Alumni Blog

Year: 2013

  • Two Gusties take positions at Gustavus Adolphus Church

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    Erin Wilken

    Amanda Kimmet Simons ’06 and Brit Barkholtz ’12 have both started new positions in an institution with a very familiar name–Gustavus Adolphus Church in St. Paul, MN. Amanda was ordained earlier this month and installed as a pastor at the church, while Brit took a position as an office administrator shortly after. The two have…

  • Nicole Klaustermeier ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Nicole Klaustermeier ’08 is a Reading Specialist at Lake of the Woods School in Baudette, MN

  • Travis Lange ’96

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    Erin Wilken

    Travis Lange ’96 got married to his beautiful wife, Sarah Manthey, on August 3, 2012 and they celebrated their anniversary…by having a baby! Their baby girl, Sienna Tate Lange, was born July 24, 2013 and she’s been an amazing addition to their lives over the past 5 weeks. Enjoy these photo updates!        …

  • David Christians ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Dave Christians ’09 is a Communications Assistant at the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

  • Chris Gough ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Chris Gough ’12 is now the director of bands in the Crookston Public Schools in Crookston, MN. He teaches grades 5-12.

  • Anhthi Tran ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Anhthi Tran ’08 passed the commissioning examination and is now a National Bank Examiner at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

  • Linnea Hatteberg ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Interesting and exciting times in Mali: Linnea Hatteberg ’08 (left) was an international election observer in Bamako for the Mali Presidential Elections on July 28. Pictured alongside Linnea are fellow elections observers, including Member of Parliament, Patrick Muyaya (center left) from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • Jenna Chapman ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    On August 30, Jenna Chapman ’12 received her Master of Arts degree in social science research from the University of Chicago.

  • Emily Petraitis Elmer ’07

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    Erin Wilken

    On May 11th, 2013, Emily Petraitis Elmer ’07 got married to Timothy Elmer Jr.

  • Zeb Zacharias ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    In July, Zeb Zacharias ’09 graduated with his Master of Science in Biology from Minnesota State University, Mankato. From there, Zeb traveled to Iowa City and is currently a graduate assistant at the University of Iowa working on his doctorate in their Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology.