Summer 2011 Quarterly by Gustavus Adolphus College

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Two new VPs Q Scholarships awarded Q Retirees Q CICE January Interim travel Q Forensics Q Summer camp schedules

16 HILLSTROM MUSEUM OF ART 18 CALENDAR 20 CENTER FOR SERVANT LEADERSHIP Photo by Laura Grossmann ’13

24 CHOIR TOUR IN ITALY 28 SPORTS All-American honors in hockey Q MIAC championships

32 LEGACY 33 ALUMNI NEWS Class reunions Q Gustie Breakfasts Q Marriages, births, and obituaries

Immediately above: The directors of the new Center for Servant Leadership look forward to work that will more effectively reach a broader constituency. Above: Jeff Stocco is ﬂanked by Grady St. Dennis ’92, Jeffrey Rathlef, Chris Johnson ’85, and Cynthia Favre.

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Managing Editor Steven L. Waldhauser ’70 | waldo@gustavus.edu Alumni Editors Randall M. Stuckey ’83 | rstuckey@gustavus.edu Erin Holloway Wilken ’02 | ewilken@gustavus.edu Design Anna Deike | adeike@gustavus.edu Contributing Writers Maggie Hedlund ’09, Chelsea Johnson ’14; Christopher Johnson ’85; Tim Kennedy ’82; Donald Myers ’83; Carolyn O’Grady; Matt Thomas ’00; Stacia Vogel Contributing Photographers Chris Duhaime ’12, Jill Scheel ’11, Abby Williams ’11; Brian Fowler; Laura Grossmann ’13; Hallie Martin ’13; Matt Thomas ’00; Stacia Vogel

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ON THE COVER Director of Community-Based Service and Learning Jeff Rathlef (left) and senior student Chris Martinez look over the shoulder of Assistant Director David Newell ’03 at leadership resources collected in the offices of the new Center for Servant Leadership.

24 VENICE: A stop on the Gustavus Choir’s tour of Italy during the January Interim. Photo by Abby Williams ’11

Articles and opinions presented in this magazine do not necessarily reﬂect the views of the editors or official policies of the College or its board of trustees. The Gustavus Quarterly is printed on Domtar Earthchoice paper (30% PCR and sustainable source certiﬁed by SmartWood) using soy-based inks and alternative solvents and wetting agents, by the John Roberts Company, Minneapolis, an EPA Green Power Partner. The Gustavus Quarterly (USPS 227-580) is published four times annually, in February, May, August, and November, by Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn. Periodicals postage is paid at St. Peter, MN 56082, and additional mailing offices. It is mailed free of charge to alumni and friends of the College. Circulation is approximately 39,500. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Gustavus Quarterly, Office of Alumni Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082-1498.

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE St. Peter, MN 56082 507-933-8000 | gustavus.edu Chair, Board of Trustees Mark Bernhardson ’71 President of the College Jack R. Ohle Vice President for Marketing and Communication Gwendolyn Freed Vice President for Institutional Advancement Thomas Young ’88 Director of Alumni Relations Randall M. Stuckey ’83 Gustavus Adolphus College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.

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Celebrating academic excellence “Whatever we do, let us do it well.” Those words come from the Rev. Eric Norelius, founder of the school that would become Gustavus Adolphus College, referring to the enterprise of establishing and growing an institution of higher education in a letter to Professor William Frick, secretary of the school’s Education Committee. We’ll hear more from Norelius in the next couple of issues of the Quarterly, as we celebrate the College’s 150th year of helping students “attain their full potential as persons.” Meanwhile, I wish to focus on Gustavus students doing well. On the first weekend in May, the Office of the Provost hosts Honors Day, a celebration of academic excellence during which more than 500 current Gustavus students are recognized for their scholastic achievements—everything from making the President’s Honor List (those who have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or above on a 4.0 scale) to earning the Biology Department’s Outstanding Service Award, from being inducted into a departmental honor society to receiving the “Cherish the Earth” Award or the DeNault Essay Prize, from serving as a departmental academic assistant to winning a prestigious, highly competitive national scholarship, like the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Some significant honors are highlighted below. Thirty-two students were elected this year to Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society, and were announced individually to lead off the Honors Day convocation. Students who have excelled in the study of liberal arts are elected each year by a faculty committee of local chapter members. Election criteria include a record of high achievement in liberal arts courses and majors, competency in math and foreign language, and demonstration of a love of learning as evidenced by the depth and breadth of a student’s college career. Several students were recognized as recipients of nationally competitive fellowships and scholarships. Junior Stephen Groskreutz was awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate award for students pursuing careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. The Goldwater Foundation sponsors the meritbased scholarships, which are designated for students entering their junior or senior year in college to cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to $7,500 per year. The Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellowship program has awarded a fellowship to sophomore Jasmine Porter. The IIPP annually awards around two dozen fellowships nationwide to sophomore minority students, with the goal of increasing the representation of minorities in international service. The IIPP Fellowships, valued at an estimated $75,000 over a three-year period, support two summer policy institutes and a summer language institute, a junior year study-abroad program, , an IIPP internship, and a master’s degree program in international affairs matched by an Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs graduate school. Also recognized at the Honors Day convocation were senior Hasanga Samaraweera, recipient of a Deutscher Akademisher Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Research Study Grant to complete a postgraduate or master’s degree course in Germany, and junior Ethan Degner, who was awarded an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Greater Research Opportunities Fellowship for Undergraduate Environmental Study. I’d be remiss if I did not highlight one more recognition: At Honors Day, the College also takes the opportunity to recognize the many alumni, reunion classes, parents, foundations, and friends who have generously provided scholarship gifts and endowment funds so that current students for whom financial aid is essential in order to permit them to attend college may receive “the gift of Gustavus.” Following Eric Norelius’s directive, these benefactors also do what they do well!

The Rev. Jon V. Anderson, M.Div., New Ulm, Minn. (ex officio) Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA, Redwood Falls The Rev. Rodney L. Anderson, M.Div., Eden Prairie, Minn. Senior Pastor, St. Andrew Lutheran Church Thomas M. Annesley ’75, Ph.D., Ann Arbor, Mich. Professor of Pathology, University Hospital, University of Michigan Al Annexstad, Excelsior, Minn. Chairman, Federated Insurance Companies, Owatonna Tracy L. Bahl ’84, M.B.A., Greenwich, Conn. Special Advisor, General Atlantic, N.Y. Warren Beck ’67, Greenwood, Minn. President, Gabbert & Beck, Inc., Edina Rebecca M. Bergman, Ph.D., North Oaks, Minn. Vice President, New Therapies and Diagnostics, Medtronic Incorporated, Minneapolis Mark Bernhardson ’71, M.A., Bloomington, Minn. (chair) City Manager, City of Bloomington The Rev. Åke Bonnier, Stockholm, Sweden Dean, Stockholm Domkyrkoforsamling The Rev. Gordon A. Braatz, Ph.D., M.Div., Minneapolis Pastor and Psychologist, Retired David J. Carlson ’60, M.D., Edina, Minn. Physician, Retired Ardena L. Flippin ’68, M.D., M.B.A., Chicago Physician, Retired The Rev. Brian Fragodt ’81, M.Div., Andover, Minn. (ex officio) Pastor, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, East Bethel, and President, Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations James H. Gale ’83, J.D., Washington, D.C. Attorney at Law Marcus M. Gustafson ’73, D.D.S., Edina, Minn. Business Executive, Retired John O. Hallberg ’79, M.B.A.,Wayzata, Minn. Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Minneapolis Pat K. Haugen ’70, Sioux Falls, S.D. Business Executive, Retired Jeffrey Heggedahl ’87, M.B.A., Minneapolis (ex officio) CEO, Advantage IQ, and President, Gustavus Alumni Association Susanne Björling Heim ’83, Edina, Minn. Business Executive Alfred Henderson ’62, M.B.A., Chanhassen, Minn. Business Executive, Retired George G. Hicks ’75, J.D., Eden Prairie, Minn. Managing Partner, Värde Partners, Inc., Minneapolis Linda Bailey Keefe ’69, M.B.A., Atlanta, Ga. Vice President, NAI Brannen Goddard Paul Koch ’87, Plymouth, Minn. Senior Vice President/Investments UBS Financial Services, Inc., Wayzata The Rev. Daniel A. Kolander ’68, M.Div., Marion, Iowa Senior Pastor, First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids Jack R. Ohle, D.D., St. Peter, Minn. (ex officio) President, Gustavus Adolphus College Martha I. Penkhus, Mankato, Minn. Registered Nurse, Retired The Rev. Wayne B. Peterson ’77, M.Div., Plymouth, Minn. Pastor, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church The Rev. Dan S. Poffenberger ’82, M.Div., Stillwater, Minn. Senior Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church Beth Sparboe Schnell ’82, Corcoran, Minn. Chief Executive Officer, Sparboe Companies, Wayzata Karin L. Stone ’83, M.B.A., Cleveland Heights, Ohio Principal, Stone Strategy Group LLC The Rev. Lori Bergstrand Swenson ’82, M.Div., DePere, Wis. Pastor, Ascension Lutheran Church, Green Bay Ronald C. White ’75, Las Vegas, Nev. (ex officio) Chief Sales Officer, Growth Development Associates, Inc., and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association

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College names two new vice presidents

resident Jack Ohle has announced the appointment of two individuals already familiar to many in the Gustavus community to fill leadership positions in the Gustavus administration. Mark Braun, Ph.D., currently senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., has been named provost and dean of the college, and JoNes Van Hecke ’88, Ph.D., currently vice president for student development and dean of student life at Central College in Pella, Iowa, has been named vice president for student life and dean of students. Braun had previously served Gustavus for 17 years (1990–2007), first as a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies and later as associate dean of the college. He earned his master’s degree from Mankato State University in 1988 and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1990, both in speechcommunication. He was a participant in the 2003–04 Thrivent Lutheran College and

University Leadership Program, a yearlong intensive leadership development program, and was recently invited by the Council of Independent Colleges to co-lead its mentoring program for new chief academic officers. Braun has an extensive record of service to the field of higher education and to the communities in which he has lived. President Ohle mentioned Braun’s work at Augustana College during the past four years in announcing his appointment. “Dr. Braun will bring significant experience to the position,” said Ohle, “and will make a meaningful contribution to the future of teaching and learning at the College.” “I look forward to returning to an institution that has meant a great deal to me, professionally and personally,” Braun stated, “and I am excited to have this opportunity to lead at a time of great momentum at the College.” Van Hecke has nearly 20 years’ experience as a student affairs professional. After earning a master’s degree from Indiana University’s Higher Education Student

Affairs program, she returned to her alma mater in 1994 to serve three years as director of student activities and five as assistant dean of students. In the summer of 2001 she was selected to participate in the HERS/Bryn Mawr College Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education. Enrolling in the Ph.D. program at the University of Michigan’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, she worked as a graduate research assistant on the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education. In 2006 Van Hecke completed her Ph.D. and accepted her current position at Central College. “Dr. Van Hecke will bring tremendous insight and expertise to her alma mater,” said President Ohle. “She is a scholar and practitioner who will have broad reach and impact on our campus.” “Gustavus is such a special community,” Van Hecke said. “It will be my great privilege to work with Gustavus students.” Braun and Van Hecke will both assume their new posts on June 15, 2011. Q

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Sophomore named IIPP Fellow

St. Dennis voted House Chaplain

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The Rev. Grady St. Dennis ’92 offers the opening prayer at the 2011 session of the Minnesota State Legislature.

Junior is Goldwater Scholar

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ophomore student Jasmine Porter has been named a 2011 Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellow. Porter, from St. Louis Park, Minn., is one of only 25 college students nationwide selected for the program. Reflecting the IIPP’s goal of increasing the representation of minorities in international service, the IIPP Fellowships support summer policy institutes following both the sophomore and junior years, junior-year study abroad for a semester or year, a summer language institute at the Middlebury College Language Schools, a post-baccalaureate internship, and a master’s degree program in international affairs (with funds matched by the graduate school). “IIPP recognized that Jasmine Porter possesses a rare combination of traits that neatly match what they’re looking for: an impressive academic record, a strong set of ethical commitments and principles, intellectual acumen, an interest in global issues and the role of international public policy, and a deep commitment to fairness and justice and seeking to make the world better through her actions,” said Alisa Rosenthal, associate professor of political science and fellowships coordinator at Gustavus. Porter is working toward a double major in political science and geography at Gustavus. She is actively involved in numerous extra- and co-curricular activities, including the I Am We Are social justice theatre troupe.

he Rev. Grady St. Dennis ’92, director of church relations at Gustavus Adolphus College, was nominated and elected to serve as chaplain of the Minnesota House of Representatives on Jan. 10. He succeeds the Rev. Dennis J. Johnson ’60, former Gustavus president, who served as House Chaplain for the past two years. St. Dennis will add the part-time duties associated with the House Chaplain position to his current responsibilities at Gustavus, which include serving as associate director of the College’s emerging Center for Servant Leadership. He leads the College’s church relations efforts with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and its congregations, particularly the Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations (GACAC). He also serves on the Lutheran Youth Outreach and Companion Synod boards of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. Q

unior ACS chemistry major Steve Groskreutz (Faribault, Minn.) has been named the recipient of a 2011 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate award for students pursuing careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. Groskreutz is one of 275 undergraduates to receive a 2011 Goldwater Scholarship, which covers the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year for two years. Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,085 students. Groskreutz has gained significant research experience during his three years at Gustavus, thanks in large part to grants the College has received from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. He has worked in the chromatography lab of Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dwight Stoll during January Interims and summer months, assisting Stoll in his efforts to develop fast two-dimensional high performance liquid chromatography as an analytical tool capable of quickly separating and quantifying chemical constituents of complex mixtures. “Much of Steve’s success is due to a unique combination of qualities that only a small portion of undergraduate students possess,” Stoll says. “Among these are an excellent work ethic, a like-able personality, the ability to communicate both in written and oral forms, high intellectual potential, and a genuine interest in both coursework and research.” This summer, Groskreutz will be working in the laboratory of Professor Stephen Weber at the University of Pittsburgh, Weber who studies high performance separation methods for the analysis of neurotransmitters in the brain. Groskreutz is the seventh Gustavus student since 2000 to receive a Goldwater Scholarship.

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tudents at Gustavus Adolphus College hosted the 16th annual Building Bridges conference on March 12. This year’s conference, titled “I’m Not for Sale: Slavery Past and Present,” provided an opportunity for attendees to engage in dialogue about the effects of the slave trade, from a historical perspective as well as a modern-day one. “Building on tradition, this conference continues to be the platform for students to address matters of global significance in a proactive and informative way,” said Gustavus junior and conference co-chair

Elizabeth Coco (New York City). “It is important to ask why we still allow slavery to exist and, more importantly, what we can do to create a new abolitionist movement.” The keynote speakers for this year’s conference were Joy DeGruy, Ph.D., author and assistant professor of social work at Portland State University, and Joy Friedman, a sex trafficking survivor who is women’s program manager for Minnesotabased Breaking Free. DeGruy is the author of Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome (2005), a book that discusses the “condition that exists as a consequence of multigenerational oppression of Africans and their descendants.” Friedman has worked for the past eight years as a case manager, outreach specialist, program manager, and policy coordinator for Breaking Free, an organization whose mission is to educate and

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Student co-chairs Elizabeth Coco ’12 (left) and Shanda Kirkeide ’11 ﬂank Building Bridges keynote speakers Joy DeGruy and Joy Friedmann.

Building Bridges conference addresses slavery and human trafficking provide services to women and girls who have been victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Building Bridges is a student-led, student-initiated diversity conference dedicated to addressing today’s pressing social and global issues. The conference works to increase awareness and action, promoting mutual respect and understanding about diversity. These aims are achieved through inspirational speakers supplemented by interactive workshops and action steps. “Building Bridges is so important because it gives people a chance to be part of a positive change in our society,” said Gustavus senior and conference co-chair Shanda Kirkeide (Canby, Minn.). “So many students believe that their words and actions can’t make a difference, but with Building Bridges we prove that they can.” Q

Gusties make case for State Grants

n April 7, Gustavus students and financial aid supporters traveled to St. Paul for the 2011 Gustavus Day at the Capitol. The contingent met with state legislators to make the case for increased funding for the Minnesota State Grant program. The Minnesota State Grant program helps make higher education affordable for 88,000 Minnesota college and university students. One quarter of Gustavus students receive need-based aid through the program each year. Need for this support is particularly acute this year. More students are enrolling in college than in the past, and more of them have financial need due to the difficult economic conditions impacting many low- and middle-income families. Amid a historic budget crisis for the state, the program faces a projected $35 million deficit this biennium. “The time is now to get involved,” said senior student Brittany Richardson (Hopkins, Minn.), chair of this year’s Day at the Capitol planning committee. “Gustavus has a tradition of turning out in good numbers for this advocacy event because Gusties care about access and opportunity for all. This year, the issue is critical.” The students were joined by President Ohle, as well as by political science professor Kate Knutson, Ph.D., who is incorporating the topic of higher education funding in her public policy class this semester. After participants met with legislators from their home districts and had lunch, Knutson moderated a panel discussion featuring Gustavus graduates working at the Capitol.

Several Gustavus alumni and a faculty member who are involved in state government discussed the inner workings of Minnesota government and politics with the students who traveled to St. Paul for the College’s Day at the Capitol. Pictured from left are Terry Morrow, Ph.D., associate professor of communication studies at Gustavus and State Representative for District 23A; Matt Swenson ’06, assistant communications director for the Minnesota Department of Commerce; Bruce Klevin ’89, lobbyist for the agricultural industry; Mindy Rittenhouse Greiling ’70, State Representative for District 54A; and the Rev. Grady St. Dennis ’92, chaplain to the Minnesota House of Representatives. Also joining the group for the panel but not pictured were Amy Berger ’01, committee administrator for the Senate Jobs and Economic Growth Committee; Amber Hanson ’10, Government Affairs Division at AgriBank; Kory Kath ’00, State Representative for District 26A; and Judd Schetnan ’94, director of government affairs for the Metropolitan Council.

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ine members of the Gustavus Adolphus College faculty and two administrators have announced their retirement from the College effective with the end of the spring 2011 semester. Together they represent more than 320 years of service to generations of students. We salute them for their devotion and their integrity.

Kevin Byrne, Ph.D., professor of history, began teaching at Gustavus in the fall of 1971. Kevin has many wonderful memories during his years of association with the College, but mainly appreciates the opportunity to conduct several remarkable seminars that challenged him to learn more and teach better. He is also thankful for being able to explore other dimensions of academia while directing a Nobel Conference and serving in the Office of the Academic Dean of the College. Kevin looks forward to spending his free time volunteering and continuing to serve with local animal shelters and national organizations. He also hopes to travel; although his destination is currently unknown, he is hoping for an adventure! Kevin came to Gustavus because of its steadfast mission and reputation as a strong liberal arts college, and is glad to say that Gustavus has never waivered in its mission.

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Tom Emmert, professor of history, was hired in the fall of 1973, after earning his Ph.D. from Stanford University. At Gustavus for 38 years, he has collected many great memories, some of the best being from the four semesters he spent in Yugoslavia and Germany. He looks forward to the transition into retirement, and is planning to develop travel programs to Central and Southeastern Europe. After being a part of this school for almost four decades, he is proud to say that his experience at has been extremely worthwhile.

Henry Hays, Ph.D., joined the Department of Economics and Management as a visiting professor in the fall of 1999, and has been teaching at Gustavus for 12 years now. He has enjoyed the simple memory of teaching and advising his students, and values the relationships he has made at the Gustavus. He hopes to do some writing and travel during his retirement.

David Fienen, D.M.A., started as an instructor in the Department of Music in 1973, and achieved the rank of professor of organ and church music in 1990. David has been involved in many programs at Gustavus, a significant one being his introduction of the handbell choir program at Gustavus in 1982. He has served as chair of the Department of Music, co-director of General Education, associate dean and vice president of academic affairs, and finally provost and dean of the College starting in 2009. David has also performed on tour with brass ensembles and the wind orchestra in Europe. He values his memories of Christmas in Christ Chapel over the years and appreciates the opportunities to see students and the people around him grow at Gustavus. He plans to focus on being a musician during his retirement and has performances lined up to pursue his dreams.

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Darrell Jodock, Ph.D., came to Gustavus from Muhlenberg College in 1999, after teaching there for 21 years. For the past 12 years he has held the position of Drell and Adeline Bernhardson Distinguished Professor in Lutheran Studies. He most values the relationships he has made with his students and colleagues at Gustavus as a religion professor. His plans for retirement are to spend time with his four-yearold granddaughter and to volunteer with his wife in Africa in the years to come. He hopes that Gustavus will stay on track with its Swedish-Lutheran traditions while finding new ways for students to serve the larger community.

Patricia Kazarow, D.M.A., professor of music, joined the faculty in September of 1984 as the director of the Choir of Christ Chapel. Her favorite memory from her years at Gustavus is working on collaborative creative projects in her department. She plans to spend her retirement exploring the United States in the fall and spring seasons. She is grateful for the opportunities Gustavus offered her that led her to grow as a professional educator and musician.

Bruce McClain, M.F.A., professor of art and art history, began teaching at Gustavus in the fall of 1965, just after finishing his graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. His favorite memory is from the spring in 1998, following the tornado that hit campus. “The art classes moved into FEMA trailers in what is now the parking lot south of Olin Hall. Painting students were wedged into a trailer with their easels arranged in the same way as they had been in the Art Department, and water had to be transported in buckets from Olin Hall.” His plans are to paint many new canvases and do some traveling.

Ann Pesavento, D.A., professor of music, joined the Gustavus faculty in 1978 after nine years of elementary and secondary teaching. Some of her favorite memories from Gustavus have been working with bassoonists through private lessons, working with student chamber groups, and being a part of three different faculty chamber groups. One of her most memorable experiences was her trip to Scandinavia with the Gustavus Band in 2002. She hopes to travel in her retirement, and to continue teaching bassoon lessons. Ann most appreciates the musical priorities of Gustavus and the ways it has helped her grow as a musician.

Paula Swiggum, M.S., associate professor of nursing, started working at Gustavus during the fall of 1996. Her favorite memory has been working with dedicated nursing students and traveling abroad with students to England, Greece, and Tanzania and with faculty to Cuba and Nambia. She plans to do much more traveling during her retirement—to Israel; Banff, Canada; and New Jersey, Utah, and Florida. Paula most values her opportunity to “work with conscientious and dedicated students, and to interact with interesting and caring faculty,”

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Forensics team dominates speech events at state championships

he Gustavus forensics team won the individual events portion and placed second overall at the 2011 Minnesota Collegiate Forensics Association State Championships, held Feb. 19–20 at Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato. Competing against 12 other schools, the Gustavus team dominated the individual events categories, placing first in 7 of the 11 contested events and garnering 22 top-five finishes. The Gusties were narrowly defeated for the overall crown by Concordia College, Moorhead, which won the debate portion of the tournament. Seniors Phil Helt, Gladstone, Mo., and Claire Sagstuen, Eagan, Minn., each won two events, and senior Eric Cronin, Milaca, Minn., and sophomores Kate Bissen, Eden Prairie, Minn., and Kaitlin Burlingame, Paynesville, Minn., each won an event

championship as well. Sagstuen won Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking and Helt won Editorial Impromptu and Oratory, helping them to place second and third, respectively, in the Individual Sweepstakes competition. Cronin placed first in the After Dinner Speaking category, while Bissen won in Informative and Burlingame topped the Prose category. By winning the Oratory event, Helt qualified to represent Minnesota at the 2011 Interstate Oratorical Association National Contest, the nation’s oldest and most revered speaking competition. This was the sixth consecutive year that Gustavus had a representative at the IOA contest, which was held April 22–23 at James Madison University in Virginia as this magazine was at press. Q

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Forensics program offers summer institute

ustavus Adolphus College will once again offer a Summer Speech Institute (SSI) for high school students with at least one year of competitive forensics experience. The camp, which is limited to 85 student participants, is directed by Kristopher Kracht, visiting instructor of communication studies and director of the nationally ranked Gustavus forensics program. Kracht was recently named recipient of the Larry Schnoor Distinquished Service Award from the American Forensics Association District IV. This year the SSI has been approved as an eligible program for participation in the Minnesota Office of Higher Education’s Summer Academic Enrichment Program. The program will provide stipends on a firstcome, first-served basis to cover all or a portion of the direct cost to students attending the SSI during the summer of 2011. Student participants should apply directly to the SSI for the enrichment program; however, they may also apply for the Summer Academic Enrichment Program on their own. The College also offers a Summer Coaching Institute for high school coaches, to run in conjunction with the SSI. The dates and other information on the student institute are listed below and on the College’s SSI website (identified below). Information on the coaching institute—including mail-in and online registration forms— is available on the SSI site as well.

