Births
CORRECTION: Benjamin ’13 and Katie (Wollenburg) ’12 Bahr, a girl, Ariella, born Oct. 18, 2018. They reside in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
CORRECTION: Samuel Brovold ’16 and Carmen Niemeyer, a girl, Iris, born July 30, 2022. They reside in Brookings.
Adam ’13 and Erin (Fawcett) ’13 Kaufmann, a boy, Kaladin, born Aug. 16, 2022. They reside in Seattle, Washington.
Allison (Sherard) ’14 and Jesse Ebbesen, a girl, Piper, born Nov. 18, 2022. They reside in Hurley.
Audrey (Bloemendaal) ’10 and Reed O’Neal, a boy, Arje, born Dec. 18, 2022. They reside in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Austin ’17 and Jalissa (Irmiter) ’17 DeJong, a boy, Everett, born April 2, 2023. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Ben ’06/M.S. ’09 and Chelsea (Hinders) ’10/D.N.P. ’17 DeWaard, a girl, Lennon, born April 13, 2022. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Blair (Long) ’15 and Tyler Hoffman, a girl, Renley, born Jan. 21, 2023. They reside in Mount Sidney, Virginia.
Brett ’16 and Hannah (Carnes) ’17 Ziemer, a girl, Shyla, born Nov. 18, 2022. They reside in Browns Valley, Minnesota.
Brian ’17 (M.S.) and Olivia Hemenway, a girl, Annie, born Feb. 7, 2023. They reside in Westminster, Colorado.
Cameron ’13 and Haley Pewe, a girl, Cora, born Feb. 15, 2023. They reside in Castlewood.
Cass ’12 and Brooke Pierce, a girl, Harper, born Nov. 21, 2021. They reside in Elk Point.
Chad ’16 and Alexis (Frankhauser) ’13/M.S. ’20 Blackwelder, a girl, Ella, born Nov. 30, 2022. They reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Christina (Fehrman) ’14/Ph.D. ’20 and Joe Bakker, a girl, Ruby, born Nov. 16, 2022. They reside in Tyler, Minnesota.
Cody ’13 and Jade (Wolf) ’17 Van Eck, twins, Colton and Rhett, born March 30, 2023. They reside in Pipestone, Minnesota.
Cody ’19 and Haley (Anderson) ’19 Roth, a boy, Stetson, born Dec. 5, 2022. They reside in Freeman.
Cody ’20 and Elizabeth (Steggerda) ’22 Kneip, a girl, Dakota, born Sept. 10, 2022. They reside in Romeoville, Illinois.
Colin ’18 and Courtney (Eibs) ’18 Geppert, a boy, Croix, born Feb. 2, 2023. They reside in Estelline.
Dan ’04/M.S. ’13 and Suzanne (Parker) ’04 Stluka, a boy, Henrik, born Nov. 10, 2022. They reside in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
Danielle (Dunn) ’15 and Reece Scheffelmaer, a boy, Greyson, born Jan. 11, 2023. They reside in Harlem, Montana.
Danielle (Ryan) ’13 (D.N.P.) and Dan Burzlaff, a boy, Beck, born Sept. 16, 2022. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Drew ’12 and Amy Burggraff, a girl, Brynlee, born Nov. 11, 2022. They reside in Omaha, Nebraska.
Drew ’10 (M.S.)/M.Ed. ’14 and Melissa Bunkers, a girl, Brynlee, born Jan. 12, 2023. They reside in Harrisburg.
Dylan ’18 and Macy (Murren) ’18 Peterson, a boy, Coulter, born Feb. 10, 2023. They reside in Fort Pierre.
Elliot ’12 and Stephanie (Fischer) ’12/M.M.C. ’19 Kinnander, a boy, Grady, born Dec. 1, 2022. They reside in Watertown.
Evan ’15 and Samantha (Berg) ’15 Koep, a girl, Marley, born Aug. 26, 2022. They reside in Brookings.
Fawn (Weihl) ’14 and Nolan Field, a boy, Kai, born Jan. 9, 2023. They reside in Papillion, Nebraska.
