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  • Milo Lundblad ’76

    Milo Lundblad ’76

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    Robyn Rost

    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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    Robyn Rost

    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…

  • Carmen Westerberg ’97

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    Robyn Rost

    Carmen Westerberg ’97 was awarded the 2015 Presidential Seminar Award at Texas State University (San Marco, TX). Carmen is assistant professor of psychology, where she researches memory failures from a cognitive neuroscience perspective. After Gustavus, Carmen earned her PhD in cognitive neuroscience from the University of Minnesota and was a post-doctoral fellow at Northwestern University. She has…

  • Laurie Meuser Goodwater ’81

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    Christopher Duhaime

    Laurie Meuser Goodwater ’81 works as a Licensed Social Worker at Harmony River Living Center (skilled nursing facility) in Hutchinson, Minnesota.

  • The Heilman Family

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    Megan Myhre

    Roy Heilman ’00 sang the Evangelist part in the Bach Passion on Good Friday and the Messiah on Easter Sunday in Lindsborg, KS – Bethany College Oratorio Society.  It is a tradition of over 130 years! Dr. Greg Aune (professor of music and conductor of the Gustavus Choir) and his wife, Julie, drove down to…

  • 2013 GRADUATE SURVEY

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    Megan Myhre

    Thank you to those who have provided information to Career Development about what you are doing after graduation.  As we know that things change, Career Development invites you to participate in a survey on your Post-Graduation Life.  This survey provides important information for statistics on job placement rates and graduate programs attended and helps offices…

  • Gustie booth at Target Headquarters

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    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…

  • Gustavus Young Alumni Steering Committee Application

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    Megan Myhre

    Calling the graduating Class of 2014! The Gustavus Young Alumni Steering Committee is looking for two stellar representatives from the Class of 2014 to serve on the committee. Duties would involve attending group meetings in the Twin Cities, simple event planning, and a strong love for Gustavus and networking. Find the application attached! 2014 Steering Committee…

  • Brian Campbell ’12

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    Megan Myhre

    Brian Campbell ’12 was featured in an NBC Nightly News segment about U.S. troops celebrating Thanksgiving in Afghanistan. You can watch the feature online at http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3032619/#53689864

  • Jaime Gaard ’07 and Jerad Chapman ’07

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    Megan Myhre

    Jaime Gaard ’07 and Jerad Chapman ’07 were married on Oct. 12, 2013. Jaime is a former tennis player, and Jerad is a former football player. Jaime’s sister Megan Gaard ’12 was her maid of honor. This photo is of all the Gusties that attended their wedding!