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COVER STORY (Page 13)
Pursuing a childhood dream, Michele Leonhart
became a beat cop after graduating from Bemidji
State. She never imagined, however, that one
day she would be the nation’s top drug enforcer.
C O N T E N T S
2 Campus Notes
5 Changing Times
6 Born to be a Cop
9 Seniors to Watch
Milestones The kick-off to fall semester marked new milestones for
Bemidji State. In August, the campus welcomed 808 new freshmen, our
12 Keeping Students Engaged
largest entering class in decades. Fireworks capped the end of a perfect 14 Alumni Info
fourth annual Community Appreciation Day and the annual Beaver Bash 16 Class Notes
football game, which BSU won en route to an 8-3 season. Both events had
record-breaking attendance. Homecoming commemorated the University’s 20 BSU Foundation Annual Report
90th anniversary as we once again recognized the talents and achieve- Report of Gifts . . . . . . . . . 20
ments of a special group of alumni and gleaned their insights through the A Gift of Love . . . . . . . . . . 22
Alumni in the Classroom program. | The University also celebrated the Fueling the Spirit . . . . . . . 24
$9 million renovation and expansion of Sattgast Hall, a 26,000 square-foot A Game for Life . . . . . . . . 26
facility with high-tech science classrooms, state-of-the-art laboratories, Opportunity to Succeed . . 28
and a new Harold T. Peters Aquatic Biology wing. In the past few years,
new and updated facilities have not only transformed our campus land-
30 Calendar
scape, but also our teaching and learning environment. Expanded gather-
ing spaces, smart classrooms, and collaborative research areas enable the Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter 2010
University to continue building its reputation as a place where students’
potential is shaped through challenging, guided experiences in and out of
the classroom. | This fall also marked the beginning of a new stage in HORIZONS is produced by the Communi-
Bemidji State’s history with the announcement of my mid-summer 2010 cations and Marketing Office, Alumni Asso-
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University. It is published three times per year
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enrollments and sound financial planning. With its commitment to excel- faculty, staff, and friends. Direct comments to
lence and focus on students, Bemidji State is also expanding its reputa- horizons@bemidjistate.edu or 1-888-234-7794.
tion, not only in the state, but also beyond. I am honored to have served as Editor Rose Jones
Bemidji State’s ninth president. Working with the faculty, staff, students, Alumni Director Marla Patrias
alumni, and friends truly has been a privilege and a rewarding experience.
University Advancement Executive
Director Rob Bollinger
Designer Kathy Berglund
Dr. Jon E. Quistgaard, President
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Cross Country
Junior Kristi Buerkle of Stacy led BSU to
a 20th-place finish at the NCAA Central
Regional in November and also paced
the team to a 10th-place finish at the
NSIC Championships held in late Octo-
ber in Bemidji.
Football
Bemidji State finished its 2009 season
with an 8-3 overall record and tied for BSU athletes named to all-region teams this fall were (l-r): Jake Anderson, football;
third in the NSIC at 7-3 in conference
Ashlee Ellefsen and Alysha Domiano, soccer.
play. It was the fifth eight-win season in
14 years for BSU under head coach Jeff
Tesch. BSU won eight games in a season Fall Honors Hockey Teams Start Strong
just once in 70 years prior to his arrival. Football: Senior linebacker Jake Ander- Bemidji State’s men’s and women’s ice
son of Karlstad named Second Team hockey teams both recorded wins over
Soccer All-America and First Team All-Super teams ranked No. 1 in the nation at the
The Beavers finished 11-6-2, tying for Region 3 by Daktronics Inc … Anderson time of the contest. The women achieved
the third-most wins during a single also named First Team All-NSIC North, the feat first, defeating Wisconsin 1-0 in
season in school history and marking the along with quarterback Derek Edholm their WCHA opener on Oct. 10. The
fifth 10-win season in eight years under of Anoka; cornerback Tiger Ellison of men followed with a 3-2 win over Miami
head coach Jim Stone. BSU finished 10th Columbus, OH; defensive end Jordan (Ohio) on Nov. 27 in a rematch of last
in the NCAA’s Central Regional poll, Lardinois of New Franken, WI; and year’s Frozen Four national semifinals. The
which is used to select participants for defensive tackle Bryan Wick of Duluth … men’s win over Miami helped propel the
the NCAA Championships. Center Cory Immerman of Becker; offen- program into the top five in both major
sive tackle Davis Mickelson of Elbow national polls, the team’s highest ranking
Lake; wide receiver Andrew Schultz of since moving to Division I in 1999.
Volleyball Grand Forks, ND; punter Jesse Sundby
of Argyle; and linebacker Andrew Eagan
Bemidji State finished 11-20 overall and
8-12 in NSIC play under third-year head of Sauk Village, IL, named Second Team Twenty-Six Athletes Make
coach Laurie Bitter, making it the most All-NSIC North ... Running back Dustin Academic All-NSIC Team
wins in a season since 2001 and the most Kroeplin of Withee, WI; tight end Brian
Bemidji State had 26 student-athletes
conference wins since 2002. BSU opened Leonhardt of Blaine; and strong safety
selected to the 2009 Fall Academic All-
3-1 for the second consecutive year and Brody Scheff of Waconia named Hon-
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
opened NSIC play 3-3, its best start in orable Mention All-NSIC North ...
(NSIC)Team.
conference play since 2003. Soccer: Juniors Ashlee Ellefsen of Hugo
and Alysha Domiano of Dayton named The fall contingent was paced by BSU’s
Second Team All-Region by Daktronics football and soccer teams, which each
... Ellefsen named First Team All-NSIC; had nine players recognized. The con-
Domiano named to second team; senior ference also recognized five members of
defender Linsey Olesiak of Hermantown BSU’s volleyball team and three members
named honorable mention ... Brianna from its women’s cross country program.
Duff of Ramsey named Third Team Aca- To be eligible for the Academic All-NSIC
demic All-District by the College Sports Team, student-athletes must maintain a
Information Directors of America ... Vol- grade-point average of 3.20 or higher,
leyball: Nicole Olson of Baudette named be a member of a varsity traveling team,
Honorable Mention All-NSIC. and have reached sophomore academic
standing at his or her institution with
one full year completed at the campus.
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“I’ve seen a lot of change.
