ANNUAL REPORT OF APPRECIATION

FORMING VALUED LEADERS FOR GOD’S MISSION

2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT OF APPRECIATION WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

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MISSION STATEMENT Wartburg Theological Seminary serves Christ’s church through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America by being a worship-centered community of critical theological reflection where learning leads to mission and mission informs learning.

The community embodies God’s mission by stewarding resources for engaging, equipping, and sending collaborative leaders who interpret, proclaim and live the gospel of Jesus Christ for a world created for communion with God and in need of personal and social healing.

LEADERSHIP Board of Directors Rev Elizabeth Albertson Rev Dr Stephen Cornils Ms Janet Follstaedt Bishop Mary Froiland Bishop Michael Girlinghouse Mr David Horstmann Rev Judith Huseth Dr David Jacox Ms Rene Johnson Mr Ronald Jones Rev Dr Kathryn Kleinhans Dr Phillip Knox Ms Sally Lee Rev Raymond Legania Rev Dr Nelson Meyer Mr James Mohn Rev Amy Odgren Mr David Olson

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Rev Dr Mamy Ranaivoson Dr Susan Rehwaldt Rev Carl Schoss

Foundation Trustees Mr John Augustine Mr Steven Benz Rev Dr Stephen Cornils Rev Dr Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl Mr David Horstmann Rev Dr Nelson Meyer Dr Joel Streng Ms Faith Trapp President Rev Louise N Johnson President’s Cabinet Rev Dr Winston Persuad, Acting Academic Dean

Rev Amy Current, Dean for Vocation Janelle Koepke, Vice President for Mission Support Andy Willenborg, Vice President for Finance and Operations Mission Support Staff Janelle Koepke, Vice President for Mission Support Diane Brondyke, Director for Annual Giving and Operations Shelby Wartick, Director for Communication Rev Dave Assmus, Gift Consultant Josh Guyer, Gift Consultant Rev Chris deForest, Seminary Engagement Liaison Kim Weigman, Data Specialist Erik Preston, Database Implementation & Report Specialist Marti Knudsen, Administrative Assistant for Departments for Vocation & Mission Support

A Message from Rev. Louise N. Johnson President, Wartburg Theological Seminary

Dear Friends in Christ, What a gift you are to us! We rejoice that God has blessed you with both capacity to give and a heart for the ministry we share in raising up Christian public leaders for the church and the world. Thank you for all you do in prayer and giving to support the work of Wartburg Theological Seminary.

But I want you to know that it is not only Wartburg Seminary and our students who are the beneficiaries of your gifts – you are changing the world. Giving to support our shared mission means that congregations have pastors. It means that hungry people are fed. Grieving people find comfort. Those who are despairing find hope. And those who are most in need in our world, receive daily bread, clean water, medical care and gospel medicine.

The support you have offered extends through us to serve a world in need. This is the work we do together and why I am so grateful for each of you and for this partnership we share. Your support is changing the world. Join me this year as we continue to change the world through the work of WTS and extend the work of God to a world in need.

I believe so much in this mission and what we can do together. I am going to dig deeper. Won’t you join me in Engaging God’s Future?

Sincerely in Christ,

Rev. Louise N. Johnson (WTS ‘99) President, Wartburg Theological Seminary 2014-2015 Annual Report of Appreciation | Page 3

Message from the Chair of the Board of Directors and the Chair of the Foundation Trustees

Dear Friends, The Apostle Paul writes to the Philippians, “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all … thankful for your partnership in the Gospel.”

Those timeless words reflect the gratitude all of us at Wartburg feel for you, our partners in the Gospel. Most people don’t realize that nearly half of the support needed to provide professors, student aid and a learning environment comes not from grants or from the national church; it comes from you, our donors and partners in the Wartburg mission. You are truly the life blood that makes the formation of our church’s leaders for tomorrow a possibility.

We thank you for your faith, for your generosity and for your partnership in forming valued leaders who will bring God’s healing light to a world in need. You are a blessing!

With grateful hearts,

Rev Dr Stephen Cornils, WTS`70 Chair of the Board of Directors

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Rev Dr Nelson Meyer, WTS`68 Chair of Foundation Trustees

Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2014-2015

Gifts received July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

Revenue Revenue Revenue

Revenue

19.2% 19.2%

$1,062,285 $1,062,285

TUITION & FEES 19.2% NET NET TUITION & FEES

$1,062,285

28.3% 28.3%

$1,562,919 $1,562,919

& GRANTS 28.3% GIFTS GIFTS & GRANTS

$1,562,919

17.3% 17.3%

$955,051 $955,051

SYNOD & CHURCHWIDE 17.3% ELCA ELCA SYNOD & CHURCHWIDE $955,051

15.6% 15.6%

$860,000 $860,000

15.6% ENDOWMENT ENDOWMENT

19.6% 19.6%

$1,082,150 $1,082,150 $5,522,405 $5,522,405

REVENUE (Housing, Food Service) 19.6% OTHER $1,082,150 OTHER REVENUE (Housing, Food Service) TOTAL REVENUE TOTAL REVENUE

Expenses Expenses Expenses 22.2% 22.2%

$1,218,628 $1,218,628

8.2% 8.2%

$449,480 $449,480

SUPPORT (Library and other 8.2% ACADEMIC $449,480 Academic SupportSUPPORT Services) (Library and other ACADEMIC

7.5% 7.5%

$414,098 $414,098

SERVICES 7.5% STUDENT STUDENT SERVICES

10.6% 10.6%

$580,607 $580,607

AUXILIARY EXPENSES (Food Service, Housing) 10.6% AUXILIARY EXPENSES (Food Service,$580,607 Housing)

32.8% 32.8%

$1,805,058 $1,805,058

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT 32.8% INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT $1,805,058

8% 8%

$437,452 $437,452

10.8% 10.8%

$592,036 $592,036

(Teaching) 22.2% INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION (Teaching)

10.8%

$20,736,662

10,000,000

$33,250 $33,250 Cost of theological education per student Cost of theological education per student $15,900 $15,900 Tuition revenue received per student Tuition revenue received per student

$21,733,392

15,000,000

It costs Wartburg Theolgical Seminary $33,250 to provide theological education $33,250 to provideTuition theological education for each student. revenue received for each student.

Tuition revenue received 0 by students isFYless than half this amount.

2015than half FY 2014 FY 2013 by students is less this amount.

Current tuition is $15,900.

Current tuition is $15,900.

It costs Wartburg Theolgical Seminary 5,000,000

$414,098

DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 8% DEPRECIATION EXPENSE

Wartburg Seminary Endowment 20,000,000

$1,218,628

Academic Support Services)

$5,497,350 $5,497,350

18.5¢ to raise $1.00 According to the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, which publishes information to help donors in their charitable giving decisions, organizations should spend no more than 35% of related contributions on fund raising. Related contributions include donations, legacies, and other gifts received as a result of fund raising efforts. In other words, a charity should spend no more than 35 cents to raise a dollar.

$5,522,405

Expenses

$18,039,902

Wartburg Seminary Cost to Raise a Dollar

$860,000

DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL EXPENSES

$437,452 $592,036 $5,497,350

Educational Cost Per Student $33,250 Cost of theological education per student $15,900 Tuition revenue received per student

It costs Wartburg Theolgical Seminary $33,250 to provide theological education for each student. Tuition revenue received by students is less than half this amount.

Current tuition is $15,900.

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Exciting Things Are Happening At Wartburg Theological Seminary!

Thanks to your faithful support and prayers:

This May, 46 graduates were sent by Wartburg and our partner synods into 6 of the 9 regions of the ELCA and beyond.

100% Distributed Learning Degree Programs

17%

of eligible students receive grants and scholarships from Wartburg Seminary.

Each year approximately $730,000 in scholarships are awarded to those students.

Our Distributed Learning (DL) degree programs were initiated in 2010 and are now fully accredited. The first cohort of DL students graduated in 2015. These “DL” students make up 17% of our degree candidates.

Formation for ministry is now open to gifted people who previously couldn’t consider beginning a theological education program.

Wartburg is embarking on an exciting new program called Learning For Life, Seminary for Everyone. Building on the core belief that theological education and formation are for the whole church, Wartburg is creating new ways for all the baptized, of all vocations and from all locations to access theological education.

WTS is not only effective, it’s efficient.

Wartburg Seminary consistently has the second or third lowest cost per student among the ELCA seminaries.

Our student debt levels are among the lowest and going down.

2,200+

Wartburg Seminary graduates are Engaging God’s Future in communities and congregations serving in 47 states and 35 countries.

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“I’m most excited about the unknown.

I don’t know where the Holy Spirit is going to take me after I graduate, the people I’m going to meet, or the community I’m going to be a part of, but I do know that God is already there and is at work doing wonderful things.”

Maggie Berndt-Dreyer, Final Year Master of Divinity Student

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Stewardship Report of Donors

Wartburg Seminary

Gifts received July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

Fund

Every Gift. Every Year. Forming Leaders for God’s Mission.

Wartburg Seminary Fund

The Wartburg Seminary Fund is the financial lifeblood of the institution. This fund provides for the daily life and mission of the seminary including: • Scholarships for students (in addition to those from the endowment) • Support to keep tuition costs low • Excellent faculty and staff • Library and classroom resources • Well-maintained campus facilities

Wartburg Seminary Society

The Wartburg Seminary Society was created to recognize and honor donors whose annual gifts of $1000 or more to the Wartburg Seminary Fund ensure that the mission is sustained each year. Gifts may be received throughout the fiscal year (July 1– June 30) as one-time or monthly gifts. Donors will be recognized at the following levels for their commitment to forming leaders for the church at Wartburg Theological Seminary.

Gifts from individuals and congregations must provide an increasing percentage of the seminary’s current operating budget each year.

Thus, donors to the Wartburg Seminary Fund are important partners in Wartburg’s mission of forming valued leaders for God’s mission.

