2000
TIMOTHY BAARDSETH of Minneapolis is a licensed staff psychologist at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. He is also an adjunct assistant professor in counseling and psychological services at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.
MATT BROWN is the economic development coordinator for the City of Coon Rapids, Iowa.
BRANDON DEAN received the 2014 Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence at Gustavus Adolphus College Honors Day Convocation in Spring 2014.
KATHRYN GREEN is director of advancement operations for Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
DARCY HENDRIKS teaches music at Concordia International School in Shanghai, China.
STEVE HESTON of Britt, Iowa, is the director of choral activities for grades 3–8 for the West Hancock Community School District.
MELISSA MORRISSEY GILKERSON and NATHAN GILKERSON live in Whitefish Bay, Wis. She is senior director of marketing and corporate communications for StayWell Health Management. He received the 2014 Dean’s Award for Teaching from the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University, where he is assistant professor of public relations.
2001
ABBEY ALMELIEN BAHN died of sarcoma cancer in 2013 at age 34, but her spirit lives on through the journal she kept from August 2008 until shortly before her death, which has now been published. Proceeds from sales of the book, titled Love, Abbey: A Memoir of an Undying Spirit, are going to sarcoma cancer research at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
MOLLIE BUSTA LANGE was inducted into the Iowa Polka Music Hall of Fame (Promoter category, 2015) by the Polka Club of Iowa.
STEPHANIE HEISHMAN is principal of Freya, a marketing, fundraising, and event partner and collaborator in Washington, D.C.
LINDSAY (WEIER) HOLLINGSWORTH earned the Ed.D. degree in curriculum and instruction from Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va., and received the Liberal Arts and Education Outstanding Service Award from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, where she is an assistant professor in the School of Education.
JOHN MILLS is the emergency communications operator for Rice/Steele 911 Center, in Faribault, Minn.
ANNA ROEDER is visiting professor of biology at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.
ARIANA (ANDERSON) WRIGHT is the PK–4 principal at Kasson/Mantorville (Minn.) Elementary School.
2002
VICTORIA (CALDWELL) and DANIEL DRASHER ’01 live in Eagan, Minn. She is a finance manager for SuperValu. He is a senior quality assurance specialist, regulatory compliance for Ecolab.
JOEL HAUGEN is vice president, consulting for Optum in Eden Prairie, Minn.
MISSY (KNOTT) HUFF is branch executive director for the Scott County Family YMCA in Bettendorf, Iowa.
TIM NEUMAN teaches English at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn.
KATYA OUCHAKOF contributed a short essay to the book There’s a Woman in the Pulpit (Cokesbury). She is pastor at Lake Edge Lutheran Church in Madison, Wis.
MOLLY (KROL) and STEIG SANDGREN live in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She is an RN at Allen Hospital. He is a distribution center group leader for Target.
ANGELA (AABERG) SHOCKLEY is quality control specialist for Omni Data Retrieval in Lakeville, Minn.
ERIK VILEN is a medical doctor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Rochester, Minn.
2003
JOSHUA KLAETSCH is an investment officer in real estate securities for Securian, Advantus Capital Management in St. Paul, Minn.
AMANDA LINDBERG-AGANGA is assistant public defender for the state of Minnesota in Rochester, Minn.
BRONSON POWER earned an M.B.A. degree from Minnesota State University–Mankato. He is senior financial analyst for Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn.
JOSHUA SHANK was commissioned to write a choral piece for the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus trip to the Middle East. “Peace” is filled with powerful responses from the choral members about when they feel most at peace. The work was performed in Israel and Turkey, June 18–29, 2015. Shank traveled with the chorus on its Mideast tour to document the journey for another commissioned piece.
2004
STEFANIE DICKENS is a commission services specialist and marketing consultant for CODAworx in Madison, Wis.
JOEL HOLLENBECK is project manager for Acterra Group in Marion, Iowa.
TREVOR HUINKER is an IT pro consultant for Avtex in Minneapolis.
KATIE KONRATH is a senior content strategist for Media Junction in St. Paul, Minn.
