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University of Minnesota, Morris Volume III, Edition 2, Winter 1999

''It's always the8 tu den ts,the

always new and renewing 8 t Ude n ts'' -Mariam "Mimi" Frenier Professor of History, UMM

(story on page 14)

This issue of P1rofile is dedicated to the stud1ents at the University of Minnesota, Morris, and to the many ways in which students contribute to and enhance the UMM experience for all of us. The following pages offer a sampling of stories that serve as examples of those students who are dedicated daily to making UMM and the greater Morris community a better place. A very special thank you to all of the students at the University of Minnesota, Morris ... your active and creative spirits have inspired this special issue! ,,.,, I . 8 a/Ida 8 t/Je ,r, .. . . : . • om_pfting.~i.shar~g... cre~tin . ;,,,,4:W 1 ·· 1,:~ -, ¾'f BfU

Activism,.Prairie Style

SANDY OLSON-LOY Director of Student Activities

• Asian Student Association reaching their dream - 16 students attending the 9th An nu al Harvard Asian American Intercollegiate Conference- a $3,500 fundrai si ng project. • And, thi s fa ll , 200 students, staff, fac ulty, and members of the area community Sandy Olson-Loy participating in a candle li ght vigil and speaking out against hate. I have found UMM to be a place where students get involved in things that matter to them. Occasionally a student leader on campus will express In September, 1997, UMM was named one of the top 10 activi st frustration with their peers- "they should be more active," "thi s pl ace is so campuses in the U.S. by Mother Jones magazine, ranking fourth on the list. The apathetic." There are undoubtedly some students on campus who have yet to get ranking surprised many familiar with UMM. When we think of activist coll eges involved with campus li fe or to turn thei r talk into acti on. However, from my and universities, we picture those campuses where protests on the topic of the day vantage point, I see a hi gher percentage of students involved in significant campus are commonplace, places where public acts of quiet civil disobedience and loud and community activities than you would find on most coll ege campuses. emotion-fi lled confrontation occur with some regul arity. Daily life at UMM UMM' s 85 student organizations offer significant opportunities for doesn't fit this picture. student involvement and leadership. The groups coll ectively offer 400 leadership The Minneapolis Star Tribune call ed UMM's version "activism prairie pos 1t1ons. Our research shows that these positions are held by 325 different style." Here are just a few snapshots: students. In a given year, approximately 1100 students (over 60% of the student • Students putting in long hours, risking honest dialogue, working collaboratively body) are actively involved in student organizations. The vast majority of these with faculty and staff, and creating processes for change in the "Campus of students (about 85%) are actively involved in one or more student groups. Difference" pl anning process. As students talk about their involvement at UMM, the important pieces • Morris Campus Student Association and concerned students at the capitol often include: classes and academic life, a particul ar student organization, work lobbying legislators for support of the Morris Science Project. assisting a faculty member or serving as a tutor, participation in a performance • Students on the telephone convincing their parents to lobby their legislators fo r group ( arts or athletics), a campus job, a service activity (Big Friend/Little Friend, support of the Morri s Science Project. TREC, Bloodmobile, Girls Circle, etc.), attendance at campus events, and time • Political science students sitting at tables in the Student Center registering record with friends. While a piece, or two or three, may be mi ssing in each individual numbers of students to vote in the fall election. story, I am often inspired by the depth of students' involveme~t and the passion • Sfudenls ofcolorcourageously telTi ng thei r stories an calling for awareness ana which supports it. · change in letters to the editor and articles in the University Register (campus Cicero, in his essay, "De Re Publica," noted that "A people is not just any student newspaper). collection of human beings brought together in any sort of way but an assemblage • Over 50 students attending meetings and working with Morris city leaders to of people ... associated in an agreement with respect to justice and a partnership address rental housing iss ues. for the common good." The partnership at UMM is a strong one-with able • Students, faculty, and staff assisting in fl ood relief efforts. students, collaborative faculty and staff, and growing links with the community. May be that's the secret to activism, prairie style.

SARAH HOGAN '01 , Milwaukee, Wis.

four-day training prior to the first day of Orientation, assist with the Orientation process each year. "Orientation at UMM is always an exciting beginnin g to the year," said Sandra Olson-Loy, director of student activities. "People across the . teac/Jing ... campus-returning students, faculty and staff- go the extra mile to be sure that •• new students and their families are given the information and support they need for a smooth transition to li fe at UMM. Each year parents who've taken students

T wenty UMM students will teach and study abroad winter quarter under the English Language Teaching Assistant Program (ELTAP). Two stu­ dents, for the first time in UMM's hi story, will be in Hong Kong, fo ur in Thailand, three in either Cameroon or Egypt, and one student will be going to India. Seven ... s/Jarin9 ... students will travel to Europe -- three will go to Italy , and four to teach and study in the Czech Republic. to other coll eges comment on the especially warm welcome they receive at ELTAP is an undergraduate course that offers students, whose language UMM." is Engli sh, the opportunity to assist Engli sh teachers in hi gh schools and post­ OGLs (pictured on the coverof this issue) for the 1998 Orientation were secondary institutions in other countries. The program is a low cost, work-study Heather Thompson, St. Paul ; Nicole Twiss, Pine Ridge, S.D.; Lana Boord, abroad experience that offers all participants the opportunity to work together, Brooklyn Park; Kjersti Hanneman, Fergus Falls; Valerie Fitzharris, St. Cloud ; expand their ability to communicate with each other, and increase their under­ Sarah Gravalin, Park Rapids; Anna Oglesby, Marshall ; Liz Kane, Sartell; standing of each other's culture. Sarah Hogan, Milwaukee, Wis.; Samit Joshi, Bloomington; Steve Moeller, Host school administrators and faculty arrange teaching assign ments Rolling Prairie, Ind.; Kris Santjer, Sacred Heart; Andrea Wojtanowitz, Ri ce; and social and cultural experi ences for visiting coll ege students. They also assist Marisa Reyes, Fridl ey; Jenifer Anderson, Brooklyn Park; Jill Coleman, Co­ in providing room and board at a level minimally comparabl e with coll ege student logne; (coordinator)Olson-Loy; Betsy Senst, Waseca; Karen Becker, Hackensack; housing in the host country. UMM faculty observe the work of ELT AP assistants Jen Golla, Luverne; Sarah Sorenson, Bemidji ; Christa Stanz, Alexandria; and/or remain in close contact through e-mail. EL TAP assistants are responsible Andy Wilson, Eden Prairie; Thane Underdahl, Jamestown, N.D.; Karen for all their own travel arrangements and expenses. Tuition and a course fee are Smalkoski, St. Peter; Amanda Hoff, Duluth; Brent Heeringa, Worthington; charged at current University College rates. Jodi Jansen, Danube; Mitch Anderson, Marine on St. Croix; Josh Watczak, For more in formati on, contact Sharon Van Eps, program adviser, Duluth; Jeremy Stimpson, Shoreview; Chaz Rice, Fridley; Kevin Johnson, University College, UMM, (320) 589-6464, or e-mail : vanepssk@mrs. umn.edu. Virginia; Kelly Classen, Kimball ; Bryan Herrmann, Cologne; Aaron Folkerds, Buffalo; Christy Stalker, Duluth; Keia Johnson, Chicago, Ill .; Sunny Chung, St. Paul; Janelle Alvstad, Barrett; Rita Frahm, Cottage Grove; Kellie Threinen, About 45 student Orientati on Group Leaders, who receive intensive Kasson; Desirae Levno, Brainerd. page 2 resource." Eleven of the 16 persons enroll ed in the beginning Emergency Medical Training class are UMM students. The EMS service of Stevens County not onl y provides assistance to the ••• researchin9... people who need it most, but also provides student participants with what Fischer considers " invaluable experience." For Joel Harris , and for all UMM students who serve as EMTs, the experience gained through the Stevens County Emergency S enior Brent Heeringa, Worthington, is working on a Computer Medical Service is. invaluable, both personally and educationally. Science Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) project. With the guidance of Computer Science Professor Scott Lewandowski, Heeringa is • researching computer recognition of human handwriting. The yearlong project will implement new techniques and technology within the field of handwriting . . . creating ... recognition. Heeringa is working with the intent of expanding the number of devices able to perform handwriting recognition work while developing the project more in-depth for graduate study. He is the recipient of the John Q. Imholte Scholarship, awarded to upper division students who have demonstrated outstand­ ing academic ability.

Senior Brent Taylor, East Grand Forks, is doing research with Biology Professor Van Gooch. The project, involving time-lapse video and photography through a microscope to record growth development within the common mold Neurospora crassa, uses Cory Loxtercamp's ('98) research in addition to new developments under Taylor's work. Taylor hopes to uncover the relationship between mold growth rate and spore formation. His project involves the precise placement and speed at which sample growths travel on a motorized platform beneath a microscope. Although Taylor's research is precise and time consuming, he is quick to admit that the opportunity to do research is very appreciated: "It is hard to know what research is until you've actually done it. " • ... seru1n9 ... Senior Drew Larrabee, Stacy, has created a monster. Larrabee created this full-size replica of a Triceratops Horridus skull (shown above) this summer during an internship at the Black Hills Institute for Geological Research. The skull is on display in the main entrance of the UMM science building. "The O ver a lifetime, everyone has experience with the Emergency Medi­ triceratops here at UMM is identical to one I created for an exhibit at Disney World cal Service. Whether it is simply being present at an event where Emergency in Florida," Larrabee told the Morris Sun newspaper. According to Larrabee, the Medical Technicians (EMTs) are on hand or having a loved one cared for by an skull is created using a mold and 20 weight industrial foam of the same type used EMT in a time of.need, the Emergency Medical System (EMS) greatly affects in the manufacture of jet skis, which makes the skull quite light in weight. It can one's daily life. be taken apart and transported in Larrabee's car. The skull, based o~ a fossil found For some UMM students, the daily impact of the EMS stretches far in Carlson, S.D., by Neil Larson in 1989, took Larrabee about40 hours to construct beyond that of occasional user. In many ways, the college career of Joel Harris, from start to finish. While Larrabee plans to take his skull with him lo grad school, UMM senior and pre-medical major from Hibbing, has greatly been affected by he says the triceratops, along with a Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth he molded, will be the Stevens County Emergency Medical Service. on display at UMM for the rest of this academic year. Larrabee is also available Beginning his involvement in the EMS program through a course in to do presentations to groups interested in learning more about dinosaurs. "That's universal EMT training in the fall of his freshman year, Harris began to realize how part of why I made the skull easy to transport." great the impact of the EMS really is . Harris continued his involvement with the EMS service in Morris, and in April of 1996, he became an EMT for the Stevens County Emergency Medical Service. What do students serving as EMTs do for Stevens County? Student duties are no different than for any other EMT. All students serve on-call hours and must be within five minutes of an ambulance during on-call hours. An EMT's .facilitating. •• focus can be narrowed down to four major areas: attending emergency calls •• anywhere, at any time, in Stevens County; supervising transports to other hospitals in special need situations; being on-hand for parades, sporting, and other crowd­ drawing events; and educating the public on safety and health issues. The Otto Bremer Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to Norrine However, added Harris, students do more than fulfill these four areas. Ostrowski, assistant professor of psychology and director of Girls' Circle, to fund "Through my involvement as an EMT, I get patient interaction .. . problem solving the Girls' Circle Program. Girls' Circle is a self-esteem building program for 5th- opportunities ... and a challenge." Harris also mentioned that he enjoyed the 8th grade girls. In addition, Morris Academic Partner (MAP) Anna Silos (Maple "responsibility that comes with being involved. The work has also changed my Plain), a senior psychology/liberal arts for the human services major, works as an behavior, actions, and involvement with the community." It is obvious to see how iritern with the program. An exceptional group of UMM students have been the students such as Harris who are involved in the EMT program are able to get accepted as Girls' Circle faci litators: Erin Costanzo, Shoreview; Kristin Erickson hands-on experience in addition to satisfaction on a job well done! and Halie Rostberg, Eagan; Vanessa Gibson, Wyoming; Kristen Hasler, EMT training and experience calls for competitiveness and reliability Fertile; Heather Kappes, Brainerd; Rachel Karnitz, New Ulm; Sarah Kjolhaug, among its applicants. Eight of the 22 EMTs working for the Stevens Community Cokato; Kelly Klosterman, Maple Grove; Shannon Lambert, Beresford, S.D.; Medical Center are UMM students. Randy Fischer '84, current head of the Wendy Mortenson, Underwood; Christa Stanz, Alexandria; and Kelly Viland, Stevens County Emergency Medical Service, believes that the EMS service must Pipestone. "hire the cream of the crop. Often we have 30 appli cants to fill onl y three to four positions. Through the University of Minnesota, Morris, we have a great . . . caring• ...

