Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2021

  • Julie Nowariak ’13

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    Meghan Carmichael and Julie Nowariak ’13 were recently married on July 11th, 2020 in Stillwater, MN. Picture of Gusties in attendance, from left to right in attached photo: Elizabeth Logas-Lindstrom ’13, Jonathan Logas-Lindstrom ’13, Drew Jensen ’13, Grant Cooper ’13, Julie Nowariak ’13, Cassandra Quam ’13, Nate Dexter ’13, Renate Willer ’13, Bryce Carmichael ’17.

  • Mickey Speck ’80

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Mickey (Hanson) Speck ’80 shares, “I retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on July 1, 2019. Now I enjoy my own time by volunteering for a couple of nonprofits: one which provides rides to seniors for medical appointments, and also a senior dog rescue organization in San Francisco. I also continue to make music: while…

  • Baseball Schedule Update

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    The home doubleheader on Friday, March 19 against Augsburg is cancelled due to snow on the field, while the Gusties have added a non-conference home game against Bethany Lutheran on Wednesday, March 24.

  • Seven Gusties Earn All-Region USTFCCCA Honors

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    Three men and four women from the Gustavus track and field teams earned NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field honors.

  • Gymnastics Wins at UW-Eau Claire with a Season High 183.725

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    The Gustavus gymnastics team was back in action when they competed against UW-Eau Claire on Thursday evening.

  • Jacob Koshiol ’20

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Jacob Koshiol ’20 has recently become a Paraprofessional within Saint Paul, Maplewood and Oakdale school district in Minnesota. In addition to working for the district, Jacob works at PrairieCare as a paraprofessional for K-12 students. His focus will be on environmental control, helping students understand lessons, cleaning, technical setup, and much more.

  • Gina Kilchenman ’06

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Gina Kilchenman ’06 shares that she is now the Vice President of Sales at Highgate Hotels in Dallas, TX.

  • Sean OBrien ’01

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Recently, Sean OBrien ’01 became the Chief Financial Officer at Alliant Engineering in Minneapolis, MN. Formerly a Civil engineering consultant, Sean accepted an offer for the position.

  • Heather McClelland ’98

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Heather McClelland ’98 is a Behavior Intervention Teacher at Vancouver Public Schools in Vancouver, WA. Recently, she has had the opportunity to co-publish a children’s book, Colorful Place: Mindful Story and Art for Kids (March 1st, 2021). Additionally, Heather has started a new business called BreatheArtCalm LLC, which was created as a new way to…

  • David Wold ’60

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    Gustavus Alumni

    David Wold ’60 shares that “Life goes on in Säffle, Sweden despite the pandemic, although I never thought it would come to a screeching halt. We’ve had mild winters. For example, this past January the average temperature while I cycled was only -3.4 degrees C or about 26 degrees F. But then February came along…