July 2012 Bethany Report

JULY 2012

Bethany report

the magazine of bethany lutheran college

4 Albert ‘Nitzy’ Nitzkowski remembered 8 Winter and Spring athletics 12 Multiple students win awards

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oday, a college graduate provides additional value to potential employers when they see evidence of both classroom work and practical experience. More and more, college students are taking their classroom experiences and applying them in real-world work or volunteer settings during their undergraduate years. Often, this concrete application of knowledge will result in recognition for these ambitious students.

That recognition can set the graduate apart from other job applicants.

At Bethany, many of our students enhance their classroom education with other experiences. This work is extremely beneficial for these students and graduates, and we are thrilled to talk about the recognition they receive as a result of their efforts. This issue of the Report magazine contains stories that highlight some of the Bethany students who have been honored for a variety of outsidethe-classroom accomplishments they took part in during the recently completed 2011-12 academic year.

Our newest major, media arts, is garnering a fair share of national attention largely due to the work of professors Andrew Overn and Kurt Paulsen and an alliance they’ve formed with PromaxBDA. Promax is an internationally recognized association for individuals and businesses working in the entertainment marketing industry. Two Bethany students recently won national competitions sponsored by Promax. Ruth Wels, a May 2012 studio President Dan Bruss art graduate, was selected as the winner of the national Making the Cut editing competition. Current Bethany junior, Aaron Evans, won the same award earlier in the year.

Several Bethany students were winners at the The Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Student Awards of Excellence. Bethany Lutheran College students claimed awards in three of the four categories in which they received nominations. The Upper Midwest Chapter of the NATAS includes universities and colleges from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and western Wisconsin. These students are all associated with our communication program which continues to garner a good deal of attention. Program graduates continue to land jobs at top companies including ESPN, Fox Sports, and at a variety of local television stations across the upper Midwest.

These are just a few of the many students who’ve been recognized for applying their expertise to projects outside of the classroom. You’ll read about others in this issue as well. While we continue to offer our students an education rooted in Christian values and Lutheran heritage, it’s experiences like these that help them to become productive members of today’s workforce.

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Mission: Bethany Lutheran College, owned and operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, is a private, residential, liberal arts college committed to the teachings of the Bible as set forth in the Lutheran Confessions. Bethany provides studies culminating in a bachelor of arts degree.

The college serves Lutherans and others by offering a challenging, student-centered approach to education that fosters spiritual development, intellectual and creative growth, self-understanding, and responsible citizenship.

In keeping with its heritage, Bethany aspires to produce students with a clear understanding of Christian vocation, which encourages students to make the most of their God-given talents.

On the cover: During the summer, work continues on keeping the campus beautiful.

Student workers (from left) Joseph Lundsten, Christopher Harman, and Benjamin Petzel recently worked on a landscaping project in front of Trinity Chapel.

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from the chapeL March 16, 2012 - Sermon from Ephesians 6:10-12

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race, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Have you ever known anyone who had a knack for getting into trouble? I had a friend like that in high school. His name was Joey. He just had a knack for making a mess out of things. The funny thing is that Joey was really a nice, helpful guy. He wasn’t quarrelsome, didn’t use drugs, and wasn’t especially mischievous (well, perhaps a bit). But, Joey was the kind of guy who would get stopped by the police for going too fast and the next thing you knew, Joey was outside his car with his hands on the top and his legs spread apart while he was getting frisked. We never knew exactly why it was that Dr. Doyle Holbird he had such a knack for finding trouble.

St. Paul was a man who also seemed to get into a lot of trouble, imprisonments, beatings, stonings, and scourgings, but unlike Joey this trouble wasn’t brought on by himself. Rather, it was brought on by an invisible army of demonic beings who are opposed to God and all that God stands for. That means that they are opposed to God’s people, actually we might say “at war” with you and me and the Ephesians to whom Paul is writing this letter from which our lesson is taken. Paul describes the enemy forces that stand in battle array against you and me. Who exactly are they? Well, “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly realms.” Those words are from verse 12 but in verse 11 he names their leader as the devil himself.

Now then, you can see that not only are we fighting against the devil but also a whole unseen army that is under his command. The catechism that I learned from said that the demons in the devil’s army are of great number and great power. Notice also that St. Paul states who our enemy is but also who the enemy is not. Our enemy is not “flesh education that lasts beyond a lifetime

and blood.”

Man, it sure seems that we wrestle against flesh and blood. Just ask two roommates who aren’t speaking to each other. And what about people in Hollywood who produce movies that mock Christians and mock our Lord? Aren’t we fighting them?

Well, the truth is no, they are just a deceived, unwitting pawn in the hands of our real enemy.

The real enemy is numerous, the real enemy is powerful, and as I read this text it seems that it is the elite forces of Satan that are taking aim against you and me. I say this because this passage says that we battle against “the rulers of darkness.” That is a sobering statement, isn’t it? It would be flattering if it weren’t so sobering that Satan sends his elite troops to cause you and me to stumble. Did you know that they actually make plans against you? Literally, the word means methods. They devise methods to use against us. One commentator says that the greatest weapon that the demonic forces use is deceit. And you know what? When we begin to think that our battle is against another human being, the deception is already working. Doesn’t that describe you?

How many times have we fallen for these tricks and begin striking out as if our friends were our enemy?

Or our spouse? Or mom or dad? These people aren’t perfect, they do sin against us at times but they are not the enemy. Our enemy is spiritual. The enemy not only tries to deceive us into spending our energy upon each other, but they have a higher goal even than that. They want to tempt you and me into craving something more than we crave Jesus and His forgiveness. Their hope is that eventually we will turn completely from Jesus.

Now, what are we to do? We have a formidable force arrayed against us, and we can’t even see them.

Do we run? Hide? No, we are to engage the enemy.

Verse 10 tells us to “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” To do that we must “put on the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” Verse 13 tells us, “Therefore, take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand.” This is amazing isn’t it? Paul tells us how formidable our enemy is but then he writes as if we can actually take him on.

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‘Nitzy’ was friendly Bethany neighbor

By Don Moldstad Director of Campus Spiritual Life

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here was a reason the unwrapped candy smelled like tobacco. He loved smoking White Owl cigars while children peered through the glass of his candy case.

His name was Albert Nitzkowski— “Nitzy” to his customers. His tiny grocery store, in his little white house across from our campus, was a regular stop for Bethany students for nearly 40 years.

Some days neighborhood children saw Nitzy as often as we saw our fathers.

Sitting in his old chair, beneath caged canaries, watching TV, or listening to his Twins, Nitzy waited while you made your candy selection. Rarely did he sell any of the cans of soup or cereal in his store. An expiration date on one Wheaties box was over a year old. Candy, pop, milk, bread, and cigarettes were the usual transactions. His closest competition was the Bethany canteen. Alumni claim he was a bit lenient selling smokes to minors.

Selling food was in his blood. In 1877 Al’s parents arrived in Mankato in a boxcar with six couples. Through the years they had sixteen children, eight girls and eight boys, and operated a profitable gardening and berry farm. As a young man, Nitzy opened a meat market on Front Street and later he purchased his own house/grocery store near Lincoln School. His wife, Pearl, died at age 33, leaving him widowed with two young sons. In the early 1940s he relocated his store directly across the street from our new Honsey Hall.

The Nitzkowski name was well-known in Mankato. Al’s father, Fred, frequently preached in Methodist churches, having been influenced by the revivalist movement of the mid-1800s. Nitzy’s sister became a Minnesota State Representative, and a nephew played and coached for the U.S. Olympic water polo team.

Alfred was also known for his own cooking. Jars of sweet and sour meatballs or spaghetti sauce would be sent home as

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Albert ‘Nitzy’ Nitzkowski in 1969 (left) and in 1952 by his grocery store house.

a gift for an aging neighbor or sick family member. Don’t let the old flannel shirt or cigar smoke fool you, he had a tender heart, especially toward his neighbors.

However, one day that heart of gold was challenged. A teenager came into his store to rob him. Rumor has it Nitzy chased him away with an axe and yelled, “I know who your parents are!” For months afterward he kept his front door locked, and customers had to knock to enter. I can still remember the axe leaning by the front door.

The final decade of Al’s life was spent in the Lutheran Home near Sibley Park.

In 1982 he died at the age of 97. For many who made this campus their home, Nitzy was not only a little slice of Americana, but a friendly neighbor, and a memorable part of the extended Bethany family.

