October 2010 Bethany Report

october 2010

Bethany report

the magazine of bethany lutheran college

5 Honsey Hall dedicated 6 Ron Younge retires after 43 years 10 Eating at the College over the years

from the president

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often hear from alumni about how they cherish their years as students at Bethany Lutheran College. Whether it is during a visit in their home, at an organized Bethany event, or perhaps a casual, chance meeting at an airport or street corner, the stories carry a consistent theme.

Among their stories, alumni fondly retell experiences they had with Bethany professors. They often focus on how these professors are not only experts in their field, but also that they are warm, accessible, caring people.

In this issue of the Bethany Report magazine, we read about Ron Younge, who recently retired after a forty-three year career at Bethany. Ron cared deeply about his students and a number of heartwarming stories affirmed this about Ron during Fall Festival weekend when we officially named the South Gymnasium the Ronald Younge Gymnasium.

In June we dedicated Rudolph E. Honsey Hall. At that time, stories were shared about Professor Honsey and his devotion to the thousands of students he taught during his forty-seven years on the Bethany campus. One of those stories I heard involved a young man who had transferred to Bethany now more than 50 years ago. The student was taking two classes taught by Professor Honsey. After failing the first test of the new semester in one of the classes, Rudy called the young man into his office. Expecting a stern lecture from the professor, the student was dumbfounded when Rudy asked, “Where did I go wrong in President Dan Bruss class that you are not grasping the subject?” Needless to say, it was a turning point in that young man’s education.

Both of these professors exemplify why Bethany Lutheran College is indeed a special place. It is because of the spirit of the people that teach, work, and study here. It’s not that they are better teachers or students, it’s because they take Christian humility to heart. It’s not to imply mistakes aren’t made, but it’s the caring, empathy, and forgiveness that are found in abundance at Bethany that is striking. These qualities, fundamental Christian principles, set the Bethany experience apart from many other institutions.

Whether it is wrestling with biochemical concepts, analyzing a piece of literature, or studying the life of Christ, there are applications that point us in some way toward “The One Thing Needful.” It is who we are. God willing, it will continue to be our motto, our mission, and our purpose as a Christian, liberal arts college. Thank you for supporting Bethany’s unique mission in higher education.

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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: Many stories in this issue deal with the spiritual nature of campus. Daily Chapel services are but one way students hear God’s saving Gospel.

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from the chapeL September 29, 2010 Text: Ephesians 2:19-22

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f you have been on our campus for a few years, you have been able to actually watch the importance of a firm foundation. Groundbreaking for Honsey Hall was in June 2008, quite a while ago. For many months it seemed that all we had was a large hole in the ground. So much work was under ground level as the footings and foundation were laid. The walls did not begin to rise for quite some time. Observing the progress, someone commented, “It sure seems like it is taking a long time!”

St. Paul uses the imagery of construction to depict the Christian Church of all true believers in Christ.

Similar to our physical buildings, he describes how this solid spiritual building requires a firm foundation. God has built His Church upon Christ, upon His Word, and upon the writings and words of His Apostles and Prophets. No other foundation would do. If anyone attempts to build the Church apart from that Word, he is a deceiver and an illegal contractor—and his final product will be defective.

Rev. Donald Moldstad In ancient construction, Bethany Chaplain there was one special stone cut to perfect 90-degree angles which was set first as the cornerstone. It was the one stone made with extreme precision, since all of the other walls would be built from this spot. It had to be precisely cut, or everything else would be out of line. In this spiritual Church building, Christ alone is the one perfect Stone, from whom all other believers are fitted together. Remove Him from the edifice and all else will be out of order.

The bottom level of God’s Church is the foundation of the writings of His Apostles and Prophets, who still speak to us today through the words of Scripture, inspired by Holy Spirit. Though they died years ago they continue to be such a relevant part of the Church.

Scripture is never out of style, and is always relevant to the daily lives of the Lord’s faithful.

Upon this firm foundation the Holy Spirit now builds us into God’s Church. If you ever watch

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bricklayers go about their work, you note how they select each brick by hand, then apply the mortar, and lay it carefully into place. They then use their trowels to smooth away the rough edges. Each brick is personally touched and handled as it is added. In God’s Church the bricks do not put themselves into the building—there is nothing in us, or in the will or heart of man that somehow brings this about. The work of being selected and placed into this building is entirely God’s doing.

The Holy Spirit is the architect, contractor, and bricklayer. He selects the stones—every brick is touched by His hand. How is this done? Through His Word, showing our sin—pricking conscience— causing us to abandon the notion that we could save ourselves. Then, through the wonderful news about Christ—that He has gone to the cross for us, and risen from the dead for our justification—through faith in Him we are now placed into the structure of God’s Temple. The mortar of trust in Christ now binds us to other stones in this building, all firmly resting upon Christ and His Apostolic Church.

In 1960s architecture it became popular to use a variety of bricks to give a sense of movement in the wall. In God’s edifice, He calls and gathers “stones” from all different lands and races to unite them in Christ. As we sing in the hymn, “Elect from every nation, yet one o’er all the earth” As Paul now declares, we are “fellow citizens with the saints.”

Whenever God describes His Church, He always uses imagery which denotes its “togetherness”—a flock of sheep—guests at a banquet—stalks of wheat in a field—members of a family—fish gathered into a net— and here, bricks in a building His construction is on-going. Paul writes, “you are also being built together.” It will continue until the final brick is added on the Last Day when the final elect-soul is brought to faith in Christ. And on that day, this building alone will survive all destruction—for nothing can destroy it. It has been built to withstand any level of storm.

What more grand wording could the Holy Spirit use to describe us? What higher, more lofty, and special status could He select than to call those of us who cling to Christ, “fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God”? What a blessing to be a part of this Heavenly edifice!

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campus news

‘Heavenly Citizens with Earthly Tasks’

By Donald Moldstad Director of Campus Spiritual Life

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ach academic year Bethany’s faculty members are presented with a new theme. “Heavenly Citizens with Earthly Tasks” will be our theme in 2010-11.

In a simple way it expresses the primary mission of the college. As faculty members, by God’s grace, we have been made heirs of His eternal kingdom in heaven, through faith in the merits of His Son on our behalf. With great confidence we go forward with the work of proclaiming and supporting His Gospel throughout the various disciplines on campus.

Dr. Martin Luther once said that the Christian has two hands: with one he reaches into heaven to claim his future home, and with the other he reaches down to earth to carry out his work

toward his fellow man. With heaven securely in front of us, God would have us now go about the important tasks of our earthly vocations, no matter where He has placed us.

One of my seminary professors used to say, “You must be heavenly-minded, but don’t be so heavenly-minded that you are no earthly good!” If the only reason for our Christian calling was to attain heaven, the Lord would have taken us there upon our conversion. He has left us here in this world to carry out the various duties and tasks of helping others to know His truth in Christ, and to serve our fellow man through acts of love, no matter what our earthly vocation.

May God grant all of us the faith to see ourselves as heavenly citizens with earthly tasks.

Bethany’s chapel services are broadcast live daily on the Internet. Additionally, Bethany’s Communication Studio produces weekly video devotionals that are posted on Bethany’s Web site. Log on to www.blc.edu/ worship to learn more about these opportunities to hear the message of the “One Thing Needful.”

student news

Academic departments honor students

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ome Bethany departments and academic programs present awards to students for outstanding academic work and achievements. The following students were recognized at the close of the 2009-10 academic year.

Art Michael Wiechman and Amanda (Scharlemann) Quist – Both received Purchase Awards that are given to the outstanding senior artist. For the 20092010 academic year the award ended with a tie.

Business Administration Aaron Halverson - Outstanding Business Student Award.

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Michael Wiechmann

Amanda Quist

Aaron Halverson

Caitlin Meyer

Stephanie Ranthum

Tim Harting

Chemistry Caitlin Meyer - Chemistry Excellence Award sponsored by CRC Press

History Stephanie Ranthum - Outstanding Student of the Year Tim Harting - Award for Outstanding Research.

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campus news

Photos by David Norris

Evangelical Lutheran Synod President John Moldstad performed the rite of dedication for Rudolph E. Honsey Hall on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Approximately 430 people attended the ceremony. Rev. Thomas Rank (far left) and Rev. Bradley Homan (right) also officiated.

