Entries tagged with ‘1973’
Rob Lunz ’70
Four Gusties (l to r, Tad Marinac ’88 Minneapolis, Chris Halden ’78 Minneapolis, Rob Lunz ’70 Bloomington, and Lance Thorkelson ’73 Rochester) recently met at a Conference of the Appraisal Institute in St. Paul. All four have earned the MAI (Member, Appraisal Institute) designation for valuations of complex real estate interests. This news was [...]
Anna Mae Backlund Peterson ’49
Anna Mae Backlund Peterson, Class of 1949, passed away on April 8th, 2013. Her obituary appeared in the April 10th Minneapolis Star Tribune. She served on the Alumni Board for several years. Family members who also attended Gustavus are: Emily Louise Backlund Cole ’57 – Music (organ) Jane Ellen Peterson Holmquist ’73 - Biology Ann [...]
Seth Lundahl ’04 and Jessica Kovarik ’04
Seth Lundahl ’04 and Jessica Kovarik ’04 were happy to share and celebrate their beautiful wedding day at Linnaeus Arboretum and Alumni Hall on August 10, 2012 with their friends and family, several of whom are fellow Gustavus alums. See photo attached, pictured: Front row (l-r): Brent Kath ’04, Keith Schwartz ’04, Tom Osthus ’04, [...]
Dave Weber ’73
Check out this article written about Dave Weber ’73 at his Graduate school alma mater - http://stories.illinoisstate.edu/2012/11/magazine/illinois-state/class-notes/pause-for-applause/alums-workplace-safety-website-honored/ This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
Alumni in the Gustavus Summer Institute of Nursing
Lynnea Piotter Myers ’05 and Heidi Pettis Meyer ’98 were the co-directors for the inaugural Gustavus Adolphus College Summer Institute of Nursing. The Summer Institute welcomed nursing alumni back to campus for a panel on nursing roles. In the photo below: (L to R: Jennifer Lammert ’86, Barbara Zust ’76, Margaret Swanson ’71, Diana Neal- [...]
Christopher and Eva Cornell Stark ’08, ’08
Eva Erickson Cornell ’08 and Christopher Stark ’08 were married at the McNamara Center, Minneapolis, MN. Gustavus attendees included (left to right): (Back row) Tom Anderson ’73, Kim Erickson ’76, Nancy Frinkman ’76, Mike Phillips ’06 (Second row) Shawn Mai ’86, Becky Eggert Thoen ’84, Jim Cornell ’83, Becky Anderson ’76, Kate Leibfried ’08, Josh [...]
Jon Grossardt ’73
Just a follow-up to last fall’s post – the movie that I was fortunate to be involved with is now being shown in private screenings and is scheduled for several film festivals with release to the public on DVD and BluRay on May 29. It has been re-named from “Souvenirs” to “Memorial Day”. As a [...]
60th Birthday Bash
There were ten “hosts” of this 60th Birthday Party… six were Gusties! All turning 60, they entertained over 400 of their friends. Many Gusties were in attendance at The Metropolitan Club on the night of May 20th this year. They danced the night away to the “R” Factor. Among the “hosts” pictured are Steve Ogren [...]
Linda Bergstrom ’73
I recently received a nice honor from my professional association. I was named a “Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives.” Below is the brief bio sketch I submitted which will be published in the Sept issue of the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. JMWH short bio Linda Bergstrom graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College, [...]
Mark Sallmen ’73
I am a licensed Finnish tour guide, guiding tours in Pietarsaari/Jakobstad where I live. It is a hobby of mine. I guide in both Finnish and English though my Swedish comes into use also. I love showing the church from the middle ages as well as the cottage of our national poet Johan Ludwig Runeberg [...]
Jon Grossardt ’73
I had an opportunity to show Gustavus on a movie set last fall. The movie is called Souvenirs and was filmed at several locations in Minnesota including the St. Peter cemetery, Kasota quarry, and near LeCenter. I participated as one of the armorers on set and wore my Class of ’73 sweatshirt during one of [...]
Ken Mccall ’73
Since retiring from the Federal government in 2007, I attended law school in Washington, DC, and will graduate on May 8. I plan to open a law practice in Florida and Washington, DC, specializing in wills, estates, tax issues and immigration serving the under served middle-class population at reasonable affordable rates. This news was submitted [...]