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Fitting in at Concordia 4 Academy for Excellence 8 100th Commencement 20 IN BUSINESS, FOR GOOD 4 THE PIPES ARE CALLING 8 REASON TO CHEER 22 I n business, for good Broadcaster magazine o f C oncordia U niversity, N e b ras k a the SUMMER 2008 VOLUME 85 NO. 1
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Fitting in at Concordia 4 Academy for Excellence 8 100th Commencement 20in business, for good 4 the pipes are calling 8 reason to cheer 22

In business,for good

Broadcasterm a g a z i n e of C o n c o rd i a U n i v e r s i t y , N e b r a s k ath

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sUmmer 2008 volUme 85 No. 1

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Brian L. Friedrichpresident and ceoConcordia University, Nebraska

From the presidentbrian l . friedrich

Nicknamed the “college in the cornfield” it makes sense that Luke 8 is inscribed in the center of Concordia University, Nebraska’s seal. We are in the heart of “corn country.” Each spring farmers sow seed that, come fall, produces an abundant crop. One of the most popular parables of Jesus begins: “A farmer went out to sow his seed” (Luke 8:5a). A farmer sowing seed is no surprise. That’s what a farmer does. A colleague who, with her husband farms acres of corn just outside of Seward, once remarked that she and her husband never debate whether or not they will plant a crop. They may debate what they will plant or how much they will plant or when they will plant, but they will always plant.

Likewise there is no debate that our task is the preparation of students to serve and lead in church and world. Universities prepare students. However, how they prepare them varies greatly. Because Concordia is a Lutheran Christian university clearly committed to community, calling and Christ, like the farmer in Jesus’ Lucan parable, we plant seed, the Seed, the Word of God! We prepare students with an excellent, holistic, Christ-centered education. And the students grow and “yield up a crop, a hundred times more than was sown” (Luke 8:8b).

It is an amazing equation: God gives students; He gives talented faculty; He gives teaching resources; He gives wisdom, knowledge and ability; He blesses the planting and provides the growth leading to harvest. He does it all, and we celebrate the results. Thus, I hope you read this issue of the Broadcaster cover-to-cover! As you do, you will learn about seeds being sown through our business program; through a new 36-rank Casavant Frères organ; and through bibelots, “small decorative objects,” created to provide those who carry them an opportunity to “create an unassuming and quiet witness of God’s grace.”

Read about the seed in these pages. As you do, thank God for the harvest of faith and good works He is producing through those growing here.

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Broadcaster Staffeditor & photographer

Dan oetting ’87

graphic designerlisa A. Nickolite

contributing writersemily Barlean ’09Coryn BerkbiglerAlicia Foley ’09

Jan Koopman co ’69, Gr ’75Kate Nixon ’10monique Peetz

Kristy Plander ’00Wade Tracy ’07

Theodore Wiesehan ’04

contributing photographerslindsay Bartling ’10 rebekah Freed ’10lisa A. NickoliteJackie Nuxoll ’08

Whitney stichka ’09Wade Tracy ’07

director of marketing & communicationKristy Plander ’00

University Administrationpresident & ceo

rev. Dr. Brian l. Friedrich

provostDr. Jenny mueller-roebke

associate provostDr. mark Blanke

vice president for finance & operationsDavid Kumm

vice president for institutional advancementPeter Kenow

vice president for enrollment management, student services & athletics

scott seevers

Board of Regentsrev. Dr. David Block, mesa, Ariz.

Dr. Paul Burger, Kearney, Neb.

William Hartmann, seward, Neb.

Dr. vance Hinrichs, lincoln, Neb.

A. William Kernen, omaha, Neb.

Timothy moll, esq., seward, Neb.

Dr. Frederick ohlde, Hortonville, Wis.

Dr. ronald Pfeiffer, memphis, Tenn.

Darla rosendahl, omaha, Neb.

Cynthia scheer, Woodland, minn.

Dr. Andrew smith, Dallas, Texas

rev. russell sommerfeld, seward, Neb.

rev. Karl Ziegler, Bellevue, Neb.

University Contactsgeneral information

www.cune.edu800 535 5494

alumni & university [email protected]

institutional [email protected]

undergraduate admission& campus visits

[email protected]

college of graduate [email protected]

[email protected]

bookstorewww.cunebookstore.com

career [email protected]

center for liturgical [email protected]

Contents Fe ATUres

4 In business, for goodConcordia’s business program is an ’80s start-up that continues to produce ‘bright, energetic and articulate’ results.

6 Adventures in faith and fire Brock and Esther Shaw worked with the Kuna Indians of Panama to create 20,000 witnessing tools.

8 The pipes, the pipes are callingThe grandest musical instrument at Concordia is ready for its debut this fall.

DePArTmeNTs

10 Campus scene 13 Commencement 15 Faculty & staff 16 Jazz from the Prairie 19 Homecoming

22 Athletics 26 Construction report: Concordia’s Health, Human Performance and Athletics Center 28 Alumni

CATCHING UP WITH CoNCorDIA

save a browser bookmark for www.cune.edu and visit Concordia’s site for the most recent university news. Past issues of the Broadcaster are available online.

CommeNTs AND sTory IDe As WelCome

send comments and story ideas for the Broadcaster to [email protected]. For alumni wishing to submit a class note, see the submission guidelines on page 30.

AlUmNI: sTAy CoNNeCTeD

Concordia has a new alumni directory in the works, an e-news mailing list, Web updates regarding alumni and friends events around the country and even a Facebook presence to keep you connected with your alma mater and each other. Find out more at www.cune.edu/alumni.

The Broadcaster is published by the marketing and communication office of Concordia University, Nebraska to more than 40,000 alumni, faculty, staff, pastors, businesses, parents and friends of the university in all 50 states and over 15 foreign countries.

© CoPyrIGHT 2008, CoNCorDIA UNIversITy

on the cover

Jordan Tucker ‘09 is a business administration major with an accounting minor. He is working

towards a career in accounting.

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Kurt Jostes ’07 sees Christ transforming lives through his work every day. He’s not a pastor. He’s not a Lutheran teacher. Jostes holds a business degree from Concordia.

“There’s so much more in the world beyond education and beyond the ministry,” Jostes said. “It’s the priesthood of all believers.”

Over the past five months Jostes has served as business manager for Recovery Assistance Inc., a division of the lcms Southern District committed to rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Based in New Orleans, La., Recovery Assistance rebuilds homes and organizes community development in Biloxi, Miss., and New Orleans.

“There’s a tremendous value of a Christian

university with a business program,” Jostes said. “Everybody, whether you’re a businessman or a pastor or a teacher, we all need to be a good example and a good influence.”

Col. Luke Reiner ’86, one of the university’s first business grads, also sees the value of a Concordia education in the business world.

“Christians help in many facets throughout

the world,” Reiner said. “Christian leaders are needed throughout society and not just in a Lutheran classroom.”

Reiner currently serves as director of joint

Concordia’s business program celebrates 25 years

In business, for good

Kurt Jostes, business manager for Recovery Assistance Inc.

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operations for the Wyoming National Guard. His responsibilities include the oversight and synchronization of National Guard military support to civilian authorities in Wyoming.

Jostes and Reiner are just two examples of the successful output of Concordia’s business department, which celebrates its 25th year in 2008.

The department started small in the fall of 1982 at the encouragement of former mathematics professor Richard Luebbe.

“Richard Luebbe was the one who had the vision,” Dr. Stan Obermueller, Concordia business department chair, said. “The credit should go to him. He saw the need for a business program.”

In January of 1982 Luebbe asked Obermueller to consider joining the newly forming business faculty. Obermueller, employed in the corporate headquarters of North American Van Lines, was initially reluctant but arrived for the campus interview nonetheless.

“It was certainly nothing I planned,” Obermueller said. “I really felt that after that interview that’s where the Lord was leading me—even though I was being led reluctantly.”

Obermueller signed on as the Concordia business department’s first full-time faculty member in 1982. Kicking off a business program at a university known as a church worker powerhouse was no easy task, however.

“There were folks who really wanted Concordia to remain what they felt was true to the mission,” Obermueller admitted. “But over time I think we’ve gained a lot of acceptance.”

“Probably a bigger issue was our very strong and well-deserved reputation as a teacher-training institution. Recruiting students has not been easy because of the perception that we’re a teachers college.”

Three years after its inception, Dr. Andrew Langewisch signed on with the business department. The department added Frank Greene in 2000 and Greg Horn in 2006.

Through the last quarter-century Obermueller and his fellow business faculty members have

taken Concordia’s business department from humble beginnings and quietly built a solid program turning out Christian leaders for the business world.

“The biggest thing has been getting really successful grads out there,” Obermueller said. “And we’ve done that.”

In addition to its graduates, since April the business department can point to its full accreditation through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education. The program’s curriculum strength, experiential learning and students particularly impressed the visiting accreditation team.

“That was the neatest part for me,” Obermueller said. “Bright, energetic and articulate were words that they used to describe our students.”

Concordia provides business students with a number of opportunities for experiential learning. The Students in Free Enterprise chapter offers members the chance to delve into real-life business ventures on campus. After a year of research, chapter members successfully launched a coffee shop in Link Library last spring.

The department’s internship requirement ensures that all business students leave Concordia with hands-on experience, whether working with local organizations like Hughes Brothers Inc. and the Seward Chamber of Commerce or setting up an opportunity in their own hometown or beyond.

“We have a lot of students who would prefer to do an internship at home,” Obermueller said. “We’re very comfortable with that.”

Rather than a deviation from the university’s mission, Obermueller sees the growth of programs outside of the traditional church work fields as a way to expand Concordia’s influence.

“Diversity of programs is really a healthy thing on a campus,” Obermueller said. “Adding more programs has allowed us to get bigger and add more students.”

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Brock and Esther Shaw arrived in Panama in search of fire. Indeed they had something of a ceramic emergency on their hands.

They had no local suppliers, little glaze and no kiln, and after three weeks of working among Panama’s Kuna Indians they had 20,000 small ceramic pieces, called bibelots, ready to fire.

“Finding the kiln was the biggest problem,” Brock said, “because it is not something you find on every corner, nor is it cheap to fire.”

