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01 Fall 09.2:Winter 03-04 MASTERS.1 8/5/09 9:05 PM Page 1 THE Gustavus Adolphus College Fall 2009 QUARTERLY Celebrating the Best of Gustavus Commencement 2009 Distinguished Alumni Citations The Edgar Carlson Award Student and Faculty Achievement 01 Fall 09.2:Winter 03-04 MASTERS.1 8/5/09 9:06 PM Page 2 4 From the Editor 5 On the Hill 16 Calendar: What’s happening on campus 18 Celebrating the best of Gustavus THE GUSTAVUS QUARTERLY A Commencement Gallery GFall 2009 • Vol. LXV, No. 4 22 Sports Managing Editor Softball team’s exceptional season ■ Steven L. Waldhauser ’70 Men’s and women’s tennis teams again [email protected] take MIAC titles ■ Two Gusties named Alumni Editors Randall M. Stuckey ’83 NCAA postgraduate scholars ■ Individual [email protected] honors ■ Coaches announce retirement ■ Erin Holloway Wilken ’02 Roberts and Skoog honored [email protected] Design 31 Legac y Sharon Stevenson Stevenson Creative, LLC, Corvallis, Ore. New faces in Institutional [email protected] Advancement ■ Online resources Contributing Writers Tim Kennedy ’82; Donald Myers ’83; Matt 33 Alumni News Thomas ’00 Contributing Photographers THE Alex Messenger ’10, Tom Roster; Matt Thomas Gustavus Adolphus College Fall 2009 ’00; Stacia Vogel QUARTERLY Articles and opinions presented in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors or official policies of the College or its board of trustees. The Gustavus Quarterly (USPS 227-580) is published four times annually, in February, May, August, and November, by Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn. Periodicals postage is paid at St. Celebrating Peter, MN 56082, and additional mailing offices. It is the mailed free of charge to alumni and friends of the Best of College. Circulation is approximately 39,000. Gustavus Postmaster: Send address changes to The Gustavus Commencement 2009 Distinguished Alumni Citations The Edgar Carlson Award Quarterly, Office of Alumni Relations, Gustavus Student and Faculty Achievement Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082-1498. ON THE COVER An emotional Auz’annette Harrell, English major from Kokomo, Miss., embraces one of her professors, Associate Professor of English Rebecca Taylor Fremo, at the College’s 2009 commencement exercises. St. Peter, Minnesota 507-933-8000 ■ gustavus.edu Photo by Tom Roster. Chair, Board of Trustees James H. Gale ’83 On these pages . President of the College 608 candidates for graduation assembled Jack R. Ohle on Hollingsworth Field on May 31, 2009. Vice President for Marketing and Communication Photo by Tom Roster Gwendolyn Freed Vice President for Institutional Advancement Thomas Young ’88 Director of Alumni Relations Randall M. Stuckey ’83 Gustavus Adolphus College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. The Gustavus Quarterly is printed on Domtar Earthchoice paper (30% PCR and sustainable source certified by SmartWood) using soy-based inks and alternative solvents and wetting agents by the John Roberts Company, Minneapolis, an EPA Green Power Partner. 01 Fall 09.2:Winter 03-04 MASTERS.1 8/5/09 9:06 PM Page 3 01 Fall 09.2:Winter 03-04 MASTERS.1 8/5/09 9:06 PM Page 4 From the Editor Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees The ‘Best’ of Gustavus The Rev. Jon V. Anderson Bishop, New Ulm, Minn. Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA (ex officio) Redwood Falls The Rev. Rodney L. Anderson Pastor, Eden Prairie, Minn. St. Andrew Lutheran Church The summer lull between the end of one academic year and the be- Thomas M. Annesley ’75, Ph.D. Professor of Pathology, ginning of the next is a good time to pause and mark the College’s Ann Arbor, Mich. University Hospital, University of Michigan Al Annexstad Chair, President, and CEO, progress in realizing its mission—as seen in the achievements of Excelsior, Minn. Federated Insurance, Owatonna Jake Seamans ’10 ’10 Seamans Jake Tracy L. Bahl ’84, M.B.A. Senior Adviser, our faculty and staff, our students, and our graduates. As the Greenwich, Conn. General Atlantic, N.Y. 2008–09 school yerar ended we honored many students, staff, and Warren Beck ’67 President, Greenwood, Minn. Gabbert & Beck, Inc., Edina alumni who surpassed even the high expectations we set for them. Rebecca Bergman, Ph.D. Vice President of Science and Technology, North Oaks, Minn. Medtronic Incorporated, Minneapolis This issue of the Gustavus Quarterly focuses on the “best” of Mark Bernhardson ’71 City Manager, Gustavus—those individuals the College has recognized for making Bloomington, Minn. City of Bloomington The Rev. Åke Bonnier Dean, a difference on campus, in their fields of endeavor, in the lives of Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Domkyrkoförsamling The Rev. Gordon A. Braatz, Ph.D. Pastor and Psychologist, Retired those they encounter. Minneapolis, Minn. On