President’s Circle Annual Gift of $25,000 or more †Mr George F & Ms Jackie Brammer Mrs Elsie Gilbertson Rev Jennifer & Mr Jerry Henry Mr John & Mrs Agnete Lind Lola Wickler Estate Lutheran Charitable Funding, Inc †Dr Joel & Mrs Charlotte Streng Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Steward

Annual Gift of $10,000 - $24,999 American Trust & Savings Bank, Dubuque, Iowa Dr James & Mrs Judith Bailey Mr Steven Benz & Ms Lynne D Sherburne-Benz Mrs Dorothy Bowen Dubuque Bank and Trust, Dubuque, Iowa Rev Kathryn Franzenburg & Dr William Davis Fred & Esther Ehlke Endowment Fund Mr Donald & Ms JoAnne Heltner Mr David L & Mrs Joyce Horstmann Mr Daniel & Ms Peg Musil Rev Dr Stanley & Mrs Nancy Olson Mrs Helen Pagel Dr Winston & Dr May Persaud William A & Mary V Poovey Estate Rev Jan & Dr Steven Rippentrop Page 8 | 2014-2015 Annual Report of Appreciation

Mr Alan & Mrs Marilyn Sorenson St Peter Lutheran Church, Dubuque, Iowa William Weidner Memorial Trust

Partner

Annual Gift of $5,000 - $9,999 Rev Terrie Rae & Mr Chris Anderson Rev David H & Mrs Ruth Assmus Mr John & Ms Jennifer Augustine Rev Thomas T & Mrs Joan Baumgardner Dr Frank Benz Conlon Construction Co, Dubuque, Iowa Dr Stephen & Ms Leslie Cornils Mr George & Mrs Elizabeth Egge First Lutheran Church, Lafayette, Louisiana Dr Ann Fritschel Ms Mary Grunke Dr Ralph Jung Ms Ruth & Mr Stephen Klein Dr Phillip & Ms Sharron Knox Mr Marvin Koester Rev Robert F Lehmann Mr Fred Matthias Ms Jane M Mundschenk Rev & Mrs Clayton C Nietfeld Olga Hart Education Foundation Dr Daniel L Olson Ms Carol & Dr Clifford Rask Rev Dale L & Mrs Catherine Ruosch Schroeder-Smith Scholarship Fund

St Andrews Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, Minn.

St Olaf Lutheran Church Foundation, Fort Dodge, Iowa St Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa Mr. William Streng The Franklin I & Irene List Saemann Foundation Ms Faith & Mr Don Trapp

Founder

Annual Gift of $2,500 - $4,999 Rev Ginger Anderson-Larson & Rev Keith Larson Rev Donald Graham Burt Divinity Scholarship Central/Southern IL Synod - ELCA Mrs Judith Cherwinka Christiansen Charitable Trust †Mrs Mabel Denow Emanuel Extended Ministry Fund Flomar Thanksgiving Fund Ms Barbara Fritschel Henry Treede Designated Fund Rev Judith L & Mr Terry Huseth Mr Marvin Jensen Rev Ronald G & Mrs Mary Ellen Koplitz Mr Zachary A and Ms Kristin Larson Ms Sally & Mr Glen Lee Mr Thomas & Ms Sharon Leesman †Ms Minnie Loeschen Rev Dr Nelson & Mrs Shirley Meyer

Dr Craig L & Mrs Cathy Nessan Rev Rodney Nordby & Ms Nancy Anderson Rev Peggy Ogden-Howe & Mr Henry Howe Mr Alexander C Persaud Rev Armin H & Mrs Miriam Reitz Rev Dr Robert E & Mrs Karen Schlortt Jr Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church, Scales Mound, Illinois St Johns Lutheran Church, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin St Mark’s Lutheran Church, Bloomfield, Nebraska Rev Christine & Mr Daryl Stienstra Theophilus Schaff Endowment Fund Ms Patricia & Dr Craig Tillman Rev Karla Wildberger & Mr Dean Boles Rev William Wittig Rev Mark & Rev Margaret Yackel-Juleen

Member

Annual Gift of $1,000 - $2,499 Rev Kenneth H & Mrs Lois Ahntholz Rev Raymond & Mrs Sandy Anderson Anonymous Donor Mr C W & Mrs Sandy Antholz Rev Victor A & Mrs Marian Baderschneider Mr Ray E & Ms Martha Bailey Mr James & Ms Helen Ruth Barrett Rev Scott & Rev Kristi Beebe Mr & Mrs Bernard D Behrends Rev Bruce A & Mrs Andrea Bergquist

We are grateful to all our alumni and friends for their ongoing generosity and support.

Please note that every effort has been made to list names of donors accurately, but we are human and mistakes do happen. If there is an omission or error, please contact the Mission Support Office by email at missionsupport@wartburgseminary.edu or by phone at (563) 589-0336 so we can correct our records. Thank you for your friendship and understanding.

Mrs Dorothea Berke Rev Charles W & Mrs Bernadean Bichel Rev Philip Borleske Mr Joel H & Ms Carol Bradtke Rev & Mrs Richard D Bremer Mr LeRoy & Mrs Marilyn Brocka Rev Dean & Mrs Kari Brockmeier †Ms MaryLou Caden Rev Michael D & Ms Tammy Carlson Mr Paul & Ms VeeAnn Cartwright Rev Margaret Casper Christ Lutheran Church, Hot Springs, Arkansas Christ Lutheran Church, Sedona, Arizona Mr Bruce & Ms Bev Conway Dr Norma Cook Everist & Rev Burton Everist Rev Dr Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl & Mr Gary Nesdahl Dr Dennis & Ms Karen Dickman Rev & Mrs Joel Diemer Ms Elaine Dove Rev Donald & Rev Gloria Keiser Dovre Ms Rita & Mr David Dudley Mr James & Ms Joanne Dumler Dupaco Community Credit Union, Dubuque, IA Ms Susan & Dr Roger Ebertz Chaplain Col Timothy & Col Jan Faulk Eggleston Elaine P Wagner Living Memorial Fund Ms Gretchen & Mr William Enke Epiphany Lutheran Church of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois Mr Gordon & Mrs Jean Epping Esther & Carl Merklein Foundation Inc Rev Duane R Everson Faith Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois Mr Galen & Ms Sandra Fick First English Lutheran Church Foundation, Peoria, Illinois First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa First Lutheran Church, Prophetstown, Illinois First Lutheran Church, Ewen, Michigan Dr & Mrs Roger W Fjeld Rev Arnold & Mrs Julie Flater Ms Janet Follstaedt Dr Nathan & Ms Diane Frambach Fred & Ada Folkers Endowment Fund Fredsville Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa Rev Arno L Frerichs & Ms Sarah Rogers Bishop Mary & Rev John Froiland Dr Erich & Ms Anna Fruehling Gethsemane Lutheran Church, San Diego, California Mr Dennis Giere Rev Dr Samuel Giere & Rev Amy Current Mr Gerald D Gieseke Rev Carl W Glamm Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Rev Glen H & Mrs Shirley Gronlund

Mr Ron & Ms Linda Gunden Rev & Mrs Kurt Hansen Mr Harlan & Ms Barb Hanson Rev Curtis & Mrs Susan Hanson Rev George L & Mrs Janet Hanusa Rev & Mrs Marvin L Hartmann Rev Catherine M & Mr Ken Hedmark Rev Ray & Mrs Janice Heilener Mrs Lucille Helmbrecht Rev & Mrs Larry Henning Rev Steve & Mrs Julie Herder Dr Robert & Mrs Mildred Herder Mr Warren Herreid II & Ms Jeannine Rivet Rev and Mrs Paul A Hesterberg Rev Paul & Ms Nancy Heykes Rev Julie Higgs Mr Philip & Ms Carole Hofstad Hope Lutheran Church, Palm Desert, California Mr Douglas & Ms Karen Horstmann Dr David & Ms Jacqueline Jacox Jean W Rothfusz Survivors Living Trust Mrs Irene Jecklin Dr Donald D & Mrs Mary Johnson Mr Douglas & Ms Anita Johnson Mr Ronald and Ms Barbara Jones Rev & Mrs Theodore P Kalkwarf Rev Barbara J Knutson Dr Alvin B & Ms Carol Koeneman Rev Shane & Ms Janelle Koepke Rev Barbara Kopperud & Mr James Borden Mr Harold & Mrs Grace Kurtz Rev Herbert F & Mrs Barbara Lammert Mrs Jane Lechner Rev Sylvia & Rev Chris Lee-Thompson Rev Donald R & Mrs Ruth Legacie Mr John A & Mrs LaVonne M Leonard Rev Barry J & Ms Bobbie Levine Rev Thomas F Loftus Lutheran Church of the Cross, Arcadia, California Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Marion, Iowa Dr Robert D & Mrs JoAnn Lynne Rev Dr & Mrs Charles H Maahs Rev Jealaine & Mr Chris Marple Mr & Mrs Willis Martinson Rev Paul & Mrs Dixie Matthias Mr & Mrs Marvin Miller Rev & Mrs Benjamin F Mirtz Mr James & Mrs Connie Mohn Mr & Mrs David Moore Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Mukwonago, Wisconsin Mr J Howard & Mrs Fran Mueller Rev & Mrs William M Nadell Jr Nativity Lutheran Church, Weeki Wachee, Florida Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa

Rev Christian & Ms Kristin Nisonger Mr Allen Nordsiden Norma J Vander Meer Estate Normanna Lutheran Church, Dunn Center, North Dakota Dr Kent & Mrs Linda Olson Rev Erik Olson Mr David & Mrs Larayne Olson Dr & Mrs Karl A Otto Our Savior Lutheran Church, Marshalltown, Iowa Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Mrs Irene Paape Rev J Elliott & Mrs. Kathryn Pancoast Rev Robert & Mrs Leda Patrick Rev Vicki Pedersen & Rev Martha Lang Mrs Jean Peterson Dr Duane A & Mrs Kathy Priebe Dr Susan & Dr Walter Rehwaldt Rev Richard N & Catherine A Rehfeldt Donor Advised Fund Rev Dr Marvin L & Mrs Shirley Roloff Ronald R & Janice R Walter Living Legacy Fund Rev John & Ms Barbara Rosenberg Mrs Lucille Rossbach Ms Jean J Ruege Ruskin Heights Lutheran Church, Kansas City, Missouri Dr Gwen Sayler Rev Roland & Mrs Barbara Schaedig Rev Ronald & Mrs Else Schardt Dr Thomas Schattauer & Dr Paula Carlson Dr Edwin & †Mrs Barbara Schick Ms Sharleen Schlueter Dr & Mrs John Schmeling K.B.E. Rev Jonathan & Rev Jean Schmidt Rev Curtis C & Dr Jean Schneider Mr David & Ms Betty Schroeder Mr Russell & Ms Mary Schuchmann Rev Alton W & Mrs Mary Ruth Schwandt Mr Thomas & Ms Julie Seidelmann Rev Sonja Selboe Rev & Mrs John P Sersland Rev Joel A & Mrs Mary Sherer Rev Michael & Mrs Kathe Sherer Col Louis & Mrs Susan Soon Shim Dr Lynn C Smith Dr Cynthia Smith Rev Harris & Mrs Carol Sonnenberg St James Lutheran Church, Johnston, Iowa St John’s Lutheran Church, Jamestown, North Dakota St Johns Lutheran Church, Dubuque, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, Bird City, Kansas St Johns Lutheran Church, Grand Mound, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, Le Mars, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, Grinnell, Iowa

