Spring 2014 Quarterly by Gustavus Adolphus College

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the gustavus quarterly Spring 2014 Vol. LXX, No. 2

in this issue 4 FROM THE EDITOR 5 ON THE HILL

Festival of St. Lucia n Building Bridges n Gustavus Women in Leadership conference n Summer sports & academic camps n Gusties at Work n GACAC Faith Conference n Networking event n Passion for Lifelong Learning n Calendar

20 Features

CICE International Photo Contest n An Annexstad Scholar pays it forward n GACAC Service Award recipient

34 SPORTS

Fall sports summary n Hall of Fame inductees n CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

37 LEGACY

New endowed professorship for wind orchestra n Meet the advancement staff n Well-being program n Glen Lloyd, director of alumni & parent engagement

41 alumni News

2014 reunion dates n SciFi author Marissa Lingen n Gustie Breakfasts n G Club invitation n Home Free vocal band n Class Notes n Weddings n Births n In Memoriam ON THE COVER Looking forward to spring . . . Photo by Terry Clark, BD&E

Minna Citron (1896–1991), Untitled, 1986, collage on paper, 24¼ x 16¾ inches, Collection of Christiane H. Citron

Managing Editor Steven L. Waldhauser ’70 | waldo@gustavus.edu Design Anna Deike | adeike@gustavus.edu; BD&E | bdeusa.com Contributing Writers Ethan Armstrong ’09, Al Behrends ’77, Becca Eastwood ’14, Maggie Hedlund ’09, Sara Masters, Naomi Mortensen; Donald Myers ’83, Matt Thomas ’00

The Gustavus Quarterly is printed on Domtar Earthchoice paper (30% PCR and sustainable source certified by SmartWood) using soy-based inks and alternative solvents and wetting agents, by the John Roberts Company, Minneapolis, an EPA Green Power Partner.

Contributing Photographers Anders Björling ’58, Terry Clark (BD&E); Brian Fowler (SportPiX); Jen Fox ’12; Tim Kennedy ’82; John Noltner; Matt Thomas ’00; The Gustavus Quarterly also acknowledges the resources of the Gustavus Adolphus College Archives.

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St. Peter, MN 56082 507-933-8000 | gustavus.edu Chair, Board of Trustees George Hicks ’75 President of the College Jack R. Ohle Vice President for Marketing and Communication Tim Kennedy ’82 Vice President for Institutional Advancement Thomas Young ’88 Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement Glen Lloyd Gustavus Adolphus College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.

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FROM THE EDITOR

The Rev. Jon V. Anderson, MDiv, New Ulm, Minn. (ex officio) Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA, Redwood Falls

The value of mentors In its early years, Gustavus Adolphus College was a school of first-generation college students. Enrolled students who were the first in their families to undertake a post-secondary education far outnumbered the “legacy” students whose mothers and fathers remembered “dear old GAC.” As the classes marched by, however, more and more students knew about the college experience and the expectations of the faculty through parents or aunts or uncles, whether they had attended Gustavus or some other college or university. Unbroken family lines of Gustavus graduates reached the fourth, fifth, and even sixth generation. While a rarer commodity these days, the first-generation college student is still an important part of the College’s mission. Immigrants who were not able or allowed to attend university in their homelands are eager to see their children earn college degrees as the first step in being successful in their adopted communities. But, for those who have lived in this country for generations at or near the poverty level, and whose lack of means prevents them from even considering Gustavus or any other college or university, the path to an education is tortuous and borders on impossible. So, in this issue of the Quarterly, we give you the story of Kady Johnson ’10, a girl who grew up in the Big Brother Big Sister program in Owatonna, Minn., and dreamed of going to college just like her “Big,” although she feared—like many growing up in households where spending money on college is not part of the culture—that this would be another dream denied. This is also the story of board member Al Annexstad and his wife, Kathy, whose foundation initially supported first-generation students at Gustavus who had been fostered by Big Brother Big Sister. And it is the story of Kady’s dream being realized, but more, of her repaying the faith her many mentors had in her as she took a position with the Annexstad Family Foundation in which she coordinates scholarships given to other first-generation students at institutions around the country, and in turn mentors them.

While we’re on the subject of mentors . . . Take a moment to recall the faculty members, coaches, conductors, staff, and others who were your mentors. Each generation of students has, of course, a different group that they look to, and some of the people who represent the next generation of Gustie mentors seem to have flown in under the radar. I’ll mention just a few: Meghan Krause ’00, new director of wellbeing, will provide vision and leadership for the College’s recently announced Wellbeing Initiative, which is being funded by a $250,000 gift from Tim ’83 and Elaine Peterson. James Patrick Miller, named the Douglas Nimmo Professor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra, will lead that ensemble as Professor Nimmo retires after 27 years at its helm. Jazz composer and director Dave Stamps will lead jazz studies at the College following the retirement of Steve Wright, longtime director of the trumpet and jazz programs, at the end of the current academic year. And Glen Lloyd (see p. 40) steps in as director of alumni and parent engagement.

Scott P. Anderson ’89, MBA, Eagan, Minn. President and Chief Executive Officer, Patterson Companies, Inc., Mendota Heights Al Annexstad, Excelsior, Minn. Chairman, Federated Insurance Companies, Owatonna Tracy L. Bahl ’84, MBA, Greenwich, Conn. (vice chair) Executive Vice President, CVS/Caremark, Woonsocket, R.I. Warren Beck ’67, Greenwood, Minn. President, Gabbert & Beck, Inc., Edina Rebecca M. Bergman, PhD, North Oaks, Minn. (vice chair) Vice President, Research, Technology, and Therapy Delivery Systems, Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management, Medtronic Incorporated, Mounds View Mark E. Bernhardson ’71, MA, Bloomington, Minn. City Manager, City of Bloomington The Rev. Åke Bonnier, Skara, Sweden Bishop, Diocese of Skara Daniel G. Currell ’94, JD, St. Paul, Minn. Executive Director, Corporate Executive Board, Arlington, Va. Ardena L. Flippin ’68, MD, MBA, Chicago Director, Physician Assistant Program, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County/ Malcolm X College The Rev. Brian Fragodt ’81, MDiv, Medina, Minn. Senior Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Long Lake James H. Gale ’83, JD, Washington, D.C. Attorney at Law Marcus M. Gustafson ’73, DDS, Lakeland, Minn. Founder and Former CEO, Metro Dentalcare, Minneapolis John O. Hallberg ’79, MBA, Wayzata, Minn. Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Minneapolis Jeffrey Heggedahl ’87, MBA, Tonka Bay, Minn. (ex officio) Chief Executive Officer, Ecova, Spokane, Wash., and Immediate Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Susanne Björling Heim ’83, Edina, Minn. Business Executive Alfred Henderson ’62, MBA, Chanhassen, Minn. Business Executive, Retired George G. Hicks ’75, JD, Eden Prairie, Minn. (chair) Managing Partner, Värde Partners, Inc., Minneapolis The Rev. John D. Hogenson ’81, MDiv, Stillwater, Minn. Senior Pastor, St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi Linda Bailey Keefe ’69, MBA, Atlanta, Ga. Vice President, NAI Brannen Goddard Talmadge E. King Jr. ’70, MD, Oakland, Calif. Julius R. Krevans Distinguished Professor in Internal Medicine and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Paul Koch ’87, Plymouth, Minn. Senior Vice President/Investments, UBS Financial Services, Inc., Wayzata The Rev. Daniel A. Kolander ’68, MDiv, Marion, Iowa Pastor, Retired, and Congregational Strategic Planning and Pastoral Training Consultant Jan Michaletz ’74, Edina, Minn. Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Jack R. Ohle, DD (hon.), DLitt (hon.), St. Peter, Minn. (ex officio) President, Gustavus Adolphus College The Rev. Wayne B. Peterson ’77, MDiv, Plymouth, Minn. Pastor, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church The Rev. Dan S. Poffenberger ’82, MDiv, Stillwater, Minn. (vice chair) Senior Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church Beth Sparboe Schnell ’82, Corcoran, Minn. Chief Executive Officer, Sparboe Companies, Wayzata

Steve Waldhauser ’70, Managing Editor

Ronald C. White ’75, Las Vegas, Nev. (ex officio) Chief Sales Officer, Growth Development Associates, Inc., and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Heather Teune Wigdahl ’95, Eau Claire, Wis. (ex officio) Senior Pastor, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Menomonie, Wis.,and President, Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations

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73rd annual St. Lucia Festival celebrated

nominated and selected each year based on “courageous leadership, strength of character, service to others, and compassion.” The woman chosen to represent St. Lucia is then selected through a campus community vote. Swenson is a health fitness major who serves as a Collegiate Fellow and sings in the Choir of Christ Chapel. She is also active as a Gustie Guide and in the Running Club, Prepare Ministries, and Swing Club.

The Festival of St. Lucia begins the Christmas season in Swedish custom and is traditionally held on December 13. On this day in Sweden, the eldest daughter plays the role of St. Lucia by preparing and serving baked goods and coffee to her family at sunrise. Wearing a crown of lighted candles, Lucia represents the return of light to end the long winter nights and serves as a symbol of hope and peace for the Christmas season.

Photo by Nick Thiesen ’17

ne of the oldest traditions celebrated at Gustavus Adolphus College played out again on December 12, 2013, when Christina Swenson, a sophomore student from Marion, Iowa, was named St. Lucia for the College’s 73rd annual Festival of St. Lucia. As part of this Swedish Christmas tradition, the six sophomore women pictured here were chosen for the Lucia court. Members of the court are

The 2013 Lucia Court and Star Children – Back row, from left: Mikaela Warner, Roseville, Minn.; Cassandra Lindquist, Chanhassen, Minn.; Christina Swenson, Marion, Iowa; Haley Coller, Burnsville, Minn.; Hayley Nemmers, Des Moines, Iowa; and Emily Albrecht, Wimbledon, N.D. Star children (front row): Carter Dale, son of Heather Dale, director of the Health Service, and her husband, Jordan Dale; Annabelle Elledge, daughter of Casey Elledge, associate professor of religion, and his wife, Rebekah Elledge; Allison Banse, daughter of Troy Banse, head athletic trainer and instructor of health and exercise science, and his wife, Melissa Banse; Sophie Meyer, daughter of Heidi Pettis Meyer ’98, assistant professor of nursing, and her husband, Mitch Meyer; Tobias Twait, son of Michelle Anderson Twait ’98, associate professor and academic librarian, and her husband, Tegan Twait ’98; Luke Banks, son of Heather Banks, coordinator of health professions, Center for Servant Leadership, and her husband, Aaron Banks, associate professor of health and exercise science; and Lyric Ruble, daughter of Megan Ruble, interim assistant dean of students, and her husband, Jeff Ruble.

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Building Bridges addresses human cost of environmental decisions

by Becca Eastwood ’14

uring our four years of college, we grow, we are challenged, we are pushed to realize things about ourselves and our societies that change the courses of our lives. During these years, students learn the questions that they spend the rest of their lives answering. The fact that Justice as a pillar of the institution is a critical element in raising those questions is foundational in developing leaders and actors in our society who strive to do what is right. On Saturday, March 8, an audience of students, faculty, and community members will gather in Christ Chapel for the opening of the 19th annual Building Bridges Diversity Conference. This day will give them the opportunity to experience inspiring keynote speakers, workshop presenters, influential activities, and a community of people passionate about connecting with and learning more about topics of social justice as they focus on the 2014 conference theme: “Disposable Communities? Demanding Environmental Justice.”

While the conference is Building Bridges’ goals . . . in March, this signature event • To promote mutual respect and understanding about diversity began nine months issues throughout college campuses and larger communities. before with a group • To lay a foundation for opening up dialogue throughout the world of 25 students community, bringing together individuals from various settings, committed situations, and interests to discuss pressing matters involving to bringing global diversity. this topic to a • To dispel the assumption that one person’s actions cannot make a wider audience. difference by providing the means for social change. Rewinding back these nine months, one will find this group of students “Disposable Communities? Demanding just beginning to learn about the topic Environmental Justice,” reflects our of environmental justice and connecting society’s propensity for considering some it with their own lives. As the largest communities disposable and thereby student-led signature event at Gustavus, forcing these communities to bear the the Building Bridges Conference requires brunt of negative environmental decisions. a high level of commitment, both to the We seek to broaden the common narrative topic and to the conference objectives. of environmentalism as involving solely In order to achieve the conference’s scientific concerns to emphasize the human goals of promoting mutual respect and costs of our environmental choices. understanding about diversity issues, laying In order to bring a variety of voices on a foundation for opening up dialogue, and this topic to campus, the committee has dispelling the assumption that invited two keynote speakers and multiple one person’s actions cannot make workshop presenters. This year’s keynote a difference, Building Bridges’ speakers are Van Jones and Alexie Torresleaders and committee members Fleming. Jones, currently a host on CNN’s plan for months to organize this Crossfire, personifies environmental justice forum. through both environmental and civil rights Every year the co-chairs activism. He is the author of two New York choose a social justice topic of Times best-sellers: His first book, The Green critical importance to our time. Collar Economy, was hailed as the definitive In years past these topics have book on green jobs. His second and latest included education, immigration, book is titled Rebuild the Dream. Jones’s human trafficking, and mass expertise in creating green jobs led the incarceration. This year, the Obama administration to name him the Building Bridges committee special adviser for the White House Council has created a conference to for Environmental Quality. Additionally, Demanding Environmental Justice address the deep injustices in Jones is the founder of Green for All, a our environmental practices. national organization working to provide By pushing the narrative green jobs to disadvantaged communities. past environmentalism to He is also the co-founder of the Ella Baker environmental justice, the Center for Human Rights, a social justice committee is working to bring organization working to combat mass attention to the intersections incarceration, and Color of Change, an between environmental organization that politically represents the degradation, race, class, and voices and interests of people of color. identity. Torres-Fleming is a visionary The conference title, environmental justice activist from the

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Becca Eastwood, a senior political science major from Decorah, Iowa, is a member of the 2014 Building Bridges planning committee. Tickets for the conference are available at gustavustickets.com (Gustavus students and staff free).

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Bronx who strives to help people actively participate in community development. Her passion stems from her own childhood in the South Bronx during the late 1960s and 1970s, a period known as the “Burning of the Bronx.” In 1994, Torres-Fleming founded Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice (YMPJ) with the mission to rebuild the Bronx River neighborhoods of the South Bronx by preparing young people to become voices for peace and justice. Torres-Fleming believes that convincing residents of the Bronx that they possess the skills and tools necessary to engender change is as important a legacy as the concrete results that YMPJ has produced. She is proud of the successful projects that have added parks, provided access to the Bronx River, and cleaned up brownfields, but she notes that “it is even more important that I contribute to leaving a legacy of a community that understands its own power.” From never encountering the term “environmental justice” before to being passionate ambassadors about the topic for years, this year’s Building Bridges committee members have devoted their time, energy, and spirit into making this conference unforgettable. One of this year’s co-chairs, senior student Kelly Dumais, says, “Through my work with Building Bridges I have had the opportunity to make an amazing conference, but even more significantly I have had the opportunity to build communities. Community is something that outlasts a single campaign or movement; it generates values and relationships that empower future action.” To be involved in Building Bridges is to provide a space for awareness, action, and passion. The conference pushes us beyond our comfort zones and places us amidst the movement for social change. n

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This year’s conference will feature keynote speakers Sarah Cuthill ’85 (principal, Deloitte Tax – Global Employer Services) and Margaret Anderson Kelliher ’90 (president and CEO, Minnesota High Tech Association), along with several other business professionals who will lead various breakout sessions. Tickets for the conference can be purchased online at gustavus.edu/forms/gwil-conference. Ticket prices are $25 for students, $35 for graduates of 2008 and later, and $75 for the general public until March 10. After March 10 (through April 3), only general-public tickets will be available, at $100. In addition to hearing the keynote speakers, conference attendees will have the opportunity to attend two of the breakout sessions led by the following individuals: •G rayce Belvedere-Young, founder & CEO of Lily Pad Consulting •K aren Cowart, director of community and public affairs, BP •M ary Brainerd, president & CEO, Health Partners Sarah Cuthill ’85 •N ikki Sorum, divisional vice president, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans •P atricia Mitchell, president & CEO, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts This conference is organized by Gustavus Women in Leadership, a student/alumnae program that seeks to help the women of Gustavus in their academic, professional, and personal leadership development. Gustavus students Ellen Krueger ’14 and Elizabeth Johnson ’14 are co-chairs of the 2014 conference. Conference sponsors include Marcia Page ’82; Mark, Betsy, & Annie ’12 Jackson; Jann & Brice Eichlersmith ’85, P ’15; Anissa Mediger ’94; and Ronda Peterson Bayer ’83. For more information, visit the conference’s website at gustavus.edu/ Margaret Anderson leadership/women/2014conference. Kelliher ’90

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news from campus

Three recognized with Founders Day awards

hree members of the Gustavus Adolphus College community were honored during the daily chapel service on Oct. 31 as recipients of the College’s annual outstanding employee awards. The awards are given out in conjunction with Founders Day, which recognizes the dedication of Old Main on Oct. 31, 1876. Barb Lundgren, assistant director of human resources (standing next to President Ohle), received the 2013 Eric Norelius Award, given annually to an outstanding administrative employee who has demonstrated exceptional service and dedication to the College. Lundgren joined the staff in 1991 as payroll director and has recorded 22 years of service to the College. Janine Genelin, administrative assistant in political science, philosophy, religion, and classics (second from left), received the 2013 Augusta Carlson Schultz Award, which is presented annually to a support staff employee who exemplifies outstanding dedication and spirit of service. Genelin has worked at the College since 1984. Professor of Art and Art History Lois Peterson (at left) received the 2013 Faculty Service Award, given annually to a faculty member whose service has improved the College. Peterson, who joined the faculty in 1989, has made a number of contributions to the College and the community: In 1995, she used funds from a Blandin Foundation Faculty Fellowship Grant to start the Southern Minnesota Clay Center, which still exists today as part of the Saint Peter Arts Center. She was also one of the primary catalysts for the creation of the Hillstrom Museum of Art at the College in the late ’90s. In 2006, after returning from a faculty development trip to Namibia and South Africa, she started the Starfish Project, a Gustavus-based service initiative that sends books, educational supplies, and Christmas gifts to schools, orphanages, and hospitals in South Africa and Namibia. Recipients of these annual awards are nominated and chosen by Gustavus co-workers.

Briefly . . . J-Term class on U.S.-Dakota War recognized On Sept. 20, 2013, Elizabeth Baer, professor of English and African studies, and Ben Leonard, former executive director of the Nicollet Country Historical Society, received the National Award of Merit from the American Association of State and Local Historians (AASLH), recognizing the IEX course they team-taught in January 2012 titled “Commemorating Controversy: the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.” “This project illustrates how a mid-sized museum and a college collaborated, made connections in Dakota communities, and led the statewide effort to commemorate a dark period in its history that remains a living wound today,” the award citation noted. “The traveling exhibit served thousands of people and was a leader in the statewide event and discussions of the war during the sesquicentennial celebration.”

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The 12-panel exhibit was created by the 15 students in the IEX course and has now been seen by more than 30,000 Minnesotans in such venues as libraries, historical societies, schools, and several colleges. In January 2014, the exhibit was on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York City (the George Gustav Heye Center), and in mid-2014 it will travel to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

Rasmussen writes about the tragedy of his brother’s suicide, refusing to focus on the expected pathos and blurring the edge between grief and humor. Rasmussen taught a section of Introduction to Creative Writing for the Gustavus Department of English during the fall 2013 semester and has also taught such classes as World Literature II, Appreciating Literature, and Reading the World: The World at the Margin. He is a former Peace Corps volunteer. n n n

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English professor’s collection of poems short-listed for National Book Award In October, Gustavus alumnus and former Visiting Assistant Professor of English Matt Rasmussen ’98 was named one of five finalists for the National Book Award in Poetry for his debut collection of poems titled Black Aperture. In the collection, which also won the 2012 Walt Whitman Award supporting first-book publication,

Planning for library renovation given go-ahead Gustavus Adolphus College officials will be meeting with an architectural firm and appointing a campus committee to develop plans for the future renovation and addition to Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library. Thanks to the generous support of a number of individual supporters of Campaign Gustavus and the work of the advancement staff, the College now

Exploring Luther’s Reformation and the Holocaust

ourney on an educational tour of Germany and Poland with Gustavus Professor Emeritus Darrell Jodock, October 4–16, 2014. The first focus of the trip is on the life and teachings of Martin Luther and the ongoing significance of his theology. The second focus is on the tragedy of the Nazi Holocaust and the lessons to be learned. For more information, visit gustavus.edu/president/tours/.

has $4.1 million for the library project, representing approximately half of the projected final cost, but it will not move forward on the project until it is fully funded with cash gifts and pledges. The College’s strategic plan, Commission Gustavus 150, calls for a complete renovation of the library space to reflect the current needs of students and the faculty as the Bernadotte Library continues to support the academic mission of the College. Preliminary plans include construction of dynamic learning rooms to facilitate collaborative learning, a newly designed entrance, and new space for the Hillstrom Museum of Art. n n n

Public Discourse is ‘Program of Distinction’ Public Discourse, an introductory course in communication studies, has been recognized by the National Communication Association (NCA) as the recipient of its annual Program of Distinction award.

NCA, a professional society for communication scholars, is dedicated to advancing communication as an academic discipline. The Program of Distinction award honors basic course programs at the collegiate level that display distinctive excellence and that can serve as models of best practice for other programs around the country. The NCA selects one program each year that best represents these standards of excellence. Last year, NCA honored Gustavus’s Department of Communication Studies as the recipient of the 2012 Rex Mix Department of Distinction, heralding the dedication of the department’s faculty in developing innovative and effective curricula. This year it’s the Public Discourse program that’s in the spotlight. Gustavus first implemented Public Discourse in the communication studies curriculum in 2007. The new program was designed to emphasize argument, advocacy, speaking, and writing and to give students the opportunity to participate in immersive civic engagement.

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While those who taught Public Discourse understood its importance from the outset, nobody anticipated the course’s impact on the students and the Gustavus community. “We knew the students would feel like they accomplished something,” says Professor Leila Brammer, who led the development and implementation of the course. “We had absolutely no idea that they would be so passionate, empowered, and motivated by the course. We had no idea that they would ‘catch’ civic engagement and continue their projects and actively seek other opportunities to be involved in their communities.” Innovations in Public Discourse and student response led the department to expand its curriculum and create a civic leadership minor. Students’ experience with civic engagement created a demand for new communication courses that help students to grow as public advocates and civic leaders.

