Strebe becomes an Ultraman

Fall 2019 Alumni Association and Development Foundation CONGRATULATIONS to four outstanding alumni

SARA (BIRKELAND) MEDALEN ’90/’09, a reading

and math interventionist at Minot’s Sunnyside Elementary School, is the North Dakota Teacher of the Year for 2020. Medalen assists students in grades K – 5 who are struggling with reading or math. She has also started programs to encourage reading, leadership development, and physical fitness. Medalen oversees STEAM Saturdays (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, Mathematics), which encourages students to collaborate, use critical thinking and problem-solving skills, take risks, and learn from andfailure. help Medalen students also learn founded about healthyStrides habits.for Sunnyside, a running group for students, to promote physical activity

TANYA (POTTER) BURKE ’99, a radiation therapist with Trinity Health’s CancerCare Center, received the

Award. The award was established as a national initia- tivefirst toBeekley recognize Medical professionals Radiation in Therapy various Empower cancer care

disciplines across the U.S. for efforts to improve care for patients and their families.

KRISTI (PATTERSON) REINKE ’01/’04/’08,

thea history Year. teacher at Jim Hill Middle School, was named Minot Education Association Teacher of

SARA (CARLSON) DEUTSCH ’02 teaches physical education at Jim Hill Middle School. She was honored with the NDSHAPE Middle School Teacher of the Year award.

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President’s message

CONNECTIONS STAFF s I write this column, it is mid-October and I am Vice President for Advancement out of state missing an early-season winter storm Rick Hedberg ’89

back home in Minot. We can expect snow and Managing Editor Michael Linnell wind virtually any time of the year, but even unusual. Let’s hope this is not a sign of Writing Staff by North Dakota standards this is a little Michael Linnell Amanda Duchsherer ’06 Dan Fagan ’18 things to come for the forthcoming winter! Photographers Actually, I am quite a distance from Minot — typing these Richard Heit ’08 words from a hotel in Poland. I have been in Poland the past few Janna McKechnie ’14 Photography Coordinator days meeting with students, faculty, and our partner campus at Teresa Loftesnes ’07/’15 the University of Lodz in Lodz, Poland. Minot State partners with Publication Design this university in a graduate certificate management program. Doreen Wald

The Polish students take online classes from Minot State, and they Alumni Happenings Janna McKechnie ’14 receive an MSU certificate of completion that is part of their I delivered an address focused on the subject of “change” during Baby Beavers MBA requirements through the University of Lodz. While here, Kate Marshall ’07 Class Notes - Bonnie Trueblood their MBA graduation ceremony. Poland is a country that has In Memory certainly experienced tremendous change the past few decades since the fall of the Soviet Union. This part Renae Yale ’10 nership highlights the opportunities MSU initiates to broaden our international reach. Other international ADDITIONAL PHOTO CREDITS: examples were highlighted in September during Minot’s annual Norsk Hostfest celebration. Minot State On the Cover: Arnie Strebe takes a plays an important role with Hostfest and with Minot’s sister city of Skien, Norway. Under the leadership of moment before embarking on his quest Dr. Emerson Eads, MSU’s Choir traveled to Norway earlier this year and performed on multiple occasions to become an Ultraman at the Ultra in Skien and elsewhere. Further, we regularly have faculty collaborating with colleagues around the world 520K Canada race in Penticton, British Columbia this summer. Photo furnished on research and education projects, and our Office of International Programs does an excellent job working by Arnie Strebe. with international students on campus and providing opportunities for MSU students to study abroad. Relationships such as those we enjoy with partners in Poland, Norway, and numerous other countries Strebe becomes an ULTRAMAN: p. 6-9 demonstrate the University’s commitment to being a responsible institution of higher education in the 21st furnished by Arnie Strebe and Chris Schoenne. century, thereby creating and taking advantage of opportunities beyond our borders.

Back on campus, we had a wonderful Homecoming Week this fall where we thanked and congratulated SCOTT explores the deeper meaning of several special graduates and friends of Minot State. Our annual Golden Awards banquet recognized five military comic books: p. 12 photos furnished by Cord Scott. terrific recipients in Greg Fjeld, Dr. Cheryl Nilsen, Michael Saba, Myron Thompson, and Caleb Heilman.

Also, during Homecoming, we celebrated our newest Athletic Hall of Fame inductees: Carla (Brunsell) Connecting to the community: p. 18 – 19 Clark, Brian Rohles, Jordan Kelly, and the 1965 Beaver Baseball Team. You can read more about these photos furnished by Maegan Mason. events in this issue of Connections. We also held an Academic Hall of Fame ceremony during Homecoming featuring Dr. Veronica Pinnick (she was featured on the cover of the Fall 2018 Connections magazine). Unfortunately, a rainy morning forced us to cancel the Homecoming Parade where Clint Severson and Conni Ahart were scheduled to be the Grand Marshals. We will make it up to them at a future parade! Connections is published two times The weather cleared up in time for the football game attended by a large and boisterous MSU crowd. a year by the Minot State University Fall is in full swing with the Beaver Athletics fall and winter teams now overlapping with numerous Alumni Association and Development Foundation. Send comments, articles, events. Theatrical productions, music recitals, art exhibitions, the Minot Symphony Orchestra, our annual or photo submissions to: NOTSTOCK Arts festival, and so many other activities have made it another fun time of year to enjoy our Connections MSU Alumni Office students, faculty, and staff sharing their many talents. This is a terrific time of year on the MSU campus! As always … GO BEAVERS! 500 University Ave. West Minot, ND 58707 Ph: 701-858-3399 or 1-800-777-0750 Fax: 701-858-3179 Email: [email protected]

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Cover story 6 Strebe becomes an Ultraman SUMMER THEATRE

Feature stories

10 The write way to hope

12 Scott explores the deeper meaning of military comic books

24 Minot State honors five with Golden Awards and Young Alumni Achievement Award

Athletics feature stories

20 Dome sweet dome

22 2019 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees honored

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6 CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 by Michael Linnell

Half heart, half science.

That’s how Arnie Strebe ’86 explains being able to finish a 520 kilometer, three-day event known as the Ultra 520K Canada. “The main goal really is to just finish,” said Strebe, the oldest finisher in the field at age 59. “It’s not about being in the top three or top five, just getting to the finish line each day in each event.” The former Army Ranger and six-time Ironman finisher knew what his body could do, that is the science part. The heart side — that came from his mantra, “You might see me struggle, but you’ll never see me quit,” and his support team. “You need a winning team,” he said. “I can’t stress enough how important my support team was. My team captain, who is also a Minot State grad, was my wife, Sigrid (Fiske) ’92. If it was not for her support for 10 months, I would not have finished. Tim Francis ’83, a Minot State Athletics Hall of Famer threeand my coaches best friend when for I got 38 years,accepted came into all the the race way andfrom a Bostoncouple towho run were with me, Chelle Doll, my wife’s best friend, and my coach, Neal Oseland. I interviewed approach to coaching.” former Ultraman champions and picked Neal because we have the same

CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 7 and signed up to do the Ultra invite-onlyThe Ultra race 520K based Canada in looking for a new challenge, While his training over the began in 1993 and is an past 10 months and his goal 520K. I’m healthy and that’s of the World Championship Penticton, British Columbia my journey.” have been all-encompassing, consisting of a 10K swim The 2009 swim also gave the president of Starion Bank and 149.8K bike on Day 1, a - him the title to his book, - in Bismarck has continued to 275.8K bike on Day 2, and an “Zerothing,” to he Something.” said. “I was take time to give back to his 84.4K run — or double mara “I wanted to do some community, both in Bismarck Applicationsthon — on Day are 3. sent All with in two a and at Minot State. years12-hour in advance.time limit each day. registered for the Ironman in “There is an application Florida and I knew I couldn’t do it all. My something was I swam 2.4 miles in Florida, process and some minimum and that became the title of thenrequirements, the race director, basically Steve they my book.” look at what you’ve done and in hisHe age hasn’t division looked at backa half over the phone,” Strebe said. since, finishing in fifth place Brown, does an interview during his training for the UltraIronman in June. event His in newestWisconsin goal on“Once the youwebsite are accepted, for about you a year.get an I wasofficial supposed letter and to race put - - is to earn a spot in the World als had to pull out of the race Championships in the Iron in 2020, but some individu man in New Zealand.

so they called me. I said yeah right away. My wife said twoyes, becauseyears.” it would be 10 monthsStrebe of istraining no stranger instead to of

training — and overcoming odds. He has raced in six hisIronman heart races,stopped including beating the swim portion in 2009 after - for nearly 30 seconds during complications due to ulcer ative colitis, a pulmonary embolism, and blood clots. that’s“The why doctors I ended told up me getting I wouldn’t compete again, so wanted to stay in the sport,” my certification to coach, I

Ihe found said. another“But, after who one said doctor I told me I wouldn’t compete,

could. With the right meds - — I get an infusion every two andmonths, probably and see will a forgastroen the rest terologist every two months

of my life — I did the 2.4- mile swim in 2009, in 2010 I finished my first Ironman, Ironman in 2012, Ironman in 2014, Ironman in 2016, Ironman in 2018, so now I’m

8 CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 He created an endow- up and get past that, and We would build week after themany race supporters to push past who the had “I get to mile 20, throw ment in the Minot State powerweek after for one week. hour I knew and all wished him well going into student-athletes,athletic program aimeda sport at he what my body could do full I knew I was done, and by scholarships for track & field off a percentage of that. The moment of doubt. that, I knew I was going to sciencethe workouts is very were cool.” based “That first about hour be an Ultraman.” competed in during his time and forty-five minutes, those raceat MSU. director And, hefor continues the Starion to - were some of the darkest work with area youth as co- While he physically felt moments, I had to take a - ready for the race, the men good look at myself,” he said. Bank Missouri Valley Family alltal aloneapproach in the to Canadianswimming, “Sigrid had these shirts made YMCA Schools Youth Triath biking, and running nearly - up with my Army Ranger lon.The The science 2019 race part featured started struggle,motto of ‘neverbut you quit’ will and never so withover 145his training participants. cycle. Rockies was a different ball they say, ‘You might see me game. After a crash on the replicate the Ultra’s race-day bike on Day 2, his mechanics announcer,see me quit,’ is and telling my everyteam -is While it is impossible to were a mess heading into - onewearing Arnie them, Strebe Steve wrote King, this the Day 3. The first 20 miles of - environment, he was able- to the final run, Strebe contem thing’ about leadership, and use a heart-rate monitor and plated quitting. book called ‘Zero to Some - the “Irate built of perceivedup to those exer race But only for a moment, - conditions,”tion to track Strebeevery workout. said. “I completely“I wasn’t oblivious sure I was to going his over the 10 months of train support team. ing, I share all of this on Face andbook great and everyonejob Arnie, is plenty leaving of did some 8K swims, back to start on Day 3, my hips comments about good luck and forth in the pool. On were all jacked up, I could Saturdaythe bike, theand longest for the wasrun it barely walk due to the crash, love, and I think, how can I 8 hours, 15 minutes on a and my hydration was all be the never quit guy, go back messed up,” he said. “I get to to Bismarck and the Starion was first on the treadmill, wasn’tmile 20 good.” and I throw up three Bank team and look at all 3 hours, and then eventually times.He drewFrom onmile inspiration 10 to 20, it those people and my wife outside to work to 3:45, 4, who pretty much gave up 10 4:15. I ran a marathon just months of her life to support about every other week. from his team and from the me. How can I quit?

CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 9 Feature story The write way to hope by Amanda Duchsherer

“She remained invisible. No one found her. She hid right there in plain sight. She would do that for much of the rest of her life.”

It took writing those words, and the entirety of the 2018 book “Alfalfa Girl: The Path from Childhood Molestation to Soul,” for author Edna Sailor ’83 to begin to heal. “It was a hard book to write, but it was also very, very, very therapeutic,” the retired educator and part-time news reporter said. “I was triggered during the 2016 election and did not know what to do with all of that energy and a friend of mine, who was a counselor, said, Edna, you are a writer. Write.” - Write she did. Drawing from painful episodes in her life, Sailor began to put her past to paper, creating two main charac ters to tell her story, 15-year-old survivor Jenny Nelson and Emily Sorenson, Jenny’s mentor in a training center who unexpectedly finds herself examining her own tumultuous history. “It is a composite,” she said. “Those two people are different sides of myself. I am both Jenny and Emily. And Emily is Alfalfa Girl.” Sailor is also Alfalfa Girl. A weekend retreat for survivors nearly 30 years ago brought about the name, based off the neighboring alfalfa field she escaped to during her childhood. “For the last activity of the day, they gave us a paper plate and put a string on it, and we put it on our back. And people could come around and write a little note to you on the plate,” she said. “When I got home, I read my little notes and one of them said, ‘You will be okay, Alfalfa Girl.’ That place was my sanctuary for many, many years. No one ever knew it was there.” While “Alfalfa Girl” focuses on a heavy subject, it is also a story about healing and empowerment. “When you’re trying to be visible, it’s all about taking your own power back,” she said. “My message will always be about hope. My whole goal is to enlighten and to bring hope.” As a volunteer for the National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (NAASCA), she helps spread that message. The organization has two goals: to educate the public and to offer hope and healing. Part of the hope and healing Sailor found in her own life was while she was a student at Minot State. It is for that reason the end of “Alfalfa Girl” takes place at the University’s cafeteria. “Let me tell you, this was hallowed ground for me. I was intellectually starved to death in the situation I was in,” she said. “I probably wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Minot State. This college, it was a lifesaver. It was a gamechanger. It allowed me to think a little bit more about myself.”

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explores the deeper meaning of military comic books by Dan Fagan

He lives in Pyeongtaek, TeachingSouth Korea abroad and teaches is nothingat the Osan new Air for Base. Scott who has taught on

location in Okinawa, Tokyo, and briefly in the Middle East in - enceKuwait. the best of both worlds,”“I kind Scott of experi said.

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at Minot State, Scott toloved engage the smallwith hisclass pro - fessorssizes that and allowed establish him

that he believes he wouldn’ta rapport have with receivedthem deeper about the - at a larger university. history class in South nature of war and the When he’s not teaching duringtimes, anti-war periods ofsenti member of parliament. that I want to pass on ments, of society appreciationIn return for the by books,gifting “That’s something onKorea, one youof his might favorite find lives of combatants?” ScottEyre showedwith one his of his said. “That type of Cord Scott ’91 writing Scott became recentlyconflict. published to my students,” Scott Scott has published interested in military Scott’s most topics — comic books. doctoratecomic books at Loyolawhile he personnelunit coins, fora token out- thatengagement.” he never saw Universitywas working in onChicago. his book, “Four Colour standingawarded service.to military He fully admits two books, “Comics The subject eventually Combat,” an in-depth teacher when he was a and Conflict” and inroadslook at military with the comics himself becoming a “Four Colour Combat.” his dissertation which in Canada, has made ScottWhile has writtenmilitary on Both books explore focusedbecame theon the basis cultural for comics are his specialty, student at Minot State. the agehistory of war. of military year,Canadian Scott military’s presented including urban history, StateLittle yearsdid he later know as an themed comic books in top brass. Earlier this catastrophicmany other subjectsevents, and adjuncthe’d return professor to Minot to at what these war significance of military Deputy United Nations “The idea is to look waycomic up books to the from wars in the book to Canada’s race. The latter article class. He had found his World War II all the - waseven published America’s byfirst the car passion.teach a government haveand patriotic been around themed Commander Wayne Journal of the Illinois sincecomic the books, beginning which research,Iraq and Afghanistan. Scott has additionalEyre, a three-star two copies gen Historical Society. and I see the light bulb In his extensive eral, who requested an Currently, Scott “When I’m teaching telling us,” Scott said. is a professor with head, that’s the coolest of comic books, are found that military of the book for friends. feelinggo on in in someone’s the world,” fervor,themed and comic at other books generalOne of those and retired friends University College-Asia. Scott said. “Is it just waving a flag, reflect the patriotic was a former Canadian University of Maryland or is there something

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FRESHMAN Kylee Lindskog SOPHOMORE Phillip Green Music education Minot Broadcasting & professional communications Parker, Colorado Phillip balances a tight schedule of writing about student-ath- Lindskog grew up in Minot and moved to Missouri for her senior year of high school. When deciding where to continue her education, Minot State felt like home. The music education letes as sports editor of the Red & Green student newspaper major is involved in all things music — Minot Symphony and being a student-athlete as a defensive back OrchestraWhy did and you Minot choose State Choir, Minot and is also State? a geology enthusiast. Whyon the footballdid you team. choose Minot State?

Minot is where I grew up. I wanted to stay here to be close to Originally, I had not heard of Minot State, but family and have a sense of familiarity while I explored a new a friend of mine committed to play baseball stageHow in has my life. Minot State helped you further here and a few weeks later coach LaDage, who your academic career? I found out is from the same hometown as me, came to my high school and began recruiting me. We instantly connected. Once I went on my MSU has given me the opportunity to have a more one-on- official visit, I knew the football family What is your favorite quote? to be sure of was if the education was one experience in my classes. was the right fit for me and all I needed “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” what I wanted. After meeting with What has been your favorite class?— Abraham Lincoln (professors) Neil (Roberts) and Nicole best(Thom-Arens), opportunities I knew to be the successful broadcasting in department was going to give me the I love my music classes, but I’m extra excited about my geology 105 class. Learning about the way the earth works the field of sportscasting. It was the is something I didn’t get to explore in high school, so every perfectHow haswin-win Minot scenario State for me. lessonWho bringshas been something your new. most influential helped you further your professor? academic career?

Erik Anderson, chair, Division of Music. I take cello lessons The broadcasting department has from him. He has been extremely helpful and understanding universitiesgiven me a lot around of hands-on the country experiences throughWhat myis the first fewbest weeks kept of college.secret couldn’twithin my do. field I have that done many several other play-by- about Minot State?

playWhat broadcasts is your for favorite MSU athletics quote? already. Non-music majors and minors should “You don’t get burned out because of what talk to someone involved with music you do. You get burned out because you and find out about upcoming forget why you do it. So don’t forget your performances. You will always hear something you enjoy! purpose.”What has been your favorite— Jon Gordon class? Sports psychology and feature writing. What is the best kept secret about Minot State? As a student-athlete, it’s the Air-Supported

offseason. Dome to train in during the winter and

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JUNIOR Cambree Smith SENIOR Dominica Granada Sociology and management Minot Criminal justice and sociology, minor in law and legal studies Culbertson, Montana

Cambree has been busy while at Minot State, especially in student government. She was elected president of the North Dominica has excelled in the field of criminal justice at Minot Dakota Student Association this past spring. She is also State, and don’t just take our word for it. She scored in the top involved with the North Dakota Women’s Network, a member 1% in the criminal justice area concentration achievement test Whyof Sigma did Delta, you and choose works as aMinot peer mentor State? at MSU. (ACAT). Along with her studies, she is involved in the Minot WhyState Criminal did you Justice choose Club and Minot MSU Sigma State? Delta Sorority.

I love North Dakota and being close to my family. Minot State allowed for closer proximity to I knew I did not want to attend university at a huge campus; tothe dedicate things I love.to each It also individual provided student. smaller Minot State was a good in-between size and offered a lot of class sizes, so professors have more time different programs. I was indecisive when I came, but I knew How has Minot State helped thereHow was has something Minot hereState for mehelped to study. you further you further your academic your academic career? career? - the core value that I can and will I was not just a student number. I am free to realize my poten I was raised in a family that instilled tial both in and out of the classroom. It made me think more in terms of the community as a whole and not just focused on accomplish anything I want to with campusWhat life.has been your favorite class? hard work and dedication, and MSU A tie between a few, including sociology of religion, social became the second family to instill this within me. I truly have been Who has been your most influential seen, heard, and most importantly, psychology, and American juries. empowered.What is your favorite professor? quote? “Veni, Vidi, Vici” in Latin or Also a tie! Gary Rabe ’87, Melissa Spelchen ’94/’05, Jynette Larshus, and Harry Hoffman have all been “I came, I saw, I conquered,” my favorites that really got me invested in my What is the best kept secret right.”in English and “I’m not here to do fields of study. what’s easy, I’m here to do what’s about Minot State? What has been your Your professors are cooler than you favorite class? athink! lot better. The benefit of the smaller dinarilyHuman rightsinnovative and social course. university is you get to know them movements. It is an extraor- What is your What is your most most memorable moment memorable at Minot State? moment at MSU?

I tried extremely hard to think of federal prison one moment, and, if I had to choose, Getting to tour a introducing Elizabeth Smart at the and presenting a Presidential Speaker Series is a moment studentcamp in paperMinnesota at I will carry with me for the rest of my life; however, it’s honestly, every day. Sociological Society Every day I come here everything feels the Midwestern 14right and CONNECTIONS I feel at home. Fall ’19 Annual Meeting in Chicago. MASTERS Tatiana Potts FACULTY Holly (Pick) Pedersen Master of Education, English concentration Portland, Oregon ’93/’94 Special education Maucoun, Saskatchewan

Tatiana just finished presenting research at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum Conference in Holly earned two bachelor degrees (education of the deaf and Birmingham, Alabama in October. Born in Newport, Rhode elementary education) and her master’s (special education) Island, Tatiana grew up in the Pacific Northwest, earning her at Minot State before earning a Doctorate of Education in undergraduate degree at Western Oregon. Teaching at the Teacher Leadership from Walden University in Minneapolis. Minot Air Force Base and a graduate school student at Minot She spends her free time keeping up with three State doesn’t leave her with much time, but when she Whydaughters, did camping, you choose and traveling. Minot State? can, she enjoys spending time with her daughter, especially Why did swimming you choose at the Roosevelt Minot Park State? pool. When I finished high school, Minot State offered an affordable education close to home. I was I like to take classes on campus and Minot State teachers.also interested in education programs and MSU is only minutes from my home. It also has great had a great reputation for producing quality class How schedules has for Minot working State adults. How has Minot State helped you helped you further your further your academic career? academic career?

to be a better educator by I’ve had many opportunities to learn new Attending MSU has helped me things, meet new people, and most Whatimportantly, is your contribute favorite to the quote?field. other allo teacherswing me and to education collaborate without proposing solutions is called professionals. not only with Conversations my professors in andbut whining.”“Continuing to talk about problems

out of class have inspired me to What has— attributed been toyour Teddy favorite Roosevelt make changes to my pedagogy and pushedWho mehas out been of my yourcomfort most zone. class? I enjoyed audiology classes. The technology is influential professor? about how to provide better access to auditory continually changing and we are learning more Dr. Dan Conn has definitely been Ia woulddriving not force be thisduring close my to time a at informationWho has allbeen the time. your most Minot State. I can honestly say influential professor?

master’s degree if he had not helped me see that it was possible ofOne the of class my professors was very apprehensive in my doctoral about program this course.was to accomplish. Shout outs to Dr. outstanding – he taught quantitative statistics and most (Robert) Kibler and Dr. (Lisa) Borden-King What is the best kept secret about What who have is also the influenced best kept and guided secret me. Minot State? about Minot State?

