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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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  • Rodney Bathke

    Class of 1960

    Rodney Bathke, J.C. ’60 passed away on Jan. 4, 2024.

  • William Irwin

    Class of 1973

    William Irwin, B.A. ’73 passed away on November 17, 2023.

  • Robert Lutz

    Class of 1983

    Robert Lutz, B.A. ’83 works as a teacher, preacher, and projects director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Sudan and Sudan. His main work has been the House of Hope Orphanage, which was founded in 2015. He has also been a professor at the ELCSS/S seminary (Concordia Lutheran Institute for Holy Ministry) in Yambio,…

    Robert Lutz

  • Traci Morris

    Class of 2021

    Traci Morris, MBA ’21 of Essentia Health has been recognized by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as a 2023 Chief Financial Officer of the Year honoree.

    Traci Morris

  • Daniel Heinert

    Class of 1961

    Daniel Heinert, H.S. ’59, J.C. ’61 passed away on December 19, 2023.

  • Melinda Neuenfeldt

    Class of 2008

    Melinda Neuenfeldt, B.A. ’10 was named 2023 South Wisconsin District Early Childhood Director of the Year.

  • Benjamin Marxhausen

    Class of 1952

    Benjamin Marxhausen, H.S. ’52 passed away on June 29, 2023.

  • Jason Weber

    Class of 2017

    Jason Weber, M.A. ’08 graduated with a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in December 2023. Currently he is the Associate Vice Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.

  • Joan Reckdahl (Schramm)

    Class of 1956

    Joan (Schramm) Reckdahl, J.C. ’56 passed away on Dec. 7, 2023.

  • Jill Johnson

    Class of 2003

    Jill Johnson, M.A. ’12 was recently selected to serve as Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Brand Communication for Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill..

  • Lois Holtz (Brakenhoff)

    Class of 1966

    Lois A. (Brakenhoff) Holtz, B.A. ’66 passed away on November 16, 2023.

  • Greg Rommel

    Class of 1975

    Greg Rommel, B.A. ’75 retired in July 2023 after 49 years of ministry; 39 years serving five congregations as a DCE and nine years serving LCMS Mission Advancement. He and his wife, Diane, live in southwest Houston. They have three kids and eight grandkids.

    Greg Rommel