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Class Notes 1967 Joelene Baker is executive adminis- trator of Lutheran Social Services of 1948 Minnesota, St. Paul. Alice Carlstedt Nelson’s book, Post- David “Mike” Soboroff is program War Europe Through the Eyes of Youth, manager-industrial materials for has been published by Vantage Press. the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. 1949 Ted Hawkins has been elected to the 1968 National YMCA Hall of Fame. William Hintze received the high- est honor bestowed by the National 1951 Association of State Budget Officers. He is deputy budget director for the State Stanley Coin has retired as chairman of Kentucky. of the board of American Bank, Rock Island. He remains chairman of the Scott Petersen has been named presi- Familiar faces in the alumni office Four recent graduates have returned to bank’s holding company. dent of The Manuscript Society, an Augustana as members of the development office. From left, Melissa Muehler ’00 is coor- international organization of institu- Keith Pearson is listed in the 2001 dinator of student programs; Eric Rowell ’93 is a development officer working with alumni, tions, collectors and dealers of historic edition of Marquis Who’s Who in parents and other friends of the College; Dan Asleson is a development officer working manuscripts, documents and autograph America. with recent graduates and the alumni website; and John Doonan ’92 comes back to campus material. as a senior development officer, having worked in the alumni office from 1992 to 2000. 1954 Paulette Langen Wagner is a consultant Additionally, Nancy Johnson ’83 and Sue Rector ’79 have recently been promoted—both with The Morale Associates, Hurst, are now assistant vice presidents for development. David Hopley has been inducted Texas. Her presentations to increase into the Quad City Senior Softball morale in the workplace have brought Association Hall of Fame. her recognition as the “morale fairy.” Lee Selander is executive vice president for The Northern Trust Co., Chicago. 1977 Rocco Carbone III is a teacher and 1963 1969 coach at Kepner Middle School, Denver, Michael Schnell is pastor at Edgebrook Dan Reynolds serves as president of 1973 Colo. Lutheran Church, Chicago. the board of directors for Prevent Child Julio Garcia is field security director Abuse Illinois. for the Transportation Security Agency at the Quad City International Airport, 1978 Ruby Simmonds married Rubio 1964 Moline, Ill. Deb Gammon is northeast district Esannason on March 30, 2002. She has Robert Swieringa, dean of the Johnson controller for Autonation. retired as commissioner of education Dennis Hagstrom is senior pastor at St. Graduate School of Management at for the Virgin Islands Department of Andrew Lutheran Church, Centreville, Va. Cornell University, has been elected Education. to the General Electric Co. Board of Gail Wise Petersen is director of 1979 Directors. Danbury (Conn.) Head Start. Aaron Backman has been appointed economic development coordinator of 1971 Judy Buckman Splawski is associate Mounds View, Minn. 1965 Brenda Yager has been named professor of pediatric gastroenterology director, family affairs of the National at Case Western Reserve University, Valerie Ward Vermeire owns Step ’n Doug Hillman, professor of account- Transportation Safety Board, Washing- Cleveland, Ohio. Stretch, Lakeville, Minn. ing at Drake University, received the ton, D.C. Madelyn Levitt Community Service Award. 1976 1980 Donald Larson has been recognized 1972 Karla Close has been promoted to vol- Daniel and Beth McLaughlin Caswell for achieving professional excellence Ruthann Hoffman Baumgardner is unteer development specialist at Metro had a daughter, Laura Lillian, on in education administration by the a receptionist and office assistant at United Way, Louisville, Ky. November 12, 2001 (Linnea, 14; Rianna, Association of Collegiate Registrars and Musco Sports Lighting, Muscatine, Iowa. 12; Sarah, 10; Josiah, 8; Ella, 6; Hannah, Nancy Lindner Loebach teaches algebra Admissions Officers. He is executive 4; and Annaliesa, 2). James Millman received the mastership at St. Bede Academy, LaSalle, Ill. director of enrollment services and award from the Academy of General Joyce Lindahl Elliott received the registrar at Northern Illinois University, Dentistry. master’s degree in special education DeKalb. from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

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She is a special educator at Louise Robert Rosen is a public relations LaRea Blomme McMillin is circulation White Elementary School, Batavia, Ill. specialist in the City of Chicago mayor’s 1983 representative for the Rock Island Public office. Caryn and Brad Anderson had a son, Library. Aida and Paul Osborn had a daughter, Connor, on November 17, 2001. Lucia, on February 10, 2001 (Benjamin, John and Beth Miller ’87 Swanson 3). 1982 Penny Foy Johnson is an information adopted a son, Caleb John, born on analyst for Trinity Health Enterprises, February 5, 2002 in Korea (Lydia, 5). Douglas and Angela Suydam ’83 Deborah Moller Blyth is a medical Rock Island. Schaefer had a daughter, Julia technologist at Northwest Medical Christine Seaberg Tabaka received the Antoinette, on December 1, 2001 Specialists, Arlington Heights, Ill. Paul Karazija is the medical director for 2001 Woman of the Year award from (Madeline, 2). United Health Care, Edina, Minn. Discovery Toys, Inc. Timothy Moore is manager of account- Steve Yount is head basketball coach ing operations at Rexam Beverage Can Ann Noppe Noyce is promotions and physical education teacher at Americas, Chicago. manager at Kimberly-Clark Corp., 1987 United Township High School, East Neenah, Wis. Kim Nelson is principal scientist at Jaime Arndt-Erickson received the Moline, Ill. Cabrera Services, Takoma Park, Md. Douglas ’80 and Angela Suydam M.B.A. degree from Lake Forest (Ill.) Schaefer had a daughter, Julia Antoin- Graduate School of Management. Bob and Dianne Lynch Nowak adopted ette, on December 1, 2001 (Madeline, 1981 a daughter, Leilani Rose, born on Evan and Karen Wirtz Audette had a 2). Sharon Patterson Becker is Illinois August 30, 2001 (Chris, 19; Mike, 16). son, Brian Anthony, on August 19, 2002 director credential counselor at (Nathan, 2). Thomas and Tracey Leoni Reardon had INCCRRA. a daughter, Olivia Faith, on August 6, 1984 Dennis and Cindy Rutgens Heidkamp Paul and Miriam Backman Lender had 2001. Julie Bay and Bruse Herring had a son, had a son, Alexander Cole, on twin daughters, Hannah and Rachel, Nathan, on July 20, 2002 (Rebecca, 3). September 18, 2001 (Nina, 4). Craig Roxas is a solutions architect with on November 14, 2000 (Elizabeth, 16; Tellabs, Naperville, Ill. Kent Gladish is director of marketing at In the last issue, Sharon Braun ’87 Luanne, 15; and William, 14). Haumiller Engineering, Elgin, Ill. Deeter was misidentified. The editor regrets his error. 1985 Laura and Jeffrey Heinrich had a son, Ernst Daniel, on December 16, 2001. Bullish on reading Alan Bollman married Shari Waller on J. Mark Harrington ’64 knows a thing or two about making sound investments in a October 20, 2001. He is tax manager for James and Heidi Brown Huntley had challenging market. As a vice president at A.G. Edwards in St. Louis, Harrington was Invensys Motor Systems, Wildwood, Mo. a daughter, Margaret, on December 27, among the few who foresaw the downturns in both the technology and broader mar- 2001 (Christopher, 8; Benjamin, 5; and Kevin and June Wriedt Dahlstrand kets, thereby helping protect his clients from substantial losses. But one of the most Jonathan, 2). had a daughter, Erika, on May 3, 2002 rewarding investment moves Harrington has ever made wasn’t on Wall Street. It hap- (Krista, 2). John and Dawn Goodmiller Kocher had pened at 1020 North Union Boulevard in St. Louis, at Clark Elementary School. a daughter, Rachel Ann, on July 9, 2002 Early last year, Dr. Tiffany Anderson, principal of Clark School, invited Harrington Charity DiLiberti is a gifted/differenti- (Ryan, 7; Katelyn, 3). for a visit. He’d been there before: the school was only six blocks away for his home, ation teacher (K-6) at Currier School, and he’d already taken part in a fundraiser for playground equipment. Although West Chicago, Ill. Wesley and Krista Holmer ’90 Lane the school is nearby, from a demographic point of view it’s in another world from had a daughter, Erika Linnea, on Michael and Jacqueline Johnson Harrington’s own neighborhood of older, larger homes just north of St. Louis’s Forest September 25, 2002 (Anita, 6; Jacob, 5). Filippini had a son, Michael Justin, on Park. Almost all of Clark’s students qualify for free and reduced-price lunches, and August 20, 2002. Melissa McKelvie is a clinical psycholo- the school has to deal with a 50-percent mobility rate. gist with Clinical Counseling Services, “After I sat in on some classes, Tiffany told me about the Waterford Early Reading Greg King is head football coach and Cincinnati, Ohio. Program, which has been producing remarkable results.” Unfortunately, Dr. Anderson dean at Sterling (Ill.) High School. had only partial funding to purchase the equipment and software for the program— Thomas and Gwen Kragness Salvi had Carolyn Buck Mesick received the when she first came to the school, a leaking roof pushed repair and maintenance to a son, Kevin Albert, on June 5, 2001 master’s degree in library science from the top of her priorities. (Kenny, 9; Amy, 7; Tommy, 6; and Greg, the University of Iowa, Iowa City. Impressed by her vision, Harrington signed on. Working with friends and founda- 3). tions, Harrington helped raise $206,000 between January and April of 2002, includ- Naomi Sandquist van Est received Mark and Pam Nielsen Sunderland had ing a substantial contribution he and his wife, Jane, made to the project. In May, just the master’s degree in education from a son, Tyler Perry, on April 3, 2002. before the end of the school year, Waterford was in place. National Louis University, Evanston, Ill. “I walked up to Clark a couple of weeks later, and an assistant principal grabbed John ’86 and Beth Miller Swanson Ronald Wastyn has been named coach me and said I wouldn’t believe how excited the teachers were,” Harrington recalls. adopted a son, Caleb John, born on of the year for the Midwest Classic “In the first two weeks, there was not a single absence. Over the summer, Tiffany February 5, 2002 in Korea (Lydia, 5). Conference. He is head women’s golf arranged a ‘Waterford camp’ and 50 kids volunteered to continue working.” coach and associate professor of com- Jack and Diane Holke Sweeney had a Bolstered by the success at Clark the Waterford program is now being introduced to munication at St. Ambrose University, daughter, Rebecca Elizabeth, on July students in ten of the 71 elementary schools in the St. Louis district. The need to bol- Davenport. 10, 2001. ster early reading is critical—he says 52 percent of third graders in the district score in the tests’ lowest categories, a rate which increases by 11th grade to almost 70 per- Roland and Kristin Burke Winter had cent. “Children from medium and upper income families start school with an average 1986 a son, Alexander, on October 14, 2001 of 3,000 hours of reading-readiness experiences. Low income children don’t have a (Karina, 3; Karl, 2). Dan Conway teaches computer secu- fraction of that. Waterford’s miracle is that it catches these kids and closes that gap.” rity and risk at the University of Notre Spreading that miracle still farther will take considerable sums of money, and Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, Harrington says he’s been looking for an “angel” to help make it happen. The chil- 1988 Notre Dame, Ind. dren and teachers at Clark Elementary School might be excused for thinking they’ve Wendy and Ray Bjorseth had a daugh- already found theirs. ter, Jena Nicole, on September 5, 2002 (Jacob, 2).

