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ALUMNI NEWS
Sixties
1960
Don Nieuwendorp and his wife, Darlene, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in June. They had previously celebrated with a cruise to Alaska.
1969
Al Baxter was inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame in April at the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. Baxter was a state champion during his high school career at Morning Sun and was an NCAA Division II All-American during his collegiate career at Morningside. He coached Lisbon High School to five state championships in nine years and later compiled a dual meet record of 376-119-5 during a 26-year coaching career at Buena Vista University, where he led the Beavers to eight conference team championships.
Seventies
1971
Dr. bill russell directed a production of “Pageant” that was staged as part of 2007 Kansas Summer Theatre at the University of Kansas. “Pageant” is a musical parody of beauty pageants and contestants that was co-written by russell.
Carolyn Stuhr retired at the end of the 2006-07 school year, following a 42-year teaching career, most recently at Irving Elementary School in Sioux City. She had been a Title I teacher in the Sioux City public schools since 1971. Her career also included time as a classroom teacher at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Sioux City.
1973
Monsignor Mark Duchaine was appointed vicar general and moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Sioux City. He also serves as judicial vicar and is pastor at the St. Mary parishes in Mapleton and Oto, Iowa.
1975
Fran (Struve) Haack received a Siouxland Hero Award from the American Red Cross, Siouxland Area Chapter. Haack, a teacher for the past 32 years at Whiting Community Schools in Whiting, Iowa, was recognized for her years of dedication and commitment to education.
Eighties
1980
Michael Nord Mistrall was among the playwrights selected to read from their works during the Great Plains Theatre Conference held in late May and early June at the Fort Omaha Campus of Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Neb. He read from his play, “The Train to Mantua.” The play is set in the late 1960s at a small-town bus station in the South, where a soldier and a girl are getting to know each other as he waits to depart for Vietnam.
1983
Terry Alvarez accepted a position as classified advertising manager at the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gazette. He was previously the classified advertising director at The East Valley/Scottsdale Tribune in Mesa, Ariz.
William C. Delfs II and Jeff L. Delfs 1984 are co-owners of Able Homebuilders in Sioux City, which received the 2006 Better Business Bureau Integrity Award for Small Businesses in Iowa.
1984
Dennis Jensen was named manager for Pioneer Insurance Agency in Sioux City. He is responsible for insurance agency profitability by working to build the existing customer base and forming new relationships.
1987
Dr. John Salmon is a physician at Cox Heath Center Branson in Branson, Mo.
Valorie Kruse was honored as the 2007 Siouxland Woman of the Year by Quota International of Sioux City. Kruse is a community volunteer who served two terms on the Sioux City Board of Education.
1988
James Henrich is the principal at West Marshall High School in State Center, Iowa.
Pamela K. Reis Kluender was named chief financial officer for Story County Medical Center in Nevada, Iowa.
1989
Matthew Pointer is the administrative software analyst at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City. He also works with Datatel, online services, and related Help Desk issues.
Trudy (Moody) Rants was appointed director of the Children and Youth Ministries Program at Grace United Methodist Church in Sioux City. Her duties include coordination of all Sunday school and youth activities for persons in nursery through high school.
Kip Turnquist was appointed to the position of senior financial analyst at the main downtown office of First Federal Bank in Sioux City. He is responsible for assisting in the monitoring and execution of the bank’s secondary mortgage marketing function and also the monitoring and reporting of the bank’s servicing portfolio and various financial and regulatory reports.
Nineties
1990
Shelley (Fuller) Heikens is the assistant cashier at the Savings Bank which opened in June 2007 in Lake Park, Iowa.
1991
Beverly (Wallace) Bower is a special education consultant at Northwest Area Education Agency in Sioux City.
1996
Tanya Sherrill joined the Sioux City CPA firm of Dierking, Lockie & Associates, PC, as accounting manager.
1997
Joel Weyand was named the 2007 Admissions Professional of the Year at the Iowa Association of College Admissions Counseling’s (IACAC) annual conference in Okoboji, Iowa. Weyand was selected by a committee of his peer members of IACAC in recognition of his dedication to helping students at the post-secondary level. More than 163 individuals throughout Iowa were nominated for the award. Weyand served as director of admissions at Morningside from 1998 until 2007, when he was appointed assistant vice president advancement – constituent development.
1998
Kristie (Miller) Arlt was appointed director of communications and development for the Diocese of Sioux City. She is responsible for developing communication programs that promote the growth of the church in Northwest Iowa. She also serves as spokesperson for the diocese and works with local and regional media. Arlt previously served as marketing coordinator at Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb.
Matt Campbell was promoted to commercial lender at Security National Bank in Sioux City.
Julie (Marsh) Cunningham accepted a position as an early childhood special education teacher at Northwest Area Education Agency’s service center in Le Mars, Iowa.
