Winter 2006-07 Gustavus Quarterly

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Winter 2006–2007 • Vol. LXIII, No. 1

Managing EditorSteven L. Waldhauser ’[email protected]

Alumni EditorsRandall M. Stuckey ’[email protected]

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Contributing WritersElizabeth Baer, Laura Behling, Teresa Harland’94, Tim Kennedy ’82, Jonathan Kraatz, DonaldMyers ’83

Contributing PhotographersAnders Björling ’58, Ashley Henningsgaard ’07,Jonathan Kraatz, Bonnie Reimann, Tom Roster,Stan Waldhauser ’71

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Chair, Board of TrusteesRuss Michaletz ’74

President of the CollegeJames L. Peterson ’64

Vice President for Institutional AdvancementBrenda Moore

Director of Alumni RelationsRandall M. Stuckey ’83

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T H E G U S T A V U S Q U A R T E R L Y

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4 From the President

5 On the Hill14 Calendar: What’s happening on campus

16 Coming to understand NamibiaFaculty share the effects of their ServiceLearning for Social Justice facultydevelopment trip

26 The WandererA FOCUS IN/ON collaborative essay consideringWilliam Gropper’s drawing

28 SportsNew Athletics Hall of Fame inductees

30 LegacyCelebrating Ruth Hanson Westlund Haberman’56 n Marguerite Posley Hauberg’s shared gift n

Gift annuities explained n Meet the giftplanning staff

33 Alumni NewsReunions schedule n First Decade Awards n

Second-generation Gusties

Contents

ON THE COVER

Students at HageGeingob school inKatatura, Windhoek,Namibia. Many schoolfacilities are protectedby electrified fences todeter thieves.

Photo by Bonnie Reimann

On these pages . . .Old Man Winter visits the Prairie Overlook inLinnaeus Arboretum.Photo by Anders Björling ’58

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Visitors to campus sometimes have an ideaabout this place. They see our small-townsetting, the impressive view of theMinnesota River Valley, the beautiful gar-dens and well-maintained buildings, andthey imagine the possibility of a slower,saner, more harmonious mode of living.

The people who inhabit the campusconvey the same impression. Visitors tocampus discover engaged faculty and stu-

dents who are serious about their teaching and learning. They en-counter smiling greetings on the sidewalks, the daily pause for chapel,the sounds of first-rate music wafting from the fine arts building, win-ning athletic teams practicing in the forum and on athletic fields, andbulletin boards filled with announcements of fascinating lectures,meetings, and social events. Gustavus can seem like a place whosemain virtue is that it is so different from the rest of the world. It’s easyto imagine that Gustavus is an extraordinary place because it preservesa mode of living that seems to have been lost almost everywhere else.

This idyllic perspective misses something important about whatsort of place this is. There is no trend, issue, debate, problem, or co-nundrum that I read about in the newspaper that doesn’t also show upin some form in our campus life. What makes Gustavus an extraordinaryplace is not its separation from the world and its challenges, but theway we engage the world and our reasons for not hiding from it. Letme give you two examples of what I mean.

Recently in chapel, we celebrated the presence and contributions ofour international students here at Gustavus. I was touched by the pro-cession of many of these students carrying the flags of their countries,from Vietnam, China, India, Israel, Morocco, Ghana, Somalia, Sweden,Spain, Bolivia, and others. We know that our educational programs areenriched and challenged by those who come to study here from othercountries and cultures. We also know that our students studying abroadwill return from their time away with a keener understanding of theworld they will serve and lead. The time in chapel was a very engagingreminder of what we gain from the diversity of places, people, and cul-tures present here. We need more of it on this campus.

Leaving the chapel, I felt the energy of political diversity here oncampus. At this writing, elections around the nation have just beenconcluded and pundits of all sorts are lamenting the state of politicaldebate in our country. Our students actively campaigned forRepublican, Democratic, and Independent candidates. Many candi-dates, from a multitude of political persuasions, have been on campus.The conflict in political viewpoints is played out here as in the rest ofthe world, but we have the resources and commitment to ask how thisdebate can be expressed in civil discourse and in student commitmentto action. We need more of this too.

We are keenly aware that there are emotionally charged issues fac-ing our society on all fronts. Whether these issues revolve around faithor sexuality or the environment or more, it is our responsibility to cre-

ate and nurture a community where respectful discourse and dialog canoccur with all sides of an issue being given a voice. While many ofthese issues can be explosively divisive, our mission as an educationalinstitution directs us to conduct our consideration of these issues inways that ensure that understanding, new awareness, and tolerationprevail. This, too, is something of which we need more.

While there are any number of examples of how our commitment todiscussion and debate is evident throughout the campus and a tremen-dous value to our world at large, let me use religion to make my point.While our Lutheran traditions continue to ground religious life here oncampus, those traditions also welcome students from other faiths, fur-ther informing and enriching our own understandings and lives of faith.

Gustavus continues to stand strong as an ELCA-related college anda little over half of the student body are Lutherans. But our studentsalso now come from many denominations and faith traditions. And,yes, there is a growing diversity of traditions among our Lutheran stu-dents too. Inter-religious conflict is one of the world’s deepest wounds,but our college has the resources to ensure that the voice of theChurch remains clear and respectful and to assist other traditions injoining the conversation about how to listen effectively to each other.In this era of terrorism and significant schisms in faiths around theworld, never has it been more vital that we send graduates out in theworld with a broad understanding of multiple global perspectives. Andwe need more of this.

Every day, the people who make up this college bring with themtheir different interests, economic and social statuses, cultural heritages,and faith traditions. Together, we try to figure out what it means to ad-dress these as part of a residential, church-related, liberal arts college.Sometimes our differences are in direct conflict. For example, some ofus will go hunting next week, and some of us will be appalled at that.More often, the differences simply reflect the diversity of our gifts andinterests. Some people will make music; some will play soccer or ex-treme Frisbee; some will read for pure pleasure; and some will watchtelevision. But all will be studying at some point, and it is our questfor understanding, our capacity for wonder, and our vision for a trans-formed world that motivates our inquiry, our teaching and our learning.

We seek to create an extraordinary learning environment as varied,as interesting, as dynamic and challenging as the world our studentswill enter when they leave this hill. We’ll struggle with how to do thatin the very best way we know how. We cannot do less for our students,for the church, and for society. We appreciate your participation in theconversation.

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Theoretical physicist SylvesterJames Gates Jr., a string the-

ory expert from the University ofMaryland who was one of thefeatured speakers at the 2005Nobel Conference, will return tothe campus this spring as theDrs. Robert E. and Susan T.Rydell Professor at GustavusAdolphus College. During his res-idency of two- and three-dayvisits between February andApril 2007, culminating in aseven-day stay in early May, hewill present public lectures, visitwith classes and informalgroups, and team up withProfessor Steve Mellema to teacha special-topics course inphysics intended for non-majorsand titled “SuperstringTheory/M-Theory: The DNA ofReality?”

Gates, who earned under-graduate degrees and a Ph.D.from the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, is the John S. TollProfessor of Physics at theUniversity of Maryland, CollegePark—the first African Americanto hold an endowed chair inphysics at a major American re-search university. His research isin the areas of the mathematicaland theoretical physics of super-symmetric particles, fields, and“strings,” covering topics suchas the physics of quarks, leptons,gravity, super and heteroticstrings, and unified field theories

of the type first envisioned byAlbert Einstein. The WashingtonAcademy of Sciences named himas its 1999 College ScienceTeacher of the Year, and he waschosen as the first recipient ofthe American Physical Society’sBouchet Award.

The Rydell Professorship atGustavus Adolphus College is ascholar-in-residence program de-signed to bring Nobel laureates,Nobel Conference presenters,and similarly distinguished

scholars and scientists to thecampus as catalysts for enhancedlearning and teaching. It was es-tablished in 1993 by Drs. Robertand Susan Rydell of Minnetonka,Minn., “to give students the op-portunity to learn from and in-teract with leading scholars.”Gates is the tenth scholar to bein residence at Gustavus as aRydell Professor. G

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Noted physicist in residenceas Rydell Professor

Sylvester James Gates Jr.Campus news: 6 • Horowitz lecture

• Voices on campus7 • Administrators

re-administered8 • Holocaust scholars

• Orchestra tours• GACAC taps Nelson

9 • Employee service awards• Sculpture honors Engelsma

10 • Briefly11 • Bookmarks12 • McClain exhibition13 • Choir tour14 • Calendar of events

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by Jonathan Kraatz

“You can’t get a good ed-ucation if they’re only

telling you half the story!” wasthe overriding theme broughtto Gustavus by popular authorDavid Horowitz. Once a mem-ber of the radical left,Horowitz now travels thecountry speaking out againstliberalism in America’s univer-sities and has made many ap-pearances on national televisionas a political commentator.

A crowd of more than 400listened as Horowitz relatednumerous stories of gross biasby instructors at various, gener-ally un-named institutionsacross the country. He encour-aged students to defend theirfreedom to get a professionaleducation—one guided by the“disinterested (i.e., unbiased)pursuit of knowledge” and“view-point neutral classrooms.”

Horowitz aimed many ofhis comments at faculty, ad-monishing them that two ormore sides of any given issueare necessary to make informeddecisions and that the class-room is not the place for politi-cal rhetoric.

“There is nothing in beinga liberal—or even a Marxist—to prevent someone frombeing a good professor,”Horowitz said. “Teaching stu-dents how to think, not what tothink is key.” He pointed outthat all students should learnhow to form valid argumentsand how to support them, nomatter the position they take orparticular view that they hold.

“Conservative students

often have to defend their posi-tions,” he said. “They get test-ed, and they get smart.” Headded that classrooms can oftenbe a hostile place for conserva-tive or religious students.

Horowitz also com-mented favorably on hisdiscussion over dinner(prior to his talk) with stu-dents and administrators,most notably on the “in-telligence of my ‘oppo-nents’” and the fact thatDean of Students HankToutain and Interim Deanof the Faculty MariangelaMaguire took the time tomeet with him—a rarityby his account of visits tomany college campuses.

Horowitz has writtenseveral books and articles.His most recent book, TheProfessors: The 101 MostDangerous Academics inAmerica, has created con-troversy for criticizing in-dividual professors fortheir blatant liberalism.

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Board, and the YoungAmerica’s Foundation, a con-servative student group, co-sponsored Horowitz’s visit toGustavus.

Jonathan Kraatz is media rela-tions manager at Gustavus andhas been with the college rela-tions staff since December 2003.G

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Voices on Campus—Fall 2006A sampling of campus guests during the fall semester.

Dalton Conley, author of Honky, speaking on his experiences growingup as one of the few white boys in a largely Black and Puerto Ricanneighborhood on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Sept. 20; Honky wasthis year’s Gustavus Reading in Common book as well as the fea-tured book for the Unity in Community – St. Peter Reads program.

Toby Jurovics, curator of photography at the Smithsonian American ArtMuseum, lecturing on “Landscape and Place in ContemporaryPhotography” in conjunction with the Hillstrom Museum of Art exhi-bition, Architecture of Silence: Cistercian Abbeys of France (photo-graphs by David Heald), Sept. 24.

David Horowitz, author of The Professors, Sept. 26 (see article above).Tom Drury, author of The Driftless Area, reading from his novel, Sept.

27, sponsored by the Gustavus Book Mark and endorsed by Unity inCommunity – St. Peter Reads.

Doreen Eschinger, Holocaust scholar, Sept. 28 (see article on p. 8). Arnaldur Indridason, Icelandic crime-fiction author, discussing his

work including Jar City and Silence of the Grave, two mysteries thathave recently been translated into English, Oct. 2, sponsored by the


Two administrative staffmembers are taking on new

roles at the College as the Fall2006 semester is underway.Virgil Jones, assistant directorof admission and coordinatorof multicultural recruitmentsince 2004, has been named di-rector for diversity develop-ment and multicultural pro-grams, reporting to VicePresident for Student AffairsHank Toutain. And, in the in-stitutional advancement divi-sion, Teresa Harland ’94,who has been a director of giftplanning since 2001, has beenpromoted to associate vicepresident for advancement re-porting to Vice President forInstitutional AdvancementBrenda Moore.

Jones, a communicationsmajor at the University ofWisconsin-La Crosse, earnedan M.A. in student affairs lead-ership from the University ofSt. Thomas in 2004 and was agraduate assistant in student

life at St. Thomas before joiningGustavus. He will direct theDiversity Center, working withvarious multicultural groups in-cluding the Diversity LeadershipCouncil, the Womyn’s Center,the Pan Afrikan Student

Organization, the AsianCultures Club, and OrgulloLatino Association, and collab-orating with faculty and staff toimprove the campus climate.

Harland started her careerat Gustavus in the admissionoffice as well, representing theCollege for five years as an ad-mission counselor, assistant di-rector, and associate director ofadmission successively and asinternational admission coordi-nator before joining the insti-tutional advancement staff in2001. She earned a master’sdegree in counseling fromMinnesota State University,Mankato, in 2005. In her newposition, she directs alumni re-lations, the Gustavus Fund,and advancement services. G

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Department of Scandinavian Studies, the Folke Bernadotte MemorialLibrary, and the Book Mark.

Luis Gilberto Murillo, former governor of the predominantly Afro-Colombian department of Chocó in Colombia and currently interna-tional policy analyst for Lutheran World Relief (LWR), speaking on“Hope for Development in the Crossfire: The Afro-Colombian Questfor Peace,” Oct. 10, sponsored by the Gustavus Peace Studies pro-gram and Sal y Luz, a partnership of three Columbian peace sanctu-ary churches, LWR, and six Midwest faith communities in Iowa,South Dakota, and Minnesota.

Paul Woodruff, philosophy professor at the University of Texas atAustin, speaking on “Education for Democracy: The Ancient Voices,”Oct. 12 and 13, sponsored by the Center for Vocational Reflectionand the Departments of Classics, Political Science, Philosophy, andTheatre/Dance.

Lori Anne Ferrell of Claremont Graduate University, discussing her re-search on the ways in which the printing of the Bible in English haschanged over time, particularly shaped by the changing culture ofits audience, Oct. 16, sponsored by the Department of History andCurriculum II.

Kip Sullivan, author of The Health Care Mess: How We Got Into It andHow We’ll Get Out of It, speaking about healthcare policy and the

healthcare crisis in the United States, Oct. 18, sponsored by theDepartments of Nursing, Scandinavian Studies, and Women’sStudies.

Hugh Q. Palmer, president of the American Refugee Committee andformer president pro tem of the Texas State Senate, speaking on“Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur: Prespectives from the Field,” Oct.26, the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the PeaceStudies program.

Mark Edmundson, Daniels Family Professor of English at the Universityof Virginia and author of Why Read?, discussing the vital role thatreading plays in the making of good citizens, Nov. 1, the LeflerLecture, hosted by the Department of English.

Victoria Barnett, Holocaust scholar, Nov. 7 and 8 (see article on p. 8).Esther M. Sternberg, author of The Balance Within: The Science

Connecting Health and Emotions, speaking on “How Stress Can MakeYou Sick and Believing Can Make You Well: The Science of the Mind-Body Connection,” Nov. 20, and “Brain-Immune Connections inHealth and Disease,” Nov. 21, sponsored by the Departments ofBiology and Chemistry (through a grant from the MerckFoundation), Nursing, and Psychology, along with the Center forVocational Reflection, Counseling/Advising Center, Health Services,and Office of the Chaplains.


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T he Campus OutreachProgram of the U.S.

Holocaust Museum’s Centerfor Advanced HolocaustStudies and Gustavus AdolphusCollege’s Bernhardson Chairin Lutheran Studies sponsoredthe visits of two Holocaustscholars to the campus duringthe fall semester.

Doreen Eschinger, a nativeof Stollberg, Germany, and aformer international student atGustavus (1999–2000), visited

the campus on Sept. 28 to lec-ture on “The Holocaust inHungary, Viewed through theEyes of a ContemporaryGerman.” A Ph.D. candidate inhistory at Humboldt Universityin Berlin, Eschinger is currentlya Sosland Foundation Fellow atthe U.S. Holocaust MemorialMuseum in Washington, D.C.Her lecture was also sponsoredby the Gustavus Lecture Series.

On Nov. 7 and 8, VictoriaBarnett visited the campus to

present a public lecture and tovisit a number of First TermSeminar classes. A graduate ofIndiana University and UnionTheological Seminary, NewYork, Barnett is the author ofnumerous studies that docu-ment Christian responses tothe Holocaust. Currently, sheserves as the staff director forthe Committee on ChurchRelations at the U.S.Holocaust Memorial Museum.Her visit was also supported by

the religion and history depart-ments and the FTS Program.

Complementing the schol-ars’ visits was a library exhibit,“Jews of the LuthertownWittenberg in the ThirdReich,” which told the story of71 Jews living in the birthplaceof the Reformation during theHolocaust through picturesand text. It was on loan fromthe Luther Centre inWittenberg, Germany, fromAug. 11 until Oct. 15. G

Orchestras plan regional toursGustavus Wind Orchestra Itinerary

1/26 Blue Earth Area Performing Arts Center, Blue Earth, Minn. – 7:30 p.m.

1/27 Incarnation Lutheran Church, North Oaks, Minn. – 7:30 p.m.1/28 Duluth Central High School, Duluth, Minn. – 3 p.m. 1/29 Schauer Arts Center, Hartford, Wis. – 7:30 p.m.1/30 St. Francis High School, Wheaton, Ill. – 7:30 p.m.2/1 St. Luke Lutheran Church, Middleton, Wis. – 7:30 p.m.2/2 St. John Lutheran Church, Owatonna, Minn. – 7:30 p.m.2/3 Monticello High School, Monticello, Minn. – 7 p.m.2/10 Home Concert, Christ Chapel – 3 p.m.

String Orchestra Itinerary

1/26 Fairmont Opera House, Fairmont, Minn. – 7:30 p.m. 1/27 Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Neb. – 7:30 p.m. 1/28 Bethel College Mennonite Church,

North Newton, Kan. – 7:30 p.m.1/29 North Platte Performing Arts Center,

North Platte, Neb. – 7:30 p.m. 1/30 Calvary Lutheran Church, Scotts Bluff, Neb. – 7:30 p.m. 1/31 Calvary Lutheran Church, Rapid City, S.D. – 6:30 p.m. 2/2 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, S.D. – 7:30 p.m. 2/3 St. Andrew Lutheran Church,

Eden Prairie, Minn. – 5 p.m. worship service2/3 St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Eden Prairie, Minn. – 7:30 p.m. 2/11 Home Concert, Björling Recital Hall – 3:30 p.m.

Holocaust scholars visit campus

Mary Nelson ’61 honored byAssociation of Congregations

In 1965, Mary Nelson ’61arrived in Chicago to help

her brother David, a Lutheranpastor, in his new assignmentat Bethel Lutheran Church inWest Garfield Park. She decid-ed to stay on and became partof her brother’s ministry,spearheading social action ini-tiatives like an alternativeschool and daycare centers. In1979 the Bethel congregationmade the bold decision to re-build the church’s neighborhood from ruin; mortgaging the churchbuilding, they purchased an old three-apartment building on Chicago’sWest Side and renovated it to provide low-income housing.

More renovations followed, and employment and training programs,and today Mary Nelson is president and CEO of Bethel New Life, a faith-based community development corporation that has now built morethan 1,000 affordable home units for area residents and placed over4,000 people in full employment.

On behalf of the Gustavus Adolphus College Association ofCongregations, President Jim Peterson ’64 presented the association’s2006 Service Award to Nelson during chapel services at the College onOct. 30. The award is presented to alumni in recognition of outstand-ing, long-term service to humanity through professional work and vol-unteer efforts. G

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Employee service awardsannounced

T hree members of the Gustavus community were singled out fortheir service to the College at ceremonies on Founders Day, Oct.

31, 2006.

Sandy Grochow, accounts payable coordinator in the Finance Office,was announced as the 2006 recipient of the Augusta CarlsonSchultz Award, which is presented annually to a support staff em-ployee who “exemplifies outstanding dedication and spirit of serv-ice.” She has been with the College since 1964.

Tami Linton Aune ’82, residential computing consultant with GustavusTechnology Services, received the 2006 Eric Norelius Award, givenannually to an outstanding administrative employee. Aune, whostarted at the College in 1989, is now responsible for maintainingthe Computer Helpline, supervising the student employees whostaff it, and assisting in the planning, development, and deploy-ment of computer services for the student community.

Barbara Kaiser, associate professor of mathematics and computer sci-ence, earned the 2006 Faculty Service Award in recognition of herwork with College and community planning and advisory groups.Since joining the faculty in 1984 she has been active with theFaculty Senate, Curriculum Committee (chair in 1997–98),Personnel Committee, President’s Task Force on Diversity, andStrategic Planning Committee. She has also been involved withmath advisory committees and activities in the St. Peter school sys-tem. G

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Sculpture honors foundingmember of GLA

On Monday, Sept. 11, a new campus sculpture installed insidethe entrance to Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library was dedi-

cated during ceremonies in the library. The piece, titled A KnowingWoman, was created by sculptor Gloria Tew, who studied withGustavus sculptor-in-residence Paul Granlund ’52 in the early1970s, and dedicated in memory of Fran Engelsma, wife of long-time trustee Lloyd Engelsma and one of the founding members ofGustavus Library Associates. It was commissioned from Tew, whowas a close friend of Fran, and given to Gustavus Adolphus Collegeby the Engelsmas’ children.

The sculpture Tew created depicts a woman who is reaching herhand out to people, inviting them to read and to learn. Higher ed-ucation was very impor-tant to Fran Engelsma,although she was unableto attend herself, andshe made sure her chil-dren would avail them-selves of it. Then, in1977, she had the oppor-tunity to participate inthe creation of GustavusLibrary Associates. It wasa perfect fit for Fran,who was already an avidreader and adult learnerand an “honorary” Gustie(in fact, she was awardedan honorary bachelor’sdegree by the College in2001). She jumped atthe opportunity, becom-ing a leader in the orga-nization’s formativeyears and contributing toits many successes.

A Knowing Womanstands in the library as atribute to FranEngelsma’s commitmentand contributions to col-lege education for gener-ations of students and tothe organization shehelped found. G


Lisa Hughes, now a senior atGustavus majoring in politicalscience and communicationstudies, interned with Sen.Hilary Rodham Clinton in the

senator’s Buffalo, N.Y., officeover the summer. Lisa coordinat-ed speaker events, worked withthe Secret Service, and gainedinsights into the workings of amajor political campaign.

“This internship taught mehow important it is to throwyourself into a completely for-eign environment with differentpeople and a new city,” Lisasays. “Learning in a new situa-tion changes your perspectiveand orientation to your life andfuture career path. When youcan thrive in a new environ-ment, it renews your confidencethat one person can make a dif-ference in the world, and itmakes you want to be that oneperson. This experience was theperfect complement to my finalyear at Gustavus.”

Kris Kracht, co-director offorensics at Gustavus, has beenawarded the Bob DerryberryAward for outstanding newforensics educator. The awardwas presented to him at the PiKappa Delta business meeting atthe National CommunicationAssociation convention in SanAntonio, Texas, in November.

Gustavus Adolphus College rankssixth on a list of the “fittest”colleges in the nationcompiled by Men’s Fitnessmagazine. Gustavus is the onlyMinnesota college on the list of25 institutions noted in themagazine’s November issue. Theranking was based on data fromthe annual Princeton Reviewsurvey and included studentopinions, as well as informationon nutrition, health, andexercise participation andfacilities.

Harry Williams, professor ofAfrican American history atCarleton College, keynoted thePan Afrikan StudentOrganization’s “Our Story”Conference, held on Nov. 4.Williams addressed affirmativeaction, and workshops later inthe day demonstrated the pres-sures and decisions relating tominority enrollment and affirma-tive action that college admis-sions officers face as they buildan entering first-year class. Thestudent-led “Our Story”Conference is an annual event atGustavus Adolphus College thatcelebrates the rich heritage ofthe African diaspora by high-lighting the struggles and tri-umphs of its people.

Two new pieces of art adornChrist Chapel. An abstract muralmade of hand-cut white clay tilehas been installed on the facingof the choir loft of Christ Chapel.It was created by Lois Peterson,professor of art and art history,and student David Goldsteinwith support from a PresidentialStudent/Faculty CollaborationGrant. The second piece is apainting by William Bukowski,artist and professor at BethanyLutheran College in Mankato,who created a figurative paint-ing using medieval techniques.

The pieces are site specificand created to aid in people’s re-flection in the space regardlessof their beliefs, ideas, ages, etc.They were commissioned by theart history seminar taught byLinnea Wren, professor of artand art history, during the fallsemester in 2005 in collabora-tion with the St. Peter ArtsCenter and the Gustavus Officeof the Chaplains. Funding for theproject came from the Trunnellfamily in support of art historyactivities, the Office of theChaplains, and the Center forVocational Reflection.

Gustavus joined an exclusivegroup of schools this fall whenSteinway and Sons,makers ofwhat mostseriousmusiciansconsidertheworld’sbest pi-anos, namedthe College an“All Steinway School.”Explaining the significance of

Linnaeus turns 300, Collegecelebrates

Gustavus Adolphus College will commemorate the tercentenary ofthe birth of Swedish botanist and explorer Carolus Linnaeus in

1707 with a series of events in 2007. One of the most international-ly recognized Swedes of the 18th century, Linnaeus is most famousfor his work in botany but also is well known for his writings in thefields of medicine and ethnography and for the work of his students,whom he sent around the world to gather specimens.

The first Linnaeus event at Gustavus will take place onDecember 14, 2006, at the annual Scandinavian Breakfast (seeCalendar on page 13). In the spring, a full-semester course onLinnaeus will be offered, as well as continuing education presenta-tions, a stunning photography exhibition, and the two-day LinnaeusSymposium on April 24–25 with featured guests including actorHans Odöö, ethnobotanists Gary Nabhan and Paul Alan Cox, andwriter Paula Robbins.

A more detailed calendar and feature article will appear in thespring issue of the Gustavus Quarterly.

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Former Gustavus presidentFrank Barth, with an able assistfrom his wife, Marge, has pub-lished a book of anecdotes andreminiscences stemming fromhis time at the helm of theCollege (1969–1975). A PlaceCalled Gustavus: The ProtestYears is an informal look at thepersonalities and issues thatshaped the College during theso-called “protest years” of thelate ’60s and early ’70s and ze-roes in on some of the core val-ues of the school. Gusties fromall generations—whether ornot they were on campus dur-ing the “protest years”—willenjoy meeting for the firsttime, or reconnecting with,Frank and Marge Barth.

A Place Called Gustavus: TheProtest Years is available fromthe Gustavus Book Mark (phone800/847-9307, or log ontowww.bookmark.gustavus.edu/and click on “General Books”).

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the recognition, David Fienen,chair of the Department ofMusic, says, “It means we haveprovided top quality instrumentsfor our students for practice, forstudy, and for performance.”Only 66 colleges, universities,and conservatories around theworld have made the list to date.

For a school to be consideredfor the Steinway designation, atleast 90 percent of its pianosmust be Steinways or ofSteinway design. Gustavus has

35 Steinways and Bostons (asubsidiary of Steinway) and 4other makes in its performancespaces and practice rooms. Inearly October, another Steinwaywas delivered and placed in thePresident’s House; it is a giftfrom Linda Bailey Keefe ’69, amember of the College’s board oftrustees, and her husband,Fleming.

Standing around theSteinway performance piano inJussi Björling Recital Hall are

some piano students and musicfaculty members: from left,Ricky Fong ’10; Esther Wang,concert pianist and assistantprofessor of music; Mark LaVoie’08; David Fienen, professor oforgan and church music and de-partment chair; Phil Sowden’07; Erica Duin ’07; BeckyStrobel ’09; and YumikoOshima-Ryan, concert pianistand associate professor ofmusic. G

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Frank Barth, with MargeBarth, A Place CalledGustavus: The Protest Years(Minneapolis: Primarius,2006; hardbound, $23.47)

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by Donald Myers ’83

T he Hillstrom Museum ofArt is featuring works by a

long-time studio art facultymember in an exhibition titledAerial Images: ArtificialHorizons (Recent Paintings byBruce McClain), on view fromNov. 20, 2006, throughJanuary 21, 2007. The exhibi-tion consists of oil paintings re-sulting from McClain’s sabbati-cal leave during the 2005spring semester.

McClain, who has taught atGustavus since 1965 (and whois thus one of two faculty mem-bers with the longest currentrecord of service to the College),made a trip to Paris as part ofhis sabbatical. During this trip,he visited the Normandy coun-tryside, and he found that therural landscape there was bothfamiliar, because of its relation-ship to the Wisconsin farm onwhich he grew up, but also un-familiar, because of its historicalovertones from the many bat-tles fought there. For theworks in the exhibition, theartist combined several inter-ests, including not only a fasci-nation with landscape but alsohis knowledge of aircraft, tocreate a group of paintingsbased on photos taken throughgun cameras of battle planes.In many of these works, theangles from the aircraft providea skewed, diagonal horizon linethat appealed to the artist forits sense of instability, and thatseems to appropriately join thepastoral quality of the land-scape with the tragic, dynamicquality of its bellicose history.

Bruce McClain exhibits paintings


Bruce A. McClain, Fields Bay, 2005, oil on canvas, 32 x 42 inches.


An example is the paintingFields Bay, in which a cloudysky is backdrop to a village inthe middle ground, while aroad lined with sparse, semi-regularly-placed trees in theforeground creates a diagonalthat separates the work’s lowerleft corner into a nearly isosce-les triangle. There is a granularquality to the image that relatesto the low-resolution photog-

raphy used in gunner craft, andthe rat-a-tat-tat rhythm of thetrees visually calls to mind thereporting of an aerial machinegun.

It is fitting that airplane andflight imagery would make itsway into McClain’s paintings.His first efforts during the sab-batical consisted of reworkingtwo large paintings he hadpainted in the late 1960s, both

of them abstracted images ofaircraft, a subject that he hasexplored frequently in his art.

McClain’s superb colorsense, his compositional ex-pertise, his handling of hisbrush, the depth of feeling inhis paintings—all these andmany other aspects of his work

demonstrate what an accom-plished artist he is, truly a greattreasure of the College.

Author Donald Myers ’83 hasdirected the Hillstrom Museum ofArt since its opening in 2000. Heis also an instructor in arthistory at Gustavus.

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Bruce A. McClain, Field Trails, 2005, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches.

Bruce A. McClain, Train Smoke I, 2005, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches.

Gustavus Choir to tourIberian Peninsula

The Gustavus Choir, led by Director Gregory Aune, embarks on a20-day international concert tour to the Iberian Peninsula on

Jan. 11, 2007. This year’s international tour is a significant celebra-tory event of the Gustavus Choir’s 75th anniversary year. The tourwill be complemented by a music and cultural arts course co-taughtby Aune and Hayden Duncan, associate professor of Spanish.

This concert tour is the sixth international experience for theGustavus Choir since the College established the opportunity forthe lead music ensembles to travel outside the United States everyfour years. Past tours have included the Soviet Union, EasternEurope, and Sweden (1987); Japan, China, and Hong Kong (1991);Eastern Europe and Sweden (1995); South Africa (1999); and Italy(2003). The Gustavus Choir has also toured in Sweden, Denmark,Norway, and Canada over its 75-year history.