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Faculty & Staff News Dr. Polly Browne (education) recently gave presentations to the faculties of Lakeside Lutheran High School in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, Mt. Olive Lutheran School in Mankato, and the Pacific Northwest Evangelical Lutheran Synod teachers’ conference.

Dr. Ryan MacPherson (history) was interviewed for the “Issues, Etc.” radio program concerning his involvement in Perry v. Brown, the California Marriage Amendment case. Dr. MacPherson authored an amicus curiae brief favorable of the amendment, which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals quoted and discussed in its recent ruling against that amendment. MacPherson authored two books published in March 2012.

Studying Luther’s Large Catechism: A Workbook for Christian Discipleship is based on the Large Catechism Bible study that Dr. MacPherson taught for Mt. Olive Lutheran Church during the summer of 2011. The Culture of Life: Ten Essential Principles for Christian Bioethics is expanded from a presentation he gave in November 2011 for Wisconsin Lutherans for Life. Both books are available for purchase at the college bookstore

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The reason is not that we have enough strength within ourselves, but rather notice that we engage the enemy with God’s power. After all, it is Jesus who defeated the devil. He did that when He took the sins of people like you and me upon himself. He took all of our sins and then went to Calvary and paid for them with his own suffering and death. Think about that for a moment, because there is not one of us who has resisted Satan like we should. Yet, because of his blood you are clean and can stand before him with a education that lasts beyond a lifetime

as well as online.

Dr. MacPherson was an invited speaker for two conferences. On April 14, 2012, he delivered a paper entitled, “The History of No-Fault Divorce: An OddCouple Marriage between the Political Left and Right” for the “Adult Children of Divorce: Recovering Origins” conference sponsored by the Pontifical John Paul II Institute on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Dr. MacPherson also spoke on “Communicating a Culture of Life: The Redemptive Power of Conversion Narratives,” for the Third Annual Online Apologetics Conference of Athanatos Christian Ministries on April 19, 2012.

Amanda Moeller, Ramsey Turner, and Orrin Ausen (library) attended the Midwest Library Technology Conference at Macalester College on March 14-15, 2012. Topics ranged from usability testing to cloud computing, and from privacy issues to mobile computing.

The Bethany Archives Steering Committee members took a tour of the Gustavus Adolphus Library Archives on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Members on the committee include Amanda Moeller, Erling Teigen, Ryan MacPherson, Mark Harstad, and Ronald Younge.

The college, through an appointed steering committee, is establishing the college archives. With the cooperation and help

of the library staff it is beginning to collect materials.

Dr. Doyle Holbird (biology) gave a talk entitled, “Our Deteriorating Genome,” to the Twin Cities Creation Science Association on March 20, 2012.

The talk focused on recent studies that show the genes of each generation of children have several new mutations. This fits very well with a Biblical understanding of creation wherein humans were created perfect but since the fall have been slowly accumulating mutations.

Dr. Tom Kuster (Christ in Media Institute) accepted his second Fulbright Specialist appointment. His first was to United International College in China in the spring of 2010. This time he was at Daelim University College in Anyang, Korea (just south of Seoul), to start a debate program there, the seventh time he has done this in various locations. He and Judy, who has been engaged to work with students there on accent modification, were in Korea for the month of May. Prof. William Bukowski (studio art) was the juror for an art show at the Nobles County Art Center in Worthington, Minnesota. He judged and critiqued the Worthington Area Art Show. Prof.

Bukowski is currently working on a private commission of Jesus and the Little Children, which will be displayed at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (WELS), in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

clear conscience.

I remember back to the first Iraq war when we invaded Kuwait and the Army had expected stiff resistance but really met very little resistance and many of the Iraqi soldiers would just come walking up in droves to lay down their weapons.

The photographers showed pictures of the piles of guns, grenades, and rocket launchers that were surrendered willingly by the malnourished Iraqi soldiers. Can you imagine a Christian doing that with his spiritual weaponry? It seems unimaginable yet it is exactly what happens whenever I neglect God’s Word. It’s not

only foolish, it’s dangerous because Satan doesn’t wait until we are ready for his attack. I know I’m going to be redundant here and repeat what has been said every day in chapel this week. But, to be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might means that I’m going to have to study his Word. It means that I must take the Lord’s Supper. That is where his power is, that is where he shares it with us. So let’s make sure that we are hearing and reading his Word. Make sure that we regularly take his supper and then, let’s go engage the enemy. Amen.

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The Christ in Media Institute, empowered by the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ, promotes research and education focused on employing God’s gift of mass media to bring the pure Gospel message to vast audiences both in the United States and abroad. It does not engage in media production, but rather aims to develop and gather the expertise required for the effective production and distribution of Christian media in a variety of cultures.

The project embraces the theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and is supported

by a grant from the Antioch Foundation.

The Conference aims to advance the effective use of technology for Gospel outreach in world missions. It will bring together individuals with a variety of experience and expertise in a dynamic atmosphere of creative problem solving and innovation, in the expectation that current efforts will be encouraged and extended, and new directions planned.

Expected attendees include: • World missionaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), representing a variety of cultural, social, and technological conditions on various continents around the world • Leaders and members of the mission boards of the ELS and the WELS • Leaders and members of mission societies that function within our fellowship

• Media professionals of our fellowship, who have experience in production and distribution via a variety of media • Students and faculty from seminaries, colleges, and high schools of our fellowship; many students will present research projects applying their disciplines to mission work • Interested congregation members, pastors, and the general public

Issues and challenges to be explored: A conference session will be devoted to exploring each of these seven challenges. Discussion will be prompted by brief observations, written by Conference leaders and available for reading online in advance of the Conference.

• Cultural: While the Gospel message is universal, its presentation might be tailored to peculiar features of the culture in which it is preached. What kinds of cultural elements should be taken into account, and how can this be done without distorting or weakening the Scriptural message?

• Technological: What media are (or will be) available in various mission situations that can be used to reach large audiences with the Gospel message? What means of message distribution are available?

• Creative: How can messages be crafted that will deliver the Gospel via technology to large audiences in a way that will draw attention, and will be of the high quality worthy of the task? What form can media messages take, and who will create them?

• Legal / Political: What legal and political barriers must be addressed in each nation in order to deliver Gospel messages to large audiences via media? How should risks to life and livelihood be addressed?

• Teaching: Since ideally the media messages for a particular culture should be produced by people within that culture, how can local expertise be developed, supported, and encouraged? What partnerships can support these efforts?

• Stewardship: management and funding: Since media production and distribution are expensive, how can financial support be obtained, and how can production and distribution be managed in an efficient and business-like manner?

A final conference session will consider “action items,” recommendations to appropriate agencies for carrying out proposals that emerge from the discussions. The Conference will close Sunday morning with an international worship service in Bethany’s Trinity Chapel.

Additional information and registration forms can be found at www.christinmedia.org

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athletics

Winter/Spring athletics

By Julie Thomas Assistant Athletic Director - Sports Information

Men’s Basketball Head Men’s Basketball Coach David Balza was voted Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year after leading the Vikings to a record-breaking season.

Bethany won the regular season UMAC Championship for the first time in school history. The team finished the season 16-11 overall and 13-1 in the conference.

The Vikings set a new school record for most consecutive wins since becoming an NCAA Division III institu- David Balza tion with 13 victories in a row.

The Vikings also set new team season records recording the best defensive rebounding average (25.0 per game) and best assists average (14.7 per game) in Bethany history. The Vikings also had the most blocked shots (83) and most steals (233) in a season.

This year also marked the most UMAC All-Conference honors given to Bethany with four individuals winning seven awards. Gavin Kroehler (Le Sueur, Minn./Le Sueur- Henderson) was named UMAC Co-Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference and was voted to the UMAC All-Defensive Team. Derek Peterson (St. Paul, Minn./ Tartan) also earned UMAC First Team All-Conference and joined Kroehler on the UMAC All-Defensive Team. Alex Weldon (Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar) was named Second Team All-Conference and Patrick Garvin (Jackson, Minn./Jackson Country Central) was named UMAC All-Conference Honorable Mention.

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Gavin Kroehler and Jessica Englund were two of the many basketball players earning honors this season.

Women’s basketball Three Bethany Lutheran studentathletes were named to the 2011-12 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball All-Conference team.

