2008. Snowmaking equipment for the trails was recently donated by the Winona ski club. Saint Mary's has long had a friendly crosstown rivalry in non-conference athletics with NCAA Division II member Winona State University, which is the regional public university that is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. Notable alumni Anthony Adducci, pioneer of the medical device industry in Minnesota; is best known for co-founding Guidant, the company that manufactured the world's first lithium battery powered artificial pacemaker Michael Anthony Bilandic, former mayor of Chicago and chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court Frank Billock, NFL player Bernard Carey, politician who served as Cook County state's attorney and a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County Fritz Cronin, NFL player Sean Duffy, former congressman from Wisconsin's 7th congressional district Mike Johanns, former secretary of agriculture of the United States, former governor of Nebraska, former United States senator Mike Leaf, college basketball coach John McDonough, hockey executive James Miller, member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and murder victim Bob Warner, Canadian ice hockey forward Jerome J. Workman, Jr., prolific author and editor of scientific reference works on the subject of spectroscopy Tom Younghans, NHL player See also Lasallian Educational Institutions Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary List of colleges and universities in Minnesota Higher education in Minnesota References External links Official website Lasallian colleges and universities Educational institutions established in 1912 Education in Winona County, Minnesota Buildings and structures in Winona, Minnesota Tourist attractions in Winona County, Minnesota Catholic universities and colleges in Minnesota Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities 1912 establishments in Minnesota