1943–1949 / 1950–1959 / 1960–1969 / 1970–1979 / 1980–1989 / 1990–1999
1943
Albert Nassen of Dallas celebrated 70 years of ordination last September.
1952
Harold Peterson sings in the ALC Celebration Choir and in SATB and TTBB quartets, plays in the ALC Bell Choir, and narrates the Sun City Concert Band and West Valley Pops Band. He preaches three Sundays per year at Sunflower RV Park and serves on the executive resident board at Royal Oak Life Care Community in Sun City, Ariz.
1959
Linda (Switzer) Lasota of Athens, Ala., sings with the Huntsville Community Chorus.
1961
Jake Bostrom of Menomonie, Wis., was inducted into the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Hall of Champions, becoming the first person from Wisconsin to receive the honor. Others in the five-member 2015 class included Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, and NBA star Bobby Jones.
Tom Haugen of Decorah was selected from nominees in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan to be honored by the National Federation of State High School Associations for his distinguished service to American high school music programs. He is a music education student teacher supervisor at Luther College. Prior to his current position, he was a high school band director for 38 years in Minnesota and Iowa. His concert and jazz bands received top ratings in all state, regional, and national contests from 1968 to 1998 and made six appearances at the IBA and MMEA conventions in Iowa and Minnesota.
James Ringlien is retired in Maumee, Ohio.
Cynthia (Vasey) Smith of Steuben, Wis., writes a weekly column, “Kickapoo Ramblings,” for mwnews.net.
1963
James Ricketts retired as director of the Virginia Beach (Va.) Convention and Visitors Bureau, capping a 42-year career with the city.
1965
Thomas Kruse is retired and narrates audiobooks and commercials for Tom Kruse Voice Over in Brookfield, Wis.
Paul Olsen is professor of English and men’s cross-country and track and field head coach at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. Olsen was featured in an article in Runner’s World for coaching cross-country at Augustana for 50 years last November. In March, Olsen was the keynote speaker at the annual Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Norse Awards at Luther College and honored as the inaugural recipient of the Alumni Coach of the Year Award.
Gary Peer of Spring Hill, Kan., is a professional wildlife photographer. His photos can be found at westernimagesphotography.zenfolio.com.
1966
John Bodensteiner is professor of neurology and pediatrics and consultant in child and adolescent neurology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
1968
Richard Boyum teaches at Senior College in Asheville, N.C.
1970
Shirley (Ellingson) Schroeder of Caledonia, Minn., is retired.
1971
Tim Becker teaches at Southern Oregon University in Ashland.
Barbara (Tidball) Fonkert of Roseville, Minn., is retired.
Sheryl Hansen of Columbus, Ohio, is retired.
1972
Stan Brandt of Ridgeway, Iowa, is retired.
Gail Heffner-Charles is the president of the Columbus Damenchor, a women’s chorus in German Village, Columbus, Ohio.
Karl Jacobsen is an investment adviser for Jacobsen’s Complete in Decorah.
1973
John Holt is a pastor at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, Minn. He is a chairman of the National Board of Directors for the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and a member of the Good Samaritan Society’s Board of Directors.
David Morrison of Hudson, Wis., is retired.
Bill Nordmark retired after 35 years as an ELCA pastor. He is now a literacy tutor for St. Paul (Minn.) Public Schools with Experience Corps.
1974
Angie (Geilfuss) Swetland of Eagan, Minn., is retired.
1975
Beth (Thompson) Benvenuti of Palm Beach, Fla., retired as magnet programs coordinator and International Baccalaureate Programme coordinator at Suncoast High School. She and her husband, Dino, are forming Life’s Changes, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, to provide wigs and other items to cancer patients. Beth will serve as director.
Tom Dahle is the sound supervisor, designer, and member of the board of directors for the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, Wis., for theatrical productions and live sound reinforcement and mixing. He has directed the Phipps Festival Chorus for 25 years, including two performances at the Wisconsin Choral Directors Convention. He has directed the Phipps Choral Society for more than 20 years. He sings in the adult choir at Trinity Lutheran Church and formerly sang with the Minnesota Chorale and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Chorale.