Themurder of Matthew Shepard, a 22-year-old gay student from the University of Wyoming, provided the impetus for a march and candlelight vigil held on the Morris campus in October. The event asserted that acts of hate will not be tolerated at UMM and symbolized the campus community's intention to be a safe space. for all people. The October 15 University Register ran a full -page ad, with over 200 signatures on a petition signed by UMM students, faculty, staff and administrators opposed to hate and affirming the belief in UMM as a safe space for all.

Sarah Hogan works as a student writing assistant in the Office of University Relations, and is the Arts and Entertainment editor of the campus studen t newspaper, the University JOEL HARRIS (right), with co-worker and the Stevens County ambulance. Register. page 3 RACHEL FLYNN '99, Eagan ... 6lorlcin9 ... Introducing Wendy Hauger: owner and operator of her own dance studi o, Miss Morris 1998 and a competitor in the up-coming Miss Minnesota contest, a costumer at Mor­ ris Area High School, and , oh .. .a full­ time UMM student majoring in lan­ guages and minoring in theater. With all of this going on, one wonders how Hauger manages to keep her sanity intact. She will be the first one to admit that her schedule is crazy, but she is doing exactly what she has always was also putting together a plan for a wanted to do, which makes her very dance studio in Morris for students happy. ages 3 to 18 years. With the support of Hauger, daughter of Jeff and her parents, she was able to purchase Sue Hauger, has lived in Morris for and remodel an old church. After three most of her life. When it was time for months of remodeling the church be­ Wendy to begin college she initially came a dance studio, with an apartment

JENNY KERVKLIET '01, STARBUCK ... enterpr1s1n9• • ... Without Hope Kleinwachter, this issue of Profile might not ever find its way to you. Kleinwachter is one of 12 dedicated students who work in the decided to head to the Twin Cities, in the basement as Hauger' s new home. Office of Alumni Relations and Fund Development as work-study students and spending the first semester of her col­ Twenty-four students signed interns for its permanent staff. Like all campus offices, Alumni Relations and Fund lege career at Hamline University in St. up the first day she opened for business. Development rely heavily on their bright, eager, creative students to assist in Paul. Some people would have been As the classes began, word began to getting the important work of UMM done. At the same time these students gain very excited to be right off Snelling spread and she now has 57 students, "real world" experiences that will serve them as they look into their futures beyond A venue and close to the "Great Minne­ with a few more still expected to join. their college years. sota Get-Together" Midway, but by On May 8, at the Morris Area High How do these students serve the Alumni and Fund Development offices? Thanksgiving break of 1997, she real­ School, Encore Dance Inc. will per­ Homecoming, the height of the alumni year, was a tremendous success this year. ized that she was not where she wanted form its first show, "Movie Magic," Congratulations for this complicated coordinating effort go to senior Molly to be. She transferred and finished her which will feature music and songs Maass, Rochester, homecoming intern for Alumni Relations Director Vivian freshman year at UMM. Looking back, from various movies. (Helbling) Heltemes '77. Also working with Heltemes is junior Jenny Jones, Hauger can honestly say that she likes it "It's tons of responsibility," Hibbing, cl ass notes intern, who edits down to a few sentences the always eagerly­ much better at UMM. says Wendy, "But it's also tons of fun. awaited alumni news (see "Catching Up" starting on page 6). Alisande Allaben's Hauger' s sophomore year It 's nice to be doing something that I've work-study student, Melissa Flack '02, from Angora, "cheerful and always started with a bang, beginning with always wanted to do. This is what I willing to learn," jumped into data entry, envelope stuffing and homecoming being crowned Miss Morris 1998. She wanted to be growing up." "gopher" like an old pro, with her ever-present can-do spirit. had entered the competition once be­ In her second year of college Nicole Stiklestad '0 I, Minneota, and Jen Gilbertson '99, Hoffman, fore and was named the run nerup. While Hauger has declared languages as her have gained valuable experience in the business world working with the office she was happy to have done so well, she major. What does it mean to have a bookkeeper Laura Thielke '95. They assure accuracy in gifts management and wanted to participate in the Miss Min­ languages major? For Hauger it means billing procedures that only trained extra eyes can provide. Desirae Levno '00, nesota competition, and eventually the studying as many languages as she pos­ Brainerd, and Christina Fruit '02, Ellsworth, have learned the importance of Miss America Pageant. In order to get sibly can, including Russian and Ger­ accuracy, keeping the database correct, and the connection between alumni donors there, she needed first to be crowned man. She plans also to study French, and current students as they assist Connie Charles, the database manager and gifts Miss Morris. Hauger entered the com­ Spanish, and Sign Language. Hauger clerk for fund development. petition again and this time she won. feels that it's really important to be able Under the watchful eye of Fund Development Communications Coordi­ As Miss Morris, Hauger has to communicate in a world that is get­ nator Judy Korn '95, student interns Helene Sherley '99, Chicago, and Melissa participated in area parades, Morris Area ting smaller by the minute. She hopes Bayerl '01 , Princeton, coordinate UMM's successful Phonathons. Phonathons Chamber of Commerce and Agricul­ to be able to use her studies to do a lot bring needed alumni financial support to the campus and provide current alumni ture ambassador calls to new businesses, of traveling and perhaps some translat­ data, in addition to updating alumni on current campus happenings. Also helping and helped with other Chamber activi­ ing. But ultimately Hauger would like Korn are Jenny Kerkvliet 'O I, Starbuck, and Linda Rasmusson '99, Ada. ties. This winter she will participate in to stay in Morris and teach dance. Rasmusson, under the guidance of Maddy Maxeiner, director of fund develop­ the annual St. Paul Winter Carnival. Hauger's contributions to the ment, became a seasoned pro at legislative lobbying during last year's successful Along with her travels, Hauger Morris community as well as her ac­ campaign for the science building. This year, she has been sending thank yous to will begin work on her platform: the complishments at UMM thus far have legislative members for their support of the Morris campus. Kerkvliet is sending importance of child mentorships. been nothing shy of outstanding ... and thank yous to those alumni who gave during the recent Phonathon and to other Hauger believes that a child can do just this is only her second year. Based on contributors who support UMM. about anything they dream of if they are what she's done and knowing what she And Hope? By getting address changes into the alumni database in a given a good role model, honest sup­ wants to do, it is a s~fe bet that we have timely manner, Hope assures that al umni will continue to hear from UMM! port, and an adult who can actively not heard the last of Wendy Hauger. The Offices of Alumni Relations and Fund Development say a hearty participate in their lives. "thanks" to their vital dozen! While Hauger was preparing for the Miss Morris competition, she Sarah Hogan contributed to the above article. Rachel Flynn works as a student office assistant in the Office of University Relations. She is majoring in theatre arts with a management minor. Profile They can't get no ... dissatisfaction A report was presented to University Regents by Provosts Robert Profile is published three times a year by JUDY RILEY Bruininks and Robert Kvavik at the Board's December 11 meeting. It described the Office of Un iversity Relations in coop­ Campus Communi cati ons Coordinator student satisfaction with the University, as measured by surveys of current and eration with the Alumni Association and and Profile Editor recent students. Perhaps the most dramatic finding, as far as UMM is concerned, the Office of the Chancellor at the Univer­ University Rel ations 320/589-6050 had to do with the "Overall Satisfaction" level across campuses of undergraduate sity of Minnesota, Morri s. Submissions, E-mail: rileyjk @mrs. umn.edu students. UMM students described themselves as "Very Satisfied" at the level of questions or comments may be directed to VIVIAN HEL TEMES Judy Riley, Office of University Relatio ns, Director/ Alumni Rel ations 320/589-6066 34% (Crookston was 21.9%; Duluth 18% and the Twin Cities 20.9%). Another 11 Education, UMM, Morris, MN 56267- E-mail: [email protected] 39% described themselves as "Moderately Satisfied"). Thus, about 3/4 ofUMM's 2134. Questions or comments regarding MADDY MAXEINER :;students ranke.~ UMM in the top two of six ca~egories of satisfaction. The "V.;ry 1 alumni activities may be directed to Vivian Director/Fund Development 320/589-6066 )Satisfied" sho~ing was, to quote UMM Vice Chancellor for Finance Cathleen Heltemes. For questions regarding finan­ E-mail: [email protected] rannen, "off the charts." UMM also was a lJniversity syste!D leader in camij.US cial contributions to UMM, contact Maddy Visit the University of Minnesota, Morris nvolvement and in studen ·· overall · tty of aca Maxeiner. Website at http://www.mrs.umn.edu. page4 Athletics Update

Mark Fohl, Director of Athletics

spring. As ·1 mentioned in my last column, the Northern Sun Intercolle­ giate Conference has determined that it will expand to 10 members in 1999- 2000. Wayne State, Neb., is compet­ TINA GEORGE wins a 4-0 decision in the Klippan Ladies' Cup. ing in the NSIC in a number of sports this year, and UM-Crookston and champion. Thus, George is the most Concordia, St. Paul will join our con­ Tina George: taking successful in her class, both nationally ference next year. A I 0-member con­ the wrestling field by and abroad. She is also a National Mark Fohl ference will make scheduling much Women's Wrestling Team member, easier, and the addition of Concordia, storm open only to the three winningest St. Paul will assure that some of our women within each weight class. teams will compete in the Metro area SARAH HOGAN However, remaining first isn't each year. Ir you have visited the P.E. always easy. George is quick to ac­ The inaugural season for knowledge that holding the top rank Center in recent months, you have women's soccer was conducted this U MM has gained national can sometimes be even tougher than the noticed some landscape changes: con­ fall. The team had a successful season battle getting there. attention for having the nation's first struction for the Regional Fitness Cen­ under Head Coach Chris DeVries (see It is due to determination that collegiate women's wrestling program. ter has begun. While access to the season wrap below). The addition of the women's wrestling team practices One of a team of dedicated women who building has been limited to basically women's soccer increased our total and competes all school year. For team has helped to put UMM on the mat map one entrance for this year, the end sports offerings to 16; nine for women, members, including George, this means is sophomore Tina George. result of thi s project will greatly im­ seven for men. 20 hours of team practice a week and George, a chemistry major prove the recreati on facilities for stu­ The women's basketbal I team traveling to tournaments most week­ from Cleveland, Ohio, is one ofUMM' s dents at UMM. Plans are for the project was recently honored as having the ends. Additionally, wrestler George best wrestling success stories. After to be completed around August 1999. fo urth highest team GPA in Division II attends summer wrestling camps. witnessing other females wrestling back The sixth annual Cougar Hall of the NCAA. Our athletes in all sports While this may seem like a lot home in Ohio during high school, of Fame Banquet and Induction Cer­ continue to do well academically, and of work, the success of UMM's George decided to have a go at the sport emony was held on October 17 during the women 's basketball team has been women's wrestling team speaks for it­ herself; she joined the ever-increasing Homecoming. The men's basketball successful on the court as well. self. Through wrestling competitions, field of women wrestlers during her teams from 1976-77 and 1977-78 were There have been many George and the other 12 members of the junior year of inducted. The 1976-1977 team was changes in the athletic department in team were able to high school. 1 the first to win a basketball champion­ recent years. We have moved from the +i _·,,, .ttt~f\ compete inten­ With dedica­ "With a couple ilf more years of ship in what was the Northern Inter­ NAIA to the NCAA II, our conference sively both state­ tion and an in­ collegiate Conference and the 1977- has expanded to include IO teams, and intense training: and more elite side and abroad. tense practice 78 team repeated that accomplishment. we have added three sports for women. competitions, she will become Last year, the sport schedule, There was a great turnout for the event It is probably true that the future will the best in the.fworld... a future led the team to George has with 12 players and coaches Rich Glas bring even more changes in the way competitions held risen rapidly Olympic champion. I have no and Jim Severson present. Plans for our athletic programs function. in Australia, New to success doubt abollt:tluJ,(...,hatsoever." next year's banquet will begin in the m,~\1f,½J{titii.¾'{#W/%W