Tentative 2007 Itinerary

1/11 Depart Twin Cities for Amsterdam connecting to Lisbon, Portugal

1/13 Tour Lisbon; evening concert1/14 Participation in morning Mass in Lisbon1/15 Excursion to Sintra1/16 Depart Lisbon for Seville, Spain1/17 Tour of Seville; evening concert1/18 Excursion to Jerez and Cadiz1/19 Depart Seville for Malaga, Spain1/20 Tour of Malaga; evening concert1/21 Participation in morning Mass in Malaga1/22 Depart Malaga for Granada, Spain1/23 Tour Granada and the Alhambra; evening concert1/24 Depart Granada for Cordoba, Spain; tour Cordoba

and the Mezquita1/25 Depart Cordoba for Madrid, Spain1/26 Tour Madrid and the Prado Museum; evening concert1/27 Excursion to Toledo1/28 Participation in morning Mass in Madrid1/30 Depart Madrid for Amsterdam connecting to the Twin Cities2/10 Home Concert in Christ Chapel, 7:30 p.m.


DecemberOn display through Jan. 21, 2007

Artist Series: AerialImages: ArtificialHorizons (RecentPaintings by BruceMcClain), HillstromMuseum of Art. Open tothe public without charge;regular museum hours: 9a.m.–4 p.m., Mon.–Fri.;1–5 p.m., Sat. & Sun.

1, 2, & 3Christmas in ChristChapel: “An AmericanOdyssey,” Christ Chapel,3:30 p.m (Dec. 2 & 3 only)

and 7:30 p.m. Ticket re-quired; contact the Officeof College Relations(507/933-7520) to inquireabout remaining tickets.

7 Festival of St. Lucia,Christ Chapel, 10 a.m.Lucia Luncheon sponsoredby Gustavus LibraryAssociates, featuring sto-ryteller and children’s au-thor Lise Lunge-Larsen,Alumni Hall, 11 a.m.

Reservations requiredfor luncheon; as theQuarterly goes topress, the luncheonis sold out. 8 Artist Series: Michael

Johnson in Concert, JussiBjörling Recital Hall, 8 p.m.Ticket required; contact theGustavus Ticket Center(507/933-7590).

9 Music: Vocal Jazz andChamber Singers, GregoryAune, conductor, JussiBjörling Recital Hall, 7:30p.m. Open to the publicwithout charge.

10 Music: BRASSWORKS!Scott Moore, conductor,Jussi Björling Recital Hall,1:30 p.m. Open to the pub-lic without charge.

10 Music: St. Ansgar’s Chorusand Birgitta Singers,Gregory Aune and TravisSletta, conductors, ChristChapel, 3:30 p.m. Open tothe public without charge.

14 American ScandinavianYuletide Breakfast: “FromSkåne to Lappland—Travelsthrough Sweden withCarolus Linnaeus,” a photo-graphic and narrative jour-ney by Anders Björling andRoland Thorstensson, ThreeCrowns Banquet Room,Jackson Campus Center, 8a.m., an event of theLinnaeus tercentenary cele-bration at Gustavus (seebox on p. 10). For reserva-tions, contact EdiThorstensson (507/933-7554).

February5–March 4

Art Exhibition: Fatimah inAmerica: An Installationby Hend Al-Mansour,Hillstrom Museum of Art.Open to the public withoutcharge; regular museumhours: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.,Mon.–Fri.; 1–5 p.m., Sat. &Sun. Opening reception:Feb. 12, 7–9 p.m.

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Familiar and new, all on campus

“An American Odyssey” is the theme of Christmas

in Christ Chapel, December

1, 2, and 3.

Michael Johnson returns for hisannual holiday concert in BjörlingRecital Hall, Saturday, December 8.


8, 9, 10, & 11Theatre: The CherryOrchard, by AntonChekhov, directed by RobGardner, featuring alumniactors, Anderson Theatre,8 p.m. (Feb. 8 & 9) and 2p.m. (Feb. 10 & 11).Special gala performance

on Sat., Feb. 10, at8 p.m. by invi-

tation.Ticket re-quired;contactthe

GustavusTicket Center

(507/933-7590).10 Music: Gustavus Wind

Orchestra Home Concert,Douglas Nimmo, conduc-tor, Christ Chapel, 3 p.m.Open to the public withoutcharge.

10 Music: Gustavus ChoirHome Concert, GregoryAune, conductor, ChristChapel, 7:30 p.m. Open tothe public without charge.

11 Music: Gustavus StringOrchestra Home Concert,Warren Friesen, conductor,Jussi Björling Recital Hall,3:30 p.m. Open to thepublic without charge.

17 Artist Series: Jackie, Vi,and Lena, a new play byDavid Barr III, JussiBjörling Recital Hall, 7:30p.m. Ticket required; con-tact the Gustavus TicketCenter (507/933-7590).

March9–10 Conference: “Building

Bridges” Student-ledDiversity Conference, “IsDemocracy the Path forPeace?” Alumni Hall, 8a.m.–6 p.m. Open to thepublic without charge; forinformation and reserva-tions, contact theDiversity Center (507/933-7449).

11 Dance: To Touch, To Move,To Inspire: The SpringDance Concert, choreo-graphed by MicheleRusinko and Maria Gomez-Tierney, Anderson Theatre,2 p.m. Ticket required;contact the GustavusTicket Center (507/933-7590).

17 Conference: “Working forChange,” sponsored bythe Higher EducationConsortium for UrbanAffairs (HECUA) and its af-filiate institutions for un-dergraduate students andHECUA alumni exploringcallings and careers with afocus on social justice. Formore information, contactthe Career Center(507/933-7532).

19–April 22Art Exhibition: Don Palmgren: A RetrospectiveExhibition, HillstromMuseum of Art. Open tothe public without charge;regular museum hours: 9a.m.–4 p.m., Mon.–Fri.;1–5 p.m., Sat. & Sun.Opening reception: Mar.19, 7–9 p.m.

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The Hillstrom Museum of Art features Fatimah in America: An Installation byHend Al-Mansour from February 5 through March 4.

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

Additional schedules, information and updatesSports n Up-to-date sports schedules may be found on the World Wide Web,

through the Gustavus homepage (www.gustavus.edu). For a printed schedule of anyor all of the Gustie varsity athletic squads, download from the Web or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Tim Kennedy ’82, sports information director,Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082-1498. Also,you can listen to selected Gustavus athletics broadcasts over the Internet throughRealAudio! Broadcasts may be accessed through a link on Gustavus athleticswebsite, where a broadcast schedule also may be found.

The Arts n To receive a more complete fine arts schedule or more information onfine arts events noted in the calendar, contact Al Behrends ’77, director of fine artsprograms, by phone (507/933-7363) or e-mail ([email protected]). Tickets fortheatre and dance performances are available two weeks in advance of theperformance through the Gustavus Ticket Center (507/933-7590).

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Coming to understand Namibia

Above: A Katatura shebeen (bar); zebras at Etosha National Park; and students sing for the delegation at Hanganeni Primary School in Swapokmund, Namibia.In the background: Dune 7 in the Namib Desert.


It’s complicated, this country on the southwest coast of the vastAfrican continent. A country slightly more than half the size of Alaska,Namibia has only .99 percent arable land in its hot, dry climate, and isbordered in the west by the Namib Desert, and on the east by the

Kalahari Desert. Yet it shares more than 1,500 kilometers of coastline withthe Atlantic Ocean. The literacy rate of Namibians is high, 84 percent overthe age of 15 can read and write, yet 55 percent lives on only $2 each day,and 34 percent of the population lives on only $1 per day. The adultHIV/AIDS prevalence rate is 21.3 percent, yet water is potable right out ofthe taps, not only in its capital city, Windhoek, but throughout the nation.

Namibia’s natural resources are considerable; most are buried belowthe surface of the earth: gem-quality diamonds, copper, gold, lead, tin,lithium, cadmium, and zinc. At Rössing Uranium, for example, anopen pit mine about 60 kilometers east of the coastal resort town ofSwakopmund, excavation provides about 7.6 percent of the world’suranium production. The mine is a delicate geopolitical partnership:the majority of shares in Rössing are owned by Rio Tinto, an interna-tional conglomerate headquartered in England and Australia, yet Iranowns a 15 percent stake in the company, and the government of

Namibia only 3 percent of the shares. Namibia was the first country in theworld to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution,and now 14 percent of land is protected. Still, it suffers from limited freshwater resources, desertification, wildlife poaching, and land degradation.

Namibia is 80–90 percent Christian, employs English as an official lan-guage, has a centuries-long history that is inseparable from the Westernworld, and, in the past year, has found itself in the news as a safe haven for

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nd Namibiaby Laura Behling

Photographs by Bonnie Reimann

Editor’s note: Service Learning for Social Justice is a Faculty Development Program started in2002 at Gustavus Adolphus College. It provides an opportunity for faculty to study global socialjustice issues and learn about the pedagogy of service-learning in order to enhance student learn-ing. The seminar in Namibia was the fourth such seminar; previously, faculty traveled toNorthern Ireland (2002), Guatemala (2003), and Cuba (2004). About 75 faculty have nowbenefited from this program, which has been supported by the Faculty Development Program’s BushFoundation grant, with assistance from the Center for Vocational Reflection’s Lilly Foundationgrant, the president’s office, the academic dean’s office, and the Sponberg Chair of Ethics.


Hollywood stars looking to escape the pa-parazzi. Yet it still often finds itself on thefringes of global consciousness. But not for20 Gustavus faculty and staff, who traveledto Namibia for a two-week faculty develop-ment seminar as part of Gustavus’ ServiceLearning for Social Justice program.

The seminar offers faculty an opportuni-ty to study the literature and theory of so-cial justice, to implement this commitmentand service-learning in their courses as a ped-agogical strategy, and to reflect about thetheory and practice of civic engagement forthemselves and Gustavus students. Namibiawas the fourth iteration of the program,previous groups of faculty having focusedon social justice and human rights issues inNorthern Ireland, Guatemala, and Cuba.

Michele Koomen, assistant professor ofeducation, was one of those making thetwo-week commitment. She admits: “To behonest, there were times where I thought Itiptoed around the big issues with my stu-dents, always being concerned that theymight ask me a really deep question that Iwas unable to answer. Now, I feel strongerand more confident to embrace social jus-tice in a more thorough manner and acrossall of my classes . . . for me, this experiencewas pedagogy changing.”

Eric Dugdale, assistant professor of clas-sics, concurs. “My experiences in Namibiahave brought into sharper focus many

themes that we explore in the study of theancient world. I always have believed thatthe ancient world offers a safe ‘lab’ environ-ment to explore modern issues, but I wassurprised by how much contemporary is-sues can enhance my thinking about the an-cient world.”

“the place where wedon’t want to settle”The recent history of Namibia is marked bygenocide, battles over identity and ethnicity,apartheid, nation-building after independ-ence, and today, struggles and successeswith reconciliation. Jade McClude, archivistat the Namibian National Archives, tracesthe colonialism of the country to 19th-cen-tury medical and scientific theories, such asthose espoused by Francis Galton. TheBritish scientist’s expedition to southernAfrica in the 1820s mapped the land geo-graphically and its people eugenically. TheGermans entered the area in the late 19thcentury and, through a series of treaties, es-tablished boundaries that had no relation tothe tribes that lived there, thus creating acolonial hierarchy of White, Black, andColored in a state known then as South-West Africa.

This is a history that Noreen Buhmann,director of the Community Service Centerat Gustavus, shared with her family. They“had no idea that Namibians suffered fromeugenics and concentration camps some20–30 years prior to the Holocaust,” sherecounts. “Each member of my family si-multaneously felt a connection, a shared hu-manity, a distant relationship with theNamibians.”

South Africa occupied this Germancolony during World War I and annexed theterritory after World War II. In 1966, theSouth-West African People’s Organization(SWAPO), a Marxist guerrilla group,launched a war of independence for thearea, which was then renamed Namibia.Not until 1988 did South Africa agree toend its administration in accordance with aUnited Nations peace plan for the entire re-gion, which won Namibia its independencein 1990.

Independence, however, has not salvedthis historical trauma or eradicated racial or


The Gustavus faculty group at Rössing UraniumMine near Arandis, Namibia.


economic injustices. “We characterize theindependence of African countries as nomi-nal,” Paschal Kyoore, associate professor ofFrench, explains, “because the former colo-nial powers and other Western countriescontinue to control their economies, theirpolitics, and even their social life in manyways.” As McClude says, “It’s just rubbishto say apartheid is over.”

During the decades prior to independ-ence, apartheid separated different ethnicgroups around the country in a divide-in-order-to-conquer strategy. Blacks were seg-regated into distinct living areas, were pun-ished or jailed if they left this region, andwere required to have a pass in order totravel across segregated borders. InWindhoek, Blacks were moved into an areacalled Katatura. Before apartheid’s end,they could only eat black bread or usebrown sugar, as a psychological reinforce-ment of their disenfranchised status. PriscillaBriggs, assistant professor of art, relates thather home-stay host mother “talked abouthow her schooling was limited to training in‘Home Economics’ as a discipline of servi-tude.” Prior to 1990, there was only oneroad in and out of Katatura, called KaiserWilhelm Strasse, and after 5 p.m. residentscould not go into the downtown area. Notsurprisingly, “Katatura” means “the placewhere we don’t want to settle.”

Today, Katatura is still divided by ethnicgroups, and shanty towns of corrugatedmetal roofs and scrap lumber walls arespringing up on the hills surrounding the

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English professor Florence Amamoto (second from right) and art professor Priscilla Briggs (right) tie-dye shirts with children from Katatura’s Hope Initiatives and Family Hope Sanctuary at the Center forGlobal Education, as part of a service-learning exchange.

“I am going to complement my classroomcontent with a unique perspective and I amalready yearning for more. This program hasreinforced my thirst for knowledge and explo-ration, all the while attempting to breakdown disciplinary walls and bring us all to-gether in an interdisciplinary perspective.”

Aaron Banks, assistant professor of health and exercise science

“I have so much more to tell our nursing stu-dents about the real problems of HIV/AIDSand the effect of this disease on millions of

people. It is one thing to share statistics, butwhen you can tell the stories of people livingwith the disease, the unfairness of it coupledwith their dignity, the compassion and initia-tive to do something about it is more com-pelling. I also have more resources to directthose who are interested in volunteering indeveloping countries, which seems to be ofmore and more interest to my students.”

Paula Swiggum, associate professor of nursing

“This experience will fit well with my teach-ing. Themes of social justice are a natural fitin a course on child development. Bringinginto class the tangible example of a burgeon-ing nation trying to define and adjust to newissues such as poverty, orphaned children,health care access, and universal educationwill be a unique way to introduce and com-plement many topics covered over the semes-ter. I think this also results in having stu-dents consider these issues globally as theypertain to all of human development.”

David Rudek, assistant professor of psychology

What they learned—bringing Namibia back to the classroom


city. Racial apartheid, still prevalent, is nowjoined with a recognition of economic“apartheid” that dictates people settlewhere they can afford to live. Apartheid asan urban planning issue is “stunning” in itscomplexity, Phil Voight, associate professorof communication studies, says, and its “lin-gering effects on housing and income seg-regation” are readily visible.

Considering that the unemploymentrate in Namibia is 38 percent, there is per-haps no better place to understand such dis-parities than in the costs of everyday items.As an exercise to help Gustavus faculty andstaff understand the “overwhelming eco-nomic apartheid that still exists,” as Briggsphrases it, we were sent on an economicquest in Katatura and asked to price basicstaples, including a liter of milk and toiletpaper, as well as luxury items such as a canof Coca-Cola. Visitors to Namibia oftencomment that “things are cheap,” consider-ing the cost of items relative to the cost ofthe same goods at home. Yet in calculatingnot only the actual cost for Namibians, but

also the number of hours or days that aNamibian would need to work in order topurchase such items, the real costs—eco-nomic and human—become apparent. Aliter of milk costs $6.95 in Namibian, theequivalent of $1.07 U.S. Given averagewages, a Namibian would need to work 2.3hours to make the purchase. Toilet paper,about 33 cents U.S. per roll, costs $2.14per roll in Namibia, the equivalent of 40minutes of work. The can of Coca-Cola is$4.79 Namibian, about 74 cents in theU.S., and would require a Namibian towork 1.5 hours in order to afford it. If thebuying power in the United States andNamibia were equal, such that a U.S. mini-mum wage earner had to work the samenumber of hours as the Namibian in orderto purchase the same item, economic dis-parity comes into sharper focus. That liter ofmilk would cost the U.S. worker $13.16,the roll of toilet paper $3.90, and the can ofCoke $9.02.

June Kloubec, associate professor ofhealth and exercise science, noted these


Boys near a rest stop between Windhoek andSwakopmund.


economic realizations most acutely duringher home-stay with a family in Katatura.The poverty appeared “grinding,” she ex-plains, and detailed her stay with a family ofone mother, two daughters, two grandchil-dren, and a lodger in a three-bedroomhome. “I calculated that I make moremoney in one month than my host mothermade in one year working full-time as acleaner at the local hospital.” On the firstnight, Kloubec relates, “we had to go outand buy more electricity lest we run out.”

Yet the demeanor of Namibians is over-whelmingly positive. “Although there are amyriad number of challenges facing theeveryday lives of Namibians,” AssistantProfessor Aaron Banks, Kloubec’s colleaguein health and exercise science, notes, “thereis a spirit that is contagious.” It is evident ina remarkable woman who became knownto us as Auntie Clara.

Auntie Clara was trained as a teacher,but quickly realized her community ofKatatura, her country, and her own sense ofself needed more from her. Despite havingwhat she characterized as a “difficult child-hood,” Auntie Clara has taken in neighbor-hood children who have no home, includ-ing one boy whom she characterizes asbeing “bruised inside.” With her own, herhouse now buzzes with the energy of 16children. As a woman committed to educa-tion, she realized that too many children areprohibited from attending school becausethey lack the money to buy the required

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“Professionally, the most significant experi-ence for me was visiting several schools;there was so much obvious inequality inequipment and facilities (and therefore op-portunities) among the Blacks, Whites, andColoreds. I saw the familiar motivation andexcitement that sport and physical activitybring to children, but not having basicneeds fulfilled can affect physical aspects ofchildren. I can share these experiences andinsights with students and encourage them,as future teachers, to think critically aboutthe diversity and background of their stu-dents.”

Bonnie Reimann, assistant professor of health and exercise science

“This experience reinforced my beliefs that itis important for our students to be exposedto diversity issues and global perspectives, tothink about their relationship to the rest ofthe world. I will be able to bring a new first-hand international perspective to my discus-sions of diversity and global issues in classesand advising, but it also challenges me tothink more about how I want to incorporatethe insights from this experience into my life,both professionally and personally.”

Florence Amamoto, associate professor of English

“This program has reinforced my belief instudy abroad, particularly in developing na-tions. I was profoundly affected by what I ex-perienced during our fortnight in Namibia,

and I know that this experience could neverbe reproduced in the classroom alone.”

Eric Dugdale, assistant professor of classics

“There are several features of this programthat I will incorporate directly into my cours-es. I will, for example, use the informationand advice that I gleaned in Namibia to cre-ate a service-learning module for Gustavus’India SJPD Program.”

Phil Voight, associate professor of communication studies

“I’ll incorporate the lecture by Namibian ar-chivist Jade McClude directly into my classes.What I found fascinating was his analysis of

Health and exercise science professor June Kloubec negotiates with a street vendor in Windhoek.


uniforms. In order to help right this eco-nomic disadvantage, Auntie Clara has set upa business in her home that inexpensivelysews uniforms for children so they can af-ford to continue in school. As PaulaSwiggum, associate professor of nursing,describes, she was one of the many peoplewe met who “looked around, saw they hadlittle to nothing in terms of material wealth,then looked around them again and sawtheir neighbors suffering or wanting. Theybecame bigger than themselves in a selflessdesire to meet another’s needs.” For AuntieClara, Katatura, once known as “the placewhere we don’t want to settle,” is now“where the life is.” She stresses thatKatatura is now reached via IndependenceAvenue. The real life,” she professes, “ishere.”

“living with a positive-thinking mind”Jeni Gatsi-Mallet, Namibian representativefrom the International Community ofWomen Living with HIV/AIDS, has beenHIV-positive for 15 years. Initially, shewanted to live long enough so that heryoung children could take care of them-selves. Assisted by accessible medical care,she now wants to live to see her grandchil-dren, although she is quick to point out afurther reason for her body’s ability to holdHIV in check: “I am living,” she says with aremarkable double entendre, “with a posi-tive-thinking mind.”

This personal perseverance of Gatsi-Mallet and Auntie Clara, their discovery of


At a weavers’ shop in Windhoek; all the weaversare Black, but the woman who runs the shop isa White German.


their own strength and their own abilities,and their conviction that one person canmake a difference in the lives of neighborsand strangers prompted us all to considerthe paradoxes of an often-difficult life tem-pered with the “positive-thinking” minds ofNamibians. “We saw people living in crudehouses made of several pieces of sheet metalwith no electricity or running water,” DavidRudek, assistant professor of psychology, re-members, “while we walked past smiles onalmost every child’s face. We saw imagesand heard stories of brutal colonization andwere amazed by the willingness of the in-digenous people to forgive their oppressors.We listened to municipal officers, organiza-tional leaders, and citizens of the countrywho were brimming with confidence aboutthe future of their young nation yet wereforthright about their anxiety at the presentsocial and economic duress.”

As is the case in so many sub-SaharanAfrican countries, the pandemic ofHIV/AIDS looms as a significant socialproblem for Namibia. Recent surveys haveshown a decline in HIV/AIDS prevalence,although this does not necessarily meanthere has been a decline in new infections,or that women, men, and children are find-ing ready medical care. Only 25 percent ofeligible HIV patients are now under anti-retroviral treatment. In 2004, 19.7 percentof pregnant women tested positive for HIV;by the year 2021, projections suggest thatlife expectancy will drop to 46 years old for

people with AIDS, while those withoutAIDS are expected to live to 64. In 2001,studies showed 97,000 children were or-phans or made vulnerable because of thepandemic. Projections for 2021 more thandouble that number to 250,000 children, aburden that will fall on family elders, socialservice agencies, and religious organiza-

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the colonial photographs, and I will addthese images to a lecture I give that analysesthe Abu Ghraib prison photographs withinthe context of war photography and linksthose photographs to early 20th-centuryAmerican postcard photographs of lynchings.These photographs all are a strong visual rep-resentation of a colonial mindset in whichpower and curiosity/oppression of the othercan be related to both tourism in developingnations and the invasion of Iraq.”

Priscilla Briggs, assistant professor of art

“I teach a First Term Seminar titled“Managing People in the Public Sector.” Thecourse focuses on public administration,more precisely human resource management.I always have wanted to incorporate material

on other countries, particularly developingcountries, and with the materials I collectedwhile in Namibia, I will be able to do this. Inmy women’s studies course on African womenwriters, I’ll use my experiences to character-ize the challenges of Namibia with the fol-lowing statement: “It’s all about managingthe clash between tradition and modernity.”Paschal Kyoore, associate professor of French

“I teach a course on intercultural communi-cation, and we spend time discussing colo-nialism and cultural imperialism. Much of thisdiscussion, however, is very general in na-ture, and many students see colonialism aspart of history, not part of the contemporaryworld. I’ll now be able to include a sectionthat focuses on Namibia, covering the history

as well as the current implications of colo-nialism where the white Germans live withthe Black Africans. I want students to movebeyond just understanding the concepts as-sociated with colonialism to seeing the far-reaching effects of it, and a clear and currentexample of colonialism will help studentsbetter understand and interpret concepts.”

Patricia English, assistant professor of communication studies

“Because our pre-service teachers will beworking with students who are less privilegedthan they are, I believe my experiences inAfrica can help students to understand theinteracting forces that create poverty inertia.While some of the issues of race may be verydifferent here than in Namibia, the rural

Prospective day laborers wait by the roadside inKatatura, hoping that someone looking forworkers will pick them up.


tions, like the Shalom Centre outsideWindhoek.

The Center empowers disenfranchisedchildren to attend school by providingschool fees and uniforms; teaches themcomputer skills, sex education, and hygiene;and offers them three meals each day. AsPaschal Hakizimana, the pastor who found-ed the Center in 2002, matter-of-factly ad-mits, “Everybody, every day, has challengesin life.” Although he confesses that he couldnot help those who were dying, “I could,”he continues, “help the next generation.”Such a commitment to serving orphans andvulnerable children is impressive, notesFlorence Amamoto, associate professor ofEnglish, as was “his message of hope andsupport for them. But even more, thechurch service [we attended on Pentecost]was set up to be empowering as the chil-dren themselves ably led both the serviceand the music.”

We entered through rolled-up metalgarage doors into a sanctuary made of con-crete and stucco walls, a cement floor, and acorrugated metal roof. Directly outside be-hind the altar area was a pile of soccer shoes,all black except for one red pair, and a cou-ple of pair of black pants hanging on aclothesline. Inside, the space was filled withchildren, the older ones on chairs, theyoungest on a blanket in the front, and theair enlivened with a repeating melodyplayed on an electric keyboard and guitars.“I felt more of a spiritual presence amongthe children there,” Bonnie Reimann, assis-

tant professor of health and exercise science,says, “than I have in most churches.”

The text for the day was from Matthew5, and the hymns ranged from “O Come,All Ye Faithful” to “When the Saints GoMarching In” to “Amazing Grace.” And al-though Hakizimana focused the sermon onthe question “How big is God?” the boyand girl who led the service—with the spir-it-filled call of “God is good” and the re-sponse of “All the time”—embodied the“positive-thinking minds” we saw so muchin Namibia. “In this unpretentious place ofworship,” Barb Zust, associate professor ofnursing, says, “I felt utterly humbled by thechildren’s palpable hope and faith. As wewere asked to reach out and hold handswith one another at the end of the service, Iwas profoundly moved by a feeling of uni-versal closeness with the children, with thepeople of Namibia, and with my col-leagues.”

“it’s simple, isn’t it, to do for others, rather than do for you”We had scheduled a day for Gustavus facul-ty and staff to work with and learn fromNamibians involved in two social service or-ganizations—Hope Initiatives and FamilyHope Sanctuary—“so that someone fromAmerica can get to know a child of


ImaginingNamibiaDunes and diamonds. Apartheid and AIDS.Politics and people. Namibia, slightly morethan half the size of Alaska and resting onthe southwest coast of the vast Africancontinent, often finds itself on the fringesof global consciousness. In a photo exhi-bition at the Arts Center of St. Peter,Gustavus Adolphus College faculty andstaff imagine the country and its citizensin all of their complicated beauty. The ex-hibition is free and open to the public.

Imagining NamibiaNovember 16 to December 24, 2006

Arts Center of St. Peter315 S. Minnesota Avenue

St. Peter, MN 56082Gallery hours:

Tuesday–Sunday, 1–5 p.m.Thursday, 1–8 p.m.

Reception at the Arts Center on Saturday, December 9 from 2 to 5 p.m.

(refreshments served)

poverty we see in our region is the result ofmany of the same factors we saw in Namibia:people of color, newly found freedoms (immi-grants), matters of access to knowledge andpower, disease, and hunger. Through our NYSPand ChYLI programs I have seen school chil-dren who live in substandard housing, havelittle or no access to healthcare, and haveadults in their life who have little or no edu-cation.”

John Clementson, chair of the Department of Education

“The particular experience that was most sig-nificant to me did not occur in Namibia butwould not have occurred if I hadn’t been inthis program. After the seminar, I was able to

visit South Africa and spend time with a for-mer student who has made her home in CapeTown and who has devoted herself to helpingyoung people. She credits her Gustavus expe-rience with giving her an intellectual perspec-tive from which to interrogate her own statusin this new environment, and that ability hasbeen crucial as she works to bring togetheryoung people from the White, Colored, andBlack communities. In talking with her, I wasreminded that what we do at Gustavus andspecifically what I do as a teacher matters toour students and is a tangible element oftheir later success.”

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Okahandja Park,” as Patricia Sola, founderand director of Hope Initiatives, explained.But we had not planned on a polio out-break while we were there—precisely wherewe were to go in the communities. Yet, themetaphorical nature of the disease suggest-ed exactly what our time at these two or-ganizations was to be: a way to understandthe humanitarian paralysis that often gripsus, a time filled with human-to-human con-tact, and an experience of humanness thatwas infectious.

Hope Initiatives was established in 2004to respond to the difficulties experienced bypeople living in squatter settlements, espe-cially the increasing numbers of orphansand vulnerable children, and people livingwith and affected by HIV/AIDS. The or-ganization runs a soup kitchen and a youthliteracy program, as well as the OmbiliBridging School, aimed at helping childrenwho have had to drop out of school due toeconomic or social concerns to re-enter thegovernment school system. Family HopeSanctuary, begun in 2003, works to assistfamilies infected and affected byHIV/AIDS and those who are in vulnera-ble situations by providing a psycho-socialsupport group for people living withHIV/AIDS, a weekly soup kitchen for or-phans and vulnerable children, a youthgroup to teach healthy living and positivechoices, and a family craft center to teachlife skills.

That both of these groups focus on sup-porting people affected with HIV/AIDS isnot coincidental, and is more personal thanjust the high rate of infection in the coun-try. After telling the story of her brotherdying from AIDS, Patricia Sola told us sherealized the necessity of providing a safeplace for children to learn and grow. Solareturned from studying in England andstarted Hope Initiatives with £2,000 fromher savings, operating from a tin shack dur-ing the first couple of years and beginningthe soup kitchen with two pots. She worriesnow about sustaining the initiative, admit-ting, “It’s very hard to look in the faces ofthe people and say we’ll be here next year,but not knowing how we’ll be there.” Still,what motivates her is genuine: “It’s simple,isn’t it, to do for others, rather than do foryou.”

For Patricia English, assistant professorof communication studies, the conversa-tions with women served by Family Hope

Sanctuary’s HIV/AIDS support groupproved powerful. “I tried to imagine whattheir lives were like on a daily basis. I won-dered at their resilience and discovered howmuch their faith in the group helps themcontinue on. I wondered what in the worldI could teach them or how I can even beginto understand their situation.” Yet, as we allcontinue to learn, to come to understandthe complexity of this country on thesouthwest coast of the vast African conti-nent begins with a willingness to experienceand imagine its importance in the globalconsciousness. And then? We follow thelead of Hope Initiatives’ founder, PatriciaSola. “The thing I found out,” she admitsfor herself and, perhaps, for these Gustavusfaculty who now take these experiences intotheir classes and communities, “is that Icouldn’t sit at a desk any longer.”

Associate professor of English Laura Behling hastaught at Gustavus since 1999. She contributeda story on the unfolding AIDS crisis in Tanzaniaas a Mayday! Conference preview in the Spring2006 issue of the Quarterly. Accompanyingphotographs were taken by Bonnie Reimann,assistant professor of health and exercise sci-ence, unless otherwise indicated. To see more ofher Namibia photos online, go to www.ahc.umn.edu/bjsc/paper/ and click on“Slideshow” in the lower left column.

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Zebras and springbok roam freely in Etosha National Park.


Editor’s Note: Focus In/On is a recurring exhibit programof the Hillstrom Museum of Art in which the expertise ofCollege community members across the curriculum is engagedfor a collaborative, in-depth consideration of particular indi-vidual objects from the Hillstrom Collection. What follows isan abridgement of an essay centering on the Museum’s inkand wash drawing The Wanderer, by William Gropper(1897–1977), featured in the recent exhibition Highlights andRecent Acquisitions of the Hillstrom Museum of Art. Forthe full text of the essay, please visit the Hillstrom Museumpages on the College’s website.