Senior Jessica Englund (Andover, Minn./St. Francis) was named UMAC First Team All-Conference. Sophomore Jade Pelzl (Rushford, Minn./UW-Eau Claire) was named UMAC Second Team All-Conference and was voted to

the UMAC All-Defensive Team. Senior Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb./Aurora) was named UMAC All-Conference Honorable Mention.

Englund finished fourth in the league in scoring averaging 18.2 points per game in UMAC contests. She led the UMAC in rebounds grabbing 11.4 boards per game. She was also sixth in blocks and ninth in field goal percentage making .441 percent of her shots. Englund was

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Garrett Benson and Gena Chester were honored for their performances on the ball field this spring.

also named to the 2012 Women’s Basketball D3hoops.com All-Region Third Team.

Pelzl was sixteenth in the UMAC in scoring averaging 10.5 points per game.

She was third in three-point field goals with a total of 37 made in UMAC games and ranked tenth in three-point field goal percentage making .34 percent of her shots. Pelzl was also seventh in assists with 3.0 per contest.

Cepek ranked seventeenth in the conference in scoring averaging 10.4 points per game. She was fifth in the UMAC in rebounds with 7.8 boards per contest. Her .42 field goal percentage ranked her thirteenth and her .76 freethrow percentage ranked her tenth. She also finished tenth in blocks.

Englund, Pelzl and Cepek led the Vikings to the UMAC Post-Season Tournament for the first time since the 2006-07 season. Bethany fell to eventual UMAC Champions Martin Luther in the semifinals 69-60.

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Baseball The Viking baseball team had seven individuals honored with Upper Midwest Athletic Conference All-Conference awards this season. In addition to allconference awards, Garrett Benson (Rochester, Minn./Rochester Mayo) was named UMAC Co-Pitcher of the Year and Adam Geiger (Mankato, Minn./ Immanuel Lutheran/Mankato East) was named UMAC Rookie of the Year.

Along with the pitcher of the year award, Benson was named UMAC First Team All-Conference. Aaron Siefken (Lone Rock, Iowa/Iowa Central CC), Lucas Herd (Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East), Tommy Kramer (Blooming Prairie, Minn./Rochester CC) and Casey Woodside (Albert Lea, Minn./Minnesota Crookston) were also named UMAC First Team All-Conference. In addition to Geiger’s rookie of the year award, he was named UMAC All-Conference Honorable Mention along with teammate Sam Stier (Austin, Minn./Pacelli).

The Vikings ended the season second

in the conference with a 14-5 UMAC record and 22-17 overall record. It was the sixth consecutive season the Vikings posted at least 20 wins.

Softball Four Bethany softball players were recognized for their achievements this season earning Upper Midwest Athletic Conference honors.

Sophomore Gena Chester (Mankato, Minn./Mankato West) and junior Ashley Jensen (Delano, Minn./West Lutheran) were awarded UMAC First Team AllConference. Jensen was also named to the UMAC All-Defensive Team. Junior Emily Rauchman (Mankato, Minn./ Mankato West) and senior Amanda Edmison (Mayer, Minn./WatertownMayer) each earned UMAC All-Conference Honorable Mentions.

The Vikings finished fifth in the conference, one spot out of advancing to the UMAC Post-Season Tournament.

Bethany ended the season 14-25 overall and 10-13 in the conference.

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2012 Spring Commencement

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he Bethany Lutheran College Class of 2012 Commencement Ceremony took place on Friday, May 11, 2012. One hundred three graduates walked across the stage to receive their bachelor of arts diplomas.

The commencement speaker was Mr. Arvid Schwartz, a businessman from Green Isle, Minnesota. Dr. Darold Treffert, an internationally renowned expert in Savant Syndrome and a member of the Bethany Class of 1953, received the Distinguished Alumnus award, which was presented by President Dan Bruss.

View more photos: www.blc.edu/photo-gallery Watch the ceremony: youtube.com/bethanylutheran

Above: Allison Homan after receiving her diploma.

Below: Students gathered in Old Main prior to the procession across campus.

Photos by David Norris

Top: Craig Rossiter (left) and Daniel Stark after the ceremony.

Above: Arvid Schwartz gave the commencement address at this year’s ceremony.

Left: (From left) Evans Tackie-Yarboi, Brittany Schreader, Henry Ndikum, Mackenzie Forcier, and Anna Potz before the senior class photo in the Sports and Fitness center.

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Dr. Darold Treffert was the recipent of the 2012 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Alumnus award goes to Treffert

By Lance Schwartz Director of Marketing and Public Relations

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he 2012 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumnus is Dr. Darold Treffert of Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. Treffert attended Bethany where he focused on pre-medical courses earning an associate in arts degree from Bethany in 1953. He received his medical doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1958.

Dr. Treffert is an internationally renowned expert in Savant Syndrome. He has studied the condition for over forty years. His interest in the subject arose as a result of establishing a children’s unit at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where he was superintendent for 15 years. Three patients caught Dr. Treffert’s attentions and fascinated by these children’s capa-

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bilities, he found a life calling researching and helping the world understand autistic savants. He later left that position to divide his time between the private practice of psychiatry dealing with autistic savants, and serve as the Medical Director of the Alcoholism Rehabilitation Unit of St. Agnes Hospital in Fond Du Lac. In 1991 he retired from those positions and now combines private practice with writing and lecturing.

Dr. Treffert has authored several wellknown books and over fifty journal articles about Savant Syndrome and lectures internationally on the subject. He has made appearances on numerous television and news programs and interviewed for various news publications. Dr. Treffert was a consultant to the movie Rain Man, in which Dustin Hoffman portrays an autistic savant.

Dr. Treffert is on the staff of St. Agnes Hospital and the faculties at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, and UW-Milwaukee. Dr. Treffert is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions and is the Past-President and Chairman of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Marian University.

Dr. Treffert credits his Bethany education for a great deal of his successes. He specifically notes that he is appreciative of receiving a Christ-centered education. He considers it a blessing to be able to utilize his God-given talents to help autistic savants. Additionally, Dr. Treffert is thankful to have met his wife of fifty-seven years, Dorothy, in the cafeteria line in Bethany’s Old Main. The Trefferts have four children and seven grandchildren.

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student news

Students earn broadcast awards I t was a banner year for Bethany students studying both communication and media arts. Many students were recipients of both regional and national awards for their work.

Ruth Wels, a member of the Bethany Class of 2012, won the 2012 PromaxBDA Making the Cut competition.

Wels submitted the winning piece titled, “Sodium Borate.”

Judges graded all entries on creativity, production qual- Ruth Wels ity and marketing objectives. The competition is open to college students from across the country.

Entrants download footage from the CW network to create either a thirty-second or sixty-second trailer. For her winning entry, Wels earned a free pass to the PromaxBDA Conference in Los Angeles and also is eligible for an internship at The CW Television Network.

Several Bethany students were winners at the The Upper Midwest Chapter of

the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Student Award of Excellence. Winners were announced at a ceremony on April 1, 2012, at the Theaters at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Bethany Lutheran College students claimed awards in three of the four categories in which they received nominations. The Upper Midwest Chapter of the NATAS includes universities and colleges from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and western Wisconsin.

Winners include:

Sports Live Event/Game College Hockey Weekend: Colorado College vs. Minnesota State Preston Schultz, Producer Reid Anderson, Director Anthony Miller, Technical Director Isaac Rice, Technical Director Aaron Evans, Graphics Carter Rodman, Color Commentary Christopher Johnson, Advisor Additional crew members were Collin Aligood, Andrew Asp, David Blumer, Ryan Bolte, Brian Christensen, Scott

Fassett, Justin Fowler, Logan Hoppe, Ryan Koch, Nate Mauer, Lindsey Sluke, Alyica Stack, Anthony Valerio, Aaron Wiechmann, and Brian Wentzel.

Public Affairs/ Community Service Between the Lines Aaron Evans, Producer/Director Andy Sorenson, Camera/Grip Maxine Thao, Camera/Grip Christopher Johnson, Advisor

Talent Lindsey Sluke For her work as anchor of the College Hockey Weekend Pregame Show NATAS created the Student Award of Excellence to recognize and encourage excellent student work in media. Entries were judged by industry professionals against a set of standards generated by the NATAS. The Bethany student recipients were recognized at an awards presentation on the Bethany campus as part of the production studio’s Festival of Communication and Media Arts in May 2012.

