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  • Jeff Erickson ’93

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    Erin Wilken

    Jeff Erickson ’93 was named 2012 MN Assistant Principal of the Year by MASSP (MN Association of Secondary School Principals) and recently traveled to Washington, D.C. with other state honorees from across the nation for the NASSP conference and awards gala. Jeff had a chance to network with other educators and also spent time on…

  • Michael Dittberner ’81

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    Erin Wilken

    The Family Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association awarded Michael D. Dittberner ’81, Esq., of Linder, Dittberner & Bryant, Ltd., the Designation of Distinguished Member of the Family Law Section at the Family Law Institute on March 27, 2012. The award recognizes Mr. Dittberner’s longstanding and prodigious efforts on behalf of family law…

  • Julie Landreman Sulamoyo ’99

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    Erin Wilken

    Julie Landreman Sulamoyo ’99 was awarded Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Educator by Chapter 1123 of Phi Delta Kappa, Racine and Kenosha Counties (Wisconsin).

  • Finalists for the Minnesota Book Award are two from the Class of ’83

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    Erin Wilken

    Athena Owen Kildegaard ’83 and Su Smallen ’83 are finalists for the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry. Award winners will be announced at the 24th Annual Minnesota Book Awards Gala on Saturday, April 14. Congratulations to you both!

  • Emily Kofoed Brisse ’04

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    Erin Wilken

    Roadside Poetry, a Minnesota organization, has selected Emily Kofoed Brisse’s ’04 short poem for it’s 2011 Autumn edition. It is currently published outside of Fergus Falls on four billboards, and photos are available. Emily also has stories, poems, and essays forthcoming or recently published in Orion, The Writer’s Chronicle, New Plains Review, The Talking Stick,…

  • Mary Dieter Larson ’88 at Family Healthcare Center

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    Megan Myhre

    In June 2011, the Bush Foundation announced the selection of 18 new Bush Fellows — the first cohort of the redesigned Bush Fellowship Program. Through courageous leadership and by bringing diverse opinions together, they will work through the tough problems their communities face to find meaningful solutions. Mary Dieter Larson (’88), Lifestyle Medicine Provider, at…

  • Kelly Coleman ’79

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    Erin Wilken

    Kelly P. Coleman ’79, PhD, DABT, Maple Grove, MN, has been named a Distinguished Scientist at Medtronic where he serves as the company’s chief toxicologist. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Toxicology at the University of Minnesota.

  • 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.

  • Linda Bergstrom ’73

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    Erin Wilken

    I recently received a nice honor from my professional association. I was named a “Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives.” Below is the brief bio sketch I submitted which will be published in the Sept issue of the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. JMWH short bio Linda Bergstrom graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College,…

  • David Savage ’01

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    Erin Wilken

    David Savage ’01 was recently selected for a 2011 Department of Energy Early Career Research Award, a five year $750,000 grant given to junior faculty working in the field of energy science. More details can be found at the DOE: http://science.energy.gov/news/in-the-news/2011/05-06-11/ and on David’s lab’s website: www.savagelab.org.