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One of the many Habitat for Humanity trips that included Gusties this Spring Break—this one in Santa Ana, El Salvador. Limited to hand tools (pickaxes,

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wheelbarrows, buckets, shovels), they were not limited in joy. Back row (l to r): Bob Tunheim, Brayden Cadwallader, John Gabos, Trina Rinke ’19, Tina Gabos, Lauren Hanson ’19, and professor Kathi Tunheim. Front row (l to r): Shawn Cadwallader, Laura and Marcelino, Kristie Tunheim ’19, and Emily Skogseth ’19.

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KEEP ASKING This year’s retiring profs ask you to seek these answers.

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COUNTERING TERRORISM Expert Magnus Ranstorp ’85 on what works—and doesn’t.

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CLASS NOTES What your fellow Gusties have been up to.

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For Alumni, Parents, and Friends SUMMER 2017 | VOL. LXXIII | ISSUE 2 STA F F Chair, Board of Trustees The Rev. Dan S. Poffenberger ’82 President of the College Rebecca Bergman Vice President, Marketing and Communication Tim Kennedy ’82 Vice President, Advancement Thomas Young ’88 Director, Alumni and Parent Engagement Glen Lloyd Managing Editor Stephanie Wilbur Ash | sash@gustavus.edu Alumni Editor Philomena Kauffmann | pkauffma@gustavus.edu Visual Editor, Production Coordinator Anna Deike | adeike@gustavus.edu Design Jill Adler | adlerdesignstudio.com, Anna Deike, Brian Donoghue | bdesigninc.com, Olivia Peterson ’17, Sophia Warwick ’18, Sarah Hinderman ’20 Contributing Writers JJ Akin ’11, Tim Kennedy ’82, Julia Wenstrom ’18, CJ Siewert ’11, Kathi Tunheim Contributing Photographers Nick Campbell ’18, Terry Clark Photography, Anthony Hawkins, Tor Johnsson, Becca Sabot, Lorie Siebels, CJ Siewert ’11, SPX Sports, Nick Theisen ’15 Printer John Roberts Company | johnroberts.com Postmaster Send address changes to the Gustavus Quarterly, Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave., Saint Peter, MN 56082-1498 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE Saint Peter, MN 56082 507-933-8000 | gustavus.edu Articles and opinions presented in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors or official policies of the College or its Board of Trustees.

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Kaitlyn Peroutka ’18 works on a Habitat for Humanity home in Winston-Salem, N.C., during Spring Break. She and 24 Gusties on that trip learned “the importance of community; what it is, what it takes, and how we could support it both on the worksite and here on campus.”

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IN THIS ISSUE

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RETURN OF THE KING

Professor emeritus Rob Gardner is back at Anderson

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Theatre in the title role of King Lear.

CORPS VALUES

From the Peace Corps’ inception, Gustavus has been sending volunteers. Here are the stories of the first three who went, and several other stories too.

ONE SIMPLE QUESTION

How can government leaders understand terrorism?

Expert Magnus Ranstorp ’85 unpacks the answer.

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SPORTS

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GRATITUDE

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GUSTIES

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VESPERS

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ON THE HILL

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When director Amy Seham asked him if he would return to campus to play King Lear, professor emeritus Rob Gardner had one condition: “I needed a complete text of the script by September. At my age, I must go into rehearsal with my lines learned or I’m dead meat.” He is 73, and though it is not an opportune age for

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Return of the King memorization, it is a great age to be Lear. “I always thought of him as kind of a jerk, and he is in a lot of ways, but

I feel I can empathize with him more now.” After nearly 10 years away from Anderson Theatre, “It’s been fun to be

around these students—their energy is amazing!” he says. But he is a bit envious of Seham. “When I left Gustavus, I didn’t want the full responsibilities and burdens of directing on my shoulders. My interest was in acting. But there’s always that little director that sits in the back of my head...” King Lear runs May 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14. See page 11.

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Välkommen THE WIDE GUSTIE WORLD.

I am always amazed at the reach of our College. Especially during the Gustavus Acts Strategic Plan Rollout Tour (when I visited so many of you), I was reminded of the global Gustie world in which we live. Clearly the members of our Gustavus community—alums, students, faculty, staff—move through their lives at home and abroad with passion and purpose, and with a wide lens on the world.

Indeed, Gusties are world citizens. Take, for example, the three Gusties from the Class of ’62 who were among the first Peace Corps volunteers in the U.S., as well as the two Gustie alum-professors who brought their Peace Corps experience back to campus (pages 14–17). Take Magnus Ranstorp ’85, whose global perspective and inspiration from professor Kevin Byrne has led him to serve the world as an international expert on religious extremism and terrorism (page 18).

Our current students are broadening their perspectives as well. Consider the more than 75 current Gusties who spent their spring break trips connecting and serving communities on Habitat for Humanity trips in Tacoma, Wash., Winstom-Salem, N.C., Georgetown, Del., and Santa Ana, El Salvador. Consider JonCarlo Westerlund ’17 and alum Ari Silkey ’99, whose partnership on the Gustie Entrepreneur Cup (the Gustavus entrepreneurship competition, next page) is a strong example of the powerful ways Gusties are networking to create exciting, innovative ideas.

The Gustie network is a strong one, a wide one, and a valuable one. Let us make good use of our interconnectedness, and join each other in the spirit of solving global challenges. The world needs us, Gusties, and we need each other. In our service to each other, in our willingness to reach out, we all become better stewards of the world.

Wherever you are in the world, and whatever you’re doing: Go Gusties!

Sincerely,

G U S TAV U S A D O L P H U S C O L L E G E B OA R D O F T R U S T E E S The Rev. Jon V. Anderson (ex officio), Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA Scott P. Anderson ’89, MBA, Chairman, President, and CEO, Patterson Companies, Inc. Catherine Asta ’75, JD, Attorney at Law and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Tracy L. Bahl ’84, MBA, Executive Vice President, CVS | Caremark Grayce Belvedere-Young, MBA, Founder and CEO, Lily Pad Consulting Rebecca M. Bergman (ex officio), President, Gustavus Adolphus College Suzanne F. Boda ’82, Senior Vice President, Hubs and Gateway Operations, American Airlines Daniel G. Currell ’94, JD, Managing Director, Advance Law Edward J. Drenttel ’81, JD, Attorney/Partner, Winthrop & Weinstine Bruce A. Edwards ’77, Retired CEO, DHL Global Supply Chain James H. Gale ’83, JD, Attorney at Law John O. Hallberg ’79, MBA, CEO, Children’s Cancer Research Fund Susie B. Heim ’83, Former Co-owner, S and S Heim Construction George G. Hicks ’75, JD, Founding Partner, Värde Partners Linda G. Huett ’66, Retired President and CEO, Weight Watchers International, Inc. The Rev. Peter C. Johnson ’92, Executive Pastor, St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Eden Prairie, MN Linda Bailey Keefe ’69, MBA, Vice President, NAI Brannen Goddard Talmadge E. King, Jr. ’70, MD, Dean, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Paul R. Koch ’87, Senior Vice President/Investments, UBS Financial Services Jan Lindman, MBA, Treasurer to the King, The Royal Court of Sweden Jan Ledin Michaletz ’74, Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Thomas J. Mielke ’80, JD, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark Corporation

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Marcia L. Page ’82, Founding Partner, Värde Partners

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Rebecca M. Bergman President, Gustavus Adolphus College

The Rev. Craig A. Pederson ’90 (ex officio), Assistant to the Bishop, Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA, and President, Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations The Rev. Wayne B. Peterson ’77, Pastor, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church The Rev. Dan S. Poffenberger ’82 (chair), Senior Pastor, Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church Christopher J. Rasmussen ’88, PhD, (ex officio), Independent Higher Education Consultant and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Beth Sparboe Schnell ’82, CEO, Sparboe Companies Ronald C. White ’75, President, RC White Enterprises

ON THE HILL

Professor Marta Podemska-Mikluch talks with Parker Tinsley ’17 and George Buchner ’17 about their eye-opening idea: a coffee vending machine attached to an ordering app.

A C U P F U L O F C O L L A B O R AT I O N

It’s only in its third year but already the

Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurship.

technology group for Amazon, has been

Gustie Entrepreneur Cup—the College’s

“Gusties are exceptional, inventive

a coach and a judge of the Gustie Cup

student entrepreneur competition—has

collaborators,” she says. Last year, when

from its start. “It’s less about winning

doubled in interest and prize money.

the competition opened up beyond her

and more about making a plan around a

advanced management class, “We had

business,” Silkey says. “It’s about thinking

teams with someone from computer

about the world outside of college, about

to Gustie alum judges. First place will

science, someone from biology—there

new business ideas. It’s refreshing and

receive $5,000 and automatically advance

has been so much interdisciplinary

enlightening.”

to the semifinals of the student division

collaboration.”

of the Minnesota Cup. (Gustavus is

The big surprise, she says, is the

Last year’s winner, JonCarlo Westerlund ’17, used the prize to rent

one of only two colleges with a direct

amount of alumni engagement with the

an office and pitch investors on his idea

line to the state’s competition.) Second-

Cup. “I have been floored by how much

(a platform to pair outdoors enthusiasts

and third-place winners share an

support we have received. We have about

with resorts and guides). But he says the

additional $5,000.

50 alumni who judge, coach, speak, and

real prize was guidance from alums. “The

support the Cup financially. It’s amazing

great thing about the Gustie Cup is the

how many commit their time.”

network that it brings. You hear about the

The growth in student enthusiasm is no surprise to Cup director Marta Podemska-Mikluch, who is also the Marcia Page and John Huepenbecker

Ari Silkey ’99, general manager and executive lead for the transportation

Gustie network, and the Cup opened me up to it—to people who are on my side.”

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This year, student teams from across campus will present their best new ideas

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ON THE HILL

PRETTY GOOD NEWS Laura Isdahl ’17 received a Fulbright Teaching Scholarship. Piqued by travels as a student to Italy, South Africa, Cambodia, and Thailand, she heads to Malaysia to teach in the fall.

#WhyGustavus

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How Gustavus ranked among four-year public and private nonprofit colleges and universities in the state,

according to the website Learn How To Become. Its methodology includes

Katie Aney ’18 is the recipient of a Barry

graduation and financial aid rates, and

M. Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate award

10-year income projections.

for students pursuing careers in mathematics, sciences, and engineering. She will research immunology and pancreatic cancer at Harvard University this summer through its 10-week,

UPDATE: Strategic Plan

faculty-mentored Amgen Scholars research program.

The Gustavus Acts Strategic Keliyah Perkins ’19 was awarded a $16,500 scholarship from the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota after

Plan implementation work continues. At press time, discussions are happening

developing a new program focused on

about curriculum revision.

diversity, equity, and inclusion to benefit

Initial conversations are

students in North Minneapolis. She is the

beginning about adding

14th Gustavus student since 1998 to be

programs and sun-setting

named a Phillips Scholar.

others. And 50 percent of the strategy co-chairs have

The College was awarded a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Virginia A. Groot

met with chief financial officer Tom Rooney, associate

Foundation to support the development of a visiting

vice president of financial

artist-in-residence position in the College’s art and art

analysis and planning Kris Hank, and myself to document the

history department. “This new partnership will offer our

financial requirements needed to complete each strategy’s

students incredible access to and guidance from a leading

financial expression. One hundred percent of this work will be

sculptor,” says professor Kristen Lowe, chair of the department.

completed by May 20.

Next, priorities will be determined for years one through

Visitors to campus this spring included human rights activist

three, four through six, and seven through 10. An overall

and Black Panther leader Ericka Huggins, who spoke on igniting

timeline will be created, and new project management tools

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Dr. Robert George

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grassroots movements, Dr.

will be used consistently throughout the institution to identify

María Christina García, who

goals, timelines, and metrics. This summer, decisions will be

lectured on Climate Refugees

made as to which initiatives we will fund for 2017-2018.

for the Wallenberg Lecture,

We are encouraged by the work done so far and thank

and professor of jurisprudence

everyone involved. —Kathi Tunheim, special assistant to the

and leading Christian scholar

President for strategy

Dr. Robert George, the 2017 Lindau Resident in

TO LEARN MORE OR JOIN IN,

Conservative Thought.

visit gustavus.edu/gustavusacts

Join the Journey to Sweden and Norway

Reading in Common Pairs with Nobel 53

January 17–February 1, 2018

The 53rd Nobel Conference—Reproductive Technology: How Far Do We Go?—considers how continuing innovations

As the Gustavus Wind Orchestra travels

in reproductive technology challenge us to think about what

to Sweden and Norway in celebration of

it means to be human. It will bring together an interdisciplinary

its 140th year, we welcome all alumni,

panel of scholars and scientists from around the world.

parents, and friends to join.

The companion tour will be led by

It will also bring together the Gustavus community—including all first-year students—in the reading of Mary

Tom ’88 and Meredith Young, who

Shelley’s Frankenstein as 2017’s Reading

A Book Club for Alumni

have strong ties to Sweden. (Tom

in Common book. The story of a young

Six books a year, including

is also the Gustavus vice president

scientist who creates a human being with

Frankenstein.

for advancement and a GWO alum.)

dubious science, Shelley wrote it when she

Sign up for the

Companions will travel alongside

was 18. A perfect pairing with the subject of

book club by

the GWO tour throughout Norway

Nobel 53, it touches on issues of feminism,

contacting

and Sweden, breaking for a two-day

science fiction, religion, and humanity.

alumni@

excursion to Växjö, Sweden, to visit the Swedish-U.S. immigrant museum

gustavus.edu.

Nobel 53 Welcomes:

and the region’s notable glassworks.

Accommodations are premium, as are

• Jad Abumrad, founder, producer,

• Marsha Saxton, director of research

the concerts (of course). Cost will vary

and co-host of Radiolab, a program

and training at the World Institute on

according to the number of travelers.

and podcast about science,

Disability and instructor in disability

philosophy, and the human experience

studies at UC Berkeley • Charis Thompson, Chancellor’s

from National Public Radio.

• Ruha Benjamin, assistant professor

Professor and chair of Gender &

in the Department of African American

Women’s Studies, and associate

Studies at Princeton University and

director of the Science, Technology,

2016-17 fellow at the Institute for

and Society Center at the UC Berkeley,

Advanced Study.

as well as professor of sociology,

•D iana Blithe, program director for

London School of Economics and

the Male Contraceptive Development

Political Science.

Program at the National Institutes of Health.

FOR YOUR NOBEL TICKETS

Director of the Innovative

October 3 and 4

Genomics Initiative, with

gustavus.edu/nobel

labs at UC Berkeley and

Two-day reserved seating: $120

UC San Francisco.

