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Class Agents: Gigi Wait Dobosenski, Erin Tripp Halverson, Brad Peterson
e-mail: 1998classagent@gustavus.edu
’91 alums celebrate Classmates from the Class of 1991 gathered for a shower for Susan Johnson. In front from left are Debra Curran McGarity, Susan Johnson, and Kari Clark. In back are Alyssa Bruns Hammar, Valisa McKinney, and Amy Millette Close.
Fiddling around Brian Wicklund ’87, Marine on St. Croix, MN, graduated with an elementary education major at Gustavus and teaching appeared to be his career path. With a passion to play the fiddle that started in his youth and an offer from bluegrass band Stoney Lonesome, Wicklund’s professional journey began and continues today in the music industry. In addition to performing with an array of national and international tour bands, Wicklund has been busy as a studio musician and producer laying down fiddle and mandolin tracks on hundreds of projects. In 2005 Wicklund and friends formed the acoustic power trio Brother Mule. Their debut release, Big Twang, won them an Indie Music Award for best Americana CD of 2005. Wicklund also performs in Minnesota with a band he fronts called Brian Wicklund and FiddlePals. Wicklund is also the author of the best-selling book-DVD packages American Fiddle Method Volumes 1 and 2. Spin-offs from the initial books for fiddle include viola, cello, and piano accompaniment books. He is currently expanding his offerings with the FiddlePal Explore Series focusing on Canadian fiddle styles and Texas and Contest fiddle styles. He is also a co-founder of the online bluegrass instructional website bluegrasscollege.com and teaches dozens of fiddle workshops and camps each year. For more information, visit fiddlepal.com.
stract acrylic paintings on display at the Arts Center of Saint Peter in the past year ■ Becky Johnson Olson, Savage, is a wellness services coordinator for AdvantageHealth Corporation, a worksite health promotion company ■ Nancy Kewitsch
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Prososki, Lakeville, is an account manager for Thorn Creative ■ Gerhardt Wagner, Omaha, NE, is a medical resident at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Jocelyn Bauer, Alexandria, VA, is working for the transportation policy in Washington D.C. ■ Krista Benson Cook, Blaine, is business development manger at Olsen Thielen Technologies, Inc. ■ Tasmin Cordie, Erie, PA, is a doctor of chiropractic at Cordie Chiropractic ■ Kim Crosby Dahl, Golden Valley, is disease manager RN for Optum Health at United Health Care ■ DeAnn DeLoach Deitner, Lindstrom, teaches second grade in the Stillwater ISD ■ Clint Dietrich, Blaine, received a master’s degree in history from University of Manitoba ■ Jenny Fairbanks, Shakopee, is a health care consultant at Watson Wyatt Worldwide ■ Bob Fossum, Lake Elmo, is employed at Capitol Region Watershed District ■ Rebecca Gurney, St. Paul, is a family practitioner in Woodbury ■ Jake Heckenlaible, Plymouth, is Midwest sales representative at Caye Home Furnishings ■ Cari Serbus Heibel, St. Michael, is a Realtor at Edina Realty ■ Andrew Hemenway, St. Paul, is a representative for Liberty Oxygen & Medical Equipment ■ Krysta Hochstetler, San Francisco, CA, is director of events at Hotel Vitale and Americano Restaurant ■ Karen Lantz Holt, Saranac Lake, NY, is studying baking and pastry arts at Paul Smith’s College ■ Tony Hommes, Bemidji, teaches in the Cass Lake Schools ■ Tiffany Krohn Hommes, Bemidji, is a family nurse practitioner at Red Lake Comprehensive Health Services ■ Sara Huntley, St. Paul, is a senior communications consultant for Schauer Global Health ■ Sara Ridge Jacobs, Owatonna, is a stay-at-home mom ■ Sarah Jaeb Jensen, South Haven, is branch manager at Edina Realty Title ■ Melissa Johnson, Mountain View, CA, is a member of Lutheran Volunteer Corps ■ Aaron Juhl, Kaukauna, WI, is an adjudicator with the Wisconsin School Music Association ■ Stacy Dieckman Juhl, Kaukauna, WI, is a festival adjudicator for the Wisconsin School Music Association and a blanketeer for Project Linus ■ Jennifer Koehnen, Plymouth, is the director of young adult ministries at Woodridge Church and a divinity student at Bethel Seminary ■ Deena Krohn Lindstrom, Buffalo, is a personal financial adviser at Primerica Financial Services ■ Kate McFadden, Minneapolis, is a corporate relations specialist for Habitat for Humanity
■ Jason Molesky, Northfield, is the assessment and accountability coordinator for the Lakeville Area Public Schools ■ Matty Olson, San Diego, CA, is a law student at Thomas Jefferson School of Law ■ Terra Thompson Penny, St. Louis Park, is manager of the public service group of Larson Allen, LLP ■ Janine Rehse Rosenhamer, Mason City, IA, is a stay-at-home mom ■ Melissa Seitzer, Mankato, worked as costumer for the motion picture Smart People and is working in the familyrun business, Mary Lue’s Woolen Mill ■ LaDawn Osmundson Severin, Fridley, is a stay-at-home mom ■ Chris Sjoberg, Seattle, WA, is a nurse practitioner at Harborview Medical Center ■ Dawn Skilbred, St. Paul, is a school counselor in the Bloomington ISD ■ Sharron Sturgeon, Bloomington, IN, is studying foreign language education at Indiana University ■ Suzanne Trunnell, St. Paul, graduated from College of St. Catherine as a nurse practitioner ■ Amelia Chan Vang, Minneapolis, is a student at Augsburg College ■ Rachel Whitcomb Fossum, Lake Elmo, is a manager in Target Corporation ■ Karen Wight Hoogheem, Ames, IA, is pastor at Bethesda Lutheran Church ■ Jeff Wilhelmi, Brooklyn Park, is the assistant controller at College of St. Catherine.
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Class Agents: Philip Eidsvold, Jesse Torgerson
e-mail: 1999classagent@gustavus.edu
Allison Adrian, Minneapolis, received a doctorate in musicology/ ethnomusicology from University of Minnesota and on the faculty at College of St. Catherine ■ Jared Chester, Eden Prairie, is portfolio manager in the Commercial Banking Division at Associated Bank■ ANNIVE RSARY Caitlin Christensen, Oct. 4 Plymouth, is a senior 2008 interactive media planner at MRM Worldwide ■ Travis Cook, Blaine, is in international operations and business development at Eniva Corp. ■ Suzy Franke, Bend, OR, received a master of divinity, diaconal ministry degree from Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago ■ Torunn Allen Harty, New Hope, sings in the National Lutheran Choir and is the director of Christian education at House of Hope Lutheran Church ■ Amy Hero Jones, Minneapolis, is executive director of Patrick’s Cabaret ■ Juliet Lund Holder, St. Paul, teaches at Minnesota Renaissance School ■
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