Alumni | NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSI TY CLASS NOTES 1981 Deb (Von Eschen) Jensen was named South Dakota Region 2 Teacher of the Year by the South Dakota Department of Education in May 2022. 1984Te 2008-09 Lincoln High School Basketball team, coached by Robin Burgard, was inducted into the Lincoln High School Hall of Fame this past September. 1990Terry James retired from Dacotah Bank, afer 31 years, at the end of 2021. 1995Michelle (Senger) Azure was announced as the new assistant principal of Sonnesyn Elementary School in New Hope, Minn. 1996Josh Ellis was named the recipient of the Chadron State College Teaching Excellence Award in April 2022. 2001 Jennifer (Mohn) Weishaar was named South Dakota Region 4 Teacher of the Year by the South Dakota Department of Education in May 2022. 2012Jessica (DesLauriers) Blake was recently promoted to the Director of Laboratory at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Center. She was also selected to sit on the national expert panel for Quality Management Systems for the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). 2015Alyssa (Becht) Cassels was awarded Deuel School District Teacher of the Year (2021-2022), and was also named South Dakota Region 1 Teacher of the Year by the South Dakota Department of Education in May 2022. CELEBRATIONS 1948 A granite memorial bench was dedicated for Alice (Stoecker) Bakken at Storybook Land, Aberdeen, S.D., by family members on July 3, 2022, on what would have been Alice’s 94th birthday. 1953Arliss (Krueger) Alberts recently retired as an organist from Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Aberdeen, S.D. She served as the church’s organist for 43 years. 1956Marlys (Miller) Denholm celebrated her 65th Anniversary with John Denholm (1957/1971). 1979Rodney Barr celebrated his 50th Anniversary with Kathy (Hoss) Barr. 1985Gordy Hedges retired October 31, 2021, from the South Dakota Army National Guard with 25 years of service, serving the last 13 years as a chaplain assistant. He was deployed to Kuwait in 2009-2010 and most recently to Djibouti, Africa, 2020-2021. IN MEMORIAM 1946Evelyn (Amsden) Dutt, Tolstoy, S.D., on July 22, 2022. 1951 Roger Baird, Union City, Calif., on July 14, 2022. 1952Lyola (Morgen) Jensen, Poway, Calif., on Sept. 12, 2022. 1953Orinne (Lillemoe) Hagen, Webster, S.D., on Aug. 2, 2022. 1953Donald Whittlinger, Aberdeen, S.D., on Aug. 28, 2022. 1954Mary (Hustad) Isensee, Boise, Idaho, on Sept. 18, 2021. 1955Betty (Swanson) Artz, Aberdeen, S.D., on Sept. 26, 2022. Gertrude (Martin) Mangan, Aberdeen, S.D., on May 27, 2022. 1956Barbara (Mathers) Kruger, Aberdeen, S.D., on Nov. 1, 2022. Roland Stekl, Mitchell, S.D., on Oct. 25, 2022. 1957 Barbara (Wright) Meyer, Comfort, Texas, on July 26, 2022. 1958Helen (Price) Gabriel, Aberdeen, S.D., on June 28, 2022. 1958Harlan Krein, Leola, S.D., on April 23, 2022. 1959Richard Kellogg, Vermillion, S.D., on May 26, 2022. Barbara Stutenroth, Aberdeen, S.D., on Oct. 30, 2022. 1961 Lee Wolf, Aberdeen, S.D., on May 31, 2022. 1962Lyle Dirksen, Sweet Home, Ore., on May 28, 2022. Carlton Kom, Aberdeen, S.D., on Aug. 18, 2022. 1963Roger Youngman, Aberdeen, S.D., on Aug. 25, 2022. 1964Arlyn Fiedler, Bowdle, S.D., on July 19, 2022. Eleanor (Baseman) Wanner, Eureka, S.D., on Sept. 26, 2022. 1965Delores (Olsen) Conley, Aberdeen, S.D., on July 22, 2022. James Dresch, Sioux Falls, S.D., on April 30, 2022. Donna (Harris) McGee, Selby, S.D., on Sept. 22, 2022. 1966Gregory “Greg” Bakke, Webster, S.D., on Sept. 14, 2022. 1967David Moshier, Watertown, S.D., on May 31, 2022. 1968Beth (Gerber) Rietz-Walth, Aberdeen, S.D., on Oct. 26, 2022. 1969Sr. Loraine Brown, Sioux Falls, S.D., on July 21, 2022. Jerry Fix, Owatonna, Minn., on May 8, 2022. David Oyan, Sioux Falls, S.D., on May 29, 2022. Peter Pagones, Pickerel Lake, S.D., on Oct. 7, 2022. Revi Pexa, Albuquerque, N.M., on April 14, 2022. Mildred (Marlow) Ratigan, Redfeld, S.D., on May 16, 2022. Sr. Armella Stratman, Aberdeen, S.D., on June 25, 2022. 1970Joyce (Johnson) Bossert, Topeka, Kan., on March 16, 2022. Donald Fischer, Aberdeen, S.D., on Aug. 3, 2022. Allan Mathews, Missoula, Mont., on April 21, 2022. 1971 Kaye (Foley) Jurgens, Sioux Falls, S.D., on April 29, 2022. NORTHERN TODAY 18 FALL 2022
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