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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Paul Wickre
Paul Wickre, BA ’76 retired after 40 years of Lutheran teaching ministry.
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Gerald Miller
Gerald Miller, BA ‘10, MA ‘12 and his wife Nicole welcomed new baby Leo. He joins siblings Luke (5), Lucy (3) and Leah (1).
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Charlotte Miller (Wolter)
Charlotte (Wolter) Miller, BA ’66 shared that her husband of 52 years passed away on January 10.
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Brent Raben
Brent Raben, BA ’87 passed away on January 3, 2022.
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Diane Meyer (Johnson)
Diane (Johnson), BA ’82 and Mike Meyer will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary this summer.
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Melissa Barr (Carlson)
Melissa (Carlson) Barr, BA ’08, MA ’13 works at Mayo Clinic Health Systems and has served as adjunct faculty with Riverland Community College for eight years teaching in the Supervisory Management Program. She has been married for over 20 years, and has three children. Her oldest is studying Physical Therapy at Concordia.
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Polly Friendshuh (Carey)
Polly Friendshuh, MBA ’13 was promoted to the position of Dean of Construction Sciences & Business at Dunwoody College of Technology.
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Seth Winter
Seth, BA ’10 and Rebecca Winter were married on September 4, 2021.
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James Aman
James, BA ’93 and Paula (Vrieze), BA ’94 Aman celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in Kauai, Hawaii in August, 2021.
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Daphney Manske (Sleightam)
Daphney Sleightam, ASBN ’21 is getting married in August 2022.
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Chelly Innes
Chelly Ramon- Martinez, BA ’21 was offered her dream position before she even graduated. She teaches life skills in a high school with students with intellectual and physical disabilities.
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Tina Lenz (Hoyt)
Tina (Hoyt) Lenz, BA ’79 just completed her second round of chemo and the cancer blood markers are back in the normal range. She and her family are so thankful for God’s healing powers and His grace. Her husband, Rod, has been an amazing caretaker.
