The tens of thousands of graduates of PND have left our halls to make a tremendous (even Saintly) impact on the world. We are happy to celebrate our Alumni who have entered religious life.
Priests & Monsignors
Fr. Nicholas Conner
PND Class of 2014
Parochial Vicar of Blessed Sacrament, Morton (2024)
Fr. Nicolas Wilson
PND Class of 2013
While remaining Parochial Vicar of St. Columba, Ottawa; St. Francis of Assisi, Ottawa; St. Patrick, Ottawa; and St. Mary Shrine, Naplate; Chaplain of Marquette Academy, Ottawa (2023)
Fr. Patrick Wille
PND Class of 2013
Parochial Vicar of St. Mary, Moline; Chaplain of Alleman High School, Rock Island (2023), Diocese of Peoria
Fr. Kyle Lucas
PND Class of 2005
Chaplain and Director of St. John Paul II Newman Center, Normal (2002), Diocese of Peoria
Rev. John Eckert, V.F.
PND Class of 2000
Serves as a Priest of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Salisbury under the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina
Rev. Vincent Giacabazi, S.J.
PND Class of 2000
Serves as principal at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, MO
Fr. Matthew Buettner
PND Class of 1994
He is also a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Dominic (3rd Order Dominican) and assists with the Lay Dominicans in the Charlotte area.
Rev. Keith Walder
PND Class of 1994
Serves as Pastor of St. Thomas, Philo, IL and St. Mary, Pesotum, IL under the Diocese of Peoria, IL
Fr. Christopher Dunlap
PND Class of 1989
Currently serves as a Pastor of Christ Prince of Peace School within the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri
Rev. David Whiteside
PND Class of 1989
Serves as Chaplain for the Hermits of St. Mary of Carmel in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota
Fr. Gregory Nelson
Bergen High School Class of 1986
Pastor at St. Theresa of Avila, Earlville; Holy Cross, Mendota; Sts. Peter and Paul, Peterstown (2024)
Monsignor Mark J. Merdian, STL
Spadling Institute Class of 1985
Pastor of St. Columba, Ottawa; St. Francis of Assisi, Ottawa; St. Patrick, Ottawa; St. Mary Shrine, Naplate; and Vicar Forane of the Ottawa Vicariate (2022).
Fr. Stephen Willard
Spalding Institute Class of 1985
Pastor of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2018) and Vicar Forane of the Peoria Vicariate (2019)
Fr. David Kipfer
Bergan High School Class of 1980
Pastor of St. Mary, Metamora (2022)
Fr. Michael J. Driscoll, PhD
Bergan High School Class of 1980
Chaplain and Director of Pastoral are of OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Ottawa (2012); Pastor of St. Mary, Utica (2016)
Msgr. Jeffrey Laible
Spalding Institute Class of 1979
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama (2023); Past Assignments – Vicar General & Moderator of the Curia for the Archdiocese of the Military, USA (2021)
Fr. Eugene Radosevich
Spalding Institute Class of 1978
Pastor of St. Bernard, Bushnell; St. Augustine, St. Augustine; Sacred Heart, Abingdon (2024)
Msgr. Gerald T. Ward
Bergan High School Class of 1971
Senior Status (2023)
Fr. David Heinz
Bergan High School Class of 1968
Senior Status (2020)
Fr. Donald R. Henderson
Spalding Institute Class of 1961
Senior Status (2016)
Fr. Joseph Anderson
Spalding Institute Class of 1953
Senior Status (2005)
Fr. David Roche
Spalding Institute Class of 1950
Senior Status (2003)
Sisters
Sr. Mariam Caritas, SV
PND Class of 1995
Serves within Sisters of Life in the [Arch]diocese of New York, Albany, Bridgeport, Philadelphia, Denver, Phoenix, Washington, D.C., and Toronto, Canada.
Sr. Mary Louise Marck
PND Class of 1999
Serves within The Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCD). Teaches 8th grade Humanities at Sts. Peter & Paul.
Sr. Lucy Clare LeFante, SCTJM
PND Class of 2020
Serves within the Diocese of Phoenix, AZ under the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus & Mary
Sr. Rachel Lucia Kottoor, SCTJM
PND Class of 2018
Serves under the Diocese of Gliwice, Poland within the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus & Mary
Sr. Faustina Hoerdeman
PND Class of 2022
Postulant for Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George; Currently in formation in Alton, IL
Seminarians
JohnPaul Stedwill
PND Class of 2016
Entered in 2020, Class of 2026. Studying at Mundelein Seminary
Anthony Willi
PND Class of 2018
Entered in 2023, Class of 2029, Studying at St. Mary of the Lake – Mundelein
Tim Johnson
PND Class of 2015
Redemptorist Mater Seminary in Brooklyn, New York
Daniel Miller
PND Class of 2024
Entered in 2024, Class of 2032; Studying at IHM Seminary in Winona, MN