NORTHERN TODAY 18 SPRING 2022 CLASS NOTES 1978 Duane R. Niles Jr. was chosen as a 2022 inductee into the South Dakota Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame. 1986 Lucinda Weigel, CPA, was selected to represent Virginia on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), a federal advisory committee that provides taxpayer input to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Weigel’s appointment to the national panel is for a three-year term. 1988 Lisa (Friske) Brandt was named Teacher of the Year (2020-21) for the Castlewood School District. 2007 Nichole (Wentz) Bowman was awarded a Milken Educator Award in March. 1995/2010 Julie (Heezen) Marshall was named South Dakota Middle School Principal of the Year by the South Dakota Association of Secondary Principals (SDASSP). 1999/2004 Carl Pierson published a new book, “The Other Side of Glory,” which was released in November 2021. 1973 Terry Person and his wife, Kathryn (Amundson) ‘73, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 18, 2021. 1991 Stacey (Ducheneaux) Nelson and her husband, Wayne Nelson, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Aug. 17, 2021. 1969/1972 Dave Ohleen and Barb (Monzel) Ohleen (M.S. 1995 and 2001) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 24, 2021. 1940 Irene (Gange) Kalt, Aberdeen, S.D., on Jan. 7, 2022. 1943 Marvin Dombrowe, Aberdeen, S.D., on Feb. 5, 2022. 1945 Millie (Gerber) Lockington, Aberdeen, S.D., on Dec. 28, 2021. 1947 Melva (Newman) Olson, Redfield, S.D., on Dec. 31, 2021. 1948 Alice (Stoecker) Bakken, Sioux Falls, S.D., on Dec. 15, 2021. 1949 Earl Grandpre, Aberdeen, S.D., on Feb. 27, 2022. 1952 Willis Mehlhaff, Aberdeen, S.D., on Nov. 17, 2021. 1953 Robert Jones, Eureka, S.D., on Jan. 27, 2022. 1954 Marian (Prunty) Grode, Bristol, S.D., on Nov. 18, 2021. 1958 Carroll Nehls, Groton, S.D., on Nov. 27, 2021. Leo Himmerich, Watertown, S.D., on Dec. 17, 2021. 1959 Janet (O’Keefe) Auble, Bismarck, N.D., on March 22, 2022. Donald Dennert, Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 24, 2022. CELEBRATIONS Ralph Johnson, Aberdeen, S.D., on April 12, 2022. 1960 James Anderson, Rapid City, on Jan. 4, 2022. Robert Geditz, Ipswich, S.D., on Nov. 28, 2021. Terry Pexa, Sioux Falls, S.D., on Jan. 12, 2022. James Smith, Morgan Hill, Calif., on Jan. 10, 2022. 1962 Duane Wanner, Eureka, S.D., on Feb. 10, 2022. 1963 Robert “Bob” Putnam, Sioux Falls, S.D., on April 6, 2022. 1965 Gerold Beck, Sioux Falls, S.D., on Jan. 25, 2022. Ruth (Hanson) Tobin, Bristol, S.D., on Feb. 1, 2022. 1966 Lloyd Duncan, Caldwell, Idaho, on Jan. 9, 2022. Stanley Sauer, Billings, Mont., on Nov. 1, 2021. 1967 Jeanne (Holland) Westby, Aberdeen, S.D., on Feb. 20, 2022. 1968 Sandy (Wilcox) Misslitz, Warner, S.D., on Oct. 24, 2021. 1969 Joel Bindenagel, Aberdeen, S.D., on Jan. 29, 2022. Rosalie Brosz, Fishers, Ind., on Oct. 22, 2021. E. Elizabeth (Kramlich) Swanson, Friday, June 11, 2021. 1970 Dennis Luckey, Omaha, Neb., on Dec. 12, 2021. Larry Moen, Sisseton, S.D., on Jan. 22, 2022. James Soyer, Sioux Falls, S.D., on Oct. 15, 2021. 1971 Arlene (Torguson) Anderson, Aberdeen, S.D., on Dec. 6, 2021. Judine (Whaley) Drayer, Albuquerque, N.M., on Oct. 15, 2021. Shirley (Funk) Hoff, Eureka, S.D., on Feb. 18, 2022. IN MEMORIAM IN MEMORIAM Alumni | NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSI TY The South Dakota State Amateur Basketball Association celebrated the 75th Anniversary Tournament in Presho, S.D., on Feb. 26 and 27. Pictured are Northern State University alumni who participated in the game. Back row (left to right): Keith Gall (‘91), Keith Kusler (‘77), Jeff Wepking (‘76), Scott Kusler (‘82), Kevin King (‘84). Front row (left to right): Dennis Smith (‘71), Larry Brown (‘83) and Keith Moore (‘90). CELEBRATIONS
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