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Gustavus Adolphus College Summer 2008THE

GustavusQUARTERLY

JIM PETERSON

THE COLLEGE’S 14TH PRESIDENT 2003–2008

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Summer 2008 • Vol. LXIV, No. 3

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Contributing WritersGwendolyn Freed, Tim Kennedy ’82, TeresaHarland ’94, Mike Marcotte ’08, Donald Myers’83, Matt Thomas ’00

Contributing PhotographersAnders Björling ’58, Brian Fowler, Tom Roster,Sharon Stevenson, Stacia Vogel, StanWaldhauser ’71, Terena Wilkens

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4 From the President

5 On the Hill11 Calendar: What’s happening on campus

14 The State of the CollegePresident Jim Peterson reflects on his five years leadingthe College

20 SportsWomen win MIAC hockey title ■ Men’s and women’sswim teams capture MIAC titles ■ Tennis teams scorebig at ITA Small College Championships ■ Individualhonors ■ Winter season summary

25 LegacyRollie and Mary Hirman establish trust fund ■ Collegecreates James L. Peterson Presidential Fund forResearch and Development ■ Coneflower Prairiematching grant continues through May 31

27 Alumni News

ON THE COVERPresident Jim Peterson talks abouthis time at the College’s helm.See p. 12.

Photo by Stan Waldhauser ’71

On these pages . . . Late summer color in LinnaeusArboretumPhoto by Anders Björling ’58

Gustavus Adolphus College Summer 2008THE

GustavusQUARTERLY

JIM PETERSON

THE COLLEGE’S 14TH PRESIDENT 2003–2008

Contents

As the Quarterlywent to press . . .

On April 25, 2008, the Board of Trustees of Gustavus

Adolphus College elected Jack R. Ohleto be the College’s 15th president.

Ohle, currently the president of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa,

will take office July 1, 2008. For more information,

visit gustavus.edu.

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This is the last column I’ll write for the Quarterly. With myretirement looming, it may not surprise you to hear that writing ithas not been an easy task. I’ve started and stopped often,wondering what final message(s) to convey. Perhaps a summary ofwhat advice I would leave for my successor? I decided that advicewill go in an envelope I’ll leave in the top desk drawer. Perhaps toreflect on the opportunities and challenges before our college? I’mactually going to have that conversation with the Board of Trusteesand administrative leadership before I leave. I could opine on thenear-term future of higher education in general. But, so manypeople have written so very many words on that topic. In my

opinion, more action would be better than more words in that regard anyway.Instead, I wish to try simply to express my profound gratitude for all the gifts I have been given

during my time here. These gifts have been many, and the closer I get to finishing my time oncampus, the more obvious they become.

I am most grateful for the opportunity to serve my alma mater. How fortunate can one be to beentrusted to lead such a place? I am better for having been here. I trust that Gustavus is a betterplace because of my being here.

I am grateful for all of the truly extraordinary people who have surrounded me here, colleagueswho welcomed me when I first arrived and those who joined me along the way. They have taughtme, challenged me, buoyed and supported me, and in ways they may not even know, cared for me.I am convinced that there could be none better.

I am grateful for the other group of extraordinary people who have surrounded me here, thestudents. Gifted, spirited, caring, and engaged, they have given me great joy, and they continue togive me great hope for the future.

I am grateful for this home, my Gustavus and St. Peter home. Being apart from my wife and my“other home” in the Twin Cities has not always been easy. But a house on the edge of thearboretum, good people who have included me in their social circle, a lively campus community,and an extended community in St. Peter have made this a very good home for me and for Susanduring her times on campus.

I am grateful for the opportunity to work with all kinds of “Gusties” and friends of Gustavuswho care enough to support it and work on its behalf. All over the country and beyond, I havebeen warmly welcomed into hundreds of homes and offices to talk about Gustavus, its future andits needs. And I am especially thankful for the generous gifts to our college that may have resultedin part from those conversations.

I am grateful to my wife, Susan, for bearing with me the burden of living life apart fromsomeone you love, and I’m grateful to my children and grandchildren for their understanding andsupport during these years of my stepping in and out of their lives.

I am grateful for the memory of Dr. John Kendall, without whose prodding, cajoling, andencouragement I would not have imagined considering this position. It was his letter, writtenshortly before his death, that ended with “ . . . and in addition, Jim, sometimes it is good to thinkabout giving back.”

Finally, I am grateful to God for the gifts given to me that I could in turn share with thiscollege at this point in its history. All together, I think we did pretty well.

Thanks be to God!

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Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees

Gary F. Anderson ’63 Director, Crossing Bridges – Hugo, Minn. Connecting in Mission

St. Paul Area Synod, ELCAJon V. Anderson Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod,New Ulm, Minn. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,

(ex officio) Redwood FallsRodney L. Anderson Pastor,

Eden Prairie, Minn. St. Andrew Lutheran ChurchThomas M. Annesley ’75 Professor of Pathology, University Hospital,

Ann Arbor, Mich. University of MichiganAl Annexstad Chair, President, and CEO,

Excelsior, Minn. Federated Insurance, OwatonnaTracy L. Bahl ’84 Senior Adviser,Greenwich, Conn. General Atlantic, N.Y.Warren Beck ’67 President,

Greenwood, Minn. Gabbert & Beck, Inc., EdinaRebecca Bergman Vice President of Science and Technology,North Oaks, Minn. Medtronic Incorporated, Minneapolis

Mark Bernhardson ’71 City Manager, Bloomington, Minn. City of Bloomington

Stephen P. Blenkush ’80 Pastor, Milaca, Minn. Zion Lutheran Church

Gordon A. Braatz Retired Clergy and Psychologist Minneapolis, Minn.

David J. Carlson ’60 Retired PhysicianEdina, Minn.

John E. Chadwick ’79 President, Bloomington, Minn. The Chadwick Group, Inc.

Kelly Chatman Pastor,Maplewood, Minn. Redeemer Lutheran Church, Minneapolis

Jerome King Del Pino ’68 General Secretary,Franklin, Tenn. General Board of Higher Education and

Ministry, The United Methodist Church,Nashville

Ardena Flippen ’68 Corporate Compliance Officer,Chicago Provident Hospital of Cook County

James H. Gale ’83 Attorney at Law Washington, D.C.

Tania K. Haber ’78 Senior Pastor, St. Louis Park, Minn. Westwood Lutheran Church

Paul L. Harrington Senior Pastor,Rosemount, Minn. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church,

Apple ValleyPat Haugen ’70 Client Executive,Sioux Falls, S.D. IBM Global Services

Alfred Henderson ’62 Retired Financial AdviserChanhassen, Minn.

George G. Hicks ’75 Managing PartnerEden Prairie, Minn. Värde Partners, Inc., Minneapolis

Thomas J. Hirsch ’64 Vice President, Edina, Minn. JEBCO Group, Inc., St. Paul

Ronald A. Jones Retired Partner and Consultant,Barrington, Ill. Hewitt and Associates, Lincolnshire

Linda Bailey Keefe ’69 Vice President, Atlanta, Ga. NAI Brannen Goddard

Daniel A. Kolander ’68 Senior Pastor,Marion, Iowa First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids

Barbara Eckman Krig ’52 Retired EducatorExcelsior, Minn.

Terry Morehouse Retired Clergy, and President,Waconia, Minn. (ex officio) Gustavus Association of Congregations

Marilyn Olson Assistant Director for Colleges and Universities Valparaiso, Ind. Division for Vocation and Education

(ex officio) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,Chicago, Ill.

Martha I. Penkhus Retired Registered NurseMankato, Minn.

James L. Peterson ’64 President,Minneapolis, Minn. (ex officio) Gustavus Adolphus College

Wayne Peterson ’77 Pastor,Plymouth, Minn. St. Barnabas Lutheran Church

Jason T. Sawyer ’93 Vice President for Sales, Cronin & Co., Plymouth, Minn. (ex officio) Minneapolis, and Past President, Gustavus

Alumni AssociationBeth Sparboe Schnell ’82 Chief Executive Officer,

Corcoran, Minn. Sparboe Companies, WayzataKarin Stone ’83 Marketing Executive,

Cleveland Heights, Ohio ClevelandSally Turrittin Co-Owner,

Long Lake, Minn. Prime Mortgage Corporation, MinnetonkaChia Youyee Vang ’94 Assistant Professor of History,

Oak Creek, Wis. University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeSusan Engelsma Wilcox ’73 Board Member,

Edina, Minn. Engelsma Family FoundationDaniel K. Zismer ’75 Associate Professor and Director,Bloomington, Minn. ISP Off-site, Executive Management, and

Leadership Programs, Division of HealthPolicy and ManagementUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Trustee EmeritaPatricia R. Lund Retired Chair of the Board,

Edina, Minn. Lunds, Inc., Minneapolis


Gustavus Adolphus Collegehas announced the hiring

of BWBR Architects of St. Paulto design a new academicbuilding for the College thatwill house the departments ofCommunication Studies,Economics and Management,History, Psychology, andSociology and Anthropology.

The announcement comesfollowing presentations by se-lected finalists to a core com-

mittee of college officials com-prising the provost, the direc-tor of the physical plant, the di-rector of the Johnson Centerfor Environmental Innovation,the vice president of finance,and a co-chair of the KendallCenter for Engaged Learning.

The new building will bebuilt in the area west of FolkeBernadotte Memorial Libraryon the land that had been oc-cupied by the old football sta-

dium. Early goals for the build-ing include making it compati-ble with the College’s focus onengaged learning and making itan environmentally friendlybuilding.

“Sustainability has been aclear priority in the visioningsessions and the selectionprocess,” noted WarrenWunderlich, director of thephysical plant. “Gustavus has

OnthehillArchitect hired for new academic facilityThe new academic building, (coloredred in the upper right quadrant onthis schematic) is the first tangiblestep in an ambitious plan for thewest and south malls

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Briefly . . .International managementmajor wins FulbrightSenior Allison (Addie) Ryan hasbeen granted a FulbrightScholarship for the 2008–09 aca-demic year. Ryan, a native of St.Paul, Minn., will take classes andresearch the effects of microfi-nance projects directed atwomen in Morocco. Ryan is the12th Gustavus student since1991 to be named a Fulbrightscholar.

Ryan graduated fromGustavus this winter with a 3.9

grade point average, majoring inFrench and international man-agement and minoring in peacestudies. She became interestedin Morocco through a GustavusEconomic Development andWorld Resources course taughtby Professor Henry Hays. Her in-terest peaked when she took atrip to Morocco while studyingabroad in France during theSpring Semester of her junioryear. During her upcoming stayin Morocco, Ryan will learnArabic and take courses at Dharel Mehraz University in Fez.

Ryan credits both Hays andher French adviser, LaurentDéchery, for helping her with theFulbright application process.Déchery is also the Fulbright ad-viser at Gustavus. “Laurenthelped me get an early start onthe application process last sum-mer, and Henry helped me a lotwith the topic of my research,”Ryan says. “Without help fromboth of them this wouldn’t havebeen possible.”

Ryan’s research focuses on“microfinancing,” the idea ofproviding banking and other fi-nancial services to the poor as atool to reduce poverty. Themovement has experienced in-creased popularity thanks in part

made a commitment to be aleader in environmental stew-ardship.” The new buildingwill not only demonstrate thiscommitment, but will be aspringboard for further sustain-able development on campus.While the College has generallypracticed good stewardship,this will be its first intentionallysustainable building.

BWBR recently workedwith the College on the designand construction of F.W. OlinHall (1991) and the renovationand addition to the Alfred

Nobel Hall of Science (1996).The firm dates back to a soloarchitectural practice estab-lished in St. Paul in 1922 byBill Ingemann, which was in-volved in campus buildingprojects as early as 1928 (UhlerHall and later Rundstrom andWahlstrom). By the late 1950s,when the firm worked on plansfor the food service addition toJohnson Student Union, itsprincipals included MiltonBergstedt, Chuck Wahlberg,Lloyd Bergquist, and FritzRohkohl—whose names vari-ously identified the practiceuntil they adopted BWBRArchitects in the late ’70s. G

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Rwandan hero receives honorary degree

P aul Rusesabagina, the Rwandan who gained international fame when his heroic act of sheltering morethan 1,200 people in the midst of a genocide became the basis for the Academy Award-nominated

film Hotel Rwanda, was awarded an honorary degree by the faculty of Gustavus Adolphus College when heappeared on campus to address the 13th annual “Building Bridges” Conference on March 8.

Rusesabagina’s talk keynoted this year’s student-led conference, whose theme was “GenocideAwareness: How Will History Judge Us?” The conference also featured afternoon workshops: “Darfur: Havea Hand in Stopping Genocide,” “Healing the Wounds of Torture,” “Preventing Genocide,” and “Genocide inYour Back Yard.” Following the workshop sessions, volunteers packed food for Kids Against Hunger to bedistributed in Africa.

Rusesabagina has beencredited with saving 1,268 Tutsicivilians from slaughter by Hutumilitias, who killed an estimated800,000 people during theRwandan genocide of 1994, whenhe offered them shelter at theHotel des Mille Collines, where hewas assistant manager. Asked whyhe put himself and his family atrisk, defying death threats andblood-thirsty militiamen, he tolda packed crowd in Christ Chapelon Saturday morning, “You don’tthink about reasoning. You listento your own conscience and dowhat you believe is the rightthing.” G

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to Muhammad Yunus—a 2006Nobel Prize winner and founderof the Grameen Bank inBangladesh. Ryan says thatYunus’s model inspired her andgave her the idea for her research.

Established in 1946, theFulbright program aims to in-crease mutual understanding be-tween people of the UnitedStates and other countries,through the exchange of people,knowledge, and skills. The pro-gram sends approximately 1,100American scholars and profes-sionals per year to more than 130countries, where they lecture andconduct research in a variety ofacademic and professional fields.

Gusties lobby for stategrant program at Capitol

by Mike Marcotte ’08

A contingent of 55 Gustavuscommunity members—students,alumni, and administrators—gathered at the Minnesota StateCapitol in St. Paul on March 6 insupport of Minnesota’s StateGrant Program, which providesfinancial aid assistance to low-and middle-income students andtheir families. The Gusties tookthe day off from class or work toprovide voice to the need formaintaining or increasing thestate grant program to provideaccess to higher education to all.

The grant program benefitscollege students at all higher ed-ucation campuses across thestate. At Gustavus more thanone-fourth of the student bodyreceived a state grant for the2007–08 school year. With eachgrant averaging more than$3,500, the Minnesota grantprogram provides $2.5 million toGustavus students.

Day at the Capitol is an an-nual event coordinated by a ded-

icated group of individuals oncampus, including students andstaff. It is sponsored by theMinnesota Association of PrivateCollege Students (MAPCS), a stu-dent awareness group associatedwith the Minnesota PrivateCollege Council (MPCC). Campussupport for the 2008 Gustie con-tingent came from Gustavus’sStudent Senate, the Departmentof Athletics, and the offices ofAlumni Relations, CollegeRelations, and the Dean ofStudents.

While at the Capitol,Gustavus students met privatelywith their legislators, were de-briefed on the grant program,and were given a crash courseon lobbying. Sen. David Hann’73, greeted the students andgave them an update on what isgoing on at the Capitol this leg-islative session. The group alsospoke with former StateRepresentative Ruth Johnson ’69of St. Peter, who is currentlyserving as interim assistant deanof students at Gustavus.

Mike Marcotte ’08 was co-president for the GustavusStudent Senate in 2007 and a

student coordinator for the 2008Day at the Capitol event.

Forensics team wins statechampionship, shines atAFA meetThe Gustavus Adolphus Collegeforensics team placed first out ofnine schools competing at theMinnesota Collegiate ForensicsAssociation (MCFA) StateChampionships held Feb. 16–17on campus and then went on toachieve a second consecutivetop-20 finish at the 31st annualAmerican Forensics AssociationNational Individual EventsTournament (AFA-NIET)—thenation’s most competitive foren-sics meet—at the University ofTexas at Austin in early April.

With multiple top-five finish-ers in every event but one at theMCFA tournament, Gustiesplaced 1st in eight of the twelveevents, and 2-3 in three others.The team also claimed the GregLapanta Quality Award, which isawarded based on the number ofpoints earned divided by thenumber of slots entered;Gustavus averaged 10.18 pointsper event entered.

For the second consecutive

year, both Minnesota representa-tives qualifying at the statechampionships for the presti-gious Interstate OratoricalAssociation National Contest arefrom Gustavus: sophomores MaryCunningham and Emma Moreauwill represent Minnesota thisyear at the contest, which is theoldest annual speaking competi-tion in the nation. (This alsomarks the fourth straight yearthat Gustavus will have a repre-sentative at the IOA NationalContest, an unparalleled accom-plishment among Minnesota col-leges and universities. Gustavushas a remarkable record at theIOA contest, with more than 25qualifiers dating back to 1913and a number of top-five finish-es, including national winners in1953 and 1966.)

At the MCFA state meet,Gustavus won the overall teamsweepstakes with 499 points(Minnesota State, Mankato wassecond with 397). Gusties tooksix of the top ten places in indi-vidual sweepstakes: EmmaMoreau was 1st, MaryCunningham 2nd, ChristopherHunt 5th, Kavan Rogness 6th,

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Sen. David Hann ’73 (R, Dist. 42 – Eden Prairie and Minnetonka) provided a well-received introduction to theCapitol and to the legislature’s 2008 session agenda for the Gustavus delegation as the students prepared for aday of lobbying for the Minnesota State Grant program.



bookmarksBernhardson Professor of LutheranStudies Darrell Jodock is the editor ofCovenantal Conversations: Christians inDialogue with Jews and Judaism, whichwas released in February 2008. Thevolume, which includes leadingthinkers both Christian and Jewish,explores the shared theologicalframework, special historicalrelationship, and post-Holocaustdevelopments and current troublespots that define the Jewish-Christian relationship today. Talking

points including “Covenants Old andNew,” “Law and Gospel,” “Healing the World and Mending theSoul,” and “Jewish-Christian Relations in a Pluralistic World”help students, scholars, and Christians of all descriptions tounderstand the vital link and special promise that Jews andChristians share.

Jodock, Darrell, ed., Covenantal Conversations: Christians inDialogue with Jews and Judaism (Minneapolis: AugsburgFortress, 2008, paperbound, $22.00)

Librarian Barbara Fister’s secondmystery/thriller novel wasreleased in April. In the Wind isthe story of a Chicago cop whohas lost her job after testifyingagainst a fellow officer. Whenshe gives a ride to a Latinachurch worker who turns out tobe a federal fugitive and thenagrees to investigate hersituation, she is caught up in adangerous tangle with the FBI,angry cops, and whitesupremacists all determinedto bury the fugitive ratherthan find the truth. The plot draws thought-provoking parallelsbetween the turbulent 1970s and the world in which we livetoday while providing an interesting perspective on the city ofChicago.

Fister, Barbara, In the Wind (New York: St. Martin’s Minotaur, animprint of Macmillan, 2008, hardcover, $24.95)

Maria Siegle 7th, and TashaCarlson 10th. Individual eventchampions were Hunt (after-din-ner speaking), Brittany Lovdahl(communication analysis),Lovdahl and Carlson (dramaticduo), Moreau (impromptu speak-ing), Siegle (informative speak-ing), Moreau (program oral inter-pretation), Carlson (prose), andCunningham (oratory, qualifyingfor the IOA contest along withMoreau, who finished 2nd asGusties swept four of the top fiveplaces in the oratory category).Moreau and Rogness finishedsecond and third, respectively, indrama; Austin Lafferty andCunningham were 2-3 in extem-poraneous speaking; and Huntand Rogness were 2-3 in poetry.

Gustavus’s top-20 ranking atthe AFA-NIET is particularly im-pressive considering that 15 ofthe top 20 schools are large uni-versities (akin to a Division IIIcollege competing with theNCAA’s Division I powers).Competing in the three-day com-petition were 89 colleges anduniversities. Fifteen studentspeakers represented Gustavus atthe contest. Emma Moreau be-came the first Gustavus competi-tor to qualify for the semifinalround in persuasion, and MaryCunningham also placed in thetop 24 in the nation by qualify-ing for the quarterfinal round inthe same category.

At the tournament’s conclu-sion, senior Brittany Lovdahlbecame the third Gustavus stu-dent in four years to be namedto the AFA-NIET All-AmericaTeam. Past All-Americans areAndrea Carlile ’07 and BeckyKuehl ’05.

Nine earn tenureNine members of the Gustavusfaculty were formally grantedtenure at the College duringchapel services on April 25.Seven who had held the rank ofassistant professor will be pro-moted to associate professor ef-fective September 1, 2008.

Granted tenure were JohnClementson, professor of educa-tion (joined the Gustavus facultyin 2004); Patricia English, pro-moted to the rank of associateprofessor of communicationstudies (joined faculty in 2001);Patric Giesler, promoted to as-sociate professor of sociologyand anthropology (joined facultyin 1999); Deborah Goodwin,promoted to associate professorof religion (joined faculty in2001); Jeffrey Jeremiason, pro-moted to the rank of associateprofessor of chemistry (joinedfaculty in 2002); YumikoOshima-Ryan, associate profes-sor of music (joined faculty in2004); Matthew Panciera, pro-moted to associate professor ofclassics (joined faculty in 2002);Alisa Rosenthal, promoted toassociate professor of politicalscience (joined faculty in 2004);and Janine Wotton, promoted toassociate professor of psychology(joined faculty in 2002).

Dance department entryselected for nationalfestivalA dance piece from GustavusAdolphus College is one of threeentries from the American CollegeDance Festival Association’s(ACDFA) North-Central RegionalConference selected by adjudica-tors to be performed at the bien-nial ACDFA National CollegeDance Festival in New York Cityin June. The piece’s performersare also the region’s nominee forthe national ACDFA/Dance

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Gustavus Adolphus Collegehas been awarded two sig-

nificant grants that will lead itsscience program into the future.

The Howard Hughes MedicalInstitute (HHMI), Chevy Chase,Md., has awarded a four-year, $1million grant to GustavusAdolphus College in support ofundergraduate science educa-tion. The grant, announced inApril 2008, comes in response tothe College’s proposal to trans-form the first-year experience inthe STEM disciplines (science,technology, engineering, andmathematics), with primaryfocus on biology and chemistry.

The Gustavus proposal toHHMI included several intercon-nected initiatives: ■ to increase the participation

of first-year students in on-campus research through ex-pansion of research course of-ferings during the JanuaryInterim Experience and in-creased collaborative summerresearch opportunities;

■ to develop the introductory“gateway” courses in biologyand chemistry in order to pro-vide more opportunities forintegrated and interdiscipli-nary learning in science andincorporate the distinctivepedagogical attributes of“seeing” science;

■ to initiate a peer mentoringprogram that will support on-going development of a com-munity of student-scholars;

■ to establish a “scientific visu-alization and imaging center”that will house the fluores-cence-based instrumentationneeded to “see” science, help-

ing to realize curricular inno-vations at the introductorylevel and ultimately pervadethe STEM curriculum; and

■ to develop a new collabora-tive outreach program tied tothe College’s annual two-dayNobel Conference, startingwith a pilot program for highschool science teachers fromrural south-central Minnesotaschool districts and an inner-city Minneapolis high schoolthat will integrate conferencetopic-based resources andcontent into their teaching.

Gustavus’s commitment toenhance the first-year studentexperience is one component ofa longer-term goal of developinga curriculum, a support structure,and a culture of working acrossSTEM departments to best preparestudents to meet and take advan-

tage of the challenges and op-portunities that the sciences willpresent in the immediate future.

Also assisting with that goalis a second major grant. InJanuary Gustavus was notifiedthat it is one of 14 colleges anduniversities from across thecountry to be awarded a 2008program grant from the MerckInstitute for Science Education(MISE) and the AmericanAssociation for the Advancementof Science (AAAS). The MISE/AAAS Undergraduate ScienceResearch Program awards provideup to $60,000 to each recipientover three years for use by thebiology and chemistry departmentsto support research stipends forundergraduate students and an-cillary programs that encourageresearch collaborations betweenthe two departments. G

Perry the Corpse Flower,” the Titan Arum plantthat raised such a stink on campus when it

bloomed last spring, is growing again—this timeto produce a titanic leaf. Chemistry professor BrianO’Brien, who supplied the original seeds, estimatesthat it will be one of the largest leaves everproduced in Minnesota. For further details, see theblog and webcam links at http://arboretum.blog.gustavus. edu/category/titan-arum/.