38 Augustana Magazine | Winter 2003 39 Brian and Brenda Buikema Brandt had Brad and Catherine Soyka Turchetta Daryl and Cynthia Wiedemann ’92 Kevin ’93 and Christine Reich Waden a daughter, Anna, on June 1, 2000. had a daughter, Sarah Mercedes, on Empen had a son, Nils Thomas, on May announce the safe arrival of Rebecca February 11, 2002 (A.J., 5; Charlie, 4; 11, 2002. Joy on July 29, 2002, sent from heaven Bruce Daasch married Janelle Johnson Grace, 1). with blessings from her big brother and on July 13, 2002. Michael and Jill Hoffman ’92 Foley sister, Andrew and Abigail. had a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, on Jeanne and Brian Grimes had a daugh- September 5, 2002. Michael is an emer- ter, Kaitlyn Rose, on October 9, 2002. 1990 gency physician at St. Mary’s Hospital, Robert Brink is chief executive officer of 1992 Eddy and Michelle Therry Hicks had a Madison, Wis., and a flight physician Young & Rubicam, Lidingo, Sweden. Keith and Elizabeth Cadie Ahlstrom daughter, Emily Kathryn, on February 13, with Med Flight. had a son, Joseph Keith, on July 12, 2002 (Kelly Jo, 3). Garrett and Gretchen Hughes Buhlig Jim Garwood married Ambica Benjamin 2002 (Keith). had a daughter, Hannah Jane, on April Jack Livingston has been appointed on August 25, 2002. He is president 13, 2001. Thomas and Jennifer Baumann Barry director of the environmental stud- and chief operating officer for iEnergizer, had a daughter, Katherine “Kate” ies program at Slippery Rock (Pa.) Jenny and Bill Califf had a son, Jackson Inc., New Delhi, India. Kimberly, on September 14, 2002. University. Thomas, on May 4, 2002 (Marcus, 3). Judith Herrmann has been named Susan Bolek received a national Brian and Kim Ulanski Olms had a Peter and Sandy Danegelis Chiampas a partner in the law firm of Lane & educator award from the Milken Family daughter, Madison Corinne, on January had a daughter, Gracie Margaret, on Waterman, Davenport. Foundation. She is an instructional 10, 2002. March 8, 2002. Dustin and Melissa Mueller Joy had reading specialist at Western Trails Dave and Kimberly Rymut Quinn had Helen and Mitch Edlund had a son, a daughter, Phoebe Grace, on April 2, Elementary School, Carol Stream, Ill. triplet daughters, Grace Elizabeth, Aristides Demetrios, on July 16, 2002. 2002 (Chloe, 3). Jeff Carmichael has joined the Starkey Jenna Rose, and Emily Anne, on March Mitch is an attorney in the law firm of Kirsten and Steven Karlblom had a Law Group, P.C., Indianapolis, Ind. 6, 2002 (Julie, 3). Shefsky and Froelich, Chicago. daughter, Brooke, on June 24, 2002 Beth Armstrong Cassens is manager, Tim Schmitz, Illinois state representa- John and Deanna Strang Grivetti had (Addison, 3; Kira, 2). external reporting at Weyerhaeuser Co., tive, has been selected for the Toll a daughter, Elizabeth Rose, on October Rick and Julie Soderdahl ’93 Knafelz Federal Way, Wash. Fellowship Program, sponsored by the 1, 2001. had a daughter, Sarah Grace, on Council of State Governments. Theresa Thulean Davis is director of Craig and Karin Weeks Irvine had a son, November 14, 2001. day services at the Association for Amy and David Scott had a son, Eli Joshua, on April 20, 2001. Vanessa Lund married William Davis on Individual Development, Aurora, Ill. James, on January 14, 2002. Jennifer Jones married Allen Johnson on May 31, 2002. Daryl ’91 and Cynthia Wiedemann Scott and Kelley McLennan ’91 July 20, 2002. Terry and Danna Dresselhaus Petersen Empen had a son, Nils Thomas, on May Seafield had a son, Andrew James, on Wesley ’87 and Krista Holmer Lane had had a son, Logan, on November 15, 11, 2002. July 6, 2001. a daughter, Erika Linnea, on September 2001 (Danielle, 4). Jeff and Kameron Duy Fischer had a Thomas Wirth is senior vice president 25, 2002 (Anita, 6; Jacob, 5). Kevin Ragsdale is director of psycho- son, Kyle, on March 7, 2002 (Colin, 3). for US Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio. Brian and Tina Williams Pittner had logical services for the Lee County (Ala.) Michael ’91 and Jill Hoffman Foley a son, Nicholas, on October 7, 2001 Youth Development Center. had a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, on (Kenneth, 9; William, 2). 1989 Marigold and Eric Schmidt had a son, September 5, 2002. Benjamin Ford and Becky Ford Sullivan Brad and Katherine Brown Rothermel Ethan, on July 24, 2002. Stephanie and Jason Goodall had a had a son, Ian Benjamin, on November had a daughter, Celia, on February 20, Scott ’88 and Kelley McLennan daughter, Emma Carol, on May 27, 2002 7, 2001. 2001. Seafield had a son, Andrew James, on (Katie Jo, 2). Doug Holtz is the band director at David ’91 and Lisa Galle Tews had a July 6, 2001. Angela Gradert married Carlos Graza on LaCrescent (Wis.) High School. daughter, Emma, on February 18, 2001 Kelly Skoumal married Bruce Tieves June 22, 2002. (Marah, 2). Tim and Annette Weinberg Kanoy on September 7, 2002. She finished a Tormod Guldvog is a science reporter adopted a son and daughter from Lisa Traut is head of the television fellowship in pediatric critical care and for the Norwegian Broadcasting Guatemala: Caleb Timothy was born department at Neuqua Valley High currently is the pediatric interns instruc- Corporation, and the editor of Hypo- January 11, 2001, and Bethany Patricia School, Naperville, Ill. She is also a tor at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, graphy Sci-Tech. was born January 12, 2001. Annette freelance infinit! operator for ESPN and Milwaukee. works part time as an Assistive Fox Sports. David Heitz is assistant metro editor/ Christine Smith is a graduate student Technology trainer in Belleville, Ill. special projects for The Dispatch and Ken and Amy Haack ’91 Van Santen at the University of Colorado, Denver. Rock Island Argus. Laura Krause married Brad Townsend had a son, Jakob William, on July 27, She is working as a marketing analyst on June 15, 2002. 2002. intern at Data Trend IS. Stacy Hensler is the Milwaukee subur- ban representative for the Fellowship of Mary Catherine Lundeen is a project Sara and Kevin Stevenson had a Christian Athletes, Waukesha, Wis. archivist for the Evangelical Lutheran 1991 daughter, Marta, on February 14, 2001. Church in America, Chicago. Jeffrey Katula is a professor at the Shawn and April Shields Brady had David and Lisa Galle ’90 Tews had a University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Michael Millard is senior scientist at ITT a son, Matthew “Finn,” on February 6, daughter, Emma, on February 18, 2001 Industries, Fort Wayne, Ind. 2002 (Patrick, 4; Luke, 2). (Marah, 2). David Klak is associate pastor at First Lutheran Church, Geneseo, Ill. Laura Rashke Rife teaches Spanish and James Bryant is a physician at the new Ken ’90 and Amy Haack Van Santen Bible classes at Unity Christian High Riverside Community Health Center, had a son, Jakob William, on July 27, Erin Lounsberry is media relations School, Clinton, Iowa. Manhattan, Ill. 2002. specialist for Trinity Regional Health Systems, Rock Island. James and Marla Parks Shell had a Meredith Dehmer married James Eric and Gena Coin Voss had a daugh- daughter, Emily Nicole, on February Hohnke ’93 on May 9, 2001. ter, Caroline Coin, on October 12, 2001 12, 2001. (Emma, 8).

