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THANK YOU! “Oars jutting out the sides of the Viking ship, waves crashing, and a group of strong sailors, men and women, rowing and working together to keep the ship moving forward.”

These words first announced the now completed All the Vikings, All Together campaign in November 2019. We are very humbled and thankful to the Bethany Family for their tremendous support which allowed us to not only reach the $600,000 goal by June 30, 2020, but surpass it!

SUCCESSFUL STATISTICS: • $614,816 Contributed • 2,664 Gifts Thank you for the prayers and for all who supported the campaign with a gift this past academic year! Amidst all of the challenges that 2020 has presented, the kind support for Bethany Lutheran College is heartwarming and greatly appreciated.

These funds are supporting our growing student body, academic programs, and all the wonderful things happening on campus. The gifts also helped Bethany address the many challenges faced due to the pandemic including moving classes online while the campus closed in March, and now as we prepare to reopen the College in August to deliver our mission to Bethany students so that they will receive the best Christ-centered college education possible.

May the Lord continue to richly bless you and our dear Bethany Lutheran College! Go to blc.edu/ AllTheVikings for more information and to see a list of all those who supported the campaign

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS ATHLETICS ____________________________

4 FROM THE PRESIDENT

Bethany planning for the return of students to campus in August

19 TEAM TABITHA

Softball team was playing for and supporting local girl in need

CAMPUS NEWS ____________________________ 5 GETTING THE WORD OUT

STUDENTS ____________________________

6 GRAD RATES ON RISE

8 SWAPPING SORROW FOR GRATITUDE

Chapel messages go exclusively online during pandemic

Bethany continues upward trend

Recent grad shares opinion on end of school year and commencement

7 FESTIVAL FORMAT CHANGE Speechless Film Festival attendees watched, interacted online

13 CREATION STATION

Bethany student helps area library, schools with video projects

20 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Meyer and Ylvisaker Scholarship award winners announced

16 SHINING A VIRTUAL LIGHT ON THE ARTS

Music and theatre students create performances and sound projects

FACULTY & STAFF ____________________________

ALUMNI NEWS ____________________________

14 DICKENS & CHRISTIANITY

Dr. Robert Hanna presented an article with findings to global audience

21 WHITE MADE MARK AT BETHANY, IN COMMUNITY

ATHLETICS ____________________________

Alumnus part of '73 soccer team

21 IN MEMORIAM

18 NEW COACHES NAMED

New leadership on board for men's basketball and tennis programs

27 RETROSPECT

ON THE COVER: Sarah Wei's senior recital was recorded in Trinity Chapel and delivered online. View her recital on Bethany's website or YouTube channel. Read more about spring fine arts on page 16. Photo by David Norris

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What year was the first Memorial Library built?

ARCADE ADVENTURE Alumnus Matt Coulsey builds nostalgic gaming cabinets

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Mission: Bethany Lutheran College is a Christian

liberal arts college owned and operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and committed to the teachings of the Bible as expressed in the statements of faith known as the Lutheran Confessions.

Bethany Lutheran College provides Christian higher education in a challenging academic environment where personal mentoring guides students to pursue knowledge, truth, and discernment for productive and fulfilling lives.

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BY G E NE PFE IFE R • PRESIDENT, B E THANY LUTHERAN COLLEG E

Moving forward as a community Bethany Lutheran College is moving ahead with plans to open the campus this fall. Already in May, I announced that to the best of our ability, Bethany will be open for in-person classes beginning in late August.

It's a monumental task to construct a plan to bring our students back to campus amidst the challenges of the worldwide pandemic, but we believe strongly in the fellowship enjoyed among our Christian campus community, in the close mentorship between our faculty and students, and in the rich relationships that are formed with classmates. It’s this personal experience that stands as one of Bethany’s core values, and for which we long to once again embrace.

In order to open the campus, we’re following guidelines established by the CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, as well as best practices shared among our peer institutions. While we want to make the campus as safe as possible for everyone, please understand that until there is a vaccine few places in society will be completely free of the virus. We can’t guarantee Bethany will not be impacted by the COVID-19 virus, but we are taking reasonable measures to create an environment that mitigates its spread.

A group of individuals from across the campus has been meeting regularly to develop our return to campus plan. This committee is assisted and advised by medical personnel from the Mayo Clinic Health System—our on-campus Express Care and athletic training partner. We’ve also conducted a site visit with a representative from the Minnesota Department of Health who toured our facilities and made recommendations.

We are also keenly aware that not every Bethany student will be able to or will be comfortable returning to in-person classes. To meet the needs of all students, we are implementing a flexible learning system called the HyFlex Model. This model enables flexible participation for

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students whereby they may choose to attend faceto-face class sessions or complete course learning activities online without physically attending class.

The focus is on providing a high-quality educational experience for our students regardless of the delivery method they choose.

Without a doubt, life at Bethany will be different.

In the midst of the pandemic that has touched all aspects of life in our society, some may wonder why we’re choosing to open the campus to our students this fall. For Bethany to best carry out our core values – to engage students with the gospel message of their Savior, Jesus; to help students discern truth through the lens of a Christian worldview; and to do so through personal mentoring relationships among students, faculty, and staff; an on-campus Bethany experience is essential.

With fearless confidence in our faithful God, we look forward to seeing you this fall on the Bethany Lutheran College campus.

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Getting the Word out for Chapel

BY L ANCE SCHWARTZ DIREC TOR OF INSTITUTIONAL COM MUNICATION

Ask most Bethany Lutheran College students and graduates about Trinity Chapel worship services and they’ll tell you the devotions, centered on The One Thing Needful, can be a focal point of the day.

The service, held every day classes are in session, is conducted by ordained clergy who serve on the Bethany faculty.

Rev. Don Moldstad is the College Chaplain, a regular chapel speaker, and oversees the chapel program.

When the College closed on-campus teaching operations in March 2020 due to the pandemic, Moldstad knew that in order to serve Bethany students spiritually he’d need to find new ways to connect. His idea, to move daily chapel services to an online video format, was discussed with Bethany’s video production studio team. The studio was eager to help, and jumped at the chance to help produce a weekly series of chapel messages.

Moldstad explained, “I knew that for many students Chapel is one of the highlights of their day, and we wanted to provide daily worship as close as we could to what they would be experiencing if they were on campus.”

During a normal school year, several different officiants participate in or lead chapel services. During the campus shutdown, it wasn’t possible to have all of these people remain involved. Moldstad, and Bethany’s Dean of Students Rev. Andy Schmidt, then recorded all of the chapel messages over the course of eight weeks. In order to make the process efficient for all involved, the studio crew recorded anywhere from four to six chapel messages per filming session.

During this time, Moldstad and Schmidt recorded thirty-seven chapel messages.

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Dean of Students Rev. Andy Schmidt (right) records a devotion with Seth Grabow, Production Studio Specialist (left), and Greg Vandermause, Manager - Production Studio, in Trinity Chapel.

During the first week of the online devotions, the messages dealt quite extensively with the various natural challenges that occurred as a result of the unusual circumstances. After that initial focus on the emotions and challenges of closing the campus, the devotions worked back into the normal themes of the Church Year, especially during the Easter season with all of the wonderful readings and stories.

The videos were not only well received by students, but alumni and friends commented about them often via social media.

“Overall, we have received a number of very positive comments from students, alumni, faculty and even some parents. One family informed me that they used the videos as a devotion every night. I received thank you messages from a pastor in Australia, and another in Norway.

Many pastors who have ties to Bethany sent them out to their church members. One of our professors turned them into assignments for her writing classes,” said Moldstad.

And while the videos were appreciated by many, Moldstad is eager to return to Trinity Chapel for traditional daily services.

“There is nothing that can replace being 'live' and in person with the music and atmosphere of Trinity Chapel, but we hope it provided at least some spiritual nourishment.”

The videos were viewed over 7,000 times and shared over 1,000 times on several social media platforms. They can still be seen on the Bethany Chapel page and on the College’s YouTube channel.

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GRAD RATES ON THE RISE

BY T E D M A N T H E • V I CE PR E S I D E N T S T U D E N T A FFA I R S

One marker of success for colleges and universities is the four-year graduation rate. Graduation rate refers to the time in which a student enters and then completes a degree at a four-year college or university, usually expressed as a percentage of enrolled students who complete their degree in four years.

On the surface, it would appear that a high number is good, and low number is bad. This, of course is true, but it’s actually a little more complicated than that.

The official graduation rate keeps record of full-time, first-time students who start in the fall and graduate four years later at the same institution they started at. When the percentage is calculated for a single college or university, all transfer students are excluded, whether transferring out to complete at another college, or transferring in to complete their degree. So, those students who eventually do complete a degree, maybe even on time, but at a school they transferred into, don’t count in the college’s graduation rate number. Regardless of the methodology, the calculation is an industry standard.

Bethany’s graduation rate has been moving upward for over a decade and the most recent calculated rate for first-time, fulltime students who began seeking a bachelor’s degree at BLC in fall 2015 is 51%, exceeding the College’s 11-year average of 42%. The five-year graduation rate for students who started in 2014 is 60%, exceeding Bethany’s 10-year average of 49%. In other words, 60% of students who started at Bethany in 2014 stayed and completed their bachelor’s degree by 2019.

For comparison, four-year graduation rates at other regional colleges range from 25% at large state schools to 54% at flagship research institutions. Some highly selective colleges achieve higher rates with percentages that reach into the 70s or even low 80s.

Graduation rates are tracked by the government and are publicly available for any institution, along with lots of other institutional data on the National Center for Education Statistics College Navigator website (note – official numbers have not yet been updated with these most recent graduation rates).

