Accomplishments Since Graduation:
When I got to college, I wondered where all the rest of the guys were... No longer was I a vast minority; being in Minnesota I also found that "the blonde girl with glasses" was not enough for someone to find me.
My married name was Branic. When I got divorced, I went back to my family name rather than my maiden name. When my dad came over from Norway, the folks at Ellis Island thought Almennigen was too long, so they took my grandfather's middle name, Monson, which just meant his father's first name was Mons. So when it came to changing names, I decided to go back to the original.
As far as accomplishments go, I helped develop the first video endoscope and the first jaw endoscope (TMJ arthroscope). I worked on developing a non-invasive glucose meter, but it didn't work out. I worked with lasers, fiber optics and imaging systems for various industries and had a lot of fun playing in the lab.