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Scot Schaeffer
Vice President for Enrollment Management
563-387-1430

Derek Hartl
Director of Admissions
563-387-1433


Kelsey Anderson
Admissions Counselor
563-387-1416

Works with students from: Southern Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

For a schedule of Kelsey's upcoming high school visits and college fairs, go to admissions.luther.edu/travel/anderson/.

Alecia Bucksa
Admissions Counselor
563-387-2113

Works with students from: Wisconsin and Eastern Minnesota

For a schedule of Alecia's upcoming high school visits and college fairs, go to admissions.luther.edu/travel/bucksa/.

Greg Eide
Admissions Counselor
563-387-1442

Works with students from: Northern and Southwest Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Greg also serves as the Transfer Student Coordinator.

For a schedule of Greg's upcoming high school visits and college fairs, go to admissions.luther.edu/travel/eide/.

Michael Elliott
Admissions Counselor
Staff, Alumni

Works with students from: Illinois, Southeast Wisconsin, Eastern United States including: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

For a schedule of Michael's upcoming high school visits and college fairs, go to admissions.luther.edu/travel/elliott/.

Mark Faldet
Admissions Counselor
563-387-1435

Works with students from: Eastern Iowa, Southeast Minnesota, Western United States, including: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

For a schedule of Mark's upcoming high school visits and college fairs, go to admissions.luther.edu/travel/faldet/.

Lauren Kraus
Admissions Counselor
563-387-1413

Works with students from: Decorah; Northern Iowa, Southern Minnesota, and Colorado.

For a schedule of Lauren's upcoming high school visits and college fairs, go to admissions.luther.edu/travel/kraus/.

Keith Lesmeister
Coordinator of Diversity Recruitment
563-387-1441

Works with all multicultural students, as well as students from Rochester, Minnesota; Oklahoma; and Texas.

For a schedule of Keith's upcoming high school visits and college fairs, go to admissions.luther.edu/travel/lesmeister/.

Beth Lidvall
Admissions Recruiter
303-359-3591

Works with students from: Colorado.

For a schedule of Beth's upcoming high school visits and college fairs, go to admissions.luther.edu/travel/lidvall/.

Jon Lund
Executive Director, Center for Global Learning and Int'l Adm.
563-387-1428

Works with international students and U.S. citizens living abroad.

To check Jon's upcoming international travel schedule, go to admissions.luther.edu/travel/lund/.

Kirk Neubauer
Senior Associate Director of Admissions
563-387-1434
Sharon Rossing
Assistant Director of Admissions
651-463-9372,

Works with students from: Minneapolis and St. Paul (Minnesota), Alaska

For a schedule of Sharon's upcoming high school visits and college fairs, go to admissions.luther.edu/travel/rossing/.