Fick wins business entrepreneur competition

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ethany Lutheran College sophomore Zak Fick was chosen by the Greater Mankato Business Accelerator program as the 2012 winner of the Brian Fazio Business Creation Project, sponsored by Charter Business. Entrepreneurs applied for the competition during the spring of 2012, with finalists presenting their projects to an independent panel of judges from the business community in April.

Fick’s winning entry was his creation of an interactive website to match college students with area residents wanting short-term jobs done. As this year’s recipient, Fick received $5,000 in seed funding from Charter Business to help jump-start 12

his new endeavor.

“Charter Business supports the Brian Fazio Business Creation Project because it aligns well with Charter Business’ mission; Zak Fick providing broadband solutions so businesses can meet their goals,” said Joni Brengman, Director of Charter Business Sales in Minnesota. “All of us at Charter congratulate this year’s winner, Zak. We commend him on his entrepreneurship and wish him success in the future.”

The Brian Fazio Business Creation Project, named for community economic development advocate Brian Fazio, is a program of the Greater Mankato Business Accelerator, which connects start-up and growing businesses with the resources they need to succeed. Brian Fazio led area economic development efforts as the executive director of Greater Mankato Economic Development Corporation from 1998 until his unexpected passing in 2003. The Greater Mankato Business Accelerator is a program of the City of Mankato, Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. and REDA (Regional Economic Development Alliance). report | july 2012

alumni news

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news 1949 Eileen (Trygstad) Anderson’s husband died in July 2011 after 62 years of marriage. Elieen also has a new great-grandson, Austin Freyer, born on Christmas Day 2011.

1956 Paul and Dorcas (Pederson HS ’56 AA ’59) Balcer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 2, 2012.

Hosted by their four children and seven grandchildren, the party included four selections played by the Balcer Family Band. Both Paul and Dorcas have strong musical backgrounds and it was expected that their children develop their musical talents also to praise God and provide entertainment for countless occasions.

“In thirty-three years, we never got much better but didn’t get much worse either... but it’s always fun and it was free.” The Balcers live in Bellevue, Nebraska, and are members of Redeemer Lutheran at West Point.

staying home to care for Matthew after teaching parenting classes to teen parents.

Todd continues to work at Bethany both in the IT Department and teaching physics.

1983 John Maxfield recently co-edited (with Anna Marie Johnson) The Reformation as Christianization: Essays on Scott Hendrix’s Christianiziation Thesis (Tuebingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2012) which included his chapter, “Martin Luther and Idolatry.”

1990 Todd and Darci Faith Marzinske (’96) and are happy to announce the birth of Matthew Todd on January 19, 2012. He joins big sisters Hannah (11) and Elizabeth (11). Darci is currently education that lasts beyond a lifetime

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1995 Jim Stangler is the new head football coach at St. Agnes High School in St. Paul, Minnesota.

1996 Ryan Freeberg is the new assistant men’s basketball coach at College of Charleston.

Paul Meitner recently completed his Master of Sacred Theology (STM) degree at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.

2001 Kjerstin Tharaldson is starting a non-profit organization with Wendy Anderson called Northrise Art Foundation.

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1977 Mary Marozick has been blessed teaching at Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the past 29 years. She sends her greetings to everyone in the Bethany family.

South Dakota, and is a 2011 graduate of Columbia College.

Tony and Sarah (Rickers) Dahmes were married on June 18, 2011, at Salem Lutheran Church in Greenfield, Minnesota. Attendants were David and Greta Rickers, Lori Bieser, Ben Dahmes, Steve Dahmes, and Cassandra Olson.

Other attendants and former Bethany students were Gretchen (Mueller) Lind, Amanda Prigge (’06), Chad Davey (’07), and Peter Rickers. Tony’s two daughters, Hayley and Sammantha, were junior bridesmaids. Sarah works in the biotech industry in both quality control and research and development settings. Tony is currently a recruiter for the U.S. Navy stationed in Sioux Falls,

Rick Jones and his wife, Betsy (Wierschem), are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Jonas Richard, on March 1 and baptized on March 17, 2012. Jonas was 9 lbs. and 20.5 inches.

Rick and Betsy are currently living in St. Louis, Missouri. On May 1, Rick received his first Call into the ministry through the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

2006 Brittany Konz and her husband, Kurt, announce the birth of their first child, Kambrie Noel at 8 lbs. 8 oz. and 22 inches long. She was born December 17, 2011 in Mankato, Minnesota. Brittany works for Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office part-time and Kurt works for Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office. Both work as Custody Officers.

2007 John and Erika Ohlendorf are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Claire Irene, born on March 16, 2012.

The Ohlendorfs currently reside in Chicago, Illinois.

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Timothy Harting and his wife Casey (Hoshaw ’10) are expecting their first child in August 2012. Timothy is in the military and will be leaving to serve in Afghanistan for six months.

2010 Brianna Jo Stockstead is engaged to Tommy Saffert. A December 2012 wedding is planned.

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In Memoriam 1941 Harriet (Rumsch) Johnson (age 90) went to be with her Lord on September 20, 2011.

1955 David Kain passed away on April 11 at the age of 74. David lived in Minnesota Lake. He was a career Navy man and retired in 1977 as a Construction Electrician Chief Petty Officer in the Seabees. He won numerous military awards and served many places including two tours of Vietnam. He was buried at St. John’s Lutheran cemetery in rural Minnesota Lake in his uniform and with a military ceremony.

1956 Theodore Pederson, age 79, passed away on May 7, 2012, at West Point Living Center in West Point, Nebraska.

A funeral service was held May 10, 2012, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in West Point.

Theodore attended Bethany Seminary from 1954-56 before transferring to the OLC seminary in Minneapolis. He was ordained in 1958 and was commissioned to do mission work in Sioux City, Iowa. It is said of him, “He never missed an opportunity to spread the Gospel.” He is survived by two brothers, Herb and Steve (’60) Pederson, and by two sisters, Connie Johnson and Dorcas Balcer (’59). His brother Paul preceded him in death in 1982. report | july 2012

Alumni Gifts By Graduation Year The faculty, staff, and students of Bethany Lutheran College appreciate the support and prayers for the institution given by many alumni. The monetary gifts given to Bethany during the 2011-12 fiscal year are vitally important to the College. Please accept our sincere “thanks� to the individuals listed in this annual report of alumni donors.

1934

Class Participation=50%

Nuss, Ruth (Brauer)

1938

Class Participation=20%

Tjernagel, Bertha

1939

Class Participation=17%

Miles, Madelyn (Potzler) Tweit, Arvid

1940

Class Participation=67%

Ask, Ellinore (Busness) Fischer, Jane (Schalk) Honsey, Rudolph Jeppesen, Ada (Stokes) Runquist, Marjorie (Busness) Winsor, Renata (Rolf)

1941

Class Participation=31%

Annexstad, Margaret (Tjernagel) Gullixson, Roger Haake, Anna (Eggebraaten) Knack, Esther (Luebke)

1942

Class Participation=43%

Hecht, Virginia (Aamodt) Holte, Violet (Fevig) Neunaber, Shirley (Schulz)

1943

Class Participation=41%

Foelber, Robert Gulbrandson, Jeanette (Hovland) Hagen, Levine Honsey, Elizabeth (Lillegard) Kragh, Esther (Paysen) Rickels, Robert Rietz, Dorothy (Gronna)

1944

Class Participation=26%

Boettcher, Elaine (Seltz) Faugstad, Conrad Lemke, Ruth (Mueller) Merseth, Leona (Hultberg) Robbins, Myrtle (Lomen)

1945

Class Participation=40%

Berg, Ruth (Zitzmann) Daniels, Allen Krause, Olga (Luebke) Moldstad, John Mueller, Viola (Milbrath) Schrader, Frederic

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Swanson, Betty (Kienitz) Wrucke, Mildred (Ulbricht)

1950

1952

1946

Aaberg, Melvina (Olson) Annexstad, Lois (Anthony) Burgdorf, Howard Burgdorf, Lois (Gosewisch) Hagen, Grace (Natzke) Hayakawa, Florence (Schedler) Johnson, K. Walter Madson, Paul Petersen, Orla (Anderson) Tschirhart, Arlene (Ewert)

