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Gustavus alumni Service and Retirement Recognition The Gustavus Alumni Association honored faculty and administrators with service and retirement awards at a banquet last May.
25 Years
Donita Clifton, benefits director. Not pictured are Denis Crnkovic´, professor of Russian studies; Barbara Kaiser, associate professor of mathematics and computer science; Patricia Kazarow, professor of music; and Tim Kennedy ’82, director, communication services and sports information.
35 Years
Front row: Byron Nordstrom, professor of history and Scandinavian studies, and Doug Huff, professor of philosophy. Back: Lynn Boehne, director of admission services.
30 Years
Front row: David Reese, associate professor of economics and management; Paul Tillquist, executive consultant, institutional advancement; and Jim Welsh, associate professor of geology. Back row: Bev Gustafson, adjunct instructor of music, and Stan Shetka, professor of art and art history. Not pictured are John Bungum, professor of economics and management, and Dennis Henry, professor of physics.
Retirees
Dennis Henry, professor of physics, and Steve Hogberg, gift planner. Back row: Edi Thorstensson, visiting instructor and academic librarian, and Byron Nordstrom, professor of history and Scandinavian studies. Not pictured are John Bungum, professor of economics and management; Tom Thorkelson, men’s and women’s track coach, strength coach, and Lund Center special events coordinator; and Steve Wilkinson, men’s tennis coach.
40 Years
Tim Robinson, professor of psychology.
Art Glass ’42, biology, lives in St. Peter’s Capitol Heights with wife Gladys. He joined the reunion classes of 1959 and 1964 at Commencement 2009 ■ Tom Gover, chemistry, and wife Mary live in Richfield in a home overlooking Wood Lake ■ Milt Brostrom ’49, mathematics and computer science, and wife Elaine live at Realife Apartments in St. Peter ■ Stephen Hilding ’58, mathematics and computer science, and wife Arlene live in St. Peter where they enjoy events planned by the
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music department and the staff of Christ Chapel at Gustavus ■ Bernard Hoogenboom, chemistry, and wife Louise make their home at Pine Pointe in St. Peter ■ Samiha Ibrahim, mathematics and computer science, lives in Bloomington. Samiha has led annual tours to her native Egypt since her retirement ■ Chet Johnson, geology, and his wife, Marian (Swanson ’41), live in St. Peter and this year celebrated their 65th Christmas together ■ Arne Langsjoen ’42, chemistry, and
his wife, Carol (Gaustad ’42), live in St. Peter. Their home was destroyed in the ’98 tornado and Arne now lives in the Valley View addition. Carol is at Pheasant’s Ridge Care Center in St. Peter ■ Charles Mason, biology, and wife Harriet make their home on College Avenue in St. Peter and continue their work in Linnaeus Arboretum ■ Bob Moline, geography, and wife Kay Rethwill Moline ’56, nursing, are involved in teaching and in alumni activities at Gustavus. They make
their home in St. Peter and do a bit of traveling as well ■ Larry Potts, chemistry, spent the past retirement year at the University of Minnesota where he participated in chemical research. His wife, Jill, continues her work in the Department of Education at Gustavus ■ Al Splittgerber, chemistry, and wife Pat make their home in St. Peter ■ Richard Fuller, physics, and wife Judy live in Falcon Heights, where both are active in community education projects.