Births
Aaron ’00 and Rachel Tollefsrud, a girl, Sophie, born Nov. 21, 2018. They reside in Willmar, Minnesota.
Adam ’08 and Ashley (Johnson) ’07/Pharm.D. ’09 Sandersfeld, a girl, Bailee, born Oct. 9, 2017. They reside in Hartley, Iowa.
Ashley (Pederson) ’14/Pharm.D. ’16 and Corey Hyde, a girl, Quinn, born July 11, 2018. They reside in Rapid City.
Austin ’09 and Moriah Gross, a boy, Ausgustus, born Dec. 16, 2017. They reside in Blunt.
Benjamin ’10 and Megan Wise, a girl, Elizabeth, born Nov. 20, 2018. They reside in Rockwell City, Iowa.
Benjamin ’13 and Katie (Wollenburg) ’12 Bahr, a girl, Ariella, born Oct. 19, 2018. They reside in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Beth (Adams) ’09 and Ryan Vanden Bosch, a boy, Rhett, born Jan. 17, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Brandon ’14/Pharm.D. ’16 and Courtney (Higgins) ’14 Hubert, a boy, Charlie, born Sept. 24, 2018. They reside in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Brent ’04 and Carly (Erickson) ’05 Karjala, a boy, Owen, born May 30, 2018. They reside in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
Brent ’09 and Leslie Garvey, a girl, Lauren, born April 28, 2018. They reside in Goodwin.
Brent ’11 and Anne Thiewes, a girl, Mariana, born Feb. 10, 2019. They reside in Shakopee, Minnesota.
Brian ’05 and Tanya Bigge, a boy, Henry, born July 30, 2018. They reside in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin.
Briana (Carr) ’12 and Josh Wieme, a girl, Lydia, born Jan. 8, 2019. They reside in Tyler, Minnesota.
Callie (Sleep) ’18 and Luis Duque, a boy, Leo, April 27, 2018. They reside in Boulder, Colorado.
Chris ’08 and Alexandra (Phares) ’07 Brinker, a boy, William, born April 29, 2017. They reside in Lone Tree, Colorado.
Christopher ’12 and Erin Crider, a boy, Carson, born June 5, 2018. They reside in Farmer City, Illinois.
Dalton ’07 and Mackenzie (Osadchuk) ’08 Decker, a girl, Charlotte, born Aug. 26, 2018. They reside in Pierre.
Daniel ’14 and Jackie (Currier) ’14 Cates, a girl, Jamie, born July 24, 2018. They reside in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
Dustin ’11 and Sarah (Hertz) ’10 Belden, a boy, Easton, born Jan. 4, 2018. They reside in Elk Point.
Eric ’15 and Annaliese (Hoffman) ’16 Magnussen, a boy, Walter, born March 7, 2019. They reside in Paullina, Iowa.
Erica (Swanson) ’13 and Jordan Julius, a girl, Evelyn, born Aug. 1, 2018. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Hannah (Newhouse) ’12 and Jeffrey Johnson, a girl, Kaedra, born Sept. 13, 2018. They reside in Alberta, Minnesota.
Jacob ’12 and Lacy (Clements) ’12 Laird, a girl, Jayla, born Oct. 17, 2018. They reside in Harrisburg.
Jarret ’14 and Megan (VanderPoel) ’15 Janke, a boy, Henry, born Nov. 17, 2018. They reside in Madison.
Jason ’09 and Amanda (Metzger) ’13 Geringer, a boy, Lucas, born Nov. 24, 2018. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Jeremy ’11 and Amy Swier, a girl, Cora, born Sept. 3, 2018. They reside in Elk Point.
Jill (Knight) ’10/Ph.D. ’17 and Austin Moser, a girl, Hazel, born Jan. 4, 2019. They reside in Winner.
Jillian (Jaeger) ’06 and Ben Minihan, a girl, Lowen, born July 26, 2018. They reside in Onida.
John ’12/Pharm.D. ’14 and Katie (Hendrickson) ’08 Daniel, a girl, Lucy, born Dec. 4, 2018. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Jordan ’12 and Kiley Wensing, a boy, Jaxson, born Sept. 24, 2018. They reside in Omaha, Nebraska.
Joseph ’06 and Tammi Kenton, a girl, Penelope, born Feb. 6, 2019. They reside in Sunnyside, New York.
Joseph ’08/Pharm.D. ’10 and Tessa Roby, a girl, Sloane, born Dec. 28, 2018. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Josh ’07 and Kimberlie (Hoffman) ’08/Pharm.D. ’10 Roiger, a boy, Rhett, born Sept. 14, 2018. They reside in Dell Rapids.