Initially the Shaws planned to use kilns at Panama University, Panama City, and a pottery shop in Chitre, but with four kiln loads each requiring two days to fire and no answer from the Chitre shop, they worried about how to complete the process before coming home to Nebraska.

Returning to the Kuna village from Panama City, Brock noticed a ceramic market an hour outside the city.

“We decided to stop there as a final effort to get the bibelots fired,” he said. “We met the owner, Garcia, and he was more than willing to work with us.”

The word bibelot (pronounced bee-buh-loh) appears in the dictionary as “a small decorative object without practical utility.” The Shaws know better, however, as they see these simple works of art function not as mere trinkets but unique mission tools belonging to a greater process.

The bibelot project began when Michael Strand, Center for Liturgical Art director,

and Mark Anschutz, artist in residence, brainstormed ideas for an art project to use at Prairie Fire 2007, an annual conference for pastors and laypeople of the lcms Nebraska District. The pair came up with the concept of simple yet unique glazed ceramic pieces for each participant. They hired Concordia students Liz Hinkel ’10 and Kjersten Langewisch ’09 to create 800 pieces.

Strand and Anschutz struggled with what to name the pieces, calling them “shards” before Langewisch suggested bibelot.

At the conference, each participant picked out a bibelot to take with them for the day’s worship.

“Then they had to put it back,” Anschutz said, “which they didn’t want to, because some of them were very connected to their piece.”

Prior to the conference’s conclusion, organizers spread the bibelots across a table and instructed participants to quickly grab one at random to take with them.

“It’s just like how the Holy Spirit gives you a gift,” Anschutz said. “You don’t get to pick it, but you use what you are given.”

The only instruction given to the artworks’ recipients was to give the piece away when moved to witness their faith to another person.

“It’s a way to share your faith, but it works on both the giver and receiver,” Anschutz said. “Every time you see it you are reminded to witness your faith.

“On the other end, the receiver is usually someone you’re connected to–your babysitter, your brother who you’ve wanted to witness to, the guy sitting next to you on the plane. It’s a reminder of the talk you had with them.”

Strand and Anschutz realized the concept could

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continue to be an effective witnessing tool beyond Prairie Fire, and the bibelot project was born.

Enter Brock Shaw. As outreach coordinator for the Center for Liturgical Art, Shaw guided the efforts of the Kuna Indians. While he initially planned to produce the bibelots in Guatemala, a lack of contacts led him to Panama, the country in which he first met Esther on a mission trip and where her parents, Henry and Ruthie Witte, served as Lutheran missionaries.

“With Esther and I having connections it was a natural fit to choose Panama,” he said. “The Kuna Indians are a very friendly, joyful and artistic community, so we knew that the project would do well there.”

Even during its production the bibelot works on both giver and receiver, as the creation of bibelots provided supplemental income to the Kuna. Monthly earnings among the Kuna average less than $200.

“The project had several goals,” Shaw said. “But some of the most important were to create a Christian atmosphere and work environment at the Kuna ladies’ homes so they could be with their families and earn some money.”

The center is now sending finished bibelots to congregations for a suggested donation of 75¢ per piece. All money collected from donations is used to fund the project, pay the Kuna salaries and finance future trips.

Because creators mold bibelots into shapes not overtly connected to Christianity, Anschutz said the pieces work well as a tool for witnessing to non-Christians.

“Whether you give it to a Christian or a non-Christian,” he said, “it will remind them of their friendship with you and their friendship with

Christ–even if it’s someone who would not take a cross or a pamphlet.”

As the bibelot project grows, it continues to evolve as more groups create bibelots. Mission-Minded Students, a student group focused on outreach, crafted bibelots in the center, and Strand and Anschutz led a bibelot workshop with artists in Kansas City.

“Some of them are talking about making bibelots in their classes and their churches,” Anschutz said. “This is a piece of art that keeps evolving and changing.”

And that’s the nature of the bibelot. Its story grows each time it is passed along.

The center hopes to send Concordia students with the Shaws on their next trip to Panama. The Shaws envision a broad future for the project and hope to expand its reach well beyond Panama.

“We are in the ground stages of bibelot, and our hope is that it will grow to be as big as it is intended to be,” Brock Shaw said. “We would like to be able to set up small studios in different regions of the world to have bibelots and other forms of art being made and shared.”

Doing that, however, requires more help–and fire.

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It took a semi-truck to deliver Concordia University, Nebraska’s newest musical instrument. The organ, constructed by Casavant Frères in Quebec, Canada, was unloaded into its new home–the recently renovated recital hall in the Music Center on campus.

The organ’s visual beauty became apparent as the organ case and console began to take shape, adding curves, shape and depth to an otherwise square room. It took seven weeks to construct the case and tune the pipes.

“We loved the design from the very first sketches,” said Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, music department chair and university organist. “I am thrilled that the students got to watch the organ construction as part of their educational process.”

Concordia has 15 students with organ as their principal instrument and another 10 to 15 studying organ this year in the largest music department in the Concordia University System.

“A musician is limited to the expression by the instrument,” explained Blersch. “An instrument like this is a model of artistry for the students, and it raises the bar of performance across the department.”

Yet facilities and instruments are only part of the instructional experience at Concordia.

“Our faculty are intentional about incorporating lessons into the coursework that address all the issues a musician will face including choral literature, praise and worship and improvisation,” said Blersch. “This provides well-rounded musicians to the church.”

Music department welcomes new organ

The pipes, the pipes are calling

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InAuguRAl seAson of events

Celebrating the completion of Casavant Frères Opus 3868

dedicatory recital and hymn festivalTickets are required; visit www.cune.edu/Music for more information.

Jeffrey Blersch, organist

saturday, sept. 13, 7 p.m.

sunday, sept. 14, 3 p.m.

concordia alumni recitalsunday, oct. 5, 2 p.m.

organ plus …(Music for organ with instruments and voices)

Jeffrey Blersch, organist, with members of the Concordia music faculty

sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, 3 p.m.

lincoln chapter of the american guild of organists’ annual student recitalstudents from Concordia, the university of nebraska and nebraska Wesleyan university

Monday, feb. 23, 2009, 7 p.m.

felix hell, visiting artist(Presented as part of the Jones National

Bank and Trust Fine Art Series)Tickets are required; visit www.cune.edu/Music for more information.

saturday, March 21, 2009, 3 p.m.

sunday, March 22, 2009, 3 p.m.

The pipes, the pipes are calling

Getting ready for a close-up: April 11 was the long-anticipated day of delivery of opus 3868. (Third image from

top) As movers brought the organ pieces inside, Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, left, was congratulated by Dr. Charles ore, professor emeritus and organ instructor. (Fourth image from top) four weeks later it was “pipe day.” fabien tremblay, one of the installers from Casavant, hands Blersch a set of pipes. Blersch and Andrew schultz, assistant professor of music, helped form a human chain to move pipes from the recital hall floor to the chest of the organ.

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Student notesHeidi Bartlett was named Outstanding Artist for her strong body of overall work and exploration in and out of the classroom.

Jesse Driller and Amanda Wells were accepted into the University of Nebraska Medical Center Geriatric Health Sciences Workshop in May.

Erin Eitzmann was accepted to a doctoral program in occupational therapy at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.

Betsy Francis has accepted a position as director of children’s ministry First Presbyterian Church, in Naples, Fla.

Mike Frates will begin a master’s degree program in geography at University of Akron, Ohio, in the fall and will serve as a graduate assistant.

Kyle Johnson will begin a doctoral program in biochemistry and research assistantship at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.

Brian Klinge and Joshua Miesner were inducted into Concordia’s Iota Nu chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society.

Brittany Mikeska was awarded the Brommer Award, the highest honor given to art students who exhibit

Concordia has no shortage of Ethernet ports on campus. Since the ‘90s they have been burrowed into nearly every building, dorm and classroom. But there’s nothing like being able to cruise the Internet from the nearest comfy chair, or just the convenience of hopping on Concordia’s network without dragging around a network cord. The 2007-08 school year was the first that students could go wireless in key places throughout campus.

“The wireless around campus this year really helps me be able to do my homework where I want,” said freshman Katie Krusen. “It is very useful so that I can bring my laptop around and am not confined to my room all the time.”

strong studio skills and Christian character.

Joshua Miesner and Shannon Mueller led a percussion workshop at the Crossroads Conference, a one-day music event held in Dorchester, Neb.

Nicole Neumann and Corinne Timmerman presented papers at the 28th annual Great Plains Students’ Psychology Convention in Emporia, Kansas.

Travis Prochaska co-chaired the 2008 Seward 4th of July parade.

Katie Swanson was accepted into the 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program of the Mayo Clinic. She will be researching frontal temporal dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Tyler Walworth earned top novice speaker at the National Parliamentary Debate Association Tournament held at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Jacqueline Wiseman, Jessica Ripke and Rachel Woodburn were awarded natural science scholarships by the department.

students cut the cordWireless computer access

comes to Concordia

first-year student Kate nixon (above) is part of the first class that will enjoy the wireless computing for all four years at Concordia.

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Meagan Zabel and Natalie Swanda were awarded the Wayne and Wanda Lillich award for the top students in graphic design.

Eleven May graduates accepted public and parochial school teaching positions: Justin R. Bangert, Elba Public H.S. (Neb.), 7th through 12th grade history teacher; Nathan J. Blankenship, West Point h.s. (Neb.), economics, psychology and history teacher; Christa L. Dunker, Garden City h.s. (Kan.), reading teacher; Christine A. Jeppesen, Milford h.s. (Neb.), music teacher; Gina M. Kotas, Ft. Calhoun Public Schools (Neb.), 7th through 12th grade business teacher and coach; Jared B. Oswald, Norfolk h.s. (Neb.); Anneliese E. Ploetz, Scotus Central Catholic h.s. (Columbus, Neb.), 10th grade English teacher; Kristine E. Roit, First Plymouth Preschool (Lincoln, Neb.), preschool teacher; Amy N. Schommer, La Petite Academy (Lincoln, Neb.), preschool through 5th grade teacher; Erin B. Smith, Buffalo Lake-Hector School District (Hector, Minn.), special education teacher; Jessica A. Sunderman, Grand Island Public Schools, (Neb.), 2nd grade teacher. (See also the lcms placement list, p. 12.)

