
SUMMER 2025 | VOL 40 ISSUE 1

COVER PHOTO: Owen Grover ’24 poses in the biology lab in the Science Center.
Magazine Features
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Luther Hall turns 100
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Our Brightest Days are still ahead
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More than friendship: Carstens and Talbott’s journey from roommates to C-suite
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Owen Grover: From gridiron to med school
More Stories in This Issue
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Luther Hall turns 100
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Office Hours: Get to know Jen Dickey
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Bridging the divide: Interfaith initiative
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Murphy Family Tradition: One father, four daughters, and a shared legacy
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Our Brightest Days are still ahead
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Perfect Pair: Inaugural mentorship program connects alumni with students
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The Power of CONNECTION
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From Wartburg to the world: TikTok to Croatia
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More than friendship: Carstens and Talbott’s journey from roommates to C-suite
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Answering the call: Phelps champions community needs through ministry
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Owen Grover: From gridiron to med school
Class Notes
Stories and updates from Knights in the News
2021
Dr. Londyn Witmer
Dr. Londyn Witmer ’21, West Lawn, Pa., earned a Doctor of Chiropractic at Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, and is an associate chiropractor at Exuberance Chiropractic & Wellness Center, Lakeville, Minn.
In Memoriam
Remembering our fallen Knights
1995
Barbara Henry
CEDAR RAPIDS: Barbara Henry, 53, died Thursday, January 1, 2026 at her apartment in Cedar Rapids. The only child of Dennis and Shirley (Schatzke) Henry, Barbara Kay Henry was born on July 21, 1972. After completing high school in Urbana, she attended Wartburg College.
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