Aamodt, Karen (Kvaase) Annexstad, Glenn Arkebauer, Renelda (Burgdorf) Burgdorf, Lawrence Christensen, Lois (Hagen) Cyriacks, Stella (Kothe) Hanson, T. (Solberg) Hanson, Howard Hoffmann, Ruth (Ostermann) Holm, June (Weise) Jordahl, Donald Kenyon, Gudrun (Annexstad) Kenyon, David LeFlem, Ann (Bernston) Loeschen, Moselle (Brewer) Maxfield, Alice (Lillegard) Meyer-Elshere, Ruth (Eggebraaten) Opitz, James Overn, Lois (Gallman) Panning, Dorothy (Wohlrabe) Schilling, Constance (Theiste) Werner, Paul

Baumann, Martin Berg, Hope (Williams) Brillinger, Mildred (Evenson) Burfeind, Murray Burgdorf, Harold Geistfeld, Ronald Grelling, Audrey (Gahl) Handel, Mable (Swenson) Hoelter, Martha (Knutson) Koschmann, Dorothy (Heintz) Koschmann, Mark Krenzke, Martin Madson, Norman Mahnke, Jean (Kangas) Meyer, Eunice (Huseby) Meyer, Miriam (Jungemann) Miller, Patricia (Nolte) Page, Mary (Jungemann) Radke, Kenneth Rector, Lorene (Meyer) Schoer, Corinne (Hoefker) Tjernagel, Sven

1948

1951

Class Participation=42%

Bramer, John Butler, Victoria (Fiess) Faye, Ruth (Molnau) Gartland, Esther (Busch) Gruenewald, Elsie (Busch) Lillegard, Laura Meier, Patricia (Thalacker) Odean, Walter Orvick, Ruth (Hoel) Orvick, George Overn, Robert Swenson, M. Werner, Norman

Anderson, Eunice (Johnson) Baarts, Dolores (Bremer) Behne, Charlene Breck, Ila (Priem) Burmeister, Mildred (Burgdorf) Carlson, Signe (Larsen) Closs, Joan (Teuchert) Covell, Adis (Johnson) Faugstad, Esther (Petersen) Grummer, Harold Gutknecht, Mary (Finegan) Holstad, Lois (Sveen) Homan, Ruth (Langenhahn) Larson, Herbert Lemke, Ruth (Brammier) Mahnke, Donald McLean, Irma (Paap) Meyers, Janet (Mueller) Remme, La Vonne (Leiding) Rettmer, Georgia (Stoll) Rients, June (Anderson) Rients, Merle Schmitt, Valeria (Buehner) Schoer, Lowell Schol, Herbert Schweiger, Hazel (Knutson) Seibel, Raymond Tillotson, Kathleen (Iverson) Tjernagel, Eloise (Redmann Peterson) Wermedahl, Boyd

Class Participation=32%

Behrens, Lola (Manthe) Burgdorf, Theodore Devitt, Edith (Diesing) Faye, Christopher Grimsbo, Lorraine (Stalheim) Knupke, Ruth (Pomerenke) Rhode, Isabelle (Rentschler) Wold, James

1947

Class Participation=38%

Class Participation=30%

1949

Class Participation=37%

Anderson, Donald Anderson, Eileen (Trygstad) Hansen, Gerald Hauser, Betty (Stoll) Heckman, Lois (Grupe) Heidorn, Paul Kendall, June (Whitham) Kietzer, Betty (Mau) Krueger, Ruth (Harms) Larson, Marilyn (Lee) Lee, Sigurd Melcher, Eleanor (Kressman) Pieper, Lois (Iverson) Vierck, Carl

Class Participation=46%

Class Participation=52%

Class Participation=47%

1953

Blackwood, Marilyn (Redeker) Bremer, Paul Demsien, Helen (Zimmermann) Handel, Harold Haugen, Aletha (Kratzke) Keating, Shirley (Ziemann) Koenen, Marjory (Pralle) Macdonald, Karen (Wolff) MacLeod, Ruth (Solli) Meyer, Lon Nordlie, Lila Mae (Mickelson) Schol, Jeannine (Mattison) Schroeder, Elaine (Krukenberg) Treffert, Darold Volkmann, Curtis Vosbeck, Claudia White, Alice (Burzlaff) Wold, Donna (Johnson)

1954

Class Participation=30%

Fickel, Elvyna (Herbst) Flugum, Arlene (Anderson) Jordahl, Arthur Kain, Dale Krieg, Oscar Leiding, Geneva (Houg) Matzke, Margaret (Harstad) Meyer, Leroy Milbrath, Gerald Nibbe, Janice (Roschen) Ring, Maren (Preus) Taber, Goldie (Erickson)

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Theiste, Arlene (Eichhorst) Treffert, Dorothy (Sorgatz) Werner, Elizabeth (Preus)

1955

Class Participation=57%

Anderson, Barbara (Weigt) Anunciacion, Pauline Bostelmann, Sarah Fuhrmann, Verlyn Geisler, David Gogolin, Shirley (Davis) Gogolin, LaVerne Harstad, Peter Holt, Lorraine (Johnson) Kain, David Lee, Jeanette (Ehrich) Lillegard, David Madson, Andrew Matthews, Miriam (Gutekunst) Milbrath, Gloria (Hoffmann) Nelson, Charlotte (Loberg) Pogatchnik, Carol (Lieske) Theiste, Harold Tiegs, Lloyd Ylvisaker, Marguerite

1956

Class Participation=36%

Abel, Kaylan Anderson, Duane Balcer, Dorcas (Pederson) Bostelmann, Allan Brassow, (Earl) Cassadore, Delores (Rambler) Geistfeld, Ernest Harstad, Carolyn (Schneider) Johnson, Calvin Letts, Marlys (Albus) Lightfuss, Fay (Buss) Madson, Amanda (Tjernagel) Myers, Janelle (Jungemann) Nelson, Inez (Schmidt) Otten, Grace (Anderson) Schroeder, Howard Spence, Arlene (Boeke - Ralph) Taylor, Sally (Anthony)

1957

Class Participation=33%

Burley, Louise (Halverson) Ellefson, Norman Faugstad, A. Koester, A. Levorson, Irwin Lillegard, Ione (Sundbom) Modene, David J. Odegaard, Karen (Johnson) Radway, John Schroeder, Barbara (Imm) Steinke, Gloria (Meyer) Thomforde, Phyllis (Buchholtz) Tjernagel, Anna Wolfrath, Dalton

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1958

Urban, Richard Weseloh, Vivian (Unseth)

1964

Anthony, Willis Edin, Rebecca (Nelson) Helland, Paul Hoepner, Darrell Karlsrud, Wayne Mehrkens, Glen Natvig, Dennis Natvig, Naomi (Tweit) Peterson, Norma (Levorson) Radway, Karen (Swenson) Schultz, Janet (Neubert) Swenumson, Paul Unseth, Allan Wolfrath, Ellen (Bobholz)

1961

Anderson, Dale Anton, Rebecca (Kimble) Augustine, Kathryn (Borgschatz) Diersen, William Dorr Binder, Sonja (Dorr) Hagedorn, Elizabeth (Olson) Harstad, Herman Heidenreich, Ruth (Oesleby) Hennig, Richard Hermanson, Ross Hinrichs, Joyce (Rohda) Johnson, Gary Kuster, Judith (Maginnis) Mickelson, Ruthann (Kuster) Solheim, Dianne (Tasa) Sprengeler, Robert Strom, Joyce (Minor) Strom, Leland Strusz, Marie (Matthees) Theiste, Frederick Winklemann, Marvis (Beilke) Younge, Mary (Smith)

Class Participation=34%

1959

Class Participation=50%

Bentz, Ronald Bryan, Sharon (Fredine) Buck, Donnell Carter, Joanne (Prouty) Faugstad, Adela (Halverson) Fittshur, Marlene (Corbisier) Furholmen, David Geistfeld, Ione (Sorenson) Hanna, Karolyn (Klammer) Krause, Carol (Smith) Leverenz, Edith (Nelson) Levorson, Helen (Kuehl) Lillo, JoAnn (Storlie) Meyer, Marvin Meyer, Patricia (Salomon) Modene, Judith A. (Wold) Natvig, Harold Roberson, Dale Schuster, Marie (Ristow) Smith, Robert Teigen, David Tweit, David Webb, Barbara (Beer - Monson) Wilking, Ingeborg (Johnson) Younge, Gary

