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BroadcasterCONTENTS

C O V E R S T O R Y

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What a value! Highlighted in the Broadcaster fi ve years ago, several graduates discuss the value of their Concordia University, Nebraska education. Some describe it as a springboard for their life, family and career.

Winter 2005 Volume 82 #2

The Broadcaster is published by the Marketing & Communication Office, Concordia University, 800 N. Columbia Avenue, Seward, Neb. Owned and oper-ated by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTSRev. Dr. David Block, Omaha, Neb.Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich, Seward, Neb. William Hartmann, Seward, Neb. Dr. Vance Hinrichs, Lincoln, Neb. Virginia Hughes, Seward, Neb. A. William Kernen, Omaha, Neb. Dr. Frederick A. Ohlde, Hortonville, Wis.Dr. Ronald Pfeiffer, Memphis, Tenn. Larry Rathe, Sterling, Neb. Rev. Gerald Roggow, Enid, Okla.Cynthia Scheer, Edina, Minn.Dr. Andrew Smith, Dallas, Texas Rev. Russell Sommerfeld, Seward, Neb. Stanley Wehling, Pleasant Dale, Neb.

EditorDan Oetting ’87

Graphic DesignerLisa Nickolite

WritersJason Wostrel

Lucas MohrmanDan Oetting ’87

Copy EditorMonique PeetzAlumni NewsLynne Kumm

Jan Koopman CO ’69, GR ’75Photographer

Dan Oetting ’87Vice President for

Institutional AdvancementPete Kenow ’88

Interim Director of Marketing & Communication

Dr. Jean Jones

20-30 President’s Report Preparing Servant Leaders for Church and World

800 535 5494www.cune.edu

800 North Columbia AvenueSeward, Nebraska 68434

Blessings & Heartfelt Dedication President Friedrich gives update on giving trends and campus needs, and thanks Concordia supporters for their generosity.

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8 Faculty

10 Campus Scene

12 Students

14 Athletics

17 Alumni

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CORRECTIONS Two members of the 1951 football team, Harold Brockberg and Edward Brockmann, were not listed in the last issue of the Broadcaster. We regret the error. The wrong yearbook photo of Mark Meyer, son of Henry and Velda Meyer, appeared in the last issue of the Broadcaster. We apologize for the error. A picture of the correct Mark Meyer is available online at:

Th e Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival brought over 5,000 to campus to meet today’s top children’s authors. Professor Janell Uff elman has pioneered this event for the past decade.

President Emeritus shares book at homecoming.

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upon the lives of those who are touched by our alumni.I can think of nothing more valuable than the work we do to

prepare students to lead and serve in the church and world. Th e articles about alumni Scott Schmieding and Ron Royuk in this edition of the Broadcaster are inspiring stories of persons whose lives have been changed by catastrophic circumstances. Yet the circumstances have given them incredible opportunities to live, witness and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ.

As we continue to provide our students the best Lutheran, Christian education possible, please join us in thanking God for all He is doing to provide a life-changing education for our students. Please support us with prayers, gifts and words of encouragement as together we work to make a life-changing education available to the current generation of Andrew Smiths.

Sincerely,

Brian L. FriedrichPresident and CEO

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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in 1963 andrew smith graduated from concordia. In 2005 Andy began his service to Concordia as a regent of the university. Between 1963 and 2005, God used Andy in many ways: teacher in Lutheran and public schools, corporate executive, husband, father, son, brother, grandfather and Christian layperson.

Andy has traveled the world, met with national and international leaders, bought and sold companies, led a Fortune 500 company, forgotten more about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War than most will ever know, inspired employees and enjoyed life and family.

Recently, Andy shared with me the value of his Concordia education. He said, “When I think of my sons and the higher education they received, I realize they received an outstanding academic education. However, when I compare the education they received to the education I received at Concordia there is a tremendous diff erence. I received a life-changing education. I wish they had too.”

With so much discussion of the cost of education, it’s wonderful to hear a lesson of its incredible, sometimes inestimable value. With Andy, I believe the greatest value of a Concordia education is the life-changing impact it has on the lives of our students and

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After the Storm

Rev. Scott Schmieding ‘87 stands inside the barren sanctuary of Lutheran Church of the Pines in Waveland, Miss. Everything inside the church was destroyed by six foot fl ood waters.

Ron Royuk HS ‘59 CO ’63, principal at Lutheran High School in Metairie, La., was able to assess damage to the school early in September 2006.

Destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in Slidell, La. The path of destruction is over 150 miles wide. Thirty-eight LCMS Southern District congregations and 13 Lutheran schools experienced damage or destruction from Katrina.

Rev. Scott Schmieding ‘87 and Vicar Eric Hiner ‘02 of Trinity Lutheran Church in Baton Rouge stand next to the pile of carpet and pews that they helped remove from the fl ooded sanctuary of Lutheran Church of the Pines in Waveland, Miss. The church had more than six feet of water in it.

on sunday, aug. 28, rev. scott schmieding ´87 was putting things away in his storage shed, clearing his yard of anything that might be blown away by Hurricane Katrina. He was not frightened, just being prudent. As senior pastor at Trinity Lutheran in Baton Rouge, La., he had led his congregation in worship that morning as usual. Th e threat of big storms, even hurricanes, is a part of life when you live near the Gulf Coast. News reports had Hurricane Katrina on the way, but it was not a time to panic.

Ron Royuk HS ‘59 CO ‘63, principal at Lutheran High School in Metairie, La., a suburb of New Orleans, also made what seemed to be routine preparations for a hurricane. “In this area we are used to seeing tropical storms develop,” said Royuk. “You keep an eye on them and you sort of learn to take it in stride.”

Hurricane Ivan had made a similar threat to the region just the year before and, thanks to a turn in the storm before landfall, New Orleans and Baton Rouge received only light damage. Seeing the approach of the storm and wanting to be cautious, Royuk called off two days of classes in advance. Rev. Schmieding welcomed children and staff from the New Orleans-based Bethlehem Children’s Center to stay in the gymnasium, just as they had last year when Ivan threatened.

Unlike Ivan, however, Hurricane Katrina delivered.

made its Louisiana landfall. Estimates put the damage costs over $100 billion and the number of dead in the hundreds. With the breach of several New Orleans levees, the storm leveraged its damage even further, fl ooding much of the city and turning hundreds of thousands of her citizens into refugees.

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After the Storm: Lessons of faith on the Gulf Coast

Katrina was a monstrous Category 5 hurricane before it

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Some of the 70 new students who enrolled at Baton Rouge Lutheran School after Hurricane Katrina. Gordon Schamber ‘73 is principal.

LHS’s two-day break from classes turned into 24 lost school days. Th e school did not re-open until Oct. 3. Hurricane winds severely damaged the school’s roof and pushed in exterior walls, exposing classrooms. Th e LHS building also suff ered water damage—not from fl ooding like one might expect but because of rain that blew into the building horizontally during the storm.

Royuk relocated to an offi ce and housing provided by friends at Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas, and started the process of gathering information and contacting his scattered students and staff . Cell phones turned out to be the key technology that still linked together the dislocated students and staff . “Some students were so gregarious that they had had cell phone numbers of up to half of the student body in their phones,” said Royuk. “Well, what a blessing that turned out to be!”

Schmieding, in the meantime, had been able to weather the storm at home with his family. Some 60 miles west of New Orleans, Baton Rouge had come through it all relatively well. About half of the city had temporarily lost power, but, unlike New Orleans, it was functioning. Th e city’s population swelled by nearly 50 percent as refugees arrived. Schmieding and Trinity Lutheran Church and School faced a surge of a diff erent kind since they were in an obvious position to help.

Trinity Baton Rouge attended to evacuees and those displaced, off ering free schooling and meals for any displaced Lutheran students from New Orleans. Also the LCMS Southern District Offi ce moved to Baton Rouge, to a house on property that Trinity planned to use for expansion. “Chainsaw brigades” were sent out to the churches and others in need of assistance. Displaced

families found refuge through the church, in some cases literally taking sanctuary in the sanctuary. As LCMS volunteers streamed in from the rest of the United States, Associate Pastor Dave Buss helped guide them to where they were needed.

Schmieding found lessons of faith in the experience. “Our enrollment had been down a bit this year and we had been disappointed by that. We had been praying, ‘God, please send us new students.’ We had no idea our prayer would be answered in this way.” Th e school’s off er of free tuition and meals brought in 70 displaced students.

“We organized, but we did not have a plan,” said Schmieding. “We worked as a team and simply went forward taking steps of faith, making it up as we went, playing it by ear, and sharing the hope of Jesus in both tangible and spiritual ways.”

Schmieding describes being on the front lines of the relief eff orts as overwhelming—both because of the unbelievable scale of the destruction and because of the incredible national response and opportunity for ministry. “Personally, I think I did more ministry in two weeks after Katrina than I do on average for fi ve years of ministry,” he explained.

Royuk, whose own home was fl ooded, sees the blessing amidst the destruction as well. Much has already been done to help, but in reality the school and its students and staff are on a long-term road to recovery. “I keep telling everyone that God promised us that if we love Him, all things work together for good. Sometimes that’s hard to hang on to, but I keep encouraging people—God can do it!”

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several members of concordia´s class of 2000 were featured in a Broadcaster article shortly before their graduation. At that time, they said they were “on a mission” to share their strong commitment to our Lord and make a diff erence in the lives of others. More than fi ve years later, their dedication to this ideal continues to shine brightly.

In recent interviews, the graduates said that their time at Concordia was an extremely valuable experience because of the high-quality, personalized education that prepared them for their calling, the moral and ethical values that were reinforced, the extra-curricular activities that were readily available, and the Christian relationships they developed.

Lisa (Zielke) HubbardLisa (Zielke) Hubbard

said a parental nudge led her to a Concordia visit. “My mom actually ‘made’ me visit Concordia during my senior year of high school. I had a few friends from our church

attending and they showed me around, introduced me to people...and the rest is history.”

Attending a Christian college was extremely important for Hubbard, and in her professional life she has been “fl exible, knowing that I would run with whatever the Lord brought my way.” So far the Lord has led her to serve as a missionary and teacher in Hungary, a teacher and master’s degree student at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and a teacher in Wisconsin.

“While my education and experience in Seward served as a springboard for my career and life, what I value most about my time at Concordia are the relationships I developed with faculty, staff and students. Some of my best friends and most prized mentors come from my time in Seward.”

Lisa and her husband Brad live in Schofi eld, Wis., where Brad serves as associate pastor at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Th e couple is anxiously awaiting the

birth of their fi rst child, due in December.Marty and Christin (Maxson) Senechal

By the time they graduated from Concordia in 2000, Marty and Christin had been married for more than two years. Th e couple got reacquainted at a kindergarten reunion in Colorado Springs and found they were both attending Concordia, and then fell in love.

Marty and Christin both came to Concordia because of its respected teaching program, the Christ-centered education it off ered and because each of their parents attended Concordia and spoke highly of their experiences. Th ey now serve as teachers in Omaha, Marty teaching high school social studies at Concordia Lutheran Junior/Senior High School, and Christin teaching fourth grade at Bread of Life Lutheran School.

Christin said she tries to emulate a number of her Concordia professors, especially Associate Professors of Education Dr. Janell Uff elman and Dr. Rebecca Fisher, and Emeritus Professor of Music, Dr. David Held. “Th ey treated all of their students so well and also had a contagious enthusiasm that I try to refl ect to my students.”

Both Marty and Christin were involved in Concordia Singers. Christin was also editor of the Tower and Marty ran on the track team, an experience that he says “has proven extremely valuable during my high school coaching career.” Marty is a basketball and track coach at Concordia in Omaha, while Christin is his assistant coach on the basketball team.

Recently the Senechals started work toward their master’s degrees at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Th ey are proud parents of one, a black and white miniature dachshund, Snoopy.

David BattagliaDavid Battaglia graduated

from Concordia in 2000 with a double major in math and chemistry. He then spent the next four years on fellowships at the

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University of Arkansas, from which he earned a doctorate in physical chemistry in December 2004. Battaglia now works at Nanomaterial and Nanofabrication Laboratories (NN-Labs), a corporation that manufactures and produces semiconductor metal and magnetic nanoparticles. He has had seven works published and earned two patents.

Battaglia says the four years he spent at Concordia “better equipped me morally to be a better scientist and person.” He says there is a pervasive feeling inside the scientifi c community that scientists are too smart to have faith in God. Battaglia continues to embrace his faith and has now become the youngest elder in the history of his congregation, St. John Lutheran in Fayetteville, Ark.

Battaglia’s time on Concordia’s campus was “dominated” by extra-curricular activities, including seasons on the baseball diamond. He credits activities outside the chemistry lab as being a very important part of his education.

Battaglia followed the path blazed by his parents, sisters and cousins, all of whom attended Concordia. David and his wife, Tara, were married in the summer of 2004.

Spirited TeachingOmaha teachers Marty and Christin (Maxson) Senechal are using Concordia education in their classrooms. They credit their Concordia professors for their contagious enthusiasm for teaching.

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comes on Help four legs

FACULTY

dr. lisa ashby, associate professor of english at

Concordia, traveled in early October with her black lab

Sadie to Texas Red Cross shelters and FEMA emergency

operations centers to interact with relief workers, hur-

ricane survivors and military personnel.

“Animals provide a bridge for us to off er comfort and

assistance to individuals who have been through a crisis,”

said Ashby. Sadie and Ashby’s trip was organized through

Noah’s Canine Crisis Response Team from Nebraska and

Animal Assisted Crisis Response (AACR), a non-profi t

organization based in Eugene, Ore.

Th e Texas trip lasted from Oct. 1-9. While there Ashby

encountered fi refi ghters from New Mexico, EMTs from

Michigan and Humane Society volunteers from Maine.

“Anyone you could think of was down there trying to

help. It was really encouraging,”

She left heartened by the way people were cooperating

to rebuild their lives and optimistic about her four-legged

partner in crisis response.

“Overall, I was very proud of Sadie. We’re a young

team and this was our fi rst time out for emergency

work,” she said. “I saw the trip as something my dog and

I can both off er back to the world.”

Dr. Ashby and Sadie visit hurricane

survivors in Texas–Robert Stewart ’02

Story originally published in the Seward County Independent, www.sewardindependent.com

Faculty & Staff NotesConcordia kicked off the 112th academic year at opening service on Aug. 21. New faculty and staff installed included: Mark Anschutz, resident artist for the Center for Liturgical Art; Paul Berkbigler, assistant professor of art; Cynthia Busha, freshman advisor; Molly Engel, admission counselor; Rayphael Fore-man, instructional technology center coordi-nator; Rob Giesbrecht, director of career ser-vices and head women’s soccer coach; J. Scott Hoff man, instructor in health and human performance and football off ensive coordina-tor; Kendra Hoops, graduate assistant in forensics; Jennifer Janousek, instructor in health and human performance; Dr. John Jurchen, assistant professor of chemistry; Dr.

Kristin Jurchen, assistant professor of chem-istry and chemical hygiene offi cer; Kristine Kuhn, assistant professor of general studies; Janice Mickle, adjunct professor of education and Omaha Public School project coordinator; Rachel Miller, head volleyball coach; Mary Oldenburg, director of student activities and student life education; Judith Ripke, assistant professor of education and director of early childhood education; Th addeus Warren, assis-tant professor of education in DCE program; Vance Winter, instructor in health and human performance, assistant equipment manager and football linebacker coach.

Dr. Colleen Baade presented a paper entitled “Dos siglos de música y fi esta en los monas-terios femeninos de Toledo” (“Two Centu-

ries of Music and Festival in Toledo’s Female Monasteries”) at the Sixth Annual Interna-tional Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music in September. Th e site of the conference is the historic Benedictine Convent of San Pedro de las Dueñas, founded in the year 1048.

Dr. Jeff rey Blersch’s fi rst CD, “Resound-ing Alleluias,” was released in September. To celebrate the release, Blersch performed a recital and hymn festival as part of the Lincoln Organ Showcase concert series. He also performed a hymn festival at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Eastpointe, Mich., in October. Th e festival fea-tured Blersch’s compositions and arrangements and included a mass choir of over 100 members from area church choirs as well as the concert choir from Lutheran High in Westlake, Mich.

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“When children see an author or illustrator, the entire book comes alive for them,” said Dr. Janell Uff elman, associate professor of education at Concordia and director of the Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival. “Children see themselves as readers and writers as a result.”

Concordia’s Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival provides a lively corrective to such thoughts. Th e festival, bursting with activity and enjoyment, gives thousands of children a chance each year to see some of America’s fi nest children’s books authors and to participate in activities inspired by reading. A literacy conference for adults is the capstone for the festival, off ering K-12 teachers and administrators from Nebraska and around the nation a chance to learn from a fi eld of literacy experts and children’s books authors.

Th is year marked the tenth year of the festival. When it started it was a one-day, one-author event serving about 200 people; it has since grown to three days and welcomes about 5,500 participants from 60 schools. Th e reputation of the event is also spreading among authors and illustrators, and the festival is booking its presenters several years in advance.