A smaller Titan Arum (named Bob afterO’Brien—B O’B) was about to flower at theMarjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park in St.Paul as this issue of the Quarterly was going topress. Gustavus had donated the plant to the con-servatory in 2004. G

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Magazine Award for outstandingstudent performance.

More than 30 schools partici-pated in the North-CentralRegional, one of 10 regions es-tablished throughout the coun-try. Colleges and universitiesmay attend any regional confer-ence and may present one or twoworks for adjudication. At the2008 North-Central conference,Gustavus entered two works, and“Vigorous Incubation,” choreo-graphed by Visiting Instructor ofDance Cynthia Gutierrez-Garner,was selected as one of threeworks among the 41 presentedfor formal adjudication to beperformed at the national festi-val. Seven student dancers per-form in the work: senior BrittaPeterson; juniors Katie Jensenand Nikki Rusinko; and sopho-mores Marissa Augustin, SarahJabar, Katelyn Pedersen, andNina Serratore. The other twoworks from the region selectedfor performance at New York’sMiller Theatre on June 4–5 are asolo piece from the University ofWisconsin–Milwaukee and an en-semble piece representingWebster University.

North-Central regional offi-cials also selected “VigorousIncubation” as the region’s nom-inee for the national organiza-tion’s ACDFA/Dance MagazineAward for outstanding studentperformance, which will be an-nounced at the national festivalin June. One of the faculty adju-dicators, Jeffrey Bullock ofHollins University, a formersoloist with the PacificNorthwest Ballet and PittsburghBallet Theater, commented aboutthe performance, “I appreciatedhow the transitions happened, itwas so smooth—it justchanged.” (See photo on backcover.) G

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The Hillstrom Museum of Arthas been offered a donation

of several fine etchings datingfrom the nineteenth century,from prominent East Coast artdealer Rona Schneider, who livesand works in New York.Schneider, a specialist inAmerican prints who has pub-lished extensively on the sub-ject, is the author of a study ti-tled “The American EtchingRevival: Its French Sources andEarly Years” (published in 1982in The American Art Journal). Sherecently published a catalogueraisonné of the works by theprominent American etcherStephen Parrish (1846–1938),who played a crucial role in pop-ularizing etchings in the U.S.during the American EtchingRevival of the late nineteenthcentury. The Hillstrom Museumof Art’s collection of American

etchings of this period beganwith the acquisition in 2002 of aParrish print, and this portion ofthe collection has been growingsince then, with assistance fromSchneider, who has both soldand donated works to theMuseum in the past.

Among the prints offered bySchneider is a fine, romanticimage of a woman and a man inan atmospheric landscape, titledAn Evening Walk, an 1886 etch-ing by William Langson Lathrop(1859–1938). The artist, later aprominent landscape painter andfounder of an art colony in NewHope, Pa., that was the center of“Pennsylvania Impressionism,”initially made his name as anetcher. Lathrop’s first etchingwas made using the blade of asaw that belonged to his father,and he was largely self-taught,although he studied, briefly, in1887, at the Art StudentsLeague in New York under well-known painter William Merritt

Chase (1849–1916). Lathropsoon became widely recognizedfor his prints, and was one of ahandful of artists whose etch-ings were included in an 1891publication of the New YorkEtching Club, one of the preemi-nent institutions responsible forthe support of etching as a de-veloping art medium in the U.S.

As a young man, Lathrophad been enrolled in the NavalAcademy in Annapolis, thoughhe left before graduating to pur-sue his artistic interests. In hislater years, his love of sailingled him to build his own boat,which he frequently sailed onthe open waters off the Atlanticcoast, and on which he enter-tained (including, one time,Albert Einstein). Lathrop per-ished at sea during the terrible“New England Hurricane of1938” that devastated the upperAtlantic coast. Others who alsotried to wait out the storm byremaining out on the water, away

from land, reported that Lathropapparently had a heart attack inthe midst of the storm. His bodywas found a month after his bat-tered boat, The Widge, had beenrecovered.

Donald Myers ’83 has directedGustavus Adolphus College’sHillstrom Museum of Art since itsopening in 2000. He is also aninstructor in art history at theCollege.

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19th-century etchings offered

William Langson Lathrop (1859-1938), An Evening Walk(Woodland Scene with Lovers),1886, etching on paper, 18 x 15inches, offered as a donation fromRona Schneider Prints.

Annual exhibition of works by senior studio art majors

The Hillstrom Museum of Art is currently hosting Permanent? Senior Show 2008, which will be on viewthrough June 1. This exhibit is a culminating event in the curriculum of the twelve studio art majors and

is a required component of their major.The exhibition demonstrates the diversity of styles and approaches taken by the artists, some of whom

intend to continue studying or working in art after graduation. On display are works by Danny Blacker,Stephanie Buresh, Erin Dinsmore, David Goldstein, Whit Hohman, Natalie Larson, Kasey Lyng, ShawnaMullen, Zach Newman, Kelsey Plucker, Nathan Schram, and Song Thao.

Each artist is represented by her or his artwork and also by a personal statement reflecting the student’sartistic goals and aesthetic philosophy. The exhibition was selected from a group of submissions by each artist,and the jurying process was carried out by the art faculty of the College. The installation of the exhibit wasexecuted with assistance from the students, and a number of the works on view are being offered for sale.

Top left: Zach Newman, Puncture I, 2008, ceramic. Bottom left: Song Thao, Fat City (detail), 2008, watercolor on paper.Top right: Erin Dinsmore, Essence (detail), 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas. Bottom right: David Goldstein, Ashes toAshes (detail), 2008, stoneware.

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MayOngoing through June 1

Art: Permanent? SeniorStudio Art Majors’Exhibition, HillstromMuseum of Art.Open to thepublic without charge; reg-ular museum hours: 9a.m.–4 p.m. Mon.–Fri.;1–5 p.m. Sat. & Sun.Opening reception:Sunday, May 3, 4–7 p.m.

10 Music: GustavusSymphony Orchestra,Warren Friesen, conductor,Christ Chapel, 7:30 p.m.Open to the public withoutcharge.

11 Music: Lucia Singers’Mothers Day Concert,Patricia Snapp, conductor,Christ Chapel, 1:30 p.m.Open to the public withoutcharge.

30–31 Alumni ReunionWeekend: 45th- and 50th-anniversary class reunions;50 Year Club gathering;Alumni Association Banquetand awards presentation(May 31), Evelyn YoungDining Room, 5 p.m. Pre-registration required; con-tact the Office of AlumniRelations (800-487-8437or gustavus.edu/alumni/).

31 Music: Gustavus WindOrchestra Season Finale,Douglas Nimmo, conduc-tor, Christ Chapel, 8 p.m.Open to the public withoutcharge.

June1 Commencement:

Baccalaureate, ChristChapel, 9 & 10:30 a.m.(ticket required); com-mencement exercises,Hollingsworth Field(weather permitting; if in-clement, Lund Arena), 2p.m. Ticket required forbaccalaureate and for exer-cises if indoors; for moreinformation, contact theOffice of College Relations(507-933-7520).

July11 Summer Open House,

sponsored by the Office ofAdmission, 8 a.m.–2 p.m.Tours, scholarship informa-tion, lunch with facultyand students; for more in-formation, contact JoyReese ’02 (507-933-7603or [email protected]).Also on July 21 andAugust 8.

August21–Sept. 1 Gustavus at the

Fair: College booth in theEducation Building at theMinnesota State Fair,staffed 9 a.m.–9 p.m. daily.Wear your Gustie gear andstop by to sign our visitors’book!

September2 Opening Convocation for

the 147th academic year ofthe College, Christ Chapel,10 a.m.

UpcomingOct. 3–5 Homecoming and

Family Weekend:Receptions and dinners forclasses of 1968, 1973,1978, 1983, 1988, 1993,1998, and 2003 in Mankatoand the Twin Cities onFriday evening; reunionevents on campus onSaturday. Family Weekendconcerts on Sunday, Oct. 5.For more information, con-tact the Office of AlumniRelations (800-487-8437).

Oct. 7–8 Nobel Conference®

44: “Who Were the FirstHumans?” Lund Arena,opening at 9:30 a.m. onTuesday. For ticket informa-tion, watch for the orderform in the Fall 2008Quarterly or contact theOffice of College Relations(507-933-7520).

Oct. 25 31st annual AthleticsHall of Fame Banquet andInduction Ceremony,Alumni Hall, 6 p.m.Reservations required; con-tact the Office of AlumniRelations (800-487-8437).

Dec. 5–7 Christmas in ChristChapel 2008, 3:30 p.m.(Dec. 5 and 6 only) and7:30 p.m. Ticket required;watch for the order form inthe Fall 2008 Quarterly.

Dec. 11 Festival of St. Lucia,Christ Chapel, 10 a.m.;Lucia Luncheon sponsoredby Gustavus LibraryAssociates, Alumni Hall, 11a.m. Reservations acceptedfollowing mailing of invita-tion in mid-October.

CalendarAnticipation . . .

Please Note: Times and dates of the events listed on this page are subject tochange. Please call to confirm events of interest.

Additional schedules, information and updatesSports Up-to-date sports schedules may be found on the World Wide Web,

through the Gustavus homepage (gustavus.edu). For a printed schedule of any orall 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 throughRealAudio. Broadcasts may be accessed through a link on Gustavus athleticswebsite, where a broadcast schedule also may be found.

The Arts To receive a more complete fine arts schedule or more information onfine arts events noted in the calendar, contact Al Behrends ’77, director of fine artsprograms, by phone (507-933-7363) or e-mail ([email protected]). Tickets fortheatre and dance performances are available two weeks in advance of theperformance through the Gustavus Ticket Center (507-933-7590).

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THE STATE OF THE COLLEGETHE OUTGOING PRESIDENT REFLECTS

Editor’s Note: LastAugust, President JimPeterson ’64 informedthe College’s board oftrustees of his intentionto retire at the end ofJune 2008. As that timedraws near, VicePresident for CollegeRelations GwendolynFreed, representing theQuarterly, sat downwith Peterson to hear hisimpressions about hispriorities andaccomplishments, andabout the future ofhigher education andGustavus in particular.


Photographs by Stan Waldhauser ’71


GQ: What is your outlook on Gustavus today? JLP: At this point in the College’s history, Gustavus is most certainly in very goodcondition. The campus is in great physical shape. Financially, we are stable. We arenot as strong financially as we need to be, going into the future, but we’re doing ex-tremely well with what we have.

I don’t think our people resources could be any stronger than right now. Wehave excellent administrative leadership in place that will guide the College into thefuture. The faculty is surely as strong as it has ever been. Across the board, peopleare our greatest strength.

There is a true sense of community at Gustavus today. The idea and practice ofcommunity is especially important at this time, as we look ahead, imagine the future,and work together to achieve it. I’m feeling very good about how the College isnow considering its future. We have important pieces in place to achieve our goals.We have a wonderful start with the strategic plan and its initiatives in particular.

GQ: Have you accomplished what you set out to do at Gustavus? JLP: I have accomplished most of the things the Board and the search committeeand I discussed before I came. We talked about setting a new plan in place andbringing the community together with a sense of new common purpose and direc-tion.

We knew there were some leadership and staffing changes that would be goodfor the College. The provost position was established as academic leader and col-legewide leader of institutional planning. We have two deans now for all the aca-

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“I have accomplishedmost of the things theBoard and the search

committee and Idiscussed before I came.We talked about setting

a new plan in place andbringing the community

together with a sense ofnew common purpose

and direction.”


demic work that’s deep and broad. We attended to the separation of college rela-tions from institutional advancement to hold both up more strongly. We joined theadmission and financial assistance offices and better integrated our technology func-tions.

GQ: Among your achievements, what are you most pleased about? JLP: I’m very pleased with the strategic initiatives coming into focus for the future.They will serve the College very well. Some of the components are already underway, one being the Kendall Center for Engaged Learning. We’re excited about whatit will do for faculty development, faculty-student research, and related activities.The Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation also has been established and itsnew director is in place.

We’ve also done some good facility work, with the completion of the Old Mainrenovations, Mattson Hall, and Southwest Hall (begun before my time here). It waswonderful to inaugurate the new football stadium and athletic fields this past fall.Next year, the Arboretum’s prairie restoration will be completed. We’ve preparedthe way for new wind turbines.

We now enjoy closer ties to the Lutheran Church. This was an area named earlyon as a priority. This has stayed a priority for me, and I am sure it will continue to beso. How we do that will be part of a continuing discussion, but the ties are firm andsolid and I am very pleased with the leadership of Professor Darrell Jodock and theboard of trustees on this, as well as the recent addition of the Rev. Grady St. Dennisin church relations.

Diversity is a strong commitment of mine. We have made very good strides butnot nearly as much as I would have liked. The student body is more diverse thanever. We have a new process for integrating diversity goals within our college opera-tion. The demographics of our world are changing fast and we must keep up. We’regetting there.

GQ: You first came to Gustavus as a student in the early sixties. How is it foryou to be back as leader of the institution?JLP: It’s a privilege, coming back to serve as president of my alma mater. There arelots of memories here that are important to me. They do come rolling back. I havewonderful memories of time spent with friends here. I have great appreciation for

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“Diversity is a strongcommitment of mine. We have made very goodstrides but not nearly asmuch as I would haveliked. . . . Thedemographics of ourworld are changing fastand we must keep up.”

President Jim Peterson reflects on changesin higher education with Vice President forCollege Relations Gwendolyn Freed.


faculty members who influenced my life. I met my wife on the sidewalk outside myoffice window.

This has been a chance for me to renew old acquaintances with people who wereteaching and learning here when I was here. I have been able to experience thesense of the place today and also recall how it was. In many ways it hasn’t changed.Some of the old buildings I knew are still working well. The “Gustavus spirit” con-tinues to show up—and continues to be hard to define.

Who we are as a community is the same. The core values that we talk about noware consistent with what I recall from when I was a student here. Our values arewhat make the place authentic. They make for a place that shows up as it says itwants to show up. There is consistency, truthfulness, and authenticity here atGustavus when we are at our best. I think that’s been true for a long time.

For me, it’s been like renewing an old and valuable relationship. It’s made a dif-ference in how I relate to my work. It’s not critical that the president be an alum ofthe College, of course, but it’s been important for me. It’s like being groundedhere.

GQ: What changes do you see coming in higher education? JLP: I see lots of bright lights ahead of us but lots of challenges too. On the chal-lenge side of the ledger is financial pressure. Costs are increasing. We are trying tokeep tuition down because accessibility and affordability are major issues for all ofus. We rely significantly on tuition revenue but we need to keep it down, so we cankeep college accessible and hold down student debt. This is a significant issue forstudents and their families. Without a huge endowment, this is an issue for theCollege, too.

There are also continued competitive forces that affect the kind of student bodythat we enroll. It’s costly to recruit and provide the financial aid and scholarshipsthat we know our students need. As always, attracting and maintaining the bestteachers and administrators is very important. We want great people working withgreat students.

In the future, assessment of student outcomes will continue to be an issue forhigher education. And, we need more ways to describe how good we are at what wedo. Other challenges certainly include changing student demographics and the un-certain economic future including the credit crunch situation.


“There is consistency,truthfulness, and

authenticity here atGustavus when we are

at our best. I think that’s been true

for a long time.”


GQ: How would you characterize the role of a college president today?JLP: It is a unique challenge and privilege, and a unique set of responsibilities.Perhaps, too, a unique set of expectations: leader (and follower), politician, speaker/preacher, cheerleader, convener, solicitor, and others. As a college president, you havemany constituencies. In the for-profit world, you have primarily employees, customers,and shareholders. Here, you have administrators, faculty, trustees, alumni, athletics,the church and church congregations, students, parents, and others. Each has inter-ests and these overlap to a degree. Each has expectations of how the president willspend his time. Each will let you know when you’re not meeting their expectations.

GQ: How have you tried to influence Gustavus most?JLP: I’ve tried to make a difference in influencing a positive campus culture. It’sreally the nature of how we relate to each other, think together, and plan. I hopethat I have helped to make the College better in this way. By a positive culture, Imean more than just being nice. It’s creating community. It’s trusting each otherenough to do work—effective, efficient, and timely work. A good working culturemoves all of us in the College ahead. It’s good for people. It’s good business.

Transparency has been a goal as well, and it’s an important part of how I work. Ifeel we can work best if we are transparent. This means thinking together, dis-cussing, planning, and executing our own primary responsibilities in a way that weare working toward the same ends. I’m always looking for that alignment. I hopealso that I’ve helped build the kind of campuswide leadership that will propelGustavus long into the future—long after I’m gone.

GQ: Have you enjoyed your interactions with students? JLP: The students are the joy of my life in this job. If you don’t enjoy beingaround students, you should find something else to do! I think Gustavus studentsare remarkable for the enthusiasm, smartness, and brightness they bring. The de-gree to which they are engaged in life and activities on and off campus is incredible.I am so encouraged by the kind of students we have here. They encourage me tothink positively about the future when other things in the world sometimes do not.

GQ: What surprised you the most when taking the job? JLP: This notion of how much time and energy is devoted to process in higher ed-

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“The students are the joyof my life in this job. . . .I am so encouraged bythe kind of students we have here. Theyencourage me to thinkpositively about thefuture when other things in the worldsometimes do not.”



ucation—the amount of time it takes to gather the right people around the right de-cision-making process. A good answer can come when you have a way for people toparticipate, but the problem can arise when you allow process to wear down thequality of a decision. I wasn’t aware of how much process can rule.

GQ: Is there anything you would like to have done differently?JLP: I have mixed feelings about whether I would have tried to move some thingsalong faster, because in an academic environment, things just move more deliberate-ly.

What I’ve not done as much as I would like is off-campus outreach, with currentand new donors, and engaging the community in our college. That’s much im-proved now, and I’ve been able to put in more time externally over the last year orso, but not nearly as much as I had hoped.

GQ: How has this job brought out the best in you? JLP: Before I arrived, expectations of what the new president needed to be and dowere well thought out and well written. The match came with some of the things Ihad done professionally—who I am, the way I relate to people and with (I hope!) adegree of authenticity.

I am who I am. If who I am helped the College be what it wants to be, thenhaven’t we done a good job together? If I had to make up a new personality, in asmart place like this, people would see right through it. It’s about fit. The questionwas, is this person a good fit, suited right in terms of personality and how herelates to people, right for this place at this time? For me, the job has also broughtout openness and availability, the need to listen well, and, I guess, a degree of pa-tience.

GQ: What does Gustavus need in the next five to ten years?JLP: The entire Gustavus community needs to believe in its directions. And weneed to believe we can actually achieve our goals. We need to trust each other tocarry out our mutual roles with a sense of commitment and urgency.

A new president coming in will want to believe in and trust in the people whoare here. He or she will want to continue to create and knit together the best possi-ble working relationships.

“I am who I am. If who I am helped

the College be what itwants to be,

then haven’t we done a good job together? ”


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Gustavus needs continuing strong leadership—across the College. It needs cleararticulation of goals for the future and strategies to achieve them. It needs more en-dowment and annual support to make that future happen.

GQ: If you were to leave a note behind for your successor, what would it say? JLP: I would encourage my successor to appreciate and support and enjoy what’shere. Systems are in place. People are in place. The ideas are solid, and you can pickup from where we are now and use your own ideas and creativity, too, but go fromhere.

The note would say, “I am available to you.” I am happy to do that. But it wouldalso say, “I will not involve myself unless you call me.”

It would say, “God speed. You have important work to do.”

GQ: What does the future hold for Jim Peterson?JLP: I’m going to stop for a while. I’ve been running full speed for a long time.Lots of people have given me the advice that I will be just as busy after life atGustavus. This is true, I’m sure, but I will have more choices over how I spend mytime.

I will spend more time with Susan, and play with my grandchildren. I’ll get backto my wooden boats and spend time on the water. Perhaps later in the year I’ll letsome things sift back in. I don’t intend to build a whole new career but I look for-ward to continuing to contribute what I can. I hope I can continue to make a differ-ence—in some new ways. G

“Gustavus needscontinuing strongleadership—across theCollege. It needs cleararticulation of goals forthe future and strategiesto achieve them. It needsmore endowment andannual support to makethat future happen.”



Sportsnotes

Stefanie Ubl

Gustavus senior women’s hockey player Stefanie Ubl (Blaine, Minn.) has received two prestigiouspost-season honors. She was announced as the 2008 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic

Conference Player of the Year and was also named to the American Hockey Coaches Association(AHCA) All-America team. Ubl was a key contributor on a Gustavus team that compiled an overallrecord of 25–3–0 and won its fourth consecutive league title with a record of 18–0–0.

A three-year starter at both defense and forward, Ubl had a banner senior season, ranking third inthe MIAC in scoring with 11 goals and 13 assists for 24 points. She also led the team in scoring with30 points (14 goals and 16 assists) in 25 games for an average of 1.20 points per game. Ubl amassed74 points (34 goals and 40 assists) in 75 games during her three-year career at Gustavus after trans-ferring from the University of North Dakota. She is the seventh player to receive AHCA All-Americahonors in the 11-year history of the Gustavus women’s hockey program and becomes the third Gustieplayer to receive MIAC Player of the Year honors. G

Ubl named All-America, MIACPlayer of the Year

The 2008 MIAC Champion Gustavus women’s hockey team defeated the University of St. Thomas1–0 at Don Roberts Ice Rink to claim its fifth consecutive MIAC playoff tournament title. TheGusties have now won the six MIAC playoff titles in the nine-year history of the tournament.

Women’s hockey wins MIAC


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All four players earned a spot on the2007–08 ITA All-America Team by finishingin the top eight in singles or doubles at thechampionships.

At the conclusion of the tournament, AndyBryan was chosen to receive the 2007 JamesO’Hara Sargent Sportsmanship Award present-ed by Rolex Watch USA. The James O’HaraSargent Sportsmanship Awards go to one maleand one female player who display outstand-ing sportsmanship and exemplify the spirit ofcollege tennis during the course of the ITANational Small College Championships. G

The Gustavus men’s and women’s tennisteams performed very well at the

Intercollegiate Tennis Association SmallCollege Championships in Mobile, Ala., inmid-October.

On the men’s side, senior Andy Bryan(Edina, Minn.) finished second in the sin-gles draw, losing to John Watts ofWashington University (St. Louis, Mo.) 4–6,6–2, 3–6 in the Division III championshipmatch. Bryan then teamed with CharliePaukert (Jr., Grand Forks, N.D.) to finish fourth in the doubles draw.

On the women’s side, senior Jenni White (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) andsophomore Sierra Krebsbach (North Oaks, Minn.) finished sixth andseventh, respectively, in the singles draw. The duo then teamed up tofinish third in the doubles draw.

Andy Bryan

Charlie Paukert

Sierra Krebsbach and Jenni White

The Gustavus men’s tennis team claimed its fourth Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Men’s Indoor Championship with a thrilling 5–4 win

over #1 seed and defending champion UC-Santa Cruz at the Swanson Tennis Center in late February. Members of the team are, front row from left, Mike

Burdakin, Andy Bryan, Nick Hanson, Aaron Zenner, and John Kauss; back row, Coach Steve Wilkinson, Charlie Paukert, Dave Koppel, Ben Tomasek, Kevin

Stickney, assistant coach Tommy Valentini, Dave Tierschel, and assistant coach Kevin Whipple.

Men’s and women’s tennisteams excel at ITA SmallCollege ChampionshipsAndy Bryan receives national sportsmanship award


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Winter Sports Summaryby Tim Kennedy ’82

Men’s Hockey – Coach Brett Peterson saw his squad, which com-piled a record of 13–12–1 overall, place fourth in the regular-season confer-ence standings with a record of 10–6–0. The Gusties qualified for the MIACplayoffs for the seventh straight year and were the only team this season todefeat St. Norbert College, which went on to win the NCAA Div III champion-ship. Sophomore forward David Martinson (St. Louis Park, Minn.) was namedto the all-conference team and first-year goaltender Josh Swartout (St. LouisPark, Minn.) was named to the all-rookie team.

Women’s Hockey – The Gustavus women’s hockey team becamethe first team to complete the MIAC regular season with a perfect record(18–0–0) in winning its fourth consecutive league title. Coach Mike Carroll’ssquad went on to claim its fifth consecutive MIAC playoff championship andqualified for the NCAA tournament for the fifth straight year. The Gusties lostto UW-Superior in the first round of the tournament by the score of 3–1.Stefanie Ubl (sr., Blaine, Minn.), Molly Doyle (sr., Eagan, Minn.), MariGunderson (jr., Shoreview, Minn.), and first-year Kirstin Peterson (St. Paul,Minn.) were named to the all-conference team. Ubl was also named MIACPlayer of the Year.