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Siobhan Malany is a research scientist James and Tamara Will Meier had at Structural Bioinformatics, San Diego, a son, Derek Matthew, on August 12, Calif. 2002. Hector and Tracy Clapsaddle Melendez Jeff and Krista Sommerschield ’95 had a son, Cristian Cruz, on September Peterson had a son, Joshua Jeffrey, on 10, 2002 (Mia, 2). April 26, 2002. Michael and Amy Hall Olson had a son, Jarett and Karen Coughlin Pump had a Lucas Hall, on April 12, 2002. daughter, Heather, on March 14, 2001. Matthew Peterson married Anne Marie Amy and Eric Rowell had a daughter, Schipper ’94 on October 5, 2002. He is Anna Lucille, on June 2, 2002. Eric is in retail and visual design at BSA, St. a development officer at Augustana Paul, Minn. College. Jackie Vittallo Robertson is environ- Scott and Kirstin Engstrom Schinschke mental/safety manager with Tropicana had a son, Joshua James, on April 26, Products, City of Industry, Calif. 2002 (Kaleb, 2). John and Roxanne Bean Ross had a Parr and Robin Heaton ’97 Schoolman son, Andrew John, on May 8, 2002. had a daughter, Myah Elizabeth, on August 6, 2002 (MaKenna, 3). Dennis ’95 and Christine Gogola Schumacher had a son, Gabriel, on Jennifer and Matthew Seifert had a October 8, 2001. son, Jarred, on March 15, 2002 (Jeffrey, 13; Tyler, 4). Diana Tabor is a park ranger at Grand Haven (Mich.) State Park. Michael and Kari Arndt Shoemaker had a son, William Michael, on July 9, Michele Vocu married John Murray on 2002. Kari is senior speech language Julio Garcia April 27, 2002. She teaches science at pathologist at Central DuPage Hospital, Mariner High School, Fort Myers, Fla. Winfield, Ill. Wendy Woldenberg received a Fulbright Karen Smith married Brian Delegan ‘We’re home’ scholarship to study art in India. She on July 26, 2002. Karen is a speech It might seem odd that New York City native Julio Garcia ’73 would consider the Quad teaches art at Auburn Riverside High language pathologist at Oak Park (Ill.) Cities area home, in light of the fact he hadn’t even heard of this place until he was 17 School, Seattle, Wash., and owns a Hospital. years old. But when he returned to this community to take up his new position as a jewelry making business, W2. regional director for the federal Transportation Security Administration, that’s exactly Todd Stebel and his wife, Holly, have how it felt. opened an optometry practice, Boise In the late 1960s, Garcia was attending high school in Harlem when he met Karen 1993 Mountain Eyecare, in Boise, Idaho. Looze ’60, a substitute teacher who served as a counselor to numerous students at Britt Burbridge is a flight commander Thomas Van Osdol is an allergy/ the school. Three students—Garcia, Nora Diaz and Sylvia Lopez—were among those in the U.S. Air Force. She teaches the air immunology fellow at Children’s Mercy Looze urged to go to college. “I didn’t tell them where they should go, but Sylvia and and space basic course at Air University, Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Nora stayed with my family [in Illinois] so they could visit Augustana. Julio never saw Maxwell AFB, Ala. the place and wanted to go anyway,” Looze says. With the help of her family and Kevin and Christine Reich ’91 Waden Sean and Jodi Shields Dastur had a scholarships funded by the old Friendship Fair, Looze helped all three enroll in the fall announce the safe arrival of Rebecca son, Cole Sean, on July 3, 2002. of 1969. Joy on July 29, 2002, sent from heaven Garcia recalls it was quite an adjustment from the East River to the Mississippi. Mary Johnson Dixson received the with blessings from her big brother and “Dean [Jim] Ribbeck and Swanie [Chaplain emeritus Richard Swanson] counseled us a Ph.D. degree in communication studies sister, Andrew and Abigail. lot,” he says, crediting those two, among others, with helping ease the transition. But from the University of Texas, Austin. Lincoln and Jennifer Vairus Wood had even their impact, Garcia says, pales in his experience with that of teacher and coach She is now the assistant director of a son, Gerald Joseph, on February 20, Dr. Paul Olsen. the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic 2001 (Maria, 2). “Ols’ is without question the most influential person in my life. I started out as a Participation. runner but I was injured, and he kept me on as part of the team—like an assistant Scott Garazin married Kathleen coach. He was at the heart of my total experience at Augustana, and I wouldn’t have Leimberg on August 11, 2001. 1994 completed college without him.” Michael Bielski married Carolyn After graduating, Garcia worked for several government agencies before landing Diane Hajicek and Wesley Peterson Simpson on July 14, 2001. with the Federal Aviation Administration. Until 2001, he was the civil rights and human were married on September 1, 2001. relations director for the FAA’s massive Great Lakes Region. But the 9-11 terror attacks Corey Bilkey passed the May 2002 CPA James Hohnke married Meredith prompted the creation of an entirely new security apparatus for the aviation indus- examination in Illinois. Dehmer ’91 on May 9, 2001. try, and Garcia was selected as one of the nation’s 158 field security directors, with Matthew ’96 and Kristin Adamson responsibility for four airports in Illinois and Iowa. Reese Hubbard is an account manager Dutton had a son, David Jonathan, on Garcia was given some choice in selecting his assignment, and he chose the Quad with Federal Mogul, Detroit, Mich. September 29, 2001. City Airport because his wife, Carolyn, is from this area and her parents still live here. Michael and Melissa Cole ’95 Iwanicki “After 21 years of living in various parts of the country, we’re home,” says Garcia. It’s Nichole Egbert married Stefan had a son, Andrew Michael, on July made for a reunion of sorts for the three students who came here 33 years ago. Both Scheibelhoffer on June 15, 2002. 29, 2001. Nora Diaz ’73 Rodriguez and Sylvia Lopez ’73 Rodts are educators in the Quad Cities. Dave Furlong married Jennifer Dowd on Rick ’91 and Julie Soderdahl Knafelz September 21, 2002. had a daughter, Sarah Grace, on November 14, 2001.