But in the end, we’re
still about people.”
Dr. Jon Quistgaard
Leonhart approached the new position ton, DC. From 1998 to 2003, she was assignments among her agents.
with wide-eyed innocence, earning special agent in charge of DEA’s Los What pleases her most, though, is the
her the name “Alice in Wonderland” Angeles Field Division, where she was declining trend in the nation’s use of
among her colleagues. The Baltimore responsible for all enforcement and illicit drugs.
beat turned out to be the perfect start administrative operations in the area,
for an aspiring police officer. as well as those in Nevada, Hawaii, “A lot of people will say we’re losing
Guam, and Saipan. In her 29-year DEA the war on drugs,” comments Leon-
“I bet I could have gone my whole hart. “That’s not true. We have 900,000
career and not have seen what I saw in career, Leonhart has garnered numer-
ous awards, including the Presidential fewer teens using drugs today than in
a month in Baltimore,” muses Leonhart. 2001. Kids are getting the message.”
“I was exposed to all those things that Rank Award for Meritorious Service
Minnesota isn’t. And all those crimes – from President Clinton in 2000 and Still, the drug challenges continue.
abuse to children, rape, theft, assault – from President Bush in 2005. Leonhart notes that while illicit drug
somehow they were all connected to While somewhat demure about her use has declined, U.S. teens are abus-
drugs.” own achievements, she points with ing pharmaceutical drugs, such as
pride to the bravery and accomplish- painkillers, at alarming rates. She also
worries about violence in Mexico as
Building a Career ments of her agents, many of whom,
despite the risks, volunteer to serve in officials tighten their grip on Mexican
Intrigued by the prospect of narcot- drug cartels and about the global con-
dangerous international settings such as
ics investigations, Leonhart joined the nections between terrorism and drugs.
Afghanistan, one of the most requested
DEA and graduated at the top of her
class in 1980. She spent five years as
an undercover agent in Minneapolis
and St. Louis, bringing down minor
street dealers as well as some notorious
drug traffickers. With feigned naiveté,
she worked her way into some of the
toughest drug circles without anyone
suspecting her as a DEA agent. Her
success led to supervisory positions in
San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and at DEA headquarters in Washing-
A Natural Leader
The oldest of seven children, Leon-
hart learned to lead at a young age.
Her father traveled as a salesman, so
when her mother began a full-time job,
Leonhart took charge at home. She
made sure her siblings were out of bed,
fed, and on the bus in time for school.
These youthful experiences helped
frame her approach to the job.
“I always felt that I was in charge,”
says Leonhart, noting that one of the
main functions of an administrator is
to ensure everyone has what is needed
to get the job done. In a way, it’s like
being a responsible big sister, she says.
As Leonhart reflects on her career, she’s
most fond of her work as an undercover
agent where her investigative prowess
would make even Nancy Drew envi-
ous. “Nothing will ever be as fun and
as exciting as being an agent on a big
case,” acknowledges Leonhart.
At the writing of this story, Leonhart TO
is unsure when President Obama might
appoint the next DEA administrator.
While it’s hard for her to imagine a
life outside the DEA, she’s too busy to
think about that possibility right now.
“Whatever I do next, it will be helping Meet Kyle, Mandy, and Jennifer.
on the drug front,” says Leonhart. “I’m
a cop. That’s what I love to do. That’s Their worlds and opportunities
what I’m meant to do.” expanded at BSU.
Horizons
Horizons Bemidji
BemidjiState
StateUniversity
University 9
A s a recently divorced mother of two
young sons, Mandy Abeld quickly real-
ized that her nursing assistant salary
would not pay the family’s bills for
long. She needed a better paying job
and a route to finding one. So in 2004,
she and a friend, another single mom,
decided to return to school together.
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“I thought if she can do it, I can do it,”
recalls Abeld, who had dropped out of
the University of Minnesota-Crook-
ston nine years earlier.
Undecided on a major, she and her
friend eventually transferred and
moved their families to Bemidji State
yle Hardwick
in 2005. The two moms rented side-
by-side apartments so they could help
each other.
Kyle Hardwick was playing in the Hardwick carries a 3.92 GPA and will
Abeld relied on part-time work, finan-
cial aid, student loans, and support-
United States Hockey League when graduate in May with a degree in busi-
ive parents to fund school. Yet, it
Bemidji State University and Dartmouth ness administration and an emphasis in
wasn’t enough, so she turned to public
offered him the chance to play Division international business, as well as a minor
assistance. She met caring staff who
I hockey. in political science. His career aspira-
inspired her to pursue social work and
The appeal of an Ivy League education was tions are wide open, although he’s apply-
a career of giving back.
compelling, but the Warroad native opted ing to law school, possibly to become a
corporate attorney, a player agent, or The decision also led Abeld to face an
for the school that was closer to home and
some type of professional who has inter- earlier chapter in her life. She grew
more affordable. He had no idea how for-
national travel as a job responsibility. up with a chemically dependent step-
tuitous his decision would be.
father and was, at the time, involved
“A lot of people look at me and say, To focus more on intercultural relations,
with a chemically dependent boy-
‘What?’ when I tell them that I could he’s also considering a BSU summer
friend. The situation drew her to a
have gone to Dartmouth, but chose study abroad program in China,
chemical dependency course, an area
Bemidji State,” quips Hardwick, adding although he doesn’t need the extra cred-
of social work she initially had wanted
with a smile that he has no regrets. “I’m its to graduate.
to avoid.
happy I came here.” “It would be amazing to go to China,
Hardwick, a defenseman, helped lead Mongolia, Hong Kong,” says Hardwick.
the men’s hockey team to a historic berth “I think it would be a life-changing
in the NCAA Frozen Four in Washing- experience.”
ton, DC, in 2009. That experience alone Whatever Hardwick pursues, his adviser
makes his decision to attend Bemidji Doug Leif, business administration
State hard to beat, he says. department chair, has every confidence
In addition, he’s found an enrich- in him. “He’s a person of integrity and
ing academic experience at BSU, one mature beyond his years,” says Leif. “He’s
allowing him to explore his interests in someone who you would want your own
intercultural relations and politics. He children to emulate.”
reads international newspapers for their Hardwick anticipates graduation with
diverse perspectives and follows world mixed emotions. He’s excited about his
politics through The New York Times and future but will miss his teammates and
the BBC. He also appreciates insights the daily rhythm of classes followed by
gained from well-traveled professors hockey practice.
and international students, including “I’m just trying to enjoy every minute,”
a Malaysian exchange student whose says Hardwick as he heads into his final
passion for Beaver hockey caught Hard- stretch at Bemidji State.
wick by surprise. “He can’t get enough
of hockey,” says Hardwick, who enjoys
their conversations.
