May 28, 2020 Gabrielle Beach Reaches For the Stars Gabi Beach '20 is a professional ballet dancer turned physics major who soared to new heights with the help and encouragement of Saint Mary's faculty. May 19, 2020 Alumna honors parents with gifts from her IRA Many Saint Mary’s donors are taking advantage of creative ways to make gifts through their retirement plans. One such alumna is Loreli Trippel ’67, who is starting an endowed scholarship through gifts from her retirement plan. May 14, 2020 How She Empowers 80,000 People From Home A Saint Mary’s alumna drives an international team, virtually May 8, 2020 Igniting a Spark in Elise de Somer ’17 “Sometimes the only thing holding you back is the confidence and support system to make a big move that will change your life forever.” January 30, 2020 Maria Leontaras named Editor-in-Chief of The Observer Saint Mary’s junior Maria Leontaras ’21 has been named 2020–21 Editor-in-Chief of the tri-campus community student newspaper The Observer. Maria is currently pursuing a self-designed major in interactive journalism where she takes classes across many disciplines including art, communication studies, and English writing. October 1, 2019 Science alum supports student research with legacy commitment While Saint Mary’s is known for its liberal arts tradition, the College has also established a visionary science program centered on undergraduate research and professor mentorship. One biology alumna, Elaine Rowzee ’88, plans to support the sciences at Saint Mary’s with a bequest commitment. April 10, 2019 A Sisterhood That Saves Lives A Saint Mary's alumna diagnosed and treated a complex and rare disease in the daughter of a fellow alumna. June 10, 2018 Alumna builds career and establishes externship program Renee Schultz ’92 has established an externship at Fannie Mae for Saint Mary's students. June 1, 2018 A Mother's Dream A bench was dedicated to the late Cathy Gunn Kleinschmidt ’78 at Reunion 2018.