WEDDINGS
Dale Woitas ’96 and Lindsay Heinrich – October 13, 2012. They both work in wildfire management for the BLM’s Alaska Fire Service. They live in Fairbanks, AL.
Alisha Kropuenske ’09 and Andy Janes ’08 – November 3, 2012. Alisha is an elementary school teacher. Andy works for an environmental not-for-profit. They live in Houston, TX.
Danielle Langland ’08 and Ryan Schievelbein ’05 – October 27, 2012. Danielle is employed at Sanford Health. Ryan is employed at Aureus Medical and Sanford Health. They live in Sioux Falls, SD.
Erin Schulz ’08 and Darin Amick ’10 – September 8, 2012. Erin is an insurance account specialist for Farm Credit Services of America. Darin is a territorial sales manager for Wensman Seed. They live in Letcher, SD.
Jennie Maag ’09 and Andrew McNamara – May 19, 2012. Jennie is pursuing a doctor of physical therapy degree from Midwestern University. Andrew is employed at US Bank in Vistancia, AZ. They live in Glendale, AZ.
Allison Heimerman ’10 and Matthew Smith ’10 – June 2, 2012. Allison is employed at the University of Dubuque. Matthew is employed at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls. They live in Dubuque, IA.
Courtney Harms ’11 and Brandon Vis ’10 – April 21, 2012. Courtney is a registered nurse at Baylor Health Care System. Brandon is a pilot for American Airlines. They live in Dallas, TX.
Tyler Barthel ’10 and Melissa Fox – July 14, 2012. Tyler is employed at Zuercher Technologies in Sioux Falls. Melissa is employed with the Harrisburg School District. They live in Sioux Falls, SD.
Dylan Paulson ’11 and Jami Vander Broek – June 9, 2012. Dylan works for Bar-K Cattle LLC. of Inwood, IA. Jami is a registered nurse in the NICU at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. They live in Canton, SD.
Kaitlin Benham ’11 and Adam Dahlke ’08/MS ’10 – October 20, 2012. They live in Sioux City, IA.
Kellie Ellefson ’12 and Brandon Alberts ’11 – July 7, 2012. Kellie is a physical therapy student at the University of Minnesota. Brandon is an engineer at Horton, Inc. They live in Minneapolis, MN.
Lindsey Reid ’11 and Eric Benson ’10 – September 8, 2012. Lindsey is a Premium Rating Analyst for Mutual of Omaha. Eric is a Landscape Designer for Lanoha Nurseries in Omaha, NE. They live in Elkhorn, NE.
Brandon Diekmann ’12 and Lydia Mesner – August 11, 2012. They live in Minneapolis, MN.
Brandon Feller ’12 and Amanda Sudtelgte – June 9, 2012. Brandon is employed with Schnepf Farms. Amanda is a senior at the University of South Dakota majoring in elementary and special education. They live in Alton, IA.
BIRTHS
Chris ’92 and Lisa (Freichels) ’93 Counts, a boy, Samuel Christopher, born February 20, 2012. They live in Minneapolis, MN.
Chad Peters ’97 and Nikki Viersen, a boy, Casen Rho, born July 28, 2012. Chad and Nikki are both sports chiropractors. They live in Corpus Christi, TX.
Roy ’00 and Sara Gjerde, a girl, Sena Eleanor, born August 9, 2012. They live in Vienna, SD.
Jordan ’01 and Stacy Mancini, a girl, Madison Elizabeth, born on June 21, 2012. Jordan is a feed mill inspector for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. They live in Long Prairie, MN.
Mike ’01 and Michelle (Simon) ’00 MacPherson, a girl, Kayla Grace, born June 19, 2012. Mike is a development engineer for IBM. Michelle is a licensed school nurse for Lewiston-Altura School District. They live in Elgin, MN.
Kevin ’02 and Jana Maxwell, a boy, Isaac James, born May 17, 2012. Kevin is a trainer for Sanford Health Patient Financial Services. They live in Sioux Falls, SD.