Marilyn Johnson is senior investment writer for Wells Fargo Asset Management in Menomonee Falls, Wis.
1976
Terry (Young) Arons is a retired social worker in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Susan Anderson Arthur is an accountant at CJBS in Northbrook, Ill.
Bradford Braley is pastor and head of staff at First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Kim Brunssen of Westmont, Ill., is retired from choral directing at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Ill.
Dan Canton is city administrator for the city of Monona, Iowa.
Anne Clotfelter is a nurse practitioner in breast oncology for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Tom Coon is vice president of agricultural programs for Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.
Geri (Grimm) Dirth of Ruskin, Fla., was inducted into the Minnesota High School Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame.
Dan England is a licensed clinical social worker and clinical director of Lee Memorial Behavioral Health Center in Fort Myers, Fla.
Dan Hanger is manager of applications and surveillance at Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Patricia Hauslein of St. Cloud, Minn., is retired.
Alan Henningsgaard is a self-employed consultant in Minnetonka, Minn.
Rick Ironside is executive director of Linn Mar Community Schools in Marion, Iowa.
Bill Johnson is a retired social worker in Lino Lakes, Minn.
Marilyn (Bruss) Lee is a self-employed piano and voice teacher and a receiving clerk at SSE Music in La Crosse, Wis.
Susan Linner of Lakewood, Colo., is retired.
Kurt Meyer of Edina, Minn., was elected to the board of trustees for the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center.
Julia Natvig is an occupational health nurse at Archer Daniels Midland in Clinton, Iowa.
Norma (Steadham) Ostlie is a registered nurse clinical manager at Robland Home Health Care in St. Paul, Minn.
Tina (Allen) Rasmussen is teaching pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa.
Mark Schori is a sales representative for Midwest Hardwood Corporation in Maple Grove, Minn.
Ross Sutter of Minneapolis performed in the show Julglädje at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis in December.
Randy Teymer is dean of students for Pleasant Valley School District in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Betsy (Penrod) Thompson is the owner and manager of Thompson’s Fresh Produce and Wares in Sterling City, Texas.
Andy Whitford Holey is a professor of computer science at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., and the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn.
1977
Mark and Lois (Dunleavy) Finanger of Decorah attended the 11th Annual Kent Finanger ’54 Golf Classic in Goodyear, Ariz., in March.
Jim Fowler is senior pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vermillion, S.D., and secretary of the board of directors for Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago.
John Kalkwarf is professor of advanced English for the Global Medical English Program at Sungshin Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea, and the chief academic officer for Global Academic Learning Environments in Seoul.
Douglas Lohafer is a health physicist at New World Environmental in Livermore, Calif.
1978
Larry Reis of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, is a naturalist for the Winneshiek County Conservation Board. He received the 2015 Aldo Leopold Award from the Iowa Association of Naturalists and the Iowa Conservation Education Coalition for his excellence and leadership in environmental education.
Deb (Olson) and Gordon Sellers’76 live in Hawarden, Iowa. She is a clinical consultant for McKesson Connected Care and Analytics/Extended Care Solutions. He is supply and distribution manager for Center Fresh.
Keith Williams is the senior vice president of human resources at WPS Health Solutions in Madison, Wis.
1979
Hans Brattskar was appointed Norway’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Amy (Waalen) Hansen of Amery, Wis., is retired from education. She works part time for Target Corporation and spent the summer of 2015 working in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Paul Morlock is the vice president of human resources at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters Health System in Norfolk, Va.
1980
Tom Maakestad is the owner and artist at Maakestad Studio in Marine on St. Croix, Minn. His St. Croix River paintings are on display at the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.
Bill Musser was elected treasurer for the national board of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, the leading professional organization in the field of botanical and horticultural information services. He is the research librarian for Seed Savers in Decorah.
