01 Fall 06 Masters.2bak 8/8/06 1:45 PM Page 1 THE GustavusGustavus Adolphus College Fall 2006 QUARTERLY 01 Fall 06 Masters.2 8/8/06 2:35 PM Page 2 G THE GUSTAVUS QUARTERLY Contents Fall 2006 • Vol. LXII, No. 4 4 From the President Managing Editor Steven L. Waldhauser ’70 5 On the Hill [email protected] 22 Calendar: What’s happening on campus Alumni Editors Randall M. Stuckey ’83 [email protected] 24 Commencement 2006 Barbara Larson Taylor ’93 A photo gallery [email protected] Design 28 Gustavus Library Associates Sharon Stevenson presented with Greater [email protected] Gustavus Award Contributing Writers Sara Baer ’08, Al Behrends ’77, Barbara Fister, Decades of service recognized Rob Gardner, Teresa Harland ’94, Tim Kennedy ’82, Jonathan Kraatz, Donald Myers ’83, Tim 30 The ‘eyes and ears’ of the Robinson ’65 Christ Chapel Contributing Photographers Anders Björling ’58, Jonathan Kraatz, Tom Exploring the Chapel Apprentice program Roster, Tim Robinson ’65, Sharon Stevenson, Stan Waldhauser ’71 32 Sports The Gustavus Quarterly (USPS 227-580) Tennis teams take top national honors I is published four times annually, in February, May, Athletes of the Year I NCAA Postgraduate August, and November, by Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn. Periodicals postage is paid at St. Scholars I Women’s golf second at NCAA Peter, MN 56082, and additional mailing offices. It is I mailed free of charge to alumni and friends of the championships Gustavus in top ten of College. Circulation is approximately 34,000. Director’s Cup I New broadcast home for Gustie I Postmaster: Send address changes to sports Individual and coaching honors The Gustavus Quarterly Office of Alumni Relations Gustavus Adolphus College 30 Legacy 800 W. College Ave. New gift supports Björling Music Scholarships I St. Peter, MN 56082-1498 Class of ’56 matches Class of ’06 gifts I Educating future miracle-makers I Recognition events schedule 33 Alumni News Homecoming Weekend schedule I Distinguished Saint Peter, Minnesota Alumni Citations I Service and retirement 507/933-8000 I www.gustavus.edu awards Chair, Board of Trustees Russ Michaletz ’74 ON THE COVER THE President of the College Gustavus Adolphus College Fall 2006 James L. Peterson ’64 Gustavus Graduate Anders QUARTERLY Peterson ’06 celebrates Vice President for Institutional Advancement following Brenda Moore commencement Director of Alumni Relations exercises. More photos Randall M. Stuckey ’83 starting on page 24. Photo by Tom Roster The Gustavus Quarterly is printed on Domtar Earthchoice paper (30% PCR and sustainable source certified by SmartWood) using soy-based inks and alternative On these pages . solvents and wetting agents by the John Roberts The new west entry of Old Main on a bright fall morning. Company, Minneapolis, an EPA Green Power Partner. Photo by Anders Björling ’58 01 Fall 06 Masters.2bak 8/8/06 1:45 PM Page 3 01 Fall 06 Masters.2bak 8/8/06 1:45 PM Page 4 Gustavus Adolphus College Dreaming of Board of Trustees Gary F. Anderson ’63 Interim Seminary Pastor Hugo, Minn. Luther Seminary, St. Paul Jon V. Anderson Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, New Ulm, Minn. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, future celebrations (ex officio) Redwood Falls Rodney L. Anderson Pastor, Eden Prairie, Minn. St. Andrew Lutheran Church Tom Roster Tom Thomas M. Annesley ’75 Professor of Pathology, Much of this issue of the Ann Arbor, Mich. University Hospital, University of Michigan Al Annexstad Chair, President, and CEO, Quarterly is built around the Excelsior, Minn. Federated Insurance, Owatonna Tracy L. Bahl ’84 Chief Executive Officer, notion of celebration. There Greenwich, Conn. Uniprise, a United Health Group Company, N.Y. are stories of distinguished Mark Bernhardson ’71 City Manager, Bloomington, Minn. City of Bloomington alumni and their contribu- Stephen P. Blenkush ’80 Pastor, tions—about their “lives of Milaca, Minn. Zion Lutheran Church Gordon A. Braatz Associate Pastor/Psychologist, From the President the From leadership and service to soci- Minneapolis, Minn. Central Lutheran Church ety,” as it says in our mission David J. Carlson ’60 Retired Physician Edina, Minn. statement. There are stories John E. Chadwick ’79 President, celebrating people who have Bloomington, Minn. The Chadwick Group, Inc. Kelly Chatman Pastor, made a difference in the well- Maplewood, Minn. Redeemer Lutheran Church, Minneapolis Jerome King Del Pino ’68 General Secretary, being of the College and the Franklin, Tenn. General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, students it serves so very well. The United Methodist Church, Nashville Jann Eichlersmith ’85 Assistant General Counsel, You’ll read about celebrations of commencement, of great teaching, and very special Richfield, Minn. The Scoular Company, Minneapolis Gustavus highlights