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Studio art major Anna Franke ’16 works on
an assignment requiring the use of multiple
modules in a sculpture. At the end of each
graduating year, senior studio art majors exhibit
their work. Juried by faculty, it is a selection
of the strongest pieces and the culmination of
an art-rich undergraduate experience. Epoch:
Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition 2016 is on
view at the Hillstrom Museum of Art through
May 29. A number of the works are for sale.
ONE COPY PER ADDRESS: To conserve energy and resources, Gustavus Quarterly will now send one household copy of each issue to addresses with multiple Gusties. To continue to receive multiple copies at this address, please contact Advancement Services at [email protected] or 507-933-7516 and we will be happy to accommodate. If you know a Gustie who is not receiving the Quarterly, encourage him or her to update contact information at gustavus.edu/updateinfo. Thank you for helping us to be good stewards.
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Gustavus becomes Minnesota’s first Fair Trade College
20 GOOD COMPANY
Proud alums who mentor promising students
33 CLASS NOTES
What your fellow Gusties have been up to
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SUMMER 2016 | VOL. LXXII | ISSUE 3
STAFF
Chair, Board of Trustees
George Hicks ’75
President of the College
Rebecca Bergman
Vice President, Marketing and Communication
Tim Kennedy ’82
Vice President, Advancement
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necessarily reflect the views of the editors or official policies of
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The Gustavus Quarterly (USPS 227-580) is published four times
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Gustavus Adolphus College is accredited by the Higher Learning
Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.The acropolis of Thessaloniki,
capital of Greek Macedonia, as the sun is about to set. Taken
in January by a student on tour with the Gustavus Symphony
Orchestra and Jazz Lab Band. gustavus.edu/give
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A gift to Gustavus opens doors on campus and around the globe.
Because of your financial support, students at Gustavus learn how
to serve, lead, and make a difference. Through their experience on
campus, Gustavus students are confident going out into the world
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
At least 80 Gustie students go on volunteer Spring Break building trips every year. This is what a legacy of community building looks like.
EMBRACING FAIR TRADE
Gustavus became the first Fair Trade College in Minnesota, and only the 30th in the nation. Here’s how—and why—we’re doing it.
IN GOOD COMPANY
When these alum-student mentor partnerships get together, life is richer and business is good.
WHERE MINNESOTA GUSTIES WORK
Find out where we’re earning a living and making a difference in the fine state of Minnesota.
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5 ON THE HILL
9 SHINE PROFILES
14 KALENDAR
24 SPORTS
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28 GRATITUDE
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Gustiestudentshavebeenbuilding
Habitat for Humanityhomesforalmost
aslongasJimmyandRosalynnCarter.
AfterHurricaneKatrina,studentsstarted
averagingthreetripsayear,mostof
themduringSpringBreak.Gustieshave
builtaffordablehousingalloverthe
UnitedStates,particularlyintheGulf
Coastarea.Lastfall,theytookonan
additionalbuildinAlexandria,Minn.“We
doahybridofbuilding,”saysstudent
co-presidentPagetPengelly’16,who
hasbeenonsixtrips.“Installingkitchen
cabinets,roofing,supportbeams.
Anotherbigpartisreflectingonwhyour
workismeaningfulforourselvesandthe
world.”ThisSpringBreakfoundGusties
buildinginMaryville,Tenn.,ElPaso,
Texas,andBirmingham,Ala.
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Number of homes Gusties
have built in Maryville, Tenn.,
including Spring Break 2016.
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students the past 10 years who
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on trips in the fall.
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Build community: That’s
our guiding philosophy.”— Dave Newell ’03, director for Community-Based
Service and Habitat for Humanity adviser
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WE ARE ALL CONNECTED IN THE COMMUNITY
OF OUR COLLEGE.
Much is made today about connectivity. We all have the ability to stay connected to each other via email, smartphones, and social media, even the tried and true hand-written note. Our patterns of connecting have changed dramatically in a very short time. I remember how my own children, recent college graduates, insisted I communicate with them using text messages rather than phone calls. I was amazed that they would often be connecting with multiple
friends simultaneously on their smartphones. At Gustavus, connection is more than a Facebook post. It is closely linked to our
core value of community. When Gusties say we are “connected,” this means more than being Facebook friends or readers of each other’s Twitter feeds. Connection is in the College’s concern for those on the other end of our consumption patterns, which led us to become Minnesota’s first Fair Trade College. Connection is in alumni who do more than acknowledge students with a “Go Gusties!” and instead volunteer to mentor a new generation of professionals. Connection is in our travel to other cultures, sharing our music and receiving the music of others. It is in our shared learning experiences, our shared faith journeys, our shared time together on and off campus, telling our stories and deepening our bonds.
Even this redesigned magazine is a renewed commitment toward connection. We seek to tell you about who we are right now, to show you how Gusties are changing the world in exciting and powerful ways. Gustavus is much more than a memory of youth or a campus on a hill. It is a living, breathing community of people, working to stay connected to each other and to the world in ways that touch and change each other’s lives. We are excited and delighted to share stories, experiences, and a collective future with you.
All of us—Gustie students and parents, alumni, friends and faculty—have Gustavus in common. We delight in each other. We smile at the stories of our classmates, friends, and fellow Gusties. We are proud of the ways that we collectively make a difference in the world.
We are forever connected. I invite you turn the pages and enjoy the news from Gustavus. And then text (or call, or IM, or tweet, or write a note to) a fellow Gustie.
Sincerely,
Rebecca M. BergmanPresident, Gustavus Adolphus College
Välkommen GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Rev. Jon V. Anderson(exofficio),Bishop,SouthwesternMinnesotaSynod,ELCA
Scott P. Anderson ’89, MBA,Chairman,President,andCEO,PattersonCompanies,Inc.
Tracy L. Bahl ’84, MBA,ExecutiveVicePresident,CVS|Caremark
Warren L. Beck ’67,President,Gabbert&Beck,Inc.
Grayce Belvedere-Young, MBA,FounderandCEO,LilyPadConsulting
Rebecca M. Bergman(exofficio),President,GustavusAdolphusCollege
Daniel Currell ’94 JD, Director,ClientServices,NovusLaw,LLC
Bruce A. Edwards ’77,RetiredCEO,DHLGlobalSupplyChain
James H. Gale ’83, JD,AttorneyatLaw
Marcus M. Gustafson ’73, DDS,FormerCEOandFounder,MetroDentalcare
John O. Hallberg ’79, MBA,CEO,Children’sCancerResearchFund
Jeffrey D. Heggedahl ’87, MBA(exofficio),PastPresident,GustavusAlumniAssociation
Susie B. Heim ’83,FormerCo-owner,SandSHeimConstruction
George G. Hicks ’75, JD(chair),FoundingPartner,VärdePartners,Inc.
The Rev. John D. Hogenson ’81,SeniorPastor,MountOlivetLutheranChurch
Linda G. Huett ’66,RetiredPresidentandCEO,WeightWatchersInternational,Inc.
Linda Bailey Keefe ’69, MBA,VicePresident,NAIBrannenGoddard
Talmadge E. King, Jr. ’70, MD,Chair,DepartmentofMedicine,UniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco
Paul R. Koch ’87,SeniorVicePresident/Investments,UBSFinancialServices
Jan Ledin Michaletz ’74,PastPresident,GustavusAlumniAssociation
Thomas J. Mielke ’80, JD,SeniorVicePresidentandGeneralCounsel,Kimberly-ClarkCorporation
Marcia L. Page ’82,FoundingPartner,VärdePartners,Inc.
The Rev. Craig A. Pederson ’90(exofficio),AssistanttotheBishop,MinneapolisAreaSynod,ELCA,andPresident,GustavusAdolphusCollegeAssociationofCongregations
The Rev. Wayne B. Peterson ’77,Pastor,St.BarnabasLutheranChurch
The Rev. Dan S. Poffenberger ’82,SeniorPastor,ShepherdoftheLakeLutheranChurch
Christopher J. Rasmussen ’88, PhD(exofficio),VicePresidentforProgramsandResearch,AssociationofGoverningBoards,andPastPresident,GustavusAlumniAssociation
Beth Sparboe Schnell ’82,CEO,SparboeCompanies
Ronald C. White ’75,President,Sales,RCWhiteEnterprises,Inc.
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ON THE HILL
cannabis out of the war on drugs.” And this generation of college students, he says, is part of the shift toward treating drug abuse as a public health issue.
“We might say this is not a war on drugs, but a war on people,” said Building Bridges co-chair Esrea Perez-Bill ’17. The conference’s walk-through in Beck Hall—in which participants were given a drug conviction and moved through “the system”—was a physical illustration of the war’s failures, as was the I Am We Are performance. As always, Gusties are taking a critical look.
drugs from Nixon to that long-proposed Mexican border wall.
“Building a wall will not keep drugs out of our country,” Nadelmann told nearly 600 people in Christ Chapel. “Think about our global war on drugs as an international projection of our domestic psychosis.” Mass incarceration, he said, is the new Jim Crow. “We went from 500,000 people behind bars to 2.3 million people.” One-third or more prisoners are there because of America’s war on drugs.
But, Nadelmann notes, “there is an opening going on here with our taking
Every year, the student-led social justice conference Building Bridges takes on one of America’s seemingly unsolvable problems. This year: the war on drugs.
“Silver or Lead: Wealth and Violence in the War on Drugs” aimed to challenge the efficacy of the current U.S. drug policy. Students brought to campus noted experts, including Ethan Nadelmann, founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. With the fervor of a preacher plus a deep understanding of international drug policy and trade, Nadelmann dismantled America’s war on
D O U B T I N G T H E D R U G WA R
“It’saloteasiertogetillegaldrugsthancertifiedtreatment.”—theBuildingBridges
performanceofsocialjusticetheatretroupeIAmWeAre,withperformersHannahTran’18,
ClaySletta’18,andJalenGray’17.
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Gustavushosteditsthirdannual
TEDxeventinApril,againtoa
soldoutcrowdinWallenberg
Auditorium.Speakers
includealumsPaul Batz ’85
andRyan Johnson ’96,as
wellasassistantprofessorof
anthropologyAnnika Ericksenand
Kathy Lund Dean(pictured),Gustavus
BoardofTrusteesDistinguishedChairinLeadershipandEthics.
LundDeantalkedabouthowAmericanworkersrespondto
religiousdiversityinalltypesoforganizations.
ClassicsmajorAshley Nickel ’17receiveda$10,000scholarship
throughtheDukeIntercollegiateCenterforClassicalStudies
toattendasemester-longstudyawayprograminRome.She
receivedoneofthelargestscholarshipsoffered.
SecretaryofStateSteve Simon
(pictured)visitedprofessorJill
Locke’s 300-levelFeministPolitical
Thoughtcourse.Heanswered
questionsonvoterparticipation
andengagement,electionpolicy,
andcaucusing.
