Alumni Blog

Author: Erin Wilken

  • Jon Lien ’07

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    Erin Wilken

    Jon Lien ’07 and Heidi (Clausnitzer) Lien, an MNSU graduate, recently got married July 28th, 2012.

  • Alan Parsons Meier ’87

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    Erin Wilken

    Alan Parsons Meier ’87 is the Senior Associate Dean of Admission at Gustavus. His spouse, Kelly Meier, is Senior Director of Institutional Diversity at Minnesota State University – Mankato. They live in North Mankato with their kids, Garrett (15), Carrlin (13), and Jullian (9).

  • Gusties in Southern Africa

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    Erin Wilken

    Linnea Hatteberg ’08 and Addie Ryan ’08 work in the field of international development for DAI in Washington, DC. While they were both on assignments in South Africa, these colleagues traveled to Zambia to visit one of the natural wonders of the world, Victoria Falls (pictured here).

  • Sandy Maxfield Johnson ’76

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    Erin Wilken

    Sandy Johnson ’76 has a 3rd grade teaching job at Lifegate Christian school in west Omaha, she also has worked at the King of Kings Lutheran library for 18 months. With her budget she enjoys buying the new books.

  • Paul and Nickie Kromminga Hill ’98

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    Erin Wilken

    Nickie Kromminga Hill ’98 and Paul Hill (Adjunct Percussion Instructor) were married on September 3, 2012.

  • Amy Berger ’01

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    Erin Wilken

    Amy Berger ’01 is pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration from the College of St. Scholastica.

  • Katherine Liggett Patton ’98

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    Erin Wilken

    Katherine Liggett Patton ’98 was recently hired as a PRESS (Path to Reading Excellence in School Sites) Literacy Coach through the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Center for Reading Research.

  • Jennifer Forrest ’10

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    Erin Wilken

    Jennifer Forrest ’10 has completed a year of AmeriCorps in Minneapolis as a Financial Literacy Coach and has relocated to Fairfax, Virginia to continue her career with IT company CGI.

  • Bradley and Kayla Elbert Abell ’10,’11

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    Erin Wilken

    Bradley Abell ’10 got married at GAC August 18th, 2012 to Kayla Elbert ’11. They are now living in West Lafayette, IN. Brad is pursuing his PhD in Physics and Kayla is a preschool teacher teaching 3 and 4 year old children.

  • Cara Carlson ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Cara Carlson ’08 is now a senior project manager in Corporate Communications at Quad/Graphics in Milwaukee, WI.