William Gropper (1897–1977), according tohis epitaph, was an artist “whose art was al-ways on the side of man.” In the period lead-

ing up to and during World War II, Gropper, who workedboth as a political cartoonist and as an artist who exhibitedin the New York art scene, created many works that decriedthe actions of the Fascists. As with many Jewish artists,Gropper’s art before the war era did not particularly reflectan interest in his heritage. Gropper noted, “Hitler and fas-cism made me aware that I was a Jew. I think all intellectualswho were never concerned with their faith were thrown intoan awareness by these atrocities.”

The Hillstrom Museum of Art’s drawing The Wandererrelates to the artist’s wartime-era experiences, as will be dis-cussed below. In style, Gropper’s work is generally charac-terized by its directness and by a graphic strength that comesfrom his experience as a cartoonist. His art, however, is nevermerely propaganda without aesthetic concern; it is art first,with its social message made all the more effective for itbeing tied to artistically successful imagery. Art critic RalphM. Pearson, writing in 1940 in Forum magazine, noted,“The most weighty reason for Gropper’s importance is thathe does not forget art when he is an avenger or prophet. Hispropaganda is always art; his art is sometimes propaganda.”

The Wanderer is a powerful image that immediately grabsthe viewer’s attention. Gropper reddened the figure’s eyes,reserving this intense color for only that purpose and for hissignature in the lower right of the drawing. The forlorn stateof the man is thereby emphasized and his status as a “wan-derer” is indicated. (The reference is both to the antisemiticlegend that Christ condemned a Jewish figure to restlesslywander the earth for being disrespectful on the way to thecrucifixion, and, more importantly, to the dispossessed statusof Jews since the conquests of the ancient Jewish kingdoms.)The plight of the Jews, both generally and during the Warera, is depicted in the man’s body language, including thearthritic contortion of his hand and the disjointed form ofhis torso, as well as in his facial expression. The drawing’ssubject and its intensity associate it with several worksGropper made in response to his post-war 1948 visit to theJewish ghetto in Warsaw.

Earlier, on April 19, 1943, an astonishing event hadtaken place: Jews imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto rose up

The Wanderer

by Elizabeth Baer and Donald Myers ’83


William Gropper (1897-1977), The Wanderer, c. 1960, ink and wash on paper,16" x 14", gift of the Rev. Richard L. Hillstrom ’38.

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against their Nazi oppressors and staved off deportation todeath camps for almost a month. This revolt was astonishingnot because the Jews of Europe, marked for destruction bythe Third Reich, had not resisted before—they had on manyoccasions—but because such resistance was truly a Davidand Goliath story.

When the Nazis invaded Poland on September 1, 1939,thereby initiating World War II, 30 percent of the popula-tion of Warsaw was Jewish. A year later, the Nazis estab-lished the Warsaw Ghetto by building a ten-foot wall arounda 1.5-square-mile area of the city. Half a million Jews werethen forced to leave their homes and live in crowded, unsan-itary conditions. Each month, 5,000–6,000 ghetto inhabi-tants died of disease, hunger, hypothermia, and shootings.

In the summer of 1942, when the Holocaust was at itsheight, 300,000 Jews were deported from the ghetto tonearby Treblinka, a killing center. They were usually deadfrom gassing within a few hours of their arrival. Reports ofthese deaths leaked back to the ghetto and thus was foundedthe ZOB (Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa), or the JewishFighting Organization, a secret resistance force. In thespring of 1943, rumors of an impending deportation spreadthrough the ghetto and the ZOB—755 fighters strong—immediately moved into action.

The ZOB recognized that the well-equipped Naziswould eventually overcome their resistance, but the mottoof the ZOB was “All are ready to die as human beings.”They had agreed that a death on their own terms, demon-strating the courage of the imprisoned Jews, was preferableto a Nazi-engineered extermination. For almost a month,starting on April 19, 1943, the resistance held out and suc-ceeded in killing several Nazis. However, on May 16, the re-volt came to an end. Nazi officer Jurgen Stroop had com-manded that the Great Synagogue of Warsaw be torchedand that the ghetto be systematically burned down. Manymembers of the ZOB died in the ensuing fighting and fires;others were captured and sent to Treblinka to their deaths.

Five years later, Jewish American artist William Groppervisited the site of the Warsaw Ghetto. He had already pub-lished a pamphlet on the Nazi atrocities at the small Czechtown of Lidice: after high-ranking Nazi Reinhard Heydrichwas ambushed on the road near Prague in May, 1942, theNazis shot all the men in the nearby town of Lidice, burnedthe entire town to the ground, and deported the womenand children to Ravensbrück and other German concentra-tion camps. Gropper also created the illustrations for a small1946 book titled Never to Forget: The Battle of the WarsawGhetto, in collaboration with author Howard Fast. Now,standing in the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto, Gropper wasface to face with both Jewish heroism and Nazi inhumanity.

Gropper made a pledge that each year he would draw orpaint a memorial to the victims of the Warsaw ghetto. TheWanderer from the Hillstrom Collection is likely one of thatseries. It is comparable to several other works by Gropper, allof Jewish men garbed in traditional prayer shawls, and itshares with those works the despondency that is read on theman’s face.

Why is it important to know about the history of thispainting? We live in an age of genocide. The twentieth cen-tury was the bloodiest in human history. By one estimate,170 million people were killed in genocidal slaughter, mostoften by their own governments. The deaths began in thefirst decades of the century with the Herero tribe in Namibiaat the hands of the German colonizers and the Armenians atthe hands of the Turks. It continued through the Holocaust,the Cambodian genocide, and the Rwandan genocide in1994, when 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus werehacked to death with machetes by government-sponsoredHutus in three months’ time, a more efficient rate of killingthan the Nazis despite the primitive weapons used. Today,government-funded Janjaweed militia continue to kill inno-cent Sudanese in Darfur, despite a recent effort to sign apeace agreement; more than 400,000 Darfurians have beenkilled and 2.5 million have been displaced.

In the aftermath of such genocides, the societies involvedmust come to terms with what happened, with the fact thatkillers continue to live among them, with the memories thathaunt the victims who survived and the relatives of victimswho died, with the urgent need to prevent a reoccurrence ofgenocide. In the post-Holocaust era in Germany, the Germansactually created a specific word to name this process of com-ing to terms with the past: vergangenheitsbewältigung. Sucha coming to terms involves many things: legal procedures inan effort to see that the killers are brought to justice; a tran-sition in national leadership; a process whereby restitution ofsome kind is made available to survivors; the creation of me-morials to assure the memory of the dead. A critical part ofthis process is artistic production: literature, music, and visu-al arts that memorialize those lost, that help a community totry to understand how such a genocide could have occurred,and that serve as a warning of “Never Again.”

William Gropper clearly understood the power of creat-ing a memorial to those who died in the Warsaw Ghetto. Byinterpreting this painting in the Hillstrom Collection, we asa community acknowledge the history of the Holocaust, theoppression of Jews during the past 2,000 years, and the con-tribution made by William Gropper to memorialization. Wealso highlight the ability of visual art to capture mourningand rage, to make a political statement, and to help humani-ty both come to terms with the past and endeavor to pre-vent such suffering and cruelty from reoccurring.

One can imagine that Gropper hoped viewers of thisimage would remember that the Nazis annihilated two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population while the world stoodby. Audiences in 2006 would appropriately recognize in TheWanderer their own responsibility to be aware of social in-justice around the globe and to take what steps they can toeradicate it.

Elizabeth Baer, professor of English, and Donald Myers ’83,director of the Hillstrom Museum of Art, collaborated in thewriting of this essay. The full text may be found on theGustavus website, at www.gustavus.edu/oncampus/finearts/hillstrom/collection.html.

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N ine standout Gustie athletes were selected this year for inductioninto the Gustavus Athletics Hall of Fame and honored at the

Athletics Hall of Fame banquet on September 30. The 2006 inducteesare Dick Kumlin ’55 (basketball; elected posthumously), JohnJambeck ’62 (swimming), Dan Prochnow ’78 (golf), JohnHuepenbecker ’80 (football), Debbie Jungwirth Borman ’87 (volley-ball), Tina Pulido Draper ’87 (gymnastics), Jeri Ree ’88 (basketball),Stacey Rodman ’89 (swimming), and Deanne Sand Johnson ’89 (ten-nis). In addition, softball standout Mary Mansour ’85, who had beenelected to the hall last year but was not able to attend the 2005 ban-quet, was inducted at the Hall of Fame luncheon earlier in the day.

Dick Kumlin ’55 lettered for four years on GusYoung’s fabled basketball teams of the mid-’50s,starting at forward on two championship teams(1954 and 1955) and captaining a squad that went15–1 in the MIAC and reached the quarterfinals ofthe NAIA National Tournament in his senior season.Nicknamed “Spook,” the 6'7" Minneapolis Washburngrad played in 99 games at both forward and centerfor the Gusties during his college career, averaging

8.4 points per game. After graduating from Gustavus, Dick moved toPeoria, Ill., where he worked at Caterpillar Tractor and played for thePeoria Caterpillars, a semi-pro AAU basketball team. He moved back tothe Twin Cities in 1963 and became sales manager at Blumberg Photoand Sound, working there until he succumbed to cancer in 1968 at theage of 34. His brother Denny ’57 accepted his award for the family.

A four-year all-conference selection, sprint spe-cialist John Jambeck ’62 helped Coach VicGustafson’s swim team to two MIAC championships(1959 and 1960) and two runner-up finishes (1961and 1962). He dominated the 100 freestyle duringhis college days, winning the 100-yard event at theconference meet in his freshman and sophomoreyears and the 100-meter event in his junior and sen-

ior years. As a sophomore, he also won the conference meet’s 60-yardfreestyle in record time and swam a leg for the winning 400-yard

freestyle relay team. He added the 50-meter freestyle crown to his lau-rels in his junior year, and in his senior year he was co-captain of theteam. An elementary education major, John went on to earn a master’sdegree in education from the University of Minnesota. He was an ele-mentary school teacher for 34 years in the Hopkins school district anda longtime swim official in the Lake Conference.

Dan Prochnow ’78 was the first golfer in the his-tory of the Minnesota Intercollegiate AthleticConference (MIAC) to win three conference individ-ual titles. He claimed his first individual title as asophomore in 1976, and then followed that by claim-ing top honors in both 1977 and 1978, setting theconference championship record in 1977 for lowestindividual score with a 36-hole total of 72-74–146.Dan helped lead the team to a second-place finish in1976 and then back-to-back league titles in 1977 and 1978. After grad-uating in 1978 with a business, economics, and social science major,Dan went on to earn a law degree from the University of Minnesota LawSchool in 1981. For the past 25 years he has operated his own privatepractice in Hutchinson.

John Huepenbecker ’80 graduated as the foot-ball program’s all-time leading receiver with 111 re-ceptions for 1,711 yards and 17 touchdowns. Hewas the first receiver in the history of the Gustavusfootball program to accumulate 100 catches andcompile 1,500 receiving yards. A two-time all-con-ference honoree (1978 and 1979), he was chosenthe team’s Most Valuable Player in 1978, while alsobeing named to the NAIA All-District 13 team andhonorable mention NAIA All-American in 1979. John, who graduated in1980 with a triple major in biology, distributive science, and environ-mental studies, went on to receive a doctorate of dentistry from theUniversity of Minnesota in 1984. He began his dental career withMidway Dental Clinic in St. Paul but now has retired from dentistry dueto complications he incurred while undergoing eye surgery. He lives inEdina with his wife, Marcia Page ’82, and their three daughters.

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Debbie Jungwirth Borman ’87 was the startingsetter and playmaker on the 1985 and 1986Gustavus volleyball teams, which won back-to-backMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(MIAC) titles and were selected to play in the NCAAnational tournament in both years. In her two sea-sons as the starting setter, Debbie compiled somevery impressive statistics, including 1,349 assists in

3,678 set attempts for a .358 set percentage, a 97.7 serve percentage,107 service aces, and 728 digs. She graduated as the program’s all-timeleader in career assists per game at 9.8 assists per game. In her seniorseason, she was a second-team honoree on the American VolleyballCoaches Association (AVCA) All-America team—one of only threeGustavus players to have earned AVCA All-America honors. A 1987summa cum laude graduate with majors in psychology and criminal jus-tice, Debbie is married to Jay Borman ’85 and has been home-school-ing their three children for the past 10 years.

Tina Pulido Draper ’87 was a key member ofGustavus national champion gymnastic teams in1984, 1985, and 1987 and is one of only three gym-nasts at Gustavus to have earned All-America honorsin each of her four seasons of competition. Sheearned eight All-America awards in all, includingfour in her senior year (for placing second in the all-around, third on the beam, third on the floor exer-

cise, and sixth on the uneven bars) to help Gustavus claim its third na-tional team title in four years. After graduating in 1987 with majors inpsychology and sociology, Tina attended the University of Minnesota atWaseca and received a two-year degree in veterinary technology. Sheworked as a veterinary technologist until 1996, when she left to accepta position in the medical department with Farmers Insurance. She iscurrently a litigation/arbitration claims specialist with FarmersInsurance.

Jeri Ree graduated in 1988 as the program’ssecond all-time leading scorer with 1,252 points(she currently ranks third all-time). In her seniorseason, Ree was a first team all-conference selec-tion, finishing fourth in the league in scoring (15.8points per game) and second in free throw percent-age (74.7 percent). She set three records during hercareer that still stand 18 years later, including

points in a game (33 vs. Sioux Falls College on 11/23/85), field goalsmade in a game (16 vs. Sioux Falls College), and free throws made in agame (13 vs. St. Olaf on 1/23/88). After graduating with majors in bi-ology and general distributive sciences, Jeri attended the SouthernCalifornia College of Optometry and earned a doctor of optometry de-gree in 1992. While in optometry school, she received a scholarshipfrom the U.S. Army, and after graduation she served four years as anoptometrist at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. For the past 11 years she hasworked as an independent contractor serving as the optometrist atSears and J.C. Penney stores in Flagstaff, Ariz.

A freestyle and butterfly specialist, Stacey Rodman ’89 was thefirst member of the Gustavus women’s swimming program to score

points at the NCAA championships when she posteda 14th-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle in 1989.She had won both the 50-yard freestyle and the100-yard butterfly at the 1989 MIAC championshipsto help the Gusties to third place—the best finishin the program’s history up to that time. She com-pleted her career as the school record holder in the50-yard freestyle, the 100 freestyle, the 100 butter-fly, and the 200 butterfly. Her time of 59.79 in the 100 butterfly wasthe school record for 13 years and still ranks as the fourth-fastest timein the program’s history. Also a standout in the classroom, Stacy re-ceived the prestigious Evelyn Young Award as the senior female athletewith the highest cumulative GPA. Graduating magna cum laude with amath major, she went on to earn her Ph.D. in mathematics from theUniversity of Oregon in 1995 and is now an associate professor atAugustana College-Rock Island.

Deanne Sand Johnson ’89 was a three-timeall-conference performer on the tennis team and amember of three MIAC championship teams. Inher senior season, she teamed with MarySutherland Ryerse ’89 to form one of the most for-midable doubles teams in Division III. The duowas ranked #3 by the Intercollegiate TennisCoaches Association (ITCA) all season and advanced to the semifinalsof the NCAA doubles draw before falling to the eventual national cham-pions. They both earned All-America honors as a result of advancing tothe final four. Deanne graduated with a major in biology, with an em-phasis in pre-physical therapy. After a short stint as a physical therapyaide, she accepted a position as a tennis professional at NorthwestAthletic Clubs. Moving to Paynesville, she served as the head tenniscoach at Rocori High School and the College of St. Benedict for a cou-ple of years. She currently is abstracting at the law office of her hus-band, David Johnson ’88, in Paynesville.

A four-year starter in the outfield for theGustavus softball team, Mary Mansour ’85 finishedher career ranked first all-time in stolen bases (17),runs scored (65), and hits (79) and second in bat-ting average (.374). Her career coincided with thebeginning of softball sponsorship in the MinnesotaIntercollegiate Athletic Conference, and she be-came the first player among the 10 league schools to earn all-confer-ence honors three times (1982, 1983, and 1984). Mary, who was se-lected captain in both her junior and senior seasons, helped theGusties post second-place finishes in the conference tournament inboth 1982 and 1984, and she hit .500 at the league tourney in 1984. Amagna cum laude computer science and political science double major,she was one of the first student-athletes at Gustavus to be selected forinduction into Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation, Mary accepted a posi-tion with Unisys as a programmer and, in 2003, moved to FileNet tobecome a senior systems engineer.

With the addition of its 29th group of inductees in 2006, theGustavus Athletics Hall of Fame now includes 199 former athletes, 12coaches, and 3 benefactors. G

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by Teresa Harland ’94

Ruth Hanson WestlundHaberman ’56 celebrated

life. Her “glass” was alwaysmore than half full. A strongChristian faith helped her raisea family of three children whogave her eight grandchildren.Her grandchildren referred toher as their “thumbs up”grandmother when ALS stoleher ability to speak.

After growing up inHector, Minn., Ruth attended

Gustavus and graduated in 1956. She met her husband, RalphWestlund ’57, at Gustavus and they were united in marriage inOctober of 1956. Ralph died unexpectedly in 1982, but Ruth con-tinued their support of Gustavus.

Ruth was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inJanuary of 2006 and passed away with dignity on July 27, 2006.But Ruth didn’t let ALS slow her down. She attended her 50th classreunion in May and wrote the invocation that fellow classmate JoCipra delivered. Some of Ruth’s words were:

Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. Yourgifts are so many, one of them being the time our class hadtogether just 50 to 54 years ago. Thank you for the educa-

tion, the playing, and even those tough learning experiencesthat helped us to broaden our viewpoints on life.

Continue, O Lord, to bless Gustavus Adolphus College, itsstudents, faculty, and administration that they may findhere a haven of peace. Hold all of us in your arms and helpus receive your love and pass it on to others. Lord God, inyour holy name we pray. Amen.

Just before Ruth passed away, she decided to establish an en-dowed scholarship at Gustavus. Not only was she thankful for herown education, but her desire to help other students attendGustavus was equally important. Her legacy will flourish on campusas future Gustavus students continue to celebrate her life.

Ruth can serve as an inspiration to us all. She lived life to thefullest and had an infectious spirit and smile. By creating an en-dowed scholarship, you too can leave a legacy at Gustavus.Endowed scholarships provide the necessary financial assistance thatmany students need in order to obtain a Gustavus education. Pleaseconsider establishing your own endowed scholarship as a mecha-nism to celebrate your own life. Your legacy will live on through themany Gustavus students you impact.

In September 2006, Teresa Harland ’94 was named associate vicepresident for advancement at Gustavus, with responsibilities for theGustavus Fund, alumni relations, and advancement services. She hadpreviously worked five years in the Office of Admission and five years asa director of gift planning.

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Making an impact without words

Ruth Hanson Westlund Haberman ’56

Legacy

Last issue’s focus on “Gifts That Pay You” prompted questionsabout how Gustavus cares for gift annuities, trusts, and other

deferred gifts. The College is associated with Kaspick & Company,an organization founded in 1989 to manage planned and deferredgifts primarily for institutions of higher education. Kaspick handlesinvestments, payments to beneficiaries, and tax reporting, manag-ing $3.6 billion in 3,800 trusts and accounts from 65 institutions, 7in Minnesota and 73 percent of them colleges and universities.Gustavus’ part is $9.6 million in 150 gift annuity contracts, $10million in 50 trusts, and another $2 million in other gift vehicles.

At the end of the trust or annuity contract, money goes directlyto Gustavus for the purposes originally designated by the donor. In

the meantime donors and beneficiar-ies receive an income. Planned GiftAdministrator Laurie Dietrich ’80works with donors, Gustavus giftplanners, and Kaspick staff to selectthe best gift vehicle for donors’ per-sonal circumstances. Contact Laurieor one of the gift planners (see pic-ture, page 32) to learn how this kindof gift can work for you, and ulti-mately for Gustavus students.

More information about gift an-nuities and other deferred and planned gifts is on the Gustavuswebsite at www.gustavus.edu; click on “Giving to Gustavus” andthen “Planned (and Estate) Giving Resources.” G

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Contact informationFor information about establishing an annual or endowed scholarship, a charitable trust or gift annuity,

giving stock or mutual funds, including Gustavus in your will or estate plan, or planning a gift for

student/faculty research, faculty development, building projects,

or another College purpose, please contact Gift Office staff by phoneat 800/726-6192 or 507/933-7512, or

by e-mail at [email protected], or ask a staff member to contact you

by visiting www.gustavus.edu, clicking on “Giving to Gustavus” and then

“Contact the Gift Office Staff.”

Does your legacy include Gustavus?Your legacy gift can help

“Give the Gift of Gustavus to Students for Generations.” An attorney or financial planner can help you

leave your legacy using the following: “I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP], give and bequeath to Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota,

[percentage of estate, specific amount, or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose

[or specify purpose].”For ideas, visit the Gustavus website at www.gustavus.edu,

clicking on “Giving to Gustavus” and then

“Planned (and Estate) Giving Resources.”

Gustavus Heritage Partnership luncheonSept. 13, 2006 — a celebration of thanks for those whose gifts last beyond their own lifetime.

The Rev. E. Corinne Chilstrom gave the invocation at the 2006 GHP luncheon. She ispictured with (from left) her husband, the Rev. Dr. Herb Chilstrom, and luncheonspeakers Cindy Johnson-Groh and Althea Archer ’07.

Funto Okanla ’08 shared a laugh during theluncheon with the donor of her scholarship,Ellery Peterson ’49.

Erin Dinsmore ’08, the recipient of the DonaldGregory Scholarship, met Delores Gregory Stark

H’47, wife of the late art professor whom thescholarship honors, during the luncheon.



Legacy

by Teresa Harland ’94

Marguerite Pooley Hauberg ’34 has been giv-ing the gift of a Gustavus education to

women students for quite some time. In 1994, sheestablished the Marguerite Pooley HaubergScholarship Fund. Her scholarship provides en-couragement to women students who are consid-ering careers in teaching or mathematics and whogrew up in a rural community.

Marguerite herself grew up in a rural environ-ment. She was raised on a farm outside of St.James, Minn., and attended Gustavus in the early’30s, graduating with a mathematics major. Shehas traveled extensively and even lived in thePanama Canal region for some time. She and her husband, Clifford,eventually moved to Northfield where Marguerite still resides.

Recently, Marguerite decided to make an even greater gift to

both Gustavus and St. Olaf. Utilizing farmlandthat she inherited, she established charitable giftannuities in addition to outright gifts to “heap themeasure” of her endowed scholarships at each in-stitution. This gift served as a great tool to accom-plish her wishes at both colleges. “Gustavus andSt. Olaf are special places to me and this was a wayto help both. I have been impressed with the wayGustavus and St. Olaf have worked together to ac-complish my goals of helping additional stu-dents,” says Marguerite.

Marguerite’s gift is an example of how real es-tate can be used to benefit multiple charities. Bothof these institutions worked together to helpMarguerite achieve her philanthropic goals andbring Marguerite’s gift to fruition.

If you have an asset that you are considering giving to Gustavus,but would like to include an additional charity, please don’t hesitateto call us at 800/726-6192. We can help you make it happen! G

Why choose?

Marguerite Hauberg ’34

G ift Planning staff are happy to assist you and your financial advisers personally with your gifts. Picturedfrom left are Steve Hogberg ’69, associate vice president for gift planning; Paul Tillquist ’63, executive

consultant; Teresa Harland ’94, formerly director of gift planning and recently named associate vice presidentfor advancement with responsibilities in alumni relations, annual fund, and advancement servcies; Ann(Hogberg) Johnson, stewardship and donor recognition; Bruce Gray ’61, senior gift planning associate; andBrenda Moore, vice president for institutional advancement. Not present when this photo was taken were TomYoung ’88, director of gift planning; Laurie Dietrich ’80, planned gift administrator (see article and photo onp. 30); and Lynne Johnson, director of prospect research. Please contact one of them at the Office of GiftPlanning, by phone at 800/726-6192 or 507/933-7512, by e-mail at [email protected], on theGustavus website at www.gustavus.edu, clicking on “Giving to Gustavus” and then “Contact Gift Office Staff.” G

Meet the Gift Planning staff

About thatenvelope . . .Enclosed in this Quarterly

is a Gustavus Fund envelope. Your participation in the Gustavus Fund provides

scholarship dollars to many of ourstudents. It is with these dollars

that students are able tocomplete research, study abroad,grow in their faith, and ultimately

obtain a Gustavus education.

The Gustavus Fund goal is to raise $2 million by May 31, 2007.With your help, we can continueto give the gift of a Gustavuseducation to many qualified

students. Please consider making your most generous gift today.


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Newsmakers 40 n GustiesGather 43 n weddings 53n births 55 n in memoriam58 n First Decade Awards60–61 n secondgeneration Gusties 62

Gustavus AlumniAssociationThe mission of the AlumniAssociation is to facilitate amongformer students lifelong relationshipswith Gustavus and with each otherto enable alumni to actively advanceand engage in the mission of theCollege.

Class news and information to beincluded in the Alumni section ofthe Quarterly should be sent to:Alumni Relations OfficeGustavus Adolphus College800 West College AvenueSt. Peter, MN 56082-1498phone • 800/487-8437e-mail • [email protected] • www.gustavus.edu

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33 Class Agent:Ruth Snyder Larson

e-mail: [email protected]

Marvin Holt, Plymouth, was honoredby Minnesota congressman JimRamstad for his military service inWWII and the Korean War.

41 Class Agent:Charles Lusk


Cedonia Peterson Ahlstrand,Rockford, IL, is president ofAhlstrand & Associatesn Mignon CarterJohnson,Lindstrom, vol-unteers atGammelgårdenMuseum and RoseWarner Nature Centern Bea Olson Lindsten, McLean, VA,is active in church with Sundayschool, choir, women’s group, wor-ship and music committee, and theChristmas program.

45 Class Agent:position open


Elaine Paulsen Brant, St. Paul, ispart-time chaplain with LakeviewHomecare.

47 Class Agent:Bob Wieman


Helen WidmarkWick, St. Peter,winters inTexas.

49 Class Agent:Pete Erickson


Don Conrad, Lawrence, KS, traveledthis year to the West Bank andEgypt.

51 Class Agent:Dorothy Johnson Lutz


Stan Benson, St. Peter, is active inthe Kiwanis Club, Habitat forHumanity, Friends of the LinnaeusArboretum, and First LutheranChurch n Lois Hesselroth Hovland,Bloomington, is involved in theMartin Luther Manor Auxiliary nHarold Lindell, Chandler, AZ, is em-ployed at Homeowners Realty nDennis Lofstrom reports that the

clinic at Nyakato, Tanzania, that heand his wife, Paula, helped to foundthrough their International HealthPartners-Tanzania NGO is now openand serving 186,000 people in thearea n Arden Halk Sanstead,Hastings, winters in Florida.

52 Class Agent:Barb Eckman Krig


Ruth Peterson Larson,Minnetonka, is a salesassociate/Realtor atEdina Realty nArdyce VoigtMerkel, Renville, isowner of Kauf HausArdyce.

54 Class Agents:Forrest Chaffee, HelenForsgren Hokenson


Carl Towley, Kansas City, MO, is ac-tive in the Heartland United Way andtraveled last summer to Ireland,Norway, Sweden, Finland, andRussia.

56 Class Agents: CarolynJens Brusseau, JoAnnJohnson Lundborg


Mimi Johnson Eisele, Grand Rapids,enjoys traveling n Bob Erdman, St.Paul, is owner and director of theGustie Basketball and LeadershipCamp n Don Hausken, Annandale,winters in California, where he en-


Johnson competes inWorld MastersC. Eddie Johnson ’42,Maplewood, swam in twoevents in the WorldMasters SwimmingChampionships last Juneat Stanford University inPalo Alto, CA. More than30 swimmers competed inhis age group for bothevents. At 88, Johnsonplaced third in the 100-meter freestyle and sixthin the 50-meter freestylewhile wearing hisGustavus swim shirt.

Stadium ratsThree roommates who were housed among a total of 40 male students in the foot-ball stadium in the late ’30s and early ’40s returned to campus in September toview their former room before the stadium is torn down. The stadium had four rooms,each housing 10 men, that were later converted to physical plant shops. Seated isBob Hansen ’42 and standing are Ken Kent ’44 and Vic Gustafson ’42. All threegentlemen were glad the walls could not talk.

50-yearCLUBMay 25 & 262007

GUSTAVUSALUMNIASSOCIATION

OFFICERS

Jan Ledin Michaletz ’74President

Ron White ’75Vice President

Jason Sawyer ’93Past President & Ex-OfficioMember, Board of Trustees

Randall Stuckey ’83Executive Secretary

Kelly Waldron ’84Treasurer

BOARD MEMBERS

term expires Fall 2007

Ann Wilsey Gesme ’86,Deephaven

Jeff Heggedahl ’87, Atlanta, GA;Kristin Miller Prestegaard ’99,

St. PaulMary Sutherland Ryerse ’90,

Woodbury, MNBetsy Starz ’02, Maple GroveRichard Swenson ’64,

MinneapolisRon White ’75, Eden Prairie


Cathy Edlund Bussler ’00,Chanhassen

Scott Gilyard ’83, Maple GroveDavid Johnson ’84, EaganJanna King ’76, MinneapolisPaul Koch ’87, PlymouthPeter Nyhus ’60, Park RapidsRichard Olson ’82, Edina


Liesl Batz ’90, MinneapolisVivian Foyou ’02,

Morgantown, WVDerek Hansen ’94, MinnetonkaJan Eiffert Hoomani ’62,

Raleigh, NCJim “Moose” Malmquist ’53,

ScandiaJan Ledin Michaletz ’74, Edina

60thANNIVERSARYMay 25 & 262007



joys golf, lawn bowling, and swim-ming n George Hieber, Monroe, WA,is semi-retired as owner of Hieber &Associates and enjoys golf and traveln Corrine Rhyne Holm, Plymouth,is owner of Custom Design Windown Mary Gruse Jennett, Ortonville,winters in Arizona n Jon Roadfeldt,Roseville, is president of RoadfeldtCompany/SPESO, Inc. n LeRoy andRuth (Swanberg ’57) Sanders,Willmar, winter in Florida.

57Class Agents: Nancy Reiter Grimes,Clem and Marlys MattsonNelson


Dennis Hinton,Marco Island, FL,retired as ownerand president ofBaja CapitalCorp.

59 Class Agent:Carol Johnson Heyl


Paul Engebretson, Alexandria, re-tired as an OB/GYN in the AlexandriaClinic.

60 Class Agent:Dennis Johnson


Mark A. Anderson, Aitkin, retired asa dentist n William Benson,Kandiyohi, is a part-time physics in-structor at Ridgewater College nDave Carlson, Edina, retired as aninternal medicine physician at AllinaMedical Clinic n Suzanne WasgattJohnson, St. Cloud, sings with theMinnesota Center Chorale and the St.Mary’s Cathedral Choir n MarianNelson McCollum, Williamston, MI,splits the year between upper andlower Michigan and enjoys traveling.