Men’s Basketball – The Gustavus men’s basketball team complet-ed another successful season with a record of 19–8 overall including a sec-ond-place finish in the conference standings with a record of 14–6. CoachMark Hanson’s squad advanced to the championship game of the MIAC post-season tournament before losing a heartbreaker to St. Thomas, 76–73. TrevorWittwer (sr., Redwood Falls, Minn.) and Kane Sivesind (sr., Madison, Wis.)were named to the all-conference team, and Sivesind was also named to theall-defensive team. Trevor Wittwer was named one of ten finalists for theprestigious Josten’s Division III Player of the Year Award.

Women’s Basketball – The Gustavus women’s basketball teamwas selected to play in the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive sea-

The Gustavus men’s swimming team finished 12th at the NCAA Div.III Swimming and Diving Championships, which took place at

Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in mid-March. Eight swimmers quali-fied for the national meet, including Ben Hanson (sr., Minnetonka,Minn.), Connor Ziegler (sr., Sauk Rapids, Minn.), Tyler Wakefield (jr.,Hutchinson, Minn.), Whitaker Davis (fy., Palatine, Ill.), Clem Auyeung(jr., North Mankato, Minn.), Dave Pearson (jr., Woodbury, Minn.), SkylerDavis (so., Palatine, Ill.), and Matt Stewart (jr., Burnsville, Minn.). TheGusties scored 106 points, marking the third consecutive year that theteam has tallied over 100 points and finished in the top 15 at theNCAA championships.

Four swimmers garnered All-America honors at the meet by virtueof finishing in the top eight in an individual event. Matt Stewart ledthe way as he placed third in the 500 freestyle, sixth in the 200freestyle, and was a member of the 800 freestyle relay team that fin-ished sixth. Skylar Davis placed seventh in the 1650 freestyle and wasa member of the 800 free relay team, and Dave Pearson and BenHanson joined Stewart and Davis on the 800 free relay team. G

The Gustavus men’s swim team won its sixth MIAC title in the pastseven years, outdistancing St. Olaf by 131 points. The team went on to

finish 12th at the NCAA Division III Men’s Swimming and Diving

Championships in Oxford, Ohio.

Men’s swimming teamplaces 12th at NCAAchampionships


son after posting a regular-season mark of 18–10 and finishing third in theMIAC standings with a record of 16–6. The Gusties advanced to the semifinals ofthe MIAC playoffs before losing to St. Thomas (77–61) and then completed theirseason with a 73–64 loss to Simpson in the first round of the NCAA tournament.Jess Vadnais (sr., Hudson, Wis.) received numerous post-season honors includ-ing all-conference, WBCA/State Farm All-Region, D3hoops.com All-Region, andWBCA/State Farm Honorable Mention All-America. Vadnais was also one of tenfinalists for the Josten’s Division III Player of the Year.

Men’s Swimming – The Gustavus men’s swimming team claimed itssixth MIAC title in the past seven years, outscoring St. Olaf by 131 points. TheGusties crowned four individual-event champions: junior Matt Stewart(Burnsville, Minn.) in the 200 and 500 freestyle, senior Ben Hanson(Minnetonka, Minn.) in the 200 butterfly, and sophomore Skylar Davis (Palatine,Ill.) in the 1650 freestyle. The team also claimed two relay titles, the 400 freerelay team of junior Clem Auyeung (North Mankato, Minn.), senior TylerWakefield (Hutchinson, Minn.), Matt Stewart, and Ben Hanson, and the 800 freerelay team of Stewart, Dave Pearson (sr., Woodbury, Minn.), Skylar Davis, andHanson.

Women’s Swimming – The Gustavus women’s swimming team wonits second consecutive MIAC championship and its fourth in the past sevenyears by edging rival St. Olaf by 31 points. The Gusties crowned two eventchampions—sophomore Carrie Gundersen (Minnetonka, Minn.) in the 500freestyle and the 200 free relay team consisting of sophomore Janae Piehl(Hutchinson, Minn.), sophomore Christi O’Connor (Great Falls, Mont.), juniorEmma Espel (Fargo, N.D.), and sophomore Jonna Berry (Hastings, Minn.).

Gymnastics – The Gustavus gymnastics team compiled a regular seasondual meet record of 3–3 and placed seventh at the Wisconsin IntercollegiateAthletic Conference Championships, which were held in Whitewater, Wis. TheGusties qualified two competitors for the National Collegiate GymnasticsAssociation Championships, which took place in Cortland, N.Y. Junior Aryn Bell(Eden Prairie, Minn.) finished 42nd on the vault with a score of 9.225, and jun-ior Laura Hansen (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) placed 52nd on the balance beamwith a score of 8.475.

Men’s Nordic Skiing – The Gustavus men’s nordic skiing team fin-ished a solid season with a sixth-place finish at the Central Collegiate SkiAssociation (CCSA) Regional Championships, which were held in Biwabik, Minn.Junior Jens Brabbit (Winona, Minn.) was the team’s top finisher in both the 10kfreestyle, placing 23rd, and the 15k classic, finishing 15th.

Women’s Nordic Skiing – The Gustavus women’s nordic ski teamturned in the finest season in the history of the program, placing second at theCentral Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) Regional Championships and 18th atthe NCAA championships. The Gusties finished ahead of three Division I pro-grams at the regional meet and qualified three skiers for the NCAA champion-ships for the first time in the program’s history. That group comprised seniorLaura Edlund (Forest Lake, Minn.), who finished 18th in the 15K classic race and38th in the freestyle, junior Kelly Chaudoin (Ely, Minn.), who placed 29th in thefreestyle and 35th in the classic, and senior Kathleen DeWahl (St. Paul, Minn.),who placed 27th in the classic and 37th in the freestyle. The NCAA CollegiateSki Championships are unique in that they combine Division I, II, and III pro-grams into one event, which makes the performances of Edlund, Chaudoin, andDeWahl even more impressive.

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The Gustavuswomen’s swim teamwon its secondconsecutive MIACtitle, edging St. Olaf

by 31 points. The

Gustie women have

now won four titles in

the past seven years.

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Men’s Indoor Track and Field – The Gustavus men’s trackand field team finished seventh at the MIAC Indoor Track and FieldChampionships, which were held at Saint John’s University. Senior DrewHood (Mankato, Minn.) was the lone event champion for the Gusties, as hewon the pole vault at a height of 14 feet, 11 1/2 inches. Hood also placedsecond in the heptathlon with a school-record total of 4,659 points.

Women’s Indoor Track and Field – The Gustavuswomen’s track and field team finished second at the MIAC indoor champion-ships, held at Saint John’s University. The Gusties claimed three individualevent titles including two by sophomore Kaelene Lundstrum (Bird Island,Minn.). Lundstrum won the pentathlon with a school- and conference-record total of 3,342 points and the high jump at a height of 5 feet, 3 inch-es. Senior Shanna Dawson (Fairmont, Minn.) was the other winner, as sheclaimed the pole vault title at a height of 11 feet, 11-3/4 inches. Lundstrumand Dawson also qualified for the NCAA indoor championships, whereLundstrum finished 14th in the high jump (5’ 3-1/4“) and Dawson earnedAll-America honors with a sixth-place finish in the pole vault (12’ 0“).

Tim Kennedy ’82 has been sports information director at Gustavussince 1990.

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Wittwer named AcademicAll-American

Pole vaulter Shanna Dawsonsixth at NCAA indoors

Senior Shanna Dawson (Fairmont, Minn.) finished in a tie for sixthin the pole vault at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Track and Field

Championships, which were held at Ohio Northern University in Ada,Ohio, in mid-March. Dawson cleared a career-best indoor height of 12feet at the national meet. She earned All-America honors by virtue offinishing in the top eight at the NCAA championships. G

Gustavus men’s basketball playerTrevor Wittwer, a senior from

Redwood Falls, Minn., has been namedto the College Sports InformationDirectors of America (CoSIDA)/ESPN TheMagazine’s Academic All-America Team.Wittwer, a health fitness major with a3.89 grade point average, was a ThirdTeam selection in the College Division. Athree-year starter and two-time all-con-ference selection, Wittwer scored his1,000th career point during the seasonand finished his career ranked 21st on

the all-time scoring list with 1,172 points. Wittwer becomes the 67thGustavus student-athlete to be named to a CoSIDA Academic All-America team and the second this academic year following soccer play-er Trevor Brown, who was honored in December. Trevor is the thirdGustavus basketball player to be honored, joining current head coachMark Hanson (1983) and Marc Newell (1998). Gustavus ranks 14thamong all Division III institutions in number of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. G

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Gustavus Adolphus College

by Teresa Harland ’94

Rollie Hirman ’58 tells the storywith a wide grin across his face.

It goes something like this: In 1957,Vic Gustafson ’42 took a gaggle ofnine swimmers to Georgia to swim inexhibition meets with Georgia Techand others. “We were so excitedabout the trip that we didn’t evenconsider our means of transportation.Vic’s ’49 station wagon turned outto be our means of transportation,and it was so cramped that two of ushad to alternate turns lying across theluggage the entire way to Georgia!”says Hirman.

As this group of young men, ledby their proverbial “father,” Vic, trav-eled south in a filled-to-capacity sta-tion wagon, they together shared anexperience that is now a fond memo-ry. According to Rollie, Vic, not un-like Jesus, would reenact the miracle of the loaves and fishes andfeed the multitudes. “We’d find a place to pull over and eat and Vicwould appear with sandwiches. We kept wondering where this foodcame from.” During one roadside lunch stop, Rollie experienced alife much different than in St. Peter, Minnesota. He saw first-handhow race relations in the South differed from what existed in St.Peter. Rollie recalls running from the park to a distant restaurant tobuy a soda. When he entered the business, he was told to exit the

door and goaround to the“Whites Only”entrance.

VicGustafsonplayed a signifi-cant role inRollie’s life. “Vichad an uncannyability of takingan average manand swimmerand turning himinto something

special. Vic did that for many of us on the swim team. We leftGustavus not only better swimmers, but better people.”

Rollie has carried a personal sense of gratitude in his heart formany, many years. He had spent his first year of college at anotherprivate Minnesota school, where he didn’t do so well academicallyand was asked not to return. On bended knee, he approachedGustavus and begged for a second chance. The late HowardHolcomb ’49, then director of admissions, gave him that secondchance. Rollie went on to graduate from Gustavus in four years andvowed that someday, somehow, he would repay the chance thatHoward and Gustavus took.

As Rollie’s 50th reunion approached, he felt the time was rightto make a special gift to Gustavus. “Our class has set lofty goals andI wanted to do my part to see us reach them.” Utilizing a charitableremainder trust, Rollie and Mary Hirman used appreciated assets—in their case, real estate—to fund the trust. In return, Rollie andMary will receive a life income from the trust, with Gustavus andthe Mayo Clinic named as beneficiaries. If you are interested in a lifeincome gift, please call Laurie Dietrich, planned gift administrator,at 507-933-6043 or e-mail [email protected]..

Teresa Harland ’94 has been associate vice president for advancement atGustavus since 2006.

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A 1949 station wagon, Vic Gustafson,and a trip to Georgia

President Jim Peterson recently visited with Mary and Rollie ’58 Hirman at their home in Florida. TheHirmans have completed a trust in honor of Rollie’s 50th reunion in late May, with Gustavus and theMayo Clinic as beneficiaries.

Contact InformationFor information about establishing

an annual or endowed scholarship, a charitabletrust 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 anotherCollege purpose, please contact Gift Office staff

by phone (800-726-6192 or 507-933-7512) or e-mail ([email protected]), or ask a staff member to contact you

by visiting gustavus.edu, clicking on “Giving to Gustavus”

and then “Contact Gift Office Staff.”

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Legacy

ConeflowerPrairieblooms withpossibilities

by Teresa Harland ’94

The Coneflower Prairie projectlooks forward to the spring

sun. Not only will theConeflower Prairie be planted

this fall, but Gustavus hopes totake full advantage of the $200,000

Schmidt Foundation matching grant opportunity to help restore the 70-acreprairie in an undeveloped area of Linnaeus Arboretum. The Carl and Verna

Schmidt Foundation will match gifts and multi-year pledges at a 1:1 ratio untilMay 31, 2008.

“Our fundraising efforts have been strong, and we continue to talk with donorswho are interested in supporting what will be an amazing prairie right here in St.

Peter,” says Cindy Johnson-Groh, executive director of Linnaeus Arboretum.Fundraising efforts through March totaled almost $130,000 toward the $200,000

matching grant opportunity. If you have any questions, please call the Office of Institutional Advancement at

1-800-726-6192 for more information or to make your gift. You are welcome tovisit the Coneflower Prairie website at gustavus.edu/arboretum. G

ONLINE information, resources, ideasHave 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)■ E-brochures on planned gifts, wills, estate planning, to study on your

own or to take to your financial adviser■ The Honor Roll of Donors, at gustavus.edu/giving/honorroll.

Presidential Fund created In support of retiring President Jim Peterson’s vision and

his wishes, Gustavus Adolphus College has created the

James L. Peterson Presidential Fund for Research andDevelopment. With your help, the leaders who follow in

his footsteps will inherit more than a campus and

community transformed by his leadership. They will also

inherit a launch pad for the new ideas through which the

College will make dramatic contributions to the common

good in the generations to come.

You are invited to join in support of this endowed

fund to honor and perpetuate Jim Peterson’s legacy at

Gustavus with a gift. The goal is to raise significant

funds for the endowment by May 31. If you have

questions or would like additional information about the

fund, call the Office of Institutional Advancement at

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Celebration of aPresidency event 31 ■ Fallreunions 33 ■ Gustiewinemakers 40 ■

weddings 47 ■ births 47 ■

in memoriam 49 ■ Staffservice recognition 50

Gustavus AlumniAssociationThe mission of the AlumniAssociation is to facilitate amongformer students lifelong relationshipswith Gustavus and with each other,to enable alumni to actively advanceand engage in the mission of theCollege.

Class news and information to beincluded in the Alumni section ofthe Quarterly should be sent to:Alumni Relations OfficeGustavus Adolphus College800 West College AvenueSt. Peter, MN 56082-1498phone • 800-487-8437e-mail • [email protected] • gustavus.edu

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40Class Agents:Carl Lofgren, Evelyn Strom Pearson

e-mail: [email protected]

Juanita Dahlberg Marotta, GreenValley, AZ, is the author of SwedishPioneer.

48Class Agent:Lorrie Johnson Leaf


Dorothy Krey Garrison,Monroe, WA, established theDorothy K. GarrisonEndowed Research Fund inDiabetes at the Universityof Washington MedicalSchool.

50Class Agent:Gloria Martell Benson


Roger J. Hanson, Cedar Falls, IA, is aphysics researcher at University ofNorthern Iowa.

51Class Agent:Dorothy Johnson Lutz


Dennis Lofstrom, Overland Park, KS,is working on building a hospital inNyakato, near Mwanza, Tanzania ■Ruth Zimmerman, Rice Lake, WI, re-tired from University of WisconsinCenter for Cooperatives.


GUSTAVUSALUMNIASSOCIATION

OFFICERS

Jan Ledin Michaletz ’74President

Ron White ’75Vice President

Jason Sawyer ’93Past President & Ex-OfficioRepresentative, Board ofTrustees

Randall Stuckey ’83Executive Secretary

Kelly Waldron ’84Treasurer

BOARD MEMBERS

term expires Fall 2008

Cathy Edlund Bussler ’00,Chanhassen

Scott Gilyard ’83, Maple GroveDavid Johnson ’84, EaganJanna King ’76, MinneapolisPaul Koch ’87, PlymouthPeter Nyhus ’60, Park RapidsRichard Olson ’82, EdinaAdam Eckhardt ’08, Student

Representative


Liesl Batz ’90, MinneapolisVivian Foyou ’02, Morgantown, WVDerek Hansen ’94, MinnetonkaJan Eiffert Hoomani ’62,

Raleigh, NCJim “Moose” Malmquist ’53,

ScandiaJan Ledin Michaletz ’74, EdinaChristopher Rasmussen ’88,

Columbia Heights


Jeff Heggedahl ’87, MinneapolisKay Rethwill Moline ’56, St. PeterKristin Miller Prestegaard ’99,

St. PaulMary Sutherland Ryerse ’90,

WoodburyBetsy Starz ’02, Maple GroveRon White ’75, Eden Prairie

Swenson joins Century ClubHildur Anderson Swenson ’30 celebrated her 100th birthday on December 15, 2007, along with 37 relatives from nine statesand two countries. At a reception held in her honor, she is pictured with a bouquet of 100 roses, a gift from her neighbors.Swenson is a retired teacher (including 12 years at St. Peter High School) and parish worker, and served as class agent for herGustavus class for many years.

Five generations framedJudy Lund Erdman ’57 came up with a creative way to display five generations ofGusties in her family. She took her photos and ideas to Carol Adele-Jewett, propri-etor of Artful Imaging in Roseville, MN, who assembled the family tree shownabove. The line starts at upper right with her grandfather, Peter Melin, an immi-grant from Sweden who studied pipe organ and piano in the School of Music atGustavus in the 1890s. His daughter Anna ’26 (Judy’s mother) married Carl Lund’27, and they sent three daughters and one of their sons to Gustavus. Judy mar-ried Bob Erdman ’56, and they in turn had three daughters, all of whom graduat-ed from Gustavus. Daughter Amy ’82 married Paul Biewen ’80; they have fourchildren, and this past fall their daughter—Judy’s granddaughter—Elise Biewen’11 enrolled as a fifth-generation Gustie.

50 YearCLUBMay 30–31

2008


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53Class Agents:Thomas Boman, Marv Larson


Gus Harms, Waterloo, WI, is an at-torney at Harms Law Office ■Delphine Hedtke, St. Paul, is en-gaged in issues related to social jus-tice, human rights, and public policyaffairs ■ Roy R. Johnson, EdenPrairie, is classification record man-ager at the Lawrence LivermoreNational Lab ■ Inga Carlson Nelson,Battle Lake, teaches in the FergusFalls ISD and at the YMCA ■ SallyLaFond Stalley, Bloomington, retiredas marketing programs administratorat the Toro Company.

54Class Agents:Forrest Chaffee, HelenForsgren Hokenson


Sharon Anthony Bower, Stanford,CA, is semi-retired from ConfidenceTraining, Inc.

56Class Agents: CarolynJens Brusseau, JoAnnJohnson Lundborg


Erland Nord, Edmonton, Alberta, isactive in his faith community.

57Class Agents: Nancy Reiter Grimes,Clem and Marlys MattsonNelson


Barbara Churchill Stangler,Cleveland, retired as owner ofHometown Travel, St. Peter.

58Class Agent:Owen Sammelson


Noel Behne, Corrales, NM, is seniorvice president of busi-ness development atFirst CommunityBank ■ StanLarson, Altoona,WI, is a real estatebroker/builder atSWL Real Estate.

60Class Agent:Dennis Johnson


Rosemarie Anderson Kohler, Vista,CA, lost her husband, Albert, lastJuly ■ Lester Schuft, Hutchinson, isa sales representative and host forKDUZ/KARP radio and plays in apolka band.

ReunionWeekend2008Class of 1958 & 50 Year Club

Friday, May 301–7 p.m. Registration – Jackson Campus Center2:30 p.m. Reunion Seminar I – Alumni Hall

The Peterson Presidency, 2003–08Jim Peterson ’64 will reflect on his five-year tenure as president and the status of the College today.

4 p.m. Class of 1958 Memorial Service – Christ Chapel4:30 p.m. 1958 Class Photo – Christ Chapel

5 p.m. 50 Year Club Dinner – Campus Banquet Rooms5 p.m. Class of 1958 Reception – The Dive6 p.m. Class of 1958 Banquet – Alumni Hall8 p.m. 1958 Class Social – The Dive

Saturday, May 317:45 a.m. Class of 1958 Continental Breakfast – Campus Banquet Room

At 8 a.m. Carole Lambert Cameron ’58 will perform a portrayal of Katie Luther in My Life with Martin.8 a.m. Breakfast available ala carte – Evelyn Young Dining Room

8:30–5:30 p.m. Registration – Jackson Campus Center9 a.m. Reunion Seminar II – Alumni Hall

Discover Our Natural WorldNaturalist Jim Gilbert ’62 will demonstrate that the greatest show on earth is just outside our backdoors everywhere we look. This seminar will provide you with the awareness to get the best seat inthe house.

10 a.m. Refreshments and Conversation – Alumni Hall10:30 a.m. Reunion Seminar III – Alumni Hall

Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in ChiefJames M. McPherson ’58 will discuss ways in which Lincoln, who had no formal military training andvirtually no military experience, mastered a steep learning curve to become an effective commanderin chief during the Civil War. Topics discussed will include the various levels of the commander inchief’s responsibilities in wartime; war aims; national strategy (including the issues of slavery andemancipation); military strategy; military operations; and Lincoln’s relations with prominent gener-als, including McClellan, Meade, and Grant.

Noon Book Signings – Johnson Student Union second floorJames McPherson ’58 & Dennis Johnson ’60Books available by McPherson include Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, This Mighty Scourge:Perspectives on the Civil War, Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam, For Cause and Comrades: Why MenFought in the Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution.Johnson will be signing the second printing of Esby! The Heart and Mind of a Professor, a collabo-rated book written with the late professor emeritus of religion Robert Esbjornson ’41 prior to hisdeath last October. The book is described as the memoirs of Esbjornson’s long career and includes acollection of his writings. Johnson provided the narrative and context.

12:30 p.m. Alumni Luncheon for 50 Year Club and 1958 – Campus Banquet Rooms2 p.m. Reunion Seminar IV – Alumni Hall

Is There an Elephant in the Room?The intriguing title refers to the awkward dilemma that evolution presents to believers. The elephantis a metaphor for the Godless process of evolution by natural selection that posits that all life gradu-ally appeared without any guidance or external influence—no intelligent designer. Thomas J. Lindell’63, a scientist and believer will examine whether it is possible to do theology in light of this impasse.

3:30 p.m. Vesper Service – Christ Chapel4:30 p.m. President’s Reception – Evelyn Young Dining Room

5 p.m. Alumni Banquet – Evelyn Young Dining RoomPresentation of Greater Gustavus Award to President Jim and Susan (Pepin) Peterson ’64 ’65 andDistinguished Alumni Citations to Craig Johnson ’69, Bloomington, MN, bishop, Minneapolis AreaSynod, ECLA; Talmadge King ’70, Oakland, CA, chair, department of medicine, University ofCalifornia, San Francisco; and Barbara Berry Leonard ’63, Marine on Saint Croix, MN, professor,long-term care of children and youth, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota.

8 p.m. Gustavus Wind Orchestra Concert – Christ Chapel

50thANNIVERSARYMay 30–31

2008



61Class Agent:Virgene Grack Sehlin


Roger Fletcher, Blue Earth, retired asa Realtor and broker ■ Bruce Kobs,Excelsior, retired as a dentist.

62Class Agents:Sandra Luedtke Buendorf,Jan Eiffert Hoomani, BenLeadholm


Floyd Flowers, De Kalb, IL, is formerhead of the Family Service Agency inDeKalb, IL; in his honor, the nonprof-it has been renamed the FloydFlowers Family Service Agency.

63Class Agents:Bill Lahti, Paul Tillquist


Gary F. Anderson, Hugo, is directorof Crossing Bridges for the St. PaulSynod of the ELCA ■ Tom Bohn,Ithaca, NY, is director of theWashington Semester for IthacaCollege ■ Pat Findley Casto, NewHope, retired as a program assistantand receptionist at Park NicolletHealth Services ■ Donald Granberg,Salt Lake City, UT, recently audited aclass at University of Utah titled “TheAnthropology of Mormonism” ■ ElliGilbert Holt, Harker Heights, TX, pro-vides after-school care to her grand-children ■ Mary Bradford Ivey,Sarasota, FL, traveled this year tovisit the national parks in theSouthwest and is planning a trip toSweden ■ Abby Arthur Johnson,Alexandria, VA, is adjunct professorof liberal studies at GeorgetownUniversity ■ Barbara K. Johnson,Fargo, ND, is an RN at MeritcareHealth Systems ■ JeannineBrunskill Johnson, Minneapolis, re-tired as an office assistant in the di-vision of health for the City ofBloomington ■ Ken Johnson,Excelsior, is CEO of CMS Direct ■Bonnie Kuseske MacLean, GrandMarais, was appointed by the gover-nor as a Cook County representativeto the Governor’s Council onMinnesota’s Coastal Program■ Kent Nakamaru,Kealakekua, HI, is aself-employed dentist■ Joanne UrnessSorenson, BloomingPrairie, is an RN at theOwatonna Hospital ■David Toft, Rochester, is a researcherat the Mayo Medical Center ■ CaroleRosenkrans Zacher, Eden Prairie, isactive with gardening, grandchildren,church activities, volunteer work, andtravel to her cabin.

