Alumni Blog

Tag: 2009

  • Emily Bulling Bryan ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Emily Bulling ’09 married Austen Bryan in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 11, 2012.

  • Christine Dornbusch ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Christine Dornbusch ’09 recently moved to Berlin, Germany where she is living with a host family in exchange for teaching them English. Christine is also taking intensive German courses at a language school in Berlin. She plans to travel throughout Europe over the next 3 months.

  • Hannah Wunsch ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Hannah Wunsch ’09 was accepted into and began a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting and Literature at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

  • Eric and Melanie Baker Gunderson ’09,’07

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    Erin Wilken

    Eric Gunderson ’09 and Melanie Baker Gunderson ’07 were married in Rochester, Minnesota on June 2, 2012.

  • Stephanie Paro ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Stephanie Paro ’09 recently graduated from George Mason University with my Master’s of Public Policy with an emphasis in Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption as well as a certificate in National Security and Public Policy.

  • Seattle Gusties Gather at a Twins v. Mariners Game

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    Megan Myhre

    Seattle Gusties gathered together for some baseball fun on August 17 at Safeco Field for a Twins v. Mariners game. Here are a few photos from the fun event!          

  • Colette Brandt ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    For the past year and a half I’ve been working for Restoration Science and Engineering, permitting and working on Golden Valley Electric Association’s Wind Energy Project in Alaska. It will be the largest wind project in Alaska and the first by any Railbelt utility. At just under 25-megawatts (total of 12 turbines), Eva Creek will…

  • Isaac Weeks ’09 and Peter Weeks ’10

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    Erin Wilken

    Isaac Weeks ’09 and Peter Weeks ’10 at Osorezan on the Shimokita Peninsula in Japan. Peter is teaching currently teaching English in Tawada-Shi, Japan. Isaac is a student at Medical College of Wisconsin.

  • Sarah Purnell Wakefield ’09

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    Erin Wilken

    Sarah Purnell ’09 Wakefield and Tyler Wakefield were married on May 19, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN. Gustavus alumni in the wedding party included Carly (Johnson) Erickson ’09, Matt Stewart ’09, along with CJ Erickson ’09 (not pictured), Bruce Purnell ’78 (not pictured) and Kathy (Duling) Purnell ’78 (not pictured).

  • Gusties reunite at the Minnesota Association of Counselors of Color 20th Anniversary Boat Cruise Celebration!

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    Erin Wilken

     MnACC (Minnesota Association of Counselors of Color), established in 1991, is a noncompetitive post-secondary collaborative organization dedicated to improving access to higher education for Minnesota’s students of color. Like the students it serves, MnACC is made up of diverse member institutions, including two- and four-year public and private colleges and universities including individuals from Minnesota…