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From the president
brian l. friedrich
During the summer of 2007, more than 100 Concordia students traveled via university
sponsored trips to nine countries throughout the world: Canada, China, Guatemala, Haiti,
India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia and Ukraine. We continue to work to ensure more of our
students have more opportunities to study, learn and live in international settings. Like
presidents of many other liberal arts universities, I want our students to receive a broad, excellent,
liberal arts education. I want their “Concordia experience” enriched through the study and the
experience of international cultures, languages, ideas, philosophy, history and food. But I want
even more for them.
As president of a Lutheran, Christian university I want our students to have the opportunity to
integrate their faith and life in Jesus Christ as a citizen of this world in order to more fully live
out our Lord’s command to be the “light of the world” and the “salt of the earth.” To do so, our
students must experience the breadth and depth of the Christian church worldwide and see
“fields white for harvest” at home and abroad. Those fields may not be where we might expect. In
his book, The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, Philip Jenkins writes about a
shift taking place in the “center of gravity” in the Christian world.
Already today, the largest Christian communities on the planet are to be found in Africa
and Latin America...Whatever Europeans or North Americans may believe, Christianity
is doing very well indeed in the global South—not just surviving but expanding. This
trend will continue apace in coming years….For the foreseeable future, though, the
dominant current in emerging world Christianity is traditionalist, orthodox, and
supernatural. This would be an ironic reversal of most Western perceptions about the
future of religion.
As our students travel and as our faculty, staff and alumni serve worldwide they are experiencing
God at work in powerful ways. Their vision of the Christian church and understanding of
service and ministry are being shaped and molded in profound ways. In all, however, they are
extending the light of Jesus Christ and the salt of His saving Gospel to those who know and to
those yet to know Him as Savior and Lord of all.
Brian L. Friedrich
president and ceo
Concordia University, Nebraska
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University Administration
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Rev. Dr. Brian L. Friedrich
provost
Dr. E. David Dolak
Vice President of student
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Michele Chaffee, Esq.
vice president for finance & operations
David Kumm
vice president for institutional advancement
Peter Kenow
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Dr. Jean Jones
Board of Regents
Rev. Dr. David Block, Mesa, Ariz.
Dr. Paul Burger, Kearney, Neb.
Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich, Seward, Neb.
William Hartmann, Seward, Neb.
Dr. Vance Hinrichs, Lincoln, Neb.
A. William Kernen, Omaha, Neb.
Timothy Moll, Esq., Seward, Neb.
Dr. Frederick Ohlde, Hortonville, Wis.
Dr. Ronald Pfeiffer, Memphis, Tenn.
Darla Rosendahl, Omaha, Neb.
Cynthia Scheer, Wayzata, Minn.
Dr. Andrew Smith, Dallas, Texas
Rev. Russell Sommerfeld, Seward, Neb.
Rev. Karl Ziegler, Bellevue, Neb.
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4 Borders Crossed, Lives Changed
What does international study and service mean to Concordians?
departments
7 Campus Scene
10 Faculty & Staff
12 Homecoming
14 Athletics
16 Alumni
21 On A Mission 2006-07: Report & Honor Roll
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A short-term mission group of Concordia students posed for a picture near Tijuana, Mexico, this summer. Front row: Annika Norz, Ann Hershberger,
Katie Swanson and Alex Niederklein. Back row: Ryan Zulkoski, Stacy Scheer, Jill Pfeifer, Nathaniel Meyer and Joel Endorf. Not pictured: David Jabs.
Borders crossed, lives changed
Ask around Concordia’s campus and you’ll find
the list of reasons for taking international trips
is a lengthy one—about as long as the list of
Concordians who have toured, traveled, worked
and studied abroad. The list of faith lessons
learned and life-transforming stories from these
experiences is just as long.
Concordia senior Joel Endorf, 22, and friends
spent a week over the summer in Tijuana, Mexico.
Not for the nightlife but to work at the Christian
mission, Rancho De Sus Niños. The group
painted buildings, mixed cement, played with
orphanage children and worked street evangelism
events. Endorf says, “It impacted my faith in
how I want to live it out. When you follow Jesus’
commands, it always fills you up, too.”
Impact is the operative word. Whether the
trips were for study, a mission-minded effort or
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a performance tour, they leave a lasting mark on
those who take them.
Julie Johnston Hermann, Concordia’s director
of international education, encourages students
to take the plunge into the language and culture
of a different part of the world, citing the lifechanging impact of the experience.
She describes the nearly inevitable change
in outlook when students stretch beyond
their usual comfort zones and open up
to “new surroundings, sights, sounds, time
zones, experiences, people, places and learning
opportunities.”
Dr. Daniel Thurber has witnessed the
transformation of Concordia students first-hand for
more than 15 years of leading literary study tours.
“The joy for me as a teacher,” says Thurber, “is
when I see the students’ faces the first time they
Concordia alumni serving around the world
Australia: Dr. Ken Albinger ’64 coordinates the Lutheran education strand at Australian Catholic University, and last spring he supervised Concordia
student teachers Heidi Greimann and Megan Gould. Albinger has been in the Lutheran teaching ministry in Australia for 34 years. His wife, Audrey Jipp
’63 Albinger laughs, “When we left the U.S. on our first call, I told my parents to think of it as a four year camping trip.” After several calls in Australia,
Audrey says they are “cemented.”
Asia: Two Kazah men ask Rev. David Baker ’98 (middle) to pray for a lamb about to be slaughtered. David uses the opportunity as a prayer of thanksgiving
for the lamb, intended as food for the body, and to thank God for sending Jesus, the Lamb of God. Serving with LCMS World Mission in Kazakhstan,
Rachel ’98 Selle Baker says, “We work through cultural situations to reach the people where they are, in their own language.”
The Americas: Mark (Marcos) Kempff ’74, GR ’97 was born into a missionary family in Guatemala. His wife, Ruth, was born in Venezuela where her
father served as a Lutheran pastor. Mark is a theological education program developer and professor, serving all over Latin America for LCMS World
Mission from a home base in Panama. He has served in Latin America for 32 years. Mark and Ruth are pictured with their daughter, Rebeca ’06.
see some of these sites and connect what they have
only read about before. That’s what I look forward
to every year.”
Thurber also makes it a point to take his study
groups to a spot where they can have time to
reflect on what they are experiencing. He has
returned several times to Southwark Cathedral, a
fixture in a working class neighborhood on the
south side of the Thames in London. It’s close
to several places the group will visit to learn
more about Shakespeare and Chaucer, but it’s
not the sort of place that attracts much tourism
on its own. More than seven centuries old, it
has the distinction of being the oldest place of
continuous Christian worship in London.
“I always enjoy going there,” says Thurber,
“It really gives the students a chance to put it
all in perspective.
“What we do is just sit there and acclimate.
Time in the cathedral gives a marvelous
opportunity for us to reflect again on the
meaning of the experience. What is this all
about? What am I learning about myself? What
am I learning about the world in which I live?
How is the Lord going to use this experience
later on?”
For some, the experience lays the groundwork
for even more mission work. Dr. Bruce Creed,
associate professor of communication, is one of
several other Concordia faculty members who
has led study tours and short-term mission trips
for years. Creed says many of his students have
expressed a desire to return to the mission field.
“I think their eyes were opened in a very
interesting way,” he says.
In May, Dr. Bill Kuhn traveled to China with
32 members of Concordia’s Wind Ensemble. The
musicians had an experienced chaperone. Kuhn,
associate professor of music and the ensemble’s
director, served as a teacher at the Hong Kong
International School for 13 years.
The ensemble participated in the Beijing Arts
Festival and played in several other concerts
including one at the Forbidden City Concert
Hall. The group also allowed time for sightseeing
at the Great Wall and a number of monasteries.
One in Hong Kong boasts the world’s largest
outdoor Buddha, Kuhn says. Opportunities for
Christian worship were few and far between.
However, the ensemble’s last day on tour fell
on Pentecost and the group had the opportunity
to play at the lcms congregation Church of All
Nations in Hong Kong.
Kuhn says, “It was just the highlight of
the trip for a lot of people, to be able to
worship like that. We were there with people
from around the world. What better way to
celebrate Pentecost?”
Third-year Concordia student Marissa Marler
also spent time in Hong Kong earlier this year
on a tour sponsored by Concordia. Marler and
her partners wrote a curriculum of Bible lessons
feature Concordia alumni serving around the world
Africa: Rev. Tim Beckendorf ’99 works with three gentlemen on designing a trilingual booklet (Khwedam, Setswana and English languages) featuring native
animals for a literacy workshop. Tim and Lisa Beckendorf serve in Northwest Botswana with the Khwe tribe as translation advisors for Lutheran Bible Translators.
Tim reports, “We have been with them for just over a year and have been learning the language and beginning to lay the groundwork for Bible translation.”
Europe: “God uses his people, his resources in ways that are beyond what we can see,” says Radka Chernakova ’05 Fiala. “We play a part but I am sure we
don’t even know about the entirety of how He’s been using us.” David Fiala ’97 and Radka teach in a bilingual boarding school in Tisovec, Slovakia with LCMS
World Mission. In addition David works with volunteers in the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, and Radka leads Young Women in Mission.
and taught high school students at Gertrude
Simon Lutheran College. Marler recalled a
worship service where attendees spoke the
Apostle’s Creed together in Chinese and English.
“It showed me how big God can be. And how
global,” she said.
University Chaplain Wes “Bo” Baumeister’s
May mission trip to Banda Aceh in North
The man with the most miles
A cheap airline ticket was the impetus for
Professor Emeritus Bob Fiala’s lifetime of
traveling. It was 1965 when Fiala, freshly
graduated from Wayne State University’s Ph.D.
program and accompanied by his wife Maxine
Fiala, took his first European trip.
“We figured we better take the trip because we’d never get back
there again,” said Fiala.
He now estimates his miles in the air at more than several hundred
thousand. Throw in train and car travel and he tops a half million
miles of travel.
Jaunts to Germany, Poland, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia,
Taiwan, China, Japan, India, Thailand, Cambodia and other lands
ensued over the decades. Fiala has led student groups, done research
for his Concordia history classes, snapped thousands of photographs
and recruited international students. And he always took time to soak
in his surroundings. Of China, Fiala says, “I’m over there to appreciate
the glory of one of the most ancient civilizations in the world.”
Fiala said a recent health setback has slowed down his travel plans
somewhat. Yet he remains immersed in the world. He is editor and
contributor to www.OrientalArchitecture.com, a photographic
survey of Asian architectural heritage. And his latest love is tracing
family genealogy. He’s found relatives in Blankenheim, Germany and
the Czech Republic he plans to visit as soon as he gets the okay from
his physician.
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Sumatra, Indonesia was a family affair.
Baumeister’s wife Dcs. Sonja Baumeister and
their two teenage children, Rex and Taylor,
accompanied him. Wes and Sonja taught classes
at a university, seminary and deaconess school
while Rex and Taylor worked with children in
area orphanages.
Chaplain Bo said the trip’s impact for him was
multi-faceted and he was left with the lasting
impression that as many as possible, particularly
future ministers, should look for opportunities
for international experience.
“Every pastor, every single one, should go on
a mission trip before he is ordained,” said Bo.
Johnston Hermann, who daily works to
connect students with international service and
education opportunities, sees the pluses as well.
But is it really for everyone? She believes that
nearly all can benefit from such service or study
experiences, but that the key is to find the right
fit for the student.
“Some people who have not traveled much
or at all internationally before, might do well
to take part in a class or tour that is led by an
experienced faculty member,” she explains.
Other students might work best as part of
a team and might be advised to find a group
working on a service project together. Some
students are ready to stretch a bit more and
could handle being abroad for an entire semester,
giving them a chance to be immersed in a
culture for a longer term.
“It has such a lasting impact that I’m glad
we can almost always figure out some great
options,” says Johnston Herman. “International
experiences such as these can be the opportunity
of a lifetime and it could lead to a whole new
life perspective!”
Liz Helge Owens (pictured, left)
assists with the cake baking for the
guild. Owens, the daughter of Dr.
Erich Helge, former faculty member
and administrator at Concordia,
remembers her mother Donna
baking for the guild.
“Bake me a cake!”
Concordia
Guild turns 45
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the
Concordia Guild, an organization that many
alumni will remember as the group that baked
them a cake or a plate of cookies on behalf of
their parents.
The program started in 1962 as an “auxiliary
to help university students,” said Betty Jean
Kolterman, chapter president. The Concordia
Guild turns donations for cakes and other projects
into scholarship funds.
There are three chapters of the Concordia Guild,
with the home chapter stationed in Seward. Each
chapter finds its own way to raise funds, with the
home chapter taking on the baking duties.
“The cakes and cookies can be for anything
from birthdays, to holidays, to a cake during dead
week,” Kolterman said. The goal this year, she
added, is to raise $8,000.
Since 1962, the women of the Concordia Guild
have raised several hundred thousand dollars to
aid students, and it’s a recipe for giving they plan
to continue for decades to come.
Organ transplant a success
In July, Karl Boettcher of Dallas, Texas, and his work crew
disassembled the Wicks organ that had been integral to
Concordia’s Music Center recital hall for the past 40 years. The
organ was shipped to Texas, rebuilt and installed at Lord of Life
Lutheran Church in Plano, Texas.
The removed organ makes way for the installation of a new
recital hall organ, Opus 3868 of Casavant Frères, Ltd., from the
oldest continuing organ builders in North America.
The three-manual, 38-rank organ will have 2,171 pipes. It will
be completely assembled in the Casavant workshop in Quebec,
tested, disassembled and shipped to Seward. Casavant will then
spend approximately seven weeks on campus assembling and
adjusting the organ. According to Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, music
department chair, the new organ “will stand for generations as a
work of both visual and musical beauty.”
campus scene Seward’s ducks are now in order
The residents of Schuelke Hall’s second floor, all new students at
Concordia, performed duck duty for a group service activity during
the weekend before fall classes began. Hundreds of numbered
ducks were sorted, put in order and bagged. The ducks are used at
the annual Seward County Fair duck race. The service activity was
part of Concordia’s Weekend of Welcome, the university’s annual
orientation weekend for first-year students.
Student Notes
campus scene
the auspices of the Center for
Liturgical Art, Schnare created
the glass and wood piece by
commission from Eugenia
Nordman, a member of Christ,
in memory of her late husband.
Mike Frates, Mike Kulzer and
Chris Whirrett are working with
Assistant Professor Greg Horn
on a project for Concordia alum
Drew Newton ’06 and eRewards
in California. They are developing
an Excel-based mathematical
model and an interface for all the
account executives to use as they
work to customize quotes for
their clients.
speakers used them as an object
lesson to help the participants
share their faith.
Elizabeth Hinkle and Kjersten
Langewisch, working under
the auspices of the Center for
Liturgical Art, created more than
900 small, brightly-glazed ceramic
forms in support of the Nebraska
District Prairie Fire event on
campus. Participants each chose
one of the small tokens and event
Zachariah Schnare completed
a mosaic
for Christ
Lutheran
Church in
Augusta,
Kan.
Working
under
Four students had research
papers accepted for presentation
at the National Communication
Association Annual Convention
in November. Competing against
chiefly master’s and doctoral
student writing, the honored
students were Violet Spader
Kirk with “Gender Identity and
Religious Language: An Analysis
of Lutheran Worship,” Stephanie
Roehrig with “Children,
Gender and Toys: A Qualitative
Study of Children and Gender
Chris Whirrett and Mike Kulzer studied the
banking industry and recommended new
bank services during their internship at Jones
National Bank & Trust Company in Seward.
Lessons learned from internships
Kim Acker spent the summer in the lab, Chris
Whirrett and Michael Kulzer worked at a
bank and Dustin Haider shadowed a pastor.
Wherever their internships took them, all came
back to campus acknowledging the value of
their experiences.
