CLASS NOTES

Alumni Class Notes Undergraduate

60s 1964 > Robert Mikulak was named a recipient of the 2019 OPCW–The Hague Award by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

1966 > Lynn Ruark continues to enjoy retirement after working in student services (mostly as dean of students) at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, for 35 years.

70s 1970 > Dale Peterson retired from his position as Athletes Committed to Educating Students board president after almost a decade.

1973 > John Downing was named a 2019 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences category.

80s 1980 > Elaine Wyatt was inducted into the Minnesota Women Business Owners Hall of Fame by the National Association of Women Business Owners, Minnesota.

1987 > Kris Norman-Major was awarded the Joan Fiss Bishop Award by the American Society for Public Administration. 1989 > John-Mark Schlink was awarded a grant by the Minnesota State Arts Board to support his new print series. > Jennifer Ness Smith was inducted into the Minnesota Women Business Owners Hall of Fame by the National Association of Women Business Owners, Minnesota.

90s 1991 > Patrick Gallagher, spouse of Jodena Olson Gallagher ’91, became a partner in Barnes & Thornburg’s Intellectual Property Department in Minneapolis. > David Law was named Minnesota Superintendent of the Year by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators.

1992 > Laura McQuiston (also MFA ’19) was recognized as a finalist for the 2019–2020 Loft Mentor Series Fellowship in the poetry genre.

00s 2005 > Abdirahman Abdi was named to Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list. > Meghan Bethke (also MNM ’07) started a new position as vice president of fund development at Saint Therese. > Nicole Joy Brunsvold Frethem was elected to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 5, 2019, to represent District 1. > Junauda Petrus’ novel, “The Stars and the Blackness Between Them,” was named a finalist for the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards.

2006 > J.P. Gritton’s novel, “Wyoming,” received positive recognition from Kirkus Reviews. > Patrick Rieger was cast in “Days of Our Lives.”

2007 > Kimberly Arleth (also MNM ’15) started a new position as product analyst for vendor relations at the American Psychological Association. > Eric Hove (also MFA ’14) started a position as a software developer at Intertech.

2008 > Colin Schulte started a position as senior finance director at OneOme.

2009 > Tanner Anderson released a movie, “The Turkey Bowl.” > Matthew Perushek was promoted to partner at the personal injury law firm of Sickels, Frei and Mims.

10s 2011 > Anisha Murphy (also JD ’14 and MPA ’16) was a recipient of an IDEA Fellowship from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. > Ashley Wirth-Petrik was appointed a New Leaders Council Twin Cities fellow for 2020.

2012 > Jarid Hockert started a position as marketing manager at Timesavers, LLC. 2013 > Katie Drews (also MBA ’16) was promoted to chief experience officer at Avenica. > Haroldly Perez Taveras Smith began a new position as analytics experience senior consultant at Avanade.

2014 > Kendra Boyle Hoban started a position as coordinator for the study abroad office at the University of St. Thomas. > Yakasah Wehyee was elected to the Falcon Heights City Council as only the fourth elected public official of Liberian descent in the United States. > Brandon Zeman started a new position as senior manager of strategy and corporate development at CONMED Corporation.

2015 > Meghan Kober started a new position as senior business analyst at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. > Keeren Quayat started a new position as loan portfolio analyst III at NorthMarq.

2016 > Marko Dewhurst started a new position as senior content marketing specialist at Deluxe Corporation.

2017 > Naomi Alemseged was appointed a New Leaders Council Twin Cities fellow for 2020. > Carlye Felton started a new position as a donor stewardship coordinator at Hennepin Theatre Trust. > Rin Heise started a new position as executive assistant at Engaging Schools and graduate assistant of student programs at Harvard University.

2019 > Harrison Jones was featured in an article in LRT Sports’ “The Huddle.”

Alumni Class Notes Graduate

90s 1995 > Sandra Pillsbury Gredzens (MAED) was recognized as a Lifetime Achiever in the fields of art and art education by Continental Who’s Who.