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udolph E. Honsey Hall is an extraordinary new academic building on the Bethany campus that was made possible though the generous support and prayers of alumni and friends of the College. At 66,000 square feet, it is the largest academic building on the Bethany campus. Housing the divisions of Communication, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences, the build-

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ing has enough learning spaces to meet the needs of the College well into the future. Classes are no longer held in Old Main and Luther Hall. The majority of the teaching is now done is Honsey and Meyer Halls and the Ylviksaker Fine Arts Center. Needless to say, the sidewalks and tunnels near these buildings are now busy spaces full of students. Honsey Hall was dedicated on June 20, 2010,

Attendees of the annual Synod Sunday service streamed to Honsey Hall for the dedication as seen from the North Lantern.

with hundreds of alumni, friends, and community members present, including Professor Rudolph Honsey and his wife Elizabeth.

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campus news

Younge at heart

By Lance Schwartz

After 43 years of service as a teacher, coach, and administrator, Ron Younge retires from Bethany

Director of Marketing and Public Relations

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erhaps there are just too many memories and events that occur during a forty-three year career to even begin to recollect them. Really, how can a person remember all the special moments over such a span of time?

Bethany Lutheran College was founded as a College of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod eighty-three years ago. When Ron Younge retired from Bethany in June 2010, he’d been part of forty-three of those years—more than half of the college’s existence. Remarkable doesn’t begin to convey the sentiment of such a career.

Of course, others who’ve spent nearly their entire career with one employer have noted that the time really does seem to fly by. And Ron certainly makes it known that his career at Bethany hardly felt like forty-plus years.

Maybe it was the fact that he’d taught so many biology students over the years and so many of those students recall Ron’s teaching with fondness. Or maybe it was due to the fact that Younge coached them in baseball and basketball and there were so many special moments during those practices and games. Perhaps it was the countless hours of advice he’d given to so many students.

You see, it didn’t matter to Ron if you were a student in one of his classes or if you played on one of his teams, you’d always find Ron with a smile on his face, eager to help a Bethany student, graduate, friend, or employee. Ron’s door was always open.

When Younge came to Bethany in 1967 it wasn’t without some apprehension. He was enjoying teaching and coaching at

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Biology instructor was one of many positions Ron held over the years.

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Ron addressed the 2010 graduates in May as the commencement speaker.

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Ellis Junior High in suburban Elgin, Illinois. As he recalled, “It was a great place to be for me—lots of young teachers who enjoyed being part of a growing school district,” said Younge.

It took a couple of letters and employment offers from then President Bjarne Teigen before Younge was convinced that coming to Bethany made sense.

Of course, when he did decide to become part of the BLC faculty, he took full advantage of the opportunities that awaited him in Mankato.

Through the years Younge coached both baseball and basketball, served as athletic director and registrar, and eventually became the vice president for

academic affairs. Younge’s role as the College’s top academic officer allowed him to be a key contributor to the shaping of the College’s baccalaureate curriculum.

Younge recalled President Marvin Meyer’s announcement to the faculty in May 1996 that the College’s Board of Regents had resolved to start moving Bethany from a junior college to a baccalaureate-granting institution. The faculty was far from unanimous in their support of the move and Younge described it as an “interesting period of time” for the College but throughout the planning, the “college’s uniqueness really came to light.” The uniqueness being the unity of purpose that exists on the Bethany report | october 2010

Younge Honored Appreciation for Ron Younge, the teacher and coach, was apparent on September 18, 2010, when former students, athletes, and friends gathered for the unveiling of the Ronald Younge Gymnasium in Bethany’s Sports and Fitness Center.

Ron Younge was accompanied by his grandson, Aaron, when he threw out a ceremonial first pitch at a Minnesota Twins game on September 8, 2010.

Above: Several of Younge’s former players attended the naming ceremony for the Ronald J. Younge Gymnasium on September 18. From left: Ron Younge, Don Henderson, Lyle Jones, Mark Woods, Marty Matthews, Jackie Franklin, Anthony Bias.

Ron Younge’s athletic accolades include: • Minnesota Community College Conference (MCCC) Coach of the Year – 1982 • President of the MCCC – 1983 • National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 13 Service and Achievement Award – 1988 • Bethany Lutheran College Athletic Hall of Fame – 1995

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Bottom: In September, Ron had the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at a Minnesota Twins game.The Twins mascot TC caught the pitch and posed with Ron and his grandson Aaron.

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campus; the unity that is based in the College’s steadfast adherence to maintaining God’s Word as the basis for all that happens on the campus.

While the faculty began to explore which majors to elevate, the directive from the Board called for two new majors to be developed in a three-year time frame. Younge, together with other faculty members, proposed to add communication as the first baccalaureate major. There were faculty members in the communication discipline with terminal degrees who were eager to take on the task of building the major. The second choice was not so obvious to the administration. Younge noted “There was some push from the Evangelical Lutheran education that lasts beyond a lifetime

Synod to add elementary education.”

But through conversation and planning it became obvious to Younge and others that adding a liberal arts major made the most sense.

“We had a built-in variety of academic offerings already and by adding classes in each discipline, we were able to take a task that at first seemed daunting and manage to have all the faculty contribute to building the liberal arts major,” said Younge.

In reality, the contributions from across the academic fields most likely propelled the future development of majors at Bethany more quickly than many had imagined.

Now that Younge has taken his leave from the campus, he has some time to

reflect. Although he and his wife, Mary, are keeping busy with ten grandchildren and a host of volunteering in the community and at church, Younge still thinks about Bethany daily.

“I pray for Bethany a lot.” Younge’s prayer for the school that was part of his daily existence for fourty-three years is simple but poignant—“That it never loses sight of its mission.”

“Academic accomplishments are important and we’ve certainly had our share, but ultimately it’s the Lord’s blessing on the institution that will lead to future success,” says Younge. “I’m confident that Bethany’s leadership understands our unique position in higher education.”

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advancement news

Bringing donors, students together

By Lance Schwartz Director of Marketing and Public Relations

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t’s a typical day on the Bethany campus as hundreds of students file into the cafeteria for lunch. Most of those eating take a seat in the large dining room, but another group of students heads in a different direction and make their way to a space in the Old Main Dining Center known as the Private Dining Room.

The Private Dining Room is a nice but mostly nondescript dining space that is used for campus luncheon events ranging from club and organization meetings to student government gatherings. But today’s event is different. The tables are set attractively with linen and silverware and those dining aren’t carrying plates from the food line. The modest, but delicious, meal is served to those taking part in a campus tradition known as Scholarship Luncheons.

A typical Scholarship Luncheon will be attended by two to six students, a member of the Advancement department, and invited guests. The purpose of the Luncheon is conversation, friendship, and education.

Let’s talk about education first. The education that occurs during Scholarship Luncheons is not about classes or projects that make up the typical college education. In fact, problem solving and research aren’t involved. The education here is about philanthropy. And philanthropy perhaps sounds a little overwhelming—what the education is really about involves introducing Bethany students to the generous people who help them with monetary support for their own education. Each year, hundreds of Bethany students benefit from the kindness of donors who’ve established endowed funds at the College for no other reason than to assist students in receiving a BLC education.

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By way of a simple luncheon, students meet and talk with those contributing towards their education, and in turn those donating towards a scholarship learn more about the students they sponsor.

And then there is the conversation portion of the Scholarship Luncheon.

It doesn’t take long at Scholarship Luncheons for the students and friends of the College to find some common ground to discuss. Sure, some of the talk is about where you’re from and what brought you to Bethany, but before you know it the students and donors are sharing their feelings about the special place that Bethany is. Often the talk extends beyond the luncheon as the students become friends with the scholarship donors – even lifelong friends. You see, many of the donors and students converse via mail, email, even nowadays through social media. It’s a blessing to the donors to put a student’s face with a name and hear about how their support is so appreciated, but it’s even more important to many of the students to have the opportunity to meet someone who cared enough to support their education.

The profile of scholarship donors at Bethany Lutheran College varies widely.

There are those donors who routinely contribute to a fund set up to honor a friend or loved one. Take for example the Joel Laube Memorial Scholarship.

The scholarship began when a few classmates and friends decided to hold a golf outing to raise funds in their friend Joel’s memory. Today, after seven successful golf outings, the Laube Scholarship is able to award significant aid to at least two students at Bethany. Other scholarships are started by companies or foundations that value the unique education Bethany provides. And families, too, have started scholarships funds. Collectively, the value of institutional scholarships at Bethany is nearly fifteen million dollars.

Scholarship funding is extremely important to hundreds of students attending Bethany. Next time you see a Bethany student, pause for a moment to think about the reasons they are at Bethany. For many, it is due to the wonderful financial assistance provided by so many helpful friends and alumni!