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Gustavus Faith Conference focuses on commitments to children by Sara Masters

rom the beginning of the Reformation to the present day, the Lutheran Church has embraced a wide range of significant commitments to children and their well-being. Martin Luther wrote his famous Small Catechism to help parents bring up children in the faith, and Lutheran churches today engage parents in their youth and family ministry programs. In addition, Luther attended to the needs of orphans and the poor, laying the foundation for the vast network of orphanages, hospitals, schools, and social service agencies established by Lutherans in the past that reaches around the world today. In his reflections on vocation and the priesthood of all believers, Luther underscored the duties and responsibilities not only of adults to children but also of children to adults. Lutheran congregations and colleges continue to recognize the gifts and talents of children and young people by seeing that they are also called to love and serve others and contribute to the common good, not just in the future but now as well. In light of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and the urgent needs of children today, the 2014 Gustavus Faith Conference, scheduled for Saturday,

April 26, at 11:30 a.m., aims to deepen understanding of Lutheranism’s rich heritage regarding children and to renew and revitalize commitments to children and young people—locally and around the world. The conference is open to the public without charge. This year’s keynote speaker, Marcia Bunge, PhD, Drell and Adeline Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies and professor of religion at Gustavus Adolphus College, will provide both the theological grounding for and concrete examples of Lutheran commitments to children in her address, “Understanding Lutheran Commitments to Children and Youth: Theological Foundations, Historical Perspectives, and Contemporary Initiatives.” Bunge has spoken and published widely on various religious perspectives on children and obligations to them, editing or co-editing and contributing to four foundational volumes on the subject, including Children and Childhood in World Religions: Primary Texts and Sources (2009) and Children, Adults, and Shared Responsibilities: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives (2012).

Gustavus Passion for Lifelong Learning: A semi-annual series featuring Kathy Lund Dean The offices of Alumni and Parent Engagement and the Provost are collaborating to host a continuing education series titled “Gustavus Passion for Lifelong Learning.” The next event in the series is scheduled for Thursday, March 20, at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis and features Kathy Lund Dean, PhD, Board of Trustees Distinguished Chair in Leadership and Ethics in the Department of Economics and Management. At Gustavus Professor Lund Dean teaches courses in Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, and Conflict Management. At this event, you will hear about her research on how religious accommodation and discrimination disputes in the workplace are being resolved by the courts. Join us for a reception with wine, coffee, and appetizers at 6:30 p.m. The presentation is slated to begin at 7 p.m. Cost is $10 per person. You can register online at gustavus.edu/forms/passion-for-lifelong-learning, alumni@ gustavus.edu, or 800-487-8437. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement (alumni@gustavus.edu, or 800-487-8437).

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A panel of speakers in the afternoon will reflect more deeply on the grounds for adult commitments and responsibilities to children today in the areas of child advocacy and faith formation. Scheduled panelists are Jodi Harpstead, CEO of Lutheran Social Service; Daniel Lee, vice president of external relations, Lutheran World Relief; the Rev. Jeremy Myers, associate professor for youth and family ministry, Augsburg College; and Tim Schmidt, managing partner, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. The Gustavus Faith Conference is the highlight of the Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations’ annual meeting on the Gustavus campus. The 27th meeting, on April 26, 2014, also includes a morning business session at which elections for the Gustavus Board of Trustees and the GACAC Board will be the primary order of business and the Association’s Covenant Award will be presented. n

Sara Masters joined the Center for Servant Leadership in August 2013 as assistant director for church relations.

Minnesota Education Job Fair The Minnesota Education Job Fair will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. You are invited to meet employers from across the United States (and some international) about career opportunities. Find the employer list at www.mnedfair.org/. To register, mail a check for $20 to Gustavus along with your name, education licensure areas, and e-mail address to the Center for Servant Leadership, 800 West College Avenue, St. Peter, MN 56082.

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Service anniversaries honored

ore than 50 Gustavus support-staff employees, including 10 retirees, were recognized for their service to the College at the annual staff Christmas luncheon on December 20, 2013. Pictured are those honored for milestone anniversaries of 25, 30, and 40 years and those who retired in 2013.

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2013 Retirees, front row from left: Linda Hewitt, MCS/Physics (also recognized for 25 years of service), Linda Theissen, Dining Service (26 years), Carolyn Ritz, Dining Service (also recognized for 40 years), and Ginny Bakke, library (29 years). Not present: Michael Bonham, custodial (26 years); Ann Friederichs, Advising/Counseling Center (38 years); Julia Krenik, Dining Service (14 years); Allen Rupp, physical plant (28 years); Dora Rupp, custodial (12 years); and Lee Sande, Psychological Science/Sociology & Anthropology (23 years).

Gustie Gourmet II cookbook Gustavus Library Associates is proud to introduce the newly published Gustie Gourmet II cookbook. With nearly 450 recipes including a slowcooker Sweet and Sour Stew, Hootenanny Pancakes, and a tasty Cuban Chicken Fricassee, this second-edition cookbook is a must in the kitchen and perfect for a house-warming gift or celebrating a special occasion! Order your cookbook from the Gustavus Book Mark at 800-847-9307, or online at bookmark.gustavus.edu. The cost is $25 (including tax) and a $5 postage and handling fee.

30 Years: Sherry Peterson, Dining Service (30 years), Marilyn Marsh, Dining Service (30 years), Not present: Joanne Derner, custodial (30 years). Not present for photo but recognized for 25 years: Duane Clementson, physical plant; and Bill Larson, physical plant.

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‘Gusties at Work’ Contribute to our Instagram page

More than 180 attend networking event To make prospective students and parents aware of the great things Gustavus graduates are doing professionally after graduation, Gustavus is using Instagram to showcase Gusties at work. We need the help of every alumnus to tell this impressive story, so we are asking each graduate to take a picture standing by a sign at their place of work (on their mobile device) and to share it on Instagram using the hashtag #gustiesatwork. If you don’t have Instagram, you can also send your photo to instagram@gustavus.edu. Please add your name, graduation year, major, job title, and place of employment with the photo. Let’s show the world how Gusties are making their lives count!

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ore than 180 Gustavus alumni and current students gathered at the Westin Galleria in Edina on October 23, 2013, to participate in what has proven to be a popular and successful networking opportunity. A collaborative effort of the Gustavus Alumni Association, Gustavus Young Alumni, the Center for Servant Leadership at the College, and the College’s Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement, this was the second such networking event that Gustavus has hosted in the past year. Each event has provided current Gusties with the opportunity to meet and greet people in a “business formal” setting that affords them the practice of networking in a safe and supportive environment. Current students get the chance to ask questions of alumni about their career paths, current fields of work, and any

advice they might offer. Alumni are able to “pay it forward” by assisting students in developing the art of introducing themselves, practicing for job interviews, and gathering more information about career fields. The keynote speaker for the October event was alumnus and member of the Gustavus Board of Trustees Scott Anderson ’89, MBA, who is president and CEO of the Patterson Companies, headquartered in Mendota Heights, Minn. The next Gustavus student/alumni networking event will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the Double Tree Hotel, Minneapolis Park-Place. Cost is $20 for current students, $25 for first-decade alumni, and $30 for all other alumni. More registration information is available at gustavus.edu/alumni/events/networking.

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Spoken Word and Poetry Slam

Gustavus Institute of Nursing

Show Choir Camp

Summer Speech Institute

Academic summer camps: something for all

ith nine different camps and institutes now offered, the summer academic camp program at Gustavus Adolphus College has something to pique just about every high school student’s interest. The academic camp program at Gustavus is anchored by the seventh annual Summer Speech Institute (SSI) for high school students with at least one year of competitive forensics experience. The SSI, which is limited to 150 student participants, is directed by Kristofer Kracht, director of the nationally ranked Gustavus forensics program. The College also offers a Summer Coaching Institute for high school coaches in conjunction with the SSI. The dates and other information on the student institute are listed below and on the College’s SSI website (identified below). Information on the coaching institute—including mail-in and online registration forms— is available on the SSI site as well.

Summer Speech and Coaching Institutes Grades 10–12 (One year of competitive experience required): July 19–26 Champions’ extension: July 27–29 Coaching Institute (for high school Speech coaches): July 20–26 Contact Kristofer Kracht 507-933-7486 kkracht@gustavus.edu gustavus.edu/ssi. gustavus.edu/ssi.

Junior Summer Speech Institute

Grades 6–9: July 13–17 Contact Cadi Kadlecek 507-933-6073 ckadlece@gustavus.edu gustavus.edu/ssi.

Young Writers Institute Grades 9–12: August 3–6 Contact Cadi Kadlecek 507-933-6073 ckadlece@gustavus.edu gustavus.edu/camps/writers

Gustavus will host eight additional academic camps under the general coordination of Kracht: a Summer Public Forum Debate Institute for students entering grades 9–12; a Junior Summer Speech Institute for novices of middle school age; a Show Choir Camp for student singers entering grades 9–12; a Nursing Institute for grades 10–12; an Institute of Spoken Word and “Poetry Slam” for grades 9–12; a Theater Audition Bootcamp offered in conjunction with the Guthrie Theater; and a Young Writers Institute for students entering grades 9–12. New this year is the Gustavus Summer Institute of High Altitude Ballooning, offered to students entering grades 10–12. Contact the individual coordinators listed below for more information.

summer public forum debate institute Grades 9–12: July 12–18 Contact Kristofer Kracht 507-933-7486 kkracht@gustavus.edu gustavus.edu/ssi

Gustavus show choir camp Grades 9–12: July 13–19 Contact Brandon Dean 507-933-7370 bdean@gustavus.edu gustavus.edu/camps/showchoir

Gustavus Summer Institute of High Altitude Ballooning Grades 10–12: June 22–28 Contact Chuck Niederriter 507-933-7315 chuck@gustavus.edu

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Grades 10–12: June 22–26 Contact Lynnea Myers ’05 507-933-6127 lmyers@gustavus.edu gustavus.edu/camps/nursing

Institute of Spoken Word and Poetry Slam Grades 9–12: June 22–28 Contact Kristofer Kracht 507-933-7486 kkracht@gustavus.edu gustavus.edu/camps/slamcamp

gustavus/guthrie Theater Audition Bootcamp Grades 10–12: July 6–12 Contact Henry MacCarthy 507-933-7352 hmaccart@gustavus.edu gustavus.edu/camps/theater

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Gustavus summer sports camps announced Due to burgeoning interest in summer sports camps for both youth and adults, we’re announcing the summer 2014 lineup in this issue of the Quarterly. All camps listed below feature knowledgeable

“Gustie” Basketball & Leadership camps

Gustie Soccer Camps Boys and girls (Ages 8–16): June 22–25 Girls (Grades 9–12): July 6–9

Shooting Camp (Grades 8–12): June 7 Session 1 (Grades 6–7): June 8–11 Session 2 (Grades 6–7): June 11–14 Session 3 (Grades 7–8): June 15–19 Session 4 (Grades 8–9): June 22–26 Session 5 (Varsity): June 29–July 3 Session 6 (Grades 8–10): July 6–10 Session 7 (Grades 9–11): July 13–17

Contact Laura Burnett-Kurie 507-933-7619 lburnett@gustavus.edu

Gustavus Hockey camps Hockey & Sons*: July 2–6, July 26–30, July 30–Aug. 3 Boys’ Weeks: July 7–10, July 21–24 Girls’ Weeks: July 14–16, July 17–19

gustavus golf camps Boys and girls (Ages 9–17): June 15–19, July 20–24

Team Camp (Grades 9–12): July 14–16, July 17–19

Southern Minnesota Throwers Camps

Contact Mike Carroll 507-933-6297 mcarroll@gustavus.edu www.gustavuswomenshockeycamp.com

Contact Rachelle Sherden 507-933-6468 rsherden@gustavus.edu www.gustavusvolleyballcamps.com

Boys and girls (Grades 8–12) One-day Discus Camps: June 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 One-day Shot Put Camps: June 10, 17, 24

Boys and girls (Ages 10–18) Elite Technique & Training Camp: June 17–21 Sprint Camp: June 22–26 Technique & Training Camps: June 28–July 2, July 29–Aug. 2, Aug. 3–7 Training & Workout Camp: Aug. 7–10 Contact Jon Carlson 507-933-7694 carlson@gustavus.edu www.gustavusswimming.com

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gustavus running camps Grades 7–12: June 15–29, June 22–26

Contact Dale Bahr 507-340-2237 dbahr@gustavus.edu

Gustie Hurdle Camps Grades 9–12: June 20, June 27 Contact William Braunger wbraunge@gustavus.edu

Tennis & Life Camps

Contact Tom Thorkelson 507-317-0755 tork@gustavus.edu

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Youth Day Camp (Grades 3–8): June 23, 24, 26, & 27 All-Star “7-on-7” Passing Tournament: Wednesday, June 25 Contact Peter Haugen 507-933-7660 phaugen2@gustavus.edu

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

Gustavus Women’s Hockey team camp

Advanced College Skills Camp (Grades 9–12): July 25–27 (overnight camp) Youth Skills Day Camp (Grades K–8): July 28–31 Satellite Camps (Gustie coaches come to your gym!): available all summer by arrangement

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Contact Mark Hanson 507-933-7037 mhanson@gustiebasketballcamp.com

Contact Brett Petersen 507-933-7615 bpeters4@gustavus.edu * hockeyandsons.com

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coaching staffs, well-maintained athletic facilities, and quality dining services and housing accommodations. Complete camp information is posted at gustavus.edu/oncampus/athletics/camps.

Junior Camps (Ages 11–18): June 9–12, June 16–19, June 23–26, June 30–July 3, July 21–24, July 28–31, July 31–Aug. 3, Aug. 4–7 Tournament Player Camps (Ages 11–18): July 14–17 Adult Camps (Ages 18–80): June 12–15, June 19–22, July 10–13 Family Camps (Ages 8–80): June 26–29, July 17–20, July 24–27 Contact Neal Hagberg or David Lachman 507-933-8805 dlachman@gustavus.edu or tennisandlifecamps@gustavus.edu www.tennisandlifecamps.org

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Complementary exhibitions mounted at the Hillstrom Museum of Art by Donald Myers ’83

rom mid-February through midApril 2014, the Hillstrom Museum of Art will present two concurrent, complementary exhibitions. Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction and Peggy Bacon, Keeping the Realist Course will be on view starting February 17 and continuing through April 17. Minna Citron (1896–1991) attended New York City’s Art Students League from 1928 to 1935. Her principal mentors there were John Sloan (1871–1951), Kenneth Hayes Miller (1876–1952), and Kimon Nicolaïdes (1891–1938). After her studies, she lived near Union Square in New York and was part of the group later known as the Fourteenth Street School, which was centered around Miller and also included such artists as Isabel Bishop (1902–1988), Reginald Marsh (1898–1954) and Raphael Soyer (1899– 1987). All of these are represented in the holdings of the Hillstrom Museum of Art (as are Sloan and Miller), had ties to the Art Students League, and worked in a manner known as urban realism, an offshoot of the Ashcan School. Citron’s works from the 1930s were frequently images relating to the lives of women. She believed in individual expression that was not respectful of conventional social roles of women in that period, and she identified herself as a feminist. Unlike many of the artists originating in the Art Students League, Citron moved away from realism. Prominent British art critic Max Chapman (1911–1999) noted in 1976 that Citron was among the first artists in New York to absorb the influence of European avantgarde artists who came to the city during World War II, and her work moved more and more in the direction of abstraction. She explained about the realistic mode that “something was lacking, and I decided to break away from the representational drawing to seek more dynamic creative expression in line, form, texture, and, above all, color.” The Hillstrom Museum’s exhibition of Citron’s works covers the range of her long career. Included as an example of her early style from the 1930s is the 1932 Minna Citron (1896–1991), Self-Expression, 1932, lithograph on paper, 13½ x 8⅜ inches, collection of Christiane H. Citron

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Minna Citron (1896–1991), Men Seldom Make Passes…, 1946, etching and aquatint on paper, 14½ x 9¼ inches, collection of Christiane H. Citron self-portrait lithograph Self-Expression, in which she is seated and working at her easel, with imagery of city life shown through the studio window behind her. Much more abstracted, although very similar in subject and composition, is her Men Seldom Make Passes…, an etching and aquatint dating 1946. One of the latest

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works in the exhibit is Citron’s 1986 Untitled collage, which expresses itself completely abstractly. As noted in the New York Times obituary of the artist by critic Roberta Smith, after Citron embraced abstraction, it was her primary style for the remainder of her life. She is, in fact, considered a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, along

with better-known artists such as Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) and Mark Rothko (1903–1970), both of whom she knew from working at the influential Atelier 17 printmaking studio in New York. The appearance of Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction at the Hillstrom Museum of Art is part of a national tour that also includes the Syracuse University Art Galleries, the Asheville Art Museum in North Carolina, and the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. The exhibition was organized by Jennifer L. Streb, assistant professor of art history at Juniata College (Huntingdon, Pa.) and curator of the Juniata College Museum of Art, where it debuted. Streb, who wrote her doctoral dissertation on Citron, will give a public gallery talk in the Museum at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014. An illustrated catalogue, Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course, written by Streb with contributions by the artist’s granddaughter, Christiane H. Citron (from whose collection the exhibition was formed), is available for sale in the Museum. Although they were not close friends, Minna Citron knew Peggy Bacon (1895–1987), with whom she was closely contemporary, and they had some of the same mentors at the Art Students League. Like Citron, Bacon also studied with John Sloan and Kenneth Hayes Miller, though she was at the League more than a decade earlier than Citron. Unlike Citron, Bacon’s style remained firmly rooted in the realist tradition, as is indicated in Peggy Bacon, Keeping the Realist Course. Bacon was known particularly for her sharp wit, especially in many of her drawings and prints as well as in her works as an accomplished author. One of the works in the exhibition, a 1933 etching titled Hangover, depicts American artist Guy Pène du Bois (1884–1958). It is closely related to Bacon’s lithographic portrait in her 1934 book Off with Their Heads!, which featured caricatures of contemporary cultural and political leaders, along with epigrammatic, sometimes biting descriptions. In the text with her image of Pène du Bois, Bacon describes him as “ruddy” and “winey,” and calls him a “worldly bon-viveur with a lively leer and a light-hearted twinkle.” Bacon is a favorite artist of Hillstrom Museum namesake Richard L. Hillstrom ’38, and the exhibition includes four works donated to the Museum by him. Among these is the fine ink, watercolor, and wash painting titled Quarrelsome Gnomes, a humorous portrayal of absurdly decorated cottages on Martha’s Vineyard and their

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inhabitants. It dates to 1952, and Hillstrom corresponded with the artist after he acquired it. Also on view is a drawing recently donated to the Museum by Dr. David and Kathryn (Rydland ’71) Gilbertson, titled The Voyager and dated 1931. It is related to sketches done by Bacon while on a transatlantic journey on the luxury liner S.S. Belgenland. The artist conveys in this work something of the mood of the woman shown and also indicates the briskness of a breezy ship deck through the flapping hem of the subject’s coat and the suggestion of clouds scudding by in the sky. Bacon’s art was based on the many observational drawings and sketches she made in notebooks she frequently carried with her. Often she selected such images for incorporation into her prints, and the exhibition includes examples of drawings along with prints directly related to them. Peggy Bacon, Keeping the Realist Course also includes works lent from a private collection in New York and from prominent Minnesota art collectors Dr. John and Colles Larkin. The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated brochure produced by the Hillstrom Museum of Art, available free of charge to visitors. n

Donald Myers ’83 has been director of the Hillstrom Museum of Art since its opening in 2000. He is also an instructor of art history in the Department of Art and Art History at Gustavus.

Left: Peggy Bacon (1895–1987), Hangover (Guy Pène du Bois), 1933, etching on paper, 4 x 3 inches, Hillstrom Museum of Art

Above: Peggy Bacon (1895–1987), The Voyager, 1931, conté crayon on paper, 10¼ x 7½ inches, Hillstrom Museum of Art, gift of Dr. David and Kathryn (Rydland ’71) Gilbertson

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1, 22, 23, & 28, March 1 & 2 2 Theatre: Hair, by James Rado & Jerome Ragni with music by Galt MacDermott, directed by Amy Seham; Anderson Theatre, 2 p.m. (Feb. 23 & March 2 only) & 8 p.m. (Feb. 21, 22, 28, & March 1). Order tickets online at gustavustickets.com. 17–April 17 Art Exhibition: Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction; Hillstrom Museum of Art, regular hours: Mon.– Fri., 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 1–5 p.m. (opening reception, Feb. 17, 7–9 p.m.). Free. 28 Artist Series Event: The Bach Society of Minnesota: “Bach & Jazz”; Björling Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. Order tickets online at gustavustickets.com.

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7 Artist Series Event: The Aeolus String Quartet; Björling Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. Order tickets online at gustavustickets .com. 8 19th annual Building Bridges student-led diversity conference: “Disposable Communities: Demanding Environmental Justice”; Christ Chapel and Alumni Hall, opening at 9:30 a.m. Order tickets online at gustavustickets. com (free for Gustavus community). For more information, contact the Diversity Center (507-933-7449). 10 Moe Lecture: Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Alumni Hall, 7 p.m. Free 12 St. Peter-Mankato Gustie Breakfast: Chris Johnson ’85, director of vocation & integrative learning, Center for Servant Leadership; Jackson Campus Center Banquet Room, 7:30–9 a.m. For reservations, contact Advancement (507-933-7512). 16 The 2014 Gustavus Music Showcase, featuring the Gustavus Choir, Gustavus Wind Orchestra, Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, & Gustavus Jazz Lab Band; St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, Minn., 3:30 p.m. A free-will offering will be collected. 19 Twin Cities Gustie Breakfast: Chris Johnson ’85, director of vocation & integrative learning, Center for Servant Leadership; American Swedish

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Institute, Minneapolis, 7:30–9 a.m. For reservations, contact Alumni & Parent Engagement (800-487-8437 or gustavus.edu/alumni/). 22 Music: The Vasa Wind Orchestra & chamber ensembles, Karrin MeffertNelson, conductor; Björling Recital Hall, 1:30 p.m. Free. 23 Music: Adolphus Jazz Ensemble & combos, Steve Wright, director; Björling Recital Hall, 1:30 p.m. Free. 27 Music: Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola Choir; Christ Chapel, 7 p.m. Free. 29–April 6 Spring Break

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9 St. Peter-Mankato Gustie Breakfast: Marcia Bunge, Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies; Jackson Campus Center Banquet Room, 7:30–9 a.m. For reservations, contact Advancement (507-933-7512). 10 Gustavus Women in Leadership Conference: “Leadership for the Common Good: How Talented Women Thrive”; American Swedish Institute, 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Order tickets online at gustavus.edu/forms/gwilconference. 12 Music: The Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra, Justin Knoepfel, conductor; Björling Recital Hall, 1:30 p.m. Free. 12 Music: The Gustavus Jazz Lab Band Home Concert, Steve Wright, director; Björling Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. Free.

