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SALVAGE CELEBRITY PAGE 4 BISMARCK COLLEGE STATE MAGAZINE
AUTO TECH TWINS CONNECTIONS 7 23 1 INSIDE
2 4 Salvage Celebrity
7 Auto Tech Twins
10 New York Theater Pro
15 ‘Green’ Building
18 Faculty Essay
19 BSC Retirements
23 Connections
23 BSC Alumnus of the Year
25 BSC Rising Star
28 Class Connections
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3 SALVAGE CELEBRITY BUILT ON A BSC FOUNDATION BY MARNIE PIEHL
Sitting at a 1930s leather banquette near the loading dock West End Salvage, the warehouse, is all exposed brick, tin of his business, West End Architectural Salvage, Don Short ceilings and aged wooden beams. Each floor is carefully wears shorts, a worn t-shirt, a ball cap and hiking shoes. He’s curated – doors, columns, windows, lintels and mantels from a little dusty, ready to move a treasure from one sunlit corner every era on the 4th floor. A multitude of brightly colored of his four-story, 50,000 square foot warehouse and retail marquee letters, numbers and signs can be found on the space to another. His relaxed demeanor and ready banter third floor. On the first floor hundreds of light fixtures from belie the attentive eye for detail reflected in the fascinating industrial pendants to crystal chandeliers hang over mid- elements layered throughout the space located in the heart century office furniture, curio cabinets, and Frank Lloyd of Des Moines, Iowa. Wright inspired cracked leather sofas. A weathered life size aviator made of iron looks down upon new purses made It’s that combination of a good eye and good fun that from old burlap and leather. A six foot round diameter landed Short his own television show, “West End Salvage,” stained glass windows is the backdrop for art deco lamps now in its second season on the DIY network. and seed chests.
4 West End Salvage’s inventory comes from New York, Chicago, St. Louis, England, the Middle East and various other places – making them anything but boring.
The warehouse also serves as an entertainment venue, In the first season the team did room makeovers, which isn’t hosting three to six events each week in its eclectic front their forte. “In the second season we did projects which is room resplendent with an antique mahogany bar serving up more of what we do. A boat cut in half and mounted on the local craft beers and wine. wall. A bike table. Lots of cool projects.”
“West End Salvage,” the television program, highlights all Short grew up on a ranch near Beach, N.D. where he always the ways Short finds, sells and repurposes his treasures. fixed things. “We restored a covered wagon, fixed sickle Produced by Pie Town Productions which also produces mowers, and we even built a big waterbed frame.” From the HGTV favorites like “House Hunters” and “Flip or Flop,” ranch, Short went to BJC, playing football in 1979-80, then Short says season two of the show has gotten closer to his on to UND, landing in Iowa in 1985. brand of fun – off the cuff and irreverent. West End Salvage started with a garage sale designed to rid Short of the salvage he’d collected from 20+ remodeling projects. He purchased the warehouse in 2007. Today,
5 despite a minimal web presence, Short ships and receives items from all over the country. “People randomly come in with pickings. I got a container a couple weeks ago full of stuff from Europe and Texas. I just got a bunch of light fixtures from Egypt.”
He likes to salvage broadly and stock a variety that is “fresh and different.”
“Beadboard cabinets are great but you can find them everywhere.”
In addition to selling salvage, Short also designs new pieces from the old – a bar made from old wine casks for instance. “People come to me with ideas. They’ve basically designed what they want, I just draw it up and sometimes tip it upside down.”
“People want to have something one- of a kind, unique, that’s what we do.”
For more about the business, the DIY show and all things unique and salvaged visit westendsalvage.com.
Watch a clip of Short’s interview for BSC Magazine with bismarckstate.edu/bscmagazine.
6 THE WELL-OILED MACHINERY OF THE CHMIELEWSKI BROTHERS BY MARNIE PIEHL PHOTOS BY LAYN MUDDER
Jacob and Joshua Chmielewski are 19-year-old identical They work like a well-oiled machine doing the work that twins with the same passion: cars. They were only in the doubles as classroom credit – replacing the clutch. It’s the fourth grade when they opened a joint bank account and second major repair the Corvette has required. The brothers started saving for their dream car, a 1999 C5 Corvette. rebuilt the engine while still in high school. Between them they mowed 32 lawns a week, saving for years to purchase the red car that now sits on a lift in the “When we first got it we let a friend take it to prom and BSC Auto Tech garage. he blew up the motor,” Josh says. “I’m not sure how it happened, I guess he was driving pretty recklessly. Obviously, he’s not really our friend anymore.” 7 BSC AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
The BSC Auto Technology program accepts 20 students each year, placing every one of them in a good job upon graduation.
Associate Professor of Automotive Technology Lee Friese notes that the mechanical systems and chemistry his students study create a broad skill set that prepares them for a variety of jobs.
“I just got a phone call last week from Super Valu warehouse. They need people in plant maintenance and to The brothers are difficult to tell apart – Jacob’s work on trailers. They pay well and our graduates can do any of that.” goatee is about the only difference physically. And they are highly attuned to each other. They are the And the educational options are flexible, too. Students can kind of identical twins you imagine communicate get a one year certificate and find a job, or stay on to learn telepathically – it seems that most of their decisions about power train management and deepen their engine are achieved without much discussion. repair knowledge in the second year, graduating with an associate’s degree. Josh is the twin who does the talking and Jacob Learn more about BSC Automotive Technology, Automotive spends the money. Josh always drives them to where Collision and dozens of other technical and transfer they’re going and Jacob drives them home. They programs at bismarckstate.edu/academics share the car, their workplace, a group of friends and their education in BSC’s auto tech program.
According to Lee Friese, associate professor of The two grew up with cars – moving from Matchbox cars to Automotive Technology, the limited enrollment program had the real thing at an early age. Their dad, Alan, has always one spot open, but both brothers were on the waiting list. been interested in cars, and their older brother works as The program made room. “They are the two that took BSC a mechanic. past 4,000 to 4,002 students last semester,” Friese laughs.
8 “We get along pretty well and don’t mind sharing.”
Friese notes that they are good students individually, but “It’s the world’s fastest production truck. They only made it even better when they partner in the lab. for one year,” Josh says. “It’s really rare – I think ours is the only one in North Dakota.” When not in school, the brothers work together at LSI, a truck repair shop in Bismarck. Josh credits his Bismarck High Jacob nods and smiles in agreement and, together, the two School auto tech teacher, Dan Gross, with encouraging the go back to work on the car over their heads. brothers to enroll in BSC’s program.