Gustavus alumni

ReunionWeekend2008Class of 1963

Friday, May 301–7 p.m. Registration – Jackson Campus Center1:30 p.m. Bridge Tournament – Arboretum Interpretive Center

Self-guided Tours – Granlund sculptures and Hillstrom Museum of ArtGolf Tournament (9 holes) – Shoreland Country Club

2:30 p.m. Reunion Seminar I – Alumni HallThe Peterson Presidency, 2003–08Jim Peterson ’64 will reflect on his five-year tenure as president and the status of the College today.Nurses Reunion – Linner Lounge

5 p.m. Memorial Service for Class of 1963 – Christ Chapel5:30 p.m. Social Hour – President’s House6:30 p.m. Class of 1963 Dinner – President’s House8:30 p.m. Socializing/Singing/Story Telling – Arboretum Interpretive Center

PowerPoint photo tour of old haunts

Saturday, May 318 a.m. Breakfast available ala carte – Evelyn Young Dining Room

Table gatherings for conversation8:30–5:30 p.m. Registration – Jackson Campus Center

9 a.m. Reunion Seminar II – Alumni HallDiscover Our Natural WorldNaturalist Jim Gilbert ’62 will demonstrate that the greatest show on earth is just outside our backdoors everywhere we look. This seminar will provide you with the awareness to get the best seat in thehouse.

9:30 a.m. Open Tennis – Swanson Tennis Center10 a.m. Refreshments and Conversation – Alumni Hall

10:30 a.m. Reunion Seminar III – Alumni HallTried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in ChiefJames M. McPherson ’58 will discuss ways in which Lincoln, who had no formal military training andvirtually no military experience, mastered a steep learning curve to become an effective commander inchief during the Civil War. Topics discussed will include the various levels of the commander in chief’sresponsibilities in wartime; war aims; national strategy (including the issues of slavery and emancipa-tion); military strategy; military operations; and Lincoln’s relations with prominent generals, includingMcClellan, Meade, and Grant.

Noon Book Signings – Johnson Student Union second floorJames McPherson ’58 & Dennis Johnson ’60Books available by McPherson include Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, This Mighty Scourge:Perspectives on the Civil War, Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam, For Cause and Comrades: Why MenFought in the Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution.Johnson will be signing the second printing of Esby! The Heart and Mind of a Professor, a collaborat-ed book written with the late professor emeritus of religion Robert Esbjornson ’41 prior to his deathlast October. The book is described as the memoirs of Esbjornson’s long career and includes a collectionof his writings. Johnson provided the narrative and context.

12:30 p.m. Class of 1963 Luncheon – Alumni HallClass photo taken

2 p.m. Reunion Seminar IV – Alumni HallIs There an Elephant in the Room?The intriguing title refers to the awkward dilemma that evolution presents to believers. The elephantis a metaphor for the Godless process of evolution by Natural Selection that posits that all life gradual-ly appeared without any guidance or external influence—no intelligent designer. Thomas J. Lindell’63, a scientist and believer will examine whether it is possible to do theology in light of this impasse.

3:30 p.m. Vesper Service – Christ Chapel4:30 p.m. President’s Reception – Evelyn Young Dining Room

5 p.m. Alumni Banquet – Evelyn Young Dining RoomPresentation of Greater Gustavus Award to President Jim and Susan Pepin Peterson ’64 ’65 andDistinguished Alumni Citations to Craig Johnson ’69, Bloomington, MN, bishop, Minneapolis AreaSynod, ECLA; Talmadge King ’70, Oakland, CA, chair, department of medicine, University of California,San Francisco; and Barbara Berry Leonard ’63, Marine on Saint Croix, MN, professor, long-term careof children and youth, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota.

8 p.m. Gustavus Wind Orchestra Concert – Christ Chapel8:30 p.m. Afterglow for Class of 1963 – Arboretum Interpretive Center

Singing and socializing

45thANNIVERSARYMay 30–31

2008


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64Class Agents:Linda LeonardsonHallman, Joanna CarlsonSwanson


Sharon Johnson Corl, Mound, retiredas a deputy clerk for the City ofSpring Park ■ Dennis Lundquist,Monticello, retired as a physical ther-apist at Nova Care.

65Class Agents:Bev Nordskog Hedeen,Elaine Buck Stenman


Anna Gaustad Motzko, Sun Lakes,AZ, is retiring as a French teacher atGilbert High School.

66Class Agents:Sharon AndersonEngman, JoyceHenrikson Ramseth


Elouise Anderson Johnson,Excelsior, is administrative vice presi-dent for CMS Direct ■ KentRosenblum, Alameda, CA, is ownerof Rosenblum Cellars ■ KathrynWellington, Bellingham, WA, is pro-gram manager for healthcare educa-tion programs at the OccupationalHealth and Safety Agency forHealthcare.

67Class Agent:position open


Janet Anderson Carter, ClintonTownship, MI, recently sang underconductor John Rutter at CarnegieHall in New York.

68Class Agents:John and Kris LundbergMoorhead, PaulaNavarro


Kathy Eaton Asted, Andover, isowner and dental consultant of AstedConsulting Associates ■ NaomiRothrock Baker, Manassas, VA, is anurse with Fairfax-Northern VirginiaHematology-Oncology ■ BarbaraVeker Elnes, Edina, is a full-timesubstitute teacher in the Hopkinsand Edina ISDs ■ John Knox is deanof the college of science, engineer-ing, and technology at MinnesotaState University, Mankato ■ DavidOlsen, Mendota Heights, retired as amanager of customs and trade affairsat 3M ■ Gloria Blaine Olsen,

Mendota Heights, is a partnerat Kennedy & Graven ■Julie Biehl Paschke,Minneapolis, retired asan RN at the HennepinCounty Medical Center

■ Julie Hallquist Petersen,Shoreview, teaches second grade atComo Park Elementary ■ JudyOpheim Schwakopf, Overland Park,KS, is education coordinator atCarondolet Health ■ StephenYoungdahl, Austin, TX, is senior pas-tor at Shepherd of the Hills LutheranChurch.

69Class Agents:Dave and Jane NormanLeitzman


Carol A. Johnson, Marshall, is a saleassociate at Southwest MinnesotaHousing Partner ■ Karen MattesonKnox, Pocatello, ID, retired as ateacher and administrator ■ PaulStrand, Merrill, WI, is an adjunct pro-fessor for Marian College and teachesin the Alternative TeacherCertification Program ■ BeckyBiesterfeld Strand, Merrill, WI, is anELL teacher in the Merrill Area PublicSchools.

70Class Agents:Karol Klint Greupner,Lindy Turner Purdy


Sue Gavere Davis, Hudson, WI, is afinancial planner at Focus Financial■ Robert Hade, Fort Dodge, IA, isowner of Hade Carpet & FurnitureStore ■ Dale Hedstrand, Shoreview,is owner of Focal Point FinancialServices and chair of the board of theWhite Bear Area Chamber ofCommerce ■ Sandy MacKenzieMadsen, Hudson, WI, retired as aphysical education and healthteacher ■ Kirk Metzger, Appleton,WI, is a self-employed facility con-sultant ■ Joanne Toberg Peterson,Shoreview, retired as a library clerkfor the City of Columbia Heights ■James Sawyer, Maple Grove, retiredas a financial specialist at the XcelEnergy Foundation ■ Barbara EnnisZiemer, St. Paul, retired as a first-grade teacher in the Roseville ISD.

71Class Agent:Bruce Johnson


Mark Borglum, North St. Paul, worksat Reeves Park, Inc. ■ KarenLeonardson Borre, St. Louis Park, ismanager of training organization atMTS Systems ■ Mike Gisvold,Plymouth, works at Relocation TitleServices ■ Leslie Anderson Hade,Fort Dodge, IA, is volunteer directorfor the City of Fort Dodge ■ Susan K.Johnson, Sigourney, IA, is co-direc-tor of the select children’s choir,Govap, in southeast Iowa ■ DianeBerthiaume Kokal, Orono, is an in-

Botanical discoveryNorma Johnson Hein ’53, Charlotte, NC, was on a tour of the Daniel StoweBotanical Garden in Belmont, NC, with her retirement community group and dis-covered that the botanical garden staff member meeting them—Jamie Burghardt’95, manager of the Orchid Conservatory—was also a Gustie. The 8,000-square-foot Orchid Conservatory opened January 19 and holds more than 13,000 plants,about 300 orchids at a time, a cascade waterfall, and a reflecting pool.

Gustavus Alumni Association hosts

CELEBRATION OF A PRESIDENCYJim and Susan Pepin Peterson ’64 ’65

This special alumni event honors the Petersons for contributions of leadership and service to the Gustavus community

that will endure far into the future.

Sunday, June 8, 2008 Dessert Reception – 6:30 p.m.

Program – 7:30 p.m. Interlachen Country Club 6200 Interlachen Boulevard, Edina

Reply requested by June 4. Office of Alumni Relations, telephone 800-487-8437

or e-mail [email protected] 3–42008



dependent consultant ■ ThomasOpheim, Ada, is an attorney at theOpheim Law Office and for NormanCounty ■ Kathy Wangerin Pederson,Stillwater, is a radiologist at St.John’s Hospital ■ Marian PetersenRiggert, Mancos, CO, is a team leaderin the Southwest Colorado MentalHealth Center ■ Lynne MattkeSchulz, St. Louis Park, is a ballroomdancer and owns Organizer On Duty■ Craig Waryan, Mesa, AZ, is an in-dependent contractor ■ Judy YoungWilder, Clarkston, WA, is bookkeeperat Map Travel Company ■ BrianWohlrabe, Eden Prairie, is owner ofthe Weco Equipment Company.

72Class Agents:Todd Dokken, MelanieOhman Thornberg


Carol Brahee, Cologne, is a clinicalquality consultant/RN at FairviewRidges Hospital ■ Susan CarlsonHayes, Montgomery, is art teacherand media specialist for theMontgomery-Lonsdale schools and il-lustrated the book New Prague, A to Z■ Trish Haugo Wheaton, Toronto,Ontario, is president of WundermanCanada ■ Mary Wollan, Spring Park,retired as operations manager at theHennepin County Medical Center.

73Class Agent:Matt Peterson


Gail Wohlman Ahern, Taunton, is aself-employed farmer ■ John Apitz,Mendota Heights, is an attorney inthe government relations departmentat Messerli & Kramer ■ MarilynWeigand Barnes, Champlin, is anRN, certified pediatric nurse practi-tioner at Riverway Clinic ■ DennisBorn, Waseca, is a geologist/hydrolo-gist at Born Well Drilling ■ JanetWesterlund Carlson, Maple Grove, isdirector of music at Osseo UnitedMethodist ■ Tom Dahlberg, Tucson,AZ, retired as a math teacher and as-sistant coach atHastings HighSchool ■StephenEdlund, ForestLake, teaches atCoon Rapids MiddleSchool ■ Deborah Ellis,St. Paul, is an attorney in privatepractice and was named to the 2007Who’s Who in Criminal Defense Top 40list ■ Jill Fagerlund, Faribault, is ateacher and elementary counselor atLincoln School in Faribault ■Kathleen Boehmke Janacek, LakeElmo, is a dentist withHealthPartners ■ Jim Kain, Inver

Grove Heights, is a software engineerat Lockheed Martin ■ Barry Lane,Detroit Lakes, is vice president oflearning services at Minnesota StateCommunity & Technical College ■Kurt A. Larson, Cambridge, is a pa-role officer for the State of MinnesotaDepartment of Corrections ■ JulieLindahl, Minnetonka, is medical di-rector at United Healthcare ■ PaulMaatz, Wilton, is administrator inthe state courts of the Ninth JudicialDistrict ■ Janet Nietz McCarty,Marco Island, FL, retired as a healthand physical education teacher atWoodbury High School ■ Le AnnPeterson Metzger, Appleton, WI, isprincipal at Coolidge Elementary inNeenah ■ Linda Brekke Opheim,Ada, is an RN with Norman-Mahnomen Public Health ■ KathrynJohnson Reischel, Hudson, WI, re-tired as an English teacher in theHudson ISD ■ Diane PetersonRetzlaff, Shafer, teaches first gradein the Forest Lake ISD ■ Rick Webb,Edina, is owner of Ciao Bella, Zelo,and Bacio restaurants ■ SondraMaruska Weinzierl, Plymouth, is atraining consultant at WeinzierlEducation Assoc.

74Class Agents:Rob Linner, Jan LedinMichaletz


Ruth Anne Johnson Edlund, ForestLake, teaches kindergarten at MainStreet School in North Branch ■Dave Hedlin, New Lenox, IL, is pas-tor at Peace Lutheran Church ■ GailJanezich, Farmington, NM, is a GEDteacher at San Juan College ■ KenMitchell, Altoona, WI, retired as aphysician.

75Class Agent:Paul Heckt


Marlene Beck, Eden Prairie, is HR di-rector at Walker Methodist ■ JoanieMacDonald Fox, Edina, is a home-maker ■ Mary Howell, SanFrancisco, CA, is a senior paralegal atMorrison and Foester ■ GretchenStahlke Laubach, Chaska, is an RN-medical/oncology/case manager atRidgeview Medical Center ■ BruceMcKenzie, Diamondhead, MS, worksin the Naval Oceanographic Office ■Melody Pauling, Minneapolis, is asecretary at University of Minnesota■ David Scholberg, Ortonville, is re-gional vice president for PrimericaFinancial Services.

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1956 Annual Class Agents meetingJoAnn Johnson Lundborg ’56 and Carolyn Jens Brusseau ’56 once again faith-fully reported to the Hualalai Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii for the 1956 an-nual Class Agents meeting in February. Usually held in the dead of winter, theirannual meeting brings both agents together to construct class letters and planstrategy for the year. Whether they are “with or without” behind the beach towelwill be forever in doubt!

Houston Gusties Gather!The Houston Chapter participated in the national Gusties Gather! day onSeptember 30, 2007. Seated from left are Becky Blanton ’98, Duane Talus ’58,and Wanda Schwartz Schnabel ’69. Standing are Sonya Harbo Talus ’58,Deborah Carroll Lookabaugh ’74, Valerie Savwoir Rosemond ’73, Jeff Marshall’75, Connie Martin Johnson ’75, Bob Holmes ’82, and Dean Johnson ’63.

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76Class Agent:Bruce Olson


Lory Dubbels, Minneapolis, is a reg-istered sales assistant at UBSFinancial ■ Mark Eskola, Duluth, isorchestra director in the Duluth ISD■ Jane Pollock Holland, Burnsville,is an imaging consultant at MedicalImaging Dynamics ■ Glenn S.Johnson, Omaha, NE, works in retailsales at Target ■ Sandra MaxfieldJohnson, Omaha, NE, is a pre-kinder-garten teacher at King of KingsLutheran Church ■ Terry BrandtLane, Detroit Lakes, is USA nationaldirector for Moms in TouchInternational ■ Kris MatherMadsen, North Las Vegas, NV, is acommunity manager at PrismManagement ■ Terry Madsen, NorthLas Vegas, NV, works at CVS Pharmacy■ Bonnie Bergs Morcomb, Dayton,is director at Coventry Health Care.

77Class Agents:Al Behrends, Terri Novak Delebo


Jim Elvecrog, Maplewood, is globallab manager at 3M ■ Sharon DahlEskola, Duluth, is a music specialistat Lakewood Elementary ■ LeanneTurnblom Greenheck, St. Paul, worksin the GI department at AspenMedical Group ■ Victor Richardson,Sledge, MS, is a GED instructor atNorthwest Community College ■Patricia Walker, Afton, published amedical textbook on immigrant medi-cine.

78Class Agent:Mike Stanch


Sharon Wessel Anderson, Duluth, isa women’s health nurse practitionerat University of Minnesota ■ LeslieHackett Ballantyne, Buckingham,PA, is a photojournalist and featurewriter at Calkins Media ■ JohnBergstrand, Eden Prairie, is a learn-ing technologies specialist at BestBuy ■ Gretchen Bingea, Ann Arbor,MI, is pastor at Trinity LutheranChurch in Ann Arbor ■ Mark Bolick,Estero, FL, is employed at PettersGroup Worldwide ■ Jan AndersonBornhoft, Mounds View, is pastor atFirst Lutheran Church ■ MarkBornhoft, Mounds View, is a portfolio

manager at 3M ■ TomChristiansen, Hypoluxo,

FL, is a self-employedclinical psychologist ■Melody WallakerDunbar, Littleton, CO,

is a leader of corporate

affairs and communications at JohnsManville Corporation ■ Kim OnkenElvecrog, Maplewood, is an ESLteacher at North High School ■ JonHachfeld, Shoreview, is a self-em-ployed franchisee for AmeripriseFinancial Services, Inc. ■ ChrisHildreth, Irvine, CA, is president ofESP ■ Jim Johnson, Northfield, isan air traffic controller for theFederal Aviation Administration ■Daniel Little, Brookings, SD, is presi-dent/CEO of Dairynet, Inc. ■ CraigMenozzi, Lakeville, is principal atMcGuire Middle School in Lakeville ■Patty Bohan Nolan, Brooklyn Park, isan account manager for DochertyInventives, Inc. ■ Steve Odgren,Eau Claire, WI, is president and ownerof Hartland Hardwood ■ Kris KingRaaen, Faribault, teaches music inthe Montgomery/Lonsdale ISD ■Julie Nielsen Reid, Brandon, SD, isan elementary computer coordinatorin Brandon Valley School District ■Randy Reinke, Minnetonka, is execu-tive vice president of CustomProducts of Litchfield, Inc. ■ AlRoggow, Apple Valley, is a softwareengineering manager at LockheedMartin ■ Diane Bailey Schuster,Bloomington, is a principal productmanager at Boston Scientific ■Steve Weros, Corcoran, works at theGoodman Group ■ Bonnie HanksWilson, Wyoming, MI, is a seniorloss prevention specialist atMercantile Bank of Michigan.



Ruth Storby Bergeron, Naperville,IL, is a research chemist at BP AmocoCorporation ■ Valerie RichardsCarlson, Atwater, is school nurse inthe Atwater Cosmos Grove CitySchool District and camp nurse in thesummer at Camp Oz ■ Renee RuleGreer, San Antonio, TX, was awardedthe Nurse Leader of the Year awardand the Silver Beaver Award in BoyScouting ■ Marilyn SchultzHallstrom, South Haven, works atRon Michaels Consulting ■ TeresaHunt, Arvada, CO, works at GeoGroup, Inc. ■ Nancy MillerJohnson, Northfield, is transporta-tion planner for Northfield Lines ■Julie Ryan Murray, Minneapolis, is afamily nurse practitioner at MinuteClinic ■ Jeff O’Neill, Monticello, iscity administrator for the City ofMonticello ■ Karl Rydholm, NorthMankato, works at St. Luke’sLutheran Care Center ■ Laura SeelyRydholm, North Mankato, is a healthministries facilitator at Immanuel St.Joseph’s Hospital/ Mayo Health

Bernadotte Study Tour reunionIn June 2007, the living participants in the Bernadotte European Study Tour(BEST) gathered for a 50th-year reunion. In 1957, the group had traveled toEurope on the ship Stockholm, spent time in Stockholm, Sweden, studying aspectsof that country corresponding to their individual college interests, and then sepa-rated into two groups to tour various other areas of Europe. The reunion was heldat the home of Donald ’58 and Ginny Olson of Bloomington, MN.

The photo above shows the group in 1957 as they were leaving New Yorkaboard the Stockholm: from left, Martha Swanson, Dean Albert Swanson,Donna Reinhardt ’57, Emily Hildebrandt ’58, Harold Boler ’57, Wanda Heuer’58, Mary Alice Bloomstrom ’57, JoAnn Springer ’58, Donald Olson ’58, PattyBoehm (a friend of Donna Reinhardt), and Ruth Hokanson (special student). Notin the photo but members of the tour group were Duane Talus ’58 and AlanCarlson ’58.

The photo below shows the group attending the reunion in 2007: AlanCarlson ’58, JoAnn Springer Lane ’58, Duane Talus ’58, Emily HildebrandtKulenkamp ’58, Patty Boehm Spanier (friend of the late Donna ReinhardtGustafson ’57), Wanda Heuer Johnson ’58, and Donald Olson ’58.

Homecoming & Reunions2008Classes of 1968, 1973,

1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998,

and 2003October 3 & 4, 2008 — Homecoming & Family Weekend

Information will be included in class letters and on the alumni website at gustavus.edu/alumni.




System ■ Carol Erickson Seitzer, St.Peter, is a special education teacherand district coordinator in theLeSueur/Henderson ISD ■ RobertWithers, Eden Prairie, is vice presi-dent and senior financial adviser atMerrill Lynch & Company.

80Class Agents:Steve Sayre, Kent Stone


Diane Barnes, Minneapolis, is a salesmanager at Macy’s ■ GeoffBergeron, Naperville, IL, is employed

at Tellabs, Inc. ■ Barbara McFarlandBolick, Estero, FL, is a self-employedCPA ■ Carla Payne Brigman,Shalimar, FL, is a case manager atEglin Air Force Base ■ Jon Gerths,Ankeny, IA, is an account executiveat Tri-State Companies ■ Cindy

Carlson Gustafson, Tahoe City, CA, isdistrict general manager of the TahoeCity Public Utility ■ Jeanne Karp-Oelfke, Hamburg, is a nurse manag-er-cardiovascular emergency atRidgeview Medical Center ■ JohnMattke, Buffalo, president and chiefoperating officer of Cold SpringGranite, was named the 2007Building Stone Institute Person ofthe Year, recognizing his time andtalents, leadership, strategic vision,and service to the organization ■Carol Moore Mitchell, Lakeville, is aCSA at Mesaba Airlines ■ AmyDunlevy Odgren, Eau Claire, WI, isassociate pastor at First LutheranChurch ■ Glenn Perkins, Edina, is apartner/dentist at Eagan ValleyDental Center ■ Paul Rambow,Edina, was recognized on theMinnesota Super Lawyers list for2007.

81Class Agents:Steve Heim, Leslie Nielsen


Harlan Andersen, Litchfield, is asenior buyer – sourcing at DoorsanInfracone International ■ KarinOrson Anderson, Minneapolis, is adisability review specialist at TheHartford ■ Jon Cooper, St. Charles,IL, is an outside sales representativeat Rosetta Stone ■ Kris BelinCooper, St. Charles, IL, teaches ele-mentary music in the GenoaCommunity Schools ■ Mary Douglas,Sauk Rapids, is a nurse at the VA hos-pital ■ Cindy Winters Erickson,Maple Grove, is IT manager at EV3 ■Gary Gengel, Princeton, NJ, is part-ner at Latham & Watkins ■ JohnHogenson, Stillwater, is pastor at St.Andrew’s Lutheran Church inMahtomedi ■ Jeffrey Saunders,Edina, is a partner at Dorsey &Whitney ■ Kari ForsbergSumpmann, Maple Grove, is a self-employed piano teacher ■ JaneStrom Taylor, Plymouth, is a Realtorat ReMax Results ■ Heather VanHaaften, Tampa, FL, is vice presidentof creative at Triad Digital Media ■Tom Wagner, Edina, is a chief com-pliance officer at Deephaven CapitalManagement.

82Class Agents:J.C. Anderson, Richard Olson, Ann McGowan Wasson


Brett Aamot, Willmar, is CPA, part-ner/owner at Conway, Deuth &Schmiesing ■ Jane Odgren Bercier,Oxford, MA, is an administrative as-sistant at O’Connor, Maloney andCompany ■ Duane Berkas, Gem

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Heading south . . . far southGlenn and Hope Pluto Annexstad ’59 ’59 traveled to Antarctica last year. The Annexstads reside in St. Peter and winter inScottsdale, AZ.

