Category: Alumni & Friends
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Eric Hanson ’96 – Alumni Citation 2019
Eric D. Hanson ’96 A tall redhead, Eric Hanson is used to standing out in a crowd. But instead of being the one drawing…
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Young Alumni Award: Brooke Trent ’04
In pursuing her passion of becoming a respected lawyer, Brooke Trent finds it only natural to help those still reaching for their goals, whether…
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Young Alumni Award: David Voves ’07
David Voves’ car is easy to spot in the Charles City School District parking lot with its orange Wartburg license plates reading “BST4YRS.” But…
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Young Alumni Award: Dr. Nathan Peterson ’09
To describe Dr. Nathan Peterson’s enthusiasm for his field as infectious is very fitting for a clinical pharmacist who specializes in infectious disease. In…
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Young Alumni Award: DeEtta Bohling Lee ’09
DeEtta Bohling Lee grew up with a heart for service. In her years at Wartburg, she was part of three service trips and led…
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2018 Alumni Citation Award: Michael Sinram ’75
As a teacher and coach in a career spanning decades and continuing on in retirement, Mike Sinram has embodied true servant-leadership. He taught K-12…
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2018 Alumni Citation Award: Lois Volkmann Jelneck ’50
Rarely does a Wartburg student circle back to take classes on campus again in midlife, but Lois Volkmann Jelneck is no ordinary woman. Her…
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2018 Alumni Citation: Judith Slade McCaskey ’65
Judy Slade McCaskey’s devotion to children knows no bounds. Her service to students reaches from first-graders, whom she taught for 40 years in Palatine,…
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Russell Harris ’10: 2018 Young Alumni Award
Leaping over hurdles is what Russell Harris has always done. As a youth, he battled through homelessness and instability before finding his way to…
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Dr. Joel Richard Tuttle ’03: 2018 Young Alumni Award
As his vision of the world became wider and clearer during his time at Wartburg, Joel Tuttle developed a passion for helping others see…
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Christina Ufer Wood ’05: 2018 Young Alumni Award
After graduating with a Bachelor of Music Education and Music Therapy degree from Wartburg, Christina Ufer Wood developed programs and delivered music therapy care…
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2017 Alumni Citation: The Rev. Roger ’60 and Rosemary Dhein ’59 Schneider
As dedicated shepherds of a growing flock in Illinois for 47 years, the Rev. Roger and Rosemary Schneider were “living lives of leadership and…