Entries tagged with ‘Alumni’
Kevin Kling Appearance Scheduled for Nov. 20
Kevin Kling, a nationally known playwright, storyteller, and author will make an appearance at Gustavus Adolphus College Friday, Nov. 20. Kling, a 1979 graduate of Gustavus, will read from his latest book, Holiday Inn.
Gustavus Honors Distinguished Alumni
Gustavus Adolphus College presented Evelyn Bonander '59, William Green '72, and Ray Norling '56 with Distinguished Alumni Citations earlier this spring at the College's Alumni Banquet.
Alumnus Butorac Featured in Star Tribune
Gustavus Adolphus College alumnus and professional tennis player Eric Butorac was recently featured in the Sports section of the Star Tribune. Butorac, the 45th ranked doubles player in the world, will begin play in the French Open this week.
Alumnus Receives Bush Foundation Grant
The Bush Foundation has named Gustavus Adolphus College alumnus Jess O. Luce '99 a 2009 Leadership Fellow. The Bush Fellowship will allow Luce to pursue a master's degree in public administration with a concentration in aging issues in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
Alumnus Wins Fifth Career ATP Tour Title
Eric Butorac, a 2003 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, recently won the fifth Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour doubles title of his career. Butorac teamed with Rajeev Ram to defeat the Swiss tandem of Jean-Claude Scherrer and Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4 to win the Chennai Open in India on Jan. 11.
2002 Graduate Touring with National Theater Production
It's been a long, interesting road for musical actor Misti Koop, who was six when she first stepped on stage in community theater and today is touring in the chorus of a national production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" starring Ted Neeley.
Gustavus Launches New Website for Alumni
On Tuesday July 1, 2008, Gustavus Adolphus College launched a new state-of-the-art alumni website at gustavus.edu/alumni. The site includes a variety of new features that allow the College's more than 25,000 alumni to interact with each other as well as to receive information from their alma mater relevant to their own interests.
Gustavus Honors Distinguished Alumni
Gustavus Adolphus College presented Craig Johnson '69, Talmadge King '70, and Barbara Leonard '63 with Distinguished Alumni Citations Saturday, May 31 at the College's Alumni Banquet as part of the 2008 Reunion Weekend.
Advocate for the Homeless Sets Her Sights High
"Cathy ten Broeke's job title clearly spells out the mighty boulder she's supposed to push uphill in what seems a truly Sisyphean task: she's the Minneapolis/Hennepin County Coordinator to End Homelessness," writes Star Tribune reporter Mary Jane Smetanka about a 1991 alumna of Gustavus.
Gustavus Honors Distinguished Alumni
Gustavus Adolphus College presented Margaret Anderson Kelliher '90 and Paul Peterson '94 with Distinguished Alumni Citations at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 26 at the College's Alumni Banquet as part of the 2007 Reunion Weekend.