Alumni Blog

Year: 2020

  • Samuel Eckberg ’08

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Samuel Eckberg graduated last spring with a Master of Arts in Music Education with a choral focus from the University of St. Thomas. Sam is entering his sixth year as a choir director at Rogers High school. He and his wife, Allison, live in Champlin MN with their two children.

  • Gusties Perform At Band & Orchestra Conference

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Four Gustie alumni were honored to perform in a concert with the Grand Symphonic Winds at The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference on December 20, 2019 in Chicago, IL. Pictured from left to right are: Amy Koskela Gullikson 04′, Kari Mattson Ball 88′, Andy Jensen, 08′ and Justin Schramm 07′.

  • David Knoll ’83

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    Gustavus Alumni

    David Knoll ’83 is a President / CEO at Prairie Restorations, Inc. in Princeton, MN. Prairie Restorations is an ecological services company that provides design, installation, and land management services for natural landscape settings such as prairies, woodlands, and wetlands. Check us out at www.prairieresto.com. I assumed the organizational leadership role beginning in July 2019…

  • Get to Know a Gustie: Joe Campbell ’05

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    enelso16

    Grad Year: 2005 Major: Political Science major; History, Geography minors Hometown: West Saint Paul, Minnesota Current City: Minneapolis, Minnesota Current Profession: I am currently a Partner on the Marketing and Communications team at ICF Next, formerly Olson + Co. ICF Next is a full-service consulting agency and my team focuses primarily on advertising, public relations…

  • Gustie Shine with USA Bandy Team

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    pkauffma

    On December 22 the USA Women’s National Bandy Team and men’s elite team Bandolier played their second annual holiday game. The Bandolier have 7 former Gusties – The WNT has 8 former Gusties – Coach of both Bandolier and WNT is a Gustie – The Head referee is a Gustie – The founder of USA…

  • Recent Alumni Help with Food Pack

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    pkauffma

    The Gustavus Recent Alumni (GRA), formerly know as Gustavus Young Alumni, held a philanthropic event on Saturday, December 21, at a food pack for Feed My Starving Children held in Chanhassen. The group helped to pack over 22,000 meals. Gusties in attendance were: Wes Baish ’13, Avery Bather ’18, Andrew Beede ’18, Meishon Behboudi ’15,…

  • Three Gusties Show Their Spirit on Gustie Gear Day

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    pkauffma

    These Gustie alumni showed their Gustie pride on Gustie Gear Day (the 3rd of each month).  They all work together at Delta Dental of Minnesota in Minneapolis. They are L to R:  Kevin Davidson, ’82 Vice President, Corporate Development, Sarah Evenrud Kerbeshian, ’92 Senior Director, Human Resources, and Rob Cully, ’90 Director, Enterprise Project Management…

  • 1992 Gals Celebrate Turning 50!

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    pkauffma

    These 1992 classmates gathered at 300 First in Rochester, to celebrate the 50th birthdays of Lisa Decker Cone and Gina Souder Wolleat.  Pictured are:  Back row left to right: Nichole Anderson Kauls, Jen Maether Kissell, Val Tate Qualley, Kristin Yetke Schmidt.  Front row: Tracy Griffin Collander, Lisa Decker Cone, Gina Souder Wolleat, and Renee Rasmusson…