ANDY MEYER received a Fulbright Award to teach in Norway for the 2015–16 academic year. In his position as a Roving Scholar in American Studies in Oslo, he will travel throughout the year offering presentations, guest lectures, and workshops in high schools for Norwegian students and teachers.
JENNIFER (MASON) SWOBODA is a clinical informatics analyst for UnityPoint Health in West Des Moines, Iowa.
2005
KRISTA (NELSON) ARNOLD earned a doctor of podiatric medicine degree from Des Moines University–College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. She completed her residency at DePaul Health Center Foot and Ankle Surgical and is now a podiatric surgeon for Next Step Foot and Ankle in Edwardsville, Ill.
ARIC ASPLUND is a district sales manager for Essendant in Dallas.
GABRIELLE ATWOOD is an instructional designer for Connexions Loyalty in Eden Prairie, Minn.
KIM BABINE of Minneapolis is director of government affairs for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
ANNI BOWERS is admissions director for St. Paul (Minn.) Preparatory School.
RACHEL BREITENBACH-DIRKS is director of Kinderhaus in Decorah.
NICOLE (WALKER) and NICK BUSCH ’06 live in Montrose, Minn. She is a noninvasive cardiology nurse for Nicollet Health Services. He is an alcohol enforcement agent for the state of Minnesota.
HANNAH CARLSON and GEOFFREY OWUSU-APPIANTI live in Chicago. She is a self-employed therapist. He is a financial analyst for Coeur Mining.
JEROMY CARLSON is a business analyst for Optum in Eden Prairie, Minn.
ANNA CIGRAND of St. Louis is a home and health hospice social worker for St. Luke’s Hospital and a graduate assistant at St. Louis University.
JEFF CLEMENTS is an optometrist for Wright Vision Care in Sun Prairie, Wis.
RONNIE COOPER is customer service supervisor for Hysitron in Eden Prairie, Minn.
KRISTINA (STRUVE) COPLEY is repair program manager for Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County in Renton, Wash.
CHRIS DAHL earned a master of divinity degree from the Master’s Institute. He is the discipleship pastor for Lutheran Church of the Cross in Altoona, Iowa.
LIZA (HANSON) DORMADY is a stay-at-home mom in Beaverton, Ore.
ANNA (JOHNSON) EDEMKONG of Bellevue, Neb., is a social worker for DaVita Dialysis.
LYDIA EHM earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Mercy College of Health Services. She is an oncology registered nurse for Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
RACHEL FAUST is outpatient mental health therapist for Midwest Center for Personal and Family Development in Lake Elmo, Minn.
MICHAEL FERRIS is a national account manager at MEDCO Tool in Rochester, Minn.
MICHAEL FLAHERTY is an attorney for Flaherty and Hood in St. Paul, Minn.
BECKY FRANKLIN of Minneapolis is chair of the Minneapolis Arts Commission. She is also the managing director at Weavers Guild of Minnesota.
THOMAS GETCHIUS of Eden Prairie, Minn., is vice chair, clinical practice guidelines component group for the Council of Medical Specialty Societies in Chicago. He is also director, clinical practice at American Academy of Neurology.
SUSANNE GRAF is circulating nurse in operating room for Aurora Health Care in Burlington, Wis.
GARRET GREV is a general manager-distribution and supply chain for Best Buy in Bloomington, Minn.
BRANDON GRIMM earned an M.B.A. degree from the University of Iowa. He is FINRA licensed in series 7 and 66. He is the portfolio manager for Gilbert & Cook in Des Moines, Iowa.
MARY (PENROD) GUESE earned a master’s degree in education from Walden University. She is a K–1 English-as-a-second-language teacher for the Postville (Iowa) Community School District.
CHRISTINE (MUELLER) and MARK GUY live in Chanhassen, Minn. She earned a master’s degree in counseling and psychological services from St. Mary’s University and is a mental health practitioner for Su Familia Multicultural Counseling. He is CPA, manager for Eide Bailly in Minneapolis.
ELAINE (STOERZINGER) HAUGER is librarian for the Granite Falls (Minn.) Public Library.
RACHEL HEISE is in-store marketing manager for Kohl’s Corporate in Menomonee Falls, Wis.
