DESTINY'S DEEP SEA

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00s

Dustin Abrahams ’04 is a sales representative at Woodhouse Ford in Blair.

Mara Bartlett ’04 is pursuing her master of fine arts degree at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, Calif. She married Anthony Metcalf ’04 on June 5 in Blair.

Tyler Bliemeister ’04 is a produce sales representative for CH Robinson in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Jon Carlo ’04 is working in public relations for the U.S. Air Force in Alabama.

Lynsie Cetto ’04 is a color specialist for Odermatt in Omaha.

Garry Clark ’04 is pursuing his master’s degree in urban studies and public policy at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Phillip Dawes ’04 is working security at the Los Alamos National Laboratories in Los Alamos, N.M.

Jenni (Miller) Eggert ’04 is pursuing her master in social work degree at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is also the director of social services at Tekamah (Neb.) Health & Rehabilitation.

Cliff Ellis ’04 is an English teacher in the Bellevue (Wash.) School District.

Erin (Rozelle) Field ’04 is a chemistry teacher at Burke High School in Omaha. She is also pursuing her master’s degree in education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Jenn Gochenour ’04 is a pharmacy technician for Alegent Health in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Phil Hansen ’04 is an accountant at National Indemnity Company in Omaha.

Angela Hodges ’04 is a special education teacher in the Omaha Public Schools.

Andrew Iva ’04 is a counselor at Adult Friends for Youth in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Esther Iverson ’04 is a substitute elementary teacher in the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Community School District.
Chuck Kaup ’04 is a youth care worker/seclusion specialist at Cooper Village/Uta Halee in Omaha.

Mackenzie Krause ’04 is a special education teacher in the Bellevue (Wash.) Public Schools.

Victor Lyon ’04 is a British Petroleum account manager for Baker-Hughes-Centrilift in Anchorage, Alaska.

Lars Madsen ’04 is pursuing his law degree at Creighton Law School in Omaha.

Lindsay Meyer ’04 is furthering her education at Minneapolis (Minn.) College of Art & Design.

Emily Neve ’04 is teaching seventh grade English in the Omaha Public Schools.

Kenny Nicoll ’04 is pursuing his master of education degree at the University of Reno (Nev.).

Dustin Nielsen ’04 is an art teacher in the Yutan (Neb.) Public Schools.

Erik Nielsen ’04 is pursuing his master of sociology degree at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

Megan Oakley ’04 is a Spanish teacher in the Blair Community Schools.

Tulai Opetaia ’04 is a youth care worker at Cooper Village in Omaha.

Cory Ray ’04 is a claims examiner for Sedgwick CMS in Omaha.

Matt Reed ’04 is a Medicaid auditor for Mutual of Omaha.

Brent Rickert ’04 is a salesman at Scottsdale (Ariz.) Hummer.

Jamie Sanders ’04 is pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing degree at Auburn University in Alabama.

Wendi Sieh ’04 is pursuing a master of science in clinical psychology degree from Argosy University in Minnesota.

Marta Walker ’04 is an applied behavioral analysis therapist in Omaha.

Kyle Walter ’04 is a project manager at W.G. Mills General Contractors in Sarasota, Fla.

Elizabeth Weis ’04 is an order entry processor for Lozier Corp. in Omaha.

Michelle Wever ’04 is a counselor at the Blair YMCA.

Chuck Wright ’04 is the signal caller for the Iowa Blackhawks, a newly formed indoor football team and member of the American Professional Football League. He is also a manager’s assistant at Enterprise in Tampa, Fla.

Michelle Young ’04 is an inventory accountant at ConAgra Foods in Omaha.

Jessica Bolte ’03 married William McGannon on June 12 in Columbus, Neb. Jessica is attending Shands School of Radiology in Georgia.

Jeremy Bryan ’03 married Amy Meador on May 1 in Omaha.

Derek Fey ’03 placed second in the Lincoln (Neb.) Marathon on May 2.

Cheston Field ’03 has been named a loan officer trainee in the commercial loan division at Washington County Bank in Blair.

Ashley Schroder ’03 married Brian Meyers on June 4 in Lincoln, Neb. Ashley is a child development assistant at BryanLGH Medical Center in Lincoln, where the couple lives.

Rodney “Tom” Wissman ’03 is working at Applied Underwriters in Omaha. He lives in Blair.

Heather Wonders ’03 married Jeremy Busselman on June 12 in Omaha. Heather is attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s counseling graduate program.

