Cara Foster, '00 (Apple Valley, Minn.) is a Field Communication Project Specialist in the home office at Lifetouch Portrait Studios. She says she is "up to my eyeballs" in projects like creating an LPS Staff Yearbook, an 80-page book featuring more than 250 employees, and planning all aspects of the company-wide Summer Meeting. Cara credits her time at Winona State with giving her experience and knowledge in writing, proofreading/editing and the ability to "multi-task," all of which she is putting to good use in this job-- and in planning her wedding to Rob Brotzel this fall.

Reid Gisslen, '00 (Winona, Minn.) joined the WSU Advancement Office as a prospect researcher in April and is working on his master's degree in Educational Leadership.

Todd Batta, '01 (Washington, DC) is a deputy scheduler for Senator Tom Harkin.

Andrew Dikeman, '01 (Richfield, Minn.) is a process analyst for Best Buy Corporate-Marketing in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Amanda (Leonhardt) Skorr, '01 (St. Paul, Minn.) got married in July 2003 to Andrew Skorr, '02. After honeymooning in St. Lucia, Amanda is beginning her second year of law school at Hamline University.

Pete & Stacy (Lyga) Brueggen, '02 (Loveland, Colo.) Stacy is a loan officer at First National Bank of Fort Collins and Pete is an account manager at Husky International Electronics.

Amy Betcher, '02 (Sparta, Wis.) works for AmeriCorps.

Joseph Charlton, '02 (Aiea, Hawaii) is a research associate for Hawaii Agriculture Research Center in Aiea.

Rebecca Dettmann, '02 (Minnetonka, Minn.) recently returned from a trip to visit a current WSU student in Germany, Pamela Graybeal. Rebecca now focuses her attention on her duties as community service chair for Twin Cities Rotaract, a young professionals club in association with Rotary International. The group recently completed fund raising to build a playground for a low-income apartment complex in St. Louis Park, Minn. The club is excited for the construction of the playground on July 19. When construction is complete, Rebecca and her fiance, Ross Gish, will finish final details for their wedding to be held on Sept. 27 in Minnetrista, Minn.

Scott Haraldson, '02 (Stillwater, Minn.) recently returned from a two-month trip to Europe, where he used the photography skills he practiced in Winona to document travels through Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Brussels, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Michael Hemmingson, '02 (Rochester, Minn.) is a CPA for McGladrey & Pullen in Rochester.

Sara Rodesch, '02 (Burnsville, Minn.) is a graphics production assistant for Award Craft in Bloomington, Minn.

Angie Smith, '02 (San Diego, Calif.) moved to San Diego to look for work after graduating with a Nursing degree when her reserve unit was called up to serve during the war with Iraq. She and her unit trained in Washington state at a hospital trauma center to experience treatment of gunshot wounds and major injuries in preparation for their deployment. Angie has been in Iraq since April at Camp Bucca where temperatures can climb close to 140 degrees. She treats U.S. service members and EPW's (Enemy Prisoners of War) for burns as well as gunshot and shrapnel wounds. She has to bathe out of a bucket of water and says, "It's the little things in life you take for granted. Living in a third world country you appreciate those things so much more." Angie is scheduled to return from Iraq in October.

Amy Wollberg, '02 (Minneapolis, Minn.) is a personal trainer for the Calhoun Beach Club. Laura Putzer, '03 (La Crosse, Wis.) participated in the Green Bay Marathon May 18 in Green Bay, Wis. She finished 11th in her age group and reached her goal by finishing in less than four hours, at 3 hours, 55 minutes.

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