CHRIS HOEGH is supervisor, employer market for Securian Financial Group in St. Paul, Minn.
PHIL HOESING is director of bands for Nampa (Idaho) High School. The GRAMMY Foundation recognized the band as an outstanding program.
CHARLIE HOGSTAD is pastor of care and community for River City Church in Fargo, N.D.
CODY HONL earned a doctor of osteopathy degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. He is an anesthesiology resident at the University of Minnesota–Minneapolis.
MARY (PEDERSON) HOPPER owns Natural Plus Nursery in Clear Lake, Iowa.
ABBY (GLEW) HOVEY is a physical therapist at Genesis Outpatient Rehabilitation in Davenport, Iowa.
LINNEA (MUELLER) HUINKER is senior clinical effectiveness specialist for Maple Grove (Minn.) Hospital.
KATE INGBER earned a master’s degree in human resources management from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.
JULIA (TODD) JONES is physician, internal medicine for the Iowa Clinic in Des Moines.
HEIDI (ZIMMERMAN) KEEFER works in website administration and design for Lifetime Adoption Center in Grass Valley, Calif.
GINNY KING is senior relationship manager/director of St. Charles County for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri.
JULIE KNAPP teaches kindergarten for Northland Community Schools District in Remer, Minn.
RYAN KNIGHT of Waunakee, Wis., is account manager for North Carolina–based Novozymes.
RYAN KOCH earned an M.B.A. degree from Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota. He is global sourcing product manager for Target Corporation in Minneapolis.
DAVID GERARD KRUPKE earned an M.A. in education from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.
ROSS KURTH of Decorah is operations director for DB Supermercados in Amazonias, Manaus, Brazil.
KATE LAMB earned a master’s degree with honors in communication sciences and disorders from St. Cloud State University. She is a speech-language pathologist at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis.
PATTI (KAYE) LANGNER is case manager and supervisor for Tasks Unlimited in Minneapolis.
RYAN LEBEAU is employee benefits practice group leader for Associated Financial Group in Minnetonka, Minn.
JEFF LEIRNESS is a wildlife statistician for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Silver Springs, Md.
EMILY (OLSON) LINDHOLM is special projects and young professionals director for the Eau Claire (Wis.) Area Chamber of Commerce.
SARAH (STEFFENSMEIER) LOPEZ is staff physical therapist for Genesis Rehab in Highland Park, Ill.
JENNY (HARTMANN) and ED MAUCH ’04 live in Osceola, Wis. She teaches for the Osceola School District. He earned a doctorate of osteopathic medicine and is a family medical physician at the Osceola Medical Center.
LAUREN MAYFIELD is senior human resources generalist for Express Scripts in Tempe, Ariz.
KATIE and JOHN MCCORMICK-DEATON live in Flat Rock, Mich. Both earned doctorates of osteopathic medicine from A.T. Still University of Health Sciences. She is resident physician in psychiatry at the University of Michigan. He is resident physician in general surgery at Henry Ford Hospital.
RACHEL MCCREIGHT earned a master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary. She is pastor at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Butte, Mont.
KATIE (MINDRUP) MCKEAN is youth achievement program assistant for Two Rivers YMCA in Moline, Ill.
ALISON MEIER and JOEL GENTES live in San Francisco. She is senior UX strategist and lead researcher for Gotomedia. He is senior project manager for Duarte.
JOSH MINNES is section manager, machining operations for Caterpillar in Winston Salem, N.C.
STEPHANIE MUELLER earned a Ph.D. in Hispanic studies from the University of Iowa. She is a visiting assistant professor of Spanish at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.
ERIK OLSON earned a master’s degree in school leadership from Northeastern Illinois University. The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development recognized him as an Emerging Leader. He is international baccalaureate coordinator for Roald Amundsen High School in Chicago.
JEFF PATZKE is customer service trainer for Charter Communications in Rochester, Minn.
MARK PETERSON earned an M.B.A. from Hamline University. He is a business analyst for UnitedHealth Group in St. Louis Park, Minn.
ZACH RODASTI is salvage coordinator for Farmers Insurance in Elizabeth, Colo.