Minot State has a longstanding tradition of preparing I think a lot of people don’t realize how students to function in a world that is changing rapidly — manageable it is to earn your master’s this focus on staying relevant makes our programs great. degree challenges while working we face full and time. they The care Also, great faculty work here — folks that are nationally professors and staff know the recognized experts in their field.

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Blazing his own trail by Michael Linnell

“We really believe in movement,” Mason said. “Our model is a little different than most chiropractic clinics, but

pretty much every patient that comes to see me gets movement at the time of their treatment .”

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KIRK“I startedMASON in’12 physical HAD A CHANGEeducation OF and HEART was about ABOUT two MIDWAY and a through his undergraduate experience at Minot State.

half years into that and had to teach in one of Terry Eckmann’s classes,” he said. “I came home and told my wife (Jacinta), yeah, I don’t think I want to do that. Chiropractic was always in the back- of my mind, but I wasn’t super dedicated to school at that point. “I went home and looked into physical therapy and chiro pre-chiropractic.”practic schools — I had a great chiro back in Canada who was, and still is, very influential to me — and decided to change to -

SciencesWhile University, it might not has be been the most anything traditional but traditional. path to chiroprac tic school, Mason, who graduated from Northwestern Health

“Your first year of chiropractic, you are sitting in class and butlearning, it wasn’t but helping.you are alsoI was going frustrated to seminars,” with constantly Mason said. getting “I was having pain in my upper traps and neck and was getting adjusted,

adjusted, adjusted, adjusted. I went to a seminar from the Motion Palpation Institute and it completely opened my eyes to what’s possible in chiropractic. I probably went to two seminars a month outside of school, going to different ones on rehab based, kinesio tape, accupuncture, dry needling, and other soft tissue techniques. It was a little bit of a leap of faith to do that with my personal practice because most chiropractors don’t offer a lot of exercise with their treatment, but I believe heavily that the soft tissue and rehabilitation work is going to get the best results for my patients.” It didn’t take him long to find the right fit for his practice either. After working for a short time with local doctors in Minot, he was looking to get started on his own. Realtor Jeff Stremick mentioned a fellow chiropractor who was about to open her own practice. of the “I metbuild my out.” now business partner, Becky Domres, that meeting went really good and we decided to open together,” Mason said. “She had a space built out and was just about to open and I bought out half

Premier Chiropractic opened in 2016 and has recently expanded to offer exercise classes at Premier Movement. “We really believe in movement,” Mason said. “Our model is a little different than most chiropractic clinics, but pretty much every patient that comes to see me gets movement at the time of their treatment. “We really believe in movement,” Mason said. “Our model The research is telling us that exercise is probably the best tool we have for musculoskeletal pain, so why not incorporate it?” is a little different than most chiropractic clinics, but forward.Now as a small business owner, Mason, a native of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, relies on reading as much as he can and a work ethic that comes from being a former student-athlete to move his business pretty much every patient that comes to see me gets “Time management is a big piece that I was pretty terrible at my first year of school, but being a - practicstudent-athlete school that definitely I was going helps to you go getinto better practice in that and regard.love the My entrepreneurial football coach, side Paul of Rudolph, things. instilled movement at the time of their treatment .” in me that hard work is the only way you accomplish things in life,” he said. “I knew early on in chiro

“The gym side is an adventure all its own that has been a ton of work, but also so rewarding to see some of the results our clients get in the gym.”

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by Amanda Duchsherer

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SLP into the classes for the students,” she said. WHEN MAEGAN (GUEST) MASON ’09/’11 language pathology (SLP) focus and to include -a reflects on her time at Minot State, she dard in our staff and a very low staff-to-student remembers the sense of belonging she found ratio,“Overall, so thiswe havereally a setsvery us high apart. professional stan in the Souris River floodwaters. “Our whole department went out to help sandbag.” she said, “And I remember feeling very “We are also unique because we are inclusive, much a part of a community and very connected andmeaning abilities.” we specifically welcome enrollment to the teachers and my fellow students.” from children of many different backgrounds That feeling of community and connection is something she is currently building in Mason received her Master of Science in Regina, Saskatchewan. Communication Disorders: Speech-Language In fall 2018, after much dreaming and Pathology from Minot State and has since held Cariplanning Thiele and opened a frenetic the doors few months to Pathways of many different health and education jobs in the Learningconstruction, Centre, Mason a one-stop and business location partner for health, public sector, first landing in acute care at a education, and wellness services. hospital in Regina following graduation. - It wasn’t until Beyond Words Speech-Language beganConsultants, to outpace a small their practice space foundedthat the ideaby Mason for the “We currently offer speech therapy, occupa and fellow-alumnae Miranda Miller ’12 in 2012, tional therapy, and music therapy, but we have- much more up Centre came about. while,”our sleeve she comsaid. “We were mostly seeing clients in their homes- ing in the next allyor on needed our own. our Over own thespace,” years, she we said. grew “This our was client a create a place largebase, partbrought of the on driving new team force members, to open Pathways,and eventu that“We provideswant to all the services needing an inclusive private preschool.” in addition to the needs of our community in need, all in one place.”a family could With a year of success behind them, Mason Included in firstreflects year on of lessons business learned. with regards to general the Centre is operations, “We have budgeting, learned so planning, much during succeeding, our their preschool,

failing, pivoting, but the key lessons I’ve region.the first of its learned are a little deeper,” she said. “Make kind in the time for yourself and your family. Never be private school in too proud to learn from your mistakes and to “It is the first own them. Most importantly though, it’s to take things one day at a time. Entrepreneurship Regina to be run can seem very insurmountable; it often helps from a speech- to focus on the baby steps, and then to keep on walking.”

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20 CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 A SEA OF RED SEATS IS THE most noticeable aspect of the newly completed Minot State Dome renovation project, but it isn’t the only upgrade. Minot State University officially re-opened the historic venue with a celebration in November. The $2.2 million renovation was made possible by the City of Minot, four major gifts by First International Bank & Trust, SCHEELS, First Western Bank & Trust, and Ryan Family Dealerships, several mid-level corporate sponsors, and a buy-a-seat program that has over 300 individual donors. The renovation will help the facility maintain its status as one of the top venues in the Upper Midwest and ensure the community of Minot stays in the rotation for regional and state high school tournaments. The highlights of the seating structure in the lower bowl are larger chairs, increased aisles, hand rails, and an upgrade to the overall structure, allowing for quicker setups and takedowns. Another added feature is access from the second floor concourse and the third floor, adding to the venue’s entertainment value.

CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 21 2019 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees honored

selected

HE MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS HALL OF FAMECarla COMMITTEE (Brunsell) Clark ’00, Jordanthree individuals Kelly ’10, andand Brianone team Rohles who ’09, were as enshrinedwell as the during 1965 baseball Homecoming team 2019.. The classThe 2019 Hall of Fame class features former student-athletes

was inducted at halftime of the Homecoming 2019 football game against Southwest Minnesota State on Oct. 5. A banquet was held in their honor Friday, Oct. 4 at the Clarion Hotel & Convention Center followed by a Minot State University Alumni and Friends Reunion Social. The 2019 edition isCarla the 40th (Brunsell) class to enterClark the ’00 Minot StateJordan Athletics Kelly Hall ’10 of Fame as the BrianUniversity Rohles has honored ’09 a class1965 each yearBaseball since 1980.Team Pictured below

The 1965 Minot State University- baseball team captured the Western Half NDCC Champion shortship and of a the trip NAIA to the District NAIA College 12 Championship, falling one-game

startingWorld Series. the season The team a perfect finished CLARK was a three-sport ath- KELLY ROHLES with a 24-6 overall record after- career with four consecutive and anchor on the offensive finished his Minot State was a team captain 10-0. Three players signed pro lete at Minot State competing fessional contracts: Dick Belisle in women’s basketball, cross Dakota Athletic Conference line for Minot State University - with the Houston Astros, Jim country, and track & field from- (DAC) Most Valuable Player - football, helping the Beavers Limke with the Chicago White 1994-98. She was named NAIA awards in men’s golf. He was capture Dakota Athletic Confer wasSox, oneand ofChuck seven Van undefeated Camp with Honorable Mention All-Amer also a four-time All-DAC selec ence titles in 2007 and 2009. pitchersthe Baltimore in the Orioles. NAIA that Limke season Collegiateican in women’s Athletic basketball Conference in alongtion. Minot with oneState DAC earned runner three up The 2009 team advanced to the 1998 and All-North Dakota DAC team championships NAIA National Tournament for the first time since 2002. Rohles with a 7-0 record. Members of two(NDCAC) NAIA in Division 1997 and II National 1998. finish and a second place at the capped an impressive senior John Greenslit’s 1965 team are: Clark helped the Beavers to 2009-10 DAC AMC Unaffiliated season in 2009 with DAC Most Rick Anderson, Ed Baker, Dick Regional Tournament during Valuable Senior award, a First- Belisle, Bill Bodine, Roger Bowles, Tournaments (1996 and 1998). titleshis career. including Kelly three finished as a with Team All-American selection by Larry Bredahl, Don Bunce, Joe The 1998 team set nine team eight individual tournament- the American Football Coaches Colloca, Jim Everson, Duane records. Clark left the school Association, and a First-Team Forde, Don Hanson, Jerry as the team’s all-time leader scoringfreshman average in 2006-07. as a senior He fin and All-DAC-10 selection. He was Hoiland, Tom Kurtti, Jim Limke,- in steals in a game (nine), ished with an impressive 73.3 named First Team All-DAC three Pat McNally, Bill Mitchell, Jan season (160), and career (326). times from 2007-09, helping Olson, Dennis Peterson, Ed Pol In track & field, she was the fired a low round of 69 at the MSU to a 20-11 record during glaze, Bob Rice, Curt Seibel, Jim NDCAC champion in the inJamestown school history College to Invite.earn Hall He that span. He was named to Simon, Irv Skelton, Stan Stokke, 400-meterthe event. hurdles and an becomes just the second golfer the Honorable Mention Victory Gary Teets, John Thompson, NAIA national qualifier in Sports Network All-American Chuck Van Camp, Mark Vibeto, of Fame honors. team as a sophomore in 2007. and Milo Wattenford.

