Johnnies in the Media Henry Gallagher ’61, was interviewed on American Public Media’s The Story on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Gallagher wrote James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot about his experience as one of the military police officers assigned to protect Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the University of Mississippi in 1962.
Michael Crouser ’85 was featured on MN Original, a video series about Minnesota artists on Twin John Gans ’79, National Outdoor Cities Public Television. Crouser, an Leadership School executive director, award-winning photographer, creates was named a White House Champion dramatic black and white images of Change for his commitment to that have ranged from dog parks youth, wilderness and leadership. One to bullfighters to some of our most of 11 selected from more than 1,500 beautiful photography of Saint John’s. nominees, Gans was recognized on The White House Blog and has received an invitation to the White House.
Brad Matuska ’95, owner of Mississippi Topsoils, was featured on KARE 11 in the Twin Cities on the science of using manure for gardening. Since 1998, Mississippi Topsoils has been making premium soil products with all-natural ingredients. Jim Diley ’05, Brian Hoffman ’05, Ryan Petz ’05 and Brian Grande founded Fulton Beer in Southwest Minneapolis in 2009. The foursome was featured in Bloomberg Businessweek as an example of a successful startup. They opened a brewery in 2011 and, this past year, added an onsite taproom.
Eric LeCompte ’99, executive director of Jubilee USA Network, was interviewed on BBC World News about the impact of hedge funds. LeCompte was in New York serving on a panel of experts at a United Nations General Assembly special session. Joe Mailander ’08 and Justin Lansing are the Okee Dokee Brothers, a Minneapolisbased bluegrass duo. The Okee Dokee Brothers’ latest album, Can You Canoe?, recently won a Grammy Award for Best Children’s Album. Their award-winning album has led to various media coverage including feature stories in both U.S. News & World Report and the Washington Post.
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