November 2012 Bethany Report

NOVEMBER 2012

the magazine of bethany lutheran college

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4 New faculty and staff join campus 6 Academic chairs appointed 14 Business makes Bethany connection

from the president

Let’s tell the world A

n education at Bethany Lutheran College affects students in so many important ways. In fact, so much so, that a Bethany education is often a transformative, life changing experience. From our humble beginnings during the Great Depression, to our years as a junior college, and now as a thriving four-year institution offering unique programs and experiences—a Bethany education prepares students for both fulfilling careers and lives of service to others and to God. This is Bethany’s mission and we are pleased to offer this experience to our students.

Our challenge always is to find new ways to tell others that don’t know about Bethany what great things are happening on this campus.

When prospective students and their parents investigate college choices they generally have lots of questions about the quality of academic programs, job placement for graduates, the safety of the campus, and the list goes on.

Listening in on those conversations, it is exciting to hear the responses. Our faculty and students are recognized at the local, regional, and national levels. Our graduates land amazing jobs and have been accepted to some of the best graduate programs in the country. The growth and maturation of our programs and the excellent facilities in which they thrive are all important as we share our stories with our alumni, friends, and future students. This issue of the Bethany Report magazine highlights many of the President Dan Bruss positive, formative things that happen while students are on this campus and how these things are carried forward into their lives after Bethany.

A Bethany education has always been about students and how their lives are impacted because of the experiences they have here guided by the Christian message that is the central part of our approach to higher education. Our students are influenced by a variety of factors on campus: our faculty, our programs, and the friendships that are made, to name a few. These experiences have collectively shaped the lives of thousands of graduates during our 85 years of operation.

We love telling the Bethany story. Join us in telling the world about Bethany Lutheran College and the great things happening here in Mankato, Minnesota. Your Bethany experiences, as they are shared with others, help to further the traditions and programs at this College. The stories in this magazine and on our website will give you a glimpse of some of the exciting things happening at Bethany. Thank you for your support for Bethany. I wish you a blessed Christmas season and wonderful and prosperous 2013.

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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: CXXVI The Bethany Report is published three times yearly by the Bethany Lutheran College Office of Institutional Communication 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: Illustration by Amanda Quist.

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from the chapeL September 15, 2012

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hat do you suppose God thinks about you? Is God pleased with you? Disappointed in you?

We know that God loves you, but does God LIKE you? Listen to these words from God in 1 Peter 1:1719: If you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

This is a passage clearly directed to us, to Christians, to those who “call on the Father.” And it does not suggest we should consider ourselves God’s favorites.

In fact, it says we should conduct ourselves throughout our lives in FEAR. Fear of what? Fear of falling back into the “aimless conduct received from our ancestors.” What’s been handed down from Dr. Thomas Kuster them? An aspect of human nature that goes all the way back to our very first parents, Adam and Eve. The essence of that very first sin still dwells in our nature. It’s the desire to be our own god. That sinful desire attacks everyone, but Christians in a special way: We start to think God must be pleased with us because of what we do.

First, we start to dismiss the seriousness of our own sins. We can start to think that our sins aren’t “so bad” since we’re Christians, that God kind of looks on a Christian’s sin more lightly. No, this text says God judges impartially. My envy is as bad as an unbeliever’s envy. My lust is as bad as a pagan’s lust.

Your gossip is as bad as anyone else’s. Your and my failure to fear, love, and trust in God above all things (that’s the First Commandment) is as bad as any heathen’s. God judges impartially.

But something in back of our head still says, look what I can do. Maybe I can butter up God, like I can professors. If I show them I’m a good student, sit in the front of the class, actually do the homework, take

part in discussions, then they’ll notice me, and like me, and I’ll become a favorite. I hope that you actually do all those things for professors. But it doesn’t work with God. But wait! Don’t we Christians do good things?

Don’t we actually serve God? Don’t we come to chapel? Try to avoid sin and live a God-pleasing life?

Help people in need? Pray? Don’t we try to choose a profession in which we can serve God by serving others? I hope so.

But consider the nature of the good things we do.

Luther said, in the Heidelberg Disputation, that we should do good works in the awareness that they could be deadly sins. Deadly sins! The good things we do could condemn us to hell! How could that happen? That can happen when we start to depend on our works, instead of on Jesus, to please God. When we look with pride on what we do for God, we’ve become our own god. When we hold up anything we do before God and think, now God must accept me, we have replaced Jesus with ourselves, and become our own god.

This reading from Scripture emphasizes: there is only one thing that makes us acceptable to God: a redemption. It’s not that we need a little break. It’s not that we need a chance. We need a rescue! We were bought, not because we had any value but entirely because of God’s grace. God chose to love us, so he bought us, and not with any small price, or even any big price of silver or gold, but with the precious blood of his innocent Son. Some of us here – perhaps many in the future – have enjoyed the blessing of a new baby arriving in your family. Then you know love. Love for husband or wife is very special, certainly. But love for that baby, YOUR baby, is different. It’s consuming. You can look at that child sleeping (somehow they are easier to love when sleeping) and think, my child, my baby – how could I love anything more that this? Your parents looked at you like that. God, with a love far more profound than any human mother or father could muster, loved his Son Jesus like that.

But still God gave him, let him die to purchase you and me.

So, does God like you? Answer this question yourself this way. Say this to yourself: the Holy Spirit Chapel continued on page 5 3

campus news

New faculty and staff join campus Faculty Benjamin Inniger, Theater

Inniger returns to the Bethany campus to join the theater department. Inniger is a 2006 Bethany graduate and went on to earn his master in fine arts (MFA) in theater arts and sound design from Minnesota State University, Benjamin Inniger Mankato.

