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2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Jessica Himmer ’06

Service to the University

Jessica Himmer ’06 enjoys life as an entrepreneur, a career choice she would not have any other way. “I grew up surrounded by entrepreneurs and have always admired them,” she explained. “They risk everything to bet on themselves while they dedicate their life to serving others.”

2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Rehman Eon ’15

College of Engineering, Letters, and Sciences Rising Professional

Rehman Eon ’15 is a research engineer II at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, NY, where he serves as the principal investigator (PI) on multiple projects in environmental remote sensing.

2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Bill Griffel ’92

Professional Achievement, Conservatory for the Performing Arts

“This award means everything to me,” long-time music educator, director, and vocalist Bill Griffel ’92 said. “I value my Viterbo roots above all other experiences I’ve had as a musician.”

2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Lisa (Foellmi) Adams ’85

Professional Achievement, College of Engineering, Letters, and Science

Lisa (Foellmi) Adams ’85 earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, leading to a successful career within her field. “I am honored and humbled to receive this recognition,” Adams said. “It is a crowning award to a fulfilling career of finding medicines to improve people’s lives, and a continuing passion to protect the environment.”

2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Matt Wenthe ’95, ’01

Professional Achievement, School of Education

When Matt Wenthe ’95, ’01 started his teaching career as a high school English teacher with the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District (G-E-T) in Western Wisconsin, he thought he might stay for one year before moving on. One year turned into a robust 27-year career.

2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Eric Mutchie ’04

Professional Achievement, College of Nursing and Health

Eric Mutchie ’04 is currently the chief nursing officer and deputy commander for nursing at Keller Army Community Hospital, in West Point, NY. He himself was surprised by his career path at times, because Mutchie once thought he would complete his four-year commitment with the U.S. Army and then work in a hospital emergency room somewhere in Wisconsin closer to his family.

Missoula Children's Theatre to Present "Treasure Island" at the Weber Center for the Performing Arts Aug. 24
Watch a cast of 60 talented local young people as the Missoula Children’s Theatre presents "Treasure Island" at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 in the Weber Center for the Performing Arts Lyche Theatre.
Viterbo Student Livi Pappadopoulos Wins Sixth Straight Log Rolling Championship
Congratulations to Viterbo senior elementary education major Livi Pappadopoulos on winning her sixth straight women’s log rolling championship at the 2024 Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward Aug. 1–3. Congratulations also to employee Connor Birdsong, who took second place in the men’s log rolling event.
Viterbo Professor, Students Hunt for New Antibiotics
Nearly 100 years after Sir Alexander Fleming kicked off the antibiotic age with his accidental discovery of penicillin, Viterbo University Professor Luke Bussiere and select students are conducting research they hope will lead to another life-saving discovery.