Acker interned in the biochemistry lab at the
University of Nebraska Medical Center.
“The Summer Undergraduate Research
Program gave me the opportunity to complete
a biomedical research project and network with
professional researchers,” said Acker, “both
of which will help me in my application to
medical school.”
Judy Mosto, director of career services,
explained that an internship typically provides
formal supervision and academic credit.
Employers have also begun to expect college
graduates to have internship experience under
their belt.
“More and more employers are expecting
graduates to demonstrate the ability to apply
what they have learned,” Mosto says. “Our
goal is for every Concordia student to have the
opportunity for an internship experience.”
Business students Whirrett and Kulzer
completed projects together during their 350hour internships at Jones National Bank & Trust
Company.
“We have deadlines at school,” said Whirrett,
“but it’s different when you report to the
president of the bank as opposed to just getting
your work done on time for teachers.”
Concordia also facilitates internships for future
church work students. The congregation at Holy
Cross Lutheran Church in Goehner, Neb., was
the host for Haider’s summer experience.
“My internship gave me a good sense of what
it means to be a pastor,” said Haider. “I learned
that it is about developing relationships with the
members of a congregation and staying true to
the Word of God.”
Targeted Toys,” Andrew Swenson
with “Rhetoric as Becoming:
Rethinking Origins” and Greta
Wendelin with “Connecting
Worldviews: Hymenoplasty as
Symbol in Western and Islamic
Culture.”
The Chamber Choir was invited
to join voices with the First
Presbyterian Church, Lincoln
chancel choir for a hymn fest
in October. Dr. Charles Ore,
professor emeritus, was the
organist for the event.
Elisabeth Wright created a mosaic
for Topeka Lutheran Church and
School, Topeka, Kan. Wright
completed the work under the
auspices of
the Center for
Liturgical Art.
The 4 x 4.5 foot
piece was made
of handcrafted, individually glazed
ceramic tiles. The tiles were broken
and reassembled to create an
image of the biblical Tree of Life.
The University A Cappella Choir
was one of two Nebraska college
choirs invited to perform for
the Nebraska Music Educators
Association (nmea) choral
hour during the convention in
November.
Dozens of students took part in
international mission trips and
study tours over the summer.
Dr. Bruce Creed took eight
students to India where they
taught esl in three schools and
visited Bethania Orphanage in
Nagercoil, South India. Prof. Dirk
Reek and five Concordia students
went to Indonesia to serve among
the poor of Jakarta and Java.
Seven students accompanied Dr.
Andy Langewisch and Pamela
Langewisch to the Ukraine where
they volunteered at the Kyiv
Christian Academy and at an
orphanage. The group presented
the children with donations and
helped to put on a “field day” for
the orphans. Dr. Bruce Creed
and Prof. Lynn Soloway took 24
students to central Europe over the
summer to see Berlin, Eisenach,
Wittenberg, Buchenwald, Prague
and Budapest.
It’s gavel time: Concordia’s Student Senate
meets Mondays throughout the fall and
spring terms in the Thom Leadership
Education Center. The officers for Student
Senate this school year include veteran
senators Rachel Woolery, president
(left); Peter Nord, vice president; Carson
Stokebrand, treasurer (center), and Katherine
Raphelt, secretary (right).
campus scene Recording celebrates Christmas
Faculty members contribute devotions
In Thy Sweet Humility is the fourth choral CD
produced by Concordia since the ‘90s and the
first ever Christmas CD released.
In Thy Sweet Humility, the new cd from the
University A Cappella Choir, contains 18 tracks
of rich, diverse music gathered from the past five
years of Christmas at Concordia performances.
Traditional favorites like We Three Kings and
Carol of the Bells are included as well as original
compositions by Drs. Jeffrey Blersch and Joseph
Herl, music department faculty members.
“We have been considering this project for
several years,” said Dr. Kurt von Kampen,
associate professor of music and conductor of A
Cappella. “Christmas music is such an integral
part of the way people celebrate, and we have
beautiful music to share.”
Devotions by Concordia faculty members
were also included with the cd. The devotions
draw from the lyrics of four songs: See Amid
the Winter Snow, A Stable Lamp is Lighted, O
Savior of Our Fallen Race, and Where Shepherds
Lately Knelt.
“It is my hope that families will gather to listen
or sing with the hymns and read the devotions as
they prepare themselves for the celebration of the
birth of the Savior,” said von Kampen.
The Chamber Choir, Concordia Singers and
the Concordia Brass Quintet are also included
in the recordings of selected tracks. The disc is
available online from the Concordia bookstore.
Faculty Notes
hymn festival at the Chapel of Sts.
Timothy and Titus, Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis.
Chaplain Wesley ‘Bo’ Baumeister
and his family spent six weeks in
Indonesia in May and June. While
there they spent time cleaning
and organizing the lcms center
in the tsunami-ravaged city of
Banda Aceh. They also practiced
English with junior high students,
visited two orphanages and taught
several seminars.
Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, chair of
the Department of Music, had
several pieces published this year
including his setting of “Praise and
Thanksgiving” which was included
in Jubilate, his setting of “Jesus,
Thy Boundless Love to Me” which
was included in Song of the Gospel:
Organ repertoire based on hymns of
Paul Gerhardt and four collections
including A Thousand Voices: 7 hymn
preludes. He also performed at the
 faculty and staff
James Bockelman, assistant
professor of art, held two fall
exhibitions. A show entitled
“Chandelier Drawings and
Other Works” was displayed
in the Nebraska Art Council’s
Fred Simon Gallery. Also, in
connection with his Nebraska
Arts Council Individual Artist
Fellowship award, his work was
featured at the Sheldon Memorial
Art Gallery.
Dr. Ron Bork, dean of the
College of Education, began
serving a two-year
term as chairman
of the Nebraska
Association of
Colleges of Teacher
Education, the
state affiliate of the American
Association of Colleges of Teacher
Education. As chair, he will lead
the review of teacher education
programs and coordinate efforts to
improve the preparation of teacher
education candidates in Nebraska.
Dr. Joseph Herl, professor of
music, spent a week over the
summer at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln as a reader/
grader for the College Board’s
advanced placement examination
in music theory.
Norfolk Catholic Conference
Choral Clinic and the Lipscomb
University Fall Choral Clinic.
Kim Marxhausen, adjunct faculty
member, writes a monthly parent
newsletter, Parent Pages, Resources
for Christian Parents in the 21st
Century available through the
Lutheran Schools Portal and made
possible by the Synod’s District
and Congregational Services/
School Ministry.
Dr. Brian Pfoltner, adjunct
faculty in music, recently released
a cd recording called Light From
Out of Darkness. The cd is a
compilation of live recordings
at First-Plymouth Church in
Lincoln, Neb., where Pfoltner
serves as the director of music.
Dr. Kurt von Kampen, associate
professor of music, served as
the conductor/clinician for the
lcms Omaha city-wide Service
of Mission and Music, the
Prof. Emeritus Richard
Wiegmann designed four massive
stained glass windows for Faith
Lutheran Church, Ottawa, Kan.,
as a project of the Center for
Liturgical Art at Concordia. cla
Resident Artist Mark Anschutz
fabricated the windows. Both
artists were on hand at the church
in September for the dedication
of the windows.
Relationships matter most
Longest-serving member of president’s cabinet looks back
Dr. David Dolak, Concordia’s provost and vice-president for academic affairs for the past 12 years, will retire in December.
As the chief academic officer for the university he could point to a number of major academic milestones achieved during
his tenure. For Dolak, however, the irreducible constant of his work is relationships—relationships in the classroom and
among faculty members working together as colleagues.
What is the best part of being the provost?
One of the most rewarding things is to
be working with three or four people
and to see those three or four people
develop a synergy and energy that allows
them to move a project forward. It is also
tremendously rewarding to sit down with
a faculty member and see them begin to
understand and define an issue and to work
through it to a solution, and I can be a part
of that.
Who do you consider a role model?
I think in this business you’re constantly
looking at others: How does this person
look at it? How has this person solved it?
What has this person done that was just
really a bomb? There would be a couple
deans within the Concordia University
System that I have admired: Norm Young,
the former provost at Concordia Chicago,
and Dave Jacobson, recently deceased, from
Concordia Bronxville.
What are you most proud of in your role
as provost?
Well, there’s nothing I could point to that
I could say I did by myself and that might
be the thing that I’m proudest of. There
have just been some really fine things that
we have done. I think one is that there
is a tremendous turnover in the faculty
in the years that I have been here due to
retirements and so forth. Bringing in fine,
fine people to pick up the baton and to
carry on has been tremendously rewarding.
What was your role in taking us to the level
of a university?
The president at that time, President Orv
Walz, asked me to develop a proposal for
becoming a university. We considered
fundamental questions like, “If we do this
what would we look like? What would be
some of the advantages? How would we
grow as a result?”
With more than 40 years experience in
education, what has changed the most?
Probably one of the most significant changes
has been the infusion of and the application
of technology. I clearly remember paying
about $80 for a hand-held calculator that
added, subtracted and did multiplication,
division and so forth. Now you can buy that
for $2. Now we have digitized libraries, and
conversations that start in the classroom
and continue as discussions online have
expanded the classroom and given educators
a whole new way of thinking about teaching
and learning.
Dr. David Dolak joined Concordia’s faculty
in 1993 as a professor of psychology and
was named the university’s vice-president
for academic services in 1995. His title was
changed to provost in 2001.
What has stayed the same in the last 40 years?
The importance of relationships. Magic
happens when instructors and students get
together and find that they can open doors
and windows for each other. I don’t think
that will ever change.
How have students changed?
I don’t think that students see themselves
as passive recipients of knowledge so much
anymore. I think that students want to
participate in the construction of what they
know. They want to engage it to formulate
their own thinking about it. They are
forming themselves more, I think, through
their learning experiences, as opposed to
consuming knowledge and filling a bucket.
What makes Concordia special?
I think that the faculty has a very clear
sense of, and commitment to, their role as
faculty. So, the classroom is just one point
of communication, one point of contact
between themselves and the students. I think
that is a part of what makes this place special.
What are you going to miss the most?
I am going to miss the people, all of the
people who I work with.
faculty and staff 
Homecoming 2007
(UPPER LEFT) JaMaine Lewis turns the
corner during the first quarter of Concordia’s
homecoming game against 23rd-ranked
Nebraska Wesleyan University. The Bulldogs
won, 30-14.
(UPPER RIGHT) Members of the “Dog Pound”
cheer as the Bulldogs score in the third quarter
of the homecoming game.
(RIGHT) Rev. Pete Utecht ‘90 and his daughter
Kyra enjoy the cheerleaders’ face painting
booth at the homecoming fair. “I came to see
the Dogs win,” said Utecht, “and some old time
Dog football.”
Participants square off in 3-on-3 competition at the Bobby Maessen
Basketball Festival sponsored by Concordia’s Fellowship of Christian
Athletes chapter. Funds raised went toward the Bobby Maessen
Scholarship Endowment. Maessen, a December 2006 graduate
of Concordia, died in February from a heart condition during a
pick-up game of basketball.
homecoming
 advancement
Rachel Sprengeler and Emily Bruntz play the video game Guitar Hero at the Christian
Youth Ministries booth at the homecoming fair.
Bulldogs added to the Hall of Fame
Four individuals and one team were inducted
into the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame in a
ceremony on Friday, Oct. 12. The Athletic Hall
of Fame was established in 1994 to recognize
former athletes, coaches, teams and others
who have made outstanding contributions to
Concordia’s athletic programs. The honorees also
epitomize the Christian foundation of Concordia.
1995 Volleyball Team
The 1995 Concordia volleyball team’s theme
for their season was “Make it Happen!” and
they did. The squad set a school record for
wins in a season, compiling a record of 40-10.
The team finished second in the naic with
a record of 9-3 and were ranked in the naia
top 25 for the majority of the season, reaching
as high as No. 16. Six players earned naia or
conference recognition for their performances,
and Head Coach Vicki Boye was named the
conference’s volleyball coach of the year.
Devin Smith
Devin Smith amassed a total of 1,659 points,
the fourth best in school history, during his
Concordia basketball career. He was named
to all-conference and All-naia District 11
teams two years in a row and tabbed the 1992
Concordia Male Athlete of the Year. Smith
helped the Bulldogs reach the naia national
tournament in 1991 and 1992 and was named
to the naia National All-Tournament Team
in 1992. In 1994 he returned to Concordia to
serve as an assistant coach. During Smith’s five
years on the coaching staff, Concordia was a
part of two conference championships and
made three naia tournament appearances.
From 1996-99 he also served as assistant
athletic director.
Darcy Lindner
Darcy Lindner participated in track, volleyball
and basketball during her time as a Bulldog.
She was a three-time naia All-American in
track for her performances on two relay teams
and for a javelin throw of 141-04, the third
best in Concordia history. She is a part of
three school records in track, the 4x200 and
both versions of the sprint medley, and has
a total of nine marks in the top 20 on the
Concordia all-time lists. In volleyball she was
named the team’s most valuable player three
times, earned naia All-District and All-naic
honors, named to the all-tournament team
at cit and was named a nscaa All-American
twice. Two school records for volleyball still
belong to her: most kills in one match, with
36, and most average kills per game in a
season, with 4.43. For her accomplishments in
all three sports, she was named the Concordia
Female Athlete of the Year in 1991.
The newly inducted members of Concordia’s
Athletic Hall of Fame were recognized at
halftime of the Bulldogs’ homecoming
football game.
Timothy Marshall
Timothy Marshall was a four-year letter
winner in tennis and did not lose a single
conference match during his career. He was
the conference singles champion in 1991,
1992 and 1993. In 1991 he became the first
Concordia tennis player to qualify for the naia
national tournament, returning in 1992 and
1993. He also teamed up with Ben Rodewald
in 1990 and Glen Gutz in 1992 to win the
naia District doubles playoffs. During 1992
Marshall compiled a record of 15-2 in singles
play en route to the district title. For all of
Marshall’s accomplishments he was named the
1993 Concordia Male Athlete of the Year.
Tim Schwan
Tim Schwan was a four-year letterman in
swimming at Concordia. As a freshman
Schwan set school records in the 100, 200,
500 and 1,650 freestyle. He also led the team
in points with 120.75 and was voted the team’s
most valuable swimmer. In 1971 he was again
voted the most valuable swimmer and held
the best times for the season in the 50, 100,
200 and 1,000 freestyle, along with the 200
individual medley and the 100 butterfly. His
grand total for points, 176.83, was again tops
on the squad. In 1972 Schwan was also part
of the record-setting 400 medley relay and set
the 200 individual medley record.
homecoming
spiritual
life 
athletics
Baby, he was born to walk
Chris Tegtmeier is coached by
Concordia’s race walking phenom
of the late ’70s, Steve Hoger (right).
 athletics
Chris Tegtmeier knew that he was going to run
in college. What he didn’t know is that he would
be walking, too. Race-walking, that is.
A long-time cross country and track athlete,
Tegtmeier began race-walking as a freshman in
December 2006. By March 2007 he was an naia
All-American race walker. He has already earned
scores of honors while constantly increasing
his mileage, and even talk of qualifying for the
Olympics is not out of bounds.
“It has been kind of a crazy surprise from
God,” said Tegtmeier. “Race-walking is kind of
a goofy sport, but if that’s the talent I’ve been
given, I’ll walk with it. God definitely has a sense
of humor.”
Concordia’s race walking coach, Steve Hoger,
is a former race walker himself for the Bulldogs
and a three-time all-American in the event.
“After his second race, he asked me what he
could do to get my school record, which was
two minutes faster for a two-mile,” said Hoger.
“At that point I told him that with three or four
years of hard work, maybe we’d get there. Three
weeks later he was already getting close.”
Tegtmeier currently holds the five km record
and is 10 seconds from the 10 km record.
