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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.

  • Lisa Peterson (Keniston)

    Lisa (Keniston) Peterson, B.A. ’92 retired from full-time teaching. She enjoys weaving, knitting, spending more time with family and friends, as well as traveling to fiber destinations: Iceland, Norway, and Finland.

  • Jean Gabbert (Panlilio)

    Jean (Panlilio), B.A. ’14 and Ben, B.A. ’08 Gabbert celebrate their 28th wedding anniversary this year. Their son is in his second year at Concordia, studying International Business Management, and will be studying abroad in South Korea this Spring semester.

  • Sandi Frick (Edwards)

    Sandi (Edwards), ’69 and Timothy, B.A. ’71 Frick celebrated 55 years of marriage. They have four adult children and 14 grandchildren. One grandson got married in November 2025.

  • Barbara Kleeberger (Quimby)

    Barbara (Quimby) Kleeberger, B.A. ’97 shared that her husband Steven passed away on June 30, 2025. On September 4, 2025 he was remembered with a military honors internment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minn.

  • Julie Thompson

    Julie Thompson, B.A. ’20 moved to Savannah to pursue her dream of becoming a full-time artist.

    Julie Thompson
  • Timothy Wagner

    Timothy, ’74 and Carol, ’73 Wager celebrated 50 years of marriage in July. They met at Concorida.

    Timothy Wagner
  • Paul Mueller

    Paul Mueller, H.S. ’56, J.C. ’58 passed away on November 12, 2025.

  • Beverly Tipton Hammond

    Beverly Tipton Hammond, M.B.A. ’18 is retired from government. She is starting my own center for the Arts, Tipton-Hammond Center for the Arts, in the spring.

    Beverly Tipton Hammond
  • Elizabeth Carey

    Elizabeth Carey, B.A. ’18 opened her office for post-rehab after graduating. She recently completed a Holistic Health Practitioner/Educator certificate.

  • Angela Wirsing (Fulbright)

    Angela Wirsing, B.A. ’01, LIC ’06 completed a Master of Worship Studies (MWS) through the Robert Webber Institute for Worship in December 2025.

  • Alberta Konadu

    Alberta Konadu, B.A. ’20, M.A. ’24 is celebrating a new job position at MHMR Tarrant County working in Early Childhood Intervention.

    Alberta Konadu
  • George Krueger

    George Krueger, J.C. ’58 passed away on January 7, 2026.