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Studio art major Anna Franke ’16 works on an assignment requiring the use of multiple modules in a sculpture. At the end of each graduating year, senior studio art majors exhibit their work. Juried by faculty, it is a selection of the strongest pieces and the culmination of an art-rich undergraduate experience. Epoch: Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition 2016 is on view at the Hillstrom Museum of Art through May 29. A number of the works are for sale.

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EMBRACING FAIR TRADE Gustavus becomes Minnesota’s first Fair Trade College

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GOOD COMPANY Proud alums who mentor promising students

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CLASS NOTES What your fellow Gusties have been up to

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IN THIS ISSUE

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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

At least 80 Gustie students go on volunteer Spring Break building trips every year. This is what a legacy of community building looks like.

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EMBRACING FAIR TRADE

Gustavus became the first Fair Trade College in Minnesota, and only the 30th in the nation. Here’s how—and why—we’re doing it.

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IN GOOD COMPANY

When these alum-student mentor partnerships get together, life is richer and business is good.

IN EVERY ISSUE WHERE MINNESOTA GUSTIES WORK

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VÄLKOMMEN

Find out where we’re earning a living and making a

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ON THE HILL

difference in the fine state of Minnesota.

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SHINE PROFILES

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KALENDAR

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SPORTS

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HERITAGE

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GRATITUDE

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GUSTIES

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VESPERS

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GIVE US A BREAK Gustie students have been building Habitat for Humanity homes for almost as long as Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

After Hurricane Katrina, students started averaging three trips a year, most of them during Spring Break. Gusties have built affordable housing all over the United States, particularly in the Gulf

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Coast area. Last fall, they took on an

Number of homes Gusties

additional build in Alexandria, Minn. “We

have built in Maryville, Tenn.,

do a hybrid of building,” says student

including Spring Break 2016.

co-president Paget Pengelly ’16, who has been on six trips. “Installing kitchen cabinets, roofing, support beams.

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Another big part is reflecting on why our

Number of years students have

work is meaningful for ourselves and the

gone on Habitat trips through

world.” This Spring Break found Gusties

the Center for Community-

building in Maryville, Tenn., El Paso,

Based Service & Learning. Long

Texas, and Birmingham, Ala.

before that, trips came out of

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the chaplain’s office.

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Number of Gustie students per

Number of years Gustavus has

year who go on Spring Break

sent less than its max capacity

Habitat builds. Even more go

of students.

on trips in the fall.

1000 Approximate number of Gustie students the past 10 years who have used their time at the

Build community: That’s our guiding philosophy.”

— Dave Newell ’03, director for Community-Based Service and Habitat for Humanity adviser

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College to build.

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Välkommen WE ARE ALL CONNECTED IN THE COMMUNITY OF OUR COLLEGE.

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. Tracy L. Bahl ’84, MBA, Executive Vice President, CVS | Caremark

Much is made today about connectivity. We all have the ability to stay connected to each other via email, smartphones, and social media, even the tried and true hand-written note. Our patterns of connecting have changed dramatically in a very short time. I remember how my own children, recent college graduates, insisted I communicate with them using text messages rather than phone calls. I was amazed that they would often be connecting with multiple friends simultaneously on their smartphones.

At Gustavus, connection is more than a Facebook post. It is closely linked to our core value of community. When Gusties say we are “connected,” this means more than being Facebook friends or readers of each other’s Twitter feeds. Connection is in the College’s concern for those on the other end of our consumption patterns, which led us to become Minnesota’s first Fair Trade College. Connection is in alumni who do more than acknowledge students with a “Go Gusties!” and instead volunteer to mentor a new generation of professionals. Connection is in our travel to other cultures, sharing our music and receiving the music of others. It is in our shared learning experiences, our shared faith journeys, our shared time together on and off campus, telling our stories and deepening our bonds.

Even this redesigned magazine is a renewed commitment toward connection. We seek to tell you about who we are right now, to show you how Gusties are changing the world in exciting and powerful ways. Gustavus is much more than a memory of youth or a campus on a hill. It is a living, breathing community of people, working to stay connected to each other and to the world in ways that touch and change each other’s lives. We are excited and delighted to share stories, experiences, and a collective future with you.

All of us—Gustie students and parents, alumni, friends and faculty—have Gustavus in common. We delight in each other. We smile at the stories of our classmates, friends, and fellow Gusties. We are proud of the ways that we collectively GUSTAVUS QUARTERLY | SUMMER 2016

make a difference in the world.

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We are forever connected. I invite you turn the pages and enjoy the news from Gustavus. And then text (or call, or IM, or tweet, or write a note to) a fellow Gustie.

Sincerely,

Rebecca M. Bergman President, Gustavus Adolphus College

Warren L. Beck ’67, President, Gabbert & Beck, Inc. Grayce Belvedere-Young, MBA, Founder and CEO, Lily Pad Consulting Rebecca M. Bergman (ex officio), President, Gustavus Adolphus College Daniel Currell ’94 JD, Director, Client Services, Novus Law, LLC Bruce A. Edwards ’77, Retired CEO, DHL Global Supply Chain James H. Gale ’83, JD, Attorney at Law Marcus M. Gustafson ’73, DDS, Former CEO and Founder, Metro Dentalcare John O. Hallberg ’79, MBA, CEO, Children’s Cancer Research Fund Jeffrey D. Heggedahl ’87, MBA (ex officio), Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Susie B. Heim ’83, Former Co-owner, S and S Heim Construction George G. Hicks ’75, JD (chair), Founding Partner, Värde Partners, Inc. The Rev. John D. Hogenson ’81, Senior Pastor, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church Linda G. Huett ’66, Retired President and CEO, Weight Watchers International, Inc. Linda Bailey Keefe ’69, MBA, Vice President, NAI Brannen Goddard Talmadge E. King, Jr. ’70, MD, Chair, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Paul R. Koch ’87, Senior Vice President/Investments, UBS Financial Services Jan Ledin Michaletz ’74, Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Thomas J. Mielke ’80, JD, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark Corporation Marcia L. Page ’82, Founding Partner, Värde Partners, Inc. 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, Senior Pastor, Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church Christopher J. Rasmussen ’88, PhD (ex officio), Vice President for Programs and Research, Association of Governing Boards, and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Beth Sparboe Schnell ’82, CEO, Sparboe Companies Ronald C. White ’75, President, Sales, RC White Enterprises, Inc.

ON THE HILL

“It’s a lot easier to get illegal drugs than certified treatment.”—the Building Bridges performance of social justice theatre troupe I Am We Are, with performers Hannah Tran ’18, Clay Sletta ’18, and Jalen Gray ’17.

D O U B T I N G T H E D R U G WA R

Every year, the student-led social justice

drugs from Nixon to that long-proposed

cannabis out of the war on drugs.” And

conference Building Bridges takes on

Mexican border wall.

this generation of college students, he

problems. This year: the war on drugs.

“Silver or Lead: Wealth and Violence

“Building a wall will not keep drugs out of our country,” Nadelmann told nearly 600 people in Christ Chapel. “Think about

says, is part of the shift toward treating drug abuse as a public health issue.

“We might say this is not a war on

in the War on Drugs” aimed to challenge

our global war on drugs as an international

drugs, but a war on people,” said Building

the efficacy of the current U.S. drug

projection of our domestic psychosis.”

Bridges co-chair Esrea Perez-Bill ’17.

policy. Students brought to campus noted

Mass incarceration, he said, is the new Jim

The conference’s walk-through in Beck

experts, including Ethan Nadelmann,

Crow. “We went from 500,000 people

Hall—in which participants were given a

founder and executive director of the

behind bars to 2.3 million people.” One-

drug conviction and moved through “the

Drug Policy Alliance. With the fervor

third or more prisoners are there because

system”—was a physical illustration of

of a preacher plus a deep understanding

of America’s war on drugs.

the war’s failures, as was the I Am We

of international drug policy and trade, Nadelmann dismantled America’s war on

But, Nadelmann notes, “there is an opening going on here with our taking

Are performance. As always, Gusties are taking a critical look.

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one of America’s seemingly unsolvable

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ON THE HILL

2016–2017 Reading in Common Book

It’s a thunderously loud work for 152 pages. It is memoir,

THE WINNER OF THE 2015 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD,

journalism, scholarship, and a message from a father to a son.

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, IS OUR NEXT READ.

Since its publication last year, Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book has been called “a love letter written in a moral emergency” (Slate), “a searing meditation on what it means to be black in America today” (New York Times), and “an ode to writing itself” (the Guardian). And it is a national bestseller.

For this year’s incoming students, who will read the book during the summer and discuss it with faculty at orientation and throughout their first year, the book will be a shared intellectual space. Its exploration and explanation of the failures of our humanity, presented within the intimate framing of a father’s love for his son, is an emotional and challenging read for all readers,

Ta-Nehisi Coates

but especially for white Americans.

“I’ve been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died.

Clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates.

The Gustavus community and all interested guests can hear from Jamelle Bouie, chief political correspondent for Slate magazine and political analyst for CBS News, as he speaks on Coates’s book, Millennials, and racism. He’ll be on campus at Christ Chapel on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

—Toni Morrison

PRETTY GOOD NEWS Gustavus hosted its third annual TEDx event in April, again to a

Secretary of State Steve Simon (pictured) visited professor Jill

sold out crowd in Wallenberg

Locke’s 300-level Feminist Political

Auditorium. Speakers

Thought course. He answered

include alums Paul Batz ’85

questions on voter participation

and Ryan Johnson ’96, as well as assistant professor of

and engagement, election policy, and caucusing.

anthropology Annika Ericksen and

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Kathy Lund Dean (pictured), Gustavus

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Five former Gustavus women’s hockey

Board of Trustees Distinguished Chair in Leadership and Ethics.

players competed in the World Bandy Championship in

Lund Dean talked about how American workers respond to

Roseville, Minn. Bandy is similar to hockey, but with a bigger

religious diversity in all types of organizations.

rink, shorter sticks, and a red ball. Kelsey Kennedy ’13, Jenna Christensen ’13, Mollie Carroll ’12, Meagan Wanecke ’13, and

Classics major Ashley Nickel ’17 received a $10,000 scholarship

Maddie Bergh ’14, all played on the 16-woman team. The men’s

through the Duke Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies

national bandy team also features Gustavus alumni: David

to attend a semester-long study away program in Rome. She

Martinson ’10, Scott Arundel ’08, and Wyatt Wenzel ’14 played

received one of the largest scholarships offered.

on this year’s 18-man team. Chris Middlebrook ’79 and Chris Halden ’78 helped coach the team. Kevin Bowen ’83 is the head of U.S. bandy referees.

OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES This October, three members of the Gustavus community received outstanding employee awards in conjunction with Founders Day, which recognizes the dedication of Old Main on Oct. 31, 1876. With President Bergman are, from left to right: Barb Larson Taylor ’93, senior director of institutional events. Larson Taylor is the recipient of the Erik Norelius Award for the Outstanding Administrative Employee. Larson Taylor has held a variety of positions at the College, beginning as the assistant director of alumni relations in 1994. In her current role, she manages Gustavus’s signature events, coordinates several advisory boards, and serves as an ambassador for the College.

Rick Orpen, professor of composition and theory, percussion, and guitar in the Department of Music. He is recipient of the 2015 Faculty Service Award. Orpen teaches courses in music theory, composition, percussion, jazz improvisation, and guitar. An accomplished artist in his own right, his performance credits are numerous.

Ann Volk, office manager in the Office of Advancement. Volk is the recipient of the Augusta Carlson Schultz Award, which recognizes an outstanding support staff employee. Volk works closely with Vice President for Advancement Thomas W. Young ’88 on reporting, budgeting, and running the day-to-day operations of the office.

52nd Nobel Conference THE SEARCH FOR ECONOMIC BALANCE

During this moment in our history—and in a presidential election year, no less— questions surrounding global economic balance are more urgent than ever. Gustavus is honored to host some of the world’s foremost economics experts to wrestle with the challenges. Who’s coming: Dan Ariely, Duke University

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OH. YES. By now you may have noticed our new look.

For the first

time in 30 years,

Orly Ashenfelter, Princeton University

The Quarterly has

Paul Collier, University of Oxford, UK

undergone a complete redesign.

John A. List, University of Chicago

Our new look combines the clean

Deirdre McClosky, University of Illinois at Chicago

and efficient beauty of Scandinavian

Joerg Rieger, Southern Methodist University

design, the understated elegance

Perkins School of Theology

of our Lutheran heritage, and (of

Chris Farrell, Marketplace Money,

course!) that strong Gustie spirit.

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We’re particularly proud of the Eksell Display font, created Olle Eksell and discovered for us by branding firm BD&E. We love its old-world feel, its standup straightforwardness, and its TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Swedish roots. If it is possible to

The Nobel Conference is Sept. 27 and 28.

understand a font, we have to say

Prices range from $50 to $120; livestream is

we really get this one.

free. Visit gustavus.edu/nobelconference.

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ON THE HILL

CAMPUS SOCIAL Follow @gustavusadolphuscollege, @gustieathletics

FACEBOOK

INSTAGRAM

“We are born into a history we did not @gustavusadolphuscollege

create. We are born into a culture we did

Most of the global Muslim population lives in Asia. It’s

not create.”

a racially diverse religion. And you don’t shower with

—Shakti Butler, founder and president

the hijab on. Multifaith advisor Aiyla Vajid (center)

of World Trust, on campus to lead an

and a panel of students and faculty answered campus

interactive session on understanding

questions at #AskAMuslim.

racial inequity as a precursor to building strategies that address racial and socio-

@gustavusadolphuscollege

economic barriers.

Composer Dr. Steve Heitzeg ’82 on campus before his colloquium on music for peace. He later announced

Follow /gustavusadolphuscollege

a new monetary prize for a student-composed work on the same subject, with professors Rick Orpen and Mark Lammers. #whygustavus

TWITTER @razorlitmag Anton Checkov, perhaps the second-most famous writer

@MustBeAndra

in the world, gave some advice about writing a story:

#whygustavus? Because sometimes your

Throw out the first three pages. Slice them off with a

professor bakes you a birthday cake.

razor, he said. We’re fascinated by that Razor. #litmag #amwriting #razor #checkov

@gustavus .@GustieAlum Peter Krause ’87 will star in the new crime thriller @ABC_

Razor is a multimedia journal founded at Gustavus to publish literature and art and to

TheCatch, which premiers on March 24.

investigate the inner workings of the creative process. Now a yearly course, it’s one of

Be sure to tune in! #gogusties

the many innovative projects to come from Gustavus initiatives in digital humanities.

The image is artwork by Mariah Wika ’15.

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10:00 a.m. Time for Reflection

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Our taste—if not our passion—for humanity compels us to leave the classroom and go wherever people suffer from disease, ignorance, or oppression, wherever a person or group of persons need reassurance, faith, and peace.

— Elie Wiesel, from his commencement address to Gustavus graduates, May 29, 1994

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SHINE: KENDRA FREY The Yes Woman UNWILLING TO GIVE UP MUSIC IN FAVOR OF MEDICINE (OR VICE VERSA) FREY HAS MADE EXCELLENT USE OF BOTH.

Music and science.

Concertmaster in the symphony orchestra. Genetic tagger of

Frey double majored in biochemistry/molecular biology and

yeast proteins using fluorescent markers. Soloist in the Gustavus

chemistry, a challenging four years by itself. She also performed

Symphony Orchestra’s season finale.

in chamber music ensembles, competed in the concerto and aria

Seven semesters of Russian. “I’m conversational,” she says.

competition (she won in 2014 and 2016), and traveled with

It seems impossible that an undergrad could achieve so much

the Orchestra to Greece and Macedonia, playing contemporary

across such divergent disciplines. And yet here is Frey, all the

American pieces. On the bus ride back from the airport, she

way from Fairbanks, Alaska, driven, serious, accomplished, and

started reading Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov.

humbled by all of it.

Especially as she was initially unwilling to choose

She didn’t read it in Russian.

But we had to ask.

Gustavus. Her sister was studying sciences here. Her sister was the concertmaster in the orchestra. “I to mollify her.” But Frey’s primary criteria for a college were “small, with a good science

Frey’s choice to perform at the highest

program and good music.” It was hard to say no

level possible within her multiple

to a school that delivered both so effortlessly.

passions made her an exceptional

Despite not wanting to follow her older sister,

candidate for medical school. She

“I wouldn’t have to give up my involvement

was accepted into several programs,

in music to be dedicated to the sciences at Gustavus,” Frey says.

She didn’t. And after a year on

E XC E L L E N C E

didn’t want to follow her,” Frey says. “I applied

and heads to the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in the fall.

campus, when the older Frey graduated and headed to the University of Minnesota to study public health, she passed the position to the younger Frey. (Yup. They are back-toback Gustie sister concertmasters chasing health sciences.)

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concertmaster

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SHINE: ERIC DUGDALE Discoverer of the Other COLLABORATING IS AN EMOTIONAL PROCESS. AND THAT’S A GOOD THING.

This past fall, Dugdale studied at his undergraduate alma mater, Oxford, where

How do we learn empathy? The short answer is from trying to understand the feelings

a repository of modern productions of

of others. The long answer is worth a lifetime of reflection. Few would answer, “from

ancient drama helped him understand

the Greek tragedies.” But classics professor Eric Dugdale would, and so would his

where the empathy comes from. “There

collaborators.

is a lot of evidence to suggest that

“We often neglect the very elements that lie at the heart of Greek tragedy,” Dugdale

these plays had a big impact on their

says of his scholarly muse and teaching medium. But to understand the emotional effects

audiences,” Dugdale says. “Like in a big

and moral dimensions of the tragedies, Dugdale thinks they should be consumed as

concert, there is that electricity.”

intended: as performance.

“It is a shame to be studying theater without performing it,” Dugdale says. “Stepping into somebody else’s shoes is a powerful way of learning empathy.” For the past 14 where students stage a Festival of Dionysus every two years. Groups of students pick a scene and bring it to life, sometimes with hand-crafted masks (like the one pictured

Venetus A, the oldest surviving manuscript of Homer’s Iliad. Seven students have traveled to the Center

Aristophanes’ Clouds. Students spend April and May creating and rehearsing, and external

for Hellenic Studies in Washington,

judges (including an alum) rank the performances. “Just like the ancient Festival, this is a

D.C., to learn to read the manuscript

But the learning is in the collaboration.

Dugdale swears by collective work, even in humanities research, where it is rarely attempted. He’s currently working with Gustavus political science professor Mimi Gerstbauer on a scholarly article on restorative justice in Aeschylus’ Eumenides. “It’s about how forms of justice move from vendetta to trial by jury, and how even that is not an effective solution,” Dugdale says.

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collaborative research on the

here), sometimes in contemporary contexts, like Partly Cloudy, a modern adaptation of

competition,” Dugdale says.

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COMMUNITY

years he’s taken the tragedies out of the textbooks and into the Linnaeus Arboretum,

Dugdale brings students into

and enter its text and commentary in XML mark-up language, creating the first complete edition. They return to teach other Gustie students.

SHINE: SIRI ERICKSON Where Faith Meets Science AN EDGY NUN PROFESSOR SHE MET DURING HER OWN UNDERGRAD DAYS CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR THE GUSTAVUS CHAPLAIN.

“I was going to be a scientist,” Erickson says. But then she took an undergraduate course at Carleton College titled “Women in Religion” with Sister Rosemary Rader, a Benedictine nun.

She ended up taking four classes with Rader.

“It was like I discovered a long-lost sisterhood of women that were intelligent and spiritual but had a lot of critical questions about their traditions,” Erickson says. “And they weren’t willing to give up on it.”

Erickson has not given up on it either. Nor has she given up on science. (She still earned a BA in chemistry before heading to seminary.) This summer, Erickson debuts the Gustavus Academy for Faith, Science, and Ethics for high school students. As director of the Academy, Erickson leads a team from the chaplains’ office, plus professor of chemistry Scott Bur and professor of religion Marcia Bunge. Together, they are preparing the Gustavus students who will work as mentors at the Academy and designing curriculum for the 45 high school students who will explore how scientists and people of faith work together to address global ethical challenges. And she’s bringing professionals who work at these intersections to campus during the Academy’s summer program, including Grace Wolf-Chase, astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.

