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fall 2008 volume 85 no. 2

Rise up!
New programs offer
new ways to serve
 From the president
brian l. friedrich

What makes a college or university great?

The annual college rankings put together by U.S. News and World Report are based on what is
coming in to an academic institution—the new students, the endowment dollars, the percentage
of alumni who support the school financially, the test scores and so forth. The rankings are based
on inputs. Again this year, Concordia faired well in those rankings. We are listed at no. 18, up a
notch from last year, in the category of Midwest Baccalaureate Colleges. We were also pleased to
hear that Concordia was included in the top ten list of the magazine’s “Great Schools, Great
Prices” list. Great news!
Another valid way to look at how the university is doing, however, is to look at the outputs—to
look at, for example, the percentage of students who go on to graduate school, achieve Fulbright
scholarships, secure employment in their chosen profession, etc. Here too, Concordia excels.
For example, four May 2008 graduates are serving as long-term missionaries in Macau, Taiwan
and Thailand. More than one-fourth of all recent candidates placed from the ten Concordias
as Lutheran teachers, directors of Christian education and ministers of music graduated from
Concordia University, Nebraska. Also, over the past five years we have sent no fewer than 60
students on to our seminaries to study for the pastoral or diaconal ministry. Dozens of our
students are accepted into graduate schools every year and many more begin careers in business
and industry.
Those two ways of measuring a school—by its inputs and outputs—cover a lot of territory, but
I’d like to suggest another measure: the ability of a school to respond to the needs of its students
and the world in innovative, mission-centered, timely ways.
In this issue of the Broadcaster you will learn about two of Concordia’s newest undergraduate
programs: ecclesiastical art and pre-deaconess. Other recent program additions include marketing
and gerontology. We are in the process of redesigning our general education curriculum,
expanding delivery systems for graduate and adult degree programs and exploring new areas of
program development for both undergraduate and graduate education. In addition, we recently
kicked off Strategic Planning 2015, a comprehensive planning initiative that will give leadership
and direction to the university as we move into the future God has prepared for us.
These are exciting times. I thank God for you and for all who make it possible for us to carry out
our mission of preparing students to serve and lead in God’s church and world.

Brian L. Friedrich
president and ceo
Concordia University, Nebraska
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Lisa A. Nickolite
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Coryn Berkbigler
Jan Koopman co ’69, GR ’75
Kristy Plander ’00
Wade Tracy ’07
Theodore Wiesehan ’04
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Lisa A. Nickolite
Whitney Stichka ’09
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University Administration
president & CEO
Rev. Dr. Brian L. Friedrich
provost
Dr. Jenny Mueller-Roebke
Associate Provost Contents
Dr. Mark Blanke
vice president for finance & operations
fe atures
David Kumm
4 Pre-deaconess program expands church work offerings
vice president for institutional advancement
Peter Kenow Concordia rolls out a 30-credit hour program for students planning
Vice President for Enrollment Management, to enter the deaconess ministry.
Student Services & Athletics
Scott Seevers
6 Ecclesiastical art program is first of its kind
An innovative new program combines theology, art
Board of Regents and hands-on learning under the guidance of
Rev. Dr. David Block, Mesa, Ariz. master artisans.
Dr. Paul Burger, Kearney, Neb.
Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich, Seward, Neb.
William Hartmann, Seward, Neb.
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Barry Holst, Kansas City, Mo.
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Dr. Ronald Pfeiffer, Memphis, Tenn.
Darla Rosendahl, Omaha, Neb. 14 Athletics
Dr. Andrew Smith, Dallas, Texas
Rev. Russell Sommerfeld, Seward, Neb. 18 Homecoming
Max Wake, Lincoln, Neb.
Rev. Karl Ziegler, Bellevue, Neb.
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 ‘Rise up
Women of the truth
Stand and sing
to broken hearts’
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(facing page) Nicole Behnken, Kate Ziegler, Jennette Morrison and Jennifer Wellman are among the women at Concordia now considering careers as
deaconesses. Behnken sees the variety of ways to serve as a deaconess to be one of the role’s advantages. “The more choices I get in one job, the better,”
she said. “That way I can serve God through other outlets than just one!” (above, left) Rev. Terence Groth
Pre-deaconess program expands church work offerings
They serve in the parish, at hospitals, as
counselors and as social workers. As deaconesses,
women can serve in a variety of roles in the
church and society and provide a feminine side
to ministry.
“The role of the deaconess can be very
broad,” said Professor Terence Groth, director
of Concordia’s new pre-deaconess program.
“Deaconesses and women in ministry are one of
the gifts that God has given to us as a church.”
When a parishioner felt distant from her
pastor while grieving the sudden loss of her
husband, Deaconess Sonja Baumeister ’85
provided additional ministry to her grief and
helped her work through the relationship with
her pastor. The role of a deaconess requires
“It was a nice complement to the pastor’s
ministry,” Baumeister said, “to have another
personality be able to step in and be supportive
of the pastor to still meet her needs. That was
like a miracle.”
This fall Concordia rolled out a 30-credit
hour program for students planning to enter
the deaconess ministry. The pre-deaconess
program includes a core of theology, counseling
and ministerial classes designed to prepare
students for a deaconess program at one of the
Concordia seminaries.
“We’re helping prepare them both with
the theological skills and a broad liberal arts
background, which is going to help them
in dealing with people,” Groth said. “Along
with that we will work with them in terms of
developing that kind of servant character that
goes along with this kind of ministry.”
While deaconesses do not have authority
to preach or administer the sacraments, they
complement the pastoral ministry through
education and human care.
“There are certain instances in which a woman
can bring her special set of skills when speaking
the Gospel and sharing Christ’s love that a man
doesn’t have in the same degree,” Groth said.
Often deaconesses seek out the overlooked
and broken. Baumeister often visits parishioners,
especially women, who are hospitalized or shut-in.
“It gives a female side to ministry and
complements the pastoral ministry rather than
competing with it,” she said.
As Concordia’s pre-deaconess program does
not constitute a major or minor, degree choices
for students enrolled in it remain as varied
as the ministerial roles of deaconesses in the
church and world.
communication skills, compassion, strong
faith and devotional life and the ability to
share her faith.
Groth has already seen a growing interest
in the program. He encouraged students
curious to join the pre-deaconess organization
and meet those already involved. First-year
Concordia students take several courses that
fit with the pre-deaconess studies, so it’s not
a decision students must commit to in their
freshman year.
Baumeister cheered the interest in the
deaconess ministry and encouraged young
women with an interest in the ministry to
explore the program.
“The lcms is realizing they have a large,
untapped body of servants who are ready to
serve,” she said. “For a woman who loves
theology and wants to deeply make her theology
a part of her vocation, whatever that vocation
is, the deaconess program is a wonderful way
to pursue that.” n
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 Sharing the Gospel
in color and form
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(facing page) Zach Schnare, an ecclesiastical art major, has had a hand in more than a dozen projects of the Center for Liturgical Art. (above, left) Mark
Anschutz, resident artist for the Center for Liturgical Art, believes that it’s vital for the education of students to take part in real projects. “If they can’t
take the things they learn in class and use it in practical ways,” said Anschutz, “then they have to do what I did for thirty years—learn it piece, by piece,
by piece. Knowing how a wide range of projects really work from beginning to end, from commission to installation, is incredibly valuable.”
Ecclesiastical art program is first of its kind
Kjersten Langewisch feels a little more pressure
when designing artwork for use in worship.
“It’s a different kind of motivation,” she said.
“You want to do your best because you’re giving it
to someone. It’s actually going to be in service.”
When Langewisch graduates from Concordia
University in May she will be among the first
to complete a major in ecclesiastical arts, the
university’s newest degree program. The program
of study helps Langewisch to create work to
enhance the worship experience.
“The artwork isn’t really about drawing
attention to itself as artwork. It’s more about
praising and serving and leading people to
think,” she said. “The art should be a service to
the people and the worship process.”
Professor Michael Strand, chairman of
Concordia’s art department and director of the
university’s Center for Liturgical Art, agrees that
a challenge of creating art for use in worship is
designing work that speaks the Gospel to the
needs and culture of the congregation.
“It’s a reflection not only of the Word and what
you’re trying to communicate theologically but
also a reflection on the church itself,” Strand said.
To the best of Strand’s knowledge Concordia’s
degree program is the first of its kind in the higher
education world. The groundbreaking nature
presents both a challenge and an opportunity.
“The problem with that is we don’t have models
to work off of,” Strand said. “But that’s the
exciting part. Our students are blazing the trail.”
Concordia’s reputation as a pioneer in
the field of ecclesiastical art took off with
the establishment of the cla. The center
provides not only a research entity within the
art department but also real-world portfolio
experience and work for students.
The center also serves as a source of ecclesiastical
art internships, a requirement for the new degree.
Concordia senior Zach Schnare is working
with Strand and Professor William Wolfram
in the cla on construction of a new altar for
Concordia with interchangeable panels for
each season.
“This isn’t like an internship that’s theoretical,”
Strand said. “When he’s done he’s going to have
a 14-foot mosaic that he’s built that will go into a
worship space at Concordia.”
Ecclesiastical art connects the art and
theology departments, with a faculty committee
comprised of professors from both departments.
In addition to an internship, the degree requires
39 credit hours of theology and art, as well as
a series of readings exploring the relationship
between theology and art.
“The idea is that the backbone for the artist’s
development is a really strong understanding of
theology and Lutheran doctrine,” Strand said.
“And that comes out in the content of the work
that you make.”
The structure of the ecclesiastical art program
allows a range of freedom in the student’s other
coursework. For Langewisch the program allows
her to earn degrees in both ecclesiastical art
and physical science studies, while earning a
minor in graphic design during her four years at
Concordia—with a bit of summer school.
Strand hopes to see future church workers
complement their dce, education, or
preseminary studies with an ecclesiastical art
degree, furthering the place of art in ministry.
As society becomes inundated with visual
images and younger generations develop as
more visual learners, Concordia’s new program
develops leaders to use images to speak the
Gospel through artwork.
“Artwork is not decoration,” Strand said. “It’s
not just stuff you hang on the wall. Artwork is a
transmitter of information.” n
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Chapel Time: Rev. Ryan Matthias,
Concordia’s new campus pastor, meets his
wife Sarah and family in Weller Hall’s lobby
as the campus gathers for chapel. The
Matthiases have two children, Sophia, 22
months, and Samuel (not pictured), 5.

Campus pastor begins ministry

Meeting Matthias
Pastor Ryan Matthias began his service as campus pastor this fall after four years
at Trinity Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa. A 2004 graduate of Concordia
Seminary in St. Louis, Matthias is adjusting from the rhythm of parish life to the
challenges of building relationships with busy students living in an iPod world.

Q&A What are your early impressions of the students?
They are a phenomenal group of young men
and women who come together from all walks
of life and different corners of the world and
suddenly become a family.
What are your principal goals in
your service as campus pastor?
The biggest and most obvious goal is that
there are students here that don’t know Christ,
and my goal is to find every single one of
them and at least talk to them and be a part
of their lives.
What are the chief challenges
facing students today?
One would be the demands on their time.
Another is that because communication is so
much easier, parents and students don’t seem
to let go quite as well as they used to. Another
is the pressure of relationships—dating, things
like that. It’s a huge challenge to balance your
student life, faith life and relationship life.
What special challenges do you expect?
I’ll mention two. One is the idea of time.
Student lives are so busy that my greatest
 faculty and staff
challenge is to say to them, “You need a
Sabbath every day—at least a time when you
can sit down and relax with the God of the
universe who says to you for a moment, ‘Be
still and I’ll be with you.’”
The second is that everybody has a cell
phone, ear phones or iPods. In the midst
of being in this place and this family, we
ignore each other so often. People just
don’t talk face to face anymore.
What do you see as some of the main
differences between parish ministry
and serving on a campus?
My day consists of a steady stream of
students who want to talk, and I love
that. Also, I don’t get to preach as much
here, and I love to preach. Another big
difference is the night hours. This summer
when I got here, I practiced staying up
late, because students come alive at 9 p.m.,
and I often need to be on campus from
9 until midnight. The good part of that
is I get to spend more time with my own
children and have lunch with my wife.
 Putting Concordia
On the map
When Dr. Joel Helmer wanted to give his students some practical
experience to reinforce the lessons of his Geography 385 course, he
decided to put Concordia on the map. Well, more of Concordia.
The key was to link student ingenuity and the power of Google
Earth and Google Maps. Google Earth, for example, already allows
a viewer to virtually fly over and zoom in to any point on the globe,
including Concordia. But even the flying powers of Superman can
get a bit old if there’s nothing to see when you’ve flown to your
destination.
Google Earth and Google Maps allow users to add items like
photos and videos to maps. So, sit and stay awhile, Superman. With
the addition of student-added material, heading to Concordia—
40º54’52” N and 97º05’23” W—gives a much richer sense of place
than what a satellite photo alone could provide.
“I wanted there to be a real-world application to the lessons on
the visual and textural sense of space and location,” said Helmer,
whose GEOG 385 class had the task of proposing what would best
communicate Concordia to the outside world.

Faculty Notes
Paul Berkbigler, assistant professor
of art, is now the director of
education for the Nebraska Chapter
of AIGA, a professional association
for design. As director, Berkbigler
will serve as the main spokesperson,
develop relationships with schools,
act as liaison between the chapter
and student chapters and assist in
coordinating events.
Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, chair of the
Department of Music, was the
featured performer and organist for
the hymn festival of the Institute on
Liturgy, Preaching, and Church Music
of the LCMS held on campus in
July. During the institute, he also led
four sectionals. This fall he was the
featured organist and speaker at the
annual church music workshop for
pastors and musicians held at Zion
Lutheran Church, Imperial, Neb., and
was one of three organists at “Organ
Spectacular!” at St. Paul United
Methodist Church, Lincoln, Neb.
Dr. Bruce Creed, professor of
communication, was a panelist
at the National Communication
Association convention in
November. His paper for the Self
Expression: Rudeness, Civility, Ethics,
and the Curious Case of Free Speech
panel was “Toward a Redefinition
of Public Space or, I’d Like to Shove
that Cell Phone Down Your Throat!”
Dr. Joel Helmer, associate professor
of geography, had an article
published in Quality Whitetails:
the Journal of the Quality Deer
Management Association titled
“Mapping Record Whitetails.”
Helmer mapped the location
of over 25,000 whitetails and
then analyzed the distribution in
relation to conservation history,
habitat preferences and wildlife
management decisions.
Jessica Kite, adjunct professor of
music, successfully defended her
master’s thesis titled “Exploring the
Implementation of Composition
in Nebraska’s Elementary Music
Classrooms” at University of
Nebraska-Lincoln.
Kim Marxhausen, adjunct professor
of education, was the keynote
speaker for the Early Childhood
Conference for Iowa District
West this year and developed an
accompanying in-service tool for the
staffs of early childhood centers and
elementary schools.
Bryan Moore, assistant professor
of English and theatre art, made a
panel presentation at the Association
for Theatre in Higher Education
National Conference in Denver,
Colo., in late July.
He also presented
a paper regarding
the influence on
audiences of what is
shared or not shared
with the audience
before the play.
Lynn Soloway, professor of art,
directed a watercolor workshop
in July at the St. Benedict Center
in Schuyler, Neb. The three-day
workshop was sponsored by the
Columbus Area Artists Guild.
Twelve artists worked with Professor
Soloway to create traditional
landscape paintings as well as
an abstract painting developed
from a print collage. Soloway also
presented her own artwork.
Dr. Kurt von Kampen, associate
professor of music, directed two
collective choirs this fall, one
comprised of several area Lutheran
elementary school choruses and
the Lutheran High School choir
from Lutheran High St. Charles in
Missouri and one of 120 freshmen
and sophomores from the
Fremont, Neb., area.
Rev. Dr. Orville Walz, former
president of Concordia University,
Nebraska in Seward and Concordia
University College of Alberta
in Canada, was honored by the
latter institution at its opening
convocation in September. Dr.
Walz received the
Christo et Ecclesia
award for his long
and meritorious
service as pastor,
teacher and
administrator, and for his significant
contributions that have inspired
and ennobled the people of God
and that have given glory to our
Lord Jesus Christ.
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Book of Esther
brought to life
on stage
Play On: Concordia began a year of dedicatory
concerts Sept. 13 and 14 for its new Casavant
Frères organ that now has pride of place in the
Music Center recital hall.
Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, chair of the Department of
Music and university organist, gave the first
concerts, selecting pieces that would reveal
the special character of the instrument’s sound
and also acknowledge the rich history of organ
pedagogy and composition at the university.
The program included some familiar hymns and
pieces such as J.S. Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in
D Minor.” Blersch also selected pieces written
by previous Concordia professors and organists
Jan Bender, Ted Beck and Charles Ore.
“It’s a very humbling experience to follow in
the footsteps of such influential musicians,”
said Blersch. “I thought that this would be
an appropriate way to honor their service
to Concordia and their contributions to the
musical community at large.”

