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Bethany Alumni Giving - 2023-2024 Academic Year

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Why is my alumni gift so important?

It’s not always about the size of the gift, but rather, the number of alumni supporting Bethany affects so many areas:

  • Financial gifts from alumni help to provide a large portion of the necessary resources for Bethany to operate and provide our students the best Christ-centered college education possible! While tuition is vitally important to the College, it’s just a portion of the entire revenue picture for Bethany.
  • A strong alumni support base shows how much you appreciate your Bethany education. In turn, future generations of students understand the sacrifice you are making to support your alma mater. Quite simply, a gift to Bethany is a vote of confidence, which others see and value, and ultimately inspires new students to enroll.
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  • National rankings use alumni giving as one factor in their ratings. Thanks in part to our alumni support, Bethany continues to be ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report.
  • Just like rankings, foundations also view alumni giving as an important metric in their decision to support. This alone, could lead to six and seven figure gifts for Bethany. More alumni gifts could mean foundation support in the millions of dollars for Bethany.

Goal Progress

Help us reach our goal of 1,368 Bethany Alumni donors by June 30, 2024

Thank you for your financial support of Bethany and future Vikings!

Current Amount of Donors = 279

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List of Supporters

Help us reach our goal of 1,368 Bethany Alumni donors by June 30, 2024

1949
Vierck, Carl S.

1950
Overn, Lois E.

1952
Burgdorf, Harold A.
Handel, Mable
Kain, Dale R.
Meyer, Miriam E.
Newgard, Hazel
Radke, Kenneth E.
Rector, Lorene H.

1953
Kuske, Robert J.
Meyer, Lon L.
White, Alice B.

1954
Ebert, Dorothy

1955
Holt, Lorraine A.
Matthews, Miriam R.

1956
Cassadore, Delores
Hybl, Richard

1957
Thomforde, Phyllis M.

1958
Anthony, Willis E.
Karlsrud, Wayne B.
Mehrkens, Glen

1959
Bryan, Sharon L.
Furholmen, David L.
Hanna, Karolyn Rae
Horn, Norma Jean
Leverenz, Edith Kay
Meyer, Marvin G.
Natvig, Harold O.
Smith, Robert W.
Teigen, David H.
Younge, Gary Luther

1960 
Busse, Frank E.
Helland, Judy K.
Kison, Alan H.
Teigen, Erling T.
Urban, Richard E.
Weseloh, Vivian Lenore

1961
Cutsforth, Jean
Dale, Rodger M.
Diersen, Mary L.
Halvorson, Wayne L.M.
Kramer, Caroline Ann
Lillo, Ernest A.
Lillo, James H.
Meyer, James H.
Peterson, John A.
Sponberg, Michael R.

1962
Heidenreich, Robert A.
Kuster, Judith Ann
Maske, JoAnn K.
Smith, John E.
Tweit, Mary Jane

1963
Biesterfeld, Kenneth H.
Jimenez, Kay I.
Lillo, Margaret A.
Magnuson, Joel S.
Natvig, G. Lee
Smith, Ruth E.
Smith, Sandra J.
Tweit, Paul Bernt

1964
Anderson, Dale W.
Anton, Rebecca
Harstad, Herman E.
Heidenreich, Ruth H.

1965
Ball, Joan M.
Chamberlain, Myrna
Paus, Carol A.
Theiste, Theodore E.

1966
Anderson, Carol N.
Butterfield, Michael W.
Kuster, Thomas A.
Roberson, Thomas
Teigen, Martin A

1967
Gullixson, Theodore George

1968
Dashcund, Camilla L.
Harstad, Cheryl L.
Klockziem, Gloria J.
O’Neill, Michael S.
Parker, Larry W.
Parker, Ruth
Petersen, Kathleen A.

1969
Costello, James D.
Hanson, Patricia A.
Heiliger, Cheryl K.
Klinkel, Marlene
Madson, Karen E.
Merseth, Juel Orlando
Natvig, Oakleigh C.
Walker, Sharon Lee

1970
Christenson, Eric O.
Gabb, Elizabeth L.
Johnson, Allan L.
Petersen, Steven P.
Westphal, Arthur Paul

1971
Hopp, Lynette G.
Jaeger, Lois A.
Johnson, Gayl
Westphal, Terri Jean

1972
Bergquist, Inez C.
Bezanson, Char
Gullixson, Margaret R.
Harstad, Peggy J.
Jaeger, Steven C.
Madson, David

1973
Blado, Ronald O.
Faugstad, Daniel N.
Madson, Jan

1974
Bachman, Julie K.
Merseth, Karen
Valleskey, Kirsten
Valleskey, Thomas
Walker, Mark D.

1975
Abrahamson, Larry A.
Bloedel, Karl D.
Gunn, Dean A.
Haugen, Elyse
Haugen, Jeffrey J.
Honn, Bonnie
Honn, Steve
Howard, Carole S.
Naatz, Deborah
Shoop, Dean W.
Shoop, LuAnn R.
Thompson, David Carl
White, Heidi A.

1976
Burk, Sharon K.
Lima, Celso H.
Noerenberg, Diane L.
Ryan, Dorothy K.
Ryan, Robert E.

1977
Anderson, Marla
Costello, Cynthia R.
Costello, John F.
Faugstad, Julie A.
Marozick, Mary M.
Obenberger, Glenn R.
Petersen, John Justin
Schey, Bernard J.
Slaker, Margaret L.

