MARCH 2012
Bethany report
the magazine of bethany lutheran college
4 President Norman Holte dies at age 93 8 Psychology project faces conformity 10 Student video earns national award
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hat impact did Bethany Lutheran College have for you? When I ask this question of alumni, the answers often echo certain common themes: “Bethany is special to me because I met some of my best friends there, learned from some of the most caring and supportive professors, and I was strengthened in my Christian faith.” These are remarkable attributes for a college. Without a doubt, the friendships formed at Bethany do make the experience special. And our professors are exceptional people as well. They truly care about and readily make themselves available to students. And clearly the opportunity to learn and grow in the light of “The One Thing Needful” is an experience that is the essence of a Bethany education and is rarely replicated at other colleges or universities. These are attributes that you certainly remember as a student at Bethany, and you can be assured that they continue to this day. Bethany has grown in many different ways, but our commitment to a Christ-centered education is as solid as ever. But what I find particularly interesting when visiting with alumni and friends who perhaps haven’t been on the campus in some time is the amazement at what has changed. Have you been to Bethany in the past ten, twenty, or even thirty years? Have you seen how your support and prayers have blessed Bethany Lutheran President Dan Bruss College? For example, the physical transformation of the Bethany campus has been nothing but short of remarkable. In terms of instructional space alone, we have added 119,000 square feet in the past ten years. These technologically equipped modern spaces allow our students to learn in environments that rival those of leading colleges and universities. This transformation was necessary because of the many new bachelor’s degree programs we have added. These programs have allowed Bethany graduates to find meaningful, important, and satisfying careers in any number of fields. If you haven’t been to the campus in years, I invite you to take the time to visit and learn about how Bethany’s programs train our graduates to be exceptional Christian leaders. You can also learn more about some of these recent graduates on our web site where we continue to update information about our programs and the students who are part of them. A Bethany education has always been valuable—but perhaps even more so today in an environment that remains focused on both the worldly and eternal futures of students.
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Bethany report editor, writer | Lance Schwartz designer, photographer | David Norris proofer | Amanda Quist Please direct all correspondence, letters, news, corrections, and comments to: Bethany Lutheran College Bethany report 700 Luther Drive Mankato, MN 56001-6163 Email: alumni@blc.edu | www.blc.edu 507.344.7000 | 800.944.3066 FAX: 507.344.7417 ISSUE: CXXIV The Bethany Report is published three times yearly by the Bethany Lutheran College public relations office and distributed free of charge to the college’s students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. All contents © COPYRIGHT 2012 Bethany Lutheran College. Articles, images or photographs may not be reproduced without written permission. Mission: Bethany Lutheran College, owned and operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, is a private, residential, liberal arts college committed to the teachings of the Bible as set forth in the Lutheran Confessions. Bethany provides studies culminating in a bachelor of arts degree. The college serves Lutherans and others by offering a challenging, student-centered approach to education that fosters spiritual development, intellectual and creative growth, self-understanding, and responsible citizenship. In keeping with its heritage, Bethany aspires to produce students with a clear understanding of Christian vocation, which encourages students to make the most of their God-given talents.
On the cover: The Concert Choir, along with the Mary Martha Singers, and the Chamber Choir will be on tour after graduation. Read more tour details on page 5. (Photos by David Norris)
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from the chapeL Jan. 31, 2012 Matthew 8:23-27: As [Jesus] got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping. So the disciples came and woke Him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to die!” But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. And there was a great calm. The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this?—even the winds and the sea obey Him!” [HCSB]
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ow would you answer that question: “What kind of man is this?” Of course, for the disciples in that almost-swamped boat, it wasn’t so much a question as it was a statement of incredulity: “What kind of man is this!” They were in awe of what had Rev. Michael Smith just happened. They knew Jesus was powerful—just earlier that day they had seen Jesus heal a man of leprosy, heal the centurion’s servant, and heal Peter’s mother-in-law—and now this: Jesus spoke…the storm that was about to kill them stopped. Wow. Now, this is not to say that up to this point the disciples doubted Jesus had power. As I just said, they had already witnessed Jesus perform miracles. In fact, had the disciples doubted that Jesus had power, why would they have woken him up in the first place? Think about it: many of these men were fishermen, well-acquainted with the sudden and fierce storms that could pop up on the Sea of Galilee. When the wind would come sweeping over the mountains that surrounded the sea and stir the water into a frenzy, they knew generally how to handle it. So in this storm, why would these men go to Jesus, who was raised as a carpenter, for help? And there is even an indication of Jesus’ power in what he was doing during the storm: he was asleep! Was he worried that the boat would be totally swamped and everyone would be swallowed by the waves? Did he anticipate everyone in the boat drowning in the deep because of this storm? Obviously not. Again, the disciples went to Jesus because they education that lasts beyond a lifetime
knew he could help. They knew he had the power to help. Now, we might be tempted to say, “Well, duh! It’s Jesus! Of course he has power!” But let’s not be so dismissive of the disciples before we take a good look at ourselves. Sure, we acknowledge that Jesus has power because we read in the Bible about all the miracles he did; and we pray to Jesus for our relative or friend who’s having surgery or who has cancer; and we pray to Jesus to help us figure out what to do with our lives; and we look to Jesus when we’re in some sort of major crisis. But what about all the times we don’t think Jesus has the power to help us? You know, when we don’t ask him to help with all the “little” problems we have: such as patience for putting up with an annoying roommate, or safety as we drive a couple of miles to work, or willingness to help a stranger in some small way. We have to admit we’re guilty many times of selling Jesus short, of not believing he is the kind of person who has power to help...in any and every situation! Indeed, our disbelief that Jesus has the power to help us is a sin, a sin for which we should receive punishment. And not just any punishment, not just a slap on the wrist, not just a few privileges taken away. No, our sin—no matter how great or small— deserves the greatest of punishments, the punishment of spending eternity in hell. So what do we do to escape that punishment? To be honest, nothing. In this regard, we’re like the disciples in that storm-battered boat. Oh, I’m sure they had tried everything they could—battening everything down, bailing water as fast as they could—but eventually they did the only thing that would do the most good. They gave up on their own efforts, and they called on Jesus. You see, Jesus is not just the kind of man who has power; he is also the kind of man who saves. For the disciples in the boat, obviously the “saving” they wanted to take place was physical: “Lord, save us! We’re going to die!” At that moment, the one thought on their minds was getting out of the mess they were in and being safe and sound, maybe even on dry land! And even though they waited until the last minute, even though they were pretty desperate by the time they called on Jesus, they had seen enough of Jesus’ miracles and heard enough of Jesus’ Chapel continued on page 5 3
campus news
Norman Holte 1918-2011
Former President of Bethany Lutheran College By Lance Schwartz Director of Marketing and Public Relations
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orman Holte, president of Bethany Lutheran College from 1978 until 1982, died at the age of 93 on Thursday morning, November 10, 2011, at Pathstone Living in Mankato, Minnesota. President Holte was a 1942 Bethany Lutheran College graduate earning his associate’s degree. After attending Bethany, he worked for two years at the shipyards in Richmond, California. Upon returning to the Midwest, he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Minnesota and began teaching at Bethany in 1945. President Holte served Bethany Lutheran College for forty-one years in a number of capacities including teaching in the social science division. He’ll be remembered for his unwavering commitment to Bethany students and his willingness to take on a variety of tasks. Holte served in several administrative positions including dean of men, registrar, high school principal, president, and acting academic dean. His commitment to the College brought him out of retirement to serve as acting academic dean for a brief time. Holte was an active member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) serving on many boards and committees throughout the years. From 1994 to 2003 he served part-time as the synod archivist and was a member of the ELS Committee on History and Archives. He was also a member of the Downtown Mankato Kiwanis and the Human Rights Commission. Norman married Violet E. Fevig on July
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18, 1947, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Ulen, Minnesota. Their marriage of 64 years was blessed with four children. It was of the greatest importance to him that they be brought up in the Christian faith, knowing Jesus as their Savior. A funeral service was held at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato on Monday, November 14, 2011.
