Summer 2004
TO:
Class of
1994
FROM:
Pamela (Zaug) Ludek
RE:
10-Year Reunion,
Homecoming, and Concordia Changes
Dear
Fellow Cobbers,
Hello!
I hope you are getting as excited for our 10-year reunion
as our planning committee. It should be a wonderful
weekend filled with exciting events and memory making moments.
This letter and inserts will provide a schedule of
reunion and Homecoming events, class updates, and Concordia
and Class Challenge updates.
10-YEAR
REUNION AND HOMECOMING EVENTS
Dates:
October
8-10, 2004
Contact
Info :
•
Questions regarding class
reunion events, suggestions, photo entries, & misc. should
be sent to me at or call me at:
pamclass1994@yahoo.com
or 602-763-3950
•
General information about Homecoming
and class reunion events, who has registered for the reunion
& potential updates should be viewed at:
http://www.cord.edu/dept/alumni/classpages/1994/
•
Tickets for all Homecoming events
at:
www.ConcordiaCollege.edu/alumni
or 800-699-9020
Hotel
Info :
You are free to stay at any hotel you desire in the F-M area.
The hotels are filling quickly, so I suggest making
your reservations ASAP. Many folks are staying at the
Courtyard By Marriott which is terrific. The Radisson
in downtown Fargo is already filled by a convention
in town. I have a block of rooms reserved at the Days
Inn in Moorhead which has recently been renovated.
The phone number for the hotel is 218-287-7100 or 877-287-7100.
Rates range from $75 to $85 per night. I will
be staying at this hotel. If you have other hotel questions
please use contact #1 from above.
Event
Schedule: (Abbreviated schedule, highlighting special reunion
events.)
Friday
October 8, 2004
•
Registration: Noon -
9pm. South Gym, Memorial Auditorium and Offutt Concourse,
Olson Forum.
•
First Decade.Or So Reunion:
This event is designed to bring young alums from the
90's and 00's together. It is open to all alumni whether
celebrating a reunion or not. Features live music from
a cappella sensation Marcoux Corner. Begins at 9:00pm
at the Plains Art Museum in downtown Fargo. Tickets are $11
in advance (Contact #3) and covers entertainment and food,
or $12 at the door. Beverages will be available for
purchase.
Saturday
October 9, 2004
•
Registration: 7am - 1pm.
South Gym, MA, and Offutt Concourse, OF
•
Reunion Breakfast: Begins
at 9:00am . The location will be found in your registration
packet. A continental breakfast will be served with
tickets costing $6.00. (Tickets can be purchased at Contact
#3). The breakfast is a time to hear about updates about life
at Concordia and gives us a chance to hear from each other.
Please feel free to bring spouses and children.
If children will not be eating, no ticket purchase is required.
Reminder: Tickets need to be ordered
in advance so they know what size room placement to make for
us . I do have some requests to make
from all of you. (All responses to these requests should be
sent to Contact #1.) First, I need one of
our esteemed pastors in the class who would be willing to
do the invocation for the breakfast. Second, we will be inviting
2-3 professors to attend the breakfast. Suggestions
on who you would like to see attend would be appreciated.
Third, there will be a Then and Now photo display or
presentation. The committee needs your photos from
then, but more importantly the now would be greatly appreciated.
I'm somewhat artistic, but not that technologically
advanced so anyone who is brilliant or knows more than how
to download photos from email is more than welcome to help
in this endeavor. Any involvement that any of you make
will help to make our class
reunion that much more special.
•
Homecoming Parade: Begins
at 11:00am. We decided not to participate in the parade
with a float this year, but would like to invite all of you
to come and watch the parade. We will meet between
10:30am - 10:45am in front (west side) of Old Main and then
move to the parade route to find a great spot to enjoy the
finery of one of Concordia's greatest traditions!!
(You would never know that I was a Homecoming Parade
Co-Chair! J
)
•
Football Game: Concordia
will be challenged by Hamline in another terrific gridiron
match. The game begins at 1:00pm. This event
is being left to individual discretion, but I strongly encourage
you to support those young Cobber football players in their
attainment of glory.
•
"A Prairie Home Companion" Radio
Broadcast: The biggest and most exciting event for
alumni this year is Garrison Keillor's live radio broadcast
from Concordia from 4:45pm - 7pm.
You can enter the lottery to purchase tickets using the lottery
registration form in the enclosed Cobber X-tra.
