class notes
1972 MURIEL (ODDEN) COULTER is a teacher at Tracy Public School in Tracy, Minn. Her husband John (’71) is a retired teacher and enjoys marketing artwork for his friend Josh Spies of Watertown, S.D. MICHAEL STONE is a conductor for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad in Hudson, Wis. “Bob White was the real deal,” he writes.
Jordan, Minn. They moved into a new home in 2006. He enjoys playing basketball and baseball.
1989 DAVID DVORAK lives in Madison, Minn. e th cent trip to re David’s son, Adam, started is h f o d a photo n include at SMSU in the fall. “It’s el shared The reunio 2, John . m a u G Harv Ang his home DeGroff ʻ7 m n o tradition,” he writes. h fr Jo s , te 2 nd Sta y ʻ7 Otto ʻ73 a ary Rychle (L to R): G arv Angel ʻ73, Steve ,H 1991 CARMEN Burton ʻ72 nts ʻ71. e B rd (WEELDREYER) HOWARD a Rich Inquiry moved to Arizona and is a master level and volunteers his time to nontherapist for the Arizona Children’s profit organizations. Craig and his wife 1973 ROBERT PEDERSEN is a Association. She earned a master’s in have three children. He welcomes eMerchant Marine wheelsman for the counseling and has three children. mail from friends: Liberty Steamship Co. in Superior, JOHN AND ANN (MCGUIGGAN, cpeterson@ci.chanhassen.mn.us. Wis. ’92) KELLEN live in Waconia, Minn.
1974 BOB NORBIE was recently elected to serve on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors, the ultimate governing authority for the Special Olympics movement. He is also the President/CEO of Special Olympics Montana.
1980 MARK AND CHERYL (LONDGREN) NOOK moved to Stevens Point, Wis., in July after Mark was named provost at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He was previously dean of undergraduate studies at St. Cloud State University. Mark and Cheryl have 3 children.
1975 BRIAN LUKE is the girls’ swim team coach at Stillwater, Minn., and has won the state championship and true team state title the last two years. He teaches 9th grade physical science. His wife Jane (Theis, ’75) is a daycare provider.
1981 Former student SANDRA (NEECHMELAR) HINDERMANN manages the Kwik Trip in Buffalo, Minn. and works part-time for the Monticello Community Center.
1976 MIKE RITTER is currently senior direct sales manager at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Throughout his 28 years at the Star Tribune he has held a variety of positions: district sales manager, regional sales manager, home delivery manager and single copy category manager. Mike is married and living in Apple Valley, Minn. with two step children. He often talks to alumni Joe Pancotto and occasionally sees Steve Moore. 1978 LINDA (DAVIS) SCHEID is the executive director of the Food Bank of Siouxland in Sioux City, Iowa. She is married to husband Bruce. 1979 CRAIG PETERSON is a commercial real estate broker and lives in Chanhassen, Minn. He was elected to the city council in 2000 and 2004. He is chairperson of the Southwest Transit Commission and has served on the Chanhassen Planning Commission. He is a board member for Wilderness
1983 MARK CROSSWAIT works for L&L Insulation in Rapid City, S.D. SHERRI (QUADE) TEIG and her husband, Roger, a former SMSU student, established Teig’s Lawn Care 26 years ago in Marshall. Their son, Shawn, manages the Brookings, S.D., office. They have a daughter. They became proud grandparents to Shawn’s twins in January.
1992 ERIC HANSON is an industrial sales specialist in Lake Oswego, Ore. He is married and has one child. THARAN LEOPOLD is the coordinator of annual giving and special projects at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Faribault, Minn. Tharan and his wife, Ruth, have three children. KAREN (HELSINGER) RINGSVEN works for Strategic Technologies, Inc. and lives in Plymouth, Minn. AARON SCHULTZ works for the South Dakota Army National Guard. He lives in Sioux Falls with his wife, Danelle, and three sons.
1986 DAVID BORNUS is a management analyst for the Minnesota Department of Corrections Policy & Legal Services division and lives in Shoreview, Minn. David is pursuing his master’s in criminal justice studies through the University of Cincinnati. MICHALLE (RUESINK) DAVIES owns a western home décor store in Custer, S.D., after having moved from Colorado Springs, Colo. Her husband Bill is a BNSF conductor.
1993 ELIZABETH (LIBBY LEE) BREIDENBACH is a regional marketing specialist for Ulteig Engineers and lives in Sioux Falls, S.D. JANE (KROGMAN) HARMON is the principal of Moffat County High School in Craig, Colo. She married Matthew Harmon on July 13, 2007. Matt is an investigator for the district attorney’s office. AMY (SCHACHTNER) BRODY is an associate with R’ US Co. in Pittsburgh, Pa. Amy and her husband, Rich, recently moved to Pittsburgh, Pa., from Chicago, Ill. JEFF VIERKANT AND NANCY (WAGENER), his wife, moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa two years ago. Jeff is Vice President of Manufacturing for Pure Fishing. Nancy enjoys staying at home with their three daughters.
1988 GARY SCHLEPER has been a sporting goods salesman for over 18 years. Gary and his wife, Kelly, were married in Nov. 2004 and live in
1994 STACY (BAUER) JONES is the media relations coordinator for Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, S.D. Prior to that she was a news anchor for
KELO-TV in Sioux Falls. Stacy and her husband, Dave, welcomed a daughter in February 2007. SCOT BOWMAN is a quality assurance representative for The Schwan Food Co. in Marshall, Minn. Scot and his wife, Cheryl, are expecting their first child. 1995 LEAH DOOM works with security operations at Citibank in Sioux Falls, S.D. Leah and her husband, Patrick, have two children. “I would love to hear from the Charisma Hall girls,” she writes. MISSY (FISCHER) LIVINGSTON teaches first grade at Adrian Elementary School in Adrian, Minn. Missy and her husband, Stuart, have three children and live in Brandon, S.D. 1996 KHIA BRUSE is an education manager for the Roseville Area Schools and lives in Cottage Grove, Minn. STACY (SWAN) BARSTAD is the CFO and director of operations at Sanford Tracy Medical Center in Tracy, Minn. She is married with three children and enjoys living on Lake Shetek. PAULA DUDGEON is a teacher at Holy Redeemer School in Marshall, Minn. She also teaches natural family planning. PATTY (KIRCHNER) GRUBE is a CPA and lives in Benson, Minn., with her husband, Brent. They had their third child recently. CHRIS HELVIG is a chain account manager for McCain Foods. Chris and his wife, Katie, have two children and live in Rosemount, Minn. SANDI (KRAL) KOOP is a family facilitator for Brown County Family Services. Sandi and her husband, Corey, were married in May 2006. They welcomed a son in April 2007. 1997 ROSS FEY is an insurance salesman in Luverne, Minn. His wife, Nicole (Koenen) is an elementary school teacher. They have three children. KARLA LINDBLAD-PERKINS lives with her husband, Jerrad, on the family farm near Dawson, Minn. They welcomed twin boys when Jerrad was serving in Iraq. 1999 SARA HIERSTEIN is the marketing director for MidWestOne Bank in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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