Alumni News from Around Campus

Graduation Speakers - Sarah Frost & Daniel Meves

Sarah Frost, daughter of Dave and Kris Frost and Daniel Meves, son of Dr. Rod and Catherine Meves will serve as class speakers at the May 28 graduation service. Congrats to both of you!

Kohl Excellence Scholarship - Erinn Komschlies

Erinn Komschlies receives her 2011 Kohl's Excellence Scholarship from the senator himself. Congratulations, Erinn!

Fox Valley Alliance Service Award - Alex Hagen

Alex Hagen was honored last month with the Fox Valley Alliance Service Award. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Dan's House of Hope, Inc. He is pictured with his mother, Jill Hagen. Congratulations, Alex!

Trout Educator Award - Brian Zunker

Mr. Brian Zunker was honored with the David and Florence Trout Educator Award. This $5,000 gift, established by Dr. Monroe Trout in memory of his parents and in honor of his 12 siblings, is to assist Mr. Zunker with professional growth opportunities, which will also directly benefit the students he instructs. Congratulations, Mr. Zunker, and thank you for all you do!

Retiring Teachers - 100 Years of Service

Al Wrobel, Steve Gauger and John Roekle

A special service was held on May 22 to recognize the retirements of Mr. Gauger, Mr. Roekle, and Mr. Wrobel; and ministry anniversaries for Mr. Becker, Mr. Strusz and Pastor Gorske - 40 years; and Pastor Wenzel and Mr. Kolander - 25 years! Thanks, faithful servants. To God be the glory!

78 Alumni - Steve Boettcher

Congrats to Steve and the students from KML for their recent Mission Trip to St. Lucia. Boettcher Media produced the video memories.

Dan Gulbransen - Academic All-American

09 Grad, Dan Gulbransen, just recived an Academic All-American Award from Capitol One. Congratulations, Dan!

FVL Seminary Graduates - May 2011

Keith Schleis (St. Paul Menominee, WI), Tim Denny (Redeemer, Big Rapids, MI)and Peter Hagen (St. Paul, Ottawa Ontario Canada) graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI. They have all been assigned to the pastoral ministry! To God be the glory! Congratulations FVL grads!

Alumni Alive - Tuition Assistance Project

In the past years, Alumni Alive has contributed $27,000 to the tuition assistance effort at FVL. At their last meeting, they decided to take on another project to help keep Christian education affordable for the families of the FVL Federation. They will do that by helping to create an FVL Business Directory.

The purpose of the directory would be three-fold

1) Connections between business owners and FVL will be created
2) Sales of listings in the directory will raise dollars for tuition assistance
3) Users of the directory can have the peace of mind that they are receiving a product or service from an individual or business operated in part by a Christian-minded individual who is affiliated with Fox Valley Lutheran High School, and who support its mission.

The directory will be placed on-line on the FVL website for easy access and upgrade. FVL students will be able to help by word processing listings into an Excel spreadsheet for import into Adobe In Design. Printed copies would be given to all companies listed. Copies will be made available to all churches if they will insert into member mail boxes or place in a tract rack.

If 100 ads are sold at $250 per add, $25,000 of revenue would be created.  Alumni Alive hopes to raise $15,000 - $20,000 for tuition assistance bringing their yearly contribution to $25,000. Listings would be resold every year creating an additional revenue stream for growing tuition assistance needs.

Alumni, congregation leaders, FVL Friends, Faculty and Staff of FVL are being asked to share names of businesses to be solicited. Mr. Fischer will make many of the contacts himself and also look to involve other Federation leaders in the work. So, Who do you know that owns a business or is a lead person in that business that may be interested in placing a listing in the business directory to help out the FVL Tuition Assistance effort?

Please share the name of that company or individual and phone or email with Bob Fischer. The work begins now. Please help.

God bless and keep you all.
ROF

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