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June 2003
Dear 1988 Classmates:
Are you ready to celebrate the passing of 15 years since our Concordia graduation?
We will be gathering to reminisce about the wind and dirt on graduation day, in addition to many other fond memories, at Homecoming 2003! Plan now to visit the campus October 3-5, 2003, to see how your old college friends and faculty members are doing.
Reunion Information
As mentioned in the mailing earlier this year, we have reserved a block of rooms at the C’Mon Inn in Fargo. To reserve a room, call 800-334-1570 and mention you are a part of the Concordia College Reunion Class of 1988. The rooms will be released about a month before Homecoming if they are not booked, so call now to make sure you have a place to stay. For more information about the hotel, see www.cmoninn.com. A list of other hotel options was sent previously.
There are lots of events planned for Homecoming weekend.
Sunday, October 5
Class of 1988 Family Gathering at Alm Park in Moorhead (Sign up at Class of 1988 Registration Table in Memorial Auditorium. Potluck picnic with small fee to cover expenses.) starting at noon.
Class Challenge Update
As a way of honoring our class and 15th reunion, please make a donation to Concordia’s annual fund this year. Our donations show the appreciation we have for the work the college does and ensures the strength of the college in future years. Our donations keep costs down so more young people can afford a quality Concordia education to start their life-long journey.
For the last fiscal year, our class came in last place for the classes of the 1980s with 127 of 505 responding (25.1 percent), giving a total of $7,559.28. The top participation class was 1985 with 35 percent and the top dollar class was 1983 with $22,546.24.
C-400 Project 16 was successfully completed April 30, 2003. Beginning May 1, 2003, C-400 is an annual gift of $400 or more, given during the fiscal year (May 1 – April 30) instead of pledges over a period of years. A letter and brochure with a full explanation of the changes will be mailed to you later this summer. If you have questions, please call the Annual Giving Office at 299-3454 or 800-699-9020.
In Memory
It is with a saddened heart we report another of our classmates has passed away during the past year. The Vail Trail newspaper reports that Jon Efraimson died on February 18, 2003, “after a short but valiant fight with lung cancer.” It was also reported that Jon was married to Lisa Land in June 2002, lost a child named Owen Daniel Efraimson due to premature birth in June 2002, and was diagnosed with stage four Adenocarcinoma in July 2002.
Jon, known in Vail and to friends at Concordia as “Eef,” owned Eef Productions in Vail and was active in the community both personally and through his company. The Vail Trail quoted Kate Carey, director of the Vail Valley Charitable Fund, as saying, “Over the years, he has contributed selflessly to a myriad of non-profit causes. Now it’s our turn to try to help him to the extent we can (by holding a fundraiser on November 9, 2002).”
If you would like to read more about the last year of Jon Efraimson’s life, links to the stories we found on The Vail Trail are listed below:
http://www.vailtrail.com/newsdetail.cfm?NewsID=546
http://www.vailtrail.com/newsdetail.cfm?NewsID=862
If these stories are removed from the website, contact us for paper copies.
Class Notes
While the number of class notes continues at lower levels than a few years ago when it seemed everyone was either getting married or having children, several classmates have sent updates to the college in the last year. Here are the updates we have received…
There is just one recent classmate marriage to report:
- Lisa Mecklenberg married Scott Jackson on September 9, 2000. The couple now resides in Helena, MT, where Lisa is a legislative librarian/attorney and wildlife biologist. Lisa has been a research librarian for Montana legislators since September 2001.
The following future Cobbers were added to classmate families during the last year:
- A daughter, Elliana, born on April 2, 2002 to Sarah Ann (Steinwand) and Gerald Ailts,.
The family lives in Sioux Falls, SD.
- A daughter, Olivia, born on September 30, 2001, and adopted on July 23, 2002, by Dawn
Barfnecht of Robbinsdale, MN.
- A son, Rory, born on August 4, 2002, to Erin Delaney and Shamus O’Meara of St. Paul, MN.
- A son, Tate, born on September 1, 2002, to Jennifer (Tufte) and Tim Fridgen of East Grand
Forks, MN. Jennifer is a full-time mother and Tim is an assistant manager at Cabela’s.
- A daughter, Lydia, born on June 25, 2002, to JoAnn (Stentoft) and Jeffrey Hoverson of
Drayton, ND. JoAnn is a full-time mother and Jeffrey is a pastor.
- A daughter, Kaija, born on September 6, 2001, to Rebecca (Berg) and Brian Koenigberg of
Starkville, MS. Rebecca finished her doctorate in August 2001.
- A daughter, Kacy, born on April 8, 2002, to Jody (Hulst) and Kurt Schumann of Burnsville, MN.
Jody is an office administrator and Kurt works for the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
- A son, Symon, born on August 6, 2002, to Mary (Line) and Bryan Tschida of South St. Paul, MN.
Mary is a physical education and health teacher in Hastings, MN, and Bryan is an insurance agent
with American Family in St. Paul, MN.
- A daughter, Thea Grace, born on May 7, 2002, to Kari (Nelson) and Erik Wangsness of Highlands
Ranch, CO. There are now four Wangsness children: Hans (10); Kristen (9); Nels (3) and Thea (1).
- A daughter, Mia Caroline, born on October 1, 2002, and adopted on March 17, 2003, by Kirsten
(Ohe) and Bob O’Callaghan.
A few of our classmates sent notes to the college advising of new job titles, new addresses or meetings with other Concordia alumni:
- Eric Beenken can now be reached via e-mail at beenken@midrivers.com.
- Caron (Wise) de la Montanya has received a Master of Education degree from the University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD.
- John Fatino is the author of “Corporate Compliance Programs: An Approach to Avoid or Minimize Criminal and Civil Liability” published by the Drake Law Review. John is a partner with the law firm Whitfield & Eddy, PLC, in Des Moines, IA.
- Bruce Messelt is now the City Manager for the City of Moorhead, MN. Bruce has held this position since August 5, 2002.
- Paul Nicholson, MBA, is now Director of Financial Services for the Kernan Hospital in the University of Maryland Medical System. Paul’s wife, Karyn (Carlson) ’89, is an RN Case Manager.
- Cary Oien is now a Forensic Examiner with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Cary lives in Culpeper, VA.
- Elizabeth (Rolle) Peloquin now lives in Lino Lakes, MN.
- Dr. Anne Larson Quinn has been promoted to Full Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Anne achieved this top rank in academia in July 2002. She also served as interim department chair from January to May 2002.
- Jean (Tuckner) Syverson is now principal at Grace Lutheran School in Fargo, ND. Jean’s husband Kevin is a locomotive engineer.
- Kevin Thimjon attended Cobber Family Day at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Sunday, June 9, 2002. 24 family members and friends attended the event. Kevin and Karla Thimjon live in Oak Hill, VA.
- Daniel Woodwick has been promoted to Lead Software Engineer at Thomson-West in Eagan. Dan is responsible for supervising six software developers working on Westlaw document display.
Please see the materials enclosed with this letter for more details on the Homecoming schedule. We hope to see many of you in Moorhead in October.
We are also hoping to attend the Twin Cities Corn Feed. We hope to see many of you there as well.
We wish you a wonderful year ahead, with time to enjoy your families, help others and grow your faith in Christ.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Kim and Dan Woodwick
2419 Golf View Drive
River Falls, WI 54022
(715) 425-9529
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