Three teams of business students were ranked in the top four percent of the nearly 2,500 teams worldwide participating in the online Business Strategy Game. The Concordia teams were members of Dr. Andy Langewisch’s administrative policy class: Josh Gilmore, Chris Heins and Jonathan Jank; Dan Graumann, Peter Ruhl and Jeremy Schnackenberg; and Mike Frates, Mike Kulzer and Chris Whirrett.

Over spring break, 10 students volunteered at Camp Restore in New Orleans, La., to rebuild homes, conduct a prayer walk and interact with the people. A group of 10 students organized their own trip to Camp Victor in Ocean Springs, Miss., to clean and restore houses.

Pi Kappa Delta, a communication and forensics honor society inducted six new members: Lindsey Bartling, Meaghan Downs, Sara Holle, Jessica Luebbe, Katy Munson and Tyler Walworth.

New inductees of the Sigma Tau Delta English honorary society include: Teagan Earhart, Laura Henke, Amanda Hoefelman, Cody Jeffries, Rachel Mol, Benjamin Peters, Amber Schwartz and Katelyn Wollman.

Concordia forensics took first place in debate sweepstakes for small schools at the National Christian College Forensics Invitational Tournament. Tyler Walworth took second place in novice Lincoln-Douglas debate, first place for novice speaker and second place for novice impromptu speaking. Also earning points for Concordia were Rachel Schroeder, Dustin Haider, Katy Munson and Sara Holle.

For the 20th year in row, the theatre program was honored by the Alpha Psi Omega and Delta Psi Omega National Theatre Honorary Societies with the inclusion of selected performance photographs in the latest issue of Playbill, their annual journal.

Coffee anyone? Cappuccino? Smoothie? Tea? You got it.The first cup of coffee took a few months to make, but coffee is

now on tap at the south end of Link Library. The new coffee shop, named “10:31,” served its first cappuccinos and frothy lattes in April.

Concordia’s Students In Free Enterprise business group organized the coffee shop, doing everything from creating a business plan and ordering an espresso machine to slinging great cups of joe.

There were also some lessons in patience taught along the way.“We underestimated everything. . . the magnitude and depth a

good business plan requires,” said Chris Heins, a member of SIFE. “Instead of opening on a shabby business plan, we took our time.”

“It’s just been little things here and there. . . trying to get things smooth in getting ready,” said Josh Gilmore, the shop’s CEO.

One of the things the group settled on without too much trouble was the name of the shop. SIFE members gave the campus community a chance to offer suggestions and then settled on 10:31, which refers to 1 Corinthians 10:31: “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

The lounge area for the shop gives the place a laid-back atmosphere for studying or visiting. And while their exclusive spot on campus could allow them to charge more, the prices were considered with a student’s budget in mind.

Caffeine to the people!Student group starts the coffee flowing in Link Library

–By Amanda Broberg, originally for the Sower

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ARKANSASlittle Rock, Christ lutheran school, nichole d. vanderhoff, 6th-8th grade social studies teacher

ARIZONAtucson, Ascension lutheran school, sarah a. christensen, 1st grade teacher; katherine m. davis, preschool teacher

CALIFORNIABakersfield, saint John lutheran Church, daniel J. davies, DCe

glendora, Hope lutheran school, eric w. deyke, 5th grade teacher

napa, st. John’s lutheran school, mari l. buss, 2nd grade teacher

orange, lutheran High school of orange County, sarah l. trinklein, theology teacher

Paso Robles, trinity lutheran school, rebecca a. ettner, kindergarten teacher

san Mateo, grace lutheran school, sarah l. ehlers, 7th and 8th grade math teacher

COLORADODenver, Denver lutheran High school, paul m. blomenberg, chemistry and physics teacher

Denver, st. John lutheran school, amy r. kleindienst, 1st and 2nd grade teacher

FLORIDADelray Beach, trinity lutheran school, laura m. schlichting, 3rd grade teacher

eustis, faith lutheran school, nathanael w. trah, preschool teacher

oviedo, saint luke’s lutheran Church, tara l. alford, DCe

GEORGIAMarietta, faith lutheran Church, Jamie l. (kettler) bass, DCe

Peach tree City, st. Paul’s lutheran Church, laura k. seutter, 4th grade teacher

IOWADenison, Zion lutheran school, april m. anderson, 4th grade teacher

Cedar Rapids, Bethany lutheran Church, randi r. (eggers) petrik , DCe

newhall, Central lutheran school, sarah J. wickland, 1st grade teacher

ILLINOISBethalto, Zion lutheran school, megan m. gould, 5th grade teacher; rachelle m. wilcox, 1st grade teacher

evansville, Christ our savior lutheran High school, rachel c. chartrand, english and theology teacher

Morton, Bethel lutheran school, annie c. hinck, 3rd grade teacher

KANSASlinn, linn lutheran school Association, kelly l. dressler, 1st-2nd grade teacher

overland Park, Christ lutheran Church, lydia r. wilcke, DCe

Paola, trinity lutheran school, sarah k. nixon, 6th-8th grade teacher

LOUISIANAMetairie, lutheran High school, Jonathan mueller, computer and physical education teacher and athletic director

MICHIGANKingsford, our Redeemer lutheran Church, erin e. fritsch, DCe

Romeo, grace lutheran fellowship, emily m. norman, DCe

MINNESOTAMoorhead, our Redeemer lutheran Church, emily l. wolf, DCe

MISSOURIBlue springs, timothy lutheran early Childhood Center and school, laura m. bogenhagen, 6th-8th science and math teacher

ellisville, st. John lutheran, alison t. (tyhurst) andreasen, preschool teacher

Kansas City, Martin luther Academy, rachael l. stubbs, kindergarten teacher

Kirkwood, Christ Community lutheran school, kristen a. (peters) newell, math and science teacher

o’fallon, Holy Cross lutheran Church, danielle l. (stevenson) mizel, DCe

olivette, Immanuel lutheran school, clayton l. erdmann, 5th grade science teacher

st. Charles, Zion lutheran school, kendra a. (honebrink) gilmore, 6th grade music teacher; patricia m. loveless, middle-level science teacher

st. Charles, Zion lutheran Church, aaron J. hansen, DCe

NORTH CAROLINACary, Resurrection lutheran Preschool, ruth e. (ahlman) lawson, preschool teacher

Kernersville, fountain of life lutheran Church, emily n. beckwith, DCe

NEBRASKAArlington, st. Paul’s lutheran school, kaitlyn m. charlton, 5th-8th grade teacher

Arlington, st. Paul’s lutheran Church, rachel c. kohlmeier, DCe

Columbus, Immanuel lutheran school, sarah r. bierman, 6th-8th science and math teacher

grand Island, trinity lutheran school, kristen k. Zwick, 1st grade teacher

lincoln, lincoln lutheran High school, brett d. mertens, math teacher

norfolk, lutheran High northeast, trevor t. osten, math and theology teacher

Wisner, Zion st John lutheran school, James r. kirk, 4th-8th grade teacher

NEW MEXICOAlbuquerque, Christ lutheran school, amanda l. grote, 4th grade teacher

NEVADAlas vegas, faith lutheran Junior senior High school, Zachary n. gunzelman, language arts teacher

OHIORocky River, lutheran High school West, david p. Jabs, math teacher

OKLAHOMAPonca City, first lutheran school, Jessica m. svajhart, 1st grade teacher

TEXASgiddings, Immanuel lutheran school, alexandrea e. Johansen, middle level language arts teacher

Houston, our savior lutheran school, Janna l. virus, kindergarten teacher

Thorndale, st Paul lutheran school, vanessa r. bakenhus, 5th and 6th grade teacher

VIRGINIAspringfield, Prince of Peace lutheran Church, karin m. (strom) meissner, DCe

Ashburn, our savior Way lutheran Church, tyler s. tollefson, DCe

WASHINGTONspokane, Beautiful savior lutheran Church, melissa a. (ruegg) houglum, DCe

WISCONSINsheboygan, sheboygan Area lutheran High school, kali a. manning, english teacher

WYOMINGRiverton, trinity lutheran school, karen l. lininger, 1st and 2nd grade teacher

lcms missionary workTAIWANMissions-lCMs World Missions, amy e. byer, elementary teacher

MACAU, CHINAMissions-lCMs World Missions, Jessica k. luebbe, secondary education teacher

Note: The list above includes information available June 11 regarding Concordia’s May graduates. An updated LCMS placement list of recent graduates will be posted in early September at www.cune.edu/Placements.

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Share the Good News

To learn more about LCMS

church work programs

at Concordia or to refer a

prospective church worker

student to our admission

staff, please visit:

www.cune.edu/SendMe

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‘Let God mold your lives’ More than 200 graduates walked across the stage on May 10 to receive their degrees. Dr. Roger finke ’76 (left), a researcher and professor at Pennsylvania state university, was the commencement speaker.

finke humorously recounted the path of his career and the many plans he had made since his days at Concordia. Based on the lessons he learned, he encouraged graduates to let god mold their lives as they find their callings.

“I’m sure you are going to have calls you don’t expect,” finke said, “but let god use you for His glory even if it isn’t part of your plan. let god guide you through His Word and His witness.”

finke was among several distinguished guests receiving an honorary doctorate. others receiving honorary degrees and awards included Dr. Robert Holtz ’55, Roseville, Minn., Doctor of laws degree; Ronald Henschen ’72, edwardsville, Ill., Master educator Award; virginia Heidemann Co ’60 gR ’96 Hughes, seward, neb., Crest of Christ Award; and lyle Meyer Hs ’53, Carlsbad, Calif., Distinguished service Award.

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In August part of Concordia will be on the move, right down Highway 34. This spring Concordia signed a 10-year lease for property in the expanding Fallbrook neighborhood in northwest Lincoln, Neb.

The new Concordia site will be located on the second floor of one of the main buildings in Fallbrook’s Town Center.

