Alumni Blog

Month: July 2010

  • Aaron and Stacy Juhl ’98 ’98

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    Erin Wilken

    On their first visit to Gustavus, “prospective students” Karin and Peter Juhl, ages 5 and 15 months, pose by the entrance sign. They are the children of Aaron and Stacy Dieckman Juhl, both members of the class of ’98.

  • John Preus ’93

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    Erin Wilken

    South Side artist breaks down walls to build neighborhood sociability, inspire conversation by Lauren Hansen May 27, 2009 John Preus is turning the Hyde Park/Woodlawn neighborhood into his personal gallery space, one house at a time. His is a gallery of construction – exteriors, interiors and furniture –residing in a 18-block radius on Chicago’s South…

  • Jennifer Winters Meagher ’90

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    Erin Wilken

    In June I received my doctorate from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in Education. My dissertation was titled “Determining Relationships Between Predictive Factors of Dropout and Student Engagement.” The study examined whether demographic factors contributed to a student’s engagement in school. It also established the validity and reliability of the nationally-used High School Survey of…

  • David and Carissa Lick ’09 ’10

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    Erin Wilken

    Carissa Keith Lick ’10 and David Lick ’09 were married on June 5, 2010 at Christ Chapel. They will begin studying at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL, in the fall.

  • John and Leah Gilbert ’02 ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Leah Amundson ’06 and John Gilbert ’02 were married on 5/1/10 in Alexandria, MN, at Carlos Creek Winery.

  • Angelica Matthes ’10

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    Erin Wilken

    I have passed my nursing boards and accepted a job as the Clinical/Birthing Assistant at Morning Star Women’s Health and Birth Center in St. Louis Park.

  • ’10 Classmates Gather at Wedding

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    Erin Wilken

    This June, Rachel Christine Anderson ’10 and Jonathan Keith Kamrath ’10 were married in Hutchinson, MN. Seven members of their wedding party were also Gusties; Cathryn Nelson, Lisa Julin, Laura Walz, Luc Nissen, David Mann, and Matt Lindholm, all graduates of 2010; and Michael Kamrath ’07. At the wedding reception the guests were treated to…

  • Joy Lintelman ’80

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    Erin Wilken

    The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces that Joy K. Lintelman ’80 is the recipient of an Award of Merit from the AASLH Leadership in History Awards for the publication I Go to America: Swedish American Women and the Life of Mina Anderson. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in…

  • Anita Larson Mickelson ’90

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    Erin Wilken

    I teach English-As-A-Second Language for Black Hawk College’s Technology Center campus in Rock Island, IL. My students are almost all refugees, brought to the US through World Relief. They represent many conflict/war-torn countries, including Iraq, Burma, Bhutan and various African countries. I teach Level 1, which is for people with some English knowledge, but not…

  • Ahmed Bachelani ’07

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    Erin Wilken

    Ahmed received a Juris Doctorate with certifications in Tax Law and Business & Transactional from Washburn University School of Law on May 15, 2010 in Topeka, KS.