Connecting in IringaNursing chair Paula Swiggum’s January IEX class on “Transcultural Care in Tanzania” took junior and senior nursing majorsfrom St. Olaf and Gustavus to Iringa, Tanzania—where they ran into two Gustavus grads. The Rev. Jerry Hoffman ’59, retiredafter many years as pastor of Nativity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, and his wife, Joan Miller Hoffman ’61, a retired ele-mentary school teacher from the Mounds View school district, happened to be visiting care facilities in the African nation atthe same time. Pictured from left with Professor Swiggum and the Hoffmans are the 10 Gustie nursing students: Swiggum,Danielle Koopman ’08, Kelly Taunton ’08, Augusta Volstad ’09, Joan and Jerry Hoffman ’61 ’59, Sarah Frodl ’08, LauraPeterson ’09, Grace Bury ’08, Lauren Hansen ’08, Ashlee Oldani ’09, Kalie Freeborn ’08, and Colleen Farrell ’08.


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Lake, is interim director of teachingand learning in the Columbia HeightsISD ■ Jim Hearn, Houston, TX, is apartner in Hendricks and Partners ■Bruce Laverty, Bonita, CA, is an ex-ecutive officer at the Naval Hospital,29 Palms ■ David Lee, Woodbury, isvice president and partner atProfessional Litho Arts ■ DaveSchultz, Bemidji, is chief financialofficer at Paul Bunyan Telephone Co-op ■ Steve Swentkofske, Cohasset,is an agent for Farm Bureau FinancialServices.

83Class Agents:Brad Somero, KarinStone


Douglas B. Anderson, Excelsior, issenior vice president at The AristosGroup ■ Daniel Balach, Minneapolis,is president/CEO of the LambiCorporation ■ John Bergford,Minneapolis, is a self-employed ar-chitect ■ Tom Bergquist, Rochester,is a neuropsychologist at the MayoMedical Center ■ Jerry Bren, EdenPrairie, is an attorney at Foley &Mansfield ■ Lori Jo ChmelikColwell, Rochester, is a nursing qual-ity specialist at the Mayo MedicalCenter ■ Joel Garrison, Monroe, WA,

is assistant principal andathletics director atMonroe Middle School■ Leigh GentzGervais, Fergus Falls, is

a physical therapist withLake Regional Healthcare and

skating coach with the Fergus FallsSkating Club and the Fergus FallsHockey Association ■ DavidGoodlett, Oakland, CA, is a profes-sional musician, and teaches and isdean of students at A.S.A. Academy■ Jon Hoogenboom, Conifer, CO, isan engineer at Arcadis ■ KathleenKrieger Johnson, Mantorville, is aregistered occupational therapist atthe Mayo Medical Center ■ LisaAnderson Johnson, Mankato, is vicepresident of training at ButterflyWorldwide ■ David Jones,Minneapolis, is senior community re-lations specialist at ThriventFinancial ■ Kathryn BorchardtJundt, Eden Prairie, is a special edu-cation paraprofessional in the EdenPrairie Schools ■ David Knoll,Plymouth, is division controller/ac-count executive/sales for BoulevardMoving & Storage/Mayflower ■ BarbBeestman Krall, Marshfield, WI, is astaff transport nurse at St. Joseph’sHospital ■ Janice Broehl Meintsma,Minnetonka, is marketing coordinatorfor Imagine Print Solutions ■ TammyMeister, St. Paul, is an orthodontistin private practice ■ Barbara

Lundstrom Perkins, Edina, is an RNat Fairview Southdale Hospital ■Kevin Russeth, Rancho Santa Fe, CA,is chairman, CEO/executive directorfor QRSciences ■ Mary JoMatchinsky Steele, Elk River, teach-es fourth grade in the Elk River ISD■ Becky Olson Tromp, Hibbing, isan accountant at New Con ■Catherine Tucker, Bloomington, IN,is an assistant professor in the an-thropology department at IndianaUniversity ■ Martha McVey Weiss,Alpharetta, GA, does freelance com-puter services ■ Stacy Welborn,Litchfield, is an ESL teacher atLitchfield Middle School.

84Class Agents:Carole Arwidson, Ken Ericson


Tracy Johnson DeJong, Minnetonka,is tour manager at Metro Connections■ Deb Dirlam, Redwood Falls, is awater quality GIS specialist for LowerSioux Communities ■ Jeff Edblad,Cambridge, is an Isanti County attor-ney ■ Ken Ericson, Eden Prairie, is aproduct manager for Coloplast Corp.■ Robb Gamm, Woodbury, is vicepresident of data center operations atThomson Legal & Regulatory Group■ Jon Hyers, St. Paul, recently wentto Russia and made a series of ghost

images for a historic exhibit ■ KrisGuyer Jones, Minneapolis, is an ad-ministrative assistant at ThriventFinancial ■ Susan AstrupLundquist, Rochester, is an execu-tive recruiter at Target ■ Katri

Korpela Mullaly, Marstons Mills, MA,is a manager at the Girl Scouts ofEastern Massachusetts ■ JillSherman, Sudbury, Ontario, is a re-search analyst for Centre for Ruraland Northern Health Research,

Bob Krough Invitational contested againThe 2007 Bob Krough Invitational Golf Tournament was held last fall at Pokegama Country Club in Grand Rapids, MN, and thehighlight of the tournament was the return of Byron Helgeson, club pro at Walt Disney World Golf in Orlando, FL, whose golfinstructions provided mixed results for the rest of the golfers. Pictured from left—with their awards indicated—are BobKrough ’60 (most short putts missed), Doug Perkins ’61 (most mulligans), Jerry Thrall ’60 (shortest drives), Jim Krough’61 (most out-of-bounds), Jim Donicht ’60 (refused Helgeson’s lessons), Arlan Burmeister ’60 (longest drives right andleft), Chuck Smith ’60 (most lost balls), Doug Pritchard ’58 (most woodys), and Byron Helgeson ’60 (most patience).

Chance meeting in Mexico RivieraWhile vacationing in Mexico with Al Eckloff ’63 (right) this past winter, PeterNyhus ’60 sported his “I Love GAC” T-shirt he purchased from the women’slacrosse team at the football stadium dedication last fall. On the way to the poolNyhus asked his group if they thought anyone at the pool would know what GACis? After just 15 minutes Dawn Iacarella ’95, visiting from New York, asked ifthey went to Gustavus!




Laurentian University ■ DavidVornbrock, Otsego, is controller atThe Tile Shop.

85Class Agent:Susan Johnson Chwalek


Laura Moldenhauer Bigirindavyi, St.Louis Park, has earned her master’sdegree in teaching ■ Greg Carlson,Eagan, is a research analyst in equi-ties at FAS Advisors ■ Pam ConradGreene, San Jose, CA, is a project co-ordinator at Fleming JenkinsVineyards & Winery ■ WendyGilliand Haagenson, Eagan, is ahouse supervisor at Nordic Park SLS■ Barbara Beyer Jacobson,

Annandale, is an elementary musicteacher in the Buffalo Schools ■Bret N. Smith, Lexington, KY, is anassociate professor of physiology atUniversity of Kentucky MedicalSchool ■ Mark Stenzel, CoonRapids, is a district sales manager atTension Envelope Corp. ■ StacyMangnuson Upton, Whitefish, MT,works at Whitefish Physical Therapy.

86Class Agents:Melinda Moen Batz,Dave Meyers, DanMurray, Sara FreemanRekow


Jim Amsden, St. Peter, is a teacherand technology coordinator for Sibley

East ISD ■ Kwaku Andoh, New York,NY, works in mergers and acquisitionsat J.P. Morgan Chase ■ Kathy LarsonBergquist, Rochester, is home-schoolteacher for her four children ■ MikeBryant, St. Louis Park, is vice presi-dent of the Minnesota Association forJustice ■ Joyce Evans Burke,Mooresville, NC, is owner of LakeBreezes ■ Diana Psihos Choles,Oregon, WI, is an internal medicinephysician at Dean Medical Center/St.Mary’s Hospital ■ Julie MackenthunCrocker, Shakopee, is a pediatricnurse with Pediatric SurgicalAssociates ■ Libby Copeman Gould,Sioux Falls, SD, teaches 6–12 gradevocal music in the Harrisburg PublicSchool ■ Hugh B. Haman, Edina, isa sales representative at Printing Arts■ Shawn Baker Jansen, Askov, is di-rector at Kettle Kingship ■ AndersJohansson, Pittsfield, MA, is anartist for The Chamberlain Group ■Daren LaVoi, Fosston, illustrated thebook Little Red Lawn Mower, writtenby his grandfather ■ Amy LeClaireSachs, Minneapolis, is a program as-sistant at Global Citizens Network ■Laurie Schrupp Noennig, Norwood,is a special care unit nurse andhealth care coordinator at RidgeviewMedical Center/St. John’s Lutheran ■Cindy Salmela Reh, San Diego, CA, ispresident and owner of Vektrel ■Chris Sasik, Victoria, is a prostho-dontist for MetropolitanProsthodontics ■ Jonathan Steele,Chanhassen, is a chiropractor atBlake Chiropractic.

87Class Agents:Lee Fahrenz, SteveHarstad, Paul Koch, HeidiJo Wilking Pearse


Tammy Noren Downing, St. Paul, isan accountant at Juut Salon Spa ■Morli Johnson Gamm, Woodbury, isa certified RN anesthesiologist atAssociated Anesthesiologists ■ PeterHendrickson, Milford, MA, teachesseventh-grade Spanish immersion inthe Mendon-Upton Regional SchoolDistrict ■ Michael D. Johnson,Lakeville, is a certified public ac-countant and owner of Michael D.Johnson & Company ■ BrianMueller, Henderson, NV, is an engi-neer at Chevron ■ Brian Wing,Ashby, works at First State Bank.

88Class Agents:Gail Chase Ericson,Luther Hagen, Dave Pieper, JoAnnWackerfuss Quackenbush


Pam Johnson Agrimson, NewRichland, is a correctional treatment

specialist with the FederalCorrectional Institution ■ TracieRiebesell Amsden, St. Peter, is a re-ports programmer/trainer at DaviscoFoods International ■ ElizabethBradbury Barker, St. Louis, MO,works at Sunset Tennis Center ■Kristi Molbert Benz, Steele, ND, isan RN in critical care at St. AlexiusMedical Center ■ Lee Bergin, Hugo,is MIS and purchasing manager atBergin Fruit Company ■ AmyGilbertson Bonsen, Maple Grove, is aphysical therapist assis-tant at CourageCenter ■ GregoryBoschee,Shakopee, is a salesrepresentative forCutco Corp. ■ JulieNemetz Douglas,Geneva, IL, is an administrative as-sistant at Rejoice Lutheran Church ■Kerri Doyle, Maple Plain, is a teacherat Schumann Elementary ■ SarahNelson Eppard, Orono, is owner ofClosets by Design ■ BridgetHallahan Gran, Hutchinson, is a cer-tified pharmacy technician for Target■ John Grosenick, Roseville, isEagan, Minnesota Claims Manager IIfor Progressive Insurance ■ JayGutierrez, Woodbury, is transporta-tion manager at Martin-Brower ■Janice Suhr Haines, Minneapolis, isprogram coordinator for FacingCancer Together at the AngelFoundation ■ Heidi Merritt Halling,Prairie du Sac, WI, teaches at SaukPrairie High School ■ Sue HoffbauerHellmers, New Richmond, WI, is lit-eracy coach in the Hudson SchoolDistrict ■ Gregg Johnson, St. Paul,is a supervisor in customer servicesat Ecolab Inc. ■ Steven Kennedy,Inver Grove Heights, is a partner atCarver, Moquist & O’Connor, LLC ■John Koller, Worthington, teaches atWorthington Senior High School ■Julie Elvestrom Kuehn, Deephaven,is on the advisory council for EarlyChildhood Family Education ■ JackieSell Larson, Walker, teaches in theWalker-Hackensack-Akeley Schools ■Heidi Kalstrom Lewis, St. Paul, is anoncology nurse at Fairview Hospitals& Healthcare Systems ■ KarenLinner, Minneapolis, is director ofcodes and research at the BuildersAssociation of Minnesota ■ ErikLundquist, Rochester, is resident di-rector at Merrill Lynch & Company ■Karen Lundquist, Maple Grove, is di-rector of corporate communication atOtto Bock Health Care ■ KristyImholte Lynch, Clear Lake, is a corecharge nurse – telemetry at the St.Cloud Hospital ■ Kathe BergumMatthews, Chaska, is a tax researchand planning analyst at Loram

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Reading and writing—Carolyn Wedin ’61 stays busyThe forthcoming four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of African-American History in-cludes more than 25 entries researched and written by Carolyn Wedin ’61. Writingat her home in the woods near Frederic, Wis., Wedin, a professor emerita in mod-ern languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, has con-tributed articles on topics including George Washington Carver, the HamptonConferences, the Boston Guardian, the Commission on Inter-Racial Cooperation,the Mohonk Negro Conferences, the Messenger, the Phelps-Stokes Fund, the filmBirth of a Nation, and Charles Young.

Wedin has also been busy away from her computer. In addition to finding lotsof quality time for grandson Milo (see photo), she and her husband, AnthonyRolloff, helped last fall to organize and develop “The Big Read,” a NationalEndowment for the Humanities grant for Polk and Burnett counties in Wisconsinand Chisago County in Minnesota to read and discuss Willa Cather’s novel MyAntonia. So successful was this effort to increase interest in reading good litera-ture that the organizers are now developing a proposal to do Jack London’s Call ofthe Wild in the winter of 2009—complete with dog sled races!

The couple also spent three weeks in Sweden in September 2007, where Wedincontinued to work on a translation of Historical Sketches, a book published in1924 in Swedish about the Trade Lake area of Wisconsin where she lives. The au-thor, L.J. Ahlstrom, was a nephew of Wedin’s great-grandmother, and the two fam-ilies had helped found the Trade Lake Baptist Church after emigrating togetherfrom Sweden in 1869. Ahlstrom, who became a Baptist minister, wrote aboutBaptist history in Sweden and the United States but also included much about pi-oneer life, relations with the Native Americans in the Trade Lake area, and earlysettlement of the Mississippi and St. Croix river valleys

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Maintenance of Way ■ Joy ZielskeMcElroy, St. Paul, is a part-timeteacher in the Promise Program atCrown College ■ Roger McGowan,Monticello, is a principal engineer atBoston Scientific ■ SusanneStephens Miller, Maple Grove, worksat Tristan Publishing ■ ThomasMiller, Maple Grove, is a financial ad-viser at Citigroup Smith Barney ■Jennifer Halluska Patterson,Brooklyn Park, is a substitute teacherfor PACT Charter School ■ Greg A.Peterson, Rochester, is owner andpublisher of F.A.C.T.’s Report ■ AnneJohnson Podratz, Eagan, is a re-source teacher at Vista ViewElementary in Burnsville ■ ScottPodratz, Eagan, is a physician assis-tant at Now Care Medical Centers ■Winnie McHattie Polta, St. Paul, is apayroll administrator for Toro ■ BradRichards, Vashon, WA, is an associ-ate professor in the department ofmath and computer science atUniversity of Puget Sound ■ IsabelRogan, Omaha, NE, is an instructorin the nursing division at NebraskaMethodist College ■ Amy HetlandSasik, Victoria, works at the Universityof St. Thomas ■ Blair Vos Schrader,Sauk Rapids, is supervisor of softwaretechnical writing at Wolters KluwerFinancial Services ■ CatherineSaunders Schultz, Bemidji, is a hydro-geologist for Landmark Environmental■ Jill Smook, Apple Valley, is co-chair of the ECFE advisory council,chair of Cub Scout Pack 290’s annualfood drive, and a volunteer with theArt Adventure program at GreenleafElementary; she also works with theannual literacy drive for ISD 196 ■Tammy Hinrichs Sonnabend, VernonCenter, is a homemaker ■ David VanBrunt, Indianapolis, IN, is a seniorresearch scientist in the LillyResearch Laboratories at Eli Lilly andCompany ■ Suzanne Vodegel Wing,Ashby, works at N.F. Field Abstract ■Kari Hubbard Witt, Lakeland, teach-es kindergarten and first grade in theStillwater ISD.

89Class Agents:Scott Anderson, Mike Dueber,Francine Pawelk Mocchi


Brian Ahles, St. Paul, is a customerservice representative at RoadRunner Transport ■ Tom Day,Cottage Grove, is owner of BipartisanSolutions ■ Paul Drains,Philadelphia, PA, is a sergeant for thePhiladelphia Police Department ■Kurt Elling, Chicago, IL, received aGrammy nomination for his albumNightmoves; he performed four showsin February at the Allen Room in New

York under the auspices of Jazz atLincoln Center, prompting a featuredreview in the New York Times ■ ThyraFossum, St. Paul, is a faculty mem-ber at Capella University ■ CraigFredrickson, Prior Lake, works atSmarte Carte, Inc. ■ Kitty Hart,Chaska, is an account executive forCapsule ■ Jamie HeggerstonLeonard, Tracy, works at AppletreeInstitute ■ Jill Heins Nesvold,Forest Lake, is director of theAmerican Lung Association ■ JanellPuumala Niskanen, Negaunee, MI, isa registered occupational therapist atSuperior Therapy Services ■ EdParsons, Minneapolis, is IT managerat Embroidery Library ■ Katie HolmSetterlund, Alma, MI, works atLodewyk, Nesen & McKim ■ MarcSetterlund, Alma, MI, is professorand assistant provost at Alma College.

90Class Agents:Liesl Batz, Anne K.Miller, Dan Michel, Scott Nelson


Colleen Nori Bartzsch, Fort Wayne,IN, is print media and communica-tions coordinator for ConcordiaTheological Seminary ■ Lisa CollierBergmann, Brookings, SD, is devel-opment director for the College ofEducation and Counseling at SouthDakota State University Foundation■ Jeff Christ, Henderson, is headcoach of the Le Sueur-Henderson/St.Peter/Le Center Bulldogs boys’ hock-ey team, and teaches and coaches inthe Le Sueur/Henderson ISD ■Richard Engel, Chesterfield, VA, isassociate warden at the Federal

Bureau of Prisons in Petersburg, VA■ Greg Getchell, Vadnais Heights, isMidwest account manager at Micrus■ Carolyn Steele Husten, Stillwater,is a principal process engineer atBoston Scientific ■ Bill Kuehn,Deephaven, is an investment adviserat Stiefel Nicolaus, Inc. and a gradu-ate student at University of St.Thomas ■ Jeff McBride, Elko, is a fi-nancial analyst at General Mills ■Michael Muedeking, Brighton, CO, isa counselor and football coach atHorizon High School and Fort Lupton■ Dan Voce, Pine City, is activitiesdirector for Pine City High School.



Marcia Swanson Anderson,Owatonna, teaches math in theOwatonna ISD ■ Greg Ebeling,Spencer, IA, is superintendent of theSpencer Public Schools ■ MichaelGempeler, Evergreen, CO, works withthe U.S. Junior Hockey DevelopmentProgram and Camper RegionalTechnology ■ Jennifer Hane Grant,Forest Lake, is director of Taste ofHome Entertaining ■ Sara RodmanGrewe, Ramsey, is a kindergarten and

Rouch named 2007 Photographerof the YearSteve Rouch ’73, St. Paul, has beennamed 2007 Photographer of the Year byMinnesota Meetings and EventsMagazine. The magazine picks the “bestof” in categories that relate to weddingsand other events in Minnesota basedupon votes gathered from peers, vendors,clients, and readers of the magazine.Rouch is the only Master Photographer inMinneapolis/St. Paul and is winner ofthe Minnesota state wedding album com-petition. He photographs around 100weddings a year and is considered “themost booked wedding photographer inthe Twin Cities.”

Rouch has studied under greats like Ansel Adams, and his classical training inphotography includes many of the world’s great masters, among them Monte, BigDaddy Blair, Dean Collins, David Ziser, and Jay Maisel. He views his work morefrom the perspective of being a “visual historian,” not a picture taker. He hasbeen invited to exhibit his work at Epcot Center in Disneyworld. Rouch recentlypublished a fine art photography book called Inner Visions and is working on an-other titled Vanishing America. He is owner and operator of Steve RouchPhotography (www.choicephoto.com).

Gustie teachers at Henry Sibley High SchoolOn a staff development day, Gustie teachers at Henry Sibley High School (West St. Paul, Mendota Heights, and Eagan) gath-ered for a photo. Pictured from left are Jennifer Lange Clem ’95, Cheryl Lee Forrest ’79, Ann Staples ’02, Rob Hanson ’89,Peg Pearson Christenson ’72, Stacy Johnson Lufkin ’90, Suzanne Temple ’05, Steve Lufkin ’88, and Tony Kienitz ’89.



school-age teacher at Kinder Care ■Shari Langhoff Lee, Moorhead, is anurse recruiter ■ Stephanie OwenLyons, Hopkins, teaches in theHopkins ISD and took a group of stu-dents this year to Nicaragua ■Bradley Martell, Hastings, is a funer-al director at Caturia Smidt FuneralHome in Hastings ■ Todd Menssen,Northfield, is an analytical chemist atUpunor ■ LeAnne SchoenSchumacher, Plymouth, is a stay-at-home mom ■ Michelle LarsonStimpson, Eden Prairie, is a personalsuccess coach and owner of LifeShineCoaching and Consulting ■ MaryStone, Denver, CO, is a graduate stu-dent in social work at University ofDenver ■ Kari Strusz Wartick,Lakeville, is an instructional clerk forISD #196 ■ Bruce Werner,Farmington, is marketing director atThomson West.

92Class Agent:Annie Marshall


Mary Meger Dooley, Lonsdale,teaches German in the MontgomeryLonsdale ISD ■ David Hagen,Shakopee, is vice president at ClarkConsulting ■ Jennifer Thon Kolb,White Bear Lake, is support deskmanager at CGS ■ Carrie JohnsonStiles, Harris, is director of confirma-tion at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church ■Peter Terry, Crystal, is a family prac-tice physician at the FairviewPlymouth Clinic ■ Angela WhiteVick, Brooklyn Park, is ministry coor-dinator at Discover Church and ateacher for Anoka ISD ■ KimberlyBecker Vrudny, Plymouth, has re-ceived tenure and has been promotedto the rank of associate professor ofsystematic theology at the Universityof St. Thomas in St. Paul. She teach-es the introductory course in theolo-gy, a mid-level course on Christiandoctrine, and upper-level courses intheological aesthetics, her area of ex-pertise, and is also project directorfor the University’s HIV/AIDSInitiatives, a position that has twicetaken her to South Africa, once toteach a course on “AIDS, Apartheid,and the Arts of Resistance.”

93Class Agents:Craig Anderson, Kristen Lamont


Stephani Hillman Abramson, Bowie,MD, is an assistant general counselfor the National Archives & RecordsAdministration ■ Susan Almen-Whittaker, Iowa City, IA, is an ESLteacher at University of Iowa ■ JenWoods Antila, Minneapolis, is man-

ager/item attributes for Target ■Kirstin Sersland Beach, St. Paul,works in finance at Thrivent Financialand is a council member on theMetropolitan Council ■ TriciaSimons Boltmann, Shakopee, teach-es first and second grade at Red OakElementary in Shakopee ■ ErikBowman, Chicago, IL, received a J.D.from Hamline School of Law ■Jessica Rogich Deakin, Las Vegas,NV, is a stay-at-home mom ■ PaulDjupe, Columbus, OH, is an associateprofessor of political science atDenison University ■ JenniferHartley Fernandez, Seattle, WA, isan occupational therapist atChildren’s Hospital & RegionalMedical Center ■ Mike Finstad,Farmington, is a broker associate atReMax Results ■ Jennifer TreptowFredrickson, Savage, teaches kinder-garten at Valley View Elementary inBloomington ■ Andrew Goodger,Pine Island, is band director atZumbrota-Mazeppa High School ■David Gordon, Tomah, WI, is a cran-berry grower at Joseph MillerCompany ■ Heather Grunkemeyer,Lewis Center, OH, is an assistant pro-fessor at Ohio Wesleyan University ■Karna Jungas Hagen, Shakopee,teaches fourth grade at St. John’sLutheran School in Chaska ■ GwennHansen, Spring, TX, is an associatedirector at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals■ Jennifer Illies Heath, Waterford,WI, is a business and operations ana-lyst at USBancorp Insurance Services■ Darcy Schroeder Koch, Shakopee,teaches fifth grade at Sun PathElementary School in Shakopee ■Beth Peterson Krebsbach, AlbertLea, is an RN in the neonatal inten-sive care unit at the Mayo Clinic ■Wendi Dressen Lundgren, Savage, isowner of A Full Plate ■ YvonneMesa-Magee, Maywood, IL, is study-ing social work with an internationalfocus at Dominican University ■Erich Miller, Monticello, IL, is afarmer and restaurant owner of TheBistro ■ Deb Thomas Olsen,Worthington, is an ac-countant for the Cityof Worthington ■John Preus, Chicago,IL, is a working artistwith recent exhibitionsin Chicago, Grand Rapids,MI, Pittsburgh, PA, and works withthe art group Material Exchange. Healso is a teacher and carpenter. ■Megan Cummins Preus, Chicago, IL,is a stay-at-home mom and doula ■Troy Rens, Marshfield, WI, is a self-employed dentist ■ Kay Rezanka,Pequot Lakes, teaches biology atCentral Lakes College ■ RobRimington, Minneapolis, teaches so-

Gustavus alumni

Coach Scott Christensen ’77 with one of his Stillwater High School runners, milerBen Blankenship, who won two consecutive state mile championships.

