world. They stopped at Flam and then cruised onthefjord world. stoppedatFlamandthencruised They thetop-20trainridesin a tripontheFlamsbana,oneof Bestikkpewterfactory.the Hardanger Waterfall, and andshoppedattheHedelandglassworks factory N.D. Plateau,viewed crossedtheHardanger theVoring They housethatwas originallybuiltnearHatton, visited anemigrant the Swedes. Atamuseum inNesbyen inHallingdalthegroup the Fredriksten Fortress builtin1661asaprotectionfrom andAurlandfjord. toured They jord, Sorfjord,Bjornefjord, staying atfourlovely hotelslocatedalongthefjords, Oslof- interest.(Seecover photo.) points of Viking ShipMuseum,thefolkmuseum, andmanyotherlocal Park, Vigeland the seeingthesightsof weekend adventure of fjords. hillsandvalleys andmarvelous gorgeous of whileimmersedinanamazingbackdropNorwegian heritage N.D. Forty-nine Mayville Statealumniandfriendsexperienced trip plannedthroughBrekke Tours GrandForks, andTravel of hostedthe11-day andDebbieHagen MSU PresidentGary sored itsfirst-ever Norway trip July 25through Aug. 4,2016. 2 MSU TODAY www.mayvillestate.edu Norway: from theprairiesandplainsto thefantasticfjords Many in the group felt that the highlight of thetripwas feltthatthehighlightof Many inthegroup thenboardedabusandheadedforBergen, group The pointfora GrandHotelinOslowas thestarting The Mayville StateUniversityThe AlumniAssociationspon - able soonatwww.mayvillestate.edu/italy. willbehostingatriptoItaly.the Hagens Detailswill beavail- theAlumni Association’s 2017, activities.of of InSeptember 2014. Plansaretomake alumniandfriendstravel aregularpart Mayville Statein the125thanniversary of by thecelebrationof amazing.” aboutthetripwas “Everything Hagen. said PresidentGary this specialtimewithourMayville Statealumniandfriends,” forthetriphome. thenextmorning departing onaplate. Peopleserts were able toswiminthefjordbefore des for aplatefilledwithhotfood,andendselectionof back coldfood,go plentiful. Apersoncouldtake afullplateof dining,thefoodwas buffets atwhich they’d hadthepleasureof tospecialNorwegian-style buffets.the group Aswiththeother theotherhotels, treated Solstrand Hotel,which, like manyof world site. heritage wandering aroundthehistoricHanseaticWharf, aUNESCO Edvard Grieg,Norway’s known musician, internationally and during thattwo-hour water adventure. waterfalls next morning. were abletoseeamultitude They of The NorwayThe tripcameaboutasaspecialactivity prompted “We were delightedtohave toshare hadtheopportunity thetripwere spentat thelovely lasttwoThe evenings of includedavisittothehomeof Time spentinBergen - policies ofMayville State University. toreligion, sex, thepurpose and ornationaloriginiscontrary with priorpermission. Discriminationbecauseofrace,color, appearinginMSUToday1299. Articles may bereprinted State University, 330Third Street NE,Mayville, N.D.58257- corrections shouldbesentto Editor, MSUToday, Mayville and atadditionalpostoffices.Correspondence andaddress N.D. 58257-1299. Bulk-rate postageispaidatMayville, N.D. sity, by theMSUFoundation, 330Third Street NE,Mayville, State University, andintheinterest ofMayville State Univer MSU Today ispublishedfor alumniandfriendsofMayville JoshVice. Tim Sorteberg, (treasurer), RhondaNelson,ShaneOrr, Tami Parker, Mark Kloster (president),Mike Moore,JohnMurphy Brian Halvorson, RickHarpestad, RickKarboviak, Hagen*, Mike Carr(vicepresident),Gary (secretary), Comet Athletic ClubBoard: Beth Swenson*, HerbThomson,CleoneWhelan. Cindy Petersen (president),Kurt Skodje, Pam Soholt, (vice president),LoriNelson,Wayne Nelson, Lucia Jacobson,DeanKrogstad, Kelly Morrison DonCavalier,(secretary), Hagen*, Gary Alumni AssociationBoard: Paul Twenge. Tammy Schmitz,ConnieTharaldson, Broc Lietz, ChrisLindberg,CraigRichie, Jon Ewen, Ray Gerszewski, DiannaKrogstad, atLarge: Members Beth Swenson*, BradWehe. Kelly Peters, Lynn Slaathaug-Moen,NickStorhaug, Kelly Morrison*,JohnMurphy*, LauraNelson*, John J.Klocke*, MichelleMcLean*,Mike Moore*, Joseph Dunn,Jr., Hagen*,JoniKeller, Gary DenaBergstrom*,Members: ShannonBergstrom, TBD Secretary Shireen Grinager President MSU FOUNDATION EXECUTIVEBOARD Debbie Hagen. Michelle McLean,DanDeWitt,JohnMurphy, with contributionsfrom JohnKlocke, MyrnaLyng, Beth Swenson -Editor, Writer, Photographer, MSU Today Staff Laura Nelson,MadisonNess Financial Associates Michelle McLean RepresentativeDonor Services Dena Bergstrom Annual Giving/PhonathonAssociate Beth Swenson Director ofAlumniAffairs John J.Klocke Foundation Executive Director MSU FOUNDATION STAFF September 2016 Homecoming Edition Mayville State University a magazinefor alumniandfriendsof MSU

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MEMORIAM Kirking, Gregg Kaldor, DeanKrogstad,Ryan Kaldor, Carlson,andNeilTollefsrud.Kirking, Gregg Zimney, andBettyBeck. Back: RhondaKnodle, Ellen Richard Langlie, Mary Krogstad, DebbieTollefsrud, Craveiro, Mary David Craveiro, NancyZimney, Bob Bachmeier,Annamarie Langlie, Bernell CleoneWhelan, BrettBachmeier, Lynette Fourth Row: LeeAnnStrand,David Holter, JoAnna Jennifer Hart, Taylor, Dilivio, DixieMcGillis, ClaudetteCarlson, SusanNiska,andDawn Thuen. Hanson,BevNelson,Janice Sharyl Connie Kaldor, Sand, Clyde Naser, Lynn Klocke, John McGillis. Klocke, Dawn row: Holter, SarahThuen, Third Larry Carlson, Shelby Strand,BenjaminDonaleeFred Strand,Jan Secondrow: Ron Hagen. 2016. PicturedinthefrontareDebbieandGary Norwegian adventure for49Mayville StatealumniandfriendsJuly 25-Aug. 4, On thecover: pointforagrand GrandHotelinOslowas thestarting The Graduation Brunch/Commencement Homecoming Farmers Bowl . Alumni Day 2017 . Traill inMesa County/MSULuncheon Poinsettia Ball Honor SocietyPresident’sDinner MSU granted reaffirmationofaccreditation Retirees leave marks...... Summer schoolenrollment record set...... Grand openingheldatHPERfacility...... Grads celebrate sisterhood MSU GolfClassicissuccess “Comet Cruiser”istribute to Jenny...... Distinguished alumnihonoredonAlumniDay ...... Homecoming 2016 scheduleannounced Comets spotted atNewman OutdoorField Ending theyear well campaign isnear...... milestoneFirst inturf ‘I’m Thankfulfor Mayville State’ Day asuccess 2016-17 CalendarofEvents

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NEWS...... Oct.7,8,9,2016 ...... Sept. 17, Sept. 2016 June23,2017 Dec.10, 2016 Feb. 2017 14, May 13, 2017 May 13, Oct.27, 2016 Pages 12-13 Pages 16-18 Pages 24-25 Pages 4-6 Pages 11-14 Pages 15-25 Pages 19-21 Page 22 Page 22 Page 22 Page 15 Page 11 Page 14 Pages 7-10 Page 6 Page 3 Page 3 Pages 3-5 Page 23 1 Homecoming 2016 Edition 2 MSU TODAY www.mayvillestate.edu PRESIDENT’S more than150newscholarships. $100,000 inmatching fundsandhasthepotentialtocreate $200,000, willqualifyforthestatematch. willleverage This dollargiven, highenrollment.Every upto continued levels of to attractmorelocalandregionalstudentsfuelMSU’s annual academicscholarships to createahighernumber of Individuals businesses, andfoundationscanhelpthisdrive more, anddonorscan leverage philanthropytremendously. $5,000or receive a50%statetaxcreditonendowment giftsof Dakota EndowmentNorth Tax Credit,which allows donorsto immediately inthefirstyear. withthe Combinethisprogram $3,500on$7,000 seven yearswould receive a50%match of deadline. For example, someonepledging$1,000peryearfor matched isreceived aslongthepledge priortotheDec. 31 overpledge multiple yearsandhave amount theentirepledge academic scholarships peryear. Contributorscanalsomake a endowment funding. couldallow for70ormorenew This $1,400,000, willbegiven a50%match, or$700,000innew dollargiven, Every endowment upto throughthisprogram. named endowment orcontributeanyamounttoanexisting thesefree matching dollars. of may thelastchancethe nextbiennium.This totake advantage this year. It’s willexistin match unlikely program thecurrent to $600,000canbeawarded forgiftsgiven beforeDec. 31of up dollargiven.ing dollarsforevery Free matching dollarsof scholarshipsnursing willreceive program 50%instatematch- inTeaching Arts and program, scholarships, theMasterof projects between July 1,2015andDec. 31,2016. nated totheMayville StateUniversity Foundation forapproved match foreach dollardo andevery hanced Academicsisproviding a50% date. Matching FundforEn The nearly $300,000inmatching dollarsto successful sofar. We’ve received academic excellence hasbeenvery Dakota stateuniversities andenhance to spurphilanthropicgiving toNorth program The matching giftprogram. kota Legislative Assembly’s amazing Da- remaining forthe64thNorth

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CORNER Help uskeep itcoming your way - - President. Mayville State University Dr. Hagen, Gary annual return. the thesetools alsoprovide tax-freepayouts of onportions of as excellent federalandstatetaxdeductionscredits. Many 5%to9%annually basedonthedonor’s aswell age, of return citizens. planscanprovide guaranteedincomeratesof These life incomeplansthatMSUFoundation canoffertosenior charitable Also allowed value isa50%match of onthecurrent received foryearstocome, theseplannedgiftscanbematched. is namedabeneficiary. Even thoughthosegiftsmay notbe policy orIRAotherretirementplanlike a401k,whereMSU a willorestateplan,includinggiftsthroughlifeinsurance student onlineresources. ships toattracteven morestudentsandone-thirdwillhelpwith thismoney will fundnursing scholar $100,000. Two-thirds of a50%match, foratotalof given, upto$200,000,willtrigger nurse dollar shortages. Every continues toexpandmeetrural which isnow program, atcapacityand this RN-to-BSNdegree The RN-to-BSN Rural Academic Excellence Nursing Fund [email protected]. tact John Klocke at701-788-4787or theirgiving by 50%.For con- moreinformation the impactof toincrease forMayville Statesupporters opportunity golden prised atthelow dollaramountitwilltake todothis. benefits. you to Iencourage check thisout. You may besur andwere alsoabletoleverage sometax opportunity this great fully fundedlevel. Mywife, Debbie, andItookadvantage of will receive a50%match, thusbringingtheendowment toa $10,000 agiftof up anamedendowment. Withthisprogram, ville State. MSUFoundation’s The minimum is$15,000toset donors whomay wishtoestablishnamedendowments atMay aside forwhich MSUandotherfour-year schools may apply. our$1,000,000 infunds, thestatehasanother$500,000set of we aresuccessfulatmatching all the planendsonDec. 31.If thesematching fundsbefore year tohelpustake advantage of offers. We askeveryone toconsiderMSUinaspecialway this entirely newlevel theprogram throughtheincreasedsupport potential totake Mayville State’s academicexcellence toan family andcharities andprovide incomeandlower taxes. Call John at701-788-4787tofindouthow anassetcanbenefit advisers tocreatethesefederallyapproved giftinvestments. ing withfolksandtheiraccountants, attorneys, andfinancial experienceinwork- Klocke. Hehasmorethan20yearsof tocontactMSUFoundationcouraged Executive DirectorJohn Estate and planned gifts can be matched. canbematched. andplannedgifts Estate If interested in these opportunities, our supporters areen interestedintheseopportunities, oursupporters If Match willalsobegiven Challenge The ongiftsmadein Individuals, businesses, andfoundationscanhelpfund The Matching FundforEnhanced AcademicsprovidesThe a match alsoopensespeciallyexcitingThe for opportunities Matching FundforEnhancedAcademicshasthe The

