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Author: Erin Wilken

  • Pictures from the Class of ’66 Reunion

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    Erin Wilken

    Pictures submitted by Bill Laumann, taken from the Class-Of-66 Reunion. We had a wonderful time, and it was great to see everyone! Picture 1. Julie Hagen Accola ’66, Bill Laumann ’66, Sue Tillman ’66                 Picture 2. Bruce Haugland ’67, Bill Laumann ’66, Gary Engen ’66, Al Molde…

  • Angelica Matthes Yackel ’10 and Andrew Yackel-Juleen ’10

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    Erin Wilken

    Andrew Yackel(-Juleen) ’10 and Angelica (Matthes) Yackel ’10 were married at Gustavus on June 4, 2011. They highly recommend that any and every Gustie be married at Gustavus–it was perfect.

  • Blake Davis ’89 and Paul Laird ’88

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    Erin Wilken

    Warden Blake Davis (89) and Assistant Director Paul Laird (88) recently lead the first Department of Justice international treaty exchange between United States and Russia. During their diplomatic mission, they met with prison officials from the Russian Ministry of Justice and facilitated the first exchange of prisoners between the two countries. The Gustavus grads took…

  • Charlotte Pratt Nordstrom ’86

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    Erin Wilken

    Charlotte Nordstrom, a counselor at Century College in White Bear Lake, MN received the college’s Outstanding Faculty Award for 2010-2011 for her work “above and beyond to serve students.” She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Henrik ’88 and children Nils, 11 and Ebba, 6.

  • Megan Backer Kelley ’03

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    Erin Wilken

    Megan Backer Kelley ’03 married Ian Kelley on May 21, 2011, in Sturgeon Lake, MN.  

  • Linda Bergstrom ’73

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    Erin Wilken

    I recently received a nice honor from my professional association. I was named a “Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives.” Below is the brief bio sketch I submitted which will be published in the Sept issue of the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. JMWH short bio Linda Bergstrom graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College,…

  • Matt Lindholm ’10 and Morgan Bollinger ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Morgan Bollinger ’08 and Matt Lindholm ’10 are happy to announce their engagement to be married. The Forest Lake natives plan to be married in June of 2012. (Bollinger ’08 left, Lindholm ’10 right)

  • Mark Sallmen ’73

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    Erin Wilken

    I am a licensed Finnish tour guide, guiding tours in Pietarsaari/Jakobstad where I live. It is a hobby of mine. I guide in both Finnish and English though my Swedish comes into use also. I love showing the church from the middle ages as well as the cottage of our national poet Johan Ludwig Runeberg…

  • Travis Lange ’96

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    Erin Wilken

    I’m designing really big lasers (though, sadly, not putting them on the heads of sharks) for Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and living in Oakland, CA.

  • Senior Tunnel Tours

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    Erin Wilken

    Almost 250 seniors toured the tunnel yesterday during the kick-off to Senior Week!  Those who made a gift to the Annual Fund through the Senior Class Legacy Campaign were invited to take a tour of a section of the underground tunnels and sign the 2011 Legacy Wall that was recently painted by Nicole Tetrault ’11. …