78 (Mother)Judy Linton Hardy ‘58 (Brother)Johanna Paxton Harley ‘63 (Husband)Kathy Mueller Hart ‘70 (Brother)Denise Birk Hayden ‘80 (Father)Anne Leitsch Haynie ‘81 (Father)Mary Ann Beirns Heavrin ‘62 (Brother)Joyce Clark Heil ‘60 (Brother)Rosanna Reccius Helsel ‘72 (Mother)Sharon Bruner Hemingway ‘89 (Mother)Linda Minturn Hemmer ‘65 (Son)Mary Theresa Haming Hettel ’43 * (Sister) Diana Patterson Hill ‘88 (Mother)Dorothy Sonne Hill ‘44 * (Sister)Carol Giles Hillard ‘81 (Mother)Sandy Parsley Hines ‘71 (Brother)Terri Ritman Hohmann ‘77 (Mother)Claire Woodside Hoover ‘53 (Husband)Lynnetta Hasty Hornback ‘79 (Father)Kathy Quire Horrell ‘78 (Mother)Linda Drexlelr Hughes ‘71(Mother)Kathryn Zimheld Humpich ‘71 (Son)Patricia Raible Hunt ‘57 (Son)Martha Ann Eldridge Hurst ‘61 (Brother)Julia Glenn Imhof ‘57 (Sister)Natalie Reker Ising ‘00 (Brother)Laura Veigl Jackson ‘80 (Mother)Rose Mary Mirus Jackman ‘54* (Husband)Mary Keene Jefferson ‘79 (Father)Daphne Krigger Jones ‘77 (Mother)Roberta Bryan Jones ‘64 (Mother)Catherine Haming Jurige ‘48 * (Sister)Elizabeth Ann Rush Kaelin ‘56 (Husband)Martha Landrum Kahanic ‘69 (Mother)

Jo Ann Fitzmayer Kalb ‘79 (Mother)Vivian Landrum Kalman ‘67 (Mother)Mary Jane Masfield Karem ‘26 * (Daughter)Mary Dean Kemper ‘71 (Mother)Beverly Whitlock Kent ‘65 (Mother)Gina Waldner Kern ‘82 (Brother)Theresa Queenan Kidwell ‘84 (Mother)Regina Wiesemann King ‘71 (Father)Susan Ford Kinny ‘79 (Father)Betty Heitzman Kissel ‘50 (Sister)Patsy Faust Klausing ‘79 (Mother)Nancy Kleier ‘67 (Mother)Dana Covington Klein ‘99 (Father)Alice Knabel ‘78 (Father)Teresa Ford Knight ‘76 (Father)Mary Thornton Kolling ‘69 (Father)Bridget McKiernan Kueber ‘78 (Son)Becky Barrett Kuznik ‘84 (Mother)Karen Suhre LaFever ‘66 (Mother)Mary Frances McGarry Lampton ‘59 (Husband)Bridget Lampton ‘82 (Father)Robin Lampton ‘86 (Father)Betty Fitzpatrick Lasley ‘62 (Husband)Carrie Elziabeth Lasley ‘96 (Father)Janiece Mueller Leahy ‘66 (Brother)Bonne Dillmann Ledington ‘ 63 (Brother)Michelle Burckle Lee ‘79 (Mother)Linda Meurer Legel ‘78 (Sister)Antoinette Leitsch ‘89 (Father)Diane Barry Leroux ‘87 (Father)Mary Lou Garms Lewis ‘58 (Sister)Dee Gatterdam Linton ‘56 * (Husband)Judy Lish ‘58 (Brother)Katelyn Lux ‘11 (Father)Jean Williams Lynch ‘51 (Sister)Joan McAdam Marchal ‘57 (Son)Georgia Brown Marcum ‘69 (Brother)Martha Davenport Martin ‘54 (Husband)Marilyn Higdon Massey ‘69 (Father)Theresa Bickett Mastella ‘79 (Mother)Laura Moss Mathis ‘81 (Mother)Maureen Brown Mathis ’78 (Brother)Carol Smith Mathison ‘59 (Mother)Martha Ott Mattingly ‘56 (Husband)Patti McDonald Mattingly ‘61 (Sister)Judith Doninger Mayer ‘67 (Brother)Margaret Ernst McColhum ‘75 (Brother)Elizabeth “Betty Jean” Timmel McDermott ‘54 (Husband)Virginia Kempf McKune ‘52 (Husband)Teresa Bilotta ‘73 McMillan (Brother)Sharon Riley McNally ‘54 (Husband)Marjorie Jansing Meadors ‘63 (Sister)Brenda Ahmann Metts ‘82 (Mother)Lisa Summitt Meyer ‘78 (Daughter)Evelyn Hartell Miller ‘64 (Sister)Anne Lossen Minsterketter ‘69 (Brother)Katherine Greulich Minton ‘49 * (Sister)Elaine Bischoff Miszkiel ‘66 (Mother)Dorothy Staab Mix ‘56 (Sister)Peggy Weaver Morentin ‘72 (Mother)Gale Spanyer Morris ‘49 Patricia Flanders Morrison-Kall (Mother)