President Bruss’ remarks at funeral of President Holte “Each of us, as Christians, look forward to the day when we hear our Lord say to us, as the master in Jesus’ parable of the servants and their talents said, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” But I think for Norman, this was said in a very loud voice on Thursday as he joined the faithful who had gone before him! “When I, or any of those who knew and worked with him over the years at Bethany, think of Norman, it is his faithful servant attitude that immediately
comes to mind. As Lutherans we often talk about our Christian vocation. I believe that for Norman, his vocation was Bethany. For you, as his family, Bethany was an extension of your family and the campus was an extension of your backyard. Working at Bethany wasn’t just a job, it was his life. “I asked a few of those who had worked with him over the years what they remembered. One said, ‘He was always very thoughtful. He enriched many conversations on campus.’ Another commented that he provided a consistent, steady hand to whatever he did at Bethany. I saw it first-hand when I was on campus. While I didn’t have him for class, I did use the registrar’s office. A few years later he and I were faculty members together, until he became my boss as President. In each case his calm, gentle, and humble attitude was evident. “As President I get to see first-hand how each piece of the campus fits together to make it work. Norman not only had that vantage point, but he actually lived quite a variety of those pieces, whether as a faculty member, Dean or President. Wherever the College needed him, he was willing to faithfully serve. He was committed to help provide the “One Thing Needful” to our students throughout the years. As a result he impacted many who studied and worked at Bethany. “For you, Violet, your children and extended family, he will be greatly missed. But you have the assurance as children of God, that you will be reunited with him as well as the rest of the ‘host arrayed in white’ that stands before God’s throne. Well done, good and faithful servant.”
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Spring Choir Tour The Bethany Choirs will be touring and presenting concerts throughout Minnesota and South Dakota in May 2012. Bethany alumni and friends are welcomed to attend any of these concerts. Participating in the concerts will be the Bethany Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Handbell Choir, and Men’s Choir under the direction of Professor Dennis Marzolf as well as the Mary Martha Singers directed by Professor Ann Frederickson.
Saturday, May 12 King of Grace Lutheran Church Golden Valley, Minnesota
Tuesday, May 15 Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Cold Spring, Minnesota
Sunday, May 20 St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Rapid City, South Dakota
Sunday, May 13 Redeeming Grace Lutheran Church Rogers, Minnesota
Wednesday, May 16 St. Martin’s Lutheran Church Watertown, South Dakota
Tuesday, May 22 Bethany Lutheran Church Luverne, Minnesota
Sunday, May 13 Our Saviors Lutheran Church Princeton, Minnesota
Thursday, May 17 Ascension Lutheran Church Mitchell, South Dakota
Wednesday, May 23 Trinity Chapel Mankato, Minnesota
Monday, May 14 Trinity Lutheran Church* Isle, Minnesota
*Sponsored by Bethany alumni and friends.
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preaching and teaching that they were sure Jesus could save them. And save them he did! In Mark’s version of this account, Jesus says “Be silent! Be muzzled!” to the sea. His word alone is enough to do whatever he commands. His word by which he created the entire universe had more than enough power to save the disciples from being swallowed by the sea. And wasn’t this in keeping with what Jesus did quite a bit in his ministry anyway? Saving people from physical harm or sickness? Think of all the lepers and demoniacs and paralyzed and bleeding and dying and even dead people he saved! There is no doubt at all that Jesus has the power to save, even to save some education that lasts beyond a lifetime
Schedule subject to change. For the most up-to-date itinerary, please visit blc.edu/choir-tour.
scared disciples from a storm! But Jesus didn’t come to this world just to save people physically. “The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost,” Jesus said in Luke 19:10. Now we’re very well aware that Jesus was not saying he came to help the directionally challenged. You are the lost person Jesus came to save, along with you and you and you and me and everyone else here this morning! On our own, all of us are drowning in the sea of our own sins. We are weighed down by our sins as if we have concrete blocks attached to our feet. Only certain death awaits us because we cannot save ourselves. And so in faith we cry out, “Lord, save us! We’re going to die!” In our baptisms Jesus drowns us and our sin in the water. He takes our concrete blocks of sin off
us because he took our sin to his cross to pay the penalty for it. He resuscitates us and gives us life through the power of his resurrection. He saves us in the most important and most eternal way possible! He gives us life now and in heaven forever. That’s the kind of man Jesus is. Yes, the wind and waves and all creation obey him—along with sickness and pain and suffering and hurt and even physical death—but even eternal death has to obey Jesus. That’s what it means for Jesus to be our Savior—he saves us from hell and gives us heaven instead. Be comforted in knowing that whatever comes your way in this life, Jesus is not only with you, but the next life of heaven is indescribably better. Amen.