Gladys Noll Alvarez is the trauma informed care project coordinator at Orchard Place Child Guidance Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She received her master of social work degree from the University of Iowa, is an Iowa licensed independent social worker, and is involved in two yearlong learning collaboratives through the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Alvarez is a member of the CAN Prevention Council, Professional Consultation Team, Steering Committee for the Regional Child Protection Center, Model Court Team in Polk County, Zero to Three Safe Babies Court Team in Polk County, and she is an active member of United Methodist Women and her church, focusing on children’s issues. She won the Al Schulte Award in 2000, the Voice for Children award in 2008, and the Michele A. Moore Award of Distinction in 2011. In 2015, she published Grandma Mary Says Things Happen, a guide to help children who experienced trauma, published by Xulon Press. She is also organizing the sixth annual Psychological Trauma and Juvenile Justice Conference for Orchard Place, and she manages the Trauma Informed Care project website.
Bill St. Angelo of Flower Mound, Texas, produced the documentary Back in Brooklyn with August Sky Films.
Joe Whitters is executive partner at Frazier Healthcare Partners in Menlo Park, Calif.
1981
Wendy (Mueller) Barton is a pediatrician for ThedaCare in Appleton, Wis.
Brian Bergum is pastor at Lord of the Valley Lutheran Church in Granby, Colo.
Beth Gardner is senior publications editor for Dictionary of American Regional English in Madison, Wis. She directs the vocal choir at Covenant Lutheran Church, is one of the directors of the Stoughton (Wis.) Festival Choir, and plays trumpet in the Stoughton City Band.
Wendy (Erickson) Gay is a registered nurse clinical research supervisor for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
Jenny (Antony) Haun of Sparta, Wis., is an on-call assistant for Edward D. Jones and Co.
Gregg Hemish of Apple Valley, Minn., is the tech lead for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota.
Laurie Heyer is senior vice president and chief operating officer of Blue Cross of Idaho in Meridian.
Scott Kramer is pastor for Lakeridge Lutheran Church in Seattle.
Sharon (Jerdee) Marker of Clive, Iowa, is retired.
Brenda (Trott) Nomeland is a registered nurse at Avera Clinic in Milbank, S.D.
Gary Nordmoe is senior purchases associate for Sunny Delight Beverages Co. in Cincinnati.
Mary (Tangen) Peterson teaches special education at West Delaware High School in Manchester, Iowa.
Dan Ploenzke is account executive for Precision Press, Taylor Label Division, in Savage, Minn.
Kathryn (Onda) Tart is founding dean and professor at University of Houston in Sugar Land, Texas.
Ruth (Hanson) Thom is advanced academics coordinator at DaVinci Academy of Arts and Science in Blaine, Minn.
Erik Torkelson of New Lenox, Ill., is retired.
David Vohsman of Colorado Springs, Colo., is senior staff software engineer for Blackhawk Network.
Sharon (Kugel) Zimmerman was awarded the 2013 Tennis Family of the Year by United States Tennis Association–Missouri Valley. She is retired in Towanda, Kan.
1982
Lynn Mickelsen Dwyer was named 2016 Educator Partner of the Year for New London–Spicer School to Career Opportunities Partnership Endeavor. She is the school social worker at New London–Spicer (Minn.) Schools.
Ian Mizzi is the director of Mizzi Organization in Blata, Malta. The organization has acquired 50 percent of local IT Consultancy, InFusion Solutions Ltd., making this the first venture into the IT and digital work for the Mizzi Organization.
Cindy (Vanderford) Penney earned a doctorate of nursing practice from the University of Iowa. She is vice president of nursing at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.
Dick Plummer is chief financial officer for Lake Elmo Bank in Lake Elmo, Minn.
1983
Dorothy Baumgartner is director of the Student Success Center at the University of Washington in Bothell.
