Alumni News
Amanda Domel ‘08, and M.Ed. candidate ‘13, is pleased to announce her engagement to Mario Iwabuchi. A December 15 wedding was planned at Zion Lutheran Church in Walburg, Texas.
Nicole Seals, ‘11 (Multi-DisciplinaryEnglish) and ‘12 (DCE) is serving as Youth and Young Adult Ministry Coordinator at St. Paul Lutheran Church Incorporated with the Aboriginal Lutheran Fellowship in Ferryden Park, South Australia.
Lydia Humphries ‘12, is serving as a missionary on the White Mountain Apache Reservation and is Can-Do Missions’ first DCE missionary intern since early August. Lydia is working with a church four nights a week and working with a youth center multiple days during the week. She has also been working with mission groups who want to serve on the reservation through Can-Do missions.
Concordia is proud of its employees who are now CTX alumni. Laura Folks (HR), Jennifer Rosas (Admissions), Eric Booth (Facilities), and Randa Scott (Admissions- not pictured). John Adams, former assistant director for student servicices will be taking over as director of alumni relations. Stay tuned for more on exciting events for alumni in 2013.
Thank You Amy! Alumni Director Amy Huth, M.Ed. candidate for 2013, married Brent Youngblood on August 4, 2012. Amy and Brent moved to Houston, Texas, where Brent is head basketball coach at Scarborough High School. Amy is now at Houston Baptist University serving as the Director of Alumni Relations and Advancement. We wish Amy and Brent well as they establish their new life.
Ironman CTX Alumnus Gretchen Ann Placke ‘00 participated in the 30th edition of the prestigious Subaru Ironman Canada in Pentictum, Canada, the oldest Ironman competition in North America and finished in 13:14. This is Gretchen’s third Ironman event, consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile run.
Participants are given 17 hours to complete the race. Gretchen says it’s the most amazing challenge you can give yourself… to really see what your body can do and then push it further. Gretchen teaches Texas History to 7th graders and coaches girls volleyball, basketball and track at Seabrook Intermediate School.
Dr. Rudy Zoch H.S. ‘53, Jr. Col. ‘55 has completed his 8th short term Vision Clinic mission trip to Kenya, Africa, all in the last 4 years. Here he is pictured in front of the Lutheran Church in Ngurumani, Kenya in a remote region in the Bush.
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