Originally from Appleton, Wisconsin, Inniger worked part time for Bethany during his graduate school years. He, and his wife Alyssa, moved to Providence, Rhode Island, after earning his MFA where he worked for two years at the Trinity Repertory Company. Inniger began his new position at Bethany in December 2011 and directed an ambitious staging of Peter Pan this fall. Alyssa (Shrader ’06) Inniger is the Electronic Resources and Reference Librarian in Bethany’s Memorial Library.

Nicklaus Ollrich, Physics

Nicklaus Ollrich began his work at Bethany in January. He teaches physics in the College’s math and science division.

He holds degrees from both Bethany Lutheran College and the University Niklaus Ollirch of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering where he earned his master of science in civil engineering.

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Ollrich has worked in both the private and public sectors of civil engineering. In 2010, he worked for RLK Inc., a private design firm, in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

In 2011 and 2012, he was employed by the Metropolitan Council, the regional planning agency for the Twin Cities, in St. Paul, Minnesota, on the Central Corridor Light Rail Project. These experiences included the following: intersection design, traffic modeling, utilities design, grading design, CAD drafting, quantities estimation, maintenance of traffic, access plans, document management, and change management.

Jonathan Stadler, Psychology

Stadler was raised in the Twin Cities and went to school in Iowa, but considers himself a Southern Midwesterner after having lived in the South for 19 years. He taught at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennes- Jonathan Stadler see, before coming to Bethany.

“In the short time here, I have definitely sensed the Christian spirit on campus and the positive environment that has been fostered. It has been a wonderful change to be able to explore the intersection of the Christian life with higher education so explicitly!” Stadler and his wife have a three-year-old son.

Eric Theiste, Chemistry

Eric Theiste teaches in the math and science division as a professor of chemistry. Theiste holds degrees from Grand Valley State University, Ferris State, and is currently pursuing his doctorate

at the University of Rochester. He was attracted to Bethany especially because of the opportunity to teach at an institution committed to small class sizes and Eric Theiste the opportunity for undergraduates to be involved with research projects. Theiste is married and has three children.

Staff Lisa Brown Campus Health Service

Brown is the new campus nurse and helps Bethany students with routine health issues and questions and can provide referrals to physicians in the Mankato area.

Having a nurse on Lisa Brown campus provides BLC students with expert advice on their health-related issues. Brown’s hours are part-time as she is also employed by Mayo Health Systems in Mankato. She is currently seeking her parish nurse certification, which will enhance her work both at Bethany and Mayo. Brown and her husband, Craig, are parents to four children. She notes, “We spend almost all of our spare time watching our kids play soccer. I never even owned a soccer ball growing up in Wabasso, Minnesota, but can’t get enough of it now.”

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community news

Sharing the benefits of tradition

By Lance Schwartz Director of Institutional Communication

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any of us take for granted the excellent education provided by Lutheran elementary schools. Assistant Professor Jennifer Wosmek (psychology), through her sabbatical work, is finding new opportunities to enhance the way Lutheran elementary schools are seen in both their parishes and in the communities where they operate. Her efforts may prove valuable in the ongoing work of promoting the Lutheran Church and sharing the Gospel.

What began as a study of the way students interact with one another at Mount Olive Lutheran School in Mankato has become a project with much more potential than she originally envisioned.

Wosmek’s original research conducted during a sabbatical aimed to strengthen community building strategies in Lutheran elementary schools. That work is still being pursued, but additionally she is finding it’s imperative to reach the parents of preschool aged children with an informative message about the educational benefits of a Lutheran education.

According to Wosmek, getting that information in a family’s hands early is the key to building and maintaining Lutheran elementary education schools.

Wosmek sees benefits in Lutheran schools that are marketable to a broad audience because many Lutheran schools have longestablished traditions and practices that are perhaps (at times) taken for granted amongst an entrenched clientele. She believes these traditions and practices may hold the key to marketing and promoting Lutheran schools to a new, diverse clientele that is seeking an education that promotes lasting values and cultural traditions.

These traditions range from simple things such as memory work exercises that have been known to improve cognitive skills, to friendship days where older students mentor younger kids, to community building events such as the flag raising ceremony conducted at Mount Olive, Mankato, at the beginning of their school year. These events, which may seem like an everyday

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has called me and opened my heart to believe in Jesus as my Savior. And now when God looks at me, he sees Jesus. Yes, God does see my sins, my many sins. and he judges them impartially as terrible, damning sins. And then he puts them on

Photo by David Norris

Mount Olive Lutheran School in Mankato held a flag raising ceremony on the first day of the new school year.

thing to some, are truly building blocks to a vibrant school community where students thrive and enjoy learning.

Wosmek is working with Mount Olive Principal Larry Rude, Rev. Matt Brooks, and several Bethany Lutheran College students during this project. She notes, “The students are playing a vital role in this endeavor.”

Jesus, who pays their penalty on the cross and takes them away. Jesus says “put it on me.” The lamb without spot or blemish becomes bloody and dies. That’s what God now sees when he looks at us.

And when God looks at us and sees us doing good things, then too he sees Jesus.

He sees that life Jesus lived perfectly

pleasing to God, which he now credits to us. He sees Jesus at work in us, empowering us to please God. It’s all Jesus. It’s none of us. And when God sees Jesus in us, certainly he not only loves us but likes us. Thanks be to God.

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campus news

Academic chair positions appointed

By Lance Schwartz Director of Institutional Communication

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resident Dan Bruss and the Bethany Lutheran College Board of Regents appointed two important academic chair positions this fall. An academic chair at Bethany is held by a faculty member who leads a specific task or initiative within a discipline.

Professor Steven Reagles was appointed the Erling Bolstad Chair in Contemporary Culture and Christianity.

