The three grandsons of Bjug. Mark Harstad who made the hike; Herman Harstad and Peter Harstad stayed in Skagway.

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2 – SPRING 2016SENIOR EDITOR
Kari Plog ’11WRITERS
Kari Plog ’11
Lisa Patterson ’98
Zach Powers ’10
Brooke Thames ’18
Samantha Lund ’16PHOTOGRAPHER
John Froschauer

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Rustin Dwyer

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Simon Sung

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
Lace M. Smith

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Steve Skramstad

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CLASS NOTES
Shanda Tryon ’07

PROOFREADER
Rebecca Young

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President

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Donna Gibbs
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Daniel Lee
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Jessica Pagel ’08
Director

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Executive Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement

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Assistant Director

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