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“Edifying” was the word that Concordia
senior Ashley Panwitz heard the most this
summer about her one-woman show on
the Book of Esther. That suited Panwitz
just fine.
“I was really grateful at how well it was
received,” said Panwitz. This summer
she gave 11 performances in Nebraska,
Wyoming and Colorado.
The show, equal parts biblical storytelling
and Bible study, aimed to reach people
with the Bible in a more vivid way than
they might usually experience.
“From the very beginning I knew I wanted
to have a Bible study,” said Panwitz. “The
reason why I always had this in mind is
that the storytelling helps people see the
Bible in a new way.”
Speaker Series Announced
Concordia faculty members have
scheduled a slate of national experts
for Looking Beyond, a new speaker
series that begins in January.
Jan. 19, Al Kuettner, “Martin Luther King
and Civil Rights: An Eyewitness Report”
Feb. 23, Eliot Brenner, “Nuclear Power:
A View from Inside the Beltway”
Feb. 24, Eliot Brenner, “A Washington View
of Nuclear Power”
March 27, Dr. Edward N. Martin, Martin &
Back to the Future: For a moment Weller auditorium Regina Maehr Lecture: “The Problem of Evil”
at Concordia looked like a theatre from the 1950s. Old-
school 3-D glasses were necessary to watch the futuristic For more information, please visit
dance duo of Peter Burr and Christopher Doulgeris of www.cune.edu/SpeakerSeries.
Hooliganship on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
James Bockelman, associate professor of art, helped
bring the multimedia show to Concordia knowing
that the performance artists would bring something
new to campus for art students and others in the
community.
Student Notes
Wendy Brown represented Concordia Nebraska
at a Lutheran Education Association planning
meeting in Chicago to set up a new student
network at LEA. The network is intended to
inform teacher education and DCE students about
LEA and about topics of interest to them. Each
Concordia University System institution sent one
representative.
Jesse Driller and Amanda Wells were chosen
to attend the Geriatric Health Career Workshop
at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
last summer. The course focused on the physical,
psychological, legal and social issues that face that
segment of the population.
Rebekah Meyer had an article published in The
Harvest, an Iowa West District publication. The
article covered the Spring Weekend activities of
the Student Activities Council as they collected
donations of school supplies for the IOWAY
mission to give to children in inner city Los Angeles
and Mexico. Meyer also traveled to LA and Mexico
over the summer on a mission trip with IOWAY.
Jordan Tucker organized a fun run to raise money
for Multiple Sclerosis after getting to know the
owner of Fast Forward Gym in Omaha, who has
MS. The race consisted of a 5k race and 1 mile
fun run, and more than 150 people participated.
The race earned around $2,500 to benefit Fast
Forward’s MS program and the Nebraska Chapter
of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society matched
the total dollar for dollar.
I NT E R NSH I P S
Emily Barlean and Carson Stokebrand
completed summer internships at Channel 8
News in Lincoln, Neb., for their communications
degrees. Samantha Hellbusch completed a
summer coaching internship at Lakeview High
School in Columbus, Neb. Danae Koopman
completed a summer internship with Madonna
Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Neb.,in the field
of exercise science. Peter Nathalang completed
a summer coaching internship at Zion Lutheran
School in St. Charles, Mo. Kourtney Rahder
completed a summer internship with Bryan-LGH
Hospital in Lincoln, Neb., in the field of exercise
science. Matt Rottmann completed a summer
internship with Triple Crown Sports in Fort Collins,
Colo., in the field of sport management. Stacy
Scheer completed a summer coaching internship
at Pierce (Neb.) High School. Melissa Tinkham
completed a summer internship with Victory
Human Performance Center in Lincoln, Neb. Emily
Wolters completed a summer internship with
Madonna ProActive (Sports Performance Area) in
Lincoln, Neb.
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(front) Anita Geisler, Kenneth Reiner.
(middle) Dr. Ralph Geisler, Joyce Kaldahl,
Col. Luke Reiner. (back) James Sanft, William
Hodgson, Robert Burger.
 alumni
Alumni honored at homecoming
Concordia’s Alumni Association honored seven
individuals and one couple with awards at a
ceremony during this year’s homecoming festivities.
Church Worker Alumnus of the Year Award
Robert Burger has spent more than 40 years
serving the students in Lutheran schools in
Missouri and Wisconsin. With a high school
diploma, bachelor’s degree and master’s degree
from Concordia, he currently teaches at Our
Redeemer Lutheran School in Wauwatosa, Wis.
He was named the 1995 Teacher of the Year by
the South Wisconsin District-lcms.
Young Alumnus of the Year Award
Damian Wolske of Canberra, Australia,
uses his knowledge of international politics,
economics and geography in his assignments
at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Wolske, a 2002 graduate of Concordia, works
as a regional source analyst and has focused
his energy until recently on Afghanistan and
Central Asia. In 2005 he was named Junior
Regional Analyst of the year for his work in the
intelligence community.
Church Leadership in Outreach Award
Kenneth Reiner has witnessed to the love and
grace of God around the world for more than
40 years. A 1960 graduate of Concordia, Reiner
spent 27 years as a teacher and headmaster
with lcms World Mission in Nigeria. He has
since spent nearly two decades translating his
extensive field experience into the active support
of missionaries as the missionary care manager at
lcms World Mission in St. Louis, Mo.
Lay Worker Alumnus of the Year
Col. K. Luke Reiner of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
uses his gifts for administration and military
tactics to serve his country in Wyoming’s
Army National Guard. Reiner graduated from
Concordia in 1986 with two bachelor’s degrees
and a commission in the Army National Guard
through the joint rotc program with the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He moved
up through the ranks to his current position
of commander of the 115th Field Artillery
Brigade and as the Wyoming National Guard’s
operations officer for all dedicated homeland
security response forces in the state. He was
deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004.
Friend of Concordia
James Sanft has demonstrated his deep
friendship to Concordia and all church workers
through his gift for understanding finances,
group insurance and employee benefits.
Graduating from Concordia in 1985, Sanft has
been a part of Concordia Plan Services of the
lcms since 1999 and is currently the president.
During his time with cps, Sanft designed
multiple health plan options to offer employers
flexibility and designed “The Church’s Plan”
to reinforce the value of church workers and
the concept of workers and employers working
together in maintaining healthy lives.
Lifetime Service Award
William Hodgson has served the educational
and spiritual ministry of Christ Lutheran School
and Church in Phoenix, Ariz., for more than 35
years. A 1972 Concordia graduate, Hodgson has
taught subjects at every grade level, Kindergarten
through 8th, and now focuses on social studies
and literature for the 7th and 8th grades while
assisting with theology and confirmation classes.
Through the Joshua Program, he brings teams
of teachers from Christ Lutheran to Concordia’s
campus for intense two-day workshops for
education students.
Honorary AlumnUS of the Year
Joyce Kaldahl of Oklahoma City, Okla.,
has been a vocal and financial supporter of
Concordia for decades. A graduate of Dana
College in 1957, Kaldahl has been the choir
director in her congregation for more than
25 years. When asked about her fondness for
Concordia, she said, “I have been so encouraged
to learn that Concordia is dedicated to the
church workers’ programs and that it clings to
solid Lutheran teachings.”
Partners in Mission and Ministry
Dr. Ralph and Anita Geisler of Manchester,
Mo., have been true partners in ministry to the
glory of God for more than 45 years at the local,
regional and synodical levels. After graduating
from Concordia in 1960, Geislers’ teaching,
administrative, dce and evangelism ministries have
taken them to Kansas, Missouri, New York, Illinois
and Nebraska. In each place, the couple has also
been consistently active in their congregations,
serving on Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
committees, youth boards, evangelism boards,
principal’s committees and convocations.
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i us!
YOU ARE INVITED TO

Concordia Invitational Tournament Homecoming, Alumni Reunion & Family Weekend

Jan. 30-31, 2009
It’s our turn. In 2009, CIT will be hosted by Concordia
University, Nebraska. Plan now to attend a full
weekend of events and cheer on the Bulldogs.
50th reunion of the 1959 college class
May 7-9, 2009
Golden reunion alumni are invited to join us on
campus during commencement weekend.
Oct. 9-11, 2009
Save the date for a weekend featuring the:
ß Grand opening of the Health, Human Performance and Athletic
Center
ß Health, Physical Education and Human Performance Reunion
ß 50th reunion of the 1959 high school class
ß Honored year reunions for the classes of 1934*, 1939*, 1944*, 1949*,
1969*, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1999 and 2004
*Includes high school

INTERNATIONAL TOURS

Israel
Grand Mediterranean
June 3-15, 2009

Cruise
Visit traditional biblical and archeological sites including
Nazareth, Galilee, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Masada and
Qumran. Meet and talk with the people of the land.
Embark on a devotional journey that will add depth and July 15-27, 2009
meaning to your spiritual life and Bible study for years to
come. Contact Dr. Mark Meehl at mark.meehl@cune.edu The CHS Class of 1959 invites all Concordia alumni
or 800-535-5494, ext. 7301, to be put on the mailing list for and friends to join them on their 50th reunion Grand
details, updates and more information. Mediterranean Cruise. The 12-day Ruby Princess cruise

Spain
departs from Spain and includes stops in Monaco, Italy,
Greece and Turkey. Reservations are due Jan. 1, 2009.
CHS ’59 Class contacts Ron and Elaine Royuk are looking
June 23-July 6, 2009 forward to hearing from you! Call 402-646-9024 or send
an e-mail to rj_royuk@hotmail.com for tour brochures
It’s not too late! You can join the Spain 2009 tour until and information.

Germany
Feb. 1, 2009. Enjoy the culture and history of Spain while
connecting with the University A Cappella Choir for at least
two concerts. Our tour of Madrid, Toledo, Seville, Cordoba
and Barcelona will include both the old and the new of
Spain. Celebrate an anniversary, reconnect with classmates
and friends and meet people who will become friends for
life. Contact the alumni office for more information.
June 2-15, 2010
Join Concordia alumni and friends with host President Brian
Friedrich on this unforgettable panoramic journey through
Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We will step back in time
to walk in the footsteps of Martin Luther and visit some of
the most significant places in his life. The world-renowned
Oberammergau Passion Play will be a highlight of this tour!
Plan now to make a pilgrimage into Lutheran Christian
history with family, classmates and friends. Contact the
alumni office to reserve your space by Feb. 1, 2009.

Special events for alumni & friends

FIND OUT MORE TODAY!
For more information, contact the
alumni office at Alumni@cune.edu or
800-535-5494, ext. 7240.
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Making the Hall: Donald Baker,
accompanied by his son Farrell,
acknowledges the crowd as he
is introduced with fellow Hall of
Fame inductees at halftime of the
Concordia homecoming football
game. Continuing from right to
left, those picured include Douglas
Martin, Dr. Carl Everts, Heather
Hercules Krause, Mindy Rohrbeck
Irvine, Lisa Splittgerber Schmidt
and Dawn Else.
Concordia’s 2008 Athletic Hall of Fame members inducted
Stephanie Schilke ’98 Hoos was a standout on
the Concordia women’s basketball team from
1994-98 as well as a national champion on the
track team during her time as a Bulldog. On the
hardwood she was a four time all-conference
performer as well as the 1997-98 niac Player of
the Year and the 1997-99 Lincoln Journal Star
Women’s College Player of the Year. During
her senior year she also led the Bulldogs to
a regular season and postseason tournament
championship in the niac, earning the No. 9
national seed in the naia National Tournament.
Hoos became the national discus champion in
1998 with a throw of 165’11”, a mark that still
tops the Concordia record books.
Donald Baker hs ’72 co ’76 was a two-sport
phenom during his time at Concordia. He
lettered three times in football and once in
wrestling. A force on the football field, Baker
carried the ball 617 yards his junior year and
earned first team All-niac honors as well as
honorable mention honors in the Lincoln Journal
Star and the Omaha World Herald. In his senior
year Baker became the top Nebraska college
rusher with 843 yards and seven touchdowns.
He was awarded first team All-niac honors
again and was named to the first teams of the
Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World Herald.
As a freshman on the wrestling team Baker had
his best season with a record of 9-1 and was the
Doane Invite Champion.
Dawn Else ’98 is one of the most decorated
female golfers in Concordia history. She
currently holds nine individual records including
the best 36- and 54-hole score for any meet (male
or female), the Seward Country Club course
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record and the best finish at the naia national
meet. In addition to her golf records, she was
awarded the naia Scholar-Athlete Award in both
her junior and senior years.
Douglas Martin ’82 lettered in swimming each
of his four years at Concordia. He holds records
in the 200-individual medley, the 100- and
200-meter butterfly as well as the 400- and
1500-meter free style. He also holds records in
the 200- and 400-yard medley, the 200-yard
butterfly and the 100, 500, and 1,650-yard
freestyle. Martin was also a member of multiple
record holding relay teams: the 400-meter and
yard medley as well as the 800-meter and yard
freestyle. He also is the Concordia pool record
holder in the 400-meter individual medley and a
member of the 800-meter freestyle relay team.
The 1997 women’s golf team was one of the
most successful teams in Concordia’s athletic
history. The squad, coached by Dr. Carl Everts,
is either tied for or holds 17 school records
in women’s golf, including the best score for
18 holes, 352; the best score for 36 holes, 709;
the best naia National Tournament score of a
Concordia team at 54 holes, 1,133 and the best
naia National Tournament finish of a Concordia
team, 18th. In addition, a majority of these
players were members of the most successful
group of female golfers in school history,
competing in the naia National golf tournament
three times during their career at Concordia.
Team members included Dawn Else ’98,
Heather Hercules ’01 Krause, Mindy Rohrbeck
’01 Irvine, Jill Saunders ’00 Baumgartel and Lisa
Splittgerber ’00 Schmidt.
Volleyball: Concordia’s volleyball team celebrates a point during its victory over Midland Lutheran Nov. 4. Football: Coach Courtney Meyer
brings together a special teams unit before the opening kickoff of the Sept. 27 game against University of Sioux Falls. Soccer: Molly Humlicek wins
the battle for a header against Kansas Wesleyan University, Sept 1. Teammate Mallorie Blanck trails behind.
Fall sports wrap up: Cross country returns to nationals
cross country
With a strong core of returning runners on the
men’s side and lots of young talent finding its
way to the front of the pack for the women,
optimism was high coming into the fall season.
The Bulldog men and women each finished as
runners-up at the 2008 gpac Championships
held in Hastings, Neb. Zach Meineke was
named the men’s Great Plains Athletic
Conference runner of the year after placing first
in the meet. Dr. Kregg Einspahr was named
gpac men’s coach of the year. Alicia Marteney
was the top finisher for the Bulldogs at the
conference meet for the women’s team.
Besides Meineke and Marteney, the other
All-gpac runners for the Bulldogs were Luka
Thor, Tyson Billings, Bryan Felker and Ann
Hershberger. Both teams went to the naia National
Championships held Nov. 22 in Kenosha, Wis.
The men were sixth at nationals, tying their best-
ever finish, and the women took 17th.
golf
The gpac unveiled its new format in 2008 as a
four-tournament qualifier system (two in the
fall, two in the spring). After two qualifiers the
women sit in tie for 9th place with Morningside
while the men find themselves in 11th place.
women’s soccer
The Concordia women’s soccer team finished the
season with a record of 6-12-0 overall and won
three of nine conference matches. The Bulldog
squad had just four upperclassmen (one senior)
and were plagued by injuries.
Statistically the Bulldogs were led by freshman
Mallorie Blanck, who tallied seven goals on the
season. Junior Shelley Hermann and sophomore
Sarah Hoffmann were both named honorable
mention All-gpac selections.
men’s soccer
First-year head coach Jason Weides led the
improved Bulldogs to a record of 6-10-2 overall,
4-6-2 in the gpac. Of the Bulldogs’ 10 losses,
eight were by two goals or fewer. Highpoints of
the season included defeating Morningside for
the first time in gpac history and making the
gpac postseason tournament for the first time
since 2001.
The Bulldogs were led statistically by a duo of
freshmen. Aaron Skipworth had 11 goals on the
season, and Kolt O’Kelly had nine. Skipworth
was recognized as a second-team All-gpac
selection while George Lara Jr. and Bryan Schranz
both made the honorable mention list.
volleyball
The 2008 volleyball team felt the growing
pains of being a young program. The Bulldogs
concluded regular-season play with a record of 9-
22, 5-11 in the gpac. Concordia entered the gpac
tournament as the seventh seed and finished
their season in the second round.
Bright spots for the Bulldogs were junior Dani
Hoagland and sophomore Chelsea Vaudt. Vaudt
and Hoagland led the Bulldogs with 237 and 229
regular season kills respectively. Hoagland was
a second team all-conference pick, and Vaudt
made the honorable mention list.
football
The Concordia football team caught the injury
bug in 2008 and finished with a record of 1-9.
At one point seven original defensive starters
were out with injury. The end of the season also
marked the end of an era as Courtney Meyer,
head coach since 1990, announced his retirement
in October.
Postseason conference honors went to
six Bulldogs: Andrew Sunderman, offensive
line, second team; Jim Landers, defensive
back, second team; the honorable mention
list included Derek Woods, Jeremy Walrath,
Jamarcus Walker and Dustin Ehlers.
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 Concordia’s cross country teams begin their season each year in Lincoln,
Neb., at the Woody Greeno Invitational, one of the larger meets in the
region. With a field that includes Division I NCAA teams and top-ranked
NAIA squads, it’s the truest test to see if all of the lonely miles logged

prayer,
during spring and summer training have paid off.
David Goeglein, left, took a moment before the race to ask for God’s care
and blessing. He was among the top-three group of runners for Concordia
and individually finished 14th out of 324 runners at the meet.
“I’ve made a prayer one of the standard things I do before a race since high

race
school,” said Goeglein. “It helps to remind me of the real reason for running
and the opportunity God has given me to shine His light.”
The Bulldog men’s squad finished fourth overall at the Woody Greeno and
took sixth place at the NAIA National Championship Race at season’s end.
The Concordia’s women’s team finished 9th at the Woody Greeno and
went on to place 17th at nationals.
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 Homecoming 2008
(right) Brommer Drive bustles with visitors to the annual
Homecoming Fair, a staple of Concordia’s homecoming
festivities since 2005. Concordia’s hopes for earning a
homecoming victory on the gridiron were dashed by
Northwestern College (Iowa), the No. 11-ranked team
in the nation at the time.
(below) Root 66 plays for those attending the fair.
Members pictured are Melanie Maxson, Andrew
Raphelt, Emily Wolters and Jon Ross.