Dozens of current and former Concordia professors take part in planning and staffi ng the event. Concordia students are also directly involved, including members of Uff elman’s Foundations of Literacy course who lead activities for children.

Dr. Robert D. Fiala, emeritus profes-sor of history, has four photographs (of Vietnam and Hong Kong) on exhibit at the Chinese Culture Centre in Singapore and one (of Japan) on exhibit at the Bada Shoe Museum in Toronto. Fiala has added a number of new essays and photographs (on China and Laos) to his Web site, Asian Historical Architecture www.orientalarchitecture.com. Th e site has more than 9,000 images, and many of Fiala’s Asian photographs are circulating (with and without permission) on other Web sites.

President Brian Friedrich successfully defended his dissertation titled “Th e Role

Emly Hartmann, a sophomore studying elementary education, assists at the Festival. No other Concordia event brings as many people to campus as the Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival. Nearly 40 percent of attendees this year were also fi rst-time visitors to the Concordia campus.

Master’s literacy programs available in online and on-campus format

Th e literacy festival and undergraduate off erings at Concordia are complemented by a fl ourishing master’s program. Concordia’s literacy master’s will

appeal to those vitally interested in literacy education, such as regular classroom teachers and reading specialists.

Students in the graduate literacy program enroll in courses taught through a combination of off -campus and intensive on-campus learning experiences. Students in the approximately 18 month program spend 13 days on campus each summer to earn up to nine hours of credit. Online courses are taught during the regular academic year. For more information please call 1-800-535-5494, ext. 7464, or visit: www.cune.edu/gradliteracy.

of Leadership in Building Endowment at Lutheran Colleges and Universities: A Case Study Comparison of Th ree Lutheran Colleges and Universities in the United States” and was accepted at Capella University for the doctor of philosophy degree in November.

Dr. Joseph Herl’s book, “Worship Wars in Early Lutheranism: Choir, Congregation, and Th ree Centuries of Confl ict,” was awarded the 2005 Roland Bainton Prize of the Sixteenth-Century Society and Conference (SCSC) for outstanding book in the fi eld of art history and music. Th e SCSC is an international scholarly society dedicated to studies in the early modern era.

Shirley Liesener, director of development operations and annual gifts, retired in October

after 15 years of full-time service.

Professors William Wolfram and James Bockelman exhibited works on paper at the Haydon Art Center in Lincoln in October. Th e exhibit, titled “Reductive Measures: Works on Paper by Bockelman, Fontana, and Wolfram,” featured images generated by means of overdrawing, erasing, puncturing, or sanding the paper surface.

Th e University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. William Kuhn, associate professor of music and chair of the music department, released its fi rst CD, “In the Spring,” in October.

Uff elman, who has been festival leader since the event began, credits a very dedicated committee, the addition this year of Festival Coordinator Vikki Gremel, and a group of faithful volunteers for the festival’s continued success. “It’s a team eff ort,” said Uff elman. “Most importantly, it is God blessing this festival. Th e growth of this thing cannot logically be explained.”

A celebration of reading and writing

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CAMPUS SCENE

annie wood of seward, neb., and heidi graham of littleton, colo., break into a classic polka tune while cooking for a funeral during “All in the Timing,” Concor-dia’s fall theatre production. Wood and Graham were part of the cast for performances given Oct. 28-29.

“I’ve always been interested in the arts, and my time at Concordia has allowed me to express my creativity,” said Wood, a graphic design major who will graduate in May.

Th e play, written by David Ives, gave Wood and others a chance to display their comedic chops in a series of witty and thought-proking one acts.

Concordia’s theatre department has three full length shows each year. Since 1993 the department also has been featured yearly in “Playbill,” a publication of Alpha Psi Omega, the oldest national theatre honor society in the country.

“Roll out the barrel, we’ll have a barrel of fun”

HOMECOMING 2005

Students Annie Wood and Heidi Graham perform a scene from this year’s production, “All in the Timing.”

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At the Marxhausen

William Wolfram RetrospectiveJan. 9 - Feb. 3Reception: Jan. 13, 6-8 p.m.; gallery talk at 7 p.m.William Wolfram’s retrospective traces the development of his artistic career over 50 years. Works will include drawings on paper, acrylic paintings, digital paintings and his recent book, “Regarding the Cross.” In addition the exhibit will feature “Millie and Her Friends,” a fi lm he produced while earning a master of fi ne arts degree. Development of the Figure in Children’s Art Feb. 5 - March 3Reception: Feb. 10, 6-8 p.m.; gallery talk at 7 p.m.This exhibit of 64 artworks graphically traces the development of object representations from the scribbling stage to very sophisticated renderings. The works are arranged in a sequence of five developmental stages to show the ways maturing children depict fi gures and objects. This exhibit has been shown internationally and in many institutions throughout the United States.

Underground Poster Design: Screen Prints by Heads of State and Patent Pending IndustriesMarch 13 - April 7Reception: March 17, 6-8 p.m.; gallery talk at 7 p.m.Known for their witty and often informal design approach, the posters, logos and bumper stickers of Heads of State and Patent Pending Industries have promoted such music industry clients as EMI Parlophone, Capitol Records and Jade Tree Records, as well as, such bands as R.E.M, Modest Mouse and the Shins.

Annual Student Art ExhibitionApril 9 - May 3 Reception: Sunday April 9, 1-4 p.m.; awards presentation at 2 p.m.A yearly highlight for the Department of Art, this exhibit recognizes the best of Concordia’s art students.

(above) Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman was on campus Oct. 19 to sign a proclamation making November Read Aloud to a Child Month for Nebraska.

The proclamation helped kick off a literacy conference that brought teachers together from around the state. Several second and third grade students from Seward Elementary School were also on hand to witness the proclamation.

Floor competitions build community throughout school yearTafarie Griffi ths suited up to take part in a tube sumo tournament held on campus in August. The sumo competition was the fi rst event in a fl oor competition series sponsored by the Student Life Offi ce and Student Activities Committee. Griffi ths, representing the second fl oor of Timothy Hall, won his fi rst match. The series was created to help build community on campus and will continue throughout the school year. An exhibition match between President Brian Friedrich and Chaplain Bo Baumeister brought some of the biggest cheers of the evening.

Scenes from homecoming 2005Concordia football matched up against an undefeated Morningside squad for homecoming. It was a 44-7 loss for the Bulldogs, but the game marked a turning point for the team, as they went on to win the remaining three games of the season. Events during the week included a Wind Ensemble concert, variety show, and the coronation of 1 King Ed Ferguson and Queen Rehema Kavugha. 2 Jason Phelps performs with his band Right Lane Vacant.

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3 Janna Virus cheers on the bulldogs. 4 Peter Baye, one of the variety show emcees, offered a cautionary story about airline travel and “what not to pack.” 5 The homecoming court included (front row) Rehema Kavugha, Edwin Ferguson, Molly Helmreich and Mary Boerger; (back row) Andrew Walquist, Sarah Peregoy, Lee Kothmann, Katie Maxson, Bo Graham and John Rasmussen.

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STUDENTS

In the winner’s circleit was a joyous bus ride back to the hotel on the night that the University A Cappella Choir took third place in the folk song portion of the International Competition for Choirs in Spittal an der Drau, Austria. Th e choir would eventually earn third place overall in the competition as well.

Th e July 2005 competition took place at the end of a 24-day tour that took the choir to Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Italy.

Dr. Kurt von Kampen, conductor of the University A Cappella Choir since 1998, was very pleased with the eff orts of the singers. “Th e students represented their Lord, Concordia University and the United States of America very well. Th ey sang with great spirit and musicality.

“I think we all learned so much from meeting new people, seeing historical sites and performing with some of the greatest choirs throughout Europe in the Spittal competition.”

Director of Christian education students begin year-long internshipsconcordia dce student jonathan kopecky (above, left), began his intern-ship this January at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Reno, Nev. He and fi ve other DCE students met with their congregational supervisors in a November orientation day on Concordia’s campus. John Scheuermann, seated right, is the director of Christian education at St. Luke.

DCE interns serve in congregations as the capstone to their DCE ministry preparation. Concordia places DCE interns twice each year, in the summer and winter. Currently Concordia’s DCE program has 17 interns serving con-gregations in 13 states.

Studying Abroad: Exploring Shakespeare country Three Concordia students–Juli Hirsch, Tim Zum Hofe and Tom Craig–studied in England during the fall semester. Their travels included tours of Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick. The lower right photo is of Warwick Castle, built in 1068, and said to have been an inspiration for some of the great castles in Shakespeare’s plays.

Student NotesRehema Kavugha from Houston, Texas, was crowned homecom-ing queen at the beginning of homecoming festivities in October. Kavugha is a senior completing a degree in music education with a K-12 endorsement. Ed Ferguson of St. Louis, Mo., was crowned Concordia’s homecoming king. Ferguson is a senior pre-seminary student and is working toward a B.A. in history.

Hurricane Katrina’s destruction left the Baton Rouge schools in desper-ate need of art supplies. Amber Navarrette, a senior from Albu-querque, N.M., organized and over-saw the collection of art supplies from students in the department of art for the Baton Rouge schools.

Students in the following campus groups, Red Cross, Mission-Minded Students, Peer Educators and Student Worship Commit-tee, arranged a Bible drive for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Th e students boxed up the materials and sent them by way of the Orphan Grain Train to the Gulf Coast.

Micah Chaff ee, a junior from Lincoln, Neb., and men’s soccer for-ward, earned second team honors in the GPAC men’s soccer all-confer-ence selection.

Senior Jennifer Davis of Lincoln, Neb., and junior Brittany Tomsick of Arvada, Colo., earned fi rst team accolades in the GPAC women’s soccer all-conference selection. Earning second team honors from her defender position was senior Rebecca Hiller of Lincoln, Neb. Davis is the all-time career goal scorer and has the most points in Bulldog history.

There are 525 DCEs serving in congregations of the LCMS, and well over a third are Concordia alumni.

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more than $10,000 has been raised to date at Concordia, and the campus community continues to respond to those affl icted by hurricanes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Student-led eff orts began almost immediately after Katrina hit, and what became known as the Hurricane Relief Th inktank met weekly during the fall to help develop and coordinate relief eff orts at Concordia.

Art supplies have been sent to the Gulf Coast, hundreds of notes of prayer and encouragement were gathered, 70 people donated blood, and more than 270 Bibles were collected. A relief trip organized by Mission Minded Students, a Christian outreach organization on campus, will travel to Metairie, La., during spring break, March 5-11, 2006.

Prayer: Student groups have met every week to pray for the people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. RAs have led their fl oors in prayer, and prayer buckets were set around campus to write names of specifi c people to pray for.

Chapel collections: Chapel off erings for the second week of September were designated for Trinity Lutheran Church, Baton Rouge, La. Chapel collections were $1,912.79 and a special donation of $1,500 was sent in by Concordia supporters. Th e money went to assist with housing and educating displaced children.

Pancake feed: Concordia’s food service, run by Chartwell’s Education Dining Services, hosted a pancake feed that raised $1,000. Th ese funds were designated for Trinity Lutheran Church in Baton Rouge, La.

Art supplies: Students of the Department of Art along with the Concordia Bookstore collected and sent boxes of

art supplies to the schools in Baton Rouge, La. Notes of prayer and encouragement: Th e Dance

Team and Student Worship Committee joined together and gave the community opportunity to write notes of encouragement to victims. More than 230 notes were written.

Bible collection: Presidents of Campus Red Cross, Mission Minded Students, Peer Educators and Student Worship Committee collected more than 270 Bibles. Th e Bibles, notes of encouragement inside, were sent to Open Door Mission in Omaha, which is hosting hurricane-dis-placed families, and via the Orphan Grain Train (OGT) to the Gulf Coast.

CPH Warehouse Sale: Over 50 students volunteered their time at the book sale. Proceeds from sale were $1,050. Th rivent matched the funds raised up to $1,300. Th ese matched dollars were sent to the OGT where $2,684 was matched again by LCMS World Relief.

Th e Octet: Eight students performed a benefi t concert and raised $334. Th is money was added to the proceeds from the CPH warehouse sale and sent to OGT.

Canine Crisis Response Team: Dr. Lisa Ashby along with her dog Sadie worked in Texas as a therapy dog team with a Canine Crisis Response Team from Nebraska.

NAIA support: Th e Athletic Department dedicated the admission fee for a football game to be sent to fi ve NAIA schools that were hit by the hurricane. Men’s C-Club gave support by donating money as well. A total of $1,000 was raised.

Blood donations: Members of the Pre-Sem Club sponsored a blood drive during homecoming week, where more than 70 students participated.

Concordia community responds to hurricane crisis, Students raise more than $10,000 in their eff orts

E m i l y W o r t h , a junior DCE student, collected donations a t C o n c o r d i a ’ s h o m e c o m i n g football game against Morningside, Oct. 21. She and other students are also planning a rel ief trip to Louisiana for spring break 2006.

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the bulldogs have been to the national championship meet so regularly that the date for the national meet seems more like an appointment in their schedule than the hard-earned destination that it is.

On this trip to the big race, the women’s squad fi nished in sixth place overall, and the men took 11th. Two Concordia run-ners, Luka Th or and Andrew Walquist, also earned All-Amer-ica honors.

“Th e performances at nation-als were great,” said Dr. Kregg Einspahr, head coach. “Overall I thought the men and women had wonderful seasons.”

Running in his fi rst NAIA National Championship meet, Th or crossed the fi nish line in sixth place overall, with a time of 24:49.05. Th or’s fi nish tied the best by a Bulldog runner at the NAIA Championship meet in school history. In addition, he is the fi rst male freshman to earn cross country All-America honors for Concordia.

“Luka ran a tremendous race,” Einspahr said. “He and Andrew have typically run together throughout races and they did the same this week-end. Andrew is a leader and he really helped Luka throughout

Bulldogs return to nationals

Coaches Succeed In First Year

the year. Th ey are two amazing competitors and just all around good guys.”

Walquist placed 12th overall crossing tape in 25:02.25. Th is marks the third time that Walquist has been an NAIA All-American. He is only the second male Concordia runner to earn the honor three times.

For the women, who were one point shy of taking fi fth place, Jacquelyn Dibbern led the way fi nishing in 41st place overall. Freshman Renae Fowler fi nished in 44th and Micah Dubbs 52nd.

“To lose the runners that we did last year and turn around and place sixth at nationals is great,” Einspahr added. “Th e women did a good job of get-ting out early and that is a key at this meet.”

Th is marked the 12th con-secutive year that the women’s team has competed at the NAIA Championships. During that span they have fi nished no lower than 18th as a team, and in the six previous years the Bulldogs have had four national runner-up fi nishes.

For the men it was the sixth year in a row, and eight out of the last ten, that they participated at the NAIA Championships.

Andrew Walquist and Luka Thor compete at the Griak Invite. Both earned All-America status at the national meet.

the concordia athletic department welcomed two new faces to the staff this fall. Rachel Miller stepped in as the head volleyball coach while Rob Giesbrecht took the reigns of the women’s soccer program.

“It was exciting to add Rachel and Rob to our athletic staff ,” Athletic Director Grant Schmidt said. “Rachel is second to no one in her work ethic, preparation and dedication. Rob comes with a proven record of developing successful soccer programs.”

Under the guidance of Gies-brecht, the women’s soccer team fi nished the 2005 campaign with the most GPAC wins in school history (7) and hosted a GPAC postseason soccer game for the fi rst time at Concordia. Overall, the Bulldogs fi nished 9-8-2 with a record of 7-3-1 in the GPAC.

“I am proud of each of the girls on our team—they played their hearts out,” said Gies-brecht. “Hopefully we learn from this experience (GPAC playoff s) and move on. I am already looking forward to next season.”

Giesbrecht, a native of Abbotsford, British Columbia, came to Concordia with an impressive coaching resume that included serving as an assistant coach for the women’s

soccer program at Trinity West-ern from 1999-2005. In 2004, Trinity Western claimed the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) National Championship. Th e CIS is the highest level of university athletics in Canada. He also served as head coach of the Fraser Valley Action Foot-ball Club, a women’s Pacifi c Coast Soccer League team.

Miller also found success in her fi rst year at the helm as the volleyball team opened the season a school-best 18-0. During that span the Bull-dogs were champions at three tournaments. At season’s end the Bulldogs were 24-11 overall (9-7 GPAC).

“Th e team has accomplished many of the goals we set at the beginning of the season,” said Miller. “I know I have much to learn about coaching but I am blessed to be able to share my passion for volleyball, along with my faith with the young women who come to Concordia.”

Miller is no stranger to Bulldog volleyball as she was a four-year letterwinner for Concordia. She also brought ample coaching experience, having served as a club vol-leyball coach for the past seven years. Th e past two years she coached Nebraska ONE, one of the premier club teams in the state.

Head Coach Rachel Miller opened her fi rst season as head coach with 18 consecutive wins.