St Paul Lutheran Church, Hampton, Iowa Rev Dirk & Ms Sarah Stadtlander Rev & Mrs Gerald Staehling Mr & Mrs Duane F Stokebrand Mr Chuck Stroup The Michael Kalan Memorial Fund Bishop Ray & Mrs Deborah Sue Tiemann Rev Larry & Mrs Lois Trachte Mrs Carl Trapp Trinity Lutheran Church, Bruning, Nebraska Rev Dr Troy & Mrs Maria Troftgruben Bishop Steven & Ms Ruth Ullestad Mr Robert H & Mrs Donetta Ulrich United Redeemer Lutheran Church, Zumbrota, Minnesota Mr Jeffrey & Ms Ann Voermans Dr Robert & Mrs Sally Vogel Ms Lucy J Wall Rev Philip Wangberg & Rev Patricia Holman Rev Jeanne Warner Bishop Shelley R Wickstrom Rev Gary A & Mrs Karen Wilkerson Dr James E & Ms Gracia C Willis Rev & Mrs Lloyd F Ziebarth Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dysart, Iowa

Wartburg Seminary Fund Other Gifts

Thank you to the following individuals and organizations for their support of Wartburg Theological Seminary during the fiscal year July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015. Our mission of forming valued leaders is alive and strong because of the ongoing generosity, partnership and prayers of friends like you. Together we are preparing the next generation of servant leaders who will be “Engaging God’s Future” in the church and the world!

Annual Gifts of $500 - $999 Mrs Eleanor Adix Rev Jira A & Rev Randele Albers Rev Elizabeth Flygstad Albertson Mr Dennis & Ms Pamela Allen American Lutheran Church, Fairbault, Minnesota Rev Kerry & Ms Karen Aucker Ms Mary Ann Bahe Rev Norman & Ms Carol Bauer Mr Marvin & Mrs Eileen Behrens Ms June & Mr Tim Berntgen Rev Andy Berry Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison, Wisconsin Rev & Mrs Eric A Biedermann Rev Stephen P & Ms Susan Brackett Rev David & Rev Gwen Brandfass 2014-2015 Annual Report of Appreciation | Page 9

“We remember when we were at Wartburg and the pastors who were in their 50s and 60s would come back and tell stories of the great scholars that they had.

Now we are both doing that as well. The faculty at Wartburg is still made up of great scholars.

The new pastors and leaders in our area who have studied at Wartburg are theological and evangelical leaders.”

Rev Gloria Keiser Dovre (WTS `92) Assistant to the Bishop & Director for Evangelical Support Southeastern Iowa Synod Rev Donald Keiser Dovre (WTS`87) Pastor – First Lutheran Church, Conroy, Iowa

Rev Gordon L Braun Rev Gail Brodersen-Heins Rev Harold H Brokering Rev & Mrs Edward E Brown Dr Durwood & Mrs Dona Buchheim Bishop Michael & Mrs Diane Burk Mrs Eilene Busch Christ Lutheran Church, Arcadia, Wisconsin Rev Jennifer Dahle Rev Daryl D & Mrs Gwen M Daugs Ms Linda W & Mr Lawrence C Davis Rev & Mrs Tom M Dettmer Mr Ralph & Mrs Norma Dovre Rev Darin Easler & Rev Bradley Schmeling Rev Stanley J & Mrs Janis Eckermann Rev Michael W & Mrs Christine Foss Rev Lee & Rev Dena Gable Rev Kenneth W & Mrs Barbara Gamb Ms Joanne R Gammelin Rev Kathy Gerking & Mr Andy Johnson Gilbert Lutheran Church, Gilbert, Iowa Rev Jerome G & Mrs Jane Godson Page 10 | 2014-2015 Annual Report of Appreciation

Rev & Mrs Calvin Goerdel Rev & Mrs Delmar L Goetz Mr Dale & Mrs Susan Goodman Mr David & Ms Jayne Goos Mr Filmore & Ms Darlene Gustafson Rev Laura & Mr Tim Hall Mr Paul & Ms Marilyn Ann Halvor Rev Rhonda Hanisch Mr Charles Hardie Mr Stephen & Ms Virginia Haterius Rev Joan Haug Mrs El Doris Haverlah Rev Dick L & Mrs Sue Hendrickson Rev Bennett J & Mrs Patricia Henrikson Rev Eimo Eldon & Mrs Patricia Hinrichs Rev Karen Hofstad Rev & Mrs James Hughes Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Ivan F & Deloris M Hunter Endowment Fund Rev William Dean & Ms Melzee Jacobson Rev & Mrs Harvey J Jaeger

Rev Richard P & Mrs Joyce Jebsen Dr Bonnie Hagedorn Jensen Rev Roy & Mrs Helen Jeremiah Rev Joshua & Ms Shannon Johnson Rev Louise Johnson Rev Sandra K & Bishop Ralph E Jones Mr Eugene & Ms Sharon Jorandby Mr Cip & Ms Dawn Jungberg Rev William L & Mrs Brenda Jurgens Rev Wendy Kalan & Mr Sam Moots Rev Randall & Ms Donna Kasch Rev & Mrs Robert M Keller Klauer Manufacturing Company, Dubuque, Iowa Rev Dr Kathryn Kleinhans & Rev Alan Schulz Rev Tim & Ms Shelli Koester Rev Galen E & Rev Helen Beth Kuhens Rev Neil S & Mrs Rose Kvern Rev & Mrs William O Lawson Rev & Mrs Richard L Lehmann Rev Donald Wayne Lemke Rev Janet & Mr Dan Lepp

Rev Joel & Mrs Margaret Ley Liberty Food Service, Storm Lake, Iowa Lord of Love Lutheran Church, Galena, Illinois Mrs Dorothy Lussenden Rev Dr & Mrs Charles H Maahs Mr Thomas B & Ms Lynn Martin-Erickson Rev Elizabeth McHan Mrs Sherrill Mesecher Rev Walter & Mrs Mary Miller Mrs Glenn Mommsen Mr J Duane & Mrs Audrey Mortensen Mr Peter Muschinske Rev Jon & Ms Christina Nelson Rev Roy & Ms Jean Nelson Rev Stephen L & Rev Alicia Nierman Rev David Ethan Olson Our Savior Lutheran Church, Pinehurst, Idaho Rev Lisa Parker & Mr Rod Hanze Rev Dr Mark W & Mrs Lesley Pries Mr Carl & Ms Valerie Rausch Rev & Mrs James E Reents Rev & Mrs Larry D Rehlander

Mr & Mrs Larry Reinert Mr William & Mrs Erma Richter Rev Fred & Ms Kris Rilling Rev Merlin & Ms Jill Schlichting Rev & Mrs Reuben G Schnaidt Rev & Mrs Richard Schroeder Rev Eric N Schulze Rev Patricia Shaw Ms Debbie & Rev Michael Short Mrs Marian Shrader St John Lutheran Church, Pomeroy, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, Bancroft, South Dakota St Johns Lutheran Church, Bird City, Kansas St Matthews Lutheran Church, Monticello, Iowa Mr & Mrs William Striepe Bishop & Mrs Stephen Talmage Rev Paul & Ms Christine Toelke Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mount Morris, Illinois Mr Jimmy & Ms Charlene Turner Rev & Mrs Stephen Van Gilder Rev Howard D & Mrs Marcia Vrankin Rev Richard & Betty Warber Rev Jack & Mrs Val Way Mr Duane & Ms Jan Wenndt Dr Gilbert & Mrs Mary Wessel Rev Kendra Wilde & Dr Ben Spiger Mr Robert & Ms Laurie Wilkinson Rev Dr Ritva Williams Mr Gene & Ms Kim Wirtz Rev Janet Peele Wold & Mr Alan R Wold Rev William & Mrs Karen Wrieden Jr Rev Edgar A & Mrs Verona Zelle Ms Charlene Zimmerman All Annual Gifts Under $499 Alaska Rev Daniel M & Ms Jan Bollerud Rev Martin & Mrs Shelly Eldred Arkansas Rev Michael G & Mrs Janice L Clark Rev Sue & Rev William Flemr Rev & Mrs Charles E Gilmore †Rev Norman & Mrs Patricia Litzner Rev Donald F & Ms Wanda R Riechers Mr Henry & Ms Barbara Wauer Arizona Mrs Elnora Borchers Mrs Loretta Davis Rev Jeffery Steven & Mrs Renae Gallen Rev Earl & Mrs Marilyn Henderson Ms Nancy Johnson Rev Ervin P Langholz Rev & Mrs Ernest A Larsen Rev Frank & Mrs Lola Marks Rev & Mrs Thomas McFarland Mrs Gladys Mees Rev & Mrs Duane W Peterson Rev Barbara Rapp Rev Sylvester M & Mrs Darleen Schreitmueller