Bruiser the Bulldog entertains Concordia fans

at the stadium on gameday. The new mascot
began his career this fall and was named by
students.

Barry Holst ’86 fields a question on the subject of business ethics and leadership at a forum held
homecoming week. Homecoming 2008 celebrated the 25th anniversary of Concordia’s business
administration program. Business alumni were invited to return and speak with current students.
Others pictured above are, from right to left, Lisa Bartels ’84 Bliss, 2nd Lt. Margaret Ingerslew ’04
(USAF), Capt. Tony Woodruff ’00 (USMC), and Col. K. Luke Reiner ’86 (USA).

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alumni news
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19 50s
Arthur Albrecht ’55 of Broomfield,
Colo., married Geraldine Castens
Aug. 2. Arthur does solar work and
serves as a trustee at his church.
Joseph House ’55
of Cuyahoga Falls,
Ohio, was honored
as the Cuyahoga
Falls Chamber of
Commerce 2008 Citizen of the
Year in May. Joe was nominated by
Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital
where he has served as a volunteer,
logging more than 3,200 hours,
since 1996. His list of community
accomplishments and awards
is long and includes service as a
parliamentarian with the Fraternal
Order of Police Associates and
member of their executive board,
principal of Redeemer Christian
School from 1963-94 and member of
numerous city boards, commissions
and committees. Joe and his wife of
56 years, Marie, have four children,
20 grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
On Dec. 31, 2007, Lloyd Willweber
’57 retired in an effort to expedite
the transition of Zion Lutheran of
Seattle in its plan to merge with two
neighboring congregations. He and
his wife, Sharon, relocated to Terra
Bella, Calif., where Lloyd is filling a
position as upper grades teacher in
the Zion Lutheran Church parish
school. Lloyd is anxious to return to
the Lord’s service and completed
the Intentional Interim Minister
course out of CNH headquarters in
Livermore, Calif.
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19 60 s
Kent Peterman
’65 of Vallejo, Calif.,
has retired after a
successful career in
teaching. He now
serves as chair of the
City of Vallejo Planning Commission,
chair of the board of Fighting Back
Partnership, secretary of the board
of Mare Island Technology Academy
and supervisor of student teachers
at St. Mary’s College in Moraga,
Calif. He and his wife, Brooksie, enjoy
traveling, especially cruising.
Cletus Pfeiffer ’65 and his wife,
Janice Brommer ’65 Pfeiffer, visited
Seward, Alaska, in June. The Pfeiffers
reside in Rochester, Minn., and highly
recommend retirement.
Doug Primeau ’67 retired June 30,
2007, from his 40-year ministry at
Peace Lutheran School in Warren,
Mich., where he served as a
classroom teacher and principal.
1970 s
Mary Faulk ’71 Mountford of
Pearland, Texas, is music director at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Houston.
Mary revitalized music at the church
by building the adult choir and
starting a popular children’s program.
Mary helped develop the DVD
Children Making Music, which was
released from the Commission on
Worship and made its debut at the
Institute for Liturgy, Preaching and
Church Music in July.
James Thomas ’72
is serving on the
faculty of Lutheran
Theological Southern
Seminary in
Columbia, S.C., as associate professor
of church and ministry and director
of African American studies.
Till We Meet Again is
Kurt Bickel ’73 and
Rich Bimler’s answer to
the mediocre meeting.
Released in January,
the book is designed
as a workbook and discussion guide
offering more than 10 strategies
for effective meetings for boards,
committees, task forces and other
groups that want to empower their
meetings.
Johnnie Driessner ’78 of Gresham,
Ore., was named executive vice
president for strategic planning at
Concordia University, Portland. He
began serving in this newly created
position in September. Johnnie
has served Concordia University,
Portland in a variety of roles for the
past 28 years.
1980s
Karen Mehl ’80 Brack of Paola,
Kan., earned a doctorate in
educational leadership from St. Louis
University on May 17. Karen is the
director of curriculum, instruction
and assessment for the Spring Hill
USD 230 School District in Spring
Hill, Kan.
Indiana State University conferred
the doctor of philosophy degree on
William Reichhart ’80 on May 3. In
addition, William earned a doctorate
in educational administration. He
resides in New Haven, Ind.
Kregg Einspahr ’82 and wife
Suzanne of Seward, Neb., welcomed
Jackson J.W. on July
15. Kregg is the head
coach for track and
cross country at
Concordia University,
Nebraska, and Suzanne works at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Michael ’83 and Kathy Plautz
’83 Vick began their 26th year of
teaching at their respective schools.
Michael is a junior high history/
physical education teacher and
athletic director at Abiding Savior
Lutheran School in Lake Forest, Calif.,
and Kathy is a preschool teacher at
Light of Christ Lutheran Preschool in
Irvine, Calif. Both are at their original
call received upon their Concordia
graduation. Michael and Kathy reside
in Lake Forest and have two sons,
Christopher, 20 and Andrew, 17.
Matthew Heibel ’84 of Lincoln,
Neb., began his ministry as principal
of Lincoln Lutheran Junior/Senior
High School on July 1.
David Van
Houten ’84 and
his wife, Robin,
announced
the birth of
granddaughter
Juliette on
May 16. Their
grandson, Kevin Michael, 3, resides
with them at their home in Caldwell,
Idaho.
Thrivent Financial Consultant
Jeffrey Kohls ’85 of Springfield, Mo.,
earned the Chartered
Financial Consultant
designation granted
by The American
College in Bryn
Mawr, Pa., in August. To earn the
designation, Jeffrey completed a
series of written examinations on a
broad range of financial topics. In
July Jeffrey qualified for Thrivent’s
prestigious Sierra level for his 2007
achievements. Approximately 575
of Thrivent’s nearly 2,600 financial
representatives qualified for the
Sierra level.
David Freudenburg ’88 was married
in 2000 and has a 17-month-old
son, Logan. David began his teaching
career at Lutheran High School
of South Florida. After the school
closed, he taught at an inner city
public high school. In addition, he
has coached boys’ varsity soccer for
15 of his 20 years in education. He
and his family reside in Jacksonville,
Fla., where David now teaches at an
alternative school.
Tom Barefoot
married Joy
Malchow ’89
on June 22. The
couple resides
in Omaha, Neb.,
where Joy is
director/teacher
at St. Mark Lutheran Preschool.
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After his Concordia graduation
Matthew Beisel ’92 began his
teaching
career at
Lutheran
School in
Chattanooga,
Tenn. He
earned a
master’s
degree in
science education at the University
of Iowa in 2000 and taught
and coached in the Iowa City
Community School District. He
went on to accept a call to teach
at Lutheran High School in Little
Rock, Ark., where he headed the
science program, taught theology
and headed the cross country
and track and field programs. He
began his position as head track
and field coach at Concordia
University Chicago in January. His
wife Jill is a physician assistant in
gastroenterology. The couple resides
in Elmhurst, Ill., with daughter
Keegan, 5.
David
Seevers ’92
and Jodi
Fougeron
were married
Oct. 19,
2007. David
is a Web
developer for
Gallup Inc., and Jodi is a firefighter/
paramedic with Lincoln Fire and
Rescue. The couple makes their
home in Gretna, Neb.
Gretchen Daubendiek ’93 Gorline
and her family relocated in July to
Cabot, Ark., where husband Jeremy is
a chaplain assigned to Little Rock Air
Force Base and Gretchen takes care
of Thomas, 5, and Andrew, 2.
In June David ’94 and Stacy Entzel
CO ’94 GR ’08 Hall moved their
home to Colorado Springs, Colo.,
where David is associate pastor/
director of human care ministries at
Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Stacy
earned a master’s degree in literacy
from Concordia University, Nebraska
in May.
Steven and Kristen Jenson ’94
Schroeder of St. Cloud, Fla.,
welcomed Samuel Peter on May 29.
He joins Caroline, 2. Kristin “retired”
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from 12 years of teaching to be a
stay-at-home mom, and Steven is a
civil engineer.
Paul Philp ’95 of St. Louis, Mo.,
earned a master of sacred theology
degree in exegetical theology from
Concordia Seminary in St. Louis on
Nov. 9, 2007, and was awarded the
degree on May 16. Paul serves as an
admission counselor at Concordia
Seminary.
Matthew and Laurie Duncan
’96 Miller celebrated the birth of
Lydia Rose on Nov. 8, 2007. The
family resides in the Cincinnati,
Ohio, suburbs
where Matt is
an aeronautical
engineer with GE
Aircraft Engines,
and Laurie enjoys
being a stay-at-
home mom.
Gerrod
Lambrecht
’97 and Sarah
Jacob were
united in
marriage on
June 21. The
couple resides
in Carmel,
Ind., where
Gerrod is
regional vice president for Magnolia
Health Systems.
Michael ’98 and Sarah Blakely ’97
Weider and their children, Gabriel, 5,
Sheralynn, 3 and Bethany, 1, relocated
to Indonesia with LCMS World
Mission in August. They teach at
Sekolah Pelita Harapan Christian
School in Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang,
south of Jakarta. Michael teaches
and assists with organizing the
international standards for the high
school and Sarah counsels and assists
in transitioning the senior students
to overseas colleges.
David CO ’99 GR ’05 and Diane
Wiese ’01 Beikmann celebrated the
birth of Camryn Pearl on June 30,
2007. Camryn
joins Claire,
4. The family
resides in
Deshler, Neb.,
where David is
principal and
seventh/eighth grade teacher of
Deshler Lutheran School, and Diane
is a stay-at-home mom.
Ryan and Sheila Cihal ’99 Douglas
and Kobe, 5 and Jace, 3, rejoiced at
the birth of
Skylar Ann
on June 20.
The family
calls Salina,
Kan., home. Ryan is a pharmaceutical
sales rep with Pfizer, and Sheila is a
stay-at-home mom.
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Chad ’00 and Laura Walhaug
’02 Thies of Lincoln, Neb., received
Talent Plus Inc. Gold Standard
Awards on Aug. 23. The award
highlights outstanding individual
performance of associates who have
gone above and beyond to meet
and exceed associate and client
expectations. The Thieses were
among 36 associates to receive the
award for the 2008 year.
Daniel Allan and Kristen King ’01
were united in marriage on Oct. 28,
2006. The couple purchased their
first home
in May in
Omaha,
Neb.,
where Dan
teaches
special
education in the Millard Public
School District, and Kristen teaches
kindergarten in the Millard District.
Jared ’01 and Jessica Joyce ’02 Kite
of Seward, Neb., rejoiced at the birth
of Sarah Elizabeth on Aug. 21. Jared
is a systems analyst/
programmer at
Concordia University,
Nebraska, and Jessica
directs the handbells
at Concordia and enjoys being a
stay-at-home mom.
Christopher Ahlman ’02 earned
a master of sacred music degree,
specializing in organ performance
and liturgical studies, from the
University of Notre
Dame in May. He and
his wife, Elizabeth,
celebrated the birth
of Thomas Stephen
on April 18. The family calls Austin,
Texas, home, where Chris is pursuing
a doctorate in organ performance
and serves a teaching assistantship
at the University of Texas under Dr.
Gerre Hancock. In addition, Chris
serves as assistant pastor at King of
Kings Lutheran Church in Round
Rock, Texas.
Catherine Heider ’02 of Houston,
Texas, received a very personalized
26.2 mile tour of San Diego, Calif., as
she ran the San Diego Rock ’n’ Roll
Marathon in May with her 80-year-
old grandfather. Catherine is in risk
management with Koch Supply and
Trading.
Adam and
Carissa Conrad
’02 Hippen
rejoiced at the
birth of Averi
Pauline on May
13. Hannah,
3, welcomed Averi home. The
family resides in Washington, Ill.,
where Carissa is DCE at Our Savior
Lutheran Church.
Jason and Joanna
Koopman ’02
Eden celebrated
the birth of
Michaela Jane on
June 4. Matthew,
3, welcomed
her home. The family resides in
Arlington Heights, Ill.
Paul ’03 and Crystal Griess ’03
Schmidt of Roca, Neb., announced
the birth of Ryker Paul on Feb. 5. Aria
 and Jozlin
welcomed
Ryker home.
Paul is
art director and illustrator at The
Minnow Project, an advertising
agency, in Lincoln, Neb., and Crystal
homeschools their children and
teaches part-time at Lancaster
Learning Link.
Scott Ash ’04 of Lincoln, Neb., was
featured in The Midlands Business
Journal’s Business Minute in June.
Scott is director of operations at
Nebraska Sports Council, where
he has been employed for 15 years.
Wife Monica is a physical education
teacher at an elementary school.
Scott and Monica are business
owners as MonaVie Distributors.
They have two children, Eli, 3, and
Tillie, born Dec. 11, 2007.
Michael ’04 and Sara DeFreece
’05 Grein were blessed by the birth
of Isaiah Michael on March 11. The
family resides in
Overland Park, Kan.,
where they serve
at Christ Lutheran
School.
next phase of training, which is due
to begin in January 2009. She has
approximately two years of training
left before she is combat ready and
regularly takes to the air in an F-15E
“Strike Eagle,” an advanced long-
range interdiction fighter and tactical
aircraft (correction from last issue).
Dave and Molly Watson ’04
Seaborn welcomed twins Marley
Kathryn and Camden Elizabeth
on June 26. The family resides in
Phoenix, Md., where Dave is an
environmental consultant, and Molly
is a stay-at-home mom.
Daryl ’04 and Rachel Spencer
’02 Werner of Unadilla, Neb.,
announced the
birth of Haleigh
May on July 19.
Daryl works at
Lincoln Benefit
Life, and Rachel is a registered nurse.
Lutheran Paul Blomenberg ’07 and Amy
Church, and Kleindienst ’07 were united in
Mandy is a marriage on July
fourth-grade 6. They reside
teacher in Lakewood,
at Christ Colo., where
Lutheran Paul teaches
School. physics and
chemistry at
David ’05 and Heather Greseth
Denver Lutheran
’03 Larson of St. Louis, Mo., were
High, and Amy
blessed by the birth of
teaches at St. John Lutheran Church
Grace Eden on June 3.
and School, also in Denver.
David is a student at
Concordia Seminary in Casey Young ’07 and Julianne
St. Louis, and Heather is a first-grade Young ’07 were joined in marriage
teacher at Immanuel Lutheran in on June 22. The couple resides in
Wentzville, Mo. Belton, Texas.
Cory ’05 and Sara Wagnitz ’04 Jonathan Jank ’08 of Lincoln, Neb.,
Rohren have relocated to Anthem, was named director of Seward
Ariz., where Cory is completing County Court Appointed Special
tests to be an advisor with Thrivent Advocates in July.
Financial and Sara teaches 3-year-
Thaddaeus
olds at Cross of Christ Christian
Tewes ’08
School.
and Jackie
Brett Muller ’06 and Heather McCullough
Welty ’06 were married on Aug. 9. ’06 were married
The couple calls Milford, Neb., home. June 7. The
couple resides in Omaha, Neb.
Preston ’06 and Megan Carpenter
’06 Schmidt of Anthem, Ariz.,

Remembering loved ones

Margaret Ingerslew ’04 of Seward,
Neb., completed Officer Training
School with the U.S. Air Force and
was commissioned on June 18. While
in OTS she competed for and earned
a slot as a Weapons Systems Officer;
she was one of very few selected for
this slot. She is now with the Navy
in Pensacola, Fla., in the Naval Flight
Officer program and awaiting her
celebrated the birth of Brayden
In Memoriam
Jose Beaton ’05 was promoted to James on June 18.
first lieutenant with the Marines in
Jeffrey York GR ’06 of Bellevue,
March. He and his wife, Liesl Barz Olive Birkes, Friend
Neb., was one of 15 teachers,
’06 Beaton, reside in Milton, Fla., Robert Garmatz HS ’38 CO ’41
chosen from 466
with daughter Addison, 1. Erwin Meyer ’41
nominations, in
Seth Clemmer ’05 and Mandy the Omaha Public Florence Landmann ’54 Engelken
Grote ’08 were married June 28. Schools who Elmer Etzler ’58
The couple calls Albuquerque, N.M., received an Alice Dahlyn Buhrdorf ’60
home where Seth is vicar at Grace Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award Jeannine Mauch ’66

About
for 2008. Jeff teaches fifth grade at Timothy Heinicke HS ’68 CO ’72
Rose Hill Elementary, where he has
been for seven years.
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 Rooted and built up
“Rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as
you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving” from Colossians (2:7)
is the theme for Concordia’s 115th academic year.

