Välkommen OPENING THE DOOR
Rebecca M. Bergman (ex officio), President, Gustavus Adolphus College
professors, and staff. It wasn’t long before I was engaged with the College in my own ways, giving talks on women in leadership and STEM career opportunities, then serving
Suzanne F. Boda ’82, Retired Senior Vice President, Los Angeles, American Airlines Robert D. Brown, Jr. ’83, MA, MD, Staff Neurologist, Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and John T. and Lillian Matthews Professor of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic Kara K. Buckner ’97, President/Chief Strategy Officer, Fallon Worldwide, and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association
on the Board of Trustees, and now as your president. My
Janette F. Concepcion, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Concepcion Psychological Services
daughter, Laura ’17, joined the Gustie family. And my
Edward J. Drenttel ’81, JD, Attorney/Partner, Winthrop & Weinstine
daughter-in-law, Katherine Johns Bergman ’07 is also a Gustie. When we talk about what our alumni give back to Gustavus, we often talk about
Bruce A. Edwards ’77, Retired CEO, DHL Global Supply Chain
time, talents, and treasures. I would like to add family to the mix. Gusties, when you
John O. Hallberg ’79, MBA, Retired CEO, Children’s Cancer Research Fund
talk about your relationship to Gustavus, you demonstrate through words and example
John M. Harris ’92, PhD, Associate Director, Protiviti
what it means to be a Gustie. You open the door to Gustavus, leading people to
Mary Dee J. Hicks ’75, PhD, Retired Senior Vice President, Personnel Decisions International
opportunities to learn and grow as you did. In doing so, you give the College the most wonderful gifts: your siblings and children, your cousins and neighbors, the people you most want to succeed in the world. The people you love become part of the Gustie community—as students would say, “the Gustie fam.” For those of you who have given financial gifts to the College—particularly scholarships—in honor of your own family legacies, you have opened the door to Gustavus even wider, providing social and economic mobility for whole new families and generations of Gusties. Gustavus was the first college experienced by the Langsjoen
The Rev. Alicia A. Hilding ’08, (ex officio) Co-pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; President, Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations Keith N. Jackson ’89, JD, Assistant General Counsel, Aon The Rev. Peter C. Johnson ’92, Executive Pastor, St. Andrew Lutheran Church Paul R. Koch ’87, Retired Managing Director–Private Wealth Advisor, Senior Portfolio Manager, Koch Wealth Solutions, RBC Wealth Management Dennis A. Lind ’72, Chairman, Midwest Bank Group, Inc.
family and the Her family, as well as other Gusties in this issue. What an incredible
Jan Lindman, MBA, Treasurer to the King, The Royal Court of Sweden
honor it is to be the College home for them.
The Rev. Dr. David J. Lose, Senior Pastor, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
There are so many ways to make a family. We make it by household and proximity, by friendship and affinity, by relationships near and far, by a shared love of a place, a culture, a way of being. I am forever grateful to my son for introducing me to Gustavus, and I am proud to be a member of this one-of-a-kind family. Yours in community, SPRING 2022
Catherine Asta ’75, JD, Attorney at Law
the family way. My son, Matthew ’07, led me here. In
community, the deep connections between students,
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Scott P. Anderson ’89, MBA (chair), Head, Carlson Private Capital Industry Executive Council
Grayce Belvedere-Young, MBA, Founder and CEO, Lily Pad Consulting
place—the integrated liberal arts, the incredible, supportive
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B OA R D O F T R U S T E E S
Like many of the Gusties in these pages, I came to Gustavus making his college choice, he showed me the best of this
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Gordon D. Mansergh ’84, MA, MEd, PhD, Senior Behavioral Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (serving in a personal capacity) and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Mikka S. McCracken ’09, Program Manager, WW CSPXT, Amazon Jan Ledin Michaletz ’74, Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Thomas J. Mielke ’80, JD, Retired Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark Corporation Bradley S. Nuss ’97, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Nuss Truck & Equipment Marcia L. Page ’82, MBA, Founding Partner, Värde Partners
Rebecca M. Bergman President, Gustavus Adolphus College
The Rev. Dr. Dee Pederson (ex officio), Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA The Rev. Dr. Dan. S. Poffenberger ’82, Senior Pastor, Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church Karl D. Self ’81, MBA, DDS, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Kent V. Stone ’08, MBA, Retired Vice Chairman, U.S. Bancorp The Rev. Heather Teune Wigdahl ’95, Senior Pastor, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
