Alumni Association and Development Foundation Fall 2017
KREBSBACH … an advocate for students President’s CONNECTIONS STAFF Vice President for Advancement Rick Hedberg ’89
Managing Editor and Writer Michael Linnell
Writers Nicole Thom-Arens s I write this column, we are experiencing our Dan Fagan first dusting of snow for the season here on Roger McAfee the MSU campus. The calendar indicates Copy Editor we have another 6–7 weeks left of Karen Holmen ’81 autumn, but any of us who have lived in Photography Coordinator North Dakota long enough know that Teresa Loftesnes ’07/’15 winter can start anytime! This fall, I have a goal to visit every high school Campus Photographer Richard Heit ’07 within approximately a two-hour driving radius of Minot. To date, I have been to about 20 schools, and Publication Design we have another dozen or so left to visit. There is no Doreen Wald formal agenda with these visits, but rather they have Alumni Happenings simply provided opportunities to meet with school Janna McKechnie ’14 superintendents, principals, teachers, counselors, and Baby Beavers coaches. Kevin Harmon, our VP for Student Affairs, has Kate Marshall ’07 accompanied me on all the tours. We typically take a tour Class Notes of the school, learn about their students and community, Bonnie Trueblood important issues in the school district, and discuss ways Minot In Memory State and their school can work more closely together. Renae Yale ’10 These visits have also created occasions to meet numerous MSU alumni, as we have so many alums in the education profession throughout North Dakota PHOTOGRAPHERS: (and across the globe!). I have seen first-hand the dedication and commitment these Richard Heit ’07 wonderful MSU graduates have toward their students and their schools. With every school Michael Linnell visit, I come away a little more optimistic, confident, and proud of the work Minot State Janna McKechnie ’14 University does in preparing teachers, coaches, and administrators. I also beam with PHOTO CREDITS: pride as I think about the work those teachers are doing for the betterment of their local communities. MSU was founded as a Normal School, and to this day, teacher education Sean Arbaut: p. 16 Caleb Heilman photos plays a critical role in our mission. As the U.S. expanded west of the Mississippi River, Normal Schools played a key function ensuring there were teachers to educate society. Alissa Renner: p. 17 I have always been proud of this important part of our mission, but that pride has only Katie Kringen photo been reinforced and strengthened this fall witnessing our graduates in action! East Carolina Sports Information: p. 18-19 This fall season also brought a couple wonderful recognition celebrations. Our annual Curt Kraft photos Golden Awards banquet during Homecoming recognized five deserving recipients in JLG Architects: back cover Dr. Joe Hegstad (posthumously), Dr. Dick Jenkins, Roger Looyenga, Marv Semrau, and Northwest Arts Center images Wade Regier. A few weeks later, we celebrated MSU’s Athletic Hall of Fame induction with Nick Banks, Kendra Meyer, and Janessa (Penner) Wilson. You can read more about all of these tremendous recipients in this issue of Connections. One final update from this autumn at MSU: as you read this, the campus will have Connections is published two times completed hosting our 10-year accreditation visit by the Higher Learning Commission a year by the Minot State University (HLC). This exhaustive review process is the culmination of several years’ worth of plan- Alumni Association and Development Foundation. Send comments, articles or ning by MSU. The late-October campus visit was conducted by a team of peer reviewers photo submissions to from across the country confirming MSU meets the HLC accreditation criteria, pursues Connections institutional improvement, and complies with requirements set by the U.S. Department MSU Alumni Office 500 University Ave. West of Education. We will receive a final report in early 2018 from the Commission, but are Minot, ND 58707 confident it was a favorable accreditation review site visit and anticipate a positive outcome. I look forward to seeing you in 2018, and as always … GO BEAVERS! Ph: 701-858-3399 or 1-800-777-0750. Fax: 701-858-3179. Email: [email protected]
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Vice President for Advancement Rick Hedberg ’89
Managing Editor and Writer Michael Linnell
Writers Nicole Thom-Arens Dan Fagan Feature stories Athletics Roger McAfee
Copy Editor Karen Holmen ’81 04 Krebsbach … an advocate for students Remembering his roots 18 Photography Coordinator Teresa Loftesnes ’07/’15
Campus Photographer Richard Heit ’07 Painting away the pain MSU Athletics Hall of Fame 08 2017 recipients 22 Publication Design Doreen Wald
Alumni Happenings Janna McKechnie ’14 Moorhead mayor exemplifies lifetime 12 of civic engagement Baby Beavers Every issue Kate Marshall ’07
Class Notes Alumni Association recognizes the PROFILES: Minot State Bonnie Trueblood 2017 golden award and young alumni 28 students and faculty In Memory achievement award recipients 13 Renae Yale ’10 PHOTOGRAPHERS: Editor’s note UNDER 30: Heilman Richard Heit ’07 performing at high level 16 Michael Linnell REETINGS FROM THE MAGIC CITY! Janna McKechnie ’14 It is my pleasure to present you PHOTO CREDITS: G with what I’m calling Issue No. 1. UNDER 40: Leap of faith While I have been associated with Sean Arbaut: p. 16 for the past seven years in my paying off for Kringen 17 Caleb Heilman photos Connections role in athletics, this is my first edition as Alissa Renner: p. 17 managing editor. Katie Kringen photo First off, introductions. DEVELOPMENT East Carolina Sports Information: p. 18-19 My name is Michael Linnell and I am the Director of FOUNDATION 21 Curt Kraft photos University Communications. Connections welcomes three new writers. Nicole Thom-Arens is an assistant professor JLG Architects: back cover at MSU and is the advisor of the Red & Green. Dan Fagan, Northwest Arts Center images a senior at MSU studying finance and active in the arts, is an intern in the University Communications Office. Roger ALUMNI EVENTS 23 McAfee is the athletic department’s new Assistant Athletic Director of Communications & Media Relations. In addition, Karen Holmen, Student Publications Office and University Communications Office, isConnections copy editor. CLASS NOTES The team will strive to produce the best possible maga- 30 zine, to bring you interesting stories, and features from a variety of subjects. We hope you enjoy the new features in this edition, including the Alum from Day One section and our Under 30 IN MEMORY and Under 40 profiles. 36 As always, please let us know who you want featured, what we are doing well, and what we can do better. GO BEAVERS! BABY BEAVERS —Michael Linnell 38 Director of University Communications
3 … an advocate for students
Each time a student at Minot State University utilizes the pedagogy lab in Swain Hall, climbs the rock wall in the Wellness Center or escapes winter’s chill in the walkway spanning the two buildings, they are enjoying the fruits of Sen. Karen (Lysne) Krebsbach’s labors.
4 Sen. Karen Krebsbach, R-Minot, represents District 40 in the North Dakota Senate and is pictured in the Great Hall of the State Capital building in Bismarck. 5 they are countering you with Krebsbach’s path to becom- , KREBSBACH untrue facts. The local legisla- ing an influential legislator A 1961 GRADUATE tors got together and really saw started with humble begin- OF MINOT STATE the benefit of these projects. nings. She ran three times and longtime state senator, “I guess my success in any before being successful on has been an integral part of this, was the relationships her first public board, a local of some of the most recent I built up with the other consumer credit association building projects at Minot legislators — not just the local in Minot. State. The buildings represent ones and not just republicans, “The local manager kept a physical reminder of one but across the state. They encouraging me to run (for of her biggest passions in the know I’m not just here for the consumer credit asso- state legislature — ensuring my game.” ciation). When he came the student success. “She has a vision for all of third time, I said, ‘No, two All three projects are a North Dakota,” Grand Forks times is enough to get de- reminder of the hard work senator and chairman of the feated,’” she recalled. “But Krebsbach has done for Senate Appropriations Com- the third time I was success- Minot, Minot State, and mittee Ray Holmberg said. ful. That was the beginning higher education. “She is a superb advocate for of my involvement.” “It’s rewarding when the Minot and Minot State. She From there, she ran for a process is done right,” she said. is always there with the facts couple of local and state boards “Yes, I suppose there is an and figures. Karen advocates before taking the opportunity adrenaline rush when you are for what is good for students, to run for the state legislature. in the throes of it and have she has a spine — I can’t say all While she felt at the time she people countering you, but legislators do — and stands up was encouraged to run because that only bothers me when for what she believes is right.” she was a female, she quickly
Sen. Karen Krebsbach, R-Minot, represents District 40 in the North Dakota Senate and is pictured in her familiar seat in the Senate chambers at the State Capital in Bismarck. “She is a superb advocate for Minot and Minot State,” Grand Forks senator and chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee Ray Holmberg said. “She is always there with the facts and figures. Karen advocates for what is good for students and stands up for what she believes is right.”
6 to work closely with her on many initiatives.” Her roots to Minot State started as just a one-year secretarial course. She ended up with a degree in teaching and a lifelong passion for MSU. “I finished the one-year course and was doing okay, working part time, but thought I might as well keep going,” Krebsbach said. “I did a two-year secretarial course and, after that, decided to continue. I graduated with a teaching degree and, while I didn’t end up teaching in a classroom, I feel I’ve used those skills a lot. “I developed strong relationships in the sorority (Delta Epsilon Phi) I was in and really enjoyed that time. I had some wonderful teach- ers here like Doris Slatten. I had a lot of fun.” Sen. Karen Krebsbach, R-Minot, delivers a speech during the grand opening ceremony for Swain Hall on the Krebsbach will continue Minot State University campus in August 2010. her work in an ever-changing political and economic climate made a name for herself by necessarily from family, but Board of Regents, and local in North Dakota and will her actions. from friends and colleagues,” committees. continue to work as an advo- “I started at a time when Krebsbach said. “I became more “Karen is a tremendous cate of Minot State and for women were being asked to interested in politics over time supporter of Minot State students in general. be on more boards and I and when Chester — we had and is always interested in “The best thing we have became someone they routine- worked on the hospital board what is the best outcome for done over the past couple of ly asked. I’ve said many times and Hostfest together — en- students,” MSU President years is to create the North that maybe I was put on as a couraged me, I felt it was time. Steven Shirley said. “I have Dakota Higher Education token, but they quickly found “He felt I could do the job an interesting perspective. I Challenge Fund,” she said of I had a mouth,” she said. “I’ve for the community. When knew Karen from a legisla- the state’s matching grant for watched and observed a lot of people asked me if I was filling tive standpoint when I was the advancement of academics things and it’s not just what his shoes, I responded, ‘No, president at Valley City State at institutions of higher educa- you do and what you say, but you never fill his shoes. You and saw that she was a strong tion. “I’ve seen universities how you carry things out. just try to do the job he left.’ supporter of higher education come alive because of that I’ve encouraged women to That was my encouragement and our students. In com- program. get involved right from the to get into politics.” mittees and during legislative “There have been a lot of beginning.” From there, Krebsbach testimony, she always asks the changes in North Dakota. Her work on the boards devoted herself to working for tough questions. I remember I’ve been involved in a time translated into a ringing North Dakota and especially thinking during those days when we didn’t have much endorsement she couldn’t her hometown of Minot. Giv- that it would be nice to be money, to a time where we pass up. After Chester ing back to Minot and Minot in a city where Karen is my did, and now, again to a time Reiten vacated his senate State, however, aren’t just representative because I knew where we don’t. We are still seat, he strongly encouraged confined to her work with the she was fighting for Minot considered a wealthy state, Krebsbach to run. legislature, but also include and its students. That belief not just because of dollars “I had some interest and events like the Hostfest, has only solidified since mov- and cents, but because of the there was a lot of encour- boards such as the MSU ing here three years ago and people who call this great state agement from friends, not Development Foundation and having had the opportunity home.” n
7 away the pain
hen walking into the Cancer Care Center at Trinity in Minot, it is impossible not to notice the artwork. Original paintings along with descriptions and titles line the walls. They’re part of an exhibit called “Painting Away the Pain” — the product of a five-week class offered to cancer patients through Trinity’s Cancer Care Center. 8 Bill Harbort 9 BILL HARBORT, professor of was diagnosed with cancer a few ty around them, and it prompts could possibly paint, 6-foot twigs art at Minot State University, years ago. Shortly after helping the artist to make connections coming out of the ground didn’t is not an art therapist, but the his dad with treatments in New with their condition and the seem so intimidating. Trinity classes he teaches offer a York, Sandy asked if he’d be subject matter of the painting, For Borden-King, meaning medium through which patients willing to offer painting classes and, through that process, there’s would come through the process, can process their condition. at the Cancer Care Center. some realization that’s made,” and she attacked the task in a “I don’t know if I would have “There were conversations Harbort said. way that wasn’t out of character. kept going had it been another about yoga and more physical For four of the five weeks, She mimicked her painting style place where you talk about it activity-based opportunities and artists work on a single 16-inch with large, broad movements by 20-inch painting from an instead of dainty strokes one image. Work on the painting might imagine an artist making begins from many different on the canvas. Harbort took levels of process — some come notice of Borden-King’s style. in with a photograph or sketch “Usually the artists in the while others work from a mental class have a bit more of a image. Borden-King came in roadmap — more of a defined the second week with a hastily- sketch. They’re going to ap- snapped photo of a willow tree proach this in a very calculative in her backyard. Years ago, the way, and Lisa had somewhat of a tree was cut down due to disease whisper of a sketch. That could but — being resilient — it has be dangerous. It could be the since sprouted four new shoots recipe for disaster,” Harbort said. (the cancer),” Lisa Borden-King, discussion groups where folks making an amazing recovery. The But, like any good teacher, professor of education at Minot would have active discussions connection between the willow Harbort knew he needed to State and a breast cancer survivor, about their condition and their tree and Borden-King’s condition adapt himself to reach the said. “When you have cancer, lives and issues. This one kind of wasn’t obvious when she made student, and he realized and you’re out in public, you get fell between,” Harbort said. her choice of subject matter. Borden-King was comfortable so tired, so tired, of the cancer When the artists discuss “I’m literally the worst person taking risks on the canvas. look, and the ‘I’m so sorry,’ and cancer, Harbort allows conversa- in the world to paint because I “Lisa was fearless and adven- here was a little space where tions to transpire naturally but have no spatial sense. I don’t see turous and with bold spirit ap- nobody ever did that — Bill never asks about cancer, and he pictures in my head. I think in plying paint. Like many paint- never did it.” never interjects. For Harbort words. There’s nothing visual ers, she was creating problems Perhaps Harbort knows and the artists, the classes are about me,” she said. on the canvas and solving them about the “cancer look.” His about the process. Willow trees are simply and creating another problem wife Sandy is a nurse at the Can- “It allows people to make Borden-King’s favorite trees and and solving it and interacting cer Care Center and his father connections with the communi- when looking for something she — having a visual conversation
Along the top and bottom are works created by various artists in the six sessions of “Painting Away the Pain.”
