Fall 2006 Bethany Report

FALL 2006

Bethany report

the magazine of bethany lutheran college

6 Psychology major profile 10 Hall of Fame for coach, player 11 Worship on the Web

from the president

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here is no question that a college education is a significant investment. Thankfully, the cost of a Bethany education is among the lowest in the state of Minnesota for any private, liberal arts college. We have worked hard to keep Bethany affordable and accessible.

The investment in a Bethany education generates a number of dividends. Many of us have read or heard of the studies that indicate lifetime earnings for an individual with a bachelor’s degree are significantly higher than those with only a high school education. On our campus, however, this increased capacity for potentially higher earnings is just one dividend.

At Bethany, we also speak of the benefits of a well-rounded liberal arts education. We are proud of our academic programs and the foundation they provide for tomorrow’s work force and engaged citizenry. Of course, these temporal benefits do not compare to the priceless, eternal benefit of an intimate knowledge of the “One Thing Needful.” God’s word is an active part of a Bethany Lutheran College education.

One of the most rewarding aspects of my position at Bethany is a by-product of this educational investment.

The impact is not just the investment that our students personally make by studying here. It is much broader.

Routinely, I encounter individuals, families, and friends who make an investment in a Bethany education through their personal support for not just current students, but President Dan Bruss also for those who will attend Bethany in the future.

Scholarships initiated by those who believe in the importance of Christian, liberal arts higher education help immensely to keep Bethany affordable.

Over 200 scholarships in varying amounts have been established to benefit students in need of financial assistance to be able to attend Bethany Lutheran College. It has truly been a pleasure for me to become acquainted with those of you who recognize this value and are willing to invest in it to support, both financially and prayerfully, the good work that occurs here on our campus.

“Education That Lasts Beyond A Lifetime” – this phrase is much more than just a marketing slogan. This is our mission—to help our students learn what is needed to be productive workers and supportive family members and neighbors, and also hear and understand the saving Gospel message. The investment you make by supporting the work at Bethany Lutheran College is appreciated by many both on and off our campus.

Thank you for investing in our students’ lives both academically and spiritually.

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Bethany report editor | Lance Schwartz design, photography | David Norris proofreaders | Sarah Harstad Elayne Luiken Shannon Reichel Tami Tillman 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: CVII The Report is published quarterly 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 2006 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.

Bethany Lutheran College Board of Regents: Rev. John A. Moldstad, Sr., Chair Harold A. Theiste, Vice Chair Rev. Kenneth V. Schmidt, Secretary Willis Anthony, Ph.D. Rev. Mark Bartels Jon C. Bruss Paul T. Chamberlin Rev. Herbert C. Huhnerkoch James Minor Roland Reinholtz Rev. J. Kincaid Smith, D.Min. Rev. Joel Willitz Advisory Members: Pres. Dan R. Bruss, Ph.D. Rev. Lawrence A. Burgdorf Lyle Fahning Rev. John A. Moldstad, ELS President William Overn

On the cover: Christina Harman (left) performed with the Bethany Concert Band as part of the “Christmas at Bethany” concert on Friday, December 8, 2006. Concerts were performed daily from December 7–10 and also included the Concert Choir, Mary Martha Singers, Handbell Choir, and String Ensemble.

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from the chapeL October 6, 2006 Philippians 3:20-21 (NKJ)— 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

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ur citizenship is in heaven—the Letter to Hebrews says it in negative form: strangers and pilgrims on earth. Paul writes to the Gentile Christians in Ephesus and notes that without Christ, they “were aliens from the Commonwealth of Israel.” The children of Israel in Egypt regarded themselves as being aliens, “a stranger in a foreign land.”

Some of you are aliens because you have a different colored passport from the rest of us. Some of you are therefore “Strangers in a foreign land.” Some of you, I’m sure, come from within the continental U.S., but having arrived in Mankato can also make it your own statement—a stranger in a foreign land—an alien or stranger. I know the feeling—when I have spent some weeks in a foreign country, I Rev. Erling Teigen am no longer a visitor passing through but have become an alien, a stranger in a strange land, and I long to get back to the land of my citizenship, where I can worship and live in the language I have known all my life.

It is a theme of Scripture. “Our citizenship is in heaven.” That’s where we belong. Here we are foreigners, aliens, and strangers. Here we don’t really belong. That is the point of St. Paul in our lesson today—it is the promise of God to his people—our time in this world is short. But the time comes when our weak, changing, corruptible, bodies will be transformed to an eternal, unchanging body.

Now, in a community like this, that is not so easy to get a hold of. That is, this educational community, our college, is dedicated to preparing people to be good citizens of this globe—we can no longer think only of “this nation.” We see citizenship in global terms, which we can see just from a list of the

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home addresses of Bethany students. Ninety percent of your courses or more are dedicated to preparing you for a useful and productive life—not just for a job, but to make a real contribution to the quality of life, and to give you an appreciation of the world in which we live.

And yet, we see this other citizenship also in our education, advertised as an education for more than a lifetime. Can one have two citizenships?

I’ve spent enough time in Latvia that I can call it my second home. I can even sing the national anthem with the crowd. And some of my friends there have only partly in jest called me an honorary citizen. But even while I sing the national anthem, neither my hosts nor I are fooled. My citizenship is in the United States.

But my real, eternal citizenship is not this world.

While I am here, I will serve God also by being a useful citizen of this globe by serving God and my neighbor. But my heart and my soul belong to the kingdom of grace, heavenly kingdom.

Martin Luther described this as the Christian’s life in two kingdoms—the kingdom of the world, and the kingdom of the word; the kingdom of sight and reason, and the kingdom of faith; the kingdom of the sword and the kingdom of the keys (i.e. the forgiveness of sins): I am a citizen of both the world and the kingdom of heaven. The first is not in itself evil—it is God’s creation. But I am for eternity, and even now, a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. That is where my eternal, lasting citizenship is to be found.

I am a citizen of that kingdom because of something else alien—that is the righteousness of Christ—his perfect obedience to God’s law, and his obedience to death. Christ’s righteousness is alien to me; it’s strange to me, outside of me. But it has become mine; it has been put on me in baptism, and now I am clothed with Christ’s righteousness—His, not my own. So it is an alien, foreign, strange, righteousness. It is exactly through that perfect righteousness, alien to me, that I have become an eternal citizen of his kingdom of heaven.

And now we pray for the coming of that kingdom.

Thy Kingdom come; Come Lord Jesus.

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community

Students volunteer for hunger cause

By Lance Schwartz Director of Marketing and Public Relations

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wenty-eight Bethany Lutheran College students recently volunteered their time to help fight world hunger. Organized by Pete Kjeer (Science and Mathematics) as part of a servicelearning opportunity, the Bethany group was able to prepare and package a total of 7,782 meals.