1960

Class Participation=36%

Bartling, Mark Beck, Darwin Busse, Frank Fauk, Ruth (Hamann) Fowler, Donna (Fredrickson) Helland, Judy (Anderson) Hoepner, Karen (Iverson) Julson, Dennis Jungemann, Roger Kain, Elaine (Dunteman) Kison, Alan Kruger, Phyllis (Halverson) Kruger, Robert Levorson, Paul Loe, Ellen (Weseloh) Nelson, Leslie (Anderson) Okland, Ronald Taus, Evelyn (Schlomer) Teigen, Erling Tjernagel, Allan

Class Participation=32%

Cutsforth, Jean (Roberson) Dale, Rodger Diersen, Mary (Ingebretson) Halvorson, Wayne Helland, Philip Hoyord, Thomas Kraft, Sharon (Kleimenhagen) Kuehn, Kenneth Lillo, James Lillo, Ernest Melin, Marjorie (Ingebritson) Meyer, James Minor, Dennis Ring, Kenneth Sponberg, Michael Storby, Gene Van Mersbergen, Lawrence

1962

Class Participation=42%

Benz, Larry Burns, Naomi (Geistfeld) Daley, Evelyn Dobbins, Jan Harstad, Joan (Schneider) Heidenreich, Robert Hoyord, Ann (Sorenson) Maske, JoAnn (Malenke) Mathison, Ronald Menke, James Schwertfeger, John Smith, John Soule, Dennis Taus, Robert Teigen, Norman Tennison, Jolene (Cuklanz) Tweit, Mary Jane (Anderson) Weyland, John Widvey, John

1963

Class Participation=33%

Anderson, Patricia (Busacker) Avenson, Karen (Rucktaeschel) Dulgar, Jerry Edwards, James Gartner, Daniel Green, Allen Green, Vivian (Helland) Harmann, Beverly (Krueger) Lillo, Margaret (Otto) Luecke, Karen (Unseth) Magnuson, Joel Nelson, Larry Parker, Melvin Schmidt, Alice Smith, Ruth (Tweit) Smith, Sandra (Erickson) Spaude, Nancy (Bunting) Twedt, Ruth (Lederer) Tweit, Paul Younge, Ronald

Class Participation=46%

1965

Class Participation=34%

Ball, Joan (Harstad) Chamberlain, Myrna (Dodge) Davis, Pamela (Scheitel) Ellison, Nancy (Nodland) Hackbarth, Richard Klein, Carl Kroon, Michael Meyer, Gayle (Anderson) Neyhart, Dale Nolan, Carolyn (Hendrickson) Paus, Carol (Feil) Steffen, Elaine (Voth) Theiste, Theodore Unseth, Linda (Maxwell) Wendland, Luther Wenger, Kathleen (Hagen) Younge, Barbara

1966

Class Participation=26%

Anderson, Carol (Solli) Anderson, David Blacik, Sharon (Von Haden) Butterfield, Michael Christgau, Wayne Hackbarth, Joanne (Ausen) Hermanson, Elizabeth (Otto) Holz, Michael Knickelbein, Timothy Kuster, Thomas Peterson, Bruce Shep, John Silverstein, Elizabeth (Tweit) Strand, Ronald Teigen, Martin Teigen, Judy (Tostenson) Turpen, Daniel Tweit, Dawn (Tonak) Tweit, Jonathan

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1967

Class Participation=24%

Becker, Linda (Reiter) Bleick, Allen Butterfield, Victoria (Hougan) Ebert, Kenneth Fenger, Michael Finseth, Mavis (Myhre) Finster, James Gullixson, Theodore Hansen, Jon Harstad, Craig Johnson, David Johnson, Wayne Lemke, Lorna (Schlomer) Lillo, Gary Linn, David Luckstein, Donald Malenke, Sandra (Narges) Marozick, Mark Marozick, Linda (Thesenvitz) Miller, Mary (Riebe) Olm, James Shep, Naomi (Vangen)

1968

Class Participation=28%

Anderson, Donald Browning, Linda (Madson) Browning, Daniel Dashcund, Camilla Fredrickson, Susan Frost, JoAnn (Schulze) Gillette, Marilyn (Brekke) Grosnick, Roger Hammer, Suzanne (Smith) Harstad, Cheryl (Paakkonen) Hartigan, Norman Hartigan, Cheryl (McCafferty) Hlavacek, Dona (Stenning) Horrisberger, Paul Jaeger, Donald Johnson, Ruth (Brinkman) Klockziem, Gloria (Rupprecht) Luedeke, Arthur Malenke, Dennis Pemble, John Petersen, Kathleen (Solli) Schumacher, Linda (Remmele) Stadler, Janice (Ausen) Swenson, Anne (Kroll) Tyler, Lawrence Wezler, Dorothy Zurfluh, Richard Zurfluh, Gayle (Natvig)

1969

Class Participation=28%

Abel, Mary Bahn, Lael Bartsch, Thomas Birkholz, Daniel Boche, Ruth (Guldberg) Brekken, Marcia (Schleusener) Burmeister, Fay (Grossman) Costello, James Farrell, Thomas Fenger, Robert

education that lasts beyond a lifetime

Glienke, Gary Gullixson, Norman Hall, Jon Hanson, Patricia Heiliger, Cheryl (Edwards) Hildebrandt, Ruth (Otto) Hilgert, David Jaeger, Mark Luckstein, Rebecca (Faugstad) Mack, David Merseth, Juel Muehring, Pamela (Anderson) Muehring, Gerald Neipert, Kenneth Nelson, Harland Raleigh, Karen (Horrisberger) Remmele, Paul Runeberg, Lloyd Schmidt, Dennis Schultz, Duane Tung, William Voth, Althea (Matthees)

1970

Class Participation=19%

Birkholz, M. (Baumann) Bro, Laura Butzow, Kenneth Dumke, Pamela Haaland, Olaf Johnson, Allan Kannenberg, Delmer Keske, Lavonne (Iverson) Maas, Daniel Natvig, Roland Otto, Paul Otto, Carolyn (Anderson) Petersen, Steven Remmele, Gary Runeberg, Jeanne (Bakken) Schmidt, Michael Seitzer, Renata (Voth) Tolzman, Alan Treichel, Donald Westphal, Arthur

1971

Class Participation=30%

Bakke, Gerald Bakke, Linda (Johnson) 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) Johnson, Joy (Chervestad) Johnson, Ruth (Schaefer) Keske, Michael Krebsbach, Linda M. (Marges) Lehtola, Carol (Gilbertson) Lindwurm, Susan (Bly) Loge, Linda (Zawacki) Longmire, Karen (Gutsch) Otto, Lois

Roth, Gayle (Floyd) Schaefer, Daniel Severson, Thomas Westphal, Terri (Severson) Wixom, Katherine (Schlomer)

1972

Class Participation=22%

Bartsh, Richard Burden, Verjean Falconer, Carole (Honsey) Gullixson, Margaret Harstad, Peggy (Sorenson) Jaeger, Steven Johnson, Sandra (Sampson) Johnson, Mark Klute, Susan Ligman, Richard Madson, David Marks, Gloria (Kollmann) Miller, Dallas Morales, Elizabeth (Petersen) Nickerson, Arlene Scott, Kristie (Rodning) Tyler, Aline (Schey) Van Norstrand, Michael

1973

Class Participation=23%

Anderson, Michael Anderson, Karen (Ellingson) Bernau, Julie (Bjelland) Bro, Randal Bruss, Dan Crabb, Allen Faugstad, Daniel Knudson, Kathy (Goetzke) Krause, Judith (Guldberg) Laulainen, John Madson, Jan (Larson) Mickelson, Thomas Morales, Christian Nolte, John Paterson, Kristi (Hougan) Paterson, Richard Schaub, June (Johnson) Skime, Laurel (De Vriend) Swanson, Lance Trammell, Julie (Woehle) Wiederhoeft, Keith

1974

Class Participation=18%

Anderson, Katherine (Nickerson) Bachman, Julie (Feil) Bartel, Barbara (Stuebs) Becker, Barbara (Bloedel) Bukowski, Sherri (Goetzke) Chervestad, Kim Ertl, Sheryl (Kauffeld) Harstad, Mark Jordahl, David Landon, Valerie (Enter) Laulainen, Marilyn (Ausen) Metzger, Daniel Moldstad, John Nolte, Cheryl (Sachs) Rude, Nicholas

Ruzek, Teresa (Soule) Stresman, Kathy (Baerman)

