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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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  • Paul Mueller

    Class of 1977

    Paul, BA ’77 and Joy (Blasingame), BA ’77, MA ’98 Mueller retired from Concordia, Portland, Jan 2020 and moved to Florida. Paul retired from Mission Training Center (MTC), March 2021. They have 6 grandkids – two in Spokane, WA with their daughter Rachel (and Joe), and four in Lake Elmo, MN: two with their oldest…

    Paul Mueller

  • Michael Vokt

    Class of 1980

    Rev. Michael Vokt, BA ’80 passed away on January 25, 2021.

  • Brian Moldenhauer

    Class of 1985

    Brian Moldenhauer, BA ‘85 has worked in auto sales for General Motors for 27 years.

    Brian Moldenhauer

  • Jonathan Kuehne

    Class of 2011

    Jon Kuehne, BA ‘11 accepted a call and is now serving as Campus Pastor of Trinity First Lutheran School in Minneapolis, Minn.

  • Christina Finnegan (Brian)

    Class of 2007

    Christina (Austin) Finnegan, BA ‘13 has two children who have graduated from college and a son whose post secondary plans are up in the air due to Covid. She is one of few people who have graduated from college in her family, so financial and emotional support were not available for her. The cohort learning…

    Christina Finnegan (Brian)

  • Kristina Gaalaas (Clark)

    Class of 2002

    Kristina (Clark) Gaalaas, ‘02 renovated a turn of the century home into her financial services office to help revitalize vacant buildings in Grand Rapids, Minn. They love welcoming people to feel at home with their finances, and are wired with the technology to serve clients and their families across the U.S.

    Kristina Gaalaas (Clark)

  • Candace Robertson (Longsworth)

    Class of 1987

    Candace “Candy” (Lonsworth) Robertson, ‘87 has four children, 17 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.

  • Jessie Nagler

    Class of 2020

    Jessie Nagler, MS ‘20 is finishing up a few more classes, then starting medical school.

  • David Vinz

    Class of 1962

    Dave, AA ‘62 and Marianne (Engelhardt), BA ‘65 Vinz have three daughters: Jennifer Vinz-Brothers (Josh), Seattle, Wash., Kelly Vinz (fiancé John-Michael), St. Paul, Minn., Joanna Vinz-Caffrey (Jesse), St. Paul, Minn. They have four grandchildren: Henry Caffrey (6), Charlotte Caffrey (2), Blake Brothers (3), Alexandra Brothers (2).They are enjoying the little ones.

  • Craig Mathews

    Class of 1977

    Craig Mathews, BA ‘77 retired from Pastoral ministry May 31, 2020. He is an ACE certified Personal Trainer working part-time at the Bradenton YMCA in Bradenton, FL.

    Craig Mathews

  • Richard Krogen

    Class of 1956

    Richard Krogen, AA ’56 passed away on January 14, 2021.

  • Thomas Gillespie

    Class of 2011

    Thomas Gillespie, MBA ’11 has been named as President and CEO of Living Well Disability Services.