SUMMER SPEECH AND COACHING INSTITUTES Lynn Boehne ’72 came back to Gustavus and joined the Office of Admission as director of admission services in 1974, after having taught for two years following her graduation. Lynn has been a student, administrator, and faculty member at Gustavus. Her strongest memories will center around all the wonderful people who have been a part of her life because of the College. She plans to summer at the lake in Wisconsin and winter in Arizona, as well as doing some traveling along the way to make life interesting.

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Karen Zins ’67 became the manager of the Book Mark in 1983, following the retirement of the previous manager—and her first employer at Gustavus—B. Jeanette Larson. One of her most vivid memories from her time at Gustavus is of the store’s relocation after the tornado of 1998, and having to set up shop in FEMA trailers for several months. She hopes to enjoy retirement after “a great 30+ years” at Gustavus. Q

Grades 9–12 (One year of competitive experience required): July 24–30 Champions’ Extension: July 31–August 2 CONTACT Kristopher Kracht 507-933-7486 kkracht@gustavus.edu More information for students and coaches is posted at gustavus.edu/ academics/communication/forensics/ camp/.

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SUMMER CAMPS OFFER INSTRUCTION AND FUN The strong athletics tradition at Gustavus Adolphus College is complemented by a full slate of summer sports camps. All camps listed below feature knowledgeable coaching staffs, well-maintained athletic facilities, and quality dining services and housing accommodations. Complete camp information is posted at gustavus.edu/oncampus/athletics/camps.

GUSTIE SOCCER CAMPS Boys and girls (Ages 10–14): June 26–30 Boys and girls (Ages 10–17): July 5–9 High School Team Camp: August 1–13 CONTACT Mike Stehlik 507-933-7619 mstehlik@gustavus.edu www.gustiesoccercamps.com

GUSTAVUS GYMNASTICS CAMPS Girls (ages 9–18): June 26–30, July 31–August 4 CONTACT Kris Glidden 507-381-3428 kglidden@gustavus.edu www.GustieGymnastics Camps.com

GUSTAVUS NORDIC SKI CAMP Boys and girls (Grades 8–12): July 10–14 CONTACT Jed Friedrich 507-933-7632 jfriedri@gustavus.edu gustavus.edu/events/ summerprograms/athletic/ nordic

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GUSTAVUS GOLF CAMP Boys and girls (Ages 9–17): June 12–16

GUSTIE FOOTBALL CAMP All-Star “7-on-7” Passing Tournament: Wednesday, June 22

CONTACT Scott Moe 507-933-7610 smoe@gustavus.edu www.gustavusgolfcamp.com

CONTACT Peter Haugen 507-933-7660 phaugen2@gustavus.edu

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“GOOD BETTER BEST” SOFTBALL CAMP

Grades 8–12: June 11 Grades 6–7: June 12–15, June 15–18 Grades 7–8: June 19–23 Grades 8–9: June 26–30 Varsity (Grades 9–12): July 5–8 Grades 8–10: July 10–14 Grades 9–11: July 17–21 CONTACT Mark Hanson 507-933-7037 mhanson@gustiebasketball camp.com

Day Camps for Girls (Grades 8–12) Austin: June 14 Jackson Co. Central: June 16 Faribault: June 20 Overnight Camp for Girls (Grades 8–12): August 8–11 CONTACT Jeff Annis 507-381-0633 jannis@gustavus.edu www.goodbetterbestsoftball camps.com

GUSTAVUS SWIM CAMPS Boys and girls (Ages 10–18) Sprint Camp: June 21–25 Technique & Training Camps: June 26–30, August 3–7 CONTACT Jon Carlson 507-933-7694 carlson@gustavus.edu www.gustavusswimming.com

GUSTAVUS RUNNING CAMP Grades 8–12: June 26–30 CONTACT Dale Bahr 507-340-2237 dbahr@gustavus.edu

Boys and girls (Grades 8–12) One-day Shot Put Camps: June 15, 20, 22 One-day Discus Camps: June 14, 16, 21, 23 CONTACT Tom Thorkelson 507-317-0755 tork@gustavus.edu

GUSTAVUS VOLLEYBALL CAMPS ADVANCED COLLEGE SKILLS CAMP Grades 9–12: July 29–30 (overnight camp) Team Competition Camp (H.S. Teams): August 2 (day camp) Youth Skills Day Camp (Grades K–8): August 3–5 CONTACT Rachelle Dosch 507-933-6468 www.gustavusvolleyball camps.com

GUSTAVUS HOCKEY & LEADERSHIP CAMPS High School Team Camp for Girls: June 12–14, June 15–17 Mites Day Camp for Boys and Girls: June 18–22 High School Team Camp for Boys: June 23–25, June 26–28 CONTACT Brett Petersen 507-933-7615 bpeters4@gustavus.edu

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Tennis & Life Camps gifted to Gustavus

ustavus Adolphus College President Jack R. Ohle announced on Jan. 27 that the Gustavus-based Tennis & Life Camps program has been gifted to the College. Neal Hagberg ’81, who has taught tennis, led music and entertainment, directed counseling, and generally headed the “life” programming of Tennis & Life Camps since 1981, has accepted the position of director. The Tennis & Life Camps program has been operating on the Gustavus campus since 1977 under the leadership of its founders, longtime Gustavus head men’s tennis coach Steve Wilkinson and his wife, Barbara. Coach Wilkinson retired in 2009. The Wilkinsons and the other shareholders of Tennis & Life Neal Hagberg ’81 Camps made the

decision to gift Tennis & Life Camps to Gustavus, effective January 2011. In its 34 years of existence, Tennis & Life Camps have taught thousands of students of all ages both how to play better tennis and how to be better people. The mission of Tennis & Life Camps throughout its history, and continuing into its future, is “to develop in tennis players, of all ages and abilities, improved tennis skills and an enriched approach to life.” Speaking on behalf of the seven shareholders making the donation, Coach Wilkinson said, “We have always seen Tennis & Life Camps as being in many ways an extension and amplification of Gustavus’s mission. We have always sought to nurture and challenge our campers to stretch themselves athletically and to reach their fullest potential in service to the greater well-being of all people. . . . Much of what we teach reflects Gustavus’s values of excellence, service, justice, community, and faith.” The Summer 2011 Tennis & Life Camps schedule is listed below. Q

TENNIS & LIFE CAMPS Junior Camps (Ages 11–18): June 13–16, June 20–23, June 23–26, July 11–14, July 25–28, August 1–4, August 4–7 Tournament Player Camps (Ages 11–18): June 27–30, July 18–21

Adult Camps (Ages 18–80): June 9–12, June 16–19, July 14–17 Family Camps (Ages 8–80): July 7–10, July 21–24, July 28–31

CONTACT Steve or Barb Wilkinson 507-931-1614, swilkins@gustavus.edu www.tennisandlifecamps.org SUMMER 2011

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Global Engagement: Whetting Student Appetites by Carolyn O’Grady

ver the past 46 years, thousands of Gustavus students have studied abroad during January Interim (or, as it used to be called, “Winter Term”). The first recorded study-abroad opportunity during Winter Term was in 1965 with the “Tri College Interim Abroad.” This was a consortium (or more accurately, a collegial agreement) between Gustavus, St. Olaf, and Macalester that allowed students from any of these colleges to study away with a faculty member leading a course from one of the other colleges. The number of destinations was small and the courses were primarily designed for students in language programs to deepen their language skills. The second year of the Tri College Interim Abroad included these three colleges as well as Luther, and over the next two years these colleges, now including St. John’s, offered January study-abroad courses collaboratively. In 1966, then-academic dean Howard Johnshoy organized a faculty conference that included the Winter Term as one of its topics. Dean Johnshoy was a particularly

strong advocate for international education, and he hoped that faculty would help articulate a stronger rationale for Winter Term and more emphasis on international studies.1 An International Programs Committee was established in 1967 to explore and develop international education, and Del Schneider, associate professor of comparative religions, was appointed international programs coordinator in 1969. It is at this point that January off-campus study really took off at Gustavus through “Foreign Study Seminars” coordinated by UMAIE, the Upper Midwest Association for Intercultural Education. UMAIE began as a coalition of colleges that originally included Augustana, Carleton, Gustavus, Hamline, Luther, Macalester, St. Catherine’s, St. John’s, and St. Olaf. The UMAIE committee was composed of one representative from each college, with a chair elected each year. Faculty from each college would offer courses that students from any of the other colleges could take, and some of the first courses traveled to Madrid, Cuernevaca, Denmark,

Physics professor Chuck Niederriter took a student group to Australia and New Zealand in January 2011 to study “Astronomy of the Southern Skies.” The group is pictured here at the Mt. John University Observatory, near Lake Tekapo, New Zealand.

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Crete, London, Malta, and the “USSR,” among other locations. By 1972, courses were traveling to these destinations as well as Africa, Israel, Turkey, and elsewhere, and students could study a variety of topics ranging from intensive language study to “Christian-Marxist Dialogue.” In 1974 one of the courses even traveled to Iran to study “Panorama of Iranian History.” For many years, UMAIE courses were the only options for students who wanted to study abroad in January. Membership in the consortium continued to evolve (though Gustavus has been a member since the beginning), and each year about two dozen courses were available. Today, Gustavus students can choose from courses designed and led by Gustavus faculty and open to Gustavus students, or from courses offered by UMAIE2 or the HECUA3 consortium, which Gustavus joined in the 1980s. In 2011, 223 students went on 11 different Gustavus-administered courses, including “Buddhist India,” and “Astronomy of the Southern Skies.” In January 2012, the Center for International and Cultural Education will coordinate logistics for 16 courses led by Gustavus faculty. Students will be able to study “Performance, Ritual and Theatricality in Puerto Rican Culture” (led by Assistant Professor of Spanish Angelique Dwyer), “The Visual Experience in Italy and London” (led by Associate Professor of Classics Matt Panciera and Director of the Hillstrom Museum Don Myers), or “Healthcare and Education in Guatemala” (led by Associate Professor of Biology Jon Grinnell and Associate Professor of Religion Mary Solberg), among other options. (To see the entire course list, go to https://gustavus.edu/cice/studyabroad/programs/jterm/courses.php.) Studying away during January Interim often whets students’ appetites for a longer experience, and many students then apply for a semester or academic year away. But even if a short-term experience is the only one a student is able to have, she or he is still more likely to become a globally engaged citizen compared to students who

in a bus with no shocks), astounding landscapes (the southern desert, giant salt pans, the Andes peaks, the Madidi rainforest), and amazing people, so that they came away buzzing with appreciation of the place and each other. It was good.”0 There has always been disagreement among faculty about the value of January Term, even back in 1966, when some faculty worried there was too little rigor in classes taught during Winter Term and others worried the types of courses offered were too conventional. This was one reason January international study became a goal for those at the College; this avenue could offer a middle path that combined academic learning with immersion in a different culture. Professor of Religion Robert Esbjornson reminded his colleagues in 1967, “These ‘trips’ outside the ordinary world have proved their provocative and educational power . . .” In 2011 we can see how right he was. Q

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develop this perspective without an experience away. Faculty members who lead these courses have the opportunity to teach a topic in their discipline, in an interesting part of the world, and explore experiential pedagogy in the process. This is a different kind of work than they may do on campus, and occasionally much harder since the faculty leader must simultaneously function not only as instructor, but also as on-site dean of students, counselor, parent, adviser, logistics coordinator, and co-learner! Jon Grinnell, associate professor of biology, points out the rewards and the challenges in his report on the January 2011 course he led to Bolivia5: “I loved this course and the Members of the group enrolled in “Wild Earth: Conservastudents came back a cohetion and Community in Bolivia,” led by biology professor sive, supportive group that Jon Grinnell, were pictured (top) standing on Laguna Colo- still wanted to be together. rada, in the southern deserts of Bolivia, and (immediately Much of this is due to the mix above) ﬁshing, barefoot, for piranhas. of the students, but I think (intentionally or not) we chaldon’t have a study-abroad experience, lenged them just enough with intellectual according to research conducted at the ideas (how do you manage development in University of Minnesota.4 This is a frame of a culturally and environmentally responsible manner?), physical trauma (yes, you can mind we hope all our students will acquire survive overnight travel on an unpaved road before they leave us, but it is rare to

Carolyn O’Grady, professor of education, has been director of the College’s Center for International and Cultural Education since 2008. She offers “many thanks to staff in the College and Lutheran Church Archives, located in Folke Bernadotte Library, who gave me access to faculty meeting minutes and other documents from the 1960s and beyond” (https://gustavus. edu/library/archives/index.php).

End Notes 1 Dean Johnshoy was killed just one year later, along with eight other American educators, in a plane crash in Vietnam. The team was making recommendations for the Vietnamese education system on behalf of USAID, and their time in Vietnam was to be followed by other visits to Asian and European countries to explore international exchange options. In a December 1968 faculty meeting, the “Johnshoy proposal” was discussed as a way to honor the dean’s memory. This proposal, called SAFAS (Semester Abroad for All Students) would have required students to spend one of their eight semesters studying abroad, and had wide support among faculty. However, a few months later, this proposal was shelved as faculty reluctantly agreed that the program could not be funded for at least another two years (i.e., until 1971–72). The proposal has never been resurrected. 2 UMAIE currently has seven member institutions (http://www.umaie.org/). 3 Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs now includes 18 members (http://hecua.org/). 4 See http://www1.umn.edu/news/news-releases/2009/UR_RELEASE_ MIG_5343.html. 5 “Wild Earth: Conservation and Community in Bolivia” enrolled 15 students and traveled to La Paz, Madidi National Park, Villamar, Oruro, and Lake Titicaca, among other places.

Students in philosophy professor Deane Curtin’s course on “Buddhist India” had a private audience with His Holiness the Karmapa (standing, in red robe), the likely successor to the Dalai Lama.

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Dewey Albinson (1898–1971), Shepherds in the Mountains, 1933, lithograph on paper, 10 1/8 x 16 inches (image), gift of Louise Borgman Hokenson, in honor of Margaret E. Borgman.

Hillstrom Museum of Art receives two works by Swedish-American artist Dewey Albinson by Donald Myers

ouise Borgman Hokenson ’67, who studied at Gustavus in the 1960s before transferring to the University of Minnesota, where she earned her degree, recently donated two lithographs by Swedish-American artist Dewey Albinson (1898–1971) to the Hillstrom Museum. The prints had belonged to her aunt, Margaret E. Borgman, who was a friend of the artist and of his brother and sister-in-law Elmer and Evelyn Albinson. One of the lithos, Hell Town (Gray Day), 1935, is inscribed, “For Margaret

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Borgman—best wishes from the artist.” It is signed by Albinson, has the edition number 14/25 inscribed, and is marked on its verso 1970, perhaps the date the artist gave it to Borgman. Hell Town is based on the mining town of Norway, Michigan, according to the artist’s son Tawn Albinson, who notes that this dramatic print is probably his favorite of Albinson’s numerous lithographs. The locale was also the subject of numerous oil paintings by the artist. In the print, two small figures in the right foreground follow a path toward Hell Town. Beyond this is seen

a landscape with an undulating surface of facet-like, geometricized houses, hills, and trees that recall Albinson’s interest in modern art movements such as Cubism, which was familiar to him especially through the French Cubist artist and teacher André Lhote (1885–1962), with whom Albinson studied in Paris in the early 1920s. But the overriding effect of the depiction connects it with Regionalism and its concentration on rural and small-town imagery of the 1930s. The inclusion of the power lines along the horizon line in the background recalls the

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Senior show on display in Hillstrom Museum of Art

Dewey Albinson (1898–1971), Hell Town (Gray Day), 1935, lithograph on paper, 10 ½ x 14 inches (image), gift of Louise Borgman Hokenson, in honor of Margaret E. Borgman. electrification pursued by the Roosevelt Administration in this era. Norway is in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula some 90 miles from Marquette, site of Albinson’s 1938 post-office mural for the New Deal’s Section of Fine Arts of the Federal Works Agency (an image of explorer Jacques Marquette exploring Lake Superior). The second donated Albinson print is dated 1933 and is titled Shepherds in the Mountains; it is signed by Albinson and inscribed with the edition number 2/35. The artist’s daughter, Leone Albinson Stein, notes that this lithograph likely derives from time Albinson spent in Montana. Two shepherds relax with their dog in the lower right corner while the herd grazes near their wagon. One of the shepherds reclines on his pack, and his garb is similar to a figure in another print from this period and location, depicting a sheep ranch (which is itself related to a painting titled Montana Sheep Ranch, in the Addison Gallery of American Art, dated c. 1933). These two prints donated by Louise Hokenson join another lithograph and three oil paintings by Albinson already in the Hillstrom Collection, donations from Gloria C. Kittleson, Colles and Dr. John Larkin, and Bob ’60 and Tucki (Lund ’60) Bellig. The Hillstrom Museum of Art is grateful for the generosity of all these donors and encourages others who own artworks that would be appropriate additions to the Museum’s Collection or who would

like to donate funds toward acquisitions (either for direct purchase or to increase the Museum’s Endowment, which provides interest income for acquisitions) to contact the Museum or the College’s Office of Institutional Advancement. Q

Donald Myers has been director of Gustavus Adolphus College’s Hillstrom Museum of Art since its opening in 2000. He also is an instructor in art history at the College.

ine senior art majors are exhibiting work in the 2011 Senior Art Show, on display in the Hillstrom Museum of Art through May 29. The exhibition is a culminating event in the curriculum for this year’s nine senior studio art majors and is a required component of their studies. Each artist is represented by artwork and by a personal statement reﬂecting her or his artistic goals and aesthetic philosophy. Faculty members in the Department of Art and Art History served as jurors for the exhibition, selecting the strongest works from a group of submissions by each student. A number of the works on view are being offered for sale. Pictured front row, from left, are senior art majors Kaitlyn Peterson (Plymouth, Minn.), Ahmed Mohamed (Minneapolis), Elise Biewen (Edina, Minn.), James Ebeling (Owatonna, Minn.), and Anna Ahlbrecht (Gibbon, Minn.); back row, Kacie Johnson (Mounds View, Minn.), Michelle Dietz (Lamberton, Minn.), Nicole Tetrault (Forest Lake, Minn.), and Kelly Mathewson (Maple Grove, Minn.).

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CALENDAR

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28 Music: Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Season Finale, Ruth Lu Lin, conductor; Christ Chapel, 8 p.m. Open to the public without charge. 29 Commencement: Baccalaureate, Christ Chapel, 9 & 10:30 a.m.; commencement exercises, Hollingsworth Field (weather permitting; if inclement, Lund Arena), 2 p.m. Ticket required for baccalaureate (and commencement if indoors); for more information, contact Marketing and Communication (507-933-7520).

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MAY Continuing through May 29 Art Exhibition: Senior Studio Art Majors’ Exhibition; Hillstrom Museum of Art. Open to the public without charge; regular museum hours: 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Mon.–Fri.; 1–5 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 11 St. Peter/Mankato Alumni Breakfast, featuring Carolyn O’Grady, director of international and cultural education; Jackson Campus Center Banquet Room, 7:30–9 a.m. For reservations, call Institutional Advancement (507-933-7512). 12 George Hall Lecture, honoring the retirement and contributions of Professor Darrell Jodock: Esther Menn, Ph.D., Klein Chair of Old Testament Studies, LST-Chicago; Nobel Auditorium, 7 p.m. Open to the public without charge. 12, 13, & 14 Theatre: Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, directed by Amy Seham; Anderson Theatre, 8 p.m. (May 12 & 13) and 2 p.m. (May 14). Ticket required; order online at gustavustickets.com or contact the Gustavus Ticket Center (507-933-7590).

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14 Diversity Awards Banquet; Alumni Hall, 6 p.m. For information and reservations, contact the Diversity Center (507-933-7449). 14 Music: Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras, Douglas Nimmo, conductor; Christ Chapel, 3:30 p.m. Open to the public without charge. 15 Music: The Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra in Concert, Justin Knoepfel, conductor; Jussi Björling Recital Hall, 1:30 p.m. Open to the public without charge. 18 Twin Cities Alumni Breakfast, featuring Carolyn O’Grady, director of international and cultural education; Doubletree Hotel, Minneapolis-Park Place (Hwys. 394 & 100), 8–9:30 a.m. For reservations, call Alumni Relations (800-487-8437). 24 Spring Semester ends. 27–28 Alumni Reunion Weekend: 45thand 50th-anniversary class reunions and 50 Year Club gathering; Alumni Association Banquet and awards presentation on May 28, Evelyn Young Dining Room, 5 p.m. Pre-registration required; contact Alumni Relations (800-487-8437 or gustavus.edu/ alumni./).

8 St. Peter/Mankato Alumni Breakfast, featuring Grady St. Dennis ’92, director of church relations and community engagement; Jackson Campus Center Banquet Room, 7:30–9 a.m. For reservations, call Institutional Advancement (507-933-7512). 15 Twin Cities Alumni Breakfast, featuring Grady St. Dennis ’92, director of church relations and community engagement; Doubletree Hotel, Minneapolis-Park Place (Hwys. 394 & 100), 8–9:30 a.m. For reservations, call Alumni Relations (800-487-8437).

JULY 13 St. Peter/Mankato Alumni Breakfast, featuring Dean Wahlund ’72, director of communication services and special events, and Steve Waldhauser ’70, director of editorial services; Jackson Campus Center Banquet Room, 7:30–9 a.m. For reservations, call Institutional Advancement (507-933-7512). 15, 29, & Aug. 12 Summer Open Houses, sponsored by the Office of Admission; 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Tours, scholarship and financial aid information, lunch with faculty and students; for more information, contact Violeta Hernández ’07 (507-933-7680, vhernand@gustavus. edu) or Kristen Nelson’06 (507-9336171, knelson2@gustavus.edu).

20 Twin Cities Alumni Breakfast, featuring Dean Wahlund ’72, director of communication services and special events, and Steve Waldhauser ’70, director of editorial services; Doubletree Hotel, Minneapolis-Park Place (Hwys. 394 & 100), 8–9:30 a.m. For reservations, call Alumni Relations (800-487-8437).

AUGUST 10 St. Peter/Mankato Alumni Breakfast, featuring Barbara Larson Taylor ’93, assistant to the president for special projects; Jackson Campus Center Banquet Room, 7:30–9 a.m. For reservations, call Institutional Advancement (507-933-7512). 17 Twin Cities Alumni Breakfast, featuring Barbara Larson Taylor ’93, assistant to the president for special projects; Doubletree Hotel, Minneapolis-Park Place (Hwys. 394 & 100), 8–9:30 a.m. For reservations, call Alumni Relations (800-487-8437).

