Alumni Blog

Month: July 2015

  • Milo Lundblad ’76

    Milo Lundblad ’76

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    Robyn Rost

    Milo Lundblad ’76 completed his 31st Race to Mackinac yacht competition in July 2015. He and his crew won the Tartan Ten (T-Ten) section in the race, the first out of 22 boats. The Race to Mackinac is 333 miles, from Chicago to Mackinac Island, MI. According to Milo, “It takes anywhere from 48 to…

  • Nancy Erickson ’77

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Nancy S Erickson ’77 married Joe Schouten on June 6th, 2015 in Menasha, WI.

  • Dunny Sheldon ’75

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Dunny Sheldon ’75 has taken early retirement as of 2 October 2015. He will be living at home with my mother Sylvia Rule Sheldon ’43 in Hamilton, Ontario.

  • Rob Rieckenberg ’00

    Rob Rieckenberg ’00

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Rob Rieckenberg writes, “My family was just on Family Feud, and yes we did win the big money and actually made it on to 4 episodes. The reason I am writing you is two out of the five family members on the show are Gusties. I am class of 2000, Rob Rieckenberg and one of…

  • Jillian Hiscock ’05

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    Jillian Hiscock ’05 wrote: “I recently left the world of undergraduate recruitment to take on the new role of National Partnerships Manager for College Possible. College Possible works to make college admission and success a reality for low-income students through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support. In this new role, I will be working…

  • Ethan Bjelland ’12

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Ethan Bjelland ’12 writes: “In the last couple months, I have started working at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts as a Group Ticketing Associate on the Marketing Team, working with all customer groups of 10 or more. I’ve been having a great time, and have run into quite a few Gusties in and…

  • Andrew Soleim ’09

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    Robyn Rost

    Andrew Soleim ’09 has been named a 2015 Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows. The fellows program, administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, recruits both recent graduates and career changers with strong backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and math—the STEM fields—and prepares them specifically to teach in high-need secondary schools in Indiana. Each fellow receives $30,000…

  • Heather Rossow Dickey ’07

    Heather Rossow Dickey ’07

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Heather Rossow Dickey ’07 married Steven Dickey on June 6th, 2015 in Faribault, MN.

  • Charlotte Nielsen Gunnufson ’94

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    Charlotte Nielsen Gunnofson ’94 forwarded the following press release, sharing her good news: “Cedar Rapids Author Honored by National Children’s Magazine Charlotte Gunnufson receives Pewter Plate Award from Highlights magazine July 28, 2015 (HONESDALE, PA) – Highlights magazine has honored author Charlotte Gunnufson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for her verse titled “Seven Sailors,” which was published…

  • Matthew Hentges ’06

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Matthew Hentges ’06 shares, “I recently completed a fellowship in foot and ankle deformity correction at the International Center for Limb Lengthening at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. I was hired as an attending foot and ankle surgeon at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. My family and I will be relocating to Pittsburgh, PA in…