Erickson co-wrote the grant that secured funding for the Academy, tailoring it to the Gustavus tradition of inquiry at the boundaries of science and faith. “It seemed totally appropriate to merge faith and science,” Erickson says. “I fell in love with theology because it was asking the big questions. I’m not the only one with

At Gustavus, questions of faith permeate in traditional Lutheran practices, like Daily Sabbath and sacred music. They are present in nontraditional ways too, like the planned Multifaith Center in the

FA I T H

renovated Anderson Hall. It will have flex space for students to pray and engage in a variety of contemplative practices from their own traditions.

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these questions.”

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Something I’ve

As always, it is a new

While our world may

noticed all over

space, a new sound,

be a big place, we

Greece; that it’s

and a new audience.

all know it’s getting

much more socially

—Joey Wiley ’16

smaller every day. And

acceptable to

no matter how many

stand up and dance

miles separate us,

at a concert.

music connects us.

—Kris Reiser ’16

— Al Behrends ’77, director of fine arts programs

Hellenic This winter, the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Lab Band toured Greece

and Macedonia. Here, in Meteora, they explore a landscape whose name translates to “suspended in the air.” It was here that students visited monasteries which, until the 17th century, could only be accessed by pullies and ropes. While on tour, the orchestra and jazz bands played seven concerts in seven cities in the two countries, to grateful, joyful audiences. If there is any doubt that music connects us, imagine the amazed recognition on the faces of Greek elementary students when the symphony struck up the music from Star Wars.

It was wonderful and

It’s not every day you

The views of the

rewarding to connect

play a concert that is

mountains and ocean

with another group

broadcast to an entire

kept students stunned

of passionate young

country or share a

during the three-hour

musicians, to share

stage with a pop star.

travel time between

our country’s music

—Bailey Hilgren ’17

the cities. It’s no

and learn more

wonder the Greeks

about the music of

believed in their gods!

their culture.

—Elena Gottlick ’19

Dream

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—Nate Long ’16

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Kalendar MAY

7 Honors Day Convocation,

9 Beyond the Lines: Meaning, Sport,

Christ Chapel; 10:30 a.m.; free

and What Matters Most lecture by

Senior Honors Recital featuring the

Rev. Joanne Sanders, associate dean

work of the Department of Music’s

of religious life at Stanford University;

best seniors; Björling Recital Hall;

St. Peter Room; 7–8:30 p.m.; free

Rev. Joanne Sanders

Ringers, Christ Chapel Bells, and

1:30–3:30 p.m.; free

Spring Choral Showcase featuring

the Gustavus Symphonic Ringers; 11 Soup and Sandwich Seminar:

7:30–8:30 p.m.; free

the combined voices of the Gustavus

Gustavus Strategic Plan with

Choir, the Choir of Christ Chapel,

President Bergman; Melva Lind

and the Lucia Singers; Christ Chapel;

Interpretive Center, Linnaeus

classes 1971, 1966, 1961, 1956,

7:30–9:30 p.m.; free

Arboretum; 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.; $8 for

1951, and the 50 Year Club; visit

Arb members, $9 for non-members;

gustavus.edu/alumni for detailed

visit gustavustickets.com or call

reunion schedules

7–29 2016 Senior Studio Art Majors’ Exhibition; Hillstrom Museum of Art;

507-933-7590 to register 28 Gustavus Symphony Orchestra

regular hours: Mon.–Fri., 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 1–5 p.m. (opening

27–29 Alumni Spring Reunions for

13–15 Next Best Steps: The Gustavus

reception, May 7, 4–6 p.m.); free

Season Finale featuring the

Dance Company in Concert;

Concerto/Aria Competition Winners;

Anderson Theatre; 8 p.m. (May 13

Björling Hall; 8–10 pm.; free

and 14), 2 p.m. (May 15); order tickets online at gustavustickets.com or call

29 Baccalaureate Worship with

507-933-7590

Holy Communion; Christ Chapel; 9–10 a.m. and 10:30–11:30 a.m.;

14 Gustavus Wind Orchestra & Vasa

free but tickets are required, visit

Wind Orchestra present their spring concerts in Björling Recital Hall;

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SENIOR ART STRONG: Juried by faculty, the senior studio art majors’ exhibition is a selection of students’ strongest pieces. The artists (including art education majors) from left to right: Mia Cannon, Andrew Paul, Haley Bell, Leah Creger, Griffin Spier, Anna Franke, Rachel Gunderson, Emily Leslie, Jessica Williams, Helena Johnson, and Lauren Schiltz.

Gustie Entrepreneur Cup 2016,

at 1:45 p.m.; ceremony at 2:00 p.m.;

a student entrepreneurship

free but tickets are required

competition; winner receives $5000

if ceremony is indoors; for

and progresses to the semi-finals

more information, email

of the Minnesota Cup; Beck Atrium;

commencement@gustavus.edu

Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra

JUNE

Spring Concert; Björling Recital Hall;

20 Linnaeus Symposium: Shining

7:30–8:30 p.m.; free

Light on Minnesota’s Changing Landscapes; expert speakers address

15 2016 Brassworks!; Björling Hall;

several woodwind ensembles in the Hall; 3:30–4:30 p.m.; free

Commencement for the graduating class of 2016; procession begins

8 Woodwind Chamber Ensembles

Department of Music; Björling Recital

1:30–3 p.m.; free

2:30–5:30 p.m.; free

Spring Concert featuring the work of

gustavustickets.com

Minnesota’s grasslands, woodlands,

1:30–2:30 p.m.; free

and waters, with a keynote address

Gustavus Handbell Choirs Spring

by naturalist Jim Gilbert; dinner

Concert with the Christ Chapel

features locally grown fare;

• Times and dates of events listed on this page are subject to change. Call to confirm.

• Up-to-date sports schedules may be found

Linnaeus Arboretum; 1–5 p.m.; $25

29 Hotdogs and Stars; eat hotdogs

at gustavus.edu/athletics. For a printed

for current Arb members; $40 for

by the campfire as the sun sets,

schedule of the Gustie varsity athletic

non-members; new members receive

then learn about the stars and

squads, see the website or send a self-

two complimentary tickets; visit

constellations as the moon rises;

gustavus.edu/arboretum for tickets,

Linnaeus Arboretum;

or call 507-933-6181

7:30–9:30 p.m.; free

addressed, stamped envelope to CJ Siewert ’11, director of sports information, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave., Saint Peter, MN 56082-1498.

• You can listen to select Gustavus athletics

JULY

AUGUST

10-16 Twin Cities Week: an entire week

25–Sept. 5 Gustavus at the Minnesota

dedicated to Gusties gathering

State Fair; wear your Gustie gear

throughout the Twin Cities metro

and stop by the College booth in

area. For details and schedule of

the Education Building to sign our

events, visit gustavus.edu/alumni or

visitors’ book; staffed from

call 800-487-8437

9 a.m.–9 p.m. daily

broadcasts through the GameCentral livestream portal at gustavus.edu/athletics.

• To receive a more complete fine arts schedule or more information on fine arts events noted in the calendar, contact Al Behrends ’77, director of fine arts programs: 507-933-7013 or al@gustavus.edu.

• Tickets for the Gustavus Artist Series and Department of Theatre & Dance

15 Gustie Night at St. Paul Saints: a feature event of Twin Cities

SEPTEMBER 6 Opening Convocation of the

productions may be ordered online at gustavustickets.com. Tickets for Department of Theatre & Dance offerings

Week. Fireworks, baseball, and

Colleges 155th academic year;

are available three weeks in advance of the

barbecue highlight this family-

Christ Chapel; 10:00 a.m.

performances.

friendly gathering. For details and reservations, call 800-487-8437 or visit gustavus.edu/alumni.

13 Reading In Common: Jamelle Bouie; Slate magazine’s chief political correspondent speaks on Millenials and racism, as well as the 2017

colors at Linnaeus Arboretum and

Reading in Common book Between

learn about the unique plants of the

the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi

tallgrass prairie; 7–9 p.m.; free

Coates; Christ Chapel; 7 p.m.; free Jamelle Bouie

21 Soup and Sandwich Seminar: Nobel Conference preview; Melva Lind Interpretive Center, Linnaeus Arboretum; 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.; $8 for Arb members, $9 for non-members; visit gustavustickets.com or call 507-933-7590 to register 27–28 Nobel Conference: In Search PRAIRIE CARE: In 2008, the 70 acres of the Coneflower Prairie in Linnaeus Arboretum were seeded with more than 160 native species of grasses, sedges, and wildflowers.

In 2015, with a grant from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation, the College was able to protect this rare habitat with controlled burns and removal of invasive species, among other measures.

of Economic Balance brings economists from around the world to help us understand the challenges facing real-world implementation of economic theories; Lund Arena and Lund Center; for more information and ticket pricing visit gustavus.edu/nobel

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Embracing

Fair Trade at Gustavus

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by Stephanie Wilbur Ash and Anna Deike

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Did you know the largest global markets for certified organic and fair trade coffees include Sweden and Finland?

The philosophy of fair is multidimensional. As it relates to justice, equality is present. As it relates to trade, social and environmental sustainability are at work. As it relates to Gustavus, fair trade has, during the past six years, become our values-based business-as-usual. Naturally it follows that we are now an officially designated Fair Trade College—Minnesota’s first.

We Gusties are a humble bunch, but this designation is worth

brought along campus dining service, the Book Mark, and

celebrating. Fair trade seeks equity for people and places on the

the chaplain’s office, among others.

It wasn’t a hard sell, considering the values of the College.

trade designation actively support producers that are treated fairly

“If we are going to say the Earth is good and people have

and treat the land fairly. Such organizations raise awareness about

value, then the way we consume needs to treat the Earth and

inequities in the production of goods.

people as sacred,” says Brian Konkol, chaplain of the College

It’s not really about us. It’s about the world.

“It’s about being conscious of the impact that we all have,”

and a Fair Trade Gustavus advisor.

Plus, it just wasn’t that hard to do. Says dining service

says president of Fair Trade Gustavus Abigail Nistler ’16. Nistler,

director Steve Kjellgren, “We realized

Haley Nemmers ’16, and Academic Support Center director

we were pretty much already

Margo Druschel led the campus in seeking the designation. They

doing it.”

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other end of our consumption patterns. Organizations with the fair

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How did Gustavus become a Fair Trade College?

1.

2.

Built a team of students, faculty,

FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS AT GUSTAVUS Coffee. Gustavus buys fair trade blends from Minnesota carbon-negative brand Tiny Footprint Coffee. It’s roasted in the Twin Cities at Roastery 7.