10 with the process,” Harbort said. of the world around them,” “This experience is more all about the composition, it’s “One night he said, ‘Man, Harbort said. about getting people together all about the color, it’s all about Lisa, you’re fearless,’ and I For Borden-King, painting and having them exchange and the concept. This is not that,” thought, what are you talking became a process where she having them pursue a paint- Harbort said. “It’s about getting about? I’m so not fearless right could free herself of the worries ing and a subject matter in the together and being a community now. I’ve been fearless in my cancer patients face and the painting that relates to their and making realizations during life but I’m not right now,” general worries about life. condition. It’s not necessarily the process.” Borden-King recalled. “That “This was this comment was exactly what I little space where I needed to hear at that moment. wasn’t afraid because I just felt like that person wasn’t you can’t actually there anymore.” paint and worry Harbort’s manner of teaching about 95 things,” and honest critique allowed Borden-King said. Borden-King to reevaluate her “Maybe that’s condition and her life. why it’s a helpful “We are layers of things, and thing for people all of those things are true at going through once. I am both fearful and fear- cancer treatment. less, and it’s not like one of those It’s so easy to get is fake or artificial,” Borden-King disconnected from explained of her revelation. everything and be in Through painting, came a this other headspace realization that everything and — things of doctors everyone is composed of layers — and tests. There’s just like the tree isn’t just brown something so and the leaves aren’t just green intimately concrete and when painters make a mis- about painting. take on the canvas, they can just I keep doing it paint over it to create new layers. because I’m perpetu- “I don’t have cancer, but I ally dissatisfied.” have somehow stepped into the After two decades teaching about how great the painting is, There have been six “Painting condition by being a bystander university students, the Cancer which is a difficult thing for me Away the Pain” sessions, and and have seen that common Care classes forced Harbort to because I’ve been teaching 22 Trinity intends to continue of- thread with all the patients. They shift his perspective without los- years here (at Minot State) and fering the classes as long as there have a magnificent appreciation ing his teaching spirit. it’s all about the product, it’s is funding. n
Above: Lisa Borden-King shows her willow tree painting.
11 Moorhead mayor exemplifies lifetime of civic engagement
ayor Del Rae for one year and, frankly, with her professional career. “One of the things (Redman) I loved it and didn’t want Her talent with numbers land- Williams, ’82, to leave,” she recalled. ed her a position as a campaign I really enjoyed was destined Williams was active in treasurer for a local politician. to become a the Student Government “I was many people’s cam- civic leader Association, served as the paign treasurer after that,” about my time Meven if her last minute decision College Republican chair, was Williams said. at Minot State to run for mayor of Moorhead, a member of the Delta Zeta In the lead up to the 2013 Minn., and eventual election Sorority, and volunteered election for mayor, Williams took some by surprise. twice for the Doug Mattson had tried to talk a few people was the ability Williams has been a part for House campaign. she knew into running but for of politics dating back to her After Minot State, Williams various reasons they passed. to be active in a childhood. successfully passed her CPA The day before the filing date, “Community and business exam and became a public Williams asked herself, “is this variety of ways — that’s what we talked about at accountant. At the age of 27, going to be one of those mo- the dinner table,” Williams said. she started her own accounting ments I need to step up to the beyond academia,” Williams’ parents owned firm, eventually selling it and plate, and am I going to regret an abstract company in delving into academia. not doing it?” Williams said.
“People gave me money, and lots of people were willing to door walk,” Williams said. Williams was elected in 2013 and sworn into office at the beginning of 2014. Her leadership style is simple, “I put my heart into it.” She admittedly spends more time at local coffee shops talking to constituents than holding up in her office. “I’m big on listening, and I’m very transparent, she said.” Williams spends most of her time staying out of the limelight, focusing on the day- to-day activities of running a city. In the spring of this year, Williams traveled to Washing- ton, D.C., to meet with Trump officials and garner support for flood planning in the Fargo-Moorhead region. Reflecting back on where she is now, Williams thinks of Minot. As a child of business Williams was an adjunct The day Williams filed her time at Minot State. owners, Williams decided to professor at both Minnesota to run, supporters gathered “One of the things I really major in management and ac- State University Moorhead and at the city hall to watch her enjoyed about my time at counting at Minot State. North Dakota State University. declare her candidacy. Wil- Minot State was the ability to “My mom wanted me to Williams’ involvement in liams received overwhelming be active in a variety of ways go to the hometown college politics continued in tandem support from local citizens. beyond academia,” she said. n
12 from DAY
Jordan Will Aileen Cheong
Accounting n Minot, N.D. Communication Disorders n Subang Jaya, Malaysia Jordan is a two-sport athlete competing Coming to Minot State was the first time Aileen had visited in football and wrestling for the Beavers. the United States. She is currently a residence hall assistant. He was a high school state champion in wresting and graduated from Bishop Why did you choose Minot State? Ryan with highest academic honors. Mainly, the tuition. Minot State offers the same Why did you choose tuition rate for international students as everyone else. Also, the program has a clinic which is Minot State? very beneficial for CD students because we can There were two main things for me. immediately go there to practice. First, growing up in Minot, MSU is my hometown college, it was a part of my whole life. The other was the How has Minot State helped you opportunities with athletics. To be further your academic career? able to play football and wrestle was I’ve been able to meet a lot of practicing important to me. Plus, my brother speech-language pathologists so they’ve (Jared) went here, so that helped. been able to share their insights on how certain clinics do things differently. It How has Minot State made me more interested and excited helped you further your about what I’m learning. academic career? I think it has started to help me What has been your favorite already. I was able to take dual class? credit in high school and did two So far I would have to say American Sign semesters of calculus. That was Language. It’s a whole new language so we important. I need to get to 150 have to get out of our comfort zone and credit hours to take the CPA exam. learn a lot of new rules.
What has been your Who has been your most influential favorite class? professor? Calculus was one I liked a lot. I It would be equal among all the CD professors. was a junior in high school and took They all have different backgrounds and points of it with some others in college, so view. I really look up to all of them. there was a comfort that if I did the work and took the time, I could What is your most memorable moment accomplish that. at MSU? What is your most My residence hall assistant training was very valuable, memorable moment especially the training regarding Title IX. That was a at MSU? whole new concept for me to learn about. So far, getting to play in the home (football) opener. Getting to play on that field, in my hometown, as a freshman, was very memorable.
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Matthew Winburn Adrianna Varbero
Chemistry and Music Performance n Minot, N.D. English n Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Matthew, a Minot, N.D. native, combined two areas he is passionate Adrianna served as the president of the Minot State English Club about and turned them into a rare combination of majors. and is an intern with the Hess Corporation. She was selected to present her paper on the works of Toni Morrison at the Sigma Tau Delta Why did you choose Minot State? conference in Louisville, Ky., in March 2017. The proximity to home and the affordability were two big selling points for Minot State. I was set on getting through school — Why did you choose Minot State? through grad school — without any debt. Plus, the school has a It’s a very affordable university, so that was a good chemistry department and music department. huge plus. How has Minot State helped you further your How has Minot State helped you academic career? further your academic career? One of the biggest advantages of Minot State is that I can sit The smaller classes allowed a lot of one- down with my advisor, figure out my schedule, and do the things on-one time with professors which added I want to do. I was able to follow my own path. more quality to the content. Also, I was selected to do an internship with Hess Why did you choose to double major Corporation as a technical writer which in chemistry and music? led led to a contract extension and an eventual full-time position when I graduate. I knew I was going to do chemistry. I enjoy that, and I am pretty good at it. But toward the end of high school, I really fell in love with music. What has been your favorite class? I auditioned for some scholarships and at the time Major writers. It focused on the works of thought maybe I will just do band. I don’t have Toni Morrison, so we were able to explore any plans of making a new combination of the progression of themes in her novels. music and chemistry, but just wanted to do it for me. Who has been your most influential professor? What has been your favorite Dr. Robert Kibler. He was the first person class? I contacted when I was thinking of coming Quantitative analysis. I really enjoy being to Minot State, and he’s been so supportive in the lab and got to spend most of my of my time here. time in the lab in that class. It’s the most true chemistry you get to do What is your most memorable early on, not just an intro class. moment at MSU? Who has been your most My internship with Hess Corporation and my trip to Louisville for the Sigma Tau Delta influential professor? conference. Dr. David Rolandson has had the largest impact on me. He’s the person I work with most, he is my advisor and knows how to push me to be my best. When I’ve given my all, he knows that’s the best I’ve got.
14 Chancellor Baesler Tim Morris
Speech-Language Pathology n Mandan, N.D. Assistant Professor of Mathematics n Sherwood, N.D. Chancellor is a second year student in the speech language pathology Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1977 and his graduate program. Born and raised in North Dakota, Baesler recently master’s degree in 1991. He taught at the high school level discovered his love of traveling when he and, in 2007, became a full-time faculty member went to Spain last summer with his at Minot State in the math department. Morris served brothers. During his time in Spain, Baesler as the mayor of Sherwood, N.D., from 1982-1990. participated in the running of the bulls in Pamplona. You have two degrees from Minot State and are teaching here as well. What Why did you choose Minot State? do you think makes MSU special? The people who care about the students and My mom was a graduate of Minot are willing to do their best to make sure these State, so I always heard about students reach their full potential. how great of a program it was.
I also was looking for a grad school that offered a degree in How has Minot State helped you speech pathology, and during further your academic career? my independent research, The degrees, of course, and then the discovered that Minot State encouragement by the people in the math has a really good program. and computer science department to attend and present at workshops to keep up to date How has Minot State with current teaching styles and materials. helped you further your academic career? What is your favorite quote? I couldn’t imagine having these “You never really learn something well same kinds of opportunities at any until you teach it successfully to other institution. Having the chance someone else.” I guess it was something to work with so many clients of all I’ve come up with. I also like, “The ages has prepared me for what I should best angle to approach a problem is a expect in my future career. With the try-angle.” recent increase in our faculty, we’ve received a lot of different perspectives. Who was your most influential The faculty bring in their real world professor? experience. Having the chance to work During my undergrad, it was Dr. Michael Thompson, with my clients has shown me the diverse he was my advisor in the biology department. In population that requires our services. grad school, it was Dr. Robert Holmen. I do more things the way he did them than anybody else. What has been your favorite class? What is your most memorable moment Dysphagia and motor speech disorders. When I worked at a local hospital, I had the at MSU? opportunity to work with a lot of elderly Receiving my master’s degree and the hooding patients, and it was useful to take those ceremony in 1991. It is my wish to live on in experiences into those classes. the knowledge and experiences students have gained in my classes.
