30 Notable alumni of Concordia College at Moorhead
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Concordia College at Moorhead is ranked #3,556 in the world and #934 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 30 notable alumni from Concordia College at Moorhead sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Concordia College at Moorhead won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Frank Felice
1961-. (aged 65)
composer
Frank Felice is an American composer of contemporary classical music and associate professor of composition, theory, and electronic music in the Jordan College of Arts at Butler University.
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2. Olaf Storaasli
1943-. (aged 83)
computer scientist
Olaf O. Storaasli is a scientist & engineer who worked at NASA), Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Centrus Energy, & Synective Labs. At NASA, he led a hardware, software & applications teams to successfully develop one of NASA's first parallel computers, the finite element machine, & developed rapid matrix equation algorithms tailored for high-performance computers to harness FPGA & GPU accelerators...
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3. Alan Bjerga
1973-. (aged 53)
journalist
Alan Bjerga is an American journalist, author of the book Endless Appetites: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest. He also covers global food policy for Bloomberg News and is a journalism instructor at Georgetown University, where in 2016 he received a department award for dedication to student learning. In 2010 he served as president of the National Press...
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4. Sidney Rand
1916-2003 (aged 87)
diplomat
Sidney Anders Rand was an American Lutheran minister, educator and college president. He served under the Carter administration as United States Ambassador to Norway from 1980 to 1981.
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5. Dan Fabian
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Dan Fabian is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for District 1A from 2015 to 2019 and as Minority Whip from 2019 to 2021. He represented all of Kittson, Roseau, and Marshall Counties, as well as portions of Pennington County in the northwestern part of Minnesota.
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6. Gabriel Hauge
1914-1981 (aged 67)
banker
economist
Gabriel Hauge was a prominent American bank executive and economist. Hauge served as assistant to the president for economic affairs during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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7. Samuel Gebru
1991-. (aged 35)
businessperson
Samuel Gebru is an Ethiopian American activist and professor at Tufts University.
8. Kent Eken
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Bernhard Kent Eken is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 4, which includes portions of Becker, Clay, and Norman counties in the northwestern part of the state.
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9. Cynthia L. Bauerly
1970-. (aged 56)
lawyer
Cynthia L. Bauerly is an American civil servant who previously served as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Revenue from 2015 until 2020.
10. Ernest Omar Wollan
1902-1984 (aged 82)
nuclear physicist
Ernest Omar Wollan was an American physicist who made major contributions in the fields of neutron scattering and health physics.
11. George Halvorson
1947-. (aged 79)
businessperson
George Halvorson is a retired American healthcare executive who was CEO of Kaiser Permanente. He is the Chair and CEO of the Institute for InterGroup Understanding.
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12. Ole H. Olson
1872-1954 (aged 82)
farmer
politician
Ole H. Olson was the 16th lieutenant governor and 18th governor of North Dakota.
13. Merrill Piepkorn
1949-. (aged 77)
entertainer
politician
Merrill Piepkorn is an American entertainer and politician who served in the North Dakota Senate from the 44th district from 2016 to 2024. He is a member of the Democratic-NPL Party. He has also hosted radio shows on Prairie Public Radio and served as the public address announcer for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.
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14. Coya Knutson
1912-1996 (aged 84)
teacher
politician
Cornelia Genevive Gjesdal "Coya" Knutson was an American politician from the state of Minnesota. She served two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, from 1951 to 1955, before winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 9th congressional district as a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). She served two terms there, in the 84th and 85th...
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15. Adolph Murie
1899-1974 (aged 75)
zoologist
Adolph Murie, the first scientist to study wolves in their natural habitat, was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist who pioneered field research on wolves, bears, and other mammals and birds in Arctic and sub-Arctic Alaska. He was also instrumental in protecting wolves from eradication and in preserving the biological integrity of the Denali National Park and the Arctic National...
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16. Einar Lunde
1943-. (aged 83)
correspondent
news presenter
journalist
Einar Lunde is a Norwegian news anchor.
17. Chris Coste
1973-. (aged 53)
baseball player
Christopher Robert Coste is an American author, professional baseball coach, and former catcher who is currently the manager for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the American Association of Professional Baseball. Coste first played in Major League Baseball (MLB) at age 33, after twelve seasons of independent and minor league baseball. He was an analyst on Pre Game Live and Post Game...
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18. Amy Koch
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Amy T. Koch is an American politician and a former majority leader of the Minnesota Senate, where she represented portions of Hennepin and Wright counties. Koch, the first female Senate majority leader in state history, is also a regular commentator for Minnesota local media.
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19. John R. Tunheim
1953-. (aged 73)
lawyer
judge
John Raymond Tunheim is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
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20. Jeff Johnson
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
politician
Jeff Johnson is an American politician. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2000 and served there from 2001 to 2007. Johnson left the legislature to run for state attorney general in 2006, but was defeated. Johnson served as a Hennepin County commissioner for the 7th district from 2009 to 2021. He was elected as the Republican...
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21. Gary Larsen
1940-. (aged 86)
American football player
Gary Larsen is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).
22. Karan Armstrong
1941-2021 (aged 80)
opera singer
musician
Karan Armstrong was an American operatic soprano, who was celebrated as a singing actress. After winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1966, she was given small roles at the Metropolitan Opera, and appeared in leading roles at the New York City Opera from 1969, including Conceptión in Ravel's L'heure espagnol, Blonde in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail,...
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23. Don Gaetz
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Donald Jay Gaetz is an American businessman and Republican politician who has been a member of the Florida State Senate since 2024, representing parts of Northwest Florida. He previously served from 2006 to 2016 and was Senate president from 2012 to 2014.
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24. David Joerger
1974-. (aged 52)
basketball coach
basketball player
David Joerger is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the head coach of the Dakota Wizards from 2000 to 2004 and in 2006–2007 in the International Basketball Association, Continental Basketball Association, and the NBA Development League, winning championships in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2007....
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25. Roxana Saberi
1977-. (aged 49)
beauty pageant contestant
screenwriter
journalist
Roxana Saberi is an American journalist who works as a correspondent for CBS News. In 2009, she was held prisoner in Iran's Evin Prison for 101 days under accusations of espionage. She subsequently wrote a book about the experience.
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26. Clint Hill
1932-2025 (aged 93)
intelligence agent
bodyguard
Clinton J. Hill was a United States Secret Service agent who served under five U.S. presidents, from Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gerald Ford. Hill is best known for his act of bravery on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. During the assassination, Hill ran into the line of fire from the Secret Service...
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27. Paul Anderson
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Paul H. Anderson is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2009. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Anderson represents District 12A in central Minnesota, which includes the cities of Morris and Benson and portions of Big Stone, Pope, Stearns, Stevens and Swift Counties.
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28. Marcus Borg
1942-2015 (aged 73)
writer
biblical scholar
professor
theologian
Marcus Joel Borg was an American New Testament scholar and theologian. He was among the most widely known and influential voices in Liberal Christianity. Borg was a fellow of the Jesus Seminar and a major figure in historical Jesus scholarship. He retired as Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University in 2007. He died eight years...
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29. Kevin Cramer
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Kevin John Cramer is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator for North Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented North Dakota's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.
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30. Rich Sommer
1978-. (aged 48)
stage actor
television actor
blogger
voice actor
film actor
Richard Sommer is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007–2015) for which he earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards along with the ensemble cast. He is also known for his roles in the comedy-drama films The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), The Giant Mechanical...
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