10 N O R T H E R N T O D A Y 1990 DAVE VILHAUER was named the sportswriter of the year for South Dakota by the National Sportscasters and Sportwriters Asssociation of Salisbury, N.C. in February 2009. KEITH MOORE Vermillion, S.D. has been named Federal Bureau of Indian Education Director. 1991 JENNIFER (KEMNITZ) KNECHT Faulkton, S.D. received the Region 3 Elementary Principals Association Community Leadership Award. 1992 HENRY SCHNEIDER St. Cloud, Minn. was inducted into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame. CHAD WEBER Aberdeen, S.D. was promoted to senior manager with Eide Bailly LLP. 1993 CHRIS GROSS Aberdeen, S.D. was honored as officer of the year. 1994 JILL (YOUNG) STEPHENSON Aberdeen, S.D. received the Mavis Booze Mentoring Award by the 2009 South Dakota Counseling Association. REGINA MITZEL has been named the Assistant Executive Director at Arizona Bridge to Independent Living. PATRICIA (EVELO) MARTIN Aberdeen, S.D. received the Healthcare Plus Federal Credit Union’s first-ever Educator Appreciation Scholarship. 1995 FRAN ESSER Redfield, S.D. was selected as the Wrestling Coach of the Year by the South Dakota High School Coaches Association. TODD NEUENDORF Aberdeen, S.D. was named coach of the year by South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association. 1997 BRIAN DANNEN Aberdeen, S.D. was named 2009 Counselor of the Year by the South Dakota Counseling Association. 1998 MICHAEL DIXON Omaha, Neb. has been named president of UNeMed Corporation. 2000 COLLEEN MEISENHEIMER Aberdeen, S.D. was named the state debate coach of the year by the Aberdeen Public Board of Education. 2002 DERRICK DINGER was named managing director by Northwestern Mutual in Aberdeen. KATHLEEN VIDOLOFF Lexington, Ky. was awarded the R. Lewis Donohew Fellowship by the University of Kentucky of Communications and Information Studies. 2006 BRIAN HOGIE Ipswich, S.D. was named Region 1 Assistant coach of the year by S.D. Basketball Coaches Association. 2007 SHAWN LEWIS Aberdeen, S.D. has accepted the position as head wrestling coach at Aberdeen Central. 2008 ERIN NIKOLAS Aberdeen, S.D. has been named as marketing information file specialist for Dacotah Bank. 2010 AMANDA BUCK Aberdeen, S.D. graduated from South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy. Faculty PETER KILIAN was selected as 2009 NSU outstanding faculty member. BRENDA FULLER Aberdeen, S.D. was named the Central Region women’s assistant track and field coach of the year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. DON MEYER received the 2010 John Wooden Keys to Life Award. BIRTHS 1990 SHIRLEY (BENTZ) TAYLOR Jacksonville, Ala. and husband, Jeff, a son, David Henry, on November 26, 2008. 1995 JENNIFER (HANTEN) KONECHNE Sioux Falls, S.D. and husband, Richard, a son, Ashton Jacob on September 24, 2009. 1996 TY HEATON Falls Church, Va. and wife, Jenny, a son, Kade Bates on May 2, 2010. BRIAN INGERSON Eureka, S.D. and wife FRANCIE (MEHLHAFF, ’97), a son, Aaron Brian on April 15, 2010. 1997 BRIAN DANNEN Aberdeen, S.D. and wife Michelle, a daughter, Baileigh, on February 24, 2010. CHARISSA (SIELER) PETERSON Aberdeen, S.D. and husband Eric, a daughter, Chloe Addisyn, on August 28, 2009. 1998 AMBER (BUZALSKY) CLOCKSENE Rapid City, S.D. and husband Brad, a son, Jaxon Daniel on March 20, 2009. TONI WOLFF-LOTTON Madison Lake, Minn. and husband Dustin, a son, Trendin Lee, on September 24, 2010. 1999 LEE KELLER Aberdeen, S.D. and wife, Christine, a son, Asher Michael on Sept. 14, 2010. TIM SCHUTT Sioux Falls, S.D. and wife Jennifer, a daughter, Alyssa Mae, on February 12, 2010. 2000 CHRISTOPHER HEIER Aberden, S.D. and wife, TENILLE (MANNING) ‘01, a daughter, Harper Solace, born May 23, 2010. JILL (SCHITZ) SCHINKEL St. Cloud, Minn. and husband Carter, twin boys Cannon and Caseyn, on October 27, 2008. News ALUMNI GYPSY DAYS L-R Mike Birgen B’92, Jim Miller III B’99, Chad Huff, Matt Johnson B’95, Chad Harlander B’94, Steve Karfis B’96, Steve Struzyk B’94, Nathan Franzen B’93, Andy Feterl B’94, Loren Swenson B’91, Zach Flakus B’93
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