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sota license this spring. Currently she
works full-time as a counselor at Oshki
Manidoo, a treatment center in Bemi-
dji for chemically dependent youth.
She is also interested in influencing
social policies that support people of
all ages.
ennifer Phillips
“Mandy has overcome numerous life
challenges,” says BSU social work
director Dr. Cheryl Byers. “She is a
J ennifer Phillips is on the brink of a is astounding because she doesn’t hear.”
second career. In the first, she compiled The youngest of five children, Phillips
role model for every student who
abstracts as a science editor for two was born deaf, as was her oldest brother.
wonders if they can succeed at reach-
monthly journals. An uncle, who read She graduated from a Fairfax, VA, high
ing their goals.”
one of the journals, declared it the most school as a National Merit Scholarship
Abeld is grateful for supportive pro- boring publication he had ever read. semi-finalist and earned a biology degree
fessors and for the help of her friend. Phillips agreed. from Gallaudet University, a school for
Both have graduated and found fulfill-
When, in the midst of a health crisis, the deaf in Washington, DC.
ing work, which makes for two happy
she lost her job, Phillips decided to A lover of language, Phillips has mas-
new beginnings.
write a new chapter in her life, one tered English and American Sign Lan-
“There were many times I wanted to requiring inspiration rather than the guage and also studied Latin, French,
give up,” admits Abeld. “I was so tired, exactness of editing. Bemidji State Uni- and Spanish. Those experiences, she
and it was hard making ends meet. I’m versity provided the backdrop for her says, help her feel the beauty of lan-
proud of myself, and my kids are proud new story line. guage, particularly in poetry.
of me. I hope it will encourage them to
In December, she graduated from the “I experience the rhythm in my head
attend college too.”
University with a degree in creative as a flux of gesture and the images as
writing. She completed the program in they are. I see the pattern of language
15 months so she could pursue a master and repetition,” Phillips explains. “I get
of fine arts. She aims to be a freelance phrase cooties as you get tune cooties.”
writer eventually and, perhaps, teach
writing online. Phillips appreciates her BSU experi-
ence. She’s been close to her parents
“My goal is to write books that aren’t in International Falls and found good
boring,” says Phillips in deference to writing mentors among the Uni-
her uncle and her own high standards. versity’s faculty. While at BSU, she
Dr. Mark Christensen, BSU professor of also has explored the history of deaf
English, has no doubt that she will suc- in America, a possible subject for a
ceed. His student file marked “Jennifer” future book.
is bursting at the seams with her pro- Inspired by her love of Isaac Asimov
lific writing from courses in advanced essays, Phillips had planned to major in
poetry, advanced prose, American lit- writing as well as biology at Gallaudet,
erature, and creative non-fiction. but she didn’t have the patience. Bemi-
“She’s like my second job,” teases Chris- dji State has been her second chance.
tensen. “She astonishes me with the “I’m glad to have the opportunity to
M
volume and quality of her writing. Her actually carry out that old dream,” says
poetry is outstanding. She has an amaz- Phillips.
ing control of image and sound, which
Creating Connections
One of the most challenging aspects
of Broda’s job, but one he considers
vital to being a good teacher, is con-
necting with every student. That bond
is important whether it occurs in class,
in the hallway, or in extra curricular
activities.
“Finding a different angle to reach
every kid is so important,” he says.
John Broda
“You need to see all the kids, making did,” he says. “I find myself sometimes
sure they’re not slipping through the telling the same jokes I remember an
cracks and doing your best to find the elementary school teacher telling me.
right resources for them.” Hopefully it will stick with a kid, and
One way Broda reaches out to his stu- maybe we can build a connection.”
dents is through his fervor for athlet- Broda builds individual connections Broda also credits his instructors and
ics. At Bemidji State, he played base- with his sixth graders. peers at Bemidji State for giving him a
ball and earned all-conference honors solid foundation on which to build his
as a pitcher. Today, he relishes being content to rest on his past experience career and for helping him land his first
able to pass along his love of sports to or last year’s worksheets. full-time teaching job in Wyoming.
students. Besides coaching high school “Every kid is different, every class is “The principal knows the teachers who
wrestling, Broda recently founded his different, every day is different,” he have come out of Bemidji; he knows
school’s first archery club. One of his says. “If I’m not getting positive results, the work ethic that comes out of Min-
new archers has excelled in the sport, I have to change. I need to be the flex- nesota. It put me on top of the list just
placing in national competition and ible one and find a way for the kids to by being from there,” he says.
now ranking 31st in the world. make progress.”
Bemidji State also gave Broda ample
“I wouldn’t have expected her to be opportunity to test his teaching skills
an archer at all, but that was the thing Continuing Education
before leaving college, something he
she grabbed on to,” says Broda. “Every Broda traces his love of teaching, and considers essential for any would-be
activity, every time you interact with a some of his teaching techniques, to teacher.
child, may be the thing that will keep influential educators in his own life.
them in school.” “As soon as you teach, you know if you
From them, he learned the impor-
are a teacher or not,” he says. “I thank
In the classroom, Broda says the key to tance of meeting the academic and
Bemidji State for putting me in the
keeping students engaged in learning is social needs of students first hand.
classroom with kids, not just having me
to make things fresh, flexible, and fun. In first grade, for instance, he strug-
do class work.”
gled in math, and a special education
“I guarantee, if you walk into my class- As for the future, Broda plans to return
teacher, spotting his difficulties, took
room, most of the time, we’re having to college and obtain his principal
him aside for extra help. Then there
fun,” says Broda. “But we’re having fun endorsement. His ultimate goal is to
was Mr. Voltz, Broda’s high school
getting down to business.” move into administration. For now,
physics teacher. He kept students on
Even during standardized testing their toes by randomly breaking things however, he is content to fulfill his pas-
weeks, Broda and his teaching partner, during class to grab their attention sion as a teacher, mentor, and friend to
Kirsten Rief, keep it light. They bring and make class more fun. Broda also students in and out of the classroom.
