2010
2011
Ashley Ver Burg Soukup was named a Forté Fellow by the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Business.
2012
Adia Zeman earned an M.S. in higher education administration from St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minn., May ’16.
S. Christin Tomy, OP, celebrated her first profession of vows with the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters in Sinsinawa, Wis., June ’16.
2013
Marie Cherry is a learning center assistant for Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School in Irvine, Calif.
Melissa Balitz was appointed by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton to be a member of the Mental Illness Task Force, June ’16. The task force will work to identify gaps in the state’s mental health system and propose comprehensive recommendations to design, implement and sustain a continuum of mental health services.
Bridget Deutz was nominated for the Advertising Federation of Minnesota’s 2016 “32 Under 32”. Thelma Gonzalez is a higher education advisor for Education is Freedom in Dallas, Texas.
Brita Thielen graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a master’s degree in English literature, May ’16. This fall, she will begin the English literature doctoral program at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
2012
was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to be an English teaching assistant in Malaysia, Spring ’16. Joslyn Brugh is an emergency RN for Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Neb.
Margaret Peterson earned her master of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, May ’15 and is a mechanical design engineer at P2S Engineering, Inc. in Redondo Beach, Calif.
Marie Boo is a sports physical therapist at Texas Health Resources in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ellory Eggermont Roske is a retreat coordinator at Youth Frontiers in St. Louis Park, Minn., and a substitute paraprofessional for Teachers on Call in Minneapolis.
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Ellen Newkirk is a third-grade teacher at St. Ann’s School, Chicago, Ill., Aug. ’16.
Emily Bina is a creative executive for Katie Couric Media in New York City, N.Y.
Caitlin Brutger is a piano instructor at WIRTH Center for the Performing Arts in St. Cloud, Minn., Aug. ’16.
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Kia Lor is an Intercultural Fellow for Student Affairs for the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
Katrina Deal Ball is an operations officer at CML Offshore Recruitment in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Kaitlyn Brown is a program manager for Amazon in Minneapolis.
2015
2014
Anika Chowdhury is an associate director of residential life at the Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Laura Fox Hall is an executive assistant/ project coordinator for St. Cloud Times in St. Cloud, Minn. Elizabeth Hansen works in software quality assurance for Epic in Verona, Wis.
2016
Alyssa Finnesgard graduated with a master’s in clinical mental health counseling from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., May ’16.
Diana Elhard was granted a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to teach in Turkey, Spring ’16. Melissa Vang was granted a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to teach in Thailand, Spring ’16.
Stella Fredrickson received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to teach English in Greece for the 2015-16 academic year. She is now an ESL teacher at Willmar Senior High School, Willmar, Minn.
Khadija Fernandez is an environmental technician for Caribbean Development Company, Ltd. in Trinidad and Tobago. Rebecca Franklin completed an M.B.A. from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, April ’16. Mikala Foehrenbacher Gaffke graduated with her doctor of dental surgery degree from Marquette University, May ’16. Bethany Hanson earned her J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law, May ’16. Aimee Hein graduated from Boston College School of Theology & Ministry with a master’s in theological studies, May ’16. She will begin work on her Ph.D. in theological ethics at Boston College in Sept. ’16. Katee Rotty earned her doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, May ’16. She is now an associate at Hebert Dental in Eau Claire, Wis. Laura Shrode earned a master of divinity from St. John’s University, School of Theology & Seminary, in Collegeville, Minn., May ’16.
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was awarded a Fulbright teaching scholarship to be an English teaching assistant in Taiwan, Spring ’16.
was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after completing the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, Aug. ’16.
Katie Schwab earned a master’s in human performance from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, May ’16. Christa Troup received her nonprofit management certificate from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, May ’16. Julie Zaborowski completed an M.A. in heritage management policy & education from Maastricht University in the Netherlands, May ’16.
Mai Tong Yang was granted a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to teach in South Korea, Spring ’16.
MARRIAGES 1998 1999 2006
Jolene Pasch to James Crosby, June ’15 Amy Hertel to Matt Buckley, Dec. ’15 Sarah Arntson to Adam Wood, Sept. ’15 Heidi Schultz to Christian Burres, Nov. ’16
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