Name: William T. Ditewig
Graduation year: 1971
Occupation: Retired Navy Commander; now Senior Staff, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Hometown: Peoria, Illinois; now Annapolis, Maryland
Family: Wife: Diann; sons: Thomas and Stephen; daughters: Jennifer and Laura; grandson: Austin
From all my years at St. Ambrose, I'll never forget: The friendships formed in the Seminary Department; working on plays with Theater III and Director, Jim Willaert.
Favorite SAU class: Fr. Herman Strub's scripture class
Favorite food: Pizza
What's in my CD player: Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Favorite book: Pillars of the Earth
Famous person (living or dead) I'd most like to meet: Pope John XXIII
If I had all the time in the world, I'd spend it: Traveling
What really gets on my nerves is when: People stop learning and growing
If I could change one thing, I would: Eliminate social injustice
Peak experience: The births of our children and grandson
Favorite vacation spot: Windward Shore, Oahu, Hawaii
Person who has had the greatest influence on me: No single person: parents, family, SAU teachers like Soens, Strub and Willaert
Advice to St. Ambrose freshmen: Enjoy your four years here, and try a little bit of everything.  Don't get into a rut, thinking you know now what you'll want to do over the next four years. Let your horizons expand.

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