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SUMMER 2025 | VOL 40 ISSUE 1

The cover of the 2025 edition of The Wartburg Magazine, featuring Owen Grover standing between two shelving units filled with beakers and other science equipment.

COVER PHOTO: Owen Grover ’24 poses in the biology lab in the Science Center.

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  • Students sit on the lawn outside Luther Hall circa 1979

    Luther Hall turns 100

  • Photo Collage of old and new photos of campus and students

    Our Brightest Days are still ahead

  • Keri and Jenni at graduation in their gowns

    More than friendship: Carstens and Talbott’s journey from roommates to C-suite

  • Owen Grover looking at his reflection as a doctor

    Owen Grover: From gridiron to med school

More Stories in This Issue

  • Students sit on the lawn outside Luther Hall circa 1979

    Luther Hall turns 100

  • Photo with multiple items from Jen Dickey's life, including several inclusive children's books, a family photo, manipulatives used to promote fine motor skills, an iPad, and a manual from her work at Sports Authority.

    Office Hours: Get to know Jen Dickey

  • Participants joined a Ramadan Iftar dinner, observed a sabbath worship at a Jewish temple, and toured a Hindu temple.

    Bridging the divide: Interfaith initiative

  • Murphy Family in the Hall of Fame Room

    Murphy Family Tradition: One father, four daughters, and a shared legacy

  • Photo Collage of old and new photos of campus and students

    Our Brightest Days are still ahead

  • Jen Bye Christy '98 and Natalie Thiesfeld '27 in front of the Principal Financial Group sign

    Perfect Pair: Inaugural mentorship program connects alumni with students

  • Knight Nation InfoGraphic

    The Power of CONNECTION

  • Cell phones with Mile's viral TikTok posts

    From Wartburg to the world: TikTok to Croatia

  • Keri and Jenni at graduation in their gowns

    More than friendship: Carstens and Talbott’s journey from roommates to C-suite

  • Ken Phelps

    Answering the call: Phelps champions community needs through ministry

  • Owen Grover looking at his reflection as a doctor

    Owen Grover: From gridiron to med school

Class Notes

Stories and updates from Knights in the News

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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

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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.

Recent Issues

The cover of the 2025 edition of The Wartburg Magazine, featuring Owen Grover standing between two shelving units filled with beakers and other science equipment.

Summer 2025

The cover of the Winter 2023 edition of Wartburg Magazine, featuring one student taking notes on a laptop while the other peers through a petri dish.

Winter 2023

The cover of the Spring 2023 edition of Wartburg Magazine, featuring Elle Gadient hugging a pig.

Spring 2023

The cover of the Summer 2022 edition of Wartburg Magazine, featuring President Rebecca Ehretsman.

Fall 2022

The cover of the Winter 2022 edition of Wartburg Magazine, featuring President Darrel Colson.

Winter 2022

The cover of the Summer 2021 edition of Wartburg Magazine, featuring a sunny shot of Greenwood.

Summer 2021

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