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Gustavus alumni ■ Anne Schilling Hann, Eden
Gusties in the orchestra
In May 2008 the Ryan High School Orchestra from Denton, TX, traveled to compete at Disney World. The orchestra is conducted by Tami Peterson ’86, and Carl Malmberg ’77, father of an orchestra member, accompanied the ensemble.
Anderson named to HealthEast position
Elizabeth Walker Anderson ’78, White Bear Township, was named HealthEast system director for cross cultural services effective February 23. Anderson will primarily focus on helping HealthEast be an advocate for change in an area with constantly emerging challenges and will oversee a wide range of responsibilities related to organizational diversity and culturally responsive care, including managing the Cross Cultural Care department. She will also collaborate with the organization’s human resources department to strengthen its abilities to deliver compassionate care in a way that mirrors its community’s needs. HealthEast Care System is a community-focused, non-profit health care organization that provides innovative technology, compassionate care, and a full spectrum of family health services. HealthEast includes Bethesda Hospital, St. John’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, and Woodwinds Health Campus as well as outpatient services, clinics, home care, pharmacies, and medical transportation services. Anderson has spent the past 25 years helping individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Her first cross cultural assignment was directing refugee camp operations for Indochinese refugees in Thailand applying for resettlement in the United States; she helped approximately 4,000 individuals each month to make this lifechanging transition. She then served as a political asylum officer for the Justice Department and Immigration and Naturalization Service. At Regions Hospital, Anderson directed the international services department, where she secured numerous grants from local foundations for cross cultural health care education and programming and built strong community partnerships with patients and providers. While at the Minnesota State Department of Human Services, she concentrated her planning and strategic talents on ensuring the best possible use of scarce resources for refugee and immigrant services. Anderson holds a certificate in multiculturalism and diversity from George Washington University in Washington, DC, a mini-MBA in health care administration from the University of St. Thomas, and a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul.
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Prairie, is an administrative assistant at Wooddale Church ■ Bill Hicks, Eden Prairie, is a partner and attorney at Messerli and Kramer ■ Kim Unke Johnson, Maple Grove, is a reference librarian for Anoka County Library, Crooked Lake Branch ■ Mike S. Johnson, Maple Grove, is VP of human resources for MACC CommonWealth Services ■ Cynthia Kelly Jolly, Longview, WA, is retired and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and Project Read ■ Steve Kroupa, Holly Springs, NC, is a clinical director at the University of North Carolina Fayetteville TEACCH Center ■ Cynthia Olson Larsen, Anoka, is an accounts payable clerk at Schmitt Music Company ■ Heidi Palmquist Larson, St. Paul, is a special education teaching assistant in the Roseville School District ■ Ted Lillie, Lake Elmo, is publisher of Lillie Suburban News ■ Bev Sorbe Miles, Bloomington, is a master cruise counselor at Hobbit Travel ■ Greg Norgaard, Naperville, IL, is in water technology at Siemens ■ Janine Jensen Norgaard, Naperville, IL, is Christian education director at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church ■ Diane Horvat Nyquist, Plymouth, is manager of international space management at Best Buy ■ Larry D. Olson, Horseshoe Bay, TX, is retired ■ John F. Penrod, Barrington, IL, is director at American Hospital Association Solutions, Inc. ■ Jill Brunkhorst Ranft, Inver Grove Heights, is a contracts specialist at Best Buy ■ John M. Riggle, Sioux Center, IA, is pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church ■ Todd A. Schmidt, Jonesboro, GA, is an orthopaedic surgeon at Southern Orthopaedic Specialists ■ Joy Peterson Sietsema, Lindstrom, is a media specialist in the Forest Lake School District ■ Alan J. Sletten, Fergus Falls, is a veterinarian at Lake Region Veterinary Center ■ Steven T. Sullivan, Hoffman Estates, IL, is director of RSM McGladry, Inc. ■ Kris Erckenbrack Tracy, Lake Elmo, is human resources vice president at Medtronic Inc. ■ Mary Hicks Trawick, La Mesa, CA, is lead clinical nurse at Sharp Memorial Hospital ■ Dale R. Wiebusch, Phoenix, AZ, is a legislative associate with the Arizona League of Cities and Towns ■ Charlie E. Wirth, Shorewood, is owner of Valutec, Inc. ■ Sue Gardner Zager, Anchorage, AK, is a self-employed systems analyst.
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Class Agents: Steve Sayre, Kent Stone
e-mail: 1980classagent@gustavus.edu
Pamela Swanson Benson, Duluth, is an occupational therapist at St. Mary’s Duluth Clinic ■ Becky Meyers Magnuson, Scandia, was nominated as president-elect of the Minnesota Kindergarten Association ■ Ben Martell, Le Sueur, is assistant director of IT at Korn/Ferry International ■ Denise K. Nichols, Lafayette, IN, is a retired teacher ■ Betty Farm Olson, Horseshoe Bay, TX, is retired ■ Helen C. Onufrak, Arlington, VA, is senior analyst to the chief counsel at Comptroller of the Currency, Administrator of National Banks ■ Jim Peasley, Richfield, is a licensed marriage and family therapist at the Center for Christian Psychological Services ■ Karen Vangness Schultz, Honolulu, HI, is VP of patient care at The Queen’s Medical Center.
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Class Agents: Steve Heim, Leslie Nielsen
e-mail: 1981classagent@gustavus.edu
Jeri Bedient Buchholz, Silver Spring, MD, is employed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ■ Lynne Beckenbaugh Lillie, Lake Elmo, is an M.D. with Health East ■ Jerry Nettleton, Oakdale, is a cub master in Boy Scouts.
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Class Agents: J.C. Anderson, Richard Olson, Ann McGowan Wasson
e-mail: 1982classagent@gustavus.edu
Nancy Davis Haugen, Apple Valley, is a self-employed compensation consultant ■ Kevin Hildebrandt, Faribault, is director of buildings and grounds for Faribault School District ■ Kathy Fast Janasz, Minneapolis, is an independent communication and public relations consultant ■ Phelps B. Johnson, Duluth, is an ER doctor at St. Mary’s Hospital ■ Mary Becke Zurhorst, Rumford, ME, is a patient service representative for Swift River Health Care.
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Class Agents: Brad Somero, Karin Stone
e-mail: 1983classagent@gustavus.edu
Jim D. Cornell, Long Lake, was named executive director of Operation Bootstrap Africa ■ Rebecca Campbell Hines, Dade City, FL, earned her master’s degree in educational leadership from St. Leo University ■ Ann Sponberg Peterson, Decorah, IA, is director of development at Luther College and