“He motivated us to go further with our education and said that BSC was really good,” Josh says.
They’ll finish the program in 2017, and Josh says they are happy to continue working together in someone else’s shop, but would like to open a repair shop in the future, “We get along pretty well and don’t mind sharing,” Josh says.
In the meantime, the brothers are adding to their collection. They went to Iowa last fall to purchase a 1991 GMC Syclone. The brothers’ eyes light up explaining its relevance.
9 BSC THESPIANS WORK WITH NEW YORK THEATER PRO
BY VICKI VOSKUIL
Four students cast in the March musical, “Spring Awakening,” share their College requires many things from experience performing in one of BSC’s most provocative shows. young people – discipline, stamina, Natasha Sickler of Bismarck, Dickinson State University junior music major organization and diligence – key traits enrolled on BSC campus, works 20 hours/week. to push students through graduation. Dodging a minefield of non-academic Karter Dolan of Bismarck, Century High School senior, works 10 hours/week, distractions, students also deal with planning theater major at University of North Dakota. the drama of residence hall life or first apartment. Yet some seek the dramatic, Jeffrey Jung, Mandan, BSC freshman and theater major, works 25 hours/week. wrestling a role in a theater production Dillon Sailer, Hazen, BSC sophomore, Instrumental & Control Technology, into their crammed schedule. And that works 16 hours/week. requires …
10 “Time” – Natasha Sickler. “Whenever you find time, you don’t January just days after his replacement “Time management” – Karter Dolan. socialize. You do homework before arrived. Spider Duncan Christopher, “… and more time” – Dillon Sailer. work, after work, and for two to three a New York City professional actor, “A lot of time, energy and emotional hours after rehearsals, usually until director and choreographer, first had support” – Jeff Jung. midnight,” said Sailer, a full-time to deal with a shocked and grieving “Very time consuming” – Natasha. student from Hazen with a 16-hour-a- cast. The transition began with a (Like a call and response chant, the week job. healing circle and dedicating the play above answers came quickly. Then a to Zinovitch. Then he re-auditioned the pause, some thought ...) The student with a lead role takes on 13 cast members to find the best fit for “Trying to keep yourself healthy” – the additional challenge of finding challenging roles in the explicit story Dillon. brain space to remember facts and about adolescent sexual awakening. “Self determination to keep yourself figures for a test, while memorizing 600 He had eight current BSC students, going” – Natasha. to 1,000 lines of dialogue, when to say two BSC theater graduates, two high it, how to say it, and where to stand school seniors, and a non-student from For the theater inclined, being an actor on stage speaking it. In educational the community. in a play is a two-month commitment theater, these are the known acting within a four-month semester. It means challenges. Unknowns trigger They began and in six weeks received five rehearsal nights a week from 6 to improvisation and, because such things what Christopher said he usually 9 p.m. and then every night for a week happen in theater, they will – in comedy teaches over two years – essentially during dress rehearsal before opening and in tragedy. a seven-week master class in night. The “Spring Awakening” cast theater performance. Here is what actually started work in November with Christopher Zinovitch of Bismarck’s transferred from a master of the craft BSC music faculty to learn the music, a Dakota Stage Ltd., the original guest to the students in their Broadway-class semester ahead of the March musical. director who cast the musical, became experience. ill suddenly with cancer and died in late 11 Dillon: “What we did had a lot of play an abusive character and left Karter: “This was actually not my first structure, but I didn’t feel as pressured rehearsal for two weeks constantly time working with a New York director, as with other directors. I’m a better angry, but I worked with Spider on how but I just wanted to give the best actor with new routes for emotion.” to disconnect. I didn’t know where the performance I could. The main thing I anger was coming from and made it go hadn’t had before was the completely Natasha: “I’ve never worked with away. I can shut myself down and forget new approach to acting – living in anyone like that before and was so everything that happened in the last the moment and being able to draw excited. First thing I learned was how to 10 minutes.” yourself in and out and keep repeating make a scene real and find something it. I can pull from that forever now.” in real life to bring there. And little Spider Duncan Christopher: “Dillon things, like jiggling your foot. We’ve all plays nine men in the show, a very The interior character is what learned to keep our feet still.” tall order for character acting with Christopher wanted to leave behind some difficult emotional realities. with his tight, close and grateful cast. Jeff: “I was worried I wasn’t talented Differentiation is what I teach, to have enough. I knew Chris [Zinovitch]. He fun but leave the drama on stage. “I hope they become their own knew what I could do. But from the Acting is not easy and these kids put in directors,” Christopher said. “This is first time I met Spider, I thought this very hard work to achieve this reality.” what I wanted to come to do – to show guy is great. He became like another what it means to really act on stage parent to us. I’ve learned that it is more Jeff: “I had the same problem as and to bring out truth and reality under beneficial to me and the audience to Dillon. I had to disassociate because imaginary circumstances. In the next react in the moment and to say my line I’d do the part and then just bawl. Now show, they will know what to do to like it’s for the first time, and not just I get off the stage and I’m fine. I have bring something to the table.” speak words at each other.” become adept at listening to everyone on stage and reacting to everyone Dillon: “It was interesting and new on stage.” every time – the same show but always different, always in the moment. I
Whom you know is everything in theater, and it paid off when BSC Theatre Director Dan Rogers made a call to Gordon Joseph Weiss, BSC Class of ’69, to help solve a problem. Weiss, a Bismarck protégé of former BSC theater producer Jane Gray Stewart, has worked as a professional actor for nearly 40 years in New York City and across the country. Rogers needed a guest director and Weiss suggested Spider Duncan Christopher.
Christopher is a master acting teacher and coach in New York City and was a founding member of the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Among Christopher’s many career highlights are a command performance of “Hello Dolly” with Carol Channing at the Lyndon Johnson GORDON JOSEPH WEISS White House, and serving as choreographer and assistant director with Peter Masterson for the original pre-Broadway production of “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” at the famed Actors Studio in New York City.
As it turns out, “Gordon is one of my dearest friends and the reason I’m here,” Christopher says. “I have directed him in several plays in New York, and he is among my favorite actors. We also live in the same neighborhood.”