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Director’s note

The 2019-20 academic year is off and running at a remarkable pace.

We recently completed a major renovation project within the Minot State Dome, replacing nearly 4,500 seats in the lower bowl and creating egress to second and third levels of the facility. The MSU Dome has been a wonderful facility for our campus and our community for nearly 40 years but the venue needed a “touch up.” We held a grand re-opening in mid-November and the changes were well received. Another important project on the docket is a major renovation for our MSU Amphitheatre, home to the beloved MSU Summer Theatre productions held each summer for the last 50 years. This past summer nearly 12,000 people attended the 28 performances. This “We are extremely exciting project includes new restrooms, concession areas, ticketing and general offices, dressing rooms, and a plaza/gathering space. One major change we are looking to make is to improve accessibility for our Summer Theatre patrons. Currently it is difficult for people grateful for the with limited mobility to access the complex. New ramps and handicap seating platforms support we will be a significant part of this project. You can view the renovation plans and help support this project at MSUSummerTheatre.com. receive from We are excited to announce that the 2019 North Dakota Legislature has provided - significant funding for the ND Higher Education Challenge Grant. Our MSU Development - Foundation has nearly $1 million in matching funds that can be utilized for the advance our alumni and ment of higher education academics. This has been a very popular tool for donors in sup friends. Your porting MSU in the past.This program allows for a 50% match to scholarship endowments and other areas such as technology, educational infrastructure, classroom enhancements, and equipment. If you are interested in taking advantage of this outstanding matching support is making program please contact me at [email protected] or 701-858-4483. We are extremely grateful for the support we receive from our alumni and friends. a big difference Your support is making a big difference with our— students. Rick Hedberg, Vice President for Advancement Executive Director, Development Foundation with our students.”

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The Minot State University Alumni Association honored four individuals with the Golden Award and one with the Young Alumni Achievement Award at the 52nd Annual Dinner held Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019.

Greg Fjeld ’81 Dr. Cheryl (Tryhus) Nilsen ’90 Michael Saba ’65 Myron Thompson ’67 Caleb Heilman ’17

he highest participated in football, - award his time at MSU, Fjeld coached 39 state and Since his retirement, mentary/middle school bestowed concert choir, and the 58 region track & field Fjeld has worked in educationmathematics degree. concentra by the baseball, track & field, NDCAchampions. and was Fjeld inducted is a public relations for Ebel tion for the master of - lifetime member of the Integrators, worked Nilsen brings a broad Minot State & Vagabond Male Chorus. proctoredfor National National Republic A native of Minot, University Alumni andHe married the couple Nancy has Henone into the Minot High Liquor Company, and- enhance her teaching. dershot ’79/’01 in 1980 School Hall of Fame. range of experiences that Association is the daughter, Carly. tional Progress testing. - AssociationHe worked as anwith event HeAssessment is currently of Educaa sub- teaching at the second- Golden Award. Selec- cy began their careers in organizer,the American raising Heart over stitute teacher, fund- They include 19 years of tions are based on In 1982, he and Nan higher education. ary level and 27 years in- outstanding service physicalthe Minot education Public School for $90,000 during a period- raises for Minot Youth ences include service as to the University or system. Fjeld taught of nine years, worked supervisesBaseball, promotes student for a National Professional Council experi for alumni association and deliveredwith the Special groceries Olym to Minot Public Schools, Accreditation of Teacher 31 years and coached pics for five years, and distinguished leader- 60 seasons in 25 years, University.teachers for MSU, and ship in the recipient’s crossincluding country. football, He retired track the Minot food pantries. works part-time at the Education (NCATE) Board of Examiners career or community. & field, basketball, and Fjeld is a member of NILSEN ’90 accreditation site visits the Sigma Tau Gamma - member on 11 national The Young Alumni andin 2012, athletes. working with Fraternity and has national site visitor for Achievement Award over 15,000 students served on the Minot Nilsen is a math Counciland more for recently Accreditation as a State Alumni Board ematics professor at - recipient is between He was a three-time involvedfor 15 years. in fundraising, He is a Minot State University the ages of 21 and 39. CoachesWDA Coach Association of the Year, promoter of MSU and- is teacheswith a focus the secondary on math servedof Education on the Programs board and two-time North Dakota ematics education. She as(CAEP). the president Nilsen has of bothalso FJELD ’81 the MSU Gala, sum (NDCA) State Coach mer golf tours, as well mathematics teaching- and Theatre Association Highof the School Year, two-time Coach of the as a Beaver Booster methods course as well the North Dakota Speech Fjeld, from Scobey, National Federation President’smember. He Club. and NancyHe teachers.as some of In the the math past, Montana, received his are members of the MSU sheematics developed for elementary and (now CSTAND) and the Bachelor of Science in Year, three-time West SheNorth was Dakota inducted Council into of Physical Education and Region Coach of the Year, is a member and past - theTeachers Speech of andMathematics. Theatre minor in music from won two state track & president of the Minot taught most of the Minot State. During field championships, and Y’s Men’s Club. coursework in the ele 24 CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 Minot State honors five with

The Minot State University Alumni Association honored four individuals Association’s Hall of eventually building or - with the Golden Award and one with the Young Alumni Achievement professional activities and formerly served as to the CBS News show rently owns four Qdoba offered(himself) strength and a 2,400 and Fame in 2002. Her - Children’sExecutive DirectorClinics where of “48 Hours.” He has restaurantspurchasing 23.and He two cur conditioningsquare foot facility services. that Award at the 52nd Annual Dinner held Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. tion in writing curricu- heDevelopment was responsible for Sanford for appeared on the Oprah He has turned that into include team participa overseeing the place- WinfreyHe holds show under twice- and restaurants. He was Larrygraduate King degrees Live. in involvedNoodles &in Company the opera - lum standards for children’s health facili- education and biology tion of two Village Inn anda thriving conditioning company to approvalmathematics site visits,and drama, and tiesment and of comprehensivechildren’s clinics restaurants, two Space alsoexpanding offering from hitting strength education program throughout the United - - lessons for baseball and teacher preparation cur- States and the world. from Minot State. He taurants, and an original softball, pitching lessons reviewing mathematics He previously served as earned a master’s de Aliens Grill & Bar res president of Saba and gree (cross-cultural and- riculumNilsen as alsoa mathematics par- Associates and as vice comparative education) concept, Badlands Grill. for baseball, basketball- ticipatescontent expert. in a variety president for Interna- theand University doctorate (internaof Illinois. In 1989, Thompson skills training, and adult of activities in the arts. tional relations) from started a temporary - training programs con - THOMPSON ’67 help company called ducted out of an 8,400 a variety of singing tional Development for years,Labor heForce and in a Minnepartner square foot facility with groupsShe has including performed the with ALSAC/St. Jude Chil born and raised on a apolis. Over the next 10 multiple employees. Greg Fjeld ’81 Dr. Cheryl (Tryhus) Nilsen ’90 Michael Saba ’65 Myron Thompson ’67 Caleb Heilman ’17 dren’s Research Hospital Thompson was In 2019, Heilman in Memphis, Tennessee. expanded the company was named the Director churchMinot Chamber choir, and Chorale, Delta Formerly manager Schoolfarm near and Upham. graduated He to five offices with sales of Human Performance Western Plains Opera, Corporation,of Middle East Saba Public has attended Upham High- of over $8 million. Over contractedat Minot State. to provide Heilman’s In theater, she has Affairs for Mobil Oil - the next several years, strengthPerformance and condition was also- Kappa Gamma Nu Notes. from Minot State Col the store numbers - Hebeen is workingpast president interna lege in 1967. After the increased to 15 with Public Schools. nitydirected theater, and/or high acted school in oftionally the Central since theIllinois 1960s. forcompletion four years. of college, sales of more than $15 ing services to Minot productions for commu - ThompsonHe started taught in the school million and the name children’s theater. Nilsen tion, an organization restaurant business in changed three times, While persuing his regularlyplay competitions, provides and Exporters’ Associa - first Labor Finders, then degree at Minot State, support for high school dent restaurant called Labor Ready, and finally helpinghe worked with for their Advanced annual which promoted Illinois The1970 Lantern. with an Heindepen oper- to Command Labor. In Sports Kinetics (ASK), by doing scheduling, exports, and president -of 2005 the stores were judging,speech competitions and results the Attiyeh Foundation, years then converted it merged/sold to a similar Summer Program. After tabulation. She serves on a not-for-profit founda toated a Hardee’s The Lantern restaurant. for five public company in which trainergraduation, and sportshe worked per- tion promoting U.S.-Arab- Thompson was involved for ASK as a personal - torRelations. of the National Saba was Asso also- years, he was involved in in forming, now traded clientele of the general the boards for the Minot the first executive direc- Over the next seven on the pink sheets under publicformance and coach, athletes. helping Chamber Chorale, West eight Village Inn Pizza tothe his symbol high school CCNI. sweet - ern Plains Opera, the organizationciation of Arab based Ameri in restaurants,a company that opened operated He has been married of Science degree in MSU Summer Theatre, can, an American ethnic He earned a Bachelor servingand Lutheran as president Campus of restaurants, four Happy heart, Shirley (Welstad) Ministries at Minot State, Washington, D.C. Joe’sseven Pizza more and Hardee’s Ice with’68 for his 51 three years children and Corporate Fitness from Theatre boards. During his time in - enjoys spending time Minot State in 2012. At the Chorale and Summer the Middle East, he was Minot State, Heilman SABA ’65 taken hostage in Bagh Cream Parlors, and two HEILMANand 10 grandchildren. ’17 competed for the Beavers escapingdad, Iraq throughby the Saddam Jordan Tex-MexAfter restaurantsselling those on the baseball team. Hussein regime before called Adobe Oven. Heilman is the son Saba’s most recent involved in several dif- Heilman is the of Kent Heilman and adventure takes him - in 1990. He organized a ferentin 1984, business Thompson ventures was strengthowner of and Heilman’s condition - Mary Schlautmann and tivesto the as South he was Dakota elected in rescue mission headed that were non-food Performance, LLC., a graduated from Des House of Representa ledby boxing to the releasechampion of all Lacs-Burlington High Muhammed Ali which grouping program training that and offers School. He is married NovemberHe was 2018the Director to serve Herelated negotiated including the Money personalperformance-based training. coupleto Courtney have (Mantz)a daughter, ofDistrict International 9. Devel- remaining hostages. Applebee’sMailer and Checkfranchise Rite. for He started with Harper,Heilman and ’12 twoand dogs,the Because of this, he was n the Emmy presenter at opment for Avera Health the 1990 Emmy Awards North Dakota in 1989, a single employee Atticus and Radley. 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28 CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 North Dakota State Fair Parade Fargo

