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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David Espeland
David Espeland, BA ’81 passed away on March 22, 2022.
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Victoria Raymond (Thomas)
Victoria Raymond, ’90 passed away on Jan. 31, 2022.
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Kelly Sadlovsky (Smiley)
Kelly Sadlovsky, BA ’03, MA ’06 is grieving the loss of her youngest granddaughter, Mia Palmer Barr, daughter of Meagan (Sadlovsky) Barr, MBA ’19, to SIDS on March 19, 2022. She was only 45 days old.
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Nicholas Francis
Nick Francis, MA ’08 took the oath of office as the seventh police chief of Apple Valley, Minn. during the April 13 City Council meeting.
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Kristina Shaw
Kristina Shaw, BA ’03 and her wife are excited to welcome their third child – a daughter named Monroe – in November 2021. She joins big brothers Rhett (8) and Tristan (5). They have lived in Denver, Colo. for the past six years and stay busy with the kids’ activities, hiking, traveling, renovating their house…
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Maria DuPont
Maria (DuPont) Grams, MA ’15, EdS ’22 is the recipient of the 2022 Leo Weiss Courage to Teach Award which recognizes one educator who goes beyond the requirements of curriculum to teach and inspire young people about the lessons of the Holocaust.
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Mark Spitzack
Mark Spitzack, BA ’85 received an Impact Award from the Parent and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital for his work with the Pediatric Bereavement Follow-Up Project. Mark was also recently recognized by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as a Health Care Hero.
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Tara Darling (McMiller)
Tara (McMiller) Darling, BA ’09 was installed as the Christian Life Director at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mount Vernon, Iowa on April 9, 2022.
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Kevin Koester
Kevin Koester, BA ’15 was featured in an article in Concordia Seminary Magazine, reflecting on his year of service as Associate Pastor at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Huron, S.D.
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Darrell Golnitz
Darrell Golnitz, BA ’71 shares: “Thanks be to God I am 73 years old today, Earth Day, which I observed for the first time on the CSP campus in 1970 under the guidance of Professor Holtz, classmate Marsha (Denke) Mix, BA ’71 and Rachael Carson’s book ‘Silent Spring’.”
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Timothy Rehwaldt
Timothy J. Rehwaldt, BA ’80 recently published his book “Troubled Churches: What’s the Story?” It helps troubled churches break unhealthy patterns of conflict. It is available on Amazon.
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May Xiong
May Lor Xiong, BA ’03, MAEd ’09 announced her intention to seek the GOP nomination to challenge Betty McCollum, in Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District.