Fall 2002AlumniNews. . . Compiled by Rose Ulseth.Please send news items and photos to Rose by e-mail:rulseth@umn.eduor via mail: UMC Alumni Association, 115 Kiehle Building 2900<strong>University</strong> Avenue, <strong>Crookston</strong> MN 56716-5001.60sTom Smith ’69, Litchfield, MN, is a realestate andcommercial lending<strong>of</strong>ficer for CenterNational Bank. Heis also a coach forthe LitchfieldAmerican Legionbaseball team.70sFrank Rolek ’73, Philadelphia, PA, visitedthe Alumni Office this summer while hewas passing through <strong>Crookston</strong> on hisway to Alaska. He has worked in thefitness industry for 20 years and isnationally certified in massage therapy.He has created a 500 hour nationalpersonal training school and teachesmassage therapy in Philadelphia.Susan (Reginball) Mickelson ’75, GrandForks, ND, wasrecently promotedto director <strong>of</strong> clientservices atSimmonsFlint, anadvertising firm inGrand Forks. Shecontinues to serveas an accountexecutive and hasassumed supervisoryresponsibilitiesfor accountteams. She has also been named to theagency’s management group.Randine (Carnegie) Endersbe ’76, DetroitLakes, MN, has been in the Detroit Lakesarea for 15 years. Her daughter, Tanya,has graduated from high school and son,Ethan, is 3 years old. E-mail Randine atdendersbe@hotmail.com.Cindy (Kassenborg) & BryceChristopherson ’77 & 81, Lancaster,MN. Cindy is a Regional ExtensionEducator for Kittson and Marshall County.They have two children, Ben, 13, andAnna, 9.Cindy Jo (Carlson) Sandahl ’77, Warroad,MN, has been teaching second grade for18 years. Cindy and her husband, Steve,have one son, Alex, who is in third grade.80sRoberta (Hansen) Smith ’81, Tulsa, OK,would love to hear from friends. E-mailRoberta at plsrms@cfaith.com.Roger Beekman ’82, Olympia, WA. E-mailRoger at rlbeekman@hotmail.com.Steven Bartsch ’83, Mesa, AZ, is a riskcontrol consultant and recently completeda contract position in New York City on theWilliamsburg Bridge. He plans to move to<strong>Minnesota</strong> to work in agriculture andpursue opportunities in agriculture safety.E-mail Ronald at rsbartsch@aol.com.Ronald Bonaguidi ’84, Albuquerque, NM.E-mail Ronald at penguinrjb@aol.com.Holly Hanson-Kollar ’84, Tempe, AZ. E-mail Holly at dhkollar@aol.com.Donna Nabben-Schindler ’84, GrandForks, ND, is working as an assistantchemist at American Crystal Sugar in EastGrand Forks, MN. Donna and herhusband, Michael, have a daughter,Michaela, who is five and is in kindergarten.E-mail Donna atmes&djns@uffdaonline.com.Shannon Stassen attended ’88-’89,<strong>Crookston</strong>, MN,was named headfootball coach atUMC in June.Shannon and hiswife, Jody, haveone son, Marcus.90sDavid Clark ’90, Stephen, MN, has beenemployed with theMarshall CountySoil and WaterConservationDistrict for 10years and iscompleting his thirdyear as an electedmember <strong>of</strong> theStephen CityCouncil. David andhis wife, Kimberly,have two sons,Josiah, 11 andJesse, 2.Corwyn & Julia (Holman) Sondrol ’90&’91, Canon City, CO, have three children,Carter, 6; Braydon, 5; and Isabella, 1.Cory works as an independent consultantdoing organizational development and Juliais a full-time mom. E-mail them atthesondrolfamily@msn.com.John Boucher attended ’89-’91, <strong>Crookston</strong>,MN, is self-employed as a farmer. Hemarried Stefanie Wilson November 22,2002.26 The UMC <strong>Torch</strong>