13 Music & Dance: “String Moves,” guest music & dance presentation; Björling Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. Order tickets online at gustavustickets.com. 16 Twin Cities Gustie Breakfast: Marcia Bunge, Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies; American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, 7:30–9 a.m. For reservations, contact Alumni & Parent Engagement (800-487-8437 or gustavus.edu/alumni/). 16 GLA Author Day: Sarah Stonich, Minnesota writer; Edina Country Club, 9:30 a.m. Order tickets online at gustavustickets.com. 18–21 Easter Recess 26 Annual GACAC Business Meeting & Faith Conference: “Understanding Lutheran Commitments to Children and Youth: Theological Foundations, Historical Perspectives, and Contemporary Initiatives,” Marcia Bunge, Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies, keynoter; Christ Chapel, 11:30 a.m. Free (preregister for bag lunch; 800-726-6194). 27 Music: “Tchaikovsky for Voices,” The VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers with the Gustavus Choir, the Bethel Choir, Luther College’s Nordic Choir, & the University of St. Thomas Chamber Singers, Philip Brunelle, conductor; Benson Great Hall, Bethel University, St. Paul, 3 p.m. Order tickets online at vocalessence.org. or call 612-371-5656.

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

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Peggy Bacon (1895–1987), Quarrelsome Gnomes, 1952, ink, watercolor, and ink wash on paper, 12 x 18 inches, Hillstrom Museum of Art, gift of the Rev. Richard L. Hillstrom in honor of Stephen Nelson 27 Music: The Choir of Christ Chapel Home Concert, Brandon Dean, conductor; Christ Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Free. 29 Music: The 2014 Gustavus Women’s Chorus Invitational, Festival Concert, Brandon Dean, conductor; Christ Chapel, 4 p.m. Free; for information on participation, contact Brandon Dean (bdean@gustavus.edu). 30 MAYDAY! Peace Conference: “Tibet: Finding Hope in Exile,” Bi Tsering, keynoter; Christ Chapel, beginning at 10 a.m. Afternoon panel in Alumni Hall, 1:30 p.m. Free.

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2 Celebration of Creative Inquiry; Jackson Campus Center Hallway and Banquet Rooms, 5–7 p.m. Free. 2–4 GLA Event: Books in Bloom; Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library. Free. 2, 3, & 4 Dance: Grace: The Gustavus Dance Company in Concert; Anderson Theatre, 8 p.m. (May 2 & 3) & 2 p.m. (May 4). Order tickets online at gustavustickets.com or call 507-9337590.

3 Honors Day: Convocation, Christ Chapel, 10:30 a.m.; Senior Honors Recital, Björling Recital Hall, 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact Marketing (507-933-7520). 3 (–June 1) Art Exhibition: 2014 Senior Studio Art Majors’ Exhibition; Hillstrom Museum of Art, regular hours: Mon.–Fri., 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 1–5 p.m. (opening reception, May 3, 4–6 p.m.). Free. 4 Music: The Lucia Singers’ Spring Concert, Brandon Dean, conductor; Christ Chapel, 3:30 p.m. Free. 4 Music: Spring Percussion Ensemble Concert, Paul Hill, director; Björling Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. Free. 10 Music: “Symphonia Resurrectus,” from David Holsinger’s The Easter Symphony, with Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Antiphon & Steve Wright’s Cinema for trumpet & wind ensemble; The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, Gustavus Choir, & Choir of Christ Chapel, Douglas Nimmo, conductor; Christ Chapel, 7 p.m. Order tickets online at gustavustickets.com or call 507-933-7598.

schedules may be found on the Web, through the Gustavus homepage (gustavus.edu). For a printed schedule of any or all of the Gustie varsity athletic squads, download from the Web or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Ethan Armstrong ’09, director of sports information, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082-1498. Also, you can listen to selected Gustavus athletics broadcasts over the Internet. Broadcasts may be accessed through a link on the Gustavus athletics website (client.stretchinternet.com/client/gac.portal#).

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complete fine arts schedule or more information on fine arts events noted in the calendar, contact Al Behrends ’77, director of fine arts programs, by phone (507-933-7363) or e-mail (al@gustavus.edu).

tickets Tickets for the

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

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Student eyes on the world: The CICE international Photo Contest

he staff of the former International Education office at Gustavus Adolphus College (now the Center for International and Cultural Education, or CICE) established the Gustavus International Photo Contest in the early 1990s, and it quickly became an annual event. Each year more than a hundred photographs are submitted. The winning photos have been taken during the previous two years by students who studied or traveled internationally.

Each fall the entire campus community is invited to vote for the three best photos in three categories: Human Interest, Cultural Landscape, and Popular Vote. In addition, CICE staff select their three top Office awards. Reproduced here are the winning photographs in each of the four categories submitted for Fall 2013. See more photo contest winners from previous years at gustavus .edu/cice/photocontest/winners.

Human Interest, 1st Place

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Untold Stories of Guatemala Human Interest, 1st Place Photograph by: Sophia Iaquinta ’15, Lincoln, Neb. Location: Chuitziribal, Guatemala Date Taken: February 2013 Study Abroad Program: CGE Social Change in Central America: Exploring Peace, Justice, and Community Engagement Photo Description: This is a photo of my host abuela taken on the last day of my homestay in the rural mountain village of Chuitziribal. She was mostly deaf, had no teeth, and yet was clearly still the most respected and admired person in the household. I decided to take this photo in the black and white format because the fabrics and colors of Guatemala are more beautiful than anything I have ever seen. I did not want to distract attention from my abuela. Although she may have difficulty with her hearing and speech now, hidden behind her face is a story of pain and suffering endured only by her strength and hope for change in the future.

Wonderful Copenhagen Human Interest, 2nd Place

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Photograph by: Caitlin Bayer ’14, Rogers, Minn. Location: Nyhavn, Denmark

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Date Taken: April 2013

Human Interest, 3rd Place

Study Abroad Program: Danish Institute for Study Abroad: Psychology

Photograph by: Zoë May ’14, Omaha, Neb.

Photo Description: Nyhavn is perhaps the most iconic part of Copenhagen. The harbor is the place where Danes go to be hyggligt with friends and family. The word hyggligt does not translate directly into English, but it essentially means to be cozy. For Danes, this usually requires a warm drink or a cold beer, good friends, and lots of candles. The colorful buildings that line the harbor are mostly cafés that date back to the 17th and early 18th century. This photo was taken on one of the first nice spring days and was full of people soaking up the sun after what seemed like a never-ending winter.

Date Taken: October 2012

Location: Kanyakumari, India Study Abroad Program: Social Justice, Peace & Development: Semester in India Photo Description: Over the mid-semester break, I had the opportunity to travel with four friends to this beautiful town located on the southernmost tip of India. Kanyakumari was filled with a gentle salty breeze, vibrant colors, joyful sounds, and the constant bustle of life as its people lived in harmony with the sea. This picture was taken as I walked off a jetty— fisherman left their boats docked along the coast, preparing to bring in the day’s catch. SPRING 2014

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Arrow to the Sky CICE Office Vote, 1st Place Photograph by: Jessica Kullman â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15, Waconia, Minn. Location: Tanzania Date Taken: January 2013

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Study Abroad Program: UMAIE: The Natural History and Conservation Biology of Tanzania, East Africa Photo Description: I took this photo when our class was spending time with the Maasai tribe in Tanzania. I felt extremely blessed to be welcomed into their culture and to learn their day-to-day routine. Even though there was a large language barrier, it was so incredible to work together, learn from each other, and laugh together.

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Riding Down the Mekong River CICE Office Vote, 2nd Place Photograph by: Britta Johnson ’16, Eagan, Minn. Location: Vietnam Date Taken: January 2013 Study Abroad Program: Identity, Resistance, zand Liberation in Vietnam and Cambodia, January 2013 Photo Description: Photo taken while riding down the Mekong river in a boat paddled by a Vietnamese man. It was a beautiful day, with the sun hitting the palms just right.

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Darjeeling Curiosity CICE Office Vote, 3rd Place Photograph by: Mara Johnson-Groh ’14, St. Peter, Minn. Location: Nepal Date Taken: March 2013 Study Abroad Program: SIT Study Abroad Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples Photo Description: Picking tea leaves, a tedious, time-consuming job, is reserved for women, who rise early each morning to fulfill their quotas. These women pick only the top three leaves from each stem to ensure the highest quality flavor.

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The Mountains Are Calling A Peaceful Moment between Heaven and Earth Popular Vote, 1st Place Photograph by: Trang Le ’15, Hanoi, Vietnam Location: Danang, Vietnam Date Taken: July 2013 Study Abroad Program: Personal travel Photo Description: I captured the photo of a Buddha statue in Linh Ung pagoda at Marble Mountain, Danang, Vietnam. The Buddha has indescribable presence and aura with the ocean behind and blue sky above. It gives off a feeling of tranquility and serenity. His expression is blissful, calm, and peaceful with his lips carrying a slight smile. The statue is simple, lacking any ornate designs; however, its simplicity is what makes you concentrate on the feeling the Buddha impresses on you when viewing him.

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Popular Vote, 2nd Place Photograph by: Amy Prasad ’14, Bloomington, Minn.

Popular Vote, 3rd Place

Location: South Island, New Zealand Date Taken: April 2013

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Study Abroad Program: IES Abroad Auckland Direct Enroll: University of Auckland

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Photo Description: My friends and I were driving around the South Island of New Zealand and had to stop and pull over when we saw this lake. The name of the lake is Lake Pukaki. It was a couple hours before sunset, and the shadows and light that the sun created were amazing. It was the most breathtaking sight that I have ever seen in person! I also love that you can see how clear the water is in the picture from the rocks that are underwater. In the far back of the photo is Mt. Cook, which is the highest point in New Zealand. On the other side of the mountains is Fox Glacier, where I was able to go skydiving!

Photograph by: Kayte Cole ’15, Phoenix, Ariz. Location: Patagonia, Argentina Date Taken: April 2013 Study Abroad Program: IES Abroad Buenos Aires, Argentina: Latin American Societies and Cultures Photo Description: The mountains of Patagonia set the perfect backdrop for a quick lunch break after a long morning hike with my good friend, Maya. Before making our way back to our campsite, the clouds parted just enough to see the peak of El Chaltén’s famous Mount Fitz Roy in the distance.

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Ikhaya (“home” in Zulu) Cultural Landscape, 1st Place Photograph by: Allison Kroll ’15, East Grand Forks, Minn. Location: Cato Manor township, South Africa Date Taken: March 2013 Study Abroad Program: SIT Study Abroad South Africa: Community Health and Social Policy Photo Description: This photo was taken in my neighborhood of Cato Manor, a township where blacks were forced to live during apartheid in South Africa. The vibrant colors of the houses in the neighborhood resemble the souls and personalities of the individuals I met while living here.

Photograph by: Taylor Waldin ’15, Chanhassen, Minn. Location: Vernazza, Italy Date Taken: May 2013 Study Abroad Program: CIEE Business & Society Program in Seville, Spain Photo Description: This photo was taken in Vernazza, Italy, from its well-known hiking trails. What makes this photo special to me is that the day this photo was taken was a day of great celebration. A few years ago there was a large flood that caused severe damage to the city, greatly affecting business and their dayto-day lifestyles. Since then they have been rebuilding and reopening their stores one by one, and it was on the very same day I took this photo that the last store was fully functioning again. To celebrate this accomplishment the entire city of Vernazza had prepared food, music, and festivities for all who were there that day, both natives and tourists. To say the least, it was both inspiring and beautiful to see the culmination of a city reborn from the flood that nearly destroyed everything. To me, this picture captures the beauty of the city and what that day meant to me.

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Bananos Cultural Landscape, 3rd Place Photograph by: Abby Lyle ’14, Buffalo, Wyo. Location: San Jose, Costa Rica Date Taken: July 2013 Study Abroad Program: CEA Global Education Photo Description: Walking along one of the many curvy, discombobulated roads in San Jose, Costa Rica, you can find a lot of small marcados and sodas where you can get some authentic Costa Rican dishes such as casado. SPRING 2014

The GACAC Service Award: Dr. Dan Dewey

and World Altering Medicine in Malawi by Sara Masters

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Drs. Kevin Bergman (left) and Dan Dewey (right), the co-founders of World Altering Medicine, with officials from the Malawi Ministry of Health, Norman Lufesi and his assistant. Lufesi is a key collaborator in WAM projects.

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two-year stint in the Peace Corps gave Dan Dewey ’93 a whole new perspective on his future. During his service, the biology and health fitness major was deeply affected by the circumstances of those living in poverty. He resolved to develop skills that could be utilized to better the conditions of those living in the world’s developing areas. Those skills led him to co-found World Altering Medicine (WAM), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing medical care for needy patients in resource-poor areas of the developing world. In November 2013 his alma mater recognized Dan’s work by naming him recipient of the Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations and Alumni Association

Service Award, presented to him by Gustavus President Jack Ohle during ceremonies in Christ Chapel. Dan had made plans to attend the University of Minnesota Medical School following his Peace Corps experience. But his ongoing interest in emergency, tropical, and developing-world medicine took him first to American Field Service, where he focused his training on family medicine and participated in many medical mission trips, further honing his interest in international medicine. Dan trained in HIV and tropical medicine before working for the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in Africa for nearly two years. He primarily provided HIV care in Uganda and Swaziland, but also traveled and worked in Mozambique, South Africa,

Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, and Malawi. Dr. Dewey returned to the United States to earn his medical degree from the University of Minnesota in 2003. He then completed a family medicine residency in Santa Rosa, Calif. (2003–2006), and a fellowship in emergency medicine at the University of Tennessee. Now back in his native Minnesota again, he is in full-time emergency medicine practice with Health Partners. Dr. Dewey and Dr. Kevin Bergman, who had crossed paths in the Santa Rosa Community Family Medicine Program, cofounded World Altering Medicine (WAM) in 2006 with a primary focus on providing medical resources to Africa. Current projects work to strengthen oxygen systems in

WAM has focused on children’s health in underserved rural areas in Africa, supplying oxygen systems to pediatric wards in Malawi and providing emergency financial assistance to needy patients in Swaziland, Uganda, and Malawi. The non-profit also assigns volunteer health care professionals to poorly resourced hospitals in the developing world and coordinates community-based support for the education of orphans and vulnerable children in the form of high school scholarships, books, school supplies, and peer-counseling.

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pediatric wards in Malawi, provide emergency financial assistance to needy patients in Swaziland, Uganda, and Malawi, and send volunteer health care professionals to poorly resourced hospitals in the developing world. WAM works with hospitals and schools in underserved communities in Africa, assisting with needed medical supplies, medical volunteers, training, and infrastructure and developing long-term relationships with communities. Through KEEP (Kabudula Education and Empowerment Project), WAM also provides community-based support for the education of orphans and vulnerable children in the form of high school scholarships, books, school supplies, and peer-counseling. Since November, WAM has hired a new

Dewey with the head nurse at a WAMsupported hospital in rural Malawi

program manager who will be stationed in Kabudula, Malawi, helping manage the programs on the ground. A new Peace Corps volunteer will start there in April. WAM continues to utilize a two-pronged community empowerment approach focusing on education and health care. In addition, Dan says that they have been solidifying their partnerships with other non-profit organizations operating in Malawi, including WATSI, Heart Gift, and 500 Miles. Dr. Dewey’s visit to Gustavus in November renewed his resolve. “The positivity catapulted my drive to expand and improve World Altering Medicine,” he says. “In fact, we have established an internship through Gustavus that started this past January, with Erin Clark ’14, being the first intern.” Erin

will be working on WAM’s social media, marketing, and communications. *****

The Gustavus Association of Congregations and Alumni Association Service Award recognizes alumni and former students of Gustavus Adolphus College who have made distinctive commitments and contributions in the service of others. To find out more information about World Altering Medicine, please visit www.worldalteringmedicine.org. You can read patient stories of life-altering medical interventions on their webpage. n Sara Masters, the author of this profile, joined the Center for Servant Leadership in August 2013 as assistant director for church relations.

Dr. Dan Dewey ’93 and his family—his wife, Angela, and children, Luciana and Flynn—are pictured in Christ Chapel with President Ohle (left) and Director of Church Relations Grady St. Dennis ’92 (right) after Dan received the 2013 GACAC and Alumni Association Service Award.

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Paying it forward: An Annexstad Scholar goes back to school by Steve Waldhauser ’70

ll Kady Johnson ’10 wanted was a chance—a chance to go to college and maybe a little help and advice along the way. When that chance came she jumped at it. Now she finds herself “on the other side of the desk,” mentoring other disadvantaged students who have received a gift of hope in the form of a debt-free college education . . . and from the same foundation that supported her.

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Photos by Jen Fox ’12

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l and Cathy Annexstad understand the positive impact mentoring can have on the life of a young person as well as the value of education to young people and to society’s

College was something I began to strive for at a very early age.” Kady’s Big Sister was the first in a long line of mentors who would end up shaping her into a successful college graduate and an empathetic leader. Kady took every educational opportunity

My ‘Big’ was in high school and I saw her go through the college process in the years we were matched,” Kady explains. “She was the first person I knew who went to college, and I wanted to be just like her.” future. Al, chairman emeritus of Federated Insurance Companies of Owatonna, Minn., and a member of the Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees since 2001, and his wife established the Annexstad Family Foundation in 2000, initially to provide college scholarships to deserving students who have been mentored by the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. And that’s how they learned about Kady. Growing up as an only child in a divorced family, Kady was first introduced to Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) in the mid’90s as a kindergartener in Owatonna. The organization offered Kady mentorship and first introduced the idea of her going to college. “My ‘Big’ was in high school and I saw her go through the college process in the years we were matched,” Kady explains. “She was the first person I knew who went to college, and I wanted to be just like her.

offered, including attending camps and workshops and being involved in the Owatonna community. While in eighth grade, Kady was selected to attend a young writers’ conference at Gustavus. “From the moment I stepped foot on the Gustavus campus, I knew I was destined to be a Gustie,” Kady says. “Everything I did from that moment forward was for the sole purpose of getting into Gustavus.” Being a first-generation college student, Kady was met with a lot of questions posed by her family, which had never been through the college admission process before.

“Although I had a lot of support, going to a school like Gustavus was something that people from my family just did not do. I remember hiding it for a long time out of fear that I would be told no. I worked extremely hard in high school. I thought that if I did everything right, then maybe people would see that someone like me could make it.” Braving the college search on her own, Kady sought guidance from faculty members at Owatonna High School, particularly teachers who were also Gusties. “Todd Andrix ’95 and Kory Kath ’00 were huge influences on my self-confidence and belief that I could make it at Gustavus. They wrote me the most meaningful letters of recommendation. I needed that push to believe in myself and found it in Gusties.” In the fall of 2005 Kady applied early decision to Gustavus (which meant she would forego applying to any other colleges to commit to an early admission decision from Gustavus). When the acceptance letter arrived, “that was a defining moment in my life,” Kady says. “My dream literally came true on that day, but I soon became overwhelmed by the realization that Gustavus wasn’t an option given our financial circumstances. I was doing this on my own and was ready to give up. It was such a confusing time—I didn’t know what financial aid meant, or what my options were.” Kady recalls the day the Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship was mentioned to her family through acquaintances at Big Brothers Big Sisters. “I decided to give it a shot and applied. I was in physics class when I was called into the hallway by my adviser and told that I had received the scholarship. Before I knew it, I was welcomed into the Annexstad

Photo taken from the website annexstadfamilyfoundation.org

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family and told that not only would I be able to attend Gustavus, but I would do so debt-free.” Through their foundation, Al and Cathy Annexstad became mentors as well to Kady and showed her the importance of working hard and believing in herself. The Annexstad Family Foundation has a special relationship with Gustavus. Al grew up in St. Peter and spent a good deal of time on campus, as his mother, Alice, worked in the Food Service for many years with Evelyn Young ’33. The foundation’s very first scholarship was awarded to a Gustavus student (like Kady from Owatonna, Minn.), Amy Abrahamson, who graduated in 2005. Two Gustavus admission directors—Owen Sammelson ’58 and Mark Anderson ’66—were instrumental in helping the foundation establish its model of funding renewable four-year scholarships that enable students to graduate as free from debt as possible, a successful model that has been carried forward to the foundation’s working relationship with other participating institutions. Recognizing his contributions to the College and his passion for helping young people gain an education, Gustavus bestowed an honorary degree on Al in 2005. With the support of the Annexstads’ foundation, Kady spent four years as an active member of the Gustavus community. “I was finally home. I remember feeling so supported and encouraged by everyone on campus and at the foundation. Al and Cathy made visits to Gustavus about once a year and were so reaffirming and proud of us. That’s what kept the passion for education

Al and Cathy made visits to Gustavus about once a year and were so reaffirming and proud of us. That’s what kept the passion for education burning. burning. I never took a single day for granted at Gustavus because I knew this was a gift and an opportunity that was beyond my belief.” She was involved as an executive on the Campus Activities Board, co-chair of Senior Week, and a tutor in the Department of English, receiving steady support from the Annexstad Family Foundation. “I got to know Al and Cathy well through the years when they would visit Gustavus and during the annual Federated Challenge (a charitable fund-raiser launched by Al and Cathy Annexstad for BBBS). I stayed in touch with the foundation and attended and spoke at events throughout my time at Gustavus and later at Minnesota State Mankato.” Kady was the sixth Annexstad Scholar to graduate from Gustavus when she earned her degree in 2010. She lived and interned in Nashville, Tenn., for two months and was an account specialist at GradStaff, Inc., in Minneapolis from August 2010 through August 2011 before she realized her true calling. “I thought back to what made me the most happy, and that was being a Gustie. I knew

immediately what I wanted to do.” With the positive encouragement from her advisers and mentors Andrea Junso and Deirdre Rosenfeld in Gustavus Student Activities, Kady applied to Minnesota State University, Mankato in the Counseling and Student Personnel master’s program with an emphasis in college student affairs, earning an MS in 2013. “I loved college so much,” she jokes, “that I decided to never leave!” Meanwhile, in late 2011 and 2012, the Annexstad Family Foundation was widening its mission. Partnering with a select group of America’s most prestigious colleges and universities across the country, the foundation introduced a second scholarship program, its Leaders for Tomorrow National Scholarship, which is intensely focused upon helping build the nation’s next generation of leaders. Seeking an administrator for the new program, the foundation approached Kady in May 2012 to gauge her interest in coordinating it. “At Minnesota State Mankato I had ended up writing my capstone paper on firstgeneration students. I immediately knew this is what I wanted to do. Nothing could hold a candle to this position. I interviewed and made sure it was going to be a great match, and I can confidently say that this is my dream job!” Kady began working for the Annexstad Family Foundation’s Leaders for Tomorrow National Scholarship program as program administrator in June 2013, relocating to Atlanta, Ga. In her new role, Kady travels to more than 20 campuses across the country including such schools as Harvard, Yale, continued on the page 62

