Brittani Boehlke ’06, Waverly, Minn., graduated in fall 2010 with a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D. She recently accepted a job at Waverly Hematology Oncology in Cary, N.C.
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Jaime (Schaunaman) Rindels ’03, Kasota, Minn., and her husband, Luke, welcomed a son, Cade Terry Rindels, on November 6, 2010. Cade arrived three weeks early on the great Minnesota holiday, deer hunting opener, weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. and was 20 inches long. Clayton Schmitz ’04, Norwood Young America, Minn., and Melissa Rae Kelly were married in Riviera Cancun, Mexico, on March 4, 2011. Clayton works for the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service office as a district conservationist and Melissa works at Target headquarters in merchandising as a business process consultant. Aaron Johnson ’05, Moorhead, Minn., and his wife, Shanna, are pleased to announce the birth of their first child. Piper Michelle Johnson was born on March 22, 2011, in Fergus Falls, Minn. The entire family is doing great. Katie (Carlson) Uttke ’05, Coon Rapids, Minn., is employed at New Horizon Academy as an assistant director, and husband, Chris, works for Center Point Energy in Minneapolis, Minn. They are overjoyed to announce the birth of their daughter, MaKayla Joy Uttke, on April 12, 2011. She weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz., and was 19 inches long.
Adam Johnson ’06, Alexandria, Minn., and Jill Casperson were married on July 2, 2011 at the Dave Johnson farm; a reception followed. Adam is currently farming in the Garfield, Minn., area and Jill is a registered nurse at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Beth Jacobson ’07, Fargo, N.D., is the connections coordinator at Prairie Heights Community Church. She also provides counseling services as she works toward her North Dakota counseling license. Beth, along with several alumni classmates, is diligently planning and working to encourage everyone to return to campus for Homecoming 2011. “If you come back, then I’ll come back,” September 30-October 1. Brian and Melanie (Regan) Beckman ’08 & ’08, Las Cruces, N.M., were marred in July 2009 in St. Ignatius, Mont., where they moved following graduation. Brian is working with Monsanto as a research station manager in their vegetable division in Berlino, N.M. Melanie is working toward her master’s degree in animal science at New Mexico State University and has a full-time research assistantship in ruminant microbiology. The Beckman’s son, Wyatt John, was born on December 31, 2010. Mark Belanger ’08, Crookston, Minn., is an online student personnel coordinator in the Center for Adult Learning at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.
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