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Spring athletics

By Julie Thomas Coordinator of Athletic Communications and Events

Baseball The Bethany Lutheran baseball team had yet another successful season under head coach Ryan Kragh. The Vikings finished the regular season with a 29-11 record and a 16-4 record in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). The squad finished second in both the conference regular season and post-season tournament. The Vikings boasted seven players receiving UMAC awards including five athletes who were selected First Team All-Conference, two of which were named UMAC Player and Pitcher of the Year. Senior Justin Schwecke was named UMAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. UMAC Pitcher of the Year was awarded to junior Cody Hallahan. Hallahan had an undefeated conference season with a 5-0 record.

Softball The 2010 Viking softball team just missed a shot at the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) final four after a fifth place finish this year. The squad ended the season with a 12-9 record in conference play and a 19-21 record overall. The Vikings finished in the top half of the conference in team hitting, pitching, and fielding and were a consistent force throughout the year.

Ashley Jensen and Susan Hegstrom were first and second

respectively in conference batting average to help power the Vikings to one of the most potent offenses in the league. Head coach Leigh Ann LaFave’s team will be returning four juniors and four sophomores from last year’s team and is looking to build off a strong core of upperclassmen.

Tennis It was another year of taking a step in the right direction for head coach Adie Harstad’s men’s tennis program. Led by senior Paul Weber and sophomore David Blumer, the Vikings made huge strides in becoming a team to be reckoned with in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). The women’s tennis team also made great strides this year under Harstad.

Senior Elizabeth and junior Madara Matveja played consistently well throughout the season appearing in the singles championship match setting the tone for the Vikings on the women’s side of the court.

The 2010 season was highlighted by a dominating performance over North Central near the end of the season. The men’s side beat the Rams 6-3 and the women’s team followed suit in even more impressive fashion with an impressive victory over North Central 8-1. Coach Harstad looks for more improvement from his players as he is returning eight of ten men and seven of ten women from his 2010 squads.

Viking athletics launches new website

By Julie Thomas Coordinator of Athletic Information and Events

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ethany Viking athletics recently launched the new Bethany Lutheran athletic Web site, www.blcvikings.com.

The Web site hosts new and exciting features so that sports fans can easily stay updated and connected to their favorite BLC teams. With just a click of the mouse on blcvikings.com followers can get instant access to stories, stats, and schedules. In addition to the basics, the Web site includes a variety of multimedia elements. Fans are able to log on and watch coach and student-athlete interviews, and sign up for text message updates, and email newsletters. Live stats will be available for home contests so education that lasts beyond a lifetime

supporters can still follow the action, even if they can’t make it to the game. In addition to some of these new features, the site is filled with links, photo galleries, and people can now register for camps and buy Viking merchandise online.

“A new Web site is something the athletic department has been pursuing for a long time,” Athletic Director Karl Fager said. He noted that Julie Thomas, Bethany’s Coordinator of Athletic Communication assisted with the design and implementation of the new site.”

Blcvikings.com was launched not only to help the athletic department, but the whole college, its alumni, and the community. The goal is to keep the community and current students

connected to Viking athletics, while drawing new students and supporters in.

Fager said, “It’s exciting to know the Web site will help promote Bethany Lutheran, and in doing so, the mission and philosophy of the college.”

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Deciding what to eat at Bethany has changed drastically over the years, from only one choice at meals to an assortment of options in the current dining center.

Food for thought Feeding the campus over the years

By Emma Baumann Communication Specialist

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he Caf,” “VV,” “The V”—These are just a few of the nicknames that Bethany students have coined over the years for the various eating areas on campus.

Not only does each student have the option to eat in the cafeteria at Bethany, but there’s also the Viking Village—a place to hangout, get a meal from the grill, watch television, play games, or study.

Although a few things have remained the same in the cafeteria since the early 10

years of the College, there have also been immense changes not only to the food program but also to the cafeteria itself. The cafeteria has been remodeled, expanded, and remodeled again into the large kitchen and dining room that it is now. The addition of the Viking Village grill has also helped to accommodate a growing campus.

One of the recent changes to the cafeteria has been going trayless. By eliminating the use of trays, the College was hoping to save money and reduce waste.

Sure, this meant that students could no longer use the cafeteria trays to sled down

the big hill in wintertime, but the results have been worth it.

The College used 4,000 less gallons of water last year simply from not putting trays through the dish machine. Not only was this good for the environment, but it also saved the college enough money to pay for the new tables that have now been added to the dining room. Going trayless has also helped to reduce the amount of food and drink that are thrown in the trash instead of being consumed.

Of all the changes to the Bethany cafeteria throughout the years, the biggest one has been the food. Gary Schwichtenberg, Bethany’s food service director, has been working in the food service industry for twenty-seven years and has seen these changes firsthand.

“On college campuses in the past, there was only one choice for a meal (usually meat and potatoes), and the alternative was peanut butter,” says Schwichtenberg.

“Now, we offer several different choices every night, ethnic foods, full salad bar, and new food lines like the grilling Food continued on page 11 report | october 2010

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station, waffle bar, and dessert line.”

With approximately 6,000 meals being served each week in Bethany’s cafeteria, it can be quite a challenge to keep everyone happy. But that’s why the food program keeps evolving with the times to adapt to customers’ needs.

The cafeteria has added items like soymilk and other foods that students with food allergies have requested. They also conduct surveys each semester and then use those survey results to implement at least three new food items into the next semester’s menu.

One thing that hasn’t changed in Bethany’s cafeteria throughout the years is the fact that, as Gary says, “It’s still dealing with people. Food is secondary. Our goal is to take care of our customer, which is our students. Caring about students keeps us around and keeps every year fresh. It’s about building relationships up, from getting to know a new student to visiting with a returning graduate and asking

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Bethany’s dining center has been remodeled a number of times—and no longer has trays.

about their new job.”

So many wonderful people in the Dining Center have greeted Bethany students over the years. Certainly, alumni representing all of Bethany’s eight decades of existence have fond memories of their cafeteria meals. Whether they call

it “The Caf” or some other nickname, and whether they eat there once a day or once a year, every student can expect to enter today’s Bethany Dining Center to find the same thing as the students who came before them—a hot meal and a smiling face.

Library receives donation from estate

By Orrin Ausen Director of Library Services

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ethany’s Memorial Library recently received a sizeable donation of just over $49,000 from the estate of Hildegarde Streufert Crane. She attended Bethany in 1942 before transferring to the University of Minnesota to finish her education in home economics. She taught at Arizona State University most of her professional career.

“We are very thankful and appreciative of this generous gift. It’s a pleasant emotion to be remembered and honored by donors, especially when it comes as a complete surprise,” said Bethany’s Library Director Orrin Ausen.

A large portion of the gift will be placed in the Library Endowment Fund. This endowment was set up to help purchase education that lasts beyond a lifetime

library resources that support Bethany’s curriculum. These resources range from books to streaming video to online databases, all of which are vital for collection development to support the ongoing changes in curriculum areas.

A small portion of this gift will be used to purchase slotted shelving with dividers for the library’s children’s literature collection. The library also plans to purchase some furnishings to be used on the main level of the library and for some small remodeling projects.

Additionally, the library plans to embark on a special project because of the gift—digitizing the vinyl record collection. This collection isn’t currently utilized for the simple reason that it’s old technology. In fact, most students were born well after vinyl records left

the shelves of record stores. Faculty now assign students to listen to music on compact discs or a digital format that can be downloaded to an iPod or another portable music player. The library will purchase equipment needed to begin the process of digitizing and converting these recordings to digital format and make them accessible to students, alumni, and other Bethany library patrons through the online card catalog.

Alumni and friends of Bethany can support the library by contributing to the Library Endowment Fund. Designating a gift to the Library Endowment Fund will ensure that the Memorial Library will continue to provide essential resources to support departmental and curricular needs at Bethany Lutheran College both now and in the future.

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alumni news eling, meeting new people, and spending time with her husband and family. She is anxious to catch up with old friends from Bethany and encourages all of her classmates to contact her! Chris’s grandson Eric is currently a high school senior who is considering attending Bethany in 2011.

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news 1945 Don and Helen (Kohlmeyer) Keyes celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on June 30, 2010. They have been blessed with nine living children, and 63 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

1953 Dr. Darold Treffert wrote a book about savant syndrome that was recently published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

The book is titled Islands of Genius: The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant. Dr. Treffert has been working with and researching savant syndrome for nearly 50 years and was a consultant on the movie Rain Man.