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Sean Sendelbach ’14

Two named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Torey Asao ’14

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he Gustavus Adolphus Athletics Department was home to a pair of Academic AllAmericans as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) this fall. Senior cornerback Torey Asao (Chaska, Minn.) was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Division III Football Second Team, while senior midfielder Sean Sendelbach (Sioux Falls, Minn.) earned a place on the Capital One Academic All-America Division III Men’s Soccer Third Team. A biology major with a cumulative grade point average of 3.74, Torey earned Academic All-America accolades for the first time after being named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team twice. Asao was a two-year starter and two-time team captain who was named a second-team all-conference performer following his senior season. The Chaska native led the team with four interceptions and finished second among defensive backs with 41 tackles (30 solo). He played in 30 career games, intercepted seven passes, and recorded 99 tackles (69 solo). Just as active off the field as on, Torey was a member of a number of student-led organizations including Student-Athlete Volunteer Educators (SAVE), Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), Tau Psi Omega fraternity (Reds), and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). Sean Sendelbach also takes home Academic All-America honors for the first time after being named to the Academic All-District team twice. A commanding midfielder who captained the Gusties to a second straight MIAC championship, Sendelbach earned all-conference status for the first time in his career after scoring a career-best 11 points off four goals and three assists. Sean played and started in 66 straight matches over the course of his four-year career, finishing with 18 points (6G, 6A). During his tenure, the Gusties went 53–13–10 overall and 29–4–7 in the MIAC, won two MIAC championships, earned a trip to the NCAA tournament twice, and posted an impressive team goals-against average of 0.59. Asao and Sendelbach are the 97th and 98th Gustavus student-athletes to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

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Fall sports summary Men’s Soccer The Gustavus men’s soccer team had one of the most successful seasons in the history of the program in 2013. Under the direction of Mike Middleton, in his fourth season as head coach, the Gusties won their second straight and 14th alltime MIAC championship after going a perfect 10–0–0 in league play. This year’s Gustavus team was just the fifth in the history of the MIAC to win the conference title with a perfect record. Middleton was named the MIAC Coach-of-the-Year for the first time in his career, while his standout forward, Zach Brown (Jr., Eau Claire, Wis.) was named the MIAC Player-of-the-Year. To go along with the honors received by Middleton and Brown, five players—Brown, midfielder David Lilly (Jr., Maple Grove, Minn.), defender Zach Schmith (Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.), midfielder Sean Sendelbach (Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.), and goalkeeper Brett Ylonen (Jr., Lake Elmo, Minn.)—were named to the all-conference team. After falling 2–1 to Saint John’s in the opening round of the MIAC playoffs, Gustavus received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament and was selected as a host for the opening two rounds. In the opening round match, first-year Patrick

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Roth (Stillwater, Minn.) propelled the Gusties to a 2–1 victory over St. Scholastica with an overtime goal. The Black and Gold’s season came to an end the following round when Westminster College (Mo.) used a first-half goal and stellar defending to come away with a 1–0 win. The Gusties finished their 2013 campaign with an overall record of 14–4–1. Following the season, Brown, Ylonen, and Lilly earned places on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) all-region team. Brown was later named to the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division III Men’s All-America Team, garnering a place on the second team. Men’s Cross Country The Gustavus men’s cross country team showed a great deal of improvement and set a higher standard for future success in 2013. After finishing last at the 2012 MIAC championships, the Gusties jumped up three places to a seventh-place standing with a score of 207 this season. The story of the year was that of senior captain Joe Renier (Cambridge, Minn.), who led the Gusties at every outing leading up to the MIAC championships. As he’d done all season, Renier paced the Black and Gold at the conference meet, finishing 11th overall

with a time of 25:58.1. Renier improved on his 58th-place standing in 2012 and became the first Gustavus runner to earn all-conference accolades since 2008. The Gustie men capped off their season with a 19th-place finish at the NCAA Div. III Central Region Championships held in midNovember at St. Olaf College. Women’s Cross Country Although the Gustavus women’s cross country team couldn’t conjure up the magic it had during its run to an MIAC title in 2012, the Gusties still managed to finish fifth at this season’s MIAC championships. The Gusties scored a 155 and ended up in the top five for the fourth straight year. Juniors Caitlin Fermoyle (Mendota Heights, Minn.) and Rebecca Hare (Albany, Minn.) paced Gustavus at the MIAC championships, earning all-conference accolades for the second consecutive season. Fermoyle led the way in 12th with a time of 23:34.7, and Hare finished next in line in 13th with a time of 23:31.4. The Gusties went on to score a 260 and finish 11th out of 27 teams at the NCAA Div. III Central Region Championships. Hare fronted Gustavus’s effort at the NCAA regional for the second straight year, finishing 22nd in 23:12.99

Eight inducted into Athletics Hall of Fame

Eight former studentathletes were added to the Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics Hall of Fame during induction ceremonies on November 2, 2013. Seated from left: David Newcomer ’91 (hockey); Scott Lauinger ’96 (basketball); Mark Lynch ’95 (football); and Todd Bowlby ’98 (tennis). Standing: Alecia Tromiczak Gazzola ’98 (soccer); Becca Wold Freeman ’98 (basketball, cross country, track and field); Shannon McGee ’96 (gymnastics); and Shasta Lininger Johnson ’95 (gymnastics).

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to take home all-region distinction for a second time. Women’s Soccer The Gustavus women’s soccer team went 8–9–0 overall and finished 10th in the conference standings with nine points after going 3–8–0 in league play. Under the direction of second-year head coach Laura Burnett-Kurie, the Gusties turned in their most victories in five seasons. Gustavus was led in scoring by veteran Amanda Cartony (Sr., Stillwater, Minn.) and newcomer Maddison Ackiss (Fy., Fairbanks, Alaska), who both recorded 19 points. With seven goals and five assists this season, Cartony finished her Gustavus career with 62 points on 26 goals and 10 assists. She played in all 68 games of her collegiate career and ranks eighth in goals and tenth in points in Gustavus women’s soccer history. Volleyball The Gustavus volleyball team finished tied for eighth in the conference standings after going 4–7 in the MIAC and 11–20 overall. Following the season, junior hitter Alyssa Taylor (Trimont, Minn.) was named to the 2013 all-conference team in her first year in a Gustavus uniform. Playing in all 31 matches and in 116 of 117 sets, Taylor led the Gustie offense with a total of 350 kills, ranking sixth among Gustavus hitters over the past decade. She was also the first Gustavus hitter to reach the 350-kill mark since 2011 when Angela Ahrendt ’12 recorded 378.

Taylor averaged 3.02 kills per game, 11.3 kills per match, and finished the season with a team-best attack percentage of .249. Women’s Golf The Gustavus women’s golf team shot a team-total 972 (+108) to finish third at the 2013 MIAC championships. Under the direction of head coach Scott Moe ’95, the Gusties have earned a spot on the podium 10 straight seasons. Leading the way for Gustavus was junior Sam Falk (Glenwood, Minn.) and first-year Mae Meierhenry (Sioux Falls, S.D.), who both earned allconference honors for their finishes inside the top 10. Falk finished in eighth place with a three-day total of 241 (+25), earning allconference accolades for the third time in her career. Meierhenry garners the honor in her first season after finishing in a threeway tie for tenth with a 244 (+28). Men’s Golf The Gustavus men’s golf team capped off its fall season with a sixth-place finish at the 2013 MIAC championships. The Gusties turned in a team-total of 925 (+61), missing the podium for the first time in two seasons. Leading Gustavus was senior Tyler McMorrow (St. Cloud, Minn.), who placed 22nd with a 232 (+16). Seniors Matt Jensen (Edina, Minn.) and Andrew Oakes (Hermantown, Minn.) finished behind McMorrow in a tie for 23rd with 233s (+17).

Football The Gustavus football team capped its most successful season during head coach Peter Haugen’s tenure with an overall record of 6–4 and an MIAC mark of 4–4. Gustavus picked up signature wins over St. Olaf 45–19 on Homecoming in late September and Saint John’s in a double-overtime thriller 23–20 in early November. Of Gustavus’s four losses in 2013, three were by eight or fewer points. First-team all-conference honorees included senior running back Jeffrey Dubose (St. Paul, Minn.), senior center David Gschneidner (Edina, Minn.), and senior guard Lyle Opdahl (Norwood Young America, Minn.) on offense, and senior defensive tackle Donte Green (Minneapolis, Minn.), senior linebacker Joe Haas (Mission, Kan.), and junior cornerback Zach Dilger (South St. Paul, Minn.) on defense. Dubose was later named to the D3football.com All-West Region First Team and was an honorable mention selection to the D3football.com All-America Team. In his final season wearing the winged helmet, Dubose had a year for the record books, carrying the ball 265 times for 1,459 yards and 24 touchdowns (3rd/NCAA), breaking the school record in all three categories. Over his four-year career, the St. Paul product rushed for 3,419 yards and recorded a total of 48 touchdowns (41 rushing). Dubose broke Tom Dahlberg’s career rushing yards record of 3,315 (1969–1971) and Rob Straka’s career rushing touchdowns record of 33 (1977–1980).

The 2013 MIAC Champion Gustavus Adolphus College Men’s Soccer Team

Back row, from left: Konnor Tranoris, Ryan Ragan, Alvaro Pinto, Braden Schmid, and Joe Ginsburg. Middle row: Assistant Coach Jason Thompkins, Assistant Coach Grant Steine, Jonathan Balthazar, Jason Schwab, Everett Rinke, Patrick Leach, Casey Gilbert, Nick Kieser, Zach Schmith, Anthony Slack, Ryan Tollefsrud, Eli Bjerk, Nate Kurtzweg, Sam Leske, and Head Coach Mike Middleton. Front row: Ryan Schultz, Elliot Emerson, Patrick Roth, Henry Brose, David Lilly, Sean Sendelbach, Zach Brown, Brett Ylonen, Charlie Adams, and Aden Letcher.

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Legacy New endowed music professorship honors Douglas Nimmo by Matt Thomas ’00

n December 2013, Gustavus President Jack Ohle announced that Raymond ’51 and Lorraine Lundquist of Golden Valley, Minn., had established a new endowed professorship for the Gustavus Wind Orchestra in honor of Professor Douglas Nimmo, DMA, the ensemble’s conductor for more than 25 years. Nimmo retires this spring after leading the Gustavus Wind Orchestra since 1987. Under his leadership, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra has toured throughout much of the United States and has completed six international tours. “The establishment of the Douglas Nimmo Professor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra was the perfect way to kick off the Christmas season at Gustavus and also honor a beloved member of our faculty who has dedicated his career to shaping the lives of many student musicians,” President Ohle said in his announcement. This is the seventh endowed faculty position established at Gustavus since the College’s strategic planning process, Commission Gustavus 150, was approved by the Board of Trustees in 2010 with a goal of establishing ten new endowed professorships by the fall of 2015. Endowed professors provide a perpetual base of support to enable the College to attract and retain faculty of excellent quality. This latest endowed position joins the Jon and Anita Thomsen Young Distinguished Chair of Music in providing direct support to the College’s music program. The Lundquists are two of the College’s most dedicated community members. Ray was recently profiled as one of Campaign Gustavus’s “faces of opportunity” for his long-term engagement in the life of the College and commitments to the campaign. This investment celebrates their love of music, which has grown through their involvement in the Gustavus Friends of Music, and also underscores their belief in the impact of teaching and learning. “World-class faculty and music excellence are two important pillars of the Gustavus experience,” said Ray. “Lorraine and I are honored that our legacy allows us to support both of these elements at a place that means so much to us. It’s my hope that this gift inspires others to give what they can to keep Gustavus great.”

On January 8, 2014, President Ohle announced that James Patrick Miller, DMA, assistant professor of music and director of wind studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, had been appointed to the endowed position. Prior to joining the music faculty at UMass Amherst, Miller was a visiting assistant professor at Gustavus and interim conductor of the Gustavus and Vasa wind orchestras during the 2008–09 academic year. “The Gustavus Wind Orchestra now begins a new era,” said Scott Moore, DMA, chair of the Gustavus Department of Music. “Placing James in this position is perhaps the most fitting way to honor both Doug Nimmo’s legacy and Ray and Lorraine’s generosity.”

Image above: James Patrick Miller. Bottom Image: Ray ’51 and Lorraine Lundquist (seated) with Professor Douglas Nimmo and President Jack Ohle.

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Legacy Comprehensive well-being program announced by Matt Thomas ’00

uilding on its 150-year tradition of preparing students for lives of leadership and service, Gustavus Adolphus College has announced a new comprehensive Wellbeing Initiative focused on fostering the health and well-being of students, faculty, and staff to create a healthy organizational culture in which all members of the community can thrive personally, academically, and professionally. This initiative has been in the planning process for more than four years with an emphasis on engaging stakeholders and building capacity with both on- and offcampus constituents. Now, thanks to a generous commitment of $250,000 from Tim ’83 and Elaine Peterson of Wellesley, Mass., and the strategic vision of the Wellbeing National Advisory Board, the College is launching the program. “Education has always been a pillar of philanthropy for our family,” Tim Peterson explained. “Elaine and I are excited to support this truly innovative program, which will help young people holistically prepare for success in life and benefit the Gustavus community.” The Gustavus well-being model consists of nine learning outcomes: emotional, intellectual, physical, environmental, relational, financial, career, vocational, and spiritual, which will be addressed through several different programs and services. “With the generous support of the Petersons and the commitment of numerous faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the College, we find ourselves on the leading edge of a national movement in higher education,” said Steve Bennett, associate dean of students, who has overseen much of the planning of the initiative to this point. “The programs and services that encompass the Wellbeing Initiative will allow us to better equip our students with skills and capacities to be grounded, healthy, purposeful servantleaders in the world.” One of the signature programs of the Wellbeing Initiative will be the Be U Wellbeing Group Coaching program. This

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peer-based coaching program will create a safe, courageous space for students, faculty, and staff to come together in small groups to reflect on important issues in their lives; expand, refine, and build new skills; be present with one another and ask powerful questions without giving advice; and learn problem-solving techniques from one another with an end goal of creating a vision and action plan for their own personal well-being. “This program is particularly exciting because Gustavus will be one of the only colleges in the country using a comprehensive approach to group coaching,” said Scott Gilyard ’83, who chairs the College’s Wellbeing National Advisory Board. “This is a

unique opportunity for students to invest in their own personal and professional development and acquire the skills that will distinguish them as leaders both now and in the future as graduates entering the workforce or graduate school.” More information about the Gustavus Wellbeing Initiative and its programs can be found online at gustavus.edu/wellbeing. n

Matt Thomas ’00 is director of media relations and internal communication at the College.

Cultivating Success: New alumni and parent engagement team assembled

by Naomi Mortensen

nhancing the student experience by engaging alumni, parents, and friends in the life of the College is the mission of the Office of Institutional Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. In order to do this more effectively with an ever-increasing network of people, the office has undergone reorganization during the past year. One of the more significant changes has been to merge the Gustavus Annual Fund and Alumni Relations divisions to create the Alumni and Parent Engagement team. This team of eight professionals focuses on facilitating lifelong relationships among alumni, parents, and friends of the College and engaging them through gifts of time and money. The goal is that these relationships will help to provide a strong base of support and opportunities for current and future students. The Alumni and Parent Engagement team accomplishes its goals through

engagement opportunities such as the class officer program, regional chapter meetings, affinity groups, and an alumni mentoring program. It is seen on campus through class reunions and homecoming activities and online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and the website. Members of this team also oversee and coordinate the news published in the Alumni section of the Gustavus Quarterly. Engagement is enhanced through inviting gifts and cultivating student philanthropy. The work of the new Alumni and Parent Engagement team is enhanced by others who make up the Advancement Services, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, and Corporate and Foundation Relations divisions within Institutional Advancement. Together, this group of professionals works diligently on and off campus to ensure a strong future for the College.

Meet the Institutional Advancement staff – Seated, from left: Maggie Hedlund ’09, manager, Gustavus Annual Fund; Robyn Rost, assistant director for reunion giving, alumni and parent engagement; Naomi Mortensen, donor relations associate; and JackieLynn Neeck Peterson ’77, associate vice president for advancement. Standing, front: Anne Johnson, director, advancement services; Lynne Johnson, director, prospect research; Philly Kauffmann, administrative assistant, alumni and parent engagement; Diane Stocker, administrative assistant, gift planning; LuAnn Schloesser, administrative assistant, alumni and parent engagement; Shannon Nuy, gift accounting specialist; Kari Clark ’91, director, gift planning; Laurie Dietrich ’80, planned gift marketing and administration; and Ron Timmerman ’75, associate director, advancement services.

In fact, the work of the Gustavus Advancement team has garnered two awards from CASE. One is a CASE Educational Fundraising Award recognizing superior fundraising programs at educational institutions. Gustavus was selected best in overall improvement. The second is a Pride of Case V Gold Award for “Best Program Engaging Institution CEO in Fundraising,” for the Gustie Town Hall phone conference. “It’s an honor to lead such a talented team of people,” says Thomas Young ’88, vice president for advancement. “I know our alumni, parents, and friends are going to enjoy working with this great team to strengthen the College we know and love.” n

Naomi Mortensen joined the institutional advancement staff in the fall of 2011 as donor relations associate.

Standing, back: Cory Starkweather ’02, director, gift planning; Bob Weisenfeld, assistant vice president, corporate and foundation relations; Sheri Youngblom, administrative assistant, gift planning; Cheri Brown, administrative secretary, advancement services; Glen Lloyd, director, alumni and parent engagement; Thomas Young ’88, vice president for institutional advancement; Chris Duhaime ’12, assistant manager, Gustavus Annual Fund; Randall Stuckey ’83, director, athletic development and engagement; and Jim Rothschiller, director, gift planning. Not pictured: John Kupris, director, gift planning; Megan Myhre ’11, alumni engagement specialist and ASI office coordinator; Ben Smith ’08, assistant director, alumni and parent engagement; Paul Tillquist ’63, executive consultant; and Ann Volk, administrative assistant, institutional advancement. SPRING 2014

Legacy Meet the new director of alumni and parent engagement by Matt Thomas ’00

Glen Lloyd

Alumni and Parent Engagement Front, from left: Chris Duhaime ’12 works on campus with the senior class and student philanthropy. He also manages student callers (GusLink) and social media. Megan Myhre ’11 coordinates all activities on behalf of the College at the Gustavus ASI office and also manages interest groups like Friends of Music, G Club, and chapter events. Standing: Philly Kauffmann and LuAnn Schloesser provide outstanding support to all team members. Glen Lloyd serves as the director and leads the team. Glen focuses on mentoring and networking and also works closely with the Alumni Board and class officers. Maggie Hedlund ’09 manages the Annual Fund, which bridges the gap between tuition and the actual cost of Gustavus. Robyn Rost works with classes as they celebrate key reunion years. Ben Smith ’08 (not pictured) takes the lead on key events like homecoming and reunions and also works with the Gustavus Annual Fund.

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len Lloyd, formerly the assistant director of multicultural programs and the Diversity Center, joined the Office of Institutional Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College as director of alumni and parent engagement effective in December 2013. “I could not be happier to have Glen join our team and lead the Alumni and Parent Engagement office,” said Vice President for Institutional Advancement Thomas Young ’88. “It’s great to bring someone on board who is living the Gustavus culture and knows the Gustavus ethos. Alumni and friends are going to love working with Glen.” Lloyd brings with him experience in program development, fundraising, and volunteer leadership. As assistant director of the Diversity Center his portfolio included team building, program development, marketing initiatives, and collegewide communication and collaboration. Before coming to Gustavus, Lloyd worked for the YMCA, the Baptist Church, and St. Olaf College. In these jobs he was successful at developing and implementing programs, raising funds to support them, and inspiring groups of volunteers.

Chris Rasmussen ’88, president of the Gustavus Alumni Board, was a member of the committee that interviewed candidates for the director position. “Glen’s enthusiasm is contagious,” Rasmussen said. “He will bring a high level of energy to alumni programs and excitement and creative leadership to our class officer program.” A native of Annandale, Va., Lloyd is a graduate of Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., where he majored in communication arts and minored in political science. He found his way to Minnesota in the fall of 2006, working as pastor of student ministries at the Emmaus Baptist Church and at the Northfield YMCA as a youth coordinator. In the spring of 2007 he took on additional responsibilities as a coach for the St. Olaf football team and an area coordinator in the Residence Life office there. Lloyd, who is working toward a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Bethel University, joined the Gustavus administration in August 2012, when he was hired for an opening in the Office of Multicultural Programs and Diversity Center. He lives in St. Peter and is currently an administrator-in-residence at the College.

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ALUMNI CONTENTS 44 Class Reunions 2014 49 Gustie Breakfasts 51 G Club Invitation 55 Weddings 55 Births 59 Alumni Association Awards 57 In Memoriam

s Education Department grads on Twin Cities Live! Gustavus Education Department graduates and professors gathered on Friday, August 15, 2013, at KSTP-TV in St. Paul to be a part of the audience for Twin Cities Live! Elementary education major Mike Marcotte ’08 teamed up with faculty member Jill Potts to connect grads from the department. The special group was acknowledged by the hosts during the show. Seated, from left: Katy Yount Michaletz ’08, Justine Moses Hawkinson ’08, Chris Egert (TCL host), Kelly Quinn Fisher ’05, Kristen Wilking Estrem ’06, Elizabeth Ries (TCL host), Anne Potts Grimmius ’03, and Angie Peterson Potts ’04. Standing: Lisa Abdo Cisewski ’02, Meghan McCarthy ’06, Brittany Oslund ’08, Jennifer Arnfelt ’08, Maika Leier Bergrud ’08, Michelle Welshons Traetow ’03, Katie Nolan Nelson ’03, Mary O’Brien (retired faculty), Kate Duncan Kienow ’05, Bethany Nass Olsen ’03, Jill Potts (retired faculty), Kristina Harter Schwartz ’03, Amber Rathmann Quinn ’05, Jaron Aune ’02, Kelsey Okey ’05, Jennifer Aune ’04, Molly Pedersen Thomas ’00, Jen Ishaug ’04, and Mike Marcotte ’08 (assistant producer/guest coordinator at TCL).

