Alumni Blog

Month: June 2013

  • Jacqueline Lindner Bencke ’92

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    Erin Wilken

    In 2012, Jacqueline Lindner Bencke ’92 was appointed to the position of “Director of Sacred Music” at Kyushu Lutheran College in Kumamoto, Japan. She continues to serve as a missionary on behalf of the ELCA, partnering with the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church.

  • Brit Barkholtz ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Brit Barkholtz ’12 is opening a piano studio in the Twin Cities, serving Minneapolis-St. Paul and the surrounding metro area. (You can check it out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BarkholtzPianoStudio for more info!) She is also currently working on publishing some of her original music.

  • Gusties at HealthSource Solutions

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    Erin Wilken

    Five Gustavus grads working together at HealthSource Solutions, a worksite health promotion and fitness center management company of 34 employees, based in Minnetonka, MN. Front row: Emily (Conlin) Westlund ’05, Katherine Cichowski ‘10, Back row: Katie Putnam ‘09, Karin (Fuzzey) Junge ’99, Carolyn (Carlson) Peterson ‘73

  • Alyssa Ringdal ’12 and David Nissen ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    She said yes! David Nissen ’12 proposed on Friday, May 24th. They met through mutual friends at Gustavus and dated throughout junior and senior year. The two participated in Chapel and Gustavus Choir together and have great memories stargazing in the Shakespeare pit and walking in the arb. Alyssa and David are planning the wedding…

  • Sarah Lampi Kidwell ’00

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    Erin Wilken

    Sarah Lampi Kidwell ’00 accepted a new job as the Assistant Director of Administration at the Dakota County Community Development Agency in Eagan, MN.

  • Heidi Fryer Eberle ’02

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    Erin Wilken

    Heidi Fryer Eberle ’02 married Eric Eberle on May 25, 2013. She also accepted a math teaching position at Webb Schools of CA (Claremont, CA) to begin Fall 2013.

  • Megan Strom ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Megan Strom ’06 graduated from the PhD program in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Minnesota April 2013.

  • Alanna Talty ’03

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    Erin Wilken

    Alanna Talty ’03 just became a registered architect in New York and a member of the American Institute of Architects, and Alanna will be getting married to Michael Nella on June 29th.

  • James Krieger ’68

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    Erin Wilken

    Dear Class Of ’68 Brothers and Sisters, I only got to the Saturday events of the reunion, living now so far away, in Silver Bay, MN , on the Lake Superior North Shore, with no scheduled airport, but loved it nonetheless, and cherished it all the more for the short time I did get to…

  • Chris Duhaime ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Chris Duhaime ’12 has accepted a position as an Assistant Account Manager at a digital strategy firm called Manning Digital in Chicago, IL. Over the weekend, friends and family gathered to wish him good luck and a fond farewell, including 14 Gusties spanning three generations! Listed left to right: Front Row: Paula (Eisele) Duhaime ’84,…