One-day reserved seating: $80

• Alison Murdoch, professor

Two-day general admission seating: $75

of reproductive medicine at

Single-day general admission seating: $50

TO LEARN MORE OR JOIN IN visit

Newcastle University and a

High School: $6 per student/chaperone, minimum

gustavus.edu/president/tours, or

qualified gynecologist and

contact Ann Volk at 507-933-7577 or

fertility clinician.

avolk@gustavus.edu.

purchase of 10 (call 507-933-7520 to order) College: $20 per student, faculty, or staff Closing banquet with Jad Abumrad: $30

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• Jacob Corn, Scientific

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ON THE HILL

SHINE: DWIGHT STOLL Expert Analysis FROM HIS LAB IN NOBEL HALL, HE’S QUIETLY BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADERS IN THE EMERGING FIELD OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY.

One question that Stoll gets asked over and over: “What are you doing here?”

It’s a fair question for the soft-spoken chemistry professor, who has been named to The Analytical Scientist’s Top 40 Under 40 Power List, won the 2014 American Chemistry Society’s Young Investigator in Separation Science Award, and recently received his biggest honor yet when he was selected for an Agilent Thought Leader Award. That award will support his research using two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC) for biopharmaceutical analysis.

2D-LC provides unprecedented insight into the properties of biotherapeutic drugs.

For a rising star in a cutting-edge field, there are countless opportunities to leave to work in industry or at a leading research university. But when it comes to the question, “Why Gustavus?” Stoll answers easily: because of the close relationships he develops with students and the rewarding feeling he gets watching them grow. “Having undergraduates engaged with me in research is a container within which they can develop highly effective problem-solving skills,” he says. “I recognize how influential those student-professor relationships were for me as an undergrad.”

As the winner of an Agilent Thought Leader Award, Stoll will serve as the lead scientist on an international team of researchers from both academia and industry. And that team will include Gustie students. Using multi-dimensional liquid chromatography instead of the more time-consuming traditional liquid chromatography, Gustie students will join in efforts to make drug development more efficient by increasing the speed of innovation.

“This award—and the project it will support—brings incredible research opportunities to Gustavus undergraduates,” Stoll says. By conducting high-level biopharmaceutical research as undergraduates, our talented students will be wellequipped for whatever chemistry career they choose.”

And Stoll?

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“I’m just glad I can share this work with my students,” he says.

It’s been a busy year for Stoll so far. In addition to his Agilent Thought Leader Award, he’s also been named the winner of the Eastern Analytical Symposium’s Young Investigator Award and was awarded the 2017 Georges Guiochon Faculty Fellowship in recognition of his major contributions to the field of high-performance liquid chromatography. And, of course, he’s teaching students every day.

SHINE: GABE GROSSHUESCH Building the Bridges ACROSS CAMPUS, CONTINENTS, AND COMMUNITIES, AN ACTIVIST IS BORN.

As a first-generation college student, Grosshuesch knew expectations were high. “There was a lot of pressure on me to do well, and at the same time, I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to connect with people,” he says. Here, in his last month on the Hill, it’s hard to imagine that. When he isn’t finishing up his environmental studies major, sitting in on a student organization meeting (Queers and Allies, Student Senate…), or teaching his popular “Liberate the Booty” workout, Grosshuesch is in the Gustie Den brainstorming ideas for Building Bridges conferences.

Building Bridges is a student-led organization focused on social justice and diversity education. Grosshuesch has worked on it for all four of his years, this year as co-chair (with Elizabeth Long ’18). He learned the co-chair position was open while studying abroad in India. While there, “I also learned not to judge a book by its cover,” he says. He grew passionate about protecting the voices of those in need, and the trip’s program director inspired him to apply for the leadership role.

For Building Bridges 2017, “We wanted a topic essential to the world we live in now,” he says. Grosshuesch and team settled on grassroots movements and student activism. Then, more than 40 students got to work. It was a proud—and uniquely Gustavus—experience. “This is a high-caliber conference that brings in world-renowned speakers, and students do all of it. That’s not something you get to do at other colleges,” he says. Grosshuesch invited to campus activists Winona LaDuke (Honor the Earth) and Nekima Levy-Pounds (city of Minneapolis mayoral candidate). He also helped create a 22-organization co-sponsorship to host Lea DeLaria, an activist known for her role as “Big Boo” on the TV series Orange is the New Black.

Pretty deep connections for a first-generation college student who came all the way from the Big Island of Hawaii and was worried he wouldn’t make friends. “I came into college hoping I would get an experience that would change my life, and it has.”

JUSTICE

relating to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Building Bridges Conference, which takes place every spring, is completely organized and run by students. Topics from the recent past include the war on drugs (2016), rape culture (2015), environmental justice (2014), and mass incarceration (2013).

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Now in its 22nd year, Building Bridges focuses on issues

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ON THE HILL

CAMPUS SOCIAL INSTAGRAM

Follow @gustavus, @gustiealum

TWITTER

Minnesota Representative Nels

@karin_johanna8

Pierson ’95 grew up on a dairy

Just had a stranger tell me she liked my skirt. #whygustavus

farm in Butterfield and hung this poster in the window of his third floor dorm in Pittman Hall. Now it hangs above his desk in the

Follow /gustavusadolphuscollege

FACEBOOK

State Office Building. #gogusties Nekima Levy-Pounds, upon being tear-gassed in Ferguson Dapper! Darling! The

in 2014: “I said to myself, what

2017 President’s Ball.

am I doing? Then I saw young

#gustiesilluminated

people like you around me, and when their tear gas wore off, they got right back there on the front lines.” When asked to join Black Lives Matter in Minneapolis: “Before I went to Ferguson

19 years ago. Photo by history

I would have said absolutely

professor Glenn Kranking ’98,

not—I’m a law professor—but

one of the few students on

after Ferguson I said yes.”

campus when the tornado

—from the student-led Building

leveled it.

Bridges Conference: Uprooting Injustice: Fostering the Growth of Grassroots Movements.

Follow @gustavusadolphuscollege, @gustieathletics

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10:00 a.m. Time for Reflection

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There is no shortage of challenges in our time. Before we seek to clarify what those challenges are, before we consider how to act upon them, before we discern where the challenges lie and who is up to the task of acting on them, the first question to consider is why we might dare to care about any of it at all.

—Chaplain Brian Konkol, from his March 14 homily “Why, Gustavus. Why?,” a meditation on #whygustavus.

• Times and dates of events listed on this

Kalender

page are subject to change. Call to confirm.

• Up-to-date sports schedules and selected live-streamed events may may be found at gustavus.edu/athletics.

• A more complete fine arts schedule may be found at gustavus.edu/finearts.

• Tickets for the Department of Theatre & Dance events and performances

MAY

are available two weeks in advance at

5–7 Books in Bloom; Folke Bernadotte

27 Finale Concert with the Gustavus

Memorial Library; May 5, 3–6 p.m.; May

Symphony Orchestra; Björling Recital

6, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; May 7, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.;

Hall; 7–8:30 pm

gustavustickets.com.

also May 6: Inside the Saint John’s Bible presentation by Mike Nordberg ’93; 1–3

28 Baccalaureate Worship with Holy

AUGUST

p.m.; free

Communion; Christ Chapel; 9–10 a.m.

24–Sept. 4 Gustavus at the Minnesota

and 10:30–11:30 a.m..; free but tickets are

State Fair; wear your Gustie gear

6 Honors Day Convocation, Christ

required, visit gustavustickets.com;

and stop by the College booth in the

Chapel, 10:30 a.m.; free; Senior Honors

Commencement for the graduating

Education Building to sign our visitors’

Recital featuring the work of the

Class of 2017; procession begins at

book; staffed from 9 a.m.–9 p.m. daily

Department of Music’s best seniors;

1:45 p.m.; ceremony at 2 p.m.; free

Björling Recital Hall; 1:30–3:30 p.m.;

but tickets are required if ceremony is

8 Nobel Conference Preview with

Gustavus Choir Spring Concert; 3:30–5

indoors; for more information, email

improv group The Theater of Public

p.m.; Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra

commencement@gustavus.edu

Policy; topic is infertility; Minneapolis

in Concert; 7:30–9 p.m.; free

Woman’s Club; 7 p.m.

JUNE 6–14 King Lear, with guest artist

2–4 Reunion Weekend for classes ’57,

SEPTEMBER

professor emeritus Rob Gardner in the

’62, ’67, ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92, ’97, ’02, ’07,

5 Opening Convocation of the

title role; Anderson Theatre; May 6, 12,

and ’12. See page 27 for details, and visit

College’s 156th academic year; Christ

and 13 from 7:30–10 p.m.; May 7 and 14

gustavus.edu/alumni

Chapel; 10 a.m.

from 2–4:30 p.m.

6–28 Vanishing Point: Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition 2017; Hillstrom Museum of Art; regular hours: Mon.– Fri., 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 1–5 p.m. (opening reception, May 6, 4–6 p.m.); free 13 Gustavus Wind Symphony Recital Hall; 7:30–9 p.m.; free 14 Brassworks!; Björling Recital Hall; 1:30–3 p.m.; free; Gustavus Handbell Choirs in Concert; Christ Chapel; 7:30–9 p.m.; free

Students participating in the Senior Studio Art Majors’ Exhibition: (l to r): Paul Morse, Theresa Warren, and Nathaniel Kraft. Not pictured: Liliana Benge Briggs.

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Orchestra Spring Concert; Björling

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KEEP ASKING

Retiring professors on the questions they will continue to ask­­­—and hope we will too.

HOW DOES THIS FORM? Jim Welsh Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies The great thing about geology is that it is big picture. A lot of science is getting tinier and tinier— subatomic particles and bits of cells. Geologists go the other way. We study rocks to figure out what happened. We ask, “How did this form?” It’s macro—with an added fourth dimension of time. Another great thing about geology is the combination of working outdoors and traveling. Big Bend (Texas), Hawaii, the Virgin Islands—for me, the very best fied trips are the first ones, when I’m discovering along with the students. We just got back from a spring break trip to Big Bend National Park. That place is incredible—so much great rock exposure, the desert is in bloom, and the night sky is absolutely phenomenal.

IS THIS INEVITABLE OR IS IT SOMEONE’S BUSINESS PLAN? Deborah Goodwin Professor of Religion and Environmental Studies Kathleen Dean Moore’s 2012 Nobel Conference speech inspired this question and my course on religion and climate change. In it we read Pope Francis’s Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality. He argues that heedless methods of production and habits of consumption destroy the health of the planet and the dignity of living beings. I want students to know that they are more than their consumer choices, that consumerism inhibits their essential dignity, and that there are creative, even joyful, ways to resist it. Also this semester I’ve taught Perspectives on Evil, Sin, and Suffering for the last time. Students often have compelling personal reasons to explore why bad things happen to good people: that classroom can be a powerful place to be. I am grateful for all that the students have taught me about courage and faith.

HOW SHOULD ONE LIVE? Doug Huff Professor of Philosophy

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I taught a first-year class called The Individual and Morality where students wrote a paper on that question

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from their own point of view. I made a clean copy, and it was kept in the dean’s office until they were seniors, then handed back. Obviously it was enlightening to see what they said three years before. Sooner or later you will have fundamental concerns about how one should live, and you will have to talk about God. My job has been to create a safe atmosphere where students are free to say something stupid, which is very important. As for me, I’ve had one job, one wife, one child, and one house. It looks as boring as you could possibly imagine. But there is lots of travel, and opportunity for thinking and writing. I will keep doing that. I’ll rent an office downtown. I’ll work on my projects—another play, another philosophy paper.

We will travel. My life won’t change that much because I just love those things.

Jim Welsh

Deborah Goodwin

Doug Huff

Corps Values THOUGH ASSIGNMENTS ARE FAR FROM THE HILL, THE MISSION NEVER HAS BEEN. THE DESIRE TO SOLVE GREAT CHALLENGES FOR THE GREATER GOOD IN A SPIRIT OF PEACE HAS—NATURALLY—DRIVEN HUNDREDS OF GUSTIES TO THE PEACE CORPS FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.

by Stephanie Wilbur Ash

In a 1964 issue of National Geographic,

Sargent Shriver joked that his brother-in-law, President John F. Kennedy, appointed him director of the Peace Corps because he feared it would flop. “It will be easier to fire a relative,” JFK reportedly said.

Two years after that appointment, 10,000 had signed up, including Gusties who served during the Corps first years.

Today, more than 225,000 have served, more than 260 of them from Gustavus. As a small liberal arts college, we have often been in the top 20 in the nation for volunteers.

It is no surprise we were early adopters, and continue to volunteer. We are a college founded by immigrants, built on Lutheran tradition. Our College’s vision calls on us to “lead purposeful lives and act on the great challenges of our time.”

n, and Jerry Springston, Kay Jurgenso n gowns, Bruce Thorson, still in graduatio s’ first years.

Corp e Peac the in e serv to ready

The Peace Corps mission asks change-makers to “tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation.”

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From the Hill to the world, these are values aligned.

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A Life

— Inspired

“There were missionary doctors in Ethiopia and I thought to myself, here are people who could be making big bucks and instead they are living here in the Nubian desert with their families.

That’s why I went into the ministry.”

—Jerry Springston ’62 Ethiopia

The First Three THEY STEPPED RIGHT UP.

They were inauspicious beginnings for three members of the Class of ’62. The editor of the Gustavian Weekly stopped Jerry Springston on Hello Walk to ask if he would write an article about the Peace Corps. “I said, ‘What’s the Peace Corps?’”

Above: Bruce Thorson ’62 Sarawak, Borneo Right: Kay Jurgeson ’62 Leyte, Philippines

Kay Jurgenson couldn’t imagine “living in some grass hut in some other part of the world.” Plus,

he says. Jurgenson taught English and helped produce

she had plans to teach high school. Bruce Thorson

theater shows based on local folklore, which she and

hadn’t thought about a career, but “I thought the

community members would stage in barrios. “Some

Peace Corps would be interesting, an adventure, all

of it was in English, so they would be interested in

those things that are exciting to you when you are 21.”

learning English,” she says. For all three Gustie Peace

respectively. None were prepared for what they

Corps volunteers, information from the States took two weeks to four months to reach them.

But each made a difference. Their students learned

would see, and their first impressions remain locked:

English and advanced in their education, a few even

unbearable heat. Also, the smells. “Until you smell

came to the U.S. to continue their studies—even, in

a country, you haven’t been there,” says Springston.

at least one case, to Gustavus. All three volunteers

“I still love the smell of eucalyptus.” Thorson was

returned home profoundly changed. Says Jurgenson,

welcomed by 120 miles of jungle. Jurgenson’s first

“The Peace Corps showed me the need to reach out

sights included a boy dragging his pet python and

to our brothers and sisters, to share our humanity.”

a woman cooking rice from feces-contaminated

She left teaching for inner-city ministry, and was

water. “I knew there were poor people but it was

ordained at Gustavus as the first woman LCA pastor

overwhelming,” she says.

in the Minnesota Synod. Springston too was called

never the

to the ministry. Thorson tucked his Peace Corps

same.”

So were the tasks at hand. Thorson had no teacher training but found himself teaching seventh and

experience away until, when nearing retirement, his

eighth graders. Springston had teaching credentials in

company asked him if he’d go to Guam. Like he had

history but taught math and science. His classroom in

done before, he said yes to the adventure. He’s been

the Nubian desert consisted of mostly boys because

there since 2010, and in his retirement teaches middle

girls rarely went past sixth grade “If a girl could read

school through college. “Thanks to the Peace Corps, I

and write, you could sell her as a wife for two cows,”

lead a very interesting and worthwhile life.”