Rob Giesbrecht, new head women’s soccer coach, led the Bulldogs to their best GPAC record.

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Davis sets school records in senior seasonjennifer davis, a senior from lin-coln, neb., climbed to the top of the Concordia women’s soccer career stat charts in two categories during the 2005 season. She is now the all-time career scorer in school history with 88 goals and also has 206 points (goals and assists), the most ever at Concordia.

“It is a blessing having a player with Jen’s character on our team,” said Head Coach Rob Geisbrecht.

“She is committed to the team, loves her teammates and pursues excellence in all she does.”

Davis scored the 65th goal of her career against William Penn to tie previ-ous record holder Angela Krueger, a 2002 graduate. In Concordia’s next contest versus Ottawa, she found the back of the net at the 56:49 mark, becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Bulldog history.

In 2005 Davis scored 24 goals and had eight assists on her way to fi rst team all-conference honors. It was the most goals for Davis in one season, as she scored 23 goals her freshman year, 23 as

a sophomore and 18 as a junior. During the 2003 season Davis was named the Co-GPAC/Scheels Player of the Year.

“Jen is a special player who possesses a great balance of aggression and com-posure,” added Giesbrecht. “She works incredibly hard, has great pace and can fi nish. Jen was a vital player on our team and will be missed next year.”

In addition to scoring goals, Davis has also had her share of assists. Coming into the season she had 19 on her career. Her goal against Jamestown (ND) tied her, again with Krueger, for tops on the point chart at 155. Points are calcu-lated by adding goals, which received a value of two plus assists, which count as one. Th ree minutes later, her assist on teammate Gentri Brown’s goal put her atop the career points category for the Bulldogs.

Although her soccer career is fi nished, her athletic career for the Bulldogs is not. Davis is also a member of the Concordia softball team, where last year she was an honorable mention GPAC selection.

Women’s golfTh e Concordia women’s golf team

wrapped up its season at the GPAC Championship Meet fi nishing in 11th place.

Concordia posted its best 36-hole score of the season (884) in the fi nal meet. Head Coach Carl Everts was optimistic, as the team did accomplish one primary goal, posting a team score.

Freshman Natalie Swanda led the Bulldogs, carding a 208, for 44th place. It was the fi fth meet out of seven that Swanda paced Concordia.

“We improved this last meet,” added Everts. “But there is still much work to be done before next fall’s season.”

Men’s soccerTh e men’s soccer team fi nished the

year 6-12-0 overall (3-8 GPAC). It was a record that easily could have been reversed as Concordia lost seven games by one goal and played in fi ve overtime games.

“I can’t say enough about the eff ort from the guys every time out,” said Head Coach Art Busha. “To lose so many close games was frustrating. But we will build on our experiences for next year.”

Seven diff erent Bulldogs earned all-conference honors, with junior Micah Chaff ee being named to the second-team.

FootballIt was a new look for the Bulldogs

during the 2005 campaign as two new coordinators were on the side-lines. Scott Hoff man took over the off ensive coordinator position while Steve Sirek returned to the staff as defensive coordinator.

Th e Bulldogs faced a tough challenge to start the season as the University of Sioux Falls, ranked No. 3 in the NAIA at the time, came to Seward. Concordia held its own, leading after three quarters, before falling 14-7. Concordia evened its record at 1-1 defeating Hastings Col-lege 31-17. Th e Bulldogs then went on a skid that saw them lose fi ve in a row, including four games by a combined 20 points.

Concordia closed out the season strong, winning three straight over Doane, Nebraska Wesleyan and Dakota Wesleyan.

Th e Bulldogs fi nished the season 4-6 overall (4-6 GPAC).

Jennifer Davis beats her defender down the fi eld against York College. Davis helped lead the Bulldogs to a GPAC Tournament appearance in 2005.

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Meyer reaches 100-win milestonewith the concordia football team´s win over Hastings College on Sept. 17, Head Coach Courtney Meyer picked up his 100th collegiate football victory.

“It’s more a product of time than anything,” said a humble coach Meyer. “I actually have an average record. More important than wins and losses is being able to be a part of the player’s life in a Christian environment. ”

Overall Meyer is 103-116-1. During his 16 years as head coach at Concordia University, Nebraska he has compiled a record of 68-97-1.

Coach Meyer was named Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Coach of the Year in 2001 after guiding the Bulldogs to a 10-2 fi nish and a share of the GPAC championship. Concordia advanced to the quarterfi nals of the NAIA championship playoff s during that season.

He also was the Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Confer-

ence (NIAC) Co-Coach of the Year in 1999 after Concordia turned in its fi rst winning record since 1987. Th e 1965 Concordia graduate served as president of the NAIA Football Coaches Association in 2000 as well as serving on the ethics committee of the American Football Coaches Association.

Before becoming head coach Meyer served as defensive coordinator for the Bulldogs from 1977 until 1984. He then took the head coaching position at Concordia University, Mequon, Wis., for six years. While at Mequon he had a record of 35-19. He then returned to Seward to take over the helm of the Bulldog football program.

Meyer holds a master’s degree in physical educa-tion from Southeast Missouri State University. He and his wife Connie have three children.

Former Bulldogs join Hall of Fameconcordia inducted four individuals and one team into the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame as a part of Concordia’s annual homecoming activities. In addition to being honored at a ceremony on Friday night the inductees were also recognized during half-time of the Concordia-Morningside football game.

Th e Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1994 to pay tribute and give recognition to former athletes, coaches, teams and others who have made exceptional contributions to the athletic programs at Concordia. Honorees also exemplify the Christian principles to which Concordia adheres. Th e 2005 inductees included the following:

Concordia’s 1951 FOOTBALL TEAM compiled a record of 7-1, the best in Nebraska, and they were champions of Central Church Conference title.

OMAR DITTMER, Orlando, Fla., compiled an impressive 19 letters while compet-ing in high school and collegiate athletics between 1946 and 1954 at Concordia. A multi-sport athlete, he lettered in basketball, football and track and fi eld. He played in the fi rst all-Concordia basketball

tournament (CIT) and the Apple Bowl, the highlight of high school football in Nebraska.

PHYLLIS LUEDDERS MOL, Flint, Mich., made an impact in all three of the sports she played. A 1979 graduate, she still holds the school record (145’9”) in the javelin.

As a pitcher for the softball

team, she was an MVP during each season she played. On the volleyball court she served as team captain.

SIDNEY MINES, a 1980 graduate cur-rently residing in Brisbane, Australia, was one of the top scorers and rebounders for the men’s basketball team during his time at Concordia. He was also a

team MVP and an NAIA All-District selection. Mines went on to play professionally in Australia

until 2002. While playing for the Generals of the Australian Basketball League he set a single-game club record of 76 points and 37 rebounds.

TRICIA KINDLE PINNEO, Rising City, Neb., averaged 11.5 points and 4.6 assists during her career on the hardwood. She also earned all-conference, all-district and NAIA All-American honors.

Pinneo, a 1994 Concordia grad, shot over 40 percent from the fi eld as a guard and led the team in assists each year of her illustrious career.

1951 Footbal l Team Reese Abbe, Arthur Albrecht, Glenn Baumann, Walter Beck, Wallace Bostelmann, Loren Brackenhoff, Paul Brill, Harold Brockberg, Edward Brockmann, Wesley Broderius, Carl Carstens, Omar Dittmer, Conrad Dorr, Floyd Duesing, Weldon Endorf, Carl Everts, Donald Firnhaber, Gerald Freudenburg, Robert Gaede, Hollis Gordon, Larry Keiser, Paul Koehnke, Charles Krutz, Jesse Kunkel, Lyle Kurth, Eugene Oetting, Donald Pape, Herbert Peter, Philip Rulon, John Seevers, Richard Stevens, Donald Wall, Paul Walther, Richard Walther, Gordon Wendling, Roger Wendt, Marlin Zobel, Richard Zwick and Head Coach Herbert Meyer.

Head Football Coach Courtney Meyer roams the sideline at Bulldog Stadium. Meyer eclipsed the 100-win mark in September 2005.

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CHURCH WORKER ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR Hugh McGhghy of Warsaw, Mo., has served the Lutheran Church–Mis-souri Synod since 1949, spending more than 20 years as both a teacher

and pastor. He is a 1965 graduate of Concordia.

LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD Fritzie Juergensen of Seward taught Sunday school and served as a member of the Concordia Guild, Tower Guild and Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. She has also served as head of the St.

John Prayer Chain since its inception in 1982.

LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD Norma Meyer of Seward has been active in service to the LCMS for the past 78 years. She was a member of the Young Women’s League from 1946-62 and has served on the

Ladies Aid since 1963.

HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD Mark and Suzanne Kolterman of Seward manage the Jones National Bank & Trust Co. insurance and investment depart-ment in Seward. Mark is a past member of the Concordia Board

of Regents and a past president of Concordia Founda-tion, Inc. Suzanne off ers her time to the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation Board in Lincoln.

YOUNG ALUMNUS AWARD Christina Her-genrader has written four novels of the Novel Devotions Series. She earned the Houston area Lutheran School’s Teacher of the Year in 2002. Hergenrader is a 1996 graduate of Concordia.

CHURCH LEADERSHIP IN OUTREACH AWARD Moses Ngirailab serves as a math pro-fessor at Concordia College in Selma, Ala., and also as a men’s and women’s basketball coach at the college. Ngirailab is a 1981 graduate of Concordia.

LAY WORKER ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR AWARD Dr. Edwin Gerler Jr. has spent nearly 40 years of service and leadership in educa-tion. He was selected as the 1991-92 Oustanding Teacher in the college of education and psychology at North Carolina State University, and he has been selected for membership

in the North Carolina State University Academy of Outstanding Teachers. He is a 1967 graduate of Concordia.

FRIENDS OF CONCORDIA AWARD Lloyd and Ann Pooker both served six years on Concor-dia’s Alumni Council. Ann was the fi rst-ever member to serve a two-year term as president of the council, while Lloyd spent one

year in that capacity. Th e couple has been actively involved with the St. Louis Chapter of the alumni, has helped organize events and provided support for choir and athletic events in the St. Louis area. Lloyd and Ann are 1970 graduates of Concordia.

MISSION AND MINISTRY AWARD Mark and Ruth Kempff have served in Venezu-ela and Panama since 1975. Mark has served in missions with the LCMS World Mission

program, while Ruth was instrumental in forming a daycare and preschool program in Venezuela and now supports training programs in Panama. Mark is a 1974 graduate of Concordia.

Alumni Awards celebrate the best of Concordia

In Servant for Jesus’ Sake, Dr. Theophil (Ted) Janzow, Concordia president from 1963 to 1977, draws on fascinating stories of his life, beginning with his childhood in Minnesota and continuing through his life as a servant of God. During the homecoming weekend, Janzow signed copies of his autobiography in the Janzow Campus Center, the Concordia building that bears his name. With humor, gratitude and faith, Janzow writes about his start on a tiny Minnesota farm and his unusual confi rmation. He continues with a description of his experiences as a servant, including his roles as LCMS district president, college president, seminary president and pastor of several congregations. In addition to providing a glimpse of a remarkable life, the book also offers an enlightening view of Concordia’s recent past and Janzow’s service there. The book is now available through the Concordia B o o k s t o r e ( w w w .cunebookstore.edu).

Alumni and friends Oklahoma tour reservations dueconcordia has announced a bus tour March 10-12, 2006, to Oklahoma that will feature a concert by the University A Cappella Choir and the sights of Oklahoma City. Th e tour agenda includes an evening in Okla-homa City’s historic Bricktown area, admission to the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Museum, the Oklahoma City National Memorial, a dinner and reception with President Brian Friedrich and local alumni, and an A Cap-pella concert performance at Messiah Lutheran Church. All meals, bus transportation, and two nights lodging at a hotel are included in the tour package off ered by Concordia. Th e tour package is $449/person for a double-occupancy and $549/person for a single-occupancy booking. Reservations and a $100 deposit are required by Jan. 30. Contact the Alumni Offi ce for more information at 800-535-5494, ext. 7240.

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Alumni News1940sLouis Eberhard ’46 of Brighton, Colo., was surprised and honored to receive the Kiwanian of the Year (2004 -2005) award from the Brighton Kiwanis Club in September.

1950sRichard ’55 and Meta Grulke ’53 Schempf of Clarkson, Mich., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Th ey have served for over 40 years in full-time educational ministries at LCMS congregations in Michigan and continue their service as volunteers at their church and in LCMS’s Harvesters for Christ evangelism program.

Edward Schmidt HS ’54 CO ’58 and Ellen Friesen of Kirkwood, Mo., were united in marriage July 16.

1960s(above) Richard ’63 and Patri-cia Vickrey ’64 Daubendiek celebrated 40 years of marriage on June 13. Th ey reside in Rochester, N.Y., where Richard is a retired chemist from Eastman Kodak and Patricia is an elementary school librarian.

Kenneth Albinger ’64 of Brisbane, Australia, received his Ed.D. from Griffi th University, Brisbane, in September. Ken serves the Lutheran Church of Australia as a member of the faculty of Australian Lutheran College. He and his wife, Audrey Jipp’63 Albinger, are the proud grandparents of Kai, 4 and Issac, 9 months.

Cathy Ficken HS ’67 Miller of Seward, Neb., was elected vice chair of the Nebraska Planning Council on Developmental Dis-abilities in August.

Philip HS ’64 CO ’68 and Carolyn Haworth ’69 Hedemann both teach at Sekolah Pelita Harapan School in Lippo Karawaci, Indonesia.

1970sDr. Mary Hilgendorf CO ’74 GR ’90 has accepted the position of Director of the Women’s Leader-ship Institute at Concordia Uni-versity Wisconsin. She also serves as chair of the Elementary/Middle Education Department at CUW.

Twins Th omas Ernst ’75 of Man-chester, Mo., and Timothy Ernst ’75 of St. Joseph, Mich., have each com-pleted 30 years of teaching in LCMS schools. Sister Beverly Brueggemann is also a Lutheran teacher.

Peggy Westfall ’77 Baxter is the church information center manager for Th e Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod International Center. Peg and husband Don reside in Fenton, Mo.

Karl Marxhausen HS ’73 CO ’78 of Carrollton, Mo., held an art show at the Langworthy Gallery in the Seward, Neb., Civic Center in July and August.

Mark ’79 and Janice Wolters ’89 Meehl of Seward, Neb., give thanks for the birth of healthy twin boys, Seth Martin and Benjamin Paul, on Nov. 9, 2004. Mark teaches at Concordia University in Seward and Jan is a part-time physical therapist working with children in the Seward area school districts.

David Wesche CO ’79 GR ’99 was ordained and installed as pastor at All Saints Lutheran Church in Blairsville, Ga., in July. His wife, Sally, teaches third grade at Union County Elementary School. Th ey

have two children, Andy and Katie, and reside in Blairsville.

1980sRalph Steele ’80 is in the process of completing a doctorate degree in mediation and confl ict manage-ment at Oxford University in Oxford, England.

Carol Olson ’81 of Hot Springs, S.D., and Vern Hagedorn were united in marriage July 9. Carol teaches third through fi fth grades and is dean of students at Bethesda Lutheran School, and Vern is the superintendent of the Hot Springs School District.

Kathy Schulke ’88 Irwin of Dearborn Heights, Mich., was promoted to senior associate librar-ian at the University of Michigan. She is the current chair of the management and administration division of the Michigan Library Association.

Lisa Kuske ’89 Moreno and husband Mike of Newport, R.I., celebrated the birth of Ally Tena on June 6. Ally has half siblings, Andrew and Aurora, who live in Nebraska. Lisa is a graduate student at Rhode Island College, and Mike is a teacher at the U.S. Navy Chaplain’s school.

1990sJohanna Eschmann ’91 of East-pointe, Mich., received her master of education degree from Central Michigan University. Johanna teaches third grade at St. Peter Lutheran School.

Paul ’91 and Jennifer Behling ’90 Gierke of Billerica, Mass., rejoiced at the birth of Sarah Nicole, Aug. 7. She joins siblings Michaela, 12; Jacob, 8; Caleb, 6 and Ethan, 4.

Joel Helmer ’92 of Yale, Okla., received a Ph.D. in environmental science from Oklahoma State Uni-versity where he is an assistant profes-sor in the geography department.

Tom ’92 and Rebecca Th urber ’96 Taylor of Fairmont, Minn., rejoiced at the birth of Jacob

Daniel on Jan. 26. Tom is athletic director and teacher at Martin Luther High School in Northrop and Rebecca teaches early child-hood family education in Granada.

Jennifer Loesel CO ’93 GR ’98 Lotz works part-time for Purdue University in the college of educa-tion, and husband Matt works for DuPont. Th ey have two children, Charles and David, and live in West Lafayette, Ind.

Sara Suhler ’93 married Daniel Deepe Dec. 10, 2003. Th ey are the proud parents of Noah Robert born Oct. 2, 2004. Th e family resides in Douglass, Kan.