DUSTIN ROSS is director of development for the Des Moines (Iowa) Symphony & Academy.
MELISSA SASSAMAN earned a doctorate in musical arts from Arizona State University. She is a music appreciation instructor at Central New Mexico Community College and a freelance musician in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
BETHANY SCHIEFELBEIN and MATTHEW BURNS live in Spencer, Iowa. She is an RN–home, health, and hospice for Spencer Hospital. He works in the Major Crimes Unit for the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.
DUSTIN SCHMIDT is captain, check airman for Compass Airlines in Minneapolis.
AMANDA (BJORK) SCHULTZ teaches art for the Rochester (Minn.) Public Schools.
SARAH (LAPOSKY) SCHWEGEL teaches second grade for Bagley (Minn.) Elementary School.
MELISSA SERRES is account executive for the Harrington Company in Minneapolis.
KRISTEN SNYDER earned a master’s degree in library and information science from Dominican University and CRM designation from the Institute of Certified Records Managers. She is an electronic records manager for MidAmerican Energy Company in Des Moines, Iowa.
MIKHAL SZABO is senior accountant for HOPE International in Lancaster, Pa.
ERIC TEMPLE earned a doctorate in podiatric medicine from Des Moines University. He is a physician for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
CARRIE THOMPSON earned a juris doctor degree from Northern Illinois University College of Law. She is assistant state’s attorney for the Dekalb County (Ill.) State’s Attorney’s Office in Sycamore.
NICK TORGERSON earned a doctorate in osteopathic medicine from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is an internal medicine resident physician for the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa.
TIA TOSO is a digital production designer for Novu in St. Louis Park, Minn.
MEGAN (RONDEAU) TSCHUMPER is client service specialist for Cahill Financial Advisors in Edina, Minn.
ANITA (KENT) URIO is a microbiology medical technologist for Physicians Reference Laboratory in Overland Park, Kan.
ELEANOR VALETA is compliance testing for Transamerica Insurance in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
JULIE VAN SCOY of Oakland, Calif., is web and communications director for the University of
California–Berkeley.
KATIE VAN WYNGEEREN teaches middle school art for the Dripping Springs (Texas) Independent School District.
DANIEL WALLACE is a family medicine physician for Cambridge (Minn.) Medical Center.
KATHY (PATTEN) WARREN is a behavioral health consultant for Primary Health Care in Des Moines, Iowa.
RACHAEL WHITE is a recipe developer and food photographer for Set the Table in Wheat Ridge, Colo. She is the creator of a food blog, Set the Table, http://rachaelwhite.me, where she shares her food photography, recipes, and stories of life in the kitchen.
YAZ WILKINSON-MAMMAN is ethics and compliance, government agreement analyst for BP Oil in Houston.
KATIE (LANTZ) WILLIAMS teaches kindergarten for the Sun Prairie (Wis.) Area School District.
SUSAN WILLIAMS earned a master’s degree in history from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She is a graduate student at Augsburg College in the master of arts education program, seeking licensure in secondary social studies, and is a K–12 homeroom literacy tutor for the Minnesota Reading Corps in St. Paul.
NORA (RONNINGEN) WOJCIECHOWSKI teaches English and reading for the Shakopee (Minn.) Public Schools.
JACQUE (TALLEY) WOLF is senior human relations service partner for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
MATT YOUNG earned a Ph.D. in music theory from the University of Texas–Austin. He is director of choral activities at the Ohio State University at Lima Campus.
LISL (LEWIS) ZAMORA earned a juris doctor degree from William Mitchell College of Law. She is staff attorney for Justice for Our Neighbors Nebraska in Omaha.
2006
SHOVIT BHARI is staff physicist at California State University–Fullerton. He was selected by the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics to receive the 2014 Staff Excellence Award.
JONATHAN CURRY is division supervisor for Industrial Fabrics Association International in Roseville, Minn.
JASMINE HIGH is an archeological laboratory manager for the Veterans Curation Program in Reston, Va.
ALEXANDER LASS earned an M.B.A. degree from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University in Chicago.
TORI LUTHRINGER earned a master’s degree in TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) from Saint Michael’s College. She teaches middle school humanities at the American School of Barcelona, Spain.
