Alumni Blog

Year: 2010

  • Alissa DeHaan Wallace ’05

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    Erin Wilken

    I received an MA from CU-Boulder and am working as a Study Coordinator at CU-Denver for a project examining brain structure and function of children with autism and their families.

  • John Tammi ’63

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    Erin Wilken

    This past March, Rudy Gulstrand ’61 and John Tammi ’63 participated in the Rajalta Rajalle Hiihto, a border-to-border cross-country ski trek across Finland, starting at the Russian border and ending seven days later at the Swedish border. It covers the varied terrain of Lapland and includes skiers from several countries. This was the latest in…

  • Sten Severson ’95

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    Erin Wilken

    Sten Severson ’95 is part of the group Acme Sound Partners, which was recently nominated for their third Tony Award. Acme Sound Partners was nominated for Best Sound Design of  a Play for their work on Fences, starring Denzel Washington. This is their third nomination in as many years, and the sound design Tony has…

  • Groundbreaking Photos

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    Erin Wilken

    Groundbreaking for the new academic building was held on a beautiful, windy day at Gustavus.

  • Megan Dobratz ’01

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    Erin Wilken

    New job… Owner and photographer of Minneapolis based studioTart. www.studiotart.com also working as an independent sustainable business and green building consultant. Thanks! Megan

  • Alumni Association Challenge!

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    Erin Wilken

    Hey Classes of 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006! Your participation in giving to the Gustavus Annual Fund is more important than ever! When you give a gift of any size to the Annual Fund, our alumni participation increases which helps improve the College’s national rankings and increases the value of your education. The Alumni Association…

  • Karen Moorman Beach ’65

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    Erin Wilken

    I retired in 2006 after teaching in the medical lab sciences for 30 years at Rochester Institute of Technology (in NY). I have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. My husband passed away a few years ago, so when I retired I moved to FL (the Sarasota area) where I live in the winter. The remainder…

  • Ed Drenttel ’81

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    Erin Wilken

    Gustavus Adolphus graduate, Edward J. Drenttel ’81, was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers Lawyers in American ® (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC).  Drenttel is a Partner at Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., in Minneapolis, Minn. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is not only the…

  • Tania Schueller ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Tania Schueller ’09 is an Academic Assistant for the Comprehensive Examination and Dissertation Support group at Capella University in Minneapolis.

  • Alumni Perspective 2000

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    Erin Wilken

    Hafa Adai fellow members of the class of 2000, As I write this “alumni perspective” from my modest second story balcony, I can hear the waves crashing into the coral cliffs of Lao Lao Bay. It is dark out so I can’t actually see the water, but its gentle rhythm reminds me that it’s there.…