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student news
Math students present in Boston B
ethany Lutheran College mathematics students took part in the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and American Mathematical Society (AMS) joint Meetings in Boston, Massachusetts. The MAA and AMS Meetings are said to be the largest annual mathematics meetings in the world with nearly 7,200 people registered for the meeting in Boston. To qualify to present, students must submit an abstract for review. Three Bethany students gave conference presentations: Anna Cepek gave a poster presentation titled “Zero Forcing Number, Maximum Nullity and Path. Cover Number of Edge Subdivided Graphs”; Angie Kraft also gave a poster presentation titled “Matrix Completion Problems”; Sara Krueger presented a formal talk titled “A Reservoir Model of Chagas Disease.” These same three students also were participants in Research Experiences for Undergraduates during the summer of 2011. These programs,
Photo by David Norris
Students (from left) Anna Cepek, Sara Krueger, and Angie Kraft gave presentations on their mathematical work in Boston, Massachusetts, in January 2012.
funded by the National Science Foundation are very limited and highly competitive. Professor Kyle Jore, Ph.D. (Mathematics) talked about the value of attending professional conferences. “The students
realize both an appreciation for the scope of their topic and, more importantly, the field of mathematics as a whole. Professionally, they make connections to other individuals engaged in similar work.”
Four musicians selected to attend national honor band
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our Bethany Lutheran College students, Brittany Brown, Scott Fassett, Janeen Leisses, and Tracey Mehlhouse were nominated and selected to participate at the Minnesota Chapter of the 2012 College Band Directors National Association’s (CBDNA) Intercollegiate Honor Band. Each year, the Minnesota Chapter of the CBDNA
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organizes the opportunity for Minnesota’s most talented collegiate music students to assemble. The selection is quite an honor as the ensemble is highly competitive. After two full days of rehearsals, the Honor Band performed on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
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community news
Basketball players take part in Viking Reading
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he Bethany Lutheran College basketball teams took part in a community outreach project at Mount Olive Lutheran School in Mankato. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were involved with Viking Reading in October 2011. Once a week throughout the month, five student athletes from Bethany visited the second, third, and fourth grade classes at Mount Olive and read to the students. They also shared their experiences growing up and encouraged the youngsters to make reading a daily part of their routine. “They loved having us around and asking us questions,” said junior Sarah Rosenau. “It was fun talking with them.
We took questions and talked about parts of the books we read.” Men’s basketball coach, Dave Balza, initiated the community outreach project and was involved with similar projects at his previous institution. The Viking Reading program marked the fourteenth year of fall reading programs in elementary schools with his teams. The BLC Vikings plan to make Viking Reading an annual community service project. “We appreciate the teachers’ cooperation and really enjoyed spending quality time with the kids,” said Balza. “We enjoyed partnering with Mount Olive and hope to expand on it for years to come.”
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Bethany student athlete Shaun Manego paid a visit to the fourth grade classroom at Mount Olive to read for the students.
Photo by David Norris
2012 Faculty and Staff Anniversaries The Board of Regents of Bethany Lutheran College and Theological Seminary met in Mankato at which time the Board recognized Bethany employees observing anniversaries of employment. The recognition event occurred after the College’s daily chapel service on Monday, January 9, 2012. The Rev. Ken Schmidt, a member of the Board, was the guest speaker for the chapel service and special recognition event. In addition to the chapel event, a reception for the honorees, their families, and well wishers took place in the Great Room of Old Main. Front row from left: Herbert Huhnerkoch (Chairman of the Board of Regents), Gaylin Schmeling (Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, President–15 years), Silas Born (Director of Christian Education–15 years), Timothy Tollefson (Music–10 years), Jackie Lemmermann (Housekeeping–10 years), Judy Hed (Housekeeping–30 years), Erling Teigen (Religious Studies/Philosophy–35 years) Back row from left: President Dan Bruss, Michael Smith (Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, Greek and New Testament Studies–10 years), Ryan Kragh (Assistant Director of Athletics, Head Baseball Coach–10 years), Connie Meyer (Advancement/Bookstore–15 years), Denice Woller (Art/Communication–10 years), Eric Woller (Dean of Academic Affairs–15 years), John Sehloff (Director of Information Technology–25 years) Not pictured: Ralph Miller (Director of Accounting–15 years) education that lasts beyond a lifetime
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student news
Facing Conformity Students conduct behavior research in elevators
By Kalie Staples Senior Psychology Major
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n the study of psychology, research allows the exploration of the norms and tendencies of mankind, which may otherwise go unnoticed. In December 2011 five students in Dr. Jennifer Wosmek’s course Testing and Measurements in Psychology (Courtney Nelson, Shamariyah Miller, Samantha Powell, Kalie Staples, Haley Whitcomb, and Louis Wicklund) worked together to create a unique research project on conformity in an unlikely place— an elevator. The students had previously taken Professor Mark Wiechmann’s Social Psychology course and recalled a video produced by the television show Candid Camera to illustrate conformity. The video showed participants conforming to unusual behavior of others in an elevator. For example, everyone in the elevator would turn to
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the right, facing the wall of the elevator. Inevitably, the unknowing participants conformed to the behavior of those around them. To date, there has been no systematic replication of this phenomenon in an elevator. In the BLC study, which took place at a large mall, the students stood near elevators while trying to blend in. As soon as a participant approached the elevator, the ‘prompts’ (those who stood backwards) would approach the elevator acting as if they didn’t know one another. Once the doors opened, the students would file in and face the back of the elevator. After one floor, the students would each exit in opposite directions and record what happened in the elevator on a data sheet. While it sounds simple, conducting any research project can be an overwhelming task. At the start of the semester, the students wanted to observe and record a wide variety of variables. However, after a few trial runs conducted at Minnesota State University,
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Mankato (MSU) residence hall elevators, the students realized that they needed to narrow down the scope of their study. The data sheet the students eventually arrived at recorded the participant’s gender, approximate age, and the degree of conformity (e.g., whether the participant completely turned around to face the wall). The students examined the number of prompts necessary to achieve conformity, and the gender configuration of the prompts (e.g., all male, all female, or a combination thereof). After a few trial runs at MSU and several locations in downtown Mankato, the students travelled to the Twin Cities with a group of student volunteers to begin collecting the official data at a large shopping mall. Psychology majors are generally female, and this class was no exception. There was only so much data that could be completed with only one male in the course. Therefore, two female students, Nelson and Miller, went door to door in the male residence halls asking for volunteers and offered ice cream in exchange for their help. The ice cream offer, combined with free transportation to the mall, was a hit. Once males were on board, completing the project took four days, over thirty students, and a large package of Dramamine (to help with motion sickness caused by repeated elevator rides). By the end, students had collected and analyzed 120 elevator rides and observed 340 participants. The students found that participants were most likely to fully conform (face the back of the elevator) when participants were exposed to five male prompts facing backwards. Of all the age groups observed, children were most likely to conform. For adults, men were more likely than women to fully face the back of the elevator. In general, however, the most frequently observed participant education that lasts beyond a lifetime
‘In the beginning, I don’t think any of us thought we could do this. It was a great learning experience to be able to conduct research in the real world.’ - Courtney Nelson
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The five students who created the research project were (from left) Shamariyah Miller, Kalie Staples, Haley Whitcomb, Louis Wicklund, Courtney Nelson, and Samantha Powell.
