# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2013_S 3
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CONVENTION FLOOR COMMITTEES

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS:
C = Chairman; SVP = Synod Vice President; DP = District President; VOM = Voting Ordained Minister; VL = Voting Layperson;
AOM = Advisory Ordained Minister; ACM = Advisory Commissioned Minister; AL = Advisory Layperson

DISTRICT ABBREVIATIONS:
AT = Atlantic; CI = Central Illinois; CNH = California-NevadaHawaii; EA = Eastern; EN= English; FG = Florida-Georgia; IE=
Iowa East; IN = Indiana; IW = Iowa West; KS= Kansas; MI =
Michigan; MDS = Mid-South; MNN = Minnesota North; MNS =
Minnesota South; MO = Missouri; MT = Montana; ND = North
Dakota; NEB = Nebraska; NE = New England; NI = Northern
Illinois; NJ = New Jersey; NOW = Northwest; NW = North Wisconsin; OH = Ohio; OK = Oklahoma; PSW = Pacific Southwest;
RM = Rocky Mountain; SD = South Dakota; SE = Southeastern;
SELC = SELC; SI = Southern Illinois; SO = Southern; SW =
South Wisconsin; TX = Texas; WY = Wyoming.

Committee 1: WITNESS
C:
DP:

James Baneck (ND);
Vice chair: Daniel May (IN);
John Denninger (SE); Dwayne Lueck (NW);
Dean Nadasdy (MNS); Roger Paavola (MDS);
SVP: Daniel Preus (MO);
VOM: Eric Andrae (EA); Ruben Dominguez (TX);
Brandon Jones (PSW); Keith Lingsch (FG);
Jeffrey Ries (NOW);
VL:
Neal Breitbarth (MNS); Martha Mahlburg (MI);
Gerhard Mundinger, Jr. (SO);
AOM: Ted Krey (EN);
ACM: Duane Nyen (RM).

Committee 2: MERCY
C:
DP:

David Benke (AT);
Vice chair: Kenneth Hennings (TX);
Carl Krueger, Jr. (SELC); Robert Newton (CNH);
VOM: Karl Fabrizius (SW); John Foelber, Sr. (SE);
Christopher Maronde (IW); Matthew Rueger (IE);
Timothy Winterstein (MNN); Gary Zieroth (MNS);
VL:
Larry Chenault (NJ); Gregg Hein (MT);
Janet Simko (MDS);
ACM: Richard Krueger (MI).

Committee 3: LIFE TOGETHER
C:
DP:

Donald Fondow (MNN);
Vice chair: Russell Sommerfeld (NEB);
Barrie Henke (OK); Timothy Yeadon (NE);
SVP: John Wohlrabe, Jr. (SW);
VOM: Sean Daenzer (ND); John Hill (WY);
Todd Peperkorn (CNH); Christopher Tabbert (MT);
Aubrey Watson, Jr. (SO);
VL:
Albert Collver, Jr. (MDS); Paul Lagemann (EN);
Donna Lucas (SE);
ACM: John Bobzin (MO).

Committee 4: THEOLOGY AND CHURCH
RELATIONS
C:
DP:

Scott Murray (TX);
Vice chair: Terry Forke (MT);
Terry Cripe (OH); David Maier (MI);
Brian Saunders (IE);
VOM: Stewart Crown (CNH); Jason Lane (EN);
Ned Moerbe (OK); Kurt Onken (NOW);
Thomas Trapp (MNS);
VL:
Benjamin Hagemann (MNS); Matthew Phillips (NEB);
Allan Spelbring (SI);
AOM: McNair Ramsey, Jr. (SO);
ACM: Jennie Asher (NI); Janet Muth (TX).

Committee 5: SEMINARY AND UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION

VOM: Charles Ferry (MI); Jeffrey Hemmer (SI);
Kevin Robson (MNN); Dennis Voss (NW);
VL:
Louis Bauer (NOW); Claire Carlson (EA);
David Hawk (IN); John Loessin (TX);
ACM: Kathleen Mills (OH);
AL:
Elaine Graff (RM).

Committee 7: STRUCTURE AND
ECCLESIASTICAL MATTERS
C:
DP:

Richard Boche (WY);
Vice chair: Paul Sieveking (IW);
Anthony Steinbronn (NJ); Larry Stoterau (PSW);
VOM: Arthur Casci (OH); Peter Lange (KS);
Paul Nielsen (NE); David Totsky (SW);
VL:
Myron Buss (SW); Doug Meyer (SI);
Roy Schmidt (MI);
AOM: Dien Taylor (AT); Michael Walther (SI);
ACM: Martha Milas (CI).

Committee 8: REGISTRATION, CREDENTIALS
AND ELECTIONS
C:
DP:

Daniel Gilbert (NI);
Vice chair: Gregory Walton (FG);
Keith Kohlmeier (KS);
VOM: Bradford Scott (EN); Karl Ziegler (NEB);
VL:
Randall Kirk (SW); William Schmidt (NJ);
Larry Schultz (SELC);
ACM: Isabel Stuewe (PSW).

C:
DP:

Dale Sattgast (SD);
Vice chair: Timothy Scharr (SI);
David Stechholz (EN); Allen Anderson (RM);
SVP: Paul Maier (MI);
VOM: Kevin Vogts (SD); Roger Gallup (NI);
Paul Alms (SE); Kevin Golden (MO);
George Borghardt, III (NI); Steven Briel (MNS);
VL:
Christian Kopff (RM); Andrea Pitkus (NI);
Carol Hack Broome (CNH);
ACM: Jane Obersat (TX).

Committee 6: ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
C:
DP:

John Wille (SW);
Vice chair: Chris Wicher (EA);
Paul Linnemann (NOW); Mark Miller (CI);
Ray Mirly (MO); Kurtis Schultz (SO);

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Committee 9: CONVENTION NOMINATIONS
(Elected by Districts)
(Committee 9 Legend: C = Chairman; O = Ordained Minister;
L = Layperson).
C:
O:

L:

Carl Egger (IE);
Vice chair: John Sias (MT);
Thomas Chryst (SW); John Davidson (OH);
Paul Huneke (NJ); Loren Kramer (PSW);
Jonathon Krenz (EN); Kenneth Lampe (MDS);
Justin Panzer (KS); Stephen Sohns (TX)
Secretary: Leslie Sramek (SI); Kari Anderson (MNN);
Robert Bauer (ND); Jamie Giovanetto (RM);
Walter Grzyb (EA); Alvin Macke (NE);
Janis McDaniels (SE); David Vallie (MI).

2013 Convention Workbook