Alumni Blog

Month: October 2015

  • Mike Wobschall ’06

    Mike Wobschall ’06

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    Mike ’06 and Ali (Chorley ’08) Wobschall write: “We welcomed our twins, Leo Michael & Lucy Love, on January 26th, 2015. Big sister Ila Joy (2 yrs) is adjusting well and loving her new role as mama’s helper. Our hearts are overflowing. And so is our schedule! Mike is amidst another exciting Vikings season, his…

  • Steve Briggs ’77

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Steve Briggs ’77 was elected President of the Sibley County Historical Society, Henderson, MN, in October 2015.

  • David Holdhusen ’96

    David Holdhusen ’96

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    Gustavus Alumni

    David Holdhusen ’96 has been named the Chair of the Music Department at the University of South Dakota. He will continue to serve as Director of Choral Activities at USD and his Chamber Singers will perform at the North Central ACDA Conference in February of 2016.

  • Christine Dornbusch ’09

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    Christine Dornbusch ’09 writes, “I started a new position at Ameriprise Financial corporate headquarters in Minneapolis! I am now a Recruiting Solutions Specialist with the Talent Acquisition team of Human Resources. I also just bought my first home – a condo in Saint Paul!”

  • Nicole Parris Jacobs ’09

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Nicole Parris Jacobs ’09 has moved to Saint Louis, Missouri.

  • Joe Mundell ’05

    Joe Mundell ’05

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    Gustavus Alumni

    In June, Paul Kienberger ’05, Joe Mundell ’05, James Sorenson ’05, and Brent Magnusson ’05 participated in the Lutsen 99er mountain bike event along the North Shore in Minnesota. Paul and Joe completed the 39-mile race while James and Brent completed the 99-mile race.

  • Grant Boulanger ’97

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    Robyn Rost

    Grant Boulanger ’97, a Spanish teacher at Skyview Middle School in the North Saint Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale District (ISD 622), has been selected as the recipient of the Minnesota World Language Teacher of the Year Award for 2015 from the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures (MCTLC).This is one of the organization’s highest…

  • Chris Van Hoven ’05

    Chris Van Hoven ’05

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    Brent Kath ’04, Andrea Wellmen Kath ’04, and Chris Van Hoven ’05 pose with their event belt buckles, following the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race Summer of 2015, in Leadville, Colorado.  

  • Kyia Knutson Hedershott ’12

    Kyia Knutson Hedershott ’12

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    Robyn Rost

    Kyia Knutson ’12 married Jack Hendershott ’12 on August 29, 2015. There was a patio full of Gusties in attendance.

  • Mitchell Engel ’08

    Mitchell Engel ’08

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Mitchell Engel ’08 joined has joined the Tort group at Shook. He received his J.D. summa cum laude from Creighton University School of Law in 2013. While in law school, he was a staff member of the Creighton Law Review and earned eight CALI Excellence for the Future Awards. Prior to joining Shook, Engel was a…