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Red River Flood. Their class celebrated their 50th reunion in September.

1974 Barb (Bloedel) Becker and Denis Becker (faculty ’86-’87) sponsor and play

1961 James Lillo serves as visitation pastor at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (WELS) in Watertown, Wis. He is also hosting a trip to the Holy Land in January and would love to have you join the trip. For a brochure, email him at jim.39@live.com.

1970 Wanda (Olmanson) and Marv Berke welcomed their fifth grandchild, Benjamin Levi Barnhart, on June 14, 2010. His

President Emeritus Marv Meyer and his wife Pat celebrated 50 years of

on a volleyball team involving several others with ties to Bethany. Brian Strom (’91), Jesse Becker, Kristan (Feig) Becker (’08), and Tom Bode are all key members of their Division II team in Mankato, Minn. With an average age of 43 years, the group has taken first place in its last two city league seasons. Promotion to Division I is anticipated.

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marriage on June 11, 2010. They praise God for blessings of faith, family and friends throughout their marriage and pray for many more years of wedded bliss. Greetings may be sent to their home in Brainerd, Minn., or via email to MPatMeyer@msn.com.

1960 Evelyn Schlomer Taus, Donna Fredrickson Fowler, and Vivian Unseth Weseloh recently met at the home of Karen Unseth Luecke (’63) where Vivian and her husband, Larry, were visiting in June. Viv and Larry are waiting for the buyout of their home south of Moorhead due to damages from the 2009 12

parents are Melissa and Bud Barnhart of Wheaton, Ill., and he was welcomed by twin sisters, Eizabeth and Madeline (2), and cousins Lily (3) and Greyson (2) Berke. Wanda and Marv were expecting their sixth grandchild in September. Also included in the photo are Melissa Barnhart (on left) and Tara Berke.

1971 Chris Fischer-Quick is married with two daughters, and four grandchildren: Erik (17), Courtney (14), Monica (12), and Jackson (8). Chris and her husband Jim reside in the Rockford, Ill., area.

Chris is employed with a large printing/packaging company and recently celebrated her 18th year of employment as a sales representative. She enjoys trav-

Tom Olson and his wife Deb reside in Polk County, N.C., where Tom is completing his third year as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Tryon (LCMS). They are blessed with one grandchild who turned one in July, Madelyn Preus.

1988 Jennifer (Koll Berg) Lepak was married to Jeff Lepak on August 7, 2010 in Suamico, Wisconsin.

1994 Lenora Lemke moved to Oakland, Cal., in November 2008 to start her business, “Holistic Personal Training.”

Lenora is a personal trainer/holistic lifestyle coach who specializes in helping people with chronic pain. To continue her education, she will be attending a report | october 2010

alumni news somatic psychology master’s program in San Francisco. Lenora would love to reconnect with old classmates. You can reach her at lenoralemke@hotmail.com.

2002 Aaron Ferkenstad was married to Djemelyn Dasco on May 8, 2010, in

1995 Amy Pfarr Walker serves as the Associate Director of Development and External Relations for Washburn Center for Children, a nonprofit in Minneapolis, Minn., which provides children’s mental health services.

1997 Scott and Summer (Anderson) Bielke were blessed with a second son, William Reese, on November 4, 2009. He is welcomed home by big brother Owen Scott (3). The Bielke family resides in Rosemount, Minn.

1998 Milan and Britt (Sagedal) Devusic were blessed with a baby boy, Cal Petar, on October 6, 2009.

Nate Menges and Edie (Groebner) Menges were blessed with their fourth child (and first boy!), William David, on July 16, 2009.

a ceremony at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chesapeake, Va. Aaron’s family, Craig (’74), Teresa (Kletscher ’78), Seth (’09), Elsa (’04), and Bethany (Lau ’09), as well as John Moldstad (’02), Amanda (Willitz ’04) Moldstad, Jeff Merseth (’03), Megan (Armbrecht ’03) Merseth, and Heidi (Woller ’99) Paulsen were in attendance. Aaron and Djem both work as training instructors for Navy Federal Credit Union in Virginia Beach.

Tom and Janice (Merschman) Hawkins welcomed Taya Lyn Hawkins

1999 Lance Johnson was married to Cassandra Scherer (’09) on May 22,

into their family on December 7, 2009.

Janice has resigned from teaching to stay at home with Taya while Tom runs their family business, Hawkins Sawmill. The family resides in Isle, Minnesota.

2004 2010, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minn. The ceremony was officiated by Bethany Chaplain Donald Moldstad (’78).

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Rick Kobylinski and Ronda (Green) Kobylinski (’06) were married on July 7, 2007, at St. Paul’s in St. James, Minn.

They were blessed with healthy twin girls on January 5, 2010, Elise Luella and Myra Joy. Rick works as a packaging engineer for the Schwan Food Co. in Marshall, Minn., and Ronda is a stay

at home mom. They reside in Ghent, Minn., where they recently purchased their first house.

Aleigha Nystuen was married to John Tousingant on May 15, 2010. They are happily residing in Elko, Minn. Aleigha is currently working at Rasmussen College in Eden Prairie, Minn. John works as a special physical education teacher in Eagan.

2005 Ryan and Angela (Krueger) Gehrke were blessed with a baby girl, Kenley Grace, who was born on March 5, 2010. She was 17.5 inches long and weighed 4.5 lbs. She was 7 weeks early and spent 3 weeks in the hospital, but is now growing and doing well.

Joshua Norton and Candace (Mackey) Norton announce the arrival of their baby girl, Lydia Belle Norton, on February 4, 2010.

She weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz and was 20 inches. She was welcomed home by her 4-year-old brother Gabriel.

2006 Brittany Bowman and Kurt Kanz were married on July 25, 2010, in North Mankato, Minnesota. Catherine (Peterson ’04) Cortese and Savannah Klockziem, daughter of Bethany professor 13

alumni news John Ohlendorf graduated from Harvard Law School on May 27, 2010.

Crown of Life Lutheran in West St. Paul, Minn., with a reception to follow at the Landmark Center, downtown Saint Paul.

Corrections

Tiffany Young-Klockziem, participated in the wedding.

2007 David Luiken and his wife Kim are happy to announce the birth of their son, Elijah David, who was born March 14, 2010, in Mankato, Minn. He was welcomed home by his sister, Breena, who will be two in October. David is a quality assurance auditor with Minnesota Valley Testing Labs in New Ulm, Minn., and Kim is self-employed as a stylist with Lor Ray Drive Salon and Spa in North Mankato.

He and his wife Erika (Christensen) are now living in St. Louis, Missouri, where John has started a clerkship for Judge Raymond Gruender on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

2008

In the June issue of the Bethany Report, Eric Harstad’s alumni update stated that he was no longer a music teacher, but he does teach music classes as a graduate assistant at the University of NebraskaLincoln while he is pursuing a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting.

Dick Bode graduated from Bethany High School in 1951, not 1955 as stated in the June issue.

Jodi (Sladek) Love works at Deschutes County Mental Health, and recently reduced to half time to be home with her son, Zach.

We want your news!

Brady Grohs and Kai Kaniess (’10) were engaged on September 4, 2009, and will be be married April 2, 2011, at

Email news and photos to alumni@blc.edu, or through our website at blc.edu/submitnews.

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 2009-10 fiscal year are vitally important to the College. Please accept our sincere “thanks” to the individuals listed in this annual report of alumni donors.

