{"id":14574,"date":"2026-06-15T09:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=14574"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:58:20","slug":"alumni-class-notes-summer-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2026\/06\/15\/alumni-class-notes-summer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Class Notes, Summer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

1970s<\/h2>\n

1972<\/strong>
\nAugsburg men’s soccer alumnus Jim Agre ’72<\/strong> was inducted into the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Hall of Fame in June during the CSC Unite ’26 Convention in Las Vegas. He is now one of just 182 inductees into the prestigious group; only 23 NCAA Division III institutions are represented. Academic All-America is considered the most premier honor for collegiate student-athletes nationwide, celebrating academic and athletic excellence.<\/p>\n

2000s<\/h2>\n

2000<\/strong>
\nRoss Murray \u201900, \u201909 MBA<\/strong> has published an article, \u201cAdvocacy in Occupied Times,\u201d<\/a> in the February 2026 ELCA Youth Ministry Connect Journal.<\/p>\n

2010s<\/h2>\n

2011<\/strong>
\nRonald Juntilla \u201911<\/strong> published his book \u201cTime Met Me Half Way: Discipline, Consistency, and Time: How I Rebuilt My Life at 56,\u201d which reflects on his journey as a Minnesota adult learner, veteran, and Augsburg graduate. It is available on Kindle, Amazon, and Books-A-Million.<\/p>\n

2020s<\/h2>\n

2022
\nValerie DeCora Guimaraes \u201922 DNP\/TCN<\/strong> was invited to the Summit on the Status of Women at the United Nations<\/a>. She is a patient experience ambassador at Mayo Clinic, an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Rochester nursing program, and is the founder of the Greater Rochester Area Dakota Supporters, which promotes healing and understanding through education and reconciliation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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