in treats for his kids, come up with fun will never forget Mr. Bang, an English He strives to view every day as an
activities to prepare for the tests, and teacher who invited students to dig opportunity to teach and to learn.
blast “We Will Rock You” from an MP3 deeper into complicated texts, making “Each day, when I go in front of stu-
player to get students fired up before the whole class feel smart when they dents, I never know what they will say
each exam. accomplished their assignments. Each or do that will leave a lasting impression
While fun is a must, Broda is always teacher left an indelible mark, and on my future lessons,” he says. “Every
mindful that his students must succeed. each one still influences the way Broda day I learn how to be a better teacher
The ten-year teaching veteran helps teaches today. from my students.”
ensure their progress by never being “You learn from those great teachers
and go back to some of the things they
Paul Kevin Gordon Michele Adele Col. Gregg Dr. Linda Dave Dr. Ranae
Hedtke Jackson Johnson Leonhart Munsterman Rice Shadiow Sorensen Womack
Michele Leonhart is a 1978 Bemidji State grad- Col. Gregg Rice is a 1969 Bemidji State College grad- Dave Sorensen earned a degree in business edu-
uate with a degree in criminal justice. She has uate with a bachelor’s degree in business management. cation from Bemidji State in 1972. After gradua-
spent her career in law enforcement, primar- He later earned a master’s in systems management from tion, he began a 36-year career at General Mills
ily in narcotics enforcement. In 2004, President the University of Southern California and graduated and retired in 2008 as vice president of worldwide
Bush appointed her deputy administrator of the from the Air Force Squadron Officer School, the U.S. sourcing. Actively involved in community and
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Since Army Command and General Staff School, and Aus- business organizations, he currently serves on the
November 2007, she has served as DEA’s acting tralia’s Joint Services Staff College. Col. Rice served 23 BSU Foundation Board of Directors. Dave and his
administrator. Leonhart and her husband, Gene years as a fighter pilot for the United States Air Force. wife, Kathy, have three grown children and reside
Johns, have two sons. The couple splits their time After retiring from the military, he spent another 10 in Minneapolis.
between California and Washington, DC. years flying commercial airliners. Rice and his wife, Dr. Ranae Womack earned two bachelors’ degrees
Adele Munsterman earned a secondary educa- Ilene, also a BSU alum, have two grown children. The from BSU, one in health education in 1979 and
tion degree in 1974 with a double major in French couple lives in Colorado Springs, CO. another in nursing in 1987. She later received a
and Spanish. She taught both languages during Dr. Linda Shadiow earned a double major in Eng- master’s in nursing and a doctorate in higher educa-
her 32-year career in the Fridley Public Schools. lish and in speech and theater from Bemidji State in tion administration and statistics from the Univer-
After she retired from the Fridley schools in 1969. She later earned a master’s in secondary educa- sity of North Dakota. Womack spent much of her
June 2009, she began a new teaching position at tion from Montana State University and a doctorate career at BSU, including eight years as the dean of
Blaine High School in the fall. She was named in secondary English education from Arizona State the College of Social and Natural Sciences. Retir-
previously to the University’s Professional Edu- University. She currently is the director of Arizona ing in 2009, she now lives in Ashland, OR, with her
cation Hall of Fame. She and her husband, Walt, State University’s faculty development program and husband, Dr. Larry Womack, a previous BSU Out-
reside in Brooklyn Park. a professor of educational foundations and English. standing Alum. They have four grown children.
Shadiow and her husband, Robert, also a Bemidji
State alum, make their home in Flagstaff, AZ.
daughters. They live in Windom, where Jessica indentifying and providing for each resident’s 1995 Jason Schardin has been teaching pre-K
coaches high school softball. social, emotional, and psychological needs. She classes at the Northwest YMCA Early Learning
lives in Breckenridge. Center for the past eight years. He and his wife,
2003 Matt Nohner married Grace Steiner DeAnn Lea, recently moved to Brooklyn Center
during a July ceremony in Mankato. Matt 1998 Shane Zutz has been named as the prin- with their daughter ... Jennifer Parker has com-
teaches math at Delano High School, and Grace cipal at Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls. pleted a master’s degree through Grand Canyon
teaches English at Orono High School. The Zutz, who received the 2009 Assistant Principal University, Phoenix, AZ. Parker is an English
couple recently moved to Delano ... Angela of the Year Award from the northern division of teacher living and working in Blackduck, where
Holmquist recently joined Nystrom and Asso- the Minnesota Association of Secondary School she also coaches the speech team and directs all
ciates, a rehabilitative mental health service Principals, previously served the school district theater productions in the high school ... Dr.
in Baxter. She previously was employed in the as a middle school vice principal. He and his Donald L. Schunk recently spoke on the state of
chemical dependency field. In her new position, wife, Mya, live in Thief River Falls with their South Carolina’s economy to a group of commu-
she will work collaboratively with community- three sons ... Kim (Oja) Elhardt is teaching nity leaders in Hartsville, SC. Schunk is a research
based agencies on basic living skills, social skills, fourth grade in the Bigfork school system, where economist with the Coastal Federal Center for
and community intervention ... Kevin Krigbaum she previously taught kindergarten for 11 years. Economic and Community Development at
and Jeanne Larson were married in Bemidji last She lives in Marcell with her husband, Eric, and Coastal Carolina University. Formerly with the
fall. Krigbaum is an insurance advisor at Wells three sons ... Corey Derby received the Out- Moore School of Business at the University of
Fargo in Minneapolis, and Larson is an attorney standing Service Award presented by Monticello South Carolina, he now serves as liaison with
in Champlin. They reside in Brooklyn Park ... High School. An industrial technology teacher businesses and government agencies at CCU. He
Bryan Hielscher married Jennifer Peterson last at the school, he has classes in woods, metals, and his wife, Tamara, reside in Myrtle Beach, SC.
spring in San Antonio, TX. He is an Air Force digital video, and photography. He taught at
officer and flight commander of the 12th Logis- the middle school in Monticello for nine years 1994 Robyn Heinle is teaching science, health,
tics Readiness Flight; she is a stock and finance before moving to the high school in 2007. He and environmental science in Bigfork schools.
