Reflections Magazine Issue #70 - Fall 2009 | Page 3

Contents on the inside . . . Fall 2009 Editor Doug Goodnough Director of Integrated University Marketing [email protected] Graphic Designer Jeff Masse [email protected] Contributing Photographer Laura Marsh ’10 Alumni Office Jennifer Hamlin Church Associate Vice President for Advancement Director of Alumni Relations [email protected] Produced by the Office of Institutional Advancement Mitchell P. Blonde ’04/MA, CFRE Vice President [email protected] The mission of Siena Heights, a Catholic university founded and sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, is to assist people to become more competent, purposeful and ethical through a teaching and learning environment which respects the dignity of all. Reflections is © 2009 by Siena Heights University. 0 2 President’s Message 5 From The Heights — Campus News 6 Saints Highlights 8 Chris Boertje Returns from Iraq to Pitch for the Saints 10 90 for the 90th — A Siena Heights History Lesson 22 Law & Order: S H U 30 31 26 Alumni News — Class Notes Faculty Profle — Robert Conlon Teaches Great Design My Siena REFLECTIONS On the Cover Siena Heights University celebrates its 90th anniversary during the 2009–10 academic year. To help commemorate the event, a “90 for the 90th” list of people past and present was compiled and included in this issue. Pictured is the patroness of Siena Heights University, St. Catherine of Siena. Reflections Fall ’09 3