Alumni Blog

Month: April 2018

  • Get to Know a Gustie: Dan Michel ’90

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    Grad Year: 1990 Major: Theatre     Hometown: Hopkins, MN     Current City: Chicago, IL What is your first Gustavus memory? Arriving with a broken arm my freshman year. What was your favorite class? Dramatic Theory with Rob Gardner. What was your favorite on campus event while you were at Gustavus? Christmas in Christ Chapel. What do you…

  • Jeff Pinkham ’74

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    Gustavus Alumni

    One in a million chance. While I was hiking a remote area of the Arizona desert, and had a chance encounter with my good friends and fellow Gusties from the class of 1974. We couldn’t believe we ran into each other. Left to right: Kevin Maehling, Jeff Pinkham, Rita Ferguson Maehling – all class of…

  • Scott Fish ’02

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Scott Fish ’02 is a Senior Analyst at Fanball in Minneapolis, MN. Fanball.com is a fantasy sports website. Scott also occasionally co-hosts Fantasy Football Weekly on KFAN.

  • Shiloh Landskov ’16

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Zachary Haugen and Shiloh Landskov ’16 became engaged on 12/25/2017 in Waconia, MN.

  • Matt Swenson ’06

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    Matt Swenson ’06 is a Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Communications at Office of Governor Mark Dayton in Saint Paul, MN. Matt Swenson was promoted to serve as Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Communications for Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton. Matt serves as the Governor’s chief communications advisor and spokesperson, manages the…

  • Marshall Lichty ’99

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Marshall Lichty ’99 is a Editor in Chief at Lawyerist.com in Minneapolis, MN. Lawyerist.com is a tribe of small-firm lawyers building sustainable law practices focused on client-centric services, future-oriented technology, profit-oriented business models, and access to justice. Marshall has joined Lawyerist.com as its Editor in Chief and a member of its executive team.

  • Katie (Ness) Breckner ’12

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    Nick Breckner ’12 and Katie Breckner ’12 were wed on 10/07/2018 in Minneapolis, MN. Gustavus brought us together and we were able to share our wedding day with so many generations of Gusties! #whygustavus

  • Shari (Tyree) Howell ’93

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Shari is anticipating graduation in the MDiv program at Luther Seminary in 2019.

  • Athena (Owen) Kildegaard ’83

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Athena writes, “My fifth book of poetry, Course, has just been published by Tinderbox Editions. The book explores the course of my mother’s life and death, the course of the river into which we placed her ashes, and the course of grief.”

  • Kate (Sheehan) Menne ’06

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Kate Sheehan Menne ’06 is a Lead Nurse Anesthetist at Associated Anesthesiologists, PA in Vadnais Heights, MN.