BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY WINTER 2012

A PUBLICATION FOR BSU ALUMNI AND FRIENDS

For Tyler Radniecki, environmental engineering is the place to be. Engineering SOLUTIONS for Our Environment

BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY HORIZONS Volume 27, N0. 1, Winter 2012

HORIZONS is produced by the Office of Communications and Mar- keting, Alumni Association, and BSU Founda- tion at Bemidji State University. It is published three times per year and distributed free to THIS ISSUE Winter 2012 BSU alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends. Direct comments to [email protected] or 1-888-234-7794. Editor Andy Bartlett Alumni Director Marla Patrias University Advancement Executive Director Rob Bollinger Photography Director John Swartz

Contributing Photographers Jeff Corwin, Grant Gartland, Tiffany Sevareid, John Borge Studios, Rob Andrew Photography Art Director, Designer 5 8 10 12 Kathy Berglund Contributing Designers Cass Benson, Samantha Thibert 5 10 Contributing Writers Engineering Solutions Andy Bartlett, Brad Folkestad, Bruce Lilly, COVER STORY Bright Futures Al Nohner, Cindy Serratore for our Environment BSU students to watch. Tyler Radniecki is the William E. Leonhard, Jr., endowed For Tyler Radniecki, environmental Editorial Assistance chair in San Diego State University’s Department of engineering is the place to be. 12 Beth Campus, Brad Folkestad, Valerie Mason, Al Nohner, Peggy Nohner, The Johnson Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. Job Ready Group Marketing 8 BSU grads excel in Radniecki won an academic achievement award or Defeat is not an option Production Assistance exhibit design industry. outstanding student award during each of his four years Dick Werner’s life as an athlete, artist, The Johnson Group Marketing at Bemidji State. He is now leading teams of researchers and businessman. Editorial Board Andy Bartlett, Rob Bollinger, Tim Brockman, looking for solutions to complex environmental issues. Jeanine Gangeness, Bob Griggs, 2 Campus Notes Keith Marek, Marla Patrias 14 Outstanding Alumni and In Memoriam

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President’s Message 1 Patrias named chief development four students from 2010. Even with the education institutions, health care Former president Gillett dies officer at BSU Foundation It has been another banner year for the BSU Foundation. The As part of a slight decline, it is the University’s second-5 providers, and workforce development In October, the Bemidji State community strategic effort to improve the effectiveness highest fall enrollment since 1991. BSU also centers. The grants are part of an effort foundation’s annual report, featured in this issue of Horizons, mourned the passing of Lowell R. “Ted” of its fundraising efforts, the BSU Foundation welcomed 831 new freshmen to campus by the alliance to increase the number of shows $2.9 million in revenue for the past year, an all-time high Gillett, who served as BSU’s sixth president named Marla Patrias to the newly created this fall, its third consecutive 800-member nurses in east central Minnesota. from 1982-1990. He was 86. Gillett’s nearly of more than $16 million in total assets, and a record 302 position of chief development officer. freshman class. Since 2008, BSU’s enrollment 5 Treuer named to state arts board eight-year tenure as University president Patrias, who had been BSU’s director of has grown by nearly 500 students. endowments. In August, BSU Professor of Languages was highlighted by student-centered capital alumni relations since 2000, will direct and 3 Nielsen named interim dean and Ethnic Studies Dr. Anton Treuer was projects that included the construction of the This remarkable level of support is becoming increasingly oversee the foundation’s fundraising efforts, for business, technology and one of four new members appointed Gillett Recreation and Fitness Center and the important to the vitality of Bemidji State University. Like many manage its development and annual fund communication For the second time, by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to the renovation of Pine Hall into apartments for directors, and oversee its budget. higher education institutions, BSU is seeking ways to manage Carol Nielsen will serve as interim dean of Minnesota State Arts Board. The board is single students with children. His tenure also declining levels of state support while at the same time keeping 2 Attendance records set at Community BSU’s College of Business, Technology, and a state agency with 11 citizen members saw BSU’s Laboratory School rebuilt as the tuition affordable for our students. The generous support of our Appreciation Day Bemidji State’s sixth Communication. She was named interim appointed by the governor. The board’s Education-Art Building in 1986 and a signifi- donors and friends allows us to keep a quality education more Community Appreciation Day, held in dean in August to replace James Maxwell. mission is to stimulate and encourage the cant renovation of Sattgast Hall in 1989. The affordable and accessible to a broader range of students. This August, was its largest ever with an Nielsen previously served as interim dean creation, performance, and appreciation of Alumni Arch outside Deputy Hall, which has become the unofficial gateway to the Univer- year’s annual report shows how scholarships help current estimated crowd of more than 3,000 of the college from 2006-09. She has been the arts in Minnesota. sity and one of the most notable landmarks enjoying games, activities, and free food. on the faculty at BSU since 1985. BSU makes G.I. Jobs “Military students pursue their dreams and how the passionate support of The BSU Foundation, which plans and on campus, was constructed as Gillett neared 4 Jazz Band tours with noted trumpeter Friendly” list After an exhaustive review donors provides the bedrock upon which students will build their organizes the event each year, estimated the end of his tenure as president in 1990. In November, members of Bemidji State’s of more than 7,000 schools nationwide, futures. that more than 6,500 servings of food Jazz Band toured Minnesota with noted the publication G.I. Jobs has recognized Before coming to BSU, Gillett spent nearly 20 were served. The event also helped BSU’s The support of our donors and friends has played an important trumpeter Kiku Collins. Collins, who has Bemidji State as a military-friendly years at St. Cloud State University, including football team set an all-time attendance played with Beyoncé and Michael Bolton, school. The recognition is given to the top one year as interim president from 1981-82. role in another strong fall for enrollment at BSU. For the third record of 4,711 for its game against Minot played with BSU’s Jazz Band in Pequot 15 percent of the nation’s colleges and Gillett earned a bachelor’s degree in English at consecutive year, Bemidji State welcomed more than 800 new State that evening. Lakes, Staples, Brainerd, and Grand Rapids universities doing the most to support Gustavus Adolphus College, a master’s degree freshmen to campus, and for the sixth time in the last seven BSU waives admission fees in before a Nov. 19 concert in Bemidji. and embrace America’s military veterans in psychology from the University of Minne- years total enrollment topped 5,000 students. November From Nov. 14-18, Bemidji U.S. News & World Report taps BSU as as students. Selection criteria include sota and a doctorate in educational psychol- State participated in Minnesota College efforts to recruit and retain military and The role Bemidji State University can play in the lives of these one of region’s top 100 For the fourth ogy from the University of North Dakota. Application Week, a concentrated effort veteran students and percentage of year in a row, Bemidji State has earned a students as they shape the world around them is illustrated in by Minnesota’s high schools, colleges, and military and veteran students enrolled. place among U.S. News and World Report’s this issue of Horizons. BSU supports current students as they put universities to inform students across the top 100 colleges and universities in the 6 BSU hosts solar energy forum BSU’s their exceptional talents to work in the classroom and in the state about the college application process. Midwest region. The magazine’s “America’s Sustainability Office hosted a solar In recognition of the effort to encourage community. BSU also helped provide the foundation for the Best Colleges” rankings had BSU tied with energy forum in September featuring high school students to complete a college remarkable careers of alumni who are tackling complex four other institutions for 91st among all the Pine River-based Rural Renewable application, BSU waived its usual $20 environmental issues, creating works of art that enrich our lives, colleges and universities in the region, and Energy Alliance. The alliance delivers application fee for that week. BSU received 34th among public universities. solar air heat to low-income families on and designing awe-inspiring installations to showcase the more than 1,000 applications during energy assistance as a lasting solution to products of others. College Application Week; during a typical BSU nurses at Anoka-Ramsey to fuel poverty. The forum featured Dr. Pat fall week, the admissions office receives receive 25 scholarships Thanks to a These stories illustrate the value of higher education, and the Welle, BSU professor of economics and around 180 applications. grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, environmental studies, who discussed vital role Bemidji State University plays in providing that 25 Bemidji State nursing students at Fall enrollment tops 5,000 for third the relationship between water quality education to students in Minnesota and throughout the world. Anoka-Ramsey Community College will consecutive year For the sixth time in the and mercury emissions from fossil fuel receive $1,000 scholarships for spring Best wishes, last seven years, fall enrollment at BSU has consumption. 2012 tuition. The community college is topped 5,000 students. Total headcount on part of Minnesota’s Healthcare Alliance, the 30th day of classes was 5,360, down a partnership of school districts, higher

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Athletics News Three Beavers named Academic All-District Engineering Three BSU student-athletes earned spots on the Capitol One/College Sports Information Directors of America All-Academic Teams this fall. Academic All-District or All-Region honorees must be starters or important reserves with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30. SOLUTIONS • Soccer: Brianna Duff, senior, defender, Ramsey; First-Team All-District 7. • Football: Brody Scheff, senior, safety, Waconia; First Team All-Super Region 3. For Our Environment Fall Sports • Football: Brian Leonhardt, junior, tight end, Blaine; First Team All-Super Region 3. Scheff named NSIC Defensive Player of the Year Senior safety Brody Scheff, from Waconia, the NSIC Recaps Defensive Player of the Year, headlined a group of 12 We’re primarily concerned Beaver football players to earn All-NSIC honors this fall. CROSS COUNTRY finished ninth at the NSIC Scheff was joined on the All-NSIC first team byCory Immerman, Brian Leonhardt, Matthew Shaver, and with pollution cleanup, pollution Cross Country Championships in October and Jesse Sundby. Scheff is only the third Beaver to win 20th at the NCAA Central Regional Champion- NSIC Defensive Player of the Year honors, and the first prevention, and alternative ships in November. Senior Kirsten Maras of since 2007. Bemidji State finished 8-3 this year and tied for fourth in the NSIC with a 7-3 league record. energy. This field is very exciting Anoka paced the Beavers in five of six events this year New coaches hired because I’m working on the The athletic department hired new head coaches for women’s golf and with one Top 10 finish. softball this fall. Mark Bagaason, a 25-year coaching veteran who spent the last cutting edge of many of MEN’S GOLF won two team 19 years teaching and coaching in the Clearbook-Gonvick public school system, joined the department in August as head women’s golf coach and assistant titles and is currently sixth society’s pressing needs. women’s basketball coach. Rick Supinski was named head softball coach Tyler Radniecki after two rounds of the in November. He spent the previous three years as an assistant coach at Bates 2011-12 NSIC Championship. College in Lewiston, ME. Casey Hill, a senior from For Tyler Radniecki, Virginia, led the team in Women’s hockey off to best start ever environmental scoring average and posted Fifth-year head coach Steve Sertich has directed the BSU women’s hockey team engineering is the three Top 10 finishes. Under to its best start ever. The Beavers posted a 10-5-2 record in their first 17 games, first-year head coach Mark which included four wins over Top 10 opponents and featured a road win at No. 2 place to be. Minnesota. The impressive start helped the Beavers make their first-ever appear- Bagaason, WOMEN’S GOLF ance in the Top 10 of both national polls. Goaltender Zuzana Tomcikova, a senior { story on next page } competed in four events from Slovakia, set a school record with her 34th career victory in a 4-3 win at Minnesota, Duluth. this fall, including a team win and individual medal- Men’s hockey opens season with win over No. 1 ist honors for Coleraine The BSU men’s hockey team opened its 2011-12 season with a 5-3 win over No. 1-ranked Miami (Ohio) sophomore Maria Sloan in early October. The Beavers played eight of their first 10 games on the road, and each of their first 12 at the BSU Invitational in games came against opponents who were nationally ranked or receiving votes in the polls. September. SOCCER finished Basketball teams play Gophers in exhibition tilts 8-8-3 overall and tied for BSU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams each opened their 2011-12 seasons sixth in the NSIC with a 6-4- with an exhibition game against Minnesota at historic Williams Arena. Lakeville sophomore David Berthene scored a game-high 21 points to lead the men’s team 2 conference mark. Kirsten in a 71-58 loss to Tubby Smith’s Gophers. The women held an early 4-0 lead in their Erickson, a senior from Coon Nov. 6 contest, but fell to Minnesota, 92-50. Rapids, was named Second- Team All-NSIC, while senior Kathryn Bjorge of Prior Lake earned an All-NSIC Honor- able Mention nod. VOLLEY- BALL finished 6-22 overall, 3-17 against the NSIC, playing a schedule featuring 10 nationally-ranked foes.

4 | HORIZONS Bemidji State University www.BemidjiState.edu | 5 They need to treat this water, so we’ve come up with a landscaping solution that involves wetlands. My research is about finding a way to design these wetlands so that nature will clean the water.

