CLASS NOTES Services of Minnesota for enhancement of work environment and quality of life for residents.
2003
Homecoming 2014 Thanks for joining us at Homecoming this year. Next year’s celebration will be Oct. 2-4, 2015. See you there.
Carrie Dobmeier, Alexandria, Minn., was selected to participate in the Policy Fellows program at the U of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs; she is a senior social compliance analyst for Target Corp. Elizabeth Swanson, Minneapolis, is winner of the David G. Nathan award in Basic Research by the Society of Pediatric Research; she is a fellow in the department of pediatrics at the U of Minnesota; her research focused on cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most common infectious disease causing birth defects and disabilities in the U.S.
25-Year Reunion Class 50-Year Reunion Class
2004
Marie (Reigstad) Ellis, Minneapolis, was selected to participate in the Policy Fellows program at the U of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs; she is a public policy manager for Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
2007
Sarah Hoffbeck, Fergus Falls, Minn., won first place in the marketing and writing for the web campaigns of the North Dakota Professional Communicators 2014 Communications Contest; she and her colleagues won the 2013 Silver ADDY Award from the American Advertising Federation – North Dakota; she is a content marketing specialist for North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton.
2010
Ariel Aakhus, Baxter, Minn., was crowned Ms. Brainerd United States 2014 during the Miss Brainerd United States Pageant.
2012
Laura Brutscher, Bozeman, Mont., was honored with a Project ApisM-Costco Predoctoral Fellowship for graduate research in honey bee health by Project ApisM; she is a graduate researcher at Montana State U.
Marriages 1991
Kristi Oathoudt to Robert Brownson in April; they live in Hudson, Wis.
1992
Shana Hannan to Jennifer Sanders in March 2013; they live in Columbia, S.C.
1993
Audra Lind to Susan Benjamin in August; they live in Brainerd, Minn.
2002
Evan Kuhn to Elizabeth Trigg in August 2013; they live in St. Paul, Minn. Courtney Zinter to Frank Fader in February; they live in Washington, D.C.
2004
Amber Vandenberghe to Rory Beyer in March; they live in St. Charles, Minn.
2006
2014
Mason Herman to Kirsten Rieke in August; they live in Moorhead.
A boy, Truett, to Sarah and Paul Melvey in March.
2007
Marie Flagstad to Josh Brewers in July; they live in Burnsville, Minn. Abby Van Asten to Josh Rogers in May; they live in Springfield, Mo.
1992
2009
A girl, Nina, was adopted by Terry and Barbara (Stemson) Farland, Minneapolis, in December 2013; Nina was born in September 2013.
Sally Helgeson to David Sterk in July; they live in Marshall, Minn. Mary Otis to Tyler Roehl in June; they live in West Fargo, N.D. Jennifer Young to Ben Bremer in September; they live in Brooklyn Park, Minn.
2010
Katherine Reilly to Samer Taweel in May; they live in Amman, Jordan.
1999
2011
Sara Kreger to Sean LaFleur in January; they live in Brooklyn, N.Y. Shauna McGillivray to Mark Demarest in August; they live in Fort Worth, Texas.
Alyssa Black to Ben Jacobson in June; they live in St. Paul, Minn. Jennifer Harvey to Lee Greuel in May; they live in Minot, N.D. Samantha Swanberg to Harrison Aakre in July; they live in Montevideo, Minn.
Jill Carlson to Joshua Fuller in September; they live in Richfield, Minn. Nathan Holst to Sarah Wurst in August; they live in Duluth, Minn. Alison Perleberg to Nolen Peterson in July; they live in Oakes, N.D. Samantha Wede to Derek Deren in April; they live in Chaska, Minn.
Margot Brenna to Mike Peterson in August; they live in Moorhead. James Flaa III to Tiffany Wong ’09 in August; they live in Plymouth, Minn.
1997
2012
Steven Deline to Cacey Betzler in October 2013; they live in Coon Rapids, Minn. Rachel Mathiowetz to Nick Wagner in June; they live in Portland, Ore.
Births 1987
A boy, Gideon, was adopted by Scott Lewis and Carmen Bensink, Salem, Ore., in October; Gideon was born in July.
1993
1994
A boy, Jacob, to Darren and Stacey (Peyerl) Hoffman, Maple Grove, Minn., in April. A boy, Jacob, to Dion and Amy (McGregor) Schleske, Pelican Rapids, Minn., in August 2013. A girl, Beckett, to Michele Willman and Jeffrey Franck, Grand Forks, N.D., in January.
1995
A boy, Leo, to Bill and Sarah (Meyer) Conlin, Shoreview, Minn., in November 2013. A boy, Thor, to Karl and Kristina (Clark) Gaalaas, Grand Rapids,
Minn., in January. A boy, Nathaniel, to John and Suzanne (Berge) Harrenga, Ames, Iowa, in October 2013.
1996
A boy, Harrison, to Dawn and Christopher Byars, Fort Wayne, Ind., in October 2013. A girl, Annika, to Erin Conroy and Paul Boettcher, Bottineau, N.D., in March.
1997
A boy, Harrison, to Jay and Jolene (Byer) Phillips, Shawnee, Kan., in June. A girl, Linnaea, was adopted by Rebecca Tkachuk and Jonathan Swoyer ’02, Pacific Grove, Calif., in February.
1998
A boy, Bode, to Sarah Moe, Alpena, Mich., in December 2013. A boy, Gage, to Scott and Jaynie (Rude) Syverson, Otsego, Minn., in August.
1999
A boy, Alexander, to Amy Aamodt-Allenbrand and Jason Allenbrand, Oregon City, Ore., in October 2013. Twin boys, Ezra and Elijah, to David and Michelle (Beare) Bradley, St. Cloud, Minn., in February. A boy, Mason, to Nick and Karin (McKenzie) Brinkhoff, Maple Grove, Minn., in May. A boy, Callum, to Molly and Kevin Heinz, Plymouth, Minn., in June 2013. A boy, Thomas, to Anne Keating and Alan Fowler, West Fargo, N.D., in February. A boy, Liam, to Gregory and Emily (Tessmer) Kleist, Buffalo, Minn., in November 2013. A boy, Louis, to Michael and Paula (Bergem) LeClair, Maple Grove, Minn., in July. A girl, Aubrey, to Doug and Michelle (Bilderback) Nilles, St. Paul, Minn., in February. Concordia Magazine
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