It's a Wrap overall season, 3-9 in the conference. this year's squad. enced with three key seniors return­ It's never too early to start looking ahead, ing," says Thelen, "but young as sev­ Football- The Cougar football team, so Pennie looks to the '99 season. "I'll Women's Basketball-Coming off last eral freshmen will need to play key under first-year Head Coach Ken hit recruiting hard," said Pennie. "We year's 17-12 overall and 7-5 in the roles. I have been so impressed with Crandall, posted ·a 1-9 overall season had freshmen this year who are excep­ NSIC (ranked 3rd) season, the women's the leadership of our seniors and know record. Highlights of the season in­ tional, along with sophomores and jun­ team returns Anna Townsend, Esko, that they will make my transition as cluded the win over Mayville State, iors who can step in." Also encouraging and Laurie Plahn, Pipestone, who head coach and the transition of our 25-22, at the Metrodome Classic, end­ is the 11-3 record that this year's JV finished 3rd and 4th respectively in new players much easier." ing the season, and the naming of posted under coach Chad Braegelmann. NSIC scoring. Al so returning is Laura Women's Basketball Alumni Damien Hoffman, Starbuck, as Co­ offensive Pl ayer of the Week for hi s The Cou2s in Winter efforts. Men's Basketball-Head Coach Jim Tracking the Cougars Golf-The men's golf team fini shed third Severson uses the term"reload," not in the NSIC tournament, with Cougar "rebuild," when talking about the 98- pl ayer Scott Shostad, Eden Valley, 99 Cougars! "We are going to be youn g, A Brief Look at Cougar Athletics gaining an All-Conference award. The fast, and athletic. This year's team is women's team was at the NSIC Tour­ going to be up tempo and use the full nament at the Moccasin Creek Country court to its maximum!" Higgins, Annandale, who led the NSIC Day-Saturday. January 16. Cougars Club in Aberdeen, S.D., and placed 3rd Tri-captains Tory Spanier, in shot blocks. Townsend scored the host Southwest State University. as a team. All-conference honors were Paynesville; Marquise Watts, Milwau­ 1000th point of her career in 1997-98 Alumni basketball game at I p.m. ; so­ awarded to Lindsey Niehoff, Osakis, kee, Wis.; and Brady Andel, Foley, are and Plahn is 36 points away from scor­ cial and the varsity game at 5:30 p.m. after she placed 5th individually. expected to be leaders on and off the ing 1000 career points. These three, Soccer-The inaugural season for this court. Top reserve from last year Jamie along with Heather Kappes, Brainerd, Men's Wrestlini:-The Cougars return women's varsity sport under Head Thompson, New London, will become will serve as team captains. quality starters Eric Bramos, Mason, Coach Chris DeVries closed with ex­ eligible winter quarter. Beginning this season Carol Mi., 125 pounds; Jason Daza, East perience gained and a 6-10 record Several new-comers, includ­ Thelen, former assistant coach at South­ Bethel, 133 pounds; Eugen Barbu, Volleyball- First-year head coach ing Ryan Jepma and Jeff Harmsen, west State, takes over as Cougar Farmington Hills, Mi., 184 pounds; Heather Pennie described the 1998 sea­ both from Hancock's '97 State Champi­ women's head coach. Thelen also ex­ Randy Rager, Pequot Lakes, 157 son as a "huge learning experience for onship team, and Rian Berg and pects several freshmen to be major con­ me." The Cougars recorded. a l 0-13 Cornelius Matthias from Baudette join tributors this season "We'll be experi- COUGARS continued on page 13 Class notes were compiled and edited people he knew at UMM, via e-mail at CLASS OF '76 tion coordinator at Crate & Barrel in by Jennifer Jones '00, student intern in [email protected] Northbrook, Ill . "I found the dream job the Office of Alumni Relations. Every Emma Westrom was awarded the of my life! Loving Chicago and can' t effort is made to be accurate in commu­ CLASS OF '72 Mental Health Volunteer of the Year wait to do some theatre here. My cat, nicating your updates. Without intend­ Award. She works with the state Re­ Sadie, and I are enjoying the Windy ing to change the context of your sub­ Dwanda (VanVeldhuizen) and Eu­ gional Local Mental Health Initiative City!" missions, we reserve the right to edit gene Gjerdingen '70 have a son, David, and lives in Elbow Lake. your class note contribution due to space who is a freshman at UMM. The couple Carolyn Donlin married Dan Jensen in limitations. lives in Roseville. CLASS OF '77 August 1996, and the couple had a daughter last July. Carol has worked CLASS OF '64 CLASS OF '73 Fred Strohmeier is a self-employed for the U.S. Geological Survey for ten business owner in Edina. years, first as an editor and now as an Patricia (Hopkins) Veum-Smith Mark Zenner is pursuing a certificate on-line publisher. She lives in San teaches at Oak Park Elementary School of ministry at St. John's University, Nancy (Rickmeyer) Weidt lives in Jose, and can be reached via e-mail at in Oak Park, Ill. Last April she vi sited where he hopes to complete a master of Faribault with her husband, Joe, and [email protected] the People's Republic of China as part pastoral ministry. Mark is a pastoral sons, Ben and Sam. She teaches at the of a 13-member educational team. The associate at the Church of St. Mary of Minnesota State Academy for the Blind CLASS OF '84 group, a part of the People to People Mount Caramel in Long Prairie. He and is assisting with a federal grant Ambassador Programs, visited five cit­ and his wife, Jean, have three children. project on deaf-blindness through the John Davidann, a professor of history ies and made many professional con­ University of Minnesota. Joe is the at Hawaii Pacific University, has pub­ nections. CLASS OF '74 network administrator of Ryt-Way In­ lished a book A World of Crisis and dustries in Northfield and Lakeville. Progress-The American YMCA in Ja­ CLASS OF '65 Mary and Wayne Adriaens '73 have pan, 1890-1930. The book tells of the two children in college and one in jun­ CLASS OF '78 futile attempt of American YMCA mis­ Avis (Van Otterloo) DeRuyter, ior high school. They live in Eden sionaries in Japan. John lives with his Richland, Wash., is on the board of Prairie. Kory Boster announces his son Brian's family in Kailua, Hawaii. directors of Soroptimist International marriage in October. Kory lives in of the Americas, an international com­ In June, Diane Berge completed her Claremore, Okla., and can be reached Brett Kaufman is a strategic national munity service organization for busi­ Ph.D. in educational policy and admin­ by e-mail at [email protected] account manager for MCI ness and professional women. istration at the University of Minne­ WORLDCOM in Parsippany, N.J. sota. She is associate director of admis­ Vicki (Lyseng) and Greg Spofford LouAnn (Barsness) and Larry sions at Minnesota State University, live in Little Falls, where Vicki works CLASS OF '85 Hanson have two children who were Mankato. in early childhood education and Greg admitted to the Minnesota State Bar as is the coordinator for Volunteers in Cigdem Arsiray lives in Istanbul, Tur­ attorneys. The couple lives in Hugo. Lorene (Lemmerman) and Brad Learning. Their daughter Beth began key, with her husband, where she is Force celebrated their 25th wedding school at UMM this fall; son Andy is a head of marketing of the internet de­ CLASS OF '66 anniversary August 25. Lorene is cur­ freshman in high school, daughter Erika partment for a national daily newspa­ riculum coordinator for Annandale Pub­ started middle school, and daughter per. At times, she misses Minnesota's After 12 years in England and 11 years lic Schools where she has taught for 20 Emily began the first grade. winter and snow. in Philadelphia, Ron Carlson and his years. Brad teaches second grade at wife Lynn have purchased a bed and Dassel-Cokato and completed a CLASS OF '79 Carlos Gallego is extension educator breakfast in Asheville, N.C. Ron is master's degree in August. and youth/child development coordi­ employed by Unisys, but works out of Karyn Enestvedt-Sportel is the nator at the University of Minnesota the Inn and travels weekly to customer For the second year, Steve Gilbertson T.O.W. special education coordinator Extension center in Waconia. He works sites. The inn can be seen at http:// is working for Minneapolis Public for the Freshwater Educational District on non-traditional and traditional 4-H innonmontford.com Schools as a guidance counselor. Who 's in Staples. programs. Carlos lives in Vadnais Who in America listed him in the 1998 Heights. CLASS OF '69 edition. Steve's e-mail address is CLASS OF '80 [email protected] 12.mn.us Jaclyn (Anderson) and Todd Walter Dave Stotesbery teaches math at Kevin Honetschlager is office man­ '86 live in Pine Island with their two Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley. He and Muri Rinkenberger is a math teacher ager of the Worthington Job Service. sons. Jaclyn teaches kindergarten in his wife Bonnie have four children and at Monticello High School. He per­ Pine Island. Todd is an anesthetist at live in Clinton. formed as Jacob in the Stearns County CLASS OF '81 Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Theater's production of "Joseph and CLASS OF '70 the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" Rob Metz is principal at Aquila El­ CLASS OF '86 last year. He and his students also ementary School in St. Louis Park. He Our sincere sympathy to the family raised $500 dollars for Comfrey tor­ lives in Lakeville with his wife, Carol, Steve Bennett is an account executive and friends of Linda (Eisfeld) nado victims. and two sons. at Lyon Financial Services in Marshall. Huibregtse, who passed away Sep­ tember 14 in Fort Collins, Colo. She Ray Strand, Morris, was honored for CLASS OF '82 Monica (Schmitz) Frazer completed was a teacher and enjoyed crafts, an­ his four-year service on the Lake Re­ a master's degree in Family Social Sci­ tiques, reading, camping, cooking, and gion Arts Council board of directors. Lorrie (Hahn) Rose lives in South ence, and is working to earn a doctorate spending time with her family and He is a self-employed sculptor, furni­ Minneapolis with her husband, Dave, degree. Monica, her husband Mark, friends. ture artist, and UMM scene shop super­ and their children: Philip, Evelyn, and two children welcomed baby visor. Joanna and Naomi. Lorrie home schools Annika to the family August 28. They Irma (Olson) Ketterling worked as a the two older children. live in Newport. kindergarten title teacher in Morris for Dorothy (Y ounk) Thompson teaches 11 years, tutored students in her home, French at West Central Area Schools in CLASS OF '83 After eight years of teaching high and spent three months in Madagascar Barrett and resides in Kensington. school, Dana Miller changed career in 1972 working as her husband's den­ Kathryn (Zochert) Berg is a stay-at­ gears and is the communications coor­ tal assistant. She enjoys writing letters, CLASSOF'75 home mom and a free-lance technical dinator for Minnesota Bankers Asso­ traveling, and reading. writer. She just completed taking a ciation in Edina. 'Tm still single and Pam (Pastorek) Stevens qualified for number of undergraduate science enjoy photography, vocal music, an­ Donald Vegoe works for Ecolab. His Team USA to par~icipate in the World courses, and plans to study to become a tique collecting, and women's volley­ son, Eric, attends St. Olaf College. Duathlon -- a I Ok run, 40k bike, and homeopathic practitioner. Kathryn, her ball. Greetings to alumni Beta Sig's, Donald lives in St. Paul and can be I Ok run -- on August 23 in St. Wendel, husband, Guy, and son, Alistair, live friends, and roommates." Dana lives in reached by e-mail at Germany. She finished I 0th in her age with their two dogs in Woodbury. Edina. [email protected] group and second among Americans. She lives in Sartell with her husband, Julie (Bystol) Critz was appointed as­ Karin (Paetznick) Rein teaches at CLASS OF '71 Daryl, and daughter, Jessica. For 17 sistant principal at Minnewaska Area Northfield Nursery School. She and years, she's been employed with High School in Glenwood and graduate her husband Russ have three children. Dushyant Yajnik works as an M.D./ Intracorp as a case manager. standards coordinator for the school psychotherapist in the Montreal area. system. CLASS OF '87 In 1997, he also qualified as a psycho­ analyst. He would like to hear from Nancy Cushman is a catalog produc- In June, Pam (Christianson) Beyer page 6 Class Notes from Universit of Minnesota Morris Alumni graduated from Augsburg College with publications at Sul Ross State Univer­ start hi s MBA at the University of Min­ Ramsey. a master' s degree in social work. She sity in Alpine, Texas. nesota Carlson School of Management works for Lutheran Social Service of in January. Ellie Helgeson directs fifth through Minnesota as an intensive in-home Jeffrey Larsen married Kristy Spenst 12th grade band at Grant Deuel High therapist and lives in Hoffman. Pam September 12. The couple lives in Karla (Ause) Jeselson and her hus­ School in Revillo, S.D. Ellie and her and husband, Glad, became grandpar­ Tucson. band, Chris, announce the arrival of husband, Harley, live on a fam1 east of ents last January. Stephanie Rae on June 6. Karla is Ortonville with their children Adam, CLASS OF '90 researching spinal deformities in the Kaylee, and Kara. Leigh Marthe works in Student and sand tiger shark while working at The Cultural Activities at Franklin Pierce Kyle Berget is an independent consult­ Florida Aquarium. After four years ofjunior high teaching, College, Rindge, N.H. She lives in ant with Educational Field Studies Inc., Nancy Helmer is a paralegal for Westmoreland, N.H., and is expecting a group which specializes in arranging Tom Landmark is regional sales man­ HealthEast in St. Paul. She lives in St. a baby in December. history trips for students. Kyle will ager for Lyon Financial Services in Louis Park, and would like to receive e­ continue to teach fifth grade in Morris. Marshall. mai I at [email protected] Jerilyn Mayden moved from Seattle to Denver in a new position with Red Jean DeGier is operations manager for Troy Olsen remains a member of the Stan Vander Lugt is a CPA specializ­ Robin restaurants. Lyon Financial Services Division in Republican Leadership Staff at the Min­ ing in income tax with Clifton Denver. nesota House of Representatives. He Gunderson. He lives in St. Joseph, Mo. Rod Richter is director of member recently celebrated his one year wed­ services for the Minnesota Nursery and Jon Gubrud teaches science at Willmar ding anniversary and lives in Brooklyn Martha Martenson move d to Landscape Association. He lives in St. Senior High. Using interactive TV, hi s Park. Bellevue, Wash., for the summer months Paul. students have taken virtual tours of where she helped family members in NASA. Christie (Thorpe) Riegert teaches sec­ the Seattle area. She will move to Palm Jolene (Mayden) Stiglich and her hus­ ond grade in the Dilworth-Glyndon­ Springs, Calif., for the winter. She can band, John, announce the birth of their Mark Shelstad was elected president Felton School District. be reached by e-mai I at daughter, Madison, on July 16. Jolene of the Society of Rocky Mountain Ar­ [email protected] is an actuarial officer at Fortis Financial chivists for 1998-1999 during their Timothy Smith, Edina, works for Group in Woodbury, and John is a spring meeting in Colorado Springs. Norwest and can be reached by e-mail In October, Kelly Myers began work­ health care consultant in Minneapolis. Mark is the assistant archivist at the at timothy.e.smith @norwest.com. ing as a student finance trainer at the They live in Shoreview and are "getting University of Wyoming. Minnesota Higher Education Services accustomed to their new lives as par­ Martin Voskuil is a postdoctoral fel­ Office. She will give and teach others ents." Andrew Svec received the University low at Stanford University. His new how to give presentations on different of Minnesota, Crookston' s Distin­ address is 780 Roble A venue, Apt 2, ways of paying for college. Kelly lives CLASS OF '88 guished Professional and Administra­ Menlo Park, CA 94025. in St. Paul. tive Award last spring. He became Barb (Rahlenbeck) and Tom Berg UMC's first webmaster in 1997. CLASS OF '92 Jodi Owen attends graduate school and '89 announce the birth of Travis David, lives in Palm Bay, Fla. She can be their second child, on August 21. Tom CLASS OF '91 Jason Bonk was awarded a Ph.D. in reached via ~-mail at: is a purchasing agent for Indexx medicinal chemistry from the Univer­ [email protected] Informati cs, and Barb is accounting/ After four years of teaching hi gh school sity of Mississippi in May. He li ves in HR administrator for Bloomer Pl asti cs. chemi stry and physics, Jon Arneson is Belgrade, Mont. Joy (Nielsen) and Michael Tessmer They live in Eau Claire, Wis., and can now a Verifone Terminal software en­ were married in June. For their honey­ be reached at [email protected]. gineer at National Bankcard Services in Denise Chalupnik is obtaining licen­ moon, they visited Fiji and Australia. Minneapolis. Last October, he married sure in special education at St. Cloud Joy teaches bi ology and chemistry at Paula (Gustafson) Hunt married and Nancy. They are in the process of State University and will then work for Butler County Community College and would like to announce her name moving to Golden Valley. a master's degree. She would love to Michael is an assistant chemist~y pro­ change. She lives in Pacific Grove, hear from friends, "especially the LCM fes sor at Southwestern College. The Calif. Amanda (Graunke) Bradley says crew." She can be reached at 6527-74 couple lives in Winfield, Kan., and can hello to the 89-90 residents of the top l/2Ave. N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428. be reached by e-mail a t Joel Kennedy is president and CEO of floor of Spooner. "Julie Sandin, are [email protected] a value-added reseller of computers, you out there?" Amanda can be reached Jean (Fellbaum) Braun and her hus­ Alliance Computer Solutions Inc. He at 4307 Brookview Terrace, Columbia, band, Eric, "are enjoying our first child, Katherine (Henrich) '91 and Nathan and hi s wife, Jolene (Kabista) MO 65203 or by e-mail at daughter Tay lor Erin, born August 23. Reuss were married in 1993 and expect Kennedy '88, live in Eagan. [email protected] . We love being parents!" They live in their first child in January. Nathan is a •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Christine (Windorski) Kilner recently Joan Boleman is collection registrar at married and is "incredibly happy." She the Stevens County Historical Museum : Catching Up : works in the Community Development in Morris. :To submit an item fo r Catching Up.just fill out thi s form and send it lo: Vivian Heltemes, : •Alumni Relati ons, UMM, 312 Behmler Hall , Morris, MN 56267-2134 or e-mail:• Department for the city of Richfield. • [email protected]. • "When I'm not there, I can be found Molly (Born) and Bob Bruckner '89 •.Let us hear from you! Next Catchin~ Up deadline is March 15, 1999. • moonlighting as a freelance writer or announce the arrival of son Jack • • pursing a degree in computer science." Terrence on August 27. Bob is a sys­ ••N ame(s) ______• tems programmer/analyst at Ames Con­ • • Chris (Harren) Pommerenke has been struction in Burnsville, and Molly is a •c1ass(es) of ______Did you graduate? Yes ___ No ___ a stay-at-home Mom with daughters business and systems instructor at Blue • Kaitlyn and Lisa. "Now that they are in Cross Blue Shield in Eagan. • Note: ______school full-time, and when I'm finished unpacking from our move, I'll start job Leah Fonder-Solano finished a Ph.D. hunting again." She and her family live in Spanish American Literature in 1997 in Lakeville. at the University of Arizona. She is an assistant professor at the University of Kristi (Schaub) and Greg Zimmy Southern Mississippi teaching upper­ moved to Glenwood in 1996. Kristi level Spanish courses and directing the teaches Title I in the elementary school summer program in Cuernavaca, and is the music director of the Sacred Mexico. She and her husband, Enrique, Heart Church. Greg manages Tom's bought a house which they share with Food Pride. The couple has two chil­ their son and Enrique's sister. Leah dren. sends hugs to Liz Hoffman, Lea •Alumni Network Interests (please check all that apply): • Gilbertson, and Kathy Barthe, and can • _ social networking _ business/career development • CLASS OF '89 be reached via e-mail at leah.fonder­ :-advising current students & young alums _ helping job hunters : [email protected]. •- alumni phonathons _ legislative efforts for UMM ■ Tim Drake is communications associ­ ■ _ serving on Alumni Association _ serving as a Class Agent • ate for Catholic Charities in St. Cloud. Rick Hoffman is th e seni or financial : Board of Directors _ assisting in admissions efforts : analyst in the Equity Capital Markets ■- organize geographic network and social events in my area • Steve Lang is director of news and Division at Dain Rauscher. He plans to • • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••page 7 research associate at Pioneer Hi-Bred Diane (Davignon) and Shannon Ryks demic position as an assistant profes­ of Andrew Joseph in April. Adam is the in Willmar. '94, St. Michael, announce the birth of sor. Since I have applied to universities band director at Wadena-Deer Creek Ian George on August 6. Diane volun­ all over the nation, it is difficult to tell High School. Serena (Klassen) Vergin joined Swift teered for her church this summer and where my husband, Scott, and I will be County Human Services as a child pro­ wrote a curriculum for the church's moving next summer. It is truly an Jill Kluis lives in Golden Valley and tection specialist. She lives with her Vacation Bible School. Shannon works exciting time in ourlives !" Melissa can teaches a kindergarten and first grade husband near Benson. for Dayton Hudson Corporation, Target be reached by e-mail at class at Valley Crossing Community Division. This year, Diane is home [email protected] School in Woodbury. She and Kraig CLASS OF '93 schooling the two oldest of the couple's Hughes '94 can be reached by e-mail at four children. Cheri Hautala Ii ves at 7 I 65 [email protected] Amy (Sheggeby) Christensen teaches Beechwood Dr. #2, Athens, OH 4570 I. K-6 technology and gifted and talented Corinne (Leuthner) Schmieg com­ Rachel Leatham is pursuing a master's classes at Hills-Beaver Creek. She also pleted a training program to be a sign Kelly (Unrah) Gustafson lives in degree in foreign policy and interna­ coaches varsity volleyball and is work­ language interpreter and is awaiting Madison with her daughter, Mackenzie, tional development at the University of ing on a master's degree in education. certification. She lives in Chaska. and husband, Stacey, who was recently Minnesota Humphrey Institute. She This summer, she and her husband, appointed recruiter at the National has been working in Campus Activities Chris, built a new home in Hills. After graduating with a master's m Guard Armory. Kelly is a substitute at the University of Minnesota for the botany from the University of North teacher. past three years. Daniel Dahl is a fourth grade teacher at Dakota, Julie Schroer teaches biology West Side Elementary School in at Bismarck State College. She can be Bridget Jones married Garry Shick in Aaron Paleen is a compensation ana­ Marshall. reached by e-mai I at August. The couple resides in Sparta, lyst at The St. Paul Companies. This [email protected] Wis., where Bridget is a teacher and summer, Aaron married Stacy Tate. For the past five years, Donna Garry is a pastor. The couple lives in St. Paul. Kemmetmueller has been studying Melissa (Kleven) and Dan Struxness with a religious congregation in Bos­ have a farming operation near Milan Madeleine Leith-Fischer and hus­ Chris Rauschl graduated from the ton. The Daughters of St. Paul aim to where they practice rotational grazing. band, Chris, live at Pawleys Island, University of Minnesota Law School in communicate the Gospel through all The couple lives on the farm with their S.C. Madeleine is a school psycholo­ May. He has moved to Fargo and is forms of media. She anticipates taking three children. gist and works for Mentor, a foster care clerkingforthe Honorable Frank Magill first vows in January. Donna uses her agency, as a community support spe­ of the United States Court of Appeals, UMM art education in the design de­ Anita (Nordine) and Todd cialist. Eighth Circuit. partment, where she's helped part-time Thorsteinson moved to Moscow, Idaho. for four years. "Please visit our web site Cathie Paulsen moved to La Porte, Becky (Ganion) Rietveld teaches vo­ at www.pauline.org" Douglas Wandersee is in his last year Texas, in August. She is an office cal music at Plainview High School. at James Madison University pursuing manager for Harvest State Milling in She has been married for one year, and Nick Kopp is finishing a cytotechnol­ a master's degree in College Student Houston. she and husband, Pete, expect their first ogy degree at the University of North Personnel Administration. He finds child in March. Dakota and will graduate in August "Virginia darn gorgeous and filled with Jennifer Rice finished four years of 1999. He had surgery in September for neat stuff to do." teaching in Mason City, Iowa, by tak­ Sandy (Marthaler) and Scott Sandbo complications related to a car accident ing a trip with students to France. She '96 married in June. Sandy works at last spring. Nick lives in Grand Forks Heather (Swanson) and Darby moved to Little Canada and is teaching W!i;cst Group iu Eagan as.a seni.or ::.oft­ and can be reached by e-mail at Whitehill moved to Centerville this French at the Arts High School. She ware engineer. Scott is a substitute [email protected] summer. Darby teaches at Chisago can be reached by e-mail at teacher in the Bloomington district and Lakes Middle School, and Heather [email protected] is an assistant high school footbal I coach Tonya (LeBni'n) and Dean Larson teaches at Centennial Middle School in for Bloomington Kennedy. They live '94 are expecting their first child in Lino Lakes. Both recently finished Kim (Koskiniemi) Sandry and her in Burnsville. June. Both work in the Robbinsdale master' s degrees. husband Tim operate Curb-A-Lawn in School District. Dean runs the ninth Clara City. The business provides du­ Scott Sobiech writes, "After two great grade alternative program at Armstrong CLASS OF '94 rable, permanent landscape borders. years at UMM, 1 moved to Oregon. High School and coaches ninth grade Logging and biking were great, but a football and pitching for varsity base­ Beth (Ploof) Cordes is the new counse­ Candi (Besemer) and David Seyfried degree was needed. I returned home to ball. He is finishing a master's degree lor at Montgomery Lonsdale Schools. '92 announce the birth of Benjamin St. Cloud and grabbed an economics/ at Hamline University. Tonya teaches She lives in Shakopee with her husband, David on July 16. They live in Sioux finance double major. With that in the second grade at Meadow Lake Elemen­ Jason Cordes '95. Falls, S.D. pocket, Alaska was the next target. tary, where she was once a student. She Biking, hiking, fishing, and managing a graduated from St. Mary's University Jill (Davis) married Shane Buer on Jenny (Anderson) and Brandon huge retail outfit entertained the next of Minnesota in May with a master's August 8. Jill teaches elementary mu­ Schaust were married July 18 and live fifteen months. Now I'm back in Cloud degree. sic in Canby. in Champaign, Ill. Jenny is working on town working for Primevest Financial a master's degree in biology at the Services." Scott can be reached bye­ Kendra (Osterkamp) and Nate Miller Melanie Fohl is executive director of University of Illinois and Brandon mail at [email protected] or by '92 were married June 20. Kendra Grandview Apartments in Morris. The works as a data analyst from home. phone at 1-800-245-0467 ext. 4527. completed a master's degree in coun­ building provides housing for the eld­ seling and psychological services two erly and the disabled. Joan Thoren teaches fourth grade in Mary Stark teaches physical educa­ years ago at St. Mary's University of Cyrus. tion and health and coaches seventh Minnesota and is employed as a mental Edee (Maupin) and Randy grade volleyball at Wabasha-Kellogg. health case manager at Project Off­ Fredrickson married June 27. Randy is CLASS OF '95 Streets in Minneapolis. Nate teaches accounts manager for Minnetonka Mills CLASS OF '96 science at Central Junior High in Forest in Hopkins and Edee is the help desk/ Amy Carlquist teaches at a daycare Lake. The couple lives in Mounds control room supervisor for Distribu­ center in Rosemount. She spends her Ann'Christensen received a master's View. tion Services at Wilson' s Leather m weekends traveling to Freeport to visit in geology from the University ofldaho Brooklyn Park. The couple lives in Jerry and make plans for their June in May. She recently moved to the Sheridan One Feather '93 writes, "Out New Hope. wedding. Chicago area with Tom Reppe '94, in Seattle working slave labor. Will where both are working in the environ­ head back to Minnesota soon. Gotta Tamara (Marwitz) married Michael Kathy Hanvic and her boyfriend Scott mental field . They'd love to hear from feed the Grey Dog God. Tell Eric Furth. The couple_lives in Marshall. Follett bought a house in Columbia other alumni in the Chicago area. Ann Stonestrom '92, Mark Mount '94, Heights and teach kindergarten Sun­ lives in Hinsdale, Ill. and Brett Buller '92 'Hi.' All others, Melissa(Bos)Gruys writes, "By spring day school at their church. Kathy works keep in touch. Watch Ren and Stimpy I will finish my Ph.D. in human re­ at Creative Communications Consult­ Our sincere sympathy to the family and for me." sources and industrial relations at the ants. friends of Anne Cronen who died in University of Minnesota. There really September as the result of an automo­ Michael Peterson has professed simple is a light at the end of the graduate Heather Henderson is editor-in-chief bile accident. vows as a brother novice at Blue Cloud tunnel. My first academic article publi­ of HUES: Hear Us Emerging Sisters Abbey in Marvin, S.D. Blue Cloud cation appeared in the Journal of Ap­ magazine. She lives in Duluth. Thom Dahl is attending University of Abbey is a community of Benedictine plied Psychology in August and another Minnesota Medical School and living monks. will soon appear in the same journal. I Julie (Seyfried) and Adam in St. Paul. am on the job market pursuing an aca- Hollingsworth '98 announce the birth page 8 Catc1iing Up ' ·• · -" WCHt1rCl 11 •~•j,i,i§.-m@i ►1MAUW Anne Folkerds teaches kindergarten at Prudential Life Insurance Co., and Paul Shaughnessy plan to marry in October. Joanna Monson is a buyer's assistant Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary works at Shinders. They live in Crystal. Sara Beth is finishing a criminal justice for God's World Publishing, Inc., and School in Wisconsin. She lives in internship and working toward a has moved to Asheville, N.C. She can Winona. Jen (Bauer) Walinga is the circulation master's degree at St. Cloud State Uni­ be reached via e-mail at manager for the Cottonwood County versity. Ryan is a claims adjuster doing [email protected] Jessica (Johnson) and Cory Hanna Citizen in Windom. workers' compensation with Federated have moved. Their new address is 115- Mutual Insurance Co. in Edina. Angela Mulder is teaching sixth grade 2 Sirocco Dr., Minot AFB, ND 58704. CLASS OF '97 at Edgemere Elementary in El Paso and Kyung Don Tak is in his second year "loving it." Chet Hudalla teaches biology and as­ Dana Bender is an advertising account of seminary at Trinity Evangelical tronomy and coaches junior varsity foot­ executive at TMP Worldwide and en­ School in Deerfield, Ill. He is pursuing Nicole (Pederson) and Thomas Pahl ball and junior high wrestling at Long joys living in Bloomington. a master's in divinity with emphasis in moved to La Crescent. Tom attends the Prairie/Grey Eagle High School. Out­ pastoral counseling. He plans to apply physician assistant program at the Uni­ door Life magazine featured him on the Cathy Davidson and Matt Witte '98 to the chaplain candidate program with versity of Wisconsin, La Crosse, and cover of their "Monster Buck" edition. plan to marry in November 1999. Cathy the U.S. Navy. Nicole substitute teaches and takes care works for the Graduate Programs at of Zane, who is almost two years old. After transferring from Morris, Vicky Concordia University in Saint Paul, and Greg Van Heel earned his BS in geo­ Hudson went to nursing school at the Matt works at EW Blanch in logical engineering. He works for Earth Vicki Pogatchnik teaches fifth grade University of Minnesota graduating in Bloomington. Systems Consultants in Fremont, Calif. at Edgemere Elementary in El Paso. June 1997. She is a pediatric nurse at Children's Hospitals and Clinics in Christine Johnson and Jon Bottema Shelly Zagaros is a scheduler and of­ Sara Sanasack is an account executive Minneapolis. Vicky lives in Vadnais married August 22. Jon graduated from fice manager for Congressman David with BCL-Capital, a division of Lyon Heights. the University of Minnesota Carlson Minge. She can be reached at 314 D St., Financial Services. She lives in School of Management in June 1997 N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002. Marshall. Craig Moses and Mary Eck '95 were and is an investment executive at Paine married in August 1997. Camden Webber. Christine is in her third year of CLASS OF '98 Jennifer (Newberry) Sannes is the James, who is "named after his grand­ the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the literacy coordinator for the TREC (Tu­ father, not Camden Hall," was born on University ofMinnesotaand will gradu­ Eric Bass is a data analyst at Mayo toring, Reading, Enabling Children) June 25. They live in Sioux Falls, S.D. ate in June 2000. The couple lives in Medical Center in Rochester. VISTA (Volunteer in Service to Craig is a staff assistant for Senator Maple Grove. America) program in Morris. Tom Johnson. Mary teaches at Turning Mitch Dorr teaches civics and U.S. Point, a residential program for at-risk Darcy Carlson is assistant manager at history at Cook County High School in Lisa (Morrison) and Corey Tabbert children. Ruttles Grill & Bar in Mankato. She Grand Marais. He is also the assistant married in July and then moved to Cali­ hopes to someday own a restaurant of football coach and head girl's basket­ fornia, where Corey attends optometry Maria (Johannes) married Timothy her own. ball coach. school at UC-Berkeley. Packard. The couple lives in Houston. Mike Chmiel works for First Stage Lisa General lives in Niagara Falls, Erin Thomas teaches third grade and Patricia (Nickisch) LaMont works at Milwaukee. He enjoys the company of N.Y. She works as a certified Medicaid lives in Costa Mesa, Calif. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, his "groovy comrades," and is thinking case management service coordinator which is run by Battel\e Memorial In­ about going to graduate school in the for the Native American Community Andrea Van Engelenhaven is enrolled stitute. "I perform research and keep future. Mike lives in Milwaukee, Wis. Services of Erie and Niagara Co. in the M.F.A. sculpture program at abreast on political and economic hap­ Western Michigan University. She lives pening in Mexico as well as other Latin Stacy Cremers, one of the class agents Tricia (Horn) and Mike Hennen '96 in Kalamazoo, Mich. and South American countries. In this for '97, can be reached by e-mail at work at Cambridge-Isanti High School job I am able to use what I studied at [email protected]. Her address · where Tricia teaches life science and Lost Alumni UMM and Black Hills State Univer­ is 9300 Montana, Apt 2008, El Paso, chemistry and Mike teaches math. For whatever reason, the following in­ sity, political science and Spanish ma­ TX 79925. She can be reached by dividuals have· become 'lost' to the Of­ jors and an international studies mi­ phone at (915)633-800 I. Carmen (Falkingham) Hills is mar­ fice of Alumni Relations. If you know nor." She can be reached by e-mail at ried and has moved to Beardsley, where the whereabouts ofan y of them, please patricia.lamont.pnl.gov. Patricia lives Brian Entinger attends North Dakota she teaches second grade. write to us at 312 Behmler Hall, UMM, in Richland, Wash. State University College of Pharmacy. Morris, MN 56267, call 320-589-6066 He is also president of Kappa Psi Phar­ Hans Horning teaches social studies or e-mail [email protected]. edu Melissa Mathews is a paralegal for the maceutical Fraternity. and history at BOLD High School in Washington, D.C. law office of Wright Olivia. He is also the assistant wres­ Earl Gausman '64 and Talisman, and is preparing to at­ Stacie Frieler teaches Spanish at tling coach. Valerie Anderson '64 tend law school next fall. She would Princeton High School. James Ludowese '64 like to hear from UMM friends, and can Joana Husain is assistant manager at John Nelson '64 be reached via e-mail at Jennifer Foran works in government K-Mart in Fargo. She is interested in Earl Smith '64 mathews@ wrightlaw.com operations at Blue Cross Blue Shield of obtaining a videotape of the '98 com­ Cynthia Asleson Erickson '65 Minnesota in Eagan. mencement exercises. She can be Gary Erickson '65 Tammy Rittenour, a graduate student reached by phone at (70 I )234-9072 or Paul A. Miller '65 at the University of Massachusetts, Mary Holewa is a market researcher by mail at 1625 33rd Ave. S. Apt. 203, Romilly (Wilson) Cassida '66 Amherst, received one of two honor­ for Gordan S. Black Corp. She also Fargo, ND 58104. Richard Fluegel '66 able mentions for the 1998 Howard works part-time as master control for William Bornhorst '67 Award of the Geological _Society of WSKG, a public television station in Pat Jarvis teaches band in Wheaton. Paul Frederickson '67 America's Quarternary Division. Binghamton, N.Y. Carol (Kopitzke) Miller '67 Tammy is examining glacial deposits Kerry Johnson is a research chemist Harlan Anderson '68 and land forms in the Connecticut River Allison LaBree teaches sixth, seventh, with ZirChrom Separations, Inc. in Jeffrey Cassel '68 Valley. and eight grade science at the Forest Anoka. Diane Lynn Stuverud '68 Lake Area Alternative Learning Cen­ Rolf Arneson '69 Jenny Gunderson married Chad ter. She lives in Fridley. Jill Kane is fund development assistant Susan Frederickson '69 Schmitz in September. Jenny is a social for St. David's Child Development and Ronald Meiss '69 worker for Red Lake County, and the Greg and Jena McNabb are expecting Family Services in Minnetonka. Richard Radick '69 couple resides in Red Lake Falls. their first child in . December. Greg Dianne (Larson) Sikkila '69 teaches and coaches at a middle school, Kari Kollman teaches second grade Glenn Bisbee '70 John Skarhus and Becky Erdelt '97 and Jenna is a case manager for Big and is the assistant girl's basketball Diane (Kowalzyk) Bornhorst '70 will be married in Willmar in April. Brothers and Big Sisters. They live in coach in Wheaton. Bonnie (Dunnum) Drinkwitz '70 Becky is an assistant manager at Wal­ Rapid City, S.D. Douglas Grev '70 Mart in Sierra Vista, Ariz. John teaches Susan Larson attends nursing school Patricia Clausen '71 middle school English in El Paso and Angie Moshier graduated from the at the University of Minnesota. Laura (Saatela) Johnson '71 will join Becky in Arizona at the end of University of Minnesota last spring with James Rademacher '71 the semester. degrees in biology and French. She Kari Mehlhop married Derrick Jaeger Rene (Fridgen) Krumwiede '72 lives in Fremont, Calif. July 18. Kari teaches English at Hastings Mary (McCune) Mahoney '72 Tahra Vose and Paul Stringer '97 High School. The couple resides in were married April 18. Tahra works at Sara Beth Harper and Ryan Woodbury. LOST ALUMNI continued on page 12 page 9 MAPs, lcnoldledge and experienc.e MAls, MAMPs: outside t/Je c.lassroom