FiveformerGustavuswomen’shockey
playerscompetedintheWorldBandyChampionshipin
Roseville,Minn.Bandyissimilartohockey,butwithabigger
rink,shortersticks,andaredball.Kelsey Kennedy ’13,Jenna
Christensen ’13,Mollie Carroll ’12,Meagan Wanecke ’13,and
Maddie Bergh ’14,allplayedonthe16-womanteam.Themen’s
nationalbandyteamalsofeaturesGustavusalumni:David
Martinson ’10,Scott Arundel ’08,andWyatt Wenzel ’14played
onthisyear’s18-manteam.Chris Middlebrook ’79andChris
Halden ’78helpedcoachtheteam.Kevin Bowen ’83isthe
headofU.S.bandyreferees.
“I’vebeenwonderingwhomightfill
theintellectualvoidthatplagued
meafterJamesBaldwindied.
Clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates.—ToniMorrison
2016–2017 Reading in Common BookTHE WINNER OF THE 2015 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD,
BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, IS OUR NEXT READ.
It’s a thunderously loud work for 152 pages. It is memoir, journalism, scholarship, and a message from a father to a son. Since its publication last year, Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book has been called “a love letter written in a moral emergency” (Slate), “a searing meditation on what it means to be black in America today” (New York Times), and “an ode to writing itself” (the Guardian). And it is a national bestseller.
For this year’s incoming students, who will read the book during the summer and discuss it with faculty at orientation and throughout their first year, the book will be a shared intellectual space. Its exploration and explanation of the failures of our humanity, presented within the intimate framing of a father’s love for his son, is an emotional and challenging read for all readers, but especially for white Americans.
TheGustavuscommunityandallinterestedguestscan
hearfromJamelle Bouie,chiefpoliticalcorrespondentfor
SlatemagazineandpoliticalanalystforCBSNews,ashe
speaksonCoates’sbook,Millennials,andracism.He’llbeon
campusatChrist Chapel on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.
PRETTYGOODNEWS
Ta-NehisiCoates
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52nd Nobel ConferenceTHE SEARCH FOR ECONOMIC BALANCE
During this moment in our history—and in a presidential election year, no less—questions surrounding global economic balance are more urgent than ever. Gustavus is honored to host some of the world’s foremost economics experts to wrestle with the challenges. Who’s coming:Dan Ariely, Duke UniversityOrly Ashenfelter, Princeton UniversityPaul Collier, University of Oxford, UKJohn A. List, University of ChicagoDeirdre McClosky, University of Illinois at ChicagoJoerg Rieger, Southern Methodist University Perkins School of TheologyChris Farrell, Marketplace Money, American Public Media
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Bynowyoumay
havenoticed
ournewlook.
Forthefirst
timein30years,
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undergoneacompleteredesign.
Ournewlookcombinestheclean
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theEksellDisplayfont,created
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usbybrandingfirmBD&E.We
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OUTSTANDINGEMPLOYEES
ThisOctober,threemembersoftheGustavuscommunityreceivedoutstanding
employeeawardsinconjunctionwithFoundersDay,whichrecognizesthededication
ofOldMainonOct.31,1876.WithPresidentBergmanare,fromlefttoright:
Barb Larson Taylor ’93,seniordirectorofinstitutionalevents.LarsonTayloristhe
recipientoftheErikNoreliusAwardfortheOutstandingAdministrativeEmployee.Larson
TaylorhasheldavarietyofpositionsattheCollege,beginningastheassistantdirector
ofalumnirelationsin1994.Inhercurrentrole,shemanagesGustavus’ssignatureevents,
coordinatesseveraladvisoryboards,andservesasanambassadorfortheCollege.
Rick Orpen,professorofcompositionandtheory,percussion,andguitarinthe
DepartmentofMusic.Heisrecipientofthe2015FacultyServiceAward.Orpen
teachescoursesinmusictheory,composition,percussion,jazzimprovisation,and
guitar.Anaccomplishedartistinhisownright,hisperformancecreditsarenumerous.
Ann Volk,officemanagerintheOfficeofAdvancement.Volkistherecipientof
theAugustaCarlsonSchultzAward,whichrecognizesanoutstandingsupportstaff
employee.VolkworkscloselywithVicePresidentforAdvancementThomasW.Young
’88onreporting,budgeting,andrunningtheday-to-dayoperationsoftheoffice.
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW
The Nobel Conference is Sept. 27 and 28.
Pricesrangefrom$50to$120;livestreamis
free.Visitgustavus.edu/nobelconference.
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CAMPUS SOCIALINSTAGRAMFollow@gustavusadolphuscollege,@gustieathletics
@gustavusadolphuscollege
MostoftheglobalMuslimpopulationlivesinAsia.It’s
araciallydiversereligion.Andyoudon’tshowerwith
thehijabon.MultifaithadvisorAiylaVajid(center)
andapanelofstudentsandfacultyansweredcampus
questionsat#AskAMuslim.
@gustavusadolphuscollege
ComposerDr.SteveHeitzeg’82oncampusbefore
hiscolloquiumonmusicforpeace.Helaterannounced
anewmonetaryprizeforastudent-composedwork
onthesamesubject,withprofessorsRickOrpenand
MarkLammers.#whygustavus
@razorlitmag
AntonCheckov,perhapsthesecond-mostfamouswriter
intheworld,gavesomeadviceaboutwritingastory:
Throwoutthefirstthreepages.Slicethemoffwitha
razor,hesaid.We’refascinatedbythatRazor.#litmag
#amwriting#razor#checkov
“Wearebornintoahistorywedidnot
create.Wearebornintoaculturewedid
notcreate.”
—ShaktiButler,founderandpresident
ofWorldTrust,oncampustoleadan
interactivesessiononunderstanding
racialinequityasaprecursortobuilding
strategiesthataddressracialandsocio-
economicbarriers.
Follow /gustavusadolphuscollege
@MustBeAndra
#whygustavus?Becausesometimesyour
professorbakesyouabirthdaycake.
@gustavus
.@GustieAlumPeterKrause’87will
starinthenewcrimethriller@ABC_
TheCatch,whichpremiersonMarch24.
Besuretotunein!#gogusties
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Our taste—if not our passion—for humanity compels us to leave the classroom and go wherever people suffer from disease, ignorance, or oppression, wherever a person or group of persons need reassurance, faith, and peace.
—ElieWiesel,fromhiscommencementaddresstoGustavusgraduates,May29,1994
10:00 a.m. TimeforReflection
Razor is a multimedia journal founded at Gustavus to publish literature and art and to
investigate the inner workings of the creative process. Now a yearly course, it’s one of
the many innovative projects to come from Gustavus initiatives in digital humanities.
The image is artwork by Mariah Wika ’15.
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SHINE: KENDRA FREYThe Yes WomanUNWILLING TO GIVE UP MUSIC IN FAVOR OF MEDICINE (OR
VICE VERSA) FREY HAS MADE EXCELLENT USE OF BOTH.
Music and science. Concertmaster in the symphony orchestra. Genetic tagger of
yeast proteins using fluorescent markers. Soloist in the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra’s season finale.
Seven semesters of Russian. “I’m conversational,” she says.It seems impossible that an undergrad could achieve so much
across such divergent disciplines. And yet here is Frey, all the way from Fairbanks, Alaska, driven, serious, accomplished, and humbled by all of it.
Especially as she was initially unwilling to choose Gustavus. Her sister was studying sciences here. Her sister was the concertmaster in the orchestra. “I didn’t want to follow her,” Frey says. “I applied to mollify her.” But Frey’s primary criteria for a college were “small, with a good science program and good music.” It was hard to say no to a school that delivered both so effortlessly. Despite not wanting to follow her older sister, “I wouldn’t have to give up my involvement in music to be dedicated to the sciences at Gustavus,” Frey says.
She didn’t. And after a year on campus, when the older Frey graduated and headed to the University of Minnesota to study public health, she passed the concertmaster position to the younger Frey. (Yup. They are back-to-back Gustie sister concertmasters chasing health sciences.)
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Frey double majored in biochemistry/molecular biology and chemistry, a challenging four years by itself. She also performed in chamber music ensembles, competed in the concerto and aria competition (she won in 2014 and 2016), and traveled with the Orchestra to Greece and Macedonia, playing contemporary American pieces. On the bus ride back from the airport, she started reading Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov.
She didn’t read it in Russian. But we had to ask.
Frey’schoicetoperformatthehighest
levelpossiblewithinhermultiple
passionsmadeheranexceptional
candidateformedicalschool.She
wasacceptedintoseveralprograms,
andheadstotheUniversityofIowa
CarverCollegeofMedicinein
thefall.
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Discoverer of the OtherCOLLABORATING IS AN EMOTIONAL PROCESS. AND THAT’S A GOOD THING.
How do we learn empathy? The short answer is from trying to understand the feelings of others. The long answer is worth a lifetime of reflection. Few would answer, “from the Greek tragedies.” But classics professor Eric Dugdale would, and so would his collaborators.
“We often neglect the very elements that lie at the heart of Greek tragedy,” Dugdale says of his scholarly muse and teaching medium. But to understand the emotional effects and moral dimensions of the tragedies, Dugdale thinks they should be consumed as intended: as performance.
“It is a shame to be studying theater without performing it,” Dugdale says. “Stepping into somebody else’s shoes is a powerful way of learning empathy.” For the past 14 years he’s taken the tragedies out of the textbooks and into the Linnaeus Arboretum, where students stage a Festival of Dionysus every two years. Groups of students pick a scene and bring it to life, sometimes with hand-crafted masks (like the one pictured here), sometimes in contemporary contexts, like Partly Cloudy, a modern adaptation of Aristophanes’ Clouds. Students spend April and May creating and rehearsing, and external judges (including an alum) rank the performances. “Just like the ancient Festival, this is a
competition,” Dugdale says. But the learning is in the collaboration.
Dugdale swears by collective work, even in humanities research, where it is rarely attempted. He’s currently working with
Gustavus political science professor Mimi Gerstbauer on a scholarly article on restorative justice in Aeschylus’ Eumenides. “It’s about how forms of justice move from vendetta to trial by jury, and
how even that is not an effective solution,”
Dugdale says.
This past fall, Dugdale studied at his undergraduate alma mater, Oxford, where a repository of modern productions of ancient drama helped him understand where the empathy comes from. “There is a lot of evidence to suggest that these plays had a big impact on their audiences,” Dugdale says. “Like in a big concert, there is that electricity.”
SHINE: ERIC DUGDALE
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Dugdalebringsstudentsinto
collaborativeresearchonthe
VenetusA,theoldestsurviving
manuscriptofHomer’sIliad.Seven
studentshavetraveledtotheCenter
forHellenicStudiesinWashington,
D.C.,tolearntoreadthemanuscript
andenteritstextandcommentary
inXMLmark-uplanguage,creating
thefirstcomplete
edition.They
returntoteach
otherGustie
students.
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Where Faith Meets ScienceAN EDGY NUN PROFESSOR SHE MET DURING HER OWN UNDERGRAD
DAYS CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR THE GUSTAVUS CHAPLAIN.
“I was going to be a scientist,” Erickson says. But then she took an undergraduate course at Carleton College titled “Women in Religion” with Sister Rosemary Rader, a Benedictine nun.
She ended up taking four classes with Rader.“It was like I discovered a long-lost sisterhood of women that were
intelligent and spiritual but had a lot of critical questions about their traditions,” Erickson says. “And they weren’t willing to give up on it.”