Kyle ’08 and Danielle Rausch, a boy, Eli, born Nov. 1, 2017. They reside in Onida.
Leonard ’09 and Amanda (Kuehl) ’07/M.S. ’09 Wonnenberg, a boy, Elan, born Nov. 8, 2018. They reside in Huron.
Mandy (Scheuren) ’08 and Mike Sorensen, a boy, Brix, born June 5, 2018. They reside in Omaha, Nebraska.
Meghan (Larson) ’09 and David Ibarra, a boy, Xavier, born Nov. 24, 2018. They reside in Lomita, California.
Michael ’07 and Kayla (Smith) ’07 Aman, a boy, Easton, born Jan. 30, 2019. They reside in Brookings.
Nicholas ’13 and Samantha (Axtmann) ’13 Brandenburg, a girl, Maren, born May 27, 2018. They reside in Hartford.
Nicole (Kiehne) ’14 and Eric Bartsh, a girl, Brooklynn, born Dec. 7, 2018. They reside in Plainview, Minnesota.
Nolan ’07 and Jennifer (Burns) ’09 Nuttall, a girl, Lainey, born July 30, 2018. They reside in Watertown.
Russel ’14 and Erica (Meyer) ’14 Kilgore, a boy, Tru, born Dec. 29, 2018. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Ryan ’97 and Jessica Tvedt, a boy, Hendrik, born Feb. 6, 2019. They reside in Rapid City.
Seth ’13 and Danielle (Jones) ’15 & ’16 Daughters, a girl, Braylee, born March 2, 219. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Stephanie (Herman) ’13 and Chauncy Lunden, a boy, Liam, born Nov. 29, 2018. They reside in Clear Lake.
Tanner ’09 and Rachael (Breen) ’09 Schilder, a boy, Clint, born Oct. 21, 2018. They reside in Rapid City.
Tanner ’11 and Jenna (Pierce) ’13 Nelson, a girl, Harper, born Feb. 16, 2019. They reside in Brookings.
Troy ’13 and Cassie (Peters) ’13 Halter, a boy, Brooks, born Aug. 12, 2018. They reside in Hugo, Minnesota.
Tyler ’11 and Annalise (Sudtelgte) ’13/M.S. ’18 Duffy, a boy, Ronyn, born Aug. 15, 2018. They reside in Fargo, North Dakota.
Zachary ’12 and Nicole (Hasse) ’06 Rothstein, a boy, Brayden, born Feb. 15, 2019. They reside in St. Michael, Minnesota.
Deaths
1943 Ralph R. Palmer of Mesa, Arizona, Nov. 23, 2018.
1944 Florence B. (Ogilvy) Kane of Rock Hill, South Carolina, March 13, 2019.
1945 Orpha M. (Sandbeck) Leibel of Brookings, Nov. 21, 2018.
1946 Nina M. (Hinckley) Haag of Gettysburg, Nov. 8, 2018.
1947 Molly C. (Chamberlin) Gross of Pullman, Washington, March 13, 2019.
1949 (Aggie) Myron M. Gauger of Clear Lake, Jan. 11, 2019
1949 Ralph J. Ries of Reno, Nevada, March 10, 2019.
1949 Ray E. Smith of Vancouver, Washington, Feb. 12, 2019.
1949/M.S. ’57 Richard W. Lee of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nov. 18, 2018.
1950 Charles L. Card of Britton, Jan. 25, 2019.
1950 David F. Blanchard of Deephaven, Minnesota, Jan. 4, 2019.
1950 Donald W. Wickler of Rapid City, Jan. 31, 2019.
1950 Jean M. (Sladek) Rindels of Gillette, Wyoming, Dec. 5, 2018.
1950 JoAnn M. (Starksen) Long of Huron, March 13, 2019.
1950 Kenneth G. Prunty of Broomfield, Colorado, Feb. 14, 2019.
1950 Norman D. Thomsen of Sun City, Arizona, Aug. 16, 2018.
1950 Thomas H. Overton of Rapid City, Feb. 24, 2019.
1951 Janet L. (Giejeb) Hegwer of Parker, Colorado, Feb. 7, 2019.
1951 JoAnn (Soe) Anderson of Auburn, California, Dec. 23, 2018.
1951 Leslie R. Deibert of Spokane, Washington, Nov. 14, 2018.
1951 Richard H. Rindels of Gillette, Wyoming, Feb. 2, 2018.
1951 Warren H. Engelland of Green Valley, Arizona, Jan. 18, 2019.
1952 Bonnie J. (Maas) Morrison of Sarasota, Florida, March 4, 2019.
1952 Dwane E. Dimick of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, Dec. 4, 2018.
1952 Edward A. Richter of Portales, New Mexico, Feb. 4, 2019.
1952/M.S. ’57 John A. Duerre of St. Paul, Minnesota, April 7, 2018.
