2010s

Thomas Kim
Class of 2015

Thomas Kim was awarded a Mortar Board Fellowship Award.

Oksana Kryvobok
Class of 2014

Oksana Kryvobok was named one of the teachers of the month in the Renton School District, where she teaches in the English language learners (ELL) classes.

Arvid Isaksen
Class of 2014
Arvid Isaksen
Class of 2014

Arvid Isaksen ’14 and Amy (Lessig) Isaksen ’15 were married June 4 in Kent, Washington. Numerous Lutes were in the wedding party, and more than 20 PLU alumni were in attendance.

Alicia Stephens
Class of 2013

Alicia Stephens received her master’s degree in physical therapy from California Baptist University in 2015.

Callie Moothart
Class of 2013
Callie Moothart
Class of 2013

Callie Moothart ’13 and Taylor Astel ’13 were married New Year’s Eve 2015, overlooking the fireworks of Seattle. Other Lutes in the wedding party included Julian Reisenthel ’13, Craig Chamberlain ’13, Casey Church ’13, Thaddeus Golbek ’13, Sean Boaglio ’13, Hillary Powell ’13, and Karin Lee ’13. Callie and Taylor live in Seattle, where Callie is pursuing her Master’s of Education degree and Taylor is a financial advisor.

Anthony Kelly-Glasoe
Class of 2012
Anthony Kelly-Glasoe
Class of 2012

Anthony Kelly-Glasoe and Erinn Halligan were married July 19, 2015, in Snohomish, Washington, surrounded by loved ones. Wedding party Lutes included Skye Bartholomew ’12, Brendan Fitzgerald ’14, Tyler Morse ’12 and Luke Stromberg ’12. Lutes in attendance included Orion Bras ’12, Megan Corbi ’13, Danielle Cryer ’13, Kevin Hale ’10, Kara (Whitton) Hale ’13, Simon Johnson ’12, Amy Jones ’12, McKenzie Kruml ’13, Paige MacPherson ’11, Andrew Mamerto ’10, Kris Morris ’80, Joseph Olson ’12, Hannah Reece ’12, Philip Serino ’11 and Olivia (Hustoft) Taylor ’12.

Future Lute - Rebecca (Richardson) Holland
Class of 2011
Future Lute - Rebecca (Richardson) Holland
Class of 2011

Rebecca (Richardson) Holland ’11 and her husband Eric welcomed Lazarus John Holland on June 9, 2016, joining brother Leif Eric Holland.

Sarah Wise
Class of 2011

Sarah Wise accepted a new position at Geico as marketing coordinator and moved from Renton, Washington, to Washington, D.C.

Josh Howell
Class of 2010

Josh Howell has been appointed by his employer, Kovarus Industries, as vice president of consulting services for the Pacific Northwest region.

2000s

Future Lute - Justin Hoover
Class of 2008
Future Lute - Justin Hoover
Class of 2008

Justin Hoover ’08 and Katie (Hasted) Hoover ’10 welcomed daughter and future Lute, Charlotte, on May 19.

Future Lute - Whitney (Wiest) Mielke
Class of 2007
Future Lute - Whitney (Wiest) Mielke
Class of 2007

Whitney (Wiest) Mielke and her husband, Kyle, welcomed Hemming Silas to their family on March 10. He joins his siblings Ander, Solveig and Lucia. The family resides in Havre, Montana, where Whitney home-schools their kids and is learning and teaching Braille to their oldest. Kyle works at Montana State University–Northern.

Future Lute - John McClimans
Class of 2007
Future Lute - John McClimans
Class of 2007

John McClimans ’07 and Christina (Reindl) McClimans ’07 welcomed Kate Marie McClimans on April 30.

Erik Jensen
Class of 2006

Erik Jensen joined the board of directors for The Adoption Exchange, an organization that helps foster children find permanent homes. As an associate at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Jensen assists individuals, businesses and nonprofits with their federal, state and local tax issues.

Jason Rubottom
Class of 2004
Jason Rubottom
Class of 2004

Jason Rubottom became the CEO of Ally Commerce in Atlanta, Georgia.

Colin Stave
Class of 2004
Colin Stave
Class of 2004

Colin Stave received his Master of Music degree in choral conducting and composition from Central Washington University on June 11, alongside his wife, Caitlin, who received her Master of Music degree in vocal performance and pedagogy. This fall, Colin will begin his Doctoral studies at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music.

JoAnne (Landis) Fernandes
Class of 2001

JoAnne (Landis) Fernandes accepted the position of principal at Pioneer Middle School in the Steilacoom School District.

Future Lute - Camille Vancil
Class of 2000

Camille ’00 and Matt Vancil ’01 welcomed Madeleine Elizabeth on Saturday, July 2, weighing 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces and measuring 18 inches long.

Nathan Appleton
Class of 2000

Nathan Appleton joined West Monroe Partners’ Security and Infrastructure practice in Seattle.

1990s

Julie Johnston
Class of 1999
Julie Johnston
Class of 1999

Julie Johnston was chosen to speak at the NACADA Region 9 Conference at UCLA in March.