AVENGERS: Endgame Movie on the turf — Herb Parker Stadium

Alumni & Friends Night at Summer Theatre

2019 – 20 Scholarship winners

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1949 1965 1981 Lyle King enjoys Feryle Borgeson - Rochelle (Kulish) Feldner banquet. Wald served in the Army watching sports at retired following with a tour in Vietnam and gradu inated vocational from North agriculture Dakota Stateeducation. received the North Dakota National University in 1974 with a degree age 96! King lives in scienceover 30 educatoryears as a in He taught three years in Devils Band Association Distinguished Oregon. mathematics and Service Award at the 53rd annual All-State Music Festival. Feldner St. Paul, Minnesota Lake before moving to Maddock retired in 2018 after teaching 36 1962 and North Dakota. He in 1977. He has taught 25 years years with Minot Public Schools. Gary Kramlich, at Maddock Public School, five served as president of the Finley and was an insurance agent for andShe adjudicatesserved on the for board Class ofA anddirec B- - Education Association and as a years at Four Winds High School, regional and state music festivals tor, is retiring after member of the Board of Trustees long-time Minot real 12 years. of the St. Paul Teachers’ Retirement 1976 tors for the North Dakota Music- Fund Association. Borgeson was Educators Association, the North a 56-year career in Tim Henry is the has been involved in awarded the St. Paul Federation of Dakota National Band Associa real estate. Kramlich Teachers highest honor, the Mary heart and vascular tion, PhiBeta Mu-Alpha Gamma organizations over the years, McGough Distinguished Service Chapter, and the Minot Symphony many community medical director of Award. He and his wife, Betty, live Auburn-based Christ EllaOrchestra. Huwe was awarded the in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. including: chairman of the Minot 1967 Hospitalresearch locatedat Mount in Area Chamber of Commerce, - Tom Probst received Lifetime Membership Award from Task Force Chairman to start the Services Association. This award Cincinnati, Ohio. isthe given North to Dakotaan individual Family who Based has governors,Housing Finance served Agency, on the Nationalchair Teresa Lyn (Lafrance) Tande man of HFA under three different the Melvin Jones Humanitarian provided a minimum of seven Executive Committee for the Small Services Award from is in her 42nd year of teaching. Probst was recog- years of meritorious service or Business Association, started the Minot Lions Club. Tande spent 31 years teaching based services. employment in support of family- the Ambassador’s Club with the 8-12 English and finished 13 years as an associate professor of English Tim Mihalick was sevenChamber, years, chairman and served of the as Des vice nized for more than and humanities at Lake Region Moines (Iowa) Federal Bank for and50 years has served of involvement on the club’s in the board Minot Lions. He is a past-president State College. She worked 20 years vice president of seven-state region. He also had a of directors. promoted to senior president of Home Builders for the part-time adjunct before going full business develop- time. The past few years, she led home building business. 1969 short study abroad programs for 1963 Robert Carlson LRSC students and recently added ment/facilities at Dick Limke was was inducted into community travel abroad. Tande First Western Bank- & honored by the North was honored as LRSC’s Educator of Trust. Mihalick leads Agriculture Hall of Excellence for 2018 and inducted andbusiness leasing development space. He currently and over Press Sportscasters the North Dakota into the Devils Lake Educator Hall sees facilities and maintenance andDakota Sportswriters Associated of Fame that same year. She lives Association with its Fame during the in Devils Lake with her husband, serves on the board of the Minot annual North Dakota Doug Darling, president of LRSC. Family YMCA, the North Dakota Winter Show in 1978 State Board of Higher Education, - years coachingSpecial at the Achievement high school Valley City. As a farmer, former Dennis Muffenbier and is the project manager for the andAward. collegiate Limke spentlevels morein North than 30 president of the North Dakota - theCity board of Minot’s of Trinity Community Health Stakeand as - Farmers Union, and the first holders Committee. He served on was named Out president of the World Farmers Health Volunteer Dakota. He is a member of five dif Organization based in Rome, standing Rural a past chair of the MSU Board of ferent Hall of Fames: Minot State Carlson has worked tirelessly to Regents. andat the Public Dakota Health’s 1982 University, North Dakota Amateur everywhereimprove the economicthrough innovative conditions Conference on Rural Dawn Anderson, coordinator, Basketball, Manitoba Baseball, of farmers and rural citizens North Dakota High School Coaches - annual banquet in June. Muffenbier whereAssociation, he was and a standout Magic City athlete Youth in initiatives. Carlson, a Glenburn is a volunteer at Heart of America Wellington Assisted Living, re Baseball. His career started at MSU native, served in the Vietnam - Medical Center in Rugby. ceived the Minot Area Chamber War. As a history enthusiast, he 1980 of Commerce Eagle Award in basketball and baseball from 1959 Countryco-authored Schools.” several He works, and his includ wife Charles Pospishil, Pospishil and February. MACC sponsors the to 1963. After coaching five years raiseding “The two Legacy sons ofon North the Carlson Dakota’s Associates PLLC, opened a coun- program to recognize Minot at both Center and Tioga, Limke workers who exhibit superior was the head boys basketball and bison. customer service. coach at Bismarck St. Mary’s from farm along with small grains seling office in Bottineau. Pospishil 1983 1972 to 1985. He became the head has worked in the field since Margie (Erbstoesser) Zietz, Statemen’s to basketball two NDCAC coach regular-season at MSU 1970 1980. He started his career in the in 1985 until 1998. He led Minot Gary Wald, agriculture instructor social service offices of Pembina and Stutsman counties. He was City of Minot, received the Minot titles and two NDCAC tournament beforeemployed starting at North his ownCentral private Human Area Chamber of Commerce Eagle at Maddock Public School, was titles, guiding the 1994-95 team to of the ND Association of Agri- Services in Minot for 30 years Award in August. MACC sponsors the NAIA national tournament. honored for 30 years as a member the program to recognize Minot practice six years ago in Minot. workers who exhibit superior culture Educators at its annual customer service.

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1987 Mark Lemer Development Conference (PDC) outstanding customer experiences, retired as business Trust. Deaver began working at - Stateheld in College. Bismarck in August. She is 1990as measured by survey feedback. First International in June 1994. a tenured professor at Bismarck She oversees the mortgage opera Kevin Bohl, vice manager for the Kevin Harmon was tions department which consists West Fargo School elected to the board of secondary market processing, of directors of the secondary market closing/post- District. Lemer, a Trust,president graduated of First - Drake native, joined Western Bank & closing, and in-house processing/ West Fargo Schools Credit Union. Har- closing at the Minot North Hill of Town & Country asin Septembera software consultant1995. Between helping from the Graduate fice. She also oversees a secondary 2008 and 2010, he left to work vice president for School of Banking market processing group located mon serves as the - at Colorado’s 59th at the Fargo OsgoodKaren office.(Cook) school districts use an automated annual school session. The Gradu Hennessy was student affairs at Minot State. He financial system. Lemer was the - ate School of Banking at Colorado re-elected to the is an involved community member, school of higher education that ofassistant Public Instruction,director of school a business finance annually hosts this 25-month - for the North Dakota Department giving of his time to multiple com munity organizations including District, and before that, served as provides management and leader HennessyVerendrye lives Electric in the Mayor’s Steering Committee manager in the Williston School ship training for community bank DesCo-op Lacs Board. with on Addiction and the Minot Area professionals. Bohl was among Community Foundation. He was recognized as an honor Harrya teacher (Helgeson) in Riverdale. Summers Denise (Randle) 156 graduates of the class of 2019. children. Jay operates Hennessy - Jonas her husband, Jay, and their six - student as he finished in the top was named Builders and the family raises taught her last group of first grad- Gloria10% of (McNicholas)his class. Glasgow, North Dakota As Simmental and commercial cattle. ers after 29 years in the education - 1994 field. Summers retired from Roo sociation for Career & Technical Education’s Kyle Christensen is teaching a assevelt a substitute School-Minot teacher, in May.then After a Title Ward County Social Services, re champion of the year. finishing her degree, she worked ceived the Minot Area Chamber of Jonas is the CTE School and three sections of physi- Commerce Eagle Award in August. director for Cass County Career & calSTEM science section at theat the high Beulah school. Middle He I teacher at the former Jefferson - MACC sponsors the program to is also the head coach of the high Technical EducationChris (Wenberg) Consortium. Elementary, and as a first-grade recognize Minot workers who Kulesa was pro- teacher when the position at Roos exhibit superiorChad customer Vogel opened service. a evelt opened in October 1990. She children, seven grandchildren, school’s softballMichael team. Cwach and her husband, Tim, have three- moted to director of was inducted into Primary Residential sales at Blue Cross toand do soon a bit to of be traveling five great-grand and spend Mortgage, Inc. branch responsibleBlue Shield offor North children. In retirement, she hopes in Minot. This is the Yankton High leading all salesDakota. and retention Kulesa is the first location in School Fine Arts efforts across all product lines in more time with her family. North Dakota. Vogel Hall of Fame. Cwach 1988 - has over 16 years of received a Bachelor Scott Ulland retired mortgage banking experience. of Arts degree from as principal at allBCBSND’s individual small product and mid-sized lines in the em 1991 Augustana College in Sioux Falls, ployer group markets, as well as Melaney (Neb) South Dakota in 1990 and received District. A native and Grenz - highMay-Port school CG graduate School company’s individual consumer his Master of Music degree in euphonium performance in 1992. market. She began her BCBSND Teacher was of thenomi Year. career in 1996 as a support staff in nated for Oregon In 2000, Cwach started working on another Master of Music degree, education beganof Granville, during his Ulland’s senior marketing. Kulesa was promoted speech-language this time specializing in the history 31 years in public to compliance specialist in 1999. pathologistGrenz serves at as a She was promoted to long-term of musical instruments, at the year at MSU as a student-teacher - care insurance group benefits University of South Dakota in at Minot High School. He taught - consultant in marketing in 2001, Douglas Gardens Elementary betweenVermillion. serving During as the a curatorial next seven years, he balanced his time business and accounting in Wood andfollowed was thenby a chosenpromotion for thein 2004 city RenaSchool (Bock) in Springfield, Hutchinson Oregon. started worth, while also coaching basket to rural group benefits consultant, - theball Pettibone-Tuttleand track. That school co-op. closed,Ulland assistant at the National Music and the students became part of territory of the Fargo District, a business selling CBD topical gels Museum in Vermillion and con ducting research on Bohemian seven years of teaching. In retire- Shewhich served later incame the torole include of sales rural and Barbaraand liquid (Olin) drops. Serfoss has been bagpipes in the Czech Republic. became a principal at Tuttle after territory as well as Jamestown. - It was during this time that he golf course, with a goal of playing resource special education teacher scholarship to study in the Czech received a Fulbright student ment, he plans to be out on the account executive in various ca inan Tonopah,elementary Nevada and middle for the school past pacities before being promoted to 25 courses every summer. manager of the Eastern Marketing Republic from 2003-2004. After 1989 hisfinishing doctorate the specialized at the University degree of at MikeDistrict Lucy, in 2014. 28 years. Lynette Borjeson Painter, Ph.D., 1993 CanterburyUSD in 2007, in he Christchurch, went on to start New - - Michael A. Lucy Rondi (Peterson) sociation of Colleges for Teacher Deaver received the North Dakota As Agency, Inc.-American Fam - ily Insurance, achieved the 2018 Zealand. Completing the degree Teacher of the Year award at the was promoted American Star Award for Excel in 2012, he returned to the Czech Education’s Post-Secondary to vice president/ lence in Customer Experience. The Republic, where he is employed - mortgage operations American Star is awarded each as an instrumental teacher. Cwach North Dakota Career and Technical manager at First year to select agencies who dem also performs as a soloist on the Education (CTE) Professional International Bank & onstrate a commitment to creating Bohemian bagpipe with folklore CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 33 Class notes Send us your news: MinotStateU.edu/alumni

