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Alumni, Development, Public Relations
Mr. Walter Kurtz, Director of Development, Alumni and Public Rela
tions, reads over one of the news items concerning Saint Thomas
Academy graduates. One of the many facets of the Public Relations Mrs. Eileen Probst, Mr. Kurtz's assistant, works in all areas of devel
O ffice is the posting of newspaper clippings pertaining to Saint
Thomas and its Alumni. Mr. Kurtz must also send out about thirty opment, alumni, and public relations. The development section is
news releases a year and maintain public opinion both inside and mainly concerned with recruiting students, fund-raising, and better
ment of the school. She often sends Academy seniors back to their
outside of the Academy.
grade school to recruit new students.
Mrs. Kathy Riley and Miss Sherry Cruse
must keep track of some 5,080 alumni,
because over one quarter of our alumni
change address every year. These alumni
are constantly being inform ed of news
concerning the Academ y through news
letters, the Headmaster's Annual Report,
the Citation, and a regular publication of
the Alumni Office, the St. Thomas Acade
my Bulletin.
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