Strides Fall 97
• Back Home:Viterbo College graduate Herman Smith left the violence
of Chicago's South Side for an education and a chance to play basketball
in La Crosse. Now he's back helping others.
• Viterbo standouttravels long road to big leagues: Former V-Hawks catcher
Damian Miller find his field of dreams close to home.
• Sue Schmitt:Destined to go far: The disabling effects of a viral infection took Sue
Schmitt's hopes and dreams away from her in 1966. Viterbo College gave them back
by opening its doors when other colleges wouldn't.
• Sunset Boulevardgives Viterbo graduate star power: Linda Balgord's voice has
led her fram a small town in Wisconsin to the bright lights of Broadway.
• A Final Word:The Gate Experience: A Busload of Funby Scott Reber