Fight on you Wartburg Knights! Homecoming week is finally here! All of those hours of planning are about to pay off in this awesome week of events. The Homecoming Committee is excited to welcome all knights; past, present, and future. Be sure to check out all these exciting events coming at you this week. You can get a list of all the events by clicking here. You can also follow us on Twitter.
We have introduced all of our committees, it’s now time to introduce ourselves. We, Nicole Lequia and Cassady Bolding, are the co-directors of the homecoming committee this year. It has been great serving on this committee in our positions and have loved working with our subcommittees and advisors. We are really thrilled to see all the hard work our subcommittees have put into this year’s homecoming come together throughout this week and into the weekend. We want to especially thank Jeff Beck and Renee Voves, our advisors, for all their help and guidance inside and outside all our weekly meetings!!! Hope to see everyone very soon!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Wartburg's 17th President
As I look just days ahead to the exciting events of next week—the annual celebration of Homecoming and the Inauguration of Wartburg’s 17th President—I’m finding it hard to believe that we’ve already arrived at this moment. It really seems as though I just yesterday moved into the office here in Luther Hall and began to work. Where have the last four months gone? As many of you know, Christy and I have been out and about, traveling the Midwest and West to meet alumni and other friends of the College in their native habitats. It’s been a grand adventure; we’ve had more fun than we could possibly have imagined. Next week is going to be even more adventurous, with more events happening than we can possibly count. I look forward to reconnecting with those of you I’ve already met and meeting those of you I haven’t. Let’s celebrate together this College we all love.
President Colson
President Colson
Countdown to Homecoming 2009
The countdown to Homecoming 2009 continues! With less than one week left until the official week of homecoming, our group is becoming more and more zealous for the upcoming activities. As our meetings progress, the buzz in the air has become louder and louder in the meeting and around campus. We look forward to your arrival on campus for all of the fantastic events that our committee has put together.
Committee Spotlights
Parade: These three lovely ladies are hard at work putting together the final touches on what is to be one of the best parades yet! Look for the Homecoming Committee in our sleek and stylish ride for the parade. Bring all your friends and family down to Bremer Ave for a fun filled morning of Orange Power!
Service: This year we are honoring the heroes of our country by doing a DVD and CD donation drive for our men and women serving overseas. On your way up to Homecoming, be sure to stop by Wal-Mart or Target and pick up a DVD to bring. Anything little thing you can do can make a huge impact in the life of a soldier serving our country in a foreign land.
Pep Rally: The three rockin’ ladies have been hard at work putting together a Pep Rally that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Cheerleaders and dance team will be there to pump up the crowd and bring the orange power. The committee has some fun activities that will get the crowd involved and given a chance to win some prizes! So, be there after Kastle Kapers to show off your orange spirit!
The Renaissance Faire Committee is hard at work getting ready for the big day. Every year campus organizations and local businesses come and sell some pretty cool things to all of the Homecoming participants. The campus mall is transformed into a street fair where you can buy freshly made mini doughnuts to a new Wartburg water bottle. You will never be disappointed with all Renaissance Faire has to offer.
The Banners and Windows contest has started. Students are given the opportunity to sign-up and paint either their dorm windows or the window of a local business to earn cash prizes. There are already ready a lot of people signed up for the contest, but there’s always room for more! So if you’re feeling artsy or just want to have fun sign-up today!
Oktoberfest is one of the last Homecoming activities, but is always a crowd pleaser. Come eat, drink, and be merry and celebrate Wartburg’s German heritage as you listen to polka music and enjoy the company of friends and family.
2009 Homecoming Committee
Committee Spotlights
Parade: These three lovely ladies are hard at work putting together the final touches on what is to be one of the best parades yet! Look for the Homecoming Committee in our sleek and stylish ride for the parade. Bring all your friends and family down to Bremer Ave for a fun filled morning of Orange Power!
Service: This year we are honoring the heroes of our country by doing a DVD and CD donation drive for our men and women serving overseas. On your way up to Homecoming, be sure to stop by Wal-Mart or Target and pick up a DVD to bring. Anything little thing you can do can make a huge impact in the life of a soldier serving our country in a foreign land.
Pep Rally: The three rockin’ ladies have been hard at work putting together a Pep Rally that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Cheerleaders and dance team will be there to pump up the crowd and bring the orange power. The committee has some fun activities that will get the crowd involved and given a chance to win some prizes! So, be there after Kastle Kapers to show off your orange spirit!
The Renaissance Faire Committee is hard at work getting ready for the big day. Every year campus organizations and local businesses come and sell some pretty cool things to all of the Homecoming participants. The campus mall is transformed into a street fair where you can buy freshly made mini doughnuts to a new Wartburg water bottle. You will never be disappointed with all Renaissance Faire has to offer.
The Banners and Windows contest has started. Students are given the opportunity to sign-up and paint either their dorm windows or the window of a local business to earn cash prizes. There are already ready a lot of people signed up for the contest, but there’s always room for more! So if you’re feeling artsy or just want to have fun sign-up today!
