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Kiel Christianson
 
Name in High School:

Kiel Christianson

Name Now:
Kiel Christianson

E-mail:
kiel@uiuc.edu

Status:
Married. My wife's name is Jennifer.

Kids:
Sohpia is 6, and Erik will be 1 on the day of our 20-year class reunion.

Where I'm Living:
Mahomet, IL (outside of Champaign)

How I spend My Days:
I'm an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois.

Hobbies and Interests:
I'm an associate editor for TravelGolf.com, reviewing golf courses, resorts, and equipment for their 40+ publications. I also do freelance golf, travel, and food/wine writing for several smaller publications. This all allows me to golf, eat, drink, travel, and laze about for free...AND get paid for it. I publish a bit of poetry now and then, too.

Last 20 Years in a Nutshell:
Augsburg College 84-88; Taught high school & college in Germany 88-89; Ball State U. 90-92 (& met my future wife); U. prof. in Japan 93-96; Got married 94 in Hawaii; Mich. St. U. 96-02 (PhD at last!); postdoc U-Mass, Amherst 02-04; couple of kids along the way, now mortgage and lawn to mow.

High School Memories:
Deutsch ueber alles -- Danke Herr Kauls! Being a soccer goalie with Chi. Swedish and Spanish classes. Jim Harrison's big truck. Parties in my hearse. Drinking in the campus room and never getting caught (can I still get in trouble for this?). Chi, Jim, Chris--good friends all...