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connectionsspring 2011
Minot state University Alumni Association & Development Foundation
Making a Difference
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president’s welcome
‘The fifth strategy of Minot State University’s strategic vision makes it
abundantly clear that we are to provide for our students’ success,
their personal growth, their acquisition of knowledge, and their future success
in careers and life.’
T othisdayIfondlyrememberthingsIlearnedincollege,andsometimesit’sonlyyearslaterthatIrecognizethevalueofwhatIlearned,ortheeffectivenessofthosewhotaughtme.Ithinkof
someofthefaculty—particularlythetoughoneswhoaskedtoughquestionsanddemandedalotofreadingandwritingfromme—andcanappreciatethoseexperiencesmorenowinretrospectthanIdidthen.Inasophomoreliteratureclass,myprofessoraskedustomemorizefivepoems,andatthetimeIthoughthowsilly,butnowrealizethevalueand,infact,canrecitethepoems40yearslaterwithprecisionandsensitivity.LinesfromEmilyDickinson’spoem,“Success”havecometomindatappropriatetimestounderscoreherobservationandmyrecognitionthat“successiscountedsweetestbythosewho
ne’ersucceed.”Successiswhatallofusinhighereducationthinkabout,
makeproclamationsabout,andwonderhowwecanhelpstudentsgetthere.ThefifthstrategyofMinotStateUniversity’sstrategicvisionmakesitabundantlyclearthatwearetoprovideforourstudents’success,theirpersonalgrowth,theiracquisitionofknowledge,andtheirfuturesuccessincareersandlife.However,othersmightconsidersuccessdifferently.
Someconsideroursuccessthepercentageofstudentswhogetjobsaftergraduation,orthenumberwegraduateinfouryears,orthenumberweenrollcomparedtopreviousyears.Somethinkofourworkashelpingstudentslearnhowtodotheirjobswell.Rightnow,morethaneverI’dhazardtosay,MinotStateUniversitywillbejudgedandtestedbyhowwellpeoplethinkwearedoingourjobasaninstitution.
Withallofthesedemandsforourinstitutionalsuccess,Iwouldsuggestrespectfullythatweneedtobedevoted,first
andforemost,tothequalityoftheirlearning,theirin-depthknowledgeofourworldandtheirroleinit,theirappreciationforthedifficultyandrewardsoflearning,andtheirrecognitionoftheneedtocontinuetolearn.
Manyofusinourpopularcultureareledtobelievethatsuccessiswinning,achievingprofoundandnotableaccomplish-ments,makingittothetop,orearninghighsalaries.Butthestudentsuccesswestriveforisnotthateasy.Itcomesfromtoughclasses,challengingwritingassignments,booksthatdemandthinkinganddeepreflection,debates,andexperiencesthatmakeourstudentsasktoughandthoughtfulquestionsaboutavarietyofcompetingpointsofview.Oursuccessshouldbemeasuredbygraduatingknowledgeable,smart,andgoodpeople.Rightnow,inaworldofeasyandquickanswersandsimplegeneraliza-
tionsaboutthisandthat,weneedstudentswhohavetheabilityandwherewithaltothinkandtocontributemeaningfullytothewelfareofourcommunitiesandourworld.
ThiseditionofConnectionsmakesthatservicetoourworldandtoothersclear,andithighlightsthetypeoflearningandsuccessesthatmakeahugedifferenceinthelivesofourstudentsandinthelivesofothers.Thesearestoriesofsuccessandtheexperienceswearecommittedtoprovidingtoourstudents.
BillGatesclaimsthat“successisalousyteacher.Itseducessmartpeopleintothinkingtheycan’tlose.”ButthesenseofsuccessIlikethebestcomesfromSophocles’simpleexclamationthat“successisdependentoneffort.”Formetheeffortsofouralumniandfacultyrecordedinthesepagesthatfollowhaveindeedledthemtoexperiencesuccessesofthehighestorder.Thatmightnotnecessarilybemeasurablerightnowbutinthelongertermitcanmakeaheckofadifference.
— DAviD FUller, president
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Connie Philipenko a.k.a. Ja Ja Con 4
Inventor-Intrapreneur-Entrepreneur 6
Tag-team effort nudged student toward a school 8psychology career
Blessings Given, Undeserved 9
From the football fields of Canada to the halls 10 of Duke University, focusing research on the ‘have-nots’
Alumni Features 12
Spotlight on Excellence 14
VITA is vital to community 15
Serving tomorrow’s leaders now with annual 15 Technology Day contest
Athletics 16
Development Foundation 19
Alumni Happenings 20
Golden Awards 2010 22
Class Notes 23
In Memoriam 27
Baby Beavers 28
Our Readers Write 30
connections is published two times a year by the Minot State University Alumni Association and Development Foundation. Send comments, articles or photo submissions to Connections, MSU Alumni Office, 500 University Avenue West, Minot, ND 58707. Telephone 701-858-3890 or 1-800-777-0750. Fax 701-858-3179. E-mail: alumni@minotstateu.edu
Printed on Forest Stewardship Council certified stock. Third class postage paid at Fargo, ND 58101
volume 21 — number 1
contents
Denise Faulkner ’71Greg Fjeld ’81Mike Gietzen ’01Kelly Hayhurst ’87Judi Kitzman ’92Gloria Lokken ’72
msU AlUmni AssociAtion BoArd of directors 2010-11ExECUTIVE COUNCILCo-Presidents: Linda Christianson ’72 & Deb Schultz ’73/’89President-Elect: Ryan Hertz ’00Vice President for Outreach: Angela Zerr ’00Vice President for Events: Larry Eidsness ’76Vice President for Promotions: Kelsey Holt ’97Past President: Brenda Foster ’84/’92
OFFICERSMike Anderson ’04Robert Anderson ’83Amy Artz ’01Leslie Barney ’80Kristi Berg ’95/’00Becky Brodell ’89
msU development foUndAtion BoArd of directors 2010-11President: Maynard Sandberg ’55DIRECTORS
Chuck Repnow ’83Jan Repnow ’84Vickie Routledge ’94Ellen Simmons ’68DelRae Zimmerman ’04
Ex-OFFICIO MEMBERSDr. David Fuller, MSU PresidentMarv Semrau, Vice President for AdvancementTawnya Bernsdorf ’04/’08, Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving
connections stAffWriter & Editor: Frank McCahillWriters: Cathy Jelsing, Michael Linnell, Mark LymanWriting & Photography Coordinator: Teresa Loftesnes ’07Layout & Design: Sandra Nordstrom ’77, Director of Publications
& Design Services
msU AdvAncement officeVice President for Advancement: Marv SemrauDirector of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving: Tawnya Bernsdorf ’04/’08Donor Relations Coordinator: Kate Neuhalfen ’07Advancement Office Assistant: Kathy Huettl ’08Database Manager: Treva EmanDirector of Marketing: Teresa Loftesnes ’07Internet Content Coordinator: Rick Heit ’07
Kathy AasJon Backes ’84Chuck BarneyDavid Gowan ’79
Karen Krebsbach ’62Tom Probst ’67Dr. Robert Sando
Dr. Doris Slaaten ’49Myron Thompson ’67F. Bruce Walker Jr. ’66
Ex-OFFICIO MEMBERSDr. David Fuller, MSU PresidentMarv Semrau, Executive Director, Vice President for AdvancementBrian Foisy, Treasurer, Vice President for Administration & Finance
on the cover: Giraffes in Africa photo by Connie Philipenko taken during one of her “Save Africa One Village at a Time” trips.
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When Connie (Willoughby) Philipenko was 13, she dreamed of going to Africa and helping orphans. Forty-five years later, Philipenko has made her dream come true.
Connie Philipenko a.k.a. Ja Ja ConOne WOmAn: TWO AmAzing sTOries
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Despiteheryouthfulaspirations,Philipenkowasn’talikelycandidateforaltruisticadventuresabroad.RaisedintheheartofNorthDakota,shegraduatedfromTurtleLakeHighSchoolin1964andnotlongafterwardmarriedtheloveofherlife.Bythetimeshewas24,shewasthemotherofthreeandawidow,heryounghusbandhavingbeentakenbycancer.
Afewyearspassed,andshemetandmarriedamanwhobroughtthefamilytoliveonafarmnearMax.Together,theyhadfivemorechildren.
Adevotedandhappymotherbutanunhappywife,Philipenkodivorcedin1989.ShemovedherfiveyoungestchildrentoMinot,tooka$4-an-hourjobattheYMCAanddecidedsheneededacollegedegreetogiveherfamilyagoodlife.
“Iwas42yearsoldandscaredtodeathwhenIenrolledatMinotStatein1992,”Philipenkosaid.“IgottocampusandwasliterallyturningaroundtowalkoffagainwhenIranintomyfriendJoan(Brunner)Anderson‘97.Itoldher,‘WhatwasIthinking?Ican’tgivefivechildrentheattentiontheyneed,plusworkfulltime,plusgotoschoolfulltime.’Joanlookedmeintheeyeandsaid,‘Youcannotnotdothisforyourkids.’”
Four-and-a-halfyearslater,Philipenkograduatedwithdegreesinsociologyandpoliticalscienceandsignedupforaone-yearstintwithAmeriCorpsVISTA.Itdidn’tpaymuch,butPhilipenkosawitasawaytoeaseintotheworkplaceanddiscover“whatneededtobedoneinMinot.”
AmeriCorpsVISTAplacedPhilipenkowiththeMinotHousingAuthority,wheresheworkedwithitsaward-winningentrepreneurshiptrainingprogram.Philipenkothenacceptedafull-timepositionwiththeauthorityandspentmorethanadecadecoordinatingitsfamilyself-sufficiencyprogram.
Lastyear,shetookonabrandnewroleasvocationalservicesdirector,helpingpublichousingresidentsfindthetraining,educationandconnectionstheyneedtoobtainmeaningfulwork.
“IdecidedIwantedtogooutwithabangbeforeIretire.It’sawholenewadventure,”shesaid,albeittamerthanhermultiplemissiontripstoAfrica.
Itallstartedin2005,whenPhilipenkodecidedtomakehergirlhooddreamcometrue.ShefoundaWisconsinchurchgroupplanningtoworkinarefugeecampinKakuma,Kenya,andarrangedtojointhem.Thenshetoldherchildren.
“Atfirst,theywerelivid,”Philipenkosaid.Theirgreatestfearwaswhattheiroutspoken,58-year-old
mothermightsayordotogetherselfintotroubleinsuchavolatilelocale.
ButPhilipenkonotonlysurvivedthetrip,shealsothrived,decidingtoreturneverytwoyearsfortherestofherlife.
Shesoldherhouse,movedintoanapartmentandbegansavingmoneyandvacationtimeforhernexttrip.In2007,
shejourneyedtoKampala,Uganda,whereshehelpedbuildanurseryschoolfororphanedchildren.
In2009,shewenttoGulu,Uganda,tohelpbuildahomeforteachers.Inthesummerof2011,PhilipenkowilltraveltoKenyatohelpbuildanAssemblyofGodchurchandtoaddressthemedicalandspiritualneedsoftheRendilletribe.
PhilipenkonoworganizesthetripsthroughherownHeartForAfricaMissions(www.heartforafricamissions.org),encouragingotherstojoinhereffortstosaveAfrica“onevillageatatime.”
Shedoesnofundraising.Ifpeopledonatemoney,itgoesintoanaccountatMinot’sFirstAssemblyofGodandisusedtosupportHeartForAfricaMissions’humanitarianefforts.Thissummer,thegroupwilldistributebabyblanketsthattriballeaderscanpresenttonewmothers,sandalstoprotectchildren’sfeetandsoccerballs.
Justasherchildrenpredicted,Philipenko—akaJaJaCon—hasboldlygonewhereothersdarenotgo.InKakuma,sheinsistedonvisitingthemostdangerous,poverty-strickendistrictinthecity.InUganda,co-workershadtoorderhernottofollowanintriguinglocalwomanintothecobra-infestedbush.
ShesamplesallfoodofferedbyherAfricanhosts.She’slearnedtobatheinlesswaterthanittakestofillakitchensink.And—toensureshehastheenergytokeepgoingback—shehasreducedherweightby97poundssinceherfirsttrip.
Tothosewhopraisehercourageandcommitment,Philipenkosaid,“IgetsomuchmoreoutofitthanIgive.It’sabsolutelywonderfulformetogettodoit.”
— CaThy JelSiNg
Connie Philipenko was sitting on a bench in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya when a scraggly band of boys came to investigate the newcomer. One of them was a little 2- year old and he jumped right up in her lap. He began calling her ma ma Connie. One of the bus drivers changed ma ma connie to Ja Ja, which translated means grama in Swahili. “People in church and even my grandchildren call me Ja Ja Con,” says Philipenko. The name holds so much joy for her that she put it on her license plate.
Every evening for the next eight days, Ja Ja Con’s new buddy and company followed her back to an enclosed camp surrounded by a barbed wire fence. And every morning when the sun came up, the little band of warriors returned to greet her. It was a sad departure when Ja Ja Con left.
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henBillIsaacsontookthestageinAnnNicoleNelsonHalllastApril2010,hesawbeforehim900seatsfilledwithexcited
fifth-andsixth-graders.TheemergingentrepreneurshadcometoMinotStateUniversitytosharetheirinventions,learnfromeachotherandgaininsightfromoldproslikehim.