They met in 1985-86 when Christopher was directing and producing the play, “God in Bed,” at the West Bank Café Theater Bar on 42nd Street and 9th Avenue. Weiss was among seven actors playing SPIDER DUNCAN 23 roles. CHRISTOPHER
12 CELEBRATING SPRING WITH COMMENCEMENT PHOTO BY LAYN MUDDER
Just under 700 students will graduate from and will be recorded and available to view at Bismarck State College this spring and many bismarckstate.edu from May 20-June 20. The of them will walk across the stage at the 75th ceremony also will air on Dakota Media Access, BSC Commencement on Friday, May 15 at Channel 12 (see dakotamediaaccess.org for 2:30 p.m. at the Bismarck Event Center. schedule) and be available for download on This year’s graduation speaker is Dr .Larry C. BSC’s iTunes U site. Skogen, Interim Chancellor of the North Dakota University System and the former Visit facebook.com/bismarckstate to see the and future BSC President. graduates behind the scenes on graduation day – in line and preparing to walk across the stage The ceremony will stream live from to accept their coveted diplomas. Be sure to bismarckstate.edu/commencement ”Like” and “Share” your favorite photos!
13 A native of Washburn, N.D., Holtan moved to Bismarck before his junior year, graduating from Bismarck High School, which named him to its Hall of Fame in 2006, and then BSC. He holds music degrees from Montana State University and University of Montana and spent several years teaching in Montana public schools before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1988 as an officer in its music program.
Holtan has presented concerts and clinics in all 50 states, Canada, Japan, Europe, and U.S. Virgin Islands, and is active as a conductor and clinician. Other military assignments include:
* Commandant, U.S. Army School of Music, Virginia Beach, Va.
* Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Field Band, Fort Meade, Md.
* Department of the Army Staff Bands Officer, tours as Commander and Executive Officer of the U.S. Continental Army Band, Fort Monroe, Va.
* Executive Officer of the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” Washington, D.C., where he served in overlapping capacities as director of the Ceremonial Band, Brass Band, Chorale, and Chorus.
His ensembles have been seen on many nationally televised broadcasts and live stages such as the Kennedy Center, Mormon Tabernacle, and BSC ALUMNUS REACHES Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Under his leadership and after a 44-year absence, the West Point Band MUSICAL PINNACLE re-established a partnership with the New York BY VICKI VOSKUIL Philharmonic. Holtan also led the West Point Band in the Emmy-nominated “Marina at West Point” Col. Timothy J. Holtan, BSC’s 2001 Alumnus of the Year, has topped PBS television production. his distinguished music career by becoming the first officer to command all three of the U.S. Army’s premier bands. In 2014, he was elected to the American Bandmasters Association. Holtan also serves on In December 2014, Holtan, ’74, was named the 10th leader and the president’s advisory board of the Midwest commander of the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Clinic – the world’s largest instrumental music Washington, D.C. His previous appointment was commander of the education conference. U.S. Army Field Band – The Musical Ambassadors of the Army, in Fort Meade, Md. Holtan also led the U.S. Military Academy Band at His family includes wife Laurie Matheson Holtan, West Point, N.Y. And on Jan. 3, 2015, during a live NBC broadcast of a native of Conrad, Mont., and two daughters, the U.S. All-American Bowl, he conducted a marching band of 125 Elizabeth Holtan of Arlington, Va., and Katherine rigorously-auditioned high school seniors as they performed at Holtan of Sound Beach, N.Y. half-time. 14 TORGERSON FINDS ADVENTURE IN ‘GREEN’ BUILDING AND LIFE
BY VICKI VOSKUIL
15 This year’s student-built house at 231 Live Oak Lane, Bismarck, was designed by the program’s Sustainable Building Science class. The public open house is May 14-15.
Earl Torgerson has never been a desk insulated concrete bones, and other learned from tradesmen what works man. He took carpentry in junior favorite things. and what doesn’t work. That’s the way college because he liked being to build a house. With cooperation, outside. As a result, weather is the He’s a “green” builder in every context, everyone has ownership.” constant fickle companion of BSC’s and because of student interest, sole associate professor of Carpentry he forged a new curriculum for a This communal approach is what took instructor, who builds a house every recently approved BSC program called Torgerson out of an assortment of year with students from three technical Sustainable Construction Technology. seasonal jobs and into teaching, along programs, and sometimes builds his Content focuses on energy efficient with a push from wife Pam. Torgerson own home as well. building trends and methods in whole met Pam Palmer in Wisconsin, when house design, indigenous products, both were taking a year off at a Bible The last house he designed and built and green living, lifestyle and politics school. After a mission trip to build an for his family was in 2008 near the (global warming). orphanage in Mexico, Earl proposed. Missouri River. Without the circular They moved to Bozeman, Mont., where driveway even poured, the two-story Torgerson enhanced the student Torgerson earned a bachelor’s degree house still earned a place on the experience in class by inviting local from Montana State University in Symphony League’s Holiday Home trades to talk about products used. industrial technology. He loved the area Walk. As always, it had signature and settled in guiding backpack llama Torgeson energy efficiency with “The students loved it, and industry treks into the mountains and passive solar design, 11-inch walls, loved it,” Torgerson said. “Students
16 butchering wild game in the fall at a When not teaching, Torgerson is mile Alaskan Iditarod – “the last great meat packing plant. outside biking, canoeing, camping race on earth” – as a checkpoint and cross-country skiing. The outdoors volunteer. He and Tom Marple, another But life got lean in Montana, so the calls him relentlessly and provides BSC faculty member, spent early March Torgersons left for Minnesota and surprising opportunities. For spring at Koyuk, Alaska, the race’s most Earl’s first teaching job at White Earth break last year, Torgerson planned a northern checkpoint and 90 miles from Reservation. When the carpentry tour to Minnesota with Pam. They met the Arctic Circle. program closed, they headed for one of the world’s preeminent Arctic Bismarck, Pam’s hometown, to remodel explorers at his lodge headquarters in “There was a lot of frostbite,” her parents’ kitchen. Torgerson soon Ely and came home with two Canadian Torgerson said about the mushers, who found work teaching carpentry at Inuit dogs. A rare breed, they were included North Dakota’s Kelly Maixner United Tribes Technical College and gifts from environmentalist Paul in his fifth Iditarod heading for a 13th then went to industry as a designer Schurke, famous for retracing Robert place finish. and production manager for Dakota Perry’s 1909 Wood Truss in Bismarck. During those North Pole four years, he became a member expedition of the BSC Carpentry program and Ernest advisory committee. Shackleton’s 1914 “At Truss, I was making wheels turn, endurance but I wanted to mentor young people trek in into the construction trade,” Torgerson Antarctica. said. “You need to understand and This have a foundational education to connection be successful.” resulted in Schurke For 20 years, Torgerson has taught speaking and inspired students inside and at BSC last outside BSC’s Technical Center. He October. worked