Alumni Blog

Month: March 2016

  • Scott Dee ’81

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    Robyn Rost

    Scott Dee ’81, DVM, received the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ 2016 Howard Dunne Memorial Award during the association’s 47th Annual Meeting February 29 in New Orleans, LA.  The award recognizes an AASV member who has made important contributions and provided outstanding service to the association and the swine industry. Scott earned his DVM in…

  • Crystal Campbell Burns ’00

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Crystal Campbell Burns ’00 is a Development Specialist in the Music Department at Simpson College, Indianola, IA.

  • Nicole Parris Jacobs ’09

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Nicole Parris Jacobs ’09 has recently been promoted to Assistant Activity Director at Parc Provence, a long-term memory care community.

  • John Bergstrand ’78

    John Bergstrand ’78

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Friends from the Gustavus class of 1978 met for breakfast recently in Minneapolis. Pictures from left are Jon Hachfeld, Bill Satterness, John Bergstrand, Brad Bostrom, and Eric Zilley.

  • Christian White ’01

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Christian White ’01 is a pilot with Sun Country Airlines.

  • Martha Keller McBurney ’82

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Martha Keller McBurney ’82 is Adjunct faculty at Olivet Nazarene University and lab prep at Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School.

  • Carl Ferkinhoff ’05

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Carl Ferkinhoff ’05 writes, “In January I started as an Assistant Professor of Physics at Winona State Unversity in Winona MN. In addition to teaching physics, doing astronomical research with students I will also be responsible for the secondary science education programs. I’m excited to work with students and to be back in Minnesota!”

  • Matthew Hagen ’14

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Matthew Hagen ’14 married Janine Barnes on September 19th , 2015.

  • Janey Helland ’11

    Janey Helland ’11

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    Gustavus Alumni

    In January, Janey R. Helland ’11 traveled to Tanzania, Africa for a training symposium for breast and cervical cancer as part of her clinical rotation as a student at St. Kate’s Physical Assistant program. She also had the opportunity to visit two hospitals for patient care.

  • Sarah Hulke ’09

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Sarah Hulke ’09 shared, “I’ve recently begun a new job as a Student Record Specialist for Rasmussen College at the central campus in Bloomington, MN. As of last year, my husband and I are living in our first house in Robbinsdale, MN. It’s been a wonderful and crazy past year!”