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2014 Concordia University, Nebraska

Te Broadcaster is published by Concordia University,Nebraska and distributed to , alumni, faculty, staff,astors, businesses, parents and friends of the university inll states and over foreign countries.

Broadcaster StaffEditor

Dan Oetting

WritersAdam Hengeveld

Jacob KnabelDanielle LuebbeLeslie Petrovski

DesignersErin Wineman

Mary Masur

University AdministrationPresident & CEO

Rev. Dr. Brian L. Friedrich

ProvostDr. Jenny Mueller-Roebke

Executive Vice President, CFO & COODavid Kumm

Vice President for Enrollment Managementand MarketingScott Seevers

Assoc. Vice President for Institutional AdvancementKurth Brashear, Esq.

Board of RegentsDr. Dennis Brink, Lincoln, Neb.

Mr. Robert Cooksey CO GR , Omaha, Neb.Dr. Lesa Covington Clarkson , Woodbury, Minn.

Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich, Seward, Neb.Rev. Eugene Gierke, Seward, Neb.Rev. Keith Grimm, Omaha, Neb.

Mr. Barry D. Holst , Kansas City, MoMrs. Jill Johnson, Seward, Neb.

Mr. James Knoepfel CO GR , Fremont, Neb.Mr. John Kuddes, Leawood, Kan.

Mr. Lyle Middendorf, Lincoln, Neb.Mr. imothy Moll , Seward, Neb.

Mrs. Bonnie ONeill Meyer, Palatine, Ill.Mr. Paul Schudel, Lincoln, Neb.

Mr. imothy Schwan , Appleton, Wis.Rev. Dr. Russell Sommerfeld, Seward, Neb.

Dr. Andrew Stadler, Columbus, Neb.Mr. Max Wake, Seward, Neb.

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Rebecca Monnier and LouisaMehl were leaders for one ofthe most successful student-ledcharitable efforts Concordia has everwitnessed. Teir accomplishmentsare described on page .

theTe Wyoming credo of talk less and smore works just fine for Major GenerLuke Reiner, the man in charge of that stat

military department. But what he does sayworth a listen.page 4

A student-led initiative to fight malaria shigh goals for funds to be raised. And ththey doubled that amount.page 8

forPrincipal om Wrege is on a path to makesure his teachers can teach and his studentknow the love of Christ.

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Concordia Scene 18

Athletics 28

Alumnotes 43

of a An innovation from the 1980s has permanent spot in Concordias teach

education program.

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In the summer 1984 when Major General K. Luke Reiner 86 was a private andstill a college student, he made a mistake. Stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrisonnear Indianapolis, Reiner was serving his turn as charge of quarters, answering the

phone per protocol until a woman called thinking she had the wrong number.

Te young private politely suggested she redial the number and when the phone rangagain immediately thereafter, he answered saying, Oh, still the wrong number?

Te caller? Not the lady concerned about dialing incorrectly, but the post commandsergeant majorthe highest ranking enlisted soldier on the base.

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distinctions to display on his uniform since his days as an udergraduate, he didnt come to Concordia intending to buia career in the military. Te son of missionaries Ken 60 anDar Harley 62 Reiner, Luke grew up in Nigeria and matr

ulated at his parents alma mater, assuminhe would follow in their footsteps.

But God works in his own mysteriouways, he says. At the behest of a frien

he enlisted in the Army National Guaras a sophomore, thinking it would be fu

You get exposed to other experiences life and that changes your direction.

Concordia doesnt have a history of gradating future generals, so youd be forgiveif you didnt see him on his way to that roduring his college days. In hindsight, hoever, the ingredients were obviously ther

His leadership qualities arise from his self confidence, respe

for others and his ability to work well with others, says D

He was pretty grumpy with me. He called my first sergeantwho talked to my commander who talked to mywell, Idont know how many times I got chewed out that day.

Tough the mistake was small, Reinerincorporated that lesson into the lead-ership philosophy thats shaped a careerthats taken him from his days as anenlisted soldier in the Nebraska Army

National Guard to his current positionas Wyomings adjutant general, respon-sible for 3,000 Army and Air NationalGuard members, the Wyoming VeteransCommission and the Oregon rail StateVeterans Cemetery.

Te lesson is, he says, you always doeverything to standard every time. Itdoesnt matter what it is, you always do itto standard. Do it right.

Tough hes garnered two stars and an array of ribbons and

Do you know the film, We Were Soldiers? Tat really gruff old sergeant majo

whos with the colonel who never smiled? Tat was him, Reiner explains.

Te lesson is, you al-ways do everything to

standard every time.It doesnt matter whatit is, you always doit to standard. Do itright.


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At times its really hardfor voices lower in theorganization to beheard at the top, butthere are great ideas

there. You have to workto make sure theyreheard.

Stan Obermueller, one of Reiners professors at Concordia.And he got things done. Hes very disciplined.

Obermueller is not surprised in the least at Reiners successor the type of leader that hes become.

He definitely fits the mold of a servant-leader, says Ober-mueller. Hes someone who would feel that his role as acommanding officer is to enable those serving with him todo their jobs in an exemplary way. He would want to givethem the tools and support they need be successful.

At Concordia Reiner graduated with distinction, earning twodegrees, a bachelor of science in accounting and a bachelorof science in education. He married his college sweetheart,Devonna Buesing 87 Reiner, shortly after receiving his com-mission from the University of Nebraskas Reserve Officer

raining Corp program, and transferred to the WyomingArmy National Guard, entering the Active Guard and Re-serve program in 1991.

Reiner rose quickly, receiving increasingly powerful assign-ments. Plainspoken and thoughtful, he developed a leader-ship style that combined values fromhis upbringing with lessons learnedon the job, where he paid close atten-tion to what worked and what didnt.

o this day, he watches how oth-er people handle difficult situations,looking for leadership techniques andideas to adopt. Conversely, he says,

some of the best leadership lessons

you learn are from people doing stu-pid stuff and sayin, I dont ever wantto do that!

Te talk less and say more and betough but fair credo of Wyoming,the Cowboy State, seems like an especially good fit for Reiner.

As head of the Wyoming Military Department, he is wherethe buck stops when it comes to ensuring that the states

Army and Air Guard soldiers and airmen are ready to deployoverseas and to respond to natural disasters in the state. His

is also the office that ensures that Wyomings 56,000 veter-ans get the care and advocacy they need. Te purview of hisresponsibility, he explains, goes from recruiting the force totraining the force to deploying the force to eventually retir-ing and taking care of the force.

Te scope of his job requires communication, and a lot of it.He spends a great deal of time with his direct reports talkingabout goals and expectations, reinforcing success and prob-lem solving.

I would think that in many ways it s comparable to being theCEO of any large organization, says Reiner.

Likewise, one of the potential leadership problems of a largorganization is to be cut off from the day to day work of thpeople in your charge. o avoid isolation from rank and fipersonnel, he makes it a point to walk around the buildinspeaking with troops and to visit them in the field. He alsconducts twice-yearly town hall meetings to connect witthe soldiers and airmen that he calls the heart of the orgnization.

One of my leadership philosophies is that when youre paof an organization, you need to participate in the organiztion, he explains. I work hard to set the conditions that eerybody has a voice and that voice is heard. At times its realhard for voices lower in the organization to be heard at thtop, but there are great ideas there. You have to work to maksure theyre heard.

Reiner sees leadership as a collaborative effort, likening it ta team. Collectively the team analyzes what went right, wh

went awry and how to improve. Te general doesnt have be the one with all the answers.

My personal view is, if you take the time as a leader to listeand collaborate when you have the timhe says, when the day comes when yodont have the timeduring a crisis battletheres a trust from those who afollowing you that you will make the righdecision and they know how you think.

imes of crisis and battle are also, course, what separates Reiners burden leadership from other CEOs. Preparin

and training troops in the Wyoming Ntional Guard is whats necessary for livand country to be protected.

Injury and death are also part of the joAnd when soldiers die, military leaders o

fer what comfort they can to the heroes spouses and famili

Tose, Reiner says, are really hard days.

And that s why, among other reasons, theres no such thinas casual training. Tats why being demanding and makin

sure things are done to standard matter so much. Its whnon-commissioned officers, the backbone of the militardont let things slide.

Te stakes and responsibilities are very high, says ReinYou equip and train to get the mission done and come homsafely. You never deploy someone unless theyre completetrained, unless theyre fully equipped, and unless theyre vewell led. Tats the standard.


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Louisa Mehl, Rebecca Monnier and Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich congratulate the Concordia community for anti-malaria fundraising achievements on campus.