associate at Smith Barney. They make their and his wife, Monica Rogus, live in Monticello She most recently taught in Brandon and Grand
home at Randolph Air Force Base in San Anto- with their two children ... Brent Olson is in his Rapids. She and her husband, Mark, have two
nio ... Ben Hanson obtained a master’s degree fourth year as the head football coach for Lewis- sons and live in Elbow Lake ... Steve Philipp
in curriculum and instruction through the Uni- ton-Altura High School. He lives in Lanesboro obtained a master’s degree from the University
versity of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Hanson has with his wife, Michelle ... Tracy Schar joined the of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Philipp has taught at
taught English for the past six years at Lafayette Rochester firm of Waddell & Reed as an advisor. Lafayette School in the Red Lake Falls district for
High School in Red Lake Falls, where he lives He develops customized financial plans and rec- the past 15 years. An assistant football coach and
... Aimee (Anselmo) Rahier is teaching this year ommends investment strategies. He resides in advisor for the National Honor Society, he and
in the Bigfork school system. She previously Kasson with his wife, Jeannie. his wife, Renae, have four children.
was the Title I teacher in the district and also 1993 Jason Saari is currently doing business
taught for three years in Grand Rapids. She and 1997 Mark Borene has authored, illustrated
and self-published four children’s books in the objects development while serving as the vice
her husband, Mike, live in Bigfork with their two president of education for the Toastmaster’s
children ... Donny DeMars has been inducted Welcome to the World series he initiated. The
books, Welcome to the Sky, Welcome to the Farm, Wel- Club Prime Timers. He lives in Roseville ...
into the Warrior Athletic Hall of Fame in War- Shelly Geerdes is serving as chair of the Bemidji
road. As an athlete, he earned 15 high school come to the Ground, and Welcome to the School, can
be viewed on his website: www.thewelcome- Area Chamber of Commerce. Geerdes has been
letters in three sports. He currently works for a employed by Pinnacle Publishing for 15 years,
Twin Cities area refinery and lives in Red Wing. books.com. He lives in Northfield with his two
children ... Dane Jones and Richard Blomberg including the past 10 as general manager. During
2002 Tom Jenkins captured the men’s cham- were members of the golfing foursome that won this time, Pinnacle grew from publishing seven
pionship at the Birchmont Golf Tournament the Don Fairchild Memorial Scholarship Golf to 137 phone directories. She was also a member
held at the Bemidji Town and Country Club last Tournament in Bemidji. Jones is a partner at the of the first-place foursome at the Courage North
summer. Jenkins plays annually in top amateur accounting firm Krigbaum & Jones. Blomberg Golf Open recently held in Bemidji, where she
tournaments across Minnesota and tied for 14th owns Skeeter Stitch, a custom silkscreen and lives with her husband, Kevin (’92), and two
in the 2009 state amateur championships.It was embroidery company ... Michele Carnahan is sons ... Lora (Hilger) Hanks was recently recog-
his first Birchmont title after second-place fin- teaching sixth grade in Bigfork after spending nized by the Taylors Falls Foundation as an out-
ishes in 2001 and 2002. From Maple Grove, he the previous eight years at a school in Marshall- standing athlete during her time at Taylors Falls
has begun training for an insurance job at Wells town, IA. She and her husband, Larry, have two High School. Since 1994, Hanks has worked as a
Fargo in Minneapolis ... Kimberly Woodland is grown children and live in Grand Rapids. senior cadre officer, patrol officer, 911 responder,
a nurse practitioner in family medicine for Mer- and member of the community response team
itCare Clinic in Bemidji. A Bemidji resident, she 1996 Scott Rud is currently studying for a mas- and the mounted patrol for the Minneapolis
earned her master’s degree as a nurse practitioner ter’s degree in risk control through the Univer- Police Department. She and her husband, Timo-
at St. Scholastica in Duluth. sity of Wisconsin-Stout. He and his wife, Sandy, thy, live in Columbia Heights with their three
live in Eau Claire, WI, with their two children children.
2000 Mark Palmer is the plant manager at ... Tony Palm has been promoted to president
Highwater Ethanol in Lamberton. Prior to at the International Falls branch of Border State 1992 Drew Hildenbrand is serving as princi-
moving to Wabasso with his wife, Victoria, to Bank. He has been employed with Border State pal of the Bemidji Middle School. His previous
start his current position, he worked for compa- Bank since 2001, most recently as business assignments within the district included princi-
nies in Minnesota and Illinois ... Jeff Myers is development officer. He and his wife, Leesa, pal at the Bemidji Alternative School, where he
the new special education teacher and football make their home in International Falls with their was in charge of the Lumberjack High School;
coach at Browerville High School. His previous two children ... Aaron Stefanich is the new chil- the Alternative Education Center; Bemidji Youth
teaching experience included seven years in the dren’s librarian at the Grand Forks Public Library. Learning and Working; First City School at the
St. Cloud School District. Myers, his wife Erica, Prior to accepting the position, he worked as a Northwestern Minnesota Juvenile Center; and
and two daughters live in Browerville. media specialist in Minnesota schools. He lives the New Spirit Center School. He also was
in Grand Forks, ND ... Kim Bettcher has writ- an assistant principal at the Bemidji Middle
1999 Missy Andvik, director of social ser- ten a children’s book about football as part of a School for seven years and a K-12 principal at
vices at Golden Living Center in Moorhead, Way to Play series intended to introduce young- Northome School for one year. He and his wife,
was named the facility’s Employee of the Year sters to the basics of games or activities. She is Lori (’98), live in Bemidji ... Deb Steinbar joined
for enhancing residents’ quality of life and for the programming director at the Detroit Lakes three other harpsichordists for a concert this fall
her leadership skills. A social service profes- Community & Cultural Center. Her husband, in Bemidji, where she lives. Owner of a French
sional with 11 years experience in the area, she Josh, is a high school biology teacher. They double manual harpsichord, she wrote a grant to
is responsible for coordinating admission and have lived in Detroit Lakes for 10 years with
discharges at Golden Living Center, while also (Continued on page 18)
their three children.
Horizons Bemidji State University 17
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PLEASE NOTE: Towns are located in
Minnesota unless otherwise noted.