California Rev Leon & Mrs Janet Bauer Rev & Mrs James D Berg Rev & Ms James W Brun Rev & Mrs John E Bunge Rev Harry C Carlson Rev & Mrs Robert Eichele Mr & Mrs James B Ellison Mrs Shirley Gutknecht Rev & Mrs Daniel C Hansen Rev Graham Johnson Rev & Mrs Ivan E Larsen Dr David J & Ms Karen Lull Mr & Mrs Richard D Mark Rev Willis & Mrs Shirley Moerer Rev Ashley Nicolls Rev Carol Reed Dr & Mrs George Roleder Mrs Maudie E Schnaible Mr Leonard O & Mrs Doris Seegers Rev & Mrs Richard W Smith Mrs Susan Streeter Rev & Mrs Gregory J Uthus Rev & Mrs John C Wilker Rev Carl & Ms Cheryl Witt Woodin Family Charitable Fund Colorado Mr Brad Abbott Rev William C & Mrs Ruth Behrens Rev Dr & Mrs Donald K Bentz Rev Jeanell Carlson-Bjorkman Rev Katie & Mr Anthony Chullino Mrs Suzanne Church Rev Nathan P & Mrs Naomi Doerr Mr John & Mrs Kathleen Erickson Mr Wilbur & Dr Marilyn Flachman Mr John & Mrs Lynn Fritschel Rev Delbert Grauerholz Mr & Mrs L R Haferman Rev John & Ms Mary K Harpel Rev Dr Patricia E Johnson Ms Lora Lee Johnson-Berke & Rev Steven Berke Rev Paul & Mrs Nancy Judson Rev Richard L & Mrs Kathleen Kling Rev Sarah Moening & Dr Rodney Haug Mr Richard & Mrs Charlotte Nelson Rev Jerold L & Mrs Margaret Preston Ms Mary Preston Rev Paul Schairer Mr Jack & Ms Marietta Schemmel Rev & Mrs Kenneth D Thurow Rev Tina Yankee Connecticut Rev Carla Meier & Rev H Gaylon Barker Florida Rev Donald & Ms Cynthia Flachmeier Rev & Mrs Danith Kilts Mrs Eleanor Meyer Rev Jack A & Mrs Kathy Ottoson Rev Mary Ellen Peterson & Mr Joel Lindemann Dr Jack F & Mrs Shirley Reents Mr David & Ms Mary Thoresen Ms Barbara Trout

Rev Dr Dale A Young Georgia Dr Leroy Aden Mr & Mrs William G Schroeder Hawaii Rev Fred Fritschel & Ms Carol Langner Iowa Rev James & Mrs Marcia Adix Rev Denise & Dr Kevin Anderson Mr Gerald D & Ms Judith A Anderson Dr Kevin L & Rev Denise M Anderson Ascension Lutheran Church, Marion Rev & Mrs Clarence H Baalson Mrs Dorothy Bahlmann Mr Daniel & Ms Aleese Baldwin Mr Louis & Ms Pat Banitt Mr Lyle & Mrs Jean Beck Bethany Lutheran Church, West Branch Mr Ted & Ms Marlene Bey Rev Eric W & Mrs Nancy Biedermann Mr Robert Edwin Bishop Mr Dale & Ms Mary Bjerning Mrs Gwen Boeke Ms Anne & Mr Gary Borcherding Rev Cindy Ford Breed Ms Diane & Mr Scott Brondyke Rev Craig & Ms Katie Brown Rev & Mrs Roger L Buhr †Rev & Mrs Emmett T Busch Calmar Lutheran Church, Calmar Mr Les Carlson Mr Delbert & Ms Kay Carpenter Dr & Mrs Roy W Carroll Rev James & Mrs Judith Ann Cherry Mr & Mrs R L Chrisinger Rev Dan & Ms Robyn Clark-Bridges Ms Allison Cobb Mr Charles & Ms Barbara Corr Rev Cathy & Mr Thomas Daharsh Rev Jay & Ms Jennifer Denne Mr Dave & Ms Jeanie DeWolf Mr Joseph & Ms Melanie Dibernardo Rev Lisa & Mr Scott Dietrich Mr Douglas S & Ms Kristin Dill Mr Norman & Ms Gaye Doeden Mr Jack & Ms Cindy Dye Mrs Elaine Ehlers Mrs Dorothy Ehlert Rev & Mrs Marvin L Ehnen Rev Ted H Eilders Emanuel Lutheran Church, Strawberry Point Rev & Mrs Marcus G Engelhardt Mr John H & Mrs Marjorie Everts Experienced Roofing, Dubuque Faith Lutheran Church, Andover Faith Lutheran Church, Marion FBL Financial Group Inc, West Des Moines Mrs Marge Felderman Rev & Mrs Donald L Feuerhak Mr Robert Fischer Floor Show Companies, Dubuque Rev Paul Fohs & Rev Margo Pettersen Fohs Mr John & Ms Michel Fransen Mr Terry & Ms Paula Friedman

Rev Susan & Mr Norman Friedrich Ms Lois Friedrich-Flugge Dr Rommel and Ms Donnelle Fuerste Ms Sally Fuller Mr & Mrs Wayne Garms Geisler Brothers Company, Dubuque Mr Thomas & Ms Melanie Gellhaus Rev Daniel & Ms Molly Gerrietts Rev Lorene & Mr John Glant Ms Rebecca Goche & Ms Cheryl Goom Mr & Mrs Oswald Goettler Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Decorah Rev Jane Granzow Mr Jack Gregersen Ms Tami Groth & Mr Shawn Brooks Rev Conrad C & Mrs Elaine Guetzlaff Mr Josh & Ms Lindsey Guyer Rev & Mrs Thomas R Hagen Rev & Mrs Jeffrey Hansen Mr Rodney Hanze Ms Loretta Haskell Hauge Lutheran Church WELCA, Decorah Mr James & Ms Polly Hauser Rev Gene H & Mrs Ruby Hermeier Rev Myron Herzberg Dr John E & Ms Jeanette R Hess Mr Glenn & Ms Arnhild Hillesland Rev Albert L & Ms Gerda E Hock Mr John R & Mrs Margaret B Horn Immanuel Lutheran Church, Independence Mr Tom Jack Mr Brent & Mrs Dawn Jaeger Ms Joan Johnson Ms Lisa Johnson Mr Paul Johnson Ms Shannon & Rev Joshua Johnson Rev Jane & Dr Presley Johnston Ms Barbara Jones Mrs Edna Kamper Ms Tammy Lynn Keehner Rev Erika Kielstrup Rev Brian & Mrs Jennifer King Mr Roger & Mrs Kathleen Klosterman Mr Jim Knudson Ms Kathryn Koob Ms Karen & Mr Dennis Kral Ms Clara Krog Rev George E & Mrs Phyllis C Krumrey Mr Jim and Ms Arlene Lage Rev & Mrs Carroll D Lang Mrs Hanna M Langholz Rev Dr Duane & Dr Joen Larson Ms Eileen Le May Mr & Mrs Glenn Lichti Mr & Mrs Bill Link Mr James & Ms Cindy Lippke Rev Linda & Mr Kurt Livingston Rev Martin & Ms Carrie Lohrmann Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Dubuque Rev Michael W & Mrs Kathleen Massa Mr Fred & Mrs Ardie Meeker Rev James Paul & Mrs Noelle Mehltretter Mrs Marcia E Meyer Rev Donnita Moeller Morrison Bros Co Donor Advised Fund Mr James R & Mrs Carol J Mueller Munterville Lutheran Church, Blakesburg 2014-2015 Annual Report of Appreciation | Page 11

Rev Stacey J & Mr Doug Nalean-Carlson Mr Steven & Ms Stefanie Neal Mr Donovan & Ms Kerri Nelson Dr & Mrs Ronald G Nelson Mrs Madeleine Niemuth Rev Lynn & Ms Jane Noel Northeastern Iowa Synod - ELCA Northeastern Iowa Synod WELCA Mr William & Mrs Nichi Nybeck Mr Tom & Ms Dixie Olmstead Rev Beth Olson & Rev Bob Gremmels Mr Virgil Olson Mr Pat & Ms Darlene O’Neill Ms Barbara & Mr William Palasek Palestine Lutheran Church, Huxley Rev & Mrs William J Peters Pastor A Pete & Mrs Kathy M Petersen Mr Stan Peterson Rev Wayne & Mrs Irene Pfannkuch Pfohl’s Inc, Dubuque Mrs Ernest W Philippi Mr Richard & Mrs Marilyn Pinkley Rev Minna Quint Mr Bruce & Ms Carleen Rehmke Rev & Mrs Thomas W Reuss Ms Tori Richter Ms Jean & Mr Gary Rieniets Rev Marvin E & Mrs Beverly Robeck Mr Rick Robledo Rev Kristen & Mr Charles Rod Rev & Mrs J Douglas Rokke Rev Scott Roser & Ms Kara Whalen Rev Kathryn & Mr Robert Roys Rev William Runaas Jr & Mrs Jane Runaas Rev Ramon Runkel Rev Paul H & Mrs Eileen Schaedig Mr Walter & Ms Jean Schneider Mr Warren & Mrs Karen Scholten Ms Joan P Schurtz Rev Arhiana Shek Mr Carl & Ms Joann Sirotzki Rev David & Mrs Diane Solberg Rev Nancy & Rev Neal Solomonson Rev John David & Mrs Mona Sorenson South Enes Lutheran Church, Eagle Grove Rev & Mrs Ronald D Spears St John Lutheran Church, Olin St John Lutheran Church WELCA, Pomeroy St John Lutheran Church WELCA, Sumner St Johns Lutheran Church, Denver St Pauls Lutheran Church, Aurora St Pauls Lutheran Church, Volga St Timothy Lutheran Church, Hudson Dr Kris & Mr Alan Stache Mr H Dean & Mrs Mary Stegen Mr Fred Steinbach Mr Matthew & Ms Katharin Stierman Mr Paul & Rev Susan Stone Rev Lawrence & Mrs Eleanor Stumme Jr Rev Erick & Ms Kristi Swanson Tandem Tire & Auto Service, Dubuque Mr Jon & Ms Gloria Tehven Rev DeWayne & Ms Kathy Teig Rev & Mrs Luther Thoresen Rev Fayonne & Mr Marvin Tooman Ms Terese & Mr Stephen TouVelle Ms Donna & Mr John Tucker Page 12 | 2014-2015 Annual Report of Appreciation