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Sitting on a low rock wall in the courtyard of a anzani-an hotel, Louisa Mehl and Rebecca Monnier were feel-

ing anxious. Out loud, they were dreaming big, imag-ining all they could do to raise $25,000 to help the LutheranMalaria Initiative. Inside, both were worried.

We didnt want to tell each other we were both really nervousabout raising the $25,000, says Monnier. We didnt haveany momentum yet. It was scary.

Teir trip to Africa in the summer of 2012, provided by LMI,had shown them the impact of malaria. It further inspiredthem. But they hadnt raised a dime yet and they had littleexperience fund raising.

Te first thing Monnier and Mehl had to do when they re-turned to Concordia was figure out a plan. Tey turned tocampus administrators and faculty to help them get started.

Te people we talked with were professors and administra-tors, and they were not only interested in investing in LMI,they were also interested in helping college students find the

value in helping others, says Mehl. With the help of gen-erous donors, they were able to start the year with $10,000of their $25,000 goal already raised, which gave their confi-dence a much-needed boost.

What came next was a combination of low-cost, high-im-pact marketing and a successful big event, Fight the Night,which saturated the campus with awareness of the projectand gave them more momentum. Sidewalks and windows

were covered with messaging. Bed nets, a key defense againstmalaria-bearing mosquitoes, were hung all over campus as a

visual reminder of what LMI was trying to accomplish.

Te idea was that even if people could not come to our bigevent, Fight the Night, they would still learn about LMI,says Monnier. Te event raised $5,000. Even more impor-

tantly, according to Monnier, people were engaged.

Te campaign widened to parents and others, bringing inmore funds. By January of 2013 they hit the $25,000 mark

and during the spring the campaign spread further with-in home churches. Tey hit $40,000 in late February and

when the campaign concluded in September this year, theeffort topped $50,000.

Tat amount was matched by Ruth and Arne Sorenson fora grand total of just over $100,000.

Monnier and Mehl point to their team of fellow studentsand a generous campus for credit.

We had a core group of five or six people who were with

us at every event and meeting, Monnier notes.It justseemed like when we needed help, people were there, saysMonnier. If you ask people enough, theyll start to join in.

And once people saw we were serious, they wanted to help.

Reflecting on the project, Mehl has a similar reaction.

I learned that a leader needs to be able to ask for help,Mehl says, A leader does not need to be a part of everylittle detail in order for the project to work. At the sametime, a leader needs to be available to support and giveadvice where needed.

Looking back, the accomplishment of raising $50,000 isstill hard for me to believe, Mehl says. We are painfullyaware of how much of it happened in spite of us, not be-cause of us. We witnessed how so many people were in-

vested and cared about helping those in Africa sufferingfrom malaria and bringing Christs love to them. Tis isthe true beauty of it, I think. It is a broad demonstration ofmany people coming together to make a great thing hap-pen. Praise God for all that he has done through all of us,and to Him alone be the glory!

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principal. His uncle told him he thought om had what took to be a great principal. Te compliment made him briely consider the prospect, but it wasnt until his next schothat he participated in a program called School LeadershiDevelopment offered through Te Lutheran ChurchMsouri Synod. Te program trains teachers for administrativpositions. Tat was when he first felt he was being called be a principal.

It took me awhile to understand my desire to be an admintrator, says Wrege. I absolutely loved being in the classroowith the children.

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Once he took his first call as a principal, he knew immedately it was a good fit, despite the anticipated learning curv

As a very shy person, I had to be able to overcome that tbuild my confidence as a leader and a follower, as well recognize the importance of team.

Wrege also felt he was an ineffective speaker, a struggle h

I always found a Lutheran church where I was stationed,Wrege says. And I was able to truly understand service toGod and country. He enjoyed his time in the Air Force; fora brief period, he considered making a career of it.

But teaching ran in Wreges blood. His father taught publicschool and his mother taught at a Lutheran school. Tere

were also teachers who had left lasting impressions on himduring his schoolboy days at St. Marks Lutheran School inNorth onawanda, N.Y.

Education was a dynamic part of the life of my family, re-calls Wrege. At home, mom was always in a teaching modethat helped instill in me a desire to want to improve andlearn. My dad would take me to help him set up his outdooreducation weeks, which taught me a passion for Gods cre-ation and majesty in the outdoors.

After leaving the military, he decided to go back to schooland received his bachelors degree from Concordia in 1985.

Wrege became an elementary Lutheran school teacher.

At the second school where he taught, Wreges uncle was the

When he graduated from high school, om Wrege had no idea that hed en

up a teacher, much less a successful principal. He joined the Air Force to help

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had to surmount in his new role.I have always had a confi-dence that I could do anything with Gods help, says Wrege,

who kept praying and plugging away.

Within teaching and administration, I knew that publicspeaking would be a rule, not an exception. So I watchedothers I noticed were successful and effective as speakers.

Now at the helm of rinity Lutheran School in Utica, Mich.,Wrege is serving in his third call as an LCMS elementaryschool principal. His faith and persistent optimism helpedhim become not just a good principal, but one of the best.

Tis year he was one of 61 recipients of the National Distin-guished Principal Award as presented by the National As-sociation of Elementary School Principals. He was the loneLCMS honoree, and one of only five selected from privateschools.

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Christ is the central part of the entire program of education

at rinity, according to Wrege, and his job is to help teachersdeliver.

Great teachers will make your school, says Wrege.

om is a very spiritual leader who wants heaven full and hellempty, says Bruce Braun, the LCMS Michigan District ed-ucation executive. He sets a great example for teachers andencourages them to show care for students and families. Heallows teachers to focus on their skill set and takes great careto do school administration well so they can just teach.

One of Wreges goals is to make sure his teachers have thetools they need to succeed, beyond physical resources.

For rinity this has meant building a positive culture and arelationship of trust between colleaguesteacher to teacherand between administrators and teachers. Its not a once-a-

year effort either.

I watch for signs of culture erosion or dysfunction, Wregeexplains, I watch for and listen for trust in our conversations,our activities and in our program of education.

Julie Kowalke, assistant principal at rinity, points to anotherfactor in Wreges success as an administrator: Boldness.

One of his great strengths is that he is a visionary who is notafraid to move forward, and bring those around him withhim, says Kowalke.

Tat boldness has been influential. rinity has seen 37 per-cent growth since 2008, going from 388 students to 535.

Teyve started a talented and gifted program, responded toparent needs for before- and after-school care, updated thecurriculum and schedule and conducted a $2.3 million capi-tal campaign to update facilities.

I am a risk-taker, Wrege agrees, in the sense that one oftehas to try something he believes in and be willing to learfrom the failures and grow from the successes.

Wrege stresses that the glory in all successes is Gods. Credfor the distinguished principal honor? Tat goes to riniaccording Wrege. Great parents. Great support from thchurch. Great teachers and staff. He apparently just worthere.

But the work is good.

I have the best job in the world because there is no bettplace than to be in Lutheran education today, right in thforefront of sharing Jesus for six hours, in carrying out thGreat Commission, in discipling and equipping in the faitand in working hard to help our Lutheran schools thrive.

om Wrege, principal of rinity Lutheran School, Utica, Mich., and hwife Keven (Nienhueser 85) attend an awards banquet in WashingtoD.C., on Oct. 25 held for the 2013 National Distinguished Principal(courtesy photo)


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of aKINDSince 1984, veteran teachers have been broughtto campus to play a special role in Concordias

education program.

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On campus to help teacher education students get ready for student teaching, Daniel Cattau,Scott Fogo, Abigail Kuehn 12 and Joanne M. Krafft, are all from Faith Lutheran Middleand High School, Las Vegas, Nev.


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Te first day of studentteaching was a little over-

whelming. All the profes-sors and all the classes tryto prepare you for this mo-ment, but you dont know

what its really about un-til youre in the thick ofthings.

Trough the Joshua and Caleb Programs, student teacheget two wall-to-wall days of answers, tips and solutions froexperienced teachers pulled straight from the classroom.

Te Caleb Program arrived first on campus. In 1984 thresecondary school teachers from Baltimore, Md., visited witConcordias latest batch of student teachers to talk abouteaching. What they knew was valuable. As current and veeran teachers, they could offer an insiders view of the prfession.

Tey were spies of a kind.

And as with Joshua and Caleb in thbook of Numbers, their message w

fortified by faith.In Numbers the Israelites are dscribed as sending twelve spies intthe Promised Land, the Land of Miand Honey, to observe the enemy angather intelligence.

en of the spies came back with a bareport, claiming their enemies wegiants and the kingdoms too well dfended to defeat.

wo of the spies, Joshua and Caleb, said that the land coube taken because God would be with them.