The 8,550 square foot of classroom and office space will extend Concordia’s course offerings into Lincoln, especially graduate-level classes and degree completion courses.

“This is a terrific opportunity,” said Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich, president of Concordia. “The location will enable Concordia to enhance and develop our growing graduate level offerings in education, family life ministry and gerontology on top of

additional degree completion program classes for those looking to finish their bachelor’s.”

Some of Concordia’s offices will move to the new site on Aug. 1, and the first classes at Fallbrook will start on Aug. 11.

“We are excited to be part of the Fallbrook community and to continue to offer the entire region quality education in a Christian setting,” said Friedrich.

The Fallbrook community is a carefully planned development designed to include commercial and retail services within walking distance of the homes located there.

Concordia will also help Fallbrook’s first church to get its start.

The university will share the newly leased space in the Town Center with Word of Life Lutheran, a church start that will begin holding services Sept. 28.

Concordia sets up shop in lincoln

“The location will

enable Concordia to

enhance and develop

our growing graduate

level offerings…”

In April 2008, Concordia signed a 10-year lease with neBCo, Inc. for property in the new fallbrook development. fallbrook is situated along Highway 34, just before the highway makes a sweeping turn to the south into lincoln.

President Brian friedrich and developer Jim Abel, chairman of neBCo Inc., tour the new site on the day of lease signing.

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Rev. Dr. Paul Holtorf, associate professor of theology, was honored with Concordia’s Outstanding Teaching Award during commencement ceremonies on campus Saturday, May 10.

“This is a high honor coming from the students,” Holtorf said during his comments following the announcement. He went on to thank his parents, his wife Diane, his sons and the pastor who, when Holtorf was a high school student, introduced him to Concordia, Rev. Fred Hertwig.

Kept a secret until the second ceremony, the

student senate President Rachel Woolery and vice President Peter nord congratulate the Rev. Dr. Paul Holtorf as he receives Concordia’s outstanding teaching Award during May 10 commencement exercises.

Faculty & Staff Notes Dr. Lisa Ashby, professor of English, completed her certificate in Spiritual Care in Crisis Intervention through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.

Ashby and her Labrador retriever, Sadie, were named heroes with the Animal Rescue Award by the Cornhusker Regional Chapter of the American Red Cross. The pair received recognition at the Tribute to Heroes event held in late May.

Dr. Robert Fiala, emeritus professor of history, had 12 photographs of historic Shanghai buildings published in Jay Pridmore’s Shanghai: The Architecture of China’s Great Urban Center.

Dr. Renea Gernant, professor of communication, was one of 25 scholars and gerontology professionals invited to participate in Syracuse University’s Summer Gerontology Workshop, “Age and EngAGEing in the Classroom.”

Jodi Groeteke, university event manager, earned her Certified Meeting Professional certification this spring.

Dr. Joseph Gubanyi, associate professor of biology, and his fellow researchers published their article “Deer Impact on Vegetation in Natural Areas in Southeastern Nebraska” in the Natural Areas Journal, Volume 28 (2).

Dr. Joel Helmer, associate professor of geography, had his poster “Boone & Crockett and Pope & Young Record Book White-tailed Deer: 1996-2005” published by the Quality Deer Management Association; Helmer did the cartographic design and statistical analysis.

Sue Jensen, assistant registrar, earned a master’s degree in organizational management with an emphasis

in entrepreneurial and economic development from Peru State College.

Dr. Jim Juergensen was named chair of Concordia’s Department of Education.

Jared Kite, systems analyst, earned

Holtorf honored with Outstanding Teaching Awardannual award goes to a member of Concordia’s faculty who is nominated by students and selected by a committee of students, administration members and faculty members who have previously received the award.

“I was very surprised,” he said afterward. “I think the students see a pastor at heart. The classroom in some ways is like a mini-congregation, so it is a relationship of fellowship and ministry. The Holy Spirit is there to bless it, and that is the mark of this place.”

Holtorf has taught theology at Concordia full time since 1999 and is chair of the department.

his Master of Science degree in computer science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Dr. William Kuhn, associate professor of music, directed the Southwest Conference Honor Band during the two-day Southwest Conference Honors Arts Festival in Cozad, Neb. He also directed the Crossroads Conference Honor Band at a one-day event in Dorchester, Neb.

Dr. Kathy Miller, associate professor of sociology, and Dr. Jerry Pfabe, professor of history, led a mission trip to Galenana, Mexico, with youth from two area churches.

Bryan Moore, assistant professor of English and theatre arts, was elected one of two representatives for District ii of the National Christian College Forensics Association.

Dr. Russ Moulds was advanced to associate professor of psychology.

Mary Oldenburg, director of student activities and student life education, fulfilled all the requirements

of the post-b.a. dce program at Concordia University, Portland, Ore.

Dr. Jerry Pfabe, professor of history, presented his paper “Was

It Foretold? Theodore Graebner, Millennialists and the World Wars” at the Missouri Valley History Conference, Omaha, Neb. A slightly modified version will be published in the Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly.

Dr. Brian Pfoltner, adjunct faculty in music, was awarded a 2008 Individual Artist Fellowship by the Nebraska Arts Council. He was named a Distinguished Artist in the performing arts category and awarded $5,000. He also composed a new arrangement of “The Seven Last Words of Christ” by Theodore Dubois for choir, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp and organ. The piece was performed in concert at First Presbyterian Church, Lincoln, with the church’s choir as well as Professor Emeritus Dr. Charles Ore, organist; and adjunct faculty members baritone Jeff Keele, flutist Betsy Bobenhouse and vocalist Adrienne Dickson.

Ernie Skinner was named director of dining services.

Dr. Kurt von Kampen, associate professor of music, completed the Lutheran Service Book – Guitar Chord Edition. It contains each hymn in the lsb arranged for guitar and was released at the LCMS’ Worship Institute in late July.

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Pre-sem student Matt Wait makes his way across campus, flashcards in hand.

Jazz from the Prairie

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The Concordia Jazz Ensemble and the Vocal Jazz Choir kicked off their “Jazz from the Prairie” tour with a rousing home concert May 2. The joint jazz tour, the first of its kind for Concordia, took the groups to spots in Nebraska and Missouri May 12 through 16.

“These two groups complement each other well and the audience heard a lot of great music,” said Dr. Kurt von Kampen, associate professor of music and director of the 16-member Vocal Jazz Choir. The vocal group performed pieces by jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Kurt Weill and Manning Sherwin.

Von Kampen took turns on the podium with Andrew Schultz, director of the 20-member Concordia Jazz Ensemble and an assistant professor of music at Concordia. The Jazz Ensemble treated audiences to both new and familiar tunes including “Take the ‘A’ Train” and “Come Fly With Me.”

The ensembles conducted several clinics at schools along the tour and gave a special performance for alumni and others at The Sheldon, an acoustically perfect space that is regarded as the “Carnegie Hall of St. Louis.”

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Jazz from the Prairie

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oncordia President Brian Friedrich and Jan

Koopman, alumni director, will host alumni and

friends of the university for a two-week tour

of spain in June 2009. This tour will intersect

at least twice with the international tour of

Concordia’s University A Cappella Choir, under

the direction of Dr. Kurt von Kampen.

Dates for the alumni and friends tour are

June 16-29, 2009, and highlights include spain’s

historic, literary and religious sites. The tour

itinerary includes madrid, Toledo, Cordoba,

seville, Costa del sol, Gibraltar, Granada, valencia

and Barcelona. Participants will see first hand

the centuries-old roman ruins, the opulent 14th

century Alhambra, the rock of Gibraltar and the

orange groves of valencia. visits to vineyards

and wineries, tapas restaurants, museums and

cathedrals and swimming in the mediterranean

along with the opportunity to hear the

University A Cappella Choir in concert will make

this tour of spain a trip to be shared with family

and friends.

A minimum of 20 tour participants is

required. The tour is operated by lutherTours.

reservations with deposit are due sept. 26.

Join us in Spain

C

Vayan con nosotros a Espa�a.

for full brochure and reservation formwww.cune.edu/spainTour

or, contact the alumni office at:[email protected]

800-535-5494, ext. 7240

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Join us in Spain

See you at homecomingReady to root for the Bulldogs? Remember the good old days and celebrate the new at homecoming this year. Spread the news. Make some calls, write an e-mail note or flex your Facebook skills and invite your classmates. Find out what’s happening on campus and give our Bulldogs a cheer.

Amortize this!This year Concordia is celebrating 25 years of preparing students for the world of business. Alumni business professionals are specially invited for an energizing weekend to renew friendships, network with other professionals and interact with faculty and current students.

HOnOrEd YEAr rEunIOnS

55th Reunion – CHs class of 195350th Reunion – CHs class of 1958

75th Reunion – Class of 1933*70th Reunion – Class of 1938*65th Reunion – Class of 1943*60th Reunion – Class of 1948*40th Reunion – Class of 1968*30th Reunion – Class of 197825th Reunion – Class of 198320th Reunion – Class of 198810th Reunion – Class of 19985th Reunion – Class of 2003

*College and High School

o C To B e r 3 - 5 , 2 0 0 8

homecoming, alumni reunion & family weekend Organ debutAlumni will also be among the first to experience Concordia’s new recital hall organ, Casavant Frères’ Opus 3868. Planned music events during the weekend include an alumni hymn sing, an alumni organ recital and an alumni choir rehearsal and performance during worship at St. John Lutheran Church.

you can’t miss this!

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Homecoming, Alumni Reunion and Family Weekend s C H e D U l e o F Al U m N I e ve NTs - o C To B e r 3 - 5 , 2 0 0 8Campus maps and event locations will be available at registration. Be sure to start your visit at Homecoming registration.