This increase in graduation rates is great news, and demonstrates Bethany’s attention to personal mentoring and overall student success.

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Early call changes festival format

The Speechless Film Festival utilized Discord to have real-time interaction online while participants viewed films.

BY L A N C E S C H WA R T Z • D I R EC TO R O F I N S T I T U T I O N A L COM MU N I C AT I O N

One of the first campus events at Bethany directly affected by the pandemic was the Speechless Film Festival. Now in its eighth year, the Festival was moved to a completely online format for 2020. The Festival draws participants from an international audience, and the move online allowed the diverse collection of films to be presented throughout the same weekend the event was to be held in Mankato.

While the Festival takes place in the spring, the organizing committee began receiving films, moving them through the judging process, and preparing the showcase experience already in August 2019. When the decision to move online was made, the work for an in-person event had already been completed.

Festival organizers lamented the loss of camaraderie and discussion that takes place during the weekend and its variety of associated events, but they saw an opportunity for a new way to incorporate audience participation via an online community. They chose to use a relatively new technology called Discord for an audience participation chat experience. Discord made its debut in 2015 as a popular group-chatting app that was originally made to give gamers a place to

build communities and talk. Discord has since branched out to include communities from all over the Internet including writers and artists.

Assistant Professor of Media Arts Amanda Quist talked about the response to the online community chat.

“Having no idea what to expect, we were surprised by how many people participated actively on Discord. It brought a totally new energy to the event that didn’t distract from, but rather, kept people engaged with the content. Being able to talk about the films as they were screening was a fun and lively experience totally unlike watching them in the theater. Our community was also super supportive of the filmmakers who were watching and chatting live.”

Festival winners were announced in advance on the Speechless Film Festival website and through social media. One of the film directors, Koya Kamura, echoed support from her home in Japan. Her short film “Homesick” was one of the featured films.

Kamura said, “I just want to thank you very much for this opportunity to show the film despite the actual context. So happy you didn’t shut everything down and fought for the festival to exist no matter what, in digital version. Thank you so much! I was contacted by another director that had a film in the Festival, and I am so happy to see that even if it’s online, the Festival is about connecting people. And it worked!”

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Swapping sorrow for

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BY K AC I S C H N E I DAW I N D • CL A S S O F 2 02 0

Sadness. Anger. Frustration. Desperation. I felt all of these emotions and more on the evening of March 25, 2020, when Bethany President Gene Pfeifer announced in an email that classes would not continue on campus, and that the May 2020 Commencement Ceremony was canceled.

Part of me had been expecting this exact announcement, but I was still unprepared for it at the same time. Just two weeks earlier, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had ordered public schools throughout the state to close temporarily, so I wasn’t too surprised when Bethany did the same by extending our spring break. My mother had the foresight to warn me to be prepared to not go back to Bethany as a student — ever.

The mere thought brought tears to my eyes.

Moving to online classes was the best decision to make, even though it may not have seemed that way at the time.

What does hurt about this decision, though, is the fact that this was my senior year. Suddenly, my time at Bethany was over without having 8

said a single goodbye — to friends, to professors, to roommates. Never again would I hang out in the Pub Hub, study in Memorial Library, eat in the Caf, work in the Writing Center, or physically attend a class.

The lack of closure has been the hardest thing for me to come to terms with. Also, never in a million years did I imagine that this would be the topic of my last story written for the Scroll. Of course, I was always expecting these goodbyes and all the “lasts” — just later than when they actually happened.

What hurt the most, however, was the cancellation of Spring Commencement. While that was the right call for everyone’s health and safety, it has been a bitter pill to swallow. I, along with the rest of the Class of 2020, worked so hard for four years only to have that day of recognition taken abruptly away from us.

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To my classmates, you are allowed to grieve the loss of our graduation as I have grieved it. Your feelings are real, and they are valid. It would be easy to feel guilty for being upset about this seemingly trivial thing during a pandemic, but your reactions are not only rational, they are justified.

As I was processing the news from President Pfeifer, one of my first thoughts was to wonder why commencement was canceled, instead of being postponed, as had been done by other colleges and universities. Then, about a week and half later after his initial message, President Pfeifer sent a special note to Bethany seniors.

He began the letter by sincerely apologizing for the cancellation of commencement, and went on to explain that the administration had explored other options for graduation, such as holding it virtually.

Ultimately, they came to the conclusion that inviting our graduating class to walk at the commencement ceremony in December was the most sensible solution.

Photo by Lyla LaMay

"What this tells me is that the President and Administration are committed to creating a graduation experience that can live up to what we would have experienced in May." - K ACI S CH N E I DAW I N D, 2 02 0 G R A D UATE

I remember reading that letter and feeling relief for the first time in a long time. I read about how the administration plans to make the December 2020 Commencement Ceremony feel more like the May Commencement, with a “grand ceremony” in the gymnasium, along with a Graduate Luncheon and Vespers Service on the previous day.

What this tells me is that the president and administration are committed to creating a graduation experience that can live up to what we would have experienced in May. It also just goes to show how special Spring Commencement is at Bethany, which is a big reason why I have looked forward to graduation day for so long.

The celebratory atmosphere, along with the

Kaci Schneidawind is a 2020 graduate who majored in English.

presence of professors, the College’s band and choir and family make it a day to remember. I went to Spring Commencement in 2019 and was excited at the thought of being part of such a momentous occasion — as a graduate, no less.

I really appreciate the thought and effort that Bethany has put into this; by modeling the December ceremony after the spring’s, basically the same events will be taking place, just during a different month.

So, to the graduating Class of 2020, I want to say this: Even though we did not have the opportunity to walk across the stage in May, we have the opportunity to do so eventually. That is something to look forward to. I also encourage you all to focus on, and be grateful for, the four years that we have spent learning, growing, and living at our beloved Bethany, as I have been trying to do.

I was so immensely blessed to have been a student at a place like Bethany. I will hold the memories and friendships I made there in my heart forever. The day in which I return to this wonderful campus community cannot come soon enough, and I am sure you all feel the same way.

If nothing else, the Class of 2020 will sure have some interesting stories to share at our reunions down the road, right? In all seriousness, I am so proud of us all for getting through this tough time against all odds.

No matter what, we are graduating with a bachelor’s degree, and no one can take that incredible accomplishment away from us! I hope that you feel proud of yourselves, too. We did it!

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Alumnus builds nostalgic gaming cabinets IT’S NOT UNUSUAL FOR A COLLEGE FRESHMAN TO BE searching for clear-cut academic and career direction. More often than not, a first-year student is still looking for advice and help finding a career that suits their own interests and talents. And that’s where a liberal arts college like Bethany can be a big help for students searching for their way in life. Testing the waters through a variety of classes and disciplines as a young undergrad can sometimes lead to discovering your passion.

Alumnus Matt Coulsey (’01) entered Bethany in the fall of 1995. He was a small-town Minnesota kid looking for a smaller school that might help him get a start to his college career. Bethany was still a junior college in 1995, and on the surface the fit seemed right.

For Coulsey, the search for a career was perhaps a bit more low-key than the explore-and-discover model many freshman experience and benefit from. He admittedly said he was probably not even searching for that clear direction for his life. He just knew he needed to attend college.

Little did Coulsey know, when he set foot on the Bethany campus that his direction was about to be defined by a relationship he formed with the Dean of Students at the time, Rev. David Thompson.

Coulsey said, “Dean Thompson really took me under his wings. He actually, probably took a risk working with me. But he helped me to find a straighter and narrower path. Combine that help from Dean Thompson with teachers and friends who really cared and wanted me to be successful, my time at Bethany turned out to be very impactful.”

Coulsey earned his associate’s degree from Bethany in 1997, and transferred to Minnesota State University, Mankato. But after spending 10

Matt Coulsey's workshop is filled with graphic printouts and tools for creating arcade cabinets.

"I was amazed by the interest.

This really is a hobby that literally blew up."

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Matt Coulsey in his workshop with one of his four-player arcade cabinets he was finishing.

time on the larger campus, he knew that he needed to return to a smaller college environment. About that time, Bethany was admitting the inaugural class of bachelor of arts students. The first major offered at Bethany was in communication.

When you first meet Coulsey, you’ll immediately notice that he’s a people person and a natural communicator. Bethany’s communication program seemed to be a good fit, and he chose to return to campus and became one of the first-ever baccalaureate graduates. Upon graduation from Bethany, he took a job as a reporter for his hometown newspaper the Faribault Daily News.

Coulsey enjoyed the reporter role, but after three years covering crime and courts, he knew it was time to move on. He found an opportunity to expand his communication skills as the Communication Manager for MRCI in Mankato. MRCI is a non-profit organization providing opportunities for individuals with disabilities or disadvantages. Until recently, Coulsey continued in that position with MRCI. Never a person to sit still, Coulsey went on to start his own web-development company while still

working at MRCI. That venture, with a partner, proved to be successful with work that has increased considerably.

But it’s Coulsey’s "hobby" that is really occupying much of his non-working hours today.

Growing up, Coulsey spent countless hours at a place called Magic Land—a video game arcade filled with the likes of Donkey Kong and Pac-Man. Hours inside a dimly lit arcade is a feeling kids growing up in the 80s and 90s still fondly recall, and it was Coulsey’s quest to recover the feeling of playing in a noisy arcade that helped him turn his hobby into a growing business. Meet the entrepreneur Matt Coulsey, founder, designer, and builder of classic arcade games.

Coulsey has set up shop in his three-car garage in a home he built outside of Morristown, Minnesota. Inside that shop you’ll find a variety of monitors, joystick and button components, and lots of plywood. From these components, Coulsey assembles vintage video games just like the ones you’d see in the shopping mall arcades of the late 20th Century.

