Alumni Blog

Month: October 2012

  • Gusties at Fenway

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    Erin Wilken

    Gusties gathered to watch the Twins play the Red Sox at Fenway Park in August. Pictured are Kathy Lund Dean (Distinguished Endowed Chair in Leadership and Ethics), Vidya Sivan ’02, Jackie Neeck Peterson ’77, Nadine Lysiak ’03, and Tim Powell-Flatt ’91. 

  • Sam Paulson ’10

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    Erin Wilken

    Sam Paulson ’10 recently got a new job in a different division of John Deere. Sam transitioned from doing customer support for John Deere’s automated machine control and documentation systems to supporting dealers on issues with the Crop Care platform (self-propelled sprayers and tillage equipment). He moved from the AMS office in Urbandale, IA to the…

  • Jamie Germscheid ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    On September 29, 2012  Jamie Germscheid ’06 was married to Danielle Smith. Jamie is now a Sales Agronomist at AGRO Resources – 21st Century AG in Mapleton, MN.

  • Class of 1964 Gustie Nurses

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    Erin Wilken

    ’64 Gustie nurses gather last summer on the occasion of Ruby Monson Englund’s visit to Minnesota

  • The Sellers Family and the Sviggum Family Gather

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    Erin Wilken

    The Sellers family, Paul ’03 and Anah (Huggenvik) ’04, visits the Sviggum family, Hans ’03 and Rachel (Schwingler) ’04, in Boston where the Sviggum’s are living for a year while Hans does a fellowship. Kaia (3) & Thor (16 months) Sviggum and Grace Sellers (12 months) all proudly wear their Gustie gear together!

  • 1952 Championship Football Team

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    Erin Wilken

    As a player on the 1952 Championship football team, Richard Bublitz ’54 traveled from California for The 50 Year Football Club event at Homecoming. It was great to see teammates after having been gone from the campus for almost 60 years. Along with others, Richard had the pleasure of meeting Bob Smith, who was also…

  • Mike Rueckert ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ulen, MN has called Mike Rueckert ’08 to be their next pastor and he will be ordained on Oct 20th.

  • Amanda Marotz Roemer ’00

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    Erin Wilken

    Amanda Marotz ’00 married John Roemer on July 21, 2012 in Gretna, NE.

  • 2005 Gusties

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    Erin Wilken

     Classmates from the class of 2005 met for dinner in Seattle in May 2012. Lots of fun catching up with old friends on the west coast! From left – Adam Miller, Megan Wille Miller, Andy Leaf, Jon Mueller, and Katrina Fortney.

  • Gustie Alumnae volunteer at the Royal Visit!

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    Erin Wilken

    Gustie Alumnae volunteer at the Royal Visit! From Left: Megan Myhre ’11, Erianna Reyelts ’12, Melissa Aune ’12, Maria Lofstuen ’12, Anna Swenson ’12, Keshia Betcher ’12, Bergit Nerheim ’11, Mary Dierkes ’12, and Rachel Schmitt ’11