Friday, Oct. 38 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Concordia Bookstore open 8:15 a.m.-noon Business alumni classroom presentations 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The Bartels Museum and Marxhausen gallery of Art opennoon-3 p.m. golf outing at seward Country Club, contact [email protected] for information and to set up foursomesnoon-4 p.m. Homecoming registration 1:10-2 p.m. Business Professionals Alumni “social Responsibility” panel presentation2:10-3 p.m. Business Professionals Alumni “leadership” panel presentation4-5:30 p.m. alumni awards ceremony and presentation 5:30-7 p.m. Dinner buffet reception for Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame; tickets required7-8:30 p.m. Athletic Hall of fame induction ceremony8-10 p.m. business professionals alumni reunion after hours reception at seward Country Club8 p.m.-midnight Homecoming coronation & ball featuring greg’z Big Horn Band

Saturday, Oct. 48-10 a.m. Homecoming registration8 a.m. breakfast with the president; the breakfast features a message from Concordia’s 10th president, The Rev. Dr. Brian l. friedrich; honored guests include members of the classes of 1933, 1938, 1943, 1948, CHs 1953 and CHs 1958 (Class photos of the honored years)10-11 a.m. Alumni hymn sing 10-11:30 a.m. university open house: see newly renovated buildings and visit with faculty and staff; The Bartels Museum and Marxhausen gallery of Art open10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Concordia Bookstore open10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Homecoming fair11 a.m.-noon Alumni choir rehearsal at st. John lutheran Church11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. tailgate lunch; cafeteria dining, pay at the door golden Reunion tailgate lunch for all college and high school alumni from 1958 and earlier; cafeteria dining, pay at the door1:30 p.m. football game Concordia vs. northwestern College5-8 p.m. all alumni, family and honored years reunion gathering; old-fashioned barbecue and cash bar; tickets required; class reunion photos will be taken. event at 4-H Pavilion at seward Park5 p.m. Bobby Maessen Memorial scholarship Basketball tournament

Sunday, Oct. 58-9 a.m. Alumni Choir Rehearsal at st. John lutheran Church9 a.m. concordia university worship service at st. John lutheran Church, featuring the alumni choir1 p.m. Alumni baseball game at Plum Creek Park2 p.m. Alumni organ Recital, reception to follow

2008 AlUmNI AWArD reCIPIeNTs

Church Worker Alumnus of the Year mr. robert burger hs ’60 co ’64

Young Alumnus of the Year mr. damian wolske ’02

Lay Worker of the Year col. k. luke reiner ’86

Lifetime Service mr. william e. hodgson ’72

Church Leadership in Outreach mr. kenneth reiner ’60

Partners in Mission & Ministry dr. ralph geisler hs ’56 co ’60 & anita (hemmingson) geisler ’60

Friend of Concordia mr. James f. sanft ’85

Honorary Alumni mrs. Joyce a. kaldahl

2008 ATHleTIC HAll oF FAme INDUCTees

mr. donald m. baker hs ’72 co ’76

ms. dawn else ’98

mrs. stephanie (schilke) hoos ’98

mr. douglas p. martin ’82

1997-98 Women’s Golf Team:

ms. dawn else ’98

mrs. heather (hercules) krause ’01

mrs. mindy (rohrbeck) irvine ’01

mrs. Jill (saunders) baumgartel ’00

mrs. lisa (schmidt) splittgerber ’00

LodGinG options Reservations must be made by friday, sept. 5. Mention Concordia’s Homecoming when reserving rooms to receive any special discounts.

east Hill Motel, seward 402-643-3679Inner Maker Bed and Breakfast, seward, 402-643-4083liberty House Bed and Breakfast, seward, 402-643-2555Hampton Inn Airport, lincoln 402-474-2080staybridge suites, lincoln 402-438-7829

Remember the old. . . Remember

the old . . . RememberRememberRemember the old. . . Remember the old . . . Remember

CelebrateCelebrate

celebrate Celebrate the new. . . Celebrate the new . . .

Celebrate the new...

Celebrate the new. . .

you can’t miss this!

Remember the old. . .

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number attending/tickets purchased

for a pdf document of this form and for the latest information, visit www.cune.edu/Homecoming Contact the alumni office at 800-535-5494, ext. 7240, or via e-mail at [email protected]

2008 Homecoming Registration FormPle Ase Re tuRn RegIstR At Ion By fR IDAy, sePt. 12 , 2008 .

Attendee information (Please PRINT. Note name as it should appear on badge.)

name _____________________________________________________ Class year ____________________

name _____________________________________________________ Class year ____________________

street Address ___________________________________________________ City _____________________

state ___________________________________________________________ Zip _____________________

Phone ( ) _____________________________ e-mail _________________________________________ For confirmation of reservation and credit transactions

special needs (physical or dietary)__________________________________________________

Honored classes of 1933, 1938, 1943, 1948 and CHs 1958The Concordia medallion is a special engraved memento of your years at Concordia.Class of 1933, 1938, 1943 and 1948 and CHs 1958 Concordia Medallion ______ x $25 = $

Please indicate which year(s) to engrave _____________________________________

Events Requiring Registration and/or tickets name tag(s) and tickets received upon arrival in registration packet. Please see schedule for complete details. Accurate planning is essential; please fill in the number of people attending each event below. note: at-the-door ticket prices are increased.

Friday, oct. 3

Golf outing Please e-mail [email protected] for information and to set up foursomes

Buffet dinner Reception for Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame ______ x $12 = $ Advance tickets: adults, $12; 4-12 yrs., $8; 3 and under, free ($15 and $10 at the door) ______ x $8 = $

Business Alumni Reunion After Hours Reception (complimentary) Number attending _____

saturday, oct. 4Alumni Choir participant (circle vocal part: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) Number attending _____Breakfast with the president (complimentary) Number attending _____tailgate Lunch (cafeteria dining, pay at the door) Number attending _____Golden Reunion tailgate Lunch (pay at the door) Number attending _____All Alumni, Family and Honored Years Reunion Gathering ______ x $12 = $ Advance tickets: adults, $12; 4-12 yrs., $8; 3 and under, free ($15 and $10 at the door) ______ x $ 8 = $Bobby Maessen Memorial scholarship Basketball tournament Please e-mail [email protected] for information

sunday, oct. 5Alumni Baseball Game Please e-mail [email protected] for informationAlumni organ Recital & Reception (complimentary) Number attending _____ totAL amount due $ payment optionsCredit Card ® visa ® MasterCard ® American express name as it appears on card (please print) ________________________________________________________ Credit card number _________________________________________ exp. date ______________________® Check enclosed (made payable to Concordia university, nebraska) Check number _______________________

please mail entire page and payment by Friday, sept. 12, 2008, to:Concordia university, nebraskaAttn: Homecoming Weekend Registration – Weller 204800 n. Columbia Ave.seward, ne 68434

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Men’s Basketball

Benjamin Buhr, senior, lincoln, neb.

Andy Miner, Junior, seward, neb.

Women’s Basketball

Jordan schmoldt, senior, Clay Center, neb.

liz Bauer, senior, Meade, Kan.

Whitney stichka, senior, Ruskin, neb.

libby Hirssig, senior, Rochester, Minn.

Jenni lovegrove, senior, fairmont, neb.

Danae Koopman, Junior, scribner, neb.

Michelle griedl, Junior, spring, texas

Jennifer griedl, Junior, spring, texas

stacy scheer, Junior, Madison, neb.

Cross Country

Bryan felker, Junior, o’neil, neb.

Kyle Johnson, senior, o’neil, neb.

Kurt Jostes, senior, norfolk, neb.

Kayla engel, Junior, Columbus, neb.

emily Hartmann, senior, seward, neb.

Katie swanson, Junior, Columbus, neb.

Jacque Wiseman, Junior, legrande, ore.

reason to cheer

Concordia is the conference NAIA scholar-

athlete leader for the fifth year running

Football

nathan Bramley, Junior, Charter oak, Iowa

Dayton Daberkow, Junior, Madison, neb.

Barry eitzmann, Junior, Byorn, neb.

nathan Hannemann, senior, lincoln, neb.

Jonathan McDaniel, Junior, Cypress, Calif.

Jared oswald, senior, Madison, neb.

Chad Wilshusen, Junior, fremont, neb.

Golf

Mike frates, senior, Brule, neb.

Katherine Raphelt, Junior, Arlington, texas

natalie swanda, Junior, omaha, neb.

Men’s soccer

Matthew elmshauser, Junior, Centennial, Colo.

Theron Jenkins Jr., Junior, owings Mills, Md.

Andrew nelson, Junior, st. Paul, Minn.

Joel sattgast, senior, Huron, s.D.

softball

Christine Jeppesen, senior, Pleasant Dale, neb.

Anne Royuk, Junior, Arlington, neb,

Women’s tennis

leah Koopman, Junior, Hastings, neb,

Rachel Hayes ‘11 (foreground) and Rachel sprengeler ‘11.

For the fifth year in a row, Concordia is home to more well-lettered lettermen and women than any other school in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. In order to earn National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics scholar-athlete status, players must carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and be at least a junior in academic standing.

The women’s basketball team for the Bulldogs single-handedly accounted for nine of Concordia’s scholar-athletes, with every junior and senior earning the honor.

Concordia had 57 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Scholar-Athletes for the 2007-08 season. The gpac as a whole, which features over 4,500 student-athletes in 19 sanctioned sports, had 455 student-athletes earn the naia honor. In the last five years Concordia has had 245 student-athletes garner the naia Scholar-Athlete award.

Heather Jackson, sophomore, oak Creek, Wis.

erinn Beckman, Junior, springfield, Mo.

track

Bryan felker, Junior, o’neil, neb.

Kyle Johnson, senior, o’neil, neb.

Jonathan Rempfer, Junior, newhall, Iowa

Joel sattgast, senior, Huron, s.D.

Chad Wilshusen, Junior, fremont, neb.

Marylou Andrews, sophomore, Hampton, neb.

erin eitzmann, senior, superior, neb.

Kayla engel, Junior, Columbus, neb.

Holly Halambeck, senior, Kronenwetter, Wis.

Rebecca Mol, sophomore, flint, Mich.

Jill Pfeifer, Junior, Madison, neb.

Katie swanson, Junior, Columbus, neb.

Katie Werner, senior, syracuse, neb.

Jacque Wiseman, Junior, legrande, ore.

emily Wolters, Junior, Atwood, Kan.

Volleyball

Jene’ Bertels, Junior, glen Carbon, Ill.

Kate Brown, senior, Rochester, Minn.

Katie Werner, senior, syracuse, neb.