Te veteran teachers and administrators who meet each smester with Concordias student teachers are the hopefufaithful spies who come back to report that even thougteaching can be hard and full of giants, with Gods help athe difficulties can be overcome.

God has called you to this profession and God will bleyou, Pester says, describing a recurring theme. He will gyou through this.

Such are the worries of teacher education students beforetaking full charge of a cooperating teachers classroom, oneof the final steps of a teacher education program.

Te first day of student teaching was a little overwhelming,says Rachel Werner, a senior currently student teaching at St.Paul Lutheran School in Concordia, Mo. All the professorsand all the classes try to prepare you for this moment, but

you dont know what its really about until youre in the thickof things.

Beth Pester, assistant professor ofeducation, explains that the noveltyand excitement start to wear off aftera few weeks into Student eaching

I. Student eaching I eases studentsinto teaching in local classrooms.

Teres a lull, Pester says. Tey startto realize, Wow, this is hard work.

Yes, its tough work and its about toget tougher. Student eaching II islooming, a time when many of theteacher education students will move,sometimes across the country, to takeon a full slate of classes to teach.

Just before they make that move, the Caleb and Joshua Pro-grams kick inCaleb for those who will teach high schooland Joshua for elementary education.

If this were a war movie, this is the point where the lieutenanttells the new soldiers to keep fresh socks on and not to salutewhile on patrol. Heavy on practical stuff, light on theory.

After weeks of Student eaching I, the fledgling teachershave questionsa lot questions about how to get thingsdone in the classroom.

Running out of material. Knowing where to stand. How to start clas

Repeating yourself. Students who wont talk. Students who talk too much

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According to a study by the University of Pennsylvania, 40-50

percent of new teachers leave within the first five years, andattrition rates of first-year teachers have increased by one-third in the past two decades. With programs like Joshua andCaleb, teachers have a better shotat overcoming the problems and-frustrations that might otherwisescare them off.

Tis is the single most importantthing we can do for teachers, saysKevin Kromminga, Concordiaseducation professor in charge of

Student eaching II.

We try to specialize in the areasof our students concentration;

we bring in a special educationteacher if we have a student witha special education focus, or early childhood if we have anearly childhood concentration.

Not only are the young teachers better equipped to survive,they are also shown how to thrive in ministry.

eaching is a ministry of activity and works, says Dr. Russ

Moulds, professor of education and one of the founders

the Caleb Program. Tere are papers to grade, teams tcoach, plays to put on. And teaching, Moulds explains, also an active ministry of the Gospel. Its important to wor

with student teachers to understand hothey are ministers of Gods grace.

According to Werner, one of the mohelpful pieces of advice she received frothe Caleb Program before heading to hstudent teaching assignment was a rminder that this is not about me.

I teach for God and my students. Gogave me this gift and desire to teach.should use it for Him, explains Werner

Tat was probably the best advice to rmember because there are definitely tim

that I forget this and start becoming overwhelmed with athe lesson plans and grading. Remembering that this is all fthe students really puts things into perspective and helps mget through the day.

Secondary teacher education students listen to a Joshua Program presentation by Joanne M. Krafft, teacher at Faith Lutheran Middle and HighSchool, Las Vegas, Nev.

eaching, Moulds explains,is also an active ministry ofthe Gospel. Its import-ant to work with studentteachers to understand

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story: A. Hengeveld photo: D. Oetting

GENERAION FIVEAs she passes in front of Founders Hall,

freshman Lindsey Warneke often looks to the

top floor windows and wonders what it must

have been like when this building was the

entire school. She doesnt just wonder because

of the buildings age or historical importance

to Concordia, but because of her heritage.

Warneke represents the fifth generation of

her family to attend Concordia. It all started

with her ancestor, Paul Frese, a member of thefirst graduating class of 1897. One of Freses

daughters, Florence, was also a student within

the first years Concordia officially admitted

women. In all, 18 members of her extended

family have attended Concordia.

here can be a downside to having paren

who are alumni, as Warneke learned. Whe

she visited Concordias campus as a high scho

student with her parents, the campus tour w

in danger of being derailed as her paren

reminisced with old college friends, now o

staff, who they bumped into along the way.

She eventually told the campus guide to pre

on, leaving her parents behind. heyll catc

up, she explained. hey know their waround.

his school year a total of 30 freshmen studen

are following in their parents footsteps. Vie

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Lindsey Warneke poses on the

top floor of Founders Hall,the same building that once

housed her ancestor, Paul Frese.

Warneke plans on earning her

diploma in 2017, 120 years after

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Emily Barz, Daniel Gibson, Ben Hinckfoot, Louisa Mehl, Rebecca Mon-nier, Jessica Polk, Hillary Snyder, Hannah Uden, Molly Ann Wells andAlicia Wosepka taught English and American culture to students at BuenaVista Concordia International School in Shenzhen, China over the sum-mer.

Sarah Bowe, asha Burrill, Kelli Claassen, Josh Duncan, Erin Hanna, Em-ily Hemphill, Nicole Hill, John Jostes, Hayley Koeritz, Paula Leibbrandt,Mary Masur, Alyssa McAfee, Elise Ortmeier, Alison Schuerman, Jennifer

Smith, Dane Stahr, Jessica Wagner and Erin Wineman traveled to Holand and Germany for an art/communication study tour.

Karen Burgess, James Clausen, Kelly Jacob, Sarah Langness, Jordan MillNathanael Pfeil, Brianna Rerucha, Jennifer Reynolds, Megan Sparling aLuke Wohlgemuth were selected to perform in the fall 2013 honor recit

John Cartier was accepted to Santa Clara University School of Law California.

Mitchell Cherney completed a summer internship in pharmacy in Sewa

Kara Einspahr, Erika Neugebauer and Alexander Scheiber traveled Haiti as part of a volunteer mission trip which included analyzing tfeasibility of establishing a fish farm.

Erica Ellis completed a summer research internship in analytical chemtry at Hills Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah.

Marcus Gubanyi, Luke Kaldahl, Jacob Krings, Nehemiah Langness, JoRichters and Ann Schmidt participated in the ACM North Ameri

North Central Regional Programming Contest. Te two teams of thr

student & faculty

Concordia moves up incollege rankingsConcordia moved up three spots in the 2014 U.S. News &World ReportCollege Rankings, Best Regional UniversitiesMidwest category, making it the 11th consecutive year Con-cordia has been ranked in the top tier of the annual report.

Were proud we consistently rank in the top tier year afteryear, said Dr. Jenny Mueller-Roebke, provost of the university.However, were still most proud of providing our graduateswith an excellent Christian education that equips them to suc-ceed in the classroom and in their lives after college.

Based on the first tier ranking and overall score, Concordia

also compares well to schools in other categories. ConcordiaNebraska is the highest ranked school in the Concordia Uni-versity System.

Enrollment increase

Concordias total student enrollment number for 2013-14 isthe largest in its 120 year history. A total of 2,206 full- andpart-time students are enrolled, an increase of 115 studentsover last year.

Te growth was notable in graduate enrollment, where the

university saw its largest increase in students seeking advanceddegrees since 2010. Full-time undergraduate enrollment has remained relatively steady at 1,126students on Concordias Seward campus.


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students wrote programs that solved nine real-world problems within afive-hour deadline.

Andy Hammes completed a summer research internship in epidemiologyand biostatistics at the University of Colorado-Denver with Concordiaalum, Dr. asha Obermueller 97 Fingerlein.

Tomas Hatesohl completed a pharmacy internship over the summer inClay Center, Kan.

Paige Hemmer taught six weeks of ESL in classrooms in omisato City,Japan.

Brianna Loeck, Sandra Pena, Jessie McCarty, Shannon Mikrut, EvanKucera and Michael ewes traveled to Guatemala on a mission trip inOctober. While there, the group collected data for community needs, pro-vided educational sessions on health topics for local village women andoffered VBS to local children.

Sydney Olson completed a summer internship in chiropractic medicine atSouth Central Chiropractic in Sutton, Neb.

Jacob Reifenrath completed a summer internship in physical therapy Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, S.D.

Nathan Von Rentzell completed a summer research internship in forenscience with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Tree Concordia students, Laura Ruskamp, Amy Mayhall and Sar

Heins, were recognized at the fall conference of the Nebraska Assocition for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance as ConcordiHealth and Human Performance Departments NAPHERD students the year.

Sara E. Simmons completed a summer internship in nursing at Ridgwood Rehab and Care Center in Seward.

Alex Stepanek completed a summer internship in physical therapy Grand Island Physical Terapy.