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John Legler, Salt Lake City, UT, is professor emeritus of biology and curator emeritus of herpetology at the University of Utah. He homesteads in southwestern Montana, fishes and ties flies, produces decorated gourds, and is writing a book on the turtles of Mexico.

Gustavus Alumni Association To engage current and future alumni in lifelong relationships with Gustavus and each other to actively advance their commitment to the College.

OFFICERS

Christopher Rasmussen ’88, President Sara Tollefson Currell ’95, Vice President Kelly Waldron ’84, Treasurer Jeff Heggedahl ’87, Past President & Ex-Officio Member, Board of Trustees Board Members Term expires Fall 2014 Jean-Paul Bigirindavyi ’00, St. Louis Park, MN Kara Buckner ’97, St. Louis Park, MN Adam Eckhardt ’08, Minneapolis, MN Chris Rasmussen ’88, Berwyn Heights, MD Sharon Peterson Robinson ’64, Kasota, MN Kristin Johns Young ’86, The Woodlands, TX Term expires Fall 2015 Sandra Luedtke Buendorf ’62, St. Peter, MN Sara Tollefson Currell ’95, St. Paul, MN Ed Drenttel ’81, Inver Grove Heights, MN Keith Jackson ’88, Minneapolis, MN Jane Norman Leitzman ’69, St. Joseph, MN Brian Norelius ’96, Lindstrom, MN Paul Schiminsky ’93, Las Vegas, NV Scott Swanson ’85, Edina, MN Matt Wasson ’12, Minneapolis, MN

emeriti James “Moose” Malmquist ’53, Scandia, MN Kay Rethwill Moline ’56, St. Peter, MN

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

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Term expires Fall 2016 Catherine Asta ’75, Edina, MN Michael Dueber ’89, St. Paul, MN Theresa Gienapp ’97, St. Paul, MN Derek Hansen ’94, Minnetonka, MN Stephanie Kendall ’76, Minneapolis, MN Virginia Kirkegaard Leppart ’76, Eden Prairie, MN Gordon Mansergh ’84, Decatur, GA Matthew Olson ’10, Minneapolis, MN Marisa Schloer ’09, Minneapolis, MN

Many thanks to Woody Chaffee for sharing his thoughts on the Nobel Conference. Even more exciting was the summary of the super active group planning our 60th reunion in 2014. We are really looking forward to the gathering. What a class! Dick Bublitz, Woodland Hills, CA, is vice president of marketing on the board of directors of Woodland HillsTarzana Chamber of Commerce and was named 2012 Member of the Year for this 700-member organization in the West San Fernando Valley. Dick, his wife, Rosemary, and their five children have lived in Southern California since 1970 when they moved from Chicago with Better Homes & Gardens to establish “Travel West,” a regional tourism section in the magazine. Helen Forsgren Hokenson, Adrian, MI, was privileged to have a visit and concert by the Gustavus Orchestra. “We were greatly impressed and proud of the ensemble and its young director.” It was noteworthy that their local student, who had a big role in their visit, is so totally pleased with his choice of Gustavus and its outstanding music program. George Haun, St. Louis Park, was elected to the St. Louis Park Hall of Fame. He was director of parks and recreation, retiring in 1996 after 35 years of service. Sharon Anthony Bower, Stanford, CA, will not make it to our 60th reunion as Gordon, her husband, is being honored on his 80th birthday at the American Psychological

Mayo Clinic honors DeRemee

Society meetings in San Francisco. Mike Anderson, Hot Springs Village, AR, and Jean continue to spend summers in St. Cloud and show quarter horses with their younger daughter, Lisa; in addition to enjoying a little golf and occasional trips to Snohomish, WA, to visit daughter Laurie; and Horace, ND, to visit Scott and family. Arkansas activities include woodworking, choir, and other church-related activities. Doctor Mike taught biology at Gustavus for 40 years. WOW! Sylvia Johnson Johnson, White Bear Lake, is researching the history of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is celebrating its 125th-year anniversary. Seven ladies of the women’s ministry volunteered to research and plan a program about the women of their church. They presented a program in September that was enjoyable and inspirational. Marilyn Peterson Reaser, Rapid City, SD, is recovering from a slight stroke in November. The only thing affected was her speech. This is ironic as she was a speech major at Gustavus. Paul Olson, Devon, PA, has fully recovered from a hip replacement in November. Vic Carter, Newark, DE, aspires to change from a “Golf Nut” to a “Beach Bum.” n V ic Carter, class communication chair Beverly Nelson Schumacher has recently moved into a townhome in Longmont, CO. Her nephew is graduating from West Point, possibly on the same weekend as our reunion so she may not make it to St. Peter. Merida Peterson Worner has three children. One daughter teaches in Winona, her son is one of the top 100 doctors at Abbott Hospital, and her other daughter is changing careers to become an RN. Merida had a stent put in this last year. Jack Westin attended

Richard DeRemee ’55, Rochester, has been named a recipient of the 2013 Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award. The award honors individuals who exemplify the Mayo Clinic’s ideals and mission. The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees established the award in 1981 to show appreciation for the exceptional contributions of Mayo alumni to the field of medicine. Individuals who receive the award have been recognized nationally and often internationally in their fields. Dr. DeRemee is a professor emeritus of medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Dr. DeRemee achieved worldwide recognition in the fields of interstitial lung disease and pulmonary medicine. An astute clinician and author, Dr. DeRemee made novel observations that altered the understanding and therapy of certain diseases.

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI homecoming this fall as a member of the 50-Year Football Club on a beautiful weekend. And the Gusties won! Nancy Benson Yost lives at her cabin in Outing much of the year. She does spend the winter in her townhome in Bloomington. She has two children and four grandchildren. Sharon Wolff Baker and Larry have been married 53 years and love living in Nisswa. Sharon has had three hip replacements over the years but has no complaints. This will be the first winter in 17 years that they have not gone to Florida. They have three children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren! Peter Spell lives in Minneapolis near Lake Calhoun. He taught math, first in Houghton, MI, and then St. Paul Park, Cottage Grove, and finally Woodbury until he retired. Pete keeps active biking, playing tennis, and lifting weights. Marlo Putz had a career of teaching high school science first at Winthrop and Osseo high schools and then at Golden Valley

s 1954 classmates get together Classmates from the Class of 1954 gathered in St. Louis Park for lunch and to reminisce about old times. Pictured from left are John Wright, George Haun, Paul Vollan, and Roger Carlson.

George Torrey feted by classmates

Members of the Class of ’55 gathered on the campus during Homecoming 2013 for a luncheon event honoring classmate George Torrey ’55 (right) for his benevolence to Gustavus over the years that led to the new Beck Hall’s atrium lounge being named for him. The event was also an 80th birthday celebration for the members of the class in attendance. Organizer Vic Schlefsky ’55 (left) was master of ceremonies. Members of the class were then invited to watch the football game from the president’s suite in the stadium.

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Lutheran Junior College where he started the science department. After the school closed, he worked for 12 years for Minnesota Crop Improvement at the University of Minnesota campus with plant growers to inspect, test, and certify seed for purity. He also taught night classes at North Hennepin Community College. He and his wife live in Buffalo next door to their son’s family, offering the enjoyment of grandchildren. Another son is with the LAPD and the third is with the Secret Service in Maryland. Carol Hansen Johns and Steve Carlson ’60 live in Webster, SD, where Carol has her Church Mouse antique store during the summer months. Steve is recovering from esophageal cancer. They

from teaching in the Anoka-Hennepin schools. She has Parkinson’s but has a great care-giving husband. Jeanette Reineke Carlson, Willmar, is active with Habitat for Humanity and this year is an advocate for a Somali family in Willmar. John Edman lives in a cabin north of Bemidji from May to September. The other six months he’s at Hilton Head, SC, where he volunteers for the Savannah Wildlife Refuge. He was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of Vector Ecology at the sixth International Congress. Marie Munson Rutter, Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada, traveled this past year to Belize, Iceland, Botswana, Zimbabwa, and South Africa. Larry Cartford, Sun Lakes, AZ, traveled with his granddaughters this summer to Italy, Switzerland, France, and England. This September he toured Cuba, learning about its culture. He feels that Cubans are Commencement Weekend the victims of Classes of 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, and the 50 Year Club political struggle. Gloria Swanson Lund, Pequot Lakes, and her Homecoming Weekend husband of 56 Reunions for 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, years moved and 2009 permanently to their cabin Information will be included in class letters, postcards, and on the alumni website. If you wish to serve on your class reunion committee, contact the Office of Alumni and home. She is an Parent Engagement at 800-487-8437 or alumni@gustavus.edu. election judge and a top seller for eBay. Bruce will be going to New York for Thanksgiving Abrahamson, Minneapolis, is a retired and will visit the Bittrichs in Tennessee on dentist. He farms on his family’s 100-yeartheir way south to Florida for the winter. old farm in Wright County. Marion Johnson Carol plans to be at the reunion. Sansted, Fargo, ND, writes that her postDavid Olson and Annette ’62 celebrated polio syndrome is more evident, and she 53 years of marriage. They’ve lived in Eden is now in a powered wheel chair and on Prairie since 1979. Dave taught vocal music oxygen. Marilyn Gustafson Asp, Blaine, for 25 years at Fulda, LeSueur, and St. Louis traveled to California last winter. She is very Park. He then changed careers to logistics involved in her church in a discussion group for a computer maintenance company, on immigration, working in a program for from which he retired just this year. Dave homeless families, and leading a Bible also directed church choirs for the last 50 study group. Ted and Janet Sommers years and is now directing a handbell choir. Chell, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, have Dave and Annette have two daughters— three sons and eight grandchildren, all one in Rogers and the other in Boston. living nearby. Janet is a retired teacher and Bob Swenson had his right knee replaced just received a new mitral valve that she in November to match the left knee done says gives her new energy. Ted does some earlier. Jean Hjert Richmond moved to supply preaching in the area. Las Vegas from California to be near one n Carol Johnson Heyl, class daughter. She taught physical education in communication chair San Diego many years. She is now involved in the McGruff program in the elementary schools. Another daughter lives in Colorado. Sheila Ice Olson, White Bear Lake, retired

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2014 Reunions May 30–June 1, 2014 October 3–5, 2014

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You will read elsewhere in the

that our classmate Tucki 60 Quarterly Lund Bellig, the wife of Gustavus

Emeritus Professor of Biology Robert Bellig, died on November 20, 2013, in Bemidji at the age of 75. After graduating from Gustavus, Tucki spent most of her professional career teaching special education at Mankato East High School. Our good thoughts and prayers are with Bob and their family. Byron Helgson says, “I finally did retire from Disney after 20+ years, and it was the most enjoyable and satisfying time in my entire employment career. Disney isn’t so successful by accident, and although I am very prejudiced, it truly is a company which works very hard at “exceeding the guests’ expectations”—and it does it like no other company in our fine country.” Muriel Woods has been living in the Frasier Meadows Retirement Community in Boulder, CO, where they experienced a massive storm and flood. There was huge damage to the facility and 100 cars were lost, including Muriel’s. But, she says, “in the midst of it all, we did not have a single person injured— God is so good.” Tom and Carol Villesvik ’61 Weston report that their son Dave and daughter-inlaw Yai, from Thailand, own the Aroy Thai restaurant in Silver Spring, MD. It recently won the GrubHub “GoldenGrub Award” for the best pad thai in the area. They are well and have the usual assortment of grandkids in high school and college. Grandson Ben may attend Gustavus next year if they are persuasive enough. Marilyn Wiklund Anderson writes, “Nine of our classmates have a celebration of our birthdays every June. The group has been gathering for 10 years. Last year’s gathering was hosted by Barb Nordstrom Hanson and Karen Schendel Nybo. Also attending were Nancy Anderson Wiberg, Bev Lingwall Mooney, Marilyn Hallberg Gaffin, Marg Day Phillipson, Mary McCreery Teppen, and Marilyn Wiklund Anderson.” James Anderson, Roger Anderson, Paul Chell, Kent Carlander, Ronald Hawkinson ’59, Dennis Johnson, Nathan Lundgren, Paul Tidemann, and Joel Wiberg are celebrating the 50th anniversary of completing their theological education at good old Augustana Seminary, Rock Island, IL, (now Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago—LSTC). Many of them were ordained that year and are also celebrating Ordination 50. There is a seminary anniversary gathering in mid-May 2014 at LSTC. David Wold writes, “Today is Nobel Day in Sweden, the day when the prizes are awarded in Stockholm, and the Peace Prize in Oslo. It’s a big day here. If you’re really interested in the event, tuning into

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI Swedish TV, where it’s featured during most of the day, is all you have to do. And this coming Friday the 13th is Lucia Day, the festival of lights in honor of St. Lucia. There is not only one Lucia in Sweden, but one for every town in the country as well as in all of the schools and wherever there is the urge to have one. Lucia, wearing a crown of candles, leads a procession followed by young ladies carrying candles and dressed in white. Boys, also dressed in white and wearing cone-shaped hats, join the procession as star boys. All day long this collection of young ladies and young men sings traditional songs in schools, churches, daycare centers, and businesses. You name it and they’re there. Each of these events reminds us that we’re into the Christmas season and soon it’s time for Santa Claus to make his rounds. Santa is a great tradition. In other cultures there are similar traditions.” n P aul Tidemann, class president Tom ’60 and Judy Krueger Mau, now have a Lake Suzy, FL, address. They send greetings to classmates, and they comment that they definitely are enjoying the sunny southern weather. Their granddaughter Carly Mau is a Gustavus freshman, Class of 2017. Wendell Nelson, Sun Valley, ID, has identified a volunteer project that is fulfilling and enjoyable. He delivers medical equipment, specifically wheel chairs, to handicapped individuals around the world. Bob ’60 and Jean Stenstrom Eidsvold, Edina, enjoyed this autumn traveling in China. They escaped the Minnesota winter on Sanibel Island, FL, where they have purchased a vacation home. Ed and Karen Halvorson Carlson, Albuquerque, NM, continue to follow busy schedules. In October, relatives and family visited to enjoy the Annual Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. Karen’s nephew, a physicist, visited in the fall also in connection with a conference he was attending in the area. He is a member of a team of scientists that works in the Antarctic measuring the nuclear activity that is taking place on our planet. Dale Gustafson, Windsor Locks, CT, is very involved in retirement with three non-profit organizations and is the president of the board of one of those. Recently he was preparing for a golf tournament to raise money for March, Inc., a group dedicated to establishing group homes for developmentally disabled individuals. He has also been working on a not-for-profit endeavor that hopes to develop import/export trade between Connecticut and sub-Saharan countries. Dr. Fred and Lorraine Sandvig Carlson, Fairmont, hope to join Fred’s dental school graduates in May on a trip down the

Mississippi River. Their son Paul is in the dental practice with Fred. They attend many of their grandchildren’s events in Fairmont. Incorrect information about our new class president, Bruce Warner, Plymouth, appeared in our May class letter. Bruce, 1961 classmates join in expressing sincere sympathy on the 2007 death of Deanna. Bruce and Deanna have two sons: Andrew ’96, is starting in a new career in the insurance industry. Cameron earned a PhD from Harvard University and is an associate professor at Aarhus University in Denmark. Cameron’s wife, Sarah, anticipates completing her PhD in 2014, and the couple expects a third child this fall. Bruce went to visit them in July and toured around Europe after the family visit. Bruce was in attendance in autumn at a new venture on campus. He writes, “I had the pleasure of attending the rededication of the pool in the Lund Athletic Center in October. The pool was formally named “The Vic” after long-time swimming coach Vic Gustafson. Attendees included former swimmers from as far back as the early ’50s. Alumni swimmers contributed to upgrade the pool facility in Vic’s memory. Over 150 men and women participated in a meet of alumni and current swimming teams’ members. It was refreshing to see so many women alumnae. When we were on campus in the early ’60s, there was only the male swimming team. Jon Carlson ’88, swimming coach, was the host, assisted by Tom Brown H ’12, athletics director, and Arne Johnson ’60, our former captain, who gave the dedication speech. There were many ’61 classmates in attendance. Afterwards I attended the Gustavus vs. St. Thomas football game and was pleased to see the Gustie side for spectators almost full. It was a great day and reaffirmed why I remain proud to be a Gustie.” Stu Johnson, St. Peter, our vice president in charge of annual fund activity, has improved somewhat since our previous class letter in spring, but the entire process with pneumonia has led doctors to diagnose illness that probably dates back to college days and his work in a quarry in the Mankato area. His lungs have been affected and persistent damage probably exists. n Virgene Grack Sehlin, class communication chair Returning to Gustavus on October 12 for the Vic Gustafson Pool Naming Celebration and Annual Alumni Pentathlon were Dave Bauman and Dave and Barb Lindberg Arlander. It was a wonderful event, and it was great to see so many former teammates from the ’59-’63 era. The highlight for Dave Arlander was

s Hammarberg publishes book Melvyn Hammarberg ’60, West Chester, PA, recently published The Mormon Quest for Glory: The Religious World of the Latter-day Saints.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has six million members in the United States today (and 13 million worldwide). While there has been extensive study of Mormon history, comparatively little scholarly attention has been paid to contemporary Mormons. What is it like to be a Mormon in America today? Hammarberg attempts to answer this question by offering an ethnography of contemporary Mormons. In The Mormon Quest for Glory, Hammarberg examines Mormon history, rituals, social organization, family connections, gender roles, artistic traditions, use of media, and missionary work. He writes as a sympathetic outsider who has studied Mormon life for decades and strives to explain the religious world of the Latterday Saints through the lens of their own spiritual understanding. Drawing on a survey, participant observation, interviews, focus groups, attendance at religious gatherings, diaries, church periodicals, lesson manuals, and other church literature, Hammarberg aims to present a comprehensive picture of the religious world of the Latter-day Saints. Hammarberg is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania.

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swimming a couple of 50-yard events in the meet. The Arlanders still live in Rochester but have moved into a new townhome after spending 39 years in their former home. Spotted at the Gustavus Library Associates’ Royal Affair on November 16 at the Radisson Blu in Bloomington were the following ’63ers: Jim and Sandy Brown Johnston, Dick and Mary Carlstrom Strand, Gary and Mary Ann Carlson Anderson, Roger and Joyce Gulstrand Amdahl, Paul and Ruth Anderson Tillquist, and Jim ’60 and Diane Hammargren Anderson. It was reported that they had a good time! Barbie Kay Johnson is in New Mexico helping her son and daughter-in-law at the motel they own. She keeps busy there baking and doing any number of other things and loves being with her grandchildren. In October Char Lundahl Norris, Sharon Shaver Pinney, Rose Omodt Jost, and Chris Swenson Wilmot gathered in Northfield for another “after glow” from the fabulous 50thanniversary celebration last spring. Chris also reports that there was a get-together in Red Wing this past fall involving Karen Katz McCarville, Heather Harshberger Fluck, Nancy Johnson Knoell, Eunice Holm Fultz, Peggy Kretschmer Brinkman, Edna Rask Erickson, Lorna Johnson Breiter, Rose Omodt Jost, Christine Swenson Wilmot, Carolyn Helgeson Liebenow, Connie Ponsor Fisk, Marlys Schneider Swenson, and Susan Bergquist Lemke. This group has met annually since graduation. This has to be some sort of record for continuous gatherings! n G ary Anderson, class communication chair About three years ago the Alumni and Parent Engagement Office announced a new model of leadership for classes. We now have five class officers: President, Reunion Chair, Communication Chair, Annual Fund Chair, and Recruitment Chair (who identifies alumni who could be mentors or provide internships for students). I have offered to do the communications. While visiting Skansen Park in Stockholm this past August, Jack and Judith Jagusch ’69 Johnson just happened upon the Jussi Björling Memorial Concert. What a delightful surprise! After Sweden, they went on to tour Denmark and Norway, but the Björling concert was one of the highlights of their trip. That was some September news; here are some more recent December tidbits. As I hope you read in the class letter, we are a very busy and hard-working class of 70-year-olds. Jack and Judith Johnson remembered how really old the 50th reunion alums looked back when we were

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undergrads. If we can kick up our heels a little at our 50th, maybe we can give a different impression. Arlyn Tolzmann is one of our working classmates. He is a full-time interim pastor. Dave Jordahl was going to Uganda for six weeks to celebrate his 70th. Dee Licklider Byrd is still serving on two boards of non-profit agencies. Retirement for Mary Tordsen Kitundu is building a 500-bed hospital in Zinga, Tanzania. They do accept volunteers. Would anybody like to go with me? Dave Larson and Jody went to Washington, DC, with preeminent Civil War author James McPherson ’58, who was a student of Dave’s father in St. Peter. They also said that being avid hikers is part of being 70. Pat Bonnet (one of my freshman sectionmates), volunteers at a high school near her in Boston. Do you remember your freshman section mates? Remember that we were 12 in a section and shared the little bedroom. I shared with Barb Raitz. Paul Nelson doesn’t write much, but he does think about us and saw some classmates during his time at Augsburg Fortress Publishers. I love that he sees Milo Larson at high school reunions in South Dakota. In the last Quarterly, I saw pictures of some of our classmates at a wine-tasting 70th celebration in California. It looked like fun. I also saw some classmates at a golf outing with Dick Rohloff. Thank you for sending in those pictures. We love to see you. I am attempting to send thank-you notes when you make a donation. It has been fun to be reminded where you live and connect a little bit. I do it on e-mail unless we don’t have a current one for you. n Linn Ostberg, class communication chair Dave Spilseth, Wayzata, sent the following delightful update. “Bob Haddorff thought our old Gustie gang of four (Steve Kagol, Gary Larson, Bob, and I) might be similar to the Flatbush Four group in the movie Last Vegas so he organized a dinner and movie night. Turns out our crimes were much tamer than the Flatbush group, but we still enjoyed reminiscing about our pranks over dinner with our wives at Santorini’s in Eden Prairie last month. I was the only traitor of the group—not marrying a Gustie girl, but rather Pat, a Luther grad. Pat managed to survive (maybe even enjoyed) the night with seven other Gusties including Barb Nelson Larson, Ginger Froyen Haddorff, and Mim Sponberg Kagol. In 2005 I was forced to retire after 40 years of airline flying because of the mandatory age 60 rule. Shortly after I retired, the F.A.A. upped the mandatory retirement age to 65 and I was able to get another year of flying night freight with UPS based in Cologne,