Amanda Eberle ’94 and Morris Hall were married Nov. 20, 2004. Amanda teaches fourth grade at Grace Lutheran School, and Morris is a health physicist for SAIC. Th e couple resides in Pocatello, Idaho, with daughters Nicole, 16; Annelise, 9 and Mikaila, 7.

Paul ’95 and Pamela Roth ’95 Eschmann of Saginaw, Mich., are pleased to announce the birth of Caralyn Rose, Feb. 23. Paul received a master’s degree in administra-tion and teaches math and choir at Valley Lutheran High School. Pam is a stay-at-home mom and is working on a master’s degree.

Louis Hoff man ’95 of Colorado Springs, Colo., is the acting dean of faculty at the Colorado School of Professional Psychology. His duties include serving as editor-in-chief of the school’s press and heading up a Psy.D. program in spirituality and psychological health.

Jonathan CO ’96 GR ’02 and Jill Saunders ’00 Baumgartel reside in Paullina, Iowa, where Jon is prin-cipal and seventh and eighth grade teacher at Zion-St. John Lutheran School. Jill is a stay-at-home mom. Th ey have two children, Kaleb, 3 and Micah, 19 months.

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Scott White ’96, a fi refi ghter/EMT-B with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, has completed the three month academy and is now working on engine 66 in Beaver-ton. Scott and his wife, Patti, reside in Forest Grove, Ore.

Bret ’97 and Stacey Eikmeier ’96 Walter of Las Vegas, Nev., rejoiced at the birth of Rylan Joseph on Oct. 8, 2004. He was welcomed home by Brevin, 4. Th e couple celebrated 10 years of marriage in July. Bret is athletic director and boy’s varsity basketball coach for Faith Lutheran Jr./Sr. High School, and Stacey is an associate fi nancial representative at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.

Susan Krohe ’98 and Wade Blake-ley were united in marriage Aug. 20. Susan, Wade and daughter, Arabella, live in Havana, Ill.

Harold CO ’98 GR ’04 and Beth CO ’96 GR ’04 Royuk Pester of Seward, Neb., celebrated the birth of Tara Beth April 7. Harold teaches at Raymond Central High School and coaches football at Concordia, and Beth stays home with Tara and teaches classes at Concordia.

David ’99 and Diane Wiese ’01 Beikmann of Deshler, Neb., were blessed by the birth of Claire Lisette Nov. 23, 2004. David teaches seventh and eighth grade at Deshler Lutheran

School, and Diane is a stay-at-home mom.

Ryan and Sheila Cihal ’99 Douglas of Salina, Kan., celebrated the birth of Jace Joseph June 22. He was

welcomed home by Kobe, 2.

Kyle ’99 and Kimberly Foss ’99 Heinemann of Ontario, Calif., announce the birth of Kaitlyn

Abigail Feb. 1, 2004. Kyle designs in-house print pieces for ESRI, and Kimberly teaches high school math at Lutheran High School in La Verne.

Jim and Kristy Stark ’99 Knapp of Madison, Neb., celebrated the birth of Kenton James on Aug. 17.

Christopher and Jana Prill ’99 Reiland of Irvine, Calif., rejoiced in the birth of Benjamin Christo-pher on Aug. 18.

Sterling and Misty Cousins ’99 Stinson are pleased to announce the birth of Preston Clark, Sept. 16. Th e family resides in Alliance, Neb., where Misty is a graphic designer and runs her business, MILD Graphics, out of her home, and Sterling is a BNSF railway mechanic and welder.

2000sScott ’00 and Teckla Geyer ’00 Coerber recently moved to Fort Collins, Colo., where Scott is the director of discipleship at Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Timothy Koehler ’01 and wife Heidi of Lee’s Summit, Mo., rejoiced at the birth of Avery Grace, Aug. 9. Tim is a DCE at Beautiful Savior in Lee’s Summit, and Heidi is a DCE at Our Savior in Kansas City, Kan.

Kenneth Krings ’01 is a U.S. Army combat medic and is serving his second deployment in Iraq. Kenneth married Tish Fisher July 10, 2004, and the couple resides in Overland Park, Kan.

Heath Luehmann ’01 and Cristen Liescheidt were united in marriage July 29 and reside in Ballwin, Mo.

Melissa Tometich ’01, of Des Moines, Iowa, graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in communica-tion studies. She and her husband, John, celebrated the birth of Samuel John on March 3.

Angela Flamion ’02 and Christo-pher Kaemmerer of Washington, Mo., were united in marriage June 26. Angela teaches at Immanuel Lutheran School, and Chris is a fi nancial planner.

Emily Kiebel ’02 of Englewood, Colo., is a dedicated accounts man-ager for the international ocean carrier, APL.

James Whatley ’02 and Jennifer Heupel ’03 were united in marriage

May 27. Th e couple resides in St. Louis , Mo., where James is fi nishing his last year of studies at Concordia Seminary.

Justin ’03 and Heather Borg-man ’01 Hoff man of Albuquerque, N.M., rejoiced at the birth of Rebecca Marie on Dec. 11, 2004. Justin and Heather both teach at Immanuel Lutheran School.

Scott Ash ’04 and wife Monica of Lincoln, Neb., celebrated the birth of Eli Carter on July 22.

Ryan Burger ’04 and Lisa Kirsch ’04 of Lincoln, Neb., exchanged wed-ding vows on June 25. Ryan is an auditor for the State Audi-

tor of Public Accounts, and Lisa is teaching at Lincoln Lutheran.

Matthew Cario ’04 is a youth director at Christ Lutheran Church. Matt and his wife, Meredith Vincent ’04 Cario, reside in Yuma, Ariz.

Heather Hartman ’04 and Wil-liam Bryan of Bellevue, Neb., were married May 14th.

Daniel ’04 and Elizabeth Hellwig ’04 Meyer reside in Monticello, Minn., where Daniel is DCE at Lord of Glory Lutheran Church in Elk River.

Mark Samuels ’04 and Kari Retzlaff ’03 were united in marriage July 4. Mark is a management trainee for the Hertz Corporation, and Kari is a fi fth grade teacher at Front Range Christian School. Th e couple resides in Littleton, Colo.

Tanya Merezko ’04 of Westmin-ster, Colo., is a graduate student in biology at the University of Colorado in Denver.

Amy Streuter CO ’04 GR ’05 and Nolan Harms were united in mar-riage July 30 and reside in Lincoln, Neb.

Bruce ’04 and Sarah Jurchen ’02 Wall reside in St. Louis, Mo., where Bruce is associate director of the Mission Responders Network with LCMS World Mission, and Sarah works with relational minis-tries at St. John in Ellisville.

Laura Anderson ’05 of Vandalia, Ohio, is the director of family and youth ministries at St. John Lutheran Church.

In MemoriamNatalie Kohlmeier HS ’32 Kruse Victor Krause ’46 Enno Klammer ’49 Margaret Mesenbring ’56 Bachmann Dale Heckman ’66 Sarah Blomenberg ’82 Harold Reiss, a former Board of

Regents member

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Fellows of the Weller SocietyGIFTS OF $10,000 OR MORE

Anonymous (5)Mr. Edward AmannAndersen FoundationRobert Bedacht EstateMs. Barbara BlancoRev. & Mrs. Charles W. BlancoMr. & Mrs. Earl BohlenMiss Rhoda BredowInez Brown EstateMr. & Mrs. Th omas ButterbrodtDr. & Mrs. Robert CadeCattle National Bank & Trust Co.Concordia University Guild Seward, Neb.Concordia Guild Falls City

Chapter Falls City, Neb.Concordia Guild West Point

Chapter West Point, Neb.Mr. & Mrs. Justus CraemerMr. & Mrs. Matthew DassowMrs. Judy DudaDr. & Mrs. Paul DumkeRupert Dunklau Foundation, Inc.Education QuestWalter Fadschild EstateFidelity InvestmentsMr. & Mrs. Robert FrieheGainesville Community

FoundationGrowth Design CorporationIrma Gruenwald EstateLouise Hahn EstateHyacinth Harsch EstateMildred Harsch EstateMr. & Mrs. C. G. HolthusMr. & Mrs. Timothy HughesJoeckel Enterprises, LTD.Ms. Rogene JohnstonJones National Bank & Trust Co.Mrs. Paul KaldahlMr. & Mrs. William KernenMr. & Mrs. Peter KlammerMr. William KloeberMr. & Mrs. Andrew KnudtenBenjamin Kouhns EstateMrs. Irene KrauseDr. & Mrs. Karl KreftRev. Dr. & Mrs. Harvey LangeLCMS FoundationMs. Shirley LiesenerMr. William LuebbeLutheran Community FoundationMr. & Mrs. Charles McCourtTh e Meinders FoundationVernon A. Meints EstateAugust Meyer Estate

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis MeyerLee Roy E. Meyer EstateJohn and Esther Miller EstateMr. Lester MullerNebraska Independent College

FoundationMarcus Nepermann EstateBernard R. Niewoehner EstateDr. & Mrs. Fred OhldeOmaha Community FoundationPepsi-Cola Bottling Co.Dr. William & Dr. Judith PreussMr. & Mrs. Gerald RappMs. Betty ReichertMr. & Mrs. Willard RichardsonDr. & Mrs. John RoehrsMr. & Mrs. William RoehrsMr. Elmer SchardtMs. Cynthia ScheerMr. Frederick SchmidEdward Steinbacher EstateDolora M. Stohs EstateMr. & Mrs. Wayne TanderupDr. & Mrs. Douglas TewesTh e LeRoy Th om, Jean Th om and

T-L Foundation, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Th omMrs. Iris Th omTh rivent Financial for LutheransMr. & Mrs. Del ToebbenWake Charitable FoundationRev. Dr. & Mrs. Orville WalzMr. & Mrs. L. K. Wolter

Sower AssociationGIFTS OF $5,000 TO $9,999

Anonymous (3)Mr. Rex BeckerMr. & Mrs. Cliff BerryMr. Earl BrandtCargill Inc.ConocoPhillips Petroleum

FoundationMrs. Charles DiekDr. & Mrs. Rupert DunklauErnest Endorf EstateDr. & Mrs. Carl EvertsMrs. Beata FarnerFountain of Life Lutheran Sun City, Ariz.Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Brian FriedrichRev. & Mrs. Henry FriedrichDr. & Mrs. Edwin Gerler Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard HahnVerna L. Hahn EstateMrs. Faye HallMr. & Mrs. Allen HeitschmidtHewlett-Packard CompanyDr. & Mrs. Vance Hinrichs

Blessings &

Heartfelt DedicationOver the past 112 years Concordia has been blessed by the strong relationship it shares with its alumni and friends. Th ose many years of heartfelt dedication have fi lled our classrooms with students, deepened and broadened our educational off er-ings, and enabled us to improve the campus in ways that will serve us in this century and beyond. Th ey have made us the university we are today and helped chart the path to the univer-sity we will become.

Your trust and commitment is inspiring and, in no small part, it is humbling as well. We give thanks for all of those who enable us to equip students to serve church and world. For me it has also been a great personal joy over the past months to meet with many of you on campus and across the country.

One measure of an educational institution is the number of students it serves. I am pleased to report that Concordia contin-ues to grow and fl ourish. Our application rate this coming year is up signifi cantly and we continue on a trend towards greater enrollment. Concordia is ranked again in the upper third of colleges in the “top schools” Midwest-master’s category in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings. And as noted regularly in the Broadcaster, wonderful accomplishments have been achieved by our music, arts, drama, athletic and other programs.

Another measure of an educational institution is its fi nancial status. I am pleased to share that Concordia is fi nancially sound. Th is was confi rmed this past summer in our annual audit by Virchow, Krause & Company. In a time when many institu-tions of higher education have struggled, Concordia remains on fi rm ground.

Challenges remain, of course. We are working hard to keep tuition costs aff ordable. Our endowment is growing, but it is still at a level that is well below that of other schools our size. Our campus is thoughtfully maintained–Concordia faculty and staff are careful stewards–but there are parts of it that are in signifi cant need of improvement.

With your continued support we will meet these challenges and advance the mission so dearly entrusted to us, to prepare servant leaders for church and world.

Blessings,

Brian L. FriedrichPresident & CEOConcordia University, Nebraska

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Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Hoff manMr. Milton HoltzenDr. Jeff & Dr. Erin HuebschmanHughes Brothers, Inc.Hunter & Oelke PCIBM CorporationMr. & Mrs. G. E. KamprathDr. & Mrs. Paul KleineMr. & Mrs. Robert KnuthMrs. Loraine KohlweyMr. & Mrs. Douglas KotilMs. Helen KouhnsMr. & Mrs. Melvin LillichMr. & Mrs. Arnold LuebbeLuther Memorial Lutheran Church Tinton Falls, N.J.Dr. LeeRoy E. Meyer ÖMr. Wilfred MuellerMr. & Mrs. Henry OppelMr. & Mrs. Les PieperMr. & Mrs. Lloyd ProbascoMr. & Mrs. Don RasmussenMr. & Mrs. Norman Riff elMr. & Mrs. Terry SanerMr. & Mrs. Waldemar SeefeldtMr. & Mrs. Stephen SiepmanMr. & Mrs. Roland StelzerMr. & Mrs. James Th omUnited Farmers CooperativeMrs. Otto WiemerProf. & Mrs. William Wolfram

Associate’s ClubGIFTS OF $1,000 TO $4,999

Anonymous (6)Mr. & Mrs. C. W. AllerheiligenAndrews Van Lines, Inc.ARAMARK Management ServicesMs. Karen ArdRev. & Mrs. Leonard AurichBalance Concord, Inc.Mr. Kenneth BartelsMr. & Mrs. William BartelsMrs. Howard BarthMr. & Mrs. Larry BeckMr. Raymond BeckerMrs. Alice BeetheMr. & Mrs. John BehrendtMr. & Mrs. Th omas BeinekeMr. & Mrs. Willard BellinMr. B. J. BenneDennis and Charlyne BerensBereuter for Congress CommitteeDrs. Marvin & Shirley BergmanGertrude Bergt EstateMr. & Mrs. Paul BerkbiglerMr. & Mrs. Werner BlankMr. & Mrs. Clarence BlaseMr. & Mrs. Michael BlissMr. & Mrs. Duane BlobaumRev. Dr. & Mrs. David Block

Mr. & Mrs. John BlomenbergRev. Richard BocheBoeing CompanyMs. Katherine BollandMr. & Mrs. Delmar BorchersMr. & Mrs. Paul BrammeierMr. & Mrs. Kermit BrashearMs. Pauline BraunMr. & Mrs. Roland BredehoftMr. & Mrs. J. D. BridgesDr. & Mrs. Gerald BrommerDr. & Mrs. Eugene BrottBryan LGH EastMr. & Mrs. William BuckleyMr. & Mrs. Art BushaCarlson Companies Matching

ProgramCessna Foundation, Inc.ChevronTexaco Matching ProgramMr. & Mrs. Winsor ChoMr. & Mrs. Th omas ChristmanMr. & Mrs. Walter ClassenDr. Doris Clatanoff & Mr. Duane

Clatanoff Compass Group, USA DivisionCornerstone BankMr. & Mrs. John CraemerMr. & Mrs. Jeff Craig-MeyerMrs. Beverly CreedMr. & Mrs. Michael DaakeProf. & Mrs. Gilbert DaenzerMr. & Mrs. Daniel DeLoach, Jr.Mr. Ronald DittmarDr. & Mrs. Warren Doerfl erMrs. Joan Doescher SchramDrs. David & Grace DolakTh e John Duda FoundationDr. & Mrs. Jack DuensingMr. & Mrs. Edward DunklauDr. & Mrs. Kent EinspahrDr. & Mrs. Kregg EinspahrEmmanuel Lutheran Church Dearborn, Mich.Mr. Ernest Endorf ÖMr. & Mrs. Marshall EnglandMrs. Nancy EnglishWalter W. Erbach EstateMrs. Cornelius EsslingerEthel S. Abbott Charitable

FoundationMr. & Mrs. William Evans Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Charles FergusonMrs. Marie FinnigsmierMr. & Mrs. Arthur FliegeFord Matching Gift ProgramMiss Helen Fork EstateFoundation of the Nebraska

Society of CPAsMr. & Mrs. Scott FrancisDr. Jane FryarMr. & Mrs. Ray GardMr. & Mrs. David Geisler Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Harold Gengenbach

Rev. & Mrs. Eugene GierkeDr. Eunice GoldgrabeMr. & Mrs. Merle GolnickMr. & Mrs. Robert GrabbertMr. Scott GrauMr. & Mrs. Frank GreeneMr. & Mrs. Kenneth GreeneH & S PlumbingMr. & Mrs. Ray HackerMr. & Mrs. Paul HackmannRev. & Mrs. James HansenDr. & Mrs. Vern HarnappHartmann Construction Co.Ms. Sandy HarveyMr. & Mrs. Herman Hebel Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Orlin HeckMr. & Mrs. Herbert HeiderMr. & Mrs. Sam HellbuschCalvin G. Hemenway EstateDr. & Mrs. Joseph HerlDr. Herman HiestermanRev. Joel HiestermanDr. Mary Hilgendorf & Mr. Duane

