Alumni Blog

Category: Submitted

  • Eric Zilley ’78

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    Erin Wilken

    Eric Zilley ’78 was recently promoted to Lead Intellectual Property Specialist in the Office of Intellectual Property at 3M Company. “Last fall I got together with classmates Brad Bostrom, John Bergstrand, Jon Hachfeld, Bill Satterness, and Ralph Bergh (x78), and Bill’s honorary Gustie brother Neil to spend a long weekend next to the Porcupine Mountains State…

  • Gustie Pianists!

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    Erin Wilken

    Former Gustie piano majors attended a concert at Macalester College in St. Paul to see Gustavus Professor Esther Wang perform! Photo: Dr. Esther Wang, Brit Barkholtz ’12, Ashley Tibbetts ’10, Yanna Georgas ’12  

  • Ben and Rachel Hanson Laaser ’05 ’05

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    Erin Wilken

    Rachel Hanson ’05 and Ben Laaser ’05 were married on October 20, 2012.

  • Derek Kaufman ’99

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    Erin Wilken

    This past August, Derek Kaufman ’99 became the School Improvement and Student Acheivement Program Coordinator for Loudoun County Public Schools.

  • Kat Coughlin ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Kat Coughlin ’09 was accepted into the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, class of 2017!

  • Heather Nelson Weinreich ’00

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    Erin Wilken

    Heather Nelson Weinreich ’00 was matched into a neurotology fellowship program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.

  • Class of 2013 Bingo!

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    Erin Wilken

    Who loves BINGO?! It’s not just for senior citizens these days! All members of the Gustavus Class of 2013 are invited to come celebrate the end of February and play some BINGO on campus together. Join us for some senior class fun on Wednesday the 27th of February for Bingo sponsored by the 2013 Senior…

  • Andreas Aarsvold ’10

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    Erin Wilken

    After working for Medica Health Plans in Minnetonka for two years following graduation, more recently I have taken a position as an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America), for the Whatcom Alliance for Health Advancement (WAHA) in Bellingham, WA. I work in communications and development for WAHA, an organization that helps people gain access…

  • Renee Guittar ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Renee Guittar ’12 is currently performing professionally in the Twin Cities with nationally recognized illusionist Jared Sherlock, Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company, and ColliDe Theatrical Dance Company. Renee is teaching dance at Zenon Dance School as well as two other dance studios in the Twin Cities Area. Upcoming projects include choreography for “Treasure Island” at Theater…

  • Whitney O’Connell ’12

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    Erin Wilken

    Whitney O’Connell ’12 will be heading out to Emigrant, Montana to spend one more summer at a guest ranch. Then, in August, she will be shipping out to South Korea to teach English for a year.