TYLER MATTISON is assistant manager at Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
ELIZABETH MATZEN of Seattle earned a master’s degree from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
KELLY MOORE is a clinical psychologist for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.
RACHEL (MILLER) PALERMO is a patient care supervisor-NICU for Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota in St. Paul.
LAURA (SCHUURMAN) RASMUSSEN is an upper elementary guide for Rochester (Minn.) Montessori School. She took a group of six middle school students to China for the Montessori Model United Nations in Zhengzhou last fall. She was one of 123 teachers in the state nominated for 2015 Minnesota Teacher of the Year by Education Minnesota.
CHUCK STARK is senior instructor for the REI Outdoor School in Chicago. Stark returned to Luther this year to present “Exploring the World and Finding Our Place” to students in Valders Hall of Science. He discovered the joy of mountain biking on the trails in and around Decorah, took his first backpacking trip with Luther’s Backyard Wilderness Pursuits, and created his own individualized interdisciplinary major, environmental recreation, while at Luther. Stark is also a wilderness first responder, an American Canoe Association kayak and stand-up paddleboard instructor, and British Canoe Union three-star canoeist. He has taught and guided rock climbing, kayaking, backpacking, environmental science, and wilderness leadership trips around the country and in Costa Rica.
EMILY WILCOX-FREEBURG is a K–5 music specialist for the Richland (Wash.) Public Schools.
TIM YOURISON is defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach for Aurora (Ill.) University.
ZACHARIAH ZUBOW is an assistant professor of music at Queens University of Charlotte (N.C.).
2007
AMANDA (VALO) BERNDT is a financial analyst for John Deere Des Moines Works in Ankeny, Iowa.
RAY BISSEN earned a master’s degree in education from Augsburg College. He teaches special education at Wilson Elementary School in Owatonna, Minn.
HEMIE COLLIER earned a master’s degree in educational leadership from Concordia University–Ann Arbor. He is assistant football coach and academic resource center graduate assistant at St. Cloud (Minn.) State University.
PAM (BERG) HAMANN earned a health information technician associate degree from Rassmusen College. She is a client services representative-medical records for IOD Incorporated in St. Paul, Minn.
EMILY HOLLEY is an Iowa caucus field coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association in Des Moines, Iowa.
DANA (NORRIS) KRUSE is a technology lead teacher for the Davenport (Iowa) School District.
MICHAEL LINDSAY of St. Paul, Minn., is a talent buyer for Florida-based Babco Entertainment.
TOM LINDSLEY earned a Ph.D. in rhetoric and professional communication from Iowa State University. He is an interaction designer for Workiva in Ames, Iowa.
NELLI (SALWOLKE) LOGAN is an administrative project specialist at Applied Ecological Services in Brodhead, Wis.
CRAIG MYRUM is a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Aging in Baltimore.
LISA (HUINKER) and JASON RUDE live in New Hampton, Iowa. She is a component scheduler for Terex Cranes. He is a middle school social studies teacher and coach for the New Hampton Community School District.
ALYSSA WEHR is an addiction counselor for the Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER) in Pittsburgh.
REBECCA WESTPHAL is an enrollment and billing supervisor for Dean Health Plan in Madison, Wis.
2008
JORDAN ANDERSON is a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual in Washington, Iowa.
SARAH (VAIL) ANTONELLO is operations manager for Kyle House Group in Washington, D.C.
MATT COX is an exhibit developer for the Minnesota Children’s Museum in St. Paul.
MEGAN (STONER) CROSBY is director of music for Mount Carmel Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
BETSY EVANS of Boca Raton, Fla., is a graduate student at Florida Atlantic University.
DYLAN FLUNKER is research and policy manager for Rainbow Health Initiative in Minneapolis. He was named to the 2015 Trans 100 List, which aims to provide an overview of the breadth and diversity of work being done in, by, and for the transgender community across the United States.
HEATHER (ELWOOD) GIERUT is community relations specialist for Tanager Place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
ETHAN GREV is senior consultant for Allianz Life Financial Services in Minneapolis.
