1970-1979
1971 Reunion year
Charles
J. Weber, Grad ’71, painted a live portrait of
Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers and his wife, Deanna,
at a charity event in Biloxi, Miss., hosted by the Brett
Favre Forward Foundation. The event raised money for women
with cancer.
Harvey J. Sobocinski,
Arts ’72, Grad ’74, Grad ’80,
was awarded the Charles “Gordie” Baker Exceptional
Fan award by the Marquette University women’s basketball
team for the 2004-05 season.
Thomas A. Feiza,
Eng ’73, will write a monthly column
in the Watertown Daily Times of Watertown, Wis., on a
range of home improvement topics. Known as “Mr. Fix-it,” Feiza
writes a weekly question-and-answer column published
in more than 80 newspapers. He also hosts a weekly call-in
radio show in Milwaukee and has appeared on local and national
television shows.
Dr. Gary A. Macy, Arts ’71, Grad ’73,
has been awarded a fellowship at the National Humanities
Center for the 2005-06 academic year. He is publishing
three books this year, one of which is co-authored with
his former professor at Marquette, Dr. Bernard Cooke.
Their book, Christian Symbol and Ritual: An Introduction,
was published by Oxford University Press in August as
their third collaborative publication.
Patricia M. Sweeney-Pakiz, Nurs ’73, completed one
unit of clinical pastoral education. She works as chaplain
at Alegent Health in Omaha.
Joseph C. Pinney,
Dent ’74, was named a “Best of
the Best Dentists” in central Arkansas. His
son, Dr. Ted Pinney, joined his practice in 2004
and his daughter, Jodi, is attending dental hygiene
school. She will join the practice in 2006.
Dr. Jeffrey R.
Jones, Dent ’75, owns the Eau
Claire Express, a Northwoods League expansion
baseball team based in Eau Claire, Wis. He developed themes
for the games to build fan spirit, including
a Harley Night at which players ride motorcycles out to the
field. He lives in Eau Claire with his wife,
Karen. They have three adult children: Ryan, Kristen and
Stephanie.
1976 Reunion year
Catherine
(Shriver) Shaker, Sp ’76, Grad ’77,
was awarded board recognition in swallowing
and swallowing disorders through the American Speech-Language
Hearing Association. A pediatric speech-language pathologist,
she is a swallowing specialist who works with premature
infants in the Level III neonatal intensive care unit
at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Milwaukee.
Dr. William C. Vesely, Arts ’76, celebrated
25 years of dental practice in Ottowa, Ill.
His practice covers all aspects of general dentistry, including
cosmetic dentistry.
Alice D. Johnson,
Grad ’77, is founder and artistic director
of the Modjeska Youth Theatre Co. She has
directed more than 9,000 children and young adults in musical
theatre since the company’s founding in 1997.
Susan (Smith)
Harnett, Sp ’78, was appointed business
manager of Citibank Privatkunden in
Germany, responsible for consumer banking activities. She was
previously director of retail banking and the deputy CEO for
Citigroup’s
consumer business in Europe, Central
Europe, Russia, the Middle East and
Africa. She is married and has two children.
Virginia (Bronesky)
Stuesser, Jour ’79,
joined the advertising agency
Nonbox/
Eisner as media director, responsible
for media operations for offices in
Milwaukee, Portland and Orlando.
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