As I write this letter of appreciation to you, I do so “abounding

in thanksgiving.” During the past fiscal year, God blessed our
institutional advancement efforts in a marvelous way. Gifts, pledges
and deferred gift commitments from July 1, 2007, to June 30,
2008, totaled $12,349,701—the second highest fundraising year of
the On A Mission campaign and the third largest fundraising year
in Concordia’s history. Thanks be to God! Combined with the
previous five years’ fundraising results, the more than 11,000 gifts to
the campaign have totaled $57,462,999. Again, thanks be to God!
Rooted and built up in him
and Established in the faith,
We are now in the final year of the campaign and have neared the
just as you were taught, threshold of our $60 million goal, a goal that just a few years ago
Abounding in thanksgiving. many considered impossible. However, our God is faithful, and
Colossians 2:7 your tremendous outpouring of support has more deeply rooted
and established Concordia University, Nebraska in its mission of
preparing students to serve and lead in church and world. It will
propel us forward, and, by God’s grace, we will continue to abound
in our service to Him, His church and His world.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you dear friend for your
marvelous support of Concordia, our students, faculty and staff.
Your generous investment in preparing the next generation of those
who will proclaim the Gospel and serve as the very hands and feet
of Jesus Christ inspires and encourages all who serve in this place.

Sincerely,

Brian L. Friedrich
I L L UST R AT I O N BY M AD E LYN LO R E N ZE N ’ 0 8

president and ceo

Concordia University, Nebraska

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Honor Roll of Donors
Fellows of the Weller Society
Gifts of $10,000 or More
Anonymous (6)
Mr. Edward Amann
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Annis
Mrs. Alois Bader
Ray Becker Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Darwin Bettmann
Ms. Verna Blanke
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. David Block
Mr. & Mrs. Delmar Borchers
Carol Brauch Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Butterbrodt
Dr.+ & Mrs. Robert Cade
Cattle National Bank & Trust Company
Compass Group, USA Division
Conoco Phillips, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. John Craemer
Mr. & Mrs. Justus Craemer
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Dassow
Mr. & Mrs. John Dinkel
Rupert Dunklau Foundation, Inc.
Alvin G. Eckert Estate
Mr. & Mrs. E. H. Friedemann
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Friehe
Gainesville Community Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Gard
Grateful in Wyoming
Dr. Mary Gundelach
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Hacker
Mrs. Faye Hall
Mrs. Alice Hamburg
Mr. & Mrs. George Hammersmith
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Hoffman
Mr. & Mrs. C. G. Holthus
Mr. Milton Holtzen
Drs. Jeff & Erin Huebschman
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Hughes
Hughes Brothers, Inc.
Ferra Hunter Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Joeckel
Jones National Bank & Trust Company
Mrs. Paul Kaldahl
Mr. & Mrs. William Kernen
Kiewit Companies Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Knuth
Benjamin Kouhns Estate
Dr. & Mrs. Karl Kreft
Mr.+ & Mrs. Raymond Laabs
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Lange
LCMS Foundation
Ms. Shirley Liesener
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Lillich
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Lillich
Lutheran Community Foundation
Ms. Kristi Matus
Mr. & Mrs. Charles McCourt
The Meinders Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Meyer
Mr. Wilfred Mueller
Mr. Albert Mueller
Mr. Lester Muller
Nebraska Independent College Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Dick O’Dell
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Oelke
Dr. & Mrs. Fred Ohlde
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Oppel
Arthur amd Emma Parpart Estate
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Pooker
Drs. William & Judith Preuss
Marvin Quitmeyer Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Don Rasmussen
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Riffel
Mr. & Mrs. William Roehrs
Dr. & Mrs. John Roehrs
Mr. Richard Rossing
Mr. Gerald Ruroede
Mr. Elmer Schardt
Fred Schmid Estate
Dr. & Mrs. Allan Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Schoening
Mr. & Mrs. Waldemar Seefeldt
Mrs. Edward Steinbacher
Roland Stelzer Estate
Mr. & Mrs. William Stock
Dr. Martin Stork
Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Strieter
Mrs. Wayne Tanderup
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Tewes
The Sunderland Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Thom
The LeRoy Thom, Jean Thom &
T-L Foundation, Inc.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Mr. & Mrs. Del Toebben
Mr. Rodney Vandeberg
John Walz Estate
Clarence and Ora Zarn Estate
Rev. & Mrs. Karl Ziegler
Anna Zobel Estate
Sower Association
Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
Anonymous (2)
Drs. Rodney & Kim Becher
Mr. Rex Becker
Dr. & Mrs. R. C. Beethe
Loraine Betow Estate
Mrs. Karen Blank
Chevron Texaco Matching Program
Concordia University Guild - Seward, Neb.
Prof. & Mrs. Gilbert Daenzer
Drs. David & Grace-Ann Dolak
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Dumke
Dr. & Mrs. Carl Everts
Mr. & Mrs. Junior Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Fliege
Fountain Of Life Lutheran Church -
Sun City, Ariz.
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Brian Friedrich
Dr. & Mrs. Edwin Gerler Jr.
Mrs. Eric Goeglein
Mr. Scott Grau
Dr. Vern Harnapp
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Heidemann
Dr. & Mrs. Vance Hinrichs
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Holst
Dr. & Mrs. James Holste
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Hutsell
Immanuel Lutheran Church - Livermore, Iowa
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Jungmann
Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Klein
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Kleine
Mr. & Mrs. William Kloeber
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Knudten
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Knuth
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Kotil
Dennis B. Kouhns Memorial Endowment
Mr. & Mrs.+ Elmer Krause
Mr. & Mrs. Gerrod Lambrecht
Mrs. Welma Langseth
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Laughlin
Virgil & Janet Leckband Estate
Lexmark International, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Luebbe
Mrs. Frances Matera
Nebraska Humanities Council
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Oetting
Mr. & Mrs. Matt Owens
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Probasco
Rev. & Mrs. Ralph Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Schwan
Mr. & Mrs. Daryl Seaman
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Siepman
Wake Charitable Foundation Cornerstone Bank - York, Neb.
Mr. Edwin Wergin Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Craig-Meyer
Wheat Ridge Ministries Mr. & Mrs. Michael Daake
Dr. Mira Wiegmann & Prof. Richard Wiegmann Mr. & Mrs. John Davis
Mrs. Otto Wiemer Daws, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Williams Dell Direct Giving Campaign
Mr. & Mrs. David Witham Mr. & Mrs. Daniel DeLoach, Jr.
Mr. Ward Wolfram Deloitte Foundation
Mrs. Eldred Dierker
Associate’s Club
Mr. Ronald Dittmar
Gifts of $1,000 to $4,999
Dr. & Mrs. Warren Doerfler
Anonymous (9) Drack, Inc.
Abel Foundation The John Duda Foundation
Mr. Art Albrecht Mrs. Judy Duda
Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Allerheiligen Dr. & Mrs. Jack Duensing
Andrews Van Lines, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Charles Dull
Mr. & Mrs.+ Ted Augustin Eating Est. Seward, Inc.
Mrs. Olga Baack Mr. & Mrs. Mark Eilers
Rev. & Mrs. Thomas Baden Mr. & Mrs. Gary Einem
Miss Viola Bahls Dr. & Mrs. Kent Einspahr
Mr. Kenneth Bartels Dr. & Mrs. Kregg Einspahr
Mr. Walter Bartels Dr. Daniel Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. William Bartels Mrs. Tedi Ellison
Mrs. Guiomar Barth Mr. & Mrs. Jim Emmons
Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Baughman Mr. & Mrs. David Endorf
1st Lt. & Mrs. Jose Beaton Mr. & Mrs. Marshall England
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Beckendorf Mrs. Nancy English
Mr. Scott Becker & Ms. Kris Santerini-Becker Mr. & Mrs. David Erbach
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Beckwith Mr. & Mrs. William Evans Jr.
Mrs. Alice Beethe Mr. & Mrs. Jerald Fangmann
Mr. & Mrs. John Behrendt Mr. & Mrs. Dave Faszholz
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Beineke Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Felker
Congressman & Mrs. Douglas Bereuter Mrs. Eugene Ferg
Mr. & Mrs. Waldemar Bergdolt Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ferguson
Drs. Marvin & Shirley Bergman Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Ficken
Mrs. Ardis Bergquist Mr. & Mrs. Harry D. Fike
Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Berry Mrs. Marie Finnigsmier
Rev. & Mrs. Edward Bertram First Data Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Bickel Foundation of the Nebraska Society of CPA’s
Paul Bierwagen Estate Mr. Robert Fritz
Ms. Barbara Blanco Mr. & Mrs. Rick Fritz
Rev. & Mrs. Charles W. Blanco Elfrieda Frueh Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Werner Blank Dr. & Mrs. Leon Gebhardt
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Blanke Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Gehring
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Blase Mr. & Mrs. Dan Gengenbach
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bliss Dr. & Mrs. John Gerber
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Blomenberg Rev. & Mrs. Eugene Gierke
Mr. & Mrs. John Blomenberg Mrs. Wilhemina Giesman
Mr. Byron Bockelman Rev. & Mrs. Dan Gilbert
Prof. & Mrs. James Bockelman Fred & Mary Girbony Estate
Mr. David Bode Mr. & Mrs. J. Paul Glahn
Boeing Company Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Glanzer
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Bohlen Mr. & Mrs. Norman Glock
Ms. Katherine Bolland Mr. & Mrs. John Goeke
Mr. & Mrs. Bret Bollmann Dr. Eunice Goldgrabe
Dr. & Mrs. Ron Bork Mr. & Mrs. Merle Golnick
Harley Bovee Estate Good Shepherd Lutheran Church -
Mr. & Mrs. Kurth Brashear Collinsville, Ill.
Ms. Pauline Braun Wilma E. Gosch Charitable Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Bremer Mrs. Madora Gotsch
Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Bridges Mr. & Mrs. Robert Grabbert
Mr. & Mrs. Byron Brigham Mrs. Meurice Graff
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Brink Mr. & Mrs. Donald Grant
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Brommer Graybeal Construction Company, Inc.
Mr. William Brommer Mr. & Mrs. Frank Greene
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Brott Mr. & Mrs. Delmer Gremel
Mr. & Mrs. Brumbaugh Dr. & Mrs. Larry Grothaus
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Burnham Growth Design Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Art Busha Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Gubanyi
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. R. John Buuck Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Guenther
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Carlow Rev. & Mrs. Ralph Guetersloh
Mrs. Marcalee Carroll H & S Plumbing
Cessna Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hackmann
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Chaffee Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Hageman
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Chance Mr. & Mrs.+ Marvin Hagen
Ms. Rosalyn Chmelka Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hahn
Mrs. Marguerite Christman Mr. & Mrs. Otto Haman
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Classen Miss Elly Hardekopf
Dr. Doris Clatanoff & Mr. Duane Clatanoff Mrs. Erwin Harmening
Concordia Publishing House Rev. & Mrs. Elvin Harms
Mr. & Mrs. Warren Consoer Mrs. Don Hartmann
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Cook Mrs. Richard Hartmann
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High School 1962 33% 1943 43% 1976 24%
1929 50% 1963 22% 1944 56% 1977 15%
1930 0% 1964 16% 1945 50% 1978 21%
1931 0% 1965 26% 1946 56% 1979 26%
1932 33% 1966 26% 1947 47% 1980 23%
1933 50% 1967 26% 1948 32% 1981 19%
1934 33% 1968 38% 1949 33% 1982 23%
1935 0% 1969 23% 1950 47% 1983 27%
1936 0% 1970 39% 1951 51% 1984 19%
1937 0% 1971 21% 1952 52% 1985 20%
1938 83% 1972 25% 1953 47% 1986 22%
1939 75% 1973 16% 1954 54% 1987 23%
1940 43% 1974 10% 1955 40% 1988 23%
1941 100% College 1956 43% 1989 28%
1942 50% 1923 0% 1957 47% 1990 25%
1943 44% 1925 0% 1958 50% 1991 17%
1944 60% 1926 0% 1959 45% 1992 18%
1945 0% 1927 0% 1960 43% 1993 14%
1946 64% 1928 0% 1961 37% 1994 15%
1947 46% 1929 0% 1962 37% 1995 10%
1948 50% 1930 0% 1963 32% 1996 13%
1949 52% 1931 0% 1964 33% 1997 13%
1950 65% 1932 40% 1965 36% 1998 8%
1951 43% 1933 0% 1966 32% 1999 9%
1952 52% 1934 25% 1967 25% 2000 6%
1953 46% 1935 50% 1968 26% 2001 11%
1954 37% 1936 100% 1969 22% 2002 10%
1955 43% 1937 60% 1970 23% 2003 9%
1956 53% 1938 20% 1971 22% 2004 11%
1957 53% 1939 33% 1972 21% 2005 6%
1958 21% 1940 50% 1973 22% 2006 5%
1959 23% 1941 45% 1974 26% 2007 4%
1960 34% 1942 35% 1975 23% 2008 2%
1961 31% Reflects living alumni with an active address

