Births
Aaron 06/M.S. ’08 and Ashley VanDeBerg, a boy, Brayden, born April 5, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Aaron ’13 and Connie (Carrigan) ’13 Andrews, a boy, Easton, born July 23, 2019. They reside in Meade, Kansas.
Alex ’17 and Elizabeth (Honner) ’16 Nagel, a girl, Maria, born June 25, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Alexander ’17 and Rebecca (Leddy) ’18 Harms, a boy, Tobias, born Sept. 14, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Alissa (Ricke) ’13 and Tony Ross, a girl, Annie, born Nov. 15, 2019. They reside in Saint Peter, Minnesota.
Allison (Sherard) ’14 and Jesse Ebbesen, a girl, Nora, born Oct. 7, 2019. They reside in Hurley.
Amy (Poppinga) ’10 and Timothy Gabrielson, a boy, Jacob, born April 25, 2019. They reside in Sterling, Kansas.
Andrew ’05 and Janelle Sikora, a boy, Benson, born March 25, 2019. They reside in Spencer, Iowa.
Andrew ’13 and Emily (Swanson) ’14/Pharm.D. ’16 Kappes, a girl, Sawyer, born Sept. 10, 2019. They reside in Groton.
Ashley (Egge) ’07/M.S. ’12 and Dan Park, a girl, Audrey, born April 13, 2019. They reside in Brookings.
Ashley (Tollefson) ’15 and Nathan Johnson, a girl, Beverly, born May 31, 2019. They reside in Wolsey.
Breanna (Wolles) ’13 and Derek Miles, a girl, Blakely, born April 21, 2019. They reside in Conde.
Cody ’08 and Heidi Eastman, a boy, Granite, born May 13, 2019. They reside in Brandt.
Daniel ’12 and Jenna (Schierholz) ’11 Woodward, a boy, George, born Aug. 20, 2019. They reside in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Darin Halvorsen ’01/M.A. ’06 and Mandy Orth ’08/M.S. ’12/Ph.D. ’18, a boy, Quinn, born Aug. 20, 2019. They reside in Brookings.
Dean ’09/M.S. ’13 and Kelsey (Boucher) ’14 Priddy, a girl, Petula, born Feb. 11, 2019. They reside in New Hope, Minnesota.
Derek ’04 and Alison (Munsterman) ’05 Harwood, a boy, Owen, born July 5, 2019. They reside in Shakopee, Minnesota.
Drew ’17 and Jessica (McDonald) ’16 Williams, a boy, Luke, born Oct. 3, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Erica (Gutzmer) ’10/M.S. ’13 and Cody Quam, a girl, Vivian, born Dec. 21, 2018. They reside in Arlington.
Greg ’12 and Megan (Bueltel) ’13 Tusa, a boy, Blake, born Aug. 9, 2019. They reside in Alpha, Minnesota.
Jacob ’08 and Kara Terry, a boy, Sawyer, born July 31, 2019. They reside in Elk Point.
Jalen ’17 and Tiera Lamb, a girl, Layla, born July 27, 2019. They reside in Christiansburg, Virginia.
Jason ’05 and Brittany Zemlicka, a girl, Avery, born Sept. 14, 2019. They reside in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Jeff ’09 and Abigail Feisel, a girl, Amelia, born June 19, 2019. They reside in Early, Iowa.
Jesse ’11 and Courtney (Hicks) ’10 Lewno, a boy, Sawyer, born Jan. 17, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Jon ’16 and Jenna Pretz, a boy, James, born Oct. 22, 2019. They reside in Osawatomie, Kansas.
Justin ’15 and Tasha (Hauf) ’15 Vanneman, a boy, Griffin, born June 15, 2019. They reside in Colome.
Justin ’16 and Brooke (Johnson) ’14/M.S. ’17 Brunsvig, a boy, Witten, born June 1, 2019. They reside in Canova.
Jynna (Coyle) ’12 and Chad Bartscher, a boy, Leo, born Aug. 9, 2019. They reside in Tea.
Kaitlin (Bottelberghe) ’14/Pharm.D. ’16 and Nick Metcalfe, a boy, Grayson, born July 18, 2019. They reside in Rapid City.
Kalie (Dresbach) ’09 and Tyrel Hall, a boy, Tel, born Jan. 27, 2019. They reside in Pierre.