25–Sept. 5 Gustavus at the Fair: College booth in the Education Building at the Minnesota State Fair, staffed 9 a.m.–9 p.m. daily. Wear your Gustie gear and stop by to sign our visitors’ book!

SEPTEMBER 6 Opening Convocation of the 150th academic year, Christ Chapel, 10 a.m. 30 Sesquicentennial Kickoff Event; Lund Center Arena.

OCTOBER 4–5 Nobel Conference® 47: “The Brain and Being Human”; Lund Arena, opening at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. For more information, visit gustavus.edu/nobelconference or contact Marketing and Communication (507-933-7520). Ticket required; order online at gustavustickets.com.

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PLEASE NOTE: Times and dates of the events listed on this page are subject to change. Please call to confirm events of interest.

SPORTS Up-to-date sports schedules may be found on the Web, through the Gustavus homepage (gustavus.edu). For a printed schedule of any or all of the Gustie varsity athletic squads, download from the Web or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Tim Kennedy ’82, sports information director, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082-1498. Also, you can listen to selected Gustavus athletics broadcasts over the Internet through RealAudio. Broadcasts may be accessed through a link on Gustavus athletics website, where a broadcast schedule may also be found. THE ARTS To receive a more complete fine arts schedule or more information on fine arts events noted in the calendar, contact Al Behrends ’77, director of fine arts programs, by phone (507-933-7363) or e-mail (al@ gustavus.edu).

TICKETS Tickets for the Gustavus Artist Series and Department of Theatre and Dance productions may be ordered online at gustavustickets. com. Tickets for Department of Theatre and Dance offerings are available two weeks in advance of the performance.

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ȒɫȒȵɇɊȨɀȢ ȶȒǸȉȐɑɖѰ New Center for Servant Leadership unveiled by Christopher Johnson ’85

e live in a culture that thirsts for meaning; people hunger for a sense of wholeness and purpose. We also live in what scholar and author Sharon Daloz Parks calls a “cusp time,” a time of unprecedented peril and promise in our lives and communities, in this democracy, and on the planet. In response to the challenges and opportunities of these times, and in keeping with its longstanding mission to prepare students for fulfilling lives of leadership and service in society, Gustavus Adolphus College launched the Center for Servant Leadership (CSL) early in 2011. “This is a significant step forward for Gustavus,” said President Jack R. Ohle in announcing the new center. “A great many people put long hours into the development of the concept over quite a number of years. The time is right to move ahead. This is going to be one of the most exciting and powerful signature programs to be established on our campus in some time.” The inauguration of the CSL was celebrated in early April, in conjunction with the annual convention of the Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations. Plans are also taking shape for a more formal dedication at some point during the College’s Sesquicentennial Year, 2011–12. The CSL grows out of a merger of office space, staff, budgets, and programs of four programs that had existed separately for many years: the Center for Vocational Reflection, the Community Service Center, the Office of Church Relations, and the Career Center. The merger culminates extensive planning and discussion, and with the creation of the CSL the College is making significant progress toward the implementation of more than 80 recommendations that emerged in the Commission Gustavus 150 strategic planning process. Through that process, faculty, students, alumni, and friends of the College called for measures to strengthen, integrate, and highlight work being done around vocation, civic engagement, the academic program, churchrelatedness, alumni engagement, leadership education, career development, and other related aspects of the Gustavus experience. Collectively, the CSL’s many programs and resources will equip members of the Gustavus community to learn, live, and lead “from within” in ways that serve others and help to address the world’s deep needs. The Center invites students, faculty, staff, alumni, congregational and community partners, and Some of the CSL staff members in the center’s “living room.”

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friends of the College to discover their own ways to answer the Gustavus invitation to “Make Your Life Count,” in the words of the College’s new branding campaign. More than simply combining offices, the CSL will deeply integrate four areas of emphasis: Community-Based Service and Learning, Jeffrey Rathlef, director; Career Development, Cynthia Favre, director; Vocation and Integrative Learning, Chris Johnson ’85, Ph.D., director; and Church Relations and Community Engagement, the Rev. Grady St. Dennis ’92, director. Jeff Stocco, former director of the Career Center and interim dean of students and vice president for student affairs 2009–2011, will take the helm as director of the CSL in June. A national advisory board will be invited to share their wisdom and expertise in support of the center’s work. The CSL has its home on the main level of the Johnson Student Union, adjacent to the Jackson Campus Center—a location that is easily accessible, highly visible, and at the heart of campus life. The previous sites of the Center for Vocational Reﬂection and Linner Lounge were remodeled this winter to make space for “phase one” of the merger; construction will continue in June to bring the current Career Center offices into the mix. “The practical reality of being together in one location will help all of us to be more creative, efficient, and effective” in working with people both on- and off-campus, St. Dennis maintains. When it is completed, the new center will serve as a “campus living room,” where people can gather for great conversation about things that matter. In this regard, Director of Academic Advising Julie Johnson appreciates the CSL’s emphasis, carried forward from the work of the Center for Vocational Reﬂection, on infusing “big questions” into the life of the College, “questions having to do with how we live our lives, how we become more conscious and awake, how we are responsible for the common good. The big questions have become common questions that guide conversations over lunch or walking with friends on the way to class, and have a lot to do with our choices and decisions throughout life. They kick out the walls of our normal thinking, of the way the popular culture thinks.” While much of what the prior offices did

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n addition to bringing together and strengthening the work of the fourr mergi mergin merging ng offices, the Center for Servant Leadership will also serve as an incubator and springboard for many any of the th t College’s Col aspirations with regard to strengthening leadership development at Gustavus. A key statem statement of th those aspirations nt o was crafted by a team of faculty, staff, and students as part of the College’s strategic rateg c planning rategic p plan pla nnin ng process, leading up to Commission Gustavus 150. The document produced by that working ng group oup p took to t k an important too step toward articulating a vision for leadership education at Gustavus. That document readss in part: pa In these tumultuous yet tremendously energized times, Gustavus embraces the critical al task of defindefin ing an approach to leadership development that calls young adults to lead and serve with courag courage,, vision, compassion, and integrity. This approach is deeply rooted in ourr heritage ritage and an nd miss m mission ass a residential, church-related, liberal arts college. Since the days of Ericc Norelius, Nore who ho founded foun both the nation’s largest social service agency and Gustavus Adolphus, the he College Colleg has pursued a[n educational] mission grounded in leadership and service. This mission n is not accidental acc but is deeply deep y rooted in its Lutheran heritage (without being exclusive to that tradition). diitio Informed by this tradition, leadership at Gustavus is based on an understanding that who h one is directly impacts how one leads. Accordingly, acts of leadership cannot be separated ated fro from m tthe identity and integrity of the person, and a mature understanding of self is vital for enhancing enha cingg one’s onee s effectiveness with the communities where one lives and works. This vocational approach to leaderea ership—actively working toward an understanding of oneself for the purpose of contributing in ng too the th common good—is one of Gustavus’s great strengths. Leadership development is important to steward the gifts of learning for the benefits efi s of o others,, to fulfill the liberal arts ideal of educating for effective citizenship, and to live out thee m mission is n and core values of the College: excellence, community, justice, service, and faith. Leadership ip development d velopment reinforces a commitment to practicing justice and working for peace; it instills a sensee off urg urgency; iit builds social capital; it equips people with resilience and skills necessary to sustain effective ct a action in n tumultuous times; and it encourages a critical engagement in community. As understood at Gustavus, leadership is a self-reflective and collaborative process of ident identifying opportunities and challenges within a community, boldly imagining alternatives, atives, assessing i posp sible avenues of improvement, and inspiring and challenging oneself and others to courageous action courageou a tio that enhances the common good. It is an expression of one’s vocation. As plans for the creation of the new center were coming together, the language off “serv “servant-leader ant ership” emerged as a fitting way to convey the spirit of this distinctively understanding of ely ly Gustavus Gu avus un underrstan unde an leadership. The phrase servant-leadership was coined by Robert Greenleaf eenleaf in ee n 1970 19 in n hiss well-known w essay “The Servant as Leader.” Greenleaf was a longtime executivee with AT&T AT A &T who w o did d a great deal of thinking and writing about effective leadership in the business world and beyond, eyo d, and d founded f what eventually came to be known as the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. adeers Greenleaf wrote, “The servant-leader is servant first . . . It begins with ith the n natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead….The he leader-first and the servantse first are two extreme types….The difference manifests itself in the care taken by the th servant-first irst to make mak sure that other people’s highest priority needs are being served.” Greenleaf further argued that the “best test” of a servant-leader is this: “Do D those hosee served grow gro as persons; do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, nomous, more ore li likely tthemselves to become servants? And, what is the effect on the least privileged in society; will w l he benefit, or, at least, will he not be further deprived?” Servant-leadership is not so much a theoretical model of leadership, or a checklist or stratklisst of techniques o egies to follow, as it is a way of being, a way of “showing up” as servant-first that makes kes a positiv positive ositi differen difference ffere for others. As such, servant-leadership—like vocation—does not depend on occupying an offi official position fiicia positio ositio of authority or a formal leadership role. Anyone can be a servant-leader, because everyone serve. ne can n serv ve Assistant Professor of Economics and Management Kathi Tunheim notes, “Before I began ega teaching ach hing at Gustavus it was readily apparent from my encounters with Gustavus grads in several different settings ng that h Gustavus develops leaders extremely well. They live lives of leadership and service, as Greenleaf would ul describe it, at work, at church, on nonprofit boards, and in how they treat their neighbors. b rs. I see Gustavus tav as a place of distinction in how it develops leaders. This new center will only enhance that.” ha .”

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will continue, exciting new initiatives will grow out of the synergies made possible by the creation of the center. As the CSL gets up to speed by the start of the 2011–12 school year, its work will contribute to the academic program in a number of ways, including student internships and career exploration and increased support for faculty to incorporate service-learning and reﬂection on issues of vocation and social justice into the curriculum. The CSL will offer a wide range of opportunities and resources— including workshops, retreats, discussion groups, conferences, volunteer experiences, and experiential learning—to help students discern their callings in life, develop commitments and skills for civic engagement, and grow their capacities to be servant-leaders throughout their lives, whether in careers, graduate school, family, or community. “I’ve worked closely with many members

of the CSL team over the years,” says Associate Professor of Psychology Marie Walker, “and have seen the enormous number of meaningful activities, programs, workshops, and speakers that they have created for the campus community. The CSL will lead to a broader set of experiential opportunities for students and will encourage more students to participate in them. Internships, career exploration, service-learning, and communitybased research all provide opportunities for engagement beyond the classroom, and they allow students to understand and apply what they are learning in the classroom. Such experiential activities can motivate students to work harder at their studies so they can see the beneﬁts of their learning applied in the community or in their future work.” The CSL will enhance already strong aspects of the student experience, while also extending the students’ reach to people

in all walks of life and across the lifespan. Gustavus alumni, parents, and congregational and community partners will be engaged in and served by the center’s outreach efforts. These will include retreats on vocation and leadership, opportunities to mentor current students and collaborate with faculty, and other invitations to lifelong learning. The CSL will also work with others to communicate and interpret the signiﬁcance of the College’s church-relatedness to the larger community, and will strengthen its outreach through the Association of Congregations. “I see alumni continuing to search for meaning and vocation, long after they graduate from Gustavus,” says Assistant Professor of Economics and Management Kathi Tunheim. “As alumni progress through the seasons of their lives, they need and want time and space for reﬂection. With the CSL we can offer workshops, seminars, and

THE CSL’S MAIN EMPHASIS AREAS VOCATION AND INTEGRATIVE LEARNING:

Your vocation is your calling to live out your distinctive gifts, passions, and senses of faith and meaning in ways that benefit the community and help to address the world’s deep needs. It has to do with being of service to others in your roles and relationships throughout your life, including family, neighborhood and community, spending and consumer choices, care for the earth, and daily work (paid or unpaid). The Center for Servant Leadership builds on and significantly expands the groundbreaking work of the Center for Vocational Reflection, launched in 2001 as one of just a few dozen programs like it in the country. In establishing the CVR Gustavus was a national leader; in the Center for Servant Leadership, vocation and integrative learning (learning that links action and reflection, campus and community, theory and practice) become an even more significant

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mark of distinction for the College. Vocation is everywhere at Gustavus, as it is in our daily lives: in the curriculum and classrooms; in the dining hall, post office, and library; in art studios, Christ Chapel, and labs; in residence halls, performance stages, playing ﬁelds, and the Arb; in committees, organizations, and strategic planning; in moments of quiet solitude and energized debate, hard work and electrifying discovery, caring for friends and a passion for justice. We invite you to join us—no matter what your starting point or current place on your journey—on this continuing human adventure to ﬁnd (in Frederick Buechner’s words) “the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” CHURCH RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

Your vocation has an address: your life-callings to work, lead, and serve are lived out in speciﬁc contexts and involve speciﬁc relationships.

The deﬁnition of community at Gustavus has always been broadly understood to include both on- and off-campus relationships, with an emphasis on authentic engagement and quality. One key aspect of the center’s work is to nurture and support those relationships, and to invite mutual engagement of the College with its many church and community partners. As a church-related liberal arts college afﬁliated with the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), Gustavus is neither “sectarian” nor “secular,” but follows a “third path.” That is, Gustavus is both deeply rooted in our Lutheran tradition and radically inclusive of others’ deep rootedness in their traditions. The center champions our historic ties to the Lutheran church via the Association of Congregations; explores relationships with ecumenical and interreligious bodies; and helps Gustavus to maintain strong connections with alumni, parents, and a wide range of community partners. The CSL extends

speakers to alumni to come back and learn even more about meaning and vocation, at whatever stage they are in their lives.” “The Center for Servant Leadership is poised to build on the strengths of four excellent and established programs,” says CSL Director Jeff Stocco. “All of our programs are highly experiential and focused on learning and reﬂection. In addition, our programs are based in the world, the community, in congregations, and in the workplace. We have a unique opportunity to deepen and integrate this work with students, alumni, the community, congregations, staff, and faculty, as students stand ready to ﬁnd their place and make a difference in the world.” In that spirit, Gustavus created the Center for Servant Leadership because it is central to who we are and what we do as a church-related, liberal arts college. At the heart of the College’s mission is a view of education that is oriented

opportunities for vocational reflection, service, career exploration, and liberal arts learning to off-campus constituents, and invites them to contribute to the learning and growth of those who are on campus. COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE AND LEARNING: Community-based service and learning focuses on building the necessary skills and capacities to serve and to lead. Recognizing that service is not confined to a specific context, the CSL aims to build students’ capacities for servant-leadership in the personal, community, and global realms. The College values service as a key goal of life and of education, and embraces the notion that leadership expresses itself in service to others. The CSL builds upon the robust portfolio of 10 major ongoing service programs in the surrounding St. Peter community and the many service-learning classes taught by faculty, which together

toward developing the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—for a life of leadership and service. “This mission is deeply rooted in the College’s Lutheran heritage,” notes Darrell Jodock, Drell and Adeline Bernhardson Distinguished Professor of Religion, “a tradition which is also intentionally welcoming of each person’s rootedness in their own traditions. A core gift of this heritage, which is also to be found in many spiritual and wisdom traditions around the world, is the claim that every person has a calling, a vocation that can be discovered and lived through attending to the needs of others. Every person is empowered to act. In the eyes of this tradition, one’s occupation, family life, citizenship, and leisure activities all are vehicles of vocation and potential opportunities to offer acts of leadership for the sake of the wellbeing of others.” The CSL will play a critical role as a creative catalyst, a gathering place for people

engage some 1,400 students each year. The CSL will strengthen students’ capacity to serve and to “serve well.” Serving well is rooted in the ongoing development of leadership skills and of an ethic of service, and in engaging the community in meaningful partnerships that deliver shared goals with mutual benefit. The center accomplishes this through the application of principles, guidelines, and methods of service to advance goals of student learning while making unique community contributions. Through the center, students are challenged to find meaning in service through reflection and to recognize how their gifts and talents can be used to create a more just society, locally and globally. CAREER DEVELOPMENT: Gustavus educates students to serve the world with their gifts and talents, and most will do so in the world of work. Career development equips students to gain clarity, confidence, and

and ideas, and a safe and welcoming space for people to reﬂect on the big questions in their lives—questions of truth, identity, meaning, faith, values, ethics, and the common good. “After all,” CSL Associate Director Chris Johnson says, “the college years—and one’s whole life, for that matter—aren’t about just going through the motions, faster and faster, scrambling after ‘more.’ They’re about living deeply into a life of meaning, passion, and purpose, a life of courageous integrity and authentic connection, a life that makes a positive difference for those around you and for the communities and the planet we share.” Q

Chris Johnson ’85, Ph.D., joined the Gustavus staff in 2001 as the first director of the Lilly Endowment-funded Center for Vocational Reflection. He is now director of Vocation and Integrative Learning in the CSL.

connections for callings and career. The many resources, services, and on-and off-campus programs offered by the Career Development staff engage students in career planning, help them to gain experience of prospective professions and career paths through internships and career exploration, support them in preparing for health professions, inform their discernment and application processes for graduate school or service programs, and empower them to successfully navigate the job search process. We strive to engage every student eagerly and enthusiastically in career development processes; to equip them to articulate their skills, qualities, interests, and experiences; to support them in gaining experiences and in demonstrating the initiative and ability to lead through serving others; and to provide them with the skills and knowledge they need to manage career choices and discern fulﬁlling callings to meaningful lives of leadership, service, and work in the world.

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Beautiful music tour in

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by Stacia Vogel

“Bellissimo!” That Italian phrase, which means everything is beautiful, aptly sums up the Gustavus Choir 2011 tour of Italy. The two-week tour included beautiful music, art, architecture, history, cuisine, people, and more for the 57 Gustavus Choir and 15 Companion Tour members who traveled together Jan. 13–28. “It’s impossible to appropriately articulate the amazing two weeks in Italy,” said alto and communication studies major Jenna Walker ’11. “However, in trying to do so, I’d say it narrows down to four categories: 1. Making beautiful music that causes hearts to swell and eyes to glisten. 2. Traveling in a community of passionate, lovely people. 3. Continually having the opportunity to encounter incredible works of art and pieces of history. 4. Mouth-watering gelato (Italian ice cream) and Italian cuisine in general. “I have come to the conclusion that if I were to dream of a trip to Italy (and what a delightful dream that would be), I do not think I could alter it in any fashion to make it any more perfect than it was. What a privilege to have such a beautiful memory.” Preparation was part of the reason for the tour’s success. Tour planning began in earnest about two years ago. And this year

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the Gustavus Choir, under the direction of Conductor and Music Professor Gregory Aune, spent numerous hours in rehearsal learning a repertoire of 17 works, including sacred and secular pieces in Italian, Latin, German, and English. In addition to enduring those hours of pre-tour rehearsals, the students, who represent a broad range of academic interests, were enrolled in an intensive academic course taught by Chaplain Brian Johnson ’80 called Cultures in Creativity. In the January Interim Experience course, the students studied the art, history, and culture of Italy and speciﬁcally the Italian Renaissance. “Because they were so well prepared, they were able to take the music-making to a higher plane during their performances in Italy,” said Dr. Aune. “It is a difficult experience to describe, but when one does have these kinds of ‘mountain top’ experiences, I believe that individual is forever changed.” One such ‘mountain top’ experience occurred in the southern seaside town of

Sorrento. After a day tour of the breathtaking Amalﬁ Coast, the choir returned to Sorrento for an equally breathtaking evening concert. The choir’s hour-long performance so moved the audience that it erupted in tears and cheers of “bravissimo.” Concert goers rose to their feet for a standing ovation, and the maestro and his singers were asked to autograph programs and pose for “fan” photographs inside and outside of the majestic, marbleladen cathedral—a ﬁrst-ever autograph session for Dr. Aune and the choir. For more about the Gustavus Choir and Companion Tour of Italy 2011, visit the online blog that contains stories, photos, and videos at www.gustavus.edu/go/musictours.

Stacia Vogel is assistant vice president for marketing and communication at the College and accompanied the Gustavus Choir on its tour in Italy during January Interim 2011. The photographs accompanying this article are hers unless otherwise indicated.

COMPANION TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA PLANNED FOR 2012 Want to travel to South Africa? Sign up to be part of the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Companion Tour of South Africa, Jan. 21–Feb. 1, 2012. Explore South Africa with Gustavus alumni, friends, and parents of orchestra members. The companion tour is a unique chance to learn about and see this country and also have the opportunity to share some wonderful music while traveling with the orchestra. Join travelers with Gustavus connections on an extraordinary journey. For more information on the 12-day tour, contact Jackie Neeck Peterson ’77 at jpeters9@gustavus.edu or 800-726-6193.

‘COMPANIONS’ COMPLEMENT TOUR The 15-person companion tour, comprising Gustavus alumni, parents, and friends, nicely complemented the choir tour. “The interaction among the students and companion tour members was a real bonus, to both groups,” said Conductor Greg Aune. “I was particularly pleased that these individuals had the opportunity to experience what a choir tour really entails in terms of the amount of work and effort that all participants contribute to its success.” “It is hard to synthesize the experience in a few words. But, what a glorious privilege and blessing it was to be able to accompany the Gustavus Choir! To experience Italy with the other companions and the students was absolutely delightful,” said Jan Prehn. “Just imagine seeing what Italy has to offer in history, art, culture, and beauty while also being accompanied by the repeated beautiful music of the choir concerts and masses performed in the various magniﬁcent, sacred settings. It was truly an experience of a lifetime.”

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Photo by Chris Duhaime ’12

ROME AND VATICAN CITY JANUARY 14–18 Sang at Chiesa Santa Maria di Montesanto (a concert and a mass) and Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere (a mass and a concert) in Rome and at the extravagant St. Peter’s Basilica (a mass) in Vatican City.

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Explored the 2,500-year-old capital city and toured its many sites including the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and Saint Peter’s Basilica.

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POMPEII, JANUARY 18 After a long bus ride and relaxing three-course noon meal in nearby Naples, toured the massive archeological site of this ancient Roman civilization covered by ash from a Mt. Vesuvius eruption in a.d.79.

AMALFI COAST AND AMALIFI, JANUARY 19 Toured the picturesque but rugged coastline by bus, stopping brieﬂy for fresh-squeezed orange juice, photograph-taking, and browsing in the cliff-town of Positano. Then, visited the once maritime capital town of Amalﬁ for more exploration.

Photo by Chris Duhaime ’12

SORRENTO JANUARY 18–20 Sang to a packed house, and signed autographs; explored the quaint seaside town known for its beautiful view of the Bay of Naples, Sorrento lemons, and a unique and tasty version of pizza.

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ORVIETO, JANUARY 20 Took a cable car (Funicolare) up to this town situated on the summit of a large butte to dine and visit the ornate 14th century Orvieto Cathedral, which took some 300 years to build. The choir sang one of its tour favorites, “The Spheres,” and enjoyed the sixsecond reverberation.

ASSISI JANUARY 20–22 Sang at mass and spontaneously in the impressive, historical Basilica di San Francesco. Toured the upper and lower basilica and saw frescos by Giotto and other Italian artists as well as the tomb of St. Francis.

SIENA JANUARY 22 Toured the highwalled Gothic university town known for its semi-annual horse race, the Palio, and learned that the race is at the heart and history of the town and its people.

FLORENCE, JANUARY 22–25 Known as the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence has much to see and do despite its modest size.

SAN GIMIGNANO JANUARY 22 Toured this quaint, high-towered town nestled in the heart of the well-known wine region of Tuscany.

Sang at two churches and toured the Accademia (home to Michelangelo’s David and other sculptures), the Uffizi Gallery, and the Bargello Museum. Visited the Duomo, the Baptistry, and more.