Oktoberfest is one of the last Homecoming activities, but is always a crowd pleaser. Come eat, drink, and be merry and celebrate Wartburg’s German heritage as you listen to polka music and enjoy the company of friends and family.
2009 Homecoming Committee
Chicago Outfly
Downtown Chicago Outfly
Downtown Chicago Outfly at the Fortnightly club was an amazing evening. The fortnightly club provided the perfect environment for our alumni to socialize, have a great meal and then some more socializing. The events hosts, Ray and Judy McCaskey, gave us a great welcome as well as some interesting information about the Fortnightly club. This was my first Alumni Outfly, and to be honest I was a little intimidated to meet so many alumni. Through all of the warm conversations and great stories I ended my evening on a high note. It is so great to know that Wartburg Alumni love and care about Wartburg to the extent to take time out of there busy lives and spend time with fellow Knights.
Naperville Outfly
Naperville Outfly at Maggianos was wonderful. There was a great mix of Alumni generations which provided the perfect ingredients for a fun time. Considering the event surpassed the full capacity, we had just enough room to hold side conversations. My favorite part of the Alumni events is not only hearing others stories but sharing some of my own as well. I have great pride in becoming a Wartburg Alumni and I am well aware of what I must live up to.
Jennifer Rodriquez '11
Downtown Chicago Outfly at the Fortnightly club was an amazing evening. The fortnightly club provided the perfect environment for our alumni to socialize, have a great meal and then some more socializing. The events hosts, Ray and Judy McCaskey, gave us a great welcome as well as some interesting information about the Fortnightly club. This was my first Alumni Outfly, and to be honest I was a little intimidated to meet so many alumni. Through all of the warm conversations and great stories I ended my evening on a high note. It is so great to know that Wartburg Alumni love and care about Wartburg to the extent to take time out of there busy lives and spend time with fellow Knights.
Naperville Outfly
Naperville Outfly at Maggianos was wonderful. There was a great mix of Alumni generations which provided the perfect ingredients for a fun time. Considering the event surpassed the full capacity, we had just enough room to hold side conversations. My favorite part of the Alumni events is not only hearing others stories but sharing some of my own as well. I have great pride in becoming a Wartburg Alumni and I am well aware of what I must live up to.
Jennifer Rodriquez '11
One of the most successful female athletes to compete for Wartburg College was Trina Steines. Steines, now Trina Kuh-Nucky, was Wartburg College’s first female National champion in any sport. Kuh-Nucky claimed that honor when she won the NCAA Division-Three outdoor 800-meter run title. Kuh-Nucky had a banner career for the Knights in Track and Field and Cross Country. Kuh-Nucky was a 10-time indoor and outdoor Iowa Conference track champion in the 800 and 1500, a seven-time indoor and outdoor track All-American and a three-time All-Iowa Conference Cross-Country selection. She was also a top-ten finalist for the 1998 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
Trina, a Calamus native, chose Wartburg as she liked the campus, the small college atmosphere and she received an academic scholarship. She felt Wartburg was always her home away from home.
Trina felt the encouragement and confidence she received from Coach Steve Johnson was one of the reasons for her success. While she had a solid prep career at Calamus-Wheatland, even she is surprised by how successful she was at Wartburg. Winning the National Championship in the 800 in St. Paul, Minnesota her junior year was by far the biggest highlight of her Knights career.
A Marketing-Management Major, Trina lives in Calamus. She’s been the marketing manager at First Trust and Savings Bank in Grand Mound for the last nine-years. She and her husband James have been married since 1999 and have a 6-year old son Chase and a 3-year old daughter Courtney. Still an avid track fan, for the last seven years Trina was the Girl’s Track coach at Calamus-Wheatland.
Trina felt her participation in athletics at Wartburg held her to develop a strong work ethic, be self-disciplined and become goal oriented.
On October 17th Trina will be inducted into the Wartburg Athletic Hall of Fame.
Trina, a Calamus native, chose Wartburg as she liked the campus, the small college atmosphere and she received an academic scholarship. She felt Wartburg was always her home away from home.
Trina felt the encouragement and confidence she received from Coach Steve Johnson was one of the reasons for her success. While she had a solid prep career at Calamus-Wheatland, even she is surprised by how successful she was at Wartburg. Winning the National Championship in the 800 in St. Paul, Minnesota her junior year was by far the biggest highlight of her Knights career.
A Marketing-Management Major, Trina lives in Calamus. She’s been the marketing manager at First Trust and Savings Bank in Grand Mound for the last nine-years. She and her husband James have been married since 1999 and have a 6-year old son Chase and a 3-year old daughter Courtney. Still an avid track fan, for the last seven years Trina was the Girl’s Track coach at Calamus-Wheatland.
Trina felt her participation in athletics at Wartburg held her to develop a strong work ethic, be self-disciplined and become goal oriented.
