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Author: Erin Wilken

  • Kristin Garland ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Kristin Garland, class of 2006, is a current M.A. candidate in Sport Management at the University of Minnesota. She has been named a prestigious Fulbright Scholar and is the 2011-12 winner of the University of Minnesota Graduate School’s Fulbright Scholarship exchange program with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Garland is…

  • John Blair ’66

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    Erin Wilken

    John D. Blair ’66, married Grace Allison on March 5, 2011r in Lubbock, TX, where he is the Gracie G. and William B. Snyder Professor in Management in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. Grace moved from Dallas and is the host of her internet radio show “Be Your Own Superhero.” John’s…

  • Allison Hawley March ’03

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    Erin Wilken

    Allison Hawley March ’03 is managing editor for Rainbow Rumpus children’s magazine (www.rainbowrumpus.org), and works in communications for the Minnesota Department of Health’s Office of Performance Improvement.

  • Holger (Fritz) Kilander, Jr. ’59

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    Erin Wilken

    In Memoriam Holger (Fritz) Kilander, Jr. ’59, Hackensack, MN, on March 26, 2011. He was a retired artist and inventor and is survived by his wife, Bernadette, daughter Heather Stonacek ’86, one son, one stepson, and sister Carole Griggs ’56.

  • Alison Oppenheimer ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Alison Oppenheimer ’06 is teaching 7th grade writing at Abe Hubert Middle School in Garden City, Kansas.

  • Greg Carlson ’07

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    Erin Wilken

    Greg Carlson ’07 is a patient financial representative for psychiatric services in the Department of Finance, Revenue Cycle at Mayo Clinic Rochester.

  • Matthew Hentges ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Matthew Hentges ’06 was matched into Foot and Ankle Surgical Residency at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA starting July 1, 2011.

  • Christopher Eggers ’96

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    Erin Wilken

    Christopher Eggers ’96, has recently begun the position of Senior Scientist for Research & Development at Promega, in Madison, Wisconsin.

  • Joe Knutson ’99

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    Erin Wilken

    Joe Knutson ’99 was recently named Co-President of P. Graham Dunn, a Christian-based gifts and crafts store. To learn more about P. Graham Dunn and the work they do, follow this link to www.pgrahamdunn.com. Pictured from left to right: Co-President Joe Knutson ’99, P. Graham Dunn founder Pete Dunn, and Co-President Paul Dunn.  

  • Rita Schmitt ’01

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    Erin Wilken

    Rita Schmitt ’01 graduated with a Master of Arts in Nursing – Adult and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner from St. Catherine’s University, St. Paul in May 2010. Rita is currently working as a Nephrology Nurse Practitioner at the Minneapolis VA.