Dr. Kathy Millers family class (SOC 331) conducted oral history inteviews with family members and some local residents. Prof. Bryan Mooand some of his theatre students worked with them to help perform the

stories at JDs Coffee Shop, Heartland Assisted Living and at the Li

Students teach in mainlandChinaen Concordia students taught English and American cultureto grade schoolers at Buena Vista Concordia InternationalSchool for three weeks this summer. BCIS is located in Shen-zhen, China, and is the first school in mainland China spon-sored by Te Lutheran ChurchHong Kong Synod.

Led by professors of education Dr. Vicki Anderson and Dr.Bernard onjes, the Concordia students developed originalcurricula for each of the summer camp days. During the camp,the Concordia Nebraska students each taught individual class-es for up to eight Chinese students at once.

Te camp gave the college students invaluable experience withcross-cultural teaching and also the opportunity to talk furtherabout Christianity as questions arose. Tey shared the Easterand Christmas stories with students from China, explainingboth the cultural and religious ties the holidays carry.

Te coolest thing I think was the day after telling the kidsthe story of Jesus and his death and resurrection, they askedto hear it again. Tey loved it, said senior Hannah Uden ofKenesaw, Neb.

Even though they may not have fully understood it, you could

see God working. Tat was our purpose on the trip, to tell thestory of Jesus, and He worked in and through it.

Hannah Uden works with young students at an English language camp heldin Shenzhen, China, over the summer (courtesy photo).g


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Senior Center in December. As a part of presentations, the class also pre-sented some of their reflections and invited those present to share some oftheir life stories

Concordias theater department presented Shakespeares Te Wintersale in November.

Dr. Vicki Anderson presented a session on reading strategies for Englishas a Second Language students at the MIDESOL 2013 conference inLawrence, Kan., on Oct. 12. It was titled Reading Between the Lines:Inferring Meaning for Improved Comprehension.

Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, professor of music, has completed a compositioncommissioned by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod for use at

their 2014 National Worship Conference. Te piece is an arrangement ofPhilipp Nicolais hymn How Lovely Shines the Morning Star, scoredfor brass quartet, organ, timpani, congregation and choir. Commissionedcompositions include O Sing to the Lord (a setting of Psalm 98 forchoir, congregation and organ) commissioned by Zion Lutheran Church,Wausau, Wisc. and Hymn Concertato on O Morning Star for choir,congregation, brass, timpani and organ, commissioned by the WisconsinEvangelical Lutheran Synod for their 2014 National Worship Conference.In summer 2013, Concordia Publishing House released Blerschs MusicaSacra, vol. 8 (14 hymn preludes for organ) and Partita on Voices Raised toYou We Offer for organ. Accepted for publication (to be released spring2014), were Hosanna, Blessed is He (SAB choir, childrens choir andpiano), Tis is the Feast of Victory (choir, congregation, brass and organ)and Ride On (SAB choir and piano).

James Bockelman, professor of art, showed new oil paintings at Modern

Arts Midtown in Omaha in May. Te paintings in the exhibition reflectBockelmans interest in exploring the static tension of the square in cotrast to the diverse activity of light and color.

Dr. Ron Bork, professor of education, was selected to serve on an NationCouncil for the Accreditation of eacher Education team in Decemberthe University of Phoenix-Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Concordias Faculty Showcase Recital was held in September. Te prgram featured a variety of musical styles from Bach to 20th century piecPerformers included Adrienne Dickson, adjunct faculty, voice; Sarah Famusic instructor, voice; Elizabeth Grimpo, assistant professor of music, pano; Ryann Johnson, adjunct faculty, oboe; Michael Keelan, music instrutor, violin; Charles Ore, professor emeritus of music, organ; and WenSchultz, adjunct faculty, trombone.

Dr. Joel Helmer, chair of the social science department, established a tr

and skeet team, which will compete at and host collegiate shooting evenTe team will begin regular practices and competition in the spring.

Dr. Joel Helmer, professor of geography, established a chapter of Gamma Teta Upsilon, a geographic honor society, at Concordia. Te sociestrives to support geography knowledge and awareness and to further prfessional interest in the field.

Dr. Jamie Hink, adjunct professor of history, finished her doctorate in Agust 2013 at Northern Illinois University. Her dissertation is titled Oof the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings: Children and Youth in the GreAwakening.

Dr. Jennifer Janousek, health and human performance department chand Dr. Kelly Wheeler, adjunct professor in the masters of public healprogram, led a health mission trip to Guatemala in October.

Seniors research math, genewo Concordia seniors took part in Research Experiences fUndergraduates, summer research programs, in 2013. Acceptance to the REUs was competitive and provided paid internships with room and board.

Brad Schick

Biology major Brad Schick participated in an REU as part the National Science Foundation at exas A&M University the biophysics department.

Schick spent his time researching the plant Arabidopsis thalana, a small, fast-growing plant that can be quickly analyzed

Schick and his advisers studied the reactions of the plant

pathogens. Te results will help breed plants with stronger rsistance to insects, viruses or harsh environmental condition

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Jessica Kite, adjunct music instructor, was elected as a Nebraska State Of-ficer for Handbell Musicians of America, Area 8.

Concordias 4th of July float in the Seward parade earned the MayorsAward for the festivals theme, It akes a eam. Ben Limback and family,Randy Baack and family, Rachel Miller and family and Daneen KovarTeye decorated the float.

Bryan Moore, professor of theatre, wrote an essay, Pushing WithoutShoving: Ethics and the Emphasis of arget Participation in SJ Insti-tutes, which was published in the anthology, Staging Social Justice: Col-laborating to Create Activist Teatre, published by Southern Illinois Uni-versity Press.

Annette Oliver, assistant professor of education, has an editorial, Con-necting with Non-Connected Families, appearing in the fall 2013 editionofIssues in Christian Education.

Lutheran Education Association presentations were giventhis fall by BethPester, assistant professor of education, Bernie onjes, associate professorof education, Ron Bork, professor of education, and Amanda Geidel, assis-tant professor of education.

Don Robson, professor of art, had his work titled Preservation SeriesNumber 6 accepted for inclusion in the Northwest Art Centers Americas2013: All Media exhibition at the Hartnett Hall Gallery on the campus ofMinot State University. Eighty artists submitted a total of 239 works forconsideration. His piece was among 31 selected.

Dr. Leah Serck, emeritus professor of education, was given an award inOctober for Lifetime Volunteer Leader from the GFWC Womans Club

in Seward. Te award recognizes Sercks volunteer work with the PluCreek Childrens Literacy Festival, as well as various other organizatioin the community.

Joshua Smith, assistant professor of art, presented his first faculty art exhbition in October. Te exhibit was titled races of Place: Recent Sculptuby Joshua Ray Smith. Smiths work is inspired by the influence of spaand location on human perception.

John Snow, associate professor of mathematics, had a paper titled Latticof Equivalence Relations Closed Under the Operations of Relation Algbras accepted for publication byAlgebra Universalis.

Dr. Daniel Turber, professor of English, presented his paper, Te Brooing, Agitated Consciousness in Modern Novels: racing DostoevskRaskolnikov, at the 11th International Conference on New Directioin the Humanities, held in June 2013 in Budapest, Hungary with nea

2,500 scholars from over 31 countries in attendance.

Dr. Laurie Zum Hofe earned a Ph.D. in English from the University Nebraska-Lincoln in August 2013.

Te University A Cappella Choir was selected for participation at the 20Nebraska Music Educators Association conference in Lincoln, Neb. Tchoir was selected by NMEA officers. Dr. Kurt von Kampen, professormusic, conducts the University A Cappella Choir, which was accompaniat the NMEA conference by Paul Soulek, director of parish music at SJohn Lutheran Church and School, on organ and piano.

Schick said the results of his work are to be kept a secret be-cause agriculture is a competitive business.

I actually was told that I cant say anything about it otherwisetheyd sue me, Schick said.

According to Schick, the experience taught him a lot abouthow actual research is done. He also learned he prefers to workout in the field with plants instead of in a lab.

It helped me figure out what I want to do, he said.

Schick plans to work in agriculture and plant breeding in thefuture and looks forward to beginning graduate study in thefall.

Marcus Gubanyi

Marcus Gubanyi participated in aneight-week REU at South DakotaState University and presented hisresearch at a conference in Wash-

ington, D.C., on Oct. 27 and 28.He also shared his experiences withConcordia students and faculty inNovember.

Gubanyi, a math and computer sci-

ence major, focused his research on numerical simulations the Schrdinger equation. Te equation was developed by Ewin Schrdinger in the 1920s and describes how the quantustate of a system of particles changes with time.