1975

Class Participation=28%

Abrahamson, Larry Bloedel, Karl Borslien, Paul Fratzke, Keith Goetzke, Emily (Orvick) Gunn, Dean Hagen, Carol (Kjenslee Metcalfe) Hansen, Glen Hanson, Paul Haugen, Jeffrey Haugen, Elyse (Olson) Howard, Carole (Schiller) Johnson, Joyce (Lillegard, Rude) Keraus, Gail (Franck) Kracht, James Krentz, Wallace Kruse, Ronald Manthei, Benjamin Nass, Thomas Ray, Robert Remus, Ted Riske, Roni (Kjos) Severin, David Shoop, Dean Shoop, LuAnn (Larson) Swanson, Barbara (Lee) White, Glenn White, Heidi (Humburg) White, Jolene (Lange) Wiggins, Susan (Gouley)

1976

Class Participation=27%

Alberts, Terry (Giese) Casai, Stephen Costello, Gregory Dagen, Wanda (Johnson) Dancer, Kim (Erickson) Ekhoff, Erwin Gullixson, Connie (Warrant) Haugen, Gregory Huffman, Karen (McCreary) Landon, Tychicus Lukens, Joyce (Beckman) Madson, Jonathan Metzger, Judith Meyer, Joe Nass, Janice (Dale) Noerenberg, Diane O’Brien, Laurie (Lindegaard) Overn Taylor, Kathleen (Overn) Paggi, Mary (Stuebs) Pipal, Robert Pipal, Lori (Degner) Privratsky, Jeanne (Roberts) Ryan, Robert Ryan, Dorothy (Von Haden) Schmitt, Marcia (Miatke) Stavig, Jennifer (Tobias) Stresman, Gary Van Norstrand, Jane (Overn) York, Ellen (Honsey)

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1977

Class Participation=19%

Anderson, Stuart Bartsch, Mark Costello, John Costello, Cynthia (Hall) Faugstad, Julie (Sorenson) Gullixson, James Holte, John Huffman, Roger Jahn, Curtis Marozick, Mary McManus, Mary (Laue Mielke) Meyer, Connie (Kjenslee) Morrison, Donna (Rixe) Petersen, John Reagles, Steven Schey, Bernard Schmidt, Kenneth Slaker, Margaret (Tonn) Sorensen, Eric Thompson, Alice (Lam) Zastrow, Michelle (Moeller)

1978

Class Participation=18%

Anderson, Marla (Brock) Bartels, Timothy Belding, Elizabeth (Hollander) Carruthers, Cheryl (Roberson) Davis, Elizabeth (Theiste) Groth, Shane Jaeger, Michael Kelton, Susan (Mauland) Kopperud, Sheryl (Cohrs) Lussky, Glenn Main, Cheryl (Koskiniemi) Main, Donald Mellon, Kenneth Meythaler, DeAnn (Gannon) Moldstad, Donald Schaffer, Lawrence Schultz, Shelly (Hein) Schultz, Nathan Slaker, Ralph Sorenson, Paul Van Dyke, Elaine (Buhr) Wiederhoeft, Joni (Baarts)

1979

Class Participation=19%

Aastrup, Jay Anderson, Thomas Becker, Linda (Harstad) Bruss, Kathryn (Moldstad) Darge, Joel Duncan, Michael Dvorak, Amy (Kopacek) Jaeger, Kristine (Baerman) Karow, Eileen (Ausen) Kent, Christine (Eggert) Kopacek, Carolyn (Tonn) Londgren, Elisa (Boniek) Londgren, Jeffrey Olsen, Lylis Olson, Jean (Wall) Petermann, Steven Rabe, Kathryn (Buer)

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Riewe, Brenda Swain, Ann (Hougan) Theiste, Beth (Jokela) Theiste, David

1980

Class Participation=16%

Adams, Carmen (Olsen) Boyd, Cynthia (Budach) Deckard, Ronnie Farquhar, Mary (Theiste) Fernholz, Lynda (Hill) Freel, Kimberly (Anderson) Haugen, Jeannee (Emery) Hicke, Robert Hill, Carmen (Handel) Huseby, Jeffrey Ihns, Delbert Larson, Shari (Dumke) Lowry, Charles Lussky, Rebecca (Madson) Moeller, Peter Moldstad, Gina (Hassler) Price, Joseph Renneke, Marjorie

1981

Class Participation=13%

Anderson, Janis (Solberg - Greenly) Blumer, Deborah (Lillegard) Costello, Janet (Nelson) Gehl, Robin Haram, Glenn Hicke, Valerie (Marquardt) Johnson, Lois (Gullixson) Kohn, Constance (Lieske) Krueger, Deborah Loll, Rebecca M. (Petersen) Olson, Roger Schoeneck, Mark Scislow, Karen (Harstad) Scislow, James Sprengeler, Karen (Ude) Vinz, James Wiltzius, Christine (Leverenz)

1982

Class Participation=12%

Anderson, David Brodeur, Pauline (Lambrecht) Browne, Polly Cleveland, Edward Cleveland, Christine (Eichmann) Dietsche, Jeffrey Gove, Elizabeth (Radloff) Helland, Thomas Langr, Andrew Meyer, Joel Moeller, Jane (Nordlie) Palmer, Deanna (Lillegard) Pollock, Lindsey (Knauer) Schulz, Debra (Kopischke) Shelvik, Jane (Spieker)

1983

Class Participation=16%

Anderson, Lisa (Crawford) Block, Joyce (Dreher)

Cepek, Gary Denis, Geri (McMillan) Doepel, Martin Fick, Lois (Moldstad) Foltz, Tamara (Else) Gullixson, Esther Karpan, Daon (Hartmann) Loll, Gregory Madson, Douglas Maxfield, John Petermann, Ruth (Chang) Renne, Janet (Otto) Ring, Mary (Schultz McBryde) Sluke, Christine (Schroeder) Trueblood, Lisa (Golisch) Wold, John

1984

Class Participation=18%

Anthony, David Anthony, Karrie (Zak) Aparicio, Doreen (Honsey) Basel, Daniel Browne-Krosch, Crista (Meyer) Christiansen, Craig Farley Christiansen, Marie (Eppeland) Grandstrand, Tamara (Hoff) Gratz, Bruce Johnson, Peter Kaelberer, Jerrold Krumsieg, Cynthia (Lieder) Natvig, Jon Papcke-Benson, Kristi (Papcke) Powers, Pamela (Klessig) Schmidt, Jodi (Sorenson) Schroeder, Daniel Sehloff, John Sehloff, Kari (Paap) Smith, Jeffrey Tweed, Arlen Widmer, Rachel (Doepel)

1985

Class Participation=10%

Dallenbach, William Foss, Kevin Gottschalk, Kay (Guse) Helland, JoAnn (Goetzke) Laue, Brenda Little, Brian Montreal, Peggy (Schultz) Natvig, Cynthia (Griffin) Radatz, Andrew Soule, Erik Spraungel, Anna

1986

Pederson, Jennifer (Madson) Schwartz, Lance Sjoberg, John Smith, Channing Sweere, Penny (Bertram) Tangen, ReNae (Kaelberer)

1987

Class Participation=14%

Alfred, Carolee (Schwartz) Aurand, Eric Bodjanac, Deborah (Wosje) Boecker, Mark Bruss, Kristine (Schweim) Erickson, Kari (Amundson) Hoem, Steve Lehne, Donald Marzinske, Naomi (Lillegard) Marzolf, Corwin Meyer, Peter Oelhafen, Christine (Heidenreich) Olsen, Todd Radloff, Timothy Runke, Joan (Hopp) Sluke, Gregory Wells, Judi Westphal, Donald Woller, Lynn (Ranta)

1988

Class Participation=11%

Anders-Ous, Sheila (Anders) Bentz, Amy Bloedel, Peter Duesterhoeft, Jane (Zimmerman) Galaudet, Leah K. (Whitney) Halvorson, Susan (Heidenreich) Kuball, Jodi (Johnson) Lyman, Heidi (Sip) Marburger, Mark Mathis-Gleason, Lois (Weigand) Olsen, Ruth (Moldstad) Pollert, Anna (Schumpe) Studanski, Kimberly (Patterson) Suhr, Kristin

1989

Class Participation=8%

Bollinger, Paul Bruce, Cynthia (Schroer) Horner, Sandra (Long) Johnson, Tyler Klaeui, Rebecca (Langr) Merchlewitz, Shelly (Sornberger) Plate, Tracey (Voigt) Richert, Timothy Scamehorn, Lisa (Willems) Younge, Joseph