(Continued from page 17) Alumni names appear in bold. ship the USS Peleliu. In nearly 25 years of naval
help fund the rare concert featuring each musi- service, he has served as an officer on a destroyer,
cian on different harpsichords. She is married to cruiser, and frigate. He most recently completed
husband, William. Community School. Previous educational posi- a three-year assignment as operations officer to
tions included assignments in the Cambridge the commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central
1991 Karen Busch and her mother, Marge, trav- and St. Louis Park school districts. A Blaine resi- Command. He and his wife, Alexandra, list La
elled to Iceland last summer to explore their her- dent, he is a single parent to four children ... Roy Jolla, CA, as their home port.
itage. Busch lives in Duluth ... Jim Shulstad per- C. Booth will have a book of dark fantasy, horror
formed a summer trumpet concert in Barnesville poetry, and monologues published by Daverana
1982 Ann Haas VanSeters is a trauma inten-
last July. The program included familiar hymns, sive care unit nurse at Loyola University Medi-
Enterprises in 2011. He won two awards from
classical selections, and light jazz numbers. After cal Center. She lives in Glen Ellyn, IL, with her
the Brainerd Writers’ Alliance, a first-place in
teaching bands in North Carolina and Virginia, husband, Rick, and young daughter.
poetry and a second in the short-story category.
he worked in the print music industry while per- Roy and his wife, Cynthia, also had their play 1981 Marian Barcus is a trustee and board chair
forming and offering private trumpet instruc- Two Wives and a Dead Guy performed recently in of the Blandin Foundation. She recently retired as
tion. He has composed and arranged music for Maitland, Australia. The couple participated in division manager with Itasca County Health and
ensembles of varying sizes and recorded one a series of panels as part of the annual Arcana Human Services in Family and Children Services.
CD of original jazz with The Sunset Fourtet. Convention of horror, thriller, and fantasy writ- In addition to more than 30 years of promoting
He currently lives in Salem, NC, with his wife, ers. Roy owns and operates a comic and games mental health services in Itasca County, she held
Reeves, a music historian at Appalachian State business in Bemidji, but he and Cynthia call public office in Cohasset for nine years, including
University ... Lt. Col. Curtis Anderson II has Hibbing their home. four years as mayor. Her husband, Dale, is retired
assumed command of the Army Forces Battalion after working at the UPM-Blandin Paper Com-
and is assigned to the Joint Task Force-Bravo at 1988 Karen Michelson continues to teach pany. They now live in Grand Rapids ... Rich
Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras ... Judi Camp- English at the Fergus Falls campus of Minne-
Dahlberg will be working with the high school
bell has been hired to teach fifth grade at Chish- sota State Community and Technical College.
FOCUS program in the Dassel-Cokato school
olm Elementary. The advisor for cheerleading Next spring she will conduct extensive research
district. A resident of Howard Lake, he brings
and the Pep Club, she worked in the district as on the enduring Gullah culture of the Georgia
25 years of teaching experience in Alaska to the
a Title I reading and math instructor as well as low country, an interest sparked during a 2008
district.
sixth-grade teacher. She previously taught kin- summer workshop funded by the National
dergarten and was a long-term substitute in the Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in 1980 Jeffrey Allison was a member of the sec-
Virginia schools. She lives in Chisholm. Fergus Falls. ond-place foursome that competed in the Cour-
age North Golf Open held in Bemidji, where he
1990 Robert Enger has been elected secre- 1987 Kathryn Mellen of South St. Paul reports is employed as a forest technician for the U.S.
tary of the Minnesota State Bar Association. that her oldest son, Lucas, is now enrolled at
Forest Service and lives with his wife, Debo-
An attorney at the Legal Services of Northwest Bemidji State. She and her husband, Matt, still
rah (’75) ... Ted Fiskevold and his wife, Mary-
Minnesota office in Bemidji, he focuses on serv- have three children at home ... Deanna Olson
sia, are empty nesters with the exodus of their
ing low-income and elderly clients in five coun- works in the science library at St. Olaf College
two children to college, including the youngest,
ties of a 22-county region. The Bar Association, in Northfield. She enjoys life with her husband,
Hank, at BSU where he is majoring in music and
with 16,000 members, is the largest voluntary Larry Jensen, on a farm near Cannon Falls ...
education. Ted continues working as a freelance
organization of attorneys in the state. He and Mike Musich has been appointed police chief
writer and photographer, most frequently with a
his wife, Rebecca, live in Bemidji ... Tammy Vol- for the city of International Falls, where he lives.
company that specializes in aerial photographs
lom-Matturro is director of the Kenai Peninsula He began his career as a police officer in a small
of farms and ranches in America’s heartland.
Orchestra in Alaska. A resident of Alaska since North Dakota town and started serving the
He has also attended both the 2004 and 2008
graduating from BSU, she has provided private South Falls and International Falls police depart-
Democratic National Conventions as a freelance
woodwind and piano lessons, served as band ments in 1986. He is married to Donna, and they
writer and photographer. Marysia, who is a hair
director on the high school as well as middle have two children.
stylist, and Ted live in Detroit Lakes ... Darlene
school levels in Kenai schools, and also taught 1986 Paula Hedlund of East Grand Forks was Mathews played in the Tom Mathews Memorial
at Tustemena Elementary. She and her spouse, a member of the fivesome that won the 26th Golf Tournament held last summer in Blackduck
Gregory, reside in Kenai ... Erika (Jacobson) annual First National Bank/BSU Women’s Golf to recognize the longtime educator and school
Ahlbrecht has taken an extended leave from her Classic, a fundraiser for Beaver women’s athlet- administrator in that city who died earlier this
job as a flight attendant and purser with Delta ics. Hedlund teaches and coaches in the East year. Darlene lives in Bemidji ... Elizabeth Trout
Airlines. She took the voluntary furlough follow- Grand Forks school district ... Carol Campbell is the director of the Shattuck-St. Mary Middle
ing the birth of a son. She will remain on leave was recognized as a Minnesota Outstanding School. She recently completed a master’s in edu-
through May, while her husband, John (’93), Older Worker by Gov. Tim Pawlenty for her cation from Hamline University. Trout and her
continues operating his business, AC Analytical work as a mentor and program assistant in Youth husband, Phillip, live in Faribault and have two
& Consulting, LLC. The family has a home in Build US, Bi-County CAP. She and her husband, children.
