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Vernetta Waltner

2009-2010: Development Director

Church: Salem Mennonite, Freeman, SD

 
Vernetta Schmeichel Waltner graduated from Freeman Academy in 1971 and attended FJC for one year, South Dakota State University for one summer and one semester, and graduated from Sioux Falls College (now University of Sioux Falls) in 1975 with a major in physical education and a minor in English. Since her attraction to Freeman was greater than a wandering spirit, she returned to FJC & FA to teach, coach, and manage the Secretarial Bureau at the school. She has worked a total of 19 years for FA, taking off a few years to play farm wife/mother! She has worked as Development Director for the school since June of 2006. Vernetta married Rodney Waltner (FA ’73) in August of 1975 and they have lived seven miles northeast of Freeman since then on a dairy farm. They have two married daughters, Kimberly (FA ’99) and Mindy (FA ’02) and three beautiful grandchildren! Vernetta still enjoys attending athletic events and tries to drag Rodney off the dairy farm occasionally to visit the grandchildren or explore the U.S. during a dairy convention! Vernetta Waltner