Tag: Alumni
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Gustavus Alumni Compete in World Bandy Championships
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Several Gustavus Adolphus College alumni recently represented the United States of America at the 2010 World Bandy Championships in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 24-31.
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Alumnus Kurt Elling Wins Grammy
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Kurt Elling, a 1989 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, took home his first Grammy Award Sunday, Jan. 31 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Alumnus Kurt Elling Performs at White House
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Gustavus Adolphus College alumnus and Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Kurt Elling has toured the world, performing to critical acclaim in Europe, the Middle East, South America, Asia, and Australia, and at jazz festivals and concert halls across North America. Now Elling can add the White House to that list.
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Kevin Kling Appearance Scheduled for Nov. 20
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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.
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Gustavus Honors Distinguished Alumni
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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.
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Alumnus Butorac Featured in Star Tribune
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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.
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Alumnus Receives Bush Foundation Grant
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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.
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Alumnus Wins Fifth Career ATP Tour Title
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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.
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2002 Graduate Touring with National Theater Production
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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.
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Gustavus Launches New Website for Alumni
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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.