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Photo by Jill Scheel ’11

Photo By Chris Duhaime ’12

VERONA JANUARY 26 J Toured the Verona T Amphitheatre and A vvisited the famed “Juliet’s Balcony.”

VENICE, JANUARY 26–27 Traveled in water taxis and took a leisurely gondola ride; sang in St. Mark’s Basilica and San Salvador Church.

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SPORTS NOTES

Women’s hockey player Sara Yungner named Elite 88 Award winner

ustavus senior defender Sara Yungner (Maple Grove, Minn./Wayzata) was named the winner of the 2011 Elite 88 Award at the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Championship banquet in Rochester, New York, on March 17. The Elite 88 Award honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average participating at the finals site of each of the NCAA’s national championships. The initiative is the result of former NCAA President Myles Brand’s desire to recognize studentathlete success on the association’s highest athletic stages. Yungner, a four-year regular and a captain of the 2010–11 squad, compiled 10 goals and 29 assists for 39 points in 102 career games. A 2009–10 all-conference honoree and a 2010–11 all-conference honorable mention selection, Yungner is a biology major with a 3.95 cumulative grade point average. “It is humbling for me to be around such gifted student-athletes,” commented Gustavus head coach Mike Carroll. “For Sara to work as hard as she does on the ice and also maintain a 3.95 cumulative grade point average in a major as demanding as biology is an amazing accomplishment and speaks to her work ethic and discipline. She is very deserving of this prestigious award.” This is the second consecutive year that a Gustavus student-athlete has received the Elite 88 Award in women’s hockey, as Nara Higano (junior, Rochester, Minn.) was honored last season.

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SPORTS NOTES

WINTER SPORTS REVIEW by Tim Kennedy MEN’S HOCKEY Coach Brett Petersen’s squad finished its season with a record of 15–10–2 overall and 8–6–2 in the MIAC. The Gusties, who finished the regular season in a tie for third place, qualified for the MIAC playoffs for the tenth consecutive season and knocked off Augsburg in the first round 4–3 in double overtime before falling to Hamline in the semifinals by the score of 3–0. Senior forward Mitch Carlson (St. Louis Park, Minn.) and junior forward Ross Ring-Jarvi (Anoka, Minn.) were both named to the all-conference team for a second consecutive season. The woman’s swimming team claimed its fourth MIAC championship in the past five years.

The women’s hockey team claimed its seventh consecutive MIAC regular-season title.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY The Gustavus women’s hockey team claimed its seventh consecutive MIAC regular-season title and eighth straight MIAC playoff title and advanced to the NCAA championship Final Four for the second consecutive year. Coach Mike Carroll’s squad earned a fourthplace finish at the NCAA championships in Rochester, New York, finishing with an overall mark of 22–5–3. In MIAC play, the team posted a mark of 14–2–2 for 30 points, finishing six points ahead of runner-ups St. Thomas and Bethel. Senior defender Kirstin Peterson (St. Paul, Minn.), sophomore forward Lindsey Hjelm (North Oaks, Minn.) and first-year forward Amanda Cartony (Stillwater, Minn.) were named to the all-conference team, and Peterson was named to the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-America Team for the third consecutive year. MEN’S BASKETBALL The Gusties struggled late in the regular season, but caught fire in the MIAC playoffs, knocking off St. Olaf (90–71) in the first round and upsetting #1 seed Carleton (70–64) in the semifinals before falling to St. Thomas (83–77) in the MIAC playoff championship game. Coach Mark Hanson’s squad posted a record of 15–13 overall and tied for fifth place in the

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SPORTS NOTES

Peterson, Carlson receive All-America honors in hockey

ustavus senior defenders Kirstin Peterson (St. Paul, Minn./HillMurray) and Mitch Carlson (St. Louis Park, Minn.) were named to the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) AllAmerica teams in mid-March. This is the third consecutive year that Peterson has been named to the AHCA All-America Team, while Carlson is being honored for the second consecutive season. Peterson, a four-year starter and cocaptain of the 2010–11 Gustavus women’s hockey team, joins Andrea Peterson ’07 as the only players in the program’s history to be named to the All-America team three times. Peterson broke Andrea Peterson’s record for career games played with a career total of 116. A four-time all-conference honoree, Peterson scored 16 goals and registered 57 assists for 73 points in her career. Carlson recorded 14 points on seven goals and seven assists, while playing in all 27 games the Gusties played this season. Carlson was the top-scoring defenseman for the Gustavus men’s hockey team in every year of his tenure with the Gusties. He played in 111 games, registering 20 goals and 35 assists for a total of 55 career points. A two-time All-MIAC performer, Carlson helped Gustavus compile a record of 67–40–7 in his four years on the hill.

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MIAC with a mark of 11–9. Junior guard Seth Anderson (Minnesota Lake, Minn.) was named to the all-conference team. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Coach Mickey Haller’s squad compiled a record of 17–10 overall and finished fourth in the MIAC regular-season standings with a mark of 15–7. The Gusties qualified for the MIAC playoffs for the 11th consecutive season and defeated Bethel 67–63 in the first round before dropping a heartbreaker 50–48 to regular-season champion St. Thomas in the semifinals. Senior post Molly Mathiowetz (Sleepy Eye, Minn.) and junior wing Molly Geske (Mendota Heights, Minn.) were named to the all-conference team.

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MEN’S SWIMMING The Gusties wrapped another successful season with a thirdplace finish at the MIAC championships and a 24th-place finish at the NCAA championships. Whitaker Davis (Palatine, Ill.) made his senior season one to remember, as he won both the 500 and 1,650 freestyle events and finished second in the 200 free at the MIAC championships and then went on to post a sixth-place finish in the 1,650 free and a seventhplace finish in the 500 free at the NCAA championships. WOMEN’S SWIMMING Coach Jon Carlson’s squad claimed its fourth MIAC championship in the past five years in convincing fashion and then went on to post a 19th-place finish at the NCAA championships, which were held in Knoxville, Tenn. Individual champions for

Gustavus at the MIAC championships included Kelsey Lucia (FY, St. Cloud, Minn.) in the 100 freestyle, Alissa Tinklenberg (FY, Willmar, Minn.) in the 1,650 freestyle, and Steph Korba (Jr., Lakeville, Minn.) in the 100 butterfly. At the NCAA championships, the 200 free relay team of Lucia, Serena Elthon (Jr., Faribault, Minn.), Dajana Vidovic (Jr., Coleraine, Minn.), and Sarah Hund (Soph., Willmar, Minn.) led the way with a fifthplace finish, earning All-America honors. MEN’S NORDIC SKIING Coach Jed Friedrich’s squad wrapped up its season with fifth-place finishes at both the Central Collegiate Skiing Association Championships and the NCAA Central Region Meet. Jens Brabbit (Sr., Winona, Minn.) qualified for the NCAA championships in Stowe, Vt. Brabbit wrapped up his standout career with a

ustavus senior indoor track and field athlete Janey Helland was named the Central Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Helland, who led the Gusties to a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Track and Field Championships held March 11–12 in Columbus, Ohio, also earned USTFCCCA All-America honors in the pentathlon and long jump following the NCAA championships. Helland was awarded All-American distinction after she placed second in the pentathlon with 3,526 points and fifth in the long jump with a leap of 18' 2.50" at the national meet. Both honors are among a list of accolades Helland received in the last month of the season. The Mapleton, Minn., native was named the Most Outstanding Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet following the MIAC championships in early March, where she won her third-straight MIAC title in the long jump after going 18' 3.25", while also winning the pentathlon with a new MIAC record score of 3,445.

36th-place finish in the freestyle race and a 34th-place finish in the classic race at the national meet. WOMEN’S NORDIC SKIING The Gusties posted a sixth-place finish at the Central Collegiate Ski Association Championships and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Central Region Meet. Erica Hett (Soph., Burnsville, Minn.) led Gustavus with a 16th-place finish in the classic race and a 20th-place finish in the freestyle race at the NCAA Central Region Meet. GYMNASTICS Coach Kris Glidden’s squad registered a season-best score of 178.350 to finish eighth at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships, which were held at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menonomie, Wis. Gustavus’s top individual finish was turned

in by Jamie Ries (FY, Monticello, Minn.) who finished seventh on the uneven parallel bars with a score of 9.325. Ries and Dani Thibodeau (Soph., Rochester, Minn.) qualified for the national meet, where Ries placed 33rd on the uneven bars and Thibodeau placed 49th on the balance beam and 48th on the floor exercise. MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD The Gusties posted a strong third-place finish at the MIAC championships, which were held at St. Thomas. Matt Leeb (Sr., Kasota, Minn.) won the 400-meter dash. Other top finishes included Matt Dvorak (Jr., Burnsville, Minn.) placing second in the 55-meter dash, Blair Riegel (FY, Lakeville, Minn.) finishing second in the 200-meter dash, and the 4x200meter relay team of Dvorak, Jay Rogotzke (FY, Sleepy Eye, Minn.), Riegel, and Leeb posting a second-place finish.

Men’s and women’s swim teams post Top 25 ﬁnishes at NCAA championships

SPORTS NOTES

Janey Helland named Central Region Field Athlete Of The Year

ustavus Adolphus senior swimmer Whitaker Davis (Palatine, Ill.) finished sixth in the 1,650 freestyle and seventh in the 500 freestyle, while the women’s 200 free relay team of Kelsey Lucia (St. Cloud, Minn./Apollo), Serena Elthon (Faribault, Minn.), Dajana Vidovic (Coleraine, Minn./Greenway), and Sarah Hund (Willmar, Minn.) finished fifth at the NCAA Div. III Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, which were held March 23–26 in Knoxville, Tenn. All five swimmers earned All-America honors by virtue of finishing in the top eight at the NCAA championships. The Gustavus men’s team finished the four-day meet in 24th place with 35 points, while the women’s squad placed 19th with 47 points.

Women’s Indoor Track and Field – Coach Dale Bahr’s squad tied for third place at the MIAC championships. The Gusties won four individual event titles at the meet including Janey Helland (Sr., Mapleton, Minn.) winning the pentathlon and the long jump, Sam Broderius (Sr., Hector, Minn.) winning the shot put, and Abby Karl (Sr., St. Cloud, Minn.) winning the 600-meter dash. The team also posted a 14th-place finish at the NCAA championships thanks to the efforts of Helland, who finished second in the pentathlon and fifth in the long jump. Tim Kennedy ’82 has been the College’s sports information director since 1990.

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LEGACY New scholarship agreements established Gustavus Adolphus College gratefully recognizes scholarship agreements established since April 2010, “giving the gift of Gustavus” to students for whom financial aid is essential in order to permit them to attend the College. Sigurd and Viola Aalid Family Scholarship Boulay, Heutmaker, Zibell & Co. Scholarship Dedicated to the Memory of Nick Greve (’07) Corundum Foundation Scholarship (established by Ronald S. Johnson ’81) Gordon and Cecile ’47 Ellis Scholarship Cecelia D. Erickson (’64) Scholarship Bernadette Anderson Galvin (’57) Scholarship

DOES YOUR LEGACY INCLUDE GUSTAVUS? Your legacy gift can help “Give the Gift of Gustavus to Students for Generations.” An attorney or ﬁnancial planner can help you leave your legacy using the following: “I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP], give and bequeath to Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, [percentage of estate, speciﬁc amount, or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose [or specify purpose].” For ideas, visit the Gustavus website at gustavus.edu, clicking on “Giving to Gustavus” and then “Planned (and Estate) Giving Resources.”

ABOUT THAT ENVELOPE Enclosed in this Quarterly is a Gustavus Annual Fund envelope. Your participation in the Gustavus Annual Fund provides scholarship dollars to many of our students. It is with these dollars that students are able to complete research, study abroad, grow in their faith, and ultimately obtain a Gustavus education. With your help, we can continue to give the gift of a Gustavus education to many qualiﬁed students. Please consider making your most generous gift today.

Have you looked at the “Giving to Gustavus” website lately? Just enter gustavus.edu/giving. The list of resources includes: • Staff to contact for personal assistance • Secure online giving and other electronic giving options. • Matching gift database—will your company match your gift? • Information on giving stock and other appreciated assets • Suggestions on giving for scholarships, both annual and endowed • Planned and estate giving resources—everything you need at gustavus.edu/giving/ plannedgiving/index.cfm • Recommended language for including Gustavus in a will or estate plan • Financial and estate planning ideas, and gifts that pay you (with a “gift calculator” to help your planning)

Danette M. and Steven J. (’75) Griffith Scholarship for Study Abroad

• E-brochures on planned gifts, wills, estate planning, to study on your own or to take to your ﬁnancial adviser

Roland W. (’58) and Mary L. Hirman Scholarship

• The Honor Roll of Donors, at gustavus.edu/giving/honorroll.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Nichole Stavros Jenny (’92) Scholarship Carl and LaVerne Johnson (’42) Lofgren Scholarship Delores L. (Gardner ’48) and Sven Martin Pederson Scholarship II Steve Sayre (’80) Scholarship Norman W. Telander (x39) Scholarship Class Scholarships established by reunion classes to mark milestone graduation anniversaries: Class of 1965 Scholarship Class of 2005 Scholarship

ONLINE RESOURCES

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For information about establishing an annual or endowed scholarship, a charitable trust or gift annuity, giving stock or mutual funds, including Gustavus in your will or estate plan, or planning a gift for student/faculty research, faculty development, building projects, or another College purpose, please contact the Gift Planning staff by phone (800-726-6192 or 507-933-7512) or e-mail (giftplanning@gustavus.edu), or ask a staff member to contact you by visiting gustavus.edu and clicking on “Giving to Gustavus.”

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI

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Class Reunions 2011 Gustie Breakfasts Homecoming 2011 Gustavus Summer Picnics

volunteer work

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Weddings Births In Memoriam

While doing medical volunteer work at Parkijuli Christian Hospital in Assam, India, Joan Eckberg â&#x20AC;&#x2122;62 and husband, Paul Johnson, met up with Liz Petersen â&#x20AC;&#x2122;07 a senior medical student at the University of Minnesota who was doing a rotation at the hospital during her ninemonth international medical and health experience.

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Class Agent: Bob Wieman E-mail: 1947classagent@gustavus.edu Marion Anderson Redman, Wells, is retired.

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The mission of the Alumni Association is to facilitate among former students lifelong relationships with Gustavus and with each other, to enable alumni to actively advance and engage in the mission of the College.

OFFICERS Jeffrey Heggedahl ’87, President & Ex-officio Member, Board of Trustees Christopher Rasmussen ’88, Vice President Randall Stuckey ’83, Executive Secretary Kelly Waldron ’84, Treasurer Ronald White ’75, Past President & Ex-officio Member, Board of Trustees BOARD MEMBERS TERM EXPIRES FALL 2011 Jennifer Krempin Bridgman ’96, Alexandria, VA Adam Eckhardt ’08, Minneapolis, MN Jeffrey Heggedahl ’87, Minneapolis, MN Janna King ’76, Minneapolis, MN Richard Olson ’82, Edina, MN TERM EXPIRES FALL 2012 Sandra Luedtke Buendorf ’62, St. Peter, MN Sara Tollefson Currell ’95, St. Paul, MN Christopher Enstad ’96, Crystal, MN Brian Norelius ’96, Lindstrom, MN L. Charles Potts ’01, Richﬁeld, MN Christopher Rasmussen ’88, Columbia Heights, MN Paul Schiminsky ’93, Las Vegas, NV Scott Swanson ’85, Edina, MN Gretchen Taylor ’08, Moorhead, MN JoNes Van Hecke ’88, Pella, IA TERM EXPIRES FALL 2013 Catherine Asta ’75, Edina, MN Michael Dueber ’89, St. Paul, MN Luther Hagen ’88, Apple Valley, MN Gordon Mansergh ’84, Decatur, GA Jeffrey Marshall ’75, Houston, TX Kay Rethwill Moline ’56, St. Peter, MN Matthew Olson ’10, St. Paul, MN Tina Wold Royer ’78, Eveleth, MN Marisa Schloer ’09, Minneapolis, MN EMERITUS Jim “Moose” Malmquist ’53, Scandia, MN STUDENT MEMBER Megan Myhre ’11, Bloomington, MN

CLASS NEWS and information to be included in the Alumni section of the Quarterly should be sent to: Office of Alumni Relations Gustavus Adolphus College 800 West College Avenue St. Peter, MN 56082-1498 phone Q 800-487-8437 e-mail Q alumni@gustavus.edu website Q gustavus.edu/alumni/submit

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50YEAR CLUB May 29, 2010

Class Agent: Gloria Martell Benson E-mail: 1950classagent@gustavus.edu Mary Harper Schultz, South Haven, is retired.

60th Anniversary: May 27–28, 2011 Class Agent: Dorothy Johnson Lutz E-mail: 1951classagent@gustavus.edu Dennis Lofstrom, Mwanza, Tanzania, is chief operations officer at Nyakato Health Center and founder of International Health Partners.

55th Anniversary: May 27–28, 2011 Class Agents: Carolyn Jens Brusseau, JoAnn Johnson Lundborg E-mail: 1956classagent@gustavus.edu Jim Kittlesen, Faribault, is retired from ISD #656 Q Clemmer G. Wait is retired and living in St. Paul.

Class Agents: Owen Sammelson, Carolyn Lund Sandvig E-mail: 1958classagent@gustavus.edu Marjorie McKay Miller, Lake Jackson, TX, recently traveled to Alaska and the Yukon.

Class Agent: Paul Tidemann E-mail: 1960classagent@gustavus.edu Bob Eidsvold, Sanibel, FL, is chair of the board of Barrett Moving and Storage Company.

50th Anniversary: May 27–28, 2011 Class Agent: Virgene Grack Sehlin E-mail: 1961classagent@gustavus.edu Veryl E. Becker, Glencoe, is the owner/operator of a dairy farm Q Dale Bosch, Edina, is a retired business analyst Q Marilyn Swanson Burke, Woodbury, is a retired public health nurse Q Jeff Burks, Hackensack, is a resorter at the Woman Lake Lodge Q Lorraine Sandvig Carlson, Fairmont, is retired from Carlson Dental Q Lee M. Engman, Mundelein, IL, is retired Q Betty J. Estesen, Tucson, AZ, is retired from the University of Arizona Q Karin Erickson Gaskell, Georgetown, TX, is retired from Honeywell Q Marilyn Heier Gustafson, Fort Washington, MD, is a retired teacher Q Paul D. Hanson, Belmont, MA, is a retired professor Q Carl L. Hoglund, Shoreview, is a PPP math teacher at St. Paul ISD #625 Q Robert J. Huemoeller, Fairmont, is a self-employed accountant Q Lorene Johnson Johnson, Crossville, TN, is a retired art teacher Q Arlyn W. Kettner, Fort Collins, CO, is a planning associate at Faith Evangelical Free Church Q Jim Knoble, Estero, FL, is a retired president and CEO Q David W. Linne, Edina, is a retired teacher Q Joanne Linnee, Winona, is a retired library clerk Q Jim Mansfield, Winston-Salem, NC, traveled with his wife, Kathryn, to the

Alpine countries for their 40th wedding anniversary Q Arnette Johnson Nelson, New Brighton, is retired from development and grant writing Q Wayne Otto, South St. Paul, is a retired principal Q Sidney Sehlin, Golden Valley, is a semi-retired, part-time consultant Q Virgene Grack Sehlin, Golden Valley, is retired Q Gordon L. Thies, Temecula, CA, is an associate missionary for Global Recordings Network Q Kathy Bunde Thorsell, Golden Valley, is a retired teacher Q Ruth Hilgendorf Weber, Lakeville, is retired. Class Agents: Sandra Luedtke Buendorf, Jan Eiffert Hoomani, Ben Leadholm E-mail: 1962classagent@gustavus.edu Gerald D. Swanson, Kansas City, MO, is a retired engineer.

Class Agents: Paul Tillquist, Bill Lahti E-mail: 1963classagent@gustavus.edu Janet Ryan Tidemann, St. Paul, retired as visitation pastor at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Minneapolis at the end of 2010; she had served there for the past 21 years.

45th Anniversary: May 27–28, 2011 Class Agents: position open E-mail: 1966classagent@gustavus.edu Mark Anderson, St. Peter, is retired from Gustavus Q Diane Fastenau Cummings, Centennial, CO, is a retired Realtor from Dawson & Company Q Bonnie Lammers Distad, Hagerstown, MD, is a retired school health program manager Q Nancy Eddy, Pittsburgh, PA, teaches math at St. Bede School Q Trudy Enlund Johnson, Shoreview, is retired from Ramsey County Q David M. Franzen, Durham, NC, is a pastoral psychotherapist Q Sandra Gunderson Goff, Great Falls, MT, is an RN at Benefits Hospital Q Jerry Gustafson, Tucson, AZ, is a retired controller Q Susan Schoening Gustafson, Tucson, AZ, is a retired teacher Q Susan Tillman Hallin, Tonka Bay, is a retired teacher Q Craig Halverson, Lake City, owns Touch of Class Interiors Q Joyce Harrington Hegstrom, Wayzata, is retired Q Elouise Anderson Johnson, Wyoming, is a retired administrative vice president Q Mike Kjos, Hopkins, is a retired teacher and coach Q Jerry Kozitza, St. Paul, is a reader and test scorer for Data Recognition Corporation Q Brent E. Krantz, The Villages, FL, is a retired surgeon Q Darryl M. Kuka, Poolesville, MD, is retired Q Raymond Lewandowski, Corpus Christi, TX, is the president/CEO of Self-Genetics CTR Q Jim A. Nolen, Minnetonka, is retired Q Dian Ring Norby-Vinion, Missoula, MT, is retired Q Stephen A. Otto, Appleton, WI, and wife, Patricia, are international travelers Q Richard A. Perschau, Austin, TX, is an anesthesiologist for the Austin Anesthesiology Group Q Betty Magnuson Shytle, Lakeland, FL, is a retired teacher Q Sharon Anderson Skone, Ocala, FL, owns the custom glass windows company Sharon Rae Stained Glass Q Joan Erickson Thompson, Brownsville, OR, is a riding instructor at Two-Creeks Farm Q Sally VanSickle Yaeger, Madison, WI, is retired.

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Class Agents: John and Kris Lundberg Moorhead, Paula Navarro, JanaLee Sponberg E-mail: 1968classagent@gustavus.edu Lyle W. Clark, Tupper Lake, NY, is working for the American Management Association Q Jeanne Ewy, Jersey City, NJ, is managing director of the International Division of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Q Maryann Pommeranz Kaul, Montgomery, is retired from her career as a psychiatric and substance abuse RN.

Class Agents: Dave and Jane Norman Leitzman E-mail: 1969classagent@gustavus.edu John C. Gantzer, Los Lunas, NM, is a special accounts manager at New Mexico Mutual Q Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson, Tulsa, OK, has a new poetry book published by Blooming Twig Books called Please Use This for Children, and Not for War and Guns.

Class Agent: position open E-mail: 1970classagent@gustavus.edu Shari Johnson, Alexandria, is employed at Amdahl Hearing Q Bruce

E. Torkelson, Tulsa, OK, is an environmental forensic geochemist at Torkelson Geochemistry, Inc. 40th Anniversary: Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2011 Class Agent: Bruce Johnson E-mail: 1971classagent@gustavus.edu Judy Barnes, Palm Coast, FL, is employed at Hammock Dunes Luxury Realty Q Linda Rye Bernard, Atlanta, GA, is employed at RyeType, Inc. and Veranda/Hearst Q Cory Muth Jepsen-Hobbs, Grafton, WI, is a nurse practitioner at Sheboygan Cancer and Blood Specialists Q Barbara Carlson Lescenski, Apple Valley, is a public health nurse specialist in Ramsey County Q Allen E. Magnuson, Dalton, is employed with Lake Region Medical Group, PA Q Richard A. Olsen, Maple Plain, is a retired vice president Q Lynne Mattke Schulz, St. Louis Park, is a selfemployed professional organizer Q Jayne M. Sjostrom, Minneapolis, is a substitute French and Spanish teacher Q Barbara Anderson Swanstrom, Duluth, is retired Q Nat Peterson Torkelson, Tulsa, OK, is admin. director, CV services, at Oklahoma Heart Institute at Hillcrest Medical Center Q Bradley Waller, Palmetto Bay, FL, is the principal hydrologist at Hydrologic Associates USA.