reaction was to stand against the side of the elevator (which the students counted as a ‘wall’). After analyzing all their data, the student’s project culminated with a campus wide presentation, wherein the students proudly explained their project from conception to completion. In addition to collecting the data, the students collected some memorable experiences. “Weird glances and comments were common. One couple thought the elevator was going to open in the back, and another even walked backwards out of the elevator,” recalled Miller. “In the beginning, I don’t think any of us thought we could do this. It was a great learning experience to be able to conduct research in the real world,” said Nelson. “I enjoyed working in a group to bounce ideas around and we were able to identify and utilize each other’s strengths.”
This Testing and Measurement project at BLC offers a unique learning experience. It allows students to play an active role in their education. Through active engagement in research on a subject of their choice, abstract concepts and theories became tangible, and students gain invaluable experience for graduate school and/or work in social service agencies.
Kalie Staples was recently accepted into two separate graduate programs, and credits experiences at BLC such as the one described here as the foundation needed to launch her career as a psychologist. While she weighs the merit of the two programs, she is enjoying the remaining time at Bethany as editor in chief of the student newspaper, dormitory resident assistant, and spending time with her fiancé.
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student news
Student video earns national award By Lance Schwartz Director of Marketing and Public Relations
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eaf Me Alone, a video produced entirely by Bethany Lutheran College students, has earned a first place finish in the Small College Video/Broadcast competition of the 2012 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts. This highly competitive festival features student works from many film and television programs across the country. The student team included Lydia Grabau, Kab Kaniess, Ben Lundsten, Katie Shrader, and Ruth Wels. The BEA is a professional association for professors, industry professionals, and graduate students who are interested in teaching and research related to electronic media and multimedia enterprises. The BEA Festival of Media Arts occurs as part of the National Association of Broadcasters and Broadcast Education Association. The convention will take place from April 15-18, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event draws nearly 100,000 industry professionals. Student winners are invited to be part of an awards ceremony where their work is screened and they collect their award. A group of Bethany students and staff members will attend the convention and awards ceremony. Several Bethany student-produced projects have received BEA awards in the past, Chris Johnson, Bethany’s Studio Director notes, “We have received over a dozen awards from the BEA Festival of Media Arts over the past years, including Best of Festival Awards for the short films Fall from Grace and Summer Grasses, a first place in the student video competition for College Hockey Weekend, and honorable mention for Between the Lines.”
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Above and below are frames from the award-winning short film, Leaf Me Alone.
Johnson also said of the recognition, “The BEA Festival of Media Arts represents the best student media work in the country. To be continually Ben Lundsten recognized in the Festival demonstrates our students’ work is among the best in the country. Having independent judges rate the results of a Bethany education in media as excellent confirms our belief students can have all of the educational benefits of a larger university in a small Christian liberal arts college.”
Lydia Grabau
Kab Kaniess
Katie Schrader
Ruth Wels
Watch Leaf Me Alone: www.blc.edu/bethany-videos
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student news
New production company wins three times By Dr. Tom Kuster Director of the Christ in Media Institute
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ometimes challenges require hard choices, with winners and losers. It’s a special blessing if a challenge can produce a “win-win.” The founding of Stone Path Studios at Bethany might be even better: a “win-win-win.” As Bethany’s BLC Studios became known for high quality, award winning student productions, the phone rang more often each week with requests by outside groups, churches, and non-profits who couldn’t afford commercial rates, asking Bethany’s help with productions. Though happy to help when possible, staff was diverting valuable time from teaching students to managing requests. The solution appeared in the form of Stone Path Studios, a quasi-professional student-run media production company. The name comes from Jesus’ words on Palm Sunday. When urged to silence the crowds shouting “hosanna,” he replied, “I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.” (Luke 19:40) Stone Path Studios will draw on Bethany’s resources of equipment and student expertise to create high-quality Christian media. A three-person executive board runs Stone Path. The Executive Producer, Stephanie Erlandson, a third-year major in media arts with an English minor, chairs the board and hires personnel to work on projects. Landon Brands, a firstyear student majoring in media arts and theater, is Director of Customer Relations, fields requests and works with clients to understand and meet their needs. A fourth-year business administration major, Megan Humphrey, is assisting Landon during her final semester on campus. The Director of Finances, Staci
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From left: Landon Brands, Stephanie Erlandson, and Staci Paul form the executive board that runs Stone Path studios. This new production company has already launched its first projects and has more in the works.
Paul, a third-year business administration major, manages the business side. Together they decide which requests to accept, and which to refer elsewhere. Since organizing in December, the board has worked hard to set up the new business with guidance from Professors Shane Bowyer (business) and Chris Johnson (communication). The Regional Center for Entrepreneurial Facilitation, newly housed on campus, has also assisted. Supported by a start-up grant from the Antioch Foundation, Stone Path has already launched its first projects, ranging from a video for a small business to producing content for Christian broadcasting via satellite to millions. It seems a triple “win.” The first is for
the students running the company who get hands-on experience at entrepreneurship, as well as other students from across campus—writers, composers, actors, technicians—who will be hired to create productions. The second is for Bethany’s programs in communication and business, each with an added dimension while freeing faculty for more attention to teaching and mentoring. The third “win” goes to the community, with church groups and non-profits gaining the benefit of expert consultation and, in as many cases as possible, highquality media productions. Stone Path Studios: three wins.
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athletics
Fall athletics
By Julie Thomas Assistant Athletic Director - Sports Information
Men’s Soccer The Vikings men’s soccer team finished the season 5-12-1 overall and 3-8-1 in conference play. Three student-athletes from the men’s soccer team were awarded with Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) all-conference honors. Sophomore defender Johnny Luna (Revo, Nev./Incline) was named to the second team. Junior CK Pock (Faribault, Minn./ Faribault) and sophomore Juan Garcia (Arlington, Minn./Sibley East) earned honorable mention.