Gavin ’17 and Kimberly Van Moer, a girl, Emerance, born Feb. 2, 2023. They reside in Marshall, Minnesota.
Geoffrey ’13 and Nadine (Streier) ’12 Pollman, a girl, Sophie, born Jan. 18, 2023. They reside in Brookings.
Grant ’10 and Katie (Kraayenbrink) ’13/Pharm.D. ’15 Howe, a girl, Baelyn, born Jan. 2, 2023. They reside in Hinton, Iowa.
Hannah (Kremer) ’20 and Matt McLeod, a girl, Dixie, born April 22, 2023. They reside in Keystone.
Jacob ’16 and Jessica (Ronning) ’15 Korzeniewski, a girl, Lainie, born Oct. 18, 2022. They reside in Medford, Wisconsin.
Jake ’13 and Emily (Barritt) ’15 DeBerg, a girl, Blake, born Feb. 21, 2023. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Jason ’12 and Kayla (Holscher) ’13 Long, a girl, Rylee, born Oct. 20, 2022. They reside in Garretson.
Jill (Knight) ’10/D.N.P. ’17 and Austin Moser, a girl, Zaylee, born June 11, 2022. They reside in Winner.
Justin LeClaire ’18 and Samantha Gervais-LeClaire ’18, a boy, Robert, born Jan. 27, 2023. They reside in Madison, Wisconsin.
Kayla (Borgstrom) ’10/Pharm.D. ’12 and Doug Cocklin, a boy, Henry, born July 9, 2022. They reside in Hugo, Minnesota.
Kiel ’09 and Emily (Auch) ’11 & ’13 Ford, a girl, Lennon, born Feb. 16, 2023. They reside in Rogers, Minnesota.
Leighton ’19 and Janaye (Martin) ’19 Messner, a boy, Graham, born Dec. 30, 2022. They reside in Winthrop, Minnesota.
Logan ’13/D.N.P. ’21 and Emily (Opdahl) ’15 Frank, a girl, Rowan, born Dec. 27, 2022. They reside in Harrisburg.
Lucas Hoover ’06 and Amber Henderson, a girl, Lumi, born Feb. 1, 2023. They reside in Aberdeen.
Marshall ’11 and Kendra (Moak) ’12/M.S. ’14 Kambestad, a girl, Clara, born Jan. 19, 2023. They reside in Rapid City.
Matt ’11 and Sarah (Maday) ’11 Dybedahl, a boy, Evan, born Aug. 14, 2022. They reside in Pierre.
Matthew ’01/M.S. ’02 James and Brittany ’11/M.S. ’16 Henry-James, a girl, Etta, born March 7, 2023. They reside in Rapid City.
Megan (Howard) ’09/M.S. ’12 and Mathew Lynde, a girl, Ellie, born Oct. 13, 2022. They reside in Webster.
Michael ’13 and Nadia Dendinger, a girl, Sawyer, born March 12, 2023. They reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Nate ’11 and Carly (Wonnenberg) ’12 Stukel, a girl, Scout, born Jan. 25, 2022. They reside in Dallas.
Nathan ’15 and Erin (Ellinger) ’16/M.Ed. ’19 Kuper, a boy, Bo, born Nov. 12, 2022. They reside in Beresford.
Nathan ’16 and Tiffani (Lebert) ’16 McMullen, triplets, Letty, Rylee and Allie, born Dec. 12, 2022. They reside in Volga.
Nick ’16/M.S. ’19 and Miah (Smith) ’15 Gillen, a boy, John, born Sept. 4, 2022. They reside in Mount Vernon.
Paul ’11 and Kerry McDowell, a girl, Hannah, born March 28, 2023. They reside in Brookings.
Rachel (Schmieding) ’09 and Israel Vidales, a boy, August, born Aug. 17, 2022. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Rachel (Toren) ’14 and Greg Hastings, a boy, Logan, born Dec. 18, 2022. They reside in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Ramona (Huntimer) ’15/M.S. ’17 and Anthony Kauk, a girl, Addison, born Feb. 27, 2023. They reside in Volga.
Sarah (Calhoon) ’16/Pharm.D. ’18 and Ryan Stuhlmiller, a boy, Waylon, born Nov. 30, 2022. They reside in Alliance, Nebraska.