Mr. & Mrs. William Hartmann Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eldor Kaiser Marathon Oil Matching Gift Program Mr. & Mrs. Art Ortlieb
Mr. & Mrs. James Hartwig Mr. & Mrs. Roger Kaiser Mr. Matt Marty & Mrs. Kayla Luehmann-Marty Pac ‘N’ Save
Ms. Sandy Harvey Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Kaiser Drs. Paul & Janice Massmann Rev. & Mrs. J. Robert Paulson
Mr. & Mrs. Herman Hebel Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Pete Kenow Mr. Patrick McGinty Mr. & Mrs. William Peters
Ms. Edith Heideman Ms. Louise Kielsmeier Dr. & Mrs. Mark Meehl Mr. Norman Petersen
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Heider Kingery Construction Company Miss Marjorie Meier Dr. & Mrs. Jerrald Pfabe
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Hellbusch Dr. & Mrs. John Kinworthy Mr. & Mrs. Ned Meier Mrs. Arnold Pfeiffer
Rev. & Mrs. David Helmer Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kirchner Memorial Health Care Systems Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Pfeiffer
Mr. & Mrs. Don Henning Mr. & Mrs. Serle Kirchner Merle’s Greenhouses, Inc. Pfizer, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Henning Mr. & Mrs. Mike Klintworth Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mettenbrink Prof. & Mrs. Robert Pflieger
Mr. & Mrs. Myron Heny Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Knapp Mr. & Mrs. Alan Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Russell Pflieger
Dr. Robert Hermann & Mrs. Julie Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Neal Koch Dr. & Mrs. David Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Pflug
Hermann Mr. Robert Koehler Mr. & Mrs. Henry Meyer Mrs. Helen Pingel
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Hershberger Mr. & Mrs. Alan Koepke Mrs. Norma Meyer Mr. Ronald Pinkepank
Mrs. John Heussman Mr. & Mrs. James Koepke Miss Rachel Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Plamann
Dr. Herman Hiesterman Mr. & Mrs. Martin Kohlwey Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Ken Pohlman
Rev. Joel Hiesterman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kolterman Dr. & Mrs. Stan Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Pomerenke
Dr. Mary Hilgendorf & Mr. Duane Hilgendorf Martin and Peggy Koopman Dr. & Mrs. Jack Middendorf Rev. & Mrs. Norman Porath
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Hintz Mr. Bruce Korte Mr. & Mrs. Harold Milbrath Mrs. Ruth Pralle
Mrs. Carolyn Hoegemeyer Helen Kouhns Estate Arthur and Gertrude M. Miller Estate Mr. Gene Quade
Mr. Patrick Hofer Mr. & Mrs. David Krenz Mr. & Mrs. Dale Miller Mr. Richard Rathke
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hoger Mr. Howard Krieser Mr. & Mrs. James M. Miller Mr. Stephen Ratz
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Holle Mr. & Mrs. Emil Kriewaldt Mr. & Mrs. Duane Miner Mr. & Mrs. John Rehberg
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul Holtorf Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kromminga Rev. & Mrs. Ray Mirly Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rehkop
Mr. DuWayne Holtzen Evelyn Kruger Estate Modern Methods, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Twane Reker
Mrs. Bohdan Horak Mr. & Mrs. Ron Kuehn Mr. & Mrs. Paul Moeller Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Rhode
Mr. Theodore Huebner Mrs. Jo Ann Kuhns Mr. & Mrs. Tim Moll Mrs. Sarah Rigby
Mr. Morris Huelle & Mrs. Velma Krueger Huelle Mrs. Emil Kurth Mr. C. Richard Morris Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rinker
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Huffman Mr. Walter Lammers Dr. Russell Mosemann Mr. & Mrs. Wilbert Robinson
Mrs. Virginia Hughes Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Langevin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mueller Dr. Jenny Mueller-Roebke & Mr. Stan Roebke
Ms. Amanda Husberg Mr. & Mrs. Donald Langewisch Dr. & Mrs. Willis Mundt Rev. & Mrs. Gerald Roggow
IBM Corporation Mr. Thomas C. Latter Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Naber Mr. & Mrs. Donald Rolfsmeier
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Irmer Paul & Sandy Lawin Mrs. Florence Natzke Herman Rope Estate
Mr. J. Paul Jacob Rev. & Mrs. Richard Lewer Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Neben Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Jacob Alta M. Lindeburg Estate Nebraska State Reading Association Mr. & Mrs. William Roundey
Mr. & Mrs. K. Kirk Jamison Mr. & Mrs. Alva Lohse Mr. Roger Neit Dr. & Mrs. Alan Runge
Mrs. Betty Janke Dr. & Mrs. Richard Luebbe Nelnet, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Lambert Runge
Mrs. Charlotte Jans Mr. William Luebbe Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Neujahr Runza, Inc.
Rev. & Mrs. Marcus Jauss Mr. Arnold Luedders Mr. Curtis Nierman Mrs. Dolores Sander
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Jerke Mrs. Margaret Lukas Valeria Nolte Estate Mr. & Mrs. Reed Sander
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Johnson Lutheran Foundation of Texas Dr. & Mrs. Stan Obermueller Mr. & Mrs. William Sandman
Dr. Jean Jones & Mr. David Jones Lutheran Good Samaritan Society - Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Oetting Rev. William Scar & Dr. Elizabeth Usher
Mr. & Mrs. James Jordan Corona Del Mar, Calif. Elmer Ohlmann Estate Rev. & Mrs. Robert Schaedel
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Jungemann Mrs. Juanita Lutz Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Ohlmann Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schafer
Mr. Lon Jungemann Mr. George Mack Mr. & Mrs. R. Warren Opel Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Schaff
Drs. John & Kristy Jurchen Dr. & Mrs. Martin Maehr Mr. & Mrs. Dale Orlowski Mr. & Mrs. Ron Schardt

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 Concordia named best value
by U.S. News and World Report
Concordia was one of 10
Midwest baccalaureate schools
to be named to U.S. News &
World Report’s 2009 “Great
Schools, Great Prices” rankings.
The specialized category
recognizes the value of the
overall education at those
schools ranked above average
academically with a large
percentage of their student
body receiving need-based aid.
More than three-quarters of
Concordia students receive aid
based on need, and 99 percent
receive some type of financial
aid. This, combined with
Concordia’s overall ranking,
made the university the only
Nebraska school in this value-
based list.
Concordia moves up in
overall U.S. News &
World Report rankings
Concordia also moved to
No. 18, up one spot, in the
overall rankings of the
Midwest baccalaureate
institutions, remaining the
highest ranked school in
Nebraska in this category.
Based on the first tier ranking
and an overall score of 64,
Concordia also compares well to
schools in other categories and
regions. Concordia Nebraska
is the top-ranked school in the
Concordia University System
and placed third among the
members of the Great Plains
Athletic Conference. Criteria
evaluated in the rankings
included academic reputation,
retention and graduation rates,
faculty resources, student
selectivity and alumni support.

Ms. Cynthia Scheer
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Scheer
Mr. & Mrs. Berne Schepman
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Schluckebier
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Schlueter
Mr. & Mrs. Arlen Schomacker
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Schram
Miss Janice Schulz
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Seevers
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Seevers
Mrs. Neal Sell
Dr. & Mrs. Norman Sell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Senkbeil
Seward Arts Council
Seward Physical Therapy Service, P.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Shaffer
Rev. & Mrs. Steven Sirek
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Skov
Dr. Londa Borer-Skov & Mr. Luther Skov
Mr. Lawrence Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Lucas Smith Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Smothers
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Sparenberg
Spatial Analytics, Inc. Kearney
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Spitsnogle
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Spiva
Sprint Foundation Matching Gift
St. Peter Lutheran Church - Gresham, Neb.
Total Giving by Source
Faculty & Staff 2% $171,964
Estate Gifts 17%
$1,194,065
Businesses,
Organizations
& Foundations
31%
$2,176,464
Churches & Church Organizations 1%
St. Peter Lutheran Church - Holyrood, Kan. Dr. & Mrs. Van Vahle
Rev. & Mrs. John Stelling Dr. & Mrs. Darrell Van Luchene
Rev. Harold Stelzer Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Van Velson
Mrs. Roland Stelzer Dr. & Mrs. A. Paul Vasconcellos
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stillahn Paul Vetter Estate
Ms. Eleanor Stolp Mr. & Mrs. Mike Vincent
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Straub Volzke Funeral Home
Mr. & Mrs. Wally Streuter Mr. & Mrs. Chad Von Kampen
Helen Strickert Estate Rev. & Mrs. Marion Von Rentzell
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Strom Mrs. Jan Von Seggern
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Strom Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Wacker
Mrs. Lois Struve Mr. & Mrs. Wilmer Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Stuewe Mr. & Mrs. Max Wake
Dr. & Mrs. John Suhr, Sr. Miss Kathryn Wall
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Swanson Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Walter
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Sylwester Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Orville Walz
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Taube Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Warneke
Mrs. Edgar Terrass Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Webster Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Terry Mr. & Mrs. Mark Weinrich
Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur Tewes Mr. & Mrs. Donald Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Thies WellnessOne of Lincoln, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. James Tobaben Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Wenck
Town & Country Masonry Contractor, Inc. Mrs. Edward Werner
Tri-Co Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Werth
Trinity Lutheran Church, Martinsberg - Ponca, Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Wiegardt
Neb. Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wiesehan
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Troester Rev. & Mrs. Lloyd Willweber
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Urban Mr. Lloyd Windfield
Lt. Col. & Mrs. Theodore Wolfram III
Mr. & Mrs. A. Wolter
Mr. & Mrs. L. K. Wolter
Mrs. Lucille Woodring
Alumni & Parents 16% Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Young
$1,090,178 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Zabka
Zabka Funeral Home
Regents & William Zimmerman Estate
Foundation
Board 12% Builder’s Club
$810,883 Gifts of $500 to $999
Anonymous (5)
Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation
Acxiom Corporation
Friends 21% Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Anschutz
$1,454,554 ARAMARK Management Services
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Arcement
$52,354 Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Aufdemberge
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Aufdemberge
Dr. & Mrs. Ted Aufdemberge
Mr.+ & Mrs. Fred Aupperle
Mr. & Mrs. Clyve Baade
Mr. John Baden
Mrs. Clara Baer
Dr. Jennifer Baker & Mr. Paul Baker
Mr. Alan Baldwin & Mrs. Janet Cheney-Baldwin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bartholomew
Mrs. Cynthia Beane
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Becker
Dr. & Mrs. Floyd Behrens
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Bek
Rev. & Mrs. Gary Bender
Mrs. Jacques Berger
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Bergt
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Beune
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Bierwagen
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Blank
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Blobaum
Mr. & Mrs. James Blomenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Boerger
Mr. John Boldt
Mrs. Joan Borchard
Dr. Vicki Boye
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Bracht
Ms. Ruth Brammeier
Miss Lillian Brandt
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Bredow
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bremer
Lt. Col. Herman Bretzer
Rev. & Mrs. Arthur Brinkmeyer
Mrs. Dara Greene Buckendahl
Ms. Mary Budde
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Buerck
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Burger
Mrs. Lana Cargill
Christ Lutheran Foundation - Lincoln, Neb.
Mr. J. Gordon Christensen
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Christian
The Clark Enersen Partners
Rev. & Mrs. Martin Cloeter
Drs. Bruce & Stacy Creed
Crown Of Life Lutheran Church - Sun City, Ariz.
Rev. Garry Dassow
Mr. & Mrs. Ron de la Motte

