Alumni Blog

Month: November 2009

  • Gusties at CSB/SJU

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    Erin Wilken

    I’m working at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University (CSB/SJU) as the Assistant Director of Admission and we’ve had an influx of Gusties as new employees! Amy Springer ’04 is now working in the SJU Library and Shana Clarke ’09 is working with me in the CSB/SJU Admission Office. Never fear…our Gustie…

  • DC Gathering Photos

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    Erin Wilken

    Around 40 alumni, parents and friends gathered at the Corporate Executive Board headquarters in Arlington, VA, November 19.  President Jack Ohle presented a campus update and a summary of Commission Gustavus 150.

  • Leslie Carlson Pietila 2003

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    Erin Wilken

    I am currently living in Florence, Italy with my husband, John Pietila, who is on the medical staff for Fiorentina, in the series A Italian soccer league.

  • Krempin Bridgman ’96 launches web site for career transition and reflection

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    rstuckey

    Jennifer Krempin Bridgman ’96 has launched Tripping on the Ladder, a new online community for individuals in career transition and reflection.  Inspired by her own professional transition, Bridgman’s site is specifically focused on helping adults in career flux.  For more information go to www.trippingontheladder.com.

  • Missing Pilot Found in Minnesota is Gustie Grad

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    Erin Wilken

    Andrew Lindberg ’00  was flying a small plane from Lakeville on Friday to join his father Bill Lindberg ’69 and friend Patrick Watson ’99 in Hallock when his plane went down in Clearwater County. His body was found this morning in the plane’s wreckage. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.  Andrew’s mother is…

  • Linnea Bjorkman 2005

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    Erin Wilken

    I am excited to share that I am in a Yoga Teacher Training in Denver, CO. I will graduate in December and will be able to use my certification with a Yoga program that I started at the non-profit where I work. We teach yoga to Spanish speaking families! The training as been life-transforming. I…

  • Oldest Gustie dies at 108

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    rstuckey

    Gustavus’ oldest graduate, Adele Regner Stearns, Class of 1922, a resident of Amery, WI, died November 11 at the age of 108.  Stearns was a retired school teacher and church and community volunteer.  Her love of travel brought her to all 50 states, Europe three times, Greece, Israel, Spain, Ireland, Guatemala, Mexico, the Orient, Portugal,…

  • Hannah Julien 2005

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    Erin Wilken

    I am in my final year of my masters degree at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. After graduation, I plan to work as a speech-language therapist while pursuing a PhD in Child Psychology in England.

  • David Baldes and Hannah Brandts ’05

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    Erin Wilken

    David Baldes ’05 and Hannah Brandts ’05 graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School this May earning their M.D. degrees. Dr. Baldes accepted a position in the psychiatry residency program at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Brandts is continuing her training in the radiology residency program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

  • Renee Donahue Carlson 2005

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    Erin Wilken

    Josh Carlson and Renee Donahue Carlson, 2005 Gustavus graduates, got married June 20th, 2009.