Allison Botkin ’02 will perform in the Omaha Community Playhouse production of “Hair,” Aug. 27–Sept. 26. More information on performances can be found at www.omahaplayhouse.com. Allison lives in Omaha.

Tyler Neal ’02 married Elizabeth Kramer on June 5 in Blair. Tyler works at Cargill North American Sweetners in Blair as a quality assurance chemist.

Theresa (Soby ’02) and Trey Scholl ’01 have received new jobs. Trey graduated from the Sheriff’s Academy in Tampa, Fla., and is working as a sheriff for the Hillsborough County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office. Theresa is a kindergarten teacher at Chiles Elementary in Tampa. The couple lives in Wesley Chapel, Fla.

Adam Christensen ’01 was cast as an extra in the upcoming feature film, “Friday Night Lights.” Adam plays both Player 25 and Player 5 in the movie based on the best-selling book and starring Billy Bob Thornton and Tim McGraw. Adam lives in Des Moines, Iowa.

Rachel (Herman ’01) and Justin Dannelly ’01 live in Dakota City, Neb. Justin coaches and teaches at Homer (Neb.) Schools. Rachel works for Great West Casualty Co. as an underwriting specialist.

Michaela (Kibbon ’01) and Jeff Hume ’99 welcomed a boy, Lance, on Jan. 24, 2003. Jeff is an athletic trainer at OrthoWest Orthopaedics contracted to Dana. Michaela is a chemist at Purac America in Blair.

Jeret Pospeshil ’01 moved to Rapid City, S.D. in April and works as a health care representative with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Amber (Weber ’00) Beals graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center on May 14 with a doctorate of pharmacy. She has accepted a one-year pharmacy residency position at Florida Hospital Celebration Health in Orlando.

Jessica Clark ’00 received her master of social work degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha on May 7. She is working as a day treatment therapist for the Mid-Plains Center for Behavioral Healthcare in Grand Island, Neb.

Jennifer (Williams ’00) Formo was promoted in February to community director at the March of Dimes in Madison, Wis.

Cody Franzen ’00 married Melissa Paulman on June 26 in Grand Island, Neb. Cody teaches at Barr Middle School in Grand Island.

Scott Heiss ’00 married Stacy Becker on May 29 in Omaha. Scott works at ADT in Omaha.

Ben Thompson ’00 married Katie Bohon on June 12 in Sedalia, Mo. Ben is a driver and merchandiser for the Budweiser County Distributing plant in Sedalia.

90s

Rachel (Heitmann ’99) Cunningham and her husband, Michael, welcomed their first child, Kathrynn Elisabeth, on April 1. Rachel teaches at LeMars (Iowa) Community High School. The family lives in LeMars.

Nikki Kinsey ’99 had her business, Sol Chicks Design, featured in the April edition of One Magazine. Sol Chicks is an ebusiness, found at www.solchicks.com. Nikki lives in Omaha.

Nathan Olsen ’99 is a computer programmer in Olympia, Wash., where he lives with his wife, Diep.

Deneen Schriver ’99 married Joshua Kelly on June 19 in Albion, Neb. Deneen works at the Metabolic Research Center in Denver, Colo., where the couple lives.

Benjamin Tams ’99 married Stacey Grindle on Aug. 7 in Omaha. Benjamin is a loan officer at Mortgage Express in LaVista, Neb.

Michael Babbitt ’98 married Carrie Vincent on July 10 in York, Neb. Michael is an export manager with Expeditors International in Kansas City, Mo.

Matt Haufle ’98 will attend Fordham University Law School in New York this fall.

Anna (Hovde ’98) Hurm and her husband, Travis, welcomed a baby boy, Braik Hunter, on May 16. The family lives in Gillette, Wyo.

Taffy (Forsen ’98) Jones, was profiled in the Blair Pilot-Tribune in their “Teacher Feature” column. Taffy teaches kindergarten in Herman, Neb. She lives with her husband, Luke, and their children, Treyton, 2, and Lexington, 1, in Blair.

Caid Christiansen ’97 married Nichole Elkins on July 23 in Elkhorn, Neb. Caid is president of Christiansen Design, Inc., an advertising company in Omaha, where the couple lives.

Tim Marsden ’97, director of the Millard (Neb.) South High School Choir, has had his choir recognized has one of the best 100 high school choirs in Nebraska.

Clint Williams ’97 married Becky Thompson on June 5 in Blair. Clint is a sales representative at Woodhouse Dodge-Chrysler in Blair.

