Jan Damsteegt DeJong 1986

I recently retired from classroom teaching after 35 years, and am currently working as an adjunct professor for Calvin University as the supervisor of SPED […]

Feb 4, 2023 | 0 Comments

Bernadette Allen 1978

Inducted in November 2022 into the American Academy of Diplomacy.

Feb 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

Bonnie Slykhuis 1990

Retired in December 2022 from Des Moines Area College after 22 years as a Lean conultant helping organizations improve processes. Sheis now an Independent Lean/ […]

Jan 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Sarah Casterline Fitzgerald 2020

Nathan Fitzgerald married Sarah Casterline October 14th, 2022

Jan 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

Lacy Klapperich Bove 2004

I just became the Events Coordinator for Ravensburger North America.

Jan 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

Ann Heerde 1995

I earned a Doctor of Social Work from Capella University in 2020.

Jan 20, 2023 | 0 Comments

Michael Debije (Debye) 1991

Promoted to Associate Professor in Chemistry, Eindhoven University of technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Nov 30, 2022 | 0 Comments

Lynette Reinhard Jacques 1985

Retired after 12 years working at the Rockford Chamber of Commerce as Vice President of Member Investment in Rockford, Illinois.

Oct 30, 2022 | 0 Comments

Kristie Zirbel Halander 1998

I was recently promoted to Regional Manager for the East Coast with Education, Travel and Culture, working with high school foreign exchanges and their host […]

Oct 16, 2022 | 0 Comments

Roderick Norman DeYoung 1951

My name is Mark DeYoung (’91) and my father, Roderick Norman DeYoung (’51) recently passed away. Below is his obituary. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XAwMZ3WFyAc_EgDiMwAxB5tbm9nbLB_1ZgaQtecD4NI/edit https://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/starledger/name/roderick-deyoung-obituary?id=36588822

Oct 16, 2022 | 0 Comments

Ashley Sojka Schroeder 2019

Mark Schroeder (2016 graduate) and I were united in marriage on August 1, 2020.

Oct 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

Jared Fritz-McCarty 2009

Jared G. Fritz-McCarty was recently promoted to assistant vice president of advancement at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois, where he oversees the university’s fundraising and […]

Oct 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

Jennifer Griffis Fleener 1997

I am the economic and family support services director at Sieda Community Action in Ottumwa, Iowa. I reside in Oskaloosa with my husband and our […]

Oct 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

Shivonne Calvert Nunnikhoven 2002

Recently started a new position at Pentair as an International Accounts Specialist.

Oct 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

Ellen Friis Ehle 1999

Group of 1999 grads got together in July. Holly Hartsock Mateer hosted the group in Clear Lake, IA. From left to right: Jessica Burroughs Burger ’99, […]

Oct 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

Nancy Redenius Bruscher 2005

Dropping a little information for Civitas about “Ordinary People Extraordinary Things “– a podcast dedicated to real, life stories of hope from ordinary people. I’m […]

Oct 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

Kyle Pape 2019

Graduated from Clarke University in May 2022 with a doctorate degree in Physical Therapy. I am currently working as a Physical Therapist at Mercy One […]

Oct 11, 2022 | 0 Comments

Chris Olsen 2002

I am currently a nurse practitioner working as a Hospitalist in Red Oak, Iowa. I am married with four children.

Oct 10, 2022 | 0 Comments

Lyssa Bailey Rasmussen 2014

In January, we welcomed our son, William, into the world. We bought our first house in Ankeny, IA in June, and I also started a […]

Oct 10, 2022 | 0 Comments

Amelia Giacovelli 2013

earned a Master of Arts degree in French Language Teaching from Southern Oregon University in September 2022.

Sep 19, 2022 | 0 Comments

Carrie Lund Viel 2001

Carrie Lund Viel ’01 received a Master’s of Arts in Education degree in Principalship from the University of Northern Iowa in May 2022. While teaching […]

Sep 7, 2022 | 0 Comments

Theron Schutte 1985

Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg helped kick off the Marshalltown Community School District’s Summer Teacher Externship Academy on Thursday July , 2023. Marshalltown CSD partnered […]

Aug 18, 2022 | 0 Comments

Diana Carr Westwater 2006

We welcomed our first baby Landon on June 28, 2022.

Aug 10, 2022 | 0 Comments

Carly Stratbucker Rodrigues 2014

My husband and I welcomed out first son, Niko Koa Rodrigues on August 13th, 2021. We have recently relocated to the Chicagoland area as I […]

Jul 27, 2022 | 0 Comments

Stefanie Van Wyk 2002

is a content marketing coordinator for Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri. She and her husband, Marlo, live in Salem, Missouri, with their daughter.

Jul 25, 2022 | 0 Comments

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