Alumni Blog

Author: Erin Wilken

  • Kelly Hobson Jarisch ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Kelly Hobson Jarisch ’06 is currently living in Austin, TX and works at Facebook on the Global Marketing Solutions team (since June, 2010). Kelly married Colton Tade Jarisch on April 13th, 2012! Interesting Story: “I was lucky enough to move to Brazil for a short time to open Facebook’s LATAM office! Was an incredible experience.”

  • 1959 Ladies Gather in Red Wing

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    Erin Wilken

    Ladies from the Class of 1959 drove to Red Wing to surprise Liz at a luncheon. In the photo are Linda Lund Anderson, Elaine Torrey Holmen Magnuson, Liz Sandquist Brown, Carol Johnson Heyl, Lois Madsen Allen.

  • Raychal Zupancich Zupan ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Raychal Zupan ’08 has recently relocated to Austin, TX to work as a pediatric Occupational Therapist at Kidtherapy.

  • Eric and Melanie Baker Gunderson ’09,’07

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    Erin Wilken

    Eric Gunderson ’09 and Melanie Baker Gunderson ’07 were married in Rochester, Minnesota on June 2, 2012.

  • Alumni Chapter Events

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    Erin Wilken

    Chapter events are held throughout the U.S. all year long. Make sure to keep your address updated so that you can receive an invitation to these events.

  • Encounters with Gusties!

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    Erin Wilken

    Andrew Setterholm ’11 had a random encounter with another Gustie – “I’m working for a newspaper in Pinedale, Wyoming, the Sublette Examiner, editorial staff of three. Pinedale (pop. 1,400) is in the least populated county in the least populated state in the U.S. Obviously I wasn’t expecting to have any Gustie encounters. The other day…

  • Gusties Celebrating Birthdays!

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    Erin Wilken

    In August, to celebrate their 70th birthdays, friends from the class of 1964 gathered for lunch at the home of Marv and Marcia Lindseth in Prescott, Wisconsin. Pictured are (back) Marcia Johnson Lindseth, Shirley Smith Franklin, Marlys Sanders Siverson, (front) Lynne McKenzie Thompson, and Camille Janzen Bunch.

  • Pete Strom ’92

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    Erin Wilken

    Pete Strom ’92 recently spoke at TEDx Bozeman. Here is the talk where he claims “Success is 99.9% Luck or Grace”. http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxBozeman-Pete-Strom-Butter-S;Recent OR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRdp2uAiIOs

  • Gustie Musicians

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    Erin Wilken

    A few Gustie music majors meet up for a mini-reunion in St. Paul! All three have been active in the St. Paul music scene, subbing in orchestras, teaching lessons, and playing for local churches! Photo: Brit Barkholtz ’12, Abbie Johnson ’11, Ashley Tibbetts ’10

  • Alli Stocco ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Alli Stocco ’06 has just begun her MFA program in textile design at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence, RI.