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Name: Denise Starkey
Graduation Year: 1997
Occupation: Doctoral Candidate/College Instructor
Hometown: Chicago, IL
From all my years at Edgewood, I'll never forget: All the Dominican sisters, especially Sister Joan Leonard and Sister Stevie and Sister Maureen McDonnell, plus Larry Engel, Barbara Miller and John Leonard
Favorite Edgewood Class: Christian Religious Experience, Women and Religion
Favorite Food: Then: Patty Melt's at the Laurel Tavern Now: Mediterranean and Tuscan
What's in my CD Player: Hildegard Von Bingen Tracy Chapman Indigo Girls Annie Lennox
Favorite Book: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard
Famous Person (living or dead) I'd like to meet: Maya Angelou, Julian of Norwich Teresa of Avila
If I had all the time in the world, I'd spend it: kayaking
What really gets on my nerves is when: people behave as if they are the only person in the world and seem unaware of others
If I could change one thing, I would: end violence against women and children and then all wars
Peak experience: kayaking and hiking in Alaska, and traveling in Italy
Favorite vacation spot: Italy or Alaska
Person who has had the greatest influence on me: Joan Leonard, OP and Dolores Brooks, OP
I wish I knew how to: play the piano
Personal motto or favorite quote: Knowledge is responsibility!
Advice to Edgewood freshmen: live in the present moment and expose your self to as many different ideas and people and cultures as possible

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