Tyler Radniecki

landscaping solution that involves wetlands. he says. “I love ice fishing. It’s one of my ‘Out In the Cold.’ It was a fundraiser, but My research is about finding a way to design favorite activities in the world to do. I more of an awareness campaign for the these wetlands so that nature will clean always take an extra week at Christmas just homeless population in the Bemidji area,” the water.” so I can ice fish longer.” he says. “Every February, we’d spend a week outside in the middle of the quad. Radniecki’s work involves identifying the A combination of academics, athletics and Every member of the fraternity would take types of plants and bacteria needed to family tradition helped to guide Radniecki’s a turn so that we’d have someone there properly clean the water, and then designing choice of colleges. Growing up less than one 24/7 for a week, basically living in a wetland environment to support them. hundred miles from Bemidji in Twin Valley, cardboard boxes. We had a 55-gallon drum Tyler Radniecki MN, he continued a family tradition by “I’m very excited about this project,” that was used to burn scrap two-by-fours. attending BSU. “Both of my parents and a Radniecki says. “Part of the appeal of this People passing by always wanted to know lot of my family went there,” he says. Researching a a Cleaner Cleaner Future Future solution is that it’s low-cost, low-impact, what was going on, and we usually got local and low-maintenance.” The opportunity to participate in athletics news coverage. You’d go into class reeking was another draw, as he found a home with of wood smoke, and the whole classroom For Tyler Radniecki, environmental It’s always fun to have at least two or three “Silver is an anti-microbial, which is a good Evaluating the Toxicity of Oil Dispersants the Beaver football program. “I didn’t try out would smell like burned wood.” engineering is the place to be. “We’re different ideas going at once, because you thing if you’re trying to prevent the growth of The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the for the team until the spring of my freshman Radniecki credits BSU for giving him the primarily concerned with pollution cleanup, never know which one is going to take off bacteria in your gym socks or baby toys,” Gulf of Mexico created an unprecedented year,” says Radniecki, who began his opportunities he needed to stand out in the pollution prevention, and alternative and lead you in a new direction that you Radniecki says. “But studies have shown that environmental protection challenge. In an football career as a walk-on. “I wanted to crowd. “Getting the National Science energy,” he says. “This field is very exciting wouldn’t have thought about a year ago. I these particles get released from these effort to minimize the disaster’s impact on get used to the rigors of handling college- Foundation fellowship at Yale was an honor, because I’m working on the cutting edge of absolutely love the science, which is one of products when you wash them, which means marine life, nearly two million gallons of level schoolwork first. By my junior year, I and my work as an undergrad at BSU helped many of society’s pressing needs.” the main reasons I’ve stayed in academia.” they are going into the sewer and ending up in chemical dispersants were used to break the was starting at tight end.” continued from page 5 } from continued me win the award,” he says. “All of my fellow { wastewater treatment plants.” Bacteria, oil into tiny droplets. “There has not been Radniecki graduated from BSU in 1999 after While descriptions of Radniecki’s work can However, it was a strong academic program students had impressive credentials, but Radniecki says, are essential to wastewater much research done on the impact of the winning an academic achievement or get quite technical and include phrases such and the personal attention its students having my senior research project at BSU treatment, as they serve to degrade waste and dispersant on plant and animal life, in terms outstanding student award during each of his as “molecular characterization of nitrification received that ultimately secured Radniecki’s published as an undergraduate put me over help clean the water. “What happens if you of the toxicity of oil in its dispersed state,” four years in school. He then earned master’s inhibition by priority pollutants,” the basic decision. “The environmental science the top. Many of my first-year classmates at dose these bacteria with silver nanoparticles?” says Radniecki. “We didn’t know what would and doctorate degrees in environmental concepts are easily understandable. program at BSU is nationally ranked,” he Yale didn’t have that.” Radniecki asks. “Are we jeopardizing the way engineering from Yale. In the first year of his Currently, his three primary projects involve happen to organisms in the environment.” says. “They’re very well known. That our wastewater treatment plants work?” That opportunity to be published was just doctoral program, he was awarded a studying the effects of nanoparticles on For some bacteria, Radniecki’s team attracted me. Also, I liked the small class part of a strong educational foundation Graduate Research Fellowship from the wastewater treatment; seeking a solution to No clear conclusions can be drawn at this discovered that applying dispersant actually size. You get to know your professors very Radniecki says he received during his years National Science Foundation. excessive nutrients and pathogens in point. “We see the possibility for environmen- increased oil’s toxicity. “The vulnerable well. Everyone in the department knew me and I knew everyone else.” at Bemidji State. After completing his doctorate, he took a rainwater runoff at the San Diego Zoo Safari tal damage, but don’t yet have any docu- bacteria play a role in reducing nitrogen faculty research associate position in Park; and studying the effects of oil mented cases of damage,” Radniecki says. from the water,” Radniecki says. “Nitrogen One of his favorite memories of college life “BSU is high-quality education,” Radniecki Oregon State University’s School of dispersants, used in the cleanup of oil spills, “We’re trying to get ahead of the game. We’re levels increase if those bacteria die in involved his membership in the Omega Phi says. “It’s a nice environment for people to Chemical, Biological and Environmental on marine bacteria. not necessarily against the use of nanopar- significant numbers, which promotes algae fraternity. “One of the big activities that we learn and grow. That’s what I think about Engineering. This summer, Radniecki ticles. But we want to ask how we could design blooms and a reduction of oxygen in the used to do every year was something called when I think of Bemidji State.” Gauging the Impact of Silver Nanoparticles continued his rapid professional ascent by the particles to be safer and ensure they are water.” In this particular case, Radniecki’s joining San Diego State University’s The primary focus of Radniecki’s lab is a environmentally benign.” team found that oil dispersant is counterpro- Department of Civil, Construction and National Science Foundation-sponsored ductive to the goal of preserving an existing Cleaning Up At the Zoo Environmental Engineering as an assistant project exploring how nanoparticles may marine environment. Next spring, Radniecki professor and William E. Leonhard, Jr., hinder beneficial bacteria in wastewater Radniecki’s research with the San Diego Zoo and his research team will present their endowed chair. treatment plants. Safari Park seeks a solution to environmental findings at the National American Chemical issues stemming from runoff water contami- Society meeting in San Diego. Lucrative opportunities in private industry “A nanoparticle is a very tiny particle that is nated by waste from the park’s animal may beckon, but Radniecki prefers the about one one-thousandth the size of a inhabitants. Connections With BSU university setting. “I love being an academic, bacteria,” Radniecki says. Socks or towels Even though his career has taken him from being a professor,” he says. “I love learning marketed as odor-resistant or as not “When it rains, the water that runs off from one side of the country to the other, Rad- new things all the time, conducting research needing to be washed are examples of the safari park is too nutrient-rich and niecki hasn’t forgotten his Midwest roots. projects, seeing where things will take you. consumer products that may contain silver contains too many pathogens from animal nanoparticles. feces,” Radniecki says. “They need to treat “I miss Minnesota, especially the north this water, so we’ve come up with a woods, the lakes, the fishing, even the cold,”

6 | HORIZONS Bemidji State University www.BemidjiState.edu | 7 Dick Werner’s Life as an Athlete, Artist, and Businessman

“I don’t have to win, but I’m not going to lose,” says After his recovery, one of Werner’s desires Richard “Dick” Werner. “The fear of losing inspires me was to play sports. He threw himself into more than the fanfare of winning.” athletics at Fergus Falls High School, lettering This temperament has served Werner well. His in football, hockey, wrestling, track, and accomplishments as a multi-sport athlete in high baseball. He graduated as a 15-time varsity school and college earned him entry into athletic halls letter winner, a school record that still stands of fame at both the Fergus Falls High School and at today. Werner enrolled at Bemidji State in the Bemidji State University. The work ethic he devel- fall of 1962 and continued to build the oped in competition helped propel him into the athletic resume he started in high school. He sporting goods world and, eventually, into business played tackle and lettered four consecutive for himself as the founder of two highly successful years for Chet Anderson’s Beaver football companies, R. Werner Sales and Tag Up. teams, and also earned varsity letters in track, hockey, and baseball. There have been setbacks along the way, but A combination of events in the mid-1990s Werner also expresses his artistic talents Werner was an art major at BSU and Werner has a knack for turning the tables on pushed Werner to take his talents in a through painted wooden carvings. He began expected to seek employment as an art misfortune. A traumatic experience in his different direction. “One of our major by building large, remote-controlled models teacher. First, he had to test the waters in childhood taught him a life-changing lesson manufacturers went bankrupt and the of sail boats and gliders. When his grandchil- one other profession—football. Werner had about battling against the barriers to success. At domino rolled back on me,” he says. “Around dren were born, he set out to make a a chance to make a dream come true, age seven he was infected by the polio virus the same time, the growth of big-box stores rocking horse for them. From there, he receiving an invitation to a tryout camp for and sent to the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation created a change in the entire sporting branched out to painted wooden carvings of Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers. Even Institute in Minneapolis, where a nurse goods industry. Manufacturers started taking a carousel horse, a life-sized Santa Claus, though he did not make the cut, “I’d go get prodded him to rise out of a slump and fight those accounts as house accounts.” and famous athletes, including George beat up again for two weeks just to be for his recovery. This nurse told him, “You can Halas, Curly Lambeau, Jim Thorpe, Emie around Vince Lombardi,” Werner says. Fortunately, Werner had already started do whatever you desire, but the most Nevers, and Bronko Nagurski with Red

pursuing a new business idea - creating ag U p’s products for sports teams important thing—and don’t ever forget “He was a motivator. It was an incredible personalized items for each member of a Grange. His current project is a carving of this—is you really have to want to.” experience.” sports team. The first thought was to make the feared Boston Braves pitching duo, After another unsuccessful football tryout, individual personalized bag tags, but Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain. this time with the Houston Oilers, Werner production costs initially made that seem Werner remembers his days at BSU fondly, flew to Fargo and arranged to meet with impossible. However, the timing of Werner’s in part because that is where he met his Bob Fritz, the owner of a sporting goods “I don’t have to win, new venture was exquisite. He was wife, Judy. He worked in the cafeteria and store. “At that time, they needed a road perfectly positioned to ride a new wave of would say “Hi” to her when he saw her. salesman and it was too late in the year for but I’m not going to lose. digital printing technology, and these new Finally she said, “Is that all you can say?” As me to get a teaching job,” Werner says, “So, methods led to dramatically reduced he was walking back to his dorm that night, all of a sudden, I’m in the sporting The fear of losing inspires production costs. he overheard another fellow say about Judy, goods business.” Today, his company, Tag Up, sells products “That gal is really good-looking.” That was me more than the fanfare Werner has been in the field ever since. to a broad assortment of college and all he needed. “When I got to my dorm,” Pi tch i ng D uo. ( Ab ove) S amples of T From Fargo, he took a sales position with Werner says, “I called her and said, ‘Hey, do professional teams. “Our customers include Dick Werner (left) In h i s stud o w th sculpture of the Boston Braves of winning.” Dick Werner Arch Billmire, a company in Los Angeles that a majority of the Major League Baseball you want to have a Coke?’ That was the represented sporting goods manufacturers teams, the Super Bowl, the NBA All-Star start of it. We got married in the summer of throughout half of the United States and Game, and many colleges and universities, 1965, so we were married my senior year.” parts of Canada. including BSU,” says Werner. BSU, for BSU left a lasting mark on Werner. He “I eventually decided that I wanted to run example, buys helmet decals, bag tags, praises the dedication of his professors and my own sporting goods manufacturers’ locker nameplates, picture plaques, and coaches, making special mention of art representative company,” Werner says. banners. “Everything is printed here in our professor Keith Malmquist, history This realization led Werner to create R. plant in Fergus Falls.” professors Gene Mammenga and Art Lee, Werner Sales. At its height, R. Werner Sales Visually striking designs are a hallmark of and football coach Chet Anderson. He has represented multiple product lines from Tag Up products, and Werner credits his art stayed connected over the years and has several major sporting goods manufactur- education at BSU for developing his design lifelong friendships with some of the people ers, such as New Balance shoes and CCM skills. “Some of my real successes have he met in college. “I stay associated with hockey equipment, and had salesmen come from design ideas,” he says. “If I BSU as my way of paying back,” Werner is not an across the entire Midwest. learned one thing with my art education, it’s says. “I’m very proud of my association with Option Bemidji State.” that I learned to see and understand what I’m looking at.”

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BSU Students to Watch Bemidji State is helping stellar individuals prepare for the future – here are three destined to do great things.

