Lifelong Auggie Friendships

[L to R]: Derek Francis ’08, Bryan Ludwig ’08, Greg Hildebrandt ’08, and Sama Sandy ’08 brought their families together for an evening of fun earlier this year. The group members tout themselves as the “1107 Family,” named for the number of the room they shared in Mortensen Residence Hall. The Facebook post from their meetup shows how a friendship between four Auggies became a close-knit group of 17.

A group of Auggies who celebrate life milestones together gathered for the 70th birthday of  Sue Gibbons Casey ’71 [front, center]. She’s surrounded by [clockwise] Pam (Hermstad) Santerre (attended Augsburg 1968–69), Ginny (Dahlen) Baali ’72, Kris (Parbst) Rohde ’72, Kathy Quick ’72, Nancy (Olson) Hrdlicka ’72, and Linda (Engstrom) Akenson ’72.

These Augsburg alumni and “5th Floor Girls” of Urness Tower initially reunited after their graduation at mini-reunions and holidays. In recent years, they took trips to destinations like Boston; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Stillwater, Minnesota.

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Top Image: [L to R] Derek Francis ’08, Greg Hildebrandt ’08, Bryan Ludwig ’08, and Sama Sandy ’08