Kortney (Nelson) ’15 and Chase Amdahl, a boy, Ranger, born Aug. 1, 2019. They reside in Flandreau.
Laura (Woodard) ’00 and Tim Clark, a boy, Wilder, born June 25, 2019. They reside in Monroe, Louisiana.
Mark ’03 and Heather (Carsten) ’07 Fillaus, a girl, Hannah, born Sept. 25, 2019. They reside in Scotland.
Melissa (Wildeman) ’07 and Tim Moran, a girl, Emma, born July 31, 2019. They reside in Saint Charles, Minnesota.
Michael ’09/M.S. ’12 and Bethany (Scott) ’10 Foote, a girl, Emmy, born April 7, 2019. They reside in Brookings.
Michael ’11 and Leah (Hansen) ’10 Murray, a boy, Wade, born May 8, 2019. They reside in Letcher.
Michael ’11 and Sarah (Russell) ’18 Dunn, a boy, Herman, May 14, 2019. They reside in Lyndon Station, Wisconsin.
Mitch ’17 and Erin (Roberts) ’08 McNary, a boy, Griffin, born May 1, 2019. They reside in Madison.
Morgan (Breedlove) ’10 and Jason Kontz, twins, Sebastian and Eleanor, born March 21, 2019. They reside in Colman.
Nick ’14 and Lara (Cafruny) ’15 Uphoff, a boy, Clay, born Oct. 18, 2019. They reside in Glenwood, Iowa.
Patrick ’13 and Laura (Niedert) ’13 Hofer, a girl, Sarah, born July 21, 2019. They reside in Freeman.
Rick ’07 and Lindsay (Olson) ’07 Weber, a girl, Emma, born May 20, 2019. They reside in Parkston.
Ryan ’02/M.S. ’13 and Missy Vande Kieft, a girl, Crosbee, born May 18, 2019. They reside in Brookings.
Ryan ’10 and Emily (Tschetter) ’10 Willett, a boy, Peter, born April 15, 2019. They reside in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Ryan ’11 and Sara Schreifels, a girl, Ella, born Aug. 13, 2019. They reside in Hutchinson, Minnesota.
Sally (Nussbaum) ’14 and Joseph Miller, a boy, Waylon, born July 11, 2019. They reside in Dell Rapids.
Samantha (Penny) ’10 and Nicholas Miley, a girl, Serenity, born Sept. 15, 2019. They reside in Brandon.
Seth ’10 and Maria (Tracy) ’10 Schmoll, a girl, Claire, born June 21, 2019. They reside in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Stephanie (VanWyhe) ’15 and Clint Roozenboom, a boy, Kohen, born June 1, 2019.
Sungha ’14/Pharm.D. ’16 and Liesbeth Kim, a girl, Elsie, born Sept. 11, 2019. They reside in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Thomas ’10 and Libby (Lemaster) ’10 Westman, a girl, Ivy, born Oct. 8, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Tom ’12 and Holly (Pueppke) ’12 Drummond, a boy, James, born Jan. 4, 2019. They reside in Rochester, Minnesota.
Travis ’04 and Jessica (Gass) ’07 Waltner, a boy, Cruz, born Sept. 3, 2019. They reside in Tea.
Trevor ’15 and Elisabeth (Ode) ’14 Martinmaas, a girl, Carter, born Aug. 19, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Troy Anenson ’89 and Christina Felix, a girl, Anika, born May 11, 2019. They reside in Richfield, Ohio.
Whitney (Halverson) ’08 and Tyler Wilson, a girl, Sophia, born April 26, 2019. They reside in Armour.
General
1966/M.S. ’67 Barry C. McKeown retired from the University of Texas at Arlington after 54 years, 37 of which were at the University of Texas at Arlington. He resides in Arlington, Texas.
1978 Laurie A. Stenberg Nichols was named president at Black Hills State University Dec. 20, 2019. She resides in Spearfish.
1982 William G. Sawinsky was inducted into the South Dakota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame in March. He resides in Webster.
1986 Susan K. (Dohman) Bohnenkamp was named Arizona’s Distinguished Nurse of the Year by the March of Dimes in Phoenix June 14, 2019. She resides in Tucson, Arizona.
