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  • Lauren Hoof

    Class of 2019

    Lauren Hoof, BA ’12, MA ’19 is a semifinalist for Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year.

  • Nate Bostrom

    Class of 2001

    Nate Bostrom, BA ’01 was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation for Carver County in May 2021 and received the President’s Award for Service Above Self from the Chaska Rotary Club in June 2021.

  • Melanie Appelquist (Beier)

    Class of 2005

    Melanie Appelquist, BA ’05 was named the MNS District Outstanding Parish Educator for 2021. She has served Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Circle Pines, Minn. since 2018.

  • Scott Arntson

    Class of 1994

    Scott Arntson, BA ’94 was named MN Vikings High School Football Coach of the Week on November 2021. He led the Esko football team to an undefeated 2021 regular season.

    Scott Arntson

  • LeRoy Wilke

    Class of 1972

    LeRoy Wilke, BA ’72 was granted the Christus Vivit Award by Concordia Seminary St. Louis in May 2020.

  • Angela Sibley

    Class of 2016

    Angela Lewis, BA ’10 has been accepted into the International Society of Female Professionals.

  • James McDaniels

    Class of 1972

    Rev. James McDaniels, BA ’72, was honored with the Christus in Mundo (Christ in the World) award in November 2019 by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). This award recognizes his contributions to LCMS Specialized Pastoral Ministry (SPM) as both chaplain and pastor. Pastor McDaniels will also be receiving a Doctor of Letters from Concordia St.…

  • Alice Smith (Kratt)

    Class of 1962

    Alice (Kratt) Smith, AA ’62, MA ’00, shared the following awards she has received in her career: 1996 LEA Distinguished Elementary Teacher of the Year 2006 LEA Distinguished International Educator of the Year 2017 CSP Alumni Distinguished Service Award 2017 Speaker at South African LEA Conferences 2019 Speaker at Asian LEA Conference in Taiwan

    Alice Smith (Kratt)

  • Chad Gieseke

    Class of 1992

    Chad Gieseke, ’92 is celebrating 6 years working as the Director Of Visual Merchandising for the Mud Pie family of brands. He was recently honored as one of the top 10 influencers in the gift industry by Gifts and Decorative Accessories Magazine.

    Chad Gieseke