Germany. I now have five uniforms in my closet, having flown for the Navy, Ozark, TWA, American, and UPS. Lately I have been working part time as a contract Boeing 757 flight simulator instructor for Allegiant Airlines. Allegiant recently hired their own instructors so now pretty much the only things I do are play tennis and work Sudoku puzzles. Pat and I enjoy visiting our daughter, Kate, in Mexico City where she is an elementary teacher at the American School. Our son, Andy, works nearby in Wayzata at Elevate, a property management company. We enjoy seeing Andy and his friends in the summer as he has his restored 1962 36-foot Chris Craft Roamer parked at our dock here on Lake Minnetonka. I can’t believe how much I enjoyed my 50th-year Kensington High School class reunion last summer where we had 17 out of 19 classmates attend. I guess those small-town roots grow deep and pull you back. One of those classmates was Mary Hedner Tatyrek, who with her husband, Ray, drove all the way from Portland, OR, to attend. I look forward to our Gustie 50th, which is coming up fast.” Tom Toftey, Winfield, IL, traveled to Honolulu in November to cheer on his wife, Jane (Hansen ’68) and her Choral-Aires Chorus in the Sweet Adelines international competition. They were thrilled to place eighth in the world. The contest was won for the first time by a 130-voice chorus from Sweden. Tom’s sister, Sue Toftey Hildebrand ’64, and her husband, and another sister and her husband joined the excitement. From Jeanne Mingus Tolzman, Elgin, IL: “In September I flew to Colorado for my 50thyear high school class reunion in Longmont, which was the same weekend that the town and surrounding areas flooded. You may have seen my hometown on TV. Only one reunion event, of many scheduled, actually happened. Each year we gather a group of friends, old and new, and go to another part of the world. We returned from our twelfth trip in early November. We toured the Holy Land and had an amazing time. We’re still processing all that we saw and experienced. Among many highlights was sharing communion with the group on a boat in the middle of the Sea of Galilee. If you haven’t traveled in the Holy Land, put it on your bucket list. We’re SO GLAD we finally did it! Most of the time it doesn’t seem like I’m really retired. I’m a mentor for an at-risk second grader at a local school through a national program called Kids Hope USA. I’m also the co-director of the Kids Hope program at our church. I stay extremely busy with creative endeavors and projects at church and in the community. We’re looking forward to January when Arlyn ’65 will retire again (he’s failed retirement

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A career of excursions from I

n November 2013, Nature’s website posted an assignment for college students to conduct an intriguing time travel experiment: “If a dozen time travelers show up to assassinate Hitler in the chaos after the Beer Hall Putsch, who gets precedence?” The assignment was part of a short story, “Unsolved Logistical Problems In Time Travel: Spring Semester,” written by Marissa Lingen ’99. Lingen is a science fiction and fantasy writer. In her senior year, she won the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Writing (now called the Dell Magazines Award). Her work has been translated into foreign languages and has appeared in several best-of-the-year anthologies. Publication in February of “The Suitcase Aria” on the website Beneath Ceaseless Skies marks her 100th short story sale. Gustavus shaped Marissa’s career as a writer. “I absolutely would not be the writer I am without the entire physics department—professors and students,” she says. “I remember staggering into class exhausted once, because I’d written a story called ‘Integral Transformations’ instead of doing my homework on integral transformations, so then I had to stay up late to do the actual homework. When I told Tom Huber that, he said he’d like to read it. You don’t see support for intellectual crossover very often. The liberal arts ideal was very real to those guys—still is—and it was a great environment for me as a young science fiction writer.” Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2013 reprinted her story “Uncle Flower’s Homecoming Waltz,” narrated by a 12-yearold girl who dreams of the future. The army’s need for her special ability divides her family. When her uncle returns from war, she must make a grown-up decision. In the anthology Twenty-First Century Science Fiction, memories spread like viruses in her story “The Calculus Plague.” It’s the first step on a path to political parties brainwashing citizens. She says, “I think one of the things I love best about writing science fiction—one of the things I want to give my readers—is the sense of scope and possibility.” Gustavus and science fiction/fantasy introduced Marissa to Mark Gritter ’97.

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“I met my husband, Mark, in a science fiction class. Yes, really. We had a lot of friends in common before that, but it was our SF lit class that really gave us a lot of time to get to know each other. I think most of our classmates were expecting an easy A for watching Star Trek, and it was not like that at all. Mark and I were both passionate about SF but had read very few of the same things, so we found we had a lot to talk about. We still do.” They married and live in Eagan with Tim Cooper ’01, a close friend and writing collaborator. Marissa’s alumni friends help in her writing career. “I chose a job in which all learning is useful, and my friends inform that. I’ve learned about computer networks, photography, diplomacy, carbon nanotubes, very large numbers, Victorian literature, and concepts of childhood . . . so many many things, all because of my Gustie friends.” She is a regular at conventions where the panels she’s invited on range from “Families and Generations” to “Mad

by Adam McFarland ’97

Science.” In addition to books and short stories, she writes on her blog about everything from St. Lucia Day to cooking with rainbow chard. “Coming back to Earth was not the immediate shock they expected it to be for me,” she wrote as the opening to “Some of Them Closer,” reprinted in Year’s Best Science Fiction 2012. For Lingen, excursions from Earth happen regularly. n

Adam McFarlane ’97 is an MPA candidate at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. His own fiction also appears in print, most recently “The Adventure of Scrooge’s Christmas Spirit,” which was scheduled for January 2014 publication in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine.

Marissa Lingen ’99

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twice) and we can spend more time with our family in Chicago.” Speaking of Chicago, my husband, Gary, and I (Marcia Sylte Belisle) drove five times from Burnsville to Chicago and back between mid-August and mid-November. Two of our children live in Chicago. We celebrated the birthdays of two grandchildren (a one-year-old and a twoyear-old), the birth of our fifth grandchild (first grandson), our son’s wedding, and our grandson’s baptism. I highly recommend novels on CDs for those long-drive trips. Also I hope our classmates who live in Illinois appreciate our personal support of the Illinois Tollway (the I-PASS is great!). In September, I attended my 50-year Milan High School class reunion. We stayed in a hotel in Montevideo and when coming out of the hotel to go to the reunion, I ran into Benay Borene Jaeger, who was on her way to her Montevideo class reunion that same

night. As we were chatting, we confused her husband, Rick ’68, who thought we were going to the same reunion. We had to clarify that we were Gustavus classmates but went to neighboring high schools. n Marcia Sylte Belisle, class c ommunication chair It is said that “no news is good news,” BUT not for a Class Communication Chair! In the past few years I have had stacks of info to sort and categorize for the Quarterly. Today is the deadline for Spring, and I have none. Yes, we had a great 45th reunion. Yes, many of us donated to various funds at Gustavus during 2013 . . . and, again, many thanks to all who did. But c’mon folks—send information so that I will again be busy with our news. Please! n Paula Navarro, class communication chair

Randy Beahrs continues to work as a urologist at Metro Urology in Rochester. Grandson Oliver (son of Ruthie and Taylor ’07 Beahrs) will be in the Gustavus Class of 2032. While hiking in Peru, Randy ran into Caroline Nelson Levine from the Class of ’82! In addition to running her Web design business, Web Goddess LLC, Irene Hartfield is in her fifth year of chairing the Ely Winter Festival and just ended a run as accompanist for Church Basement Ladies, a Second Helping. Irene also plays the piano and sings weekly at The Loft in Ely. Tom Wilbur spent the month of August in Thailand becoming certified to teach English as a second language. Ward Merrill retired from a 34-year career as a social studies teacher and community education director. He and his wife, Linda, moved to International Falls in 2005 where, after a brief retirement, he enjoys a second career as executive director

s Memorial golf outing in Brainerd A group of Gusties gathered in September for the annual Baldy Golf Classic in Brainerd in memory of their friend and classmate Steve Baldwin ’74, who passed away in 1988. They enjoy getting together to celebrate their Gustavus past. In the front row from left: David Bohline ’74, Bill Lunz ’74, Steve Olsonoski ’75, Kirk Swanson ’74, Steve Smith ’74, Bob Bonne ’74, Carl Wicklund ’74, Ross Handahl ’75, Kurt Deter ’74, and Richard Black ’75. Top row: Doug Cramblit ’74, Chuck Schweiger ’74, Rob Linner ’74, Craig Senn ’73, and Peter Patten ’76. Kneeling in front is Greg Lundgren, husband of Betsy Bloomquist Lundgren ’75.

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GUSTAVUS ALUMNI of a non-profit that owns and operates the Backus Community Center. The center is located in two historic school buildings, both on the National Register of Historic Places. Lenore White Flinn and husband, Steve, live in Hutchinson. Their family had a population explosion in the last 18 months, acquiring three grandchildren by marriage, two babies and one more due in April. Wishing all GAC classmates a new year filled with warm happiness and, above all, peace! n B ruce Johnson, class president William Brekke will retire in 2014 after 32 years in China. After traveling to the U.S., he will retire either in Taiwan or Shanghai. Dennie Gordon is the first American woman to direct a Chinese feature, which was a big draw at China’s box office. My Lucky Star, featuring top Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, is a spythemed romantic comedy. Pat O’Malley, New Prague, teaches German in New Prague ISD #721. Suzanne Teslow Belano, Margate, FL, is an office manager at SRD Building Corporation. Rick Doering, Delano, is an area sales manager at Allied Waste Services. Joel Riley, Loveland, CO, retired from private practice optometry in June 2013 and relocated from Canton, OH, to Loveland to be closer to grandchildren and Colorado’s outdoor activities. Gladys Harris, Memphis, TN, is a PCC at Methodist Hospital. Carl Wicklund, Nicholasville, KY, is executive director at American Probation and Parole Association. Stephen Martinson, St. Paul, is an architect. Lynn Freyberg, Aurora, IL, is director of marketing at Spectrios Institute for Low Vision at Deicke House. Cindy Stephenson Toppin, Hastings, is vice president of programs at Lifetrack. Dave Hedlin, New Lenox, IL, is a pastor at Peace Lutheran Church. Carol Koenig Guler, Mandan, ND, is an RN at Sanford Health. Nancy Forman Keay, Tacoma, WA, owns Northwest Liturgical Design. Mark Shinn, Highwood, IL, is a professor/school psychology at National-Louis University. He was awarded the University of Minnesota Medical School Psychology Program Distinguished Alumni Award in September of 2013 and was elected to the Society for the Study of School Psychology, a closed society limited to 150 scholars across the country. Don Spilseth, Spicer, is a district court judge in Kandiyohi County District Court. Pauline Easton Spilseth, Spicer, retired from teaching full time in 2006 and now teaches part-time adapted physical education. David Bohline, Vista, CA, is a clinical psychologist. Lorene Larson Salomonsson, Sweden, is a certified home decorator in Nordic Feng Shui and started her own company, L & L Pedagog.

Twin Cities and St. Peter Gustie Breakfasts Join other Gusties for a morning cup of coffee and breakfast while getting an update from Gustavus—a great way to meet and network with Gusties in the Twin Cities and St. Peter/Mankato areas. The St. Peter/Mankato Breakfast is held the second Wednesday of each month on campus; the Twin Cities Breakfast is held the third Wednesday of each month at the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis.

Twin Cities Gustie Breakfasts

St. Peter area Gustie Breakfasts

American Swedish Institute 2600 Park Ave, Minneapolis, MN

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

7:30 a.m. breakfast, 8 a.m. program $10 per person Call Alumni and Parent Engagement at 800-487-8437 or register online at gustavus.edu/alumni/ events/gustiebreakfast/

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

Third Wednesday of each month

Second Wednesday of each month

Reservations required and limited to 60 people.

scheduled speakers

March 19, 2014 Chris Johnson ’85, director of vocation and integrative learning, Center for Servant Leadership

March 12, 2014 Chris Johnson ’85, director of vocation and integrative learning, Center for Servant Leadership

April 16, 2014 Marcia Bunge, Drell and Adeline Bernhardson Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Studies

April 9, 2014 Marcia Bunge, Drell and Adeline Bernhardson Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Studies

May 21, 2014 Dan Mollner, associate professor and academic librarian, Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library

May 14, 2014 Dan Mollner, associate professor and academic librarian, Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library

June 18, 2014 Mike Dueber ’89, alumni mentoring program

June 11, 2014 Mike Dueber ’89, alumni mentoring program

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

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Save the date, Classmates of ’74, for our 40th reunion! We’ll gather on campus October 4, 2014. Additional details and activities to follow! n R ita Ferguson Maehling and Chris Mathieu, class communication co-chairs Rhonda Beane Bakke lives in Duluth and is a retired teacher. Sue Bush Leaf has completed her third book. A Love Affair with Birds: The Life of Thomas Sadler Roberts was published by

the University of Minnesota Press in May 2013. The book is on the life of the father of Minnesota ornithology, T.S. Roberts, a Minneapolis physician who later became the guiding light of the Bell Museum of Natural History. Gusties living in south Minneapolis may know of him by the little wildlife sanctuary near the rose garden on Lake Harriet named after him. Sue is very excited to start a conversation with Minnesotans about the changes in bird life that he witnessed and the conservation

. . . and Jacob makes three

Three generations of Gusties were on hand when Bruce and Sue Haugland returned to the Gustavus campus on Orientation Weekend to help their grandson, Jacob Meger, move in. Pictured from left: Bruce ’67 and Susan Skrukrud ’66 Haugland; their older daughter, Mary Sue Haugland Meger ’89; and her son Jacob Meger ’17, the first of the third generation of the Haugland clan to attend Gustavus.

measures he initiated and fought for. Ron Rude writes that his newly published book is (Re)considering Christianity: An Expedition of Faith Joining Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Sustainability (Beaver’s Pond Press, 2012). The book can be ordered at www.authorronrude.com. Ron is a Lutheran campus pastor at the University of Arizona and enjoys travel, hiking, organic gardening, and music. Nancy Prescott Rude works at Habitat for Humanity-Tucson and enjoys travel, cooking, knitting, and hiking. Their daughter, Angela, is a social worker in Washington, DC, and their daughter, Jen, is an ELCA pastor in Chicago. Ron was in the Gustavus Stage Band and has enjoyed having contact with director Mark Lammers, who currently resides in Richfield. John Wirth has been named executive producer/showrunner for the new television production Hell on Wheels. n Phil Richardson, class Annual Fund chair and communication chair Those of us who attended a wet Homecoming football game at Hollingsworth Field and the after party this past September in celebration of our 35th-year class reunion had a great time catching up with friends in spite of the rain! Thank you to all of you who braved the elements to join us! It was a great bonding experience and wonderful to spend time reminiscing about our college days! I want to again send out a request to all of you to please submit news to alumni@gustavus. edu. It can be anything that has happened in your life! We all have news happening, but I don’t feel comfortable sharing news about other people who don’t submit it themselves. David “Duff” Schafer, Waukon, IA, attended the reunion with his wife, Loretta. They are empty nesters with their son off to college. He has just celebrated 30 years of Lutheran ministry with his congregation and friends and still has time to play a round of golf now and then. n Nancy Erickson Withers, class communication chair

Helgeson to lead nation’s top chicken association

Mike Helgeson ’74, chief executive officer at GNP Company, the Midwest’s leading chicken producer of the Gold’n Plump® and Just BARE® chicken brands, has been elected to serve as 2013–14 board chairman of the National Chicken Council (NCC). “As I take the gavel,” he said, “I’m optimistic that we’ll continue to step up to not only meet but exceed the challenges and opportunities the next year will bring us.” Helgeson, who is the first in GNP Company’s history to assume the NCC board chairman role, has served as CEO and a member of the board of directors of GNP Company (formerly Gold’n Plump Poultry) since 1993. He has worked for the family business since he was 12 years old and became involved in the business full time in 1975. Helgeson spent his first two years of employment with the company in Indonesia, researching and developing a broiler operation from the ground up. He has worked as a project manager in the broiler division; as the purchasing/elevator manager in the feed and grain division; as a new products manager in the sales and marketing departments; and as human resources manager in the company’s Cold Spring processing plant.

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All that Glitters is Black and Gold: As you read this, five months will have passed since our 30-year reunion. Wow. Gustavus was a solid foundation for us and reconnecting with our college roots after 30 years was very special. Making connections with folks we haven’t seen in a while was pretty neat too. A Few Numbers and the Weekend: First, thanks for coming and making the weekend special! Some classmates were able to attend only one or two events, while others stayed the weekend. Friday’s Sunset Cocktails at the Arboretum had about 65 in

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI attendance. I couldn’t count the numbers at the luncheon. Of course, the rain broke just in time for the 130 attendees at the pig roast. Conversations were varied, from looking at post-tornado pictures (thanks, Penny Laughlin Vought), to family (flashing kids’ pictures on smartphones . . . who is a grandparent . . . who is or is about to become an empty nester . . . who still has kids in middle school, or younger!), to getting caught up on careers and the changes that can bring, to gathering contact information—oh, the list goes on! Other Homecoming Weekend events ranged from department seminars, the Chapel Service on Sunday at which the two new chaplains were installed and the alumni choir sang. And, there was a nice representation at the dedication of the Christ Chapel Memorial Garden. Staying Connected: I hope all of you had a chance to tour the campus and see the changes. I return every fall and have seen changes in one-year snap shots. Pretty cool. New dorms, new education buildings, trees growing back nicely post-tornado, and a lot of familiar things too. Please update your class news at https://gustavus.edu/alumni/ submit/. We’d love to hear from you! Also, join our Gustavus Class of 1983 Facebook group. About 100 classmates have already joined to converse, share pictures, and more. Our generosity impacts every student at Gustavus, every day. For one student, this impact is particularly special thanks to the Class of 1983 Endowed Scholarship. Nicole Frame ’15 from Coon Rapids, MN, received our scholarship for 2012–13; she is majoring in psychological science. The scholarship was established at our 20-year reunion in 2003. A word of thanks to the Reunion Committee and a special word of thanks to Mark Hanson for opening his home for the pig roast. We hope everyone had a great time and hope to see you in 2018! Go Gusties! Laura K. Deal’s book, The Newcomer’s Guide to the Invisible Realm: A Journey through Dreams, Metaphor, and Imagination, came out in July of 2013 and is available in print or as an e-book through Amazon. Blake Ward is a Department of Defense supervisor stationed in Stuttgart, Germany. n B rad Somero, class president, and Cande Carlson Roberts, class communication chair The reunion committee is hard at work making plans for our 30thyear reunion this fall, on Oct. 3 and 4. Hard to believe it, but’s true—our time together on the hill was three decades ago. Yikes! So mark your calendars and do your best to be there with us to celebrate and reminisce.

Carole Arwidson, Minneapolis, recently joined the board of directors of Open Arms of Minnesota, a non-profit organization that provides nutritious meals free of charge to people living with life-threating diseases.

France, in September, where Karl is pastoring at the Trinity International Church of Strasbourg. Their other big news: they recently became grandparents for the first time. Congratulations!

G Club Support the Tradition of Gustie Athletics Join the G Club Today The G Club plays a pivotal role in ensuring the success of Gustavus athletics by providing the financial assistance needed to improve and maintain the quality of our athletics programs. Funding will specifically support: • Student-athlete experiences and friendships that last a lifetime • Lund Center improvements (weight room renovation, cardio area, etc.) • Team travel for local, regional, and national competition Alumni, parents, and boosters are invited to become G Club members today by going to www.gustavus.edu/go/gclub, or contacting Randall Stuckey ’83, director of athletic development and engagement, at 507-933-7514 or rstuckey@gustavus.edu.

She is also chair of the international committee. Janet Christensen Basballe, St. Peter, is a VP and controller at AgStar Financial Services. Karla Johnson Beck is an elementary principal at St. James Public Schools. Mike Bishop, Plymouth, is director, risk management, at the Mosiac Company. His oldest son, Tyler, is currently a sophomore at Gustavus, and his other son, Timothy, is a junior at Maple Grove Senior High School. They have enjoyed coming back to the College and watching their son grow and fall in love with Gustavus. Karen Clodfelter Blandford, Round Rock, TX, is an account manager at Jack Miller Buying Power. Lynda White Czarnetzki, Eagan, is a director, individual business technology, at Securian Financial Group. Paula Eisele Duhaime traveled with her mother, Mimi Johnson Eisele ’56, to visit daughter Claire Duhaime ’15, who was studying in Alicante, Spain, for the fall semester. Karl and Janet Kamerud Emerson moved to Strasbourg,

Susan Holmes Flessing, Ruston, WA, is director of vision trips for World Vision. Peter Ford retired as a lieutenant colonel after serving for 32 years in the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard. He started out as a private in the Virginia National Guard and was the only ROTC cadet commissioned at Gustavus (Peter performed his military drill in Mankato) in 1984. During his long career, he was called to active duty twice—in the Bosnia conflict and in Iraq. He was commander of the Joint Reserve Unit on Capitol Hill when he retired. Ross Gustafson, Golden, CO, is a technical specialist at Suncore Energy in the black oils division, where he works mostly on formulating asphalt products. Tina Strandvold Gustafson, Golden, CO, is a senior specialist/electrician at MillerCoors. She also has served on the Golden Fire Department for over 13 years. Daughter Ellie is in the Air Force Reserves and son Zeke is a senior at the University of Colorado,

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Denver. Damon Larson, Parker, CO, is a librarian/research coach at Chaparral High School. Ruth Lauersen, Spokane, WA, is a rental assistance program coordinator at the Spokane Housing Authority. Due to the sequester, she lost the job she loved doing since 2006. It was a difficult adjustment, but she is happy to still have a job. Ruth also drove with her parents to a family wedding in Virginia. They took three weeks and had a lot of fun on their cross-country journey. Eva Gustafsson Lindh won a bronze medal in the European Veterans Table Tennis Championships in women’s doubles 40 in Bremen, Germany in May 2013. Way to go! At work she is director for end user support at Volvo Information Technology—a global organization providing first-line support to Volvo and external customers. Daniel McGinty, Shoreview, is executive vice president/hospital and specialty services at Allina Health Systems. Lynn Lutz McGinty is a self-employed photographer with My Fresh Focus. John Morris, Imperial Beach, CA, is chief marketing officer

personal transformation. Gustavus Adolphus College is paid tribute in chapter 14. You can learn more about the book at theconversationbook.com and facebook. com/theconversationbook. Jim Renn, Rochester, is a vice president, financial adviser, at RBC Wealth Management. Kayvon Riggi, Minnetonka, is an orthopedic surgeon at Twin Cities Ortho-pedics. Robyn Rime, Naples, NY, is an assistant director for editorial services and content staffing at Nazareth College. Daina Ogrins Sivanich, Bloomington, is an independent marketing and advertising consultant. Bill Sternard, Excelsior, is executive VP at Viking Materials Inc. Carol Chell Talus, Plymouth, is a health paraprofessional in Wayzata ISD #284. n Carole Arwidson, class co-president and communication chair It occurs to me that we will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of our graduation from Gustavus a year from now! Please consider this note a sort of “Save the Date” card for the last

Networking event Save the date for the third Gustavus Networking Event on Thursday, March 13. All alumni and current students are invited to the Doubletree, Minneapolis-Park Place at 5:30 p.m. for networking, a light meal and dessert, and a short program. Registrants will be asked to select a career area from business, finance, marketing/communications, public service, law, or technology. Cost is $30 for alumni ($25 for first-decade alumni) and $20 for students if registered by March 5. After that date, the price for all alumni is $40 and $30 for students. For more information and to register, visit gustavus.edu/go/networking.

