Alumni Blog

Year: 2012

  • 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.

  • Brit Barkholtz ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Brit Barkholtz ’12 has joined the staff of ReconcilingWorks in Saint Paul as the 2012-2013 Lutheran Volunteer Corps intern. ReconcilingWorks advocates for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Lutherans in all aspects of the life of their Church and congregations. Brit recently accompanied the staff of ReconcilingWorks to Washington, DC for their…

  • Jodie Boulet-Daughters ’82

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    Erin Wilken

    In April of this year I published a children’s book about my first dog, Mambo. The book title is – Mambo’s Tail: A dog’s journey of discovery about all the things his tail can do. www.mambostail.com

  • Nicole Kingston ’01

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    Erin Wilken

    Nicole Kingston ’01 is the Director of Operations and lead Events Manager at the historic Vibiana, an events venue in downtown Los Angeles.

  • Derek Kaufman ’99

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    Erin Wilken

    Derek Kaufman ’99 is now the School Improvement & Student Achievement Program Coordinator in the Dept of Instruction for Loudoun County Public Schools in VA. He will be responsible for county-wide training sessions and initiatives and serve as the AVID District Director as well as the Coordinator for the Responsive Instruction initiative. Additionally, Derek will…

  • Eric Schmidt ’02

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    Erin Wilken

    Eric Schmidt ’02 married Annie Deanovic, daughter of Jim Deanovic ’76 and Deb Walker Deanovic ’80, on June 30, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN.

  • Adam Langenfeld ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Adam Langenfeld ’06 completed his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on July 12th, 2012. He is enrolled in the MD/PhD program at the University of Illinois and will now be focusing on obtaining his MD.

  • Evan Hill ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Evan Hill ’08 is attending graduate school at the University of Missouri at Columbia for a Master’s in Fisheries and Wildlife Management.

  • Matt and Morgan Bollinger Lindholm ’10, ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    This June, Morgan Bollinger ’08 and Matt Lindholm ’10 were married in their hometown of Forest Lake, MN. Five members of their wedding party were also Gusties; Amanda Lindholm Lucas ’08, Sarah Reuss Auld ’08, David Mann ’10, Jon Kamrath ’10, and Kevin Seitz ’10.