Scott ’16 and Ashley (Pfarr) ’18 Mages, a boy, Finn, born Feb. 23, 2023. They reside in Belle Plaine, Minnesota.
Shane ’17 and Nicole (Sandhurst) ’17 Guy, a girl, Amelia, born March 23, 2023. They reside in New Ulm, Minnesota.
Tonya (Gross) ’11/Pharm.D. ’13 and Derrek Arneson, a boy, Avery, born Jan. 9, 2023. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Trevor ’16 and Kiersten (Koehler) ’18/M.A. ’20 Hansen, a boy, Hayes, born Feb. 22, 2023. They reside in New Ulm, Minnesota.
Tyler ’15 and Jessica (Sternhagen) ’15 Landry, a girl, Avery, born Jan. 25, 2023. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Zach ’15/Pharm.D. ’17 and Stephanie (Demers) ’15/Pharm.D. ’17 Iverson, a boy, Elliott, born Dec. 15, 2022. They reside in Brandon.
Weddings
Patrick O’Sullivan ’20 and Lydia Hite ’18/M.S. ’21, July 23, 2022. They reside in Brookings.
General
1974 Kathie S. (Demery) Courtney was inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in September 2022 in recognition of her career in athletic training. She resides in Aberdeen.
2010 Adam D. Gifford was one of the winners of the Clinical Excellence Awards. He resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2016 Derek J. Allen received his Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in December 2022. He resides in Santa Cruz, California.
2016 Shaheed Morris was listed in InsiderNJ’s 2023 African American Power List in Honor of Black History Month. He resides in Trenton, New Jersey.
Deaths
1942 (Aggie) Orrin C. Korth of Watertown, March 8, 2023.
1942 Shirley B. (Brewer) Newell of Banning, California, June 2, 2022.
1943 Betty (Jordens) Shinnick of Rapid City, Feb. 26, 2023.
1947 (Aggie) Dale McPherson of Rapid City, Jan. 13, 2023.
1948 Marilyn L. (Krall) Allen of Lake City, Florida, March 8, 2023.
1949 Keith A. Sharf of Waubay, Dec. 28, 2022.
1949/M.Ed. ’60 Eldred S. Chicoine of Canon City, Colorado, March 30, 2023.
1950 Donald K. Bruget of Indio, California, March 8, 2023.
1950 Maxine M. (Hanes) Kirschenmann of Madison, Dec. 28, 2022.
1951 Fay N. Larson of Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 4, 2023.
1951 James R. McDougall of Minnetonka, Minnesota, March 26, 2023.
1952 David W. Bohn of Westlake Village, California, Jan. 5, 2023.
1952 Donald W. Turgeon of Sioux Falls, March 3, 2023.
1953 Gerald A. Keefe of Sioux Falls, March 11, 2023.
1953 Hugh D. Nesbitt of Chico, California, March 16, 2023.
1953 Marvin V. Gustafson of Dell Rapids, Feb. 15, 2023.
1953 Richard D. Eitreim of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Jan. 16, 2023.
1953 Theodore Belbas of Sioux Falls, Feb. 25, 2023.
1953/M.Ed. ’61 Robert L. Johnson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 21, 2023.
1955 Dale E. Pettyjohn of Bushnell, March 15, 2023.
1955 Donald B. Bohn of De Smet, March 9, 2023.
1955 Donald E. Kuhle of Sioux Falls, April 15, 2023.
1955 G. W. Peppers of Rapid City, Dec. 22, 2022.
1955 Richard E. Bloemke of Belmond, Iowa, Feb. 28, 2023.
1955/M.Ed. ’68 Vance M. Sneve of Rapid City, Jan. 11, 2023.
1956 Ione R. (Humphrey) Schneider of Katy, Texas, March 14, 2023.
1956/M.S. ’58 Charlie F. LeFevre of Menomonie, Wisconsin, Jan. 20, 2023.
