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  • Bob Moilanen ’73

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    Bob Moilanen ’73 was appointed to the Board of the Minnesota Commission on National and Community Service (Americorps) by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton.

  • Gusties with the Governor

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    Erin Wilken

    All three of Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton’s appointees to the Electronic Roster Task Force have Gustavus connections: Kathy Bonnifield ’94, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Max Hailperin, and Vaughn Bodelson ’73. The three are pictured here at the September 12, 2013, meeting of the task force, which is to make recommendations to the Minnesota legislature…

  • Jon Grossardt ’73

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    Erin Wilken

    Jon Grossardt ’73 has been in Winona for the past 34 years, now working on third career. Jon is currently Operations Manager for a fairly new start-up dealing with large animal nutritional supplements, primarily with product development and manufacturing. He also has his own business supplying the re-enacting, veterans and law enforcement communities with blank ammunition.

  • Gusties at HealthSource Solutions

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    Erin Wilken

    Five Gustavus grads working together at HealthSource Solutions, a worksite health promotion and fitness center management company of 34 employees, based in Minnetonka, MN. Front row: Emily (Conlin) Westlund ’05, Katherine Cichowski ‘10, Back row: Katie Putnam ‘09, Karin (Fuzzey) Junge ’99, Carolyn (Carlson) Peterson ‘73

  • Rob Lunz ’70

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    Erin Wilken

    Four Gusties (l to r, Tad Marinac ’88 Minneapolis, Chris Halden ’78 Minneapolis, Rob Lunz ’70 Bloomington, and Lance Thorkelson ’73 Rochester) recently met at a Conference of the Appraisal Institute in St. Paul. All four have earned the MAI (Member, Appraisal Institute) designation for valuations of complex real estate interests.  

  • Anna Mae Backlund Peterson ’49

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    Erin Wilken

    Anna Mae Backlund Peterson, Class of 1949, passed away on April 8th, 2013. Her obituary appeared in the April 10th Minneapolis Star Tribune. She served on the Alumni Board for several years. Family members who also attended Gustavus are: Emily Louise Backlund Cole ’57 – Music (organ) Jane Ellen Peterson Holmquist ’73  – Biology Ann…

  • Dave Weber ’73

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    Erin Wilken

    Check out this article written about Dave Weber ’73 at his Graduate school alma mater – http://stories.illinoisstate.edu/2012/11/magazine/illinois-state/class-notes/pause-for-applause/alums-workplace-safety-website-honored/

  • Alumni in the Gustavus Summer Institute of Nursing

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    Erin Wilken

    Lynnea Piotter Myers ’05 and Heidi Pettis Meyer ’98 were the co-directors for the inaugural Gustavus Adolphus College Summer Institute of Nursing. The Summer Institute welcomed nursing alumni back to campus for a panel on nursing roles. In the photo below: (L to R: Jennifer Lammert ’86, Barbara Zust ’76, Margaret Swanson ’71, Diana Neal-…

  • Christopher and Eva Cornell Stark ’08, ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Eva Erickson Cornell ’08 and Christopher Stark ’08 were married at the McNamara Center, Minneapolis, MN. Gustavus attendees included (left to right): (Back row) Tom Anderson ’73, Kim Erickson ’76, Nancy Frinkman ’76, Mike Phillips ’06 (Second row) Shawn Mai ’86, Becky Eggert Thoen ’84, Jim Cornell ’83, Becky Anderson ’76, Kate Leibfried ’08, Josh…

  • Jon Grossardt ’73

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    Erin Wilken

    Just a follow-up to last fall’s post – the movie that I was fortunate to be involved with is now being shown in private screenings and is scheduled for several film festivals with release to the public on DVD and BluRay on May 29. It has been re-named from “Souvenirs” to “Memorial Day”. As a…