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The acronyms MAI and MAP bring to this writer's mind images of military prisoners and the names of top-secret covert operations. But I couldn't be more wrong. Students who work as MAis (Morris Administrative Interns) and MAPs (Morris Academic Partners) are not only gaining valuable knowledge and experience, they' re also getting paid. The two programs were established with the goal to provide UMM students with research and learning opportunities that would enhance not only their educational, but also their work experience. Thus far the response has been very positive both from students and from faculty and staff. Three years ago, UMM set up a special fund for the two programs. The funds were allocated as a kind of reward to faculty and staff who were doing good work but could use an assistant. Enter the student: usually a junior, though sometimes seniors and the occasional sophomore, having a 3.0 GPA or higher who shows a particular interest or aptitude in the faculty or staff's field of work. As an MAI or MAP, the student receives a stipend of $1 ,500 per year ($500 per quarter) to work no less than eight hours per week. For the 1998-1999 academic year, the programs have a combined pool of $68,000 to be distributed between 70 students (some who are only in the positions for part of the year). Although the basic setup for the MAPs and the MAis are similar, the two programs are very different. The MAP student is chosen by a faculty member with whom they will work closely on research papers or projects. Very often the work that the two do together will lead to a publication or a presentation to other colleagues in the field . Jenny Nellis, professorof studio art and one of the advisers for the MAP and MAI programs, has worked with three student MAPs over the years. She has found it to be a very helpful and exciting opportunity for both her and her students. MAP students are very resourceful, talented, and creative, said Nellis, and she feels that the opportunity gives students a better understanding of the scope and reason for her research. An MAI, on the other hand, is less about academics and more about actual job-related activities. The program provides a hands-on work experience that is very much like an internship but with the advantage of not having to leave campus to get it. MAis can be found everywhere from the Rodney Briggs Library to the Financial Aid office to the Dean's office. Some of-the MAis in the office of Admissions and Financial Aid work as recruitment officers and travel to high schools and college conventions to spread the UMM message. MAis in the library help to keep the library up-to-date and user-friendly. Other programs on campus, such as the Honors program, hire MAis to organize and revitalize their programs. Both the Morris Academic Partner and the Morris Administrative Internship programs provide wonderful opportunities for students to gain knowl­ edge and experience outside of the classroom, and enable excellent, intelligent, and motivated students to help make UMM the best campus it can be for everybody. In the words of Jenny Nellis, "I think these are really excellent programs."

