Category: Heywood Society Newsletter

When Kathryn Horvat ’60 wanted to major in chemistry, social pressures on women in the late 1950s pushed her to change course. Kathryn had always wanted to be a scientist, says her son Steve Horvat, but she opted instead for a history degree, later earning a master’s of arts in teaching degree from Johns Hopkins University and eventually earning an MBA from Roosevelt University. Over the years, Kathryn worked as a consulting systems analyst, a contract programmer and analyst, and an information systems specialist. All the while, Kathryn held Carleton close to her heart as a dedicated alumna. She donated to the College for more than 30 years, frequently attended Reunion, and helped plan her class’s milestone 50th Reunion. In addition to volunteering, Kathryn joined the Joseph Lee Heywood Society by establishing a will provision to benefit the College.

“I really think that this became somewhat a part of her identity,” Esther Blaskovich, Kathryn’s daughter, said. “[Carleton] became the first place she felt she belonged.” While at Carleton, Kathryn was a part of Glee Club and Women’s League and wrote for the Carletonian.

September 7, 1876, may have started like any other day for Joseph Lee Heywood, bank clerk at First National Bank in Northfield.

Then Jesse James rode in.

“He sacrificed his life to protect the future of Carleton,” said Jim Bonhivert ’74. “He did this in service to others.”

Members of the Joseph Lee Heywood Society preserve Carleton’s breadth and depth of excellence, not matter where they direct their planned giving.

Thanks to the generosity of the Carleton community, exciting research is happening all across campus. This year at the annual Joseph Lee Heywood Society Luncheon, geology professor Dan Maxbauer shared a special look into his project on enhanced weathering as a pathway for permanent carbon removal.

“Carleton meant so much to me and set my life in a direction it wouldn’t have otherwise taken. I attach a great deal of importance to Carleton, and that’s why I’ve made a significant legacy provision for Carleton. This is one more way I can give back.”