Class Notes
Giving List

Spring 2013

Dear Fellow Norse,

Happy spring to the Class of 2005!  We hope this letter finds you well; 2013 is proving to be a year of change at Luther.

With May fast approaching, another class will graduate and transition from students to alumni, and President Richard Torgerson’s fourteen-year tenure will come to an end.  He leaves behind an impressive legacy, which includes Luther being recognized as one of the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the nation.  President Torgerson oversaw the addition of three state-of-the-art facilities—Sampson Hoffland Laboratories, the Center for the Arts, and the Legends Fitness Center—as well as other renovations.  His commitment to future generations has been evident with the results of three major campaign efforts to raise funds for scholarships, facilities, and other educational needs, for a combined total of more than $200 million.  We extend our many thanks and gratitude for the wonderful work both President Torgerson and his wife, Judy, have done over the years.  We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors!

Another new face on Luther’s campus is Aaron Hafner, the new head football coach.  Coach Hafner spent the past seven years at William Penn University, as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.  We look forward to seeing his leadership and mentoring skills both on and off the field. 

We are very fortunate to have had an educational experience like the one we received at Luther College.  Please consider giving back, as there are many ways you can help out.  Visit www.luther.edu to explore your options and learn about what’s new at the college. Remember to update our classmates on the events of your lives by submitting information to alumni@luther.edu. 

Sincerely,

Kate Ingber
kate.ingber@allinzlife.com

Jon Trullinger
truljo@gmail.com

Class Notes
DREW BAHLMANN teaches English at Sigourney (Iowa) High School.

LINDSAY BERNHAGEN was awarded the Graduate Associate Teaching Award at Ohio State University, an award given to only 10 out of 3,000 teaching associates annually.

STEPHANIE (NOVAK) BOND earned a master’s degree in forensic science from Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa.

LIBBY CHMIELEWSKI teaches sixth grade for the Oregon (Wis.) Community School District.

JENN COLLINS is associate pastor at Saint Andrew Lutheran Church in Wausau, Wis.

RACHEL FAUST earned a master’s degree in social work from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is a student advocate for the Stillwater (Minn.) Public Schools.

LESLEY (HIEBING) FRIEDHOFF is a psychology resident for the United States Air Force in Camp Springs, Md.

SARAH FRYDENLUND of Hayward, Minn., works as a self-employed artist.

KEVIN FULTZ is a technical lead for Fastenal Company in Winona, Minn.

JACKIE (DENISON) and TOM GETCHIUS live in Eagan, Minn. Jackie is a therapist and inpatient case manager for CIGNA Health Solutions. Tom is director of clinical practice at the American Academy of Neurology.

ANNIE HENDRICKSON is the assistant United States attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Dakota, in Sioux Falls.

KATIE (CHAMBERS) KADUCE is a financial reporting process analyst for Deere and Company in Moline, Ill.

RYAN KNIGHT earned a master’s degree in business administration from Iowa State University. Ryan is the accountant manager at Ashland, in Wilmington, Del.

RENEE (NEAL) and NATE LANDIS live in Ankeny, Iowa. Renee is the computer services supervisor for Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Nate is a software engineer for Team Quest in Clear Lake, Iowa.

LAUREN MAYFIELD is a human resources generalist for Express Scripts in Minneapolis.

STEPHANIE MUELLER is a graduate teaching assistant for the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

MEGAN MYRON-KARELS is a residence hall director for the University of Colorado-Boulder.

KIRSTEN (SPARKS) ‘04 and BRAD PAULSRUD live in Hutchinson, Kan. Brad is a territory manager for Cybex.

MISCHA TURSICH earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from Nova Southeastern University. She is a psychology postdoctoral fellow at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.