Alumni Blog

Month: September 2013

  • Mini CAB Reunion

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    Erin Wilken

    Over homecoming weekend, an informal Campus Activities Board (CAB) reunion was held at the newly renovated clubhouse “The Woods” at the Shoreland Country Club. It was a great time getting to see old friends and meet other cabbies from previous classes and the current CAB board. Pictured: (First Row) Grace Balfanz ’14, Katie Batz ’13,…

  • Gusties in “A New Brain”

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    Erin Wilken

    The Eat Street Players in Minneapolis will perform their fall show, “A New Brain,” which includes 3 Gusties in its production. Hollie (Luckow) Edlund ’13 is the choreographer of this fun musical, while Brit Barkholtz ’12 and Brittney Raasch ’12 are both playing in the pit orchestra. See the attached flier for performance and ticket…

  • Kendra Mays Buteyn ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Kendra (Mays) Buteyn ’09 married John Buteyn on August 24, 2013 at Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista, MN. Kendra is a Special Education Paraprofessional for Edina Public Schools and is a Graduate student at Hamline University pursuing her Masters of Art in Teaching.

  • Kendra Mays Buteyn ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Kendra (Mays) Buteyn ’09 married John Buteyn on August 24, 2013 at Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista, MN. Kendra is a Special Education Paraprofessional for Edina Public Schools and is a Graduate student at Hamline University pursuing her Masters of Art in Teaching.

  • Heather Nelson Weinreich ’00

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    Erin Wilken

    Heather Nelson Weinreich ’00 is in a fellowship for neurotology skull base at Johns Hopkins University.

  • Molly Grisham Altorfer ’01

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    Erin Wilken

    Molly Grisham Altorfer ’01 graduated with a Master of Arts in Communication and Journalism with a concentration in public relations from Kent State University (Kent, Ohio) in March 2013.

  • Jared Lee ’05

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    Erin Wilken

    Jared Lee ’05 married Karen (Schmidt) Lee on May 18, 2013, at Calvary Bible Church in Boulder, Colorado. After the wedding they lived in Monterey, California, where Jared had a job as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Naval Postgraduate School. They are moving to Longmont, Colorado, and Jared will be starting a job on Oct 7th…

  • Rebecca Schweppe ’94

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    Erin Wilken

    Rebecca Schweppe ’94 received the prestigious ‘Rising Stars’ award for outstanding junior faculty from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Medicine.

  • Kelly Broady ’11 and Della Bro ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    This is a picture of  Kelly Broady ’11 and Della Bro ’12 hiking at Point Lobos in Carmel, CA. They didn’t know each other during our time at Gustavus, however now are both students in the Stanford University Masters Program in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling; Kelly is in her second year and Della is…

  • Gustavus Town Hall

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    Erin Wilken

    On Tuesday evening September 24, over 1000 Gustavus alumni, parents, and friends answered their phones and joined the second ever Gustavus Town Hall.  Hosted by President Jack Ohle, George Hicks ’75, Chair of the Gustavus Board of Trustees, and Warren Beck ’67, Chair of the Presidential Search Committee, the conversation covered a wide range of…