Erickson has not given up on it either. Nor has she given up on science. (She still earned a BA in chemistry before heading to seminary.) This summer, Erickson debuts the Gustavus Academy for Faith, Science, and Ethics for high school students. As director of the Academy, Erickson leads a team from the chaplains’ office, plus professor of chemistry Scott Bur and professor of religion Marcia Bunge. Together, they are preparing the Gustavus students who will work as mentors at the Academy and designing curriculum for the 45 high school students who will explore how scientists and people of faith work together to address global ethical challenges. And she’s bringing professionals who work at these intersections to campus during the Academy’s summer program, including Grace Wolf-Chase, astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.
Erickson co-wrote the grant that secured funding for the Academy, tailoring it to the Gustavus tradition of inquiry at the boundaries of science and faith. “It seemed totally appropriate to merge faith and science,” Erickson says. “I fell in love with theology because it was asking the big questions. I’m not the only one with these questions.”
AtGustavus,questionsoffaithpermeateintraditionalLutheran
practices,likeDailySabbathandsacredmusic.Theyarepresent
innontraditionalwaystoo,liketheplannedMultifaithCenterinthe
renovatedAndersonHall.Itwillhaveflexspaceforstudentsto
prayandengageinavarietyofcontemplativepracticesfrom
theirowntraditions.FA
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SHINE: SIRI ERICKSON
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Hellenic DreamThis winter, the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Lab Band toured Greece
and Macedonia. Here, in Meteora, they explore a landscape whose name translates
to “suspended in the air.” It was here that students visited monasteries which, until
the 17th century, could only be accessed by pullies and ropes. While on tour, the
orchestra and jazz bands played seven concerts in seven cities in the two countries,
to grateful, joyful audiences. If there is any doubt that music connects us, imagine
the amazed recognition on the faces of Greek elementary students when the
symphony struck up the music from Star Wars.
SomethingI’ve
noticedallover
Greece;thatit’s
muchmoresocially
acceptableto
stand up and dance
ataconcert.—KrisReiser’16
Whileourworldmay
beabigplace,we
allknowit’sgetting
smallereveryday.And
nomatterhowmany
milesseparateus,
music connects us.—AlBehrends’77,
directoroffineartsprograms
Asalways,itisa new space, a new sound,
andanewaudience.—JoeyWiley’16
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Itwaswonderful and rewardingtoconnect
withanothergroup
ofpassionateyoung
musicians,toshare
ourcountry’smusic
andlearnmore
aboutthemusicof
theirculture.—NateLong’16
Hellenic Dream
Theviewsofthe
mountainsandocean
keptstudentsstunned
duringthethree-hour
traveltimebetween
thecities.It’sno
wondertheGreeks believed in their gods!—ElenaGottlick’19
It’snoteverydayyou
playaconcertthatis
broadcasttoanentire
countryorshare a stage with a pop star.—BaileyHilgren’17
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KalendarMAY7 Honors Day Convocation,
ChristChapel;10:30a.m.;free
Senior Honors Recitalfeaturingthe
workoftheDepartmentofMusic’s
bestseniors;BjörlingRecitalHall;
1:30–3:30p.m.;free
Spring Choral Showcasefeaturing
thecombinedvoicesoftheGustavus
Choir,theChoirofChristChapel,
andtheLuciaSingers;ChristChapel;
7:30–9:30p.m.;free
7–29 2016 Senior Studio Art Majors’
Exhibition;HillstromMuseumofArt;
regularhours:Mon.–Fri.,9a.m.–4
p.m.;Sat.&Sun.,1–5p.m.(opening
reception,May7,4–6p.m.);free
8 Woodwind Chamber Ensembles
Spring Concertfeaturingtheworkof
severalwoodwindensemblesinthe
DepartmentofMusic;BjörlingRecital
Hall;3:30–4:30p.m.;free
9 Beyond the Lines: Meaning, Sport,
and What Matters Most lectureby
Rev.JoanneSanders,associatedean
ofreligiouslifeatStanfordUniversity;
St.PeterRoom;7–8:30p.m.;free
11 Soup and Sandwich Seminar:
Gustavus Strategic Plan with
President Bergman;MelvaLind
InterpretiveCenter,Linnaeus
Arboretum;11:30a.m.–1p.m.;$8for
Arbmembers,$9fornon-members;
visitgustavustickets.comorcall
507-933-7590toregister
13–15 Next Best Steps: The Gustavus
Dance Company in Concert;
AndersonTheatre;8p.m.(May13
and14),2p.m.(May15);ordertickets
onlineatgustavustickets.comorcall
507-933-7590
14 Gustavus Wind Orchestra & Vasa
Wind Orchestrapresenttheirspring
concertsinBjörlingRecitalHall;
1:30–3p.m.;free
Gustie Entrepreneur Cup 2016,
astudententrepreneurship
competition;winnerreceives$5000
andprogressestothesemi-finals
oftheMinnesotaCup;BeckAtrium;
2:30–5:30p.m.;free
Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra
Spring Concert;BjörlingRecitalHall;
7:30–8:30p.m.;free
15 2016 Brassworks!;BjörlingHall;
1:30–2:30p.m.;free
Gustavus Handbell Choirs Spring
ConcertwiththeChristChapel
Ringers,ChristChapelBells,and
theGustavusSymphonicRingers;
7:30–8:30p.m.;free
27–29 Alumni Spring Reunionsfor
classes1971,1966,1961,1956,
1951,andthe50YearClub;visit
gustavus.edu/alumnifordetailed
reunionschedules
28Gustavus Symphony Orchestra
Season Finalefeaturingthe
Concerto/AriaCompetitionWinners;
BjörlingHall;8–10pm.;free
29Baccalaureate Worshipwith
HolyCommunion;ChristChapel;
9–10a.m.and10:30–11:30a.m.;
freebutticketsarerequired,visit
gustavustickets.com
Commencementforthegraduating
classof2016;processionbegins
at1:45p.m.;ceremonyat2:00p.m.;
freebutticketsarerequired
ifceremonyisindoors;for
moreinformation,email
JUNE20Linnaeus Symposium: Shining
Light on Minnesota’s Changing
Landscapes;expertspeakersaddress
Minnesota’sgrasslands,woodlands,
andwaters,withakeynoteaddress
bynaturalistJimGilbert;dinner
featureslocallygrownfare;
SENIOR ART STRONG:Juriedbyfaculty,theseniorstudioartmajors’exhibitionisaselectionofstudents’strongestpieces.Theartists(includingarteducationmajors)fromlefttoright:MiaCannon,AndrewPaul,HaleyBell,LeahCreger,GriffinSpier,AnnaFranke,RachelGunderson,EmilyLeslie,JessicaWilliams,HelenaJohnson,andLaurenSchiltz.
Rev.JoanneSanders
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LinnaeusArboretum;1–5p.m.;$25
forcurrentArbmembers;$40for
non-members;newmembersreceive
twocomplimentarytickets;visit
gustavus.edu/arboretumfortickets,
orcall507-933-6181
JULY10-16 Twin Cities Week:anentireweek
dedicatedtoGustiesgathering
throughouttheTwinCitiesmetro
area.Fordetailsandscheduleof
events,visitgustavus.edu/alumnior
call800-487-8437
15 Gustie Night at St. Paul Saints:
afeatureeventofTwinCities
Week.Fireworks,baseball,and
barbecuehighlightthisfamily-
friendlygathering.Fordetailsand
reservations,call800-487-8437or
visitgustavus.edu/alumni.
15 Midsummer Prairie Walk;Enjoythe
colorsatLinnaeusArboretumand
learnabouttheuniqueplantsofthe
tallgrassprairie;7–9p.m.;free
29Hotdogs and Stars;eathotdogs
bythecampfireasthesunsets,
thenlearnaboutthestarsand
constellationsasthemoonrises;
LinnaeusArboretum;
7:30–9:30p.m.;free
AUGUST25–Sept. 5 Gustavus at the Minnesota
State Fair;wearyourGustiegear
andstopbytheCollegeboothin
theEducationBuildingtosignour
visitors’book;staffedfrom
9a.m.–9p.m.daily
SEPTEMBER6 Opening Convocationofthe
Colleges155thacademicyear;
ChristChapel;10:00a.m.
13 Reading In Common: Jamelle Bouie;
Slatemagazine’schiefpolitical
correspondentspeaksonMillenials
andracism,aswellasthe2017
ReadinginCommonbookBetween
the World and MebyTa-Nehisi
Coates;ChristChapel;7p.m.;free
21 Soup and Sandwich Seminar:
Nobel Conference preview;Melva
LindInterpretiveCenter,Linnaeus
Arboretum;11:30a.m.–1p.m.;$8for
Arbmembers,$9fornon-members;
visitgustavustickets.comorcall
507-933-7590toregister
27–28 Nobel Conference: In Search
of Economic Balancebrings
economistsfromaroundtheworldto
helpusunderstandthechallenges
facingreal-worldimplementation
ofeconomictheories;LundArenaand
LundCenter;formoreinformationand
ticketpricingvisitgustavus.edu/nobel
• Timesanddatesofeventslistedonthis
pagearesubjecttochange.Calltoconfirm.
• Up-to-datesports schedulesmaybefound
atgustavus.edu/athletics.Foraprinted
scheduleoftheGustievarsityathletic
squads,seethewebsiteorsendaself-
addressed,stampedenvelopeto
CJ Siewert ’11,directorofsportsinformation,
Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W.
College Ave., Saint Peter, MN 56082-1498.
• YoucanlistentoselectGustavusathletics
broadcaststhroughtheGameCentrallive-
streamportalatgustavus.edu/athletics.
• Toreceiveamorecompletefine arts
schedule ormoreinformationonfinearts
eventsnotedinthecalendar,contact Al
Behrends ’77,directoroffineartsprograms:
• TicketsfortheGustavusArtistSeries
andDepartmentofTheatre&Dance
productionsmaybeorderedonline
atgustavustickets.com.Ticketsfor
DepartmentofTheatre&Danceofferings
areavailablethreeweeksinadvanceofthe
performances.
JamelleBouie
PRAIRIE CARE:In2008,the70acresoftheConeflowerPrairie
inLinnaeusArboretumwereseededwithmorethan160nativespecies
ofgrasses,sedges,andwildflowers.In2015,withagrantfromtheCarl
and Verna Schmidt Foundation,theCollegewasabletoprotectthisrare
habitatwithcontrolledburnsandremovalofinvasivespecies,
amongothermeasures.
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Embracing
at GustavusFair Trade
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byStephanieWilburAshandAnnaDeike
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We Gusties are a humble bunch, but this designation is worth celebrating. Fair trade seeks equity for people and places on the other end of our consumption patterns. Organizations with the fair trade designation actively support producers that are treated fairly and treat the land fairly. Such organizations raise awareness about inequities in the production of goods.
It’s not really about us. It’s about the world.“It’s about being conscious of the impact that we all have,”
says president of Fair Trade Gustavus Abigail Nistler ’16. Nistler, Haley Nemmers ’16, and Academic Support Center director Margo Druschel led the campus in seeking the designation. They
brought along campus dining service, the Book Mark, and the chaplain’s office, among others.
It wasn’t a hard sell, considering the values of the College. “If we are going to say the Earth is good and people have value, then the way we consume needs to treat the Earth and people as sacred,” says Brian Konkol, chaplain of the College and a Fair Trade Gustavus advisor.
Plus, it just wasn’t that hard to do. Says dining service director Steve Kjellgren, “We realized we were pretty much already doing it.”
Fair Trade
The philosophy of fair is multidimensional. As it relates to justice, equality is present. As it
relates to trade, social and environmental sustainability are at work. As it relates to Gustavus,
fair trade has, during the past six years, become our values-based business-as-usual. Naturally it
follows that we are now an officially designated Fair Trade College—Minnesota’s first.
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Didyouknowthe
largestglobalmarketsfor
certifiedorganicandfairtradecoffeesinclude
SwedenandFinland?
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Alsopicturedonpreviouspages:Swedish-madetextiles,cookies,andDalahorsesfromSwedishKonturImportsinSaintPeter.
Rörstrand’sMonAmichinafromSwedishKonturImportsandtheGustavuspresident’shouse.Sweden-shapedcuttingboardandcow-shapedcreamerfromAmericanSwedishInstituteGiftShop.Minnesota-shapedcuttingboardfromPatina.
How did Gustavus become a Fair Trade College? 1. Builtateamofstudents,faculty,
andstaffdevotedtothecause.(The
initiativemustbestudent-ledwith
campus-wideengagement.)
2. Engagedcampusoutletstoensurea
minimumoftwofairtradeproducts
areavailableinallcampus-owned
andoperatedvenues(andservice
contracts,whereavailable).
3. Ensuredfairtradeproductsareusedat
Collegemeetings,events,andoffices.
Offerfairtradecoffee,tea,sugar,and
otherproductswheneverpossible.
4. Sponsoredfairtradeeducational
eventsandactivitiesoncampusand
workedwithfacultytobringfairtrade
conceptsintotheclassroom.
5.Highlightedfairtradeproductswith
appropriatesignageandsoughtmedia
coverageonfairtradeeffortsandthe
movement.
6.DevelopedaFairTradeResolution
thatincludescommitmentsfromthe
Collegetomeetgoals.
FAIR TRADE PRODUCTSAT GUSTAVUS
Coffee.Gustavusbuysfairtradeblendsfrom
Minnesotacarbon-negativebrandTinyFootprint
Coffee.It’sroastedintheTwinCitiesatRoastery7.
Beanscomemostlyfromfarmer-owned,sustainable
cooperativesinMexicoandPeru.
Tea.Gustavususes100percentorganicandfair
tradeteafromtheTwiningsbrand.Countriesof
originincludeSouthAfrica,Egypt,China,Keyna,
andIndia.
Chocolate.Divinebrandchocolateusesfairtrade
cocoabeansfromGhana,fromafarmcooperative
co-ownedbyits85,000farmerswhoshareprofits.
EqualExchangebrandchocolateusesfairtrade
cocoabeansfromtheDominicanRepublicand
Peru,andfairtradeandorganicsugarandvanilla.
Granola bars.EqualExchangegranolabar
ingredientscomefromPakistan,BurkinaFaso,
Uganda,andTunisia.EqualExchangebuildslong-
termtradepartnershipsthatareeconomicallyjust
andenvironmentallysound.
T-shirts and other apparel.Theycomefromthe
DominicanRepublicviathefairtrade-certified
companyAltaGracia,theonlyapparelcompany
inthedevelopingworldthatpaysalivingwage.
Bananas.EqualExchangebananasaresourced
fromsmallfarmercooperativesinPeruand
Ecuador.
Jewelry.ItcomesfromIndia,Equador,andCentral
AmericaviacompaniesEqualExchangeandMinga.
Mingameans“communalworkday”intheSouth
AmericanlanguageofQuechua.
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Beyond Fair Trade The purchasing philosophy is only one of many Gustavus initiatives
focused on sustainability. Here are just a few of our other efforts.
Compost system. A new system uses pre-consumer waste (carrot peels, egg shells) and post-consumer waste (leftover food that comes through the dish room). All to-go containers, plus napkins and straws, are compostable and run through the system too. The alumni class of 2014 donated the compost bins around campus.
Big Hill Farm. Once a student senior project, the vegetables grown here feed Gustavus throughout the growing season. A wind turbine provides electricity. A barrel on top of Lund Center collects condensate to water the garden. Students run the whole operation.
Beck Hall. Constructed in 2010, it is LEED Platinum certified, the highest rating attainable from the U.S. Green Building Council. It saves 40 percent more energy and 30 percent more water than typical building code requires. There’s a dashboard displaying its real-time energy consumption in the lobby.
Environmental Studies. An interdisciplinary major or minor, coursework includes such classes as Geochemistry of the Environment, Politics of the Developing Nations, and
Earth Care and Adaptation.
Solar energy. Solar systems are found at Melva Lind Interpretive Center, Jackson Campus Center, Lund
Center, Olin Hall, and Beck Academic Hall. Much of the cost for these systems came from donors.
“Wedidn’tdothisbecause
it’swhateveryoneelseis
doingorbecausewewanted
towinsomething.We did it because this is just what we do.Wegoaboutourbusiness
doingtherightthing.—SteveKjellgren,
diningservicedirector
Tolearnmoreabout
becomingafairtrade
college,university,
ortown,visit
fairtradecampaigns.org.Tolearn
moreaboutproductsavailablefor
purchase,visitfairtradeusa.org.
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In Good Company
Mentor-mentee,coworkers,andgolfpartners—MyersandEidenareallthreeonthegolfcourse.
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Myers had just joined the Gustavus Alumni Board and was on campus for a meeting. Eiden was a senior financial economics major and math minor. Their chance encounter in the fall of 2014 would lead to a connection through the Gustavus Mentoring Program, a job offer for Eiden, and a collaborative approach to financial planning with Thrivent’s successful East Metro Financial Team.
“From our first meeting, I could tell that he was polished and on-point. I could tell he was a go-getter,” Myers says. “By the time spring semester rolled around, I had it in the back of my mind that I’d be offering him a job.”
Now that their mentorship relationship is also a professional one, Myers is continuing to help the younger Gustie grow.
“It’s been a whirlwind,” says Eiden, who, with Myers’ encouragement, passed his Series 7 and 66, as well as his first of six Certified Financial Planner exams. In the meantime, he’s sitting in on meetings, working to prepare prospectuses for clients, and learning from Myers’ financial knowledge.
Myers, in turn, is learning from his job as a mentor to Eiden. “I approach business differently now that I’m a professional mentor,” Myers says. “I have to think through processes, explain things step-by-step, and be thorough in presenting information. It’s helped me grow professionally too.”
ReachingacrosstheHillandintothe
workingworld,Gustiementorsshape
thelivesofGustiestudents.
byStephanieWilburAshandJJAkin
Eiden partly credits the Gustavus Mentoring Program, his professors, and his student employment job in the admission office as being keys to his early professional success.
“Without everything Gustavus did to prepare me, I wouldn’t be where I am today,” he says.
And Myers? He’s impressed with his pupil. Eiden is a smart and dedicated employee. Says Myers, “Steve can take this career wherever he wants to go. Maybe someday he’ll be my business partner.”
BEST ADVICE FROM MYERS TO EIDEN: Whether it’s with clients or your supervisors,
communication is essential.
Be curious and willing to learn every day.
Every interaction is an opportunity to improve someone’s
life and let them improve yours. Don’t let it go to waste.
DAN MYERS ’04,
CFP, FIC
Wealth advisor at
Thrivent Financial’s
East Metro
Financial Team
STEVE EIDEN ’15
Associate at
Thrivent Financial’s
East Metro
Financial Team
m s
The Long Game
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“We talked a lot about how to let companies down,” Coller says. “What the most professional way to do that is, and how to frame it to keep the relationship budding. Her advice was so important to me because I was nervous about letting people down.”
With West’s help, Coller walked through her multiple offers with grace. After her graduation—and several months of touring in Europe—Coller will begin her career at Goldman Sachs in New York City. Several of the business relationships she has cultivated, including those she “let down,” will continue to flourish. Coller and West’s relationship will continue as well, both say. Coller has an interest in pursuing dual advanced degrees in law and business—just like West has done. For these two professionals with multiple interests, there will be multiple opportunities across industries and disciplines to navigate the gray areas.
“The intangibles come from experience,” West says. And learning from the experience of a fellow Gustie like West is what the Gustavus Mentoring Program is all about.
Where the mentoring relationship between West and Coller mattered most was in the little things.
“She didn’t need help with building her resume or preparing for an interview,” says West, the young woman in business, about Coller, the future young woman in business. “What she was looking for were the intangibles: How do you let people down? How do you have tough conversations? How do you keep in touch with people in a not-awkward way?”
For West, who is only five years out of her own undergraduate experience, the uncertainty of navigating those same issues is still fresh. “I remember what it was like to not know how to do those things and to make those early mistakes,” she says. Her wisdom was a perfectly timed blessing for Coller, who was juggling several promising job offers from around the country at the time she was being mentored by West.
“There’s
something
about Gustavus
that says the
world is your
oyster. And
that makes me
proud.”
—Courtney West
BEST ADVICE FROM WEST TO COLLER: Take notes about what your manager does for you. Tell them how they
have helped you grow.
At the end of the day, people will recognize top talent. It’s okay to tell
them no for now.
Maintain your business relationships. Managers may reach out to you again.
The Intangibles
West(left)earnedaJDandMBAafter
undergrad.Thatpathlooksgoodto
Collertoo.
m s
COURTNEY WEST ’11,
JD, MBA
Associate of corporate
strategy, Land O’Lakes
HALEY COLLER ’16,
BUSINESS
Committed to asset management
at Goldman Sachs in New York
City, January 2017
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Not a parent, not a professor, but someone supportive for students about to launch post-college.
That’s how Lee, who has had five Gustie mentees, describes his role. “If the student takes advantage of it, if he or she is not afraid to expose vulnerability, that student can soak so much out of a mentor versus a parent or a professor.”
For Anderson, he extracted Lee’s seasoned ability to remain focused and grounded on the journey. “It’s a great opportunity to have an alum who’s been in my shoes and can help keep me measured,” Anderson says. Lee, who worked in Fortune 100
environments in sales, marketing, and tech, is now a partner in McCally-Lee Entertainment (with fellow Gustie John McCally ’86). Anderson is an entrepreneur himself, learning early and often.
The two talked weekly about business, marketing, and gleaning all you can from your experiences. They have much in common—values, visions of success, problem-solving strategies—so conversation came easy. “It wasn’t so much him giving me marching orders, it was more emotional support,” Anderson says.
“Participation in the Mentor Program is not for the mentor to put a feather in his or her cap,” Lee says. “In the end, I can guide them, I can push them, I can plant seeds, I can give opinions. The mentee should say, ‘That was time well spent. That worked for me.’”
And if it works for both people, the relationship can live on after the mentee’s graduation. “We continue to work very closely together even though we don’t have a formal Mentoring Program relationship now,” says Anderson. “That’s how it works in the real world.”
The Sounding Board
Tobecomeamentor
visitgustavus.edu/mentoring.
RegistrationendsSeptember30.
BEST ADVICE FROM LEE TO ANDERSON: You need to stay positive and optimistic. You
need attitude and confidence and optimism as an
entrepreneur.
With every major decision, imagine three different
conclusions: Worst case scenario, best case scenario,
and most likely. You will find a way to weigh the
decision to come to an answer and next step.
About the Mentoring ProgramGustavusMentoring:Engagingfor
SuccessmatchesaGustavusstudentin
oneofsixmajorswithanalumni,parent,
orfriendforamentoringrelationship.
Thestudentisexpectedtodrivethe
relationship,withseveralresources
availabletofacilitateconversationson
leadership,values,andgoal-setting.
Buteachrelationshiptakesonalifeof
itsownasthepartnershipbetweenthe
twodevelops.
Mentor-menteepairscommitto
meetingonceinperson,eitherin
theTwinCitiesoroncampus.Then,
fromOctoberthroughMay,theyhave
monthlycontact(atleast)whenever
andhoweveritsuitsthem.
AndersonandLeesometimesmetatLee’s
Minnetonkahome.
m s
RANDY LEE ’84
President, McCally-Lee
Entertainment
JACK ANDERSON ’16
Management and political
science major
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A NEW COACHING STAFF OF EXPERIENCED LOCAL HEROES
BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO GUSTIE BASEBALL.
Batters up. The College has hired former Gustie player, coach, and Minnesota Twins infielder Brad Baker ’80 as its new head baseball coach. The excitement around the Saint Peter native has revived the program.
“I think the kids are pretty smart, you can’t fool them,” Baker says of this year’s team. “They really understand the coaching staff’s commitment to them, to the program, and to the school.”
A focal point of excitement regarding the team’s future is the coaching staff Baker has assembled. It’s a roster deep with baseball experience and credibility. Volunteer assistant coach Dean Bowyer boasts the most experience as he ranks seventh
all-time in Division II victories, compiling an overall record of 1064-538-7 in 36 years. Thirty-two of those years were at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Brad’s brother, Jeff, who played collegiate baseball at NCAA Division I Oral Roberts University, is also on the staff. So is their childhood friend, fellow Saint Peter native Bob Bresnahan, who played professional baseball in the Minnesota Twins organization. Phillip Klaphake is new to the staff after spending the fall as an assistant football coach. And Matt Lewis is the lone holdover from last season’s staff as he enters his fifth season as the pitching coach.
As a Gustavus alum and decorated baseball player, Baker believes his past experiences will translate to his new team. “I know these guys have it in them to pull out a few surprises this season,” Baker says.
SPORTS
M E N O F S U M M E R
“YouaskhowIbroughttheseguystogethertocoachand
I’mnotsurehowIdidit.We’rejustblessed,really,”
sayscoachBradBaker’80.Thenewteambehindthe
team:(ltor)PhillipKlaphake,JeffBaker,BradBaker,DeanBowyer,andMattLewis.Not
pictured:BobBresnahan.
Men’s BasketballThemen’sbasketballteamhadanupand
downseason,resultingina12-13overall
recordand9-11markintheMIACforan
eighthplacefinish.AlthoughtheGusties
missedtheplayoffs,theyfinishedthe
seasonstrongbywinningsevenoftheir
last10games.Aftertheregularseason,
Gary Cooper(Sr.,Detroit,Mich.)was
namedtotheAll-ConferenceTeam,
whileChris Narum(Sr.,Eagan)and
Brody Ziegler(Sr.,Mankato)received
honorablemention.
Men’s HockeyTheGustiesfoughthardalltheway
totheendoftheseasonwiththeir
playoffhopesstillaliveheadedinto
thefinalgame.Butlastseason’sMIAC
playoffchampionHamlinewasableto
knockoffGustavus,endingtheGusties’
seasonwitha6-14-5overallrecordand
5-8-3markintheMIAC.GoalieChris
Amsden(Fy.,SaintPeter)represented
GustavusintheMIACpostseason
awardsashewasnamedtothe
All-RookieTeam.
Men’s Swimming & DivingGustavuscappedtheseasonbyfinishing
fourthattheMIACChampionshipswith
atotalof498points,just4.5pointsshy
ofthirdplace.Tanner Sonnek(Fy.,North
Mankato)highlightedthemen’ssquad
throughouttheseasonandfinished
hisrookiecampaignwithafirstplace
finishinthe200breaststrokeatthe
MIACmeet.Histimeof2:04.06reached
NCAAB-qualifyingstandardsand
earnedSonnekAll-Conferencehonors.
Women’s Swimming & DivingTheGustiesproducedanother
impressiveseasoninthepool,but
theirsix-yearreignatopoftheMIAC
cametoendastheyfinishedsecondat
conferencechampionships.TheMIAC
ChampionshipsboastedmultipleGustie
highlights,mostnotablyanewMIAC
andschoolrecordinthe200individual
medleybyHayley Booher(Jr.,Warren,
Vt.)withatimeof2:05.84.Booher
alsosetaprogramrecordinthe400
IMwithatimeof4:30.4.FiveGusties
qualifiedfortheNCAAChampionships,
whichwereheldinGreensboro,N.C.
SeniorsLeah Anderson(AppleValley)
andTarin Anding(Sartell),juniorNicole
Lohman(NorthMankato),sophomore
Kate Reilly(Hastings)andfirst-year
Maggie Webster(AppleValley)
representedtheBlackandGoldon
thenationalstage,competingin
sixevents.
Women’s BasketballTheGustiesqualifiedfortheMIAC
playoffsforthe16thconsecutiveseason
afterfinishingtheregularseasonwitha
19-6overallrecordand14-4markinthe
league,whichwasgoodforthirdplace.
IntheMIACquarterfinals,Gustavusbeat
SaintBenedict’sinconvincingfashion,
65-40,claimingitsfirstpostseason
victorysince2012andfirstunderthe
directionofHeadCoachLaurie Kelly.
TheGustiesthenfacedNo.2seedSaint
Mary’sandlost78-70inahardfought
battle.Attheconclusionoftheseason,
Lindsey Johnson(Sr.,Edina)and
Mikayla Miller (So.,Goodhue)received
All-Conferencehonors,whileMiranda
Rice (So.ForestLake)wasnamed
honorablemention.
UPCOMING TO NOTE
2016 Fall Sport Home Openers
SAT. SEPT. 3
Women’s Soccervs.UW-LaCrosse
at12p.m.
SAT. SEPT. 3
Men’s Soccervs.St.Scholasticain
theGustavusClassicat3p.m.(and
vs.KnoxonSun.Sept4at3p.m.)
SAT. SEPT. 3
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country
GustavusInvite;womenrunthe5Kat
10a.m.;menrunthe5Kat10:45a.m.
WED. SEPT. 7
Volleyballvs.MartinLutherat7p.m.
SAT. SEPT. 10
Footballvs.UW-RiverFallsat1p.m.
Allupcomingsporting
competitionscanbefoundat
gustavus.edu/calendar.
Gustie women’s basketballqualifiedforMIAC
playoffsforthe16thyearinarow.
Swimmer Hayley BoohersetanewMIACand
schoolrecordinthe200individualmedley.
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Women’s HockeyTherewereebbsandflowstothe2015-
16women’shockeyseason,theformer
aresultofaninjury-plaguedyear.The
Gustiesfinished9-12-4overalland8-7-3
intheMIAC,takingsixthplace.Although
theGustiesmissedtheplayoffs,they
receivedstrongindividualperformances
byAllison Eder-Zdechlik(Sr.,Stillwater)
andErica Power(So.,Lakeville)asboth
werenamedAll-Conference.Eder-
Zdechlikfinishedherimpressivecareer
atGustavuswiththefifthmostgoals
(58)inprogramhistory.Erin Moes(Fy.,
Hastings)wasalsorecognizedby
theMIACasamemberofthe
All-RookieTeam.
Women’s Indoor Track & FieldTheGustiesparticipatedinfivemeets
leadinguptotheMIACChampionships
inearlyMarch,wheretheytookeighth
place.Sarah Swanson(Sr.,Fairbanks,
Alaska)wasthestoryoftheyearfor
thewomen’steamasshewasnamed
the2016MIACIndoorFieldAthlete-of-
the-Year.Swansonclaimedninegold
medalsthroughouttheseason,including
MIACtitlesintheshotputandweight
throw.ShealsoqualifiedfortheNCAA
Championshipsintheshotputwhere
shetook17thplace.Marit Sonnesyn(Sr.,
Plymouth)alsohadanimpressiveyear,
culminatingwithaschoolrecordinthe
3000-meterrun,takingthirdplaceat
theMIACChampionships.
FourGustavus
springathletic
programsare
nationallyranked
thisyear.
NATIONALLYRANKED
39WOMEN’S TENNIS 19MEN’S TENNIS 25MEN’S GOLF 20SOFTBALL
(National tennis rankings are for top 40, golf for top 25. Rankings are as of March 31.)
GymnasticsAlex Kopp(Jr.,Wayzata)broughtGustavusgymnasticsbackintothenational
spotlightatthisyear’sNCGAChampionships,winningthenationalfloortitlewith
aprogramrecord9.85.Herwinmarkedthe32ndnationaleventchampionship
inprogramhistoryandearnedherNationalAssociationofCollegeGymnastics
Coaches/Women(NACGC/W)DivisionIIIWestRegionGymnastoftheYear.As
ateam,GustavustookeighthplaceattheWIACChampionshipswiththesecond
highestteamscoreinprogramhistoryat184.475.Theconferencechampionship
broughtfiveindividualcareerhighs,sixseasonhighs,andoneprogramrecordfrom
Koppintheall-aroundwithascoreof38.525.
AlexKopp
Men’s Indoor Track & FieldThemen’ssquadendeditsindoor
seasonbytakingeighthplaceatthe
MIACChampionships.Sam Fischer
(Sr.,SaukCentre)foundhimselfat
thetopofthepodiummultipletimes
asathrowingspecialist.Fischertook
firstplaceintheweightthrowatthe
MIACChampionshipsandqualified
fortheNCAAChampionshipswhere
hetook15thplace.Derek Huntley(Jr.,
Maplewood)alsoearnedAll-Conference
honors,takingthirdplaceinthepole
vaultattheconferencemeet.
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On May DayYes,GustavushadaMayDayqueen—here,Anna
Mae Backlund ’49,in1946,withhercourtoutside
AlumniHall.Aswastraditioninfestivalsacross
Europe,theMayDayqueenpersonifiedspringand
summer.Inthelate19thcentury,workeruprisings
resultedinInternationalWorker’sDay(aMay1
publicholidayinEurope),addingthecelebrationof
civiljusticetothecelebrationofwarmerdays.At
Gustavus,MayDayhasevolvedfromacelebration
ofspringtoacelebrationofpeace.The MAYDAY!
Peace Conferencewasfoundedin1981withagrant
fromRay’37andFlorenceSponberg.Theinaugural
topicwasarmscontrol.The2016topicwas
divestmentandreinvestment.Thequeengivesway
toquestions,butthegoalisstillapeacefulkingdom.
Heritage
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Gratitude
Aquietplacesurroundedbyglacialboulders,theJohnsonPrairieOverlookintheUhlerPrairieprovidesaspottoobservenativeprairieinallseasons.ALinnaeusArboretumfavorite,visitorsherearerewardedwithviewsofprairie,savannah,andtheChapel’sspire.ArecentgrantfromtheCarl and Verna Schmidt FoundationhashelpedconnecttheUhlerPrairietothelargerConeflowerPrairie,andimprovedsignagetodirectnewandperennialvisitorsthroughtheArb’s130acres.
Tomakeagiftorlearnmore,
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$25,000+create an endowed environmental
educationpositionforthefuture
Thankful for: The Borgeson CabinOn June 25, 1986, geography professor Bob Douglas (ret. ’12) and volunteers put a Swedish immigrant-built cabin on a trailer and moved it from Norseland, Minn., to Linnaeus Arboretum. They spent the summer restoring it.
The heartiness of prairie settlers and the dedication of volunteers have kept the cabin useful for 130 years. It was once home to 11 people—Carl and Clara Borgeson, their eight children, and a hired hand. It is now a monument to our immigrant history and a teaching tool for students of all ages.
And does it ever teach. When Arboretum director Scott Moeller takes children through the tiny cabin, they often ask, “But where did the kids play?” Moeller’s answer: “They played outside.”
$60bulbs for
visiting school
groupstoplant,
inspiringyoung
gardenerstoget
theirhandsdirty
$100native
wildflowers
establishedinour
woodlandsfor
thefirsttimeever
$250a strong, healthy
new bur oak tree
inthePresidents’
OakGrove
$500trees for our
annual Arbor
Daystudent
celebration,
whichGustavus
studentsplant
$1000tools to combat
invasive species
inourprairiesand
woodlands
$5000build new
features,likea
children’sgarden
oragrassmaze
$20,000repair and protect the Borgeson Cabin
fromtermites,rodents,andweather
GROWSOMETHINGLinnaeusArboretumhasinspiredandconnectedpeopletonature
andeachothersince1972.Here’swhatyourgifttherecando:
Christ Chapel Memorial GardenManypeoplehaveadeepconnectiontoGustavusAdolphus
College.MembersoftheCollegecommunitynowhavean
opportunitytomakeGustavustheirfinalrestingplaceby
choosinginurnmentintheChristChapelMemorialGarden.
ThankstothegenerosityofthePhil ’58 and Nancy Lindau
family,theMemorialGardennowstandsasaplaceof
remembrancefortheentirecommunity.
TheMemorialGardenisjusteastofChristChapel,
overlookingtherivervalley.TheGardenandcolumbariumis
constructedofKasotastoneandhasthecapacitytohold570
urns.Thecostforinurnmentforeachpersonis$2,000.
FundsgeneratedbygiftstotheMemorialGardenwillbe
usedtosupportChristChapel,itssurroundinggrounds,and
theministryoftheOfficeoftheChaplains.
Visitgustavus.edu/president/memorialgarden,orreach
outtoLaurie Dietrich ’80,intheOfficeofAdvancement
([email protected])formore
information.
No,thisisnotyourgreat-grandfather’sideaofanRV.It’stheBorgesonCabinintransittotheArbin1986.
$10,000turn the Borgeson Cabinintoaliving
historicexperienceforvisitors
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GUSTIES
HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, FINANCE,
BIG BRANDS—WE’RE THERE
We are everywhere. But we are in some places more than others. One of those places is Minnesota (obviously). Minnesota Gusties are working hard to make Minnesota’s economy one of the healthiest in the nation.
As a state, Minnesota has more Fortune 500 companies per capita than any other, so it’s no surprise you’ll find Gusties at some of America’s largest corporate brands, specifically Target, 3M, General Mills, and IBM.
As a state, we are consistently ranked among the top five for healthcare, too. You’ll find Gusties excelling at UnitedHealth Group (the Minnesota employer with the largest number of Gusties), Mayo Clinic, Allina, and the University of Minnesota Medical Center, among others.
One surprise? One of the largest employers of Gustavus graduates is Gustavus Adolphus College. Apparently it’s not only a great school, it’s also a great place to work. (But we could be biased.)
Where are you working? Send us a memo and we’ll add you to our Rolodex.
1 UnitedHealthGroup
2 Target
3 UniversityofMinnesota
4 GustavusAdolphusCollege
5 WellsFargo
6 MayoClinic
7 USBank
8 Medtronic
9 3M
10 Rosemount–AppleValley–
EaganISD#196
11 StateofMinnesota
12 AllinaHealth
13 AmeripriseFinancial
Services,Inc.
14 ThomsonReuters
15 ThriventFinancial
W H E R E M I N N E S O TA G U S T I E S W O R K
TOP 30 MINNESOTA GUSTIE EMPLOYERS
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GUSTAVUS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
To engage current and future alumni in lifelong
relationships with Gustavus and each other to
actively advance their commitment to the College.
ASSOCIATION OFFICERSCatherine Asta ’75,President
Gordon Mansergh ’84,VicePresident
Ed Drenttel ’81,Treasurer
Kara Buckner ’97,Secretary
CLASS NEWSand information to be
included in the Alumni section of the
Quarterly should be sent to:
OfficeofAlumniandParentEngagement
GustavusAdolphusCollege
800WestCollegeAvenue
SaintPeter,MN56082-1498
800-487-8437
PHOTO POLICY• Duetospacelimitations,wedonotpublish
weddingorbabyphotos.
• Wewelcomephotosofalumnigathered
anywhereintheworldandwillpublishas
manyasspacepermits.
• Sendusnewsofyourpromotions,
achievements,recognitions,andother
announcements;sendahead-and-shouldersor
similarphotowithyournews.
• Photosmustbe300dotsperinchor
approximately1MBorgreaterinfilesize.
CONTACT [email protected]
800-487-8437
gustavus.edu/alumni
16 BestBuy
17 Cargill
18 GeneralMills
19 MinneapolisPublicSchools
20 HealthPartners
21 EdinaISD#273
22 ParkNicolletHealthServices
23 Anoka-HennepinISD#11
24 AbbottNorthwesternHospital
25 ShakopeeISD#270
26 DeltaAirlines
27 HopkinsISD#270
28 HennepinCounty
29 IBM
30 UniversityofMinnesota
MedicalCenter
ThisinformationhasbeenculledfromLinkedInandAlumni&ParentEngagement.
WHERE DO YOU WORK?
Tellus.We’dlovetohear
fromyou,andwe’llupdate
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ERRATA TheHomecomingphotosthatappearedon
pages24,28,and29oftheWinter2015–16
Quarterlyweretakenbyphotographer
Margaret Schroeder ’16.Margaretalsotook
thephotoonpage32oftheSpring2016issue.
Weapologizeforomittingthesecredits.
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Ben Brueshoff ’05“THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS HAPPENED
THE FALL I STARTED, JUST DAYS AFTER
FRESHMAN ORIENTATION.”
My parents are alums. They met in the Co-Ed laundry room. Growing up I heard stories about Gustavus, and I helped do some of the tornado cleanup when I was a sophomore in high school. All along, I knew Gustavus was the place that I would go.
I saw the 9/11 attacks on the TVs in the student union and thought it was a hoax. Everyone was in disbelief. I went to my first-term seminar class, and our instructor, Roland Thorstenson, helped us process it through an international lens. We just sat and talked about it—what had happened and what it could possibly mean. We were, we realized, very much a part of an increasingly global and intertwined world.
Having that small community and a connection to people is of great value when something like that happens. It turned everybody closer, to people we had only known for a week.
I majored in French and international management. It opened my mind to the great importance of culture, to appreciating differences while finding commonality. On campus I was constantly bouncing around. I was involved in Students in Free Enterprise, investment club, the student activity office tech crew, French club, Gustie Greeters, wind ensemble . . . from an
MY GUSTAVUSentrepreneurial standpoint, it fostered my creative spirit.
There’s definitely a common element to Gustavus and my business making craft vodka. It’s all about creating a sense of community and celebrating that which drives us. There’s a pioneering spirit that we Gusties all have and share. And making vodka is an inherently social business. In all we do we’re highlighting social experiences—enjoying a drink and a moment with friends and family.
My Gustavus is about being up on the hill, removed from but very much a part of a greater community—a community within a community—a place full of energy and exuberance and creativity.
BET SpiritsBrueshoff’s premium pour vodka is made from sugar beets
purchased from the nation’s largest farm cooperative in
the Red River Valley. It’s distilled in New Richmond, Wisc.
The company is headquartered in Minneapolis. You can find
the vodka in more than 200 liquor stores and restaurants
throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
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56|Kent A. and Carol (Lindberg) Musser,
Mesa, AZ, had three children who are Gusties and now they have two grandchildren at Gustavus.
62|Hap Levander, Woodbury, retired
from the Felhaber Law Firm in February.
67|Jay C. Fogelberg, Eden Prairie, is still
actively involved in the alternate dispute resolution process as a full-time arbitrator with offices in Eden Prairie and Henderson, NV. More recently he was made a Fellow in the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers.
Robyn Wieman Hansen, St. Paul, serves as chair of the board of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
Bill Kautt, Saint Peter, continues to work for the Minnesota School Boards Association.
72|Jon Erik Larson, Oradell, NJ,
returned to Gustavus to teach a January Interim Experience course entitled “Monopoly, Competition & Environmentalism in the U.S. Power Industry” in the Department of Economics and Management.
73|Steve J. Balach Jr., Ashburn, VA, is in
his tenth year of teaching English as a Second Language in Loudoun County, VA. His spare time is devoted to playing classical guitar and occasionally performing in local house concerts.
78|Jan Johnson Dick, Minnetonka, is
the vice president of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation.
Renae M. Crosby, Hillsborough, NC, has been employed by GlaxoSmithKline in Research Triangle Park, NC, for 27 years and is currently working in infectious diseases. She also volunteers for an animal rescue group and trains her dog in agility.
Dave Huseth, Avondale Estates, GA, retired from his position as manager/management reporting for Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Bill Belvedere, Edina, has joined the CPA firm of Pieper Whitaker & Bjork.
Steve Kjellgren, Saint Peter, is currently the director of dining service and the Book Mark. See more on page 17.
90|Bob Pilon, Eldridge, IA, is president of
Uniparts Olsen.
Jen Robb Lee, Naperville, IL, is an accountant for Oak Management in Willowbrook, IL.
Jonathan J. Olson, Burnsville, received a medical coding diploma from Anoka Technical College in May 2015; he is now a medical coder for Fairview Health Services.
92|Jay D. Klagge, Loveland, CO, was
inducted into the Winona Senior High School Hall
of Fame in October for achievement in cross country, basketball, baseball, and track and field.
93|Bob Molhoek, Edina, taught a Gustavus
January Interim Experience course in the Department of Economics and Management on branding yourself to get your dream job.
94|Rob A. Crowell, Savage, is a
solution architect for BTM Global Consulting.
81| 35-YEAR REUNION
Save the DateOctober 1, 2016
86|30-YEAR REUNION
Save the DateOctober 1, 2016
Mark E. Davis ’63,
Saint Peter, was
inducted as a
lifetime member
of the Horatio
Alger Association
of Distinguished
Americans. The
award is given
to outstanding
business, civic,
and cultural
leaders who
have succeeded
despite
significant
adversity.
71| 45-YEAR REUNION
Save the DateMay 27–28, 2016
SPRING REUNION WEEKENDMAY 27-29, 2016
We welcome the classes of 1971, 1966, 1961,
1956, and 1951 back to campus May 27-29 to
celebrate their respective class reunions.
What can you expect from the weekend?
Plenty of time to visit with friends and
classmates sharing stories and memories.
Those alumni who attended more than
50 years ago are invited to the 50 Year
Club lunch on Saturday as we welcome the
class of 1966 into this esteemed group. On
Saturday, we’ll also offer Alumni College—
presentations on topics of interest to the
most golden of Gusties.
The weekend rounds out with the
College’s annual Alumni Banquet, when the
Alumni Association will recognize this year’s
award recipients.
Your relationships with your classmates are
worth celebrating. They are at the heart of the
Gustavus experience. We are proud to help
you reconnect with those who helped shape
your formative college years.
For registration and detailed reunion
schedules, please visit gustavus.edu/
alumni/gather or call 800-487-8437.
91| 25-YEAR REUNION
Save the DateOctober 1, 2016
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95|Matthew M. Reeck, Winona, was
inducted to the Winona Senior High School Hall of Fame in October for achievement in football, basketball, and baseball.
Kelly Laumann Crawford, Saint Peter, is a territory manager for American Orthodontics with territories in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
97|Mark “Tom” Tomforde, Houston,
TX, is a mathematics professor at the University of Houston. He recently spent a semester in Stockholm, Sweden, doing research at the Mittag-Leffler Institute of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He also runs a high school outreach program for underserved K-12 students called CHAMP, supported primarily through volunteer effort and donations.
98|Karin Hogberg Schatte, Austin, TX,
received her master of music education from Kent State University and is teaching at Redeemer Lutheran School.
02|Ruth Robinson-Nelson, Dover, DE,
completed her PhD in clinical psychology from Palo Alto University in June 2015.
03|Jade Bakke Grabau, Preston,
is the marketing and communications specialist for Winona State University.
05|Ben Brueshof, Minneapolis, co-owns
BĒT Vodka, producer of premium pour vodka.
Erin R. Gebhart, Laurel, MD, was honorably discharged from the United States Navy in January.
Kelsey L. Rohde, Minneapolis, is a reading specialist for Susan Lindgren Elementary School in St. Louis Park.
Mike Tews, Minneapolis, works as a sales representative for unified communications company Avaya with territory in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska.
14|Marley A. Clark, Philadelphia, is an
area sales manager for Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles.
Anna M. Schulte, Mound, is working as a registered nurse for the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Labor and Delivery/Postpartum.
15|Grace E. Bouley, Elk River, is an
associate real estate accountant for CBRE.
Krista M. Brockberg, Waconia, is a registered nurse for Methodist Hospital in the Family Birthing Center.
Spencer L. Chinelly, Bloomington, is a tax associate for Lurie Besikof Lapidus, Minneapolis.
Jordy Coffey, Vail, CO, is an assurance associate for Clifton Larson Allen.
Tana F. Erickson, Faribault, is a tax and audit associate for CBIZ MHM, Minneapolis.
08|Meagan Bachmayer Meyer, Minneapolis,
is the development director of Milkweed Editions, an independent book publisher.
Brandon M. Ness, Vermillion, SD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at University of South Dakota.
Carlie Mauss Ness, Vermillion, SD, is the TRIO Academic Skills Coordinator/Advisor for the University of South Dakota, Division of Student Life.
09|Alexandra N. Ehrich, Washington, DC, is
director of external relations for Economic Club of Minnesota.
Andy Winn, Eagan, works for US Bank.
12|Jason M. Cook, Lakefield, is
working as an associate health data analyst for Prime Therapeutics in Bloomington.
Jeff Halvorson, Rogers, is a tax and audit associate for CBIZ MHM.
Michael W. Houg, Plymouth, is an internal audit analyst for UnitedHealth Group.
Zachary L. Isaak, Savage, is a technical analyst for Network Guidance 2.0.
Heidi J. Korin, Corcoran, is a registered nurse for Methodist Hospital in the Family Birthing Center.
Daniel V. Ly, Bloomington, is doing biomedical research at University of Minnesota’s Lillehei Heart Institute.
Amy M. Medearis, Minneapolis, works for Best Buy as a merchant analyst.
Michayla K. Nelson, Mantorville, is a registered nurse for Methodist Hospital in the Family Birthing Center.
Kate Schulze, Bemidji, is working in a behavioral neuroscience research lab at the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore, MD.
Samantha Nelson Thibert, Rochester, is a student in the physical therapy doctoral program at Mayo School of Health Sciences.
Eric Holtan ’93 was nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Choral
Performance, and one of the compositions he conducted won the Grammy
for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for composer Stephen Paulus.
John McCally ’86 and Randy Lee ’84 launched the reality
show Hockey Moms in December on three different
Minnesota television stations. The show features four
families whose lives revolve around their children’s
participation in hockey. More on Lee on page 23.
96|20-YEAR REUNION
Save the DateOctober 1, 2016
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WEDDINGSJane Lindborg ’69 and David Lee, 2/8/14, La Crosse, WI
Jenn Kelly ’02 and John Bauer, 9/5/15, Minneapolis
Kimberly Jacobson ’03 and Trever McDermott, 6/22/15, Anacortes, WA
Anna Larson ’11 and Chris Abbott, 9/18/15, Minneapolis
Melissa Wygant ’12 and William Mokry, 1/16/16, Loveland, CO
Samantha Nelson ’15 and Joshua Thibert ’14, 7/18/15, Rochester
BIRTHSJack, to Adam A. Westrum ’97 and Tracy Zaccardi Westrum, 8/27/15
Cara, to Heather Boyd Marx ’99 and Steven R. Marx, 1/6/16
Samuel, to Jessie Johnson Robinette ’99 and Michael Robinette, 9/24/15
Hugh, to Devin R. Colvin ’01 and Emily B. Colvin, 10/10/15
Brynnley, to Chris Krug ’01 and Angela Pack Krug, 4/28/15
ABIDING BY THE LAW
Dan Homstad ’90 has joined the law firm of Kassius Benson Law, P.A., in
Minneapolis. Dan entered the private criminal defense bar after 15 years in the
public defender’s office and eight in the prosecutor’s office. He represents
clients charged with serious felony and misdemeanor crimes, DWI and implied
consent matters, and juvenile court delinquency and child protection matters.
In spring of 2015, Steven Clay ’91 traveled to the United Nations in Geneva,
Switzerland, to conduct volunteer human rights advocacy work with The
Advocates for Human Rights. He delivered an oral statement to the UN Human
Rights Council. This past fall, he began a new position as senior counsel at
CenterPoint Energy in Minneapolis.
Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, in Minneapolis is pleased to
welcome attorney Paul S. Almen ’91. His practice is focused in the areas
of construction law, construction defect law, and real estate litigation. He
assists sureties, owners, associations, contractors, architects, engineers, and
subcontractors with a variety of matters.
Sarah Crane ’04 was elected shareholder at Davis Brown Law Firm in Des
Moines, IA, beginning January 2016. Sarah is a member of the litigation division
and maintains a general litigation practice, including business litigation,
commercial litigation, appellate practice, health law, antitrust law, insurance
defense, and employment law.
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton invited Esther Mulder ’08 to lunch in
December. Gov. Dayton had read about the attorney in a Star Tribune story,
which told of Esther’s path from foster care as a child to graduating from
Gustavus and, in 2014, Harvard Law School. She now works at the Hennepin
County public defender’s office.
Jack, to Jenn Kelly Bauer ’02 and John Bauer, 12/16/14
Emmett, to Allison Kramer Guggisberg ’02 and Seth Guggisberg ’02, 3/22/15
Blake, to Ruth Robinson-Nelson ’02 and Bret Nelson, 8/5/15
Reid, to Marie Rivers Rule ’02 and Joseph Rule, 1/30/15
Miken, to Jade Bakke Grabau ’03 and Brett Grabau, 9/29/15
Mae, to Sarah Keiser Teich ’03 and Robert Teich, 12/5/15
Eliza, to Jessica Brandanger Midura ’04 and Seth I. Midura ’04, 12/6/15
Kylie, to Kirsten Kaufmann Morse ’04 and Ryan A. Morse ’04, 8/17/15
Dan Homstad ’90
Paul S. Almen ’91
Esther Mulder ’08 with Governor Mark Dayton
Steven Clay ’91
Sarah Crane ’04
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Irving Ahlquist ’37, Fairfield Bay, AR, on January 7, 2015. A Navy veteran, he worked as a management analyst for the VA Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and two sons.
Clifford Hokanson ’43, West Concord, on January 30, 2016. A Navy veteran, he taught at the University of Minnesota Technical College for Agriculture and is survived by his wife, Eleanor, and three daughters.
Norman Rice ’44, Valley City, ND, on December 22, 2015. Norman entered Gustavus through the Navy ROTC program and stayed in it until his retirement as a lieutenant commander; he also worked at First National Bank for 33 years. He is survived by two children.
Dorothy Hanson Lofgren ’45, Shawnee, KS, on January 14, 2014. A long-
time Lutheran missionary, she is survived by four children—all Gusties: John ’72, David ’74, Ruth Rosell ’78, and Timothy ’80.
Donald Fager ’46, Wenatchee, WA, on December 24, 2015. A Navy medical officer, he practiced as a pediatrician for many years at Wenatchee Valley Clinic. He is survived by his wife, Thea, and five children.
Carol Marti Langsjoen ’45, Temple, TX, on January 23, 2016. A wife, mother, and volunteer, she is survived by five children.
George McCall ’48, Duluth, on December 27, 2015. A World War II veteran, he worked as the manager of personnel at Duluth Messabe/Iron Range Rail. He is survived by his wife, Marian, and two children, including Edward ’74.
Raymond Bingea ’50, Eagan, on January 4, 2016. He is survived by his wife, LaVerne, two daughters, and a brother, Robert ’46.
Ralph J. Langsjoen ’50, Scottsdale, AZ, on January 21, 2016. A retired Navy medical officer, he practiced medicine at Drummond Medical Group for many years. He is survived by five children, including Sonja ’85, a brother Arne ’42, and a sister, Alma Halverson ’53.
Kenneth Nelson ’50, Shoreview, on January 24, 2016. A retired account executive for Gardner Financial Services, he is survived by his wife, Carol, and four children, including Amy Ferguson ’86.
Gerald R. Peterson ’51, Rochester, on January 6, 2016. A Navy veteran of World War II, he went on to become a Lutheran pastor
Quincy, to Dan Myers ’04 and Courtney Netland Myers, 12/26/15
Lars, to Rachel Schwingler Sviggum ’04 and Hans P. Sviggum ’03, 3/22/15
Ivy, to Jill Carpenter Maczka ’05 and Andrej R. Maczka ’04, 10/19/15
Maguire, to Kelsey L. Rohde ’05 and Scott Rohde, 7/9/15
Dash, to Kristin Kunz Berger ’06 and Delaney Berger, 6/2/14
Matthew, to Sara Halberg Olson ’09 and Kyle Olson, 12/16/15
IN MEMORIAM Bror Anderson ’35, Vero Beach, FL, on May 7, 2013. He worked as a research and development chemist for Johnson & Johnson and is survived by two children.
serving various parishes. He is survived by two sons.
