The campaign “hit the road” in March when Campaign Chair Jeannette Reintjes traveled to Phoenix to meet with Sion alums. A small reception was held at the home of Dianne Selders Hogerty, ’62 in Scottsdale, with all alums in Arizona invited. Those who attended were primarily from the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. However, an alum from the Class of 1955 drove two hours from Sedona to be a part of this reception. Jeannette traveled to Green Valley, AZ to meet with an alum of the Class of 1935, who was very pleased to have someone from Sion visit her.

The purpose of this trip and future trips is to familiarize the alums with the campaign and hopefully gain their support. Future cultivation trips are planned for Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago and Washington, DC. If anyone is interested in hosting one of these events for the campaign, please contact Celeste Migliazzo Greenlee '78 at 816-942-3282, Ext. 129 or via email

Above: Mary Ross McCormick, ’62, Cave Creek, AZ; Sally VanDel Steele, ’55, Sedona, AZ; Dianne Selders Hogerty, ’62, Kansas City and Scottsdale; Mary Jeanne Solomon Gralen, ’84, Scottsdale, AZ; Georgia Lynch, whose daughters Megan Lynch Weber, ’86 and Kara Lynch Ciocca, ’89 are Sion grads; and Jeannette Reintjes, Kansas City, Campaign Chair and Daughter Kathryn, ’03 is a Sion grad.

Left: Louise Carroll McCorkle, '35 of Green Valley, AZ