JayVon and Megan Adams reflect often on how fortunate they are, even in the midst of a pandemic. It’s common for that gratitude to become good fortune for someone else, sometimes in a big way. A very big way.

Being a college transfer student can present a unique set of challenges. From feelings of loneliness to uncertainty about where to find the answers to a variety of questions, adjusting to life at a new school is rarely easy. Viterbo nursing major Miranda Zipp understands this as well as anyone.

Lisa Schoenfielder began at Viterbo University as an art department faculty member in 1996. She will retire in May after touching the lives of her students for more than 20 years.

Lorraine (Grunewaldt) Fernandes credits her medical records administration degree and Viterbo’s broad curriculum for preparing her for a variety of roles in her career, including consulting, management, sales, and executive leadership.

Nikki Miller is a proud 22-year veteran of law enforcement. After graduating from Viterbo in 1998, Miller began working at the La Crosse County Juvenile Detention Facility. She later transferred to the La Crosse County Sheriff’s Office in 2001 and began working as a jailer.

Calista Holman ’19 stood in front of the assembled group of 300 students and shared the bad news with them. She wasn’t there to teach that day, but rather to say goodbye.