Entries tagged with ‘1991’
Debbie Curran McGarity ’91
Debbie Curran McGarity had the opportunity to meet and speak with President Clinton in October 2012 while at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Annual Healthy Schools Program (HSP) Forum in Little Rock, AK. An initiative of the Clinton Foundation, the Alliance aims to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015. Simply put, HSP get [...]
Gusties at Fenway
Gusties gathered to watch the Twins play the Red Sox at Fenway Park in August. Pictured are Kathy Lund Dean (Distinguished Endowed Chair in Leadership and Ethics), Vidya Sivan ’02, Jackie Neeck Peterson ’77, Nadine Lysiak ’03, and Tim Powell-Flatt ’91. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any [...]
Gusties Gather
Gusties gather at the 7th annual LA/SB Wine Tasting and Pool Party. Row 1: Dan Balach ’83, Ben Resman ’87, Marc Tennis ’91; Row 2: Prassana Guneratne ’85, Jackie Hunt Christensen ’86; Row 3: Joanie Balach ’78; Row 4: Kelli Koob ’86, Alison Madson ’86, Becky Holt Guneratne ’86. This news was submitted using our [...]
Todd Menssen ’91
I was folding fresh-from-the-dryer laundry one cold morning and walked into the living room to find Ginger, our 10 week-old puppy, snuggled up in my husband’s (Todd Menssen ’91) shirt. I guess we should have named her Gustie! -Connie Menssen This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news [...]
Marv P ’91 and Joanell Dyrstand ’64, P ’91, and Jon Warling ’14
Marv P ’91 & Joanell Dyrstad ’64, P ’91 met their scholarship recipient, Jon Warling ’14 of Merrifield, MN on September 30, 2011. Marv & Joanell established the Joanell & Marvin Dyrstad Family Scholarship Fund in 2007 to help students from MN. Jon Warling ’14 is actively involved on campus through the Campus Activities Board, [...]
Kristina Suneson Bloomquist ’91
Medica Research Institute Names Gustavus Adolphus College Alumna Kristina Bloomquist ’91 to Executive Director Minneapolis – The Medica Research Institute has named Kristina Bloomquist executive director of the Media Research Institute. Bloomquist is a 1991 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Biology and a minor in Psychology. In [...]
Debbie Curran McGarity ’91
Hi, I recently had an audience with Mrs. Obama. I was in Washington DC attending a luncheon sponsored by the National Partnership for Women & Families, an advocacy organization I work with through my position at Sanofi US as Senior Director of Chronic Disease Prevention & Wellness. Mrs. Obama was the keynote speaker at the [...]
Debbie Curran McGarity ’91
Debbie Curran McGarity ’91 was recently elected a member to the Board of Directors of Bonds of Courage, a NJ-based a community organization. Below are links to the online article as well as to Bonds of Courage website: 1) http://thealternativepress.com/articles/mcgarity-takes-leadership-role-in-troop-support–2 2) http://www.bondsofcourage.org/ Also, below is the Q&A article that was recently published in the company’s [...]
Kyle Molin ’98
We hosted a wine/food pairing party in our neighborhood in Chaska, MN. Several Gusties attended and were photographed with recently crowned Mrs. Minnesota – Yasmine Ryback. In the attached photo, pictured from left to right: Jim Elvestrom ’92, Kirsten Langguth ’99, Sheryl Russeth Elvestrom ’92, Mrs. Minnesota Yasmine Ryback, Kyle Molin ’98, Melissa Golberg Molin [...]
Lynn Currie Pawelski ’91
I recently started working as Volunteer Coordinator at the Henry Vilas Park Zoological Society in Madison, WI. No surprise – that was a great bit of news to come home and tell my 4 and 9 year old boys! If you’re ever in Madison, stop by and say hi. This news was submitted using our [...]
Gustie parents of multiples
Gustie friends who are also parents of multiples had an informal gathering at the home of Nancy Wiplinger Pone ’00 and Mike Pone ’00 in September. All of the moms are members of Minnesota Valley Mothers of Multiples. And believe it or not, there were a few other families that couldn’t make it! These included [...]
Laura Koenig Garner ’91
Twins, Joseph Franklin and Samuel Paul, born August 4, 2010; Laura Koenig Garner ’91 and Rick Garner. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
Gusties in the Ragnar Relay Great River Race
A group of Gusties participated in the 2010 Ragnar Relay Great River relay race. The relay race consisted of 193 miles along the Great River Road starting in Winona, MN cutting into Wisconsin and ending in Minneapolis, MN. The team, “Land of 10,000 Blisters” finished 96 out of 291 teams with a time of 28 [...]
Lee Dummer ’76
In 1987, Christian Dummer came from Italy to his father’s home town of St. Peter, Minnesota, to attend Gustavus Adolphus College. In June, 2010, recent Gustie graduate Laura Dummer and her parents visited Christian in Italy. They brought him a Gustavus shirt and donned their own for a Gustie photo. Pictured left to right are [...]