2019 Summer BSC Magazine by Bismarck State College

SUMMER 2019

COMMENCEMENT PAGE 14

EDITOR’S NOTE There’s always plenty to celebrate at Bismarck State College. You’ll find stories and photos inside about Commencement and awards, national designations and renovated spaces. This campus is hopping and humming academically. But that’s not the only place we thrive. Not only do we have a MonDak Conference tournament champion baseball team, and an NBA champion to proudly call our own! Former Mystic basketball player Masai Ujiri, '95, is the president of the 2019 NBA champion Toronto Raptors. BSC Men's Basketball Coach Buster Gilliss never doubted Masai’s potential. “I knew from the start that Masai was destined to do good things,” Gilliss said in an interview about 1993-95 Mystic alum Masai Ujiri for an archived BSC Connections newsletter. “He always had goals and worked hard to achieve those goals. He has done the bluecollar type jobs to get where he’s at." Congratulations, Masai! Bismarck State College is proud to have been part of your story.

EDITOR Marnie Piehl DESIGNER DeAnne Billings CONTRIBUTING WRITER Kimberly Singer CONTRIBUTING DESIGNER Witney Nielsen CONTRIBUTORS Dusty Anderson Cole Bernhardt Lacey Lange Juanita Lee Emily Cash Rita Nodland PHOTO CREDITS Kyle Martin Glasser Images DeAnne Billings 2

Marnie Piehl Editor

IN THIS ISSUE 4

Focus on Humanities

7 Extrava-Dan-za 10 Thriving in HVAC 22 Health sciences on campus 24 Honoring our alumni bismarckstate.edu 3

NEH CHALLENGE GRANT BRINGS THE HUMANITIES TO LIFE

In 2015, Bismarck State College was awarded a highly competitive $500,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Challenge Grant. These grants strengthen the humanities by encouraging non-federal sources of support and helping institutions secure long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs and resources. The BSC Foundation is on track to secure the 2:1 match required by the grant. The resulting $1.5 million BSC endowment funds Bringing Humanities to Life - a project designed to meet the identified need in North Dakota for humanities-based workforce skills and lifelong learning. BSC faculty have the opportunity to do research, collaborate across disciplines and grow professionally through faculty fellowship. The program includes humanities programming and a long-term planning process. Fellows receive stipends for spring semester to pursue research and professional development involving the humanities. In the fall, fellows teach what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned to the community at large, positioning BSC faculty as a resource for lifelong learning for the communities it serves. This program will continue for five years and is available to all full-time faculty of any discipline on campus.

NEH GRANTS

LEARNING THE SCIENCE OF COMMUNICATING SCIENCE BY KIMBERLY SINGER

This year's focus for the NEH Bringing Humanities to Life fellowship at BSC.

While on a mother-daughter date to Barnes & Noble, JoDe KnutsonPerson, BSC associate professor of Chemistry, happened upon a book titled, “If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating” by Alan Alda.

JoDe Knutson-Person

She was immediately intrigued by the interesting title and quirky caricature on the cover and already knew she liked the author. Alda aims to help those in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields learn communication skills so that the excitement of their discoveries resonates with the general population instead of resulting in confusion. After purchasing and reading it, Knutson-Person wondered if and how she could implement some of Alda's ideas at BSC. Michael Tomanek, associate professor of English and BSC’s National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Challenge Grant coordinator, connected her with Kelsey Menge, assistant professor of Speech. “I was immediately hooked. When I read this book, I caught myself smiling several times and thinking, ‘How great is this?’ From there, JoDe and I partnered up on this endeavor. I’m so glad to be working with her.”

“Understanding is a huge part of what we are working on, both from science to communication and communication to science. Often I hear and have been guilty of this, too, ‘Well, I just don’t get it. I’ve never been good at it, so I’ll never understand it.’ I think bridging the gap between STEM and communication will bring forth more understanding to our students and the stakeholders and maybe turn the conversation in a positive direction,” shared Menge. The two professors will attend an Alda Method Immersion Experience in New York this summer. In addition to implementing Alda’s recommendations in their classrooms during the upcoming school year, they’ll host workshops throughout the fall and spring semesters to demonstrate techniques for improving communication among individuals working in the STEM fields. They plan to reach out to local businesses whose employees could benefit as well. Knutson-Person and Menge are very grateful for BSC’s commitment to invest in the humanities, which means an investment in their students. “BSC is invested in opportunities for employees, students and the community in order to reach for excellence. As a new faculty member, I am extremely grateful to have this opportunity to get involved,” said Menge.

