Alumni Blog

Month: September 2016

  • Gusties at Lake Pelican

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    Gustie friends gather at Pelican Lake, Pelican Rapids, MN in August 2016. Kyle Rohlfs ’08 Tasha Rohlfs ’09 Jack Underwood ’08 Wade Underwood ’12 and Claire Curran ’13.

  • Blake Theisen ’08

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Blake Theisen ’08 is a Assistant Director of Athletics at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL.

  • Roger Eaks ’86

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    Roger Eaks ’86 is the lead clinical social worker with for Family Advocacy Program/Child and Family Behavioral Health Service, 10th Mountain Division, US Army at Fort Drum in Fort Drum, NY.

  • Derek Martin ’07

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Derek Martin ’07 is a Associate Development Officer at University of Minnesota Crookston in Crookston, MN.  After working in sales for 2 years with Eickhof Columbaria, which is the company that fabricated and installed the columbarium at Gustavus, I have accepted the position of Associate Development Officer with University of Minnesota Crookston.  It’s a very…

  • Jeffrey Lunde ’86

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    Gustavus Alumni

    I’ve enjoyed a fulfilling career with Rochester Public Schools, now entering my 30th year, teaching psychology and geography. Last April I greatly enjoyed the Philosophy Majors’ reunion at Gustavus where we paid our respects to Doug Huff, Deane Curtin, and especially my advisor, the late, great George Georgacarakos. I can’t thank them enough for their…

  • Maggie Berndt ’02

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Maggie Berndt ’02 is a Content Producer at The Juilliard School in New York, NY. Juilliard provides the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world, so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens. Maggie Berndt was named content producer for Juilliard…

  • Jennessa (Runia) Runia-Bade ’15

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Gusties gather in Northfield, MN for the wedding of Jennessa and Leif Runia-Bade. From left to right: Tony Squillace ’14, Haley Kubista ’15, Jennessa Runia-Bade ’15, Leif Runia-Bade ’14, Bjorn Bade ’18, Elizabeth Coco ’12, and Nate Baer ’14 Other Gusties were present as guests.

  • Joel Beyer ’01

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    Joel Beyer ’01 is a Commercial Real Estate Business Development Officer at Centennial Lending, LLC in Longmont, CO. Centennial Lending, LLC is a credit union service organization (CUSO), owned by 23 credit unions in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska.

  • Evan Odean ’13

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    Random encounter with another Gustie!  Evan Oden ’13 (right) and Gunnar Boettcher ’15 (left) ran into each other on the Superior Hiking Trail on September 10, 2016 near Mount Trudee and hiked together for a while, sharing memories of our time on the hill!

  • Christine Dornbusch ’09

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    Gusties gather every day at work on the Talent Acquisition team at Ameriprise Financial’s corporate headquarters in downtown Minneapolis.