The startup has really proven to be a successful endeavor.

Coulsey explained, “I was amazed by the interest. This really is a hobby that literally blew up.”

On the day we visited the video game production shop, he had 30 orders for machines in the queue.

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Many different games can be played on the cabinets, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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“It’s a crazy, diverse group of people buying these games. I’ve delivered to doctors, nurses, and successful business owners.”

And advertising the business has been pretty basic. The video game customers are simply finding Retro Replay Arcades through internet searches for old video games. Orders have come from throughout the Midwest.

“It’s been so much fun meeting the customers. It’s really amazing to see a 40-something year old completely freak out like it’s Christmas morning.”

When we first met Coulsey it was March 2020 and pre-pandemic. As might be expected, amidst a mandatory stay-at-home directive, demand for his arcade games has really picked up.

“With people staying at home we did see a jump in sales. There are a lot of families spending more time on home entertainment. I’m seeing game rooms, lots of basement “bars,” and even sport courts. There are a ton of parents who played these games as children, and now want to share that experience with their own kids. The arcade games are pretty simple to play—and a game can be completed in a few minutes. It’s great entertainment for families.”

But also since meeting in March, Coulsey had a near life-altering accident while working on a video game cabinet in his garage-turned production-facility. While running a table saw, Coulsey accidentally ran his hand over the saw blade. It was a horrific accident and experience.

But Coulsey is taking it in stride, and even feeling optimistic about the future—whatever it holds.

“Prognosis is still wait and see. The accident nearly amputated my left thumb and the cut went down to my wrist. The surgeon had doubts that the thumb could be saved. The surgery took nearly six hours, and

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now five weeks later I still can’t move it that well. The thought is I’ll be able to move it more in the coming weeks/months, but I won’t gain full mobility back.

That’s ok though—I still have my thumb, and like everything else you adapt!”

He’s been able to keep the manufacturing going with the help of his father (Robin Coulsey), who is a master woodworker and builder, and other friends and neighbors pitching in.

“My father has always been a huge supporter of my work, but he hasn’t been afraid to share his concerns.

He's been a constant for me throughout my life.

Always someone I can depend on.”

The accident put a halt to production for a bit, but Coulsey explained how the manufacturing process started up again.

“After my injury I was sitting with a pile of orders, and I really wasn’t in any shape to be in the workshop.

My girlfriend called customers to update them on their orders. My father rounded up supplies—there are twenty-nine separate parts to each arcade, and started building the arcade cabinets with one of his own employees. Neighbors and friends also helped when I needed it. It really was overwhelming to have that kind of support. I don’t think a single arcade was more than a couple days late.”

An easy-to-use menu helps navigate through the many hundreds of gaming options.

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Creation Station Bethany student helps area library, schools with video projects

BY L ANCE SCHWARTZ DIREC TOR OF INSTITUTIONAL COM MUNICATION

Several Bethany students are using their video production talents this summer to help with a variety of projects in southern Minnesota. Most of these projects stemmed from the radical changes to the normal routine brought on by the pandemic.

Four students worked with Bethany alumnus Kurt Shrader to help produce a virtual commencement ceremony for Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School and for all three Mankato Public High Schools – Central, East, and West. Among those four students is Bethany sophomore Franklin Selvey who’s branched out on his own to record and produce a popular event for the Blue Earth County Library.

When the Blue Earth County Library closed its doors to the public during the pandemic, one of the services that was greatly missed was a weekly story time series for young children. Jennie Heins, whose husband is Bethany Associate Professor of Biology Chad Heins, is an employee at the Blue Earth County Library. She reached out to Selvey to see if he might be able to help record and produce a video story time series for the kids who were missing their normal trips to the library.

The story time episodes are posted to the Blue Earth County Library Facebook page. Parents can sit down with their children and watch the stories just like they would in person. Each episode is made up of two or three different picture books read by librarians and volunteers.

Selvey has enjoyed taking part in all these important community projects.

Submitted photos

Top: Franklin Selvey behind the scenes during the filming for Mankato West High School's graduation ceremony.

Above: Recording for the graduation ceremony of Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School.

“I like helping with this project, because it’s something I can do to bring the library out to kids who miss it, and make their days a little more normal during this strange time. The librarians are very appreciative, and it brings me back to when my mom used to take me to the Blue Earth County Library!”

His work for the graduation ceremonies wasn’t nearly as hands-on and production oriented. But he also appreciated the experience.

“I was a camera op for about six hours a day [for three days]. It was a pretty routine project for the most part, but it was nice to be outside for most of the time, as well as to see the class of 2020 get to walk in person.”

The opportunities for all of these projects came as something of an unexpected blessing. Selvey had hoped to be part of an internship at the Bethany Communication Program’s Stone Path Studios this summer.

That opportunity was unfortunately called off when the College had to close buildings and departments as a result of the pandemic and Minnesota’s Stay at Home order.

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DICKENS & CHRISTIANITY Bethany's Dr. Robert Hanna presented article with findings to global audience

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) in his study at Gad's Hill Place. (Everett Collection/Shutterstock.com)

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hen Dr. Robert Hanna (English) joined the Dickens Studies Annual Editorial Board, he was asked to write the annual article, “Recent Dickens Studies.” He explains, “I was asked to read and then write a critique of all publications about Charles Dickens that came out in 2018, which I did during 2019 for publication in early 2020.”

Hanna’s search for all these publications, followed by his reading and critiquing all of them resulted in an article of 71 pages, covering almost 200 print and online publications about Dickens written in English.

While Hanna is in the process of adding some of his findings to his courses Introduction to Fiction, Ages of British Literature, Romantic and Victorian British Literature, and The Life and Writings of Charles Dickens, readers of Bethany Magazine will be interested in his findings on the topic of Dickens and Christianity.

First, in an article titled Dr. Robert Hanna “Grammar of Choice: Charles Dickens’s Authentic Religion” in the June 2018 issue of Dickens Quarterly, Hai Na studied the role of Christianity in The Old Curiosity Shop, David Copperfield, Our Mutual Friend, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Na concludes that “religion is something Dickens wishes his characters and his readers to be informed by, to participate in . . .” Hanna agrees with this assessment and points out that a study of all of Dickens’ novels leads to the same conclusion. Dickens himself acknowledged as much in a letter in reply to a reader, written the day before Dickens died. He wrote, “I have always striven in my writings to express veneration for the life and lessons of Our Savior . . . But I have never made proclamation of this from the house tops.”

Second, Robert Sitio and his colleagues explored the role of Christianity in A Christmas Carol and four other Christmas books. Although Dickens was a member of the Church of England, in “Religiosity in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Novels,” published in the online International Journal of Language Education and Culture Review, the authors intriguingly examine the extent to which Martin Luther’s teachings in his Large Catechism appear in Dickens’ Christmas books.

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They find compatibility with Luther’s instruction as it relates to Christian service to others.

Third, Molly Hillard contributed an entry on Dickens and Children’s Literature to The Oxford Handbook of Charles Dickens. She brings up the topic of homeschooling, and Hanna had expected to find some commentary on Dickens’ 1846 simplified version of the Gospels and the Book of Acts. He never published his manuscript, but he regularly read it to his children. In the same letter Dickens wrote to the reader mentioned above, he also explained, “I rewrote that history for my children—every one of whom knew it from having it repeated to them, long before they could read, and almost as soon as they could speak.” Hanna notes this omitted content in his critique, for readers who are interested in Dickens’s introduction to Jesus for children, titled The Life of Our Lord and first published by Dickens’s grandchildren in 1934.

“I have always striven in my writings to express veneration for the life and lessons of Our Savior ...

But I have never made proclamation of this from the house tops.” -

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Hanna relates how he found himself in the curious position of having to critique one of his own articles on Dickens. He is referring to “Frances Maria Kelly, Charles Dickens, and Miss Kelly’s Theatre and Dramatic School,” found in the Winter 2018 issue of The Dickensian. He says that his article provides the most comprehensive examination yet of Dickens’ professional relationship with London actress Miss Kelly. For several years, he rented her private little theater for his amateur acting company, which he had assembled in order to raise money for charity.

Hanna even tracked down the manuscript of an unpublished 1986 biography of Miss Kelly, with a lot of previously unpublished material.

Hanna mentioned that in March of this year, the editor of The Dickensian sent him a scan of a previously unknown letter by Dickens to a recipient whose name could not be determined because of the idiosyncrasies of Dickens’ handwriting. The letter is dated December 24, 1847, and it mentions a “Miss Kelly.” The editor asked Hanna if he could decipher the letter, determine if the “Miss Kelly” is Frances Maria Kelly, and identify the name of the recipient. He succeeded in all three tasks.

The recipient is “Miss [Ellen] Greville,” live-in companion to Frances Maria Kelly, and the date of the letter suggests that Miss Kelly needed to consult with Dickens regarding her need to repair her theater’s roof.

The editor has forwarded these findings to the Charles Dickens Letters Project website’s editor for publication.

Hanna’s next publication will be “The Dickens Family London Residence on Gower Street North in 1823-24.” Of all of Dickens’ childhood homes in London, the precise location of only one of those homes has never been determined. Hanna will identify its location!

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Shining a virtual

BY L ANCE SCHWARTZ DIREC TOR OF INSTITUTIONAL COM MUNICATION

Shows Must Go On Nothing about the Spring 2020 Semester was normal or easy in the shadow of a worldwide pandemic. When the campus closed in late March, and classes moved to online format, other aspects of learning needed to be adapted and revised. During a normal Spring Semester at Bethany, many students will participate in a wide variety of end-of-year shows and events. These events include things such as the Music Honors Recital, Spring Play, and Senior and All-Student art and theatre capstone events.