Brittany Gorres-Martens ’05 and Josh Martens, a boy, Urijah Roger, born June 30, 2012. Brittany is an assistant professor at Cleveland University of Kansas City. They live in Raytown, MO.
Travis ’04 and Crystal (Mohrhauser) ’06 Reith, a boy, Garret James, born March 19, 2012. Travis farms. Crystal is the 4-H program coordinator in Cottonwood County. They live in Avoca, MN.
Kellen ’08 and Jenelle (Smith) ’08 Willert, a boy, Blake Montgomery, born October 18, 2012. They live in Aberdeen, SD.
Jennifer (Lantgen) ’07 and Craig ’07/PharmD ’09 Hill, a girl, Kendall Marie, born July 10, 2012. Jennifer is a family nurse practitioner. Craig is a pharmacist at Mayo Clinic. They live in Rochester, MN.
GENERAL
Frances E. Smith ’35, a member of the marching band under Carl “Christy†Christensen, marked her 100th birthday Nov. 26, 2012. She lives in Sioux Falls.
Eugene T. Lyons ’56 was inducted into the University of Kentucky Equine Research Hall of Fame on Sep 23, 2012. He lives in Lexington, KY.
Charles E. Nielsen (MS) ’63 received an Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters from the Warner Pacific College at the spring 2012 graduation ceremony. He lives in Portland, OR
Randy Pitts ’71, district park supervisor at Oakwood Lakes State Park, received the 2012 South Dakota State Parks Distinguished Service Award. He lives in Aurora, SD.
James A. Lee P.E. ’78 has been elected as President of Shive-Hattery, Inc. He lives in Van Meter, IA.
Cynthia L. Menzel ’79 is the new Editor in Chief for the California Educator magazine, a publication of the California Teachers Association. She lives in Half Moon Bay, CA.
Rebecca J. (Jobes) Lansing ’79/MEd ’07 is the new Kindergarten Director/Lecturer at the University of West Georgia. She lives in Villa Rica, GA.
Kim Raap ’77 was inducted into the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame Sept. 15, 2012, at Eagle River, Wis. Raap, a parks management graduate, began his career in 1978 as the first manager of Big Sioux Recreation Area. In 1979 he created the first snowmobile trail in the Sioux Falls area and later managed the Roy Lake snowmobile trail in northeast South Dakota. He managed South Dakota’s trails from 1985 to 1995, headed Wyoming’s program from 1995 to 2004, and then became a private consultant. Raap, of Sioux Falls, was previously named Most Valuable Snowmobiler by Snowmobile Magazine.
Brian R. Smith ’80 was recently honored with the Paul B. and Robert A. Dikstra Faculty Excellence Award. He lives in River Falls, WI.
Darrin J. Johnson ’94 has written a children’s book titled Hamster Groundhog Day. He lives in Sioux Falls, SD.
Christina A. Heilman ’00/MS ’02 has been awarded the Dissertation Award by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology in October at the annual AASP conference in Atlanta, GA. She lives in Driggs, ID.
Joshua J. Storm ’01 P.E. is the new Operations Manager and Sr. Project Engineer for the new Sioux Falls branch of the Thompson, Dreessen & Dorner, Inc. He lives in Sioux Falls, SD.
Ryan L. Brunner ’07 is the new Deputy Commissioner for South Dakota School and Public Lands. He lives in Pierre, SD.
Caleb J. Thielbar ’09 has been added to the current Minnesota Twins 40-man roster as a relief pitcher. He lives in Randolph, MN.
Wesley R. Haskell ’09 made his Off-Broadway debut as “Law” in #ReganCross in New York in December. He lives in New York, NY.
Katie Woodward ’11 was selected from nearly 2,000 nominations as one of the 100 finalists for the Martha Stewart American Made Audience Choice Awards. She lives in Smiths Station, Ala.
