1) Hometown - Osakis, Minnesota - Population 1355. A small town, but set on a beautiful lake!
2) Undergraduate Education, B.A. -
1988-1992-
St.
Olaf College - Don't hold that against me - I'm proud
to be an Ole and a Cobber!
3) Graduate Education, Ph.D. - 1992 - 1998
- University of North Dakota
School
of Medicine
- Department
of Anatomy and Cell Biology.
Yes, it is colder in Grand Forks!
4) Post-doctoral Work - 1997-1998 - Nutri-Pro, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah.
5) Marital Status - No, the name isn't a
coincidence
- I am very happily married to Drew
Rutherford in
Chemistry.
6) Children - Three that have been around
for
a while.... All feline - Hershey, age 8; Snickers, age 7;
and Reeses, 5.5 years. Can you tell I like chocolate?
If you take a class from me, you are sure to hear about these three!
As for "real" (i.e. human) children - our first baby (Eliana Christine)
was born May 23, 2001 - and now she's 3!! :) I'm sure
you'll hear a lot about her in my classes as well! :-)
Here are some pics of my angel...
Age 2.5 months
Age 2.5 years
Age 2
Age 3
7) Church Affiliation - I was raised Lutheran, and we are currently attending Hope Lutheran Church in Fargo.
8) Favorite Activities/Hobbies - Books,
movies,
music, camping, hiking, playing with the "kids" (i.e. Ellie and the
cats),
and
spending time with my husband! (This list is not necessarily in
the
order of enjoyment!)