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During Saint Mary’s previous largest $73 million capital campaign, Philip Emmerich B’16 was in his senior year as a biochemistry and molecular biology major. A large portion of that campaign was focused on constructing a new science building on the Winona Campus, a cause dear to Emmerich’s heart.

Hudda Ibrahim D’25, who earned her Ed.D. in Leadership at Saint Mary’s in June, knows that education opens doors — and helps win elections and ultimately helps her serve her constituents to the best of her ability.

Darlene Paulson has been a smiling face at Saint Mary’s for nearly 50 years — even when you couldn’t see her face. When Paulson ran the switchboard, she instructed others to smile when they answered the phone because it changed the inflection of their voices, making everyone sound more warm and friendly when they talked to people calling in to the university.

Patrice Henning B’84, M’21 will tell you that in order to climb a mountain, you have to take that first step, have faith, and envision yourself at the top. In 2018, Henning, along with two other Saint Mary’s graduates, Jeremiah Mumo B’12 and Anthony Hulula B’06 from CTIE, founded The Centre of Love Foundation in Kenya. Its mission is to make the world a better place.

Saint Mary’s vice president Sue Hines M’01, D’07 will tell you that life isn’t a straight path, and careers sometimes have starts, stops, and some dizzying curves. Sometimes it’s the detour that ends up being the destination.