Jacqueline Bickel Mossholder ‘73 (Mother)Rita Wiesemann Mudd ‘68 (Father)Carol Mueller Muerer ‘67 (Brother)Betty Jo Garms Murphy ‘56 * (Sister)Kathleen Ballard Murray ‘82 (Mother)Patsy Staab Nash ‘58 (Sister)Teresa Reynolds Nash ‘68 (Mother)Sherry Neutz ‘84 (Father)Anna Lynch Newkirk ‘67 (Mother)Angela Smith Newman ‘81 (Mother)Rose Schianchi Noe ‘50 (Sister)Judy Mueller Noe ‘60 (Brother)Ellen Eldridge Nord ‘63 * (Brother)Dorothy Timmel Nunnelley ‘46 (Sister) Susan Effinger O’Bryan ‘74 (Sister)Melonie Mudd Ochsner ‘83 (Husband)Helen Pendleton Oliges ‘62 (Husband)Marcella Frankrone Olliges ‘56 (Son)Patricia Ramser Palma ‘50 (Husband)Kathleen Staab Passifume ‘64 (Sister)Claire Jean Coyne Patrick ‘58 (Sister)Marcella Clark Patton ‘74 (Brother)Barbara Landrum Pauley ‘73 (Mother)Patricia Wilson Peachey ‘83 (Husband)Shirley Miles Peak ‘54 (Sister)Joan Bergkessel Pedigo ‘54 (Husband)Rita Herps Perisie ‘66 (Brother)Betty Knopp Pierce ‘47 (Husband)Linda Pierce ‘76 (Father)Mary Carol Casper Plhlman ‘53 (Sister)Ruth Ann Dunn Pluckebaum ‘64 (Brother)Angela Queenan Porter ‘85 (Mother)Nancy Tompkins Potts ‘57 (Brother)Stephanie Hall Poynter ‘90 (Mother)Katelyn Bridget Prewitt ‘14 (Father)Abigail Renae Prewitt ‘19 (Father)Jennifer Fiesta Price ‘91 (Father)Nancy Edwards Prosser ‘74 (Father)Dolores Timmel Quire ‘47 (Brother)Delores Timmel Quire ‘47 (Sister)Julie Quire ‘78 (Mother)Edith Graeser Raque ‘71 (Mother)Edith Graeser Raque ‘71 (Father)Kathleen Russ Raque ‘71 (Mother)Barbara Fitzmayer Reaser ‘78 (Mother)Jean Reccius ‘73 (Mother)Linda Smith Reckenwald ‘64 (Mother)Millicent Spanyer Reid ’46 * (Sister)Sara Beam Reynolds ‘52 (Brother)Susan Lynch Ribar ‘74 (Father)Anne Marie Mayer Rich ‘57 (Husband)Meveral Beam Rickert ‘49 (Brother)Debbie Ernst Riley ‘73 (Brother)Lois Palmer Roberts ‘56 (Husband)Amy Herp Rodgers ‘93 (Father)Paula Popham Rodman ‘69 (Brother)Beverly Rohmann ‘89 (Father)Mary Ramona Rembold Roth ‘46 * (husbandJudith Brian Roy ‘76 (Brother)Marie Schlafer Ruf ‘70 (Mother)Diane Beckley Rutledge ‘56 (Sister)Susan Faust Ryan ‘65 (Mother)Bernice Hardy Sachleben ‘69 (Brother)Mary Denise Smith Sandor ‘73 (Father)Mary Kopp Scheiber ‘75 (Father)