61Class Agent:Virgene Grack Sehlin


Carol Hansen Benson, Kandiyohi, isa volunteer for Rice Hospice, theWillmar Symphony Orchestra, thePotluck Bank, and church n DaleBosch, Edina, retired as a seniorbusiness analyst at Lutheran SocialService n Jim Davis, Oakdale,teaches math at University ofWisconsin-River Falls n FrankJorgensen, Dunnell, works withThrivent Financial for Lutherans nArlyn Kettner, Fort Collins, CO, isbusiness administrator at FaithEvangelical Free Church n JimMansfield, Winston-Salem, NC, re-

tired as a lead programmer and ana-lyst at RJR Tobacco n Carol AnneMagnuson Moberg, Tampa, FL, is co-owner of Moberg Studio n TomNorquist, Modesto, CA, is presidentand owner of T. A. Norquist n DougPerkins, Afton, is president of OiltonRemote Detection Technologies.

63Class Agents:Bill Lahti, Paul Tillquist


Judy Schlottman Kettner, FortCollins, CO, is volunteer director atFaith Evangelical Free Church.

64 Class Agents:Linda LeonardsonHallman, JoannaCarlson Swanson


Carol Fisher Bosch, Edina, retiredfrom Target.

65Class Agents:Bev Nordskog Hedeen,Linda Larson McNary


Mary Ellen Tordsen Kitundu is pres-ident of International HealthPartners-Tanzania and works in Dares Salaam getting all the clearancesnecessary before volunteers can givelegal healthcare in Tanzania. Shealso handles all the negotiationswith the East of Lake VictoriaDiocese of the Evangelical Lutheran

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1953 gatheringWomen from the Class of 1953 who shared first-floor Rundstrom Hall and third-floor Wahlstrom Hall at Gustavus, 1949–1953,celebrated their Diamond Jubilee at the Leech Lake cabin home of Roger and Janet Christenson Carlson ’54 ’53. Seated isJanet Christenson Carlson. Standing from left are Joan Warner Halverson, Joann Christenson Jasica, Mary EdlundRehwaldt, Lavinia Peterson Smith, Jo Runez Lindau, Marjorie Knips Eggen, Vynette Hanson Perkins, Virginia AndersonGustafson, Dorothy Videen Ekstam, Sally LaFond Stalley, and Jean Anderson Raabe.

Tom Wersell Class Agents of the YearThe Tom Wersell Class Agents/Class of the Year Award for 2006 has been awardedto Carolyn Jens Brusseau and JoAnn Johnson Lundborg from the Class of1956. The award’s namesake, Tom Wersell ’38, served as class agent from 1956until his death in January 2003.Carolyn and JoAnn have been best friends since they met at Gustavus and like tohave fun. Fun was probably their key ingredient in preparation and execution of avery successful 50th anniversary year. They engaged, assembled, and delegatedclass reunion responsibilities to an effective reunion committee. Beginning last falluntil their well-attended reunion in May, class letters were sent each month from adifferent classmate, and Carolyn and JoAnn wrote a re-cap letter immediately fol-lowing their reunion activities and class gift success.Clear and consistent communication from class gift chair Clyde Allen and the classgift committee’s personal contacts generated $198,000 from 75 percent of theclass. Adding in estate gift declarations of $1,641,496.00, their class gift totaled$1,828,788.15. In addition, four members of the class matched the first $1,000of the senior class gift of the Class of 2006. Carolyn and JoAnn hope that type ofconnection can become a permanent part of a 50-year anniversary class’s gift, in-volving new grads in investing in the future of the College.




Church of Tanzania as well as imple-menting the nursing program at St.John’s University in Dodoma n MiloLarson, Canby, is a substituteteacher, coaches high school golf,and is a self-employed painter nElaine Buck Stenman, St. Cloud, isowner of Stenman Studios.

66 Class Agents:Sharon AndersonEngman, JoyceHenrikson Ramseth,Mary Strand Slinde


Robert Bennett, Maple Grove, is vicepresident of personnel at Twin CityFan & Blower n Cynthia LinderBuschagen, Denver, CO, is an associ-ate in ministry at Faith Lutheran

Church in Castle Rock n JohnBuschagen, Denver, CO, is soleowner of Lighting Sales n CatherineCarlson, St. Paul, works in sales andadvertising at Ingebretsen’s GiftShop n Richard Gisselquist,Minneapolis, is a programmer atCray, Inc. n Pamela RomnessJambeck, Pine City, is an education-al services consultant for AuroraBorealis Consultants n RaymondLewandowski, Corpus Christi, TX, isdirector of genetics and genomics atDriscoll Children’s Hospital n KirstieLewis, Bellevue, WA, is a self-em-ployed educational psychologist nLinda O’Connor Noer, Kenosha, WI,is a professor and social work depart-ment chair at Carthage College nTom Noer, Kenosha, WI, is professorand history department chair atCarthage College n Dian RingNorby, Missoula, MT, is a French andEnglish teacher at Missoula CountySchools n Thomas Oram,Scottsdale, AZ, is a semi-retiredcomputer analyst and CPA n PeterPeterson, Mantorville, works intransportation at Interstate BrandsCorp. n Margaret Ims Selfridge,Wayzata, teaches high school in theEden Prairie ISD n Margaret HallSnyder, New Brighton, is a staff sup-port person at Christ LutheranChurch n Fredrick Stenman, St.Cloud, is a self-employed wood carv-er.

67 Class Agent:position open


Kenneth Dragseth, Edina, retired assuperintendent ofschools inEdina.

68 ClassAgents:John and Kris LundbergMoorhead, PaulaNavarro


Ron Ackerman, Fridley, was induct-ed into the Minnesota Wrestling Hallof Fame for his contribution of offici-ating 38 years. He works for Unisysn Steven Kagol, Deephaven, retiredas an estimator and project managerat Julius B. Nelson & Son.

69 Class Agents:Dave and Jane NormanLeitzman


Cathy Nelson Feste, Minnetonka, re-cently completed a storytelling in-tervention for multicultural popula-

Gustavus alumni

Reunions2007May 25 & 26, 2007

50 Year Club, Classes of 1957, 1962, & 1967

October 12 & 13, 2007Homecoming and Family Weekend

Classes of 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, & 2002

Information will be included in class letters and on the alumniwebsite, and will be sent to reunion classes. If you wish to serveon your class reunion committee, contact the Alumni Office at

800/487-8437 or [email protected].

Announcing Reunion Dates

Cruising the seawayClass of 1957 classmates take a trip together every two years. This year was their eighth trip, and the group cruised the St.Lawrence Seaway, starting in Montreal and ending in Boston. Pictured from left are Marilyn Rhyne Herr, Vada PetersonCarlson, Nancy Reiter Grimes, Judy Lund Erdman, Marilyn Madsen Nelson, and Beverly Bloomquist Todaro.

Too hot, went to the lakeDuane and Sonya Talus hosted a small get-together of Gusties and spouses at their lake cabin in June. Front row from left:Jan Swanson Sammelson ’62, Jan Kienholz, Marlene Larson, Joyce Johnson Elvestrom ’59, Duane Talus ’58, GinnyOlson, and Don Olson ’58; back row: Stan Larson ’58, Harvey Kienholz ’59, Owen Sammelson ’58, Don Elvestrom ’58,Sonya Harbo Talus ’58, Donna Elvestrom Sponberg ’58, and Ade Sponberg ’58.

40thANNIVERSARYMay 262007


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tions with diabetes through theCenter for Disease Control andPrevention n Cynthia BlomquistGustavson, Tulsa, OK, is author ofIn-Versing Your Life: A PoetryWorkbook for Self- Discovery andHealing, which has been re-releasedby Blooming Twig Books along withfive new e-books in Gustavson’s In-Versing Self-Help Series; for more in-formation, visit <www.cynthiagus-tavson.com> n David Nichols, SanDiego, CA, is a major subcontractspecialist at Northrop GrummanCorp. n Louise Anderson Nichols,San Diego, CA, is employed atChildren’s Hospital of San Diego nLawrence Rossow, Woodbury, is aproject leader at Northwest Airlines.

70 Class Agents:Karol Klint Greupner,Lindy Turner Purdy


Jim Colt, St. Cloud, is a dentist withColt & Jacobson n Elaine EllertsonTohal, Le Sueur, retired as an Englishteacher in the Le Sueur-HendersonSchool District.

71Class Agent:Bruce Johnson


Robert A. Anderson, Spicer, is prin-cipal in the Willmar ISD n DennisBengtson is a military judge for theU.S. Navy in Japan n MarkBernhardson, Bloomington, is citymanager for the City of Bloomingtonn Mark Borglum, North St. Paul, iscontroller at Reeves Park, Inc. nBeverly Jean Burman, Bird Island,is executive director at RenvilleCounty Community Residence nKathy Rydland Gilbertson, St. Paul,is a nurse practitioner at the St.Anthony Park Clinic and CapistrantParkinson Center n Dick Hagen,Bloomington, is a buyer at AcistMedical Systems n Lark Hapke,Phoenix, AZ, retired from parish min-istry in 2002 and has served as in-terim conference minister in theKansas-Oklahoma, Iowa, andSouthwest (AZ, NM, and El Paso)conferences (UCC) n Bonnie RuidlHarnit, Hopkins, teaches fourthgrade in the Minnetonka ISD nBenjamin Hawkins, Grand Rapids, isbusiness manager for the GrandRapids ISD n Joel Henderson,Maple Grove, retired as executive di-rector at TVDS n Jim Himanga,Kingwood, TX, is a geologic scientistat Exxon Mobil Exploration Companyn Phil Holmquist, Omaha, NE, is alandscape designer at P.R. HolmquistLandscapes n Cory Muth Jepsen-Hobbs, Grafton, WI, is a nurse prac-

titioner at Matthew OncologyAssociates n Rachel PetersonJones, Ennis, MT, is a farmer andllama rancher n Clayton Larson,Arden Hills, is chief building officialfor the City of Coon Rapids n DebJohnson Lewis, Maple Grove, is fa-cility supervisor for the Three RiversPark District n John Lewis, MapleGrove, is an executive chef forSodexho n Jim McCallum,Rochester, MI, is director of fleetsales at General Motors n DaveMiller, Inverness, FL, is criminal jus-tice instructor for WithlacoocheeTechnical Institute n Ron Niemala,Grand Rapids, is an insurance and fi-nancial representative forNiemala/Vaneps and Associates andis seeking election to the GrandRapids City Council n Linda CarlsonOdegard, Minneapolis, serves on theboard of the Minnesota LiteracyCouncil, Woman’s Club ofMinneapolis, and Best Prep; she wasthe grand opening volunteer coordi-nator for the Friends of theMinneapolis Public Library and thespecial events chair of the MinnesotaWomen’s Political Caucus n GaleAikala Passenier, St. Thomas, VI, re-tired as a math teacher at CharlotteAmalie High School n NaomiPeterson, Coon Rapids, is a teacherin Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11 and avolunteer for City View in Fridley, atransitional housing program forhomeless families n Norman Quinn,St. Thomas, VI, is director ofDiscovery Bay Marine Lab n CarolHaugen Stabenow, Mahtomedi,teaches in the Mahtomedi ISD nNancy Sandeen Tarbox, Edina, worksfor the American Heart Associationn Roger Volk, Eagan, is an account-ing supervisor for the State ofMinnesota n Constance BaerYoungdahl, Brooklyn Park, is a musicteacher at Coon Rapids MiddleSchool.

72 Class Agents:Todd Dokken, MelanieOhman Thornberg


Laurie Gustafson Burg, St. Peter, re-tired as associateprincipal at St.Peter MiddleSchool n MaryHolmquistLundahl,Victoria, is a pub-lic health nurse atCarver County n Cheri KnautzRoberts, Red Wing, teaches physicaleducation at Twin Bluff MiddleSchool.

A real fish storyWhile visiting his son in Alaska last August, Cliff Johnson ’59 went on a fishingcharter through Ivory Queen charters in the Barren Islands, and was pleasantlysurprised to learn that the most efficient deckhand was Ana Gronseth, a seniornursing student at Gustavus.

Gustie educators retire from Mounds ViewThree educators retired last spring from the Mounds View Public Schools and gath-ered for a photo at the end of the year. Pictured from left are Bill Beck ’60,Kirsten LeVander Dawson ’64, and Ron Olsen ’71. Dawson served as a teacherand chemical education counselor at Mounds View High School. Beck and Olsentaught at Irondale High School as math teacher/coach and band director, respec-tively.

35thANNIVERSARYOct. 12 & 132007



73Class Agent:Matt Peterson


Daniel Lundahl, Victoria, is a regis-tered representative for LundahlFinancial Services n Kelvin Miller,

Burnsville, is owner/president ofPrimarius Promotion n MarkStabenow, Mahtomedi, is a sale rep-resentative for Innovative OfficeSolutions n Deborah Jean Templin,New York, NY, was cast in the role ofEssie Miller (the mother) in Take Me

Along (an adaptation of EugeneO’Neill’s only comedy, Ah,Wilderness!), which played at theYork Theatre in New York in October.

74 Class Agents:Robert Linner, Jan Ledin Michaletz


Dennis Duffy, North Oaks, works inacquisitions and business develop-ment at 3M n John Fleer, Lafayette,CA, is an attorney at Fleer &Daugherty n Robert Halvorson,Belleair, FL, is managing director/in-stitutional fixed income sales & trad-ing for RBC Capital Markets n KevinMaehling, Plymouth, is employed atThermo Electron n Craig Peifer,Minnetonka, is senior vice presidentfor Wells Fargo Institutional TrustServices.

75Class Agent:Paul Heckt


Bernie Dusich, Apple Valley, is anattorney at Sieben, Polk, Laverdiere& Dusich n Rick Niemeyer,Brookings, SD, is an accounting ana-lyst at Larson Manufacturing n KarlWahlenmaier, Everett, WA, is princi-pal at Lyric Marketing, LLC.

76 Class Agents:Ginny Kirkegaard Leppart,Bruce Olson


Amy A. Anderson, Minneapolis, isassistant Ramsey County attorney nTerry Engdahl Aske, Minnetrista, is

an NICU nurse at Children’s Hospitaland Clinics n Rod Baakkonen,Corcoran, is a database administratorat Cigna Behavior Health nCatherine Brown Bahls, Hamburg, isa senior copy editor at Provell, Inc.n Donna Voth Baker, Red Wing,works in manufacturing at Red WingShoe Company n Cynthia NymanCoon, Minnetonka, is a guestteacher in the Hopkins SchoolDistrict n Charles Cooper, Eagan, isdirector of pharmacy at theHennepin County Medical Center nJames Deanovic, Eden Prairie, is aself-employed developer n PaulDonahue, North Oaks, is a hand andmicro vascular surgeon withMetropolitan Hand SurgeryAssociates n Debra Miller Duffy,North Oaks, is human resource direc-tor at the Minneapolis Institute ofArt n Lee Dummer, Crystal, is a sys-tem programmer for the UnitedStates Postal Service n MarijaneDummer, Crystal, is a technologysupport specialist in the Hopkins ISDn Douglas Dunn, St. Paul, is a sen-ior research specialist at 3M n CarolJo Linder Forneris, Arden Hills, ismanager of special projects at Ecolabn Randy Gustafson, St. Peter, re-tired as an adaptive physical educa-tion teacher in the Lake Crystal ISDn Linda Hoppenstedt,Bloomington, is chief financial offi-cer at Targa Financial n BeckyHovde-Baker, La Quinta, CA, whoteaches and is cross country andtrack coach at Indio High School,was inducted into the Indio HighSchool Athletic Hall of Fame nStephanie Kendall, Minneapolis, isan executive consultant at GantzWiley Research n Janna King,Minneapolis, is president ofEconomic Development Services nJim Krave, Menomonie, WI, is a self-employed attorney n Tim Lund,Elkhart, IN, is an urgent care physi-cian at Trinity Health n MelindaDrysdale Lundberg, Plymouth, iscompliance manager at US Bank nJudy Bostrom Mader, Stillwater, is apollution control specialist for theState of Minnesota Pollution ControlAgency n Diane Clark Miller,Burnsville, teaches at Hidden ValleyElementary in Burnsville n DuncanMiller, Morristown, NJ, is a seniorresearch scientist at Unigene Labs nJeannie Thorpe Montgomery,Shingle Springs, CA, is a health tech-nician in the El Dorado Union HighSchool District n Beth ThompsonNiemeyer, Brookings, SD, is a nursepractitioner at Avera BrookingsMedical Center n Roderick Olson,Gonzales, LA, is vice president andgeneral manager at Zaaps Potato

Gustavus alumni

Still runningLong-time running partners Steve Kagol ’68 and Jim Krough ’61 completed the30th running of Grandma’s Marathon last June and are pictured in Duluth’s CanalPark. Kagol has run in the last 28 runnings of Grandma’s, and both will continueto run because “the prize money gets better every year!”

Milestone celebrationClassmates in the Class of 1963 met September 14 at the St. James Hotel in Red Wing to celebrate summer and the milestonebirthday they have achieved or shortly will. The group, with variations, has met each summer with only one exception sincetheir graduation. Pictured seated from left are Peggy Kretschmer Brinkman, Sharon Shaver Pinney, and Charlene LundahlNorris. Standing from left are Heather Harshberger Fluck, Christine Swenson Wilmot, Carolyn Helgeson Liebenow, EdnaRask Erickson, Susan Bergquist Lemke, Marlys Schneider Swenson, Connie Ponsor Fisk, and Addy Blotter Roadfeldt.


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Chips n Julie Pawluk, Stillwater, isan attorney at Henderson/Howard/Pawluk n Mary Raber is a voluntaryservice worker in Ukraine with theMennonite Church and a part-timestudent at International BaptistTheological Seminary n GaryRauvola, Glendale, MO, is director ofregulatory affairs at Stereotaxis, Inc.n Brad Retzlaff, New Ulm, is storemanager of Retzlaff Hardware nSteve Roesler, Tampa, FL, is a terri-tory manager at Airgas n KathyRow, Minneapolis, is a special edu-cation teacher in the RobbinsdaleISD n Tim Schuetzle, Bismarck, ND,is director of prisons at North DakotaDepartment of Corrections n KevinSundal, North Mankato, is owner ofSundal Properties n GregorySwanson, Brentwood, TN, is admin-istrative director at VanderbiltUniversity n Jere VictorsenThompson, Excelsior, is a seniormarket research analyst at theFederal Reserve Bank n SarahWilcox Vanderstoep, Edgerton, is apublic health nurse for LLMPPipestone Public Health Services nKevin Walli, St. Paul, is an attorneyin government administration andenvironmental law at Fryberg,Buchanan, Smith and Frederick.

77Class Agents:Al Behrends, Terri Novak Delebo


Cyndee Johnson, Proctor, was se-lected for the 2006 Scots Women’sCurling Tour n Mark Lundberg,

Plymouth, is a pilot atNetjets Aviation nRobert Lundberg,Bakersfield, CA, ispresident of Grant

Construction nRhonda Wojahn

Swanson, Brentwood, TN, isan executive assistant at BaptistHospital.

78 Class Agent:Mike Stanch


Brad Anderholm, Yosemite, CA, isCOO of Delaware North Parks andResorts, the hospitality managementcompany that provides visitor servic-es in Yosemite National Park, andwas appointed to the board oftrustees for the University ofCalifornia at Merced in September2006. He is working with UC Mercedofficials and the National ParkService to develop the YosemiteLeadership Program, an innovativeagenda designed to educate and de-velop future generations of environ-

mental pioneers n Elizabeth WalkerAnderson, White Bear Lake, hasjoined Thrivent Financial forLutherans as director of communityrelations and director of corporatecommunity grants programs for theThrivent Financial for LutheransFoundation. She is responsible forleading the execution of the organi-zations’ community outreach, includ-ing employee volunteer programs,the employee giving campaign, andemployee gift matching n SusanBloom, Corcoran, is an administra-tive program director at TasksUnlimited n Mark Thomsen,Henderson, NV, performed as DonJose at the Lyric Opera performanceof Carmen.

79Class Agent:position open


Brian Holcomb, Eden Prairie, ismanaging director at GreeneHolcomb & Fisher.

80 Class Agents:Steve Sayre, Kent Stone


Steven Epp, Minneapolis, is artisticdirector at Theatre de la Jeune Lunen Jeff Gardner, Barrington, IL, issemi-retired from Summit, Gardner &Galdmacher n Joseph Martin, PriorLake, is a self-employed optometristn Craig Mollet, Excelsior, is an inde-pendent accountant n MarySchoper Nelson, Shoreview, is an RNat Unity Hospital n Reed Nelson,Shoreview, is director of InfraredSolutions, Inc.

81Class Agents:Steve Heim, Leslie Nielsen


Peggy Johnson Aanonson,Urbandale, IA, is a music teacher atHorizon Elementary n Jon Asp,Plymouth, is an orthopedic surgeonat Northwest Orthopedic n Debra

Baker, Encino, CA, is vice presidentof operations, business, legal, mar-keting and public relations forWarner Brothers InteractiveEntertainment n Todd Bauernfeind,Spokane, WA, is chief nurse anesthe-siologist at Northwest OrthopedicsSpecialists n Paul Bernhardson,Lincoln, NE, is a general pediatrician

European revelsTerry Morehouse ’64, Waconia, MN, pastor at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, led a trip to Germany, Austria, and the CzechRepublic last August, during which Gustie friends gathered for a night of music and dining. Pictured from left are a local enter-tainer, Joan Carlstrom Morehouse ’64, Mary Carlstrom Strand ’63, Marci Gustafson Kirchoff ’70, Ron Kirchoff ’69, and AlHenderson ’62.

Girls in pearlsOn Sept. 8, 2006, eight Gustavus classmates from the Class of 1965 gathered inAustin, TX, at Ethel Lind Richard’s home to recollect and reconnect. Coming fromall over the United States, they reminisced about their time spent “on the Hill”and shared the exciting, engaging, and fascinating lives they live today. Front rowfrom left are Ilze Berka Olson, Westbrook, CT; Linda Johnson Diller, Encinitas,CA; and Sooty Spaulding Welte, Rockford, IL; middle row, Shannon ShawboldFoster, White Bear Lake, MN, and Seattle, WA; Ethel Lind Richard, Austin, TX;and Gloria Johnson Spong, Chanhassen, MN; back row, Sue Youngdahl Hogan,Bloomington, MN; and Joan Bernard Kojis, Glendale, CA. All are wearing pearls, agift sent from the Philippines by Sooty Welte’s daughter, Jill.




for Complete Children’s Health nKris Mattis Bohnen, Boulder, CO,works in human resources atMicroMotion n Cindy DerscheidBrewer, Lennox, SD, is a clinicalnurse at the Orthopedic Institute nPeggy Perushek Davis, Brentwood,CA, is a senior accountant at Westaffn Deborah Henry Diskerud,Brooklyn Park, is a project managerand research administrator at theMinneapolis Heart InstituteFoundation n Michael Gustafson,North Oaks, is a vice president andgeneral manager at Ecolab Inc. nCynthia Turner Haertzen, Plymouth,is a regional vice president at OldRepublic Insured Credit Services nSteve Heim, Edina, is building man-ager at S & H Realty Management nSusan Bergren Henry, Apple Valley,is a Creative Memories consultant nSteven Hostager, Iowa City, IA, isan accountant at River ProductsCompany n Janna LarsonLaFountaine, St. Cloud, is an assis-

tant professor and head women’stennis coach at College of St.Benedict and was named 2006 coachof the year n Mike LaFountaine, St.Cloud, is an attorney at QuinlivanLaw Firm n Paul E. Larson, Waco,TX, is an associate professor ofSpanish at Baylor University n DeanLundgren, Cannon Falls, is pastor atUrland Lutheran Church n BarbTaverna Martin, Prior Lake, is a li-censed psychologist at AllinaMedical Center n Dale Martin,Naperville, IL, is president of OrchardExecutive Growth n DianeMartinson-Koyama, Honolulu, HI, isassistant chaplain and teacher atIolani School n Jean Weiss Melton-Koch, Annapolis, MD, teaches in theAnne Arundel County Schools nSandy Nieland, Rochester, teachesEnglish in the Rochester ISD nLeslie Nielsen, Hastings, is ownerand manager of Meloy Park Florist nNanci Olesen, Minneapolis, is aradio producer for MOMbo, Inc., and

recently released a four-CD set, NowYou Mombo n Diane BergmanPetersen, Edina, is owner/partner ofWomen’s Health Consultants n DeanPospesel, Wayzata, is director ofsales and marketing at Datwyler nDebra Schafer Rose, Superior, CO, issenior adviser for Stellar Solutions nJeffrey Saunders, Edina, is a partnerat Fulbright & Jaworski n BobSchnell, Hamel, is president ofCenter Insurance Agency n SueMiller Skinner, Brainerd, is a region-al operations director at theMinneapolis Heart Institute n TomSkold, Wabasha, is chef and teacherat Harbor View Cafe and completed adegree in food science at Universityof Wisconsin-Stout n Suzie CarlsonSmiley, Excelsior, is an RN with Oral& Maxillofacial Surgical Consultantsn Karen Hickcox Spiegeler,Annandale, teaches sixth grade inthe Annandale ISD n GlorianneJohnson Svitak, Maple Grove, is aself-employed flute teacher n Tim

Swanson, Woodbury, is senior vicepresident at Prime Bancshares andopened a new community bank inMaplewood, De Novo Bank n LarrySyme, Bullhead City, AZ, is an ele-mentary teacher in the Bullhead CitySchools n Debra DelgehausenWagner, St. Louis Park, is smallgroup and discipleship administratorat Calvary Lutheran Church.

82 Class Agents:J.C. Anderson, Richard Olson, Ann McGowan Wasson


Kevin Richardson, Naperville, IL, ischief executive officer forBenefit Systems andServices, Inc. n BethSparboe Schnell,Hamel, is senior vicepresident at SparboeAgricultural Corporationn David Wagner, St. LouisPark, is controller at Fire Fab, Inc.

Gustavus alumni

NewsmakersBooks for readers who can’t read n J. Oakley Pearson ’66 was fea-tured in the Aug. 22 News Leader of Staunton, VA, for his work as executive di-rector of the Talking Book Center serving a five-county area around Staunton.The Talking Book Center is a library for those whose disabilities prevent themfrom reading print material. Local volunteers and staff take phone and mail re-quests for books on tape from about 1,100 readers in the five-county area. TheStaunton location is part of a national network of such libraries, an arm of theLibrary of Congress, and provides this service free. Pearson first discovered theTalking Book Center almost 20 years ago, when he was working as an aide to ablind teenager, and was struck then by the profound effect that the center hadon its clients. “People who continue to read in spite of disabilities are trulyamazing people,” says Pearson, “so it has been a real pleasure to do this.”

Online interview n Physical therapist MatthewScherer ’93, a member of the U.S. Army’s MedicalSpecialist Corps assigned to Walter Reed Army MedicalCenter in Washington, DC, is interviewed in the“LifeWorks” section of the website of the NationalInstitute of Health’s Office of Science Education(http://science-education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Interviews/), where he endorses liberal arts education.Scherer, pictured here (right) with a patient, had par-ticipated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps program(ROTC) while at Gustavus and spent four years of activeduty with the 10th Mountaineer Division in upstateNew York after graduating. He then left active militaryservice and joined the Peace Corps with his wife,Anastasia Norton ’94. The couple spent 27 months inSuriname, South America, and upon completion oftheir term of service, Scherer applied to the Army-Baylor Physical Therapy Program. After completing his

master’s degree in physical therapy, he was assigned to Walter Reed MedicalCenter, where he now works with war-wounded who have lost limbs due toblast injuries.

A new call n The Murray County News (Slayton, MN) of Sept. 27 profiledPastor Ted Kunze ’76 and his wife, Marcia (Skoglund ’77), who have accept-

ed a call to Christ Lutheran Church in Slayton and Faith Lutheran Church inAvoca after living for 20 years in St. James. The Kunzes had celebrated 25years in ministry last year, and the move came as Ted was completing studiesfor his doctorate and he and Marcia were anticipating the adjustment to being“empty nesters” (the youngest of their three daughters left for college atAugustana-Sioux Falls in September), but the staff writer noted that the cou-ple seemed to take it all in stride and have embraced their new community.

Keeping runners and cyclists on the road n The Pilot Tribune ofStorm Lake, IA, ran a feature in its Aug. 22 issue on Shane McClinton ’99, anative of Storm Lake and a physical therapist at Des Moines University’s uniqueRunning and Cycling Clinic since 2002. The article focused on McClinton’s earlyinterest in the health field developed while he was still in high school fromshadowing the therapists working at Storm Lake’s Sports Rehab clinic, and onhis expertise in analyzing exercise-related problems and prescribing strengthen-ing exercises or equipment fits to improve exercise mechanics. Using a cam-corder, McClinton videotapes patients as they run on a treadmill to analyzetheir form, arch support, and hip movement. Sometimes, he is able to deter-mine that a simple change in running shoes will take care of their pain. For cy-clists, improper bike fit and form may cause pain in the neck, upper back,wrists, and knees, and McClinton—an avid runner and cyclist himself—can as-sist in finding the proper fit to alleviate patients’ pain.

Walking for history n The Aug. 22 issue of the Mankato Free Press includ-ed a feature on a commemorative 40-mile walk from Traverse des Sioux nearSt. Peter to Fort Ridgely organized by Andy Timmer ’06. Timmer and eight fel-low history buffs completed the two-day hike on August 26–27, reenacting theforced march across Nicollet County by Henry Hastings Sibley and his 1,600men to relieve the besieged fort during the Dakota Conflict of 1862. Timmerwas also walking for his friend, New Ulm teacher Scott Hosier, with whom he’dplanned the hike a year ago. Hosier died suddenly before they could take theirwalk, so Timmer honored his memory by using the event to raise awareness ofthe Wood Lake Battlefield Preservation Association, one of Hosier’s dreams.(The association seeks to preserve and interpret the site of the final battle ofthe Dakota Conflict, which is located on private land.) The association has nowgrown to 175 members from across the country and is negotiating withlandowners to put the battle site into an easement.



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83Class Agents:Brad Somero, KarinStone


Heidi Ohr Lundgren, Cannon Falls,is director of compensation and ben-efits at Allianz Life Insurance nKarol Kimpston Saunders, Edina, issenior vice president and generalmanager at Preferred, Inc. n BradSomero, Phoenix, AZ, is vice presi-dent/operations and product devel-opment for Coniun Semiconductor nCammie Hansen Tennis, Hayward, isa mixed media teacher at HalversonElementary.

84 Class Agents:Carole Arwidson, Ken Ericson


Andrea Dillenburg, Mableton, GA, isexecutive director of Nashville Balletn Monica McGraw Hammersten, St.Louis Park, is a student at LutherSeminary and an intern at Mt. Olivetin Minneapolis n Steve Mohn, EdenPrairie, is general manager at MeyerEnterprises n Sharon Braun Pryor,Eden Prairie, is director of informa-tion systems at General Mills.

85 Class Agent:Susan Johnson Chwalek


Joseph Crippen, Northfield, is seniorpastor at St. John’s Lutheran Churchn Mark Hennings, Minnetrista, isvice president of investments atPiper Jaffray n Michael Langert,Eden Prairie, is an account managerat Quality Business Forms n BretSmith, Lexington, KY, is associateprofessor of physiology at Universityof Kentucky College of Medicine nRick Straka, Mankato, is vice presi-dent of finance and administrationat Minnesota State University,Mankato n Martha Barnes tenSythoff, Golden Valley, is a vicepresident at Ewald Consulting.