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at Ecorithm Inc. Wendy Binger Morris, Imperial Beach, CA, is a lead teacher at East Lake Presbyterian Church. Jan Schmidt Mussell, Robins, IA, is a nursing supervisor at Unity Point Health-St. Luke’s Hospital. Jim O’Neill, Edina, is an account manager at New Wave Medical. Jeff Pedersen, Lake Elmo, is an online directory coordinator for the Better Business Bureau. Agnieszka Perlinska has co-authored a book called The Conversation with her business partner, Chip Chapados (now available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle). The Conversation is a voice in today’s debate on how to define happiness and success, and how to live meaningful lives. Written as a series of conversations between the authors, the book is a journey across ideas as well as a glimpse into a real story of

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weekend in September 2015 to come back to campus for our reunion. Have ideas for our reunion gathering? Send them my way via the Alumni Engagement office. Want to be on the reunion planning committee? God bless you. Let the Alumni and Parent Engagement office know now so we can start organizing and planning early. Does Gustavus have current contact information for you? I know from experience that the College is missing e-mail addresses for some and that e-mail addresses have changed for others. Please double check that the College has the most up-to-date contacts for you so you are sure to receive all communication in the coming year. n Susan Johnson Chwalek, class communication chair

Kari Binning has completed the first semester of the graduate teacher licensure program at Minnesota State University-Mankato in the content area of English as a second language (ESL). Josie Skovgard Beckstrom is working at Waverly Health Center in Waverly, IA. Alison Phillips Callahan is back to work as a teacher for the Centennial School District. Deborah Theis Scherber changed departments and is now teaching a gifted and talented program for third- and fourth-graders. Jeffrey Erickson is now the principal of Minnetonka High School. Jason McDonald coaches ninth-grade football at Shakopee High School. n K ari Binning, class communication co-chair

Ben Haddorff and his wife, Susan, are the proud parents of twin boys Charlie Robert and William Arthur, which brings their total to five children. This required them to move to a new home in West Bend, WI, because they really needed extra space! Tammy Warren Krez works at Stark Company Realtors in Madison, WI, and just earned the company’s top honor, the Diamond Guild. Lindsey Anderson Fabian won an award for excellence at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Boston, MA, in November 2013. She works as a senior coordinator in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. Jill Kalla Rogge is a fourth-grade teacher in Farmington. She lives in Lakeville with her husband and three children. Shannon Sinning started a group on Facebook and LinkedIn called Gustavus Adolphus College Class of 1998. Check them out; hopefully many of you will join the groups! n Shannon Sinning, class communication chair

Molly Grisham Altorfer graduated from Kent State University in March 2013 with a master of arts degree in communication and journalism with a concentration in public relations. Lindsay Carlson has been elected to a partnership in the Alston & Bird law firm. Kari Adolphson Crawley, attorney at law, graduated from William Mitchell College of Law in June 2013 and was sworn in to the Minnesota Bar on October 25, 2013. Hal DeLa-Rosby was presented with the Love of Learning award from the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. The financial award will support his research on minority students’ sense of belonging in higher education. Andrew Dufresne has joined the law firm of Michael Best and Friedrich. Dufresne is an associate of the intellectual property group

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI in the firm’s Madison office. Drew Gehler is a major in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Misawa, Japan. Angela Erickson-Grussing has relocated to San Diego, CA, and is working as an instructor of Spanish at the New School of Architecture and Design. Sarah E. Fredericks has published her first book, Measuring and Evaluating Sustainability: Ethics in Sustainability Indexes (Routledge, 2013). Molly Nemes Hamer is now a communications manager for EFS Advisors. Lana Elsenpeter Matzek was promoted to managing account executive at Travelers Insurance. Mickey Pearson is on the board of directors for Whole Foods Co-Op in Duluth. David Savage recently won a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Directors’ New Innovator Award. This $1.5 million grant supports early-career scientific investigators conducting innovative biomedical research. More details can be found at the Savage Lab website: savagelab.org. Carlie Thompson Sevcik is the assistant to the COO at Digital River, Inc. in Minnetonka. n H al DeLaRosby, class president and communication chair Logan Martin is the city

for Bayport, MN. Now 06 administrator tell me what you’ve been doing. n L ogan Martin, class communication chair Greetings! Here is what’s new for

grads on our end of the decade. 09 the Alex Wauck, Eagan, is employed at

Thomson Reuters. Amanda Rezac Johnson, Northfield, is a campus missionary at Prepare Ministries. Amanda Ziemer, Tomah, WI, is a second-grade teacher in the Tomah Area School District. Anders RingdahlMayland, Minneapolis, is a volunteer and in-kind donations coordinator at Neighborhood House. Andrea Janney, Billings, MT, is pursuing her master’s in physician assistant studies at Rocky Mountain College. Ashley Martin Hubbell, Dassel, is a mental health practitioner at Crow River Family Services. Becca Swanson, Columbia Heights, is a server at the Minneapolis Club. Becky Gustafson Swanson, Minneapolis, is a project administrator at McGladrey LLP. Becky Strobel, North Mankato, is a general music teacher and director of bands for the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton school district. Bree Lindenberg, Lakeville, is a senior IT and compliance auditor at St. Jude Medical. Bridget Burtzel, Minneapolis, is a supervisor, new business and underwriting, at Valmark Securities, Inc. Britney Manthey Klocke is a pharmacy resident at St. Cloud VA Healthcare System. Britta Bolm, St. Louis Park, is an event planner at Jostens. Dan Foley, Duluth, is a geologist. Dara

s Trojan women then and now A number of Gustavus theatre alumni were in the audience on Nov. 3 for the Gustavus production of Trojan Barbie, directed by Amy Seham, associate professor of theatre and dance. Trojan Barbie, which was written by playwright Christine Evans, recasts the aftermath of the legendary fall of the city of Troy, as portrayed in Euripides’ classic tragedy Trojan Women, against the vivid reality of modern warfare. Top: Comfort Dolo ’14, who played Hecuba in Trojan Barbie, was able to meet Terri Ziegler ’73, who played Hecuba in the College’s 1971 production of Trojan Women, which was directed by Evelyn Olson Anderson ’29 and the first production staged in the newly constructed Anderson Theatre. Immediately above: Deb Witherspoon ’16, who played Cassandra in Seham’s production, was able to meet Ruth Busse Lindh ’74, who played Cassandra in the ’71 production.

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ealthPartners honors Miller with H President’s Award

Dawn McDougal Miller ’84, Minneapolis, has been helping cancer and hospice patients cope with some of life’s toughest moments for nearly 20 years. As a music therapist with Park Nicollet Hospice and the Frauenshuh Cancer Center, she uses music and guided imagery to help ease her patients’ anxiety and reduce their pain. She recently received HealthPartners President’s Award for going above and beyond to improve the health of her patients and the community. Dawn is considered a pioneer in her field, sharing her knowledge with doctors, nurses, patients, and community members. In 2012, Dawn gave 17 presentations about music therapy both nationally and internationally. She is also the founding director of the accredited music therapy internship program at Park Nicollet. The program has brought more than 90 interns from around the country to study at Methodist Hospital, and it is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.

Pemble, Hastings, is a revenue tax specialist at the State of Minnesota Department of Revenue. David Pearson, Aurora, CO, is a resident physician at the University of Colorado Hospital. Emily Gustafson, Edina, is employed at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Emma Espel, Denver, CO, is a graduate student in developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Erik Mahon is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Kansas. Garrett Rorem is a federal law enforcement agent operating in South Texas. Ingrid Greenlee, Boulder, CO, is a marketing assistant at Sounds True Publishing. Jamie Snyder Pohanka, Duluth, was hired in July 2013 as a distributor in merchandising at Maurice’s Home Office. Jaime Tsurusaki, Chanhassen, is a director at Richfield Gymnastics Club. Jennae Gyllen, St. Paul, owns Blush and Wine –

s Hockey alums team up once again Gustavus alums and hockey teammates Randy Lee ’84 and John McCally ’86 have partnered once again, recently starting a television and video production company. Based in Minneapolis, McCally-Lee Entertainment (MLE) creates new TV show concepts and produces corporate videos. Other capabilities include corporate histories, sponsorship, product placement, and special “branded content” programming incorporating companies’ brands, products, and services within TV shows’ storytelling. The MLE productions are distributed via targeted television networks, Video-on-Demand (VOD), digital signage, and mobile devices as well as Web portals and Internet microsites. They recently directed and produced a music video that has been generating significant media exposure. Featuring award-winning Minnesota singer-songwriter Paul Metsa’s song “Jack Ruby,” the MLE-produced video launched in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. McCally-Lee Entertainment received recognition for this emotional video from the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch, Yahoo, Music News Nashville, and MPR, to name a few, plus locally on KARE 11 and FOX-9. The news story was picked up by the Associated Press, Huffington Post, and Reuters, the international news agency, generating coverage across the country from Seattle to Miami and worldwide in countries such as Germany. The video—and other MLE information—can be found at the company’s website, http://mccallylee.com. The Gustavus colors feature prominently on the website as a homage to Randy and John’s hockey days!

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GUSTAVUS ALUMNI Twin Cities Wedding Planning and Event Design. Kat Coughlin started veterinary school at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Kendra Mays Buteyn is a special education paraprofessional for Edina Public Schools and is a graduate student at Hamline University pursuing her master of arts degree in teaching. Kristy Schmid, Minneapolis, is a registered nurse at Park Nicollet, Methodist Hospital Emergency Center. Lindsay Boldt, Bloomington, is an associate at Huron Consulting Group. Maren Balk, St. Paul, is a global customer service manager at CHS Inc. Marisa Schloer, Savage, is an executive team lead at Target. Marissa Brown Kauss, LaCrosse, WI, is a resident at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital. Matt Holcomb, Richfield, is a senior analyst at Wells Fargo Global Fund Services. Nick Stramp, Lynnwood, WA, is a graduate student in political science at the University of Washington. Rachael Click, St. Joseph, is head softball coach and home contest coordinator at the College of St. Benedict. Sarah Thon, Bloomington, is an athletic trainer at Summit Orthopedics. Scott Slarks, Kansas City, MO, is sports communications and marketing coordinator at Park University. Shannon Johnson, Minnetonka, is pursuing a master’s in school counseling at St. Cloud State University. Shawn Rancourt works for Minnesota Bank and Trust. Steph Gherity, Minneapolis, is an assistant buyer at ShopHQ. Tony Spain is an IT functional analyst at Cargill in Hopkins. He is in his third season of singing in the tenor section of the National Lutheran Choir. All right 2009ers, we need to get serious about our fifth-year reunion coming up this October. E-mail us at 2009classofficers@ gustavus.edu if you’re interested in helping us plan. Until next quarter, folks! n M aggie Hedlund, class communication chair

Weddings

Susan Holmes ’84 and Roger Flessing, 4/27/13, Ruston, WA. Joseph Gaugler ’95 and Jill Osborne, 8/5/13, Maplewood, MN. Caryn Anderson ’99 and Harry Sukumaran, 5/18/13, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Erin Frick ’99 and Ted Lytle, 6/14/13, Shaker Heights, OH. Matt Iverson ’01 and Kristine Kohorst, 6/1/13, Eden Prairie, MN. Leslie Newman ’01 and Aaron Smith, 10/6/13, Minneapolis, MN. Carl Nelson ’02 and Amy Sterner, 9/28/13, Seattle, WA. Perry Howes ’02 and Darren Slack, 6/9/12, Maple Grove, MN. Jaclyn Bailey ’04 and Matthew Tjosaas ’02, 10/5/13, Grand Rapids, MI.

Erinn Danielson ’04 and Mark Frees, 8/24/13, St. Louis Park, MN. Elizabeth Harren ’04 and John Hearn, 3/23/13, Eagan, MN. Emily Larson ’04 and Andrew Graham, 10/20/12, Jackson, WY. Krystal Kegler ’04 and Adrian Smith, Burlingame, CA. Shaunna Heule ’05 and Adam Seifert, 5/9/13, Lubbock, TX. Kimberlee Kautzer ’05 and Sean Higgins, 1/28/11, Madison, WI. Linden Zakula ’05 and Alexandra Fetissoff, 10/26/13, Washington, DC. Katie Fisher ’06 and Andrew Spiess, 9/7/13, Minneapolis, MN. Dena Pemble ’06 and Aaren Mathison, 9/21/13, Hastings, MN. Emily Beresford ’07 and Lad Strzok, 5/25/13, St. Paul, MN. Andrea Astrup ’08 and Jeremiah Becker ’07, 6/8/13, Arden Hills, MN. Alecia Gooch ’08 and Thomas Braun, 10/11/13, Minneapolis, MN. Ava Lambrecht ’08 and Yoshikazu Suzuki ’08, 5/25/13, Minneapolis, MN. Ingrid Greenlee ’09 and Tim Tracy, 4/27/13, Boulder, CO. Kendra Mays ’09 and John Buteyn, 8/24/13, Chanhassen, MN. Kiersten Supina ’09 and Ian Sward, 9/7/13, Shoreview, MN. Lauren Bennett ’10 and Ryan McGinty ’10, 10/12/13, Minneapolis, MN. Maggie Hansvick ’10 and David Pearson ’09, 6/1/13, Aurora, CO. Katherine Cichowski ’10 and Dan Rowe ’10, 7/20/13, Plymouth, MN. Anika Erickson ’11 and Joseph Adams, 9/28/13, Janesville, MN. Laura Hinderaker ’11 and Peter Christian, 6/1/13, Apple Valley, MN. Karin Olson ’11 and Chad Arlt ’09, Eden Prairie, MN. Korrina Pope ’11 and Bradley Haack, 10/5/13, Le Sueur, MN. Alexandra Stehlin ’11 and Benjamin Carlson ’11, 8/31/13, St. Paul, MN. Heidi Wensink ’11 and Allen Cooley, 8/3/13, Waterford, MI. David Beck ’12 and Allison Wanzek, 8/17/13, St. James, MN. Emma Oseland ’12 and Chad Cabanilla, 9/14/13, St. Peter, MN. Matthew Swenson ’12 and Kelly Maloney ’12, 8/10/13, Richfield, MN. Callie Wiederhoeft ’12 and Brian Wille ’11, 11/23/13, Marshall, MN. Allison Buchnis ’13 and Brian Westerbur ’12, 10/19/13, Ihlen, MN. Lora Felix ’13 and Jim Wilkins, 8/17/13, Shakopee, MN. Jim Lindquist ’13 and Molly Hamann, 9/14/13, St. Michael, MN.

Amanda Turnquist ’13 and Nick Bertness ’13, 7/20/13, Eden Prairie, MN.

births

Amara, by adoption, to Laura Mueller ’92, born 10/30/12, adopted 7/2/13. Ava, to Sonya Redetzke Hollingsworth ’94 and William Hollingsworth, 7/4/13. Isaac, to Christina Potthoff Rahm ’94 and Tracy Rahm, 7/23/13. Rachel, to Jenny Merrick Borovsky ’95 and Steven M. Borovsky, 12/4/12. Ruby, to Martha Malinski ’97 and Scott Schoemaker, 10/4/13. Twins, Charlie and William, to Ben Haddorff ’98 and Susan Haddorff. Avery, to Sarah Young Reuben ’98 and Quinten Reuben, 11/9/13. Samuel, to Jill Kalla Rogge ’98 and Tim Rogge, 4/7/13. Charlie, to Kimberly Gill Hall ’99 and Bob Hall, 3/17/13. Marko, to Erin Holmes Karnofski ’99 and Adam Karnofski ’00, 6/24/13. Micah, to Ann Miller ’99 and David Johnson ’98, 9/2/13. Anton, to Amy Riese ’99 and Daniel Gehling, 1/5/12. Isaac, to Heather Nierengarten Nienow ’00 and Scott Nienow ’99, 6/26/12. Jackson, to Jenny Schlief Bennett ’01 and Peter Bennett, 11/20/13. Norah, to Beth Thomas Fay ’01 and Jack Fay, 4/27/13. Alex, to Virginia Fagerberg Hennighausen ’01 and Tim Hennighausen, 10/8/13. Samuel, to Heidi Johnson McAllister ’01 and John McAllister, 10/10/13. Oscar, to Sarah Wahlund Nielsen ’01 and Trent Nielsen, 12/14/12. Eli, to Emily Youngman Ross ’01 and Kevin Ross, 7/11/13. Anagret, to Karena Erickson Rydland ’01 and Thomas Rydland ’97, 8/8/13. Wyatt, to Leah Langehaug Wong ’02 and Richard Wong ’00, 6/22/13. Dawson, to Brooke Bemmels Pavek ’02 and Keith Pavek, 4/22/13. Reese, to Joy Reese ’02 and Joshua Drinkall, 9/13/13. David, to Perry Howes Slack ’02 and Darren Slack, 2/21/13. Gavin, to Erin Halligan-Hanson Tait ’02 and Adam Tait, 4/10/12. Julia, to Amanda Webb ’02 and Jeremy Rubin, 11/2/13. Annika, to Jill Robinson Bean ’04 and Jacob Bean, 8/16/13. Alexandra, to Laura Young Brown ’04 and Timothy Brown ’05, 7/7/13. Riley, to Laura Hruby Cleveland ’04 and Andrew Cleveland, 12/7/12. Zachary, by adoption, to Lisa Jaeger Doering ’04 and Brian Doering, born 12/29/10, adopted 5/16/13.

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Home Free

WINS NBC’s The Sing-off by Al Behrends ’77

s with any competition, in the end there can be only one. On the 2013 season finale of NBC’s The Sing-Off, the Minnesota-based country vocal band Home Free joined a cappella bands Nota, Committed, and Pentatonix (winners of seasons 1–3) as The Sing-Off champions. Home Free, founded by Gusties Chris ’02 and Adam ’04 Rupp, took home the $100,000.00 prize and a Sony recording contract. Through the weeks that segments of The Sing-Off were aired, Home Free matched its vocal talent and polished stage presence with precise arrangements and close-knit, high-energy vocals that brought the audience and the judges to their feet night after night. Their performances of rock (Tom Cochrane’s “Life Is a Highway”), rock ’n’ roll (Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman”), country/rock (Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise”), and classic country (June Carter and Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire”) proved their flexibility in both style and technique. In the semi-finals, Home Free stayed with their country roots in their performance of the Zac Brown Band’s ballad “Colder Weather” and advanced to the telecast’s final night of competition. Once again, they stayed with their contemporary country roots and, in their final performance, presented their arrangement of Hunter Hayes’s Grammynominated “I Want Crazy.” When the decision was announced at the end of the two-hour airing, Home Free was standing alone as champions. Mankato natives Chris Rupp ’02 and Adam Rupp ’04 formed Home Free, a five-piece vocal band, 13 years ago when they were both finishing college—Chris at Minnesota State Mankato and Adam at Gustavus. As an a cappella ensemble, Home Free performs without any instruments, only their voices. Adam, an awardwinning vocal percussionist, provides the groove. Tenors Austin Brown and Rob Lundquist sing most of the leads, with baritone Chris Rupp also providing vocals and handling most of the arrangements. Bass Tim Foust lays down both vocals and an intense, almost sub-sonic bass line that The Sing-Off’s host Nick Lachey called a “seismic event.”

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In an interview with the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Chris said, “We really can “a cappella-fy” just about everything. A lot of a cappella groups do pop music, and they do it well. Country music is so harmonybased already that we thought it’d be a natural fit.” He was right. After their opening performance on The Sing-Off, they were audience favorites. When bass Tim Foust nailed the double-low F# at the end of “Ring of Fire,” even the judges were on their feet. After the “Life Is a Highway” performance, judge Shawn Stockman praised Home Free’s technique: “That’s how you do a cappella music.” In the end, when the singing was done, they were the champions. Minutes after the decision was announced, Home Free released its newest video, a Hunter Hayes medley. The group savored its win with a short break for Christmas before heading back to work, hitting the road as shipboard entertainment for three cruises beginning at the end of December and concert touring through January while continuing to work

on their newest recording. In February, Home Free was scheduled to participate in The Sing-Off Live Tour, a 32-city tour with finalists from the show. Not long ago, when Chris Rupp told people he was a member of an a cappella vocal band, they didn’t know what that meant. For the five members of Home Free, this should no longer be a problem. n Al Behrends ’77 has been director of fine arts programs at Gustavus since 1986 and booked Home Free for campus appearances before they were famous.

Home Free vocal group members Adam Rupp ’04, Chris Rupp ’02, Rob Lundquist, Austin Brown, and Tim Foust.

