In celebration of milestone anniversaries, 15 faculty and staff members received recognition for a combined 240 years of service to Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The Seminary community honored the awardees during the daily service April 17 in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus. An indoor reception followed in Koburg Hall.
“We give thanks to God for such dedicated faculty and staff. From top to bottom of the list, these men and women bring gifts that enrich our Seminary community and strengthen our work,” said Seminary President Dr. Thomas J. Egger [1]. “From Deb Roediger, who has served on the Seminary staff for 50 years, to Professors Golden, Prieto and Vieker, who have been with us for just five years each but bring with them a wealth of previous ministry experience — and every name in between — we have been blessed by these colleagues, and we honor and congratulate them today.”
Following the reading of the names, the congregation applauded their colleagues’ dedication.
The 2026 service award celebration honorees are:
- Deborah Roediger, Senior Administrative Assistant, Ministerial Formation, 50 years
- Sarah Kassel, Coordinator, Financial Aid Office, 30 years
- Dr. Paul Robinson [2], Director of Library Services, 30 years
- Eric Stancliff, Assistant Director of Library Services, 25 years
- Chad Cattoor, Senior Vice President, Finance, Administration and Operations, and CFO/COO, 20 years
- Dr. Daniel Mattson, Academic Assistant, Ministerial Formation, 15 years
- Pei Chen, Graphic Designer, Communications, 10 years
- Martin Hague, Director of Campus Facilities, 10 years
- Maria Hines, Senior Business Analyst, Technology Services, 10 years
- Dr. Peter Nafzger [3], Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Director of Student Life, 10 years
- Dr. Mart Thompson [4], Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Director of Specific Ministry Pastor Program, 10 years
- Michael Broberg, Administrator, Residential Services, five years
- Dr. Kevin Golden [5], Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology and Dean of Ministerial Formation, five years
- Dr. Ely Prieto [6], Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Lutheran Foundation Professor of Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry, five years
- Dr. Jon Vieker [7], Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of Chapel, five years
About Concordia Seminary
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis provides Gospel-centered graduate-level theological education for pastors, missionaries, deaconesses, scholars and other leaders in the name of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) [8]. To learn more, visit csl.edu [9].