When it came time to choose a college, Hougen initially planned to be an elemen- izes in video production, a field that has long Center video display coordinator and director. at Bemidji State to master the chemistry. business department. She also placed second staying close to home was an easy choice tary school teacher, but found her math captured his imagination. “He is pretty talented for an undergraduate “I’ve always been interested in people in a statewide advertising competition and for Ali Hougen. After all, she practically courses particularly enjoyable. “I’ve always and has a natural feel for how to shoot. Plus Andringa got his start with video by filming watching and trying to understand why had an ad run on a Twin Cities radio station. grew up at Bemidji State University. She was wanted to be a teacher, and math has always you can slot him into any position.” his buddies at the skate park using a camera people do what they do,” she says. “I like to Last summer, she helped the YMCA in Ando- born in 1990, one year after her father, Craig, come easy,” she says. his mom gave him for his 14th birthday. He Andringa is involved with nearly every shop and my parents always told me that ver update its image and marketing strategy came to BSU to coach track and field and as part of an internship. What she has learned from her parents, later produced a bi-weekly news program at type of media in Bemidji. He works at Lake- I was a creative thinker. I’m a total bargain football; he later became the women’s cross she says, is to encourage young people to Crookston High School. land News, is production director for BSU’s shopper and I like style and all that fun stuff.” Johnson noted that much of her BSU country coach as well. And Ali’s mother, Ann, be confident in their abilities. Like her dad, student-run radio station, and has written Her dream first job would be as an executive coursework has helped develop her critical has spent 16 years as an adjunct professor of Despite his love for video, he had planned she says she hopes to help her students and for the Northern Student, including an article team lead for Target, a retailer that she says thinking skills. In one of her favorite BSU math and computer science at BSU. to major in design technology or computer athletes become better people. She can’t wait science until a mass media course refocused that led to improved computer security on “gets the upscale side of bargain shopping.” courses, she evaluated the effectiveness of “I always wanted to run in college and to get started. his goals. campus. He also emceed the fall fresh- various advertisements on target audiences. thought it would be cool to run for my dad,” man dance and this past summer taught a Johnson’s love of shopping grew into a fas- “It was one of the most interesting classes “I’d like to teach younger grades, like the “That was an eye-opening class for me,” says Hougen, a four-year member of BSU’s children’s skateboarding class. cination with people and how they respond to ever,” says Johnson. middle school, and coach middle school track, says Andringa. “The class required a lot of cross country team. “Growing up, we’d go to everything from advertising to floor displays “Cheree is beyond her years professionally, or become a school counselor or athletic critical thinking, and most of the things that Despite being his second choice for col- the conference meets and sometimes ride in a retail environment, leading her to pursue always ready to hit the ground running,” says director,” says Hougen, noting that a master’s we covered, I thought, ‘Wow, I never would lege, Bemidij State has turned out to be the team bus. BSU’s teams always seemed a degree in marketing communication with Douglas Leif, chair of the business depart- degree and doctorate are possibilities, too. have thought about it that way.’” the best place for Andringa to develop his like part of the family.” a minor in psychology. She transferred to ment. “Without a doubt, she’ll be a leader in “We’ll see what life brings.” talents. Hougen will graduate from BSU in De- Early on, Andringa joined student-run KBSU- BSU specifically for marketing communica- her future endeavors.” “I’ve had a good time at BSU,” he says. tion, a degree she says isn’t offered at many cember 2012 after completing her student John Andringa helps bring Bemidji State TV and covered BSU football, hockey, and bas- Johnson’s original plan for college called for “It’s been a good education for someone other schools. She says it “combines the best teaching. A math education major with a 4.0 University hockey’s biggest plays to the ketball games and Student Senate meetings. a school closer to her Brooklyn Park home. like me who learns by doing.” If he’s lucky, classes” from multiple disciplines, including GPA, she has been a member of three BSU Sanford Center’s big screen. After running “It was so much fun to have a crew together But as she looks ahead to graduation in De- Andringa intends to stay in Bemidji after business and mass communication. cross country teams that have been honored a camera last year, he has moved into the and cover an event, so I started doing extra cember, she says her experience has made graduation. He plans to job hunt in Bemidji nationally for academics. For the last two production suite where he helps thousands of hours,” he says. His experience led to other An avid Minnesota Twins fan, Johnson the four-hour trip to Bemidji State worth and possibly pursue a business degree to years she also has been named Academic fans instantly re-live a game’s most exciting opportunities, including camera work at a researched the promotion of Target Stadium every minute. “I don’t think I could be any broaden his credentials. All-NSIC in cross country and indoor and moments. The Crookston native will graduate Minnesota Vikings game earlier this year. for her senior thesis. She has been a member happier with my education,” Johnson says. outdoor track. In addition, Hougen works at in May with a degree in mass communication “John is just a natural with a hand-held If there’s a science to shopping, Cheree of BSU’s Business Club, secretary for Students “I’ve met a lot of excellent people who have the Gillett Recreation-Fitness Center and has and a minor in computer science. He special- camera,” says Bob Rossborough, Sanford Johnson wants to use what she’s learned in Free Enterprise, and a student worker in the prepared me well for the real world.” served on the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Last year, she received a $1,000 scholarship as a member of the BSU Presi- dent’s Student Commission, a multi-disciplin- ary team of students who researched how to make BSU students more employable. What impresses Dr. Randall Westhoff, bright chair of mathematics and computer science, futureS is how well Hougen balances athletics, school, and work. “She is one of the most conscientious students I have ever had,” says Ali Hougen Westhoff. “She is always prepared, asks good questions, and is not satisfied until she fully understands the material.”

John Andringa

Cheree Johnson

10 | HORIZONS Bemidji State University www.BemidjiState.edu | 11 ob Re J a d spring, senior design technology students graduated with a design technology degree present their portfolios to an audience of and then returned to BSU for a master’s y between 30 to 50 people, including a panel degree in career and technical education. of professionals. “In high school, I had wanted to be an interior “I was totally prepared for any job inter- decorator, but it’s hard to make a living at view,” alumna Amanda Lembke said of her that,” says Lembke. “When I was exposed to portfolio review experience in 2009. exhibit design with 3D design, I found it was more of what I wanted.” “We have a strong history Randal Acker, chief operation officer of EXHIBITOR Media Group in Rochester is As a BSU student, Lembke attended the and tradition in exhibit design. impressed with how well the BSU program EXHIBITOR show in Las Vegas three times, prepares students as professionals. He serves presented at an EDPA regional chapter Those early professors had on the advisory board, taught BSU’s design meeting, taught as a BSU graduate assistant, an entrepreneurial spirit and saw management course for two years, and and networked whenever she could. works widely across the industry. He finds Because of her BSU education and industry that we could have something that BSU grads, like Lembke and Furfaro, are connections, Lembke had multiple job offers standouts in the field. “The professionals who before accepting a position this summer with unique that other universities have hired these graduates have only Chicago-based Freeman Co., one of the positive things to say,” notes Acker. “One nation’s largest trade-show design firms. didn’t have.” Dr. Bonnie Higgins employer told me he wouldn’t consider hiring “The experiences I had at BSU were perfect for anyone but a BSU grad.” getting a job,” says Lembke, who adds that her Like most students, Lembke, who grew up in job has been a perfect fit. “You do something Burnsville had never heard of exhibit design 100 percent different every day. It’s always until she arrived at Bemidji State. She challenging, always exciting.” Furfaro, too, is happy with

BSU grads Exhibits. e pi c f or H amilton ro, First Exhibit d e sign, now a signatur Aric Fur fa his work. “I love my job,” he says. “When I was going to excel in school I wondered how having a job would be, and it’s exactly as I envisioned. I’m doing exactly what I went to college for.”

Amanda Lembke, Exhibit design. Aric Furfaro describes his Exhibitfirst big job Furfaro moved to Indianapolis two weeks design. As part of BSU’s design technology DesignBSU’s exhibit design students interview as a whirlwind romance, one that later, and his first big project became a program, exhibit design students learn to work closely with EXHIBITOR could not have been scripted better than signature piece for Hamilton. He designed a develop concepts from thumbnail sketches to Media Group and the Exhibit how it actually turned out. 50-by-100 foot, two-story custom exhibit for 3D designs and floor-ready exhibits. The Designers and Producers A Bemidji native, Furfaro graduated from Cummins Inc., a global leader in engine design program works closely with the industry, so Association (EDPA). and manufacture. The client was so impressed students are well-networked throughout their Bemidji State University in May, 2010, with a Those organizations sponsor a with Furfaro’s work that it insisted on sending academic experience, says Dr. Bonnie Higgins, degree in design technology and an booth displaying work by BSU him to Las Vegas to see its debut. associate professor of design technology. One emphasis in exhibit design. Barely two students at the annual EXHIBITOR industry partner, Skyline Exhibits of Eagan gave months later, BSU faculty informed him that “Walking onto the show floor and seeing it show in Las Vegas. The associa- a ringing endorsement of the program this fall Indianapolis-based Hamilton Exhibits was like, ‘Holy cow, it’s real!’” says Furfaro. tion also sponsors a mentorship when it established a scholarship to cover a full needed a designer and asked if he would be “Four and a half years ago I was just starting program that pairs each student year of tuition for one upper-level exhibit interested in applying for the position. college, and here I was standing in front of in the program with an exhibit design student. “It was the most surprising opportunity something I had designed.” design professional for an entire “We have a strong history and tradition in academic year. ever,” says Furfaro, who admired the firm’s Although his work is one-of-a-kind, Furfaro exhibit design,” says Higgins, crediting program work. “I sent my information, website, and notes that his whirlwind courtship by The design technology program founders such as professor emeriti Dr. Kermit portfolio. The next day they called and said, Hamilton is not an uncommon experience for also draws on an advisory board Anderson. “Those early professors had an ‘When can you fly here, tomorrow?’ I left BSU exhibit design students. “It shows the of more than 50 industry entrepreneurial spirit and saw that by working the next morning and spent the day in kind of reputation BSU has in the exhibit professionals who guide program with the industry and creating exhibit design Indianapolis. When they dropped me at the design world,” says Furfaro. curriculum, offer lectures or courses, we could have something unique that airport, they left me with an envelope in workshops, and serve on senior Bemidji State is the only four-year institution in other universities didn’t have.” hand. They offered me the job.” portfolio review panels. Each the country offering a specialization in exhibit

12 | HORIZONS Bemidji State University www.BemidjiState.edu | 13 Athletic Hall of Fame Weekend, Bemidji Friday and Saturday, February 10 – 11 TE BSU Alumni Night at the Wild, XCel Energy Center, St. Paul Saturday, February 11 OUTSTANDING MN Music Educator’s Association BSU Alumni Reception, Hell’s Kitchen, Minneapolis Friday, February 17 Twins Spring Training Game vs. New York Yankees, Hammond Stadium, Ft. Myers, FL ALUMNI Spring 2012 Sunday, March 11 Alumni and Friends Gathering in The Villages, FL At the home of Tom and Sandy Richard Tuesday, March 13 Bill AUSTIN Alumni and Friends Golf Outing and dinner in the Phoenix, AZ

HAWKINS ‘74 WALLESTAD ‘70 E T H D A S AV Thursday, March 22 Alumni and Friends Gathering in San Diego, CA At the home of Tom and Joanne Heaviland Saturday, March 24

