Archive for September, 2016Page 2

Jean Andreasen ’81

Jean Andreasen ’81 is a Program Administrator at NCR-SARE. NCR-SARE is one of four regional offices administering the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program (part of USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture), a nationwide grants and education program to advance sustainable innovation in American agriculture. This news was submitted using our Submit Your […]

Ben ’14 and Kallie (Poirier ’15) Orpen

Ben Orpen ’14 and Kallie Poirier ’15 were married on 08/21/2016 in Barnesville, MN. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

Ava Goepfert ’14

Ava Goepfert ’14 is attending Colorado State University for her master’s in communication studies, as well as teaching public speaking courses. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

Jason Scherer ’11

Jason Scherer ’11 is a Creative Blogger at EssayVikings.com – The Best Tutoring Company.  (http://essayvikings.com/ company) This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

Kelly Biondich Small ’05

Kelly Biondich Small ’05 accepted the position as Assistant County Attorney for Carver County in Chaska, MN, in June doing criminal prosecution. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

Alyssa Ringdal Nissen ’12

Alyssa Ringdal Nissen ’12 is a 4th Grade Teacher at New Ulm School District.  This fall she will start as a 4th grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

Peter Ford ’84

Peter Ford ’84 is a Olympic Security Coordinator at State Department, Diplomatic Security in Rio De Janeiro.  He is a Special Agent with Diplomatic Security, which is the security arm of the U.S. Department of State.  He was a senior U.S. representative, representing 23 different U.S. federal agencies, responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing all […]

Jane Swanson ’78

Jane Swanson of Carbondale, Illinois, will spend approximately three weeks partnering with African communities to provide fresh water sources to more than 2500 villages in remote areas of Malawi, Zambia & Tanzania. Swanson will leave for Africa on September 16th, her second mission trip with Marion Medical Mission. Forty U.S. volunteers will work in remote […]

Matt Swenson ’06

Matt Swenson ’06 is a Press Secretary for the United States Trade Representative at Executive Office of the President of the United States in Washington, DC. • There he will plan and implement earned media strategies to inform the public and press about the United States’ trade activities, objectives, and policies • Serve as spokesperson […]

Jackie Hunt Christensen ’86

Jackie Hunt Christensen ’86 recently attended the 4th World Parkinson’s Congress, where both of her books [THE FIRST YEAR: PARKINSON’S DISEASE and LIFE WITH A BATTERY-OPERATED BRAIN:  A PATIENT’S GUIDE TO DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION] were featured in the Congress’ Book Nook. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any […]

Brandon Hirdler ’12

Eight Gustie alumni went on a 91.6 mile hike through the Grand Teton National Park. They include: Ryan Dobbs ’09, Scott Broady ’09, Eric Kunkel ’12, Peter Rakke ’13, Kevin Bonnema ’13, David Johnson ’12, Brandon Hirdler ’12, and Blake Gust ’13 This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have […]

Stephanie Nichols Lundorff ’86

Stephanie Nichols Lundorff ’86 was an Academic Dean and Director of Guidance at Concordia Academy in Roseville, MN.  Concordia Academy is a private Christian high school serving grades 9-12.  After a decade as an English teacher and chair of the English Department, she and her husband decided to leave the Twin Cities and relocate to […]

Briana Hewitt ’09

For the last few years I have attended, First Lutheran Church in Redlands, California. At the Mother’s Day brunch this year, I randomly sat down with a Gustie!  Beverly Cromwell Chovick is a 1950 graduate and has been a member of the church for nearly 30 years. Over muffins and egg bake we swapped stories […]