Laura Murdock Rieman ’51, Alexandria, on December 3, 2015. A wife and mother, she is survived by two children.
Beverly Currier Huettl ’53, Mankato, on December 31, 2015. She was a long-time secretary for the St. James Public Schools and is survived by her husband, William, and two sons.
David Lindenberg ’53, Mankato, on January 8, 2016. Former vice president/secretary of HickoryTech Corporation, he is survived by his wife, Barbara, and five children.
Dennis Olson ’53, Brooklyn Center, on January 8, 2016. A long-time employee of Pella Products in Minneapolis, he is survived by three nephews.
Happening all over the country, they’re an
opportunity to meet and gather with other
alumni in your area.
Twin Cities area residents, plan to attend our
weeklong series of gatherings and events during
Twin Cities Week 2016 July 9–15.
For Summer Gatherings in other areas, visit
gustavus.edu/alumni. If you don’t see a gathering
in your area and you would like to host one,
contact [email protected]. We’d love to help
with your planning.
SUMMER GATHERINGS 2016
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Delores Hanson Cedarholm ’54, Rochester, on January 7, 2016. A musician, wife, and mother, she was also a realtor and parish worker and is survived by her husband, H. Eugene, three daughters, and a brother, Paul ’61.
John G. Pearson ’56, St. Paul, on January 25, 2016. A teacher and hockey coach for more than 30 years, he is survived by his wife, Beverly (Palmquist ’55), and four children, including James ’85.
Mary Anderson Linder ’57, Park Rapids, on February 19, 2015. A former music teacher and organist, she is survived by her husband, Robert ’59, and two children.
Robert Baugh ’58, Hopkins, on February 20, 2016. Former Lutheran pastor at the Church of the Reformation, St. Louis Park, he is survived by three children.
Patricia Gunnarson Anderson ’59, Culver City, CA, on November 23, 2015. She is survived by a son, Richard, and two siblings.
Marlys J. Ericson ’59, White Bear Lake, on January 22, 2016. She worked as a CNA caregiver at Home Instead Senior Care. She is survived by three children.
Edward A. Blair ’62, Sauk Centre, on January 12, 2016. A long-time pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo, he is survived by his wife, Karyl (Krantz ’64), and two children, Nathan ’92 and Carmen ’96.
Dennis Laingen ’62, Trego, WI, on February 29, 2016. A teacher and public school administrator, he is survived by his wife, Sharon, and four children, including Timothy ’89.
William W. Larson ’62, Maple Grove, on January 13, 2016. A veteran, he retired from Thrivent Financial and is survived by his wife, Cheryl, and a daughter.
Daniel Johnson ’64, Tijuana, Mexico, on January 28, 2016. A former communications professor at the College of St. Scholastica, author, and Fulbright scholar, he is survived by his sister, Julie ’69.
Carole Erickson Larsen ’64, Eagan, on January 23, 2016. A former project manager for Wells Fargo, she is survived by her husband, Dean, and a son.
Larry J. Estesen ’65, Rochester, on November 27, 2015. He was a long-time educator at John Marshall High School and Charles Mooney Junior High and is survived by his wife, Ann,
three children, and three sisters: Betty Estesen ’61, Kay Mowbray ’62, and Helen Francomb ’70.
William M. Johnson ’68, Richfield, on February 13, 2016. A former chemist for the state of Minnesota, he is survived by his, wife, Kathryn, and two children.
Mark Clasen ’69, Franklin, OH, on February 3, 2016. Earning both an MD and PhD, he served as professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. He is survived by his wife, Carla, and two sisters.
Richard Otto ’71, Eden Prairie, on January 31, 2015. Former president/owner of Minnesota Maintenance Equipment, he is survived by two sisters, including Louise Groskreutz ’77.
Mark Anderson ’74, White Bear Lake, on January 21, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Kling, two sons, and six siblings.
Alison Fawkes ’79, Lynwood, WA, on January 3, 2016. She had a career as an ice skating teacher and choreographer. She is survived by a daughter, her mother, and five siblings, including Heather Braun ’81.
Charles T. Dahl ’84, Rochester, WI, on February 19, 2016. A senior loan officer for Heritage Mortgage, he is survived by his wife, Karen, two sons and his mother.
Jody Pflughoeft Bronk ’88, Rushford, on January 6, 2016. She worked for many years in the Information Technology Department at St. Mary’s University and is survived by her husband, Randy, a daughter, her parents, and four siblings.
Roger Berkland ’91, Minneapolis, January 4, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Tina, three children, and three siblings.
Kelly “Joe” Ladwig ’91, Bloomington, on February 22, 2016. A Realtor for Coldwell Banker, he is survived by his parents and two sisters.
Jeanie Reese ’92, Saint Peter, on January 20, 2016. A former employee of Gustavus in the chaplain’s office, she also worked at the St. Peter Herald. She is survived by children Donald McNeil ’85 and Deborah Okon ’87.
Toua T. Vang ’07, St. Paul, on December 23, 2015. He is survived by his wife, a son, a baby on the way, his parents, and four siblings, including Pa Nhia ’09.
REMEMBERING ELLERY PETERSON ’49
Ellery Olof Peterson ’49, Saint Peter, on November
18, 2015. A professor emeritus of accounting who
taught at Gustavus for 35 years, Peterson also
had a long history of additional service and giving
to the College, including setting up a scholarship
endowment with his first wife, Aileen, and working
with alumni to set up endowments. He was a
World War II veteran and a former mayor, city
administrator, and CPA in the city of Saint Peter.
He is survived by his wife, Carol, and his five
children, four of whom graduated from Gustavus:
Kristin ’75, Craig ’77, Carolyn ’81, and Kathryn ’85.
Six of his 12 grandchildren also graduated or will graduate from Gustavus.
He truly exemplified the Gustie spirit.
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1. Mark Thorsell ’59, Lena Carlson Vang ’62, Kathleen Bunde Thorsell ’61, and Kai Vang spent time visiting at the Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam last fall. Mark, Lena, and Kathleen met at Gustavus and the couples have enjoyed visiting each other several times for the past 55 years.
2. To welcome in the new year, Ted Johns ’61 and Marietta Bittrich Johns ’63 hosted Don Fultz ’61, Eunice Holm Fultz ’63, Janyce Helgeson Olson ’62, and her husband Rich (taking the photo) at their Lake LBJ home outside of Austin, TX. Ted, Don, and Rich celebrated the 50th anniversary of their graduation from Augustana Theological Seminary at Rock Island, IL, in 2015.
3. A chance meeting in a gondola ride to the summit brings together Gusties for a day of skiing in Steamboat Springs, CO. Pictured from left are Ben Brueshoff ’05, Steve Gunberg ’68, and Dave Brueshoff ’77. (More on Ben, page 32.)
4. Longtime Gustie friends and their daughters met for an annual Christmas party in Eden Prairie in December. Pictured from left are Meishon Behboudi ’15, Sherrie Swanson Behboudi ’82, Lisa Martinson Buchal ’82, Danielle Buchal, Molly Datwyler, Camille Clausen Ehrich ’82, Alexandra Ehrich ’09, Maddie Ehrich ’18, Jayne Heitner, Anne Juhl Legeros ’82, and Tracy Koeger Heitner ’82.
5. Class of 1991 alumnae traveled together to Vietnam in January 2016. Pictured from left are Amy Millette Close, Alyssa Bruns Hammar, Susan Johnson Nelson, and Kari Clark in front of the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi, where author Graham Greene stayed when he was writing The Quiet American.
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6. Several Gusties gathered in November 2015 to celebrate Kyle Landon’s induction into the Gustavus Athletics Hall of Fame for his success on the men’s golf team. Pictured from left: Shawn Gudahl ’99, Chad Gustafson ’01, JP Prenevost ’00, Kyle Landon ’99, Carrie Nelson Sundberg ’99, Jeff Thompson ’00, Rob Trenda ’01, Meggie Thompson Trenda ’01, Alyssa Malinski Erickson ’99, and Steve Erickson ’99.
7. Gustavus alumni Adam Caulfield ’07 (left) and Tom Grys ’00 (right) pose at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ. Caulfield spent one month working with Grys, who directs the microbiology laboratory in AZ.
8. When the Gustavus Choir traveled through the heartland and Texas on their January 2016 tour, they were welcomed at many sites by local Gusties. At St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Omaha, NE, conductor Greg Aune (center) greets Emily Johnson ’09, Brian Fahey ’08, Kira Payne O’Bradovich ’08, Hannah Fischer ’12, and Olivia Reininger ’14.
9. At Atonement Lutheran Church in Overland Park, KS, alumnae in attendance were Lorraine Youngquist Anderson ’56, her daughter Miriam Anderson ’81, and Julie Benson Italiano ’76.
10. This fall there were five Gustavus alumni working at Skyview Middle School in Oakdale. Pictures from left are Erica Olson Schaps ’04, Grant Boulanger ’97, Erin Azer ’94, Brett Latterell ’94, and Janene Leimer Lenard ’89.
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SomewhereinGustavushistory,prior
to1920,itisMayanditis12:30p.m.
Commencementwillbeginsoon.
Forthegraduatingseniorsof100
yearsago,thiswillbeagreattimefor
brunch.OntopofOldMain.
Itwasabreathtakingtraditionconsidering
thetablesideviewsoftheMinnesotaRiverValley.
Itwasabitofadangerousone,too.(Doyoulikea
stiffwindwithyourcoffee?Howaboutathree-story
drop-off?)
Today,theCommencementBuffetisheldinthe
safeandcomfortableenvironsoftheEvelynYoungDining
Room,farfromthree-storydrop-offsandrobustprairiewinds.
WhereveryouarethisMay29at12:30p.m.CentralTime,lookin
thedirectionofOldMainandremember:Youareapartofalongline
ofproudadventurerswholeftGustavusandcommencedwithlives
ofpassionandpurpose.
VespersThe young people that
found and shall find
inexhaustible treasures here,
shall exhort their friends to
come, seek, and find what
they need for a happy life.” —Lars Lundgren, class of 1890
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SUMMER 2016 | VOL. LXXII | ISSUE 3
STAFF
Chair, Board of Trustees
George Hicks ’75
President of the College
Rebecca Bergman
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Tim Kennedy ’82
Vice President, Advancement
Thomas Young ’88
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Glen Lloyd
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Terry Clark Photography, AJ Dahm/SPX Sports,
Bryden Giving ’16, Mark Herman, David Kelly Co.,
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’13, Becca Sabot, and the Gustavus Adolphus
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Studio art major Anna Franke ’16 works on
an assignment requiring the use of multiple
modules in a sculpture. At the end of each
graduating year, senior studio art majors exhibit
their work. Juried by faculty, it is a selection
of the strongest pieces and the culmination of
an art-rich undergraduate experience. Epoch:
Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition 2016 is on
view at the Hillstrom Museum of Art through
May 29. A number of the works are for sale.
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Gustavus becomes Minnesota’s first Fair Trade College
20 GOOD COMPANY
Proud alums who mentor promising students
33 CLASS NOTES
What your fellow Gusties have been up to