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July 2006
Greetings to the Cobbers of the Class of 1996,
Great things are happening at Concordia…exciting things! Construction on the new Campus Center is underway. Dr. Jolicoeur was one of only three college presidents from Minnesota invited to Washington, D.C. to meet with Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. In 1996, we graduated with only two international students from the Maasai tribe in Africa. This year, eight Maasai students graduated with the class of 2006! Lastly, this year Concordia also graduated its first Master’s Degree student in Nursing!
In addition to all the exciting Homecoming activities, events for our class include:
**Participation in these two events requires pre-registration through the Alumni Office.
If you would still like to be a part of the reunion planning committee, please contact me by mail, email or phone. My contact information is at the end of this letter.
Class Challenge Fund
Class Notes
Frances Baconguis, Portland, Maine, earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Montana School of Pharmacy, Missoula; she is chief pharmacist and manager at CVS Pharmacy, Portland. Ben Borgen, Stamford, Conn., is director of BioFuels Trading and Marketing for Sempra Energy Trading, Stamford, Conn. Molly (Krueger) Enz, Woodbury, Minn., earned a doctorate in French from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ellen (Lutgen) Johnson, Fargo, N.D., earned a Master of Science degree in food safety from North Dakota State University. Patricia (Anderson) Prasifka, Ames, Iowa, earned a doctorate in entomology from Iowa State University, where she is a postdoctoral research associate. Kristin Ruff, Bridgewater, Va., earned a doctorate in microbiology and immunology from Tulane University, New Orleans. Steven Woyen, Strasburg, Ohio, earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia; he is a pastor at First Lutheran Church, Strasburg and is also dean of the southern conference for the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the ELCA. Lance Grammont, Appleton, Wis., graduated from Kansas City U. of Medicine and Biosciences; he is a resident doctor of osteopathic medicine at UW Family Practice Clinic. Heather (Hauschild) LeMoine, Lincoln, N.D., is marketing director for the North Dakota Department of Commerce, tourism division. Matthew Meek, Woodbury, Minn., is district manager of Panera Bread. Douglas Wangen, Buhl, Idaho, is principal percussionist with Magic Valley Symphony, Twin Falls. Collette (Adkins) Giese, Hugo, Minn., graduated from the U of M Law School; she is a law clerk for U.S. District Judge John Tunheim ’75. Joseph Lindell, St. Louis Park, Minn., is associate director of the annual fund at Macalester College, St. Paul. Sara (Moon) Waltz, Fargo, N.D., is a financial analyst for Microsoft Corp.
Births:
A boy, Delson, to Kimberly (Musland) and Sheldon Droog, Pollock, S.D., in April. A girl, Cali, to Elizabeth (Cornell) and Ryan Hedlund, Farmington, Minn., in June. Twin boys, Quin and Luke, to Danielle (Moen) and Brandon Johnson, Houghton, N.Y., in April. A boy, Blake, to Jennifer (Kvidera) and Randy Larson, West Fargo, N.D., in June. A boy, Ty, to Heidi (Beitz) and Stacey Roberson, Castle Rock, Colo., in March. A boy, Benjamin, to Anita (Erkens) and Josh Trutwin, Minneapolis, in March. A girl, Elizabeth, to Tana and Eric Christenson, Shakopee, Minn., in August. A girl, Maya, to Molly (Krueger) and Gregory Enz, Woodbury, Minn., in August. A boy, Aidan, to Andrea (Iverson) and Eric ’97 Greiff, Moorhead, in May. A boy, Peder, to Amie (Swanson) and Gary ’93 Haugo, Rochester, Minn., in July. A boy, Rylan, to Rachel (Lunde) and Philip Ray, Grafton, N.D., in August. A boy, Jonathan, to Kari (Ellefson) and Nate Robideau, Barnesville, Minn., in April. A girl, Elise, to Janelle (Stoen) and Bradly Schneider, Fargo, N.D., in June. A girl, Josie, to Jennifer (Knutson) and John Thompson, Mahtomedi, Minn., in June. A boy, Bryce, to Collette (Adkins) Giese and Troy Giese, Hugo, Minn., in August. A girl, Elizabeth, to Tana and Eric Christenson, Shakopee, Minn., in August. A boy, Ethan, to Brenda and Jeff Cline, Lakewood, Colo., in January. A boy, Thomas, to Kristie and Jason Eid, Fargo, N.D., in November. A boy, Radley, to Davin Hensrud and Laura Given ’97, St. Louis Park, Minn., in October. A boy, Riley, to Holly (Bohach) and Scott Johnson, Bismarck, N.D., in October. A boy, Luke, to Jodi (Gilbertson) and Mark Lumsden, Waterville, Minn., in October. A boy, Peyton, to Treasure (Sundsted) and Dan Ransom, Austin, Minn., in October. A girl, Maya, to Jennifer (Kuchenbecker) and Danny Thomas, Springfield, Ore., in December. A girl, Gabrielle, to Annetta (Sheldon) and Dan Tweten, Jamestown, N.D., in January.
Marriages:
Nicki Bakko to Travis Toliver in June; they live in Las Vegas. Christine Berg to Anthony Schroeder in December; they live in Falcon Heights, Minn. Jenny Coates to Jon Marshall in December; they live in Hugo, Minn. Suzette Wolding to Christopher Schermer in February; they live in Minneapolis.
Thoughts
Once again, if you are interested in helping plan our 10-year reunion, please contact me. ***Please note on the inside flap of the Cobber X-tra that all reunion breakfasts are to take place Saturday morning, not Friday morning.
Sincerely, Liesl (Irwin) Bell 16983 Saddlewood Trail Minnetonka, MN 55345 952-935-0067
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