Special Donor Issue - University of Minnesota, Crookston

Tara Audette ’98, Lincoln NE is a nutrition educator forFamily Services Child Care Food Program. She has a five yearold son and a six year old bulldog. Tara and her husbandrecently celebrated their 10 year anniversary. Email Tara atfsnutrition@aol.comJon Fridgen ’98, Tolono IL is a research scientist for theInstitute for Technology Development and NASA. Jon and hiswife are expecting their second child in May. Email Jon atjon.fridgen@gmail.comMelissa (Lund) & Ben Lindquist ’98, Perham MN have threechildren, Rylee, 5; Rowdie, 4 and Rorey, 17 months. Ben is anutritionist for the Perham Cooperative Creamery and Missy isa licensed daycare provider and coaches JO volleyball forPerham. Email them at lindquist@arvig.netMarlene (Raddatz) Niemann ’98, Grafton NDhas been promoted to team leader for FarmCredit Services office in Grafton ND. Alongwith this role, she continues to work as a financialservices officer for the Grafton area.Tanya (Waller) Hazeldine att ’97-’98, CoonRapids MN. Email Tanya at tanyahazeldine@hotmail.comEileen Todahl ’99, Fosston MN is currently working at UltimaBank Minnesota in the Winger MN branch. Email Eileen atEileen@ultimabank.com00sTrevor Bjerke ’00, Manhattan KS is attending Kansas State inthe veterinary medicine program and will graduate in 2009.He married Jenniefer Irmen on July 22, 2005 in Fargo ND.Email Trevor at bjerkeqtrhorses@hotmail.comShane Naslund ’00, Dane WI and his wife, Rebecca, areexpecting their second child in July. Email Shane at shanenaslund@hotmail.comBrittany Sedler att ’00-’04, Fargo ND is employed by IdeaOneTelcom in Fargo.Luciana Forati ’01, San Diego CA is an assistant women’s soccercoach at Southwestern College in Chula Vista CA and hascontinued her education in California.Deb (Wosick) Kolling ’01, Grand Forks ND and her husband,Shane, are the proud parents of Jack Michael Kolling. Jack wasborn on December 12, 2005.Kylene (Odegaard) Lehmann ’01, FertileMN is employed by RiverView HealthcareAssociation and JJ’s Body Shop inCrookston. She married Darin Lehman,on March 11, 2006.Laura Pikop ’01, Stephen MN marriedJeremy Clow on June 18, 2005 at the Innat Maple Crossing on Maple Lake. EmailLaura at laura_pikop@hotmail.comRyan Blechta ’02, Big Sky MT is an assistantsuperintendent at The YellowstoneClub. Email Ryan atrblechta@hotmail.comAlaina Burt ’02, Jacobson MN is a graduatestudent in the Journalism and MassCommunications program at South DakotaState University and recently received thehighly coveted International Stockmen’sEducational Foundation Travel Fellowship tothe 2006 International Livestock Congressthat was held in Houston TX on March 1-2, 2006.Amy (Peterson) Lubarski ’02, CrookstonMN married Nathan Lubarski on January21, 2006. Amy is the senior administrativespecialist in the agriculture department atUMC.Steve & Amy (Lampi) Miller ’02 and att’00-‘02, Savoy IL were married August 20,2005 in Duluth MN. Steve is a networkadministrator with Hobbico and Amy is aveterinary assistant at VCA HeritageAnimal Hospital, both in Champaign IL.Kyle Smith ’02, Mountain Lake MN and his wife, Jessica, areproud to announce the birth of their first daughter, AdaMarie, on February 4, 2005. Kyle works as a farm equipmentsalesman and Jessica is an elementary teacher. Email Kyle atumc8829@hotmail.comMindy (Fowler) Wolford ’02, Minneapolis MN is a senior veterinarytechnician at the Large Animal Hospital of theUniversity of Minnesota. Email Mindy atmindy55428@yahoo.comBaizhou Chen ’03, Oakland Gardens NY was awarded his MBAin public accounting from St. John’s University in New Yorkand received an offer to join Ernst & Young, LLP. Email Chenat chenbaizhou@hotmail.comAdam Coe ’03, International Falls MN is the administrator ofthe Good Samaritan of International Falls.James Lamb ’03, Grand Forks ND is a teller forAlerus Financial at its Banksouth location inGrand Forks.James Mages ’01, Alexandria MN and his wife, Tricia, had twinboys, Grant and Kyle, on November 7, 2005.Nicole (Wolkenhauer) Larson ’03, Fargo ND. Email Nicole atdnlarson@cableone.netAnna Anderson ’04, St. Cloud MN. Email Anna ata_ander32@hotmail.com34