Beans come mostly from farmer-owned, sustainable cooperatives in Mexico and Peru.

and staff devoted to the cause. (The initiative must be student-led with

Tea. Gustavus uses 100 percent organic and fair

campus-wide engagement.)

trade tea from the Twinings brand. Countries of

Engaged campus outlets to ensure a minimum of two fair trade products

origin include South Africa, Egypt, China, Keyna, and India.

are available in all campus-owned and operated venues (and service

Chocolate. Divine brand chocolate uses fair trade

contracts, where available).

cocoa beans from Ghana, from a farm cooperative

3. Ensured fair trade products are used at

co-owned by its 85,000 farmers who share profits.

College meetings, events, and offices.

Equal Exchange brand chocolate uses fair trade

Offer fair trade coffee, tea, sugar, and

cocoa beans from the Dominican Republic and

other products whenever possible.

Peru, and fair trade and organic sugar and vanilla.

4. Sponsored fair trade educational

events and activities on campus and

Granola bars. Equal Exchange granola bar

worked with faculty to bring fair trade

ingredients come from Pakistan, Burkina Faso,

concepts into the classroom.

Uganda, and Tunisia. Equal Exchange builds long-

5. Highlighted fair trade products with

appropriate signage and sought media

term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound.

coverage on fair trade efforts and the movement.

6. Developed a Fair Trade Resolution

T-shirts and other apparel. They come from the Dominican Republic via the fair trade-certified

that includes commitments from the

company Alta Gracia, the only apparel company

College to meet goals.

in the developing world that pays a living wage.

Bananas. Equal Exchange bananas are sourced from small farmer cooperatives in Peru and Ecuador.

Jewelry. It comes from India, Equador, and Central

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America via companies Equal Exchange and Minga.

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Minga means “communal work day” in the South American language of Quechua.

Also pictured on previous pages: Swedish-made textiles, cookies, and Dala horses from Swedish Kontur Imports in Saint Peter.

Rörstrand’s Mon Ami china from Swedish Kontur Imports and the Gustavus president’s house. Sweden-shaped cutting board and cow-shaped creamer from American Swedish Institute Gift Shop. Minnesota-shaped cutting board from Patina.

“We didn’t do this because it’s what everyone else is doing or because we wanted to win something. We did it

because this is just what we do.

We go about our business doing the right thing.

— Steve Kjellgren, dining service director

Beyond Fair Trade The purchasing philosophy is only one of many Gustavus initiatives focused on sustainability. Here are just a few of our other efforts.

Compost system. A new system uses pre-consumer waste (carrot peels, egg shells) and post-consumer waste (leftover food that comes through the dish room). All to-go containers, plus napkins and straws, are compostable and run through the system too. The alumni class of 2014 donated the compost bins around campus.

Big Hill Farm. Once a student senior project, the vegetables grown here feed Gustavus throughout the growing season. A wind turbine provides electricity. A barrel on top of Lund Center collects condensate to water the garden. Students run the whole operation.

Beck Hall. Constructed in 2010, it is LEED Platinum certified, the highest rating attainable from the U.S. Green Building Council. It saves 40 percent more energy and 30 percent more water than typical building code requires. There’s a dashboard displaying its real-time energy consumption in the lobby.

classes as Geochemistry of the Environment, Politics of the Developing Nations, and Earth Care and Adaptation.

To learn more about becoming a fair trade

Solar energy. Solar systems are found at Melva Lind Interpretive Center, Jackson Campus Center, Lund Center, Olin Hall, and Beck Academic Hall. Much of the cost for these systems came from donors.

college, university, or town, visit fairtradecampaigns.org. To learn more about products available for purchase, visit fairtradeusa.org.

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Environmental Studies. An interdisciplinary major or minor, coursework includes such

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In Good Company

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Mentor-mentee, coworkers, and golf partners—Myers and Eiden are all three on the golf course.

Reaching across the Hill and into the working world, Gustie mentors shape the lives of Gustie students.

by Stephanie Wilbur Ash and JJ Akin

The Long Game s

Now that their mentorship

Eiden partly credits the Gustavus

STEVE EIDEN ’15

relationship is also a professional one,

Mentoring Program, his professors,

CFP, FIC

Associate at

Wealth advisor at

Thrivent Financial’s

Myers is continuing to help the younger

and his student employment job in the

Gustie grow.

admission office as being keys to his early

Thrivent Financial’s East Metro East Metro

Financial Team

Financial Team

“It’s been a whirlwind,” says Eiden, who, with Myers’ encouragement,

professional success.

“Without everything Gustavus did to

passed his Series 7 and 66, as well as his

prepare me, I wouldn’t be where I am

Myers had just joined the Gustavus

first of six Certified Financial Planner

today,” he says.

Alumni Board and was on campus for

exams. In the meantime, he’s sitting

a meeting. Eiden was a senior financial

in on meetings, working to prepare

pupil. Eiden is a smart and dedicated

economics major and math minor. Their

prospectuses for clients, and learning

employee. Says Myers, “Steve can take this

chance encounter in the fall of 2014

from Myers’ financial knowledge.

career wherever he wants to go. Maybe

would lead to a connection through the

Myers, in turn, is learning from his

Gustavus Mentoring Program, a job offer

job as a mentor to Eiden. “I approach

for Eiden, and a collaborative approach

business differently now that I’m a

to financial planning with Thrivent’s

professional mentor,” Myers says. “I

successful East Metro Financial Team.

have to think through processes, explain

“From our first meeting, I could

And Myers? He’s impressed with his

someday he’ll be my business partner.”

things step-by-step,

tell that he was polished and on-point.

and be thorough

I could tell he was a go-getter,” Myers

in presenting

says. “By the time spring semester rolled

information. It’s

around, I had it in the back of my mind

helped me grow

that I’d be offering him a job.”

professionally too.”

BEST ADVICE FROM MYERS TO EIDEN: Whether it’s with clients or your supervisors, communication is essential.

Be curious and willing to learn every day.

Every interaction is an opportunity to improve someone’s life and let them improve yours. Don’t let it go to waste.

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m DAN MYERS ’04,

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“There’s something about Gustavus that says the world is your oyster. And that makes me proud.”

West (left) earned a JD and MBA after undergrad. That path looks good to Coller too.

—Courtney West

The Intangibles m

“We talked a lot about how to let companies down,” Coller says.

“What the most professional way to do that is, and how to frame it

s

to keep the relationship budding. Her advice was so important to me because I was nervous about letting people down.”

COURTNEY WEST ’11,

HALEY COLLER ’16,

JD, MBA

BUSINESS

Associate of corporate

Committed to asset management

with grace. After her graduation—and several months of touring

strategy, Land O’Lakes

at Goldman Sachs in New York

in Europe—Coller will begin her career at Goldman Sachs in New

City, January 2017

York City. Several of the business relationships she has cultivated,

With West’s help, Coller walked through her multiple offers

including those she “let down,” will continue to flourish. Coller Where the mentoring relationship between West and Coller

and West’s relationship will continue as well, both say. Coller

mattered most was in the little things.

has an interest in pursuing dual advanced degrees in law and

“She didn’t need help with building her resume or preparing

with multiple interests, there will be multiple opportunities across

Coller, the future young woman in business. “What she was

industries and disciplines to navigate the gray areas.

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looking for were the intangibles: How do you let people down?

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business—just like West has done. For these two professionals

for an interview,” says West, the young woman in business, about

“The intangibles come from experience,” West says. And

How do you have tough conversations? How do you keep in

learning from the experience of a fellow Gustie like West is what

touch with people in a not-awkward way?”

the Gustavus Mentoring Program is all about.

For West, who is only five years out of her own undergraduate experience, the uncertainty of navigating those same issues is still fresh. “I remember what it was like to not know how to do those things and to make those early mistakes,” she says. Her wisdom was a perfectly timed blessing for Coller, who was juggling several promising job offers from around the country at the time she was being mentored by West.

BEST ADVICE FROM WEST TO COLLER: Take notes about what your manager does for you. Tell them how they have helped you grow.

At the end of the day, people will recognize top talent. It’s okay to tell them no for now.

Maintain your business relationships. Managers may reach out to you again.

The Sounding Board m

BEST ADVICE FROM LEE TO ANDERSON: You need to stay positive and optimistic. You need attitude and confidence and optimism as an

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entrepreneur.

With every major decision, imagine three different

RANDY LEE ’84

JACK ANDERSON ’16

President, McCally-Lee

Management and political

conclusions: Worst case scenario, best case scenario,

Entertainment

science major

and most likely. You will find a way to weigh the decision to come to an answer and next step.

Not a parent, not a professor, but someone supportive for students about to launch post-college.

That’s how Lee, who has had five Gustie mentees, describes

environments in sales, marketing, and tech, is now a partner in

his role. “If the student takes advantage of it, if he or she is not

McCally-Lee Entertainment (with fellow Gustie John McCally ’86).

afraid to expose vulnerability, that student can soak so much out

Anderson is an entrepreneur himself, learning early and often.

The two talked weekly about business, marketing, and

of a mentor versus a parent or a professor.”

For Anderson, he extracted Lee’s seasoned ability to remain

gleaning all you can from your experiences. They have much in

focused and grounded on the journey. “It’s a great opportunity

common—values, visions of success, problem-solving strategies—

to have an alum who’s been in my shoes and can help keep me

so conversation came easy. “It wasn’t so much him giving me

measured,” Anderson says. Lee, who worked in Fortune 100

marching orders, it was more emotional support,” Anderson says.

“Participation in the Mentor Program is not for the mentor to put a feather in his or her cap,” Lee says. “In the end, I can guide them, I can push them, I can plant seeds, I can give opinions. The mentee should say, ‘That was time well spent. That worked for me.’”

And if it works for both people, the relationship can live on after the mentee’s graduation. “We continue to work very closely together even though we don’t have a formal Mentoring Program relationship now,” says Anderson. “That’s how it works in the real world.”

About the Mentoring Program

available to facilitate conversations on

from October through May, they have

leadership, values, and goal-setting.

monthly contact (at least) whenever

Gustavus Mentoring: Engaging for

But each relationship takes on a life of

and however it suits them.

Success matches a Gustavus student in

its own as the partnership between the

one of six majors with an alumni, parent,

two develops.

or friend for a mentoring relationship.

