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ALUMNI NEWS
Fifties
1959
Dr. Robert Mortenson co-authored “Glancing Over Our Shoulder: A History of the University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Education 1908-2008.” He retired from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2000 as associate dean of the college of education and professor of teacher education. Since retirement, Mortenson has served as an external evaluator for the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education
and the U.S. Department of Labor, as well as local school districts and the Nebraska Department of Education.
Sixties
1963
Joyce (Goodwin) Chestnut recently retired after 14 years of employment at the University of Maryland in College Park. She had previously retired from the U.S. Senate following a 30-year career on Capitol Hill.
Seventies
1978
Tracy Hirt is the head football coach at Platte/Geddes/Dakota Christian High School in Platte, South Dakota. Hirt led the team to the 2008 Class 11B state semifinals, where they lost against eventual state champion
Tri-Valley.
Eighties
1983
Karen (June) Boehmer teaches vocal music and is the media specialist for Randolph Public Schools in Randolph, Neb.
1986
Dennis Lauver, president and CEO of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce in Kansas, was appointed to a three-year term on the Affordable Housing Council of the Federal Home Loan Bank office in Topeka, Kan. The council works with the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank to support construction of affordable housing in the four-state district of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Oklahoma.
Nineties
1997
Charles Baughman is the rehabilitation coordinator for Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs. He obtained
a master's degree in psychology, specializing in sports psychology, from Capella University in 2008.
Two Thousand
2000
James Guttau’s firm, Guttau Public Relations, was honored by the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) with two awards for its client, Colorado Springs School District 11. NSPRA recognized the firm for creating outstanding marketing materials as part of the NSPRA 2008 Publications and Electronic Media Awards contest. District 11 won the Award of Excellence and the Award of Merit. Guttau Public Relations is based in Denver, Colo. |
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DEATHS - In Loving Memory
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1926
Vigorous Higgins, Lewisville, Texas, died Sept. 21, 2007.
1939
Col. Dale J. Flinders, San Antonio, Texas, died Sept. 19, 2008.
1943
Dorothy (DeVries) Ver Steeg, Evanston, Ill., died Sept. 17, 2008. She and her husband, Clarence,
established Morningside’s Ver Steeg Faculty Scholarship Grant to provide support to Morningside
full-time faculty for scholarly research endeavors.
1946
Charles H. Obye, Sun City, Ariz., died Oct. 29, 2008. Obye was the head basketball coach at Morningside
from 1957 to 1973.
1947
Kirby L. Gray, Ames, Iowa, died Aug. 10, 2008.
1948
Barbara (Wright) Skinner, Evanston, Ill., died Aug. 26, 2008.
1950
Keith C. Fitzpatrick, Mitchell, S.D., died Sept. 26, 2008.
Joe A. Grimoskas, Davenport, Iowa, died June 22, 2007.
John F. Pirog, Sioux City, died Oct. 17, 2008.
Margaret A. York, Sioux City, died Oct. 17, 2008.
1951
William R. Fox, Coupeville, Wash., died Sept. 19, 2008.
Donald D. Pelton, Jackson, Tenn., died Jan. 21, 2008.
1953
Mildred (Wyffels) Walcott, Sioux City, died Oct. 19, 2008.
1954
Rex E. Peer, Waianae, Hawaii, died Oct. 14, 2008.
1957
Beryl D. Jensen, Indianola, Iowa, died Sept. 5, 2008.
1960
Hazel B. Watje, Sioux City, died Oct. 20, 2008.
1961
James O. Davis, Smithland, Iowa, died Oct. 22, 2008
1968
Peggy (King) Johnson, Omaha, Neb., died Oct. 27, 2008.
Rex J. Phillips, Des Moines, Iowa, died Sept. 4, 2008.
1972
Mildred (Foley) Schluter, Ida Grove, Iowa, died Oct. 21, 2008.
1973
Linda (Wilder) Sparks, Sioux City, died Nov. 6, 2008.
1974
Joyce (Marino) Austin, Fuquay Varina, N.C., died Aug. 22, 2008.
Steve Readout, West Des Moines, Iowa, died Dec. 11, 2006.
1982
Mahlon R. Phillips, Lawton, Iowa, died Nov. 6, 2008.
1999
L. Bud Lewis, Sioux City, died Sept. 22, 2008.
Irene Simmons, Onawa, Iowa, died Sept. 28, 2008. Simmons was a former head cashier in Morningside’s business office.
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BIRTHS - Future Morningsiders
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1991
David Bohlke and his wife, Donna, Omaha, Neb., a daughter, Oct. 13, 2008.
1992
John Nagel and his wife, Jody, Sioux City, a son, Sept. 5, 2008.
1997
Charles and Stacey (Jacobs) Baughman 1999, Surprise, Ariz., a daughter, Carson Kaye, Aug. 4, 2008.
1999
Matthew and Amy (Gerking) Anderson 1989, Sioux City, a son, Oct. 27, 2008.
Andrew and Amy (Divis) McGinn 2000, Springfield, Ohio, a son, Oct. 31, 2008.
2000
Cindy (Foland) Whitaker and her husband, Joe, Sioux City, a son, Aug. 25, 2008.
2001
Erik Hansen and his wife, Kristine, Kansas City, Kan., a daughter, Sept. 17, 2008.
Jamie and Brenda (Schwanz) Mostek, Overland Park, Kan., a son, Lane Michael, April 8, 2008.
Brad and Kathy (Cave) Sitzmann 2002, Waukee, Iowa, a daughter, Natalie Grace, May 13, 2008.
2002
Jill (Zevenbergen) Paulson and her husband, Jason, Columbia, Mo., a son, Sept. 2, 2008.
Dan and Stephanie (Hollowell) Titus, Bellevue, Neb., a daughter, Ascher Jolie, June 13, 2008.
2003
Nicholas Kleve and his wife, Kristine, Sioux City, a daughter, Oct. 29, 2008.
Kristine (Ronfeldt) Lamoreux and her husband, Gregg, Sioux City, a daughter, Aug. 18, 2008.
Matt Rosener and his wife, Jen, Le Mars, Iowa, a daughter, Oct. 6, 2008.
Erik Watkins and his wife, Vikki, Grimes, Iowa, a daughter, Danika Katelyn, Aug. 7, 2008.
2004
Cari (Clayton) Stinson and her husband, Ron, Franklin, Tenn., a daughter, Sept. 21, 2008.
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MARRIAGES - Newlyweds
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2000
Alicia Konradi and Vithanouth Baccam, Sept. 13, 2008, Des Moines, Iowa. At home in Seattle, Wash.
2006
Christopher Bartels and Jill Zeman 2007, July 26, 2008, Algona, Iowa. At home in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Ashley Matthey and Craig Hansen, May 10, 2008, Nativity Parish, Sioux City. At home in Sioux City.
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