“After the Peace Corps my life was

—Kay Jurgenson ’62

For more, turn the page.

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And it was. Springston, Jurgenson, and Thorson headed for Ethiopia, the Philippines, and Borneo,

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The Alum-Profs THEY BROUGHT IT BACK. Matt Rasmussen ’98 Papua New Guinea Steve Mellema ’72 Malaysia

Gusties Steve Mellema (physics) and Matt Rasmussen (English) didn’t intend to leave Gustavus for the Corps and come back as Gustavus professors. Mellema checked “Asia” on the application because he liked an Asian religion course taught

by Steve Wilkinson. Then he ate dinner at the Caf and forgot about it. When the Corps called, he had to look up Malaysia in the library. Rasmussen wasn’t ready for grad school because “I knew I needed to live,” he says. After the senior job fair, he knew he didn’t want a “real” job either.

Though 26 years apart, their Peace Corps transformations echo each other. “I learned I loved teaching,” Mellema says of his first year. He extended his stay twice.

“By the time I came back for graduate school in physics there was no question.”

For Rasmussen, “It was the first teaching I ever did in my life.” He wanted to quit after the first week in Papua New Guinea. He persisted, and now, at Gustavus, “I

awakening that we

teach world literature—the course I’ve been teaching here the longest.”

are so much more alike

But so much more was gained. Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse place in the world—a rich place for Rasmussen to become a poet. And the two-day funeral he attended shook him to a creative, emotional core: “I had not experienced mourning like that,” he says. “It allowed me to think about the ways we grieve, something I wanted to write about but didn’t have an access point for.”

His first book of poetry, about his brother’s suicide, won the Walt Whitman Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Mellema met his wife in Kuala Lumpur. Now, at Gustavus, he teaches physics and, occasionally, Asian culture. He’s led three study-abroad trips to Malaysia, created the College’s semester-long program there, and helped create an exchange agreement between Gustavus and The Science University of Malaysia. He is now a Fulbright Scholar in Malaysia (for the second time), testing physics pedagogy and

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introducing active learning techniques: “Malaysia has become my second home.”

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We lived this

than we are different.

I was given the gift of realization that we are all part of the same humanity.

—Steve Mellema ’72 Above: Mellema in a Malaysian classroom.

Below: Rasmussen at a Papua New Guinea party.

The Change Makers THEY CARRY IT ON.

Daniel Dewey ’93 St. Vincent/Grenadines

The Peace Corps gave Dewey the choice of being a beekeeper or a teacher. “I chose teacher because I thought teaching would serve me well in the future.” He was assigned to a three-mile by one-mile island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where he taught students ages 11 to 18. When he returned, “It was hard to readjust to the excesses of the United States,” he says, but he finished pre-med classes working low-end jobs and is now an emergency physician. He is also co-founder and president of World Altering Medicine. It provides improved access to health care and education in rural Malawi, Africa.

Erin Luhmann Hinrichs ’08 Kyrgyzstan

“I went to Kyrgystan. It was the first time I had heard of the country,” says Luhmann. With a minor in peace studies (major: English), she felt compelled to serve internationally. She did just that, as a high school English teacher. But the Peace Corps served her just as much. “It really put into perspective the value of things,” she says. “I don’t get attached to possessions now. I packed up one duffle bag and made do with that for two years, and it was lost on my way home. It proved to me how happy you can be with very little.” She draws quite a bit on her Peace Corps experience today in her work for MinnPost as an education reporter with a focus on equity. “The Peace Corps is driven by equity work,” she says.

Sisay Ashenafi ’11 Uganda

Ashenafi had not been back to Africa since he left Ethiopia at age 13. “It was difficult to explain to family that I was going to back to Africa to volunteer, but it was the best two years of my life,” he says. “To have the opportunity to serve the continent where I was from was part of the reason I applied to the program.”

At Gustavus he majored in environmental studies, and the Peace Corps helped him combine that with public service. He served an organization that helps the extreme poor by giving seed grants and education to start businesses. Now he works for the Environmental Protection Agency, helping communities understand the science behind contaminated sites so that they can participate in decisions and

A nd

—many more

Several other faculty and staff have served in the Peace Corps, including professor Mimi Gerstbauer (political

science, peace studies, African studies, LALACS, served domestically in Chicago), professor Annika Ericksen (sociology, anthropology, environmental studies, African Studies, served in Mongolia), professor Doug Huff (philosophy, served in Turkey, see page 12), and Shirley Mellema (assistant for the Linneaus Arboretum, environmental studies, and Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation, served in Malaysia). Gustie alums serving now include Devan Anderson ’16 (in Guinea) and Katlynn Alm ’16 (in Benin).

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Magnus Ranstorp ’85 was an international student from Sweden during the aftermath of the Iran hostage crisis. U.S. response led him to ask what he ironically calls “one ‘simple’ question”:

HOW CAN WORLD LEADERS UNDERSTAND TERRORISM? It has become the central question in his adult life. Ranstorp, now the head of terrorism research at the Swedish Defence University, has been an international expert in religious extremism and counterterrorism for nearly 30 years. He sits on several national and international advisory boards in Denmark, Sweden, the United States, and for the EU. He has briefed governments (including the U.S.) with analysis and policy recommendations, and he lectures widely on counterterrorism.

The Gustavus Quarterly spoke to him three days before a hijacked delivery truck was driven into a Stockholm shopping center, killing four and wounding 15. The suspect, an Uzbekistan citizen, had been denied asylum in Sweden and was living underground.

How did you become an expert in counterterrorism?

I started at Gustavus wanting to study science, but I realized quickly it wasn’t my calling.

The Iranian Revolution was happening—the hostage taking, the bombing of the U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut, Iran-Contra—it terrorized American politics. I also studied student extremism during the Vietnam War with professor Kevin Byrne. He is one of the people responsible for setting me on this trajectory. I wrote a thesis on radical student groups in the 1960s. I was asking a very simple question: How can U.S. policymakers from the presidency downward, how can all government leaders, understand terrorism? I got so into that class, the paper was more than 100 pages long.

After Gustavus, I received my doctorate in international relations from St. Andrews University. I was excited and proud because I did a PhD pre-internet. We had to physically go to archives to do research, and out in the field to interview people.

I taught international relations at St. Andrews as well. We had such a high entrance bar that even the Prince of England didn’t have the grades to get in, which amused many

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of my students.

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ONE SIMPLE

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QUESTION

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Your PhD thesis was on Hizb’allah, correct?

Yes, on its motivations for abducting Western citizens. I became one of the first people to map out that organization—how it is structured and its connection to Iran and Syria.

[Editor’s Note: His book, Hizb’allah in Lebanon: The Politics of the Western Hostage Crisis, and his research for it, was reportedly a factor in Israel’s decision to withdraw from southern Lebanon.]

In 1997 I was asked to be the back channel between Israel and Hizb’allah on two issues. One was the question of what Hizb’allah would do if Israel withdrew from Lebanon. The other was the issue of prisoners, which both sides held.

Is this also when you began to build a policy machine to counter terrorism?

Yes. At St. Andrews, my colleagues and I built the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence. In true British style, we have public policy closely linked to academic expertise and evidence-based knowledge. In my field work, I have interviewed hundreds of terrorists and members of militant Islamic movements. Throughout the 1990s to 2001, we were at the forefront in the world for knowing exactly what extremist terrorism was and what was coming.

What was coming was 9/11?

Obviously 9/11 became the epicenter. This was a very serious issue with religious extremism. I worked for CNN as a consultant right before and right after 9/11. On Sept. 12, 2001, I was on CNN talking about Al Qaeda and Pakistan and Afghanistan.

I now work for the Swedish Defence University, an academic and government agency—the equivalent of the National Defense University in the U.S. My work centers not only on preventing people from taking the step to radicalization, but also preventing radical ideas from becoming violent action.

How has terrorism—and counterterrorism—transformed since 9/11?

It’s a very complicated world now. The effects of globalization and the fragmentation of news—it’s not the same conditions of even ten years ago. We are living with so many different news outlets that you don’t know what is real and what is not. It’s going to be a real struggle getting away from fake news.

When I look at what is being churned out by terrorists, it’s a tsumami of recruitment propaganda that tries to polarize. The most dangerous thing for society to do is polarize.

When we are hit continuously with terrorism, how do we stand together as a nation if we are polarized? At the Swedish Defence University, we work to contain and reverse violent extremism. And if something happens, we work so that decision-makers, politicians, prime GUSTAVUS QUARTERLY | SUMMER 2017

ministers, everyone works toward keeping the country together and not ripping it apart.

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How do we contain and reverse violent extremism?

You have to build a multilayered response. Since 2011 I have been the quality manager for the Radicalization Awareness Network—part of the internal security strategy of the European Commission. It takes lessons from governments and local community actors who have encountered violent extremism and centralizes them and cross-fertilizes them.

We have a network of 3,000 professional practitioners—police, prison officials, social workers—who are out there every day with extremists.

We provide advice for families that have been deeply radicalized. Right now we are making a manual for how to deal with returning ISIS foreign fighters. ISIS has attracted 43,000 foreign fighters from 120 countries around the world. Just in Sweden, 300 foreign fighters have joined ISIS. From the Nordic area, there are almost 600. What does a family do with them? How can a family help to make them non-violent? In Indonesia, we are working with Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s largest Muslim organization, to combat marginalized extremism.

I was also asked by the mayor of Copenhagen to lead an anti-radicalization plan. We had only one meeting before a terrorist struck there in February of 2015. I was

“The most dangerous thing for society to do is polarize.

invited to President Obama’s White House Summit on countering extremism just a few weeks later.

Speaking of, how does the U.S. compare to the rest of the world in preventing and responding to violent extremism?

I lectured at the CIA right after 9/11 and met some of the people trying to understand the mindset of the 19 hijackers. You have tremendous intelligence machinery. Once the CIA zooms in on individuals, those individuals better run and hide.

The U.S. is different than Europe to a degree. Whenever I come to the U.S., I get very positive feelings from minority communities about what it is like to live in the U.S. It is still possible to fulfill your dreams if you work hard. That is not true in Europe sometimes. We have large areas that are segregated, ghettoized. It is difficult to get jobs, to move out of these areas. For Europe, the work is not just about extremism but also integration, and making sure law and order is upheld.

In the U.S., you might be put in jail for life for terrorism. Our legislation in Sweden is not very effective. It is difficult to convict someone. In Sweden, there are 150 returned foreign fighters out there living in our cities. In Sweden you can go from IS-held territory in Syria to your Swedish apartment, and if you don’t commit a crime, we can’t do anything. The Swedish Tax Authority has been doing Al Capone methods on returning foreign fighters—they investigate them for irregular transactions. If we can’t prosecute them for counterterrorism reasons, perhaps we can get them on taxes.

The most important thing is that the United States needs to be part of the world, not isolationist. We live in a global world. If one continuously builds walls, it doesn’t work.

Globally, are our efforts to combat violent extremism working?

I think Western liberal democracies are doing okay in terms of keeping an eye on values, but we are all struggling with extremism. We have a lot of Islamic extremism and right opposites. It’s not easy to be a politician in this environment.

And it is not easy to change someone’s mind once they become an extremist. I happen to work on when it really goes bad, when people turn their radicalized ideas into violence. But we also have to prevent it.

Always, always, remember the biggest enemy is polarization. We must build civilizations that sustain attacks, and societies that do not play into polarization, that do not seek retribution and vengeance. This only leads to further problems. •

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wing extremism, so of course we have left wing extremism. It is a triple helix of polar

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SPORTS

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WINTER OF WOMEN

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Two teams. Two journeys to

missing the playoffs for the first time ever,

game at Gus Young Court. The next

championship play. One great winter.

hockey returned to form by claiming its

game, Head Coach Laurie Kelly joined

14th conference title with a 13-2-3 league

an exclusive club of coaches to reach

record and 19-7-3 mark overall.

300 career wins in a 106-63 victory over

This year, Gustavus women’s basketball and women’s hockey both reached the NCAA Championships in the same year for the first time since 2008.

Both the women’s basketball and

Hamline. The Gusties went on to defeat

hockey seasons were impressive in their

Bethel in the MIAC semifinals before

own ways. Basketball started the season

falling to top-seeded St. Thomas in the

going 25-3 overall and 17-1 in the

a program-best 19-0 before falling to St.

title game. The team earned an at-large

MIAC, tying the program record for most

Thomas in front of 2,896 fans at Lund

bid to the national tournament where it

wins in a season. A year removed from

Center, a record attendance for a women’s

eventually lost to DePauw University in

Basketball had an historic season,

the first round, but it was a small blemish

Gustie Basketball players Hannah Howard (Sr., St. Paul), Mikayla Miller

on a season that will go down as one of

(Jr., Goodhue), and Miranda Rice (Jr., Forest Lake) were named All-

The hockey team did not find early success like its hardwood friend. Head Coach Mike Carroll’s squad started the

Conference. Miller was also named to the D3hoops.com All-West Region Second Team and WBCA All-America Honorable Mention.

year 6-5-1 before making a European

Men’s Basketball

Rapids) capped his career with 35 saves,

tour to Austria, Italy, and Switzerland,

Head Coach Mark Hanson’s squad

plus six stops in the shootout, skating

which seemed to refresh and refocus

posted a 5-20 overall record and 5-15

off the ice a winner for the last time.

the team. As did an early season pep

mark in the MIAC, finishing in ninth

talk from some alumni, says Coach

place. The team enjoyed a Christmas

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Carroll: “We had alums come down and

vacation trip to Las Vegas where it

The team took a big lunge forward

talk to the players in a little roundtable

played against tough competition at the

in the pool during the 2016-17 season,

session... The tradition of our program is

D3hoops.com Classic. At the end of the

winning all four of their dual meets

something that I think our players respect

season, Peter Kruize (Sr., Saint Peter)

and capping the season with a second-

now and I think that really helped propel

and Riley Sharbono (So., Marshall)

place finish at the MIAC Championships,

us this year.”

received All-Conference Honorable

two spots higher than the previous

Mention recognition.

year. Tanner Sonnek (So., North

Indeed, the team started the new year on a tear, going on a 13-game unbeaten

Mankato) was named MIAC Men’s

streak to claim the No. 1 spot in the

Men’s Hockey

MIAC playoffs. The Gusties were upset

The team played their best at the end

the conference meet record in the

3-2 in the semifinals by St. Thomas,

of the season, winning three games and

100-yard breaststroke, clocking a

but were awarded an at-large bid to the

tying one, but it wasn’t enough to make

first place time of 55.10. He also won

national tourney.

the playoffs as they finished with a 5-15-

the 200 breaststroke and 200-yard

They took advantage of the second

Swimmer of the Year after setting

5 overall record and 4-10-2 mark in the

individual medley. Diver Logan Bican

chance, upsetting UW-River Falls in the

MIAC, taking eighth place. Head Coach

(Fy., Monticello) made a splash in

quarterfinals, and claiming third place

Brett Petersen’s squad stood its ground

his first year, reaching the regional

at the Frozen Four with a 3-1 win over

against the best teams in Division III

championships in the one- and three-

Norwich. At season’s end, Carroll was

early in the season. The Gusties tied

meter dives. Sonnek and Matt Allison

named MIAC Coach of the Year for

defending national champion and then-

(Fy., Grand Rapids) represented the

the seventh time and the USCHO.com

No. 1 ranked UW-Stevens Point in the

College at the NCAA Championships.

