Class Notes
The Forties
Mahlon Dier '48, who attended St. Ambrose during WWII as a young naval recruit, celebrated his 90th birthday on March 5, 2016.
Bill Freddy '49 and his wife, Bev, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 14, 2015.
The Seventies
Jim Moran '75 was elected to the United States Tennis Association's Iowa District Hall of Fame.
The Eighties
Patrick Weise '81 retired from the City of Orlando (Fla.) Police Department and is the professional standards investigator/ombudsman for the School Board of Seminole County (Fla.) Public Schools. Patrick and wife, Christa (Lira) '81, celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on April 11, 2016.
Kelly (Pratt) Garrett '83 was named research data specialist for Product Strategies and Life/Health Research at State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, Ill.
The East Moline-Silvis Rotary Club and City of East Moline selected Mayor John Thodos '85 as the Citizen of the Year. He was honored at an awards dinner in November.
The Iowa Business Education Association named Steve Verdon '89, '91, '00 MBA the 2015 Outstanding Business Educator of the Year. He also earned the AEA 9 Outstanding Secondary Business Educator Teacher of the Year for 2015, and his ninth Iowa Best Award. Verdon is a business teacher at Davenport North High School.
The Nineties
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Linda (Meyers) Fangman '92 justice for the First Judicial District of Iowa.
Cory Tomasson '92 has been named athletics director at Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, Ill. He had been filling that role in an interim capacity.
Brian Farrell '95 was promoted to associate director for the Center for Human Rights at the University of Iowa College of Law.
Mark Norris '96 has been named the Westside branch office manager of the First National Bank of Muscatine, Iowa.
Dennis McDaniel '98 has been named chief of police in Johnston, Iowa. McDaniel previously was the chief of police for Windsor Heights, Iowa.
Michael Overturf '99 is the director of athletic training services for Athletico Physical Therapy in Oak Brook, Ill.
The Zeros
Neil Eigenbrod '01, '08 MBA has been named manager of the Agency Accounting Department for Modern Woodmen of America.
Modern Woodmen of America appointed David Guyer '01 manager of the Enterprise Program Management Office.
Ian Happ '02 has joined the Kent Corporation as the risk service manager.
David Knupp '04 MBA has been named a district sales manager for Wyffels Hybrids, where he works with corn growers in northwest Illinois.
Rebecca (Lacey) Pilcher '04 won a National Multiple Sclerosis Society Sylvie Award, given to the Programs Volunteer of the Year in Des Moines, Iowa. Over three years, Pilcher has fostered growth and engagement within the MS community by providing relevant and diverse programming.
Matt Stickelmaier '04, '05 MBA has been named national sales director at Alternative Service Concepts in Nashville, Tenn. Stickelmaier will be responsible for leading the account executive team.
Jason Potter '06 MBA is a financial representative for Country Financial, Aledo, Ill.
Julia Reifert '06 has been promoted to credit analyst at Kent Corporation. She joined the company in 2012.
The Iowa Organization of Nurse Leaders has named Jackie Anhalt '07 MSN the 2015 Outstanding Nurse Executive in Iowa. Anhalt is vice president of patient services at Genesis Medical Center and chief nurse executive of the Genesis Health System.
Emily Petruccelli '07 earned a doctoral degree from the University of Iowa in December 2015. She is conducting research at Brown University on the underlying molecular and neuronal circuitry of alcohol use on disorders in drosophila.
Joe Rennert '07 has been named senior quality assurance specialist in the Enterprise Program Management Office for Modern Woodmen of America.
Nicole Lindstrom '09 is the director of the Newton (Iowa) Public Library.
Joe Wonio '09 is a real estate development associate for the Russell Real Estate Development division, Davenport.
The Teens
Meghan (McCullough) Peterson '10 MBA has been selected as the 2016 co-director of the Quad City Arts Festival of Trees.
Michael DuBois '11 recently moved to the San Carlos Apache reservation in Arizona and accepted a full-time position as a physical therapist at the San Carlos Apache Health Care Corp. Kate Duffus '11, '12 MOL is the division clinical coordinator at the University of Iowa Department of Pediatrics.