1988 Austin A. Mardon had a personal audience with Pope Francis in Rome, Italy, Nov. 6, 2019. He resides in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1992/M.S. ’94 Lloyd E. Metzger received the International Dairy Food Association Award for Teaching in Dairy Manufacturing at the national meeting of the American Dairy Science Association in Cincinnati June 24, 2019. He resides in Bruce.
1997 Darin R. Seeley was appointed the commissioner of the Bureau of Human Resources beginning in October. He resides in Wentworth.
2001 (Ph.D.) Timothy J. Nichols was named a National Collegiate Honors Council Fellow at the 54th NCHC Annual Conference in New Orleans in November. He resides in Missoula, Montana.
2001 Andrea G. Wieman-Bjornestad received the E. Gordon Poling Administrator Award from the South Dakota Counseling Association. She resides in Brookings.
2005 Katy J. (Fiegen) VanderWal received the Outstanding Dietitian of the Year award from the South Dakota Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She resides in Brookings.
2007 Bradley L. Janecke was named the 2019 Wildlife Damage Specialist of the Year by the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. He resides in Fort Pierre.
2008 Jeremy J. Fugleberg became a health care reporter for Forum Communications Company in August. He resides in Casper, Wyoming.
2014 (M.S.) Dustin W. Little was named the head athletic trainer for the San Francisco 49ers. He resides in San Ramon, California.
2015 Samuel S. Smith began his first year of residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in the Wichita Family Medicine Residency Program at Ascension Viz Christi Hospitals. He resides in Wichita, Kansas.
Charley ’68 and Norma Najacht were named to the South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame in May and are to be inducted in April at the annual S.D. Newspaper Association Convention in Deadwood. They reside in Custer.
Faculty Carol A. Johnston retired from the South Dakota State University Department of Natural Resource Management after 16 years. She resides in Duluth, Minnesota.
Faculty Doug Malo retired from the South Dakota State University Department of Agronomy, horticulture & Plant Science after 43 years of teaching. He resides in Brookings.
Faculty Nels H. Troelstrup retired from the South Dakota State University Department of Natural Resource Management after 26 years. He resides in Newberg, Oregon.
Deaths
1936 Melba L. Webster Ellis of Evergreen, Colorado, Nov. 25, 2019.
1938 Orella C. (Telkamp) Carey of Sioux Falls, June 29, 2019.
1943 Margaret L. (Hegerfeld) Speers of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nov. 23, 2019.
1944 (Aggie) Laurelle A. Ness of Fort Collins, Colorado, Sept. 23, 2019.
1944 Alberta Grace (Bell) Ausen of Jasper, Minnesota, Aug. 30, 2019.
1948 Frank Wiersma of Tucson, Arizona, Nov. 11, 2019.
1948 Vernon E. Miller of Irondale, Alabama, Nov. 8, 2019.
1949 John W. Kennedy of Sioux Falls, July 1, 2019.
1949 Wilford G. Paynter of Highmore, Nov. 27, 2019.
1950 Burdette ‘Burt’ C. Anderson of Chamberlain, April 18, 2019.
1950 Joseph C. Marshall of Absecon, New Jersey, Nov. 9, 2019.
1950 Kenneth M. Crouse of Avon, Aug. 15, 2019.
1950 Priscilla E. (Schwartz) Starn of Waconia, Minnesota, Oct. 29, 2019.
1951 (Aggie) Elmer T. Haugen Jr. of Sioux Falls, Nov. 17, 2019.
1951 (Aggie) Raymond W. Perkins of Ponca City, Oklahoma, March 11, 2019.
1951 Keith S. Knight of Beaverton, Oregon, April 15, 2019.
1952 Frank A. Mc Bride of Detroit, Michigan, Oct. 16, 2019.
1952 Helen D. (Balliet) Petersen of Gettysburg, Dec. 3, 2019.
1954 Donald G. Pearson of Sioux Falls, Sept. 30, 2019.
1954 Edward C. Staudenmier of Wagner, Oct. 26, 2019.
1954 Nancy E. (Critser) Johnson of Dallas, Texas, Oct. 13, 2019.
1954 Paul E. Palmer of Ames, Iowa, March 10, 2019.
1954/M.S. ’58 James Riley of Lincoln, Nebraska, June 21, 2019.
1955 (Aggie) Glenn L. Krog of Lake Benton, Minnesota, June 20, 2019.