When the chair was established, the goal was to focus on how media (especially electronic media) would influence the current state of American culture, how it is changing, and what those changes mean for the Christian Church at large, individuals, and society as a whole. Dr. William Kessel who retired after the 2011-12 academic year had previously held the Bolstad Chair.

The focus of the Chair’s research is interdisciplinary. “Understanding the cultural forces described in the Chair’s objectives is best accomplished using an approach that combines sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, economics, geography, and communication critiquing the cultural forces both from an understanding of the mechanics of our culture, and from our Christian commitment,”said Reagles.

“I am thankful to the college for offering me the high privilege and exciting opportunity to carry out duties associated with the Bolstad Chair in Contemporary Culture and Christianity.

I’m enthused to play a part in carrying out its purpose,” said Reagles.

Reagles noted that he is in the “planning/shaping stages” at this time but envisions his work to eventually include the writing of publications keeping with the Chair’s description. He proposed a paper for the Baylor University Technology and Human Flourishing Conference in July 2012 and was later invited to deliver the paper.

“I intend to use this conference as a “brainstorming initiative” to stimulate my own thinking about what the Bolstad Chair in Contemporary Culture and Christianity will do and I also hope to develop that preliminary paper into several publishable papers.”

Assistant Professor Shane Bowyer has been appointed the Glen Taylor Chair of Business and Leadership replacing Dr. Janet Moldstad, who recently accepted a position in the private sector. The Taylor Chair was established in 2004 at Bethany through a $625,000 gift from Mankato businessman Glen Taylor as a means of teaching leadership issues and developing leadership qualities in Bethany Lutheran College students.

“Dr. Bowyer is well-matched for this important position,” said President Bruss. “He has already demonstrated a commitment

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Assistant Professor Shane Bowyer (left) and Professor Steven Reagles were recently appointed to academic chair positions.

to developing leaders at Bethany Lutheran College and in the Mankato community through his involvement with such organizations as Southern Minnesota Small Business Development Center, the Regional Center for Entrepreneurial Facilitation, and the Greater Mankato Leadership Institute.”

The stated goal of the Taylor Chair is to “develop the building blocks of leadership in Bethany students.” This is to be accomplished through “strengthened values, a sense of vision, competence, and confidence.” The Chair works across disciplines and with Bethany professors and personnel to implement leadership skills in courses and programs as well as connecting students with community organizations sharing similar leadership initiatives.

Bowyer has redesigned the Student Leadership Institute (SLI) at Bethany as part of his responsibilities as Taylor Chair. Students who are selected for SLI participate in a three-year certificate program for undergraduates where they will be connected with community leaders. The students will learn from the community leaders about a variety of leadership topics thereby preparing them to understand and learn leadership qualities during their time on campus.

“I am honored to be chosen as the Taylor Chair,” Bowyer noted. “Businesses, non-profits and even churches all need strong leaders to guide them through the difficult times, as well as the good. I am excited to assist Bethany students and faculty from all disciplines in enhancing their leadership ability.”

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campus news

Photo by David Norris

A new Fear of the Lord decorative work enhances a section of wall on the third floor of Honsey Hall.

‘Fear of the Lord’ work adorns Honsey Hall

By Professor Mark Harstad Religion

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hen plans were being made for the decoration of the walls in Honsey Hall, the various academic divisions housed in the building were asked to make proposals which would be decorative and make a statement about the education which BLC imparts. The Religious Studies Division proposed a work which would incorporate a statement of our philosophy of education, reflect the classical heritage on which the College was built, and identify the academic divisions which occupy the building.

Words from Psalm 111 and Proverbs

1, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom,” stand at the center of the piece. These words connect our educational endeavor to the Christian liberal arts tradition which we have received from those who have gone before us. We pursue with academic rigor the full range of subject matter included under the banner of the liberal arts. We do so with the underlying realization that reverence for God and his Word shapes the manner in which we pursue the acquisition of wisdom.

The Biblical words are given in four languages that trace the history through which our spiritual heritage has been

handed down to us across the centuries: Hebrew, the language of the Old Testament; Greek, the language of the New Testament and early Christianity; Latin, the primary language of Western Christianity for centuries; and Norwegian, the Germanic language of the spiritual forefathers of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

The academic divisions which occupy Honsey Hall are communication, humanities, social sciences, and religion.

May the Lord of the Church preserve in our midst the attitude expressed in the concept of the Fear of the Lord in all of our teaching and learning.

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academic news

Bridging the generation gap

By Kalie Staples 2012 Graduate, Psychology Major

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o many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” - taken from Tuesday’s with Morrie.

Tuesday’s with Morrie is a timeless book for all ages that reminds us what is important in life. In this book a student returns to his hometown to spend time with his mentor, Morrie, who in his last few months battles Lou Gehrig’s disease.

This book took on new real world applications this spring, when the students in Dr. Jennifer Wosmek’s adult development course met with senior citizens in the community.

“I wanted to provide students with the opportunity to see adult development in action, to see the concepts we discussed in class expressed in the life of one individual,” said Dr. Wosmek.

Students met with a senior citizen weekly throughout the semester. At each meeting students were instructed to assist the seniors in some way, in return for their valuable insight on life and aging.

Some students provided company, others did yard work and one student even tiled an entryway. In exchange for their help, the seniors shared their wisdom and experiences on a variety of subjects including the role faith has played in their life, changes in memory and physical ability due to aging, changing perceptions of beauty, predictions for the future, and their preparations for death.

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Top: Brooke Gregor (left) with Betty Jane Taylor.

Right: Peter Krause (left) with Karen and Richard Johnson.

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over time was shown to me in one way or another,” said Alyssa Mattheis. “My favorite topic was relationships. It was nice to see a couple that were married for 54 years and still loved each other.