15 MSU ALUMNI 3UNDER HEILMAN performing at high level
“I don’t think he knew what a 10-year plan was at all,” Heilman joked. “It’s crazy what passion will do for you.” Heilman has put that passion into his ever-growing business Heilman’s Performance — a strength and conditioning program that offers performance based group training and personal training. While he has gone through an evolution, the one constant was athletics. It is what brought him to Minot State in the first place, convinced him to return, and has become his career. “I started here with the baseball team and hated it,” he said. “I left and went to UND (University of North Dakota), got there, hated that after a semester. After (Brock) Weppler (now MSU’s Assistant Athletic Director for Development) was hired as the baseball coach, I knew I wanted to get back into athletics. I thought just being a normal student would be a better fit for me, but once I got a taste of ‘normalcy,’ I really missed being an athlete.” He believes his penchant for metrics and data collecting — a skill he picked up working with friend and teammate on the Minot State baseball team Scott Peters, who is a physical therapist with the Toronto Blue Jays — is what sets his business apart. “Scott took me to a functional movement systems confer- ence in Minneapolis,” he said. “Scott is a brilliant person, so he knew what he was doing right away, but with us, we have been sticking to the program and getting better. We think we do a great job of using the data to drive our programming. We try to stay on top of what is new. I think we are the only ones in town who work hard to collect the data and then use it to get the best performance we can.” As a student-athlete at Minot State, Heilman was exposed to the strength and conditioning program at MSU as well as his future degree in corporate fitness. “When I was at MSU, I wasn’t the most talented player by any means, but I took on a role as a leader early,” he said. “I fell in love with strength and conditioning and human performance. I felt it was a way to bring value to the team in a way that wasn’t just performing on the field.” “I had an opportunity at ASK Fitness in the summer program and my love for human performance blossomed. I could do what I love and also to be able to provide for my family.” n 16 MSU ALUMNI 4UNDER Leap of faith paying off for Kringen
hen Katie (Aide) Kringen ’07/’09 started to the special education departments are full so we think about changing from a teaching role can offer another level of support for the schools to a private practice, she was a little timid. and families.” “I loved the school setting,” Kringen For Kringen, working in the private setting said. “I come from a family of teachers has allowed her to use her master’s degree in Wand felt like that is just what you do.” speech-language pathology on a much more But after she and her husband, Josh Kringen ’08, personal level. discussed the idea, she decided to take a chance. “I liked the school setting, but when I was “I closed my eyes and did it,” she recalled. “When in Glendive (Montana), I had 120 students I started, the practice was in Mondak Sports.” under me. I didn’t actually do any therapy for Fast forward just two years to 2017 and four years,” she said. “Now, I get to spend a Kringen has grown her Williston, N.D., lot of time with my clients, get to know business, Chatter Pediatric Therapy, to the families, and work in seven therapists, offering physical, an intense setting. It’s very occupational and speech and language rewarding.” therapy to children. She has plans to She credits her time in open a second clinic in Dickinson, MSU’s program preparing N.D., in 2018. her for the day-to-day side “The first year it was just me, of the job and credits Josh’s but my paths crossed time at MSU for with occupational the business side. therapy and “The degree I physical therapy earned at Minot and I decided to State, I don’t know add them,” if I could have Kringen said. been more “We found a prepared,” she building, started said. “It was it, and it took off. intense and I truly It’s been surreal. got a solid “I don’t know education. Plus, if it was a specific I have a really goal of mine, but close friend owning my own group — friends building and and also business is pretty colleagues — awesome.” that can help me. Kringen moved to I know if I don’t Williston and started a know something, then business from scratch during I know who to reach out to. the height of the Bakken oil “On the business side, I boom. She feels the move really didn’t have a clue. was perfectly timed. I’m thankful for Josh — “We started this business who is a Minot State grad during the baby boom,” in business — for that. she said. “There were 800 He was super optimistic and babies born last year. and encouraging through The schools are full and the whole thing.” n 17 Remembering his roots
Success has followed Curt Kraft at every stop
is resumé is filled with coach of the year honors, school record holders, NCAA qualifiers and All-Americans. Through all of his success, however, the East Carolina head cross country/track & field coach has remained H grounded in where it all started. “One of my favorite sayings is, ‘remember where you came from,’ and the moral of that is I’m a North Dakota native, born and raised on the farm in Karlsruhe and proud to be a product of Minot State,” Kraft said. “Rewind and fast forward my career, I’m at where I’m at today because of where I came from. I really have to thank Wiley for recruiting me.” Wiley, of course, is legendary Minot State coach Wiley Wilson, who In all, he has coached 14 was both Kraft’s head coach and — later on — mentor. All-Americans, 61 NCAA “He was a huge influence on me, someone I really wanted to be like qualifiers, 80 conference someday,” he said. “Wiley came to my home in 1980 and from there, champions, 89 school record no question I’m at where I’m at today because of him. He was my holders, and 346 all-confer- head coach, but more than just that, he was a great family man, had ence individuals in his career. a wonderful wife (Hermelle), great kids, it goes on. How he treated “I’ve been fortunate and people, how detailed he was, how motivating he was plays a big part blessed enough to get a in how I coach today.” number of coach of the year Kraft took those lessons to heart. He developed the women’s pro- awards and blessed to win gram at the University of Nevada-Reno into a regional powerhouse, some championships, so I feel winning the program’s first-ever WAC title. He was named 2000 Big fulfilled. That doesn’t mean I West and 2003 WAC/Mountain Region Coach of the Year. don’t want to try to win some Then, after taking the head women’s coach position at East more, but I’ve fulfilled some Carolina University (ECU) in 2005 and later the head coach/program goals,” he said. “But my assis- director title in 2006, he built the Pirates into a perennial contender. tants at Nevada and the ones He was named 2014 USTFCCCA Southeast Region Coach of the here and without question Year and Conference USA Coach of the Year twice, winning ECU’s the student-athletes, they are first-ever C-USA title. the ones who are truly the award winners.” “One of my favorite sayings is, ‘Remember where Kraft started his coach- ing and teaching career at you came from,’ and the moral of that is I’m a Carrington High School after graduating from Minot State North Dakota native, born and raised on the in 1984. At the time, he felt farm in Karlsruhe and proud to be a product of that was going to be his call- ing, but after having a couple Minot State,” Kraft said. of his athletes recruited at the
18 the field and another lesson taught by Wilson. “You have to win, that’s important and we’ve done that I think,” Kraft said of ECU. “And you have to have great student athletes. I’ve been fortunate to have that. In recruiting, I’ve tried to do something that was taught by Wiley. He was a dad first and a coach second. I try to treat our kids as they are my own. How you talk to them, respect them, treat them — how would I want my kids treated. We reassure the parents that we will be there for them and guide them. Integrity is huge. “They either trust you or they don’t, they want to com- pete for you or they don’t.” Kraft looks back on the two first-time championships, one at UNR and one at ECU, as milestone events during his coaching career. Another championship, his 400-meter hurdle title as a sophomore in Above: Coach Curt Kraft college, and being inducted addresses members of the into the Minot State Athletics East Carolina men’s and Hall of Fame in 2004 are women’s track & field team. highlights of his time at MSU. “Those firsts are always Far left: Coach Curt big,” he said. “The 400 hur- Kraft at an East Carolina dles conference championship University track meet. was important to me because it was the only one, I had a Left: Photo taken from number of seconds and thirds, the 1983 MSU Beaver. but I was always shooting to Junior, Curt Kraft compet- be a conference champion. ing in an outdoor track meet “I can remember where I for Minot State University. was when I got the call from Chad McNally (former MSU Assistant AD for Develop- collegiate level, he began He spent 14 years at Ne- lege town, my wife (Nancy, ment) for the Hall of Fame. to think about a college vada Reno, first as an assistant ’84) loves it here — she That was such an honor. I coaching career. and then as a head coach. teaches first grade — one grew up following the local “I loved being a teacher After a change in leadership of my daughters lives here, university and the legendary and a coach at Carrington,” in the athletic department, and that’s wonderful, and coaches: Gary Leslie, Ken Kraft said. “After we had a he felt it was time to move it’s a great university,” he Becker, Wes Luther, Vence couple players get recruited, on, landing the head women’s said. “I’ve never been a guy Elgie and, of course, Wiley. I I decided to get into college job at ECU. After 13 years in that looks over the fence at can credit all kinds of people athletics. I moved to Lincoln Greenville, N.C., he doesn’t something greener, I believe all along in life, but if it wasn’t (University of Nebraska) and have any plans to move on. in longevity.” for my college career and my got my masters there and got a “The community has kept Part of the secret to that is influences there, I don’t know taste of college coaching.” me here,” he said. “It’s a col- a combination of winning on where I might be.” n
19 21st Century WORKFORCE Campaign
The Minot State University Career Center is excited to announce a new initiative which will connect students with alumni and community members in order to support a more successful transition into the world and the workplace.
The purpose of Minot State University’s 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN is to create a collective knowledge bank for students, faculty, and staff. Alumni and community members are invited to connect with our students through the following areas of experience:
n Speakers Network and Mock Interview Teams
n Mentoring
n Internships
While attending MSU, I had n Career Exploration/Job Shadowing the opportunity to connect with area law enforcement n Employment Opportunities who shared their first-hand experience in the classroom; this along with the Criminal To inquire about how you can add Justice curriculum helped value to our student’s education prepare me for my current through this new program, contact law enforcement career. — Chris Poitra ’03, Lynda Bertsch, Career Center Director Deputy United States Marshal at 701-858-3996 • 800-777-0750 or [email protected]. MinotStateU.edu/careers/workforce-development.shtml
Medical school is a competitive application process. My extra-curricular activities made me a more well rounded and interesting applicant. My experience with research on a national level, I have no doubt, made me stand out among other well qualified applicants. — Ashley (Olander) Evanoff ’07, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine 20 EmpoEmppgowweringering generationsns
MSU Development Foundation
t’s on us! That was the comment that President Steven Shirley made in one of our many budget meetings during spring semester of 2017. The State of North Dakota had just notified our campus of a third budget reduction in the last 14 months and it was abundantly clear that we had to make some very difficult decisions regarding our finances. Dr. Shirley was making the point that we would have to tighten the belt and look for other areas of support moving forward. Fortunately, we have had so many of you step forward to assist our campus and support our students during this time. Your support will help our campus through this difficult time, one that is nearly unprecedented in our campus’s 104-year history. As you read in our President’s Report earlier this fall, it was a record-setting year for the MSU Development Foundation (MSUDF). Over $4.36 million in gifts were received in fiscal year 2017 by the MSUDF. We cannot thank you enough for all you do for our campus and our students! We have several campus projects in which the MSUDF is currently involved. The Northwest Arts Center is nearing completion in the lowest level of the Gordon B. Olson Library. This facility will house the collection of MSU’s own Walter Piehl and provide a venue for public exhibitions and programming through the arts for the region. It will have one of the only climate-controlled exhibit spaces in western North Dakota. This facility has been made possible due to funds from the Chuck and Madge Westlie estate and alumna, Doris Slaaten. Look for news on a grand opening of the art facility this spring. Another exciting project under construction is a new student-athlete academic center located in the MSU Dome. This space, located on the second floor of the Dome, will provide a computer lab and study area for our athletic teams and is being funded through the generosity of American Trust Center, United Community Bank, Vibeto Orthodontics, and Dean and Sara Frantsvog. As a member of the Minot State family, we need your help now more than ever. It’s on us and together we can over- come these challenging fiscal realities. Thanks for your support of our campus! Your dedication opens a world of possibilities for our students and the communities we serve. GO BEAVERS!
Rick Hedberg Vice President for Advancement
UPCOMING ALUMNI AND FRIENDS EVENTS Jan. 26 Feb. 3 Feb. 28 – Mar. 5 Alumni and Friends Alumni and Friends Alumni and Friends Appreciation Night with the Arizona Events Basketball Game Minot Symphony For more information visit MinotStateU.edu/alumni or find us on facebook. 21 MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME THE MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE selected three individuals 2017 GALA to be enshrined in 2017. The 2017 Hall of Fame class featured student-athletes NICK BANKS, KENDRA MEYER and JANESSA (PENNER) WILSON. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during halftime of the Beavers home football game against Bemidji State Oct. 14. A brunch was held in their honor prior to the game. This marks the 38th class to enter the Minot State University Athletics Hall of Fame as the school has honored a class each year since 1980.
