Class Notes

Notices received as of Feb. 2, 2023

1980

Renee Pippitt Sims retired from BMO Harris Bank on Dec. 31, 2022.

1982

Ken Brill won the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Founders Award, the association’s highest honor. It is awarded to those who have given their time and talents to contribute significantly to the NACA.

1984

Laura Nelson published her second novel, a historical fantasy titled "The Water Tiger," on Sept. 23, 2022.

1987

Beth Miller Swanson was named SLP of the Year  for 2023 by the Wisconsin Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Association. She is a clinical assistant professor in communication sciences and disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. 

1988

Michael LeDocq retired from Western Technical College, LaCrosse, Wis., in April 2022. He was a physics instructor and chair of the Natural Sciences Department. 

1998

Matthew Dornbush was named one of the Notable Leaders in Higher Education by the Milwaukee Business News. He is the dean of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Cofrin School of Business.

2001

Mellissa Klostermann Wood has joined MercyOne Clinton Medical Center as the chief operating officer and chief nursing officer.

2002

Christopher Annis was elected to the Board of Directors of Elkhart General Hospital and elected chief of staff of the Elkhart General Hospital medical staff.

2007

Megan Koepnick Clapp is the senior pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, Minn.

2008

Courtney James received the 2022 National Association for Campus Activities Janet Carl Smith Lifetime Achievement Award. She was also selected as one of the 125 Faces of DePaul University — a recognition that celebrates 125 individuals making a significant impact on the institution in its 125-year history.

2009

Courtney Ward Bruns and her husband, Kevin, had a daughter, Isabelle, on May 26, 2022.

After a decade in public service working for the U.S. House of Representatives, Lucie VanHecke is the project administrator at MetroLINK.

2010

Sam Schlouch is vice president of consulting resources at the philanthropic management consulting firm Grenzebach Glier and Associates in Chicago.

2014

Matthew Day married Caitlin Penzi '16 on June 18, 2021.

Katie Chojnacki Johnson is the manager of environmental, health and safety strategy at U.S. Compliance Corporation (EHS Consulting Services).

2015

Lilliana Ramos was named by Poets and Quants as one of its Class of 2022 “MBA's to Watch For.” She graduated in May 2022 from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. She is currently employed by Dell.

Micaela Terronez married Austin Enburg on Oct. 8, 2022. She is a Special Collections librarian and instructor at Augustana's Tredway Library.

2016

Caitlin Penzi and Matthew Day '14 were married on June 18, 2021.

Lizeth Tamayo won a 2023 Diversity Leadership Award from The University of Chicago, where she is a Ph.D. candidate in genetic epidemiology. The award recognizes university faculty, staff, students and alumni who have shown a commitment to fostering justice and equality.

2017 and 2019

Atticus Garrison '17 and Shelby Burroughs ‘19 were married on Oct. 22, 2022. Atticus is the reference and instruction librarian at Black Hawk College in Moline, Ill., and Shelby is pursuing a doctorate of audiology from Illinois State University.

2019

Meghan Graham and Connor Swiat were married on June 3, 2022, at Augustana College. They met during a geology trip while at Augustana. Meghan is a caseworker with the Center for Youth and Family Solutions.

2021

Iva Vucic is pursuing a Ph.D. in cancer biology at the University of Miami.

2022

Rachel Murray is an audit and assurance assistant at Deloitte in Milwaukee.

Deaths

Notices received as of Feb. 2, 2023

*Ruth Nelson ’43 Rydbeck on Nov. 21, 2021.

Robert Scott ’45 on Jan. 10, 2023.

*Carolyn Larson ’48 Carlson on Nov. 6, 2022.

*Kathryn Rucker ’48 Hassett on Feb. 6, 2022.

Betty Scannell ’49 Bates on June 14, 2020.

John Freed ’50 on Dec. 20, 2022.

*Dean Robison ’50 on Jan. 10, 2023.

Joan Siefken ’51 Allee on Dec. 28, 2022.

Nancy Ruff ’51 Buckley on Jan. 19, 2023.

Warren Thummel ’54 on Jan. 8, 2023.

Mary Ellen Johnson ’55 Jones on Dec. 1, 2022.

*George Coin ’56 on Jan. 1, 2023.

Alan Lindberg ’56 on Dec. 16, 2022.

Alvin Trevillyan ’57 on Dec. 30, 2022.

*Patricia Baukol ’57 Wallen on Dec. 28, 2022.

Juliann Simpson ’58 Roos on Feb. 1, 2020.

Lois Wittbecker ’59 Atkinson on Jan. 12, 2023.

Carl Gustafson ’60 on Dec. 16, 2020. 

John Siefken ’61 on Dec. 30, 2022.

Jeanne Ball ’62 on June 24, 2022.

Nancy O'Brien ’62 Servine on Dec. 28, 2022.

Jean Aronson ’63 Peterson on Dec. 25, 2022.

Joanne Romke ’67 Adrian on Jan. 21, 2023.

Paul Hayes ’67 on Dec. 29, 2022.

Susan Mesko ’67 Sargeant on Oct. 16, 2021.

E. Edwin ’69 Martin on Jan. 6, 2023.

Rex Bullock ’70 on Jan. 12, 2023.

Beverly Borcherding ’71 Soenksen on Jan. 7, 2022.

Elizabeth Dahlen ’75 on Dec. 26, 2022.

Stephen Stormont ’75 on Jan. 28, 2023.

*Bonnie Klinkenberg ’79 Fox on Oct. 8, 2022.

Kevin "Jake" Scott '79 on Oct. 28, 2022.

Gary Omilak ’79 on Jan. 24, 2023.

*attendee