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Imm Bashour receives Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumna Award
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,…
Jim Vinz is 2015 Distinguished Alumnus
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…
Lehtola honored with alumna award
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…
Dr. Peter Harstad is 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient
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,…
Alumnus award goes to Darold Treffert
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…
Willis Anthony receives alumnus award
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…
Rettmer receives 2010 alumna award
To know Georgia (Stoll) Rettmer is to experience the warmth of a bright summer day—bask in rays of sunshine. It is no wonder that she has accomplished so much in her life and has been selected as the 2010 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumna. Bethany years Georgia first discovered Bethany during her high school days…
A Life’s Passion
The Rev. George Orvick has served the Evangelical Lutheran Synod in a number of capacities during his years as a member, pastor, and synodical leader. It’s a story of conviction, belief, goals, advice, laughter, and the love of a lifetime. When you sit down with a person selected to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from…
Distinguished Alumnus Award honors the late Marvin M. Schwan
The Schwan Food Company is well known in the Bethany community. Not only is the company famous for its ice cream and delivery trucks, but it is also known to the College for another reason. Marvin M. Schwan, founder and late president of the Schwan Food Company, was more than just a businessman—he was a…
Distinguished honors given to Meyer
Fall 2002 The Board of Regents of Bethany Lutheran College and the Bethany Lutheran College Alumni Association have bestowed distinguished honors on President Marvin Meyer. The alumni awarded the first-ever Distinguished Alumnus Award to President Meyer (JC59) at the 75th Anniversary Banquet held this past summer. Alumni Board Chair Kaye Anderson (JC ’85) presented the…