It has a lot of applications, Gubanyi said.

Gubanyi spent part of his time running matrices throughcomputer program called MALAB. He created some of thcomputer codes himself. Gubanyi said the majority of his rsearch was centered on comparing numerical methods, such the finite element method.

I got to see a lot of new things Id never seen before, Gubansaid. I ended up with the exact same results as a scholararticle.

Gubanyi said the numerical approach to the Schrdingequation is a newer approach.

Tis research is really breakthrough research, he said, Bnot a lot of people have reproduced it.

Gubanyi graduated in December and is applying to graduaschools across the Midwest for entrance in the fall.

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Concordias Handbell Choir performed as paof the first-ever virtual handbell ensembl

A total of 440 bell ringers from 26 statand six countries recorded sound clips of thcomposition Misterium by James Meredith

Te clips were then merged into one performancand published online in September.

Te Misterium project required ringers t

submit technically accurate recordings, but alsasked ringers to make their videos creative. TConcordia Handbell Choir made video clipfeaturing its ringers silhouettes in front of thstained glass window in the Weller Hall chape

We decided to give our video recording thunique look provided by the artwork created bthe Center for Liturgical Art, said Jessica Kit

director of handbell choirs.Te choir recorded at 7 a.m. on a Saturdamorning to keep outside noise levels as lowas possible. Perfect submissions took carefupractice, time and patience, Kite said.

Te completed work can be viewed on Youubby searching Virtual Handbell EnsembMisterium.

Te Concordia Handbell Choir includes 1ringers and is one of two auditioned handbechoirs at the university. Te choirs performin campus chapel, local worship services anconcerts.

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Homecoming highlightsop row: hree and out. he Bulldogs dominated Nebraska WesleyanUniversity 19-3 thanks to a defense that allowed the Prairie Wolvesto convert only three third downs in the entire game.

Middle row, left: Staff member Charles Gebhardt has his face paintedat the homecoming fair held in the f ieldhouse Saturday morningof homecoming. Center: Dr. Kurt von Kampen and his daughter,

Andrea, a junior, sing at the talent show held Wednesday evening ofhomecoming week. Right: Seniors Erin Wineman and Joel Newton

acknowledge the applause as they are announced as queen and king ofConcordias homecoming festivities.

Bottom row, left: he 2013 inductees to Concordias Athletic Hallof Fame are introduced at halftime. Right: Sally and Rev. LarryKrueger, Church Leadership in Outreach Award recipients, speak atthe reception for alumni award winners.


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his year the Concordia Alumni Associatiohonored five individuals and four couples ftheir service and accomplishments:

Paul Soulek 07Young Alumnus of the Year Award

Glenn 95 and Susan Ebel 95 Fluegge

Partners in Mission and Ministry Award Dalton 59 and Deanne Kappler 60 Noack

Partners in Mission and Ministry Award

Rev. Larry and Sally Stewart 78 KruegerChurch Leadership in Outreach Award

Gale Suhr 87Lay Worker of the Year

Dr. Vern Harnapp HS 54 CO 58Lifetime Service Award

Eldon Neben HS 53 CO 57

Church Worker Alumnus of the Year

Jean GardnerHonorary Alumna Award

Henry and Leona OppelFriends of Concordia

Athletic Hall of Fame members inducted in 2013:

Kari Saving 05 KeithleyBasketball

Molly Engel 05 Christensen

Cross country and track and field .J. Kloster 02

rack and field

Robert PfliegerFaculty athletics representative and booster clumember (faculty member 1956-59, 1963-99)

1981 volleyball team35-8 record; Berniece Jones, head coach

Read more about the 2013 athletics and Alumni Asociation honorees at cune.edu/homecoming.Nom

ination forms may also be reached via that page.

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Coach Winter and his staff oversee a rebuild of Bulldog football

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theIf Shawn Rodehorst were a golf shot hed be an albatross, three underpar for a single hole, the bird you might see once in a generation onthe course. Between the fall and spring seasons of his sophomore year,something clicked and he transformed from a good golfer to one of theGPACs elite. Merely halfway through his collegiate career, the Kear-ney, Neb., native is already rewriting school record books.


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As with so many head coaches, he can be his own toughestcritic. His feelings after a 7-4 season werent all that differ-ent than the emptiness after his first year on the job as head

coach, a three-win season in 2008. But the reasons were.Im not ready for it to be over, Winter said just a few daysafter Concordia pummeled Briar Cliff University 45-7 in thefinal game of the season.

Te disappointment set in because Concordia came up, in alllikelihood, two winsperhaps just a few plays, reallyshortof securing its first appearance in theNAIA playoffs since 2001.

It stings to come so close. Some reflec-tion, however, shows just how far theprogram has come since Winter receivedthe promotion to head coach prior to the2009 season.

Concordia was coming off a rough 1-9season.

We knew it would take a little time be-cause we were a long ways from compet-itive in 2008, Winter said. We were ob-

viously hopeful that [the turnaround] would happen sooner.I was a part of that 2008 season as defensive coordinator andknew firsthand how far we had to go.

Since going 11-24 in his first 35 games as head coach, Win-ter and the Bulldogs are 12-7 over their last 19 games. Tisseason they raced out to a 6-0 start and peaked as high as No.14 in the NAIA coaches poll. Five years after being regularlystomped on by the big boys of the conference, the Bulldogs

were biting back and sat tied atop the league standings.

Tis was a very long and slow process, and credit for thisyears team can be given to players and coaches as far backas 2010, said senior defensive lineman Dylan Heithoff. I

We have always beenvery intentional about

creating a culture offamily, accountability,unselfishness and strong

work ethic within ourfootball program.

would say the two main reasons for Concordias rise are thchange in attitude and work ethic that was instilled by thplayers and coaches when we entered the program in 201

and the level of talent that the coaches have been able trecruit over the past four years.

Te plan Winter and his staff had laid out prior the 2009 seson had come to fruition. Tey had been successful in pullinin recruits who were eager to work hard and ready to buy i

We have always been very intentional about creating a cuture of family, accountability, unseishness and strong work ethic withour football program, Winter sai

Tese four things have been the s

ple of our program in the past and ajust as significant in our program noAs our overall team depth and talehave improved, the wins and the competitiveness of our program have alimproved, but we are a family first anforemost.

Of course, constructing a plan is onthing. Putting that plan into action

another. Winter had been given the controls of a team thlost many games by lopsided tallies in 2008.

As tough as those losses were on the field, they also figureinto recruitment battles. Winter and his staff were on thhunt for talented, high-character young men. Recruits wegoing to have to look beyond past on-field struggles wheconsidering the Bulldogs.

One of the teams most important recruits in recent seasonhails from Te Sunshine State.

During my recruitment process I didnt really care about thteams previous records, said junior quarterback Von Tom

I wanted to meet the coaching staff. We stayed in contact f

Fifth-year Concordia head football coach Vance Winter stood before th

Bulldog Booster Club in the week following the conclusion of the 2013 seaso

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a while which was a good thing. It showed that they were in-

terested as much as I was. Our coaches were very approach-able. Tey made me feel welcome on my visit which is hardfor someone from Miami to adapt to.

Key additions also came from within Nebraska, such asHeithoff (Elgin, Neb.), electrifying returner Derek Blessing(Ogallala, Neb.), offensive lineman Josh Powell (Kennesaw,Neb.) and tight end Josh Slechta (Kennard, Neb.).

Te likes of Blessing and Heithoff saw past the win-loss re-cords. Something special was being built.

We all knew that the football team was struggling and was ina rough place, Heithoff said. But Coach Winter remainedoptimistic, claiming that the only way to go was up and thatbig changes were being made during the season and offsea-son. Te positive energy from all of the coaches was conta-gious, which allowed me to become sold on the direction ofthe football program.

Concordia saw immediate, but gradual progress in its resultson the field. Winters first team (2009) went 3-7, followed byrecords of 4-7, 4-7, 5-6 and 7-4 in 2013. Te major turningpoint seemed to come on Oct. 13, 2012, when Concordia

upset then No. 11 Northwestern, 17-16, on homecoming

Seward for the teams fourth-straight win.

Te momentum spilled over into 2013 with the Bulldobursting onto the national scene. Tey hosted an NAIA ntional game of the week, garnered the GPACs DefensivPlayer of the Year (Darnell Woods) and brought back memories of past Bulldog glory.

Tey bought into the challenge of turning a program arounand making a difference, Winter said of his 2013 senio

We sold these guys on the quality of the education, the spcial campus community that Concordia has, and the oppo

tunity to turn a program around.

