Career

Rev. Dr. Paul W., BA ’77 and Joy Mueller retired to Florida from Mission Training Center (MTC), a program which develops people for missional ministry, on March 1, 2021. He and Joy continue to serve internationally, in Liberia in July 2021, and South Africa in May 2022.

Raymond Hauer, AA ’63 served for 39 years in Lutheran education as a teacher or principal. He and his wife of 53 years, Erika, have three grown children: Peter. Nicole, and Bryan and six grandchildren.

Sherry Kollmann, MA ’07 was named the first vice provost for digital learning initiatives at New Mexico State University, a new role created to develop and drive an online and digital education strategy for the university.

Michelle Kramer, MBA ’20 began a new job as Associate Director of Statistics for a major pharmaceutical company. She is also an adjunct faculty member for Concordia’s MBS program.

Cory Olson, BA ’04, MA ’06, MBA ’14 has been named president of Maxwell Healthcare Associates (MHA) and will serve as a member of MHA’s Executive Leadership team.

JoAnn Gordon Mays, MA ’05 became the CEO/Owner of Nani’s Sweets in 2019.

Stan Tordsen, BA ’69 just finished serving as an English Conversation Partner to students in both Puerto Rico and the Czech Republic. Also, for the past four years, Stan has been a writer for Hope-Full Living, devotions for seniors published quarterly by Worship Anew. In November 2016, Stan received the LCEF Fred E. Lietz Ministry…

Adam Woods, BA ’16, MA ’18 started as Assistant Principal at Osseo Senior High at the start of the 2020-2021 school year. He also accepted a position as an adjunct professor at St. Cloud State University where he is finishing his superintendent license.

David Funke, BA ’81 retired after 39 years of ministry (5 years in Calgary, Alberta, and 34years in St. Louis, Mo.).

Enith (Degler) Bailey, BA ’69 took her original call to Trinity Lutheran School Wisconsin Dells, Wisc. after summer school at CSP in 1969. She retired from teaching there after 52 years. She is still under contract to be church music director, choir director, and church organist. She continues to live in Wisconsin Dells.

Alberta Konadu, BA ’20 was hired for a full time position at a childcare facility two weeks after graduation. Her employer loved that she had work experience in Early Childhood Education.