Puposky ... Brian Stefanich is the new principal Eugene, reside in Bemidji ... Jill Katrin lives in
at Bemidji High School. Since joining the Bemi- International Falls and reports she’s a new grand-
1979 Mark Backlin recently completed a
dji school district in 1990, he had served as a humanitarian mission to work in poor communi-
mother. A second-grade teacher in International
third-grade and fifth-grade teacher as well as the ties of Ecuador, the home country of his late wife,
Falls, she and her husband, Mike, who works as a
assistant principal of the high school for the past Judith Lombeida. The mission was organized by
financial advisor, have two grown children. Son
five years. He retired in 2007 as a major after a the Judith Lombeida Medical Foundation, which
Andrew graduated from BSU last spring with a
20-year stint in the Army National Guard. He Backlin founded following a car accident that
business administration degree.
lives in Bemidji ... Bob Anderson is the new spe- killed his wife. To date, more than 5,000 Ecua-
cial education instructor at Armstrong Elemen- 1985 Derek Olson recently completed a mural dorians have benefitted from three missions to
tary School in St. James. He taught several years on the exterior of the Twisted Tower Computer improve medical care in the region. He lives in
in schools across the Iron Range and in south- Building as part of a beautification project for Northrop, CO.
the Oklee Centennial Celebration planned for
east Minnesota.
2010. The mural depicts a historic railroad scene
1978 Thomas Ogaard is the new executive vice
1989 Frank Herman is principal of the newly president and banking group manager of Citizens
in Oklee. A former billboard and sign painter, he
refurbished Spring Lake Park High School, a First National Bank, which has branches in eight
has relocated from the Twin Cities to Bagley and
position he’s held since 2006. Prior to that time, counties across northern Illinois. Since 1978,
is a consultant in home restorations.
he was the school’s dean of students and later Ogaard has held a number of banking positions,
directed the district’s Learning Alternatives 1983 Capt. David A. Schnell of the U.S. Navy including executive vice president and chief loan
has assumed command of an amphibious assault officer at the State Bank of Park Rapids. Princ-
eton National Bancorp, Inc., is the bank’s parent 1971 Terry Cuthbertson has retired after ness manager of a tribe in California, an agent
company and is headquartered in Princeton, IL. 32 years as a chief information officer for the for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Arizona, and
Department of Veterans Affairs. Married to as the state assistant director of Indian education
1977 Scott Baird recently completed 30 years Celia, he and his wife have two grown sons and in Minnesota. Now a resident of Sun Valley, ID,
of work in the insurance profession in Bemi- he received the 2003 Freedom of Information
dji, where he lives with his wife, Lynn (’76). live in Topeka, KS.
Award from the Society of Professional Journal-
Scott was a previous owner of Insurance Place- 1969 Ken Bracken has retired from the Univer- ists ... Bill Cline is a member of the Pequot Lakes
ment Services, which was purchased by his cur- sity of Minnesota Medical School and Pearson High School Hall of Fame. He was a three-sport
rent employer, Insure Forward. He has been a Educational Measurement in Brooklyn Center. letterman at the school and later played baseball
licensed insurance agent in Minnesota since Now living in West St. Paul, he previously had as well as basketball at Bemidji State. A former
1979 and is a certified insurance counselor and worked in San Diego, CA, and at the Pentagon educator and coach, he now lives in Las Vegas,
a certified risk manager ... Regene Dykstra lives in Washington, DC ... Jeff Oestreich lectured NV.
in Shoreview with her husband, Ron. They have on his work at Bradley University, where his
three children. pottery was exhibited in the Heuser Art Center 1959 Will Antell recently presented the key-
Gallery. Oestreich operates a studio in Taylors note address for a daylong summit on the his-
1975 Chuck Scanlon set a new Minnesota high
Falls, where he lives, and exhibits his art and tory and current status of Indian education held
school career coaching record in soccer when at the American Indian Resource Center on the
his Apple Valley boy’s team earned his 501st win conducts workshops across the U.S. and abroad.
He is the recipient of grants from the McKnight BSU campus. Antell has spent more than four
this past fall. He now ranks fourth nationally for decades in public education, including 20 years
all-time high school soccer wins. His 2009 squad Foundation and the Jerome Foundation that
enabled him to teach and exhibit in England, with the Minnesota Department of Education.
finished the year undefeated and won the Min- He also served terms under three presidents on
nesota 2A championship, giving their coach his Scotland, Wales, New Zealand, and Australia ...
Allan Skinner has retired as the director of the the National Advisory Council on Indian Educa-
eighth state crown. Scanlon and his wife, Bar- tion, which advised presidents and Congress on
bara (’74), live in Apple Valley. Southeast Arkansas Regional Planning Commis-
sion in Pine Bluff, AR. Skinner worked for the education policy for American Indians. A former
1973` Dan and Tricia McGrath reside in the commission for 35 years and also had experi- Bush Fellow and board of trustee member for the
Panama City Beach area of Florida. Dan is the ence in South Dakota and Illinois. He and his Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, he
general manager of Hombre Golf Club, and wife, Charlotte, live in Hot Springs Village, AR lives in Stillwater with his wife, Mary Lou.
Tricia is the broker-owner of Sugar Shore Prop- ... Darlene Sawyer has received the 2009 First
erties Realty. They recently moved into their Lady Award for Clearwater County. A resident
1958 Don Campbell was a member of a four-
some that registered a fourth-place finish at the
lake home, which they noted has neither loons of Gonvick, Sawyer is a correspondent for the
Courage North Golf Open this summer in Bemi-
nor walleyes but does boast of egrets and alli- Bagley Farmers Independent newspaper. A volun-
dji, where he resides. A retired businessman, he
gators. The families of their two sons, including teer for many organizations, she retired in 1998
spends winters in Sun City West, AZ.