Women’s Soccer The Bethany women’s soccer team finished the regular season at 8-7-3 and advanced to conference semifinals where they lost a thrilling 2-1 decision to eventual UMAC champions St. Scholastica. “We really had a season of ups and downs this year,” head coach Derick Lyngholm said. “We let a few wins that we probably should have had slip through our fingers; but anytime you end with a winning record and play your best game of the year in the playoffs it leaves you with a lot of positivity.” Women’s soccer players earning second team all-conference awards included senior Joelle Pipal (Mankato, Minn./ Mankato West) and sophomores Jacqui Bonrud (Tea, S.D./Lennox) and Alexa Mowery (Fairmont, Minn./Fairmont). Honorable mention went to junior Paige Taylor (Coon Rapids, Minn./DCTC) and sophomores Kindra Fairbrun (Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville) and Hannah Spaulding (Savage, Minn./ St. Croix Lutheran).
Volleyball The Vikings volleyball team finished the season 10-19 overall and 6-8 in the UMAC. The squad ended fifth in the 12
conference missing the UMAC Postseason Tournament by one spot. Senior captain Amanda Edmison (Mayer, Minn./Watertown Mayer) was awarded all-conference honorable mention after leading the Vikings in kills averaging 2.49 per set. She was second on the team in digs with 2.94 per set. The Vikings had a young team with fifteen freshmen, many of them playing vital roles in the team’s success. Freshman Emily Franzen (Lewiston, Minn./Lewiston-Altura) led the team in service aces with a season total of 31 and was second in assists with 3.94 per set. Freshman Shelby Wiederhoeft (Truman, Minn./Truman) was second on the team
in kills averaging 2.30 per set and led the team in blocks. In her first year as a Viking Jessie Jurries (Trimont, Minn./ Martin County West) also played an important role as defensive specialist digging up 2.33 balls per set. The Vikings will return all but one starter in the 2012 season and look to continue to build team chemistry and aggressive play in the years to come.
Men’s Golf The Viking men’s golfers went 24-6 overall and were 24-3 against conference competitors. The team’s hard work Athletics continued on page 13 report | march 2012
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ethany Lutheran College senior Joelle Pipal was named to the Capitol One Academic All-America Women’s Soccer second team. She is the first Bethany student to receive this honor. The award was voted upon by Academic All-America Committee members and the current College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Board of Directors. Pipal has been an integral part of the Bethany women’s soccer team. She is active in the Bethany community serving as a Bethany Activities Committee executive and is a member of the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee. Pipal embodies the spirit of a true Bethany Lutheran College student-athlete maintaining a 3.90 GPA while leading the
soccer team with nine goals and three assists this season. “Joelle has been the cornerstone of our program’s turn around from being Joelle Pipal at the bottom of the conference to making consecutive post-season tournament appearances,” head coach Derick Lyngholm said. Pipal, who will graduate in May 2012, leads the women’s soccer team in the record books in every offensive category. She tallied a career total of 95 points (37 goals, 21 assists) and seven game winning goals as a starting midfielder.
“I am very grateful for this award— beyond grateful,” Pipal said. “It truly means a lot to me and it’s nice to feel like all the hard work over the years was for a reason. I feel blessed for the last five years of success on and off the field.” In her career at Bethany, Pipal was a three-time team captain and three-time team MVP. Her Upper Midwest Athletic Conference honors include two-time first team all-conference (2008, 2010), second team all-conference (2011), and all-conference honorable mention (2007). In addition, Pipal was named academic all-conference four times (2007-10).
Ring to head cross country, start track and field avid Ring will join the Bethany athletic department as the new head men’s and women’s cross country coach—he will also pioneer men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field programs at BLC. Bethany will be adding track and field to its athletic program and compete at the varsity level in the 2012-13 season. Ring has a wealth of experience in cross country and track and field programs. Most recently, he served for the past ten years as the head cross country coach at Manitowoc Lutheran High School in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Ring also served
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as the head men’s track and field coach and assistant women’s track and field coach for six years at Manitowoc Lutheran. Ring notes, David Ring “Starting a track program with limited facilities will be rather familiar to me. I come from a high school with no track facilities. There are challenges but they can be overcome. The goal for the track team will be to build the numbers enough to compete at the
conference level. Goals are important as well as the journey to achieve those goals. To compete for conference championships will always be a goal, and getting there will be exciting too.” Ring will begin his tenure at Bethany on July 1, 2012. He holds a bachelor of science from Martin Luther College and a master of science from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Ring is not only a teacher of the sport, but also a competitor having completed fourteen marathons himself including the Boston Marathon in 2007.
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Matt Behmer (Maple Grove, Minn./ West Lutheran) also earned the award by finishing fourth with a time of 27:42.6. For the women Bethany’s best finisher was freshman Laura Anderson (Hudson, Wis./River Falls) in thirteenth place with a time of 25:10.0. The men’s and women’s team had young squads. The men’s team loses only one runner to graduation and the entire women’s roster will be returning for the 2012 season.
culminated with a second place finish at the UMAC Championships. Jonathan Pederson (Waseca, Minn./ Waseca) took second at the conference championships, just one stroke behind the eventual winner. He earned UMAC all-conference honors, and player of the week multiple times throughout the season. education that lasts beyond a lifetime
The Bethany cross country program continues to progress after its third year as a varsity sport. The Vikings hosted the UMAC Cross Country Championships and had two runners earn UMAC all-conference honors. David Blumer (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain) was the conference runner-up placing second in the championship race with a time of 27:02.8 earning all-conference.
