Alumni Blog

Author: Erin Wilken

  • Leslie Carlson Pietila 2003

    —

    by

    Erin Wilken

    I am currently living in Florence, Italy with my husband, John Pietila, who is on the medical staff for Fiorentina, in the series A Italian soccer league.

  • Missing Pilot Found in Minnesota is Gustie Grad

    —

    by

    Erin Wilken

    Andrew Lindberg ’00  was flying a small plane from Lakeville on Friday to join his father Bill Lindberg ’69 and friend Patrick Watson ’99 in Hallock when his plane went down in Clearwater County. His body was found this morning in the plane’s wreckage. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.  Andrew’s mother is…

  • Linnea Bjorkman 2005

    —

    by

    Erin Wilken

    I am excited to share that I am in a Yoga Teacher Training in Denver, CO. I will graduate in December and will be able to use my certification with a Yoga program that I started at the non-profit where I work. We teach yoga to Spanish speaking families! The training as been life-transforming. I…

  • Hannah Julien 2005

    —

    by

    Erin Wilken

    I am in my final year of my masters degree at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. After graduation, I plan to work as a speech-language therapist while pursuing a PhD in Child Psychology in England.

  • David Baldes and Hannah Brandts ’05

    —

    by

    Erin Wilken

    David Baldes ’05 and Hannah Brandts ’05 graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School this May earning their M.D. degrees. Dr. Baldes accepted a position in the psychiatry residency program at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Brandts is continuing her training in the radiology residency program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

  • Renee Donahue Carlson 2005

    —

    by

    Erin Wilken

    Josh Carlson and Renee Donahue Carlson, 2005 Gustavus graduates, got married June 20th, 2009.

  • Catherine Rodman 2005

    —

    by

    Erin Wilken

    I have lived in Washington, DC for the past 4 years and am working at a small non-profit called Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington. I am currently the Assistant Program Director of the organization. I recently moved in with one of my best friends, Chris Gossett, and live in a small apartment on top of…

  • GLA Online Auction Open

    —

    by

    Erin Wilken

    Don’t miss your chance to participate in the online portion of the auction – 95 items are available online only. Bidding closes Thursday, Nov. 12, at 9 p.m. CST. New online auction items just added: One week in a beach house on Topsail Island, North Carolina Gopher Hockey Tickets, January 2nd Autographed copy of “Hot,…

  • King ’70 Elected to NCQA Board of Directors

    —

    by

    Erin Wilken

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced today that Talmadge E. King, Jr., M.D., Julius R. Krevans Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, has been elected to its Board of Directors. Dr. King has a national reputation for his experience concerning the treatment of patients in poor and…

  • Christmas in Christ Chapel

    —

    by

    Erin Wilken

    You are invited to join the Gustavus collegiate community for “A Liturgy of Letters and Carols,” this year’s Christmas in Christ Chapel worship celebration, on the weekend of December 4-6, 2009. Tickets for the services and buffets at $17.50 each are available online via credit card this year at www.gustavustickets.com.  If you do not have…