the following pages, you will read about several award-win- David J. Carlson ’60, M.D. Physician, Retired Edina, Minn. ning professors: music professor Rick Orpen, who was named recipi- The Rev. Kelly Chatman Pastor, Maplewood, Minn. Redeemer Lutheran Church, Minneapolis ent of the 2009 Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching by his peers; Martin Lang ’95, The Rev. Jerome King General Secretary, assistant professor of communications studies, who won the student-selected Swenson-Bunn Del Pino ’68, Ph.D. General Board of Higher Education Franklin, Tenn and Ministry, Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence; and Eric Carlson, professor of history, and Barbara Fister, The United Methodist Church, Nashville Ardena Flippen ’68, M.D., M.B.A. Physician head librarian, who shared the College’s annual Scholarly Accomplishment Award. Biology professor Chicago The Rev. Brian Fragodt ‘81 Pastor, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Cindy Johnson-Groh was named a Fulbright Scholar in Tanzania for the 2009–10 school year, and Andover, Minn. (ex officio) East Bethel, and philosophy professor Doug Huff earned a playwriting prize. Diversity Center Director Virgil Jones President, Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations was recognized with the Dr. Theodore E. Conrad ’25 Faculty/Staff Achievement Award for contribu- James H. Gale ’83, J.D. Attorney at Law Washington, D.C. (chair) tions to “student growth, education, and unity.” And nine individuals were hired to tenure-track po- Marcus M. Gustafson ’73 Chief Executive Officer, sitions effective for the 2009 fall term, anticipating the promise of their future contributions to the Edina, Minn. Metro Dentalcare, Richfield The Rev. Tania K. Haber ’78 Senior Pastor, education and growth of our students. St. Louis Park, Minn. Westwood Lutheran Church The Rev. Paul L. Harrington Senior Pastor, On the student side, we celebrated the graduation of 608 members of the Class of 2009. Fifty-eight Rosemount, Minn. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, earned Phi Beta Kappa honors for excellence in the study of the liberal arts, and 48 graduated summa Apple Valley Pat K. Haugen ’70 Client Executive, cum laude. The annual Magnuson Student Leadership and Service Awards went to four students, four Sioux Falls, S.D. IBM Global Services Susanne Björling Heim ’83 Former Co-owner, student organizations, and two student-led events for their contributions to the campus and its climate. Edina, Minn. S & S Heim Construction Choreography students in dance professor Melissa Rolnick’s class were invited to present a concert of Alfred Henderson ’62, M.B.A. Business Executive, Retired Chanhassen, Minn. original work for an international conference on human rights in October after the conference or- George G. Hicks ’75, J.D. Managing Partner Eden Prairie, Minn. Värde Partners, Inc., Minneapolis ganizer viewed the results of their “Genocide Has No Boundaries” project earlier in the spring. Thomas J. Hirsch ’64 Vice President, You’ll also note that student-athletes and coaches won a slew of athletic honors following an al- Edina, Minn. JEBCO Group, Inc., St. Paul Ronald A. Jones, M.B.A. Business Executive, Retired most unbelievable spring season. Six of the eight squads competing during the spring went on to Barrington, Ill. Linda Bailey Keefe ’69, M.B.A. Vice President, NCAA post-season events, and the College finished eighth nationally in the Directors’ Cup sponsored Atlanta, Ga. NAI Brannen Goddard by Learfield Sports and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Five student-ath- Paul Koch ’87 Senior Vice President/Investments Plymouth, Minn. UBS Financial Services, Wayzata letes were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and three earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. The Rev. Daniel A. Kolander ’68 Senior Pastor, Marion, Iowa First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids Recognition also came to alumni. The Gustavus Alumni Assocation announced three Jan Ledin Michaletz ’74 Past President, Distinguished Alumni Citations, to agribusiness innovator Ray Norling ’56, medical social worker Edina, Minn. (ex officio) Gustavus Alumni Association Jack R. Ohle President, Evelyn Bonander ’59, and Minneapolis schools superintendent Bill Green ’72. The Rev. Gary St. Peter, Minn. (ex officio) Gustavus Adolphus College Marilyn Olson Assistant Director for Colleges and Universities Anderson ’63 received the Covenant Award from the Gustavus Adolphus College Assocation of Valparaiso, Ind. Division for Vocation and Education Congregations for his commitment to the task of “rediscovering the importance of what it means to (ex officio) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Chicago be a college of the church.” Community activist Jess Luce ’99 was named one of