Class Notes
Notices received as of Dec. 31, 2017.
1965
Jack Crabtree was recognized by the Honorable Tim Walberg, U.S. House of Representatives, 7th District, Michigan, on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., in 2014. The following year, Jack was inducted into the Saline Area Schools Hall of Fame and nominated by the NFL as a candidate for high school coach of the year. He coached high school football for 50 years, head coach and assistant; tennis, one year; basketball, one year; track, head coach and assistant, 32 years. He served as teacher/department chair/assistant principal/director of the community education program during his tenure.
1970
Chi Omega Gamma alumnae, class of 1970, and the fall 1967 pledge class have started an annual get-together in the Chicago area. Included are: Sandy Church, Beth Holland, Laurel Olson, Leslie Olsson and Nancy Rokohl. (They report they are missing Ann Sandburg!)
1973
James Holgersson was appointed interim town manager of Moraga, Calif.
1974
Robert Fuka retired in February 2016 from UGN, Inc. after more than 40 years in accounting and administration.
1975
Steven Faulkner was promoted to chief of the Rehabilitation Services Bureau, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Iowa Department of Education.
1977
William M. Farrow III, organizer, chief executive officer, president and director of Urban Partnership Bank in Chicago, was appointed to the board of directors of WEC Energy Group.
1978
Deb Gammon is the chief financial officer for Motor Werks Auto Group, an 11-franchise auto dealership headquartered in Barrington, Ill.
1982
Joan Nicholson Baril is very excited that her daughter, Mary Beth, will be attending Augustana this fall as a member of the Class of 2022.
1986
Kai Swanson was elected president of the Rock Island County Forest Preserve Commission.
1987
Pat Shelton Luce returned to teaching after a 22-year absence raising her family. She teaches part-time general music in Vernon Hills, Ill.
1997
Kaia Holmer Holt had a son, Maxton Anders Holt, in January 2016 (Tim).
1998
Brett Carter was appointed as diversity partner for Munich Reinsurance U.S. P&C. He and his wife, Amanda, had a son, Emerson Everett Carter, on Oct. 12, 2017. Emerson joins brothers Benji and Cam.
2002
Danielle Krenz Stoddard had a son, Arthur Lee (Colin).
2003
Ruth Trier Kephart had a son, Henry, on Dec. 3, 2016.
Abigail Kendall O'Connell had a daughter, Nora Elizabeth, on Oct. 11, 2017 (Kevin; Katie, 2). Abigail is an NICU registered nurse with Nemours/A.I duPont Hospital for Children.
2004
Lindsay Harden married Scott Tanquary in June 2017.
Nick Stafford had a son, Gunner Gavin, on March 21, 2017 (Jessica; Maximus, 3).
2005
Lydia Ruelas Durán had a son, Elíseo Manuel Durán, on Nov. 4, 2017.
2006
Kristen Tansor Kelly had a daughter, Caitlin Marie, on Feb. 8, 2017 (Kevin).
2007
Melissa Cinquegrani-Pence had a son, Hudson Michael Pence, on June 28, 2017 (Jesse).
2009
Lucie VanHecke was married on campus last summer to Sean Turnipseed, a DePaul University and WIU alumnus. They planned to get married in front of the Slough, but it drained due to a broken city pipe a couple weeks before the wedding so they moved the location to the courtyard by Founders. “It was a lovely day and very special to go back to a place where I spent so much time,” Lucie said.
2010
Kelly Magoon married Sam Greenstreet on Sept. 22, 2017. She is an orthopedic physician assistant in Rockford, Ill.
2011
Dani Rogers Hoefle and Patrick Hoefle had a daughter, Lyla Jane Hoefle, on Nov. 18, 2017.
Nick Rajsky married Amy Sanders ’12 on Oct. 21, 2017. They met while studying abroad on Augustana’s 2010 East Asia term.
2012
Amy Sanders married Nick Rajsky ’11 on Oct. 21, 2017. They met while studying abroad on Augustana’s 2010 East Asia term.
2013
Andrew Heidtke married Elizabeth Hall ’15 on Oct. 7, 2017.
2015
Elizabeth Hall married Andrew Heidtke ’13 on Oct. 7, 2017.
Gary Miller continues with his standup, writing and acting. His feature film “Army and Coop” will be released in 2018. He has a production company called Best Worst Cantina.
Deaths
Notices received as of Dec. 31, 2017.
1949
Hellen Nordin Berntson on Dec. 13, 2017.
1951
Walter Lofgren on Dec. 2, 2017.
1952
Robert Sutherland on Dec. 15, 2017.
1953
Joann Olander on March 30, 2015.
1957
Paul Gustafson on Dec. 4, 2017.
1958
Kenneth Stiegel on Dec. 9, 2017.
1959
James Peterson on Nov. 22, 2017.
1961
Marilyn Newcomer Smith on Nov. 21, 2017.
1963
Eugene Schipper on Dec. 2, 2017.
1981
Cynthia Miller Hammerton on July 4, 2016.
1984
Patricia Vickroy on Dec. 9, 2017.