four grandchildren, also live in the area ... Mary from teaching English in Bagley for 30 years and
Seipkes has retired after a 36-year teaching helped write a history of Gonvick. 1950 Reuben Patnaude was recently honored
career in the Wadena-Deer Creek public school by the Itasca County YMCA in Grand Rapids
system. During her tenure, she taught second, 1968 Gene Bakke played in the Tom Mathews for teaching adult art classes at the facility for
third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. She and Memorial Golf Tournament held last summer in 57 years. A retired educator and artist, he con-
her husband, Don (’72), have four grown chil- Blackduck to recognize the longtime educator tinues to volunteer, working with adults at the
dren and three grandchildren. Don continues and school administrator in that city who died YMCA as well as with students in area elemen-
to teach special education in Henning, where earlier this year. Bakke lives in Bemidji. tary schools. One of his paintings was recently
he and Mary have their home ... Gerry Vuchet- 1967 Elizabeth E. Borelli and her husband, purchased to display permanently in the Bruce
ich is the new local pastor for the communities Frank, have both retired from careers in higher Bauer Senior Citizen Center. He and his wife,
of Faith United Methodist Parish of Clarissa, education. They live in Indianapolis, IN, and Mary Lou, live in Grand Rapids ... Frank Hamer-
Clotho, and Eagle Bend. A former newspaper continue to enjoy traveling, reading, and family. linck remains busy in retirement after an educa-
photojournalist and collegiate sports photogra- tional career that included stops in Clearbrook
pher, Vuchetich received a master’s in divinity 1966 Regina (Toscano) Scott is in her last and Thief River Falls, where his last assignment
studies and pastoral care from Bethel Theologi- year of teaching reading at Cattell Elementary was in the central administrative office as assis-
cal Seminary in 2007. He has been married to in Des Moines, IA. In addition to her 10-year tant superintendent. He also worked for the
his wife, Ann, for 16 years. tenure with Des Moines schools, she taught nine Northwest Minnesota Service Co-op and had a
years at Saydel Schools and three years in Hib- private consulting business. A resident of Thief
1972 Kathryn Hoffmann has returned to the bing. After retirement, she and her husband, River Falls, he travels to visit family in Wyoming
United States after 25 years of teaching in Wood- Pat, who retired as an audit supervisor with the and Minnesota. He has four grown children.
stock School, a boarding school in the first foot- state of Iowa, will move to a new home in Clear
hills of the Himalayas in India. She has resettled Lake, IA. The couple has two grown children ... 1947 Otto Mickelson celebrated a 60th wed-
in St. Paul ... Bob Bjorklund has retired as the Kathye Renning served as the grand marshal for ding anniversary with his wife, Patricia. Resi-
director of internal audit for the city of Minne- the Longville July 4th parade. Renning retired dents of Eagan, they return to BSU annually to
apolis. He previously worked in the Legislative in 2006 after a career working for Longville, participate in the Golden Beaver Society’s lun-
Auditors Office and for Fingerhut Corporation. including 20 years of management over the com- cheon and visit with friends in Bemidji and Fos-
He lives in Sauk Rapids and has one adult son. munity’s municipal liquor store. She taught for ston. The couple has two grown children. ... Pat
He plans to relocate in retirement to Texas or 10 years before moving to Longville in 1978. (Fallon) Gregerson is enjoying retirement and
Tennessee ... Dr. Mel Strand is a retired educator her seven grandchildren. A resident of Rochester
who is listed in Who’s Who in World, Who’s Who in 1963 Joe Benko and his wife, Mary, continue to for 50 years, she had taught nursery school for
America, Who’s Who in Education, and Who’s Who in live in Jordan, where he was a fifth grade teacher 20 years.
Midwest. He is the author of two texts and lives in for five years and an elementary principal for 35
Waseca ... Larry Pederson has been named the years. He has been active in several area service 1942 Lucille Thias Stinson lives in Palm Harbor,
director of nanoscale science and engineering organizations and served 14 years on the Jordan FL, with her husband, George. The couple has
at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND. City Council. He and Mary have five grown three grown children and a grandson.
He most recently was a laboratory fellow in the children. OTHER ALUMNI Shawn Crowser has been pro-
Energy and Environment Directorate at Pacific 1962 Bill Lawrence has retired the Ojibwe moted to assistant vice president and branch man-
Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA. News, which covered Native American news and ager at the Miller Hill and Hermantown Square
His research encompasses materials development issues since he started the newspaper 21 years locations of the Republic Bank in the Duluth
for electrochemical applications, including solid ago. He previously worked as a taconite miner, area. He lives in Cloquet.
oxide fuel cells, electrochemical sensors, and lith- a development specialist in Red Lake, a busi-
ium batteries. He is married to Eileen (Etter).
OF
Chargers, like the one
shown here, are “awards
of distinction” created
especially for the Presi-
dent’s Society by Visual
Arts Professor and Depart-
ment Chair John “Butch”
President’
Holden. The award honors
donors with cumulative
giving of $50,000 or more.
wants to be. 0%
“I’ve seen teachers who know you’re in -5%
their class, and that’s all,” she explains.
-10%
“At the opposite end, I’ve seen teachers
who know you, your family, and what -15%
you are like. If you know students on
-20%
a personal level, you can better under- 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
stand what they need from you and how
to reach them. You will know the simple
things that might help them through a Annual Return
school year, or not be wary of school,
or not be afraid to go home.” Ten Year Average
With that approach, the spirit of Ernie
Plath is very much alive at Bemidji
State.
Long-term Liabilities
Annuities Payable, Long Term Portion 205,141
Note Payable, Long Term Portion 734,005
Total Long Term Liabilities 939,146
Net Assets
Unrestricted Net Assets
University Fund & Quasi Endowment Fund 110,567
Alumni House Acquisition -70,000
Plant Fund 342,512
Total Unrestricted Net Assets 383,079
4,000,000
$2,533,411
2,000,000
0
1994 1999 2004 2009
BSU Foundation
Scholarship Dollars Provided
800,000 $772,664
700,000
600,000
$552,353
500,000
400,000
$323,593
300,000
200,000 $205,424
100,000
0
1994 1999 2004 2009
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Mar. 11-12 Early Childhood Mega Conference
Friday, Jan. 8
Academic Advising & Registration Apr. 7 Student Scholarship and Creative Achievement Day
FRESHMAN TRANSFER Apr. 16-17, 23-25 Spring theatre production, “Man of Lamancha”
Fridays, March. 19, 26 Monday, Apr. 12 May 7 Commencement
Monday, Apr. 19 Monday, May 10
Friday, Apr. 23 Friday, Jun. 25
Friday, Jun. 18 Friday, Jul. 23
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