The food was prepared at the Kids Against Hunger distribution headquarters in Mankato. Kids Against Hunger was founded a Minneapolis businessman, Richard Proudfit, and gives concerned groups the opportunity to package food and prepare it for distribution to areas of the globe where people are starving.

Photo by David Norris

Some of the volunteers who helped at Kids Against Hunger (from left) were Jacob Weber, Jacob Kutz, Megan Mulligan, Pete Kjeer (faculty organizer), A.J. Hafner, Amanda Wilke, and Angelica Habeck.

admissions

Recruiting new students with technology

By Abby Marozick Admissions Counselor

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ifteen years ago, few could imagine the impact the World Wide Web would have on college admissions. While brochures, high school visits, and college fairs are still utilized to inform prospective students, colleges are also adapting to the technology that students crave. Over the past couple years the Bethany admissions staff has implemented new initiatives on the Bethany Web site including online chats, blogs, and instant messaging to complement traditional admission practices.

Online chats were the first initiative taken on in the fall of 2004. Typically four or five chat sessions are scheduled each year. Each chat is staffed by an admissions counselor and a half dozen Bethany students who sit ready to answer questions and share their experiences at Bethany. This year the admissions 4

Chat Blogs Instant Message office will try something new by inviting parents for a chat specifically designed for them.

Blogs, short for Web logs, are essentially online journals. This new feature appeared on the BLC Web site in the fall of 2006. Five Bethany students were asked to write about their experiences at the College over the course of the school year. Two of the bloggers are freshmen and offer a valuable perspective for high school juniors and seniors as they anticipate the adjustments they will make to college life in a couple years. Another student is taking advantage of Bethany’s

study abroad program and is blogging from Spain. The blogs provide prospective students with a very realistic picture of what they can expect when they are at Bethany.

Instant messaging was also added to the Web site. In a recent survey, 81% of high school students indicated they instant message regularly while online. Seventyseven percent of those students also indicated that they’d instant message a college to ask a question. Instant messaging is popular because it provides instant feedback. Prospective students can see when counselors are online, ask whatever is on their mind, and receive an instant response rather than waiting to make a phone call or writing an email.

You are invited to check out these new Web features for yourself by logging on to the Bethany Web site at blc.edu. You’ll find all of the mentioned items linked on the BLC home page. report | fall 2006

alumni

Alumnus helps family on ABC show

By Lance Schwartz Director of Marketing and Public Relations

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ou’ve most likely heard some variation on the old saying, “When opportunity knocks.”

How about this for opportunity: Nationwide exposure for your business, the prospect of bettering the lives of a family whose plight has been nothing close to “better,” the chance to appear on national television? Each of these scenarious in themselves surely presents “opportunity” but in this case “opportunity” came in the form of all three. Would you jump at an opportunity like this? It didn’t take long for Erik Helland (’92) to decide what he’d do when opportunity knocked.

Helland is co-owner of the Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Landscape Garden Center that was selected to be the landscape provider for a production of the popular ABC television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

The situation: A twelve-year-old girl was born with a large hole in her heart and in her short years has undergone four major open heart surgeries with a fifth surgery looming. As a result of these surgeries she needs a lot of warmth and comfort to fully recover at her house in South Dakota.

Her family does the best they can under tough financial circumstances, however, her condition is considered pre-existing by the family’s insurance policy, thus her bills have not been covered. The goal was to build a safe, clean, and warm home for the girl and her family.

Helland, and a crew of fifteen Landscape Garden Center employees, packed up trucks and vans and headed north on I-29 for a four-day work experience that wouldn’t be soon forgotten. Landscape Garden Center together with a number of their vendors and suppliers donated all of the labor and materials.

“From the framers to our landscape education that lasts beyond a lifetime

crew—everyone worked as a team to complete this project,” said Helland. “A complete home and landscaping was finished in just 104 hours. Every hour is essentially a day in normal construction terms.”

The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition job site looked like any other, but the work experience was far from typical.

During the construction time, the entire site is locked down and each crew waits in standby mode until the show’s producers call for action. In most episodes of the show, the landscaping becomes an ancillary part of the whole process, but the situation in South Dakota was unique.

Helland’s crew completed an intricate and beautiful heart-shaped reflection garden for the young girl in addition to a meticulously landscaped yard.

Helland and the Landscape Garden Center employees were thrilled to be part of the process, “Above all, it felt great to help a family in need.”

You can learn more about this episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition by logging on to http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome and selecting Season Four Episode Five.

Photos courtesy of Erik Helland

Bethany graduate Erik Helland (’92) and his company worked on the landscaping portion of an episode of the ABC television show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

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academics

Psychology

Through the eyes of faith Highlights of How Christianity Is Incorporated into Psychology Classes

By Mark Wiechmann and Jennifer Wosmek Psychology Department

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ethany is a Christ-centered campus.

Our mission of the “One Thing Needful” is illustrated each day when the campus literally shuts down and all join together in fellowship within the walls of Trinity Chapel. Together, faculty, staff, and students pause to unite in worship.

The mission is also illustrated by professors; who, across disciplines, integrate Christian principles in the classroom.

Can you imagine a better context for the grooming of future psychologists?

The goal of psychology classes at Bethany Lutheran College is to prepare students by exposing them to the most up-to-date information that would be taught at other institutions and also to look at psychological ideas through the eyes of faith. While some have questioned whether psychology should be taught at a Christian college, most understand that Bethany is the perfect place for young minds to explore the many answers to questions like the following: 1) What is the cause of human problems? 2) What motivates our behavior? 3) What is our most basic need? 4) How do you fix what is broken inside a person? and 5) Why do we do the things we do?

At Bethany, students of psychology gain an understanding of psychology as a field, the terminology and content. Students learn the foibles and contradictions of 6

psychology as both a science and as an applied discipline and gain significant insight as to how we develop as individuals over a lifetime. They learn how the complex interplay between the biological, intellectual, psychological, societal, and spiritual aspects of development impacts our daily overt, and covert, behavior.

As psychology is interested in understanding the individual, small class sizes clearly play a key role in the provision of quality educational opportunities. They allow us to engage in the material more fully. Students are commonly taken “on the road” for field trips that emphasize material covered in class. For example, students enrolled in an adult development class have attended a presentation at a domestic violence shelter and toured a living cooperative for those over age 55.

The class will also tour an assisted living facility, a nursing home, and mortuary.

Bethany’s psychology students experience an intimate atmosphere in the classroom that allows for honest conversation between the students, the professor, and scheduled guest speakers. Based on inclass discussion and subsequent student reflection papers on the above-mentioned activities, students greatly benefit from the experiences psychology classes afford at Bethany.

A recent development within the psychology major, which offers a unique learning experience, is the establishment of a supervised study class. This course, in addition to the Christian focus is a distinctive aspect of the BLC psychology major. Supervised study in psychology class gives students a semester long Jennifer Wosmak (left) assisted Psychology students Aaron Blees and Jennifer Gerbing who were dissecting sheep eyeballs as part of a section on the study of vision.

