Class Notes
Honors
1958
Glory Monson, Rugby, N.D., received a Concordia College Alumni Achievement Award.
1963
Gary Zinter, Silver Bay, Minn., received the Hall of Fame Legends Award from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
1964
David Johnson, Fargo, N.D., received a Concordia College Alumni Achievement Award.
Olaf Storaasli, Oak Ridge, Tenn., received a Concordia College Alumni Achievement Award.
1969
James Jaranson, San Diego, received a Concordia College Alumni Achievement Award.
1975
Dale Stensgaard, Grand Forks, N.D., won first place in the 12,001 and over circulation headlines category in the North Dakota Newspaper Association's 2008 Better Newspaper Contest.
1979
Sue (Abelson) Thelen, Alexandria, Minn., was named Minnesota Section 8AA Head Gymnastics Coach of the Year by the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association.
1980
David Klug, Fargo, N.D., was inducted into the Concordia College Athletic Hall of Fame.
1982
Timothy Tingelstad, Bemidji, Minn., was inducted into the Concordia College Athletic Hall of Fame.
1987
Chris Bonnell, Buffalo, Minn., was appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to the Minnesota Board of Psychology.
1988
Tammy Roth, Morris, Minn., received the Multilevel School Counselor of the Year award from the Minnesota School Counselors Association.
1989
Kristin (DeBoer) Smith, Brainerd, Minn., was inducted into the Concordia College Athletic Hall of Fame.
1991
Carl Anderson, Buffalo, Minn., is owner of Princess Bride Cinematic Videography, which was named Best Videographer for 2009 by Minnesota Bride magazine readers.
1992
Heidi Doscher-Klukken, Fargo, N.D., was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society at Minnesota State Community and Technical College-Detroit Lakes.
Michael Hassman, Fort St. James, British Columbia, was inducted into the Concordia College Athletic Hall of Fame.
1994
Eric Koser, Mankato, Minn., was named a regional honoree in the WEM Foundation's 2009 Outstanding Educator Awards program.
Amy Olmscheid, Shoreview, Minn., received the Marty Dockman Merit Award from the Minnesota Career Development Association, Minneapolis.
1996
Brandon Johnson, Fillmore, N.Y., received the Houghton College Teaching Excellence Award from Houghton (N.Y.) College.
1999
Anne Keating, Boston, received a cornea fellowship from Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School.
2001
Kyla (Rasmussen) Sikorski, Woodbridge, Va., was named Volunteer of the Year 2008 - Family Member by the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Md.; she also received the Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service from the U.S. Army 20th Support Command, Edgewood, Md.