Division III Coach of the Year.

home opener at Don Roberts Ice Rink.

Sonnek highlighted the meet for the

Next winter looks just as good. Both

They also tied No. 7 UW-Eau Claire

Gusties by taking seventh place in the

women’s basketball and hockey teams

on Dec. 10. The Gusties concluded the

100-yard breaststroke, earning All-

will lose just three seniors to graduation.

season with a 4-4 tie against Hamline,

America status.

With a solid foundation in place, winter of

but won a thrilling eight-round shootout.

2018 could be another wonderland.

Senior goalie Erik Johnson (Sauk

Hockey players Amanda DiNella (So., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.), Kaitlyn Klein (Jr., Plymouth), and Erica Power (Jr., Lakeville) were named All-Conference. DiNella was also named First Team All-America, the first Gustavus goalie to earn the award.

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the best in Gustavus history.

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SPORTS Women’s Swimming & Diving

Gymnastics

The team won three of four dual meets

record books. The Gusties tallied six of the

and competed at a high level in six

program’s all-time top 10 team scores, including

other invitational meets. They ended

a season-high score of 186.275, which also

the season with a second-place finish

marked the second-highest team score in school

at the MIAC Championships for the

history. The team set a school record 47.025 on

second straight season. Kate Reilly

bars on Feb. 26 at the University of Minnesota

(Jr., Hastings), Maggie Webster (So.,

and posted the all-time highest Gustavus team

Apple Valley), Kennedy Holwerda

score at Sponberg Gymnastics Studio in the

(Jr., Willmar), and Nicole Lohman (Sr.,

home finale. Head Coach Aryn DeGrood ’09 was

North Mankato) qualified for the NCAA

named WIAC Coach of the Year, becoming the

Championships in Shenandoah, Texas,

first Gustavus coach to earn the award since the

competing in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-

College joined the league in 2005. Sam Ardy

yard butterfly, 100-yard freestyle, 200-

(So., Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Lauren Kershner

yard freestyle, 200-yard medley relay,

(Sr., Marine, Ill.), and Alex Kopp (Sr., Wayzata)

and 400-yard freestyle relay.

competed at the NCGA Championship, where all

Women’s Indoor Track & Field

The 2017 gymnastics season was one for the

Head Coach Aryn DeGrood

three earned All-America status.

The team competed in six meets leading up to the MIAC Championships, where they took 11th place. Kayla Stowell (So., Le Sueur) was consistently one of the top finishers in her events. She took fifth in the 60-meter at the conference meet. Siri Olson (Fy., Northfield) also had a good showing at the MIAC Championships, taking sixth place in the shot put.

1970 MIAC Champions

Men’s Indoor Track & Field

The 2017 season will be the 50th anniversary of Gustavus Men’s Soccer. Do you have

The team started the indoor season

photos and memories to share? Email CJ Siewert at siewert@gustavus.edu.

with a first-place finish at the Macalester Kilt Classic, followed by a pair of second-place finishes at the St. Olaf

2017 Fall Sport Home Openers

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Quadrangular and Carleton’s Meet of the

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Hearts. Head Coach Dale Bahr’s squad ended the indoor season with a ninthplace finish at the MIAC Championships.

Kyle Fredrickson (Sr., Victoria, Minn.) and Trevor Maxwell (Sr., Prior Lake, Minn.) both earned All-Conference honors. Fredrickson took second in

SAT. SEPT. 2 Football vs. Westminster at 1 p.m.

SAT. SEPT. 2 Cross Country hosts an alumni meet SAT. SEPT. 9 Men’s Soccer vs. Luther at 2 p.m.

SAT. SEPT. 16 Women’s Soccer vs. Concordia at 3:30 p.m.

SAT. SEPT. 23 Volleyball vs. Northwestern-St. Paul at 7 p.m.

the 800-meter run, while Maxwell took second in the 60-meter hurdles.

All upcoming sporting competitions can be found at gustavus.edu/calendar.

Gratitude In Their Honor FOR EIGHT YEARS, THE CLASS OF ’52 HAS HONORED TWO BELOVED BRETHREN WITH A SCHOLARSHIP FOR GUSTAVUS STUDENTS. In the predominantly white Class of ’52, two Ethiopian students— Garmame Wandafrosh and Seifu Selassie—charmed campus with their “flashing smiles” and “friendliness personified” according to articles in the Gustavian Weekly. They weren’t fans of all America had to offer: “We had to learn to like it,” Selassie said of American music, as told to Allen Kroehler ’50. “All right, I guess,” was Wandafrosh’s assessment of American women, as told to Bev Currier ’53. But the two international students developed lifelong friendships and received an education valuable in their home country. After they graduated, Wandafrosh and Selassie returned to Ethiopia to become progressive movement leaders.

Garmame Wandafrosh

Tragically, both died due to political strife during the Ethiopian Civil War, which lasted 17 years and ultimately killed 1.4 million people. Selassie, who had become Minister of Education in the 1960s and married Miss Ethiopia, was arrested, imprisoned, and then killed. Garmame too was executed, reportedly in a city square to set an example to others who were part of the progressive movement.

Twenty-seven years later, the Class of ’52 established an endowed scholarship in their name: The Class of 1952 Scholarship in Memory of Seifu and Garmame. It has been awarded yearly since the 2009–10 academic year. With their $25,000 endowment, three students have received financial help to attend Gustavus from their first year to graduation.

Thanks to you, Class of ’52, the memory of Selassie and

Your Reunion is an Opportunity Reunions are a time to reflect on the past, reconnect

And there are other ways your class can give:

To inquire or

with Gustie friends, and renew your relationship to the

• regular gifts to the Gustavus Annual Fund,

make a reunion

College. They are also an opportunity to recognize classmates, professors, and other people special to you and your class friends.

With a minimum of $25,000, your class can endow a named scholarship to benefit Gustavus students.

multi-year pledges and matching gifts, • special gifts such as gifts to capital/facility projects and other endowment funds, and • documented assets given to Gustavus at a future date, such as retirement or estate plans.

gift, contact gustavus.edu/ giving.

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Seifu Selassie

Wanderfrosh remains alive in these students.

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GUSTIES

MY GUSTAVUS Tanya Bransford ’80 “I WAS INTERESTED IN THE WORLD, MOTIVATED TO LEARN HOW LAWS ARE MADE BECAUSE IT AFFECTS ALL OF US. GUSTAVUS REALLY HELPED TO FUEL THAT.”

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I was encouraged to go to Gustavus by some alumni who were my teachers in high school. I came on a visit without any parents.

An admissions rep picked me up. I had already been accepted somewhere else, but at Gustavus the students were so warm and embracing. They said, you’ll do great here—we study hard but we have fun too. I wanted to sing in the choir, play intermural basketball, support the Gustie sports teams, and study hard. I wanted the whole package.

The first year, I was on the fourth floor in Valley View. It was so cold, walking to class in the winter with the wind chill. I remember thinking, can’t we get tunnels like UMD? With academics, I had to up my level of

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studying. I remember being a little surprised about that. But I met some good friends that first year, and I had a good time and still studied hard.

I learned critical thinking, which of course I use every day.

I also developed leadership skills. I was the head of the Black Student Organization, and I organized with a group of people to have social activities without alcohol. I enjoyed going on choir tour to Canada—working together, singing together, staying in alumni homes, and then coming back and singing in all of the churches. I still sing with my church choir now.

I do remember a lot of fun parties and dancing, I have to say. But I remember studying really hard too. Once, when I was finishing up a paper and the rest of the class was going to celebrate, the professor called me up and said, “Tanya, you can’t miss this. We’re all going to be here together.” Those personal touches really mattered. Also, I went on the Washington D.C. semester program. I saw the President, interned at a congressman’s office, saw important legislation being argued— it was legislation about whether or not there would be a Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, and Coretta Scott King was there with us in the gallery.

Like all seniors, I was scared and excited to graduate. I applied for an administrative clerk position with Judge Miles Lord to gain work experience before law school. He did not hire me, but instead advised that I go straight to law school after graduation so I would not get distracted from my goal. I attended Hamline University Law School that fall. Today, I am a District Court Judge in Hennepin County.

The qualities of a Gustie are someone who works hard, is intelligent, has a desire to help others, is friendly, and has faith. If I saw a student who had those kinds of qualities, I would say, yes, you would make a great Gustie!

THE RELATIONSHIP CONTINUES Judge Bransford gave the 2017 Christensen Lecture, created and funded by Kathryn Christensen to honor the late Ron Christensen, one of Bransford's favorite political science professors. She and professor Don Ostrom, are still in touch, 40 years later. “Those relationships are still so important to me.”

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THE SCHEDULE 9 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

Registration opens

7:30 a.m.

50 Year Club Luncheon

8 – 11 a.m. Rise and shine activities (fitness and arts)

12 – 5 p.m. Campus tours, memorial services, and other activities specific to reunion years 1 p.m. All-reunion golf scramble 2 – 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

Alumni College

4 – 7 p.m. Opening reception and dinner (meal and program begin at 6 p.m.)

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Square dance

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Class gatherings

Registration opens

8 – 10 a.m.

Alumni College

8 – 10 a.m.

Campus tours

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Class lunch gatherings 12 – 4 p.m. Saint Peter community events 3:30 – 5 p.m. Donor appreciation reception (invitation only; to make a gift visit gustavus.edu/giving) 5 – 6 p.m. Our Gustavus: Past, Present, and Future, with a message from President Rebecca Bergman 6 – 8 p.m.

Class dinner gatherings

8 – 10 p.m. Community block party and concert

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 8 – 10 a.m. Rise and shine activities (master classes) 9 a.m.

Alumni Choir rehearsal

10:30 a.m. Reunion worship and remembrance service 11:30 a.m. Closing brunch and send-off

LEARN MORE visit gustavus.edu/ alumni/gather Have questions?

Interested in helping plan your reunion? Contact alumni@gustavus.edu or call 800-487-8437.

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Walter Youngquist, Eugene, OR, retired from his work as a consulting geologist and author.

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Warren G. Doesken, Anoka, has moved to the Homestead at Anoka Assisted Living.

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Tony Almen, Minnetonka, and his wife are moving to a co-op in the Glen Lake area after 54 years in their home.

Ellis Jones, Saint Peter, was honored on his 85th birthday with a party on the Gustavus campus, hosted by his children.

Elizabeth Sampson Nelson, West St. Paul, is part of the care team ministry at Augustana Lutheran Church.

Paul Swedberg, Oldsmar, FL, enjoys winters there and summers in Brooklyn Center.

Lee Jaenson Zopff, Minneapolis, was 2011-2015 president of Mid-Trail Property Owners.

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Elaine Nagel Nelson, Albert Lea, is busy quilting for Lutheran World Relief.

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Dick Bublitz, Woodland Hills, CA, is owner of Fibrenew–We Fix Leather and active in the West Valley Warner Center Chamber of Commerce.

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A ROYAL AFFAIR

Saturday, November 11 J.W. Marriott - Mall of America Registration and Silent Auction opens at 5 p.m. $150/person until June 15 (then $175)

Marian Hennix Gabel, St. Louis Park, is a retired real estate agent.

Wally Johnson, Two Harbors, celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary.

Gene Sandvig, Minneapolis, was accepted into the Roosevelt High School Hall of Fame and has taken many visits to Norway. He is still on the ice with his grandchildren.

Jayne Arvidson Thrasher, Indianapolis, IN, is a substitute teacher for a private Catholic high school, enjoying the challenges of working with today's teenagers.

The biennial Gustavus fundraiser, A Royal Affair, raises funds for

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Judy Flom Shoemaker-Hill, Los Altos, CA, published three novels, one of which she wrote in collaboration with her brother, Scott ’79, and her nephew.

Pete Lindell, Apple Valley, cruised from San Diego to Vancouver.

Mark C. Skoog, Mankato, was inducted into the Minnesota OldTimers Football Hall of Fame.

Jerry D. Springston, Marion, IA, has been a minister-at-large from Maine to Washington for the past 12 years.

Ted Stoneberg, McCordsville, IN, celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination.

Jim Swanson, Hammond, IN, celebrated his Golden Jubilee of Ordination and attended a 50th Anniversary of Seminary class in Berkeley, CA.

Dennis Johnson, Minneapolis, is interm senior pastor at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church until June.

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Margo M. Callaghan, Sun Lakes, AZ, sold the Panamanian rights to her book, Darien Rainforest Basketry.

Karen Peterson George, Windsor Heights, IA, is an interior designer.

Dick C. Hane, Duluth, and Judy (Samuelson) Hane, do an annual Habitat for Humanity trip and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

scholarships for first-generation college students as well as the Gustavus library endowment. Hosted by the Gustavus Library Associates (GLA) and Gustavus Adolphus College, it’s a Gustie gala celebration with food, drinks, music, dancing, and an auction—including vintage Gustie gear!—all to celebrate and advance Gustavus.

NEW THIS YEAR: The night will feature emcees Carly (Aplin) Zucker ’07, Twin Cities media personality and sports journalist, and Phil Voight, Gustavus professor of communication studies, as well as entertainment by motivational singer and WCCO radio host, Jearlyn Steele.

COME AND GET YOUR CROWN ON!

Karen Noren Talle, Denver, CO, is a retired elementary school teacher and volunteer for the Denver Zoological Association.

Harvey M. Winje, Minneapolis, co-authored the concluding chapter of Wendell Phillips: Social Justice and the Power of the Past.

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Phil Rogosheske, St. Cloud, is a health and physical education instructor at Apollo High School.

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Marilyn Bliss Dissell, and husband, Bruce ’65, will travel to Germany this June to visit former

exchange students, then cruise the Norwegian Fjords.

Kate Pearson Halverson, Lake City, took a three-week trip to India with three other Gusties.

Jane Forsman Harrison, Platteville, WI, helps a female Guatemalan co-op outside of Guatemala City.

Margo J. Helgerson, Westhope, ND, is vice president of People’s State Bank.

Louise Borgman Hokenson, Minnetonka, is retired.

Duane C. Johnson, Sherwood, OR, works part-time at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood.

Karen Gruber Pagel, Wayzata, is a mentor for young women through the church program Apples of Gold.

Michael Parvey, Bedford, IN, retired from Crane Army Ammunition.

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Rebecca Gilbertson Merritt, Scottsdale, AZ, is involved in multiple programs and activities at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church.

