Spring 2013
Hello Class of 2003!
It is hard to believe that it has already been ten years since we were spending this time of year finishing senior papers, interviewing for jobs or trying to get in to grad schools, and getting ready to head off into the real world, isn’t it? It seems like it could have been last week! Hopefully these last ten years have been great for everyone, and you are all making plans to make it to our 10-year reunion over Homecoming Weekend 2013 (Oct 4-6), so we can all catch up on where the real world has taken us. For those of you on Facebook, we do have a Luther Class of 2003 page that will have more updates about the reunion and goings on around Decorah, as we get closer to the big weekend! Make your lodging reservations!
The last ten years have not only brought change in our lives, but also to life around Luther. For those of you who haven’t been back for a while, you may not recognize the place. The new buildings, faculty, and sustainability efforts all speak greatly to the commitment President Torgerson has shown, making us all proud alumni of an amazing place. The selection committee is hard at work to find our new president, but it will be hard for them to replace “our” president—the one who started Luther the same time we did.
As you think about what your time at Luther has done to help you out in the real world since 2003, we hope that you will also consider giving back, so more people can enjoy the same types of memories. Feel free to use the enclosed envelope, or give online at givenow.luther.edu. Thank you!
October will be here before you know it, so start making plans to head back to beautiful Northeast Iowa to catch up with old friends. We can’t wait to see everyone!
Jessica (Romens) Schouten
2003 Class Agent
jessica.schouten@target.com
Joel Sommers
2003 Class Agent
sommers.joel@gmail.com
Class Notes
SAM CHENOWETH is the Europe financial controller for Martin Engineering in Walluf, Germany.
HANNE GULLIKSEN earned a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from Oslo University College. She is a multi-lingual medical information officer for Professional Medical Information in the United Kingdom.
PETER HOESING is assistant professor of musicology and ethnomusicology at Claflin University in Orangeburg, S.C.
SEAN HOULIHAN is the principal of Casey Community School in Gallon Jug, Belize.
EMILY JESTER earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing and graduated cum laude from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
AMANDA LINDBERG-AGANGA and DEVON AGANGA ’01 live in Ellicott City, Md. Amanda is an attorney at Maryland Office of the Public Defender.
ANDY NELSON is campus pastor at the Luther Center in Vermillion, S.D.
AMANDA (BENEDICT) and JUSTIN OBENAUER live in Lakeville, Minn. Amanda earned a master’s degree in counseling and psychological services from Saint Mary’s University. She is a program counselor for Empowered UCLA Extension. Justin is a portfolio manager in the Housing and Finance Agency for the State of Minnesota.
LINDSAY (LEHMANN) REITEN is the teaching assistant supervisor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
MELISSA MAAS RICHARDSON earned a master’s degree in choral conducting from the Westminster College of the Arts at Rider University. She is director of choirs at the American School of the Hague in the Netherlands.
Marriages
LISA HIGHUM and Jon Kush, Sept. 10, 2010
COLLEEN SCHMITT and TIM HAMMOND, June 16, 2012
KAJSA SABATKE and Joshua Harley, June 30, 2012
SHANNON YOUNG and Josh Wegner, Aug. 18, 2012
Births
Brooke and SAM CHENOWETH welcomed a son, Jack, in July 2012.
JANELLE (FEINE) '04 and CHARLES DAHL welcomed a daughter, Ruby, in April 2012.
EMILY (LARSON) and Steve Forssberg welcomed a son, Miles, in April 2012. Miles joins sister Maia.
EMILY (WENZEL) and Steven Gutierrez welcomed a son, Matteo, in July 2012.
HOA NGUYEN '02 and DAN HANSON welcomed a son, Henry, in June 2012.
JESSI (CROTSER) and Nathan Hosper welcomed a daughter, Cassandra, in September 2012. Cassandra joins sister Avery.
SARA KLING-PUNT and RYAN KLING-PUNT welcomed a son, Oliver, in August 2012.
THERESE (KROGMAN) and Mario Macario welcomed a son, Anthony, in April 2012. Anthony joins brother Sebastian.
KATIE (FLETCHER) and ALEX MARTINSON welcomed a daughter, Olivia, in October 2011. Olivia joins sisters Abigail, Isabel, and Emelia.
Don't forget your Annual Fund giving!