with the state Department of Commerce from 2002-2006 to add Torgerson’s energy efficient systems and processes rural to Carpentry projects through a series home now of grants totaling $75,000. Those supports nine sled dogs. Two months Back home, he’s happy to have oldest ideas seeded the Sustainable after meeting Schurke, he acquired son A.J. back from the Air Force after Construction Technology program two more Inuits in Canada to make 10 years. Part of his service was in and became standard practice for a hauling team. He then bought two the Arctic. Son Luke, a musician and Carpentry students. sleds and a pregnant Alaskan Husky for specialty carpenter, is back in town, racing. Eleven months after meeting and daughter Hannah graduates from BSC sent Torgerson to Guatemala twice Schurke, Torgerson was on the Wolf Minnesota State University-Moorhead to help develop a “green” carpentry Track Classic in Ely Feb. 21-22 with a in May. Both are BSC grads. The program at the Scheels Center in a borrowed team mushing 30 miles in his Torgerson adventure continues for each ghetto of Antiqua. Part of BSC’s Service first race. one, including Pam, who taught in the Learning option, the project so inspired BSC hospitality program for 10 years BSC Carpentry graduate Sam Hapip “I loved it – the quiet and pines of and now travels the country that he is making plans to move to the north woods were so beautiful,” with her own health and wellness Central America and work with the Torgerson said. “I was hooked for life.” training business. sponsoring charity. Two weeks later during BSC spring break, Torgerson was at his first 1,000-
17 FACULTY ESSAY: YEAR END IS REALLY A BEGINNING BY KIM CROWLEY, BSC ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
For a lot of people on campus, May feels much more like the end of the year than December. As we end this school year, though, I can’t help but think about how many things are beginning here at Bismarck State College. The Communications and Creative Arts Center (CCAC) will be finished when students arrive back on campus in August. The Student Union continues to take shape as construction begins on the bookstore. The new residence hall is sprouting up with alacrity. This year heralds refinished it for Mike in the 1960s. I much that is new: new buildings, new programs, new faculty, and even a “new” asked if I could have it for my new president this summer. To say it’s an exciting time at BSC is trite, yet it’s true. office. Mike raised an eyebrow and said sure. I explained to him that it All of this newness rises against the backdrop of a lot of history, though. The CCAC would mean more for me to have is at the base of the hill where Harold Schafer broke ground for the oldest building something with this kind of BSC on campus. This gleaming new edifice also signals the razing of the Library, built in history in my office than a brand 1968. The Student Union is a remodel of a building that is 40 years old. The 75th new modular desk unit. He’s a Anniversary celebration still fresh in our minds, we are faced with something new historian—of course he understood. almost everywhere we look on campus. I scribbled my name on a Post it Note and attached it to the top of Come fall, I’ll have a lovely new office in the CCAC, and soon I’ll have to start the desk, triumphant at this find. packing my books and taking the artwork off the walls in what has been my work The suppliers of office furniture for home for the last four years. The discussions in our department for the last several the new building were skeptical, months have been peppered with decisions about things like new office chairs and I was told, that anyone would tables. I’m excited about my new ergonomic rolling desk chair, but I’m far more actually want that old desk, but I am excited about my new desk. delighted to have it.
One of the greatest pleasures I have had working at BSC is becoming good friends Hopefully, as we move into the new with the most senior member of our faculty, J. Michael McCormack. As I sat in his buildings on campus and watch office in the Library one day talking about the new building, we were both lamenting some of the old ones disappear or the chore of packing up the myriad books and academic tchotchkes that each of us get overhauled, we remember to has amassed over the years. My eyes lit on an old wooden desk in his office and he bring those little bits of BSC’s rich told me that it was from the 1950s, and one of the building maintenance workers history with us.
SPORTS RECAP WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • Mon-Dak Conference Co-Champions MEN’S BASKETBALL • Record: 23-6 overall and 9-3 conference • Record: 13-15 overall and 5-7 conference • MacKayla Feeney was named Mon-Dak All • Tanner Purintun was Mon-Dak All Conference, All Conference, All Region XIII, and NJCAA All-American Region XIII and Selected Ed Kringstad Male Athlete of Honorable Mention the Year • Keisha Engelhardt was named Mon-Dak All • Trevor Zacher was named Mon-Dak All Conference Conference and All Region XIII and All Region XIII • Leslie Beaudoin was named Mon-Dak All Conference, All Region XIII, and was selected Ed Kringstad Female 18 Athlete of the Year BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE
BY VICKI VOSKUIL Retirees OKERSON RETIRES FROM HVAC PROGRAM
Arlan Okerson is among safety by becoming a the successful Bismarck certified instructor through State College graduates the National Center for asked back to teach. A 1972 Construction, Education graduate, he was trained and Research. Besides great in one of BSC’s earliest curriculum, his students technical programs and now have the advantage of conducts all classes in the obtaining two industry Heating, Ventilation and credentials because of his Air Conditioning (HVAC) initiative. Okerson became curriculum. an OSHA outreach trainer six years ago, so students As sole instructor, his could get the 10-hour schedule has been a ritual of construction safety card. regularity with back-to-back He is a proctor for an classes 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. five Environmental Protection the highest score in the the local chapter of the days a week and an hour Agency program that nation on the Domestic Refrigeration Service lunch. With such a regimen, certifies students for proper Specialist Examination Engineers Society in 1984. Okerson is not sure how his refrigerant handling. The for servicing and He served as local president “busy and busier” routine upshot of such preparation troubleshooting appliances. several times and in all at the Technical Center will has been 100 percent This accomplishment executive board positions transfer into retirement. He student placement. was recognized with the for the regional society, leaves as associate professor Imperial Award from the which comprises four of HVAC in May after 34 “The demand for skilled Refrigeration Service states and three years teaching at his graduates in the HVAC Engineers Society, a part Canadian provinces. alma mater. field is extremely high,” of the Heating, Ventilation, Okerson said. “The current Air Conditioning, and Retirement will mean “Hopefully, I am handing program allows students Refrigeration Training catching up on some long off an up-to-date, well- to participate in two-day Authority, at a ceremony in postponed travel with his functioning HVAC program, job shadows each semester San Antonio, Texas. wife, Linda, especially a trip made so with a lot of with area contractors. Quite to Hawaii, and completing sweat, hard work, and often, students are offered Okerson worked for three some unfinished home good involvement from employment after the first sheet metal companies in projects. Their family my advisory committee,” job shadow, once they the Bismarck area before includes daughter Shannon, Okerson said. complete the program.” BSC hired him in 1981. son Ryan, daughter-in- He later added a Bachelor law Melissa, and two In 2000, Okerson instituted For himself, Okerson of Science in vocational grandchildren, Sophia, 9, a core curriculum in HVAC, achieved a personal technical education to and Kellen, 6. sheet metal and field goal in 2007 by attaining his credentials and joined