From high school to the world championshipsFor more than 25 years, Scott Christensen ’77 has been teaching at StillwaterArea High School and coaching the boys’ cross country and track and field teams.This past spring he had the opportunity to expand his horizon a bit when he wasnamed to lead the U.S. senior national team at the World Cross CountryChampionships in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 30.

Christensen had coached the junior national team at the world championshipsin Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2003. Nevertheless, he wasn’t sure if he’d have thechance to lead the senior team after an Olympic coach took the men’s team toKenya last year. “I started thinking that maybe because I’m a high school coachthey might bypass me,” he told Stu Groskreutz, sports editor of the StillwaterGazette, in February. He needn’t have worried, although he does admit to covet-ing the post.

Christensen was named “team leader” for this year’s men’s senior team duringthe annual meeting of USA Track & Field (USATF) in Hawaii in December 2007.(Team leader is essentially head coach, although USATF avoids the head coachlabel since so many of the elite runners on the national team have individualcoaches.) USATF officials note that it’s rare for a high school coach to be able tostep up to be a national team coach at a world championship—the chair ofUSATF’s Cross Country Council could think of only one other prep coach who led ateam at that level—but expressed great confidence in Christensen’s knowledgeand his “calming, laid-back approach.”

Christensen has been involved with USATF for many years and is currently na-tional chair of Endurance Sport Science for the organization. He conducts clinicsaround the country.

When he’s not out with his athletes, Christensen teaches human physiology atStillwater and is chair of the school’s life science department. He has coached theStillwater Ponies boys’ cross country and track teams for 27 years now, winning atotal of 37 section championships (believed to be the most by any coach inMinnesota State High School League history). His cross country teams have wonthree state championships while placing in the top five nine times; his track andfield teams have earned three MSHSL state titles and three True Team state cham-pionships. His program has produced numerous runners who went on to becomecollegiate All-Americans, including three sub-four-minute milers.

As for the national assignment, Christensen is actually looking forward to thespotlight’s glare, noting that some of his responsibilities won’t differ much fromhis regular duties with the Ponies. “I like biting off big bites of things,” he says,“and this is certainly a big bite of something.”



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cial studies at Central Middle School■ Ginny Schafer, Maple Grove, is aphysical education and healthteacher in the Anoka-Hennepin ISD■ Marco Strom, Prior Lake, is man-ager of forecasting and businessanalysis at Ameriprise Financial ■Nicole Strusz-Mueller, Northfield, isan administrative manager for theHennepin County Medical Center ■Wendy Gilland Vedeen, Eden Prairie,is a technical writer and editor atWells Fargo Bank ■ Tim Wilson,Plano, TX, is vice president of qualityimprovement at MedicalEdgeHealthcare Group.

94Class Agents:Renae MunstermanLokpez, Anita StockwellRipken, GretchenAnderson Zinsli


Staci Johnson Bauer, Elk River, is aproduct development manager atUnited Health Care ■ Daniel A.Carlson, Wayzata, is a senior mort-gage analyst at American Mortgageand Equity Consultants ■ CarrieClose, Silt, CO, is an instructionalcoach in the Garfield Re-2 SchoolDistrict ■ Julie Zitnak Connolly,Woodbury, teaches third grade atMounds View ISD ■ Jason Haugen,Boise, ID, is vice president of financeat Personal Shopper, Inc. ■ MichaelIbrahim, Greenwich, CT, is CEO ofAmber Dove Solutions, Inc. ■ ColinKlotzbach, St. Paul, is art depart-ment director at Dero Bike Racks ■Susan Paulson Morrow, River Falls,WI, works at St. Croix CountyDepartment of Human Services ■Sheila O’Malley Oak, Le Center, is aRealtor at House of Real Estate ■Jenny Bisek Otterness, New Ulm, isa medical technologist at the St.Peter Clinic ■ Kara Parker, St. Paul,is a holistic physician practicingfunctional medicine at HennepinCounty Medical Center ■ Lara OlsonPetersen, Rochester, is afinancial/operational audit managerfor Mayo Clinic ■ BillScheuernstuhl, Kansas City, MO, is abusiness analyst at Sprint Nextel ■Rebecca Schweppe, Denver, CO, isassistant professor at University ofColorado ■ Vera Laine Stephenson,Fort Carson, CO, is an RN at ColoradoCollege ■ Stacey Evers Vasecka,Andover, is a stay-at-home mom.

95Class Agents:Sara Tollefson Currell,Amy Seidel


Lee Arvidson, Minneapolis, is a man-ager at Target Corp. ■ MollyHalverson Auseth, Maple Grove, is

office manager at Help/Systems ■Kristine Driscoll, St. Croix Falls, WI,is a stay-at-home mom ■ ErinCunningham Dueber, Oakland, CA, isa scientist at Genentech ■ SusanLothner Fletcher, Seattle, WA, is aquality assurance associate at CMCIcos ■ Darcy WhitcombFrederickson, Lino Lakes, is a trustofficer at US Bank ■ KristineAnderson Gerkin, Lexington Park,MD, is an independent representativeat Avon ■ Sofia Nyberg Guthrie,Ashorn, England, is a homemaker ■Kyle Klatt, Red Wing, is planning di-rector for Lake Elmo ■ Erin LeesKraker, Flagstaff, AZ, is a stay-at-home mom ■ Amy Schilman Mimm,Eagan, is an assistant professor atCollege of St. Catherine ■ BradOlson, New Hope, teaches 10th- and12th-grade social studies at WayzataHigh School and is assistant boys’varsity tennis coach ■ Jason Peters,Albuquerque, NM, is an accountingmanager at PNM ■ Nathan Snortum,Middleton, WI, is a graduate studentin library science at University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee ■ Kari CarlsonTakahashi, Rochester, is executivedirector of the Greater RochesterAdvocates for Universities andColleges ■ Shannon RaffteryTreichel, Lino Lakes, teaches Spanishat White Bear Lake High School ■Jason Weeks, Milwaukee, WI, isglobal compensation/HRIS managerfor Johnson Controls, Inc. ■ TraceyLoberg Westendorp, St. Michael, is aRealtor at Edina Realty ■ EllieMerritt Zeiger, Columbus, OH, ishost of the television show YourHealth Columbus and a free-lance tel-evision news anchor.

96Class Agent:Shawn Mayfield


Cheryl Mueller Andrix, Norwood, isorganist and choir accompanist atMinnetonka Lutheran Church ■ EricArmstrong, Marshall, WI, is an assis-tant researcher at University ofWisconsin ■ Joanne Biederman, St.Peter, is a veterinarian at KindVeterinary Clinic ■ Ryan Crozier,Fayetteville, AR, is associate productmanager at Tyson Foods ■ JohnFeistner, Brooklyn Park, is a seniorportfolio manager at US Bank PrivateAsset Management ■ Brian Kraatz,Brooklyn, NY, received a Ph.D. in in-tegrative biology from University of

California, Berkeley, and is a post-doctoral fellow at the AmericanMuseum of Natural History ■ JustinLindall, Arden Hills, is a student atBethel University ■ Ryan Schmidt,Milwaukee, WI, is employed atJohnson and Johnson ■ Erin Sher,Baltimore, MD, is an assistant citysolicitor for Baltimore CityDepartment of Law ■ Aaron Tank,Bemidji, is a self-employed guitarteacher and musician ■ MicheleThieman, Fort Collins, CO, is a familyphysician for Innova Health ■ DušanTurcan, Hyattsville, MD, teaches atGood Counsel High School ■ JillPearson Wright, Apple Valley, is cre-ative services manager at Great Clips.

Line lineGustie friends enjoyed a Lorie Line Christmas concert together at the Orpheum in Minneapolis in December 2007. Pictured fromleft are Dagni Johnson Lee ’83, Eileen Applegate Sternard ’83, Lorie Line, Kim Line Edwards ’83, Randi Ness Kelley ’83,and Kathleen Applegate Iverson ’83.

Gustafson named Tahoe CityPublic Utility general managerCindy Carlson Gustafson ’80, TahoeCity, CA, has been appointed generalmanager of the Tahoe City Public UtilityDistrict, the oldest governmental agencyin the Tahoe Basin. Gustafson is thesixth general manager of the organiza-tion, which was founded in 1938, and isthe only woman to have held the post.Gustafson was hired in 1991 as a direc-tor of resource development and commu-nity relations and most recently held theposition of assistant general manager.Gustafson grew up outside ofWashington, D.C., and is the daughter ofa former director of the Federal Bureau

of Prisons Norm Carlson ’55. Watching her father hold a full-time federal govern-ment job while still finding time to volunteer for community organizations and inhis local church gave her the fundamental drive to choose her career path. In ad-dition to her current post, she serves on California’s Fish and Game Commission, apost she was recommended for by a member of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’sstaff in 2005.



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It’s an image straight out of the movies, a pastoral reverie for daydreamers:the estates on California hillsides surrounded by vineyards, the idylliclifestyle, the grape harvest, the romance of wine. But these four Gusties (andundoubtedly more whom we haven’t identified yet), who managed to findtheir way to California from the Upper Midwest, are actually living the dream,and making a living on California wines.

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While working for Conus Communications in Minneapolis, coordinating satel-lites news feeds for local news broadcasts for member stations throughout thecountry, Jodie Boulet ’86 met future husband Tom Daughters, a St. John’sUniversity graduate who was attending his second year of medical school atthe University of Minnesota. In 1990 they made the cross-country move toSanta Barbara, CA, where Jodie took up three jobs to help make ends meetwhile Tom began his residency at Cottage Hospital.

Jodi says, “Our interest in wine started to develop when we could finallyafford our first bottle in 1991!” Inspired by a trip to northern California’sNapa Valley and the growing promise of the wine industry in southernCalifornia, they hatched the idea of getting into the business along with awinemaker friend and business partner, Brett Escalera (who still “daylights” ashead winemaker for the Fess Parker Winery), and his wife, Monica.

The foursome started with a 1997 vintage syrah and became official as a

label in March of 1999. Their wine company, Consilience, acquires its fruitfrom several of the best growers in Santa Barbara County and focuses largelyon the Rhône varietials, pinot noir and zinfandel. With Jodie at the helm asgeneral manager, the company has grown to include distribution in manystates throughout the country. Since 2004 she has also maintained a busytasting room in Los Olivos, the center of winery tourism in the Santa YnezValley/Santa Barbara area.

Recently Jodie has also been involved as the general manager of anotherexciting winery venture, called Tre Anelli, which focuses on producing theclassic Old-World Italian and Spanish varietal wines. Tre Anelli also maintainsa tasting room in Los Olivos, but is limited to tasting-room and direct-to-con-sumer sales.

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This year, Rosenblum Cellars celebrates its 30th anniversary. From a modestbeginning making wine in his basement, Kent Rosenblum ’66 has built whatwas initially a hobby into an esteemed winery while also establishing a repu-tation as a talented winemaker with a gift for crafting world-class single-vine-yard zinfandels.

A trained veterinarian, Kent moved from Minnesota in 1970 to join a vet-erinary practice in Alameda, CA. He and his wife, Kathy, were attracted to theemerging wine scene in northern California, and they were soon part of a

Kent Rosenblum ’66, president, CEO, and director of winemaking at Rosenblum Cellars, in a barrel-aging room. Most of his wines are aged in a combination of newand older oak obtained from more than 55 different coopers in the United States, France, Hungary, Australia, and Russia.

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weekly wine group. Kent took up home winemaking and began studying hisfavorite wines. In 1978 he and Kathy and some friends founded RosenblumCellars, producing a modest 400 cases of a widely praised Cullinane VineyardZinfandel in that first year.

“We had been doing some home winemaking as a group from Berkeley SkiClub for a number of years and decided to start a winery,” Kent told an inter-viewer from the Star Tribune when hewas visiting the Twin Cities recently.“We rented a closed-down bar calledthe Dead End, refurbished it, got it allbonded . . . and realized we were inthe middle of a rough neighborhood—house of ill repute, drug dealers, allthat stuff. The bottom line was, theythought we were as illegal as theywere. Actually, they kind of protectedthe place!”

Demand for his wines grew fasterthan production, resulting in a moveto a larger facility in nearbyEmeryville. Production reached 5,000cases and recognition and awards fol-lowed, and within five years a still-larger space was needed. A move backto Alameda, near Kent’s veterinaryclinic, was made in 1987.

Today, Rosenblum Cellars producesmore than 40 different wines eachyear using fruit from over 75 vineyardsthroughout California. To honor thecommitment made by his vineyardpartners, Kent, known to friends, part-ners, and wine aficionados alike as the“King of Zin,” personally oversees

every wine. “We are like 30little wineries rolled intoone,” he maintains. “Wemay have 120 small lots ofgrapes, but each one ismanaged as if it is the onlyone. We hand-sort thefruit. Specific yeasts arecarefully selected for eachlot. Fermentation is donein very small batches.”

Rosenblum Cellars,which now produces morethan 100,000 cases annual-ly, is awarded well over 100medals each year for itswines. And Kent still ac-tively continues his veteri-nary practice while also at-tending to his “hobby.”

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“My degree in biochemistry and molecular biology gave me particular insightinto the scientific aspects of winemaking,” says Megan Gunderson ’01.Starting as an intern at the Robert Mondavi Winery in Oakville, in the NapaValley of northern California, she discovered that she had a real passion forwine and viticulture. After stints as laboratory manager for St. SuperyVineyards and Winery and Dominus Estate (both also in the Napa Valley), shejoined the relatively new Hall Winery in June of 2005 as an enologist and inthe fall of 2007 took on the role of assistant winemaker.

In 2005 Craig and Kathryn Hall had unveiled a state-of-the-art winery inthe hills near Rutherford, CA, dedicated to producing single-vineyard and lim-ited-production wines. Their vineyards encompass more than 500 acres ofclassic Bordeaux varietals: cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and sauvignon blanc.As assistant winemaker, Megan works on all stages of the winemaking process,from helping to choose winemaking methods to monitoring fermentation andoverseeing the cellar.

After acquiring the historic Bergfeld winery in St. Helena in 2003, Hall

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Jody Boulet-Daughters ’86 and her husband, Tom Daughters, have named twoof their wines after their black Labrador, Mambo: Cuvee Mambo Red and CuveeMambo White.

Megan Gunderson ’01 samples a Hall Winerymerlot she helped to create.

Dean Katzung ’91 in the “enological Disneyland” that is Gallo of Sonoma.




97Class Agents:Melissa LeVesque-Piela,Josh Peterson, StefTucker


Jeffrey Couchman, Edina, is vicepresident at Western NationalInsurance Group ■ MatthewLindberg, Minnetonka, is a software

developer at Proto Labs ■ KimberlyMiller, San Diego, CA, is an attorneyfor Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear,LLP ■ Brenda Thomas Schnettler,St. Louis, MO, is an MD consult prod-uct assistant for Reed Elsevier ■Reba Williams, Iowa City, IA, ishead nurse at University of IowaHospitals & Clinics ■ Jeremy Zwart,

Savage, is a partner at McGladrey &Pullen, LLP.

98Class Agents:Gigi Wait Dobosenski,Erin Tripp Halverson,Brad Peterson


Ingrid Nelson Al-Sattam, Mishref,Kuwait, teaches kindergarten atUniversal American School ■ MartyL. Anderson, Albert Lea, teachesmath in the Alden-Conger ISD ■Justin Barbeau, Deephaven, teaches9th and 12th grade and is boys andgirls tennis coach in the St. LouisPark ISD ■ Chad Carda, Mora, is aprogrammer analyst at Asian Foods ■Amanda Peterson Caspers,Minnetonka, is human resourcesmanager at the United StateCompliance Corp. ■ Nicole MillerFettig, Alexandria, teaches sixthgrade in the Alexandria ISD ■ LeifFreeman, Sioux Falls, SD, is associatepastor at St. John American LutheranChurch ■ Jake Heckenlaible,Plymouth, is a partner at LeewardTrading Company ■ Rachel DaultHudson, Arden Hills, teaches biologyat St. Paul College ■ Brant Isakson,Charlottesville, VA, is resident faculty,Robert M. Berne CardiovascularResearch Center, and assistant pro-fessor in the Department of MolecularPhysiology and Biology Physics atUniversity of Virginia School ofMedicine ■ Aaron Juhl, Kaukauna,WI, is an elementary music specialistin the Chilton Schools ■ StacyDieckman Juhl, Kaukauna, WI,teaches fifth-grade band atHortonville Middle School ■ JasonKlipsic, Madison, WI, is a medicalsoftware consultant ■ AlisonLeCocq Carda, Mora, is astay-at-home mom andsubstitute teacher ■Scott Lempka,Spokane Valley, WA, isvice principal at GrantElementary in Spokane ■Sean Lewis, Omaha, NE, is aquality technical specialist at LincolnFinancial Group ■ Heidi EngmanLindh, Richardson, TX, is a geneticcounselor at Genzyme and had an ar-ticle, “Characteristics and perspec-tives of families waiting to adopt achild with Down syndrome” publishedin Genetics in Medicine ■ Sara OlsonMcConnell, New Prague, received amaster’s degree in education from St.Mary’s University and is a first-gradeteacher in the Jordan ISD ■ JodiMetz, Minneapolis, is a graduate stu-dent in the physician assistant pro-gram at Augsburg College ■ JulieGarlock Ruegemer, Orono, is a stay-at-home mom ■ Terra Shockman,

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Johnson exhibits at Minnesota Landscape ArboretumWendy Johnson ’79, Orono, is one of 17 Minnesota artists and designers selectedby the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to exhibit outdoors during its 2008Summer Exhibition,“Treeology,” a salute to the towering wonder and quiet powerof trees in today’s world. “Treeology” opens May 24 and continues throughOctober 12. The art installations will be placed along a tree-lined, 1.5-mile walkthrough the arboretum grounds, providing a fresh perspective on trees and theirgifts to planet Earth.

Johnson’s exhibit is titled “1 in 10,000,” referring to the fact that, when anacorn falls, it has about 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming a tree. “Predators, suchas squirrels, and various environmental factors affect its survival to the point thatfor every 10,000 acorns, only one will survive to become a tree,” Johnson notes.“This exhibit reflects on the 10,000 acorns that were statistical players in the lifeof the exhibit’s central oak tree. The 100 gazing globes symbolize the 10,000acorns (1002, with reflections filling in for the total 10,000). The globes will beplaced to represent the visual randomness of how they fall from the tree—thechaos theory of pattern distribution in nature. Their placement plays with the dy-namic balance between natural chaos and the perfect manufactured form of theglobes.”

Johnson’s installation also speaks to the effect that humans and other crea-tures have on the life of an oak. The globes will reflect the visitors back to them-selves and encourage the visitors to see they are not just observing the scene butare present in the environment of the tree. From a distance, the mystical globeswill shimmer as a mass of dancing, reflected light. The effect of Johnson’s exhibitwill change as the weather and seasons change.

Of 78 proposals submitted, a jury of designers and critics selected 17 to be im-plemented, along with eight alternates. Construction of the exhibition will beginon Arboretum grounds in mid-May. The “Treeology” exhibition is the cornerstoneof a year of celebrations—including the Arboretum’s 50th anniversary year andthe 100th anniversary of the University of Minnesota’s Horticultural ResearchCenter. Winning designers are given a $2,500 stipend to defray costs and havebeen encouraged to partner with contractors, builders, nurseries, garden centers,and others to create and/or install their works at the Arboretum.

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Winery will open a Frank Gehry-de-signed visitors’ center and winerythere in 2009. Megan is “proud andexcited” to be part of Hall’s plans.

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Dean Katzung ’91 admits that hetook a round-about way to arrive atGallo of Sonoma, one of the largestwineries in the world. But, thenagain, he notes that his first boss atGallo used to be an engineer at a nu-clear weapons lab.

After graduating from Gustavus,Dean had enrolled in the graduateprogram in biochemistry at theMedical College of Wisconsin, wherehe eventually earned a Ph.D.However, while in grad school, hestarted home-brewing beer with afriend from the yeast genetics labdown the hall. “Our beers didn’t ex-actly make Milwaukee famous, but itwas a fun and tangibly rewardingform of biochemistry,” he says now.

“After realizing that I wasn’t toointerested in academic science, Istarted looking at a job in brewing.”He found one at Leinenkugel’s, butafter one too many winters inMilwaukee, he opted to jump frombeer in Wisconsin to wine inCalifornia. “I got a chance to meetPete Vella, vice president of wine-making at E.& J. Gallo Winery,” herelates. “He was intrigued at the ideaof bringing in someone with a non-traditional background and withstrong problem-solving skills.” SoDean headed west in 2000.

He started by assisting thecabernet/merlot winemaker, usinghis research background to help outon vineyard and winemaking trialsand experiment with fermentationand aging. Dean is now assistantwinemaker for Gallo of Sonoma, as-sisting the pinot noir winemaker andrunning his own syrah programs. “Ialso play a little bit with the Italianvarietals of Barbera and Sangiovese.”

Dean is also the winemaker forGallo Family Vineyards SonomaReserve Syrah, the 2005 bottling ofwhich recently received a “top value”accolade in Wine Spectator magazine.“It was the first time one of mywines has been singled out by theSpectator,” he notes, adding, “KentRosenblum received two “top values”and one “top wine” in the sameissue for his syrahs and petite sirah,so I’ve got something to shoot for!”

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St. Paul, is a family practice physi-cian at HealthEast Roselawn Clinic ■Eric Slagle, Minneapolis, is an assis-tant vice president at Guy Carpenter& Co ■ Nathan Slinde, Minneapolis,is a lead teacher at Clover RidgeElementary ■ Brent Staples,Windom, works for Staples OilCompany ■ Mike Strong, Akron, OH,is associate director of residence Lifeat University of Akron ■ AnekaSwanson, Minneapolis, is an environ-mental specialist at the United StateCompliance Corp. ■ RachelSansgaard, Hugo, is an RN at AbbottNorthwestern Hospital ■ FranciscaCifuentes Trano, Highland Village,TX, is an independent consultant atCapgemini Energy ■ CourtneyTussing, Bloomington, is an analystfor GMAC Residential Capital ■ JoeWahlberg, St. Paul, is a physician atHealthEast ■ Andy Widen,Plymouth, is director of marketing atAutomotive Cooling Products.

99Class Agents:Philip Eidsvold, Jesse Torgerson


Callie Braun Armstrong, Marshall,WI, is a research specialist atUniversity of Wisconsin ■ KirstenArmstrong, Chatfield, teaches thirdgrade at Chatfield Elementary School■ Ron Davis, Chicago, IL, is adeputy sheriff and correctional officerfor the Cook County Department ofCorrections ■ Elizabeth Reed Eden,Queen Creek, AZ, is a doctoral stu-dent in nursing in the pediatric nurs-ing practitioner and nurse educatorprograms at Arizona State University■ Stephanie Marthaler Friesz,Montrose, works in human resourcesat St. Jude Medical ■ ScottGramstad, St. Michael, is a seniorconsultant for Kinetic Solutions ■Shawn Gudahl, Blue Earth, is ownerof Gudahl Flooring ■ WadeGustafson, Apple Valley, is manager,guest insights for Target Corporation■ Ben Hallberg, Grand Marais, is adispatcher and jailer for the CookCounty Sheriff’s Office ■ NathanHanel, Mankato, works in technicalsupport at Altell ■ Ryan Hill,Portland, OR, is a chemist atNutrition Now ■ Cory Klecker,Jefferson, WI, teaches social studiesat Jefferson High School ■ DebbieLang, Minneapolis, is an attorney atthe Caplan Law Firm and was namedto the Who’s Who in Criminal DefenseTop 40 list ■ Matt Long,Bloomington, is director of techcommunications at Minnesota Schoolof Business ■ Ann MelchertMeverden, Redmond, WA, is a seniorbenefits manager for Microsoft

Corporation ■ Kari Carlson Newell,Vadnais Heights, is a stay-at-homemom ■ Marc Newell, VadnaisHeights, is a resident physician atAbbott Northwestern Hospital ■Jessica Skelton Swenson,Minneapolis, is a media planner atHaworth Marketing and Media ■Rodrick Swenson, Minneapolis,works at US Bank and was inductedinto the New Ulm Legion BaseballHall of Fame ■ Ryan Swenson,Minneapolis, is a financial service of-ficer at North Memorial Credit Union■ Erica VandeWall Wagoner,Flowery Branch, GA, received a mas-ter’s degree in instructional technolo-gy and is now a media specialist.