- - - - ing newclassroomsandanathletictrainingareaonthewest therenovation includedconstruct Fieldhouse, andthebulkof theexistingLewyLee ed ontheeastsideof Education majors. Additions were construct Wellness, HealthEducation, andPhysical Fitnessand Management, space forSports classroomandlab/practice and expansionof the1929OldGymnasium of replacement completion onMarch 1,2016.Itinvolved 2015,reached substantial inAprilof began open housefollowed theprogram. place atthewest entrancetothefacility. An Mayville StateUniversity. festivities The took Physical Education,andRecreation facilityat the newlyrenovated andexpandedHealth, 26, 2016marked theofficialopeningof programs innursing.programs baccalaureate, and residency graduate, of ity andintegrity thepublic'shealth. CCNEensuresthequal provement of autonomous accreditingagency, contributingtotheim tion asanationalaccreditation agency, theCCNEisan 2015. thefallsemesterof attheendof graduated program firststudentstocompletethe 2014.The fall semesterof are offeredexclusively online, andwere firstofferedinthe RN license. ClassesintheRN-to-BSNnursing program leadingtoRNlicensureandholdacurrent nursing degree anindividual mustmission totheprogram, have a earned to achieve To abaccalaureatedegree. beconsideredforad- theuniversityBSN nursing program, iseducatingnurses to80%by nurses 2020. withbaccalaureatedegrees tion of Medicine’s (IOM)recommendationtoincreasethepropor Dakota andinresponsetotheInstituteof North state of nursing professionalsinthe of with thesevere shortage toassist wasBSN nursing establishedinaneffort program is Nov. 16,2015,extendingtoJune RN-to- 30,2021.The received May 31,2016,andtheaccreditationeffective date legiate NursingEducation(CCNE).Officialnotice was received fullaccreditationfromthe CommissiononCol The state-fundedHPERproject,whichThe heldTuesday, program A short April at newly renovated and expanded HPERfacility CCNE grantsaccreditationto fiilyrcgie yteUS ertr fEduca- Officially recognized by the U.S. of Secretary Mayville StateUniversity’sThrough onlineRN-to- Mayville State’s has RN-to-BSNnursing program RN-to-BSN program nursing Grand openingheld - Tim O’Brien. Donna Mark (‘71), JeremiahMoen(‘02),Dist.20Senator PhilMurphy, (‘78),and Scott Berry tative RickHolman(‘65),Lindsey Johnson(‘02),Keith Stenehjem, Hagen, Mike Moore,Gary marking theofficialgrandopeningofnew andimproved HPER facility atMayville State. Pictured from left toPictured from rightareDanLorenz,Steve left Bensen,JohnKlocke, Dist.20Represen ofthebuildingcommitteeMembers were amongthefolks to cutthe ceremonialribbon, - - - - - Mayville Statecampus. course offerings. Courses were offeredonline, aswell as onthe namic option,providing students withmorethan100summer eight-week, andfive-week sessions, as well asa variable dy- beyond inthis way.” Dakota and North We thecitizensof aredelightedtoserve ing totheoverall successMayville Statehasbeenexperiencing. improvements forthosewhostudyoncampusare contribut studying atadistanceandthefantasticphysical plantandother providing flexibleoptionsforthose combinationof goals. The theireducational convenient options forstudentsinpursuitof “MayvilleDr. Statestrives Hagen. Gary tobeflexibleandoffer overall enrollment,” saidMayville State University president full-time equivalentgrew by 14% figure over lastyear. increased 14%and22%,respectively, over 2015counts. The students full-timeandpart-time with lastyear. number of The 1931. Headcountenrollmentwas up21%whencompared university’s summerschool largest headcountenrollmentsince 2016,markingthe in enrollmentfortheSummerSessionof hallways theLewyLeeFieldhouse. surrounding ing, newceilingtiles, andnewlightinginthemainlobby and theFieldhouse. Facility includenewtilefloor upgrades side of Memorial and tribute gifts canbe madeonlineat Memorial andtribute gifts Mayville State’s summersessionoptionsincluded10-week, “Growth indistanceeducationcontinues toimpactour Mayville StateUniversity increase experiencedalarge 85-year summerschool enrollment recordset mayvillestate.edu/memorials CAMPUS . -

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MSU TODAY www.mayvillestate.edu CAMPUS upon theirretirement. emeritusstatus thedistinctionof Dr. each bestowed MarkSkean were Engerand bemissed.Dr. andtheywillcertainly Carol State University Mayville Thesefolksplayed inthesuccessof anintegralpast spring. role 2yasadwspeieto the Faculty SenateandFaculty 12 yearsandwas presidentof inmusic atMSU.minor degree a Fame. Heplayed akey roleintheestablishmentof Hall of club forMayville Statemusic, Arts andtheMSUPerforming Music Makers, afund-raisingbooster in theestablishmentof Feast, which year. isheldevery-other Hewas alsoinstrumental was introduced,aswasdirection, apopsconcert aMadrigal traditional homecomingandChristmasconcerts. Underhis the Year Award, Mike was responsibleforbringingback the 75. to ahighof from seven studentsto28,and the choir from15-20students 2004,andsincethattime, we’ve seen thebandgrow August of work. forherhard toKaren Mayville Statearegrateful of and staff the appropriateentities. was nosmall task,andthefaculty This matching dollarswould endupintheproper accountswithin CREF retirementcontributions, andotherwithholding Security, PublicEmployee Retirement System,andTIAA- employees. withseeingthattheSocial Shewas alsoentrusted staff, aswell assomepart-timers, plusjustasmanystudent all Mayville Stateemployees, which includesabout160full-time well. theseresponsibilitiesvery andshehandledallof from Karen andimplementation andtimeeffort considerable learning Soft andConnectNDsystems. required systemupgrades These Retirees leave theirmark onMayville State Several members of the Mayville State faculty and staff retired this retired theMayvilleStatefacultyandstaff membersof Several Bakken served ontheMSU FinancialAidCommitteefor Bakken served A three-timenomineeforMayville State’s Teacher of Mr. hisemployment Bakken withMayville began Statein June. retiredattheendof Karen As thepayroll/benefits coordinator,Karen interactedwith Karen Amundson.

NEWS Associate Professor ofMusic Payroll/Benefits Coordinator Karen Amundson Mike Bakken Education system-wideaccounting Dakota Higher including theNorth systemenhancements,management many campushumanresource tion. Shewas attheforefrontof ing payroll andbenefitadministra- andcomplexitiessurround changes (‘75) ledtheuniversity throughmany (Flaten)Amundsonville State, Karen 1970s andthepresent-day People and payroll system(HECN)inthe During her41-yeartenure atMay - - - available theminanyway tosupport Ican.” hood colleaguesandIwishthemwell inthefuture. Iamalways and revisedforsomanyyears. missmy earlychild Iwillgreatly - sor. Shesaid,“Itishardto‘give away’ classesI’ve developed level.big differenceinwhatistaughtatthecollege have Computers andonlinelearning changed. madea certainly schoolers hasstayed relatively thesame, WHAT istaughthas andinternationally.nity toattendconferencesinthiscountry childhood professionstatewide. She’s fortheopportu grateful and B.S.Ed. Shefeelstheseadditionshave benefitedtheearly inearlychildhood toaB.A. fromonlyanA.A.degree gressed Award.Meritorious Service Young Children Dakota AssociationfortheEducationof positions inseveral. In2013,she was honoredwiththeNorth tions thatpromoteearlychildhood education,holdingofficer she hasbeeninvolved instate, regional,andnational organiza lecturer, assistant,associate, andnow fullprofessor. courses atMayville Statein1983andwent throughtheranksas and was ateacher atthecenter. teaching college Shebegan velopment Center. asdirector From 1977to1983,sheserved 1976asaleadpreschool teacher intheChildDe- summer of nity.” setting, andMayville StateUniversity provided metheopportu always wondered whatitwould belike toteach inacollege private lessonsinthethirdgrade,” Bakken trumpet said.“I Power Hour”weekly onKMAV-FM. and hostedhisown radio show, “Let’s BigBand Dance-The Series,Community FineArts was adviserforCometRadio, at Mayville State. HedirectedtheMayville StateUniversity and school Region 3soloandensemblemusic contestheldannually thehigh State. For 40years, of asmanager Bakken served mances, donated$30,000toward music scholarships atMayville Blazers Men’s who, Chorus, throughtheirannual perfor campus, hedirectedtheTraillAssociation fortwo years. Off

Health andPhysical AAHPERD) confer Educators, formerly By attending the state, district, and national SHAPE (Society of skiing,first aidandCPR,more.folk dance, cross-country including rhythmic teachers, activities forelementary social and theHPERactivity classes, she was assigned toteach moreof aquaticsclasses. Over theyears, teacher of State asapart-time Enger willcontinue atMayvilleEnger Stateasanadjunctprofes HOW toteach pre- Carol says thatwhilethebasicsof Since she started atMayville haspro State,Since shestarted thecurriculum facultycommittees, In additiontoactivity asamemberof Dr. working began atMayville CarolEnger Stateinthe “I wanted tobeamusic teacher ever taking sinceIstarted Becky (Karlstad) Gunderson (‘72) started outat Mayville Gunderson(‘72)started Becky (Karlstad) Professor ofEarlyChildhoodEducation Becky Gunderson Becky Dr. CarolEnger Instructor ofHPER ------to take morethan5,000showers forfreein29years.” Capouch. Ithankthesefolks, aswell asMSU, forallowing me things differentlyfrommy studentteaching Jean supervisor, teaching anddoing fromRonlearned Semmens, andthejoy of fromRuth thehands-on approachesthat Ilearned I Kolsrud, to bethebestteacher Icanbe, rememberingtheenthusiasm always beenteaching andworking withthestudents. I’ve tried theYear in2003-04. of members, in2016.Shewas alsonamedMayville StateTeacher thehighesthonorbestowedfor ProfessionalService, onits Honor Award in2010,andtheCentralDistrictHonorAward NDAHPERD HonorAward in2007,CentralDistrict’s Dance theYearty Teacher in2002and2006.Otherawards include of in NDSHAPEandotherorganizations. inmanyleadershippositions herprofessionby serving served andWorksitepool manager Wellness Coordinator. Shehas at theseconferences. students. Shewas beenselectedtopresentmorethan25times activities tosharewithMSU ences, avariety of shehaslearned atMayville Stateover theyears.” staff have enjoyed. Ihave acquiredmanyfriendsinthefacultyand business officehasprovided variety and challenges, which I placetowork,” good it hasbeenavery saidJorgensen. “The Janice’s work. pieceof integral accounting system.Adaptingtothesesystemshasbeenan and in2003theuniversity went on-boardwithaweb-based In 1979,Mayville Stateimplementedanewaccountingsystem isheretostay torollwiththepunches. andyou learn nology somestressfulmomentsover theyears, buttech- the sourceof Janice have says thattheconstantchanges intechnology been peers, making itanextra-specialhonor. ville Statestaff thisaward areselectedby theMay recipients of in 2003.The Award Johnsonwas MeritoriousService presentedtheOrville herability, Jorgensen herfellow employeesserve tothebestof perfect fitforher. ing andworking intheMayville Statebusinessofficehasbeena role until1977.Jorgensen says shehasalways enjoyed account inthat clerk. In1972,shebecamethepayroll clerkand served asapurchase order when shejoinedthebusinessofficestaff since 1977,buthertenure withtheuniversity in1969 began Upon leaving Mayville State, Becky says, besthas “The Gunderson was namedNDAHPERD’s College/Universi- onuniversityBecky hasserved committees, andbeenthe Jorgensen’s lastday atMayville Statewas April29. “Working atthesameplacefor 47yearsisalongtime, but Known forherfriendlydispositionandwillingnessto Janice Jorgensen hadbeentheaccountantatMayville State Janice Jorgensen Acco untant - - cator for46years. Ispent34wonderful yearsteaching physical will strengthenourprograms.” four newclassrooms, thetrainingroom, andtheweight room The the HPERteachers inoneofficecomplex. arealltogether into ournewfacility.got anofficewithwindows and Ifinally She said,“A onMarch 1whenwe moved dreamcame true theHPERfacilityrenovation andexpansionproject. tion of this program. award Dakota forcollaborating withMayville inNorth Stateon years. a“BestPractice” LutherMemorialHomeearned The tocontinue,the program soshecontinued itforanotherseven forasemester. morning Thursday residentswantedevery The she andherstudentswalked andexercised withtheresidents She createdthe“Walking forWellness” where fitnessprogram, residents attheSunCenterassistedliving homeinMayville. high. toanall-time hasgrown enrollment intheHPERprograms seven teachers. teacher to13full-timeandpart-time Student was HPERfacultynumbers alsocreated.The have from grown DAPE (Developmental AdaptedPhysical Education)minor from offeringonlyfourmajorstosixmajors. The 12 years. grow Duringhertenure, shehasseenthedepartment into oneyearturned That cation, andRecreation Department. theHealth,Physical Edu interim positionasdivision chair of Mike Bakken, JaniceJorgensen,andDonnaMark. Looking toretirement,Donna said,“Ihave beenanedu A recenthighlighthasbeentheplanningandconstruc Among herfavorite memorieswas working withthe Donna (Ludwig)Mark(‘70)was hiredforaone-year The 2016 retirees Carol included(l-r)BeckyGunderson, Enger, Associate Professor ofHPER Donna Mark See “Retirees” onpage6. CAMPUS - - -