With the campus shut down, the natural question was— What would become of these time-honored events and traditions?

In the case of the Music Department’s Honors Recital, the performances took on a very different look in a variety of venues. Chosen by the faculty, the Honors Recital participants represent the best work being done in private studio lessons on the Bethany campus. Private lessons are available to any student at BLC, regardless of major, and there are many majors represented among those taking lessons.

The Honors Recital normally takes place in Bethany’s beautiful Trinity Chapel where the entire campus is invited to enjoy the music these talented performers make. Before closing the campus, the students taking lessons had been working as hard as ever, and the faculty felt it was important to give these musicians an opportunity to perform.

The answer was to host a virtual Honors Recital. All of the performances were submitted via video recording by the students. Some performers were accompanied by family members, others utilized pre-recorded accompaniments, and some just did without. The ingenuity, creativity, and musicianship of the performers was evident in all of the performances.

Professor Ann Frederickson contributed to this article.

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Video stills from students participating in the virtual Spring Honors Recital from top: Mizha Overn, Noah Gernander, and Kathryn Matzke.

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light on the arts Theatre Improvises Theatre Professors Peter Bloedel and Benji Inniger didn’t let the lack of live performances during the Spring 2020 semester keep students from expressing their creativity. Three theatre classes: Directing I and Sound Design (taught by Inniger) and Vocal Interpretation (taught by Bloedel) collaborated to reproduce episodes of the original 1940s radio show The Lone Ranger.

Inniger explained more about how the collaboration was formed.

“When social distancing began, we were sad for the loss of spring performance opportunities like the Spring Play and the Directing Final Showcase. Those performances get a lot of students involved in various ways, and of course it was disheartening to see those opportunities evaporate."

The collaboration was a first for Bethany Theatre.

Inniger continued, “To my knowledge, we’ve never had a cross-course collaborative assignment like this before, so that was neat to see multiple courses fulfill their new curricular obligations while working together to make something interesting.”

Inniger said he contemplated a variety of content options before deciding on The Lone Ranger. The idea was to find a production from the golden age of radio that was now in the public domain so that production rights did not pose a problem. He ultimately chose the immediately recognizable Lone Ranger because it “would lend itself well to multiple dialects and character interpretations, had good potential for action and comedy, and had lots of opportunity for sound design.”

The students produced two recordings of each episode. One features the “original audio” tracks from each participating student; while the other is called a “vintage audio” track, and has been processed to sound like period recordings. Inniger decided to add the vintage option because the students recorded their performances over Zoom, and all had different computer/microphone setups with varying levels of quality. The resulting vintage sound gave a consistent

Bethany students faces were incorporated into old photos representing who worked on each radio production.

quality to the productions. Judging by the final results, the learning objectives of both instructors were achieved.

It seems the students were happy with the process as well.

“During the process, I heard from many of the students involved that they looked forward to rehearsals and were glad to have a practical creative platform. When we moved online, it seemed like one of the things our students were missing most was the opportunity to simply be together and make stuff together.” said Inniger.

The overall goal was to make sure Bethany students were receiving the best possible instruction in a virtual environment. And in the end, this untested collaboration in a virtual context actually mirrored the collaborative efforts that are a hallmark of a Bethany education.

Inniger explained, “In the liberal arts and the theatre major in particular, we constantly preach creative problem solving so despite the adverse circumstances, it was a unique chance to put that mantra into practice. My hope was this little project would help them stay connected, laugh, and find some joy and satisfaction of making something together while still completing their course objectives. And I find it satisfying that despite everything, we can still present some kind of ‘performance’ this semester.”

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Pat Garvin named new Men's Basketball Coach Pat Garvin, a 2014 Bethany Lutheran College (BLC) graduate, has been named the next head men’s basketball coach at Bethany. Garvin comes to BLC after serving the last three seasons as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Minnesota State University (MSU) in Mankato.

“I would like to thank President Gene Pfeifer and Pat Garvin Director of Athletics Don Westphal as well as all involved with the search process for selecting me as the next head coach of the men’s basketball program at Bethany,” said Garvin. “I could not be more excited about this opportunity to be ‘coming home’ and leading a program that means so much to me.

Words cannot express my feelings towards the basketball program and Bethany itself, I am pumped to be back! My wife and I look forward to building relationships with the players and their families along with the very proud administration, faculty, and alums of Bethany."

Prior to MSU, Garvin was the assistant men’s basketball coach at Benedictine University in Mesa, Arizona, for two seasons, was a graduate assistant at MSU for the previous two seasons, and was an assistant coach at Bethany in 2013-14.

“As a former Viking student-athlete, Pat Garvin exemplifies Bethany in so many ways,” said Westphal. “First and foremost is his understanding and articulation of our Christian mission and how that is integrated into

all aspects of our campus.

“Strictly in terms of basketball, Pat was a key member on championship-caliber teams wearing a Viking uniform,” he continued. “He’s carried that winning approach into coaching stops here at Bethany, in Arizona, and during his stints at Minnesota State. With a tremendous work ethic and a passion for mentoring and recruiting, Pat is committed to continuing the success Bethany men’s basketball represents on the court and in the classroom. We look forward to having a Bethany Viking back on the sidelines coaching our team for many seasons to come.”

During his time as a student-athlete, the Vikings won the 2011-12 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season championship, and qualified for the conference tournament all four years. Garvin continues to rank in the top-10 of five career categories and in two season categories.

The Jackson, Minnesota, native earned his bachelor’s degree from Bethany in broad field social studies in 2014, and earned his master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University Irvine in 2016.

Tony Boehler named new Tennis Coach Tony Boehler has been named the new head coach of the Bethany Lutheran men’s and women’s tennis programs.

Boehler was the head women’s tennis coach at Minnesota State University in Mankato for the 2017-18 year, and served as an assistant coach at Bethany for the 2016-17 and 2018-19 seasons.

Tony Boehler “I am excited to be selected to lead Bethany’s tennis programs,” said Boehler. “Bethany’s dedication to supporting their students and coaches is one of the key factors in wanting to join their staff as a head coach. I look forward to working with these student athletes as we work towards building a solid foundation for them and the program.”

The Minneapolis native began his coaching career as an assistant supervisor with the Tennis and Life Camps at Gustavus Adolphus for six years. He also served as tennis coordinator at Swanson Tennis Center for two years where he taught lessons and directed USTA tournaments.

Boehler also worked as the boy’s varsity head coach at Le Sueur-Henderson and Mankato West High Schools.

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his time at the club and high school levels, Tony brings a ton of coaching, instructional, and recruiting knowhow to our Viking tennis teams,” said Director of Athletics Don Westphal. “Having been around our program and campus, Tony understands what we strive for in terms of the student-athlete experience with a focus on our Christian mission, academics and athletics. He has a passion and enthusiasm for tennis and Tony’s familiarity with our UMAC conference and competitors should prove to be very beneficial.”

Bethany’s women’s team has qualified for the UMAC tournament three times in the past five years, while the men have qualified in five of the last six years.

Boehler earned his bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Gustavus and later earned his master’s degree in communication studies from MSU. He was a four-year member of the men’s tennis team for the Gusties.

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Team Tabitha

Photo by David Norris

BY L ANCE SCHWARTZ • DIREC TOR OF INSTITUTIONAL COM MUNICATION

Bethany softball team members in their Team Tabitha shirts.

Before the Bethany Spring 2020 athletic seasons were canceled due to the pandemic, the women’s softball team learned of a young girl from Mankato facing a difficult medical diagnosis. This situation motivated the team to dedicate their season to this young lady, and suddenly the 2020 campaign was focused on something more than just victories.

Just over a year ago, Tabitha, a 14-year-old who attends Loyola Catholic School in Mankato, started to experience bad headaches behind her left eye. While the initial thought might be a migraine, Tabitha’s mom decided to visit an urgent care clinic just to make sure there wasn’t anything else going on. An astute nurse practitioner at the clinic immediately recognized this was more than a migraine and referred Tabitha to an ophthalmologist for further testing. After a nearly three-hour visit, the physician noticed Tabitha had no peripheral vision in either eye and there was “something” behind her eyes.

Tabitha was referred to Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato where they discovered a mass on her brain. She was immediately referred to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Over the course of just five days, Tabitha went from a bad headache to a diagnosis of an undetermined brain mass.

At Mayo, Tabitha experienced a series of tests and doctor visits. The physicians couldn’t immediately determine the type of growth it was because it was

both so large and was displaying symptoms of three different kinds of tumors. In order to receive a correct diagnosis, Tabitha endured a rightsided craniotomy to obtain a biopsy of the tumor. It was determined that Tabitha had an Optic Pathway Glioma Brain Tumor (Pilocytic Astrocytoma Grade One Glioma), an extremely rare tumor.

During the biopsy surgery, however, Tabitha lost the vision in her left eye completely. Every type of brain tumor has a different treatment.

The best path of treatment for an Optic Pathway Glioma is typically chemotherapy. About a month after her craniotomy, Tabitha had another surgery to place an implantable port into her right chest and neck area so that she could receive chemotherapy, medications, and blood draws through it. Since March of 2019, Tabitha has been receiving chemotherapy on a regular basis.

Tabitha’s type of tumor may grow back, but often by the time a person reaches their early 20s, the tumor stops growing. Tabitha has been strong throughout her illness and she hasn’t let the ordeal hold her back.

Her mother said, “We just keep our faith that her tumor won’t grow back and she will beat this!”

Bethany’s entire softball team chose to play for Tabitha this 2020 season, and are praying for complete healing.