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Gary M. Johnson, St. Paul, will retire from estate planning at the end of this year with Dorsey & Whitney law firm and Dorsey & Whitney Trust.

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Brian Carlson, Old Hickory, TN, continues his private practice of pathology/ medicine in Nashville.

Julienne Wood, Shreveport, LA, was promoted from associate librarian to librarian (full professor) at Louisana State University.

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Carol Saeger Gercke, Parker, CO, is retired from her nursing career.

Diane Havlik Shallue, Blaine, retired after 25 years in ELCA congregational ministry.

Kathy Iverson Winchell, Lino Lakes, is a retired elementary school teacher.

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Marilyn Rauch Benson, Bloomington, retired in December.

Becky Bingea, San Rafael, CA, retired in 2016 and is actively volunteering.

Sandee Brekke, London, UK, is director for Access Services at Stanford University School of Medicine, Lane Medical Library.

Marilyn K. Foss, Aspen, CO, is the owner and president of Mountain Mortgage.

Barbara A. Horn, St. Paul, is retired from UNISYS Corporation.

Mary V. Johnson, Apple Valley, retired from the library field.

Cherry Nelson Jordan, New Prague, is an executive assistant for Dakota Electric Association in Farmington.

Kay McNamara Minnich, Prior Lake, retired in December.

Miles Nyland, Grayslake, IL, retired from Topco Associates.

Mark A. Rydell, Golden Valley, retired from his position at Vertebral Technologies.

Judy Dostal Schultz, Maplewood, is retired from St. Paul schools.

Billy Steiner, North Mankato, was elected to a sixth term on the North Mankato City Council.

Mitzi Ohman Thornberg, Walhalla, ND, is a freelancer and volunteer.

Kathy Cruse Wehking, Hector, has retired as dean of students.

Marjie Witman, Des Moines, IA, is a semi-retired nurse practitioner consultant.

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Dave Hedlin, New Lenox, IL, is a pastor at Peace Lutheran Church.

Bonnie G. Ostlund, Golden Valley, works in the special education office at Cooper High School.

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Keith V. Adolphson, Spokane, WA, is associate professor of mathematics at Eastern Washington University.

Michael J. Anderson, Kirkland, WA, is senior pastor at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church.

Brian J. Asleson, Buffalo, is chief deputy attorney at Wright County Government Center.

Wendy Berghorst, Shorewood, is a transition specialist for Children & Youth with Special Health Needs for MN Department of Health.

Steve Briggs, Eagan, retired from Travelers Companies and Northland Insurance Company.

Sharon Wieman Buckley, Bellevue, NE, is an adult ministry coordinator and congregational care coordinator.

Barb Zellar Chicos, North Mankato, is database manager for Loyola Catholic School.

Shannon Smith Deer, St. Paul, is a branch office administrator at Edward Jones in Eagan.

Kris Cope Edmonds, Hopkins, is the arts coordinator for Brooklyn Center Community Schools.

Mark V. Fryklund, Edmond, OK, is a photojournalist at KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City.

Laurel Jursted Gaard, Apple Valley, is a business administrator for All Saints Lutheran Church in Minnetonka.

Cynthia Zotalis Gustafson, Helena, MT, is the executive officer of the Montana Board of Nursing.

Glynda M. Gustafson, Minneapolis, works in human resources for Wells Fargo.

Bruce Johnson, Apple Valley, has retired from the Department of Public Safety.

Cyndee Johnson, Proctor, is a physical education teacher at Esko Public Schools.

Joel A. Johnson, Portland, OR, is a senior business systems analyst at Nike.

Rebecca Barnes Kahl, Spokane, WA, is a physical therapist at St. Luke’s Rehab Institute in Spokane.

Paul E. Knautz, Abbotsford, WI, is a retired special education teacher.

Mary Anderson Kunelius, Janesville, retired from teaching fourth grade.

Karen E. McCall, Minneapolis, is the owner of McCall Design.

Craig J. Miller, Pequot Lakes, is the agency principal at Federated Insurance in Brainerd.

Greg Nelson, Maple Grove, is a dentist at Rogers Dental Center in Rogers.

Joyce Thompson Nelson, Puyallup, WA, is the chief financial officer of Emerald Home Furnishings in Tacoma.

James A. Onomiya, St. Paul, has been selling residential real estate for Edina Realty for 21 years.

Doug Pavelka, Mesa, AZ, is the assistant vice president of International Dairy Queen.

Paula Dumdei Rock, Cohasset, retired from working as a nurse practitioner.

After a 40-year career at Gustavus, primarily as the director of Fine Arts,

Al Behrends ’77, retired in March.

Mary Pederson Behrends ’77, continues to teach French and coach the six-time Minnesota State Academic Decathlon champions at Saint Peter High School.

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Larry Philipp, Stockton, CA, retired from healthcare administration.

Tom G. Toftey, Winfield, IL, retired from owning a consulting company focused on qualitative research.

Jeanne Mingus Tolzmann, Elgin, IL, is involved with Kids Hope USA, a faith-based mentoring program.

June Hagglund Weind, Toronto, ON, is a retired kindergarten teacher from the Toronto School District.

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Deb Thorset Ronglien, Eden Prairie, is a self-employed artist.

Robert J. Rudelius, Marina Del Rey, CA, is the CEO of Noble Ventures Group.

Scott Shelley, Saint Peter, is a retired social worker.

Glenn P. Tapley, Winter Springs, FL, is a retired educational consultant.

Bob Vukas, Topeka, KS, retired from Jostens.

Charlie Wold, Andover, retired from a career in civil service, focused most recently on renewable energy.

Lucy Nelson Zanders, St. Paul, is the executive director of Theresa Living Center.

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Jon W. Hachfeld, Shoreview, is a CFP at Ameriprise Financial.

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Patricia A. Pellikka, Rochester, is chair of the Division of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Mayo Clinic.

Todd G. Popham, Millersville, MD, owns a consulting, coaching, and training firm and is an executive MBA instructor.

Matt Thompson, Edina, is a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels.

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Cindy Holmes Carlson, Plymouth, is the director of congregational life at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church.

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Mary Rolf Bodin, Roseville, is a transplant coordinator for the University of Minnesota.

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Ellen Almen-Dale, Plymouth, is an international travel counselor for AAA Minneapolis.

Philip Belin, Little Canada, is the principal of Belin Business Consulting.

Jim R. Bjork, Chaska, is the vice president/Americas Region for David Brown Santasalo.

Scott A. Blair, Bloomington, is a customer service representative for DecisionOne. Jim Bloom, Minneapolis, is U.S. regional director for CRM/ Innerchange.

Suzanne F. Boda, Dallas, TX, is senior VP, Hub and Gateways Operations, for American Airlines.

Paul Breckner, Wayzata, is president of Data Sales.

Dave Carlson, Plymouth, owns A.C. Carlson Appliance in New Hope.

Scott Creighton, Lamberton, is an accountant.

Michael Deane, Alexandria, VA, is executive director of National Association of Water Companies.

In our Spring 2017 issue, we noted

Jack Bergman ’69 as the first Gustie in U.S. Congress. But Oscar Youngdahl 1916 was also an elected U.S. congressman. Our apologies for the error, and our thanks to Jim Anderson ’60 for remembering Congressman Youngdahl.

Ann Towler Decker, Chaska, is a music specialist for the World Learner School of Chaska.

Lisa DeRemee, New Brighton, is the budget systems business manager for MN Management and Budget in St. Paul.

Dawn Abraham Erickson, Woodbury, is the marketing director at Made for Retail in Roseville.

Theresa Brelje Erickson, Milan, WI, is a math teacher at Lac qui Parle Valley High School in Madison.

Sheila D. Ewer, Zimmerman, owns Jumpn Gymnastics.

Terri Foster Floccare, Lutherville, MD, is the lower school librarian and library department chair at The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland in Baltimore.

Connie I. Fortin, Plymouth, owns Fortin Consulting, an environmental consulting firm in Hamel.

Karen Frilseth, Vadnais Heights, is a lending officer for Building Trades Credit Union.

Lisa Heldke, Saint Peter, is professor of philosophy and director of the Nobel Conference at Gustavus.

Pamela Maxwell Helgeson, White Bear Lake, is the controller at Salo at Phillips-Medisize in Hudson, WI. Autu Rilling Hilger, Camarillo, CA, is the clinical director of Medicine, Surgery, Acute Rehab, and Dialysis at Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

Leah Ross Holmes, Rochester, is a psychologist at Zumbro Valley Health Center.

Timothy R. Hoover, Naples, FL, is senior director, Knee & Hip Team, at Arthrex.

Cathy Strohm Horton, Hendersonville, NC, is the chair of hospitality management for AB Technical College in Asheville.

Mary K. Jaeger, Eugene, OR, is professor of classics at the University of Oregon.

Debby Kleinow Jass, Odin, is a high school special education teacher and co-owner of Ride Safe, Ride Smart Motorcycle.

Kathy Opheim Johnson, Minneapolis, is a Realtor for Coldwell Banker Burnet.

Mark T. Johnson, Mahtomedi, is a shareholder with Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. Julie Beckenhauer Leacox, Lake St. Louis, MO, is an administrative assistant for Fort Zumwalt School District.

Kristi Rolloff Liedman, St. Bonifacius, is a manufacturer representative and builder specialist for North Central Sales Corporation.

Lori J. MacKinnon, Burnsville, is a disease prevention and control coordinator for Dakota County.

Cheryl Olson Mathison, Minnetonka, is a teaching pastor at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church in Plymouth.

Martha Keller McBurney, Bourbonnais, IL, is an adjunct chemistry professor at Olivet Nazarene University.

Jane McDowell-Johnson, Prior Lake, is vice president of Ventaire.

Monica J. Neal, Eden Prairie, is a program officer for Animal Welfare at Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies.

Nancy P. Parsons, Bushnell, IL, is the associate provost for undergraduate and graduate studies at Western Illinois University.

Lori Ehlen Rebers, Prior Lake, is the director of administration with Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Paul E. Rippe, Edina, is the owner of Rippe Print Communications.

Dwight E. Rudquist, Lindstrom, is pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Chisago City.

Lisa Gstalder Rudquist, Lindstrom, is a paraprofessional for Chisago Lakes Schools.

Dave E. Schultz, Bemidji, is the chief financial officer for Paul Bunyan Communications.

Brad L. Spencer, Independence, is a financial advisor for RBC Wealth Management.

Robin Klein Stoker, New Brighton, is a finance manager and associate vice president for U.S. Bancorp.

Steve T. Swentkofske, Cohasset, is an insurance agent for Itasca Reliable Insurance.

Eric E. Timm, Burr Ridge, IL, is vice president of sales for Phonak in Naperville.

Rose Baribeau Umland, Plymouth, is the parish nurse/lay minister to children and families at St. Barnabas Lutheran Church.

Sonja Jensen Wastvedt, Des Moines, IA, is a reading and math interventionist for the Des Moines Public School District.

Betsy Webb-Stuwe, Gross Rheide, Germany, is a selfemployed aviation consultant.

Eunice Carlson Woodberry, Cottonwood, is a pastor for Winds of the Prairie Ministries.

Ferman Woodberry, Cottonwood, is a cabinetmaker at Norcraft Companies.

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Kari Boorsma Woodson, Apple Valley, is leading a Thrivent Builds/Habitat for Humanity global trip to Poland in June.

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Lauri Odegaard Garbo, Naples, FL, received her EdD from Florida Gulf Coast University in December. She is a specialist in advanced studies for Collier County Public Schools.

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Susanne Stanonik Degen, Eau Claire, WI, is vice president of operations for the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire.

Dawn Anderson Levy, Minneapolis, is the digital marketing manager for Dex Media.

Randy Merideth, Lakeville, is deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Libreville, Gabon.

Jayne Radke Rothschild, Rochester, is the executive director of the Honors Choirs of Southeastern Minnesota.

Jeff E. Soderstrom, Orono, is Vice President of risk mitigation for Ameriprise Financial.

Peter D. Stapay, Breckenridge, CO, works for Clarity Insights.

Alan J. Brew, Ashland, WI, is a tenured professor of English and the new executive director of the Sigurd Olson Institute at Northland College.

Dave Deyak, Iowa City, IA, is assistant dean of the full-time MBA program at the University of Iowa.

Dan Michel, Chicago, IL, is manager, digital media strategy, at Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the church-wide office for the ELCA. Dayna Harting Weltzin, Alexandria, is development director at Luther Crest Bible Camp in Alexandria.

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Eric Isberg, Plymouth, is director of life sciences at Entegris in Bloomington. He was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Bioprocess Systems Alliance in Washington, D.C.

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Jennifer Quisberg Augeson, Loretto, is director of financial planning and analysis for UpsherSmith Laboratories in Maple Grove.

Cecilia Bjorkegren, Northcote, is associate director for Swinburne University of Technology.

Nathan J. Blair, Lakewood, CO, is the energy modeling manager for National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

BECAUSE OF YOUR ENDORSEMENT You responded to our call for high school student referrals with customary Gustie spirit and enthusiasm. You saw something of that spirit in young people you know, and you sent them our way.

As a result of your personal endorsement, 78 high school students have made the commitment to become Gusties in the fall of 2017.

We have given them each a $4,000 scholarship because you endorsed them. Your deep connection to your College, and the opportunities and successes you had here, will now become someone else’s opportunities, successes, and connection.

You sent them to us as promising students.

We will send them to the world as Gusties in 2021.

Thank you.

Jennifer Ek Bolsoni, Minneapolis, is a self-employed antiques dealer.

Kristi L. Brown, St. Louis Park, is a clinical supervisor and psychotherapist for Canvas Health in Richfield.

Michele Clem Clembury, Bend, OR, is a nurse home visitor for Deschutes County Public Health.

Mary Meger Dooley, Lonsdale, is a German teacher for the TriCounty United School District.

Melissa Mack Grinde, La Crescent, is a physician assistant at Gundersen Health Systems.

Jennifer Johnson Hanson, St. Paul, is senior director of guest services at Target Corporation.

Daniel G. James, Seattle, WA, is chapter executive director for Positive Coaching Alliance.

Derek Johns, Stillwater, is a consultant for Thrivent Financial.

Janelle Winters Johnson, Akeley, is a kindergarten teacher for the Walker Hackensack Akeley School District.

Kristin Johnson, Minneapolis, is a children’s book author. She has won two MN Arts Board Grants.

Nicole Johnson Kaufman, Omaha, NE, is an instructor in the chemistry department at Creighton University.

Jennifer Maether Kissell, Scandia, is an analyst at ECMC in Minneapolis.

Angie Benham Krebs, Alexandria, is a public health nurse for Horizon Public Health.

Bethany Dahlen Kurschner, Oconomowoc, WI, is a business partner of Sales Group and owner/ operator of Mini Mozart Music.

Grant Kuseske, Rosemount, is an account executive for Mansfield Oil Company.

Ellen Miller Larson, Mapleton, is vice president of Hawk Alarm Systems.

Stacy Solberg Markert, Shakopee, is a physical therapist at TRIA Orthopedic.

