Class Note 1986
Deb Kruter Eckberg is a full professor of criminal justice at Metropolitan State University in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, and has been department chair for the last two years. She has been married for 31 years to Chuck Eckberg, who is a top-selling realtor in the Twin Cities. They have three adult kids. Josh (25) has a degree in sociology (like his mama) from the University of Minnesota and is a vocational rehabilitation specialist in Minneapolis, helping individuals with physical and mental disabilities re-enter the workforce. Noah (22) just graduated this past spring from Duke University with a degree in political science and is a business analyst at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. And Maggie (21) is a rising junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, double majoring in English and history. Deb says, “While we miss having the kids at home, connecting with them as adults is amazing and empty-nesting has been fun nearly all of the time. Good thing we still like each other!”
Todd Krein writes, “Having restored a 1964 Boles Arrow travel trailer, my wife, Laurel, and I are headed to Burning Man for the very first time. Not entirely sure what possessed us, but we’re joining the Lamp Lighters, who put up the street lamps every evening. Hope to catch up with Mark Stern ’85 if we can figure out where he is.” Bonnie Austin Cluxton shares, “On September 2 my husband, David, and I will celebrate our second anniversary. I am grateful every day that I waited for 53 years to marry the love of my life. And I could not be more proud of my stepdaughter, Katherine, who is starting her career as an Army nurse at Fort Hood, Texas.”
Alice Rudd writes, “I, of course, celebrated my 55th with my favorite ’86, Brooks Elder, and I am pretty sure he will return the favor for his 55th. As I mentioned we are super psyched that our son, Jackson, is joining the class of ’23 this fall. We see Gary Clark regularly and will be seeing more of Ken Fisher, whose daughter will be attending the University of Vermont Honors College. We are very much looking forward to Homecoming and will have my sister, Caroline Rudd ’81, in tow for the festivities.”
Walter Tsui writes, “We’ve kicked off our empty-nest life phase by starting to split our time between Boston and Boulder, Colorado. This has given us the chance to reconnect with Kit Ambrose and his lovely wife, Lori, who live just south of Denver. It turns out that Kit and I both love cycling, and so rode the Triple Bypass together in July (not the medical procedure, but a ride that goes over three mountain passes). We’ve also had the chance to reconnect with Kate Nicholson, who lives in Boulder and has kindly introduced us to some other locals, including Yong Cho, whom I didn’t know back in our Hanover days but turns out to be a neighbor. Small world!” In beauty.
—Mae Drake Hueston, 624 Poppy Ave., Corona Del Mar, CA 92625; mdhueston@me.com