1953 Donald L. Veal of Longmont, Colorado, Jan. 20, 2019.
1953 Marjorie A. (Moe) McIntosh of Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 5, 2019.
1954 Hilary P. Cole of Rapid City, March 8, 2019.
1954 Mary E. (Peterson) Asher of Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 26, 2018.
1956 Lawrence E. Carson of Mitchell, Jan. 31, 2019.
1956 Morris R. Schmiedt of South Sioux City, Nebraska, Nov. 26, 2018.
1956 Ward Butler of Huron, Feb. 3, 2019.
1956 Wayne J. Fletcher of Garden City, March 12, 2019.
1956/M.S. ’59 Lawrence P. Wilding of College Station, Texas, Jan. 12, 2019.
1957 Joan J. (Trucano) Starling of Seattle, Washington, Feb. 7, 2019.
1957 Ruth B. (Iburg) Neuberger of Canistota, Feb. 8, 2019.
1957 Shirley S. (Anderson) Reed of Lansing Michigan, Feb. 12, 2019.
1958 Robert L. Gregg of Chamberlain, Nov. 25, 2018.
1958 Thomas J. Pattno of Napes, Florida, May 15, 2018.
1958/M.S. ’62 Raymond L. Bleeker of Mitchell, Feb. 3, 2019.
1959 (M.S.) Clayton P. Ketterling of Palm Bay, Florida, Jan. 19, 2019.
1959 Carl M. Ostenso of Boulder, Colorado, Nov. 10, 2018.
1959 Daryl J. Siebens of Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 29, 2018.
1959 George E. Jansen of Lacey, Washington, Feb. 20, 2019.
1959 James “Chip” G. Grosenick of Woodbury, Minnesota, May 28, 2018.
1959 Michael E. Ramsland of Shakopee, Minnesota, May 25, 2018.
1959 Richard A. Strande of Brookings, Feb. 9, 2019.
1960 Arden J. Trandahl of Spearfish, Feb. 10, 2019.
1960 DeWayne K. Hjermstad of Shoreview, Minnesota, Sept. 13, 2018.
1960 Jeanne E. Anderson of Seattle, Washington, Jan. 25, 2019.
1960 Loren P. Paulsen of Flandreau, Dec. 23, 2018.
1960/M.S. ’62 Myron T. Scholberg of Williamsburg, Virgina, Dec. 26, 2018.
1961 Elton D. Schafer of Diamond Bar, California, Jan. 5, 2019.
1961/M.S. ’63 Donald D. Jacobsen of Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 11, 2019.
1962 Marvin E. Nystrom of Brookings, Feb. 6, 2019.
1962 Roger F. Amundson of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Feb. 2, 2019.
1962/M.S. ’64 Wayne L. Larson of Bozeman, Montana, Dec. 24, 2018.
1963 James C. Folkerts of Jasper, Minnesota, Nov. 24, 2018.
1963 Raymond C. Bogenrief of Elmhurst, Illinois, Oct. 31, 2018.
1963 Vernon L. Trimble of Scottsdale, Arizona, Nov. 9, 2018.
1964 Colleen D. (Dockter) Person of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nov. 13, 2018.
1964 Donald C. Lockwood of Brookings, Dec. 21, 2018.
1964 Robert W. Harden of Sioux Falls, Nov. 27, 2018.
1965 Geraldine “Ruth” Moriarty of Vermillion, Feb. 21, 2019.
1965 Lyle L. Farrand of Sioux Falls, Nov. 11, 2018.
1965 Vincent Aberle of Rhome, Texas, Feb. 10, 2019.
1965/ M.Ed. ’71 Evelyn J. (Van Liere) Edwards of Madison, Jan. 24, 2019.
1966 Arlen J. Dahlman of Savanna, Illinois, Jan. 29, 2019.
1966 Barbara J. (Wigdahl) James of Lily, Feb. 2, 2019.
1966 Kenneth L. Paul of Willard, Utah, Nov. 22, 2018.
1967 (M.S.) Lester D. Dollinger of Monmouth, Illinois, Nov. 30, 2018.