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MSU TODAY www.mayvillestate.edu CAMPUS mat orcall1-800-437-4104,ext.34710. Mayville StateUniversity, towww.mayvillestate.edu/ go 2016. semester of Coursesareavailableprogram. beginningwiththefall applicationsintotheMAT accepting degree currently go intotheclassroom.Mayville Stateis other fieldsto by encouragingmid-careerprofessionalsin shortage Dakota’s tohelpeaseNorth done inaneffort teacher inTeaching Arts isbeing This degree. the Masterof tooffer ley CityStateandDickinson State, permission tion hasgiven Mayville StateUniversity, alongwithVal- with theMAT degree.” Education inallowing Mayville Statetomove forward Higher Dakota StateBoardof theNorth of support We theMAT program. degree appreciate the proval of from theHLCandap finalreport with theexemplary Affairs stated,“Mayville StateUniversity ispleased since 1917. State University hasbeenaccreditedby theCommission Dakota and18otherstates.includes North Mayville Centralregion,which tional institutionsintheNorth educa post-secondary HLC accreditsdegree-granting six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. thatwasdent corporation foundedin1895asoneof sion’s CriteriaforAccreditation. the institution’s abilitytomeettheCommis ongoing teamreviewedaccreditors April25and26,2016.The by theHLC. ville State’s firstmaster’s hasalsobeenapproved degree, inTeaching Arts (MAT), May addition, theMasterof criteria withnointerimmonitoringrecommended.In accreditation fortheuniversity. university The metall of a10-yearreaffirmation mission (HLC)hasgranted Com hasbeennotifiedthattheHigherLearning gen [email protected] or701-788-4787.

NEWS approval inTeaching to M.A. offer A limited numberofspotsareavailable. Are you inadvertising interested For more information abouttheMATFor at degree moreinformation HigherEduca- Dakota StateBoardof North The Dr. Keith Stenehjem, Vice PresidentforAcademic - Commissionisanindepen HigherLearning The HLC Mayville Statehostedavisitfromteamof Mayville StateUniversity PresidentDr. Ha- Gary reaffirmation ofaccreditation, MSU granted 10-year in theMSUToday? Contact JohnKlocke at - - - - - plan tovacation andtravel inretirement. time torelaxandplay more.” (‘71), Sheandherhusband,Curt ty. Ithinkitistimetohangupmy whistleandstopwatch. Itis Cloud, Minn.,and12amazingyearsatMayville StateUniversi- education andcoaching atSt.CloudApolloHighSchool inSt. something that happens organically onlyatsmallschools.”something thathappensorganically many wonderful people indifferentdisciplineareas. is That agilityisdeveloped.”is thebasisfromwhich learning with technologies, experimentation level increative with acomfort the ‘3Rs,’ along Competence with need topossess. most graduates lege acteristic newcol agility’ isthechar says, “‘Learning technologies. He tenure dealwith enced duringhis experi changes and abroad. both domestically from these activities ed theirfindings hiscareer. Heandseveral colleaguespresent be ahighlightof activities focused onimprovementgrant to instudentlearning theYear.In 2006,hewas namedMayville StateTeacher of Accounting. Teachers Dakota College North of president of sentative Dakota GeneralEducationCounciland totheNorth Academic Assessment.HehasalsobeenMayville State’s- repre asMayvilleaddition toteaching, State’s heserved Directorof economics. In of 1991asanadjunctinstructor summer of Retirees You cannominateanindividualorteam 701-788-4750 [email protected]. Reflecting onhistimehere, Marksays, “I’ve worked with the Most of inmany toparticipate Skean consideredtheopportunity Dr. working MarkSkean began atMayville Stateinthe for theMSUAthletic HallofFame or Go to www.mayvillestate.edu/recognition Athletic Coaches HallofFame!Athletic Coaches Or you may contactBeth Swenson at - Professor ofBusiness&CIS

- - for moreinformation. Dr. Mark Skean Professor ofEarlyChildhoodEducation. member, received thedistinctionofEmeritus Dr. Carol Enger, another retiring MSUfaculty tus asEmeritusProfessor EmeritusofBusiness. signifyinghisnew acertificate sta Skean (left) Keith Stenehjem (right)presented Dr. Mark Vice Presidentfor Dr. Academic Affairs continued from page5 - - mayvillestate.edu/athletictraining. of Comet Athletics! in thelives, experiences, andsuccess an immediate, long-lastingdifference about thisopportunity. You willmake cial commitment,you cantell others Even ifyou’re not ableto make afinan the weight andathletic trainingrooms. $80,000, whichwillbesplitbetween potential. that canhelpthemachieve theirfull cally. Theseathletes facilities deserve student athletes isgrowing dramati- or replaceequipment. The numberof facility, butitisupto usto upgrade paid for theconstructionofthisnew athletes! facilities forstate-of-the-art ourstudent puts usinaunique positionto have ing room anda new weight room. This the Comets got anew athletic train to make room for anew P.E. complex, Help neededto furnish weight, trainingrooms To go to make agift, Will you help? DakotaThe state has ofNorth When theOldGymcamedown SPORTS NEWS The goalisto raise

- - the FCA Jerry Kindall CharacterinCoaching Award.the FCAJerry “Special Achievement Award,” theNAIARobert E. SmithAchievement Award, and Association andSportscasters Dakota Associated PressSportswriters with theNorth Fame. He hasalsobeenhonored Fame, CommissionHallof andtheChristianSports Fame Dakota AmateurBaseballAssociation Hallof forBaseball, theNorth Hall of Fame, theNAIA with inductionintotheMayville StateUniversity AthleticHallof and USABaseball. AthleticConference, DakotaAmateur BaseballCoaches College Association,North been involved Dakota Dakota BaseballCoaches intheNorth Association,North the ABCA’s DirectorsandNominationsCommittee. Additionally, hehas Boardof has beenheavily involved on withtheABCAfor fourdecades. serves Hecurrently ships in1981and1984. seven yearsandcoming away with champion competing inthestatefinalssixoutof also coached thesummeramateurbaseballteaminMayville, withhis“Red Caps” assistant underMeyerin1981andbecametheheadcoach thefollowing year. Berry in Ellendale, Binford,Rolla, andCasselton, N.D. tohisalmamaterasan Hereturned nior seasons. fromMSU, Aftergraduating coached highschool baseballteams Berry Famer AlMeyeratMayville State, receiving all-conferencehonorshisjuniorandse- who have signedprofessionalcontracts. he hascoached 35NAIAScholar-Athletes, 25NAIAAll-Americans, and22players theYear theYear ninetimes, fourtimes, andNAIARegionCoach and of Coach of from Mayville State’s Field,which was namedinhishonor2010. ScottBerry inhiscareerhave thegames beenplayed away despite thefactthatmorethan75%of .683 winningpercentage. Heranksfifthamongactive NAIAcoaches incareerwins title, andhadatop-five finishattheNAIA World Series. Berry’s teamshave won three NAIAregionaltitles, the2002 PlainsSuperRegional in theNAIAnationalplayoffs 26times, includingin2016.Inthose26appearances, Comets have championships and have collected21conferencetournament appeared championships, including17consecutive titlesfrom1986to2002. Additionally, the powerhouse. Underhisguidance, theCometshave won 23regular-season conference Mayville intoanNAIA State, theMayville in1982.Hehasgrown Stateprogram ets won allthreegames. Winnipeg Wesmen inatriple-headerordertoclinch Com- winnumber 1,000.The theUniversity of theday at997totalwinsandlookedstarted foracleansweep of Winnipeg,onApril 18.Coach Berry (NSAA) conferenceopponent,theUniversity of StarAthleticAssociation North took placeinWinnipeg,Manitoba,Canada,against historic1,000thwinforBerry the 2016season.The coaches tohave eclipsedthe1,000-winmarkduring ABCA Convention inAnaheim,Calif. theYear Banquetatthe Fame/Coach of mond Hallof 6, 2017.Festivities willtake placeduringtheABCA/Dia Inductees willbehonoredinaceremonyplannedforJan. Fame isthehighesthonorbestowed by theorganization. Fame class. InductiontotheABCAHallof Hall of hasbeennamedtothe10-member2017ABCA Berry has announcedthatMSUHeadBaseballCoach Scott Berry notches 1,000th win,morehalloffamehonors notches 1,000th Berry Along with his induction into the ABCA Hall of Fame, Berry hasbeenhonored Fame, Berry Along withhisinductioninto the ABCAHallof An active inlocal,state, andnationalbaseballorganizations, participant Berry letteredfouryears under ABCAHallof Prior tohiscareerasacoach, Berry theyear23times, District12 hasbeennamedasconference coach of Berry Berry’s careerrecordasheadcoach fora stands at1,012-573-1,which isgood Berry, the2014ABCApresident,tookover asheadcoach athisalmamater, thesixactive NAIA becameoneof Scott Berry American Baseball The Coaches Assocation (ABCA) - Scott Berry. - 7 Homecoming 2016 Edition 8

MSU TODAY www.mayvillestate.edu SPORTS opener in2015. ner fromMayville andMaKenzie BringfromGalesburg. CometsarealsoexcitedThe aboutlocalproductsJayden War lastseason. helped herteamtotheNAIAnationaltournament Granby, Colo. TaLise isatransferfromAshfordUniversity and fortheCometsthisyearincludeTaLiserecruits Hansenfrom Michael, Minn.,andSydney Minn.Key BoomfromBarnesville, Kolness fromAda,Minn.,PaigeMegan O’ConnorfromSt. Woldthe CometsincludeStephany fromUnderwood, Minn., players aswellreturning assomenewfaces. for Key returners with herefforts tor, Cometswilllooktoreplace Minn.The including all-conferenceplayer Remington Werner fromHec- as student-athletes. be working hardtocontinue accomplishmentsintheclassroom 3.25orbetterona4.0scale. Cometswill The point average of Scholar-Athlete, a player must have achieved a cumulative grade also had11NSAAScholar-Athletes. To benamedanNSAA a 4.0scale)asdefined The by the institution. volleyball team Award, itmust have pointaverage aminimum (on 3.0grade 3.23. For ateamtobeconsideredfortheNAIAScholar-Team Award inateamcumulative by turning pointaverage of grade IntercollegiateAthletics(NAIA)Scholar-Team Association of theNational season intheclassroom2015astheyearned theNSAAtournament. Lee Fieldhouseinthefirstroundof and winningallthreematches, includinga3-2winattheLewy onthreedifferentoccasions Vikings lastseason,squaringoff the Valley CityStateUniversity madeacleansweep of They StarAthleticAssociation(NSAA)Tournament. theNorth of 12-23andmadeittothesemi-finals with anoverall recordof for fallcamponSunday, Aug. Cometsfinishedlastyear 7.The tocampus Cometsreported swing forthe2016season.The Volleyball Comets to looking forward exciting timesin2016-17!