40 Augustana Magazine | Winter 2003 41 Devin Jensen is an attorney with the Jennifer Conn married Paul Reidy on Karen Nordtvedt Wargo passed the Jill and Timothy Meyer had a daughter, firm of Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, September 14, 2002. CPA exam in Idaho and is an accountant Kathryn Ann, on January 9, 2001. Raleigh, N.C. at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Allison Dagley, a speech language Matthew ’94 and Susan Steinhauer Center, Boise. Chad and Christy Campbell ’96 Loucks pathologist, participated in a medical Miller had a son, Connor Matthew, on had a son, Matthew Joseph, on January mission to Vietnam to train pediatric Graham and Amy Driskell Watson had August 26, 2002 (Molly, 3). 31, 2002. Chad is a bank officer at TCF therapists in Ho Chi Minh City. twin sons, Isaac Stanley and Garrett Patrick and Jody Swisher Minor had a Bank. Daniel, on November 22, 2001. Bradley ’96 and Carrie Klocke son, Hayden, on December 12, 2000. Matthew and Susan Steinhauer ’96 Dahlberg had a son, Erik Christian, on Steven Mosshamer is validation coor- Miller had a son, Connor Matthew, on March 28, 2002. 1996 dinator at Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis, August 26, 2002 (Molly, 3). Donald ’97 and Darcy Roehrs Earley Aaron and Åsa Kihlgren ’95 Barsness Ind. Susan Heffelfinger Nag received the had a son, Austin, on October 7, 2001. had a son, Aaron Sebastian, on March Kelley Murphy is a magazine editor for Ph.D. degree in clinical psychology from 25, 2002. Kim Nordstrom Goodley is a supply Scranton Gillette Communications. Finch University of Health Sciences, management specialist at Deere & Co., Peter Begun married Marissa Sule ’97 Chicago Medical School. Dan and Jennifer Schmucker Perruquet Moline. on June 22, 2002. had a son, Brandon James, on April 18, Eric Parthen is executive director of USA Beth and Richard Hyde had a daughter, Shawn Blobaum married Molly Enger 2002 (Hannah, 3). Boxing, Colorado Springs, Colo. Anna Beth, on December 20, 2001. He on November 24, 2001. Elizabeth Petersen married Bjorn Minda Powers married Bill Douglas on practices at Bowers Chiropractic Center, Bradley and Carrie Klocke ’95 Dahlberg Gylling on July 6, 2002. June 15, 2002. Downers Grove, Ill. had a son, Erik Christian, on March Vito Tamburello married Stephanie Alex and Janeen Heiman Paul had a Michael ’93 and Melissa Cole Iwanicki 28, 2002. Esparza ’97 on September 29, 2001. son, Duncan Taylor, on January 12, 2002. had a son, Andrew Michael, on July Brad and Jera Hull Deal had a daughter, Vito is a C.P.A. and senior financial ana- 29, 2001. Kelley and Mike Rivers had a daughter, Julianna Alyse, on April 8, 2002 (Allie, lyst at Baxter Capital Corporation. Haleigh Nicole, on May 20, 2001. Mike Paul and Heather Stewart Kieffer had a 2). Scott and Catherine King ’97 Tumilty is a sales representative for Eli Lilly son, Colin James, on April 9, 2002. Matthew and Kristin Adamson ’94 had a son, Samuel Patrick, on January 6, Pharmaceuticals, San Antonio, Texas. Brad Kosirog married Katie Swanson Dutton had a son, David Jonathan, on 2002 (Scott, 1). Anne Marie Schipper married Matthew ’98 on July 12, 2002. September 29, 2001. Michelle Yocherer married Robert Peterson ’92 on October 5, 2002. She David and Carmen Patterson ’96 Jason Faltinek is e-business marketing Swenson on October 27, 2001. teaches high school biology in the Leverenz had a son, Jack Alfred, on manager for Midwest Express Airlines. Minneapolis-St. Paul area. November 17, 2001. Deborah Fredericks teaches eighth Edward and Lisa Farran Shover had a 1997 Mark ’97 and Colleen Koplin Nelson grade for the Kenosha (Wis.) Unified daughter, Rachel Mary, on July 3, 2002 Audrie Bretl Armes’ book of short sto- had a daughter, Jennifer Emily, on School District. (Nathen, 2). ries and poetry, Go Down Dancing, was August 25, 2001. Amy Graves married Daniel Merz on recently published. Joel Southern is an assistant baseball Traci Orasco married Lawrence Jungles, July 20, 2002. coach at Western New England College, Paul Asplund is director of software Jr., on May 4, 2002. She is a soil Springfield, Mass. Lora Hague married Anthony Spalla on engineering at CentraLytics, Inc. conservationist for the USDA Natural November 25, 2000. Rakesh and Rachel Laferriere ’95 Resources Conservation Service. Amy Bloom and Kirk VanOpdorp were Subramanian had a daughter, Katreena, Steve and Rita Stahl Hart had a daugh- married on May 20, 2002. Amy received Jody Patterson married Gregory Iteen on on November 13, 2001. ter, Courtney Lauren, on March 11, 2002. the master’s degree in geography from October 5, 2002. the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Shawna Kornfeind Westermann is an Dawn Heidemann married Brett Kraus Jeff ’93 and Krista Sommerschield and is now in the Ph.D. program there. internal medicine physician at Iowa on June 22, 2002. Peterson had a son, Joshua Jeffrey, on Methodist Hospital, Des Moines. Ryan Brodin is associate pastor at St. April 26, 2002. Steve and Melissa Matthei Kaempf Philip’s Lutheran Church, Fridley, Minn. Daniel Witkowski received the master had a daughter, Allison Elizabeth, on Dennis and Christine Gogola ’92 of divinity degree from Wartburg November 4, 2001. Melissa has been Sarah Burkley married Zachary Schumacher had a son, Gabriel, on Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa. He is now promoted to children’s program super- Peterson on October 21, 2001. She is October 8, 2001 (Adam, 1). associate pastor at St. John’s Lutheran visor at Illinois Mentor, a foster care youth director at Atonement Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Michael and Kristina Olson Sjögren agency. Church, Boulder, Colo. had a daughter, Eden Nicole, on April 2, Amber Taylor Young is a staff accoun- Kristen Miller Keune is in the Ph.D. Jarid and Christinel Peck Cain had a 2001 (Rachael, 2). tant at San Diego (Calif.) Gas & Electric. program at the University of Missouri, son, Dale Jonathan, on April 15, 2002. Gwendolyn Snyder married Kristian Kansas City. She received the master’s degree in Reninger on June 7, 2002. elementary education from Western Leanette Schmidt Kolnik teaches 1995 Illinois University, Macomb. Rakesh ’94 and Rachel Laferriere eighth grade at Hebron Middle School, Todd Banks is a retreat staff member Subramanian had a daughter, Katreena, Woodstock, Ill. Kamilla Connor married Charles Laird for Christian Brothers LaSalle Manor, on November 13, 2001. on September 16, 2000. She received Plano, Ill. David ’95 and Carmen Patterson the master’s degree in occupational Matt Taylor has joined the U.S. Navy. Leverenz had a son, Jack Alfred, on Aaron ’96 and Åsa Kihlgren Barsness therapy from Midwestern University and November 17, 2001. had a son, Aaron Sebastian, on March Milanka Petrovich Van Osdol is a is now employed by the Northwestern 25, 2002. student at the University of Missouri, Chad ’94 and Christy Campbell Loucks Illinois Association, Geneva, Ill. Kansas City. had a son, Matthew Joseph, on January Becky Condro married Tony Thomas on Something to Teach Me, a new book by 31, 2002. September 7, 2002. John and Kimberly Watson Walls had a Matt Cyr about his work in Haiti, has daughter, Grace Ann, August 19, 2002. been published by EducaVision.