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alumnae profile: Kristen (Scislow) Budahn, ’08
Budahn propelled into medical field By Lance Schwartz Director of Marketing and Public Relations
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ike many other five-year-olds, Kristen (Scislow) Budahn wanted to be a doctor when she grew up. Budahn, a 2008 Bethany graduate, who is now in her third year of medical school at the University of Minnesota, recalled watching Jane Seymour portray a rural west doctor of the nineteenth century in the television series Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman. It was a love for helping others and her experience watching Doctor Quinn that convinced Kristen being a physician was what her future had in store. Kristen came to Bethany with that goal in mind and planned her academic program with the intent of preparing herself for medical school. Kristen was Bethany Lutheran College’s first bachelor’s degree recipient to be accepted into medical school. And while she acknowledges the rigors of medical school are challenging, it was her Bethany experience that she says provided a strong foundation for medical school curriculum. “All of my [Bethany] professors were willing to sit down and help me through the application process to medical school. “I really had a great experience with the science department at Bethany, the professors all have different strengths.” Professor Chad Heins, expects a lot from his students, and consequently helped Kristen to reach her goals. “His teaching and grading really helped me to be prepared for medical school and cadaver dissection in anatomy class with Dr. Kuster made my first semester anatomy class in medical school go much smoother,” said Budahn. And while she still knew medical school was her ultimate goal, after graduating from Bethany she took a year off from school. During that year, she taught algebra, geometry, and pre-calculus at a bilin14
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Kristen (Scislow) Budahn is currently in the middle of a nine-month rotation with the University of Minnesota Rural Physician Associate Program at Glencoe Regional Medical Center in Glencoe, Minnesota.
Her time spent at Glencoe Regional Medical Center has solidified Kristen’s desire to be in family medicine.
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gual school in the Dominican Republic. Not only was this experience rewarding, it was something that helped to set her apart from other medical school candidates, a key factor in the medical school application process. In fact, extracurricular and co-curricular experiences are an important factor for medical school applicants and Kristen took full advantage of those opportunities during her time on the Bethany campus. She participated in varsity soccer and also studied abroad in Ecuador.
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Kristen was on the women’s soccer team while at Bethany. She said extracurricular and co-curricular experiences are an important factor for medical school applicants.
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Faculty & Staff News Bethel Balge (music) recently judged the Minnesota Music Teachers Association (MMTA) Senior Young Artist Competition for high school pianists at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota. She also judged the highest level MMTA Piano Exams (level 11) at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Bethany Lutheran College Memorial Library Staff, Orrin Ausen, Amanda Bolland, and Ramsey Turner attended the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Conference on October 12-14, 2011, the Upper Midwest ExLibris User Group (UMWUG) and MnPALS User Group meetings on October 17-19. Ausen has also been serving as a member of the Minnesota Library Futures Initiative Steering Committee. The goal of the Steering Committee was to plan the structure of a Minnesota Library Futures Initiative. The goal of the Initiative is to encourage new thinking on how all libraries can work together to meet the needs of all library users regardless of their point of entry into the world of information.
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She chose this program over others because it offered her the ability to establish longer, continuous-care relationships with patients as opposed to interning at a number of different hospitals and clinics. Kristen’s ultimate goal is to work in family medicine where she will be able to pursue an interest in obstetrics. She also prefers family medicine because of the opportunity to continue care with both the babies and mothers as a primary care physician. education that lasts beyond a lifetime
Finally, Ausen and Bolland hosted Journal Club in December, 2011. Librarians from Gustavus Adolphus College visited Bethany’s Memorial Library to join the professional discussion of two articles, The Future of the Academic Library Sympoium: Bridging the User Gap, and Twelve Keys to Library Design: Improving the Academic Experience. This journal discussion is held monthly among the library staff of both campuses. While on sabbatical during the fall of 2011, Polly Browne (education) attended the World Conference of the American Association of Christian Counselors in Nashville, Tennessee. Speakers included Mike Huckabee, Dr. Tim Clinton, Lee Strobel, and Josh McDowell. Browne’s sabbatical also included a national and international tour of many Evangelical Lutheran Synod schools. During the sabbatical tour, Browne gave presentations at some of the schools including Holy Cross Lutheran School in Madison, Wisconsin, where she discussed teacher stress and burnout, family and school connections, and emerging insights about education. She also conducted an interactive presentation and discussion titled The Lutheran Difference: Working Together to Share Jesus at Heritage Lutheran Church and School in Apple Valley, Minnesota.
Jonas Nissen (communication) was presented with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Theatre Division of the National Communication Association (NCA) at the annual convention in November 2011. Nissen has worked with this organization for the last 10 years, delivered numerous presentations, and served in many of the leadership positions during that time. He was also recognized for his work in the community of Mankato in the founding of the Mankato Mosaic Theatre Company as well as his work in various capacities in a large number of theatrical productions. Finally, Nissen has been selected as the new artistic director for the Mankatobased Merely Players Community Theatre. Nissen’s directorial debut will be Fiddler on the Roof, the spring musical and finale of the 2011/2012 season. Don Westphal (admissions) recently served as the chairperson for the Minnesota National College Fair held at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The Minnesota Fair is the largest in the country, with approximately 22,000 people attending during three sessions over two days. In conjunction with the event, Westphal also made a live in-studio appearance on Twin Cities NBC affiliate KARE and was featured in a story for Fox affiliate KMSP.
Her experience at the Glencoe Regional Medical Center has also helped her to realize that a rural setting might be in her future as well, although she says it “can’t be too small” as her husband, Bryan, is a mechanical engineer and hopes to be employed as well. Wherever her career takes her, Kristen believes it is really in God’s hands. Faith is important to her and Bryan and she recalls Bethany’s Christian focus as the foundation for her decision to attend in the first place. “Attending chapel every day at Bethany
was a huge blessing and one of the things I miss the most,” she continued, “It was nice to have friends [at Bethany] who shared similar values—it makes those college years a little easier. It was really nice to have that Christian atmosphere throughout all aspects of life at Bethany.” We wish Kristen (Scislow) Budahn all the best as she continues her preparation for a career as a physician.
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advancement news
Faithful Future campaign progressing I Campaign Numbers n the April 2011 issue of the Report magazine, a significant fundraising campaign with the moniker A Faithful Future was announced. Since the campaign announcement, the staff members of the Bethany advancement office, led by Chief Advancement Officer Art Westphal, have been visiting alumni and friends of the College to discuss this important campaign. The gifts to the Faithful Future Campaign come in a variety of forms—cash, stock, property, estates, and even in-kind gifts through volunteering. Each one of these gifts helps Bethany Lutheran College achieve its mission of educating tomorrow’s Christian leaders. We are so thankful for all forms of support for Bethany! The remarkable progress of the campaign has allowed Bethany to accomplish a number of things
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including the construction of Honsey Hall, new scholarships for students, and additional programming opportunities for students. We thank you, our friends and donors, for your support that has allowed these wonderful things to happen at Bethany. And while we are happy with the successes of the campaign thus far, Bethany is still seeking help for new ventures that include both an endowed chair to support a new faculty position and additional funding for faculty development programs. These projects are also important to the ongoing development of our academic programs.