Patty Schnatter ‘72 (Mother)Cathy Parsley Schneider ‘83 (Brother)Christine Lockard Schneider ’88 (Father)Cindy Faust Schnell ‘82 (Mother)Jean Schnurr ‘85 (Father)Sherry Clark Schoen ‘67 (Brother)Linda Schlich Schork ‘69 (Father)Paula Vincent Schreck ‘93 (Father)Wanda Vermilion Schuckmann ‘65 (Husband)Alice Schweri ‘63 (Sister) Margaret Schweri ‘64 (Sister)Beverly Miller Seadler ‘58 (Son)Margaret Baron Seitz ‘51 * (Sister)Jane Ford Senn ‘78 (Father)Paula Wieseman Sharpenstein ‘64 (Husband)Cathy Giles Shuler ‘74 (Mother)Sharon Roth Silvers ‘69 (Father) Heather Singleton ‘98 (Father)Mary Dee Kleitz Singleton ‘82 (Father) Mary Dee Kleitz Singleton ‘82 (Brother)Karlene Knopp Sircliff ‘78 (Father)Charlene Ryan Slack ‘47 (Brother)Vicki Higdon Slone ‘68 (Father) Jean Knabel Slusher ‘76 (Father)Alice Kaelin Smith ‘66 (Mother)Marilyn Smith ‘71 (Mother)Martha Spanyer Smith ‘54 (Sister)Rita Sheridan Smith ‘48 (Husband)Robin Korfage Smith ‘75 (Mother)Mary Yvonne Riddle Snider ‘54 (Husband)Karen Quillman Sorota ‘64 * (Husband)Kathy Knopp Staples ‘77 (Father)Cindy Giles Stauble ‘81 (Mother)Ellyn Birk Steinemann ‘63 (Brother)Rita Ryan Streepey ‘49 (Brother)

Marilyn Thompson Stengel ‘55 (Brother)Edie Bergkessel Stephens ‘60 (Sister)Mary Alice Crider Stewart ‘68 (Brother)Joan Bevin Straub ‘58 (Husband)Rita Ryan Streepey ‘49 * (Brother)Katherine Keene Sutton ‘77 (Father)Maureen Wettig Swift ‘64 * (Mother)Lisa Veigl Swikert ‘79 (Mother)Beth Zinninger Taylor ‘ 51 (Husband)Rose Schmitt Taylor ‘54 (Daughter)Beverly Lampton Taylor ‘64 (Brother)Linda Blair Taylor ‘64 (Brother)Maggie Wettig Teachout ‘72 (Mother)Jealene Hasty Tewell ‘81 (Father)Shirley Staab Thieneman ‘62 (Sister)Debbie Carby Thomas ‘71 (Father)Anglea Schlafer Thompson ‘72 (Mother)Carol Ann Thornbetty ‘58 (Sister)Betty Edelen Thurman ‘62 (Brother)Linda Thomas Ticky ‘86 (Father)Anna Stilger TolSon ‘55 (Brother)Nachand Hyde Trabue ‘92 (Father)Helene Trommler ‘75 (Father)Patricia Sivori Turner ‘58 (Sister)Connie Giles Utz ‘75 (Mother)Charlotte Weis Valsted ‘63 (Sister)Mary Lee Buehner Van Cleave ‘68 (Husband)Marty Veigl ‘69 (Mother) Vicki Veigl ‘70 (Mother)Catherine Spanyer Vessels ‘53 (Sister)Jean Vessels, SCN ‘43 (Sister)Virginia Vessels, SCN ‘40 (Sister)Ashley Vincent ‘02 (Father)Barb Parsley Vollmer ‘66 (Brother)Linda Popham Walker ‘66 (Brother)Nancy Hubbs Walsh ‘64 (Brother)

Cathy Herp Walter ‘84 (Father)Cathy Wettig Walters ‘70 (Mother)Mary Jo Toombs Watters ’49 * (Husband)Donna Weis ‘69 (Sister)Elizabeth Weis ‘65 (Sister)Judith Weis ‘66 (Sister)Carol Broderick Weiter ‘80 (Mother)Mary Ann Ferriell Whelan ‘57 (Husband)Mary Ann Ferriell Whelan ‘57 (Son)Suzette Fawbush White ‘73 (Mother)Judie Plummer Wiestmeier ‘59 (Father)Barbara Smith Wilder ‘61 (Mother)Julie Patterson Wildt ‘90 (Mother)Laura Ackerman Wilkerson ‘87* (Mother) Imelda State Williams ‘69 (Son)Sharon Pierce Williams ‘70 (Father)Lynn Smith Wilt ‘71 (Father)Barbara Flanders Wine ‘67 (Mother)Carol Huffman Winebrenner ‘56 (Mother)Janet Popham Winebrenner ‘59 (Brother)Mary Kevin Kupper Wintergerst ‘64 (Daughter)Dorothy Walter Wolfe ‘50 * (Husband)Doris Bahr Woods ‘45 (Brother)Michele Frize Woodward ‘92 (Mother)Susan Yunt ‘84 (Father)Jennifer Yunt ‘86 (Father)Lucille Bahr Zink ‘47 (Brother)

CorrectionIn the Spring 2018 issue, Sharon Fitzpatrick Hass ‘66 was inadvertently listed as deceased.

