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ALUMNI NEWS
1970
Dr. Kathleen (Smith) Kahn is a psychologist who lives in Morgantown, W. Va. She recently went into private practice in Christian counseling. She received a Ph.D in clinical psychology in 2000 from Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, Calif.
1975
Denise Lacina received a Golden Dome Award from the state of Iowa in February 2008. Lacina, a case manager in Jasper County, has been employed with the Department of Human Services for the past 30 years. Her previous positions have included social worker II, Emmet County homemaker supervisor and Emmet County director.
Eighties
1980
Dr. Daniel Frazier is superintendent of Sioux Central schools in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. He received a doctorate in education from the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) in May 2008. UNO only awarded two education doctorates this spring, and both were awarded to Morningside College graduates. The other Morningsider to receive a doctorate was Dr. Anthony Dancer 1992, who is a middle school principal in Ralston, Neb.
1986
Lance Lund has been teaching chemistry at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Coon Rapids, Minn., for the past 16 years. He was elected to serve as chair-elect in 2009 and chair in 2010 for the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium.
Nineties
1992
Dr. Anthony Dancer is a middle school principal in Ralston, Neb. He received a doctorate in education from the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) in May 2008. UNO only awarded two education doctorates this spring, and both were awarded to Morningside College graduates. The other Morningsider to receive a doctorate was Dr. Daniel Frazier 1980, who is superintendent of Sioux Central schools in Sioux Rapids, Iowa.
1994
Jodi (Clay) Mollet received a master's degree in educational leadership from Southwest Minnesota State University in May 2008. She is a special education instructor at Sioux City East Middle School.
1998
Lt. Col. Kevin Lindsay has been an assistant professor of military science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since 2001. He was deployed on a combat tour to Afghanistan as deputy commander of Task Force 168, an air assault infantry task force of more than 800 men, and was awarded the Bronze Star. He is on the second mobilization and has been selected to be a tactics instructor at the Army's Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
1999
(Malibu) Kelly Boyce received a master's degree from the Liberal Studies: Islamic Studies program at Columbia University in New York in May 2008. She is now the program assistant for the Ph.D. dean in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University.
Andrew McGinn is an entertainment reporter and columnist for the Springfield News-Sun in Ohio and a freelance entertainment reporter for USA Today. He was named best videographer in Ohio for his video work on SpringfieldNewsSun.com and placed second in feature writing in the annual Associated Press Society of Ohio newspaper contest. |
DEATHS - In Loving Memory
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1929
Margaret (DeWitt) Smith, Sioux City, died July 19, 2008.
1930
William B. Danforth, Walker, Minn., died May 6, 2007.
1937
Ruth (Hammerstrom) Morgan, Albuquerque, N.M., died June 11, 2008.
1938
Harriet (Bliss) Rathbun, Spokane, Wash., died Jan. 14, 2007.
Lawrence A. Schaal, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., died March 19, 2008.
1943
Dr. Robert Sharp, North Sioux City, Neb., died July 1, 2008.
1951
Robert F. Hanson, Sioux City, died April 10, 2008.
1960
William G. Frederick, Jr., Browns Mills, N.J., died Jan. 7, 2008.
Raymond Kiel, Fullerton, Calif., died June 24, 2008.
1963
Joseph L. Faltemier, Brookings, S.D., died March 27, 2008.
1965
Dorothy Kutschinski, Charter Oak, Iowa, died June 24, 2008.
1969
Nell (McClaran) Riser, Moville, Iowa, died June 23, 2008.
1971
David Sears, Burnsville, Minn., died July 1, 2008.
Remembering Cherished Friends
The Rev. Richard Pearson, Spirit Lake, Iowa, died July 23, 2008. Pearson was presented the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Morningside in 1980 for outstanding leadership in the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church, particularly his “professional commitment to ministry and the betterment of mankind, and his unstinting service to the communities in which he has lived and served.” |
BIRTHS - Future Morningsiders
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1992
Anna Knutson-Grell and her husband, James, Danbury, Iowa, a daughter, Emily Grace, Aug. 14, 2007.
1994
Nickie (Stevens) Gardiner and her husband, G.R., Sioux City, a daughter, July 21, 2008.
Chad Nedved and his wife, Kristi, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, a son, Jacob Kristopher, Jan. 28, 2008.
1995
Theresa (Wilmes) Van Eldik and her husband, John, Bronson, Iowa, a daughter, July 7, 2008.
1997
Reuben Warren and his wife, Veronica, Salix, Iowa, a son, June 18, 2008.
1998
Erica (Reich) Lembke and her husband, Gary, Columbia, Mo., a son, June 4, 2008.
Amber (Faulstick) Melby and her husband, Jason, New Ulm, Minn., a son, Rhett John, April 12, 2007.
2001
Jamie and Brenda (Schwanz) Mostek, Overland Park, Kan., a son, Lane Michael, April 8, 2008.
2002
Doug Nelson and his wife, Lori, Mason City, Iowa, a son, June 13, 2008.
2004
Derrick and Amy (Huseman) Elman 2003, Iowa Falls, Iowa, a daughter, Payton Corinne, Feb. 10, 2008.
2005
Ashley (Thompson) Gideon and her husband, Matt, Des Moines, Iowa, a daughter, July 17, 2008.
Lynn (Kamstra) Kavanaugh and her husband, Will, Sioux City, a son, April 10, 2008.
2007
Julie (Pomerenke) DeLaRosa and her husband, Jason, Sioux City, a son, April 20, 2008. |
MARRIAGES - Newlyweds
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1990
Dr. Cory Roberts and Kristin O’Keefe, March 29, 2008, Fellowship Bible Church, Dallas, Texas. At home in Dallas.
2004
Joy Delfs and Ryan Haugan, Oct. 27, 2007, First Baptist Church, Sioux Falls, S.D. At home in Sioux Falls.
2005
Taera Stille and Chris Mulder, April 12, 2008, Des Moines, Iowa. At home in West Des Moines, Iowa.
2006
Chad Agnew and Jamie Henn, Dec. 29, 2007, Omaha, Neb. At home in Omaha.
Sheenah Beavers and Spetlar Tonga, Aug. 26, 2006, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Independence, Mo. At home in Sioux City.
2007
Kimberlee “K.C.” Steele and Austin Jager, Oct. 11, 2008, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Sioux City. At home in Sioux City.
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