1996 Joan Heckaman, a Danica (Lamoureux) professional bands and the South Jason Ermer of Nelson is the director groups and as a tubist in semi- of special education senator from District regional orchestra. and recognized as - Czech Orchestra, a professional Garrison was awarded tor23 inof Newthe Year Rockford, at the Schools. Nelson was named Legisla for Bismarck Public Toni (Thoms) Hayes Director of the Year as a principal auditor for the State atthe the Region NDIAAA 5 Athletic degree in special has worked Dakota Conference received her master’s Spring Conference. on Rural and Public of Wyoming for 22 years. Hayes Health’s annual banquet in June. education from the University of produced in the state. She is the Jason Sundbakken Matt McLeod was audits all the minerals that are - North Dakota and has been with BPS for 17 years. lieutenant to captain geant to lieutenant Garrett Volk Markmother and of twinAmy daughters. (Boll) Koivula ’95 was promoted from promoted from ser is the information with the Minot Police willwith be the assigned Minot Police to security officer/IT officer with opened two walk-in clinics located Department. He will serveDepartment. as the shift McLeod Citizens State Bank at Mohall. Volk in Bottineau and Westhope. Mark - take over duties as works with both Citizens State Bank- holds a Family Nurse Practitioner the administration shift. He began his career with the and the State Bank and Trust of - Master’s Degree from the Universi commander for the afternoon Kenmare. While still at MSU, Volk in andcommander, day shift after patrol recently lieutenant. serving inty healthcareof Mary and settings. Amy is a registered as the administrative lieutenant terned with Midwest Teleservices In nurse with 23 years of experience Minot PD in 2002. He became a - ternational in Mohall on a part-time Jason Schwarz is the head coach Sundbakken has served with the member of the SWAT team in 2004- basis. He became a full-time MTI Minot PD since 1996. He has been torand on took several over subjects,as SWAT commandincluding andemployee forth toin Stanley2001. In where July of he 2013, was he er in 2015. He has been an instruc left MTI and began commuting back operator,a field training accident officer, reconstruction a defensive- fourthof the Minot head coachingHigh School position Majettes for tactics instructor, SWAT team - girls basketball team. This is the use of force, SWAT tactics, and employed for five-and-a-half years various topics. ist, an armorer, and instructor in 1998emergency vehicle operations. with Mountrail County at the court Schwarz, who coached at Lakota, house as the IT coordinator. Volk is- Craig Walz joined Brekka (Nybakken) ClassBerthold, A level and where Kenmare he’s forbeen 15 an bervery on involved the Sherwood in community City Council service. Kramer is a share- assistantyears, but the this past is the four first years at the with In 2010 he became a council mem holder and vice Dakota Carrier - of Sherwood, a position he has held Network in Bismarck and is currently serving as the mayor Minot High. - as a commercial ac president for Odney. 1995 vice agency offering since 2014. He is the president of the count executive. Odney is a full-ser Lisa (Footh) - Sherwood Business Association and Johnson, is a member of the Renville County marketing, advertis 1997 relations services, creative design, Job Development Authority. He and the former ing, public relations, government affairs for the North Margaret Hageness research, interactive services, his wife, Heather, have five children. director of academic 2002 president, credit at and digital strategy services. The Lisa (Wing) Betting Dakota University - was promoted to vice media placement, social media, at Delta Dental of Iowa as a Senior System, has been is working

named vice chancel agency has offices in Bismarck and dutiesWestern include Equipment responsibilitieslor for academic for and the student position Finance. Hageness’ PaulaMinot. (Reierson) Nett is the Technical BusinessJessica Analyst. Brandt, inaffairs. late June. Johnson She tookwas servingover the in an language arts instructor for the evaluating creditmanaging worthiness. the credit She Title 1 instructor, providesdepartment guidance while monitoringand assistance and Central Cass Teacher affairs,interim Johnson role during was the responsible past year. Mohall Lansford Sherwood School was named 2019 forIn her overseeing role as director policies of relating academic to District. She teaches grades 7 represented Central transfer students, distance educa- to sales, credit, documentation, through 12 classes in English and of the Year. Brandt risk management, and collections. advises the drama department. the Year candidate. Nett has been teaching English for Cass as a North Dakota Teacher of assistantMargaret andstarted transitioned her Western into supportingtion, and veterans. statewide One efforts priority to at- career in 1999 as accounting Shawn,20 years. and She two previously sons, Carson taught and at Perry Olson, busi- for the upcoming year will be Glenburn. Paula and her husband, the credit department after being - tract, educate, and retain a skilled promoted to credit analyst in Grady,2001 reside in rural Lansford. ness development workforce in AmyNorth (Boll) Dakota. Koivula officer at First Inter 2004. She was promoted to senior Stacey (Knutson) credit analyst in 2019 and credit national Bank and MacClennan joined Trust-Minot, Horsemanager Association, in March 2019.holding She a posiis - asjoined a real Four estate Seasons agent. a member of the National Barrel received the Minot Realty in Bottineau Area Chamber of First Western an insurance agent. Commerce Eagle Award in June. registered nurse for tion on their Fundraising/Awards Insurance-Minot as Koivula has been a MACC sponsors the program to ClubCommittee. and volunteers She is a member as a non- of recognize Minot workers who the Lake Region Snowmobile MacClennan has over 25 years. She and in the insurance industry. exhibit superior customer service. 12 years of experience Jason Stadel was her husband Mark relocated from profit gaming tax return preparer. - BismarckClinic, which to Bottineau. has locations They in Margaret resides near Devils Lake town University’s opened Pyramid Health Walk-in with her fiancé. Schoolaccepted of intoContinuing George Bottineau and Westhope. Amy works at Pyramid Health part Education to pursue time. The Koivulas have two sons. a master’s degree

34 CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 Class notes Send us your news: MinotStateU.edu/alumni in public relations and corporate Jordan Wald joined

MACC sponsors the program to trail, Renville, Ward, Bottineau, communications. The selection is recognize Minot workers who StrengthenMcHenry, and ND. Pierce. She is the United Community part of the U.S. Army’s Advanced exhibit superiorJD (James)customer Rudd service. founder and executive director of Bank-Minot as a Civil Schooling program. Stadel has- - Audra Wyman mortgage officer. been in the Army for the last 16 years, which includes combat rota is the chief meteo tions in both Iraq and Afghanistan whererologist he for leads Spectrum a joined First Western 2011 as well as one unaccompanied News 1 in Wisconsin,- Bank & Trust as a Samantha Gores tour in Korea. His current rank is- business banking master sergeant (MSG), with an team of five meteo officer. Wyman, a enlisted grade-8 (E-8). He is serv rologists. Spectrum Westhope native, - - completed a Master ing as the 25th Infantry Division News 1 is a 24/7 cable channel has over 13 years of - news and weather content across of Arts in Education public affairs noncommissioned of based in Milwaukee, providing banking experience. She is a mem and Human Develop ficer in charge located in Schofield ber of the MSU Alumni Association on interdisciplinary Stephanie, have two children. ment with a focus Barracks, Hawaii. He and his wife, the state. He previously worked Board. transition services in Cleveland, Kansas City, and 2009 - 2003 Wichita. He got his TV start in Donovan Lambert from George Washington Univer David Buen is an Minot, known then as JD Black. is a cultural respon- agent at Town and 2007 sive coordinator sity in January 2019 and received Country Insurance Zach Burdick joined the outstandingPerry Botwin graduating Award in studentSpecial Education. This award recognizes Trust as a vice presi- for the Bismarck position with the Arizona Depart- Agency in Minot. First Western Bank & Public School system. in the program. Gores accepted a yearsBuen, ofa Velva insurance native, Lambert was hired to has more than 15 dent of commercial- support Native American students, ment of Education as a secondary lending. Burdick has working one-on-one with the Karmentransition Kupper specialist joined in March the 2019. experience. 12 years of bank students and their families to help 2004 ing experience and them navigate the school system. Mike Gifford is the attended the Graduate School of UnitedHe has Tribesbeen with Technical Bismarck College’s Public Dickinson Police Department. principal of Yvonne Banking in Wisconsin where he- Schools since 2016 and worked at Kupper was previously employed ness.received He hasan Executive served as Leadership president prior to starting as a teacher’s thatby the includes Abilene three Police years Department of patrol Certificate in the School of Busi admissions office for several years in Kansas for eight years, a service Shaw Middle School - in Sparks, Nevada. tions unit. have two children. of the MSU Beaver Boosters and aide at Dorothy Moses Elementary and five years with an investiga He and his wife, Gina, enjoys being involved in the Minot School. He is a member of the Kelsea (Volk) Nichols is teaching community. Jeremy Froseth, AllaynaSpirit Lake Kalmik Tribe. Stevens was hon- Steve Grabowski

