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Class NotesALUMNI PROFILECarrie McCarville ’01: Building on a foundation of successby Rebecca Welle ‘05Carrie McCarville’s decision to attend Augsburgwas due in large part to the strength of itswomen’s hockey program and to its head coach,Jill Pohtilla. Indeed, Augsburg was a natural fitfor McCarville, who as a high school student atBenilde-St. Margaret’s played on its girls’ hockeyteam—one of the first in Minnesota. AtAugsburg, she played center position on thewomen’s hockey team, participating on the teamthat took runner-up honors in the first-everNCAA Women’s Division III NationalChampionship series in 2000.Stephen Geffre“Although we didn’t win, it was a blast going toBoston and representing Augsburg,” saidMcCarville.After graduating in 2001 with a bachelor’sdegree in both studio art and art history,McCarville began searching for her nextchallenge, which presented itself a short timelater when she and her parents opened a liquorstore in September 2002.“We opened it because the store a block awaywas torn down due to road construction and was never replaced,” said McCarville.Carrie McCarville ’01 gives strong credit to Augsburg for instilling the self-disciplineneeded to successfully manage her business, coach and play hockey, and volunteer inher community.After a space in a nearby strip mall opened up they purchased it and immediately began the two-month remodeling process on what waspreviously an audio-visual store. McCarville stated that she received a great deal of help putting the store together from fellow Augsburgfriends.“We also managed to contact all the right people, and before we knew it there were reps from all the liquor and wine distributors setting upour store,” said McCarville, who found it enjoyable to watch how the store came together from start to finish.Although the first two years of operation were difficult due to nearby road construction, McCarville stuck with her business and today ispleased with how well her store is doing. “Now we are enjoying seeing how everything we do affects our business,” said McCarville.Aside from running her business, McCarville is also very active with the Hopkins Raspberry Festival during the summer months. She donatesher time by outfitting the royalty, “making sure they look their best wherever they go,” and volunteers as a chaperone to the young womenthroughout the year. McCarville herself was the 1997-1998 Hopkins Raspberry Festival Princess and enjoyed her experiences throughout herreign.“It was a great learning experience and I will forever be grateful to the Raspberry Festival for giving me that [opportunity],” said McCarville,which explains why the backroom of her store serves as headquarters for the festival. “I made sure everyone got what they needed,” saidMcCarville, all in the comfort of her own business.McCarville is also still involved in hockey. She has coached the Hopkins JV girls’ hockey team for the last three seasons and will coach theWayzata girls’ hockey team this season. She is also a member of the Owl’s team, which is a women’s A-Club team comprised of Augsburgalumni. McCarville plays one to two times a week, mainly at Augsburg, and can be found playing any position—except goalie.As a student at Augsburg, McCarville learned skills that enabled her to juggle her studies as a double major with both her hockey and workschedules. Today, she gives strong credit to the College for instilling the self-discipline needed to successfully manage her business, coachand play hockey, and stay organized with the Hopkins Raspberry Festival—all while remaining appreciative for everything that she hasaccomplished.38 Fall 2004