I am grateful to each and every one these guys for their commitment and loyalty throughout the process because thehave been moments where there had to be some doubts

emporary uncertainty aside, Concordia football has founa winning path.

Said Winter at that same uesday booster club outing, dont think theres any doubt about where were going.

And whos to disagree with the coachs toughest critic.

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fall

Mens Soccer

Bulldog mens soccer followed the lead of senior star NathanDouglas to a third-straight season of double-digit victories.Concordia enjoyed its most successful season in conference play inthe -year history of the GPAC as it broke a school record withsix GPAC wins. Head coach Jason Weides squad finished the campaign with records of - overall and - in GPAC action

(fifth place). Te season ended on Nov. with a - conferencequarterfinal loss at Northwestern.

Douglas shined once again, getting loose for a career high goalsas he shattered the school record for career goals. His goals overthe last four seasons are more than the second-highest total inprogram history. Te native of Winnipeg, Canada, was namedGPAC all-conference for the third-straight season.

Junior midfielder Chris DeFeyter and sophomore defender SeanDoran, both second team all-GPAC choices, joined Douglas withall-conference honors. DeFeyter had a breakout season with sixgoals while Doran served as an anchor on the backline for the

second-straight season.

Football

Behind a stellar defense, the Concordia football program enjoyits first winning season since sharing the GPAC title in . TBulldogs began the season at - and rose as high as No. in thnational coaches poll. Tey then lost the next four before finishinstrong with a blowout of Briar Cliff in the season finale on Nov. Te win pushed Concordias final record to - overall.

Senior safety Darnell Woods headlined the long list of postseasohonors among individuals. Woods became the first Bulldog to evreceive the GPAC Defensive Player of the Year award. Woopiled up a career high tackles and served as a major reason fConcordia finishing the season with the NAIAs top-ranked padefense. Head coach Vance Winters squad also placed four playeon the conferences first team as Woods and fellow seniors DerBlessing, Dylan Heithoff and Langston Jones garnered spots.

With several key players returning for , including quarterbaVon Tomas (school record , yards of total offense in ), tBulldogs expect to make another run at the programs first playo

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Womens Soccer

Te program underwent transition with Greg Henson takingover as head coach late in the summer. Henson rarely had hisfull complement of players as injuries to key performers limitedthe teams depth. With star senior Jordan Donohoue moving todefender late in the season, Concordia came on strong down thestretch. Te Bulldogs won three of their final four regular-seasongames and then advanced to the GPAC semifinals after winninga penalty-kick shootout in the quarterfinals. Teir loss in thesemifinals bumped their final record to -- overall. Tey went- in conference play to garner the No. seed in the conferencetournament. Concordias goals allowed were the fewest since theGPAC formed in .

Donohoue represented Concordia on the GPACs first team. Juniorforward Ashlie Sklenicka garnered second team all-conferencehonors after finding the back of the net seven times. Leadinggoal scorer Rachel Mussell (nine goals) earned Capital OneAcademic All-District recognition in addition to honorable

mention all-conference laurels.

Volleyball

With an influx of talented recruits, Concordia volleyball improvits win total from in to in . Second-year hecoach Scott Matteras squad relied on the - attacking punch sophomore Claire White and freshman Paige Getz on the outsialong with the steady defensive play of junior libero Carli SmitTe young team, which at times featured four freshmen on t

court at once, showed rapid growth, especially late in the seasowhen they played competitively in their final two matchesbofour-set losses on the road to No. Midland. Concordia went -overall (first winning season since ) and - in GPAC plapositioning itself as the No. seed in the GPAC tournament. Tprogram will carry plenty of momentum looking forward to th campaign.

Junior middle Mariah Schamp, the teams leader in blocks () anaces (), earned second team all-conference honors. Both Whi(team high kills) and Smith (team best digs) receiveconference honorable mention laurels.

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Cross Country

With junior Ben Sievert serving as the front-runner, Bulldog mecross country reached the national championships for the th timin seasons. Sievert, a native of Frankenmuth, Mich., placed at the national championships on Nov. to earn his first crocountry All-America honor. He also finished third in the GPAto grab all-conference recognition for the third-straight season. Aa team, the Bulldogs finished third at the conference meet a yeafter taking the GPAC crown.

On the womens side, head coach Kregg Einspahrs squad placfifth in the GPAC. Te young team had difficulty replacing All-American Sarah Kortze but showed growth throughout tseason. Sophomore Kim Wood emerged as the teams top runnfor most of the season. Junior Renee Williams enjoyed a breakoperformance at the GPAC championships and took th place reaching all-conference territory. Sievert and Williams were joinon the all-conference teams by seniors Beau Billings and HaydHohnholt and sophomore Jordan Potrzeba.

Golf

Both head coach Brett Mullers mens and womens squads receiveda big boost from newcomers during the fall golf season. Mostnotably, the Concordia women jumped from th in the GPAC atthe end of last season to No. in the conference at the close ofthe fall slate. Freshman Amy Ahlers (Albion, Neb.), namedGPAC Golfer of the Week on Oct. , has led the way with an .average and eighth-place individual standing in the conference.Fellow freshman Kayla Krueger (Aberdeen, S.D.) is th heading

into the springs two additional conference qualifiers. Te womencarded a two-round GPAC total of -.

On the mens side, the Bulldogs have gotten solid play from juniorShawn Rodehorst (. avg. in rounds) and freshman JoshHinrichs (. avg.). Rodehorst has been limited because of a hipinjury, but is still within striking distance of another all-conferencehonor heading into the spring. Freshman Jared Knoepfel (-, th) is currently Concordias highest-ranking individual inconference rounds. As a team, Concordia is in ninth in the GPACafter shooting - at the first two league qualifiers.

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When Nathan Douglas arrived on campus in August2010, he joined a program that had only four wins theyear prior.

When he first got here there were a lot of players on

our team that feared opponents, coach Jason Weidessaid. Tey feared quality competition and didnt nec-essarily picture themselves at the same level with someof the better teams. Hes been a part of that culturechanging within our program.

Four seasons later, Douglas impact on the program isundeniable. He now owns Concordias career scoringrecord with 43 goals, surpassing the previous record of31 held by Bernie Ochoa (2000-02) and Aaron Skip-worth (2008-10, 2012). With Douglas providing much

of the firepower, Concordia has had three-straight sea-sons of 10 or more wins, a record that puts Concordiain the top tier of conference schools.

Regarded by many within the GPAC as the leagues

top striker, Douglas resume includes three all-con-ference honors, Capital One Academic All-Americadistinction, and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athleterecognition.

He helped instill hard-working values and beliefs andthat winning mentality within the program, Weidessaid. I think hes the type of player that brings outthe best in teammates. A really good player does that.Teyre not just good. Tey help the people next tothem become better.

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Unfolding the sheet of paper that would declare wheshe would stay and who her roommate would be that yeashe recognized the first name, another woman from hhometown of Pierce, Neb. Tey had requested each othas sophomore roommates. What Riedel didnt expect we

the seven other names that followeEight roomies?

When she arrived at the addreon the corner of East Hillcrest anSunrise Drive on the north side campus, she went down the stairs aninto the basement of the house th

had been nicknamed Adams Dormafter the owner of the home.

Descending into the basement, shpassed through the laundry room and entered a large roowith desks lining the one wall and a piano opposite. Shpoked her head in the next room and saw two bunk beand five single beds. Tere the nine women would rest theheads, all together in the same room.

I was a little bit taken aback when I looked at the room

Suzanne Retzlaff Riedels clothing hung on a baracross the backseat of her familys yellow 1964 Ford.Riedel and her mother chatted excitedly on their way

from Pierce, Neb., to begin her sophomore year at Concordiaeachers College in 1966.

Riedel knew what her likely classeswere going to be, but as a sophomorewoman she didnt know where shewould be housed. Well, she did knowthat it wasnt likely that shed live oncampus.

Concordias number of full-time undergraduate students hadoutgrown the campus dorms. olighten the housing load, sophomorewomen were placed off campus in the homes of professors,staff and Seward community members.

After waiting in a long line outside of Founders Hall in theAugust Nebraska heat, Riedel made it to the table where shereceived her housing assignment.

All nine girls had their space to study in one room with nine desks, a pianoand an altar for devotions. Sue Zann Denton 69 Van Luchene left, is honoredwith a bridal shower.

In the room the nine girls shared as sleeping quarters, Joyce Fullner 69 Altwrests on one of the two bunk beds.

I was a little bit takenaback when I looked at theroom where we were allgoing to be sleeping. Tat

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where we were all going to be sleeping, said Riedel. Tatwas a little bit daunting.