1978
Davis, Elizabeth A.T.
Hansen, Anita M.
Madson, Timothy J.
Mellon, Kenneth Edward
Moldstad, Donald Lynn
Roberson, Cheryl A.
Schultz, Nathan J.
Schultz, Shelly D.
Slaker, Ralph A.

1979
Bartels, Mark F.
Darge, Joel W.
Dvorak, Amy L.
Madson, Susan
Riewe, Brenda I.

1980
Huseby, Jeffrey
Jones, Lyle D.
Moldstad, Gina A.
Nelson, Linda
Paterson, Julie

1981
Andersland, Debra
Gehl, Robin S.
Geistfeld, Jon Ernest
Johnson, Lois Anne
Schoeneck, Mark E.
Scislow, James Douglas
Scislow, Karen Deborah

1982
Cooper, Karin R.
Meyer, Joel F.

1983
Bartels, Sherri
Fick, Lois A.
Madson, Douglas P.

1984
Beatty, Michael T.
Gratz, Bruce A.
Natvig, Jon B.
Overn, Andrew Timothy
Pettis, David Harold
Rohrman, Jeffrey A.
Schmidt, Jodi

1985
Abrahamson, Harvey Sylvester
Dallenbach, William D.
Natvig, Cynthia K.

1986
Halvorson, Loren Marshal
Pederson, Jennifer L.M.
Schwartz, Lance W.
Sjoberg, John D.
Smith, Channing R.

1987
Hennig, Grace Ann
Westphal, Donald M.

1988
Bloedel, Peter J.
Halvorson, Susan L.
Kuster-Overn, Laurie M.
Thomforde, Paul C.

1989
Johnson, Tyler W.

1990
Born, John M.
Buckley, David M.
Marzinske, Todd R.
Mielke, Angela M.

1991
Kind, Christopher George
Norris, David John
Norris, Tanya Renee
Younge, Angela M.

1992
Hennen, Thomas J.
Schwartz, Jennifer F.
Tweit, Bernt Paul
Wold Helget, Rachel J.
Woller, Eric Kevin
Younge, Jeffrey William

1993
Fritz, Craig Alan
Lowrey, Rachel E.

1994
Birkholz, Joshua Marc
Bloedel, Sarah Beth
Gregor, Rebekah Sue
Madson, Peter Andrew
Tweit, Katie June

1995
Birkholz, Tracy Anne
Thompson, Jenna Marie

1996
Traylor, Sara Elizabeth

1997
Lyngholm, Derick Michael
Woller, Denice Fetzer

1998
Baumann, John Richard Philip
Zenda, Timothy

1999
Lindesmith, Nathan Lyle
Marzinske, Darci Lynn

2000
Pringle, Cliff Mason

2001
Kovaciny, Jonathan Edward
Kovaciny, Raelene Joan
Schneider, Stephen J.
Tweit, Seth Jared

2002
Madson, Alicia Mae
Petzel, Krista Lynn
Sparley, David Andrew

2003
Krier, Gretta Lynn
Merseth, Jeffery Scott
Merseth, Megan Rae

2004
Fehr, Nathan Joel
Vlieger, Estelle Barbara
Woods-Nord, Kelcey Jean

2005
Faugstad, Peter James

2006
Fehr, Elisabeth Rachel
Inniger, Alyssa Kathryn
Inniger, Benjamin Jeffrey
Krier, Jacob Cannon
Metzger, Thomas Benjamin

2007
Faugstad, Jacob Daniel
Faugstad, Kristin Louise
Metzger, Melissa Kimberly

2008
Nelson, Jason Corey

2009
Madson, Kyle Jonathan
Dvorak, John Bradley
Lukasek, Karyn Elisabeth
Lukasek, Michael Charles

2010
Frederick, Stephone
Gerda, Andrew James
Ollrich, Nicklaus Arthur
Saffert, Brianna Jo
Saffert, Thomas Steven

2011
Gerda, Sarah Michele
Lilienthal, Michael Gene
Locklair, David Hampton

2012
Bossow, Glenda L
Lilienthal, Sarah Elizabeth

2013
Fick, Zachary Joseph
Harting, Michael John
Knight, Michael Montgomery
Krause, Jessica Erika
Ollrich, Aaron Lewis

2014
Garvin, Patrick Howard
Graif, Alyssa Brooke
Harting, Moriah Lilaca
Ollrich, Elise Renae
Pederson, Joshua Marvin

2015
Fassett, Kathryn Thelma
Seehafer, Lucas Orrin

2016
Bilitz, Míša Daniela
Seehafer, Aimie Beth

2017
Bilitz, Martin Edwin
Jelken, Andrew James
Jelken, Morgan Shae
Krause, Timothy James
Olson, Crystal Maxine

2018
Hochmuth, Grant Frederick
Meyer, Nicholas Joel
Schmidt, Magen Kay

2019
Kind, Pamela Kay
Schmidt, Timothy Paul

2020
Bloedel, Emma Grace
Meyer, Noelle Marie
Theis, Charles John

2021
Hochmuth, Leanna Jinette

2022
Kottke, Taylor Shannon

Alumni, get your name on this list today by making a gift to any area of the College you are passionate about and at any amount! A gift to Bethany means so much and ensures we have all the resources to give our students the best Christ-centered education possible! 

Questions: Please contact Jake Krier in the Bethany Advancement Department at 507-344-7519 or Jake.Krier@blc.edu.