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1938

Runquist, Marjorie (Busness) Winsor, Renata (Rolf)

Holte, Violet (Fevig) Koepke, Cordelia (Streufert)

Hennig, Lenore (Yount)

Dashcund, Vivian (Madson)

1941

1943

1929

1939

John, Eda (Swenson)

Tweit, Arvid

1932

1940

Wunderlich, Esther (Thoen)

Ask, Ellinore (Busness) Fischer, Jane (Schalk) Honsey, Rudolph Jeppesen, Ada (Stokes)

Annexstad, Margaret (Tjernagel) Burce, Elinor (Dicke) Doepke, Katherine (Guldberg) Gullixson, Roger Haake, Anna (Eggebraaten) Lau, Donald

Beckman, Lois (Schwarz) Foelber, Robert Gulbrandson, Jeanette (Hovland) Guldberg, Harold Guldberg, Magdalyn (Kaepernick) Hagen, Levine Hassold, Sarah (Tjernagel) Honsey, Elizabeth (Lillegard)

Class Participation = 100%

Class Participation = 50%

Class Participation = 50%

1934

Class Participation = 33%

Nuss, Ruth (Brauer)

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Class Participation = 17%

Class Participation = 13%

Class Participation = 46%

Class Participation = 40%

1942

Class Participation =30%

Holte, Norman

Class Participation =50%

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Rickels, Robert Rietz, Dorothy (Gronna)

1944

Class Participation =29%

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

1945

Class Participation =60%

Berg, Ruth (Zitzmann) Daniels, Allen Gibeson, Myra (Peterson) Huffman, Eva (Schweim) Kasten, Shirley (Larsen) Krause, Olga (Luebke) Moldstad, John Mueller, Viola (Milbrath) Newsom, Barbara (Ylvisaker) Schrader, Frederic Swanson, Betty (Kienitz) Wrucke, Mildred (Ulbricht)

1946

Class Participation =32%

Behrens, Lola (Manthe) Burgdorf, Theodore Devitt, Edith (Diesing) Eckhardt, Howard Faye, Christopher Hjelle, Roger Paris, Elaine (Andrus) Rhode, Isabelle (Rentschler) Wold, James

1947

Class Participation =44%

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

1948

Class Participation =40%

Anderson, Charles Butler, Victoria (Fiess) Faye, Ruth (Molnau) Gartland, Esther (Busch) Goetzke, Virginia (Loberg) Gruenewald, Elsie (Busch) Lillegard, Laura Meier, Patricia (Thalacker)

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Mintz, Dwain Odean, Walter Orvick, George Orvick, Ruth (Hoel) Overn, Robert Petersen, Wilhelm Quick, Ingeborg (Aaberg) Spitzack, Helen (Naumann) Swenson, M. Howard Werner, Norman

1949

Class Participation =41%

Anderson, Eileen (Trygstad) Asmus, Esther (Overn) Blair, Lois (Fritz) Hansen, Gerald Hauser, Betty (Stoll) Heckman, Lois (Grupe) Kendall, June (Whitham) Kietzer, Betty (Mau) Krueger, Ruth (Harms) Larson, Marilyn (Lee) Lee, Sigurd Maass, Dorothy (Nissen) Petersen, Naomi (Madson) Pieper, Lois (Iverson) Tagatz, Wally Vierck, Carl

1950

Class Participation =42%

Annexstad, Glenn Arkebauer, Renelda (Burgdorf) Bauer, Donald Burgdorf, Lawrence Christensen, Lois (Hagen) Cyriacks, Stella (Kothe) Hanson, Howard Hanson, T. Lorraine (Solberg) Holm, June (Weise) Humburg, Wilfred Kenyon, David Kenyon, Gudrun (Annexstad) Loeschen, Moselle (Brewer) Maxfield, Alice (Lillegard) Meyer-Elshere, Ruth (Eggebraaten) Olmanson, Marilyn (Hanson) Olsen, Julian Overn, Lois (Gallman) Panning, Dorothy (Wohlrabe) Peterson, Grace (Seebach) Scheffel, Dawn (Flitter) Whetstone, Jeannine (Ebel)

1951

Class Participation =51%

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) Haapala, Ina (Hartfield) Holstad, Lois (Sveen) Kostick, Marilyn (Kurzweg) Larson, Herbert Lemke, Ruth (Brammier) Mahnke, Donald McLean, Irma (Paap) Meyers, Janet (Mueller) Perlwitz, Anita (Weissgerber) Remme, La Vonne (Leiding) Rettmer, Georgia (Stoll) Rients, June (Anderson) Rients, Merle Schmidt, Mabel (Haerther) Schmitt, Valeria (Buehner) Schoer, Lowell Schol, Herbert Schweiger, Hazel (Knutson) Seibel, Raymond Storby, Philip Wermedahl, Boyd

1952

Class Participation =48%

Baumann, Martin Berg, Hope (Williams) Bunch, Roma (Geisler) Burfeind, Murray Burgdorf, Harold Dullum, Joyce (Winans) Geistfeld, Ronald Grelling, Audrey (Gahl) Hoelter, Martha (Knutson) Kingsbury, Jerome Koschmann, Dorothy (Heintz) Koschmann, Mark Krenzke, Martin Madson, Norman Mahnke, Jean (Kangas) Martin, Loretta (Zahorka) Miller, Patricia (Nolte) Newgard, Hazel (Johnson) Radke, Kenneth Rasch, Lyle Rector, Lorene (Meyer) Schoer, Corinne (Hoefker) Tjernagel, Sven Urban, Quintin

1953

Class Participation =44%

Albrecht, Joel Blackwood, Marilyn (Redeker) Bremer, Paul Haugen, Aletha (Kratzke) Henke, Betty (Mumme) Koenen, Marjory (Pralle)

Krenz, Ardelle (Fischer) MacLeod, Ruth (Solli) Meyer, Lon Nordlie, Lila Mae (Mickelson) Roemhildt, Bonnie (Bartelt) Schol, Jeannine (Mattison) Schroeder, Elaine (Krukenberg) Theiste, Norman Treffert, Darold Urban, Audrey (Weismantel) Volkmann, Curtis Vosbeck, Claudia Williams, Judith Wold, Donna (Johnson)

1954

Class Participation =36%

Arndt, Ruby (Herbst) Boll, Arlyn Ebert, Dorothy (Dorr) Jordahl, Arthur Kain, Dale Krieg, Oscar Leckband, Dolores (Milbrath) Leiding, Geneva (Houg) Matzke, Margaret (Harstad) Meyer, Leroy Meyer, Miriam (Jungemann) Milbrath, Gerald Nibbe, Janice (Roschen) Taber, Goldie (Erickson) Theiste, Arlene (Eichhorst) Treffert, Dorothy (Sorgatz) Veer, Doris (Johnson) Werner, Elizabeth (Preus)

1955

Class Participation =43%

Anunciacion, Pauline (Richter) Bostelmann, Sarah Fuhrmann, Verlyn Geisler, David Gillette, Roger Gogolin, LaVerne Gogolin, Shirley (Davis) Holt, Lorraine (Johnson) Madson, Andrew Matthews, Miriam (Gutekunst) Milbrath, Gloria (Hoffmann) Neidhold, Eunice (Rolf) Nelson, Charlotte (Loberg) Pogatchnik, Carol (Lieske) Theiste, Harold Tiegs, Lloyd

1956

Class Participation =36%

Abel, Kaylan Anderson, Duane Bostelmann, Allan Brassow, Earl Cassadore, Delores (Rambler) Geistfeld, Ernest

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Johnson, Calvin Lehman, Dorothy (Smith) Lehman, Douglas Letts, Marlys (Albus) Lightfuss, Fay (Buss) Madson, Amanda (Tjernagel) Myers, Janelle (Jungemann) Nelson, Inez (Schmidt) Nolte, Bernadine (Hoefker) Ortiz, Shirley (Schultz) Otten, Grace (Anderson) Taylor, Sally (Anthony)

1957

Class Participation =28%

Burley, Louise (Halverson) Dickinson, Mildred (Christenson-Sickmann) Faugstad, A. Norman Koester, A. K. Levorson, Irwin Modene, David Odegaard, Karen (Johnson) Olson, Marilyn (Okland) Peterson, Twilla (Bieber) Radway, John Steinke, Gloria (Meyer) Thomforde, Phyllis (Buchholtz) Wolfrath, Dalton

1958

Class Participation =24%

Anthony, Willis Helland, Paul Hoepner, Darrell Jungemann, Neil Natvig, Dennis Natvig, Naomi (Tweit) Peterson, Norma (Levorson) Radway, Karen (Swenson) Swenumson, Paul Unseth, Allan Wolfrath, Ellen (Bobholz)

1959

Class Participation =45%

Balcer, Dorcas (Pederson) Bentz, Ronald Buck, Donnell Ditzler, Jacquelyn (Geffers) 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) Meyer, Marvin Meyer, Patricia (Salomon) Modene, Judith (Wold) Natvig, Harold

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Roberson, Dale Schuster, Marie (Ristow) Smith, Robert Tweit, David Webb, Barbara (Beer-Monson) Wilking, Ingeborg (Johnson) Younge, Gary

