Alumni Blog

Tag: 2009

  • Zeb Zacharias ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    In July, Zeb Zacharias ’09 graduated with his Master of Science in Biology from Minnesota State University, Mankato. From there, Zeb traveled to Iowa City and is currently a graduate assistant at the University of Iowa working on his doctorate in their Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology.

  • Sarah Purnell Wakefield ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Sarah Wakefield ’09 graduated with honors from Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions in May 2013 with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. She has accepted a position as a pharmacist with Walgreens in Mankato, MN.

  • 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…

  • Shawn Grygo ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Shawn Grygo ’09 will be attending the Hazelden Graduate School at the Hazelden Foundation in Center City, MN for a Masters in Addictions Studies Counseling full time beginning in September.

  • 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

  • Brittani Seagren ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Brittani Seagren ’09 recently completed her BSN studies at Nebraska Methodist College and is now working as an RN at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

  • Nicole Parris Jacobs ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Nicole Parris Jacobs ’09 is starting a job with Marine Corps Community Services at a Recreation Assistant with the Single Marine Program. She is also volunteering at the Humane Society of Yuma. From Left to Right: Joshua Jacobs and Nicole Parris Jacobs ’09 at their wedding.

  • Christine Dornbusch ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Christine Dornbusch ’09 recently moved to Saint Paul, MN and started a new job working in Student Affairs at Metropolitan State University as a Gateway Student Services Associate.

  • Gustavus Young Alumni – Upcoming Event!

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    Erin Wilken

    The Gustavus Young Alumni’s next event will be a happy hour at the 11th Frame inside Park Tavern in Saint Louis Park on Thursday, April 4th. To keep you up to date with what you care about on campus, our guest speaker will be Gustie alum, Tom Young ’88. Tom has worked in fundraising for…

  • Kat Coughlin ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Kat Coughlin ’09 was accepted into the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, class of 2017!