Alexander Bauer
Class of 1998

Alexander Bauer joined Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California, as chief financial officer.

Bryon Bahr
Class of 1996

Bryon Bahr was hired as the Rainier School District’s superintendent.

Ross Courtney
Class of 1994

Ross Courtney is now an associate editor for the Good Fruit Grower, a Washington tree fruit industry magazine. He previously worked 16 years for the Yakima Herald-Republic newspaper as a reporter and photographer.

Jane Lin
Class of 1992
Jane Lin
Class of 1992

Jane Lin entered her fourth year as a K-6 general music specialist with the Northshore School District. She loves making music with her students every day using her voice and percussion skills. After working for the Seattle Seahawks for a decade, she went back to school and completed her teaching degree (K-12) and vocal music degree from the University of Washington in 2011.

Kari (Edmonds) Leppell
Class of 1992

Kari (Edmonds) Leppell was recently promoted to manager of talent acquisition at Russell Investments in Seattle.

1980s

Barth Merrill
Class of 1987
Barth Merrill
Class of 1987

Capt. Barth Merrill (U.S. Navy) recently relinquished command of the U.S. Naval Hospital in Naples, Italy, after two years as the commanding officer. He and his family will be moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he will serve as the command surgeon for the U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

Bracy Elton
Class of 1983

Bracy Elton became a technical fellow at Engility Corporation in Dayton, Ohio, in February.

Susan (Pomeroy) Wittenberg
Class of 1982
Susan (Pomeroy) Wittenberg
Class of 1982

Susan (Pomeroy) Wittenberg received the 2016 Contract Excellence Award in Rome, Italy, on May 10 from the International Association of Contracts and Commercial Management (IACCM) for her work on the emergency operation centers in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan to eradicate polio. She is senior officer, grants and contracts, for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Kathleen Hosfeld
Class of 1981

Kathleen Hosfeld received a Master of Arts degree from the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University. She was recognized with the Provost’s Award for Graduate Student Excellence.

1970s

Bruce Neswick
Class of 1978

Bruce Neswick received an honorary degree of music from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Cal Skaugstad
Class of 1977
Cal Skaugstad
Class of 1977

Cal Skaugstad retired in June after 36 years as a sport fish biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He and his wife, Gale (Waldkoetter) Skaugstad ’76, look forward to working on their log home in Fairbanks, exploring Alaska via all-terrain vehicle and boat, and fishing.

Picture Perfect
Class of 1976, 1977, 1983
Picture Perfect
Class of 1976, 1977, 1983

Several graduates gathered to celebrate the life of fellow Lute, Doug Ely ’76, in Southern California on April 30. Those present included Phil Jerde ’83, Karen (Murray) Nordin ’77, Gretchen (Jerde) Ely ’77, David Emmons ’77, Lynne (Moehring) Emmons ’77, Jim Bridge ’77 and Ron Snyder ’77.

Gary Nordmark
Class of 1972
Gary Nordmark
Class of 1972

Gary Nordmark retired on March 31 after 19 years as administrator of Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach, Florida, and more than 40 years as a hospital administrator.

1960s

Gayle (Tiedeman) Lindeblom
Class of 1967

Gayle (Tiedeman) Lindeblom retired June 30 from her job as laboratory manager at Olympia Arthritis Clinic after 33 years and began working in the laboratory at St. Peter Hospital in July.

Frieda (Grimsrud) Martilla
Class of 1964

Frieda (Grimsrud) Martilla died on March 26.

John Stewart
Class of 1963
John Stewart
Class of 1963

John Stewart retired June 1 after spending 50 years in academia. He served as a teacher’s assistant at Northwestern University and University of Southern California; instructor at Wisconsin State University-Stout; assistant, associate and full professor at the University of Washington; vice president of academic affairs and special assistant to the president at the University of Dubuque.

Nancy (Olsen) Gradwohl
Class of 1961

Nancy (Olsen) Gradwohl was ordained as a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at Edmonds Lutheran Church on June 26. She was installed as the pastor of Island of Faith Lutheran Church in Wrangell, Alaska, on July 17. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, California, in 2015.

1950s

Dick Clare
Class of 1959

Dick Clare died on June 24.

Georgia (Larsen) Larson
Class of 1958

Georgia (Larsen) Larson died on April 19.

Picture Perfect
Class of 1957, 1959
Picture Perfect
Class of 1957, 1959

Ed Larson ’57, David Steen ’57 and Marilyn Knutson ’59 reunited during the Syttende Mai celebration on campus.

Faith (Bueltmann) Stern
Class of 1955

Faith (Bueltmann) Stern completed her self-published book “Takoma Park Junior High – A Struggle for Justice 1976-83.” The 350-page book used newspaper articles, reports, school board action and letters to describe the seven-year struggle the community maintained to prevent the school board from closing its integrated school.

June (Nysteen) Wikner
Class of 1952
June (Nysteen) Wikner
Class of 1952

June (Nysteen) Wikner died on June 17.

1940s

Thelma (Thureson) Gilmur
Class of 1942

Thelma (Thureson) Gilmur died on Jan. 17.