Photo by David Norris

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opportunity to identify their God given talents and subsequently decide how to best use their time here at Bethany to prepare for life after earning a bachelor’s degree. The course is designed to give students an opportunity to develop a clear path and direction for their professional life. Students meet as a group to network with each other and share their progress on individual goals. They also meet individually once a week with the professor, who assigns them a variety of tasks to help them to reach the previously mentioned course goals. Core requirements for those enrolled in this class include participating in a variety of career-centered activities (i.e., resume building, interviewing, job shadowing) and participating in community service.

The success of this course is best illustrated when, following mid-term break, the class reports their experiences interviewing, job shadowing, and volunteering. For example, one student reported on his graduate school interviews at four colleges within the Chicago area and another reported on her interviews at two schools in Wisconsin.

The psychology department at Bethany trains students to serve in a variety of capacities. Many students are interested in seeking out additional training to become counselors and clinicians.

Imagine the comfort and solace a Christian counselor could provide you or a family member in a time of despair. A counselor who consistently and unapologetically turns to Scripture for guidance.

Several of our students are interested in educational psychology, which focuses on developing methods and materials to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of educational programs and the design of curricula for implementation in schools (i.e., educational psychologists). We pray that the experiences of Bethany’s psychology students will serve them well in the variety of careers they pursue following graduation and that they continue to serve the mission of “One Thing Needful.”

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Q&A

with Bethany Psychology Majors

John-Paul Revelli Nadramia (Junior) How has being a psychology major here at Bethany changed/ informed your approach to helping others?

“I feel I am ahead of everyone else. Bethany has empowered me with tools other schools can only aspire to have. I feel confident in the knowledge that my study in psychology in relation to the Christian faith will help me meet the mental and emotional needs of people in a more holistic way. I consider my educational experience to be well-grounded and of very high quality and value.”

Jessica Benesh (Junior) How has your faith intersected with psychology during your time here?

“God has always been a part in my psychology major. We are constantly looking at a Christian perspective to solve problems or illnesses people are faced with. I have learned we not only need to see the Christian perspective, but also the psychological perspective. One needs to apply specific therapies to help treat illnesses. But we are able to show God’s love and how He will help us through the tough times.”

Jessica Manthei (Senior) How has being a psychology major here at Bethany changed/ informed your approach to helping others?

“Each person is truly a unique individual created by God; which means that their thoughts and feelings may vary differently than others in situations. We need to be open, understanding, and be careful not to stereotype or prejudge others.”

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athletics

Fall sports

By Josh Anderson | Assistant Sports Information Director

From left: Eva Voss, A.J. Hafner, Jeremy Cole, Heather Goossen.

Photos by SportPix

Men’s Golf The 2006 Bethany Men’s Golf team had a very productive year. The Viking golfers garnered one first place finish, two second place finishes, and a third place finish at the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) tournament.

Consistency was the key to this year’s success. The Bethany men (as a team) shot near thirty over par for most of their meets, regardless of the course they were on. This was good enough to put them in the hunt for first place in most of their matches.

A highlight of this year’s season occurred when the team fired a school record of 300 during a meet at Shoreland Country Club 8

in St. Peter, Minn. The previous record was 304 set in 1999.

At the conference tournament, the Bethany men had two top ten finishers and three more in the top fifteen. Leading this group was Joe Baer (freshman) who shot a two day total of 165—good enough to earn a fourth place finish. By finishing in the top five, Baer earned UMAC all-conference honors The Bethany Men’s Golf team should have a lot to look forward to in the 2007 season. Losing only one senior and returning their all-conference golfer, the Vikings will look to make an even bigger impact on the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference in the future. report | fall 2006

Men’s Soccer A team’s record does not always reflect the totality of an athletic season.

Although the Bethany men’s soccer team did not record a win all season, there were many positives. One of those positives stems from the fact that the team will lose only two seniors. The Vikings managed three ties, but they did it with a very young roster including three freshman and eleven sophomores.

Lessons learned will bode well for the future of the men’s soccer program at Bethany. It was a year of learning and gaining experience in Division III soccer in the tough UMAC. The team’s leading scorer and lone all-conference player, Ben Retta (junior), will return as a seasoned veteran. Retta led the team with three goals and four assists.

The Vikings will lose the experience of senior Nik Schultz. Schultz was the team’s second leading scorer, but more importantly, his leadership is what will be missed more than the goals and assists.

Despite a young roster featuring three freshmen and eleven sophomores, the Vikings look forward to next season’s competition in the UMAC.

Women’s Soccer A young Bethany’s women’s soccer team worked hard to earn a 6-14 record.

The women showed they could play competitively in the UMAC. Five of their six wins were conference victories.

On the last weekend of conference play the Vikings had a shot to qualify for the conference tournament. A run in with a very good University of MinnesotaMorris team ended their season with a great challenge.

The stellar play by freshman Emmy Breuer was an exciting key to the BLC offense. Breuer finished fifth in the conference in points (38), fourth in goals (18), and tied for second in gamewinning goals (5). Breuer was selected to the UMAC all-conference first team.

Also selected to the first team was sophomore Molly Dancer. Dancer finished the year with five points, but it was her education that lasts beyond a lifetime

strong defensive play that allowed her to earn the all-conference selection. Lindsi McCutchin was selected as a UMAC all-conference honorable mention.

McCutchin ended the year with eight points on three goals and two assists.

The Bethany women return nearly all players next season. Coach Rob Pipal will have eight freshman and nine sophomores back to help in next year’s quest for the conference tournament.

Volleyball The 2006 Bethany Volleyball team, under the direction of interim head coach Maria Ankrum, qualified for the conference tournament for the third straight year. Their 8-6-conference record was good enough for a fourth place finish that earned them the right to compete in the conference tournament.

Three Vikings were honored for their

play: Junior, Leslie Bremer, a first team all-conference selection, led Bethany volleyball in kills (514), total attempts (1245), kill percentage (.319), solo blocks (44), and assisted blocks (116). Eva Voss, a sophomore, was selected as an allconference honorable mention. Voss was second on the Vikings in kills (320), total attempts (876), kill percentage (.232), solo blocks (17) and assisted blocks (78).

And freshman Laura Parochka was also selected to the UMAC all-conference team as an honorable mention. Parochka finished the year second on the team in digs (376) and first in service aces (39) for the Vikings.

The Vikings hope to climb to the top of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference next year. With the all-conference talent and the fact that the team will return all its players, the goal is certainly within reach.

Men & Women’s Alumni vs. Alumni Basketball Games

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t’s that time of year when the Bethany Lutheran College Basketball Alumni get a chance to shine on the court once again. We hope you can join us for the second annual Alumni vs. Alumni basketball games.

