Alumni Blog

Year: 2014

  • Ava Suzuki-Lambrecht ’08

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Ava Suzuki-Lambrehct, Class of 2008, recently started working for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners in Saint Paul, Minnesota in April 2014.

  • John Holt ’70

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    Gustavus Alumni

    From a pool over nearly 3,000 proposals, John Holt ’70 and 177 other scholars and artists have been selected to receive fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation. Holt’s fellowship will allow him to research and write about Buddhist/Muslim tensions in Sri Lanka and Burma. Holt has written or edited 11 books and scores of articles about…

  • Mavis McClure Langsjoen ’44

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    Mavis McClure Langsjoen, class of 1944, died April 10, 2014, in Ocala, Florida. She was preceded in death by husband, Odin Langsjoen, class of 1943. She is survived by daughter, Linnea Langsjoen Hagemeister, class of 1967, son Erik and daughter-in-law, Mary Copouls Langsjoen, both class of 1972.

  • Vicki Krenik Hedlin ’64

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    Memories: Choir tours – being snowbound in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan and singing and duet with Bill Holm in Town Hall, NYC. Wahlstrom Section 7’s “Talent” shows. Classes from Gerhard Alexis, George Anderson, Charles Hamrum, Don Gustafson, Robert Esbjornson. Life Path: I taught senior high English for four years in three states, as Monsanto moved Larry around…

  • Marissa Shepherd ’12

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    Marissa Shepherd ’12 started working for Chemtex Corp in Lakeville MN as a Chemist where she tests water samples from companies and cities to ensure environmental quality and that their systems are working. She also accepted admission for the Fall 2015 Water Resource Science Masters Program at the University of Minnesota.

  • Marnie Nelson ’04

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    Marnie K. Nelson ’04 is now an Education Abroad Coordinator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

  • 2012 Gather with GYA

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    Gustavus Alumni

    So fun to see all the 2012 grads at the Young Alumni Happy Hour! 😀

  • Bryce Anderson ’99

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    Bryce Anderson ’99 joined Hays Companies as a Commerical Lines Insurance Placement Specialist in Minneapolis, MN.

  • Roger Hanson ’65

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Since retiring from teaching Biology and Physical Science Roger Hanson ’65 has some extra time between hunting seasons so he took up wooden duck decoy carving. Roger says, “It can best be described as an insane hobby.”

  • Chelsa Johnson ’00

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    Chelsa Johnson ’00 married Barry Weatherbee Jr. on March 22, 2014 in Scottsdale Arizona!