Class Notes

1972

Steve Kline of Omaha, Neb., is CEO of Prairie Navigator.

1975

Bob Gerst of Buffalo Grove, Ill., is chair of the board for Heritage University.

Mark Nixon of Boulder City, Nev., is retired.

John Shanda of Madison, Wis., is retired.

1976

Pat Hauslein of St. Augusta, Minn., is the membership director for Women Anglers of Minnesota.

Jon Jordan of Atlantic, Iowa, retired and is a certified personal trainer and indoor cycling instructor at the YMCA. Jon is also an avid cyclist, canoeist, and outdoor adventure enthusiast.

1977

Brian Rude of Coon Valley, Wis., is serving as chair of the board of trustees of the Vesterheim Museum in Decorah.

1978

John Hanewall of Janesville, Wis., was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Midwest Clown Association at the MCA 50th Annual Round-Up in Indianapolis, Ind. John has been clowning for almost 30 years, performing under the clown persona “Luther.”

1980

Lorri Lobeck of Onalaska, Wis., retired from Gundersen Health System, where she worked as a neurologist.

1983

Rebecca Dixen of Baldwin, Wis., retired as director of a public library and is working part-time as administrative assistant at an ELCA church in western Wisconsin.

1984

Jeff O’Brien of Arlington, Va., is a senior architect with LRS Federal in Severna Park, Md.

1985

Anne (Hustad) Johnson of New Ulm, Minn., is a choir director at Christ the King Lutheran Church.

Diane Nordquist of Minneapolis retired from a 35-year career in affordable housing finance and community development work with local government agencies.

Barb (Seltzer) Tako of Venice, Fla., is retired.

Paul Tjostem of Redondo Beach, Calif., is a reverend with Pulpit Rock Ministries Counseling.

1986 

Cindy (Harrison) Naveira of Burbank, Calif., retired after serving as chief nursing officer of USC Care Medical Group, Keck Medicine at the University of Southern California.

1988

David Eidahl of Delano, Minn., is a restaurant manager with Flynn Restaurant Group.

1989

Barbara Guenther of Albuquerque, N.M., earned an MBA from the University of New Mexico.

1990

Lynn (Gaudette) Eidahl of Delano, Minn., is a yoga teacher with the Emily Program.

John Storsved of Champaign, Ill., received the John R. Endwright Alumni Service Award from the Indiana University School of Public Health.

1993

Martin Halom of Bloomer, Wis., was elected to serve as bishop of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin in Chetek, Wis.

1994

Sarah (Deist) Stanley of Richmond, Texas, is president at Grace Renewal Ministries.

1995

Nicholle (Cunningham) Bieberdorf of Bemidji, Minn., is dean of academic affairs and programs at Northwest Technical College.

Tascha (Luhman) Kinney of Ellsworth, Wis., is an ABE teacher with the Department of Corrections, Shakopee Women’s Prison.

Kristina (Carrington) Larson of North Babylon, N.Y., is an architectural sales consultant at Construction Specialties.

Mariah (Bringer) Smith of Decorah is a mental health therapist at Decorah Counseling Collective.

1998

Tracy (Weiss) Voye of Largo, Fla., is an office coordinator at CPT Institute.

2000

Tonya (Wegner) Adams of Coralville, Iowa, is an assistant director of flute authority at West Music.

Todd Gullickson of Davenport, Iowa, is a partner of the Gullickson Group.

Kelly Nye-Lengerman of Dover, N.H., is principal researcher at Mathematica.

Lindsey (Anderson) Thompson of St. Paul, Minn., is founder and director of events at li+me Gatherings. Lindsey also volunteers as a mentor for the East Ridge High School FRC Robotics team.

Ryan Thompson of St. Paul, Minn., is a principal process development engineer at Heraeus Medevio. Ryan also volunteers as a mentor for the East Ridge High School FRC Robotics team.

2003

Scott Gullickson of Bettendorf, Iowa, is a partner of the Gullickson Group.

2004

Nicola (Monson) Emery of Gainesville, Ga., is vice president of finance at Honeywell in Charlotte, N.C.

2005

Kathryn Armstrong of Chicago is director of supply chain at Conagra Brands.

Christy (Patchin) Barker of Red Wing, Minn., is an academic language therapist at the Reading Center, Dyslexia Institute of MN.

Christina (Fraley) Burzinski of Middleton, Wis., is owner of VS Designs and Consulting.

Shannon (Johnson) Gravelle of Appleton, Wis., is director of choral activities at Lawrence University.

Andy Haugen of Carver, Minn., is a partner at Heimerl and Lammers law firm.

