Alexis Oberdorfer ’94, West Saint Paul, Minn., is senior vice president of services for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota. 

Van Beach ’94, Cumming, is global head of Life Actuarial Solutions with Aon.

Jeff Martin ’92, Kennesaw, Ga., produced “Lethal Restraint” as a journalist for the Associated Press. The project is a series of stories, photos, videos, and a PBS Frontline documentary examining the deaths of more than 1,000 people after encounters with police that involved “less-lethal” force. The series was a finalist for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize…

David Gerleman ’91, Alexandria, Va., a history instructor at George Mason University, Fairfax, is a 2024-25 Fulbright Scholar Award recipient and is teaching two courses at the University of Debrecen, Hungary.

Kathryn Buck Strong ’90, Broomfield, Colo., retired from the city of Lakewood after 26 years as a teacher and education coordinator for Head Start. She now serves as an office administrator with Atonement Lutheran Church, Boulder. 

Kevin Kelling ’88, Grand Rapids, Mich., is a mortgage loan originator at Macatawa Bank. 

Stu Fritz ’88, Holland, Mich., retired after 31 years as head baseball coach and associate professor of kinesiology at Hope College. He is serving part time as an athletics and philanthropy liaison.

Jan Hazlewood Plane ’87, Brandon, Wis., earned the ACM-SIGCSE Broadening Participation in Computing Award. She was also awarded the May Bumby Severy Award for Teaching Excellence at Ripon College. 

Jamie Clemente De Geer ’84, Valley Park, Mo., celebrated 25 years as director of music ministry at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Manchester. She serves in various roles from worship and youth leadership to choir director. 

Dawn Rodenberg Lynes ’82, Garnavillo, earned the 2023 Tom Lewis Award from the Coalition for Family and Children’s Services in Iowa.

Gregory Diercks ’78, Chicago, Ill., is retired. 

David ’76 and Sherry Burrier, Runnells, were married Jan. 1, 2022. He has authored and published 10 children’s books since retiring in 2019.

Robert Atkins ’76, Roscoe, Ill., is retired.

Coby Carstens ’02, Iowa City, is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.

David Van Driel ’72, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., earned a master’s degree from Rice University, Houston, and is CEO at Van Driel Ventures/Energy and Waste Network.

The Rev. Dianne Stange Prichard ’71, DeWitt, co-authored the book Raising America: Building a More Perfect Union.

Dr. Erv Janssen ’58, Tulsa, Okla., a U.S. Navy veteran, was a 2024 inductee in the Oklahoma Military Hall of Honor for his lifetime of service in support of the mental health of active duty service members, reservists, veterans, and their families. 

Tommy Brokaw and Kayla Wiley ’17, Monticello, were married July 12, 2025. She earned a master’s degree in music education from the University of South Dakota.