00Class Agents:Corey Bartlett, Bonnie Dahlke, Meghan Krause


Hari Balaraman, Toronto, Ontario, isa lawyer at Gowling LafleurHenderson LLP ■ Michelle KneelandBarbeau, Deephaven, is an associatemarketing manager at General Mills■ Andrew Carlson, Albuquerque,NM, is a medical resident atUniversity of New Mexico ■ TamiNelson Caudill, Eagle Lake, is a reg-istered nurse at New Ulm MedicalCenter ■ Karrin Daniels, Seattle,WA, is an office administrator forNordstrom ■ Tom Hawley,Bloomington, is a portfolio managerat Wells Fargo ■ Jeff Johnson,Holland, MI, is an assistant professorof organic chemistry at Hope College■ Matthew D. Johnson, Bothell,WA, is employed by Hidden PathEntertainment ■ Meghan Krause,Minneapolis, is a senior account ex-ecutive for GreenMark ■ KimberlyJones Majewski, Menomonee Falls,WI, is a nurse at Children’s Hospitalin Milwaukee ■ Kira TheimerMorrissey, Stevens Point, WI, ischoir director at Pacelli High School■ Stephanie Jensen Otto, Nashville,TN, received a Ph.D. in human per-formance from Middle TennesseeState University ■ Adam Patterson,Crystal Lake, IL, is a sales manager atLansing Building Projects ■ KatiOlson Pownell, Hudson, WI, is agraduate student in nurse anesthesiaat University of Wisconsin-La Crosse■ Anna-Marie Bergstrom Rieffer,Eagan, is owner/operator of PandaBear Child Care ■ Melanie LarsenSinouthasy, Osseo, is diversity spe-cialist in the human resources divi-sion of the Minnesota Judicial Branch■ Jessica Munsell Verhasselt,Darwin, is a licensed office represen-tative at Excelsior Home ■ BrendanVictorson, Albany, NY, is winner of

the 2007 Japan Exchange andTeaching (JET) Alumni AssociationUSA Kintetsu Essay Contest ■Jeremy Weaver, Champaign, IL, isvisiting lecturer at University ofIllinois.

01Class Agent:Hal DeLaRosby


Adam Bell, Robbinsdale, is a large-law-firm inside-account representa-tive for Thomson West ■ Jenny

Alumna joins Minnesota Twins in planning medical fundraiserJackie Hunt Christensen ’86, Minneapolis, pictured with former Minnesota Twinsfirst baseman Kent Hrbek, served on the planning committee and spoke at the VIPreception at the third annual Diamond Awards gala fundraiser for the MinnesotaMedical Foundation and the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center. At the gala,Diamond Awards for the 2007 season were presented to members of theMinnesota Twins by the Baseball Writers of America. Proceeds from this year’s galawill go to fund Parkinson’s, ALS, muscular dystrophy, and other neurodegenerativediseases besides ataxia. In addition to her involvement with the Diamond Awardsplanning committee, Hunt Christensen volunteers as public affairs senior adviserfor the Parkinson’s Action Network.

Busy in HollywoodPeter Breitmayer ’87 is pictured with actor/director Clint Eastwood on the set ofthe Eastwood-directed film The Changeling. Breitmayer played the major support-ing role of Councilman Thomas Thorpe in the film, which stars Angelina Jolie andJohn Malkovich among others. On a lighter note, Breitmayer just finished shootingon the new G.I. Joe movie, in which he was cast as “Lifeline,” the squad’s pacifistmedic.



Schlief Bennett, Arlington, VA, is aproject assistant for GlobalEnvironment & TechnologyFoundation ■ Eric Boline, Rochester,is an assistant manager at DominiumManagement Services ■ VictoriaCzupryna, Plymouth, is a senior ac-count manager at ApplianceRecycling Centers of America ■Sarah Fredericks, Atlanta, GA, re-ceived a Ph.D. in religious and theo-logical studies/science, philosophy,and religion from Boston Universityand is a visiting assistant professor

at Georgia Institute of Technology ■Shanna Holthaus, St. Louis Park,works with in-home supervision andadministrative support at CompanionHousing ■ Sabina Ludy, Chapel Hill,NC, is a clinical pharmacist at theDuke Hospital ■ Jessica McIntire,Superior, WI, works at Sage inDublin, Ireland ■ Sean K. O’Brien,St. Paul, is a financial analyst at SEH■ Randy Schmeling, West St. Paul,performed in the Rocky Horror PictureShow at the Ordway Center forPerforming Arts ■ John Stenson,

Puli, Nantou, Taiwan, is a teacherand coach at the A-dan School ■Kara Wachlarowicz Wallace, PineIsland, is a physician assistant at theMayo Medical Center ■ KellyBangstad Wilz, Bloomington, IN, isa doctoral student at IndianaUniversity ■ Katy Srnec Zeier,Coralville, IA, is in the doctor ofpharmacy program at University ofIowa College of Pharmacy.

02Class Agents:Katherine MedberyOleson, Karen Warkentien


Dave Benson, New Hope, is a li-censed private banker at Wells FargoBank ■ Sara Heroff Buffie, St. PaulPark, teaches kindergarten in ISD#622 ■ Brandon Dunigan, Blaine, isa senior accountant for Blanski,Peter, Kronlage & Zoch, P.A. ■Viviane Foyou, Morgantown, WV, re-ceived a Ph.D. from West VirginiaUniversity ■ Brett Manning,Andover, is district manager and a fi-nancial planner at AmeripriseFinancial Services ■ JamesMatheson, Apple Valley, works atThink House Group ■ AmandaRobertson, White Plains, NY, isknowledge and information officer atAMR International ■ Matthew

Schoeppner, Minneapolis, is a labormarket analyst for the MinnesotaDepartment of Employment andEconomic Development ■ DougStorbeck, Blue Earth, teaches mathat Blue Earth Area High School.

03Class Agents:Jade Bakke, Jenny LingleBeer, Mikkel Gusenius,Leslie Wilcox


Carla Kern Betchwars, Apple Valley,is a marriage and family therapist atFamilyMeans ■ John Birkland,Minneapolis, is a representative inthe registrar’s office at CapellaUniversity ■ Vanessa Young Burton,Palatine, IL, is a dentist in the officeof Jeffrey T. Bonk, D.D.S., P.C. ■Brian Campbell, Downers Grove, IL,is assistant vice president at ACEMortgage ■ Jamie TimmersCampbell, Downers Grove, IL, teach-es kindergarten in the Downers GroveSchool District ■ KatiePelleymounter Carlson, Minneapolis,is a relationship specialist at WellsFargo Bank ■ Becca HarringtonGroves, Minneapolis, is a student atLuther Seminary ■ Andrew Hasty,Sauk Rapids, teaches music at SaukRapids-Rice High School ■ LauraHickson, St. Paul, is a claims repre-sentative at Federated MutualInsurance ■ Tom Hilden,Bloomington, is an assistant vicepresident at Benfield Group ■ MattHurm, St. Paul, is a student atUniversity of Minnesota Law Schooland ran Democratic candidate JerryBrady’s campaign for governor ofIdaho in 2006 ■ Joanna OlsonKroschel, Forest Lake, is anRN at United Hospital ■Rachel Lohn, Minneapolis,is a patient service special-ist for the American CancerSociety ■ Adam MacLeod-Roth, Minneapolis, is a law stu-dent at University of Minnesota ■Kelli Swanson Matzek, Hudson, WI,is city planner for the City of LakeElmo ■ Brad Menden, Shakopee,works at F & B Construction ■ NikkiBusch Menden, Shakopee, works at F& B Construction ■ Sarah Monson,Madelia, is serials manager in theFolke Benadotte Library at Gustavus■ Bethany Mueller, Little Falls, isstaff coordinator at Holden Village ■Brice Norton, Edina, is a judicial lawclerk for the State of Minnesota ■Jared Phillips, Plymouth, is anequipment finance specialist for USBank ■ Gretchen Pierson, MoundsView, is a clinical studies coordinatorat Medtronic Inc. ■ Ben Raines, St.Paul, is a graduate student in archi-tecture at University of British

Gustavus alumni

London Gusties catch up with profsAmy Mickelson Thompson ’87 and her husband, Peter, organized a gathering of London-area Gusties in January, also invitingGustavus professors who were in the city during the month. Peter had hosted the students enrolled in Professor BruceJohnson’s IEX class on “The European Union: Politics and Economics of Integration” at Goldman Sachs’s London office earlierin the week. (Johnson and his students also met with Peter Westberg ’91, who is with Pricewaterhouse Coopers in London,and Sigrid Gustafson Petterssen ’03, who is with IKEA in Brussels.)

Pictured at the alumni gathering, seated from left, are Tina Lohmann-Andrews ’00; Bruce Johnson, professor of econom-ics and management; Alan Guthrie ’94; Patricia Costello, assistant professor of psychology who accompanied the EuropeanUnion class; Katherine Genis ’85; and Ann DeLaHunt Burniston ’88. Standing are Amy Mickelson Thompson ’87 and JoyceSutphen, associate professor of English who also led an IEX group to London for “Writing in London, London’s Writers.”

Wins school district’s highest honorJill Johnson-Smith ’91, received theMadison (WI) Metropolitan School DistrictDistinguished Service Award during cere-monies held on April 14. This is the district’shighest honor for meritorious contributionsto students and schools. Nominations weresubmitted by colleagues, supervisors, andparents, who wrote letters of support and re-sponded to a list of questions relating to thenominee’s work for and dedication to the dis-trict and its students. A 21-member commit-tee of teachers, administrators, parents, citi-zens, business and community leaders, andstudent representatives selected the hon-orees.

Johnson-Smith, an elementary teacher at Orchard Ridge School in Madison,WI, was one of two elementary teachers to receive the award this year.



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Columbia ■ Tom Ramy, Hopkins, isvice president of operations atDiamond Financial Services ofMinnesota ■ Tori Greer Regan,Minneapolis, is a paralegal at Foley &Mansfield, PLLP ■ Jessica Rye,Seattle, WA, is a senior research ana-lyst at Ipsos-Insight ■ Aeleah Soineis a visiting research fellow at FreieUniversity in Berlin and a doctoralcandidate in history at University ofMinnesota ■ Molly McKay, St. Paul,is operations manager of periopera-tive services at Fairview RidgesHospital ■ Mara Oien Thiele, Elko,teaches math at Owatonna HighSchool ■ Matthew Wallace, PineIsland, is an analyst and programmerat the Mayo Medical Center ■Andrew Walter, Simsbury, CT, is anassistant reporter of judicial deci-sions for the Connecticut SupremeCourt ■ Katie Schweer Weckwerth,Marshall, is a production supervisorfor The Schwan Food Company ■Leslie Wilcox, St. Paul, is an accountexecutive at Public Affairs Company■ Amanda Young, Denver, CO, is anRN at University of Colorado Hospital.

04Class Agents:Amanda Frie, GuthrieMichael, Marnie Nelson,Josh Williams


Dan Brown, Minneapolis, is an after-school teacher in the Roseville ISD ■Brian Buffie, St. Paul Park, is generalcounsel at Ann Buffie & Associates ■Erin M. Carlson, Minneapolis, isstudying at the University ofMinnesota School of Pharmacy ■Jessica Coleman, Mendota Heights,is a business analyst for TargetCorporation ■ Kelli Gardner,Owatonna, teaches third grade forWaseca Public Schools ■ JoshuaHeggem, Fergus Falls, is an attorneyfor Pemberton, Sorlie, Rufer &Kershner, PLLP ■ William Holmquist,Minneapolis, is a demand planning an-alyst for Best Buy and an MBA studentat University of Minnesota CarlsonSchool of Management ■ JenessaJensen, St. Paul, is a community rela-tions specialist for Bancorp Foundation■ Andy R. Johnson, Mounds View, isa compliance analyst at AmeripriseFinancial Services ■ Kayla ThorsonJones, Mankato, is theatre managerfor Merely Players Community Theatre■ John Karnofski, Kelso, WA, isdeputy mayor for the City of Kelso ■Annie Katz, Stillwater, is an accountexecutive sales representative for SPSCommerce ■ Trent Larson, Lakeville,is an inventory planner for NorthernTool and Equipment ■ Tricia RichterMerkins, Hutchinson, is a customerservice representative at Hillyard ■

Nicole Meyer, Renton, WA, is a LifeStage One coordinator at St.Matthew’s Lutheran Church ■ KateMolitor, Minnetonka, is partnershipmarketing manager for the TargetCenter ■ Isaac Monson, Madelia, isa trooper for the Minnesota StatePatrol ■ Eric D. Nelson, MendotaHeights, is a mental health practi-tioner at People Inc. ■ AshleighPenrod, Philadelphia, PA, is studyingdance at Temple University ■Elizabeth Rowley is serving in thePeace Corps in Romania ■ ZosiaStanley, Seattle, WA, is a law studentat University of Washington School ofLaw ■ Ben Tarnowski, Oakdale, is anattorney at Robert Half Legal ■Sarah Volk, Plymouth, is a nurse atMethodist Hospital ■ Kristi BeckWahlman, Minnetonka, is a senioraccountant at Boulay, Heutmaker,Zibell & Company.

05Class Agents:Kevin Hansen, LizZappetillo Lewis, Becky Neitzke, JessicaNelson, Anne Shipley,Anne Michaletz Viljaste


Sara Dassenko, Bloomington, isstudying for a master’s degree innursing at University of Minnesota ■Laurie Decknatel, Apple Valley,graduated from Art InstitutesInternational Minnesota ■ Kari DenOtter, Washington, DC, is a supplierrelations coordinator for NationalAssociation of Convenience Stores ■Andrea Tish Fish, Eagan, is stateprogram administrator for the Stateof Minnesota Department of Revenue■ Kelsey Getz, Minneapolis, is a re-cruitment coordinator at Hyrian ■Meghan Lynch Heldman, Richfield,is a graduate student in teaching andlearning at St. Mary’s University ■Liza Ingvalson, Minneapolis, worksin the communications department atTarget ■ Nick Johnson,Bloomington, is a trade control rep-resentative for DST Technologies ■Kelly Keith is a graduate student inhuman nutrition at Colorado StateUniversity ■ Christy Korth,Chanhassen, is a substitute teacherin the Chanhassen ISD ■ Kirk A.Larsen, Minneapolis, is a newspaperbuyer for Novus ■ Andrew Leaf isstudying hydrogeology at Universityof Wisconsin ■ Molly Lundberg,Plymouth, is a project leader withthe Student Conservation Association■ Jon Mueller, Corvallis, OR, isstudying mechanical engineering atOregon State University ■ ElinPeterson Nelson, Mendota Heights,works at Abbot NorthwesternHospital ■ Britanee Pelikan,

Rosemount, works at Target Corp. ■Nathan Porath, Eagan, is a dentalstudent at University of Minnesota ■Ryan Taylor, Minneapolis, is a self-

employed photographer ■ Jill VanBergen, Coon Rapids, is donor recordadministrator at Make-A-WishFoundation.

UI physician receives international honorMarta Hemmingson VanBeek ’93, Iowa City, IA, anassistant professor in the Department of Dermatology inthe University of Iowa’s Roy J. and Lucille A. CarverCollege of Medicine and a dermatologist at University ofIowa Hospitals and Clinics, received a prestigious inter-national award from the International League ofDermatological Societies (ILDS) during the 2007 WorldCongress of Dermatology in Buenos Aires, Argentina.VanBeek received the North American Young

Dermatologist International Achievement Award for “significant achievement indermatology that stands as an example to all young dermatologists.” The ILDSbases the award on domestic and international service in the field of dermatology.One dermatologist from each continent receives a Young DermatologistInternational Achievement Award at the World Congress of Dermatology meetings,which are held every five years.

Hartzell competes in national crossword tournamentBrent Hartzell ’89, Locust Grove, VA, chief of staff to the chief financial officer ofthe U.S. Department of Education, recently finished 35th at the AmericanCrossword Puzzle Tournament. The tournament, directed by Will Shortz, the NewYork Times puzzle editor since 1993, begins with six puzzles of varying difficultyon Saturday morning and afternoon, a Sunday-size seventh puzzle on Sundaymorning, and then the championship playoffs for the top three in each of the topthree skill divisions (A, B, C) on Sunday around noon. In the past two years,Hartzell has gone from #178 to #35 in rank by solving hundreds and hundreds ofpuzzles, including over 1,000 in the past 12 months. All of the participants whofinished ahead of Hartzell were consistently faster, so speed is one aspect hehopes to improve.

Each tournament puzzle has a time limit ranging from 15 to 45 minutes,based on size and difficulty. For each puzzle, a solver scores 10 points for eachcorrect word, 150 bonus points for a correct puzzle, and 25 points for each minuteremaining on the clock when the puzzle is turned in. Hartzell’s puzzle solvingtimes were 4, 9, and 12 minutes respectively on the Saturday morning puzzles; 6,19, and 10 minutes on the Saturday afternoon puzzles; and 17 minutes on theSunday-size puzzle on Sunday morning. He made only one mistake during thetournament in 77 minutes solving seven puzzles. By comparison, the tournament’sco-champions solved the seven puzzles cleanly in a cumulative total of 42 min-utes. Hartzell owes much of his improvement to daily practice with puzzles in theNew York Times, New York Sun, Los Angeles Times, and books of old puzzles, andthe support and patience of his wife, Sheryl (Bearson ’92).



06Class Agents:Anders Eckman, MattForbes, Jessica Olson,Katie Parks, MolliePeterson, Matt Swenson


Kristen Bosch, Berea, KY, is a stu-

dent at Eastern Kentucky University■ Mollie Lager Bousu,Bloomington, teaches seventh-gradesocial studies in the Rockford ISD ■Joshua Bryant, St. Peter, is a securi-ty counselor at the MinnesotaSecurity Hospital ■ Sara Butwinick

is a vocal music student at Universityof Iowa ■ Brandon DeWolf, CedarRapids, IA, works for Yellowbook USA■ Tina Erickson, Missoula, MT, is agraduate student in geography atUniversity of Montana ■ KatieFisher, Vadnais Heights, is workingat the marketing company,MarketTools ■ Kristi Forsythe,Forest Lake, teaches social studies atStillwater Area High School ■ JayFrederickson, Blue Earth, teacheseighth-grade geography at Lincolnschool in Lake City ■ Erin Green, St.Paul, is studying for a master’s de-gree in physician assistant studies atAugsburg College ■ Jessica Harding,Blue Earth, is an education specialistwith the Soil and Water ConservationDistrict ■ Megan Hoyer, Woodbury,is sales manager of contemporary andcasual at Macy’s North ■ SarahJohansen, Wausau, WI, teaches ad-vanced composition, modern litera-ture, and English 11 at ArrowheadHigh School ■ Kristin Welsh Kirk,Hastings, is a graduate student in ed-ucation-school psychology and edu-cational specialist ■ Kirsten Kuiken,Santa Ana, CA, is a graduate studentat California State University,Fullerton ■ Audrey Lenoch,Minneapolis, is a nurse at AbbotNorthwestern Hospital ■ AndreaBusch Lieser, St. Paul, is a law stu-dent at William Mitchell College ofLaw ■ Casey Lyells, Minneapolis, isa second lieutenant in the MinnesotaNational Guard currently deployed inKosovo ■ Logan Martin, Hastings, isa graduate student in public adminis-tration at Hamline University ■Kristine Overson, Chicago, IL, is anexecutive team leader at Target ■Jeffrey Pearson, Woodbury, is a rev-enue officer with the IRS ■ AlanaReetz, Minneapolis, is a case workerfor Information Reporting Services,Inc. ■ Sarah Schueffner, Savage, isa recruiting assistant for Dorsey &Whitney LLP ■ Brian Slattery,Vadnais Heights, is an account man-ager at Comm-Works ■ EmilySunwall, Minneapolis, is a marketingassistant for Target Corporation ■Todd Swingle, Denver, CO, is study-ing music composition at Universityof Denver, Lamont School of Music ■Dan Westlund, Northfield, is anAmericorps volunteer with Habitatfor Humanity ■ Marie Williams,Shakopee, is a full-time substituteteacher in select Hennepin CountyHigh Schools and is pursuing theatrein the metro area ■ Erich Ziegler,Crystal Falls, MI, teaches middle andhigh school science in the Forest ParkSchools.

07Class Agents:Erica Brown, BarryCattadoris, TravisMichelson, Ben Richter,Adam Tehle


Spencer Barron passed his CPAexams and is gaining his two years ofexperience required for certificationat Carver, Moquist & O’Connor, LLC, inBloomington, MN. ■ Kiley Cannon,Shoreview, is a tax associate withLarsonAllen, LLP ■ EvaChristopherson, Minneapolis, is of-fice manager for the Music in thePark Series ■ Ashley ClemenEdwards, Appleton, is co-owner ofEscape Fitness ■ Kristi Fenster,Manhattan Beach, CA, is a productmanager for Emergent MedicalAssociates ■ Jessica Gourley,Minneapolis, is a brand manager forTarget ■ Jessica Halverson,Brooklyn Park, is an assistant teacherat Primrose School ■ Lindsay Holtz,Litchfield, is the southwest commu-nity outreach coordinator forSouthwest Initiative Foundation ■Emma Jaeger, Red Wing, is supervi-sor of Bridal Registry at Macy’s ■Heidi Kador, Somerville, MA, is afund accountant at State Street Corp.■ Finn Kuusisto, Plymouth, is asoftware engineer for ISII inPlymouth ■ Luke Madson, Ellendale,is a quality resource analyst at theWaseca Medical Center ■ TravisMichelson, Willmar, teaches 9–12choirs and AP music theory atWillmar High School ■ Laura Molde,Montevideo, is a production potterfor Grey Fox Pottery ■ SarahCreighton Olson, Hyattsville, MD,works at the National Milk ProducersFoundation ■ Nick Peterson isstudying electrical engineering atMichigan Tech ■ Matt Pollari,Roseville, is an intern with the AlFranken Campaign ■ Jon Quinlivan,Owatonna, is an inside sales estimat-ing associate for Viracon ■ HeatherRossow, Faribault, is a product man-ager for Carlson Craft Binder Division■ Matt Sinnen, Chanhassen, worksat Analytics and Inc. ■ Marcy Tatrois doing marketing and consulting forDavid Drucker, M.D., in Denver ■Tyler Ties, Lewiston, is a financialanalyst at IBM ■ Ingrid Vick, St.Paul, is a creation care coordinatorfor Lutheran Coalition for PublicPolicy in Minnesota ■ JoshWahlstrom, Hastings, is a committeepage for the Minnesota State Senate■ Tyler Wilken, Champaign, IL, is ateller at First Federal Bank.

Gustavus alumni

Skiing in the BitterrootsAlan Brew ’89, Andrea Sundheim Brew ’89, and Jim Brew ’92 met up inMontana for back-country skiing in the Bitterroots. Alan came out from Ashland,WI, in March to spend time with his brother, Jim, and Jim’s wife, Andrea, whomake their home in Missoula, MT.

Pederson appears on National Geographic ChannelJoel Pederson ’90, Richmond, UT, appeared on the National Geographic Channel’sWatching Naked Science: Grand Canyon televised in February. Pederson is associ-ate professor and director of the luminescence lab in the Department of Geologyat Utah State University. Pederson does most of his research in and around GrandCanyon or elsewhere on the Colorado Plateau and is called on when someone is in-terested in the formation of the landscapes of that region. Pederson’s lab is cur-rently under contract to do work at a series of high-profile archaeological excava-tions upcoming in Grand Canyon National Park. Pederson received his master’sdegree in geology from Northern Arizona University and his Ph.D. in earth andplanetary science from the University of New Mexico.


