Contents:
Winter 2012
The Young Alumni Issue
News & Highlights................................. 2
Athletic News......................................... 4
Philanthropy News................................. 6
NASA’s Brian From............................... 12
Class Notes......................................... 21
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Opportunity
Knocks
Risk
and Reward
Echo Huang’s
brilliant career in financial
services makes her a truly distinguished
young alumna.
Page 7
Up
All Night
The hours are tough, but
Gillian Key
has found her niche as a producer of a
major market morning news show.
Page 10
Tim Coleman
opens
the door to a satisfying
teaching career in his
hometown.
Page 18
Director of Outdoor Education and Recreation
Eric Barnard
has a few ideas about what to do in
Winona next weekend.
Let’s Go Outside
Page 28
Gillian Key
’07