They applied for and received a NEH Bringing Humanities to Life fellowship. Knutson-Person hopes to equip her students with the communication tools they need to explain what concepts they do and do not understand. For those in the communication field who don’t have an interest in science, STEM concepts and discoveries can be hard to grasp.

Learn more about our academic programs at bismarckstate.edu/academics

NEH GRANTS

BSC THEATRE’S ND TEN MINUTE PLAYWRITING COMPETITION RECEIVES 500+ SUBMISSIONS BY KIMBERLY SINGER To give the students in his directing class a better understanding of all that goes into producing a play, Danny Devlin, Ph.D., assistant professor of Theatre, applied for a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to create the North Dakota Ten Minute Playwriting Competition. He was awarded the grant and said he hoped for 150 play submissions for the theme, “What Happened to the American Dream.” Instead, he received more than 500 from playwrights across the United States. Throughout the fall semester, Devlin read through all of them. After narrowing them down, largely based on whether or not they met the submission criteria and aligned with the theme, he shared them with a select group of 12 readers, including the directing students, who chose the winners. “A rigorous reading process has led us to six diverse and interesting scripts,” said Devlin. “These were the plays that enflamed the imagination and passions of our students the most profoundly.”

The winning plays were written by playwrights in California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Devlin said all of them were very generous in offering their time to his students. “It’s going to provide them with a lot of really interesting opportunities, both to take on responsibility as an artist, but also to collaborate with someone else in the artistic process, which we so rarely get to do in theatre.” Devlin said he’s grateful for the NEH grant that allowed him to create this playwriting competition. “The opportunity to conduct research in innovative, educational delivery methods is of the highest value for professors at this school. We’re always looking for ways to innovate and keep the classroom up-to-date.” The plays that were chosen were performed at BSC’s Short Play Festival in May. The festival is put on by Bismarck State College Theatre and the BSC Drama Club, in collaboration with the Humanities North Dakota, as part of the HumanitiesND yearlong "Game Changer Ideas Festival,” and with the North Dakota Council on the Arts.

Scenes from productions of the first North Dakota Ten Minute Playwriting Competition.

LONGTIME THEATRE PROFESSOR DAN ROGERS RECEIVES HIGH HONOR, SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON OTHERS BY KIMBERLY SINGER

DAN ROGERS When Dan Rogers arrived on campus, the BSC theatre had been dark for a couple of years. During his 23 years as BSC’s Theatre professor, he took that nearly non-existent program and turned it into the most recognized and awarded two-year theatre program in the Midwest. He also received the Faculty Award of Excellence twice and several community awards for teaching. For his many accomplishments, Rogers has been named Professor Emeritus, a prestigious honor. The magnitude of such an award is not missed on him, nor is it something for which he takes full credit. Rogers humbly points the spotlight on his students, fellow faculty and administration. “This award means to me validation for the work that hundreds and hundreds of brave students, faculty, staff and administration did during this 23-year period,” said Rogers. “Every production is a collaborative effort involving 20-50 people. You can’t do this on your own.” He reminisced about the 42 productions he directed while at BSC. “I’m most proud of the thing I’m most criticized or not liked for. For standing up for human rights and telling the stories that need to be told. That’s why I wanted this award, this recognition. I wanted it for a whole group of people who dared to be brave and tell different stories.” There is a hallway at BSC where photographs of past productions are displayed. “I see a thousand brilliant, beautiful moments

of students daring to risk and finding tremendous reward, expanding their horizons. Because of the way a snapshot can capture brilliant moments, beautiful moments, glimpses into their souls, it all comes back when I walk through that hallway year after year, time after time.”

“I see a thousand brilliant, beautiful moments of students daring to risk and finding tremendous reward, expanding their horizons. Because of the way a snapshot can capture brilliant moments, beautiful moments, glimpses into their souls, it all comes back when I walk through that hallway year after year, time after time.” Rogers expanded the theatre curriculum, started the Drama Club in 1993 and was a member of the ArtsQuest and Embracing Diversity committees. He also began participation in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), a national program that allows students at community colleges and universities to enter their work for institutional peer review. The festival also provides resume building and transfer opportunities. One of the greatest honors BSC Theatre received was to be invited to perform “The Laramie Project” at the Festival. BSC was one of the first colleges to perform the devised theatre production, which was still in manuscript form in 2001.

Faculty, staff, current and former students gathered to reminisce and celebrate Rogers' contributions at Extrava-DAN-za in May.

“We did many North Dakota premiers of successful awardwinning new plays. In at least three cases, we were one of the first colleges in the country to do the play. I wanted to open up what the world of theatre is to the Bismarck-Mandan community, so I made ambitious play choices.” Their first read-through of “The Laramie Project” manuscript was on Sept. 11, 2001. “It is so loaded, such a hard thing, all by itself, and we’re already loaded because of the day. The empathy in terms of innocent victims. We’re reading about this boy who was beaten, pistol whipped and hung on a fence, left there to die. It engaged me in the idea that theatre can provide a context for exploring social issues. Playwrights tell stories that give us a chance to stimulate urgently needed dialogue.” Using theatre to shine the spotlight on human rights issues is one of Rogers’ greatest passions. While on a trip with his wife to Prague, he happened upon a theatre festival. “I saw the most moving, powerful, hit-me-in-the-gut, inventive, spectacular play I have ever seen.” The play, “In a Thousand Pieces,” was about sex trafficking and put on by The Paper Birds, an international, award-winning devised theatre company from London, England. Working with administration from BSC and the University of Mary, Rogers brought The Paper Birds to Bismarck in 2013 and 2014. Giving of themselves to the greater good was another lesson Rogers instilled in his students. “We began to collaborate with people who would have a vested interest in the play we would be doing.” For “Nickel and Dimed,” seven local non-profits sponsored the shows. BSC Theatre, in turn, gave them some of the show’s proceeds. He said they did this for about half of the productions. According to Rogers, the future of BSC Theatre is bright with Danny Devlin, Ph.D., at the helm. “What we needed was a huge

infusion of vision and youth and vigor and brilliance. Each production explodes for me. They’re big, they’re bold, they’re exciting.” Rogers’ contributions to the arts in North Dakota extends beyond BSC. In 2008, he helped establish Capitol Shakespeare, bringing free performances of Shakespeare and American Classic plays to Bismarck and Mandan. He has also worked with women in the North Dakota Adult & Teen Challenge addiction recovery program to develop a devised theatre presentation. Since retiring in 2015, he has directed three shows for Dakota Stage Ltd. and one for Capitol Shakespeare. When he’s not watching or participating in live theatre, he and his wife, Marlene Anderson, BSC Library Services director, enjoy traveling and going to the movies. They are proud Mandan residents. Rogers is also an avid birder.

“We did many North Dakota premiers of successful award-winning new plays. In at least three cases, we were one of the first colleges in the country to do the play. I wanted to open up what the world of theatre is to the Bismarck-Mandan community, so I made ambitious play choices.”

Learn more about BSC Theatre at bismarckstate.edu/academics

HVAC PROGRAM

PROFESSOR FOLLOWS IN FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS FROM SOCCER FIELD TO FIELD OF WORK BY KIMBERLY SINGER Aside from spending time together due to simply being father and son, former and current BSC HVAC (Heating, ventilation and air conditioning) Assistant Professors Arlan and Ryan Okerson have been with each other on the soccer field as well as in the classroom. It started with Ryan’s interest in soccer. He first played in the Bismarck Soccer League. They needed coaches, so Arlan stepped up. He went on to coach junior varsity at Century High School. He and Ryan coached there together for a time, and now Ryan is the head boys’ coach at Century. It was Ryan’s skills with the students he coached on the field that showed his dad he could also work well with students in the classroom. Arlan spent 34 years teaching HVAC to students at BSC before retiring. Ryan, who is one of his former students, proved to be the right person to replace him. “I watched how he handled students at the coaching level. He’s doing the same thing there that he’d be doing in the classroom and the shop.” Since Ryan spent 16 years working in the field, Arlan knew he had accumulated valuable experience that would benefit students. “With HVAC, there’s the sheet metal and the service side. Usually people specialize in one or the other. Ryan had experience in both of those. We both fit the position perfectly that way.” Now in the role for four years, Ryan said he makes sure his students know the many aspects to the HVAC profession.