Lookingintotheireagerfaces,itoccurredtoIsaacsonthatasachildhe’dbeenmuchlikethem.He’devensatinthesameauditorium,althoughhispurposeforbeingtherewaswaitingforhismothertopracticeherorganlessons.IsaacsonmusedthatwhiletheseMarketplaceforKidsattendeesmightbesmarterthanhewasattheirages,eventhenheknewhewantedtoinventthings.Andinventhedid.
Isaacsonfiledforhisfirstpatentin1963asagraduatestudentatMontanaStateUniversity.Hesubmittedhismostrecentapplicationin2010.Duringhis32-plus-yearcareerwith3MinSt.Paul,Minn.,Isaacsonhelpedtransformmanyideasintopatentsandmarketableproductsandearnedareputationasoneofthecompany’stopintrapreneurs.
OfalltheideasIsaacsonnurturedat3M—extended-wearbreathablecontactlenses,anartificialcornea,surgicalglueandmore—theonethatmeansthemosttohimishisworkonmultifocalintraocularlenses.
“Atthetime,single-visionlenseswerebeingimplantedtoimprovethevisionofcataractpatients.Icameupwiththeideaofusingdiffractiveopticsasameansofcreatinglenseswithmultiplefocalpoints,”Isaacsonsaid.
AmongthepatientstoreceivethenewlensduringFDAtestingwasIsaacson’smother,Helen.
“Mymotherwas84.Shehadcataractsinhereyesandpoorvision,”Isaacsonsaid.“Myfatherwasinthenursinghome.Herlifewasgoingdownhill,butwhenDr.DarrellWilliamsinMinotimplantedhermultifocalintraocularlenses,itchangedherlife.Shestartedenjoyinglifeagain.Shestartedwatercolorpaintingagain.Tohavemadeasignificantdifferenceinthequalityofthelastfiveyearsofmymother’slifewasthebestthingIcouldhaveeverdoneandmyproudestaccomplishment.”
Oil was first interestThingscouldhaveturnedoutmuchdifferentlyhadIsaacson
pursuedhisearlycareergoals.ItwasnaturalforIsaacson,who
grewuponeblockfromcampus,todecidetoattendMinotStateUniversity.Inthefallof1956,hewasoneof100studentstoenrollinatwo-year,pre-engineeringprograminstitutedtoaidtheUnitedStates’great“spacerace”withRussia.
Attheendofthetwoyears,only15remainedintheprogram.OnewasIsaacson,whomanagedtopassthesliderulecourse,takeasmanyas27creditsaquarter,andplayclarinetandsaxophonewitha10-piecedancebandcalledtheCollegiates.
AMinotStatefieldtriptotheCenexoilrefineryinLaurel,Mont.,inspiredhimtostudychemicalengineeringatMontanaStateUniversity.MusichelpedpayhiswayinBozeman,too,wherethePlayboysquartetoftenplayedatfraternityandsororityfunctions.Isaacsonearnedhisbachelor’sdegreein1960andhisdoctoratein1963.Hethenbeganhiscareerat3M.
Isaacson’suncannyabilitytorecognizenewbusinessopportunitiesled3Mtonamehimventuredirector,atitleheldbyfewinthecompany’shistory.“Ididn’tthinkIwasagreatinventor,”Isaacsonsaid,“butIhadauniqueabilitytoexamineanideaand—ina‘blindingglimpseoftheobvious’—seehowitcouldbeturnedintoaproductorbusinessopportunity.”
giving backFrequenttripstoNorthDakotainthemid1980stovisithis
agingparentsrekindledIsaacson’sloveforthestateaswellashisinterestinflying,whichhelearnedtodohissophomoreyearatMinotState.
IsaacsonretiredtoStanleyin1996butcontinuedtosharehisexpertiseonintrapreneurshiparoundtheglobe.Between1998and2002,heservedontheNorthDakotaStateBoardofHigherEducation,providingleadershipasvicepresidentandpresident.
But,asofJan.1ofthisyear,Isaacsonhasdecidedtodomorethingsforhimself,likeflyinghisvintage1946AeroncaChamp,fishingLakeSakakaweaandhunting.Ifhedoesanythingprofes-sionally,hesaysitwilllikelybetohelpMinotStateUniversitydevelopitsnewSeversonEntrepreneurshipAcademy.
“Ilovebeingabletogivebackbymentoringyoungentrepre-neursandsupportingtheacademy.Beinganentrepreneurisanexcitingwayoflifeandcanbepersonallyveryrewarding,”Isaacsonsaid.“EntrepreneurshipisawaytorechargeNorthDakota’seconomy.It’sawaytocreatejobs,andit’sawaytocreategrowth.
“Ireturnedtomyrootsbecausethereisalegacyhere,anentrepreneurialspirit—sharedbypeoplelikemyparentsandgrandparents—thatI’mveryproudof.”
— CaThy JelSiNg
Inventor-Intrapreneur-EntrepreneurMaking a difference in people’s quality of life
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Opposite page: Bill Isaacson holds a model of his multifocal intraocular lens on the left, and the actual lens on the right.
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husband-andwife-teamatMinotStatehelpedonestudentdiscoverhistruevocation.DanMayerisdirectorofspecialservicesfortheUintaCountySchoolDistrictinMountainView,Wyo.Heoversees25professionalswhoworkwith140specialservicesstudentsinthe1,000-pupilschooldistrict.
Mayergraduatedwithaspecialist’sdegreeinschoolpsychologyin2003.Butschoolpsychologywasn’tonhisradarwhenheenrolledinMinotState.
Afterhighschool,theBurlingtonnativetookajob,gotmarriedandlaterdecidedtoattendcollege.Hehadgrownupamidhisparents’day-carecenter,sokidswereinhisDNA.AtMSU,hedoublemajoredinelementaryeducationandspecialeducationforthedeaf.
Mayerhopedtopursueamaster’sdegreeinaspecializedfield,sohetookcoursesinaudiology.ButNancyHall,hisadviserintheEducationDepartment,lookedathiseclecticacademicbackgroundandsuggestedthefieldofschoolpsychology.
MayertookNancyHall’sadviceandbeganworkingwithPhilHall,theschoolpsychologyprogram’sdirectorandNancy’shusband.Mayerhonedhisprofessionalskillsduringaone-yearinternshipinDouglas,Wyo.,underPhilHall’sdirection.
“HebecameamentorwhenIwentoutintothefield,”Mayersaid.“Weconsultedonstudentswhoposeduniquechallenges.Iwasabletocallhimandsay,‘WhatshouldIdo?What’syourprofessionalinsight?AmIontherighttrack?’”
MayerbelievesMSU’srigorousschoolpsychologyprogramgavehimanedgeonhiscompetition.“Iwasverypreparedtodothejobtherightaway,”hesaid.“Iwasknowledgeableaboutthefieldandabletoofferalitanyof
servicestotheschooldistrict.”Asaschoolpsychologist,Mayerassessesstudents’eligibilityforspecialservicesandtrainsparentsofchildrenwithspecial-needs.HestillconsultswithPhilHall,whocurrentlyliveswithhiswifeinSpearfish,S.D.“They’regreatpeople.They’vebeeninstrumentalinmylife,”hesaid.Mayer’swifeShanonisamediaspecialistintheUintaCountySchoolDistrict.Thefamilyincludestwodaughters.Tawny,19,
attendstheUniversityofWyoming.Taryn,11,isinmiddleschool.— FraNk McCahill
A‘I was very prepared to do the job right away.
I was knowledgeable about the field and able to
offer a litany of services to the school district.’
Tag-team effort nudged student toward a school psychology career
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Blessings Given, UndeservedThesharingoftheirfamily’sstoryhasattractednational
attention,withafullpageofcoverageinthemagazineWoman’sWorld.
Itwasn’tlongaftertheadoptionofBellathatthetopicofadoptinganotherDownsyndromechildreturned.AsKevinputit,inresponsetohiswife’squestionofifhewasreadyforanotherspecialadditiontothefamily,“thereisroomforonemore…andonemore…”
WiththeadoptionofNovak,theBurckhardfamilywillhavegrowntosevenpeople.AtruereminderofoneofKevin’soft-quotedphrases,“Adoptingachildwillnotchangetheworld,butforthatchildtheirworldwillchange.”
2010 Christmas card picture sent out with the note, “Kevin, Paula, Elizabeth (now 17), Samuel (13), Grace (10), Bella (now 6)… We know we can’t bring them all home with us, but we believe we have room for at least one more “pumpkin” in our family … Merry Christmas!”
orMinotnative,KevinBurckhard’87,andhiswife,Paula(Herslip)Burckhard,’86,lifehasneverbeenaboutshining
aspotlightonthemselves,butinsteadbeingreadyto“answerthecall”andallowGodtoprovidedirectionintheirlives.ThismindsethasthemgoingtoSerbiathisspringtobringbackasecondadoptedchild—makingitthreechildrenintheirfamilywithDownsyndrome.
After10-yearolddaughterGracewasbornwithDownsyndrome,KevinandPaulaeventuallyreachedthepointwheretheyasked,“Ifnotus,thenwho?”Asin,whoelsetobettertakecareof,loveandraiseachildwithDownsyndromethantheBurckhardfamily.So,Bella,then4yearsold,wasbroughthomefromtheBerizkaOrphanageinKiev,Ukraine,inmid-2009.Thiswasaccomplishedthroughthehelpofthenon-profitorganization,Reece’sRainbow,aninternationalDownsyndromeorphanministry.
“Ourpurpose,orhope,intellingourstorywouldbesothatsomeonewouldconsideradoptingtomakethelifeofachild—andinturn,yourownlife—thatmuchbetter,”Kevinsaid.
F‘Adopting a child will not change the world,
but for that child their world will change.’
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EarningadoctoratedegreeinclinicalpsychologywasthefurthestthingfromCharlesJonassaint’s’02mindafterenrollingatMinotStateUniversityin1998.Atthat
time,lifewasallaboutthenextbighit—onthefootballfield.GrowingupinVancouver,CanadaJoanssaintfelthehad
whatittooktomakeittothenextleveloffootballinthestates,playingcollegeball—unfortunatelyheforgottokeephisgrades
FromthefootballfieldsofCanadatothehallsofDukeUniversity,focusingresearchonthe‘have-nots’
uptoparandendedupnoteligibletoplayforayear.Jonassaint’sfallbackplanlandedhiminapsychology101courseatalocalcommunitycollegeasafavorfromafriend.ItwasthisclassandavisitfromAndyHeitkamp,MSUrecruiterandassistantfootballcoach,thatchangedthenext10yearsofJonassaint’slife.
“Iwascompletelyofftheradarscreen,ifitwasn’tforCoachHeitkampIdon’tthinkanyofmyrecentsuccesseswouldhave
beenpossible,”Jonassaintsaid.
Whirlwind experience
ThenextfouryearsatMinotStatewouldkeepJonassaintsobusy,hesaysitfeltlikehewasakidinacandystore.Withsomanyoptionstochoosefromandwantingtostayengaged,hetrulyhadahandinjustabouteverything.
He“found”timetostartonthefootballteam,participateinstudentgovern-ment,actintwoplays,becrownedtheHomecomingKingin2001,bevicepresidentofthestudentpsychologyclub,holddownemploymentasastudentmanageratKMSU,bearesearchassistant
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intheMSUPharmacologyLabandaddasecondmajortohisinterestinpsychology.
Thedecisiontoaddbroadcasting,wasdoneafterPaulaLindekugel-Willis,associateprofessorofcommunicationarts,noticedhisrichvoiceduringafundamentalsofpublicspeakingcourse.Jonassaint’sinvolvementinthebroadcastingprogramcontinuestoimpactthegoalsofhispsychologyresearch.
JonassaintsaidkeymentorsontheMinotStateUniversitycampusincludedfacultyfrombothprograms,ShirleyCole-HardingandPaulMarkelinpsychologyandNeilRobertsinbroadcasting,tomentionafew.
Afterrealizingthathewas“doingalotbetterinschoolthen(he)wasinfootball”itbecameaneasydecisiontogowithadditionaleducationoverapotentialshotatplayingintheCanadianFootballLeague.
Thenextbigstepwasgettingintoahigh-profilegraduateprogramintheUnitedStatesthatwantedaformerfootballplayerfromwesternCanadawithadoublemajorinpsychologyandbroadcastingfromMinotState.
Failing — a blessing in disguise UnbeknownsttoJonassaintatthetime,mosttop-notch
clinicalpsychologygraduateprogramsreceive200ormoreapplicantsandonlyadmitfiveorsixayear.Possiblylongeroddsthanmakingitwithateamplayingprofessionalfootball.
So,afterapplyingtofourofthebestprogramsinthecountry,Harvard,UniversityofWashington,WisconsinandDuke,andnotgettingintoanyofthem,Jonassainttookayearoff.Hemovedbackinwithhismomanddad,whojusttwoyearspriorhadmadethemovetoDurham,N.C.–thelocationofoneoftheschoolsthatrejectedhim,DukeUniversity.
Formanypeoplethissetbackwouldhavethrownthemoffcourse,possiblysteeringthemawayfromtheircurrentgoalsintonewdirections.But,forJonassaintitprovidedachancetohonehisskillsandcomebackwithanincreaseddesiretomakeanimpactwithinresearch.
“Ithinksittingoutayearwasoneofthebestthingstohappentome,asitgavemeachancetoworkasagroup-homecounseloranddosomevolunteerresearchontheside,”Jonassaintsaid.
