Välkommen
The Rev. Jon V. Anderson (ex officio), Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA Scott P. Anderson ’89, MBA (chair), Senior Advisor, TPG Capital
This past year will be bookmarked as a significant chapter
Tracy L. Bahl ’84, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, OneOncology
significant markers, watershed moments to remember forever. This issue of the Gustavus Quarterly has reminded me of the importance of taking the long view. Over the course of a century, this college and its students have lived through incredible history, recorded through the eyes of Gustie students in The Gustavian Weekly. The
Grayce Belvedere-Young, MBA, Founder and CEO, Lily Pad Consulting Rebecca M. Bergman (ex officio), President, Gustavus Adolphus College Suzanne F. Boda ’82, Former Senior Vice President, Los Angeles, American Airlines Robert D. Brown, Jr. ’83, MA, MD, Staff Neurologist, Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and John T. and Lillian Matthews Professor of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic
publication has long been an institution on campus, a
Kara K. Buckner ’97, Managing Director/Chief Strategy Officer, Fallon Worldwide
learning ground for democracy through the principles of the
Janette F. Concepcion, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Concepcion Psychological Services
Fourth Estate and a culture meter for the times. It’s both campus watchdog and campus jester. And in addition to coverage and commentary
Edward J. Drenttel ’81, JD, Attorney/Partner, Winthrop & Weinstine
around college life, students have written their way through our collective world
Bruce A. Edwards ’77, Retired CEO, DHL Global Supply Chain
history: wars, pandemics, natural disasters, contentious elections, and local, state, and
James H. Gale ’83, MA, JD, Attorney at Law
international strife. And all while learning through the liberal arts.
John O. Hallberg ’79, MBA, Retired CEO, Children’s Cancer Research Fund
This year has been unlike any other in that COVID-19 disrupted our traditional methods of delivering a liberal arts education. Uncertainties and anxieties were universally present on campus. As we anticipated the rollout of vaccinations, we were faced with new questions—when would our community have the opportunity to be vaccinated? Would the distribution be fair and equitable? How will the next week, month, quarter affect our enrollment, our endowment, our approach for fall semester, our individual and collective health? Then I got out my reading glasses and perused the front page of the very first issue of The Gustavian Weekly (page 22). The right-hand column caught my eye: President Johnson gives address of welcome, expresses confidence in bigger year. The date? September 18, 1920. The 1918 influenza pandemic had just rounded its fourth and final wave around the world. The world was opening up again. Reading that century-old headline felt like peering into our hopeful future. My wish for the fall semester is that the student staff of The Gustavian Weekly opens with a similar sentiment, maybe a sentence that reads like this: President Bergman welcomes all to campus with joy and confidence for a successful and fulfilling academic year. GUSTAVUS QUARTERLY | SUMMER 2021
B OA R D O F T R U S T E E S
THE NEXT HEADLINE
in the 159-year Gustavus story. So many days have felt like
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Let history show it to be true. Yours in community,
Susie B. Heim ’83, Former Co-owner, S and S Heim Construction Mary Dee J. Hicks ’75, PhD, Retired Senior Vice President, Personnel Decisions International The Rev. Alicia A. Hilding ’09, Co-Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New Prague, MN; President, Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations The Rev. Peter C. Johnson ’92, Executive Pastor, St. Andrew Lutheran Church Paul R. Koch ’87, Managing Director–Private Wealth Advisor, Senior Portfolio Manager, Koch Wealth Solutions, RBC Wealth Management Dennis A. Lind ’72, Chairman, Midwest Bank Group, Inc. Jan Lindman, MBA, Treasurer to the King, The Royal Court of Sweden The Rev. Dr. David J. Lose, Senior Pastor, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church Gordon D. Mansergh ’84, MA, MEd, PhD, Senior Behavioral Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (serving in a personal capacity) and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Mikka S. McCracken ’09, Executive Director for Innovation/Director, ELCA Leader Lab, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Jan Ledin Michaletz ’74, Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Thomas J. Mielke ’80, JD, Retired Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark Corporation Bradley S. Nuss ’97, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Nuss Truck & Equipment Marcia L. Page ’82, MBA, Founding Partner, Värde Partners
Rebecca M. Bergman President, Gustavus Adolphus College
The Rev. Dr. Dan. S. Poffenberger ’82, Senior Pastor, Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church Karl D. Self ’81, MBA, DDS, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry The Rev. Heather Teune Wigdahl ’95, Senior Pastor, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
