Alumni Blog

Author: Gustavus Alumni

  • Sawyer Olson ’13

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    Sawyer Olson ’13 writes, “After a year teaching English in Thailand, and a number of months living again where I grew up in Austin TX, I returned again to MN, moving to the Twin Cities where I currently work at a local publishing company doing customer service work.”

  • LORI LARSON ’78

    LORI LARSON ’78

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    Looking for adventure, two Gusties got a surprise as well as they traveled to Cuba this past January 2016. They were assigned as roommates shortly before the trip and didn’t discover their Gustie connection until unpacking the very first night. They are even sorority sisters in Alpha Phi Rho. Karen Noren Talle ’62 hails from Denver,…

  • Laura Mueller ’92

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    Laura Mueller ’92 completed her PhD in art history at UW-Madison in December 2015. She am currently living and working as an independent curator and art adviser in New York.

  • Jennessa Runia ’15

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    Jennessa Runia ’15 and Leif Bade ’14 are engaged and planning to be married July 16, 2016.

  • Evan Hilsabeck ’09

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    Evan Hilsabeck ’09 was recently named the Managing Director at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in Coralville, IA.

  • Misti Koop ’02

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    Misti Koop ’02 will perform in the Medora Musical again this summer. This is her fourth season as a singer/dancer/musician for this big show in western North Dakota. She writes, “If you have never traveled West on I-94 into ND, perhaps this might be the summer to try Medora! Please say Hello to Misti, if you…

  • Mary Lock Palm ’68

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    Paul ’67 and Mary ’68 Palm just returned from a small yacht tour in the Galapagos Islands with daily hiking and snorkeling.

  • Arla Walton Prestin ’72

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    Both Dick ’71 and Arla ’72 Prestin are enjoying retirement following Dick having worked for Xcel for 37 years in various capacities and my having spent 23 years as an elementary teacher. They stay busy with service work in the community as well as at our church and find it easier now to find time for…

  • Katie Oelfke ’12

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    Katie Oelfke ’12 and Ethan Harstad were married 11/21/15.

  • Marcia Halgren Dale ’57

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    Michael Dale ’58 delivers flowers for Weber’s Westdale Florist and studies woodcarving at American Swedish Institute and Vesterheim in Decorah, Iowa. In the photo here, he is shown with grandson, Adrian Dale, at the Decorah location. Marcia ’57 is organist/pianist at Good Shepherd Lutheran, Navarre, and after Vesterheim classes, is Dala painting and rosemaling. She…