ALUMNI NOTES
ALUMNI NOTES SUMMER 2015
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Members of the Academy Class of ’59 celebrated their 55th reunion during Homecoming 2014 weekend with a dinner at the Renaissance Chicago North Shore. (1)
An open house for the Class of ’79 was hosted by Jim Brucker C’79 S’83 and Kris (Carlson) Bruckner C’79 during Homecoming 2014 weekend. (3)
The Class of 1994 had a great turnout at Homecoming 2014 for their 20th reunion, which included a party at the home of Doug Schiller C’94 and Kim (Edstrom) Schiller C’92. (5)
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To celebrate his 70th birthday, Stephen Swanson C’68 gave a faculty recital at the University of Iowa. North Parkers who traveled to Iowa for the event gathered for an impromptu breakfast the next morning. Pictured (left to right) are son Lars Swanson, Jim Martins C’66, Nancy (Strandine) Barnes C‘69, Gunnard Swanson C‘68, daughter Kari Swanson, Suzanne and Paul Betts C’67, and Steve Swanson C’68. Marilyn (Schultz) Swanson C’67 was behind the camera. (2)
Beth (Windmiller) Fredrickson C’80 writes: “With Andrew’s graduation on December 12, 2014, all five members of the Fredrickson family can proudly call themselves North Park graduates!” Pictured (left to right) are Beth with her family: Peter Fredrickson C’12, Andrew Fredrickson C’14, Rachel (Fredrickson) Woofter C’09, and John Fredrickson C’75. (4)
Classmates Jennifer (Palmberg) Johnson C’94, Libby (Johnson) Piotroski C’94 G’99, Jill (Anderson) Ullanderson C’94, and Jorie (Ramgren) Judisch C’94 enjoyed the chance to reconnect—and reminisce about their days as roommates—during Homecoming last fall. (6)
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In 2013, Peter Peterson C’99 graduated from UCLA with a PhD in computer science. He and his wife, Annalisa, celebrated their 10th anniversary last year and welcomed a baby, Sigrid, who turned one year old on March 29, 2015. Peter and his family moved back to the Duluth, Minn., area last fall, and in January he began work as assistant professor of computer science at the University of Minnesota Duluth.