19 Retirees continued
DAN ROGERS LEAVES THEATRE LEGACY
Dan Rogers’ office is like a student self-discovery. That comfy attic – a trunk, quilt, is what I’m going to miss.” adorned woman’s torso, model pirate ship, wooden Rogers retires in May as chicken, golden plunger, associate professor of Renaissance weaponry, theatre. Hired when theater autographed posters and had been dark for a year, 200 theater scripts – a he revived the fall drama treasure trove of creativity and spring musical and collected and earned for created a one-act play helping theater students festival featuring student find their creativity. directors. Rogers also developed curriculum In his 23 years as BSC’s and initiated BSC’s Rogers has received the His family includes wife theatre director, Rogers entry into the Kennedy BSC Faculty Achievement Marlene Anderson, BSC has directed 42 plays. Center American College Award twice, the KXMB- director of Library Services, He arrived in 1992 from Theater Festival (KCACTF) TV Golden Apple teaching children Kaitlyn and Oliver Webster Conservatory of competitions. award, and a teaching and granddaughter Maria. Theater Arts in St. Louis, excellence nomination An avid bird watcher, he Mo., among the finest In 2004, Rogers achieved for the Bismarck-Mandan said his plans after BSC professional actor training a long-held goal to add a Chamber of Commerce are restful. programs in the country. new faculty position and Crystal Apple Award. He But after four years of technical theatre option that holds four directing awards “When I contemplate feeling insular, he decided greatly increased production from the KCACTF and retirement, I realize that I he wanted to do theater for value and student two nominations for CASE have been ‘in production’ students, to teach and to opportunity. A third play was Professor of the Year as an for 40 years,” Rogers said. have a personal connection added in 2012, the result outstanding instructor. “I have been scheduling to a community. of an initiative to increase my bathroom breaks for 40 BSC’s connection to other He is a 21-year member years, and I want to find out “My goal has always been community theaters. and board member of the what a more leisurely pace to help students find their Communications, Speech would be. I want things to true voice,” Rogers said. “The support of and Theater Association of come to me and to decide “The greatest reward is departmental colleagues North Dakota and current whether I want to do them helping them discover it – and administration over board member of Dakota or not. It will be interesting and then see them go out the years has made this a Stage Ltd. in Bismarck. to see where BSC theatre and use it. My time here is very special home for me,” Rogers co-founded Capitol goes from here.” just filled with those rich, Rogers said. “It has been Shakespeare in Bismarck rich delicious moments of a great place to live and performs each summer. and work.”
20 Read more about these retirees at bismarckstate.edu/bscmagazine
MICHELLE LINDBLOM ROUNDS OUT CAREER
When Professor of Art Bismarck, Lindblom began Michelle Lindblom retires painting and printmaking from BSC in May, Bismarck and did independent study will not only lose a college at BSC. Faculty asked her professor, but a hometown to teach a lettering class resident with an uptown art in 1991, then drawing, studio and bulging resume gallery coordination, more of artistic achievement and classes, and in 2000 she community involvement. went full time. By then she She and husband, Douglas had earned a Master of Fine Eggert, have bought Arts from the University of a home in Bend, Ore., North Dakota and a master’s fulfilling a long-held plan to degree in education. live in the Pacific Northwest. “Each thing I have done Advisor Award and Honors MickArt Studio and gallery “I will really miss the idea here has added to my Scholar recognition from on Fifth Street. of students and being a overall artistic sense and the PTK Honors Institute. teacher. It’s like no other job taught me many good Lindblom led BSC’s spring As more boxes are packed, or career,” said Lindblom, skills,” said Lindblom, who overseas tours, guiding she looks forward to who retires after 24 years in always maintained a home students and community working full time as an artist the Visual Art program. studio. “The most rewarding members on seven and being near daughter parts have been working education-based trips to McKenzie, who attends Lindblom came to teaching with students, helping them Europe and Egypt. She Oregon State University. At after a tug-of-war between discover their intellectual received the Faculty Award BSC, her contribution rests her artistic and practical and creative abilities, and of Excellence in 2006. in people. side that concluded with a working with my colleagues BA in art from the University across campus making BSC Outside BSC, she traveled “I hope my contribution of New Orleans in 1986. the institution it is today.” to Rwanda and Burundi is my enthusiasm for what She graduated from BSC in to visit schools and do we do in this department visual art in 1984. Lindblom served as workshops with teachers for and how that affects the chair of the Arts and the Every Child Is My Child community,” said Lindblom. After marrying in 1985, she Communications program. “As an artist it is important accompanied her husband Department from 2004- to have those connections to New Orleans, La., for 2014. She has provided An exhibit juror, Lindblom’s for your own inspiration. his first residency after leadership on many BSC artwork has been in more My students inspire me all medical school. His Chicago committees and was an than 23 solo and 100 group the time. There is a mutual residency enabled her first advisor for BSC’s chapter shows nationwide and 10 respect – I know they will teaching experience at of Phi Theta Kappa honor international exhibitions, teach me as much as I teach two grade schools. When society. Her work with much of it created in her them – and I have a great Eggert accepted an offer students earned her the Rolodex.” from Medcenter One in regional PTK Paragon
21 Retirees continued
EVA WENTZ RETIRES
Eva Wentz has been the works Monday-Saturday at familiar face many see at least eight hours a week and breakfast and lunch. Before more in the winter. the Mystic Marketplace opened last fall, Wentz Wentz’s first nine years made breakfast for the food at BSC were spent as a contract students. At lunch, custodian in Swensen Hall, she whisked her way around where her friendliness made the Snack Bar grill, taking her many friends among the individual orders for burgers, female students. As a small grilled cheese sandwiches but spunky person, Wentz and all things deep-fried. embraced the challenge of working with large cleaning Engaging and efficient, machines. Wentz is taking her busy self into partial retirement in “The first time I took the May after nearly 18 years at buffer, it nearly towed me Senate at least five terms – cruise. They have four BSC. She will keep her Super along at 1,000 horsepower,” “I loved that and knowing living children and seven