Mr Brian & Ms Jane Turner Rev Sherry & Rev Grant Van Lishout Mr Ken & Ms Bonnie Veach Rev Britt C Vickstrom Rev Amy E & Mr Paul Waelchli Rev Alfred & Mrs Marion Walck Ms Shelby & Mr Thomas Wartick Rev Melissa & Mr Paul Waterman Ms Molly & Mr Ben Weber Mrs Kim & Mr Daniel Weigman Rev & Mrs Robert G Wessels Western Iowa Synodical Woman’s Organization, Rockwell City Rev Stephanie Wherry Mr Andy & Ms Julie Willenborg Rev Steve & Ms Amy Winsor Ms Michelle & Mr Jim Winter Rev Kathleen & Mr Dennis Wohlers Mrs Dolores & Mr Glenn Wood Rev Dr Katharine & Rev Dr Ronald Yarnell Ms Amanda & Mr Andy Yarolim Dr Warren & Mrs Barbara Zemke Rev & Mrs Timothy B Zingale Zion American Lutheran Church WELCA, Wyoming Zion Lutheran Church, Muscatine Mr James & Ms Karin Zuehls Idaho Rev Norman & Mrs Kathryn Braatz Rev Michael John Grabenstein Rev & Mrs Richard P Sansgaard Mrs Dorothy Schnaible Illinois Mr Tim & Ms Mary Jane Anderson B L Murray Company, East Dubuque Rev La Verne C & Mrs Beverly A Beener Rev Emil H & Mrs Carolyn R Blobaum Mr Paul Melvin Blobaum Rev Robert Bowlin Pastor Phillip I Brown Rev Timothy & Ms Lori Brown Rev Kathleen Burkheimer & Mr Gary B Puckett Rev Dr James & Mrs Karen Carr Ms Beth Nelson Chase & Mr John Chase Rev Wayne L & Mrs Melody Derber First Lutheran Church, Rock Island Rev Robert A Franek Mr Mark & Ms Grete Gamb Ms Mary Ellyn Gibbs Rev Kenneth D & Mrs Jodi Gibson Grace Lutheran Church, Villa Park Mr Gerald & Mrs Jean Hulslander Immanuel Lutheran Church, Minonk Immanuel Lutheran Church, Amboy Immanuel Lutheran Church WELCA, Compton Rev Timothy & Mrs Vicki Kenyon Rev Laura Koppenhoefer Rev Tom Larsen Rev Ray & Ms Debra Legania Rev & Mrs Lee H Luebke Rev & Mrs Mark S Luepke Melvin Charles Blobaum Estate Miller’s Funeral Home, East Dubuque Rev Henrietta Milner

Rev Daniel & Ms Amanda Morris Rev Michael & Rev Katherine Neel Dr James Nieman & Rev JoAnn Post Rev Amy Nyman & Mr Bert Nyman Rev Mark & Mrs Nancy Oehlert Mr Duane Olivier Rev Jared and Ms Sarah Parker Rev Dr Leo H & Mrs Linda Patterson Rev Jon & Mrs Sonya Pedersen Dr Earl Peters Rev Philip & Mrs Nancy Peterson Rev & Mrs Paul D Pfeffer Rev Kenneth Pohlmann Ms Ruth Ann Poppen Rev & Mrs Ralph M Radloff Dr Edward D & Mrs Nancy Schneider Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Rockford St James Lutheran Church WELCA, Forreston St John’s Lutheran Church Foundation, Anchor Rev Daniel L & Mrs Beth Stalker Ms Lois & Rev Dr Kenneth Stangeland Rev Scott & Ms Wendy Stolberg Mr Raymond E Stroh Rev Barbara Stroud-Borth Rev Randall A & Ms Sandra Swanson Rev Theresa F & Mr Oran R Wilder Rev Linda L & Mr Steve Winkelman Rev Barbara & Mr John Ziah Rev Dale A & Mrs Beckie Ziemer Indiana Rev J Timothy & Ms Marilyn Diemer Rev Erik Grayvold Rev & Mrs James B Hilleson Rev & Mrs John B Pannkuk Jr Rev Kelli Skram & Mr Jeff Schacht Kansas Rev Elwin Bergstraesser & Rev Evelyn Phillips Mr Kevin & Mrs Deborah Boatright Ms Sherry Carmichael Ms Bonnie Cram Rev Brenda Crossfield Ms Kaye Dalbec Mr Mike & Ms Melissa Dart Rev Donald Fallon Rev & Mrs Ethan Andrew Feistner Ms Vernetta Haack Rev Janice & Mr Dennis Hawley Rev & Mrs Michael Ide Joan Banister Insurance Agency, McDonald Rev & Mrs Robert Kreier Mr & Mrs Arthur C Krueger Mr Charles & Ms Wanda Larsen Rev Mark Lepper Rev J Elizabeth Liggett & Mr Derek W Grimmell Mr Steven & Ms Margaret Lister Mr Bill & Ms Wilma Mai Mr & Mrs Steven Miller Rev Kristin M Neitzel Northwest Kansas Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Mr Jeff & Ms Sharon Olofson Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Brewster Rev Michael & Ms Lisa Peck

Rev Dr Mamy J & Ms Noelisoa Ranaivoson Mr & Mrs Paul Roesener †Rev & Mrs David C Rossbach Mr Rodney & Ms Kay Shay St John Lutheran Church Quilting Ladies, Bird City Rev Delvin & Ms Anita Strecker Stuarts Jewelry, St Francis Rev Harlan & Mrs Barb Stutheit Rev & Mrs John J Walker Ms Arlene Walz Ms Marianne Wilkinson Mr Gary & Ms Miriam Yonkey Kentucky Mr Keith & Mrs Judy Wulff Maryland Mr & Mrs Michael J Langum Maine Rev Norman W & Mrs Andrea Stubbendick Michigan Rev John & Ms Kathryn Autio Rev Alan & Mrs Kellee Casillas Rev Debra J Dinda First Lutheran Church, Gladstone Rev Robert M & Mrs Carla Hannemann Rev & Mrs Gary L Hansen Rev Tamra & Mr Everett Harder Mrs Jack J Horner Rev Breanne Johnson Rev Timothy & Ms Sara Johnston Rev Bonny Kinnunen Rev Amanda Kossow Rev Chrysande Levesque & Mr Lawrence Hendrick Rev Richard A Moe & Ms Barbara A Paff Mrs LaVerne Retzlaff Mr & Mrs Wayne Stordahl Ms Julia Wentz & Mr Christopher Simoni Minnesota Rev John & Mrs Mary Adix Rev Valerian Ahles & Rev Chris Iverson Rev Keith & Mrs Beatrice Ainsley Rev Ivan Amman Rev David W & Mrs Gloria M Anderson Rev Shannon Arnold Rev & Mrs Mark J Asleson Rev Rita Augsburger Mrs Darlene Bartelt Rev Mark E & Mrs Judy Becker Rev Karen M R & Mr David H R Behling Rev Timothy & Rev Laurel Halvorson Bernard Rev Robert C & Mrs Joanne C Berndt Mr Steven & Ms Rita Berry Rev Vernon D & Mrs Karen Bigalk Rev & Mrs Stephen D Bohling Rev Steve Bovendam Rev & Mrs Lonnie L Branch Rev Carl & Mrs Mary Kay Bruihler †Rev Karen A Capel Rev & Mrs James E Carlson Charthouse Senior Living LLC., St Louis Park Rev David Christianson

Rev Lewin Clefisch & Mrs Karen Hermann Mr Les Dahlberg Rev Corrine Denis Ms Nancy Dobberman Rev H Wade & Ms Holly N Dutton Rev David & Ms Sarah Efflandt Rev Frank & Mrs Margaret Ehling Rev Christine & Mr Gary Engstrom Rev Gorden R & Mrs Rikka Estenson Ms Shirley Flachman Rev Ronald J Freimark Rev & Mrs John E Friedli Rev Myron & Mrs Florence Grams Rev James R & Mrs Marsha Gronewold Mrs Shirley Hansen Rev Walter G Hed Mr Steve & Ms Elizabeth Helgen Rev Dr Paul & Mrs Elaine Hill Rev John & Mrs Ruth Hogenson-Rutford

Rev Duane L & Mrs Marcia Holst Mr Frederick A Hueners Rev Thomas & Ms Stacey Jenkins Mrs Cecil Maureen Johnson Rev Bryant & Ms Lindy Kaden Rev Roald & Ms Shirley Kindem Rev Neville & Ms Sue Kretzmann Mr David Lechelt Rev Paul A & Mrs Karen Leslie Ms Mary Lindberg Ms Nancy Lindberg Dr & Mrs Charles P Lutz Rev Daniel & Ms Carol Maurer Rev & Mrs Donald McKee Mrs Irene McKenney Rev DeAnn Patricia Meyer Moscow Lutheran Church, Austin Rev Ronald D & Rev Andrea Myers Rev David Joshua & Mrs Beth Nelson

Rev Paul Nicholson Rev Brian & Ms Sena Norsman Rev & Mrs Floyd O Olsen Rev Carol Olson Dr Maren Olson & Mr Jamie McBride Rev & Mrs Milton Ost Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Outing Rev Richard W & Mrs Barbara Owens Rev Katie Pals Mr Sarswatee & Ms Ragoonandan Persaud Rev Chad & Ms Emily Peterson Rev & Mrs Lyle W A Peterson Rev & Mrs Stephen R Peterson Rev Dennis G & Mrs Dee Ann Pettyjohn Rev & Mrs Keith Piller Prairie Star Ministries, Windom Ms June Prange Rev & Mrs Dennis L Preston Dr David W Preus

Rev & Mrs Howard F Rand Rev Megan Reedstrom Rev & Mrs Otto J Reitz Mrs Leona Reyelts Mr Kenneth & Ms Patricia Rose Rev Russell & Mrs Jane Rudolf Rev Darrel Saathoff Rev & Mrs Delbert Sailer Rev Roy and Ms Dorothy J Satre Rev E R & Ms Pat Schmidt Ms Carolyn Schurr Dr Dean & Ms Linda Sheller Rev Norman A Sifferath Rev Bryan & Ms Tricia Simmons Rev & Mrs John R Smith Mr Richard & Ms Marie Steege Rev John & Mrs Sandy Stiles Rev Wayne & Rev Carol Stumme The Harold Seibel Charitable Fund

“A LOT of the decision of being able to come to seminary was about being able to afford it! It would not be possible for me to be here without scholarships.”

