Class notes, marriages and births from the Fall 2014 edition of Outlook magazine.
’80 Patti (Allen) Gartland, St. Cloud, is executive director of the Greater St. Cloud Development Corp., and has been appointed to the Metropolitan Airports Commission of Minneapolis/St. Paul.
’80 Douglas Lien, Maple Grove, is interim coordinator of the Tri-County Solid Waste Commission.
Desert View Academy students rub the newly shaved head of principal Deb Weigel after Weigle fulfilled her promise if the school met its goal of raising $13,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Pennies for Patients program. The school raised $13,935.24 and Weigle got her new hairdo in front of the student body. Photo by Randy Hoeft/Yuma Sun
’80 Debra (Harthan) Weigel, Yuma, Ariz., is principal at Desert View Academy. The school raised $13,935.24 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Patients for Pennies program.
’80 ’86 ’90 Erin (Oflaherty) Herman, Breezy Point, retired after 14 years as principal of Nisswa Elementary School. She and her husband, Steve, are in Paraguay where she will be the elementary school principal and he will teach high school math in an American-Sponsored school in the capital of Paraguay, Asuncion, for two years.
’81 Steven Schwegman, St. Cloud, is chief executive officer at Quinlivan & Hughes law firm and was recognized in the top 5 percent of lawyers in the state as a 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyer. / ’82 Thomas Halek, Maple Grove, is vice president of marketing at Midwest Energy Association.
’82 Thomas Peart, Minneapolis, is the Girls 3M/Wild Charlie Stryker Coach of the Year for 2013-14 and then was elected into the Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame. Peart is the girls head hockey coach at Totino-Grace High School.
’83 ’97 ’98 Joni (Rautio) Olson, Milaca, is the interim executive director for principal leadership and student achievement at Oak Hill Community School.
’84 James Bullard, St. Louis, Mo., was inducted to the Forest Lake school district’s academic two halls of fame. Bullard is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
’84 Diane Hageman, St. Cloud, is executive director of communications and marketing at the College of St. Benedict.
’84 David Wething and ’73 Carol Ann (Nord) Russell, Bemidji, 4/24/2014.
’85 Judith (McDonald) Larkin, St. Cloud, was named the NSIC’s men’s Golf Coach of the Year for the second straight year. Larkin coached the Huskies to their second straight NSIC title last season.
’85 Eileen (Goenner) Persike, Rhinelander, Wis., became the editor of Star Journal where she served as account executive for nine years.
’85 David Stein, Madison, Wis., was appointed as a trustee to the State of Wisconsin Investment Board.
’85 Patricia (Streitz) Waletzko, Waite Park, received the gold level of the President’s Volunteer Service Award from President Obama for her work with the SPED 203: Special Education Foundations students’ volunteer service learning projects. Waletzko is in the Department of Special Education at St. Cloud State.
’86 J. Daniel Cairns, Rice, financial adviser with Northwestern Mutual, was recognized by the Society of Financial Service Professionals for his 25-year membership.
’88 ’93 Mark Donlin, St. Cloud, coordinates the No One Dies Alone program at CentraCare where he is a chaplain.
’88 Paula (Nohner) Muellner, Grey Eagle, teaches first grade at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary.
’88 ’97 James Westrum, Maple Grove, received the Distinguished Eagle Award from the Association of School Business Officials International.
’89 Kari (Maroschek) Goldschmidt, Willmar, is assistant director of marketing and fund development at the Willmar Area Food Shelf.
’89 Lowell Larson, Clearwater, is the St. Cloud Municipal Band associate conductor.
’89 ’96 Kelly Tschudy-Lafean, Scandia, is principal at the Central Learning Center.
