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Class Notes

Notices received as of Dec. 31, 2017.

1965

Jack Crabtree was recognized by the Honorable Tim Walberg, U.S. House of Representatives, 7th District, Michigan, on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., in 2014. The following year, Jack was inducted into the Saline Area Schools Hall of Fame and nominated by the NFL as a candidate for high school coach of the year. He coached high school football for 50 years, head coach and assistant; tennis, one year; basketball, one year; track, head coach and assistant, 32 years. He served as teacher/department chair/assistant principal/director of the community education program during his tenure.

1970

Chi Omega Gamma alumnae, class of 1970, and the fall 1967 pledge class have started an annual get-together in the Chicago area. Included are: Sandy Church, Beth Holland, Laurel Olson, Leslie Olsson and Nancy Rokohl. (They report they are missing Ann Sandburg!)

1973

James Holgersson was appointed interim town manager of Moraga, Calif.

1974

Robert Fuka retired in February 2016 from UGN, Inc. after more than 40 years in accounting and administration.

1975

Steven Faulkner was promoted to chief of the Rehabilitation Services Bureau, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Iowa Department of Education.

William M. Farrow III
William M. Farrow III

1977

William M. Farrow III, organizer, chief executive officer, president and director of Urban Partnership Bank in Chicago, was appointed to the board of directors of WEC Energy Group.

1978

Deb Gammon is the chief financial officer for Motor Werks Auto Group, an 11-franchise auto dealership headquartered in Barrington, Ill.

1982

Joan Nicholson Baril is very excited that her daughter, Mary Beth, will be attending Augustana this fall as a member of the Class of 2022.

Joan Baril
Joan Baril's daughter, Mary Beth

1986

Kai Swanson was elected president of the Rock Island County Forest Preserve Commission.

1987

Pat Shelton Luce returned to teaching after a 22-year absence raising her family. She teaches part-time general music in Vernon Hills, Ill.

1997

Kaia Holmer Holt had a son, Maxton Anders Holt, in January 2016 (Tim).

1998

Brett Carter was appointed as diversity partner for Munich Reinsurance U.S. P&C. He and his wife, Amanda, had a son, Emerson Everett Carter, on Oct. 12, 2017. Emerson joins brothers Benji and Cam.

2002

Danielle Krenz Stoddard had a son, Arthur Lee (Colin).

2003

Ruth Trier Kephart had a son, Henry, on Dec. 3, 2016.

Abigail Kendall O'Connell had a daughter, Nora Elizabeth, on Oct. 11, 2017 (Kevin; Katie, 2). Abigail is an NICU registered nurse with Nemours/A.I duPont Hospital for Children.

2004

Lindsay Harden married Scott Tanquary in June 2017.

Nick Stafford had a son, Gunner Gavin, on March 21, 2017 (Jessica; Maximus, 3).

2005

Lydia Ruelas Durán had a son, Elíseo Manuel Durán, on Nov. 4, 2017.

2006

Kristen Tansor Kelly had a daughter, Caitlin Marie, on Feb. 8, 2017 (Kevin).

2007

Melissa Cinquegrani-Pence had a son, Hudson Michael Pence, on June 28, 2017 (Jesse).

Lucie VanHecke married Sean Turnipseed
Lucie VanHecke married Sean Turnipseed

2009

Lucie VanHecke was married on campus last summer to Sean Turnipseed, a DePaul University and WIU alumnus. They planned to get married in front of the Slough, but it drained due to a broken city pipe a couple weeks before the wedding so they moved the location to the courtyard by Founders. “It was a lovely day and very special to go back to a place where I spent so much time,” Lucie said.

2010

Kelly Magoon married Sam Greenstreet on Sept. 22, 2017. She is an orthopedic physician assistant in Rockford, Ill.

2011

Dani Rogers Hoefle and Patrick Hoefle had a daughter, Lyla Jane Hoefle, on Nov. 18, 2017.

Nick Rajsky married Amy Sanders ’12 on Oct. 21, 2017. They met while studying abroad on Augustana’s 2010 East Asia term.

2012

Amy Sanders married Nick Rajsky ’11 on Oct. 21, 2017. They met while studying abroad on Augustana’s 2010 East Asia term.

2013

Andrew Heidtke married Elizabeth Hall ’15 on Oct. 7, 2017.

2015

Elizabeth Hall married Andrew Heidtke ’13 on Oct. 7, 2017.

Gary Miller continues with his standup, writing and acting. His feature film “Army and Coop” will be released in 2018. He has a production company called Best Worst Cantina.

Deaths

Notices received as of Dec. 31, 2017.

1949

Hellen Nordin Berntson on Dec. 13, 2017.

1951

Walter Lofgren on Dec. 2, 2017.

1952

Robert Sutherland on Dec. 15, 2017.

1953

Joann Olander on March 30, 2015.

1957

Paul Gustafson on Dec. 4, 2017.

1958

Kenneth Stiegel on Dec. 9, 2017.

1959

James Peterson on Nov. 22, 2017.

1961

Marilyn  Newcomer Smith on Nov. 21, 2017.

1963

Eugene Schipper on Dec. 2, 2017.

1981

Cynthia Miller Hammerton on July 4, 2016.

1984

Patricia Vickroy on Dec. 9, 2017.


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