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Thomas Danko and Inga Olsen were Parr ’93 and Robin Heaton Schoolman Chris Earing and Jaime White were Jamie Sanders has been promoted to married on June 8, 2002. had a daughter, Myah Elizabeth, on married on June 22, 2002. regional manager (Chicago) at AT&T August 6, 2002 (MaKenna, 3). Business. Eric Dean has been promoted to Yvonne Gagliano received the master’s senior marketing associate at Discover Marissa Sule married Peter Begun ’96 degree in physical therapy from Wash- Diane Sitki married Daren Green on Financial Services, Inc. on June 22, 2002. ington University, St. Louis, Mo. She is September 1, 2001. now a physical therapist at St. Mary’s Donald and Darcy Roehrs ’95 Earley Wayne Sutton is a counselor in the stu- Karin Stahl married Neil Atkins on Hospital, Kankakee, Ill. had a son, Austin, on October 7, 2001. dent financial aid office at the University September 21, 2002. She is a nurse at of Illinois, Champaign. Megan Peterson Hall received the St. Joseph Medical Center, Normal, Ill. Stephanie Esparza married Vito master’s degree in teaching from Aurora Tamburello ’96 on September 29, 2001. Scott ’96 and Catherine King Tumilty Katie Swanson married Brad Kosirog (Ill.) University. had a son, Samuel Patrick, on January 6, ’95 on July 12, 2002. She is an environ- Jesse Heath married Jaime Pwanow on 2002 (Scott, 1). Karen Halverson married David Otto on mental tech at Fermilab, Batavia, Ill. June 15, 2001. June 29, 2002. Brandon Wainwright married Amy Senh Matthew Tews married Angela Crowley Amy Kile is a journalism graduate on June 1, 2002. Kristina Hanson and Eric Misfeldt were ’00 on August 19, 2000. student at Roosevelt University, Chicago. married on October 6, 2001. She is also employed at The Daily Melinda Weaver teaches eighth grade Rhonda Thomas married Brian Herald. science at Indian Creek Middle School, Jennifer Jacobs received the doctor of Starklauf on July 6, 2001. Waterman, Ill. optometry degree from Michigan College Tonya Lensch is associate editor for Chris and Jamie Weinstein Timmons of Optometry. She is now completing a Soap Opera Weekly Magazine, New Michael and Heather Olson Whitman had a son, Peyton Christopher, on July residency at the V.A. Northern Indiana York, N.Y. had a daughter, Karragan Marie, on 16, 2002. Health Care System, Fort Wayne. December 28, 2001. James and Marissa Meyers McClain Jennifer VanHowe married Scott Avers Stephen Joy received the J.D. degree had a daughter, Maya, on April 1, 2001. Erica Wilhelmsen is a paramedic for on July 20, 2002. in law from the University of Illinois, Gold Coast Ambulance and a beach life- Tim and Nicole Longfield ’98 McVay Champaign. Hillary Wolfe married Jonathan guard for the Los Angeles (Calif.) County had a son, Alexander Michael, on April DeBlieck on September 15, 2001. She Fire Department Lifeguard Division. Travis Kempf married Angela Parchert 9, 2002 (Anna, 2). is a registered nurse at Trinity Medical on June 29, 2002. Julia Dyson Woessner teaches eighth Center, Rock Island. Barbara Mordhorst married Justin grade English at Meridian Junior High Jessica Kopischke married Jake Seigle Tehrani on July 27, 2002. Elisabeth Zorn married Joseph Pluskota School, Byron, Ill. on December 24, 2001. She teaches on September 7, 2001. Lindsay Morgan is public relations and Spanish for the Chaska (Minn.) School community affairs director at Johnson & District. Wales University, Denver, Colo. 1998 Kristin Lindgren Lemmon is an attor- 1999 Marianna Beattie received the D.D.S. Mark and Colleen Koplin ’95 Nelson ney with Burke, Warren, MacKay and Jeff Andrews married Kristin McCauley degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa had a daughter, Jennifer Emily, on Serritella. on June 22, 2002. He is an intervarsity City, and now practices dentistry with August 25, 2001. staff worker at the University of Illinois, her brother, Matthew Beattie ’96. Russ Lemmon graduated from the Champaign. Heather Parthen married Aaron Eslinger Chicago College of Osteopathic Calley Boultinghouse married Jeffrey on June 15, 2002. She is a physical Medicine and is now a resident physi- Tina Bailiff married Keith Dunker on Barnes on July 20, 2002. therapist at Colorado Sport and Spine, cian at MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, Ill. June 15, 2002. Colorado Springs. Joseph Bovi received the M.D. degree Michelle McGonigle married Mark Susan Black married Kevin Beth on from Loyola University, Chicago. He is Eric and Jenny Willhouse Peterson had Steen on June 22, 2002. September 7, 2002. a resident in radiation oncology at the a daughter, Ellie, on March 21, 2002. Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Eileen McMahon received the master’s Richard Blunk and Bridget McManus Carrie Provenzale married Patrick Hospitals, Milwaukee. degree in sport sciences from the were married on September 7, 2002. Rader on February 23, 2002. Carrie is a United States Sports Academy, Daphne, David Carlin married Beth Christensen Irma Gustafson Boldt teaches third fundraiser at Mercy Home for Boys and Ala. She is working on her doctorate at ’99 on June 8, 2002. David is finance grade for the Indian Prairie School Girls, Chicago. the University of Miami (Fla). director of the Illinois Republican Party. District, Aurora, Ill. Kari Rehberger married Greg Benoy on Tim ’97 and Nicole Longfield McVay Jennifer Carlson attends Northwestern Stacey Bos and Ray Cotty were married April 13, 2002. had a son, Alexander Michael, on April University School of Law, Chicago. on September 1, 2001. 9, 2002 (Anna, 2). Scott Robertson is quality assurance Adam Carter and Susan Cassettari Michelle Carlson married Eric Peterson manager at Episcopal Community Grace Miller received the master’s were married on August 24, 2002. on June 9, 2002. Services, Bemidji, Minn. degree in education from St. Xavier Carol DenBesten married Walter Yee University, Chicago. She teaches Beth Christensen married David Carlin Nathan Roe married Kathryn Elson on on June 15, 2002. She is an intern at seventh grade science for Community ’98 on June 8, 2002. Beth is a mutual December 22, 2001. Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center. Consolidated School District 146, fund accountant for Jackson National Jennifer Roloff and William Welch were Chicago. Asset Management, Chicago. Elizabeth Bertelsen Dornbush is a married on August 10, 2002. Jennifer compensation specialist at McFarland Mark and Anna Viscioni Ross had a Willis Clayton received the master’s is a doctoral student at Harvard Clinic, Ames, Iowa. She is also a gradu- son, Brennan, on February 12, 2002 degree in speech language pathology University Graduate School of Education, ate student at Iowa State University. (Noah, 2). from Illinois State University, Normal. Cambridge, Mass. He is a speech language pathologist Ted and Kelley Johnsen Doty had a Charles and Jen Wrzesinski Rytina had Steve and Kate Goodrich Safris had with Educational Assessment Systems, daughter, Kelsey Ann, on March 18, a son, Jacob William, on April 7, 2002. a daughter, Ali Emma, on April 27, working on a Navajo Indian Reservation 2002. 2002. Steve is a veterinarian at the Pet in Shiprock, N.M. Medical Center of Ames (Iowa).