1960

Class Participation =34%

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

1961

Class Participation =35%

Cutsforth, Jean (Roberson) Diersen, Mary (Ingebretson) Hall, James Halvorson, Wayne Helland, Philip Hoyord, Thomas Johnson, Carol (Frank) Kraft, Sharon (Kleimenhagen) Kuehn, Kenneth Lillo, Ernest Melin, Marjorie (Ingebritson) Meyer, James Mielke, Vernon Peterson, John Ring, Kenneth Sponberg, Michael Storby, Gene Teigen, Philip Van Mersbergen, Lawrence

1962

Class Participation =42%

Benz, Larry Berke, Larry Bly, Frankie Burns, Naomi (Geistfeld) Daley, Evelyn Dobbins, Jan Heidenreich, Robert

Hoyord, Ann (Sorenson) Maske, JoAnn (Malenke) Mathison, Ronald Menke, James Smith, John Soule, Dennis Taus, Robert Teigen, Norman Tennison, Jolene (Cuklanz) Tweit, Mary Jane (Anderson) Weyland, John Widvey, John

1963

Class Participation =37%

Anderson, Patricia (Busacker) Dulgar, Jerry Edwards, James Green, Allen Green, Vivian (Helland) Harmann, Beverly (Krueger) Heidemann, William Jimenez, Kay (Tyler) Johnson, James Lillo, Margaret (Otto) Luecke, Karen (Unseth) Magnuson, Joel Matthees, Marcia (Diercks) Nelson, Larry Parker, Melvin Quist, Ruth (Jordahl) Schmidt, Alice Skaaland, Diane (Natvig) Smith, Ruth (Tweit) Smith, Sandra (Erickson) Spaude, Nancy (Bunting) Tweit, Paul Younge, Ronald

1964

Class Participation =44%

Anderson, Dale Anton, Rebecca (Kimble) Augustine, Kathryn (Borgschatz) Diersen, William Hagedorn, Elizabeth (Olson) Harstad, Herman Heidenreich, Ruth (Oesleby) Hennig, Richard Hermanson, Ross Hinrichs, Joyce (Rohda) Johnson, Gary Kuster, Judith (Maginnis) Mickelson, Ruthann (Kuster) Quist, Allen Reinholtz, Gary Stoltenow, Sandra (Aronson) Strom, Joyce (Minor) Strom, Leland Strusz, Marie (Matthees) Theiste, Frederick Younge, Mary (Smith)

1965

Class Participation =27%

Ellison, Nancy (Nodland) Granke, Sharon (Stanley) Granke, Warren Hackbarth, Richard Klein, Carl Kroon, Michael Mertin, Helmut Meyer, Gayle (Anderson) Neyhart, Dale Selvey, Genevieve (Iverson) Steffen, Elaine (Voth) Unseth, Linda (Maxwell) Wendland, Luther Ziegler, Merlin

1966

Class Participation =23%

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

1967

Class Participation =17%

Bleick, Allen Butterfield, Victoria (Hougan) Fenger, Michael Finseth, Mavis (Myhre) Finster, James Gullixson, Theodore Hansen, Jon Malenke, Sandra (Narges) Marozick, Linda (Thesenvitz) Marozick, Mark Micheel, Mary (Pechie) Miller, Mary (Riebe) Olm, James Peterson, Warren Powell, Daniel

1968

Class Participation =24%

Anderson, Donald Dashcund, Camilla Eilertson, Cary Eilertson, Sharon (Tabbert) Fredrickson, Susan Frost, JoAnn (Schulze)

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Grosnick, Roger Harstad, Cheryl (Paakkonen) Hartigan, Cheryl (McCafferty) Hartigan, Norman Hlavacek, Dona (Stenning) Horrisberger, Paul Klockziem, Gloria (Rupprecht) Luedeke, Arthur Malenke, Dennis Minkel, Dianne (Sampson) Nack, David Pemble, John Petersen, Kathleen (Solli) Schumacher, Linda (Remmele) Stueck, Thomas Swenson, Anne (Kroll) Tyler, Lawrence Wezler, Dorothy

1969

Class Participation =37%

Abel, Mary Aljadah, Monah Bahn, Lael Bartsch, Thomas Bechler, Glenn Birkholz, Daniel Boche, Ruth (Guldberg) Bruss, Paul Burmeister, Fay (Grossman) Costello, James Cramer, Gary Fenger, Robert Gullixson, Norman Heiliger, Cheryl (Edwards) Hildebrandt, Ruth (Otto) Hilgert, David Hlady, Michael Hlady, Sandra (Lindquist) Jaeger, Mark Kimble, David Kimble, Linda (Paakkonen) Krentz, Janet (Weseloh) Krentz, Timothy Kunkel, Dennis Lepak, Susan (Dorr) Levorson, Gail (O’Brien) Mack, David Merseth, Juel Muehring, Gerald Muehring, Pamela (Anderson) Narges, Charles Neipert, Kenneth Nelson, Harland Niedfeldt, Thomas Oppitz, LouAnn (Piepenbrink) Otto, Elizabeth (Kappelman) Raleigh, Karen (Horrisberger) Remmele, Paul Runeberg, Lloyd Schmidt, Dennis Schultz, Duane

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Voth, Althea (Matthees) Walker, Sharon (Dendtler) Weseloh, Patty

1970

Class Participation =20%

Birkholz, M. Jane (Baumann) Fleming, Diane (Long) Gienapp, Rita Hayes, Bryan Hayes, Valerie (Hause) Levorson, Ronald Merseth, Lynn (Schurke) Merseth, Nile Nance, Susan (Oftedahl) Natvig, Roland Petersen, Steven Remmele, Gary Reul, Timothy Runeberg, Jeanne (Bakken) Schmidt, Michael Schulz, Dale Schulz, Kirsten (Johnson) Seitzer, Renata (Voth) Squires, Linda (Nelson) Stubenvoll, Emil Westphal, Arthur

1971

Class Participation =28%

Cherry, Mary (Lloyd) Crawford, Mark Forsberg, Leyetta Henderson, Mary (Hovel) Hopp, Lynette (Farnum) Jaeger, Lois (Olson) Johnson, Joy (Chervestad) Koestler, Judith (Anderson) Krebsbach, Linda (Narges) Lehtola, Carol (Gilbertson) Lemke, James Lindwurm, Susan (Bly) Loge, Linda (Zawacki) Nance, Kent Obrecht, Jeffrey Peterson, Carolyn (Anderson) Reitan, Cheryl (Hempel) Schaefer, Daniel Severson, Thomas Skaaland, Samuel Skaaland, Tosten Sohre, Arthur Westphal, Terri (Severson) Williams, Richard

1972

Class Participation =19%

Bartsh, Richard Falconer, Carole (Honsey) Gullixson, Margaret Harstad, Peggy (Sorenson) Iverson, Ramond Jaeger, Steven

Klute, Susan Knight, Jackie (Coe) Koestler, Philip Miller, Dallas Morales, Elizabeth (Petersen) Nickerson, Arlene Ronning, Laurie (Jeseritz Severson) Stubenvoll, Cynthia (Beise) Tyler, Aline (Schey) Van Norstrand, Michael

Johnson, Joyce (Lillegard Rude) Kracht, James Krentz, Wallace Kruse, Ronald Nass, Thomas Ray, Robert Shoop, Dean Shoop, LuAnn (Larson) Swanson, Barbara (Lee) Wiggins, Susan (Gouley)

1973

Class Participation =21%

Class Participation =19%

Anderson, Karen (Ellingson) Anderson, Michael Bernau, Julie (Bjelland) Blum, Mark Bro, Randal Bruss, Dan Crabb, Allen Hunt, Randall Krause, Judith (Guldberg) Mickelson, Thomas Morales, Christian Peterson, Lois (Narges) Rubbert, Janice (Schleusener) Skaaland, Irene (Heyen) Swanson, Lance Trammell, Julie (Woehle) Wiederhoeft, Keith

1974

Class Participation =15%

Bachman, Julie (Feil) Bartel, Barbara (Stuebs) Becker, Barbara (Bloedel) Chervestad, Kim Ertl, Sheryl (Kauffeld) Ferkenstad, Craig Griffith, Helen Harstad, Mark Iverson, Esther (Merseth) Moldstad, John Ruzek, Teresa (Soule) Stresman, Kathy (Baerman) Walker, Mark

1975

Class Participation =22%

Abrahamson, Larry Arneson, Ronald Bakalar, Janet Bloedel, Karl Borslien, Paul Eckberg, Scott Goetzke, Emily (Orvick) Gunn, Dean Hagen, Carol (Kjenslee Metcalfe) Hanson, Paul Haugen, Elyse (Olson) Haugen, Jeffrey Howard, Carole (Schiller)