NICK BANKS KENDRA MEYER JANESSA (PENNER) WILSON BANKS played football for Minot State MEYER, from Prior Lake, Minn., left WILSON ended her four-year career for just two seasons, but the San Diego, the university as the all-time leading as the most decorated softball player in Calif., native put together a fantastic scorer, finishing with 1,710 points in her school history, earning three NAIA All- career in a short time. He was named four-year women’s basketball career. She American honors. The Morden, Manitoba the Dakota Athletic Conference Most currently sits in second in all-time scoring native was named First-Team All-Amer- Valuable Player in both seasons (Co-MVP at MSU. She was named NAIA All-Amer- ican in 2008, Second Team in 2009 and in 2007) and was a two-time American ican Second-Team in 2007-08 and was an honorable mention in 2010. During that Football Coaches Association All-Amer- honorable mention selection in 2006-07. run, she was named the NAIA Region 3 ican. In 2008, he was named to the first Meyer was honored by the Dakota Ath- Player of the Year (2008), the Dakota team and was a second-team honoree letic Conference on the All-DAC team Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player in 2007. Banks was named First-Team three times, earning First-Team honors (2008) and the DAC Most Valuable All-DAC in both 2007 and 2008. He as a junior and senior and was the DAC’s Senior (2010). The Beavers qualified for rushed for 2,697 yards in two seasons, Senior Most Valuable Player (2007-08) their first-ever NAIA National Tourna- ranking him third on the Beavers all-time and Co-Defensive Player of the Year ment in 2010 as Wilson was named team list. His 1,438 yards rushing in 2008 is (2005-06). Minot State was 77-46 during MVP. She finished her career with a .477 second all-time for single season rushing. her career and Meyer played in two NAIA average — the highest in school history. He is ranked third in single season rush- National Tournaments in 2006 and 2008. She finished with 113 runs batted in, 198 ing for his 1,259 yards in 2007. Along She helped MSU to the national quar- runs scored and 81 stolen bases, a school with his total yards, he scored 27 rushing terfinals in 2008. Along with her point record when she graduated. Wilson also touchdowns and added one receiving. He totals, Meyer finished with 354 rebounds, finished with 43 doubles, 19 triples and ranked second in the NAIA in rushing 335 assists and 249 steals — ranking in 13 home runs in her career. with 143.8 per game in 2008. Minot the top 10 in school history in both assists State finished 6-1 in Dakota Athletic and steals. Conference play and tied for the DAC championship in 2007.
22 2017 GALA
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1. MSU Alumni Scholarship award winners help at the 5. The crowd reacts to co-host Dean Frantsvog’s ’97 9. MSU Alum Maynard Sandberg ’55 congratulates one of the 2017 Gala. wardrobe challenge. nights bidding winners.
2. A banner thanks community sponsors for their support. 6. New to the Gala this year are the $20 Bucks-a-shot table. 10. The crowd looks on as the night continues to entertain.
3. The jokes got a bit “hairy” as President Steve Shirley 7. The waiter for the night, Greg Fjeld ’81, takes his duties to 11. MSU alum and faculty member Dr. Kristi (Schaefer) Berg didn’t win the battle of best beard. Pictured with the next level with his tux with tails ensemble. ’95/’00 shows off her basketball skills. Dr. Shirley are Rick Hedberg ’89, Ryan Hertz ’00, and Maynard Sandberg ’55. 8. Bryan Vibeto and John Gaddie pose in front of one of the 12. Alumni and friends enjoy a great evening supporting MSU. night’s hottest items, a crooked playhouse sponsored by Pictured at the CleanTech/Newkota Service and Rentals table 4. Libby Claerbout and Amy (Sullivan) Roberts ’01. the MSU Alumni Association. are Ryon and Kristen Boen, Kent ’06 and Chelsea (Peterson) Kirkhammer ’06, Ashlee Deschamp, Trisha (Johnson)23 ’06 and Bryan Boyeff ’06/’12, and Darrik ’03 and Betsy (Vig) Trudell ’06. 2017 GOLF TOUR LUAU 1. 2.
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7. 1. Liz (Ellis) Slotsve ’97, Melessa (Kessler) Bosch ’89/’02, Andrea (Limke) Hedberg ’92 and 8. Deb (Steig) Reinke ’73 enjoyed the NDSF Luau.
2. Mike Arlien ’94/’01 and Deb (Steig) Reinke ’73 took in the fun times at the NDSF Luau.
3. Recently retired MSU VP for Advancement Marv Semrau and MSU President Steve Shirley are entertained by David Reiten.
4. Diane (Slauter) ’72 and Rob Anderson ’72/’83 along with Walter Piehl took in the Luau festivities.
5. Duane Edwards ’75, Pat Bennett, Lenae Iverson, Byron ’86 and Chris (Gay) Blowers ’73 and Peggy and Dan Schmidt ’74 gathered together at the Bismarck Alumni and Friends Reunion at the Blarney Stone.
6. Larry Gerjets ’67, Rollie Schepp, Julie (Engg) Schepp ’88/’97, Dawn (Gerjets) Hintz ’92, Pat (Pfau) ’69 and Arvin Swanson enjoyed the night at the Blarney Stone.
7. Sig Tau brothers Keith Bjornson ’75 and Steve Bennett ’74.
24 8. Ron and Kathy (Marum) Brandt ’78, and Roger Herrmann ’16, and Sarah Johnston ’14 had a fun night in Bismarck. The 2017 Golf Tour included stops in Velva Kenmare GOLF TOUR Garrison Minot Air Force Base and Bottineau
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L to R: Dr. Richard Jenkins, Roger Looyenga ’68, Jackie Hegstad (represented her late husband, Dr. Joseph Hegstad), Marv Semrau, and Wade Regier ’08
He not only led MSU in his wife Jackie, served as He began his career at MSU as events, but was sought out to members of the first Board of Director of Student Affairs be a choral guest conductor at Directors for the Scandinavian from 1983-89 before being music festivals in and around Heritage Association. promoted to Vice President North Dakota and served as During his retirement, he for Student Affairs. From choral music judge in festivals continued to give back to the 1994-2005, he served in the throughout the region. Hegstad music world, operating a dual role of Vice President for trained as a classical singer in private voice studio, Studio V, Advancement and Student the areas of opera, oratorio, and Dr. Joseph Hegstad providing singing lessons for Affairs until the two positions art song, and also the styles of both children and adults. He were separated in 2005. He (posthumously) theater, popular & jazz, continued to perform at served through four presidents Dr. Joseph Hegstad, who performing regularly at MSU charity events, churches, at Minot State. Minot State passed away in 2017, began functions as well as in the private parties, and annually underwent many changes his career with Minot State in community and region. He also at patriotic musical event`s during his time with the 1970, became the chairman of served as musical director for for military award dinners. university as he worked on the music division, and helped several years with the MSU projects that included Campus establish a Master of Music Summer Theatre. Heights Apartments, Lura degree at MSU. A former Hegstad, who was born and Manor, Gordon B. Olson member of the Air Force Band raised in the Mayville/Hatton Library, and the Wellness and Singing Sergeants, he also area, also founded the Center, along with renovations directed the MSU Concert prestigious Heritage Singers, a to Herb Parker Stadium, the Choir, Vagabond Male semiprofessional singing group Student Center, Crane Hall, Chorus, and the Jazz Madrigal consisting of local performers, Model Hall, Moore Hall, Old Singers. He entered into MSU graduates, and Main, Memorial Hall, and college choral competition, individuals from around the Dr. Richard Jenkins Swain Hall. resulting in five major region. He joined with Chester Dr. Richard Jenkins served Along with his Minot State European MSU Concert Choir Reiten as a part of the initial as Minot State’s Vice President duties, Jenkins was active in tours, performing in major founding group of the now for Student Affairs from 1989 the Boy Scouts of America cities throughout Europe. well-known Hostfest. He and until his retirement in 2015. Northern Lights Council, 28 Minot Lions Club, Minot department, senior vice Before coming to Minot and currently as the club Area Personnel Association, president for the marketing State, he was employed at hockey team’s Director of and the American Legion. department, company Young America for 19 years, Hockey Operations and Jenkins is married to Sally director, executive vice including serving as the head coach. and they have three daughters, president, and CEO and regional manager for all Young In 2017-18, he enters his Krista, Julie, and Alyssa along chairman. America and American Man 14th year with Minot State with three grandchildren. During his early years at clothing stores, and was the hockey as a coach and a player Auto-Owners, Looyenga met sales manager at Lowe’s and is in his eighth season as his wife, Ann, who also Printing for 19 years. head coach. He has elevated worked there. He and Ann He is active in the the program to the elite level, have two sons, Justin, who community as well, winning the Beavers first-ever resides in Traverse City, co-chairing the $4 million ACHA National Champion- Mich., and Nathan, who lives capital campaign that built ship in 2013 where he earned in Chicago. They now spend the new Minot Family YMCA the first of two ACHA their winters in Arizona and and has served as a member of National Coach of the Year summers in Michigan. the First Lutheran Church and awards (2013 & 2017). In all, Roger Looyenga ’68 Looyenga wrote the book North Dakota Cowboy Hall he has coached MSU teams Roger Looyenga retired in “Take the Stairs: Leadership of Fame capital campaign to six-straight quarterfinal 2010 as chief executive officer Lessons Learned from a committees. His civic appearances and three final and chairman of Auto-Owners Lifetime of Service with involvement includes fours, sporting a 208-36-15 Insurance Group, a Fortune Auto-Owners Insurance Chairman of the Minot overall record. 500 company, after almost 40 Company.” It is about his life Planning Commission, As a player, he led the years of service. and career with Auto-Owners Chairman of the Minot Area Beavers in scoring for two A Mandan native, Looyenga and the leadership lessons he Development Corporation, seasons and was selected to graduated from then Minot learned. Chairman of the Minot Y’s the inaugural ACHA All-Star State College with a bachelor’s Men’s Rodeo, Chairman of Game in 2008. While a degree in business education People for Progress, President student at Minot State, he was in 1968. While at Minot of the Minot Kiwanis Club, involved in the Minot State State, he participated on the President of the Minot Y’s Student Association, including tennis team, in intramural Men’s Club, and Trustee intramural director from football and wrestling, and North Dakota Cowboy 2005-07 and the student body was elected to the Student Hall of Fame. president from 2007-08. An Council, the predecessor of Semrau and his wife, Barb, important part of Regier’s today’s Student Government have two children, Chris tenure as student president was Association. He belonged to Marv Semrau Semrau, who lives in Sioux his involvement of the drafting the Letterman’s Club, Greek Marv Semrau served Minot Falls, S.D., with his wife and the creation of the new Council, and was president of State University as Vice Roslynn and Amy Nostdahl, Wellness Center on campus. Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. President for Advancement for who lives in Minneapolis, Outside of the Beaver He presented Minot State 10 years until his retirement in Minn., with her husband hockey program, Regier has University with a $100,000 2016. He attended Minot State Stuart. Marv and Barb have volunteered many hours to the gift in 2010 to establish the for one year before transferring four grandchildren. Bakken Oilers and Minot Roger Looyenga Leadership to North Dakota State, Hockey Boosters youth College of Business graduating with a degree in hockey organizations and Endowment in order to business administration. served on the MAYSA initiate a program in business During his time as VP for Expansion committee for the leadership, an overlooked area Advancement and Executive development of the new Pepsi in higher education. Director of the MSU rink at the MAYSA Arena. He At Auto-Owners, Development Foundation, he continues to speak at regular Looyenga was a payroll increased the assets by a total coaching clinics throughout auditor, underwriter at the of $19 million to excess of the United States. Lansing branch, special agent $28 million of which Wade Regier ’08 Regier’s wife, Ashley for northern Indiana, approximately $17 million are Wade Regier, the 2017 (Bernsdorf) ’10, is a kinder- manager of the marketing in endowments supporting Young Alumni Achievement garten teacher at John Hoeven department, regional vice student scholarships. Award winner, earned his Elementary, and they have a president of the White Bear He successfully led the largest degree at Minot State in daughter, Everette. n Lake branch, vice president of capital campaign in Minot State marketing and management the sales department, senior history, raising $31.2 million in and has continued his vice president of the property cash, gifts, pledges, and bequests association with MSU both as and casualty marketing in just more than seven years. a part of the admissions team 29 SEND US YOUR NEWS: MinotStateU.edu/alumni 1968 his community participating in 1976 Minnesota and North Dakota. Joe Alme, a trom- chamber activities, the 4th of July Julie (Keller-Schimke) Stavn, He served on the board of Trinity bone player who’s Committee, the Grass Green Golf head cross country coach and Health, was past chair on the been involved with Course at the country club and assistant track and field coach MSU Board of Regents and is cur- the Minot City Band spearheading a theater project. at Century High School in rently on the board of the Minot since the mid-1960s, As he moves on to the next stage Bismarck, was inducted into Family YMCA. directed his first of his life, he plans to stay in the the 2017 National High School outdoor concert this summer. Hettinger area after doing some Athletic Coaches Association Hall Jeff Risk stepped away from Alme taught music and served as traveling. of Fame. officiating after four decades of band director at area high schools service. Risk worked three main in Glenburn and Minot and later Diane (Martinson) Selvig retired Dianne (Otto) Volk sports over his career: basketball, at Minot State University. He was from teaching at Morning Son retired from the Bot- football and baseball. Risk retired also the administrator of the Inter- Christian School in Fergus Falls, tineau School District his whistle to spend more time national Music Camp for 23 years. Minn. Originally from Rolette, after teaching art for with his wife, Tammy, and focus she spent 22 years at Morning 35 years. Volk’s plans on his position as the athletic Chuck Gad retired Son, broken up by a few years for retirement include director at Nedrose High School. after 41 years of while she was back in North visiting children and grandchil- coaching West Fargo Dakota with her husband until his dren, completing projects and 1983 retirement. golf teams. Gad retired having time for new projects. Linda Benson, from business educa- public information tion teaching at West 1973 1979 specialist at Minot Fargo in 2006. He coached boys LaVonne (Germundson) Carlson Jill (Warner) Fuller, State University, re- and girls basketball, boys track and was recognized by the Minot CEO of Prairie Lakes tired after 34 years of field and boys and girls golf during Camera Club at the club’s year-end Healthcare System service. Benson is the his 50-year coaching tenure. competition. in Watertown, S.D., first staff member to be awarded was recognized by staff emeritus status. Benson’s 34 1969 1974 Becker’s Hospital Review as one years of service to the university Jerry Helgeson and his wife, Kathy (Hoeffel) Aspaas, head of “60 Rural Hospital CEOs include work in the Student Loan Sandy, served as the grand mar- girls swim coach at Century High to Know.” This recognition is a Collection department, the shals for the 2017 annual Greeley School in Bismarck, was named compilation of CEOs who run Business Office and in the Public Stampede in Greeley, Colo. the 2017 National High School some of the top-performing rural Information Office. She belongs Athletic Coaches Association hospitals in the nation. to Minot Eagle Auxiliary #2376, 1970 Swimming and Diving Coach of judges at the Ward County 4-H Achievement Days, belongs to the Dale Ekstrom is the the Year. Diane (Sedevie) Zander, a sixth Sons of Norway Thor Lodge and superintendent for through eighth-grade teacher at the Women of the Moose. Benson the McClusky School 1975 Bishop Ryan Catholic School, re- was elected as a trustee for the District. Ekstrom Mark Grueneich has been a ceived the local Post, District, and Dakota State Auxiliary Fraternal previously served as coach for more than four decades State levels for this year’s Smart/ Order of Eagles for 2017-18. the superintendent at with 33 of those years at Parshall. Maher VFW National Citizenship Underwood Public School for 11 He has numerous memories Education Teacher Award. The Don Hamm is the Pre-K through years and Morton County for four including conference champion- VFW Teacher of the Year award sixth-grade physical education years. He held secondary school ships and being state runner up program was enacted in 1999 as and health teacher at Parshall principal and assistant principal in 2009. Aside from his major a way to identify and recognize Public Schools. Hamm previously positions at Mandan High School career focus on football, he briefly America’s best educators who worked for Burdick Job Corps from 1988 to 2000. In 1998 coached basketball, golf and instill a sense of national pride in and Dish Network. He taught in Ekstrom was selected North Dakota tennis. students by teaching citizenship Deering, Rolette, and Des Lacs, Secondary Principal of the Year. He education topics regularly and N.D., and in Poplar, Mont., and has been a member of Lions Club Wayne Scharf and his wife, Cleo, promoting America’s history and El Paso, Texas. He and his wife, International, Mandan Progress celebrated their 50th wedding an- traditions effectively. Tammy, have been foster parents Organization, Bismarck Mandan niversary with a trip to Breda, The to more than 100 foster children Chamber of Commerce Local Issues Netherlands. Wayne served in the 1981 who have enriched their lives. Committee, and an active church U.S. Army and then went to work Tim Mihalick was Tammy is a teacher in Minot. member serving as deacon, trustee, for Burlington Northern Railroad named business They have four children and two board member, and chair of the in Minot. He worked in manage- development officer grandchildren. pastoral selection committee. ment for the railroad in different at First Western Bank states before moving to Pasco, & Trust on Sept. 1. 1971 Wash. in 1982. He retired from Mihalick has more 1984 Cindy (Martin) Cook won the Dennis Freed retired the railroad in 2001 and then than 30 years of business manage- 2017 National Distinguished from Ameriprise started Scharf’s Yard and Home ment experience with Odell- Principals Award for North after 30 years in the Service. The Scharfs have three Wentz & Associates and IRET. Dakota. Cook is the principal at finance industry. children and two grandchildren. He will be responsible for business Sunnyside Elementary in Minot. Freed was active in development in all markets in
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1985 sociation Hall of Fame. Grochow Dave Kivett is the coached the Rugby Panthers for new head softball more than 25 years. coach at Minot State University. He holds Roxanne (Wass) Vendsel joined a master’s degree in First District Health Unit as direc- physical education tor of nursing on June 1. Vendsel from Azusa Pacific in California, previously worked at St. Joseph’s and a credential in adaptive physical Hospital in labor and delivery, education from Cal Poly Pomona. was the assistant director of nurs- Over the past 31 years, Kivett ing at Americana Nursing Home, has been associated with Yucaipa was the director of nursing and High School in Yucaipa, Calif., as clinical director at Dakota Boys a physical education instructor, and Girls Ranch, and worked at MINOT HIGH SCHOOL’S BOYS BASKETBALL COACHING TEAM, spending the past 12 years as Medical Arts Clinic. Brian Hornecker ’87, Eric Pearson ’98, Mike Upton attended, and head softball coach and assistant head coach Dean Winczewski ’99, celebrate winning their third football coach. He also spent 12 1987 consecutive N.D. State Class A Boys Basketball state championship. seasons as an assistant head coach Karen M. (Robbins) at the club softball level with Sud- Arlien received full den Impact Travel Softball. professorship at Laura (McKibbin) Richard Stenberg is an associate Bismarck State College Murray is serving as professor of history and political 1986 on May 1. Arlien is the professor and direc- science at Williston State College. Dale Ludwig, drivers education chair of the Computers tor of the School of Stenberg offers the standard sur- teacher at Minot Public Schools, and Office Technology Department. Communication vey courses in U.S. History and has received a number of awards Sciences and Disorders Western Civilization and State including 2015 National Defen- 1988 in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Local Government. sive Driving Course Instructor of Shar (Olson) Grigsby, physi- at the University of Western the Year from the National Safety cian recruiter at Trinity Health, Ontario in London, Ontario. 1989 Council, 2016 Outstanding has been named a fellow of the Michelle (Larson) Safety Instructor from the North Association of Staff Physician Brian Nelson retired as super- Bagley is the library Dakota Safety Council, NDDOT Recruiters. Grigsby, a Bowbells intendent at Lewis & Clark – dean at Portland Traffic Safety Honor Roll, and the native, began her 30-year career in Berthold schools. Nelson will be Community College 2017 North Dakota Driver and medical administration at Medical relocating to the Fargo area. in Portland, Ore. Traffic Safety Education Associa- Arts Clinic in 1988. She served tion Teacher of the Year. as a correspondence secretary, Lee Nordin was transcriptionist and executive sec- honored during a re- David Kramer Arnie Strebe is retary before being promoted to tirement ceremony at was promoted to president of Starion marketing and managed care co- Camp Grafton Train- president of Peoples Bank in Bismarck. ordinator in 1998. When Medical ing Center in June. State Bank in Velva. Strebe joined Starion Arts and Trinity Health merged Col. Nordin served Kramer has been in April 2015 as chief in 2000, she assumed her present in the North Dakota National with Peoples State Bank for 20 human resources role as physician recruiter. Guard for 26 years. He began his years and has more than 25 years officer. He received his master’s military career in 1988 as an en- of banking experience. degree in education from Jones Karen Harrington listed soldier before commission- International University and is a is the director of ing as an engineer officer in 1990. Lynette (Borjeson) graduate of the Senior Human Catawba County He also branch-qualified as an air Painter received Resources Program of the Graduate Social Services in defense artillery officer. He held full professorship School of Banking at the University North Carolina. Har- multiple leadership positions in at Bismarck State of Wisconsin-Madison. He served rington joined CCSS units throughout the state, most College on May 1. in the United States Army and as the assistant director in 2013 recently as commander for Camp Painter is a professor North Dakota Army National and served as the interim director Grafton Training Center. He of Computer Information Sys- Guard, graduating with honors of the agency since January 2017. deployed overseas to Kosovo and tems and President-elect for the from numerous military schools. She brings more than 25 years of Kuwait. Nordin lives in Grand North Dakota Business Education A five-time Iron Man finisher, experience in the social services Forks with his wife, Valerie. They Association. Strebe has been instrumental in field as a social services casework- have two children. the creation of the annual youth er, clinician, program supervisor, Johnna (Johnson) triathlon in Bismarck. and administrator. Lori (Swanson) Westby, Ed.D., Soltis received the opened Learning Scott Grochow was 2017 Minot Board Diagnostics and inducted into the 2017 of Realtors Rookie Consulting in Stanley. National High School Realtor of the Year Westby works with Athletic Coaches As- award. parents, school districts, guardians
