Alumni Blog

Month: August 2010

  • Isabel (Liz) Rogan

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    Erin Wilken

    Isabel (Liz) Rogan, x88, teaches critical care nursing, World Civ history, and nursing history at NE Methodist College in Omaha, NE, and was elected Faculty Senate President-elect this past May. She entered a doctoral program in Education for Health Professions Education. Her 16 year old daughter, Sylvia-Jean, is a champion rider of Arabian horses and…

  • Gusties in the Ragnar Relay Great River Race

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    Erin Wilken

    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…

  • Cara Carlson ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    I am living and working in Alexandria, VA with Quad/Graphics’ DC sales office. We just completed a major acquisition of another print company.

  • Will Sutor ’05

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    Erin Wilken

    Will is a personal injury attorney at The Landau Law Group, P.A. in St. Louis Park, MN.

  • Kevin Grussing ’96

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    Erin Wilken

    Kevin Grussing ’96, Eden Prairie, is Vice President of Business Development for MedVenture Technology, Inc.

  • Maggie Berndt ’02

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    Erin Wilken

    Maggie Berndt is a publicist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

  • In Memoriam Steven W. Sayre ’80

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    Erin Wilken

    Steve Sayre ’80, of Eden Prairie passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 23, 2010.  Steve is survived by his wife Katie (Brown ’80), son David, daughter Carolyn, parents William and Clarann, sister Sharon Burstein (Mike, nephews Aaron and Andrew), sister Marsha Frick (Kip, niece Madelyn, nephew Benjamin), mother-in-law Hazel Brown, and brother-in-law Robert Brown…

  • Jonathan D. Carlson ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    I completed a Master of Science in Forest Ecology and Management from Michigan Technological University in December 2009 and am currently starting an MA program in Library and Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

  • Gina Goick Mangum ’95

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    Erin Wilken

    Gina Goick Mangum ’95 is a Body Centered Life Purpose Coach for Sole Purpose, Inc. in Boulder, CO. Clients are seen both locally (in person) and nationally over the phone. www.solepurposecommunity.com

  • Zach and Blythe Mitchell ’06 ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Zach Mitchell and Blythe Bittman Mitchell married July 31st, 2010, both class of 2006. Zach is in his last year of Chiropractic school and Northwestern Health Sciences. Blythe graduated from Northwestern Health Sciences and is now a licensed Massage Therapist.