1955 Margaret M. (Roth) Hempel of Lennox, July 30, 2019.
1955 Robert E. Meinhardt of Mendota, Illinois, Nov. 7, 2019.
1955/M.Ed. ’65 Loren “Pinky†H. Englund of Casa Grande, Arizona, July 14, 2019.
1955/M.S. ’61 Mansour L. Karim of Pierre, July 5, 2019.
1956 Harvey T. Melstad of Bismarck, North Dakota, Oct. 19, 2019.
1956/M.S. ’65 Norma M. Boetel of Huron, Nov. 10, 2019.
1957 Jeannette M. (Kent) Watson of Denver, Colorado, Oct. 11, 2019.
1957 Richard E. Beranek of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oct. 15, 2019.
1957/M.S. ’59 Stanley M. Shaw of Battle Ground, Indiana, Oct. 26, 2019.
1958 James R. Hoffbeck of Mora, Minnesota, Aug. 17, 2019.
1958 Phillip J. Pickart of Sioux Falls, April 5, 2019.
1959 Gene R. Matthiesen of Fort Pierce, Florida, June 28, 2019.
1959 Gilbert T. Flaig of Altoona, Wisconsin, Oct. 17, 2019.
1959 Norris J. Johnson of Dallas, Texas, Sept. 24, 2019.
1959 Roger C. Brandt of Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 21, 2019.
1959 Rolf E. Hope of Des Moines, Iowa, July 11, 2019.
1960 John R. Adams of Bear Lake, Michigan, July 4, 2019.
1960 Joseph W. Gillen of Sioux Falls, Nov. 7, 2019.
1960 Thomas R. Schmidt of Sarasota, Florida, July 29, 2019.
1961/M.S. ’65 Lloyd B. Bullerman of Sioux Falls, Nov. 25, 2019.
1962 Clifford E. Van Hove of Sioux Falls, July 2019.
1962 Patricia A. (Vanderhul) Grangaard of Sioux Falls, Aug. 31, 2019.
1964 (M.S.) Larry G. Rector of Kemmerer, Wyoming, Oct. 8, 2019.
1964 Darrel G. Crocker of Watertown, Sept. 16, 2018.
1964 Jan C. Houghton of Spearfish, Oct. 4, 2019.
1965 David L. Vollmer of Omaha, Nebraska, July 8, 2019.
1965 Duane A. Smallfield of Elkton, Oct. 25, 2019.
1965 Jack R. Nordyke of Ames, Iowa, Jan. 31, 2019.
1965 James L. Muchlinski of Marshall, Minnesota, Feb. 22, 2019.
1965 James M. Jacobsen of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Oct. 11, 2019.
1965/M.S. ’68 Duane A. Letcher of Mesa, Arizona, Sept. 27, 2019.
1965/M.S. ’68 James L. Vacura of Jackson, Minnesota, Sept. 21, 2019.
1966 (M.Ed.) Philip E. Miedema of Sioux Falls, Nov. 21, 2019.
1966 Dwayne A. Plender of Orange City, Iowa, Oct. 25, 2019.
1966 Gary F. Lawton of Spokane, Washington, June 19, 2019.
1966 Janet A. Boone of Stickney, Illinois, Nov. 17, 2019.
1966 Karen A. Kramer of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Aug. 14, 2019.
1967 Ralph H. Gosch of Huron, Aug. 3, 2019.
1967 Thomas R. Crompton of Bothell, Washington, Oct. 11, 2019.
1967 Verne O. Fossum of Phoenix, Arizona, March 20, 2019.
1967 Warren C. LaBay of Lakewood, California, Feb. 22, 2019.
1968 Carole L. (Willard) Ungerer of Swisher, Iowa, Nov. 13, 2019.
1968 Dean R. Costlow of Winterset, Iowa, Oct. 1, 2019.
1968/M.Ed. ’69 Donald M. Smith of Harrisburg, Oct. 9, 2019.
1969 (M.S.) Charles D. Allen of Eyota, Minnesota, July 7, 2019.
1969 Carol L. Gregory of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sept. 19, 2019.
1969 Lynn K. Zerschling of Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 17, 2109.
1969/M.S. ’71 Richard E. Kraft of McKinney, Texas, Oct. 29, 2019.
1970 Bonney M. (Anderson) Bork of Brookings, Sept. 30, 2019.
1970 Janet K. (Hurt) Jess of Lawrence, Kansas, Nov. 8, 2019.
1970 Jim Langer of Anoka, Minnesota, Aug. 29, 2019.
1970 Vivian A. (Johnson) Maps of Milford, Massachusetts, June 27, 2019.
1972 (M.S.) Howard L. Johnson of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2019.
