Jessica Inman is an LAP specialist at North Star Elementary School in Graham, Wash.

Carl Field graduated from the University of Washington in August with a master’s degree in health administration. He currently works as senior practice advisor with UW Physicians in Seattle.

Liz Lamb-Ferro LaCroix recently accepted a position as associate brand manager for Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of the Coast in Renton, Wash.

Kyle Nowadnick passed the Certified Financial Planner (r) exam in November.  He is currently working for Thrivent Financial in Everett, Wash.

Bjorn Myhre and his wife, Leigh Ann, welcomed son Hans Hugo Myhre on Nov. 12.

Rase McCray has been hired by the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Yale University as the director of news and external communications.

Erin McLaughlin-Sutterer and husband Matthew Sutterer welcomed a baby boy, James Rohan Sutterer, on Sept. 18.

Julia (Filla) Porter and husband Jeffrey welcomed daughter Anna Grace Porter into their family on Dec. 16.

Marissa (Taylor) Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of Cinder and Scarlet, recently had a prerelease party at the Karen Hille Philips Center for the Performing Arts at PLU for the third book of her Lunar Chronicles series, Cress.

Robyn Rost moved back to her native Minnesota in July and in September began work at Gustavus Adolphus College as assistant director, reunion giving, in the office of Alumni and Parent Engagement.

Brandon VanDyke was installed as worshipful master of Beaverton Masonic Lodge #100, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Oregon, on Dec. 7.  He will serve as master of the lodge until December 2014.

Brandon VanDyke and wife Sara welcomed twin daughters Sofie Christina and Laurel Eileen on Aug. 1.

Norene Almeida died August 31, 2013.

Linda Rodriquez is a substitute teacher with Tacoma Public Schools.

Karen Thygerson has written and illustrated a new picture book, Rhyme and Shine: Yoga Sun Salutation for Kids (Beau Fait Media), which presents the classic yoga sequence in easy-to-understand verse and is available at amazon.com.

You can view her website by visiting www.rhymeandshineyoga.com.

Deirdre Reardon-Shaughnessy was recently hired by the Mount Vernon Police Department as the criminal investigations secretary. After 16 years of medical transcription, she is now transcribing detectives’ notes and interviews. Her 20-year-old and 18-year-old daughters both left for college this fall, and she still has 10-year-old son Conrad at home.

Peter Reese died August 18, 2013.

Sandy Soohoo-Refaei is serving the second year of a three-year term as vice president for member relations for NAFSA: Association of International Educators, a 10,000-member professional organization. It gives her the opportunity to work with colleagues from all over the world and to mentor newer professionals in the field.

Susanne “Susi” (Gray) Becklund died November 29, 2013.

Deborah Erickson became the dean of the School of Education at Point Loma Nazarene University in August after serving 11 years at California Lutheran University as a faculty member; interim department chair; and, since 2007, assistant dean in the Graduate School of Education.

Ingrid (Johannessen) Albee was named New Hampshire Emergency Nurse of the Year for 2013 by the New Hampshire Emergency Nurses Association, a national education and advocacy organization for emergency-department nurses.

Robert Craig died in November.

Mike Dunbar died September 13, 2013.

Kathryn (Hefty) Enselman died Sept. 9, 2013.

Keith Davis was named the national 2014 Family Physician of the Year by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The award honors one outstanding U.S. family physician who provides patients with compassionate and comprehensive care and serves as a role model professionally and personally in his or her community.

Kari (Isaacson) Schlachtenhaufen was recently hired as executive director of Blue Mountain Community Foundation in Walla Walla, Wash. Previously she was the interim head of the Norwest Area Foundation in St. Paul, Minn.

Craig Huisenga has been hired as interim managing producer for NOVA Center for Performing Arts in Billings, Mont. A Billings native, Craig returned there four years ago after 12 years in San Diego and 16 years in Seattle working as a professional actor, director, teacher and administrator. Craig is an adjunct teacher at Rocky Mountain College.

