Alumni Blog

Year: 2016

  • Craig A. Nelson ’70

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    Dr. Craig A. Nelson ’70 shares, “I had my aortic heart valve replaced with a “St. Jude Holy Cow Valve,” on Oct. 19, 2015. Everything at Mayo/Rochester was wonderful and I’m almost finished with cardiac rehab and ready to get traveling again. Still working part-time doing interviews for the U.S. Census Bureau, and living in the…

  • Melissa Wygant Mokry ’12

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    Melissa Wygant ’12 married William Mokry Jr. on January 16, 2016 in Colorado. It was a wonderful day filled with dancing and catching up with family as well as friends from graduate school and Gustavus.

  • Amanda Croonquist ’13

    Amanda Croonquist ’13

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    Clean sweep for Gustavus! All three Croonquist children attend Gustavus Adolphus College. Amanda ’13 (left) and Jacob ’18 (center), helped move in their youngest sister, Rachel, ’19 (right).

  • Dan Homstad ’90

    Dan Homstad ’90

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    Dan Homstad ’90 has joined the law firm of Kassius Benson Law. P.A., Minneapolis, MN. Dan has entered the private criminal defense bar after 15 years in the public defender’s office and 8 in the prosecutor’s office. Dan represents clients charged with serious felony and misdemeanor crimes, DWI and Implied Consent matters, and juvenile court…

  • Nhung Le ’08

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Nhung Le ’08 is currently studying at Cornell University in the 2-year MBA program.

  • Paul Almen ’91

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    Robyn Rost

    Attorney Paul Almen ’91 joined the firm of Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. is January 2016. His practice focuses on the area of construction law, construction defect law, and real estate litigation, assisting sureties, owners, associations, contractors, architects, engineers, and subcontractors with a variety of matters.

  • Janene Leimer Lenard ’89

    Janene Leimer Lenard ’89

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    This fall there were five Gustavus Alumni working at Skyview Middle School in Oakdale, Minnesota. Left to Right: Erica Olson Schaps ’04, Grant Boulanger ’97, Erin Azer ’94, Brett Latterell ’94, Janene Leimer Lenard ’89.

  • John McCally ’86

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    Robyn Rost

    John McCally ’86 appeared on local show Twin Cities Live in December to promote his new television show, Hockey Moms, a reality show featuring four families whose lives revolve around their children’s participation in hockey. The show is the latest creation of McCally and partner Randy Lee ’84. Together, these longtime friends form the backbone of…

  • Jon Erik Larson ’72

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    Jon Erik Larson ’72 writes, “J-Term 2016. I am in the first week of teaching a class entitled “Monopoly, Competition & Environmentalism in the U.S. Power Industry” for the Economics & Management Department at Gustavus. The course is based on my experiences as an investment and, later, merchant banker in New York. The course is…

  • Krista Brockberg ’15

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Krista Brockberg ’15 works as a registered nurse at Methodist Hospital in the Family Birthing Center along with two other 2015 Gustie nursing grads, Michayla Nelson and Heidi Korin.