“He’s been really encouraging,” said Tegtmeier
about Hoger. “No matter how the race went, he’s
always calming and always looking to see how
we can take a step up to the next level. He would
never be satisfied remaining at a certain level.”
Tegtmeier said he is hoping to walk a
qualifying time to let him race at the Olympic
trials in 2008. While he said he doesn’t see
himself making the Olympics this time, he is
setting his sights on the 2012 Olympics.
“I have a lot of improvements to make before
I can compete at that level,” said Tegtmeier. “A
lot of that will come with experience, too.”
While experiencing the success in race
walking, Tegtmeier said that other people have
helped him get this far.
“Really, I can’t take a lot of credit for myself,”
said Tegtmeier. “You can give credit to God,
coaches and teammates. Because really the only
thing I could do was show up at practice and be
coachable. I was working hard at practice, but I
can’t attribute the success to myself.”
Coaching Tegtmeier has given Hoger a new
challenge—trying to find big meets to compete in
while also expecting big improvements from him.
“I have to try hard not to underestimate what
he can do,” said Hoger.
By MaryLou Andrews, originally for the Sower
VOLLEYBALL: Kelli Ziegler (left) and Katie Werner make a wall during the Bulldogs Aug. 29 upset of the nationally ranked Hastings College squad.
SOCCER: Arturo Vega finesses an attempt on goal against Ottawa University Sept. 7. CROSS COUNTRY: Zach Meineke (left) and David Goeglein attack
one of the small hills during the conference meet held at Doane College Oct. 26.
Cross country teams lead the way for fall sports
Cross Country
Despite having fairly young squads and losing
two-time naia All-American Luka Thor to a
season-ending injury, the Bulldog cross country
teams continued their successful ways.
The Bulldog men and women each finished
as runners-up at the 2007 gpac Championships
held in Crete, Neb. At the naia Region iii
Championships the women’s team earned a
first-place finish. The men came in second in
their race. Both teams went to the naia National
Championships held Nov. 17 in Kenosha, Wisc.
The men finished 22nd and the women took 15th.
For his part, coach Kregg Einspahr was named
as the women’s regional coach of the year. “All in
all, we had a tremendous season,” said Einspahr.
“I thought both teams got a lot out of their
talents and abilities. They have been a joy to coach.”
Women’s Golf
The Concordia women’s golf team wrapped up
its fall season at the 2007 gpac Championship
meet at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course in
Lincoln, Neb.
Concordia improved its standing in the
conference, achieving one of its key goals for the
season. The team finished the tournament in 10th
place, shooting a total of 846 (431-415).
WOMen’s Soccer
The Concordia women’s soccer team finished the
season with a record of 5-13-0 overall and won
three of nine conference matches. The Bulldog
squad had just four upperclassmen (one senior)
and was plagued by injuries throughout the season.
Statistically the Bulldogs were led by freshman
Hannah Denk, who tallied eight goals on
the season. Denk and fellow freshman Sarah
Hoffman were both named honorable mention
All-gpac selections.
Men’s Soccer
The men’s soccer team picked up wins over
some of the gpac’s best teams but also
struggled in close games. Concordia finished
the season with a record of 4-14-0 overall, 4-8
in the gpac. During the 18-game season the
Bulldogs dropped nine games by one goal,
twice in overtime.
A bright spot of the season was the play of
freshman Arturo Vega. He not only led the
Bulldogs in goals scored with 15, his goal tally led
all scorers in the conference. Vega was named a
first-team All-gpac selection.
Volleyball
The Bulldog volleyball team notched its third
consecutive season with 20-plus wins.
The Bulldogs concluded regular-season
play with a record of 21-13, 8-8 in the gpac.
Concordia entered the gpac tournament as the
seventh seed.
The Bulldogs were led statistically by senior
middle blocker Katie Werner. Werner had 439
kills during the regular season and was hitting
an impressive .340. Sophomore right side
hitter/setter Kelli Ziegler was also a force for the
Bulldogs, racking up triple-doubles almost every
other match. Both Ziegler and Werner were
first-team All-gpac selections.
Football
The Concordia football team doubled its wins
from a year ago, finishing with a record of 4-6.
The Bulldogs dropped a handful of close games,
including a wild ending against Northwestern
that didn’t go Concordia’s way.
Numerous players were named All-gpac for
Concordia, including seniors JaMaine Lewis,
Jeff Neujhar and Brett Mertens. Lewis led
the conference in rushing while Neujahr was
honored for his return abilities. After playing
one year of quarterback, Mertens returned to the
defensive side of the ball playing defensive back.
Junior defensive lineman Matt Baller was also
named to the all-conference first team.
athletics 
Alumni honored at homecoming
This year Concordia’s Alumni Association
honored 10 individuals with an awards ceremony
during homecoming festivities.
Church Worker Alumnus of the Year Award
Gordon Bredow has spent more than 40 years
serving students in Lutheran schools across the
country. A 1964 graduate of Concordia, Bredow
currently teaches, coaches and directs the athletic
program at Lutheran High School of St. Charles
County, St. Peters, Mo.
Young Alumnus of the Year Award
Timothy Huntington of Lincoln, Neb., has
progressed quickly in the field of forensic
entomology, applying his knowledge and
research skills to assist local and federal
government in their
investigations. After
graduating from
Concordia in 2002,
Huntington earned a
master of science degree
in entomology and is
currently pursuing his
doctorate.
Church Leadership in
Outreach Award
done for the university and furthered through
her support. Her gifts of her time and hospitality
include everything from directing golf
tournaments to housing traveling students from
her alma mater. A 1967 graduate of Concordia
who now lives in Midwest City, Okla., she
is deeply involved in the Lutheran Women’s
Missionary League, including service on the
national executive committee.
Lifetime Service Award
Dorothea and Raymond Huebschman of
Seward, Neb., both graduates from Concordia
in the early ’60s, have more than 70 years of
ministering to students between them, including
Dorothea’s 14 years at St. John Lutheran School
in Seward and
Ray’s many years
at Concordia. The
Huebschmans did
not give up teaching
after retirement,
traveling to Indonesia
with Lutheran World
Mission to help in
the devastated Banda
Aceh region.
Duane and Rosemary
Honorary Alumni of
the Year
Miller of Milwaukee,
Raymond Becker of
Wis., have invested
Lincoln, Neb., was
themselves in the lives
employed with First
of children in their
National Bank in
communities for more
Lincoln for 41 years,
than 35 years. Currently
eventually becoming
serving at St. Martini
First row: Rosemary Miller, Marguerite Christman, Raymond Becker. a vice president. His
Lutheran School in
Second row: Duane Miller, Dorothea Huebschman. Third row: Paul
contributions to
downtown Milwaukee,
Kleine, Raymond Huebschman. Back row: Gordon Bredow, Timothy
Concordia extend
Duane was the author of a Huntington.
beyond his energetic
grant application that has
attendance at events to significant support of
brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars
scholarships and capital projects on campus.
to develop the reading program at the chiefly
Upon the occasion of his 100th birthday, he
Hispanic school. The Millers are 1970 graduates
was given the Sower Award, Concordia’s highest
of Concordia.
honor for financial supporters.
Lay Worker Alumnus of the Year
Paul Kleine of Norman, Okla., has been a
Hugh Sieck Jr. of Lincoln, Neb., is the owner
leader in education and research since graduating
of H & S Plumbing in Lincoln and supporter
from Concordia in 1958. Beginning his career
of Concordia scholarships. A quick learner, he
at a small school in Missouri, Kleine went on
watched others in the industry when he was
to teach and chair the division of education at
just starting out and gained the knowledge to
the University of Wisconsin and then directed
run a successful business. Sieck has supported
the Bureau of Educational Research Services at
scholarships for Concordia students, contributed
the University of Oklahoma. Among his many
an entire lifetime of knowledge and superior
awards was a Fulbright lectureship in Portugal.
workmanship on dozens of Concordia’s capital
Friend of Concordia
projects and has shared from his extensive
Marguerite Christman’s heartfelt friendship
knowledge during planning stages of university
with Concordia is evident in all that she has
building and property development.
 alumni
You’re invited!
upcoming alumni reunions
See www.cune.edu/Reunions for contact
information
50th reunion of the 1958 college class
May 8-10, 2008
IMPACT reunion
POSTPONED TO 2010
The impact (Immediate Mobilization
of Persons Agreeable to Committing
Themselves) Reunion theme is “Return,
Reconnect and Rediscover,” with
classmates, friends and faculty involved
with impact. Contact the alumni office
if you are interested in volunteering to
serve on the organizing committee.
Business professionals reunion
Hey, get in the book
New alumni directory in the works
Scheduled for release in November 2008,
the new directory of alumni will be the
most up-to-date and complete reference of
more than 20,000 alumni from Concordia
University and Concordia High School.
This comprehensive volume will list alumni
alphabetically and also by geographic location
with a career category for networking purposes.
What Concordia is asking alumni to do
Concordia has partnered on this project with
an expert in the field of alumni publications,
Harris Connect. Harris will soon mail a data
verification form to all alumni. Concordia asks
all alumni to fill out the form and return
it quickly. Please call or write the alumni office
immediately if you believe your current contact
information is out of date.
Oct. 3-5, 2008
Both business and non-business degree
professionals are invited to an energizing
weekend of interacting with alumni,
faculty and current students.
In search of the greatest Concordia pranks of all time
One spring morning in 1981, Brommer Dining
Hall found itself with an unexpected indoor
addition. Creative students somehow got a
Volkswagen Bug into the dining hall. Cafeteria
workers countered by turning it into a temporary
salad bar.
50th reunion of the 1958 high school class
Oct. 3-5, 2008
Calling all pranksters
Do you remember a campus prank at Concordia
that you would like to share? We’d like to hear
about it. Please e-mail your campus prank
story and any photos you may have of it to
[email protected].
international travel opportunities
See www.cune.edu/AlumniTravel for contact
information
Spain and the west Mediterranean Sea
summer 2009
The alumni office is planning this tour to
coincide with the University A Cappella
Choir tour. It will be an experience of
a lifetime with friends and classmates
from Concordia, plus travel to worldrenowned sites. Contact the alumni
office to receive the finalized registration
brochure when it becomes available.
Concordia’s Legacy Link
program is an initiative
to encourage more of
our alumni to share their
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Germany and Oberammergau Passion Play
with their children and
grandchildren.
2010
Join fellow alumni and friends for the
Passion Play and a seven to 10-day tour
of Europe. Reservations for the Passion
Play will be required within the next few
months. Express your interest early and
help choose the sites we will visit! Visit
www.cune.edu/AlumniTravel to indicate
your interest and travel preferences.
interest in the university
Alumni are invited to register their children or grandchildren in
the program. For information or a brochure, contact us at:
KempFf Family
800-535-5494, ext. 7240
e-mail [email protected]
www.cune.edu/LegacyLink
alumni 
Alumni News
1940s
Louis Eberhard hs ’43 co ’46
of Brighton, Colo., was officially
inducted into the Lutheran
Church Extension Fund’s special
group, Silver Eagles, at its evening
banquet in April where he was
presented with a Silver Eagles
pin. Lou became a member of the
group in November 2006 when
he received the 2006 Arthur C.
Haake Leadership Award. The
Silver Eagles special group was
founded in 2001 and includes past
lcef presidents, Haake Leadership
Award recipients and past or
present lcef board chairs.
1950s
Leonard Aurich ’52 of
Independence, Mo., wrote the
book A Divine Plan. The book
contains 30 sermons, most of
which are for special days such
as Christmas and Easter. Some
sermons deal with societal issues
while others define words like faith
and repentance.
On Sept. 2 Mount Olive Lutheran
Church and School in Des
Moines, Iowa, recognized Byron
Bockelman ’57 for more than 50
years of working in the field of
Christian education. Byron has
served Mount Olive for 40 years,
30 of which he was principal and
teacher at the school. He continues
to serve the church part-time as
minister of education, overseeing
programs such as vacation Bible
school, Sunday school and adult
Bible study.
 alumni news
David Geisler ’59 of Murdo, s.d.,
was awarded the South Dakota
2007 Retailer of the Year award in
January.
Geisler,
based
at the
Pioneer
Auto Show
in Murdo,
was
recognized
for his
passion
in promoting South Dakota
and improving business in his
community.
1960s
Seven members of the class of
1967 gathered in June to celebrate
their 40th reunion. Hosts for
the gathering were Dan ’67 and
Jan Miller ’67 Schuldheisz of
Kennewick, Wash. Dan is the
retired principal of Bethlehem
Lutheran School Kennewick where
Jan teaches kindergarten. Other
Washington area classmates in
attendance: Angela Neddenriep
’67 Courtney, who retired in May
from Bethlehem where she was a
sixth grade teacher and coach of
various sports, and her husband,
Chuck, from Richland; Art ’67
and Kris Abel ’67 Werfelmann
of Pasco, where Art is pastor of
Trinity Lutheran Church and
Kris is employed by U.S. Bank
in Kennewick; Marie Dammeier
’67 Davidson and her husband,
Ron, are enjoying retirement in
Kennewick; Mark Ellwein ’67 and
wife Vangie of Connell, Wash.,
where Mark is a retired teacher and
Vangie is an administrator for the
school district.
The 32nd Biennial Convention of
the Lutheran Women’s Missionary
League was held June 21-24 in
Sioux Falls, s.d. Eloise Kuhlmann
’67 of Amarillo, Texas, was elected
to a four-year term as vice president
of servant resources.
1970s
Dennis Breidert ’70 of Arvada,
Colo., received the Lawrence E.
Sohn Master Educator Award from
Concordia University Wisconsin
at spring commencement in May.
Dennis is in his 38th year of the
teaching ministry.
Paul and
Arleen
Bauer ’71
Curtis of
Papillion,
Neb.,
celebrated 60 years of marriage
in September. Children Steve hs
’67 of Albuquerque, N. M., Sue
hs ’70 co ’73 of Bellevue, Neb.,
Nancy of Lincoln, Neb., and Dave
of Boulder, Colo., held a reception
in their honor.
Duane Hilgendorf co ’74 gr ’90
was named senior vice president
of advancement at Concordia
University Wisconsin in August.
His duties include assisting the
university president and cuw
foundation board in securing the
human and financial resources
necessary to fund
the university’s
strategic and master
plan. Duane has
served the past
12 years as vice
president of advancement and the
last four years as the vice president
of the cuw foundation. He and
his wife, Mary Cash co ’73 gr ’90
Hilgendorf, reside in Cedarburg
and have two grown children.
1980s
Michael Mattil ’80 of Sherman,
Texas, was elected to a four-year
term as junior pastoral counselor at
the 32nd Biennial Convention of
the Lutheran Women’s Missionary
League.
Jonathan Von
Rentzell ’87
of Chanhassen,
Minn., is
employed by
Carlson
Marketing,
where he has
been for more
than 20 years.
In spring
2007 he was
awarded the
company’s
top honor as
a Carlson Fellow in Creativity and
Innovation. Jon leads a team that
focuses on client work around the
world and spends much of his time
at Carlson’s key offices in London,
Sydney, Singapore and sometimes
Seoul. He often delivers keynote
speeches at industry functions and
serves on some industry panels.
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1990s
Keith Stoneman ’90 earned
a master’s in education in
adult learning, performance
and development from Drake
University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Keith is a group sales trainer
with Ameritas Life Insurance
Corporation in Lincoln, Neb.,
where he resides with his wife,
Michelle Stiner ’92 Stoneman and
their three sons.
John Gierke
’91 and wife
Tonya celebrated
Nicholas John’s
first birthday on
June 12. John is
pastor at Peace
Lutheran Church in Conway, Ark.,
and Tonya is a risk management
specialist and privacy officer at
Conway Regional Medical Center.
Jonathan Metschke ’92 of Seward,
Neb., joined Orr Psychotherapy
Resources as a mental health
practitioner in July. He specializes
in adolescents and adults and
provides individual, couples and
family counseling.