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baseball The Bulldogs concluded their season of growing pains with a record of 8-35,

7-17 gpac. Four players were named to the 2008 gpac All-Conference team. Outfielder b.j. Juelfs (left) was named to the second team while Nate Schmoll, Casey Rodriguez and Jack Holmberg were all tabbed honorable mention selections.

men’s golf The men’s golf team wrapped up its season at the gpac Championships held in Sioux City, Iowa. The Bulldogs carded a two-day total of 645 (327-318) to finish 10th at the event. Individually, Garrett Rathke qualified for the naia Region iii Championships.

Rathke’s two-day total of 161 at the Region iii meet put him in 26th place. His excellent play this year earned him a spot on the All-gpac team. This was his first full collegiate season of golf competition.

The end of the season also marked the end of head coach Carl Everts long coaching career at

Concordia. Everts retired after 37 years as the head golf coach, having stayed on to help after retiring in 1994 as Concordia’s athletic director and department chair.

softball Concordia’s softball team had one of the best regular seasons in team history, but struggled in the postseason.

The Bulldogs ran through the gpac competition en route to a 21-3 conference record and an outright regular season championship, but the Bulldogs post season struggles continued as the Bulldogs went 1-2 in the gpac tournament and 0-2 in the naia Regional tournament to finish the season with an overall record of 31-11.

Eight Bulldogs earned recognition by the gpac: Samantha Hellbusch and Clarissa Eloge were tabbed as first team selections while Sarah Bergen, Nicole Baker, Christy Jeppesen and Charlotte Kaeding garnered second team honors. Amanda Huckestein and Anne Royuk were added as honorable mentions.

men’s tennis After starting o-3 the men’s tennis team was able to bounce back and gain some momentum by winning the Concordia Invitational Tournament and narrowly missed qualifying for the naia Region iii tournament. The Bulldogs finished the season fifth in the gpac with an overall record of 5-8 (3-4 gpac). Two Bulldogs, Travis Sherman and Kyle Winter, were honorably mentioned for conference honors. Sherman received the honor for playing in the No. 5 singles position and Winter for the No. 6 singles position. The two were also named an honorable mention as the No. 3 doubles team.

Highlights from the spring sports season

freshman outfielder nicole Baker of Arvada, Colo., slides into second during an April 29 home game against Doane College. The Bulldogs finished their season with a winning record of 31-11 and a 21-3 gPAC record.

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Concordia junior Michael Saalfeld was victorious in the final of the men’s 800-meter run May 24 at the 2008 naia Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in Edwardsville, Ill. With the win he clinched an outdoor title to match the indoor title earned just months earlier.

Junior Dusty Morehead earned all-American honors in the pole vault on May 24 as well.Morehead finished second, clearing a height of 15 feet, 11 inches, the highest height cleared at the meet, but another vaulter was awarded first place on a judge’s decision.

Senior Katie Werner also was awarded all-American status for finishing fourth in the shot put with a throw of 46-2 ¾.

Sophomore Luka Thor collected his second all-American award of the national meet, finishing seventh in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:46.10.Coach Dr. Kregg Einspahr was named the Great Plains Athletic Conference Co-Coach of the Year, one of several times he has earned the honor.

Take the summer off? Not a chanceTwo Concordia athletes kept racing after nationals. Saalfeld was invited to compete in three

Saalfeld brings home second national title of the year

international track meets held in western Canada during June. Chris Tegtmeier had an appointment to race at the Olympic trials in July.

Saalfeld performed well against seasoned competition in the three races and saved his best race for last. The 1:45.11 he ran in his final effort in Canada was good enough for a personal best and a new school record.

Junior Chris Tegtmeier’s hard work this spring earned him the chance to race at the Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore., in July. As the No. 12 seed for the 20-kilometer men’s race walk in a field of 14, he planned to give his all and learn from the experience. Tegtmeier accomplished both goals despite being disqualified as he neared the race’s midway point.

Tegtmeier was trying to keep pace with the leaders and at one point held the lead before being notified that he had broken form.

“He (Tegtmeier) has had a long year and this has been a tremendous learning experience for him,” said Einspahr. “He has a lot of great experiences ahead of him in athletics and we can hope that this Olympic trials experience is just the start of many good things to come for him.”

Two times a champMichael saalfeld was already several strides ahead as he entered the first straightaway of the 800-meter race held April 13 at Concordia.

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Women’s tennis takes second in regionThe Concordia women’s tennis team fell one win short of making its first national tournament appearance in 2008. The Bulldogs finished as runners-up in the naia Region iii, garnered the no. 3 seed in the naia Region iii Tournament and five members of the team earned All-Conference honors.

Head Coach Amy Harms also was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/gpac Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year. She guided the Bulldogs to one of their best finishes in history with a record of 10-3 overall and 6-2 in gpac play.

Four of the six singles players earned first-team all-conference honors for the Bulldogs while all three doubles teams and one more singles player earned honorable mention honors.

Cook ended the season undefeated with a 9-0 record in conference play and an overall record of 14-1, the best of any Bulldog. In doubles action she went 10-3 when teamed up with Krueger.

Concordia named seniors JaMaine Lewis and Katie Werner as athletes of the year for 2007-08.

Lewis, a running back from St. Louis, Mo., led the Great Plains Athletics Conference in rushing with 1,256 yards, and he was the only back in the conference to average at least 100 yards per game (126.5).

A team captain for the Bulldogs in his senior year, other honors for Lewis in his final season included being named to the All-gpac first team as well as earning second-team All-America honors from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Lewis was also honored by the Omaha World Herald as a first-team selection

to their all-state team and was named the team’s honorary offensive captain.

During her career at Concordia University, Werner was a standout in both volleyball and track, rewriting multiple school records in both sports. Werner was a four-time volleyball All-gpac selection, three time naia All-Region 111 selection, as well as being the team’s most valuable player. In track she is the current record holder in the indoor shot put and is second on the outdoor shot put list. Werner currently

is second on the all-time list for the indoor weight throw and third in the outdoor hammer throw.

Lewis and Werner named athletes of the year

JaMaine lewis and Katie Werner, Concordia’s 2007-08 athletes of the year.

Two times a champThe no. 1 doubles team of Hannah Krueger and taylor Cook finished with an overall record of 10-3.

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from drawing to

realityBasket cranes and bulldozers had their turn this spring on the arena floor of the Health, Human Performance and Athletic Center, but the days of basketball and volleyball on the court are drawing closer.Construction continued during the spring despite heavy spring rains. The push now is to enclose the arena section of the HHPAC before fall.

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Good planning requires good information.

We can help!your Concordia gift Planning website helps you apply sound financial advice and estate planning principles that will benefit your family and fulfill your desire to support the charities you love.

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you can even have the information sent straight to your inbox!

subscribe to the weekly e-newsletter to be sent updated information about estate planning, wills, trusts, charities, gifts, annuities, tax changes and new laws.

to subscribe, click on “Donor e-newsletter” when you visit the website or send an e-mail to [email protected].

Questions? We are here to help. Call the gift Planning office at 800-535-5494, ext. 7346.

all inquirie s are treated with complete confidence .

“The overall project is moving forward,” said Mike Koch of the Kiewit Building group. “The project schedule is to have the building fully enclosed by this coming fall to allow for the interior finishes to be completed through this coming winter.”Plans are to complete the arena section by July 2009. Completing the fieldhouse and building the wellness center will also advance as fundraising continues. Progress is updated online at www.cune.edu/HHPAC.

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lC m s C H U rC H Wo r Ke r FAl l Co N Fe r e N C e sConcordia is coming to see you! Stop by our exhibit at an upcoming lcms church worker conference.

Florida/Georgia District sePT. 24-27

Daytona, Fl.

Rocky Mountain District sePT. 29-oCT. 3

Breckenridge, Colo.

Kansas District oCT. 12-14

Salina, Kan.

Iowa East/West Districts oCT. 23-24

Des Moines, Iowa

Nebraska District oCT. 23-24

Fremont, Neb.

Indiana District oCT. 27-29

Indianapolis, Ind.

Wisconsin North District oCT. 29-31

Green Bay, Wis.

Wisconsin South District Nov. 5-7

Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

Northwest District Nov. 11-14

Seaside, Ore.

Missouri District Nov. 11-14

Osage Beach, Mo.

Pacific Southwest District Nov. 23-25

Palm Desert, Calif.

F I N D o U T mo r eFor more information, contact the alumni office at [email protected] or 800-535-5494, ext. 7240.

You’re invited!sPeCIAl eveNTs Fo r AlUmNI

“First Day of College” Legacy Link & Alumni receptions

AUG. 15 & 22

The alumni office will host a reception for new students and their families as they arrive on campus, including refreshments and special gifts for alumni parents and legacy students. (The Aug. 15 date accommodates the early-arriving new student athletes and their families.)

Fan Appreciation Day, Tailgate and Game sePT. 6

Come to campus for the Concordia vs. Midland Lutheran College football game on Sept. 6. A pre-game tailgate, pep band performance, giveaways and the unveiling of the new Bulldog mascot costume are just some of the special fan appreciation activities planned before and during the game.

2008 Homecoming, Alumni Reunion & Family Weekend

oCT. 3-5

See pages 19-21 for details.

A Concordia Christmas DeC. 6-7

Concordia’s annual Christmas concerts will be held at St. John Lutheran Church, Seward, Neb., and the holiday buffet at the Janzow Campus Center will be offered each day.

Scholarship Parade of Homes DeC. 7

Seward’s 14th annual Scholarship Parade of Homes sponsored by the Concordia University Alumni Association will allow participants to tour area homes decked out for the holidays.

Concordia Invitational Tournament 2009 JAN. 30-31, 2009

It’s our turn. In 2009, cit will be hosted by Concordia University, Nebraska. Plan now to attend a full weekend of events and cheer on the Bulldogs.

2009 Homecoming, Alumni Reunion & Family Weekend

oCT. 9-11, 2009

Save the date for homecoming next year.

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Directors. Mike accepted the call and began as director of development for Lutheran Braille Workers in Yucaipa, Calif., in February. He travels to meet with members and supporters of lbw Work Centers around the United States and Canada.