31 SEND US YOUR NEWS: MinotStateU.edu/alumni and students helping anyone Kevin Ternes was 1995 Ben Slind became an questioning how children learn inducted into the Warren Strand, owner of Thompson- and, if they are having trouble, Dakota Musician principal at Fessen- Larson Funeral will provide additional informa- Association Hall of den-Bowdon, was Homes in Minot. tion on how to help a child. Fame. elected as the North Slind, a life-long Dakota Association Minot resident, has 1990 of Secondary School Principals been a member of the Thompson- Angela (McCarvel) 1991 representative to the North Larson Funeral Homes profes- Boos was promoted Nora (Martin) Dakota High School Activities sional staff of licensed funeral to director of human Rasmussen, Trinity Association’s Board of Directors directors since June of 2004. In resources for Rim- Health South Ridge, for the 2017-18 school year. 2001, he graduated with honors rock Foundation in received the Minot with an applied associates degree Billings, Mont. Boos Area Chamber of 1998 in funeral service education from Mt. Hood Community College spent 10 years in the insurance in- Commerce’s Eagle Jason Horner, head dustry before her most recent work Award in June. MACC sponsors in Gresham, Ore. He has been boys basketball coach a licensed funeral director in in human resources. She has more the program to recognize Minot at Legacy High than five years of management workers who exhibit superior Minot since November 2001. School in Bismarck, Ben currently serves on the Board experience and is a certified profes- customer service. is the developer sional through the Society for of Directors for the Minot Area of Coach-Op, a web-based ap- Chamber of Commerce. He Human Resource Management. 1993 plication to assist coaches with Boos has been working in human and his wife, Jennifer, have two Karla (Maurer) organization and planning. daughters. resources for six years, the previous Philip joined the three have been with Rimrock, a Brokers 12 team in Larry Hubbard was promoted to treatment center, serving adults Minot. Philip has chief deputy for the Ward County 2001 and adolescents with substance use been a longtime Sheriff’s Department. Hubbard’s Rebecca (Senff) and co-occurring disorders. educator in Minot. rank was raised to major. He has Ruzicka, All been with the Ward County Sher- American Trophies & Perry Erdmann is serving as 1994 iff’s Department since 1995, most Screen Printing Inc., the treasurer of the Souris Valley recently as head of the investiga- received the Minot United Way Board of Directors. Stacey Diehl was Area Chamber of appointed to the SRT tions division. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. Commerce Eagle Award in July. Renee (Unterscher) Communications MACC sponsors the program to board of directors for Harju, FNP-C, with Brekka (Nybakken) recognize Minot workers who CHI St. Alexius District 4, representing exhibit superior customer service. Minot, Burlington, and Surrey. Kramer was named Health, received the one of Prairie Busi- Minot Area Cham- Diehl has been in the banking in- Jason Vollmer was dustry for more than 20 years and ness’ Top 25 Women ber of Commerce in Business for 2017. promoted to vice Eagle Award in February. MACC currently is a senior vice president president, chief at First International Bank & Kramer is the general manager of sponsors the program to recognize Odney Minot. financial officer and Minot workers who exhibit supe- Trust in Minot. treasurer for MDU rior customer service. 2000 Resources. Vollmer David Kruger joined MDU Resources in 2005 Wendell Nelson is teaching mu- was promoted to Patience (Zietz) Boesl is a as a financial analyst, was named sic at Milnor Public School. Nel- the academic rank guardianship worker in the Minot manager of the treasury, cash and son previously worked in Watford of full librarian at office of Catholic Charities North risk management department in City, Grenora and Drayton. the University of Dakota. Boesl previously worked 2001, then treasurer and director Wyoming. Kruger’s at REM North Dakota as a pro- of cash, risk management and Brad Richardson is first academic book, “J.C. Penney: gram specialist. general accounting in 2014, the superintendent the Man, the Store, and Ameri- and in 2015 was named vice of the Michael J. can Agriculture,” an agricultural John Gruenberg is the superin- president, CAO and treasurer. Fitzmaurice South biography of a department store tendent and elementary school Prior to joining MDU Resources, Dakota Veterans magnate, was published by the principal at Powers Lake School. he worked at the North Dakota Home in Hot University of Oklahoma Press. Gruenberg, an Iraq war vet, most Office of the State Auditor. Springs, S.D. Prior to joining the recently worked in the Westhope Veterans Home campus in 2014, Kristopher Lien school system and prior to that joined First West- was on the teaching staffs at Ber- 2002 Richardson was a 30-year-career Justin DeCoteau was elected to army medical service officer hav- ern Bank & Trust thold and Grand Forks Central. in December as an His wife, Rachel, is a nurse practi- the National Federation (NFHS) ing served worldwide in various Wrestling Rules Committee and medical commands, with multiple information technol- tioner. The Gruenbergs have three ogy officer. Lien has children and reside in Minot. will serve until 2021. DeCoteau deployments in support of Opera- officiates wrestling in North tion Iraqi Freedom and Operation more than 20 years of experience in information technology. Dakota, as well as for the NCAA. Enduring Freedom. He has been a wrestling official for 19 years. 32 SEND US YOUR NEWS: MinotStateU.edu/alumni
Perry Olson is previously served as the execu- currently is the lead instructor for the cake manager at Marketplace serving as president tive director of the American Red first year students at LRSC Devils Foods main store in Minot. of the Souris Valley Cross serving western North Lake site and assists in the teach- United Way Board of Dakota. ing lab for second year students 2008 Directors. (the ADNS). She is the lead Richard Berg is Ashley (Gefroh) instructor for Nurse 122 and 126 the new executive Larry Sebastian is Wallner, FNP-C for the Dakota Nursing Program director of the Souris the superintendent with Trinity Health’s Consortium. She graduated with Valley United Way. at Strasburg Public Neurosurgery, her master degree in nursing edu- Berg was previously School in Strasburg, received the Minot cation in 2016. She is currently employed by the N.D. Sebastian has Area Chamber of preparing to write her certified Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch for been involved in Commerce Eagle Award in April. nurse educator exam to become a 34 years. education for nearly 30 years, MACC sponsors the program to CNE. Moser is also certified as a most recently serving three years recognize Minot workers who LERN Certified Contract Trainer Matt Geinert is as the Hettinger Public School exhibit superior customer service. and LERN Certified Online serving as a co-chair superintendent. Instructor (COI). Melissa is mar- of the Souris Valley Drew Wierson, agent with Next ried to Steve, and they have two United Way 2017- Jennifer (Berg) Sundby earned Home Legendary Properties, was children. 18 Campaign. her master’s degree in school nationally recognized with the leadership at Minnesota State company’s Master’s Club Award 2007 University Moorhead. Sundby is for 2016. Zach Burdick was Ryan Geltel, attorney, the school principal for the Mad- the recipient of the joined the board of dock School District. She and her 2005 Prochnow Educa- directors for American husband have five children. Jennifer Goodman is teaching tional Foundation/ State Bank & Trust of high school math at Velva Public North Dakota Williston. Geltel grew 2003 School. Goodman previously Bankers Association up on a family farm near Grenora. Karna Taft earned taught at Jim Hill Middle School Scholarship. Burdick is a com- He received his law degree from the Certified Credit in Minot for 12 years. mercial loan officer at United the University of North Dakota Union Financial Community Bank of North where he graduated with distinc- Counselor designa- Kristie (Moldenhauer) Hoff Dakota in Minot. The scholarship tion. Geltel has been an attorney in tion. Taft is employed is serving as the president of the is made available annually to a Williston for more than five years by Town & Country Velva Association of Commerce. selected individual who has dem- and is a partner in the MacMaster Credit Union in Minot. Hoff, a Velva native, works at onstrated outstanding leadership Geltel and Siewert Law Firm. Verendrye Electric. and a commitment to his or her 2004 community and to the banking Troy Nogosek is the police chief DelRae (Zimmerman) 2006 industry. in Napoleon, N.D. Nogosek has Geinert is serving Michelle (Boyeff) 15 years of computer experi- as a co-chair of the Hoff, agent with Jeremy Feller has ence, along with five years of law Souris Valley United NextHome Legend- joined Minot State enforcement experience. Before Way 2017-18 Cam- ary Properties, was University Develop- moving to Napoleon he worked paign. Geinert was recognized as a top ment Foundation’s safety and security at Walmart in also elected to a three-year term producer for the Advancement Office Bismarck and was deputy sheriff on the Town & Country Credit company and franchise for 2016. as a development in Burleigh, Adams, Kidder and Union board of directors. officer. Feller previously coached Mercer counties. He and his wife, Kent Kirkhammer and was athletic director at Our April, have two children. Breann (Hornberger) Lund is is serving on the Redeemer’s Christian School. the director at Wee Care Learning Rotary Club of Jeremy and his wife, Jade, have Jenna (Dosch) Center in Stanley, N.D. Lund Minot board of di- three children. Thompson, a family taught for two years in the New rectors. Kirkhammer nurse practitioner Town Public Schools and six years is the president/CEO of NewKota Donna Kephart (FNP), joined the at Stanley Elementary. For the last Services & Rentals. teaches at Cholla team of providers four years, she has worked part time High School in Tuc- at Heart of America as a substitute teacher in Stanley. Melissa son, Ariz. Kephart Johnson Clinic in Rugby in July. (MacDonald) teaches concert and Thompson worked as a registered Terri (Ward) Philion Moser was named marching band, nurse and assistant director of is the marketing di- Teacher of the Year orchestra, choir and international nursing in the Heart of America rector for the Minot at Lake Region State programme music, along with AP Care Center for nearly four years. Area Development College. Moser music theory. She graduated from the Univer- Corporation. Philion transitioned over to the Nursing sity of North Dakota in 2017 has over twenty years Department in a faculty role Katie Knowles won first place in with her Masters of Science in of experience in marketing, sales, in 2014 while taking classes to the International Dairy Deli Bakery Nursing. Thompson lives in fundraising, and recruiting. She obtain her master’s degree. She Association’s 22nd annual cake Rugby with her husband and decorating challenge. Knowles is three young children. She enjoys 33 SEND US YOUR NEWS: MinotStateU.edu/alumni spending time outside and with ICU and GI/same day surgery 2012 Kirk Mason operates family and friends. units. Her Master of Science/ Darla Allen joined Premier Chiropractic Family Nurse Practitioner degree the staff of First in Minot with Becky Wade Regier, MSU was completed at the University Western Bank & Perry-Domres. Mason hockey head coach, of North Dakota. She and her Trust as a system has also expanded his was named the husband have three children. analyst. Allen has practice by opening a 2017 ACHA Men’s more than 12 years clinic in Kenmare. Division 1 Coach Leah (Wesoloski) of experience in information of the Year. This is Hoffman is a mental technology. Abby Martinson and the second time Regier has been health counselor at Kim Albert, owners honored with the award. He led Williston State College. Aaron Cummings is teaching of Allstate in Minot, the Beavers to a program-best 35 Hoffman and her hus- business education at Billings West have been designated wins this past season. band have two sons. High School in Billings, Mont. an Allstate Premier Agency for 2017. 