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Supporters Give to the Max for Bethany By Lance Schwartz Director of Marketing and Public Relations
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ethany Lutheran College participated in Minnesota’s “Give to the Max Day” on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. This was Bethany’s first time participating in the annual event. GiveMN.org created “Give to the Max Day” in 2009 with hopes of raising as much money as possible for Minnesota nonprofit organizations during a twentyfour hour period. GiveMN.org is a collaborative venture to transform philanthropy in Minnesota by growing overall giving and moving more of it online. As a result of the extensive outreach and coverage, the 2009 Give to the Max Day became the most successful place-based online fundraising drive in history, raising more than $14 million for Minnesota charities in 24-hours—and smashing the previous
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record of $3.8 million raised in Dallas, Texas. More than 3,400 Minnesota nonprofits benefited from contributions made by more than 38,000 donors. In 2010, the bar was raised with more than 42,000 individual donors participating in Give to the Max Day raising more than $10 million for Minnesota charities. In 2011, more than 47,000 donors eclipsed the 2010 results by donating $13,389,323 to nearly 4,000 Minnesota nonprofits including Bethany Lutheran College. During Bethany’s inaugural participation in this annual event, an anonymous donor generously offered a dollar-for-dollar match on any donation
made to Bethany during the event. All money raised through Bethany’s participation was directed to the Bethany Fund, which supports the ongoing daily operations of the College. As a result of the event, eighty-five alumni and friends of Bethany donated after hearing about it through social media or email. This participation allowed Bethany to place eighteenth out of eighty-two colleges and universities in Minnesota participating in the event. The generosity of these donors resulted in $9,350 being donated for the Bethany Fund. With the matching funds the total amount donated was $18,700. We want to thank all of our alumni and friends for supporting “Give to the Max Day.” We look forward to another successful twenty-four hour effort in 2012!
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alumni news
alumni news 1956 Larry Julson and his wife, Charlotte, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on December 23, 2011. They were joined by family from Illinois, Texas, and Oregon. Larry and Charlotte are both navy veterans who met at Bainbridge, Maryland. Because of the Cuban and Vietnam crisis, they decided to get married. U.S. Navy Chaplain Robinson performed the service in the base chapel. They have one son and two daughters, four grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild. Larry has retired from the state of Wisconsin department of corrections. They presently live in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, and have for the past twentytwo years. They would be most happy to hear from their friends at Bethany. God bless you all and God bless America. Duane Anderson and his wife, Judy, moved from Jefferson, Wisconsin, to the StoneCrest development, located in Marion County, Florida, in October, 2011. They celebrated 50 years of marriage in February of last year. Duane continues to practice architecture. His practice is focused primarily on worship facilities. Over the past forty years he has completed over eighty churches for the WELS. He also designed St. Timothy in Lombard, Illinois, (an ELS church) and assisted with renovations at St. Paul’s in Chicago, Illinois. Duane and Judy belong to Open Bible Lutheran Church in The Villages, Florida, where Pastor Rodger Dale (’67 SEM) is the pastor. Duane also designed this church. Duane played on a Bethany high school basketball team known for its scoring ability. Center was Larry Julson, he and Doc Hoepner were the forwards and David Tweit and David Runholt were the guards. Duane serves on the WELS Prison Ministry education that lasts beyond a lifetime
Committee and is a trainer for congregations seeking to initiate jail and/or prison ministries.
1971 Dean Lindquist and Joan (Hendrickson) Lindquist (’72) celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this fall.
1972 Gloria (Kollmann) Marks and her husband, Ron, announce the birth of their first grandson, born November 15, 2011, to their son, Gunnery Sgt. Kyle (USMC) and Lindsay Marks stationed in Kaneohe, Hawaii.
1981 Jim Vinz has been appointed to be CoChief Executive Officer of Le Duff America, the North American management company of café brands that include la Madeleine Country French Café, Bruegger’s Bagels, Timothy’s World Coffee and Brioche Dorée. Jim will provide substantial support to the management teams and the president of each of the divisions as well as to sister company, the second largest bakery-café company worldwide, French-based Group Le Duff in Europe and South America.
1990 Charles Fair announces that his daughter, Brittney, was signed on the UW-Parkside women’s basketball team. She will become a Ranger during the 2012-13 season.
level of the mission church in Mexico, Cristo: El Comino, La Verdad y La Vida. Pictured are the Antonio children, Zuriana (15), Zipporah (3), Josiah (2), and Isaiah (newborn).
1994 Naomi Russo (Sasabe) and Jeff Russo have welcomed their first son, Lawrence Rudolph-Masaru Russo, on August 8, 2011. Lawrence was born weighing 8 lbs. 11 oz. and 21 inches long. Jessica (Tweit) Gross (‘94) and her husband, John, welcomed their sixth child, Samantha Paige, on August 28, 2011. She was welcomed home by Isabella (9), William (8), Aiden (6), Garrett (2), and Lydia (1).
1995 Amy Pfarr Walker and her husband, Bill, welcomed their first child. Madison Rose was born on November 22, 2011, weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz. The family resides in Richfield, Minnesota. Rachel (Aderman) Learman and her husband, Paul, welcomed a third child,
1991 Domineque (Prinzing) Antonio and her husband, Tito, are happy to announce the birth of their fourth child, Isaiah Titus. He was born on November 16, 2011, in Sandusky, Ohio. They are working on the construction of the second
Thatcher Nathanael, on July 7, 2011. He joins sister Cadence (4) and Hudson (2). Their family also moved in November 2011 from Illinois to Wisconsin as Paul accepted a call to be the pastor at Divine 17
alumni news Peace Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Rachel is now working as the Compliance Attorney for PyraMax Bank in Greenfield, Wisconsin.
2002 Rachel (Ohlendorf) and Larry Kovaciny (’03) moved to Virginia from Bethany Lutheran College family. The group always has a great time, but always seems to share more stories from their time at Bethany then actually catching fish.
2007 Connecticut in early 2010 when Larry transferred within the U.S. Department of State to a new position in Washington, D.C. In December, they and their children, Daniel (4) and Mercedes (22 months), welcomed a new baby, Abigail, into their family.
2004 Adam Holtz and his wife, Kelly, are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Lydia Kelly Holtz—9 lbs., 2 oz., and 21.5 in. Adam is a financial planning analyst with the Rochester Group of Thrivent Financial, and Kelly is a family nurse practitioner at Mayo Clinic.