1976

Alberts, Terry (Giese) Burgstiner, Dawn (Hildebrand) Casai, Stephen Costello, Gregory Gullixson, Connie (Warrant) Lukens, Joyce (Beckman) Madson, Jonathan Metzger, Judith Meyer, Joe Nass, Janice (Dale) Noerenberg, Diane Overn Taylor, Kathleen Paggi, Mary (Stuebs) Pipal, Lori (Degner) Pipal, Robert Ryan, Dorothy (Von Haden) Ryan, Robert Sprengeler, John Stavig, Jennifer (Tobias) Stresman, Gary Van Norstrand, Jane (Overn) Wiechmann, Mark Wiechmann, Nancy (Dickert)

1977

Class Participation =21%

Anderson, Stuart Bartsch, Mark Cooke, Karen (Nelson) Costello, Cynthia (Hall) Costello, John Gullixson, James Hauser, Lori (Krueger) Jahn, Curtis Kenyon, Thomas Meyer, Connie (Kjenslee) Moldstad, Timothy Morrison, Donna (Rixe) Orvick, Mark Petersen, John Reagles, Steven Schey, Bernard Schmidt, Kenneth Schneider, Julie (Wangsness) Slaker, Margaret (Tonn) Thompson, Alice (Lam) Trebelhorn, Otto Weidman, Melinda (Casperson) Wolff, Suzanne (Baer)

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1978

Class Participation =22%

Anderson, Keith Anderson, Marla (Brock) Belding, Elizabeth (Hollander) Carruthers, Cheryl (Roberson) Davis, Elizabeth (Theiste) Ferkenstad, Teresa (Kletscher) Hansen, Anita (Hill) Hauser, Jeffrey Jaeger, Michael Kelton, Susan (Mauland) Kessel, William Kock, Elizabeth (Dale) Kopperud, Sheryl (Cohrs) Lussky, Glenn Madson, Timothy Melcher, Christine Mellon, Kenneth Meythaler, DeAnn (Gannon) Moldstad, Donald Olson, Ruth (Norell) Schultz, Nathan Schultz, Shelly (Hein) Slaker, Ralph Snyder, Scott Sorenson, Paul Van Dyke, Elaine (Buhr) Wiederhoeft, Joni (Baarts) Wolff, Jon

1979

Class Participation =13%

Aastrup, Jay Bruss, Kathryn (Moldstad) Darge, Joel Dvorak, Amy (Kopacek) Jaeger, Kristine (Baerman) Karow, Eileen (Ausen) Kent, Christine (Eggert) Kopacek, Carolyn (Tonn) Lee, Tammy (Warrant) Londgren, Elisa (Boniek) Londgren, Jeffrey Madson, Susan (Olson) Petermann, Steven Rabe, Kathryn (Buer) Swain, Ann (Hougan)

1980

Class Participation =14%

Adams, Carmen (Olsen) Behringer, Milton Deckard, Ronnie Farquhar, Mary (Theiste) Fernholz, Lynda (Hill) Freel, Kimberly (Anderson) Hill, Carmen (Handel) Holm, Patrice (Theiste) Huseby, Jeffrey Ihns, Delbert Jensen-Bohn, Georgiann

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Lussky, Rebecca (Madson) Meyer, Steven Moldstad, Gina (Hassler) Redders, Terese (Wright) Renneke, Marjorie

Renne, Janet (Otto) Ring, Mary (Schultz McBryde) Sluke, Christine (Schroeder) Trueblood, Lisa (Golisch) Wold, John

1981

1984

Brincks, Kristie (Weber) Costello, Janet (Nelson) Folven, James Gehl, Robin Hansen Rickertsen, Christine Haram, Glenn Heine, Eileen (Prieve) Hoeting, Penny (Johnson) Johnson, Lois (Gullixson) Lee, Michael Lee, Susan (Swenson) Noben-Trauth, Nancy Schoeneck, Mark Scislow, James Scislow, Karen (Harstad) Sprengeler, Kara (Tolzmann) Sprengeler, Karen (Ude) Theiste, Steven Vinz, James Wiltzius, Christine (Leverenz)

Anthony, David Anthony, Karrie (Zak) Aparicio, Doreen (Honsey) Enderle, Phillip Farley, Marie (Eppeland D’Alessio) Handberg, Channing Hoyord, Tamara (Monson) Hussung, Michael Johnson, Peter Kaelberer, Jerrold Klausen, Loren Krszjzaniek, Diane (Meder) Krumsieg, Cynthia (Lieder) LaRoque, Wendy Natvig, Jon Rohrman, Jeffrey

Class Participation =15%

1982

Class Participation =12%

Blaschko, Cheryl (Kroehler) Browne, Polly Cooper, Karin (Theiste) Gove, Elizabeth (Radloff) Haugly, Sheri (Hewitt) Helgemoe, Jeffrey Helgemoe, Lori (Lillo) Helland, Thomas Hendricks, Richard Hopkins, Andrea (Fast) Langr, Andrew Meyer, Joel Palmer, Deanna (Lillegard) Sampson, Peter Schulz, Debra (Kopischke)

1983

Class Participation =17%

Cepek, Gary Doepel, Martin Eversman, Debra (Bents) Fick, Lois (Moldstad) Gullixson, Esther Hohenstein, Joan (Seidel) Hoyord, Matthew Karpan, Daon (Hartmann) Kne, Gerald Knowler, Darla (Nelson) Loduha, Andrea (Brudvig) Madson, Douglas Maxfield, John Petermann, Ruth (Chang)

Class Participation =12%

1985

Class Participation =12%

Abrahamson, Harvey Anderson, Kaye (Stock) Anderson, Wayne Dallenbach, William Foss, Kevin Helland, JoAnn (Goetzke) Jevens, Curtis McCullough, Mary (Vanstrom) Montreal, Peggy (Schultz) Natvig, Cynthia (Griffin) Oare, Laurie (Lee) Radatz, Andrew Soule, Erik

1986

Class Participation =11%

Barrott, Naomi (Faugstad) Brudwick, Jeffrey Cashin, Amy (Reinholtz) Fearing, Renee (Fast) Goens, Brian Halvorson, Loren Hanssen, Johanna (Howe) Marzinske, Michael Marzolf, Deirdre (Lien) Meunier, Myrna (Reed) Schwartz, Lance Sjoberg, John Sweere, Penny (Bertram) Tangen, ReNae (Kaelberer)

1987

Class Participation =20%

Boecker, Mark Brandt, Donald Bruss, Kristine (Schweim) Caouette, Kimberly (Tobiason Belisle) Hancuh, Peter Hawes, Debra (Cronin) Hoem, Steve Langr, John Lehne, Donald Marzinske, Naomi (Lillegard) Marzolf, Corwin Meyer, Peter Neath, Robert Oelhafen, Christine (Heidenreich) Olsen, Todd Radloff, Timothy Schnackenberg, Kirsten (Weseloh) Sluke, Gregory Smith, Michael Vikla, Mark Werner, Marnie Westphal, Donald Woller, Lynn (Ranta)

1988

Class Participation =13%

Anders-Ous, Sheila Becker, Lisa Bentz, Amy Bloedel, Peter Duesterhoeft, Jane (Zimmerman) Halvorson, Susan (Heidenreich) Kramer, Mary (Guse) Kuball, Jodi (Johnson) Langr, Solveig (Olsen) Love, Jodi (Sladek) Lyman, Heidi (Sip) Olsen, Ruth (Moldstad) Pollert, Anna (Schumpe) Studanski, Kimberly (Patterson) Suhr, Kristin Thomforde, Paul

1989

Class Participation =10%

Bollinger, Paul Gengenbach, Mark Gernander, Erik Grasch, Sarah (Simminger) Horner, Sandra (Long) Johnson, Tyler Klaeui, Rebecca (Langr) Merchlewitz, Shelly (Sornberger) Richert, Timothy Scamehorn, Lisa (Willems) Theiste, Christopher Vikla, Carol (Fuller) Younge, Joseph

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1990

1994

Berg, Brenda (Hennen) Beyer, Michael Doerhoefer, Amy (Marzinske) Foede, Kaarin Gilbertson, Jon Griffin, David Krengel, Paul Kuckhahn, Beth (Kramer) LeMay, Jennifer (Hazelett) Marzinske, Todd Steffel-Heling, Rhonda Woller, Kevin