The Comets football team makes agrandentranceattheir home five seniorsfromthe2015squad, Cometsgraduated The Mayville StatevolleyballThe teamhadanoutstanding Mayville StateUniversityThe volleyball teamisinfull- NEWS - hi oetr b cr f14-13. by ascoreof their hometurf celebration astheymarched intoValley Cityandbeatthemon p.m. Lastyear, theCometsspoiledVikings’ homecoming rival Valley onOct. 8at2 CityStateinthehomecominggame 17.Afterabye-week,Stout onSept. theCometswillhost Wisconsin- the Cometsfootballteamhosting theUniversity of Quincy University. Bowl Farmers weekend willbeheadlinedby headed toQuincy, Ill.totake onNCAADivision IIopponent Vista University 3.Following onSept. they theiropeninggame, unfolds fortheComets. offensive threats, itwillbeinterestingtoseehow theseason seven teams. Withsomanyrecognized in sixthplaceoutof the tightendpositionandIsraelEvans asanoffensive lineman. field. Two thisyearincludeChrisMayes more at key returners received onthe NSAAall-conferencehonorsfortheirefforts NSAA’s bestplayers atthewide-receiver position,andboth fromMiami,Fla.were amongthe Fla. andDantrelHorne wide-receiver positionlastyear. Jacob Robbins fromTampa, success wasn’t withouthelpfromacouplekey players atthe NSAAall-conferencerecognitionforhisefforts.earned Blake’s from theshotgunduringhisfirstseasonwithCometsand Calif. Stillonlyajunior in2015,BlakeMurrieta, ledtheComets AndrewBlake quarterback from theirfield-general, ets return Com- thefootball.The players ontheoffensiveturning sideof future success. groundwork theseason,but waslaidfor final stretch of abitdown the potent offenseattack. Cometsstruggled The astheytookopponentsby withtheirfast-paced surprise start recordincludedablazing5-1 5-5 duringthe2015season.This under theirbelts, thingsaroundandwent theCometsturned andanewsystemimplementation recruiting a fullyearof to a 2-9 record. After ment a new system, the Comets struggled fallcamp. andimple littletimetorecruit Withvery of the start hired toheaduptheCometsonAug. 1,justafewdays before head coach John Haines. Two yearsago, Coach Haineswas Football debut on Sept. 16 against Dakota StateUniversity. 16against debut onSept. make topcompetition.They’ll theirhome end toplay against trip outwest toLancaster, Calif. justbeforeLaborDay week infourmatches. Cometsmadea The where theysquaredoff (Fertile, Minn.). Bailey Hlavac (EastGrandForks, Minn.),andPayton Larson (Declo,Hannah Bliss(Nevis, Thoren Minn.),Bryanna Idaho), and Bring,newplayers Janu includeWhitney (Frazee, Minn.), thoseeightbeingfreshmen.InadditiontoHansen,Warner, of bers ontheir2016squad,which includeseightnewfaces, seven The Comets began their season at home against Buena theirseasonathomeagainst Cometsbegan The preseasoncoaches pollhadtheCometsfinishing The thesuccessforCometsisduetoafewkey re Part of MSUfootballteamhasbegunathirdseasonunder The 16mem Mayville StatevolleyballThe teamhasatotalof The Comets began theirseasononAug. Cometsbegan The Neb. 26inPeru, - - - - against MN-StateFergusagainst Falls attheLewyLeeFieldhouse. home andseven ontheroad,andopenstheirseason onNov. 3 varsity men’s scheduled, 10at has17games basketball program Silver attheLewyLeeFieldhouse. Lake junior College The uled forthe2016-2017season andopensonOct.29against (Temple, Ga.). Minn.), Tyler Wilson (Willmar, Stegemen Minn.),andDarrel Ga.), MatthewSlaba(Canby, Minn.),EricStaebler(Morris, (Douglasville, Norman man Nelson(Moorhead,Minn.),Cory Maranan (London,England),ColinMay (Lovell, Wyo.), Nor Jaylin Johnson (Desoto, Texas), KhalilJones (Dallas, Ga.),Ben per (Minnetonka,Minn.),Josh Foulds England), (Birmingham, Forks, N.D.), Konrad Bueckers (PineRiver, Minn.),MaxCoo includesTyrone new recruits Beckem (Grand listof cruits. The thoseplayers beingnewre 31 players with14of a totalof N.D.,from Berthold, andMichael SlabafromCanby, Minn. fromEnderlin,N.D.,last season,DanielLindgren Austin Lee ing forcontributionsfromafewkey players whored-shirted Cometsarealsolook- Conor QuinnfromBelfast,Ireland.The Droog fromGrafton,N.D andidenticaltwinsAidan Fla. Key contributorsfromlastyear’s teamwillincludeGarek Lakes, Minn.andTerrance Lockett fromWest Palm Beach, ball teamwillhave onlytwo seniors, Joshua DeWittfromLino roles aswell asmanynewfaces. 2016-2017men’s The basket so 2016-2017willshowcase someyoungerplayers inexpanding awards. Athlete awards and13players receive NSAAScholar-Athlete men’s basketball teamhadfourplayers receive NAIAScholar- award. Inadditiontoreceiving theScholar-Team Award, the season inarow thatthemen’s this basketball teamhasearned (on a4.0scale)asdefined This isthesecond by theinstitution. Team Award, itmust have pointaverage aminimum 3.0grade Award. For ateamtobeconsideredfortheNAIAScholar- on a4.0scale, themtheNAIAScholar-Team which earned 3.04 inateamcumulativeteam turned pointaverage of grade butintheclassroomaswell. men’s The the court, basketball lastyear’s winningseasonon to continue themomentumof shown throughoutthestate. Valley thatwas locallytelevisedand CityStateinaroadgame Cometsalsobeatnationallyrankedto closeoutthewin.The Landon win includedaone-handedjamfromseniorDarnell Jamestown attheLewyLeeFieldhouse. The the University of University. over Cometsalsohadamemorablevictory The winontheroadover nationallyranked Bellevue a playoff year. MemorablevictorieslastyearfortheCometsincluded forthesecond-straight theNSAAtournament semi-finals of 17-12andmadeittothe last yearwithanoverall recordof the2016-2017basketball Cometsfinished season.The of start Men’s Basketball The varsityThe men’s sched- has31games basketball program fullCometsroster,The varsity andjuniorvarsity, includes eightseniorsfromlastyear’s Cometsgraduated The squad, 2016-2017men’sThe basketball teamisnotonlylooking MSUmen’sThe basketball teamislookingforward tothe - - - - will beajunior. She played Comets immediately. Katie on thefloorandhelp and shouldbeabletostep transfers junior college Sydney Ganglareboth Minn.). Naomi Torgerson (Anoka, son (Anoka,Minn.),and N.D.), HannahTorger Taylor Skjordal(Grafton, stad (St.Cloud,Minn.), Minn.), AndreaSkilling- Taylor Shamp(Bertha, Lenci (Soudan,Minn.), (Crosby, Minn.),Katie son, N.D.), CyanHale Sydney Gangl(Dickin- Fast (Warroad, Minn.), (Lakeville, Minn.),Jasmin N.D.), ClaireBlascziek Haley Anderson(Lisbon, include They program. tions tothebasketball 11 willbenewaddi roster for2016-2017, that make uptheComets fortheCometsin2015-2016. Minn.), whored-shirted an increasedrolethisyear, (Blackduck, alongwithAlexArp winning efforts. AliciaNopola(Silver Bay, Minn.)shouldsee minutes in2015-2016andshouldcontinue tohelptheComets’ and AndiGayner (Dassel,Minn.)each played significant Joelle (Avon, Ertl Weber Minn.),Karleigh N.D.), (Thompson, familiarfacesincludingafewkey contributors. handful of 3.44. Team Award withacumulative pointaverage of teamgrade Award. Inaddition,theCometsreceived theNAIAScholar- lete honorsandfourplayers receive theNAIAScholar-Athlete Jenna Lundon. the 2015-2016seasonby two stellarseniors, LizaHogloand NSAA women’s Cometswere basketball. The ledthroughout of 210 combinedpointsisthehighestpointtotalinhistory 109-101.The Dakota StateUniversity by ascoreof Trojans of the NSAA,cameonroadwhenCometsdefeated of theseason,andinhistory of most memorablegames the Oneof theNSAAtournament. to thesemi-finalsof were 16-13overall duringthe2015-2016seasonandadvanced 11th seasonunderheadcoach DennisHutter. Comets The Women’s Basketball Katie Lenciand Katie the16players Of 2016-2017women’sThe a basketball teamwillreturn Cometshadnineplayers receiveThe NSAAScholar-Ath MSUwomen’sThe basketballupfortheir teamisgearing - - tor thisyear. Gayner (42)to be asignificantcontribu See “2016-17 Athletics” onpage10. The LadyComets lookfor Andi SPORTS

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MSU TODAY www.mayvillestate.edu SPORTS Calif.), Shaye Kuntz Kemball (Winnipeg,Manitoba),Kaitlyn (Phelan,Calif.),Harley Boulanger HaileeGall (Woodland, fortheCometsinclude will jointhe13 returners. Newrecruits new players for2017,andeightnewmembers of sign agroup players for thecomingseason. into the2017season.Altogether, theCometshave 13returning talentandexperienceastheteamheads provide asolidcoreof theGoldGlove Award. fourplayers will These a recipientof selection andHaleyKravetz (junior, Winnipeg,Manitoba)was (junior, Henderson,Nev.) was asecondteamall-conference were bothfirstteamall-conferenceselections. KianaIshikawa ramento, Calif.) andNinaGurgian(senior, Claremont,Calif.) honors duringthe2016season.AlexandriaTinoco(senior, Sac players received returning NSAAall-conference a number of 4.0 scale. 3.25ona have maintainedacumulative pointaverage of grade Athlete Awards. award This isgiven tostudent-athleteswho careers. NSAAScholar- Evans bothearned HaleyandMegan or betterona4.0scalethroughouttheiracademicandathletic 3.50 status andmaintainedacumulative pointaverage of grade award isgiven tostudent-athleteswhohave reached junior level classroom by receiving theNAIAScholar-Athlete Award. This ney. would follow itupwithanotherappearance inthe2016tour anNAIAWorld in2015and Seriesrun had justcomeoff Cometsshotdown28. The theBlueHawks 11-6.Dickinson nationallyranked Dickinsonagainst StateUniversity onFeb. fortheCometscame 6-18 intheNSAA.Anoteworthy victory 13-32and 2016, theCometsfinishedwithan overall recordof helm, theLadyCometshave improved each season.During the headcoach forCometssoftball.WithVandeVeen atthe Softball semester break. where theywillplay Calif. two duringthe inAtherton, games Lee. schedule alsoincludes a tripouttotheWest The Coast, later, theCometswelcome BrandonUniversity totheLewy Winnipeg. Oneweek theUniversityLee Fieldhouseagainst of Minnesota. est classificationinthestateof inthelarg- girls helpedtheirteamsreach thestatetournament School HighSchool. andBlascziekforLakeville Both North Torgerson played herhighschool basketball atAnokaHigh incoming freshmenNaomiTorgerson andClaireBlascziek. goals.and made34three-pointfield 21-5 recordontheseason.Ganglaveraged 5.1pointspergame came fromBismarck StateCollege, wheretheMysticsposteda goals.47 three-pointfield Sydney Ganglisalsoajuniorand the leadingscorer, averaging 13.8pointspergame. Shemade Lenci helpedherteamtoan18-11finishontheyearand was Community andTechnicallast seasonatMesabiRange College. 2016-17 Athletics