00s 2004 > Heidi Larson Fisher (MNM) started a position as director of special projects at Larson Companies.

2006 > Geoff Herbach (MFA), spouse of Stephanie Ash (MFA ’07), was named a finalist for the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards for his novel “Cracking the Bell.” > Dave Schaps (MPA) (also JD ’11) was named the 2019 Optimist of the Year by the Roseville Area Optimist Club.

2007 > Meghan Bethke (MNM) (also CLA ’05) started a new position as vice president of fund development at Saint Therese. > Mary Butler Harpin (MFA)’s debut poetry collection, “Shadowrise,” was published by Dos Madres Press.

2008 > Anne Piper (MFA) was recognized as a finalist for the 2019–2020 Loft Mentor Series Fellowship in the poetry genre. 2009 > Roland Lang (MBA) started a new position as head of finance for safety and industrial business group operations at 3M.

10s 2010 > Jessica Davis (MAT) received Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. > Mark Ray (MPA) was selected as a winner of the Innovative Campaign to Forward Mission Award by the Department of Homeland Security.

2011 > Dave Schaps (JD) (also MPA ’06) was named the 2019 Optimist of the Year by the Roseville Area Optimist Club.

2012 > Nancy Hedin’s (MFA) novel “Stray” was named a finalist for the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards.

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Go to hamline.edu/ hamlinehelps2020 to find out more about what Hamline does and how you can support the community. > Gary Smith (MFA) was honored by the University of Louisville with its Award for Innovative Writing for his short story, “The Red Bus to San Pedro.”

2014 > Eric Hove (MFA) (also CLA ’07) started a position as a software developer at Intertech. > MayKao Hang (DPA) was appointed vice president and founding dean of the University of St. Thomas Morrison Family College of Health.

2015 > Kimberly Arleth (MNM) (also CLA ’07) started a new position as product analyst for vendor relations at the American Psychological Association. > Natasha Murphy (MPA) started a position as litigation specialist for the city of Atlanta.

2016 > Katie Drews (MBA) (also CLA ’13) was promoted to chief experience officer at Avenica. > Anisha Murphy (MPA)

(also CLA ’11 and JD

’14) was a recipient of an IDEA Fellowship from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. > Veronica Williams (MNM) was a recipient of an IDEA Fellowship from the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

2017 > Sam Conrad (MFA) was a finalist for the 2019–2020 Loft Mentor Series Fellowship in the poetry genre.

2018 > Nina Adel (MFA) was awarded the Bellevue Literary Review’s Felice Buckvar Prize for Nonfiction for her essay “Refugere.” Also, “Porcupine Quills,” an excerpt from her thesis, is forthcoming in Moria literary magazine. > Abigail Anderson (MFA) was a finalist for the 2019–2020 Loft Mentor Series Fellowship in the fiction genre. > Jennifer Hildebrandt (MFA) was recognized as a 2019–2020 Loft Mentor Series fellow for the creative nonfiction genre. > Nicola Koh (MFA) was recognized as a 2019–2020 Loft Mentor Series fellow for the creative nonfiction genre, as well as a finalist for the fiction genre.

2019 > Halee Kirkwood (MFA) was recognized as a 2019–2020 Loft Mentor Series fellow for the poetry genre. > Laura McQuiston (MFA) (also CLA ’92) was recognized as a finalist for the 2019–2020 Loft Mentor Series Fellowship in the poetry genre. > Gen Del Raye (MFA) was recognized as a 2019–2020 Loft Mentor Series fellow for the fiction genre.