Kayla Hill, 2nd Year Master of Divinity Student

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Rev & Mrs Kenneth D Thiele Rev Steven M & Mrs Susan Trandem Mr Richard Trapp Mr James & Mrs Nancy Uden Mr Robert & Ms Bonnie Weisenburger Rev Kathleen Wold Rev John A & Mrs Dee Wollenzien Missouri Rev Beverly Jo Arnold Rev Sharon & Mr Greg Bockelman Rev Chris & Ms Chelsea Deines Rev Howard N & Mrs Nanette Ellis Ms Kayleigh Koester Rev Eugene A & Mrs Gladys Moll Mr Allen Mueller Rev Jim & Rev Juel Pierce Mississippi Rev James Jay Carstensen Montana Rev Wade & Ms Christy Brinkopf Rev Scott Hedegaard Mr Neil R & Rev Nell Lindorff Rev Bob Ohnstad Rev Wayne R Olsen Mr Luther & Ms Geraldine Wachholz North Carolina Rev Paul G & Mrs Karen A Birkedal Rev Matthew L & Mrs Karen Ernst Rev Dr & Mrs Ralph Spear Mrs Mattie Vickers North Dakota Rev Alyssa Auguston Rev Mary Lou Aune Rev Jacob & Rev Trisha DeBoer Rev Oliver F & Mrs Rosalia Dewald Evangelical Lutheran Church in America WELCA Rev Charles & Mrs Jill Galloway Rev Christopher S & Mrs Genesis R Gaule Rev Larry J Giese Ms E Jean Guenther Rev & Mrs Roy Hammerling Rev Ronnie Hildahl Rev Christina & Mr Russell Martin Rev & Mrs Martin D Mock Bishop Mark & Mrs Janice Narum Rev Dr Jeffrey & Ms Veronica Nicla Rev Todd D & Ms Deanna Olson Rev Suzi Orlopp Rev Norman Paskowsky Peace Lutheran Church, Linton Rev Robert E & Mrs Joyce Pestal Rev Beth Hauser Peterson Rev Russell L & Mrs JoAnn Pollock Rev Paul & Ms Stephanie Schick Mr Lael Schmidt Ms Ida Schmitt Rev & Mrs Otto W Schmitt Rev Emily & Rev Zachariah Shipman Rev Zachariah & Rev Emily Shipman Rev Renee & Rev Jonathan Splichal Larson Ms Tara Ulrich Page 14 | 2014-2015 Annual Report of Appreciation

Rev William F & Mrs Leone Wagner Mr Laverne & Ms Kay Zenker Zion Lutheran Church, Mohall Nebraska Rev Douglas W & Mrs Jeannette Allen Mr Larry Bartels Ms Mary Barton Rev Becky & Mr Dale Beckmann Rev Catherine A Burroughs Rev Pamela & Mr Salvatore Ciulla Mr Nick & Rev Sarah Cordray Dr David Cox Ms Michele & Mr Andrew Faubel Rev David & Ms Dawn Frerichs Mr John & Ms Anita Fuelberth Rev Jerry & Mrs Karen Gilbreath Rev Harold Gronstal Rev & Mrs Roger Hoffman Rev Dr Delvin D & Mrs Trudy Hutton Rev Charles & Rev Renee Johnson Rev Sheryl & Rev Chris Kester-Beyer Rev & Mrs F Delmar Klover Rev & Mrs Harold J Laursen Rev Steve Meysing Rev Kathy & Mr Dennis Montira Rev & Mrs Terry L Nielsen Rev Judy & Mr Larry Nuss Rev Gary and Rev Bev Rautenberg-Panko Rev Glenda & Mr Ralph Pearson Ms Carol Petersen Mr Owen Picton Dr Robert & Mrs Darlene Rademacher Sr Ruth Ellen Rebelein Rev Bryan & Ms Shelli Rice Ms Donna Runge Mr David & Ms Gay Rush Mr Ronald Sanders Mrs Alice Schattauer Mr Kenneth & Mrs Christine Schmidt Rev James & Rev Becky Sells Mr Henry Trauernicht Mr Jerry Varner Rev & Mrs Timothy Wiggins Rev & Mrs Don A Wilken Ms Kathryn Zeber New Jersey Rev Aaron & Ms Sarah Richter Wells Fargo Foundation, Princeton New Mexico Mr & Mrs L D Chisholm Nevada Rev Jason & Ms Ivy Adams New York IBM Matching Grants Program Ms Terra & Rev James Rowe Ohio Rev Richard C & Mrs Rose Beckman Rev Richard & Mrs Sherry Buchsteiner Mrs Jane Claussen Ms Carol Hamilton Rev Karin Himstedt

Ms Pamela Ikeler Rev & Mrs Karl O Kessler Rev Kathleen Shuck & Mr James Kluding Mr & Mrs Michael Knilans Rev Rudolph S & Mrs Dorothy Kolberg Rev George L & Mrs Dona Murphy Rev & Mrs Albert G Nelson Mr Dave & Ms Pam Roberts Rev Daniel L Rossbach Dr Allan H & Mrs Erline S Sager Mr John & Ms Nancy Woodin Oklahoma Mr Wayne & Ms Carmen Craney Rev Karen & Mr Jeremy Fowler-Lindemulder Bishop Michael & Mrs Terrie Girlinghouse Rev Janai Robinson Rev Hugo Schwartz Oregon Rev & Mrs William F Adix Rev Dennis Andersen Rev Louis F Brunner Rev & Mrs Thomas H Dodd Rev Steven Dow & Rev Sarah Schaffner-Dow Rev Linda & Mr Mike Easterling Ms Evelyn Fischer Dr Stanley & Ms Mavis Graven Rev Conrad W & Ms Corinne Grosenick Mr & Mrs Verlyn Kraxberger Ms Kathleen Nordmark Rev David A & Mrs Karen Pederson Rev Dr Laura B Schwerin & Mr John Cimral Rev Jon & Ms Jerenna Strasman Rev David & Mrs Kristine Zellmer Pennsylvania Mr & Mrs Ralston H Deffenbaugh Jr Rev Christopher & Rev Allison deForest Rev & Mrs Thomas E Karge Rev Kristin & Rev John Largen Rev Karen A Lundwall Mr Richard C & Rev Patricia A Mohr-Kelly Rev Gary Bryan Nelson Rev Douglas F & Mrs Cynthia C Soley Trinity Lutheran Church, Meadville Rev Jay A Wiesner South Carolina Rev Joshua & Ms Gail Brecht South Dakota Rev Tammy & Mr Chris Craker Rev & Mrs Albert C Goldammer Rev Martin & Mrs Imogene Haase Mr Erhard Hannemann Mr & Mrs Marvin Hannemann Rev Lisa Heffernan Rev Raymond & Mrs Lynette Heidenson Rev Kevin Jensen & Rev Carla Nelson Mrs Roberta Koehler Rev & Mrs Conrad O Krahling Rev & Mrs Donald E Larson Rev Natanael Lizarazo & Rev Barbara Wangsness Rev David & Ms Stephanie Lund Rev Marino Melsted

Rev & Mrs Lloyd L Miller Rev & Mrs Steve Scott Moberg Rev Layne & Mrs Jennifer Nelson Mr Bernard & Ms Glenda Ofstehage Rev Thomas & Ms Gail Opoien Rev Anna Peck Rev Arlyn & Ms Sarah Rusche Ms Marianne Skovly Rev & Mrs Eugene Tjarks Rev James P Truesdell Tennessee Mr Jim & Ms Heather Adams Dr Evon O Flesberg & Mr Norman M Nelson Rev Matt Steinhauer III Texas Rev Victor & Ms Patty Andersen Rev Larry & Ms Jodie Beck Mrs Carol Beebe Rev Mariola Bergquist Rev Marcus & Ms Kristen Bigott Rev & Mrs Willfred F Bigott Rev Craig W & Mrs Christine Rode Borchardt Mr & Mrs Mel Brekhus Rev Allen E & Mrs Lila Collins Mr Harold & Mrs Wendy Crater Rev Charles & Ms Nita Eckert Rev John B & Mrs Ruth Foster Mr Anthony & Ms Marcia Gackle Rev Gregory H & Dr Carol Gaskamp Ms Susan K Giesecke Mr & Mrs Chester G Haschke Rev & Mrs Michael Holmes Rev Albert A & Mrs Judy Kline Rev & Mrs R Paul Krupicka Mr & Mrs William Maddox Mr David McCall Rev Pablo A M & Mrs Diana Nestler Mr Kyle Olson Rev & Mrs Elias Rode Rev Edward C & Mrs Carol Schlachtenhaufen Rev Carl H & Mrs Dianne Schoss Rev Nancy & Dr Gregg Simpson St John Lutheran Church, Brenham, Texas Mr Uvalde Stoermer †Rev Nolan R & Mrs Sandra Sucher Mr Al Tebrugge Rev Harold & Ms Deborah Vanicek Jr Rev Neil White Rev Casey & Rev Lucinda Zesch Virginia Rev Paul & Rev Lauren Carlson Rev Karen Church & Mr George J Rohrer Dr Paul T & Mrs Marilyn Jersild Rev Brian & Ms Clare Jones Mr Timothy & Ms Heidi Jones Washington Rev Myrin D & Mrs Audrey Bentz Mrs Ruth Briehl Rev Susan R Briehl & Rev Martin Wells Mr Ronald & Mrs Beverly Christensen Dr Herman & Mrs Dorothy Diers Mr & Mrs Harley Drollinger Rev G Mark & Ms Heather Griffith

“Thinking about going to school again and having to pay more was heavy on my heart. I’m really grateful for the support I’ve gotten from Wartburg Seminary and the ELCA. That has taken a huge weight off my heart and has allowed me to focus on my passion. I can focus on God and my studies without having to worry about if I am able to pay for it.”

Tawanda Murinda, First Year Master of Divinity Student

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“Every time I walk into the classroom or sit at a table with a student, I am profoundly aware that your generosity as donors plays such a definitive role in this necessary missional encounter for the sake of bearing witness to Jesus in a world in need of healing and forgiveness. Such generosity is a palpable reminder that in Christ we are led by the Spirit to participate in God’s mission by sharing God’s resources in such a time as this that others might be formed and sent as servants of and witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ..”