The LadyCometsworkedThe hard inthesummermonthsto 2017seasonlookspositiveThe fortheLadyCometsas Haley Wedgewood inthe thesoftballprogram represented seasonwithAshleyVandeVeen willbethefourth This as CometsbegintheirseasononOct.22attheLewy The women’sThe basketball excited teamisalsovery about NEWS cont’d. from page9 - - apolis, Minn.toplay atUSBankStadium. season beginsonMarch 1whentheCometstravel toMinne- Jamestown spring 25.The onSept. theUniversityagainst of the fallseason of Cometswillplay theironlyhomegames The Midland University, Jamestown thisfall. andtheUniversity of Dickinson StateUniversity,tion against College, Morningside City StateUniversity Cometswillalsoseeac 7.The onSept. during the2016-2017season. Nick Gonzales(Riverside, Calif.), whoshouldplay key roles position, andoutfieldersZach Sweiters (Rochester, Minn.)and spotatthe catcherwho isexpectedtocompeteforthestarting from incomingplayers EvynYamaguchi (Kealakekua, Hawaii), Comets arealsolookingforbigcontributions this season.The Comets lastseasonandisexpectedtocontributesignificantly increased productionfromhimnow asasophomore. freshmanandtheyarehopingtoget for theCometsasatrue (Mayville) played intoanexpandedrole. tostep alot Nygaard the charge. CometsarealsolookingatBradyNygaard The (Canora, Sask.)andZach Mahoney(Fargo, N.D.) willlead players.a fewreturning Onthepitcher’s mound,Kody Rock were bothsecondteamall-conferenceselections. selection asasecondbasemanwhileHubbardandGuzman man (Hollister, Calif.). Yoshioka was afirstteamall-conference Hawaii), DondreiHubbard(Houston,Texas), andJose Guz threeall-conferenceplayers inDraketurn Yoshioka (Waipahu, fortheComets.so the2016-2017seasonlooksgood re They 3.03. achieved acumulative pointaverage of teamgrade team was alsoawarded theNAIAScholar-Team Award, having NSAA scholar-athlete awards. Mayville Statebaseball The Athlete Award. Inaddition,theCometshad15players receive players were honoredwiththeDaktronicsNAIAScholar- 31-30. Comets finishedtheseasonwithan overall recordof The andaqualifyingbidtothenationaltournament. game aspotintheNSAAchampionship thethreetoearn out of Jamestown inthree-straightgames. Cometswon The two of theUniversity against over Dakota Stateandthensquared off theCometsopenedwithawin Inthetournament, tournament. beforetheNSAAconference theirlast16games winning 12of Cometsfinishedtheregularseason by opening round.The triptotheNAIAnationaltournament in theirfourth-straight Baseball on Feb. 23whentheytravel toArizona. as longtheweather stays nice. Cometswillbeginplay The include strengthtrainingandconditioningpracticesoutside fallschedule theirseason.The will they await of thestart and Jolene Ruiz (Indio, Calif.). dquist (ShingleSprings, Calif.), Jordan Picard(Bismarck, N.D.), (Fargo, N.D.), (Roseville, BreeanaMartinez Calif.), BaileyNor See the Comets sports schedules atwww.msucomets.com. schedules See theComets sports The Cometswillcompetethisfall,beginningatValleyThe Jonathon Folena (ElPaso, Texas) forthe red-shirted Cometsarelookingforincreasedproductionfrom The Last year’s teamwas somewhatyoung andinexperienced, well intheclassroom,andseven Cometsperformed The aseasonthatended MSUbaseballteamiscomingoff The LadyCometswillbeplentybusyduringthefallas The - - - - 701-788-4787. Executive Director JohnJ.Klocke at please contactMSUFoundation work oftheMSUFoundation, For moreinformation aboutthe umbrella oftheMSUFoundation. Association operate underthe Athletic ClubandtheAlumni approved needs.TheComet benefit ofMayville State University- fundsforand disburse thesole University; andto raise, manage, ofMayville Statesupport vehicle for resource development in MSU Foundation isto asthe serve The purpose ofthe The MSUFoundation FOUNDATION NEWS

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Lindsey (‘02),got to meet Hawkeye. Johnson, sonsofDave (‘09)and Bricker andBentley Bottom left: (‘93) (‘02), andCindy(Enger)Petersen (‘81), Lindsey (Johnsen)Johnson Angen Petersen, (Hoffman) Cheryl Miranda (Olson) Riedman(‘84), day. From to rightareSindy left ofthe dressed intheComets shirt Theseladieswere Bottom right: nephew for some greatbaseballfun. (‘99)broughtderson hersonand Julie(Kovarik) Thirdright: An - State intramuralsT-shirt. wearing hermom’svintageMayville Joe, anddaughter, Kayla. Kayla is Keller ispicturedwithherson, (‘84) Second right: Secondright: Top right: Photos ... thatdelayed thegame. storm rain thehuge time, inspiteof Cometshadagreat them. The Klocke sangthenationalan- tion Executive DirectorJohn first pitch andMSU Founda- threwouttheceremonial Berry deck. MSU’sparty own Scott fromthenewthirdbase game alumni andfriendsenjoyed the andhostedasocial.145 game Mayville Statesponsoredthe F-M RedHawks when game full forceattheJune 29,2016 first pitch. first Comets spotted atNewman OutdoorField The Cometswere outin The Scott Berry throwsScott Berry the Joni (Bjornstad) 15 Homecoming 2016 Edition 16

MSU TODAY www.mayvillestate.edu ALUMNI monic provided music foralltoenjoy. N.D. Crystal, Filhar FirstandFarmers The of (‘62) Whelan Association boardandsponsoredby Dick andCleone(Holum) Leadership Center. event The was hostedby theMSUAlumni LarsonAlumniand on thelawn attheEdsonandMargaret school songs. Bietzplayed threepianoselections. Myrna theMayville State Mayville, ledtheaudienceinsingingof (‘83), Portland, N.D., andGreta(Anderson)Paschke (‘85,‘99), Krogstad, alsoincludedmusic. AlumniLori(Wolden) Nelson emceedby Alumni AssociationboardmemberDean program, was heldintheMSUCampusCenterLuckasen Room. The sented attheannual AlumniAssociationAwards Dinnerwhich Award.Distinguished Service Mayville, N.D., received the his behalf. DougPetersen, theaward(‘63), accepted on (Blair) His wife, Myrna Alumni Award posthumously. with theDistinguished Peoria, Ill.,was honored of Mayville native andformerly Alumni Award. Bietz, Jerry received theDistinguished Pahrump,Norton, Nev.; each son, Tempe, Ariz.;andDale Grand Forks, N.D.; AlLar Mayville, N.D.; RandyEken, 2016. Dr. NannetteBagstad, ebration heldFriday, June 24, University’s Alumni Day cel alumni duringMayville State stowed uponsixdistinguished sity’s highestawards were be Larson Foundation.Larson began. Funding for thesignwas provided by theEdson andMargaret Centerret Alumni andLeadership Larson as theAlumniDay festivities Distinguished AlumnihonoredduringDay festivities

Alumni Day withanicecreamsocial 2016festivities began awardsThe were pre- Mayville StateUniver A beautifulnew lighted signwas installedattheEdson and Marga NEWS - - - - Myrna Bietz Bietz), (forDougPetersen, Jerry Nannette Bagstad,andDaleNorton. Award Award, andtheDistinguishedService onJune24. to Picturedfrom rightareRandyEken, left AlLarson, Six Mayville State University alumnireceived theuniversity’s highestawards, theDistinguishedAlumni - - n tdnswoaeapr ftheMSUfamily. of and studentswhoareapart thecountless alumni,friends, faculty, staff,place becauseof Alumni Affairs. “Mayville StateUniversity aspecial istruly these relationships,” saidBethSwenson, MSU Director of their almamater. We tofoster for theopportunity aregrateful Alumni andfriendsconnectedwitheach otherandalsowith June 25. of Center onthemorning attheLarson provided acontinentalbreakfastforthegroup Pembina County/Hoople, N.D. Mayville Statealumniof The fora40-yearcelebration. ’76hadgathered theclassof bers of June mem 24.The Clubontheevening of the Mayville Golf othersforanalumniandfriendssocialat joined by ahostof the campusover thelastseveral years. nity toseethephysical improvements thathave beenmadeon onJunebeautifully enhancedthegarden 24and25. Flagsprovided by thelocalAmericanLegionPostAvenue 8 of local volunteers DennisPeterson andJay Henrickson (‘89).The son, Scott,West Fargo. by were assistedforanafternoon They outthework alongwithhis plans andcoordinatedcarried native LuteSimley, West Fargo, N.D., designedthelandscape project was wrappedupjustintimeforthefestivities. Mayville provided alovely landscaping backdrop fortheoccasion.The Homecoming 2016 -Oct. 7•89 “Alumni Day timeforconnecting. 2016was agreat 1976 and theirfriendswere Mayville Stateclassof The Guided campustoursonJune 24gave visitorsanopportu HonorGarden beautifullylandscapedMilitary The - - gentle and kind giant in the cereal chemistry research andkind giantinthecerealchemistry arena …. gentle hiscolleagues, was a “Jerry cereal chemistry. Inthewords of highest award for distinguishedcontributionsinthefieldof Medal,theassociation’s Osborne Burr sion, andtheThomas William F. GeddesMemorialAward tohisprofes forservice CerealChemistsandreceived the the AmericanAssociationof scientific careerincerealscience. He was namedafellow of widely acknowledged tobeaworld leaderduringhisbrilliant contributor toconferences, bothathomeandabroad.Hewas fornotedprofessionaljournals, hewasarticles afrequent significant wheat proteins. Aprolific authorandco-authorof Dakota. North fromtheUniversityEducation degree of 1965, andamaster’s inspecialeducationandDoctorof degree from Mayville State in Science in Education degree Bachelor of leagues ultimatelybenefittedallstudents. Dr. a Bagstadearned pursued advanced inhelpinghercol degrees. Herefforts teachingassisted colleaguesastheyadjustedtocollege and by mentoringnewfaculty.tion program and Sheencouraged education.Nannette worked tohelptheentireeduca field of and experiencewithothersinthe conferences, sharingherexpertise regional, national,andinternational teachers. Shewas oftenapresenterat excellent forpreparing reputation continued theuniversity’sgraduates faculty toseethatMayville State accreditation process, working with Teacher Education(NCATE) of the NationalCouncil of part integral thefaculty, shewas an member of tering theprofession.Asarespected beforeen classroom methodology up tospeedonthelatestandbest seniorswere ensuring thatgraduating ods andspecialeducationclasses, learning. Shetaughtteaching meth criticalthinking andcooperative of ulty theresearch-based methodology Grant thattaughtstudentsandfac theBush She was co-coordinatorof and specialeducationminorsatMSU. theappliedpsychology addition of inthe Nannette was instrumental professoremeritus. the distinctionof retirement in2012,shewas granted thedivision. Uponher as chair of she becamefullytenured andserved 1989 until2012.Duringhercareer, at Mayville StateUniversity from EducationandPsychology sion of as afacultymemberintheDivi- Honoree biographies a ol-eondrsace f Bietzwas aworld-renownedJerold A. researcher of Dr. Nannette Bagstad served served - - - June! oftheClass1977,Members it’syour turnnext year! Make plansnow for thethirdweekend in Walker, Roger Baier, andKelly Morrison. berg, LaVonne Tuck, (Lammers) Rod Fallis, Lyle Soholt. (Dean)Krogstad, Jerry of June24. festivities. Plans are to continue the tradition of recognizing the members of the 40th anniversary class. Plans areto ofthe40thanniversary continue thetraditionofrecognizingmembers Front: Sylvia(Elton) Kalliokowski, Audrey (Kerr) Faul, Leanne(Folland) Eylands,LindaLoing,Scott Pictured intheback(l-r)are:Karen Ressler, (Rorvig) TimStrand,Sue(McMullen)Sorte oftheClass1976Members andtheirfriendsgatheredattheMayville GolfClubontheevening Landscaping of the Military HonorGarden wasLandscaping oftheMilitary completed justintimefor the2016 AlumniDay - - - a dedicated,conscientious, hardworking, trustworthy, intelli Medicine andHealthSciences (SMHS), whereheisknown as Dakota School North of and FinanceattheUniversity of devotiondrink, andhisdeep tohisfamilyandfriends. food and good foranysituation,hislovethe perfectstory of andmusic, appreciationforart hisabilitytotell mind, agreat astronganalytical remembered forhisuniquecombinationof esty, humor. is Jerry generosity, friendliness, senseof andgreat memorable inmanyways, forhishumility, butparticularly hon- in Peoria, Bietzpassed away Ill.Jerry in2014.Hischaracter is the USDA Regional Research lab) Northern Center(thefarm withamaster’sHe graduated acareerat andthenbegan degree, kota onathree-yearNationalScienceFoundation scholarship. Da- North science, andwent ontostudyattheUniversity of pursuingmajorsinmathematicsandcomposite degree, ScienceinEducation Mayville Statein1963withaBachelor of us have stood on his shoulders.” from Bietz graduated Many of Randy S.Eken isAssociateDeanforAdministration See “Alumni Honorees” onpage18. ALUMNI

