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1987 Chris Bonnell, Minneapolis, is vice president of external affairs for Western Governors University, Salt Lake City. // Kristi Bummer married Doug Brekke ’80, Big Timber, Mont., in June; Doug passed away in October after a four-year battle with cancer. // Thomas Eide, Fargo, is director of field services for the North Dakota Department of Human Services.
1989 Marci (Olson) Butcher, Lewiston, Mont., was named 2017 National Diabetes Educator of the Year by the American Association of Diabetes Educators. // Kevin Doely, Plymouth, Minn., is senior pastor of Faith Lutheran Church, Coon Rapids. // Carol (Schotzko) Sylvester, Rosemount, Minn., is a business researcher with Line of Sight Group, Minneapolis.
1990 Stephanie Gober, Washington, D.C., is senior associate at Banyan Global consulting firm. // Gregory Kaurin married Mahareta Paubert, Tacoma, Wash., in December 2016. // Carrie (Smith) Olson, Ortonville, Minn., is extension educator and associate extension professor for U of Minnesota Extension, Morris; she was honored for 25 years of service by the National Association of 4-H Extension Agents.
1992 Shane Burton, Andover, Minn., is lead pastor of ReaLife Church, Bloomington. // A boy, Leo, was adopted by Daren and Elle (Lorenson) Grothaus, Minnetrista, Minn., in April. // Sarah Hinz, Phoenix, is
director of professional services for Arivis Inc. // A boy, Bjorn, was adopted by Mark and Kari (Morgenthaler) Knapp, Excelsior, Minn., in February 2016. // Jessica (Greco) Lance, Lakeland, Minn., is a secondgrade teacher for St. Paul Public Schools. // Stan Nelson, St. Paul, Minn., earned an MBA from the U of St. Thomas.
Representing Concordia The Minneapolis law firm of Nilan Johnson Lewis has more than its fair share of Cobbers: eight of its 54 lawyers are Concordia grads, representing four different decades. All share a common affection for Concordia and gratitude for the foundation it provided, leading each to success in his or her chosen field. Top row: Lori (West) Johnson ‘93, Courtney Ward-Reichard ‘89, Matthias Niska ‘04, Erik Salveson ‘79 and Katheryn Andresen ‘82. Seated: Cortney Sylvester ‘89, Joe Schmitt ‘89 and Heidi Neff Christianson ‘92
1993 Christie Manisto, Vancouver, Wash., is the solo pastor of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church.
1995 Kristina (Clark) Gaalaas, Grand Rapids, Minn., met the requirements to be a Certified Financial Planner in April; she works for Edward Jones. // Andrea Hanson married Matthew Jorstad, Grand Forks, N.D., in May 2016. // Ryan Malmin, Kalispell, Mont., was named Class AA American Legion Baseball Coach of the Year by American Legion Baseball. // Keani (Tamaria) McKenzie married Richard Blake, Daejeon, South Korea, in July 2016.
1996 Jon Birkeland, Hermantown, Minn., completed the 25-month Graduate School of Banking program at the U of Wisconsin-Madison. // A boy, William, was born to Dawn and Christopher Byars, Washington, Ind., in November 2016. // Molly (Krueger) Enz, Brookings, S.D., was awarded a Fulbright scholar grant in Senegal, West Africa, by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. // Tammy Merkins, Detroit Lakes, Minn., was appointed Becker County Attorney in July 2016. // Joan
(Urbaniak) Wodiska, Falls Church, Va., was honored for her service as vice president of the Virginia State Board of Education by the Commonwealth of Virginia; she was subsequently appointed by the governor to represent Virginia on the Education Commission of the States. // Steven Woyen, Lyle, Minn., is pastor of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.
1997 Jon Prischmann, Fergus Falls, Minn., is a self-employed commodity broker.
1998 Brad Anderson, Fargo, is producer/sports broadcaster for Midwest Radio of Fargo-Moorhead and was named a 2016 North Dakota Sportscaster of the Year finalist by National Sports Media Association, WinstonSalem, N.C. // Justin Antonson, Minneapolis, earned an MBA in finance from Capella U. // Darrell Ehrlick, Billings, Mont., received the National Media Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars at its national convention for outstanding contributions
to a better understanding of the American way of life and its institutions and interest by honest and forthright reporting. // A girl, Parker, was born to Amber and Bryan Frandrup, Rosemount, Minn., in August 2016. // Briana (Gilbertson) Lucas, Bozeman, Mont., is director of operations for Winegardner’s Wines. // A girl, Harper, was born to Tiffany and Ryan Siggerud, Dilworth, Minn., in November 2016. // John Staub, Silver Spring, Md., was appointed to the Senior Executive Service and serves as director of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Analysis at the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Washington, D.C. // A girl, Beatrice, was born to Clarence and Carin (Bratlie) Wethern, Minneapolis, in September 2016. // Kevin Wollin, St. Paul, Minn., is a healthcare phone representative for Minnesota Department of Human Services.
1999 A boy, David, was born to Amy Becker-Perez and Pablo Perez, Libertyville, Ill., in December 2016. // A boy, Russell, was born to Nick and
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