Cleaning Service business Wentz said, “but you gotta’ upfront what was happening grandchildren who will see COLLEGE BISMARCK STATE a little longer and maybe learn; you have to push your on campus.” She also took more of them. As for BSC, CONNECTIONS work part-time in the public body weight.” noon fitness classes at Wentz said she’ll be leaving school kitchens, but then the Armory building and some very close friends, “but it’s full-time with husband Wentz always wanted to be computer classes from we’ll keep in touch.” Duane, a retired carpenter, in the BSC kitchen, she said, CETI. One of her favorite doing what she enjoys. and started as a morning BSC activities is the free ice cook and substitute griller. cream on Wednesdays For 25 years, Wentz has and Fridays. operated a one-woman “I just like to cook,” Wentz cleaning service nights and said, “and even thought of Wentz loves the outdoors weekends. She did homes opening my own restaurant, and keeping fit. In August, before BSC and now has be my own boss.” she and Duane will celebrate commercial clients. She She served on the Staff their 50th wedding anniversary with an Alaskan
22 BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE BISMARCK STATE CONNECTIONS
DEDICATED TO STAGING A WAR AGAINST CANCER – BSC ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR BY VICKI VOSKUIL
The son of dairy farmers near Baldwin, N.D., Terry including director of five applications and trucking Bourgeois has seen the world, an experience that began in engineering divisions. Situated near Buffalo, N.Y., on an eclectic childhood and continued on U.S. Navy vessels. Lake Erie, Praxair’s Tonawanda, N.Y., facility is the U.S. He now has worldwide influence for Praxair, Inc., providing technology headquarters for the Fortune 250 Company, guidance and support to 20 international workforce which operates in 50 countries and produces, sells and communities as the knowledge management and training distributes industrial gases. He joined Praxair after 12 program manager for global engineering. years in the Navy Nuclear Power program serving on two fast attack submarines and training hundreds of officers Bourgeois has worked there 20 years, first as an operations stateside in nuclear propulsion systems. technician and then in roles of increasing responsibility,
23 face is right around us. So I made a Bourgeois also conducts practice commitment that cancer is the next training rides for bikers on weekends fight I would jump into because it’s and routinely speaks to groups and critical for our future existence.” at community cancer-related events offering gratitude, encouragement He peddled into that start line three and hope to those striving to end more years, rising to leadership the disease. But that’s not enough. in the Ride for Roswell in 2002 as Last year, he worked with others to Praxair’s ride team captain. By 2004, plan the Empire State Ride and tried he was one of eight volunteer co- out his concept by cycling from New chairs responsible for Ride planning, York City’s Battery Park to Niagara operations, and a biker experience Falls. He wants to reach a bigger supporting 8,000 cyclists and 1,500 population base to raise even more The BSC National Alumni volunteers with rest stops, food money for the Roswell Park Alliance Association board has and entertainment. Bourgeois also Foundation. Fifty cyclists will embark selected Terry Bourgeois emcees the event, launching bikers in August on this first seven-day, as the 2015 Alumnus of the from the University at Buffalo host fully supported adventure, with 200 Year. Bourgeois, ’84, was chosen for his dedication campus and interacting with the cyclists in 2016. to community service and crowd that gathers for the largest his sustained leadership in one-day, bike fundraising event in The Ride for Roswell has brought him raising money for cancer the country. countless connections with thousands research. BSC honors him of people. One relationship he May 14 at a dinner in the “It’s the most amazing experience made special by writing a children’s Bavendick Stateroom of the National Energy Center I’ve ever had – getting to witness and book and illustrating it with his of Excellence and during be part of this outlet people have to own photography when a friend’s commencement May 15. do something for those with cancer,” grandchild became ill. He thought said Bourgeois, who has family if Eli felt better reading the book, affected by the disease. “I know how others might, too. All sales of “It Must Earning a bachelor’s degree in important it is to support researchers, Be True, I Heard It at the Zoo” go to technical management and a master’s because I’ve met them and seen pediatric cancer research at Roswell. in organizational leadership while the passion in their eyes about how at Praxair, Bourgeois is far beyond critical their funding is to being on “To be engaged at any level, it takes his BSC Certificate in Power Plant the front line.” all of us to work together to make a Technology. Hard at work building difference,” Bourgeois said. “This is his life narrative, he learned the true In 2013, Bourgeois and the seven what can happen when you power of a story after showing up other Ride for Roswell steering get engaged.” with a Praxair team to try out his new committee chairs were recognized by bicycle at a fundraising event for the the Roswell Park Cancer Institute with Bourgeois grew up engaged with six Roswell Park Cancer Institute. the Katherine Anne Gioia Inspiration siblings and an adopted Korean sister Award. Their efforts had sold out the on a busy dairy farm, where chores “I found myself in the start line Ride for the first time and raised more built character, he said, and crews of surrounded by people with stories than $4 million. Praxair later honored siblings split the morning and evening on t-shirts (‘Riding for my grandma Bourgeois at the annual shareholder milking. There were field crews, too, … son … sister … mom … dad’) meeting with an award for employee for the cash crop and feed work. But and something happened,” said engagement. His enthusiasm over one thing was different from many Bourgeois, whose 1999 chance outing 14 years has united Praxair with the other farm families. His mother took changed his life. “I learned one in Roswell institute and its ride with in Vietnamese refugees to help them three women and one in two men will increased employee participation get established. In the summer, black experience cancer, and more die of it and pledges and grant support kids from Chicago arrived through the annually than in all wars we have ever from the Praxair Foundation for City to Farm Program. Korean friends fought. As I reflected on my military cancer research. visited, and Christmas, Easter and service, I realized the biggest war we
24 Thanksgiving became multi-cultural Tolerance and teamwork, adaptation “Those skills have impacted my holidays. and cooperation helped create a entire life,” he said. “The instructors vision of humanity that has inspired drove home the importance of being “As a child, we had a sense of others and resulted in a personal consistent, committed and reliable for service,” he said. “Our home was mission. Bourgeois was further an employer.” open to people from all around influenced by his BSC experience, the world. Mother inviting different which gave him a lesson in discipline, In his off hours, Bourgeois combines cultures in had a lasting impact on me as well as transferable skills. His biking with his photography interests. and fostered a spirit of servitude and Power Plant training in integrated He has two grown sons, Jeremy and doing what you can to help others. processes gave him a good Tyler, and two granddaughters. He When I joined the military, I was foundation for the Navy nuclear hopes telling his story will inspire surprised to find out that diversity was program and his career at Praxair. others to take action in a cause they an issue in the world. I just took it believe in. for granted.” To read what Bourgeois’ colleagues have to say about his work, visit bismarckstate.edu/bscmagazine.