42 Augustana Magazine | Winter 2003 43 Migdalia Gonzalez married Nils Holgersson ’01 on October 19, 2002. 2000 Rebecca Ahlgren married Kevin Knox on Brian Gosnell is assistant finance direc- June 8, 2002. tor for the Village of Grayslake, Ill. Lucy Anello married William Miller ’99 Brie Hammond received the master’s on August 4, 2002. degree in communication sciences and disorders from Western Illinois Andrea Angelo is a school social worker University, Macomb. She is a speech for the Henry-Stark Counties (Ill.) Special language pathologist for Comprehensive Education District. Concepts in Speech and Hearing, James Austgen is a graduate research Cincinnati, Ohio. assistant at the University of Missouri, Daniel Hoffenkamp is employed at Columbia. Ernst & Young, Chicago. Laila Baghdadi has been promoted to Mike Johnson is project coordinator program manager at Maryville Academy, for the City of Chicago, Department of Chicago. Energy. Jill Bennin and Aaron Sullivan were Tricia Keefe married Brian Phelan on married on July 13, 2002. July 13, 2002. She received her master’s Kristie Betcher has been promoted degree in curriculum and instruction to project director at The Grand Group, from Northern Illinois University, Chicago. DeKalb. Carianne Bruner is a pharmacy student Aaron Konrad and Julie Mettemyer at the Medical College of Virginia. were married on July 6, 2002. Julie is a speech language pathologist for the Kelley Burke attends Loyola University Grant Wood Area Education Agency. School of Law, Chicago. Craig ’00 and Kari Sanderson Legel Anders Carlson received the master’s had a daughter, Makaylah Paige, on degree in glacial geology from the April 2, 2002. University of Wisconsin, Madison. He Elisabeth Ogilvie (left) and Melissa Hawkins now attends Oregon State University. James and Laura Bergstrand McAnally had a daughter, Madeline Claire, on Angela Crowley married Matthew Tews August 1, 2001. ’98 on August 19, 2000. Melissa’s Mug-up William Miller married Lucy Anello ’00 Brian Ekdale is a technology resource Most of us have favorite authors. And if we’re lucky, we might find on August 4, 2002. technician at Waubonsee Community that one special favorite whose every word brings delight. Just ask College, Sugar Grove, Ill. Melissa Hawkins ’86 Hayes. In 1994, she first encountered the works Rebecca Roegiers married Brian of Elisabeth Ogilvie, who’s sometimes referred to as the Laura Ingalls Nightingale on September 14, 2002. Coreen France teaches fifth grade Wilder of Maine for her wonderful descriptions of life on the islands and for the Prospect Heights (Ill.) School Jessica Scobell was selected as coastlands of Maine’s Down East region. Hayes found one of the prolific District. Southern Nevada cross country coach writer’s books in her local library, which touched off a passion that led of the year for 2000 and 2001. She Amanda Geiger is a quality manage- her to devour virtually everything ever published by Ogilvie. is a teacher and coach at Cimarron- ment specialist for the Children’s Home “I was like an addict,” says Hayes. “I actually experienced some Memorial High School, Las Vegas. Society of Florida in Tallahassee and remorse when I finished the last of her books.” But that was far from Panama City Beach. the end for Hayes. Using the Internet, she began tracking down short Douglas Sondgeroth is an attorney with stories Ogilvie had published in a variety of magazines as early as the Jenner and Block, Chicago. Amy Geist married Tim Kavanaugh on 1940s. April 28, 2001. Michael Tazic teaches at Leyden High In the summer of 1997, Hayes was introduced to Marilyn Westervelt School, Franklin Park, Ill. Mark Harmon married Elena Karama by a bookstore owner who knew both were huge Ogilvie fans. That on August 24, 2002. He is a technical bit of social alchemy resulted in the creation of a quarterly newsletter Tracy Tholin is auxilliary housing analyst with State Farm Insurance, which now links more than 300 fellow devotees around the country. director/director of housing at Carthage Bloomington, Ill. In 2001, the pair produced a veritable gold-mine for all Ogilvie enthu- College, Kenosha, Wis. siasts: A Mug-up with Elisabeth. (A mug-up is what we prairie folk Julia Higgins and Erik Ratchford were Cynthia Wyffels VanDamme received would call a coffee-klatch.) The book, published by Down East Books, married on June 29, 2002. Julia is a the master’s degree in physical therapy was described by reviewer Marilis Hornidge as “Everything a fan could speech language pathologist at Lake from St. Ambrose University. She is dream of having…a road map to the books, a taste of Ogilvie’s ‘small’ View Community Hospital, Paw Paw, a physical therapist at Rock Valley writings, a glimpse into the writer’s window.” Mich. Physical Therapy, Davenport. The book is one of several publishing projects Hayes has taken part Catherine Huck received the master’s in, and she’s now serving as typist for the 47th book by Ogilvie, who Stephanie Will is an auditor for the degree in communicative disorders only writes in long-hand. Her husband, John Hayes ’86, is a teacher at Department of Education, Office of from the University of Wisconsin, Manchester (Conn.) High School; John and their three children have Inspector General, Sacramento, Calif. Madison. She is working for a year been Melissa’s traveling companions on explorations of the islands and in Honduras as a volunteer speech inlets of coastal Maine. You can find the fruits of her delving into the language pathologist at a home for life and work of Elisabeth Ogilvie on-line at www.mugup.com. orphaned and abandoned children.

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Annie Johnson married Steve Bosch on Moses Edwards and Twanna Rayborn July 27, 2002. were married on June 15, 2002. Twanna is an underwriter for State Farm Insur- Erica Johnson is a teacher and counse- ance, Bloomington, Ill. lor at Pressley Ridge School, Cincinnati, Ohio. Katie Flanagan married Matt Stenger on July 28, 2001. She is an SASS counselor Jeremiah Johnston and Kristi Peterson at the Janet Wattles Center, Rockford, were married on July 27, 2002. Jeremiah Ill., and a graduate student at Northern teaches at Sherrard (Ill.) High School; Illinois University, DeKalb. Kristi is senior human resources service representative at Deere and Company, Sarah Gahn married Matthew Brady on Moline. May 26, 2002. Nathan Jokiel married Whitney Moore Gina Gallo is an environmental geolo- ’01 on June 15, 2002. gist at URS Corporation. Elizabeth Koch is a graduate student at Sarah Heinze is a bilingual speech the University of Arizona, Tucson. language pathologist for Bilingual Therapies, Chicago. Craig and Kari Sanderson ’99 Legel had a daughter, Makaylah Paige, on Nils Holgersson married Migdalia April 2, 2002. Gonzalez ’99 on October 19, 2002. Elizabeth Miller married Ron Kloss on Holly Johnson is employed by September 22, 2001. the Swedish Council of America, Minneapolis, Minn. Kristin Mulconrey married Edward Miller on September 14, 2002. Amanda Jones attends the University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City. J. Andrew Newgren married Becky White on July 13, 2002. Joel Kaul and Megan deRaismes Eric Anderson ’99 (right foreground) were married on June 23, 2002. Joel is Aaron Newman is an assistant director employed at Marshall and Ilsley Trust for student development and residence Co., Milwaukee, Wis. life at Rockhurst University, Kansas A honey of an idea City, Mo. Jessica Kittel is a volunteer with When he was a child, Eric Anderson ’99 spent a lot of time on a family farm AmeriCorps, Charleston, S.C. Derek Port received the master’s near Troy, Kansas. But one part of the farm which was strictly off-limits was degree from the Arizona School of Kim Klosak married Josh Smith on July his grandfather’s apiary—Anderson was allergic to bee-stings and his mother Health Sciences. He is an assistant 6, 2002. made sure he didn’t go anywhere near the hives. Good thing for her she didn’t athletic trainer and assistant professor Matthew Kreis attends Loyola follow him to Kenya, where he spent two years as an agriforestry extension- at Campbellsville (Ky.) University. ist for the Peace Corps near Embu, in the foothills of Mt. Kenya. That’s where University School of Law, Chicago. Kristin Rankin is a research specialist Anderson hit on an idea to help the people he was serving become more eco- Jerold and Jessica Frank Leichsenring at the University of Illinois, Chicago. nomically independent, while at the same time highlighting their dependence had a son, Nathaniel Frank, on Septem- on the environmental health of the region: bee-hives. Ruth Vass teaches English at Prairie ber 16, 2002. Central High School, Fairbury, Ill. “The biggest need for the people there is cash. Honey is always in demand, Sarah Marquis and Olin Morrow were but in Kenya it’s often in short supply,” says Anderson. “And teaching people Matthew Wlezen is a web developer married on July 20, 2002. Sara teaches to keep bees also helps support sound forestry management. The bees there and account analyst at CompuSystems, drama at Hamilton Middle School, are drawn to trees. You cut down the trees and the bees leave. It’s easier to Broadview, Ill. Denver, Colo. see why forested areas should be maintained when you’re making a profit.” Alexei Zozulya is an accountant at the Megan Miller attends Midwestern Since Anderson had some experience in carpentry from high school wood Bartlett Agency, Moline. University Osteopathic Medical School. shop and odd jobs back in Kansas, he was able to help people build their own hives at a cost of only about $5. Since even that figure was beyond the reach of Whitney Moore married Nathan Jokiel many, he established a sort of revolving loan fund with some money donated 2001 ’00 on June 15, 2002. by his home congregation’s branch of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Marla Bank married Kim Wilkins on Carolyn Murray is working in Church in America. December 1, 2001. Ichinomiya, Japan, for the JET program. But the project came with more than a few stings attached. “I think I was stung about 150 times before I started to develop an immunity,” Anderson esti- Katy Boultinghouse married David Chad Nightingale married Elizabeth Wehr on June 29, 2002. Hull on June 15, 2002. mates. “One morning, I just decided to stop taking antihistamines, and I didn’t go into anaphylactic shock. It got better, eventually.” Anderson, who figures he Misty Bowman married John Dowdal on Lisa Nold is a graduate student at the helped in the construction of as many as 300 bee-hives while in Kenya, came July 13, 2002. University of Alabama, Birmingham, and a certified athletic trainer at home last May and now serves as residence hall director for Carlsson Hall. Jodi Cain is shift supervisor at RocVale Samford University, Birmingham. Children’s Home, Rockford, Ill. Shannon Ogren received the master’s Amy Calderone is a graduate student at degree in environmental management Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. from Duke University, Durham, N.C. She Meghan Dreyer married Ben Suman ’02 is an environmental scientist at EC/R, on June 1, 2002. Inc. in Durham.

