Alumni Blog

Month: August 2012

  • Andrew Bennett ’05

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    Erin Wilken

    Andrew Bennett ’05 is a graduate student in cultural foundations of education at Syracuse University.

  • Seattle Gusties Gather at a Twins v. Mariners Game

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    Megan Myhre

    Seattle Gusties gathered together for some baseball fun on August 17 at Safeco Field for a Twins v. Mariners game. Here are a few photos from the fun event!          

  • Serena Elthon ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Serena Elthon ’12 recently got her first job after graduating in May 2012. She is the Education/Meeting Coordinator for the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) in Rochester, MN.

  • Milo Lundblad ’76

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    Erin Wilken

    Milo Lundblad ’76 completed his 28th Chicago to Mackinac Island sailing race last month. The race is 333 miles long and the longest annual fresh water race in the world. Milo finished second in the Double Handed Division. Raced on a Tartan Ten named Amateur II with another good Swede, Bill Fagerstrom (but not a Gustie).…

  • Alicia Alvarado ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Alicia Alvarado ’12 will be attending Optometry School at Pacific University starting this fall!

  • Gusties Gather

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    Erin Wilken

    Gusties gather at the 7th annual LA/SB Wine Tasting and Pool Party. Row 1: Dan Balach ’83, Ben Resman ’87, Marc Tennis ’91; Row 2: Prassana Guneratne ’85, Jackie Hunt Christensen ’86; Row 3: Joanie Balach ’78; Row 4: Kelli Koob ’86, Alison Madson ’86, Becky Holt Guneratne ’86.

  • Colette Brandt ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    For the past year and a half I’ve been working for Restoration Science and Engineering, permitting and working on Golden Valley Electric Association’s Wind Energy Project in Alaska. It will be the largest wind project in Alaska and the first by any Railbelt utility. At just under 25-megawatts (total of 12 turbines), Eva Creek will…

  • Isaac Weeks ’09 and Peter Weeks ’10

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    Erin Wilken

    Isaac Weeks ’09 and Peter Weeks ’10 at Osorezan on the Shimokita Peninsula in Japan. Peter is teaching currently teaching English in Tawada-Shi, Japan. Isaac is a student at Medical College of Wisconsin.

  • George Olson ’51, Jim Olson ’84, and Rachel Olson ’16

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    Megan Myhre

    Three Gustie Generations converge on campus the week June 17th, 2012.  Reverand George A. Olson ’51 was on campus for the Augustana Heritage event and Jim Olson ’84 was on campus to help his daughter Rachel B. Olson ’16 register for classes as she’ll be an incoming freshman this fall at Gustavus.

  • Jennifer Lopez ’02

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    Erin Wilken

    Jenni Lopez ’02 has moved back to Minnesota and is now living in Mora where she is trying to influence two members of the High School Class of 2013 to apply to Gustavus.