HilgendorfMr. Paul HillmannMiss Vaneta HinrichsMrs. Carolyn HoegemeyerMr. & Mrs. Stephen HogerMr. & Mrs. Dean HollatzMr. & Mrs. Larry HolleDr. & Mrs. James HolsteRev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul HoltorfHormel Foods CorporationMr. Th eodore HuebnerMrs. Virginia HughesITT IndustriesMr. & Mrs. Arnold JacobMr. & Mrs. Orville JacobsMr. & Mrs. K. Kirk JamisonMr. & Mrs. Arthur JanzowJenkins Family Hope Lutheran

Scholarship FundMs. Julie JohnstonMr. & Mrs. Dennis JurkovichMr. & Mrs. Eldor KaiserMrs. Waldemar KamprathMiss Bernice KasischkeÖMr. & Mrs. Pete KenowKingery Construction CompanyProf. Werner KlammerMr. & Mrs. Donald KleinMr. Robert KoehlerMr. & Mrs. Bruce KoellerMs. Shirley KoenekeMr. Paul H. KoenigMr. & Mrs. Alan KoepkeMr. & Mrs. David KrenzMr. & Mrs. Ron KuehnLaabs Farm Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Raymond LaabsMr. Walter LammersVerna Lampe EstateDr. & Mrs. Th omas Langevin

Paul & Sandy LawinLexmark International, Inc.Lincoln Community FoundationMr. & Mrs. Edmund LohmannMr. & Mrs. Alva LohseMr. Th eodore LuebbeLutheran Good Samaritan SocietyMr. & Mrs. Merlyn LutterMr. & Mrs. Allan MacDonaldMr. George MackDr. & Mrs. Martin MaehrMr. & Mrs. Paul MassmannDr. & Mrs. Mark MeehlMiss Marjorie MeierMr. & Mrs. Ronald MeierMr. & Mrs. John MeindersMr. & Mrs. Steve MeinzenMr. & Mrs. Robert H. MeyerDr. & Mrs. Roger MeyerMr. & Mrs. Roger A. MeyerDr. & Mrs. Stan MeyerMr. & Mrs. Harold MilbrathMr. & Mrs. James M. MillerMr. & Mrs. Philip MillerRev. Ray MirlyMr. & Mrs. Paul MoellerLois Ruth Molzahn EstateMr. Leslie MorrisDr. Russell MosemannMt. Calvary Lutheran Church Fullerton, Neb.Mr. & Mrs. Robert MuellerMr. & Mrs. Steve MullerNebraska State Reading CouncilNelnet, Inc.Miss Cathy NightlingerMr. & Mrs. Bill NoltingMr. & Mrs. E. Walt NunMr. & Mrs. Lloyd OesterDr. & Mrs. Larry OettingMr. & Mrs. Glenn OhlmannDr. & Mrs. Reuben OstenOur Redeemer Lutheran Church Staplehurst, Neb.Mr. & Mrs. Curt ParkhurstRev. & Mrs. Clemens PeraPeter Kiewit FoundationMr. Norman PetersenMr. & Mrs. Kenneth PetersDr. & Mrs. Ronald Pfeiff erMr. & Mrs. Russell Pfl iegerMrs. Helen PingelMr. & Mrs. Marvin PlamannMr. & Mrs. Lloyd PookerLydia Pralle EstateMr. Reuben PralleMr. & Mrs. Andrew RakosRami’s PhotographyMr. & Mrs. George RegasMr. & Mrs. Th omas RehkopLTC & Mrs. K. Luke ReinerResurrection Lutheran Church

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Santa Clara, Calif.Mr. & Mrs. Larry RinkerMrs. Loretta RodenburgRev. & Mrs. Gerald RoggowDr. & Mrs. Don RohrenMr. Richard RossingMr. & Mrs. William RoundeySBC FoundationMr. & Mrs. Robert SchaferMr. & Mrs. Paul ScheeleMr. & Mrs. Arlan SchellhornMr. & Mrs. Berne SchepmanDr. & Mrs. Allan SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Dale Schmidt Sr.Rev. & Mrs. Ralph SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Edwin SchoeningMr. & Mrs. Jon SchumacherSchumacher-Weiherman Family

FoundationSenkbeil Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Roger ShawMr. & Mrs. Timothy SheldonShell Oil Company FoundationMr. Luther Skov & Dr. Londa

Borer-SkovMr. & Mrs. Lucas Smith Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Stephen SmothersRev. & Mrs. Russell SommerfeldMrs. Joan SothanMr. & Mrs. Marvin SpitsnogleSt. Matthew Lutheran Church Cedar Bluff s, Neb.St. Paul Lutheran Church Garner, IowaSt. Peter Lutheran Church Gresham, Neb.Mrs. Paul StaeblerState Farm Companies FoundationMr. & Mrs. Scott StaubRev. Harold StelzerMr. & Mrs. Frank Stiner Sr.Dr. & Mrs. Frederick StrieterMr. & Mrs. Gale SuhrDr. & Mrs. Jack SwansonMr. & Mrs. Edgar TerrassMr. & Mrs. Kenneth TerryMr. & Mrs. Wilbur TewesMr. & Mrs. Gary Th iesMr. & Mrs. Don Th omasMr. & Mrs. Douglas TiemanMr. & Mrs. Kenneth TimmermanMr. & Mrs. Ronald A.TonnigesTri-Co Community FoundationTrinity Lutheran Church Franktown, Colo.Trinity Lutheran Church Ponca, Neb.Mr. & Mrs. Donald TroesterDr. Janell Uff elman & Mr. Ron

Uff elmanDr. Elizabeth Usher & Rev.

William ScarDr. & Mrs. Van Vahle

Mr. & Mrs. Mike VincentMr. & Mrs. Jon Von RentzellMr. & Mrs. Wilmer WagnerMr. Max WakeMrs. Karen WarrenMrs. Natalie WehrmanDr. John WeinholdMr. & Mrs. David WenckMrs. Gordon WendlingWiebe Charitable FoundationMr. Arnold WiedDr. Mira Wiegmann & Prof.

Richard WiegmannMrs. Jean WileyDr. & Mrs. Walter WintersMr. Ward WolframMrs. Lucille WoodringMr. & Mrs. Rick WrightMr. & Mrs. Eugene YoungZion Lutheran Church Beecher, Ill.Mr. & Mrs. Glen Zobel

Builder’s ClubGIFTS OF $500 TO $999

Anonymous (5)Mr. Bernhard AhlschwedeAmeritas Life Insurance Co.Mrs. Jeannie AndersonMr. & Mrs. Henry AschbrennerMiss Viola BahlsDr. Jennifer Baker & Mr. Paul

BakerMr. & Mrs. Richard BartholomewMs. MaryAnn BasinskiDr. & Mrs. Ernest BaughmanDr. & Mrs. Rodney BecherMr. & Mrs. Harlan BeckerBecton Dickinson FoundationDr. & Mrs. Floyd BehrensMrs. Jacques BergerMr. & Mrs. Joel BergmeyerMr. & Mrs. Ronald BerlinMr. & Mrs. Clarence BerndtMr. & Mrs. James BlomenbergMr. & Mrs. Nelson BockMr. & Mrs. Fred BoergerDr. & Mrs. Paul BoergerMr. & Mrs. John BollBooth-Newsom Broadcasting, Inc.Miss Lillian BrandtAugust Breyer EstateRev. & Mrs. Arthur BrinkmeyerMr. Brad BuerckRoland and Claire BungeMr. & Mrs. Marlin BurkeyMr. & Mrs. Robert BurnhamMr. & Mrs. James CanningMrs. Lana CargillMr. & Mrs. Neal CastensMr. & Mrs. Jay Cattle

Mr. & Mrs. Mark CloeterConcordia Publishing HouseRev. Garry DassowMr. & Mrs. John DavisMrs. Joe DivisDow Corning Corporation

FoundationMr. & Mrs. Roger DubbeMr. & Mrs. Louis EberhardAnna Eickmann EstateMiss Karla EinspahrEmanuel Lutheran Church Milbank, S.D.Mr. & Mrs. Len ErmoldMr. & Mrs. Charles FalkDr. & Mrs. Philip FastenauMr. & Mrs. Dave FaszholzMr. & Mrs. Richard FerrinMiss Erlene FettMr. & Mrs. Harry D. FikeMr. & Mrs. Fred FillmanMr. & Mrs. Rad FinchFirst Data Card Services Group

MatchingMr. & Mrs. Hubert FischerMr. & Mrs. Jonathan FischerMr. & Mrs. Junior FischerMr. & Mrs. Bernie FortmeyerMr. & Mrs. Carl FranzenMs. Mildred FurnessMr. & Mrs. Norbert GeidelMrs. William GeislerGFWC Seward Women ClubRev. & Mrs. Charles A. GierkeMr. & Mrs. Harlan GlanzerMr. & Mrs. John GlanzerMr. & Mrs. Roger GlawatzMr. & Mrs. Norman GlockMr. & Mrs. Michael GoingsMr. & Mrs. Tommy GoldammerWilma E. Gosch EstateGrace Lutheran Church Platte Center, Neb.Mr. & Mrs. Donald GrantMrs. Dara Greene BuckenbahlMr. Adam GreeneMr. Martin GrotelueschenRev. & Mrs. Ralph GueterslohMr. & Mrs. Don HahnMr. & Mrs. Brian HallMr. James HardtMrs. Erwin HarmeningMr. Wayne HarmeningMr. & Mrs. Carl HartMr. & Mrs. Richard HartmannMr. & Mrs. James HartwigMr. & Mrs. Ralph HauserHealthcare Services Group, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Iddo HeinickeMr. Orvil HeitmannMs. Esther HeitshusenMiss Samantha HellbuschMr. & Mrs. David Hemme

Mrs. Glo HennigRev. & Mrs. Roger HenningMr. & Mrs. Wayne Hensen Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ben HerbrichDr.Ö & Mrs. Robert

HerpolsheimerMr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Hoff mannDr. & Mrs. LeeRoy HoltzenDr. & Mrs. Robert HuckfeldtDr. Timothy Huff manMrs. Elaine HughesMr. Daniel JarrettMr. & Mrs. David JensenMr. & Mrs. Ronald JeppesenMr. & Mrs. Harvey JohnsonMr. & Mrs. James JordanDr. & Mrs. Mark JoyceMrs. Deborah KaderaMr. & Mrs. Hoon KimMr. & Mrs. Kenneth KirchnerMr. & Mrs. Jared KiteMr. Friedrich KlausMr. Ronald KnappMr. & Mrs. George KniepMr. & Mrs. Mark KoltermanDr. & Mrs. Bernard KorbitzMr. Bruce KorteMr. & Mrs. Al KoschmannMr. Gilbert KufahlÖMr. & Mrs. David KummMrs. Jennifer KunkelMr. & Mrs. David LangeMrs. Vera LangeDr. & Mrs. Andrew LangewischMrs. Norman LangsethMr. & Mrs. Gerald LarsonMr. & Mrs. Richard LaughlinMr. & Mrs. Ranney LeekRev. & Mrs. Richard LewerMr. & Mrs. Dan LewisMr. & Mrs. Karl LindemanMr. Arnold LueddersMr. & Mrs. Jonathan LukasMr. & Mrs. Frank LukowLutheran Foundation of TexasMrs. Juanita LutzMarathon Oil Matching Gift

ProgramMs. Janette MarcusMr. & Mrs. Th omas MartindaleMr. & Mrs. Kirk MattesMr. & Mrs. Ed MaycumberMr. & Mrs. Ronald McClellanDr. Tamara & Mr. Tracy McCueMcKinney Enterprises, Inc.Memorial Health Care SystemsMr. & Mrs. Alan MeyerMr. & Mrs. Alan MeyerDr. & Mrs. David MeyerMr. & Mrs. John Meyerhoff Mrs. Letha MeyerMrs. Norma MeyerMrs. Ruth Meyer

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Types of Gifts

Mr. & Mrs. John MichelMr. & Mrs. Gilbert MiesnerModern Methods, Inc.Mr.Ö & Mrs. Clarence MosesMr. Jack MuellerMr. & Mrs. Mark MuellerDr. & Mrs. Willis MundtMr. & Mrs. Jay MusfeldtNebraska Eastern Reading CouncilNebraska Womens Amateur Golf

AssociationMr. Leonard NelsonNSK CorporationRev. & Mrs. Louis NuechterleinMrs. Elton OhlmanMrs. Helen OldenkampMr. & Mrs. Howard OlsonOmaha Nephrology, P.C.Mr. & Mrs. Clemens OttenOur Savior Lutheran Church Newton, IowaOur Saviour Lutheran Church Great Bend, Kan.Pacifi c Hills Lutheran Church Omaha, Neb.Rev. & Mrs. J. Robert PaulsonMr. & Mrs. Andrew PerryMr. & Mrs. Henry PetersMiss Meredith PetersMr. & Mrs. Walter PetersMr. & Mrs. William PetersMrs. Arnold Pfeiff erMr. & Mrs. Mike PomerenkeMr. & Mrs. Norman PookerMr. & Mrs. Gerhardt PralleMr. & Mrs. Douglas PrimeauDr. & Mrs. Mark PulsMr. Gene QuadeMs. Eileen Ratcliff Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur RatherMr. Richard RathkeRedeemer Lutheran Church Arkansas City, Kan.Dr. & Mrs. Edward Reinke Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Reinke

Mr. & Mrs. Lon RennerMr. & Mrs. Alfred RenzelmanMr. & Mrs. Gerald RinneDr. & Mrs. Richard RolfsmeierMr. & Mrs. Steven RozekMr. & Mrs. Lambert RungeMr. & Mrs. Paul Salchow Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Reed SanderMr. Leonard SchardtMrs. Paul SchlichtingMr. Fred SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Milton SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Ian SchonsheckMs. Linda SchroederMr. & Mrs. Harold SchuesslerMr. & Mrs. Lloyd SchultzMr. & Mrs. Robert SchultzMiss Janice SchulzMr. & Mrs. Timothy SchwanMr. & Mrs. Ryne SeamanMr. & Mrs. Gary SeeversDr. & Mrs. John SeeversMrs. Neal SellDr. & Mrs. Norman SellSeward Jr. Women’s ClubSeward Physical Th erapy Service,

P.C.Dr. & Mrs. Mark SheldonSinclair Hille & Associates, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Elmer SmithDr. & Mrs. Steven SparenbergMrs. June SpielmanSt. Paul Lutheran Church Concordia, Mo.St. Paul Lutheran Church Orchard, Neb.Mr. & Mrs. Richard SteinbrueckMr. & Mrs. Chad StepanekMr. & Mrs. Richard StillahnMr. & Mrs. Robert StonerookMr. Erwin StorkMr. & Mrs. Bradd StuckyMr. & Mrs. Cliff StueweMr. & Mrs. Th omas StultsRev. & Mrs. Kenneth Sype

Mr. & Mrs. Wilbert Th eeMr. & Mrs. Stephen Th ielTh rivent Financial for Lutherans

Seward ChapterMr. & Mrs. Allen TimmMs. Marcine ToddMrs. Robert TonkinsonDr. & Mrs. Paul TrautmanTrinity Lutheran Church Foster, Neb.Trinity Lutheran Church Atchison, Kan.Mr. Gerald UhligUnion Pacifi c CorporationMr. & Mrs. Michael Van BeekVerizon FoundationDr. & Mrs.Ö Th eodore von FangeWal-Mart StoresMr. & Mrs. Timothy WalterDr. & Mrs. John WaltherMr. & Mrs. Th omas Webster Jr.Mr.Ö & Mrs. Albert WegehauptMr. & Mrs. Richard WehrsMr. & Mrs. Craig WenzlickMr. & Mrs. Gerald WerthDr. & Mrs. Dudley WiestMr. & Mrs. Clare Wiltse IIMr. & Mrs. Eugene WittRev. Dr. & Mrs. Melvin WittLt. Col. & Mrs. Th eodore

Wolfram IIIMr. & Mrs. Glen WolkenMr. & Mrs. James YagowMrs. Jo YoungMr. & Mrs. Robert ZieglerMrs. William ZiehrWilliam Zimmerman EstateZion Lutheran Church Gwinner, N. Dak.Zion Lutheran Church Cologne, Minn.Mr. Richard ZwemkeDr. & Mrs. Richard Zwick

Leader’s AssociationGIFTS OF $250 TO $499

Anonymous (2)Mr. Marvin AchterbergMiss Velma AdamMr. & Mrs. Meredith AdkinsMr. & Mrs. Roger AdkissonMr. & Mrs. Bob Aff eldtMs. Doris AlbergAmerican Express FoundationAmerican Standard, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Wayne AndersenAnheuser-Busch Company, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Erwin AufdembergeMr. & Mrs. Fred Aupperle