Mentor-mentee pairs commit to

To become a mentor

The student is expected to drive the

meeting once in person, either in

visit gustavus.edu/mentoring.

relationship, with several resources

the Twin Cities or on campus. Then,

Registration ends September 30.

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Anderson and Lee sometimes met at Lee’s Minnetonka home.

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SPORTS

SPORTS

“You ask how I brought these guys together to coach and I’m not sure how I did it.

We’re just blessed, really,” says coach Brad Baker ’80.

The new team behind the team: (l to r) Phillip Klaphake, Jeff Baker, Brad Baker, Dean Bowyer, and Matt Lewis. Not pictured: Bob Bresnahan.

MEN OF SUMMER

A NEW COACHING STAFF OF EXPERIENCED LOCAL HEROES BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO GUSTIE BASEBALL.

all-time in Division II victories, compiling an overall record

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of 1064-538-7 in 36 years. Thirty-two of those years were at

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Batters up. The College has hired former Gustie player, coach, and

Minnesota State University, Mankato. Brad’s brother, Jeff, who

Minnesota Twins infielder Brad Baker ’80 as its new head baseball

played collegiate baseball at NCAA Division I Oral Roberts

coach. The excitement around the Saint Peter native has revived

University, is also on the staff. So is their childhood friend, fellow

the program.

Saint Peter native Bob Bresnahan, who played professional

“I think the kids are pretty smart, you can’t fool them,”

baseball in the Minnesota Twins organization. Phillip Klaphake

Baker says of this year’s team. “They really understand the

is new to the staff after spending the fall as an assistant football

coaching staff’s commitment to them, to the program, and to

coach. And Matt Lewis is the lone holdover from last season’s

the school.”

staff as he enters his fifth season as the pitching coach.

A focal point of excitement regarding the team’s future is

As a Gustavus alum and decorated baseball player, Baker

the coaching staff Baker has assembled. It’s a roster deep with

believes his past experiences will translate to his new team. “I

baseball experience and credibility. Volunteer assistant coach

know these guys have it in them to pull out a few surprises this

Dean Bowyer boasts the most experience as he ranks seventh

season,” Baker says.

Men’s Basketball

Swimmer Hayley Booher set a new MIAC and

The men’s basketball team had an up and

school record in the 200 individual medley.

down season, resulting in a 12-13 overall record and 9-11 mark in the MIAC for an

Mary’s and lost 78-70 in a hard fought

missed the playoffs, they finished the

Women’s Swimming & Diving

season strong by winning seven of their

The Gusties produced another

Lindsey Johnson (Sr., Edina) and

last 10 games. After the regular season,

impressive season in the pool, but

Mikayla Miller (So., Goodhue) received

Gary Cooper (Sr., Detroit, Mich.) was

their six-year reign atop of the MIAC

All-Conference honors, while Miranda

named to the All-Conference Team,

came to end as they finished second at

Rice (So. Forest Lake) was named

while Chris Narum (Sr., Eagan) and

conference championships. The MIAC

honorable mention.

Brody Ziegler (Sr., Mankato) received

Championships boasted multiple Gustie

honorable mention.

highlights, most notably a new MIAC

eighth place finish. Although the Gusties

battle. At the conclusion of the season,

and school record in the 200 individual

UPCOMING TO NOTE

Men’s Hockey

medley by Hayley Booher (Jr., Warren,

The Gusties fought hard all the way

Vt.) with a time of 2:05.84. Booher

to the end of the season with their

also set a program record in the 400

playoff hopes still alive headed into

IM with a time of 4:30.4. Five Gusties

the final game. But last season’s MIAC

qualified for the NCAA Championships,

playoff champion Hamline was able to

which were held in Greensboro, N.C.

knock off Gustavus, ending the Gusties’

Seniors Leah Anderson (Apple Valley)

SAT. SEPT. 3

season with a 6-14-5 overall record and

and Tarin Anding (Sartell), junior Nicole

Women’s Soccer vs. UW-LaCrosse

5-8-3 mark in the MIAC. Goalie Chris

Lohman (North Mankato), sophomore

at 12 p.m.

Amsden (Fy., Saint Peter) represented

Kate Reilly (Hastings) and first-year

Gustavus in the MIAC postseason

Maggie Webster (Apple Valley)

SAT. SEPT. 3

awards as he was named to the

represented the Black and Gold on

Men’s Soccer vs. St. Scholastica in

All-Rookie Team.

the national stage, competing in

the Gustavus Classic at 3 p.m. (and

six events.

vs. Knox on Sun. Sept 4 at 3 p.m.)

Gustavus capped the season by finishing

Women’s Basketball

SAT. SEPT. 3

fourth at the MIAC Championships with

The Gusties qualified for the MIAC

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country

a total of 498 points, just 4.5 points shy

playoffs for the 16th consecutive season

Gustavus Invite; women run the 5K at

of third place. Tanner Sonnek (Fy., North

after finishing the regular season with a

10 a.m.; men run the 5K at 10:45 a.m.

Mankato) highlighted the men’s squad

19-6 overall record and 14-4 mark in the

throughout the season and finished

league, which was good for third place.

WED. SEPT. 7

his rookie campaign with a first place

In the MIAC quarterfinals, Gustavus beat

Volleyball vs. Martin Luther at 7 p.m.

finish in the 200 breaststroke at the

Saint Benedict’s in convincing fashion,

MIAC meet. His time of 2:04.06 reached

65-40, claiming its first postseason

SAT. SEPT. 10

NCAA B-qualifying standards and

victory since 2012 and first under the

Football vs. UW-River Falls at 1 p.m.

earned Sonnek All-Conference honors.

direction of Head Coach Laurie Kelly.

2016 Fall Sport Home Openers

The Gusties then faced No. 2 seed Saint

Gustie women’s basketball qualified for MIAC playoffs for the 16th year in a row.

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

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Men’s Swimming & Diving

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SPORTS

Gymnastics Alex Kopp (Jr., Wayzata) brought Gustavus gymnastics back into the national spotlight at this year’s NCGA Championships, winning the national floor title with a program record 9.85. Her win marked the 32nd national event championship in program history and earned her National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) Division III West Region Gymnast of the Year. As a team, Gustavus took eighth place at the WIAC Championships with the second highest team score in program history at 184.475. The conference championship brought five individual career highs, six season highs, and one program record from Kopp in the all-around with a score of 38.525.

Alex Kopp

Women’s Hockey

Women’s Indoor Track & Field

Men’s Indoor Track & Field

There were ebbs and flows to the 201516 women’s hockey season, the former

The Gusties participated in five meets

season by taking eighth place at the

a result of an injury-plagued year. The

leading up to the MIAC Championships

MIAC Championships. Sam Fischer

Gusties finished 9-12-4 overall and 8-7-3

in early March, where they took eighth

(Sr., Sauk Centre) found himself at

in the MIAC, taking sixth place. Although

place. Sarah Swanson (Sr., Fairbanks,

the top of the podium multiple times

the Gusties missed the playoffs, they

Alaska) was the story of the year for

as a throwing specialist. Fischer took

received strong individual performances

the women’s team as she was named

first place in the weight throw at the

by Allison Eder-Zdechlik (Sr., Stillwater)

the 2016 MIAC Indoor Field Athlete-of-

MIAC Championships and qualified

and Erica Power (So., Lakeville) as both

the-Year. Swanson claimed nine gold

for the NCAA Championships where

were named All-Conference. Eder-

medals throughout the season, including

he took 15th place. Derek Huntley (Jr.,

Zdechlik finished her impressive career

MIAC titles in the shot put and weight

Maplewood) also earned All-Conference

at Gustavus with the fifth most goals

throw. She also qualified for the NCAA

honors, taking third place in the pole

(58) in program history. Erin Moes (Fy.,

Championships in the shot put where

vault at the conference meet.

Hastings) was also recognized by

she took 17th place. Marit Sonnesyn (Sr.,

the MIAC as a member of the

Plymouth) also had an impressive year,

All-Rookie Team.

culminating with a school record in the

The men’s squad ended its indoor

3000-meter run, taking third place at the MIAC Championships.

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NATIONALLY RANKED

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Four Gustavus spring athletic programs are nationally ranked this year.

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

MEN’S TENNIS

(National tennis rankings are for top 40, golf for top 25. Rankings are as of March 31.)

MEN’S GOLF

SOFTBALL

Yes, Gustavus had a May Day queen—here, Anna Mae Backlund ’49, in 1946, with her court outside Alumni Hall. As was tradition in festivals across Europe, the May Day queen personified spring and summer. In the late 19th century, worker uprisings resulted in International Worker’s Day (a May 1 public holiday in Europe), adding the celebration of civil justice to the celebration of warmer days. At Gustavus, May Day has evolved from a celebration of spring to a celebration of peace. The MAYDAY! Peace Conference was founded in 1981 with a grant from Ray ’37 and Florence Sponberg. The inaugural topic was arms control. The 2016 topic was divestment and reinvestment. The queen gives way to questions, but the goal is still a peaceful kingdom.

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Heritage

On May Day

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Gratitude

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A quiet place surrounded by glacial boulders, the Johnson Prairie Overlook in the Uhler Prairie provides a spot to observe native prairie in all seasons. A Linnaeus Arboretum favorite, visitors here are rewarded with views of prairie, savannah, and the Chapel’s spire.

A recent grant from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation has helped connect the Uhler Prairie to the larger Coneflower Prairie, and improved signage to direct new and perennial visitors through the Arb’s 130 acres.

To make a gift or learn more, visit gustavus.edu/arboretum.

Thankful for: The Borgeson Cabin On June 25, 1986, geography professor Bob Douglas (ret. ’12) and volunteers put a Swedish immigrant-built cabin on a trailer and moved it from Norseland, Minn., to Linnaeus Arboretum.

They spent the summer restoring it.

The heartiness of prairie settlers and the dedication of volunteers have kept the cabin useful for 130 years. It was once home to 11 people—Carl and Clara Borgeson, their eight children, and a hired hand. It is now a monument to our immigrant history and a teaching tool for students of all ages.

And does it ever teach. When Arboretum director Scott Moeller takes children through the tiny cabin, they often ask, “But where did the kids play?” Moeller’s answer: “They played outside.”

