Alumni Blog

Month: September 2015

  • Rodney Hokenson ’53

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    Since 2009, updating some of that news: son Jim died at 52, in 2012, and had a celebration of his life befitting a wonderful man, especially his gift of music that blessed communities and churches and schools all over SE Michigan. We seem to have gotten older with all the rest of you, with all…

  • Tania Schueller Delehanty ’09

    Tania Schueller Delehanty ’09

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    Tania Schueller ’09 married Jack Delehanty on August 29, 2015 in Minneapolis, where they currently reside.

  • Beth Kasid Wakefield ’03

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    Beth Kasid Wakefield ’03 was accepted into the Family Advisory Council at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. She will serve a 3-year term in this volunteer position.

  • Mike Logan ’97

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    Mike Logan ’97 has been named the president of Twin Cities in Motion, a nonprofit organizer of regional running events, including the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. In this newly created leadership position, Logan will lead the strategy and continued growth of the organization in close partnership with the board of directors and staff. Mike comes…

  • Dan Murray ’86

    Dan Murray ’86

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    Dan Murray ’86 attended the Swedish Embassy’s annual Kräftskiva (aka Crayfish Celebration) in Washington DC on September 17th. Crayfish have been a delicacy in Sweden since the 16th century, but crayfish harvesting was restricted in the early 20th century for the first 7 months of each year. So each year, the Swedish tradition of Kräftskiva…

  • Laura Feistner ’91

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    Laura Feistner ’91 celebrated 20 years with Winthrop Resources Corporation, technology financing, August 2015 in Minnetonka, MN.

  • Kelli Buerman Rorem ’13

    Kelli Buerman Rorem ’13

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    Garrett Rorem ’09 and Kelli Buerman ’13 were married on August 21, 2015 in Shakopee, MN. Many Gusties were in attendance, including all four groomsmen!  

  • Michael Reed ’97

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    Michael Reed ’97 was promoted to Captain for the Plymouth Police Department. He is currently assigned as the Special Operations Commander. He previously held twelve years in SWAT and ten years with the Weapons of Mass Destruction team, both in the position of team leader.

  • Jon Farnsworth ’04

    Jon Farnsworth ’04

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    The Twin Cities law firm of Felhaber Larson, P.A., is very pleased to announce Jon L. Farnsworth has been named the 2014-2015 Volunteer of the Year by LegalCORPS, a not-for-profit organization that offers free legal advice to low income small business owners. Jon has provided an exceptional amount of free representation to his clients, offering…

  • Gilles “Gee” Ouedraogo ’10

    Gilles “Gee” Ouedraogo ’10

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    In 2013, Gee graduated from the U of M Humphrey School of Public Affairs’ Master of Development Practice program in International Development, and is now a Princeton in Africa Fellow with the Lutheran World Federation in Burundi and in Uganda (East Africa). During the crisis in Burundi, Gee was evacuated from Bujumbura to LWF offices…