Entries tagged with ‘1972’
Barbara Stransky ’72
Barbara Stransky, ’72 recently retired after 44 years of teaching special education in 2016. She is excited to dedicate more time and be active in women’s groups at church, quilting, and participating in meal preparation for others. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to […]
Arla Prestin ’72
Arla Prestin ’72 shares, “Hello from Eau Claire, WI, class of ’72! I have officially retired from elementary teaching but find myself using some of the same skills as a grandmother of 4-Year-old twins. Like their great-grandma, they join me in being twins! I still do aerobics and am involved in church activities (food pantry, […]
Retirement
Becky Bingea ’72 retired from being an audiologist. She has been living for the past 38 years in San Rafael, CA This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
Todd Dokken ’72
Eppies from the 1970’s gathered in St. Peter to celebrate the Epsilon Pi Alpha Fraternity’s 90th Anniversary. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
Dr. Jamesetta Newland ’72 Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Dr. Jamesetta Alexander Newland ’72 was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in October at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC. This is one of the highest honors in the world that is given to a nurse. The Academy “serves the public and the nursing profession by advancing health policy and […]
Becky Bingea ’72
Retired from audiology clinical practice last year, but continue to remain active in my profession as a board member of the California Academy of Audiology, Chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, subject matter expert for the CA Speech-Language-Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. Am also completing a […]
Cheri (Knautz) Roberts ’72
Cheri lives in Red Wing, MN, and is retired after 34 years of teaching middle school. She performs with several vocal music groups and plays handbells with her church ensemble. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
Gustie Get Together
Deborah Jean Templin ’73 met up with fellow Gustie, Jon Erik Carlson ’72 in Manhattan, NY.
Jon Erik Larson ’72
Mark Matuseski ’73, Steve Balach ’73, Lee Youngdahl ’75 and Jon Erik Larson ’72 spent what is proving to be an annual Gustavus mini-reunion exploring the battlegrounds at Gettysburg in late October. Jon Erik is still a good half foot shorter than the other participants. Plans are to explore Yorktown next year. This news was […]
Bernard Edward Powers ’72
Bernard Powers ’72 is co-authoring We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel. The book is being published by HarperCollins Publishing 6/14 around the one-year anniversary of the Mother Emanuel shooting in Charleston. The book is a multi-layered exploration of the tragic events as well as a deep dive into the “why” this church […]
Arla Walton Prestin ’72
Both Dick ’71 and Arla ’72 Prestin are enjoying retirement following Dick having worked for Xcel for 37 years in various capacities and my having spent 23 years as an elementary teacher. They stay busy with service work in the community as well as at our church and find it easier now to find time for […]
Jon Erik Larson ’72
Jon Erik Larson ’72 writes, “J-Term 2016. I am in the first week of teaching a class entitled “Monopoly, Competition & Environmentalism in the U.S. Power Industry” for the Economics & Management Department at Gustavus. The course is based on my experiences as an investment and, later, merchant banker in New York. The course is […]
Steve Balach ’73
Steve Balach ’73 writes, “I am in my tenth year of teaching ESL in Loudoun County, Virginia. My spare time is devoted playing guitar, focusing on classical and occasionally playing at local house concerts. In mid-October, fellow Gusties Mark Matuseski ’73, Lee Youngdahl ’75, and Jon Erik Larson ’72 joined me for a weekend reunion […]
John R Nord ’72
John R Nord ’72 started Adler Graduate School in Feb ’15 to earn a MA in Marriage, and Family Therapy. He married Sally Beck on July 11, 2015. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!