InadditiontoimprovinghisGraduateRecordsExaminationscores,thecounselingandresearchexperiencewasjustwhatheneededtobeacceptedintoDukethesecondtimearound.
research focused on the ‘have-nots’ItwasatDukeUniversitythatJonassaintfeltlikehetruly
coulddoresearchthatwouldbenefitagrouphefeltwasbeingunderserved.
“Asaclinicalpsychologytrainee,Isawlotsofpatients,forone-on-oneorgrouptherapy,fromvariousrace,ethnicandsocialbackgrounds.But,Iidentifiedmostwiththepersonwho
hasnothing,whoiscomingfromnothing,”Jonassaintsaid.
Notcomingfromtheprivilegedbackgroundthatmanyofhiseducationalpeersdid,Jonassaintwantedtofocushisresearchonthe“havenots”intheworldandthispushedhimtonarrowhisstudiesdowntoracialandsocioeconomichealthdisparities.
“I’mhopingtousemulti-mediainterventionsaimedatlowersocial-economicgroups,tohelpthembehealthierandmoresuccessful,”saidJonassaint.Intheendhehopeshisdata-drivenresearchwillbemixedwithhisbroadcastingexperiencetodeliveranimportantmessagetoprimarilyAfrican-Americansoflow-incomeandlow-educationstatus.
ForJonassaintthisresearchhasalsoopenedhiseyestoaneedwithinthefieldofclinicalpsychologyandhashelpedhimrecognizehowtrulyblessedhislifehasbeen.
life in the fast laneJonassainthasneverreallysloweddownfromhisbusydays
atMinotState.Alongwithearninghismaster’sdegreeanddoctoratefromDukeUniversity,hehas15scholarlyarticlespublishedwithahandfulcurrentlyunderreview,heisalsoinapostdoctoralfellowshipwithJohnsHopkinsUniversityandisavisitingscholarattheUniversityofNorthCarolina,ChapelHill.
But,itallhappenedafterlife’swindingroadtookhimthroughMinot,NorthDakota.
“AlwaysdoingsomethingatMinotStatesetmeupforafast-pacedlifeinclinicalresearch.”
Researchthatismakinganimpactwithinhealthcarenowandforyearstocome.
— Mark lyMaN, Public information Director
‘As a clinical psychology trainee,
I saw lots of patients
for one-on-one or group therapy
from various racial, ethnic
and social backgrounds.
But I identified most with the
person who has nothing,
who is coming from nothing,’
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AlUmni feAtUresAndreas focusing on adult mental health
ForKiley(Hust)Andreas,adoublegraduateofMinotStateUniversity,beinginvolvedwithmedicinewassomethingshealwayswantedtodo.AndwithonlyafewmonthsathernewpositionwithTrinityHealthinMinot,sheisalreadymaking
adifference.Andreas,32,isaclinicalnurse
specialistwithafocusonadultmentalhealth.
“Peoplewithmentalillnessesareveryunderserved,andIfeltlikeIcouldmakeadifferenceasanadvocateforthemandasafull-timeprofessionalinthefield,”Andreassaid.
Afewweeksintohernewjob,Andreasfoundherselffacedwithabarrierinprovidingservicesforthementallyill—ahang-upinstatepolicythatwouldn’tallowhertoprovideadequateservicestoMedicaidpatients.
She“calledpeopleadnauseam,”wrotelettersandrefusedtotakenoforananswer—allinanefforttochangeaNorthDakotaDepartmentofHumanServices’policythatwouldn’tallowaclinicalnursespecialisttoprovidepropercareforMedicaidpatients.
Afterthreemonthsofpushingforchange,thepolicy,bythespringof2011,willincludeclinicalnursespecialists,openingupthedoorforpatientswithMedicaidtobereimbursedformentalhealthcareservicesthatAndreasprovides.NowthepeoplewhomAndreaspreviouslycouldn’tservewillbeabletoreceivemuch-neededmentalhealthservices.
AndreasgraduatedfromMinotStatein2001withapsychologydegreeandagainin2006withadegreeinnursing.ShecreditsfacultymembersLindaPettersen,DebTownsendandPaulMarkelwithbeinginfluentialduringhertimeatMinotState.
“Ihadahardtimedecidingbetweennursingandpsychology,”Andreassaid.“Asitturnsout,Iwouldn’tgiveupeitherdegree.BothhavebenefittedmegreatlyindoingwhatIwanttodoinhelpingothers.”
Andreasmarriedin2006andlivesinMinot,herhometown.Shecompletedhermaster’sdegreeinnursingfromtheUniversityofMinnesotain2010.AndreashasworkedforTrinityHealthfor13years.AlongwithbeingaCNSinadultmentalhealth,sheisaboardcertifiedpsychiatricmentalhealthprovider.
— Mark lyMaN
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roggenbuck’s FBi career made a difference
AnMSUalumnushasasenseofpersonalsatisfactionaftera25-yearcareerintheFBI.
DanRoggenbuckreachedthemandatoryretirementageforagentslastsummer.Heleftthebureauwithnoregrets.
“Peoplewhogointolawenforcementdosowiththeideaofwantingtohelpotherpeople,”hesaid.“Daytoday,youdon’trealizetheimpactyouhaveonothers.Onrareoccasion,peoplewillthankyouforwhatyou’vedone.Youknowthatyou’vemadeadifference.”
Roggenbuck’sFBIdutiestookhimallaroundtheUnitedStatesandtomanyforeigncountries.Thatincludedathree-year
diplomaticassignmentasLegalAttachéattheAmericanEmbassyAbuDhabi,UnitedArabEmirates.Atonepoint,heoversawsixofthebureau’soverseasoffices.Hewatchedtheagencyadapttohistoriceventsoverthreetumultuousdecades.Themostseriousrecalibrationoccurredafterthe9/11terroristattacks.
“Thebigchangeishavingagreaterfocusontheintelligencesidethanthelawenforcementside,”hesaid.“ProtectingtheUnitedStateshasbecomethecentralissuefortheFBI.”
TheMinotnative’spathtoanFBIcareerwasacircuitousone.HeearnedaneducationdegreefromNDSUandthenservedintheU.S.Army.Anolderbrotherwhoworkedinlawenforcementinfluencedhimtopursuethatlineofwork.
RoggenbuckenrolledatMSUandmajoredincriminaljustice.FormerProfessorDavidHorton’senthusiasmforthefieldinspiredhim.
“Hethoughtgloballyastotheentirecriminaljusticesystem—police,courts,corrections,“hesaid.“Hegearedeverythingtowardunderstandingitfromthenationalperspective.”
Theformeragenthasfollowedtheevolutionoftheschool’sCJprogramoverthedecades.
“Theyhavedevelopedafantasticcriminaljusticeprogram,”hesaid.“I’vealwaystoutedthecriminaljusticeprogramandtheuniversityasawhole.”
‘People with mental illnesses are very underserved, and I felt like I could make a difference as an advocate for them and as
a full-time professional in the field.’
‘People who go into law enforcement do so with the idea of wanting to help
other people. Day to day, you don’t realize the impact you have on others.
On rare occasion, people will thank you for what you’ve done.
You know that you’ve made a difference.’
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Roggenbuckearnedadegreeincriminaljusticein1985.AthiswifeSandy’surging,helookedintotheFBIasacareer.Hedid,anditbecamethepivotpointofhislife.SandyRoggenbuck,aformerMinotCityCouncilmember,alsoattendedMinotState.
Afterhisretirement,DanRoggenbuckopenedhisownconsultingfirminVirginia.Hisprincipalclientsofarhasbeen—theFBI.
“I’mworkingwithabunchofotherretiredagentsalongwithactiveagents.Itjustfeelslikeanotherassignment,”hesaid.
AndDanRoggenbuckwouldn’thaveitanyotherway.— FraNk McCahill
Berg mends society one family at a time
AMinotStategraduatehasdedicatedhercareertohelpingchildrenindistress.
KarenBergservesasnorthwestregionaldirectorforPATHNDInc.Thesocialservicesagencyprovidestreatmentfostercare,family-basedsupportandadoptionservices.Itviewsthefamilyasthebesttherapeuticenvironmentforchildren.Itsmissionis“FamiliesMakingtheDifference.”
“There’sastrongvalueinkeepingchildrenintheirownhomes,”theMinotnativesaid.“Whentheyareinfostercare,it’simportanttounitethemwiththeirfamilies.Ifforsomereasonthisisnotdeemedpossible,permanencyforthechildisthefocusandcanresultinkinship,guardianshiporadoptiveplacement.”
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Thenot-for-profitagencybeganoperationin1994.Thatyear,itplaced26youthintreatmentfostercare.In2010,PATHserved1,056childrenandtheirfamiliesthroughavarietyofservices.Bergsaid408youngsterswereinfostercare,178infamilysupportand104intheadoptionprocess.
Bergsaidmanyforcesaretearingthefabricoffamilylifetoday.Theseincludeparentalandyouthdrugaddiction,mentalillness,neglect,abuseandnegativepeerpressure.Tocountertheseinfluences,PATHcallson100employeesand509fosterparents,allwillingtorespondtochildreninneed.
“It’saveryrewarding,yetchallengingjob,”shesaid.“Manytimes,ayouthorafamilyexperiencestheneedforservicesandinterventionoutsideoftheregular8-to-5officehours.Youneedtobeavailabletoassistthem.”
BergplannedtobeasocialworkerwhensheenrolledatMinotState.KariConrad,afacultymemberatthetime,providedthedirectionsheneeded.
“Shewasmyadviserandwasabsolutelywonderful,”Bergsaid.“Wevisitedothercommunities—rural,urbanandtribal.Wehadopportunitiestodiscussandexperiencemanydiverseaspectsofsocialwork.Itwasveryhands-on.ShewasagreatinfluenceonhowIpractice.IthankhereverytimeIseeher.”
Berggraduatedin1981andbeganworkingforWardCountySocialServicesin1984.In1990,theN.D.FosterParentAssociationnamedhersocialworkeroftheyear.
ShejoinedPATHin1994,firstasacaseworker,thenasasupervisor,beforeassumingherpresentposition.In2004,shereceivedtheDavidS.LiedermanscholarshipfromtheChildWelfareLeagueofAmericainWashington,D.C.,forherservicetochildrenandfamilies.Sheutilizedthistoobtainamaster’sdegreeinsocialworkin2005.
Berg,whoalsoreceivedanAdoptionAdvocateAwardforNorthDakotain2009,remainsintouchwithyoungstersshehelpedasayoungcaseworker.Inmanycases,sheachievedsuccessbyreadjustingthedelicateharmoniesoffamilylife.
“It’swonderfultoseethemandtheirfamiliesandknowthatthey’redoingwellyearslater,”shesaid.
Berg’shusbandRichisadevelopmentofficerfortheDakotaBoysandGirlsRanchinMinot.HeearnedtwodegreesatMinotState.Thecouple’ssonTylerearnedabiologydegreeatMSU.HeworksasamicrobiologistforMars,Inc.inKansas.
— FraNk McCahill
‘It’s a very rewarding, yet challenging job.Many times, a youth or a family experiences
the need for services and intervention outside of the regular 8-to-5 office hours. You need to be available to assist them.’
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spotlight on excellencealcohol research impacts undergrads and community
Largeresearchprojectsatmajoruniversitiesareoftencriticizedfornotinvolvingenoughstudentsandtakingfacultymembersawayfromimportantteachingmomentswithunder-graduates.ShirleyCole-HardingandVickiMichelsareprovingthathypothesisfalse.
AsfacultymembersinMSU’sDepartmentofAddictionStudies,PsychologyandSocialWork,Cole-HardingandMichelsarenostrangerstoresearch.Overtheyears,theyhaveusedtheirtalentsandinteresttoinvestigatetheeffectsofalcoholwithinanaturalisticenvironmentinsteadofinaclinicalsetting.
Thethrustoftheirmostrecentstudywastoanswerafollow-upquestiontoa2003studythatindicatedtherewasalargedifferenceintheblood-alcohollevelsoftestsubjectsafterthesamedoseofalcohol,dependinguponwhetherthealcoholhadbeenaddedtobeerorrootbeer.Thequestionthatremainedwaswhetherthisdifferenceinblood-alcohollevelswasaresultofthesugarsinthebeveragesortheexpectationofreceivingbeerversusrootbeer.
Whiletheresultsofthestudyareexpectedtobepublishedinanationalmagazinein2011,theeffectsarealreadybeingnoticedonapotentiallymoreimportantbyproductofthestudy.
“Thishelpsstudentswithgraduateschooladmissionbecausetheycandemonstratethattheyhaveresearchexperience.Someofthestudentshaveandwillpresentatregionalandnationalconferences,”Michels,anassociateprofessorofaddictionstudies,said.
“Graduateschoolsareveryimpressedbyundergraduateswhohaveparticipatedinthesetypesofresearchactivities,”Cole-Harding,aprofessorofpsychology,said.“We’vehad
12studentsacceptedintograduateprogramsinrecentyears.I’mproudofourstudents!”
Whiletheadvantagetothestudentsisdirect,soisthebenefittothecommunity.Asaresultofthestudy,thestudentandfacultyresearcherscanconfirmthatthereisalargedifferenceinblood-alcohollevelswhenalcoholisconsumedindifferentbeverages.
“Disseminatingtheresultsshouldmakepeopleawarethatiftheymixtheirdrinks,theymayhaveunexpectedconsequences.Theymaygethigherthantheywouldwhendrinkingalcoholinfamiliarbeverages,”Michelssaid.