STRIVING TO HELP OTHERS SUCCEED – BSC RISING STAR BY VICKI VOSKUIL
By all accounts, Scott Zainhofsky hoping to benefit from a financially was always going to be an engineer. secure future. But as he matured, His Bismarck childhood was stacked another motivation took form. with building blocks of all kinds and the tools of science, including “As I advanced in my career, I a microscope and a telescope that discovered it is more fun to help kept him up late observing the moon. others succeed than to have The Rising Star Award honors By junior high, his photography individual success yourself,” alumni age 40 and under interest had led to processing film in Zainhofsky said. “To do it on a who have shown exceptional achievement in a career, chemical baths. Family time included large scale, you have to move into public or volunteer service, discussions about how things worked management roles, and that’s when or reached a position of with an influential father who built I started to focus my professional distinction for someone so things and acquired one of the first development on how to recently graduated. Scott home computers. Together, father lead people.” Zainhofsky, ’95, was selected and son learned to program the for his leadership and service in the community. 1980s machine, further solidifying After BSC, Zainhofsky earned a BS Zainhofsky’s interest in math in civil engineering in 1997 from the and science. University of North Dakota. He added Between 2004 and 2007, he achieved a master’s degree in 2000 while several promotions working in All this activity was enhanced by working for the City of Grand Forks two DOT areas, Maintenance & liking school, where his abilities as a project manager and senior civil Engineering Services and the Devils leaned towards scientific and artistic. engineer. Zainofsky tested to become Lake District. He spent two years in When it came time to decide, a a Professional Engineer and after Devils Lake administration, eventually technical education won out over four years left for a job at the state managing all operations and an arts degree. Taking the example Department of Transportation supervising more than 70 employees. of his hard-working father, Zainofsky in Bismarck. In 2007, he came back to Bismarck as enrolled at BSC in pre-engineering, 25 director of Planning & Programming, but good teacher,” Zainhofsky said, Inside the DOT, Zainhofsky has spent one of 21 DOT divisions and eight with a penchant for instilling the 10 years expanding his credentials district offices. practicalities of engineering. With his in extended leadership seminars, construction background “polish,” communication courses and a In 2010, Zainhofsky took over he would lay out such unforgettable formal mentoring program. His DOT the Planning/Asset Management words of wisdom as, “Without the nominator wrote: “Scott is always Division, where he continues to fight, the northern pike is just a carp.” approachable, friendly and willing work on strategic planning, budget to share any knowledge he has with management, program performance, “The point is you need to work for others. He leads by example and is research and policy development, the things you want, and he instilled also very active in the community.” and to track national agency and that work ethic in us. The stuff you state legislative action. It all came cherish is what you have to work for Zainhofsky started volunteering as with a bit of luck, he said. and I had that instilled in me as a a BSC student and continues today young person.” judging science and engineering “Several DOT engineers were retiring fairs, photography competitions, when I joined as part of a new Encouraged by Klingenstein, and presenting science/engineering generation, and I was willing to move Zainhofsky and others joined the concepts to organizations such as around,” Zainhofsky said. “I wasn’t National Society of Professional 4-H, Gateway to Science, Science even a section leader or supervisor Engineers and its North Dakota Olympiad, Boy Scouts, and more. when I went to Devils Lake. For me, it affiliate, where they met their first He works the pumpkin cannon at was a lesson that we can’t predict the professionals and began networking. Papa’s Pumpkin Patch in Bismarck as future well, so take the opportunities A member since 1992, Zainhofsky part of a NDSPE service project to given and you will often be surprised. rose to several leadership positions. educate young people. Zainhofsky It has happened over and over He was local chapter president (2000- also wrangles 13 boys as a Cub Scout for me.” 02), representative to the state board den leader and enjoys hunting and of directors (2003-06), and elected outdoor activities with his family, Zainhofsky laid the groundwork at state secretary-treasurer in 2010. The which includes wife Christy, daughter BSC, where he logged many hours North Dakota Society of Professional Miranda, 8, and son Trevor, 7. doing demanding homework with Engineers (NDSPE) Bismarck chapter his study group. Taskmaster was named him Young Engineer of the the late Scott Klingenstein, a “gruff Year in 2009.
2015 ALUMNI AWARDS
The public is invited to honor Bismarck State College Alumnus of the Year Terry Bourgeois and Rising Star Award recipient Scott Zainhofsky at the annual Alumni Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 14 in the Bavendick Stateroom, National Energy Center of Excellence on the BSC campus. Social hour begins at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are being accepted until May 8. Tickets are $25 per person. Checks can be made payable to the BSC Alumni Association and mailed to the BSC Alumni Office, PO Box 5587, Bismarck, ND 58506-5587. For more information, contact Rita Nodland at (701) 224-5692 or (800) 272-2586 or [email protected].
bismarckstate.edu/alumni/awards
26 PRESIDENT’S RUN JULY 10
The 8th Annual President’s Run is scheduled for Friday, July 10, and will benefit the Paul Swanson Scholarship Fund. Registration is at 9:15 a.m. with cars and motorcycles departing at 10 a.m. heading to Beulah Bay, then onto Beulah for a tour of the Coteau Freedom Mine, followed by ice cream treats at The Union Bank of Beulah. Lunch at Beulah Bay will be provided by Larry Rolfson and BlackRidgeBANK. Registration is $100 per vehicle. Those giveaway worth $500 donated by McQuade Distributing Co. and Cloverdale contributing $200 or more will Foods. For more information, contact Amy Brown at the BSC Foundation, be eligible for a cooler package 701-224-5700 or [email protected].