86 Class Agents:Melinda Moen Batz,Dave Meyers, DanMurray, Sara FreemanRekow


Molly Gamble Aker, Hopkins, teach-es fifth grade at Bluff CreekElementary n Mark Allen, AppleValley, is a senior vice president andchief information officer at MidwestWireless Communications n Mark A.Anderson, Minneapolis, is owner ofLa Belle Maison n Carmen MeyerBaggenstoss, Gaylord, is EDP man-ager at Arlington State Bank and co-owner of The Hardware Center n

Mary Kramer Chace, Hilliard, OH, isa private consultant n Jackie HuntChristensen, Minneapolis, recentlyhad an article about the effects ofParkinson’s disease on voice and fa-cial expressions published in CareADvantage, the quarterly magazineof the Alzheimer’s Foundation ofAmerica, which devoted an issue toParkinson’s disease, since many peo-ple with PD also may develop de-mentia n Julie Cornwell,Minneapolis, is a technical analyst atthe Mentor Network n ShellyEklund, Worthington, teaches physi-cal education in the Worthington ISDn Jeffrey Elder, Chanhassen, is anemergency physician at NorthMemorial Medical Center nStephanie Nichols Frehner, St.Paul, teaches English at ConcordiaAcademy n Lauri Odegaard Garbo,Naples, FL, teaches seventh andeighth grade at Seacrest County DaySchool and published a book, FineInteriors of Naples n Steve Graff,Owatonna, is an account executiveat Rescue Mortgage n Barb JonesGuffey, Monticello, is partner/con-sultant for Market Street Partners nHans Hansen, Spring Lake Park, is arelationship officer at Park MidwayBank n Kevin Hicok, San Diego, CA,is a senior scientist at CytoriTherapeutics n Linda RundmanHolcombe, Highlands Ranch, CO,teaches music in the Douglas CountySchools, is choir director at ChristLutheran Church, and is a teamleader with Mary Kay Cosmetics nAndrea Lundgren Holsten, NewBrighton, is a self-employed attor-ney n Dennis Ingle, Dassel, is a

process engineer at 3M n AllisonMoen Johnson, Toledo, OH, is ahomemaker n David A. Johnson,Lake Forest, IL, is a doctor of chiro-practic at his clinic, North ShoreSpinal and Rehabilitation in LakeBluff and Highland Park n AngelaHelseth Kiese, Minneapolis, is assis-tant attorney general for theMinnesota Attorney General’s Officen Jay Lammers, Apple Valley, is anapplications analyst at ThriventFinancial n James Larson, LinoLakes, is a behavioral specialist forthe NE Metro Intermediate SchoolDistrict n Janice Berkness Laven,Chanhassen, teaches fourth grade inthe Edina ISD n Paul Legaard,

Broomall, PA, is a patent attorney atCozen O’Connor n Carmen BarkerLemay, Minneapolis, is principal andfounder of Integrative Growth, Inc.n Mary Lenox, Cheney, WA, is a so-cial worker for Hospice of NorthIdaho n David Meyers, Eden Prairie,is vice president of national accountsat Supplyforce n Sue Niday Mohn,Eden Prairie, teaches in theMinnetonka ISD n Keith Nelson,North Oaks, is an office administra-tor at American Phoenix, Inc. nAmy Nichols, Denver, CO, is commu-nications director at American Selectn Laurie Schrupp Noennig,Norwood, is an RN for the specialcare unit at Ridgeview Medical

Oregon gatheringA pre-game picnic was held in Salem, OR, prior to the Gustavus versus Willamette football game on September 9. Alumni, par-ents and friends of the College heard an update from Steve Hogberg ’69 (advancement), Bob Neuman ’80 (admission), andAl Molde ’66 (athletics).

Final flightRick Zweig ’68, Excelsior, retired last July as a captain with Northwest Airlines after30 years of flying and was given a water salute (water arch over the airplane) justprior to his last takeoff and final flight to Minneapolis. Rick is pictured with hiswife, Ann (Dovenberg ’70), who continues to work part-time in product develop-ment and testing for General Mills.



Center and is health care coordinatorat St. John’s Lutheran School nMichelle Kronabetter Nord, QueenCreek, AZ, is GIA addressing techni-cian for the town of Gilbert nDianne N. Olson, Watertown, MA, isa senior account executive atCreative Office Pavilion n BethPaulson Payne, Stillwater, teachesthird grade in the Stillwater ISD nCraig W. Peterson, St. Louis Park, issenior software consultant atHarbinger Partners, Inc. n ThorRaarup, Eagan, is director of re-search at St. Paul Travelers n SarahJohnson, St. Paul, is a clinical re-source specialist at Health East nKris Rowe, New York, NY, is associ-ate vice president of advisement andstudent records at Berkeley Collegen Victor Samelian, Minneapolis, isan implementation consultant at

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage n JaySass, White Bear Lake, is a chiro-practor at Sass Chiropractic Center nDebra Jo Johnson Sathrum,Minneapolis, is an enrollment associ-ate at Axis Healthcare n JohnSathrum, Minneapolis, is a socialstudies teacher at Katahdin n KariHovda Schlachter, Savage, is ahomemaker n Kristine AlvheimSmith, Greenfield, works in clientservices at the KNW Group n MarkThompson, New Brighton, is vicepresident at Wells Fargo BrokerageServices n Lana Balach VanAnderlecht, Beverly, MA, is a home-maker n Mary GundermannWilliams, Golden Valley, is a tutorand assistant in the Robbinsdale ISDn Kris Johns Young, TheWoodlands, TX, is a senior financialadviser at Ameriprise Financial.

87 Class Agents:Lee Fahrenz, SteveHarstad, Paul Koch, HeidiJo Wilking Pearse


Douglas Bailey, Bloomington, is aphysician at Surgical Consultants inBurnsville n Jeff Heggedahl,Atlanta, GA, is president at John H.Harland Company n BrettKoopman, Brooklyn Center, is a fi-nancial associate atThrivent Financialfor Lutherans nKristi LundPicken, Appleton,WI, is a stay-at-home mom n BrianPickering, Sammamish, WA,is data analyst for ElectronicEvidence Discovery n Matthew VonEschen, Eden Prairie, is a territorymanager for Lifetouch NationalSchool Studios n Sue Weiskopf-Larson, Lino Lakes, is manager atHLB Tautges, Redpath, Ltd.

88 Class Agents:Gail Chase Ericson, DavePieper


John Koller, Worthington, receivedthe 2006 Teacher of the Year Awardfrom the Worthington School Districtn Christine Middlestadt Warga,Westminster, CO, is a programmer an-alyst at Accenture TechnologySolutions n Christopher Rosin,Dunedin, New Zealand, has a re-search position with University ofOtago-ARGOS project n VictoriaArthur Rosin, Dunedin, NewZealand, teaches at the University ofOtago Aquarium n Jill Smook,Apple Valley, is a stay-at-home momand volunteer teacher for the ArtAdventure program; she coordinatedthe Cub Scout food drive for theDakota County Food Shelf n KrisGrove Teich, Lakeville, is director ofreimbursement at Boston Scientificn JoNes Van Hecke, Pella, IA, isdean of students at Central Collegein Pella.

89 Class Agents:Scott Anderson, Mike Dueber,Francine Pawelk Mocchi


Ingrid Daniel, Colorado Springs, CO,is a gifted and talented teacher inthe Falcon School District n KurtElling, Chicago, IL, in April began ayear-long artist-in-residence role forthe Monterey Jazz Festival, dividinghis time between performances andeducational activities n KristenFrost-Tibben, Minneapolis, is man-agement support specialist for the

Social Security Administration nEric Huntoon, Plainview, is a salesrepresentative at Cephalon n AnnaMinore, Wilkesbarre, PA, is a theolo-gy faculty member at King’s College.

90 Class Agent:Scott Nelson


Minna Sebek Gallagher,Chanhassen, is a stay-at-home momn Margaret Anderson Kelliher,Minneapolis, is minority leader inthe Minnesota House ofRepresentatives n Lon Larson, HamLake, is president of Bay West, Inc.n Greg Lerud, Milaca, is city man-ager of the City of Milaca n JuliSpeck, McFarland, WI, is environ-mental education director for the GirlScouts of Black Hawk Council nCarolyn Strug, Chicago, IL, is vicepresident at Lehman Brothers nAnna Johnson Waltz, Minneapolis,is secretary for the Program in theHistory of Medicine at University ofMinnesota.

91Class Agent:Kim Osland


Gregg Aamot, Edina, is a reporterfor the Associated Press n KyleAspaas, Sioux Falls, SD, is employedat Wells Fargo Financial Bank nNatasha Sutliff Bade, St. Paul, is anELL teacher at Simley High School nNikki Bell-Sitzman, Minnetonka,teaches fourth and fifth grade atSeward Montessori n Nancy OlsonBoerboom, Slayton, teaches firstgrade at Murray County CentralElementary n Barb OtteBorrowman, Inver Grove Heights, isa territory manager at McAfee nAmy Fuller Bramer, Amboy, is aflight attendant for NorthwestAirlines n Eric J. Carlson, MapleGrove, is vice president of profes-sional services at DFA CapitalManagement n Charla CarriereCary, St. Anthony, is a human re-sources representative at BostonScientific n Kevin Corbid,Stillwater, is director of assessmentand taxpayer service for WashingtonCounty n Marie Brown Dammann,Sanborn, is a service writer at FoxBrothers of Sanborn n MikeDobesh, Edina, is battalion chief forthe City of St. Louis Park FireDepartment n Cheryl Dooley,Blaine, is associate director of finan-cial aid at Hamline University nMike Downing, Chicago, IL, is NorthAmerican lead, international actuari-al and benefits practice at HewittAssociates n Greg Ebeling, Spencer,

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Gustie horse power“Gustavus A DALAphus” is one of 16 Swedish Dala horses sponsored and paintedas a public art fundraiser for Gammelgården Museum in Scandia, MN, during thesummer of 2006. Eleven horses have now been scattered around town for visitorsto see and photograph, and the remaining five were purchased for private loca-tions nearby.

Several Gustie alums were involved in this project: Dianne K. Johnson ’69 wasco-chair of the project. Dianne also serves on the board of directors for the muse-um, which is chaired by former Gustavus athletics director Jim “Moose”Malmquist ’53. Moose also worked on the horse transportation crew—these hors-es are made of concrete and weigh almost 600 pounds each! Retired art teacherSandie Swenson, wife of Doug Swenson ’67, designed “Gustavus A DALAphus”and seven other horses for the project. Edsel Johnson ’42 and his wife, Mignon(Carter ’43), parents of Dianne, Kirsten Lindberg, and Scott Johnson ’73, spon-sored the Gustavus-themed horse. Pictured here from left with “Gustavus ADALAphus” are Jim Lindberg ’68, Moose Malmquist ’53, Dianne K. Johnson’69, Mignon Carter Johnson ’43, and Edsel Johnson ’42. (They are shown infront of the Security State Bank in Scandia, where Edsel Johnson was presidentand son-in-law Jim Lindberg now serves as president.)



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Gusties Gather!Gusties Gather!Last summer 60 Gustavus alumni events were held around the county as partof “Gusties Gather.” Most events occurred on Sunday, August 6, when groupsbig and small came together to share their Gustie spirit. The photos on thispage are from just a few of the sites of this year’s Gusties Gather events.

Do you miss Gustavus? Do you wonder who in your area or neighborhood is a Gustie?

Do you want an excuse to gather your friends from college?Do you want to be more involved with Gustavus?

This is your chance! Volunteer to host or co-host a Gusties Gatherevent next fall. Please contact the Alumni Office at [email protected] or800/487-8437. The date for next year’s events will be Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007.Details will be sent to hosts next spring.



IA, is superintendent of schools forthe Spencer School District n SarahFatherly, Columbus, OH, is associateprofessor of history and director ofwomen’s studies at Otterbein Collegen Sally Johnson Flattum, EdenPrairie, is a financial consultant atHudson Highland Group n MichaelGempeler, Evergreen, CO, is founderand president of U.S. JuniorDevelopment Program and CamperReg Technologies n Troy Gies,Hallandale Beach, FL, is budget andcontract manager for the City ofTamarac n Sara Rodman Grewe,Ramsey, is a kindergarten teacher atChildren’s World Learning n RandallGunderson, Prior Lake, is vice presi-dent of consulting at the LacekGroup n Luanne Hicks, Olympia,WA, received a masters degree inteaching from Evergreen StateCollege n Peter Hultgren, Woodbury,is vice president of operations atSuperior Signal Design n Amy Satter,Rosemount, is an account director atPremium Retail Services n MandyLind Larson, Ham Lake, is a regula-tory affairs associate at GuidantCorp. n Sandra Zak Lerud, Milaca,is a math teacher at Salk Junior HighSchool n Jason Leske, Liberty, MO,is a project manager with BoehringerIngelheim n Amy Arends Maas, St.Paul, is a physical therapist atPhysicians Neck and Back Clinics nHeather Broman Magowan,Minneapolis, is a stay-at-home momn Andrea Martin, Portland, OR, is aphysical therapist for ProvidencePortland Medical Center n JeanneGunnerson Matter, Howard Lake, isa CPA/ shareholder at John V. Reuter,Ltd. n Lois McBroom, Motley, is a

customer service representative atRange Printing n Keldi PetersonMerton, Amery, WI, is a substituteteacher in the Amery School Districtn Mike Mosiman, Minnetonka, is asales and marketing representativeat Administration Resources Corp. nAndrew Nichols, Minneapolis, is anengineer at SRF Consulting n KimOsland, Maplewood, is Lotus Notesadministrator at College of St.Catherine n Vicki HelmbrechtPeckham, Evergreen, CO, is a ski in-structor at the National SportsCenter for the Disabled n Todd E.Peterson, Nashville, TN, is assistantprofessor of radiology at VanderbiltUniversity n Susan Powers Olson,Wayzata, is a self-employed psychol-ogist n Jenny Scheef Puumala,Sioux Falls, SD, is a stay-at-homemom n Gordon Reid, Eden Prairie,is director of tennis at NorthwestAthletic Club n William Rogers,Spring, TX, is an assistant professorin rangeland ecology at Texas A & MUniversity n Mark Salisbury,Chicago, IL, is global director ofhuman resources at HAVI Group nCory Sandgren, Forsyth, IL, is protennis coach at Decatur Athletic Clubn Lisa Willems Scamehorn, St.Paul, is an employee benefit special-ist at Northwestern Mutual FinancialNetwork n Curt Schuft, Dassel, is acommodities trader and broker atHeartland Commodities Company nKatherine Brown Schuster, Chicago,IL, is an associate professor of edu-cation and international programscoordinator at Oakton CommunityCollege n Michael Selep,Bolingbrook, IL, is professional serv-ices director for the IllinoisDepartment of Parks and Recreationn Sean Skinner, Oklahoma City, OK,is a fellow in pediatric surgery criti-cal care at University of MichiganDepartment of Surgery n JoeSorenson, Eden Prairie, is Realtorand property owner of SorensonRealty n Missy Brehm Swanson,Eden Prairie, is a financial specialistat Thrivent Financial n NateThompson, Eden Prairie, is a real es-tate consultant at Coldwell BankerBurnet n Kathy Wille Vagle,Rochester, received a master’s degreein nurse anesthesia from MayoSchool of Health Related Sciences nDamon Whelchel, San Mateo, CA, issenior investment manager forKaspick & Company n CharlesWitzke, St. Paul, is a project manag-er at Teaz Architects n StevenZielske, Ypsilanti, MI, is a researchfellow at University of Michigan nMatt Zimmerman, Monticello, is aproject manager at PrudentialInsurance Company.

Gustavus alumni

’68ers celebrate 60th birthdaysSome members of the Class of 1968 spent four days of fun, togetherness, and remembrance at South Lake Tahoe, CA, to cele-brate turning 60 together last July. Front row from left: Kris Lundberg Moorhead, Diana Dornack Hoffman, Kathy EatonAsted, Karen Munson Peterson, Janalee Sponberg. Middle row: Liz Vinz Keller, Jean Henke Dowdy, Connie Bohn Edwards,Cheryl Braunworth Carlson, Barb Gray Wenschlag, Angie Kuper Christmann. Back row: Dawn Nelson, Paula Navarro,Valerie Jungck Sanders, Susan Swanson Foster, and Diane Ostrom Morgensen.

The doctor occupies his own chairNeil Fenske ’69 (right), who is a widely recognized expert on skin cancer, aging,and psoriasis, received a singular honor in June when USF Health, an enterprise ofthe University of Southern Florida, received a $2 million gift to create the NeilAlan Fenske MD Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery Chair at the university’s med-ical school. The gift, made by Chris Sullivan, one of the founders of OutbackSteakhouse, is being matched by the State of Florida to create a $4 million en-dowment supporting the advancement of dermatological initiatives.

Fenske is professor of medicine and pathology at the USF College of Medicineand has been director of the college’s dermatology and cutaneous surgery divisionof the Department of Internal Medicine, which is nationally known for its expertisein the diagnosis and treatment of general skin disorders. The creation of an en-dowed chair in Fenske’s honor was instrumental in transforming the division into adepartment of its own, and Fenske was named chair of the new department inJuly—also a significant honor because, as he notes, “Obtaining separate depart-mental status is extraordinarily difficult in medical schools for both political andfinancial reasons.”

Fenske will use the endowed chair to facilitate USF Health’s long-term researchgoals, enhance educational outcomes for students and residents, and increase ac-cess to quality care for area patients and referring community physicians. In part-nership with its affiliated hospitals, USF Health’s research funding last year ex-ceeded $130 million. Its clinicians cared for more than 31,000 patients andoversaw 396,000 outpatient visits. Under Fenske’s direction, the USFDermatopathology Laboratory has become one of the top referral labs in theSoutheastern United States.


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92 Class Agent:Annie Marshall


Nikki Swenson Gunderson, PriorLake, is an RN at Fairview RidgesValley Clinic n SarahHultgren, Pittsburgh,PA, is employed atthe TherapeuticCenter for EarlyIntervention nMike Peterson, St.Michael, is QA manager forPDL BioPharma.

93Class Agents:Craig Anderson, Kristen Lamont


Dan Buron, Kaneohe, HI, is vicepresident of human services forGoodwill Industries of Hawaii nSheryl Gstalder-Chaney, Tutor Key,KY, is a podiatrist at the PikevilleFoot Care Center n Gwenn Hansen,Spring, TX, is associate director atLexicon Genetics n Timothy R.Johnson, Shakopee, is an associateprofessor with tenure in the depart-ment of political science atUniversity of Minnesota and won aNational Science Foundation grant tostudy the emergence of precedent inthe U.S. judicial system from 1789–2005 n Julie Erb Jones, West Hills,CA, teaches at Malibu Middle Schooln Kerry Koranda Rosvold,Plymouth, is controller at RegencyCompanies n Jane Simonsen,Davenport, IA, is assistant professorof history and gender/women’s stud-ies at Augustana College n MarkSimpson-Vos, Durham, NC, is specialprojects editor at University of NorthCarolina Press n BenjaminYoungdahl, Woodbury, is a studentat Hamline Law School.

94 Class Agents:Renae Munsterman,Anita Stockwell Ripken,Gretchen Anderson Zinsli


Christy Delany is a second-yearophthalmology resident at LoyolaUniversity Medical Center inMaywood, IL n Alan Guthrie,Ashorne, England, is global programmanager for Computer SciencesCorporation UK n Erik Hermanson,Mankato, a music teacher forCleveland Public Schools, was hon-ored at their spring music concert bythe school board, staff, students,and the community for his 12 yearsof exemplary service and teaching nChad Hunt, New Prague, is a region-al representative for John HancockFinancial Services n William

Magowan, Minneapolis, is regionalvice president at Insurity n KarenNisius, Miami, FL, is forwardingmanager for Cargill, Inc. n BeverlyWeber, Rochester, NY, is visiting as-sistant professor of German atUniversity of Rochester.

95 Class Agents:Sara Tollefson Currell,Amy Seidel


Michelle Borden Chalin, St. Peter, isCEO of the St. Peter CommunityHealth Care Center n Amy OberdeckChalupnik, Buffalo, is a consumerloan officer at Klein Bank n ScottColbert, Eagan, is controller forWilson’s Leather n Dave Ecklund,Atlanta, GA, is a pediatrician withSoutheast Permanente Medical Groupn Nicole Leonard, San Francisco,CA, is an attorney for Beveridge &Diamond, P.C. n Rebecca Romsdahl,Grand Forks, ND, is an assistant pro-fessor at University of North Dakota.

96 Class Agents:Shawn Mayfield, Allie Vogt Newman


Kristin Addis, Kirkland, WA, is astaff geologist at AMEC Earth andEnvironmental n Shradha TailorAhmed, Plymouth, is a social workerfor Anoka County Human Services nAlison Kagol Anderson, St. LouisPark, teaches eighth-grade scienceat Valley View Middle School n ScottT. Anderson, Minneapolis, is internettechnology manager at AugsburgFortress n Cheryl Mueller Andrix,Norwood, is a self-employed pianoteacher and church organist nJennifer Addler Bloomquist,Bemidji, is a property manager atVision Quest Property Managementn Zachary Breen, Oak Grove, is dis-trict manager at Impact ResourceGroup n Jennifer KrempinBridgman, Alexandria, VA, is manag-er of public relations and communi-cations for Leonard, Street andDeinard n Emilee Burow,Minneapolis, is director of sales andcatering for Outback Steakhouse andEvent Center n Stephen Chalin, St.Peter, is a behavior analyst at the St.Peter Regional Treatment Center nJulie Colbert, Eagan, is a proofread-er and copy editor at Tad Ware &Company n Marc Colin,Bloomington, is a partner atCarpenter Evert & Associates nHeather Fitch Collard, St. LouisPark, is senior registered client serv-ice associate for UBS n Julie TakoConzemius, St. Paul, is a musicteacher at Mahtomedi Middle Schooln Rebekah Bloemker Cook,

Longmont, CO, is a high school mathteacher in the St. Vrain Valley Schoolsn Becky Sittlow Cunningham,Baldwin, WI, teaches kindergarten inthe River Falls School District nAngela McCoy Dahle, Apple Valley,is a physician at University ofMinnesota Department of Medicinen Jody Olson De St. Hubert,Hopkins, is principal at Alice SmithElementary School in Hopkins n AnnDelgehausen, Benson, is owner ofTrio Bookworks n Peter Eckman,Minneapolis, is a physician atUniversity of Minnesota nChristopher Eggers, San Diego, CA,is a post-doctoral fellow in chemistry

and biochemistry at University ofCalifornia, San Francisco n RyanElton, Buffalo, is a chiropractor atthe Brost Clinic n Kara PagelErchull, New Berlin, WI, is a stay-at-home mom n John Feistner,Brooklyn Park, is a financial adviserat UBS Financial Services n JulieBreeden Fryer, Hopkinton, MA, ishuman resources business partner atIntel n Kevin Gahart, Elkhorn, WI,is an athletic trainer at ProfessionalRehabilitation Services n KristenGlass, Chicago, IL, is director foryoung adult ministry for theEvangelical Lutheran Church inAmerica n Geoffrey Goodwin,

Gustie singersGustavus Choir Director Gregory Aune is pictured with Gustavus alumni singingwith the National Lutheran Choir. Pictured from left are Kristin Kuehn ’00, SusanKelly Krueger ’72, Greg Aune, David C. Johnson ’65, member of NLC’s Board ofDirectors and a founding member of the ensemble, Sandy Qualley Kuehn ’70,and Kara Fox Galvin ’02.

Neilsen receives Yale distinction incongregational ministryThomas S. Neilsen ’73, New Glarus, WI, hasreceived the Distinction in CongregationalMinistry award from Yale Divinity School.The award recognizes a lay or ordained indi-vidual who has shown exceptional pastoralcompetence in the work of developing theministry and mission of local congregations.

For more than two decades, Neilsen hasbeen heavily involved in programs aimed atprotecting human rights of the LatinAmerican poor. Since 1984, Neilsen hasworked in partnership with various groupsincluding Guatemalan refugees in Chicagoand Mexico; indigenous Mayan people in

Chiapas, Mexico; the Roman Catholic Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia of San Cristobalde las Casas; as well as partnerships in El Salvador with Pastor Miguel TomasCastro and rural communities in Usulutan, El Salvador. He is also involved inhuman rights projects in other countries in Central and South America, includingthe Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Guatemala.

In 1992, Gustavus awarded Neilsen the Gustavus Adolphus College Associationof Congregations Service Award for his distinctive commitments and contributionsto the service of others.




Woodbury, is a stay-at-home dad nMichael Gustavson, Wailuku, HI, isan architect for Architectural Design& Construction n NathanielHemstad, St. Paul, is an instructorof biology at Inverhills CommunityCollege n Andrew Hoag, SanFrancisco, CA, is president of Ferocia,Inc. n Melissa Hagelin Hutchison,Golden Valley, is manager, communi-ty benefit for Allina Hospitals andClinics n Paul Jeffries, Burnsville, isa district sales manager at JohnsonBrothers Liquor Company n DiedreCarlson Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, ispreparing a book to be published bythe University of Missouri Press, ti-tled The Mediocre Soul n AaronJohnston, Brookings, SD, is headwomen’s basketball coach at South

Dakota State University n JeremyJones, Minneapolis, is a technolo-gist at The Foundation n EllenKorbach, Shoreview, is a principal insupply chain and business process atMedtronic n Derek Kuehl, Hayward,WI, is owner and director of mer-chandising and marketing forNorthpoint Design and aSlumberland store n Jess Langerud,Anoka, is patient care manager, EDand SSU for Children’s Hospitals andClinics of Minnesota n Amy LarkinLee, Madison, WI, is environmentalproject manager at AmericanTransmission Company n KayanLewis, Helotes, TX, is a clinical as-sistant professor at University ofTexas Health Science Center at SanAntonio n Dawn Simons Lord,

Stillwater, is a stay-at-home mom nThuan Ly, Minneapolis, is a facultymember at University of Minnesotaand orthopedic traumatologist atRegions Hospital n Dani Maas,Rapid City, SD, is a life and healthinsurance agent for Black HillsAgency n Denise Kisely Martin,Philadelphia, PA, is an RN atChestnut Hill Hospital n AmyVaillancourt Matsuoka, Chiba-ken,Japan, is a contributing writer forthe Arts Weekend feature section ofthe national newspaper The DailyYomiuri in Urayasu n Nicole Mayer,Burnsville, is a product developer atThomson West n Sara MattsonMayfield, Lakeville, is a recruiter forWells Fargo n Jody FrykmanNahlovsky, Minneapolis, is a judiciallaw clerk at the Minnesota Court ofAppeals n Mark Nahlovsky,Minneapolis, is director of applica-tion development at ActiFi, Inc. nAngela Nelson, St. Paul, is a nurseat Regions Hospital/Health Partnersn Mark Ohlmann, Shakopee, is a fi-nancial associate for ThriventFinancial for Lutherans n Erika A.Olson, Minneapolis, is a veterinarianat Cedar Pet Clinic n JessicaHendrickson Oslowski, Monticello,is a project coordinator at WatsonWyatt World Wide n Jennifer Pagel,Ankeny, IA, teaches pre-school atKindercare Learning Center nKimberly Baudy Patterson, CalumetCity, IL, is relationship banker forGreat Lakes Bank of Choice n BryanPavlish, Burnsville, is a district salescoordinator at AFLAC Insurance nSara Puotinen, Minneapolis, re-ceived a Ph.D. in women’s studiesfrom Emory University and is a lec-turer at University of Minnesota nTammy Rademacher, Waunakee, WI,was named 2005/2006 High SchoolTeacher of the Year for WaunakeeCommunity School District nAmanda Holland Rose, North St.Paul, is a lawyer and contracts man-ager at ProStaff n Amy SchoeneckRother, Collinsville, IL, is a schoolpsychologist with Belleville AreaSpecial Cooperative n JoshuaRother, Collinsville, IL, is an ortho-pedic surgery resident at St. LouisUniversity Hospitals n ValerieRuha, Plymouth, is director of buy-ing operations at Novus Print Median Jody Diers Schendel, Cokato, is asenior accountant at PaisleyConsulting n Bryan Schmeling,Bronx, NY, is a financial associate forThrivent Financial for Lutherans nKatie Edwards Siekmeier, Richfield,teaches fifth grade at Oak RidgeElementary in Eagan n Jack Sikora,Wauconda, IL, is employed atAbraxis BioScience, Inc. n Lisa

Nelson Smith, Ham Lake, is a handtherapist at Orthopedic Surgeons nMeilan Smith, New York, NY, is ap-pearing in the play Alex and the Girlsin New York n Pilar Gimenez Stone,Inver Grove Heights, is a state troop-er for the Minnesota State Patrol nAdam Thomas, Blaine, is an emer-gency medicine physician atEmergency Physicians ProfessionalAssociation n Shannon KantorowiczWakefield, Apple Valley, is a clinicalspecialist at Medtronic n LaurieWhite, Minneapolis, is a dancer andteacher at Ballet of the Dolls nKristen Richardson Wilcox, St.Louis Park, is an attorney at Maslon,Edelman, Borman & Brand n AaronWillis, Iowa City, IA, is studying so-cial work at University of Iowa nDavid Windschitl, Chanhassen, isbranch manager at Cherry CreekMortgage n Melissa HallbergWindschitl, Chanhassen, teachesfirst grade at Bluff Creek Elementaryin Chaska.

97 Class Agents:Melissa LeVesque-Piela,Josh Peterson, JonSwanson, Stef Tucker


Prinna Lundquist Boudreau,Mankato, received an M.A. inEnglish/technical communicationsfrom Minnesota State University,Mankato and is a technical writer forKatolight Corporation n Rachel CoxFalkowski, Minneapolis, teaches firstgrade at Kimberly Lane ElementarySchool in the Wayzata School Districtn Alison RucinskiGoodwin, Woodbury,is a financial analystat 3M n JasonGroenewold, SaltLake City, UT, is agraduate student inlaw and business atUniversity of Utah n TonshaMcPherson Hokanson, Shakopee, isa personal trainer for Dakotah Sportand Fitness n Craig Karnitz,Republic of Singapore, teaches phys-ical education at the SingaporeAmerican School n BenjaminKiehne, Harmony, is a farmer withKiehne Farms n Tarek Lada’a,Knoxville, TN, is an environmentalengineer at Shaw Environmental andInfrastructure n Jason McDonald,Belle Plaine, is night auditor forCanterbury Inn n Andrew E. Olson,St. Paul, is a computerprogrammer/systems manager forElectronic Data Systems n AnnaPlocher, Auckland, New Zealand, isaccount broker for Aon Risk ServicesNew Zealand, Ltd. n Ryan Rooney,Urbandale, IA, is vice president, ven-

Gustavus alumni

HermanasMary Jane Schuck Hansen ’71 and Coleen Swanson Johnson ’72 have beenteaching Spanish together at Willmar Senior High School for many years and havedirected 10 student trips to Spain. Johnson is retiring at the end of the year after34 years of teaching, so this photo in Toledo marked their last visit together.

Wicklund honored by APPACarl Wicklund ’74, Nicholasville, KY, ex-ecutive director of the AmericanProbation and Parole Association(APPA), is the recipient of the 2006United States Congress Victims’ RightsCaucus Allied Professional Award. Theaward honors the efforts of individuals,organizations, or coalitions that directlybenefit victims of crime, but who are notdirect victim service providers, the indi-viduals whom victims and advocates relyupon to make sure the crime victims aretreated humanely and with respect.