Ann Stolle McCready, St. Charles, is a fourth grade teacher for St. Charles Public Schools.

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Lisa Isenberg, St. Paul, is retired after 25 years on the psychology faculty at University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Bill B. Scheig, St. Louis Park, is medical director, Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, for Centracare Health in Monticello.

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Beth Zarbock Micke, Sioux Falls, SD, is an occupational therapist for LifeScape.

Ted Niemi, Fresno, CA, is a pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Mike Peterson, St. Michael, owns Peterson Consulting GXP. Laurie J. Poehler, Waterville, is the CFO of Sunrise Products.

Allison Hoff Robelia, Rochester, is a paraprofessional for the Rochester Public School District.

Ann Lewis Schmidt, Mitchell, SD, is a physical therapist at Aegis.

Anneke Johnson Schultz, St. Paul, is safety specialist for CHS. Brenda Meyer Simpson, Eagle Lake, is a project manager II for ADP in Plymouth.

Stefanie Weber Trebil, Edina, teaches first grade for the Hopkins School District.

Virginia Sprau Wimmer, Oronoco, is vice president of development for Metalife.

Kim Wold Zwart, St. Michael, is quality assurance manager for MD Biosciences.

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J.D. Anderson, Sartell, is chief of pharmacy for the St. Cloud VA HealthCare System.

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Jennifer Elmer, Rochester, is a critical care nurse at the Mayo Clinic.

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Matthew Alden, Minneapolis, is senior project manager at Perficient.

Ericka Busby Atkinson, Rosemount, is a clinical pharmacist for HealthPartners.

Heather Ford Autey, St. Paul, is a U.S. dairy food sales specialist with Land O’Lakes.

Sara Williams Balster, Middleton, WI, is a manager in the IS project management office for UW Health.

Sara Machel Beach, Shakopee, is an occupational therapist at St. Gertrude’s Health and Rehab Center.

Julie Peplinski Bowles, Prior Lake, is a business system consultant for Wells Fargo.

Kara K. Buckner, Minnetonka, is a self-employed entrepreneur and marketing strategist.

Jennifer Carlson, Medicine Lake, is a medical device sales representative for Cordis.

Jennifer Johnson Cords, Apple Valley, is a financial planner at Thrivent Financial.

Chris Donaldson, Chaska, is the senior services manager for Cambria.

Amy Dragland-Johnson, St. Louis Park, is the director of North America Shopper Marketing for SC Johnson.

Julie Brouwer Dvergsten, Brookings, SD, is a product service engineer microbiologist for 3M. Sheila Tanata Eyler, Waynesboro, PA, is a fishery biologist for United States Fish & Wildlife Services.

Theresa M. Gienapp, St. Paul, is the director of planned giving for Macalester College.

Adam J. Holmes, Long Lake, is the chief executive officer of Vanman Architects and Builders in Plymouth.

Joleen Hubbard, Rochester, is the associate professor of medical oncology for the Mayo Clinic.

Rich Johnson, Savage, is the retirement plan administrator for Fringe Benefits Design.

Ole C. Karstad, Nicollet, is the general operations manager for Krohn Farm & Grain.

Amy Herbert Leval, Solna, Sweden, is the Nordic outcomes research manager for Johnson & Johnson.

Kimberly J. Miller, San Diego, CA, is a partner with Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear.

Paul D. Mueller, Granger, IN, is the director of enrollment research at University of Notre Dame.

Jen Dean Nelson, Rosemount, is the physical therapy manager at Summit Orthopedics.

Rachel Michael Nilsson, Minneapolis, is the user experience architect for Ingersoll Rand in St. Paul.

Amber Shockey Nurmi, West Linn, OR, is the owner of Healthy Pet West Linn.

Lori Bresin Oachs, Saint Peter, is an early childhood educator for Saint Peter Schools.

Elaine Nelson Peik, Minneapolis, is the market development manager for Sun Country Airlines.

Kate Peterson, Minneapolis, is the undergraduate services librarian for the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Anna Lenz Sammelson, Muncie, IN, is a delivery program manager with Downtown Farm Stand.

Shelley Wolfgram Sanchez, Savage, is assistant vice president of product strategy for Prime Therapeutics.

Kathleen A. Schiltz, Appleton, WI, is therapist/owner of Valley Counseling Associates.

Beth Berquam Schmoll, Madison Lake, works at Clifton Larson Allen in Mankato.

Brenda Thomas Schnettler, St. Louis, MO, is a biology teacher for Ferguson Florissant School District.

Kate Blanchard Shiroff, Denver, CO, is a legislative audit supervisor for the Colorado State Auditor’s Office.

Barbara Freimuth Siefken, Woodbury, is a physical therapist at Summit Orthopedics.

Tanya Pierson Sirianni, Minnetonka, is the global release and delivery manager for General Motors Financial–International Operations in Bloomington.

Teresa L. Staats, Somerset, NJ, is a health and physical education teacher for Bernards Township Public Schools.

Mike Stuedemann, Andover, is partner/principal consultant for AgilityIRL. Marsha Pinney Sullivan, Le Sueur, is an RN at St. Francis Regional Medical Center.

Jill Watson Swanson, Gretna, NE, is a speech-language pathologist for CHI Alegent Health.

Scott E. Tricker, Omaha, NE, is the regional business development leader for Olsson Associates.

Erin Johnson Turner, Forest Lake, is owner and attorney at Johnson/Turner Legal.

Kevin D. Vanderwerf Myers, Chaska, is a senior manager/ executive producer for Best Buy. Andy Velishek, Montgomery, is a physical education teacher for Most Holy Redeemer Catholic School.

Jamie M. Vicha, Minneapolis, is a legal assistant in the Office of the Federal Defender.

Jennifer S. Vickerman, Minneapolis, works at Gustavus as a gift planner in the Gustavus advancement office.

Amy Moeller Walz, Crystal, is a school administrator for King of Grace Lutheran School.

Jessica McGregor Wittig, Germantown, WI, is a health education teacher at Greenfield Middle School.

Kathryn E. Zibell, Kansas City, MO, is an accountant for the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Elin Ahldén, Bromma, Sweden, is senior consultant and founding partner of Lennox Public Relations.

Ari Silkey, Burnsville, is general manager of transportation technology at Amazon and has been named to the prestigious 40 Under 40 list by The MinneapolisSt. Paul Business Journal.

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Karrin A. Daniels, Shoreline, WA, is an operations systems analyst at Food Lifeline in Seattle.

Thomas Klint ’00, Minneapolis, was selected as the top nurse educator by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.

He works for Fairview/U of M Health with the University of Minnesota transplant program.

Cecelia Lee, St. Paul, is the director for counseling and student services at Hmong College Prep Academy in St. Paul.

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Dana J. Menard, Maple Grove, is founder and chief executive officer of Twin Cities Wealth Strategies.

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Erin E. H. Austin, Fort Collins, CO, teaches at Poudre High School.

Nick Austin, Albert Lea, is the manager of retirement services at Intellicents.

Ann Gramstad, Austin, is executive director of United Way of Freeborn County.

Kate Reiman Bergstrom, Sioux Falls, SD, is a physical education teacher for the Brandon Valley School District and an adjunct professor at Augustana College.

Laura Beres Bristle, Montevideo, is an English teacher for the MacCray School District.

Jesse Cusick, St. Paul, is a secondary English teacher for Cretin-Derham Hall.

Andrew J. Dahl, St. Paul, is an associate with TigerRisk Partners in Edina.

Andrea Wentzel Dalton, Kansas City, MO, is special projects coordinator on the leadership team of Truman Medical CentersBehavioral Health Acute Care Units.

She also directs a national roster internship program for music therapy training.

Justin Dinger, Barnum, is technology support specialist for Cloquet Public Schools.

Heidi Fryer Eberle, Los Angeles, CA, is a teacher for Yeshiva University of Los Angeles.

Brady Finnern, Sartell, is the pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church.

Michelle Herickhoff, Belgrade, teaches eighth grade English for New London-Spicer School District.

Todd A. Johnson, Sartell, is an associate professor of physics at the College of St. Benedict/ St. John’s University.

Candi Luitjens, Andover, is the staffing program coordinator for the Anoka-Hennepin School District.

Melissa L. Klaas, Appleton, WI, is an English teacher to preschoolaged children at an elementary school in Bordeaux, France.

Misti Koop, Grand Forks, ND, is in her fifth season as a Burning Hills singer in the Medora Musical.

Molly O’Keefe Kramer, Osseo, is the merchandising director for Target Corporation.

Britta Olson Lindberg, Monona, WI, works in immigration and global mobility for Epic Systems Corporation in Verona.

Kellie Kachelmeier Lockrem, New Hope, is the assistant controller at Center for Diagnostic Imaging in Minneapolis.

Bob Logan, Bloomington, is a K-12 EBD/LD special education teacher for the St. Louis Park Public Schools.

Jenni Lopez, Sebeka, is a lead home visitor, child care partnership coordinator at Tri-County Community Action Partnership in Todd, Morrison, and Crow Wing Counties.

James Matheson, Minneapolis, is the president and co-founder of Network Medics, Inc. Jen McCall Seidl, St. Paul, is a veterinarian at Grand Avenue Veterinary Center in St. Paul.

Katherine Medbery-Oleson, Bothell, WA, is associate professor and chair of the communication studies department at Bellevue College.

Stephen D. Nesvig, St. Paul, is senior VP of Anchor Bank.

Joe Pike, Eden Prairie, is chief technical officer for Barlow Research Associates, Inc. Leah Barry Pitzenberger, Loretto, is senior HR manager of Target Corporation.

Becky Potter, Lakeville, is finance manager for SolidEmployee’s LLC. Cory Quammen, Durham, NC, is staff research and development engineer for Kitware in Carrboro.

Kristin Olson Schneider, Byron, is a kindergarten teacher for Byron Public Schools.

Denae Schuldt, Farmington, is an investigator for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Minneapolis.

Jeff Sehr, Luverne, is an appraiser/assistant county recorder for Rock County in Luverne.

Vidya Sivan, Boston, MA, is the print and online communications specialist for Alui Relations and Resource Development at Harvard Kennedy School.

Perry Howes Slack, Maple Grove, is an independent contractor in educational publishing.

Nikki Lindstrom Warner, St. Paul, is the human resources director for Target Corporation.

Rob Williams, Eden Prairie, is an attorney for Morrison Sund in Minnetonka.

Robyn Borre Winner, Johnston, IA, is owner, designer, and seamstress for Mama Bird Creation.

Ali Opay Wong, St. Paul, is a physician in family medicine at the HealthEast Oakdale Clinic.

Lindsay Townsend Youngdahl, Houston, TX, is director of athletics at The Atwy International School.

Angie Drews Youngerberg, Janesville, is human services director of business operations for Blue Earth County.

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Ian W. Keesey, Jena, Germany, is a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology.

Sarah Lippert, Chicago, IL, is a financial coordinator at The Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago.

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Ty Haschig, Hugo, is an agent at Ty Haschig State Farm Agency in St Paul.

Logan J. Martin, Cottage Grove, is the Rosemount city administrator.

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Paul D. Anderson, Minneapolis, is an account supervisor for Latitude.

Elizabeth E. Andres, Anchorage, AK, received her master’s from Colorado State University and is a research and conference coordinator for Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Jessi Lewis Archbold, Minneapolis, is a CRNA for American Anesthesiology of Minnesota.

Sam Archbold, Minneapolis, is a marketing manager for Ameriprise.

Althea Archer ArchMiller, Big Lake, received her PhD from Auburn University with a degree in forestry.

Keri A. Asp, St. Paul, is program director for career counseling at Carleton College.

Natasha M. Auer, St. Louis Park, is an outpatient therapist for Alpha Human Services and working on her doctorate in psychology at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

Chris Bacon, Medford, MA, received his master’s in education from Boston University and is working towards his PhD. Eleanor Bash, Alberta, Canada, is a PhD candidate at the University of Calgary in Alberta.

Rachel Tuil Berglund, Plano, TX, is an assistant director at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Steph Berglund, Hopkins, is a fifth grade Spanish immersion teacher for the Minnetonka School District.

Daniel D. Bissonnette, Minneapolis, is a right of way technician for HDR Engineering.

Jess Plemel Bogut, Medford, is a senior commercial underwriter for Federated Insurance in Owatonna.

Bobby Bonine, St. Paul, is a partner with Lifelong Wealth Advisors.

Claudio A. Bravo, Tucson, AZ, is a fifth grade teacher for the AmeriSchools Academy.

Andrea M. Carlile, Brookings, SD, is director of forensics for South Dakota State University.

Brittany Libbey Dahlman, Minneapolis, is a student and family support manager for Cristo Rey Jesuit High School.

Nick David, Mound, teaches and coaches at Westonka Public Schools and was named the 2015 and 2016 Twin Cities Red Subdistrict Coach of the year.

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Lindsay A. Dechert, Robbinsdale, is the orchestra director for Bloomington Public Schools.

Kate deGruyter, Oakton, VA, is senior digital media advisor for Third Way Network in Washington, D.C. Greg Dokken, Chaska, works with delivery for Hohenstein’s.

Lindsay K. Eastman, Arlington, VA, is an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C. Emily Petraitis Elmer, Golden Valley, is an event manager for Inbound BrewCo. Tommy Elton, Minneapolis, is an optometrist for Elton EyeCare in Edina as well as True Focus Vision in Chanhassen.

Angie Bauman Engel, Chanhassen, is a consultant in claim customer support for The Hartford in Minneapolis.

Sarah Demke Fogderud, Brainerd, is owner and client services manager of AW Research Laboratories.

Melissa M. Friebe, Boston, MA, is a supervisor for Arthur Murray Dance Centers.

Clair Plank Gahler, Richfield, is an information officer for Minnesota DNR. Matt Garten, Otsego. works at Second Swing Golf in Eden Prairie as inventory specialist, service specialist, and sales specialist. He recently competed in the Pepsi Home Run Challenge at Target Corporation Field, losing to TC Bear by a score of 3-1.

Matt Garten, Otsego, works at Second Swing Golf in Eden Prairie as inventory specialist, service specialist, and sales specialist.

Brock J. Gustafson, Minnetonka, is a senior IT risk assurance consultant for EY in Minneapolis.

Laura Watkins Hagemeyer, Brooklyn Park, is a pediatric hospitalist for the University of Minnesota Physicians.

Scott Hagemeyer, Brooklyn Park, is a software engineer for RSA Engineering.

Maria A. Kasdagly, Blaine, is founder and wellness coach for MAKWellness.

Todd J. Kohorst, Kenyon, is a sixth grade physical science teacher for Farmington Public Schools.

Jacqueline T. Brost, Shoreview, is a GIS analyst for Carver County.

Finn C. Kuusisto, Madison, WI, is a postdoctoral research associate at the Morgridge Institute for Research.

Katie Leaf, Minneapolis, is a designer for SALA Architechts.

Liz Jaede Lindner, Eden Prairie, is director of the Youth Handbells at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Eagan.