such as the Nobel Conference and Christmas in Christ Chapel. And of Bruce W. Engelsma CEO and Chair of the Board, Long Lake, Minn. Kraus-Anderson Companies, Inc., Minneapolis course we regularly celebrate student achievements on Honors Day. We celebrate our Ardena Flippen ’68 Corporate Compliance Officer, Swedish heritage. We celebrate with great music, great hospitality, and of course with great Chicago Provident Hospital of Cook County James H. Gale ’83 Attorney at Law food. We have so very much to celebrate. I think we could do it more often than we do. Washington, D.C. Tania K. Haber ’78 Senior Pastor, Many years ago, at another institution, a wise trustee challenged me with the question, St. Louis Park, Minn. Westwood Lutheran Church “What is it that you want to celebrate in five years?” His interest was not in celebrations, of Paul L. Harrington Senior Pastor, Rosemount, Minn. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Apple Valley course. It was about pushing us to imagine a new future and then to create a path to get Pat Haugen ’70 Client Executive, there. Sioux Falls, S.D. IBM Global Services Alfred Henderson ’62 Financial Adviser, Lately, I’ve been imagining future celebrations—big ones—some that I hope you will Chanhassen, Minn. American Express, Edina read about here in the Quarterly at some point, and some in which I hope you might have a George G. Hicks ’75 Managing Partner Eden Prairie, Minn. Värde Partners, Inc., Minneapolis personal share. As we begin to set long-term direction and strategies with our current plan- Thomas J. Hirsch ’64 Vice President, ning process, I imagine many things, like celebrating a new and unprecedented level of stu- Edina, Minn. JEBCO Group, Inc., St. Paul Ronald A. Jones Retired Partner and Consultant, dent engagement in learning here on campus. I can imagine a high level of global compe- No. Barrington, Ill. Hewitt and Associates, Lincolnshire Linda Bailey Keefe ’69 Vice President, tency in every one of our graduates. I can see us celebrating Gustavus as a premier Atlanta, Ga. NAI Brannen Goddard institution in the teaching and practice of leadership. I can see new approaches to support- Daniel A. Kolander ’68 Senior Pastor, Marion, Iowa First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids ing students in their faith journeys. And would it not be great to celebrate new endowed Barbara Eckman Krig ’52 Retired Educator chairs for brilliant professors, funding for full student access to research and special project Excelsior, Minn. Russell V. Michaletz ’74 Deloitte Touche LLP, Minneapolis work with an engaged faculty, solid scholarship support for every single student who needs Edina, Minn. and deserves it, and a highly attractive campus that’s energy-efficient and shaped by inno- Marilyn Olson Assistant Director for Colleges and Universities Chicago, Ill. Division for Vocation and Education vative approaches to long-term environmental sustainability? (ex officio) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Martha I. Penkhus Registered Nurse, We do need to stop periodically to celebrate individual and institutional accomplish- Mankato, Minn. Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital ments, large and small. And we certainly ought to celebrate on a regular basis who we are James L. Peterson ’64 President, St. Paul (ex officio) Gustavus Adolphus College and what we do. But it’s also critical, I think, to constantly imagine future celebrations— Jason T. Sawyer ’93 Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association, and big ones—those that signal important objectives met, goals accomplished, dreams realized. Plymouth, Minn. (ex officio) Vice President for Sales, Cronin & Co., Minneapolis Beth Sparboe Schnell ’82 Chief Executive Officer, We are thinking a lot about the future these days. And if we can think, plan, and work to- Corcoran, Minn. Sparboe Companies, Wayzata gether with a shared vision, all of us in the Gustavus community can certainly anticipate David B. Spong ’64 President, Gustavus Association of Congregations, Chanhassen, Minn. and Interim Pastor, Hope Evangelical Lutheran celebrating great achievements well into that future. (ex officio) Church, Minneapolis Karin Stone ’83 Senior Vice President Cleveland Heights, Ohio and Director of Corporate Marketing, National City Corporation, Cleveland Sally Turrittin Co-Owner, Long Lake, Minn. Prime Mortgage Corporation, Minnetonka Chia Youyee Vang ’94 President and CEO, Minneapolis CHIA Consulting, Inc., St. Paul Daniel K. Zismer ’75 Executive Vice President, James Peterson ’64 Duluth, Minn. Essentia Health, Duluth President Trustee Emerita Patricia R. Lund Retired Chair of the Board, Edina, Minn. Lunds, Inc., Minneapolis 4 I The Gustavus Quarterly 01 Fall 06 Masters.2bak 8/8/06 1:45 PM Page 5 On thehill Campus news: 6 College fairs 6 Kruger