No, this is not your great-grandfather’s idea of an RV. It’s the Borgeson Cabin in transit to the Arb in 1986.

GROW SOMETHING Linnaeus Arboretum has inspired and connected people to nature and each other since 1972. Here’s what your gift there can do:

$60

$100

$250

$500

$1000

$5000

bulbs for

native

a strong, healthy

trees for our

tools to combat

build new

visiting school

wildflowers

new bur oak tree

annual Arbor

invasive species

features, like a

groups to plant,

established in our

in the Presidents’

Day student

in our prairies and

children’s garden

inspiring young

woodlands for

Oak Grove

celebration,

woodlands

or a grass maze

gardeners to get

the first time ever

which Gustavus students plant

$10,000

$20,000

$25,000+

turn the Borgeson Cabin into a living

repair and protect the Borgeson Cabin

create an endowed environmental

historic experience for visitors

from termites, rodents, and weather

education position for the future

Christ Chapel Memorial Garden

constructed of Kasota stone and has the capacity to hold 570

Many people have a deep connection to Gustavus Adolphus

urns. The cost for inurnment for each person is $2,000.

College. Members of the College community now have an

Funds generated by gifts to the Memorial Garden will be

opportunity to make Gustavus their final resting place by

used to support Christ Chapel, its surrounding grounds, and

choosing inurnment in the Christ Chapel Memorial Garden.

the ministry of the Office of the Chaplains.

Thanks to the generosity of the Phil ’58 and Nancy Lindau family, the Memorial Garden now stands as a place of

Visit gustavus.edu/president/memorialgarden, or reach

remembrance for the entire community.

out to Laurie Dietrich ’80, in the Office of Advancement

The Memorial Garden is just east of Christ Chapel, overlooking the river valley. The Garden and columbarium is

(dietrich@gustavus.edu or 507-933-6043) for more information.

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G USTIES TOP 30 MINNESOTA GUSTIE EMPLOYERS 1

UnitedHealth Group

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Target

10 Rosemount–Apple Valley– Eagan ISD #196

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University of Minnesota

11 State of Minnesota

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Gustavus Adolphus College

12 Allina Health

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Wells Fargo

13 Ameriprise Financial

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Mayo Clinic

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US Bank

14 Thomson Reuters

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Medtronic

15 Thrivent Financial

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3M

Services, Inc.

W H E R E M I N N E S O TA G U S T I E S W O R K

HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, FINANCE,

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As a state, we are consistently ranked among the top five for healthcare, too. You’ll find Gusties excelling at UnitedHealth Group (the Minnesota employer with the largest number of

We are everywhere. But we are in some places more than others.

Gusties), Mayo Clinic, Allina, and the University of Minnesota

One of those places is Minnesota (obviously). Minnesota Gusties

Medical Center, among others.

are working hard to make Minnesota’s economy one of the healthiest in the nation.

As a state, Minnesota has more Fortune 500 companies per capita than any other, so it’s no surprise you’ll find Gusties at some of America’s largest corporate brands, specifically Target, 3M, General Mills, and IBM.

One surprise? One of the largest employers of Gustavus graduates is Gustavus Adolphus College. Apparently it’s not only a great school, it’s also a great place to work. (But we could be biased.)

Where are you working? Send us a memo and we’ll add you to our Rolodex.

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

ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Catherine Asta ’75, President Gordon Mansergh ’84, Vice President Ed Drenttel ’81, Treasurer Kara Buckner ’97, Secretary

CLASS NEWS and information to be included in the Alumni section of the Quarterly should be sent to: Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement Gustavus Adolphus College 800 West College Avenue Saint Peter, MN 56082-1498 800-487-8437 alumni@gustavus.edu

PHOTO POLICY • Due to space limitations, we do not publish wedding or baby photos.

• We welcome photos of alumni gathered anywhere in the world and will publish as many as space permits.

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• Send us news of your promotions,

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achievements, recognitions, and other

18 General Mills

announcements; send a head-and-shoulders or

19 Minneapolis Public Schools

similar photo with your news.

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• Photos must be 300 dots per inch or

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approximately 1MB or greater in file size.

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CONTACT US

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alumni@gustavus.edu

25 Shakopee ISD #270

800-487-8437

26 Delta Airlines

gustavus.edu/alumni

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The Homecoming photos that appeared on

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pages 24, 28, and 29 of the Winter 2015–16

Medical Center

This information has been culled from LinkedIn and Alumni & Parent Engagement.

WHERE DO YOU WORK?

Quarterly were taken by photographer

Tell us. We’d love to hear

Margaret Schroeder ’16. Margaret also took

from you, and we’ll update

the photo on page 32 of the Spring 2016 issue.

our numbers.

We apologize for omitting these credits.

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MY GUSTAVUS Ben Brueshoff ’05 “THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS HAPPENED THE FALL I STARTED, JUST DAYS AFTER FRESHMAN ORIENTATION.”

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My parents are alums. They met in the Co-Ed laundry room. Growing up I heard stories about Gustavus, and I helped do some of the tornado cleanup when I was a sophomore in high school.

All along, I knew Gustavus was the place that I would go.

I saw the 9/11 attacks on the TVs in the student union and thought it was a hoax. Everyone was in disbelief. I went to my first-term seminar class, and our instructor, Roland Thorstenson, helped us process it through an international lens. We just sat and talked about it—what had happened and what it could possibly mean.

We were, we realized, very much a part of an increasingly global and intertwined world.

Having that small community and a connection to people is of great value when something like that happens. It turned everybody closer, to people we had only known for a week.

I majored in French and international management. It opened my mind to the great importance of culture, to appreciating differences while finding commonality. On campus I was constantly bouncing around. I was involved in Students in Free Enterprise, investment club, the student activity office tech crew, French club, Gustie Greeters, wind ensemble . . . from an

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entrepreneurial standpoint, it fostered my creative spirit.

There’s definitely a common element to Gustavus and my business making craft vodka.

It’s all about creating a sense of community and celebrating that which drives us.

There’s a pioneering spirit that we Gusties all have and share. And making vodka is an inherently social business. In all we do we’re highlighting social experiences—enjoying a drink and a moment with friends and family.

My Gustavus is about being up on the hill, removed from but very much a part of a greater community—a community within a community—a place full of energy and exuberance and creativity.

BET Spirits Brueshoff’s premium pour vodka is made from sugar beets purchased from the nation’s largest farm cooperative in the Red River Valley. It’s distilled in New Richmond, Wisc.

The company is headquartered in Minneapolis. You can find the vodka in more than 200 liquor stores and restaurants throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

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Bill Kautt, Saint Peter, continues to work for the Minnesota School Boards Association.

Saint Peter, was inducted as a lifetime member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. The award is given to outstanding business, civic, and cultural leaders who have succeeded despite significant adversity.

1956, and 1951 back to campus May 27-29 to celebrate their respective class reunions.

What can you expect from the weekend?

Robyn Wieman Hansen, St. Paul, serves as chair of the board of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.

Mark E. Davis ’63,

We welcome the classes of 1971, 1966, 1961,

Plenty of time to visit with friends and

Hap Levander, Woodbury, retired from the Felhaber Law Firm in February.

Jay C. Fogelberg, Eden Prairie, is still actively involved in the alternate dispute resolution process as a full-time arbitrator with offices in Eden Prairie and Henderson, NV. More recently he was made a Fellow in the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers.

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Jon Erik Larson, Oradell, NJ, returned to Gustavus to teach a January Interim Experience course entitled “Monopoly, Competition & Environmentalism in the U.S. Power Industry” in the Department of Economics and Management.

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Steve J. Balach Jr., Ashburn, VA, is in his tenth year of teaching English as a Second Language in Loudoun County, VA. His spare time is devoted to playing classical guitar and occasionally performing in local house concerts.

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Jan Johnson Dick, Minnetonka, is the vice president of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation.

Renae M. Crosby, Hillsborough, NC, has been employed by GlaxoSmithKline in Research Triangle Park, NC, for 27 years and is currently working in infectious diseases. She also volunteers for an animal rescue group and trains her dog in agility.

classmates sharing stories and memories.

Those alumni who attended more than 50 years ago are invited to the 50 Year Club lunch on Saturday as we welcome the class of 1966 into this esteemed group. On Saturday, we’ll also offer Alumni College— presentations on topics of interest to the most golden of Gusties.

The weekend rounds out with the College’s annual Alumni Banquet, when the Alumni Association will recognize this year’s

Dave Huseth, Avondale Estates, GA, retired from his position as manager/ management reporting for Delta Air Lines, Inc.

award recipients.

Your relationships with your classmates are worth celebrating. They are at the heart of the Gustavus experience. We are proud to help you reconnect with those who helped shape your formative college years.

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For registration and detailed reunion schedules, please visit gustavus.edu/ alumni/gather or call 800-487-8437.

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Bill Belvedere, Edina, has joined the CPA firm of Pieper Whitaker & Bjork.

Steve Kjellgren, Saint Peter, is currently the director of dining service and the Book Mark. See more on page 17.

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Bob Pilon, Eldridge, IA, is president of Uniparts Olsen.

Jen Robb Lee, Naperville, IL, is an accountant for Oak Management in Willowbrook, IL.

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Jonathan J. Olson, Burnsville, received a medical coding diploma from Anoka Technical College in May 2015; he is now a medical coder for Fairview Health Services.

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Jay D. Klagge, Loveland, CO, was inducted into the Winona Senior High School Hall

of Fame in October for achievement in cross country, basketball, baseball, and track and field.

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Bob Molhoek, Edina, taught a Gustavus January Interim Experience course in the Department of Economics and Management on branding yourself to get your dream job.

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Rob A. Crowell, Savage, is a solution architect for BTM Global Consulting.

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Kent A. and Carol (Lindberg) Musser, Mesa, AZ, had three children who are Gusties and now they have two grandchildren at Gustavus.

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John McCally ’86 and Randy Lee ’84 launched the reality

Mike Tews, Minneapolis, works as a sales representative for unified communications company Avaya with territory in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska.

Jeff Halvorson, Rogers, is a tax and audit associate for CBIZ MHM.

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Zachary L. Isaak, Savage, is a technical analyst for Network Guidance 2.0.

Brandon M. Ness, Vermillion, SD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at University of South Dakota.