•
Reunion Evening Gathering:
For those of you unfortunate to not get tickets to the radio
broadcast we will be meeting for appetizers, dinner, and nighttime
revelry at a location to be announced at the breakfast.
You can also receive information about this event by reaching
Contact #1. Suggestions are always welcome in this
area.
Sunday,
October 10, 2004
•
All Campus Worship: Worship
is at 10:30am in Memorial Auditorium. Please make your
Concordia Reunion complete by coming together for worship.
CLASS
UPDATES
It
has been another busy year for all of us. The biggest
change that I have endured is my husband has been commuting
between Los Angles and Phoenix since November. We will
eventually be moving to Pennsylvania with his job, but the
moving date keeps getting pushed back. Keep your fingers
crossed, and maybe we will be moved before Homecoming.
Thanks for sending your updates, continue to keep us all informed
about your lives.
Life
is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it.
- Lou Holtz
Joshua
Alexander, Vadnais,
MN, was hired as principal at Inver Grove Heights Middle School.
His responsibilities include day to day running of
the middle school, i.e. scheduling, student discipline, personnel,
and working with at risk youth.
Mark
Baker, Burbank,
CA, is the associate producer and production manager for New
Frequency - A Theatre of the Mind. It premiered on
XM Satellite Radio's Sonic Theatre on channel 163 on June
25, 2003.
Ron
Blair, moved
to Chino, CA.
Julie
Seim Cronk,
Atlanta, GA, received a Dermatologic and Mohs Micrographic
Surgery Fellowship at Emory University.
Corey
Dahl,
Fort Worth, TX, was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and is
a physical therapist for the United States Public Health Service.
Gina
(Martens) Nacey, Sauk
Rapids, MN, is an account executive and senior copywriter
at Agency 128 in St. Cloud, MN. She was recognized
for her work with gold and silver ADDY Awards at the American
Advertising Federation's Central Minnesota competition.
Awarded entries embody fresh concepts, creative thinking,
and original ideas. She also plays an integral part
in managing and providing advertising, marketing, and media
services for businesses across the nation.
Steven
Nelson, Anchorage,
AK, competed in the 2004 US National Short Track Speedskating
races in Cleveland Heights, OH. He placed second in
the 500 meters race, third in the 1500 meters race, and took
fourth overall in the Masters 30-39 group.
Julie
Westegaard, Merrimac,
WI, is the volunteer coordinator for Hope House of South Central
Wisconsin, Inc., which is a domestic violence and sexual assault
shelter.
Now
Join Your Hands, And With Your Hands Your Hearts. - William
Shakespeare
Sarah
Halvorson Baggott to
Jeffrey Baggott on 11-29-2003, Stillwater,
MN.
Christine
(Wolf) Johnston to
Brian Johnston on 7-25-03, Minneapolis, MN.
Margo
(Sielaff) Kendall to
Ray Kendall on 2-14-04, Chandler, AZ. (It was a beautiful
ceremony! Thanks for letting me a part of it.)
Where
children are, there is the golden age. - Novalis
•
Colleen (Molden) Aaberg
and Patrick
Aaberg welcomed Samuel on 1-1-04 (Eden Prairie, MN).
•
Cheryl (Nielsen) Anderson
and Michael
Anderson welcomed Samantha on 4-15-04 (Watertown, SD).
•
John "Buck" Buchanan
and Shannon
Buchanan welcomed Ryan on 12-31-03 (Colorado Springs, CO).
(He is an adorable baby, thanks for sending the photo.)
•
Bobbee (Fragnito) Conway
and Jeff Conway
welcomed KateEllen on 10-27-03. Bobbee is a teacher
(Willmar, MN).
•
Nissa (Swanson) Deibler
and Jonathan
Deibler welcomed Benjamin on 3-23-04 (Canandaigua, NY).
•
Jennifer Lynne (Bailey)
DeJong and
Brad DeJong welcomed Joseph on 12-3-03 (West Fargo, ND).
•
Melissa (Raba) Dillon
and Steve
Dillon welcomed their daughter Taylor on 3-4-03 (Allen,
TX).
•
Traie (Kumara) Dockter
and Ken Dockter
welcomed Ethan on 1-12-2004. Traie is the executive
director for the Downtown Leadership Group (Grand Forks, ND).
•
Chad Dybdahl and
Chrissy Nell welcomed Nathan on 9-21-02. Chad is a
certified athletic trainer at Greater Atlanta Christian School
(Lilburn, GA).