Alisa (White) Magallón of Houston, Texas, is the author of If You Sing a Song to a Dragon and the series Fables Told in Rhyme. Alisa started her own consulting business, Classical Sing Move Play.

Josh Minnes of Mt. Zion, Ill., is the owner of Big Hungry’s Daylight Donuts.

2006

Tim Yourison of Maryville, Mo., is deputy athletic director at Northwest Missouri State University.

2007

Kat Beane Hanson of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is a funding specialist at Talk To Me Technologies.

Michael “Coz” Lindsay of St. Paul, Minn., is the senior communications specialist for Carver County, Minn. He also serves as the SAG (support and gear) team lead for RAGBRAI.

2008

Ali (Blenka) Froisland of Minneapolis is director of HR at Dermatology Specialists in Edina, Minn.

Andrea (Hoeksema) Tigges of San Antonio, Texas, is director of perianesthesia services at South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital and Outpatient Center.

Becky (Stiger) Williams of Aledo, Texas, is vice president of programs with Cancer Care Services in Fort Worth, Texas.

Benjamin Yates of Lafayette, La., is an associate professor of trombone at the University of Louisiana.

2010

Laura Grangaard Johnson of Minneapolis is a senior research programmer at HealthPartners Institute.

Sarah Sprecher of Clive, Iowa, earned a BSN from Mercy College of Health Sciences.

Molly (Weber) St. Clair of Ankeny, Iowa, earned an MSN from Frontier Nursing University and works as a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Iowa Behavioral Associates.

Brittany (Buczek) Todd of Decorah is the owner of Mill Street Mocha Drive-Thru. Brittany also received the Decorah Area Chamber Young Professional Award, is a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses graduate, and was named Iowa’s 40 Women to Watch in Hospitality.

2011

Bekky (Willis) Harkins of Lakewood, Colo., is an education director at the Greenway Foundation in Denver, Colo.

Susana Hansen of Minneapolis is a visitor experience manager of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Amy (Bierlein) Storvick of Apple Valley, Minn., works as a teacher for School District 196.

Steven Thai of St. Paul, Minn., is head of global crisis communications and reputation management at Palo Alto Networks in Santa Clara, Calif.

2013

Kirsten Hash of St. Paul, Minn., is corporate counsel at CWT in Minnetonka, Minn.

Ashley Wright Shannon of Winter Garden, Fla., is director of ticketing services at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla.

2014

Clara (Lind) Lindwood of Minneapolis is director of grants with Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.

2015

Mariana (Corpus) Hines of Durham, N.C., is a nurse practitioner at WakeMed.

Owen Neubauer of St. Paul, Minn., is director of public policy with the Minnesota Multi Housing Association in Bloomington, Minn.

Brianna (Hopp) Zutz of Rochester, Minn., earned a DNP from the University of Minnesota.

2016

Nick Shaw is general manager and wine director at Demi, a restaurant in Minneapolis.

2017

Makeda Barkley of Moab, Utah, is a production coordinator with the Orville Peck Stampede Tour 2024.

Elizabeth (Hardy) Bohlken of Cottage Grove, Minn., was promoted to director of education and support for foster care and adoption services at Children’s Home and Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.

Tyler DesRochers of Appleton, Wis., is a case manager at Rawhide Youth Services in New London, Wis.

Nathaniel Koch of Hopkins, Minn., earned a master’s degree in teaching from Augsburg University in Minneapolis and is a teacher at Enishi International School in Japan.

2018

Pilar (Dritz) Dritzmith of Minneapolis works as a physical therapist at Fairview.

Hayes Durbin of Grinnell, Iowa, works as a civil engineering technician for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

2020

Garret Baumler of Minneapolis works as a music therapist for St. Paul public schools.

Kira Guetschow of La Crosse, Wis., is a data analyst at Western Technical College.

Shannon Lunn of Farmington, Minn., is an administrative manager of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota.

Cassie Michel of Westminster, Colo., works as a first-grade teacher at Pinnacle Charter School.

Bailey (Fields) Willhite of Hutchinson, Minn., is a theatre director at Waconia High School. Bailey received the Community Engagement Award and the Excellence in Theatre Award from Hennepin Arts.

2021

Carson Davenport of Decorah earned an MA in sports leadership from North Central College and is an assistant men’s soccer coach at Luther College.

Madi (Yaeger) Davenport of Decorah earned a doctorate of physical therapy from Arcadia University and is a physical therapist at Rock Valley Physical Therapy.

2024

Johanna Muenkel of Rochester, Minn., is a registered nurse at Mayo Clinic.