Each year nearly 9,000 alumni, parents, and friends support the Annual Fund with gifts from $5 to $50,000. Strong support from alumni helps Luther secure additional funds from foundations and corporations, and your gift each year helps us reach our goal of 27% alumni giving. Here’s how your class—and surrounding classes—did in 2012:
Class of 2002 total giving in 2012: $22,430 from 18% of the class
Class of 2003 total giving in 2012: $21,796 from 22% of the class
Class of 2004 total giving in 2012: $10,454 from 21% of the class
Your gift can boost the impact your class has on current students! Please use the enclosed envelope or visit www.givenow.luther.edu to show your support. Thank you!
WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE:
This list includes all gifts received January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. Making a gift each and every year is an investment in the lives of Luther students and a show of support for the Luther College community. Thank you for your support of Luther College through your giving.
Jesse Abing
Jessica Aguilar
Brett Alberty
Evan Almelien
Laura Beth (Reier) Anderson
Ian Asplund
Kathryn (Haseman) Asplund
Matthew Beatty
Molly (Vanderstoep) Beatty
Ryan Beeman Wieland*
Jonathan Bengtson*
Matthew Birkenholz
Kimberly Bohr
Susan (Gilbertson) Boxrud*
Jennifer Bruns
Jason Burgart
Peter Calhoun
Ryan Conway
Daniel Corron
Rachel (Hildebrand) Corron
Charles Dahl*
Kayla (Hawkinson) Dudzinski
Benjamin Durbin*
Heidi (Gericke) Eickstadt
Peter Eliason*
Andrew Ellingsen*
Daniel Elliott
Gina (Allen) Erickson*
Lindsay Essex Sauvage
Matthew Fitzgerald
Krisanne (Linde) Forsman
Emily (Larson) Forssberg*
Brandon Fraseur*
Abigail Frost
Marie (Zach) Fry
Karen (Meyer) Goble*
Mary (Kvitrud) Gosse
Elizabeth Graham
Laura (Stordahl) Guenzel*
Erik Guffy*
Elizabeth (Langkamp) Gullick
Scott Gullickson
Andrew Haemker
Timothy Hammond
Eric Hansen
William Hanson
Amber (Rislow) Harder
Rian Helgerson
Jessica (Lee) Hemann*
Jennifer (Orthel) Herbin
Miranda Hilk
Crysta (Weidmann) Hinson
Erin Indrelie Swoboda
Kelly (Have) Jansen
Dan Johnson
Jill Johnson
Andrew Jolivette
Joshua Klaetsch*
Stephanie (Citta) Klein
Jessica (Wrobel) Koenig
James Kowitz*
Eliott Kranz*
Kimberly (Huff) Kranz*
Matthew Landers
Amanda Lindberg-Aganga
Amber (Kobler) Lynch
Alex Martinson
Katherine (Fletcher) Martinson
Caleb Mattoon*
Nicole (Leisinger) McCleary
Stacey McKim*
Joy (Gruettner) Mick*
Neil Mick*
Alicia Mohn*
Monica Morey
Allan Nartey
Carrie (Walling) Nimrod*
Jeffrey Ninnemann
Karin (Hanson) Ninnemann
Amanda (Benedict) Obenauer
Janelle (Kime) Olson*
John Palmer
Kristie (Lund) Palovcsik
Kelsey (Ress) Pappano*
Anthony Pizer
Alissa (Brown) Plumley
Bronson Power*
William Reece
Lindsay (Lehmann) Reiten*
Daniel Riebe
Karen Ristau
Jennifer Rust Anderson
Brooke Sanders*
Heather Scheumann Landers
Colleen Schmitt
Jessica (Romens) Schouten
Jill (Waterman) Schultz
Kirk Sherburne
Joseph Sievers
Erik Sill*
Alexander Smith
Laura (Amundson) Smith
Jennifer (Hall) Soland
Elayne (Brommelsiek) Sommers*
Joel Sommers*
Melissa Stull
Theodore Sturgeon
Lisa Thimjon*
Claire (Martin) Thompson
Richard Urio
Nathan Voight*
Karianne (Moucka) Wardell
Beth Willer
Heather (Lehmann) Witts*
Kelly Woods Birkenholz
* made a gift in each of the last five consecutive years.
Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. If an error has been made, please accept our apology and contact the Luther Development Office at 800-225-8664, or e-mail giving@luther.edu.
