judge for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Marty Haugen, 1973 – composer of sacred music
Michael Osterholm, 1975 – professor and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Brian Rude, 1977 – Wisconsin State Assembly
Dagfinn Høybråten, 1979 – secretary general, Nordic Council of Ministers; board chair of the GAVI Alliance
Brian Andreas, 1979 – writer, painter, sculptor, publisher; Luther College Distinguished Service Award recipient
Arne Sorenson, 1980 – president and chief executive officer of Marriott International
Jim Nussle, 1983 – U.S. Congressman from Iowa; director of the Office of Management and Budget for President George W. Bush
Leon Lillie, 1984 – Minnesota State Representative
Patrick Whitesell, 1987 - Businessman
Callista Gingrich née Bisek, 1988 – wife of Newt Gingrich
Tod Bowman, 1989 – Iowa State Senator
Drew Curtis, 1995 – founder and administrator of Fark
Aaron Sheehan, 1998 – Grammy award-winning tenor
== Notable faculty ==
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