Thecurrentresearchisbeingdonethankstoatwo-year$189,000grantobtainedbyCole-HardingandMichelsfromtheNationalInstituteofAlcoholAbuseandAlcoholism.Thegrantwasdesignedaroundgivingundergraduatesthechancetodohands-onresearch.
“StudentshavepresenteddatafromthisprojectattheAssociationforPsychologicalScienceinBoston,NorthernLightsPsychologyConferenceinGrandForksandRedRiverPsychologyConferenceinFargo,”Michelssaid.“AleshiaLucy,ajuniorpsychologymajor,hassubmittedaproposalforaposterpresentationtotheResearchSocietyonAlcoholismforitsmeetingthissummerinAtlanta.”
ForCole-Harding,thechancetowatch19-,20-and21-year-oldsenjoyresearchwhilealsolearninghowtocompletecomplex
protocolsfitsoneofthemainpillarsofMinotStateUniversity’sVision2013.
“Workingcloselywithstudentsisfulfilling,”Cole-Hardingsaid.“Thebestofalliswatchingthestudentsdiscusstheresultsoftheirprojectswithotherresearchersandstudentsatmeetingsandseeingthemperformingwithgrowingconfidence,astheyrealizethattheycancompetewithstudents,evengraduatestudents,fromalloverthecountry,includingthosefromwell-known,competitivecolleges.”
— Mark lyMaNPublic information Director
Vicki Michels, Ph.D., Kelsey Eaton, Turqoyz Rogahn and Aleshia Lucy.
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Shirley Cole-Harding, Ph.D.
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NorthDakotahighschoolstudentscompetedduringtheDepartmentofBusinessInformationTechnology’s13th-annualTechnologyDayonDec.1,2010.
Studentscompetedinaccounting,businesslaw,desktoppublishing,documentproduction,businessprinciples,spreadsheetapplications,Webpagedesignandbusinesspresentations.UnderwoodHighSchool,theschoolwiththemostpointsforplacementsinallcompetitions,receivedasweepstakestrophy.Julie(Hanson)Driessen’72andNitaAndersonadvisetheUHSteam.
OtherparticipatinghighschoolswereBerthold,DesLacs-Burlington,Kenmare,Max,Sawyer,Surrey,TGUGranville,TGUTownerandWesthope.
BITfacultymembers,businessteachereducationstudentsandPhiBetaLambdamemberssupervisedthecompetition.
TechnologyDayprovidestheleadersoftomorrowwithachancetoshowcasetheirtechnologyskillsandgivesstudentsandfacultyatMinotStateanopportunitytogivebacktotheregion.
— Mark lyMaN, Public information Director
Forthepast16years,theMinotcommunityhasbeenabletocountonavitalserviceduringtaxseason.TheVolunteerIncomeTaxAssistanceprogramissponsoredbytheIRS,runbybusinessstudentsatMinotStateUniversityandalldoneatnocosttothecommunity.
CarlaCabarle,thedirectoroftheVITAprogramandanassistantprofessorinaccounting,hasbeenwiththeprogramforsevenyears.Shehasmadethefocusoftheprogramastudent-run,service-learninginternship.Studentsareencouragedtomanage
VITAasifitweretheirownaccountingfirm.Morethan40percentofaccountingmajorstakeadvantageofthisinternship.
OneofCabarle’sstudents,KarenPocha-Melby’09ofMinot,calledthisthemostrewardingandchallengingaspectofhercollegecareer.Ifitwasn’tforherVITAexperienceatMinotState,thefirstfewweeksofhernewcareeratIRETinMinotwouldhavebeenmuchmorestressful.
BecausesheparticipatedinVITAfortwoyears,thesecondyearasexecutive-in-charge,Pocha-Melbypracticedskillsthatarecriticalintheworkplacebutnottypicallylearnedintheclass-roomsetting.
AndthenumbersshowtheimpactofVITAonthetaxpayer.In2010,studentsvolunteered865hours,prepared234taxreturnsandsavedtaxpayersmorethan$42,000inpreparerfees.Taxrefundstotaledmorethan$200,000,anamountthatcouldhavegoneunclaimedbytaxpayerswithoutthiscommunityservice.
TheVITAprogramisnowtakingadvantageofaCenterforEngagedTeachingandLearninggrant,whichitusedtopurchasefivewirelesslaptopcomputersandascanner.TheplanistocontinueprovidingtheVITAprogramtolow-incometaxpayersforyearstocome—fillinganimportantneedforboththestudentsandthecommunity.
— Mark lyMaN, Public information Director
serving tomorrow’s leaders now with annual Technology Day contest
viTA is vital to community
Carla Cabarle, advisor. The students, from Minot, are Danielle Okland, Amy Hill, Leslie Olson, Gary Loper, and Heather Ellingsworth.
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Athletics
Itmadeforanintriguingandtensetime,butMinotStateUniversityPresidentDavidFullergotthephone
callheandtherestoftheuniversityhavebeenwaitingfor.
OfficialsfromtheNorthernSunIntercollegiateConferenceinformedFullerThursday,Jan.20,2011,oftheconference’sintenttoexpandfrom14schoolsto16institutionsandthatMinotStatewouldbeoneofthosetwoexpansionschools.
TheUniversityofSiouxFalls,S.D.joinsMinotStateasanexpansionteam.Thevotewasnotunanimousbutmettherequired10-schoolminimumforexpansion.
“WeareverypleasedwiththenewsandthevoteofsupportwereceivedfromtheNorthernSunConference,”Fullersaid.“TheNSICisapremierDivisionIIconference,andourmembershipaddsone
moreachievementtoshowthatMinotStateUniversityisrealizingourVision2013goaltobecomeoneofthepremierregionaluniversitiesinthe‘great’GreatPlains.”
MinotStateheadfootballcoachPaulRudolphdidn’tusenearlyasmanywordsasFullertoexpresshisthoughtsduringapressconferenceannouncingthedecisionbytheNSIC.
“Woohoo,”shoutedRudolph.“Thisisagreatday,agreatday.”
MSUAthleticDirectorRickHedbergtoldthelargecrowdthatgatheredatthe
MSUDomeforthepressconferencethatheandFullerhaddoneplentyof“hootingandhollering”afterNSICCommissionerButchRaymondinformedthemoftheconference’sdecision.
“WeareextremelyexcitedaboutthenewsandveryappreciativeofthesupportthatwasshownfromtheNorthernSunpresidentsandathleticdirectors,”Hedbergsaid.“TheNSICisoneofthepremierNCAADIIconferencesinthenation,andthisisabigdayforouruniversity.ThiswillbeoneofthosedatesonthetimelineofMSUathleticsthatwillbenotedformanyyearstocome.Thisissomethingtheentirecommunityandcampuscancelebrate.Itwasn’tjustourAthleticDepartmentthattheNSIClookedatbutourentirecampusandcommunity.”
MinotStateiscurrentlyinYear2CandidacyforadmissionintoNCAA
Minot State to join Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
President David Fuller celebrates with student athletes during the press conference announcing MSU’s acceptance into the NSIC.
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MinotStateUniversityjuniorMariannaDanna(D,Sutter,Calif.)madehistoryasshewasnamedtothe2010NAIAWomen’sSoccerAll-Americateam.
DannawasnamedtothehonorablementionteaminherfirstseasonwiththeBeavers.ItmarksthefirstNAIAwomen’ssoccerAll-Americahonorfortheschool.MSUwasinitsinauguralseasoninfall2010.
“IamsohappyforMarianna,”saidMSUheadcoachJasonSpain.“Ihavehadthepleasureofcoachingherforthepast12years.Shedeservesthisaward.Shehasworkedsohard.”
DannawasastandoutdefensemanfortheBeavers,helpingMSUtoa9-7-3overallrecordandanappearanceintheNAIAUnaffiliatedGroupTournament.
WithDannapatrollingthedefensiveline,MSUgaveupjust16goalsin19games.Shealsoscoredagoalandaddedanassist.
“Sheisamazinglyconsistent,”Spainsaid.“MariannawastheDerekJeterofourteam.”
— MiChael liNNellSports information Director
Danna becomes MSU’s first soccer All-American
DivisionIIandexpectstomoveintoYear3inJuly.TheBeavermen’sandwomen’steamswouldbeginplayintheNSICinthefallof2012.
TheNSICpresidentsmettodiscusstwodifferentproposals.Oneinvolvedtheconferenceexpandingfromitscurrent14teamsto16.Afterthatmotionpassed,thepresidentsdecidedonMSUandUSF.Thetwouniversitiesweretheonlyapplicationsacceptedbytheconference.
“TheNSICispleasedtowelcomethesetwoinstitutionsintoourleague.Wefeelbothoftheseprogramsareagoodfitwithstrongacademictraditions.Thecompetitivenessoftheseathleticteamswillenhanceall17sportsthatwecurrentlyoffer,”commentedWinonaStateUniversityPresidentJudithRamaleywhoisNSICboardofdirectorypresident.
TheNorthernSunsponsors17sportsattheNCAADivisionIIlevelwithteamslocatedinIowa,Minnesota,Nebraska,NorthDakotaandSouthDakota.Theleaguehasexpandedtwicesince2006,astheUniversityofMary,N.D.andUpperIowaUniversity,Fayettejoinedtheconferencein2006.
MinnesotaDuluth,MinnesotaStateMankato,St.CloudState,Minn.andAugustanaCollege,S.D.joinedthe
conferencein2008aftertheNorthCentralConferencedissolvedayearearlier.
“IamexcitedtoaddbothschoolstotheNSIC.Thebalancebothschoolsshowbetweenacademicsandathleticsfitsthebasicfoundationofourconference,”Raymondsaid.
MSUwillcontinueasanindependentnextseasonbeforejoiningtheNSICfor2012-13.Theconferencewillconsistoftwodivisions,NorthandSouth,withtheBeaversplayingintheNorthDivision.
MSUwillrejoinformerDakotaAthleticConferencefoeandcurrentNSICmemberUniversityofMaryasatravelpartnerintheNorth,alongwithNorthernState,S.D.,MinnesotaState-Moorhead,MinnesotaCrookston,BemidjiState,MinnesotaDuluthandSt.CloudState.
Theconferenceaffiliationwasamajorhurdleclearedbytheuniversity,accordingtoFuller.
“GainingmembershipinaDivisionIIconference,especiallyoneoftheNSIC’sstature,hasbeenoneofourchallengesandconcernssinceapplyingforDivisionIImembership,”Fullersaid.“Thisisgreatnewsforusinmanyways,andIlookforwardtoMinotState’ssuccessfulmem-bershipintheNCAAandintheNSIC.”
MinotStatehasbeenamemberoftheNAIAandtheDakotaAthleticConferencesince2000,whenmembersfromtheNorthDakotaCollegeAthleticConferenceandtheSouthDakotaInter-collegiateConferencemerged.
— MiChael liNNellSports information Director
‘The NSIC is a premier Division II conference,and our membership adds one more
achievement to show that Minot State University is realizing our Vision 2013 goal
to become one of the premier regional universities in the ‘great’ Great Plains.’
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Youcouldsaytheyaregettingengaged—engagedinmultiplecommunityprojectsthatbenefitthousandsofindividualsinnorthwestNorthDakota.
“OurinvolvementinthecommunityfitswellwithourmissionandvisionofMinotStateUniversityandourAthleticDepartment,”saidMSUAthleticDirectorRickHedberg.“Ourstudentathletesneedtogivebacktothecommunitythatsupportsus.Ireallythinkourstudentathletesgrowagreatdealfromtheirexperiencesingivingback.It’sawin-winsituation.”
Student athletes give back to the community
TheMinotStatebaseballteamtookpartintwoprojectsin2010,hostingDreamCatchersDayattheDomeandparticipatingintheFeedMyStarvingChildrenprojectattheMinotMunicipalAuditorium.
Inthefourth-annualDayattheDome,membersoftheMSUbaseballteamandtheMinotDreamCatchersplayedtwogames.DreamCatchersisagroupofspecialneedschildren,manywheel-chairbound,organizedbyMichelleBliven’91ofMinot.
TheBeaversalsohelpedpacknearly300,000mealsformalnourishedchildrenduringtheFeedMyStarvingChildrencampaign.Theboxesoffoodweredestinedformorethan60countriesaroundtheworld.
MSU’sStudent-AthleteAdvisoryCommitteeteamedupwiththeMinotRotaryClubtoofferanAngelTreeduringtheholidayseasontoprovidegiftsforpeopleinneed.
TheBeaverfootballteamtooktheNFLPlay60CampaigntoStanleyHighSchool.Thefootballplayersandcoachingstafflecturedanddemonstratedactivitiesinapackedhighschoolgym.TheNFLlaunchedtheprogramthreeyearsagotopromoteyouthhealthandfitness.
MSU’scrosscountryandtrackandfieldteamscleanedditchesaspartoftheAdopt-A-Highwayprogram.Nearly20athletestookpart.MSUhasparticipatedintheprogramsince2008.
TheBeaversmen’sbasketballteamdonateditstimetotheMinotKiwanisClubPancakeBreakfast.Theplayersgreetedguests,servedfoodandbusedtables.
MSUstudentathletesalsocollectednon-perishablefooditemsfortheMSUKMOTFoodDriveinOctober.ThefoodwasdonatedtotheOurLadyofGracefoodpantryinMinot.
Theuniversity’sinvolvementincivicengage-mentactivitiesisanimportantpartofthestudent-athleteexperienceatMinotStateandwillcontinuetobeinthefuture.
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What do nearly 300 student-athletes do with their “extra” time?
