Class of 1958
May 2006
Dear 58ers,
A
particularly sad week at Gustavus as we mourn the death of PHIL LINDAU,
classmate, who served the College exceedingly well as a member of both the
Alumni Association Board and the Board of Trustees. Phil chaired the Board of Trustees from 1992-95 and was a strong
supporter of the Three Crowns Campaign, which raised $33 million for
scholarships, technology and the renovation of the Nobel Hall of Science.
He
also chaired the Building a Greater Gustavus Campaign after the 1998
tornado and was awarded the Greater Gustavus Award for his commitment and
generosity to his alma mater. He had
been fighting cancer for several years and, as late as last week, was still
working, laughing and praying with his family and friends.
Few
alumni have contributed as much to Gustavus in so many ways, from his
leadership and ideas to his loyalty and generosity. He enjoyed life in college and after, and we will always remember
his great smile and laugh.
Where
does a letter go from here? Phil shared
our pride in the generosity of the class of 1958. So, he would want to join us in thanking the most recent donors
to the Gustavus Fund:
Lee Anderson, Westen Anderson, Bob Baugh,
Noel Behne, Char Jonson Berndt, Bill Binger, Jan (Neidt) and Anders Bjorling, Agnes Voss Bode, Dick
Bratt, Russ Braun, Karen Mattson Bruning, Chuck Busch, Alan Carlson, Jane
Schonberg Chase, Ruth Lind Christenson, Charles Clements, Jim Cone, Mike Dale,
Heather Peterson Davis-Peabody, Jim Edman, Carolyn Clogston Engquist, Janet
Olson Green, Myrtice Jostad Haney, Loren Herbst, Jerry Hesser, Steve Hilding,
Rollie Hirman, Karen Holman Hubbard, Andrea Grant Janousek, Meryl Nelson
Jessen, Jim Johanson, Barbara Anderson Johnson, Carl Johnson, Ellwood Johnson,
John Johnson, Marlys Johnson Johnson, Shirley Lundgren Kanne, Linda Eckblad
Knochenmus, Emily Kuhlenkamp, Stan Larson, Roberta Walker Loreno, Herb Lundeen,
Marjorie McKay Miller, Don Milton, Ruth Raarup Mitchell, Doug Moe, Barbara
Johnson Morris, Leroy Mueller, Ken Nelson, Dale Noyed, Susan Elam O'Connor,
Barbara Jensen Olson, Jeanine Lundahl Olson, Glen Peters, Marlene Gastler
Petersen, Martha Telleen Peterson, Nancy Johnson Peterson, Bob Peterson, Sonya
Johnson Pitt, Arlene Jornlin Ramberg, Larry Ray, Robbie Robinson, Pat Trench
Rosenberg, Lenida Jepson Sandahl, Carolyn Lund Sandvig, Robert Shogren, Dick
Sodergren, Sonya (Harbo) and Duane Talus, Sally Clausen Taylor, Marlene
Isensee Thomas, Charles Thompson, Morna Pell Traffas, Dave Wagner, Charlene
Bukkila Westrum, Mark Wiberg, Gerald Youngquist.
A
resounding thank you to all of the above.
As of April 22, we have received gifts from 87 donors for a total of
$51,790. Eighty-seven donors is less
than half of the class and we need to hear from 45 more of your to reach the
respectability of the last two years.
There
are exactly 45 of you who have made a gift in the last two years and we need to
hear from you again!
There
are 38 of you who have not sent a gift in more than three years. Now is your chance! Make an old class agent happy! Or tell him he should get lost! Do something!
And
now for some Class News.....
ELDON SATTER works as an auditor for the State Department
of Economic Security and lives in Brainerd.
CHUCK and Dorothy BUSCH celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary last summer. Their oldest
grandchild, Andrea Busch, is a senior at Gustavus and spent the fall studying
in Japan. We are always pleased to hear
from BETH CHOI, the widow of classmate CHANGIK CHOI and her
annual support of the Gustavus Fund in memory of her husband. KAY (JACOBSON) and Reuben 56 CARLSON
are retired in Tigerton, WI. Reuben
works with cancer support groups and will attend his 50th reunion
this spring at Gustavus.
MARJORIE
MCKAY MILLER traveled this
year to Newfoundland, Labrador and spent a month in Australia. That's moving! Duane and DARLENE THOMPSON KRIEWELL are retired and live
in Burnsville. SALLY CLAUSEN TAYLOR,
a retired RN, spends winters in Arizona and enjoys her two grandchildren. MORNA PELL TRAFFAS has retired from
the retail world and continues to live in Wyomissing, PA. RENEE LINDBERG SMITH passed away last
summer in Overland Park, KS. Renee had
been an interior decorator and corporate secretary. I always enjoyed visiting with Renee in the Phonorama days.