joined the Utah State for Sysco ND, social10th grade studies, world and history, eighth grade12th marketing associate ored by Youth Education on Stage grade economics, seventh grade coaching staff. (Y.E.S.) as a 2019 Y.E.S. Alumni men’s basketball of the Year and Pros- has been involved in the theater, pectorreceived of thethe RookieYear Hall of Fame recipient. Stevens study skills for the Stanley Aggies following awards. teachingCommunity business, Schools. two Her years past as several years Grabowskias an assistant joins coach the music, and dance community for anexperience ITV facilitator, includes and 2.5 one years year as Ashley (Gefroh) many years, was a Miss North He began his UND career as the di- Dakota Little Sister when she was at the University of North Dakota. Wallner, She and her husband, Drew, live in 6-years-old, and performed in Stanleya permanent and have substitute three children. teacher. into an assistant coaching role. FNP-C, her first Y.E.S. production at age rector of operations, before moving Aesthetic Atelier. joined LOOK 9. Stevens remained active in the Alyssa Kemper Miss North Dakota Pageant, Y.E.S., 2012 Kraft, a licensed Doug Fredrich was Wallner has over Entertainment Inc!, and danced - 11 years of nursing competitively for Dyville’s Dance experience which Factory studio, where she eventu realtor since 2004, critical care, and neurosurgery. promoted to data includes general medical, surgical, Ashleyally became (Liebel) a teacher. Wedge is in her ispassed licensed her withbroker’s systems officer at license. Kemper Kraft third year of teaching second First Western Bank She graduated from the family - & Trust. Fredrich, nurse practitioner program at the Brokers 12 in Minot a Minot native, has University of Mary in 2013 receiv through fifth grades at Converse and operates a massage therapy been with First ing a Master of Science in Nursing. County School District #1 in business in Minot. She is a member three children. Western since 2014. - She and her husband, Jeremy, have Douglas, Wyoming. Amanda (Burckhard) of the Minot Multiple Listing Service, 2010 Geinert received currentlyNorth Dakota serves Association on the board of Real of di- 2008 Mitch Strand tors, Minot Board of Realtors, and Megan (Langley) Laudenschlager Schools. Strand is previously the elementary spent ofthe the Minot Year Board Award. of rectors2005 for the Minot Family YMCA. is serving on the principal at Bowman County Realtors Affiliate board of directors Jamie (Bright) Hammer, Higheight Schoolyears as Activity an elementary Association Geinert is a mortgage teacher. He is a North Dakota loan officer with First RN- Council on the Arts. - of the North Dakota International Bank & Trust in Director of Nursing-Trinity Homes, Laudenschlager will - official for football, baseball, and Minot. She is involved in the com received the Minot Area Chamber - basketball. munity via the Young Profession of Commerce Eagle Award in July. serve the counties of Burke, Moun als Network, Minot Association CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 35 Class notes Send us your news: MinotStateU.edu/alumni

2016 Tyler Mckay, Shania Mau Ian MacDonald was licensed addiction of Builders 40 Below Committee, counselor, joined the Schools. She previouslyis teaching taughtsixth at and the Souris Valley United Way grade for the Stanley Community EricWomen Newton United. is a hearings repre- promoted to online banking officer at Behavioral Health Lewis and Clark Elementary in of Labor. Newton lives in Colorado. First Western Bank Team at Coal Country Minot and kindergarten at Edison sentative with the U.S. Department & Trust. MacDonald, Community Health StevenElementary Torres in isMinot. teaching seventh 2014 a Garrison native, evaluations andCenter individual, in Beulah. group, has been with First Mckay will provide alcohol/drug and coaching junior high football for Sarah White - through 12th grade mathematics KaylaWestern (Scholes) since 2012. Tatro joined the and family addiction counseling at received the Out - - CCCHC. He is a member of the North the Garrison Public School District. standing Police Employee Award tary in Carson. Tatro previously Shelby Zahn Dakota Addiction Counselors Asso for 2018 from the Minot Police teaching staff at Roosevelt Elemen ciation’s promotion and advertising is teaching fifth Department. 2015 was the sixth grade teacher at committee. He is also a certified grade for the Stanley Community Schools. Zahn is a member of the Danielle Bolinske resideGlen Ullin. near Kayla Carson. and her husband, MIP/MIC PRIME for LIFE instructor, and resides in DesLacs. Jacob, who is a farmer/rancher, as well as a certifiedMariah life Shjerve coach. is a North Dakota Leadership Seminar Attended is the marketing 2017 at Catholic Charities Marlene Mack director/agent for Brittany (Nelson) Douts opened guardianship worker- realElite estate Real Estate. license vice president of Bolinske received her North Dakota-Bis in January. She was provides guardian- was promoted to Mama Kneads Dough, a cookie shipmarck services office. Shjervefor Centralbakery nearSchool. Powers She and Lake. her Douts - United Community recognized with the Minot Board of also teaches first grade at Burke at their annual recognition social Bank-Drake. Mack Realtors Rookie of the Year award adults with developmental dis held in August. has been employed husband, Mark, reside just outside abilities in the Bismarck area. She nursing assistant. at UCB for nearly Mitch Grochow of Powers Lake on a hobby farm previously worked as a certified where they raise goats, chickens, 30 years, originally starting as a - customer service representative. is teaching math, and a donkey.Logan Gunderson 2019 istration, lending, and supervising She is responsible for loan admin is the head coach for the boys track Cassie Bailey deposit operations. and field team, and is part of the is teaching fifth football coaching staff at Beulah joined First Western grade for the Stanley Community Friend High School. Grochow, a Rugby Bank & Trust as an Walter Piehl Jr. was educationSchools. Bailey at Surrey previously Public taughtSchool. native, has been teaching for five heavilyag lending rooted officer. in the inducted into the second grade and K-12 physical events.years. In his spare time, he enjoys Gunderson, who is hunting, fishing, and sporting Nikki (Amon) Beyer is teaching - Erick Paiement is a local ag economy, North Dakota Cowboy senior solution spe- grew up working on the family Hall of Fame in June. kindergarten for the Garrison Pub cialist with Discovery lenderfarm and since ranch receiving in the Bertholdhis account - area. He has worked as an ag lic School District. Beyer and her Lukehusband, Gehring Marc, is have teaching two children. physical Benefits in Fargo. Lauraing and (Olson) finance Hellmuth,degree. education and coaching varsity Minot Public School Paiement joined Trinity Health’s Intensive Care Retirees: solution specialist.Discovery Benefits Unit, received the DAISY Award. RN- baseball and junior high basketball in 2018 as a COBRA The award is an international pro- District. for the Garrison Public School Kersten (Brown) Pelton is the Keith Altendorf ’83 Whitney Irmen Wendy (Christianson) Altendorf ’98 gram that rewards and celebrates is a licensed social Julie (Kouba) Benson ’78 lead documentation administrator nursesthe extraordinary every day. clinical skill Charities North herat Western husband Equipment and volunteers Finance. for and compassionate care given by Greg Carpenter ’75 worker with Catholic Pelton resides in Devils Lake with Alina (Kireeva) Marla (Malaktaris) Carpenter ’76 Association. Pullen Collette (Engelhard) Cunningham ’85 Dakota - Bismarck. the MS Society and the Alzheimer’s Nita (Wilkens) Debertin ’12 is working Adoption recruiterIrmen for is the the Wendy’s Adults Kendra (Seibel) Ungerer is teach- Lisa Franca ’86 artistin classical coordinator music at Wonderful Kids the western part of the state. She Crystal (Bossert) Gilles ’85 Ungerer and her husband, Cody, Harrisonmanagement Parrott as an in assistsAdopting placing Special foster Kids care program children in Joan (Wunderlich) Hansen ’77 anding science their daughter, at Beulah Thea, High live School. in London. Mary (Scholand) Kittilson ’88 Lori (Tanberg) Lawson ’89 2018 into permanentSidni families. Kast Beulah. Ambree Schmidt is Cheryl Lenton ’72 Justin Chase joined native, was crowned an adoption specialist - , a Minot Lora (Clouse) Martin ’79 in the Catholic Carolyn (Schell) Morey ’92 Charities North First Step Recov Miss Norsk Hostfest. Elizabeth (Jensen) Rasch ’82 - Serviceery, a program Center, ofbased Paula (Smith Holtz) Rauschenberger ’84 the Village Family Dakota Adults Adopt Dawn Stremick ’11 supports patients in Harrietta (Helgeson) Summers ’89 ing Special Kids in Fargo. Chase program. Paulette (Krueger) Vetter ’74 the First Step’s evening intensive Lori (Lee) Willert ’83 outpatient program. Serena Zietz ’90 36 CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 In memory It is with honor we dedicate this section to recognize alumni and friends who have passed away from approximately January 2019 through October 2019 or as submitted. Ludwig (Kvalen), Mae; Minot Mattern (Peterson), Delores; Antler Miller, Doris; Minot Graduates Moum, Leland “Lee”; Minot Muffenbier, William; Fargo ’72 Nelson (Carlson Eklund), Carolyn; Phoenix, Ariz. Myers, Chandra; Plentywood, Mont. ’36 Gorder, Dorothy; Minnetonka, Minn. ’73 Bauman, Donald; Ryder Nelson (Phillips), Doris; Glenburn ’47 Holte, Harold; Grand Forks ’73 Bergan, Douglas; Minot O’Connell, Joyce; Minot ’48 Johnson (Ramstad), Evinda; Sun City West, Ariz. ’73 Undlin, Roger; Sun Lakes, Ariz. Olson (Shong), Donna Mae; Minot ’49 Haaland (Erickson), Marlys; Grayslake, Ill. ’74 Hennix (Borjeson), Arliss; Kenmare Olson, Susan; Esmond ’50 Engel, Dean; Grand Forks ’74 Hubsky, Nancy; Minot Page, Alan; Riverdale ’50 Smedsrud, Arnold “Arnie”; Englewood, Colo. ’74 Mitchell, Dale; Saint Peters, Mo. Purdy, James; Bismarck ’51 Anderson, Linnea; East Grand Forks, Minn. ’74 Neff (Miller), Betty; Minot Rogers, John “Jack”; Minot ’51 Hegstad, Glen; Orange City, Iowa ’77 Dionne, Richard; Mandan Ross, Jim “J.R.”; Minot ’52 Montgomery (Momerak), Lorraine; Bismarck ’78 Schneider, Corry; Minot Sailer, Wayne; Mandan ’52 Stadum, Ina; Fargo ’79 Heringer (Wolitarsky), Barbara; Beulah Satterfield, Thomas; Elkins, W.V. ’53 Christiansen (Knoke), Joanne; Bowbells ’79 Lee (Gumeringer), Janie; Park Rapids, Minn. Schroeder (Watkins), Dorothy; Langdon ’54 Berg, Duane; Gallump, N.M. ’80 Nelson, Lois; Minot Sittauer (Jakle), Caroline; Bremerton, Wash. ’54 Haaland, Sigurd; Grayslake, Ill. ’82 Avery (Nelson Engel Dees), Bonnie; Gainsville Fla. Smette, Gordon; East Grand Forks ’54 Nordwall, Carl; Las Cruces, N.M. ’82 Bingham, Bonnie; Colorado Springs, Colo. Sorum, Bruce; Mohall ’54 Smith, James; Albuquerque, N. M. ’84 Lee, Letha; Williston Stevens, H. Arthur “Art”; Hood River, Ore. ’55 Henricks, Jerome; Mohall ’85 Jensen (Mercer), Carol; Fairfax, Va. Storhill (Klabunde), Evelyn; Brentwood, Calif. ’55 Berge, Gordon; Bismarck ’85 Paetz (Grinnell), Josephine; Minot Strand, Ardeth; Minot ’55 Grothe, John; Hibbing, Minn. ’85 Seng (Troxel), Lillian “DiAnn”; Chehalis, Wash. Streff, John; Prescott, Ariz. ’55 Levno, James; Yakima, Wash. ’86 Brezinski, Edmund; El Paso, Texas Tanberg, Jeff; Minot ’56 Landsiedel, Joan; Parshall ’87 Buriak, Paul; Minot Teets (Shaffer), Dorothy; Minot ’56 Larson, Wallace; Bismarck ’87 Schaan, Romaine; Fargo Thom (Thompson), Helen; Minot ’56 Ost (Huber), Delores; Albert Lean, Minn. ’87 Vilandre, Jerome; Minot Welstad (Hagen), Marlys; Minot ’57 Alme, Virgil; Westminster, Colo. ’88 Larson, Gaylen; Pentiction, B.C. Wicklander, Raymond; Washburn ’57 Marshall (Nelson), E. Jeanette; Hudson, Wis. ’89 Anderson, Craig; Scottsbluff, Neb. Willert (Saude), Irene; Minot ’57 Kahle (Mitchell), Rosemary; Flagstaff, Ariz. ’89 Laabs, Lee; Sheboygan, Wis. Wold, Devon; Minot ’57 Larson (Larson), Marian; Minneapolis, Minn. ’90 Bayer-Shrout, Luella “Dee”; Blue Springs, Mo. Friends ’57 Lindquist, Duane; Tacoma, Wash. ’90 Brunner (Dahlke), Bonnie; Minot ’57 Olin (Willman), Ruth; New Salem ’90 Workman, James “Jim”; Wilmington, N.C. Bertsch, Ella; Minot ’57 Pratt (Tedin), Ruth; Ann Arbor, Mich. ’92 Lee, Cindy; Fargo Briggs, Constance “Connie”; Minot ’57 Sullivan, Laurance; Austin Texas ’93 Volk (Schmaltz), Cindy; Minot Brown, Wayne; Las Vegas, Nev. ’58 Allen, James; Rochester, Minn. ’94 McLaughlin, Barbara; Welaka, Fla. Clark, Kenneth; Minot ’58 Arusell (Eckart), Frances; Harvey ’99 Miller, Darren; Bismarck Corbett, Georgene; Northbrook, Ill. ’58 Block, Jacob; Minneapolis, Minn. ’01 Corwin, David; Ulen, Minn. Emery, Gloria; Minot ’58 Long, Carl; Red Wing, Minn. ’11 Boutiler, Steve; Minot Erickson (Schumaier), Noreen; Stuart, Fla. ’58 Soper (Ringstrom), Betty; Devils Lake ’13 Gudmunson, Maari; Minot Eskelson, Raymond; Minot ’59 Gustafson (Smith), Jewel; Minot ’16 Maliro, Upile; Lilongwe, Malawi Attended Feist, Paul; Elk Grove, Calif. ’59 Kamrud (Rice), Sharon; Westhope Graner (Giles), Susie; Mendota Heights, Minn. ’59 Nelson (Orfie), Faye; Minot Hankla (Bergem), Winnie; Minot ’59 Rude, Virgil; Minot Bailey (Jensen), Virginia; Everett, Wash. Hetland (Brue), Elaine; Dahlen ’59 Thompson, Dale; Maxbass Barker, Dallas; Sun City, Ariz. Holje (Gray), Carol; Minot ’59 Troxel, Carol; Scottsdale, Ariz. Bearfield, John; Mesa, Ariz. Karnack, Sandra; Minot ’59 Wright (Olson), Lenore; Minot Berg, LaVerne; Logan Knodel, Edythe; Butte ’60 Hinz, Veva; Eugene, Ore. Burud (Beg), Marie; Hatton Kolobakken, Floyd; Minot ’60 Monson, Kaye “Jack”; Idaho Falls, Idaho Caverly (Burkhartsmeier), Evangeline; Fargo Larson, Derald; Minot ’60 Stetson, Terrence; Dickinson Christenson (Skarstad), Barbara; Bottineau Leiphon (Mahanna), Mary Lou; Minot ’61 Johnson, Neil; Palermo Cline (Christman), Kathryn; Minot Lilly, Donald; Minot ’61 Pankratz, Orlin; Minot Davick, Dorrance; Rochester, Minn. Lunde, Roger; Rolette ’62 Rustad, Wallace; Leesburge, Va. Elliott (Simonds), Nancy; Riverdale Mellem, Richard; Gilbert, Ariz. ’63 Haugen, Roger; Des Lacs Ennis (Nelson), Mabel; Maxwell, Neb. Musch, Martha; Burlington ’63 Lindlauf, Palmer; Max Forbes, Leo; Medford, Ore. Olson, James; Minot ’64 Coad, Matthew; Dell Rapids, S.D. Gardner (Swartz), Kathryn; Duluth, Minn. Peterson Larson, Barbara; Bismarck ’64 Hewson, Beverly; Barton, Va. Genre (Dugan), Lucille; Devils Lake Springsted, Jay; Minot ’64 Zerr, Agnes; Harvey Gibbs (Ness), Olive; Bottineau Trueblood, Howard; Garrison ’65 Hornstein, Darold; Williston Gillund (Howard), Ruth; Wildrose Vanness, Joyce; Minot ’65 Johnson (Ehreth), Eileen; Dickinson Grilley (Bursau), Donna; Deering Vickerman, James; Minot ’65 Keeney, Harvey; Mandan Haynes-Finch, Carol; Ocala, Fla. Faculty and Staff ’66 MacArthur, David; Reno, Nev. Hooker (Blaisdell), Joan; Monterey, Cal. ’66 McDaniel, Larry; Minot Hummel, Richard; Bismarck ’67 Albertson, Eldon “Eldi”; Plentywood, Mont. Huseby (Johnson), Beverly; Enderlin Burger, Lisa, former staff in admissions; Grand Forks ’67 Chausee, William; Bismarck Hutter (Saugstad), Mary; Park Rapids, Minn. Christopherson, Meri-Jac, former staff in student ’67 Larson-Neidhardt (Pratt), Nancy; Minot Iverslie, Paul; Mesa, Ariz. health center; Naples, Fla. ’67 Trombetta, Louis; Pittsburgh, Pa. Johansen (Skogen), Jeanette; Minot Maupin (Goranson), Dianne (’72), retired professor ’67 Vick (McElwain), Zona; West Fargo Kabanuk, Elvin; Minot of elementary education; Lakeville, Minn. ’68 Blyth (Young Payne), Betty; Gold Canyon, Ariz. Kelly, Gary; Minot Nelson, Paul, retired faculty in music; Mesa Ariz. ’69 Levadney (Ness), Marie; Minot Klein (Ziegler), Agnes; Minot Seright, Leah, retired staff emeritus in print services; ’69 Raaum (Olson), Lorain; Mesa, Ariz. Knutson (Sjoberg), Winnifred; Devils Lake Minot ’68 Krueger, Merrill; Mesa, Ariz. Kolbo (Opitz), Marian; Mohall Thompson, Michael, retired professor emeritus of ’68 Schmidt (Johnson), Janis; Warwick Kyes (Wicks), Pearl; Minot science; Minot ’69 Odland, Loren; Sioux Falls, S.D. Larson, Dale; Valley City Weinmann, Ronald, former professor in the college ’70 Anderson, Roger; Williston Liebel, Dennis; Underwood of business; Devils Lake ’70 Moldenhauer (Brennise), Pearl; Bismarck Lies, Nolan; New Rockford Willert, Robert, retired staff emeritus in maintenance; CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 ’70 Naylor (Foss), Deanna; Buckley, Wash. Love, Henry; La Connoer, Wash. Minot 37 Benaschak Charlotte Darlene arrived Aug. 14, 2018 to Clay Look Benaschak ’16 and his wife, Breanne. who’s NEW! Brabandt Boston Brabandt entered the world Aug. 22, 2018. Proud parents are Lance Brabandt ’07 and his wife, Angela.