Rev. Dr. Winston Persaud (WTS ‘77) Professor of Systematic Theology, The Kent S. Knutson & UELC Professor in Theology & Mission Director of the Center for Global Theologies

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Rev Clair Grube Mr Tom & Mrs Nancy Heavey Rev Mark & Mrs Pam Johnson Rev Paul & Mrs Frieda Jordan Mrs Ruth Kaaland Rev David & Ms Theresa E Dixon Kappus Rev Scott Kramer & Dr Minjing Wu Rev James Leistikow & Ms Jan Nesse Rev Stephanie McCarthy & Rev Seth Novak Rev & Mrs Robert F McCoy Rev Dr Lyle & Mrs Sonja Miller Mrs Stella Nieman Rev Robert C & Mrs Kaye Whisler Olsen Mrs Jeanette Pilgrim Mr & Mrs Garland Robinson Rev & Mrs Herbert W Siefkes Rev Neil R & Mrs Edith Thompson Dr Christy N Ulleland Ms Anne & Mr Will Van Kley Rev Marsha & Mr Robert Vollkommer Mrs Tarlene Wiedrich-Cox Page 16 | 2014-2015 Annual Report of Appreciation

Ms E J Wiemerslage Rev Arthur V & Ms Donna M Wood Wisconsin Rev Benjamin & Rev Mara Ahles-Iverson Ms Margaret Akins Alliant Energy Foundation Inc, Madison Rev Mary Kay Baum & Mr George Swamp Rev Dr Paul & Mrs Rae Bauman Rev & Mrs Peter Beckstrand Mr John Berg Bethany Lutheran Church, Brodhead Rev & Mrs Richard Block Rev Steve & Ms Gayle Blyth Rev Kathy J Boadwine Rev Howard N & Ms Roberta Buenting Mrs Irene Bulgerin Rev & Mrs Paul F Bulgerin Ms Beverly Burns Rev Bryn A & Mrs Helynn Carlson Rev Carol Christianson Rev Jeff & Rev Elizabeth Davis

Rev Gwen & Mr Rodney Downing Sr Rev M Richard Druckrey Rev LaDonna & Mr Jewel Ekern Mr Terry R & Mrs Judith A Exner Rev JoAnn & Mr John Fabie Faith Lutheran WELCA, Cuba City Dr & Mrs Jerald L Folk Rev Larry F & Mrs Roseann Froemming Rev Gary L & Mrs Nan Froseth Ms Kathy & Mr Joel Furda Ms Mary E Gammelin Mrs Phyllis Garbrecht Rev & Mrs Eugene A Gauerke Rev & Mrs James H Gerth Rev Don & Ms Betty Glanzer Grace Lutheran WELCA, Darlington Rev & Mrs Willard Hager Rev & Mrs Richard L Halom Rev Kenneth A Halstead & Ms Jacqueline Burnett Rev & Mrs John M Hanisch

Rev Ralph & Mrs Doris Hanusa Ms Julie Black Harder Rev Merill & Mrs Bernice Herder Hope Lutheran Church, Mineral Point Rev Alice M Horton Mr Homer L Howard Mr Timothy W & Ms Diane M Hughes Rev Jeff D Jacobs Rev Kathy J & Mr Jeff Jacobson Mrs Twila Jacobson Rev & Mrs Cyril A Jandrey Rev Mark & Mrs Karla Jensen Rev James M & Mrs Claudia Johnson Rev Kent & Dr Lee Johnson Ms Marie Kallman Rev & Mrs Roger G Kampstra Rev Jay & Kris Kamrath Rev John E & Mrs Doris Keller Rev Ann N Klavano Rev Roger W Koester Chaplain Franklin W & Mrs Sylvia Krueger

Rev Lin & Mr Walter Reichstadter Jr Rev & Mrs Robert Rosenberg Rev Edward A & Mrs Kathleen Ruen Rev & Mrs Kenneth Schaub Ms Judy & Mr Arthur Schroeder Rev Beth Schultz Byrnes & Mr Tyler Byrnes Rev Dr James & Mrs Beverly Schwarz Rev Peter L Sherven Rev Dan Sire St Paul’s Liberty Lutheran Church, Deerfield St Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church, Prairie du Chien Rev Donald R & Mrs Kathryn Staude Ms Kim Stien Rev Gloria Stubitsch Rev Craig & Mrs Karen Swenson Rev Ken & Ms Mandi Taylor Rev Mark A & Mrs Annette Teslik Rev Lewis & Mrs Karen Thompson Rev & Mrs Keith A Tomlinson Rev Lisa A Ubbelohde Rev & Mrs Robert T Voss Ms Marie Weltzin Rev James & Ms Laura Wendt Rev Dr William A & Mrs Marilyn Wendt Rev Dale & Mrs Susan Wilford Mr Barry & Ms Kathleen Yarbro Rev Edward & Mrs Dianne Zaiser Rev Donald & Mrs Velma Zelle Mrs Arleen Ziemer Rev Andrew & Mrs Ginger Zoerb Wyoming Rev Paul Everett INTERNATIONAL

Rev & Mrs David N Larson Ms Linda & Mr James Larson Rev Terry & Rev Sue Larson Rev Russ & Ms Susan Leeper Chaplain & Mrs Martin F Lieber Rev Gary J & Mrs Jodee Liedtke Mr R Daniel & Mrs Suzanne M Lienau Dr Bruce & Ms Annie Loewenhagen Mr Richard Lund Rev Traci Maass Rev Tim & Mrs Debra Malek Rev Yvonne Marshall & Mr Steve Marshall Rev & Mrs Kenneth H Michaelis Dr & Mrs Melvin A Miritz Rev Mitzi & Mr Bud Miyamoto Rev Philip & Mrs Regina Mueller Rev & Mrs Elias Kitoi Nasari Rev David & Ms Mary Nelsestuen Rev Amy & Mr Steve Odgren Mrs Alice Ohlrogge Rev & Mrs Erik Olson Fr Thomas O’Meara Rev & Mrs Raymon L Pedersen Rev Carl W & Mrs Marlene Peters Rev Terry L Peterson Rev James Rasmus & Mrs Martha Stoune-Rasmus Rev Michael C & Ms Pira Mueller Rehak

Canada Dr Paul Bosch Germany Ms Henrike Acksteiner Mission EineWelt Norway Ms Mary Rowland & Mr Andre Sjaavaag US Virgin Islands Rev Jean & Dr James Kloss

ELCA Synod and Churchwide Support for Wartburg Seminary Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod Central States Synod Central/Southern Illinois Synod East Central Synod of Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Greater Milwaukee Synod La Crosse Area Synod Metropolitan Chicago Synod Nebraska Synod Northeastern Iowa Synod

Northern Great Lakes Synod Northern Illinois Synod Northwest Synod of Wisconsin South-Central Synod of Wisconsin Southeastern Iowa Synod Southwestern Texas Synod Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod Western Iowa Synod Foundation Partners Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque DeWitt Area Community Foundation ELCA Foundation Fort Collins United Way Greater Milwaukee Foundation InFaith Community Foundation Inland Community Foundation Lutheran Community Foundation

Designated, Endowment and Other Restricted Gifts

In addition to gifts for the day-to-day operations of the seminary, there are many other special gifts given that support Wartburg Theological Seminary in other important ways. Gifts to endowment and other restricted gifts provide a legacy of program and scholarship support and also build and enhance the foundation for the ministry and mission of Wartburg Theological Seminary for generations to come. With gratitude, we recognize the following individuals for their awareness of these special needs: Gifts of $1,000 or more Anonymous Dr & Mrs Robert H Albers Mr Rodney C Anderson Rev Ginger Anderson-Larson & Rev Keith Larson Mr James & Ms Helen Ruth Barrett Rev Dr Paul & Mrs Rae Bauman Ms Peggy Benz Ms Susan & Mr Paul Blackman Rev Sharon & Mr Greg Bockelman Dr Durwood & Mrs Dona Buchheim Mrs Judith Cherwinka Dr Norma Cook Everist & Rev Burton Everist Mr Donald & Ms Glenda Eggerling ELCA Fund for Leaders in Mission Rev Kathryn Franzenburg & Dr William Davis Rev Eldor M Fruehling Mrs Elsie Gilbertson Ms Gretchen Hallerberg & Dr J Walton Tomford Ms Karen & Mr George Hansen Dr Norma Hirsch Mr & Mrs Dennis Johnson Mr Douglas & Ms Anita Johnson Mr David & Mrs Jill Justin

Rev Barbara J Knutson Rev Ronald G & Mrs Mary Ellen Koplitz Mr Harold & Mrs Grace Kurtz †Ms Geraldine Lambert Rev Judd Larson & Rev Dr April Ulring Larson Rev Ray & Ms Debra Legania Mr Thomas B & Ms Lynn Martin-Erickson Rev Dr Nelson & Mrs Shirley Meyer Rev Curtis H & Mrs Sharyl Miller Mr James & Mrs Connie Mohn Mrs Joyce Persaud Mrs Jean Peterson Ms Carol & Dr Clifford Rask Mr Carl & Ms Valerie Rausch Ms Rachel Riensche Rev Jan & Dr Steven Rippentrop Ms Kristine & Mr Philip Roe Rev Ronald & Mrs Else Schardt Dr Thomas Schattauer & Dr Paula Carlson Mrs Janice Schumacher Siebert Lutheran Foundation Rev David & Mrs Diane Solberg Dr Joel & Mrs Charlotte Streng The Struve Foundation Mr Ronald Thiel & Ms Amy Lenhardt Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Ms Faith & Mr Don Trapp Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning Ms Lucy J Wall Walter L & Lucille Braun Family Charitable Gift Fund Mr John & Ms Connie Wiese Dr Rebecca A & Mr Michael L Wiese Rev William Wittig Rev Mark & Rev Margaret Yackel-Juleen Gifts Under $1,000 Anonymous Rev Mara & Rev Benjamin Ahles-Iverson Mrs Janet K Altmann Rev David Andreae Ms Brittany Ashby Rev & Mrs Paul Baehmann Rev Ronald G & Ms Judy Beckman Mrs Ruby Benz Ms June & Mr Tim Berntgen Mr Terry & Ms Wilma Blackford Rev Joshua & Ms Gail Brecht Rev Susan R Briehl & Rev Martin Wells Ms Frieda Chyn Rev Jenna & Mr Michael Couch Mr John E & Ms Deborah Franke Dr Ted C Fritschel Rev Suzanne Froelich Bishop Mary & Rev John Froiland Mr Daniel & Ms Diane Fruehling Mr David & Ms Sandra Fruehling Geneva D Bahr & Geraldine W Bahr-Lambert Charitable Fund Rev Kathy Gerking & Mr Andy Johnson Grace Lutheran Church, Green Bay, Wisconsin Rev Lisa Heffernan Rev Frederick W & Mrs Raylene Henkelmann Rev & Mrs Larry Henning Rev Merill & Mrs Bernice Herder Dr Robert & Mrs Mildred Herder Rev Steve & Mrs Julie Herder 2014-2015 Annual Report of Appreciation | Page 17