1972 Jack L. Soesbe of Rapid City, June 5, 2019.
1972 James D. Valnes of Pierre, Sept. 1, 2019.
1972 Jay R. Rosdail of Knoxville, Iowa, June 21, 2019.
1972 Robert C. Rochel of Elkton, June 24, 2019.
1972/M.A. ’74 Ann C. (Holt) Logan of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Oct. 8, 2019.
1973 (M.Ed.) John D. Evans of Flandreau, Aug. 27, 2019.
1973 (M.S.) Charlene R. (Berg) Fersdahl of Renner, Sept. 1, 2019.
1974 (M.S.) James P. Egge of Sioux Falls, Oct. 18, 2019.
1975 Arlen J. Sawyer of Bassett, Nebraska, Sept. 10, 2019.
1975 Jerry E. Sween of Molalla, Oregon, July 7, 2019.
1975 Jo Ann Murray of Dallas, Texas, Sept. 3, 2019.
1975 Wesley J. Starkenburg of Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 17, 2019.
1976 Duane A. Simpfenderfer of Lodi, California, Oct. 13, 2019.
1976/M.Ed. ’78 Edna L. (Eckmann) Riley of Brookings, Oct. 28, 2019.
1977 Brian D. Larson of Wheatland, Wyoming, Oct. 17, 2019.
1977 Diane M. Rogness of New Salem, North Dakota, Sept. 16, 2019.
1977 Michael G. Dylla of Watertown, Aug. 11, 2019.
1977 Paul E. Shubeck of Beresford, Nov. 14, 2019.
1978 Maricarrol A. Kueter of Sioux Falls, Aug. 10, 2019.
1978 Steven R. Staab of Sioux Falls, Nov. 15, 2019.
1979 Ralph A. Propst of Goodwin, June 24, 2019.
1980 & ’97 Jomay Steen of Faith, July 10, 2019.
1980 (M.Ed.) James K. Leggett of Essexville, Michigan, July 4, 2019.
1981/M.S. ’84 Cindy R. (Haux) Swinson of Brookings, Oct. 27, 2019.
1981 (M.Ed.) Darrell G. Mastin of Grove, Oklahoma, Sept. 18, 2019.
1981 (M.S.) Thomas Richardson of Spokane, Washington, July 10, 2019.
1982 Mark R. Ascherin of Custer, Sept. 17, 2019.
1983 Mark J. DeSmet of Larchwood, Iowa, Nov. 29, 2019.
1983 Marty M. Melvin of Paradise, Texas, Oct. 18, 2019.
1985 Paul T. Carruthers of Humboldt, Aug. 10, 2019.
1986 Mark A. Messmore of Imperial, California, June 20, 2019.
1986 Mary E. (Bernard) Wilcox of Sioux Falls, Sept. 27, 2019.
1988/M.S. ’03 Jeffery E. Hoffman of Bridgewater, Aug. 21, 2019.
1990 Brent A. Bartels of Pella, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2019.
1990 Dale S. Dudley of Sioux Falls, July 16, 2019.
1991 Walter C. Adolph of Flandreau, June 30, 2019.
1995 Cindy M. (Noel) Pejsa of Sioux Falls, Aug. 22, 2019.
1997 Michael J. Youngberg of Pierre, July 1, 2019.
2000/Pharm.D. ’02 Charity G. (Dee) Hoffelt of Sioux Falls, Aug. 11, 2019.
2001 Amanda E. (Weaver) Sprenkle of Sioux Falls, Aug. 27, 2019.
2008/M.A. ’13 Lisa (Matula) Wells of Bellevue, Nebraska, Aug. 21, 2019.
2009 Kari A. (Dokken) Schultz of Amherst, Minnesota, Oct. 12, 2019.
2010 (M.S.) Julie M. (Huber) Benson of Harrisburg, July 25, 2019.
2014 Chana M. Gottsleben of Fort Collins, Colorado, Aug. 4, 2019.
Faculty Donna J. Hess of Brookings, June 16, 2019.
Faculty Janice Kampmann of Elkton, Aug. 26, 2019.
Faculty John Jones of Brookings, Aug. 17, 2019.