Thomas Fallon '11 is track and field coach for the Louisa-Muscatine (Iowa) Community School District.
Tina (Vires) Stoneking '12 MEDT is the program director for the office of disability services at Winthrop University, in Rock Hill, SC.
Mike Walsh '12 MOL received his Certified Professional in Supply Management certification and designation from the Institute of Supply Management in Arizona. He is the strategic sourcing manager-indirect procurement at Home Depot's Store Support Center in Atlanta, Ga.
Mark Brauweiler '13, '15 DPT is a physical therapist at Progressive Rehabilitation Associates, LLC, in Tipton, Iowa. Jena Keimig '13 is a special education teacher for the Raytown C2 School District in Missouri.
Sean Santiago '13 is the caretaker for the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon, Iowa.
Jake Montague '14 MOL is working as a packaging specialist for John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, Ill.
Katie Zorn '15 is a financial analyst in the Finance and Accounting Leadership Development Program at HNI Corporation in Muscatine, Iowa.
Marriages
Joe Whalen '74 and Mark Denney, Sebastopol, Calif.
Jill Gansemer '98, '00 MBA and Clete Campbell, Dubuque, Iowa
Kourtney Burkhalter '03 and Jon Mannall, Kewaunee, Wis.
Katy Anderson '03 and Nathan Miller, Davenport
Kelly Carlson '07, '10 and Casey Raisbeck '08, Evergreen Park, Ill.
Katherine McGann '10 and Robert Anderson, Peoria, Ill.
Dylan Parker '10 and Tia Plapp, Rock Island, Ill.
Shelby Smith '11 and Brendan Koren '11, Clinton, Ill.
Audrey Stanek '11 and Anthony Carter, Norcross, Ga. Erin Valentine '12 and Collin Goldsberry, Rock Island, Ill.
Tina Vires '12 MED and Carey Stoneking, Rock Hill, S.C.
Sarah Crawford '14 and Brennan Pasvogel, Fulton, Ill.
Casey Nabb '14 and Chloe Whiteman, Dubuque, Iowa
Births
Amy Coulthard-Atwater '95 and husband, Scott, announced the birth of daughter Allison, born Oct. 29, 2015. She was welcomed home by brother Rodney.
Brian Farrell '95 and his wife, Sara, celebrated the birth of their son Rowan on Dec. 10, 2015. Rowan joins big sister Eleanor.
Erica (Carlson) '05 and Patrick Bleffer '05 are parents of Landon and Riley, born July 12, 2013.
Sara (Miller) '06 and Gil Cervelli '06 are happy to announce the birth of son Gilbert Matthew, born April 21, 2015.
Elizabeth (Pfeiffer) Lauck '06 and her husband, Greg, are proud parents of daughter Olive, born Aug. 6, 2015.
Shannon (O'Connor) '08 and Keith Gloude '08 celebrated the birth of their daughter Scarlett, born June 5, 2014.
Joni (Lenger) '08 and Brad Hannon '08 are the proud parents of twins Kella and Liam, born Jan. 6, 2016. The twins were welcomed home by Easton.
Ashley (Moellenbeck) Kelting '09 and her husband, Matt, welcomed their son Tannen on Nov. 26, 2015.
Rachel (Whitford) Simenec '09 and her husband, Nate, are the proud parents of daughter Aidia, born May 6, 2015. Aidia was welcomed home by Selah.
Kelsey (Nervig) Vukov '10 and husband, Joseph, celebrated the birth of their son Isaac, born Oct. 13, 2015.
Lynse (Hermsen) Gisel '11, '12 MOT and her husband, Andrew, welcomed home son Jace, born Dec. 20, 2015.
Nicole (Bartholomew) Roseman '12 and husband, Dustin, are happy to announce the birth of son Dominic, born July 6, 2015.
Jake Montague '14 MOL and his wife, Carrie, celebrated the birth of daughter Norah, born Oct. 19, 2015. She was welcomed home by siblings Laila and Presley.