•
Jessica (Larson) Haug
and John Haug
welcomed Anna on 3-12-04 (Stewartville, MN).
•
Kathy (Balk) Erlandsen
and Tyler Erlandsen
welcomed Mikayla on 3-19-04 (Le Sueur, MN). (The pictures
you emailed the alumni office shows you have a very beautiful
little girl. Congratulations!! J
)
•
Mary (Fuls) Jaenisch
and Brian Jaenisch
welcomed their daughter Lauren on 8-5-03 (Sartell, MN).
•
Jay Johnson and
DeAnne Johnson '97 welcomed Aidan on 6-27-03
(Owatonna, MN). (Renee forwarded photos of your son,
very handsome. Congratulations! J
)
•
Leah (Blilie) Johnson
and Kipp
Johnson '93 welcomed Annika on 10-27-03 (Rugby, ND).
•
Stacy (Lind) Klucas
and Peter Klucas
welcomed Andrew on 10-16-03 (Blaine, MN).
•
Bryan Lord
and Gretchen Lord '93 welcomed Hannah on
1-2-04 (Manchester, ND).
•
Cindy (Perez) Nankivel
and Todd Nankivel
welcomed Jaxon (West Fargo, ND).
•
Jennifer (Vogel) Philbrick
and James
Philbrick welcomed Megan on 10-14-03 (Mundelein,
IL).
•
Krista (Kosen) Swenson
and Allan Swenson
welcomed Simon on 2-12-04 (Cottage Grove, MN).
•
Beth (Johnson) Winterfeldt
and Chad
Winterfeldt '93 welcomed Eleanor on 10-27-03 (Lincoln,
NE).
CLASS
CHALLENGE
I
would like to thank the 124 people who contributed last year
which gave us a participation rate of 21.6%. As the
economy continues to struggle, it is still difficult for many
of us to find the extra money to give. The college
and the students appreciate every dollar that you are able
to share and contribute to the continuing excellence that
Concordia strives for each year. Hopefully, during
our reunion year we can each dig a little deeper and give
back to an institution that provided us with valuable knowledge
and life-expanding experiences. Thank you.
LOST
COBBERS
The
lost Cobbers list is large again this year, so your help would
be appreciated. If you know where any of the following
lost Cobbers are please let Alumni Office know where to find
them, call 1-800-699-9020 and ask for Lissa. Thanks
for your help.
Elizabeth
Adams |
Collin
Beachy |
Esme
Bieberly |
Melissa
Bjerken |
Christopher
Breen |
Duane
Chafee |
Quinn
Chen |
Jason
Christenson |
Lita
Cooley |
Marnie
(Olson) Dale |
Craig
Dickenson |
|
James
Donahue |
Jonathan
Doroin |
Scott
Eiblmayr |
Sandra
Eklund |
Bradley
Erickson |
Brook
Feiereisen |
Heidi
Fransila |
Heidi
Gunderson |
|
Bonnie
Hargrove |
Matthew
Harris |
Rachel
Harris |
Heather
Jensen |
Tricia
Johnson |
Andrea
Jones |
Ryan
Kane |
Merete
(Flatness) Kirkeli Strand |
Elvin
Like |
Ramila
Liyanage |
Jeff
Louk |
Claire
Machovsky |
Michelle
Maynard |
Tonia
Messelt |
Joseph
Miller |
Denise
(Napton) Mireles |
Lisa
Ollestad |
Elizabeth
Nelson |
|
Khiem
Nguyen |
Jason
Pierce |
Bonnie
Olson |
Jena
Patell |
Erik
Rehwaldt |
John
Pollock |
Tanya
Quale |
Angela
Rustand |
John
Renneke |
Mark
Rudel |
Richard
Streed |
Nathan
Satrom |
Are
Strand |
Kathie
(Tuttle) Waters |
Chris
Sumstad |
Ingunn
Vatnestrom |
|
Thank
you for taking the time to share the exciting events that
are occurring in your lives with me. Have a wonderful
summer and I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible
in October!
Sincerely,
Pamela
(Zaug) Ludek
816
W. Orion St.
Tempe,
AZ 85283
480-456-3209
(Home)
602-763-3950
(Cell)
pzaug@msn.com
- Please use for any class updates or general
alumni stuff.
pamclass1994@yahoo.com
- Please use for any Reunion or Homecoming requests
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