Birkholz, Joshua Birkholz, Sara (Goehring) Bloedel, Sarah (Raabe) Carbonaro, Christopher Carbonaro, Gail (Kamrath) Fahning, Bonnie (Raddant) Fahning, Mark Griffin, Nedra (Tweit) Holmen, Jeremy Janzen, Chad Lemke, Lenora Schaefer, Scott Stafford, Shawn Tweit, Katie (Longendyke)

Class Participation =9%

1991

Class Participation =10%

Beeman, Jerry Bierman, Lori (Brammeier) Bohler, Lisa (Janssen) Charlson, Lisa (Faugstad) Doerhoefer, Jeremy Kind, Christopher Rodgers, Christopher Wall, Joseph Wall, Tasha (Malenke) Youngberg, Katherine (Bendix) Younge, Angela (Paulson)

1992

Class Participation =15%

Anderson, Ann (Heiring) Brase, Heidi (Richert) Casteel, Eric Drake, Laurie Helland, Erik Kleszczynski, Renee McClellan, Stephen Rawlings, Timothy Schmidt, Gregory Schwartz, Jennifer (Brassow) Skoog, Catherine (Cutler) Smith, Glenn Tweit, Bernt Tweit, Jason Woller, Eric Younge, Jeffrey

1993

Class Participation =11%

Birkholz, Nathaniel Boedigheimer, Jodie (Miller) Brooks, Matthew Charlson, Charles Ericksen, Shawn Kreie, Kristy Magelee, Janelle (Phelps) Mumm, Tania (Malenke) Olseth, Jennifer Rabe, Holly (Schneider) Rich, Elizabeth (Staab) Tweit, Johanna (Walters)

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Class Participation =10%

1995

Class Participation =10%

Apps, Sara (Becker) Barnack, Rebecca (Walther) Baumler, Roger Birkholz, Tracy (Gray) Cascione, Jerome Gernander, Emily (Cadwell) Harstad, Eric Hurley, Kari (Nickel) Johnson, Christopher Krengel, Jason Lepak, Phillip MacPherson, Ryan Pfarr Walker, Amy Roeber, Kathryn (Browning) Stafford, Amy (Rasmussen) Younge, Paul

1996

Class Participation =7%

Caron, Matthew Gieseke, Angela (Harbarth) Hamilton, Heather (Cafourek) Kerkow, Rachel (Westphal) Levich, Michaela (Lemke) Marozick, Jonathan Meitner, Paul Meyer, Sonya (Grisham) Schmidt, Julia (Tweit) Schweim, Robert Traylor, Sara (Merseth) Valleau, Michael Younge, Allison

1997

Class Participation =7%

Bjork, Jason Breitkreutz, Seth Hansen, Lori Leintz, Sally (Giebenhain) Lyngholm, Derick Moeller, Peter Moore, Brian Nygaard, Sarah (Masurka) Otto, Nathanael

Seifert, Gretchen Severson, Tristan Woller, Denice (Fetzer)

1998

Class Participation =6%

Erickson, Dawn (Werling) Erickson, Michael Hamilton, Aaron Hopp, Tina Lewis, Tanya (Sobeck-Murdock) Moore, Angela (Staerkel) Owens, Ella (Petersen) Smith, Maria (Faugstad)

1999

Class Participation =5%

Belinski, Marian (Meyer) Hanson, Sheila Lukasek, Matthew Malecek, Terri (Sohre) Marzinske, Darci (Faith) Richert, David Shattuck, Rebecca (Merseth)

2004

Class Participation =7%

Fehr, Nathan Golding, Laura (Ribbe) Harstad, Sarah (Madsen) Lin, Aleta (Mueller) Muehlenhardt, Michael Ringen, Rebecca Taylor, Joshua

2005

Class Participation =11%

Harstad, Derek Paulsen, Kurt Pike Gilles, Ivy Sanders, Lisa (Wager) Straumann, Kristine Taylor, Hannah (Ernst)

2006

Class Participation =8%

Dahle, Sarah Harstad, Laura (Faugstad) Kerkow, Bradley Lukasek, Kristen (Tyrrell) Mellon, Patricia (Larabell)

Anderson, Emily (Tews) Deutchman, Aaron Fehr, Elisabeth (Bruss) Jones, Elizabeth (Wierschem) Jones, Richard Krier, Jacob Liverseed, Sarah (Smuda) Metzger, Thomas Reagles, Robert Williams, Sara (Lindenfelser)

2001

2007

Basel, Dustin Bloedel, Chad Coulsey, Matthew Kovaciny, Jonathan Kovaciny, Raelene (Miller) Loging, Jonathan Mellon, Paul Nye, Joel Tweit, Seth

Baumann, Brittany Faugstad, Jacob Harstad, Nathan Londgren, Jerusha MacPherson, Marie (Holtz) Meyer, Brandon Struck, Karl

2002

Breitbarth, Rebekah Fairbanks, Scott Lange, Angela (Moldstad) Lange, Dustin Stevens, Amy

2000

Class Participation =5%

Class Participation =7%

Class Participation =5%

Anderson, Matthew Basel, Roberta (Schmidt) Caron, Briana (Orvick) Dickerman, Jonathan Ferkenstad, Aaron Kassulke, Joshua Petzel, Krista (Merseth) Soule, Aaron

2003

Class Participation =4%

Class Participation =4%

2008

Class Participation =3%

2009

Class Participation =2%

Bossow, Glenda (Kramer) Datwyler, Thomas Fassett, Brent

Costello, Peter Krier, Gretta (Nelson) Marozick, Abigail (Proeber) Palmquist, Andrew

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Calendar of Events november 4 Stephen Swanson, “Animal Songs” Trinity Chapel, 7 p.m.

5, 6 Fall Play, “Child of Grace” Lee Theater, 7:30 p.m.

7 Fall Play, “Child of Grace” Lee Theatre, 2 p.m.

7 Piano Recital by Ralph Votapek Trinity Chapel, 7 p.m.

9 Debate Tournament Honsey Hall, 1:30 p.m.

11 Art Lecture by David Hamlow YFAC, 7 p.m.

12, 13 Fall Play, “Child of Grace” Lee Theater, 7:30 p.m.

15 Women’s Basketball vs. Central Pella, Iowa, 6 p.m.

15 Men’s Basketball vs. St. Olaf SFC, 7 p.m.

16 Men’s Basketball vs. Macalaster St. Paul, Minn., 7:30 p.m.

19, 20 Men’s Basketball Carthage Tournament Kenosha, Wis., 6 p.m.

19 Women’s Basketball vs. Buena Vista Milwaukee, Wis., 6 p.m.

20 Women’s Basketball vs. Alverno Milwaukee, Wis., 3 p.m.

23 Men’s Basketball vs. Wartburg Waverly, Iowa, 7 p.m.

23 Fall Honors Recital, Trinity Chapel, 7 p.m.

27 Men’s Basketball vs. Gustavus Adolphus SFC, 7 p.m.

Sigurd K. Lee Theater Naming Ceremony Please join use for the Official Naming Ceremony for the Sigurd K. Lee Theater in Bethany’s Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center on Saturday, November 13, 2010, at 4 p.m.

The Bethany Theatre Department’s fall production Child of Grace, written by 2010 Bethany graduate Emily Kimball and directed by Peter Bloedel, will also be performed in the Lee Theatre that evening at 7:30 p.m.

Kindly RSVP by November 1, 2010, by calling 507-344-7365 or email ljaeger@blc.edu.

Lillegard Reunion

december 1 Women’s Basketball vs. Waldorf Forest City, Iowa, 6 p.m.

2-5 Christmas at Bethany Concert Trinity Chapel, 4 p.m.

2 Student Art Show and Reception YFAC Gallery, 7 p.m.

3 Debate Tournament Honsey Hall, 4 p.m.

For more calendar events, visit: www.blc.edu

Photo submitted by Rev. David Lillegard

On June 20, 2010, Bethany Lutheran College officially dedicated Rudolph E. Honsey Hall to the Glory of God during the Evangelical Lutheran Synod “Synod Sunday Service.” Professor Honsey and his wife, Betty, both attended the service.

The Lillegard Family (Betty Honsey is the oldest sibling of the Lillegard family) also celebrated a family reunion on the Saturday before the dedication service. Nearly 100 family members were in attendance and most stayed for the dedication on Sunday.

Key: SFC – Sports and Fitness Center; YFAC – Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center. Dates and times are subject to possible changes.

Please call in advance to confirm dates and times of events before traveling: 800.944.3066 or 507.344.7000.

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