Before the cancellation of the season, team captain Jenna Reynolds said, “As a team, we now have a deeper meaning to our season. This gives us something more to play for than just ourselves. Through this we have discovered that there is more to life than just softball.”

The team had tabbed their April 18, 2020, contest versus University of Minnesota-Morris as a day especially for Tabitha where they would be raising funds for the Make-a-Wish program. They hope to make the event happen now in the spring of 2021.

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2020 Ylvisaker and Meyer Scholars Bethany Lutheran College announces the recipients of competitive academic scholarships for the Fall 2020 incoming class. The awards are in the form of two prestigious scholarships—the Marvin G. Meyer Scholarship and the S.C. Ylvisaker Scholarship.

Dr. Marvin G. Meyer was president of Bethany Lutheran College from 1982 to 2002. The primary purpose of the scholarship is to provide encouragement to young men and women who desire a Christian education. This scholarship is awarded to one entering freshman student each year who most excels in scholarship and the virtues and values that exemplify Bethany Lutheran College. The value of the scholarship is full tuition, current value $27,700, and is renewable for four years.

Dr. Sigurd Christian Ylvisaker was president of Bethany Lutheran College from 1930 to 1950. He was a devoted theologian, scholar, teacher and administrator. In order to honor Dr. Ylvisaker and to continue to promote his objectives on Bethany’s campus, a scholarship fund was developed. The scholarship, offered to four freshman students each year, is valued at $16,000 per year and is renewable for four years.

Tristen Lindell

Madeline Halvorsen

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Marvin G Meyer Scholarship Winner Tristen Lindell (West Lutheran High School, Plymouth, Minnesota) Intended major(s): business administration and legal studies

S.C. Ylvisaker Scholarship Winners Madeline Halvorsen (Halvorson Homeschool, Mankato, Minnesota) Intended major(s): music (violin performance) and psychology Maida Jaspersen (Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School, New Ulm, Minnesota) Intended major: studio art Tamara Omar (Bloomer Senior High School, Bloomer, Wisconsin) Intended major: music Jenna Wahl (Luther High School, Onalaska, Wisconsin) Intended major: psychology

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White made mark at Bethany, community Glenn White ('75) was a member of what, perhaps, might be the most storied men’s soccer team to put on the Bethany Red and White. And for those that understand Bethany’s soccer history, this team would be considered elite. The 1973 team ended the season with a 15-1 record and captured third place in the NJCAA National Tournament.

In 2016, the group was honored as a Bethany Hall of Fame “Team of Distinction.”

White was diagnosed with late Heidi and Glenn White stage colon cancer after suffering a stroke on April 19, 2020. He passed away on April 30 at his home after a difficult hospital stay.

White met his wife, Heidi (Humburg), of 44 years at Bethany, and the couple made their home near Alexandria, Minnesota, where he spent most of his career in business management. But it was Glenn’s love for the game of soccer where he was able to make a significant impact on the community. He loved soccer and focused his gifts through service as a founding board member of the Alexandria Area Soccer Association (AASA). Glenn’s involvement, together with other community members brought soccer to Alexandria families beginning in 1996. Several greater Minnesota communities modeled the development of their soccer programs after the work he pioneered in Alexandria. White served across a variety of roles including AASA Board

In Memoriam Peter Hackstedde ('69) passed away on March 15, 2019.

Diane (Hlady ‘63) DeVore passed away on September 11, 2019.

Robert Sackett (‘69) passed away on November 13, 2019.

Cynthia (Budach ’80) Boyd passed away on August 30, 2019.

Arlene (Geistfeld ’57) Koeth passed away on December 20, 2019.

Elmer Boniek (’53) passed away on February 19, 2020.

Henry Frederick Pieper (’69) passed away on April 7, 2020.

Dane Christensen (’10) passed away on April 12, 2020.

Brad Haugum (’86) passed away on April 14, 2020.

James Pettersen (’65) passed away on April 15, 2020.

Members of the 1973 Bethany Soccer Team at their Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2016.

Member, President, Alexandria High School JV and Varsity Boys Soccer Coach, Youth Soccer Coach, and Certified Soccer Referee. He was known to have a leadership style that was steady, diplomatic, and calm.

It was a tight-knit group of athletes that made up the 1973 Bethany Vikings soccer team. Perhaps that’s why an overwhelming showing of support for their teammate, Glenn, at the time of his illness and passing should not come as a surprise. Bethany Teammate Scott Eckberg presented a memorial gift from his teammates along with a jersey worn by the 1973 team to Heidi at the couple’s home shortly after White’s passing. The gifts, along with other memorials for White, will be directed to two funds on the Bethany campus in his memory and the 1973 team’s honor.

Glenn White (’75) passed away on April 30, 2020.

William Overn (Bethany Board of Regents) passed away May 12, 2020.

Michael Miller (’76) passed away on May 14, 2020.

Clarice (Huso ’46) Madson passed away May 16, 2020.

Norman Faugstad (’57) passed away on May 17, 2020.

Duane Anderson (’56) passed away on May 26, 2020.

Donald Meier (’48) passed away on June 1, 2020.

Wayne Sorenson (’54) passed away on June 3, 2020.

Sally (Anthony ’56) Taylor passed away on June 5, 2020.

Nicole “Nicki” (Flygare ’09) Dummer passed away on June 6, 2020.

Rev. John Shep (’66) passed away on June 25, 2020.

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2019-20 Annual Report of Alumni Gifts

Bethany Lutheran College truly appreciates the support and prayers from many alumni. The individuals listed in this 2019-20 annual report of alumni donors made gifts to the College between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of these lists, occasionally an error occurs. Please accept our apologies for any errors.

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Nuss, Ruth (Brauer)

1942

Class Participation: 100%

Annexstad, Glenn Burgdorf, Lawrence Kenyon, David Maxfield, Alice (Lillegard) Olsen, Julian Overn, Lois (Gallman) Panning, Dorothy (Wohlrabe) Werner, Paul

Hecht, Virginia (Aamodt)

1951

Borgwardt, Wayne Fickel, Elvyna (Herbst) Krause, Marilyn (Reaf) Leiding, Geneva (Houg) Matzke, Margaret (Harstad) Meyer, Leroy Nibbe, Janice (Roschen) Ring, Maren (Preus) Theiste, Arlene (Eichhorst) Treffert, Dorothy (Sorgatz) Werner, Elizabeth (Preus)

Class Participation: 100%

1940

Class Participation: 67%

Ask, Ellinore (Busness) Winsor, Renata (Rolf)

1943

Class Participation: 14%

Phillips, Eunice (Lee)

1945

Class Participation: 38%

Krause, Olga (Luebke) Moldstad, John Tanger, Charles

1946

Class Participation: 9%

Burgdorf, Theodore

1947

Class Participation: 50%

Annexstad, Lois (Anthony) Burgdorf, Howard Burgdorf, Lois (Gosewisch) Meier, Lois (Harmon) Rademacher, Zona (Meyer) Tschirhart, Arlene (Ewert)

1948

Class Participation: 35%

Bramer, John Gartland, Esther (Busch) Meer, Rhoda (Zanow) Orvick, Ruth (Hoel) Overn, Robert Overvold, Fern (Landswerk) Swenson, M. Howard Werner, Norman

1949

Class Participation: 43%

Anderson, Eileen (Trygstad) Gehm, Evelyn (Kressman) Heidorn, Paul Kendall, June (Whitham) Kietzer, Betty (Mau) Larson, Marilyn (Lee) Lee, Sigurd Tagatz, Waldo Vierck, Carl

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Class Participation: 29%

Anderson, Eunice (Johnson) Behne, Charlene Closs, Joan (Teuchert) Faugstad, Esther (Petersen) McLean, Irma (Paap) Rettmer, Georgia (Stoll) Rients, June (Anderson) Schmitt, Valeria (Buehner) Sternitzky, Catherine (Golisch) Streufert, Eunice (Cordes) Wermedahl, Boyd

1952

Class Participation: 48%

Beer, Marvin Berg, Hope (Williams) Burgdorf, Harold Kain, Dale Koschmann, Dorothy (Heintz) Koschmann, Mark Madson, Norman Martin, Loretta (Zahorka) Meyer, Miriam (Jungemann) Newgard, Hazel (Johnson) Radke, Kenneth Rector, Lorene (Meyer) Schoer, Corinne (Hoefker) Urban, Quintin Wilkens, Lois (Tolzmann)

Class Participation: 31%

1955

Class Participation: 38%

Anunciacion, Pauline (Richter) Bening, Elaine (Bergemann, Priebe) Geisler, David Holt, Lorraine (Johnson) Madson, Andrew Matthews, Miriam (Gutekunst) Neidhold, Eunice (Rolf) Nelson, Charlotte (Loberg) Pogatchnik, Carol (Lieske)

1956

Class Participation: 47%

Abel, Kaylan Balcer, Dorcas (Pederson) Brassow, Earl Brouse, Judith (Nelson) Cassadore, Delores (Rambler) Geistfeld, Ernest Hybl, Richard Letts, Marlys (Albus) Lightfuss, Fay (Buss) Myers, Janelle (Jungemann) Nelson, Inez (Schmidt) Otten, Grace (Anderson) Schroeder, Howard Taylor, Sally (Anthony)

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1957

Bostelmann, Allan Hartley, Renata (Boniek) Heckman, Robert Henke, Betty (Mumme) Koenen, Marjory (Pralle) Meyer, Lon Nordlie, Lila Mae (Mickelson) Theiste, Norman Treffert, Darold Urban, Audrey (Weismantel) Vosbeck, Claudia White, Alice (Burzlaff)