Jessica Weggemann Moriarty, Minneapolis, is a co-Owner of LAB. Alison M. Morley, St. Louis Park, is an athletic trainer for Allina Health, Sports and Orthopedic Specialists.

Eric D. Olson, New Prague, is an attorney at Rock Hutchinson in Minneapolis.

Sarah E. Olson, Minneapolis, is an international sales coordinator for Bradley Products.

Sarah Creighton Olson, New Prague, is a self-employed communications consultant.

Abby K. Pedersen, Maple Grove, is an account executive for OUTFRONT Media.

Gregory Mason (English and Peace Studies Emeritus) and Jericho Westendorf ’11 sailed on the Spring 2017 voyage of Semester at Sea. Greg, who is sailing with Ruth (International Education), is teaching courses in literature and in peace studies.

Jericho is Assistant Director of Field Programs. Six hundred students from more than 50 different countries are studying for credit on the voyage, which visited ports in Hawaii, Japan, China, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco, and Germany.

Jay Phillips, Bloomington, is a logistics coordinator for Transport America.

Matt Pollari, St. Paul, is a data coordinator for SEIU Local 284 in South St. Paul.

Erica Brown Ramer, Plymouth, is an internal auditor for Target Corporation.

Kelli Bertelsen Ritter, St. Joseph, is a fourth grade teacher for the St. Cloud School District.

Rick Rittmaster, St. Louis Park, is a learning and development manager for MTS Systems.

Angi Rosenow, Rushford, is an assistant manager at Claire’s in Rochester.

Erin B. Sandberg, Brooklyn, NY, is a senior copywriter for Evive Health. She received her master’s in health communication from Northwestern University in August.

Melissa L. Schmit, Eden Prairie, is senior permitting specialist for Geronimo Energy in Edina.

Paul Shneider, Mankato, is an attorney for Blethen, Gage & Krause.

Stacy C. Smith Donley, Minneapolis, is a psychiatric associate for Fairview Riverside Medical Center and in private practice with Cashman Center Therapies for Mind and Body.

Andrea R Souther, Plymouth, works at United Healthcare in Minnetonka.

Maegen Trebelhorn Storm, Owatonna, is a pediatric nurse practitioner for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Anne E. Swenson, Hinsdale, IL, is an HR specialist for Midwest HR in Woodridge.

Ashley E. Takekawa, Prior Lake, is a physical therapist for Viverant in St. Louis Park.

Becca L. Thompson, North Mankato, is a licensed marriage and family therapy counselor for Counseling Services of Southern Minnesota in Saint Peter.

John R. Underwood, Elk River, is sales Vice President for Securian Financial Group.

Brianna E. Vaa, Rochester, is a general internal medicine physician at Mayo Clinic.

Annie Flicek Vetter, Eagan, works for Explore Information Services.

Ryan M. Vetter, Eagan, works for Värde Partners.

Lisa M. Walker, Muncie, IN, is assistant director of university apartments for Ball State University.

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Kyle G. Johnson, Eden Prairie, is a case manager/social worker for Scott County.

Jaclyn Dufault Martin, Crookston, is lead eligibility worker for Polk County Social Services.

Sarah Zierke Solyntjes, Stewartville, is a quality analyst for the Mayo Clinic in the FDA regulated manufacturing office.

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Alicia M. Alvarado, Willmar, is an optometrist for Minnesota Eye Consultants.

Martha K. Anderson, St. Paul, is a technical end user support analyst for Medtronic.

Katie Andren, New Hope, is an attorney for Brown Law Offices.

Brit Barkholtz, St. Paul, is a therapy support advocate for Alexandria House in Blaine.

Keshia H. Betcher, Minneapolis, is the senior financial analyst for Comcast Cable in St. Paul.

Katie Sellner Bloedow, Sleepy Eye, is a registered nurse for SEMC. Spencer D. Bonnerup, Albert Lea, is in medical school at St. George’s University.

Brian J. Campbell, Columbus, GA, is a Captain in the U.S. Army.

Benjamin R. Ceder, Minneapolis, received his DPT from University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.

Breanne Ceranske, Waupaca, WI, is working on a master’s in physician’s assistance studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jenna M. Chapman, Chicago, IL, is the principal consultant for the Illinois State Board of Education.

Matt Claypool, Crystal, is a geospatial designer for Connexus Energy in Ramsey.

Jason M. Cook, Waconia, is a health data analyst for Prime Therapeutics.

Taylor L. Drenttel, Minneapolis, is consumer marketing supervisor at Securian Financial Group.

Chris Duhaime, Chicago, IL, is a regional operations coordinator, event and venue operations at Uber Technologies.

Megan E. Endresen, Washington, D.C. is a special education teacher at District of Columbia Public Schools.

Hannah K. Fischer, Omaha, NE, is an attorney at Baird Holm.

Katie Greiner, Dillon, CO, is an eighth grade math teacher for the Summit School District.

Tyler J. Grey, Lakeville, is an assistant athletic director.

Renee A. Guittar, Minneapolis, is a performer at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres.

Martin He, Vienna, VA, is a senior associate for PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Betsy Scherer Heck, Chicago, IL, is a real estate accountant for Transwestern.

Kablia Her, St. Paul, works at Allina Health.

Alisha M. Holt, Minneapolis, is a dentistry student at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

Ian P. Ingersoll, Minneapolis, is an enterprise operations associate with Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.

Tom Jaede, San Francisco, CA, is software engineer for Kontur Labs.

Alaina Ramsburg Johnson, St. Louis Park, is the senior business partner, corporate social responsibility, for Target Corporation.

Matt Johnson, St. Paul, is an internal sales desk manager at AEI Capital Corporation.

Kyle B. Kinnear, Narragansett, RI, is a research analyst at GPD Systems, LLC. Emily S. Klatt, St. Paul, is a school social worker for the St. Paul Public Schools.

Annie Klein, St. Paul, is an executive team leader at Target Corporation.

Jake Klem, Mahtomedi, is a project manager for Bibliotheca .

Eydie N. Kramer, Waconia, is in her second year of PhD studies at the University of Minnesota.

Todd M. Kremmin, Minneapolis, received his master’s of science degree in earth and environmental science from the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

Eric R. Kunkel, Minneapolis, is senior policy expert for Minnesota Department of Revenue.

Tom Lany, Edina, is the online marketing manager for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.

Jessica Morgan Larsen, Mora, finished her master’s in Education.

Alisson Schultz Lass, Fargo, ND, is pursuing her PhD in psychological clinical science at North Dakota State University.

Julia Lawant-Nelson, Chicago, IL, is a real estate broker for Coldwell Banker.

Karin E. Lund, St. Paul, is the government programs liaison for BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota.

Irma Márquez Trapero, Woodbury, is the director of talent recruitment for Hiawatha Academies in Minneapolis.

Megan A. Hoeft, High Point, NC, is an athletic trainer for Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem.

Ben Meyer, Sioux Falls, SD, is the internal medicine resident physician at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.

Melissa Wygant Mokry, Duluth, is an editor at Colorado State University.

Kyle A. Morgan, Fridley, is the retail data and pricing analyst for United Hardware Distributing.

Ashley N. Neaton, Watertown, received her master’s in educational technology from Concordia University.

Katie M. Ness, Excelsior, is a career specialist for St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul.

Serena Elthon Oelfke, Ankeny, IA, is project manager for The Stelter Company.

Heather J. Pallas, Minneapolis, is an account manager for Periscope.

Emily M. Peterson, Eagan, is a business analyst for BCBS in Eagan.

Mary F. Roop, La Crosse, WI, is an international trade analyst for the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Samantha J. Ross, St. Paul, is working towards her master’s degree from St. Mary’s University.

Heidi L. Rossow, Phoenix, AZ, teaches fourth grade at Sandpiper at Paradise Valley School District.

Andrew A. Schmitt, Plymouth, is an acoustics and noise control engineer for ESI Engineering.

Devon Marschall Siemieniewski, Maple Grove, is a loan assistant for First Minnetonka City Bank.

Erin C. Simon, St. Paul, is a volunteer director for AARP Foundation Experience Corps .

Kelsey A. Swanson, St. Paul, is a life coach and consultant with Everme Coaching.

Lance M. Switzer, Fort Benning, GA, is an infantry Captain for the U.S. Army.

Lareesa Sandretsky Vermeulen, Duluth, is communications and grant specialist for Healthy Northland.

Sandie Walker, Hermantown, is a physical therapist for Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth.

Brian J. Westerbur, Plymouth, is janitorial supervisor for Association Free Lutheran Bible School while attending seminary to obtain his master of divinity degree.

Laura A. Westlund, Richfield, is a pharmacist for Cub Pharmacy.

Amanda R. Woodhull, Minneapolis, is an infectious disease nurse practitioner at North Memorial Medical Center.

Lucas Youngvorst, Minneapolis, is a graduate instructor and PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota.

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Jered E. Wolbeck, Lino Lakes, graduated with a master of science in manufacturing engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

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Leila Lari, Burnsville, is a customer service and administrative representative for Infinite Graphics.

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Ben Wisness, Plymouth, is a warehouse manager for Classic Provisions.

Tessa Carlsen Wolff, Minneapolis, is an executive accountant for PrimeStaff.

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Leah C. Rodmyre, Rochester, completed her master’s in occupational therapy at the University of Minnesota last spring and is currently employed at Steppingstone Therapeutic in Hutchinson.

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Donte D. Curtis, St. Paul, is a Dr. Josie R. Johnson Leadership Academy fellow in a yearlong leadership training program for African American leaders, fostering their lifelong commitment to improving outcomes in their communities.

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Gordon Thies ’61 and Donna Brown, 06/01/15, Temecula, CA Linda Rye ’71 and Lucette Bernard, 06/21/14, Atlanta, GA Rand Jensen ’76 and Debbie Jensen, 04/02/16, Auburn, WA Craig Kozak ’81 and Niki Kozak, 10/11/15, Fort Collins, CO Robyn Mesenbring ’96 and Nick Consoer, 08/30/15, Saint Paul Christian White ’01 and Karly Mangen, 06/11/16, Bloomington, Jake Sand ’03 and Andrea Lucarelli, 05/07/16, Phoenix, AZ Christie Rossow ’05 and Bryan Aase, 07/02/16, Eagan Katrina Hesterman ’05 and Travis Daul, 04/15/16, Maple Grove Erika Hitchcock ’06 and Steve Ferraro, 9/20/14, Excelsior Andrea Nelson ’06 and Scott Allyn, 04/17/15, Alexandria Hannah Johnson ’06 and Derek Bartos, 05/30/15, Hugo Sarah Schueffner ’06 and Kevin Borgendale ’07, 02/23/15, Minneapolis Mike Phillips ’06 and Taiana Hayes, 03/12/16, St. Michael

Nikolas Georgacarakos ’06 and Alli Stocco ’06, 06/18/16, Portland, OR Lauren Matykowski ’10 and Thomas Liska ’10, 01/23/16, Minneapolis Susan Kramer ’10 and Alex Wold, 08/13/16, Northfield Linda Evans ’11 and Matthew Benson ’12, 07/30/16, Fairbanks, AK Haley Carpenter ’11 and Robert Bogdasarian, 05/01/16, Ashburnham, MA Nicole Tetrault ’11 and Brian Christensen, 08/27/16, Forest Lake Benjamin Ikeda ’11 and Sara Yungner ’11, 05/14/16, Maple Grove Logan Smestad ’11 and Danielle Smestad, 09/26/14, Hopkins Alex Flasch ’12 and Megan Flasch, 08/20/16, Minneapolis Anthony Reed ’10 and Lauren Rothschiller ’13, 07/30/16, Eden Prairie Rebecca Hare ’14 and Daniel Ly ’15, 07/09/16, Bloomington Leif Bade ’14 and Jennessa Runia ’15, 07/16/16, Omaha, NE Terrece Oldenburg ’15 and Chad Mesenbring, 09/02/16, Saint Paul Kallie Poirier ’15 and Benjamin Orpen ’14, 08/21/16, Crystal Karl Boettcher ’11 and Anna Franke ’16, 06/18/16, Savage Nathalee Boissiere ’16 and Paul Morse ’17, 08/06/16, Wayzata Shannon Graham ’16 and Jared Stuebs ’17, 08/21/16, Appleton, WI

BIRTHS Marshal, to Amy Sommers Buck ’86 and Eric Buck, born 2/3/03, adopted 4/29/16 Ryder and Eris to Benjamin Resman ’87 and Katrina-Marie, born on 11/4/09 and 4/06/12, both adopted on 11/15/16

Freya to Peter D. Stapay ’87 and Lindsey Stapay, 01/08/17 Soren to Todd S. Andrix ’95 and Kristen Andrix, 06/03/16 Logan Gregory to Greg Holker ’00 and Connie Holker, 12/31/15 Emmett to Erin E. H. Austin ’02 and Daryl Austin, 12/12/16 Soren to Kjirsten Holmquist Everling ’02 and Douglas W. Everling ’01, 11/08/16 Martin to Katherine MedberyOleson ’02 and Timothy Oleson, 05/20/16 Dylan to Becca Smith Darrow ’03 and Tom Darrow, 06/02/16 Joseph to Sue Halverson Wagner ’03 and Jamie Wagner, 06/10/16 Kelley to Kelley Harris Morse ’04 and Jeffrey Morse, 05/09/82 Anna to Nichole Petersen Porath ’05 and Nathan C. Porath ’05, 10/14/16 Samuel to Justin D. Lohmann ’06 and Tracy Lothenbach Lohmann, 10/25/16 Augustus to Ally Wood Lundquist ’06 and Lance Lundquist, 06/01/16 Ella to Jessi Lewis Archbold ’07 and Samuel B. Archbold ’07, 4/20/16 Jerome to Althea Archer ArchMiller ’07 and Matthew Miller ArchMiller ’02, 03/17/16 Karl to Rachel Tuil Berglund ’07 and Josh Berglund, 12/25/16 Leah to Jess Plemel Bogut ’07 and Matt Bogut, 04/24/16 Leighton to Bobby Bonine ’07 and Jenna Ruhl Bonine ’06, 05/26/16 Odin to Kathryn Lindstrand Clark ’07 and Adam Clark, 07/01/15 Atlas to Nick David ’07 and Melissa David, 01/26/16 Isabella to Matt Downing ’07

and Tiffany Downing, 12/31/15 Christian to Krista Kirchoff Engebretson ’07 and Tyler Engebretson, 01/22/15 Ava to Jen Hyytinen Fransen ’07 and Micah J. Fransen ’07, 09/27/15 Zane to Kallie Gray Grochowski ’07 and Jaime Grochowski, 03/28/16 Audrey to Laura Watkins Hagemeyer ’07 and Scott D. Hagemeyer ’07, 08/25/16 Evelyn to Todd J. Kohorst ’07 and Valerie Berquam Kohorst ’07, 11/05/15 Matthias to Jacob T. Mehr ’07 and Brenda Mehr, 02/29/16 Hailey to Lindsay Kaufmann Phillips ’07 and Jerald T. Phillips ’07, 03/30/16 Hunter to Erica Brown Ramer ’07 and John Ramer, 04/22/15 Cora to Stacey Johnson Simmons ’07 and Brian Simmons, 03/01/15 Hadley to John R. Underwood ’07 and Katelyn Underwood, 06/27/16 Mabel to Maren Anderson Webb ’07 and Matthew Webb, 10/21/16 Asher to Trevor J. Wittwer ’08 and Erin Boese Wittwer ’07, 10/21/16 Theodore to Devon Marschall Siemieniewski ’12 and Justin G. Siemieniewski, 07/20/16 Easton to Cody J. Sukalski ’12 and Megan C. Sukalski, 05/24/15

IN MEMORIAM Lorraine Torkelson ’45, Prior Lake, on 1/24/17. A pioneering woman, she was the first female graduate of Gustavus to graduate from medical school. She had a long career in obstetrics/

gynecology and on the faculty at Northwestern University. She is survived by two nieces.

