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her dissertation. // A girl, Anna, was born to Maxx and Sherri (TenNapel) Ekobena, Onalaska, Wis., in May. // Andy Hayden, Bloomington, Minn., is owner of United Endoscopy, Minneapolis.
1998 Amy Hewett-Olatunde, St. Paul, Minn., was named Minnesota’s 2015 Teacher of the Year; she teaches at LEAP (Limited English Academic Proficiency) High School, St. Paul. // Jessica Westgard married David Larson in June 2014; they live in Fargo, N.D.
1999 A boy, Elijah, was born to Nina (Gehner) ’98 and Alan Ball, Fridley, Minn., in December 2014. // A boy, Josiah, was born to Jason and Erin (Hewitt) Burggraff, Rochester, Minn., in January. // A girl, Grace, was born to Kathy (Peterson) Hase and Darren Sprute, Big Lake, Minn., in December 2014. // A boy, Mason, was born to Shauna McGillivray and Mark Demarest, Fort Worth, Texas, in August. // Amy (Peotter) Wallgren, New York Mills, Minn., is vice president for Farmers & Merchants State Bank, New York Mills. // Mark Weisbrod, Colorado Springs, Colo., completed a retina fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami; he is an eye surgeon for Colorado Eye Institute, Colorado Springs.
2000 Carrie (Martinson) Bjorge, Fargo, N.D., was elected board chairperson for The Village Family Service Center; she is a CPA and controller at BlackRidgeBANK, Fargo. // A boy, Charles, was born to Steven and Krista (Herron) Freier, St. Paul, Minn., in March. // Angela (Tufte) Hewett, Sutton
Coldfield, West Midlands, U.K., earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from the U of Liverpool; she is a lecturer in health psychology for Birmingham City U, Birmingham, West Midlands. // A girl, Lilje, was born to Christy Hudson and Carl Knudson, Portland, Ore., in June. // Nathan Naef, Minnetonka, Minn., earned a PK-12 principal’s license from the U of Minnesota, Minneapolis. // Jonathan Stawarski, Somerset, Wis., is vice president of mortgage lending for WESTconsin Credit Union, Eau Claire.
2001 A boy, Lucas, was born to Daniel and Carmen (Magnus) Heinecke, Big Fork, Minn., in July. // Twin girls, Kaitlyn and Madison, were born to Joe and Jennifer (Boettner) Kral, Brush, Colo., in April. // A boy, Patrick, was born to Kevin and Gina (O’Neill) McCusker, Danvers, Mass., in December 2014. // A girl, Lindley, was born to Krista and Peter Mithun, Baxter, Minn., in April. // Kiersten Ronning, Los Angeles, is head costume designer for the new CBS series “Supergirl.” // A boy, Leo, was born to Laurie SandnessBoeshans and James Boeshans, Hawley, Minn., in March.
2002 Twin girls, Mnemosyne and Penelope, were born to David and Cammie (Bruns) Acosta, Rockledge, Fla., in September 2014. // Lesley (Albertson) Dahlseng, Alexandria, Minn., published her debut book, "My Kiss Won't Miss," WhetWord Press; the book has won several literary awards and was named a finalist in the IndieFab Book of the Year Contest. // Mark Egge, Farmington, Minn., was elected to the
board of directors of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement, an international organization serving professionals in prospect development; he is senior manager of prospect research and management for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. // A girl, Leta, was born to Lindsay MattsBenson and Kent Benson, St. Paul, Minn., in April. // Mari Metzler completed a tour of duty in Europe as an aerospace physiologist in the U.S. Air Force, was promoted to major and made flight commander of the Flight Medicine Clinic; back in the U.S., she is in charge of altitude chamber hypoxia training for F-22 and F-15 pilots. // A girl, Lily, was born to Gregory ’00 and Jessica (Berghuis) Mumm, Brandon, S.D., in May. // A girl, Ruthie, was born to Matt and Rachel (Berg) Scherer in November; they live in Baltimore. // A girl, Kolie, was born to Tally (McEvers) ’03 and John Tinjum, Moorhead, in July; John is a physician in internal medicine at Sanford Health, Moorhead.
Minneapolis, in July. // A boy, Timothy, was born to Andrew and Carrie (Gustafson) Peltier, Cambridge, Minn., in June. // A girl, Britta, was born to Chris and Ericka (Jessen) Phelps, Lakeville, Minn., in December 2014. // Brian Treece married Brenda Boden in June; they live in Minneapolis, where he is a realtor with RE/Max Results.
2003
A boy, Corban, was born to Joseph and Sherri (Dathe) Biewer, Byron, Minn., in December 2014. // Sonja (Vanderpan) Brandt, Grand Forks, N.D., earned a doctorate in teaching and learning from the U of North Dakota. // Kathryn (Borgen) Friberg,
A boy, Cody, was born to Brian and Kelly (Quaal) Atwell, Castle Rock, Colo., in November 2014. // A boy, Zachary, was born to Matt and Elizabeth (Maiers) Cheney, Hutchinson, Minn., in March; Elizabeth is director of community philanthropy for the Southwest Initiative Foundation, Hutchinson. // A boy, Sebastian, was born to Jess Crane-Munoz and Jose Munoz, Vinton, Iowa, in February. // A boy, Lincoln, was born to Jodi (Miller) ’04 and Nathan Hoyt, Sioux Falls, S.D., in September. // A girl, Jeanette, was born to Annie Jacobsen and David Waytz,
future roommates? Future class of 2036 Olivia, the daughter of Joshua and Laura (Espedal) Caroon ’06, Moorhead, and Grace, the daughter of Mike and Amanda (Weber) Mackereth ’04, Isanti, Minn., meet for the first time in December 2014 in the Knutson Campus Center.
2004
Bloomington, Minn., is secretary for Redemption Lutheran Church, Bloomington. // Karin (Sanden) Garduno, Elmhurst, Ill., is senior HR manager for CCC Information Services, Chicago. // Rebekah (Hoback) Jorgensen, Roseville, Minn., earned a Master of Education degree in learning and technology from Western Governors U, Salt Lake City. // Emily Judd married Bradley
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