Anna M. Schulte, Mound, is working as a registered nurse for the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Labor and Delivery/ Postpartum.

show Hockey Moms in December on three different Minnesota television stations. The show features four families whose lives revolve around their children’s participation in hockey. More on Lee on page 23.

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Matthew M. Reeck, Winona, was inducted to the Winona Senior High School Hall of Fame in October for achievement in football, basketball, and baseball.

Kelly Laumann Crawford, Saint Peter, is a territory manager for American Orthodontics with territories in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

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Mark “Tom” Tomforde, Houston, TX, is a mathematics professor at the University of Houston. He recently spent a semester in Stockholm, Sweden, doing research at the Mittag-Leffler Institute of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He also runs a high school outreach program for underserved K-12 students called CHAMP, supported primarily through volunteer effort and donations.

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Karin Hogberg Schatte, Austin, TX, received her master of music education from Kent State University and is teaching at Redeemer Lutheran School.

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Ruth RobinsonNelson, Dover, DE, completed her PhD in clinical psychology from Palo Alto University in June 2015.

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Jade Bakke Grabau, Preston, is the marketing and communications specialist for Winona State University.

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Ben Brueshof, Minneapolis, co-owns BĒT Vodka, producer of premium pour vodka.

Erin R. Gebhart, Laurel, MD, was honorably discharged from the United States Navy in January.

Kelsey L. Rohde, Minneapolis, is a reading specialist for Susan Lindgren Elementary School in St. Louis Park.

Meagan Bachmayer Meyer, Minneapolis, is the development director of Milkweed Editions, an independent book publisher.

Carlie Mauss Ness, Vermillion, SD, is the TRIO Academic Skills Coordinator/ Advisor for the University of South Dakota, Division of Student Life.

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Alexandra N. Ehrich, Washington, DC, is director of external relations for Economic Club of Minnesota.

Andy Winn, Eagan, works for US Bank.

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Jason M. Cook, Lakefield, is working as an associate health data analyst for Prime Therapeutics in Bloomington.

Marley A. Clark, Philadelphia, is an area sales manager for FiatChrysler Automobiles.

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Grace E. Bouley, Elk River, is an associate real estate accountant for CBRE. Krista M. Brockberg, Waconia, is a registered nurse for Methodist Hospital in the Family Birthing Center.

Spencer L. Chinelly, Bloomington, is a tax associate for Lurie Besikof Lapidus, Minneapolis.

Jordy Coffey, Vail, CO, is an assurance associate for Clifton Larson Allen.

Tana F. Erickson, Faribault, is a tax and audit associate for CBIZ MHM, Minneapolis.

Michael W. Houg, Plymouth, is an internal audit analyst for UnitedHealth Group.

Heidi J. Korin, Corcoran, is a registered nurse for Methodist Hospital in the Family Birthing Center.

Daniel V. Ly, Bloomington, is doing biomedical research at University of Minnesota’s Lillehei Heart Institute.

Amy M. Medearis, Minneapolis, works for Best Buy as a merchant analyst.

Michayla K. Nelson, Mantorville, is a registered nurse for Methodist Hospital in the Family Birthing Center.

Kate Schulze, Bemidji, is working in a behavioral neuroscience research lab at the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore, MD. Samantha Nelson Thibert, Rochester, is a student in the physical therapy doctoral program at Mayo School of Health Sciences.

Eric Holtan ’93 was nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, and one of the compositions he conducted won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for composer Stephen Paulus.

WEDDINGS Jane Lindborg ’69 and David Lee, 2/8/14, La Crosse, WI Jenn Kelly ’02 and John Bauer, 9/5/15, Minneapolis

Melissa Wygant ’12 and William Mokry, 1/16/16, Loveland, CO Samantha Nelson ’15 and Joshua Thibert ’14, 7/18/15, Rochester

BIRTHS Kimberly Jacobson ’03 and Trever McDermott, 6/22/15, Anacortes, WA

Jack, to Adam A. Westrum ’97 and Tracy Zaccardi Westrum, 8/27/15

Anna Larson ’11 and Chris Abbott, 9/18/15, Minneapolis

Cara, to Heather Boyd Marx ’99 and Steven R. Marx, 1/6/16 Samuel, to Jessie Johnson Robinette ’99 and Michael Robinette, 9/24/15 Hugh, to Devin R. Colvin ’01 and Emily B. Colvin, 10/10/15 Brynnley, to Chris Krug ’01 and Angela Pack Krug, 4/28/15

Jack, to Jenn Kelly Bauer ’02 and John Bauer, 12/16/14

Miken, to Jade Bakke Grabau ’03 and Brett Grabau, 9/29/15

Emmett, to Allison Kramer Guggisberg ’02 and Seth Guggisberg ’02, 3/22/15

Mae, to Sarah Keiser Teich ’03 and Robert Teich, 12/5/15

Blake, to Ruth RobinsonNelson ’02 and Bret Nelson, 8/5/15

Eliza, to Jessica Brandanger Midura ’04 and Seth I. Midura ’04, 12/6/15

Reid, to Marie Rivers Rule ’02 and Joseph Rule, 1/30/15

Kylie, to Kirsten Kaufmann Morse ’04 and Ryan A. Morse ’04, 8/17/15

ABIDING BY THE LAW Dan Homstad ’90 has joined the law firm of Kassius Benson Law, P.A., in Minneapolis. Dan entered the private criminal defense bar after 15 years in the public defender’s office and eight in the prosecutor’s office. He represents clients charged with serious felony and misdemeanor crimes, DWI and implied consent matters, and juvenile court delinquency and child protection matters.

Dan Homstad ’90

Steven Clay ’91

Paul S. Almen ’91

Sarah Crane ’04

In spring of 2015, Steven Clay ’91 traveled to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, to conduct volunteer human rights advocacy work with The Advocates for Human Rights. He delivered an oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council. This past fall, he began a new position as senior counsel at CenterPoint Energy in Minneapolis.

Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, in Minneapolis is pleased to welcome attorney Paul S. Almen ’91. His practice is focused in the areas of construction law, construction defect law, and real estate litigation. He assists sureties, owners, associations, contractors, architects, engineers, and subcontractors with a variety of matters.

Moines, IA, beginning January 2016. Sarah is a member of the litigation division and maintains a general litigation practice, including business litigation, commercial litigation, appellate practice, health law, antitrust law, insurance defense, and employment law.

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton invited Esther Mulder ’08 to lunch in December. Gov. Dayton had read about the attorney in a Star Tribune story, which told of Esther’s path from foster care as a child to graduating from Gustavus and, in 2014, Harvard Law School. She now works at the Hennepin County public defender’s office.

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Quincy, to Dan Myers ’04 and Courtney Netland Myers, 12/26/15 Lars, to Rachel Schwingler Sviggum ’04 and Hans P. Sviggum ’03, 3/22/15 Ivy, to Jill Carpenter Maczka ’05 and Andrej R. Maczka ’04, 10/19/15 Maguire, to Kelsey L. Rohde ’05 and Scott Rohde, 7/9/15 Dash, to Kristin Kunz Berger ’06 and Delaney Berger, 6/2/14 Matthew, to Sara Halberg Olson ’09 and Kyle Olson, 12/16/15

IN MEMORIAM Bror Anderson ’35, Vero Beach, FL, on May 7, 2013.

He worked as a research and development chemist for Johnson & Johnson and is survived by two children.

Irving Ahlquist ’37, Fairfield Bay, AR, on January 7, 2015. A Navy veteran, he worked as a management analyst for the VA Hospital.

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

Clifford Hokanson ’43, West Concord, on January 30, 2016. A Navy veteran, he taught at the University of Minnesota Technical College for Agriculture and is survived by his wife, Eleanor, and three daughters.

Norman Rice ’44, Valley City, ND, on December 22, 2015. Norman entered Gustavus through the Navy ROTC program and stayed in it until his retirement as a lieutenant commander; he also worked at First National Bank for 33 years. He is survived by two children.

Dorothy Hanson Lofgren ’45, Shawnee, KS, on January 14, 2014. A long-

time Lutheran missionary, she is survived by four children—all Gusties: John ’72, David ’74, Ruth Rosell ’78, and Timothy ’80.

Raymond Bingea ’50, Eagan, on January 4, 2016.

He is survived by his wife, LaVerne, two daughters, and a brother, Robert ’46.

Donald Fager ’46, Wenatchee, WA, on December 24, 2015. A Navy medical officer, he practiced as a pediatrician for many years at Wenatchee Valley Clinic. He is survived by his wife, Thea, and five children.

Ralph J. Langsjoen ’50, Scottsdale, AZ, on January 21, 2016. A retired Navy medical officer, he practiced medicine at Drummond Medical Group for many years. He is survived by five children, including Sonja ’85, a brother Arne ’42, and a sister, Alma Halverson ’53.

Carol Marti Langsjoen ’45, Temple, TX, on January 23, 2016. A wife, mother, and volunteer, she is survived by five children.

George McCall ’48, Duluth, on December 27, 2015. A World War II veteran, he worked as the manager of personnel at Duluth Messabe/Iron Range Rail.

He is survived by his wife, Marian, and two children, including Edward ’74.

Kenneth Nelson ’50, Shoreview, on January 24, 2016. A retired account executive for Gardner Financial Services, he is survived by his wife, Carol, and four children, including Amy Ferguson ’86.

Gerald R. Peterson ’51, Rochester, on January 6, 2016. A Navy veteran of World War II, he went on to become a Lutheran pastor

serving various parishes. He is survived by two sons.

Laura Murdock Rieman ’51, Alexandria, on December 3, 2015. A wife and mother, she is survived by two children.

Beverly Currier Huettl ’53, Mankato, on December 31, 2015. She was a long-time secretary for the St. James Public Schools and is survived by her husband, William, and two sons.

David Lindenberg ’53, Mankato, on January 8, 2016. Former vice president/ secretary of HickoryTech Corporation, he is survived by his wife, Barbara, and five children.

Dennis Olson ’53, Brooklyn Center, on January 8, 2016. A long-time employee of Pella Products in Minneapolis, he is survived by three nephews.

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Twin Cities area residents, plan to attend our weeklong series of gatherings and events during Twin Cities Week 2016 July 9–15.

For Summer Gatherings in other areas, visit gustavus.edu/alumni. If you don’t see a gathering in your area and you would like to host one, contact alumni@gustavus.edu. We’d love to help with your planning.

