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Tag: 1986

  • Coach Gretchen Koehler and Amy Leclaire-Sachs ’86

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    Megan Myhre

    Coach Gretchen Koehler attended a graduation party for Amy Leclaire-Sachs’ daughter, Ellen (High School Graduation). Amy is Gustavus’ first All-American Volleyball player. Ellen will attend Augsburg College this fall and play volleyball there.

  • 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-…

  • Gusties Gather

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    Erin Wilken

    Gusties gather at the 7th annual LA/SB Wine Tasting and Pool Party. Row 1: Dan Balach ’83, Ben Resman ’87, Marc Tennis ’91; Row 2: Prassana Guneratne ’85, Jackie Hunt Christensen ’86; Row 3: Joanie Balach ’78; Row 4: Kelli Koob ’86, Alison Madson ’86, Becky Holt Guneratne ’86.

  • 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…

  • Sara Hansen ’86

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    Erin Wilken

    Sara B. Hansen ’86 is now the communications specialist for Agloves, the top-rated touchscreen gloves. Agloves are made with silver thread knitted into the glove which allows you to use all 10-fingers on all touchscreen devices. Really cool (er warm) gloves that work beautifully. I use mine every day with my iPhone.

  • Paul Laird ’88, Wendy Roal Warner ’84, Lisa Wegner Hollingsworth ’86 and Blake Davis ’89

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    Erin Wilken

    This is a picture at the Federal Bureau of Prisons National Warden’s Conference in September 2011. The four of us began our career when former Gustie, Norman A. Carlson, 1955, was the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (a Presidential appointed position). Mr. Carlson gave several Gustavus Criminal Justice major students the opportunity do to…

  • Charlotte Pratt Nordstrom ’86

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    Erin Wilken

    Charlotte Nordstrom, a counselor at Century College in White Bear Lake, MN received the college’s Outstanding Faculty Award for 2010-2011 for her work “above and beyond to serve students.” She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Henrik ’88 and children Nils, 11 and Ebba, 6.

  • 1986 Alphs Go Fishing

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    pkauffma

    A recent successful fishing trip at Lake of the Woods. All class of 1986, and all Alphs. Left to right, Bill Belvedere, Steve Warner, Brad Hamilton, Scott Fransen, Reede Webster, Craig Engwall.

  • Leighanne (Lee) Houserman Holmes ’86

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    Erin Wilken

    Medical director for Soulstis Med Spa in Baxter, MN and for Essence Skin Clinic in Rochester, MN. Continue to be active in Performance Driving at Audi Club events. Joined Chump Racing team and participated in my first car race at Iowa Speedway last summer, a 24 hour enduro race. I continue to try to get…

  • Chris Carlson ’86

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    Erin Wilken

    On December 17th, 2010, I shall graduate with a Master of Arts degree in the field of Communication from North Dakota State University. While it has taken me a long time to accomplish this goal, it is an accomplishment I am well proud to attain. My thesis is a rhetorical critical analysis of a speech…