CLASS NOTES 2005
Being Cute is Hard Work Oliver Wyatt Worker, son of Dewey and Heidi (Young) ‘05 Worker, was born Dec. 16, 2012. degree in social work from The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth; she is a mental health practitioner for Northern Pines Mental Health Center. Beth (Dahlstrom) Walters, Grand Forks, N.D., earned a doctorate in teacher education from the U of North Dakota.
2002 Courtney Zinter, Washington, D.C., received a Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington U Law School; she was awarded the Order of the Coif from the university and the Order of the Coif legal honor society for being in the top 10 percent of the juris doctor class.
2003 Trent Hagen, Burnsville, Minn., is customer service lead for American Medical Systems, Minnetonka. Alicia (Denault) Holmgren received a doctorate in microbiology and immunology from Drexel U College of Medicine, Philadelphia. Leah (Johnson) Kastner, Fargo, N.D., was promoted to media planning supervisor at Forum Communications Co. Treavor Peterson, Moorhead, is customer supply chain manager for Border States Electric, Fargo, N.D. Marija (Haugrud) Reiff, Coralville, Iowa, received a master’s degree in English from the U of Virginia, Charlottesville.
2004 Erin Campbell, St. Paul, Minn., is a lobbyist for Messerli & Kramer’s government relations group. Joonhyung Cho, Chapel Hill, N.C., is a technology development/alliance manager for the U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; he was appointed to the USDA Plant Variety Protection Board by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Kathryn (Borgen) Friberg, Minneapolis, is circulation quality analyst for the Star Tribune. Wendy (Croatt) Kosel, Eden Prairie, Minn., is a career development instructor for Rasmussen College, Bloomington.
Stephanie (Johs) Gravning, Mandan, N.D., is a hospitalist at Sanford Health, Bismarck. Andrew Gunderson, Rockford, Mich., completed a pediatric residency at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids; he is a pediatrician at Cascade Pediatrics. Kristine (Nelson) Martens, West Fargo, N.D., is a family medicine physician at Sanford Health, Fargo. Michael Merkouris, Blaine, Minn., earned a Master of Science degree in software engineering from the U of St. Thomas, St. Paul. Heidi (Young) Worker, Tustin, Calif., received a Master of Liberal Arts degree in management from Harvard Extension School, Cambridge, Mass.
2006 Nathan Clements, Lakeside, Mont., is associate director of Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp, Kalispell. William DeNet, Hubert, N.C., is an infantry officer for the U.S. Marine Corps. Katie (Rindahl) Jackson, Rolla, Mo., was promoted to assistant director of alumni relations for Missouri U of Science and Technology. Kristin Tramp, Eagan, Minn., received a Master of Arts degree in organizational leadership from St. Catherine U, St. Paul.
2008 Sarah Anderson, Williston, N.D., received a Master of Social Work degree from the U of North Dakota, Grand Forks. Kimberly (Vallevand) Gause, Coon Rapids, Minn., is a teacher at Kinderberry Hill Child Development Center, Minneapolis. Ryan Johnson, Denver, is co-founder of UsportsHub, a one-stop destination for fans to keep up with their favorite teams and gain access to professional insight from former players. Anna (Meier) Svennungsen, Bratislava, Slovakia, received a master’s degree in nursing with a family nurse practitioner certification from Winona (Minn.) State U. Grant Weller, Fort Collins, Colo., earned a doctorate in statistics from Colorado State U; he is a visiting assistant professor at statistics for Carnegie Mellon U, Pittsburgh.
2009 Andrea (Voorhees) Dinneen, West Fargo, N.D., is public relations manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, Fargo. Kali (Messer) Swift, Sioux Falls, S.D., received a Master of Science degree in genetic counseling from the U of Colorado, Aurora; she is a genetic counselor for Avera Medical Group.
2010 Ariel Aakhus, Baxter, Minn., is a support account manager for MicroNet, Nisswa. Nina Halvorson, Gary, Minn., received a Juris Doctor degree from the Roger Williams U School of Law, Bristol, R.I. Anthony Hanson, Brooten, Minn., received a Master
Letters Still Going ‘Round More than six decades ago, a group of eight alumnae from the class of 1952 started a Round Robin letter and gathered in each other’s homes from time to time. Three from the group, Dorothy (Dees) Sanda, Phyllis (Magnusson) Teie and Marsala (Moe) Schmidt, have passed on, but the remaining five continue the letters. Celebrating together at Homecoming 2012 were Loretta (Pederson) Larson, Anita (Gisvold) Anderson, Sally (Warner) Peterson, Ellen (Langemo) Heinecke and Carol (Wammer) Sellie. of Science degree in entomology from the U of Minnesota, St. Paul.
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Kristina (Loken) Lankow, Brookings, S.D., is marketing and communications coordinator for South Dakota State U. Katherine (Brott) Musielewicz, Lititz, Pa., is a customer service representative for Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate North America.
Rodney Olson, Crookston, Minn., was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Hall of Fame; he served 29 years coaching high school wrestling.
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Jim Docken, Woodbury, Minn., was presented with Chemical Coaters Association International’s highest honor, The James F. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award, for his years of dedicated service.
Kendal (Christensen) Bjella, Bismarck, N.D., is a clinical dietitian for Sanford Health. Ryan Fellman, Las Cruces, N.M., is director of choirs at Oñate High School. Meagan LeMay, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, started a oneyear contract with AEON Corp. to teach English in Japan.
2013 Brooke Grussing, Columbia, S.C., is a dietetic intern for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Nathan Redford, Colorado Springs, Colo., is a middle school social studies teacher for Fountain School District 8.
Honors 1953 Gene Abelson, Deerwood, Minn., was inducted into the Richfield High School Hall of Fame; he served as girls golf coach for 15 years including top finishes and a Minnesota state championship.
1966 Terry Hanson, Crystal, Minn., was inducted into the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Hall of Fame for coaching women’s
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1975 Dale Stensgaard, Grand Forks, N.D., won third place in the headline category for the 12,001 or more circulation division of the North Dakota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.
1980 Jeffrey Thoreson, Snohomish, Wash., won the teacher of the year award from Ivar’s, Seattle; he is a second-grade teacher.
1983 Scott Sheldon, Emporia, Kan., was named Kansas High School Principal of the Year by the Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals, Topeka.
1987 Jill (Burdick) Tiffany, Spearfish, S.D., received the South Dakota Citizenship Teacher of the Year award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars; she is a fourth-grade teacher.
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