Have you had an addition to your Cooper Proud Beaver family recently? parents Jordan Cooper ’08 and We want to know! Contact Kate Marshall, Deidre (Karhoff) Cooper ’14 donor relations coordinator, at [email protected] welcomed their first little one, to receive a free T-shirt for your new little Beaver! Please be Vyah Kay, on June 18, 2018. sure to tell us your baby’s name and birth date. Also, please provide your graduation year, spouse’s name, and contact information. After you receive your T-shirt, email your baby’s photo to: DesRoches Proud Beaver parents Alex [email protected]. DesRoches ’13 and Kelsey (Reinisch) DesRoches ’12 welcomed their second little one, Kirby Jean, on June 19, 2019.

Aasand Jenna Lyon ’16 and her fiancé, Grant Aasand, had Abel Benum Aasand on Froseth May 16, 2018. Ada and Emitt joined the world on Jan. 17, 2019. Parents are Jeremy Froseth ’07 and his wife, Cassie.

38 CONNECTIONS Fall ’19 Hirschler McGinnis Nathaniel Glenn was Jonathan James born May 27, 2018 to made his debut March Kristin (Dannewitz) 13, 2018 and was born McGinnis ’04 and her to Eric and Tiffany husband, Brian. The Hirschler. He is the family resides in grandson of Lois Butler, Pennsylvania. (Jevne) Hirschler ’71 and her husband, Gary. The families reside in Colorado.

Mertz Michelle (Draper) Mertz ’07 along Horner with her husband, Brandon, welcomed Emaline Lucille on Ashley (Guillory) Oct. 6, 2018. She joins big brother Horner ’07 and her Samuel. husband, Vince, had Vincent Henry on July 23, 2018.

Rovig Bodie Paul entered the Huettl world Aug. 30, 2018. He was born to Vanessa Archer was welcomed by (Nussbaumer) Rovig ’04 parents Jordan Huettl and husband, Taylor. ’10 and his wife, Katie, on March 27, 2019.

Kranda Kayla (Bodvig) Kranda ’06 along with her husband, Kyle, welcomed Kora Seright Lynn on Jan. 25, 2019. Billy Seright ’96 and his wife, Deanna, The family resides in welcomed Liam on Aug. 24, 2018. The West Fargo. family resides in Towner.

Silverthorn Lauren Rose, daughter of Stephanie (Pfeifer) Silverthorn ’11 and husband, Casey, arrived Oct. 20, 2018.

Lee Londyn Grace was born Dec. 17, 2018 to Randall Lee ll ’16 and Rebecca (Zaharia) Lee ’04. She joins big brother Bryer. Wiest Lexus (Kelsch) Wiest ’17 and her husband, Michael, had Henry John on July 21, 2018.

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t’s time to give back. Back in the 60s, most girls got married out of high school, but I wanted to go to college and be a teacher. My parents decided that I could attend one year of business school so that I had something to fall back on. During my freshman year, I had to figure out how I was going to remain for four years to achieve a teaching degree. With the help of summer jobs, grants, and scholarships, I earned my degree and taught for 41 years in business and home economics, 34 at Minot State University after obtaining a master’s degree with the help of scholarships. Through MSU’s Grow Your Own Program, I was able to study for my doctorate. Now it’s time to give future generations the same opportunities. But instead of waiting for my will to set up a scholarship, why not start now, and help more students enter the teaching profession. I encourage other retired teachers to follow my lead.

Elaine Larson, Faculty Emeritus CONNECTIONS Fall ’19