The American Correctional Association has published A Model of Correctional Leadership: The Career of Norman A. Carlson, by Clemens Bartollas. The book was written to appeal both to those who know Norm and those who wish to see how leadership can help overcome obstacles. Norm Carlson ’55, Goodyear, AZ, retired from the Department of Justice in 1987 after serving as the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, DC, for 17 years. During his 30-year career, Carlson worked at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, and at the Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland, Kentucky. He was president of the American Correctional Association from 1978 to 1980 and is a fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration. From 1987 until 1998, Carlson was adjunct professor in the department of sociology at the University of Minnesota. As the fourth head of the Bureau of Prisons, Carlson professionalized staff training and management, implemented an inmate classiﬁcation system, fostered unit management, promoted direct supervision of inmates, fully implemented community corrections in the Bureau of Prisons, and began a grievance system that became a model for state systems. During his tenure, he also mentored and brought numerous Gustavus graduates into the ﬁeld of corrections.

American Correctional Association publishes Norman Carlson biography

Class Agent: Todd Dokken E-mail: 1972classagent@gustavus.edu Marilyn K. Foss, Aspen, CO, is employed at Mountain Mortgage, Inc.

Class Agent: Matt Peterson E-mail: 1973classagent@gustavus.edu Valerie Savwoir Rosemond, Missouri City, TX, is working for Veno Corporation.

Class Agent: Rob Linner, Jan Ledin Michaletz E-mail: 1974classagent@gustavus.edu Jon S. Johnson, Phillips, WI, is retired.

35th Anniversary: Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2011 Class Agent: Bruce Olson E-mail: 1976classagent@gustavus.edu Cathy S. Carlson, Shoreview, is a professor/vet population medic at the University of Minnesota Q Melanie Williams Frank, Wilmington, NC, is a senior clinical team manager for Pharmaceutical Product Development Q A. Scott Lynch, Peachtree City, GA, is the owner of ASL Associates Q Kathy Kilgust Marsh, Covington, WA, is a scientist for Weyerhaeuser Company Q Bonnie Hansen Montgomery, Hamilton, MT, is the owner of Sundance Cafe Corporation Q LaVonne Carlson Moore, Belle Plaine, is retired and teaches ESL to adults at Carver-Scott Coop Q JoAnn Brage Newland,

JoAnn, Carolyn, and a tsunami . . .

The class agents for the Class of 1956 once again met for their annual mid-winter confab, as Carolyn Jens Brusseau (right) traveled to the Hawaiian home of JoAnn Johnson Lundborg. The duo are completing 10 years of service as class agents and are pictured at the end of a golf-cart/walking path strewn with lava boulders washed ashore after the March tsunami along the Kona coastline. Although this was their last meeting as class agents, they plan to continue their annual visits.

Class Agents: position open E-mail: 1967classagent@gustavus.edu Jean Brittany Gross, Windom, is a retired social worker.

Changes at Bob Krough Golf Tournament

The Annual Bob Krough Golf Tournament was played at Pokegama Country Club in Grand Rapids, MN. Bob Olson ’58 has joined the tournament as the short-game expert (or is it short game expert?). The group abandoned all hope of shooting their age several years ago but still has a goal of shooting their Gustavus graduation year on the front or back nine. Ellen Liebe ’13 of Grand Rapids, holding the Pritchard Cup, served as tournament director. Pictured from left are Byron Helgeson ’60, Bob Olson ’58, Doug Perkins ’61, Jerry Thrall ’60, Jim Donicht ’60, Doug Pritchard ’59, Bob Krough ’60, Arlan Burmeister ’60, Chuck Smith ’59, and Jim Krough ’61.

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Minneapolis, is a staff nurse at Hennepin County Medical Center Q Cathryn G. Pridal, Nevada, MO, is vice president for academic affairs at Cottey College Q Mary Raber, St. Louis, MO, is a voluntary service worker for Mennonite Mission Network Q Gary M. Rauvola, Glendale, MO, is director of regulatory affairs at Stereotaxis, Inc. Q Kevin T. Walli, St. Paul, is an attorney at Fruberger, Buchana, Smith and Frederick PA. Class Agent: position open E-mail: 1977classagent@gustavus.edu Mike J. Malmquist, Salt Lake City, UT, is an attorney at Parsons Behle & Latimer.

Class Agent: Mike Stanch E-mail: 1978classagent@gustavus.edu Cheryl A. Olson, Roseville, is chief nursing officer at Children’s Memorial Hospital.

Class Agent: position open E-mail: 1979classagent@gustavus.edu Greg A. Birkholz, Howard Lake, is the Owner of G.B. Products Q Jon A. Brunsberg, Mendota Heights, is an independent health care consultant Q Brian L. Holcomb, Eden Prairie, is a managing director at Greene Holcomb & Fisher.

V Around the world at 80 years After sustaining an Achilles tendon injury in the ’70s while bicycling, Del Wichelman ’44, Oakland, CA, thought it best to pursue other exercise and began running. Since 1980 Wichelman has kept a log of miles as accurately as he was able to measure them, including half marathons, marathons (such as the Humboldt Redwoods Marathon on October 19, 2003, at Weott, CA, where this photo was taken), even running in –11 degree weather in Minnesota. In December 2003, at the age of 80, he completed the equivalent of Earth’s equatorial circumference—24,901 miles. That averages more than 1,000 miles per year. He runs every other day, rain or shine, and has learned to dodge cars, which Wichelman describes as “bull ﬁghting without a cape.”

Class Agent: Cindy Holmes Carlson, Kent Stone E-mail: 1980classagent@gustavus.edu Kathryn Popham Dick, Oakton, VA, is a special adviser for Promontory Financial Group Q Steve Linnes, Cape Girardeau, MO, is an assistant band director at for Nell Holcomb R-IV School District Q Carol Moore Mitchell, Lakeville, works for Regional Lead Airlines Services.

30th Anniversary: Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2011 Class Agent: Steve Heim, Leslie Nielsen E-mail: 1981classagent@gustavus.edu Peggy Johnson Aanonson, Urbandale, IA, is an elementary music teacher at Wallace

Elementary Q Mark R. Allen, Eagan, is a vice president at Ziegler, Inc. Q Robin Jacobson Allen, Appleton, WI, is an accountant for Jon Huss Construction Corp. Q Lori Lofgren Amundson, Bloomington, is a Realtor for Edina Realty Q John R. Anderson, Minnetonka, is the president/owner of J.R. Construction Q Kathy Erickson Anderson, Appleton, WI, is a homemaker Q Lori Rutter Anderson, Edina, is the owner of EuroNest and Anderson Marketing Solutions Q Miriam L. Anderson, Belton, MO, is an optometrist for Eyecare Associates of Lee’s Summit Q Nancy Fredlund Anderson, Cambridge, is a public health nurse in Isanti County Q Carrie Armstrong, Forest Lake, is the principal technical support specialist at Ecolab Incorporated Q Rich Aune, St. Peter, is the director of admission for Gustavus Q Debra A. Baker, Moorpark, CA, is a SVP of business operations at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Q Lisa A. Beckstrom, Minneapolis, is a mail carrier for the U. S. Postal Service Q David W. Bentz, Sobieski, WI, is a math teacher at Pulaski High School Q Ann L. Bergstrom, St. Paul, is a chaplain at Walker Methodist Health Center Q Julie Morris Betchwars, Savage, is an associate wealth management adviser Q John R. Beyer, Owatonna, is an information services supervisor at Federated Mutual Insurance Company Q Patrick M. Boline, Sykesville, MD, is an analyst for the Department of Defense Q Lori J. Bonkoski, Sumner, WA, is a pastor at Christ the King Lutheran Church Q Cindy Derscheid Brewer, Lennox, SD, is a clinic nurse at the Orthopedic Institute Q Sharon Bartelt Bridges, Alexandria, is a pediatric physical therapist Q Mark J. Broberg, Vadnais Heights, is a manager in the Department of Human Services Q Joan Odden Burnstad, Round Hill, Alberta, is an R.N. at Alberta Health Services Q Penny Wahl Caulfield, Taft, CA, is principal of Buttonwillow Elementary Q Kris Belin Cooper, St. Charles, IL, received her M.A. in music education from Vandercook College of Music Q Terri Quale Cope, Shorewood, is an account director and partner at Mojo Q Renae M. Crosby, Hillsborough, NC, is a senior scientist with GlaxoSmith Kline Q Peggy Perushek

2011 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS ANNOUNCED GREATER GUSTAVUS AWARD • Walter L. Youngquist ’42, Eugene, OR, chair emeritus, Department of Geology, University of Oregon. DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI CITATIONS • John “Jack” Bergman ’69, St. Francisville, LA, lieutenant general, retired, United States Marine Corp., in the field of military service • Robert Brown ’83, Rochester, MN, professor of neuroscience, chair of department of neurology, Mayo Clinic, in the field of medicine • Mark Thomsen ’78, Henderson, NV, professional operatic tenor, in the field of music. V Friends return to campus

for Lucia festivities Four friends gathered for a photo at the 2010 St. Lucia Day luncheon last December. Pictured from left are Marlys Akerson Chase ’51, Dorothy Johnson Lutz ’51, Edna Spaeth Granlund ’50, and Mariann Ostrom Kjolhaug ’51.

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FIRST DECADE AWARDS • Kirsten Cullen Sharma ’01, New York, NY, clinical assistant professor, New York University Child Study Center, New York University Langone Medical Center • Jonathan Poole ’01, Washington, DC, special agent, violent crime branch, Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Department of State. Awards will be presented at the Alumni Banquet, Saturday, May 28, 5 p.m., Jackson Camps Center. For tickets, call the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-487-8437.

REUNION WEEKEND 2011 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 50 Year Club, Classes of 1951, 1956, 1961, and 1966

FRIDAY, MAY 27 All-Alumni Events 1–7 p.m. Registration Jackson Campus Center 1:30 p.m. Campus Tour Meet at Admission Office, Jackson Campus Center 1:30 p.m. Granlund Sculpture Tour (Enjoy a guided walking tour of sculptures by Paul T. Granlund ’52, Gustavus sculptor-in-residence from 1971–1996) Meet at Christ Chapel 2:30 p.m. Seminar Richard Leider ’66, The Power of Purpose Alumni Hall Class of 1951 4 p.m. Class of 1951 Reception Campus Center Banquet Rooms 4:30 p.m. Class of 1951 Photo Jackson Campus Center Stairs 5 p.m. Class of 1951 Banquet Campus Center Banquet Rooms 7–9 p.m. Class of 1951 Post Banquet Reception Faculty Staff Lounge, Jackson Campus Center Class of 1961 4 p.m. Class of 1961 Memorial Service Christ Chapel 4:45 p.m. Class of 1961 Photo Old Main Steps 5 p.m. Class of 1961 Reception The Dive, Johnson Student Union 6:30 p.m. Class of 1961 Dinner and Program Alumni Hall 8 p.m. Class of 1961 Post Banquet Social The Dive, Johnson Student Union Class of 1966 4 p.m. Class of 1966 Social Hour 5 p.m. Class of 1966 Photo 5:30 p.m. Class of 1966 Dinner and Gathering Melva Lind Interpretive Center, Linnaeus Arboretum

Class Gathering Places

SATURDAY, MAY 28 7-11 a.m. 7:30 a.m. -5 p.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m.

10 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

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Courtyard Café, Jackson Campus Center

3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m.

Class of 1951 – ’49er Room, Jackson Campus Center Class of 1956 – Faculty Lounge, Jackson Campus Center Class of 1961 – Linner Lounge, O.J. Johnson Student Union All Alumni – Courtyard Café, Jackson Campus Center

Breakfast A La Carte Evelyn Young Dining Room Registration Jackson Campus Center Class of 1951 Breakfast a la carte Evelyn Young Dining Room Seminar Dr. Michael Blaese ’61, Genes as Medicines, New Tools in the Fight against Disease Alumni Hall Refreshments and Conversation Alumni Hall Seminar President Jack R. Ohle, College Update and Sesquicentennial Preview Alumni Hall Alumni Luncheon for 50 Year Club and Class of 1961 Campus Center Banquet Rooms Class of 1941, 1946, and 1956 Photos Campus Center Stairs Seminar Jim Gilbert ’62, Discover Our Natural World Alumni Hall Class of 1951 Gathering Johnson Water Garden, Linnaeus Arboretum Class of 1956 Gathering/In Memoriam Faculty Staff Lounge Class of 1961 Gathering Linner Lounge All-Alumni Gathering

8 p.m.

Campus Tour Meet at Admission Office Granlund SculptureTour Meet at Christ Chapel Arboretum Tour Meet at Melva Lind Interpretive Center Vesper Service Christ Chapel President’s Reception Campus Center Banquet Rooms Alumni Banquet Presentation of Alumni Association Awards Campus Center Banquet Rooms Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Concert Christ Chapel

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Davis, Brentwood, CA, is a senior accountant for North American Title Q Scott A. Dee, Farwell, is a professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Minnesota Q Teri Smith Deetz, Sioux Falls, SD, is a retirement plan administrator at Capella Pension Q Anne Pooler DeWitt, Wauwatosa, WI, is a physical therapist at Aurora Healthcare Q Shelley Swanson Dreibelbeis, Johnston, IA, is a physical therapist for Iowa Health Q Brenda Bendorf Ebanks, Dent, is test analyst with Eide Bailly Q Olaf M. Elander, Alameda, CA, is a manager at Kaiser Permanente Q John G. Erickson, Woodbury, is the director of labor relations for Fairview Health Services Q Lia Andreassen Ferrell, Cincinnati, OH, is a legal secretary for Greater Cincinnati Q Tammy Olson Flolid, Chanhassen, is a paraprofessional at Minnetonka Public Schools Q Nora Ohlemann Foster, Woodbury, is an analyst at Briggs and Morgan, PA Q Brian Fragodt, Andover, is senior pastor at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Q

Jo Gjertson-Frederiksen, Douglaston, NY, is a director and dancer for Education in Dance and the Related Arts Q Gary P. Gengel, Princeton, NJ, is partner at Latham & Watkins Q Michael Granaas, Vermillion, SD, is an associate professor at the University of South Dakota Q Stacy Finden Grothem, Spicer, is a kindergarten teacher at Prairie Woods Elementary Q Neal S. Hagberg, Minneapolis, is director of the Tennis and Life Camps at Gustavus Q David Hakensen, Minnetonka, is the second general manager of FleishmanHillard, Inc. Q Kim Luke Hakensen, Minnetonka, is a sales associate for Dana’s Apparel Q Sandy Erickson Hasse, North Mankato, is a PE instructor, principal licensure and administrative licensure for Mankato Area Public Schools Q Steve Heim, Edina, is a property manager for S&H Realty Management, LLP Q Susan Bergren Henry, Apple Valley, is a self-employed creative memories consultant Q Mark S. Hilding, Sorrento, FL, is a math teacher at

Fish tales

In September 2010 a group of men from the Class of 1960 gathered on Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota to participate in the ﬁrst annual Bob Engstrom Memorial ﬁshing event. Participants from left were Jim Anderson, Steve Lundgren, Bill Shogren, Dave Carlson, Joel Wiberg, and Dennis Johnson.

Former chaplain chronicles Minnesota House chaplaincy

Dennis Johnson ’60 has published a new book. Chaplain of the House: A Ministry of Prayer and Presence provides a brief history of the chaplaincy in the Minnesota House, an overview of issues of church and state, a look at those who serve, and some personal reflections on the role that Johnson himself filled for the past two years. It also offers a perspective on interfaith prayer in the public square. The prayers that Johnson offered during the biennium and those of 23 clergy from a variety of faith traditions are included. Johnson says, “It is my hope that the prayers may serve to bring us together as citizens. Religion has the capacity to divide us, but more attention needs to be paid to how it can bring us together as persons seeking the common good. The prayers herein lift up the need for compassion, listening, understanding and, above all, wisdom that comes from beyond ourselves, and courage that can be found in a commitment to what is right.” To order the book, contact Dennis at dennisjohnson38@gmail.com. Cost of the book is $12.95 plus $2.00 for postage and handling, or it may be purchased at the Gustavus Book Mark. Proceeds of the sale will go to benefit the Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness (Minneapolis).

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Tavares High School Q Barb Nelson Hutson, Robbinsdale, is director of donor relations at Augsburg College Q Brent W. Jass, Odin, is a program administrator of Motorcycle Safety Training Q Gretchen E. Johnsen, Woodbury, is a family practitioner at Allina Medical Clinic Q Eric P. Johnsrud, Winona, is a partner/attorney at Pflughoeft Pederson & Johnsrud Q Kari Miller Johnsrud, Winona, teaches second grade in the Winona ISD #861 Q Julie Mauston Kemp, Omaha, NE, is an administrator at Millard Public School Q J.D. Klingman, Seattle, WA, is a propulsion engineer at the Boeing Company Q Marta Simon Knick, Shakopee, is a fourth-grade teacher in Shakopee Q Craig P. Kozak, Fort Collins, CO, is a flight instructor Q Cindy Wentworth Kraemer, Sudbury, MA, is the CEO of Above Par Q Janna Larson LaFountaine, St. Cloud, is an associate professor at the College of St. Benedict Q Mike D. LaFountaine, St. Cloud, is an attorney at Guinlivan Law Firm Q Greg Langmo, Litchfield, is a general partner with Langmo Farms Companies Q Barry J. Larson, Mounds View, is a geriatrician at Geriatric Services of Minnesota Q Jeff A. Lee, New Brighton, is an engineer at Boston Scientific Q Sara Sandvig Ljungman, Ann Arbor, MI, is a pediatrician at the University of Michigan Q Susan Westberg Loomer, St. Paul, is a grocery manager for Fresh & Natural Foods Q Jill VanDePlasch Markie, Robbinsdale, is an RN at North Memorial Medical Center Q Barb Taverna Martin, Prior Lake, is a psychologist at Allina Medical Clinic and in private practice Q Diane Martinson-Koyama, Honolulu, HI, is a chaplain and teacher at Iolani School Q Gail Throckmorton Mayer, Overland Park, KS, is an RN at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City Q Martha Risendal McCartney, St. Paul, is a self-employed accountant Q Joan McKearnan, St. Paul, is a biology instructor at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Q Jean Weiss Melton-Koch, Annapolis, MD, is a tech education teacher at Anne Arundel Schools Q Amy Anderson Moore, Minnetonka, is a diabetes nurse specialist at Fairview Health Services Q Pete J. Mumford, Dayton, is software manager at McAfee, Inc. Q Robert J. Nartonis, Milwaukee, WI, is the senior vice president of M.A. Mortenson Company Q Nancy Fleming Nelson, Woodbury, is the vice president and chief actuary at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Q Sandy Nieland, Rochester, is an English teacher in the Rochester ISD #535 Q Leslie J. Nielsen, Hastings, is the owner and manager of Meloy Park Florist Q Sue Beck Olson, Bloomington, works for the Minnesota Society of CPAs Q Jane Breckner Pederson, Scottsdale, AZ, is vice president of Data Sales Company, Inc. Q Tim P. Pelton, Owatonna, is the vice president of operations at Truth Hardware Q Karen Critzer Propp, Azle, TX, is a med/surg RN at Texas Health Resources Azle Q Bruce D. Rehwaldt, Plymouth, is the senior project manager and part owner of Liesch Associates Q Kathryn Hoff Rehwaldt, Plymouth, is an account executive at Brentwood Originals Q Cheryl Peterson Reinitz, Marine on St. Croix, is vice president and treasurer of H.B. Fuller Company Q Nathan P. Sager, Virginia, is the senior pastor at Gethsemane Evangelical

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI Lutheran Church Q Sue Stenerson Schadow, Bloomington, is an independent graphic designer Q Betsy Schaller, Eagan, is a manager of investment operations at Minnesota Life/ Securian Financial Group Q Warren M. Schlichting, Chaska, is a business continuity and disaster recovery consultant at Cargill Inc. Q Robert C. Schnell, Medina, is president of Center Insurance Agency, Inc. Q Sue Miller Skinner, Brainerd, is director of business development at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Q Paul R. Smith, Shoreview, is an attorney at Abrams & Smith PA Q Jenny Berg Spellman, Westminster, CO, is the vice president of Global Healthcare Exchange Q Karen Hickcox Spiegeler, Annandale, is a sixth-grade teacher at the Annandale Public Schools Q Debra Vogt Stafford, West Point, NY, is a volunteer for the Red Cross Q Lisa Laitala Straka, Chaska, is a physical therapist at Park Nicollet Q Ron Straka, Chaska, is a controller at Crown College Q Glorianne Johnson Svitak, Maple Grove, is a self-employed flute teacher Q Sandi Samuelson Thompson, Tucson, AZ, is a school psychologist in the Vail School District Q Bonnie Lubben Vogel, Stillwater, is the CEO of Vogel Sheetmetal, Inc. Q Vicky Volstad, Rochester, is a psychologist at Center for Personal and Professional Growth Q Clark D. Walker, Plano, TX, is a pilot with American Airlines Q Barb Gerke Weber, St. Peter, is the assistant vice president of Scholarship America Q Boak B. Wiesner, Delano, is a biology teacher and cross country coach in Delano Q Deb Doak Zabel, Edina, is a prison chaplain for Desiring God Ministry. Class Agents: J.C. Anderson, Richard Olson, Ann McGowan Wasson E-mail: 1982classagent@gustavus.edu Paul A. Dumdei, St. Peter, is CEO at Banker911, LLC Q Stu J. Flolid, Chanhassen, is in operations management at Honeywell Inc. Q Ruth D. Hogenson-Rutford, Stillwater, is a development manager at Lake View Hospital Q Jyl J. Josephson, Jersey City, NJ, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and study at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik from January to May 2011 Q Beth Sparboe Schnell, Medina, is chief executive officer of Sparboe Farms, Inc.

Class Agent: Brad Somero, Karin Stone E-mail: 1983classagent@gustavus.edu Kim Beyer Fragodt, Andover, is director of music at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Q Karl R. Jacobson, Lake Oswego, OR, is a programmer for AKA Business Services Q Dana Mumey, Denver, CO, is a senior assistant attorney for the law offices of Dana and Mumey.

Class Agents: Carole Arwidson, Ken Ericson E-mail: 1984classagent@gustavus.edu Chris C. Erikstrup, Woodbury, is a sales specialist at Philips Healthcare.

Class Agent: Susan Johnson Chwalek E-mail: 1985classagent@gustavus.edu Chuck H. Day, Andover, is an IT professional at Medtronic Incorporated Q Karen Granquist Gutierrez, Excelsior, is an assistant

TWIN CITIES AND ST. PETER-MANKATO AREA GUSTIE BREAKFASTS Join other Gusties for a morning cup of coffee and breakfast while getting an update on Gustavus—a great way to meet and network with Gusties in the Twin Cities and the St. Peter/Mankato area. The St. Peter breakfasts will be held the second Wednesday of each month, the Twin Cities on the third Wednesday of each month.