• • . inuolued... Some of the only data in the state on the effect on voters of gubernato­ rial candidate (now Minnesota Governor) Jesse Ventura is available, thanks to students in Paula O'Loughlin's upper division political science class (Voting Behavior and Political Participation). An election day exit poll of Morris voters has produced, according to O'Loughlin, "one of the only surveys done in the state on the Ventura effect on Minnesota voters." On election day, students distributed the survey at and around the five Morris polling places. Overall, 467 people, ages 18 to 87, participated in the study. The students also worked for several weeks prior to review previous research in their area of interest, design the survey, and plan how to implement it. The results of the surveys provide some unique insights. Voters did not use this election to vote either for or against Clinton; instead they resoundingly stated that the Clinton scandal had no influence on their vote. Jesse Ventura was the star of the show as he mobilized previous non-voters, especially younger voters and those who felt disaffected from the political process. As an unidentified UMM student remarked, "Regardless of whether you voted for Jesse, you have to feel good and excited about what he did for small "d" democracy and reinvigorating the political process. I, for one, am relieved that is what marked this election, not the Clinton mess." Members of the class are Steve Moeller, Rolling Prairie, Ind., Jessica Otto, Belle Plaine; Karen Graupman, Nicollet; Jay Nelson, Vermillion; Tom Zakrocymski, Morris; Craig Peterson, Richmond; Heather Aagesen, Paynesville; Mark Thedin, Morris; Kevin Kringler, Morris; and Garret Ashburn, Dassel. Student volunteers who helped do the surveying were C. Leo Rice, Fridley; Andrew Pritchard, Stillwater; Jeremy Dressen, Watertown; Bronwyn Gamble, Mound; MelisaGloria Schafer, Chokio; Susan Winter, Spring Lake Park; Jacob Brown, Kettle River; Megan Peterson, Mahtomedi; and Nora Sandstad, Eden Prairie. page 10 t/Je response to t/Je program /Jas been very Students on Committees positive. Alumni participants (J}is/J t/Jat t/Jere Sean Lazenby, /Jad been suc/J a program in place (J}/Jen t/Je9 Morris Campus Student Association President (J}ere attending U/11/11.

