Alumni Advisory Board
Current SVD Alumni Board members
| Name |
Member since |
| Brother Dennis Newton, SVD |
July 1, 1977 |
| Mr. Jerome Kowalski |
June 1, 1998 |
| Mr. Bill Warmouth |
Dec. 19, 2002 |
| Mr. Peter Amelse |
Sept. 1, 2003 |
| Mr. Ed Peterson |
Dec. 8, 2005 |
| Mr. Jay Canastra |
Dec. 1, 2006 |
| Mr. Mike Cousins |
Dec. 1, 2006 |
| Mr. Walter Conlon |
June 1, 2009 |
| Fr. Bob Kelly, SVD |
Sept. 1, 2009 |
| Fr. William Seifert, SVD |
March 1, 2011 |
Past SVD Alumni Board members
| Name |
Term |
| Fr. Ed Peklo, SVD |
July 1997-December 1998 |
| Fr. Jim Braband, SVD |
December 1997-June 1999 |
| Mr. Dang Tran |
July 1997-July 1999 |
| Fr. Anthony Duc Le, SVD |
December 2001-June 2002 |
| Mr. Paul Dinh Nguyen |
April 1999-December 2002 |
| Fr. Tom Griffith, SVD |
June 1999-March 2003 |
| Mr. Dat Tien Dinh |
December 2001-August 2003 |
| Mr. Rich O’Hern |
December 2003-June 2004 |
| Fr. Mike Hutchins, SVD |
July 2003-July 2004 |
| Fr. Gus Wall, SVD |
June 1999-March 2005 |
| Mr. Jim Hannon |
July 1997-June 2005 |
| Mr. Len Uhal |
June 1999-January 2007 |
| Fr. Jim Bergin, SVD |
June 1999-September 2008 |
| Fr. Sunny Francis, SVD |
December 2002-September 2009 |
SVD Alumni Association Advisory Board Membership Policy
- The advisory board will officially consist of 12 members, including the alumni director and the SVD liaison appointed by the provincial superior of the Chicago Province. Of the remaining ten positions, five will be held by Divine Word Missionaries and five will be held by alumni who did not join the Society of the Divine Word. All alumni are allowed and encouraged to attend board meetings on a quarterly basis.
- The association’s members will nominate advisory board members. Self-nomination is permitted.
- Active membership is very important. Two unexcused absences is automatic termination from the board.
- Every effort will be made to keep the advisory board balanced with alumni from the various houses of formation; i.e., Bay St. Louis, Bordentown, East Troy, Epworth, Girard, Perrysburg, Riverside, etc.
- Every effort will also be made to keep the advisory board balanced with alumni from various age groups.
Policy adopted: December 1, 1999
Revised: June 6, 2001
Revised: September 12, 2001
Revised: September 25, 2002
Revised: June 18, 2003
Revised: Sept. 12, 2011