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ever, retiring in 2013, 30 days before age 55. // Lynn Wagner, Pittsburgh, is product director for Carson Home Accents, Freeport, Pa.
works by Concordia professor Daniel Breedon and Professor Emeritus Thomas Richmond; the CD is dedicated to J. Robert Hanson.
The Best Backdrop Campus makes a beautiful backdrop for the Bjelde family photo: (l-r) Katherine ’15, Scott ’85, Sarah (Sisler) ’83, Elizabeth ’13 and Cobber pup Ada Mae.
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Gayle (Ista) Hyde, Fargo, N.D., was named the YWCA Cass Clay Woman of the Year in Education for her contributions in education, particularly working with a multicultural group of students in speech, debate and congressional debate.
A boy, Grant, was born to Rachael and Blair McNea, Boulder, Colo., in March.
Chris Bonnell, Sandy, Utah, is director of Government Relations for Western Governors U, Salt Lake City; he was named chairman of the 2015-16 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee, the most coveted award in collegiate hockey named for hockey legend and WWI veteran Hobey Baker. // Hugh Hanson, Pittsburgh, is associate teaching professor for Carnegie Mellon U.
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Thomas Hamilton, Duluth, Minn., earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in organ performance and literature from the U of Iowa, Iowa City; he is director of music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Duluth, and senior lecturer in organ at the U of WisconsinSuperior.
Susan (Leegard) Osterberg, Brentwood, Tenn., is chief administrative officer for Smith Seckman Reid Inc., Nashville.
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1986 Neil Mueller, Mt. Pleasant, Mich., recorded “Call and Response,” a CD released by White Pine Music; compositions include
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1989 Norman Achin, Rogers, Ark., is headmaster for Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy, Bentonville.
1990 Linda (Hoag) Dorn, Webster, Minn., was named national chair for the Alumni Development Committee of
Delta Sigma Pi professional business fraternity, Oxford, Ohio. // Wendy (Stamness) Iwerks, Audubon, Minn., received the YWCA Cass Clay Woman of the Year Youth Advocacy award for coordinating and initiating programs at Sanford Health to help children with medical issues. // Ginger (Gillie) Johnson, Talent, Ore., delivered her first TEDx Talk, “A Hammer, Beer & Women,” at TEDxNapaValley. // C. John Larson, Hermiston, Ore., is vice president for the Oregon Education Association, Portland. // Christopher Lehmann, St. Paul, Minn., was appointed a district court judge in Minnesota’s First Judicial District by Gov. Mark Dayton and will be chambered in Hastings, Dakota County; he is a partner at Grannis & Lehmann, P.A. // Scott Maethner, Albuquerque, N.M., retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving 25 years.
1992 Karen (Ekstrum) Evenson, St. Paul, Minn., earned a Master of Divinity in United Methodist studies and pastoral care and counseling from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, where she received the Charlotte L. Matthews Community Leadership Award for outstanding service within the seminary community; she is clergy for the Minnesota Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
1993 Kris (Guttormson) Foner, St. Louis Park, Minn., is human resources manager for Eureka Recycling, Minneapolis. // Lynne JensenNelson, Prior Lake, Minn., launched Conversion-omics, a
Minneapolis-based company offering sales consulting, training and motivational speaking.
1994 A boy, Caleb, was adopted by Mike ’93 and Kari (Settergren) Wayman, Waconia, Minn., in March; he was born in August 2012.
1995 Kathryn (Anderson) Campbell, Minneapolis, was named the Minnesota Journalism Educator of the Year by the Minnesota High School Press Association. // Meghan Casey, Minneapolis, is lead content strategist for Brain Traffic, a content strategy consulting firm; she published a book, “The Content Strategy Toolkit: Methods, Guidelines, and Templates for Getting Content Right,” New Riders.
1996 A girl, Roslyn, was born to Dawn and Christopher Byars, Washington, Ind.; he is pastor for Good Shepherd Lutheran Church -LCMC. // Brandon Johnson, Saline, Mich., is director of choral activities at Eastern Michigan U, Ypsilanti. // Scott Johnson, Bismarck, N.D., was honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from the White House for excellence in science teaching for chemistry and anatomy/physiology.
1997 Erin (Egan) Anderson, Excelsior, Minn., is an independent consultant for Rodan & Fields. // Colleen Bertsch, Minneapolis, won a 2015-16 U.S. Fulbright Student Award to Romania; she is spending nine months in the Transylvanian region to conduct fieldwork for