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Sarah (Martin), β14, β15, and Brandon Berger welcomed daughter Lucelia Ellice (with
big brother Julian) on March 17, 2023.
Paige (Archambeau) β21, and Devin Evavold, β21, were married on July 22, 2023, in
St. Paul, Minn. Devin is a UND medical student.
Ericka (Hughes), β17, and Daniel Niederhaus welcomed Charlotte Marie on October 21,
2023. They live in Minneapolis.
Mike Martin, β75, β77, was Shrek for Enderlin, N.D.βs Sunfest Pet Show. Shrek and
(borrowed) Donkey won the best costume contest.
Luana (Liang), β22, and Trevor Opsal, β22, UND flight instructors and commercial aviation
graduates, welcomed Elizer on Nov. 11, 2023.
Alyana (Simpron), β19, β20, and Eric Gefroh, β18, were married on Sept. 2, 2023. The
high school and college sweethearts are from Bismarck.
Erika Horvey, β16, β18, and Jordan Clark, β16, welcomed their first child, Nora Clark,
in July 2023.
Chelsea (Berg), β20, and Matthew McCreary, β13, β17, were married on Dec. 3, 2022,
in Grand Forks.
Kasey Bosch, β17, is the proud dog owner of Archie, a 2-year-old Corgi.
Corissa (Kruse), β13, β16, and David Carignan welcomed Caleb David on Oct. 31, 2023.
They live in Walhalla, N.D.
UND alums met in Vegas to watch the Fighting Hawks Menβs Hockey Team take on the University
of Minnesota.
UND jammie-clad Becks Scheerer, son of Matthew Scheerer (UND Alumni Association &
Foundation staff), was born in January 2024.
Annika (Smed), β12, and Joel Schwenzfeier, β11, welcomed Koi Merak. Annika is operations
director at Alluma and Joel is the Fighting Hawks Football defensive coordinator.
Kevin Praska, β01, chair of Sertoma of Greater Grand Forks, presented a $5,000 check
to Jessica Foley, β05, for UNDβs Communication and Sciences Disorders program. Communicative
disorders is the charitable priority of Sertoma, SERvice TO MAnkind.
Kelsey (Lerew), β21, and Andrew Kohler, β19, β20, were married on Sept. 2, 2023, in
Moorhead, Minn. The couple met as UND resident assistants and are pictured with fellow
UND grads: (top row) Beth Ploof, β20, Elayna Hall, β20, Andrew Kohler, β19, β20, Austin
Keller, β19, β22, Emily Keller, β20, β22, Curtiss Mueller, β19, (bottom row) Billy
Bowers β20, Robyn Bauer, β20, and Kelsey (Lerew) Kohler, β21.
UND was represented at the Global Peace Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, in January: Associate
Vice President for Student Affairs Cassie Gerhardt, β96, β08, Student Body Vice President
Connor Ferguson, Precious Dada, Student Body President Ella Nelson, Christopher Scott,
and Associate Dean of UNDβs College of Arts & Sciences Daphne Pederson.
The Schmisek family watched UND Hockey in December 2023. UND grads include Tara (Schmisek)
Helfritz, β00, (3rd from left); John Schmisek, β69, (white jersey in back); Ryan Schmisek,
β..94, (far right, black top). Johnβs wife Wanda made hockey-themed pants for all.
At the Olson family reunion in St. Cloud, Minn., six relatives, with collectively
nine UND degrees, cheered on our hockey team. They are (left to right): Bradley Olson,
β85, Sonja Olson, β89, Cheryl Olson, β74, John Lorenz, β74, β76, β80, Sheila Olson,
β73, and Melody Vachal, β85, β86.