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Mr. & Mrs. Nickey DeRose
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul Devantier
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Dieckhoff
Mr. & Mrs. E. Paul Dieckhoff
Rev. & Mrs. David Dobbertien
Mr. & Mrs. Koy Domann
Dow Corning Corporation
Down Under Pottery
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Dubbe
Mr. & Mrs. Rollin Duensing
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dunklau
Prof. & Mrs. Donald Dynneson
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Eberhard
Mr. & Mrs. James Eggert
Ms. Ann Eggold
Mr. & Mrs. Emery Eickhoff
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Einem
Emanuel Lutheran Church - Milbank, S.D.
Mr. & Mrs. David Endorf
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Endorf
Drs. Mike & Alice Epstein
Mr. & Mrs. Len Ermold
Mrs. Cornelius Esslinger
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fehlberg
Ms Erlene Fett
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fischer
Dr. Rebecca Fisher & Mr. Scott Fisher
Drs. Kenneth & Karen Follett
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Forke
Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Fortmeyer
Mrs. Ervin Freudenburg
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Frieden
Ms. Mildred Furness
Mr. & Mrs. Quinton Furr
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gaede
Prof. Betty Galen
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron L. Gard
Mrs. Estella Garner
Mr. Gerald Geiselman
Mrs. William Geisler
Giddings & Lewis Foundation, Inc.
Eric Giebler Photography
Mr. & Mrs. John Glanzer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Glanzer
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Glawatz
Dr. & Mrs. Eldon Gleichman
Mrs. Edythe Gohr
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Goings
Mr. & Mrs. John Gossin
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Graft
Mrs. Adelbert Grau
Mr. Adam Greene
Mrs. Alice Gunderson
H & S Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
Rev. & Mrs. Loel Haak
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hall
Mr. James Hardt
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Harman
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Hauser
Mr. Yuji Hayashi
Mr. & Mrs. Orlin Heck
Mr. Victor Heggemeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Heidtbrink
Ms. Esther Heine
Governor & Mrs. Dave Heinemann
Mr. Harold Heins
Dr. & Mrs. David Held
Miss Samantha Hellbusch
Mrs. Glo Hennig
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hentzen
Mrs. Evelyn Herzberg
Mr. Paul Hillmann
Mrs. John Hingst
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Hinkle
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hinman
Miss Vaneta Hinrichs
Mr. & Mrs. Newell Hoback
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hoelz
Mr. Steve Hoffschneider
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Mr. & Mrs. Dean Hollatz Dr. & Mrs. William Niebergall Mr. & Mrs. Milton W. Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Holtorf Mrs. Loretta Niemann Mrs. Lorna Schmieding
Dr. & Mrs. LeeRoy Holtzen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nieting Mrs. Katherine Schneider
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Huckfeldt NIFCO Mechanical Systems, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. M. Daniel Schroeder
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Huebschman Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Nitschke Rev. & Mrs. Wayne Schroeder
Huffman Engineering, Inc. Mrs. Lucille Norem Mr. & Mrs. Harold Schuessler
Mrs. Irene Huffman Northwestern Mutual Foundation Dr. Armin Schulz
Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Huffman Mr. Paul Nuechterlein Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Schulze
Mrs. Elaine Hughes Oberon Adomments Mr. & Mrs. William Schwab
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Jacobsson Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Oerman Mr. & Mrs. Ryne Seaman
Ms. Betty James Mrs. Elton Ohlman Dr. & Mrs. John Seevers
Rev. & Mrs. Frank Janzow Ms. Jean Olson Mr. & Mrs. Philip Seevers
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Jeppesen Mr. & Mrs. John Olson Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Seim
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Jobe Mrs. Ernest Oppliger Seward Club Volleyball
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Jorgensen Mr. & Mrs. George Ott Seward Jr. Women’s Club
Mrs. Deborah Kadera Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Otten Shell Oil Company Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kane, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Otten Mr. Phillip Shelp
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Kautz Mr. & Mrs. Rex Owens Mr. & Mrs. Ron Siffring
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Keseman Pacific Hills Lutheran Church Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Neil Skov
Kiewit Building Group, Inc. - Omaha, Neb. Mr. & Mrs. Norval Skov
Mr. Friedrich Klaus Mrs. Edward Parker III Rev. & Mrs. Richard Skov
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Klein Mr. & Mrs. Curt Parkhurst Mr. & Mrs. Ray Sloup
Mr. & Mrs. John Knight Ms. Karen Parn Dr. & Mrs. Elmer Smith
Mr.+ & Mrs. Bradley Knudsen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Parton Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Koeller Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Paulsen Mr. Steven Smith
Mrs. Loraine Kohlwey Mr. Arthur Paulus Rev. & Mrs. Russell Sommerfeld
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Korbitz Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Perry Robert Sorensen Estate
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. David Krause Mr. Victor Peter St. John Lutheran Church - Ellisville, Mo.
Mr. & Mrs. Kermit Krieser Rev. & Mrs. Robert Petersen St. Matthews Lutheran Church -
Rev. & Mrs. Larry Krueger Mr. & Mrs. David Petrie Cedar Bluffs, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. David Kumm Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pettit St. Paul Lutheran Church - Concordia, Mo.
Mr. Les Lance & Ms. Linda Birkes-Lance Mr. & Mrs. Joel Pinnt St. Paul’s Lutheran Women’s Guild -
Mr. & Mrs. David Lange Rev. & Mrs. Gary Pohl St. Joseph, Mo.
Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Langewisch Mrs. Merlin Pohl Mrs. Paul Staebler
Rev. & Mrs. Donald Langhoff Mr. & Mrs. Gary Pomerenke State Farm Companies Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Larson Mr. Reuben Pralle Mr. & Mrs. Scott Staub
Mr. & Mrs. Travis Lebo Mr. & Mrs. Delmar Quade Mr. & Mrs. David Steinbacher
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Leckband Mrs. Bonnie Quesnel Mr. & Mrs. Paul Steiner
Mr. & Mrs. Ranney Leek Miss Michelle Quinlan Ms. Gretchen Stelling
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Lemke Mr. Thomas Raabe Dr. & Mrs. Richard Stevens
Lenox, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Alan Ragoss Mrs. Ruth Stroemer
Lincoln Pediatric Group Rev. & Mrs. Thomas Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. Bradd Stucky
Mr.+ & Mrs. Don Lippert Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Rapp Mrs. Margaret Swetnam
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Luedders Mr. & Mrs. Marlin Reiners Rev. & Mrs. Kenneth Sype
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Luehmann Dr. & Mrs. Edward Reinke Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Larry Tewes
Mr. & Mrs. Merlyn Lutter Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Renzelman Mrs. Priscilla Thate
Mr. & Mrs. Allan MacDonald Mrs. Theodore Rhode The Pentair Foundation
Prof. & Mrs. James Mackie Mr. Gerald Rinne Mr. & Mrs. Allen Timm
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Malzahn Prof. & Mrs. Tim Rippstein Mrs. Lorine Timmermann
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Manning Mrs. A. H. Rolfsmeier Mr. & Mrs. Gene Toepke
Mr. & Mrs. Art Matasovsky Miss Darla Rosendahl Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Tonjes
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Matter Mr. & Mrs. Steven Rozek Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Topel
Miss Amy McClellan Mr. & Mrs. Noel Ruhter Town & Country LWML - Sacramento, Calif.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald McClellan Mrs. Otto Sahn + Dr. & Mrs. Paul Trautman
Mr. & Mrs. Errol McGlaughlin Mr. Max Schamber Trinity Lutheran Church - Atchison, Kan.
Mr. & Mrs. John Meier Dr. & Mrs. Albert Scharen Trinity Lutheran Church - Peoria, Ill.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Meier Mr. & Mrs. Arlan Schellhorn Trinity Lutheran Church - Roselle, Ill.
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Schimm Mr. & Mrs. Paul Troester
Mr. & Mrs. Courtney Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schleiger Dr. Janell Uffelman & Mr. Ron Uffelman
Mr. & Mrs. David Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Dale Schmidt Sr. Union Pacific Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Milton A. Schmidt Verizon Foundation
Ms. Doris Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Meyer
Miss Kay Meyer Campaign
Campaign ProgressProgress as 30,
as of June of June
200830, 2008
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Meyer $70,000,000
Mr. & Mrs. John Meyerhoff
$57,462,999
Miss Dolores Mielke $60,000,000
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Miesner
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Miller $50,000,000 $45,113,298
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Moderow $40,000,000 $34,944,963
Mr. & Mrs. John Moentmann
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Molzer $30,000,000
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Morlok $20,679,769
Mr. Leslie Morris $20,000,000
$13,809,130 Capital
Mrs. Viola Mueller
Mr. Douglas Murray & Ms. Joan Miller-Murray $10,000,000 $5,836,191 Endowment
Mr. & Mrs. Merwin Nathan
Mrs. Velma Nathan $0
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Ms. Nancy Wachs Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Brockshus
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Wachs Rev. & Mrs. Scott Bruick
Mr. & Mrs. Arlan Warneke Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Brunkhorst
Weathercraft Company of Lincoln Mrs. Leta Brunkhorst
Mr. & Mrs. William Webb
Mrs. Helen Wegehaupt
Mrs. Natalie Wehrman
Mr. & Mrs. John Bruns
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Buescher
Mrs. Helen Bunge open its doors for
commencement
Mr. & Mrs. David Wenck Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Burger
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Wheeler Mr. & Mrs. William Busacker
Mr. Richard Will Rev. & Mrs. Mark Bussert
Willmar Electric Service Mr. & Mrs. Neal Castens
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Witt Caterpillar Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Wolken Mr. & Mrs. Rollin Cattau The arena section of the new Health, Human Performance
Mr. J. Paul Woodburn Mr. & Mrs. Jay Cattle
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Woolery Mr. & Mrs. Mark Chapin and Athletic Center will be ready to host the May 2009
Mrs. Hugh Wright Mr. & Mrs. Gary Chapman commencement ceremony, according to Pete Kenow,
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Wright Mr. Norbert Charleswood
Mr. & Mrs. James Yagow Mr. & Mrs. M. R. Christensen
vice president for institutional advancement. The new
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ziegler Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Christjaener facility will also serve as the site of the Nebraska District
Zion Lutheran Church - Claflin, KS Mr. & Mrs. Waldo Cloeter lcms Convention in June and the celebration of the 125th
Mr. Richard Zwemke Mr. & Mrs. Roy Coffman
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Zwick Concordia Bookstore anniversary of St. John Lutheran School of Seward in July.
Mr. Daniel Conkling Fall 2009 will find all hhpac classrooms in use, and the
Leader’s Association Mr. & Mrs. Andy Contreras
Gifts of $250 to $499 Mr. & Mrs. Martin Cordes
volleyball and basketball teams will be in the new building
Anonymous (4) Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Cordt during the 2009-10 academic year. Grand opening for the
3M Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Coslet arena is set for homecoming weekend.
48 Bowl, Inc. Mrs. Beverly Creed
Abendmusik Mr. & Mrs. Milt Cross
Ms. Peggy Dankert
Fundraising continues
Miss Velma Adam
Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Adams Rev. Bernard Danner Construction costs of $23 million have been secured
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Aegerter Dan’s Golf Shop through fundraising and bonds, according to Kenow, and
Mr. Bob Ahrens Mr. Carl Dantzler
Ms. Doris Alberg Mrs. Rose Detloff fundraising efforts now focus on furnishings for the arena
Mr. & Mrs. James Allen, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dickhudt and fieldhouse. “About $2.7 million remain to be raised
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Dittmer
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Allen
Dr. & Mrs. Clarence Dockweiler
for furnishings,” says Kenow.
Mrs. Irma Alpers
American Express Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Doll The last phase of the project, the renovation of the
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Amey Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dollase current physical education building, is estimated to cost
Anheuser-Busch Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Drews
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Aurich Mr. & Mrs. George Duerr $10 million.
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Baack Rev. & Mrs. Alfred Ebel
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Balsters Mrs. Dorothy Ebner
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Balzer Rev. & Mrs. David Ebs Mr. & Mrs. Terry Gerdts Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Helmer
Ms. Sandra Barber Edward D. Jones Investment Company Mr. & Mrs. Lenard Geres Mr. & Mrs. DeWayne Hempelmann
Rev. & Mrs. Steve Barckholtz Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Eickmeier Rev. & Mrs. Oscar Gerken Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Hencye
Mr. & Mrs. David Bathke Miss Karla Einspahr Mr. & Mrs. Paul Germeroth Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hergenrader
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Paul Eisenbraun Rev. & Mrs. Charles A. Gierke Mrs. Arthur Herpolsheimer
Rev. & Mrs. Wesley Baumeister Elite Custom Technology Rev. & Mrs. John Gierke Rev. & Mrs. Robert Herring
Mr. Kevin Beck Mr. & Mrs. Weldon Endorf Dr. & Mrs. Paul Gierke Mr. Vernon Herzberg
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Becker Mr. Elmer Engelbart Dr. & Mrs. Herman Glaess Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hight
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Beckman Entergris Matching Gift Program Mr. & Mrs. Harold Gohl Mr. & Mrs. Don Hingst
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Beckmann Mr. & Mrs. Todd Epke Mrs. Hollis Gordon Mrs. Donald Hinkel
Bella Vista Lutheran Church - Bella Vista, Ariz. Mr. & Mrs. Brent Erickson Grace Lutheran Church - Platte Center, Neb. Mr. & Mrs. Mel Hintz
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Bentz Mr. & Mrs. James Erxleben Mr. & Mrs. Peter Grass Hinz Music
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Bergdolt Exxon Mobil Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Duane Grasz Mr. Mark Hockemeier & Mrs. Jodi Groeteke
Miss Carolyn Bergt Mr. & Mrs. Charles Falk Mr. & Mrs. Michael Greig Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Hoerauf
Mr. & Mrs. M. Andrew Berkbigler Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Faszholz Mr. & Mrs. Allen Grohn Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hoffman
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Berlin Mr. Walter Faszholz Mrs. Cecelia Grosse Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hofman
Mr. & Mrs. Boyd Beune Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ferrin Mr. & Mrs. Peter Grothaus Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Hollman
Rev. & Mrs. Burnell Beyers Mr. & Mrs. Fred Fillman Mr. & Mrs. Steven Haase Dr. & Mrs. Robert Holtz
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Birkholz Mr. & Mrs. Karl Fink Miss Lucile Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Paul Holtzen
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Birtch First Presbyterian Church - Lincoln, Neb. Mr. & Mrs. Vic Hammer Mr. & Mrs. Donald Holz
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Bisping First Trinity Lutheran Church - Bloomfield, Neb. Mr. & Mrs. Tim Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Horn
Rev. & Mrs. Harold Block Mr. & Mrs. David Fitzpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Harmening Dr. & Mrs. Wallace Horton
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Boche Mr. & Mrs. Michael Flandermeyer Mr. Marvin Harmes Mr. & Mrs. Paul Huckestein
Mr. & Mrs. James Bode Mr. & Mrs. Donald Frank Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Harney Mr. & Mrs. Tim Huebschman
Dr. Martha Boelter Mr. & Mrs. Carl Franzen Dr. & Mrs. Delwyn Harnisch Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hunter, II
Mrs. Sigmund Bohnet Mr. Timothy Freitas Mr. David Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Leland Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. John Boll Mrs. Daniel Frerking Mr. & Mrs. Carl Hart Mr. & Mrs. Mark Jagels
Mr. & Mrs. John Book Mr. Ronald Freudenburg Mr. Ray Harvie Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jank
Mrs. Dale Bork Mr. Ronald Friedrich Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hay Mr. & Mrs. Steven Jastram
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Born Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fuchs Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hayek Mr. & Mrs. David Jensen
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bowin Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Fugitt Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Heibel Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Jensen
Mr. Ralph Brauer H. B. Fuller Company Mr. Marvin Heidenreich Mr. & Mrs. E. Jerry Jenson
Mrs. Ruth Brauer Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gable Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Heidorn Mr. Kenneth Johnsen
Dr. & Mrs. William Braun Duane Gabriel, CPA Mr. & Mrs. Robert Heidtbrink Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Johnson
Mr. Erich Bredehoeft Mr. Kevin Garbers Mr. & Mrs. Milton Heins Ms. Marla Johnson
Ms. Norma Brengman Mr. & Mrs. David Geidel Rev. & Mrs. Dwight Hellmers Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Joyce
Mrs. Marjorie Brockshus Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Gellerman Dr. & Mrs. Joel Helmer Dr. & Mrs. Mark Joyce