Come back and see your old teammates and relive the glory days. Enjoy pizza and refreshments between games and stay to cheer on the 20062007 Bethany Vikings as they take on Northwestern College. For more information, contact Jim Wall at 507-344-7862.

Alumni vs. Alumni basketball games When: Saturday, January 27, 2007 Women’s alumni game........ 11 a.m.

Men’s alumni game................1 p.m.

Where: Bethany Sports and Fitness Center

Vikings Basketball vs.

St. Scholastica Women’s game........ 3 p.m.

Men’s game ............. 5 p.m.

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athletics

Former coach, player enter Wisc. hall of fame

By Lance Schwartz Director of Marketing and Public Relations

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prolific college basketball coach and a protégé—both with long-standing Bethany connections were recently inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.

Anyone who was a part of Bethany athletics in the 1950s and early 60s remembers the name Dwain “Dewey” Mintz. Mintz began his legendary coaching career at Bethany High School in 1951. Mintz took over the Bethany Lutheran College basketball team in 1952 where he remained for 10 years. His teams at BLC won five conference championships and three regional titles while winning 169 games with only 81 losses. It can be said that some of the most successful basketball teams ever at BLC were part of Mintz’s tenure. The pinnacle of Mintz’s coaching at BLC occurred in 1959, just after the new gymnasium-auditorium was built. That year, the Bethany Vikings, coached by Mintz, captured second place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball championship. His BLC teams qualified for nationals on two other occasions, earning an eighth-place finish in 1962. In 1959, he was named National Runner-Up for the Coach of the Year by the NJCAA. After his years at BLC, Mintz went on to the University of Wisconsin-Stout where he achieved great success. Along the way he has amassed an impressive 554 wins against 361 losses. From 19631989, he guided the Blue Devils. During his career at Stout, his teams won three Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) titles in one of the toughest Division III leagues in the country.

The Blue Devils won the conference in 1965-1966 with a record of 20-3. His 1968-1969 team went 22-4, winning the WSUC title and progressing deep into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National 10

Photo courtesy of Bob Heidenreich

Dwain Mintz (left) and Bob Heidenreich are now part of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.

Tournament. Coach Mintz’s team again won the conference title in 1974-1975 with a 19-8 mark.

For his coaching accomplishments at Stout, he was named District Coach of the Year in 1966, the NAIA Area IV Basketball Coach of the Year in 1969, and the NAIA District Coach of the Year in 1973. In 1988, he received both the 500 Wins Award and 15 Years of Coaching and Outstanding Achievement Award

by National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Bob Heidenreich could be considered a protégé of Dwain Mintz. You see, it was Mintz who convinced him that coaching might be part of his future. Step back to northern Illinois, early 1960s—a career at turbine developer Woodward Governor seemed like a safe decision for Heidenreich. The company offered job security and stability like no other. But it was basketball that Bob Heidenreich loved.

Heidenreich hadn’t thought about college much. In fact, he was the first member of his family to attend college. So it was through a connection with a former high school opponent of Heidenreich’s attending Bethany that coach Dwain Mintz became acquainted with him and one

thing led to another. It wasn’t long after the initial conversations that Heidenreich found himself in Mankato wondering, “What have I gotten myself into?” But Heidenreich didn’t wonder too long and found a home and a future wife (Ruth Oesleby) at BLC. It was during his playing days at BLC that Mintz noticed something special about Bob Heidenreich—his knowledge of the game. After Mintz suggested a career in coaching, Heidenreich worked his way through college and a turn in the U.S. Army to accepting his first high school coaching position in Colfax, Wisconsin. After a successful stint at Colfax, where he guided the “Vikings” to a 54-12 record during three seasons he moved on to Hudson, Wisconsin. In 1972, he took over a Hudson basketball program that hadn’t won a conference title in ten years and turned them into a perennial power. While at Hudson, his teams won eleven conference championships and six regional championships over the course of nineteen years. His overall career coaching record is 286 -105.

These days, you can find Heidenreich still closely connected to Bethany Lutheran College and the game of basketball. The Heidenreichs have moved to Mankato to be close to family and friends.

When he and Ruth aren’t traveling the country in their RV, Bob can be found traveling the upper-Midwest as the chief driver for the Bethany Vikings athletic teams. “I still love athletics and this way I can see a lot of games but don’t have the coaching worries any longer.”

Heidenreich’s philosophy for success was simple—all credit to God. Beyond that, “just keep a close attention to detail and motivate.”

Bethany Lutheran College salutes both Dwain Mintz and Bob Heidenreich for their recent awards and their dedication to the lives of so many athletes over the years. report | fall 2006

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By Jon Kovaciny

Information Technology

Worship multimedia New additions to the Bethany Web site bring online two aspects of spiritual life which had previously been available only on campus.

Years ago, many of Rev. Norman Madson’s chapel devotions from the 1940s and 50s were compiled into two volumes, titled “Evening Bells at Bethany.” Since we no longer have evening chapel services every day, our new “Bells at Bethany” series of video devotions, produced by students of the BLC Communication department, provides all students with the same opportunity to end the day with God’s Word. This video series has been broadcast on campus cable television since early 2006; now, through the Internet, we can now share these devotions beyond our campus. New videos will be added regularly while school is in session. The videos are available at www.blc.edu/worship.

Also on the Worship page is an archive of audio from daily chapel services. Each chapel service is recorded and two versions are posted online: the complete service including prelude and postlude, and an abridged version containing only the sermon.

Chaplain Don Moldstad noted, “Through the years, many alumni have commented on how wonderful it was to have had the opportunity to attend chapel every day while at Bethany.

Having these video devotions and daily audio recordings of the services are a great way for the larger “Bethany family” to stay in touch with spiritual life on our campus.”

Fourth webcam added Visitors to the Bethany Web site can see what’s happening in the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center at any time of day with our newest webcam. The camera, which is located in the gallery area of the lobby, has remote-control capabilities that allow Web users to rotate the lens left or right to enable a wide field of view.

The new webcam is accessible at www.blc.edu/webcam. If you have broadband Internet access, you can watch live full-motion video; dial-up users can view a current static image. Two other webcams capture views of the campus: one as seen from Old Main and the other as seen from Meyer Hall. A third camera is located on the roof of Old Main. It faces west toward the Minnesota River valley providing a view of Mankato and North Mankato; it, like our new Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center webcam, can be remotely controlled by Web visitors for a view of the entire valley.

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Residential life The Web team is working on other exciting projects to make the site even more useful. Prior to the start of the fall semester, students were able to log on to see their housing assignments, complete with details about their assigned room, including phone number, room dimensions, and roommate contact information.

Next year, the College is planning to include 360° virtual tour images of every room, so new students can see exactly what their room will look like before they arrive on campus.

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Faculty and staff news Mark Harstad (History, Religion) was a presenter at the Pacific Northwest WELS-ELS Pastor-Teacher Conference held at Newport, Oregon, the last week of September 2006. The conference focused on current challenges to Confessional Lutheranism. The presentation was entitled, “Espoused Theory and Actual Practice: Compatible or Incompatible?”