Gregory Hager is director of the Computational Interaction and Robotics Lab, the deputy director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology, and the Mandell Bellmore Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University. Last fall, Hager testified before the congressional Research and Technology Subcommittee about a report written by a working group he co-chaired for the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Robin (Friedrichsen) and Scott Hanson ’81 live in Farmington, Minn. She is finance director for the city of Farmington, and he is a development lead and Kforce consultant for US Bank.
Kent Savre is a major general in the U.S. Army and commander of Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
Morten Warland is director and CEO at Stavanger Symfoniorkester in Stavanger, Norway.
1984
Sara (Baumgardner) Vaughn teaches math at Northwest Middle School in Greensboro, N.C. She is a 2015 North Carolina state finalist for the Presidential Award of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, administered by the National Science Foundation on behalf of the White House.
1985
Khouanlakhone Phouthakesone is a sales associate for Home Depot in San Diego.
Ronnie Raju is counsel for Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP in Washington, D.C.
1986
Mari Danielson was inducted into the 2015–16 NAPW VIP Woman of the Year Circle by the National Association of Professional Women. She was recognized for her leadership in agriculture and food production. Danielson is sales manager for J&J Family of Farms in Nogales, Ariz.
Michael Dorner earned a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of Minnesota. He is vice president for finance and chief financial officer at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn.
Karen (Schmidt) Schlindwein of Waukesha, Wis., is executive director of Chosen Inc. and is coauthor, with her daughter, Amalie Bowling, of Dear Lois: Our Adoption Journey. The book takes a unique perspective on adoption through letters written to the birth mother that chronicle the life of the daughter as she grows up, taking readers on an emotional journey from the heartache of infertility and miscarriage to the joy of a family created through adoption.
Polly (Anderson) Wiebke is administrative assistant at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna, Minn.
1987
Darren Anderson is commercial credit manager for Wells Fargo Bank in St. Paul, Minn.
Juli (Villesvik) Baecker is dean of aligned learning at Hill–Murray School in Maplewood, Minn.
Jean Daywitt earned certification in special education from Upper Iowa University. She is a special education instructor for Howard–Winneshiek Schools in Cresco, Iowa.
Christopher Hansen is technical lead for GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was the recipient of GreatAmerica’s Outstanding Achiever Award.
Jill (Gandrud) and Mark Peterson ’88 live in Bothell, Wash. Mark is a wealth manager for Thrivent Financial.
Mark Ries of Andover, Minn., is a software engineer for Infor in New York.
1988
DeeAnne (Schultz) Marlow is senior vice president of human resources for Grief Inc. in Delaware, Ohio.
Alessandro Raniolo is representative director for Ralph Lauren Corporation Japan in Tokyo.
Anne (Hendryx) Scafuri is a human resources business partner for ARAG in Des Moines, Iowa.
Beth Ylvisaker is a piano teacher and accompanist for Ivanhoe (Australia) Grammar School.
1989
Amy (Schroeder) Fisher teaches biology and is assistant athletic director at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas. She also coaches girls’ volleyball and was named the Nevada State Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. Her teams have gone 125-46 overall and 48-0 in conference play the last four years.
Paul Reimann is a business development consultant for Sun and Fun Motorsports in Iowa City, Iowa.
1990
Bergetta (Berkland) Beardsley is director of development for Mercy Medical Center Foundation Office in Des Moines, Iowa.
Lynda (Rothe) Eckheart teaches middle school art for Glenwood (Iowa) Community Schools.
Lisa (Lensing) Hart is quality control reviewer for the state of Iowa in Des Moines.
Bradley Kadel is assistant professor of history at Fayetteville (N.C.) State University. He is the author of Drink and Culture in Nineteenth-Century Ireland: The Alcohol Trade and the Politics of the Irish Public House.
Sara (Eckheart) Morton is director of development at Genesis Development Employment Services of Central Iowa in Boone.
Cheri (Koenig) and Thomas Satre live in Sauk Rapids, Minn. Cheri does display work for local organizations and sells artwork on Etsy at etsy.com/shop/Cjksatre. Thomas is program director of the University of Minnesota St. Cloud Hospital Family Medicine Residency. He is also editor in chief of the Help Desk Answer Project for Family Physicians Inquiries Network.