Under Wicklund’s leadership, APPAhas promoted and developed policies,

protocols, and training curricula to enhance victims’ rights and services in proba-tion, parole, and corrections. The Victims’ Rights Caucus is responsible for facilitat-ing discussions, organizing meetings, and disseminating information on the caus-es of victimization to achieve greater understanding and to formulate sensiblesolutions.



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dor management and the sales andacquisitions departments, at WellsFargo and is head coach of the IowaState crew team n Erik Schroeder,Bozeman, MT, finished a primary caresports medicine fellowship atUniversity of Utah and has joinedAlpine Orthopedics and SportsMedicine.

98 Class Agents:Gigi Wait Dobosenski,Erin Tripp Halverson


Shannon Dolan Bell, Parker, CO, re-ceived a master’s degree in occupa-tional therapy from University ofMinnesota n Duane Buck, St. Paul,is a sales coordinator at Packaging,Inc. n Kristin Crawford, PuertoVallarta, Mexico, started a weddingdesign company, the Dazzling Detailsn Clinton Dietrich, Winnipeg,Manitoba, is studying history atUniversity of Manitoba n Gigi WaitDobosenski, St. Peter, is director/adviser for EdVisions Cooperative nKristin Short Gahart, Elkhorn, WI,teaches third grade at TibbetsElementary n Jen Hedin Gorney,Eden Prairie, is a senior project man-ager at Best Buy n Aaron Juhl,Appleton, WI, is elementary musicspecialist and gifted/talented coor-dinator for the Chilton SchoolDistrict n Stacy Dieckman Juhl,Appleton, WI, is fifth-grade band di-rector at Hortonville Middle Schooln Christine Nelson Karki,Robbinsdale, is performing in thearea premiere of Funny Business, anew musical showing at HennepinStages in Minneapolis n CarrieNordlund, Carlisle, PA, received aPh.D. in political science from BrownUniversity and is assistant professorat Dickinson College n TerraThompson Penny, St. Louis Park, ismanager in the public service groupat LarsonAllen n Becca Pyle, SanFrancisco, CA, is a clinical researchassistant at Exelixis n MelissaSeitzer, Los Angeles, CA, is workingon HBO’s Entourage n TerraShockman, St. Paul, finished hermedical residency training and is afamily practice physician atHealthEast Roselawn Clinic n DawnSkilbred, St. Paul, received an M.Ed.from Lynchburg College in schoolcounseling and is school counselorfor Oak Grove Middle School inBloomington n Patrick Stone, InverGrove Heights, is ambulance manag-er for the City of Belle Plaine n KiraShowalter Weier, Minneapolis, is anurse midwife at Park Nicollet nMatt Weier, Minneapolis, is techni-cal director at Pixel Farm Interactiven Molly Milinkovich Wengler,

Minneapolis, teaches fourth grade inthe Minnetonka School District nMiles Wurster, New Ulm, is band di-rector at Martin Luther College.

99 Class Agents:Philip Eidsvold, Jesse Torgerson


Heidi Bolgren, St. Louis, MO, is in aphysician assistant program at St.Louis University n Jennifer ViljasteBuddensiek, Vadnais Heights, isAMC hospital physician for AllinaMedical Clinic n Neal Buddensiek,Vadnais Heights, is a staff physicianin internal medicine at AbbottNorthwestern Hospital n Dan Elling,Washington, DC, is manager of gov-ernment relations at Glaxo-Smith-Kline n Christa Hays-Escobar,Charlottesville, VA, is a speech-lan-guage pathologist in the CulpepperSchools n Jonathan Hennen,Alexandria, teaches sixth grade atAlexandria ISD n Beth HadlandKarnitz, Republic of Singapore,teaches third grade at the SingaporeAmerican School n Derek Kaufman,Purcellville, VA, is studying educa-tional technology leadership atGeorge Washington University nMargaret Ormesher Kirkwold,Minneapolis, received a master’s de-gree in education from St. Mary’sUniversity n Shane McClinton, WestDes Moines, IA, is a physical thera-pist at the Des Moines UniversityRunning and Cycling Clinic n JesseJudkins McGhee, North Mankato, isdepartment manager for Barnes &Noble n Deborah Koski Meester,Little Falls, is office manager/leadcloser for Complete Title Services nChristina Waters Nelsen, QueenCreek, AZ, teaches third grade atFlorence Unified School District nJen Chalgren Pedersen, Hibbing, isa physician at the Duluth Clinic-Hibbing n Brandon Thun, EdenPrairie, is IT manager at PowerSystems.

00 Class Agents:Corey Bartlett, Bonnie Dahlke


Sara Christensen Blair, Aberdeen,SD, is an art professor at NorthernState University n Tami NelsonCaudill, New Ulm, is an RN at theNew Ulm Medical Center n JasonChristiansen, Bloomington, receiveda medical degree from Des MoinesUniversity n Ryan Clausnitzer, SanFrancisco, CA, is vector control tech-nician for City of Berkeley,Environmental Health n LarryEngelhardt received his Ph.D. incondensed matter physics from Iowa

State University and has been ap-pointed an assistant professor ofphysics at Francis Marion Universityin Florence, SC n Andrea Fish,Chicago, IL, received a master’s de-gree in student affairs administra-tion from Loyola University and is aproject coordinator at University ofIllinois at Chicago n Callista BrownIsabelle, New Haven, CT, is associatechaplain at Yale University n Joleen

Caron Jessen, San Francisco, CA,teaches at Newcomer High School inthe San Francisco Unified SchoolDistrict n Curtis Jorgenson,Farmington, is head golf professionalat Hudson Golf Club n AdamKarnofski, Cincinnati, OH, is seniorfinancial analyst for Procter &Gamble n Elizabeth Kastens, NewRichmond, WI, is a catastrophe claimrepresentative for State Farm

Gustie Bandyts!A group of top athletes—all with Gustavus connections—recently defended theirnational championship in the Elite division of the United States Indoor BandyLeague (USIBL). Bandy is a sport popular in Russia and Scandinavia that isplayed on ice with skates and a ball and stick. Rules are similar to ice hockey, withan emphasis on skating and shooting but no intentional body checking.Introduced in the United States in 1980, the sport is popular with hockey playerseager to hone their skating and passing skills.

The United States has a summer league in the Twin Cities, and in late Augustthe Gustie Bandyts, after finishing second in league play, advanced through theplayoffs to meet the number-one seed, the Roseville Raiders, for the second yearin a row in the title game. The Roseville team is led by former Colorado Collegestandout and 2005 Hobey Baker winner Marty Sertich. The Bandyts prevailed in aclose game, with the final score 12–10.

The Bandyts were led by 2006–07 men’s varsity ice hockey assistant captain,senior Mike Hosfield, who was also named this season’s playoff MVP. Bandyt cap-tains are brothers John and Scott Arundel. John, a senior at Gustavus this year,was named last season’s bandy league MVP and is returning this year for his finalyear of varsity hockey competition at the College. Scott, a junior, is studying forthe year in Uppsala, Sweden, and playing outdoor bandy with a first-tier bandyteam there.

Other Gusties on the team are 2006 Division III second team All-American JonKeseley, and fellow senior and goaltending standout Erik Kraska. Former Gustieson the Bandyts are Joe Ulwelling ’05 and Adam Meyer ’07. The other regular isformer Colorado College star Ian Petersen, whose father Gary Petersen ’72 playedfour years of ice hockey for the Golden Gusties. The team was founded by Steve“Cowboy” Arundel ’73, father of John and Scott who also enjoyed four years ofhockey notoriety playing for Don Roberts during the “glory years” of Gustie hock-ey, and who has been involved in U.S. bandy since 1981.

Pictured in the photo are, front row from left: Scott Arundel ’08, Adam Meyer’07, Jon Keseley ’07, and Ian Petersen; back row: Steve Arundel ’73, MikeHosfield ’07, Erik Kraska ’07, John Arundel ’07, and Joe Ulwelling ’05. Otherteam members not pictured include Reegan Rehm ’05, Gustie hockey captain fortwo seasons, and Jon Keseley’s sister, Angela Keseley, who is a sophomore thisyear on the 2006 University of Wisconsin defending national champion women’sice hockey team.



Insurance n Cameron R. Kelly,Plymouth, is a transactional real es-tate attorney for Eckberg Lammersand with Attorneys Title of Stillwatern Geoff Knobloch, Sioux Falls, SD,is a manager at Eide Bailly n BrookeLundquist, Washington, DC, is a leg-islative associate at Sunoco n SarahSpessard Olson, St. Paul, is an ana-lytical research chemist at Cima Labsn Adam Patterson, Crystal Lake, IL,is Chicago land sales manager atLansing Building Products nLindsey Klute Patterson, CrystalLake, IL, is a stay-at-home mom nLea McNeely Pickford, Schenectady,NY, is an RN at the Kapiolani MedicalCenter n Melisa Rhoads, MapleGrove, received a master’s degree ininternational business from St.Mary’s University of Minnesota and ismanager of Medica customer servicefor United Behavioral Health n

Nikki Schlepp, Minneapolis, is de-sign coordinator/Center for ChangingLandscapes at University ofMinnesota, College of Design n JoshStevens, Evanston, IL, is assistantdirector of admissions at Lake ForestCollege n Kellie Molin Thun, EdenPrairie, graduated from University ofMinnesota Dental School.

01 Class Agents:Cassie Carver Larson, Hal DeLaRosby


Molly Grisham Altorfer, CedarRapids, IA, is assistant director ofcollege relations at Mount MercyCollege n Linnea Arvidson, Osseo,teaches English at Armstrong HighSchool n Andy Barnick, St. Peter, isa licensed investment banker atWells Fargo n Richard Bartell,Eagan, is an analyst and assistantportfolio manager at the CliftonGroup n Nathan Beran, Mankato, isa computer technician for Blue EarthCounty n Jonathan Bjork, St. Paul,is a project manager and designer atXcel Energy n Wesley Boll, MaplePlain, is an environmental scientistat Wenck Associates n MitchellBrinks, Brainerd, is director of envi-ronmental services for Kramer LeasDeleo n Jeremy Carlson is academicWeb coordinator at Gustavusn ErinCederlind, Dulles, VA, is a mail clerkfor the U.S. State Department nSonja Cordes, Lakeville, is an associ-ate specialist in internal communica-tions at Target Corp. n KirstenCullen, Brooklyn, NY, is a graduatestudent in clinical psychology atPacific University and interning inthe child and adolescent psychiatrydepartment at Kings County Hospitalin Brooklyn, New York n KaraDerner, Westminster, CO, is doing apre-doctoral internship at an APA-approved internship site, theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder,Wardenburg Student Health Center,in their counseling center n NicoleChrissotimos Devereaux,Minneapolis, and her husband plant-ed a new church in Minneapoliscalled Hiawatha Church, where she isministry associate n MichelleDillavou, Wheat Ridge, CO, is amedia buyer for Karsh + Hagan nMegan Dobratz, Minneapolis, is aproject manager at MinnesotaEnvironmental Initiative n ReganNitz Dose, Arlington, is a seniorhuman resources generalist at YoungAmerica Corporation n Natalie Else,Chaska, is a paralegal for Hauer,Fargione, Love, Landy & McEllistremLaw Firm n Ryan Erickson, EdenPrairie, is employed by BarrEngineering and in a master’s pro-

Gustavus alumniRauvola in FinlandGary Rauvola ’76,Glendale, MO, is pictured atthe top of Koli Hill in thePohjois Karjala region ofeastern Finland last July.The top of Koli is reputedto be the inspiration forFinnish composer JeanSibelius to create the musi-cal piece Finlandia, andthe view was voted byFinns the most beautifulspot in Finland. The bodyof water in the backgroundis Lake Pielinen. The townof Lieksa is on the farshore and, during winter,an ice road is maintainedacross the lake betweenKoli and Lieksa to reducedriving time.

Dream researchSheila McNellis Asato ’77 has beenrecognized for her original researchon dreams with an award from theInternational Association for theStudy of Dreams (IASD). Asato, a vi-sual artist and owner of the MonkeyBridge Arts Center for Art, Dreaming,and Creative Development in St.Louis Park, developed her HealingCollageSM technique from Japanesecollage therapy and Jungian ap-proaches. She presents workshops inthe technique at Monkey Bridge Arts,and her workshop was on the sched-ule for an IASD conference onDreaming and Creativity recently heldat Luther Seminary in St. Paul. Sheilais in the final stages of completing amaster’s degree in human develop-ment at St. Mary’s University ofMinnesota.

Wallenberg Bragg honored for 25 years of serviceLinda Wallenberg Bragg ’75, Eden Prairie, was honored for 25 years of service to Concordia Language Villages, where sheserves as dean at the Sjölunden Swedish Language Village during her summers. Her celebration included the gift of a scrap-book from campers spanning 25 years and the unveiling of Lindas Stig (Linda’s Path), a marked path that will lead to the firstpermanent buildings for the Swedish Village. She is pictured with Gusties on staff including from left Jeff Gerhardson, ElisePeters ’91, Kirstin Kallaher ’03, Rebecka Arbin ’06, Margaret Dorer ’08, Jennifer Stromberg ’05, and Wallenberg Bragg.


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gram at University of Minnesota,Duluth n Philip Flickinger, Denver,CO, is a performer/dancer for DiavoloDance Theater n Jonathan Gray,Folsom, CA, is a graduate student inhistory at Stanford University nJenna Hemenway, St. Paul, is anEBD special education teacher forthe Mahtomedi Public Schools nLynne Herolt, Chicago, IL, is meet-ing connections coordinator at theHyatt Regency Hotel n Erin SealJohnson, Osseo, teaches social stud-ies at Eagle River Academy nJennifer Larson Johnson, AppleValley, is a teacher at EasterPreschool n Melissa BatesonKeltgen, Mankato, is an outpatienttherapist for Sioux Trails MentalHealth Center n SamanthaKemming, Minnetonka, is a programmanager at Compendium Corporationn Justin Kennedy, Wadena, is di-rector of bands, grades 7-12, at LongPrairie-Grey Eagle Schools n JohnKeske, St. Anthony, is a shiatsutherapist at Centerpoint n RebeccaKiesow Knudsen, Sioux Falls, SD, re-ceived a master of public administra-tion degree from University of SouthDakota and is director of qualityservices at Lutheran Social Service ofSouth Dakota n Brian Kleinke,Eagan, is a software engineer atLockheed Martin n Elise KahlKnobloch, Sioux Falls, SD, is a lawstudent at Hamline University nChris Krug, Olathe, KS, is a forensicchemist for Johnson County Sheriff’sOffice Crime Laboratory n ChuckLaTour, Chaska, is food and beverageservice director at Hazeltine NationalGolf Club n Kate Lindborg, Tucson,AZ, is a Ph.D. student in physiologi-cal sciences at University of Arizonan Nick Lundbohm, Burnsville, is achiropractor for Minnesota Neck andBack Clinic n Krista Moessner,Minneapolis, is database manager atLuggagePros.com n Mariam Mokri,Minneapolis, is an attorney in theHennepin County Public Defender’sOffice n Kyle Momsen, St. Peter, isan adjunct instructor in the healthand exercise science department atGustavus n Christine Olson, NorthMankato, is an office assistant atTaylor Corp. n Lance Pettis, Otsego,is social studies teacher and coachin Fridley n Charlie Potts,Northfield, is an area coordinator inresidential life at St. Olaf College nTracy Regenscheid, Minneapolis, isa corporate auditor at Best Buy nEmily Youngman Ross, Oakdale, isan RN at Children’s Hospitals andClinics n Rita Schmitt, Minneapolis,is an RN in the organ transplant unitat University of Minnesota MedicalCenter, Fairview n Jessica Schultz is

a clinical psychology intern at TriplerArmy Medical Center n JeniferTeachey, Plymouth, is an accountrepresentative at Winstart Mortgagen Brian Thatcher, Anthem, AZ, islegal adviser for the Phoenix PoliceDepartment and criminal law, crimi-nal procedure, and evidence instruc-tor at the Arizona Law EnforcementAcademy n Benjamin Thompson,Minneapolis, is a senior accountantat Deephaven Capital Management nSheri Thonstad, Hood River, OR, isan associate attorney at Aaron &Associates n Heather Walker, St.Paul, is therapeutic recreation coor-dinator for Southview AcresHealthcare Center n ChristopherWeber, Shakopee, is an IT specialistat Advantage Performance Networkn Karen Heidesch Weber,Shakopee, is a human resources spe-cialist at Fargo Electronics n JillSorenson Weiland, Lakeville, isproduct manager at Gander Mountainn Timothy Wheatley, Chicago, IL,is pastor at Hope Lutheran Church inSunburg.

02 Class Agents:Katherine MedberyOleson, KarenWarkentien


Diane Moberg Aikin, Hanover, IN, ismusic director at HanoverPresbyterian Church n BrianBergstrom, Waconia, is assistantfootball coach/defen-sive coordinator andHES instructor atGustavus n EmilyBrekke, LittleCanada, is regionalaccount manager forAIM Healthcare n AmyBrown, Pittsburgh, PA, graduatedfrom University of Minnesota MedicalSchool and is a pediatric resident atUniversity of Pittsburgh MedicalCenter’s Children’s Hospital ofPittsburgh n Jennifer Cannon,Minneapolis, is a paralegal forSprenger Lang Law Firm n MarneGulley, Denver, CO, teaches Englishat Mapleton Public Schools n BritaHansen, San Francisco, CA, is a reg-istered nurse at Stanford Hospital nBrooke Jenkins, Wayzata, is a drop-out prevention counselor atSouthwest High School inMinneapolis n Kristin MarieJohnson, St. Paul, is senior importcoordinator for Dept. 32 Big Girl atTarget n Luke T. Johnson is a grad-uate student in journalism atUniversity of British Columbia nMisti Koop is a graduate student intheatre performance at University ofNorth Dakota n Courtney Metzroth

Living and working in YosemiteIt’s 5:30 in the morning in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and BradleyAnderholm ’78 is awake and preparing to commute to his office—in California’sYosemite National Park.

Anderholm is chief operating officer for Delaware North Parks and Resorts(DNC), the approved concessionaire for the park and is the single largest conces-sion operation in the national park system. Yosemite N.P. is comparable in size tothe state of Rhode Island, with more than 3.5 million visitors annually. Visiting allof DNC’s operational outlets within the park requires a 14-hour, 250-mile roundtrip, which Anderholm has made many times and in all weather conditions.

The operational challenges are as varied as the scenery. The park offers morethan 1,750 lodging accommodations, ranging from the historic four-diamondAhwahnee Hotel to a tent-cabin, which is just a step up from an under-the-starscamping experience. The Ahwahnee and its three-star cousin, the Yosemite Lodge,rank as the #1 and #3 hotels nationwide in terms of occupancy levels. Anderholmpays special attention to the 20 different dining venues within the park, includingthe Ahwahnee Dining Room, the crown jewel of the park’s dining options with its75-foot-high vaulted ceiling and dramatic windows overlooking the cliffs beyond.His passion for this aspect of the business was developed at the Culinary Instituteof America, from which he graduated in 1979.

Anderholm also oversees a multi-faceted recreation operation. Yosemite isknown as the rock-climbing capital of the world, and climbers from each and everycorner of it come to test their skills on the most famous of all rock faces, ElCapitan. Less experienced climbers can get the thrill with a trip up to the top ofthe park’s most iconic landmark, Half Dome (behind Brad in the photo). Cableshave been placed there to help get you all the way to the top; Anderholm canvouch for their security, as he’s made the climb himself on several occasions. Full-day mule or horseback treks and guided hikes are also available through DNC. Thepark is open year round and the High Sierras offer many winter recreational op-tions as well.

When the opportunity to live and work in the park presented itself four yearsago, Anderholm jumped at the chance. He had experienced Voyageur’s NationalPark while attending Gustavus and trekked the Appalachian Trail while living inGeorgia, so his appreciation for the great outdoors was already in place. He andhis wife, Jeane, now live in the shadow of Half Dome. And he has time each dayto count his blessings as he sets out, on foot, for his 45-second commute to hisoffice through the towering pines.




LaTour, Chaska, teaches secondgrade at Bayview Elementary Schooln Dan Lewer, Corvallis, OR, is agraduate student in zoo veterinarymedicine at Oregon State n BobLogan, St. Louis Park, is an admis-sion representative for RasmussenCollege n Brittany Miller,

Sacramento, CA, is in leadership andmanagement at Whole Foods Corp. nEric Mueller, St. Paul, was promotedto electronic marketing coordinatorand Web designer for the ScienceMuseum of Minnesota n JoshuaPrues, Santa Maria, CA, is technicaldirector at Pacific Conservatory of

Performing n Michelle Schaefer,Eden Prairie, is a health coach atStayWell Health Management n ErinTheroux, Plymouth, is working forthe Blood and Marrow TransplantProgram as a nurse clinician atUniversity of Minnesota MedicalCenter n Karle Trethewy, Corvallis,OR, is a pediatric nurse at OregonHealth and Science University nKelly Wavrin, Anchorage, AK, is a li-brarian at Alaska Resources Libraryand Information Service n AnnaLarson Weispfenning, St. Paul, isassurance senior associate forPricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP n ErinWinchell, Eagan, is band director atInver Grove Heights Middle School nRachel Turzynski Zimmermann,Woodbury, is clinical laboratory sci-entist at University of MinnesotaMedical Center-Fairview.

03Class Agents:Jenny Lingle Beer, MikkelGusenius, Jade BakkeRowland,Leslie Wilcox


Nathan Annis, Ashland, VA, is a fi-nancial analyst for Hormel Foods nArshad Bachelani, Pittsburgh, PA,received his medical degree fromCreighton University and is doing asurgical residency at Mercy Hospitalin Pittsburgh n Jennifer MosesBailey, Shoreview, is executive teamleader for Target n Elizabeth Barth,Chaska, received a master’s degreefrom University of Minnesota and isa tax accountant at Carlson Companyn Jenny Lingle Beer, Denver, CO, istraining coordinator for EducationPartners, Inc. n Nate Bergengren,St. Anthony, is worship leader at

Jacob’s Well n Adam Britz, OakGrove, is a surgical sales representa-tive at Surgical Concepts n AnnaKnoblauch Bromeland, Shakopee,received a master’s degree in occu-pational therapy from College of St.Catherine and is a registered occupa-tional therapist for AegisTherapies/Hopkins Care Center nPhil Bromeland, Shakopee, is an es-timator for Arteka Companies nLane Cowger, St. Louis Park, re-ceived a master’s degree in geogra-phy at University of North Dakota nAaron Crowell, St. Paul, is a masterof divinity student at UnitedTheological Seminary n Abby RoenFlores, Lawrence, KS, is an art histo-ry student at University of Kansas nTori Greer, Minneapolis, is a parale-gal for Schmidt Law Firm inMinnetonka n Ryan Hanson, FalconHeights, is creative director atMentitum n Christen Johnson,Minneapolis, is a merchandise plan-ning manager in the domestics divi-sion of Target Corporation n RachelLohn, Minneapolis, completed anM.S. degree in community counsel-ing at St. Cloud State University andis a family advocate at WesternCommunities Action Network nNicholas Novak, Medina, is seniorauditor for Wells Fargo n AnnePeters is a doctoral student in thedepartment of politics at Universityof Virginia, with a focus on the po-litical economy of the Middle East nNick Peterson, Napa, CA, is an envi-ronmental consultant for On MyMountain, Inc. n MelissaRadniecki, Nisswa, received a mas-ter’s degree in counseling and stu-dent personnel from Minnesota StateUniversity, Mankato n AnnieJohnson Selander, Eagan, is a ther-apeutic recreation assistant for InverGrove Good Samaritan Center nNathan Selander, Eagan, is a seniorsoftware engineer at Thomson Westand attending University of St.Thomas n Chris Stavenger,Moorhead, is physician assistant atOrthopedic Associates of Duluth nAnne Wenstrom is in Benin, WestAfrica, with the Peace Corps nLindsay Wright, Minneapolis, is alaw student at University ofMinnesota.

04Class Agents:Amanda Frie, GuthrieMichael, Marni Nelson,Josh Williams


Jeremy Braband, New Hope, is sen-ior developer for Atomic Playpen nMandy Fischer Britz, Oak Grove,teaches third grade at AndoverElementary in the Anoka-Hennepin

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Our men in ArmeniaA note in the Alumni section of the Quarterly brought two Gusties together at theU.S. Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia. Justin Kalemkiarian ‘06 (right) spent thesummer interning in Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His mother noticed aphoto of the family of Peter Ford ‘84 in the Quarterly that listed him as workingin Armenia as well. While Justin was in Armenia, she e-mailed Ford (left), who isworking as the regional security officer at the embassy, about Justin’s internship.The two were able to meet a couple of times, during which time Ford provided atour of the embassy and they chatted about how two kids from Gustavus ended upin a country such as Armenia.

2006 Steven L. Baldwin “Baldy” Golf ClassicStarted in 1986 and renamed “The Baldy” in 1988 after the untimely death of friend and classmate Steve Baldwin ’74 in Juneof 1988, the annual golf classic was held in Minnesota this year, on September 13–17, 2006. Pictured front row from left areCarl Wicklund ’74, Craig Senn ’73, Chuck Schweiger ’74, and Peter Patten ’76. Middle row, Ross Handahl ’75, RichardBlack ’75, David Bohline ’74, and Rob Linner ’74. Back row, Bob Hobart ’73, Bill Lunz ’74, Doug Cramblit ’74, Kurt Deter’74, and Kirk Swanson ’74.


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School District n Carrie Byron,Yellowstone National Park, WY, is awildlife biology researcher inYellowstone National Park n SarahNelson Conlon, St. Peter, is accountmanager for Carlson Craft BusinessSolutions n Libby Harren,Burnsville, is a merchandise coordi-nator for Target Corporation n JillHubers Haspert, New Hope, is an in-ternal auditor for General Mills, Inc.n Jessica Horstmann, Minneapolis,is a graduate student in TESOL atColumbia Teachers College in NewYork n Nicole Hurt, Athens, GA, is arhetorical studies student atUniversity of Georgia n Angela RuthJanda, Santa Fe, NM, is a member ofthe Theaterwork company n PatLawton, White Bear Lake, receivedan M.A. in communication fromBethel University n Emily Lloyd,Mishawaka, IN, is a youth care work-er in the secure unit at BashorChildren’s Home n Diana YangMessig, Campbell, CA, is recordsmanagement coordinator for Ernst &Young n Marnie Nelson, EdenPrairie, is teaching English at theRMR Language Institute n KateSandvig Ohrt, Maple Grove, teacheseighth-grade math at MinnetonkaMiddle School East n Chris Renne,St. Paul, is a laboratory technician atAbbott Northwestern Hospital nLeah Neal Renne, St. Paul, is a vet-erinary student at University ofMinnesota College of VeterinaryMedicine n Matt Seamon, Aurora,CO, is an athletic trainer for theColorado Crush Arena Football Teamn Rebecca Smith, Chicago, IL, is amaster of arts student at LutheranSchool of Theology at Chicago nDarcie M. Thomsen, Ann Arbor, MI,is a graduate student in social workat University of Michigan n BethWheatley, Wyoming, is a student atUniversity of Minnesota MedicalSchool and is doing clinical study atthe Paynesville Hospital and Clinic.

05Class Agents:Kevin Hansen, LizZappetillo Lewis, AnneMichaletz, Becky Neitzke,Jessica Nelson, AnneShipley


Jennifer Abrahamzon, Rochester, isa research technician at the MayoClinic n Claire E. Anderson, Pella,IA, is residence hall director atCentral College n Andrew Bennett,Kearney, NE, is a graduate student inEnglish/creative writing atUniversity of Nebraska n Jon Borle,Forest Lake, is a nurse in the AllinaHealth System n Courtney FremontBraatz, Woodbury, teaches fifth

grade at South Washington CountySchools n Nikki Briggs is a gradu-ate student in the family nurse prac-titioner program at Duke Universityn Laura Bye, Excelsior, is communi-ty integration services instructor atOpportunity Partners n AmandaCody, Washington, DC, is a law stu-dent at George WashingtonUniversity Law School n MaryDuvall, Minneapolis, is lead organiz-er campaign manager for MinnesotaACORN n Shawna Weaver Dwyer,Plymouth, is a resident counselor atBar None Residential TreatmentFacility n Britt Forsberg is volun-teering with Americorps at theMcCall Outdoor Science School and isa graduate student in environmentaleducation at University of Idaho nJR Friesen, Cheyenne, WY, is creativeservices producer for CBS Newschannel5 (KGWN-TV) n Abby Gambrel,Richmond, VA, is attending VirginiaCommonwealth University in forensicscience and is an autopsy technicianfor the Office of the Chief MedicalExaminer n Alyssa Tjosaas George,Madison, WI, is a physical therapystudent at University of Wisconsin nRob George, Madison, WI, is a veteri-nary medicine student at Universityof Wisconsin n Justin Gleason,Greenfield, is a job supervisor atEagle Crest n Jennifer Grundeen,

Wayzata, is working in the media de-partment of Campbell-Mithun nChristian Gunberg is studying atFlorida Coastal School of Law n BenHardy, Minneapolis, is a databaseprogrammer at Verisae n KatrinaHesterman, Minneapolis, is mer-chandising coordinator for TargetCorporation n Lesli Huettl,Roseville, teaches music in the BellePlaine ISD n Angela Ingersoll,Hopkins, is a technician-customerservice representative for ViroMed LabCorp. n Jenny Ingraham, St. LouisPark, is an assistant account execu-tive at Periscope n Liza Ingvalson,Minneapolis, is marketing communi-cations specialist for Virtelligence nJolene Johnson, Minneapolis, isstudying for a Ph.D. in physics atUniversity of Minnesota n KatrinaKleinwachter, Chicago, IL, is a law

student at Northwestern Universityn Kristin Kachelmyer Krusemark,Chaska, was inducted into theMankato East High School AthleticHall of Fame n Melissa Laine,Bethesda, MD, is an economist for theInternal Revenue Service and is at-tending American University in eco-nomic development n Jamie Larson,Eagan, is a trainee for veterans af-fairs at the Federal Building n HeidiLawson, Chicago, IL, is a Ph.D. stu-dent in political science at Universityof Illinois n Ciara Legato is workingin Costa Rica as an instructor forCosta Rica Rainforest Outward BoundSchool n Joseph Milbrath, Bozeman,MT, works for the Yellowstone Club nGina Mueller, New London, is anarea sales manager at Herberger’s nKristi Paulsen, Lake Crystal, teachesin ISD #77 n Laura Pieper, Cedar

Erlandson’s new book explores evangelicalism in politicsSven Erlandson ’89 has released a new book for thosetrying to counter evangelical Christianity’s intrusion onAmerican politics. In The 7 Evangelical Myths:Untwisting the Theology Behind the Politics(Llumina Press), he explores Christian doctrine andJesus’ teachings on love to reveal problems in evan-gelical theology and provide insights into restoringsome measure of balance to American politics.

Coach hosts swimmersGustie swimmers from classes spanning the past 10 years gathered at the home of Coach Jon and Heidi Rostberg Carlson ’88’93 in St. Peter for their annual event on Homecoming.