Harstad and sons Nathan and Peter made a second attempt at climbing 13,200 foot Cloud Peak in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming in August. Altitude sickness stopped Mark a bit short of the summit but the boys made it to the top.

In July 2006, Steven Reagles (Communication, Religion) and Mark Harstad attended the 26th Annual International Critical Thinking Conference sponsored by the Critical Thinking Center of Sonoma State University. The conference was held in Berkeley, California. This conference promotes the pioneering work of Dr. Richard Paul and his associates in the application of critical thinking across the academic disciplines. About 400 educators from elementary to college level attended along with a number of people from business and government agencies.

A team consisting of Peter Kjeer (Science), Lars Johnson (English, Communication), Eric Woller (Chemistry), and Mark Harstad presented at the November 2006 meeting of the Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning. Their presentation dealt with the concept of “deep learning” developed by John Tagg in his book entitled, The Learning Paradigm College.

The ELS Historical Society was recognized by the Concordia Historical Institute of St. Louis, Missouri, for its 2004 program. The project was recorded and made into a DVD by Christopher Johnson (BLC Studio Director). The program was entitled “Understanding 12

Our Heritage through the Stories Handed Down by Our Forbears.” Professor Emeritus Sig Lee, Becky DeGarmeaux, Robin Ouren, and Mark Harstad planned and carried out the program with help from Caroline Lee and Julie Quist. DeGarmeaux and Ouren traveled to St. Louis in November 2006 to be present at the awards banquet and receive the recognition.

Bethel Balge (Music) was a clinician in a workshop sponsored by the Minnesota Music Teachers Association (MMTA) on Friday, September 22, 2006. She performed and offered pedagogical advice related to repertoire included in the 2007 statewide MMTA Piano Contest list.

Silas Born (Education) organized and led a three-day pre-kindergarten curriculum workshop for preschool directors in June 2006. The workshop had two goals: 1) To develop an annotated bibliography of resources to support the pre-kindergarten guidelines drafted for Lutheran Schools of America. 2) To develop a catalog of resources for a future early childhood specialty for Bethany’s elementary education majors.

During the month of September, Denice Woller (Art) participated in four art shows throughout the state of Minnesota. One of these shows was a solo exhibition in Worthington, Minnesota, at the Nobles County Art Center.

Woller also attended a summer 2006 workshop in Condon, Montana, regarding the process of Collodion photography.

It is a process almost as old as photography itself. She presented her findings at a Bethany Series in Scholarship (BSIS) event in November.

Several members of the Communication Division provided visibility for Bethany at the annual conference of the Communication and Theatre Association of Minnesota (CTAM) on September 1516, 2006. CTAM brings together more than 300 high school and college teach-

ers, coaches, and directors in speech and theatre from across the state. Christopoher Johnson presented a session on Pathways to Careers in Media. Jonas Nissen presented a session on Teaching Performance for Media. Johnson and Nissen collarborated on the sesson “Conducting a 30-hour Film Festival.” Tom Kuster and Angela Forsythe presented a session on “Teaching Ethics in Media” and several students from Bethany’s Lambda Pi Eta (LPE) chapter hosted a gathering of LPE members from other active state chapters.

Mark DeGarmeaux (Foreign Languages, Religion) is translating about thirty Norwegian letters dating from the 1860s to about 1900 for a Mankato family. Some of the letters are in an older handwriting script and have been interesting to decipher. DeGarmeaux says, “Spelling was flexible then, too.” DeGarmeaux also preached at Jerico Lutheran Church, Jerico, Iowa, on Sunday, September 17, 2006, for mission festival, ladies’ aid centennial, and a baptism.

William Bukowski (Art) exhibited paintings in the following shows: 1) “Soul Searching” from August 31- October 8 at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. The exhibition includes other professors of art from the Private College Conference. 2) Spiritone Gallery in Minneapolis where an opening reception was held on September 16. 3) Bukowski also completed a commission for Christ Chapel at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The painting’s subject is the “Community of Believers” and incorporates gold leaf on wood. It was installed the last week of September, 2006.

Summer 2006 was busy for William Kessel (Social Science). He led a tour to Turkey, preached in a WELS church in Michigan, attended the ELS annual synodical convention as a delegate, conducted a presentation on foreign missions at a WELS church in Arizona, report | fall 2006

attended the WELS sponsored World Seminary Conference where he was a presenter, attended the Lutheran College Conference in New Ulm, and attended an ELS Board for Foreign Missions Meeting.

Pete Kjeer (Science) contributed forty applied problems to a volume of applied engineering statics and dynamics practice problems recently published by McGrawHill Publishing Company. These problems include applications in curvilinear motion, centroids and moments

of inertia, shear and moment equations, analysis of forces acting on structural and machine elements, and principles of particle dynamics.

Peter Bloedel (Theatre) and Andrew Overn (Studio Art) have recently collaborated to produce a children’s picture book entitled Hushabye Blushabye, based on the Divers song of the same name.

Bloedel composed the lyrics/text and Overn added the illustrations. Copies are available now at the college bookstore and on-line at www.thedivers.com.

New Faculty and Staff Ruthann Kragh Registrar Kragh began her duties as Bethany’s registrar on July 1, 2006. She is married to Ryan Kragh, Bethany’s head baseball coach and assistant director of athletics. They have two children, Mariah (11) and JD (4).

Prior to coming to Bethany, Ruthann was an assistant hockey coach and recruiter at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Melissa Hofland Administrative Assistant, Athletics Hofland came to Bethany in May 2006 after graduating from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Erin Johnson Assistant Librarian, Electronic Resources Johnson joined the Bethany community in August. She recently completed her master’s degree in children’s literature at Illinois State University, Normal. She has a BS in English literature and political science.

Not surprisingly, she is passionate about reading (and not just children’s lit!).

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Ruthann Kragh

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Sam Gullixson Resident Manager, Teigen Hall Gullixson, a 2003 Bethany graduate, joined the Student Services staff in July 2006 after returning from a year in Chile teaching English for the ELS Mission. He is currently enrolled at Bethany Lutheran Seminary and is a member of the Mankato Volunteer Fire Department.

Lutefisk lovers gather at BLC for fishy feast

By Elayne Luiken Campus Facilities and Events Coordinator

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hat kinds of comfort food come to mind when you think of Lutherans? Jello and whipped cream? Egg salad sandwiches? Tator tot hotdish? Lutefisk? LUTEFISK!!

Yes, lutefisk. Bethany Lutheran College is proud to do its share to perpetuate the notion that true Norwegians cannot make it through the year without eating lutefisk at least once. On Thursday, October 12, the annual Bethany Lutefisk Dinner was attended by approximately 450 people eager to load their plates with the quivering, aromatic delicacy. Our guests, who have been known to travel from the Twin Cities, Iowa, and even California and other parts unknown, started arriving an hour early to ensure they could be some of the first people in line.