Deaths
James "Skeets" Coleman '38, Del Mar, Calif., May 13, 2014
Twila Parker '38, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jan. 5, 2016
Max Beam '45, Scarborough, Maine, Oct. 31, 2015
Elmer Zost '45, Rexburg, Idaho, Dec. 7, 2015
Paul Barton '48, Orlando, Fla., Nov. 24, 2015
Gilbert "Gil" Redelman '48, Rolling Meadows, Ill., Feb. 25, 2016
Edward Koch '50, Milan, Ill., Sept. 9, 2015
Donato "Dan" Petruccelli '50, Davenport, Jan. 15, 2016
Thomas Staley '50, Shorewood, Ill., Nov. 8, 2015
James Trickey '50, Clearwater, Fla., May 2, 2015
Gerald Bednarik '51, Morris, Ill., Dec. 30, 2015
Thomas Dixon '51, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Jan. 6, 2016
Francis Fosdick '51, Ft. Worth, Texas, Dec. 10, 2015
James McClintock '51, Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 2, 2016
Rev. John Riley '51, Coon Rapids, Minn., Nov. 21, 2015
James Taylor '51, Fort Myers, Fla., March 13, 2014
Mark Mulvihill '52, West Des Moines, Iowa, July 31, 2015
Rev. Richard Bevenour '53, Fresno, Calif., Nov. 10, 2015
Charles Conway '53, Sun City, Ariz., Oct. 1, 2015
Thomas Mulligan '53, Lenexa, Kan., Feb. 2, 2016
Frank Masciopinto '54, Glenview, Ill., June 14, 2012
Rev. Thomas Mohr '54, Davenport, Dec. 3, 2015
John "Jack" Purney '54, Chicago, Oct. 21, 2015
Dolores (Hoogerwerf) Testroet '57, Davenport, July 24, 2015
Jo Ann (Lynch) Mattke '58, Davenport, Oct. 18, 2015
Charles "Chuck" Azzaline '59, Davenport, Jan. 31, 2016
Walter Hoambrecker '59, Seminole, Fla., Aug. 12, 2014
Gerald Lafeber '60, Columbia Heights, Minn., Nov. 2, 2015
Jack Ruff '60, Arvada, Colo., Aug. 14, 2015
Loren Thompson '60, Detroit Lakes, Minn., Oct. 18, 2015
Michael Friemel '62, Davenport, Dec. 27, 2015
Michael Hart '62, Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 14, 2015
Andrew Hutmacher '62, Grand Junction, Colo., Jan. 24, 2016
Larry Borg '63, Rapid City, S.D., Jan. 29, 2015
Michael Fay '64, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 28, 2015
Thomas Houghton '64, Spokane, Wash., Dec. 24, 2015
Robert Martin '64, Davenport, Dec. 5, 2015
Vingene "Bud" Martens '65, Rock Falls, Ill., Feb. 9, 2016
Stanley Reinhold ’65, Bettendorf, Iowa, Nov. 7, 2015
Michael Russell ’65, Lake St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 3, 2016
Robert Wise ’70, East Moline, Ill., Oct. 11, 2015
Richard Noll ’72, Letts, Iowa, Feb. 2, 2016
Kenneth Plumb ’72, Davenport, Oct. 3, 2015
Anne “Terry” Chouteau Strader ’75, Davenport, Jan. 9, 2016
Douglas Krebs ’76, Drakesville, Iowa, June 4, 2012
Paula Radosevich ’81, Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 7, 2015
Frank Kern Sr. ’82, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 10, 2014
Joanne (Horch) Forlini ’99, Rock Island, Ill., Oct. 28, 2015
Mike Hofmann ’00, Davenport, Sept. 27, 2015
Michael Moore ’00 MBA, Vienna, Ill., June 14, 2015
Jerry Wilkins Sr. ’03 MSITM, ’04 MBA, Blue Grass, Iowa, Dec. 2, 2015
Gerald “Coop” Cooper Jr. ’04 MSITM, Bettendorf, Iowa, Dec. 30, 2015
Rose Waters ’07, Davenport, Dec. 27, 2015
Honorary Degree
Michael Cervantes Sr. ’00 (Hon), Davenport, Feb. 6, 2016
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