Snowden, now MAMP coordinator, Students are In its third year, the Minority arrived in February 1998, she re-worked well repre­ Alumni Mentorship Program (MAMP) the format a little bit so that students sented on some is taking off, getting people involved, and alumni would have a better idea of 30 committees and getting positive results. what they were expected to do, and atUMM,oneof The goal of MAM Pis to make what the program was set up to offer. many aspects a successful match between a UMM Last year, 14 mentor-mentee relation­ of campus life minority student, and a UMM minority ships were established. With the help of here in which the MSP Alumni Association, the UMM alum. A match is considered "success­ we take great ful" when some common ground can be Minority Student Program, and the pride. Alumni Relations Office, students and found in terms of majors, careers or interests, and when the match is mean­ al umni are acti vely recruited and in­ ingful for the student and the alum. The formed about the workings of the pro­ SEAN LAZENBY (left) talks with Kitty and Gary McGrath program was started to give minority gram through letters, meetings, and at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new science and students the opportunity to get to know phone calls. math facility held in October during Homecoming. other people in their field of interest so So far this year, there are 16 that they could ask questions, share UMM minority students who would Although each committee is important for its contribution to the concerns, and receive some guidance. like to be mentored, but only three overall governance of the Morris campus and each gives students an opportunity The MAM P is also a great tool to help UMM minority alumni. Snowden said to participate, I'd like to tell you about three committees, that, in my opinion, students start some networking that that the hardest part of making the pro­ especially enhance the academic community - the Scholastic Committee, the might be highly valuable later in life. gram work has been finding alumni Campus Resource and Planning Committee (CRPC), and the Tuition Task The response to the program has been who are interested in participating and Force. who preferably live in Minnesota's tri­ very positive, especially from the alumni The function of the Scholastic Committee is to develop, review, and who wish that there had been such a state area. Having mentors nearer to the recomend policies affecting the quality of education. It is concerned with such students allows for more face-to-face program in place when they were at­ matters as admissions, academic progress, course-related behavior, scholar­ meetings as opposed to just phone con­ tending UMM. ship, and graduation. The committee also grants exceptions to academic versations and e-mails. Spring 1998 was really the regulations when the spirit of the regulations has been satisfied. It admits first time that the program was pro­ If you are interested in being students and evaluates transfer credits. This committee has 14 members active. The first year and a half was part of the program or would like more including four students. information, contact Estee Snowden in spent researching other men torship pro­ The CRPC develops, reviews and recomends policies with long-range grams, preparing mentoring materials the Minority Resource Center, (320) implications for the development of the human and physical resources of the and getting organized. When Estee 589-6088. UMM campus. The CRPC considers matters relating to organizational patterns, 1 >:W••""" allocation of financial resources, student recruitment and retention, etc. The CRPC has 15 members including four students. ices :~_;,,p~ii:;~t The third committee that I find significant is the Tuition Task Force. c aria Span~~ht ]o The Tuition Task Force makes recomendations concerning the level of tuition Amy Huston English/uncertain and potential hikes in the rate of tuition at Morris. Following the recomendation ;,iyesba D~yis ~iol9:sy/ob-gyn ,, of the Tuition Task Force, information is then sent to University of Minnesota iJudy Br9;Wh maih{high scho91 · teacher ' President Mark Yudof. Raziya A. Webster "' biology/pediatric surgeon While this is just a sampling of the committees on which students have Stephanie Nelson English/high school teacher a campus voice, these are three of the most vital. One more reason why UMM Danaj '{rqdell spee~~comm~njc~tion/ qF;'. is considered by Mother Jones magazine to be the nation's 4th most activist u .faf televif i'on rep6ft;~/produ~1; campus. Sherry Murphy computer science/uncertain Larry Tr~;versie speecp cornmu'!tcation/ . . '"">:§l sport~ ad vertisi°ig/rriarketiiig Randy Gardley psychology/establishing a business Elizabeth Quan chemistry/uncertain Xia Thao business mgmt, computer science/uncertain Alisa Madson biology, psychology/ uncertain Ronald F. Morris sociology/higher ed multi­

cultural affairs1 statistical software operator Lori J. Williamson political science/law, gov't Rachel Meyers English/uncertain BRINGING SCIENCE AND MATH TO A NEW LEVEL Facilitated by favorable weather conditions, construction on the science and math facility was at Alumni Enrolled in the MAMP the second-floor level in December. Kelly Myers '92 Mindy Nelson '93 Ann Streed '97 GEORGE continued from page 5 major, George is looking at medicine or research as career options. United States is probably the slowest in "I really like school," com­ catching on to this trend that is causing mented George. "Being at UMM is the quite a stir, women's wrest] ing becomes best part of wrestling. The staff is great a competitive Olympic sport in 2004, and extremely helpful. UMM is the just in time for competition in Greece. ideal campus for my studies and my The Olympic games, George's biggest athletics." goal, look like a good prospect for her in "Tina has accomplished quite 2004. Although the event is six years in a bit in a very short period of time, but the future, George does not fear the she has only scratched the surface of prospects of aging on her career. "I'm her potential," said UMM Head Men's one of the youngest in the field cur­ and Women's Wrestling Coach Doug rently, and will still be at that time," she Reese. "Tina is sti ll "green" in the sport said. of wrestling, she is still learning about Through her talents and in­ technique, position, and the basic skills. sight into wrestling, George looks like With a couple years of intense training she is ready to take the wrestling field and more elite competition, she will POOLSIDE MINGLE Alumni enjoyed the Poolside Mingle at the Prairie Inn by storm. However, it is through her become the best in the world ... a future during Homecoming 1998. L-r, Lon Erickson '73 and Mary (Lofgren) Erickson academic goals that she is looking to Olympic champion. I have no doubt '73, Shakopee; Cindy (Larson) Katzner '74 and Leo Katzner '73 ,Shakopee. the future. As a sophomore chemistry about that whatsoever." page 11 YKaywebe a/service.?