Sara White earned an administrative license from the University of St. Thomas and an education specialist degree in curriculum and instruction from Capella University. She is director of teacher development for the Minnetonka (Minn.) School District.
1991
Jorgen Andersson of Loddekopinge, Sweden, is CEO of Solera Group, a large Nordic drinks distributor.
Cynthia Bane is professor of psychology at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.
Matt Evenson is sales representative for Henry Schein Dental in Winona, Minn.
Kristie (Fjelstad) Falk is a family and consumer science educator at Rio Community School District in Rio, Wis.
Derrik Gagliardi of Minneapolis had an exhibition of his paintings in Java John’s Coffeehouse in Decorah through February.
Ellaina Gordon is a marketing manager at Elcon Associates in Portland, Ore.
Kristin Gosselink is an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas–El Paso.
Jon-David Hague is director of client services and partnerships for Cerego in San Francisco.
Lora (Lorenzen) Hefty is a perioperative surgical nurse at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Wendy (Lohmann) Holsapple is the owner and artist of Laughing Mule Press in Hamilton, Mont.
Laura (Paulson) Landau is founder of Excellence Through Balance Group in Bellevue, Wash.
Kathy (Butterbrodt) Metcalf is a home educator and co-op teacher in Hudson, Wis.
Mavis (Gizzi) Palmer is a patient educator at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio.
Rob Pietz is a civil engineering technician at ISG in Mankato, Minn.
Catherine Preus is copy editor for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company. Her article about her family trip to India, “Seeing India through Children’s Eyes,” was featured in the Nov. 1, 2015, edition of the Star Tribune.
Michael White is an education training specialist at Tierney Brothers in Minneapolis.
Steven Yates is a tax, audit, and quality control manager at Cukierski and Kowal in Schaumburg, Ill.
1992
Scott Bemus is a physician at OB-GYN Associates in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Wendy (Jaycox) Davidson is president of U.S. Special Channels at Kellogg Company in Elmhurst, Ill., and was named the board chair of the Women’s Foodservice Forum.
Suzanne Greene of Plymouth, Minn., is enterprise account executive at VMTurbo.
Kristin (Hohnbaum) Klein earned a master’s degree in teaching from National Louis University. She teaches science at Matthews Middle School in Island Lake, Ill.
Kirsten (Rydeen) Lewis earned a master’s degree in education from Viterbo University. She is operations coordinator at ChildServe in Johnston, Iowa.
Jodi (Sisson) Picou of Wasilla, Alaska, works for Matanuska–Susitna Borough School District.
Jennifer Weuve is associate professor of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health.
1993
Michele Davis of Eatontown, N.J., is the owner of HUE Design and Marketing and vice president of communications for the American Marketing Association of New Jersey.
Kelly (McGrew) Irlmeier is a controller at Albaugh in Ankeny, Iowa.
Chad Ketcher of Red Wing, Minn., is a freelance writer and media developer for Ketcher Communications and Generation Bridge Media. Ketcher Communications helps small businesses develop a mixed-media marketing strategy, and Generation Bridge Media interviews elderly persons and captures their life stories in print and video as an heirloom for their families to enjoy.
Peter Olson is the president, owner, and operator of Change Your View in Dubuque, Iowa.
Scot Schwark teaches elementary music K–5 and middle school band 6–8 for Lincoln K–8 Choice School in Rochester, Minn.
Marc Wallman is vice president for information technology at North Dakota State University in Fargo.
1994
Neil Blackmore is assistant director of new issue strategic information for Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee.
Heather Clefisch is vice president and division general counsel for Spectrum Brands in Madison, Wis. She is also on the executive leadership team for the American Heart Association-Madison Go Red.
Laurie Lower is a braille transcriber for National Braille Press in Boston.
Matt Rebro is vice president of business development at HKS in Chicago.
Susan (Kreager) Wallager is pastor for spiritual care at Zion Lutheran Church in Anoka, Minn.
