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Alumni Achievement Awards The Saint John’s University Alumni Achievement Award is given to outstanding alumni in seven reunion classes annually and presented at their reunion dinners. Recipients are nominated by classmates, with final selection made by the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Congratulations to this year’s recipients!
STEVE ASKEW ’66 TERRY HARTMAN ’66 J. TODD KELLY ’66 JOHN LAWLER ’71 FRANK DOOLEY ’76 EVAN APPLEQUIST ’81 SHAUN McELHATTON ’81 PAUL NAKASONE ’86 MURRAY McCARTAN ’91 DAN SCHUMACHER ’96
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MARRIAGES ’83 Jim Newstrom to Les Bendtsen, Feb. ’16 ’03 Mary Claypool to Peter Ehresmann, Feb. ’16 ’03 Kathleen Dickinson to Jim Pach, June ’16 ’04 Kristin Machtemes to Aaron Lais, Apr. ’16 ’06 Sarah (Spaanem ’06) to Matt Foehrenbacher, Apr. ’16 ’07 Katherine Briener to Samuel Krystosek, June ’15 ’08 Sarah Cline to Ben DeMarais, June ’16 ’08 Michelle (Peltz ’12) to Jason Hoffmann, June ’15 ’09 Molly (Bodeker ’09) to Jason Johannes, Dec. ’15 ’10 Jessica (Najarian ’10) to Eric Bell, May ’15 ’10 Tamara Breig to Bobby Chapman, May ’16 ’10 Colleen Kannen to Tony Foehrenbacher, May ’16 ’10 Sophia (Nolan ’13) to Adam McMonigal-Sundsmo, Oct. ’15 ’10 Elizabeth (Gallus ’12) to John Miller, Oct. ’15 ’11 Alex (Brancale ’14) to Drew Larson, June ’16 ’11 Maria (Willkom ’11) to Benjamin Machemehl, July ’14 ’11 Melissa Ogg to Andy Obritsch, July ’16 ’11 Elizabeth (Carroll-Anderson ’10) to Patrick Twhoy, Feb. ’16 ’11 Megan (Bennett ’11) to Bennett Vathing, Jan. ’16
’12 Ashley Papenfuss to Derik Gertken, June ’16 ’12 Calleigh (Brown ’11) to Lucas Kennedy, June ’16 ’12 Laura (Trent ’12) to Sean Lynch, Oct. ’15 ’12 Liz (Harrison ’12) to Alex Mundt, July ’15 ’12 Katie (Bauer ’13) to Jacob Salzl, June ’16 ’13 Meg (Deignan ’13) to Dave Kaster, July ’15 ’13 Clare Wocken to Aaron Remer, Sept. ’15 ’14 BreAnna (Ahrenholz ’12) to Eric Dirkes ’15 Laura (Fox ’15) to Brennan Hall, July ’16
BIRTHS ’92 Angela & Tom Bassett, boy, Alexander, Feb. ’16 ’94 Nicki & Nick Krawczyk, girl, Keira, Mar. ’15 ’98 Helena & Ryan Jense, girl, Clara, Sept. ’15 ’98 Kent Karls & Ben Rosch Karls, boy, Thomas, Feb. ’16 ’99 Paula (Traeger ’99) & Jason Bloch, girl, Adara, May ’16 ’99 Krista & Brian Gerten, girl, Lillian, July ’16 ’99 Basilia & Jeff Muntifering, girl, Meme, Apr. ’16 ’99 Sarah (Spitzmueller ’99) & Jesse Stremcha, boy, Lowell, May ’16 ’00 Lisa (Neu ’00) & Anthony Kapinos, girl, Vivian, Feb. ’16