Frank Busta and Jean Kinsey were decked out in U of M garb for a Gopher football game in 2019 when they were entertained in the University of Minnesota Foundation suite at TCF Bank Stadium. “For me,” said Frank, “every time out with Jean is a special occasion for which I am thankful, even though we have been together for 22 years.”

Hometown: Montgomery, Minnesota (aka the kolacky capital of the world).

When did you become a member of UMRA? In 1999.

What was your very first job? Church custodian at age 13 ($12.50/month); box stacker on labeling crew at Green Giant at age 16 ($0.87/hour).

What was your occupation when you retired from FT work? First time: Professor of food microbiology. Second time: Director, National Center for Food Protection and Defense.

What is the name of the first record you bought? In the Mood by Glenn Miller.

If you could learn a new skill, what would you like it to be? Or, if you were an Olympic athlete, what would you like your sport to be? I would like to be fluent in Mandarin, but I would settle for Spanish. Decathlon, as long as I am dreaming.

Do you have a favorite place on the U of M campus? The Food Science & Nutrition Building on the Twin Cities campus in St. Paul.

What is a fun fact about you we might not know? I played sousaphone in the high school band, mainly because I was big enough to carry it, even in seventh grade.

What is something you currently enjoy doing with your time? Playing cribbage and doing jigsaw puzzles with Jean.