On October 17th Trina will be inducted into the Wartburg Athletic Hall of Fame.
Where are they now?
Lynn Koob
One of the more special seasons in Wartburg College football history was in 1968. After struggling in previous seasons, the Knights stunned everyone by going 7-1-1 and winning the Iowa Conference Championship. A key contributor to that team was Lynn Koob. Lynn, a reserve defensive back, was like many on that 1968 team who contributed in any way possible to help the Knights succeed.
Lynn felt the 1968 team played so well is because they had good athletes, gelled together quickly and players knew their roles.
Lynn chose Wartburg as he felt it was good fit for him with Academics and allowed him to play football, a sport he had a great passion for. One of Lynn’s favorite memories was when the Knights beat Luther during the 1968 season. A pre-Med major, Lynn also was the Knights trainer in Basketball, Baseball and Track.
Following his graduation from Wartburg in 1969, Lynn began medical school at the University of Iowa. After Medical school he began his intern and surgery residency at La Crosse Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Lynn now works as a general surgeon at Lakeview Memorial Center in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He’s been there since 1980.
Lynn loved the small school atmosphere at Wartburg and is grateful to the opportunities in athletics the school allowed him. Lynn’s two children also went to Wartburg. Daughter, Marnie was a 2000 graduate and son, Dave graduated in 2002. Lynn is still a big Knights fan and stays posted on the sports teams through the Wartburg College website.
One of the more special seasons in Wartburg College football history was in 1968. After struggling in previous seasons, the Knights stunned everyone by going 7-1-1 and winning the Iowa Conference Championship. A key contributor to that team was Lynn Koob. Lynn, a reserve defensive back, was like many on that 1968 team who contributed in any way possible to help the Knights succeed.
Lynn felt the 1968 team played so well is because they had good athletes, gelled together quickly and players knew their roles.
Lynn chose Wartburg as he felt it was good fit for him with Academics and allowed him to play football, a sport he had a great passion for. One of Lynn’s favorite memories was when the Knights beat Luther during the 1968 season. A pre-Med major, Lynn also was the Knights trainer in Basketball, Baseball and Track.
Following his graduation from Wartburg in 1969, Lynn began medical school at the University of Iowa. After Medical school he began his intern and surgery residency at La Crosse Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Lynn now works as a general surgeon at Lakeview Memorial Center in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He’s been there since 1980.
Lynn loved the small school atmosphere at Wartburg and is grateful to the opportunities in athletics the school allowed him. Lynn’s two children also went to Wartburg. Daughter, Marnie was a 2000 graduate and son, Dave graduated in 2002. Lynn is still a big Knights fan and stays posted on the sports teams through the Wartburg College website.
Where are they now?
Grant Bearbower was a key member of the Wartburg football team’s defensive lines of the mid 1990s. A dominant defensive end, he was a two-time all-Iowa Conference first team selection. In his senior year in 1995 he was named the team’s defensive MVP and earned second team All-American honors. Bearbower played a large role as Wartburg won Iowa Conference titles in 93 and 94 and qualified for the NCAA Division-Three playoffs. He finished his career with 79 unassisted tackles and 95 assisted. He also recorded 24-career sacks.
Grant, a Vinton native, chose Wartburg as he liked the family atmosphere the football program offered. He also had a good relation with the Knights coaches; head coach Bob Nielson and line coaches Roger Britton and Don Erusha. One of Grant’s favorite memories as a Knight was a come from behind 22-21 playoff win at Central in the NCAA Playoffs. The victory avenged a one-point loss to the Dutch during the regular season.
A Business Administration Major, Grant now resides in Burnsville, Minnesota where he is a territory manager for Dentsply International, a dental supply company. He and his wife Lori have a 7-year old daughter Natalie, a one-year old son Braden and are expecting their third child this November.
Grant felt his time in football at Wartburg helped him develop a strong work ethic. He also learned how important it is to be prepared in doing the right things to be successful in life.
Grant still has close relations with many former Wartburg football players and considers them to be his best friends.
On October 17th Grant will be inducted into the Wartburg Athletic Hall of Fame.
Grant, a Vinton native, chose Wartburg as he liked the family atmosphere the football program offered. He also had a good relation with the Knights coaches; head coach Bob Nielson and line coaches Roger Britton and Don Erusha. One of Grant’s favorite memories as a Knight was a come from behind 22-21 playoff win at Central in the NCAA Playoffs. The victory avenged a one-point loss to the Dutch during the regular season.
A Business Administration Major, Grant now resides in Burnsville, Minnesota where he is a territory manager for Dentsply International, a dental supply company. He and his wife Lori have a 7-year old daughter Natalie, a one-year old son Braden and are expecting their third child this November.
Grant felt his time in football at Wartburg helped him develop a strong work ethic. He also learned how important it is to be prepared in doing the right things to be successful in life.
Grant still has close relations with many former Wartburg football players and considers them to be his best friends.
On October 17th Grant will be inducted into the Wartburg Athletic Hall of Fame.
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