When her birthday came up, her husband bought her a diamond ring (because they never could afford one when they were first married) and proposed to her again.

It was the sweetest story I’d ever heard.”

Although the students were hesitant about the assignment at first, they soon began to look forward to their weekly meetings.

“It really came to feel as though I was visiting someone in my own family because we became rather close. She really took an interest in what I was doing

with my life and same with me to her. I was nervous about the first meeting but it went so smoothly I didn’t have a worry in the world about any of the rest of them,” said Jessica Wacholz.

Through this assignment, the students not only learned about their elders, but a few things about themselves along the way.

“I became okay with growing old because if I am anything like Lucy I am going to love my life as a senior. She really made a difference to me because this was something that I use to fear. I just wanted to be young forever. Lucy changed my opinion. I consider myself extremely lucky to have been able to meet with Lucy and really get to know her,” said Wacholz. report | november 2012

campus news

Academic mentoring program in the books

By Lance Schwartz Director of Institutional Communication

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ethany Lutheran College serves a diverse student body. This group of students is certainly a high achieving group, but among this group there is a varied need for academic assistance beyond the help they receive in the classroom. Maintaining satisfactory academic progress while balancing numerous adjustments to college life can become a struggle for some.

Bethany Lutheran College recently implemented an experimental academic success mentoring program. The program’s purpose is to provide support for students seeking or requiring additional academic assistance. And while Bethany is indeed a small community where students find help easy to access, some students at Bethany do carry additional risk of academic difficulties at the collegiate level.

Greg Holzhueter has developed and is running the pilot program. Holzhueter is in the second year of a three-year college student affairs master’s program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

He recently worked as an academic advisor at Minnesota State as a graduate assistant and proposed the program at Bethany on a trial basis. Holzhueter also serves the College as assistant men’s basketball coach and residence hall manager. The new academic success program at Bethany was adapted from

Photo by David Norris

Greg Holzhueter leads the program to help students seeking additional academic assistance.

a program at Minnesota State, which has proven to be successful in terms of student retention and successful academic performance. Students in similar programs have shown to be more engaged and take personal ownership in their education. The support provides a road map for success in the classroom provided the student meets the requirements of participation.

This program is designed to support certain students by helping them to be accountable for their studies. Students participating in the program meet with Holzhueter on a semi-weekly basis and

complete monthly progress reports. The students are asked to introduce themselves to their professors and make sure they are actively participating in their classes. The program essentially injects a structure in the lives of the enrolled students—structure that lays the foundation for their academic pursuits.

The goal of the program is to ensure academic success of every student at Bethany and to help him or her persist in their pursuit of a bachelor’s degree. Bethany’s size, committed faculty, and supportive environment are the perfect contributors to make this program a success.

Faculty & Staff News Bethel Balge (music) has begun a doctoral of musical arts program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

She is a recipient of the U of M’s Centennial Piano Performance Fellowship, given

by Prof. Lydia Artymiw and Dr. David Grayson, and has also received a School of Music Fellowship.

Professor Bill Bukowski (art) has been awarded a mural commission for a new Mother/Child Birthing Center at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. The mural is thirty inches by thirty feet and will be painted in acrylic paint on panels and installed later in 2012.

Lars Johnson (English) earned a Ph.D. in literature and criticism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Johnson passed his defense with distinction. The title of Johnson’s dissertation is “Shouting for God: Resistance and Liberation in Early African American Evangelical Autobiography.”

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OUR NEWEST MAJOR

By Andrew Overn Associate Professor of Media Arts andrew.overn@blc.edu

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ethany’s newest major is building on the extraordinary success of the already-established broadcast and video production communication program at BLC. The media arts major can best be understood as the intersection of communication, technology, and art. It offers students the opportunity to use graphic design, video, motion graphics, illustration, art, web design, and animation in a number of creative endeavors, both personal and professionally oriented.

This program consists of pre-existing courses in the communication and fine art programs in addition to new media arts courses. Students may choose between two emphases: video production and motion graphics/animation.

The overall goal of the major is to equip students with the intellectual, creative, and technological skill set that will enable them to succeed in a number of creative industries and in the process, bring a discerning, Christian, perspective to mass media.

Capstone Course At the conclusion of their studies, the media arts student is expected to take what they’ve learned and put it into practice via a singularly ambitious project.

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explore their chosen areas of interest and showcase their abilities in the creative marketplace. Recent projects have included short films, animated shorts, television commercials, and multimedia marketing campaigns, which require broad expertise in broadcast, on-line, and print media.

Stone Path Studios Stone Path Studios is a completely student-run production company that combines the strengths of the media arts, communication, and business programs.

Students are employed as executives, producers, designers, and animators.

They learn valuable real-world skills by assisting regional, national, and even international clients. Recent projects include a partnership with the Christ in Media Institute (www.christinmedia.org) in the production of evangelical content broadcast by satellite to millions of viewers in Asia and the Middle East.

Industry Connections Connections fostered with industry professionals have already proven quite valuable for our students. Visiting speakers and professional memberships, for instance, have helped to expand the horizons of our students far beyond southern Minnesota. One such organization is PromaxBDA, the leading global association for entertainment marketing professionals. The relationship between

PromaxBDA and the media arts program has allowed our students to enter contests, secure internships, and win a number of nationally-recognized awards. Alumni working in advertising, entertainment, and other media-related fields are encouraged to seek similar partnerships with our talented group of media arts and communication students.

Bethany has also been blessed with visits by professional speakers including Jeff Boortz, an Emmy award-winning creative director with over twenty years experience in the entertainment industry. Boortz presented his work, offered students advice on beginning their careers, and reviewed individual portfolios. This February, Bethany will welcome Justin Cone, the director of special operations at Psyop, co-founder of F5, and founder of motionographer.com, a leading source of inspiration for motion design, animation, and filmmaking.