Samith ’93 and Stephannie
Meyer ’93 Kollipara of Lincoln,
Neb., were blessed with a third
son, Oliver Aden, on Sept.
23, 2005. Ollie joined Ian, 6,
and Brighton, 5. Samith is a
technology consultant with Quadis
Technologies, and Stephannie is
a senior biostatistician with mds
Pharma Services.
Sherry Moentmann ’93 earned
a master’s degree from American
Band College at Southern Oregon
University in Ashland, Ore., in
March. She resides in Lamar, Mo.,
where she teaches band and music
at a public school in Liberal, Mo.
John and Stacy Mertins ’94
Parker announced the birth of Ian
Thomas on Aug. 30 at Misawa Air
Base in Misawa, Japan, where the
family resides. Ian was welcomed
home by his sister, Riley.
Paul Philp ’95 serves as an
admissions counselor at Concordia
Seminary in St. Louis, Mo., and his
wife, Sharon Meier ’97 Philp, is
the school secretary and part-time
teacher at Our Redeemer Lutheran
in Overland, Mo.
Tim and Cindy Schroeder ’95
Stoppel of
Ida Grove,
Iowa, joyfully
announced the
birth of Tyson
Layne on
Sept. 4. Cindy
teaches seventh
and eighth grade at the middle
school in Schleswig, and Tim is
employed at Bohlmann Specialty
Concrete Products in Denison.
Jeremy co ’96 gr ’00 and
Amanda Reither ’96 Geidel
announced the birth
of Noelle Marie on
July 6, 2006. Noelle
joined Madison, 6,
and Claire, 3. Jeremy
and Amanda reside
in Seward, Neb., where they both
serve at Concordia University,
Nebraska.
Dean and Brenda Moritz ’96
Schlickbernd
rejoiced in the birth
of Jenna Elise on
Feb. 10. The family
resides in Brooklyn
Park, Minn., where Brenda teaches
piano and works as a personal
trainer, and Dean is a senior
marketing engineer at Caterpillar.
James ’98 and Carrie Emmons
’99 Benes of Lincoln, Neb.,
celebrated the birth of Joseph Lee
on May
12.
James
teaches
junior-high history and religion
classes at St. Peter Catholic School,
and Carrie is a graphic designer
with Sandhills Publishing.
Jason ’98 and Jeanette Carter ’97
Dart rejoiced at the birth of Tobias
Joshua on
Nov. 12,
2006. Toby
joined
brother
Barrett, 3.
Jason serves
lcms World
Mission’s
Ministry to
the armed forces as a Navy chaplain
with the 1st Marine Division out of
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Bryant and Amy Tiefel ’99
Sheppard of Snohomish, Wash.,
announced the birth
of Duke Bryant on
Aug. 29, 2006. Amy,
who taught in the
Lutheran school
system for seven years, is now a
stay-at-home mom. Bryant works
in human relations for Boeing.
Cory ’99 and Becke Rittmann
’96 Smith welcomed their fourth
child on Dec. 20, 2006. Delaney
Wren joined Caelin, 10; Chad, 8;
and Blake, 5. The Smiths reside in
Peachtree City, Ga., where Becke
2000s
Christopher Baumbach and
Nina Klepacki ’00 were united
in marriage on May 26 at Hope
Lutheran Church in Shawnee,
Kan. The couple resides in Omaha,
Neb., where Christopher is in
medical school.
Nicholas Muench ’01 married
Sandra Stec on May 26. Nicholas
is an eighth grade teacher in
Matteson, Ill., and Sandra is a
fifth grade teacher in Lansing. The
couple resides in Matteson.
Daniel Ruedeman ’01 resides in
Edwards, Colo., where he works
for Steadman-Hawkins Clinic as
an athletic training fellow for the
2007-08 year. His wife, Suzann,
is an architect for Vail Architect
Group in Avon, Colo.
Tom Bredeson and Miriam
Wallinger ’01 exchanged wedding
vows on April 14. Following a
honeymoon in Belize, the couple
returned to China for a second
summer stint teaching English
to rural middle school English
teachers. Together the couple has
six grown children and resides near
Three Lakes, Wis., where Miriam
subs in the local schools and Tom
is a retired school administrator/
superintendent.
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teaches middle school language arts
and Cory is the director of youth
ministries at St. Paul Lutheran
Church and School.
Lucas ’99 and Sarah Boles ’01
Stoelting rejoiced in the birth of
Elsie Ann on June 27. The family
resides in Clarksville, Tenn., where
Lucas serves with the 101st u.s.
Army Division at Fort Campbell,
Ky., and was deployed for 15
months in September. Sarah is a
stay-at-home mom.
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resides in Hazelwood, Mo.
Kelley is as a resource teacher,
through Lutheran Association for
Special Education, at Immanuel
Lutheran School in St. Charles,
and Jason is a quality specialist
for gkn Aerospace.
Seth Wimer and Melanie Bonk
’02 were married May 19.
Melanie is a banking software
analyst, and Seth is a Nebraska
State Trooper. The Wimers reside
in Bennington, Neb.
Ryan ’02 and Leah Berens ’03
Kinworthy of
Bennington, Neb.,
announced the
birth of Camryn
Leanne on July 3.
Jonathan ’02 and Rebecca
Buescher ’00 Liebich celebrated
the birth of
Benjamin
James on
Feb. 27.
The family
resides in
Colchester,
Conn.,
where
Jonathan
is serving as pastor of Christ
Lutheran Church in Hebron, and
Becky is a stay-at-home mom.
Kevin Loontjer ’02 of Omaha,
Neb., is pursuing his physician’s
assistant degree from the University
Medical Center in Omaha.
Jonathan
Battaile
and Laura
Beune ’03
were united
in marriage
on June 23.
The couple
resides
in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, where
Jonathan is a pilot for Commutair,
a subsidiary of Continental, and
Laura teaches seventh grade at
Lakewood Lutheran School.
Jason and
Kelley Fischer
’03 Malady
celebrated the
birth of Elijah
William on May 3. The family
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Kory Bajus ’04 of Tucson, Ariz.,
is working on a Ph.D. in history
at the University of Arizona,
where she was chosen to work in
the division for late medieval and
reformation studies, a program
that accepts only 12 students at a
time. Kory completed her master’s
in history from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln in August.
Keith and Heather Schepmann
’04 Dyer of Brownstown, Ind.,
celebrated
Bradley Thomas’
first birthday
on Aug. 31.
Heather works
part-time as the
athletic director
at Immanuel
Lutheran School in Seymour and
is a part-time stay-at-home mom.
Keith is a physical therapist with
Southern Indiana Physical Therapy.
Kelly ’04 and Laura Beck ’04
Hoffart celebrated the birth
of Lincoln
Donald on
May 23. The
family resides
in Lincoln,
Neb., where
Kelly is an attorney for Berry,
Kelley and Wythers law firm and
Laura is a registered nurse at Bryan
lgh Medical Center West.
September he began graduate
studies in contemporary
Mandarin at Tsinghua University
in Beijing, China.
Morgan ’06 and Sarah Peters ’06
Grillot were united in marriage
on June 30. The couple resides
in Marietta, Ga., where Sara is a
second grade teacher, and Morgan
is a middle school teacher at Faith
Lutheran.
Christopher Pederson ’06 and
Katy Brumm ’07 were married
Dec. 30, 2006. The couple
resides in Litchfield, Ill., where
Christopher is a personal trainer
with Fusion Fitness Center in
Christopher Strom ’05 finished
a two-year commitment as a
missionary in Asia with lcms
World Mission in June. In
Adam Hogue and Kara
Repenning ’06 exchanged
wedding vows July 21. The couple
resides in Lincoln, Neb. Kara is
a news editor with NewsLink,
and Adam is pursuing a master’s
in history education from the
University of Nebraska at Kearney,
serves the Army National Guard
and is employed with First
National Bank of Omaha.
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Iona Schoenbeck ’42 Bartels
Stuart Firnhaber ’48
Ruth Otten hs ’52 Taylor
Donald Freudenburg ’61
Timothy Timm ’65
LoisJean Luebbe hs ’47 co ’67 Linhorst
Sherri Thompson ’96 Muehling
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Gratitude & Opportunity
“When he arrived and saw the evidence of the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged
them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts,” from Acts 11:23 serves as the
theme for Concordia’s 114th academic year.
We express our gratitude
to God for providing
friends like you
to give generously
with all your hearts.
We express our gratitude to God for providing friends like you to give generously with all
your hearts. And we have seen the evidence of the grace of God in your steadfast support
of the On A Mission campaign for operation and scholarship support, endowment and
capital funds for the Health Human Performance and Athletic Center. More importantly
you have wholeheartedly endorsed our mission to prepare students to lead and serve in
church and world.
Through your gifts, we were able to begin construction on the arena section of the
center. Dr. Fred Ohlde said it best: “Breaking ground is an achievement that can only be
punctuated with ‘Praise Be To God.’” The construction happening now at the hhpac site
is physical evidence of your abundant support.
With God’s blessing and the hard work of the entire development staff—Roger
Brimmerman, Carol Brehm, Lisa Hoffman, Pete Kenow, Al Koepke, Sue Kohlwey,
Shirley Liesener, Mike Mettenbrink, Steve Sirek, Kay Thaden-DeBoer, Jan Tonjes and
Mike Vincent—$10,190,153 was received from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007.
Combined with funds raised in the previous four years we have raised $45,479,448
through June 30, 2007, toward our $60 million goal for the On A Mission campaign.
In the words of Mark Kolterman, Seward representative at the hhpac groundbreaking
ceremony, “There is still much to do. Perhaps you have given before or perhaps you have
never given, now is your opportunity to prayerfully consider becoming a part of our
continued On A Mission story.”
With heartfelt appreciation for you,
Brian L. Friedrich
president and ceo
Concordia University, Nebraska
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Sower Association
Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
Honor Roll of Donors
Fellows of the Weller Society
Gifts of $10,000 or More
Anonymous (5)
Mr. Edward Amann
Fred C. & Katherine B. Andersen Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Don Bassler
Mr. Raymond J. Becker
Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Berry
Ms. Verna Blanke
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Bohlen
Mr. Earl Brandt
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Bremer
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Butterbrodt
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Cade
The Cattle National Bank & Trust Co.
Compass Group, USA Division
Concordia University System - St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. & Mrs. Justus Craemer
Mr. & Mrs. John Craemer
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Dassow
Rupert Dunklau Foundation Inc.
Education Quest
Rev. & Mrs. Henry Friedrich
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Brian Friedrich
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Friehe
Gainesville Community Foundation
Grateful in Wyoming
Edna Groteleuschen Pieper Estate
Dr. Mary Gundelach
Dr. & Mrs.† Vern Harnapp
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Heitschmidt
Mr. & Mrs. C. G. Holthus
Hughes Brothers Inc.
Orval H. Jans Estate
Ludwig Janzow Estate
Joeckel Enterprises LTD.
Ms. Rogene Johnston
Jones National Bank & Trust Co.
Mrs. Paul Kaldahl
Mr. & Mrs. William Kernen
Mr. William Kloeber
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Knudten
Mrs. Loraine Kohlwey
Benjamin Kouhns Estate
Irene K. Krause Estate
Mr. & Mrs. David Krenz
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Lange
LCMS Foundation
Ms. Shirley Liesener
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Lillich
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Luebbe
Lutheran Community Foundation
The Meinders Foundation
Armin & Norma Meitler Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Meyer
Lee Roy E. Meyer Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Meyer
Arthur & Gertrude M. Miller Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Mueller
Vera Mueller Estate
Mr. Wilfred Mueller
Mr. Lester Muller
Dr. & Mrs. Willis Mundt
Nebraska Independent College Foundation
Dagmar Niesen Estate
Orphan Grain Train
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
Dr. William & Dr. Judy Preuss
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Rapp
Mr. & Mrs. Don Rasmussen
Dr. & Mrs. John Roehrs
Mr. & Mrs. William Roehrs
Dr. & Mrs. Don Rohren
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Saner
Mr. Elmer Schardt
Frederick E. Schmid Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Schroeder
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Seevers
Mrs. Edward Steinbacher
Ms. Eleanor Stolp
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Strom
Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Thom
Mrs. Iris Thom
Robert Thompson Estate
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Mr. & Mrs. Del Toebben
Wake Charitable Foundation
John Walz Estate
Wiebe Charitable Foundation
Dr. Mira Wiegmann & Prof. Richard Wiegmann
Anonymous (3)
Amgen Foundation
Leonard & Lareta Bartels Estate
Mr. Rex Becker
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Beltz
Prof. Gilbert Blomenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Delmar Borchers
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bussman
Concordia University Guild - Seward, Neb.
ConocoPhillips Inc.
Dr. David & Dr. Grace-Ann Dolak
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Dumke
Dr. & Mrs. Carl Everts
Mrs. Beata Farner
Fountain Of Life Lutheran Church - Sun City, Ariz.
Dr. & Mrs. Edwin Gerler Jr.
Rev. & Mrs. Charles A. Gierke
Wilma E. Gosch Charitable Trust
Dr. & Mrs. Larry Grothaus
Mrs. Arthur Herpolsheimer
Mrs. Evelyn Herzberg
The Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Hoffman
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Holst
Dr. Jeff & Dr. Erin Huebschman
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Huffman
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Hughes
Hunter & Oelke PC
Mr. & Mrs. Orville Jacobs
Mrs. Fritzie Juergensen
Mr. & Mrs. G. E. Kamprath
Bernice Kasischke Estate
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Kleine
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kolterman
Ms. Helen Kouhns†
Mrs. Lucille Lange
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Lillich
Lincoln Journal Star
Alta M. Lindeburg Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Don Lippert
Dr. & Mrs. Martin Maehr
Mrs. Linda Marquardt-Witham
Dr. Victor Mattfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Charles McCourt
Nebraska Humanities Council
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Oelke
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Oetting
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Oppel
Pacific Hills Lutheran Church Foundation
- Omaha, Neb.
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Pfeiffer
Pfizer Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Pomerenke
Mr. Stephen Ratz
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Scheer
Mr. Frederick Schmid
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Schwan
Erwin and Eileen Seifferlein Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Siepman
Mr.† & Mrs. Roland Stelzer
Mrs. Priscilla Thate
The LeRoy & Jean Thom and T-L Foundation
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - Nebraska Region
Ruth Urben Estate
Mr. Gregory Warneke
Mrs. Otto Wiemer
Zion Lutheran Church - Plainview, Neb.
Ella E. Zumach Estate
Associate’s Club
Gifts of $1,000 to $4,999
Anonymous (6)
Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation
Mr. Richard Abegglen
Mr. Art Albrecht
Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Allerheiligen
Andrews Van Lines Inc.
