1967
E. Paul Lian, Scottsdale, Ariz., retired from a 33-year career in the life and pension insurance business.

1970
Yvonne (Albrecht) Kroll, Dickinson, N.D., is foundation director for St. Luke’s Home and Park Avenue Villa. Barbara (Senkbeil) Swaby, Great Falls, Mont., directed a performance of Handel’s “Messiah” with the chancel choirs of First Congregational United Church of Christ and Christ United Methodist churches in December; she retired from her position as choir director for the Great Falls Public School District in June.

1975
Owen Jones, Lakewood, Colo., worked for 13 months at the South Pole in Antarctica supporting research by the National Science Foundation. Pat Morreim, Anoka, Minn., retired from the U of Minnesota Extension as regional director for Andover. Thomas Sletto, Des Moines, Iowa, was promoted to assistant professor of music education at Drake U. Toni (Wayne) Smith, Wabasha, Minn., retired from the U of Minnesota Extension as field outreach operations director and liaison to the Association of Minnesota Counties.

1976
Nancy (Frosaker) Johnson, West Fargo, N.D., retired from the U of Minnesota Extension as regional director for Moorhead and Fergus Falls, Minn.

1977
Leslie Bergland, Brooklyn Park, Minn., was appointed to the Ex-Im Bank 2012 Advisory Committee for Export-Import Bank of the United States, Washington, D.C.; she is a principal for Trade Acceptance Group, Ltd., Edina.

1981
Sherry (Tschider) Linnerooth, Bozeman, Mont., is executive director of the Bozeman Symphony Society.

1982
Craig Davenport, Spokane, Wash., volunteers for the soup kitchen at All Saints Lutheran Church.

1983
John Rieke, Bismarck, N.D., is chief operating officer for Medcenter One.

1988
Lee Carlson, St. James, Minn., is a board member for the Minnesota Rural Education Association, Brandon. Gretchen (Zolldan) Wold, Eagle River, Alaska, is a clinical supervisor for Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care for Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage.

1990
Megan McRae-Hastings, Bethel, Ohio, is a user interface designer for American Modern Insurance Group, Cincinnati.

1992
John Pederson, Mayville, N.D., was elected to a six-year term to the ELCA’s Church Council.

1993
Amy Current, Dubuque, Iowa, serves as the dean for vocation at Wartburg Theological Seminary. Steven Erickson, Palm Springs, Calif., is a managing partner for the CPA firm Maryanov Madsen Gordon & Campbell. Eric Peterson, Appleton, Wis., finished a 15-month deployment to Afghanistan as a commander in the U.S. Navy, serving as department head of trauma at the NATO Role 3 military hospital in Kandahar; he also developed and participated in the en route critical care program. Kerri (Wall) Westgard, Fargo, N.D., was granted a doctorate in education from the U of North Dakota.

1995
Karen (Pietila) Dill, Chicago, is the Defense Coordinating Element operations officer for FEMA Region V. Shayne Hamann, Little Canada, Minn., was elected shareholder at Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala, P.A., Minneapolis.

1996
Erin Conroy, Fargo, N.D., is an associate attorney at Fremstad Law Firm. David Dettman, Rochester, Minn., is an English teacher for Stewartville School District. Greg Hausler, Chula Vista, Calif., is owner of Zephyr Collectibles.

1997
Bryan Frandrup, Rosemount, Minn., is vice president and commercial loan officer for Venture Bank, Eagan. Melissa Hvidsten, West Valley City, Utah, is an associate content manager with Ancestry.com, Provo.

1998
Betsy (Strebel) Grams, Chanhassen, Minn., is the director of outreach for the Miracles of Mitch Foundation.

1999
Holly Rutter, Washington, D.C., is director of shelter operations and services for Stepping Stones Shelter, Rockville, Md.

2000
Marc Skjervem, Elk River, Minn., is director of marketing for Totino-Grace High School, Fridley.

2001
Kent Narum, Custer, S.D., and the congregation where he serves, Custer Lutheran Fellowship, were awarded a Lilly Endowment National Clergy Renewal grant of $36,233; he will use the grant for a three-month sabbatical to explore issues of worship, music and community through travel to Colombia; the Oregon Bach Festival; Taizé, France; and Iona, Scotland.

2003
Sarah Anderson, Denver, earned a Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.; she is pastor for Epiphany Lutheran Church. Scott Belseth, Minnetonka, Minn., earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the U of St. Thomas-Opus College of Business, Minneapolis. Sarah (McCurdy) Hinnenkamp, Fargo, N.D., and two colleagues launched a blog, MidwestJunk.com, about repurposing items.

2004
Jodi (Miller) Hoyt, Sioux Falls, S.D., started the private consulting firm Hoyt Consulting, Sioux Falls. Karen (Miller) Nelson, West Fargo, N.D., is project manager for Sundog, Fargo.

2005

Aaron Ley, Grand Forks, N.D., is an assistant professor of political science at the U of North Dakota. Melissa Sire, Shanghai, China, is a pre-K teacher at Shanghai Community International School.

2006
Laura (Espedal) Caroon, Moorhead, and two colleagues launched a blog, MidwestJunk.com, about repurposing items.

2007
Becky Duehn, Worthington, Minn., earned a Master of Arts degree in education from St. Mary’s U of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

2008
Stephanie Bartek, Arlington, Va., earned a Master of Public Administration degree at George Mason U, Fairfax; she is a helpdesk specialist for the National Resident Matching Program, Washington, D.C. Nicole Gertken, Aberdeen, S.D., earned a master’s degree in health, physical education and recreation from South Dakota State U, Brookings; she is academic services coordinator for Northern State U. Alyssa Parsons, Plymouth, Minn., was promoted to associate development officer at the Twin Cities nonprofit College Possible.

2009
Heidi (Kittleson) Schutt, Winnebago, Minn., earned a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the U of Washington Information School, Seattle; she is library director for Muir Library.

2010
Erica Beard, Bowman, N.D., is the owner of Straight 8 Logistics. Emily (Meyer) Clemenson, Moorhead, is the online content editor for Concordia College. Karin (Koenig) Rau, Elk River, Minn., is a music teacher at Westwood Elementary in Zimmerman and Parker Elementary in Elk River. Elizabeth Weiss, Dickinson, N.D., is a nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

2011
Jenni Amis, Plymouth, Minn., is the box office assistant manager for the Historic Theatre Group LLC, Minneapolis. Siri Preston, Fargo, N.D., works in the marketing department at CI Sport.