Alumni Blog

Category: Featured Alumni

  • Tony Randgaard ’81 releases book, “Unpremeditated-A Murderous Caribbean Travelogue”

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    Tony Randgaard ’81 had the official launch party of his book Unpremeditated- A Murderous Caribbean Travelogue held May 23, 2018 when more than 25 people attended the event in Bloomington. Tony writes, “When I was staying in Belize in 2012, Prince Harry was touring the country and a celebrity murder mystery was unfolding around him.…

  • Karen Martinson Cherwien ’04

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Karen Martinson Cherwien ’04 is a palliative care chaplain at Allina Health in Minneapolis, MN.  She had an article published in the June issue of Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling, entitled, “Pneumaplasticity: Rewiring the Human Soul.”.

  • Gustie booth at Target Headquarters

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    pkauffma

    Pictured are Erica Brown Ramer ʼ07 and Becca Weaver ʼ06 manning the Target GAC Alumni Network booth at the Target headquarters-wide networking event on Feb. 5.  They are the co-captains of the Target Gustavus Network and several colleges were represented.  Target is the third largest employer of Gusties and by hosting this booth they were…

  • Sandra Brown Johnston ’63

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    Erin Wilken

    Sandy visited MN all the way from Hawaii for a Class of 1963 Reunion Committee meeting in November. She looked lovely in her brother’s letter jacket and G sweater. Note the beautiful pin, as it belonged to Jackie Kennedy!

  • Scott Wright ’88

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    Erin Wilken

    Hall of Fame Honor – Scott Wright ’88 was inducted into the Horace Mann Insurance Company Hall of Fame in June 2012 at its national sales conference in Paris, France. He was accompanied by his family, daughters Chloe and Caitlin Wright, and is pictured here with his wife Cara Price Wright ’90, Steve Cardinal, EVP…

  • Paul Batz ’85 is asking, “When’s the last time you pulled your ‘fun-muscles?’”

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    Megan Myhre

    Don’t miss this interesting, passionate, and tug-at-you-heartstrings blog post written by Paul Batz ’85 (co-founder of What Really Works) all about Gustavus and Homecoming! Here is a little piece of the blog. Read the whole article at www.paulbatz.com. “I’m glad it’s Tuesday morning. Seriously, there’s a couple thousand proud Gustavus Adolphus College people — from…

  • Mary Dieter Larson ’88 at Family Healthcare Center

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    Megan Myhre

    In June 2011, the Bush Foundation announced the selection of 18 new Bush Fellows — the first cohort of the redesigned Bush Fellowship Program. Through courageous leadership and by bringing diverse opinions together, they will work through the tough problems their communities face to find meaningful solutions. Mary Dieter Larson (’88), Lifestyle Medicine Provider, at…

  • 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…

  • Jason Stockwell ’00

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    Jason Stockwell with RE/MAX Results in Edina, MN, and 2000 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, was recently recognized at the RE/MAX North Central Spring Recharge and Awards Luncheon, held on Tuesday, March 15 at the St. Paul RiverCentre, for his outstanding achievements in 2010. Stockwell was honored with a Sales Achievement award for finishing 2010…

  • David Garfunkel ’06

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    Megan Myhre

    David Garfunkel ’06 is living in Port au Prince, Haiti, where he is working for Fonkoze, a micro-credit organization. Learn more about the organization Fonkoze and their work in Haiti at their website http://www.fonkoze.org/. Also, follow David’s blog about his experiences in Haiti at  http://holadavid.blogspot.com/.