Mr. Mark Anschutz
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Anschutz
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Aschbrenner
Miss Viola Bahls
Dr. Jennifer Baker & Mr. Paul Baker
Mr. Kenneth Bartels
Mrs. Guiomar Barth
Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Baughman
Dr. Rodney & Dr. Kim Becher
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Beckwith
Becton Dickinson Foundation
The Robert Bedacht Foundation
Mrs. Alice Beethe
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Bek
Mr. & Mrs. Willard Bellin
Congressman & Mrs. Douglas Bereuter
Margaret Berger Estate
Dr. Marvin & Dr. Shirley Bergman
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Bergmann
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Concordia Support by Class
High School
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Mr. & Mrs. Paul Berkbigler
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Berndt
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Bickel
Mr. & Mrs. Max Birtell
Rev. & Mrs. Charles W. Blanco
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Blank
Mr. & Mrs. Werner Blank
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Blanke
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Blase
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bliss
Mr. & Mrs. John Blomenberg
Mr. Byron Bockelman
Prof. & Mrs. James Bockelman
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Boerger
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Boerger
Ms. Katherine Bolland
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Bracht
Dr. & Mrs. P. Stanley Brassie
Mr. & Mrs. Roland Bredehoft
Miss Rhoda Bredow
Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Bridges
Mrs. Virginia Brinkema
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Brommer
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Brott
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Burger
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Burnham
Mrs. Marcalee Carroll
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Castens
Mr. & Mrs. Rollin Cattau
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Cattle
Cessna Foundation Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Chaffee
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Chance
Mr. & Mrs. Winsor Cho
Christ Lutheran Foundation - Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. Marguerite Christman
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Classen
Dr. Doris Clatanoff & Mr. Duane Clatanoff
Concordia Publishing House
Rev. & Mrs. Victor Constien
Cornerstone Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Costley
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Craig-Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Daake
Prof. & Mrs. Gilbert Daenzer
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Davis
Mr. & Mrs. John Davis
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Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Delventhal
Mrs. Alice Dittman
Mr. Ronald Dittmar
Dr. & Mrs. Warren Doerfler
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Dubbe
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Duensing
Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Einspahr
Dr. & Mrs. Kent Einspahr
Dr. & Mrs. Kregg Einspahr
Mr. Daniel Ellis
Mrs. Tedi Ellison
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Emmons
Mr. & Mrs. David Endorf
Mr. & Mrs. Marshall England
Mrs. Nancy English
Mr. & Mrs. David Erbach
Mr. & Mrs. William Evans Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Faszholz
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ferguson
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Fiala
Mr. & Mrs. Harry D. Fike
Mrs. Marie Finnigsmier
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Fliege
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Forke
Mrs. Ervin Freudenburg
Mr. & Mrs. Quinton Furr
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gaede
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Gard
Robert T. Gardels Estate
Dr. & Mrs. Leon Gebhardt
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Gehring
Mrs. William Geisler
Mr. & Mrs. David Geisler Sr.
Rev. & Mrs. Eugene Gierke
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Glawatz
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Goings
Dr. Eunice Goldgrabe
Golgotha Lutheran Church - Wausa, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. Merle Golnick
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Grabbert
Grace Lutheran Church - Platte Center, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Graft
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Grant
Mr. Scott Grau
Graybeal Construction Co. Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Grothaus
Rev. & Mrs. Ralph Guetersloh
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67%
0%
0%
33%
25%
33%
0%
0%
0%
57%
50%
71%
100%
50%
44%
60%
0%
42%
46%
61%
58%
65%
50%
52%
58%
50%
51%
62%
52%
28%
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33%
42%
24%
42%
17%
9%
26%
36%
29%
28%
33%
21%
24%
26%
12%
10%
College
1932
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1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
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1945
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33%
0%
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25%
100%
50%
30%
33%
17%
41%
30%
56%
63%
47%
53%
H & S Plumbing
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Hacker
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hackmann
Mrs. Faye Hall
Mr. & Mrs. George Hammersmith
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Hanschke
Miss Elly Hardekopf
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Harms
Rev. & Mrs. Elvin Harms
Rev. & Mrs. Rich Harre
Mrs. Richard Hartmann
Mr. & Mrs. William Hartmann Jr.
Ms. Sandy Harvey
Mr. Yuji Hayashi
Mr. & Mrs. Herman Hebel Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Heidemann
Mr. & Mrs. Iddo Heinicke
Mrs. Norma Heinicke
Ms. Esther Heitshusen
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Held
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Hellbusch
Mrs. Glo Hennig
Mr. & Mrs. Don Henning
Dr. Robert Hermann & Mrs. Julie Johnston
Hermann
Dr. Herman Hiesterman
Rev. Joel Hiesterman
Mr. Paul Hillmann
Dr. & Mrs. Vance Hinrichs
Miss Vaneta Hinrichs
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Hintz
Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hodges
Rev. & Mrs. Kip Hoech
Mrs. Carolyn Hoegemeyer
Mr. Patrick Hofer
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hoger
Anita Holle Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Holle
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul Holtorf
Dr. & Mrs. LeeRoy Holtzen
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Holtzen
Hong Kong International School Assn. LTD.
Mr. Theodore Huebner
Mrs. Virginia Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. John Hughes
IBM Corporation
Immanuel Lutheran Church - St. Ansgar, Iowa
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Irmer
1947
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1959
1960
1961
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47%
29%
52%
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52%
44%
46%
57%
48%
45%
49%
51%
48%
38%
36%
38%
34%
38%
35%
31%
24%
29%
24%
26%
22%
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30%
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26%
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16%
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26%
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25%
26%
21%
16%
26%
16%
15%
11%
14%
17%
13%
11%
9%
10%
10%
8%
10%
8%
7%
1%
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Jacob
Ms. Betty James
Mr. & Mrs. K. Kirk Jamison
Mrs. Charlotte Jans
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Janzow
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Jerke
Dr. Jean Jones & Mr. David Jones
Mr. & Mrs. James Jordan
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Jungemann
Dr. John & Dr. Kristy Jurchen
Mr. & Mrs. Eldor Kaiser
Kansas Nebraska Good News Broadcasting Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Karcher
Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Kellner
Mr. & Mrs. Pete Kenow
Ms. Louise Kielsmeier
Mr. William Killion
Kingery Construction Company
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kirchner
Mr.† & Mrs. Wilfred Kirchner
Prof. Werner Klammer
Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Klintworth
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Knuth
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Neal Koch
Mr. Paul H. Koenig
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Koepke
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Koopman
Mr. Bruce Korte
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kromminga
Mrs. Gertrude Krueger
Rev. & Mrs. Thomas Krueger
Dr. Mel Krutz & Prof. Charles Krutz
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Kuehn
Mr. Gerrod Lambrecht
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Langevin
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Langewisch
Mrs. Welma Langseth
Paul & Sandy Lawin
Mr. & Mrs. Ranney Leek
Rev. & Mrs. Richard Lewer
Lexmark International Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. James Lodge
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Lohmann
Mr. & Mrs. Alva Lohse
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Loseke
Ms. Mary Lowry
Concordia top-ranked by
U.S. News and World Report
The U.S. News & World Report rankings are in, and Concordia
is the No. 1 Nebraska school in the Midwest region of best
baccalaureate colleges. Overall Concordia is ranked 19th in its
class and region in the America’s Best Colleges report.
Based an overall score of 61, Concordia University, Nebraska
is the top-ranked school in the Concordia University System
and places in the top three schools of the Great Plains Athletic
Conference. Criteria evaluated in the rankings included
academic reputation, retention and graduation rates, faculty
resources, student selectivity and alumni support.
This year’s rankings included methodological changes
based on the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching categorizations. Concordia is now in the
baccalaureate category based on the total types of degrees it
awards on both the graduate and undergraduate level.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lowry
Mr. Theodore Luebbe
Mr. William Luebbe
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Luebbe
Mr. Arnold Luedders
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Luehmann
Lutheran Foundation of Texas
Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Lutheran Ministry Foundation - Seward, NE
Mr. & Mrs. Allan MacDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Maessen
Marathon Oil Matching Gift Program
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Martindale
Mr. Matt Marty & Mrs. Kayla Luehmann-Marty
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Meehl
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Meier
Miss Marjorie Meier
Mr. & Mrs. John Meinders
Dr. & Mrs. Darrel Meinke
Vernon A. Meints Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Meinzen
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Meyer
Dr. & Mrs. David Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Meyer
Dr. & Mrs. Roger Meyer
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Middendorf
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Milbrath
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Miller
Modern Methods Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Moderow
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Moeller
Mr. & Mrs. John Moentmann
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Moll
Dr. Russell Mosemann
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Naber
Nebraska Book Company
Nebraska Society - CPA
Mr. Roger Neit
Mr. & Mrs. Rudy Niermeier
Miss Cathy Nightlinger
Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Nolte
Mrs. Lucille Norem
Mr. & Mrs. E. Walt Nun
Dr. & Mrs. Stan Obermueller
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Oetting
Dr. & Mrs. Larry Oetting
Dr. & Mrs. Fred Ohlde
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Ohlmann
Ms. Jean Olson
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Otten
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church - Aquebogue, N.Y.
Mr. & Mrs. Matt Owens
Mr. & Mrs. Curt Parkhurst
Rev. & Mrs. J. Robert Paulson
Mr. & Mrs. William Peters
Mr. Norman Petersen
Dr. & Mrs. Jerrald Pfabe
Mrs. Arnold Pfeiffer
Total Giving by Source
Alumni &
Parents 15%
Churches & Church Organizations 3%
Faculty & Staff 3%
$184,996
$173,529
Friends 28%
$991,794
$1,872,961
Regents &
Foundation
Board 16%
$1,049,517
Estate Gifts 17%
$1,124,554
Businesses,
Organizations
& Foundations
18%
$1,217,489
Mr. & Mrs. Cletus Pfeiffer
Prof. & Mrs. Robert Pflieger
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Pflieger
Mrs. Helen Pingel
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Pinnt
Pioneer Community Investment
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Plamann
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Pooker
Rev. & Mrs. Norman Porath
Principal Financial Group Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Probasco
Mr. George Quasebarth
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Rakos
Ms. Eileen Ratcliff
Mr. Richard Rathke
Luella Riedel Estate
Col. & Mrs. K. Luke Reiner
Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Reinke
Mr. & Mrs. Twane Reker
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Rhode
Rev. & Mrs. Carlton Riemer
Mrs. Sarah Rigby
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rinker
Mr. Gerald Rinne
Mrs. Loretta Rodenburg
Rev. & Mrs. Gerald Roggow
Mr. Richard Rossing
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Roth
Mr. & Mrs. William Roundey
Mr. & Mrs. Reed Sander
Mrs. Dolores Sander
Mr. & Mrs. William Sandman
Rev. William Scar & Dr. Elizabeth Usher
Rev. & Mrs. Robert Schaedel
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schafer
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Schimke
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Schluckebier
Dr. & Mrs. Allan Schmidt
Mr. Leonard Schmidt & Mr. Fred Schmidt
Rev. & Mrs. Ralph Schmidt
Mrs. Lorna Schmieding
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Scholz
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Schram
Rev. & Mrs. Wayne Schroeder
Mr. & Mrs. Waldemar Seefeldt
Mrs. Neal Sell
Senkbeil Family Foundation
Seward Arts Council
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Shaffer
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Shaw
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Dr. Londa Borer-Skov & Mr. Luther Skov
Rev. & Mrs. Richard Skov
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Skov
Mr. & Mrs. Lucas Smith Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Smothers
Dr. & Mrs. Larry Sohn
Rev. & Mrs. Russell Sommerfeld
Mrs. Joan Sothan
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Spiva
St. Peter Lutheran Church - Gresham, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stamp
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Staub
Rev. Harold Stelzer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stillahn
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Stiner Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Straub
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Streuter
Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Strieter
The Struve Foundation
Students in Free Entrerprise
Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Stuewe
Mr. & Mrs. Gale Suhr
Dr. & Mrs. John Suhr, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Sunderman
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Swanson
Mrs. Margaret Swetnam
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Sylwester
Maj. & Mrs. Eric Teegerstrom
Mr.† & Mrs. Edgar Terrass
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Terry
Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur Tewes
Mr. & Mrs. Troy Thompson
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - Seward Chapter
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Tieman
Mrs. Lorine Timmermann
Tri-Co Community Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Troester
Dr. Janell Uffelman & Mr. Ron Uffelman
Dr. & Mrs. Van Vahle
Dr. & Mrs. A. Paul Vasconcellos
Verizon Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Vincent
Ms. Nancy Wachs
Mr. & Mrs. Wilmer Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Max Wake
annual report 
annual report 
A groundbreaking day
for the HHPAC
“Today, with the Lord, we begin this task,” announced President Friedrich when
breaking ground on the Health, Human Performance and Athletic Center arena
section on July 23.
The arena facility will include five classrooms/labs, offices for professors and
coaches, performance arena with seating for more than 2,500 spectators, Hall of
Fame display, weight room, training room, lounges, locker rooms, storage and
concession areas.
“It is so exciting to see the progress taking place! Our alumni and donors are
stepping up to join our generous faculty and staff in making this dream come
true,” said Pete Kenow, Concordia’s vice president for institutional advancement.
The arena is expected to be complete by summer 2009 when the operations of
the athletic and human performance departments will move in. At that point, the
planned renovation of the current facility into the wellness center can begin.
Also in the plan is a field house containing a 200-meter track and a
multipurpose infield. Tennis, baseball, softball, golf and track teams will all have
practice space in this section of the facility. Fundraising for this portion as well as
the wellness center continues.
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Orville Walz
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Warneke
Mrs. Helen Wegehaupt
Mr. & Mrs. William Wegner
Mrs. Louise Wells
Mrs. Gordon Wendling
Mr. & Mrs.† Edwin Wergin
Mrs. Edward Werner
Mr. Jonathan White
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wiesehan
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Williams
Rev. & Mrs. Lloyd Willweber
Mr. Lloyd Windfield
Windmill Pines
Prof. & Mrs. William Wolfram
Mr. Ward Wolfram
Mr. & Mrs. Clee Wolske
Mr. & Mrs. L. K. Wolter
Mr. & Mrs. John Wood
Mr. & Mrs. Drew Woodburn
Mrs. Lucille Woodring
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Wright
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Young
Ms. Janice Yung
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Zabka
William Zimmerman Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zink
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Zobel
Builder’s Club
Gifts of $500 to $999
Anonymous (6)
Mrs. Arlin Alpers
Anheuser-Busch Company Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Annis
Rev. & Mrs. Victor Atsinger
Dr. & Mrs. Ted Aufdemberge
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Aupperle
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Baack
Mrs. Olga Baack
Mr. & Mrs. Clyve Baade
Mr. Alan Baldwin & Mrs. Janet Cheney-Baldwin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bartholomew
Rev. & Mrs. Wesley Baumeister
Mr.† & Mrs. William Beck
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Becker
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Beckmann
 annual report
 annual report
Mr. & Mrs. John Behrendt
Dr. & Mrs. Floyd Behrens
Mrs. Jacques Berger
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Bergt
Allen C. Berndt Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Blobaum
Mr. & Mrs. James Blomenberg
Mr. & Mrs.† David Bode
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Bode
Boeing Company
Mr. & Mrs. John Boll
Dr. & Mrs. Ron Bork
Dr. Vicki Boye
Ms. Ruth Brammeier
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Brandt
Miss Lillian Brandt
Mr. & Mrs. Kurth Brashear
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Bredow
Mr. & Mrs. Byron Brigham
Rev. & Mrs. Arthur Brinkmeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Loren Broberg
Ms. Joyce Broughton
Mr. & Mrs. Brumbaugh
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Buerck
Mr. & Mrs. Art Busha
Mr. & Mrs. James Canning
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Cario
Mr. & Mrs. Curt Cattau
The Clark Enersen Partners
Mr. & Mrs. Warren Clausing
Concordia Student Senate
Dr. Bruce & Dr. Stacy Creed
Mr. & Mrs. Ron de la Motte
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Deitemeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Nickey DeRose
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul Devantier
Mr. & Mrs. John Dinkel
Rev. & Mrs. David Dobbertien
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dollase
Mrs. Judy Duda
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Dull
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dunklau
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Eberhard
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Effken
Ms. Ann Eggold
Rev. & Mrs. Jeff Ehlers
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Einem
Miss Karla Einspahr
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Eisenbraun
Mr. & Mrs. James Eller
Emanuel Lutheran Church - Milbank, S.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Endorf
Mrs. Helen Erickson
Mr. & Mrs. Len Ermold
Mrs. Cornelius Esslinger
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Falk
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fehlberg
Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Felker
Mrs. P. H. Felten
Miss Erlene Fett
Rev. & Mrs. Steven Fick
First Data Corporation
Mrs. Hubert Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. John Fischer
Dr. Rebecca Fisher & Mr. Scott Fisher
Dr. Kenneth & Dr. Karen Follett
Mr. David Frick
Mr. & Mrs. E. H. Friedemann
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Friedrich
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron L. Gard
Mr. Gerald Geiselman
Dr. & Mrs. John Gerber
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gieseke
Mrs. Wilhemina Giesman
Dr. & Mrs. Eldon Gleichman
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Glock
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Gohl
Mr. & Mrs. Art Goldgrabe
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Collinsville, Ill.