Gene Sharratt was selected by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee as executive director of the Washington Student Achievement Council.

Abdullah El-Kuwaiz is chairman of the international advisory board of AQWA Power and chairman and fund manager of ICD Food and Agribusiness Fund in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Walter Tushkov died September 1, 2013.

William Chris Boerger was installed in August as ELCA secretary during the closing worship of the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. A member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Snohomish, Wash., Boerger served two six-year terms as bishop of the ELCA Northwest Washington Synod based in Seattle.

Halvar Olstead attended the 2013 PLU Corporation meeting in September. A group of members had a chance to tour the new Eastvold Auditorium. It brought back many fond memories of Children’s Theater and other productions under the great professor Eric Nordholm.

Rich Leake, professor emeritus of management at Luther College, was elected in October to the Iowa Tennis Association Hall of Fame in recognition of his intercollegiate coaching record, state and national player rankings, and volunteer contributions promoting tennis as a lifetime sport. This award is the highest honor conferred by the Iowa Tennis Association.

Phil Formo recently published a fictional memoir, Papa—A Life Remembered, about his grandfather’s immigration from Norway and life as a theologian and professor in the Norwegian Lutheran Free Church. See www.papaaliferemembered.com for more information.

Margaret “Margee” (Christopherson) Stevely died December 18, 2013

Julia Durr retired after 30-plus years in private practice at Parker Pediatrics and Adolescents, the first pediatric office in Douglas County, Colo. Julia also was a preceptor for Regis University FNP program and the University of Colorado FNP program. She was a clinical instructor in the department of pediatrics in the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado. Julia has three children, four stepchildren and 14 grandchildren. During retirement she is looking forward to spending time with family, traveling, whale watching and volunteering.

Gary L. Habedank died September 22, 2013

Stanley Hoobing is serving as an ELCA interim pastor at First Lutheran Church in Circle, Mont., and American Lutheran Church in Richey, Mont.

Eris Aasland died October 25, 2013

Faith (Pettis) Reierson died November 1, 2013.

Roger Hildahl died November 6, 2013

John Roger Johnson was tragically killed in the Navy Yard shootings in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 16, 2013.

John Amend received Montana State University’s “Leaders and Legends” Distinguished Faculty Award at the MSU Homecoming in October. He was head of the MSU chemistry and biochemistry department in the 1990s.  He is currently president of MicroLab, a scientific instrument company.

Jan McMillan was married to her partner of 30 years, Mary Ann Haarer, on Dec. 2. Classmate Tom Nelson served as the couple’s witness. Jan and Mary Ann live in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Ken Robinson has played the bagpipes for many years. Last summer he participated at the Scottish Games in Tacoma; Whidbey Island; and Enumclaw, Wash. He received third-, fourth- and fifth-place awards.

Vernon R. Hanson died October 15, 2013.

Barbara (Ellis) Newland died August 18, 2013.

Clayton Allen Oldaker died November 10, 2013.

Marv Tommervik was selected in 2013 for inclusion in the PAC-12 Football Officials Association’s Field of Honor. This was in recognition of his 20 years of service in the PIOB, the PAC-8 and PAC-10. The Field of Honor ceremony was held July 26, 2013, at the Stanford Football Stadium. At Pacific Lutheran University, Tommervik starred in football and became a Professor of Education and Athletic Director (1946-52) and eventually football and baseball coach. He was owner-operator of Parkland Fuel Oil Service from 1952-82. Tommervik officiated two Rose Bowls, in 1971 and 1975, and two East-West games. In 1963, Tommervik was inducted into the Helms National Association of Intercollegiate Football Hall of Fame. He served as president of the Western Washington Football Officials Association and was honored as a distinguished alumni by PLU in 1969 and 1990. He also served as the president of the Tacoma Athletic Commission and the PLU Alumni Association.

Marvin O. Loftness died October 17, 2013.

Edna (Dagsland) Haneberg died December 11, 2013.