David Wentzel (M.A. ’74), longtime teacher for Minneapolis Public Schools, passed away October 19.

David Thompson (M.S.W. ’71) retired from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

Lois Schurke (B.S. ’71), who graduated with honors in elementary education, passed away October 14.

Harold LaRoche (M.A. ’71), former teacher, principal, and Bureau of Indian Affairs administrator, passed away November 8.

Anita Garrett-Roe (B.S. ‘68) was named the top seller in the world for Mary Kay Cosmetics, with a sales force spanning the U.S., Canada, Mexico, E.U., U.K., and Brazil.

Russell Warnberg (A.A. ‘67), longtime teacher of 41 years, published the novel Edge of Redemption.

Stanley Gilbertson (M.A. ’53), longtime teacher and administrator for Bloomington Public Schools, passed away August 30.

Patricia Jones Whyte (Ph.D. ’13) is director of the Office for Diversity in Graduate Education at the University of Minnesota.

Lindsay Walz (M.Ed. ’13) founded Courageous heARTS, co-creating experiences with young people by offering a safe space, built with the intention to heal and empower, through expressive arts, community building and leadership development.

Zer Vang (M.S.W. ’13) is the student and family services director for LearningWorks at Blake: A Breakthrough Program

Juyoung Jang (Ph.D. ’13) is a postdoctoral fellow at Rice University’s Chao Center for Asian Studies.

Brent Opall (Ph.D. ’12) is assistant professor of management at the University of Wisconsin- Superior.

Gwendolyn Freed (Ph.D. ’12) is vice president for institutional advancement at Cornish College of the Arts

Frank Blalark (Ph.D. ’12) is the university registrar at Purdue

Trevor Mbakwe (B.S. ’11) signed with the Italian basketball club Virtus Roma.

Gina Johnson (Ph.D. ’11) is director of institutional research and analysis at the University of Denver.

KC Haydon (Ph.D. ’08) is assistant professor of psychology and education at Mount Holyoke College.

Aryn Baxter (M.A. ’08) is director for the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Arizona State University.

Anne Sumangil (M.Ed. ’07) is director of alumnae relations for the College of Saint Benedict.

Lindsay Whalen (B.S. ’06) won her second WNBA championship as a point guard for the Minnesota Lynx basketball team.