44 Augustana Magazine | Winter 2003 45 Erin Pande is senior environmental Erik Boehmke is a graduate student at James Earel is a research lab technician Rudy Kovachevich is a medical student technician for the DuPage County Baylor University, Waco, Tex. at Massachusetts General Hospital, at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Department of Developmental and Charlestown. Melissa Bolen attends Northern Illinois Stephanie Krogman is a contract spe- Environmental Concerns, Wheaton, Ill. University, DeKalb. Christopher Edwards is a research cialist for the Department of the Army, Melanie Payne is in marketing/sales lab technician at Abbott Laboratories, Rock Island Arsenal. Lynn Breneman married Joshua Wisong at Terrostar Technology Solutions, Rock Abbott Park, Ill. on June 8, 2002. She is a dental student Matthew Leonard attends John Island. at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. Jessica Ertmer is a sales/field Marshall Law School, Chicago. Elizabeth Potter married Craig Isaak on marketing representative at Newell Matthew Bunchman and Elizabeth Michelle Leonard married J.R. Green- October 5, 2002. She works in student Rubbermaid, Chicago. Melnyk were married on June 15, wood on July 20, 2002. She teaches development at Cornerstone University, 2002. Matthew attends Southern Kate Estwing is a booking assistant for English at Rock Island High School. Grand Rapids, Mich. Illinois University School of Dental AM Only, Inc., New York, N.Y. Elizabeth Ludwig teaches pre-school at Kurt Price attends Palmer College of Medicine, Alton; Elizabeth is a graduate Christina Gamzer is a graduate student The Growing Place, DeKalb, Ill. Chiropractic, Davenport. student at Southern Illinois University, in the physical therapy program at Edwardsville. Margaret Matthews attends the Illinois Larisa Rumin married Brian Good ’02 Northwestern University, Chicago. College of Optometry, Chicago. on September 7, 2002. Christina Carius is music director for Naomi Ganyo married Zachary Menke the LaMoille (Ill.) School District. Caroline Meinike is a social work Kristin Schipper attends Notre Dame on September 1, 2002. She is a planner graduate student at the University of (Ind.) School of Law. Erin Carr attends the University of Iowa, for River Action, Davenport. Illinois, Champaign. Iowa City. Benjamin Sigwarth is a research Emily Garbisch attends Washington Maranda Meyer teaches seventh grade technician at Boston (Mass.) University Cecilia Chin is a research assistant at University, St. Louis, Mo. language arts at South View Middle School of Medicine. the University of Iowa, Iowa City. Krysta Gerndt is a product specialist at School, Danville, Ill. Kim Sinnott is the director of recruit- Elizabeth Choporis is program coordi- Abbott Labs, Waukegan, Ill. Shelly Meyer is a health and defined ment at Driscoll Catholic High School, nator for the executive MBA program at Brian Good married Larisa Rumin ’01 on benefits business associate at Hewitt Addison, Ill. the University of Illinois, Chicago. September 7, 2002. Associates, Lincolnshire, Ill. Veronica Smith is an Illinois Legislative Erik Christian married Amanda Joe Goolsby is a sales representative Kristina Meyers is a mental health Senate staff intern through the Bartolomucci on June 15, 2002. He is a with MetLife, Westchester, Ill. associate at Bluegrass Personal Care University of Illinois, Springfield. budget/finance analyst for Peoria (Ill.) Home, Lexington, Ky. County. Corinne Gorskey is a sales and Julie Stump married Timothy Niemann marketing representative at Newell Adam Michels is a graduate stu- on November 24, 2001. She teaches Sarah Cleave is employed at Abbott Rubbermaid, Philadelphia, Pa. dent at Southern Illinois University, seventh and eighth grade English at Labs, Lake County, Ill. Edwardsville. Eastland Middle School, Shannon, Ill. Katie Hancock is a microparticle prod- Nicole Colvin teaches at Tremont (Ill.) uct specialist at Abbott Laboratories, Kristin Miller is a sales representative High School. Waukegan, Ill. at Newell Rubbermaid, Freeport, Ill. 2002 Julie Constien attends Purdue Melinda Hanes is a graduate student at Stephanie Minkley teaches at St. Darcy Ahrens is a graduate student in University School of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Iowa, Iowa City. Peter’s Elementary School, Skokie, Ill. the field of communication disorders at West Lafayette, Ind. Bowling Green (Ohio) State University. Kathy Hitz is the band director at Jessica Missavage is a graduate Melissa Cook is a pricing analyst at Harvard (Ill.) High School and Harvard student at Eastern Illinois University, Carrie Alexander is a graduate student Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, Ill. Jr. High. Charleston. at Bradley University, Peoria. Colleen Coppersmith is a marketing Brian Holba is a manager trainee at Victoria Monti attends Washington Jill Anderson attends the Mary Grimes and sales representative at Newell Sherwin-Williams, Orland Park, Ill. University School of Medicine, St. Louis, School of Nursing, Ottawa, Kan. Rubbermaid, Detroit, Mich. Mo. Patrick Hunt works in the personal Christopher Annis attends the Sarah Cotter attends the University of fiduciary support, gifts department, at Andrea Muschetto teaches English at University of Illinois College of Medicine, Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City. Northern Trust Bank, Chicago. Hinsdale (Ill.) South High School. Chicago. John Cravero is a graduate student at Thomas (Leo) Keller is a park ranger for Michael Navratil attends John Marshall Carrie Armentrout is a financial planner Rush University, Chicago. the Army Corps of Engineers, Coralville, Law School, Chicago. at American Express Financial Advisors, Menka Desai attends Ross University Iowa. Rockford, Ill. Derek Neal is a sports information School of Medicine. Philip Kiraly attends Northern Illinois graduate assistant at the University of Nathan Atterberry attends the Anthony DiIulio married Ann Liska on University, DeKalb. Illinois, Champaign. University of Illinois, Champaign. June 22, 2002. He attends the Catholic Alison Knox is employed at Abbott Labs, Janet Nehring teaches mathematics at Laura Ballinger is a participant ser- University of America, Washington, D.C. Abbott Park, Ill. Forreston (Ill.) High School. vices associate with Hewitt Associates, Amanda Doyle teaches for the Belvidere Lincolnshire, Ill. Elizabeth Koch is a graduate student at Brent Nicholson is a staff accountant at (Ill.) Community School District. the University of Arizona, Tucson. Forefront Education, Barrington, Ill. Wendy Bamberth teaches fifth grade at Erin Doyle is a graduate student at Drake Elementary School, Chicago. Bekah Kohl attends the Indiana Michael Nickeas is a physical therapy Finch University of Health Sciences, University School of Optometry, graduate student at Northwestern Jenna Benz-Dean attends the University Chicago Medical School, North Chicago. Bloomington. University, Chicago. of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Valerie Duncan is a graduate student at Medicine, Madison. Lindsey Kotz is a sales and market- Jennifer Nord is publications coor- Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. ing field representative at Newell dinator for The Washington Opera, Rubbermaid, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