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WHERE A TREE GROWS in Morris, student volunteers may have planted it. serve andserve lo learn Taking a break from tree planting are, 1-r, Sarah Brenny, Birchwood; Brent BRIANA SAMPSON 'O I, Chicago, Ill. Heeringa, Worthington; Brandon Nordstrom, Welcome; Marc Artman, Edina; Jen Salisbury, Grand Rapids; Peter McAnally, Anoka; and Christi Stalker, Duluth. How can I volunteer in the community? Can my organization do something for the winter quarter for senior citizens? We have an idea for a volunteer project, but don't know where to start! We want to volunteer to teach in Campus Compact MAI, Kelly Klosterman, Maple Grove, coordi­ the high school or elementary school! UMM students who seek ways in which they nated a campuswide Food Drive effort in December which collected 720 lbs. of can volunteer for community service projects are looking for Campus Compact, food for the Stevens County Food Shelf. a Morris campus pro­ gram that promotes Briana Sampson works as a student writing assistant in the Office of University service learning and Relations. helps inform and in­ LOST ALUMNI continued from page 9 volve students, faculty and staff in commu­ Frank Resch '72 Lisa (Behrens) Koehn '85 nity service. Susan (Ingvalson) Ohlsen '73 Lori (Schultz) Mathis '85 UMM Cam­ Patti (Fricke) Prairie '73 Mark Hodgson '86 pus Compact Director Patricia (Bergner) Breilein '74 Lynn Leclair '86 Carol McCannon co­ John Martelle '74 Troy Wiese '86 ordinates the UMM Judy Merrick Lockett '74 Lisa (Karels) Greene '87 chapter, which is just a Mary (Ramsay) Evans '75 DeAnna (Pangerl) Torgerson '87 small part of the Na­ Christine Fullerton '75 Ann Hendershott '88 tional Campus Com­ Randy Ronning '75 Arthur Jipson '88 pact which promotes colleges and universities to support the public, community Laurel Degernes '76 Miriam Orange '89 and service learning. The program also enhances service learning courses that Charles Page '76 Robert Gebur '89 integrate service into course work. Such programs on the local level include Priscilla Virant '76 Korey Cantrell '90 Shovel for Seniors, Adopt a Sidewalk, Spring Cleaning, Earth Day, and Campus James Henningson '77 Brian Wittkamp '90 Clean Up. Steven Severson '77 Jodie Landwehr '91 When you hear about UMM football team or wrestling squad members Elizabeth Tarara Warfield '77 Lisa Winter '91 who washed windows for Grandview Apartment residents in Morris or of Gary Paulson '78 Jennifer Luce '92 Intervarsity Christian Fellowship students who helped someone move their Jeanne Virant '78 Kevin Muelken '92 residence from Wheaton to Morris, these ideas came from UMM student organi­ Teresa Bopp '79 Andrea Nordaune '92 zations, faculty and staff and were coordinated through the office of Campus Susan Esterling '79 Kirk Sklar '93 Compact. The goal for Campus Compact is for the activities to continue to Douglas Stai '79 Gregory Zick '93 encourage leadership, participation and career preparation for the future. Form ore Lee Goracke '80 Jennifer Hengel '94 information about Campus Compact, contact Carol McCannon at (320) 589-6080. Ross Nord '80 Kathy (Hauer) MacKenthun '94 Tamra (Tandeski) Windschill '80 Jessica Aamot '95 SARAH HOGAN Charlotte Marthaler '81 Karla Doty '95 Sandra (Waldon) Trettel '81 Jeffrey Ulrich '95 Ever wonder what the Barnesville community was doing to celebrate Charlotte (Klucas) Benoit '82 Sadaris Cheatham '96 Daniel Ogg '82 Jason Heroux '96 the Fourth of July? Who the Morris High School basketball team is playing next Lori (Halvorson) Liebl '83 Angela Kern '96 Tuesday? Or even when the Starbuck City Council will hold their next meeting? Tammy Unger '83 Jennifer Thulien Smith '96 Through the aid of The Center for Small Towns and community program Lucy Ward '83 Jennifer Flottemesch '97 specialist, David Fluegel, many communities in west central Minnesota are able Lori (Bakken) Schulte '84 Wade Hatch '97 to access one of the fastest growing areas within technology - the internet. Michael Tavis '84 Benjamin Duranske '98 The Center helps communities in the area to gain knowledge of many Christine Jordahl '85 Sara Gaurr '98 new technological areas. Besides creating web pages, Fluegel, six highly-skilled students, faculty and staff have begun to teach communities how to perform computer applications, to set up and access internet services, and to decide what programs their computers are able to support without overworking the technology. As an example, senior Jason Barlau, Waconia, set up a web site for the Chokio (Minn.) Centennial held last summer. The site included the celebration's schedule of events, maps of Chokio and the surrounding area, and a list of motels and campgrounds in the area. Barlau is a a computer science major who works with The Center for Small Towns. Through the help of The Center for Small Towns, communities can purchase computer equipment and still access the training they need without worrying about additional staff, resources, or money. By creating their own web pages, towns can post community events, city council decisions, meeting dates and events, and access departmental telephone numbers. In addition, creating community web pages transports community events beyond the city limits, opening doors to tourism by posting annual events and creating excitement for previously established events. For information call Fluegel at (320) 589-6451.

IRON POUR ALUMNI Angela Behrends '95 (left) and Jill Eckhoff '94 (right) Senior Bob Wottreng, Rochester, presented the preliminary results of participate in the 4th Annual Iron Pour at Niemackl Park near Herman. Other the Morris Quality of Life Survey to the Morris City Council in November. The participating alumni were: Scott Schwister '91, Anne Hennen Barber '94, Gary survey, part of a service learning project conducted by Assistant Professor of Wahl '93, Jess Larson '92 and UMM assistant professor of studio art, Rochelle Political Science Greg Thorson's Introduction to Political Analysis class, was (Hoveland) Cleary '90, Patty Jensen '9 I, Jason Jag lo '92, Nate Malek '99, Ray administered to over 400 Morris residents. Bob will conduct further statistical Strand '74 and UMM Scene Shop supervisor, Susan Foster-Zdon '95, Tim Cleary analysis and write up the results as his Senior Honors Project. The survey was '90, and Jessica Gunther '99. Butch Jack, former UMM sculpture instructor, and supported by Campus Compact. Jenny Nellis, studio art professor, also joined the group. page 12 ... inoesti9atin9. • •

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Alexandria). Their agenda includes a Television affects millions trip to New York to talk to Katie Courie of people in a variety of ways every of the "Today" show. Through filmed day. Through news broadcasts, educa­ interviews, the duo ask how potential tional programming, or reporting of communicators can get an edge on the historical events, there are few days competition and the new millennium. when the power of television goes un­ Opatz and Witte believe that, noticed. For UMM seniors, Janell as television and technology change to Witte, Atwater, and Stephanie Opatz, fit the changing needs of the next mil­ Fergus Falls, television opens not only lennium, the female broadcast journal­ the doors to entertainment, but to edu­ ist of today may be the best source for cation as well. suggestions, advice, and guidance for Witte and Opatz, both work­ women interested in entering the field 1976-77 AND 1977-78 MEN'S BASKET BALL TEAMS INDUCTED INTO ing toward mass communications ma­ tomorrow. They also feel that video THE COUGAR HALL OF FAME 1998 L-r: Manager Bill Diercks, Randy jors, compiled data for a directed study documentary is the best medium by Schwegel, Steve Bender, Gary Lembcke, Brad Peterson, Dave Wohlrabe, Jerry regarding the media communications which to capture this advice. Opatz and Olson, Bob Foss, Paul Seaton, Kevin Brink, Del Grussing, Bruce Kottom, Jeff field in America today. With the guid­ Witte, both veterans ofUMM's Media Hagen, Assistant Coach Jim Severson, Head Coach Rich Glas, Not Pictured: Mike ance of Julie Patterson-Pratt, theatre Center but rookies to the professional Lockett, Eric Terwilliger, Monte Spurr, Mark Glasshof, Mike Pagh, Bruce arts professor, the pair have divided the television studio, have decided to cre­ Lindberger, Don Nelson (deceased), Trainer Dave Engelhardt, Student Trainer project into several studies based on ate the documentary, with the excep- Kevin Baker.

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pounds; B.J. Friedrichs, Sauk Centre, Vernon, Rodeo, Calif., is ranked num­ 174 pounds; and Jesse Cisneros, Lake ber two in the U.S. as a member of the Station, Ind., 141 pounds, in addition to U.S. National Team. Joining Vernon is a strong recruiting class. U.S. National Team Member, Katie Women's Wrestlin,:-The 1998-99 Downing, Pendleton, Ind. Ranked Women's Freestyle Wrestling National fourth at 149.75 pounds is veteran, Rankings have been announced by USA Cassie Inman Rochelle, Ill. One-sixth Wrestling. Tina George, South Euclid, of all the nationally ranked wrestlers in Ohio, tops the list as the number one the United States this year are from ranked wrestler in the United States at UMM, a fact that does not escape no­ 123.25 pounds. Also ranked at 123.25 tice. pounds is Aimee McNab, Malone, Wis; at 136.5 pounds, ranked fifth in the U.S. is Sara McMann, Marion, N.C.; Nina the variety of tasks that are needed tion of the camerawork, by themselves. 6uildin9 ... (interviewing, filming, editing, prelimi­ They are quick to thank Patterson-Pratt. • • • nary research, a written study) to con­ "(She) has a lot of experience dealing would address the role and importance struct a film documentary titled with others and she knows what she is T here is little doubt that of scientific learning in a liberal arts education." "Women in Media - Getting What You talking about," said Witte. Addition­ there's something building on the Mor­ Thanks to generous support Want," an in-depth look into broadcast ally, both are "pleased with the amount ris campus. One might say that UMM is from President Yudof, the series opened journalism in America today from the of suppcm and encouragement given to "building science." The construction of November 19 in the Science Audito­ female journalist's perspective. us by others, from the Chancellor's a new science facility on the Morris rium and will continue with a lecture "Stephanie and Janelle have office to the Alumni Relations office to campus has provided the spark for a each academic quarter. Chris Cole, as­ hit upon a need in the field of broadcast Admissions to the UMM Commission "Building Science" lecture series that sociate professor of biology and the media," said Patterson-Pratt. "How does on Women to alumna Jeanne Baker began in November. first recipient of the UMM Alumni a woman prepare for a career as a Driscoll '69, who has offered us a place "University President Mark Association Teaching Award, was the broadcast journalist? Their study will to stay in New York," said Opatz. Yudof is interested in the fact that the first speaker. University Executive Vice offer a variety of options based on the Presentations and discussions sciences are so important at UMM, a President and Provost Robert Bruininks stories of the successful journalists they of "Women in Media - Getting What college with an excellent reputation in attended the lecture. interview. I also think the scope of the You Want" by Opatz and Witte will be the liberal arts," said Interim Chancel­ Michael Korth, chair of the project-including local, regional and available upon the project's comple­ lor Sam Schuman. "So I suggested that, Science and Math Division, is coordi­ national figures - is exciting." tion. For more information contact Julie in celebration of building the science nating the series, along with other fac­ Witte and Opatz have con­ Patterson-Pratt at (320) 589-6245. facility , we might initiate a series called ulty, staff and students. tacted several Minnesota female jour­ 'Building Science,' in which speakers nalists, including Twin Cities co-an­ chors Kim Insley, Pat Miles, Diana Pierce, Michelle Turnberg, Amelia Santinello, and Gail Nosek '97 (KCCO- spealcin9 out...

Fifty students attended Mor­ ris City Council meetings and work sessions this fall to voice concerns re­ garding Morris rental housing. A seven-member ad hoc com­ mittee is working to prepare a housing inspection form, scheduled for comple­ tion by February. A second committee, yet to be named by Morris Mayor Carol GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES for the new Science and Math facility attracted a crowd of state legislators, Wilcox, will serveasamediationgroup University administrators and area leaders, in addition to a sampling ofUMM faculty, staff, students and administrators. Due between renters and landlords. to inclement weather, the ceremony was staged inside the Science Auditorium. The dirt was real, however, direct from the diggings of the science and math facility construction site, as shown here during the shoveling portion of the proceedings. (Morris Tribune photo) page 13 / Spanning two decades ...

