Alumni Blog

Year: 2013

  • Amy Beightol ’05

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    Erin Wilken

    Amy Beightol ’05 received her M.A. in Communication from the John Hopkins University. Amy now works at the Brookings Institution’s Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform in Washington, DC.

  • Donald Coe ’85

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    Erin Wilken

    Donald Coe ’85 was notified in November that he successfully renewed his National Board certification in the area of Early Adolescent/Science. Donald is one of 367 NBCT’s in Minnesota and is active in the Minnesota NBPTS Network.

  • John Wernz ’96 of Wealth Enhancement Group Receives 40 Under 40 Award from Direct Marketing News

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    Erin Wilken

    John Wernz ’96, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Minnesota-based Wealth Enhancement Group, has been named a recipient of the national 2012 40 Under 40 award from “Direct Marketing News.” This honor places Wernz among an influential and accomplished group of young leaders who have already left an indelible mark within their organizations…

  • Richard Bublitz ’54

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    Erin Wilken

    On January 19th at the annual Installation of the Board of Directors, Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce, Dick Bublitz ’54 will be awarded, ‘Member of the Year’. Dick has served as Ambassador in 2011, Chair, Marketing/PR Committee 2012, and will serve as Marketing VP and Board of Directors in 2013. Dick has lived in Woodland Hills, CA…

  • Syjong Xiong ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Syjong Xiong ’12 is currently an AmeriCorps member and is working as an Employment Navigator at Employment Action Center, a division of RESOURCE, Inc. within Dakota County.

  • Judy Mader ’76

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    Erin Wilken

    Judy Mader ’76 retired from the State of Minnesota/MN Pollution Control Agency in August 2012 after 27.4 years of service.

  • Josh Siebell ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Josh Siebell ’06 is starting graduate school this Spring semester 2013 at North Park University in Chicago for a degree in Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner.

  • Rolf Nelson ’62

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    Erin Wilken

    Rolf Nelson ’62 and his wife Phoebe moved in December 2012 to Golden Valley, MN.

  • Max Beyer ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Max Beyer ’12 moved to Southern Minneapolis (near Uptown) and started a job as an Application Developer Specialist and Technology Early Career Development Program (TECDP) associate at Cigna located in Eden Prairie, MN.

  • Jordan Krenik ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Jordan Krenik ’12 received a promotion and relocated to Dallas, Texas. The company he works for is called GradStaff where Jordan performs sales and recruits/consults with recent college graduates to help them find entry-level positions in the DFW area. (The company serves every metropolitan area).