Rapids, IA, is a band instrument re-pair technician for Music Loft nKatherine Podvin is teachingEnglish in Seoul, South Korea nMichaela Poepping, St. Paul, is amarketing associate at PaddockLaboratory n Kendra Rinas,Pepperell, MA, is a social worker forChurch World Services based at theU.S. Overseas Processing Entity, andtravels to West and Central Africanrefugee camps to interview refugeesfor the Department of HomelandSecurity n Jessica Schrieber,Madison, WI, is a first-year medicalstudent at University of WisconsinMedical School n Bekah Smith,

Eagle River, AK, is a graphics design-er at Skinny Raven n Karl Spilseth,St. Paul, is a sales representative forCoast to Coast Business Equipmentn Gemma Soderholm Storvick,Mankato, is a nursing intern atAbbott Northwestern Hospital nKris Storvick, Mankato, is attendingUniversity of Minnesota Law Schooln Peter Swanstrom, Duluth, is acustomer care representative atClearwire n Alissa DeHaan Wallace,Broomfield, CO, is studying audiologyat University of Colorado at Bouldern Kiri deLaubenfels, Minneapolis,is development and communicationsassociate for Alexandra House.

06Class Agents:Anders Eckman, MattForbes, Jessica OlsonKatie Parks, MolliePeterson, Matt Swenson


Jeff Aasness, Moorhead, is a creditmanager at Wells Fargo Financial nLeah Amundson, Hendricks, is agraduate student at William MitchellCollege of Law n Chris Anderson isworking on the Paul Hodes for U.S.House of Representatives campaignin New Hampshire n JuliaAnderson, Pocatello, ID, is a gradu-ate student in geosciences at IdahoState University n Andrew Arlt,Madison, WI, is a special student inecology at University of Wisconsin nJoe Atkinson, Lake Crystal, is a staffauditor at Boulay, Heutmaker, andZibell n Gina Baratto, Apple Valley,is materials management coordinatorat Thomson West n Blythe Bittman,St. Peter, is obtaining a teaching li-censure at Minnesota StateUniversity, Mankato n A. J.Bouquet, Rochester, is an associateat the Mayo Clinic n Caleb Bousu,Burnsville, is an actuary at ThriventFinancial n Roy Bryan, Edina, is agraduate student at University ofMinnesota Medical School n BeckyButler, Rochester, is employed atWells Fargo n Joe Cady, St. Michael,works in advertising and Web designat Saturn of Minneapolis nJonathan D. Carlson, Minneapolis,is working with Lutheran VolunteerCorps n Melisa Chial, Stillwater, is aserver at Bricco di Vino and a promo-tions associate at the St. Croix RiverReview n Alyssa Cox, Maple Grove,is a network competitiveness analystat United Health Care n ErinCrimmins, Edina, is a medical stu-dent at University of Minnesota nHeather Danckwart, Kellogg, is amedical student at University ofMinnesota, Duluth n Erica Ellefson,Hibbing, is employed at Trimble andAssociates Law Office n DavidEngelhard, Minneapolis, is employedat St. David’s Child Development &Family Services n Dan Etzel, Hamel,is an account executive for commer-cial construction insurance at Cobb,Strecker, Dumphy, and Zimmerman nKatie Fillius, Boulder, CO, is a grad-uate student in music, vocal per-formance, and pedagogy atUniversity of Colorado at Boulder nMary Furlong, Mound, is a fitnessspecialist at Courage Center nNikolas Georgacarakos, Oxford, MS,is a graduate student in history atUniversity of Mississippi n AmieGerhardson is a law student atUniversity of North Dakota LawSchool n Lesley Grant is a graduate

student in forensic science at GeorgeWashington University n BeckyGraupmann-Sullivan, Glencoe, isveterans service representative forthe Department of Veterans Affairs nTim Gruenisen, Madison, WI, is alaw student at Marquette Universityn Jenny Harry, Plymouth, is a mer-chandise planning business analystat Target Corp n Molly Hassler, St.Paul, is a catastrophe risk analyst atBenfield n Sarah Hawkins, NorthManchester, IN, is a volunteer withLutheran Volunteer Corps n KatieHaynes, Duluth, is a graduate stu-dent at University of MinnesotaMedical School n Dennis Heaton,St. Louis Park, is athletic trainer forRidgeview Medical Clinics n KarinHedstrom, Hastings, NE, is a gradu-ate student at University ofWashington n Kee Her, Marshall, isa graduate student in the physician’sassistant program at University ofSouth Dakota n Lauren Hittle,Watertown, is a graduate student insecondary education at HamlineUniversity n Ana SietsemaHulzebos, Lindstrom, is working as asubstitute teacher n MarkHulzebos, Lindstrom, is working atMedtronic n Dana S. Johnson,Owatonna, is a commercial insuranceunderwriter at Federated Insurancen Christy Kafka, Bloomington, is astaff accountant at Target Corp. nJamie Kaiser, North Mankato, is astudent in graphics production atSouth Central Technical College nStaci Spreng Katkov, Fridley, is a labtechnician for Schroeder Co. n GinaKilchenman, Bloomington, is frontoffice and PBX operator for SheratonBloomington Hotel n Bobby Kroog,Bloomington, is sales leader at UnityBusiness Networks n DeannaLeverson, Alexandria, is a businessanalyst at Target Corp. and a part-time law student at William MitchellCollege of Law n Kirsten Lilleness,Seattle, WA, is a yield managementanalyst at Alaska Airlines n MattLindner, Eden Prairie, is a softwaredeveloper for the ProtomoldCompany, Inc. n Christine Loos,Moorhead, is an occupational thera-py student at College of St.Catherine n Kate Maillette, St.Paul, is a volunteer with LutheranVolunteer Corps n SeywardMattson, Morris, is a student atLuther Seminary n Cassie Mayne,Forest Lake, is a staff accountant atTarget Corp. n Darin Mays,Minnesota Lake, is a consulting asso-ciate at Stockamp & Associates nBill McCarthy, Chugiak, AK, is a fis-cal technician at University ofAlaska, Anchorage n Sam Mediger,Le Sueur, is an account operations

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Around the world with the National GuardCalifornia Army National Guard Major Heidi Brodmarkle Brun ’89 (right), MorroBay, CA, is pictured with Lieutenant Commander Magda Siepka of the CanadianNavy and Staff Captain Manfred Draeger of the German Army during a break at amultinational “Rapid Trident” exercise in Kiev, Ukraine, in July. Heidi taughtmilitary science at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo last year after serving in Iraq ascommander of the 1072nd Transportation Company in 2004–05. Promoted tomajor on her return from Iraq, she recently was selected as a staff officer at theNational Guard Bureau in Alexandria, VA, and is relocating to the Washington,DC, area.

Aamot publishes first bookFor more than two decades, Minnesota has seen a newwave of immigration from disparate areas of theworld, including Eastern Europe, Mexico, Central andLatin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. In 2005,more refugees arrived in Minnesota than in anyother state except California. In his timely book,The New Minnesotans: Stories of Immigrants andRefugees (Syren Book Company), Gregg Aamot’91, Edina, an Associated Press reporter who hascovered immigration for Minnesota newspaperssince the early 1990s, shares the challenges andrealities immigrants and refugees face while as-similating to the Upper Midwest. From a front-row seat inthe homes, workplaces, and meeting halls of these newcomers, Aamot provides aninformative and intimate view of what life is really like for groups that are strivingto adapt to a different culture. We are also reminded of how the last major waveof immigrants—who were mostly Europeans—faced similar challenges, helping usto better understand conditions in Minnesota today.


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specialist at General Mills n MarlaMenne, White Bear Lake, is a stu-dent in interior design atInternational Academy of Design andTechnology n Nate Miatech,Plymouth, is a commissioned officer,2nd lieutenant, for the U. S. Army nZach Mitchell, Littleton, CO, is achiropractic student at NorthwesternHealth Sciences University n MaryMoilanen, St. Paul, is an underwriterat St. Paul Travelers n Emily Najjar,Mendota Heights, is a self-employedpiano teacher and accompanist nJillian Natwick, Burnsville, is an RNat Abbott Northwestern Hospital nJames Nelson, Eagan, is working atEschelon Telecommunications nHeidi Newbauer, Minnetonka, is acommunications specialist forAffiance Financial n Joni Nordberg,Cambridge, is a graduate student inphysics at University of Minnesota nJohanna Nowicki, Plymouth, is astaff accountant at CBIZ Accountingn Kristine Overson, Chicago, IL, isa volunteer with Lutheran VolunteerCorps n Jeffrey S. Pearson,Woodbury, is a graduate student atWilliam Mitchell College of Law nMollie Peterson, Minneapolis, is astudent at Luther Seminary nLindsey Reimnitz is a rural commu-nity health volunteer with the PeaceCorps in Benin, West Africa n MattRoyer, Eveleth, is a graduate studentin mechanical engineering atUniversity of Minnesota n DoreaRuggles, Troy, NY, is a Ph.D. studentin architectural acoustics atRennselaer Polytechnic Institute nJenna Ruhl, Minneapolis, is an ac-counting assistant at CB Richard Ellisn Ryan Schmitz, Kentwood, MI, is aproduction manager at Sunny FreshFoods n Josh Siebell, MendotaHeights, is a neurological/spinal in-tensive care unit nurse atNorthwestern Memorial Hospital inChicago n Katie Siebert, Fairmont,is a coronary critical care nurse atUniversity of California-San DiegoMedical Center n Chantell Siltman,Jenkins, is a graduate student atLuther Seminary n Teal Slivik,Stillwater, is a server and sales asso-ciate at Bricco di Vino and a carpen-ter at Lucky Moon Properties n LenaSolyntjes, Las Vegas, NV, teachesfourth grade at Robert LuntElementary School n Megan Stromis a graduate student in the appliedlinguistics program at Universidad delas Americas in Puebla, Mexico nMarit Sviggum, Kenyon, is a gradu-ate student in the college of phar-macy at University of Minnesota nJaven Swanson, New Haven, CT, is astudent at Yale Divinity School nMatt Swenson, Champlin, is a leg-

islative assistant (DFL Caucus) forthe Minnesota House ofRepresentatives n Steve Swenson,Raymond, is an organization leaderat Southwestern Company n AndyTschida, Owatonna, is studying foran MS in geographic information sys-tems at St. Mary’s University ofMinnesota n Katy Warren, Papillion,NE, is working with LutheranVolunteer Corps n Beka Wedge, NewYork, NY, is a graduate student inpsychiatry and religion at UnionTheological Seminary n EricWilberg, Eagan, is a consulting as-sociate in the health care industry atStockman and Associates n PhilipWilliams, Durham, NC, is a Ph.D.student in chemistry at University ofNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill n JackieWinfree, Fairborn, OH, is a parkguide with the National Park Servicen True Xiong, Golden Valley, is aclaims adjuster at Liberty Mutual nNate Zilka is an Americorps volun-teer and a graduate student in inter-cultural communication at Universityof Maryland, Baltimore County nBeth Zirbes is a graduate student inmathematics at University of Alaska,Fairbanks.

WeddingsCarol A. Johnson ’59 and Don

Stone, 9/9/06, Winona, MN.Katherine Kilgust ’76 and David

Marsh, 9/16/06, Covington, WA.Brenda Kolstad ’84 and Dan Kafka,

7/14/06, Ortonville, MN.Angela Helseth ’86 and Turben

Kiese, 5/6/06, Minneapolis, MN.Sarah J. Johnson ’86 and Craig

Reed, St. Paul, MN.Nancy Richards ’87 and Greg

Loffhagen, 7/2/03, Edina, MN.Luanne Hicks ’91 and Gary Bigbear,

8/17/05, Olympia, WA.Amy Satter ’91 and Bryan Karl,

9/24/05, Rosemount, MN.

Sean Skinner ’91 and Amy Hessler,Oklahoma City, OK.

Stephen Hultgren ’93 and HeidiEvensen, 8/5/06, Mt. Vernon, NY.

Vanessa Marcy ’93 and DaveWinokur, 5/20/06, Atlanta, GA.

Tami Wunsch ’93 and Nugar Owen,8/13/06, East Sussex, England.

Laurie Anderson ’94 and ChrisBlaschko, 8/26/06, New Prague,MN.

Kari Gillespie ’95 and JasonMitchell, 9/2/06, Eden Prairie,MN.

Kathleen Edwards ’96 and PaulSiekmeier, 8/4/06, Richfield, MN.

Christopher Eggers ’96 and JanBlettner, 10/16/05, San Diego,CA.

Dewey joins Pediatric AIDS CorpsDaniel Dewey ’93, Santa Rosa, CA,has accepted a position through thePediatric AIDS Corps for Tanzania. Thegoal of the program, started at BaylorCollege of Medicine in Houston, TX, isto provide HIV/AIDS treatment direct-ly to no fewer than 80,000 Africanchildren. After training at Baylor inJuly and August, Dewey departed forAfrica for one year. A former PeaceCorps volunteer, he is a graduate ofthe University of Minnesota School ofMedicine and most recently trained atSanta Rosa Family Practice residencyprogram.

Golf tourney supports athletic fieldsThis year’s 510 Open was held at Legends Golf Course in Prior Lake, MN, and hosted by Erik Hendrikson ’94. The focus of theannual tournament this year was to raise additional funds for the athletic fields project. A large number of Gusties—includingfootball coaches Jay Schoenebeck ’80 and Tom Brown—showed up to play their best golf and support the effort.



Shannon Kantorowicz ’96 andMichael Wakefield, 8/27/05,Apple Valley, MN.

Rebecca Konrad ’96 and FaisalAhmed, 5/7/06, Washington, DC.

Jennifer Krempin ’96 and BenjaminBridgman, 9/2/06, Alexandria,VA.

Kari Treichel ’96 and MarkSchwickerath, 8/12/06, St. Paul,MN.

Travis Garms ’97 and Amy Logan,6/24/06, Lakewood, CO.

Amy O’Donnell ’97 and A.Alexanian, 4/9/06, Las Vegas,NV.

Jenifer Breutzmann ’98 and MichaelFournier, 7/15/06, Chicago, IL.

Shannon Dolan ’98 and Brian Bell,6/17/06, Parker, CO.

Sheryl Filby ’98 and James Williams,9/15/06, Duluth, MN.

Erin Gillespie ’98 and JustinOhnstad, 6/10/06, Owatonna,MN.

Ryan Hagemeier ’98 and StacyCantrell, 8/5/06, Minnetonka,MN.

TJ Kudalis ’98 and Amanda Gordon,7/15/06, Minneapolis, MN.

Christine Nelson ’98 and ThomasKarki, 8/5/06, Robbinsdale, MN.

Terra Thompson ’98 and JamisonPenny, 9/16/06, St. Louis Park,MN.

Erin Tripp ’98 and Mike Halverson,8/5/06, Owatonna, MN.

Elin Ahlden ’99 and Anders Ullstrom,9/16/06, Stockholm, Sweden.

Eric Brockberg ’99 and KristenSolomon, 12/10/05, Brandon,SD.

Lynette Dumalag ’99 and MichaelPorsch, 8/26/06, St. Louis Park,MN.

Theresa Faltesek ’99 and JohnHoffoss, 9/3/06, Minneapolis,MN.

Andrea Zarate ’99 and Brad Roman,6/25/06, Plymouth, MN.

Ryan Clausnitzer ’00 and NicoleBlake, 7/22/06, San Francisco,CA.

Elena Davis ’00 and Jeffrey Pohl,6/25/06, Wilmington, NC.

Julie Luttinen ’00 and Scott Miller,7/15/06, Highlands Ranch, CO.

Tami Nelson ’00 and ClaytonCaudill, 7/28/06, New Ulm, MN.

Sarah Spessard ’00 and AaronOlson, 9/24/06, St. Paul, MN.

Kelly Bangstad ’01 and MichaelWilz, 7/24/06, Bloomington, IN.

Wesley Boll ’01 and Jocelyn Schwartz,5/6/06, Maple Plain, MN.

Sonja Cordes ’01 and Chad Pothen,7/14/06, Lakeville, MN.

Haley Drab ’01 and Michael Kilgour’99, 3/12/05, Minneapolis, MN.

Traci Faschingbauer ’01 and TimWilson ’01, 7/22/06, St. Louis,MO.

Michelle Hinds ’01 and RichardSpady, 6/24/06, Atlanta, GA.

Jennifer Koopman ’01 and MatthewMiller, 5/13/06, St. Louis Park,MN.

Heather Lee ’01 and Jason Binger,9/18/06, Burnsville, MN.

Suzanne Martin ’01 and DanielHendrix, 6/9/06, Mound, MN.

Ryan Meulemans ’01 and NicoleOstrem, 6/23/06, Shakopee, MN.

Jennifer Thissen ’01 and JustinSwain, St. Paul, MN.

LaDawn Tyrrell ’01 and RaymondDelgado, 9/1/06, Emerald Isle,NC.

Robyn Wyatt ’01 and Corey Eilers’99, 6/3/06, Bloomington, MN.

Nicole Barondeau ’02 and AdamJohnson ’01, 9/23/06,Minneapolis, MN.

Burnedette Dybvik ’02 and BrianPetersen ’02, 8/12/06,Minneapolis, MN.

Amy Ellingson ’02 and Nick Itzin,5/5/06, Worcester, MA.

Jessica Fredrickson ’02 and JeffBamford, 6/24/06, Seward, AK.

Amber Grefe ’02 and Jeremy Adam,6/17/06, Minneapolis, MN.

Tracy Grefsrud ’02 and ChristopherJons, 7/1/06, Buffalo, WY.

Erin Halligan-Hanson ’02 and AdamTait, 6/10/06, San Francisco, CA.

Beth Kasid ’03 and MatthewWakefield ’02, 4/22/06,Burnsville, MN.

Nikki Lindstrom ’02 and BillWarner ’02, 9/9/06, St. Paul, MN.

Linda Reuter ’02 and JonathanTripp ’03, Woodbury, MN.

Phil Royer ’02 and Vanessa Folz,9/2/06.

Jayne Sommers ’02 and MattyO’Reilly, 6/24/06, Minneapolis,MN.

Gustavus alumni

A 1997 updateFriends from the Class of 1997 got together this summer to celebrate Ellen Higginbotham Ruiters’ return visit from her homein South Africa. From left are Kim McMichael Meza with Aurelia, Megan Cronin Simonson with Andrew, Ellen HigginbothamRuiters with Mayah, Liz Mitchell Couchman with Wil, and Allison Davis Manley with Maxwell and Bennett.

Quetico canoersSince 1994 a group of Gusties have made a yearly trip paddling, portaging, camping, fishing, and dancing (!) throughCanada’s Quetico Provincial Park. The trip this year included Andy Lohn ’95, Marty Anderson ’98, J.D. Anderson ’95, MattLeTourneau ’95, Mike Pederson ’95, and Doug Thielen ’95.


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Amanda Webb ’02 and JeremyRubin, Milwaukee, WI.

Leslie Carlson ’03 and John Pietila,8/13/06, Richfield, MN.

Elisabeth Eisenmenger ’03 and JoshOmang ’03, 6/24/06, Chaska, MN.

Erin Elling ’03 and Brock Peterson’03, 5/6/06, Minneapolis, MN.

Sue Halverson ’03 and JamieWagner, 8/19/06, Alexandria, MN.

Christina Jeannette ’03 and TonyLePage, 7/29/06, Westmont, IL.

Jessica Knapp ’03 and NateSuurmeyer ’04, 5/26/06,Maplewood, MN.

Anna Knoblauch ’03 and PhilBromeland ’03, 6/3/06,Shakopee, MN.

Beth Marinac ’03 and Ryan Watkins’03, Minneapolis, MN.

Julie Menard ’03 and GuthrieMichael ’04, 9/2/06, Plymouth,MN.

Jennifer Moses ’03 and BradleyBailey, 8/19/06, Shoreview, MN.

Joanna Olson ’03 and TylerKroschel, 7/22/06, Forest Lake,MN.

Kira Rice ’03 and Thomas Hilden’03, 9/30/06, Eden Prairie, MN.

Abby Roessler ’03 and Steve Edgar,7/15/06, Apple Valley, MN.

Lisa Smart ’03 and AndrewBornhorst ’03, 7/15/06,Atlanta, GA.

Anna Weisbecker ’03 and NathanMilz, 7/8/06, Mendota Heights,MN.

Katherine Dorn ’04 and JoshuaThimjon ’04, 5/27/06,Plymouth, MN.

Amanda Fischer ’04 and Adam Britz’03, 8/12/06, Oak Grove, MN.

Jana Knutson ’04 and Chris Wold’03, St. Louis Park, MN.

Emily Kofoed ’04 and George Brisse,7/29/06, Cold Spring, MN.

Amy Koskela ’04 and BrianGullikson, 8/5/06, Eden Prairie,MN.

Leah Neal ’04 and Chris Renne ’04,7/1/06, St. Paul, MN.

Sarah Nelson ’04 and Corey Conlon,9/3/06, St. Peter, MN.

Jodi Parks ’04 and Robert Bang’04, 7/12/06, Woodbury, MN.

Katherine Sandvig ’04 and GabeOhrt ’04, 6/24/06, Maple Grove,MN.

Leah Whitworth ’04 and Matt Rich’05, 9/16/06, St. Paul, MN.

Brenda Westerbur ’04 and JonathanGill, 7/9/06, Minneapolis, MN.

Megan Barz ’05 and Chad Dubbe’06, 6/17/06, Ft. Collins, CO.

Alissa DeHaan ’05 and ColinWallace, 8/5/06, Broomfield, CO.

Erin Deutchman ’05 and MarkFreeman ’05, 9/30/06, St. Peter,MN.

Andrea Dobosenski ’05 and BrianReese, 9/2/06, Bloomington,MN.

Kate Duncan ’05 and Tyler Kienow’04, 8/5/06, Shakopee, MN.

Justin Gleason ’05 and MarissaGleason, 10/7/05, Greenfield,MN.

Jennifer Hecht ’05 and JahredStephens ’06, 8/19/06,Minnetonka, MN.

Bethany Hirst ’05 and Mark Jensen’05, 7/1/06, Council Bluffs, IA.

Eric Jenson ’05 and Sara Huston,8/11/06, St. Anthony, MN.

Eva Miller ’05 and EvanChristianson ’05, 8/12/06,Ames, IA.

Kelly Quinn ’05 and Matt Fisher,7/15/06, West St. Paul, MN.

Gemma Soderholm ’05 and KrisStorvick ’05, 6/10/06, Mankato,MN.

Ann Syverson ’05 and Joel Nelson’05, 7/22/06, Woodbury, MN.

Alyssa Tjosaas ’05 and Rob George’05, 6/17/06, Madison, WI.

Liz Zappetillo ’05 and Jeffrey Lewis,10/14/06, Shippensburg, PA.

Andrea Busch ’06 and Matt Lieser’05, 7/8/06, Minneapolis, MN.

Chandra Daw ’06and Erich Ziegler’06, 8/26/06, Duluth, MN.

Gretchen Emich ’06 and JoseBolivar, 6/10/06, St. Peter, MN.

Dawn Gehlhar ’06 and PhilipWilliams ’06, 6/17/06, Durham,NC.

Rebecca Graupmann ’06 and TroySullivan, 7/29/06, Glencoe, MN.

Alisha Hussong ’06 and JeffreyGalle, 6/24/06, Okabena, MN.

Katie Johnson ’06 and AndrewRudeen, 8/12/06, Hector, MN.

Laura MacPherson ’06 and LorenHansen ’05, 8/4/06,Minneapolis, MN.

Ana Sietsema ’06 and MarkHulzebos ’06, 9/2/06,Lindstrom, MN.

Staci Spreng ’06 and Dmitry Katkov,4/2/05, Fridley, MN.

Amy Welshons ’06 and Nick Fox’06, 6/24/06, Hastings, MN.

Jessica Werner ’06 and Jay McNamee,6/16/06, Eden Prairie, MN.

BirthsEyerusalem, by adoption, to Joan

McKearnan ’81, born 9/13/00,adopted 6/12/06.

Daniel, to Stephanie Kidder King’84 and Scott King, 1/9/06.

David, to Susan Gersdorf Fackler ’86and Kurt Fackler ’86, 4/18/06.

Caden, to Liz Weyhmann Freeberg’86 and Brian Freeberg, 6/27/06.

Roommates reuniteClassmates from the Class of 1998 got together in July to catch up on old timesand celebrate new beginnings! Back row from left: Angie Henrikson Fahl, KellyTorfin, Kim Crosby; front row: Stephanie Janes Hanson, Melissa Johnson, andKarol Afdahl.

The next generation gathersThese Gustie roommates and their growing families gathered over the summer.From the top: Jen Gallus ’97, Mike Logan ’97, Sara Machel Beach ’97 and sonAlden, Geoff Goodwin ’96 and daughter Angela, Justin Peik ’97 and son Alex,Alison Rucinski Goodwin ‘97 and son Grady, and Elaine Nelson Peik ’97 and sonAnders.



During 11 swelteringly hot days of August, Minneapolis transforms any andevery theatrical venue into a hothouse performance space. The MinnesotaFringe Festival, now in its 13th year, was developed as a way for independ-ent performers and groups to promote theatrical and artistic works thatdon’t necessarily fit established categories. More than 150 shows (totalingnearly 800 performances) were presented through the auspices of the 2006festival.

Given Gustavus Adolphus College’s long history of vibrant academic pro-grams in both theatre (celebrating its 75th anniversary this year) and dance(over 30 years), it is not surprising to find Gustavus well represented in theFringe. Associate professor and current department chair Amy Seham wroteand directed her fourth Fringe show, Mysterious Bruises, which is looselybased on the fabricated kidnapping of a university student. Three Gustavusalumni—Joshua Boertje ’06, Sarah Hawkins ’06, and John Zeiler ’06—and current student Jennifer Flitter ’07 were involved in the project fromthe beginning. The play, which was stage-managed by current student EllieBash ’07, was written expressly for this foursome, and the characters wereclosely related to the actors themselves. The final product was provocative,sharply etched, strongly performed, and well-received by the audiences.

Alex, the Boy Scout (and other stories) was written by Nathan Morse ’03and directed by Kevin Hansen ’05 for Topsy-Turvy Theatre, which wasfounded in 2004 by Alex Gulck ’02, Jessica Knapp ’03, and Maria Lopez’04. The cast included current Gustavus student Noemi Lopez ’07 andalumni performers Cory Booth ’01, Nathan Borka ’04, Matt Hoppe ’01,Jessica Knapp ’03, M. Maria Lopez ’04, Jesse Ray ’05, and Liv Roque ’06.This zany collection of five short “episodes” ranged from a David Ives-likeencounter in a park, to a surreal encounter with computer culture, to a par-ody of Romeo and Juliet.

Nicole Chrissotimos Devereaux ’01 played the leading role in TheBotanist’s Wife. Based on a poignant exchange of letters between a scien-tist/explorer and his home-bound wife, the play revealed both the pain andthe love of an unconventional couple through 50 years of marriage.

In Hopes of Claudia could best be summarized as “the Bible according toKevin Kling ’79”—a brilliant, funny, moving account of Kevin’s encounterwith death, using Bible stories as metaphoric vehicles for his own experience.

Maria Gomez Tierney, visiting assistant professor of dance and directorof the Gomez Dance Group (GDG), choreographed Men & Women. Reviewingthe show on the festival’s audience-review website, Alison Anderson ’05characterized it as “a must-see exploration of relationships.” Performingwith GDG were alumna Lynn Hoffman ’01 and current student Jennifer

Jacobson ’07. The show, which was stage-managed by Nick Dillenberg ’05,premiered two new works and re-envisioned Gomez Tierney’s class work,Borderland. Her exquisite skill in choreographing partnering was most evi-dent in the premiere of Touched. Anderson wrote that this duet “draws youin with an intense connection between two men. Their physical give and

take is both abrasive and comforting.” The Gustavus DanceCompany will perform two of these dances in its annual springconcert on campus.

Fringe blogger John Munger, reviewing Moment of Life, pre-sented by DRP Dance, wrote, “From the first moment when gor-geous Sara Stevenson ’99 breezes into the space with cheekyabandon to an engaging cut of bluegrassy music, the tone ofskilled craftsmanship made watchable is set.” The cast also in-cluded alumni dancers Nate Saul ’98 and Laurie White ’96.Munger went on to summarize the performance as “intelligent,lyrical, absorbing, and danced with clarity and mastery by an ex-traordinarily fine quintet of performers.”

Ashleigh Penrod ’04 performed in the madcap post-modernPomo Looks Like Porno, Deluxe, presented by Mad King Thomas. Aclassic Fringe show defying all descriptions, this show featuredmannequins, shoes, shampoo, and a flashy rundown on authori-ty, convention, and consumption.

The Fringe Festival, according to City Pages reviewer QuintonSkinner, has “gone from eclectic to indescribable.” Gustavusplaywrights, choreographers, dancers, directors, and actors werewell represented this year (and this article has undoubtedlyoverlooked some!) as the festival reached more than 45,000 au-dience members.

Gustavus alumni

Gusties well represented at the Fringe Festival

Topsy-Turvy Theatre’s production of Alex, the Boy Scout (and other stories) atthe Minnesota Fringe Festival featured a number of Gustavus grads. Front row,from left: Kevin Hansen ’05, director; Matt Hoppe ’01; Jessica Knapp ’03,Topsy-Turvy Theatre co-president; Liv Roque ’06; Noemi Lopez ’07; and M.Maria Lopez ’04, Topsy-Turvy Theatre co-president. Back row: Cory Booth’01; Nathan Morse ’03, playwright; Jesse Ray ’05; and Nathan Borka ’04.

Sara Stevenson’99 (center) had a

lead role in DRPDance’s productionof Moment of Life,

which also fea-tured Gustie

dancers Nate Saul’98 and Laurie

White ’96.

Ashleigh Penrod ’04 appeared in the madcap Pomo Looks Like Porno.

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Harry, to Linda Green ’86 and KenBreheim, 8/30/06.

Kevin, to Kevin Hicok ’86 and HeidiSchmitter-Hicock, 4/23/05.

Alison, to Paul Legaard ’86 andMaria Legaard, 11/14/05.

Bartholomew, to Debra Jo JohnsonSathrum ’86 and John Sathrum’86, 6/10/05.

Viktor, to Bradley Johnson ’87 andAndrea Kowal, 12/2/05.

Marissa, by adoption from Columbia,to Jeff and Kristi Lund Picken’87, born 1/28/05, adopted6/05.

Luke, to Matthew Von Eschen ’87and Kristin Von Eschen,11/21/05.

Sophia, to Dave Deyak ’89 and JanisDeyak, 8/8/05.

Elijah, to Michelle Wallner Jibben’89 and Jeffrey Jibben ’88,5/12/05.

Twins, Claire and Lauren, toChristopher Montague ’89 andShannon Montague,10/11/2005.

Rachel, to Janell Puumala Niskanen’89 and Dale Niskanen,10/21/05.

Benjamin, to Pam Puhl-Quinn ’89and Richard Quinn, 11/21/05.

Grace, to Maureen McGinnis Ryan’90 and Matthew Ryan,7/22/06.

John, to Amanda Peters Tenwinkel’90 and William Tenwinkel,5/2/06.

Cambell, to Barb Otte Borrowman’91 and Adam Borrowman,2/8/05.

Charles, to Mike Downing ’91 andKathy Downing, 12/8/05.

Katherine, to Heather BromanMagowan ’91 and WilliamMagowan ’94, 12/26/05.

Macyn, to Lois McBroom ’91 andMary Harder, 1/7/06.