Contact the Alumni Office to register or for more information: TRENT MICHAEL NATE 218-755-3989 or 1-877-278-2586 (toll free) BAALKE ‘87 ROBERGE ‘90 SANNES ‘05 [email protected] www.bsualumni.org Trent Baalke ’87 William “Bill” Hawkins ’74 Michael Roberge ‘90 Austin Wallestad ’70 Nathan “Nate” Sannes ’05 In January 2011, Trent Baalke was named general After graduating from Bemidji State in 1974, Bill Since graduating from Bemidji State in 1990 with ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD manager of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers after Hawkins spent six years teaching high school degrees in accounting and business administra- Austin Wallestad, winner of the first BSU Alumni Former Bemidji State quarterback Nathan Sannes spending five years in the organization as a regional English and coaching at Columbia Heights and St. tion, Michael Roberge has quickly risen through Service Award, was an All-America performer on is the recipient of BSU’s inaugural Young Alumni scout, director of player personnel, and vice presi- Francis high schools before deciding to focus his the ranks of the financial investing world. Today, BSU’s men’s hockey team from 1966-69. He helped Award. Sannes, who graduated magna cum laude dent of player personnel. efforts on Hawkins Enterprises, Inc., a company he manages a global firm with assets worth more guide the Beavers to NAIA national championships with a degree in business administration in 2005 Baalke, a 1987 Bemidji State graduate with a degree he founded in 1978. Since then he has become than $200 billion. He joined Moody’s Investor Ser- in 1968 and 1969 before graduating in 1970. He and a dual emphasis in finance and management, in health and physical education, played football for one of the most sought-after sales and marketing vices in 1991 as a municipal bond analyst, holding taught physical education and health in Illinois until set a school football career record for completions the Beavers from 1982-86 and helped the program consultants in the country and speaks to tens of that position for four years. He moved to Boston 1978, when he moved to California to manage and and tied the school career mark for passing touch- WINTER IN get back on a winning track. He recorded 169 tackles thousands of people annually. He has authored in 1994 to join Colonial Management Associates own Jack-in-the-Box restaurants. He started as downs. He also set numerous other single-season 2011 during his four-year career, was named All-Northern a highly successful series of talks on electronic as a senior bond analyst and portfolio manager. an assistant manager and, by 1988, was a district and single-game passing records and was named Intercollegiate Conference in 1985 and helped the commerce and the future of the Internet, and A year later, he joined MFS as an analyst and has manager for the chain. He eventually owned about the BSU male athlete of the year in 2005-06. Beavers finish as high as third in the conference. Af- also developed a business training series that been with the company ever since. He started as 20 restaurants before retiring in 2010. Wallestad After graduation, he joined Federated Insurance MEMORIAM ter leaving BSU, he was a graduate assistant for the has been translated into 11 languages. A charter a manager of fixed income portfolios and quickly received numerous awards and honors for his as a marketing development trainee. He rose to Joe Bowman ’67, Lengby, MN member of Worldwide Group, LLC, Hawkins serves became its U.S. chief investment officer in 2006. In his current position of district marketing manager North Dakota State football program that finished work in the restaurant industry and community Gloria A. (Bergland) Danielson ’51, Gonvick, MN on its board and has helped develop much of the 2010, he was named president and global invest- involvement, including Jack-in-the-Box Franchise with responsibility for 10 sales territories in Min- 14-0 and won a national championship in 1990. He Wanda (Melby) Dishman ’60, Portland, OR later coached at South Dakota State before entering training and education that organization delivers ment officer and currently oversees a team that Operator of the Year; Lion of the Year and Melvin nesota and North Dakota. He also serves as Feder- the NFL in 1998 as a scout with the New York Jets. around the world. He also sits on the board of manages assets from more than 50 countries. Jones Fellow from Lion’s Clubs in Madera, CA; Out- ated’s recruiter for Bemidji State. Sannes has won Dr. Lowell “Ted” Gillett (President Emeritus), Bemidji, MN directors for the Independent Business Owners a dozen awards from Federated during his brief Later, he was a national scout and college scouting Roberge currently serves as the president of the standing Citizen of the Year by the Fresno/Madera Beulah F. Gregoire ’40, Hudson, WI Association International and was chairman of the Boston Security Analysts Society and is on the Police Chiefs Association; and 1999 Sam Walton time with the company, including four Chairman’s coordinator with the Washington Redskins before Larry D. Grimm ’75, St. Paul, MN joining the 49ers in 2005. IBOAI in 2008. The IBOAI is the largest small busi- board of Horizons for Homeless Children, which (Walmart) Business Man of the Year. Council Awards, the company’s highest honor. ness trade association in the world. Jean E. ( Jorgenson) Hall ’71, Grand Rapids, MN After graduating from BSU, Baalke earned a master’s serves children in family shelters across Mas- Wallestad has been a board member and president He is a Life Underwriting Training Council Fellow degree in educational administration from North Hawkins has been involved in a number of sachusetts. He also participates in Boston-based of numerous community associations, including the and is co-chair of Bemidji State’s national football June L. (Nasvik) Johnson ’49, San Diego, CA philanthropic efforts and ministries. In 1997, he non-profit organizations, City Year and Jumpstart. alumni committee. Dakota State. He lives in Loveland, CO, with his wife, Madera County Arts Council, the Madera Chamber Margaret E. (Anderson) Lindholm ’67, Roseau, MN Beth, who also is a BSU alum. They have two coordinated flood relief for Grand Forks, ND, and Roberge, who earned an MBA from Hofstra of Commerce and the Madera Lion’s Club. He also Sannes lives in Alexandria with his wife Abby. David R. Neby ’76, Duluth, MN daughters, Katlynn and Cassie. helped raise more than $500,000 to help that University after leaving BSU, lives in Wayland, MA, served nine years on Bemidji State’s alumni board They have one daughter, Emma, and a newborn community’s rebuilding efforts. He recently joined with his wife Tracy. They have two daughters, from 2000-09. son, Riley. William R. Prickett ’62, Bruno, MN the BSU Foundation Board of Directors. Hannah and Emily. Wallestad lives in Bemidji with his wife Paula. They Ann K. (Wick) Promersberger ’36, Fargo, ND Hawkins lives in Ramsey with his wife Sandy. They have three grown children, Mary, Mike, and Amanda. Francis R. Ramiller 1946-49, Mt. Morris, MI have two grown daughters, Kristen and Katie. Barbara A. Reitter ’78, Bemidji, MN Richard H. Smith ’70, Hackensack, MN Seeking David W. Stone ’64, Palmer, AK Renee K. (Sherman) Tomatz ’71, Hibbing, MN ALUMNI HONORS Outstanding Alumni Award The Outstanding Athletic Hall of Fame Athletic Hall of Fame This award Nominations Frances L. Torgerson ’45, McIntosh, MN These awards are presented Alumni Award is the highest honor presented by The BSU Athletic Hall of Fame has focuses almost solely on an alum’s The Alumni Association is seeking nomina- annually during Homecoming the BSU Alumni Association. The recipients of the three award categories. To be eligi- accomplishments while an athlete at Fern B. (Sieckert) Tupper ’68, Northome, MN tions for Outstanding Alumni and Athletic Hall at the Honors Gala. Current award bring much recognition to their alma mater ble for consideration for the first two Bemidji State University. Patricia A. Uppgaard ’86, Pequot Lakes, MN through distinguished professional achievements. of Fame. The majority of the nominations faculty, staff and members alumni awards, former athletes must BSU Alumni Coaching Achievement Tyler M. Vagle ’09, Portland, OR of the board of directors of All nominees must have graduated no less than have earned an athletic letter at Award This award recognizes former for both awards come from other alums and 10 years ago from Bemidji State University. Philip Van Wynen ’73, Crystal Lake, IL friends of the candidate and we thank you the Bemidji State University BSU, have attended BSU for at least BSU athletes whose major accomplish- Alumni Association are not Alumni Service Award Initiated in 2011, the Alumni two years, and not have graduated ments were in the field of coaching William B. Warde, Jr. ’58, Denton, TX for the time and effort put into bringing the eligible for consideration for Service Award is given to a Bemidji State gradu- from another university. Nomina- after leaving BSU. Gary A. Zaverl ’66, Ely, MN achievements of these alumni to our attention. these awards. The deadline for ate who has made significant volunteer and service tions are due by March 1, 2012. Nomination forms can be found on the Alumni BSU Coaches Hall of Fame BSU has a Eileen G. Zierman ’70, Minneapolis, MN nominations is February 1. contributions to their community, state or nation. long tradition of exemplary coaches and Association website at www.bsualumni.org. Young Alumni Award Initiated in 2011, the Young this award recognizes those individu- Click on the Alumni tab and then Awards. Alumni Award recognizes Bemidji State gradu- als whose significant accomplishments ates 40 years of age or younger who have had were achieved while coaching at 14 | outstanding achievement in career, public service Bemidji State University. HORIZONS Bemidji State University and/or volunteer activities. www.BemidjiState.edu | 15 Nicole Marron is an assistant teacher in Communications, an Internet, phone and cable MS Society. She is employed as a water quality tion; ecology of crime; international comparative they live. Heidi is a fourth-grade teacher at ‘11 the Community 3’s preschool program at TV service provider ... Megan Seery of Lexington analyst with the Metropolitan Council and lives in criminology; motivation of hostage takers; and Washington Elementary School in New Ulm and Lakeview School in Cottonwood. A resident of joined the Primary School staff in Cambridge as St. Paul with her husband, David ... Andrew Miller the impact of public perception on the effective- Jason works at 3M in Hutchinson ... Class Marshall, she is working on developing motor a special education teacher ... Rick Frentress is is the founder and artistic director of From Age to ness of policing. She lives in Phoenix, AZ ... Brent Norma (Thorstad) Knapp collaborated skills and academic and social skills in addition the new industrial technology teacher for schools Age, a chamber ensemble of vocal artists focus- Jergens helped run a science camp this summer with illustrator Faythe Mills on the to teaching pre-K basics ... Kelly Landsverk is in Willow River, which he now calls home ... ing on performance, outreach and education. The in Milaca with programs for K-3 youngsters and ‘97 NOTES book Missing My Best Friend. Knapp’s story tells teaching science at Waconia High School. She is Marilyn Upgren is an exercise physiologist in the unaccompanied vocal group has performed at students in grades four through nine. He is in his of the friendship between two young boys, the originally from Fosston ... Abby Bloomquist is cardiopulmonary department and fitness center at American Choral Directors Association meetings fifth year of teaching science at Faith Christian subsequent grief when one dies, and the power teaching language arts at the area high school Clearwater Health Services in Bagley. From Turtle in Iowa and Minnesota. It was also highlighted School near Foreston. He and his wife, Allison, of a family’s love. It is a resource for parents, Note: Towns are located in Blue Earth. She is from Faribault ... Cheryl River, she will provide inpatient and outpatient as a regional spotlight group by Minnesota Public live in Milaca ... Justin Martin married Bekah teachers, pastors, social workers, counselors, in Minnesota unless Middendorf is opening Raptor Fitness in Grand cardiac rehab, adult fitness, and health wellness Radio in 2010 and will be featured on the Classical Bogenriel last spring. The couple lives in Prior therapists, and others who work with griev- otherwise noted. Alumni Meadow. The business is based on a variety consultation and support ... Ryan Lindberg joined Minnesota Public Radio holiday CD A Taste of Lake and works in the Twin Cities; Justin works ing youngsters. Knapp, whose career resumé of classes that motivate clients to meet their the U.S. Army under the Delayed Entry Program the Holidays. Miller, who lives in Mandan, ND, is for Lifetouch Photography and Bekah works at names appear in bold. includes work as a registered nurse, educator, fitness goals. She is originally from Sauk Centre. and reported to Fort Benning in Columbus, GA, for currently director of choral activities at Bismarck Baker Tilly, a full-service accounting firm. crisis counselor, youth specialist, and bereave- Send your information to Her partner in the endeavor is Chad Doocy basic training this fall. State College, where he teaches and conducts the Marty Humeniuk has been hired as ment facilitator, has always enjoyed writing. She (’09) ... Erin McClenahan has been hired as concert choir, chamber singers, and a women’s [email protected] Chad Doocy is opening Raptor Fitness a business officer at Border State has published non-fiction, short stories, essays, a GIS technician in the West Fargo, ND, office chamber ensemble ... Ben Westlie has published ‘03 or call toll free: in Grand Meadow. The business is Bank in Baudette. He was previously employed and poems in a variety of venues. When not of Moore Engineering. Moore is a civil and ‘09 Sometimes Out of Turn, a collection of original based on a variety of classes that motivate clients by Federated Mutual Insurance Company and reading, writing or creating note cards in her Al- 1-877-BSU-ALUM. environmental engineering firm with offices poetry about personal experiences and ideas. to meet their fitness goals. His partner in the Selective Insurance Company. He and his wife, exandria home, she enjoys travelling and spend- in Minnesota and North Dakota. McClenahan Westlie lives in St. Cloud and is an adjunct instruc- endeavor is Cheryl Middendorf (’11). Heather (Hoffman, ‘04), have four young ing time with her two adult children and four lives in West Fargo ... Ryan Cramer has signed tor at Rasmussen College ... Tricia Severson has children ... Angela Schmidt is the office manager grandchildren ... Glen Drexler has been named a contract to play for the Tulsa (OK) Oilers of Matt Anderson has been hired as been appointed national social media advisor for and handles employer relations with the career the head coach of the University of Wisconsin- the Central Hockey League. The Oilers are affili- the new recreation coordinator for Ad2 National, an affiliate of the American Adver- ‘08 services office at Bemidji State University. Superior men’s and women’s cross country and ates of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Princeton Community Education. In this capac- tising Federation and the Advertising Federation Schmidt had previously worked at the Century 21 track and field teams. Drexler was selected for Hockey League and the Lake Erie Monsters of ity, he will organize recreational activities and of Minnesota representing advertising profession- real estate agency. She and her husband, Danny, the position after serving in that capacity on an the American Hockey League. Originally from select coaches for sports teams. He previously als younger than 32. Severson is the president of live in Bemidji, where he works as a materials interim basis for the past year. A longtime as- International Falls, the former BSU skater calls worked at the high school in his current home Ad2 Minnesota, which facilitates the networking, quality control manager for Knife River ... Beth sistant coach at the university, Drexler previously Rio Rancho, NM, his hometown ... Seth Schmitz of Zimmerman ... Matt Pope is skating with the professional development, and leadership op- Hajek is the new counselor for Wabasha-Kellogg coached at Martin Luther College, the University of Red Lake Falls is a science teacher at Lake South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey portunities individuals need to succeed. Severson schools. She will advise the student council of Minnesota Duluth, and St. Scholastica. He of the Woods School in Baudette ... Marissa League, a minor circuit affiliated with the National lives in Hopkins and works at Partners & Hunt in addition to serving as the only full-time lives in Duluth. Mackedanz of Paynesville has been hired as a Hockey League. Pope, who played last year with Creative Group. counselor in a district of 600 students. Hajek kindergarten teacher in McGregor ... Brendin San Antonio of the American Hockey League, is Ken Alexander will help lead the Rob Jarrett is a member of the police had previous counseling experience in both New Ketchum of Nisswa recently joined LarsonAl- from Langley, BC, Canada ... Rachel Hasbargen- Pelican Rapids schools’ 21st Century department in Zumbrota, where he Ulm and Glenville-Emmons school systems. She ‘96 len as a staff accountant in the firm’s Brainerd ‘05 Glowack is teaching English at Rainy River Com- Learning Program. The federally funded pro- lives. He has five years of experience in law currently lives in Winona. office. LarsonAllen is an accounting and financial munity College in International Falls. She previ- gram is designed to meet children’s needs by enforcement ... Kit Grayson is working as an advising firm with offices across the region Kari (Larson) Sprenger and her enhancing learning opportunities and life skills ously taught at International Falls High School and environmental scientist for Barr Engineering in ... Amanda Kinzler married Nicholas Tritz in husband, Chris, recently welcomed a for students and parents. Alexander previously Nashwauk-Keewatin High School. At Rainy River, Duluth, where he assists clients in complying ‘02 September. The couple lives in Glencoe, where second daughter to their family. Kari works as a taught in La Crescent, South St. Paul, White Bear she is teaching literature, developmental reading, with regulatory requirements for air, water, and she works as a registered nurse and he as a line freelance designer from home after leaving Mar- Lake, and Byron. He lives in Rochester with his and writing courses. She and her husband, Marc, waste. He worked for the Minnesota Pollution worker ... Brian Quigley, originally from Coon vin Windows, where she worked for five years wife, Rui Yang ... is live in Nashwauk ... Serena Jackson married Control Agency for six years before joining the Heather (Harrington) Forse Rapids, accepted a position teaching technology as a quality assurance coordinator. Chris works the new assistant principal at Crossroads Alter- Andrew Christensen (’07) last summer in Eden firm last January. Barr provides engineering and at Red Wing High School. at Marvin’s window manufacturing plant as an native High School in Coon Rapids. Her interest Prairie. Serena works in the Bloomington School environmental consulting services across the district while Andrew is employed with American electrical engineer. They live in Warroad. in the position was prompted by the challenge Cody Bartz was selected for the Grand U.S. and Canada. Grayson lives in Duluth ... Maija Family Insurance. The couple makes their home of working with at-risk students in an alternative ‘10 Cities Art Fest emerging artist program Harju married Joseph Bolen last spring on the Mike Benke is director of facilities and in Richfield. high school setting. She had spent 12 years in in the Grand Forks, ND, and East Grand Forks north shore of Lake Superior. The couple resides operations at Lewis-Clark State College ‘01 St. Paul schools and three in Champlin Park High area. More than 200 applied for the program Patti Schmidt is teaching special educa- in Fergus Falls, where Maija is a social worker and in his current hometown, Lewiston, ID. Lewis- School. She resides in Minneapolis ... In 2006, with three chosen to exhibit their work at the tion at Deer River High School. She Joseph works as a heavy equipment operator ... Clark is a public, four-year college in Idaho and ‘07 Laurie (Deick) Daudt and her brother, Kevin Art Fest and to receive mentoring to assist in previously taught in the same program at the high Lindsay (Bromenshenkel) and Andy Bronczyk has an enrollment of more than 4,000 students. Deick, combined their talents to create D and D marketing their works. A resident of Bemidji, school in Grand Rapids, where she resides with (’03) recently purchased a new home in Cologne Erin (Sopp) Hanson won the Fox 9 Custom Laser Designs. Daudt was in charge of Bartz enjoys creating 2D and 3D art, and lately her husband, Arnold ... Peter Larson will teach and welcomed a daughter to their family, which News 2011 Top Teacher Award last marketing their fine-line laser wood products has focused on screen printing that combines seventh- and eighth-grade social studies, serve also includes a young son. Both work at Emerson ‘00 spring. A kindergarten teacher at Poplar Bridge while Deick handled design and production. In computer and handmade elements in a collage as dean of students, and coach wrestling in an Process Management, she as a technical process Elementary School in Bloomington, she was 2008, Cabela’s began ordering switch and socket style ... Jill Thalmann is a kindergarten teacher assistant capacity at Red Lake County Central High analyst and he as a design engineer. nominated for the honor by a mother of one of plates from the entrepreneurs. Their product line at Kingsland Elementary School in Spring Valley. School in Oklee. His prior experience includes four Briana Frenzel is a first-year doctoral her students. She lives in Minneapolis with her was expanded to magnets, key chains, coasters, Originally from Ottertail, she is looking to relo- years at Naytahwaush Community Charter School. student in criminology and criminal etched wedding and anniversary glasses, and cate to Spring Valley ... Nick Furnstahl of Thief ‘04 husband, Billy, and two children. He and his wife, Sarah (’07), have two young justice at Arizona State University in Phoenix, River Falls teaches third- and fourth-grade social picture frames. Their most recent popular prod- children and live in Bagley ... Jessica (Kingsley) where she received a social work master’s Amber (Martin) Block is starting her studies at Red Lake County Central Elementary ucts are cribbage boards with lake and outdoor Heisel was a featured speaker at a pageant in degree in 2008. She has focused her study on fourth year as an urgent care nurse School in Plummer. He will also help to coach ‘99 imagery. Daudt left her full-time job in 2009 to Wadena where she discussed multiple sclerosis. the forensic aspects of social work, co-facilitated at Lakewood Health System in Staples. She also become more involved with D and D, where the district’s seventh- and eighth-grade girls’ She sought fundraising support for the Twin Cities a treatment group for prostituted women in recently bought a new house in Wadena for her she now oversees customer relations, website basketball teams ... Joe Gould has announced Multiple Sclerosis Chapter Walk, which she com- the community, and interned with the victim family, which includes a young daughter. management and accounting. She and her hus- he is seeking DFL endorsement to run for the pleted this fall. Heisel, selected as Miss Wadena services unit of the Chandler Police Department. band, Jim who also works part-time in the firm, Minnesota District 3B House seat. Gould lives Heidi Fritz and Jason Rewitzer were in 2002, was diagnosed with MS a year ago and Her research interests include trauma and abuse in Grand Rapids and is employed by Mediacom married last spring in New Ulm, where has been active in the Minnesota chapter of the recovery programs in prisons; offender motiva- ‘98 { continued on next page }