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NEWS - 17 Homecoming 2016 Edition 18 MSU TODAY www.mayvillestate.edu ALUMNI Alumni Honorees completed his fourth year as the superintendent of schools. He yearasthesuperintendent of completed hisfourth LasVegas, Nev.located justoutside of for26years. Hehasjust (NCSD), thenation’s school district, geographical largest has beenaschool administratorinNyeCountySchool District Dakota. North tion fromUniversity of accounting. amaster’s Heearned inpublicadministra - degree aminor in systemsandearning tion andcomputerinformation majoringinbusinessadministra- Sciencedegree, a Bachelor of fromMayville Statein1986with Captain Comet,Algraduated original The PromiseInternational. deVita,Childrenof Hogar of board memberwithSuccessby Six,andaproudsupporter Tempe, Ariz.,volunteer withValleyof BigBrotherSister, theBishop’s CouncilatSt.James EpiscopalChurch member of directors, PinalCountyUnitedWay boardof vice presidentof he haslived. HehasbeenanEastValley Tank Think member, and Bounds. Hehasbeenactive inthecommunities inwhich financialofficerforLeaps business properties. Alisthechief abilities, andVeloce Ventures, their Inc., aholdingcompanyof forchildrenCenter, withdis thatprovides services anagency his wife, Rhonda,owns LeapsandBoundsPediatric Therapy work atGateWay with Community Larson,together College, college. Inadditiontohis athislearning entrepreneurship approachin 2010,chosen toinfuse forhismultidisciplinary Education inCollege inCommunity College Entrepreneurship tribal entities. Larsonwas theColemanFoundation awardee for municipal, county, and of fora consortium ment programs economic, workforce,supervised andcommunity develop- this, hewas withCentralArizonaGovernments, wherehe Workforce Innovation atGateWay Community College. Before StrategicPartnerships and Center andVicePresidentof in 1996. fromUND PublicAdministrationdegree theMasterof earned inbusinessadministration.He degree Arts with aBachelor of unique facility. fromMayville Statein1978 Randygraduated thedesignforthis the effective planningandexecution of facility,this state-of-the-art and hasworked tirelesslytoensure insecuringthe$124millionfundingneededfor instrumental Medicineand HealthSciences. Hewas completed School of building projectsaswell, andwas buildingchair forthenewly Dakota andtheSMHS.North Hehasoverseen aplethoraof onnumerous searchserved communities attheUniversity of goals.students have tofulfilltheircareer Hehas opportunities tion totheschool andforbeingdevoted toensuringthat received theHippocraticDignityAward forhistirelessdedica theUniversity.to themissionsandvalues In2012,Randy of relationships withassociates, andtheabilitytorelatehiswork jobperformance, and community throughacombinationof as anindividual whobestreflectshonorupontheuniversity AwardUND MeritoriousService in1990, beingrecognized than tripled,toaround$90millionannually. Hereceived the hiscareerwiththeSMHS,Since hebegan hasmore thebudget FiscalAffairsin1983.HebecameAssociateDean1996. of SMHS in 1979 as an accountant, and was promoted to Director andloyal kind,diligent, employee.gent, hiscareerat Hebegan

NEWS livesDale Norton by themotto“lead by example.” He theMaricopa Skill isexecutiveAlan Larson directorof - - front onthetrailer bedaretwo ofRandyEken’s lovely granddaughters. (l-r) areMyrnaBietz, RandyEken, DougPetersen, Inthe andAlLarson. paradeonSaturday,float intheSummerfest June25.Picturedonchairs minor inaccounting. State in1993,withamajorbusinessadministrationand fromMayville Sciencedegree aBachelor of 2012. Dougearned theYear in He wasof namedtheNDPIAInsuranceAgent has heldseveral leadershippositionswithintheorganization. businessassociationand Dakota ProfessionalInsuranceAgents inFinley,headquartered N.D. theNorth Heisamemberof CitizensInsuranceAgency, way hecan.Petersen ispresidentof ing events, providing financialassistance, andassistinginany Mayville StateUniversity, attend of en isastaunch supporter directorssince2014,Peters theMSU Foundation boardof of continued thatactivity intohisroleasanalumnus. Amember He was active whilehewas aMayville Statestudentandhas fromMayville Statein1993. through, yearsafterhisgraduation State inAberdeen,S.D. amaster’searned inschool administrationatNorthern degree educationandaminorin physical education.He elementary amajorin in1981,earning Science in Educationdegree of lives today. fromMayville StatewithaBachelor Dalegraduated moreabout their studentsandlikes tolearn about hisformer up tohimandtellsomethingabouthimself. Hecares rewards. reward studentcome istohave greatest The aformer cording toDale, theplaquesandaccoladesarenothisgreatest his stateaward inWashington, 2005.Ac D.C. inthefallof theYear.as Nevada’s Hereceived MiddleSchool Principalof Clarke, Rosemary Dalewas selected four yearsasprincipalof school withmorethan1,200studentsinattendance. Duringhis Clarke Rosemary MiddleSchool, NSCD’s middle largest of school. Heopenedabrand-newbuildingasprincipal particular Project fromWestEd, featuringthework beingdoneatthat theJourney’s Grant (SIG)andbeinanationalspotlightof anearly$1millionSchool Improvement superintendent of know hewould beinvolved asthe withthesameschool again 190students, primarilyHispanic. Littledidhe school of rural school isaremoteunderperforming This through eighthgrade. Valley principalatAmargosa Schools forKindergarten tion of theposi made thedecisiontojoinNCSDwhenheaccepted Mayville State alumnihonoreesrode ontheAlumniAssociation Doug Petersen continues tobeaCometthroughand continued from page17 - - - - E-mail to: Mail to: 300 dpi. picture. Digitalphotos mustbeatleast and ifanaddressisattachedto the Photos canbereturned ifrequested, not guarantee publication,however. Notes section.Thissubmissiondoes be ofinterest to others for theClass You may provide photographs thatmay a thousandwords. A pictureisworth 701-788-4687. by callingtheMSUFoundation at You may alsoupdate your information email address. information, phonenumber, and to includeyour currentaddress,job additions, anddeaths.Pleasebesure marriages, jobs,awards, family timelynewsWe about willreport Go to mayvillestate.edu/alumniupdates. Send usyour updated information! want to know! Your friendsandclassmates What’s new withyou? CLASS NOTES [email protected] Mayville, ND58257 330 Third Street NE Editor, MSUToday