Debi (Moore ’96) Redmon received a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha on May 5.

Marcus Albers ’95 married Emily Bush on May 1 in Dubuque, Iowa. Marcus is an information technology support specialist at Carlisle Communications, Ltd., in Dubuque.

Sue (Cass) Connealy ’95 was featured in a “Teacher Feature” in the Burt County (Neb.) Plaindealer. Sue is a special education teacher at Tekamah (Neb.) Elementary.

Joei (Arens ’94) and Todd Harris ’93 are proud to announce the birth of their son, Cody Michael, and daughter, Kayla Marie. The twins were born June 15 in Omaha. Cody weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and Kayla weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces. They join a sister, Emma. The family lives in Omaha.

Vicki Behrends ’94 married Dan Manning on April 24 in Auburn, Neb. Vicki works at Humboldt (Neb.) Implement Co. Inc. as a bookkeeper. The couple lives in Humboldt.

Stacey (Harris ’94) and Mike Maxwell ’93 live in Hutchinson, Kan., with their two children, CheyAnne, 9, and Dalton, 2. Stacey is an independent licensed agent with Aflac. Mike is the operations manager with Lowe’s in Hutchinson.

Matthew Schmidt ’94 and his wife, Carla, welcomed their second son, Broc, on April 14. Broc joins his brother, Rian, 3. The family lives in Morton, Ill.

Cameron Arthur ’93 recently retired from 17 years of law enforcement to dedicate more time to teaching on the college level and pursue a law or doctoral degree. He lives in Ralston, Neb.

Sarah Martin ’93 works at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis., where she lives.

Pam Shelton ’93 is the executive assistant for Rod Christenson ’70 at Mid America Computer Corp. in Blair.

Shawn Winters ’92 married Emily Moren on July 24 in Piedmont, Calif. Shawn is employed at Expeditors International in Bensenville, Ill.

Randall Hollowell ’90 works in the information technology services department at Miami (Ohio) University, where he is also an instructor in the Interactive Media Studies program. He lives in Oxford, Ohio.

80s

Denise Hunter ’89 was featured in the Burt County (Neb.) Plaindealer’s “Teacher Feature” column on April 21. Denise teaches special education at Tekamah (Neb.) Elementary.

Laurie Christensen ’88 works for Unisource as a paper specification sales representative for central Texas. She was voted Ad Woman of the Year in 2003 and Best Paper Rep for six years in a row by the Austin (Texas) Ad Federation. She has been a member of the Austin Ad Fed Board since 1998. She lives in Round Rock, Texas, with her husband, Steve, and children, Ty, 12, and Kimberly, 5.

Steve Meister ’88 is leaving the U.S. Navy after seven years of active duty military service. He is moving on to become a family physician at Affiliated Community Medical Centers in Marshall, Minn. His wife, Karen, and children, Noah, 6, and Sydney, 4, moved to Marshall earlier to set up the family’s new home.

Julia (Schroeder ’87) Macek lives in Wade, Maine, with her husband, Dave, and their children, stepson Eric, 17, Kristin, 7, and Aaron, 3. Julia is a clinical supervisor for Wings for Children and Families, which is a target case management agency.

Edward Kaspar ’84 was promoted to vice president at Physicians Mutual Insurance Company of Omaha. Edward oversees the claim services division.

Renae Claussen ’81 was the recipient of the Denison (Iowa) Leading Women in Business Award in 2004, presented by the Denison Chamber of Commerce. Renae owns and manages a local cable channel, Channel 18, in Denison, where she lives.

Mogens Knudsen ’81 was featured in the Lexington (Neb.) Clipper-Herald in a story about how he promotes community and family through his Sav-A-Lot store in Lexington. Mogens got into the grocery business through his wife, Sally (Miller ’81) Knudsen, whose father ran a store.

70s

Kevin Barratt ’79 will start as the new drama teacher at Benson High School in Omaha this fall.

Jeanette (Renander ’74) Rhyan was installed as president of the Theta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Key Women Educators in the spring. She is also serving on the state level as a member of the Program of Work Committee. Jeanette teaches health, physical education and journalism at Ousley Junior High School in Arlington, Texas. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

John Christensen ’71 was inducted to the Millard (Neb.) Public Schools Foundation Hall of Fame in May. John is vice chancellor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Art Beckman ’70 was elected testing chair of the Nebraska chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German in April. Art teaches at Northwest High School in Omaha.

