1952
Paul Oas, Carlsbad, Calif., a retired San Diego psychotherapist, was in a front-page story Christmas Eve in the San Diego Union Tribune for his part in forming the Rwandan Orphans Project.

1958
Rob Nilsen, Monroe, N.Y., is director of HELP Inc.

1965
Philip Larson, La Jolla, Calif., sang his 50th anniversary performance of Handel's "Messiah" with the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus.

1966
Carol (Fyrand) Lacey, St. Paul, Minn., is an assistant professor at Metropolitan State U.

1970
Lyn Stahn, Ennis, Mont., retired after 34 years as a fourth-grade teacher at Madison Valley Schools.

1971
Larry Correll, Winchester, Va., is an adjunct assistant professor at Shenandoah U.

1973
Margaret (Hayford) O’Leary, Northfield, Minn., has published a book, "Culture and Customs of Norway" (Greenwood).

1975
Thomas Sletto, Des Moines, Iowa, was promoted to assistant professor of music education at Drake U.

1976
Mary (Tollefson) Carlson, Fargo, N.D., is director of Volunteers/Partners and Guest Services for Sanford Medical Center.
Debra (Chisolm) Ruehlman, Cincinnati, has been selected for this year’s class of Leadership Cincinnati USA, a leadership development program run by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.

1979
Jean (Marshall) Bye, Mankato, Minn., is president and CEO of Dotson Iron Castings.
Bruce McNeil, North Oaks, Minn., published his 28th book, the two-volume "Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans" (Thomson Reuters); he is an attorney with Littler Mendelson, Minneapolis.

1983
Mark Peterson, Minnetonka, Minn., retired from the Minnetonka Fire Department after more than 25 years, the last seven as ladder lieutenant.
Marlys Smith, Hawley, Minn., is senior field representative for the United States Census Bureau, Kansas City, Kan.

1984
Thomas Lehmann, Lake Elmo, Minn., was elected to a four-year term on the school board for Stillwater Area Public Schools.
Thor Tolo, Seattle, is a news anchor for KOMO Newsradio.

1985
Kevin Goodno, Woodbury, Minn., was elected to the board of directors of the Public Affairs Council, Washington, D.C.

1987
Chris Bonnell, Buffalo, Minn., was elected chair of the Minnesota Board of Psychology, Minneapolis.

1988
Lee Carlson, St. James, Minn., is on the board of directors for the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership, St. Paul.

1989
Heidi Hansen, Bemidji, Minn., earned a doctorate in curriculum and instruction, mathematics education, from the U of Minnesota, Minneapolis; she is an assistant professor at Bemidji State U.
John Hoff, Minneapolis, completed 10 weeks of army training at Fort Jackson, S.C., for his position with the Judge Advocate General’s Office, 34th Infantry Division, Rosemount.

1990
Karen England, Lake City, Minn., is the city attorney for Lake City.
Trudi (Carlson) Paulson, Lake City, Minn., is senior services coordinator for Fairview Red Wing Health Services.

1991
Eric Beuerman, Plover, Wis., is professor of military science at the U of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

1992
Heidi Campbell-Beer, Moorhead, is a Title I teacher for fifth-grade reading and math for Fargo (N.D.) Public Schools.
Lianne Loeks, White Bear Lake, Minn., earned management accountant certification from the Institute of Management Accountants, Montvale, N.J.

1993
Lia Christiansen, St. Paul, Minn., was promoted to operations executive for Bethesda Hospital.

1994
Beverly (Schwalbe) Singhel, Bloomington, Minn., is a band, choir and general music teacher at Epiphany Catholic School, Coon Rapids.

1995
Paige Gubbrud, Monona, Wis., is a stay-at-home mom.
Nicole (Berg) Names, Luverne, Minn., is the family services director for Pipestone and Nobles counties.
Carrie (Formo) Peterson, Willmar, Minn., is owner and operator of Mud Butt Cloth Diapers.
Michelle (Smith) Rova, Plymouth, Minn., is IT manager for Life Time Fitness.
Matthew Sagsveen, Bismarck, N.D., is a school board member for the Bismarck School District.

1996
Danielle (Mossner) Laatsch, Boise, Idaho, completed Ironman Wisconsin, a triathlon consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike race and a 26.2-mile (marathon) run.
Sonia (Bitz) Mullally, Mandan, N.D., is communications director for the National Sunflower Association.

1997
David Jacobson, Laguna Niguel, Calif., is assistant chief pilot for West Coast Charters, Santa Ana.

1998
Matthew Coomber, La Salle, Colo., completed his doctorate in biblical studies – Old Testament from the U of Sheffield, U.K., with his dissertation published by Gorgias Press; he is pastor of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church.
Shana Heinricy, Albuquerque, N.M., is a lecturer at the U of New Mexico.
Elly (Prestsater) Lensch, Decorah, Iowa, is staff development coordinator for the Department of Education at Winneshiek Medical Center.
Tina (Hultgren) Turn, Kennedy, Minn., received the communication arts and literature (grades 5-12) teaching license from Bemidji State U; she is an English and media communications teacher at Kittson Central High School, Hallock.