Ellery Olof Peterson ’49, Saint Peter, on November 18, 2015. A professor emeritus of accounting who

three children, and three sisters: Betty Estesen ’61, Kay Mowbray ’62, and Helen Francomb ’70.

taught at Gustavus for 35 years, Peterson also had a long history of additional service and giving to the College, including setting up a scholarship endowment with his first wife, Aileen, and working with alumni to set up endowments. He was a World War II veteran and a former mayor, city administrator, and CPA in the city of Saint Peter.

William M. Johnson ’68, Richfield, on February 13, 2016. A former chemist for the state of Minnesota, he is survived by his, wife, Kathryn, and two children.

He is survived by his wife, Carol, and his five children, four of whom graduated from Gustavus: Kristin ’75, Craig ’77, Carolyn ’81, and Kathryn ’85.

Six of his 12 grandchildren also graduated or will graduate from Gustavus.

He truly exemplified the Gustie spirit.

Delores Hanson Cedarholm ’54, Rochester, on January 7, 2016. A musician, wife, and mother, she was also a realtor and parish worker and is survived by her husband, H. Eugene, three daughters, and a brother, Paul ’61.

John G. Pearson ’56, St. Paul, on January 25, 2016.

A teacher and hockey coach for more than 30 years, he is survived by his wife, Beverly (Palmquist ’55), and four children, including James ’85.

Mary Anderson Linder ’57, Park Rapids, on February 19, 2015. A former music teacher and organist, she is survived by her husband, Robert ’59, and two children.

Robert Baugh ’58, Hopkins, on February 20, 2016. Former Lutheran pastor at the Church of the Reformation, St. Louis Park, he is survived by three children.

Patricia Gunnarson Anderson ’59, Culver City, CA, on November 23, 2015.

She is survived by a son, Richard, and two siblings.

Marlys J. Ericson ’59, White Bear Lake, on January 22, 2016. She worked as a CNA caregiver at Home Instead Senior Care. She is survived by three children.

Edward A. Blair ’62, Sauk Centre, on January 12, 2016.

A long-time pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo, he is survived by his wife, Karyl (Krantz ’64), and two children, Nathan ’92 and Carmen ’96.

Dennis Laingen ’62, Trego, WI, on February 29, 2016. A teacher and public school administrator, he is survived by his wife, Sharon, and four children, including Timothy ’89.

William W. Larson ’62, Maple Grove, on January 13, 2016. A veteran, he retired from Thrivent Financial and is survived by his wife, Cheryl, and a daughter.

Daniel Johnson ’64, Tijuana, Mexico, on January 28, 2016.

A former communications professor at the College of St. Scholastica, author, and Fulbright scholar, he is survived by his sister, Julie ’69.

Carole Erickson Larsen ’64, Eagan, on January 23, 2016. A former project manager for Wells Fargo, she is survived by her husband, Dean, and a son.

Larry J. Estesen ’65, Rochester, on November 27, 2015. He was a long-time educator at John Marshall High School and Charles Mooney Junior High and is survived by his wife, Ann,

Mark Clasen ’69, Franklin, OH, on February 3, 2016.

Earning both an MD and PhD, he served as professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. He is survived by his wife, Carla, and two sisters.

Richard Otto ’71, Eden Prairie, on January 31, 2015.

Former president/owner of Minnesota Maintenance Equipment, he is survived by two sisters, including Louise Groskreutz ’77.

Mark Anderson ’74, White Bear Lake, on January 21, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Kling, two sons, and six siblings.

Alison Fawkes ’79, Lynwood, WA, on January 3, 2016. She had a career as an ice skating teacher and choreographer. She is survived by a daughter, her mother, and five siblings, including Heather Braun ’81.

Charles T. Dahl ’84, Rochester, WI, on February 19, 2016. A senior loan officer for Heritage Mortgage, he is survived by his wife, Karen, two sons and his mother.

Jody Pflughoeft Bronk ’88, Rushford, on January 6, 2016. She worked for many years in the Information Technology Department at St. Mary’s University and is survived by her husband, Randy, a daughter, her parents, and four siblings.

Roger Berkland ’91, Minneapolis, January 4, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Tina, three children, and three siblings.

Kelly “Joe” Ladwig ’91, Bloomington, on February 22, 2016. A Realtor for Coldwell Banker, he is survived by his parents and two sisters.

Jeanie Reese ’92, Saint Peter, on January 20, 2016.

A former employee of Gustavus in the chaplain’s office, she also worked at the St. Peter Herald. She is survived by children Donald McNeil ’85 and Deborah Okon ’87.

Toua T. Vang ’07, St. Paul, on December 23, 2015. He is survived by his wife, a son, a baby on the way, his parents, and four siblings, including Pa Nhia ’09.

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1. Mark Thorsell ’59, Lena Carlson Vang ’62, Kathleen Bunde Thorsell ’61, and Kai Vang spent time visiting at the Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam last fall.

Mark, Lena, and Kathleen met at Gustavus and the couples have enjoyed visiting each other several times for the past 55 years.

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2. To welcome in the new year, Ted Johns ’61 and Marietta Bittrich Johns ’63 hosted Don Fultz ’61, Eunice Holm Fultz ’63, Janyce Helgeson Olson ’62, and her husband Rich (taking the photo) at their Lake LBJ home outside of Austin, TX. Ted, Don, and Rich celebrated the 50th anniversary of their graduation from Augustana Theological Seminary at Rock Island, IL, in 2015.

4. Longtime Gustie friends and their daughters met for an annual Christmas party in Eden Prairie in December. Pictured from left are Meishon Behboudi ’15, Sherrie Swanson Behboudi ’82, Lisa Martinson Buchal ’82, Danielle Buchal, Molly Datwyler, Camille Clausen Ehrich ’82, Alexandra Ehrich ’09, Maddie Ehrich ’18, Jayne Heitner, Anne Juhl Legeros ’82, and Tracy Koeger Heitner ’82.

3. A chance meeting in a gondola ride to the summit brings together Gusties for a day of skiing in Steamboat Springs, CO. Pictured from left are Ben Brueshoff ’05, Steve Gunberg ’68, and Dave Brueshoff ’77. (More on Ben, page 32.)

5. Class of 1991 alumnae traveled together to Vietnam in January 2016. Pictured from left are Amy Millette Close, Alyssa Bruns Hammar, Susan Johnson Nelson, and Kari Clark in front of the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi, where author Graham Greene stayed when he was writing The Quiet American.

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6. Several Gusties gathered in November 2015 to celebrate Kyle Landon’s induction into the Gustavus Athletics Hall of Fame for his success on the men’s golf team. Pictured from left: Shawn Gudahl ’99, Chad Gustafson ’01, JP Prenevost ’00, Kyle Landon ’99, Carrie Nelson Sundberg ’99, Jeff Thompson ’00, Rob Trenda ’01, Meggie Thompson Trenda ’01, Alyssa Malinski Erickson ’99, and Steve Erickson ’99.

7. Gustavus alumni Adam Caulfield ’07 (left) and Tom Grys ’00 (right) pose at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ. Caulfield spent one month working with Grys, who directs the microbiology laboratory in AZ.

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8. When the Gustavus Choir traveled through the heartland and Texas on their January 2016 tour, they were welcomed at many sites by local Gusties. At St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Omaha, NE, conductor Greg Aune (center) greets Emily Johnson ’09, Brian Fahey ’08, Kira Payne O’Bradovich ’08, Hannah Fischer ’12, and Olivia Reininger ’14.

9. At Atonement Lutheran Church in Overland Park, KS, alumnae in attendance were Lorraine Youngquist Anderson ’56, her daughter Miriam Anderson ’81, and Julie Benson Italiano ’76.

10. This fall there were five Gustavus alumni working at Skyview Middle School in Oakdale. Pictures from left are Erica Olson Schaps ’04, Grant Boulanger ’97, Erin Azer ’94, Brett Latterell ’94, and Janene Leimer Lenard ’89.

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Vespers The young people that found and shall find

inexhaustible treasures here, shall exhort their friends to come, seek, and find what they need for a happy life.”

—Lars Lundgren, class of 1890

Somewhere in Gustavus history, prior to 1920, it is May and it is 12:30 p.m.

Commencement will begin soon.

For the graduating seniors of 100 years ago, this will be a great time for brunch. On top of Old Main.

It was a breathtaking tradition considering the tableside views of the Minnesota River Valley.

It was a bit of a dangerous one, too. (Do you like a stiff wind with your coffee? How about a three-story drop-off?)

Today, the Commencement Buffet is held in the safe and comfortable environs of the Evelyn Young Dining Room, far from three-story drop-offs and robust prairie winds.

Wherever you are this May 29 at 12:30 p.m. Central Time, look in

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the direction of Old Main and remember: You are a part of a long line

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of proud adventurers who left Gustavus and commenced with lives of passion and purpose.

SUMMER 2016 | VOL. LXXII | ISSUE 3 STA F F Chair, Board of Trustees George Hicks ’75 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 Robyn Rost | rrost@gustavus.edu

-Proverbs 18:16

Stylist, Visual Editor, Production Coordinator Anna Deike | adeike@gustavus.edu Design BD&E | bdeusa.com Contributing Writers JJ Akin ’11, Tim Kennedy ’82, CJ Siewert ’11 Contributing Photographers and Artists Caitlin Abrams, JJ Akin ’11, Al Behrends ’77, Terry Clark Photography, AJ Dahm/SPX Sports, Bryden Giving ’16, Mark Herman, David Kelly Co., Tim Kennedy ’82, Gisel Murillo ’18, Tristan Richards ’13, Becca Sabot, and the Gustavus Adolphus Library Archives.

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The acropolis of Thessaloniki, capital of Greek Macedonia, as the sun is about to set. Taken in January by a student on tour with the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Lab Band.

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Studio art major Anna Franke ’16 works on an assignment requiring the use of multiple modules in a sculpture. At the end of each graduating year, senior studio art majors exhibit their work. Juried by faculty, it is a selection of the strongest pieces and the culmination of an art-rich undergraduate experience. Epoch: Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition 2016 is on view at the Hillstrom Museum of Art through May 29. A number of the works are for sale.

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EMBRACING FAIR TRADE Gustavus becomes Minnesota’s first Fair Trade College

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GOOD COMPANY Proud alums who mentor promising students

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CLASS NOTES What your fellow Gusties have been up to