Alumni Blog

Author: Erin Wilken

  • Sarah Keiser Teich ’03

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    Erin Wilken

    Sarah E. Keiser ’03 and Robert Teich were married on 9/18/10, in Clear Lake, MN.

  • Carleen Crouse ’10

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    Erin Wilken

    Carleen Crouse ’10 is the program assistant at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

  • Barry Cattadoris ’07

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    Erin Wilken

    Barry Cattadoris ’07 is an attorney at Weber Law Group, P.A. in Minneapolis, practicing in the areas of criminal defense and bankruptcy.

  • Three Generations of Gusties

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    Erin Wilken

    Third generation Gustie, Andrea Rosenberg ’14, joined her grandpa, Vern Johnson ’54 in Annandale, Minnesota, for a few days over Christmas break. Her mom, Deb Johnson Rosenberg ’79, was also part of the celebration.

  • Michelle Schaefer Stepka ’02

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    Erin Wilken

    Michelle Schaefer Stepka married Kevin Stepka on Sept. 11, 2010, in Duluth, MN, at the Rose Garden.

  • Dave Savage ’01

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    Erin Wilken

    Dave Savage ’01 was recently selected as a 2011 Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. More details can be found at http://www.sloan.org/fellowships.

  • Mark Nechanicky ’95

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    Erin Wilken

    Last May Mark Nechanicky ’95 was selected the Albert Lea Area Schools “Teacher of the Year.” As such he was nominated for the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award. Mark received a letter this weekend that he is currently one of the 30 semi-finalists in the state. In about a month, 10 finalists will be…

  • Jean Bjorling Young ’70

    Jean Bjorling Young ’70

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    Erin Wilken

    A group of 6 current Gustavus students visited and volunteered at the Saboba Medical Centre in Northern Ghana this January. The group traveled using contacts from Africa Partners Medical, a service organization founded at the Mayo Clinic. The medical director of the Saboba Center is a proud Gustie, Dr. Jean Young ’70. She came to…

  • Yoshikazu Suzuki ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Yoshikazu Suzuki ’08 has formally accepted his full-funding offer for the Ph.D. program at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota.

  • Leandra Peak ’83

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    Erin Wilken

    Leandra Peak ’83 has long been a favorite as half of the Minneapolis-based folk duo Neal & Leandra (with husband Neal Hagberg ’81). Now she steps out front with her first solo recording, The Honeysuckle Vine: Lullabies for Everybody. Lullabies have been a musical thread throughout Leandra’s life. She remembers her mother singing to her…