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Gary Lee Loontjer '75 and Susan Renee' (Sylwester) Loontjer '75 met at Concordia Nebraska in the teacher education program.
Gary Lee Loontjer '75 and Susan Renee' (Sylwester) Loontjer '75 met at Concordia University, Nebraska when they were both in the teacher education program. Sue chose to attend the university because it was close to home, and Gary chose the university a...
Jun 3, 2025, 1:09pm EDT
Twenty Concordia Nebraska alumni receive calls and placements from LCMS seminaries
Both seminaries of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) recently conducted their call day events, a service at which concluding students receive their first calls to ministry and second-year students receive their assignments for vicarages and d...
May 30, 2025, 12:15pm EDT
Retired educators Ellen (Kottwitz) Henschen '74 and Ron Henschen '72 look forward to this summer's Golden Reunion at Concordia Nebraska.
Ellen (Kottwitz) Henschen '74 and Ron Henschen '72 both had numerous relatives and friends who attended Concordia University, Nebraska prior to their time at the university. Ellen had always wanted to be a teacher and cousins Marilyn (Altevogt) Helmer ...
May 29, 2025, 11:24am EDT
Two Concordia Nebraska alumni and one former professor installed into roles at LCMS International Center
Three men with ties to Concordia University, Nebraska were recently installed into roles at The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) International Center (IC) in St. Louis - one in the Office of International Mission (OIM) and two in the Office of Na...
May 28, 2025, 12:38pm EDT
Jeannette (Krause) Newton GR '16 serves in family life ministry, calls Concordia Nebraska master's program "a perfect fit".
About Concordia University, Nebraska Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 1,700 students....
May 27, 2025, 11:44am EDT
Sam Huebner appointed to Concordia University, Nebraska Board of Regents
Concordia University, Nebraska today announced that Sam Huebner '11 was recently appointed to his first term with the Concordia University, Nebraska Board of Regents. He replaced his father Richard Huebner, who served as a regent from 2015 to 2024. H...
May 23, 2025, 11:08am EDT
Martin (Marty) Kohlwey CO '83 GR '98 receives Concordia Nebraska Crest of Christ Award
Martin (Marty) Kohlwey CO '83 GR '98 recently received the Concordia Nebraska Crest of Christ Award, which honors individuals who humbly share and demonstrate the love and grace of Jesus Christ in their lives while serving public ministries and the wor...
May 22, 2025, 9:11am EDT
Jan Doellinger '73 receives Concordia University, Nebraska's Master Educator Award
Jan Doellinger '73 recently received Concordia University, Nebraska's Master Educator Award, which is presented to teachers, Directors of Christian Education, school administrators or deaconesses who have distinguished themselves through prolonged supe...
May 20, 2025, 3:49pm EDT
Concordia Nebraska launches targeted teacher recruitment initiative
To address the nationwide teacher shortage and fulfill accreditation requirements, the Concordia University, Nebraska education department recently launched a targeted teacher recruitment initiative. "Research and student feedback consistently demon...
May 19, 2025, 10:24am EDT
Concordia Nebraska to welcome Classes of 1974 and 1974 at Golden Reunion event
Concordia University, Nebraska will welcome the Classes 1974 and 1975 to the university's Seward campus for a Golden Reunion event June 10-12, 2025. The event celebrates the university's past, present and future and features time for alumni to reconnec...
May 9, 2025, 11:28am EDT