PRESIDENT’S CUP GOLF CLASSIC JUNE 19
The BSC Foundation, along with the BSC Athletic department, is hosting the President’s Cup Golf Classic at Prairie West Golf Course in Mandan on Friday, June 19. Team check- in begins at 8 a.m. with tee off at 9 a.m. Money raised goes to scholarships for student athletes. Following the tournament, participants, sponsors and volunteers are invited to the social and the 2015 BSC Mystic Hall of Fame induction ceremony on the Prairie West patio. Team prizes will go to the top teams overall and net. Door prizes also are awarded and include a grand prize vacation package consisting of one week in a two-bedroom timeshare at the Painted Mountain Golf Resort in Mesa, Ariz., and a $1,000 air travel voucher (restrictions apply). For more information, visit bscmystics.com/recreation/golf_tourney. For registration, sponsorship or other questions, contact Amy Brown at the BSC Foundation, 701-224-5700 or [email protected]. 27 EVENT RECOGNIZING PAUL SWANSON
Join the BSC Foundation in recognizing Professor and Coach Paul Swanson for his years of service at then Bismarck Junior College, on Thursday, July 9 at 6 p.m. in the National Energy Center of Excellence Bavendick Stateroom on the BSC campus. The evening will include a cash bar, hors d’oeurves and a program honoring Swanson. Swanson devoted his life to the teaching and coaching of young people and was a coach, instructor and department chair at BJC (now BSC) from 1956-1987. His proudest moments come when announcements are made of the many accomplishments of his former students and athletes.
Tickets are $25 and proceeds will go to the Paul Swanson Scholarship Endowment Fund. To RSVP, for more information, or to share memorabilia or a card, contact Amy Brown at [email protected], 701-224-5700 or 800-272-2586.
BSC CLASS CONNECTIONS
REINHOLD SCHUSTER, ’60, has STEVE WANGLER, ’77, has been CATHY FULLER, ’92, joined Kadrmas received the title of “Distinguished promoted to SVP/business banking Lee & Jackson, Bismarck, N.D., as a Professor Emeritus” at the University officer IV at Cornerstone Bank in marketing specialist. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada. Bismarck N.D. He is being honored for research contributions in structural engineering LISA VANCE, ’93, has been hired as and cold-formed structures. TAMARA BARBER, ’85, BSC interim marketing director at Schwan Buick executive vice president, has been GMC Cadillac, Mandan, N.D. elected chairman of the Abused Adult CHUCK SUCHY, ’68, ’07 BSC Alumnus Resource Center’s board of directors. of the Year, received a 2015 North DAVE CLARK, ’74, BSC interim CHRISTOPHER SCHNEIDER, ’98, was Dakota Governor’s Award for the Arts president, was elected as treasurer hired as a collection officer in student for Individual Achievement. and MARY MILLER, ’95, Basin Electric loans at the Bank of North Dakota, Cooperative communications manager, Bismarck, N.D. as secretary. CAROL ROGNE, ’77, was selected as a Prairie Business Magazine 2015 Top LOREN TOLLEFSON, ’98, was 25 Women in Business. Carol is the PATTI RISK, ’85, has joined Dakota Eye promoted to branch manager at President/CEO of DFC Consultants in Institute, Bismarck, N.D., as a contact Capital Credit Union north branch, Fargo, N.D. lens technician. Bismarck, N.D.
28 AARON VETTER, ’98, has been MELINDA WENINGER, ’05, has been JAYME ENGEN, ’12, has joined Wenck promoted to CEO of Farm Credit hired as an accountant for the BSC Associate’s Mandan, N.D., office as Services, Mandan, N.D. Foundation at Bismarck State College, a civil engineer technician. He also Bismarck, N.D. serves on the Bismarck State College Engineering Technology Advisory MICHAEL WILL, ’99, is an electrical Committee. and instrumentation maintenance field JON C. STORSVED, ’06, has technician at Basin Electric Great Plains joined the North Dakota Office of Synfuels Plant, Beulah, N.D. State Tax Commissioner as a BETH KRAMER, ’12 and SARA BITZ, programmer analyst. ’14, have been hired as ophthalmic technicians at Dakota Eye Institute in BOB OWENS, ’00, is a senior server Bismarck, N.D. administrator in information technology MARK SANDERSON, ’07, has been at Ulteig in Fargo, N.D. promoted to retail supervisor at Starion Financial, Mandan, N.D. MIKEL BUCKMIER, ’13, received the American FFA Degree, the highest DEB KRAFT, ’03, a certified public degree achievable in the National FFA accountant, has been hired as a senior BROCK SCHAUER, ’08, is a process Organization. staff accountant at Widmer Roel, operations field technician at the Basin Bismarck, N.D. Electric Great Plains Synfuels Plant in Beulah, N.D. KIM DITTUS, ’13, has joined Kadrmas Lee & Jackson in Bismarck, N.D., as a COREY SAYLER, ’04, was promoted human resources assistant. to Forensic Administrator at the North LOGAN GUTHMILLER, ’10, is Dakota State Forensic Examiner’s office an electrical and instrumentation in Bismarck, N.D. maintenance field technician at the MEGAN GLOCK, ’13, has joined Basin Electric Great Plains Synfuels Railway Credit Union as a member Plant in Beulah, N.D. service associate at the Mandan, N.D., JAYSE SCHWAN, ’04, has been Main street location. promoted to dealership general manager at Schwan Buick GMC CHRISTA HELLMAN, ’10, was Cadillac, Mandan, N.D. promoted to financial analyst 2 at MDU BRITAIN BENTZ, ’14, is a process Resources Group, Inc., Bismarck, N.D. operations field technician at the Basin Electric Great Plains Synfuels Plant in DERRICK HERTZ, ’05, was promoted Beulah, N.D. to chief financial officer at Railway DESTINY HOLTER, ’10, has been Credit Union, Bismarck, N.D. promoted to assistant vice president/ customer service and sales supervisor ISABEL DEWITT, ’14, has joined at the Gate City Bank Gateway office, Dakota Carrier Network in Bismarck, MICHAEL ILSE, ’05, a commercial Bismarck, N.D. N.D., as a web application developer. realtor/business broker associate, has become a partner of the Aspen Group, Bismarck, N.D. CAMERON FLECK, ’11, is a SHAINA FUNKE, ’14, is a process co-owner of Eye of the North, a home operations field technician at the Basin and commercial security company in Electric Great Plains Synfuels Plant in JUSTIN WENINGER, 05, has been Bismarck, N.D. Beulah, N.D. hired as a business banking officer at American Bank Center, Bismarck, N.D.
29 EMPLOYEE GIVING Employees support BSC through donations to the BSC Foundation and/or the BSC National Alumni Association Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2014. Christopher Abbott Angie Friez Keith Landeis Lee Red Horse Gregory Achtenberg Matt Frohlich Deborah Larson Brent Reems
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