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Mr. & Mrs. David Jungmeyer
Mr.+ & Mrs.+ William Kahre
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kalbfleisch
Mrs. Edwin Kamprath
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kamprath
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kard
Mr. Steven Kellogg
Mr. & Mrs. William Kerbel, Jr.
Dr. Jane Kercher
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kesse, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Kindle
Kirby Roth Insurance
Mrs. Marilyn Kirchner
Mr. Craig Kirschner
Mr. Kevin Kisker
Mr. & Mrs. David Kjergaard
Mr. & Mrs. Luther Klenke
Mrs. Dale Knop
Mr. & Mrs. George Knudten
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Koehnke
Mrs. Donald Kolterman
Mr. & Mrs. David Koopman
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Koopman
Rev. & Mrs. Glenn Korb
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Kotera
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Kraayenbrink
Dr. Glenn Kraft
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kramer
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Krone
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Krueger
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Kruse
Mr. Elmer Kruse
Dr. & Mrs. William Kuhn
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Kurth
Dr. Johnathan & June Laabs
Mr. & Mrs. James Laddusaw
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lail
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Landon
Mrs. Vera Lange
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Larson
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Lieb
Dr. & Mrs. Vern Liermann
Lincoln Lutheran School Association
Foundation
Mrs. Marilyn Lindner-Bombeck
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Lisius
Mr. & Mrs. Robert List
Mrs. Florence Listvan
Mr. & Mrs. George Locke
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Lohmann
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Luebke
Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer -
Cushing, Okla.
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Lutringer
Mr. & Mrs. Anton Lutringer
Mr. Donald Lutz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Maessen
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Maier
Mrs. Delmar Maier
Ms. Janette Marcus
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Markin
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Marquardt
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Marschman
Miss Holly Matzke
Rev. & Mrs. Herman Mayer
Mayo Clinic - Scottsdale, Ariz.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert McCarty
Mr. & Mrs. John McCormick
Mrs. Lisa McFarland
Mr. & Mrs. John McKinney
Mr. & Mrs. Lane McKown
Mr. Donald Meier
Rev. & Mrs. Harlan Meier
Dr. & Mrs. Darrel Meinke
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Meyer
Rev. & Mrs. Glenn Meyer
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Rev. & Mrs. John Meyer
Mrs. Ruth Meyer
Ms. Susan Meyer
Mr. Victor Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. John Michel
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Michel
Midwest Laboratories, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Millard
Mrs. Helen Miller
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Minchow
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Minster
Mr. Phillip Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. John Mohrhardt
Rev. & Mrs. James Moll
Glenn Mooberry Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Don Morner
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Mueller
Miss Kathleen Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Mundt
Mr. & Mrs. Miquel R. Munoz
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Musfeldt
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Mussman
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Narjes
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Nast
Ms. Lillian Neeck
Mr. & Mrs. Don Nelson
Dr. Alan Nielsen
Dr. & Mrs. George Nielsen
Mr. & Mrs. Laurel Niemann
Miss Cathy Nightlinger
Mrs. Gilbert Nordhausen
Ms. Arlene Norris
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Norton
NSK Corporation
Mr. John Nuechterlein
Miss Remkea Ockander
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Oetting
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Oldenburg
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Olsen
Mr. Melvin Olsen
Mr. & Mrs. David Olson
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Olson
Mr. & Mrs. Elton Oltjenbruns
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Opel
Mr. & Mrs. Tobin Ortstadt
Mr. & Mrs. Clemens Otten
Our Savior Lutheran Church - Newton, Iowa
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Owens
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Parde
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Paul
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Pauling
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pautsch
Peace Lutheran Church - Columbus, Neb.
Ms. Susan Peck
Dr. & Mrs. Carroll Peter
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Peter
Mr. & Mrs. Daryle Peters
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Peters
Rev. & Mrs. Wendell Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Pettijohn
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Pfeifer
Mrs. Ruth Pfeil
Ms. Bernice Pfingsten
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Mr. & Mrs. Norman Poppe
Poppe Mortgage Services, LLC
Practice Solutions
Prairie Life Health Club
Mr. James Prange
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Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Preston
Rev. & Mrs. Matthew Prince
Principal Financial Group Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Take Pullos
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Puls
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Radtke
Rev. & Mrs. George Rakos
Mr. Zachary Rathje
Mrs. Shirley Rauscher
Redeemer Lutheran Church - Atwood, Kan.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Reeb Dr. & Mrs. Robert Sylwester
Rev. & Mrs. David Reed Mrs. Roland Sylwester
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Reetz Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Tabberson
Mr. & Mrs. David Reuss Miss Nancy Tagge
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Richert Mr. & Mrs. Todd Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. David Richterkessing Mr. & Mrs. David Teasley
Mr. Don Richters Ms. Lynette Tegtmeier
Richters, Inc. The Nebraska Arts Council
Prof. Judith Ripke & Mr. Mark Ripke The Procter & Gamble
Rev. & Mrs. James Ristvedt Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Thiel
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Roberts Mrs. Lavern Tietz
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Rohmaller Mr. & Mrs. Robert Timm
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Rolfsmeier Mr. & Mrs. Willard Timmerman
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Rolfsmeier Ms. Marcine Todd
Mr. Allan Rowe & Ms. Heidi Hennig-Rowe Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Trautmann
Dr. & Mrs. Brent Royuk Mr. & Mrs. Todd Treiber
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Royuk Mr. & Mrs. Richard Troester
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rubel Mr. & Mrs. Ken Tschopp
Mr. & Mrs. W. Albert Rubke Mr. & Mrs. Brett Turley
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Ruschmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Larry Uden
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Rutz Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Uffelman
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Salchow Jr. Ms. Diane Uhlig
Dr. & Mrs. Neil Sandfort Mr. & Mrs. Tim Unick
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Saner Union Bank And Trust - Lincoln, Neb.
Mr. & Mrs. James Sanft Mrs. Gertrude Vahlkamp
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Santel Mr. & Mrs. George Vasilauskas
Rev. & Mrs. Dale Sattgast Mr. & Mrs. Jay Vest
Mr. & Mrs. James Sauder Mr. & Mrs. Leland Vette
Ms. Janet Sauer Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Voelker
Schaefer Restaurants, Inc. Mrs. Leroy Vogel Sr.
Ms. Margaret Schafer Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wade
Mr. & Mrs. John Schamber Mr. & Mrs. Earl Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Schaus Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Scheid Dr. & Mrs. Donald Wall
Ms. Carolyn Schipporeit Mrs. Mildred Wallace
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schleef Rev. & Mrs. Randy Walquist
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Schleicher Mr. J. Scot Walter & Mrs. Dianne
Dr. & Mrs. D. L. Schmidt Hobratschk Walter
Rev. & Mrs. James Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Walther
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Schmidt Dr. & Mrs. John Walther
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Paul Walther
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Schmidt Mr. Gregory Warneke
Rev. & Mrs. Paul Schmidt Wayne’s Body Shop
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Schneider Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Webster
Mr. Richard Schneider & Mrs. Nickki Mr. & Mrs. Jon Weerts
Vahle-Schneider Mr. & Mrs. William Wegner
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schnitker Mr. & Mrs. David Weinz
Miss Ellen Schoenbeck Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wellmann
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Schoenherr Mrs. Russell Wenck
Mr. & Mrs. David Schrader Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Wendel
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Schroeder Ms. Elaine Wendt
Ms. Carolyn Schuette Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Wetjen
Mrs. Lois Schuetz Mr. & Mrs. Lewis White
Mr. & Mrs. Don Schultz Mr. Leon Wiese
Ms. Jolene Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Wiley
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Schulz Dr. John Willhardt
Science Applications International Corporation Windstream Corporation
SCILL Mr. & Mrs. Russell Wissing
Mr.+ & Mrs. Mark Seboldt Ms. Bev Wobig
Rev. & Mrs. Roger Sedlmayr Women’s League of St. John Lutheran Church
Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Seifert - Topeka, Kan.
Seward County Treasurer Dr. & Mrs. Larry Wooster
Seward Dairy Queen Mr. Charles Worm
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Siffring Worth Hyddrochem of Houston, Inc.
Sinclair Hille & Associates, Inc. York News - Times
Mrs. Ralph Skov Mrs. Jo Young
Mrs. Joan Sothan Ms. Janice Yung
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Spaeth Dr. & Mrs. Rob Ziegler
St. Michael Lutheran Church - Richville, Mich. Zion Lutheran Church - Plainview, Neb.
St. Paul Lutheran Church - Strasburg, Ill.
Mr. Robert Stach Two Minute Club
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Stadie Gifts of $123 to $249
Miss Maxine Steil Anonymous (4)
Dr. Michael Stelmachowicz Ms. Susan Adam
Mr. & Mrs. Chad Stepanek AEGON Transamerica Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Stirtz Mr. & Mrs. Arlen Ahlers
Mr. & Mrs. Byron Stolzenburg Rev. & Mrs. Richard Albers
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Strauch Mr. & Mrs. Paul Albert
Mrs. Edgar Stuhr Mr. & Mrs. William Allmen Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Swan Mr. & Mrs. Ted Allwardt
Mr. & Mrs. David Alpers Centennial Lutheran LWML - Superior, Neb. Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Freudenburg Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Heggemeier
Ms. Susan Andersen Chase Suites Hotel Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Frey Ms. Lynn Heidorn
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cheney Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Friedrich Mr. & Mrs. Mark Heidorn
Mr. & Mrs. John Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Paul Cheney Mrs. Ruby Friedrich Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Heinemann
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Andrews Mr. & Mrs. Donald Cholcher Mr. & Mrs. Gary Frisch Mr. & Mrs. Paul Heins
Mr. Terry Annable Mr. & Mrs. Rick Chrisman Mrs. Alice Fritz Mr. & Mrs. Kent Heise
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Anschutz Dr. & Mrs. Carl Christian Mr. & Mrs. Gerald L. Fritz Mr. & Mrs. Erich Helge
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Apetz Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Claasen Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gardner Mr. & Mrs. F. Helmreich
Mr. & Mrs. James Armbruster Mr. & Mrs. Bryce Clausen Mr. William Gastler Mr. & Mrs. Allen Helms
Awards Unlimited, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Clay Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Gaunt Mr. & Mrs. Allan Hendrickson
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Baacke Rev. & Mrs. Daniel Cloeter Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gebhardt Mr. & Mrs. Robert Henkel
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Baden Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cloeter Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Geisler Mr. Robert Henninger
Dr. Marian Baden Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cloeter Mr. & Mrs. David Germeroth Mr. & Mrs. Ron Henschen
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Bader Mr. William Cochran Jr. Dr. Renea Gernant Mr. & Mrs. Michael Henson
Mr. Al Baeder Mr. & Mrs. Michael Coe Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Gesell Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hermann
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Baehr Concrete Works, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Steve Glandorf Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hermann
Rev. & Mrs. Donald Bahr Dr. & Mrs. Gary Cooke Mr. & Mrs. Don Gleichman Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hershberger
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Bakenhus Mr. & Mrs. Earl Cooksey Mr. & Mrs. Loren Goehner Dr. & Mrs. Guenther Herzog
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Baldinger Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Cornett Mr. David Goff Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John Herzog
Miss Kira Baldinger Miss Dorothy Costley Mr. & Mrs. Art Goldgrabe Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hiam
Mr. & Mrs. Daryl Banahan Rev. & Mrs. J. Jeffrey Crane Rev. & Mrs. Scott Goltl Mr. & Mrs. Roland Hilgendorf
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Barnes Crete Glass Company Rev. & Mrs. Jeremy Gorline Mr. & Mrs. William Hilgendorf
Rev. & Mrs. Howard Barth, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Daniels Rev. & Mrs. Mitchell Gowen Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hill
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Barton Mrs. Marjorie Davis Mr. & Mrs. H. Lee Graff Hillcrest Country Club
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Barz Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Davis Mr. Bo Graham Miss Dianne Hinz
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Battaile Mrs. Elda Deardoff Mr. & Mrs. Michael Grasz Col. Gloria Hoban & Mr. John Hoban
Mrs. Harold Bauer Maj. Gen. & Mrs. Oscar Decker Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gray Mr. & Mrs. W. John Hoener
Mrs. Luella Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Lavern Deke Mr. Wayne Gray Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Hoffmann
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Beck Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Dellar Mr. & Mrs. Tom Greenawalt Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Hofts
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Becker Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Delventhal Mr. & Mrs. Gary Grefe Mr. & Mrs. David Hohbein
Mr. & Mrs. Dallas Beikmann Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dettling Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Greunke Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Holderman
Mrs. Mildred Beikmann Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Diekmann Mrs. Lyle Greunke Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Holle
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Bender Mr.+ & Mrs. Brian Dietrich Rev. & Mrs. James Groerich Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Holste
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Bentz Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dinesen Mr. & Mrs. Al Groff Mr. & Mrs. Robert Holste
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Berning Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Dittmar Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Grotefendt Mrs. Lloyd Holsten
Ms. Pamela Bernreuter Mrs. Joe Divis Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gruber Mr. & Mrs. Glennis Holtmeier
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Biar Rev. Dennis Dobbins Miss Jennifer Grundmeier Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Holtmeier
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Bierman Mr. & Mrs. Howard Doerr Ms. Victoria Grundmeier Mr. Jerry Holtorf
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Bimler Mr. & Mrs. Robert D’Orazio Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Gudgel Rev. & Mrs. Merlin Holtzen
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Biskupski Mr. & Mrs. Devin Doremus Mr. & Mrs. James Guebert Rev. & Mrs. Charles Horkey
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Bittfield Mr. & Mrs. Matt Duchek Ms. Sonja Gulbrandsen Rev. & Mrs. Claude Houge
Mr. Matthew Blackford Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie Duensing Mrs. Norman Gutz Mr. & Mrs. Don Hough
Mr. Tim Blatnik Mr. & Mrs. James Duitsman Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Gythiel Rev. & Mrs. Martin Hoyer
Mrs. Waldemar Bloch Mr. & Mrs. Dan Easterday Miss Carol Haak Miss Patricia Hruza
Mr. Benjamin Boche Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ebel Dr. John & Janis Haggstrom Mr. & Mrs. Riley Hubach
Mr. & Mrs. Rupert Bock Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eckert Mr. & Mrs. Allan Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hubner
Ms. Arline Bode Mr. & Mrs. Olin Edler Mr. & Mrs. Don Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Paul Huckestein, Sr.
Ms. Ruth Boerger Mr. & Mrs. James Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hahn Mr. Ken Huebner
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Boettcher Mr. Arnold Ehlers Hairtrix by Tina Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Hunter
Ms. Wilma Boggs Miss Viola Ehlers Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hannon Mr. Henry Iburg
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Boll Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Einspahr Mr. & Mrs. Wilferd Hansel Idaho Power Company
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Bolte Mrs. Olga Eitzmann Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hardt Mr. & Mrs. Leon Igo
Mrs. Armond Borchardt Mr. & Mrs. Tauno Ekonen Mr. John Harer Mrs. Ruth Immerfall
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Borchert Mr. & Mrs. James Eller Rev. & Mrs. Anthony Harman Ms. Marie Isern
Rev. & Mrs. Richard Boring Embarq Matching Gifts Program Rev. & Mrs. Thomas Harmon Mr. & Mrs. Tim Jank
Rev. & Mrs. Ted Bourret Emmanuel Lutheran Church - York, Neb. Mr. & Mrs. Jason Harnisch Mr. & Mrs. Tim Janousek
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bowser Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Erickson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hartmann Ms. Linda Janssen
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Bradley Mr. & Mrs. Scott Ernstmeyer Hauff Sporting Goods Company Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Jensen
Mrs. Elizabeth Brandt Mrs. Yvonne Eschmann Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hauschildt Mrs. Irma Joern
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Brandt Mrs. Helen Esslinger Mr. & Mrs. William Hawke Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Joerns
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brandt Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Eulert The Heart of Experian Mr. & Mrs. Seth Johannsen
Ms. Marjorie Bredow Faith Lutheran Church - Sioux Falls, S.D.
Ms. Rebecca Brewer Mr. & Mrs. William Fecht
Charles & Linda Brockmann Mrs. Ginny Federwitz
Ms. Kim Brockmann Mr. & Mrs. Jim Fehringer Sources of Income
LCMS Subsidy 2%
Mr. Floyd Brown Mr. & Mrs. Mark Filter
Mrs. Loralee Bruns Rev. & Mrs. Henry Fingerlin Federal & State Aid 2%
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Buesing First Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Las Other Income 2%
Mr. & Mrs. Byron Buhr Vegas, Nev.
Rev. & Mrs. Paul Bundschuh Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burgdorf Mr. & Mrs. George Fish
Miss Susan Burgdorf Mr. & Mrs. Timothy FitzGerald Gifts & Grants 24%
Miss Diana Burnell Mr. & Mrs. Ray Flesner
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Buss Mr. & Mrs. Orville Fluegge
Mrs. Ardella Butler Mrs. Janice Foley
Rev. & Mrs. Charles Byer Mr. John Franck Tuition
Mr. & Mrs. John Byrum Mr. & Mrs. Donald Franzenburg & Fees
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Camberg Mrs. Alfred Freitag 63%
Campbellot, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Art Frese Endowment Support 7%
Caring & Sharing Program, Inc. - St. Louis, Mo. Mr. & Mrs. Leland Frese
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Caspersen Mr. & Mrs. Paul Frese
Mr. & Mrs. Curt Cattau Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Allen Freudenburg