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Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario. As missionaries, and in Australia. He and his wife, Beth, raised Dr. Steve Hine is the director for labor nature. His photographs ran in the November/ special education and at the area learning center. they will provide counseling and conduct visita- two children and live in Aurora ... Greg Schreier ‘80 market information at the Minne- December issue of the Minnesota Conservation She started her educational career in 1972 at Cass tions, organize children’s ministries, and lead Bible was appointed to the newly created position of sota Department of Economic and Employment Volunteer and were later released as a children’s Lake, teaching English and social studies, before Class studies. The couple and their four children have metalworking market manager for Camfil Farr Air Development. Hine, who earned his doctorate at book by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. moving to Mahnomen in 1984. She and her relocated to Beardmore, ON, Canada. Pollution Control, a producer of industrial dust and Washington State, heads the section that provides He and his wife, Judy, live in Bemidji. husband, Al, live in Mahnomen and have three fume collectors. Schreier will work with the com- detailed data on the state’s employment numbers, children and six grandchildren. NOTES Lance Northey is the new principal at Adele Munsterman received the Gor- pany’s worldwide sales and distribution network wages, job growth, economic trends, workforce, Windom Area Middle School and High don M.A. Mork Award for Outstanding Dr. Christie Gordon retired from teaching ‘89 on applications involving ambient fume systems, labor market, and industries. He resides in St. ‘74 School. He was previously a middle school princi- Educator from the University of Minnesota. The in the English department at St. Cloud plasma and laser cutting systems, and other met- Paul ... Judy Comstock has returned to the Cass ‘71 live in Randall ... John Ott has been hired to work pal in Barron, WI. He and his wife, Eve, have two honor recognizes a graduate of the university’s State University. Her 40-year career in education alworking processes. He will also focus on helping Lake-Bena middle school as a counselor after with emotionally and behaviorally disordered and adult children ... Kevin Gish was named lead ad- College of Education and Human Development includes four years in classrooms at Kelliher High customers comply with applicable federal, state, spending 19 years working in the Bemidji school learning-disabled students at Kenyon-Wanamingo ministrator for the Essentia Health Graceville cam- who has demonstrated excellence in the field School and 10 at Backus High School. She lives in and local regulations. From Minneapolis, he brings district. She started her educational career in 1980 High School. He recently taught special educa- pus and also will serve as manager for Essentia’s of school-based education. Munsterman taught St. Cloud. 26 years of sales, engineering, and production teaching home economics and serving part-time tion and physical education for the public school Innovis Health clinic in Wahpeton, ND. Gish has Spanish and French at Fridley High School for management experience to his new post. as a counselor in Cass Lake. Comstock is also a Last August, Jay Griggs and his wife, system in Prescott, WI. He also has teaching 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, more than 30 years. Although she retired in consultant at Reality Training and Choice Therapy Margaret Ontl, were grand marshals experience at five school districts in Minnesota most recently at Sanford Health of Bemidji. He and Jon Schmitz has been teaching physical 2009, she remains active in the classroom as a ‘70 in Bemidji, where she still has her home. for the North Hudson, WI, Pepper Fest. Griggs and served on the faculty at Northland Community his wife, Mary, still make their home in Bemidji ‘84 education and health and has been Spanish teacher at Monticello High School. She and Technical College. He lives in Farmington with is a longtime newspaperman and former editor

continued from page 17 } ... Roy Booth has been inducted into the Pillager head boys’ swimming coach at Albert Lea High Joanne Glamm has joined the news staff also supervises student teachers through Bethel

