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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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  • David Marth

    Class of 1967

    David Marth, AA ’67 passed away on February 19, 2021.

  • Natasha Orbeck

    Class of 2020

    Natalie Orbeck, BS ’20 is a veteran, nurse, mother, and a widow since losing her husband to leukemia four years ago. After Josh passed, Natasha became passionate about fighting against blood cancers. She has been nominated for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2021 Woman of the Year, https://pages.lls.org/mwoy/mn/mn21/norbeck.

    Natasha Orbeck

  • Raymond Hauer

    Class of 1963

    Raymond Hauer, AA ’63 served for 39 years in Lutheran education as a teacher or principal. He and his wife of 53 years, Erika, have three grown children: Peter. Nicole, and Bryan and six grandchildren.

  • Sherry Kollmann

    Class of 2007

    Sherry Kollmann, MA ’07 was named the first vice provost for digital learning initiatives at New Mexico State University, a new role created to develop and drive an online and digital education strategy for the university.

  • Shawn Hecksel

    Class of 1997

    Shawn Hecksel, BA ‘97 was ordained and installed on January 24, 2021 as Pastor of Faith Formation at Cornerstone Lutheran Church in Carmel, Ind.

    Shawn Hecksel

  • Michelle Mahoney

    Class of 2020

    Michelle Kramer, MBA ’20 began a new job as Associate Director of Statistics for a major pharmaceutical company. She is also an adjunct faculty member for Concordia’s MBS program.

  • Cory Olson

    Class of 2004

    Cory Olson, BA ’04, MA ’06, MBA ’14 has been named president of Maxwell Healthcare Associates (MHA) and will serve as a member of MHA’s Executive Leadership team.

  • Frederick Koehler

    Class of 1952

    Rev. Frederick Koehler, AA ’52, HS ’50 passed on January 18, 2021.

  • Susan Ostermann

    Class of 1985

    Susan Ostermann, BA ’85 passed away on February 2, 2021.

  • Walter Hed

    Class of 1953

    Walter Hed, JC ’53 passed away on February 9, 2021.

  • JoAnn Gordon-Anderson

    Class of 2005

    JoAnn Gordon Mays, MA ’05 became the CEO/Owner of Nani’s Sweets in 2019.

  • Stanely Tordsen

    Class of 1969

    Stan Tordsen, BA ’69 just finished serving as an English Conversation Partner to students in both Puerto Rico and the Czech Republic. Also, for the past four years, Stan has been a writer for Hope-Full Living, devotions for seniors published quarterly by Worship Anew. In November 2016, Stan received the LCEF Fred E. Lietz Ministry…