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Graumann
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Greene
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Grohs
Mrs. Cecelia Grosse
Mr. & Mrs. Cory Guethling
Rev. & Mrs. Loel Haak
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hahn
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hall
Mr. James Hardt
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Harman
Mrs. Erwin Harmening
Mr. & Mrs. Nolan Harms
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Hart
Mr. & Mrs. James Hartwig
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hasz
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Hauser
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Heidtbrink
Mr. Orvil Heitmann
Dr. & Mrs. David Held
Mr. Boyd Hellbusch
Miss Jenna Hellbusch
Miss Penny Hellbusch
Miss Samantha Hellbusch
Mr. & Mrs. DeWayne Hempelmann
Gene and Kristin Hennig
CampaignCampaign
Progress as
of Juneas
30,of2007
Progress
June 30, 2007
$50,000,000
$45,000,000
$40,000,000
$35,000,000
$45,479,448
$35,289,295
$30,000,000
$25,000,000
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
$0
$21,019,392
$14,105,459
Capital
Endowment
Operations
$6,133,437
200203 200304 200405 200506 200607
YEAR 1
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
YEAR 4
YEAR 5
The Historical Construction
Equipment Association was
on hand with about 30 old
bulldozers, scrapers and other
equipment for an earthmoving exhibition July 4. Their
work cleared the way for the
official groundbreaking for the
arena on July 23.
Concordia celebrated the
beginning of construction on
the arena section of its new
Health, Human Performance
and Athletic Center with a
groundbreaking ceremony
July 23.
President Friedrich was at the
controls of an excavator to
load the ceremonial first scoop
of dirt at the earth-moving
exhibition.
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Herl
Mr. Vernon Herzberg
Dr. Mary Hilgendorf & Mr. Duane Hilgendorf
Mr. & Mrs. Mel Hintz
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hoelz
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Hoerauf
Mr. Steve Hoffschneider
Mr. & Mrs. Verlin Holle
Mr. & Mrs. Irvin Holtzen
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Huckfeldt
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Huebschman
Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Huffman
Mrs. Elaine Hughes
Immanuel Lutheran Church - Lidderdale, Iowa
Immanuel Lutheran Church - St. Charles, Mo.
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Jacobsson
Rev. & Mrs. Frank Janzow
Rev. & Mrs. Marcus Jauss
Mr. Kenneth Johnsen
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Jorgensen
Mr. Richard Jungck
Mrs. Deborah Kadera
Mr. Donald Kamtz
Ms. Laura Kenow
Dr. Jane Kercher
Dr. & Mrs. John Kinworthy
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Kirsch
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Klein
Mr. & Mrs. John Knight
Mr. Robert Koehler
Mr. & Mrs. James Koepke
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Kohlwey
Mrs. Donald Kolterman
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Korbitz
Mr. Howard Krieser
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Kruse
Dr. & Mrs. William Kuhn
Mr. & Mrs. David Kumm
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Kurz
Laminated Wood Systems
Mr. Les Lance & Ms. Linda Birkes-Lance
Mr. & Mrs. David Lange
Mr. & Mrs. Jair Larson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Laughlin
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Lemke
Mr.† & Mrs. Lowell Liedtke
Dr. & Mrs. Vern Liermann
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Lindeman
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Luebke
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Luedders
Mr. & Mrs. Merlyn Lutter
Mrs. Juanita Lutz
Mrs. Hershel Madoerin
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Malzahn
Ms. Janette Marcus
Dr. Paul & Dr. Janice Massmann
Mr. & Mrs. Art Matasovsky
Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Mattes
Mr. & Mrs. Robert McCarty
McKinney Enterprises Inc.
Memorial Health Care Systems
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Menzel
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mettenbrink
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Courtney Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Meyer
Ms. Doris Meyer
Mrs. Norma Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. John Meyerhoff
Mr. & Mrs. John Michel
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Miesner
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Miller
Glenn Mooberry Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moore
Mr. Jack Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mueller
Rev. & Mrs. Dan Myers
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Nast
Nebraska Eastern Reading Council
Nebraska Investment Service
Nebraska Womens Amateur Golf Assn.
Mr. Paul Neukirch
Dr. & Mrs. William Niebergall
Mrs. Bernard Niemann
NSK Corporation
Mrs. Helen Oldenkamp
Mr. & Mrs. Art Ortlieb
Our Savior Lutheran Church - Newton, Iowa
Pacific Hills Lutheran Church - Omaha, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Pauling
The Pentair Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Perry
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Peters
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Petersen
Rev. & Mrs. Robert Petersen
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Pfeifer
Mr. & Mrs.† Ronald Pinkepank
Glenn Pomerenke Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Pomerenke
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Pooker
Mr. Reuben Pralle
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Preston
Mr. Gene Quade
Mrs. Bonnie Quesnel
Miss Michelle Quinlan
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Ragoss
Rev. & Mrs. Thomas Ramsey
Rbb LLC
Redeemer Lutheran Church - Wauneta, Neb.
Rev. & Mrs. Dirk Reek
Mr. & Mrs. John Rehberg
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rehkop
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Reinke Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Remmers
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Renken
Mr. & Mrs. Galen Roebke
Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Roth
Mr. Allan Rowe & Ms. Heidi Hennig-Rowe
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Rozek
Dr. & Mrs. Philip Rulon
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Rutz
SallieMae
Ms. Janet Sauer
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Schaff
Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard Schamber
Mr. Leonard Schardt
Mr. & Mrs. Berne Schepman
Mr. & Mrs. David Schernikau
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Schlapkohl
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schleiger
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Schmidt Sr.
Rev. & Mrs. James Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Milton M. Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. John Schneller
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schroeder
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Schroeder
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Schroeder
Mr. & Mrs. M. Daniel Schroeder
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Schuessler
Mrs. Lois Schuetz
Miss Janice Schulz
Mr.† & Mrs. Neil Schulz
Mr. & Mrs. William Schwab
Mr. & Mrs. Ryne Seaman
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Seevers
Dr. & Mrs. John Seevers
Dr. & Mrs. Norman Sell
Mr. Daniel Semrad
Seward Jr. Women’s Club
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Siffring
Sinclair Hille & Associates Inc.
Rev. & Mrs. Steven Sirek
Dr. & Mrs. Neil Skov
Dr. & Mrs. Elmer Smith
Mr. Steven Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Sparenberg
St. John Lutheran School - Seward, Neb.
St. Paul Lutheran Church - Wauneta, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Stadie
Mrs. Paul Staebler
Mr. & Mrs. David Steinbacher
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Steinbrueck
Rev. & Mrs. John Stelling
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Stevens
Mr. & Mrs. David Stirtz
Mr. & Mrs. Byron Stolzenburg
Dr. Martin Stork
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Tensmeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Tewes
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Thies
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Trautman
Trinity Lutheran Church - Atchison, Kan.
Trinity Lutheran Church - Foster, Neb.
Trinity Lutheran Church - Roselle, Ill.
Mr. Gerald Uhlig
Union Pacific Corporation
Mr. & Mrs.† Richard Van Andel
Dr. & Mrs. Darrell Van Luchene
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Vieselmeyer
Mrs. Jan Von Seggern
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Walter
Dr. & Mrs. John Walther
Mr. & Mrs. William Webb
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Webster Jr.
Mrs. Natalie Wehrman
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wehrs
Dr. John Weinhold
Mr. & Mrs. David Wenck
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Wenck
annual report 
annual report 
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Wheeler
Miss Sarah Wickland
Dr. & Mrs. Dudley Wiest
Mr. Richard Will
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Witt
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Wolken
Mr. J. Paul Woodburn
Mr. & Mrs. James Yagow
Mrs. Jo Young
Mr. Hua Zhang
Mr. Allen Zum Hofe
Mr. Richard Zwemke
Leader’s Association
Gifts of $250 to $499
Anonymous (1)
Mr. Bob Ahrens
Ms. Doris Alberg
Mr. Joe Alejandro Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. James Allen Jr.
Mr. LaVerne Alms
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Amey
ARAMARK Management Services
Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Aufdemberge
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Augustin
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Baack
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Backhus
Mr. & Mrs.† John Baden
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Balsters
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Balzer
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bartels
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Barthel
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Barz
Mr. & Mrs. James Bass
2nd Lt. & Mrs. Jose Beaton
Dr. & Mrs. R. C. Beethe
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Beichley
Mr. & Mrs. Waldemar Bergdolt
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Berlin
Mr. & Mrs. Darwin Bettmann
Ms. Susan Betts
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Beune
Rev. & Mrs. Burnell Beyers
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Bierman
Mr. Russell Bird & Mrs. Kimberly Harsch-Bird
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Bisping
Mrs. Karen Blank
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. David Block
Rev. & Mrs. Harold Block
Mr. & Mrs. James Bode
Dr. Martha Boelter
Mr.† & Mrs. Armond Borchardt
Mrs. Dale Bork
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bowin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bowser
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Box
Mr. Ralph Brauer
Mrs. Don Braunersreuther
Rev. & Mrs. Jon Braunersreuther
Mr. Erich Bredehoeft
Ms. Norma Brengman
Mr. Herman Bretzer
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Brink
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Brockshus
Mrs. Ann Marie Brown
Mrs. Leta Brunkhorst
Mr. & Mrs. John Bruns
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Buchinger
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bullock
Mrs. Helen Bunge
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Burandt
Mr. & Mrs. William Busacker
Mr. & Mrs. Willie Bush Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Neal Castens
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Chapman
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cheney
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Cheney
Ms. Rosalyn Chmelka
Mr. & Mrs. M. R. Christensen
Rev. & Mrs. Martin Cloeter
Mr. & Mrs. Waldo Cloeter
 annual report
 annual report
Mr. & Mrs. James Coe
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Cordes
Cox Lumber Co.
Crete Glass Company
Mr. & Mrs. Milt Cross
Ms. Peggy Dankert
Rev. Bernard Danner
Mr. Carl Dantzler
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Dieckhoff
Ms. Barbara Dinsdale
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Dittmer
Mr. & Mrs. Omar Dittmer
Ms. Dawn Dorsey
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Doss
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Drews
Prof. & Mrs. Donald Dynneson
Rev. & Mrs. Alfred Ebel
Mrs. Dorothy Ebner
Mr. & Mrs. Ray G. Eggen
Mr. & Mrs. James Eggert
Mr. & Mrs. Delmar Eickmann
Mr. & Mrs. Weldon Endorf
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Epke
Mr. & Mrs. Brent Erickson
Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Erickson
ExxonMobil Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Faszholz
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ferrin
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Fillman
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. David Fitzpatrick
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Franzen
Mrs. Daniel Frerking
Mr. & Mrs. Leland Frese
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Freudenburg
Rev. & Mrs. Gerald Freudenburg
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Frieden
Mrs. Rolland Fritz
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Fugitt Jr.
H. B. Fuller Company
Ms. Mildred Furness
Prof. Betty Galen
Mrs. Robert Genrich
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Gerdts
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Gerken
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Germeroth
GFWC Seward Women Club
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Gierke
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Glanzer
Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Gloy
Mrs. Eric Goeglein
Mrs. Hollis Gordon
Gossin Agency Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Grasz
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Greig
Mr. & Mrs. Delmer Gremel
Mrs. Arlene Grienke
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gruber
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Guenther
Mrs. Alice Gunderson
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Haase
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Hahn
Mr. & Mrs. Don Hahn
Miss Lucile Hahn
Mr. & Mrs. David Hannel
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hardt
Mr. Marvin Harmes
Rev. & Mrs. Thomas Harmon
Dr. & Mrs. Delwyn Harnisch
Mr. Ray Harvie
Mr. & Mrs. William Hawke
Mr. Victor Heggemeyer
Ms. Linda Heide
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Heider
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Heidtbrink
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Heins
Mr. & Mrs. Erich Helge
Dr. & Mrs. Joel Helmer
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Helmer
Mr. & Mrs. F. Helmreich
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Herbrich
Mr. & Mrs. John Herzig
Dr. & Mrs. Guenther Herzog
Mr. & Mrs. William Hilgendorf
Mr.† & Mrs. John Hingst
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hinman
Col. Gloria Hoban & Mr. John Hoban
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Hoffman
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hoffman
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Hoffmann
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Hoffmann
Mrs. Lloyd Holsten
Mr. & Mrs. Glennis Holtmeier
Miss Kendra Hoops
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Horn
Mr. John Horn
Mr. & Mrs. Don Hough
Mrs. Anita Huber
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Huebschman
Huffman Engineering Inc.
Mrs. Edith Hunt
Ms. Amanda Husberg
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jank
Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Janzow
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Jastram
Mr. & Mrs. E. Jerry Jenson
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Jensen
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Jesser
Dr. & Mrs.† Carl Jorgensen
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Joseph
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Joyce
Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Kaiser
Mr. & Mrs. Fredric Kamprath
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kamprath
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Karloski
Mr. Ken Kasten & Mrs. Joycelyn Wiseley
Kline Kasten
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kesse Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jared Kite
Mr. Friedrich Klaus
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Knapp
Mrs. Dale Knop
Mr. & Mrs. George Knudten
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Koehnke
Mr. & Mrs. Denny Kollmeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Kolzow
Mr. & Mrs. David Koopman
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Koopman
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Kraayenbrink
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kramer
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. David Krause
Mr. & Mrs. Kermit Krieser
Mr. & Mrs. Emil Kriewaldt
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Kroger
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Krone
Ms. Janelle Krueger
Rev. & Mrs. Larry Krueger
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Krueger
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Kruse
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kruse
Dr. & Mrs. Lyle Kurth
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Kym
Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan Laabs
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Laird
Mrs. Vera Lange
Miss Wilma Langenheder
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Larson
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Lee
Mr. Ross Leonard
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Lewer
Mrs. Marilyn Lindner-Bombeck
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Lisius
Mr. & Mrs. Robert List
Mr. & Mrs. George Locke
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Lohse
Mr. & Mrs. Federico Lopez
Prof. & Mrs. James Mackie
Mr. & Mrs. Danny Magnus
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Maier
Mrs. Delmar Maier
Mr. & Mrs. Hersey Mangels
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Marquardt
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Marschman
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Masenthin
Mrs. Frances Matera
Miss Holly Matzke
Mr. & Mrs. Warren Maurer
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Maxwell
Rev. & Mrs. Herman Mayer
Mr. & Mrs. David McCarty
Miss Amy McClellan
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald McClellan
Mr. & Mrs. John McCormick
Mrs. Lisa McFarland
Mr. & Mrs. Mike McGinnis
Ms. Karen Mead
Mr. Donald Meier
Rev. & Mrs. Harlan Meier
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Joel D. Meyer
John C. Meyer & Sons Inc.
