Alumni News & Notes

STAN STEINER, ’74, sat on the ALA Newberry Committee, which is the most prestigious award for children’s literature.

VICKI (HORTER) GORDER, ’81, retired after 41 years at Altru Health Systems in Grand Forks, ND. She recently took a part time job at UND Medical School teaching exam skills to first- and second-year medical students.

Mark Lykken

MARK LYKKEN, ’90, retired from the Fargo Police Department in December 2022. He served FPD for 32 years. During his career, he was a patrol officer, K-9 handler, patrol sergeant, investigations unit sergeant, police training officer, and public information officer. Mark also served with the Bismarck, ND, and Billings, MT Police Departments for a 35-year career in law enforcement.

LESLIE NOYES, ’93, published a book, Mayhem at the Happy Valley Motor Inn and Resort in 2020. It has earned over 1,000 reviews on Amazon with a 4.5-star rating. There are currently three additional books in the series with another on the way.

Alison (Marquardt) Harrington's Family

ALISON (MARQUARDT) HARRINGTON, ’04, and her husband, Shawn, purchased Bismarck Funeral Home and are both Funeral Directors. Their daughter is going to attend the University of Mary starting in the fall of 2023.

Angela (Brown) & Steven Griffin

ANGELA (BROWN) GRIFFIN, ’04, opened her own medical practice in Tempe, AZ, on October 1, 2022. She got married to her husband, Steven, on November 5, 2022.

Courtney (Roth) Sadowsky's Family

COURTNEY (ROTH) SADOWSKY, ’08, and Dustin have been married since 2011. They have three boys ages 3, 5, and 10. She is currently working on being accepted into the University of Mary Teacher Leadership Academy to obtain her master’s degree.

JENNIFER (ANDERSON) ODELL, ’10, ’19, the newly appointed Bismarck Parks and Recreation District Board Member, was sworn into office January 19, 2023. She will share the operations portfolio during her term, which expires June 2024.

Theresa (Ell) Quist's Family

THERESA (ELL) QUIST, ’12, ’15, and Evan welcomed Elliot on December 5, 2022. He joins big brother, Cooper!

DELAND WEYRAUCH, ’13, will graduate from his forensic pathology fellowship at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Connecticut this July. He has accepted a position as the Deputy Medical Examiner for the State of Montana.

CODY BOHL, ’14, ’19, was recently hired to be a Learning Support Teacher at Ayeyarwady International School in Mandalay, Myanmar.

JOSIE STOCKIE, ’16, won the Legendary Award from Governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum, and the Adjutant General, Major General Alan Dohrmann of North Dakota.

ANDREW SCHINDLER, ’17, and Rebecca were married by Monsignor Shea in October 2022 and are expecting a baby this July.

Emma (Hergenroeder) Savageau and her daughter

EMMA (HERGENROEDER) SAVAGEAU, ’17, and her husband, Chris, had a baby girl, Ayla, on July 24, 2022.

SARA (DURAN) GARVEY, ’17, and Joseph were married in 2019. They had their first baby in 2020 and their second baby 2022. They currently reside in Florida where Joe is a nurse and Sara stays at home with the little ones.

Mary (Shrake) Pedry's family

MARY (SHRAKE) PEDRY, ’18, worked as a FOCUS Missionary from 2018-2020 and attended the Augustine Institute in Denver, CO, graduating with a master’s in theology in 2022. She got married to her husband in October of 2021 and moved to South Dakota in fall of 2022. They had their first child, Josephine Jeanne, in November 2022.

Brayden Hanson

BRAYDEN HANSON, ’18, has obtained his journeyman electrical license and is currently the project manager and safety officer for Edling Electric. He got engaged at a Twin’s game, got married, built a house in north Mandan, and got a second puppy.

Julianna (Kari) and Jarad Zittleman

JULIANNA (KARI), ’20, and JARAD ZITTLEMAN, ’20, were married on June 3, 2022.

LAURA AUKLAND, ’20, and her fiancé got engaged in November 2022. They plan to get married in 2024.

Rita (Barakat) and Henry Fleischacker

RITA (BARAKAT), ’20, and HENRY FLEISCHACKER, ’19, were married on July 1, 2022. Rita began graduate school in the fall of 2022 at Divine Mercy University in Sterling, VA, and Henry began a new job in Washington, D.C., working with the Dominican order at the Dominican House of Studies.

Tiffany (Ohlhauser) and Noah Krebs

TIFFANY (OHLHAUSER), ’20, and NOAH KREBS, ’20, were married on April 30, 2022. They are expecting their first child in spring 2023.

Kevin Wilson and Team Rubicon

KEVIN WILSON, ’21, has deployed twice with Team Rubicon to provide health care services. Once to Haiti and a second time to Guatemala. He also helped open the Lander Free Medical Clinic in his hometown of Lander, WY, which serves individuals who do not have insurance. The clinic recently opened in February 2023.

Erin Díaz and her son

ERIN DÍAZ, ’22, and her husband, Edgar, welcomed their first child, Nicholas Joseph Díaz, on May 25, 2022, just weeks after Erin’s graduation from the Bioethics program and moving to their new home in Spring, TX.

CAROLINE (LOE), ’22, and JAMES MASON, ’22, were married August 20, 2022. James started chiropractic college this past November at Palmer College of Chiropractic. Caroline works as a project manager at First Court Inc.