servation district. servation school busandplantingtreesforasoilcon Sherwood, N.D. Inretirement,he’s driving position wasgrade at teaching fifthandsixth teaching. Hislast 2015 after31yearsof in GrandForks. Elementary. Sheand herhusband,Dean,live Schools. SheisaparaprofessionalatCentury employment withtheGrandForks Public was recognizedin2016for15yearsof on alocalTVnewsprogram. featured Mr. J’s lastday withaspecialsendoff Kindred (N.D.) School celebrated Elementary at teaching after41years. Studentsandstaff eaux. Lamoreaux-Davidson andMoniqueLamor and USAOlympichockey players Jocelyne Fame withMLBplayer Travis Haffner of physical education.BiesiotenteredtheHall healthand and was anassociateprofessorof as DSU’s baseballcoach from1976-2001 coach, compiling257wins. Healsoserved for 41years, Biesiotspent38yearsashead alltime. AtDickinson State football coach of NAIAcollege He isthesecond-winningest the N.D.Fame inJune 2016. Hallof Sports is presentedby theMinnesotaVikings. a championship. Football The Honorsevent 1984, and1998,cappinghisfinalseasonwith 1983-1985. Histeamswon statetitlesin1983, 38consecutive victoriesfrom a streakof between 1976and1981puttogether 50straightregularseasonwins es, rattledoff appearanc made11statetournament Tigers 277-89-1in34seasons. Rostberg’srecord of football teamsfordecades, compiledacareer successful Hutchinson (Minn.)HighSchool Fame coach wholed Rostberg, aHallof nesota Football Honorsevent inMinneapolis. Foundation inAprilatthe9thannual Min theNationalFootball Minnesota Chapterof John Award GagliardiLegacy fromthe 1960s months. R UReady Lawn Care, duringthesummer maintenancebusiness, and operatesaturf has beenteaching for25years. Heowns at DetroitLakes (Minn.) HighSchool. He 1990s 1980s 1970s Lyle Simoneau(’84) Janine (Nygaard) Groseth(’83) Kermit Johnson(’75) Hank Biesiot(’67) Grady Rostberg (’61) Rob Ullyott (‘92) ...... teaches socialstudies was inductedinto retiredinMay received the retired from - - - - tendent atLanesboro(Minn.)School District. Kujanson (’94) August 2015.Sheandherhusband, sinceitopenedin at EdClappElementary forayear andhastaughtsecondgrade tary then moved toKennedy atEaglesElemen teacher. and secondgrade She a kindergarten School in1994andworked there20yearsas teaching careerinFargo’s LincolnElementary theYearTeacher inMay. of her Shebegan was namedFargoSchool District’s 2016 Foundation inBismarck. Mary 2016, heworked fortheUniversity of MFoundation. From July 2015toMay of Minnesota-Crookston andliaisontotheU and alumnirelationsfortheUniversity of development was previouslydirectorof children -Jordyn, 11,andColin,5.Corby liveDakota. They inBismarck withtheirtwo North is abusinessanalystfortheStateof team.Hiswife,senior management Sherry, marck, N.D. ontheLSSND officeandserves theorganization’s Bis He works outof Dakota. North of Lutheran SocialServices advancement officerfor named chief Standing Rock SiouxReservation. inFortSitting BullCollege Yates, N.D. onthe at services library guage. Markisdirectorof theLakota/Dakota lan- native speakers of withtribalelderswhoarefluent interviews andprovidepreserve, educationalaccessto to implementathree-yearprojectrecord, Humanities. willbeused $99,998grant The fromtheNationalEndowment forthe grant in Regina, Sask.,whereshehandles regional Federated Co-operatives Limited of the staff bank since1999. directors. Hehasworked forthe board of onthebank’sState Banklocationandserves theChandler, Ariz.Western also presidentof at Western StateBankinWest Fargo. Heis creditofficerandregionalpresident to chief store. theappliance he works of asthemanager atKarl’s inGrandForks, where to thestaff 2016. Elliothasabigsister, Evelyn. ElliotJohn, June born 7, are theparentsof Fargo region. the will continue hisroleaspresidentof credit committeeatBlackRidgeBANK. He thesenior of April 2016tovicechairman 2000s Matt Schultz (‘97)Matt Schultz Jennifer (Dressel)Kujanson (’94) Corby Kemmer (’94) Mark Holman(’93,’99) Cynthia Lovering (’03) Andy Strand (’01) Thomas Passa (ex. ’01) John Lyng (‘01) Darren Klabo(’00) ...... , live inWest Fargo. and his wife, Megan, andhiswife, Megan, Continued onpage 20 hasbeenpromoted isthenewsuperin was promotedin was recently recentlyjoined has returned has returned secured a Scott - - - 19 Homecoming 2016 Edition 20 MSU TODAY www.mayvillestate.edu CLASS He owns apersonal trainingcompanycalled for theFargo Invaders semiprofootballteam. Inc. ate withBrookfieldInvestment Management where healsoworks fundassoci asahedge BusinessinChicago, School of from Kellogg hismaster’searned inmanagement degree oversees day-to-day operationsattheairport. Aero, business,in May 2016.Their Northern tions attheHillsboro, N.D. Regional Airport Carson Pedigo tookover fixed-base opera taught atBensonCounty(N.D.) School. 2015.Priortohismove toColorado, he of inRifle, Colo.Highland Elementary inthefall 2010s basketball. boys football, JVbaseball,and4th-6thgrade (N.D.) PublicSchool. 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NOTES Brandon Sloan (‘11) Dado “David” Slezak(’11) Cote (’10)Dustin Ben Allmaras(’10) Ryan Fox (’09) Stephen Elkins(’09) (’08) Chad Baldock Rammie (Braaten) Olson(‘06) Kevin Clausen(‘04) David Pearson (’03) ...... , live is inBeulah.Stephen married Kimberly married and business partner andbusinesspartner began teaching at began andhiswife, Ca- hasbeennamed hasbeenpro is a cornerback isacornerback coached two recently isan - - - - at Cleveland HighSchool inCleveland, Miss. School inDevilsLake, N.D. atCentral Middle seventh andeighthgraders er atMissouriValley YMCAinBismarck. atWilliston(N.D.)structor MiddleSchool. ried Jason AndersoninAugust 2015. teacher inschools inDenver, Colo. Shemar Almont (N.D.) School teacher atNewSalem– She isanelementary EmmaGrant(’15) married studies atHalliday (N.D.) HighSchool. He Commerce. Chamber of special events fortheBemidji(Minn.)Area works contractingcompany. atadrywall School untilrelocatingtoFargo, wherehe teacher atNewRockford-Sheyenne Public Party.the Libertarian Hehadbeenaphy. ed. Dakota StateInsuranceCommissionerunder 2 coaching certification. andispursuingherLevel instructor fied yoga CrossFit Kids. Sheisalsoanationallycerti inCrossFitLevelis certified 1coaching and inRochester,CrossFit Progression Minn.She Hunter Park Board. Hunter, N.D. the of She isalsotreasurerof Bank auditorforDakota Heritage an internal Sorenson (’15) West Fargo School District. she isaspecialeducationteacher withthe bought ahomeinWest Fargo, N.D., where March 2016sheandherhusband,Chris, inMayDakota. 2017.In She’llgraduate North tion/strategist fromtheUniversity of pursuing amaster’s inspecialeduca degree (Minn.) PublicSchools. isamathteacher atFertile-BeltramiMaggie inMahnomen,Minn. Community College Tribal Earth directoratWhite and technology in Halstad,Minn.Codyistheinformation Maroney (’13) Minn. at DouglasCountyHospital,SaukCentre, scientists She works asamedicallaboratory Dakota inMay. North from theUniversity of master’s science inmedicallaboratory degree thefieldthanonit. on lifeoff impact hehasontheirlives. Hefocusesmore his athletesandmeasuressuccessonthe found thathetooknaturallytomentoring student athletes, andtroubledyouth. He It focusesonindividuals withdisabilities, Sloan AthleticsbasedinGrandForks, N.D. Abby Berven (’15) Abby Berven Andrew Berge(‘15) Julie Balzer(‘15) Tammy Bakken (‘15) (‘15) Kinzi (Fish)Anderson Brandon Zahn(‘14) ’15) Erin Messer(’14, (’14) Bata Nick Nicole Samida(’13) Brittany Olson(’13) Kelsey Genereux(’13) (Herter) Cody Coauette (’13) Cody Coauette (’13) Jennifer Keating (’12) were married June were 11,2016 married on Sept. 18,2015.Brittanyis onSept. is running for North forNorth isrunning is apreschool teach- isascienceteacher married Beau married teaches mathto teaches social is acoach at and Maggie inJune 2016. is amathin- earned her earned coordinates isaguest is - - - seton, S.D. teacher atWestside School inSis Elementary their threechildren live inMarion,N.D. Schools. and Sheandherhusband,Bryce, Previously shetaughtatLisbon(N.D.) teacher atLaMoure(N.D.) PublicSchool. Schools inJan. 2015. teacher atTurtlegrade Lake-Mercer (N.D.) burg, N.D. atDakota PrairieSchool inPetershistory ten, N.D. teacher inFort atSpiritLake Tot HeadStart - inBismarck, N.D.All Sport the men’s atScheels shoesdepartment sports in EastGrandForks, Minn. Sugar systems engineeratAmericanCrystal and Clay inFargo, N.D. Cass and personaltrainerattheYMCAof Tan Valley, Ariz. atJ.O.grade CombsSchool DistrictinSan in Williston,N.D. Applebee’s restaurantinDevilsLake, N.D. Bank inBemidji,Minn. solutionsspecialistforDeerwood mortgage Ariz. School atRobson inMesa, grade Elementary Mayville State. while they were students at Their lifelong friendshipbegan N.D. and Schelalives inPortland, ville, Ohio.Lindalives inMayville Mayville. Marilynlives inStrongs- was intown to visithermother in Shop inMayville whenMarilyn Brown (‘71) visited atthePizza Kaldor (‘71), andMarilyn(Ulland) Gander (‘70),Linda(Sando) to right)Schela(Jorgenson) (Left Friends gettogether Amber Mattson (’15) Amber Mattson(’15) (’15) Heidi Livingston Kody Keysor (‘15) (‘15) Betty Hurst Taylor (‘15) (Senger)Hoffner Andrew Hershey (’15) William Harris(‘15) Jacob Grosz(’15) Miranda Grinde(’15) Kinzi Ferrell (’15) Jayme Duciaume(‘15) (’15) Dockendorf Gail (Mistic) Megan Callahan(‘15) in Mayville is a fitness manager isafitnessmanager teaches Englishand teaches fourth grade grade teaches fourth was hiredasasixth- works asacontrol teaches sixth is a first-grade is afirst-grade teaches first is amath smngro of is manager manages the manages isa isa - - oeono Fairbanks, Alaska. hometown of overnight teamlead atSam’s Clubinhis Seattle, Wash. for Amazon.comin manager tion program Dakota forcounselingpsychology.North the master’s attheUniversity program of N.D.in Carrington, istrator forDakota Growers Pasta Company the Langdon(N.D.) Daycare Center. Bank. Fargo, N.D. Shepreviously worked forUS tive assistantforMooreEngineeringinWest in Cave Creek,Ariz. andAssociates forMorrissey project manager company’s Hillsboroprocessingplant. atthe Sugar technician forAmericanCrystal Schools. tional assistantforSeattle(Wash.) Public N.D. inFortat CandeskaCinkanaCollege Totten, theDeMANDprogram sistant directorof Minn. andLogCabinsinMoorhead, Chainsaw Art the Legislative Council. worked andrecordsspecialistfor asalibrary marck. Duringthe2015legislative sessionshe cian attheN.D. StatePenitentiary inBis Sacramento, Calif. Groupin forHealthcareServices manager child. Panama. have They fivegrand children anda met hiswife, Elizabeth,whilestationedin atDevilsLake HighSchool. He instructor for 20years. Hecontinues tobeaJROTC intheU.S.Previously Andrewserved Army ate withReal Estate4-UinDevilsLake, N.D. N.D. accountant forArchway Marketing inFargo, lis-St. Paul area. CU CompaniesinDuluthandtheMinneapo Communities CreditUnionand for Northern lender Previously heworked asamortgage inDuluth,Minn. Agency nomic Opportunity housing developer Eco withArrowhead teacher atClimax-Shelly(Minn.)Schools. Schools. River Falls, Minn.Public teacher forThief Josh Seminario (’15) (’15) Derek Schatz Alexxa Sanabria(’15) Sabrina Rude (’15) Alexa Roy (‘15) (‘15) Mara Rorvig Nikki Roholt (’15) Jonathan Raywalt (‘15) C.RanceIV(‘15) Henry Tina (Ross) Ploium(‘15) (’15) Scott Petry Tina Nygard (’15) Katrina Newman (’15) Andrew Nelson(’15) Rochester Mugumbate (’15) Koby Myer (’15) Kelsey Melsa(’15) Carley Mattson(’15) isapre-Kteacher at isaprofessional owns andoperates is a library techni- isalibrary isanadministra isanofficeand isapreschool isacontactreduc isanofficeadmin isasalesassoci works asthe is a first-grade isafirst-grade isenrolledin isanaccount works asalab isaninstruc is theas isan ------teacher in her hometown of Tioga, N.D. Tioga, teacher inherhometown of inTraillServices County, N.D. provider forCommunity Livingnated service home inMayville. businessfromher professional photography Forks, N.D. Shealsoowns andoperatesa fessional atRed River HighSchool inGrand inEastGrandForks,cal College Minn. Community &Techniregistrar atNorthland - Public School N.D. inForman, Central teacher atSargent is athird-grade Women’s University inDenton,Tex. ter’s sciencefrom the Texas inlibrary degree Cass-Clay inFargo, N.D.at theYMCAof Milk Transport intheaccountingdepartment. N.D. at Lake Region inDevilsLake, StateCollege istrative assistantforTRiOandPowerSkills School inRugby, N.D. atLittleFlower grade CatholicElementary Solutions inFargo. forCoreLinkAdministrativeproject manager trainer forSnapFitnessinBrawley, Calif. Minn. atUSBank in LittleFalls,branch manager Dakota NationalGuardinDevilsLake, N.D. works asalogisticsNCOwiththeNorth Mary. Shealso through theUniversity of master’s inbusiness/humanresources degree Submit alumninews atwww.mayvillestate.edu/alumniupdates. Kylie Davis (’16) VannettTiffany (’15) Laura Taylor (’15) Bobbie Taylor (’15) StenvoldSamantha (Hambeck) (’15) Kayle Bresher(’16) Brittany Boyer (’16) Alyssa Blair(’16) Kelle Allred(’16) Dana Zinke (’15) Jenna Yri(’15) Kelly Yanke Deltener (’15) Charles Wells (’15) Caroline Wadman (’15) teaches firstandsecond is a third-grade isathird-grade works asanadmin works forIdaho isapersonaltrainer works asaparapro isapersonal is theassociate works asadesig is pursuingamas- ispursuinga istheco- works asa - - -

