Graduation is May 10, 2006

The New Saint Andrews Class of 2006

Class of 1999


Ty Rallens,
Class of 2006 Student
Commencement Address,
"Never, Never, Never Forget"


Outstanding Students, 2005-2006

(L-R) Brooke Moody, Jess Monnette,
Ty Rallens, Jon Dion, Linsey Leihart


Class of 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 20022001200019991998

Associate of Arts
in Liberal Arts and Culture
2006

Joel Robert Dowers, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Joel plans to continue his undergraduate studies at the University of Idaho in Sports Science, and eventually hopes to do graduate work in physical therapy.

Alexandra Kaye Gronewold, Tacoma, WA
Ali will be living and working at home in Tacoma.

Mary Anoma Hansen, Columbia, SC
Anoma plans to work for a local bakery, finish previous studies in medical transcription and continue with a few classes at NSA.

Kathleen Jean Keyes, Moscow, ID
Katie will be going to Edmonton, AB, to study classical harp for about six months with Nora Bumanis, who has been the prnicipal harpist of the Edmonton Synphony Orchestra since 1980. Katie studied with Ms. Bumanis last summer as well. She hopes to return to Moscow to pursue a professional music career.

Kathleen Marie Morin, Grande Prairie, AB
Katie will be returning to New Saint Andrews next fall to complete her B.A. degree.

Ryan Paul Ready, Eastman, WI
Ryan will be farming this summer in Wisconsin and training for his first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Katherine Ann Saunders, Moscow, ID
Katie plans to continue instructing dance classes locally and pursue further studies at New Saint Andrews.

Bachelor of Arts
in Liberal Arts and Culture
2006

Christopher James Aberle
Kirkland, WA
Chris will be staying in Moscow and working as a loan officer with Palouse Capital Mortgage company. He's still considering graduate school down the road a piece.

Casey Brandon Carmichael
Deer Park, TX
Cum Laude
Thesis: "Warfield the Churchman: Polemical Confessionalist in PCUSA Controversies, 1888-1906"
Casey will spend the summer after graduation in Deer Park, TX, his home town, and then pursue divinity studies at Westminster Seminary in California in the fall.

Matthew Robert Dau,
Green Bay, WI
Matt has accepted a job as an administrative assistant at Reformation Covenant Church in Oregon City, OR, and will be teaching math and science at a nearby school. He and Ana are expecting their first child next fall.

Dirk De Winkle
Melba, ID
Thesis: "Rural America Today: Modern Farm Life & Contemporary Agrarianism"
Dirk and wife Molly are staying in Moscow, while Dirk serves as the headmaster of a boy's school and studies for the ministry at Greyfriars Hall.

Jonathan Trevor Dion
Morrison, IL
Outstanding Student Award, 2005-2006
Thesis: "Confessin’ The Blues: The Culture and Expression Driving Popular America"
Jon is pursuing a career in business and other top secret activities. He'd tell us more, but then he'd have to eliminate us.

Samuel David Fernandez del Nogal
Los Alamos, NM
Sam and Jamie (Paul, A.A., 2004) were married on May 13, 2006, the weekend after graduation. Congratulations! They plan to live in Boise, where Sam will be a banker with Wells Fargo.

Rhiannon Elizabeth Edwards (Geraci)
Twinsburg, OH
Rhiannon is planning to teach following graduation and has grad school in her five-year plan.

Joanna Rene Gray
Livonia, MI
Joanna is planning to stay in Moscow and be gainfully employed, while carefully following the exploits of her beloved Detroit Tigers.

Nathaniel Thoen Halverson
Woodinville, WA
Nate has started working for the Verint Corporation in Maryland.

Luke Aaron Jankovic
Chicago, IL
Luke and Rachel (Wilson, B.A. 2001) have two daughters, Evangeline and Daphne. They own a budding housewares and floral shop, La Bella Vita, in Moscow.

Lindsey Hearn (Leithart) Tollefson
Moscow, ID
Cum Laude

Outstanding Student Award, 2005-2006
Thesis: "Deception that Undeceives: The Nature of Deception in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing"
Lindsey married Jon Tollefson (exp. 2010) on New Years Day 2008. She currently works at New Saint Andrew's College, and will soon be taking over the position of "Manager of New Student Services". She is also a licensed florist. Neither she nor her husband have any children on the way.

Brent Andrew McLean
Rimbey, AB
Cum Laude
Thesis: Perichorisis
Brent nearly missed graduation because of a ruptured appendix, but God was kind and Brent healed in record time to complete his degree requirements. He will be in Alberta doing finish carpentry until he begins graduate work in bilbical studies at Reformed Theological Seminary next year.

Jess Rawlings Monnette
Wenatchee, WA
Cum Laude
Outstanding Student Award, 2005-2006
Thesis: "The Christianity of the Beowulf Poet"
Jess has been accepted to the School of Law at Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, where he plans to study, of all things, law. Jess married Natali Miller in the summer of 2007.

Brooke Elise Moody
Loleta, CA
Cum Laude
Outstanding Student Award, 2005-2006
Thesis: A Walk Through the Garden
Brooke will be working for an architect near her California home over the summer and plans to begin nursing studies in the fall.

Johnathan Lee Peterson
Plainfield, IL
Jonathan, Beth and their three children, Alexander, Sophia, and Timothy, live in Moscow. John works for Terramark, Inc., a local surveying company.

Tyson Dean Rallens
Boise, ID
Summa Cum Laude
Outstanding Student Award, 2005-2006
Thesis: "Charity and Profit: A Christian Theology of Lending"
Class of 2006 Student Commencement Address, "Never, Never, Never Forget"

Following graduation from both New Saint Andrews and the UI (in computer engineering degree) with honors, Ty will start work at Hewlett Packard in the Boise area. He is considering graduate school a few years down the road. Ty married Jenny Rae Jo (2008) in December of 2007.

Corinne Grace (Rodman) Reagan
Port Angeles, WA
Cum Laude
Thesis: "Aging and the Elderly in Modern Culture"
Corinne will be residing in Moscow, working toward culinary school or an apprenticeship. She's currently working as a nanny and as a church pianist.

Bonnie Lynn Sentz
Woodburn, OR
Bonnie and husband Rob live in Moscow with their three children, Theo, Greta and Ransom.

Charles Phillip Van Someren
Baldwin, WI
Charles will be pursuing graduate studies in national security at the Institute of World Politics, "a graduate school of statecraft and national security affairs," in Washington, D.C., after graduation.



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