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Author: Erin Wilken

  • Don Fultz ’61 and Eunice Holm Fultz ’63

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    Erin Wilken

    ’61 Gustie Classmates, Eunice and I have just returned from our four month volunteer work in Iringa, Tanzania. We’ve been involved as Companion Congregation Coordinators between Saint Paul Area Synod and the Iringa Diocese in Tanzania since April 2000. The Iringa Diocese has 70 parishes and we have 68 involved in sister-to-sister partnerships. To date,…

  • Norman Quinn ’71

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    Erin Wilken

    After returning from a Senior Fulbright Fellowship at the Marine Research Center in the Republic of Maldives in 2009, Norman and his wife Barbara Kojis purchased a house in Prescott, Arizona. They are presently preparing their home in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands for sale. Gusties are eligible for a 5% discount if purchased before the…

  • Josh Williams ’04

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    Erin Wilken

    Josh Williams ’04 married Ashley Kile on September 18, 2010 at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Josh Williams works for RJS Software in Burnsville, MN as Manager of Brand Strategy and Product Marketing.

  • Molly Jordan Winter ’07

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    Erin Wilken

    I will receive my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine on April 30th, 2011. On April 15th, at the Spring Awards Banquet, I was lucky enough to be honored with several scholarships and awards from private donors and veterinary specialty associations, including the Caleb Dorr Scholarship and…

  • Cathy Howard Waldhauser ’71

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    Erin Wilken

    Leaving the world of insurance in 2001, I obtained an associate degree in landscape design, construction and horticulture, did some practical field work and then started CHW Landscape/Design in 2004. After working 30 years in finance for large corporations, running a service business has been a challenge and introduced me to a whole new world…

  • Ava Lambrecht ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Ava Lambrecht ’08 is working as an Operations and Administrative Assistant at St. David’s Center for Child and Family in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

  • Paul D Hanson ’61

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    Erin Wilken

    Before our long anticipated 50th reunion, I should confess to my fellow members of the class of l961 that I am spending the spring semester at St. Olaf as the Martin E. Marty Visiting Professor of Religion and the Academy. I promise to do penance in front of the Gustavus statue upon arriving with my…

  • Chris Stavenger ’03

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    Erin Wilken

    Chris Stavenger is a PA-C at Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Fargo, ND.

  • Ron Ackerman ’68, Gary Rettke ’65, Al Muehlhausen ’69, and Dave Johnson ’66

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    Erin Wilken

    At the recent NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament in March in Philadelphia, 4 former Gustie Wrestlers from the MIAC Championship Wrestling Team of 1965 re-united. From left to right: Ron Ackerman ’68, Gary Rettke ’65, Al Muehlhausen ’69, and Dave Johnson ’66

  • Justyn Dow ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Justyn Dow, class of 2008, is a singer/songwriter based out of Minneapolis. On February 15, 2011, he released his debut album, titled Dim Light Shining. The name came from a band he and four other Gusites formed during their tenure on top of the hill. The EP is currently available for purchase on iTunes. On…