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Honor/Award

  • Melinda Neuenfeldt

    Melinda Neuenfeldt, B.A. ’10 was named 2023 South Wisconsin District Early Childhood Director of the Year.

  • Christopher Dennis

    Christopher Dennis, B.A. ’05, M.A. ’08 has been awarded the prestigious Reveta Bowers Legacy Award by Private School Axis. This award recognizes his exceptional dedication to fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and accountability (DEIA) within education. He serves as the Associate Head of School for Community Engagement at Campbell Hall School in Studio City, Calif. Currently,…

    Christopher Dennis
  • Louis Garcia

    Louis Garcia, A.A. ’16, B.A. ’20 is CEO and founder of Media Garcia, a Hispanic-owned marketing-tech consultant. He was featured in Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal recently in an article noting that the company has tripled its staff in the past year and expects double-digit growth in 2023 sales thanks to a refocused business strategy.

  • Paul Mueller

    Paul, B.A. ’77 and Joy (Blasingame), B.A. ’77, M.A. ’98, M.A. ’99 Mueller were honored with the Aeterna Moliri Award at CSP’s 2023 May commencement.

    Paul Mueller
  • Mary Heiken (Slinger)

    Mary (Slinger) Heiken, B.A. ’10 will be inducted into the NSIC Hall of Fame for her pivotal role in Concordia University, St. Paul’s first three NCAA Division II Volleyball National Championships.

  • Beth Picha (Johnson)

    Beth Picha, MBA ’16 was honored as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Minnesota for 2023 by Women We Admire, a news outlet dedicated to today’s women leaders in almost all industries. Beth is currently an adjunct professor at CSP and the VP and Client Partner for North America at Applaudo, a software…

    Beth Picha (Johnson)
  • Bridget Stalboerger (Luethmers)

    Bridget Stalboerger, MA ’15 earned the Teachers of Excellence award through Sourcewell. She demonstrates professionalism, expertise and care for her students day after day. Through the many changes COVID-19 posed to education, she managed to ride each wave, jump over every hurdle, and maintain a positive persona. This year has been exceptionally difficult for her…

    Bridget Stalboerger (Luethmers)
  • Maria DuPont

    Maria (DuPont) Grams, MA ’15, EdS ’22 is the recipient of the 2022 Leo Weiss Courage to Teach Award which recognizes one educator who goes beyond the requirements of curriculum to teach and inspire young people about the lessons of the Holocaust.

    Maria DuPont
  • Mark Spitzack

    Mark Spitzack, BA ’85 received an Impact Award from the Parent and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital for his work with the Pediatric Bereavement Follow-Up Project. Mark was also recently recognized by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as a Health Care Hero.

  • Colette Campbell (Campbell)

    Colette Campbell, BA ’10 was honored by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal with a Women in Business Award which recognizes industry-leading executives, entrepreneurs and business owners.

    Colette Campbell (Campbell)
  • Kathleen Cantley (Degenhardt)

    Kathleen (Degenhardt) Cantley, BA ’97, MBA ’20 was honored by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal with a Women in Business Award which recognizes industry-leading executives, entrepreneurs and business owners.

    Kathleen Cantley (Degenhardt)
  • Andrea Welvaert

    Andrea Welvaert, MA ’16 is a semifinalist for Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year.