TWIN CITIES GUSTIE BREAKFASTS

ST. PETERMANKATO AREA GUSTIE BREAKFASTS

Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place 1500 Park Place Boulevard (Hwy. 394 & Hwy. 100)

C. Charles Jackson Campus Center Banquet Room Gustavus Adolphus College Campus

8 a.m. breakfast, 8:30 a.m. program $10 per person Call the Office of Alumni Relations 800-487-8437

7:30 a.m. breakfast, 8 a.m. program $8 per person; $15 per couple Call Institutional Advancement at 507-933-7512

SCHEDULED SPEAKERS

May 18, 2011

May 11, 2011

Carolyn O’Grady, director of

international and cultural education

June 15, 2011

June 8, 2011

Grady St. Dennis ’92, director of

church relations

July 20, 2011

July 13, 2011

Dean Wahlund ’72, director of

communication services and

special events, and

Steve Waldhauser ’70, director of

editorial services

August 17, 2011

August 10, 2011

Barb Larson Taylor ’93, assistant to

the president for special projects

September 21, 2011 Jack Ohle, president

September 14, 2011 Jack Ohle, president

Speakers’ schedules may change, so please see gustavus.edu/alumni for current information.

SUMMER 2011

Toasting 50 years in Provence

Kathy Bunde Thorsell ’61 and Joanne Larson Karvonen ’61 made a toast in honor of their approaching 50th anniversary of graduation from Gustavus at an outdoor café in Provence, France, last October.

professor in Metropolitan State University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Q Susan Eddy Halvorson, Englewood, CO, is the owner of Zingy Designs Q Tim P. Wilson, Oceanside, CA, is working at Source Communications. 25th Anniversary: Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2011 Class Agents: Melinda Moen Batz, Dave Meyers, Dan Murray, Sara Freeman Rekow E-mail: 1986classagent@gustavus.edu Lisa Larson Albers, St. Louis, MO, is an assistant professor at Maryville University Q Mark T. Allen, Eden Prairie, is CTO at PLATO Learning Q Tracey M. Anderson, Morris, is an associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota, Morris Q Melinda Moen Batz, Bloomington, is business manager at Batz Enterprises/What Really Works Q Bill N. Belvedere, Edina, is a shareholder and owner of Schechter, Dokken, Kanter Q Tom A. Bjork, Rochester, is an advisory software engineer at IBM Corporation Q Jay K. Blakeborough, Prior Lake, is a senior engineering manager at QLogic Corporation Q Elisabeth Erdman Braun, Roseville, is a school counselor at the Minneapolis Public Schools Q Brad D. Brubaker, Eden Prairie, is a social studies teacher and coach in St. Louis Park Q Bruce W. Calhoun, Inver Grove Heights, is a senior compensation analyst at Medtronic, Inc. Q Amy Jacobson Carter, Deer River, is in payroll and collections at the Deer River Dental Office Q Jackie Hunt Christensen, Minneapolis, is working on her third book Q Julie M. Cornwell, Minneapolis, is an Enterprise Service Manager for Mentor Network Q Julie Mackenthun Crocker, Shakopee, is a pediatric nurse with Pediatric Surgical Associates Q Deb Olson Day, Andover, is a teacher in Anoka Hennepin School District Q Mary Jo de Cathelineau, Spicer, is a county probation/parole officer Q Scott C. Dingman, Chesterfield, VA, is a self-employed registered principal Q Shelly M. Eklund, Rosemount, teaches in District 196 Q David J. Ellingson, Jackson, WY, is the president of Northstar Solutions LLC Q Kurt D. Fackler, Minnetrista, is a driver for J&R Schugel Q Susan Gersdorf Fackler, Minnetrista, is an accountant at Thurk Bros. Q Amy Nelson Ferguson, Charleston, SC, is a physical therapist at the Medical University of South Carolina Q Scott R. Fransen, Chanhassen, is the owner of City Lites USA Q Jodi Carlson Grams, Hutchinson, is an employment specialist at Central Jobs and Training Services Q Jon W. Haddorff, Jackson Heights, NY, is the manager of major gifts for the American Ballet Theatre Q Stephanie Spitzack Hennings, Minnetrista, is a social worker at Intrepid Healthcare Q Daniel R. Herzog, White Bear Lake, is the vice president at Clearfield, Inc. Q Larry T. Holcombe, Hurley, WI, is a managing editor of Ironwood Daily Globe Q Todd M. Hysjulien, Eden Prairie, is a CPA and owner of Hysjulien and Associates LLC Q Andra Ibrahim-Duncan, Aurora, OH, is a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist at the Cleveland Clinic Q Kristi Heinz Jamerson, Missouri City, TX, is a business

On the beach

Sharon Rajala Reese ’64, Chandler, AZ, traveled last February to the beach home of her former college roommate, Marlys Olson Waldron ’64, in Avila Beach, CA.

Gardner visits Los Angeles theatre alumni

Gustavus emeritus professor of theatre and dance Rob Gardner, St. Peter, MN, traveled to Los Angeles in February to meet with a group of theatre alumni. Pictured standing in front is Cheryl Downey ’66. Second row: John Wirth ’75, Gail Matthius Wirth ’75, Denise Gordon ’74, Peter Krause ’87, and Larry Owen, emeritus professor of English. Back row: Rob Gardner, Peter Breitmayer ’87, and Tom Young ’88, Gustavus vice president for advancement.

TMT in FL

The home of Karen and Jack Pagel on Sanibel Island, FL, was the gathering spot this past January for six TMTs from the Class of ’67. Pictured from left are Jane Gooding Gregory, Kari Hagen Conway, Mary Hedner Tatyrek, Gayl Gayman Pearson, Dawn Ekstrom Michael, and Karen Gruber Pagel.

’68 Gustie women visit Washington, DC

Last fall a group of classmates from the Class of 1968 visited JanaLee Sponberg ‘68 and Dawn Nelson ‘68 in Washington, DC, where they were treated to an insider’s view of the capital by their hosts. Pictured from left are Paula Navarro, Kris Lundberg Moorhead, Diane Ostrom Morgansen, Kathy Eaton Asted, Karen Munson Peterson, Cheryl Hamer Hauswirth, Dawn Nelson, JanaLee Sponberg, Barbi Gray Wenschlag, Valerie Jungck Sanders, Connie Bohn Edwards, Sue Swanson Foster, and Angie Kuper Christmann. Cheryl Braunworth Carlson missed this photo opp.

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GUSTAVUS ALUMNI IT manager for Exxon Mobil Corporation Q Paul E. Jensen, Minneapolis, is a project manager at Ameriprise Financial Q Martin A. Johnson, Monticello, is the owner of Martin Johnson CPA, Ltd. Q Nancy M. Johnson, Minneapolis, is a health teacher at Columbia Heights Q Ken Kalina, Minneapolis, is a vice president and group leader at M&I Bank Q Angela Helseth Kiese, Minneapolis, is the assistant attorney general at the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office Q Karen Westlund Kirby, Waconia, is an agency sales manager for American Family Insurance Q Julie L. Kjellgren, St. Peter, is a cardiac diagnosis RN at Immanuel St. Joseph’s-Mayo Health System Q Steve Kjellgren, St. Peter, is director of the Dining Service at Gustavus Q Kelli K. Koob, Minneapolis, is a senior project manager for the Hennepin County Library Q Kristin Kopplin, Mount Shasta, CA, is a self-employed Clinical Therapist Q Mark C. Kruger, Minnetonka, is a senior employment and labor attorney at Cargill, Inc. Q James R. Larson, Lino Lakes, is a behavior specialist at NE Metro Intermediate School District #916 Q Mary E. Lenox, Post Falls, ID, is director of social services at Hospice of North Idaho Q Tamara Wiebusch Liansi, Mahwah, NJ, is a project manager for Mckella 280 Q Tom Luing, Rosemount, is a self-employed financial adviser Q Jeff A. Lunde, Rochester, is a psychology and geography teacher in the Rochester ISD #535 Q Mary Ciurleo Magnuson, Duluth, is a registered nurse care manager at Northern Bridges Q David P. Mann, Eden Prairie, is the director of sales for Select Source International Q Yolinda Kuhns Meister, New Prague, is a home health care nurse for Queen of Peace Hospital Q Tim Mettler, Byron, is an IT unit manager at the Mayo Clinic Q David J. Meyers, Prior Lake, is vice president at Supply Force Q Shelley Johnson Midthun, Waconia, is an RN at Ridgeview Medical Center Q Medea Edwards Myhra, St. Peter, is a microbiologist and laboratory manager at Minnesota State University, Mankato Q Kathryn Mitchell Niewolny, Wausau, WI, is a human resource manager for Noel Group Q Charlotte Pratt Nordstrom, Minneapolis, is a counselor at Century College Q Joel Norton, New Brighton, is a physician assistant at Boynton Health Services Q Leslie Good Norton, New Brighton, is a family practice physician at Silver Lake Clinic Q Sue Tiemann Olmscheid, Buffalo, is owner, CFO, and COO of Lillians Shoppes, LLC Q Mitch B. Olson, Bloomington, is the owner/dentist at Mitchell B. Olson, D.D.S., PA Q Steve J. Olson, Sioux City, IA, is an executive vice president at Great West Casualty Co. Q Beth Paulson Payne, Stillwater, is working at Stillwater ISD Q Sherry Keran Pedersen, Lake Elmo, is a senior project manager for Medtronic Q Kris Preitz-Knutson, Upper Black Eddy, PA, is an RN at Doylestown Hospital Q Karen Jenkinson Range, Lester Prairie, is an account manager for American Spirit Mailing Q Jacqueline Lundberg Rose, Anchorage, AK, is a senior scientist for SLR International Corp Q Kris Rowe, New York, NY, is the campus operating officer for Berkley College Q Debra Jo Johnson Sathrum, Minneapolis, is a case manager for Axis Healthcare Q John H. Sathrum, Minneapolis, is an independent

living skills specialist for Courage Center Q Dan Schammel, Minneapolis, is vice president and product manager at Marshall & Ilsley Q Jim D. Sell, Maple Grove, is a physical therapist and owner of Accelerated Sports Therapy & Fitness Q Laurie Chinander Shekels, Orono, is a research scientist at VA Medical Center Q Sarah Shella-Stevens,, is a managing attorney at Central Minnesota Legal Services Q Andrea Sjogren, Savage, is a community education manager at Schools of Eastern Carver County District 112 Q Karen M. Smith, San Rafael, CA, is a senior relationship manager at Wells Capital Management Q Andy G. Spurbeck, Waconia, is a senior technical architect at SuperValu, Inc. Q Cathy Sturtevant, Concord, NH, is an occupational therapist for New Hampshire Hospital Q Joe K. Sunder, Eden Prairie, is employed at Farmers Insurance Group Q Paul J. Tangen, Arlington, TX, is works on quality control at Ascension Capital Q Megan Genest Tarnow, St. Paul, is an accounting consultant Q Mark E. Thompson, New Brighton, is the vice president at Doughorty & Co. Q Jim Wade, Bolton, MA, is the vice president of corporate mission assurance at Raytheon. Q Doug C. Williams, Plymouth, is an assistant group controller for Alliant Tech Systems Q Paul W. Wennberg, is a cardiologist for the Mayo Clinic. Q Chris M. Ziebell, Austin, TX, is a physician at the University Medical Center at Brackenridge Class Agents: Tom Alexander, Lee Fahrenz, Steve Harstad E-mail: 1987classagent@gustavus.edu Mike D. Brocker, Woodbury, is a financial adviser at Legacy Wealth Q Phil E. Jacobson, Lake City, is a senior human resource service partner at the Mayo Clinic Q Sue Weiskopf-Larson, Lino Lakes, is a principal at HLB Tautges Redpath Ltd.

Class Agent: Gail Chase Ericson, Luther Hagen, Jamin Johnson, JoAnn Wackerfuss Quackenbush E-mail: 1988classagent@gustavus.edu Kevin Aasen, Vernon Hills, IL, is a director at Oracle Q Gene G. Winkelmann, Buffalo, is an anesthesiologist at White Oak Anesthesiology Associates.

Class Agents: Scott Anderson, Mike Dueber, Francine Pawelk Mocchi E-mail: 1989classagent@gustavus.edu Kathy Lind Nelson, Plano, TX, is senior VP, operations, at Cotton Patch Café.

Class Agents: Liesl Batz, Dan Michel, Anne K. Miller, Scott Nelson E-mail: 1990classagent@gustavus.edu Juli R. Speck, McFarland, WI, is a grants manager for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.

20th Anniversary: Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2011 Class Agent: Bjorn Ingvoldstad E-mail: 1991classagent@gustavus.edu Paul S. Almen, Minneapolis, is an attorney at Hammargren and Meyer, PA Q Marcia Swanson Anderson, Owatonna, is a math teacher at Owatonna Public Schools Q Kyle A. Aspaas, Sioux Falls, SD, is working at Wells Fargo Financial Q Randall R. Baker, Rockford, IL, is a partner and owner at Five Forks Market Q John R. Banitt, Vero Beach, FL, is senior vice president at PNC Wealth Management Q Jeffrey P. Beckenbaugh, Rochester, is an orthopedic surgeon at Olmstead Medical Center Q Nancy Olson Boerboom, Slayton, is a first-grade teacher at Murray County Central Elementary Q Heidi Brunberg Bolte, Pasadena, CA ,is the owner of Houseworks, an organizing and downsizing company Q Amy Fuller Bramer, Amboy, is a flight attendant with Delta Airlines Q Kristian K. Breuing, Plymouth, is a lumber commodities wholesaler at Viking Forest Products Q Marcy Moorcroft Capell, Colorado Springs, CO, is a senior sales representative for McGraw-Hill Companies Q David L. Carl, Eden Prairie, is senior IT director at CIGNA Behavioral Health Q Ann Mondeel Carlson, Valparaiso, IN, is a lab technician at Valpariaso University Q Kieth A. Carlson, Valparaiso, IN, is associate professor of psychology at Valparaiso University Q Natalie Briggs Carlson, Austin, TX, is a learning consultant with Seton Health Care Network Q Charla Carriere Cary, St. Anthony, is a human resources business partner at Boston Scientific Corporation Q Dan R. Cary, St. Anthony, is executive editor at North American Media Group Q Jennifer Coppersmith, Salt Lake City, UT, is an illustra-

HOMECOMING & REUNIONS 2011 Classes of 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 September 30 & October 1, 2011 All reunion classes will gather as a class for the Sesquicentennial Reception and Kickoff Dinner on Friday, September 30. Information about individual class reunion activities will be included on class Web pages, in class letters, and on the alumni website at gustavus.edu/alumni.

SUMMER 2011

Swanson publishes The Flipping Point

Mark Swanson ’72, Littleton, CO, has published a new novel titled The Flipping Point, a mystery that prominently features Gustavus Adolphus College in the story line as well as Swedish/Lutheran immigrant influence. While the book is clearly a work of fiction, many may relate to and recognize the context it represents. Swanson, who wrote the book under the pseudonym of Casper Granby, has a previous novel, Finding Fin, to his credit. An editorial review on amazon.com states: “Intrepid ace journalist P.W. Callaway is on the case again. This time, he takes on the mystery of finding the family of an unidentified man lying unconscious in the hospital. Callaway’s investigative skills are tested in a search to restore the dignity and humanity of the fallen fellow citizen. The drama begins in East Orange, New Jersey, and extends westward to Colorado and back again. A heart-warming saga guaranteed to touch everyone who has a heart.”

Alum boosts Gustavus on movie set

Jon Grossardt ’73, Winona, MN, had an opportunity to “bring Gustavus” to a movie set last fall. The movie, called Souvenirs, was ﬁlmed at several locations in Minnesota including a St. Peter cemetery, the Kasota quarry, and near Le Center. Grossardt participated as one of the armorers on set and wore his Class of ’73 sweatshirt during one of the sessions. He is pictured on the left along with two of the other armorers and a number of cast members in the truck behind them. The movie is currently being edited and shopped to distributors. More information can be found at souvenirsthemovie.com

Writes children’s book to educate about asthma

David Bohline ’74, Vista, CA, has published a children’s picture book titled Alfie’s Attack, The Story of a Fish with Asthma. The book’s colorful illustrations help tell an engaging story about a fish with asthma, with an emphasis on mindfulness and the importance of a positive belief system when dealing with challenges like an asthma attack. Parents can use the story to teach their children about asthma, equipping them with knowledge and confidence. Read more at vitalitybooks.com.

tor for Coppersmith Illustration Design Q Kathy Born Dahlgren, Warrenton, OR, is a legal assistant at Campbell & Popkin, LLC Q Sarah Kodet Dalluge, Waverly, is a teacher’s aide at Trinity Lutheran School in Waconia Q John M. Daugherty, Buffalo, is an equity trader at Craig-Hallum Capital group, Inc. Q Julie Niessen Daugherty, Buffalo, owns Daugherty Word Services Q Michele Botten Dietz, Plymouth, is a self-employed finance consul-

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tant Q Steven M. Dittrich, Rochester, is an attorney with Dittrich & Lawrence, PA Q Cheryl D. Dooley, Blaine, is the associate director of financial aid at Hamline University Q Michelle Hines Duke, Atlanta, GA, is a consulting manager for Oracle Corporation Q Jean M. Eliason, Friendswood, TX, is a claims administrator for MDL 926 Claim Office Q Kristin Jungas Engbrecht, Rochester, is a thirdgrade teacher at Rochester Public Schools Q

Susan M. Engel, York, ME, is a manager at Crate and Barrel Q Mari Bottolfson Feder, St. Peter, is a veterinarian at the Kind Veterinary Clinic Q Laura J. Feistner, Brooklyn Center, is a remarketing representative for Winthrop Resources Corporation Q Bruce A. Fordahl, Rogers, is an executive underwriting consultant at Harford Life Q Sue Krahmer Fordahl, Rogers, is an RN at the Maple Grove Hospital Q Dan Frost, Omro, WI, is director of sales at West Business Services Q Michael J. Gempeler, Madison, WI, is the founder of USJDP and RegPoint Solutions Q Jennifer Blume Gillen, Lakeville, is a claims representative at Farmers Insurance Q Lynn Stephens Giovannelli, St. Louis Park, is director of operations at Friends of the St. Paul Public Library Q Michele Hofmann Grams, Minneapolis, is executive director of Kinderberry Hill Development Center Q Jennifer Hane Grant, Forest Lake, is a teller at Wells Fargo Q Becky Allen Greven, St. Louis Park, is a special education teacher in the St. Louis Park School District Q Gordy Gutowsky, Chaska, is a financial adviser for LPL Financial Q Britt Hanson, St. Louis Park, is a production manager at Sicora, Inc. Q Scott C. Harding, St. Peter, is a project manager at Minnesota Elevator, Inc. Q Lizanne Hart, Brooklyn, NY, is a graphic design writer and communications consultant Q Stephanie Skodis Havemeier, Apple Valley, is a human resource administrator at Business Card Service, Inc. Q Lorinda Olsbo Hedstrom, Detroit Lakes, is in pharmaceutical sales for the Eli and Lilly Company Q Paul O. Hegg, Sioux Falls, SD, is the president of Hegg Companies, Inc. Q Kristi NokkenHollands, Minneapolis, is an instructional designer for Lifetouch Inc. Q Pam Twernbold Iverson, Hastings, is a senior compensation consultant at RBC Q Terry Iverson, Hastings, owns Twilight Zone Outdoor Cinema Q Deb Jenks, Oregon, WI, is an athletic trainer for Dean Medical Clinic Q Mike Jessop, Eden Prairie, owns Schooley Mitchell Telecom Consultants Q Amy Satter Karl, Apple Valley, is an account manager for Main Street Checks Q Brian L. Kompelien, Edina, is a financial adviser at Ensemble Planning, LLC Q Gwen Kuhns Krueger, New Richland, is a kindergarten teacher at Waseca ISD #829 Q Chris Norrish Lacy, Silver Lake, is personal wellness teacher at Chanhassen High School Q Larisa Janners Lahey, Wheaton, IL, is a lead case manager at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Q Nicole Lavoi, Minneapolis, is associate director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sports at the University of Minnesota Q Suzy Ericksen Lempe, Maple Grove, is a stay-at-home mother Q Mark D. Lerud, Elk River, is vice president, operations, at Antioch Company Q Jason E. Leske, St. Joseph, MO, is a project manager at Boehringer Ingelheim Q Annalee Lokensgard, St. Peter, is the accounts payable coordinator at Gustavus Q Amy Skarda Lorfing, Las Vegas, NV, is a kindergarten teacher in Clark County Q Christina Bengtsson Lundin, is a teacher for Futuraskolan Q Jeanne Gunnerson Matter, Howard Lake, is CPA and president of Matter Reuter CPAs Ltd. Q Julie MaynardJohnson, Shakopee, is a customer service representative for Mackin Educational

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI Appointed to lead U of M healthcare leadership and management programs

Daniel Zismer ’75, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota, has been appointed director of the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) and Executive Studies programs at the university’s School of Public Health. Zismer, who joined the university in 2007 to restructure the healthcare management executive studies programs, now oversees the full portfolio of graduate healthcare leadership and management programs at an institution whose MHA program was recently ranked #2 globally by U.S. News & World Report. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, Zismer had a 25year career in healthcare mergers, acquisitions, and operations. He is considered a national expert in innovative healthcare systems integration models. Zismer and his wife, Kimberly, reside in Hopkins; their two sons are both Gusties—Elliot ’06 and Davis ’09. Dan, who also served nine years (2000–2009) as a member of the Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees, welcomes inquiries from Gustavus students who may be interested in the university’s MHA program (zisme006@umn.edu).

Performing with the Palm Beach Opera Co.

Brian Myhr ’76, Coral Springs, FL, played the double bass with the Palm Beach Opera Company as they performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 last December. Myhr is director of technical services for Fairlane Financial Corp.

Resources Q Debbie Curran McGarity, Summit, NJ, is the senior director of prevention wellness at Delek Pharmaceuticals Q C. Todd McMinn, Omaha, NE, is a family medicine physician at Alegent Health Care Q Keldi Peterson Merton, Amery, WI, is a substitute teacher in the Amery School District Q Robin L. Meyer, North Adams, MA, is an associate director at Williams College Q Joe Miller, Denver, CO, is the owner/partner at Miller and Associates Insurance, Inc. Q Linda Johnson Moeller, St. Paul, is a director for eContinuum Q Sharon Cutting Mueller, Elkhart, TX, is an accountant at 5J Oilfield Services, LLC Q Eric J. Munch, Parkville, MO, is a strategic pricing manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific Q Ingrid Nyholm-Lange, St. Paul, is a youth and family programs coordinator at the American Swedish Institute Q Ann Johnson Osmond, St. Paul, is an event planner at St. Catherine University Q Jeff Ostman, is president of IonBond PVD France Q Amy Woog Patnode, Inver Grove Heights, is the executive director for the Minnesota Wild Foundation Q Rachel M. Pearson, Hanover Park, IL, is a program representative at Illinois Department of Employment Security Q Amy Pehrson, St. Peter, is the assistant director of vocation and integrative learning at the Center for Servant Leadership at Gustavus Q David W. Peterson, Mound, is chief executive for Itasca Footwear Q Holly Hauschildt Peterson, Sartell, is a hospitalist at CentraCare Clinic Q Anna Bittner Quam, Silverdale, WA, is a secondgrade teacher at Central Kitsap School District Q Erika Schowalter Rae, Lakeland, is an illustrator Q Kristine Keeling Reddy, Maplewood, is a broadband field rep for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Q Scott T. Reddy, Maplewood, is a teacher in West St. Paul Q Jodi Peterson Roehm, New Hope, is a senior project manager for Regions Hospital Q Paula Vigness Rosaasen, San Antonio, TX, is a merchandiser for Scholastic Book Fairs Q Mark J. Salisbury, Chicago, IL, is a senior director, human resources at HAVI Global Solutions Q Lorrie Winch Schmitz, Osseo, is a vice president at Ameriprise Financial Q Curt Schuft, Hutchinson, is the owner and president of Heatland Commoditites Co., Inc. Q Andy W. Schultz, Lakeville, is the manager of Delta Connection Portfolio at Delta Air Lines Q Tara Hilber Schwinghammer, Bemidji, is a home educator Q Brian A. Silus, Wayzata, is a global tax manager at Lawson Software, Inc. Q Amy Shaw Sinner, Mt. Horeb, WI, is a RN at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center Q Sue Snyder, St. Paul, is a sign language interpreter in St. Paul Q Bill D. Sypura, Coon Rapids, is a family practice physician with Fairview Q Sheryl Johnson Thompson, Salisbury, NC, is a physical therapist at Autu Care Rehabilitation Q Mark E. Toombs, Lakeville, is vice president at First State Bank Q Becky Tjernagel Turner, Sanford, NC, is a neonatal nurse practitioner Q Renee VandeHoef Ullman, Downingtown, PA, is employed at Triad Insurance Q Pam Stuedemann Warren, Wausau, WI, is an athletic trainer at Sport and Spine Clinic Q Kari Strusz Wartick, Lakeville, is an instructional clerk in Rosemount/Apple Valley/Eagan Q Lance Wiborg, Kasota, is the general manager of Whiskey River Q Matt P. Zimmerman, Monticello, is a project manager for Prudential Insurance Company of America.