Miss Kay Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Meyer
Mrs. Ruth Meyer
Mr. Edwin Michel
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Michel
Miss Dolores Mielke
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Millard
Mrs. Helen Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Miller
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Minchow
Miss Sherry Moentmann
Mr. & Mrs. James Mol
Rev. & Mrs. James Moll
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Molzer
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Morlok
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church - Omaha, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Muehl
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Mueller
Miss Kathleen Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. Miquel R. Munoz
Rev. & Mrs. Robert Munoz
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Musfeldt
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Nafzger
Mr. & Mrs. Corey Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Nelson
Mr. Leonard S. Nelson
Mr. Lyle Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Neujahr
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Neuwirth
Nextaff
Dr. & Mrs. George Nielsen
Ms. Arlene Norris
Rev. & Mrs. Louis Nuechterlein
Mr. Robert Nuttelman
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Oetting
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Oetting
Oklahoma District LCMS
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Oldenburg
Mr. Melvin Olsen
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Olson
Mr. & Mrs. John Olson
Mr. & Mrs. George Ott
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Otte
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Otten
Mr. & Mrs. Rex Owens
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Parde
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Parton
Mrs. Janice Patschke
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pautsch
Mrs. Janice E. Pena
Mr. & Mrs. C. F. Penrose
Dr. & Mrs. Carroll Peter
Mr. Victor Peter
Ms. Bernice Pfingsten
Rev. & Mrs. Ronald Pfluger
Rev. & Mrs. Paul Philp
Rev. & Mrs. Gary Pohl
Mrs. Merlin Pohl
Mrs. Harold Pooker
Ms. Eleanor Pratt
Rev. & Mrs. Mark Press
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Price
Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Price
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Primeau
Procter & Gamble
Rev. & Mrs. Carl Pullmann
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Puls
Mr. & Mrs. Arlen Quinn
Mrs. Shirley Rauscher
Redeemer Lutheran Church - Atwood, Kan.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Reeb
Rev. & Mrs. David Reed
Mr. & Mrs. Luke Reinbolt
Mr. & Mrs. David Richterkessing
Richters Inc.
Mrs. Ruth Rickman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rikkels
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ring
Prof. Judith Ripke & Mr. Mark Ripke
Prof. & Mrs. Tim Rippstein
Rev. & Mrs. James Ristvedt
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Roberts
Mrs. Bonnie Rodenberg
Mrs. A. H. Rolfsmeier
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Rolfsmeier
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Rolfsmeier
Miss Darla Rosendahl
Mr. Paul Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rottman
Dr. & Mrs. Brent Royuk
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Royuk
Mr. & Mrs. W. Albert Rubke
Mr. Jon Rudolph
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Rugenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Salchow Jr.
Sampson Construction Co. Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Neil Sandfort
Mr. & Mrs. James Sauder
Miss Helen Schamber
Mr. & Mrs. John Schamber
Mr. Max Schamber
Ms. Carolyn Schipporeit
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schleef
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Schlichting
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Schlueter
Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt
Rev. & Mrs. Eugene Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Milton A. Schmidt
Rev. & Mrs. Scott Schmieding
Mr. & Mrs. Josh Schnakenberg
Miss Ellen Schoenbeck
Mr. & Mrs. David Schrader
Dr. Armin Schulz
Mr. & Mrs. Merle Schulz
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schutte
Mr. & Mrs. Daryl Seaman
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Seboldt
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Sedivy
Mr. & Mrs. John Senechal
Seward County Treasurer
Seward Dairy Queen
Mr. Phillip Shelp
Mrs. Lola Sievers
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Siffring
Mr. & Mrs. Norval Skov
Ms. Elizabeth Sliter
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Smith
Mr. Lawrence Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Sombke
Mr. & Mrs. William Spencer
Mr. & Mrs. Arlyn Sprecher
Sprint Foundation
St. John Lutheran Church - Alta, Iowa
St. John Lutheran Church - Topeka, Kan.
St. John Women’s League - Topeka, Kan.
St. Paul Lutheran Church - Strasburg, Ill.
St. Paul Lutheran School - Utica, Neb.
Mr. Robert Stach
State Farm Companies Foundation
Miss Maxine Steil
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Steinbach
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Steiner
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Stevens
Mr. & Mrs. Lester Stroh Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Strohschein
Mr. & Mrs. John Stucky
Suhr & Lichty Insurance Agency
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Sylwester
Rev. & Mrs. Kenneth Sype
Miss Nancy Tagge
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Taube
Mr. & Mrs. David Teasley
Rev. & Mrs. Harry R. Theiss
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Thiel
Mr. & Mrs. Chad Thies
Miss Doris Thompson
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Northern Shawnee Chapter
Mrs. Lavern Tietz
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Timm
Ms. Marcine Todd
Mrs. Robert Tonkinson
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Topel
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Treiber
Trinity Lutheran Church - Alamogordo, N.M.
Mrs. Mirium Tsui
Mr. Jeffrey Tupper
Mr. & Mrs. Brett Turley
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Uffelman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Uhing
Ms. Diane Uhlig
Union Bank & Trust Co. - Seward, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. Orville Veit
Dr. & Mrs. Erich von Fange
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Wachs
Mrs. Mildred Wallace
Mr. & Mrs. George Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Walther
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Walther
Mr. & Mrs. David Waterman
Mr. & Mrs. Perry Weber
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Weerts
Mr. & Mrs. David Wegener
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Wehling
Mr. & Mrs. David Weinz
Mr. & Mrs. William Weiss
The Weitz Company Inc.
Mrs. Evelyn Wellman
Mr. & Mrs. Norman G. Wendelin
Ms. Elaine Wendt
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis White
Wild Chiropractic Center, P.C.
Mrs. Jean Wiley
Mr. Mark Wilke
Dr. John Willhardt
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Wissing
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Witt
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wofford
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Womble
Mrs. Hugh Wright
Mrs. Willard Wurm
Dr. & Mrs. Woody Ziegler
Mr. Joseph E. Zimmerman
Mrs. Dona Zrust
Two Minute Club
Gifts of $115 to $249
Anonymous (2)
3M Foundation Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Adam
Miss Velma Adam
Mr. & Mrs. Nate Adams
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Affolter
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Ahlman
Rev. & Mrs. Richard Albers
Rev. & Mrs. Jeff Alexander
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Alles
Mr. & Mrs. William Allmen Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Allwardt
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Anschutz
Mr. & Mrs. Randall Anspach
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Apetz
Mr. & Mrs. James Armbruster
Dr. Lisa Ashby
Mrs. Julana Aufdemberge
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Baacke
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Bader
Mr. Al Baeder
Mr. & Mrs. Wes Baedke
Miss Kira Baldinger
Baldwin Farm & Trucking LLC
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Baltzell
Mr. & Mrs. Daryl Banahan
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Barlau
Ms. June Bartels
Rev. & Mrs. Marvin Barz
Dr. & Mrs. Warren Bates
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Bauer
Mrs. Harold Bauer
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Beck
Rev. John Beck
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Beck
Mr. Kevin Beck
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Becker
Mr. & Mrs. T. Todd Becker
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Beckmann
Mr. & Mrs. Dallas Beikmann
Mr. Rickey Beltz
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Bentz
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Bergdolt
Ms. Joan Bergman
Mrs. Ardis Bergquist
Rev. & Mrs. David Bergquist
Mr. & Mrs. M. Andrew Berkbigler
Rev. & Mrs. Tim Berner
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Berning
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Berning
Ms. Pamela Bernreuter
Mr. & Mrs. David Besse
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Biermann
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Bierwagen
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Birkholz
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Biskupski
Rev. & Mrs. Philip Bloch
Dr. Paula Blomenberg & Mr. Charles Rager
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Bockelman
Mr. & Mrs. Bennie Boetel
Ms. Wilma Boggs
Mrs. Sigmund Bohnet
Mrs. A. Willis Bonderson
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Borchert
Rev. & Mrs. Richard Boring
Rev. & Mrs. Ted Bourret
Mrs. Elizabeth Brandt
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Brandt
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brandt
Mr. & Mrs. David Branstetter, Sr.
Ms. Ruth Braun
Dr. & Mrs. William Braun
Ms. Marjorie Bredow
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Brehm
Mr. & Mrs. John Bremer
Mr. & Mrs. John Briggs
Ms. Willa Brinkmeyer
Mrs. John Brockshus
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brod
LTC John Bruder & Ms. Rise Foster-Bruder
Mr. & Mrs. James Bruening
Rev. & Mrs. Scott Bruick
Mrs. Loralee Bruns
Mr. & Mrs. Byron Buhr
Sources of Income
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Buhr
Roland and Claire Bunge
Mr. Russell Burcham
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burgdorf
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Burkey
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Butler
Rev. & Mrs. Charles Byer
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Campbell
Mrs. Rachel Carlow
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Carlson
Ms. Molvina Carter
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Caspersen
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Cholcher
Christ Lutheran Ladies Aid, LWML - Columbus, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Christian
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Christopher
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Claus
Mr. & Mrs. Bryce Clausen
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Clay
Ms. Janet Cloeter
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cloeter
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Coe
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Coffman
Concrete Works Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Andy Contreras
Dr. & Mrs. Gary Cooke
Ms. Lauren Corbin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cornwell
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Coslet
Miss Dorothy Costley
Ms. Margie Crosby
D. J. Bar & Grill LLC
Miss Michelle Dakai
Ms. C. Lois Daniels
Mr. & Mrs. John Daniels
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Deel
Mr. Lynn Degenhardt
Mr. & Mrs. Lavern Deke
Mrs. Rose Detloff
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dettling
Mr. & Mrs. E. Paul Dieckhoff
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Diekmann
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Dietrich
Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Dittmar
Mrs. Joe Divis
Rev. Dennis Dobbins
Ms. Gladys Doctor
Mrs. Robert Doerr
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dolan
Rev. & Mrs. Paul Droegemueller
Mr. & Mrs. Matt Duchek
Mr. & Mrs. Darold Duerr
Mr. & Mrs. James Duitsman
Eastridge Elementary PTO
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Eberle
Mr. & Mrs. James Edwards
Mrs. Jane Ehlers
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Eickmann
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Eickmeier
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Eilers
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Einem
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, York, Neb.
Mr. Lon Erwin
Mrs. Yvonne Eschmann
Synodical Subsidy 1%
Federal & State Aid 1%
Other Income 7%
Gifts & Grants 15%
Endowment Support 7%
Tuition & Fees 69%
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annual report 
Ms. Susan Eubanks
Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Eulert
Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Evers
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Faszholz
Mrs. Ginny Federwitz
Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Ficken
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Filter
Rev. & Mrs. Henry Fingerlin
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Fink
Rev. & Mrs. Stuart Firnhaber
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. George Fish
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Fittje
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Flandermeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Flesner
Mrs. Janice Foley
Ms. Angela Folkerts
Mr. Robert Foster Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Frank
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Franzenburg
Mrs. Alfred Freitag
Ms. Lois Frerking
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Allen Freudenburg
Mr. Donald Freudenburg
Mr.† & Mrs. Donald L. Freudenburg
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Freudenburg
Mr. Ronald Freudenburg
Mr. Robert Friedrich
Mr. Ronald Friedrich
Rev. & Mrs. Joel Fritsche
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Fuchs
Duane Gabriel, CPA
Mr. Patrick Gagan
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Galusha
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Garner
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Gastler
Rev. & Mrs. Leonhardt Gebhardt
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Gehle
Mr. & Mrs. David Geidel
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Geidel
Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Geisler
Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Gellerman
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Gengenbach
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Gerken
Rev. & Mrs. Oscar Gerken
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Gerkensmeyer
Dr. Renea Gernant
Mrs. Irene Gieselman
Mrs. Amy Gill
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Giru
Mr. & Mrs. J. Paul Glahn
Dr. Linn Erickson & Mrs. Brenda Glenn Erickson
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Gnuse
Mr. & Mrs. Loren Goehner
Rev. & Mrs. Jeremy Gorline
Ms. Becky Graef
Rev. & Mrs. David Graef
Rev.† & Mrs.† Arthur Graf
Mr. & Mrs. H. Lee Graff
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Grasz
Mrs. Adelbert Grau
Greene House
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Grefe
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Grillot
Rev. & Mrs. James Groerich
Mr. & Mrs. Al Groff
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gross
Ms. Victoria Grundmeier
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Gudgel
Rev. Paul Guebert
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gutknecht
Mrs. Norman Gutz
Miss Carol Haak
Rev. & Mrs. Mark Haas
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Haas
Miss Paula Haase
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hageman
Dr. John & Janis Haggstrom
Ms. Carol Hagle
Mr. & Mrs. Rodger Hahn
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hannon
Mr. & Mrs. William Hansen
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Hardin
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Harman
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Harmening
Mr. & Mrs. Myron Harms
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Harnisch
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Harp
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Harries
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Hartig
Mrs. Don Hartmann
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hartmann
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hast
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hauschildt
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hayek
Mr. Leo Heidemann
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Heidorn
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Heidorn
Dr. & Mrs. William Heinicke
Mr. Harold Heins
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Heinz
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Heise
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Helms
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Hencye
Rev. & Mrs. Nathan Henschen
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Henschen
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hentzen
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hergenrader
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hermann
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hermann
Rev. & Mrs. Robert Hess
Mr. & Mrs. Rich Hill
Mr. & Mrs. Don Hingst
Miss Dianne Hinz
Mr. & Mrs. Newell Hoback
Mr. Mark Hockemeier & Mrs. Jodi Groeteke
Mr. Marvin Hoehne
Mr. & Mrs. W. John Hoener
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Holle
Dr. & Mrs. Herman Holste
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Holtmeier
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Holtorf
Rev. & Mrs. Merlin Holtzen
Dr. Michelle Reeb Homp & Mr. Gerald Homp
Mrs. Michele Hosmon
Rev. & Mrs. Claude Houge
Mr. & Mrs. Riley Hubach
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hubner
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Huedepohl
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Hulse
Dr. & Mrs. David Hult
Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Hunter
Immanuel Lutheran Church - Daykin, Neb.
Mrs. Ruth Immerfall
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Irwin
Ms. Marie Isern
Mrs. Norma Jacob
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Jagels
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Janousek
Ms. Linda Janssen
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Jedele
Dr. Julius Jenkins
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Jenkins
Mr. Theron Jenkins & Mrs. Simone
Odwin-Jenkins
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Jensen
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Jeppesen
Mrs. LaDonna Jesske
Mrs. Irma Joern
Dr. & Mrs. K. Johannsen
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Johannsen
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Johnk
Ms. Cynthia Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Junghans
Rev. & Mrs. Arnold Jurchen
Mrs. Doris Justus
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Kalkwarf
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kammerlohr
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kard
Mr. Brian Karnatz
Mrs. Vera Katzberg
Mr. & Mrs. Merle Keilig
Mrs. Lawrence Keiser Jr.
Rev. & Mrs. Adrian Kelly
Mrs. Margaret Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kelzer
Rev. & Mrs. Paul Kern
Mr. & Mrs. David Kertz
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Keseman
Keyboard Kastle
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Kierstead
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Kindle
Mr. & Mrs. Orville Kirchner
Rev. & Mrs. Duane Kirchner
Mr. & Mrs. William Kittler
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kitzmann
Kiwanis Club Of Seward
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein
Mr. & Mrs. James Klockziem
Mr. Paul Kluempers
Ms. Beverly Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Koch
Dr. Sara Koelling & Mr. Karl Koelling
Mr. Charles Kohlmeyer
Ms. Virginia Kohtz
Mr. Sujay Kollipara
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Kolsrud
Martin and Peggy Koopman
Mr. & Mrs. W. Koslan
Ms. Ann Kotopka
Dr. Glenn Kraft
Miss Phyllis Kraft
Mrs. Lois Kramer
Mr. & Mrs. David Kramer
Mrs. Dorothy Kreick
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Krieser
Dr. & Mrs. Kurt Krueger
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Krueger
Dr. & Mrs. David Kruse
Mr. Elmer Kruse
Ms. Faye Kruse
Mr. & Mrs. John Kuehn
Mr. Anthony Kuhlmann
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Kuhlmann
Mrs. Emil Kurth
Mr. & Mrs. John Kutz
Ms. Agnes Lacy
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Lambrecht
Dr. Priscilla Lawin
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lawrence
Mr. & Mrs. Travis Lebo
Lee’s Refrigeration
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Lelle
Mr. & Mrs. Pat Leupold
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Lewandowski
Mr. & Mrs. Merle Lietz
Lindner Painting Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. William Lochmann
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Logan
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Long
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Lorenz
Mr. & Mrs. John Lottes
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lovegrove
Dr. & Mrs. David Luce
Mr. & Mrs. James Ludwig
Types of Gifts
Types of Gifts
$16,000,000
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
Current Gifts
Bequest Gifts
Deferred Gifts
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
2002/2003
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Mrs. Bernice Luedders
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Luehrs
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Lueker
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Luhr
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lukas
Lutheran Laymens League- Iowa District West
Mr. & Mrs. David Lutz
Rev. & Mrs. Michael Lutz
Mr. & Mrs. Brendel Maier
Mrs. Lois Mannigel
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Marlatt
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Marquardt
Mrs. Melvin Marschel
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Matten
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Matter
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Matzen
Mr. & Mrs. Romney Mawhorter
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mayo
Mr. & Mrs. Tom McBride
Mr.† & Mrs. Kenneth McFarlin
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McKinney
Mr. Jay McMaster Jr.