Kim (Hoselton) Garman ’91, Thompson,ND, is working as a bookkeeper at NelsonSpecialties in Grand Forks, ND. Kim andher husband, Todd, moved into theirCanada built home September 2001. Theyhave one daughter, Courtney, who is 1.E-mail Kim at tkcgarman@att.ne.Michael Boucher ’94, <strong>Crookston</strong>, MN.E-mail Michael at mjb86@yahoo.com.Wayne & Jody (Warner) Udstuen ’95 &’94, Mora, MN, are the proud parents <strong>of</strong> ababy boy. Samuel Wayne Udstuen wasborn October 12, 2002, at 5:50 p.m. Heweighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20 ½inches long.Henry & Chrissy (Nettum) Cyr ’96 & ’97,Maple Grove MN. E-mail Henry athenrycyr@yahoo.com.Tricia Schmitz ’96, Erskine, MN, is workingfor Garden ValleyTelephoneCompany in theCustomer ServiceDepartment. Shewill marry MatthewProulx <strong>of</strong> Mentor &Argyle, MN, on May31, 2003. E-mailTricia attrish@gvtel.com.Richard Bechhold ’97, East Grand Forks,MN, is employed by Alerus Financial as acall center specialist <strong>of</strong> its operationscenter in Grand Forks, ND.Carrie (Langerud) Kachena ’97, Warroad,MN, is working at Citizens State Bank inRoseau, MN. Her and her husband,Kenny, recently purchased a home in theWarroad area. E-mail Carrie atkachena@wiktel.com.Jeffrey Malawski ’97, North Vancouver,BC, is working for Merck Frosst in theEndocrinology Division (pharmaceuticals).He graduated from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Wisconsin-Stout with a master’s degree.His newfound hobby is salt water flyfishing for salmon. E-mail Jeff atJeffrey_malawski@merck.com.ADawn (McClean) Melbye ’97, Thief RiverFalls, MN.ADawn has beennamed the BestYoung Teacher bythe <strong>Minnesota</strong>Association <strong>of</strong>AgriculturalEducators (MAAE)and the OutstandingNew Careerand TechnicalTeacher in theAssociation forCareer and Technical Education’s sevenstateregion. She is also one <strong>of</strong> only sixpeople in the nation competing for ACT’snational Outstanding New Career andTechnical Teacher Award. She currentlyteaches at Lincoln High School in TRF(She’s pictured above with TRF SuperintendentIrving Peterson) and wasinstrumental in establishing the ag programthere as well as a growing FFA chapterthat boasts over 40 students. E-mailADawn at amelbye@trf.k12.mn.us.Laura Neisen ’97, Roscoe, SD, is employedas a Corporate Registered Dietitian withHRS Foodservice in Aberdeen, SD. Shemarried Shane Clark in November 2002.Shane is an agronomist for South DakotaWheat Growers. E-mail Laura atsclarke@abe.midco.net.Linda (Nelson) Quern ’97, Gonvick, MN, isworking at a furniture store in Bagley, MN,doing bookkeeping and some selling.Linda and her husband, David, have ason, Brandon, who is a one-year-old.She would love to hear from other alumni.E-mail Linda at lquern@hotmail.com.Dana & Katy (Caughey) Blume ’98 & ’99,Elbow Lake, MN. Dana crop farms andKaty is the <strong>of</strong>fice manager at BackmanSeeds, Inc. in Herman, MN. They haveone daughter, Kilee, who is a one-yearold.E-mail Dana & Katy atdkblume@runestone.net.Fall 2002AlumniNewsLuis Delgado ’98, Miami, FL. E-mail Luis atdelgadoluis@yahoo.com.Ben & Melissa (Lund) Lindquist ’98, NewYork Mills, MN, have two children, Rylee,2, and Rowdie, 1. Ben is working forLand O Lakes as a feed consultant andMelissa is a stay-at-home mom. E-mailBen & Melissa at bmrr@arvig.net.Nikki (Fiorini) McBlair ’98, <strong>Crookston</strong>, MN,married MattMcBlair December22, 2001. They willbe moving toMississippi inJanuary while Mattattends pilottraining. Matt willgraduate from UMCin December andwill be commissionedas an<strong>of</strong>ficer in the U.S.Air Force. He is currently UMC’s FirstWing Commander <strong>of</strong> the Det 610 ROTCstudents <strong>of</strong> UMC and UND. E-mail Nikki atnikkiandmattmcblair@hotmail.com.Tifanii (Jacobs) & Matthew Dahl ’99 & ’00,Little Falls, MN,were marriedNovember 30,2002. Tifanii is aprogram technicianat the Farm ServiceAgency in LittleFalls and Matt is astaff accountantfor Kummet,Larson, Bluth & Co.in Brainerd. E-mailMatt atmatt@kummetlarsonbluth.com.Kimberly (Dufault) & Delray Huot ’99 &attended ’92-’94, <strong>Crookston</strong>, MN, have twoboys ages three and six months. Kim isemployed at Ecolab Pest Elimination inGrand Forks, ND, in the Contract Processingand Maintenance Department. Delrayis employed with Donarski BrothersConstruction and is attending school inEast Grand Forks.The UMC <strong>Torch</strong> 27