Shannon (Newman) Spanel received in May 2007 a Master of Science degree in curriculum and instruction from Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb. Spanel is a fourth-grade teacher at Sunnyside Elementary School in Sioux City.
1999
Theresa Hansen is a special education consultant at Northwest Area Education Agency in Sioux City.
Two Thousand
2000
Jim Guttau was elected to the board of directors for CultureHaus, one of seven themed support groups for the Denver Art Museum. Guttau lives in Denver, Colo., where he is a freelance public relations consultant.
Sara (Chapman) Klingensmith is an early childhood special education teacher at Northwest Area Education Agency in Sioux City.
The Rev. Kathy Olson was ordained as an elder in June at the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in Ames. Olson is campus pastor and director of church relations at Morningside College.
Chris Sawyer accepted a position as educational service representative at Ray’s MIDBELL MUSIC in Sioux City. Sawyer makes service calls to music educators and music programs in the Siouxland region.
2002
Dr. Marc Obbink joined the staff of Kruse-Manley Clinic of Chiropractic in Sioux City.
2003
Tod J. Deck is an attorney at Deck Law firm in Sioux City.
Jaclyn (Weyand) Tungesvik is coordinator for high ability recruitment in the office of admissions at Iowa State University in Ames.
2004
Nichole Barto is an itinerant teacher for the deaf and hard of hearing at Northwest Area Education Agency in the Sioux City office. She provides the specialized evaluation, instruction and consultative services required to meet the unique educational needs of students with deaf or hard-of-hearing impairments.
2006
Justin “Rudy” Pithan accepted a position as a reading teacher at Thunderbolt Middle School in Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
2007
Megan Wunsch is a prepress specialist for American Identity in Orange City, Iowa.
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DEATHS - In Loving Memory
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1928
Flora (Quirin) Bussewitz, Jamaica Plain, Mass., died April 19, 2007.
1930
Burdella (Assmus) Litz, Phoenix, Ariz., died Feb. 24, 2007.
Katherine (Hass) Wiese, Holstein, Iowa, died May 6, 2007.
1932
Hannah (Rocklin) Hurwitz, Calabasas, Calif., died July 3, 2007.
1937
Marjorie (Baldwin) Conaway, Tyler, Texas, died Dec. 19, 2006.
LaVancha (Green) Lau, Sioux City, died March 31, 2007.
1939
William J. Bradford, Sun City, Ariz., died April 9, 2007.
Lilliann (Brown) Josephson, Springfield, Ore., died Oct. 5, 2004.
1941
Jean (Gorton) Hanson, Joice, Iowa, died July 16, 2004.
1942
James R. Bolton, Grand Prairie, Texas, died July 6, 2007.
Alma (Roland) Moravec, Sioux City, died June 30, 2007.
1943
Clarence Ver Steeg, Evanston, Ill., died July 2, 2007. Ver Steeg and his wife, Dorothy (DeVries) 1943, established the Ver Steeg Faculty Scholarship Grant available to Morningside full-time faculty to support scholarly research endeavors.
1944
Dorothy (Dickson) Boyer, Manhattan Beach, Calif., died Dec. 28, 2003.
1946
Ernest W. Tremayne, Kerrville, Texas, died April 26, 2007.
1947
Virginia L. Cooper, Sioux City, died May 27, 2007.
Elbert N. Bales, Irvine, Calif., died June 12, 2007.
Helen (Travis) Maxwell, Elgin, Ill., died April 16, 2007.
Sterling E. Stewart, South Sioux City, Neb., died June 24, 2007.
The Rev. Grace M. Weaver, Salem, Ore., died July 12, 2006.
1949
Robert T. Ross, Harlingen, Texas, died June 1, 2007.
1951
Don Doyle, Sioux City, died June 4, 2007.
James F. Goff, Sioux City, died May 8, 2007.
1952
Richard Fischer, Carmel, Iowa, died May 3, 2007.
Jean Marie (Moeller) Twetten, Ames, Iowa, died May 18, 2007.
1953
Mary Ellen (Galvin) Dowd, Columbus, Neb., died May 8, 2007.
Earl Vincent Hanson, Sioux City, died March 17, 2007.
Evert A. Johnson, Carbondale, Ill., died Nov. 11, 2006.
Paul B. Rosene, McCook Lake, S.D., died May 24, 2007.
1954
Paul F. Hummel, Crane, Mo., died March 5, 2007.
1955
Duane E. Oleson, Sun City West, Ariz., died Jan. 9, 2007.
1956
Robert Meinhardt, Jacksonville, Ore., died May 6, 2007.
1958
Truman O’Doherty, Spokane, Wash., died April 1, 2007.
Robert Pecaut, Bradenton, Fla., died March 22, 2007.
1962
Goldie Krumwiede, Dakota Dunes, S.D., died March 21, 2007.
1964
John S. Scott, Sioux City, died April 23, 2007.