* The Alumnae has passed away.# The Alumna passed away in 2013.

Presentation is truly overwhelmed by the response and support from our proud alumnae during the 2019 #RivalsUnite4Girls campaign! Thank you so much! Your support during the 2019 campaign is a true testament to what a special place Presentation is and will continue to be for Future Pres Girls. We tip our (top) hats to you, our amazing alumnae, for your incredible participation.

• Our Alumnae Participation from July 1, 2018 through March 21, 2019 was 16.8 percent, up from 16.3 percent at that time last year. • Twenty-six more alumnae donated during this year’s challenge. • The campaign raised $40,113.04 – that’s an increase of $1,180 compared to last year’s campaign • The Class of 2001 had the highest class participation

While Presentation did not win the 2019 #RivalsUnite4Girls challenge, these numbers prove we have much to celebrate. And in 2020, we’re getting the #PiggyBack! Congratulations to Sacred Heart Academy for hav-

ing the highest percentage of alumnae participation at 18.6% and winning the 2019 #RivalsUnite4Girls challenge! All four schools are extremely grateful for the incredible alumnae support and participation to strengthen girls’ education in Louisville! Collectively, nearly $241,600 was raised in four days with close to 3,546 total alumnae participating.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!Rivals 2020 | April 14-17, 2020

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1 Pres held its annual Walkathon event, strutting through downtown Louisville.

2 Mayor Greg Fischer visited Presentation, taking a personal tour with President Laura Dills ’94 and Principal Becca Noonan ’00.

3-4 In an effort to benefit the Central Louisville Community Ministry’s food bank, NHS spon-sored a canned good drive. To entice the Pres Girls to donate, the reward was to pie a teacher.

5 Top Hat Theatre presented Lewis Carroll’s “The Adventures of Alice and Wonderland.”

6-7 Pres Girls participated in the Kentucky Youth Assembly presented by the YMCA. The assembly gives students the ability to serve in a model state government and learn about a wide variety of issues that affect our state. Pres’ delegation was selected as the winner of the Conference Life Award, presented to the school that best created a positive environment and that most embodied the spirit of the confer-ence. Alexis Cammack ’19 was selected to the Supreme Court All-Star round and named Pre-sentation’s Outstanding Delegate. Sophie Ball ’19 was designated as a top lobbyist and was invited to testify at the KYA Budget Committee meeting.

8 Junior Holly Kissel ’20 was honored at the Catholic Schools Week Mass for her essay on the gift of a Catholic education.

9 Makayla Davis ’19 received a Gold Key award for her photograph of a jellyfish titled “Crea-tures of the deep” in the Scholastic Regional Art Competition. Jenna Hicks ’21 and Emily Wright ’20 received honorable mentions for their pho-tography. Shelby Hyland ’21 and Emma Kelty ‘20 both received a Silver Key award, and Ava Rowan ’19 received two Silver Key awards.

10 Pres competed in the State Finals for the Governor’s Cup. Kaelin Owens ‘19, Sophie Ball ‘19, Dayna Thomas ‘19, Delaney Hildreth ‘19, Claire Curtis ‘19 (not pictured), and Leah Vogt ‘19 (not pictured) represented Pres in the Future Problem Solving competition while Kate Wood ’20 participated in the math assessment.

11 Pres Girls swept the girls category in the Optimist Club of Louisville’s essay contest. Emma Becker ’22 (middle) finished in first; Sicilia Giacalone ’22 (right) finished second; and Alice Beatty ’22 (left) finished third.

12 The Top Hat Theatre was dedicated to the late Charlie Douglas, who died unexpectedly. Charlie directed Pres’ theater program for almost 30 years.

13 Makayla Davis ’19 was selected as a Rotary Club of Louisville Unsung Hero for exemplifying Rotary’s value of “Service Above Self.”

14 Alexis Cammack ’19 was honored as the recipient of the African American Catholic Leadership Rodriq McCravy Scholarship. She was also named one of the recipients of the 2019 Kentucky Lottery Outstanding High School Senior Awards.

