Honorary Committee

Kathleen M. Abernathy, Sp ’82
Partner, Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer, LLP
Bethesda, Md.
JoAnne Anton, Arts ’91
State Director, U.S. Senator Herb Kohl
Milwaukee
Mary Jane Beaumier, Arts ’59
Duluth, Minn.
Joy T. Bennett,  Jour ’79
Senior Editor, Ebony magazine
Chicago
Therese Weiter Bergholz, Jour ’85, Grad ’89
President, MUAA 1999-2000
Wauwatosa, Wis.
Dorothy H. Biwer, Arts ’56
Pewaukee, Wis.
Natalie A. Black, Law ’78
University Trustee
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary, Kohler Co.
Kohler, Wis.
Barbara K. Boxer, Law ’94
General Counsel and Government Affairs Director,
PDM Bridge
Miami
Mary Huber Bray, Bus Ad ’57
President, MUAA 1985-86
West Bend, Wis.
Michele M. Bria, Ph.D., Arts ’90, Grad ’92
Executive Director, Journey House
Milwaukee
Therese Druml Burkhart, Arts ’70
IT Director, Northwestern Mutual
Brookfield, Wis.
Tia G. Bushman, Bus Ad ’94
Contract Manager, Archdiocese of Chicago
Chicago
Ann Kenny Carr, Arts ’64
Chicago
Carol M. Casto, Arts ’92
Director, Global Community Development, Cummins Inc.
Indianapolis
Gail Gleason Collins, Jour ’67
Columnist, New York Times
New York
Roxanne J. Decyk, Law ’77
Corporate Affairs and Sustainable Development Director, Royal Dutch Shell PLC
Houston, Texas
Margadette M. Demet, Law ’50
Attorney, Demet & Demet, S.C.
Milwaukee
Barbara G. Diederich
Sarasota, Fla.
Marlene M. Doerr
Executive Director, SHARP Literacy Inc.
Mequon, Wis.
Patricia A. Dowd
River Hills, Wis.
Judith A. Drinka, Law ’75
Drinka, Levine & Masson, S.C.
Milwaukee
Ann B. Druml, Nurs ’43
Milwaukee
Kathryn A. Eckstein, Sp ’49
Cassville, Wis.
Genyne Edwards, Law ’00
President, Edwards Ingenuity LLC
Milwaukee
Peg Heinzmann Ekerdt, Arts ’72
Pastoral Associate, Visitation Catholic Church
Kansas City, Mo.
Susan E. Ela, Nurs ’77, Grad ’88
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,
Aurora Health Care
Shorewood, Wis.
Isabel V. Estrada, Med ’42
Primary Care Locum Tenens, Roybal Health Center
Brea, Calif.
Mary Diederich Evans
Treasurer, Lang Engineering Equipment Co.
San Leandro, Calif.
Carol Shafer Failla, Sp ’64
Sewickley, Pa.
Donna Behm Farrell, Arts ’70
Co-chair, Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette
President, MUAA 2004-05
Brookfield, Wis.
Margaret A. Farrow, Arts ’56, Hon Deg ’08
42nd Lieutenant Governor,
State of Wisconsin
Pewaukee, Wis.
Margaret J. (Peg) Fennig, Dent Hy ’53, Grad ’79
Cudahy, Wis.
Teresa M. Finley, Bus Ad ’84
International Operations CFO, UPS
Atlanta
M. Katie Fossett, Sp ’63
Englewood, Colo.
Kathleen M. Friedman, Arts ’69
President, MUAA 1979-80
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid,
University School of Milwaukee
Mequon, Wis.
The Honorable Janine P. Geske, Law ’75, Hon Deg ’98
Distinguished Professor of Law
Director, Restorative Justice Initiative, Marquette University Law School
Milwaukee
Melissa N. Goins, Comm ’03
CEO, Maures Development Group LLC
Milwaukee
The Honorable Ramona A. Gonzalez, Law ’81
Circuit Court Judge,
La Crosse County Circuit Court, Branch 1
La Crosse, Wis.
Susan S. Harnett,  Sp ’78
Global Head of Business Performance Management, CITI
New York
Dr. Carla H. Hay
Associate Professor of History, Marquette University
Waukesha, Wis.
Mary E. Henke
University Trustee
President, Gordon Henke Family Foundation
Milwaukee
Nancy Hernandez, Grad ’02
President and Founder, ABRAZO Multicultural Marketing and Communications
Milwaukee
Mercedes Hurley Hughes, Arts ’48,  Grad ’50
Trustee Emerita
Tucson, Ariz.
Dr. Karen M. Jahimiak, Dent Hy ’76, Dent ’86
Complete Family Dentistry on Broadway
Brookfield, Wis.
Erica P. John, Hon Deg ’95
Chair, Erica P. John Fund
Milwaukee
Paula N. John, J.D., Arts ’83
President, Erica P. John Fund
Milwaukee
Nancy Kendall
Fox Point, Wis.
Maureen Reilly Kenfield, Dent Hy ’76, ’88
President, MUAA 1994-95
Wauwatosa, Wis.
Patricia E. Kern
Genessee Depot, Wis.
Barbara Boltacz Klein, Bus Ad ’76
Former Senior Vice President and CFO, CDW
Long Grove, Ill.
