Saint Meinrad names new alumni director

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Corinna Waggoner has been named the new director of alumni relations at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN. She began work on August 4, succeeding Erinn Evans.

Waggoner will oversee the planning, execution, and evaluation of programs and activities that support and engage Saint Meinrad alumni. She will serve as the principal liaison between Saint Meinrad and more than 6,700 members of the Alumni Association.

A native of Evanston, IN, Waggoner brings experience in hospitality, retreat ministry, and program coordination. She has served in Guest Services at Saint Meinrad in a variety of roles, including guest services associate, retreat program coordinator, and director of Saint Meinrad retreat programs and pilgrimages and Saint Meinrad Books & Gifts. In these roles, she led the planning and development of retreat programming, managed guest experiences, and helped ensure the alignment of ministry efforts with Saint Meinrad’s Benedictine mission.

She previously served as an administrative assistant for the Precollege Division of Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where she supported student and faculty services, events, and communications.

Waggoner holds a Bachelor of Science degree with an outside field in clarinet performance and arts management from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. She began her Master of Arts in Theology studies at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in 2023.