Volume 11, Issue 18 (Feb. 9)

Kephart's Music Centers will be honored with induction into the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association Hall of Fame Labor Day weekend. Sons Rusty Kephart, Jr. '75 and Jim Kephart '87 manage the family business along with Jim's wife Ann (Tjostem) Kephart '90. Owner Rusty Kephart, Sr. passed away in 2011. 

Volume 11, Issue 17 (Feb. 2)

Aaron Lurth '08, is a part of the University of Iowa Photography Master of Fine Arts program's exhibition "In Light of Absence." Lurth's project, "Parking," inspects the fragility of modern society through his photographs of parking ramps by night. Closing reception will be held Friday, Feb. 10, 6 p.m. at the University of Iowa Art Building West Gallery. More information available at: http://www.facebook.com/events/220894471336724/.

Volume 11, Issue 16 (Jan. 26)

Dave Senjem '64 was recently elected Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate. 

Luther Professor Phillip Freeman wrote an op-ed piece titled "Friends, Romans, voters" for the Los Angeles Times. His essay illustrates how Roman author Quintus Cicero's guide for winning elections, written 2,000 years ago, applies to modern day politicians. Read Freeman's Los Angeles Times article at: http://www.latimes.com.

Volume 11, Issue 14 (Jan. 14)

Chris Norton '14, is featured in the winter 2012 edition of NCAA Champion magazine: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f57f0a9#/3f57f0a9/30.  Emily Voss '13 took the full-page photo of Chris and Eric Hageness '12 took the team photo. 

Doug Knutson '84, was featured in the Minnapolis Star Tribune about his Nobel Peace Prize Portraits project. View article at: http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/136880538.html.

Volume 11, Issue 13 (Jan. 5)

Alan Hightower, Luther professor of music and director of Nordic Choir, will lead the National Lutheran Choir's annual "Tune Up" Saturday, Jan. 21 from 9 a.m.-noon at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Bloomington, Minn. Singers and church choirs are encouraged to attend. For details and registration information, visit http://www.nlca.com/tuneup2012.

Philip Freeman, Luther professor in Classics, talked about his new book on Greek mythology titled "Oh My Gods" on Iowa Public Radio's "Talk of Iowa" Monday, Jan. 2. To hear the broadcast, visit: http://iowapublicradio.org/news/talk-of-iowa/past-shows.html.

Volume 11, Issue 12 (Dec. 22)

Laura Krumm '09, has been selected for a prestigious Adler Fellowship with the San Francisco Opera. As a 2012 Adler Fellow, she will receive individual training and coaching and participate in professional seminars and performances with the SFO, which is the second largest opera company in North America. More at: http://artandseek.net

Callista (Bisek) Gingrich '88, was featured in a blog post of The New Republic about her ties to Luther College. More at: http://www.tnr.com

Tod Broman '77, a science teacher at West Valley Central High School, was featured in the Des Moines Register for teaching the 'science of sauerkraut.' More at: http://www.desmoinesregister.com

Volume 11, Issue 11 (Dec. 15)

Luther senior Kyle McGivney was in the Nov. 21 issue of Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd."  For more information, visit http://www.luther.edu/sports/headlines/?story_id=365606.

Todd Green, Luther assistant professor of religion, wrote an op-ed piece for the Huffington Post on Nov. 17 called "Where Is the Courage in College Football?" The article can be found at http://tinyurl.com/cyakoja.

Volume 11, Issue 10 (Dec. 8)

Maia Elgin '09, had a poem published in the online publication GlitterPony Magazine. Founded in Amherst, Mass. in 2005, GlitterPony Magazine publishes established and emerging poets. Visit http://glitterponymag.com/issue-13/poetry/Maia-Elgin/.

Jordan Wiklund '07, was featured in the Star Tribune about his book-in-progress "Cribbageland: The People, Craft & Culture of a Curious Game." To read the article, visit http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/134535333.html.

Volume 11, Issue 9 (Dec. 1)

Lisa (Newcomer) Vail '81, earned the doctorate of nursing practice from the University of Kansas.

Volume 11, Issue 7 (Nov. 17)

Twin Cities Young Alumni will host its third annual "Get Down, Give Back" scholarship benefit event Friday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m. at Jax Café in Minneapolis.

Volume 11, Issue 6 (Nov. 10)

David Faldet '79, presented "Transformed by the Journey: the Story of Luther College” at the Symposium on Legacy and Leadership held at Concordia University Texas on Oct. 21. His presentation was sponsored by Lutheran Educational Conference of North America.

Volume 11, Issue 5 (Nov. 3)

Carson Ode '63, is the author of "IOWA Spaces, Places, Faces." The book highlights the experiences of Carson and Connie Ode as they spent 2008 exploring the state county by county. Ode describes the terrain, the four seasons, the people and the basic history of Iowa. The book is filled with color photos and humorous anecdotes.

Volume 11, Issue 4 (Oct. 27)

Olav Ljone Skogaas ' 98, was featured in the August edition of Viewfinder Magazine about what it's been like taking street photography in Oslo since the July 22 bombing.

Volume 11, Issue 3 (Oct. 20)

Alysha Soper '09, has been awarded the Larry Larson Graduate Student Award for Leadership in Applied Entomology from the Entomological Foundation. For more information, visit http://www.entsoc.org/press-releases/entomological-foundation-announces-2011-award-winners.

Kim Christensen '04, founder of the Minneapolis Food Swap, was featured in Minnesota Monthly's August edition. To read the article, visit http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/August-2011/Ready-Set-Swap/.

Volume 11, Issues 1 and 2 (Oct. 6, 13)

Andrew Kust '10, graduate of Luther College, performed in the Minneapolis Musical Theatre premiere of "bare," on March 18.

Craig Keisler '08, was accepted to the Harvard Business School to begin work toward his MBA starting in the fall 2011.

Jennifer Olson '99, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Germany in Sociology. For more information, visit http://www.uga.edu/ihe/pdfs/ihereport2010.pdf.

Paul Stephenson  '84, had a new book published in April titled "Salt of the Earth."

Odell Bjerkness '56 and Wayne Ostlie '83, recently published a book titled "Montevideo 1860 to 1930: Through Their Eyes and In Their Words."