1982
Marten Hoekstra, ’82, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Emerging Global Advisors. He currently lives in New York with his wife, Valerie (Wessman), ’82. 1983
Lori (Ludwig) Tweten, ’83, is the assistant vice president of Gate City Bank. She and her husband, Thomas, ’83, reside in Grand Forks. 1984
Tim Huckle, ’84, has been named chief operating officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. He was previously vice president of health operations. He and his wife, Joanne (Thielen), ’83, live in Moorhead, Minn. James Johnson, ’84, is a new staff writer for the Traill County Tribune in Mayville, N.D. He worked for WDAZ television in Grand Forks for 22 years before moving into the newspaper business. Johnson resides in Mayville. Scott Mahar, ’84, ’94, has been named assistant vice president of Program Management at CoreLink Administrative Solutions. He and his wife, Michelle, live in Fargo, N.D. 1986
John Harju, ’86, has been appointed to the National Petroleum Council for one term. Members represent all aspects of the oil and gas industries. He currently lives in Grand Forks.
1987
Tom Jacobson, ’87, has been awarded the 2010 Friend of the Chamber award by the Alexandria, Minn., Chamber of Commerce. He served on the Chamber’s board of directors from 2003-2009 and was its president in 2008. He and his wife, Joni (Holm), ’87, reside in Alexandria. Terry Johnson, ’87, has joined Minnkota Power Cooperative in Grand Forks as an environmental engineer in the legal and governmental affairs department. He and his wife, Wendy, live in West Fargo, N.D. Timothy Schutz, ’87, has been appointed to Colorado’s 4th Judicial District Bench. Schutz will serve his term for two years after which voters will decide whether he is retained for a six-year term. He and his wife, Kristi, currently live in Monument, Colo.
Patrick Stevens, ’88, has been appointed administrator of Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources Division of Air and Waste. He resides in Lake Mills, Wis. Mark Vollmer, ’88, current head principal at Minot (N.D.) High School-Magic City Campus, has been appointed as superintendent. He and his wife, Melinda (Quiner), ’90, live in Minot. 1989
Scott Giesinger, ’89, is the district manager of Arc Greater Twin Cities’ Value Village Thrift Stores & Donation Centers. He directs a team of 400 volunteers and employees who work at the four Arc locations. Giesinger currently resides in Champlin, Minn.
1990s
Remember when, in 1993, UND vocal performance graduate, Maria Williams, competed and won the regional Metropolitan Opera audition? 1990
Jon Backes, ’90, received the Minot State University Alumni Association’s Golden Award. He is a 1984 MSU graduate and a 1990 UND Law School graduate. He and his wife, Karla, live in Minot. Steven Lawson, ’90, is the new executive director at Silver Care Center in Silver City, N.M., where he lives with his wife, Lisa.
Lisa (Veneruzzo) Simonson, ’87, a customer service manager at the UND bookstore, recently received the Values in Action Award for 2010 from the Follett Corp. She also received the company’s President’s Values in Action award. She and her husband, Steven, live in Grand Forks. Tamara (Davidson) Sogard, ’87, has been appointed to the Williston State College Foundation Board for a threeyear term. She and her husband, Patrick, ’82, ’86, reside in Williston, N.D. 1988
Robert Foss, ’88, was appointed president and chief executive officer of NorTex Gas Storage Company, LLC. He currently resides in Woodland, Wash., with his wife, Bridgit.
reunion This past summer a group of international students got together in San Antonio, Texas. They are (from L-R): Carlos Fiol, ’86,’88, Maria Teresa Antelo-Fiol, ’87, Michael Kestoras, ’84, ’86, Maria AlarconFurman, ’89, Alicia Bata, ’86, ’99, Sebastian Espindola, ’87, Cecilia Orellana Rojas and Gerardo Enkerlin, ’86.
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Darla Romfo, ’81, has been named one of Newsmax Magazine’s 2010 Heroes for her work with awarding scholarships to low-income children in inner cities. She currently lives in New York.