ALUMNI NEWS Jill Adams married Aaron Johnson on Oct. 6, 2012, in Spicer, Minn. They live in Arvada, Colo., where Jill is a victim/family advocate at Ralston House, a child advocacy center. Joshua ‘03 and Kara (Kann) Kayser welcomed Wolfgang Joshua into their family on Nov. 27, 2012. Casey Phillips is the owner of RedPrint Strategy media firm. He was recently featured in Roll Call magazine. LeeAnna (Stacy) Rabine and husband, Rusty, welcomed daughter, Brooklyn Joyce, on Nov. 3, 2012. Class of 2004 Carissa (Butterfield) Dice and her husband, Matthew, welcomed daughter, Alivia Grace, to the family on Nov. 7, 2012. Dr. Leah (Swanson) Khan and Michael Khan ’03 moved to Minneapolis, Minn., in July. Leah graduated from her pediatric residency at the University of Chicago and is working as a pediatrician for Park Nicollet Health Systems in Chanhassen, Minn. Dr. Robert Towner Lapp married Elizabeth Rizzi on Sept. 22, 2012. He graduated from USD Medical School and is currently a Gastroenterology Fellow at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Kimberly (Digerness) Metzger and Nathan Metzger ’02 welcomed Isaiah Lee Metzger to the world on July 27, 2012. David Olson and Amy (Neary) Olson ‘03 live in Madison, Wis., with their two daughters, Caroline and Johannah. They both work at James Madison Memorial High School. Marisa (Arens) Reed was married on July 30, 2011, to Matthew Reed in Durham, N.H. Their daughter, Elianna Joy, was born on Sept. 25, 2012. Marisa is working at Portsmouth Christian Academy in Dover, N.H., teaching third grade. Shelli (Van Stelton) Rens and her husband, Andrew, welcomed baby boy Garrett Martin to their family on Sept. 22, 2012. Class of 2003 Janet (Eisfeld) Caven and husband, John, welcomed daughter, Amelia Grace, on Dec. 28, 2012. Christa Gerrietts married Michael Olson on Dec. 29, 2012. They reside in Minneapolis, Minn. Joshua and Kara (Kann) Kayser ‘05 welcomed Wolfgang Joshua into their family on Nov. 27, 2012. Amy (Neary) Olson and David Olson ‘04 live in Madison, Wis., with their two daughters, Caroline and Johannah. They both work at James Madison Memorial High School. Miranda (Gasow) Roberts is the international programs manager for the University of Michigan, College of Engineering. Richard Van Dam and Leah (Kooren) Van Dam welcomed daughter, Marie Henrietta, on Nov. 28, 2012.
Andrea Vee-Treptow and her husband, Eric Treptow, welcomed baby boy John David on March 11, 2012. Class of 2002 Christopher Erickson and Carrie (Leber) Erickson have opened Integrated Rehab Physical Therapy in Omaha, Nebr. They will be providing physical therapy and chiropractic services. Gretchen (Spars) McKee and her husband, Edward, welcomed daughter, Lena Erinmarie, on Nov. 8, 2012. Rev. Nathan Metzger and Kimberly (Digerness) Metzger ‘04 welcomed Isaiah Lee Metzger to the world on July 27, 2012. Kelly (Bourne) Tufto and husband, Steve, welcomed Connor Jay on Nov. 27, 2012. Emily (Korthals) Whiting and Jason Whiting ‘08 welcomed their daughter, Paige Schuyler, on Nov. 28, 2012. Class of 2001 Kevin Breidenbach and wife, Rachel, welcomed their daughter Tenley Ann on Aug. 8, 2012. Sherry (Hotchkiss) Olson and Cory Olson ‘95 welcomed their daughter Taya Renae on Jan. 9, 2013. Chris Swanson married Jennifer Smith on Nov. 3, 2012. Class of 2000 Bjorn Arneson is a research analyst with Minnesota Senate Counsel, Research, and Fiscal Analysis in St. Paul, Minn.
Lori (Beuerman) Aguirre and husband, Oscar, welcomed Joshua David to their family on Nov. 8, 2012. Oscar and Lori live in Quito, Ecuador. Lori works as a family nurse practitioner and helps run a ministry founded by her husband, Pan de Vida (www.pandevida.org.ec). Stephanie (Farries) Judson is the president of the South Dakota Community Foundation. Cory Olson and Sherry (Hotchkiss) Olson ‘01 welcomed daughter Taya Renae on Jan. 9, 2013. Class of 1994 Christina (Barber) Teskey is the food service director at the Faribault County Jail through A’viands Food Mangament and Services. Class of 1992 Rev. Kristin Langstraat moved to Columbus, Ohio, where she is serving as the system director for Faith Community Relations with the OhioHealth health system. She is also a certified CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) supervisor. Class of 1991 Stacey (Egdorf) Lottman and husband, Mark, welcomed a son, Bennett Alan, on Oct. 23, 2012. Dale Nothdurft, owner of Tires Tires Tires in Sioux Falls, received a national humanitarian award for its contributions to a program that provides vehicles to families in need of transportation and to another effort to support troops and their families. Amy Ostrem married John Vanden Hoek on May 23, 2012. They live in Rock Rapids, Iowa, with Amy’s son Samuel.
Emily (Lu) Rohr Hamner and Nathan Hamner welcomed a daughter, Katherine Sanna, to their family in July 2009 and a son, Jonah Jeffrey, in November 2011. Emily is currently teaching fourth grade in Mount Vernon, Wash.
Class of 1990 Martha (Graetzer) Henze is teaching at Front Range Community College in Westminster, Colo., and works for Boulder Parks and Recreation teaching tennis and nutrition classes.
Class of 1999 Sonja (Dean) Ferrell and her husband, John Ferrell, welcomed a daughter, Eleanora Mae Ferrell, on Sept. 19, 2012. Sonja is the director at the Ottumwa Public Library in Ottumwa, Iowa, and they reside on a farm near Hedrick, Iowa.
Chuck Lanham received his M.B.A. from the University of Idaho where he is currently the senior technology director.
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Adam Heinitz and Sandra (Zwach) Heinitz ‘97 welcomed a son, Drew John, on Nov. 10, 2012.
Class of 1987 Bob Fitch is the owner of Cain Consulting Group, a firm serving non-profit organizations across North America with board training, publications and strategic plan facilitation.
Class of 1998 Tara (Sydnes) Camp is an ops product coordinator at Capital One.
Kristine (Youngs) Paulson recently moved to Switzerland from Venezuela, with her family. She is working as a school counselor.
Class of 1997 Sandra (Zwach) Heinitz and Adam Heinitz ‘99 welcomed a son, Drew John, on Nov. 10, 2012. Matt Schneringer is the CEO of the Boonslick Heartland YMCA in Missouri. Matt and his wife, Jennifer (Pederson) Schneringer ‘96, are the parents of Adam, Kate, and Caleb. Class of 1995 Gretchen Gubbrud and husband, Chris Hammer, finalized the adoption of Adam Hupa Olaf Hammer in the fall of 2011.
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Ronald Riedel, 61, died on Jan. 14, 2013. Class of 1986 Lee Erickson, MA, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in private practice in Saint Paul, Minn. Class of 1985 Rikki Goede has been appointed as the Piedmont police chief in California. Kevin Houle directed “The Promised Land” by David Meyers, a short play about bipartisanship in Congress for the Box Wine Theatre’s
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