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  • Stein Mydske ’65

    Stein Mydske ’65

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    Stein Mydske ’65 writes, “I am looking forward to our class reunion in May, and have ordered flight tickets from Norway! I was back at Gustavus for a one day visit last June, and was impressed by all the changes on campus. Good to see old Uhler Hall on top of the hill though. That’s…

  • Katie MacQueen Rogstad ’05, Stephanie Handahl Benson ’05, Kelly Biondich Small ’05, Alysen Farran Pratt ’05, Kelly Keith ’05 and Angie Rolle Thompson ’05

    Katie MacQueen Rogstad ’05, Stephanie Handahl Benson ’05, Kelly Biondich Small ’05, Alysen Farran Pratt ’05, Kelly Keith ’05 and Angie Rolle Thompson ’05

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    Senior Gustie roommates reconnect 10 years and 6 kids later. Katie MacQueen Rogstad ’05, Stephanie Handahl Benson ’05, Kelly Biondich Small ’05, Alysen Farran Pratt ’05, Kelly Keith ’05 and Angie Rolle Thompson ’05.

  • Eleanor Wood ’10

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    “The Federal Bar Association has announced that Eleanor Wood is the winner of the 2015 Donald C. Alexander Writing Competition for her article “Rejecting Tax Exceptionalism: Bringing Temporary Treasury Regulations Back in Line with the APA.” For more information see http://www.law.umn.edu/news/eleanor-wood-wins-tax-law-writing-award-2-19-2015.html

  • Jon Farnsworth ’04

    Jon Farnsworth ’04

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    The Star Tribune published Jon Farnsworth’s article “Companies need a detailed data breach battle plan” on January 26, 2015. Jon is a business and technology attorney at the Felaber Larson law firm in Minneapolis.

  • Vincent Halere ’01

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Had a son in 2010; Moved in southern France; Wordking as a computer science trainer!

  • Professor Emeritus Bernie Hoogenboom

    Professor Emeritus Bernie Hoogenboom

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Professor Emeritus Bernie Hoogenboom is one of the basketball players featured in a new book titled, “Season of Upsets: Farm boys, city kids, Hoosier basketball and the dawn of the 1950s.” After helping Coldwater High School win a state championship in Michigan, Hoogenboom’s family moved to Michigan City, Indiana for his senior year of high…

  • Adam Bjork ’98

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Adam writes, “Hello, Greetings from Atlanta. My education at Gustavus pointed me toward a PhD in evolutionary biology and a career as a disease detective at the CDC. It has turned out to be an exciting and rewarding journey so far. I’m sharing this story in case it is of interest to you: http://news.sciencemag.org/africa/2014/10/exit-interview-cdc-epidemiologist-sees-hope-controlling-ebola-southeastern-liberia Happy…

  • Kati Olson Pownell ’00

    Kati Olson Pownell ’00

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Kati Olson Pownell ’00 writes, “I traveled to Hermosillo, Mexico for a medical mission on October 4-8 and met a fellow Gustie! Amy Hassenstab, RN, class of 2011, worked in the recovery unit and I did anesthesia for the mission. Most of the surgeries were cleft lip and palate repairs and our group helped 45…

  • Mary Jo Dusek Briggs ’79

    Mary Jo Dusek Briggs ’79

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Mary Jo Dusek Briggs ’79 writes, “I have re-located with my husband Jeff, from Seattle, Washington to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and — although it is quite a change — enjoying being in the Midwest and closer to family and ties. My work at Mayo is in cinical quality and Mayo is a…

  • Mary Parkin Rasmussen ’71

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Mary Parkin Rasmussen ’71 and husband Dave, live in Fargo, North Dakota. They are still working and have three sons married, who live in Crested Butte, Colorado and Kaneohe, Hawaii. They have four grandchildren. Mary is active in choir, quilters, global missions, and book club. She is a class officer and want to thank all…