Mr. Gerhardt BaerRev. & Mrs. Donald BahrMr. & Mrs. Kenneth BalstersMr. & Mrs. Robert BalzerMs. Sandra BarberMr. & Mrs. Walter BartelsMr. & Mrs. Fred BauerDr. & Mrs. R. C. BeetheMr. & Mrs. Karl BergdoltMr. & Mrs. Waldemar BergdoltMiss Carolyn BergtMr. & Mrs. Harold BergtMr. & Mrs. M. Andrew BerkbiglerMr. & Mrs. Duane BeuneDr. & Mrs. Kenneth BirdMr. Les Lance & Ms. Linda Birkes-

LanceMr. & Mrs. Ted BirkholzMr. & Mrs. David BirnbaumRev. & Mrs. Harold BlockMr. Byron BockelmanMr. & Mrs. David BodeMr. & Mrs. Don BohlMr. John BoldtMr. & Mrs. Paul BonaldiMr. & Mrs. Terrence BorenMrs. Dale BorkDr. & Mrs. Ron BorkRev. & Mrs. Russell Bowder Jr.Mrs. Hildegarde BoyeRev. & Mrs. Bruce BrackmanMr. & Mrs. Arthur BrandtMr. Ralph BrauerMr. Richard BrehmerMs. Norma BrengmanMs. Rebecca BrewerMr. & Mrs. Byron BrighamMr. & Mrs. Eugene BrinkMrs. John BrockshusMr. & Mrs. Marvin BrockshusMrs. Leta BrunkhorstMr. & Mrs. John BrunsRev. & Mrs. Keith BrutlagMr. & Mrs. Melvin BuescherMr. & Mrs. Robert BurandtDr. & Mrs. Paul BurgerMr. & Mrs. William BusackerRev. Gordon BynumMrs. Rachel CarlowMr. & Mrs. Curt CattauMr. & Mrs. Rollin CattauChad Woolery & Associates, Inc.Rev. & Mrs. Michael Chaff eeMr. & Mrs. Gary ChapmanMs. Rosalyn ChmelkaChrist Lutheran FoundationMr. & Mrs. Waldo CloeterDr. & Mrs. Gary CookeMr. & Mrs. Martin CordesMr. & Mrs. Charles CostleyMr. & Mrs. Milt CrossMr. & Mrs. Andrew DahlMr. Carl Dantzler

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Mr. & Mrs. Wayne DelventhalMr. & Mrs. E. Paul Dieckhoff Mrs. Eldred DierkerMs. Rene DinkelMr. & Mrs. Darrell DipponMr. & Mrs. LeRoy DittmarMr. & Mrs. Larry DittmerMr. & Mrs. Howard DoerrMr. & Mrs. Edward DollaseMr. & Mrs. Jack DrewsRev. & Mrs. Paul DroegemuellerMr. & Mrs. Douglas DubisarMr. & Mrs. James DuitsmanRev. & Mrs. Lawrence EathertonMs. Shirley EbelMrs. Dorothy EbnerMr. John EhlersMr. & Mrs. Gary EinemMr. & Mrs. Randy EinemDr. & Mrs. Glenn EinspahrMrs. Junior EinspahrMr. & Mrs. Kelvin EinspahrMr. & Mrs. Paul EisenbraunMrs. Tedi EllisonEmmaus Lutheran Church Denver, Colo.Mr. Dennis EngelbartMr. Lon ErwinRev. & Mrs. Duane FahrMr. & Mrs. Eugene FaszholzMr. & Mrs. Richard FehlbergRev. & Mrs. Steven FickMr. & Mrs. David FitzpatrickMr. & Mrs. Kenneth Flory Jr.Drs. Kenneth & Karen FollettMrs. Ervin FreudenburgMr. & Mrs. E. H. FriedemannMr. & Mrs. Earl FriedenMrs. Herman FriedrichMr. & Mrs. Rick FritzMr. & Mrs. Richard GaedeMr. & Mrs. Robert GaedeMr. & Mrs. Aaron L. GardMr. Gerald Geiselman

Dr. & Mrs. Ralph GeislerMr. & Mrs. Dan GengenbachMrs. Robert GenrichMr. & Mrs. Terry GerdtsMr. & Mrs. Gregory GesellMr. & Mrs. Robert GlanzerDr. & Mrs. Eldon GleichmanMr. Edgar GlockzienMr. & Mrs. Harold GohlMr. & Mrs. Art GoldgrabeMrs. Hollis GordonMs. Marilyn GotschRev. & Mrs. Arthur GrafMr. & Mrs. Fred GraftMr. & Mrs. Duane GraszMr. & Mrs. Gary GrefeMr. & Mrs. Peter GrothausMr. & Mrs. Vernon GuentherMrs. Alice GundersonMr. Steven Haaff Miss Lucile HahnMrs. Ruth HardtMr. Marvin HarmesRev. & Mrs. Elvin HarmsDr. & Mrs. Delwyn HarnischMr. Melvin HarnischMr. Ray HarvieMr. & Mrs. Th omas HayMr. & Mrs. Ron HayekMr. Leo HeidemannMr. & Mrs. Philip HeidemannMr. & Mrs. Marvin HeidornMr. & Mrs. Erich HelgeMs. Jenna HellbuschMr. & Mrs. F. HelmreichMr. & Mrs. Allen HelmsMr. & Mrs. Lawrence HencyeMr. & Mrs. Marvin HenningMr. & Mrs. James HerreMr. & Mrs. Gene HerzbergMrs. Enid HerzigDr. & Mrs. Guenther HerzogMr. & Mrs. Mel HintzMr. & Mrs. David Hinz

Mr. & Mrs. Newell HobackMr. & Mrs. Dennis HoeraufMr. Patrick HoferMr. Steve Hoff schneiderMr. & Mrs. Kyle HollmanMr. & Mrs. Glennis HoltmeierMr. DuWayne HoltzenMr. & Mrs. Alan HolzMr. & Mrs. Donald HolzMr. & Mrs. Robert HubnerMr. & Mrs. Tim HuebschmanMr. & Mrs. Cliff ord HulseMs. Amanda HusbergMs. Cheryl IngerslewMr. & Mrs. Larry IrmerMr. & Mrs. Vaughn JaenikeMr. & Mrs. Lyle JensenJoe’s Body ShopMr. & Mrs. Curtis JohnsonMr. Richard JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Lawrence JoyceMr. & Mrs. Richard Kalbfl eischMr. & Mrs. Bill KammerlohrMr. & Mrs. Victor KamprathMr. & Mrs. Wayne KarcherDr. & Mrs. William Karpenko IIMr. & Mrs. Ronald KastenMr. & Mrs. Elmer KellnerMr. & Mrs. Mark KernMr. & Mrs. Victor Kesse Jr.Mr. William KillionDr. & Mrs. John KinworthyMr. & Mrs. Orville KirchnerMr. & Mrs. Wilfred KirchnerMr. & Mrs. Ray KirkeMr. & Mrs. David KjergaardMs. Edna KloeberMr. & Mrs. John KnightMrs. Dale KnopMrs. Donald KoltermanMr. & Mrs. Wayne KolzowMr. & Mrs. David KoopmanDr. & Mrs.Ö Glenn KraftDr. & Mrs. Michael Kramer

Mr. Arthur KrenzMr. Howard KrieserMr. & Mrs. Irvin KroenkeMr. & Mrs. Walter KroneMr. & Mrs. Ron KruegerMr. & Mrs. Dale KruseDr. Jonathan & Mrs. June LaabsMr. Gerrod LambrechtLaminated Wood SystemsMr. & Mrs. Brad LandonMr. & Mrs. Donald LangewischMr. & Mrs. Virgil LeckbandMr. & Mrs. Terry LeeDr. & Mrs. Vern LiermannMr. & Mrs. Robert ListMr. & Mrs. William LochmannMr. & Mrs. George LockeMrs. Jaqueline LoontjerMr. & Mrs. Michael LovelessMr. & Mrs. Henry LuebkeMrs. Bernice LueddersMr. & Mrs. Anton LutringerMr. & Mrs. David LutzRev. & Mrs. Michael LutzMr. & Mrs. Albert MaierMrs. Delmar MaierMr. & Mrs. Hersey MangelsMr. & Mrs. Larry MattenMr. & Mrs. Larry MatzenMr. & Mrs. Joseph McKinneyMr. & Mrs. Lane McKownMr. Brian McNallyMr. Donald MeierMr. & Mrs. Kurt MetznerMr. & Mrs. Delbert MeyerMs. Doris MeyerMr. & Mrs. Joel D. MeyerMiss Kay MeyerMr. & Mrs. Richard MeyerMs. Susan MeyerMr. Darrell Douglas & Mrs. Lucy

Mickow-DouglasMiss Dolores MielkeMs. Joyce MikowMr. & Mrs. Rodney MillardMr. & Mrs. Calvin MillerMr. & Mrs. Dale MillerMrs. John Miller Jr.ÖMr. & Mrs. Stanley MillerMr. & Mrs. John MoentmannRev. & Mrs. James MollMr. & Mrs. Tim MollMr. & Mrs. Kenneth MolzerGlenn Mooberry EstateMr. & Mrs. Don MornerMt. Calvary Lutheran Church Marysville, Kan.Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Omaha, Neb.Mr. & Mrs. Hillard MuellerMiss Kathleen MuellerMr. & Mrs. Lyle MuellerMr. & Mrs. Allen Mundt

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Mr. & Mrs. Kevin NastNebraska Golf AssociationMr. & Mrs. Duane NelsonMrs. Bernard NiemannMrs. Raymond Niesen Ö Ms. Arlene NorrisMs. Linda NortonMr. Robert NuttelmanMr. & Mrs. Duane NyenMr. & Mrs. Rick OberheuDr. & Mrs. Stan ObermuellerMr. & Mrs. Dennis O’BrienMr. & Mrs. Gregory OelkeMr. & Mrs. Ervin OellermannMr. & Mrs. Roger Off ermannMr. Elmer OhlmannMr. Melvin OlsenHon. & Mrs. Ernest OppligerMr. & Mrs. Dale OrlowskiMr. Harold OstermannMr. & Mrs. George OttMr. & Mrs. Matt OwensPac ‘N’ SaveMrs. Janice PatschkePentair, Inc.Rev. & Mrs. Victor PeraRev. & Mrs. John PetersenMrs. Karen PetersMr. Harold PetersonMr. & Mrs.Ö Victor PeterMs. Bernice Pfi ngstenRev. & Mrs. Paul PhilpMr. & Mrs. Ronald PinkepankPioneer Hi-Bred InternationalMr. Steve Plamann & Ms. Beth

VosobaMiss Barbara PolehnaMrs. Harold PookerRev. & Mrs. Mark PressMr. & Mrs. Douglas PrestonProcter & Gamble FundMr. & Mrs. Richard PrusakMr. & Mrs. Delmar QuadeMrs. Bonnie QuesnelDr. & Mrs. Merle Radke

Mr. & Mrs. Alan RagossMr. Harold RatheDr. & Mrs. Rod RathmannRedeemer Lutheran Church Atwood, Kan.Mr. & Mrs. Donald ReebRev. & Mrs. Dirk ReekMiss Gloria ReeseMr. & Mrs. John RehbergMs. Rhonda ReimersMr. & Mrs. Clarence RhodeMr. & Mrs. Arnold RichertRichters, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Robert RikkelsMr. & Mrs. John RittenhouseMr. Rodney RobisonMr. & Mrs. Galen RoebkeMr. & Mrs. Les RolfsmeierMr. & Mrs. Norman RonellMr. & Mrs. Roland RosendahlMr. Paul RosenthalMr. & Mrs. Donald RothMr. & Mrs. Philip RothMr. & Mrs. Larry RottmanMr. & Mrs. W. Albert RubkeMr. & Mrs. Paul RugensteinMr. & Mrs. Noel RuhterMr. & Mrs. Philip RulonDr. & Mrs. Alan RungeMr. & Mrs. Vernon RuschmeyerMrs. Dolores SanderDr. & Mrs. Neil SandfortMrs. Wilma SattelmeierMr. & Mrs. James SauderMs. Janet SauerMs. Margaret SchaferMiss Helen SchamberMr. & Mrs. Marvin SchausMr. & Mrs. Timothy ScheidMr. & Mrs. David SchernikauMs. Carolyn SchipporeitDr. & Mrs. Robert SchleefMr. & Mrs. Matthew SchleicherMr. & Mrs. Frederick SchluckebierMr. & Mrs. Leroy Schmidt

Mr. & Mrs. Norbert SchmidtMrs. Katherine SchneiderMr. & Mrs. John SchnellerMiss Ellen SchoenbeckMr. & Mrs. M. Daniel SchroederMr. & Mrs. James SchroederMr. & Mrs. Marvin SchroederMr. & Mrs. Geo. SchrotbergerMrs. Lois SchuetzMr. & Mrs. Rodney SchullingMr. & Mrs. Don SchultzDr. Armin SchulzMr. & Mrs. LeRoy SchulzMr. & Mrs. William SchwabMr. Steven SchwartzMr. & Mrs. Mark SeboldtMr. & Mrs. Leroy SeimMr. & Mrs. Douglas SelbyMr. & Mrs. John SenechalSeward County TreasurerSeward Dairy QueenMr. Phillip ShelpSilver Stone GroupMr. & Mrs. Chris SimonsenDr. & Mrs. Neil SkovMrs. Ralph SkovRev. & Mrs. Richard SkovMr. & Mrs. Andrew SmithMr. & Mrs. Steve SmithMr. & Mrs. Clarence SnyderSt. John Lutheran Church Paullina, IowaSt. John Lutheran School Seward, Neb.St. John Women’s League Topeka, Kan.St. Paul Lutheran Church Strasburg, Ill.St. Paul Lutheran Church - Tilden Meadow Grove, Neb.St. Peter Lutheran Church North Judson, Ind.Mr. Robert StachMr. & Mrs. Brent StehlikMiss Maxine SteilDr. & Mrs. Alan SteinbachMr. & Mrs. David SteinbacherMs. Mary Ann SteinbeckMiss Leah SteinbronnMr. & Mrs. Matthew SteinerMr. & Mrs. Paul SteinerMr. & Mrs. Norman StevensDr. & Mrs. Richard StevensMr. & Mrs. Jim StiggeMr. & Mrs. Jerry StirtzDr. Martin StorkMr. & Mrs. Peter Strom

Mr. & Mrs. Ray StuckwischMr. & Mrs. John StuckyMs. Lucille Stuffi ngSuhr & Lichty Insurance AgencyDr. & Mrs. Donald SylwesterDr. & Mrs. Robert SylwesterRev. & Mrs. Harry R. Th eissMr. & Mrs. Robert Th omale Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Troy Th ompsonMr. & Mrs. Tyler TillerMr. & Mrs. Willard TimmermanMr. & Mrs. Phil TroesterMr. & Mrs. Richard TroesterMr. & Mrs. Kenneth TschoppMr. & Mrs. Dennis UeckerDr. & Mrs. Gerald Uff elmanMr. & Mrs. Richard UngrodtMiss Ruth UrbenÖMrs. Gertrude VahlkampMrs. Doris Vander HammMr. & Mrs. Th eodore VoelkerMrs. Chris VogelMrs. Leroy Vogel Sr.Mrs. Jan Von SeggernMr. & Mrs. LeMoyne WaakMrs. Mildred WallaceMr. & Mrs. Daniel WaltherMr. & Mrs. Paul WaltherMr. & Mrs. David WaltzMr. Gregory WarnekeMrs. William WasmundMr. & Mrs. Jon WeertsMr. & Mrs. David WegenerMr. & Mrs. William WegnerMr. & Mrs. David WeinzTh e Weitz Company, Inc.Mrs. Evelyn WellmanMs. Elaine WendtMr. & Mrs. Lewis WhiteMr. & Mrs. Ed WiesehanDr. John WillhardtMr. Lloyd Windfi eldMr. Ken Kasten & Mrs. Joycelyn

Wiseley Kline KastenMr. & Mrs. Gary Woff ordMr. Bill Wolfram Jr.Mr. J. Paul WoodburnWorld of Green, Inc.Mrs. Hugh WrightMs. Janice YungMr. Hua ZhangMr. Joseph E. ZimmermanZion Lutheran Church Clafl in, Kan.Zion Lutheran Church Plainview, Neb.Mrs. Dona Zrust

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jon von rentzell ´87 was one of the first graduates of Concordia’s fl edgling business program in the late ’80s, and he has since become one of its most successful alums. Von Rentzell is a vice president for performance improvement at Carlson Marketing, a privately held, world-wide marketing services fi rm. He is a 10-time recipient of Carlson Sales Achievement Award and has 18 years of experience in the areas of marketing, sales, employee performance and improving brand loyalty. Based in Minne-apolis, his global responsibilities now have him jetting across the continent and overseas several times a year.

While at Concordia, Von

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

On A Mission $60M Campaign

Concordia urged to act strategicallyRentzell went to the air for dif-ferent reasons.

He was a quarterback for the Bulldogs for four years and threw for 3,991 yards during his college career. He considered several confer-ence schools before settling on Concordia.