15-16 Delaney Davis ’19, Libby Gilliland ’20, Maura Maguire ’20 and Gisela Martinez ’20 competed in the Rotary Club speech compe-titions where they gave their perspective on what it means to “be the inspiration.” Delaney placed third, while Libby and Gisela both placed second in their competitions.

17 Presentation achieved Premier Delega-tion status at the KUNA delegation. Libby Gilliland ’20 won Presentation’s Outstanding Delegate award.

18 Top Hat Theatre presented “Godspell” as their spring production.

19 Pres participated in WE Day, a yearly cele-bration to reward students for doing service. This year, 32 students attended the event. Pres Girl service projects included cleaning up at La Casita, preparing a meal at Ronald McDonald House and performing a WE are Silent Campaign.

20 Presentation Academy was named as one of three national finalists in the Curriculum and In-struction category at the Innovations in Catholic Education awards.

21 The Class of 2020 was presented with senior rings during the traditional Junior Ring Ceremony celebrated at the Cathedral of the Assumption.

22 Holly Kissel ’20 and Kate Wood ‘20 were accepted to the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program.

23 Kennedy Florence ‘19 for receiving a 1+ rating at the KMEA Solo and Ensemble Fes-tival for voice. She was one of five students who received this prestigious rating out of a large number of participants. 24 Student Council officers for the 2019-2020 school year were inducted: Makayah King ‘20, president; Alexandria Smallwood ‘21 and Grace Medley ‘21, vice presidents; Emma Becker ‘22, secretary; Kailyn Jeckel ‘21, treasurer; and Emily Barz ‘21, student activities coordinator.

25 The class of 2019 graduated from Presen-tation Academy.

26 Nine seniors participated in the Senior Independent Program (SIP): (from left) Ashlynn Tucker, Alexis Cammack, Abigail Prewitt, Grace Wagner, Kennedy Florence, Dayna Thomas, Delaney Hildreth and Lindsay Sturgeon (not pictured).

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1-2 The volleyball team won the All ‘A’ 6th Re-gion Championship. Sophie Ball ’19 and Casey Peter ’19 were named to the All-Tournament Team.

3 Field hockey senior Lindsay Sturgeon ’19 was named to the Apple Tournament Team.

4 Leah Vogt ’19 and Libby Gilliland ’20 competed in the All ‘A’ state golf tournament in Richmond.

5 The cross country team won second place at the Eagle Classic in Brown County, Indiana. Seven runners placed in the top 30: Olivia Brown ’20, Sammi Kisling ’20, Alexis Barthmaier ’20, Nellie Radke ’20, Danielle Ryan ’22, Jenna Reliford ’21 and Lily Norton ’22.

6-7 The field hockey team was the Region 4 runners-up. Lindsay Sturgeon ’19 and Madison Perkins ’19 were named to the All-Tournament Team.

8 The dance team performed at halftime of the St. X vs. Trinity football game at Cardinal Stadium.

9 The volleyball team was the All ‘A’ state runners-up. Kate Wood ’20, Alexis Filmer ’19 and Ally Hoover ’21 were named to the All-Tournament Team.

10 Soccer seniors Dayna Thomas ’19 and Leah Vogt ’19 were named to the District 25 All-Tour-nament Team. Leah also named to the 7th Region All-Tournament Team and the 2018 All-Region 2nd Team.

11 Field hockey senior Coco Evans ’19 was presented the Rachel Caroline Baker Memorial Sportsmanship Award for the positive impact she has made on and off the field.

12 Toppers volleyball players Alexis Filmer ’19 and Kate Wood ’20 were named to the District 25 All-Tournament Team. Sophie Ball ’19 was named to the 7th Region All-Tournament Team.

13 The following field hockey players received accolades: Cape Birk ’21, KY Select 2nd Team; Maura Maguire ’21, Junior All Star Team, KY Select Second Team and nominated for the Hockey Hustle Award; Coco Evans ’19, Senior All Star Team and KY Select Second team; Madison Perkins ’19, Senior All Star Team, KY Select First Team and nominated for the Bunny Daughtery Defensive Player of the Year; Hannah Smith ’19, All-State Tournament Team, Senior All Star Team and KY Select First Team; Lindsay Sturgeon ’19, Senior All Star Team, KY Select First Team and nominated for Ms. Field Hockey.

14 The cross country team won the 2018 Class 1A Region 3 Championship for the second consecu-tive year. The team placed fourth in the Class 1A state tournament meet.

15 Seniors Sophie Ball ‘19 and Alexis Filmer ’19 were named to the KVCA Second Team All State.

16 Topper cheerleaders competed at Valley High School, St. Athanasius and in the regional competition at Carroll County High School.