Charlie Rohlfing ’70 retired this spring after 27 years as a counselor at Elkhorn (Neb.) High School. Charlie is now looking forward to being a counselor at Omaha Benson High School. His wife, Julie (Thorson) Rohlfing ’70, is director of alumni affairs at Dana. The couple lives in Blair.

Timothy Wiggins ’70 accepted the call to become director of pastoral care at Tabitha Health Care in Lincoln, Neb. As director, Timothy will coordinate the pastoral care program in giving spiritual support to Tabitha clients and their loved ones.

60s

Roger Eitzmann ’67 ran for Fremont (Iowa) County Supervisor in the June primary as a Republican and won. Roger and his wife, Barbara, live in Sidney, Iowa.

Tim Wright ’67 is celebrating 25 years as a contract administrator with the Boeing Company. He is also a third-year student at St. Louis (Mo.) University School of Law, where he received an Academic Achievement Award in Trial Advocacy. Tim lives in Alton, Ill.

Joan (Rathe ’63) Barnes retired from teaching after 35.5 years. She taught for one year in Filley, Neb., 1.5 years in the Omaha Public Schools and 30 years in Atlantic, Iowa, where she now lives.

Sharol (Crandall ’61) and Ernie Anderson ’59 have moved to Yorkville, Ill., to be closer to their children and grandchildren. They are building a new home.

Carol Petersen ’60 recently had five hymns published in the new Episcopal hymn supplement “Voices Found: Women in the Church’s Song.” In the spring of 2003, Carol visited Ethiopia. The tour group observed a leper colony, a school for the blind, Fistula Hospital, a mentoring group, and Hope Enterprises, which educates and feeds the abandoned youth culture and street people. Since her trip, Carol has been active in the International Community of Phoenix, assisting in the founding of AMEN, an international bimonthly prayer meeting and international worship gathering in the East Valley, Arizona.

Deaths

Cynthia (Michels ’71) Arnold died March 16 in Blair. Cynthia was a nurse’s aide at Crowell Memorial Home in Blair and Tekamah (Neb.) Nursing Home. In a decade’s time, she took in more than 20 foster children. Survivors include her husband, David, two daughters, one son and one grandchild.

Gloria Daggett ’69 died July 10, 2003, due to complications following a massive stroke. Survivors include her mother, Rhoda (Hansen ’43) Daggett, and brother, Roger Daggett ’67.

Marvel Christensen ’66 died April 24 in Oakland, Neb. Marvel was an elementary teacher for 30 years in Burt, Dodge, Washington, Cuming and Keya Paha counties of Nebraska. She served as church pianist and Sunday school teacher for the First Congregational Church/United Church of Christ in Uehling, Neb., for many years.

Eunice (Erickson ’66) Houston died Feb. 20 in Minnesota. Eunice taught elementary school for 31 years in Racine, Wis. and Pine City, Minn. Survivors include her husband, Rick Houston ’66, two children and one grandchild.

Kaye (Dirgo ’43) Woodring died April 19 in Pattonsburg, Mo. Kaye was a cook for the Pattonsburg school system and a member of the VFW Auxiliary and the Crossroads Community Club of Pattonsburg. Survivors include four daughters, one son, 16 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, a sister and two brothers.

Clarence Paulsen D ’40 T ’43 died May 12 in Sacramento, Calif. Clarence served congregations in Neola, Iowa; Kansas City, Kan.; Toronto, Canada; and Ontario, Calif. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking and building. Survivors include his wife, Beverly, two brothers, seven children, including Ivan Paulsen ’68, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Eda (Paulsen ’29) Panum died April 8 in Eugene, Ore. Eda worked in the nursing field from 1929 until 1940, when she became a homemaker and mother. She enjoyed tatting, reading and working around her home. Survivors include two sons, Philip Panum ’64 and Paul Panum ’67, two brothers, a sister and four grandchildren.

Friends

Ruth Nielsen died May 12 in Omaha. A retired teacher, Ruth served for many years as chairwoman of the board for the Oaks Indian Center, translated Danish works into English for the Danish Immigrant Archives and was a Dana Builder. She held a doctoral degree and was named the Omaha Business and Professional Women’s Club’s outstanding woman in 1967.

Corrections

In the Winter 2004 DANA REVIEW, we mistakenly included Alvina Blaikie as a memorium for 2003. We should have stated that it was Elton Blaikie, Alvina’s husband, who was named in the memorium.