1957 David O. Peterson of Mequon, Wisconsin, March 14, 2023.
1957 William B. Blankenburg of Palo Alto, California, Jan. 1, 2023.
1958 Janet R. (Janisch) Baillie of Palm Desert, California, Feb. 25, 2023.
1959 Florence C. Umback-Dahms of Loma Linda, Missouri, Aug. 28, 2022.
1959 Keith D. Morrill of Castle Pines, Colorado, Sept. 2, 2022.
1959 Marion R. (Rosenwald) Hvistendahl of Northfield, Minnesota, March 20, 2023.
1959 Vernon J. Herman of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, April 4, 2023.
1959 William J. Rook of Fargo, North Dakota, March 7, 2023.
1960 (Ph.D.) Marcus A. Hoelscher of Hereford, Texas, Feb. 20, 2023.
1960 Dennis B. Wolfe of Big Arm, Montana, Feb. 2, 2023.
1960 Eugene J. Langenfeld of Concord, California, Dec. 17, 2022.
1960 Ronald M. Paine of Rochester, Minnesota, Feb. 7, 2023.
1960/M.Ed. ’68 Lester W. Mason of Overland, Kansas, Feb. 2, 2023.
1960/M.S. ’63 Norman E. Zischke of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Jan. 3, 2023.
1961 Leon M. Josephsen of Arlington, March 9, 2023.
1961 Mary Glee Fitch of Hawarden, Iowa, Dec. 25, 2022.
1961 Thomas L. Schlangen of Albertville, Minnesota, March 1, 2023.
1961/M.S. ’63 Richard “Dick” Ruelle of Mesa, Arizona, Nov. 5, 2022.
1962 (M.S.) Radha Krishna “Rao” Yarlagadda of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Feb. 27, 2023.
1962 Donald C. Glaser of White Bear Township, Minnesota, Jan. 8, 2023.
1962 Kathryn A. (Seeman) Howard of Blunt, March 8, 2023.
1962 Maralee D. (Burton) Dennis of Rapid City, March 31, 2023.
1962 Norlene I. (Ramhorst) Morgan of Billings, Montana, Feb. 24, 2023.
1962 Norman “Brent” Wika of Watertown, Dec. 17, 2022.
1962 Sandra K. (Henle) Bork of Sioux Falls, Nov. 29, 2022.
1962 William F. Merrick of Sioux Falls, Feb. 8, 2023.
1963 Gary A. Mischke of Lone Tree, Colorado, Jan. 11, 2023.
1963 R. Bruce Everson of Mitchell, Feb. 2, 2023.
1963/M.S. ’66/Ph.D. ’72 Henry C. Schroeder of Aurora, Colorado, Dec. 18, 2022.
1964 Edward J. Trandahl of Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 9, 2023.
1965 Henry F. Wulf of Brainderd, Minnesota, March 30, 2023.
1965 John L. Ryan of Denver, Colorado, Jan. 3, 2023.
1965 Norman R. Kohlmeyer of Blue Earth, Minnesota, March 14, 2023.
1966 (M.Ed.) Ilo D. Bossen of Jasper, Georgia, March 26, 2023.
1966 (M.S.) Dwayne A. Rollag of Suprise, Arizona, March 11, 2023.
1966 (M.S.) Roger A. Swanson of Cushing, Wisconsin, Jan. 2, 2023.
1966 Bruce E. Pier of Dickinson, North Dakota, Jan. 11, 2023.
1966 Herbert K. Mundt of Sisseton, Dec. 16, 2022.
1966 Hugh R. Hagel of Flandreau, April 7, 2023.
1966 Lyle E. Leitholt of Columbus, Indiana, Dec. 7, 2022.
1966 Rollin P. Siegfried of Eagle River, Wisconsin, March 20, 2023.
1966 Ruth Ann (Hendricksen) Isaak of Scottsdale, Arizona, Oct. 30, 2022.
1967 (M.Ed.) John H. Bauer of Elkton, Jan. 10, 2023.
1967 David A. Asper of Lincoln, Nebraska, Dec. 23, 2022.
1967 David W. Kruger of Lake Bluff, Illinois, Nov. 30, 2022.
1967 James A. Lueneburg of Menasha, Wisconsin, Feb. 5, 2023.
1967 James L. Boese of Leisure World, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2023.
1968 (M.Ed.) Donald R. Fox of Austin, Minnesota, Dec. 28, 2022.