Burley, Louise (Halverson) Edeker, LaVonne (Johnson) Faugstad, A. Norman Kuster, Theodore Odegaard, Karen (Johnson) Radway, John Thomforde, Phyllis (Buchholtz) Wolfrath, Dalton

Class Participation: 41%

Class Participation: 24%

1958

Class Participation: 38%

Anthony, Willis Edin, Rebecca (Nelson) Fadness, Melvin Hoepner, Darrell

Jungemann, Neil Karlsrud, Wayne Mehrkens, Glen Natvig, Dennis Radway, Karen (Swenson) Swenumson, Paul Unseth, Allan Wolfrath, Ellen (Bobholz)

1959

Class Participation: 43%

Bryan, Sharon (Fredine) Buck, Donnell Faugstad, Adela (Halverson) Fittshur, Marlene (Corbisier) Furholmen, David Geistfeld, Ione (Sorenson) Hanna, Karolyn (Klammer) Horn, Norma (Dodge) Krause, Carol (Smith) Leverenz, Edith (Nelson) Levorson, Helen (Kuehl) Lillo, JoAnn (Storlie) Meyer, Marvin Meyer, Patricia (Salomon) Modene, Judith (Wold) Natvig, Harold Smith, Robert Teigen, David Waters, Jerry Younge, Gary

1960

Class Participation: 41%

Beck, Darwin Busse, Frank Fauk, Ruth (Hamann) Fowler, Donna (Fredrickson) Helland, Judy (Anderson) Hoepner, Karen (Iverson) Julson, Dennis Kain, Elaine (Dunteman) Kison, Alan Kuster, Helga (Teigen) Levorson, Paul Litfin, Dennis Loe, Ellen (Weseloh) Meyer, Gary Moses, Galen Nelson, Leslie (Anderson) Quist, Steven Taus, Evelyn (Schlomer) Urban, Richard Weseloh, Vivian (Unseth)

1961

Class Participation: 25%

Cutsforth, Jean (Roberson) Dale, Rodger Diersen, Mary (Ingebretson)

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1962

Class Participation: 40%

Berke, Larry Bly, Frankie Daley, Evelyn Dorr, Luther Harstad, John Heidenreich, Robert Kuster, Judith (Maginnis) Maske, JoAnn (Malenke) Mathison, Ronald Menke, James Natvig, Allan Smith, John Teigen, Norman Tennison, Jolene (Cuklanz)

1963

Class Participation: 42%

Anderson, Patricia (Busacker) Avenson, Karen (Rucktaeschel) Biesterfeld, Kenneth Binder, Jerald Edwards, James Gartner, Daniel Green, Allen Green, Vivian (Helland) Lillo, Margaret (Otto) Luecke, Karen (Unseth) Matthees, Marcia (Diercks) Natvig, G. Lee Nelson, Larry Parker, Melvin Quist, Ruth (Jordahl) Schlomer, John Schmidt, Alice Skaaland, Diane (Natvig) Smith, Ruth (Tweit) Smith, Sandra (Erickson) Spaude, Nancy (Bunting) Younge, Ronald

1964

Class Participation: 38%

Anderson, Dale Diersen, William Harstad, Herman Heidenreich, Ruth (Oesleby) Hermanson, Ross Hinrichs, Joyce (Rohda) Johnson, Gary Mickelson, Ruthann (Kuster) Noethe, Louise (Dahle) Quist, Allen Reinholtz, Gary Solheim, Dianne (Tasa) Strusz, Marie (Matthees) Theiste, Frederick

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O’Neill, Ronald Spaeth, Esther

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1968

Ball, Joan (Harstad) Davis, Pamela (Scheitel) Hackbarth, Richard Kroon, Michael Meyer, Gayle (Anderson) Parker, Gary Paus, Carol (Feil) Steffen, Elaine (Voth) Theiste, Theodore Unseth, Linda (Maxwell) Wenger, Kathleen (Hagen)

Browning, Daniel Browning, Linda (Madson) Dashcund, Camilla Davis, George Fredrickson, Susan (Kimble) Frost, JoAnn (Schulze) Grosnick, Roger Harstad, Cheryl (Paakkonen) Hartigan, Cheryl (McCafferty) Hartigan, Norman Horrisberger, Paul Jaeger, Donald Just, Dale Keat, Kathleen (Skaaland) Klockziem, Gloria (Rupprecht) Lorenz, Frederick Luedeke, Arthur Malenke, Dennis O’Neill, Marlene (Morrow) Paasch, Sarah Parker, Larry Parker, Ruth (Rabenhorst) Pemble, John Petersen, Kathleen (Solli) Quasius, Larry Schumacher, Linda (Remmele) Stadler, Janice (Ausen) Stueck, Thomas Tyler, Lawrence Voss, Kathryn (Lee) Wezler, Dorothy

Class Participation: 27%

1966

Class Participation: 36%

Anderson, Carol (Solli) Anderson, David Butterfield, Michael Clobes, Loren Goede, Jeffrey Hackbarth, Joanne (Ausen) Harmon, Carol Hermanson, Elizabeth (Otto) Holsten, Sheryl (Zimmerman) Holz, Michael Knickelbein, Timothy Parker, Darlene (Smith) Peterson, Bruce Reul, Thomas Roberson, Thomas Schneider, Paul Silverstein, Elizabeth (Tweit) Skogen, David Spaeth, John Strand, Ronald Streed, Stephen Teigen, Judy (Tostenson) Teigen, Martin Weimer, Hope (Boomer)

1967

Class Participation: 28%

Argabrite, Nancy (Heurich Pershinger) Butterfield, Victoria (Hougan) Clobes, Michal (Harmon) Davis, Marsha (Butzow) Duin, Keith Ebert, Kenneth Fenger, Michael Finster, James Gullixson, Theodore Hansen, Jon Johnson, David Jorgenson, William Keat, Kenneth Lillo, Gary Linn, David Luckstein, Donald Malenke, Sandra (Narges) Marozick, Linda (Thesenvitz) Marozick, Mark Neyhart, Dale Olm, James

Class Participation: 33%

1969

Class Participation: 39%

Abel, Mary Aljadah, Monah Bahn, Lael Barnes, Glenn Birkholz, Daniel Boche, Ruth (Guldberg) Breitbarth, Steven Brekken, Marcia (Schleusener) Bruss, Paul Burmeister, Fay (Grossman) Cramer, Gary Farrell, Thomas Glienke, Gerhardt Gullixson, Norman Hanson, Patricia Heiliger, Cheryl (Edwards) Hildebrandt, Ruth (Otto) Hilgert, David Jaeger, Mark Klaus, Glenn Klinkel, Marlene (Hass) Kunkel, Dennis Lepak, Susan (Dorr) Levorson, Gail (O’Brien) Luckstein, Rebecca (Faugstad) Mack, David Merseth, Juel Muehring, Gerald

Muehring, Pamela (Anderson) Narges, Charles Natvig, Oakleigh Neipert, Kenneth Nelson, Harland Pieper, Henry Raleigh, Karen (Horrisberger) Remmele, Paul Runeberg, Lloyd Schapekahm, Gerhard Schmidt, Dennis Schultz, Duane Voth, Althea (Matthees)

1970

Class Participation: 24%

Berke, Marvin Berke, Wanda (Olmanson) Birkholz, M. Jane (Baumann) Breitbarth, Janelle (Young) Bro, Laura Christenson, Eric Gillette, Thomas Haaland, Olaf Johnson, Allan Kannenberg, Delmer Levorson, Ronald Maas, Daniel McAlpine, Mary (Dorr) Merseth, Lynn (Schurke) Merseth, Nile Ordal, Douglas Otto, Carolyn (Anderson) Otto, Paul Petersen, Steven Remmele, Gary Runeberg, Jeanne (Bakken) Seitzer, Renata (Voth) Tolzman, Alan Westphal, Arthur

1971

Class Participation: 29%

Crawford, Mark Erickson, Timothy Firle, Lynette (Thompson) Flantz, Kathryn (Holte) Haaland, Judith (Honsey) Henderson, Mary (Hovel) Hopp, Lynette (Farnum) Jaeger, Lois (Olson) Johnson, Gayl (Edwards) Krebsbach, Linda (Narges) Lindwurm, Susan (Bly) Longmire, Karen (Gutsch) Otto, Lois Schaefer, Daniel Severson, Thomas Skaaland, Samuel Sohre, Arthur Westphal, Terri (Severson) Williams, Richard Wixom, Katherine (Schlomer)

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1972

Class Participation: 27%

Attarian, Dale Bartsh, Richard Benzer, Bernis (Johnson) Bergquist, Inez (Schey) Falconer, Carole (Honsey) Fischer, Wayne Gullixson, Margaret Handberg, Lynn (Rank) Handberg, Martin Harstad, Peggy (Sorenson) Iverson, Ramond Jaeger, Steven Klindworth, Carol (Ausen) Klute, Susan Madson, David Marks, Gloria (Kollmann) Meissner, Dennis Morales, Elizabeth (Petersen) Tyler, Aline (Schey) Van Norstrand, Michael

1973

Class Participation: 22%

Attarian, Joyce (Newgard) Bro, Randal Bruss, Dan Crabb, Allen Dale, Janice (Behrens) Dale, Lowell Faugstad, Daniel Johnson, David Laulainen, John Madson, Jan (Larson) Morales, Christian Nolte, John Paterson, Kristi (Hougan) Paterson, Richard Peterson, Lois (Narges) Skaaland, Irene (Heyen) Swanson, Lance Wiederhoeft, Keith