Surprisingly, Riedel doesntremember it being much of a problemthat nine women shared only onebathroom.

We must have gotten up at differenttimes, she said. We seemed to makeit work.

As Concordias numbers continuedto grow through the s and early

s, the college did its best to meetthe demand, but simply didnt haveenough dorm space for everyone.Beside sophomore women, manytransfer students also could expect tohave a less-than-traditional housingassignment while attending CC.

Te arrangements for off-campus housing ranged in comfortlevel and distance from campus. Some students were housed

in basements; others were in upper rooms of some of Sewardlargest homes.

Residential life evolves

A basement or attic space mignot sound very comfortable, but shouldnt be forgotten that living ocampus then was no luxury tickeither.

Concordias very first class of studenlived all together on the third floor Founders Hall. At one point the be

were in rows that lined the walls ancenter of a large room, referred to jest as the stockyards.

For decades, Concordia also used twwood frame buildings that looke

more like homes than dorms. Referred to as White Hou and White House , these buildings served as livinquarters for the early students. Some students were housealso on the third floor of Nebraska Hall and in anoth

Te arrangements for off-campus housing ranged incomfort level and distancefrom campus. Somestudents were housed in

basements; others were inupper rooms of some ofSewards largest homes.

Students enjoy a beautiful spring day on the front porch of East Co Lin, whichfaced the south.

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building referred to as the Barracks Building, where -

beds were placed in each of two rooms.

Miessler Hall, built in , had one large room for studentsbut it also housed the refectory and infirmary. By the lates, Miessler Hall came to beknown as Mousler Hall after aresident captured mice in his roomin one semester.

Te first modern dormitory withseparate rooms for sets of studentswas Jesse Hall, built in .

Mid-century on-campus housingoptions included Jesse, Strieter andSchuelke Halls, which were alwaysfilled to capacity, as well as East CoLin, College West, West Co Lin, and white frame housesalong Columbia Avenue between Lincoln and College streets.

Concordia tried to keep pace with housing needs, constructing

three dorms within two years: imothy, Philip and Rut

Hall in -. A second Ruth Hall opened in . It wasnenough.

In the winter of , President Janzow wrote in thBroadcaster that because of thcontinuing student growth, mothan a third of Concordia studenwere living in off-campus housingthe homes of Seward residents.

Requests were made annually througthe Seward County Independent an

church bulletins that housing hewas needed. Concordia operatethis way until the early s wheenough dorms were in place and thnumber of students stopped rising.

Off-campus memories

When asked about the creative living arrangements fro

Carol Bohnsack 67 Keller, a resident counselor for East Co Lin finds a quiet place to study with her coffee.

Another alum reportedthat it was so cold thatthey taped newspaper tothe basement walls in an

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their college days on the Concordia University, Nebraska

Alumni Facebook page, alumni offered their stories of off-campus housing assignments that were cramped, odd, coldand sometimes just plain too far from campus.

Most recollections were positive, but there were someunfortunate experiences reported, including a mid-year moveback to campus after the professors basement was deemedunlivable by the college.

Another alum reported that it was so cold that they tapednewspaper to the basement walls in an attempt to retainheat in the winter. Besides the cold, the same residents also

endured both of their hosts, an elderly couple, dying thatsame school year.

Having served as the director of admissions during thetime, Dr. Eldon Jack Duensing remembers the annualscramble to find off-campus housing for students. He and hiswife also housed students in their basement and rememberit being, for most students, a very good experience, one that

Rachel Hinrichs and Ann Watermann 72 Wachsmann sit on the couch in College West as they practiced their knitting in the winter of 1969.

often created life-long relationships with the hosts. In fa

Duensing and his wife Glennie (Sorensen ) are still contact with many of those they hosted.

As an administrator, Duensing also heard reports of the lefavorable arrangements. Tose were the exception, fortunate

Most people really wanted to help the Concordia studenand make it a comfortable place for them, Duensing said.

Tese days living off campus is reserved as an option fupperclassmen. Jonathan Hall, Concordias most recent oncampus housing, has apartment-style units. It was built th

way to accommodate the students who want the best of boworldssomething more like off-campus living, but wion-campus convenience. And no need to tape newspapers the wall for insulation.


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Phonathon 2014Begins Jan. 18Current students will begin calling alumni soon for the 2014Phonathon. Te Phonathon is a special way to contribute toour future alumni, either at cune.edu/phone or by making apledge over the phone and fulfilling the gift later.

Concordia Invitational ournamentJan. 24-25, Me-quon, Wis.

All-Concordia Alumni Reception from 4-5 p.m. at the southend of gym on Saturday. Also that evening, after the con-clusion of the tournament, join us for a celebration at TeChancery Restaurant, 11046 North Port Washington Rd.,Mequon, Wis.; RSVP to [email protected].

Lutheran Education Association National Administra-tors ConferenceFeb. 13-15, St. Louis, Mo.

Be sure to stop by the Concordia exhibit and meet fellowalumni.

Best Practices Ministry ConferenceFeb. 20-22, Phoenix,Ariz.

Concordia staff will be there to greet you and bring the latestnews from your alma mater.

A Cappella ourMarch 6-16

A Cappella is traveling to Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico,Southern California, and Nevada on their 75th anniversarytour. Visit cune.edu/acaptour for details.

Association of Lutheran Secondary Schools ConferenceMarch 13-16, Newport Beach, Calif.

Attend the special breakfast presentation and drop by the

Concordia Nebraska exhibit.

Donor Day LuncheonMarch 22, Lincoln, Neb.

Join us at a new location this year, the Lincoln Country Club,Lincoln, Neb.

Concordia Invitational ournament for ennisMarch28-29, St. Louis, Mo.

ournament matches held at Fontbonne University, St. Lou-is, Mo.

Symphonic Band ourApril 3-6Te band will make tour stops in Missouri and Illinois. Viscune.edu/bandtour for concert locations. Watch your maboxes for special postcard invitations.

Concordia SundayApril 27

Celebrate the value of a Lutheran education at ConcordUniversity, Nebraska and other institutions of the ConcordUniversity System. Email [email protected] for more infomation.

CO 64 Golden ReunionMay 8-11

Registration materials and schedule will be mailed to aClass of 64 reunion guests in early March.

Chamber Choir ourMay 10-18

Te Chamber Choir will perform in South Dakota, Wyming and Montana. Visit cune.edu/chamtour for concelocations.

Lutheran Laymans League Lutheran Hour ConventionJuly 23-27, Detroit, Mich.

Be sure to visit Concordias exhibit and connect with alumand friends at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Mich.

LCMS Worship ConferenceJuly 27-31, Seward

Exhibits and a special alumni gathering are planned as paof this national conference.

Homecoming & Alumni Reunion Weekend Oct. 3-5

All alumni are invited to join us for homecoming! Concodias theatre program will be celebrated this year. A specireunion is planned for all past participants in theatre at Cocordia, with presentations, exhibits and gatherings for alumni; email [email protected] for more information.

Golden Reunion of the Concordia High School Class 64

Registration and schedule information for the weekendevents will be in the summer Broadcaster magazine and oline at cune.edu/homecomingby Aug. 1.

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Dr. David Held HS CO , professor emeritus of Concordia, wasre-elected to the Concordia Teological Seminary (Fort Wayne, Ind.)Board of Regents. 1

Gary Gable CO GR has published a small booklet of five shortstories meant to deepen faith and understanding through the responsesof five protagonists to the Word of God. Proceeds have been designatedfor tuition scholarship help at Zion Lutheran School, Everett, Wash.

Wayne Graumann, ,retired from full-time pastoral ministry in theLCMS in . His wife, Kathy Werner Graumann,also retired aftera career in the teaching ministry. Tey continue to reside in omball,exas, where Wayne served as senior pastor for years at Salem LutheranChurch of Rosehill.

Rev. Dr. James R. Tomas was recently awarded a sabbatical leave

by Lenoir-Rhyne University s School of Teology, Lutheran TeologicalSouthern Seminary, Columbia, S. C. Dr. Tomas is teaching and doingresearch during the fall semester at Good News Seminary, Accra,Ghana. Tomas has also contributed an article to the autumn editionof the Seminary Ridge Review, published by the Lutheran TeologicalSeminary at Gettysburg, Penn. He has written an expose on the life andwork of Dr. Nelson Strobert.

Marsha Junghans Maurer published a new edition of her prayercollection, With Healing Wings: Prayers for Tose Who Hurt and Tose WhoCare. For those suffering and for caregivers, With Healing Wings givesvoice to the anguish of illness, affliction and heartache, and offers Godsown words of comfort, hope and healing.