Bethany’s careful and consistent investment in technology and facilities, along with the adaptability that comes from our size, makes the College uniquely positioned to take advantage of this emerging industry. We are blessed to be able to offer a program that rivals or surpasses those of much larger institutions. As more colleges and universities adopt similar programs, Bethany already stands ready for the “next big thing.”

Amanda Quist contributed to this article. report | november 2012

Student Success Although the media arts major is only two years old, our graduates have already set themselves apart from others and are experiencing considerable academic and professional success.

Ruth Wels (‘12) – Last spring Ruth won the national “Making the Cut” competition, sponsored by ProMaxBDA. She just completed a paid internship for the CW Network in Los Angeles, California.

Aaron Evans (junior) – Like Ruth, Aaron won an earlier “Making the Cut” competition and spent last summer as an intern for The Ant Farm, a production studio also located in Los Angeles.

Matt Meilner (‘12) – Matt used the connections he made as an intern at last summer’s PromaxBDA conference to land a fulltime job. He is currently employed as a creative apprentice with Digital Kitchen, also in Los Angeles.

EXPLORE STUDENT WORK AT BLC.EDU/MEDIA-ARTS

Ben Lundsten (‘12) – Ben took first place in the “One Shot One Kill” DSLRcinema contest in 2011 with his short film titled The First Timer, starring fellow alumnus Michael Lillienthal (‘11).

Kab Kaniess (senior) – Kab was our first “Making the Cut” winner, taking first prize in video game promotion. He flew to San Francisco in 2011 to accept his award.

For more student video awards visit blc.edu/awards

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU! FIND OUT AT BLC.EDU/BOX Illustration by Amanda Quist

faculty news

Faculty develop using sabbatical

By Logan Wendt Bethany Sophomore

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he greatest influence Bethany faculty, administration, and staff members possess is undoubtedly the impact they have on students. Their studies and academic endeavors become guides, instructions, and models as they they work to promote and augment personal growth and development of knowledge as well as the moral self.

It is without a doubt that the devotion and labors of these staff and faculty are a cornerstone of the development of the college student. In response to this, a program exists to allow Bethany faculty an opportunity to do the same for themselves. This opportunity comes in the form of a sabbatical leave of absence.

Every full-time faculty member at Bethany is eligible for a paid sabbatical once every seven years. During the course of the leave, which can last from one semester to one whole year, the faculty member is free from teaching classes as well as many of their other regular duties.

They are then able to pursue some form of academic or scholarly endeavor.

However, receiving approval for the leave is an involved process. Faculty must write a formal sabbatical proposal outlining their intentions, plans, and benefits of their potential leave. This proposal is then submitted to a faculty development committee, which recommends candidates to Dean of Academic Affairs, Eric Woller, who in turn makes recommendations to the College President. These submissions must have scholastic merit and stand to benefit the faculty member as well as the College and its students.

Only those that meet these criteria are

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Andy Overn

Jennifer Wosmek

selected.

“The goal of a sabbatical is to give the faculty member an opportunity to do something scholarly,” explained Woller, “whether it’s research or maybe going somewhere on a research venture.”

During the 2011-12 academic year Andrew Overn and Jennifer Wosmek were two of the professors approved for sabbatical.

Overn’s plans for utilizing his second sabbatical leave during his 18 years at Bethany include the potential for a new body of works and subsequent exhibition, a new book, and potentially several other new things.

Overn is very grateful for the opportunity to be creative without the challenge of keeping up with new technology. As a graphic design, web design, and illustration professional, mastering the everchanging technology that accompanies such work leaves little time for independent creative development.

“I’ve only had one other sabbatical,” said Overn, “and one thing I learned is that there’s more to learn than anyone in the world has time for. What a sabbatical provides [for me] is the temporary freedom to pursue things that you’ve always been interested in but never had the time to look into.”

At Bethany since 2005 and eligible

for the first time for sabbatical this year, Wosmek’s plan includes writing and multiple research ventures. She stated that her research to date has been almost exclusively quantitative, measuring happenings within childcare facilities.

Her primary interest over the course of her leave will be a qualitative study, interviewing both caregivers and children themselves.

“My other branch would be to deepen the relationship that Bethany has with United International College in China,” said Wosmek. BLC is part of the Minnesota Private College Council, which, along with other liberal arts colleges, is working with institutions in China to develop their own liberal arts curricula following the country’s cultural revolution.

“The third part of my program is personal development,” she continued.

“I’m looking forward to spending more time with my family and just getting a fresh perspective. It will be nice to sit back and revamp my courses, and [to] really think through and to be more intentional about what I am doing in a classroom.”

Sabbatical is an opportunity to allow the professors of Bethany to expand knowledge and to help them to develop their abilities, both within the classroom and without. The purpose of these absences is not as a mere vacation, but for them to improve themselves. By doing so, they improve their ability to positively affect students and ultimately the College itself.

Originally published in the May 1, 2012, edition of The Scroll. Republished with permission.

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Business group tours Cambria, Davisco

By Lance Schwartz Director of Institutional Communication

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ethany’s Business Club visited the production facilities of Cambria Quartz Surfaces and the Davisco cheese production operations in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on November 13, 2012.

While at the Cambria operation, the group of 15 students, accompanied

by Professor of Business Dean Shoop and Associate Professor of Business Shane Bowyer, saw certain aspects of the production process used to create Cambria’s composite quartz surfaces. At the Davisco cheese operation the process of making cheese was fully covered from the time the raw milk is brought to the factory until the product leaves the shipping doors.

