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STAND UP AND CHEER Cobbers gathered in Albert Lea, Minn., at the Drommerhausen residence to reminisce and celebrate 40 years of friendships made at Concordia. They traveled from Kansas, California, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Minnesota to Stand Up and Cheer! (l-r): Ray Julson ’78, Pam (Wilson) Lynner ’77, Pat Lund-Moe ’78, Dave Drommerhausen ’78, Kari (Mathsen) Harrisville ’78, Julie (Haaland) Drommerhausen ’77, Mary (Graalum) Mohl ’77, Doug Mohl and Denise (Nelson) Seguine ’77
Healy and Chris Lindseth ’96, Fargo, in August 2016. // Jon Magerøy, Ås, Akershus, Norway, is a researcher II for the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research. // Nicole (Anderson) Rittenour, Zimmerman, Minn., earned a doctorate in educational leadership from St. Cloud State U. // Amanda (Hastad) Thompson, Willmar, Minn., co-authored articles in Renal Failure (Sept. 8, 2016) and Clinical Hypertension (Nov. 23, 2016).
2003 Karin (McKenzie) Brinkhoff, Hanover, Minn., in June 2016. // A girl, Solveig, was born to Jason and Erin (Hewitt) Burggraff, Rochester, Minn., in January 2017. // Evan Graner, New York, is director of brand engagement for Landor.
2000 A girl, Anika, was born to David and Carmen (Davidson) Burleigh, Dimondale, Mich., in August 2016. // A girl, Olivia, was born to Kathryn Gardner, Minneapolis, in May. // Erik Lien, Andover, Minn., was named 2015-16 Smart/ Maher VFW Minnesota High School Teacher of the Year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. // A girl, Kika, was born to Andrew and Maren (Stone) Rotering, Bloomington, Minn., in January 2017. // A girl, Alexandra, was born to David and Kaira (Brekke) Stewart, Costa Mesa, Calif., in March. // A girl, Solveig, was born to Travis ’99 and Laura (Kjelland) Thorvilson, Euclid, Minn., in September 2016. // Twin girls, Chloe and Ada, were born to Thor and Gina (Caven) Toftely, St. Louis Park, Minn., in April 2016; Gina is
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2001 A girl, Julia, was born to Andrew and Catherine (Dicken) Burelle, Coon Rapids, Minn., in December 2016. // A girl, Ivy, was born to Stacy (Stromstad) and Chad Christianson, Halstad, Minn., in October 2016. // Carolyn (Hooker) Dube, Austin, Minn., earned a doctorate in educational leadership and management from Capella U, Minneapolis; she was elected to a four-year term on the Austin Public Schools school board. // A boy, Dalton, was born to Daniel and Carrie (Strouth) Herrig, Grand Forks, N.D., in July 2016. // A girl, Ivy, was born to Now and Megan (Roth) Winter, Thousand Oaks, Calif., in June.
2002 Abby Buhaug, Blaine, Minn., published her first novel, “Noble” (2017). // A twin boy, Matthew, and girl, Annika, were born to J.D. and Erica (Tangen) Crouch, St. Paul, Minn., in December 2016. // A girl, Aine, was born to Megan
Mandelin Arola, Antioch, Tenn., is marketing manager for Nashville Software School. // A girl, Julia, was born to Nick and Lisa (Waldrup) Erickson, St. Paul, Minn., in June. // A girl, Maren, was born to Erika Foss, McGregor, Minn., in September 2016. // Elizabeth (Lerohl) Hiller, Moorhead, is pastor of Dilworth Lutheran (Minn.) Church. // A boy, Shepherd, was born to Aaron and Alison (Blake) Jones, West Fargo, N.D., in August 2016. // Casey Lankow, St. Paul, Minn., earned a doctorate in psychology from St. Mary’s U of Minnesota, Minneapolis. // A girl, Gemma, was born to Ryan and Kelsey (Myhre) Moran, Osseo, Minn., in November 2016. // A girl, Solveig, was born to Marija Reiff and Michael Long, Charlottesville, Va., in January 2017. // Tally (McEvers) Tinjum, Moorhead, earned a doctorate in nursing from the U of Nevada Las Vegas. // A girl, Rebekah, was born to Michael and Rachel (Hockert) Wagner, Brandon, Minn., in September 2016.
2004 Nate Jorgensen, Roseville, Minn., is system administrator
for TIES, St. Paul. // Laura (Kadow) Lamb, Perham, Minn., is a preschool teacher for Perham Public Schools. // Erica (Grinde) LaPorte, Missoula, Mont., is director of risk management and benefits for Missoula County. // Joseph Lindquist, Moorhead, earned a Master of Music degree in music education from North Dakota State U, Fargo. // A boy, Quinn, was born to Alyssa (Adam) and Jonathan Mudd, Guangdong, China, in February 2017; Jonathan is school director for QSI International School of Haiphong, Vietnam. // Emily (Chrissis) Myallis, Lititz, Pa., is children’s minister for St. Paul Lutheran Church. // A boy, Oscar, was born to Gretchen Nordstrom and Jonathan Davis, Washington, D.C., in April. // A boy, Peter, was born to Michael and Heather (Frank) Olivier, Lakeville, Minn., in February 2017. // Angie (Fernelius) Ryan, Moorhead, is product marketing manager for Dynamic Communities, Fargo. // A girl, Ivy, was born to Mike and Allison (Thompson) Walton, Pine Island, Minn., in May; Allison is a child protection social worker for Olmsted County Child and Family Services.
2005 A girl, Freya, was born to Emily and Patrick Amundson, Monterey, Calif., in May 2016. // Oby Ballinger, St. Paul, Minn., is pastor of Edina Morningside Community Church. // Sara Berge, Tampa, Fla., was named 2016 Teacher of the Year by the Hillsborough County School District. // Erinn Brauer married Brian Brown, McCook, Neb., in March. // A girl, Ericka, was born to Curtis and Heidi (Thompsen)