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development foUndAtion
ThisconversationenablesthewishesofdonorstobematchedwiththeneedsofMinotStatestudents.And,itisaveryeasywaytohelpothers,receiveagoodreturnonaninvestmentandenjoyapossibletaxdeduction.
Ifyouwouldlikeinformationoncharitablegiftannuities,pleasecontacttheMinotStateAdvancementofficeat701-858-4483ore-mailmarv.semrau@minotstateu.edu.
— Marv SeMrauexecutive Director,
Minot State university Development Foundation
“We really want to help out Minot State, but we need to have some income from our investments.”
“OK, what if we can guarantee you a good return that will provide you with an annual income for your lifetimes and give you a possible tax deduction now and have a portion of the income be tax free and ultimately help Minot State?”
“That would be great. We really want to support students. Please help us make this happen.”
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AlUmni hAppenings
leon perzinski ’89,
shane larson ’02,
rebecca ruzicka ’01,
lynda langseth,
Denise larson,
Crystal Brandvold ’95
block party 2010
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NDSF: luau 2010
Bruce Christianson ’73, Jon ’84 & Karla ’84 Backes, rick Hedberg ’89, Millie & Orlin ’58 Backes
Over 1500 people enjoyed the Community Block party!
Alumni Board Member leslie Barney ’80 serving the meal at the Alumni & Beaver Booster Basketball Appreciation night!
Alumni & Beaver Booster Appreciation night 2011
appreciation night 2011
tailgating 2010The Alumni Association helped
sponsor and serve at the
Oct. 30 football tailgate!
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homecoming 2010
Dr. Joe & Jackie Hegstad
returned to celebrate a
reunion of the vagabonds!
The sigma Tau gammas were back in town this year!
sigma Tau gammas Tom ross, John Theisen ’67, lou Trombetta ’67 and steve Fennewald ’92. The youngest sigma Tau gammas, Tom and steve, with the founders of the fraternity, John and lou.
enjoying the Homecoming Tailgating!
All women’s athletic teams and the 1987 women’s track and field team were recognized during the 2010 Homecoming.
Beaver footBall in the twin cities
homecoming 2011
Alumni and friends gathering in st. paul for the Beaver football game.
sept. 21 ...........Community Block party
sept. 22 ............... Alumni golden Awards, 6 p.m.,
MsU Conference Center sept. 23 ............. Alumni reunion
7 p.m., grand internationalTri sigma reunionAll Music reunionWrestling reunion
sept. 24 ......... parade, 10:30 a.m.Tailgating, 11:30 a.m.
Football game, 1:30 p.m.
For more information, contact the Alumni Office
at 701-858-3234, email alumni@minotstateu.edu or
www.minotstateu.edu/homecoming.
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wes lUther
ProfessorEmeritusLutherbeganhiscareeratMinotStateUniversityin1966asthetrackcoach.Hebecameathleticdirectorin1976
andhelpeddeveloptheBeaverBoosters,ascholarshipsupportgroupforstudentathletes.Achartermemberoftheuniversity’sAthleticHallofFame,LutherwasnamedtheNationalAssociationofIntercollegiateAthleticsDistrict12CoachoftheYearin1973andAthleticDirectoroftheYearin1987.
In1968,LutherbecameheadbasketballcoachandproducedfourNorthDakotaCollegeAthleticConferencechampionships
insevenyears.Hisconferencechampionshipteamsin1971-1974participatedintheNAIAdistrictplayoffs,placingsecondin1971,winningthetitlein1972andadvancingtothenationaltournament.Hisbasketballteamscompiledanoverallrecordof102-57.
TheRugbynativeearnedhisbachelor’sdegreeinphysicaleducationfromMinotStateandamaster’sdegreefromtheUND.AsaMinotStatestudentathlete,heparticipatedinfootball,basketballandtrack,earningthemostrecognitioninfootball.Hewasafour-yearall-conferencepickandwasthethird-leadingscorerinthenationin1947.Hewasalsoathird-teamLittleAll-Americanthesameyear.
Lutheremphasizedtheacademicsideofcollegeathletics.Hesupportededucationinadditiontoathletics;healwaysstressedtheeducationalopportunitiesthatexistedtostudentathletes.
Heandhiswife,Donna,havethreechildren,Mark,MikeandLeAnn.
sCOTT lOUser young alumni achievement award
MinotnativeLousergraduatedfromMinotHighSchoolin1989.WhileattendingMSU,herancrosscountryandtrack,capturingAll
Conferencehonorsincrosscountryin1992andadistrictchampionshipinthesteeple-chaseintrackin1993.Hereceivedabusinessadministrationdegreein1994.In2001,LouserreturnedtoMinotStatetocompleteaMasterofScienceinmanagement,earningaCitationforExcellence.
LousercurrentlyservesasamemberoftheBoardofRegents,theBeaverBoostersandtheDeanoftheCollegeofBusinessAdvisory
Committee.HewasalsoMSUAlumniAssociationvicepresident.AsafoundingmemberandimmediatepastpresidentoftheMinotYoungProfessionalsNetwork,Louserintroducedandchairedthe“MinotStateUnityinOurCommunity”campaign.Morethan100localbusinessesparticipatebypromotingMSUandopportunitiestoworkwiththeuniversity.Hehasalsoservedasanadjunctfacultymem-berintheCollegeofBusinessandguestspeakertonumerousclasses.
Alicensedrealtorsince1997,Louseristhebroker/ownerofPrudentialPreferredProperties.HewastheRealtoroftheYearforMinotin2000and2006andwonthestateRealtoroftheYearawardin2006.Hewaslocalpresidentin2001,statepresidentin2005,regionalvicepresidentin2009andwillbetheNationalAssociationofRealtorvicepresidentin2012.
LouservolunteersfortheNorthDakotaHighSchoolActivitiesAssociation.HehasservedontheSourisValleyUnitedWayBoardofDirectors,andinMay,hegavethekeynotespeechfortheKMOTBestinClassreception.
LouserrecentlymarriedAlexa,whohasason,Garett.
Jon BAckesBorninGrandForksandraisedinMinot,Backesgraduatedfrom
BishopRyanHighSchoolin1979.HereceivedaBachelor’sofSciencedegreeinaccountingfromMinotStatein1984andajurisdoctoratewithdistinctionfromtheUniversityofNorthDakotaSchoolofLawin1990.Inlawschool,heservedontheeditorialboardoftheNorthDakotaLawReview;andfollowinggraduation,hewasselectedasamemberoftheOrderoftheCoif,honoraryscholasticsociety.
BackesisapracticingattorneywiththeMinotlawfirmofMcGee,Hankla,Backes
andDobrovolny,P.C.,wherehispracticefocusesoncommercial,businessandrealestatelaw.HeisapastpresidentandacurrentmemberoftheWardCountyBarAssociationandamemberoftheStateBarAssociationofNorthDakotaandtheColoradoBarAssociation.HeislicensedtopracticeinthestateandfederalcourtsinNorthDakotaandColorado.
In2007,Backesbeganservingafour-yeartermontheStateBoardofHigherEducation.Heservedasvicepresidentin2008and2009,andtheSBHErecentlyelectedBackesasitspresident.
BackeshasservedasadirectorinmanycommunityserviceorganizationsintheMinotarea,includingtheMinotStateUniversityDevelopmentFoundation,theMinotCatholicSchoolsFoundation,theSt.Joseph’sCommunityHealthFoundation,theMinotArtAssociation,theMinotGunClubandtheMinotAreaGirlsFastPitchSoftballAssociation.
Backesandhiswife,Karla,havethreedaughtersLexie,KatelynandBrieann.
TeD BrinKMAn Theyoungestoffivechildren,Brinkmanwasbornfourmonthsafter
hisfatherdied.Hismotherraisedherfivechildrenusingherteachingdegree,andhewasthefirstoneofhissiblingstocompleteanundergraduatedegree.MinotStateofferedhimawrestlingscholarshiptocompletehiseducation,andheearnedaBachelorofScienceinEducationwithamajorinbusinesseducationin1975.HisMinotStateexperiencewastheplatformfromwhichmanyopportunitieswouldcome.
Asanewgraduate,BrinkmanmarriedJoanandacceptedhisfirstteachingposition.
Hetaughtbusinesseducationandcoachedalllevelsofwrestlingandgirls’trackfortwoyears.Afterbecomingthefirstemployeeofanewconstructioncompanyandleavingteachingin1977,lifechanged.BrinkmanbeganinvestinginEdina,Minn.,theircommunity.Hegave11yearstoaK-12wrestlingprogram,whichbecameafeedersystemtothesecondaryprogram.HeremainsthedirectorfortheEdinaPrairieHighSchoolTournament.
Brinkmanbecameinvolvedintwomajorcommunityefforts.ThefirstwastheEdinaAthleticBoosterClub,whichfundraisesandensureseverydollargoestoathleticteams.Hisnextchallengewasbringingpeopletogethertomergetheschoolsystemandcommunity’sneeds,care,andupdatingoftheirathleticfacilities.BrinkmanreceivedtheMayor’sCommendationAwardforhisservice.
Brinkmanisabusinessowner,communityleader,husband,fatherandgrandfather.JoanandBrinkmanhavetwodaughters,LindseyandKirsten.
golden AwArds 2010
Minot State University Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the Golden Award and Young Alumni Achievement Award. Deadline is May 20. Please utilize the official nomination form. This can be found on the website at www.minotstateu.edu or contact the Alumni Office (701-858-3234).
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40s ......................................Ruthivin “Rudy” Hovland ’40,livesin
Monona,Wis.Hewasdraftedintomilitaryserviceintheearly’40s,ayearafterteachingnearBowbells.Afterservinginthemilitary,herelocatedtotheMadison,Wis.,area,wherehelivedwithhislatewife,Goodie.
60s ......................................Judy Spitzer ’62,Minot,retiredafter
teachingwoodwindsatMSU.SheisthedaughterofW.D.“Doc”Allen,whocametoMinotinthe1920stostartModelHigh,ahighschooloncampus.JudySpitzerandherhusband,Jerry Spitzer ’63,continuetoliveinMinotandareactiveinmusic.Shemaintainsamusicstudioinherhome.
Gary Rovig ’64,Sparks,Nev.,washonoredbytheCaliforniaWrestlingHallofFamewithaLifetimeServiceAwardinMay2010.HewasaneducatorandcoachatAtwaterHighSchoolinCaliforniafor40years.Hewasheadvarsitywrestlingcoachfor16years,wrestlingofficialfor30years,SouthModestoWrestlingOfficialoftheYearandstateWrestlingOfficialoftheYearfourtimes.Healsoservedasheadvarsityfootballcoachforsevenyearsandwastheboys’golfcoachfor16years.Gary,whoretiredin2004,livesinSparkswithhiswife,Sharon.
LaVerne C. Kallberg ’66,ColoradoSprings,Colo.,retiredinMay2008aftera43yearsofteaching.Hebeganhiscareerin1964withatwo-yearteachingcertificateandhisfirstpositionwasinDeering
wherehetaughtuntil1966.HereceivedhisBSEdegreefromMSUin1966withmajorsinelementaryeducationandmusiceducation.HetaughtinTrentonuntil1969,whenhemovedtoKlamathCountySchoolsysteminOregon.HetaughtmusicinGilchrist,Ore.,until1971.HemovedtoColoradoSprings,Colo.,andtaughtmusicforgradesK-6untilretiringin2008.HewasincludedintheWho’sWhoAmongAmericanTeachersin2006and2007.Heandhiswife,Bonnie,enjoycampinginthemountainsofColoradoandonthecoastofOregon.Theyhaveonesonandtwogranddaughters.
Karen (Vendsel) Belisle ’66,WestFargo,hasretiredafteralmostthreedecadesofemploymentatWestFargoCityHall,
wheresheoversawtheutilitybillingforthecommunity.ShetaughtbusinessandphysicaleducationatUnderwoodforthreeyearsbeforemovingtotheFargoarea.
Jim Limke ’68,Lansford,andhiswife,Becky,receivedtheRenvilleCounty2010HarvestBowlaward.Theprogramrecognizesthesuccess,dedicationandhardworkofoutstandingagriculturistsin53countiesinNorthDakotaandMinnesota.
Jan (Westergard) Strube ’69,Minot,hasbeenhiredasaprofessionalrealtorwithBrokers12Inc.ShewasformerlyaneducatorforMinotPublicSchools.
70s ......................................Dan Richter ’70, Minot,recentlyretired
asdirectorofWardCountySocialServicesafter35yearsofservice.Heandhiswife,Joan,willcontinuetoliveinMinotandplantospendsometimeinFlorida.
Marianna (Connor) Malm ’71,Fargo,accompanied2010N.D.StudentPresidentialScholar,PhoebeStrom,toWashington,D.C.StromreceivedapresidentialmedallionfromPresidentObama,andMalmreceivedtheDistinguishedTeacherRecognitionaward(June2010).MalmcurrentlyworkswiththeFargoPublicSchools’MentorshipProgramafterretiringfromclassroomteachingandliteracyspecialistworkin2010.ShealsowasnamedN.D.TeacheroftheYearin2000.
John Schmaltz ’71,MasonCity,Iowa,receivedthe2010IowaOutstandingFacultyAwardfromtheIowaAssociationofCommunityCollegeTrustees.Schmaltzisthehumanities/socialsciencedivisionchairpersonandfacultymemberatNorthIowaAreaCommunityCollege.
Greg Amundson ’72,ColumbiaHeights,Minn.,wasselectedbytheNationalHighSchoolAthleticCoachesAssociationasthe2010NationalGirlsBasketballCoachoftheYear.Amundson,aformerMandanHighSchoolcoach,ledtheBravestoninestatetitles.
