Alumni Blog

Year: 2010

  • Gustie parents of multiples

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    Erin Wilken

    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…

  • Stephanie Marko ’92

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    Erin Wilken

    I just opened a new internet business. As an Expat living in Spain it has been an interesting and exciting adventure. Thanks to my early connection to the internet at Gustavus and all the fun we had playing with the “phone” feature and the new thing called “email,” I always felt a part of the…

  • Mark Thomsen ’78

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    Erin Wilken

    Mark A. Thomsen, a ’78 Gustie graduate, is a Friend of Music at Gustavus. Music was an important part of my Gustavus experience as it helped me to find myself, learn and grow with the talents that I have been given. After a career that has spanned close to 30 years in opera, singing all…

  • Brian Pickering ’87

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    Erin Wilken

    Brian Pickering ’87 was hired by Microsoft as a Senior Systems Engineer.

  • Ben Brueshoff ’05

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    Erin Wilken

    Ben Brueshoff is the VP of Sales at Property Claim Solutions, an insurance restoration company based in Eagan, MN. He lives in Uptown and continues his passion for travel, having recently visited Romania and Cyprus, and a tentatively planned trip this winter to India to attend a wedding.

  • Christa Saeger ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Christa Saeger ’08 started her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Cello Performance at the University of Minnesota studying with Tanya Remenikova as a Berneking Fellow.

  • Three Generations of Gusties!

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    Erin Wilken

    Three generations of Gusties gather in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Back row: Audrey Joslin ’06, Anna (Shallue) Olson ’06, Johanna Johnson ’05, Kari Lipke ’98, Rev. Peter Ruggles ’78 Middle row: Sharon Jaffe ’06, Dorea Ruggles ’06, Betsy Appleton ’05, Amy Janssen ’06 Front row: Rev. Donald Conrad ’50, Ann Ruggles (attended 1953-54), Howard Ruggles ’54

  • Sonia Hernandez Quintero ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Sonia Hernandez ’09 married Paul Quintero on march of 2010.

  • Sara Christensen Christensen Blair ’00

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    Erin Wilken

    I am currently in my 5th year at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD as an Assistant Professor. In addition we are expecting our 2nd child in January.

  • Angela Ingersoll Kuphal ’05

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    Erin Wilken

    Angela Ingersoll Kuphal ’05 married Tim Kuphal on September 18, 2010 in St. Peter, MN.