2006 Kyle Tengesdal (’07), Jake Krier, Josh Anderson, Karl Struck (’07), Kevin “KC” Johnson, Seth Hueckman, and Peter Kratz (from left) enjoyed their annual ice fishing trip at the Heartwood Retreat Center in Trego, Wisconsin, this last January. This group of alumni began this tradition when they were students at Bethany and have continued to get together every winter at this familiar location to many in the 18
Jennifer (Krueger) Ulrich and her husband, Jeff, announce the birth of their second son, Braden Evan, born September 14, 2011. He joins big brother, Daniel Joel, born June 16, 2009. The Ulrichs live in New Ulm, Minnesota. Jerusha Londgren (’07) and Andrew Cascione were united in marriage on June 12, 2011, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Parents of the bride were Rev. and Mrs. Jeff (’79) and Elisa (Boniek) Londgren (’79). Rev. Londgren officiated the service. BLC alumni participating in the wedding: Brandon Londgren (’07), Jerry Cascione (’95), Lyudmyla Petrenko (’07), Christina Harman (’09), and Trevor Londgren (’09). Current students Breanna and Peter Londgren also participated. Timothy Frank (’07) was the organist, and Julie (Quist) Johnson (’06) helped with wardrobe. Andy and Jerusha now live in the bustling rural metropolis of Ames, Iowa, where Andy is in the Civil
Engineering Ph.D. program at Iowa State University researching new technologies in asphalt pavements, and Jerusha works at Lutheran Services in Iowa. Kayla Reede was married to Joshua Ryman on October 8, 2011, at St. Paul’s Cedar Lake. Pastor Paul Scharrer officiated for the service and Pastor Paul Reede (Kayla’s father) married them. Joshua works with the severely mentally disabled for the state of Wisconsin in Madison. Kayla worked for Comfort Keepers until the two were married. She has her master’s in counseling and is anxious to be able to do that soon. She has a temporary job working for a group home in Madison for the mentally disabled. Kayla and Josh are members of Eastside Lutheran in Madison, where they reside.
2008 Kristen Scislow married Bryan Budahn at the St. Croix Lutheran High School chapel on September 3, 2011. Kristen is the daughter of James and Karen (Harstad) Scislow (both class of ’81) and granddaughter of Peter (’55) and Carolyn (Schneider) Harstad (’56). The couple is currently living in Glencoe, Minnesota. Kristen is in her third year of medical school at the University of Minnesota. She is taking part in a nine-month program focused on rural family medicine as part of her clinical rotations and loves seeing patients and delivering babies in Glencoe.
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In Memoriam
Nicole (Flygare) married Matthew Dummer on April 9, 2011, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Fairfax, Minnesota. Alumni in the wedding include Jennifer Lundgren (’09), Chellsea Peterson (’09), and Jessica Zimmerman (’09). Current student Marcie Flygare was also in the wedding. Nicole is employed at MRCI in New Ulm, Minnesota, working as an employment counselor with the Welfare to Work program and also with adult basic education teaching a computer skills class and coordinating volunteer programs. Nicole and her husband live on a farm outside of New Ulm.
LaTona (Tony) Anderson entered eternal life on Friday, December 9, 2011, at the age of 94 years. She and husband, Julian, served at three congregations: Hiawatha Lutheran (ELS) Minneapolis; St. Paul’s (ELS), Chicago, and five years at Bethany Seminary in Mankato. In 1968 Julian accepted a call to serve at Faith Lutheran (WELS) in St. Petersburg, Florida. Following his retirement in 1975 they relocated to Naples. In the following years where Tony worked alongside Julian to type the manuscript pages for the Everyday American English New Testament. A memorial service was held at Open Bible Lutheran Church, Fruitland Park, Florida, on Saturday, January 21, 2012.
2010 On July 29, 2011, Jacob Weber and Rachael Stiefel (’11) were united in Holy Matrimony. The ceremony took place at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Dearborn, Michigan, where Jacob currently resides as Kantor.
1943 Harold Guldberg, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at La Grange Hospital in La Grange, Illiniois. Harold attended Bethany Lutheran High School, was drafted in 1943, and spent three years in the Navy. After discharge he attended night school at Illinois Institute of Technology and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. Harold worked for Commonwealth Edison for 34 years first as a field test engineer, and retiring in 1980 as assistant superintendent at the Romeoville plant. He was an
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active member of Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Downers Grove until his death. A funeral service was held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Downers Grove.
1957 Elaine Bowen age 74, of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, died Monday, December 26, 2011. She attended Bethany from 1955-57. Elaine was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service for 25 years. She was a lover of golf, bowling, all sports and card playing. She was an active member and organist of Grace Lutheran Church, Crookston, Minnesota.
1963 Dean Twedt of Blairsville, Georgia, died on October 20, 2011. He attended and graduated from Bethany Lutheran College in 1963, University of Wisconsin, La-Crosse, and Schoitz Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, Iowa, with a medical technologist degree. After working at Sartori Hospital, Cedar Falls, Iowa, for several years he joined Coulter Electronics as a salesman of medical equipment. During his years at Coulter, he was granted a U.S. and Canadian patent in statistics. Dean was a member of First United Methodist Church where he served for many years as the official photographer.
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Tee time!
It’s time to start thinking about the upcoming golf season! We have some great opportunities for you to play some wonderful golf courses, renew friendships, enjoy time with Bethany supporters, and support the students at Bethany Lutheran College.
Joel Laube Memorial
Bethany Sports Classic
Friday, June 15, 2012 Crystal Lake Golf Club, Lakeville, Minnesota 1 p.m.- Shotgun Start $135 golf and dinner $100 golf only, $40 dinner only Social hour, dinner and auction immediately following golf www.blc.edu/joellaubegolf
Monday, August 6, 2012 Mankato Golf Club, Mankato, Minnesota 10:00 a.m. – Open House with refreshments in Bethany Sports and Fitness Center (devotion at 10:45 a.m.) 11:30 a.m. – Lunch at Mankato Golf Club (Driving range and putting green open to golfers) 12:30 p.m. – Shotgun Start $125 per player ($500 team) Social hour, dinner, and awards immediately following golf www.blc.edu/sportsclassic
Spring Commencement Friday, May 11, 2012 10:30 a.m. in the Sports and Fitness Center Broadcast live at blc.edu/webcast
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