Archive for February, 2011
TaiAnna Thielke Moe ’04
Sydney Ann was born to TaiAnna Thielke Moe '04 and Brent Moe on January 19, 2011.
Carleen Crouse ’10
Carleen Crouse ’10 is the program assistant at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota in Minneapolis. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
Barry Cattadoris ’07
Barry Cattadoris ’07 is an attorney at Weber Law Group, P.A. in Minneapolis, practicing in the areas of criminal defense and bankruptcy. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
Three Generations of Gusties
Third generation Gustie, Andrea Rosenberg ’14, joined her grandpa, Vern Johnson ’54 in Annandale, Minnesota, for a few days over Christmas break. Her mom, Deb Johnson Rosenberg ’79, was also part of the celebration. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let […]
Ted and Marcia (Skogland) Kunze ’76, ’77, Amanda Skarphol ’10 and Josh Busacker ’10
Pastor Ted and Marcia Kunze (’76, ’77) and Amanda Skarphol (’10) were part of a group that traveled to South Africa in February from the Shetek Conference (ELCA) in Southwestern Minnesota. They went to do mission service projects with their “companion” parishes in the Ondini Circuit in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. They were surprised to meet […]
Michelle Schaefer Stepka ’02
Michelle Schaefer Stepka married Kevin Stepka on Sept. 11, 2010, in Duluth, MN, at the Rose Garden. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
Dave Savage ’01
Dave Savage ’01 was recently selected as a 2011 Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. More details can be found at http://www.sloan.org/fellowships. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
Mark Nechanicky ’95
Last May Mark Nechanicky ’95 was selected the Albert Lea Area Schools “Teacher of the Year.” As such he was nominated for the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award. Mark received a letter this weekend that he is currently one of the 30 semi-finalists in the state. In about a month, 10 finalists will be […]
Alumni Board of Directors Announces 2011 Award Recipients
The Gustavus Alumni Board of Directors has announced 2011 award recipients. The Greater Gustavus Award is the highest award given to those, who by deed, have notably advanced and aided Gustavus Adolphus College. Walter Youngquist ’42, Eugene, OR, chair emeritus, Department of Geology, University of Oregon, and consulting geologist, was selected as the 2011 recipient […]
Jean Bjorling Young ’70
A group of 6 current Gustavus students visited and volunteered at the Saboba Medical Centre in Northern Ghana this January. The group traveled using contacts from Africa Partners Medical, a service organization founded at the Mayo Clinic. The medical director of the Saboba Center is a proud Gustie, Dr. Jean Young ’70. She came to […]
Yoshikazu Suzuki ’08
Yoshikazu Suzuki ’08 has formally accepted his full-funding offer for the Ph.D. program at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
Leandra Peak ’83
Leandra Peak ’83 has long been a favorite as half of the Minneapolis-based folk duo Neal & Leandra (with husband Neal Hagberg ’81). Now she steps out front with her first solo recording, The Honeysuckle Vine: Lullabies for Everybody. Lullabies have been a musical thread throughout Leandra’s life. She remembers her mother singing to her […]
Bob Engstrom ’60 Memorial Fishing Event
A group of ’60 grads gathered on Lake Vermilion on northern Minnesota to participate in the first annual Bob Engstrom Memorial fishing event. Participants are from left to right: Jim Anderson, Steve Lundgren, Bill Shogren, Dave Carlson, Joel Wiberg and Dennis Johnson. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have […]
’67 TMTs gather
February 2011, six TMTs from the class of ’67 enjoyed a few days together at the home of Karen Gruber Pagel ’67 & Jack Pagel on Sanibel Island, Florida. With all living in various parts of the country, connections have been maintained by means of a Round Robin letter package since 1968. From left: Jane […]