REMEMBERED
1938 Arla (Bakke) Murfield (Aggie)
1944 Russell Jensen (Aggie)
1925 Ruth (Schmidt) Lewin
1926 Helen (Trotter) Knudson
1927 Margaret V. (Tompkins) Hall
1928 Darleen (Rice) Kurtz
1929 Ephoydie M. (Larson) Terry
1936 Ruby V. (Volby) Beto
1936 Esther P. (Ostrander) Carter
1941 Andrew M. Fischbach
1941 Rhoda (Button) Crowell
1941 Roger B. St. John
1941 Richard A. Salzmann
1941 Betty M. (Overgaard) Svarstad
1942 Ned W. Dixon
1942 Genevieve (Nichols) Haburn
1943 Melba N. (Graves) Olverson
1943 Charlotte C. (Wilson) Clarke
1944 Edna M. (Neuhauer) Maranell
1944 Eleanor P. (Peterson) Watson
1945 Lucille Randall
1945 Dorothy R. (Benthin) Sommerville
1946 Helen (Hixon) Jorgensen
1946 Roger J. McMillan
1946 Lorraine A. (Pufahl) Towell
1947 Arthur J. Matson
1947 Eunice (Black) Oines
1948 Milton L. Berg
1948 Betty M. (Jones) Mohlenhoff
1949 Ferdinand Albertus
1949 Paul D. Claussen
1949 James N. Dornbush
1949 Dorothea C. (Wudel) Heiertz
1950 Thomas A. Sabin
1950 Lee W. Stroup
1950/MS ’54 Leonard H. Timmerman
1950 Dale Wooledge
1951 Harold E. Halvorson
1951 Gladys M. (Linn) Isaacson
1951 Wendell T. Jacobs
1951 Charles W. Johnson
1951 Clara-May (Middlebrook) Johnson
1951 Melvin O. Larson
1951 John E. Lee
1951 Helen Rae (Perry) Nelson
1951 Leland E. Nelson
1951 Morris Rau
1952 William G. Borghard
1952 Robert P. Dix
1953 Roger W. Hagen
1953 Clyde J. Mork
1953 Robert A. Rennolet
1954/MS ’58 Donald E. Otterby
1957 John S. Bottum
1957 Derald K. Cox
1957 Douglas A. Huewe
1957 Duane A. Koppmann
1957 Donald C. Mellom
1957 Kenneth L. Odell
1957/MS ’60 Orlon L. Wiedrick
1958 (MEd) Leslie L. Bork
1958 Robert R. Wickmann
1959 Wayne D. Haensel
1959 Stanley W. Petrik
1959 Lowell D. Sjogren
1960 Lloyd L. Foster
1960 (MS) Dr. Robert E. Litke
1960 Norman K. Peterson
1960 Gerald D. Stoick
1960 Willis L. Voss
1961 V. LeRoy Bergan Jr.
1961 Wayne E. Sumner
1962 James R. Craig
1962 David L. Juttelstad
1962 Curtis J. Rogge
1963 Marilyn K. (Iverson) Dyball
1963 Larry N. Hawley
1964 Lorn S. Bortnem
1965 Robert E. Adrian
1965 Marvin D. Fluth
1966 Barbara B. (Barron) Rhodes
1966 (MS) Curtis A. Cox
1968 Ted Maunu
1968 (MS) Neil A. Stueven
1968/MS ’69 Patricia P. (Swancutt) Knock
1968 (MS) Thomas J. Prunty
1969 Larry R. Boyer
1969 (MEd) Arnold L. Bauer
1969 Andrew H. Olesen
1970 Karen (Dorey) Olson
1971 Dennis C. Bely
1971 Virginia R. (Marshall) Sattler
1971 Candice M. (Farrell) Walti
1971 George W. Mangold
1972 (MS) Howard G. Cady
1972 (MS) Richard C. Bortnem
1972 Roger M. Carlson
1972 Dianne K. (Fassett) Ammann
1972(MEd) John R. Griffin
1973/MS ’78 William W. Brinker
1973/MS ’85 James D. Manning
1974 (MEd) Phyllis (Solbak) Mitchell