Lillian Vedder Klotz, PT ’57
Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Nancy Korom, Grad  ’93
Vice President, Patient Care Services,
Children’s Hospital of Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Patricia Kennedy Kraninger, Sp ’68
President, MUAA 1998-99
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Colleen A. Lawton, Arts ’79
Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
Oconomowoc, Wis.
Julie L. Ledger, Eng ’99
Director of Project Management, Opus North Corp.
Germantown, Wis.
Sheryl B. Leonard-Schneck, H Sci ’86
Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Blood Center of Wisconsin
Wauwatosa, Wis.
Jackie Ennis Lewis, Arts ’60
Washington, D.C.
Clare M. Look-Jaeger, Eng ’88
President, Linscott Law & Greenspan Engineers
Pasadena, Calif.
Dr. Felicia Mabuzza-Suttle, Jour ’77
President, Leadership Success International LLC
Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
Susan J. Marks, Bus Ad ’84
CEO, Pinstripe Inc.
Brookfield, Wis.
Dr. Kristen L. Maskala, Arts ’94
Orthopedic Surgeon, West Bend Clinic
Richfield, Wis.
Judith A. Mayotte, Ph.D., Grad ’70, ’76
Visiting Professor, Desmond Tutu Peace Centre,
University of the Western Cape
Cape Town, South Africa
Kelly McShane, Arts ’68
Bannockburn, Ill.
Terri L. Mitchell
Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Marquette University
New Berlin, Wis.
The Honorable Gwendolynne S. Moore, Arts ’78
U.S. House of Representatives
Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District
Milwaukee
Jill J. Morin, Jour ’83
Executive Officer, Kahler Slater
Wauwatosa, Wis.
Terri Nally, Arts ’74
Principal, KAR Associates Inc., Public Policy Consultants
Washington, D.C.
Nancy R. Noeske, Ph.D., Arts ‘59
President and CEO, Noeske & Associates
Milwaukee
Kathleen Simmons Olson, Arts ’73, Grad ’78
President, MUAA 1990-91
Adjunct Instructor, Marquette University
Mequon, Wis.
Debra Palmer, Dent ’87
Racine, Wis.
Cheryl Adams Parker, Jour ’86
News Anchor, WXIN-TV
Indianapolis
Sandy Zilg Pavlic, Arts ’51
Trustee Emerita
Brookfield, Wis.
Joanne M. Pier, Nurs ’59, Grad ’90
First Female University Trustee
President, MUAA 1975-76
Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Alice J. Pushkar, Arts ’63
Washington, D.C.
Kristine Rappé*
University Trustee
Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer,
WE Energies
Pewaukee, Wis.
Suzanne L. Ratkowski, Arts ’72, Grad ’86
Louisville, Ky.
Kathleen J. Redmond, Nurs ’77
Instructor and International Volunteer
Delafield, Wis.
Valerie Wilson Reed, Sp ’79
CEO, Valcooks, LLC
Hinsdale, Ill.
Sande Robinson
Director, Educational Opportunity Program,
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Kristina M. Ropella, Eng ’85
Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering,
Marquette University
New Berlin, Wis.
Lisa Flynn Ross, Bus Ad ’95
Consultant, Ross Consulting LLC
President, MUAA 2008-09
Cedarburg, Wis.
Lisa Osborn Ross, Jour ’84, Grad ’95
Executive Vice President, Ogilvy Public Relations
Washington, D.C.
Kathleen C. Roth, Dent ’74
Roth Dentistry
West Bend, Wis.
Mary Ladish Selander
University Trustee
Director of Development, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago
Wendy A. Selig-Prieb, Law ’88
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Mary Ellen Stanek, Arts ’78
University Trustee
Managing Director and Director of Asset Management, Robert W. Baird & Co.
Elm Grove, Wis.
Mary L. Staudenmaier, Law ’71
Chairman of the Board, Stephenson National
Bank & Trust
Marinette, Wis.
Cindy H. Susienka, Sp ’81
President and CEO, Golden Innovations
Oconomowoc, Wis.
The Honorable Diane S. Sykes, Law ’84
Circuit Judge,
United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
Milwaukee
Cherryl T. Thomas, Arts ’68*
University Trustee
President, Ardmore Associates
Chicago
Mary Alice Tierney,  Sp ’72
Executive Coach, Right Management
Brookfield, Wis.
Barbara L. Toles, Grad ’97
Wisconsin State Representative,
17th Assembly District
Milwaukee
Margaret N. Troy, Nurs ’74
President and CEO, Children’s Hospital and
Health System
Wauwatosa, Wis.
Rhona E. Vogel, Bus Ad ’76
University Trustee
President, Vogel Consulting Group SC
Brookfield, Wis.
Marjorie A. Weeke, Jour ’54
Official Pontifical Council Communications
Vatican City, Italy
Nora Finnigan Werra
Finnigan Werra Foundation
Brookfield, Wis.
Virginia (Ginny) Wheeler
Whitefish Bay, Wis.
The Honorable Maxine Aldridge White, Law ’85
Deputy Chief Judge,
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Milwaukee
Christine M. Wiseman, Law ’73
Provost, Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
Maureen A. Wright, Jour ’65
Principal, The Wright Group
San Francisco, Calif.
The Honorable Annette Kingsland Ziegler, Law ’89
Justice,
Wisconsin Supreme Court
West Bend, Wis.
Anne A. Zizzo, Jour ’87
University Trustee
President and CEO, Zizzo Group Advertising
and Public Relations
Milwaukee
* Honorary Committee Co-chair