Steven Clift, '90 (Minneapolis, MN) and wife Laurel welcomed their new son, Liam Thomas, on November 7, 2005.

Kevin Kulas, '90 (Inver Grove Heights, MN) has been promoted to Vice President at VEE Corporation in Minneapolis, MN, taking over the leadership reins for the booking and routing of VEE's national and international live touring family shows.

Andrew Siegal, '90 (Visalia, CA), former WSU football player and coach, has been hired as Offensive Cord./Quarterback Coach and PE Professor at The College of The Sequoias. Andrew and his family had relocated to Visalia from Dodge City, KS.

Rick Wolter, '90 (La Crescent, MN), Principal of La Crescent Senior High School, was recognized by MASSP for 20 years of service.

Kirk Bitu, '91 (Winona, MN), has been appointed Senior Vice President of Cooper Gay & Cashman in Minneapolis, MN, and will be in charge of actuarial and financial modeling. In addition to this BA degree from WSU, Kirk holds a MBA from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.

Richard Sassan, '91 (Mount Prospect, IL) has opened his own accounting practice, B & E Accounting Services, specializing in individual and small business services. Richard, a Certified Public Accountant, serves as President of this new firm.

Jodie Edwards, '92 (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) is a Social Worker for Eckerd Youth Alternatives.

James Chapple, '93 (Bloomington, MN) and wife, Karen, welcomed daughter Angelina Kristine on June 4, 2005. James is a Certified Financial Planner who manages more than 20 million dollars for approximately 200 clients.

Roxanne (Prinsen) Fry, '93 (Windsor, CO) has been named Director of Donor Services for the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado in Fort Collins.

Scott Hilpert, '93 (Cary, IL) is employed as a Financial Advisor for Smith Barney in Barrington, IL, managing personal and corporate wealth. Scott and his wife Carolyn have two children, Olivia and Andrew.

Michelle (Kueppers) Oliver, '93 (Palatine, IL) is employed at Allstate Insurance in Northbrook, IL.

Craig Stelmach and Brenda Booth, '93/'97 (Reading, MA). Brenda Booth recently completed a Master's Degree in Accounting at Suffolk University in Boston, MA. Brenda works in the tax department at Tofias, P.C.. Brenda is married to Craig Stelmach who is a Corporate Attorney for a software company in Cambridge, MA.

Denyse (Nickels) Scovell, '94 (Naples, FL) is a Special Education Teacher for Collier County Public Schools.

Theresa (Vanriper) Thoen, '94 (Austin, MN) and husband Greg are the proud parents of twin sons, James Edwin and Nicholas Ross, born on June 15, 2005.

Yvonne (Cronin) D'Arcy, '95 (Germantown, MD) was selected as the Suburban Hospital Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year and received a Lambert Foundation Award as a result of the honor. Since graduating from Winona Sate, Yvonne has worked as a Pain Management Nurse Practitioner at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, at the Sidney Kimmel Oncology Center at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD, and is currently the Pain and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner/Outcomes Manager at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD.  Yvonne also publishes regularly and presents both nationally and internationally on a variety of pain management topics. Most recently, Yvonne was the cover feature in the February 27, 2006, edition of Nursing Spectrum and was interviewed about pain management.

Fang Echo Huang, '95 (St. Paul, MN) and Dan Brown became proud parents of Nina Mary Brown on June 20, 2005 in Minneapolis. Echo started the first Peony Festival for the Twin Cities on May 26, 2005 to raise money for the China Aids Orphan Fund.  This event raised over $22,000 for the China Aids Orphan Fund, which supports over 300 Aids orphans in Henan Province for one school year.

Jason Meszaros, '95 (St. Michael, MN) was awarded a Bronze Star Medal in Afghanistan and is a veteran of the Global War on Terror. Jason was a US Army Intelligence Officer and Psychological Operations Officer for 11 years. He has spent time at the Pentagon and the CIA. Jason has real life experience in tracking, capturing, and interrogating terrorists in Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Guantanomo Bay.

Tracy (Grendler) Moe, '95 (Little Falls, MN) and husband Mark welcomed son Cullen Thomas on July 2, 2005.

Gregory and Kimberly (Berndt) Moeller, '95/'96 (Appleton, WI) had a beautiful baby girl on October 1, 2005 named Macy Alexa. Gregory is employed with the Wisconsin DNR as a Conservation Biologist/Stormwater Specialist in Green Bay, WI. Kimberly is a Litigation Paralegal working for the Chicago based law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Appleton specializing in medical malpractice defense litigation.

Brent Kvam, '96 (Shakopee, MN) is married and has two children, ages 4 and 2. Brent received his doctorate in chiropractic medicine in November 2001 and currently owns a clinic in Eden Prairie, MN called HealthStar Chiropractic Center.

Linda (Leib) Praught, '96 (Wyoming, MN) is employed as a Medical Social Worker for Healtheast Hospitals in the Twin Cities and also for Fairview Lakes Regional Healthcare Center in Wyoming, MN. She and husband Chuck have three children, Noah (6), Joseph (3), and Grace (6 months).