David Looysen ’73, Minot,isthesuperintendentatMinotPublicSchoolsandhasannouncedhisretirementforJune2011.Looysenhasspentthepast37yearsasaneducator,firstasateacherandcoachandlaterasaprincipalandsuperintendent.
Tom Christen ’73, Williston,hasretiredfromtheWillistonPublicSchoolsafter37yearsofteachingandcoaching.
Randy Burckhard ’74, Minot,waselectedtoserveintheN.D.LegislatureasasenatorrepresentingDistrict5.
Christy (Wegenast) Jones ’75,Fargo,hasbeenpromotedtoamanagementpositionatFiebiger,Swanson,West&Co.Joneswasself-employedfor16years,specializinginfarmtaxplanning,taxreturnpreparationandaccountingbeforejoiningthefirmin2005.
Mike Schatz ’76,NewEngland,hasbeeninductedintothe2011NorthDakotaHighSchoolCoachesAssociationHallofFame.Schatzhascoachedfootball,boys’basketball,golf,andtrackandfieldduringhis27yearsinthecoachingprofession.
Linda (Fugere) Wheeler ’77, Denver,Colo.,retiredfromtheU.S.PostalServicein2010after25yearsasmanagerofadminis-trativeservices.Sinceretiring,Wheelerandherhusbandhaveenjoyedtimewiththeirgrandchildrenandtraveling.Asabreastcancersurvivor,sheisinvolvedinadoctoralresearchstudyofbreastcancer.
Blaine DesLauriers ’79,Minot,waspromotedtopresidentandchiefretailbankingofficerofFirstInternationalBank&Trust.Heisalsoamemberofthebank’sboardofdirectors.
80s ......................................Sue (Martin) Hendrickson ’80,Garrison,
waschosendirectoroftheNorthDakotaDollarsforScholarsboard.AteacherinGarrisonforthepast24years,HendricksonhasbeenamemberandleaderoftheGarrisonDollarsforScholarschapterforseveralyears.
Terry (Ferebee) Eckmann ’81/’82,Minot,receivedthe2010NDAHPERDHonoraward.Theawardisgiventoanindividualwhodemonstratespersonalintegrityandhasmadesignificantcontributionstotheadvancementofhealth,physicaleducationrecreationanddance.
Darryl Hickman ’81,Minot,isteachingscienceatWhiteShieldHighSchool.
Rob Kondos ’83,Minot,becamedirectorofWardCountySocialServicesinJuly2010.
Paul Ward ’83,Bismarck,wassworninasaU.S.marshalforNorthDakotainMay2010.HebeganhiscareerasasecuritypoliceairmanwiththeU.S.AirForceatMinotAirForceBase.HewasmostrecentlyaspecialagentwiththeInspectorGeneral’sofficeoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture.
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John Mogren ’84,Fessenden,willserveas2011president-electand2012presidentoftheNorthDakotaConferenceofSocialWelfare.MogrenhasservedasthemulticountysocialservicedirectorforFoster,EddyandWellscountiessince1998.
Rhoda (Lind) Owens ’85,Minot,wastheleadplannerandorganizerofatriptoTanzania,Africa,inDecemberandJanuary2009-10.ShewasaccompaniedbyfourMSUnursingstudentswhotouredandworkedatMachameLutheranHospitalanditshospice/palliativecareprogram.ThetripwasalsoendorsedbytheOmicronTauChapter,SigmaThetaTauInternational,HonorSocietyofNursing.ThelocalchapterissponsoredbyMSU’sDepartmentofNursing.
Scott Duke ’87/’00,Glendive,Mont.,receivedtheAmericanCollegeofHealthcareExecutivesSenior-LevelHealthcareExecutiveRegent’sAward.TheawardrecognizesACHEaffiliateswhoareexperiencedinthehealthcarefieldandhavesignificantlycontributedtowardtheadvancementofhealthcaremanagementexcellence.DukehasbeenchiefexecutiveofficerofGlendiveMedicalCentersince2002.
Leland Opp ’87,Hazen,wasrecentlyinductedintothe2011NDHSCAHallofFame.Hehasspenta25-yearcoachingcareerinHazen.Hehascoachedcross-country,boys’andgirls’basketball,andtrackandfield.
Robert Bubach ’88,Strasburg,washiredasprincipalatStrasburgHighSchool.Bubach
willalsobeheadfootballcoachandphysicaleducationteacher.
Christine (Renke) Bubach ’89,Strasburg,isabusinessteacheratStrasburgHighSchool.
Jackie (Greenwood) Midgarden ’89, Grafton,waspresentedwiththe2010TeacheroftheYearAward.Sheisaspeech-languagepathologistatCenturyElementarySchool.Currently,Midgartenisalsotheinstructionalcoach/performancestrategistfortheGraftonSchoolDistrict.ShehasbeenemployedwiththeUpperValleySpecialEducationUnitforthepast20years.
Melessa (Kessler) Bosch ’89, Minot,wasnamed2010TeacheroftheYearbytheMinotEducationAssociation.Boschisafourth-gradeteacheratMcKinleyElementary.ShestartedwiththeMinotPublicSchoolDistrictasadeafeducationteacher.Shehastaughtfor23years.
90s ......................................Ryan McKay ’90, Bismarck,isanassistant
vicepresidentofcomplianceandriskmanage-mentwithStarionFinancialforNorthDakotaandWisconsin.Hewasmostrecentlyacom-pliancemanagerforaregionalaccountingfirm.
James Ruiz ’91, Annville,Pa,receivedthe2010OutstandingMentorAwardfromtheAcademyofCriminalJusticeSciencesinSanDiego,Calif.,andthe2010RegionalFellowAwardfromtheNortheasternAssociationofCriminalJusticeSciencesinBristol,R.I.
Michael Toy ’91,Fargo,waspromotedtochiefoperationsofficer/chiefinformationofficeratFirstInternationalBankofFargo.
Kim Schultz ’92,Bismarck,hasbeennamedthe2010WarrenKressOutstandingGeographyTeacherbytheNorthDakotaGeographicAlliance.Schultz’s18-yearteachingcareerincludespublicschoolinstructionatDorothyMosesandWillMooreelementaryschoolsinBismarck.
Jon Ravnaas ’92,Bismarck,wasnamedvicepresidentofcreditadministrationatStarionFinancialinBismarck.Ravnaasjoinedthefirmin2005andhasbeentheassistantvicepresidentofloanadministrationsinceJuly2009.
Brian Bonness ’92,Bismarck,hasbeenreassignedtoBismarckasthesergeantformotorcarrieroperationswiththeNorthDakotaHighwayPatrol.Bonnessstartedhispatrolcareerin1995andhasbeenstationedasatrooperinGrandForks,Williston,BismarckandMinot,wherehewassergeantformotorcarrieroperations.
Brenda (Goertzen) Manteufel ’93, Loveland,Colo.,istheadmissioncasemanageranddenialspecialistatMcKeeMedicalCenterinLovelandandwasinstrumentalinthedevelopmentofthisrole.Priortoassumingthepositionin2004,shewasatelephonetriagenurseforMcKessonCorporationinBroomfield,Colo.Manteufelandherhusband,Ed,havelivedinLovelandsince2000.
Anita Quaglia ’93, Bismarck,waspromotedtovicepresidentforStarionFinancialattheBismarckbranch.
Heide (Houmann) Schmaltz ‘93,Bismarck,hascompletedherthirdyearofteachingatMenokenSchool.Shehastwodaughters,ShelbyandGrace.
John Drady ’94, Minot,waspromotedbyFirstInternationalBank&TrusttopresidentandwesternNorthDakotamarketmanager.
Julie (Kramer) Schwab ’94,Bismarck,isthecorporatecomplianceofficeratMedcenterOne.
Sheila Berg ’95,Bloomington,Minn.,wasselectedasInsightSchoolofMinnesotaTeacheroftheYear.Bergisaphysicaleducationandhealthteacherandactivitiescoordinatorattheschool.
Dianna Rylander ’95,hasjoinedCentury21Actionasalicensedrealtor.
Heather (Moen) Brandt ’97, Beulah,isteachingphysicaleducationandhealthat
RobertandMarlaine ’74 (Rustad) Slaaen,Dickinson,recentlyobservedtheir50thweddinganniversaryandwillholdacelebrationinJuly2011.RobertSlaaenattendedMinotStateTeachersCollegein1958and1959.Theyhavetwomarrieddaughters,ninegrandchildrenandtwogreat-grandchildren.Theyareproudto
haveanumberofMSUgraduatesintheirfamily,includingdaughter,JuliSandvick’90,grand-daughterNicoleBertsch’05,NicoleBertsch’shusbandEricBertsch’06,grandsonChrisJundt’07.Agranddaughter,TarrenJundt,iscurrentlyajunioratMSU,andgranddaughterJenniferSaterenattendedMSCCampusSchoolfrom1987to1990.
RobertSlaaenretiredfromfarmingandranchingnearGrenora.MarlaineSlaaenisaretiredteacherattheelementary,highschoolanduniversitylevels.Sheisalsoanartistandwriter.Theyenjoytravelingabroad,especiallytoScandinavia,sincebotharefirst-generationdescendants.
PhotoofRobertandMarlaine(Rustad)Slaaenfamily.L-R:Jennifer,Isabelle&JoshSateren;Nicole&EricBertsch;Juli&MonteSandvick;ChrisJundt;JadeBohannon;TylerJundt;BarryBohannon;Mike,Traci&KaitlynKornkven;Marlaine&RobertSlaaen.Seated:Taylor&TannerSandvick;TarrenJundt.
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BeulahMiddleSchool.SheworkedforeightyearsatTurtleMountainCommunityHighSchoolinBelcourtandwasaninterventionistatBeulahMiddleSchoolandHighSchoollastyear.
00s ......................................Steve Ray Jr. ’00,MilesCity,Mont.,was
namedthenewsuperintendentatPineHillsYouthCorrectionalFacilityinMilesCity.RaywaspreviouslythewardenatDawsonCountyRegionalPrisonformorethanfouryears.
Scott Louser ’94, ‘01,Minot,waselectedtotheN.D.LegislatureasarepresentativeforDistrict5.
Russ Conner ’01,Hazen,openedabusinesscalledTheRenovationCenterinHazen.Conneroperatestheone-stopshopforhomeremodelsandnew-homeconstruction.
Robert J. Moyle ’01,graduatedfromtheN.D.HighwayPatrolAcademy.AssignedtotheHighwayPatrol’sSouthwestRegion,heisstationedatHazen.
Dorene Malling ’88/’01,DevilsLake,isaspecialeducationinstructoratDevilsLakeHighSchool.
Wendy (Dammen) Kimble ’01,Minot,hasjoinedResultsUnlimitedasaseniorgraphicdesigner.
Dana Pritschet ’01,Berthold,acceptedapositionwiththeNorthDakotaDepartmentofAgricultureinBismarckasalocalfoodmarketingspecialist.
Adam Engh ’03, Williston,recentlypassedhisdosimetristboardexam.HeisthedosimetristatLeonardP.NelsonCancerCenterinWilliston.
Norman McCloud Jr. ’04, Minot,isthenewexecutivedirectorforMinot’sCompanionsforChildren.Theprogrammatcheschildrenfromsingle-parentfamilieswithadultmentors.
Casey Rieke ’04, Fargo,hasjoinedHoustonEngineeringasaninformationtechnologysupporttechnicianoutofitsFargooffice.HepreviouslyworkedasanITsupportadminis-tratorforMultiband.HewasmarriedinJuly2010.
Dr. Hubert Willis ’04,Mahomet,Ill.,isthenewmassagetherapistatMahometChiropractic.Heintroducednewprogramswhichprovideholisticcareforpatients.WillisgraduatedfromPalmerCollegeofChiropracticin2005.Healsostudiedtheologyandministrytobecomeanordainedministerin2003.
Kristi (Vandal) Swearingen ’04,Bismarck,isaseniorassociatecertifiedpublicaccountantforEideBailyinitsBismarckoffice.Shespentthelastfiveyearsinthefirm’sPhoenixoffice.
Dustin Hager ’05, Towner,isaphysician’sassistantattheHeartofAmericaMedicalCenterinRugby.Hisprimarycareclerkshipwascompletedinfamilymedicinewithspecialtyclerkshipsinemergency,pediatric/neonatology,obstetrics/gynecologyandgeneralsurgery.
Brandyn Hendrickson ’05,Minot,wasawardedthePacesetterFirst40awardduringanannualmeetingoffinancialrepresentativesofNorthwesternMutualinMilwaukee.Theawardacknowledgesrepresentativeswhosell40lifepoliciesduringtheirfirstsixmonthsinbusiness.
Anthony J. Overlie ’07,Minot,hasbeenhiredbyHawkandAssociates,P.C.,asabusinessanalyst.OverliewasCPA-licensedbytheMontanaStateBoardofAccountancyin2008.
Rachel (Haskins) Allerdings ’06,Bismarck,washiredasdirectoroftheMissouriValleyMontessoriSchoolinBismarck.
Drew Henry ’06, Plentywood,Mont.,wasappointedasthePlentywood-basedareawildlifebiologistfortheMontanaDepartmentofFish,WildlifeandParks.
Gill L. Ford II ’06,Houston,Texas,isinvolvedwithcardiacresearchwiththeTexasHeartInstitute.Hiswife,Christen (Lethridge) Ford ’06,isaregisterednurseatHermannHealthcareSystems.
