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Gustavus alumni Johnson recognized with two U of M teaching awards
Tim R. Johnson ’93, Shakopee, an associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, has received two teaching awards in as many years. In April 2008 Johnson received a Morse-Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Award in recognition of the influence great teaching has had on generations of U graduates and on today’s students. In 2007 he also received the Arthur “Red” Motley Exemplary Teaching Award, honoring faculty in the College of Liberal Arts “who inspire and care, who make themselves approachable, who show an interest in individual students’ wellbeing and in programs for the benefit of students generally, who give of themselves generously in advising, counseling, and directing projects, and who create an active classroom atmosphere.” Johnson was featured in the January-February 2009 Minnesota magazine in an article by Danny LaChance. In the piece LaChance notes that “If there’s a Tim Russertization of politics at play here, there’s also clearly a “Tim Johnsonization” of teaching that regularly turns many reluctant first-year College of Liberal Arts students into political science majors.” (Russert was the late NBC political reporter known for his whiteboard analyses of the 2000 presidential election.) Johnson described his classroom style to LaChance as “more give-and-take than talk-and-talk” and said he’s learned that engaging students often means embracing his own humanity. He’s not afraid to poke fun at himself, share stories of his family, or show silly but educational video clips.
Barnett directs The UpTake
Jason Barnett ’93, St. Paul, is executive director of The UpTake, a Minnesota-based citizen journalist organization providing online news coverage on since 2007. As a non-profit professional and citizen journalism organization, The UpTake provides innovative methods of low-cost information gathering and reporting, such as live broadcasting video from cell phone camera feeds. The organization’s awareness increased substantially during the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota when The UpTake provided full coverage of the recount process, winning accolades and citations from news blogs and Minnesota, national, and international news outlets. To learn more, visit theupdate.org online. ner at Eide Bailly LLP ■ Kevin M. Kuechenmeister, Savage, teaches in the Hastings School District ■ Joseph T. Majewski, Menomonee Falls, WI, is a sales associate at Zimmer Thomson Associates ■ Kathryn D. Nelson, Los Angeles, CA, is an optometrist with Kaiser ■ Cory
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Chirhart Tao, St. Paul, is a part time graduate student at the University of St. Thomas ■ Carrie Banaszewski Tate, Hastings, is a planning manager at ConAgra Foods ■ Matt Tuccitto, Stillwater, is vice president and financial adviser for Morgan Stanley.
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Class Agent: Hal DeLaRosby, Lana Elsenpeter Matzek
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Tim Andeen, Arlington Heights, IL, graduated in June 2008 from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, with a Ph.D. in physics and received a fellowship at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, where he is currently living ■ Erin L. Cederlind, Dulles, VA, is the office management specialist for the political and economic section at the American Embassy in Tripoli, Libya ■ Jennifer Plath Dierkhising, Blaine, is a home mortgage consultant with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage ■ Susan Sultvedt Engelhardt, Florence, SC, works at Science South ■ Andrew W. Johnson, Stillwater, is a master of business student at St. Thomas ■ Jackie McKeown Maman, Rolling Meadows, IL, received a master’s degree in modern art history, theory, and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and works in the department of museum photo rights at the Art Institute of Chicago ■ Juanita Diller Olsen, Springfield, MO, is beginning work on her master’s degree and is an RN at Cox Health ■ Christine V. Olson, North Mankato, is a waitress at Perkins ■ Jonathan T. Poole, Dulles, VA, is assistant security attache at the American Embassy in Tripoli, Libya ■ Jonathan F. Skovholt, Washington, DC, is a patent analyst for Landon IP ■ Michelle Hinds Spady, Atlanta, GA, is a speech language pathologist on the comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation unit at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta ■ Joe Thompson, Chicago, IL, is assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office ■ Katie Lovas Vick, Elk River, teaches first grade in the Princeton School District.
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Class Agents: Karen Warkentien Oglesby, Katherine Medbery Oleson
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Ann Gramstad Austin, Albert Lea, joined the Albert Lea Rotary Club ■ Linnea Carlson, Minneapolis, is a national account manager for KrausAnderson Capital, Inc ■ Brooke Dirtzu, Cottage Grove, is an English language learner coordinator at Neighborhood House ■ Anne Freirose, Greeley, CO, works for Accent in home aid for people with disabilities ■ Karle Trethewy Lewer, Siletz, OR, is a nurse at the Good Samaritan Community Hospital ■ Steve Nys, Duluth, is an associate
attorney at Mark T. Singorelli Ltd. ■ Corinne Shor, North Hollywood, CA, is an actor for Theater West and others ■ Ellen Anderson Wiegner, Menlo Park, CA, graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in June 2007; she is currently completing her specialty training in radiation oncology at Stanford University Medical Center.
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Class Agents: Jade Bakke, Jenny Lingle Beer, Audra Mueller, Leslie Wilcox
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Kara Nelson Birznieks, Maple Grove, is an account executive for Horace Mann Insurance ■ Elizabeth Danks, St. Paul, is employed by Securian ■ Sean Hosein, Faribault, is a manufacturing engineer at Seagate ■ Stephanie Nelson-Dusek, Houston, TX, is a legal assistant ■ Greg Priebe, Bloomington, IN, is a computer programmer for Allied Data Systems, Inc. ■ Hans P. Sviggum, Rochester, is a resident physician in anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic ■ Lindsey Christensen Tibesar, St. Louis Park, is a marketing and event manager for The Sonic Management Group ■ Paul Wojahn, Minneapolis, is a senior account representative at John B. Collins Associates.
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Class Agents: Amanda Frie, Guthrie Michael, Marnie Nelson, Josh Williams
e-mail: 2004classagent@gustavus.edu
Jon Abbott, San Francisco, CA, is an actuarial supervisor for Esurance ■ Lucas Ahlberg, Crystal, is a financial associate for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ■ Betsy Anderson, ANNIVE White Bear Lake, RSARY teaches second Oct. 9– 10 grade in the 2009 Stillwater School District ■ Liz Anderson, Roseville, is a physical therapist at Aegis Therapies ■ Mark S. Apfelbacher, Minneapolis, is a senior sustainability consultant at Reuben Environmental Solutions, Inc. ■ Nate J. Aul, Minneapolis, is a junior risk manager at Citi Capital Derivatives Markets, Inc. ■ Jodi Parks Bang, Woodbury, teaches eight-grade math in the Bloomington School District ■ Robert D. Bang, Woodbury, is a sales manager at J&J Distributing ■ Donald S. Berkholz, Corvallis, OR, is a grad student at Oregon State University ■ Aric D. Bethke, Loretto, is grounds and golf course assistant manager at Glacier Park
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