Bradley Hoefs is the author of a book released in early titled FreshHope: Living Well in Spite of a Mental Health Diagnosis. Te story describeshow God brought him from the depths of a manic episode to starting theonly-known Christian support group in America for those with mentalhealth issues and for their loved ones.

Rev. Jay West has published and released his second book, titledWilling to YieldDiscovering how Yielding accesses the supernatural wisdom,favor and power of God. West is a motivational speaker for students ofall ages including children, middle school, high school and universities,plus he speaks to businesses and congregations across the country. Jayswife, Diane Steffen West, teaches K- at St Paul Lutheran School in

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Julie Koenemann and Donna Smith Hoefs announce ministry called WorshipOutlet.com which provides worship resourcfor pastors and worship leaders. Hoefs serves in the customer care anfinancial roles for the new ministry. Koenemann serves as the directof music resources and marketing.

Steve Sonksen was named the exas History eacher of tYear by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and PreserAmerica. A panel of teachers, administrators and academics from exchose Sonksen for his use of primary documents in the classroom, thlevel of inspiration provided to students and career achievements education.

Paul Schkade and Rebecca Musselman Schkaderejoice in tbirth of their daughter Elizabeth Christine on October , . Shjoined big brother Daniel Paul who was born in September of Paul is the media technology specialist and international baccalaureacoordinator at McGraw Elementary in Fort Collins, Colo., and Beck

is a reading interventionist at Irish Elementary in Fort Collins. 3

Krisha Niemoth Udenand Leland Uden of Kenesaw, Neb., announthe birth of Josiah Henry Uden. Josiah was born on September , He has an older sister, Abigail ( years old) and a brother, Darius years old). 4

Hannah Nicole, daughter of Kevin andJana Ehlers Behrwas boon March . Hannah was welcomed by older sister, Ella, . Jana currentteaches physical education and serves as athletic director at UniChristian School in Fulton, Ill. 5

In May , Dr. Paul Lavigne was nominated and select

Administrator of the Year Special Education, Region (OranCounty), by the Association for California School Administrators. Parecently completed a doctorate in organizational leadership from thUniversity of La Verne. He is currently the director of student servicfor the Savanna School District in Anaheim, Calif.

Melanie Bonk and Seth Wimer welcomed the birth of thefirst child, Lauren Ann, on December , . Melanie is a produmarketing specialist for ProfitStars and Seth is a state trooper withthe Nebraska State Patrol. Tey reside in the Blair, Neb., area. 6

Amber Dermody and Lucas Bayer were married on Saturday, Mar, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Victor, Iowa. Amber is a midd

school vocal teacher at Grinnell Middle School in Grinnell, Iowa anLucas is a paramedic and farmer. Te couple resides in Victor, Iowa. 7

Ashley Schmidtke Hansonwas married to Matt Hanson on FridAug. in Duluth, Minnesota. Ashley is the director of admissioat Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis. and Matt works at HalpStaffing Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Te wedding party includConcordia graduates Heather ollers, Bethany Buchinger Helwig anMichelle Pierce Degenhardt. 8

Andrea Duley Dagley and husband Roger had their first chilGrace Marie Dagley, on May , . Andrea also graduated withmasters of education in kinesiology from Dallas Baptist University oAug. , .

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Margaret Ingerslew Lange and husband Seth announce the birth ofMadeline on March . She was welcomed by big brother Andersen. 9

Christina Shaw Williams received her masters of science in healthsciences from rident University International on Sept. .

Rev. imothy Koch received his masters of sacred theology degreefrom Concordia Seminary in St. Louis on May . Te title of his thesis wasManuscript and Its ext of the Gospel According to John.

Rev. Christopher Maronde has an article in the ConcordiaTeological Quarterly(Vol. , No. , Jan/Apr , pp. -) publishedby the faculty of Concordia Teological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.Maronde is serving as pastor of a dual parish in Kiron, Iowa.

Drew and Annalisa Mueller Rehkop celebrated the birth oftheir second child, Silas Benjamin Rehkop on Jan. . Big brother Eliturned in June. Tey currently reside in Maryland where Drew worksas a civilian for the United States Army. 10

Kara Repenning recently began a new online jewelry boutique calledKara Dianes. Te boutique sells new finds from emerging designers andits own house brands.

Ryan Pitman graduated from Chicago Medical School in June. He is completing his residency in pediatrics through WashingtonUniversity at Childrens Hospital in St. Louis.

Gerri Osborn Peterson and husband Dane announce the birth oftheir first child, son eal Michael, on March , . 11

Rachel Micheel was married to Adam Goodpasture on June ,

, at rinity Lutheran Church in Shenandoah, Iowa. Rachel is thefirst grade teacher at rinity Lutheran Church in Atchison, Kan., andAdam is attending the University of Kansas Medical Center to becomea physical therapist. 12

odd Stahlecker and Rachel Arneson Stahlecker are thankingJesus for their sweet gift, Emmalyn Grace, born Aug. , , in Seattle.13

Ryan Ankersen and Keri Pageler Ankersen were blessedwith the birth of Abigail Sue, on July , . She was baptized intoGods family August , , at St. Paul Church, Flemington, N.J. Tefamily resides in St. Louis, Mo., while Ryan completes his final year of

seminary studies. 14

Alisha Bohnert and Aaron Schimm were united in marriage onJanuary , , at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, M. Alisha andAaron work at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Midland, Mich., theirpositions being director of parish music and director of operations,respectively. 15

Jacob Harmon and Kerri Burmeister ,were married December, , in St. Charles, Mo. Te couple now resides in rumbull, Neb.,where Jacob currently farms and coaches high school football and Kerriteaches special education. 16

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visit cune.edu/eventsfor the most recent schedule and ticket information

Januar y

Lutheran Invitationa l ournament forNebraska Lutheran high schools

Spring term begins

Pure Photography: Pictorial and ModernPhotographs, open through Feb. ,Marxhausen Gallery

Sleet and Snow Forensics Invitationa l

Visit Day for prospect ive students, visit cune.edu/VisitDay to register

Concordia Invitationa l ournament,Mequon, Wis.

Pure Photography: Pictorial and ModernPhotographs from the Syracuse University ArtCollection opening reception, MarxhausenGallery, p.m. with exhibit talk at p.m.in Tom Leadership and Education Center

Auditorium.

Concordia rack and Field Classic, throughFeb. , Walz Fieldhouse

February

Career and Graduate Fair, Cattle ConferenceRoom, Janzow Campus Center

Concordia Indoor rack and Field Invite,Walz Fieldhouse

Flora Wiegmann: Recent Video and Film Work ,open through March , Marxhausen Gallery

Visit Day for prospect ive students, visit cune.edu/VisitDayto register

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March

Dessert Teater Event, Janzow Campus Center,Cattle Conference Room, : p.m.

Mens and Womens Basketball Championships

A Cappella our: Colorado, Arizona, NewMexico, Southern California and Nevada

National Championships, Geneva,Ohio

Mens Wrestling NationalChampionships, opeka, Kan.

Spring Break

Womens Basketball ournament,Sioux City, Iowa

Visit Day for prospect ive students, visitcune.edu/VisitDay to register

Donor Day Tank You Reception, CountryClub of Lincoln, Lincoln, Neb.

A Cappella Concert, St. John LutheranChurch, p.m.

Honor Recital , Recital Hall , Music Center, p.m.

Te Glass Menagerie Performance, StudioTeatre, Music Center, : p.m.

Annual Student Art Exhibition openthrough April , Marxhausen Gallery.

Apri l

Symphonic Band our: Missouri and Illinois

Gathering of the alents

Easter Break

Bachelor of Fine Art Tesis Exhibition, opthrough May , Marxhausen Gallery

Visit Day for prospect ive students, vcune.edu/VisitDay to register

Bachelor of Fine Art Tesis ExhibitReception, Marxhausen Gallery, p.m. wexhibit talk at p.m.

Male Chorus & Womens Chorale ConcSt. Gregory the Great Seminary, p.m.

Concert Band and Brass Ensemble, St. JoLutheran Church, p.m.

May

Spring Jazzfest, Weller Auditorium, : p

Outdoor Multi Events, Crete, Neb. ables Performances, Studio Tea

Music Center, : p.m.

Outdoor Championships, Crete, Ne Handbell Concert, Recital Hall, Mu

Center, p.m.

Class of Golden Reunion

Concordia wilight Meet, Bulldog Stadiu

Baccalaureate, St. John Lutheran Churchp.m.

Commencement, Walz Arena, a.m.

Chamber Choir our: South DakoWyoming and Montana

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