Behrends leads SPHS to another Academic Decathlon crown

Mary Pederson Behrends ’77, French teacher at St. Peter High School, is the coach and adviser of the school’s Academic Decathlon Team, which achieved back-to-back state championships by winning the 2011 title at Oak Ridge Conference Center in Chaska on Feb. 27–28 and earned the right to represent Minnesota at the ACAD national tournament in Charlotte, NC, on April 27–30. The Minnesota overall individual gold medalist (recognizing the highest cumulative point total in the ten contested events) was St. Peter’s Devin Bjelland, son of Mark and Barbara Bjelland (Gustavus associate professor of geology and chapel sexton, respectively). A number of other student members of the champion St. Peter blue team also have Gustavus connections. Pictured are members of the St. Peter blue team: front row from left, Shayla Jablon, Faith Dontje Lindell, and Maggie Morrow; middle row, Mary Pederson Behrends ‘77, Dan Obermiller, Dan Marlow, and Tony Schwartz; back row, Evan Kvidera, Isaac Dontje Lindell, and Devin Bjelland. The U.S. Academic Decathlon is a team competition in which students study a designated topic and then compete with teams from other schools across the state and nation. This is St. Peter’s fourth state title in 15 years under Behrends’s direction.

SUMMER 2011

Chance meeting in South Africa

Ted and Marcia Skoglund Kunze ’76 ’77 and Amanda Skarphol ’10 were part of a group from the Shetek Conference of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod ELCA that traveled to South Africa in February to do mission service projects with their companion parishes in the Ondini Circuit in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. They were surprised to meet Amanda’s classmate, Josh Busacker ’10, who is in the same area for a year with the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission program. Busacker pulled out his Gustavus ﬂag for the picture.

Class Agents: Renae Munsterman Lokpez, Anita Stockwell Ripken, Gretchen Anderson Zinsli E-mail: 1994classagent@gustavus.edu Staci Johnson Bauer, Elk River, is an associate director of business process for Optim Health Q Kris Wempen Drevlow, Faribault, is a physician at Allina Medical Clinic Q Emily A. Dyer, Minneapolis, is a senior program officer for Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation Q Susan Olson Williams, Mora, is a consultant for Creative Memories.

Teaming up again

John Mattke ’80 and Paul Holbach ’80 resurrected their doubles team in January 2011— to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. The pair did this 30 years after winning the NCAA Division III men’s doubles national title in 1980. After a few months of training and eight days of climbing, they reached the top of the world’s largest free standing mountain. Mattke (right) is currently president of Cold Spring Granite in Cold Spring, MN, while Hobie is the tennis coach at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME. They have been best friends since rooming together and playing tennis together at Gustavus 1977–80.

Class Agents: Beth Wiberg Barbosa, Karen Boschee Chenvert, Sara Tollefson Currell E-mail: 1995classagent@gustavus.edu Amy Oberdeck Chalupnik, Buffalo, is a student at the Luther Seminary Q Kari Nelson Isaacson, St. Anthony, is a Pampered Chef consultant Q Erik A. Moore, St. Paul, is the assistant university archivist and lead archivist for health science at the University of Minnesota Q Matthew M. Reeck, Winona, is a broker at Edward Jones.

V Class Agent: Annie Marshall E-mail: 1992classagent@gustavus.edu Alanna K. Cotch, Homewood, IL, is a professor of English at Prairie State College Q Jason L Knudtson, Denver, CO, is a general/ critical care surgeon at Western Surgical Care, PC Q Jennifer Munson Kompelien, Edina, is a business strategist at Open Dynamics Q Steve J. Lange, St. Paul, is a senior scientist at Ecolab Incorporated Q Jeff

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15th Anniversary: Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2011 Class Agent: Andrea Solomon E-mail: 1996classagent@gustavus.edu Joyce Aarsvold, St. Peter, is an area coordinator for technology at Gustavus Q Casey J. Adams, Bloomington, is a financial controller at Quality Bicycle Products Q Kelle Sauer Anderson, Hudson, WI, is a family physician for River Falls Medical Clinic Q Charlie Anderson, Fairbanks, AK, is working for Advantageous Entrepreneur Q Samara Anderson, Saratoga Springs, NY, is senior attorney for New York State Workers Compensation Board Q Scott C. Arndt, Denver, CO, is a senior account manager at Thomson Reuters Q Sallie Park Barclay, Cochrane, Alberta, is a self-employed optometrist Q Kevin J. Bastyr, St. Francis, WI, is an acoustic research engineer for Motorola Q Stacy Antonovich Baumann, Minneapolis, is a first-grade teacher in the Rosemount Apple Valley Eagan ISD 196 Q Aaron H. Berg, Maple Grove, is a physical therapist for Abbott Northwestern Hospital Q Jon Blaha, Plymouth, is employed at Ryan Companies US, Inc. Q Melissa Bodle Boyer, Plymouth, is the funding request coordinator for ACR Homes Inc. Q Zachary D. Breen, Oak Grove, is regional manager for Impact Resource Group Q Jennifer Krempin Bridgman, Alexandria, VA, is a principal at Jennifer L Krempin & Associates, LLC Q Jane Pallo Britton, Lakeville, is a financial analyst for Ameriprise Q Tieg B. Britton, Lakeville, is a business process consultant for Target Stores, Inc. Q Matthew M. Brown, Custer, SD, is a deputy state’s attorney in Custer County Q Darren A.

Minnesota father/daughter judges

Krista Gross Jass ’90 was recently appointed as a District Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District, chambered in Blue Earth County, Mankato. Her father, Bruce Gross ’68, also serves as a District Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District, chambered in Cottonwood County (Windom). They are the only father/ daughter combination currently serving as judges in the state of Minnesota.

Class Agents: Craig Anderson, Kristen Lamont E-mail: 1993classagent@gustavus.edu Shannon Freer Banitt, Vero Beach, FL, is an associate attorney at the Law Offices of James Schorner Q Leslie Bloedel Mollner, St. Paul, is a reference and interlibrary loan librarian at Macalester College.

W. Nelson, Middleton, WI, is a senior research specialist at the University of Wisconsin. Q Amit M. Shah, San Diego, CA, is a research scientist at Genomatica Q Peter J. Terry, Crystal, is an executive pastor at the Well Church in Crystal.

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI Carlson, Grant, is CEO of American Spirit Graphics Q Marc A. Colin, Bloomington, is a partner and shareholder at Carpenter Evert & Assoc. Q Julie Tako Conzemius, St. Paul, is a music teacher at Mahtomedi ISD Q Rebekah Bloemker Cook, Cedaredge, CO, is a high school math teacher at St. Vrain Valley Schools Q Douglas A. Cowles, St. Paul, is a TBI program coordinator at ProAct, Inc. Q Becky Sittlow Cunningham, Baldwin, WI, is a kindergarten teacher for the River Falls School District Q Sarah Anderson Cunningham, Boise, ID, is a senior travel consultant for Carlson Leisure Group Q Angela McCoy Dahle, Apple Valley, is a physician/rheumatologist for Arthritis and Rheumatology Consultants Q Matt Drevlow, Faribault, is a corporate attorney at KGP Telecommunications/Logistics Q Peter Eckman, Minneapolis, is a cardiologist at the University of Minnesota Q Jennifer Elmer, Rochester, is a critical care clinical nurse specialist at Mayo Clinic Q Jennie A. English, Chicago, IL, is a pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Q Karl R. Erickson, Rochester, is an engineer development manager for IBM Q Libby Mensing Esterle, Cincinnati, OH, is a senior account executive at Saybrook Marketing Q Kenneth D. Feer, Oakland, CA is a senior policy analyst at the University of California System-Wide Academic Senate Q Heather Fitch, St. Paul, is employed by UBS Financial Services Q Kris T. Fredrick, Lino Lakes, is a general counsel at Honeywell Inc. Q Kristin Hannemann Garrett, Minneapolis, is wealth manager at Accredited Investors Q Curtis Gates, Roseville, is a technical consultant at the CAD Technical Center Q Kristen Paap Genet, Blaine, is a biology professor at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Q Pilar Gimenez, St. Peter, is a state trooper Q Jodie Miske Greer, Minnetonka, is a homemaker Q Matt Greer, Minnetonka, is a financial adviser for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Q Douglas D. Grimm, St. Paul, is a real estate investor Q Krista Vanderhoof Gunderson, Buxton, ND, is a postmaster relief for the U. S. Postal Service Q Ben Hadden, Minnetonka, is a programmer analyst at C.H. Robinson Q Lance G. Hampton, Washington, DC, is a foreign policy specialist for the Department of Defense Q Brad E. Hepper, Inver Grove Heights, is a credit manager at Wells Fargo Q Janna Tuorila Hepper, Inver Grove Heights, is vice president of Guy Carpenter Q Aron J. Hoffman, Lakeville, is the vice president of First Street Northwest, Inc. Q David Holdhusen, Vermillion, SD, is the director of choral activities at the University of South Dakota Q Paul R. Jeffries, Fargo, ND, is an E&J Gallo Sales Manager for Johnson Brothers Liquor Co. Q Kristine Djerf Jelken, Vermillion, SD, is an instructor of Spanish at the University of South Dakota Q Jodi Shamblott Jesser, Plymouth, is a senior relationship manager at Personnel Strategies Q Bryan D. Johnson, Hopkins, is vice president of Dougherty and Company LLC Q Dave Kamper, Brooklyn Park, is the manager of field services at Education Minnesota Q Joanne C. Biederman, Brooklyn Park, is a veterinarian at Andover Animal Hospital Q Joshua J. Kinkeade, Jordan, is the CFO for

Lawrence Merchandising Services Q Kathy Scott Koch, Woodbury, is a kindergarten teacher in Minneapolis Public Schools Q Krista Thoreson Kreil, San Diego, CA, is a homemaker Q Scott M. Lauinger, Lino Lakes, is a social studies teacher in Roseville Q Aaron C.L. Lee, Madison, WI, is a buyer and planner for Saris Cycling Group Q Amy Larkin Lee, Madison, WI is an environmental project manager at American Transmission Company Q Krista Genrich Libby, Eden Prairie, is a sales representative at Write Away Q Brandon J. Lichty, Lakeville, is a property manager at Metro Equity Management LLC Q Ellen M. Korbach Lindenfelser, St. Paul, is a program manager at Medtronic Incorporated Q Deanna Kozitza Mason is an assistant professor of nursing at St. Catherine University and received her Ph.D. in nursing from the University of North Dakota Q Tom Mason, Minnetonka, is a real estate developer with Spyglass Properties Q Sara Mattson Mayfield, Lakeville, is a recruiter at Wells Fargo Bank Q Shawn C. Mayfield, Lakeville, is a human resources manager at Wells Fargo Q Shean P. McManus, Lakeville, is a business systems analyst supervisor at Malt-O-Meal Q John C. Moore, Dubuque, IA, is an allergist/immunologist at Medical Associates Q Adam W. Nachand, Burnsville, is a pharmacist at Walgreens Q Michelle Meyer Nagel, Vadnais Heights, is a training and development manager for Medtronic Incorporated Q Justin L. Newman, Chanhassen, is in health and physical education in Chaska Q Laura Norman, Kapolei, HI, is a Japanese teacher for Island Pacific Academy Q Eric R. Nuebel, Rice Lake, WI, is a physician assistant at Mile Bluff Medical Center Q Jeff Olberding, Shakopee, is working in sales at Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Q Rachel Roberts Oppitz, Park Rapids, is a naturopathic doctor Q Honnor Orlando, Carmel, IN, is an ESL instructor at Indiana University Q Jessica Hendrickson Oslowski, Monticello, is a clinical program manager for Medica Q Jennifer M. Pagel, Ankeny, IA, is a pre-school teacher at Kindercare Learning Center Q Jill K. Petersen, Durango, CO, is a manager at New Strater Corp. Q Chad D. Peterson, Chicago, IL, is director of marketing at Northlight Theatre Q Kathy Pohlen, Janesville, is a production assistant at KEYCTV Q Maria Lindstrom Pretzer, St. Paul, is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings Q Sara L. Puotinen, Minneapolis, is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Q Megan Clennon Quesenberry, Springfield, is a Realtor for Kerkhoff Auction and Real Estate Q Jay A. Rasmusson, Mora, is director of operations at Marine Max, Inc. Q Kim Lacher Rauk, Alexandria, is a dentist at Rauk Family Dentistry Q Kirsten Kimmel Reeck, Winona, is a registered nurse at Winona Health Q Betsy Brandl Rippentrop, Swisher, IA, is a psychologist Q Jeffrey W. Ross, Colorado Springs, CO, is a physician at Colorado Springs Radiologists, PC Q Joshua J. Rother, Hermantown, is an orthopedic surgeon Q Valerie A. Ruha, Plymouth, is the director of buying operations for Novus Media Inc. Q Rob Sammelson, Muncie, IN, is an assistant chemistry professor at Ball State University Q Jody

Diers Schendel, Cokato, is a general accounting manager at Thomson Reuters Q Anne Nakanishi Schlukebier, St. Paul, is a biology teacher for Oakdale School District #622 Q Bryan Schmeling, North Scituate, RI, is a financial associate for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Q Keith R. Schroeder, Marysville, CA, is in the U.S. Air Force Q Kristin Roberts Shields, Ramsey, is a self-employed music therapist Q Jack D. Sikora, Wauconda, IL, is a project manager with Baxter Healthcare Q Heidi Jacobsen Simons, Shoreview, is a social studies teacher in Bloomington Q Anita Allman Smith, Atlanta, GA, is a physician at Vinings Medical Center Q Lisa Nelson Smith, Ham Lake, is a hand therapist at Twin City Orthopedics Q Erin Sher Smyth, Baltimore, MD, is an assistant city solicitor for the Baltimore City Dept. of Law Q Marte C. Thabes, Duluth, is an education specialist at the University of Minnesota-Duluth Q Vance G. Vinar Jr., Faribault, is the director of sales for Cable Connection & Supply Q Faith Handevidt Wagner, La Crosse, WI, is a nurse practitioner at the University of Wisconsin Q Laurie A. White, Canon City, CO, is employed by the Ballet of the Dolls Q Nancy Peterson Wilhelmi, Brooklyn Park, is an RN at the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital & Clinics of Minnesota Q Maureen Reid-Wosepka, St. Paul, is an RN for HealthEast St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Q Jill Pearson Wright, Apple Valley, is a marketing programs manager for Great Clips Q Michael J. Zenk, is a global operations director for Aeromedical Evacuation. Class Agents: Melissa LeVesquePiela, Josh Peterson, Stef Tucker E-mail: 1997classagent@gustavus.edu Stephen Eric Bryden, Fort Wayne, IN, teaches kindergarten at Whitney Young Early Childhood Center and released a rap album under the Silversmiths moniker Q Alison Rucinski Goodwin, Woodbury, is a tax manager at Best Buy Q Jeff Gustafson, Anoka, is a pastor at Northgate Church Q Nancy Kewitsch Prososki, Lakeville, is employed with Shiebox Creative Q Teresa L. Staats, New Providence, NJ, is a health and physical education teacher at Ridge High School and coaches volleyball and softball Q Tom Vandegrift, Portland, OR, is a software developer for NWEA Q Brian E. Wilson, Chaska, has been promoted to vice president of customer operations at SPS Commerce.

Class Agent: position open E-mail: 1999classagent@gustavus.edu Sara M. Clausing, Garden Prairie, IL, is an elementary school teacher Q Alethea Werner Freidrichs, Gibbon, is a community health service director Q Marshall S. Lichty, Minneapolis, is practicing medical-malpractice and personal-injury claims at the St. Paul law firm of Hallberg & McClain, PA Q Ross M. Walkowiak, Houston, TX, is an energy trader for Saracen Energy

Class Agents: Corey Bartlett, Bonnie Dahlke, Meghan Krause E-mail: 2000classagent@gustavus.edu Katy Fraser, St. Paul, is a postdoctoral fellow at University of Minnesota Q Craig A. Pladson,

SUMMER 2011

St. Louis Park, is the director of Interactive Innovation at Colle+McVoy and recently received his MBA from University of St. Thomas. 10th Anniversary: Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2011 Class Agents: Hal DeLaRosby, Lana Elsenpeter Matzek E-mail: 2001classagent@gustavus.edu Amy K. Berger, St. Paul, working as a committee administrator for the Minnesota Senate Q Brad Engelmann, Glencoe, received a master of liberal studies degree from University of Minnesota in December 2010 Q Dave Savage, Cambridge, MA, has been selected as a 2011 fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Q Jaime Peterson Schermer, Springfield, VA, works for Fairfax County Public Schools Q Benjamin L. Thompson, Edina, is a valuation analyst at Pine River Capital Management Q Kara Wachlarowicz Wallace, Pine Island, is a physician assistant in family medicine at Mayo Clinic Q Kelly Bangstad Wilz, Plover, WI, is an assistant professor of communication and theatre arts at UW Marshfield/Wood County.

Class Agents: Karen Warkentien Oglesby, Katherine Medbery Oleson E-mail: 2002classagent@gustavus.edu Jake Anderson, St. Paul, is a junior scientist at the University of Minnesota.

Class Agents: Audra Mueller, Leslie Wilcox Rosedahl E-mail: 2003classagent@gustavus.edu Becca Smith Darrow, St. Paul, is a project manager for Open Systems International Q Dawn Carlson Huestis, Osseo, is logistics business manager of In Store Design Concepts for General Mills Q Stephanie Judge, Arlington, VA, is a public affairs lead (leadership development program) at General Electric Q Tom Scott, Shakopee, is a Realtor/broker at RE/MAX Advantage Plus Q Cassandra Holst Truelove, South Whitley, IN, is a youth minister for Resurrection Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne.

Class Agents: Amanda Frie, Marnie Nelson E-mail: 2004classagent@gustavus.edu Ian W. Keesey, Columbia, MO, is studying entomology at University of Missouri Q Tracy Larson Ogren, Edina, is a school psychologist for the Robbinsdale Area School District.

Class Agents: Liz Zappetillo Lewis, Becky Neitzke, Jessica Nelson, Anne Shipley, Anne Michaletz Viljaste E-mail: 2005classagent@gustavus.edu Megan B. Phillips, Richfield, is a physician assistant for the Minnesota Surgical Associates.

5th Anniversary: Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2011 Class Agents: Katie Parks Cochran, Mollie Peterson Dvorak, Anders Eckman, Matt Forbes, Jessica Olson, Matt Swenson E-mail: 2006classagent@gustavus.edu Kristi M. Forsythe, West St. Paul, teaches social studies at White Bear Lake High School’s north campus Q Leah R. Prahl, New Prague, is the broker/co-owner of Premier Choice Realty Q Marisa Mancini Rothrock, Albuquerque, NM, is working as a middle school teacher Q Matt Swenson, St. Paul, is deputy communication director for the Minnesota Department of Commerce Q Jenna L. Wellman, St. Louis Park, is a credit card lead for Best Buy Corporate Q Tracy Jaeger Werner, Cottage Grove, is a lead teacher at Stepping Stones Early Learning Center.

Class Agents: Erica Brown, Barry Cattadoris, Travis Michelson, Ben Richter, Adam Tehle E-mail: 2007classagent@gustavus.edu Barry A. Cattadoris, New Brighton, is an attorney at Weber Law Group, PA in Minneapolis, practicing in the areas of criminal defense and bankruptcy Q Tasha R. Erickson, St. Paul, is an underwriter at Traveler’s Q Stephanie K. Janacek, St. Paul, is an attorney for Thomson Reuters.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INTRODUCES NEW CLASS LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE At a meeting of newly elected class officers at the Edina Country Club on February 26, 2011, the Gustavus Alumni Association introduced a new class leadership structure to serve the current and future needs of the College and its alumni. The new Class Officer model is speciﬁcally designed to substantially increase and sustain alumni engagement, participation, and support for mission-central work of the College. Class officer positions are now being ﬁlled, and the new program will be officially launched September 30, 2011, during Homecoming Weekend—a date that also coincides with the opening of the College’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. In January of 2011, at the recommendation of the Classes Committee of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Board formally adopted a new class leadership structure to build on the Class Agent program that began in 1954. Class officers will provide the College a large but workable corps of volunteers who are interested in their classmates and the College’s future. Class officer positions include president, communications chair, annual fund chair, reunion chair/vice president, and student recruitment chair. The structure will increase engagement opportunities for alumni. Alumni interested in serving as a class officer or pursuing other volunteer engagement opportunities should contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@gustavus.edu.

THE GUSTAVUS QUARTERLY

Class Agents: Donny Bechtle, Adam Eckhardt, Erin Larson, John Michaletz, Katelyn Nelson, Ben Olilla E-mail: 2008classagent@gustavus.edu Alecia Gerold Breeggemann, Jordan, is employed by Premier Pool and Spa Q Shanna Dawson Hood, St. Paul, is a school psychologist and counselor at Pine City High School Q Ryan M. Luecke, Mahtomedi, is an arbitration liaison for the Better Business Bureau Q Evan L. Morud, Minneapolis, is a loan documents specialist for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Q Kira P. O’Bradovich, Omaha, NE, is a student at DePaul University Q Alyssa K. Schlager, Windom, is a mental health therapist at Alternative High School Q Jenna K. Seal, Bethel, is a marketing and communications specialist at Suite Living and a research program director at A Drop of Hope Q Sarah Zierke Solyntjes, Mankato, is a quality assistant for August Schell Brewing Company Q Yoshi Suzuki, Minneapolis, is in a Ph.D. program at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at University of Minnesota Q Robby Wiens, Burnsville, is a commercial operations coordinator at Korn/Ferry International Q Julia L. Wold, Andover, is a local sales coordinator for Hubbard Broadcasting Inc.

Class Agents: Holly Andersen, Chris Edelbrock, Shawn Grygo, Nicole Parris, Maria Siegle E-mail: 2009classagent@gustavus.edu Christopher D. Bandasch, Santa Monica, CA, is a solar adviser for Sun Run Q Amanda K. Capelle, Minneapolis, graduated from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs with a master’s in public policy Q Amanda M. Franey, Princeton, is a lab technician for 3M Q T.J. Johnson, Bloomington, is working at Lifetime Fitness Q Chris J. Kappler, East Gull Lake, is a K–5thgrade teacher at Pillager Elementary School Q Allison R. Marten, Minneapolis, is a marketing communications specialist for LasX Industries, Inc. Q Martha Jorgenson Nerness, St. Paul, is an RN at Fairview Southdale Hospital Q Ashlee A. Robb, is studying political science at the University of Colorado at Denver Q Kevin M. Schumacher, Mankato, is a buyer and merchandiser for Buyfun.com Q Dan Sjoblom, Edina, is attending grad school at the University of Minnesota, studying civil engineering Q Anthony M. Spain, St. Peter, is a business consultant for Three Bridge Solutions and is working on a multi-year project at 3M Q Carla L. Thielbar, Faribault, is a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit for Children’s Hospitals and Clinics Q Scarlett Robinson Wand, Apple Valley, is a substitute teacher.