1966
Cheryl (Mummert) Schultz, Lafayette, Calif., died May 14, 2006.
1969
The Rev. Robin J. Houts, West Des Moines, Iowa, died June 21, 2007.
1970
Dr. Loris King, Naples, Fla., died Jan. 7, 2007.
1971
Shirley (Lindgren) Beadle, Oak Creek, Wis., died Feb. 20, 2007.
1972
Lorene (Wisgerhof) Smith, Denver, Colo., died April 22, 2007.
1981
William C. Rohlk, Holstein, Iowa, died June 5, 2007.
Remembering Cherished Friends
The Rev. Harold W. Dellit, Fort Dodge, Iowa, died June 9, 2007. He received an honorary degree from Morningside in 1975.
Charles E. Hoffman Sr., North Sioux City, S.D., died April 27, 2007.
Helen M. Koebrick, Charles City, Iowa, died March 19, 2007. She helped create the Leon and Helen Koebrick Endowed Nursing Scholarship at Morningside.
Wiley Mayne, Sioux City, died May 27, 2007. He was elected to Congress in 1966 and served eight years as a congressman from Iowa’s Sixth District from 1967 to 1975. He was past president of the Sioux City Symphony Association and the Sioux City Concert Course.
Dale Twillman, Sioux City, died June 22, 2007.
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BIRTHS - Future Morningsiders
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1991
Kevin and Patricia (Mesz) Hedemark 1993, Romeoville, Ill., a daughter, Rylee Rose, March 17, 2007.
1995
Rachel (Beacom) and Bryce Goehring 1998, Sioux City, a daughter, June 26, 2007.
Stacey (Jones) Rycroft and her husband, Jon, Thurman, Iowa, a daughter, Carson Bethany, Oct. 16, 2006.
1996
Bradley and Annalissa (Klein) Anderson 1998, Sioux City, twins, a son and daughter, May 3, 2007.
Jason and Shelly (Van Meeteren) Kleis, Overland Park, Kan., a daughter, Addison Faith, Sept. 19, 2006.
1998
Kent Ackmann and his wife, Tara, Dallas, Texas, a daughter, Ryleigh Kadence-Grace, April 3, 2007.
Rebecca (Frerichs) Alter and her husband, Chris, Sioux City, a daughter, May 11, 2007.
Amber (Ellerbroek) Hegarty and her husband, Nick, Sioux City, a son, Benjamin Michael, July 13, 2006.
Courtney (Perez) Lubs and her husband, Nate, Bettendorf, Iowa, a son, June 5, 2007.
Shannon (Newman) Spanel and her husband, Toby, Sioux City, a son, Evan Wesley, Feb. 17, 2007.
1999
Nick Krommenhoek and his wife, Gina, Springdale, Ariz., a son, Thomas Dean, May 17, 2007.
Brenda (Johnson) Mitchell and her husband, Joe, Bronson, Iowa, a son, June 1, 2007.
2000
Renae (Kaptein) Calkhoven and her husband, Michael, Sioux City, a daughter, May 15, 2007.
Nichole (Held) and her husband, Jonathan Friessen 2001, Hinton, Iowa, a son, May 4, 2007.
2001
Michael and Jaclyn (Weyand) Tungesvik 2003, Boone, Iowa, a daughter, Addie Lane, March 2, 2007.
2002
Gina (Gaul) Kvidera and her husband, Jason, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, a son, June 18, 2007.
Jay Menke and his wife Christy, Sioux City, a daughter, July 9, 2007.
2005
Sarah (Loffswold) Bradbury and her husband, Michael, Topeka, Kan., a son, Noah Michael, March 26, 2007.
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MARRIAGES - Newlyweds
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1983
Beth Hanauer and Mikel Weisser, Feb. 17, 2007. At home in Golden Valley, Ariz.
1997
Nicholas Engdahl and Rebecca Otto 2002, Aug. 12, 2006, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Mapleton, Iowa. At home in Kasson, Minn.
1999
Kelley Loyd and Ryan Bruder, Feb. 28, 2006, Magen’s Bay on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Feb. 28, 2006.
At home in Springdale, Ark.
2000
Paul Van Beek and Erin Myrum, July 29, 2006, Stockton, Minn. At home in Winona, Minn.
2001
Deb Baldry and Sam Otis, April 14, 2007. At home in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Jolene Grabau and Daniel Glesemann, April 21, 2007. At home in Wykoff, Minn.
2002
Gina Gaul and Jason Kvidera, Aug. 26, 2006, Nativity Catholic Church, Sioux City. At home in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
2003
Miranda Eikelboom and Robert Clark, May 19, 2007, Overland Park, Kan. At home in Overland Park.
2004
Chanda Pederson and Randy Stevens, Feb. 17, 2007, Community Church, Monticello, Minn. At home in Wayzata, Minn.
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