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Welu Recognized as a Top CFO for 2023

Todd Welu (’86) is named one of the Top 25 CFOs of Illinois for 2023. His work requires partnering with executives, while building and retaining personal and professional relationships. Todd’s Loras College experience, coursework, and caring professors helped hone his interpersonal skills to be a respected and valued business partner. More
Andrew Ryan (‘99) Wins Journalism Award

Professor Emerita of English, Kevin Koch (’81) announces investigative reporter, Andrew Fyan (’99) is named a 2024 fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Ryan will study how reinvigorated accountability reporting at the local level could be used to establish fresh footholds in news deserts. More
Home Sweet Loras

Five years ago, Ali (Reeg) Burgmeier (’18) was just starting life after Loras and maneuvering through a new career. Pushing herself out of her comfort zone as a student helped lay the groundwork for success after graduation. Being uncomfortable in the workplace and her personal life doesn’t make her afraid, but rather, she sees it… More
Mund Helping Put Stories Into Space

Beth Mund (’96) has launched a new project that is literally out of this world. The Loras alumna’s STORIES of Space project has sent 300 submitted stories to the International Space Station. More
Suther Named Nashville Healthcare Fellow

Tim Suther (’82), co-chair of the Loras College Board of Regents, was named as a member of the 2023 class of the Nashville Health Care Council Fellows. The Council Fellows welcomes thirty leaders selected from healthcare companies of all sizes and sectors who are poised to move our nation’s healthcare industry forward. More
Worldwide Duhawk

Jeanie Kasper ('19) approaches everything with an open mindset. Whether it's joining clubs, pursuing her education, or advancing in her career, she views each endeavor as an opportunity for personal growth and positive impact. "Ultimately, I chose organizations and groups [at Loras] that allowed me to engage with the community, learn new things, or enhance… More
Duhawk Connections

Katie Gonzales (’14) has built an impressive career in collegiate athletics. She has dedicated her collegiate, graduate, and profession to ensuring that the achievements and stories of student-athletes receive the recognition they deserve. These reasons and more, make her our July Duhawk Dozen recipient! More
’08 Graduate Serves Church and Community by Livestreaming Service

“We put our all into it because we really wanted people to have that feeling of connection. And, personally, it was the most fulfilling part of our week because everything else had come to a screeching halt and this was a way to use the gifts that we have been given.” More
Constructing a Story

Jonathan Quinn (’21) knows the importance of constructing a story. As he works on creating his own life story, his education and training at Loras have helped him tell the stories of others through a reflective and forward-thinking lens. At age 23, he already has “award-winning director” on his resume and that is just the… More
Servant Leadership

Entering Loras, Nick Satterlee (’12) had a different idea of what his life would look like. A general business degree with the hopes of going to law school was always on his mind and during his first year he quickly learned he did not quite have the passion he desired for this particular career path. More
Belonging & Believing

2013 graduate, Katie (Yockey) Pyles has worn many hats in her lifetime: wife, mom, student-athlete, social work major, youth minister, and Duhawk. Her faith has been the common thread tying all those aspects of her life together. More
Heart of Purple & Gold

A 2016 graduate, Bailey O’Brien has achieved a great deal of personal and professional success in her short time since graduating. Not only does she own her own dental practice, but she spends her spare time serving as a Loras Alumni Ambassador, and mentor for current Duhawks in the healthcare field, on top of staying… More