Melony (Reiser) Mings ’07, Ray,isajuniorhighEnglishandstudyskillsteacherforRayschool.ShealsoservesastheK-3readingstrategistandisinvolvedintheschool’sTitleIprogram.
Tandra Kraft ’07,Bismarck,washiredasdesktopsupportinAmericanBankCenter’sBismarcklocation.
Troy Roness ’08, Bismarck,washiredasaneducationprogramadministratorIIIfortheDepartmentofPublicInstructioninMay2010.Hisdutiesincludecoordinatinghealth-promotionandrisk-reductionactivities,providingprofessional-developmentopportunitiesandresourcestoincreasephysicalactivityandreduceyouthobesity.
Alisa (Johnson) Dahl ’08, Minot,wasrecentlyselectedbytheU.S.DepartmentofAgricultureastheareadirectorfortheMinotoffice.
Dan Erdman ’08,joinedResultsUnlimitedasavideographerwithitsproductiondepartment.
Angie (Becker) Gerhardt ’09 isaspeech-languagepathologistatNapoleonPublicSchool.SheismarriedtoSheldonGerhardt,andtheyhaveoneson.
Christina Martinez ’09, Holyoke,Colo.,isthenewartteacherforgradesK-6intheHolyokeSchoolDistrict.
10s ......................................Rayme Clark ’10,Crosby,isakindergarten
teacherforDivideCountySchools.Devin Hiller ’10,Crosby,isthephysical
educationteacherforDivideCountySchools.Eugene Benner ’10, Crosby,isamath
teacherforDivideCountySchools.Megan Brunkhorst ’10,MinotAirForce
Base,teachesmathatMaxPublicSchool.Matt Eraas ’10, isfootballcoachand
assistantcoachforboys’basketballatHebronPublicSchool.
Attended .............................Shelly ArmstrongisanEnglishteacher
atWhiteShieldHighSchool.ShepreviouslytaughtatWarwickPublicHighSchoolandValleyPublicHighSchoolinHoople.
Patrick Brown,Bismarck,hasjoinedJobServiceinBismarckasaqualityassuranceinvestigator.BrownwaspreviouslyemployedatBobcatfor10years.
Brandy Coughlin,Williston,isacommercialloanofficerwithAmericanStateBank&TrustofWilliston.BeforemovingtoWillistonin2007,CoughlinwasaloanprocessorforSecurityFirstBankinMandan.ThePlentywood,Mont.,nativeismarriedtoTim,andtheyhaveoneson,Tygen.
Lindsey Ellvangerisathird-andfourth-gradeteacheratBowbellsSchool.
Joyce Henricks,Westhope,hasretiredfromPeoplesStateAgencyinWesthopeafter35yearsofservice.
Kelly Jahner,Bismarck,wasnamedapartnerintheNorthDakotageneralofficeofNewYorkLifeInsuranceCo.Hewillbeinvolvedinrecruitingandtrainingnewagents.
David Klein,Jamestown,hasjoinedtheStutsmanCountyHousingAuthorityasexecutivedirector.KleinhadservedsevenyearsatValleyCityStateUniversityassafetyofficerandfacilitiesofficemanager.
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ClAss nOTesErik J. Klein,WatfordCity,isa
patrolmanassignedtotheN.D.HighwayPatrol’snorthwestregion.HeisstationedatWatfordCity.
Jan Kramer,Bismarck,waspromotedtoassistantvicepresidentofpersonalbankingatStarionFinancialinBismarck.
Lynne Napton,Williston,istheneweducationandbusinessreporterfortheWillistonHerald.
Scott Neukom,Mandan,hasjoinedResslerChevroletasasalesconsultant.
Matt Samson, Minot,isthenewownerofHorizonFamilyChiropractic.HereceivedhisdoctorateofchiropracticatPalmerCollegeofChiropracticinIowa.
Jonathan Skalicky graduatedfromtheHighwayPatrolAcademyinthesummerof2010.HeisassignedtotheHighwayPatrol’sSoutheastRegionandisstationedatCooperstown.
Myles E. Sundby,aN.D.HighwayPatrolman,wasreassignedfromGrandForkstotheHighwayPatrol’sNorthwestRegion.HeisstationedinWilliston.
Terri Torgerson,Max,isaregisteredpharmacistatChasePharmacyinGarrison.TorgersonhadworkedforChasePharmacyasapharmacytechnician.ShegraduatedfromNorthDakotaState’sSchoolofPharmacyin2010.Torgersonandherhusband,Shannon,resideinruralMax.
Cheryl Wehri, Hebron,isakindergartenteacheratHebronSchool.Forthepastfouryears,shewasaTitleIandspecialeducationteacherinHebron.Sheandherhusband,Brian,farmandranchnearHebron.
Naomi WesternessisthenewownerofWesternTax,formerlyknownasVanBerkomAgency,inPowersLake.SheismarriedtoRyan,whoisemployedbyHessinTioga.Theyhavetwochildren,TayahandLandon.
Jaci L. WilliamsgraduatedfromtheHighwayPatrolAcademyinthesummerof2010andwasassignedtotheHighwayPatrol’snortheastregion.SheisstationedatHarvey.
Lori ZieglerisemployedwiththeN.D.LegislativeCouncilasthelegislativeadministrativeofficer.ShewasmostrecentlyanassistantcontrolleratCoachAmerica.
2011 CommencementMembers of the
MSU Class of
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Friday, May 13,
at the MSU
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ceremony
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festive day to
welcome the
newest members
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It is with honor we dedicate this section to recog-nize alumni and friends who have passed away from approximately June 2010 to January 2011, or as submitted.
’29Hathaway(Wyman),HelenB.;Lacey,Wash.
’32Rollman(Rosenberger),Edna;Granville’38Carlson(Arndt),MarionW.;Missoula,
Mont.’38Olson(Hermanson),ElveidaH.;
McGregor’39Gruneich,EdwinA.;McClusky’40Aanestad,AlfA.;Burnsville,Minn.’41Hammond,RuebenE.;Minot’41Honadel(Skarphol),MabelE.;Minot’41Harrum(Chapman),Laura;New
Rockford’42Jacobson(Schmaltz),Carolyn;Rugby’42Schweyen(Smith),Betty;Berthold’44Myxter(Carlson),MarianL.;FortCollins,
Colo.’46Blake(Jeffery),Venus;Moorhead,Minn.’47Keck,TedF.;Georgetown,Texas;also
formerfacultyMath&PhysicalEducation;HallofFamerecipient.
’47Page,WesleyW.;Novato,Calif.’48Byrd(DeMers),NormaC.;Minot’49Tangsrud(Forthun),EulaVaughn;
Williston’50Purdy,MarkF.;Minot’51Bates,DaleL.;Billings,Mont.’52Buettner,RichardJ.;Minot’52Hammer,RobertJ.;Sidney,Mont.’52Zieman,LyleG.;Lacey,Wash.’53Jensen,NorrisL.;Casper,Wyo.’53Haught(Peterson),Donna;Clearwater,Fla.’55Kuist,GordonV.;KlamathFalls,Ore.’55Pollert,Bruce;HoffmanEstates,Ill.’58Hennessy,DuaneF.;GrandForks’59Arneson(Ihla),GaynorM.;EauClaire,
Wis.’59Overlee(Heide),Tillie;Minot’60Abrahamson(Jacobson),MaryL.;Blaisdell’60Abrahamson,OttoD.;SanJose,Calif.’60Brown(Braun),ViolaB.;Mandan’60Hitland,Darold;Bismarck’61Baumann,BruceL.;Rugby’61Brenno(Buness),B.Dawn;Minot’61Kronbach,Robert;Peoria,Ariz.’61Hardy(DeJardine),Yvonne;Mora,Minn.’61Redfern,DwightT.;Phoenix,Ariz.’61Sigman(Kingsnorth),Julia;Minot’62Pope,Leonard;Minot’64Anderson,RuthE.;Minot’66Wilkes,RichardC.;Bowbells’68Thompson(Schmaltz),MaryA.;Overland
Park,Kan.’69Lovell(Swenson),KayM.;Bismarck’69Smith(Nielsen),JulieD.;Swannanoa,N.C.
In memoriam…’71Schaeffer(Weist),Freda;Watertown,S.D.’73Wright,BruceL.;Maxbass’74Rogers(Schulte),WandaL.;Johnstown,
Colo.’75Becker(Wanstrom),LuellaM.;Bismarck’75Gardner,ChrisL.;Blackfoot,Idaho’75Vetter(Lindner),DeborahL.;Kerrville,
Texas’78Rodriquez-Ortiz,Paulino;Minot’79Bourquin(Hagen),MarieC.;Minot’80Grunert,ColinJames;Estevan,Sask.,
Canada’83Korgel(Olson),NitaJ.;Minot’85DeCouteau,AndrewA.;Minot’89Medley,RobertL.;Minot’90Hall,Gary;Lakota’95Schmiess,ToddD.;Fargo’96Repnow,StephanB.;Minot’96Kuntz,JenniferL.;Fargo
ATTenDeD ........................Adams(Rue),AlmaR.;Hamilton,Mont.Alvstad(Rodgers),MildredM.;MinotAnderson,FosterR.;Eugene,Ore.Berry(Domier),LaurieE.;MayvilleBoen,DavidJohn;MinotBratlien,DennisL.;BismarckBretheim(Hanson),DoloresL.;MinotBrockell,EdwardL.;MinotCrilly(Kiemele),CarolA.;Billings,Mont.Cummins,KennethJ.;Janesville,Wis.Dahlen(Stenberg),JoyceA.;CandoDelorme(Markham),Elsie;CarsonCity,Nev.Doeden,DonaM.;Boswell,Ind.Driver,MerleE.;SiouxFallsS.D.DuChane,VanessaM.;Plymouth,Mass.Due(Halvorson),NancyB.;WahpetonEldridge,Codie;BismarckErickson(Fish),GladysM.;StanleyFairweather,ReynoldH.;BismarckFelde(Bowlby),Barbara;Moorhead,Minn.Finke,WalterJ.;MinotGranrud,R.Keith;Ryegate,Mont.Haaland,DonaldJ.;DevilsLakeHawthorne,WallaceB.;Dearborn,Mich.Heller,Eldon;WillistonHoffer(Joachim),Genevieve;BismarckJohnson(Kieper),DeloresL.;HeimdalJohnson(Fjeldhal),Helga;Bemidji,Minn.Jongeward(Brown),Joyce;MinotKellogg(Ohnstad),IngridE.;Olympia,Wash.Kittel(Larson),Elaine;MinotKittleson(Peterson),BerthaI.;BottineauKouba(Nodland),Thelma;DickinsonKloss(Floren),EdithC.;SeattleWash.LaCoste(Warner),BeriW.;FargoLange(Moses),Louella;BismarckLenhardt(Mullin),Lisa;PeachtreeCity,Ga.Llvedson,David;Pacifica,Calif.Lund,Clifford;Williston
Michealson(Miller),Eunice;VelvaMonger(Neubauer),Agnes;WillistonNewman(Long),BlancheE.;NorthwoodNoll(Schultz),Rosemary;MinotNorstad(Ranberg),DorisM.;DetroitLakes,
Minn.Officer(Weikert),EleanorKatherine;MinotOkland,Elden;WatfordCityOlson,JohnP.;GrandForksOscarson(Knatterud),Lois;WahpetonOttilie,RobertW.;Marshalltown,IowaPayton(Hoechst),Marlyn;StantonSchan(Grinolds),PatsyR.;MinotSchiele(Mulvihill),AliceA.;BurlingtonSchoenwald,RobertL.II;MinotSenger(Larson),Dorothy;TiogaSeverson,Harold;FargoShafer(Sather),Helen;TiogaStriefel,Henry;GrandForksStroud,Michael;Lethbridge,Alberta,CanadaTahran,David;JamestownThompson(Morris),Marguerite;BottineauTorgusen(Routledge),E.Lucille;SawyerVogel,DesireeM.;BismarckWard(Senschal),PearlD.;GrandForksWells,A.J.;NineMileFalls,Wash.York,LawrenceE.;CathayZahursky,Archie;Minot
FrienDs ............................Braaten,ArnoldL.;Minot;formerMSU
BoardofRegentsMeyer(Birdsall),GeraldineL.;BertholdMurphy,Paul;MinotNesheim(Johnson),Orma;Seattle,Wash.Neuenschwander(Lyngstad),Janet;MinotOsteroos,OddA.;MinotParker(Wilson)Marjorie;Minot;wifeof
formerathleticcoachHerbParker.Priess,Richard;MinotSheehan,GeraldF.;BismarckTeske,Dr.Gale;Mesa,Ariz.Unhjem,Michael;FargoWood,Tom;MinotWunderlich,GlennD.;Velva;formerMSU
BoardofRegents
FACUlTY & sTAFF .............Lillegard(Monson),IreneA.;workedinthe
administrationoffice.Mosbaek(Gross),Nancy’87;Topeka,Kan.;
formerMSUnursinginstructor.Rhea,MarkB.;Stillwater,Okla.;taughtat
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Have you had an addition to your family within the last 12-18 months? We
want to know! Contact Kate at kate.neuhalfen@minotstateu.edu to receive
a free T-shirt for your new little Beaver! please be sure to tell us the name,
birth date, place, weight and length. Also, please provide your graduation year,
spouse’s name and contact information.
After you have received your baby beaver T-shirt, send us your baby’s photos!
e-mail your photo to kate.neuhalfen@minotstateu.edu.