2009 Carla (Trotter) Cassie (Neuharth) Tadd DeMars was appointed to Schwartzenberger Edwards joined Kyle Peterson is a serve as a director for the Minot and her business Heritage Homes and geologist at the Area Chamber of Commerce partner, Eric Mauch, Berkshire Hathaway Energy & Environ- Board. Demars is president of owners of Razor HomeServices Premier mental Research Food Management Investors in Consulting Solutions Inc., have Properties as a mar- Center in Grand Minot. He serves as the president been named the U.S. Small Busi- keting specialist in Fargo. Edwards Forks. Peterson of the Special Events Committee ness Administration’s 2017 N.D. is responsible for managing a vari- develops geophysical models of of Bishop Ryan Catholic Schools. Small Business Persons of the ety of internal and external graphic the subsurface, performs regional He and his wife, Jody, have three Year. This annual award recog- design, social media, and com- geological characterization, and children. nizes exceptional small business munication projects and initiatives evaluates geologic core samples. owners who demonstrate the as well as planning events. He graduated with a master’s Heather (Borman) entrepreneurial spirit in starting degree in geology from the Uni- Halverson was and growing a successful business. Stephanie (Pfeifer) versity of North Dakota. promoted to Razor Consulting headquarters Silverthorn, human admission counselor is located in Watford City, while resources generalist Terry (TJ) Wald was in Enrollment their main office and most of at Town & Coun- promoted to senior Services at Minot their employees are in Fargo. The try Credit Union, account manager for State University. company takes on the technologi- earned the designa- supply operations at cal workload for other businesses, tion of Certified Professional from SpotXchange Digital Rob Hauptman received the providing software development, the Society for Human Resource Video Advertising Co. Scholar Student of the Year award outsourcing, and additional work Management. Silverthorn has in Westminster, Colo. for the physician assistant program force. Schwartzenberger resides in six years of experience in human at Rocky Mountain College. Watford City with her husband, resources. 2014 David, and her two sons. Hauptman was selected by profes- Kelsey Aspaas sors and peers for academic achieve- joined Pediatric Wade Vinje, earned the Dave 2013 ment, leadership, and clinical pro- Therapy Partners as Ramsey-Endorsed Local Provider Erin (Neumann) Cummings ficiency. Rob and his wife, Tanya, a speech-language designation for tax services for is teaching orchestra at Billings have three children and co-manage pathologist in northwestern North Dakota. Skyview High School in Billings, an eBay clothing business. Fargo. Aspaas has Vinje has worked for David Mont. experience working in outpatient Hance CPA P.C. for seven years. 2010 Marion Hernandez pediatrics and in the school sys- tem. She has a special interest in Laura (Preskey) Bryant earned 2011 is the personal the Certified Credit Union banking supervisor language delays and feeding. Financial Counselor designation. Ethan Fritel works for Bank Forward Bryant is employed by Town & for Booz Allen Ham- in Jamestown. Sheena Berger Country Credit Union in Minot. ilton. He resides in Hernandez joined Bank Forward joined Coal Coun- Minot. in 2015. try Community Kelly (Brown) Health Center as a Dickinson is a nurse Cole Krueger licensed addictions practitioner in the was promoted to counselor. Berger Gastroenterology Kyra Hansen was awarded Out- Assistant Director of started an internship with CCHC Department at Trin- standing Photographer of the Year, Enrollment Services in September 2016. CCHC ity Health. Dick- for the fourth year in a row, by the at Minot State Uni- serves the communities of Beulah, inson began her nursing career Minot Camera Club. versity. Center, Hazen, and Killdeer. at Trinity Hospital, caring for After graduation, Berger worked patients in the medical/surgical, at a homeless shelter as a case manager, as a domestic violence 34 SEND US YOUR NEWS: MinotStateU.edu/alumni
advocate, and with individuals Trent Kosel is the 20 of North Dakota’s top profes- BriAnn Nelson is with disabilities. head football coach sionals under the age of 40. teaching kinder- for the Northern garten at Bowbells Jory Head was pro- Cass High School Karla Walsh, Ac- Elementary School. moted to registered Jaguars. Kosel has counting Solutions, This is her first principal for Capital been a part of the received the Minot year teaching. She Financial Services. football program for two years, Area Chamber of completed her student teaching at Head joined Capital most recently as the offensive Commerce Eagle Kenmare Public School. Nelson Financial Services in coordinator. He is a math teacher Award in June. will be assisting and coaching girls October 2016 as a principal in at Northern Cass and previously MACC sponsors the program to volleyball for Burke County. training. He holds series 7, 24, taught at Oakes High School. recognize Minot workers who 66 and 63 licenses. His duties in- exhibit superior customer service. Veronica Schmitt is teaching clude reviewing and approving all Karly Kruckenberg is the direc- kindergarten at Anamoose-Drake new business and overseeing sales tor of housing at St. Gabriel’s 2016 Elementary School. and trading practices of registered Community care facility in Bis- Andrea Beyer joined the team at representatives. marck. Kruckenberg has more CHS SunPrairie as a grain mar- Chelsea Vedvik is than eight years of experience in keting and sales analyst. Beyer’s the special educa- Michael Roark was long-term care, including being role will include research projects tion strategist at promoted to the rank a nursing home administrator at to track sales behaviors and Westhope School. of lieutenant and Valley View Home in Glasgow, customer gaps and also inputting Vedvik is in her serves as the safety Mont. outbound sales orders and social second year of and education officer media outreach. teaching, having spent last year at for the North Dakota Highway Bryan Phillips is a certified phy- Bel Air Elementary in Minot. Patrol in Bismarck. Roark began sician’s assistant and a provider in Ryan Curzon is the geographic his career with the NDHP in Trinity Health’s Infectious Disease information systems specialist for 2017 2008. After graduating from the Department. Phillips received his the Divide County emergency Mallory (Neu) Gray is the academy he was a traffic trooper graduate degree at Des Moines services department. Curzon’s kindergarten teacher at Parshall in Kenmare. He was promoted to University. responsibility is to continue the Public Schools. Mallory is a sergeant in 2014. county’s efforts to create an accu- native of Bismarck. She and her Sadie Riendeau rate GIS database for emergency husband, Nick, spent some time Tyler Ystaas is the is teaching third services. in California before moving back boys basketball grade at Reston to North Dakota in 2014. coach for Des Lacs- School in Mickenzie Czech is the fourth, Burlington. Ystaas Reston, Manitoba. fifth, and sixth-grade reading and Mark LaCroix is the head boys was the head coach Riendeau previ- English language arts teacher at basketball coach for Our Redeem- at Velva-Sawyer for ously taught a combined third Parshall Public Schools. Czech er’s Christian School in Minot. the past three seasons. In addition and fourth-grade classroom at grew up in Alberta, Canada. to coaching at DLB, he will teach Lafleche Central School in Education is her second degree. Ashley Mogard is a seventh in the school district. Lafleche, Saskatchewan. She has a bachelor of science in through 12th grade music teacher accounting from Brigham Young at Carrington Public School. 2015 Kalli (Engh) Smith is the special University – Hawaii. Kelsea (Andrist) Bowers is teach- education staff member for fourth Jordan Schulz played for the Re- ing second grade at Mohall Lans- through eighth grade in the Nolan Johnsen has gina Red Sox, a summer collegiate ford Sherwood School District. Mohall Lansford Sherwood School been commissioned baseball team. Schulz joined the Bowers received her Master of District. Smith is currently work- as a second lieutenant Red Sox on the bench when he Education degree from Concor- ing on her master’s degree from in the Air Force after was an 11th grader at William dia University-Portland focusing MSU. Prior to joining MLS, she graduating from Of- Derby School. in curriculum and instruction/ worked in the special education ficer Training School at Maxwell reading strategist. She previously program at Westhope for two Air Force Base at Montgomery, Ala. Kelly Marie Tougas is the office taught at Dakota Elementary on years. She and her husband, Tony, administrator for Clean Tech in the Minot Air Force Base for two have one daughter. Brittany Mikkelsen is teach- Minot. years. Bowers and her husband, ing fifth grade for the Bottineau Blake, have one son. Joseph Stanton is a United States School District. Mikkelsen has Attended/Friends customs and border protection been employed with the District Lynn Aas received Gretchen Collier, officer working at Newark Liberty since 2016, first as a substitute International Airport in New Jersey. the French Legion Marketplace Foods, teacher and then as a full-time of Honor medal. received the Minot paraprofessional. The award was cre- Area Chamber of Mary Waldo, emergency and trauma center staff registered ated by Napoleon Commerce Eagle Bonaparte in Award in June. nurse at Sanford Health, Bismarck, was featured in the 1802 and is the highest honor MACC sponsors the program to that France bestows upon those recognize Minot workers who Bismarck Tribune’s “20 Under exhibit superior customer service. 40.” This recognition showcased 35 who achieved remarkable deeds Connie Feist is the It is with honor we dedicate for France. Aas, who turned 96 head coach for the this section to recognize alumni on June 4, entered the Army in Black Hills State 1942 and fought as a rifleman in University women’s and friends who have passed the historic Battle of the Bulge, triathlon team. away from approximately serving with the 17th Airborne Division of the 193rd Airborne February 2017 to October 2017 Infantry in the European Theatre. Howard (Bucky) and Linda or as submitted. Aas also served as the grand mar- (Borstad) Anderson celebrated shal for this year’s North Dakota their 50th wedding anniversary Graduates State Fair Parade. with an open house in August ’40 Pratt (Crosby), Phyllis; Fargo hosted by their children and ’41 Anderson (Bickel), Fern; Rugby Dani Bailey is a grandchildren. ’41 Hatlelid (Ronning), Agnes; Ponca City, Okla. customer service ’42 Hansen (Hance), Eva; Minot representative Tom Seymour, ’42 Smith (Berntson), Audrey; Glasgow, Mont. supervisor at West- MSU professor ’43 Miller (Springer), Alice; Rugby ern State Bank in emeritus, was ’43 Robinson (Harchanko), Charlotte; Lake Bluff, Ill. Towner. Bailey has elected to the Cass ’43 Voeller (Hassler), Arnetta; Rugby been with the bank since May County Electric ’43 Warbitsky (Boyko), Agnes; Velva 2014, previously serving as a Cooperative Board ’46 Baarstad (Hubbard), Betty; Ventura, Calif. customer service representative of Directors in Fargo for a three- ’46 Miller (Neil), Jean; Cherokee, Iowa and customer service representa- year term. Seymour retired in May ’46 Tompkins (Connors), June; Minot tive team lead. 2016. He and his wife, Anita, ’47 Moore (Stotts), Dorothy; Willcox, Ariz. reside in West Fargo. ’48 Mogen (Aamodt), Carmen; Livingston, Mont. Alecia Berg, Signal ’48 Richards, Gordon; Minneapolis, Minn. Realtors, earned her Mike Slaton is the facilities ’49 Cruse, Betty; Devils Lake real estate broker manager for Café Yumm. He is ’50 Haga, Donald; Moorhead, Minn. license through the based out of the business office in ’50 Olson, Loren; Bottineau North Dakota Real Eugene, Ore. Slaton has worked in ’51 Bowman, LeRoy; Fargo Estate Commission. project development and facilities ’51 Kolbo, Robert; Zumbrota, Minn. Berg has been with Signal Real- management for 15 years. Most ’51 Norberg, Gerald; Valley City tors since 2009 and has been a recently, Slaton was a district facili- ’52 McMahon (Nelson), Beverly; Fargo top producing agent for the past ties manager for Sears and Kmart ’53 Carlson, Maybelle; Minneapolis, Minn. seven years. stores where he managed a team of ’53 Johnsrud (Martin), Celia; Fargo technicians and third-party service ’53 Wilhelm, Don; Clearwater, Fla. providers in multiple states. ’54 Pittenger, Gerald; Bellevue, Wash. ’55 Nelson (Sanford), Marlene; Watford City ’57 Black, John; Spokane, Wash. Minot Public Schools Teacher of the Year ’57 Ellingson (Rust), Patricia; Minot Lynae J. (Frank) Holmen, ’83/’92, a special education teacher at Longfellow ’57 McAlister (Stewart), Mary Ann; Lakewood, Colo. Elementary School in Minot, was recently named Minot Public Schools Teacher of ’57 Oyen (Kittelson), Norma; Williston the Year, and was a finalist for the 2017 North Dakota Teacher of the Year award. ’58 Christoffersen (Burkholder), Carol; Froid, Mont. ’58 