FA I T H, M I S S I O N & D I V E RS IT Y
DISTIN GU IS H ED A LU M N I HO N O RE D
Over 115 students, 18 LCON faculty members
The University of St. Francis, through the USF Alumni & Family Relations
and staff members, 38 other employees and
Office, honored six outstanding alumni with annual Distinguished Alumni
students, and 11 Sisters of St. Francis
Awards as part of the university’s Homecoming & Reunion festivities in
attended the 2018 “St. Clare Day” at St. Clare
September. One alumna/us from each of the university’s four colleges is
Campus. The event took place on Oct. 4,
honored each year, highlighting the diverse disciplines of a comprehensive
during SS. Francis & Clare Week. Participants
university, and the prestigious Presidential Alumni Award is selected by the university’s president.
donated $224 and 228 pounds of food to the Illinois Food Bank in order to help feed
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES ALUMNI AWARD
LILLIAN (DOLESHEK) BUCKLEY ’72
the poor. In addition, 36 pints of blood were donated to Life Source Blood Bank.
“We are very fortunate to be able to put food on our table and have a roof
over our head when we go to sleep. It is important that we give to those who COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ALUMNI AWARD
do not have these blessings. Small gestures make large ones, and St. Clare Day
BRIAN BAIN ’02
nursing student Alivia Tessari. “Giving back to the community and
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ALUMNI AWARD
HOLLY BONTOWSKI ’93 PRESIDENTIAL ALUMNI AWARD
BILL ’82 & TRISH (BANKS) ’83 BELLAH
LEACH COLLEGE OF NURSING ALUMNI AWARD
DAYNA (BERNSTEIN) JAYNSTEIN ’09
# STFRA N CIS FRI DAY Join our students and show your USF pride by wearing brown and gold USF gear on Fridays! If and when the alumni staff sees students in Saints attire on Fridays, they get a fun prize. Alumni can participate, too, from anywhere in the world. Take a Friday photo in your Saints attire while on vacation, at a football game, at work or with friends and post it on social media using the hashtag #StFrancisFriday. You’ll receive a gift from the Alumni & Family Relations Office for showing your school spirit and may get featured on our social media pages. Go Saints! stfrancis.edu/alumni/stfrancisfriday
SAIN T S S W EET HE A R T S Love is in the air! There are over 500 Saints Sweetheart couples who met and fell in love at USF. Did you meet your spouse during your time on campus or connect after graduation? If so, we want to learn more about your love story so we can share and celebrate it with your USF family. Sweetheart stories and photos are being collected and will be featured on social media for Valentine’s Day week as well as online. Submit your story or learn more about our happy couples at stfrancis.edu/alumni/sweethearts.
was one of the events that represented the good we can do for others,” said volunteering your time is important— it is a representation of what it means to be a student at USF.”