1974

Class Participation: 18%

Bachman, Julie (Feil) Bartel, Barbara (Stuebs) Becker, Barbara (Bloedel) Bukowski, Sherri (Goetzke) Chervestad, Kim Ferkenstad, Craig Kasper, Edward Laulainen, Marilyn (Ausen) Metzger, Daniel Moldstad, John Nolte, Cheryl (Sachs) Rude, Nicholas Ruzek, Teresa (Soule) Stresman, Kathy (Baerman) Weddig, Steven

1975

Class Participation: 25%

Abrahamson, Larry Bakalar, Janet Bloedel, Karl 24

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Borslien, Paul Goetzke, Emily (Orvick) Gunn, Dean Hagen, Carol (Kjenslee Metcalfe) Hansen, Glen Hanson, Paul Homan, Bradley Howard, Carole (Schiller) Johnson, Joyce (Lillegard Rude) Kracht, James Krentz, Wallace Kruse, Ronald Naatz, Deborah (Sundby) Nass, Thomas Ray, Robert Riske, Roni (Kjos) Shoop, Dean Shoop, LuAnn (Larson) Thompson, David Trapp, Carol (Huffman) White, Heidi (Humburg)

1976

Class Participation: 26%

Alberts, Terry (Giese) Bedet, Jane (Rusche) Burgstiner, Dawn (Hildebrand) Burk, Sharon (Natvig) Costello, Gregory Dancer, Kim (Erickson) Drager, David Faugstad, Emily (Trier) Gullixson, Connie (Warrant) Haugen, Gregory Huffman, Karen (McCreary) Lukens, Joyce (Beckman) Madson, Jonathan Meyer, Joe Nass, Janice (Dale) Noerenberg, Diane O’Brien, Laurie (Lindegaard) Overn Taylor, Kathleen (Overn) Preus, Peter Ryan, Dorothy (Von Haden) Ryan, Robert Stresman, Gary Van Norstrand, Jane (Overn) Wiechmann, Mark Wiechmann, Nancy (Dickert)

1977

Class Participation: 26%

Anderson, Marla (Brock) Bartsch, Mark Costello, Cynthia (Hall) Costello, John Faugstad, Julie (Sorenson) Gullixson, James Homan, Julie (Koenen) Huffman, Roger Jahn, Curtis Kenyon, Thomas Lussky, Steven Magnan, Harold McManus, Mary (Laue Mielke) Merriman, Warren Meyer, Connie (Kjenslee)

Morrison, Donna (Rixe) Obenberger, Glenn Orvick, Mark Petersen, John Rank, Sonja (Kulseth) Rank, Thomas Reagles, Steven Schey, Bernard Slaker, Margaret (Tonn) Thompson, Alice (Lam) Zastrow, Michelle (Moeller)

Krueger, Luther Lowry, Charles Moldstad, Gina (Hassler) Nelson, Linda (Nelson) Price, Joseph Tragasz, Cynthia (Strackbein) Ulmen, Mark Wiechmann, Beth (Meyer) Wiechmann, Timothy

1978

Blumer, Deborah (Lillegard) Caflisch, Donna (Henke) Costello, Janet (Nelson) Fischer, Victor Folven, James Gehl, Robin Hansen Rickertsen, Christine (Hansen) Johnson, Lois (Gullixson) Kluge, Dean Kohn, Constance (Lieske) Krueger, Johanna (Kuster) McLean, Debra (Isaacson) Olson, Roger Schmidt, Krissann (Graven) Schoeneck, Mark Scislow, James Scislow, Karen (Harstad) Vinz, James Wiechmann, Ann (Monson) Wiechmann, David

Class Participation: 21%

Bartels, Timothy Belding, Elizabeth (Hollander) Davis, Elizabeth (Theiste) Dekker, Carol (Kenyon) Ferkenstad, Teresa (Kletscher) Hansen, Anita (Hill) Jaeger, Michael Kelton, Susan (Mauland) Kessel, William Lussky, Glenn Main, Cheryl (Koskiniemi) Main, Donald Mellon, Kenneth Meythaler, DeAnn (Gannon) Moldstad, Donald Olson, Ruth (Norell) Schultz, Nathan Schultz, Shelly (Hein) Slaker, Ralph Sorenson, Paul Van Dyke, Elaine (Buhr) Werner, Ann Wiederhoeft, Joni (Baarts)

1979

Class Participation: 17%

Aastrup, Jay Bartels, Mark Bruss, Kathryn (Moldstad) Dvorak, Amy (Kopacek) Ely, Corrinne (Anthony) Jaeger, Kristine (Baerman) Karow, Eileen (Ausen) Kopacek, Carolyn (Tonn) Meyer, Timothy Petermann, Stephen Rabe, Kathryn (Buer) Riewe, Brenda Silber, Ned Steele, Mary (Annexstad) Swain, Ann (Hougan) Van Zomeren, Renae (Steinke) Westphal, Patricia (Holzhueter) 1980 Class Participation: 17%

Diehl, Frederick Farquhar, Mary (Theiste) Gernander, Susan (Rank) Hartmann, Dari Hill, Carmen (Handel) Huseby, Jeffrey Ihns, Delbert Jones, Lyle

1981

Class Participation: 16%

1982

Class Participation: 11%

Browne, Polly Cooper, Karin (Theiste) Helland, Thomas Kluge, Cathy (Kjenslee) Knutson, Laurie (Engelkens) Langr, Andrew Meyer, Joel Palmer, Deanna (Lillegard) Peterson, Maren Schilling, Craig Schilling, Sarah (Newgard) Shelvik, Jane (Spieker) Stevensen, Kim (Grunst)

1983

Class Participation: 10%

Bartels, Sherri (Griffin) Cepek, Gary Fick, Lois (Moldstad) Heidorn, Kenneth Madson, Douglas Maxfield, John Petermann, Ruth (Chang) Ring, Mary (Schultz McBryde) Russell, Julie Trueblood, Lisa (Golisch)

1984

Class Participation: 16%

Beatty, Michael Browne-Krosch, Crista (MeyerBrowne) Christiansen, Craig

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1985

Class Participation: 10%

Dallenbach, William DeGarmeaux, Mark Faugstad, Mark Faugstad, Marlene (Heller) Gottschalk, Kay (Guse) Helland, JoAnn (Goetzke) Montreal, Peggy (Schultz) Natvig, Cynthia (Griffin) Radatz, Andrew Soule, Erik

1986

Class Participation: 11%

Halvorson, Loren Krauss, Mitchell Lawson, Robert Marzinske, Michael TIbben, Deirdre (Lien) Meunier, Myrna (Reed) Ring, Alexander Ringham, Jayne (Raddatz) Schwartz, Lance Sjoberg, John Smith, Channing Sweere, Penny (Bertram) Tangen, ReNae (Kaelberer)

1987

Class Participation: 13%

Alfred, Carolee (Schwartz) Aurand, Eric Bodjanac, Deborah (Wosje) Boecker, Mark Bruss, Kristine (Schweim) Cook, Rebecca (Schmidt) Kroll, Daniel Langerud, Debra (Matthees) Lehne, Donald Marzinske, Naomi (Lillegard) Marzolf, Corwin Meyer, Peter Neath, Robert Rysavy, Michele (Johnson) Vikla, Mark Westphal, Donald

1988

Class Participation: 11%

Anders-Ous, Sheila (Anders) Bloedel, Peter

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Duesterhoeft, Jane (Zimmerman) Halvorson, Susan (Heidenreich) Humann, Jon Kuball, Jodi (Johnson) Kuster-Overn, Laurie (Kuster) Love, Jodi (Sladek) Lyman, Heidi (Sip) Studanski, Kimberly (Patterson) Suhr, Kristin Thomforde, Paul

1989

Class Participation: 10%

Faugstad, Jonathan Horner, Sandra (Long) Johnson, Tyler Merchlewitz, Shelly (Sornberger) Richert, Timothy Scamehorn, Lisa (Willems) Sonnenburg, Cami (Smith) Sorenson, Scott Tragasz, Richard Vikla, Carol (Fuller) Younge, Joseph

1990

Class Participation: 13%

Boettcher, Cassandra (Weigel) Buckley, David Faugstad, Michele (Schmidtke) Kluender, Jane (Teigen) Krengel, Paul Kuckhahn, Beth (Kramer) Lee, Caroline LeMay, Jennifer (Hazelett) Marzinske, Todd Mielke, Angela (Tweit) Sorenson, Kristin (Van Eps) Trovall, Erik Trovall, Jennifer Woller, Kevin Younge, Nathan

1991

Class Participation: 12%

Bierman, Lori (Brammeier) Bohler, Lisa (Janssen) Cashman, Elizabeth (Duncan) Charlson, Lisa (Faugstad) Kind, Christopher Kuster, Matthew Norris, David Norris, Tanya (Steffen) Rohrer, Christine (Jensen) Schwertfeger, Michael Strom, Brian Strom, Rebecca (Juergens) Younge, Angela (Paulson)

1992

Class Participation: 11%

Brase, Heidi (Richert) Dirkes, Krista (Christenson) Hennen, Thomas Lee, Erik McGarigle, James Riesinger, Elizabeth (Griffin) Schwartz, Jennifer (Brassow)

Tweit, Bernt Wold Helget, Rachel (Wold) Woller, Eric Younge, Jeffrey

1993

Class Participation: 11%

Bakke, Heather Charlson, Charles Edwards, Amy (Rank) Ericksen, Shawn Fritz, Craig Gernander, Jerome Harstad, Susan Lowrey, Rachel (Schneider) Novotny-Hoffman, Anna (Novotny) Olseth, Jennifer