{ and publisher of the Hudson (WI) Star-Observer, his wife, Liz ... Gino Anselmo is the chief execu- School Hall of Fame. The author of more than 50 School since 1987. Since that time, he guided the ‘78 of the Le Mars Daily Sentinel. Glamm has University. Her husband, Walter, is president where Ontl currently works as a reporter and tive officer and superintendent of the Minnesota short stories, he has published over 55 stage plays boys to seven conference titles and added head lived and worked in Le Mars since 1978, when she of Education Minnesota Retired. They live in photographer. Griggs and Ontl were chosen as Correctional Facility-Togo, formerly known as that have been performed in 27 countries. He and coach duties for the girls’ team to his resumé. He was a news reporter at KLEM radio. She was with Brooklyn Park ... Wayne Woolever received the grand marshals in recognition of their service to Thistledew. Anselmo worked for the Minnesota his wife, Cynthia, live in Hibbing, and operate Roy’s and his wife, Annette, have two daughters and the Daily Sentinel from 1995 to 1998 before return- Pride Award from the Pelican Rapids Chamber the community and area. Griggs, who ran for the Department of Corrections in a variety of capaci- Comics and Games in Bemidji. live in Albert Lea ... Norma (McClellan) Thayer ing to KLEM, where she most recently served as of Commerce this fall. Woolever was honored Wisconsin state senate in 1996, served on the ties for 17 years before being named to his new received an Unsung Legal Hero Award from the news director. At the newspaper, Glamm will focus for helping establish the community’s Special Sheri Rutar is the new principal at Clear- board of the economic development corporations post. MCF-Togo serves all Minnesota juvenile newspaper Minnesota Lawyer in recognition of her writing on the people, places, and government Olympics program in 1989. He became a coach in view Elementary School in Clear Lake. of Hudson and St. Croix County; organized and county courts and provides agencies with alterna- ‘87 her contribution to the legal profession in the in the Plymouth County area. the organization a short time later, and remained A 24-year veteran of the St. Cloud school district, served on the board of the St. Croix business park; tive residential programs, including three-week state. Thayer is a senior financial analyst at Leon- active in its events locally and regionally. He also she began as a teacher at Clearview and also Steve Hagenah is the new coordinator of helped start the St. Croix Valley YMCA; and has sessions for teenage boys and girls, a three-month ard Street and Deinard, a full-service law firm with has assumed leadership roles with the annual was an assistant principal at Discovery School and the law enforcement program at Leech been active on the Hudson Community Fund and program for boys, and a chemical dependency op- offices in Minneapolis, St. Cloud, Mankato, and ‘77 United Way of Otter Tail County campaign. He North Junior High School in the St. Cloud school Lake Tribal College in Cass Lake. Hagenah had a the Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center. The tion for boys. Currently 29 adult females are also Washington, DC. Minnesota Lawyer is the only teaches at Viking Elementary in Pelican Rapids district. She and her husband have two children nearly 40-year career in law enforcement that couple lives in Hudson. incarcerated at the facility. Anselmo and his wife, independent and online resource reporting on the and is director of the local Students Against Sandra, live in Bigfork. and live in Sauk Rapids ... Jeff Wade was named included almost three decades as a special agent law practice in the state. Thayer resides in St. Paul. Destructive Decisions chapter. He and his wife, Al Lindahl has retired after a long the Bemidji Education Association Teacher of the with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehen- Janet, live in Erhard ... Peggy (Sullivan) Ingison career in accounting. He was a partner Bryan Brown started his new role Year. Wade teaches fifth grade at Northern El- Jim Jamnick teaches math at Weeki sion. He lives in Bemidji with his wife, Becky. ‘63 is the chief financial officer of the Minnesota at Lindahl and Cage in Bagley, which merged with ‘95 as Indus School principal this fall. His ementary, where he chairs the climate committee, Wachee High School in Hernando ‘83 Historical Society in St. Paul. In that role, she will Dale Blanshan presented a September McIntosh-based FARMChek Services upon his background includes 15 years as a teacher, with six is active in anti-bullying activities, and assists with County, FL, where he previously taught special historical program on Abraham Lincoln manage the accounting, budget development, retirement. Before moving to Bagley in 1987, he at Indus. He is married to Kim Brown, a first-grade Kindness Week. He leads the math masters pro- education for 18 years. His hometown is Spring ‘76 at Good Shepherd Church in Clearbrook. A retired contracting, purchasing, payroll, risk manage- worked at Price Waterhouse, Melroe, Detroiter teacher at Indus. They live in International Falls gram for fifth-graders and a high adventure club Hill, FL ... Leah Pigatti of Park Rapids was elected minister, attorney, and educator, Blanshan’s ment, endowment, and financial planning for the Mobile Homes, and Northwoods Panelboard. and have six grown children. where he teaches snowshoeing, fly-tying, and to the Northwest Minnesota Foundation board program covered Lincoln from his 1809 birth to agency. She and her husband, Thomas, live in In 1989, he and a partner bought an existing archery. A coach in the girls’ basketball program, of directors. Pigatti is the executive director of Gary Cook has been teaching health and his inauguration as our 16th president in 1861. New Brighton. accounting firm in Bagley. Lindahl and his wife, he also leads the Bemidji High School Fellowship Mahube Community Council, a community action ‘93 physical education courses at Anoka- In the three years since his retirement, Dale has Kathy, have moved to Bemidji. They have four of Christian Athletes and is a member of All Pro agency that investigates the needs of people in Dr. Dan Dressen is the associate dean of Ramsey Community College since 2003, which presented 250 musical and historical programs grown children and seven grandchildren. has campuses in Cambridge and Coon Rapids. He Dad, a group advocating a father’s involvement northern Minnesota and accesses funding to help ‘73 fine arts at St. Olaf College in Northfield. at senior housing sites, libraries, and schools in with his children. He and his wife, Christine, live them become self-reliant. Mahube has a staff of Ten years ago, he started collecting scores of Neil McCormack was inducted into the lives in Andover with his wife, Jessica, and three Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. He and his wife, in Laporte. 100 and a $16 million budget. Nordic music and developing a Nordic Song Minnesota Golf Coaches Association children. Linda, live in Knoxville, IA. ‘61 Center in recognition of the college’s Norwegian Hall of Fame during the 2011 state high school Nancy (Ettish) Vyskocil recently spoke Dale Sautbine teaches art in grades Mary Beth Hayes retired after a 31-year Cheryl (Skalsky) Flatt is a teacher with heritage. Dressen’s collection has become the golf tournament. McCormack has been the head on broadband issues in rural America 7-12 at the Fond du Lac Ojibwe School. teaching career at Bagley Elementary ‘86 ‘82 largest single repository for Nordic art songs in ‘92 the Waubun Ogema White Earth school golf coach at Rochester Mayo High School for 45 during a League of Women Voters program in Park He is also in his 28th year of coaching the vol- ‘75 School. During her tenure at the school, she taught district. Her first 26 years in the district were spent the country, and he’s now begun work on the years and had teams or individuals qualify for the Rapids. Vyskocil is the president and chief execu- leyball team. He makes his home in Cloquet ... classes in second through fifth grades, although in a kindergarten classroom, which she left to most comprehensive Norwegian lyric diction state tournament in 30 of those years. He also is tive officer of the Northwest Minnesota Founda- Dr. Neil Witikko graduated from the University most of her time was spent with fourth graders. coordinate Title I program activities. Her husband, guide ever created. Dressen began teaching at a previous Minnesota High School Girls’ Hockey tion. She is a founding member of the IMPACT of Minnesota Duluth last spring with a doctorate She and her husband, Duane, have three children John (’74 & ‘87), retired in 2009 after 33 years in St. Olaf in 1982 and has been an active vocal Coach of the Year. He and his wife, Kristyn, live in 20/20 Taskforce, which identified three initiatives in education, teaching, and learning. Witikko, the and seven grandchildren. education with the Detroit Lakes school district, performer, appearing with the Minnesota Opera, Rochester. to better the economy of the region: education, 1997 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, is the long- the first 20 as an industrial education teacher and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, VocalEssence, the Richard and Jammie (Tibbetts) Mikesh workforce, and high-speed broadband. Vyskocil time English and German teacher at Hermantown Eva Stengel participated in a panel the remaining as school-to-work coordinator help- Plymouth Congregational Church Choir, and the have moved to Canada to serve as accepted her current position in 2008 after work- High School. The father of three children, he and ‘90 Minnesota Orchestra. He lives in Northfield with of retired teachers who shared their ing students explore career and post-secondary ‘50 missionaries on Indian Reserves in northwest ing as vice president and chief financial officer for his wife, Richarda, live in Hermantown. memories at the country schoolhouse of the options. They have two adult children living in his wife, Elisabeth Comeaux. Ontario. The couple lived and worked in the Deer Lake Region Electric Cooperative in Pelican Rapids Douglas County Fair in Alexandria. Stengel Dr. Rodney Capistran teaches math at different parts of the country, and still enjoy the River and Grand Rapids area for 17 years. Rick was and director of administrative services for Arvig Phil Dahl has retired from Bemidji State spent 27 years teaching in elementary school Fargo North High School. Capistran, who lake home they built over 20 years ago near a faculty member and counselor at Itasca Com- Communications in Perham. She resides in Dent ‘81 after 37 years of teaching and advising ‘72 classrooms in Alexandria. She also taught at received his doctorate from the University of Detroit Lakes ... Joe Rossi presented a program on munity College in Grand Rapids while Jammie was with her husband, Richard. as part of the TRiO/Student Support Services of- Woodcrest School in Anoka County and at schools Minnesota, is also in his 12th year singing baritone Minnesota’s hidden alphabet at the Lake Bemidji an administrative assistant with the Quad County fice. While he will continue to call Bemidji home, in Spring Lake Park and Virginia. She retired in Sam Wilkes is the elementary school in the Fargo-Moorhead Chamber Chorale. He is on State Park. Rossi worked as a photojournalist District. In addition to working in communities on he intends to spend considerable time in Canada 1987 and is a full-time resident of Saum, where principal in the Mesabi East school the organization’s board of directors and serves for 31 years, including 24 for the St. Paul Pioneer the Leech Lake Reservation, the family has spent ‘85 enjoying his shack on the Rainy River ... Bonnie she grew up. district. He has been with the district for 12 years as its treasurer. He and his wife, Jane (Linde, ’79), Press. A freelance photographer since 2007, Rossi several summers ministering in native com- (Handyside) Brusven retired from the Mahn- after serving as an educator in Virginia, Red Lake live in Fargo. munities and completing survey work in British began a photo project in 2008 when he traveled omen school district after 27 years of service in Minnesota to find the letters of the alphabet in

18 | HORIZONS Bemidji State University www.BemidjiState.edu | 19 2010-11 BSU Foundation

TRUSTEE’s Builder’s Ambassador’s Naylor Electrical Construction report Society $1,000,000 Society $50,000+ Society $25,000+ Company, Inc. NCS Pearson Joseph and Janice Lueken/The Joseph and Bank Forward 3M Foundation Darby and Geraldine Nelson Janice Lueken Family Foundation Bemidji Woolens, Inc. /Bill Batchelder Alltech Associates, Inc. Dr. Raymond A.* and Jane Nelson gifts The George W. Neilson Foundation Big North Distributing, Inc. American Legion Post 14 Norbord Minnesota of Chancellor’s BSU Dining Services/ARAMARK Winnifred Anderson NorthEnd Trust Society $500,000-$999,999 Lynne C. Bunt* Estate Bill* and Jesse* Baer Northland Electric Don and Petra DeKrey Carl and Terry Baer Northwestern Surveying & 3M, Inc. Dondelinger GM Beaver Bookstore Engineering, Inc. Edwin* and Myra* Johnson Herbert and Lillian Doran Dr. Marjory C. Beck Kris and Grant Oppegaard/The Benefactor’s Joe and Karen Dunn Dr. Richard and Josephine Beitzel Oppegaard Family Foundation $250,000-$499,999 Mrs. F. Russell Eggers* Bemidji Dental Clinic Otter Tail Power Company Society Kenneth and Mary Erickson The Bernick Companies Joel and Kary Otto Dr. M. James and Nancy Bensen Bruce and Mary Jo Falk Marie Bishop* David and Dianne Parnow M. Fern Birnstihl* Federated Insurance Foundation Blandin Foundation Dr. John C. Pearce Elfrida B. Glas* General Mills Foundation Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Council Stephen Pearce, M.D. MOVING FORWARD Eva Lind* Dr. Muriel B. Gilman Al Brew Rod and Delores Pickett David and Brenda Odegaard Bernard and Fern* Granum Patrick Brown/Clem’s Hardware Pinnacle Publishing LLC It has been another banner year for the BSU Foundation. Thanks to the Paul Bunyan Communications Margaret H. Harlow* Wendy Brown The Presto Foundation private donors who have invested in Bemidji State University’s future, total Sanford Health Dr. Annie B. Henry John and Ann Carlson/John REM Northstar, Inc. assets at the BSU Foundation in fiscal year 2011 reached an all-time high of George and Sandra Thelen Lynne K. Holt Carlson Agency Bemidji Regional Office $16,236,477. Those assets include a total of 302 endowments, the most William and Bette* Howe Jim* and Lorraine F. Cecil Dr. Tom and Sandra Richard director’s Dr. Myrtie A. Hunt* Bertha Christianson* James and Carol Richards ever at the University. Annual revenues have reached a near-record Society $100,000 + Esther F. Instebo* Michael B. and Noel C. Clay RiverWood Bank $2,967,663, and the rate of return on the foundation’s investments for the Rob Bollinger Don Anderson and Vicki Brown John and Delphine Jacobsen Annie M. Czarnecki Steven and Robyn Seide past year exceeded 14 percent. Jeff and Kathy Baumgartner/ The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Eugene Dalzotto* Shakopee Mdewakanton Circle B Properties Foundation Deerwood Bank Sioux Community This year the foundation provided $706,096 in scholarships to Bemidji President’s Fred Breen* Kopp Family Foundation DeLaHunt Broadcasting Hazel Shimmin* Estate State University students. Scholarship support from our donors ensures Society Raymond Breen* Kraus-Anderson Construction Company Deloitte Foundation Slim’s Bar & Grill that BSU will remain accessible to our students and plays a crucial role in Dr. Almond and Shalyn Clark/Al Clark’s - North Division Dick’s Northside, Inc. Bob and Jane Smith/Image Formula 4 Success Lake Region Bone and Joint Surgeons Photography and Framing reducing student debt when they leave the University. President Richard Gregory Droba The President’s Society recognizes Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Bemidji, Inc. Lakeland Public Television Gary and Nancy Erickson/Gary S. Kathryn Smith Hanson recently reminded the campus that 89 percent of BSU students the University’s most generous Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Erickson, DDS Lowell and Lois Sorenson graduate with some debt, and the average debt load for a BSU graduate is contributors. Based on lifetime First National Bank Bemidji Leech Lake Gaming Division/Marketing Fred and Gin Forseman Spaulding Motors, Inc. /Buster Anthony S. Gramer Marvin Lumber & Cedar Co Ronald and Dr. Jeanine Gangeness and Helen Spaulding $26,800. Reducing this debt load for our students is one of the president’s cumulative giving to Bemidji Kirk P. Gregg Meritcare Clinic Bemidji Dale E. Greenwalt. PhD Super 8 Motel overall goals for the future of the University. Your support will assist us in State University, membership Russell* and Gudrun* Harding Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Cedsel J. Hagen* Dr. Dave and Peggy Tiffany achieving this goal for our students and will positively impact their futures. includes individuals, families, Dr. Evan and Elaine* Hazard Miller McDonald, Inc. Hartz Foundation USA Color Printing Jim* and Marilyn Heltzer Richard and Judith Werner One of the highlights of the foundation’s stellar year was an endowment to and organizations. Members are R. Alexander Milowski Thomas and Joanne Heaviland recognized for gifts and pledges Paul and Lynn Hunt Harry Moore* Russell Herder Drs. Larry and Ranae Womack fund the Myra Heieren Johnson Scholarship. The Heieren Scholarship began Johanneson’s, Inc. Barbara L. Wylie at the levels listed on the next Charles Naylor* Barbara Higgins* after the BSU Foundation received a bequest of $545,290, its largest-ever Margaret H. Johnson* William and Dona Mae Naylor Hill’s Plumbing and Heating Robert and DeAnn Zavoral few pages. gift for a single scholarship endowment. Sam and Peggy Marvin Johnson Nei Bottling, Inc. Terry and Cindy Holter Zetah Construction, Inc. Katherine Neilson Cram Foundation/ NLFX Professional John Johanneson* Also this past year, the Lakeside Fund was launched as a coordinated effort Custom chargers (as pictured Katherine Neilson Founder’s North Country Business Products Virginia Hope Johnson* $10,000+ between the BSU Foundation and the Alumni Association. The Lakeside below) are created especially for Robin Kelleher Northwest Minnesota Foundation Wilbur Johnson* Estate Society Lueken’s Village Foods Fund exists to engage alumni, faculty, staff members, and friends of the the President’s Society by visual Paul Bunyan Broadcasting Arnold* and Nancy* Johnson Robert and Barbara Aalberts arts professor and department John W. Marvin Dr. Harold T. Peters* Alan and Judy Killian/GPH Bemidji, Inc. Ace on the Lake University in BSU’s advancement through annual financial support. Unre- chair John “Butch” Holden. They Michael McKinley and Deborah Grabrian/ Phillips Plastics Corp. Lillie M. Kleven* Don and Susan Addy stricted Lakeside Fund scholarships will be used for recruitment and McKinley Companies Bernard V. Adlys are “awards of distinction,” The Pioneer/Advertiser Gary Knutson* retention scholarships, both of which are critical to the University’s success. Mark and Sandra Niblick Drs. Jon and Patricia Quistgaard Alan Korpi and Martha Nelson/ American Ass’n of Univ Women honoring donors with cumulative North Country Health Services Trudy and Kevin Rautio Valvoline Instant Oil Change American Family Insurance $ It has been an eventful and exciting year for BSU students, faculty and our giving of 50,000 or more. Northern Inn/Gary Ganglehoff Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians League of Women Voters - Boris and Caroline Andrican alumni. I am looking forward to another great year on campus and in the Otter Tail Power Company Jack and Marie St. Martin/ Bemidji Area Arrow Printing, Inc. foundation. I hope to see you on campus or at one of our many regional or Otto Bremer Foundation The Jack and Marie St. Martin Family Douglas and Renee Leif Dr. Linda L. Baer and Robert and Mary Lou Peters Foundation/KFC Drs. Gordon and Alice Lindgren Dr. Norman W. Baer national alumni events during the coming year. Thank you for your com- Patrick Riley & Natalie Roholt State Farm Companies Foundation James* and Janet* Love Dr. Thomas J. Beech mitment to BSU and your investment in our current and future students! Security Bank USA Dr. Theodore and Margaret Thorson Betsy J. McDowell William and Maria Beitzel Rich Seigert/Edgewater Group (Hampton Inn Gary* and Joanne E. Torfin The Minneapolis Foundation Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Inc. & Suites, Green Mill, Erbert and Gerbert’s) Trustar Federal Credit Union Minnesota Energy Resources Bemidji Building Center Marcella Sherman Mervin “Sock” Wagner* Diane Moe & Thomas Fitzgerald Bemidji Lions Club Sincerely, David L. and Kathryn S. Sorensen Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Gary and Marlene Moe Bemidji Medical Equipment Dr. Ruth Howe and Merril Thiel Whelan Properties/Supreme Lumber Sharon Moe Bemidji Rotary Club Rob Bollinger, Executive Director for University Advancement Two anonymous donors White Earth Reservation Tribal Council Leo D. Morgan, Jr. Bemidji Sports Centre James and Janice Naylor One anonymous donor { continued on page 22 }

