Alumni Blog

Tag: 2006

  • Amanda Simons ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Amanda Kimmet Simons ’06 was ordained into the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church on August 3rd, 2013. She is currently serving as associate pastor at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in St. Paul, MN. Her new congregation recently hired another Gustie grad, Brit Barkholtz ’12, as their administrative assistant. Together Amanda and Brit bring their…

  • Kendra Ractliffe ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Gusties training Gusties! On July 12th, 2013 Kendra Ractliffe ’06 completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of South Dakota. Another former Gustie, Dr. Michael Granaas ’81 served on her dissertation committee.

  • Dena Pemble Mathison ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Dena Pemble ’06 married Aaren Mathison (U of MN-Twin Cities grad, from Preston, MN) on September 21st, 2013 in Hastings, MN.

  • Jeremiah and Andrea Astrup Becker ’07 ’08

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    Erin Wilken

    Andrea Astrup Becker ’08 and Jeremiah Becker ’07 were married June 8, 2013 in Austin, MN in front a big group of Gusties! (Front: Kelly Bottenberg ’07, Kara Knutson ’07, John McMahon ’07, Kelly Sing ’08, Sarah Tracy Letich ’08, Abby Wunderlich Bubna ’08, Chris Lowry ’07, Jeff Heilman ’07, Paul Cahoy ’07, Kalley Sikich…

  • Gustie Educators at Twin Cities Live

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    Erin Wilken

    Gustavus Education Department grads and professors gathered on Friday, August 15 at KSTP-TV in Saint Paul to be a part of the audience for Twin Cities Live. Elementary Education major Mike Marcotte ’08 teamed up with faculty Jill Potts to connect grads from the department. The special group was acknowledged by the hosts during the…

  • Erin Schliep ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Erin Schliep ’06 graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado with a PhD in Statistics. She is now a postdoctoral fellow at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

  • Two Gusties take positions at Gustavus Adolphus Church

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    Erin Wilken

    Amanda Kimmet Simons ’06 and Brit Barkholtz ’12 have both started new positions in an institution with a very familiar name–Gustavus Adolphus Church in St. Paul, MN. Amanda was ordained earlier this month and installed as a pastor at the church, while Brit took a position as an office administrator shortly after. The two have…

  • Big Gustie Family at the State Fair

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    Megan Myhre

    We love to see so many Gustie Families at the State Fair. Pictured (left to right): Andrew Nelson ’04, Katie (Nolan) Nelson ’03, Isla Nelson (Class of 2033), Becca (Nolan) Weaver ’06, Betsy (Nolan) Burnside ’11,  and Logan Burnside ’11

  • CIRCE: A Musical Odyssey by Maggie K. Sotos ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Maggie K. Sotos ’09 turns Homer’s “Odyssey” upside down and inside out with “CIRCE: A Musical Odyssey”. After becoming the fastest-selling ticket of the 2012 MN Fringe Festival with “TROY! The Musical”, as well as earning a 5-Star Must See rating by the Pioneer Press and the TC Daily Planet, Sotos and an army of…

  • Matt Swenson ’06

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    Erin Wilken

    Matt Swenson ’06 was promoted to serve as Press Secretary for Governor Mark Dayton.