1968 (M.S.) Arthur K. Shaver of Sioux Falls, Jan. 17, 2023.
1968 Esther H. (Swenson) Boerger of Mobile, Alabama, March 2, 2023.
1968 Linda K. Matson of Sioux Falls, March 14, 2023.
1968 Lynne (Ellefson) Willemssen of Sioux Falls, Dec. 24, 2022.
1968 Paul R. Eastman of Brandt, Feb. 20, 2023.
1969 Linda (Critser) Parks of Mitchell, Nov. 21, 2022.
1969/M.S. ’88 Katherine D. (Behl) Jerke of New Prague, Minnesota, Jan. 6, 2023.
1970 Marlin L. Main of Aladdin, Wyoming, Dec. 4, 2022.
1970 Marvin K. Farr of La Porte City, Iowa, March 7, 2023.
1971 (M.Ed.) David M. Linngren of Watertown, July 15, 2022.
1971 Gregory G. Petersen of Burke, March 28, 2023.
1971 Harold C. Richter of St. Petersburg, Florida, Feb. 9, 2023.
1971 Harold J. Warner of Rising City, Nebraska, Jan. 19, 2023.
1971/M.S. ’73 Sharon D. (Dinkel) Uhlig of Bonner, Montana, March 30, 2023.
1972 David W. Forry of Emmetsburg, Iowa, Jan. 23, 2023.|
1972 Susan E. (Steers) Andersen of Sioux Falls, Jan. 18, 2023.
1973 (M.S.) Steven M. Keppen of Volga, March 9, 2023.
1973 Herman P. Schultz of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, March 30, 2023.
1974 Harvey C. Hill of Sioux Falls, Feb. 2, 2023.
1975 Daniel L. Anderson of Sioux Falls, Feb. 19, 2023.
1975 John A. Hanson of Brandon, Dec. 22, 2022.
1979 (M.S.) Thomas K. Blake of Bangor, California, Dec. 14, 2022.
1980 (M.Ed.) Florence K. (Smiley) Trucano of Rapid City, Dec. 23, 2022.
1980 (M.Ed.) James R. Teller of Sioux Falls, Jan. 1, 2023.
1980 Gregory L.R. Twombley of Woodbridge, Virginia, Dec. 25, 2022.
1986 (M.Ed.) Robert H. Leonhardt of Sioux Falls, Feb. 21, 2023.
1990/M.S. ’92 Cristopher J. Skonard of Willmar, Minnesota, Feb. 22, 2023.
1991 Margo I. (Kaiser) Dempsey of Brookings, March 12, 2023.
1992 Beth A. (Andera) Sorenson of Sioux Falls, Dec. 16, 2022.
1992 John H. Glanzer of Brookings, Dec. 20, 2022.
1992 Michael R. McMahon of Harrisburg, Jan. 4, 2023.
1994 Cynthia L. (Brauer) Baird of Rapid City, Nov. 21, 2022.
1995 Bonnie J. (Welker) Krcil of Mitchell, Feb. 11, 2023.
1996 Shawne J. Rislov of Flandreau, Dec. 18, 2022.
1996/Pharm.D. ’98 Heather L. (Dayton) Opdahl of Hazel, Jan. 8, 2023.
1997 Kent W. Baumberger of Miller, Jan. 10, 2023.
1998 (M.S.) Bimendee Malik of Rapid City, Feb. 21, 2023.
1998/Pharm.D. ’00 Tara L. (Roth) Sheldon of Yankton, Feb. 13, 2023.
2000/Pharm.D. ’02 Jeffrey A. Ristau of Loretto, Minnesota, April 8, 2023.
2002 Michael L. Adelman of Seattle, Washington, March 24, 2023.
2003 (M.Ed.) Carole J. (Newsom) Naasz of Brandon, Jan. 3, 2023.
Faculty Kenneth P. Hillner of Flandreau, Dec. 21, 2022.
Faculty Richard C. Wahlstrom of Brookings, Jan. 23, 2023.
Faculty Samson W. Smith of Madison, Jan. 31, 2023.
