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Tag: 1997

  • Jason McDonald

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      Jason McDonald ’97 is the Department Coordinator & Accommodated Testing Coordinator at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN. As Department Coordinator, he oversees the Math, Statistics, and Computer Science departments as well as the Disability Services department at the college. He spends his free time traveling, attending concerts, learning to play guitar, and spending…

  • Birth

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    Birth, Nicolas Salomone to Sally Gramstad Casey ’97 and Frank Casey ‘ in December 2020.

  • April Valentine ’97

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    I earned my Master of Science in Technology with a concentration in Industrial Engineering Technology from Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana, in December 2019. I also completed a graduate certificate program in Six Sigma for Business and Industry.

  • Katherine Youngdahl ’97

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    Otis Frampton and Katherine Youngdahl ’97, were married on 07/21/2018, in Saint Paul.

  • Jean Merrill ’97

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    Jean Merrill ’97 on July 14th 2018 had a son, Ian Roger.

  • Houston area alumnus – Travis Garms ’97

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    Just wanted to let you know that Travis Garms class of 1997 and his wife Amy and sons have been been deeply affected by Hurricane Harvey. Their home flooded and they lost most of their possessions including Travis’ car.  They are safe and have each other and family and friends who care. Please share with…

  • Tara (Loftus) Owens ’04

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    Four Gusties spontaneously connected at the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians’ welcome event for incoming first-year residents in Family Medicine on June 11, 2017 in St. Paul: Mara Edison (’13), Lee Kenyon (’12), Dania Spies Kamp (’97) and Tara Loftus Owens (’04). Edison and Kenyon are new residents in Family Medicine at Mayo Clinic in…

  • Jennifer Vickerman ’97

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    Jennifer Vickerman ’97 works as a gift planner in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. Previously At her new position, Jennifer works with each 50 year reunion class, serves a portfolio of donors in the Twin Cities and the Southeast U.S., and will serve as the advancement leader for Friends of Music.

  • Kristi (Petersen) Paulsen ’97

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    Kristi Petersen Paulsen ’97 is a senior analyst in Health Informatics at HealthPartners.

  • Chris Enstad ’96

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Chris Enstad ’96 is a lead pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Madison, WI. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (ELCA) is a vibrant, two-campus congregation located in Madison and Verona Wisconsin. He was recently installed as the fourth lead pastor in Good Shepherd’s 60-year history. Chris and Carrie (Swanson ’97) moved with their girls, Liv…