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Alumni Stories & Student Profiles: The Impact of a Bethany Education

See how the Bethany experience has made a difference in the lives of alumni through our student profiles below.

Next, read some of our faculty profiles!

Katie Martin

As a former teacher, I saw a great need for children and adolescents to receive counseling. Many are burdened by trauma, anxiety, and other issues which impede their learning. One

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Chad Dale

Clinical Mental Health is often overlooked and stigmatized throughout the world, even though it is something everyone deals with. There is no shame in seeing a doctor for a physical

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Tessa Chambers ’21

The bachelor of science in nursing program at Bethany is producing exceptional graduates who are making immediate impacts at the health care facilities they are working for. Among those graduates

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John Brown ’19

John Brown graduated from Bethany in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Science. Inspired by his own experience as a physical therapy patient, he felt called to help

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Shelby Latusek ’14

Shelby Latusek graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Bethany Lutheran College. Inspired early on by her mother’s career, she became a second-grade teacher at

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Lydia Scruggs ’19

Lydia Scruggs graduated in 2019 with a degree in Elementary Education from Bethany Lutheran College, earning Minnesota state licensure for K–6 teaching with a 5–8 endorsement in social studies. Today

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Nicholas Chopp ’05

Nicholas Chopp graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Bethany Lutheran College. During his time at Bethany, he helped build and develop the College’s Audio/Video Studio,

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Dr. Johanna Sehloff  ’13

Dr. Johanna Sehloff graduated from Bethany Lutheran College in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. Today, she serves as a pediatrician at Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she works

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Ryan McCue ’21

Ryan McCue graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, earning endorsement in Middle School Mathematics. He now teaches fifth grade math and science at United South

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Next Steps

Interested in studying at Bethany? Scheduling a campus visit is a great way to see what we have to offer. You can meet professors or sit in on a class too! Contact our admissions office to learn more.

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