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Gottardo wedding

Jeremy Gottardo ’15 and Allison Kotleba ’16 were married in October 2020. They celebrated with friends and family in September 2021. Pictured above are Allison's father, Daniel Kotleba ’81; brother, Kyle Kotleba ’14; Jeremy's sister, Karissa Gottardo ’21; and friends from the classes of 1981, 1982, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2021.

Class Notes

Notices received as of Feb. 8, 2022

1956

Kenneth Peterson has prepared, for the 37th consecutive year, the Daily Bible Reading Guide for 2022 for the Canadian Bible Society. It is available in English, French and Inuktitut, as well as Papiamentu (a language of the Netherland Antilles). About five million copies have been printed and distributed.

1970

Janet Heick Burch is the president and founder of the Kiwanis Miracle League at Principal Park, a specially designed baseball park for kids with special needs, in Des Moines, Iowa.

1971

Gale Staubach Hoff volunteers at the Putnam Museum and Science Center in Davenport, Iowa, as a member of the Board of Trustees and president of the Putnam Guild. 

1976

Bill Simpkins was named the Groundwater Hero for 2021 by the Iowa Groundwater Association in recognition of his outstanding research, strong record of service and engagement with the science, and excellence in education. He retired from teaching in the Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Department at Iowa State University in 2021.

1981

Rik Baier is the CEO of Oak Dermatology, with offices in Schaumburg, Naperville, Itasca and Joliet, Ill.

1985

Gregory Actipes owns Englewood Optical in Chicago. He was named to Newsweek Magazine's list of America's Best Optometrists for 2021.
 

Burandt

Sarah Park '10 Burandt's son, Lucas Parker Burandt, was born on Nov. 17, 2021.

2002

Matthew Deans was named chief strategy officer and executive vice president of the renal division at Pentec Health Inc., a provider of patient-specific medications and in-home clinical services.

2008

Christopher Sienza is the program administrator of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. This is a joint venture between the M.D. program and the university's Ph.D. programs wherein candidates can pursue a dual M.D./Ph.D.

Cecchi

Kimberly Garner '11 and Joseph Cecchi '13

2010

Sarah Park Burandt had a son, Lucas Parker Burandt, on Nov. 17, 2021.

2011

Kimberly Garner and Joseph Cecchi ’13 were married in January 2020.

Conrad and Britta Murray Newell had a daughter, Torben Bjorkman Newell, on Oct. 29, 2021.

2013

Joseph Cecchi and Kimberly Garner ’11 were married in January 2020.

2014

Abe Duran is the head wrestling coach at Metea Valley High School in Aurora, Ill.

2015 and 2016

Jeremy Gottardo ’15 and Allison Kotleba ’16 were married in October 2020. They celebrated with friends and family in September 2021. See photo above.

Lauren Wilson

Kirby Stockwell '17 Wilson and Chris Wilson '18 had a daughter, Lauren Caroline, on Jan. 14, 2022.

2017 and 2018

Kirby Stockwell '17 Wilson and Chris Wilson '18 had a daughter, Lauren Caroline, on Jan. 14, 2022. Kirby is a social media and public relations specialist at Augustana College. Chris is an admissions counselor at Monmouth College.

Deaths

Notices received as of Feb. 8, 2022

Ruth Johnson ’48 Dugo on Dec. 28, 2021.    

Donald Swanson ’49 on Nov. 24, 2021.    

Sally Olson ’51 on Jan. 19, 2022.     

Jeannine Sandberg ’52 Blackburn on Jan. 18, 2022.    

Meryl Nielsen ’53 Dahlgren on Jan. 17, 2022.    

Richard Lohrens ’53 on April 10, 2019.    

George Schneider ’54 on Jan. 25, 2022.    

Arlan Ropp ’56 on Sept. 24, 2020. 

Audrey Liljegren ’58 Ferris on Jan. 10, 2022.    

Paul Holmstrom ’58 on Jan. 4, 2022.    

David Peters ’58 on Jan. 18, 2022.

Bernard Roth ’58 on Jan. 16, 2022.    

Phillip Strand ’63 on Nov. 14, 2021.    

Patrick Cavanagh ’74 on Jan. 4, 2022.     

Karen Burchfield ’81 on Jan. 17, 2022.


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