Nehemias Leal HernandezandSkye Blue Angus ’99welcomedDiego Zachary Leal-AngusonAug.12,2010,inNorth
Battleford,Saskatchewan.Diegoweighed8pounds,13ouncesandwas22incheslong.HejoinssiblingsSkyeBlueLeal-Angus(May29,2006)andNehemiasDonaldLeal-Angus(Nov10,2007).
DysonwasbornAug.10,2010,toEthen ’05and Jayla ’07 (Howatt) Askvig.Dysonweighed7pounds,11ouncesandwas20incheslong.
Regan ’05andMeagan ’06 (Ivany) BeckareproudparentsofRowan
Nicole,bornJan.26,2010,inMeadowLake,Saskatchewan.Reganweighed7poundsandwas20incheslong.ShejoinsbigbrotherReid,whois2½yearsold.
Kash Remington RobertwasbornJan.22,2010,toBrad ’00andSarah ’02 (Lee) BeckedahlofMinot.Kashweighed9pounds,
5ouncesandmeasured21incheslong.Hejoinsthreeolderbrothers—Devin(16),Aydan(5)andConnor(4).
Ella MariewasbornAug.4,2008,inShakopee,Minn.Sheweighed7pounds,6ouncesandwas20incheslong.Shewas
proudlywelcomedbyBrandonandMelissa ’01 (Praska) BergandbigbrotherBenjamin,whois3yearsold.
Richard ’04 andTracy ’04 (Serr) BigelowareproudparentstoAbby Lynn,bornFeb.10,2010,
inBismarck.Abbyweighed7poundsandwas20incheslong.ShewasalsowelcomedbybrotherJackMichael,whois3yearsold,andgrandparentsMichael ’77andMary ’73 Serr.
Chris ’99&Annette ’98 (Hopstad) BraatenwelcomedtheirsecondchildonJan.20,2010,atTrinityHealthinMinot.Jairus weighed
8poundsandwas211/2incheslong.HejoinsbigsisterTaryn,whois4yearsold.
Liam RobertwasborntoJacobandGretchen ’09 (Eidsness) CarlsononMay11,2010.He
weighed6pounds,8ouncesandwas191/2incheslong.Liamwasalsowelcomedbyhisproudgrandparents,Larry ’76andHolly’76/’01 (Forsberg) Eidsness.
Jenna LynnewasbornNov.11,2009,inWinnipeg,Manitoba,toCurtisandPatti ’97/’98 (Clyne) Craven.Jennaweighed
8pounds,10ounces.Sheisluckytohavetwobigsisters,Alexa,bornDecember2005,andKaleigh,bornApril2008.
Teegan StevewasbornMarch3,2010,toSteve ’02andAngie ’01 (Dangel) Holen.Teeganweighed6pounds,11ounces
andwas20incheslong.HejoinsbigbrotherEthanDavid,whois3yearsold.
Andrew Joseph Michael wasbornAug.25,2010,at5:46a.m.,weighing8pounds,4ouncesandmeasuring21
inches.HeiswelcomedbyproudparentsMichael and Annalee ’98 (Heilman) LeganchukandsiblingsZachary(10)andIsabella(2).
Eli ’06/’10 and Carrie ’01 (Olesen) Lewis welcomedPaige MadisontothefamilyonAug.16,2010,inMinot.Sheweighed
9pounds,2ouncesandwas21incheslong.ShejoinsbrotherBrady,whois7.
Joseph PaulwasborninAkron,Ohio,toSteve and Bridget ’97 (Phipps) Lyons onJuly12,2009.Josephweighed9pounds,
4ounces,andwas21incheslong.HejoinssiblingsMatthewandSarah.
Jesse ’04 and Cheryl McCormackareproudparentsofdaughterJoanie Faith,bornOct.13,2009.Sheweighed6pounds,1ounceand
was191/2incheslong.ShewasbornatMedCenterOneinBismarck.
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Kalina BreewasborntoTyler ’04andAlissa ’05 (Fritzler) McKinnaonSept.4,2010.Kalinaweighed7pounds,10ounces
andwas201/2incheslong.ShewasalsowelcomedbybigsisterTaya.
JamesandKristin ’06/’08 (Erickson) MannareproudparentstosonMadden James,bornMay17,2010.Heweighed7pounds,
3ouncesandwas193/4incheslong.J.R. Mullis IIandCamille ’04 (St. Croix) Mulliswelcomedbabyboy,Jackson James, onJan.21,2010.Hewas7pounds,15ounces
andwas21incheslong.HewasborninAlamogordo,N.M.,andhasabrother,Ricky,age4.
Derek ’06 and Mary ’06 (Belanus) Morin areproudparentstoBlake Alexander,bornFeb.16,2009,inFargo.Blakeweighed
7pounds,12.4ouncesandwas201/2incheslong.HejoinsbigbrotherEthan,whois3yearsold.
Quinten and Alyssa ’03 (Davis) Nelson areproudparentstotwins,Eli
DavidandEllie Lynee,bornNov.16,2009.TheywereborninThiefRiverFalls,Minn.Eliweighed5pounds,1.7ouncesandwas171/2incheslong.Elliewas4pounds,3.2ouncesand161/2incheslong.ThetwinscamehometobigsisterKjerstin,whois6yearsold,bigbrotherKehan,whois4yearsold,andbigsisterAshlyn,whois2yearsold.Theirfamilyisnowcomplete.
Jason ’04and Katie ’06 (Kjelshus) Ogaard, Minot,welcomedOlivia Kaytotheir
familyonMay26,2010.Oliviaweighed6pounds,
10ouncesandwas201/2incheslong.Avi RaenwasbornonNov.5,2009toNick ’04 andShannon ’04 (Davis) OxarartofMalta,Mont.Aviweighed8pounds,
2ouncesandwas203/4incheslong.Lily Charlotte Ann wasbornApril11,2010,toTodd(attended1989-93)andDawn(attended2002/04)Palumbo.Sheweighed6pounds,
15ouncesandwas193/4incheslong.Teague MarqueswasborntoJay ’04andAmanda (Dostert) Peterson onNov.11,2009.Heweighed9poundsandwas201/2
incheslong.HejoinsbigsisterMarrin.Jason ’96 and Kristi ’01 (Patterson) Reinke, alongwiththeirsons
Jaxon(5)andKeaton(5),welcomedthebirthoftheirdaughterHatti MaeonMarch3,2010inMinot.Sheweighed8pounds,15ouncesandwas201/2incheslong.
Mia Rachel wasbornonJuly31,2010,inMinottoproudparentsNeil and Amy ’01 (Sullivan) Roberts. Shewas6pounds,
13ouncesand191/2incheslong.
Bram HoratiowasbornApril7,2009,inMinottoproudparentsDerek and Aili ’98 (Davidson) Smith.Bramweighed9pounds,1ounceand
was21incheslong.Thomas and Rebekah ’02 (Penn) Storma welcomedMartin ThomasonSept.22,2010,inWestBend,Wis.Martinweighed7
pounds,5ouncesandwas21incheslong.Berk Andrew wasborntoChad ’04 and Erin ’03 (Pope) ThuneronMay28,2010.Berkweighed6pounds,11ouncesandwas20
incheslong.HejoinsbigsisterAva,whois2yearsold.
Kevin ’00 and Carla ’01/10 (Sylte) VigestedwelcomedBrady MitchelltotheworldonFeb.27,2010.Bradyweighed
7pounds,15ouncesandwas203/4incheslong.HejoinsbigbrotherParkerDavis,whois3yearsold.
Gage LeowasbornJune25,2010,inWichitaFalls,Texas.Heweighed
inat8pounds,11ouncesandwas211/2incheslong.HeiswelcomedbyhisparentsTimothy and Tricia ’93 (Black) Wieser andhisbigbrotherGavin,whois3yearsold.
Eric ’07and Amy ’06 (Thomas) Woodbeck welcomedHenry ThomastothefamilyonSept.17,2010,at7:16a.m.Heweighed
9pounds,12ouncesandwas211/4incheslong.HenryjoinsbigsisterBaileyandbigbrothersAndrewandAdam.
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Greetings,AsIreadthestoryofSwainHall,Icouldliterallyrecallmy
feelingsasahighschoolkidusedtoplayingClassCbasketballwhenwe,asateam,gotinvitedtoagameatthenewSwainHall(perhapsin1954).AfterbeingingymsintheareaofclassCteams,wewereaccustomedtolowceilings,limitedfacilities,lightingandsometimesevenleakingceilings.MyeyesmusthavebeenaswideopenaspossibleaswesteppedintoSwainHall.Thebrightlights,thehugeshinyfloor,theamplifiedsounds,andthemassiveseatingsize.ItwasspectacularandsofarbeyondanythingIcouldhaveimaginedatthepoint.I’mdelightedwiththegreateffortsthathadtohavegoneintothisrenovation.MSUhasreallybecomeanoutstandinginstitution.SomanybuildingsandfacilitiesbearnamesnowofstaffandprofessorswhomIknewinthosedays:HarnettHall,AleshireTheater,CyrilMooreScienceCenter,HerbParkerField,McCulloughHall,LuraManor,andperhapsmore.ThesewereallveryspecialpeopletoMSU.I’mthrilledtoseethemsodeservedlyhonored.Dr.Fuller,IknowyouhavehadagreathandinperpetuatingthedevelopmentofMSUandyouhavemythanks.P.S.,the“virtualtour”videoissuperb.
— DON Feller ’60, Portland, Ore.
IjustwantyoutoknowhowimpressedIamwiththeworkandprogresstheuniversityismakingtoraiseitsprofileandimproveitsfacilities,programsandimage.It’sclearyouhaveavisionandarepayingattentiontodetail.
YoumightliketoknowthatIattendedacollegefairinSeattleinfall2009andtalkedbrieflywithrepsfromMSUandsawonlineadspromotingtheschool,soI’vecertainlyseenyouraddedpresenceinWashington.ThemovetoDivisionIIsportsistherightmoveandtheNorthernSunIntercollegiateConferenceistherightconferencetotarget.Onanotherrandomnote,theacross-the-board,in-statetuitionratesandtheGreatPlainsExceptionalScholarAwardarereallysomethingandshouldmaketheschoolagreatdraw.Also,itseemsthatyouarecapitalizingonpromotingtheschool’ssettingintheGreatPlains.YoumightconsiderstealingandusingsomeadaptationofMinnesota-Duluth’sslogan,“AgreatuniversityonaGreatLake.”PerhapsMSUcouldbea“greatuniversityontheGreatPlains”ifitisn’talreadyinuseelsewhere.
Thanksforyourgoodwork.
— STuarT glaSOe ’84, Olympia, Wash.
Mywife,Toni,andIreadeachissueofConnectionscoverto
cover.ThebackcoverontheFall2010issuetitled“Greeksare
Back!”broughtupatrulynostalgicfeeling.
IamaMuSigmaTaufrom1978-1980.Istartedasapledge,
thenactive,nextelectedashousemanager,thenActiveofthe
Quarterin1979andActiveoftheYearin1980.Icamefroma
familyfarmnearEsmondandwasanEsmondhighschool
graduatewithaclassof22students.BecomingaMuSigma
Tauwasimportanttomeinenhancingmypeopleandleader-
shipskillsinalargerworld.Ialsogreatlycherishthefriendships
foundandcontinuedasaresultofmyMuSigmaTaumember-
ship.Thesefriendshipshavecontinuedfor30-plusyears.
ThebiggesteventtocomeoutofMuSigmaTauwasmeeting
andeventuallymarryingmywife,ToniBullinger’82.TheMu
SigmaTauhousewasonthirdstreetNWandfewhousesdown
onthesamestreetwastheDeltaEpsilonPhihouseofwhich
Toniwasamemberandonetimepresident.Iamgladtosee
therevivalofMuSigmaTau.Greeklifeisanimportantpartof
collegelife!— rON “guMMy” guMeriNger ’80, Bismarck
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Gala28th annual
dinner & auction Join us for the premier social event of the year …
2011 Minot state University Alumni Association
gAlA Dinner & AuctionFriday, April 29
social: 5:30 p.m. • Dinner 6:45 p.m.grand international, Minot
The 2011 MsU gAlA will be taking place this spring! You are cordially invited to attend the 28th annual Minot state University Alumni Association gAlA Dinner and Auction. This event promises to be a night filled with elegant atmosphere, music, fine dining and the opportunity to support Minot state University.
Your generous contributions to the gAlA enables the Alumni Association to support various projects on and off campus. A major focus of the gAlA supports the Alumni endowment fund for awarding scholarships. For the 2010-11 school year, $20,000 was awarded in scholarships.
To order tickets for this year’s event, contact the Alumni Office at 701-858-3234, 800-777-0750 ext. 3234 or e-mail: alumni@minotstateu.edu.
Join us for the 28th Annual Gala Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Grand International!
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“We are very proud of Minot State. We know that Minot State is a campus full of life and we enjoy our involvement.”
As a TGU school counselor, Amy
understands the importance of
young people pursuing their college
degree. That is one reason Amy and
Pat support MSU. Amy ’01 is very
active on the Alumni Association
Board of Directors and Pat is the
President of the Foundation Board
of Minot State’s sister campus,
Dakota College at Bottineau.
In addition to supporting both
campuses, Amy and Pat are proud
members of the Beaver Boosters and
cheer on their nephew Luke Artz who
is a defensive tackle on the Beaver
football team.Amy Simmons ’01 and Pat Artz
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