Who made all of those yellow and black Norrine Ostrowski, assistant profes­ signs on the campus? Vern Brown, sor of psychology, was awarded a Mimi retired business manager, is respon­ $5,000 grant from the Otto Bremer sible for the total of 30 signs directing Foundation to fund the Girls' Circle Frenier folks around the campus during con­ program. Started in California by Beth struction of the science and math facil­ Hossfeld and implemented in Morris ity and the Regional Fitness Center. by Ostrowski during the 1997-98 school has According to Lowell Rasmussen, asso­ year, the program's focus is to build ciate vice chancellor for physical plant self-esteem for 5th-8th grade girls. and master planning, Vern and his busi­ ''the best ness were able to complete the bulk of Retired chancellor David Johnson can the signs within two weeks. be reached at 1235 Yale Place #1705, Minneapolis MN 55403, (612) 333- job of all!'' i Sara Haugen is coordinator for the 6702, [email protected]. Commission on Women for the 1998- GAIL SKINNER-WEST, left, interim director 1999 academic year. Assistant Professor of Political Science of University College, and Mimi Frenier Greg Thorson submitted the initial draft Doug Reese, head wrestling coach, was of the City of Morris Comprehensive initiatives of the decade - Women's selected to serve on USA Wrestling's Plan to the Morris City Council in Oc­ Mariam "Mimi" Frenier, Coaches Council Executive Board at tober. UMM students Tasina Mobile Campus." She has taught and/ the 1998 National Convention held in Nitzschke, Morris, and Ben Wallner, professor of history and women's stud­ or given presentations throughout west central Minnesota, and has continu­ conjunction with the Junior National New Ulm, worked as project assistants ies and a former coordinator of the Wrestling Championships in Fargo. on the plan. Morris Campus Commission on ously been an advocate and a highly Women, is one of four recipients uni­ supportive adviser to non-traditional The work of Jess Larson, assistant Greg Thorson provided election ob­ versity-wide of the Distinguished students, particularly women. She co­ developed and team taught, for example, professor of studio art, was part of an servations for KSAX-TV, Alexandria, Teaching Award presented by Univer­ a course on the Vietnam War and an­ exhibit, "The Human Habit: an exhibi­ following the November election. sity College of the University of Min­ tion of clothing inspired sculpture," on nesota. Frenier received the award at other in popular culture focusing on how women are portrayed in novels and display in September at the William The Jazz Ensemble, directed by James The 12th Annual State of University television. King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon, · "Doc" Carlson, was invited to play College Address and Awards Program, In the 90s, Frenier has turned Va. during the U of M Presidents Club held in October on the Minneapolis event, "Minnesota Renaissance, A Joy­ campus. her attention to area teachers and the students in the Masters of Liberal Stud­ Welcome to new staff: Alisande ful Gathering of University Friends," at Award nominations must ies (MLS) Program, developing gradu­ Allaben, Alumni Relations; David Northrop Auditorium on the Minne­ show evidence of excellence in instruc­ ate courses in Women's Studies for Ehrensperger, Library; Melody apolis campus in December. tional endeavors, commitment to stu­ Veenendaal, Dean's Office; Deanna dent growth and development, accessi­ teachers and for MLS students. The overall nomination per­ Amundson, Financial Aid; Terri Five members of the Morris campus bility to students, and long-term contri­ haps says it best: "In summary, the case Hawkinson, social sciences; Estee were among 24 Morris area residents butions to students. for Mimi Frenier for the UC Distin­ Snowden, Minority Student Program; who attended the Blandin Community Frenier was nominated for the guished Teaching Award i~ compel­ Sandy Kill, Library. Leadership Program at Ruttgers Resort award ~y Thomas McRoberts and Karen ling. Her service to University College in Grand Rapids in October. They are Ellis, both of University College, Mor­ and its students is long-standing and The campus community was saddened Tap Payne, Dian Lopez, David ris campus, along with a host of others those contributions are as vital in the in August at the death of Dorothy Bar­ Fluegel, Karen Johnson, and who wrote letters in support of her 90s as they were in the 70s ... Mimi ber, assistant professor emerita of En­ Shoshanna Cogan. nomination. Frenier is in the best tradition of a glish, and wife of English professor In addition to teaching many University faculty member serving the emeritus, Laird Barber. courses -- from "Women in Business" and "Women and Physical Fitness" in non-traditional student...one of the stu­ dents in her graduate Women's Studies The Minnesota Historical Society Press Fall 1978 to "The Socialization of Boys course, Susan Fossen, said: 'As a high is offering a new book by Professor of and Girls" (Summer 1996) and school teacher, I learned by Dr. Frenier' s Art History Fred Peterson, titled Build­ "Women's Studies" (Fall 1997), example. How to ask provocative ques­ ing Community, Keeping the Faith: Frenier's "contributions to University tions, how to draw out student responses, German Catholic Vernacular Archi­ College students extend back over 20 how to create student-initiated assign­ tecture in a Rural Minnesota Parish. years but also continue to be important and vital to the present day," said a ments and how to manage classroom letter in support of Frenier's nomina­ discussions. She is a powerful role tion. Frenier has been involved in credit model.'" and non-credit instruction, with special Said Frenier: "For me the art interest in issues related to women and of teaching is always new ... this is be­ also to non-traditional undergraduates, cause students are always new. Our teachers and adult students pursuing students are always changing. I need to the Master of Liberal Studies degree. keep figuring out just where the stu­ Frenier is a recipient of the dents 'are,' and what works best with Horace T. Morse Alumni Award for these new students ... That's it. It's al­ Outstanding Contributions to Under­ ways the students, the always new and graduate Education (1985) and played renewing students ... there are the best an essential role in developing "one of days of all when I finish class and I say University College's most important to myself, 'I've gotthe best job of all."' HIKING IN THE NORWEGIAN MOUNTAINS The fifth Scandinavian hiking vacation to be led by Dave Johnson, UMM chancellor emeritus and his friends Liven and Oddvar Arner of Oslo, will depart Minneapolis for Oslo July I 6, 1999, return via Bergen July 30. The concept, learning a country by walking in some of its most dramatic areas, is a clear alternative to travel by tour bus or rental car or to backpacking from mountain hut to hut. The group, likely 25 in number and intergenerational in profile, bonds strongly as people experience the exhiliration of good exercise and the opportunity for good conversations along the trails. Itinerary: two to three nights at four different mountain hotels in four regions, traveling by bus to move from one part of the country to another. Hotels are selected for their top-quality rooms and cuisine. Cost: $3295 including round-trip air, hotels, and all hotel meals. For information about becoming a part of a tradition which he hopes will include Morris alums, parents and friends, contact Dave [email protected] or his new address, 1235 Yale Place #1705, Minneapolis 55403, 612-333-6702. Alter­ natively, call the agency making the travel arrangements,Seminars International, [email protected]/ 27 E. Monroe St. #800, Chicago, 60603-5600, 800-541-7506. page 14 ... volunteering... tutoring ... SARAH HOGAN

state to work for the America Reads For nearly a year now, the program. The year-long VISTA pro­ Morris community has witnessed an gram, a concept by which employees volunteer to serve a variety of programs extremely successful program within elementary education. The TREC (Tu­ throughout the state, is affiliated with toring, Reading, Enabling Children) over 35 universities within the state, including UMM. program has been an innovative and Sannes is a fundamental piece successful tool, enabling multitudes of of the TREC program. Her busy sched­ school children to succeed within eight different early childhood and adoles­ ule includes working with Char Zinda, cent related programs. Morris Area Community Education youth development/volunteer coordi­ However, the Morris commu­ nator; assisting in the coordination nity is not the onl y unit reaping the within each ofTREC's eight programs, benefits of the TREC program. Jenni­ organizing and training new TREC fer Sannes '98, has also began to ex­ volunteers, facilitating training sessions, plore the benefits of the TREC pro­ working through the some necessary gram. Starting in July of 1998, the JEN SANNES AND SHOSHANNA COGAN (Morris Tribune photo) paperwork to enable the program to journey to Sannes' arrival at the posi­ tion TREC VISTA (Volunteer in Ser­ continue, recruiting new tutors, creat­ vice to America) Literacy Coordinator ing a TREC Service Learning newslet­ of service. The opportunity to connect OUTSTANDING TUTORS ter, presenting the successful secrets of was long in coming. Before graduating the Morris community to the Univer­ Of the 70 active tutors and TREC to others at conferences, and in June 1998, Sannes served as an intern sity of Minnesota, Morris, which sup­ mentors working with TREC's eight for Shannon Hodges, directorofUMM' s helping to form a lasting infrastructure ports the TREC program, is one of the program areas, the following were se­ to allow the TREC program to con­ Student Counseling program. Hodges most positive aspects of her job, said lected by other tutors and staff as Out­ tinue, even if funding is not renewed. introduced Sannes to opportunities Sannes. She also enjoys the emotional standing Tutors of the Fall Quarter: In addition to her duties, within the Morris community in which response within the children she helps Jody Huhn, Deer River; Kristen Sannes has many goals forTREC: form­ she could put to use her teaching certi­ after literary success is achieved. Uutala, Shoreview; Lisa Thackeray, fication, in addition to Sannes' enthusi­ ing a resource library for tutors and For more information on Blaine; Anna Karsten, Chaska; Mara parents to consult, establishing an asm and leadership skills. Through the TREC, contact TREC Program Coor­ Carlson, Excelsior; Stephanie intergenerational project, encouraging Minnesota VISTA program, Sannes ap­ dinator Shoshanna Cogan at 589-4394, Bordson, Elbow Lake; Rachel Karnitz, plied and was one of 13 recipients of program formation, and seeing the or Jen Sannes, TREC VISTA literacy New Ulm; Ann Schmidt, Plymouth; TREC project last beyond Sannes' time employment positions throughout the coordinator at 589-4394, ext. 1827. Sara Schwartzbauer, Oakdale; Shan­ non Pohlmeier, Winthrop; and Stephanie Nelson, Chicago, Ill . TREC Volunteers of the Quarter are Kristina ... experiencin9 of/Jer culfures ... Gunia, Ham Lake, and Sara Von Mosch, Duluth. BRIANA SAMPSON

The El Paso program was es­ tary School, located in urban El Paso. beneficial because the population of the U MM students looking for tablished for UMM education students The school, which teaches a predomi­ school is very different from the popu~ in order for them to understand and nantly Hispanic population, has many lation of most Minnesota schools. The a place to student teach as well as to appreciate diversity which requires con­ good programs with which the student student teachers who have come back experience a culture much different from tact, interaction, and sharing in another as a teacher can get involved, and which from El Paso are excited, enthusiastic Minnesota don't necessarily have to go country. help student teachers learn about topics and positive about the experience they abroad. Would you believe that travel, Associate Professor of Edu­ such as math, science, and diversity. have had there." ing only as far as El Paso, Texas would cation Judy Kuechle started this pro­ Gwen Rudney, associate pro­ provide a unique educational and cul­ gram three years ago following a trip to fessor of elementary education, who tural experience sought by some el­ El Paso. She worked with Jim Pufal, has supervised students in El Paso, said, ementary and secondary education ma­ coordinator for the Scottsdale Elemen- "Going to El Paso to student teach is so jors? Qeorneritone------j A Look Back at Historical Highlights of UMM

Other guests included Dr. ter provided excellent and much­ Harold Weickert, Willard Micklish, needed facilities for students, faculty former MAHS principal Wally Behm and staff. and Ron Meiss '69 from City Hall. "Funds for the project were According to a letter from then solicited from the 1981 legislature and Provost Imholte and then Computer were approved by the 1983 legisla­ Center Director Andy Lopez: ture. Construction began in October "The UMM Computer Center 1983, and was completed in June I 984, was established in 1971 and was lo­ enabling the Center to move to its new cated in Camden Hall. In 1975, a pro­ location in July 1984." posal was advanced to relocate the Cen­ ter to the lower level of Behmler Hall , which would be remodeled to accom­ modate temperature and humidity-sen­ LET'S HEAR IT FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE! The dedication of the new sitive computer equipment, and to serve computer center at UMM was a grand occasion on November 12, 1984. Among the the increasing computer needs of the dignitaries who attended was University Regent Charles F. McGuiggan of Marshall, campus. who cut the ribbon. UMM provost Jack Imholte cheered at left. "Located in the lower level of Behmler Hall, the new Computer Cen- Do you remember the Computer Center dedication?

sistant Vice President Rick Heydinger, T hededicationoftheCom­ both of academic affairs on the Minne­ apolis campus; Lawrence Liddiard, Uni­ puter Center took place on November versity Computer Service, TC campus; 12, 1984, in the lower level ofBehmler Hall. Among the dignitaries who re­ Regent Charles F. McGuiggan of Marshall, who cut the ribbon during the ceived invitations were Associate Vice ceremony; and Senator Charlie Berg. President V. Rama Murthey and As-

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