Andria (Brudeseth) Skrypez, '96 (Ham Lake, MN) married Todd Skrypez on October 22, 2005. Andria is a Realtor with RHS Realty in Plymouth, MN.

Kathryn (Hauser) Slusher, '96 (Minneapolis, MN) has filmed a small role in the Robert Altman directed motion picture “A Prairie Home Companion”. The movie is expected to be released and in theaters by fall 2006.

Tracy Bergemann, '97 (Minneapolis, MN) received her PhD in biostatistics at the University of Washington in 2004. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Biostatistics at the University of Minnesota with research that focuses on statistical genetics and applications in oncology.

Julie (Lund) Earle, '97 (Rochester, MN) RN, BSN, RT(T), OCN, has received the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Excellence in Radiation Therapy Award.  Julie is a radiation oncology nursing supervisor at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.  "I am extremely humbled and honored to have been nominated by my colleagues and selected by the Oncology Nursing Society as the recipient of the 2006 ONS Excellence in Radiation Therapy Nursing Award," said Julie.  "Working in radiation therapy and being a member of ONS has provided me numerous rewarding experiences.  Thank you." Julie received her associated of arts in nursing degree from Rochester Community College in Rochester, her bachelor of science in nursing degree from Winona State University in Rochester, and is currently working on her master of science in nursing degree from University of Phoenix. She is an active member of the Southeast Minnesota Chapter of ONS, the ONS Radiation Special Interest Group (SIG), the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing.

Paul Eberhardt, '97 (Mesa, AZ) and wife Beth became new parents to daughter, Riley Mae, on January 13, 2006. Paul is the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, AZ. He is currently completing his Master's Degree in Education with an emphasis in Sports Leadership through Virginia Commonwealth University.

Kyle and Michelle (Plein) Harper, '97/'97 (West Salem, WI). Kyle is an Information Systems Analyst for Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, and Michelle is a Middle School LD Teacher for Bangor School District.

Golam Jahangir, '97 (Issaquah, WA) is a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, WA.

Rachel (Hill) Smith, '97 (Johnson Creek, WI) and her husband, Donald, just moved into the new home they built together in Johnson Creek, WI. Rachel continues to work for Mercy Health System as a Marketing Specialist and continues to volunteer her time as a firefighter.

Jennifer (Sonntag) and Warren Becker, '98/'00 (Rosemount, MN) welcomed their new son, Thomas Cole, on December 27, 2005. Jennifer works for Northwest Airlines and Warren works for Ernst & Young.

Christina (Hillquist) Dahl, '98 (Mapleton, MN) along with husband Andrew welcomed their new son, Noah Andrew, in July 2005. Noah joins big sister Emma at home. Christina continues to work at Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato, MN, as an OB nurse.

Jeffrey and Rebecca (Rasmusson) Johnson, '98/'98 (Coon Rapids, MN) are the proud parents of Laura Reese, born May 28, 2005. Jeffrey is a Correctional Officer for the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center in Minneapolis, MN. Rebecca is a Paralegal for Andersen Corporation in Bayport, MN.

Wendy (Stricker) Lewis, '98 (Medford, OR) is a Professional Sales Specialist with Johnson & Johnson.

Congxian (Ling) Marter, '98 (Winona, MN) is certified as CPIM. She works as an Analyst in Research and Development at Fastenal.

Thomas McCasland, '98 (Winona, MN) is the new owner of Bullseye Tavern.

Kristen (Viner) Megill, '98 (Aurora, CO) is a Support Engineer-Design Tools for Oracle Software.

Jeannie Miller, '98 (Eau Claire, WI) is a Third Grade Teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School.

Kristin Peterson, '98 (Eden Prairie, MN) works as a Recruiter for Ambrion Inc. in Bloomington, MN.

Alison Spiegel, '98 (Janesville, WI) is the Assistant Principal at Craig High School.

Joseph and Erin (Hart) Gutsmiedl, '99/'99 (Germantown, WI) were married October 16, 2004. Erin is the Senior Living Advisor for Saint John's On The Lake, a continuing care retirement community. Joseph is the Café Specialty Manager for Barnes and Noble.

Lori (Mojsiej) and Jeremy Peterson, '99/'00 (Stillwater, MN) welcomed their first child, a boy named Durand John (D.J.), on December 4, 2005.

Jason Pitzen, '99 (Lewiston, MN) and wife Abby are the proud parents of new son, Jack Henry, born on June 6, 2005.

Charlotte Suchla, '99 (Winona, MN) is a Financial Services Officer at Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union.

Trisha (Helmle) and Aloys Wieser, '99/00 (La Crescent, MN). Trisha is currently working in Human Resources at Franciscan Skemp Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Aloys is an attorney with Wieser Law Office in La Crescent.

Last Modified: Monday, November 26, 2007 15:14 by Brooke Sherer