1967 Jeffrey C. Olson of Watertown, Feb. 26, 2019.
1967 Robert K. Kennedy of Evergreen, Colorado, Nov. 22, 2018.
1969 Danny L. Murphy of Brandon, May 7, 2018.
1969 Dick P. DeNeui of Hill City, Nov. 28, 2018.
1969 Perry W. Brown of Mankato, Minnesota, Dec. 11, 2018.
1971 (M.Ed.) Frederick J. Smith of Flandreau, Nov. 21, 2018.
1971 (M.Ed.) Mary A. (Heckenlaible) Jansen of Walnut Creek, California, Dec. 10, 2018.
1972 Anita C. (Ostroot) Kury of Euless, Texas, Feb. 17, 2019.
1972 Glenda R. (Techau) Beck of Round Lake, Minnesota, Nov. 2, 2018.
1972 James J. Corothers of Clear Lake, June 13, 2018.
1972 Maurice B. Johnson of Park Ridge, Illinois, Oct. 11, 2018.
1973 Lanny R. Blake of Pierre, Dec. 15, 2018.
1974 (M.Ed.) Gail V. (Perry) Clark of Rapid City, Feb. 22, 2019.
1974 Donald G. Rivers of Lafayette, Colorado, Jan. 5, 2019.
1975 Connie Wulff of Vermillion, Feb. 11, 2019.
1975 Gary A. Kilian of Rapid City, Feb. 1, 2019.
1977 John L. Schulz of Larkspur, Colorado, Feb. 3, 2019.
1978 Douglas R. Freier of Parkston, Dec. 30, 2018.
1979 Sarah E. Johnson of Sioux Falls, Feb. 27, 2019.
1981 (M.S.) Lois L. (Larson) Cersosimo of Rapid City, Jan. 31, 2019.
1981 Timothy K. Chicoine of St. Marys, Iowa, Jan. 5, 2019.
1982 Robert L. Swinson of Brookings, Feb. 10, 2019.
1985 Paul S. Prout of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Dec. 9, 2018.
1986 Shirley M. (Bjorklund) Nichols of Brookings, Feb. 5, 2019.
1989 Wesley B. Huntsman of Littleton, Colorado, Jan. 24, 2019.
1992 Scott M. Hinseth of Irene, Feb. 13, 2019.
1994 Kirk A. Struve of Granville, Iowa, Jan. 27, 2019.
1996/M.S. ’03 Jeffrey J. Hauck of Sioux Falls, Feb. 22, 2019.
1997 (M.S.) Jeannie K. French of Brookings, July 1, 2018.
1999 Jody W. Page of Rapid City, Nov. 10, 2018.
2011 (M.S.) Charles D. Thompson of Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 22, 2018.
2011 Alex C. Anderson of Sioux Falls, March 3, 2019.
2014 Erin I. (Dunlap) Mathews of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Nov. 8, 2018.
2015 Michelle A. Wilson of Ethan, Feb. 23, 2019.
Faculty Carolyn S. (Gunderson) Curley of Brookings, Feb. 28, 2019.
Faculty Charles K. Lingren of Brookings, Jan. 11, 2019.
Faculty Harry Greenbaum of Brookings, Dec. 6, 2018.
General
1960 Mary K. (Fischbach) Switzer was featured in Albert Chang’s book, “Six Women,†for being an influence to Chang’s success. She resides in Tempe, Arizona.
1961 Barbara J. (Hoffbeck) Scoblic wrote a book, “Lost without the River,†about her life and transition from rural to urban communities. She resides in New York, New York.
1974 Gary L. Hansen was re-elected to the Eagan City Council. He resides in Eagan, Minnesota.
1980 Aaron B. Shives was awarded the South Dakota Family Doctor of the Year award from the South Dakota Academy of Family Physicians. He resides in Watertown.
1983 Jane M. McKee Smith was the first female Academy member from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers elected to the National Academy of Engineering. She resides in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1986 Kent R. Thielen was elected as vice president of Mayo Clinic and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Florida. He resides in Rochester, Minnesota.
1997 John C. Pietila was elected as President of Davis Brown Law Firm. He resides in Johnston, Iowa.
2002 Kevin R. Maxwell was appointed to the Harrisburg City Council this past November. He resides in Harrisburg.
2003 Timothy D. Redder was selected as one of the Alaska Journal of Commerce’s 2019 Top Forty Under 40. He resides in Kenai, Alaska.
2006 Joel H. Vis was named the general manager for Alpha Media radio stations KLQL-FM and KQAD-AM in Luverne, Minnesota. He resides in Rock Rapids, Iowa.
2010 (M.S.) Spencer A. Cody was the recipient of the National University System Sanford Teacher Award. He resides in Mina.
Wedding
Jacqueline Feten ’13 and Brandon Sipe, Nov. 11, 2017. They reside in Milbank.