Rev Judith L & Mr Terry Huseth Rev Joan Iker Mrs Dody Johnson Rev & Mrs Terry S Johnson Rev Jean & Dr James Kloss Mrs Dorothy Lussenden Rev Lyle C & Mrs Lavon Lutz Rev Ronald E & Mrs Carol Mach Rev Christina & Mr Russell Martin Mr Robert & Mrs Janet McCallum Rev Stephanie McCarthy & Rev Seth Novak Rev Elizabeth McHan Mr Eric & Ms Dawn Miller Mr Nathan & Ms Sarah Miller Mr Paul & Mrs Marie Miller Ms Amy Lynn & Mr Bill Morris Ms Dorothy & Mr Norbert Mueller Rev Marvin P & Mrs June Mueller Mr Chris Narum Rev & Mrs Duane J Nelson Rev Seth & Ms Jennifer Nelson Rev Lynn & Ms Jane Noel Mr Erik Olson Rev Andrew & Mrs Carolyn Oppedahl Mr Nathan Oppedahl Rev & Mrs John W Orwig Ms Basant Persaud Dr Winston & Dr May Persaud Rev Alfred E & Mrs Myrna Putz Rev Barbara Rapp Rev Megan Reedstrom Rev & Mrs William J Roleder Rev Scott Roser & Ms Kara Whalen Mr Robert & Mrs Lucille Rosholt Rev Russell & Mrs Jane Rudolf Rev Arlyn & Ms Sarah Rusche Salem Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, Iowa Dr Gwen Sayler Rev Roland & Mrs Barbara Schaedig Rev Paul & Ms Stephanie Schick Dr & Mrs John Schmeling K.B.E. Mr Mark Schumacher Mr Timothy Schumacher Rev Michael & Mrs Kathe Sherer Rev Emily & Rev Zachariah Shipman Mr Arlyn A & Mrs Joanne Solberg Ms Sonia Solomonson Lt Col Steven & Mrs Amy Speares Rev Renee & Rev Jonathan Splichal Larson St Johns Lutheran Church, Grand Mound, Iowa St Stephen Lutheran Church, Wausau, Wisconsin Mr James Stolte Mrs Joan Tange Rev William & Mrs Marilyn Thalacker Ms Mildred & Mr Adalbert Toepel Jr Ms Terese & Mr Stephen TouVelle Rev Larry & Mrs Lois Trachte Trinity Lutheran WELCA, Washington Island, Wisconsin Rev Lisa A Ubbelohde Mr Mark Wenger Rev Barbara & Mr Gaylan Westhoff Rev Kendra Wilde & Dr Ben Spiger Dr & Mrs Curt G Wuest Mrs Marlene Zenker Page 18 | 2014-2015 Annual Report of Appreciation

Bequests Received July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015

We are grateful for the estate planning of these friends who continued their giving to Wartburg Theological Seminary through their wills, trusts and other planned gifts.

Estate of Dr Arthur Becker Estate of Mr Donal Boie Estate of Mr Walter G Brockmeier Estate of Mrs Mabel Denow Estate of Charles Fjeld Estate of Mrs Ruth Graf Estate of Mrs Marvin G Grunke Estate of Inga Larsen Estate Estate of Mr John Harold Kvale Estate of Ms Geraldine Lambert Estate of LaVerne D Montgomery Estate of Ms Minnie Loeschen Estate of Rev Gilbert G Mueller Estate of Rev Carl O Nelson Estate of Norma J Vander Meer Estate of Mr Leonard O Peter Estate of Marvene Reinke Estate of Ms Phyllis Ufer Estate of Mr Donald Ungerer Estate of Mr Donald E Vincent

Loehe Lifetime Giving Society

The Loehe Lifetime Giving Society honors those generous individuals who have made significant contributions to Wartburg Theological Seminary during their lifetime. We are grateful for the substantial investment these friends have made in Wartburg Seminary’s mission to form valued leaders for the church.

Lifetime Cumulative Giving of $500,000 or more Mr Steven Benz & Ms Lynne D Sherburne-Benz †Dr Joel & Mrs Charlotte Streng Lifetime Cumulative Giving of $250,000 or more †Mr George F & Ms Jackie Brammer Mr David L & Mrs Joyce Horstmann Rev Ronald G & Mrs Mary Ellen Koplitz Ms Cathy Maasdam Mr Charles E & Mrs Kathy Safris †Mr Donald Ungerer Lifetime Cumulative Giving of $100,000 to $249,999 Anonymous Dr James & Mrs Judith Bailey Mrs Ted H Bany Dr Frank Benz Mrs Dorothy Bowen

Mrs Judith Cherwinka Rev Kathryn Franzenburg & Dr William Davis Mrs Elsie Gilbertson Rev Glen H & Mrs Shirley Gronlund Rev Bruce & Mrs Sherrill Hanstedt Dr Ralph Jung Rev & Mrs Clayton C Nietfeld Mrs Helen Pagel Dr Winston & Dr May Persaud Mrs Jean Peterson Ms Carol & Dr Clifford Rask Rev Dale L & Mrs Catherine Ruosch Mrs Dorothy Wenger Lifetime Cumulative Giving of $50,000 to $99,999 Mr Rodney C Anderson Rev Ginger Anderson-Larson & Rev Keith Larson Mrs Fern Basden Rev Thomas T & Mrs Joan Baumgardner Dr Roger & Angela Bell Dr Norma Cook Everist & Rev Burton Everist †Rev Max H & Mrs Dorothy Diemer Dr & Mrs Roger W Fjeld Dr Ann Fritschel Mr Donald & Ms JoAnne Heltner Mrs Sherlee Hendrickson Rev Jennifer & Mr Jerry Henry Dr Phillip & Ms Sharron Knox Rev Barbara J Knutson Mrs Judie Lehman †Rev Carl O Nelson Rev Dr Stanley & Mrs Nancy Olson Mrs Irene Paape Dr Ralph W Quere Mr Carl & Ms Valerie Rausch Ms Tecla Sund Reklau & Mr Fred Reklau Ms Kristine & Mr Philip Roe Mr Ulrich O Schlichting Dr & Mrs John Schmeling K.B.E. Col Louis & Mrs Susan Soon Shim Ms Faith & Mr Don Trapp Rev William Wittig Lifetime Cumulative Giving of $25,000 to $49,999 Anonymous (3) Rev Terrie Rae & Mr Chris Anderson Rev David H & Mrs Ruth Assmus Mr John & Ms Jennifer Augustine †Rev John C & Mrs Carla Beem Mrs Dorothea Berke Rev Charles W & Mrs Bernadean Bichel Rev Sharon & Mr Greg Bockelman Rev Philip Borleske Rev Norman & Mrs Kathryn Braatz Rev Gordon L Braun Rev Dean & Mrs Kari Brockmeier Mrs Esther Chi Dr Stephen & Ms Leslie Cornils Rev William F Derrick Dr Dennis & Ms Karen Dickman Ms Rita & Mr David Dudley Ms Barbara Fritschel Rev Eldor M Fruehling Mrs JoAnn Fruehling

Ms Arvis Heling Mrs Lucille Helmbrecht Dr Robert & Mrs Mildred Herder Mr Warren Herreid II & Ms Jeannine Rivet Rev Paul & Ms Nancy Heykes Rev Dr Paul & Mrs Elaine Hill Rev James H & Rev Carol Johnson Rev Herb & Mrs Anne Knudten Jr Dr Alvin B & Ms Carol Koeneman Mr Steve & Ms Brenda Koenig Mr Marvin Koester Mr Quinten Larsen Rev Dr Duane & Dr Joen Larson Ms Sally & Mr Glen Lee Mr John & Mrs Agnete Lind Mrs Dorothy Lussenden Mrs Katie Meints Rev Dr Nelson & Mrs Shirley Meyer Rev Curtis H & Mrs Sharyl Miller Mr Daniel & Ms Peg Musil Dr Craig L & Mrs Cathy Nessan Rev Peggy Ogden-Howe & Mr Henry Howe Dr Daniel L Olson Mr Roger W & Mrs Elise R Peterson Rev Alfred E & Mrs Myrna Putz Mr & Mrs James Raffel Rev Jan & Dr Steven Rippentrop Ms Jean J Ruege Dr Cynthia Smith Dr Lynn C Smith Rev David & Mrs Diane Solberg Mr Alan & Mrs Marilyn Sorenson Mr Fred Steinhauer Mr Marcus & Mrs Marsha Streng Mr William P Streng Mr Raymond E Sund Mr Clarke Swanson Mr Ronald Thiel & Ms Amy Lenhardt Mrs Della Vivien Mr John & Ms Connie Wiese Rev Mark & Rev Margaret Yackel-Juleen The people who are listed in this report of appreciation represent the deep level of support for Wartburg Theological Seminary.

A cross (†) is used to indicate the person has died within our fiscal year (July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015). We include their names to honor their memory and their commitment to Wartburg Seminary.

We are grateful to all our alumni and friends for their ongoing generosity and support.

Please note that every effort has been made to list names of donors accurately, but we are human and mistakes do happen. If there is an omission or error, please contact the Mission Support Office by email at missionsupport@ wartburgseminary.edu or by phone at (563) 589-0336 so we can correct our records. Thank you for your friendship and understanding.

“In our years as part of the Wartburg community, we were recipients of a promise – a promise to accompany both of us in the process of seminary, candidacy, and then call and ordination…and it is a gift for us to be on the giving end of that promise and support. God has blessed us richly with our experience at Wartburg and while we don’t know what our future holds, we know that giving to Wartburg and supporting Wartburg in ways beyond monetary gifts are in our plans. We thank God for Wartburg Theological Seminary and the value it added to our lives.

Soli deo gloria!.”

Rev Jealaine Marple (WTS ‘11) & Chris Marple Pastor - Elvira Zion Lutheran Church, Clinton, Iowa

Engaging God’s Future Campaign Wartburg Theological Seminary forms servant leaders who are valued for their strong faith, theological depth, practical wisdom, and love for people. Graduates are sent into the church for the sake of the world to Engage God’s Future in the hearts and lives of God’s people.

The Engaging God’s Future Campaign is an invitation to invest in God’s mission and the formation of leaders through gifts that sustain mission, gifts that will endure to provide student scholarship endowments and strengthen Wartburg’s general endowment, and gifts that enhance program innovation. With your participation in this $22 million campaign, Wartburg will continue preparing the next generation of leaders who will Engage God’s Future in the church and the world.

GIFTS THAT SUSTAIN Wartburg Seminary Fund GIFTS THAT ENHANCE Program Innovation GIFTS THAT ENDURE Endowment

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