Bonnie Sorem Anderson ’46, Cedar Falls, IA, on 12/7/16.

She worked as a self-employed customer service consultant and is survived by four children.

Phyllis Anderson Gillson ’46, Alamosa, CO, on 2/1/17. A former voice and music teacher, she is survived by her husband, Gordon, and two daughters.

Carol Larson Weech ’46, Park Rapids, on 11/19/16. She is survived by her husband, Richard ’46.

Donald C. Wiley ’47, Portland, OR, on 10/20/16. A Navy veteran, he became a civil engineer and was partner/owner of Sceva Construction General Contracting.

He is survived by two children.

Dean A. Peterson ’48, Bonners Ferry, ID, on 12/20/16. He was a pastor, missionary, and theology teacher. He is survived by his wife, Elaine (Erickson ’49), four children, including David ’73, Rebecca Peterson-Davis ’76, Thad ’78, and Michael ’82.

Marion Carlson Dragelin ’49, Northfield, on 2/2/17. A former newspaper reporter and adult education teacher, she is survived by her husband, John, and four children.

John H. Olson ’49, Wayzata, on 10/11/16. A Korean War veteran, he had long career in banking, retiring as president of Banco Financial. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen, and four children.

Marjorie Colberg Meyer ’50, Moscow, ID, on 2/15/17. A wife and mother, she is survived by her four children and three siblings, including Marianne Keswani ’53.

Hoffman/Strand Financial Estate Advisors and is survived by two children.

Valeria Barlau ’53, Waconia, on 12/21/16. A retired school teacher from Robbinsdale School District, she is survived by her sister, Marlaine Gnan ’57.

Richard Engwall ’53, Hopkins, on 2/5/17. A retired staff anesthesiologist at Northwest Anesthesia P.A., he is survived by his wife, Vianne (Lager ’54), and three children, including Garth ’81, Meredith Walsh ’82, and Craig ’86 and a brother, Clarence ’55.

Charles Jacobson ’53, Northfield, on 2/9/17. A retired Lutheran pastor, he worked in various parishes in New Jersey, Florida, and Minnesota. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn (Anderson ’53), and three children, including Paul ’81 and Philip ’87, and a brother, Roger ’58.

Jean Schwanenberg Johnson ’53, Minneapolis, on 2/6/17.

She was a registered nurse and worked at various hospitals. She is survived by four children.

Jean Anderson Raabe ’53, Alexandria, VA, on 1/30/17. She was a retired home economics teacher for Wakefield High School and is survived by her husband, Mark.

Lewis Straka ’53, Saint Peter, on 2/22/17. An Air Force veteran, he worked as an electrical engineer at ADC Telecommunications, now Onan Corp. He is survived by six sons, including Ronald ’81 and Richard ’85.

Roland Herbst ’54, Maple Plain, on 12/16/16. A former mail clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, he is survived by two sons and a brother, Loren ’58.

Kathleen Norman Noren ’54, Shorewood, on 6/2/16. She was retired physical education and is survived by her husband, George, four children, and a brother, John ’51.

William Strand ’54, Marineon-St. Croix, on 2/8/17. He was a retired messenger for Albinson.

Robert Elletson ’56, North Mankato, on 1/4/17. An Army veteran, he worked for the CIA as a branch chief for the Office of Soviet Analysis. He is survived by three sisters.

Dennis Kumlin ’57, Orono, on 1/15/17. He was the former owner of Pro-Com and is survived by one son.

Willard Lorette ’57, St. Cloud, on 3/2/17. A retired district judge for Stearns County, he is survived by his wife, Debbie, and three children.

Donald Reedstrom ’57, Horseshoe Bend, AR, on 10/29/16.

He worked with co-operative insurance companies and is survived by his wife, Karen, and four sons.

Richard Jameston ’58, Hot Springs Village, AR, on 1/16/17.

He was a sales training specialist for Cargill and is survived by his wife, Carol (Brinkhaus ’62), three children, including Beth ’88, and a sister, Sandra Greer ’65.

Richard D. Larson ’58, Dandridge, TN, on 12/14/16. He had a long career as a family practice physician and is survived by his wife, Linda, and three children.

Lois Jungas Marston ’58, Mountain Lake, on 1/1/17. She was a former detective, social worker and insurance underwriter. She is survived by five children, including Jamie Kovacs ’82, and Thomas ’89,

and siblings, Barbara Loewen ’57 and John ’64.

Ruth Raarup Mitchell ’58, Merrill, WI, on 12/22/16. She was a physical education teacher and is survived by her husband, Jim, and two children, including Kathryn Niewolny ’86 and a brother, Dennis ’53.

Dean E. Hillman ’59, Cumberland, WI, on 2/11/17. He was a distinguished professor of neuroscience at NYU School of Medicine and received multiple Teacher of Year Awards. He is survived by his wife, Tu Tu Aung, and three children.

Melvyn Hammarberg ’60, West Chester, PA, on 12/10/16.

A retired associate professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, he is survived by his wife, Hong, three children, including Kerstin ’88, and two siblings, including, Linda Willette ’64 and Paul ’71.

David C. Lindemann ’63, New Berlin, WI, on January 27, 2017. He was president of Lindy’s Collection Service and is survived by his wife, Karen, and three children.

Gary Carlson ’64, Louisville, KY, on February 25, 2017. He served in the National Guard and worked as a farmer, silo salesman, and truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Barbara and two sons.

James Harder ’64, Edina, on February 16, 2017. He was a manufacturer’s representative, founding Harder Sales in 1978. He is survived by his wife, Jill, and two children.

William Rogers ’64, Hendersonville, TN, on 12/17/14.

He is survived by his wife, Maxine, and a son.

Michael Kjos ’66, Hopkins, on 2/18/17. He had a long career as a physical education teacher and coach for Hopkins School District.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and two sons.

Joyce Fernstrom Gustafson ’67, Apple Valley, on August 5, 2003.

She is survived by three children and two siblings, including W. Gaylord Fernstrom ’53.

Lyle Clark ’68, Tupper Lake, NY, on 11/22/16. A Navy veteran, he worked as a controller for various companies, retiring from American Management Association. He is survived by a niece and many cousins.

Deborah Lindblom Fortier ’72, Tucson, on 12/4/16. She was a psychiatric nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital and CODAC in Tucson.

She is survived by a daughter and three siblings, including Barbara Patrick ’69.

Roxane Juni Skawin ’72, Arlington, TX, on September 9, 2016. A former financial planner, she became a commercial officer at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. She is survived by her husband, Michael, and a son.

Laurie Montillon Ashbach ’75, St. Paul, on 12/3/16. She was president/owner of Vine and Branches Gallery and is survived by her husband, Daniel ’74, three children, including Christopher ’01 and Brett ’05.

Thomas Bolke ’77, Eden Prairie, on 2/23/16. He was a senior financial analyst for ING Financial Partners and is survived by his wife, Martha, and two sons.

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James A. Swenson ’50, Edina, on 2/27/17. He had a long career as a family dentist and is survived by his wife, Carol (Retzlaff ’53), and three children.

Robert Thorne ’50, Minnetonka, on 1/18/15. A former district manager at American Family Insurance, he is survived by two children.

Willis “Bill” Gustafson ’51, Saint Peter, on 2/9/17. He served as Nicollet County attorney and was recognized by the Minnesota Bar Association for 60 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, three children, including Laurie Burg ’72, Randy ’76, six stepchildren, and a brother, David ’64.

Joyce Holcomb Swanson ’51, LaCrosse, WI, on 1/13/17. A champion tennis player, she worked as a physical education teacher and is survived by three children.

Helen Anderson Bagne ’52, Austin, on 1/15/17. A wife, mother, and nursing home employee, she is survived by her husband, Myrwood, and two daughters.

Laura Pheonix (formerly Lois Dick Doty ’52), Rochester, on 12/21/16. A wife and mother, she is survived by two daughters.

Paul Elofson ’52, Edina, on 11/29/16. An Army veteran, he became a special agent for the FBI. He is survived by three children and a sister, Connie Foseid ’49.

Vernon L. Johnson ’52, Lakeville, on 12/10/16. An Army veteran, he had a long career as controller for Fairway Foods in Northfield. He is survived by his wife, Elaine, and two daughters.

Marold Strand ’52, Camarillo, CA, on 12/29/16. He was CEO of

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1. After 40 years, five Gusties gathered in September at the Woman Lake cabin of Dave Brueshoff ’77. (L to r): Skip Gjersdal ’76, Steve Odgren ’78, Tom Odgren ’79, Jeff Odgren ’76, and Brueshoff.

2. Gustavus alumni serve as tutors and coaches with Minnesota Reading Corps.

L to r: Cory Lau ’16, Carlie Hedlund ’15, Kari Molhoek ’94, and Judy Shin ’73.

Tutors pledge one year of service to help elementary school children become proficient in reading and math.

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3. (L to r): Jon Erik Larson ’72, Lee Youngdahl ’75, Steve Balach ’73, and Mark Matuseski ’73 spent what is proving to be an annual Gustavus mini-reunion exploring the battlegrounds at Gettysburg in late October. Jon Erik is still a good half a foot shorter than the other participants.

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Adam Smyth ’14 and Samantha Broeckert ’14 were married in October. Numerous Gusties attended the wedding, several played on the men’s hockey team. Back, l to r: Andy Pearson ’15, Mason Wyman ’17, Sam Smith ’15, Adam Smyth ’14, Darren Lapic ’16, Jack Walsh ’15, Cory Ellis ’15. Front, l to r: Sam Blaisdell ’13, Blake Schammel ’15, Schyler Adams ’15, and Tyler Lapic ’15. Not pictured: Joey Olson ’14 and Tyler David ’14.

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5. The first Gustie hat to land on the continent of Antarctica! Congrats,

Helen Onufrak ’80.

6. Five Gustie swimmers from the ’59–’60 MIAC Championship team gathered in Kona, Hawaii, along with their Gustie wives in early November. L to r: Arne Johnson ’60, Carol (Weisbrod) Johnson ’61, Dave Arlander ’63, Barbara (Lindberg) Arlander ’63, Kent Nakamaru ’63, Phil Benson ’62, Marion (Jaeschke) Benson ’65, Sherry (Erkkila) Hauck ’63, and Dick Hauck ’63.

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7. So many Gusties at the wedding reception of Allison Zard ’13. Parents Joanne and Mark Zard (both ’77), brothers Brian ’07 and Adam ’10, and graduates from the classes of ’77, ’78, ’05, ’07, ’10, ’12, ’13, and ’15 attended. The groom, Casey Bauer, is not pictured because he graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

8. An annual golf outing of Gustie friends.

L to r: Bob Krough ’60, Jim Krough ’61, Jerry Thrall ’60, Doug Pritchard ’58, Arlan Burmeister ’60, Jim Donicht ’60, Chuck Smith ’60, and Byron Helgeson ’60.

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Vespers

1987: The Iran-Contra affair spawned the phrase “post-truth.” The Simpsons family appeared for the first time on The Tracy Ullman Show. U2 debuted The Joshua Tree, and Public Enemy debuted Yo! Bum

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Rush the Show. The ELCA was formed. And the Twins

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won the World Series. Today: Chuck D and Bono

At the time, it was the

are international policy advocates. The Gustavus

best years of my life. But it

ELCA member churches. The Simpsons is our longest

Association of Congregations counts more than 500

just keeps getting better.”

running scripted primetime series. And "post-truth” is

—jazz vocalist Paula Lammers ’87, as quoted in the Gustavian Weekly in 1991

And the Twins? Well, why not?

last year’s Oxford Dictionary's word of the year.

See you at the reunion, Class of ’87.

For Alumni, Parents, and Friends SUMMER 2017 | VOL. LXXIII | ISSUE 2 STA F F Chair, Board of Trustees The Rev. Dan S. Poffenberger ’82 President of the College Rebecca Bergman Vice President, Marketing and Communication Tim Kennedy ’82 Vice President, Advancement Thomas Young ’88 Director, Alumni and Parent Engagement Glen Lloyd Managing Editor Stephanie Wilbur Ash | sash@gustavus.edu Alumni Editor Philomena Kauffmann | pkauffma@gustavus.edu Visual Editor, Production Coordinator Anna Deike | adeike@gustavus.edu Design Jill Adler | adlerdesignstudio.com, Anna Deike, Brian Donoghue | bdesigninc.com, Olivia Peterson ’17, Sophia Warwick ’18, Sarah Hinderman ’20 Contributing Writers JJ Akin ’11, Tim Kennedy ’82, Julia Wenstrom ’18, CJ Siewert ’11, Kathi Tunheim Contributing Photographers Nick Campbell ’18, Terry Clark Photography, Anthony Hawkins, Tor Johnsson, Becca Sabot, Lorie Siebels, CJ Siewert ’11, SPX Sports, Nick Theisen ’15 Printer John Roberts Company | johnroberts.com Postmaster Send address changes to the Gustavus Quarterly, Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave., Saint Peter, MN 56082-1498 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE Saint Peter, MN 56082 507-933-8000 | gustavus.edu Articles and opinions presented in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors or official policies of the College or its Board of Trustees.

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Kaitlyn Peroutka ’18 works on a Habitat for Humanity home in Winston-Salem, N.C., during Spring Break. She and 24 Gusties on that trip learned “the importance of community; what it is, what it takes, and how we could support it both on the worksite and here on campus.”

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One of the many Habitat for Humanity trips that included Gusties this Spring Break—this one in Santa Ana, El Salvador. Limited to hand tools (pickaxes,

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wheelbarrows, buckets, shovels), they were not limited in joy. Back row (l to r): Bob Tunheim, Brayden Cadwallader, John Gabos, Trina Rinke ’19, Tina Gabos, Lauren Hanson ’19, and professor Kathi Tunheim. Front row (l to r): Shawn Cadwallader, Laura and Marcelino, Kristie Tunheim ’19, and Emily Skogseth ’19.

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KEEP ASKING This year’s retiring profs ask you to seek these answers.

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COUNTERING TERRORISM Expert Magnus Ranstorp ’85 on what works—and doesn’t.

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CLASS NOTES What your fellow Gusties have been up to.

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