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Undergraduate

Norman Albrecht ’43 Grace Fausch Tuttle ’45 Helen Kiner Born ’46 Beth Beimer Marvin ’47 Sybil Schlicht Pearson ’47 Rae Holthusen Beardmore ’48 Ruth Goede Murphy-Morley ’48 Theodore Schroeder Jr. ’48 Beverly Singewald ’48 Elizabeth Plankers Klopp ’49 Ruth Strom Smart ’49 Shirley Schuneman Akridge ’50 Harry M. Iverson ’50 Gordon Swenson ’50 Janet Bittner Greenslit ’51 Joann Janda Hoffman ’51 Paul R. Martin ’51 James E. Rentz ’51 George B. Robson ’51 Arthur Sloth ’51 Marcia Johnson Alberts ’52 Lois Smola Chambers ’52 John D. Hansen ’52 Dorothy Horsmann Lillestrand ’52 Marge Paulson Hartwick

Greenwood ’52 Barbara Silver Robinson ’52 Renae Bucholz Van Ess ’52 Mary Lund Dinnies ’53 Marilyn Knox Johnson ’53 Kenneth W. Arms ’54 Isabelle Watson-Berg ’54 Franklin Byrnes ’54 Luella Cole Hasbrouck ’54 Wayne Little ’54 Gayle Dean Prinzing ’54 Nancy Allen Rounce ’54 Beverly Carlson Finwall ’55 Joyce Dean Jordan ’55 Meredyth McMahon Chase

Thue ’55 Osmon Way ’55 Alice Kerneghan Heckethorn ’56 Susan Graber Maitland ’56 Margaret Fritze Marcella ’56 Joy Johnson Robb ’56 Nancy Winfrey Stanley ’56 Barbara Boe Wego ’56 Earl Kammerud ’57 Daveen Brague Nemerov ’57 Kenneth Pontinen ’57 Donna Ekdahl Clarizio ’58 Patsy Cummins Gaede ’58 Patricia Malchow Hein ’58 William D. Kenyon ’58 Pamela Hanson ’58 Joyce Ostrom Kopper ’58 Richard D. Stehley ’60 Richard A. Olson ’61 Helen Moberg Rule ’61 Robert Kopesky ’62 Lowell Fredin ’66 Shirleyann Sanderson Wesala ’66 Stephanie Culbertson

Tompkins ’67 Dave Fulton ’68 Ricci Noble Keeler ’68 Michael Andrews ’69 Noel DeCambaliza ’69 Timothy Jackson ’69 Janet Quaife ’69 Thomas W. Leverenz ’70 Greg Petrie ’71 Curtis Dunn ’72 Thomas Aaby ’73 Bradley J. Schmidt ’73 David Bradley ’74 Patricia Emerson ’74 Douglas Richards ’74 Sherry Sackett Bjostad ’77 Gregory L. Larson ’79 Tori De Young McCarten ’80 Barbara R. Peck ’87 Elizabeth Lanegran ’89 Gregory Lohrenz ’89 Carla Pickett Tiernan ’92 Barbara Tolkkinen ’92 JD ’96 Emily Hofher ’97 Graduate

Michael Sovis JD ’75 James Otis JD ’76 Rolf Hagen JD ’78 Robert Marcus JD ’81 James Schloner JD ’83 Timothy Guth JD ’84 Arden Fritz JD ’86 Jeanne Young JD ’93 Kathryn Kline MALS ’94 Barbara Tolkkinen ’92 JD ’96 Kaye Sogla Link MAED ’98

F r i e n d s a n d Former Staff

Patrice M. O’Sullivan Alkire (friend)

Martha Allen (friend) Melvin E. Bacon (parent of

CLA student)

Alexandra Bjorklund (emeritus trustee)

Mary Lu Dietz (friend)

Patricia Reid Eldredge (former

CLA faculty) Marjory Marsden Hanson (friend) Timothy L. Hartman (parent of

CLA student)

Willis Heim (parent of former

CLA student) Donovan E. Hull (former faculty)

Dennis R. Jordan (former university staff)

Pao Fong Lee (parent of CLA student)

Dixie Peterson Lindsley (former university staff)

James R. Pielemeier (former law school faculty)

Robert Rutford (former university staff) Orville Ruud (former CLA adjunct faculty) William Stewart (friend) Dorothy Cumming Townsend (friend)

Nancy Phillips Triebel (former university staff)

Cynthia Turner (former graduate school faculty)