1994

Class Participation: 7%

Birkholz, Joshua Bloedel, Sarah (Raabe) Freske, Michael Graf, Wendy (Wurster) Lemke, Lenora Rethemeyer, Ruth (Otten) Soost, Michael Stafford, Shawn Tweit, Katie (Longendyke)

1995

Class Participation: 14%

Birkholz, Tracy (Gray) Brech, Randy Cascione, Jerome Crites, Rachel (Ruddat) Flanagan, Carissa (Bode) Fries, Paul Hurley, Kari (Nickel) Lepak, Phillip MacPherson, Ryan Mundt, Anne (Hansen) Neff, Daniel Ohland, Christopher Otten, James Pfarr Walker, Amy (Pfarr) Roeber, Kathryn (Browning) Schumpe, Philip Stafford, Amy (Rasmussen) Thompson, Jenna (Stege) Younge, Paul

1996

Class Participation: 5%

Dibbini, Michael Donev, Gwen (Kamrath) Hartzell, Nathan Hartzell, Tad Kerkow, Rachel (Westphal) Traylor, Sara (Merseth) Valleau, Michael Van Dyken, Crystal (Anderson)

1997

Class Participation: 6%

Bakke, Shawn Breitkreutz, Seth Eastvold, Darin

Eastvold, Shanna (Niles) Grimm, William Loge, Eric Lyngholm, Derick Moeller, Peter Wencl, Nicole (Schmugge) Woller, Denice (Fetzer)

1998

Class Participation: 3%

Baumann, John Bruns, Elizabeth (Reagles) Sparby, Melanie (Happley) Teigen, Nikolai

1999

Class Participation: 6%

Bloedel, Talia (Malenke) Hackett, Hannah Lukasek, Matthew Marzinske, Darci (Faith) Merseth, John Pedersen, Stephanie (Walker) Schmidt, Daniel Tobias, James

2000

Class Participation: 7%

Birkholz, Jacob Brandel, Lee Lukasek, Kristen (Tyrrell) Mellon, Patricia (Larabell) Pedersen, Scott Skogen, Joshua

2001

Class Participation: 9%

Basel, Dustin Bloedel, Chad Davidson, Mark Dittmer, Miranda (Umphrey) Harstad, Christopher Loging, Jonathan Mellon, Paul Tillman, Scott Tweit, Seth Vaubel, Rachael

2002

Class Participation: 8%

Anderson, Matthew Basel, Roberta (Schmidt) Ferkenstad, Aaron Gates, Jennifer (Johnson) Jacob, Jennifer (Laue) Klebig, Dawn (Erickson) Kovaciny, Rachel (Ohlendorf) Moldstad, Matthew Petzel, Krista (Merseth) Wempen, Kristi (Krenz)

2003

Class Participation: 15%

Agenten, Paul Anderson, Amber (Otto) Bode, Isaac Costello, Peter Gates, Dana 25

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Gullixson, Samuel Kovaciny, Lawrence Krier, Gretta (Nelson) Lane, Anthony Mears, Laura (Hougan) Merseth, Jeffery Merseth, Megan (Armbrecht) Merten, Benjamin Schmidt, Andrew Ziemke, Kristin (Born)

2004

Class Participation: 12%

Bindert, Matthew Fehr, Nathan Gieseke, Eric Harstad, Sarah (Madsen) Hoffman, Elizabeth (Bode) Klebig, Brian Lin, Aleta (Mueller) Muehlenhardt, Michael Schoen, Ashley (Soule) Vlieger, Estelle (Tesch)

2005

Class Participation: 17%

Faugstad, Peter Harstad, Derek Mears, Joshua Merten, Jill (Merseth) Moldstad, Jacob Moldstad, Joni (Dukleth) Paulsen, Kurt Ulrich, Luke Vandermause, Melissa (Grams) 2006 Class Participation: 14%

Anderson, Emily (Tews) Bateman, Ashley Fehr, Elisabeth (Bruss) Gullixson, Anna (Norman) Hartwig, Daniel Hartwig, Sarah (Wright) Hoefer, Stacy (Lilienthal) Inniger, Alyssa (Schrader) Inniger, Benjamin Jacob, Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Johnson, Julie (Quist) Krier, Jacob Prigge, Amanda Ringen, Joshua Vandermause, Greg

2007

Class Participation: 16%

Bartelt, Brian Bindert, Joanna (Lukasek) Cascione, Jerusha (Londgren) Faugstad, Ashley (Curtis-Wollney) Faugstad, Benjamin Faugstad, Jacob Faugstad, Kristin (Lussky) Faugstad, Samuel Gunderson, Paul Halverson, Andrew Harstad, Nathan 26

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Hendricks, Regina (Langhorst) Londgren, Brandon Londgren, Rachel (Mellon) MacPherson, Marie (Holtz) Nelson, Ashley (LaBeau) Ohlendorf, Erika (Christensen) Ohlendorf, John Schroeder, John Schultz, Nikolaus Skogen, Katie (Wiechmann) Tatge, Renee Woller, Amanda

2008

Class Participation: 10%

Bordain, Amun Budahn, Kristen (Scislow) Covell, Ashley (Rand) Gunderson, Meredith (Browne) Harvey, Meghan (Henning) Hendricks, Lucas Kaminsky, Nicholas Lange, Angela (Moldstad) Lange, Dustin Nelson, Jason Peterson, Eric Proksch, Rebekah (Tecken) Rogness, Rebekah (Breitbarth) Ulrich, Rachel (Enderle)

2009

Class Participation: 5%

Cote, Wyatt Dvorak, John Fassett, Brent Loehrs, Justin Lukasek, Karyn (Lussky) Lukasek, Michael Quist, Daniel Wiechmann, Benjamin

2010

Class Participation: 9%

Bare, Mary (Voigt) Behmer, Elizabeth (Boche) Faugstad, Joseph Gerda, Andrew Gullixson, Briana (Bode) Gullixson, David Harting, Casey (Hoshaw) Harting, Timothy Ollrich, Nicklaus Quist, Amanda (Scharlemann) Rassier, Elizabeth (Kopacek) Schaffer, Brittany (Schlomer) Schaffer, Matthew Williams, Annie

2011

Class Participation: 9%

Cook, Nicholas Emory, Jace Faugstad, Maggie (Thompson) Gehlhar, Laura Gerda, Sarah (Doebbeling) Halverson, Emily (Peterson) Knudson, Rachel Lilienthal, Michael

Mayer, Joshua Quist, Nathan Reagles, David Reagles, Karla (Fehr) Schultz, Jenny (Petersen) Torres, Elizabeth (Horneber) Wierschke, Alison (Gerdes) Wierschke, Joshua

2012

Class Participation: 9%

Behmer, Matthew Bossow, Glenda (Kramer) Espinoza, Brittany (Zabel) Fries, Jessica Gunderson, Eric Gunderson, Megan (Humphrey) Krier, Taylor Lilienthal, Sarah (Doepel) Mayer, Jonnica (Norell) McDowell, Bridget Messner, Alyssa (Wiechmann) Muehlenhardt, Katrina Petzel, Allison (Homan) Rossiter, Craig Schroeder, Stephanie (Heidorn) Thao, Maxine

2013

Class Participation: 8%

Barth, Staci (Paul) Christenson, Carissa (Ott) Cook, Emily (Anderson) Covell, David Fick, Zachary Krause, Jessica (Mueller) Merritt, Christopher Peterson, Derek Petzel, Benjamin Thompson, Noah Urban, Sarah

2014

Class Participation: 9%

Abbey, Sophia (Faugstad) Davis, Evan Fassett, Scott (Fassett) Grabow, Seth Graif, Alyssa (Gratz) Heintz, Eileen (Heintz) Kropp, Eric Krueger, Heather (Carmichael) Kurth, Leah Ollrich, Elise (Browne) Pederson, Joshua

2015

Class Participation: 8%

Behmer, Jacob Fassett, Kathryn (Faugstad) Kral, Jacob Lendt, Michael Loging, Shawn Messner, Landon Reinsch, Morica Salgado, Sergio Soule, William

2016

Class Participation: 12%

Albrecht, Jenna Boucher, Reece Caflisch, Katherine (Katherine) DeBeau, Dustin Farquhar, Lauren Hahn, Angela (Timm) Hahn, Luke Maschoff, Megan Olsen, Jeffery Potocnik, Ivy (Heintz) Schneider, Jacob Soule, Emily (Dworak)

2017

Class Participation: 11%

Dawley, Stacey (Kremer) Faugstad, Abraham (Faugstad) Heartbird, Caleb (Harman) Jelken, Andrew Kragh, Mariah Krause, Timothy Merchant, Brian Olson, Crystal Ringen, Nadiya (Borshch)

2018

Class Participation: 6%

Cordes, Brittany (Moldstad) Faugstad, Elise (Widmer) Harris, Kevin Lindstrom, MacKenzie (Manthei) Schmidt, Magen (Meyer) Voigt, Tyler

2019

Class Participation: 12%

Anderson, Rachel (Holtz) Battenfeld, Noah Berlinger, Jessica Cordes, Anthony Henrich, Karee Hildebrandt, Lydia Jannsen, Kayla Kind, Pamela (Stankey) Krause, Cynthia Lendt, Alannah (Menk) Lindstrom, Blake Lippert, Olivia Merchant, Noella (Wigtil) Schmidt, Timothy Schultz, Michaela Stratton, Jacob Westphal, Eric

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RETROSPECT

Remembering a campus moment from years gone by.

VALLEY VIEW: Before the current Memorial Library that occupies campus, another library existed in roughly the same space.

Do you know when the new library was built? What year was the first Memorial Library built?

Send your response to editor@blc.edu.

Find more photos from years past on archives.blc.edu.

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