20 | HORIZONS Foundation Annual Report www.BemidjiState.edu | 21 Preparing a Jeff Keckeisen/Keckeisen’s David Lee Peterson* report Sporting Goods Sales Pickett Agency, Inc. Keg N’ Cork Productivity, Inc. Keith’s Pizza Dr. Joanne M. Provo Dr. Debra Kellerman and Jack*and Mary Betty Quistgard Legacy Anthony Wandersee David and Kim Ramsey giftsContinued of Ken K. Thompson Jewelry Raphael’s Bakery Cafe Kentucky Fried Chicken Michael and Jackie Rasch David and Charlotte Kingsbury Roger Rasmussen Knife River Materials/MDU Richard Rude Architectural Resources Foundation Dr. Patricia A. Rosenbrock Drs. Raymond and Beatrice Knodel Stuart and Susan Rosselet Pat Knoer State Farm Insurance William and Rochelle Scheela “Ruth’s life was to take care of her family, Founder’s Steven and Susan Engel Dr. Clayton and Ivy Knoshaug John T* and Evelyn* Schuiling the children in the schools, and those who Society $10,000+ Janet Esty* Krigbaum and Jones, Ltd. Walter and Mardene Schuiling worked with them,” Shaffer says. “Helping Herbert M. Fougner* Dr. Franklin and Diane Labadie Lee C. Scotland, D.D.S. staff grow and develop was an important Dr. Joann Fredrickson Dale and Michelle Ladig John and Mary Seamans Bemidji State University Alumni core value for her. She was constantly Freeberg & Grund, Inc. David J. and Alice M. Larkin Tom and Cindy Serratore Association challenging them.” Laura Gaines Hazel Leland* Dr. Mark A. Shanfeld June L. Bender George and Joann Gardner Dr. Robert and Dale Ley Doreathea A. Shanfeld Looking back, Shaffer notes she will miss Kermit and Sandy Bensen Michael and Deanna Garrett Paul and Teri Lindseth Pete and Marilyn Simonson Ouverson’s periodic phone calls, her Best of Bemidji Quarterly Magazine Daniel Gartrell & Julie Jochum Brad and Dawn Logan Michael and Melinda Spry laughter, the gleam in her eye, and her Best Western Bemidji GE Fund Matching Gift Center Dr. Kenneth and Mary Lundberg St. Joseph’s Area Health Services voice as an advocate for young children. Jon and Linda Blessing Beulah Gregoire Lutheran Community Foundation Maria K. and Terry L. Statton Bob Lowth Ford, Inc. Ouverson scholarship winner Amy LaPierre (center) with Looking forward, she finds solace in the Georgia-Pacific Corp. - Superwood William and Jodi Maki Irene K. Stewart Ruth Ouverson’s husband, Doug, and daughter, Alyssa.

continued from page 21 } from continued knowledge that her friend’s work is being Robert and Lisa Bollinger Dr. James and Connie Ghostley { Keith Marek Willie and Arla Stittsworth Dr. Mel and Ruby Bolster continued by a new generation of young Col. Clark and Judith Gilbertson Allen and Susie Mathieu Stittsworth’s Nymore Food Mart Dr. John* and Anne* Brady professionals. Ordella M. Gilbertson John and Judith McClellan Dr. Thomas and Bonnie Swanson Bravo Beverage Ltd/Trish and Marjorie and James Gildersleeve Dr. Judith L. McDonald Ouverson Crosby native Amy LaPierre is the recipient Chet Swedmark* and Terry Jones Dr. Lowell* and Ardis Gillett Scholarship James D. McElmury Helen Kohl-Swedmark of this year’s Ouverson scholarship. She will Linda Brew Dr. Richard and Carol Goeb Neil B. and Patricia* McMurrin Systec, Inc. Gurnee K. and Mary* Bridgman graduate from Bemidji State for a second Bruce L. Gordon Jon and Debra McTaggart Doug and Lori Taylor Burger King Corporation time in 2013 with a degree in early childhood Gourmet House Robin and Diane Mechelke Teammates for Kids Foundation Endowment Supports Louis H. Buron Jr. education after first earning a bachelor’s Bryan and Paulette Grand Medsave Family Pharmacy Sue and Eugene Teigland Robert C. Bush* Early Childhood Students degree in design technology in 2008. Great Lakes Gas Transmission Ltd Debra Melby* Telespectrum Worldwide Jeffrey P. Busse Partnership Dr. Kathleen J. Meyer Jeff and Susan Tesch “Early childhood education is one of my Dr. Raymond and Margaret Carlson James and Barbara Grier Midcontinent Communications Thorson, Inc./Wayne and Bev Thorson Almost 25 years ago, Bemidji State Those efforts and individual contribu- passions,” LaPierre says. “Toddlers are so Caswell International Corporation Richard F. Haberer* Midwest Cable Communications/ Dr. Ken Traxler University alumna Ruth Ouverson was tions fund an endowed award presented much fun and pre-schoolers are just Central Valley Food Services, Inc. Lisa L. Haberman Langhout Family Tri-State Manufacturers’ Association instrumental in establishing Early Childhood annually to a junior or senior in Bemidji starting to learn things and expand their Charter Communications Dr. Harold* and Renate* Hagg Thomas and Marilyn Miller Dr. James and Diane Tuorila Family Education (ECFE) programs at State’s early childhood education program. horizons beyond the front door. And you Kenneth* and Marion M. Kathryn K. Hamm* Minnesota Humanities Commission Mary M. Veranth Rockford schools in Minnesota’s Wright get to be right there when they’re excited Christianson James and Joyce Hanko Dr. Robert and Sally Montebello “It was sad, but fun,” Shaffer says of the Austin and Paula Wallestad County. In 2007, the 58-year-old Ouverson’s about learning their colors and letters. Little Chrysler Center of Bemidji and Linda S. Hanson Dr. Dorothy L. Moore* effort to raise the funds. “We were driven to Honda of Bemidji Robert and Patricia Walrath life was tragically cut short during a robbery Dr. Richard and Dianne Hanson Gerald* and Fern* A. Nichols create a way for Ruth’s memory to live on.” kids are so creative and their imaginations Citizens State Bank Midwest Ruth E. Warde* Hardees of Bemidji Lee Norman at her home. The eventual capture and are huge, endless.” Control Stuff Dr. Victor D. Weber Ouverson coordinated ECFE and its school Dr. Richard* and Dorothy Haugo North Central Door conviction of her killers did little to ease the Bret and Veronica Cooper Julie Wegner readiness program for Rockford-area LaPierre worked as a modelmaker in Oluf* and Margaret* Haugsrud Northern Amusement loss felt by her friends, family, and peers, so Veita L. Corbin Robert and Jeanette Welle schools and worked with parents and their Massachusetts and Connecticut before Gary and Diane Hazelton David and Jean Olderman Wells Fargo Educational they sought a way to keep her memory alive. Country Kitchen Restaurant children from birth to the age of five. As returning to BSU. Since her mother ran a Headwaters Shrine Club Marc and Kay Olson Matching Gift Program William R. Crews Knowing Ouverson’s love for her time at home daycare for 17 years, she was John R. Heneman Allen Oman State Farm Agency George and Paula Welte one of ECFE’s early innovators, she built her Scott Curb and Mary Boranian Bemidji State and her love for education, comfortable in her decision to change her Hoeschler Fund – St. Paul Foundation Douglas L. Onan Widseth Smith Nolting & Associates program around families and their needs. Caroline M. Czarnecki, Ph.D. those who knew her wanted to pass her career path. Still, returning to school came Honeywell Foundation Family and Friends of Jerry and Kathy Winans The program operated a public preschool Lyle E. Dally* enthusiasm and commitment to young with some anxiety. Dr. Howard and Mary Hoody Ruth Ouverson Bud and Gloria Woodard for children ages three to five, offered Dave’s Pizza children on to Minnesota’s next generation of IBM Greg and Kathy Palm health and developmental screening, and “Knowing I was going to have more student Robert* and Jackie D. Decker The Idea Circle, Inc. Four anonymous donors teachers. Their efforts came to fruition when John and Lori Paris consulted during home visits. loans on top of what I already have made Steve and Veronica DeKrey Imation Corporation Edward and Marla Patrias the first Ruth Ouverson Early Childhood * deceased the decision to go back to school very Delta Kappa Gamma Indian Harvest Specialtifoods, Inc. Patterson’s Men’s Wear Education scholarship was awarded in 2008. Ouverson and Shaffer met during regular tough,” LaPierre says. “The scholarship will Patrick and Barbara DeMarchi Insure Forward John S. Persell II meetings of ECFE staff from 14 districts in “We wanted to make sure we were Dick’s Plumbing and Heating of Iverson Corner Drug Dr. Martha and Don Peters Wright County. Ouverson helped organize help alleviate my loans, but it’s also a Bemidji, Inc. Louise H. Jackson Rohl and Patricia Peterson preparing a legacy for younger teachers to this network, which met to discuss needs, powerful message telling me there are Dickson Enterprises Inc. Richard and Sheri Jahner come into the profession,” long-time friend concerns, and challenges in the county. people helping students find their passion. John T. Driessen JC Penney Co., Inc. and colleague Jan Shaffer explains. “The It’s reassurance that this was the right thing Jon and Beth Duncan Shaffer was part of this network from the Jerry Downs Agency Wright County ECFE school readiness group, very beginning, hired by the Delano school to do.” Dwayne Young, Inc. Plaster & Dr. Terrance and Susan Johnson staff members at Rockford, and family held Drywall Contractor district at the same time Ouverson started Thomas and Diane Johnson benefits to raise funds.” Eldercare Health Benefits Mgmt in Rockford. Over the next 20 years, the Dr. Johannas M. Jordan Systems, Inc. professional peers became close friends. Thomas and Susan Kaplan

22 | HORIZONS Foundation Annual Report www.BemidjiState.edu | 23 Honoring a the Legacy Life’s SOCIETY The BSU Legacy Society recognizes those who have made a deferred or planned gift to the BSU Foundation. The society has grown from Mission 43 charter members in 2002 to 186 members today. Donald G. Anderson Vince Johnson* THE Kenneth M. Anderson Wilbur Johnson* Statement of Position Boris and Caroline Andrican Johannas Jordan LEGACY H.C.* and Jessie* Baer Bill and Pat Kelly June 30, 2011 Grant Bateman* Richard and Sharon King Assets A named Lakeside Scholarship can be Jim and Nancy Bensen Margaret Ann Kircher* SOCIETY established for a minimum of $1,000 and is a Evelyn Berg* Lillie M. Kleven* Current Assets John (Dan) and Terri Bergan Roy* and Eva* Lind Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 11,349 discretionary award with no specific M. Fern Birnstihl* Neil B. and Patricia* McMurrin Investments 14,830,401 selection criteria. This differs greatly from an Marie Bishop* Nelmarie Melville Accounts Receivable 10,095 endowed scholarship, which requires a Jody and Gene Bisson Kathryn and Donald Mertz Contributions Receivable 592,843 minimum balance of $25,000 and produces Elaine D. Bohanon* Margeret (Peggy) Miles Prepaid Expenses 4,382 John and Susan Minter an annual award from interest-bearing Randy and Marlene Bowen Total Current Assets 15,449,070 John Fred Breen* John and Walli Mitchell accounts. They are awarded based on criteria assigned by the donor. Raymond Breen* Dorothy L. Moore* Alan Brew Harry Moore* Property and Equipment 308,890 Lakeside Scholarship recipients are selected Gurnee and Virginia* Bridgman Claude W. Morris* by the admissions office, which can offer Bill and Henrietta Britton Ronald and Michael Ann Mortaloni Other Assets the awards to maximize enrollment and Lynne E. Bunt* Betty and George* Murray Contributions Receivable 333,844 enhance the quality of an incoming Jeffrey P. Busse Judy and Norman Nelson Remainder Interest in Real Estate 111,014 Joan Anderson Campbell Raymond Nelson* first-year class. “This will allow admissions Cash Surrender Value Life Insurance 33,659

