Alumni Notes
The history of Concordia St. Paul is written by the lives of our alumni, so big news or small, we want to hear it all! If you have landed a promotion, welcomed a new family member, or moved to a new city, let us know by submitting an alumni note. Help us fill our future publications with the incredible things our alumni are doing.
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Curt Stoltenow
Curt, J.C. ’59, B.A. ’66 and Sylvia Stoltenow celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2024.
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Sharon Rosen (Schmidt)
Sharon (Schmidt) Rosen, B.A. ’68 welcomed her first great-grandchild, Jordyn Jane Nagel, on May 1, 2024.
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Kler Paw
Kler Paw, B.A. ’23 has returned from an exciting journey overseas, during which she reconnected with family and lent a hand at a refugee camp, focusing on medical aid and food supplies, a humbling and inspiring experience. She now plans to enroll in the Physician Assistant program, starting in 2025.
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Timothy Grassinger
Timothy Grassinger, J.C. ’61 will celebrate 60 years in the Holy Ministry next year and awaits his first great-grandchild in August.
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Rachel Gray
Rachel Gray, B.A. ’16 has been hired as the head coach for the North Central College Cardinals’ men’s and women’s golf programs. North Central College is located in Naperville, Illi.
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Connie Strohschein (Stephens)
Connie I. (Stephens) Strohschein, B.A. ’65 celebrated her 81st birthday at Moo and Brew in Charlotte, NC.
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Jeanetta Searcy
Jeanetta Searcy-Cooper, M.A. ’21 is currently an Adjunct Professor for CSP in the College of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
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Joseph LaBuda
Joe LaBuda, B.A. ’84 was Inducted into the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame on June 25, 2024.
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Albert Francis
Al Francis, M.A. ’11, after retiring from the Navy, worked as a high school Career Counselor for 21 years, where his education from CSP was valuable. He and his wife moved to Ariz., where he worked for the state before retiring. He still occasionally works as a substitute teacher when not traveling.
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Jonathan Kuehne
Jonathan, B.A. ’11 and Cassandra (Penny), B.A. ’11 Kuehne adopted three siblings from Grenada.
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Elizabeth Wenzel (Lange)
Elizabeth (Lange) Wenzel, B.A. ’23 and her husband just had their first baby, Amelia Grace.
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Magdaline Akudo Oparaochaekwe-Ebere
Magdaline Akudo Oparaochaekwe-Ebere, B.A. ’24 feels that Concordia prepared her and her classmates well for the NCLEX, as so far, everyone she knows in her class has passed the NCLEX.