ELLWOOD
JOHNSON always gives me a
full report of his summer travels, which include a visit to his hometown of
Lowry. He also visited with DARRELL and
Patti LORSUNG in Alexandria; JOHN DAHL and HERB LUNDEEN in
the Twin Cities; BOB PETERSON and me in St Peter and NOEL BEHNE in
New Mexico. LINDA (ECKBLAD) and DARWIN
KNOCHENMUS felt the effects of the hurricanes at their home in Jackson, LA
and the slow recovery time in this year after.
They made their annual trip to Toulouse, France to visit their son and
grandsons.
It
was great to have HERBERT ANDERSON on campus for a week in February to
present the annual Transfiguration Talks in Christ Chapel. Herbert is retired, living in Berkeley, CA
where Phyllis is president of Pacific Lutheran Seminary. The Talks involved six homilies in Chapel, I
heard three and Herbert was marvelous.
ROBBIE
ROBINSON continues to teach
and coach in Mesa, AZ. Kris (Anderson
61) has retired and they are happy to announce the birth of their first
grandchild this past year. CAROLYN
(CLOGSTON) and Tom 56 ENGQUIST will also be on campus this spring
for Toms reunion. Tom has been interim
director this year of the American Swedish Institute Male Chorus.
BOB
ORTLOFF continues to be busy
in the banking and real estate business in LaCrosse, WI. He continues to own the Stoddard Insurance
Agency, while serving as a bank consultant and being the chief financial
officer for a recreational land real estate company. Whoa, Bob! You are more
than filling up the day!
Campus News
The
Alumni Board met on campus in February and made the final selection for the
Alumni Awards:
Greater Gustavus Award: Gustavus
Library Associates, for providing financial resources for Folke Bernadotte
Library, and engaging and introducing alumni and friends in the mission of the
College.
Distinguished Alumni Citations: Karen
Bossart Rusthoven 66, St. Paul, MN, founder and principal of Community of
Peace Academy, St. Paul; Susan Semple-Rowland 77, Gainesville, FL,
professor of neuroscience, University of Florida and director, Neuroscience IDP
Graduate Program; and Magnus Ranstorp 85, St. Andrews, Scotland, chief
scientist at the Centre for Asymmetric Threat Studies, Swedish National Defense
College; and a Senior Honorary Research Associate and former Director of Centre
for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St.
Andrews, Scotland.
First Decade Awards: Rebecca
Konrad 96, Washington, DC, investment officer, global transaction team,
The World Bank International Finance Corporation; and Milo Martin 96,
Philadelphia, PA, assistant professor, Department of Computer and Information
Sciences, University of Pennsylvania.
The awards will be presented on Commencement
Weekend or Homecoming Weekend depending on the recipients schedule.
Gustavus Alumni Directory
The
2006 Gustavus Alumni Directory will be published soon and our goal is to
represent your information as accurately as possible in the printed
edition. PCI: the data company, is publishing our directory and a short phone
call will update or verify your information.
Call toll free: 1-800-982-1589,
Monday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CST, and Sunday, 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. CST. International callers dial: 1-972-386-0100, Monday-Friday CST.
MAYDAY! Peace Conference: "AIDS + Africa, the Unfolding
Crisis"
The
26th annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference was on Wednesday, April
19. This year's topic was AIDS in
Africa. The conference featured a
keynote address by Robert Gallo, co-discoverer of the HIV virus, and Marjorie
Mbilinyi, social activist and professor in Tanzania. The AIDS Memorial Quilt was also on campus for viewing. Robert Gallo spent time on campus during
March and April sponsored by the Robert E. and Susan T. Rydell Distinguished
Professorship, a residency program for Nobel Laureates and similarly
distinguished scholars.
Gusties Gather!
Gusties
around the world are called to gather on Sunday, August 6! The Alumni Board is designating this day as
a way for Gusties to stay connected with each other. In research among alumni, we know that Gusties already stay in
contact with many alumni, and we know that Gusties have a strong interest in
staying connected with other Gusties and with the College. Ever think you want to do more to be
connected with Gustavus? Now is your
chance, signup to host a Gusties Gather! event. Complete event checklist, host kit, and details will be
provided. Sign-up via e-mail at
<alumni@gustavus.edu> or call 800/487-8437.
Upcoming Alumni Events
Gustavus
Library Associates Author Day with Robert Alexander May 3
Reunion for Class of 1956 and 50-Year Club
May 26-27
Commencement May 28
Gusties Gather! August 6
Reunions for the classes of 1961, 1966, 1971,
1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 October 6-8
Homecoming/Family Weekend October 7 & 8
The
month of May is here and the Gustavus Fund closes at the end of the month. We hope to hear from you!
Cheers!
Owen
Sammelson
1958
Class Agent
osammels@gustavus.edu