in Mayville. Bank erations assistantforFirstandFarmers School District. science teacher fortheFinley-Sharon(N.D.) 2016. teacher inthefallof fifth-grade atClimax-Shelly(Minn.)School asa staff Buxton, N.D. attheCentralValleyment Program School, teacher fortheMayville StateChildDevelop - Minn. tobecomeaphysician’s assistant. education atBethelUniversity inSt.Paul, Education andSports. atNDSUinLeadershipPhysical ate degree Bismarck, N.D. withhiswife, Jennifer. engineer forFujifilmMedical.Helives in District. school scienceintheGrafton(N.D.) School Shelly (Minn.)School District. education andhealthteacher fortheClimax- N.D. trainee at Walsh Grain Terminal at Park River, trative leadforEide-Bailly’s Fargo office. District. teacher atFessenden-Bowdon (N.D.) School counseling. ty inTalaquah, Okla.,whereheplanstostudy StateUniversi- his educationatNortheastern Manitoba. Pas, inThe accountant withCollinBarrows Abby Niemann(’16) Carissa Nelson(’16) Aubrey Moen(’16) Nicole Hunt(’16) Liza Hoglo(’16) Alex Herman(’16) Corey Hedland(’16) Karissa Hanson(’16) Mason Grimes(’16) Kilen Flanagan (’16) Tracy Entzi(’16) Morgan Duren(’16) RowdyDusty Dove (’16) Matthew Douglas(’16) plans tocontinue her works astheadminis- works asapre-K joinedtheteaching - is pursuingagradu is an elementary isanelementary works asanop isaphysical is a service isaservice isahighschool is a merchandiser teaches high isajunior iscontinuing CLASS -

NOTES 21 Homecoming 2016 Edition 22 MSU TODAY www.mayvillestate.edu ALUMNI at Forest HillsnextJune 16and17! Saturday golfers. forall hotdogsandchips attheturn of One moreadditionwillbetheserving flightforthem. there willbeaseparate Ladies have always beeninvited, butnow willalsobealadiesflight. mined. There Participants’ handicaps willberedeter flight forthosewhoareinterested. include a65-years-and-olderseniors meeting willfollow at3:15p.m. day andSaturday business golfers. The June 16at3p.m. isopentoallFri- This beafullmealonFriday, willagain There Dates have beensetforJune 16and17. & RV in2017. Resort again Hills Golf sic outingswillbothbeheldatForest student athletes. scholarships forMayvillesupport State thisfund-raiserwill 17. Proceedsof the CometAthleticClubonFriday, June in the4-personscramblesponsoredby students andmore. purposes, includingscholarships for tions have beenusedforanumber of to $114,000!Over theyears, contribu- bringsthe40-yearcontributiontotal This will bemadetoMayville StateUniversity. this year’s adonation$4,560 tournament, inthecountry.tournament Asaresultof alumnistroke-play golf longest-running intothe outing amongfriendshasgrown outasagolf on June started 18.What day event, amedalplay tournament, success. intheSatur About75golfed Course nearDetroitLakes was abig 40th annual, heldatForest HillsGolf MSU GolfClassic

NEWS Mark your calendarandplantobe Next year, theSaturday event will Clas- FridayThe andSaturday Golf participated More than100golfers Classic, the 2016MSUGolf The June 16 &17, 2017 2017 dates set MSU Golf Classic! in DetroitLakes is asuccess, We’ll seeyou for the - - (Setness) Blair(‘ex. ‘71), Carol (Parkman) Field (‘72),andAnnaMaeSuda(‘72). (‘71), Deborah(Berg)Haugen(‘72), Caroline (Knudson)Brown (‘71), Audrey walk asdevoted “sisters.” marriages, children,professional challenges, ups,downs, goingthrough this Berg Hall’songoingwhistgames andhasbeenforged by years oftogether time, Internet wasn’t inchargeofrelationships. Theirtruefriendshipbeganaround The women aregrateful for theirMayville State experience inatimewhenthe “Mills,” aseven thoughtheenthusiasmnever isn’tsoreliable. wanes, memory discourage theseladies. froze tothe curtains thewindows inBergHall...120degreeshadnochanceto seven days activities.Thisbunchusedto ofwonderful endurewinters socold peratures oftheArizonasun.Hostess Caroline (Knudson)Brown afull crafted summer, the “sisters” gathered in Mesa, Ariz. under the record 120-degree tem close asany “sisterhood” sincetheirinceptionin1971 atMayville State. This this group, althoughnot recognizedby any Greeksystem, have remainedas of but themembers formembers 45years, the enthusiasmofits sororities canretain themtogether. the university broughtthetwo of this onetoJenny asitshowcases theirsharedlove forMayville Stateandhow Rick’s friend,Brad,atHeggy’s BodyShopinFinley, N.D. Rick hasdedicated new seat,whitewalls, andabluechain, decalswere aswell. The madeby knew itwould betheperfect“CometCruiser.” Itnow hasafreshpaint job, over inPortland atJungle Jim’s antiqueshop. Originallyblueandwhite, Rick Rick decidedtosearch foraprojectandfoundthisbeauty, a1954Firestone, afterherpassing,justthreedays aftertheirweddingShortly onJune 4,2016, coupletalked aboutrestoringabikeThe each yearaftertheywere married. hislatewife, Jenny (Rettig) (‘13). of thegrandparents of came fromthefarm Cruiser’ ‘Comet A celebration tribute Jenny sisterhood Pictured from left toPictured from rightareJill(Rossett) left Dick (‘71), Ilene(Moe)Ouradnik With every gatheringofthegroup, someoneisinchargeofbringingthe Not many actual that Last year, cruiser Rick (‘00)restoreda1940sHawthorne Karboviak is a to of - mayvillestate.edu/donorrecognition. You canfindthatlistingat website andupdated quarterly. ones willbepublishedontheMSU of orinhonorfriendsandloved given inmemory A listingofgifts listing Memorials/Tributes www.mayvillestate.edu/memorials Or goto: Send to: those beinghonored. or family ofthedeparted members acknowledgment will besentto the information isprovided, acard of on aspecialoccasion.Ifcontact given to honorafriendorloved one and loved may alsobe ones.Gifts alumni,friends, honoring departed to receive contributions memorials andtributes fundset up The MSUFoundation hasa Mayville State. to with agift Honor your loved ones IN MEMORIAM Mayville, ND58257 330 Third Street NE MSU Foundation

9, 1929-June 3,2016. Friends &Associates son, N.D. March 5,1918-May 4,2016. 17, 1930-April28,2016. St.Helena,Wash. Nov.Wash., of formerly 1917-April 7,2016. Grafton,N.D.N.D., of Feb. formerly 11, Anacortes, Wash. July 25,1917-May 24,2016. Mayville, N.D. Oct.1,1929-April26,2016. Aug. 30,1937-May 2,2016. 27,1927-MaySept. 3,2016. Mayville, Buxton,N.D. N.D. of formerly Olso, Minn.Oct.30,1978-April9,2016. water, Minn.Oct.27,1920-May 13,2016. Mayville, N.D. March 9,1933-April10,2016. Calif. Jan. 26,1947-May 1,2016. 1925-March 27, 2016. Moorhead,Minn.May 10, of Minn., formerly 2016. N.D.Thompson, Feb. 23,1922-April24, cross, Ga.Feb. 26,1932-April2,2016. 2016. (’51) June 6,1952-Aug. 15,2016. Langdon, N.D. Dec. 5,1944-April30,2016. N.D. Dec. 26,1936-July 29,2016. Alumni Grace (Clark) Bakke (’56) Donald T. Cannon,Mayville, N.D. Oct. Afton (Tuttle)Afton Hanson(’75) C.Graf(’51)Robert Marie (Boye) Goodman(’64) Ruth (Juvet) Stone Glaser(’39) Barbara (Langager)Fugleberg (’49) Dennis D.Espe(’66) Corinne (Camrud)Eliason(ex. ’47) Danny Kaye Jr. Ecklund, (ex. ’99) Dahl(’38) Florence (Schiller) (’57,Jean (Wippler)Capouch ’59) Miles D.Buskirk (ex. ’68) (’49) Donald M.Braniff Dorothy (Weber) Bohlman(’41) Thomas S.Bingham(ex. ’58) Corlyn Maedella(Haugen)Bayman Steven (ex. Balstad ’73) (Mukomela) BallwegCheryl (’66) , Finley, N.D. June 8,1931-April22, ...... , Vancouver, , Dunseith,N.D...... , Climax, , Fargo, N.D. , SanDiego, , Portland, , Dickin- , Velva, , Nor , Clear , , , , , - , - , Grace City, N.D. Oct.31,1921-July 7,2016. N.D. Mar. 8,1948-July 3,2016. 2016. (’57) Jan. 2,1945-June 18,2016. 10, 1921-May 6,2016. Mayville, Page, N.D. N.D. of formerly Dec. N.D. Feb. 26,1923-June 3,2016. N.D. Aug. 8,1936-April3,2016. N.D. 19,1919-May Sept. 20,2016. Mayville, N.D. Aug. 13,1948-March 20,2016. 1944-April 15,2016. Mayville, N.D. Oct.22,1988-June 7,2016. 13, 2016. (ex. ’43) Minn. Aug. 24,1929-Jan. 25,2016. CassLake andBemidji, of Minn., formerly Minn. May 2,1917-May 4,2016. Kensington, of Moorhead, Minn.formerly N.D. Aug. 27,1942-March 29,2016. Mont. Jan. 9,1921-April18,2016. 2016. ’59) 2016. Grand Forks, N.D. July 16,1958-Aug. 14, 2016. ’41) Jan. 22,1924-Oct.13,2015. Rolette, N.D.Fergus Falls, of Minn.,formerly , Hatton,N.D. Feb. 18,1919-Aug.15, , Glasston,N.D. July 16,1940-March 29, , Milaca,Minn.Dec. 13,1934-July 6, Dorothy (Posey) Wright (ex. ’41) (ex.James G.Vistad ’67) Swenson Delmer Myron“Lefty” (’69) Roger Stansbury Ethel (Johnson)Smith(ex. ’43) (’76)Lorraine (Moline)Martinson Milton Leroy Madson(’60) Earl F. (ex. ‘47) Machart Karen (Wiggen)Levang (ex. ’67) Ruth E.Lean(’66) Jennifer (Rettig) Karboviak (’13) Marjorie (Thomson)“Bubby” Holt Alice (Wilson) Shelquist (’42) Alice (Wilson)Shelquist Dayne W. Sather(’56) Amelia (Gates) Rostedt (’38,’44) L.Peterson (’64) Curtis Olson(’46) Maynard A. (Patricia) Kay (Johnson)Olson(ex. Catherine (Sand)Nielsen(’79), Morkve (Naastad) (’39, Gertrude , Grafton,N.D. Apr. 12,1925-June , Bismarck, N.D. , MapleGrove, , Fargo, N.D. , Helena, , Bismarck, , Grafton, , Grafton, , Fargo, , Minto, , , , , , , 23 Homecoming 2016 Edition 24

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