Between the docs and pastors...

According to the official St. Olaf College Alumni Directory published in 2000 there were 6799 living Oles that indicated they had earned a graduate degree that began with the letter M.

A more precise breakdown is below:

MS - 1129 Oles
MD - 590 Oles
MBA - 575 Oles
MDIV - 541 Oles
MMUSIC/MM/MMUS - 222 Oles
MSW - 155 Oles
MFA - 86 Oles
MPP/MPA - 35 Oles

Other letters of note:
PhD - 999 Oles
JD - 670 Oles
DDS - 125 Oles

SOMA makes the hometown news...

SOMA sends a huge thank you to St. Olaf's terrific Director of Communications, Amy Gage, who heard the "SOMA Story" and thought it was worth sharing with the broader STO community.

"Ole MBAs create their own virtual community to support each other and St. Olaf College
FRIDAY, JUN 17, 2005 — St. Olaf is rightly renowned as a college that schools young people in how to make the world a better place. That includes graduates who go on to become ministers, social workers and volunteers -- but it also includes the many Oles who become leaders in business, as the new St. Olaf MBA Association (SOMA) is out to prove. "

You can read the full story on the front page of STO's web home:

http://www.stolaf.edu

The direct link to the SOMA story can be found here:
http://fusion.stolaf.edu/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsDetails&id=2882

Thanks again Amy and thanks to the hundreds of Ole alums who believe in the mission and work of SOMA!

Fram! Fram!

SOMA network continues to grow...

Welcome,

Rob Langheim '00
Carlson School of Management, University of MN, MBA '04
Consultant, Kurt Salmon & Associates

Dawn Gaddis Buchanan '78
San Diego State University, MBA
Senior Manager, Accenture

David Salmi '92
Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, MBA
Manager, Global Trade Finance, Target Corporation

Mara Stenback '90
College of Business, University of St. Thomas, MBA
Development Director, IFP Media Arts

Michael Brekke '95
College of Business, University of St. Thomas, MBA
Thomson West

Yoon Kim '83
University of San Francisco, MBA
Co-founder, Totalventure, Inc.

Jeff Klinefelter '90
Carlson School of Management, University of MN, MBA '97
Senior Research Analyst, Piper Jaffray

Amy Peterson Pavlis '91
Carlson School of Management, University of MN, MBA '97
Financial Advisor, Capital Street

David Reynolds-Gooch '75
MBA
Six Sigma Black Belt, Corporate Marketing and Public Affairs, 3M

Jeff Iverson '77
MBA
Director, GE

Jay Grinney '73
UW Business School, University of Washington, MBA
School of Public Health, University of Washington, MHA
President and CEO, HealthSouth Corporation

And growing....

Welcome to:

Luke C. Peterson ‘93
Carlson School of Management, University of MN, MBA ‘98
Senior Manager, Health Care Strategy Group, Kurt Salmon Associates

Becky Squier ‘84
School of Management, Simmons College, MBA '91
Marketing Communications Manager, Dragon Systems, Inc.

Cynthia Storrs ‘74
College of Business, University of St. Thomas, MBA '93
Founder, Evergreen Strategies, Inc.

Duane Hitz ‘94
Anderson School of Management, UCLA and National University of Singapore
dual degree executive MBA ‘05
Project Manager, InsureWorx, Inc.
Chief Technology Officer, ServiceLogix, Inc.

Craig D. Pederson ‘88
Carlson School of Management, University of MN, MBA ‘91
School of Public Health, University of MN, MHA ‘91
Consultant, Health Care Futures LP

Jed Norgaarden ‘82
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, MBA ‘89
President, Chaska Building Center

SOMA keeps growing and growing...

Please welcome:

Ron Eckstam '71
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, MBA '75
Financial Planner, LPL Financial Services

Gary M. Christensen '65
College of Business, Mankato State University, MBA
Retired, Former President and CEO, Pella Corporation

Joe Christenson '80
Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, MBA '85
President, PPT Vision Inc.

Michael Melichar '93
Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, MBA
International Product Manager, AOL

Dr. Dave Mackinnon '76
Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, MBA, '79
Fuller Theological Seminary, MA, '92
Purdue University, Ph.D., '98
President, Lighthouse Coaching

Andrew Nelson '99
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, MBA '04
Marketing, Target.com

Andrei Kittelson '99
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, MBA '05
Sales Manager, Western Digital Corporation

Kirk Grandstrand '99
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, MBA '05
Target Corporation

Eric Reynolds '92
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, MBA '98
Marketing Manager, Clorox

Amy Peterson Pavlis '91
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, MBA '97
Financial Advisor, Capital Street

Timm Nelson '81
Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, MBA
Business Consultant

Christopher J. Anderson '89
J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, MBA
Director of Marketing, Tele-tracking Technologies, Inc.

SOMA continues to grow...

Welcome to:

Kathryn Burke '94
College of Business, University of St. Thomas, MBA '03
School of Law, Hamline University, JD '99
Associate, Construction Law Practice Group, Foley & Mansfield, P.L.L.P.

Eric Royce Peterson '98
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, MBA '05
Financial Advisor, Piper Jaffray

Michelle Vandesteeg Nordberg '94
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, MBA '02
VP and Account Supervisor, Risdall Advertising Agency

Valerie Scala Walker '86
The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, MBA '90
Vice President of Analytic Product Management, Information Resources, Inc.

Suzanne Bjorkman Nimmo '80
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, MBA '87
Director, Alliance Operations, American Express

Scott Mickelson '94
University of Colorado-Denver, MBA
Tax Manager, Gambro, Inc.

Margaret Sletten Ross '85
College of Business and Public Administration, Drake University, MBA '91
Research Analyst, DuPont Ag and Nutrition

Steven Keay '83
Harvard Business School, Harvard University, MBA
CEO, Perfection Learning Corporation

Jon Freeman '84
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, MBA
VP Finance/CFO, Infrared Solutions, Inc.

Dan Johns '68
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, MBA '73
School of Law, Indiana University, JD '73
Attorney, Crowley, Haughey, Hanson,Toole & Dietrich P.L.L.P.

William Clark '90
Clark University, MBA '92
Co-founder and EVP, Virtual Causeway

Sue Ostrem '85
California State University,Long Beach, MBA '90
Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State, Krakow, Poland

Kim Bowman '88
College of Business, University of St. Thomas, MBA '02
Director of Endowments and Planned Giving, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

New SOMA Members

The SOMA network continues to expand.

Welcome to the following new members of SOMA:

Matt Hanson '95
Marquette University, MBA '02

Jim Jerz '91
University of Illinois - Champaign, MBA '95
Vice President, Harris Nesbitt, Chicago, IL

Keith Tellekson '53
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, MBA '57

Kari Roe '92
Columbia Business School, Columbia University, MBA '00
Senior Product Manager, Magazine Subscriptions, Amazon.com

Carrie Gehlbach '86
University of North Texas, MBA
Financial Systems Analyst, Texas Instruments

Dan Neuger '95
Carlson School of Management, University of MN, MBA '02
Portfolio Manager, AIG Global Investment Group

Col. Shelley L. Bennett '74
University of Oklahoma, MBA
United States Naval War College, MA

William Kloehn '83
Columbia Business School, Columbia University, MBA '85
Managing Director, Schroder Salomon Smith Barney

Russell A. Bellew '91
Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina, MBA '03