1999
Anne Keating, Fargo, N.D., received a cornea and refractive surgery fellowship from Harvard Medical School, Boston; she is an ophthalmologist at Essentia Health.
Kevin Taylor, Minneapolis, is a talent consultant for G.L. Berg Entertainment, St. Cloud, Minn.
Amy (Johnson) Velsor, Mound, Minn., is purchasing supervisor for the Northern Star Division of Michael Foods, Chaska.

2000
Katie (Hetland) Heger, Underwood, N.D., earned a Master of Education degree in elementary administration from the U of Mary, Bismarck; she is the health education coordinator for the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
Renee (Hecker) Kothe, Apple Valley, Minn., is a French and Spanish teacher at Farmington High School.
Thomas Rosengren, Brooklyn Park, Minn., is a consumer mortgage underwriter at Wells Fargo, Minneapolis.
Marcus Skjervem, Elk River, Minn., is director of brand experience development at Hamline U, St. Paul.

2001
April (Schurman) Fox, Turner, Mont., earned a Master of Arts degree in art education and integration from the U of Montana, Missoula.
Theresa (Button) Johnson, Corcoran, Minn., earned a Juris Doctor degree from Hamline U School of Law, St. Paul.
Christopher Miller, Bigfork, Mont., is pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church.
Michelle (Miller) Wang, Annandale, Minn., is the assistant elementary principal for the Glencoe-Silver Lake School District.

2002
Nate Cousins and his brother, Ryan ’03, both Minneapolis, opened Baseball 365 in Bloomington, Minn.
Daniel Lee, Baltimore, is director of marketing for Lutheran World Relief.
Katie Richardson Jens, Valdosta, Ga., earned a doctorate in criminal justice from North Dakota State U, Fargo.
Ailsa Staub, Baltimore, earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Maryland Institute College of Art.

2003
Ryan Cousins and his brother, Nate ’02, both Minneapolis, opened Baseball 365 in Bloomington, Minn.
Christine (Stanley) Karlgaard, Dassel, Minn., earned a special education graduate certificate in learning disabilities from St. Cloud State U; she is a special education teacher for the Dassel-Cokato School District.
Dustin Little, Silver Spring, Md., earned a medical degree from the U of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle; he is a physician and nephrology fellow for the U.S. Army at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

2004
Derek Fischer, Minnetonka, Minn., earned a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Northwestern Health Sciences U, Bloomington; he and his wife, Christy, opened Fischer Family Chiropractic.
Michael Hart, Coralville, Iowa, is an instructor of music at California Lutheran U, Thousand Oaks.
Rebekah (Lyman) Hazelrigg, San Antonio, is the lead registered nurse and patient care coordinator for Pediatrix.
Angela (Bentley) Wood, Aberdeen, S.D., is owner of Angie’s Accounting and Consulting.

2005
Erica (Hall) Meyer, Colorado Springs, Colo., is a communications specialist for the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region.

2006
Kallie Fleharty, Seattle, is an embryologist for Pacific Northwest Fertility and IVF Specialists.
Katie (Rindahl) Jackson, Rolla, Mo., is student program administrator for the vice chancellor’s office at Missouri U of Science and Technology.
Nate Larson, Alexandria, Minn., has accepted a Limited Partnership at Edward Jones Investments.
Ryan Ripley, Minnetonka, Minn., is company and production manager of The Playwright’s Center, Minneapolis.

2007
Katy (Nelson) Dahle, Plymouth, Minn., is risk coordinator for Fabcon, Savage.
Sarah (Hartmann) Hetz, Springfield, Mo., earned a Master of Science degree in speech language pathology from Minnesota State U Moorhead; she is a speech-language pathologist for Aegis Therapies.
Jessica (Rudningen) Hill, Sunburg, Minn., earned a master's degree in environmental studies from Victoria U of Wellington, New Zealand.
Nichole (Brusven) Rengel, Clearwater, Minn., is a social worker for Maple Lake Public Schools.

2008
Hannah (Stevens) Haugen, Tranby, Norway, is a teacher at Tranby Middle School.

2009
Brittany Gross, Arlington, Va., is a communications consultant for Black Rock Group, Alexandria.
Justine (Regimbal) Pringle, Jamestown, N.D., is a training coordinator for Cavendish Farms.
Anna (Overson) Salo, Cloquet, Minn., is a sixth-grade teacher at Barnum Elementary School.
Cody Salo, Cloquet, Minn., is a physical education teacher at St. James Catholic School, Duluth.

2010
Ariel Aakhus, Brainerd, Minn., is marketing and communications coordinator for ChamberMaster, Baxter.
Abby Boggs-Johnson, Fargo, N.D., is an e-commerce merchandising and marketing specialist for Swanson Health Products.
Emily (Jensen) Citterman, Ivanhoe, Minn., is a sixth-grade teacher for Minneota Public Schools.
Anna Gesell, Miltona, Minn., is an assistant account executive for Adventure advertising agency, St. Cloud; she works for Gina (Martens) Nacey ’94, Sauk Rapids.
Lissie (Jacobsen) Nichols, Austin, Minn., is a math teacher for Austin Public Schools.