Class Agents: Mariah Bierl, Tara Blinn, Jennifer Broman, Katie Cummings, Casey Enevoldsen, Derek Holm, Katelyn Johnson, Cathryn Nelson, Sara Schnell, Matt Schueffner, Jenn Syverson, Alison Utke E-mail: 2010classagent@gustavus.edu Mike Bollin, Minnetonka, is working for Brocade Communications Q Kelsey L. Brugger, Rapid City, SD, is working for Roam’n Around Q Sarah C. Bueltel, Prior Lake, is an account manager for ALTOUR Performance Q Katherine R. Cichowski, McHenry, IL, is

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI studying public health at University of Iowa Q Katie Cummings, Duluth, is working for RJ Reynolds Tobacco … Jessica L. Dallmann, Lamberton, is a collector at U.S. Bank Q Katie Davis, Apple Valley, is an executive at Target Q Chelsea B. Kramer, St. Peter, is a conservation associate intern at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic Q Sierra A. Krebsbach, North Oaks, is the assistant tennis coach at Luther College Q John J. Lecy, Minneapolis, is a freight coordinator for Access America Transports Q David B. Mann, Rosemount, is a substitute teacher Q Ryan M. McPartland, Le Sueur, is a sales associate at Best Buy, Mankato Q Linda N. Moua, St. Paul, is a program counselor for a nursing home Q Matt Olson, Mankato, is an operations lead at Accretive Health Q Katelyn J. Pedersen, Stillwater, is a registered nurse on the cardiac progressive care unit at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI Q David N. Randall, White Bear Lake, is a lab analyst for Pace Analytical Q Abby L. Travis, Allston, MA, is assistant editor for Ploughshares magazine Q Bret L. VanderStreek, Pella, IA, is a manager trainee at Menards Q Holly J. Wermerskirchen, Jordan, is a second-grade teacher for the New Prague School District Q Liz Winslow, Denver, CO, is a woodwind instructor/assistant band director at Brooklyn Center High School and Earle Brown Elementary School.

WEDDINGS Marilyn K. Foss ’72 and Tom Sherwood, Aspen, CO. Renee VandeHoef Ullman ’91 and Jeff Ullman, 10/24/10, Downingtown, PA. Sarah Madson ’92 and Steve Schacht, 8/7/10, Eden Prairie. Aimee Washburn ’94 and Paul Clancy, 10/3/09, Sioux City, IA. Stacy Antonovich Baumann ’96 and Scott Baumann, 8/22/10, Minneapolis. Jodi Shamblott ’96 and Kevin Jesser, 10/10/10, Plymouth. Bryan D. Johnson ’96 and Jodi Johnson, 6/5/10, Hopkins. Ellen M. Korbach Lindenfelser ’96 and Seth Lindenfelser, 5/24/09, St. Paul. Maria Lindstrom ’96 and Robert Pretzer, St. Paul. Rebecca Smith ’03 and Tom Darrow, 9/18/10, St. Paul. Dawn Carlson ’03 and Cully Huestis, Osseo. Jared Phillips ’03 and Heidi Solheim, 5/28/10, Apple Valley. Jill Carpenter ’05 and Andrej Maczka ’04, 6/5/10, Minneapolis. Kathryn Fillius ’06 and Graham McClave, 1/8/11, Broomfield, CO. Alex C. Nelson ’06 and Amy Have, 2/6/10, Minneapolis. Adam P. Lugsch-Tehle ’07 and Lindsey Lugsch-Tehle, 1/1/11, St. Peter. Emily Zehrer ‘10 and Ben Wiechmann, 8/6/10, Mankato.

BIRTHS Amelia, to Susan Herrick Cornish ’87 and Rob Cornish, 7/1/09. Clara, to Jason L Knudtson ’92 and Tiffany Von Wald, 12/29/09.

GUSTAVUS SUMMER PICNICS Gustavus will be hosting several summer picnics for alumni, students, incoming or prospective students, parents, and friends. Come out to connect with other Gusties in the area and get an update about the College and plans for the 150th anniversary celebration. Gusties of all ages are welcome to attend, so bring the whole family. Don’t forget to wear your Gustie gear! Contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@gustavus.edu or 800-487-8437. Brats, buns, beverages, and paper materials will be provided. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. There is no charge for this event. It be held rain or shine, in true Gustie fashion. Mankato, MN Tuesday, May 31, 2011 5:30 p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Sibley Park 900 Mound Avenue

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Wednesday, July 13, 2011 5:30p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Minnehaha Regional Park / Wabun D 4655 46th St. South / Minneapolis

Rochester, MN Wednesday, June 1, 2011 5:30 p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Soldiers Field Park 244 Soldiers Field Drive SW

Long Lake, MN Thursday, July 14, 2011 5:30p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Trinity Lutheran Church / Fellowship Hall 2060 County Road 6

Sioux Falls, SD Monday, June 6, 2011 5:30 p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Falls Park Falls Park Drive

Duluth, MN Tuesday, July 26, 2011 5:30 p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Great Lakes Aquarium 353 Harbor Drive

Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN Tuesday, June 7, 2011 5:30 p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Oak Grove Park South Terrace N., Fargo, ND

Grand Rapids, MN Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:30 p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Veteran’s Memorial Park 7th Avenue SE & Highway 2

St. Cloud, MN Wednesday, June 8, 2011 5:30 p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Riverside Park 1725 Kilian Blvd.

Brainerd, MN Thursday, July 28, 2011 5:30 p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Lum Park 1619 NE Washington St.

Apple Valley, MN Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:30p.m. gathering / 6 p.m. meal Redwood Park 311 150th St.

Eli, to Grant T. Kuseske ’92 and Allyssa Schneider Kuseske, 12/23/10. Everett, to Stephani Houk Johnston ’96 and Mark Johnston, 7/28/10. Torsten, to Ellen Korbach Lindenfelser ’96 and Seth Lindenfelser, 1/5/11. Robert, to Tom Mason ’96 and Annastasia Mason, 8/25/10. Vada, to Mark D. Ohlmann ’96 and Heidi Whipple Ohlmann, 6/9/10. Gianna, to Honnor Arganbright Orlando ’96 and Joe Orlando, 11/14/10. Jillian, to Jody Diers Schendel ’96 and Jonathan R. Schendel, 10/28/10. Tommy, to Dan Seaberg ’96 and Nik L. Seaberg, 9/28/10. Grant, to Anita Allman Smith ’96 and Aaron Smith, 6/27/10. Charles, to Travis L. Garms ’97 and Amy J. Logan, 4/15/09. Henry, to Travis L. Garms ’97 and Amy J. Logan, 12/4/10.

Charles, to Sara Frykman Cowles ’98 and Douglas A. Cowles ’96, 12/27/10. Twins, Jasper and Violet, to Anne Haddad ’98 and Kelly Connole, 11/14/10. Desmond, to Kristin Beard Harper ’99 and Luke J. Harper ’99, 10/21/10. Joel, to Tammy Williams VanDeGrift ’99 and Tom Vandegrift ’97, 1/20/11. Charlotte, to Tom Grys ’00 and Crystal Bauer Grys, 9/2/10. Madelyn, to Sarah Lampi Kidwell ’00 and Eddie Kidwell, 9/30/08. Remington, to Erica Lucast Stonestreet ’00 and Aaron Stonestreet, 12/15/10. Laney, to Molly Pedersen Thomas ’00 and Matthew Thomas ’00, 2/10/11. Kate, to Molly Grisham Altorfer ’01 and Derek Altorfer, 11/24/10. Callen, to Molly Nemes Hamer ’01 and Todd Hamer, 4/28/10. Twins, Elija and Viola, to Melinda Siedschlag Moore ’01 and Jorma Moore, 12/15/10.

SUMMER 2011

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS Nominations are encouraged for Alumni Association award recognition. Please forward a resume or curriculum vitae of nominees to the Office of Alumni Relations. Nominees should not be notiﬁed of their nomination. A complete list of previous award recipients may be found at gustavus.edu/alumni/association/. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-487-8437.

Q GREATER GUSTAVUS AWARD The Greater Gustavus Award is the highest award given by the Gustavus Alumni Association. It is awarded to those “who by deed, have notably advanced and aided Gustavus Adolphus College.”

Q DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI CITATION The Distinguished Alumni Citation recognizes outstanding and exceptional professional achievement, such as to bring unusual honor to the individual in his or her ﬁeld of endeavor. Criteria appropriate to selection shall include the difficulty of accomplishment; quality, creativity, and distinctiveness of performance; recognition by professional peers; and lasting contribution to the world of ideas and affairs. While the citation is a professional award, humanitarian achievements may also be weighed. Recipients must be graduates of the College.

Q FIRST DECADE AWARDS First presented in 1968, the First Decade Award was established to recognize one male and one female for early professional achievement by graduates of the 10th-anniversary class. Criteria appropriate to selection shall include the difficulty of accomplishment; quality, creativity, and distinctiveness of performance; recognition by professional peers; and lasting contribution to the world of ideas and affairs.

Q SERVICE AWARD The Service Award of the Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations recognizes alumni “who have made distinctive commitments and contributions to the service of others.” The College and the Association celebrate the efforts of members of the College community who participate in service activities through volunteer work, involvement in the church, and extraordinary professional accomplishments. Alumni and former students serve others through their concern for human dignity, moral values, social justice, the care of the earth, the alleviating of poverty, and a range of other social issues. Read more at gustavus.edu/churchrelations/gacac/awards.php.

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Ida, to Andy Siegmann ’01 and Melissa Schroepfer Siegmann, 4/5/10. Zackary, to Kara Wachlarowicz Wallace ’01 and Matthew C. Wallace ’03, 3/16/10. Christian, to Anna Larson Weispfenning ’02 and Ryan W. Weispfenning, 5/24/09. Ethan, to Gina Sehnert Burmeister ’03 and Brandon C. Burmeister ’02, 12/26/10. Weston, to Anne Potts Grimmius ’03 and Tanner J. Grimmius ’04, 10/15/10. Madeline, to Kallie Lundmark Norton ’03 and Benjamin M. Norton ’03, 6/5/10. Elliette, to Sarah Holm Pospisil ’03 and Jared J. Pospisil, 4/11/10. Cade, to Kara Haroldson Pryde ’03 and Daniel Pryde, 2/01/11. Amana, to Kathleen Batalden Smith ’03 and Justin Smith, 10/4/10 Crosby, to Nicole Guimond Van Patten ’03 and Charles M. Van Patten ’03, 6/30/10. Ingrid, to Betsy Anderson ’04 and Charlie Anderson, 7/31/10. Ryan, to Megan Kaiser Barta ’04 and Shawn Barta, 11/22/10. Benjamin, to Sarah Nelson Conlon ’04 and Corey Conlon, 12/31/10. Sydney, to Tai Thielke Moe ’04 and Brent Moe, 1/19/11. Kiercelyn, to Kristin Petersen Smith ’04 and Aaron A. Smith ’99, 7/26/09. Faith, to Amy Svendsen Sundet ’04 and Stacy A. Sundet, 1/18/11. Taylor, to Anne Holker Litke ’05 and Brad Litke, 1/11/11. Lucy, to Alana Reetz Pearson ’06 and Gregg Pearson, 12/11/10. Austin, to Tracy Jaeger Werner ’06 and Joshua Werner, 12/30/10. Elsie, to Kristi Fenster Seamon ’07 and Jonathan Seamon, 12/2/10. Samantha, to Jennifer White Gruenisen ’08 and Tim Gruenisen ’06, 12/9/10. Mackenzie, to Shawna MullenEardley ’08 and John MullenEardley, 1/28/11.

IN MEMORIAM Hildur Anderson Swenson ’30, St. Peter, MN on February 16, 2011, at the age of 103 years, two months, and one day. She served as class agent for her class since 1989 and is survived by her sisters, Dorothy Houser ’44, and Lois Quist ’51. Evodia Borg Vandree ’37, Omaha, NE, on February 19, 2011. She was a homemaker and is survived by her daughter, Mary Clanton ’66, and two sons, John ’68 and Martin ’71. Vivian Henjum Gruber ’40, Grand Marais, on February 19, 2011. She was a homemaker and is survived by three daughters, Karen Pagel ’67, Linda Fritz ’71, and Diane Bahrenburg ’78, and a son, John ’74. Bessie Hobart Chenault ’41, Austin, TX, on February 6, 2011. She was a retired missionary in southern Africa, a mentor, and a volunteer, and is survived by six sons and two stepdaughters. Marlys Gerber Johnson ’43, Chisago City, MN, on March 24, 2011. She was retired employee at St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance and at several dress shops. She is survived by her husband, Howard ’43, and son, Kent ’75.

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI Marvin Anderson ’52, Bloomington, MN, on February 8, 2011. He was a retired employee at Northwestern National Bank and is survived by his wife, Jeanne, daughters Kathleen Gunderson ’70, Kristen Fisher ’71, and Kari ’79, two brothers, and one sister. Russel Shaw ’53, Brainerd, MN, on January 30, 2011. He was a retired teacher for Pillager High School and is survived by his wife, Mary, three daughters, one son, and one sister. Allan Williamson ’53, Menasha, WI, on January 8, 2011. He was retired president of Banta Book Group and is survived by his wife, Marvel, two sons, one daughter, and two brothers. John Hallsten ’54, Fairbanks, AK, on February 8, 2011. He was a former Lutheran minister, retired as a counseling psychologist, and is survived by his wife, Dorothy, two daughters, and three sons. Don Malm ’54, Fergus Falls, MN, on February 28, 2011. He was a retired employee of the IRS and owned his own accounting and tax business in his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, two daughters including Kristin Howell ’82, one son, and a sister. Charlotte Jonson Berndt ’58, Wheaton, IL, on February 3, 2011. She was a retired bank employee and is survived by her husband, Edwin, one son, two daughters, and one sister. Holger “Fritz” Kilander ’59, Hackensack, MN, on March 26, 2011. He was an inventor and artist and is survived by his wife, Bernadette, two sons, daughter Heather Stonacek ’86, and sister Carole Griggs ’56.

Alvin Mueller ’43, New Ulm, MN, on January 25, 2011. He was a retired attorney for Somsen, Mueller, Lowther and Franta Law Firm. Evelyn Grupe Larson ’44, Sherburn, MN, on February 9, 2011. She was a retired teacher and librarian for Sherburn schools and is survived by one son. Dorothy Boyer Adolphson ’45, Mankato, MN, on March 3, 2011. She was a former teacher and social worker for Blue Earth Country, and was employed with Mankato Rehab-Open Arms. She is survived by her husband, Karl ’42, and sons John ’70, Erik ’73, and Thomas ’80. Del Moline ’46, Minnetonka, MN, on December 15, 2010. He was president of his own ad agency, SCOPE Inc. (Society for the Creation of Plenty for Everyone) and is survived by two daughters and one sister. Howard Albertson ’49, Stillwater, MN, on January 31, 2011. He was a retired district court judge, former Washington County legislator, and volunteer mediator, and is survived by his wife, Ellen, three daughters including Martha ’82, and one brother. Glenn Anderson ’49, Columbus, NE, on October 21, 2008. He was retired vice president of Home Federal Savings and is survived by his wife, Rogene (Carlson ‘51), two sons, two daughters, and brother Gordon ‘50. Dorothy Larson Cooper ’49, Sioux Falls, SD, on February 14, 2011. She was retired administrative assistant in the business and finance office at Crippled Children’s Hospital (Children’s Care) and is survived by her husband, Joe, and four daughters. Dean Hanson ’49, Brainerd, MN, on January 25, 2011. He was retired senior highway technician for the Minnesota Department of Transportation and is survived by two sons and one daughter. Dennis Halvorson ‘50, Ham Lake, died on March 12, 2011. He was a retired teacher and coach for Spring Lake Park School District and is survived his wife, Dorothy, two sons, two daughters, two brothers, and two sisters. Richard Isaacson ’50, Golden Valley, MN, on January 18, 2011. He was a retired Honeywell employee and is survived by his wife, Jeanne, three sons, and one daughter. Shirley Behrends Johnson ’50, Minneapolis, MN, on January 25, 2011. She was retired owner of her family refuse business and is survived by five sons and three daughters. Spencer Lundquist ’50, Wheaton, MN, on January 18, 2011. He was retired probation officer and director of court services for Ottertail County and is survived by two sons and two sisters including Yvonne Johanson ’49. Lorraine Sjolinder Scharmer ’50, Litchfield, MN, on February 16, 2011. She was retired secretary/bookkeeper for Nelson-Pease and is survived by sons Mark ’77, Neal ’79, and Paul ’82, and daughter Karen Hendrickson ’81. Florentine Peterson Anderson ’51, Roseville, MN, on March 25, 2011. She is survived by her husband, Don, one daughter, and one son. Jack Franzen ’51, Peoria, AZ, on March 22, 2011. He was retired director of building services for Target Corporation and is survived by one daughter, two sons, and one sister.

Nancy Moen Loewe ’62, on February 11, 2011. She was as former business manager in the department of neurosurgery at the University of California, and is survived by her husband, Pierre, and sister, Susan Perry ’63. Brian Boe ’85, Champlin, MN, on May 23, 2010. He was employed by CIGNA Behavioral Health and is survived by his partner, Richard, his parents, brothers Erik ’84 and Scott ’86, and a sister. Craig R. Johnson ’86, Eagan, MN, on February 20, 2011. He was a research scientist at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and is survived by one son, his parents, one sister, and one brother. Tim Malcolm ’86, Inver Grove Heights, MN, on November 8, 2010. He was former special agent with the FBI. Sarah Shella-Stevens ’86, St. Cloud, MN, on July 7, 2010. She was employed as managing attorney for the St. Cloud office of Central Minnesota Legal Services and is survived by her husband, Scott, two sons, her mother, two brothers, and four sisters. Casey Quinn ’01, Minneapolis, MN, on March 27, 2011. He was employed with various advertising companies, most recently with BBDP/ Proximity, and is survived by his parents and one sister. Jeffrey Lau, staff, Janesville, MN, on January 25, 2011. He was employed as a carpenter at Gustavus for 10 years and is survived by his wife, Cindy, one son, one daughter, two brothers, and three sisters.

Norquist receives Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Alexander Norquist ’96, Bryn Mawr, PA, associate professor of chemistry at Haverford College, is one of six winners of the 2010 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. Established in 1946, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation is a leading non-proﬁt organization devoted to the advancement of the chemical sciences. The award recognizes faculty who are outstanding educators and researchers with a $60,000 unrestricted research grant. Norquist plans to spend the money mainly on summer research stipends for students, consumable materials, and some research equipment. Norquist was drawn to Haverford for the way the college emphasizes teaching along with research and allows professors to strike a balance between the two. Now in his eighth year at Haverford, he has achieved his own balancing act as an educator and scholar.

SAVE THE DATE FOR HOMECOMING October 12–13,

2012

Reunions for classes of 1972, 1977,

1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, and 2007 SUMMER 2011

Gusties participate in Ragnar Relay

Last August, several Gusties participated with a team that ran the Great River Ragnar Relay. Ragnar is a relay race where teams of 12 people run 192 miles along the Mississippi River, ending in the Twin Cities. The team, named Land of 10,000 Blisters, ﬁnished 96th out of 291 teams overall and 47th out of 194 in the Open/Mixed division. It took the team 28 hours, 6 minutes, and 7 seconds to complete the race. Team members include, front row from left, Gia Vitali, Alex Hill ’97, Heather Magowan ’91, and Alison Goodwin ’97. Back row are Angie Murphy, Scott Kimmel, William Magowan ’94, Geoff Goodwin ’96, Marc Colin ’96, Amy Hoelmer, and Mike Gloss. Also participating but not pictured was Katie Crofton.

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Dan Dewey ’93, Bayport, MN, is president and cofounder of World Altering Medicine, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing medical care to needy patients in resource-poor areas of the developing world. Started in 2006 with a primary focus on Africa, the non-profit’s current projects work to strengthen oxygen systems in pediatric wards in Malawi, provide emergency financial assistance to needy patients in Swaziland, Uganda, and Malawi, and send volunteer health professionals to poorly resourced hospitals in the developing world. Dr. Dewey is a board-certified family physician with an ongoing interest in emergency, tropical, and developing world medicine. He has traveled extensively in North, Central, and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. After his graduation from Gustavus, Dewey served two years in the U.S. Peace Corps, which sparked his interest in medicine. Prior to attending medical school at the University of Minnesota, he worked for American Field Service. He completed his family medicine residency in Santa Rosa, CA, and then trained in HIV and tropical medicine before working for the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in Africa for nearly two years. During his time in Africa, he primarily provided HIV care in Uganda and Swaziland, but also traveled and worked in Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, and Malawi. Upon returning to the United States, Dewey completed a fellowship in emergency medicine, then returned to his native Minnesota to practice emergency medicine for Health Partners and manage World Altering Medicine. More information about Dewey’s non-profit can be found at worldalteringmedicine.org

Schweppe receives NIH challenge grant

Rebecca Schweppe ’94, Denver, CO, along with her collaborators at the University of Colorado at Denver, received a Challenge Award from the NIH for research on thyroid cancer, the most common endocrine malignancy in the U.S. The NIH received approximately 21,000 Challenge grant applications and funded less than 1 percent (200 grants) using stimulus money designated by the American Recovery and Rehabilitation Act (ARRA). The purpose of the ARRA grants is to develop and expedite the transfer of innovative, high-impact science from the laboratory to the clinic. Schweppe is assistant professor of medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado at Denver. She received her Ph.D. in 2000 from UC–Denver in biochemistry and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biochemistry at UC–Boulder. V

Dewey co-founds World Altering Medicine

Gustavus alumni network at work

Katelyn Johnson ’10 made the Gustavus alumni network work for her. After catching the travel bug on a January Interim experience studyabroad trip in Egypt, Johnson wanted to experience living abroad after graduation. She sent about 85 e-mails to Gustie alumni living all across Europe to inquire about international work and volunteer opportunities and received an overwhelming number of gracious responses from about 30 or 40 Gusties. Long story short, she connected with Julie Johnson ’79 in the Netherlands and spent three and a half months living and working in Holland. Julie offered me an opportunity to work for her leadership development consulting business, and Katelyn also helped out with Julie’s husband Lieuwe Kingma’s week-long art exhibition in Amsterdam celebrating his 25 years as an artist. “Julie, Lieuwe, and the kids became my second family,” says Katelyn, “and I will never forget my time abroad. Our Gustie connection brought us together and changed my life!” Julie, Lieuwe, and their two children are pictured with Katelyn at their home in Hiversum, Netherlands. Katelyn is now back in the U.S., living in Minnesota and working as a healthcare analyst at Huron Healthcare. The Kingma family remains is near and dear to her, and they are keeping in touch in spite of the seven-hour time difference.

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MUSIC FROM GUSTAVUS The Gustavus Choir posed for a photograph after singing during a mass in the beautiful and historic Basilica of San Francesco of Assisi in Italy during its two-week international tour in Italy in January. The tour included study of the Italian Renaissance and mass participation and concert performances in many magniďŹ cent churches throughout Italy. For more, see pages 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;23 inside this issue.

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