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Courtesy photo1997Renee Blue, Andover, Minn.,was named an outstandingteacher by the Anoka-HennepinSchool District where sheteaches kindergarten at RumRiver Elementary School. Reneehas been a part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District for 14years, including the last three atRum River. She is part of theStaff Development Committeeand the Rum River Family andTeacher Association.Allison Corwin, Salem, Ore., isdirector of the McKay HighSchool theatre program andteaches theatre and English inthe Salem-Keiser School District.Ryan Goetz, Crystal, Minn.,became a franchisee ofHandyman Connection(www.handymanconnection.com) in March, providing homeimprovement and repair in theTwin Cities metro area.Andrew Small, Richfield,Minn., was recognized byMinnesota Lawyer magazine asALUMNI AMBASSADORSSharon (Hendrickson) Gronberg ’67 of Austin, Texas, representedboth Augsburg and Texas Lutheran University in March at aLutheran college fair in Austin. In May, she and her husband, theRev. Karl Gronberg, returned to Augsburg to attendCommencement and celebrate the graduation of their daughter,Rhia Gronberg ’04, who received her B.A. in international relationsand political science.one of 15 “up-and-coming”attorneys of 2004. The honoreeswere selected by the editorsfrom nominations made by barassociations, law schools,judges, lawyers, and othermembers of the legalcommunity. Andrew works forthe Hennepin County Attorney’sOffice.1998Natalie K. Abbott, Champlain,Minn., received a juris doctordegree from William MitchellCollege of Law in St. Paul inJanuary.Ted Schultz, Cannon Falls,Minn., was named athleticdirector for the BloomingtonSchool District. Previously, heserved as activities director andfootball coach at Cannon Falls.Jason M. Wardlow, a MarineCorps captain, returned from aneight-month deploymentonboard the USS Iwo Jima,while assigned to the 26thMarine Expeditionary Unitbased in Camp Lejeune, N.C.The deployment includedtraining and real-worldoperations in Iraq and Liberia.2000Lewis Nelson is enlisted in theU.S. Army, where he studiedKorean at the Defense LanguageInstitute in Monterey, Calif., for63 weeks and received anassociate’s in Korean. He wasthen assigned to the 101stAirborne Division’s 311thMilitary Intelligence Battalion,stationed in Ft. Campbell,Kentucky. He married Holly AnnDowns in 2003 and the couplehas a son, Benjamin Lewis, bornin December. Lewis is currentlyin Mosul, Iraq.Anne Marie de Jong,Bloomington, Minn., was quotedin the Minneapolis Star Tribuneafter attending a fundraisingspeech by Vice President DickCheney in February.2003Matthew Groth, Eagan, Minn.,appeared as a contestant onNBC’s Fear Factor in April.Andrew Quandt recentlygraduated from the U.S. CoastGuard Recruit Training Centerin Cape May, N.J.Marga Chiri was accepted tograduate school at PurdueUniversity, Ind., to pursue aPh.D. in computer science.Marga received the GAANNFellowship and credits hisgraduate school accomplishmentto the McNair Program.2004Brian Timm, Minneapolis, wasaccepted into Luther Seminaryand will begin his studies thisfall.WeddingsAmy S. Ellingrod ’95 marriedMark Swain in April. The coupleresides in Valencia, Calif.Darlene Mueller ’96 marriedMatthew Finnerty in March. Thecouple resides in Tampa, Fla.Jennifer Kettering ’96married Corey Doerfler inSeptember. Jennifer is a seniorproject analyst for Qwest. Thecouple resides in Roseville,Minn.Nicole Warner ’01 marriedMarc Simml (internationalstudent, spring semester, 1999)in June 2003 in HoverstenChapel. The couple resides inLippstadt, Germany.Births/AdoptionsBonnie Gutknecht Miller ’91and her husband, Thurston,Granger, Ind.—a son, KoertDonart, in April. He joins sisterSalinda, 2. Bonnie can becontacted at.HeatherJohnston ’92and Dr. JasonKoch ’93,Rochester,Minn.—a son, SimonKoch, in October.Shannon (Schultz) VanBuskirk ’93 and her husband,Renner, S.Dak.—a son, Jacob,in March 2003. Shannon worksfor Pfizer, Inc., and is pursuingher MBA at the University ofSioux Falls.Dana (Ryding) ’93 and JeffMartin—a son, Noah Jeffrey,in February.Jessica(Ferrell) ’93and BradZenner ’92,Minneapolis—adopted adaughter, LilyJin, in October; Lily was born inHunan, China, in December2002. Jessica is a businessanalyst for Marshall Field’sTravel Service and can becontacted at . Brad works atFallon.Spring/Summer 200441