17 The basketball team competed in the Villa Madonna Holiday Invitational Tournament, and sophomore Emma Deitchman ’21 was named to the All-Tournament Team.

18 The cheerleaders won second place in the small division in the Louisville Invitational Tournament.

19 The step team performed at halftime of a University of Louisville women’s basketball game.

20 The swim team placed third in the regional meet at the University of Louisville. The 400 meter freestyle relay team (Sicilia Giacalone ’22, Caroline Smith ’21, Leah Vogt ’19 and Cape Birk ’21) qualified for the state championship.

21 The archery team competed in the Region 4 Girls Tournament, finishing eighth out of 12 teams. Molly Sharber ‘22 had the team’s top score with 279, 18th out of 140 girls.

22 The dance team placed first in both the Small Varsity Jazz Division and the Small Varsity Pom Division at the XDX Midwest Dance Nationals.

23 Louisville Catholic Sports Network named Sophie Ball ’19 Presentation’s Student-Athlete of the Year.

24 Leah Vogt ’19 won the Class A State Cham-pionship in shotput with a throw of 35 feet 9.75 inches. She also finished 13th in discus (90 feet 11 inches). Olivia Brown ’20 finished sixth in the 800 meter dash (2:33.18). Jada Saunders ’19 finished 10th in the 300 meter hurdles (51.75 seconds) and 12th in the 100 meter hurdles (17.78 seconds). Mary P’Oryem ’21 finished 22nd in the 100 meter hurdles (19.37), and Marissa Stephens ’22 finished 19th in shot put (28 feet 7.75 inches). The 4x800 meter relay team finished ninth (10.42.79).

25 Madison Perkins ’19 was named to the Region 1 All-Tournament Team in lacrosse.

26 Jenna Reliford ’21 was named to the softball All Region Team.

27 The lacrosse team defeated Elizabethtown, 15-7.

28 The tennis team hosted a cleanup at its home court at Central Park. The team hosted Manual for its senior night.

29 The softball team was the district run-ners-up. Jenna Reliford ‘21 and Riley Harp ‘21 were named to the All-Tournament Team. Ashlynn Tucker ‘19 was named to the Region 7 All-Tournament Team.

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F U L B R I G H T S C H O L A R | A M E L I A K O L B ‘ 1 5Amelia Kolb ‘15 was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Grant for the 2019-2020 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. A graduate from Western Kentucky University, Amelia was one of more than 2,100 graduating seniors and recent graduates selected based on academic and professional achievement, as well as a record of service and leadership potential in their respective fields.

Amelia will be a English Teaching Assistant in San Juan del Río, Querétaro. She will also engage in a civic engagement project that involves supporting and creating community with women in Mexico.

Why did you apply for the Fulbright Program? What piqued your interest? 

I applied for the Fulbright because I knew that I wanted to spend a significant amount of time abroad after college. Fulbright cul-tivates an environment of cultural exchange and experience with those who live differ-ently than you. I felt that this type of experi-ence would be beneficial whether I decide to teach or pursue another career field.

Have you been abroad before? 

My first time abroad was in 2015 when I went to Costa Rica with a group from Pres with WaterStep. I have also been to Belize as an alumna from Pres and with the SCN volunteer group. During my time in college, I studied abroad in Mexico and even had the opportunity to study abroad in Peru with my sister, who is also a Pres alumna.

What are you most excited about? 

I am most excited for the opportunities for cultural exchange and living among people who have a different world view than my own.

Do you know what your plans are after your year abroad?  

As of now, I do not have a set plan in place after this year. I am open to the idea of teaching but also have not disregarded other opportunities.

How do you believe your education at Pres has impacted your life so far? 

The women who I encountered at Pres are threaded into almost every aspect of my life. When election time comes up, I can’t help but think of learning about the suffrage movement with Dr. Hall and Mr. Household-er; when issues of social justice arise, I often think back to my time in theology with Sr. Amina and Ms. Fortener; and when roles of leadership come up in my life, I think about Ms. Wine and Ms. Hartman and how they lead with strength and poise by building re-lationships with students and teachers. Pres has shown me the value of rallying around other women and supporting one another. I still keep in touch with my friends from Pres and consider them my best friends.

Why would you encourage other young women to attend Pres?

I would encourage others to attend Pres because it is a place where a young woman can learn about herself and God without shame of who she is. Pres provides oppor-tunities for critical thinking and growth in many areas including faith, friendships and leadership.