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI Caroline, to Matthew Fitzthum ’04 and Maggie Fitzthum, 7/7/13. Brantley, to April Schaust ’04 and John Fritz, 7/11/13. Isaiah, to Jessica Brandanger Midura ’04 and Seth Midura ’04, 9/15/13. Kellen, to Emily Sharpsteen Osnes ’04 and Jason Osnes ’04, 7/25/13. Toivo, to Taimi Tuomie Thomsen ’04 and Hans Thomsen, 3/11/13. Elijah, to Emily Wenzel Campbell ’05 and Joe Campbell ’05, 2/15/13. Grayson, to Meghan Lynch Heldman ’05 and David M. Heldman ’04, 11/8/13. Astrid, to Kimberlee Kautzer ’05 and Sean Higgins, 2/24/13. Ruby, to Laura Stypulkowski Kramer ’05 and Kent Kramer ’05, 1/11/13. William, to Tara Brown McCabe ’06 and Jason McCabe, 9/6/13. Ronan, to Kristy Wilke ’06 and Jessica Kitzman, 6/22/13. Lydia, to Jacob Mehr ’07 and Brenda Mehr, 1/5/13. Hudson to Maegen Trebelhorn Storm ’07 and Josh Storm, 10/28/13. Ethan, to Breanne Staples Stuckey ’07 and Mark Stuckey ’08, 12/28/13. Adelynn to Jennifer White Gruenisen ’08 and Tim Gruenisen ’06, 3/9/13.

in memoriam

Marguerite Herberg Wold Swenson Schmidt ’32, Stillwater, MN, on November 15, 2013. She was our oldest living alum at the time of her death. She is survived by three children including Constance Wold Rome ’57 and Norman Wold ’60, six grandchildren including Stuart Rome ’82, Kelly Rome Johnson ’84, Amy Rome ’88, and David Wold ’08, and ten great-grandchildren including Katelyn Johnson ’10. Marguerite Pooley Hauberg ’34, Northfield, MN, on October 8, 2013. She was a retired math and language arts teacher and is survived by her three daughters. Lawrence “Larry” Olmon ’36, Portland, OR, on October 14, 2013. He was a career Air Force Reserve corpsman, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and worked as a research chemist. He is survived by two children and two sisters including Marion Lien ’37 and Mavis Cummings ’45. Allen A. Hronik ’38, Oxford Junction, IA, on October 10, 2013. A World War II veteran, he was a musician and worked for the United States Postal Service for many years. He is survived by his wife, Marie, and three children.

John H. Linner ’39, Minneapolis, MN, on November 8, 2013. A decorated World War II veteran, he had a long career as a physician and a surgeon. He is survived by his wife, Evodia ’44, and five daughters. Mildred Gulberg Gilbertson ’40, St. Paul, MN, on October 10, 2013. She was an English, French, drama, and speech teacher at Clarissa High School for many years. She is survived by three daughters, Rachel ’66, Rebecca ’68, and Deborah ’74, and a sister, Betty ’50. Wilfrid Olmon ’40, Osseo, MN, on July 16, 2013. A longtime member of the male chorus from the Swedish American Institute of Minneapolis, he is survived by his wife, Anne, and six children. Arthur R. Heglund ’41, Milwaukee, WI, on October 7, 2013. A World War II veteran, he attended seminary and served as the state chaplain of the American Legion. He is survived by a sister. Dennis Wicker ’41, Hemet, CA, on December 12, 2013. An Army navigator during World War II, he worked for Boeing Aircraft until his retirement. He is survived by his four children. Marvin Palmquist ’42, Edina, MN, on November 30, 2013. A Lutheran pastor, he served various parishes and as a missionary. He is survived by his second wife, Martha, and two children including Daniel ’82. Robert E. Larson ’43, Watertown, SD, on November 21, 2013. A fighter pilot during World War II for the Army Air Corps, he then joined the family business, Larson’s Clothing Company. He is survived by three daughters including Katherine Anderson ’66. Russell Thiem ’44, Scottsdale, AZ, on November 18, 2013. A World War II veteran, he was employed for 50 years by Northwestern National Bank. He is survived by a daughter and his life partner, Janette Wright. Richard Barnes ’47, Aurora, CO, on November 29, 2013. A World War II veteran, he had a career as a physician for 37 years and is survived by his wife, Patricia, and five children—Matthew ’76, Rebecca ’77, Sara ’79, David ’83, and Martha ’85—and a sister, Eleanor Dahlstrom ’50. Paul Edstrom ’49, Eagan, MN, on November 27, 2013. A missionary pastor, he served parishes in Minnesota, Iowa, and Africa and is survived by his wife, Ruth, five children, a brother, and a sister, Lois Anderson ’49.

Ellen Stahlberg Schroder ’49, Littleton, CO, on January 18, 2014. She taught Swedish at Arapahoe Community College and is survived by her husband, Peter, and two children. Wallace H. Eckmann ’50, Minot, ND, on November 19, 2013. A World War II veteran, he worked as a secondary school administrator and then a farmer. He is survived by his wife, Iris, and three children. Donald H. Firl ’50, Rochester, MN, on October 26, 2013. A World War II veteran, he was a mathematics and English teacher and a curriculum consultant for many years and is survived by his wife, Veryl, and six children. Charles Knobel ’50, Sioux Falls, SD, on January 15, 2014. A World War II veteran, he worked in sales for the Skelly-Getty Oil Company. He is survived by three daughters. Carol Becker Swenson ’50, Olympia, WA, on December 14, 2013. A former teacher and community volunteer, she is survived by her four children. Delores Bergquist Knobel ’51, Sioux Falls, SD, on August 16, 2013. A wife and mother, she is survived by her husband, Charles ’50, three daughters, a brother, Ron ’55, and a sister, Mary Jo Koos ’51. James Linnerooth ’51, Fargo, ND, on November 22, 2013. A Marine veteran, he worked for General Motors and Motors Insurance Corporation (MIC) before opening his own company. He is survived by his wife, Beryl, and three children. Fern Allen Holt ’52, Cokato, MN, on November 15, 2013. She worked for Olmstead County Social Services and is survived by her four children. Lavern Huse ’53, Dodge Center, on October 10, 2013. He was a biology teacher and head basketball coach for many years and is survived by two daughters including Angela Bende ’02. Beverly Parks Swanson ’53, Minneapolis, MN, on January 15, 2014. A wife and mother, she is survived by four children, including Kirk ’74, Holly ’80, and Sherrie ’82. Roger L. Hanson ’54, Ocean Shores, WA, on December 31, 2013. He was an artist and author of poetry. G. Winston “Win” Anderson ’55, Maplewood, MN, on October 29, 2013. He was a retired chemist for 3M and later worked in medical records for Health East. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann, two sons, a sister, Barbara Johnson ’58, and a brother, Marshall ’60.

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usties at homicide G conference

Jeffrey Edblad ’84, Cambridge, Isanti County Attorney, and John Rekow ’87, Chaska, the law office manager at the Carver County Attorney’s Office, met at the 2013 Homicide Conference at Oak Ridge Conference Center in Chaska this past October.

Pearson receives award for managerial excellence

Clay J. Pearson ’90, city manager of Novi, MI, was presented with the Edwin O. Stene Award for Managerial Excellence at the Kansas University Managers and Trainees Alumni Organization’s (KUCIMAT) banquet at the annual International City/County Management Association conference in Boston, MA, on Sept. 22. This award recognizes individuals who have performed in an exceptional manner in the management of the organization in which they are employed. Pearson was appointed as Novi’s city manager in July 2006 after serving as assistant city manager since September 2000. Prior to coming to Novi, he served the City of Elgin, IL, for more than a decade in various capacities, including assistant city manager. Pearson oversees all city operations and works closely with the city council to carry out their annual goals and policy directives. According to his nomination letter, “He is extremely supportive and dedicated to numerous organizations where he has previously or currently serves on their executive boards: Alliance for Innovation, Michigan Local Government Association, ICMA International Committee, treasurer of the Intelligent Transportation Society-Michigan, and the Michigan Library Network. All of the aforementioned organizations benefit greatly from his involvement because he constantly is thinking ‘out of the box’ and never accepts mediocrity. He challenges anyone who utters the words ‘it can’t be done,’ and truly believes anything is possible.”

Schweppe named ‘Rising Star of Medicine’

Rebecca Schweppe ’94, Denver, CO, an associate professor of medicine and pathology and a thyroid cancer researcher, has been named a “Rising Star” in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado. In 2008—just two years into her professional career—she dropped a bombshell on the thyroid research community with the publication of a genetic analysis showing that, of 40 cell lines used for decades to study thyroid cancer, nearly half were either redundant or originated from non-thyroid cancers. Her landmark study led to a global re-examination of the thyroid cell lines and prompted the National Institutes of Health to fund the development of new ones. Schweppe has since published groundbreaking papers demonstrating that the Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK)-Src pathway plays a key role in thyroid cancer growth and metastasis, and created the first-ever thyroid cancer bone metastasis model. She is now developing clinical trials to exploit this pathway as a therapeutic target for advanced thyroid cancer. Dr. Schweppe has successfully competed for K12 and ARRA Challenge grant funding through the NIH, and she currently has an R01 and Cancer Society Research Scholars Grant.

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Miriam Peterson Gustafson ’56, St. James, MN, on October 4, 2013. A wife and mother, she is survived by her husband, Roy, and four daughters including Cynthia ’78. Jack Henderson ’56, Tower, MN, on October 1, 2013. A two-time Little All American football player at Gustavus, he worked as a self-employed contractor. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann, and three daughters, Mary Beth ’79, Cathleen ’80 and Julie ’91. Mary Gruse Jennett ’56, Ortonville, MN, on October 2, 2013. A former physical education and Title I teacher, she is survived by two children and her sister, Barbara Gruse ’54. Jerry Knight ’57, Shakopee, MN, on November 7, 2013. A longtime employee of Owens-Illinois, Inc., he is survived by his wife, Marsha, a daughter, and a brother, Jim ’55. Glenn Leaf ’57, Minneapolis, MN, on December 13, 2013. A Lutheran pastor, he served various parishes throughout his career and was serving as an interim pastor at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, three sons, and four siblings including Earl ’51 and Carol Nelson ’53. Myrna Doering Just ’58, Mankato, MN, on November 18, 2013. She was a nurse practitioner and was employed by Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is survived by two sons. Richard E. Mills ’58, Buffalo, MN, on August 24, 2013. He and his two brothers developed Traffic Marking in the 1950s. He is survived by his wife, Darleen, and six children. Carole Anderson Erickson ’59, Red Wing, MN, on October 15, 2013. She was a church secretary and an active volunteer in many organizations and is survived by her husband, John ’57, and a son. Charles E. Johnson ’59, Cambridge, MN, on October 19, 2013. He worked as a police officer, financial investigator, accountant, and county auditor. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and a daughter. Tucki Lund Bellig ’60, Bemidji, MN, on November 20, 2013. A wife, mother, and special education teacher, she is survived by her husband, Bob ’60, and three daughters including Paige ’90. Clayton McCoy Jr. ’60, Winter Park, FL, on October 4, 2013. A former professor and researcher in entomological biological control for the University of Florida, he is survived by his wife, Lynne, and two children including Lisa ’89. Sharon Pilcher Vassallo ’60, New York, NY, on October 30, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Louis, and a sister.

GUSTAVUS ALUMNI Karen Johnson Holdhusen ’64, Golden Valley, MN, on December 4, 2013. She is survived by two sisters including Sandra Lundholm ’67. Conley A. Davis ’67, Phoenix, AZ, on December 5, 2013. He was a software engineer for General Dynamics Corporation and is survived by two daughters and a brother, Howard ’65. Bruce A. Enstad ’69, Boulder, CO, on December 9, 2013. He was founder/ owner of Enstad Law Firm and is survived by his wife, MaryAnn, two sons including Chris ’96, and two stepchildren. Gary L. Asleson ’70, Charleston, SC, on December 23, 2013. A professor of chemistry at the College of Charleston, he is survived by his wife, Mickey (Knutson ’70), a daughter, his mother, Adeline (former staff), and a brother, Brian ’77. Sarah Towley Sandin ’71, Milwaukee, WI, on October 19, 2013. She was program coordinator for the Lubar School of Business, University of WisconsinMadison, and is survived by a brother, Howard ’69, and five sisters including Caroline ’66. Otheria Roberson Jennings ’73, Atlanta, GA, on October 25, 2013. She is survived by her husband, William ’74, and a daughter. Cynthia Hake ’74, St. James, MN, on November 9, 2013. She was a former medical editor for McGraw Hill and is survived by two sisters, Becky Anderson ’76 and Deb Hake ’81, and a brother, Jon ’80. Bill Lundbohm ’75, Baxter, MN, on January 11, 2014. He had a long career in insurance sales and is survived by his wife, Debra (Knudson ’76), three children including Nicholas ’01, and four brothers including Jim ’70 and Robert ’74. Teresa Schramm Browne ’76, Roseville, MN, on June 29, 2013. She was a customer service representative for Comcast and is survived by her husband, James, her father, and three brothers. Julie Kansanback Carlson ’77, Englewood, CO, on October 9, 2013. A longtime educator, mostly in the Littleton, Colorado, Public Schools, she is survived by her husband, Gary, and two children. Jeffrey E. Larson ’78, Cambridge, MN, on November 3, 2013. He was a private practice attorney and is survived by his mother and two siblings, Scott ’75 and Stephanie ’80. Gary K. Johnson ’85, Traverse City, MI, on November 2, 2013. A former National Merit Scholar, he is survived by his two children, their mother, Miriam, and his mother, Hazel.

2014 Alumni Association Awards 2014 awards announced; 2015 nominations encouraged

The Alumni Board of Directors has selected award recipients for 2014, to be honored at the Alumni Banquet on May 31, 2014. The Greater Gustavus Award is the highest award given by the Gustavus Alumni Association. It is awarded to those who, by deed, have notably advanced and aided Gustavus Adolphus College. The Distinguished Alumni Citation recognizes outstanding and exceptional professional achievement, such as to bring unusual honor to the individual in his or her field of endeavor. First Decade Awards recognize one male and one female from the 10th-anniversary class for early professional achievement.

Greater Gustavus Award

Ray Lundquist ’51, Golden Valley, MN, alumnus volunteer and donor

Distinguished Alumni Citations

Nancy Johnson Dahl ’83, Bloomington, MN, president and COO, Lifetouch National School Studios James Lobdell ’71, Inglewood, CA, pastor, Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Jim Wade ’86, Bolton, MA, vice president, mission assurance, Raytheon Company

First Decade Awards

Luke Benoit ’04, Maple Grove, MN, PGA teaching professional, University of Minnesota, Les Bolstad Golf Club, and Minnesota Golf Academy Emily King Meserve ’04, Brookline, MA, pathology resident, Brigham & Women’s Hospital 2015 nominations sought A complete listing of awards, criteria, and past recipients can be reviewed at gustavus.edu/alumni/awards/. Anyone can nominate potential award recipients; nominations should be submitted by August 1.

Sarah Talbott Parkin ’85, Dana Point, CA, on December 5, 2013. She was a freelance biography writer and is survived by her husband, David, two children, and a brother, James ’87. Kristin Oberstar Baumgard ’90, Farmington, MN, on November 17, 2013. She was a former band teacher for Rochester School District and is survived by her husband, Gary, a daughter, and her parents.

Grant Rorem ’14, Minnetonka, MN, on January 20, 2014. A senior physics major at Gustavus, he is survived by his parents, Bruce and Carol Rorem, a brother, Garrett ’09, and his fiancée, Lindsey Hjelm ’13.

SPRING 2014

Blunk named vice-president at NCAWA

Rachel M. Blunk ’04, an attorney with Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman, PA, has been elected vice president of the board of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys for 2014 for a one–year term. She will be the Nominating & Public Service Awards Committee chair and will serve on the Education Committee. The NCAWA has over 400 members. Its goals are to increase women’s participation in the justice system, in public office, and within the legal profession, as well as to advance the rights and welfare of women under the law. Blunk was also honored as Young Lawyer of the Quarter for the summer of 2013 by the North Carolina Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division. At Wishart Norris, she represents closely held corporations, including those in the field of education. Her practice is devoted to commercial transactions and commercial litigation.

Elected president of CPA firm

John Edson ’77 has been elected president of Blanski Peter Kronlage & Zoch, P.A., a certified public accounting firm located in Golden Valley. Edson, who had previously served as vice president and treasurer of the firm, assumed his new responsibilities effective January 1, 2014.

s Women’s alumnae basketball game Fifteen women alumnae basketball players returned to campus for their annual alumnae game and luncheon prior to the varsity game vs. Carleton on January 11. Alumnae pictured in front row, from left: Molly Geske ’12, Liz Shay ’12, Colleen Ruane ’12, Stephanie Comer ’13, Mia Sandstrom ’13, Abby Rothenbuehler ’13, and Ava Perry ’12. Second row (in gold jerseys): Brittany Holm Erickson ’11, Angie Peterson Potts ’04, Julia Schulz Battern ’10, Emilie Nelson ’09, Katie Layman Francis ’10, Amber Steffenhagen ’10, Bri Radke ’10. Back row, far right: Molly Mathiowetz ’11.

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s Nursing alumnae assist at Gustavus Summer Institute The Gustavus nursing program hosted its second annual Summer Institute of Nursing on July 7–11, 2013. Twenty-five students from across the United States attended the Institute, which was directed by nursing faculty members Lynnea Piotter Myers ’05 and Heidi Pettis Meyer ’98. Twelve nursing alumnae returned to campus to participate in a panel on careers in nursing and posed for a photo following their session. Seated from left in the photo are Kay Rethwill Moline ’56, Jennifer Roble Lammert ’86, Doris Hermann Acton ’73, Kati Olson Pownell ’00, Ruth Nelson-Lau ’85, Karen Saboe Mathias ’82, Kelly O’Brien ’10, and Barbara Mattson Zust ’76. On the floor: Juanita Diller Olsen ’01, Judy Rognli ’80, and Nicole Briggs Beckmann ’05. (Laura Seely Rydholm ’79 missed the photo.) The other individuals in the photo are the student participants in the Summer Institute and two Gustavus nursing students, pictured far right, who served as counselors—Madeline Randall ’14 and Anna Schulte ’14.

s Tenth anniversary of NCAA tourney run Members of the 2002–03 basketball team returned to campus November 16 for a 10th anniversary celebration. The team capped off one of the most memorable runs in the program’s history in 2003 by placing second in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament, losing to Williams College 67–65 in the championship game. Pictured front row from left: Dave Newell ’03, John Wippler ’06, Hans Sviggum ’03, Chris TeBrake ’04, Eric Nelson ’04, Assistant Coach Jim Arnold ’68, Head Coach Mark Hanson ’83. Back row: Matt Royer ’06, Assistant Coach Keith Schwartz ’04, Tim Brown ’05, Derek Nelson ’03, Trent Hollerich ’06, Adam TeBrake ’06, Doug Espenson ’05, Adam Hoffarber ’06.

SPRING 2014

In service . . .

Brian Campbell ’12, who is currently serving in Afghanistan, was interviewed by NBC Nightly News on Thanksgiving Day 2013. The interview was aired and also posted on NBC’s website: nbcnews.com/id/3032619/#53689864. Timothy Oelfke ’17, who served six years in the military, is now a first-year student at Gustavus and played on the football team last fall. Last year at this time he was guarding such notables as Hilary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, and Gen. Petraeus. Send postings and news of Gusties serving in the military to Steve Waldhauser, managing editor, Gustavus Quarterly, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082, or e-mail waldo@gustavus.edu.

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Notre Dame, Stanford, Northwestern, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Chicago, working with scholarship students and administration. “Early in the process I work very closely with admissions and financial aid departments at each participating institution to identify two students per year that embody the mission of the Leaders for Tomorrow Scholarship. These students have overcome incredible life circumstances and come from exceedingly tough situations. The thing that sets Annexstad Scholars apart is leadership and perseverance. By applying to college and getting accepted to the top academic institutions in the country, they have already shown great potential to be leaders in their chosen fields one day. They just need a chance and people behind them that believe in them.” Kady meets at least once per semester with the Annexstad Scholars at each of the participating schools. She also tells them about the Annexstad Family Foundation and about the unique opportunity they have as Leaders for Tomorrow Scholars. “I spend a lot of time getting to know them and building relationships that will last the next four years. I ask how classes are going, how they are adjusting to campus life, and what they are involved with on campus. Most Annexstad Scholars are first-generation students who have no frame of reference for navigating college, and I make sure they know they can come to me

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with questions that they may have. I was in their shoes once and building that relationship and trust is extremely important at this stage in their young college careers. In the spring I will return to campus and celebrate the end of a school year. Annexstad Scholars work very hard, and I want to not only know about things they may be struggling with but also celebrate their achievements.” “The vision that the Annexstad family has is truly far-reaching,” says Richard Sherwood, executive director of the Annexstad Family Foundation. “Higher education remains a powerful force for positive social change. We soon realized that successful implementation of the Leaders for Tomorrow National Scholarship program would require a talented and dedicated administrator who could work closely with Annexstad Scholars and officials at our participating institutions. As we look ahead, Kady’s contributions will be critical.” Today, 56 colleges and universities partner with the foundation on its scholarship programs and, by the end of the 2013–14 academic year, nearly 400 scholarships are projected to have been awarded (22 to Gusties) and 100 foundation scholars will have earned their undergraduate degrees, including 13 from Gustavus. The foundation proudly points to a graduation success rate approaching 90 percent (reflecting those students who have graduated and those who are presently on track to graduate). That

figure is all the more remarkable considering that the majority of scholarship recipients are first-generation students. “I am beyond excited to have started this next chapter in my life,” Kady says. “I am putting my passion for higher education and my desire to mentor students to use every day. I cannot think of a better way to give back the amazing gift the Annexstads gave to me than by helping students graduate and become leaders in their field. It has come full circle. I will get to change lives and be a part of something much bigger than myself. I am part of something truly remarkable and have all of my mentors to thank for helping me get here.” “The scholarship changed my life forever,” Kady maintains. “I would not have been able to attend any college without their help. At Gustavus I found my passion for higher education, and the Annexstads have been with me every step of the way. I hope that the students I work with see how much I love my job and how transformative this scholarship can be.” n Steve Waldhauser is a 1970 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College who returned to his alma mater in 1977 and is now director of editorial services and managing editor of the Gustavus Quarterly.

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music from Gustavus In January, Retiring Professor of Music and Conductor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra Douglas Nimmo led the ensemble on its seventh international concert tour and fourth to central Europe, with concert performances in Prague, Czech Republic; Miechow, Krakow, and Kety, Poland; Pomaz, Hungary; and Vienna and Bad Ischl, Austria. Accompanying Nimmo and the ensemble were Assistant Professor Karrin Meffert-Nelson, clarinet soloist and guest conductor, and Professor Emeritus David Fienen, organ soloist. The photo of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra was taken at the St. Matthias Gate of Castle Prague in the Czech Republic before their first international concert at St. Simon and Judah Church in Pragueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old Town.