TYLER HENDRICKSON is the Piano Department head at the Talent Education Suzuki School (TESS) in Norwalk, Conn. Recently, he presented “Enabling Community: Creating Pianists with Great Ensemble Skills” at the 16th Biennial Suzuki Conference in Minneapolis. He continues to perform as a soloist and a collaborative pianist.
SCOTT JENNINGS is a police officer for the University of Maine in Farmington.
JORDAN JENSEN is a business partner at Dr. Beth Westie in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area.
DAN MCADAM of Minneapolis is a biologics sale specialist for Orthofix.
MEGAN (CRAVEN) MCCREESH earned a master’s degree in administrative leadership and policy studies from the University of Colorado in Denver. She teaches French and is coordinator of the World Language Department of the Cherry Creek (Colo.) School District.
BETSY (GILBERTSON) MEEHAN is assistant to the president at Veridian Credit Union in Waterloo, Iowa.
ERIC MOHLIS was named artistic director for the Iowa Youth Chorus, Iowa’s premier youth choral organization, serving more than 200 singers across central Iowa. He recently earned a master’s degree in choral conducting at Western Illinois University and also serves as director of choral activities at Dallas Center–Grimes (Iowa) High School.
CALE NELSON was named an associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society. He is senior actuarial analyst at the Travelers Companies in St. Paul, Minn.
MIKE OWENS is web development manager for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association in Rockford, Ill.
ANDREW SMEBY is a design intern at HCM Architects in Seattle.
KRISTEN (LEARMAN) STENGL is a key spouse for 56th RQS at Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, Suffolk, United Kingdom.
KAITLYN VASKE-WRIGHT and J.J. WRIGHT ’04 live in Chicago. Kaitlyn earned a master’s degree in nursing (women’s health nurse practitioner) from the University of Illinois–Chicago. J.J. is the logistics manager at Get Fresh Produce.
AMANDA WEBER earned a master’s degree in music from Yale University. She is a doctoral student in conducting at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
CARL WESTPHAL is a special assistant to the undersecretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C.
2009
JONATHAN BAKKEN teaches orchestra for Camelot Intermediate School in Brookings, S.D. His fifth-grade orchestra students produced their own album to raise money for the music program.
JOHANNA BERGAN of Decorah is the executive director of Youth MOVE National.
ALYSON GANGSTEE is a financial analyst for the Toro Company in Minneapolis.
BROOKE HALEY teaches fifth grade at Clearwater Middle School for the Waconia (Minn.) Public School District.
EMILY (WALK) HARRIS is a cost accountant for Hormel Foods in Austin, Minn.
EMILY IRONSIDE is an attorney for the Central States Health, Welfare, and Pension Funds in Chicago.
TED MOORE is a composer, sound designer, and educator for Ted Moore Music in Minneapolis. Moore is also an artistic codirector for Spitting Image Collective.
ANDREW PAA earned a master’s degree in violin performance and chamber music. He is a graduate assistant for music events and arts administration at the University of Akron (Ohio).
KRISTIN (JOHNSON) SJOBERG is a music therapist for Rehabilitative Rhythms Music Therapy in Aurora, Colo.
JAMES STANSFIELD of DeForest, Wis., is a lead character artist for Creative Kingdoms.
CAMERON WEBB is an iOS Engineer for Wahoo Fitness in Des Moines, Iowa.
2010
JOHN DELANEY earned a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Iowa State University’s Science and Technology Graduate School in Ames.
BRAD FORESMAN earned a master’s degree in crop sciences from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
STEPHANIE (SUTTON) FROMM is the director for Winneshiek County Development in Decorah.
MICHAEL KIENTZLE earned the juris doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is an associate for the litigation practice group at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C.
ERIK MALMQUIST is the artists services coordinator for Zemsky Green Artists Management in New York, N.Y.
MICHELLE SAWYER is a renal social worker for Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, S.D.
KATHERINE THOSTENSON teaches ninth- and tenth-grade English for the Clarke Community School District in Osceola, Iowa.
BENJAMIN ZAMORA-WEISS earned a master’s degree in library and information sciences from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He is assistant grocery manager for Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op in St. Paul, Minn.