Amelia graduated from Presentation Academy in 2015.

Amelia graduated from Western Kentucky University in May 2019.

Nine Pres Girls, along with Presentation President Laura Dills ‘94 and Jefferson County Traditional Middle School students, went on a mission trip to Kenya June 12-25. The group took more than $50,000 worth of water sanitation equipment in their suitcases. WaterStep, a Louisville-based nonprofit that helps provide safe water to needy communities around the world, provided the equipment. The group delivered the equipment to Xave-rian Brother Raphael Wanjala in Nairobi, and some of the equipment was immediately sent to clinics in Uganda and the Congo where it was used to stop the spread of the Ebola virus.

The Pres Girls visited Kamutiria Secondary School in Chuka and delivered more than 200 books. They also went to Sweet N’Dried, a small business owned by a local woman in Chuka.

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Diana Grisanti ‘02 has led a full and interesting life since graduating from Presentation Academy.  After graduating from the University of Iowa, Diana lived in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where she taught, translated

and wrote. She went on to earn her MFA in Playwriting from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin.  Currently, Diana lives in Louisville with her husband and young son.  

In January 2020 StageOne will be performing her new play “Lawbreakers! (A Fast & Furious History of Women’s Suffrage).” The freshmen and sophomore classes will be taking a field trip downtown to see the show in February.

Diana gives ample credit to Presentation for helping her develop a strong moral compass, which comes out strongly in her writing.  

Be sure to check the next issue of The Tower to read a more detailed profile of Diana Grisanti!

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What were you doing before Pres? Before working at Pres, I worked as a teacher and school garden coordinator at Fern Creek High School.

What is your favorite thing about teaching at Pres? I love the building; it really has char-acter! The close knit community is also an awesome perk!

What are your hobbies? I love to fish and I also practice Olym-pic style weightlifting.

What are you watching on television/Netflix? I’m current-ly watching “Derry Girls” and “The Man in the High Castle,” but “Parks and Rec” is always my go to.

What’s the one thing you’d like a Pres Girl to know after taking your class? I’d like a Pres Girl to be able to write

more clearly and be prepared for college reading and writing.

When you were young, what did you want to be/do when you grew up? I think I always wanted to be in education in some way, be that a professor or a teacher.

Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Louisville.

What were you doing before Pres? I am on my 21st year of teaching math and computers for middle school. 

What is your favorite thing about teaching at Pres? I love the different personalities of the girls and their humor.

What are your hobbies? I love reading, kayaking, hiking, traveling overseas and working out.

What are you watching on television/Netflix? I don’t watch TV. 

What’s the one thing you’d like a Pres Girl to know after taking your class? Creative thinking is valued.

When you were young, what did you want to be/do when you grew up? Always a teacher.

Where did you grow up? Louisville, Kentucky.

T E A C H E R F E A T U R E S Presentation Academy welcomes seven new teachers to its staff. Get to know a little more about our latest Topper Teachers: Jim Austin, Madeleine Corcoran, Sarah Crawford, Hannah Duque, John Hall, Alesha Jones and Leslie O’Brien ‘96.

What were you doing before Pres? Teaching at JCTC as ad-junct mathematics instructor.

What is your favorite thing about teaching at Pres? The small classes. I was used to 155 students each year. Having fewer students seems like I have gone to teacher heaven. 

What are your hobbies? Reading, watching basketball on tv and golf. 

What are you watching on television/Netflix? College football, and on a regular basis, “NCIS.”

What’s the one thing you’d like a Pres Girl to know after taking your class? That with a positive growth mindset she can accomplish anything, including precalculus.

When you were young, what did you want to be/do when you grew up? As a kid, I really wanted to be an astronaut, but then I got too tall. I had several other adventures before finally settling on teaching mathematics.

Where did you grow up? Right here in Jefferson County, in Pleasure Ridge Park.

Jim Austin, Math

Madeleine Corcoran, MathWhat were you doing before Pres? I attended Saint Mary’s Col-lege Notre Dame, Indiana. Over the summer, I was in classes for my Master’s in education through the Alliance for Catholic Education.

What is your favorite thing about teaching at Pres? My favorite thing so far is the sense of community that is so apparent at Pres. Everyone is incredibly warm and welcoming, which has been incredibly helpful.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy spending time with family and friends. Also, I especially like to spend time outdoors and exer-cising.

What are you watching on tele-vision/Netflix? I’m not a very big TV person!

