Val Imm Bashour of Dallas is the recipient of the 2016 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumna Award. The award was presented on May 13, 2016, during the 2016 Bethany Lutheran College spring commencement ceremony. Although Imm Bashour was unable to attend the ceremony, she delivered comments via video during the service. Imm Bashour, a Mankato,…
The Red Hats Company, made up of BLC alumni Benji Inniger and Jacob Kempfert are producing a show at the 2015 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Jim Vinz of West Palm Beach, Florida, is the recipient of the 2015 Bethany Lutheran College (BLC) Distinguished Alumnus Award. Vinz, originally from Amboy, Minnesota, enrolled at Bethany in 1979. He was a member of the Bethany basketball team and was active in theatre and student senate. He earned an associate in arts degree from…
Five students in Professor Shane Bowyer’s Principles of Management class at Bethany Lutheran College will be holding a fundraiser for Minnesota Valley Action Council (MVAC) Food Hub on November 8, 2014, from 6-9:30 p.m. at Buster’s Sports Bar and Grill in Mankato, MN. The event will feature live music by country musician Andrew Babcock, a…
Dr. Carol (Gilbertson) Lehtola is the recipient of the 2014 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumna Award. As a child growing up on the family farm in Ulen, Minnesota, Carol Lehtola had always been interested in the subjects that most girls didn’t venture into—math and science. Lehtola enrolled at Bethany (BLC) in 1969 and earned an associate…
Bethany students received eleven nominations for the Student Production Awards and were victorious in five categories.
Dr. Peter Harstad (’55) is the recipient of the 2013 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumnus Award. Harstad, the third of ten children, was born on November 13, 1935, to the Reverend Adolph and Martha (Tjernagel) Harstad. Harstad is an accomplished historian with several books and publications to his credit, has taught at the college level,…
Piano instructor Bethel Balge will be a featured performer on a live public radio broadcast on Saturday, March 16.
The 2012 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumnus is Dr. Darold Treffert of Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. Treffert attended Bethany where he focused on pre-medical courses earning an associate in arts degree from Bethany in 1953. He received his medical doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1958. Dr. Treffert is an internationally renowned expert…
The Bethany Lutheran College Concert Band and Jazz Band will travel to eastern States for their spring 2012 tour.
Class tested social conformity in metro mall elevator.
Willis E. Anthony is the recipient of the 2011 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumni Award. He was presented with the award during the 2011 commencement ceremony. Anthony grew up on the family farm near Norseland, Minnesota. He attended Bethany Lutheran High School and a year of junior college at Bethany before attending Iowa State University…