“I already had some natural ties there at Concordia. My sister and brother were there,” said Von Rentzell.

“So my situation was a little diff erent than perhaps a lot of student-athletes who will con-

sider Concordia today. When it comes to recruiting, you

obviously can’t count on everyone having a relative already attend-ing.”

He considers Concordia’s planned Health, Human Per-formance and Athletics Center (HHPAC) an important strategic step for the university:

Impact“You can already see

what upgrading the stadium, track, art department and education department facilities have done for the school. It has a tremendous positive impact on people and it moves forward the mission of Concordia.”

SuccessA Game Plan for

Staying competitive“I think that the HHPAC

will accelerate our ability to serve in so many ways. Th is facility will make us competi-tive—and strategically this is something that I believe the university needs to focus on. Th is will fi nally put us on par with other schools in our conference with well-rounded educational and human perfor-mance facilities.”

Whole person“I’m glad that the university

is truly considering the educa-tion of the whole person—mind, spirit and body. I’m very proud of the commitment that Concordia is making towards the facilities that support this balanced approach.”

Jon Von Rentzell ‘87

Th e fi nancial goal of On A Mission is to secure $60 million in gifts and pledges for:

• Endowment–$30 million• Weller Fund–$10 million for scholarship and operations• Capital–$20 million for long-term debt elimination and

the Health, Human Performance and Athletics Center

To learn more about On A Mission please visit www.cune.edu/OnAMission

Campaign progress as of September 30, 2005

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Three-Minute ClubGIFTS OF $149 TO $249

Anonymous (1)Mrs. Al AchterbergAEGON Transamerica FoundationMr. & Mrs. Arlen AhlersMr. Bob AhrensMrs. Irene AhrensMr. & Mrs. William Allmen Jr.Ms. Cheryl Allmen-VinnedgeAlltel CommunicationsRev.Ö & Mrs. Arlin AlpersMr. & Mrs. Leon AmeyMr. John Andrea & Mrs. Christina

Ludwig-AndreaMr. & Mrs. Alvin ApetzMrs. Sherwood ArmbrechtAtkinson & Associates Insurance,

Inc.Rev. & Mrs. Victor AtsingerDr. & Mrs. Ted AufdembergeMr. & Mrs. Mark BaackeMrs. Karol BaileyBall CorporationMr. Louis BamesbergerMr. & Mrs. Arthur BangertRev. Keith Banwart Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ronald BargerMr. & Mrs. Martin BarlauMr. & Mrs. Charles BartelsMr. & Mrs. Daniel BarzRev. & Mrs. Marvin BarzMr. & Mrs. James BassMr. & Mrs. Nathan BassettMr. & Mrs. Oscar Bauer Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Lylas BaumanMrs. Viola BaumannRev. & Mrs. Wesley BaumeisterMrs. Cynthia BeaneMr. & Mrs. J. Mark BeaudeanBeautiful Savior LWML Houston, TexasMr. & Mrs. Russ BebernissMr. & Mrs. Tim BeckerMr. Rickey BeltzCongressman & Mrs. Douglas

BereuterMr. Clarence BergemannMs. Joan BergmanMr. & Mrs. Norman BergmannMrs. Ardis BergquistMr. Darwin BettmannMr. & Mrs. Norman BiarMr. & Mrs. Ken BickelMr. & Mrs. Gary Bittfi eldMr. & Mrs. Frederick BlankMrs. Karen BlankMr. & Mrs. Richard BlattMr. & Mrs. Robert BlevensMrs. Waldemar Bloch

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce BlockerMr. & Mrs. Gilbert BluhmMr. & Mrs. Geoff rey BocheMs. Sandy BoehmDr. & Mrs. Charles BoettcherMrs. Sigmund BohnetMr. & Mrs. Jonathan BollMr. & Mrs. John BookMr. & Mrs. Andrew BowinMr. & Mrs. Richard BowserMr. & Mrs. Greg BradfordMr. & Mrs. Kenneth BrandtMr. & Mrs. Robert BrandtMiss Kristina BrasherMr. & Mrs. Gary BrauerDr. & Mrs. William BraunMr. & Mrs. Steven BrayRev. & Mrs. Michael BreachMr. & Mrs. Erich BredehoeftMr. & Mrs. Gerald BremerMr. Mark BremerMrs. Carl BrodersMs. Marian BrosigMr. & Mrs. Matthew BrottMr. & Mrs. James BrueningMr. & Mrs. Eldor BrunsMrs. Loralee BrunsMr. & Mrs. Daniel BuchingerRev. & Mrs. David BueltmannMr. & Mrs. Roger BuhrMr. & Mrs. Peter BullockMrs. Howard BungeMr. & Mrs. H. Eugene BurgerRev. & Mrs. Charles ByerMr. & Mrs. Lee CarlsonMr. & Mrs. Marvin CaspersenMr. & Mrs. Donald CholcherMrs. Frances ChristensenMs. Carol ClarkMr. & Mrs. Bryce ClausenMr. & Mrs. George ClearRev. & Mrs. Daniel CloeterMr. & Mrs. Roy Coff manMrs. Ruth ColrossMr. & Mrs. Andy ContrerasMr. & Mrs. Paul CordesMr. & Mrs. Jack CosletMr. & Mrs. David CoxCrete Glass Co.Mr. & Mrs. Mark DannehlMrs. Beulah DaughertyMr. & Mrs. Dale DaviesMrs. Marjorie DavisMr. & Mrs. Timothy DavisMr. & Mrs. Ron de la MotteMrs. Rose Detloff Mr. & Mrs. Edward DettlingRev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul DevantierRev. Robert DibellMr. & Mrs. Bill Dieckhoff Rev. & Mrs. John DienerMr. & Mrs. Omar DittmerRev. & Mrs. David Dobbertien

Mr. & Mrs. Devin DoremusMr. & Mrs. Eugene DoversbergerMr. & Mrs. Matt DuchekMr. & Mrs. Jack DunsEarnest Well Drilling, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Allen EberlePastor & Mrs. David EbsMr. & Mrs. George EckhardtMr. & Mrs. James EdwardsMr. & Mrs. Orville EggertMr. & Mrs. Gerald EickmeierMr. & Mrs. Bruce EinspahrEmmanuel Lutheran Church York, Neb.Mr. & Mrs. Jack EmmonsMr. & Mrs. Weldon EndorfMr. & Mrs. Brent EricksonMr. & Mrs. Lloyd EricksonMr. & Mrs. Ernie EulertFarmers National CompanyMrs. P. H. FeltenDr. & Mrs. Robert FialaMr. & Mrs. Karl FinkMr. & Mrs. Alvin FinkeRev. & Mrs. Stuart FirnhaberMr. & Mrs. Curtis FischerMr. & Mrs. Frederick FischerMr. & Mrs. Michael FlandermeyerMr. Robert Foster Jr.Mr. John FranckMr. & Mrs. Warren FrankMs. Deborah FrazierMrs. Daniel FrerkingRev. Dr. & Mrs. Allen FreudenburgMr. & Mrs. Merlin FrevertMr. & Mrs. Leroy FreyMr. Robert FriedrichMr. & Mrs. Ronald FriedrichDr. Warren FriedrichsMr. Ellsworth FrieheMrs. Alice FritzMrs. Elfrieda FruehMr. & Mrs. Arthur FuchsMr. Gilbert Fugitt Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Kurt FuquaCol. & Mrs. Donald GabeMr. & Mrs. Duane GabrielMr. & Mrs. Robert GalushaRev. & Mrs. Leonhardt GebhardtDr. & Mrs. Leon GebhardtMr. & Mrs. David GeidelMr. & Mrs. Edward GeislerMr. & Mrs. Albert GerberMr. & Mrs. Lenard GeresMr. & Mrs. Norman

GerkensmeyerMr. & Mrs. Paul GermerothMr. & Mrs. Darryl GiesselmannMr. & Mrs. Roger GlasnappDr. Linn Erickson & Mrs. Brenda

Glenn EricksonMr. & Mrs. R. L. GloyMr. & Mrs. Glenn Godemann

Mr. & Mrs. Loren GoehnerRev. & Mrs. Jeremy GorlineGossin Agency, Inc.Mrs. Madora GotschRev. & Mrs. David GraefMr. & Mrs. Peter GrassMr. & Mrs. Adelbert GrauMr. Th ron GreenMr. & Mrs. Michael GreigMr. & Mrs. Eugene GrotelueschenMr. & Mrs. Kirk GroveMr. & Mrs. Charles GruberMs. Victoria GrundmeierMr. & Mrs. Andrew GudgelMr. & Mrs. Gerhardt GutzMr. & Mrs. Norlin GutzRev. & Mrs. Mark HaasMr. & Mrs. Steven HaaseMr. & Mrs. Harold HaesemeierMr. & Mrs. Robert HanewinckelMr. Alan HansMr. & Mrs. Darren HansenMr. & Mrs. Timothy HarderMr. & Mrs. Renwood HardiesMr. & Mrs. Ronald HarmanMr. Mike HartleyMr. & Mrs. Steve HartleyMrs. Orville HartmanMr. & Mrs. Robert HartmannMs. Denese HaszMr. & Mrs. Jack HauschildtMr. & Mrs. Gaylon HeetlandDr. & Mrs. Daniel HeibelMr. Marvin HeidenreichMr. & Mrs. Mark HeidornMr. & Mrs. Paul HeidornMr. & Mrs. Robert HeidtbrinkDr. & Mrs. William HeinickeDr. & Mrs. David HeldMr. & Mrs. Michael HeldMr. & Mrs. David HelgeDr. & Mrs. Erich HelgeRev. & Mrs. Dwight HellmersRev. & Mrs. Allen HellwegeRev. & Mrs. John Hellwege Jr.Mr. & Mrs. J. Philip HellwegeMr. & Mrs. Th eodore HelmerMr. & Mrs. Richard HentzenMr. & Mrs. Norm HerbstMr. & Mrs. Henry HermannMrs. Evelyn HerzbergMr. & Mrs. Phillip HestermanMr. & Mrs. Steve HightMr. & Mrs. Don HingstMr. & Mrs. John HingstMr. & Mrs. W. John HoenerMr. & Mrs. Phillip HoenerHoff man Engineering Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Charles HofmanMr. & Mrs. Dennis HoftsMr. & Mrs. Ronald HolleMr. & Mrs. Verlin HolleMr. & Mrs. Dean Holst

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Mrs. Lloyd HolstenMr. & Mrs. Robert HolsteMr. & Mrs. Melvin HoltorfRev. & Mrs. Richard HolzMr. & Mrs. Richard HooperMr. & Mrs. Glenn HornMrs. Michele HosmonMr. & Mrs. Don HoughRev. & Mrs. Martin HoyerMr. & Mrs. Jim HubingMr. & Mrs. Raymond HuebnerDr. & Mrs. Raymond

HuebschmanMr. & Mrs. Larry HuedepohlMr. & Mrs. Cliff HunterMrs. Esther ImigImmanuel Lutheran ChurchMr. & Mrs. David IrwinMr. & Mrs. Paul JacksonMr. Vincent JacobsonMs. Linda JanssenDr. & Mrs. Frederick JanzowDr. & Mrs. W. Th eophil JanzowDr. & Mrs. Robert JarrettMr. & Mrs. Paul JassMr. & Mrs. Steven JastramMr. & Mrs. Charles JedeleDr. Julius JenkinsMr. & Mrs. Kenneth JenkinsMrs. Irma JoernMr. & Mrs. Eugene JoernsMr. & Mrs. Seth JohannsenMr. Kenneth JohnsenMr. & Mrs. Burrell JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Gerald JohnsonMr. & Mrs. K. R. JohnsonDr. & Mrs. Carl JorgensenDr. & Mrs. Jim JuergensenRev. & Mrs. Arnold JurchenMr. & Mrs. James KamprathMr. & Mrs. Ronald KamprathMr. & Mrs. Charles KardMr. Milton KasperMs. Nadine KeckMrs. Lawrence Keiser Jr.Rev. & Mrs. John KellingMrs. Margaret KellyMr. & Mrs. James KelzerMr. & Mrs. Robert Kemper IIMr. & Mrs. Wm. Kerbel Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Phillip KindleRev. & Mrs. Duane KirchnerMr. & Mrs. Donald KitzmannKnisley & Peery Construction, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. David KnockMr. & Mrs. Kenneth KochMr. & Mrs. Jonathan KohlmeierMr. & Mrs. John KosewickMiss Phyllis KraftMr. & Mrs. Richard KralMrs. Lois KramerMr. & Mrs. Elmer KrauseMrs. L. E. Kreienkamp

Mr. & Mrs. Loren KreutzMr. & Mrs. Reuben KriegerMr. & Mrs. Kermit KrieserMr. & Mrs. Fred KrogerMr. Delbert KruegerRev. & Mrs. Th omas KruegerMr. & Mrs. Victor KruseMr. & Mrs. Randall KuchenbeckerMr. & Mrs. John KuehnMr. & Mrs. Douglas KuhlmannMs. Cindy KuhnMs. Priscilla Paul LacekMr. & Mrs. James LaddusawRev. & Mrs. Donald Langhoff Mr. & Mrs. Stanley LangrehrMr. & Mrs. Paul LarsenDr. Priscilla LawinMr. & Mrs. Bill LawrenceLee’s RefrigerationMrs. Arlo LehmannMr. & Mrs. Jack LelleMr. & Mrs. Ted LewandowskiMr. & Mrs. Charles LickingLincoln Turf and TractorLindner Painting, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Don LippertMr. & Mrs. Milton LisiusMr. & Mrs. John LockhartMr. & Mrs. Mark LongMr. Paul LongMr. & Mrs. John LottesMr. & Mrs. Howard LuehmannMr. & Mrs. Gerald LuehrsMr. & Mrs. Michael LukasRev. & Mrs. Edward MaasMr. & Mrs. Danny MagnusMr. & Mrs. Paul MalzahnRev. & Mrs. Warren MandelMr. BeN.J.amin MarkinMr. & Mrs. Leonard MarquardtMrs. Melvin MarschelMs. Patricia MarshallMr. & Mrs. Douglas MartinMr. Matt MartyMr. & Mrs. Art MatasovskyMr. Donley MatthiasMr. & Mrs. Malverne McGeeMr. & Mrs. Daniel McMurtrieRev. & Mrs. Harlan MeierMr. & Mrs. Robert Melde Jr.Mrs. Robert MelinMr. & Mrs. Eugene MenzelMerle’s Greenhouses, Inc.Rev. & Mrs. Robert MerzMrs. Bernhardt MeschkeMessiah Lutheran Church Valdosta, Ga.Meyer Partners, LLCMiss Catherine MeyerMr. & Mrs. Gene MeyerMr. & Mrs. Henry MeyerRev. & Mrs. Robert MeyerMr. Victor Meyer

Dr. & Mrs. Warren MeyerMr. & Mrs. Randy MeyrMr. & Mrs. Roger MichelMr. William MiddlestadtMr. Elfred MiesnerMr. & Mrs. Frederick MiesnerMr. & Mrs. Calvin MillerMs. Helen MillerMr. Douglas Murray & Ms. Joan

Miller-MurrayMiss Kathleen MillsMs. Ruth ModrMs. Marilyn MoehlenkampMr. & Mrs. John MohrhardtMr. & Mrs. David MooreMr. & Mrs. Ronald MooreMr. & Mrs. Sid MooreDr. & Mrs. Russell MouldsRev. & Mrs. Tom MrochMr. & Mrs. Vernon MuehlMr. & Mrs. Brian MuellerMr. & Mrs. Ruben MuellerMr. & Mrs. Tom MuellerMr. & Mrs. Miquel R. MunozMr. & Mrs. Gilbert NaberNational Parliamentary Debate

AssociationMrs. Carol Nehrig KellMr. & Mrs. Corey NelsonMr. & Mrs. Robert NelsonMr. & Mrs. Bill NeugebauerMr. & Mrs. Roger NeujahrMr. Paul NeukirchMrs. La Marr NewtonDr. & Mrs. William NiebergallMr. & Mrs. Frederic NitschkeMr. & Mrs. Harold NobisMr. & Mrs. Ramon NolteMrs. Lucille NoremMr. Gary NortonMr. John NuechterleinMr. & Mrs. Ronald OckanderMr. Duane Oelschlaeger & Mrs.

