Alumni Blog

Year: 2013

  • Anthony Mefford ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Anthony Mefford ’12 is a medical student at University of California Davis.

  • Shawna MullenEardley ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Shawna MullenEardley ’08 is now an Active Transportation Coordinator for the Healthy Duluth Area Coalition and the Duluth YMCA in Duluth, MN. It is an advocacy and policy position working to make Duluth more bicycle and pedestrian friendly.

  • Korrina Pope Haack ’11

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    Erin Wilken

    Korrina (Pope) Haac ’11, married Bradley Haack of St. Peter on October 5th at Gustavus Adolphus College.

  • Brit Barkholtz ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Brit Barkholtz ’12 has been hired as the Director of Music Ministry at Living Waters Lutheran Church in Lino Lakes, MN. She will start the position in November, just in time to start Advent planning and Christmas season excitement!

  • Sarah Volz ’04

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    Erin Wilken

    In July 2013, Sarah Volz ’04 started a Neonatology Fellowship at the University of Rochester, NY, after graduating from her Pediatric Residency program at Good Samaritan Hospital on Long Island, NY.

  • Gustie Educators at Twin Cities Live

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    Erin Wilken

    Gustavus Education Department grads and professors gathered on Friday, August 15 at KSTP-TV in Saint Paul to be a part of the audience for Twin Cities Live. Elementary Education major Mike Marcotte ’08 teamed up with faculty Jill Potts to connect grads from the department. The special group was acknowledged by the hosts during the…

  • Scott and Heather Nierengarten Nienow ’99 ’00

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    Erin Wilken

    Scott ’99 and Heather ’00 Nienow announce the birth of their son Isaac, born June 26, 2012.

  • Rachel Blunk ’04

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    Erin Wilken

    Blunk Elected To NCAWA Board BURLINGTON N.C. — Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman, P.A. attorney Rachel M. Blunk was elected to the board of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys for a 1-year term. She will be the 2012-2013 Nominating & Public Service Awards Committee Chair, and will serve on the Education Committee. The…

  • Chelsea Kramer ’10

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    Erin Wilken

    Chelsea Kramer ’10 recently accepted a position as the Academic Advisor for the High School Upward Bound program at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. High School Upward Bound is a college-access and academic support program. Upward Bound serves high school students from low-income backgrounds who aim to be among the first generation in their families to…

  • Linda Leonardson Hallman ’64

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    Erin Wilken

    Join our 1964 class at Cocktails at the Castle on Oct. 31, 2013. It will be an evening of Halloween at American Swedish Institute (2600 Park Ave, Minneapolis). Wear a mask or maybe a costume…. buy tickets online at http://asimn.org/.