1975 (MS) Randall D. Radant
1976 Terry A. (Trask) Karrels
1977 Douglas A. Wipf
1977 Denny R. DeVos
1977 Paul C. Van Ningen
1978 Greg L. Miller
1978/MS ’93 Mary J. (Jantzen) Manson
1981 Warren L. Engebretson
1982 Daniel O. Lee
1982 Steven R. Nesson
1984 Steve M. Woodden
1985 Harold A. Grabouski
1988 (MEd) John P. French
1992 Darla R. (Kloucek) Van Asselt
2000 Brook M. Brown
2004 (MS) Merrial E. (Nelson) Thares
2007 Brian J. Butler
2008 Sara N. (Menning) Javers
2009 Marcie J. Locken
Paul E. Collins (Faculty)
Linda H. Jelly (Faculty)
K. Cox
1957 Douglas A. Huewe
1957 Duane A. Koppmann
1957 Donald C. Mellom
1957 Kenneth L. Odell
1957/MS ’60 Orlon L. Wiedrick
1958 (MEd) Leslie L. Bork
1958 Robert R. Wickmann
1959 Wayne D. Haensel
1959 Stanley W. Petrik
1959 Lowell D. Sjogren
1960 Lloyd L. Foster
1960 (MS) Dr. Robert E. Litke
1960 Norman K. Peterson
1960 Gerald D. Stoick
1960 Willis L. Voss
1961 V. LeRoy Bergan Jr.
1961 Wayne E. Sumner
1962 James R. Craig
1962 David L. Juttelstad
1962 Curtis J. Rogge
1963 Marilyn K. (Iverson) Dyball
1963 Larry N. Hawley
1964 Lorn S. Bortnem
1965 Robert E. Adrian
1965 Marvin D. Fluth
1966 Barbara B. (Barron) Rhodes
1966 (MS) Curtis A. Cox
1968 Ted Maunu
1968 (MS) Neil A. Stueven
1968/MS ’69 Patricia P. (Swancutt) Knock
1968 (MS) Thomas J. Prunty
1969 Larry R. Boyer
1969 (MEd) Arnold L. Bauer
1969 Andrew H. Olesen
1970 Karen (Dorey) Olson
1971 Dennis C. Bely
1971 Virginia R. (Marshall) Sattler
1971 Candice M. (Farrell) Walti
1971 George W. Mangold
1972 (MS) Howard G. Cady
1972 (MS) Richard C. Bortnem
1972 Roger M. Carlson
1972 Dianne K. (Fassett) Ammann
1972(MEd) John R. Griffin
1973/MS ’78 William W. Brinker
1973/MS ’85 James D. Manning
1974 (MEd) Phyllis (Solbak) Mitchell
1975 (MS) Randall D. Radant
1976 Terry A. (Trask) Karrels
1977 Douglas A. Wipf
1977 Denny R. DeVos
1977 Paul C. Van Ningen
1978 Greg L. Miller
1978/MS ’93 Mary J. (Jantzen) Manson
1981 Warren L. Engebretson
1982 Daniel O. Lee
1982 Steven R. Nesson
1984 Steve M. Woodden
1985 Harold A. Grabouski
1988 (MEd) John P. French
1992 Darla R. (Kloucek) Van Asselt
2000 Brook M. Brown
2004 (MS) Merrial E. (Nelson) Thares
2007 Brian J. Butler
2008 Sara N. (Menning) Javers
2009 Marcie J. Locken
Paul E. Collins (Faculty)
Linda H. Jelly (Faculty)
1980 Dale E. Slieter
1980 Janelle M. (Peterson) Thompson
1980 (MS) Dennis S. Dutton
1980 Reinata A. (Engelmann) Bertsch
1981 Kimberly S. (King) Cook
1982 James F. Gaynor Jr.
1982 John R. Luddy
1986 Philip J. Becker
1986 Roger L. Thompson, Jr.
1988 Paul M. Neth
1990 Peter J. Petersen
1992 (MS) Barbara E. (Kuborn) Hamblet
Gary W. Omodt (Faculty)