Class Participation=12%

1990

Fearing, Renee (Fast) Halvorson, Loren Johnson, Craig Lease, Michelle (Hedman) Marzinske, Michael Marzolf, Deirdre (Lien) Meunier, Myrna (Reed) Nelson, Curtis Ostermann, Brian

Berg, Brenda Beyer, Michael Gilbertson, Jon Heling, Rhonda (Steffel) Korbel, Jill (Manthei) Krengel, Paul Kuckhahn, Beth (Kramer) LeMay, Jennifer (Hazelett)

Class Participation=10%

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Marzinske, Todd Oelerking, Scott Reiner, Amy (Herdman) Tutty, Denise (Steinke) Zylstra, Amy (Taylor Bradshaw)

Johnson, Christopher MacPherson, Ryan Ohland, Christopher Pfarr Walker, Amy Younge, Paul

1991

1996

Bierman, Lori (Brammeier) Bohler, Lisa (Janssen) Charlson, Lisa (Faugstad) Kind, Christopher Shores, Wendy Wall, Tasha (Malenke) Wall, Joseph Younge, Angela (Paulson)

Gieseke, Angela (Harbarth) Gresens, Catherine (Haeuser) Grewe, Robin Kerkow, Rachel (Westphal) Schmidt, Julia (Tweit) Valleau, Michael Van Dyken, Crystal (Anderson)

1992

Class Participation=5%

Class Participation=7%

Class Participation=13%

Anderson, Ann (Heiring) Brase, Heidi (Richert) Drake, Laurie Englund, Brant Helland, Erik Hennen, Thomas Kleszczynski, Renee Schmidt, Gregory Schwartz, Jennifer (Brassow) Skoog, Catherine (Cutler) Thompson, Katy (Liesener) Tweit, Bernt Woller, Eric Younge, Jeffrey

1993

Class Participation=8%

Charlson, Charles Ericksen, Shawn Ketel, Brian Kreie, Kristy Magelee, Janelle (Phelps) Novotny-Hoffman, Anna Olseth, Jennifer Rabe, Holly (Schneider) Rich, Elizabeth (Staab)

Class Participation=4%

1997

2002

Class Participation=6%

2003

Bruns, Elizabeth (Reagles) Erickson, Michael Erickson, Dawn (Werling) Lewis, Tanya (Sobeck-Murdock) Menges, Edith (Groebner) Menges, Nathan Sparby, Melanie (Happley) Sullivan, Paul Zenda, Timothy

Anderson, Amber (Otto) Costello, Peter Evers, Brandon Hackenmueller, Jesse Krier, Gretta (Nelson) Mustful, Brandon Palmquist, Andrew Zimmerman, Julie

1999

Class Participation=11%

Class Participation=7%

Class Participation=12%

2000

Apps, Sara (Becker) Barnack, Rebecca (Walther) Birkholz, Tracy (Gray) Flanagan, Carissa (Bode) Heckman, Jenny (Hoeper) Heiling, Melonie (Hillesheim) Hurley, Kari (Nickel)

Crick, Matthew Gendron, Deidra (Basel) Kerkow, Bradley Kiel, Lisa (Waldschmidt) Kiel, Christian Lukasek, Kristen (Tyrrell) Mellon, Patricia (Larabell)

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Basel, Dustin Bloedel, Chad Browning, Alexander Dittmer, Miranda (Umphrey) Loging, Jonathan Mellon, Paul Peters, Emily (Flantz) Tharaldson, Kjerstin Tillman, Scott Tweit, Seth

1998

1995

Class Participation=8%

Class Participation=8%

Anderson, Matthew Basel, Roberta (Schmidt) Cantu, Sarah (Lams) Ferkenstad, Aaron Jenniges, Jacob LeDell, Brigette (Nelson) Moldstad, Matthew Petzel, Krista (Merseth) Schneider, Kateryna (Zhovnirova)

Birkholz, Joshua Bloedel, Sarah (Raabe) Davis, Courtney (Sieber) Fahning, Bonnie (Raddant) Fahning, Mark Lemke, Lenora Paul, Kari (Steffen) Schaefer, Scott Schuch, Joshua Soost, Michael Tweit, Katie (Longendyke)

Class Participation=8%

2001

Hansen, Lori Hinz-Quick, Candy Lyngholm, Derick Moeller, Peter Severson, Tristan Timm, Danielle (Hawker) Wentzlaff, Lawrence Woller, Denice (Fetzer)

Barbosa, Samuel Barbosa, Sarah (Flantz) Belinski, Marian (Meyer) Diersen, Joshua Ehmke, Sabrina (Pickell) Hackett, Hannah Hahnke, Cory Hanson, Sheila Hoof, Daryl Kerls, Tamara (Hoff) Lukasek, Matthew Malecek, Terri (Sohre) Marzinske, Darci (Faith) Schmidt, Daniel Schneider, Daniel Speerschneider, Mark Speerschneider, Janelle (Merschman)

1994

Schultz, Amanda (Madsen)

Class Participation=8%

Class Participation=7%

2004

Fehr, Nathan Gieseke, Eric Gunderson, Jessica (Pieper) Harstad, Sarah (Madsen) Lin, Aleta (Mueller) Muehlenhardt, Michael Ringen, Rebecca Schoen, Ashley (Soule) Van Kampen, Sam Vlieger, Estelle (Tesch)

2005

Class Participation=12%

Faugstad, Peter Hackenmueller, Elizabeth (Hellmann) Harstad, Derek Moldstad, Joni (Dukleth) Pike Gilles, Ivy Straumann, Kristine Warmka, Ingrid (Nielsen)

2006

Class Participation=8%

Anderson, Emily (Tews) Fehr, Elisabeth (Bruss) Gullixson, Sarah Gunderson, Douglas Jones, Elizabeth (Wierschem)

Jones, Richard Kessel, Thomas Kessel, Jessica (Kruse) Krier, Jacob Williams, Sara (Lindenfelser)

2007

Class Participation=7%

Faugstad, Kristin (Lussky) Gehrke, Jessica Gunderson, Paul Jaech, Dale Johnson, Blake Londgren, Brandon Londgren, Rachel (Mellon) MacPherson, Marie (Holtz) Mayer, Jonathan Schroeder, John Struck, Karl Woller, Amanda

2008

Class Participation=6%

Ernst, Sarah Gunderson, Meredith (Browne) Heidelberger, Angela (Goemer) Latterman, Ryan Nelson, Jason Pieper, Zachary Priem, Travis Rogness, Rebekah (Breitbarth) Turner, Alex Tyrrell, Daniel

2009

Class Participation=9%

Aisenbrey, Chelsey (Shupick) Becker, Alison Bohn, Jenna Dummer, Nicole (Flygare) Dvorak, John Fassett, Brent Harting, Timothy Ladd, Robyn Lukasek, Michael Lukasek, Karyn (Lussky) Maertens, Jared Mayer, Emily (Baumann) Shrader, Rose (Krueger) Sohre, Sarah Turner, Allison (Lambrecht) Zimmerman, Jessica

2010

Class Participation=5%

Abrahamson, Jacob Bohrer, Harold Bourman, Abigail Casey, Tiffany Gerda, Andrew Harting, Casey (Hoshaw) Koepp, Michael Sehloff, Jason Shrader, Kurt Wessel, Ethan

2011

Class Participation=0.5%

Gerda, Sarah (Doebbeling)

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Visit us at the 2012 Minnesota State Fair Pronto Pups, pork chops on a stick, thrill rides, music, and colleges! The Great Minnesota Get Together is a family tradition and it also marks the symbolic end to the summer.

The Minnesota State Fair takes place August 23 – Labor Day, September 3, and once again we invite you to visit with Bethany faculty and staff in the Education Building on the State Fair grounds. Whether you’re an alumnus/a, friend of the College, or a prospective student, we will enjoy visiting with you at the Bethany Booth daily at the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Bethany

Sept. 21–23

fall festival Alumni Reunions | Family Weekend | Arts on the Green Athletic Events | Theatre Physics | and much more!

Alumni who graduated in a year ending in a “2” or “7” will celebrate Updates and schedule will be available at: www.blc.edu/fallfestival

Calendar of events can be found at:

blc.edu/events

Athletic events can be found at:

blcvikings.com/events

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