This traditional fundraiser began at Bethany in the 80s, and its popularity has not dwindled. We draw from our faculty and staff to prepare and “dish the fish”—the stories we’ve collected from them over the years are memorable. One of our professors, who helps cut up the raw fish, remembers the early days of having to skin it too!

Everyone pitches in, from doing prep work in the kitchen, to setting up the dining room, serving, and then clean up after the last morsel of fish has been consumed. President and Mrs. Bruss serve as host and hostess, with our Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Lance Schwartz, cooking the lutefisk (Lance has this down to a science, by the way).

If our attendance numbers are any indication, this tradition will live on!

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Faculty Openings Bethany Lutheran College, a Christian, coeducational, residential liberal arts college owned and operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, has the following faculty positions to be filled beginning with the fall semester of the 2007-2008 academic year:

• Biology • Business Administration (marketing) • Spanish Position responsibilities: instruction in the designated academic area, academic advising, and program development.

Qualifications: Please visit www.blc.edu/jobs for positionspecific credential qualifications. Candidate must be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) or Wisconsin Evangelical Synod (WELS).

Questions about these positions should be directed to Ron Younge, Vice President of Academic Affairs, 507-344-7326, ryounge@blc.edu.

Application review begins January 2, 2007.

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ethany Lutheran College awards a number of merit-based scholarships.

The most prestigious are the Meyer and Ylvisaker Scholarships. The recipients of these scholarships for the 2006-07 academic year are:

The Meyer Scholarship Tova Lindberg, Pine Island, Minnesota

Tova Lindberg

The Ylvisaker Scholarship Christa Redmann, Boyceville, Wisconsin Carrie Hougan, Faribault, Minnesota Kim Depuydt, Mankato, Minnesota Sara Krassin, Waseca, Minnesota

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest including qualifications and areas of specialization, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, academic transcripts (may be unofficial; if an employment offer is made, certified transcripts for all college-level education will be required), and three current letters of professional recommendation to: Academic Search Committee Bethany Lutheran College 700 Luther Drive Mankato, MN 56001

Bethany Lutheran College is a dynamic, growing institution that offers a values-based Christian education that aims to produce well-educated and spiritually grounded students. Our graduates are prepared to be leaders in their chosen vocations and in their communities and churches. Bethany has an outstanding faculty that focuses solely on the undergraduate student. Whether it is an academic, personal, or spiritual concern, the Bethany faculty is committed to educating the whole student. Please visit our website at www.blc.edu for additional information.

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Fall festival takes on range of activities

By Lois Jaeger Director of Fine Arts

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fter months of planning and preparation, the big weekend arrived at last – Fall Festival 2006 at Bethany! In just its second year with this new moniker, the event has truly gained momentum and participation. Now encompassing a wide range of ages and interests, the weekend included Family Weekend, Alumni Reunions, Arts on the Green, Theatre Physics, Hall of Fame awards, and traditional “Homecoming” athletic competition. Clearly, there was something for everyone!

For those who arrived as early as Friday, an open invitation was issued to attend classes and the morning chapel service.

Later in the afternoon, the men and women’s soccer teams took on Presentation College. The evening was filled with entertainment options that included Theatre Physics, the music of alumnus Will Bauermeister, a demonstration by the Bethany Speech Team, and the airing of “Pirates of the Caribbean II.” Saturday morning dawned to even more activity. “Arts on the Green,” became “Arts in the YFAC” when gray skies and drizzle rendered the beautiful Bethany green space somewhat less inviting. Spirits and creativity were not dampened in the least as families, alumni, and members of the Mankato community circulated through the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center.

Those satisfied to “observe” could watch drawing and painting in progress, digital caricatures, original poetry being created, or performances ranging from Celtic harp to choreographed drum line to faculty rock bands. For those who wished a more “active” role in the arts, options included throwing their own pottery or making photographic prints called “cyanotypes.”

As the clouds lifted, contestants began gathering chalk and pastels and heading outdoors for the sidewalk art competition. The Bethany elementary education education that lasts beyond a lifetime

Clockwise from top left: Sophomore soccer player Alex Turner (6); reunion classes from the 1980s; freshman Jeff Hendrix; The all-faculty band, Midlife Crisis; and Dr. Eric Woller making ice cream using liquid nitrogen.

majors got into the act as well, helping youngsters create their own percussion instruments, reading stories, and adorning the children with face paintings. The communication division was available for anyone who wished to try their hand at filmmaking. Eric Woller, Bethany’s own mad scientist, treated the crowds to “instant ice cream” each hour while John Schroeder (junior) delighted children with balloon art.

In the afternoon, the Bethany soccer teams took the field again, this time against UM-Morris. In the evening, the athletic department hosted the Hall of Fame banquet in the South Gym. Induct-

ees this year included Bob Heidenriech (basketball player), President Emeritus Marvin Meyer (athletic director and administrator), Jeff Rohrman (soccer player), Kris Sorenson (volleyball player), Art Westphal (coach and athletic director), and Mark Woods (basketball player).

The weekend closed appropriately with worship services on Sunday morning in Trinity Chapel. The Bethany Choirs, Handbells, and Concert Band added musical beauty to the service focused on the “One Thing Needful” which is the message that makes Bethany uniquely what she is.

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news 1947 Ruth Eggert reports she has been retired from WELS Kingdom Workers in Wauwatosa, Wisc., for nine years.

1948 Lorraine (Solberg) Hanson (’48 & ’50) finished producing her first solo CD “Precious Memories” featuring sacred and Norwegian selections. This CD was recorded with the gospel quartet she performs with in the Northfield, Minn., area. She dedicated her CD in part to the musical education she received at Bethany.

1950 After graduating from Bethany in 1952, Helmuth Harms (’50 & ’52) taught at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Antrim, Minn., for two years. In 1955 he graduated from Concordia University in Seward, Neb., with a bachelor of science degree. He then taught at Trinity Lutheran Church in Edwardsville, Ill., for six years. He was a principal at Trinity Lutheran School in Centralia, Ill., for thirty-six years and taught at Trinity Lutheran School for forty-four years before retiring in 1997. Helmuth and his wife, Ruby, have two children: Steven and Lori, and five grandchildren. Helmuth’s titles include: coach of the scholar bowl, chapter president at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, elder at Trinity Lutheran School in Centralia, Rotarian, and Ambassador at Kaskaskia College. He also is employed part-time.

1951 JoAnn (Munson) Morgan and her husband, Dick, went on a “wonderful” trip in October 2005 courtesy of their oldest son as a fiftieth wedding anniversary present. After spending three days in Rome, they went on an eight-day Medi16

terranean cruise, stopping in Italy, Spain, and France. They finished the trip spending three days in London. JoAnn and Dick have been residing in Northfield, Minn., for fourteen years. They keep busy going to their grandchildren’s sporting events in the Twin Cities Metro area.

tours, dorm shenanigans, and affirming each other in following Jesus as the “One Thing Needful.”