2011
LAURA (DAVIS) DAHLKE is a substitute teacher for the Omaha (Neb.) Public Schools.
LAURA (FORST) AND DANIEL DALY live in Hutchinson, Minn. She earned an M.A. in music education from the University of Southern Mississippi and teaches music at Central Elementary School. He earned a doctorate in chiropractic medicine from Logan University and is a chiropractor at Caspers Chiropractic Center.
ASHLEY DENISEN is an intervention specialist for the Rochester (Minn.) Public Schools.
MITCHELL DIETZ is an operations specialist for Verizon Wireless in Bloomington, Minn.
BRITTA DOSLAND earned a medical doctorate from Creighton University School of Medicine. She is completing an anesthesiology residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
KATIE (ALTHOUSE) DRINKALL earned an M.B.A. degree from Capella University. She is the transportation coordinator at Cabela’s in Sidney, Neb.
SONJA ECKLUND is a health adviser for RedBrick Health. She is also a yoga instructor and stationery designer in Minneapolis.
JAMES FEINSTEIN is a special assistant at Overseas Private Investment Corporation in Washington, D.C.
TYLER FOSTER earned a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Des Moines University. He is completing an anesthesiology residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
HALEY GIBBONS directed the West Des Moines (Iowa) Valley High School choir in a performance for Mack Wilberg, director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. RYAN DEIGNAN ’10 accompanied the choir, which got high marks for preparation and musicianship.
NICOLE (WILSON) GOETZL of Denver is a senior inventory operations analyst for DISH Network.
REBEKKA (WILLIS) HARKINS is a camp coordinator for the Greenway Foundation in Denver.
CODY KIRKPATRICK is a chiropractor for Bollingberg Chiropractic in Austin, Minn.
RYAN KLOMPENHOWER is a rural carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Rochester, Minn.
MOLLY (MORRISSEY) KURTZ works in real estate development and property management for Lombardo Investments in Minneapolis.
JORDAN LANG is an aftermarket sales support manager for Deere & Company in Miami, Fla.
KATHERINE MCDONALD of Denver is a seventh-grade learning team support interventionist for High Point Academy.
AUNG YE NAING works in IT Advisory Services (FSO) for Ernst & Young in Minneapolis.
DUSTIN NOBLE earned a juris doctor degree from Drake University Law School. He is an attorney with Hopkins and Huebner in Des Moines, Iowa.
MICHAEL OLSON is an outside sales consultant at Tredroc Tire Services in Downers Grove, Ill.
CHARLIE RASMUSSEN earned a master’s degree in cello performance from the University of North Carolina and completed a Suzuki training certificate at the University of Denver. He is a Suzuki cello teacher for Talent Education Suzuki Schools in Norwalk, Conn.
JUSTIN TIGERMAN earned a master of divinity degree in biblical studies from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago.
ALEX ULFERS earned a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He was promoted to captain in the U.S. Air Force and is completing his residency training at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, Queens, N.Y.
2012
ALLISON ALPERS earned a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Iowa. She is a speech-language pathologist for the University of Minnesota Physicians, Lions Voice Clinic in Minneapolis.
SYDNEY BEAN is the unit secretary for the ICU at St. Luke’s/Mercy Hospitals in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
AMY BEHRMAN is a baker for Della Dolce Bakery in Clive, Iowa.
DAN BELLRICHARD is regional beef marketing manager at JBS in Decorah.
ADAM BOGH is development officer for the Des Moines Metro Opera in Des Moines, Iowa.
LIZ BOUMA is a composition QA specialist for Pearson Government Solutions in Iowa City, Iowa.
BAILEY RAE CAHLANDER is program associate at the Hennepin Theatre Trust in the Minneapolis–
St. Paul area.
ERIN DAVIS is on the audit staff for Ehrhardt, Keefe, Steiner, and Hottman in Denver.
ALYSE EGGEBRECHT is assistant director, alumni annual fund at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn.
ANNA (LOOFT) FETT is an expert tutor at Inspirica in Cambridge, Mass.
BRIAN GERIKE teaches at Lincoln School in Guadalajara, Mexico.