Susan D. RiceDr. & Mrs. Eugene OettingMr. & Mrs. Robert OettingProf. & Mrs. Tim OhlmanMr. & Mrs. Larry OlsenMr. & Mrs. John OlsonMr. & Mrs. Doyle OnnenDr. & Mrs. Charles OreMr. & Mrs. Tobin OrtstadtMr. & Mrs. Franklin OttenMr. & Mrs. Henry PankokeMr. & Mrs. Gary ParkerMr. & Mrs. Robert PartonMs. Margo PashaMr. & Mrs. Gregory PaulMr. & Mrs. Frederick PaulingMr. Arthur PaulusMr. & Mrs. Victor PeperMr. & Mrs. Spencer PeregoyMr. & Mrs. Herbert Peter

Mrs. Arlene PetersenMr. & Mrs. Fredrick PetersenDr. & Mrs. Richard PetersenMr. & Mrs. Howard PetersonMr. & Mrs. Harold PfeiferMr. & Mrs. R. Charles Pfl ieger Jr.Rev. & Mrs. Richard Pfl ieger Sr.Rev. & Mrs. Ronald Pfl ugerMr. & Mrs. Richard PikeRev. & Mrs. Roland PillackMr. & Mrs. Joel PinntMr. & Mrs. Andrew PitonyakMr. & Mrs. Monte PitschMr. & Mrs. Lance PittackMr. & Mrs. James PolzinMr. & Mrs. Norman PoppeMrs. Ruth PoppeMr. Melvin PorthMr. & Mrs. Robert PowersMrs. Ruth PralleMr. & Mrs. Harry PriceMr. & Mrs. John PrimMrs. Eugene ProchnowMr. & Mrs. Jay PutmanMr. & Mrs. Gerald RadtkeDr. Marjorie RaessMr. & Mrs. George RakosRalston Girls’ Softball Association,

Inc.Rev. & Mrs. Th omas RamseyMrs. Shirley RauscherMr. & Mrs. L. Wesley RearickRev. & Mrs. David ReedDr. & Mrs. Paul ReithRG InvestmentsMrs. Lois RiceMr. & Mrs. Roger RichmanMr. & Mrs. David RichterkessingMr. & Mrs. Lawrence RingMr. & Mrs. Ken RobertsMr. & Mrs. Wilbert RobinsonMrs. Bonnie RodenbergMr. & Mrs. Leroy RohrMrs. A. H. RolfsmeierMr. & Mrs. Dave RosendahlMr. & Mrs. Larry RostMr. Allan Rowe & Ms. Heidi

Hennig-RoweMr. & Mrs. Bill RoyukMrs. Dorothy RudeMiss Sara RuschmeyerMr. & Mrs. Larry SaalfeldSack Lumber CompanyMs. Mary SandfortMr. & Mrs. William SandmanMr. & Mrs. Donald SandorMr. & Mrs. James SanftMr. & Mrs. Harold SauerMr. & Mrs. Paul SchaafRev. & Mrs. Robert SchaedelMr. Max SchamberMr. & Mrs. Bryan ScheelMrs. Sandra Schenck

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Mr. Ralph SchinnererMr. & Mrs. Elmer SchleifMr. & Mrs. Robert SchlichtMr. & Mrs. K. H. SchlichtemeierMr. & Mrs. Albert SchlichtingMr. & Mrs. Robert SchluckbierSchluckebier Financial Services,

Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth SchlueterRev. & Mrs. John SchmidMiss Beth SchmidtRev. & Mrs. Charles SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Edward SchmidtMrs. Elizabeth SchmidtRev. & Mrs. Eugene SchmidtRev. & Mrs. James SchmidtRev. Donald SchmiegeMs. Janice SchneiderMr. & Mrs. Robert SchneiderMr. & Mrs. Richard SchnitkerMr. & Mrs. Daniel SchoenherrMr. & Mrs. Donald SchroederRev. & Mrs. Wayne SchroederMs. Carolyn SchuetteMr. David SchultzMs. Jolene SchultzMr. & Mrs. Gerald SchulzeMr. & Mrs. Merle SchulzMr. & Mrs. Ronald SchulzMrs. Judith SchumacherRev. & Mrs. Steven SchumacherMr. David SchutteMrs. Jean SelleMr. William SemlekSeward Dental ClinicMr. & Mrs. William SharpeMr. & Mrs. Daniel ShermanMr. & Mrs. Marwan SiagianMrs. Ruth Sieck

Mr. & Mrs. Craig SievertMr. & Mrs. Edwin Siff ringMs. Laura SimonSitz Chiropractic ClinicMr. Devin Smith & Mrs. Michelle

Schroeder-SmithMrs. Hulda SmithMr. & Mrs. Roby SmithMr. & Mrs. Marvin SnellerMr. & Mrs. O. Dennis SohnMr. & Mrs. Eugene SombkeMr. & Mrs. Daniel SpivaSports ExpressSt. James Lutheran Church Lafayette, Ind.St. John Lutheran Church Alta, IowaSt. Marks Lutheran Church Milford, OhioSt. Peter Lutheran Church Orchard, Neb.Mr. & Mrs. Brian StacyMr. & Mrs. Ronald StadieMr. & Mrs. Michael StampMr. & Mrs. Allyn Steff ensDr. Michael StelmachowiczMr. & Mrs. Jerry StiggeMr. & Mrs. Craig StirtzMr. Jonathan StohsMs. Annetta StorkMr. & Mrs. Bob StormRev. & Mrs. Kim StoverMr. & Mrs. Robert StrassburgMr. & Mrs. Donald StrauchRev. & Mrs. Carl StreufertRev. Dr. Norbert & Dr. Eunice

StreufertMr. & Mrs. John StruttMrs. Lois Struve

Mr. & Mrs. Roger StuenkelMrs. Edgar StuhrSen. Elaine Stuhr & Mr. Boyd

StuhrMr. & Mrs. Garry StuhrMs. Merrilee SumpMr. & Mrs. Douglas SundermanMr. & Mrs. Jim SylwesterMr. & Mrs. Tim TaubeMr. & Mrs. David TeasleyMs. Lynette TegtmeierMrs. Arlene TeutMs. S. Kay Th aden-DeBoerMr. & Mrs. Chad Th iesMr. & Mrs. Allen Th orpMrs. John Th orsen3M Foundation, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. John TiedemannMr. & Mrs. Rodney TietzTower GuildTrinity Lutheran Church Blair, Neb.Trinity Lutheran Church Mc Farland, Kan.Mr. & Mrs. Brett TurleyMs. Diane UhligUnion Bank And TrustMr. & Mrs. Robert UrbanMr. & Mrs. Charles Van DornMr. & Mrs. Leland VetteMr. & Mrs. Lee VieselmeyerMr. Eric VincentMr. & Mrs. Th omas VoelkerMr. & Mrs. Steven WachsMr. & Mrs. Earl WagnerMr. & Mrs. Eugene WagnerRev. & Mrs. Michael WakelandMr. & Mrs. Roger WalkerMrs. Miriam Wallinger

Rev. & Mrs. Randy WalquistDr. & Mrs. Paul WaltherMr. & Mrs. Scott WardMr. & Mrs. Timothy WarnekeRev. & Mrs. Paul WarnierMr. & Mrs. Robert WatermanMr. & Mrs. William WebbMr. & Mrs. Vernon WeberMrs. Deborah WeddeMr. & Mrs. Marvin WeederMr. & Mrs. Stanley WehlingMr. & Mrs. Mark WeinrichMiss Cheryl Anne WernerMr. & Mrs. Donald WernerMr. & Mrs. Gerald WernerMr. Jonathan WhiteDr. Janet Whitson & Rev. Craig

WhitsonMr. & Mrs. James WidynMr. Richard WillMr. Mike WilletDr. & Mrs. William WilsonRev. & Mrs. Richard WolframMr. & Mrs. Ted Wolfram IVMr. & Mrs. Clee WolskeMr. & Mrs. John WoodMr. & Mrs. Willis WurdemanMr. & Mrs. Willard WurmRev. & Mrs. William ZastrowMr. & Mrs. Frank ZiebaMr. & Mrs. Jonathan ZimmermanTh e Zionetz LWMLMr. & Mrs. Th eodore ZochMrs. Milton ZuehsowMr. Allen Zum HofeÖ

G e n e r a l S c h o l a r s h i p Fundraiser Eleven teams participated in the sixth annual Shoot At, which raised $10,000 for the general scholarship fund. Participants had the option to fi eld or European hunt in the morning, and everyone participated in the sporting clays competition in the afternoon. This year’s winning team included Van Vahle, John Wood, Jason Maple and Rick Edmonds. The 2006 Shoot At is scheduled for Sept. 29.

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marge (luhman) kertz ´70 remembers sitting at the dinner table with her parents during her senior year in high school and being asked by her parents if she had considered Concordia in Seward. “Th at was the planting of the seed,” said Marge. And that seed took root. Within the next four years of her life she would gradu-ate with a degree in education and music and also marry David Kertz, an accountant, and her husband of 35 years. Marjorie has graciously provided their thoughts on Concordia and planned giving below.

Taking a step back“We had a will and we knew

it was time for it to be updated. However, because we couldn’t fi nd a copy of it, we decided to take a step back, think outside the box, and review what our true goals and objectives were, and put the document in place to carry out those goals and objectives—and as David said, ‘Practice what he had been preaching to his clients.’

Why plan?“My husband, David, is a CPA and was in public

accounting for more than 20 years. During that time he advised his clients to do estate planning for several reasons:

1) To minimize taxes.2) To help insure that one’s assets went to those

individuals or organizations that they cared about.3) To establish proper guardianship of your

children.4) To avoid having the state make these important

decisions.

Opportunity“I especially appreciated taking

classes and studying in a place where the focus is centered on being a servant for Christ wher-ever our future paths would lead us. As part of our estate planning, we were interested in impacting an organization that promoted the values that we believe in. We, therefore, wanted to do something that would provide an opportu-nity for youth to not only obtain a higher education, but also be exposed to Christian values and carry those values on to future generations. Th at is why we chose

Concordia to be a major part of our estate planning.”

What Marge and David Kertz have shared is both wise counsel and a wonderful compliment to Concordia. Please let us know if we can help you as you make plans for the future of your own estate. For more information, contact the Offi ce of Devel-opment at 800-535-5494, ext. 7346, or see our page about estate planning on the Web at www.cune.edu/aboutwills/.

Stepping back, making a plan

Al KoepkeDIRECTOR OF PLANNED GIFTS

I especially appreciated

taking classes and studying in

a place where the focus is centered

on being a ser-vant for Christ

wherever our future paths

would lead us.–Marge Kertz ’70

Heart from theGifts

Marge ’70 and David Kertz. “As part of our estate planning, we were interested in seeking an organization that promoted the values that we believe in. ... That is why we chose Concordia to be a major part of our estate planning.”

Gift Annuity RatesAge One Life Two Life*

60 5.7% 5.4%65 6.0% 5.6%

70 6.5% 5.9%75 7.1% 6.3%

80 8.0% 6.9% 85 9.5% 7.9%90 11.3% 9.3%*rates vary depending on age of second participant.

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Find the latest Concordia news at www.cune.edu

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PaidSeward, Nebraska

Permit No. 4

Know a prospective student seeking a quality education? Invite them to join us during our scheduled Visit Days, where they can mingle with current students and faculty. There’s no better way to discover the opportunities Concordia offers than to visit us on campus!

Private visits are also available—call us to set one up.

800 535 5494 SeeYou@cune.edu

VISIT DAYSOctober 1, 2005

December 3, 2005 February 3, 2005

July 7, 2006

JANUARY 4 W/M Basketball at Hastings, 6/8 p.m. 6-8 Concordia Classic Forensics

Tournament 7 W/M Basketball vs. Briar Cliff, 2/4 p.m. 9 Opening Service – St. John Lutheran,

9:30 a.m. William Wolfram Retrospective Opens

– Marxhausen Gallery 10 Men’s Basketball at Dana, 7:30 p.m. 11 Women’s Basketball at Dana, 7:30 p.m. 13 Reception and Gallery Talk –

Marxhausen Gallery, 6-8 p.m. 14 Music Scholarship Auditions in Denver,

Colo. W/M Basketball at Dordt, 2/4 p.m. 17 Women’s Basketball vs. Nebraska

Wesleyan, 7:30pm 18 Men’s Basketball vs. Nebraska

Wesleyan, 7:30 p.m. 20-22 Winter Weekend Activities 21 Music Scholarship Auditions in St.

Louis, Mo. W/M Basketball vs. Dakota Wesleyan,

2/4 p.m. 24 Men’s Basketball vs. Midland, 7:30 p.m. 25 Women’s Basketball vs. Midland, 7:30

p.m. 27-28 M/W Basketball at CIT – Mequon, Wis. 28 Music Scholarship Auditions – Heine

Hall 29 PianoFOURte – Heine Hall, 3 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 M/W Basketball at Briar Cliff, 4/6 p.m. 2-6 Chamber Choir Florida Tour 3 Visit Day, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. William Wolfram Retrospective Closes

– Marxhausen Gallery 4 Home School Forensics Tournament W/M Basketball at Mount Marty, 2/4

p.m. 5 Development of the Figure in Children’s

Art Opens – Marxhausen Gallery 7 Men’s Basketball vs. Dana, 7:30 p.m. 8 Women’s Basketball vs. Dana, 7:30 p.m. 10 Reception and Gallery Talk –

Marxhausen Gallery, 6-8 p.m. 11 W/M Basketball vs. Hastings, 2/4 p.m.

12 Chamber Choir Home Concert – St. John, 7:30 p.m.

14 Women’s Basketball at Midland, 7:30 p.m.

15 Men’s Basketball at Midland, 7:30 p.m. 17 Baseball at Missouri Baptist, Noon17-19 Women’s C-Club Basketball

Tournament Studio Play Performance – Studio

Theatre, 7:30 p.m. 18 Baseball at Missouri Baptist, Noon W/M Basketball at Doane, 2/4 p.m. 19 Musical Arts Day – Lied Center Lincoln,

3:30 p.m. 23 Baseball at Peru, 1 p.m. 24-26 Studio Play Performances – Studio

Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Men’s C-Club Basketball Tournament 25-26 Baseball at Mt. Mercy & Avila University

in Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m./1 p.m. 28 Baseball vs. York, 1 p.m.MARCH 2 Baseball at Bellevue, 2 p.m. 3 Development of the Figure in Children’s

Art Closes – Marxhausen Gallery 4 A Cappella Choir performing at Holland

Center for Performing Arts, Omaha – ACDA Conference

Baseball at Friends University, 11 a.m. 4-12 Spring Break A Cappella Texas Tour 7 Baseball at Texas Lutheran, 1 p.m. 9 Baseball at Trinity University, 7 p.m. 11 Baseball at Newman, 1 p.m. 12 Baseball at Baker, 1 p.m. 13 Underground Poster Design: Screen

Prints Opens – Marxhausen Gallery 14 Observatory Show – Osten

Observatory, 8-9:30 p.m. 17 Reception and Gallery Talk –

Marxhausen Gallery, 6-8 p.m. 18 A Cappella Home Concert – St. John,

7:30 p.m. 18-19 Baseball vs. Dakota St., 1 p.m. 21 Baseball vs. Peru, 3 p.m. University/Community Band Concert

– Weller, 7:30 p.m. 23-26 Singers Tour to Kansas, Oklahoma &

Missouri

24 Baseball vs. Northwestern, 5 p.m. 24-26 Church Worker Extravaganza 25 Baseball vs. Briar Cliff, 1 p.m. 26 Singer’s Home Concert–St. Gregory

Seminary, 7 p.m. 31 Festival I: One-Act Plays – Studio

Theatre, 7 p.m.APRIL 1 Gathering of the Talents Baseball at U. of Sioux Falls, 1 p.m. Wind Ensemble Concert – Seward HS

Auditorium, 4 p.m. 1-2 Festival I: One-Act Plays – Studio

Theatre, 7 p.m. 2 Baseball at Mount Marty, 1 p.m. 4 Observatory Show – Osten

Observatory, 9-10:30 p.m. 7-10 Wind Ensemble Chicago and

Milwaukee Tour 7 Underground Poster Design: Screen

Print Closes – Marxhausen Gallery 7-9 Festival II One-Act Plays – Studio

Theatre, 7 p.m. 8 Visit Day, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Baseball vs. Nebraska Weslyan, 1 p.m. 9 Annual Student Art Exhibition,

Marxhausen Gallery, Opening Reception, 1-4 p.m., Awards Presentation, 2 p.m.

Baseball vs. Dana, 1 p.m. 11 Way of the Cross – Weller, 6:30-8 p.m. 13 Baseball vs. Doane, 4:30 p.m. 14-17 Easter Break 15 Baseball at Dakota Wesleyan, 1 p.m. 22 Baseball at Dordt, 1 p.m. 23 Baseball at Morningside, 1 p.m. 25 Honors Recital – Heine Hall, 7:30 p.m. 26 Athletic Banquet – JCC Cattle

Conference Room, 6:30 p.m. Handbell Concert – Heine, 7:30 p.m. 27 Brass Ensemble Concert – Heine, 7:30

p.m. 28 Baseball at Midland, 4:30 p.m. Jazz Band Concert – Heine, 7:30 p.m. 29 Baseball vs. Hastings, 1 p.m. 30 A Cappella & Singers Festival Chorus

– Lincoln, 3 p.m.

A Fresh Look!Concordia’s Web site is continuously updated and refreshed.

The new site, currently online, includes even more information

about Concordia, it’s students, activities and events. Check out

the additions to the Web site at www.cune.edu.

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