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Important Resources
For Wartburg Faculty/Staff
How can we help you?
Out staff is ready to assist you with any computer/technical questions you may have. Please feel free to contact any members of the staff either by e-mail or call (319) 352-8353. Please use the address below for any mail correspondence. We look forward to serving you.

Gary Wipperman

Gary Wipperman, Director of ITS, Chief Information Officer
A 1976 graduate of Wartburg, Gary joined the staff in 2001. He earned his M.S. degree from the University of Iowa. He directs the activities of the ITS staff and previously served as Senior Technology Manager at CUNA Mutal Life Insurance Company.

Phone: (319) 352-8353
E-mail: gary.wipperman@wartburg.edu


DESKTOP/LAPTOP HARDWARE & SOFTWARE SUPPORT STAFF
Mary Dorman Mary Dorman, Technical Assistant
A 1992 graduate of Wartburg, Mary joined the staff in 2004. She supervises student employees, handles purchasing and inventory of campus technology, and provides administrative assistance for the department. She previously served as the office coordinator of the communication and marketing office.
Phone: (319) 352-8353
E-mail: mary.dorman@wartburg.edu
June Rieck

June Rieck , Technical Analyst
June joined the staff in 2007. She helps coordinate the student help desk and offers support for campus workstations and handhelds. She has worked as a PC technician at Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar since earning her A.A.S. degree in computer network administration there in 2002.
Phone: (319) 352-8398
E-mail: june.rieck@wartburg.edu

Bill Wallin

Bill Wallin, Technology Specialist
A 2006 graduate of Wartburg, Bill joined the ITS staff in 2006. He helps coordinate the student help desk and offers support for campus workstations, printers, and handhelds.
Phone: (319) 352-8519
E-mail: william.wallin@wartburg.edu


E-MAIL AND NETWORKING SUPPORT STAFF
Karen Koupal

Karen Koupal, Network Manager
Karen joined the ITS staff in 1999. She is a 1987 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa. She plans, directs and coordinates the design, installation and connectivity of computer and network systems to ensure stable operation. She previously served as network operations manager for Oster Communications, Inc.
Phone: (319) 352-8516
E-mail: karen.koupal@wartburg.edu

David Wente

David Wente, Network Specialist
David joined the ITS staff in 2004. He is a 1999 graduate of Luther College. He is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving the network infrastructure and administering servers, including the Wartburg e-mail system.
Phone: (319) 352-8594
E-mail: david.wente@wartburg.edu


WEB & DATABASE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT STAFF
Julie Breutzmann

Julie Breutzmann, Administrative Computing Analyst 
A 1987 graduate of Wartburg, Julie joined the staff in 1990. She also earned a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee in 1974. She provides support of the administrative application software. Her previous experience includes computer consultation and support at various agencies in Wisconsin and Iowa.
Phone: (319) 352-8336
E-mail: julie.breutzmann@wartburg.edu

Susan Higdon

Susan Higdon, Application Systems Analyst
Susan joined the ITS staff in 2002. She is currently pursuing a B.A. degree from Wartburg. She develops, modifies, tests and installs academic and administrative computer application software systems. She previously served at Control-o-fax in Waterloo.
Phone: (319) 352-8629
E-mail: susan.higdon@wartburg.edu

Chris Knudson

Chris Knudson, Web Developer/Manager
A 2001 graduate of Wartburg, Chris joined the staff in 2003. He earned his M.A. degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 2003. He previously served as the national vice president of public relations for the Public Relations Student Society of America. He oversees the strategic planning and development of the college Web site.
Phone: (319) 352-8580
E-mail: chris.knudson@wartburg.edu

Tod Shutz

Tod Schulz, Applications Manager of Administrative Computing
Tod joined the staff in 1987. He is a 1985 graduate of the Business Institute of Technology. He coordinates the implementation, maintenance, and support of administrative systems and application development/integration.
Phone: (319) 352-8204
E-mail: tod.schulz@wartburg.edu


MULTIMEDIA/PRINTING/BROADCAST SUPPORT STAFF
Richard Betts Richard Betts, Printing Services Coordinator
Rich joined the ITS staff in 2005. Previously Rich was a printer in the Wartburg print shop for the past nine years and before that he was at Pioneer Graphics in Waterloo. He has won numerous printing awards and has taken coursework at Southeastern Community College.
Tony Lutz

Tony Lutz, Media Services Support Specialist
Tony joined the staff in 1990. He received his A.A. degree from Kirkwood Community College. He provides audio/video multi-media systems installation and support for campus classroom technology. He previously served at Computerland of Cedar Falls.
Phone: (319) 352-8693
E-mail: tony.lutz@wartburg.edu

Jim Ohmstede

Jim Ohmstede, Broadcast Engineer
Jim joined the ITS staff in 2003. His previous positions have included television stations in Iowa and Nebraska. He is a 1965 graduate of the University of Nebraska School of Journalism. He also attended the Elkins Institute of Radio in 1966. He provides the Communication Arts Department with support for KWAR-FM and WTV.
Phone: (319) 352-8294
E-mail: jim.ohmstede@wartburg.edu

Hans Pregler

Hans Pregler, Production Manager/Ticket Office Manager
Hans joined the staff in 2005. He maintains technical equipment for Neumann Auditorium and the McCaskey Lyceum and manages the ticket office and ushers club. He holds as A.A. degree in Technical Theater and Electronics from Indian Hills Community College and Bachelors of Theater degree from UNI. In addition, Hans has worked at KWWL in Waterloo and KYOU in Ottumwa.
Phone: (319) 352-8216 or 8445
E-mail: hans.pregler@wartburg.edu

Cara

Cara Ullrich, Assistant Production Manager
Biography will be coming soon.
Phone:
E-mail: cara.ullrich@wartburg.edu


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