Mrs. Paul Meehl
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Meek
Mr. & Mrs. John Meier
Mr. & Mrs. John Meiller
Mrs. Robert Melin
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Menke
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. David Meyer
Rev. & Mrs. Glenn Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Meyer
Ms. Susan Meyer
Mr. Victor Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Miesner
Ms. Joyce Mikow
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory P. Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Miskimen
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Moerbe
Mr. & Mrs. John Mohrhardt
Mr. & Mrs. Lucas Mohrman
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Moravec
Mr. & Mrs. Don Morner
Dr. & Mrs. Russell Moulds
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church - Ft. Lupton, Colo.
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Mueller
Rev. Peter Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Mueller
Mr. Tony Muller
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Mundt
Mr. Ryan Murken
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Murman
Rev. & Mrs. Kevin Murphy
Mrs. Carol Nehrig Kell
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Neujahr
Dr. & Mrs. Hank Newburn
Mr. & Mrs. R. Micheal Newton
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Nickolite
Dr. Glenn Niebling
Mrs. Frederick Niedner
Mr. & Mrs. Orville Nieman
Ms. Charlette Niemeyer
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
2006/2007
Mr. Curtis Nierman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nieting
Mrs. Kenneth Niles
Mr. Roy Nitschke & Ms. Nancy Hawthorne
Mr. & Mrs. Dalton Noack
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Nolting
Northrop Grumman Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Norton
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Nyen
Miss Megan Obermueller
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis O’Brien
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ockander
Mr. & Mrs. Ervin Oellermann
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Oestmann
Prof. & Mrs. Tim Ohlman
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Olsen
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Olson
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Olson
Mrs. Jerome Ommen
Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Opfer
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Orlowski
Mr. & Mrs. Tobin Ortstadt
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Osten
Mr. & Mrs. Merlin Oswald
Mr. & Mrs. Clemens Otten
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church - Staplehurst, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Owens
Mrs. Michael Oyler
Pac ‘N’ Save
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Pallat
Pallat & Schaefer Contracting
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Paul
Mr. Arthur Paulus
Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Pearson Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Loren Pelton
Ms. Kalika Peske
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Peter
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Peters
Mrs. Karen Peters
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Peters
Dr. Patricia Peters & Mr. Scott Peters
Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick Petersen
Mr. Harold Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Klint Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pettit
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Pfeil
Miss Rachel Pfotenhauer
Rev. & Mrs. Robert Pierce
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Pike
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Pitonyak
Mr. & Mrs. Leland Pitsch
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Pomerenke
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Powell
Mrs. Ruth Pralle
Rev. Jonathan Priest
Mr. & Mrs. John Prim
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Prochaska
Mrs. Eugene Prochnow
Mr. Ron Pushcar
Mr. Thomas Raabe
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Radke
Dr. & Mrs. Merle Radke
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Radtke
Dr. Marjorie Raess
Rev. & Mrs. Gary Rahe
Mr. & Mrs. George Rakos
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rath
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Rathe
Mr. & Mrs. Everett Rathje
Mr. Zachary Rathje
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Reed
Mrs. Irene Regener
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Rehkop
Mr. Matthew Reid & Mrs. Erica Hennig-Reid
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Reinke
Rembolt Ludtke LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Rensner
Rev. & Mrs. Paul Rhode
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rich
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ridge
Mr. & Mrs. John Rittenhouse
Mr. Rodney Robison
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Rohlfing
Mrs. Viola Rohren
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Ronning
Rev. & Mrs. Francis Rossow
Rev. & Mrs. Jerome Rossow
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Ruckle
Rev. & Mrs. Roger Ruff
Mr. & Mrs. Noel Ruhter
Mrs. Cap Rullman
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Runge
Mr. & Mrs. Lambert Runge
Mr. Gerald Ruroede
Ms. Mary Sandfort
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sandor
Mr. & Mrs. James Sanft
Mr. & Mrs. John Sasse
Mr. & Mrs. William Sasse
Mr. & Mrs. David Sawyer
SCC Small Engine Repair
Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Schacher
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Schaefer
Mr. & Mrs. John Schaefer
Ms. Margaret Schafer
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Schamber
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Schaus
Ms. Lila Scheer
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Scheid
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Scheller
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Schiefer
Mr. Arlo Schlechte
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Schleicher
Rev. & Mrs. John Schleicher
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Schleicher
Mr. & Mrs. K. H. Schlichtemeier
Mr. & Mrs. Orlyn Schlie
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schluckbier
Schluckebier Financial Services Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schmid
Dr. & Mrs. Arnold Schmidt
Rev. & Mrs. Charles Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Schmieding
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Schmieding
Miss Rebecca Schnackenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schnitker
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Schoenherr
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Schoening
School District of Elkhorn #10
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Schranz
Ms. Linda Schroeder
Dr. W. Christopher Schroeder
Mrs. George Schroll
Ms. Carolyn Schuette
Mr. & Mrs. Don Schultz
Ms. Jolene Schultz
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schultz
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Schulz
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schulze
Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred Schutz
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Schwab
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schwandt
Mr. & Mrs. Dwayne Schwarz
Mr. Richard Sebesta
Rev. & Mrs. Roger Sedlmayr
Mrs. Jean Selle
Mrs. Nita Sellman
Seward Country Club
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Shaw
Mr. Herschel Sheffield
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shelemey
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Sherman
Mr. & Mrs. David Shipley
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shouse
Mr. & Mrs. Marwan Siagian
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Siefert
Clara Sievers Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Signor
Ms. Laura Simon
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Simpson
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Sloup
Mrs. Gene Sloup
Mrs. Hulda Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Snider
Rev. & Mrs. Scott Snow
Mr. Raymond Spatz
Mr. Hans Springer
St. James Lutheran Church - Lafayette, Ind.
St. John Lutheran Church - Chester, Neb.
St. Peter Lutheran Church - North Judson, Ind.
St. Peter Lutheran Church - Orchard, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stanerson
Ms. Louise Stark
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Stavnes
Mr. & Mrs. Allyn Steffens
Ms. Gretchen Stelling
Dr. Michael Stelmachowicz
Mr. Kenneth Stelzer
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Stetzel
Ms. Carolyn Steuer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stichka
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Stiek
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Stigge
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Stirtz
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Storck
Ms. Annetta Stork
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Stover
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Strieter
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Strong
Mr. John Strutt & Ms. Audrey Jonas-Strutt
Mr. & Mrs. Bradd Stucky
Dr. & Mrs. Ross Stueber
Mr. & Mrs. Reiny Stuhr
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Stults
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Suden
Mr. & Ms. David Sweeney
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Taebel
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Taylor
Ms. Lynette Tegtmeier
Mrs. Arlene Teut
Ms. S. Kay Thaden-DeBoer
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Thaete
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Theel
Mrs. Lily Thielen
Mr. Richard Thies
Mr. Morgan Thompson
Miss Ruth Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Thorngate
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Thorp
Mr. & Mrs. John Tiedemann
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Tietz
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Tietz
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Timmerman
Mr. & Mrs. Willard Timmerman
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A.Tonniges
Ms. Brenda Topil
Tower Guild
Trinity Lutheran Church Dorcas Circle
- Glenwood, Iowa
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Troester
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Troester
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Truwe
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ungrodt
Union Bank And Trust - Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. Doris Vander Hamm
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Varner
Mr. & Mrs. George Vasilauskas
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Vegas
Mrs. Jeanette Venzke
Mrs. Chris Vogel†
Mrs. Leroy Vogel Sr.
Mrs. Claire Vogler
Mr. & Mrs. William von Kampen
Mr. & Mrs. LeMoyne Waak
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wachlin
Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Wachsmann
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Walker
Miss Kathryn Wall
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Wallace
Rev. & Mrs. Randy Walquist
Mr. J. Scot Walter & Mrs. Dianne Hobratschk
Walter
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Ward
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ward
Mr. & Mrs. Arlan Warneke
Rev. & Mrs. Paul Warnier
Mrs. Karen Warren
Mr. Charles Webb
Mrs. Deborah Wedde
Mr. & Mrs. Merlin Wedepohl Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Weeder
Miss Peggy Weidler
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wellmann
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Wenck
Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Wenck
Ms. Rory Wendelin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wendt
Mr. & Mrs. Russel Wentworth
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Werner
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Werner
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Werner
Mr. & Mrs. John Werner
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Weyer
Mrs. Sherman Whitaker
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Wiegardt
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Williams
Mrs. Carol Wilson
Mrs. Ernestine Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Clare Wiltse II
Windstream Corporation
Rev. & Mrs. Albert Wingfield
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Wintz
Rev. & Mrs. Ellsworth Wippich
Mr. & Mrs. James Wogahn
Mr. & Mrs. Lavern Wolff
Rev. & Mrs. Richard Wolfram
Mr. & Mrs. Leland Woltemath
Wood-Zabka Funeral Home
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wooster
Rev. & Mrs. Mark Zehnder
Mr. Allan Zeitz
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Zimmerman
Zion Lutheran Church - Claflin, Kan.
Dr. & Mrs. Rudy Zoch
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Zoch
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Zwick
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Calendar
December
13 Chamber Ensembles Concert, Music Center
226, 7 p.m.
14 Winter JazzFest, Weller aud., 7:30 p.m.
15 W Basketball vs. Peru, 2 p.m.
16 Handbell Concert, TLEC aud., 3 p.m.
Advent Candlelight Service, St. John Lutheran
Church, 7 p.m.
18 University-Community Band Concert, Weller
aud., 7:30 p.m.
20End of fall term
24 Christmas Break - Offices Closed, through Jan. 1
28 W Basketball at William Woods, Columbia,
Mo., 2 p.m.
29 W Basketball at Columbia, Columbia, Mo., 6 p.m.
January
5 W/M Basketball vs. Briar Cliff, 2/4 p.m.
8 W/M Basketball at Hastings, Hastings, Neb.,
6/7:30 p.m.
12 W/M Basketball at Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D.,
2/4 p.m.
Track at Haylett Invite, Crete, Neb.
14 Begin spring term
Opening Service, Weller aud., 9:30 a.m.
15M Basketball vs. Midland Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.
16 W Basketball vs. Midland Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.
18 Prospective Student Visit Day
18-19 Track at Holiday Inn Invite, Lincoln, Neb.
19Alumni Council Annual Meeting
W/M Basketball at Mount Marty, Yankton,
S.D., 2/4 p.m.
20 GENEROSITY and VISION: The Wake /
Wiegmann Collection Opening Reception,
Marxhausen Gallery, Jesse Hall, 1-4 p.m.
22 W Basketball at Dana, Blair, Neb., 7:30 p.m.
23M Basketball at Dana, Blair, Neb., 7:30 p.m.
25-26 W/M Basketball at CIT, Concordia Chicago,
Chicago, Ill.
26 Track at Charlie Foster Open, Kearney, Neb.
Track at Graphic Edge Meet, Vermillion, S.D.
27Faculty Recital, Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
29M Basketball at Doane, Crete, Neb., 7:30 p.m.
30 W Basketball at Doane, Crete, Neb., 7:30 p.m.
Visit www.cune.edu/athletics for a complete schedule.
February
2 Track at Nicely Invite, Crete, Neb.
Track at addias Classic, Lincoln, Neb.
W/M Basketball vs. Morningside, 2/4 p.m.
3 W Basketball vs. Mount Marty, 2 p.m.
5 W Basketball at Midland Lutheran, Fremont,
Neb., 7:30 p.m.
6 M Basketball at Midland Lutheran, Fremont,
Neb., 7:30 p.m.
9 W/M Basketball vs. Northwestern, 2/4 p.m.
Track at Wayne State Invite, Wayne, Neb.
Molly Hanlin & Lindsey Howell Jr. Recital,
Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
10 Art of Kunstoffice Opening Reception,
Marxhausen Gallery of Art, Jesse Hall, 1-4 p.m.
12M Basketball at Nebraska Wesleyan, Lincoln,
Neb., 7:30 p.m.
13 W Basketball at Nebraska Wesleyan, Lincoln,
Neb., 7:30 p.m.
16 Track at Dalton Open, Vermillion, S.D.
W/M Basketball at Dordt, Sioux Center, Iowa,
2/4 p.m.
David Hasseldahl Senior Recital, Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
Christy Jeppesen Senior Recital, Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
16-17 Girl’s C-Club Tournament
22-24 Boy’s C-Club Tournament
23 Track at GPAC Conference Championship,
Lincoln, Neb.
W/M Basketball vs. Dana, 2/4 p.m.
26 W/M Basketball GPAC Tournament, through
March 4
29Mark Kanitz Senior Organ Recital, St. John
Lutheran Church, 7:30 p.m.
March
2 Moby Dick Rehearsed by The Acting Company,
Seward High School aud., 7:30 p.m.
4 University-Community Band Concert, Weller
aud., 7:30 p.m.
6Osten Observatory Viewing, Osten
Observatory, 8-9:30 p.m.
6-8 Track at NAIA National Indoor Championship,
Johnson City, Tenn.
8 Shannon Mueller Senior Organ Recital, St.
John Lutheran Church, 3 p.m.
11 Way of the Cross, Weller, 6:30-8 p.m.
15-24Easter break and spring recess
25 Cross Purpose Opening Reception,
Marxhausen Gallery of Art, Jesse Hall, 1-4 p.m.
27 Honor Recital, Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.
28 Prospective Student Visit Day
28-29 Measure for Measure, Weller aud., 7:30 p.m.
29Annual Donor Thank-You Celebration
Robin Seim Senior Piano Recital, Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
April
3 Track at Midland Throws Meet, Fremont, Neb.
Osten Observatory Viewing, Osten
Observatory, 9-10:30 p.m.
4-5 Measure for Measure, Weller aud., 7:30 p.m.
5 Track at Wayne, Wayne, Neb.
Gathering of the Talents
6 Measure for Measure, Weller aud., 2 p.m.
Spring 2008 Music Tours
Alumni and friends, please join us in your area:
Chamber Choir to Southwest . Feb. 7-11
Gilbert, Ariz.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Sun City West, Ariz.; Las
Vegas, Nev.; Home concert: St. John Lutheran Church,
Feb. 17, 3 p.m.
Singers to Iowa . March 1-2
Algona; Home concert: St. Gregory the Great Seminary,
March 2, 5 p.m.
A Cappella to upper Midwest . March 12-19
Norfolk, Neb.; Yankton, S.D.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Hutchinson,
Minn.; Northfield, Minn.; Rochester, Minn.; St. Paul,
Minn.; Woodbury, Minn.; Greendale, Wis.; Sheboygan,
Wis.; Forest Park, Ill.; Home concert: St. John Lutheran
Church, March 30, 3 p.m.
Wind Ensemble to Midwest . April 10-14
Omaha, Neb.; Cedar Falls, Iowa; Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
Dubuque, Iowa; Davenport, Iowa; Home concert:
Seward High School aud., April 6, 3 p.m.
Jazz Band and Choir to Midwest . May 11-16
Omaha, Neb.; St. Louis, Mo.; St. Peters, Mo.; Jefferson
City, Mo.;Concordia, Mo.; Kansas City, Mo.; Grand
Island, Neb.; Lincoln, Neb.; Home concert: Spring JazzFest,
Weller aud., May 2, 7:30 p.m.
Visit www.cune.edu/music for complete tour details.
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