The visits exposed the students to two international companies. Cambria is the only American company in the quartz surfaces business, and is one of only a few quartz surface producing plants in the world. Davisco owns cheese and food ingredient production facilities in Minnesota, Idaho, and South Dakota with sales offices in Minneapolis, Geneva, Shanghai and worldwide strategic partners in the Middle East, Japan, and Africa.

Bethany senior Maggie LaPlante, the co-chair of the Bethany Business Club, helped organize the trip and commented, “I really enjoyed the main entrance in the Cambria building, it made me even more interested as to what was inside. I mentioned to a few students that I felt like Charlie in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory when I was in Cambria. I was so amazed at the production and perfection within the company itself and the background of the Davis Family.”

Through its activities, The Bethany Business Club aims to expose interested students to real-world business operations

Students from the Bethany Business Club and business faculty made their way to Le Sueur, Minnesota, to visit two businesses.

Cambria (left), which manufactures composite quartz surfaces, and the Davisco cheese operation.

Photos by Lance Schwartz

by providing opportunities for tours, speakers, and other events.

LaPlante explained more about the Business Club, “The Business Club is expanding and growing. In the past we’ve made trips to Thrivent Financial headquarters in Minneapolis, the Mankato Brewery, and other local and more distant businesses. Our goal this year was to visit the Cambria operation and also to visit Chicago in February to enjoy the differ-

ent atmosphere and tour other companies along the way.” The Business Club has visited businesses nationally and internationally with trips in recent years to New York City and China.

La Plante notes, “Our goal, as a Business Club, is to gain knowledge of different companies and how they work within.

We look at all these goods and services and want to know where they come from and how.”

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Bethany business administration graduate Elizabeth Kopacek (left) joined alumnus Luis Alcala and his wife Seana for a three-day interview. She was then hired her to work at their company, Tensility.

Business makes Bethany connection

By Lance Schwartz Director of Institutional Communication

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uis Alcala found his way to Bethany Lutheran College from Southern California in 1995 for the simple reason that he wanted to play collegiate soccer.

A friend and teammate made the decision to attend and Alcala essentially decided give it a try as well. And while Southern California is a long way from Minnesota, he says that Bethany “felt like a good” fit for him. He enjoyed his soccer playing days, made some good friends, but what he left Bethany with was a foundation for success in the classroom, in life, and in his faith.

“My time at Bethany was a transforming experience; I was challenged academically unlike any other time before or since. The small class sizes really force you to participate and bring out your best.

And I would say that my time at Bethany really forced me to take my faith seri14

ously. For the first time I was challenged to really understand and personally own my faith. That has carried through to all other areas of my life.”

Alcala attended Concordia University in Portland, Oregon, after he earned his associate’s degree from Bethany. After graduating from CU, Alcala and his wife Seana began a journey in business ownership and management. The Alcalas own Tensility—a high tech cable supply company that they founded in 2008. It was his Bethany experience that would lead the couple back to Mankato when they began the process of growing their enterprise. At the time they were ready to expand, the Alcalas looked to Professor Dean Shoop (business administration) for advice and human resource assistance.

“We had been through a couple of hires that were not as good a fit as we hoped, and had fallen into the trap of hiring for talent like everyone else,” said Luis Alcala.

“So, we decided to change our focus and to hire first and foremost for character, and second for adaptability and creative thinking. We thought about places where character and a broad education are priorities. Bethany came to mind because I felt Bethany is true to its mission to promote spiritual development, intellectual and creative growth, and self-understanding.

Students who thrive in that environment would naturally have the qualities we were looking for in an employee.”

“Professor Shoop understood perfectly the challenges we faced and the type of person that would thrive in our environment.”

From that initial meeting, Shoop recommended Elizabeth Kopacek, a recent Bethany graduate for the job. The Alcalas flew her to Oregon for a threeday interview, before hiring her for the position.

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fit, said Kopacek. I like being part of a team and feeling like my input matters. I also like knowing who the people are I’m working with. I am able to have a little freedom with my job description and have been able to turn it into my job, not trying to fit myself into a mold.”

Kopacek works in what she describes as, “administration” for the company, which includes a host of tasks including order processing, customer service, creation of specifications, web site administration, and data analysis.

“I like that there is always something to do and I get to do a lot of different things. I love the variety and excitement of always having lots of different ways to help. We all work so closely together and it’s a really great team environment.”

One might think the decision to leave her native Minnesota for Oregon was a difficult one for Elizabeth. It really wasn’t at all tough for her to make the move. She was comfortable with the decision due to the advice she received from Professor Shoop, the opportunity she saw with a growing company, the chance to work with a fellow Bethany alumnus, and faith in God’s plan for her.

When speaking about the connection she and Alcala shared from their Bethany days, it’s easy to see the influence Shoop had on both of them.

“We both (Alcala and Kopacek) took classes with Professor Shoop and he’s the reason I am out here right now. He really impacted both of our lives in a such a positive way,” noted Kopacek.

As far as Bethany’s influence as a whole for Kopacek, the same sentiment can be seen.

“Because of Bethany’s size, I was able to try a lot of different things and discover what I enjoyed doing. I wasn’t tied to one department. The professors were so helpful and encouraging even though the job market has been not all that promising for college graduates in recent years.

Because, at Bethany faith is part of the college education, I was able to say, even though the job market is what it is, God

has a plan for me. I wouldn’t be the person I am today or working where I am if it wasn’t for Bethany.”

Kopacek continued to recollect her job search and the eventual position at Tensility. “Don’t worry about the unknown. I knew so many people who were worried about graduating. You really have the chance to go after your dreams, no matter how big they may be; God will show you the way.”

Of course, an open mind about what awaits you some 1,500 miles away is also an important outlook for a job seeker.

“Another aspect of the job I was attracted to was the fact that I had never lived anywhere other than Minnesota and I was excited to try something new,” said Kopacek.