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Mr. & Mrs. Keith Jopp
Dr. Carl Jorgensen
Drs. W. James & Edith Jorns
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Joseph
Mr. Kurt Jostes
Mr. Lester Jung
Mrs. Yvonne Junge
Mrs. Doris Justus
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kammerlohr
Mr. & Mrs. Fredric Kamprath
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kane
Mr. Ken Kasten & Mrs. Joycelyn
Wiseley Kline Kasten
Mrs. Lawrence Keiser Jr.
Mrs. Carol Nehrig Kell
Janis Keller
Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Kellner
Rev. & Mrs. Adrian Kelly
Mrs. Margaret Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kern
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Kierstead
Mr. & Mrs. Mick Klein
Mr. Paul Kluempers & Ms. Sarah Hanssen
Dr. & Mrs. Gary Knippenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Soren Knudsen
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Knueppel
Mr. Rodney Koch
A. K. Koester
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Kohlmeier
Mr. Charles Kohlmeyer
Mr. Sujay Kollipara
Mr. & Mrs. Myron Kolpin
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Kolsrud
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Koopman
Mr. & Mrs. Al Koschmann
Dr. & Mrs. John Kovac Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kozanecki
Miss Phyllis Kraft
Mr. & Mrs. John Kratzenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Kroger
Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Krueger
Mr. & Mrs. William Krueger
Mr. & Mrs. David Krumbach
Ms. Faye Kruse
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Kruse
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kruse
Mr. & Mrs. Randall Kuchenbecker
Mr. & Mrs. John Kuehn
Mrs. Iris Kuerbitz
Kuhlman Construction
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Kuhlmann
Mr. & Mrs. La Vine Kumm
Mr. Dennis Kunkel
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Kunkel
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Kym
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Laird
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Lambrecht
Mr. & Mrs. Emil Lampe
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lawrence
Lee’s Refrigeration
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Leggott
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Leimbach
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Lelle
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Lewer
Mr. & Mrs. David Lietz
Lindner Painting, Inc.
Mrs. Jaqueline Loontjer
Mr. & Mrs. John Lottes
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lovegrove
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Lubs
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Luebke
Mrs. Bernice Luedders
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lukas
Rev. & Mrs. Michael Lutz
Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Lyon
Mr. & Mrs. Don Mac
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Mackey
Mr. & Mrs. Brendel Maier
Mr. & Mrs. Hersey Mangels
Mrs. Lois Marks
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Mr. & Mrs. Charles Marlatt
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Marquardt
Mrs. Melvin Marschel
Miss Patricia Marshall
Ms. Lois Martensen
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Martin Jr.
Ms. Marcel Maupin
Mr. & Mrs. Ronny May
Mr. & Mrs. David McCarty
Mr. & Mrs. John McCullough
Mrs. Kenneth McFarlin
Mr. & Mrs. Mike McGinnis
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel McMurtrie
Ms. Karen Mead
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Meek
Mr. & Mrs. John Meier
Mr. & Mrs. John Meiller
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Meinzen
Mrs. Robert Melin
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Menzel
Merrill Lynch
Rev. & Mrs. Robert Merz
Messiah Lutheran Lambs Staff - Plano, Texas
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Metzner
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Meyr
Mr. Raymond Meysenburg
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Miesner
Col. & Mrs. David Mietzner
Ms. Bernice Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Miller
Rev. & Mrs. Robert Miskimen
Ms. Ruth Modr
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Moerbe
Daniel Moravec & Carol Teinert-Moravec
Mrs. David Morkert
Dr. & Mrs. Russell Moulds
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Muehl
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Mueller
Rev. & Mrs. Paul Mueller
Mr. Ralph Mulford
Ms. Angela Muller
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Myhre
Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Naber
Nebraska Bookstore
Nebraska Womens Amateur Golf Association
Mr. & Mrs. David Neeley
Ms. Eleanor Neeley
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Neidhold
Ms. Beverly Neitzel
Mr. & Mrs. Corey Nelson
Mr. Lyle Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Nickolite
Mr. & Mrs. Orville Nieman
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Niermann
Mrs. Kenneth Niles
Mr. Ralph Nitz
Mr. Don Nolte
Northern Shawnee Chapter of Thrivent
Financial - Meriden, Kan.
Northrop Grumman Foundation
Ms. Linda Norton
Mr. Robert Nuttelman
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Nyen
Oak Prairie Nursery
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis O’Brien
Mr. & Mrs. David Ochs
Mrs. Jerome Ommen
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Orlowski
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Osten
Our Redeemer Ladies Aid - Staplehurst, Neb.
Pallat & Schaefer Contracting
Mr. Donald Paul
Paul Daniels Interiors
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Peacock
Mr. Martin Pedersen
Mrs. Janice E. Pena
Mr. & Mrs. C. F. Penrose
PepsiCo Foundation, Inc.
Rev. & Mrs. Clemens Pera
Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Peretto
Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick Petersen
Mr. Lowell Petersen
Rev. & Mrs. Ivan Peterson
Mr. Ronald Pfantz
Mr. & Mrs. R. Charles Pflieger Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Kelby Pflughaupt
Mrs. Stewart Pflughaupt
Rev. & Mrs. Paul Philp
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Pitonyak
Mr. & Mrs. Leland Pitsch
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Plautz
Mr.+ & Mrs. Ewrin Pohl
Miss Barbara Polehna
Mrs. Harold Pooker
Ms. Eleanor Pratt
Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Price
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Priebe
Mr. & Mrs. John Prim
Mrs. Bonita J. Proeschold
Prudential Foundation
Rev. & Mrs. Carl Pullmann
Mr. Ernest Quillen
Mr. & Mrs. Arlen Quinn
Dr. & Mrs. Merle Radke
Dr. Marjorie Raess
Dr. Paula Blomenberg & Mr. Charles Rager
Mr. & Mrs. Don Range
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Rathe
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Reed
Mr. & Mrs. Mervel Reed
Ms. Nell Reinap
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Reiner Sr.
Mr. Jerome Reinertson
Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Reinke
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Reiser
Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Remmers
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Renken
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rich
Mr. Richard Ricketts & Ms. Adelle
Koslowske Ricketts
Rev. & Mrs. Robert Riggert
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ring
Mr. & Mrs. John Ringers
Mr. & Mrs. John Rittenhouse
Mrs. Leora Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. Don Roby
Mrs. Melissa Rock
Mrs. Bonnie Rodenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Derron Rolf
Mr. Paul Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rost
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Roth
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Rottmann
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Ruesch
Types of Gifts
Types of Gifts
$16,000,000
Current Gifts
$14,000,000
Bequest Gifts
$12,000,000
Deferred Gifts
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
2002/2003
Rev. & Mrs. Roger Ruff
Mrs. Ernest Rumpeltes
Rev. & Mrs. Randy Russell
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ryan
Mrs. Marvel Sanders
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sandor
Ms. Jolene Scalzo
Rev. & Mrs. Allen Schade
Ms. Karen Schade
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Schaefer
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Schamber
Mrs. Vera Schardt
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Scheer
Ms. Lila Scheer
Mr. Ian Scheitle
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Scheller
Mrs. Sandra Schenck
Mr. & Mrs. David Schernikau
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Schick
Rev. & Mrs. John Schinkel
Miss Mary Schinnerer
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Schinnerer
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Schipull
Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Schkade
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Schlapkohl
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Schleicher
Mr. & Mrs. K. H. Schlichtemeier
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Schlie
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schluckbier
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Schlueter
Dr. & Mrs. Arnold Schmidt
Rev. & Mrs. Charles Schmidt
Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt
Rev. & Mrs. Eugene Schmidt
Ms. Laurie Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Steven B. Schmidt
Rev. & Mrs. Scott Schmieding
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Schmoll
Mr. & Mrs. Josh Schnakenberg
Miss Rebecca Schnackenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schneider
Rev. Thomas Schoech
Rev. Walter Schoedel
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Scholl Jr.
Mr. James Schroeder
Ms. Linda Schroeder
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Schultz
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schultz
Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Schulz
Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Schulz
Rev. & Mrs. Steven Schumacher
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schutte
Dr. & Mrs. Wilfred Schutz
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Scott
See the Trainer - Lincoln, Neb.
Mr. Daniel Seim Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Selby
2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008
Mrs. Jean Selle Mr. & Mrs. Richard Thompson Dr. & Mrs. Paul Zimmerman Immanuel - Louisville
Mrs. Nita Sellman Mr. & Mrs. William Thompson Zion Lutheran Church - Hubbell, Neb. St. John - Lyons
Mr. & Mrs. John Senechal Mr. & Mrs. Allen Thorp Dr. & Mrs. Rudy Zoch St. Paul - Malcolm
Dr. & Mrs. Al Senske Mr. & Mrs. John Tiedemann Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Zoch Trinity - Martinsburg (Ponca)
Dr. Leah Serck Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Tietz Mr. Douglas Zuellner Immanuel - Merna
Seward Lumber Mrs. Janet Tonkinson Mr. Allen Zum Hofe Good Shephard - Milford
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Shaw Mr. & Mrs. E. Kenneth Tooley Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Zumhofe St. Paul - Minden
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Shaw Ms. Brenda Topil Christ - Norfolk
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Sheldon Ms. Paula Triebenbach Nebraska Association of Grace - Norfolk
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shelemey Trinity Lutheran Church - Chariton, Iowa Congregations for Concordia St. Peter - North Bend
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Sherman Triple Crown Sports, Inc. (NACC) 2007 Donors* Beautiful Savior - North Platte
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Shipley Troyer Insurance Our Redeemer - North Platte
Trinity - Amherst
Mr. & Mrs. Marwan Siagian Mr. & Mrs. Gary Truwe Our Savior - Odell
Trinity - Arapahoe
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Signor Miss Clara Twork Bethlehem - Omaha
St. Paul - Arlington
Silpada Designs, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Voelker Divine Shepherd - Omaha
Immanuel - Atkinson
Ms. Laura Simon Mr. Jeremy Voeltz King of Kings - Omaha
St. Paul - Beatrice
Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Sims Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Vollrath Pacific Hills - Omaha
Trinity - Blair
Rev. & Mrs. Clare Skov Mrs. Lydia Volz St. Mark - Omaha
First Trinity - Bloomfield
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Smith Mr. Larry Voorhees & Mrs. Lois Hartmann Christ - O’Neill
Christ - Cairo
Mr. & Mrs. Emanuel Smith Mr. & Mrs. Verlon Vrana St. Paul - Orchard (Venus)
St. John - Chester
Ms. Joy Smith Mr. & Mrs. LeMoyne Waak St. John - Ord
Christ - Columbus
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Sneller Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wachlin St. John - Palmer
Immanuel - Columbus
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Snider Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Wachsmann Zion - Pawnee City
St. John - Columbus
Rev. & Mrs. Scott Snow Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Wallace St. John - Pierce
St. John - Cordova
Ms. Deloris Sombke The Walt Disney Company Foundation Zion - Pierce
Redeemer - David City
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Sombke Mr. & Mrs. Scott Ward Grace - Platte Center
Immanuel - Daykin
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Sommerfeld Mr. Jeffrey Warneke Bethlehem - Pleasant Dale
St. Peter - Deshler
Mr. Elmer Sorensen Mr. Kenneth Warner Bethlehem - Ravenna
St. Peter - Elk Creek
Mr. David Sperling Rev. & Mrs. Paul Warnier Immanuel - Rising City
St. Paul - Fall City
Sports Express Mrs. Karen Warren Faith of our Fathers - Roca
Trinity - Foster
St. James Lutheran Church - Lafayette, Ind. Mr. Agnes Wasinger Calvary - Rosemont (Blue Hill)
Grace - Franklin
St. John HOPE Fund - Seward, Neb. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Waterman St. Mark - Ruskin
Good Shepherd - Fremont
St. John Lutheran Church - Alta, Iowa Mr. Brent Watson Immanuel - Schuyler
Zion - Garland
St. John Lutheran Church - Decatur, Ind. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Watson Trinity - Schuyler
Holy Cross - Goehner
St. Peter Lutheran Church - Orchard, Neb. Mrs. Matilda Weber Zion - Scotia
Grace - Grand Island
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stamp Mrs. Deborah Wedde St. John - Seward
Peace - Grand Island
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stanerson Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Weeder Zion - Shelton
Trinity - Grand Island
Mrs. Helen Stansberry Mr. & Mrs. Luke Weerts St. Peter - Snyder
Zion - Grant
Ms. Louise Stark Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Wehling Christ - St. Paul
St. Peter - Gresham
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stauffer Mrs. Herman Wehrspann Centenniel - Superior
Good Shepherd - Gretna
Mr. & Mrs. Allyn Steffens Mr. & Mrs. Joel Wehrspann St. John - Tecumseh
Zion - Harbine (Jansen)
Mrs. Gordon Steffens Miss Peggy Weidler Immanuel - Tilden
Trinity - Hebron 9 Friedensau
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Steinbach Rev. & Mrs. Paul Weisenborn Peace - Waco
Mt. Calvary - Holdrege
Mr. & Mrs. Werner Steinbach Mr. & Mrs. Jared Weiss Our Redeemer - Wahoo
St. Paul - Holstein
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Stetzel Mrs. Evelyn Wellman Trinity - Walthill
Trinity - Howells
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Stevens Wells Fargo & Company Trinity - Walton
Zion - Hubbell (Chester)
Dr. & Mrs. James Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wendt Golgotha - Wausa
Zion - Imperial
Mr. & Mrs. William Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Werner Peace - Waverly
Zion - Juniata
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Stigge Mr. & Mrs. Donald Werner Grace - Wayne
Holy Cross - Kearney
Mr.+ & Mrs. Jim Stigge Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Werner St. Paul - West Point
St. Paul - Kenesaw
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Stirtz Mr. & Mrs. Robert Werner St. John - Wilcox
Immanuel - Laurel
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Stoltenberg Ms. Fern Werning St. Paul - Wisner
Calvary - Lincoln
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Storck Rev. & Mrs. Jay West St. Peter - Wymore
Christ - Lincoln
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Stover Mr. & Mrs. John Westrem Emmanuel - York
Faith - Lincoln
Dr. & Mrs. John Strauch Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Weyer
Holy Savior - Lincoln
Mr. Ralph Streicher Mr. Jacob Wiegmann *2008 NACC donations are still being received
Immanuel - Lincoln
Mr. Craig Struss Mr. & Mrs. Tom Wille throughout the year and will be noted in next
Redeemer - Lincoln
Mr. John Strutt & Ms. Audrey Jonas-Strutt Mrs. Carol Wilson year’s Annual Report.
Trinity - Lincoln
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Stuckwisch Mr. & Mrs. Clare Wiltse II
Mr. & Mrs. John Stucky Wimmer’s Meat Products
Studio e Photography Mr. & Mrs. James Winckler
Dr. & Mrs. Ross Stueber Dr. & Mrs. Alan Winegarden
Ms. Lucille Stuffing Rev. & Mrs. Paul Winningham
Mr. & Mrs. Reiny Stuhr Dr. & Mrs. Walter Winters
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Suden Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wofford
Mr. & Mrs. John Sullivan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James Wogahn
Mr. Patrick Sullivan Mrs. Elaine Wolf
Sun Valley Lanes - Lincoln, Neb. Rev. & Mrs. Richard Wolfram
Mr. Joel Sund Mr. & Mrs. Ted Wolfram IV
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Sunderman Rev. & Mrs. Michael Wollman
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swanda Mr. Lorin Woltemath
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Swearer Mrs. Darla Wolters
Mrs. Ruth Taylor Mr. & Mrs. John Wood
Mrs. Arlene Teut Mr. Donald Wrieth
Ms. S. Kay Thaden-DeBoer Mrs. Willard Wurm
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Theel Mrs. Barabara Yurich
Rev. & Mrs. Harry R. Theiss Rev. & Mrs. Mark Zehnder
Dr. & Mrs. Vic Thoendel Mr. Allan Zeitz
Mr. Don Thomas & Mrs. Michal-Linda Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ziegler
Mr. & Mrs. John Thomas Dr. & Mrs. Woody Ziegler

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Calendar
Visit www.cune.edu/events for the most recent
schedule and ticket information. Home games and major
meets or tournaments are listed below for athletics.
December
14 Handbell Choirs Concert, Music Center, 3 p.m.
16 University—Community Band Concert, Weller
Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
18 End Fall Term
24 Christmas Break – Offices Closed, through Jan. 4
27-31 M Basketball at Grand Canyon Classic,
Phoenix, Ariz.
29-30 W Basketball at Webber International Invite,
Babson Park, Fla.
January
7 W/M Basketball vs. Hastings, 6/8 p.m.
10 W/M Basketball vs. Sioux Falls, 2/4 p.m.
12 Start Spring Term
Opening Service, Weller Auditorium, 9:30 a.m.
16-17 Track & Field at Holiday Inn Invite, Devaney
Center, Lincoln, Neb.
17 W/M Basketball vs. Mount Marty, 2/4 p.m.
18 Water * Land * Sky: Selections from
Concordia’s Permanent Collection opening
reception, Marxhausen Gallery of Art at 1
p.m. with a gallery talk at 2 p.m. 31 Baseball vs. Peru State College, 3 p.m.
Elizabeth Grimpo Faculty Recital, Recital Hall,
Music Center, 3 p.m.
19 TLEC Mortgage Burning Ceremony, Founders
Plaza, after chapel
20 M Basketball vs. Dana, 7:30 p.m.
21 W Basketball vs. Dana, 7:30 p.m.
24 Track & Field at USD Graphic Edge meet, Univ.
of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D.
25 Organ Plus… Concert, Recital Hall, Music
Center, 3 p.m.
28 W/M Basketball vs. Doane, 6/8 p.m.
30-31 W/M Basketball host Concordia Invitational
Tournament
31 Track & Field at Adidas Classic, Devaney
Center, Lincoln, Neb.
February
3 M Basketball vs. Midland, 7:30 p.m.
4 W Basketball vs. Midland, 7:30 p.m.
10 W Basketball vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 7:30 p.m.
11 M Basketball vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 7:30 p.m.
14 W/M Basketball vs. Dordt, 2/4 p.m.
15 Kristen Martincic and Janice Jakielski: Recent
Work opening reception, Marxhausen Gallery
of Art at 1 p.m. with gallery talk at 2 p.m.
Chamber Choir Concert, St. John Lutheran
Church, Seward, 3 p.m.
21 Track & Field at GPAC Championships
23 American Guild of Organists Student Recital,
Recital Hall, Music Center, 7 p.m.
800 North Columbia Avenue
Seward, Nebraska 68434
Preparing Servant Leaders for Church & World
24-March 3 W/M Basketball at GPAC tournament
26-28 Still Life with Iris, Weller Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
March
4 Baseball vs. Wesleyan University, 4 p.m.
5-7 Track & Field at NAIA Indoor Nationals, East
Tennessee St. Univ., Johnson City, Tenn.
6 Baseball vs. York College (2), 5 p.m.
8-15 Baseball Spring Break Trip to Texas
9-13 Spring Recess
11 W Basketball at Nationals, Sioux City, Iowa
20 IMPROVables Performance, Studio Theatre,
Music Center, 7:30 p.m.
21 Felix Hell Concert, visiting organist, Recital Hall,
Music Center, 3 p.m.
22 Concordia Art Faculty Exhibition opening
reception, Marxhausen Gallery of Art at 1
p.m. with gallery talk at 2 p.m.
Felix Hell Concert, visiting organist, Recital Hall,
Music Center, 3 p.m.
27-28 M Tennis at CIT, St. Louis, Mo.
28 Gathering of the Talents
29-April 2 Osten Observatory Week, public viewing
available each evening 9-10:30 p.m.
31 Way of the Cross, Weller Lobby, 6:30 p.m.
April
1 Track & Field at Midland Throws Meet,
Fremont, Neb.
2 Spring Honor Recital, Recital Hall, Music
Center, 7:30 p.m.
3-4 Leah and Rachel, Studio Theatre, Music Center,
7:30 p.m.
5 University A Cappella Choir Concert, St. John
Lutheran Church, Seward, 3 p.m.
6 M Golf at GPAC Qualifier #3
7 W Tennis vs. Hastings, 4 p.m.
8 M Tennis vs. Hastings, 4 p.m.
10-13 Easter Break
10-11 Track & Field hosts Concordia Invite
11 Baseball vs. Dakota Wesleyan University (2), 2 p.m.
14 Baseball vs. Doane College, 7 p.m.
15 M Tennis vs. Doane, 4 p.m.
16 W Tennis vs. Doane, 4 p.m.
17 Academy for Excellence
Baseball vs. Dordt College (2), 5 p.m.
17-19 One Act Play Festival, Studio Theatre, Music
Center, 7:30 p.m.
18 Track & Field at Doane Relays, Crete, Neb.
Baseball vs. Morningside College (2), 1 p.m.
19 Annual Student Art Exhibition opening reception,
Marxhausen Gallery of Art at 1 p.m. with gallery
talk and awards presentation at 2 p.m.
University Wind Ensemble Concert, Weller
Auditorium, 2 p.m.
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Singers & Chorale Concert, St. Gregory
Seminary, Seward, 4 p.m.
23 Baseball vs. Midland Lutheran College (2), 4:30 p.m.
W Golf at GPAC Qualifier #4, Orange City, Iowa
24-26 Track & Field at Drake Relays, Des Moines, Iowa
25 Track & Field at Hastings Open, Hastings, Neb.
26 Track & Field at Nebraska Open, Lincoln, Neb.
29-May 1 Softball at GPAC Tournament
30-May 2 Baseball at GPAC Tournament
Commencement Weekend
May 8 Baccalaureate Service, St. John Lutheran
Church, 7:30 p.m. with ceremony at Health,
Human Performance and Athletic Center
to follow
May 9 Commencement, Health, Human
Performance and Athletic Center, 10 a.m.
We’re coming to see you!
Alumni and friends, please join us in your area
for our 2009 music tours:
Chamber Choir Tour – Feb. 4-9
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orth Platte, Neb.; Denver, Arvada, Parker, Aurora and
Ft. Collins, Colo.; Cheyenne, Wyo.
University Wind Ensemble Tour – March 6-15
Wichita, Kan.; Dallas, Tomball, Houston and Austin,
Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla.
University A Cappella Choir Tour – March 25-30
D
es Moines, Iowa; Valparaiso, Ind.; Rochester Hills,
Frankenmuth and Rochester, Mich.; Fort Wayne, Ind.
Visit www.cune.edu/music for complete tour schedules
and information.
Take the time
If you know students who
should consider coming to
Concordia for college, tell
them your Concordia story and
invite them to visit!
Concordia Blue Daze are visit days for
prospective students and their families:
Jan. 23 • Feb. 27 • March 27 • April 24
For details, see www.cune.edu/VisitDay