What’s the one thing you’d like a Pres Girl to know after taking your class? If my students learn one thing from me, I want them to know the importance of

respect, faith, and perseverance. Regardless of what path they take in the future, these three values will guide them to success in many aspects of their lives.

When you were young, what did you want to be/do when you grew up? Ever since I was young, I wanted to be a teacher. Everyday at Pres I have the opportunity to live out my dream of being a teacher.

Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin!

What were you doing before Pres? I taught Spanish last year at Bullitt Central High School. Before that, I was an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher at the Americana Community Center.

What is your favorite thing about teaching at Pres? I love teaching at Pres because the students and faculty have been so welcoming. It’s great to be a part of such a tight-knit community.

What are your hobbies? When I’m not at school I enjoy garden-ing, hiking, and traveling in Latin America.

What are you watching on television/Netflix? I’m currently obsessed with a few Spanish- language series on Netflix. My favorites are “House of Flowers” and “Made in Mexico.”

What’s the one thing you’d like a Pres Girl to know after taking your class? I want my students to feel comfortable speaking Span-ish. Learning a new language can make students feel nervous. My goal is to create an atmosphere in which every student can take

chances and make mistakes with-out feeling judged.

When you were young, what did you want to be/do when you grew up? I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. I didn’t commit to this profession until recently because I’m a late-bloomer, but I’ve always know that teaching was what I wanted to do.

Where did you grow up?  I grew up in Louisville. When I was young, my family lived in the southwestern part of town and I attended St. Denis during elementary school. Later on, we moved to St. Matthews and I attended Waggener during high school.

Sarah Crawford, Spanish

Hannah Duque, SpanishWhat were you doing before Pres? Marketing

What is your favorite thing about teaching at Pres? The Pres community!

What are your hobbies? Traveling and trying new things!

What are you watching on television/Netflix? “La Casa de Papel”

What’s the one thing you’d like a Pres Girl to know after taking your class? Basic Span-ish phrases to use in the real world!

When you were young, what did you want to be/do when you grew up? I wanted to be a pop-star.

Where did you grow up? Louisville

What were you doing before Pres? I was a general music teacher at St. Martha teaching K-8.

What is your favorite thing about teaching at Pres? My favorite thing about teaching at Pres is how awesome the community is.

What are your hobbies? My hobbies are shopping, playing music, playing with my daugh-ter and watching the Cowboys.

What are you watching on television/Netflix? I have way too many shows I’m keeping up with to name but if I had to pick one, “Handmaids Tale” had to be my favorite this summer.

What’s the one thing you’d like a Pres Girl to know after taking your class? That music can be a therapy for any

moment in your life. Even if you aren’t skilled in music, it speaks to your soul.

When you were young, what did you want to be/do when you grew up? When I was younger I wanted to be an actress on the stage!

Where did you grow up? I grew up in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

John Hall, English

Alesha Jones, Music

Leslie O’Brien ‘96, Computer Science

18 • The Tower The Tower • 19

New Staff Members

Beverly BromleyDirector of

Advancement

Lee HarlamertOperations Manager

Lee CarneyFacilities

Ashley Heimbrock ‘06TheaterDirector

Daisha Green ‘13Community

Engagement Specialist

Patricia SimonFacilities

Joanie CroninCafeteria

Kristin Beck ‘05Communications

Manager

Charlie HallAthleticDirector

861 South Fourth Street | Louisville, Kentucky 40203 | (502) 583-5935

Join us October 10, at 6 p.m. as we celebrate the 24th annual Tower Awards for Women Leaders!

Mother Catherine Spalding Sponsor:

1831 Sponsors:

Pres-tigious Sponsors:

A special thank you to our sponsors2019 Tower Award Recipients

ARTS & COMMUNICATION

Cathy Shannon Co-owner of E&S Gallery

BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY & TRADE

Kim Clements Evans ‘75 Founder, owner of the

Institute for Integrative Medicine

EDUCATION Jennifer

Klump-Kowalski ‘96 Associate Professor of

Biological Science at Butler University

GOVERNMENT & LAW Hon. Denise Clayton

Chief Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals

SCIENCE & HEALTH-CARE

Dr. Erica Sutton Founder of Surgery on

Sunday

SERVICE & ADVOCACY Maria Scharfenberger

‘82 Family Counselor LMFT,

MSSW

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Sr. Maureen Coughlin,

SCN Retired educator

Tickets are $125 or $1,250 for a table of 10. To purchase tickets or for more information, contact Deborah Herbert ‘03 at (502) 583-5935 ext. 120 or towerawards@presentationacademy.org