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Isaac van Bruggen earned a master’s degree in public administration from Hamline University. He is a tenant services coordinator for Zeller Realty Group in Minneapolis. Nick Vondrashek is an IT analyst and programmer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Ashley Wright earned an MFA degree in theatre management from Florida State University in Tallahassee.
2014 Benjamin Anderson is a teaching assistant at Minnesota State University in Mankato. Ingrid Baudler is a law student and legal research assistant at the University of Colorado Law School. She works as a law clerk at Grease Monkey International in Denver. Eve Christensen is IELTS administrator at ELS Educational Services Inc. in St. Paul, Minn.
Luke Hanson is a development officer at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn.
Kyrie Dailey is a professional research assistant at the University of Colorado–Denver.
2016 Blake Moen is a business
Dane Huinker is a landmanagement district technician at the Jackson Soil and Water Conversation District in Lakefield, Minn.
Carly Ellefsen is associate designer at Design Center Inc. in St. Paul, Minn.
Christine Morrow is a registered nurse at UnityPoint Health in Des Moines, Iowa.
Charles Martin-Stanley II earned a master’s degree in student affairs administration from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. He is a doctoral student in higher education student affairs at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Sam Matheson is relationship manager at Alliance Benefit Group in Albert Lea, Minn. Lauren Maze earned a master’s degree in kinesiology from Iowa State University. She is a graduate student in physical therapy at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Scott Mittman is a graduate student and teaching assistant in mathematics at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Cody Orr is a purchasing engineer co-op at True Manufacturing in O’Fallon, Mo. Michelle Schieber is a material planner at Trane Company in Memphis, Tenn.
Michael Crocker is a freelance videographer in Half Moon Bay, Calif. He tells people’s entrepreneurial and personal brand stories through video. Madeline Davidson earned a master’s degree in architectural engineering from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She is an acoustician at HDR in Minneapolis. Becca Dugdale is a certified public accountant at Deloitte in Minneapolis. Paul Esker of Brooklyn, N.Y., is a press assistant for Hillary for America. Daniel Gallagher earned a master’s degree in flute performance from Illinois State University. He is a doctoral student at Ohio State University in Columbus. Allison Gieswein teaches fourth grade at Lincoln Elementary School in Washington, Iowa.
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Marissa Schuh earned a master’s degree in entomology from Michigan State University. She is an extension educator specializing in assisting commercial vegetable producers at MSU Extension in Adrian, Mich. Rachel Selvig is a funded programs coordinator for Girl Scouts River Valleys in St. Paul, Minn. Sam Wettach is a natural resource specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in Madison.
2015 Tyler Anderson is
communication assistant for Data Communication Solutions in Eden Prairie, Minn. Emily Betts is project manager at Polaris Industries Inc. in Plymouth, Minn. Claudia Calderon Machicado is a consultant at World Bank in Washington, D.C.
development representative at Infor in St. Paul, Minn.
Michona Johns is an English lecturer at Université de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest, France. Amanda Johnson teaches special education at Gage Elementary School in Rochester, Minn. Julia Joseph is a page designer at Lee Enterprises in Madison, Wis.
MARRIAGES As of August 2016
1983 Jerry Johnson and Larry Montan, Aug. 23, 2014
Connor Mattison is a sales associate for DSW in Bloomington, Minn.
1990 Laurie Kjome and Steve
Thandokazi May is a research assistant in molecular biology and human genetics at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa.
1991 Katherine Vertanen and
Corey Miller is an account executive at Robert Half Technology in Oklahoma City.
Zumbahlen, Nov. 22, 2014
Ben Nordquist is a DJ for Instant Request and is also on-call retreat staff and a communications intern at Youth Frontiers in Minneapolis.
2004 Sarah Braun and Randy
Alex Odette is accounts payable specialist at Entrust Datacard in Shakopee, Minn. Meghan Owens is clinical interventionist I at Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Lydia Petersen teaches elementary music for the Hood River Valley School District in Hood River, Ore. Hannah Scholbrock is a billing specialist for LSM Chiropractic Clinics in Oregon, Wis. Andrew Sharot is an analytics consultant for Deloitte in Minneapolis.
Willis, July 23, 2016
Neil Garity, April 9, 2016
2002 Sarah Belz and Rick 2003 Erin Clark and Nick Benedict, Feb. 27, 2016
Ekenberg, Nov. 22, 2014
Cindy Tudor and Matthew Verdick, May 28, 2016
2005 Gabrielle Atwood and Brian Ites, May 14, 2016
Nicole Warnke and Kevin Fultz, July 2, 2016
2006 Tania Connolly and
Michael Hultengren, Aug. 16, 2014 Erik Larson and Morgan Ellis, June 10, 2016 Dana Strandjord and Jeff Talsness, Aug. 23, 2014
2007 Meg Craft and Perry Numedahl, July 30, 2015
Alli (Kephart) Tjossem teaches elementary music at Riffenburgh IB World Elementary School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Mark Strohbehn and Aaron Jost, Sept. 19, 2015
Andrew Withers teaches sixthgrade math at South Middle School in Waukee, Iowa.
2008 Ali Blenka and Chris
Luke Wright is territory underwriter for Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines, Iowa.
Anna Fergesen and Brian Klaus, Aug. 8, 2015
Dara Stull and Adam Clifford, June 25, 2016 Froisland, April 9, 2016
Beth Goskesen and Kendall Christensen, May 6, 2016