1978 Sara (Bloedel) Kessler reports Oops Dinner Theatre reopened in a new

1964 Don Diersen will be retiring on June 30, 2007, after forty-one years of teaching high school. He taught three years at Bethany High School (1966-1969) and thirty-eight years at Fox Valley Lutheran High School (1969-2007). He reports that he and his wife, Gerry, will enjoy spending more time with their three sons, two daughters-in-law, and two grandchildren after Don’s retirement.

1970 Back row from left: Alice (Valen) Olson, Jeri (Thomas) Privet, Jeanne (Bakken)

location on November 12, 2006, with the premiere of “Ole & Lena’s Magical Christmas” in which she directed.

Pictured in the photo with Sara are Pam Docken and Mary Kay Fangel who coowns the theatre with Sara. Sara says she would love to see more Bethany “folk” visit the “family-friendly” theatre which is now open in Fridley, Minn. Feel free to visit the Website http://oopstheatre.com or call (651) 777-4150 to reserve tickets.

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Runeberg, and Kay (Johnson) Wegner.

Front row from left: Susan (Oftedahl) Nance, Linda (Nelson) Squires, and Mary (Dorr) McAlpine) Linda (Nelson) Squires hosted a gathering of seven Bethany alumnae from the class of 1970 at her home in Shakopee, Minn., the weekend of June 23-25, 2006. Jeri (Thomas) Privet resides in Texas, Susan (Oftedahl) Nance resides in Wisconsin with her husband, Kent Nance (’71), Alice (Valen) Olson, Kay (Johnson) Wegner, Linda, and Jeanne (Bakken) Runeberg and her husband, Lloyd Runeberg (’69), reside in the Twin Cities Metro area. Mary (Dorr) McAlpine resides in Rochester, Minn.

Mary reports it was a great weekend of recalling their days at Bethany: choir

Jodi (Johnson) Kuball and her husband, Dan, announce the birth of their second son, Evan Robert Kuball, born June 14, 2006. Evan was ten pounds, seven ounces and has coppery-red hair.

Jodi and Dan also have a five-year-old son, Noah, who has enrolled in kindergarten. Jodi is a stay-at-home mom and is employed part-time as an in-home daycare provider. She is also involved in her church singing in choir, worship band, and directing dramas. Dan is the principal and parish education director at King of Kings Lutheran Church and School in Roseville, Minn. They reside in Fridley, Minn., and can be reached via email at djkuball@usfamily.net.

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alumni news 1989 Janine (Schroeder) McCabe and her husband, Tim, celebrated their tenth

wedding anniversary on August 16, 2006.

They reside in Tucson, Arizona, where Janine works as a botanist for a non-profit plant nursery. Tim is an outdoor adventurist. When he is not riding his bike across the state of Arizona, he works for a trucking company doing long-haul driving. Janine and Tim enjoy life together with their dog, Bear.

1990 J. Hilding and Clara Sorenson, grandparents of Kris (Van Eps)Sorenson (‘90), report that they are proud of Kris and her achievements at Bethany, in particular, being inducted into the Bethany Athletic Hall of Fame.

companies that are looking to reduce their costs. If you are interested, feel free to visit http://www.reverseengineer.biz.

Ann is also a full-time mom, taking care of their children: Samantha (6), Trent (4), and Colin (3).

Classmates Erik Helland and Jeff Younge with their children. Back row

from left: Erik holding Marcus (2) and Jeff. Front row from left: Noelle Younge (7), Annika Younge (2), Aaron Younge (5), Chase Helland (5), and Amanda Younge (5).

engineer and Jessica is a certified public accountant. They have three children: Isabella (4), William (3), and Aiden (1).

They reside in Wyanet, Ill.

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Amy Osland married Keith Moors on June 19, 2005. They announce the

Chad Oachs was named the coach of the Minnesota State University-Mankato women’s bowling program. Chad was a former all-conference member of the University of Nebraska men’s bowling program. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2000 with a degree in business management.

Rev. Paul Meitner and his wife, Michelle, announce the birth of a baby girl, Olivia Anne Meitner, born October 31, 2006, in Iron Mountain, Mich. Olivia weighed five pounds, twelve ounces, and was seventeen and one-fourth inches long.

1992 Ann (Heiring) Anderson and her family have relocated to Brodhead, Wisc., due to her husband, Scott’s, job change.

Scott decided to fulfill a life-long dream and earn a degree in teaching. He is now employed at a small high school in Juda, Wisc., as a math teacher. Ann and Scott have also started a small business called Reverse Engineering. They make parts per sample or print for many different

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birth of a baby boy, Bjorn James Osland Moors, born August 19, 2006, in Grand Rapids, Minn. Amy and her family reside in Coleraine, Minn.

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Thad Hilliard is employed as an assistant principal at Wisconsin Career Academy in Milwaukee, Wisc. He completed his master of science degree in the summer of 2006. Before he graduated, he taught kindergarten for six years. He currently referees basketball at the collegiate levels Division II and III in Wisconsin, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and Maryland.

Jessica Tweit married John Gross on November 18, 2000. John is a civil

Kara (Tirevold) Krumwiede and her husband, Jeremy, announce the birth of their second daughter, Avery Ann Krumwiede, born June 20, 2006. Avery has a three-and-one-half-year-old sister, Morgan Rae. Kara and her family reside in Savage, Minn.

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Britta (Monson) Fisher was hired by Wheat Ridge 2020, an economic and community development non-profit organization. She is the Director of Small Business and Community Development.

Feel free to visit the company Website at www.wheatridge2020.org.

Jessica Krumwiede married Joey Wendinger on August 26, 2006, at St. George Church in New Ulm, Minn.

Bethany alumnae Kristin Radtke (’01) and Kelly Larvick (’01) were bridal attendants. Jessica and Joey are both employed by I & S Engineers & Architects of Mankato, Minn. They reside in Mankato, Minn.

Kristen Jacobsen graduated in May 2006 from Concordia College-Moorhead with a double-major in Scandinavian studies and Japanese studies, and a minor in English writing. Kristen is employed at Budget Rent-A-Car System. Inc. while studying for a master of business administration in international business.

Amanda Janssen married Jason Bremer on August 7, 2004. They announce the birth of a baby boy, Jackson Charles Bremer, born August 4, 2006, in Rochester, Minn. Amanda and her family reside in Dover, Minn.

1999 Emily (Van Hee) Berg and her husband, Jesse, announce the birth of a baby boy, Elway Lee Berg, born August 2, 2006, in Redwood Falls, Minn. Elway weighed ten pounds, five and one-half ounces, and was twenty-two inches long. Emily is a stayat-home mom and Jesse is a seed technician for Monsanto. They celebrated their second wedding anniversary in December 2006. Feel free to email them at jesseandemilyberg@redred.com.

