Saint Mary's College Year of the Gael

Archbishop Joseph Alemany
How visionary Archbishop Joseph Alemany persuaded nine Christian Brothers to come to post-Gold Rush San Francisco and establish Saint Mary's College.
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Guardian Angel in Gangland
Victoria "Tori" Verber-Salazar '87 pledged to bring peace to the streets by rehabilitating young gang members before she had to prosecute them.
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Matthew Dellavedova '13 Matthew Dellavedova is a high achiever both on the court and in the classroom. READ MORE »
Jack Henning '38 (1915 - 2009)

Longtime California Labor Leader and SMC Alumnus Jack Henning
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Troy Nunley '86 From humble beginnings in a San Francisco public housing project to nominee for Federal judgeship in California. READ MORE »
The Legacy Behind Garaventa Hall
Within the Mission Renaissance-style buildings of Saint Mary's with red rooftops lies Mary Candida Garaventa Hall, a gift from a family whose love for the college is surprising because neither Silvio Garaventa Sr. nor Mary Candida Garaventa actually attended Saint Mary's.
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Carl Guarneri SMC History Professor Carl Guarneri’s fate was sealed when he was a newborn. READ MORE »

Mary Doyle Springer Mary Doyle Springer was the College’s first tenured woman professor and a revered English and Seminar instructor for close to 40 years. READ MORE »
Maria Elena Durazo '75 The daughter of Mexican immigrant farm workers, Durazo learned the importance of hard work and determination at a very young age. READ MORE »