William Allen (Ph.D. ’97) was elected to serve as board president of the National Council on Family Relations.

Kevin Kopischke (Ed.D. ’96), president of Alexandria Technical College, gave the commencement address at the University of Minnesota Crookston.

Mark Dienhart (Ph.D. ’88) is president and CEO of the Schulze Family Foundation.

Paulette Molin (Ph.D. ’87) coauthored The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists.

Patricia Elder (Ph.D. ’86), program manager for the Smithsonian Science Education Center, manages a validation grant testing her organization’s science education transformation model in rural North Carolina, northern New Mexico, and the Houston Independent School District.

Barbara Keinath (Ph.D. ’85) is vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University of Minnesota Crookston.

Kathleen Niebuhr (B.S. ’84) was named the 2013 Teacher of the Year for Albert Lea Area Schools.

Brad Coulthart (M.Ed. ’83) retired after 35 years of teaching high school science, most recently at Eastview High School.

Kim Keprios (B.S. ’80), CEO of The Arc Greater Twin Cities, was named a Women in Business Award honoree by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Marilyn Nelson (Ph.D. ’79), professor emerita at the University of Connecticut, was elected to the prestigious Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors.

Thomas Mich (Ph.D. ’77) will retire in summer 2014 from his position as headmaster for Saint Thomas Academy, concluding a 48-year career in education.

Russell Clark (M.A. ’76) was named director of the study group for Roosevelt University International Study Center.

Robert “Kent” Knutson (B.S. ’74), Minnetonka Theatre artistic director, was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League’s Hall of Fame.

Marcia Tabram Philips (B.S. ’69) created The Law of Attractiveness for Physical Fitness and Healthy Eating DVD series to help children and families make healthier choices over a lifetime.

John Jones (B.S. ’68), dean emeritus and research professor at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work, passed away February 20.

Judi Devin (B.S. ’68) was inducted into the inaugural class of the Minnesota Women Business Owners Hall of Fame.

Clark Peterson (A.A. ’67) was the featured Memorial Day speaker in Hinckley, MN.

Barbara Theobald (M.Ed. ’64), former school textbook publisher, passed away March 6.

Naim Sefein (Ed.D. ’63), professor emeritus at State University of New York at Fredonia, passed away February 15.

Marjorie Crump-Shears (B.S. ’63) played a role in the movie Fruitvale Station, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.