JONATHAN GRIEDER teaches eighth-grade American history at Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School in Dubuque, Iowa.
JENNIFER (WINDER) and BENJAMIN KOST live in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She teaches Spanish for the Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont CSD. He is the music director for First Presbyterian Church.
MAX MOLZAHN of Des Moines, Iowa, is an energy assessor for CLEAResult.
SEAN PARVI is department manager-petroleum for Coborn’s in Big Lake, Minn.
JENNA POLLOCK is executive director for the Clayton County Conservation Board in Elkader, Iowa.
ALLISON SCHNIER teaches K–4 general music at Park Lawn Elementary School in the Oconomowoc (Wis.) Area School District.
ALEXANDRA WRENN earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from South Dakota State University. She is a registered nurse for Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D.
2013
MALLORY and KEVIN BAZAN WILLIAMS ’11 live in Bellevue, Wash. She is a CRM analyst for Tommy Bahama. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota and is a software engineer for Microsoft.
ADAM BRADLEY won one of three scholarships from the California Women's Chorus. He is a graduate student in vocal performance at the University of California–Santa Barbara. (See also TYLER REECE.)
CHARLIE BRUER is a strategic pricing analyst at Target in Minneapolis.
MICHAEL CROWE is a multimedia journalist for WBIR in Knoxville, Tenn.
DAVID FARES is owner of DSFares Consulting in Dallas.
WILLIAM HAUGEN is a development associate for Lakeshore Players Theatre in White Bear Lake, Minn.
COOPER JACKS is technical editor for Wapsi Valley Archaeology in Anamosa, Iowa.
HEIDI KISTENMACHER is a physician assistant student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
ALYSSA LANDIN is a doctoral student in chemical physics at the University of Colorado–Boulder.
JULIA LATTNER is senior event coordinator for Marriott Hotels in Atlanta.
JEVITA POER of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, earned a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and innovation from the University of Amsterdam. She is a concept business architect for Philips.
TYLER REECE won one of three scholarships from the California Women’s Chorus. He is a graduate student and teaching assistant at the University of California–Santa Barbara. (See also ADAM BRADLEY.)
TORI SERRA earned a master’s degree from the University of Illinois. She is branch supervisor for the Rock Island (Ill.) Public Library.
CALVIN SIMMONS of Letts, Iowa, is the boys and girls cross country coach for Louisa-Muscatine Community Schools. He also teaches English for the elementary school.
2014
CATE ANDERSON is volunteer facilitator for refugee services for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
JAMES AYER is a sales account representative for Groupon in Chicago.
TALIA BARBER is processing supervisor for Agilis Co. in Albert Lea, Minn.
BRAD BEALE teaches vocal music at Charles City (Iowa) High School.
TALLIE BERKVAM is a teacher for the Northfield (Minn.) School District.
SIBUSISO DLAMINI is an accountant for Waverly (Iowa) Utilities.
LUKE DOVRE is a youth crew leader for the Montana Conservation Corps in Kallispell.
CHELSEA HALL is office manager and event coordinator at Norway House in Minneapolis.
GENE HALVERSON is a sales associate at Trail Fitters in Duluth, Minn.
ASHLEY HEFFERNEN of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Award for 2015–16 and will serve the program as an English teaching assistant in Mexico.
MEGAN KRESSE is an account coordinator for News America Marketing in Minneapolis.
WILLY LEAFBLAD is instrumental music director for grades 5–12 for the Spring Grove (Minn.) Public Schools.
BRITA MOORE is an editor for Ashdown in Kasson, Minn. She is also a musician for Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and the Rochester Pops Orchestra.
NICK PEARCH is a certified athletic trainer at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah.
ANDREW PETER is an assistant analyst for Securian Financial Group in St. Paul, Minn.
RACHEL STENHAUG is an audit assistant for Deloitte and Touche LLP in Minneapolis.
2015
DARREN HILL is a district sales manager for the Rochester (Minn.) Post-Bulletin newspaper.
SHELBY NELSON is chief operating officer at CollectEd in Decorah.
JAKE TREROTOLA opened as a DJ (Jake Terra) for the Spring Awakening Festival in Chicago.