Astri Wee of Reston, Va., is event coordinator for SOAR Train-the-Trainer program.
1995
Doug Grimm is vice president and general manager at Collabrance in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Amy Raddatz is emergency services dispatch supervisor for Fort Collins (Colo.) 9-1-1.
Jodi Schlender Dabrowski is the director of special programs for the YMCA at Pabst Farms in Oconomowoc, Wis.
Carol (Ihde) Vande Velden is an accountant for Patrick A. Kvitek CPA Accounting and Tax Services in Denmark, Wis.
Rebecca (Williams) Welch of Summerville, S.C., earned a master of science degree in health informatics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a registered nurse and clinical analyst at the Medical University of South Carolina.
1996
Dee Brown is the head cross-country coach at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. The men’s cross-country team won back-to-back national titles, and the women’s team was national runner-up. Brown was named the USTFCCA men’s and women’s Regional Coach of the Year and the men’s National Coach of the Year.
Tony Rogers of Topsfield, Mass., is a supervisory special agent for the FBI.
Monica (Peterson) Rotsaert is a family practice physician at Cedarloo UnityPoint Clinic in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Eric Schubert is pastor at Greenfield (Iowa) United Methodist Church.
Joe Segilia is an attorney and partner at Robinson Brog in New York City.
Andrea (Levin) Wackerfuss teaches preschool at Christ Victorious Early Childhood Center in Chaska, Minn.
1997
Alina (Sabatke) Bailey earned a master of science degree in nursing from Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. She is a clinical care improvement manager for the Hospital Care Ring at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, and a Minnesota section leader for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses.
Sarah (Smith) Bauer is a dental hygienist at Dr. Swett: Family, Cosmetic, Implant, and Laser Dentistry in Johnston, Iowa.
Karen (Olson) Crews is an analytical chemistry scientist at Aerie Pharmaceuticals in Durham, N.C.
Karin (Robeck) Mayo is a pediatric cardiac ICU nurse at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. She is a medical volunteer with Children’s Heartlink to First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University in Kunming, China, and a PICU nurse consultant with Minnesota International Medicine at King Saud Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amie (Schroeder) and Chris Mitchell live in Brooklyn, Wis. She earned school social work licensure from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and is the school social worker for the Mount Horeb (Wis.) Area School District. He teaches science and is the head boys’ soccer coach for Sun Prairie (Wis.) High School.
Emily O’Banion is senior vice president of integrated health care delivery at Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health.
Susan (Dennison) Patist is a business systems analyst for Millennium Health in San Diego.
Ella Rothgangel is associate registrar and TMS administrator at the St. Louis Art Museum
in St. Louis.
Peter Zamborsky is a senior lecturer in international business at University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand. He published the e-book International Business and Global Strategy.
1998
Jason Habeck of Hayden, Idaho, is field trainer for the Toro Company.
Mary (Weis) and Magnus Hellmark live in White Bear Lake, Minn. She earned a master’s degree of computer information systems in technology management from Regis University and teaches Spanish at South Washington County (Minn.) Schools. He is an information systems supervisor for the 3M Medical Department.
Jessica (Hudson) McAndrews is vice president of programs, services, and operations at USO of Metropolitan New York.
Doug Nalean-Carlson is store director at the Depot Outlet in Decorah.
Brandon Sampson was awarded the 2015 Mayor’s Medal of Honor for innovation in industry with his company Limb Lab in Rochester, Minn. He was also named Rochester’s Arts Person of the Year for his accomplishments with his musical group, Six Mile Grove.
Sarah (Pohlson) Smith is program and communications manager in the Office of Community Enhancement and Engagement at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.
Jarrad Walter of Decorah is senior manager of Inside Sales for MarketShare at Neustar in Sterling, Va.
1999
J.D. Burton is an attorney and director of state relations for the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Aaron Judisch of Heidelberg, Germany, is a freelance opera singer.
Jami Severson teaches Spanish for the Rochester (Minn.) Public Schools.