Alumni Blog

Author: Robyn Rost

  • Paul Almen ’91

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    Attorney Paul Almen ’91 joined the firm of Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. is January 2016. His practice focuses on the area of construction law, construction defect law, and real estate litigation, assisting sureties, owners, associations, contractors, architects, engineers, and subcontractors with a variety of matters.

  • John McCally ’86

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    John McCally ’86 appeared on local show Twin Cities Live in December to promote his new television show, Hockey Moms, a reality show featuring four families whose lives revolve around their children’s participation in hockey. The show is the latest creation of McCally and partner Randy Lee ’84. Together, these longtime friends form the backbone of…

  • Sarah Crane ’04

    Sarah Crane ’04

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    Sarah Crane ’04 has been elected as a shareholder at Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, IA. Sarah is a member of the litigation division and maintains a general litigation practice, including business litigation, commercial litigation, appellate practice, health law, antitrust law, insurance defense, and employment law. As part of her significant experience in Iowa’s…

  • William Belvedere ’86

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    William Belvedere ’86 has begun work at the CPA firm, Pieper Whitaker & Bjork LLC (PWB)

  • Eric Holtan ’93

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    Eric Holtan ’93 is the founder and music director of True Concord Voices and Orchestra in Tucson, AZ. He conducted the group’s album Far in the Heavens: Choral Music of Stephen Paulus, which is nominated for Grammy award in the Best Choral Performance category.

  • Elizabeth Braun Harstad ’08

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    Elizabeth (Braun) Harstad ’08 was recently named Greater Mankato Growth’s Young Professional of the Year. The award recognizes an individual between the ages of 21-39 who has made outstanding contributions to the community through their demonstrated leadership and service. After graduating from Gustavus as a history major, Elizabeth earned her master’s in social work and…

  • Grant Boulanger ’97

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    Grant Boulanger ’97, a Spanish teacher at Skyview Middle School in the North Saint Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale District (ISD 622), has been selected as the recipient of the Minnesota World Language Teacher of the Year Award for 2015 from the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures (MCTLC).This is one of the organization’s highest…

  • Kyia Knutson Hedershott ’12

    Kyia Knutson Hedershott ’12

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    Kyia Knutson ’12 married Jack Hendershott ’12 on August 29, 2015. There was a patio full of Gusties in attendance.

  • Milo Lundblad ’76

    Milo Lundblad ’76

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    Milo Lundblad ’76 completed his 31st Race to Mackinac yacht competition in July 2015. He and his crew won the Tartan Ten (T-Ten) section in the race, the first out of 22 boats. The Race to Mackinac is 333 miles, from Chicago to Mackinac Island, MI. According to Milo, “It takes anywhere from 48 to…

  • Andrew Soleim ’09

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    Andrew Soleim ’09 has been named a 2015 Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows. The fellows program, administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, recruits both recent graduates and career changers with strong backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and math—the STEM fields—and prepares them specifically to teach in high-need secondary schools in Indiana. Each fellow receives $30,000…