Archive for March, 2011

Laura Natwick ’09

Laura Natwick ’09 was accepted into the doctorate program for nurse anesthesia and will start in the fall at the University of Minnesota 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!

Holger (Fritz) Kilander, Jr. ’59

In Memoriam Holger (Fritz) Kilander, Jr. ’59, Hackensack, MN, on March 26, 2011. He was a retired artist and inventor and is survived by his wife, Bernadette, daughter Heather Stonacek ’86, one son, one stepson, and sister Carole Griggs ’56. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news […]

Alison Oppenheimer ’06

Alison Oppenheimer ’06 is teaching 7th grade writing at Abe Hubert Middle School in Garden City, Kansas. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

Greg Carlson ’07

Greg Carlson ’07 is a patient financial representative for psychiatric services in the Department of Finance, Revenue Cycle at Mayo Clinic Rochester. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

Gustavus: It Gets Better Project

On campus this February and March, the Gustavus Queers and Allies organization and the Campus Activities Board collected video recordings of students, faculty and staff giving testimonies as members of the GLBT and Ally community, which was combined into one video response from the Gustavus community for the It Gets Better Project (www.itgetsbetter.org). The nationwide […]

Allie Skjerven ’10

Allie Skjerven ’10 has accepted a position with Nestle USA in Eden Prairie, having temped there since July 2010. She will be supporting the Target, Costco, and Value sales teams. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

1986 Alphs Go Fishing

A recent successful fishing trip at Lake of the Woods. All class of 1986, and all Alphs. Left to right, Bill Belvedere, Steve Warner, Brad Hamilton, Scott Fransen, Reede Webster, Craig Engwall. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

Jason Stockwell ’00

Jason Stockwell with RE/MAX Results in Edina, MN, and 2000 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, was recently recognized at the RE/MAX North Central Spring Recharge and Awards Luncheon, held on Tuesday, March 15 at the St. Paul RiverCentre, for his outstanding achievements in 2010. Stockwell was honored with a Sales Achievement award for finishing 2010 […]

Matthew Hentges ’06

Matthew Hentges ’06 was matched into Foot and Ankle Surgical Residency at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA starting July 1, 2011. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

Ally Pelton ’10

Ally Pelton ’10 is currently working in Admissions at Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN.

David Garfunkel ’06

David Garfunkel ’06 is living in Port au Prince, Haiti, where he is working for Fonkoze, a micro-credit organization. Learn more about the organization Fonkoze and their work in Haiti at their website http://www.fonkoze.org/. Also, follow David’s blog about his experiences in Haiti at  http://holadavid.blogspot.com/.

Brian Myhr ’76

Brian Myhr ’76, Coral Springs, Florida, is not only vice president of information technology for Fairlane Financial Corporation, but he is an accomplished bassist with the Florida Grand Opera. In March 2011, Myhr will perform Beethoven 7, Mendelssohn 5, Rocky 2 and Beethoven 3 with opera series Tosca, Don Giovanni and Cyrano coming up this […]

Gusties Meet Up in New York

About 15 New York area Gusties along with a couple Gustavus staff, were entertained at a Gustie Gathering at the Birdland Jazz Club in New York on Friday, March 4. They were treated to a performance by alumnus and Grammy Award winner Kurt Elling ’89. An article in the New York Times reviewed this performance. […]

Suzanne Heller Reyburn ’92

Suzanne Heller Reyburn ’92, is performing in the area premiere of the Off-Broadway musical “bare,” opening on Friday, March 18, in downtown Minneapolis. The area premiere of the though-provoking new musical “bare” will be performed by the Minneapolis Musical Theatre. Suzanne plays the role of Claire in the production. She is active in the Twin […]