Gw en C a mp b ell ( L e f t) w ith Ma ry Dale and Joanne Carlson Wilfor* and Albiona *Nelson Total Other Assets 478,517 staff the flexibility to use the scholarships Joe and Jenifer Carson John O’Boyle Gwen (Ranzau) and Madeline as they see fit,” says Lisa Hofstad, director Rose and Samuel* Chen Charlie O’Connor Total Assets 16,236,477 of annual giving for the BSU Foundation. Bertha Christianson* Beulah Parisi Campbell “They often know which students are on Almond Clark David and Diane Parnow Scholarship the fence and what it will take to get them Caroline M. Czarnecki Larry Perkins Liabilities and Net Assets here.” Lyle E. Dally* Bob and Mary Lou Peters Current Liabilities Donald and Petra DeKrey David Lee Peterson* Accounts Payable $ 52,472 Interim admissions director Mary Jo Chirpich New Opportunity Rebecca Eggers* Rohl Carlo and Patricia Peterson Annuities Payable, Current Portion 18,534 echoes those sentiments. “BSU’s needs for Fritz and Robin Ehlers Joanne M. Provo Accrued Interest Payable 2,644 Personalizes Scholarships Irvin and Kay Engebretson Jon and Trish Quistgaard recruitment change every year,” she Other Accruals 1,662 Donald and Mary K. Erickson Dave and Kim Ramsey explains. She notes that admissions could Total Current Liabilities 75,312 emidji State alumna Gwen (Ranzau) opportunity that could help both Eldridge* and Jean C. Erickson Tom and Sandy Richard B offer the awards to high-achieving Campbell embraced a mission in life to help BSU and a new generation of students. Janet M. Erickson Willard and Lois Robertson students, to increase under-represented Ann Flowers* Patricia Rosenbrock Long-term Liabilities middle school students overcome fear of For the first time, donors can honor loved populations, or to satisfy financial need. Bill and Marge Forseth Carol Russell Annuities Payable, Long Term Portion 171,119 mathematics. After graduating from Bemidji ones through donations to the University’s “These scholarships may be the determin- Jerry and Shirley Froseth John and Charlotte Schullo Note Payable, Long Term Portion 732,250 State in 1986, she spent 17 years making that annual fund, now known as the Lakeside ing factor for a student’s attendance at BSU, Helen Gill Duane and Marilyn Sea Total Long Term Liabilities 903,369 mission a reality in Minnesota classrooms. Scholarship Program. Scholarships will be or for attending college entirely,” she says. Ted* and Ardis Gillett Ken* and Betti Sherman Total Liabilities 978,681 Ronald and Nancy Gladen Hazel Shimmin* Sadly, it was a mission that would end well given as long as the donor continues to fund “This program gave us a vested interest in Beulah Gregoire* Lowell (Steve) and Lois Sorenson Net Assets before its time. In July of 2003, Campbell and the award. the scholarship,” Campbell says of the James D. Gribble Duane and Celeste Sperl Unrestricted Net Assets her newborn daughter, Madeline, both died motivation behind establishing the Gwen Pat Grimes Irv and Pat St. John Mary Campbell and Lou Buron, her University Fund & Quasi Endowment Fund $ 346,380 during complications in Madeline’s birth. managing partner at Paul Bunyan Broad- and Madeline Campbell Scholarships. Keith W. Gunderson Jack and Marie St. Martin Cedsel* and Elmen* Hagen J. Ruth Stenerson* Alumni House Acquisition -60,000 Campbell met her husband, Christopher, casting of Bemidji, used this recently “We’ve always contributed, but this time it Kathryn K. Hamm* Maury and Lorna Sullivan Plant Fund 308,890 became much more personal. We wanted to while both were teaching at Sunrise Middle created opportunity to fund six scholarships James F. Hanko Merril Thiel Total Unrestricted Net Assets 595,270 School in White Bear Lake. They married in in Gwen and Madeline’s name. One $1,500 do as much as we could to get it off the Kurt Hanson Dave and Peggy Tiffany 2001, and Madeline was to have been the award and five $1,000 awards will be given ground. It was a great thing to do in her Linda Hanson Joanne Torfin Temporarily Restricted Net Assets 2,554,791 couple’s first child to freshmen next fall. memory. She loved BSU, where she fell in Gudrun* and Russell* Harding John and Mary* Traxler Permanently Restricted Net Assets 12,107,735 love with math and the concept of teaching Margaret H. Harlow* Ben and Joan Trochlil Total Net Assets 15,257,796 “My son was pretty quiet before he met “Both Mary and I feel very strongly about math.” Oluf* and Margaret* Haugsrud Jim and Diane Tuorila Gwen,” says Christopher’s mother, Mary BSU, which is a real jewel in town,” Buron Beverly Henriques Floyd A. Tweten Total Liabilities and Net Assets $16,236,477 “I’m looking forward to knowing the names Campbell. “Gwen just loved life and had a says. “The new program gives you some Annie Henry Mervin “Sock” Wagner* great, sweet personality. I loved her.” choices in what you can do and how you of the students we’re helping,” Campbell Ruth Howe Christel and Jeff Wallin can handle it. We were both approached says. “I hope they get as much out of BSU Myrtie A. Hunt* Victor Weber Mary’s affection for her late daughter-in-law about the same time we were thinking as Gwen did during her time on campus.” Esther F. Instebo* Robert and Jeanette Welle and granddaughter fueled memories of Jack and Delphine Jacobsen Wesley Winter* about Gwen. She went to school here, Gwen’s mission and brought to light an Edwin O.* and Myra* Johnson Shirley Yliniemi loved it, and talked a lot about Bemidji. That Jeffrey and Marjorie Johnson Robert and Sherry Young sealed the deal.” Margaret H. Johnson* Charles and Susan Zielin Paul and Margaret (Marvin) Johnson Seven anonymous donors

Charter members 24 | HORIZONS Foundation Annual Report www.BemidjiState.edu | 25 *deceased Honoring a Longtime

Cash Contributions Received Coach 3,500,000

$2,967,663 3,000,000

2,500,000 $2,205,034 A member of both the BSU Athletic Hall of The dedicated baseball alumni who played 2,000,000 Fame and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate for Montebello have continued to support $1,409,772 Conference Hall of Fame, Montebello the program with funds for an electronic 1,500,000 amassed a BSU-record 290 wins during his scoreboard, uniforms, equipment, and other $922,373 career in the dugout. In 1982, he was necessities. The coach and his former players 1,000,000 named NAIA district and regional Coach of are now strengthening their connection to the Year after leading the Beavers to their Bemidji State baseball by endowing the Dr. 500,000 only national tournament appearance. In Bob Montebello Scholarship Fund. Fundrais- his 29 years on the diamond, he mentored ing for the award began in 2007, and a total 0 numerous all-conference and all-district of 39 donors have contributed between $25 1996 2001 2006 2011 performers, all of whom were non-scholar- and $1,000 to fully endow the scholarship. It ship, walk-on players. will be presented for the first time this spring. “They wanted to be students first and Current BSU baseball coach Tim Bellew athletes second, which made me proud of welcomes the scholarship and understands what we produced and what we accom- what it means to players. “Bob was a very plished with our teams,” Montebello says. dedicated and prominent factor in the lives of “Our student players had a love for baseball many student-athletes both on and off the Rate of Investment Return and worked their tails off to make the team field at Bemidji State,” the BSU skipper says

20% D r. Bo b M onte ello and raise money by working concession of Montebello. “This scholarship will be a stands and selling program ads. We had a huge factor for our program, not only for the 15% slim budget, but we managed to put a monetary amount but also as an honor to MONTEBELLOScholarship competitive team on the field.” the young man selected.” 10% His players found success after graduating, entering education, coaching, business, 5% Creating a Scholarship for an or other professions. One year at the Minnesota state high school tournament, six 0% Enduring and Endearing Sport of the final eight teams had coaches who played the game on the BSU diamond or -5% If Dr. Bob Montebello learned anything “Our players were not afraid to face had completed Montebello’s coaching class. -10% during his nearly three decades at Bemidji adversity,” Montebello says. “They “Coach Montebello provided me an State University, it’s that the sport of just wanted to play“. We didn’t have the opportunity to enjoy baseball at the -15% baseball is both endearing and enduring. best facilities or location, but this made collegiate level,” says Michael Gerbich, The success and very survival of the sport at them stronger, on the field and later in life.” a former player who recently retired to -20% Scottsdale, AZ, following a career 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 Bemidji State depended on athletes who Montebello understood the life of a started in the sandlots as kids and loved the non-scholarship college athlete walk-on overseas as an educator and businessman. game enough to battle through the at Ohio State, he settled into a role as a third “He was a mentor who insured you not only played, but accepted the responsibili- Annual Return adversity inherent to northern Minnesota baseman and back-up catcher. He continued baseball. Through shortened spring seasons, to play amateur baseball after graduation as ties of getting a proper education.” Ten Year Average games cancelled by blizzards, tight budgets, he continued his education, eventually and a lack of scholarships, Montebello still earning a doctorate from Columbia University fielded teams that represented the in New York. He came to BSU as a health and University well for 29 seasons. physical education faculty member and coach in 1958, where he taught a variety of classes and served as chair of the health department for a number of years before his retirement in 1987.

26 | HORIZONS Foundation Annual Report www.BemidjiState.eduwww.BemidjiState.edu | 27| 27 Opening Growth of Foundation Assets 18,000,000 $16,236,477 16,000,000 EYES 14,000,000 12,000,000 $11,600,134

10,000,000 struggled to make ends meet. While most In addition to a double major and his job, $8,292,598 international students received substantial Ang also has been heavily involved on 8,000,000 financial support from their families, many campus. He is a member of the current needed more aid than their families could President’s Student Commission researching 6,000,000 offer. In addition to the daily expenses of student participation in the community, is $4,469,683 college life, international students could be part of a work group looking into student 4,000,000 impacted by political and economic upheavals success and retention, and is a past in their home countries, reducing or eliminat- president of BSU’s International Student 2,000,000 a n ing their support networks. Organization. 0 For most of these students, working on “My parents didn’t expect to sponsor me for 1996 2001 2006 2011 campus was the only way to help cover so many years in college, so with this expenses. scholarship I don’t have to rely entirely on them,” says Ang, who is in his seventh “There was little available, because students semester at BSU and his sixth year in college had to be citizens or residents of this country Growth of Endowed Funds overall. He recognizes that the value of his to qualify for financial aid or loans,” Lorna scholarship goes far beyond the expenses it 14,000,000 says. “When Maury and I retired, we wanted $12,689,491

L orn a nd Ma ury S ulliv helps to pay. “I work hard and involve to do something about this at the University.” myself to obtain leadership skills. This 12,000,000 For the last 15 years, the couple has been scholarship affirms my time here with my Sullivan International Student Scholarship providing support for international students parents.” 10,000,000 $9,909,504 through the Sullivan International Scholarship. The scholarship is an eye opener to Ang’s 8,000,000 Following a competitive process each year, a parents, much like his time in Bemidji has $7,026,482 committee awards the scholarship based on been for him. “Wherever you go, people 6,000,000 identifiable need, leadership skills, and smile and are so friendly,” he explains. involvement in campus and community “I didn’t expect it that much.” 4,000,000 $3,456,684 Scholarship Promotes Cultural Interchange activities. Since its inception, more than 60 individuals have donated to help the Sullivans 2,000,000 endow the award. 0 During their years working with interna- Ernest Ang, a first-generation college student 1996 2001 2006 2011 tional students at Bemidji State University, from Malaysia, is this year’s recipient of the Lorna and Maury Sullivan watched students Sullivan Award. A leader even during his early from other countries become active on undergraduate days at Malaysia’s HELP campus and in the community. It was an University, Ang traveled to small towns and eye-opening experience for everyone, as the stressed the importance of education to BSU Foundation students settled into their new home and the children. He also was instrumental in starting Scholarship Dollars Provided community took advantage of opportunities a Chinese club on campus. to explore new cultures and ideas. Ang came to BSU to complete a psychology 800,000 $788,101 “International students brought another degree, but encountered the model building $706,096 700,000 cultural experience into our community, and program after arriving on campus. “They don’t have this type of program in Malaysia,” we learned a great deal,” says Lorna, the 600,000 former director of BSU’s international student he says. “My mom said I could do it for one $628,680 semester and, if I liked it, they would try to office. 500,000 support me financially.” “In the 1980s when [international] enroll- 400,000 ment grew to more than 200 students, it That promise came while Ang’s family was paying for his older sister to finish college in really changed campus,” says Maury, former 300,000 director of conference and guest housing on Canada and also saving to send his younger sister to college. He has stayed at BSU to campus.“ They were motivated, so class- 200,000 $211,521 rooms became competitive and it made all finish a second degree in model making and students try harder.” works 20 hours a week in BSU’s Information 100,000 Technology Services office. He also has spent While watching these students interact with the last two summers working 80-hour-per- 0 the campus, the Sullivans noted that, like week outreach internships through the 1996 2001 2006 2011 many college students, they sometimes University of the Ozarks in Arkansas. E rnest Ang

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