She has taken full advantage of the Oregon landscape and has tried a variety of new outdoor activities including mountain and rock climbing during her days off from work.

“The weather in Oregon really is fantastic for most of the year. There is no humidity and no mosquitoes, which is really nice. Because of that, it’ll be 85 and sunny almost every day all summer.”

“One of my coworkers does a lot of rock climbing so I’ve been able to try that. We also climbed a mountain this summer. I do enjoying hiking and exploring. I was lucky enough to be able to make two trips to Crater Lake last summer, which is just beautiful. I’m hoping to try snowshoeing and downhill mountain skiing this year.”

And for the Alcalas, the future continues to look bright for their company. In fact, if graduates follow Luis’ advice their own futures will most likely be enjoyable as well.

“I would encourage students to seek careers or opportunities that are closely aligned with their values and where they can find joy in their work. If we are to take life and faith seriously, your career becomes part of your calling; all the pieces of your life should work together so that you are able to live your calling. Joy enables you to do your best.”

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Bethany business administration graduate Elizabeth Kopacek was hired by Bethany alumnus Luis Alcala to work at his company in Oregon.

Since then, Elizabeth has been able to try rock climbing and enjoy the scenic state.

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A welcome tradition: Bethany Auxiliary Day

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ften you hear the phrase, “change is good.” Certainly, some things improve over time for the good of those involved. And then there are things that don’t change. How about a summer baseball game, trips to a national landmark, a walk down the Bethany steps on a fall day? These are good examples of some of the things that we appreciate for not changing.

Among all the changes that have occurred on the Bethany campus over the years one of the enduring, changeless traditions is the annual Auxiliary Day held the fourth Monday in September.

The agenda for the special day hasn’t changed much in many years. The events follow a certain routine—chapel, presentations, fine arts performance, a business meeting. And one of the things we continually hear from attendees is that the day is very enjoyable—Don’t change a thing!

From the perspective of the College,

Photo by David Norris

Bethany Auxiliary officers are (from left) Joy Struck (President), Rebecca DeGarmeaux (Treasurer), Cheryl Harstad (Secretary), Lois Johnson (Vice President).

it’s exceptional to have a group of friends and supporters who have continued to help the institution for decades without a change in their mission. Bethany Lutheran College is thankful for the

hundreds of thousands of dollars that the Auxiliary has graciously donated for projects and scholarships during its decades of involvement on the campus.

BASKETBALL EVENT Join us on Saturday, January 12, 2013, as Bethany alumni, friends, and prospective students enjoy a pre-game reception before the Vikings men’s and women’s basketball games against Northwestern College in Roseville, Minnesota. We’ll have food, drawings for official Bethany merchandise, and updates about current happenings on the campus.

Where: Radisson Hotel Roseville

2540 N Cleveland Ave., Roseville, Minnesota When: January 12, 2013, Pre-game reception - 1-2:30 p.m.

Women’s game – 3 p.m.

Men’s game – 5 p.m.

Cost: Free (Free tickets to the games will be available

at the reception.)

Please RSVP by January 4, 2013, by calling (507) 344-7519 or email jake.krier@blc.edu

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Diane (Natvig ’63), plan to remain living in the Wittenberg, Wisconsin, area.

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Todd and Carol (Kenyon) Dekker report that their son, Sam, is a freshman on the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team this year. He was offered a scholarship from Coach Bo Ryan after his sophomore year of high school. Sam was named Wisconsin’s Mr. Basketball and led his team, Sheboygan Lutheran High School, to the Division 5 State Basketball Championship in March by hitting a The 60-year reunion for the high school game winning 3-pointer with six seconds and junior college classes of 1952 took left on the clock. He was also selected to place this year. Pictured from left: play on the USA Basketball Men’s U18 Miriam (Jungemann) Meyer, Ray National Team that won the gold medal Gerth, Quintin Urban, Wayne Lee, in Brazil in June. Sam’s grandparents Harold Theiste, Harold Burgdorf, are Dave (’50) and Gudrun (AnnexsDale Kain, Arlene (Eichhorst) Theiste, tad) (’50) Kenyon and his uncle is Tom Eunice (Huseby) Meyer, and Wayne Kenyon (’77).

Borgwardt. Retired Professor Rudy Honsey (center) joined them in the cele- 1981 bration.

Sarah M. (Gieseke) Garcia accepted the position of principal at St. James 1966 Lutheran School in Northrop, MinneDaniel Turpen wrote and published sota, last year. She is now in her second Ogden’s Story, a tale of fiction, available year as principal and 7th and 8th grade through bookstores and on Amazon.com. teacher. Among the changes implemented during her first year was the integration 1968 of SMART Boards K-8. Check out Sarah Jan (Ausen) Stadler retired in June and St. James at www.stjameslcms.org.

2011 after 40 years of teaching in the Madelia, Minnesota, Public Schools.

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1969 Gail Brushaber decided to retire the beginning of the year after 30-plus years of teaching family and consumer education at Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and serving her church as its office administrator for over eight years. She celebrated retirement with a two-week trip in the Mediterranean.

1971 Tosten Skaaland retired from the ministry in August 2012 after 41 years in the pastoral ministry. He and his wife,

Eric Harstad has accepted the position of interim director of The Minnesota Valley Chorale of Mankato for the 201213 season. Eric is currently a D.M.A. candidate in Choral Conducting at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and is teaching choir at Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson, Minnesota.

1997 Adam Barta was inducted into the St. Scholastica Athletic Hall of Fame on September 15, 2012.

Phil Meitner and his wife, Amy, reside in Plymouth, Minnesota, with their two boys, Carl (3 years) and Jack (10 mos.).