2000 Heather Hagen married Jacob Lambrecht on September 17, 2005, in Fond du Lac, Wisc. Bethany alumni in the wedding party were Sarah (Aderman) Lambrecht (’00) and Aaron Lambrecht (’01 &’03). Current Bethany student Allison Lambrecht also was a bridal attendant. Heather and Jacob announce

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were two of the groomsmen. Eric, Scot, and Peter are sons of Dr. Oren Quist who taught at Bethany from 1973 to 1986.

Paul (’02 & ’04) and Mandi (Lachmiller) Russow (’00 & ’02) announce the birth of a baby girl, Anna Ruth Lachmiller, born August 23, 2006. Anna weighed eight pounds, sixthtenths of an ounce, and was twenty-one and one-fourth inches long. Anna was baptized on August 27, 2006, at their home in Mankato, Minn., by her grandfather, Rev. David Russow. Her sponsors are Marissa Lachmiller (’06), Amanda Russow (’02), and Joel Russow. Feel free to email Paul and Mandi at therussows@ charter.net.

2004 Angela Thiesse married Bryan Rathman on September 17, 2005. Angela is the general manager of the Super 8 Motel in St. James, Minn., and Bryan is employed at Snell Motors in Mankato, Minn.

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Heidi Bauer married Eric Quist on July 22, 2006, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Tacoma, Wash. Bethany alumna Abbie Krenik (’02) was one of the bridal attendants and Bethany alumni Scot Quist (’90) and Peter Quist (’87) Josh Ringen married Kristi Paulsen on July 1, 2006. They reside in Mankato, Minn.

In Memoriam 1929 the birth of a baby boy, Enoch Lambrecht, born August 10, 2006. Heather and her family reside in Kokomo, Ind. Carolyn Lukasek married Bethany sweetheart John Szwaja on July 15, 2006.

They reside in Plymouth, Minn.

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Lydia (Hohenstein) Pautsch passed away November 7, 2006, at her home in rural Good Thunder, Minn. Funeral services were held at St. John Lutheran Church in Good Thunder with Rev. Rudolph H. Maurer, Jr. officiating. Burial report | fall 2006

alumni news was held at St. John Cemetary in Good Thunder.

Lydia was born October 23, 1911, in Vernon Center, Minn. She was baptized five days later. She was confirmed on May 3, 1925, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Vernon Center. Lydia attended the Oliver school district #147, Vernon Center High School, and graduated from Bethany Lutheran High School in 1929. On September 14, 1940,a Lydia married William Pautsch. Lydia’s hobbies included: being a homemaker and farmer’s aide, Sunday School teacher, church organist, Ladies Aid officer, telephone operator, member of a Home Extension group, writer of three family history books, maker of quilts for World Relief, and was the secretary of St. John Lutheran Church for ten years.

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Marjorie (Lau) Krause passed away October 27, 2006, at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, Minn. Funeral services were held at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Norwood-Young America, Minn., with Rev. David Winter officiating. The organist was Marjorie’s son, Mark Krause.

Burial was held at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetary in South Branch, Minn.

Marjorie was born August 2, 1923, in Blue Earth, Minn. She was baptized a month later and was confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Blue Earth.

Marjorie graduated from the Blue Earth High School and received her associate in arts degree from Bethany in 1943. After teaching in Christian schools in Wisconsin and Kansas, Marjorie moved back to Minnesota and married Edward Krause on August 9, 1947. They had two children: Mark and James. Marjorie’s hobbies included: being an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, playing piano for her Bible study group’s devotions, playing Bridge, growing roses, sewing, and spending time with family and friends.

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Calendar of Events february 2 Women’s/Men’s Basketball @ St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minn.

5:30 p.m./7:30 p.m.

2, 3 Musical “Iolanthe” by Gilbert & Sullivan YFAC Theater, 7:30 p.m.

3 Women’s/ Men’s Basketball @ Northland Ashland, Wisc., 3 p.m./ 5 p.m.

4 Musical “Iolanthe” by Gilbert & Sullivan YFAC Theater, 2 p.m.

7 Admissions Open House, 6:30 p.m.

9 ”THBT” Speech Classic, 2 p.m.

9 Women’s/Men’s Basketball @ Presentation, Aberdeen, S. Dak. 5:30 p.m./ 7:30 p.m.

9, 10 Musical “Iolanthe” by Gilbert & Sullivan YFAC Theater, 7:30 p.m.

10 ”THBT” Speech Classic, 8 a.m.

10 Women’s/Men’s Tennis at Macalaster

St. Paul, Minn., 12 p.m./3 p.m.

10 Women’s Basketball @ UM-Morris Morris, Minn., 3 p.m./5 p.m.

15 Women’s/Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern, SFC 5:30 p.m./7:30 p.m.

20 Women’s/Men’s Basketball vs. Martin Luther SFC, 5:30 p.m./7:30 p.m.

22 New Music Recital, Trinity Chapel, 7 p.m.

24 Men’s/Women’s Tennis at Hamline St. Paul, Minn., 12 p.m.

27 PLUM #4 Debate Tournament, 2 p.m.

march 1 Baseball vs. Carleton Minneapolis, Metrodome, 10 p.m.

3-13 Band Tour of Midwest 17 Baseball @ Coe, Cedar Rapids Iowa, 12 p.m.

17 Bethany Band Invitational, 1 p.m.

17 Band Homecoming Concert, 4 p.m.

18 Baseball @ Cornell Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1 p.m.

Nominations sought for 2007 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees The Athletic Hall of Fame was established at Bethany Lutheran College to recognize those individuals that best exemplify the Christian spirit, integrity, and philosophy of the College and the athletic department. Former players, coaches, and other individuals who have made significant contributions of service and brought honor to the College and the athletic program are eligible for selection to the Athletic Hall of Fame.

Bethany is currently seeking nominations for induction to the Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall of 2007. Any former player nominated must have 1) graduated from Bethany ten years ago or later 2) and lettered at Bethany as minimum qualifications. All nominations for induction consideration in 2007 must be received no later than February 1, 2007.

Nomination forms can be submitted online or downloaded from: www.blc.edu/ athletics/halloffame Downloaded forms should be submitted to: Bethany Athletic Hall of Fame c/o Athletic Director 700 Luther Drive Mankato, MN 56001

Annual Report Online The Bethany Lutheran College Annual Report for fiscal year 2005-06 is now available online.

Log on to blc.edu/annualreport to view or download a copy.

For more calendar events, visit: www.blc.edu

Key: SFC – Sports and Fitness Center; YFAC – Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center. Dates and times are subject to possible changes.

Please call in advance to confirm dates and times of events before traveling: 800.944.3066 or 507.344.7000.

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