Alumni Blog

Month: November 2017

  • Kayla Hanson ’14

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    Kayla Hanson ’14 graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Master of Public Health in May 2017 and is now working as a research epidemiologist at the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute.

  • Carlie Hedlund ’15

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Carlie Hedlund ’15 is attending graduate school for Educational Leadership at St. Mary’s University, Minnesota.

  • Sean Tessmer ’11

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    Sean Tessmer ’11 and Jennifer Neidich were wed on 10/21/2017 in Minneapolis, MN.

  • Julie Anderson Wawczak ’84

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Julie Anderson Wawczak writes, “I was able to semi-retire from working in an elementary school library in May. I decided to continue to sub in different local districts to enjoy seeing the students. My son did not decide on GAC, but continues his education at Carthage, another great ECLA school.”

  • Brenda Footh Duyan ’73

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Brenda Footh Duyan ’73 writes, “Five Gusties gathered in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in October to celebrate our life-long friendships of 40 + years. Quaking Aspen, walks in Breckenridge, Vail gondola ride, Leadville Mining Museum, laughs, lunches, hot tub, capped by 10 inches of snow. Gustavus, first floor Valley, brought us together. We remember.”

  • Christian White ’01

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Christian White ’01 is a Pilot at Delta Air Lines.

  • Diana Yang Messig ’04

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Diana Yang Messig ’04 is a Meeting & Event Planner at Ernst & Young in San Jose, CA. Promoted to Meeting & Event Planner in October 2015.

  • Rolf Olson ’93

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Rolf Olson ’93 is a Political/Economic Counselor at U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. He continues as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. Rolf was recently assigned to our embassy in Bolivia, where he serves as the Political/Economic Counselor.

  • Amy Sommer Rosevear ’02

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Amy Rosevear ’02 was wed to Nicholas Rosevear on 10/22/2016 in Denver, CO.

  • Nancy Eddy ’66

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Nancy Eddy writes, “Though “retired” from teaching I still sponsor an after-school Geography Club (this year the largest, 17 boys, 3 girls) for which I write a weekly world news quiz and also questions for various world regions that require the students to use the atlas to search out specific answers. Each week I cook…