Concordia University, Nebraska Director of Planned Gifts, Alan Koepke ’75, serves as a 2007-08 member-at-large on the alde Board of Directors. Al works out of Concordia’s St. Louis development office.

Christelle Menth ’75 of Lakewood, Colo., received the Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence at Colorado Christian University in April 2007. Menth is a professor of music, teaching piano and music history at the university since 1998.

Johnnie Driessner ’78 of Gresham, Ore., was one of 13 individuals nation-wide named to the prestigious Thrivent Fellows Program. The purpose of the 12-month program is to identify, encourage, develop and equip qualified senior leaders for leadership positions in Lutheran agencies and institutions through extensive leadership retreats and seminars. The 2008 Fellows were selected for their dedication to the mission and distinctiveness of Lutheran higher education, a strong record of service to academic institutions, a clear potential for top-level leadership and for their vocational call to lead these important institutions. Johnnie is executive director of the Concordia University Foundation (Portland) and has served at Concordia University, Portland since 1980.

Evelyn Bergt ’78 Hempy of Montgomery, Texas, was named Aldine Independent School

District Middle/High School Teacher of the Year for the 2006-

07 year in March 2007. Evelyn was selected from six finalists by a committee of fellow teachers, administrators and community members. She was honored by a number of area businesses and received first-class Continental airline tickets to anywhere in the United States.

Thomas Hiegel ’78 of Omaha, Neb., earned a second Master of Education degree in December 2007 from Peru State College in instructional technology. His first master’s was received in 1983 in supervision and curriculum from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Tom serves as technology coordinator and teacher of computer applications for the Wider Omaha Lutheran School Association.

Sally Stewart ’78 Krueger, St. Louis, Mo., LaDon Bany ’72 Wilshusen, Fremont, Neb., and Deborah Schaefer ’79 Heuer, Fremont, Neb., reunited in fall 2007. Sally was the Tower yearbook editor for the 1977 yearbook, Deb was assistant editor, and LaDon was the faculty advisor.

1980sDenise Alpers ’80 Elser of Topeka, Kan., serves as a school psychologist at West Jr. High School and Lawrence Virtual School in Lawrence, Kan., and husband Roger is an auditor for the state of Kansas. They have two grown children, Paul and Jessica.

Jane Demro ’82 Lottes received the 2008 President’s Award from alde in February. The award recognizes outstanding volunteer service to alde during the previous year. Jane is director of

development and alumni affairs at Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School in Brookville, N.Y. She and her husband, John Lottes ’81, reside in Muttontown, N.Y.

James Sanft ’85 of St. Louis, Mo., was named president of Concordia Plan Services, The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s benefits program administrator, in February. Jim has been with cps since 1999 and has held a number of positions, most recently vice president and chief operating officer.

After 17 years of prayer and waiting, Phil and Angela Borchert ’87

Clayton welcomed Thomas Luther on March 16. The family resides in Roscoe, Ill.

Jeffrey Howell ’88 began as programs and services director for Lutheran Special Education Ministries in November 2007. He and his family reside in Lansing, Ill.

Joy Malchow ’89 and Tom Barefoot were united in marriage June 22. The couple

resides in Omaha, Neb., where

Alumni News

1950sErich Bredehoeft HS ’52 CO ’56 is serving his 52nd consecutive year in church music as director of music and organist at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in North Fort Myers, Fla., where he currently resides.

1960sJohn Eggert ’68 of St. Paul, Minn., celebrated his 35th year of service to Concordia University, St. Paul in April.

Alan Nielsen ’68 of Nacogdoches, Texas, received the Alumni Achievement Award in Theatre from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on April 26. Alan is a teacher, composer/lyricist, playwright and director. A tenured full professor, Alan has taught at Stephen F. Austin State University since 1990.

1970sThe Association of Lutheran Development Executives recognized Meyer Partners, owned by Dennis Meyer ’70 and wife Bonnie, as first runner-up for the 2008 Creativity Award for “making a complex subject easy to understand and for doing so in a very creative way.”

Mary Cash CO ’74 GR ’90 Hilgendorf of Cedarburg, Wis., was the women’s luncheon speaker during the Lutheran Church Executive Fund Fall Leadership Conference in November 2007.

Michael Fischer ’75 of Phoenix, Ariz., serves as a 2007-08 member-at-large on the alde Board of

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in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where the couple works at St. Luke’s Hospital; Butch as a financial counselor and Kim as a birth care assistant.

Joseph Burnham ’98 of Denver, Colo., is the pastoral lead behind the online faith community of fshbwl.com (pronounced fishbowl). The site was launched on Easter.

Greg and Kimberly Campbell ’98 Moore celebrated the birth of Amelia Ann Campbell Moore on March 18. The family resides in Omaha, Neb.

David ’99 and Radka Černáková ’05 Fiala announced the birth of Emma Noelle on May 17, 2007. Emma joined Vašek, 2. The family resides in Slovakia and serves as missionaries to Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary with lcms World Mission. David received a dce specialist diploma from Concordia University, Nebraska this spring.

Joy is director/teacher at St. Mark Lutheran Preschool. Tom relocated to Omaha from California where he was a teacher and volleyball coach.

Jeffrey Stout ’89 of Norman, Okla., has co-authored Essentials of Creatine in Sports and Health. The book unifies the sum of information on how creatine affects body composition, exercise performance and health. Jeff is assistant professor and director of the metabolic and body composition laboratory in the department of health and exercise science at the University of Oklahoma.

1990sMatthew Beisel ’92 of Elmhurst, Ill., made his debut as a collegiate head coach for track and field at Concordia University Chicago on Jan. 1.

Julie Gierke ’93 and John Lazarchic were united in marriage July 27, 2007, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Seymour, Ind. Julie is a junior high teacher and serves as technology coordinator and librarian for Immanuel Lutheran School. The couple resides in Seymour.

Timothy ’93 ’99 and Kimberly Parker ’92 Horst welcomed Willa Elaine on Sept. 17, 2007. Willa joins Joshua, 8, and Eleanor, 6. Tim is director of music at St. Paul

Lutheran Church in Evansville, Ind., and Kim is currently a stay-at-home mom.

John Hoffman ’94 of Whittier, Calif., accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Cal State Fullerton in March. John is working to set up master’s and doctoral programs in higher education, community college emphasis.

Michael Scholz and Amy Poulsen ’94 were married May 31. Amy is director of church relations at Concordia University, St. Paul, and Michael is pastor at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in River Falls, Wis. The couple resides in River Falls.

David and Martha Becker ’94 Swearingen of Springfield Mo., celebrated the birth of Holly Anne on May 25, 2007. Holly was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate but is healthy otherwise. David is an assistant manager with FedEx Kinko’s, and Martha is a preschool teacher at Springfield Lutheran School.

Paul ’95 and Pamela Roth ’95 Eschmann were blessed with Kailey Kristine on Oct. 30, 2007. Kailey joined Caralyn, 3. Paul is a math and music teacher, and Pam completed her master’s degree in May 2007 but is currently a stay-at-home mom. The family resides in Saginaw, Mich.

Gerald (Butch) ’95 and Kimberly Klink ’95 Wilkie rejoiced at the birth of Holly Joy on Sept. 22,

2007. She joins Amy Noël, 11, and Patrick Kellis, 8. The family resides

Candace Graves ’99 Oliver was voted as Teacher of the Year by her peers at Riverview Elementary School in Titusville, Fla. Candace resides in Titusville with her husband, Chris, who works for United Space Alliance as a shuttle tech on the shuttle Atlantis.

2000sJill Kiehl ’00 Heupel of Edwardsville, Ill., began her own business, Jill Heupel Photography, as a portrait and wedding photographer in April.

Tonia Nantkes ’00 ’06 of Utica, Neb., was selected by American Mothers Inc.-Nebraska as the 2008 Young Mother of the Year. Nantkes received her award at a ceremony and luncheon at the State Capitol on April 4.

Nate and Michelle Samek ’00 Spath were blessed with the birth of Kaylee Marie on Jan. 7. Nate is a firefighter/emt with the Omaha Fire Department and Michelle is

oncordia President Brian Friedrich and his

wife laurie will host alumni and friends of the

university for a two-week tour of spain in June

2009. This tour will intersect at least twice with

the international tour of Concordia’s University

A Cappella Choir, under the direction of Dr. Kurt

von Kampen.

Tentative dates for the alumni and friends

tour are June 15-28, 2009, and highlights include

spain’s historic, literary and religious sites. The

proposed tour itinerary includes madrid, Toledo,

Cordoba, seville, Costa del sol, Gibraltar, Granada,

valencia and Barcelona. Participants will see first

hand the centuries-old roman ruins, the opulent

14th century Alhambra, the rock of Gibraltar and

the orange groves of valencia. visits to vineyards

and wineries, tapas restaurants, museums and

cathedrals and swimming in the mediterranean

along with the opportunity to hear the University

A Cappella Choir in concert will make this tour of

spain a trip to be shared with family and friends.

A minimum of 15 tour participants is required.

The final cost will be based on the number of

reservations received.

Join us in Spain

C

Vayan con nosotros a Espa�a.

To receive more [email protected]

800-535-5494, ext. 7240

About Alumni NewsConcordia welcomes news of alumni accomplishments and other milestones in the lives of alumni. It is preferred that alumni news be submitted directly by the featured alumni rather than a third party so accuracy may be verified. When submitting a death notice, please send a copy of the obituary, if possible, and include the names and class years of any survivors who attended Concordia in nebraska. All submitted items may be edited.

send submissions to [email protected] or, by post, to Concordia university, nebraska, Alumni news, 800 north Columbia Avenue, seward, nebraska, 68434.

Photos are welcome, whether printed or digital versions. Photos will not be returned. When possible, please send your photograph as a jpeg attachment along with your e-mail submission of news. A submitted digital photo should have a minimum of 1200 pixels on its longest side. we encourage photos with the alumni in the picture. Please note that sending an image does not guarantee its publication. Please submit items for the winter 2008-09 issue by sept. 1.