Jospeh, to Mike Mosiman ’91 andStacy Mosiman, 10/20/05.

Joseph, to Amy Schreiner Pucel ’91and Ken Pucel, 12/1/05.

Paige, to Tim J. Johnson ’92 andKathleen Johnson, 6/30/06.

Zane, to Gillian Sano-Giles ’92 andMichio Sano, 5/21/06.

Olivia, to Mark Swanson ’92 andJulia Swanson, 4/5/06.

Tanner, to Todd Thoms ’92 and LisaThoms, 9/1/06.

Charlotte, to Tami Jergenson Wold’92 and Peter Wold ’92, 4/25/06.

Samantha, to Sheryl Gstalder-Chaney ’93 and BradwellChaney, 12/28/04.

Nathaniel, to Jane Simonsen ’93and Michael J. Augspurger,6/25/06.

Tyler, to Jennifer Brown Weber ’93and Eric Weber ’95, 8/5/06.

Nora, to Eric Wood ’93 and EmilyWood, 7/20/06.

James, by adoption, to JohnYarwood ’93 and Julie Yarwood,born 3/20/06, adopted 7/21/06.

Grayson, to Scott Zurn ’93 and LynnZurn, 12/5/05.

Haley, to Staci Johnson Bauer ’94and Michael Bauer, 2/16/06.

Benjamin, to Wendy Barth Terry ’94and Peter Terry ’92, 7/30/06.

Benett, to Heidi Block Zemek ’94and Chuck Zemek ’95, 3/10/06.

Tyler, to Jennifer Bucheck Beumer’95 and Chris Beumer ’92,6/15/05.

Soren, to Rachel VandersteenHennies ’95 and Mike Hennies’95, 7/20/06.

Delaney, to Amy Tartaglia Johns ’95and Mathew Johns, 3/1/06.

Marek, to Katy Merrick Overtoom’95 and Matt Overtoom, 8/9/06.

Parker, to Paige Tierney Sullivan ’95and Casey Sullivan, 9/13/06.

Patrick, to Becky SittlowCunningham ’96 and JoeCunningham, 7/6/05.

Brianna, to Angela McCoy Dahle ’96and Thom Dahle, 10/23/05.

Sophie, to Stephanie Maass Evenson’96 and Paul Evenson, 1/31/06.

Nora, to Kristina Hultgren Fredrick’96 and Kris Fredrick ’96,4/19/06.

Madison, to Katherine HauglandGatchell ’96 and Dan Gatchell,5/14/06.

Elliot, to Derek Kuehl ’96 and AnneKuehl, 6/3/05.

Alyssa, to Adam Nachand ’96 andAllison Nachand, 7/30/06.

Avery, to Michelle Baker Newman’96 and Brent Newman ’93,5/12/06.

Isabelle, to Mark Ohlmann ’96 andHeidi Ohlmann, 9/7/05.

Kyle, to Kimberly Baudy Patterson’96 and Carl Patterson, 6/29/06.

Mackenzie, to Laura LeVanderPeters ’96 and Mark Peters,3/13/06.

Rosemary, to Sara Puotinen ’96 andScott T. Anderson ’96, 3/29/06.

Lindsey, to Kim Lacher Rauk ’96and Jason Rauk ’96, 9/7/06.

Jacob, to Pilar Gimenez Stone ’96and Patrick G. Stone ’98,4/7/06.

Aidan, to Kristen RichardsonWilcox ’96 and Kyle Wilcox,1/31/06.

Trygg, to Heidi Shellum Bredlow’97 and Bruce Bredlow, 8/22/05.

Tristan, to Rachel Cox Falkowski ’97and Bradley Falkowski, 6/7/06.

London, to Brad Garry ’97 andStacey Garry, 8/8/06.

Isabella, to Kristi Reidt Granacher’97 and Jorg Granacher, 2/8/06.

Exploring a diverse Lutheran Church“‘A Mighty Fortress’ Far from Lake Wobegon: 21st Century Lutherans at theConfluence of Religion and Ethnicity” is the title of an exhibit created by photog-rapher Wing Young Huie and ethnomusicologist Allison Adrian ’99 currently show-ing in the Andersen Library Gallery on the University of Minnesota’s West Bankthrough the auspices of the Immigration History Research Center (IHRC). Adrian,who is in the final year of a Ph.D. program in ethnomusicology/musicology at theUniversity of Minnesota, recently began collaborating with Wing to capture photo-graphic images of her research on recently formed Lutheran immigrant congrega-tions in the Twin Cities area. Minnesota currently ranks highest in the nation for proportion of refugees to resi-dents (and second only to California in number of refugee arrivals), and theLutheran Church in the state—although often painted in “Lake Wobegon” col-ors—reflects these changes: Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, Chinese, Tanzanian,Sudanese, Amhara, Anuak, Oromo, Liberian, Latvian, and Latino immigrant com-munities have formed Lutheran congregations in the metro area along ethnic andlinguistic lines. The exhibit uses the Lutheran Church in the Twin Cities as an entrypoint to discuss immigration, Minnesotan identity, and the significant role thatworship music plays in negotiating spiritual and ethnic identity. “While Lutheran immigrant congregations may wholeheartedly adopt parts of theworship service from their North American mother churches,” notes Adrian, “musicis venerated as a personal expression from the homeland too precious to drastical-ly alter in their new setting.”Selected photographs, audio-visual recordings, and hymnals from 20 differentLutheran services are included in the exhibit to illustrate an increasingly globalurban landscape and challenge long-held assumptions about who MinnesotaLutherans are.The exhibit, which is open to the public without charge, runs from November 6through the end of December. The Andersen Gallery, located on the first floor ofthe Elmer L. Andersen Library, is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday throughFriday. For more information about the exhibit and a glimpse of some of the fea-tured photos, visit the IHRC’s website athttp://ihrc.umn.edu/events/0611huie.htm.



Zachary, to Rich Johnson ’97 andHolly Johnson, 8/28/06.

William, to Laura Ferrington Jones’97 and Kenderick Jones ’97,8/28/06.

Cody, to Beth Reinecke Ross ’97and Jeffrey Ross ’96, 5/16/06.

Erek, to Sarah Motzko Seldon ’97and Jeremy Seldon ’96,3/9/06.

Ian, to Karissa Wicklander ’97 andWayde Kirvida, 5/5/06.

Piper, to Tarek Lada’a ’97 and JillLada’a, 12/21/05.

Elliot, to Karla Ash Lien ’97 andBrian Lien ’98, 7/25/06.

Anders, to Elaine Nelson Peik ’97and Justin Peik ’97, 3/8/06.

Andrew, to Anna Lenz Sammelson’97 and Rob Sammelson ’96,8/20/06.

Brady, to Jenny Sue Abbott Smith’97 and Ryan Smith, 2/15/06.

Jacob, to Josh Swenson ’97 and JillSwenson, 8/14/06.

Tegan, to April Smith Goodman ’98and Dan Goodman, 4/23/06.

Jayce, to Kristi Shuck Kiehne ’98and Benjamin Kiehne ’97,7/10/05.

Elsa, to Terra Shockman ’98 andBlake Larson, 7/21/06.

Sydney, to Stephanie Johs Thiede’98 and Mike Thiede ’99, 4/7/06.

Ian, to Kira Showalter Weier ’98and Matt Weier ’98, 9/25/06.

Sevi, to Allison Adrian ’99 andSpencer Gerberding, 6/13/06.

Boston, to Becky Carlson Brand ’99and Brian Brand, 8/15/06.

Lucy, to Chanda Walker Hall ’99 andBrent Hall, 7/25/06.

Ruby, to Amy Benson Heilman ’99and Roy Heilman ’00, 7/21/06.

Kayla, to Kristin Knutson Kajer ’99and Rece Kajer, 6/10/06.

Henry, to Margaret OrmesherKirkwold ’99 and KevinKirkwold, 5/13/06.

Andrew, to Kristi Mechelke Kramer’99 and Mark Kramer, 2/25/06.

Ella, to Kathryn Heins Wurster ’99and Miles Wurster ’98,1/12/06.

Olivia, to Katie Carter Delly ’00 andMatt Delly, 8/1/06.

Joseph, to Jess Stewart Madsen ’00and Thomas Madsen ’00,7/27/06.

Jersey, to Faith Eskola Miller ’00and Zachary Miller, 2/18/06.

Naomi, to Fiona Fitter Western ’00and Christopher Western ’00,12/27/05.

James, to Jill Deuel Anderson ’01and Karl S. Anderson, 7/31/06.

Easton, to Arja Peterson Cody ’01and William Cody, 7/20/06.

Clark, to Erin Larson Heilman ’01and Jake Heilman ’02, 8/1/06.

Gabriel, to Erin Seal Johnson ’01and Matthew Johnson, 6/28/06.

Jonas, to Justin Kennedy ’01 andCrystal Kennedy, 7/7/06.

Olivia, to Randee Scheffert Onken’01 and Shawn Onken, 8/15/06.

Iman, to Ferial Mohamed Pearson’01 and Dan Pearson ’01,4/20/06.

Ethan, to Tricia Loo Pettis ’01 andLance Pettis ’01, 4/13/06.

Annie, to Lisa Veenhuis Schoen ’01and Jesse Schoen ’98, 1/20/06.

Ella, to Katie Weiss Erickson ’02and Matt Erickson ’02, 4/26/06.

Andrew, to Sarah JorgensonHallberg ’02 and Ben Hallberg’99, 4/30/06.

Taryn, to Robyn Borre Winner ’02and Matthew Winner, 6/13/06.

Hannah, to Karen MartinsonCherwien ’04 and MiahCherwien ’06, 5/1/06.

InMemoriamRuth Olson Johnson ’28, Mukilteo,

WA, on August 30, 2006.Ethel Pehrson ’30, Los Angeles, CA,

on October 31, 2006. She wasprofessor of music at Gustavusfrom 1950-1976.

Margaret Jensen Gillham ’32, St.Paul, MN. She is survived by onedaughter.

Phyllis Carlton Humphrey ’35, SanDiego, CA, on August 13, 2006.She served as class agent from1958–59 and 1997–99.

Chet Thompson ’35, Sun City, AZ,on September 23, 2006. He wasa retired manufacturer’s repre-sentative for Jostens and is sur-vived by his wife, Maxine, andthree children.

Leo A. Nelson ’38, Ortonville, MN,on September 2, 2006. He was aretired teacher and is survivedby two children.

Margaret Hanson Wilson Brown’39, Litchfield, MN, on October10, 2006. She was a retiredchurch choir director.

Gustavus alumni

Teaching twosomeBrooke Bemmels ’02 (left) and Julia Mahin ’02 went through their education courses together and are now teaching at NewSpirit Primary School, an inner-city St. Paul charter school in the Frogtown area. The photo was taken at the kindergartengraduation of their two classes.

Backcountry boysClassmates from the Class of 2002 (from left) Steve Torrey, Dennis Griebenow,Peter Lofgren, and Trevor Johnson are pictured on their annual backpacking trip.This year the trip took them to Glacier National Park in Montana, where they werephotographed on top of a peak along the continental divide. The guys (along withJacob Anderson ’02, who was unable to attend this year due to his graduatestudies) have made a yearly tradition of getting into the backcountry since gradu-ation and have so far visited the backcountry of Yosemite N.P., Yellowstone N.P.,Olympic N.P., and now Glacier N.P. “While on this trip,” notes Trevor, “we also raninto Pam Kittelson from the biology department on the trail but unfortunately didnot think to take a group picture together!”


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Alfa Runquist Greulich ’39,Vancouver, WA, on August 23,2006. She is survived by her hus-band, Rudolf, and four children.

Joyce Westrom Hilary ’41,Minneapolis, MN, on September6, 2006. She had served manymetropolitan churches as organ-ist. Her husband, Frederic,taught music at Gustavus andfounded the Gustavus SymphonyBand. She is survived by a sister,Betty Skold ’49.

Marlin Hedberg ’43, St. AnthonyPark, MN, on August 22, 2006.He is survived by his wife, Opal,and two daughters.

John C. Ranseen ’46, Sun City West,AZ, on May 1, 2006. He was a re-tired insurance agent.

Perwin Knutson ’48, Sioux Falls, SD,on October 28, 2006. He was aretired employee of the SmallBusiness Administration and issurvived by his wife, Viola, fivedaughters, and one son.

John L. Sanstead ’48, Hastings, MN,on September 23, 2006. He wasretired from Hastings ISD #200and is survived by his wife,Arden (Halk ’51), and two sons.

Harlan E. Schmidt ’48, LakeWashington, MN, on July 9,2006. He is survived by his wife,Hazel, and three sons.

Leonard Torkelson ’48, Baldwin, WI,on October 21, 2006. He was aretired physician and surgeon.

Lloyd O. Belford ’50, Brooklyn Park,MN, on October 7, 2006. He wasa retired social studies teacherfrom Osseo ISD and is survivedby six children.

Birgitt R. Ivarson ’50, Norristown,PA, on March 12, 2006. She wasa semi-retired pastor for the NewEngland Synod of the ELCA.

Roger Thorson ’50, Silverdale, WA,on August 7, 2006. He was re-tired principal of Pine ValleyElementary School, U.S. Air ForceAcademy in Colorado Springs,and is survived by his wife, Lila(Anderson ’49), and two chil-dren.

Joyce Davenport Crown ’52,Longview, WA, on July 27, 2006.She is survived by four children.

James P. Dokken ’52, McLean, VA,on August 25, 2006. He was aretired senior program officer ofFEMA’s Office of DisasterAssistance. He is survived by hiswife, Lois, and three sons.

Russell Lundquist ’52, StevensPoint, WI, on September 7,2006. He was a retired teacherand admissions counselor and issurvived by his wife, Marge, andthree children.

Walter T. Atcherson ’53, Iowa City,IA, on August 25, 2006. He wasa professor of music theory atthe University of Iowa from 1964to 1995 and is survived by hiswife, Olivia, and six children.

Einer W. Satter ’55, Norcross, MN,on September 20, 2006. He issurvived by his wife, Joanne(Johnson ’56), and three childrenincluding Laine ’82 and Amy ’91.

Lynn Carlson ’56, Beaver Dam, WI,on September 30, 2006. He wasa retired employee of DePaulHospital in Milwaukee and is sur-vived by his wife, Bev (Runez’56), two sons, and two daugh-ters.

Dick A. Chilkott ’56, Auburn Hills,MI, on August 25, 2006. He wasa retired ELCA pastor and is sur-vived by his wife, Dorothy (Palm’58), one son, and daughtersGretchen ’82 and Andrea Sheys’87.

Marlene Gastler Petersen ’58,Withee, WI, on August 15, 2006.She worked with children atHead Start, as a daycare coordi-nator, and with special-needschildren in school and is sur-vived by three children.

Wilt F. Croonquist ’59, Willmar, MN,on October 14, 2006. He was re-tired executive director of theKandiyohi County EconomicDevelopment Partnership, Inc.,and served Gustavus as classagent, reunion committee mem-ber, and Phonorama caller. He issurvived by his wife, Betty, oneson, and one daughter.

Mary Lou Hawkinson Freeman ’63,Alta, IA, on September 5, 2006.She served in the Iowa Senate

from 1994–2002 and in 2002was elected to the House ofRepresentatives and was seekinga third term. She is survived by ason, Mark ’85, and daughtersSara Rekow ’86, Cary Friedrich’90, and Maret ’92.

Doreen Geiss White ’65, Monticello,MN, on August 19, 2006. She issurvived by her husband, Philip,and two children.

Marsha Anderson Berg ’73, NorthMankato, MN, on August 23,2006. She was employed bySchmidt Siding and Window ashuman resource director and ac-countant. She is survived by herhusband, Timothy ’73, and twodaughters.

Jim Maki ’73, Claremont, CA, onAugust 27, 2006. He was CEO ofValley Health System in Hemet,CA, and is survived by his wife,Marilyn, and four children.

(correction) Marion Jacobson ’32,St. Maries, ID, was erroneouslylisted in this section in the lastissue of the Quarterly, She is verymuch alive.

(correction) Charles Parnell ’87,Shorewood, MN, on July 12,2006. He was owner of ParTekSupply Inc., and is survived byhis wife, Amy (Peterson ’89), twodaughters, and one son.

The way to San JoseOn July 29, a bunch of Gusties reunited at Pizza Luce in Uptown for a going-awaydinner for Diana Yang Messig ’04 and her husband, who were about to move outto San Jose, CA, as a result of her husband’s job transfer. Back row from left:Courtney Kuehn ’03, Messig, Vanessa Young ’03, Stephanie Hass ’03; front:Gretchen Pierson ’03, Lin Ly ’03, and Kristie Campana ’03.

GAC at BASFRecent graduates (and one who hasn’t graduated yet) working at BASF Building Systems Corporate Headquarters in Shakopee,MN, got together for a photo. Pictured from left are Alex Nelson ’06, Sarah Schueffner ’06, Krista Kirchoff ’07, Ellen DoyleVan Patten ’04, and Brock Roth ’06. Alex, Sarah, and Ellen work in the Customer Support Department, while Krista had asummer internship in the same department. Brock currently works in Research and Development.



Gustavus alumni

T he path from Gustavus to theWorld Bank has been “interesting,to say the least,” Rebecca Konrad’96 admits. It took the mathemat-

ics major from two years living in WestAfrica, without running water and electrici-ty, to actuarial work at Blue Cross BlueShield of Minnesota and, finally, to a careeras an investment officer with the privatesector arm of the World Bank inWashington, D.C. Her record of investmentaccomplishments along the way has notcompromised her passion for helping oth-ers, and that combination resonated withthe Gustavus Alumni Association, whichrecognized her during Homecoming/Reunion Weekend with a First DecadeAward for early professional accomplish-ment.

Konrad joined the Peace Corps aftergraduating from Gustavus and spent twoyears teaching math to rural high school

students in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa,where she also coordinated community activities,trained incoming Peace Corps volunteers for thenearby country of Burkina Faso, and established thefirst-ever girls’ soccer program in Tougué, Guinea.Returning to the United States when her term ofservice ended in 1998, she accepted a position asan actuarial analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield ofMinnesota and subsequently received the corpora-tion’s highest employee award for developing a cus-

tomized structure to price Blue Cross’s 40 largestgroup health insurance accounts.

In 2001 Konrad began studying for her MBA atthe University of Minnesota’s Carlson School ofManagement. It was there that she developed an in-terest in financial markets and fixed income funds.She helped establish and became the first managingdirector of the Carlson School Fixed Income Fund,one of the largest student-run fixed income funds inthe nation and the first such fund at the Universityof Minnesota. Besides developing the accountingpolicies and setting up the necessary infrastructure,she managed the fund’s initial $5 million positionin mortgage-backed securities. In 2003 she wasunanimously selected Outstanding Finance Studentof the Year by the faculty for exceptional academicand professional achievement.

Konrad took a position with ING InvestmentManagement after completing her MBA studies in2003. While only at ING for a year, the experiencehelped her develop skills in corporate credit analy-sis. In the summer of 2004, she was one of 15 MBAsselected from more than 10,000 applicants world-wide to be an investment officer for the GlobalTransaction Team of the International FinanceCorporation, the private sector arm of the WorldBank. Her work at the World Bank allows her theopportunity to both use her investment manage-ment skills and pursue her passion for internationaldevelopment. During her first year, she was involvedwith a unique $1 billion collateralized loan obliga-tion project that will enable institutional investorsin the United States and Europe to put capital intoprojects in emerging markets.

Currently, Konrad is a member of theInternational Finance Corporation’s infrastructuredepartment, where she evaluates debt and equityinvestments in companies that provide water, elec-tricity, and transport services in developing andemerging market countries including Brazil, Ghana,Egypt, India, and China.

Rebecca Konrad ’96

First Decade Award – Rebecca Konrad ’96

From teaching to investment management

alumniawards & Citations

WomenLeah Abraham, Santiago, Solola, Guatemala, founding member, chief of staff and staff physician, HospitalitoAtitlan; Angela McCoy Dahle, Apple Valley, MN, M.D., Division of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases,Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota; Viktoria Larson Davis, Madelia, MN, optometrist/owner,Madelia Optometric, Inc.; Ellen Korbach, Shoreview, MN, principal business analyst, neurological global sup-ply chain, Medtronic, Inc.; Kayan Lewis, San Antonio, TX, clinical assistant professor, Department ofPediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Ann Brandl Rippentrop, Iowa City, IA,clinical health psychologist, Iowa Spring Research and Rehabilitation Center, Department of Orthopaedics andRehabilitation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Kirstin Hastad Specht, Trumbull, CT, manager ofmarketing division, Lincoln-Mercury; Kathleen Vohs, Minneapolis, MN, assistant professor, marketing and lo-gistics management, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.

2006 FirstDecade AwardNomineesIn addition to First DecadeAward recipients RebeccaKonrad ’96 and MiloMartin ’96, other nomineefinalists included:

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M odern microprocessors have hundredsof millions of transistors, and FirstDecade Award recipient Milo M.K.Martin ’96 is researching new ways to

use those transistors to give us even faster comput-ers. Martin is a member of the faculty at theUniversity of Pennsylvania performing research onshared-memory multiprocessor architectures. As theexpertise and research interests of scientists can beso technically advanced that only other scientistsmight understand and describe their work, let MaxHailperin, professor of mathematics and computerscience at Gustavus and his undergraduate adviser,make things clear about the significance of Martin’sresearch:

It’s hard to imagine a more commer-cially important area of computer ar-chitecture research today than thequestion of how multiple processorscan communicate and coordinatetheir activities through a sharedmemory system. The makers of micro-processors are finding it increasinglydifficult to increase the speed of eachindividual processor; at the same timethey are gaining the ability to fitmore processors on each chip. The re-sult is that all major performancegains today, whether in small, single-chip personal computers or large su-percomputers, are coming from theharnessing together of multipleprocessors. Given the current trendtoward multiple processors per chip,there is reason to expect that single-processor systems will soon be obso-lete. At that point, [Milo] Martin’swork will be relevant to the design ofevery class of computer systems, andwill help the architects of those sys-tems confront one of the most diffi-cult design problems they face.

After graduating from Gustavus, Martinwent on to graduate study in computer sci-ence at the University of Wisconsin, conduct-ing research in microprocessor architecture forseven years. Upon earning a Ph.D. in 2003, hetook a tenure-track position at Penn, an IvyLeague school located in Philadelphia. Alreadyhis work has had a significant impact on aca-demic and industrial research into designs forshared-memory multiprocessor systems, basedupon more than a dozen scholarly publicationsin the proceedings of top conferences (themost prestigious venues in his field) and jour-nals, invited lectures at several universitiesand industrial design centers, and an articleselected for IEEE Micro’s 2003 “Top Picks”issue based on his dissertation research.

Martin’s 2003 conference paper on tokencoherence protocols (based on his dissertationresearch) is widely regarded as having openedup an important new area of design possibili-ties. At a number of top universities, this paper isnow one of the required readings in the graduateseminar on computer architecture, standing along-side the classics of the field. Organizers of the 2005International Conference on Computer Design, apremier conference in the field, showed their regardfor Martin’s intellectual leadership by soliciting an“invited paper” from him to serve as a highlight ofthe technical program—a rare occurrence.

Martin is now looking toward simplifying softwaredevelopment for advanced computer architectures,in part supported by a recently awarded $400,000project grant from the National Science Foundation.

Milo M.K. Martin ’96

MenKevin Bastyr, Somerville, MA, analytic research associate, Bose Corporation, Framingham; DimitriDrekonja, Minneapolis, MN, chief resident, University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Program; PeterEckman, Minneapolis, MN, house physician, Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital; campus physician, Fairview-University Medical Center; urgent care/emergency room physician, Veterans Administration Medical Center;Dan Friesner, Colbert, WA, assistant professor, School of Business Administration, Gonzaga University,Spokane; Tim Hoheisel, West Fargo, ND, executive director, Cass County Historical Society at Bonanzaville;Alexander Johnson, Adelaide, Australia, university research fellow, Australian Centre for Plant FunctionalGenomics, Glen Osmond; Aaron Johnston, Brookings, SD, head women’s basketball coach, South DakotaState University; Jason Mischel, Warren, MN, owner/president, Great Companions Pet Supplies &Golfgods.com; Brian Olson, San Diego, CA, cancer research associate, The Scripps Research Institute, LaJolla; Eric Wolfram, Chicago, IL, partner, chief technology officer, Integrisys Group, LLC.

First Decade Award – Milo Martin ’96

Designing faster computers


Gustavus alumni


Brett Aamot ’82Daughter, BriaWillmar, MN

Laurice Anderson ’81Son, BrianOwatonna, MN

Tom and Torrey Holmen Asp ’84 ’84Daughter, MichelleEdina, MN

Barbara Davis Augustinack ’76Son, ChristopherApple Valley, MN

Wendy Wiebusch Berthelsen ’80Daughter, AmaraMidlothian, TX

Kris Swenson Glidden ’81Daughter, Ashley BiermannSt. Peter, MN

Steve and Brenda Rogers Bohlig ’77 ’78Daughter, BrittanyMinnetonka, MN

Paul and Susan ErlandsonBreckner ’82 ’83Son, JackWayzata, MN

Sonja Swenson Brigger ’74Son, TylerNew Ulm, MN

Marcia Styrlund Broman ’79Daughter, JenniferBloomington, MN

David and Bonnie MadsenBrueshoff ’77 ’79Daughter, AmandaApple Valley, MN

David and Carolyn DeWitt Carlson ’82 ’83Daughter, KatherinePlymouth, MN

John and Linnea Anderson Chrest ’80 ’80Son, JeffreyWaconia, MN

Deborah Sawyer Cook ’78Daughter, ChelseyWaterville, MN

Brownlee Cote ’63Son, HenryAspen, CO

Jane Burman Cummings ’79Daughter, KatieAitkin, MN

Brian Davis ’72Daughter, KathrynApple Valley, MN

Lee and MariJane Loken Dummer ’76 ’76

Daughter, LauraCrystal, MN

Kim Dunlap ’84Daughter, Jill VanOsdolMarquette, MI

Mark Ellefson ’77Daughter, SarahAndover, MN

Steve and Laurenbrook SwansonEllingson ’79 ’79Daughter, Emalise Andover, MN

Jennifer Paulson Engle ’83Daughter, SamanthaRichfield, MN

Janet Suppes Fitzgerald ’83Daughter, AlyssaLakeville, MN

Lenore White Flinn ’71Daughter, EricaHutchinson, MN

Joan Newberg Freeberg ’79Son, JerrodMaple Grove, MN

Gary and Renee LangendorfGosewisch ’78 ’79Daughter, AmyVictoria, MN

William Hansen ’77Daughter, AlyssaBloomington, MN

Dan and Jill Lindquist Hanson ’73 ’74Son, NolanMontrose, MN

Craig Hanson ’82Son, WilliamSt. Peter, MN

Patricia Hande Hartman ’72Son, AndrewEagan, MN

Jonathan Hilding ’84Son, BenjaminHudson, WI

Greg Hilding ’81Son, DerekSpicer, MN

Mark and Mary Hannon Jaeger ’77 ’77Son, JackRed Wing, MN

Marlene Schmidt Jilek ’79Daughter, AnnaMankato, MN

Kelly Rome Johnson ’84Daughter, KatelynMidlothian, TX

Lisa Louisiana Kamrath ’82Son, JonathanHutchinson, MN

Timothy and Sarah ChristensonLarson ’78 ’80Daughter, AnneRochester, MN

Bradford and Allison McCormackLee ’80 ’81Daughter, LindeEagan, MN

David and Dagni Johnson Lee ’83 ’82Son, RyanWoodbury, MN

Laura Grashorn Linstrand ’80Daughter, KatherineNew Brighton, MN

Bev Nelson Ludwig ’75Daughter, KelliSt. Charles, MN

Nancy Lofthus McDonald ’82Daughter, MorganEagan, MN

Dan and Lynn Lutz McGinty ’84 ’84Son, RyanShoreview, MN

Carl Monson ’74Daughter, RuthMaple Grove, MN

Philip Nelson ’82Son, LaneLakeville, MN

Skott and Joanne HardmanNielsen ’77 ’80Daughter, KelseyDuluth, MN

Dean Nissen ’77Son, LucasHutchinson, MN

Laurie Schrupp Noennig ’86Son, BlakeNorwood, MN

Connie Hainlin O’Brien ’81Daughter, KellyGolden Valley, MN

Susan Link O’Connell ’77Daughter, HayleyExcelsior, MN

Beth Lunden Palm ’82Son, AdamBaldwin, WI

Thomas Parnell ’78Son, ThomasSt. Paul, MN

Kenneth and Jo Manbeck-Patzoldt ’76 ’76Daughter, BryndenGrand Rapids, MN

Timothy Pelton ’81Daughter, AlisonOwatonna, MN

Paul and Laurie MedhaugPeterson ’79 ’79Daughter, CaitlinChippewa Falls, WI

Jim and Susan Erickson Peterson ’81 ’82Daughter, LauraMinntonka, MN

Lori Ehlen Rebers ’82Daughter, AndreaPrior Lake, MN

Linda Beck Retka ’70Daughter, AndreaShoreview, MN

William Schnell ’77Daughter, KatherineDuluth, MN

Robert and Beth Sparboe Schnell ’81 ’82Daughter, SaraWayzata, MN

Susan Bold Schumacher ’81Daughter, AllisonPlymouth, MN

Scot Schwanke ’75Daughter, RachelBurnsville, MN

Wayne and Judy JosephsonSommer ’75 ’75Son, KyleStillwater, MN

Thomas and Peg Johnson Spehar ’80 ’80Son, ThomasDuluth, MN

Nancy Mork Stewart ’72Son, ChristopherHector, MN

Randall and Elizabeth OnkkaStuckey ’83 ’81Daughter, RachelSt. Peter, MN

Steve and Theresa Von MoschSwansson ’80 ’80Son, CaseyBloomington, MN

Mark Taylor ’78Daughter, GretchenMankato, MN

Richard Toppin ’80Son, AdamPlymouth, MN

James Turner ’73Son, StevenMound, MN

David West ’68Daughter, KarenSouth St. Paul, MN

Mark and Joanne Scott Zard ’77 ’77Son, AdamCaledonia, MN

Second-generation Gusties, 2006Alumni whose offspring arrived at Gustavus this fall are listed alphabetically, with their sons or daughters named below.


This summer President Bush signed a bill letting those who care about Gustavus

make charitable contributions in 2006 and 2007 directly from their IRAs.

The law opens new possibilities this year and next, so it is important to act soon.

Here are the details:Up to $100,000 per year may be transferred directly

to a charitable organization like Gustavus without the usual tax implications. Both spouses may make similar

transfers if each has an IRA.This opportunity is available

to IRA owners who are 70 or older.The tax provision ends December 31, 2007,

so the window of opportunity is open for 2006 and 2007 only.

If your tax adviser says,“You’ve given all you can

this year,” this law may be an opportunity to give muchmore, an “over and above”gift not limited by other

tax laws.

For more information aboutthis special opportunity, talk to

your tax adviser, your IRA custodian,and one of the Gustavus gift planningstaff (see picture and contact information

on page 32).

Special IRA giftopportunity


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arts oncampusThe Gustavus Wind Orchestra performs during the Family Weekend Concert, which also featured the Gustavus Choir, theGustavus Symphony Orchestra, and the Lucia Singers. Photo by Tom Roster.


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