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Aaron and Djemelyn Ferkenstad are excited to announce the birth of their first child, Adam. He was born June 18, 2012. They live in Chesapeake, Virgina, where Aaron works for Apple, Inc. and Djem has recently retired as a Training Instructor from Navy Federal Credit Union.

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Samuel and his wife Anna (Norman ’06) were blessed with their third son, Elisha Reese, on April 26, 2012. Their other children are Abel (4) and Simeon (born in 2010 and now rests with his Lord). Samuel is an ELS Pastor in Bishop, California. Anna is a stay-at-home-mom and home schools Abel.

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John and Stephanie (Heidorn) (’12) Schroeder were married June 22, 2012, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Participating were Stephanie’s parents Kenneth (’83) and Susan (Geistfeld) Heidorn (’84), Alison Gerdes (’11), and Noah Heidorn.

1950 Karen Andrea Kvaase Aamodt died of ovarian cancer on May 2, 2012. She was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin, and attended Bethany Lutheran College and Mankato State University.

and eventually served in Korea, receiving several medals. Upon returning, Myron received his pre-engineering AA degree— working first for the government civil service as a radio and teletype technician and for 22 years for the defense contract administration. After a health battle with Alzheimer’s these last years, the Lord in His mercy graciously took Myron home to himself on February 1, 2012.

Naomi Delphine (Tweit) Natvig, was called to her heavenly home by her Savior on Tuesday, October 2, 2012, after a courageous 14 year battle with cancer.

Funeral services were held on October, 5, 2012, at Saude Lutheran Church, rural Lawler, Iowa.

She graduated from Bethany Lutheran High School in 1958.

Naomi is survived by her husband, Dennis; three sons, Craig (Sheila) Natvig of Elko, Minnesota, Jon (Cindy) Natvig of Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, Scott (Carla) Natvig of Los Angeles, California,; and nine grandchildren, three brothers David (Louise) Tweit of Gibbon, Minnesota, Paul (Mary Jane) Tweit of Mankato, Minnesota, Jonathan (Dawn) Tweit of Ashville, North Carolina; two sisters, Ruth (Robert) Smith of Pine River, Minnesota, Beth (Arthur) Silverstein of San Diego, California; uncle, Arvid (Marjorie) Tweit; Aunt, Terry Sonstegard and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Karl and Melissa (Dallman) Koford were married on June 11, 2011, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Fairfax, Minnesota. Among the attendants was alumna Amanda Woller (’07). Melissa works for Sibley County Human Services as an eligibility worker. Karl works for the Hector Police Department as a patrol officer. Karl and Melissa currently reside in Fairfax, Minnesota.

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Chelsey (Tiedermann) Mawby was married to Barry on May 7, 2011.

Their daughter MacKenzie Mae was born on June 29, 2011. They currently reside in North Mankato, Minnesota.

2011 Kyle and Elizabeth (Heine) Podratz are the proud parents of Ellie born on August 30, 2012.

In Memoriam 1940 Marjorie H. Runquist, 91, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, passed away on Tuesday March 20, 2012. Marjorie attended Bethany Lutheran College and went on to complete her nurses training at Naeve Hospital, Albert Lea, Minnesota. She became a registered nurse after completing her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Columbia University.

Aletha (Kratzke) Haugen’s husband, Donald, passed away on April 27, 2012.

They were married for 46 years. She currently resides in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota.

1958 Leslie Bremer was married to Reed Wokasch on July 21, 2012, in Fairmont, Minnesota.

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Myron Lee Sievert was born on April 11, 1933, and received into the family of God through Holy Baptism on May 7, 1933, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Okabena, Minnesota. After high school graduation, Myron enlisted in the Air Force where he received technical training

Larry Van Mersbergen passed away on September 30, 2012, at the age of 73.

While at Bethany, Larry was a twotime Southern Minnesota Junior College (SMJCC) all-conference selection, Region 13 all-tournament selection, and Blue Waters Classic honoree in basketball. In 1959-60, Van Mersbergen’s freshmen year, he scored 500 points in just 25 games (20 ppg). Van Mersbergen was selected as the team MVP that year as he led the Vikings to the SMJCC conference title. Larry also played on the Bethany baseball team for two years. report | november 2012

alumni news Following his time at Bethany Lutheran College, Larry coached youth baseball in Skokie and Morton Grove, Illinois, for ten years. He also served in the Boy Scouts of America for fifteen years in various leadership positions including Scoutmaster and District Commissioner.

He is survived by his three sons: Larry, Brian, and Ken, and four grandchildren: Caitlyn, Matthew, Hunter, and Landon.

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Ruth Marie Wilde (Gullixson) Webber, age 24, died in Mankato, Minnesota, on Sunday, September 30, 2012.

A funeral was held Wednesday, October 3, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato. Memorial services were also be held later at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Holmen, Wisconsin, and at Grace Lutheran Church, Madison, Wisconsin.

Ruth was born in Vero Beach, Florida, in 1988, the only child of the Rev. John and Diane (Falkenberg) Wilde. Her father died of stomach cancer when Ruth was two. In 1991 her mother was married to Rev. Theodore Gullixson, who adopted Ruth in 1994.

Ruth graduated from Luther High School, Onalaska, Wisconsin, in 2006.

She then attended Bethany, graduating in 2010 with bachelor of arts degrees in English and music.

On June 18, 2010, Ruth was married to Paul Webber. In the seventh month of pregnancy, Ruth was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Her baby son, John, was delivered in Rochester, Minnesota, soon after the diagnosis, so that Ruth could begin cancer treatments. John is a very healthy little boy.

She is survived by her husband, Paul; her son, John; her parents, the Rev. Theodore and Diane Gullixson; brothers, Mark and Paul Gullixson; grandparents, Eugene and Elizabeth Falkenberg, and Mildred Gullixson; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

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