44 Augustana Magazine | Winter 2003 45 Sarah O’Klock attends the University of Susan Struck is a mathematics gradu- Lauren A. Lundblad ’34 on July 8, 2001. Einard L. Strand ’49 on October 3, 2002. Illinois Veterinary School, Champaign. ate student at the University of Iowa, Among survivors is his sister, Gertrude Among survivors is his wife, Virginia Iowa City. Lundblad ’48 Ness. Westin ’49 Strand. Christine Okon teaches at the F.E. Peacock Middle School, Itasca, Ill. Ben Suman married Meghan Dreyer ’01 Virginia Anderson ’34 Peterson on June Kenneth W. Krukow ’50 on August 31, on June 1, 2002. He is employed at the 19, 2002. Survivors include her hus- 2002. Survivors include his wife, Doris. Megan Rissman Olson is a graduate St. Louis (Mo.) College of Pharmacy. band, Harold ’36, and sister, Melnotte student in speech language pathology at Marion Landstrom ’51 Dennett in May, Anderson ’39 Lindstrom. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill. Sarah Swenson teaches mathematics at 2002. Hononegah High School, Rockton, Ill. Frank A. Swenson ’36 on September Antonio Ortiz attends Midwestern Ingve K. Satterberg ’51 on September 16, 2002. University, Chicago, and is a pharmacy Jill Taylor is a certified nursing assistant 3, 2002. technician at Walgreen’s. at Dreyer Medical Clinic, Aurora, Ill. Alfred T. Wright ’36 on September 2, Anne Mourisse ’52 McFarlin on June 2002. Among survivors is his wife, Mary. Amy Caudle Oster is a teacher for Ann Thomas is a product specialist with 23, 2002. Outreach Community Ministries, the transplant business team at Abbott C. Anders Bengtson ’38 on August 16, Avis Jae Norling ’54 Swanson on Warrenville, Ill. Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill. 2002. Survivors include his wife, Edla, September 23, 2002. and brother, Earl ’43. Jason Palmatier is an associate Robert Volz attends Rush University George E. Arbaugh ’55 on October pharmacologist at Abbott Laboratories, Medical School, Chicago. Frank A. Johnson ’38 on February 3, 6, 2002. Among survivors is his wife, Abbott Park, Ill. 2002. Jennifer Weber attends Washington Donna Gord ’54 Arbaugh. Melissa Pilato is a Japanese language University, St. Louis, Mo. Helen E. Lindrothe ’38 on February Harold Freier ’55 on April 24, 2002. teacher in Niigata, Japan, for the JET 25, 2002. Chad Weigle is a credit manager with program. Raymond E. Hallin ’55 on July 1, 2002. Wells Fargo Financial, Schaumburg, Ill. Dorothy Munter ’39 Hawley on August Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Lisa Reamy married Paul Mattison 12, 2002. Heide Westblade attends the University Bloomquist ’54 Hallin. on September 21, 2002. She is a tax of Illinois, Champaign. Howard Randolph Holder ’39 on May 6, accountant with Deere & Company, Arnold S. Nelson ’55 on May 29, 2002. 2002. His wife, Clementi, survives him. Moline. Marty Wietfeldt is an actuarial analyst Among survivors is his wife, Charlotte for Kemper Insurance, Long Grove, Ill. Gurth Searle Hubbart ’39 on April 8, Davis ’56 Nelson. Kathleen Reif attends the University of 2002. Iowa, Iowa City. Carolyn Wilson is an administrative Nancy Wolfe ’56 Anderson on October assistant at Stanford University in Palo Laura Jean Hackett ’41 Braaten on 6, 2002. Survivors include her husband, Emily Rockwell married Joseph Kane Alto, Cal. December 29, 2001. Survivors include Ronald ’56. on August 3, 2002. She is a product her husband, Roger ’44. specialist at Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Adam Winckler attends the University Jeanette Nylen ’56 McLaughlin on Park, Ill. of Illinois Dental School, Chicago. Janet Erlandson ’42 Kozel on October 21, 2002. Among survivors is September 21, 2001. her daughter, Beth McLaughlin ’80 Michael Russo is an accountant at Brandon Wold is an applications Caswell. Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill. specialist at Cole-Parmer Instrument Co., Robert J. Maloney ’42 on July 10, 2002. Vernon Hills, Ill. His wife, Louise, survives him. John E. Swanson ’57 on August 3, Patrice Schoolman teaches English at 2002. Survivors include his wife, Janet Central China Normal University, Wuhan. Elizabeth Woodworth is a graduate Kenneth C. Wagner ’44 on March 7, Gunnerson ’57 Swanson. student at the University of Illinois, 2002. Jenny Schou is an accountant for DFAS- Champaign. Philip J. Ollman, Jr. ’59 on June 28, RI, Rock Island Arsenal. Betty Joan Foster ’46 Dodd on 2002. His wife, Janet, survives him. Bethany Wotal attends the University of September 2, 2001. Amanda Schueneman is promotions Illinois, Champaign. Peter N. Gartelos ’64 on August 24, assistant for radio station 106.7 The Kenneth E. Milton ’46 on June 19, 2002. Among survivors is his wife, Fish, Chicago. 2002. Survivors include his wife, Carole. Althea Nelson ’46 Milton; daughters, Megan Seifrid teaches for the Long Katherine Milton ’70 Bandy, Christine C. Alan Randall ’65 on October 21, 2002. Beach Elementary School District, Deaths Milton ’74 Gaither, and Jennifer Milton Survivors include his wife, Joan, and Oswego, Ill. (notice received as of October 31, 2002) ’77; sister, Dorothy Milton ’42; and son, Jeffrey Randall ’91. Caroline Skaggs married James Sallee Lyal Westerlund ’25 Swenson on July brother, John Milton ’52. Karen Jensen ’74 Baugher on July 11, on May 26, 2002. 3, 2002. Henry Carlson, Jr. ’47 on July 14, 2002. 2002. Her husband, David, survives her. Randall Sloniker is an assistant Margaret “Peg” Swanson ’30 on July His wife, Elly Anna, survives him. Ervina Horn ’75 on November 7, 2000. programmer for Royal Buying Group, 26, 2002. Donald Radlund, husband of Elinor Hinsdale, Ill. Shirley Tappendorf ’80 Lee on August Fay Hoffman ’31 on June 20, 2001. Ryden ’47 Radlund, on October 22, 30, 2002. Her husband, Stephen, sur- Michelle Snyder attends St. Francis 2002. Ruth Laurence ’32 Gustafson on July vives her. Hospital School of Medical Technology, 30, 2002. Elizabeth Burke Crist ’47 on June 1, Peoria, Ill. Jeffrey Pope ’80 on April 7, 2002. His 2002. George C. Davis ’33 on August 26, 2002. wife, Mary, survives him. Monica Sottos works in marketing for Among survivors is his son, T. Scott Irma Harner ’48 Braun in May, 2002. The Marthens Co., Davenport. Robert D. Leonard, Jr. ’01 on October Davis ’69. LeRoy Cappaert ’49 on August 16, 13, 2002. Kristin Spooner teaches at Quincy (Ill.) Elvera Nelson ’33 on July 11, 2001. She 2001. Among survivors is his wife, Lael High School. is survived by her brother, Clarence Pierson ’49 Cappaert. Derek Strom is a physics and astrono- Nelson ’32. Frank S. Reed ’49 on July 17, 2002. my graduate student at Northwestern Survivors include his wife, Janice University, Evanston, Ill. Carlson ’49 Reed.

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On Tour During spring break, Feb. 28 to March 9, the Augustana Choir will be presenting performances On stage in Des Moines, Iowa; Omaha, Neb.; Topeka and Opera@Augustana presents Opera Kansas City, Kan.; St. Louis, Mo.; Springfi eld, Showcase, featuring Verdi baritone Peoria, River Forest and Naperville, Ill. The Ryan Edwards Symphonic Band will be somewhat farther afi eld, April 11 and 12 at 8pm in mounting a tour of England with performances Wallenberg Hall in York, Warwick, Stratford and London. For Augustana College Theatre details on either ensemble, call the cultural events presents Picnic, by William Inge offi ce at 309-794-7307, or visit the Arts section of May 2, 3, 8, 9 & 10 at 8pm; May 4 at www.augustana.edu. 2pm in Potter Hall On exhibit On screen Augustana College Studio Art Faculty Alumni Speakers Series* event at the Oak Brook Exhibition Through March 26 (Ill.) Hyatt, featuring Erwin Weber’s video biography [pictured at left: James Konrad, Hostage of Conrad Bergendoff, with guest commentary by Series: The Awakening, 2002, oil on canvas, 36”x28”]z Betsey Brodahl April 24 at 7pm 27th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition April 4-27 On the table Senior Studio Art Exhibition Band Reunion Dinner, in advance of the Home May 3-24 Concert in Centennial Hall March 15 in the College Center; Reception* begins at 5pm On the horizon (concert at 8pm) The Alumni Board of Directors has approved a fi ve-year plan which includes an ambitious All over campus array of potential events and programs. Be on the lookout Alumni/Commencement Weekend, May 23-25, featuring: for: • Reunion activities for the Classes of 1963, 1958, 1953, 1948,  alumni travel 1943, 1938, 1933 & 1928 programs • Reunion Dinner Cruise* on the Mississippi  events targeting May 23 at 6pm organizational identifi - • “Life of Bergendoff” video presentation (see ‘On screen’ cation (e.g., the March above), May 24 at 10am in the Olin Center 15 Band Reunion) Band Lawn Concert May 24 at 2:30pm 150  ideas to strengthen on the Bergendoff lawn relationships between alumni and faculty Augustana Music Festival Concert May 24 at 8pm in Centennial Hall  the initial phases in planning for Augustana’s sesquicentennial

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Out of the office

Among Thomas Tredway’s closest friends is Arthur Mampel, a retired pastor and published poet who lives in Seattle. Hearing the campus legend that the president sometimes used his win- dow as an escape hatch prompted the following poem, which appeared in Snapshots (Motecurb Publishing, 1984).

Feathers The leafy footpath points the way to Founders Hall where Thomas stays. Trees mark his office, light and grim; they shade him when the day’s too bright, they spread a shadow when he’s thin, a camaraderie of night. On salty days when hours flicker and cool lawns look more inviting, an exit through the window’s quicker, so easy feathers go alighting. This man with ample manner flees any dull complicity. Religious to the fleshy core! A thriving roll into the air, a restive, winging solitaire. His mind forever waging war in search of spiritual repair.

There’s not much of a contest in spotting Dr. Thomas Tredway ’57 heading out for a run from the Carver Center. The fellow on the left might throw you, since “Swanie” (retired chaplain Richard Swanson ’54) usually has a beard. To make a game of it, send your guess of the year this appeared in the Augustana Bulletin to [email protected].

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