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WeddingsBob R. Johnson ’51 and Mary

Berthold, 02/16/07, BalsamLake, WI.

Phyllis M. Anderson ’54 and RogerErickson ’53, 10/02/07,Faribault, MN.

David Toft ’63 and MeredithMcConahey, 08/12/06,Rochester, MN.

Susan Swanson ’74 and MichaelKimitch, 02/16/08, Eden Prairie,MN.

Joan Warnsholz ’80 and KarlDrenth, 10/26/07, St. Paul, MN.

Wendy Gilliand ’85 and RickHaagenson, 07/30/05, Eagan,MN.

Colleen Nori ’90 and James Bartzsch,08/04/07, Ft. Wayne, IN.

Stephanie Owen ’91 and Jay Lyons,06/30/07, Hopkins, MN.

Mandi Gillespie ’95 and BradYoung, 08/04/07, Camden, NC.

Vincent Petersen ’95 and NoelPeterson, Minnetrista, MN.

Janelle Phelps ’95 and ErikMagelee, 06/09/07, Mapleton,MN.

Michele Thieman ’96 and GregSperle, 12/29/07, Ft. Collins, CO.

Kimberly Miller ’97 and Steve Bui,04/28/07, San Diego, CA.

Peter J. Peterson ’97 and VeraGualtieri, 08/30/07,Minneapolis, MN.

Laura Selby ’97 and Jeff Nielsen,12/28/07, St. Louis Park, MN.

Erica Stone ’00 and Eric Scott,09/02/07, Bloomington, MN.

April Hicks ’01 and Kris Vaos,06/09/07, McHenry, IL.

Emily Brekke ’02 and Dan Thery,11/03/07, Mounds View, MN.

Nick Greenig ’02 and AmandaSheady, 02/02/08, St. Peter, MN.

Stefanie Loncorich ’02 and NicholasFrank, 12/01/08, Hector, MN.

Katherine Rosenthal ’02 and JustanRose, 09/16/07, Zumbrota, MN.

Jessica Cunningham ’03 andJeremy Miller, 10/16/07,Shakopee, MN.

Molly McKay ’03 and Daniel Steffen,10/28/06, St. Paul, MN.

Sarah Monson ’03 and IsaacMonson ’04, 10/28/06, Madelia,MN.

Andrew Walter ’03 and AlexandraCurran, 09/02/07, Simsbury, CT.

Beth Worley ’03 and ChrisHuizinga ’02, 01/26/08, St.Paul, MN.

Katherine Hoffman ’04 and DanAnderson, 12/29/07, Nicollet,MN.

Amy Ness ’04 and Nathan Mead,02/22/08, Eden Prairie, MN.

Lucas Westman ’04 and KatieDobson, 12/22/07, Mankato,MN.

Carissa Herzog ’05 and JeffreyRoach, 10/22/07, Stillwater, MN.

Briana Isaacson ’05 and AndrewTorvick, 07/14/08, Dassel, MN.

Meghan Lynch ’05 and DavidHeldman ’04, 08/04/07,Richfield, MN.

Danielle Abel ’06 and Travis Olson,08/25/07, Waseca, MN.

Brandon DeWolf ’06 and TaraStadheim, 08/11/07, CedarRapids, IA.

Sean Evenson ’06 and Greta Loen,12/22/07, Benson, MN.

Sally Johnson ’06 and Andy VanHal,12/15/07, Owatonna, MN.

Mollie Lager ’06 and Caleb Bousu’06, Bloomington, MN.

Kristin Welsh ’06 and Randy Kirk,03/10/07, Hastings, MN.

Tony Stadtherr ’07 and JoniForstner, 08/11/07, Mankato,MN.

BirthsEstefani, by adoption from

Guatemala, to Eric Hanson ’81and Joni Hanson, born12/25/01

Anna, to Jean CunninghamMulvahill ’81 and JamesMulvahill, 4/2/06.

Twins, Tristan and Tennyson, toDebora Holmes ’82 and JimMayfield, 12/19/07.

Halima, to Laura MoldenhauerBigirindavyi ’85 andJean-Paul Bigirindavyi ’00,11/15/04.

Sawyer, to Wendy GilliandHaagenson ’85 and RickHaagenson, 11/12/07.

Jonathan, by adoption fromGuatemala, to Eric Lande ’85and Christine Lande, born8/10/06, adopted 1/8/07.

Haley, to Penny Noeska Johnson’88 and Niel Johnson, 12/7/07.

Thor, to Todd Raarup ’88 andMeredith Raarup, 3/3/08.

Leo, to Mike Dueber ’89 and JodelleDueber, 12/28/07.

Derek, to Kelly Kreiser Dorholt ’90and David Dorholt ’90, 6/8/06.

Max, to Stephanie Henke Engel ’90and Richard Engel ’90, 2/2/07.

Sarah, to Laura Koenig Garner ’91and Rick Garner, 1/10/08.

Grace, to Michael Gempeler ’91 andMary Beth Gempeler.

Moriah, to Laura Hudson Godsey’91 and Max Godsey, 11/28/07.

Siena, to Dean Katzung ’91 andDeanna Katzung, 2/8/08.

Jacobs elected shareholderMichael Jacobs ’95, Mankato, has beenelected shareholder at Leonard, Streetand Deinard, one of Minnesota’s largestlaw firms. Jacobs practices in the firm’sMankato office and focuses his practiceon corporate and business law and com-mercial real estate transactions. He holdsa law degree from Hamline UniversitySchool of Law and a master’s degree inbusiness administration from theUniversity of St. Thomas.

Reconnecting in SwedenJody Svensson Christiansen ’95 traveled to Sweden for the first time last summerand spent 10 days in Stockholm visiting her friend, Camilla Alfalk, and her family.Christiansen met Alfalk while studying abroad in Spain during the spring semesterof her junior year at Gustavus in 1994. Christiansen is pictured with her husband,Mark, in front of Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm.

International marathonersAlan Guthrie ’94, a resident of Ashorne, United Kingdom, and Nels Dokken ’94met in Dublin, Ireland, on October 29, 2007, to run the Dublin Marathon. This isthe second international marathon they have run together, the first one being theStockholm Marathon in June 2003.



Chavelle, to Michelle ColeKnochenmus ’91 and HowardKnochenmus, 8/23/06.

Eryn, to Darcey Schoenebeck ’91and Jay Schoenebeck ’80,3/10/08.

Micah, to Alisa Spong Lee ’92 andMichael Lee, 6/25/07.

Soren, to Melissa Hanson Rosdahl’92 and Kurt Rosdahl, 5/15/07.

Anna, by adoption from Guatemala,to Sara Nelson Shore ’92 andTony Shore, 5/16/07.

Zachary, to Jean Erickson Walikonis’92 and Randall Walikonis,7/14/06.

Jordan, to Jessica Rogich Deakin’93 and Robert Deakin, 2/2/07.

Daniel, to Paul Djupe ’93 and KateDjupe, 8/4/07.

Grant, to Heather Hoglund Elliott’93 and Douglas Elliott,12/1/07.

Kaitlyn, to Katina Daniell Monzon’93 and Ricardo Monzon,6/19/07.

Caroline, to Tim Wilson ’93 andHeather A. Wilson, 6/21/07.

Kate, to Rebecca Ninke ’94 andDavid Watson, 3/1/08.

Brody, to Becky Pearson Owens ’94and Jim Owens, 6/1/07.

Lydia, to Jill Dirnberger Timm ’94and Craig Timm.

Benjamin, to Stacey Evers Vasecka’94 and Chris Vasecka, 4/17/07.

Riley, to Kyle Finney ’95 and RobynFinney.

Cameron, to Renee BellrichardGalloway ’95 and Jeff Galloway,2/4/08.

Gustav, to Ilsa Lund ’95 and BrianKraatz ’96, 9/26/07.

Seth, to Debbie Lightly Mascaro ’95and Stephen Mascaro, 8/17/07.

Ella, to Brad Olson ’95 and Mary KayOlson, 5/5/07.

Amanda, to Roxanne HagenRuffenach ’95 and ShaneRuffenach, 2/15/07.

Beckett, to Kate Magnuson Strand’95 and Brian Strand,11/25/07.

Bella, to Amy Rodning Swenson ’95and Jeff Swenson, 4/13/06.

Delaney, to Shannon RaffteryTreichel ’95 and David Treichel,12/17/07.

Charles, to John Feistner ’96 andKari Feistner, 10/1/07.

Molly, to Todd Mayer ’96 and LauraMayer, 9/12/07.

Eva, to Dusan Turcan ’96 andElizabeth Turcanova, 5/22/06.

Jaxon, to Amy DeVille Boschee ’97and Michael Boschee, 11/11/07.

William, to Elizabeth Bomier Irish’97 and Joshua Irish, 10/6/07.

Rhys, to Bradley Nuss ’97 andRebecca Nuss, 3/3/08.

Lucille, to Erin Johnson Turner ’97and Jon Turner ’97, 2/4/06.

Makenna, to CloEve AndersonDemmer ’98 and Ryan Demmer,4/12/07.

Ingrid, to Karen Lantz Holt ’98 andRyan A. Holt ’98, 12/17/07.

Gustav, to Rachel Dault Hudson ’98and Jay Hudson, 1/18/07.

Riley, to Stacey Olson Huebner ’98and Charlie Huebner, 1/23/08.

Noah, to Nathan Slinde ’98 andKirsten Slinde, 2/23/07.

Matthew, to Sonja RoigerTimmerman ’98 and JimTimmerman ’98, 12/21/07.

Gabriel, to Callie Braun Armstrong’99 and Eric Armstrong ’96,9/5/07.

Gabriella, to Kiril Avramov ’99 andEdit Harangozo MD, 3/3/07.

Andrew, to Emily Johnson Coleman’99 and Patrick Coleman,12/18/07.

Malin, to Alyssa Malinski Erickson’99 and Steve Erickson ’99,6/9/07.

Mitchell, to Stephanie MarthalerFriesz ’99 and Joshua Friesz,1/10/07.

Twins, Steven and Betsy, to SaraPrihoda Gillette ’99 and RyanGillette.

Finley, to Amy Hero Jones ’99 and

Gustavus alumni

Stockwell named to the RE/MAXPlatinum ClubJason Stockwell ’00, Richfield, has beennamed to the Platinum Club by RE/MAX,which recognized him for achieving thethird highest sales in its North Central re-gion during 2007. Only five percent ofRE/MAX North Central associates haveachieved the Platinum Club level.Stockwell, who is employed with RE/MAXResults in Apple Valley, was also recog-nized for his 2007 contributions of$1,400 to the Children’s Miracle Networkby Gillette Children’s SpecialtyHealthcare, the local CMN beneficiary.

Gustie students meet with Butorac at Aussie OpenIn January Gustavus men’s tennis coach Steve Wilkinson brought his January Term class to Australia, where they had the op-portunity to watch Eric Butorac ’03 compete in the Australian Open. Butorac won two rounds in men’s doubles and tworounds in mixed doubles in front of his fellow Gusties. This was the first chance for Wilkinson to watch Butorac play profession-ally since he joined the tour following his graduation. In the photo, Butorac addresses the group outside the Vodafone Arena,the second-largest venue for matches. Butorac gave talks several mornings before matches began and invited other players tojoin him.

Johansen named editor of lawreview Kate Johansen ’04 has been elected the2008–09 editor-in-chief of the WilliamMitchell Law Review, Vol. 35, at WilliamMitchell School of Law. In addition toserving on law review, she competes inthe Jessup International Moot Courtcompetition and is co-editor of theschool’s newspaper. During her first yearof law school, Johansen received thehighest grade in three courses and volun-teered as a health policy researcher. Herpublications include two law review arti-cles, an editorial in the Center of the

American Experiment’s Symposium on Urban Conservatism, and a humor list onthe popular literary website, McSweeney’s.


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Zachary Jones, 1/2/08.Jace, to Jayme Bartelt Jackson ’99

and Justin Jackson, 10/6/07.Hope, to Tricia Otterblad

Kohanski ’99 and NoelKohanski, 1/30/07.

Alyssa, to Amy Bergman Kopp ’99and John Kopp ’99, 11/23/07.

Isabel, to Janelle Manno ’99 andAntonio Carbajal, 10/9/07.

Twins, Kaylee and Kiersten, toDeborah Koski Meester ’99 andAaron Meester, 12/11/07.

Anissa, to Kimberly Olson Wimmer’99 and Trent Wimmer, 5/19/07.

Zoe, to Erica Slusser Haas ’00 andEric Haas ’99, 10/4/07.

Tyler, to Tara Anlauf Hupton ’00and Nick Hupton ’99, 9/10/07.

Annika, to Beth Peter ’00 and JeffJohnson ’00, 7/25/07.

Twins, Karina and Annika, to KristiHuettl Johnson ’00 and AaronJohnson, 2/13/08

Zaara, to Naveed Kidwai ’00,1/14/08.

Connor, to Kira Theimer Morrissey’00 and Kevin Morrissey,1/29/07.

Aiden, to Kristi Petersen Murphy’00 and Steven Murphy,11/28/07.

Seth, to Linda Cowan Pack ’00 andChristopher Pack, 3/18/07.

Ava, to Lindsey Enderson Placek’00 and Shane Placek ’00,11/20/07.

Lillian, to Laura Frey Polikowsky’00 and Christopher Polikowsky,10/23/07.

Lauren, to Travis Quast ’00 andAngela Quast, 11/28/07.

Noella, to Laura Carlson Ross ’00and Jeffrey Ross, 11/11/07.

Carter, to Caroline RettmannStutsman ’00 and MichaelStutsman, 5/1/07.

Ella, to Danelle Sweeney ’00 andMatthew Dammeyer ’99,2/29/08.

Bryce, to Melissa Hummel Thomas’00 and Jason Thomas.

Owen, to Rebekah OstgardenWeekly ’00 and Michael Weekly,1/16/07.

Makayla, to Eric Boline ’01,10/24/07.

Jade, to Jennifer Plath Dierkhising’01 and John Dierkhising ’99,11/19/07.

Broden, to Jennifer Larson Johnson’01 and Matthew Johnson,12/18/07.

Ashlyn, to Kelly Devine McGeary’01 and Timothy McGeary,1/14/08.

Tanner, to Bridget Hundt Smith ’01and Dean Smith.

Zuri, to Graziela Tanaka ’01 andCleipson Martins, 12/17/07.

Benjamin, to Kara WachlarowiczWallace ’01 and MatthewWallace ’03, 10/30/07.

Soren, to Jill Sorenson Weiland ’01and Martin Weiland, 6/26/07.

Maddeline, to Molly O’Keefe Kramer’02 and Joshua Kramer ’01,1/19/08.

Landon, to Mike Metzger ’02 andAnn Bailey, 1/4/08.

Rylan, to Julie Christenson Oachs ’02and David Oachs ’01, 11/24/07.

Estelle, by adoption, to ShannonSwanson Severud ’02 and CraigSeverud, born 3/15/05, adopted3/08.

Albany, by adoption, to ShannonSwanson Severud ’02 and CraigSeverud, born 8/16/02, adopted4/08.

Andrew, to Laura Hanson Spanier’02 and Chad Spanier, 3/27/07.

Daisy, to Jay DeLaRosby ’03 andTabby DeLaRosby, 9/30/07.

Cooper, to Adam Long ’03 andJanelle Long, 2/27/08.

Blake, to Nikki Busch Menden ’03and Brad Menden ’03, 9/18/07.

Ava, to Jessica Cunningham Miller’03 and Jeremy Miller, 5/30/07.

Addison, to Sarah Holm Pospisil’03 and Jared J. Pospisil,11/15/07.

Jonathan, to Becky KaczrowskiSonnek ’03 and MatthewSonnek, 2/3/08.

Kiera, to Mandy Fischer Britz ’04and Adam Britz ’03, 11/16/07.

Logan, to Adam Hennen ’04 andGina Hennen, 3/15/07.

Benjamin, to Michele SimmondsJabs ’04 and Paul Jabs ’02,11/26/07.

Lilah, to Diana Wichmann Reindal’04 and Heath Reindal, 11/7/07.

Cooper, to Nikki Briggs Beckmann’05 and Marc Beckmann ’05,12/1/07.

Abigail, to Kalee Schrupp Nuest ’06and Chad Nuest, 1/3/08.

InMemoriamGladys Mays ’32, Chisago City, MN,

on February 7, 2008.Marvin Holt ’33, Plymouth, MN, on

November 21, 2007.Luverne Johnson Sellstrom ’41,

Apple Valley, MN, on February20, 2008.

Violet Lund Edin ’44, Upsala, MN,on January 2, 2008.

Paul Flo ’44, Ellsworth, WI, onDecember 31, 2007.

Sherman Peterson ’45, Chisago City,MN, on September 3, 2007.

Bernard Halver ’46 on December 6,2007.

Donald Graville ’47, Moline, IL, onDecember 25, 2007. He was re-tired from Erickson Furniture andis survived by three daughters.

Dolores Bauman Harrison Larsen’48, St. Cloud, MN, on March 10,

2008. She was a volunteer forPlace of Hope and is survived byone son and two daughters in-cluding Mary Harrison ’76.

Gene Kamholz ’49, Palm Desert, CA,on February 5, 2008. He was aretired district manager forReader’s Digest and is survived by

Bandy updateFour classmates from the Class of 2007 and former varsity hockey players—fromleft, Erik Kraska, John Arundel, Jon Keseley, and Mike Hosfield—traveled toStockholm, Sweden, in October to play for the Helenelund IK Bandy Klubb for the2007–08 season. The foursome took time off during the regular Swedish bandyseason (November–February) to travel to Moscow, Russia, with the USA NationalBandy Team for the 2008 World Championships (Jan. 27–Feb. 3). Team USA com-pletely dominated its bracket to win the B-Pool gold medal at the championshipsin front of an overflow crowd at the Olympiysky Stadium in Moscow. The goldmedal was the second in two years in the B Pool for the national team and forKraska, who was the starting goalkeeper for the 2007 U.S. team as well. (JohnArundel’s brother, Scott ’08, also medaled in 2007 after being recruited for theteam while studying abroad in Sweden).

In fact, the current U.S. National Bandy Team is dominated by Gusties. In ad-dition to the four Helenelund Klubb members on the 17-man roster named above,the co-head coaches—Chris Halden ’78 and Chris Middlebrook ’79—are bothformer Gustavus hockey players, as is the back-up goalkeeper, Ben Levy ’07, andteam’s physical therapist on the bench, Rick Hjelm ’83.

Meanwhile, on the local front, Levy and three more Gusties were part of theMinnesota Blades team that won the USA Division I Bandy National Championshipon March 2. Pictured from left with their trophy are Aaron Allar ’03, Ben Levy’07, Jordan Anderson ’03, and Danny Bissonnette ’07. The Blades had finishedtheir season in first place with a 9–1 record, and had an overall season record of14 –2–1.

Bandy is being considered as an exhibition venue at the 2010 Olympics to beheld in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.



his wife, Yvonne, three daugh-ters, and one son.

Dick Chambers ’50, Bloomington,MN, on February 6, 2008. He issurvived by his wife, Marge, sonReg ’72, and one daughter.

William D. Forbes Jr. ’51,Minneapolis, MN, on January 19,2008.

Donald Pietz ’51, Ames, IA, onFebruary 23, 2008. He was a re-tired veterinarian and is survivedby his wife, Lois (Bloemke ’54),two daughters, and two sons.

Patsy O’Connell Sherman ’52,Bloomington, MN, on February 11,2008. She was a retired chemistfor 3M, where she was co-inven-tor of Scotchgard, and received aGustavus Distinguished AlumniCitation in the field of scientificresearch in 1975. She is survivedby two daughters and one sister.

Mary Stollenwerk Berg ’53,Superior, WI, on March 15, 2008.

She was a retired pastor’s wifeand missionary-in-residence forthe Evangelical Lutheran Churchof America and served her classas class agent, writing class let-ters full of puns. She is survivedby her husband, Don ’51, threesons including Scott ’77 andJonathan ’87, and daughtersLaurie ’79, Lynnae ’80, andKristin Cochran ’84.

Jeanette Severson Mattson ’54, RedWing, MN, on October 2, 2007.She was a retired employee ofSt. John’s Hospital in medicalrecords and is survived by herhusband, Clifford, two sons, andtwo daughters.

Robert Jacobson ’55, Lake Oswego,OR, on January 28, 2008. Hewas a retired cytotechnologistfor Providence Medical Centerand is survived by his wife, Cleo(Miller ’55), daughter KarenNuelk ’82, sons Karl ’83 and

Raymond ’85, and a sister,Marilyn Akerson ’49.

Dennis Johnson ’55, Mora, MN, onDecember 30, 2007. He was re-tired owner of Johnson BeeFarms and is survived by threesons and one daughter.

Ruth Norberg Nye ’55, Half MoonBay, CA, on February 23, 2008.She was retired from MeadowHeights School and is survivedby four daughters, one son, sis-ter Marie Bergstrom ’50, andbrother Carl ’53.

Phyllis Rinehart Manning ’57,Titusville, FL, on August 17,2007. She is survived by oneson.

Darold Gremmert ’58, Alexandria,MN, on October 31, 2007.

James R. Ogren ’58, Tazewell, VA,on August 29, 2007.

Stanley Holmquist Jr. ’64, GroveCity, MN, on December 22, 2007.He was retired owner of HolmquistLumber and is survived by hiswife, Betty, and two daughters.

Gladys Aagard Laughlin ’65,Laughlin, NV, on February 23,2008.

Daniel Jopp ’66, Spring Valley, WI,on January 20, 2008. He is sur-vived by his wife, Ann.

Starr Hall Blair ’68, Lubbock, TX, onFebruary 22, 2008. She was sen-ior therapist for GatewayCounseling Center and is sur-vived by her husband, John ’66,one son, and one daughter.

Thomas Aug ’70, Zumbrota, MN, onMay 9, 2007. He was a dentistand is survived by his wife,Kathleen, and one son.

Kathy Ruud ’70, St. Paul, MN, onOctober 21, 2006. She was a re-tired first-grade teacher for theSt. Paul School District.

Becky Bade Lane ’74, Chaska, MN,on December 18, 2007. Shetaught elementary school inBelle Plaine for 33 years and issurvived by her husband, Andy,one daughter, and two sons in-cluding Greg ’11.

Michael Greiner ’80, Albert Lea, MN,on October 16, 2007. He wasemployed by Albert LeaElectroplating as a chemist andis survived by his wife, Marlene,two daughters, and one son.

Harry Dunscombe, on January 21,2008. He was retired part-timemusic instructor of cello atGustavus from 2001–2005.

Charles Wagner, North Mankato,MN, on January 17, 2008. Hewas a retired adjunct professorwho taught accounting in theDepartment of Economics andManagement at Gustavus and issurvived by his wife, Rutheda,two daughters, and three sonsincluding David ’82.

Gustavus alumni

College staff recognized for serviceAt the annual Staff Christmas Luncheon on Dec. 21, members of the supportstaff were recognized for milestone anniversaries of their service to the College.

30 years – MarieDutton, campus custo-dial coordinator, physi-cal plant.45 years – LaytonGehrke, shops coordi-nator, physical plant.

25 Years – JanJensen, library assis-tant, Lund MusicLibrary; MargaretAllen, Market Placecashier, Dining Service.Not pictured: JaniceReid, coordinator, cus-todial services; PatStevenson, switch-board coordinator,telecommunications,Gustavus TechnologyServices.

2007 Retirees –Barbara Anderson,custodian (13 years ofservice); Rita Betzing,custodian (17 years).

ErratumThe In Memoriam listing for M.Charles Anderson ’51 in theSpring 2008 Quarterly omittedtwo survivors, sister NatalieSmith ’46 and one son.

Choir presidents collect at Christmas in Christ ChapelThree consecutive years of former Gustavus Choir presidents attended the samepresentation of Christmas in Christ Chapel last December and posed for a photo.Pictured are Anders Eckman ’06, Claire Anderson ’05, and Travis Michaelson’07.


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arts on campusAdjudicators at the American College Dance Festival Association’s North-Central Regional Conference in March selected the ensemble of “VigorousIncubation” (above), representing the Gustavus Department of Theatre and Dance, as the region’s nominee for the national ACDFA/DanceMagazine Award for Outstanding Student Performer and the dance itself as one of the three pieces among the entries from 33 colleges anduniversities participating in the region to be performed at the biennial ACDFA National College Dance Festival in New York in June. See pp. 8–9for more on the department’s honor. Photo by Terena Wilkens.


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