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at the birth of Ava Michelle on Feb. 6. Jeremy is a resident

physician for the University of Kansas-Wichita, and Rachel is a stay-at-home mom and high school volleyball coach.

Timothy Storck ’03 is associate pastor at Lutheran Church and School of Messiah in Grand Junction, Colo.

Benjamin ’03 and Jennifer Hill ’03 Vineyard announced the birth of Jude Zachariah on April 17. The family resides in Holdrege, Neb., where Ben serves as director of Christian education at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, and Jennifer is a mental health therapist.

Reid and Katrina Deardoff ’03 Weber of Gainesville, Fla., were blessed with the birth of Nina Jean on Sept. 20, 2007. Katie works for Sylvan Learning as a program manager, and Reid is pursuing a Ph.D. in medieval history at the University of Florida.

Robert “Mickey” Ebert ’04 was named assistant women’s basketball coach at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., in May.

Margaret Ingerslew ’04 of Seward, Neb., graduated June 18 from Officer Training School with the u.s. Army. During her training she was assigned several special projects including writing curriculum for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.

Megan Pleak ’04 of Lincoln, Neb., received a master’s degree in accounting in May 2006 from the University of New Orleans and completed the certified public accountant’s exam in December 2007.

Timothy ’04 and Shonda Anderson ’04 Wells welcomed

a registered nurse at Methodist Hospital. The family resides in Gretna, Neb.

Paul and Rachael Geidel ’01 Burger rejoiced in the birth of Abigail Marie on Nov. 4, 2006. The family resides in Kearney, Neb., where Paul is a professor and chair of the geography program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and Rachael, a physician assistant, is currently a stay-at-home mom.

Korrey Klein ’01 and Alana Gaines were united in marriage on April 19. The couple resides in Grand Junction, Colo., where Korrey is completing his residency at St. Mary’s Hospital, and Alana is a registered nurse.

Lucas Rickersten and Nicole Jipp ’02 were married on Dec. 7, 2007. The couple resides in

DeWitt, Iowa, where Nicole is a family support worker for Lutheran Services of Iowa, and Lucas is an account manager for ge Water and Process Technologies.

Andrew Streuter and Catherine Roth CO ’02 GR ’07 of Collinsville, Ill., exchanged

wedding vows on June 23, 2007.

Seth ’03 and Megan Kropf ’02

Boggs celebrated the birth of Ethan Lucas on Nov. 29, 2007.

The family resides in Seward, Neb., where Seth runs his graphic design business,

Perspective Blend, and teaches part-time at Concordia University, Nebraska in the art department, and Megan works at Seward Memorial Library.

Jeremy and Rachel Plummer ’03

Deutsch of Wichita, Kan., rejoiced

Jordyn Paige to their family Jan. 11. She joined Elizabeth, 2. The family resides in Wadena, Minn.

Cory Rohren ’05 and Sara Wagnitz ’04 were united in marriage on Aug. 4, 2007. The couple resides in Lincoln, Neb., where Cory is a client service analyst at Information Center Technology Inc., and Sara is a pre-school teacher at Christ Lutheran Church.

Leah Steinbronn ’05 was installed June 8 as director of Christian education for Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Boise, Idaho.

Thomas Craig ’06 received the 2008 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award-Master’s Level from the University of Akron. He was honored by the university’s president and provost at an annual awards luncheon in April. Thomas plans to complete his master’s degree in geography at the University of Akron in summer 2008 and accept a call to teach at a Lutheran high school.

Anna Doering ’06 was accepted into the master’s degree physician associate program at Yale University. She will begin the program in fall 2008.

Nicholas Onnen ’06 and Natasha Otjen ’06 were married on Aug. 18,

2007. The couple resides

in Hastings, Neb., where they serve at Zion Lutheran School. Nicholas teaches 5th and 6th grades, and Natasha teaches 3rd and 4th grades.

Stephan Gonzales ’07 and Rachel Jackson ’07 exchanged wedding vows on June 8,

2007. They met at Concordia University, Nebraska in 2003 and were married at Rachel’s home congregation, St. Mark Lutheran Church, in Medina, Ohio. The couple resides in Columbia, Mo., where they both teach at Good Shepherd Lutheran School.

In MemoriamKenneth Hufnagel HS ’36 CO ’43

Helen Skaggs ’43 HufnagelLouise Johannes ’45 HagenLydia Niermeier ’51 DiesingHerbert Grabau ’51Julana Knispel HS ’49 CO ’53 AufdembergeLaVonne Holtorf ’55 YeagerBrian Dietrich ’65

Julia Maahs CO ’67 GR ’73 JantziArlan Birkman ’68

Paul Adams ’70

Steven Strong ’80

Cynthia Berg ’81 SawyerMarjorie Skoog ’83 McConnellSeth Rodenberg ’04

Raymond Becker ’07 Honorary AlumniRobert ClausenWinona Gerwick

Legacy LinkConcordia’s Legacy Link program is an initiative to encourage more of our alumni to share their interest in the university with their children and grandchildren. Alumni are invited to register their children or grandchildren in the program. Visit www.cune.edu/alumni to find out more or request a brochure by calling 800-535-5494, ext. 7240.

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P a i DP e r m i t 4SewarD, Ne

800 North Columbia Avenueseward, Nebraska 68434

Calendarvisit www.cune.edu/events for the most recent schedule and ticket information. Home games are listed below for athletics.

AUGUST 22-24 Weekend of Welcome, New student

orientation 23 W/m soccer Alumni Game, 6/8 p.m. volleyball Alumni Game, 6 p.m. 24 opening service st. John lutheran Church, 7 p.m. 25 Fall term begins 31 One of a Kind: the Handcrafted Object in

Art exhibit opening reception, marxhausen Gallery, 1-4 p.m. with gallery talk at 2 p.m.; exhibit open through 9/19

SEpTEMBER 1 W/m soccer vs. Kansas Wesleyan, 4/6 p.m. 3 m soccer vs. Grace University, 7 p.m. W soccer at Bellevue, omaha, Neb., 7 p.m. 6 Football vs. midland, TBA (Fan Appreciation

Day). 10 W/m soccer vs. sterling College, 4/6 p.m. 12 W/m soccer vs. Benedictine College, 5/7 p.m. 13 Dedicatory organ recital & Hymn Fest, music

Center, 7 p.m.; tickets required 14 Dedicatory organ recital & Hymn Fest, music

Center, 3 p.m.; tickets required 17 W/m soccer vs. Dana, 5/7 p.m. volleyball vs. Doane, 6/7:30 p.m. 19 volleyball vs. york, 7 p.m. 20 Football vs. Briar Cliff, 1 p.m. 21 SPEAK! Exhibition of Children’s Book Illustrators

opens, marxhausen Gallery; exhibit open through 10/13

23 volleyball vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 6/7:30 p.m. 26 concordia blue daze Visit day for prospective students; see www.cune.edu/VisitDay for more information 27 W/m soccer vs. Dordt, 1 p.m. 28 Dedicatory Piano recital, music Center, 3 p.m.

OCTOBER 1 Homecoming variety show, Weller

auditorium, 7 p.m. 2 osten observatory show, 8-9:30 p.m. 3-5 homecoming, alumni reunion & family weekend For details see pages 19-21 or visit www.cune.edu/Homecoming 4 Football vs. Northwestern, 1:30 p.m. 8 volleyball vs. Dana, 6/7:30 p.m. 9-10 m Golf at Hastings, Hastings, Neb. 9-11 Plum Creek Children’s literacy Festival 10 ImProvables Performance, studio theatre,

music Center, 7:30 p.m. 11 W/m soccer vs. Briar Cliff, 1 p.m. volleyball vs. Dordt, 1:30/3 p.m. 17 27th Annual Nebraska Art Teachers Association

Art Exhibit opening reception, marxhausen Gallery, 4-5 p.m.; exhibit open through 11/21

17-19 Fall break 18 Football vs. morningside, 1 p.m. W/m soccer vs. Northwestern, 6/8 p.m. 22 W/m soccer vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 5/7 p.m. 25 Amanda Crumrine senior recital, recital hall,

music Center, 3 p.m. 28 volleyball vs. Hastings, 6/7:30 p.m. 29 W/m soccer vs. york, 5/7 p.m. 31 volleyball vs. Briar Cliff, 6/7:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER 1 Football vs. Dana, 1 p.m. volleyball vs. morningside (parents night),

6/7:30 p.m. W/m soccer vs. Univ. of sioux Falls, 6/8 p.m. 4 volleyball vs. midland (senior night), 6/7:30

p.m. 6 osten observatory show, 8-9:30 p.m. 7-8 Kiss Me Kate, Weller auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Preparing Servant Leaders for Church & World

7 concordia blue daze Visit day for prospective students; see www.cune.edu/VisitDay for more information W Basketball vs. york College, 2 p.m. 12 m Basketball vs. Univ. of st. mary’s, 7 p.m. 13 Fall Honor recital, music Center, 7:30 p.m. 14-15 W Basketball hosts Cattle Classic 14-15 Kiss Me Kate, Weller auditorium, 7:30 p.m. 15 Kathleen Garner senior recital, music Center,

2 p.m. 16 Kiss Me Kate, Weller auditorium, 2 p.m. Chamber Winds & Percussion recital, music

Center, 7:30 p.m. 24-30 Thanksgiving break 29 m Basketball vs. york, 2 p.m.

DECEMBER 5 concordia blue daze Visit day for prospective students; see www.cune.edu/VisitDay for more information ImProvables Performance, studio theatre,

music Center, 7:30 p.m. 6 W/m Basketball vs. morningside College, 2/4 p.m. a concordia christmas concert st. John lutheran Church, 7 p.m. 7 scholarship Parade of Homes, seward, 12:30-4 p.m. a concordia christmas concert st. John lutheran Church, 3/7 p.m. Concordia Senior Thesis Exhibition opening

reception, marxhausen Gallery, 1-4 p.m. with gallery talk at 2 p.m.; exhibit open through 12/16

9 Journey to the manger, Weller, 6:30-8 p.m. 12 Winter JazzFest, Weller auditorium, 7:30 p.m. 14 Handbell Choirs Concert, music Center, 3 p.m. 18 Fall term ends


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