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THE 2020s CLASS OF 2020
Abigail Malmanger completed her Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry at Oregon Health & Science University in 2020.
Kirtana Krishna Kumar is employed as an associate research specialist at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls.
Taylor Reinke married Taylor Tuel on July 11, 2020.
Katie Wright is employed with Sanford Health as a social media strategist.
CLASS OF 2019
Elizabeth (Donelan) Anderson graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Washington. She is currently attending the University of Washington working towards a degree in speech-language pathology in 2022.
Malik Sanders welcomed a son, Malcolm Che Kirkley Sanders, in July 2020.
Adam Braun is working as a technical illustrator at PD Instore.
CLASS OF 2018
Margaret (Chernatinski) Pottratz is employed with the Sioux Falls School District as a teacher. She is working on her master’s degree in education at Augustana. She married Braden Pottratz in September 2019.
THE 2010s
Bethany Anderson is employed as a registered nurse at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Kristen Carlson and Christian Einertson ’16 were married on August 22, 2020. Luke Hurley and Katelyn Graber were married on August 29, 2020. Adam Kirkus is employed as a systems analyst with Sammons Financial Group in Sioux Falls. Michael Kolvek is attending Emory University School of Law with an anticipated graduation date in 2022. Kristen Poepping married Mitchell Popp on September 19, 2020.
CLASS OF 2017 Sarah (Hoh) Hough is employed as a NICU registered nurse at M Health Fairview St. John’s Hospital.
CLASS OF 2015
CLASS OF 2014 Audrey Burkart earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Colorado State University Global. Kirsten Craft married Stephen Rabent on August 22, 2020.
CLASS OF 2016
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THE AUGUSTANA | SPRING 2021
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Martina (LaVallie) Brichacek earned a master’s degree in agronomy in 2019 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Chi Ngo received the Chevening Scholarship from the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office in September 2019. She earned her Master of Arts in Digital Media Culture at the University of Brighton, United Kingdom, in August 2020. Ngo and her husband, Duc Nguyen, currently reside in Brighton, United Kingdom. Katie Niesen married Charlie Hoover on July 4, 2020. Anna (Skov) Sorensen and husband, Josh, welcomed a son, Jack Edward, in January 2020. He joins big brother, Max (2). Hunter Winklepleck and Martha Stai ’11 were married on July 18, 2020.
OCTOBER 8-10, 2021
Megan Wencl married Caleb Geary on August 29, 2020.
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Yuriy Malashenko married Lexi Ann Anderson on October 19, 2019.
VIKING DAYS
Rachel Nevin married Teryn Solan on November 16, 2019.
Christian Einertson and Kristen Carlson ’18 were married on August 22, 2020.
Jenna (Kuhle) Gassman is a resident physician (University of North Dakota Internal Medicine Residency Program) at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Gassman graduated from medical school at AT Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in May of 2020 and earned the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. She married Tucker Gassman in 2017.
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