Haberlack, Leo “Red;” Flagstaff, Ariz. ’58 Kjonaas (Lee), Lavon; Bismarck ’59 Christenson, Clarence “Christy,” Morgan City, La. ’59 Herbel (Hoff), Betty; Bottineau ’59 Troxel, Calvin; Scottsdale, Ariz. ’60 King, Donald; Onalaska, Wis. ’60 Railing, Maurice; Devils Lake ’61 Bohan, Patrick; Minot ’61 Halvorson (Lund), Marian; Washougal, Wash. ’61 Syverson, Duane; Epping ’63 Buri, Kay; Drake ’63 Olson, Dale; Mesa, Ariz. ’64 Kohlman, Dennis; Phoenix, Ariz. ’65 Johnson (Brandt), Evelyn; Minot ’66 Asendorf, Calvin; Minot ’66 Kyes, James, Sr.; Minot ’66 Loen, Ronald; Pompano Beach, Fla. Kate (Neuhalfen) Marshall ’07, Rick Hedberg ’89, Lynae Holmen, Dr. Steven Shirley and ’67 Hoffman (Roos), Joyce; Medicine Lake, Mont. Janna (Olson) McKechnie ’14. ’69 Bishop, Roger; Goshen, Ind. ’69 Fontaine (Monley), Katie; Minot 36 ’69 Merck (Lauinger), Regina; Minot ’70 Livedalen (Fecho), Bonnie; Towner Heggen (Hambek), Marlys; West Fargo ’71 Sandeen, John; Minot Heier (Faydo), Diane; Horace ’71 Vannett, Harold; Minot Hell, Sister M. Dianna; Hankinson ’72 Smetana, Peggy; Minot Helm, Kristofer; Minot Dethloff, John; Harvey ’73 Smith, Curtis; Missoula, Mont. Henne (Bartz), Viola; McClusky Detlaff, Robert; Minot ’76 Wheeling (Lee), Janelle; Minot Hennicker (Gray), Peggy; Hankinson Ege, Orvin; Bismarck ’77 Hilson (Polsfut), Doreen; Deadwood, S.D. Hoffart, David; Fargo Erickson, Jerroll; Maxbass ’77 Klaus (Sperling), Cynthia; Story, Wyo. Hoiby (Anderson), Carol; Powers Lake Farhart, Moody; Anthem, Ariz. ’78 Gebhart (Heller), Jane; Lemmon, S.D. Howe (Johnson), Eileen; Anacortes, Wash. Feller, Joe; Karlsruhe ’78 Issertell (Masteller), Annette; Moorhead, Iron, Michael; McLaughlin, S.D. Fossum (Hunt), Loretta; Minnetonka, Minn. Minn. Jordahl, Michael; Minot Freiberg, Dr. Paul; Minot ’78 Myers (Suhumskie), Eileen; Parshall Kalmbach, Lane; Minot Garves, Kenneth; La Crosse, Wis. ’78 Schommer, Gregory; Bismarck Koble (Massine), Gunda; Balta Gillmore (Everson), Karen; Minot ’78 Schweyen, Timothy; Northgate Kraft (Withey), Bonnie; Rolette Godsell, Carl; Minot ’78 Selland (Hubbard), Marilyn; Minot Lane, Cheryl; Minot Gokavi, Walter; San Antonio, Texas ’79 Lykken (Griffin), Vickie; Oregon, Wis. Lautenschlager (Bauer), Florence; Kenmare Hansen (Hatley), Eldryce; Deering ’79 Maupin, Mark; Minot Lehmann (Ness), Irene; Rugby Heere (Sateran), Lena; Minot ’79 Olson (Norwood), Mae; Bottineau Lehmann (Johnson), Marlys; Billings, Mont. Hoeven, John H. “Jack;” Minot ’82 Zuleger (Wiltse), Judith; Minot Linnertz, Stanley; Berthoud, Colo. Hoeven (Yusuf), Raziye; Minot ’83 McDonald (Schwalbe), Edythe; Detroit Ljunggren, Ronald; Rockport, Maine Jensen, Don; Surprise, Ariz. Lakes, Minn. Lyman (Berger), Ethel; Missoula, Mont. Jorgensen (Bakeman), Winifred “Freddie,” Santa ’83 Pinnow (Ringoen), Tammy; Minot Marske (Meyer), Marie; Westport, S.D. Barbara, Calif. ’84 Hale (Kohl), Julie; Kansas City, Mo. McAlmond (Syvertson), Mary; Minot Kaljot (Roose), Linda; Minot ’85 Brennan, Jack; Spokane, Wash. Nelson, Orville; West Des Moines, Iowa Keck, Robert; Williston ’87 Eversmann, Joseph; Minot Nelson (Sackman), Violet; Bismarck Kelsch (Ternes), Cherlene; Arden Hills, Minn. ’87 Grimm, Jerry; Idaho Falls, Idaho Newbury (Westlie), Melissa; Minot Kjosen, Merrel; White Earth ’89 Conway, Robbie; Westhope Nickelson (Bjornseth), Myrtle; Bottineau Kline (Dahl), Margaret; Dallas, Texas ’91 Jelskey, Jeff; Casper, Wyo. Nord (Huffman), Doreen; Red Lake Falls, Minn. Kline, Wallace; Dallas, Texas ’92 Grondahl, Timothy; Minot O’Connor (Preusse), Beverly; Minnetonka, Knutson, Melvin; Post Falls, Idaho ’93 Liserio (Mork), Deborah; Coon Rapids, Minn. Minn. Lagorin, Morris; Kenmare ’93 Yellow, Ron; Fort Yates Oberg (Hansen), Marjorie; Washburn Langager (Hill), Doris; Stanley ’98 Grant, James; Fargo Oen, Albert; Surrey Leinen (Forseth), Darlene; Williston ’99 Knauer (Wieneke), Marilyn; Buffalo, Wyo. Parkman (Arason), Lois; Bottineau Linstrom, Terry; Rugby ’10 Lindgren, Scott; Leeds Parrone, Alexandra; Glendale, Ariz. Lyson (Topp), Shirley; Williston ’10 Stiel, David; Rapid City, S.D. Pederson, Vernon; Lakeville, Minn. Meschke, Herbert; Minot ’15 Thomas, Codi; Sidney, Mont. Ralston, Paul; Longmont, Colo. Opland (Waterman), Marlene; Moorhead, Minn. Roberts (Kontos), Nita; Minot Pantsari, Harold; Rocklake Attended Renner (Huus), Debra; Minot Pope, Robert; Minot Alexander (Enget), Sharon; Epping Rosaaen (Ross), Shelly; Sidney, Mont. Quam Brown (Carlson), Jean; Minot Anderson (Roen), Geraldine; Minot Sandhofner, Bennie; Ada, Minn. Rauschenberger (Brye), Ruth; Minot Bata (Whilhelmi), Elizabeth; Langdon Schiff (Mitchell), Doris; Minot Rutherford, Kathleen; San Antonio, Texas Benson (Roen), Elsie; Minot Schulz (Miller), Edris; Lindstrom, Minn. Seelig, Eldon; Moorhead, Minn. Bergstrom (Frisinger), Vera; Tioga Schweitzer (Yeager), Pearl; Fargo Selland, Ernest; Minot Buettner (Golan), Monica; Minot Shae (Rustad), Sylvia; Williston Severson (Chrislock), Ruth; Castro Valley, Calif. Burkett, Thomas; Grand Forks Skaare (Miller), Delores; Williston Stredwick (Melby), Sharlene; Boise. Idaho Busch, Ronald; Grand Forks Smith (Beauchamp-Miller), Patricia; Stillwater, Undlin, Lloyd; Lansford Carlson (Haugen), Alyce; Portland, Ore. Okla. Wallace, Owen; Fessenden Clark (Enge), Debra; Stanley Stordal, Dr. Gerald; Tulsa, Okla. Wienbar (Whitmore), Wanda; Stanley Conway, Vance; Minot Stromswold, Omund; Sebastopol, Calif. Damschen (Farland), Eunice; Bismarck Testa (Aus), Karen; Minot Faculty and Staff Disher (Jacobson), Blanche; Fargo Thomason (Albright), Linda; Minot Chambers (Edwards), Marguerite; retired man- Doyle, John; Morro Bay, Calif. Trimble (Hartleib), Jane; Akeley, Minn. ager of the MSU bookstore, Eastport, Maine Dullum (Doeden), Jeanette; Kalispell, Mont. Vanberkom, James; Stanley Hegstad, Dr. Joseph; retired chair of the division Dupre (Vardsveen), Kathryn “Kacey;” Minot Voeller (Eberle), Irene; Rugby of music; Scottsdale, Ariz. Durward (Helde), Fern; Minot Volz, Conor; Williston Kephart, Dale; former custodial supervisor for Ellison (Wissbrod), Rose; Auburn, Wash. Walters (Pulst), Caryl; Cando facilities management; Tuscon, Ariz. Emery (Dockter), Lavonne; Bismarck Webber, Jeffrey; Detroit Lakes, Minn. Klein (Wolf), Lorraine; retired food services Enns (Jennings), Arlene; Bakersfield, Calif. Webster (Medalen), Beatrice; Bismarck employee; Minot Esterby, Ronn; Minot Wiebe (Schild), Louella; Walla Walla, Wash. Krabbenhoft (Peterson), Marjorie, retired Falstad (Smith), Jean; Mesa, Ariz. Wilkinson, William, Sr.; Garrison executive secretary to the president; Minot Fliginger, Darrel; Garrison Meyer, Peter, retired maintenance staff; Minot Fossum-Milbrath (Halstead), Florence; Bottineau Friends Schaake, William, former football coach, Gabel (Slocum), Joyce; Minot Anderson, Henry; Minot Ellensburg, Wash. Gandrud (Ramey), Ardith; Grand Forks Anderson (Dahl), Marilyn; Minot Vanorny (Welton), Jeanne; retired secretary Gardner, Charles; Williston Allmaras, Clemence; New Rockford to the dean of students; Minot Georgeson (Brown), Arlice; Esmond Braaten (Vasek), Frances; Rice, Minn. Hart (Grindberg), Vicky; Oshkosh, Wis. Carlson, Priscilla; Louisville, Colo. 37 Have you had an addition to your family recently? Meet our newest baby Beaver fans! We want to know! Contact Kate Marshall, Goettle Matt Goettle ’02 and Jen donor relations coordinator, at (Beaver) Goettle ’01 [email protected] welcomed Katrina Lucille on Sept. 30, 2016. She to receive a free T-shirt for joined siblings Abigail, Elizabeth, Lincoln, Caleb, your new little Beaver! and Evelyn. Please be sure to tell us your Gravesen baby’s name and birth date. Seth Gravesen ’10 and Also, please provide your Janae (Groninger) Gravesen ’12 welcomed a graduation year, spouse’s name, and baby boy, Brandt, on May 24, 2017. contact information. After you receive your T-shirt, email your baby’s photo to: [email protected]. Harvey Casavant Krista (Friesen) Harvey Serena (Fred) Casavant ’06/’08 along with ’04 and husband, Trevor, her husband, Chris, happily welcomed welcomed Eloise Portia Cameron David March 17, May 18, 2017. 2017. He joins big brother Payton.
Davis Huettl Bente Ray was born Etta Faith, daughter of July 18, 2017, to Amy Jordan Huettl ’10 and his Becker (Kanewischer) Davis ’00 wife, Katie, entered the and her husband, Larry. Proud beaver parents, Travis Becker ’06 world Feb. 3, 2017. and Jenn (Sundahl) Becker ’06 welcomed Anyston. Anyston joins siblings Liam and Berkley.
Berube Duchscher Hunt Benson Don made his Adrya Hope Archie Evans made his appearance March 23, born Dec. 8, 2016, debut June 7, 2017. He 2016. He was welcomed to April (Keller) was born to Dawn by Shane Berube ’05 and Duchscher ’06/’10 and (Walhood) Hunt ’03/’08 Ashley (Lysne) Berube her husband, Jason. and her husband, Carl. ’05 as well as by siblings, Brielle and Barrett.
Boyko Froseth Hvidsten Alice Christine joined the Hazel Grace entered the Grace Hvidsten was born Boyko family March 1, world Oct. 20, 2016. Dec. 6, 2015, to Joshua 2017. Parents are Shawn Hazel was born to Jeremy Hvidsten ’09 and Amber Boyko ’04 and his wife, Froseth ’07 and Cassie (Miller) Hvidsten ’10. Ashley. Olson.
Fultz Jensen Broe Andrea (Isaacson) Fultz Saylor Elizabeth Emmitt David made ’06 and her husband, entered the world his debut Dec. 12, 2016. He Daniel, proudly welcomed Feb. 5, 2017. She was was welcomed by proud William Duane on welcomed by Mat beaver parents, Duane April 27, 2016. Jensen ’07 and his wife, Broe ’07/’13 and Emma Emily. (Erie) Broe ’07.
38 Rogness Meet our newest baby Beaver fans! Cody Rogness ’10 and Liz (Thomas) Rogness ’09 welcomed Beckem Jordan Mertz Dec. 8, 2016. Brandon Jordan ’05 and Michelle (Draper) Mertz Ashley (Fetsch) Jordan ’07 and her husband, ’08 welcomed their sec- Brandon, welcomed a ond child, Griffin Charles, baby boy, Samuel Oct. 26, 2015. Augustus, on Feb. 6, 2017. Rovig Paisley Margaret entered the world March 3, 2017. Parents are Vanessa (Nussbaumer) Rovig ’14 Lamb Mosley and husband, Taylor. Daniel Lamb ’13 and Quade Richard made his Marianna (Danna) Lamb appearance Aug. 16, 2016. ’12, welcomed their Parents are Tara (Kuntz) daughter, Lillianna, on Mosley ’12 and her hus- Schilken Aug. 31, 2016. band, Lloyd. Vaida, daughter of Cameron Schilken ’07 and his wife, Sara, entered the world on April 10, 2016. Lawson Ogaard Dusty Lawson ’05 and his Jason Ogaard ’04 and wife, Kayla, welcomed Katie (Kjelshus) Ogaard Ellie Marie on Feb. 27, 2017. ’06 welcomed their third Stanley little one, Oliver, to the Briar Grace was born family on Nov. 7, 2016. Aug. 26, 2017 to Deann (Olschlager) Stanley ’10 and her husband, Justin.
Lee Parsons Addilyn Catherine was Kinzi Bristol was born born Feb. 19, 2017, to June 21, 2016, to Shawna Swearingen Chase Lee ’12 and (Neshem) Parsons ’05 Kristi (Vandal) Amy (Greene) Lee ’07. and her husband, Darrell. Swearingen ’04 and She joins brother Anthony Swearingen (at- Camden. tended) welcomed their daughter, Nevada, March 10, 2016. She joins sib- lings Dakota and Peyton. Lema Pederson Sofia made her debut Jordan Pederson ’12 Tabbert Apri; 5, 2017. Proud and Jordan (Stenberg) Breck Thomas was born parents are Luis Lema ’16 Pederson ’13 joyfully to Janell (Meyer) Tabbert and his wife, Ines. welcomed their second ’13 and her husband, little one, Rhodes Charles, Josh, on Feb. 23, 2016. Oct. 23, 2016.
Mauldin Privratsky Torr Arianna Sophia entered Lillian entered the world Johnna (Lewis) Torr ’04 the world June 22, 2016. Sept. 16, 2016, and was and her husband, Aaron, She was welcomed by welcomed by Susan had Jack Briggs March parents Kristen (Belgarde) Privratsky ’05/’07 and 22, 2017. Mauldin ’09 and her her husband, Derek. husband, Matthew.
Meinert Undlin Zacharias Signe Denise was Landri Reese entered Trista (Ortynsky) born March 19, 2016, the world March 14, 2017. Zacharias ’03/’07 and to Jeremy Meinert Landri was welcomed by her husband, David, ’06 and Roxanne Jenny (Engh) Undlin ’05 along with big brother (Weyrauch) Meinert ’05. and her husband, Matthew Kade of Austin, Manitoba, (attended). welcomed Kassidy Eva March 30, 2017.
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MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY will have a state-of-the-art facility that will serve as a social and cultural environment for the entire northwest region of North Dakota.
THE NORTHWEST ARTS CENTER, including the Walter Piehl Gallery, will provide a venue for public exhibitions and programming through the arts for the region and the city of Minot.
This Center is possible due to privately raised funds through the MSU Development Foundation, Chuck and Madge Westlie Estate, and alumna, Doris Slaaten.