Outlook Magazine - Fall 2018

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1940s Omer Benn `48 pinned his pilot’s wings on the Coast Guard uniform of his granddaughter at a ceremony in Pensacola, Fla. 1950s T. E. Felton `57 retired from Nicolet Area Technical College in 1995. He was an automotive instructor. 1960s Ronald E. Bergmann `60 published his autobiography A Fork in the Road. 5 Raphael LeBrun `61 retired from Southern Door schools in Brussels, Wis. Ronald E. Bergmann `60 received the Heard Museum Guild’s 2017 Lifetime Volunteer Service award. The award recognizes members who have extensively served the Guild and the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Ariz., for 15 years or more. 1970s Daniel Stewart `70 was appointed by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to the Indiana Rehabilitation Commission in January 2018. Dan is president/CEO of Achieva Resources and plans to retire in June 2018 after 48 years in the rehabilitation industry. Peter Castrilli `71 is senior vice president of programs serving the Department of Defense and the U.S. Agencies, Cape Canaveral; Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Sharon Johnson `71 retired from Corporate Four Insurance Agency on April 26, 2017. Warren Nilsson `73 retired after spending most of his 45 years in industrial distribution. David Stout `75 retired in August 2017 from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, Pa. Christine Welsh `76 retired as supervisor of food services at D. C. Everest Area School District after 27 years.

Jim “PJ” Noll ‘78 was sworn in as a district governor for Lions Clubs International District 27B2 of NE WI in Chicago last summer. The district has more than 2,250 members in 70 Lions clubs. 22 1980s Richard “Rik” Blyth `80 accepted the position of general manager at the historic La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, N.M. Carol Friesen `80 was named Indiana Honored Dietitian of the Year by the Indiana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in April 2017. John Gehrke `80 retired from teaching 34 years. The last 29 were in building trades at Whiteside Area Career Center in Sterling, Ill. He also set the school record for the most unused sick days, 431. Laura McDonnell Mead `80 retired from 3M after 37 years. She was the senior training specialist/global supply chain super user lead. Pamela A. Mero Wolf `80 retired July 1, 2016, after 36 years with 3M. Donna Fain Brown `81 has been named senior manager, security, the Americas region for Western Digital Corp. in San Jose, Calif. Joan Willshire `81 received the 2018 Commitment to Service Award at the 32nd annual Minnesota Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in St. Paul. 1 Bill Hooper `82 retired from Boeing Co. after 17 years and is associative vice chancellor for facilities services at Washington State University, Vancouver, B.C. Anne Axelsen `83 opened Grantie Anne’s Studio in Sparta. Shawn Peter `83 was awarded the President’s Award of Excellence in Safety in 2017 by his employer CN Railway. Elizabeth Bettenhausen `85 is program manager at River City Estates in Hewitt. Duey Fimreite `85 was appointed as director of research and development at CoreFX Ingredients in Chicago, Ill. 10

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Bachan Ramdhan `85 retired from the Ministry of Education after 37 years of service as chief examiner for the National Examination Council. Darrel Christenson `86 was elected treasurer of the National Council on Independent Living. 6 Kathryn Mercer Houpt `86 is president of the Board of Education for the Mequon-Thiensville (Wis.) School District. Brad Kunst `86 started as an analyst in the Business Intelligence and Analytics Department at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa. Leslie Joslin `86 is a child care licensor for the Department of Human Services in Minnesota and resides with her husband, John, in Woodbury, Minn. 20 Jeanne Wilkinson `86 received the 43rd New Millennium Award for Nonfiction for her story Hidden in a Suitcase in 2017. Rich Jacobson `88 was named executive vice president of Kraus- Anderson Construction Co. 3 Scott Stuckey `88 was appointed general manager of the new Omni Louisville Hotel and Residences in Louisville, Ky. 13 Jeffrey Brown `89 was named Citgo STEM Teacher of the Year. Michael Fischer `89 was appointed chief human resources officer for White Lodging. Darien Schaefer `89 was appointed chief executive officer of Visit Big Bear. 14

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1990s Steven Pletta `90 is owner and operator of Hoggie Doggies Ice Cream Shoppe in Woodruff. Lisa Lybert Adams `91 is a regional vice president of Choice Hotels International. She has 17 direct hires that cover eight states and approximately 1,200 hotels. Tina Feigal `91 has authored a book, Present Moments Parenting: The Guide to a Peaceful Life with your Intense Child and received the Mom’s Choice Award, Gold Category, in May 2017. Tina is director of family engagement at Anu Family Services in St. Paul. Sherry Noska `91 was appointed as general manager of Cobblestone Hotel & Suites and Wissota Chophouse in downtown Stevens Point. David Reeves `91 was appointed director, culinary operations, at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He has also been

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