April ended 20 years of parish ministry in December 2024, including seven years in her final call. In January 2025, she began serving as director of education for the Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation. She is creating educational opportunities for individuals who want to serve the church but do not feel called to seminary.
Jim has assumed the role of president of the VSS Catholic Communications Foundation after 23 years as executive director of the Spirit Catholic Radio Network. During his tenure, the network grew from a single station in Omaha to 20 stations across Nebraska and several other states. In his new role, Carroll is responsible for
Jenny Van Soelen, BA 89, and Emily Poeschl, MBA 11, along with the production team of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, celebrated their fifth Daytime Emmy nomination in two seasons since the show returned to television. Although they did not take home the award this year, the show remains the No. 1 weekend
Shari was among those awarded at the Global Power Leaders 2025 as Transformational Leader of the Year at the Global Leadership Conclave 2025, held at the UK House of Lords, UK Parliament. Collins is the CEO and founder of Shari Collins Consulting, specializing in international consultation and keynote speaking on workplace culture, psychological
Patrick has procured distribution of his latest feature film, Unholy Communion. It is available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
W. Joseph Bruckner has been inducted into the American Antitrust Institute Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes practitioners for three major contributions: distinguished service to the private antitrust enforcement community, commitment to the enforcement of the antitrust laws and success in fighting for competition, consumers and workers.
John studied creative writing with Professor Emeritus Richard Duggin and recently released his 14th novel, Death of a Household God, available at Amazon.com.
Debbie just turned 70! She has worn many hats over the years: retail clerk, waitress, security guard, medical claims agent, accountant, programmer, advertising manager, insurance agent, author, stock broker, banking rep. Her 70th birthday party included much love from family and friends, six of her 12 grandchildren were there, and she was
Joel is a professor emeritus at Kirkwood College. He began teaching in 1966 and retired in 2010. He was a research fellow and a member of the Arlington Institute. He was on the editorial board of Psychology and Education and was on the board of education. He has hundreds of publications, is featured in Marquis’ Who’s Who, and toured with 40
Hallie has been accepted into her top-choice nursing school and is proud that her hard work has paid off.
