Alumni

Kelsey (Wauters) Swanson ’11 not only learned accounting at Luther, but also critical thinking, which helped her to begin her career at Deloitte & Touche.

At Luther, Jen Gipp ’04 cultivated her many passions, including languages, travel, and photography, while also building her future career in optometry.

While looking for colleges with excellent music programs, Willy Leafblad ’14 discovered Luther College, where he majored in music, leading to his career as a 5th–12th grade band teacher.

Katie Prichard ’10 chose Luther because of the college’s uncommon and enriching museum studies program, going on to be an associate registrar at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.

Alanna Spencer ’16 landed her first teaching position in Alaska thanks to the unique student teaching experiences she had as a Luther education major.

Thanks to Luther College’s anthropology and study away programs, Megan Clark ’05 discovered her love for museum and artifact studies, leading to her earning a master’s degree from the University of Durham in England.

Emily Dirks ’18 returned to Luther College only two years after graduating to teach private voice lessons and a course on singing.

Thanks to Luther’s nursing program and community, Philip Bagnoli ’19 discovered his calling—nursing.

Kirsten Loynachan ’22 found that connections at Luther College helped find her love for music and jumpstart her career in accounting, landing a job as the assistant personnel manager for the Kansas City Symphony.

Katie Koenning ’18 earned her dream job teaching 5-12 school orchestra thanks to Luther College’s music program.