“All the trades need more young people to get involved. There’s such demand and not enough young people. BSC is so great about trying to fill that gap.” “There’s a misconception that we’re either service techs or sheet metal workers. There’s actually chiller system technology, radiant floor heating, sales representatives, computer controls, specialty metal and more.” In order for BSC’s HVAC students to understand what goes into new construction, they team up with BSC’s Carpentry program on the house they build every year. Randy Mathern, Comfort Zone Heating & Air owner, helps design the system. “It’s fun," Mathern says, "I enjoy working with the new students.” Ryan said the project is great for his students. “With the house project, you get a lot of the install – service, wiring, testing and balance.” Both father and son enjoy seeing what’s become of their former students. “After they get out and you see where they end up, it makes you feel pretty good. At one point in one company, everyone, including the owner, had all been students of mine,” said Arlan. Ryan echoed that sentiment. “I’ve got guys who are running jobs now.” The demand for HVAC workers is so high that Ryan said the only reason a graduate of the program wouldn’t get a job afterward is because he or she didn’t want one. “I’ve got employers calling and emailing me.” Mathern has been in the HVAC field for more than 40 years and is grateful for the program the Okersons have built. “All the trades need more young people to get involved. There’s such demand and not enough young people. BSC is so great about trying to fill that gap.”

ARLAN AND RYAN OKERSON

LOCAL BUSINESS PROVIDES HVAC STUDENT WITH TUITION REIMBURSEMENT H.A. Thompson & Sons hired Deven Ehrlich of Bismarck during the summer of 2018. They encouraged him to go to school for HVAC in the fall and to apply for their tuition reimbursement program. “I pursued it because I wanted to expand my knowledge,” said Ehrlich. After completing BSC’s program, graduates enter the workforce at an entry level. “They come out of school being trained, but it’s like every other thing, our business and industry changes daily and yearly, so training continues on while working for us,” said Larry Hill, operations manager at H.A. Thompson & Sons. He added that they see a huge difference in their employees who have gone through the program. “Prior to them going to college, they just ride along. Now they are the diagnostic technician on the job site trying to determine what’s wrong in real life. Before they may not know how to take anything apart. Now they know how it comes apart and how it has to go back together again. When they bring some of that basic knowledge back, it’s very important for us.” Ehrlich has also seen the value in his education. “I really do enjoy it. I feel like I’m learning a lot from it. It’s thorough. And, it’s really nice to be done in 10 months, since I’m ready to go back to work.” Hill said that H.A. Thompson & Sons has 42 service technician positions to keep filled, so offering tuition reimbursement helps with that. It also helps them give back. “With the program, we are going to invest in them but at the same time, these young folks are investing in their own future. We want them to be successful.”

WANTED: BROKEN FRIDGES, FREEZERS, AC UNITS AND HEATERS One of the best ways to learn the service side of HVAC is by working on real machinery. Assistant Professor Ryan Okerson is always on the hunt for broken fridges, freezers, AC units and heaters for the students to fix. The repaired items are then sold with proceeds benefiting the program or returned for a small fee. To donate or bring an item to be repaired, contact Okerson at ryan.okerson@bismarckstate.edu.

5 REASONS TO CONSIDER A

CAREER IN HVAC GREAT PAY According to Indeed.com, in 2019 North Dakota's average HVAC wage was $29.40 per hour.

HIGH DEMAND It's estimated that through 2024 the HVAC job market will increase by 34%. Not enough HVAC techs are being trained to replace those leaving over the next ten years.

LESS SCHOOL, LESS COST! At BSC, tuition is already affordable, and it takes only two years to earn your HVAC degree.

HANDS-ON WORK HVAC techs solve problems every day in homes, hospitals, and restaurants. The work never runs out.

SO. MUCH. OPPORTUNITY. Positions such as field managers, operations managers, distribution managers and even HVAC teachers are in high demand. Teachers especially will be in high demand with an estimated 50% retiring by 2025.

MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

TYLER BOEHM FOUND HIS FIT AND GRADUATED DEBT-FREE FROM BSC BY KIMBERLY SINGER Like many high school graduates, Tyler Boehm wasn’t sure which career to pursue. That’s why he was drawn to the affordability of BSC. “I started in Business Management and then completed one semester of Process Plant Technology to try and become an operator but didn’t think it was a good fit for me,” said Boehm. He knew he liked working with his hands and fixing things, something he had experience with while growing up on a farm. In addition, his dad has been an operator at Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Milton R. Young Station in Center for more than 40 years, so he was exposed to that work early on and was intrigued by it. While Boehm was at BSC, the Mechanical Maintenance Technology program was developed. “I applied to be in that class because I’ve always enjoyed repairing machinery and found it interesting how much equipment it takes to produce power.” It turned out to be the right fit. “I was one of the first students through the course and helped get the Mandan campus up and running,” he said.

Boehm graduated with his Associate in Applied Science degree in 2008 and is now 11 years into his career at Minnkota Power Cooperative. He said his coursework at BSC prepared him well for his role there as a Maintenance Supervisor. “The Mandan campus is where I tore down big pumps and learned hydraulics and welding skills. BSC gave me my foot in the door to get internships and do job shadowing, which introduced me to industrial machinery and the industrial environment.” Even with the money Boehm spent on those initial soul-searching credits, he graduated debt-free since he was able to work a parttime job while attending school. Learn more about all of the affordable Energy programs at BSC, visit bismarckstate.edu/energy.

MASS COMMUNICATIONS STUDENT SPOTLIGHT Originally from Havana, N.D., Justine Emily Smith has discovered that she wants to become a TV news director, thanks to the real-world experience she has received at BSC and at her part-time job as a KFYR-TV production assistant. “As soon as I got back into the control room, I really liked the organization and the quickness.” The environment at BSC has been especially helpful for her since she has dyslexia, which can make reading and writing challenging. “BSC is a very hands-on school. You get a lot of attention. It’s not like a big university where you’re a number. You’re a name at BSC. Your professors care about you and want you to succeed. I love it. Everybody works at their own pace, and BSC is very accepting of that.”

12 12

JUSTINE EMILY SMITH One of the professors who has encouraged her along the way is karen Bauer, Assistant Professor of Journalism/Mystician Advisor. “She likes to involve the students. I told everyone to please be patient with me because reading out loud was one of my biggest fears. She’s really helped me and said, ‘Yeah, you’re dyslexic. Let people know that so you can conquer it.’ Karen knew how hard this was for me and wanted me to get this done.” After she graduates with her associate degree in the spring of 2019, Smith will attend the University of Mary, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Communication.

MASS COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM

KFYR-TV GRANT MOVES MYSTIC MEDIA STUDIOS CLOSER TO THE ACTION BY KIMBERLY SINGER KFYR-TV recently gave a $25,000 grant to BSC’s Mass Communications department. The donation made it possible to move the Mystic Media Studios from the National Energy Center of Excellence (NECE) building to the BSC Armory and to remodel that new studio space. The move brings students closer to the Mystic basketball and volleyball games they livestream online as part of their coursework. The livestream broadcasts are viewed by 800-1,000 people per game. To make it happen, students run the cameras, show replays and do the announcing and directing. That’s not the only hands-on experience students receive while in the program. The KFYR-TV Mystic Media Studios in the Armory are headquarters for the robust production side of BSC’s Mass Communications program. Students create The Mystician, a print and online news magazine; MystiCast, a broadcast production; The MYX, a radio station; and Figments of Imagination, a literary arts magazine. To have the studios in the high-traffic sports hub greatly increases visibility of the Mass Communications program. By Fall 2019, people entering the Armory will be able to see into the studios through a window cut into a wall as part of the remodeling effort. This grant came about thanks to an idea from a student. While Hunter Andes, 2018 alumnus, was in the BSC Mass Communications program, he worked part-time at KFYR-TV. He recommended Monica Hannan, KFYR-TV managing editor/ anchor, join the department’s advisory committee.

That led Barry Schumaier, vice president and general manager of KFYR-TV and West Dakota FOX; J.R. Havens, news director; and Hannan to take a tour of the Mystic Media Studios and Mass Communications classrooms. It was during their walk around campus that the idea to move the studios was discussed. That was also when Dustin Anderson, BSC production coordinator/ MystiCast advisor, suggested putting a KFYR-TV Live SkyWatch Camera at the top of the NECE building. Schumaier said, “I’d do that tomorrow.” One was installed on the southwest corner of the building at the end of 2018. “There are great vantage points south over the river with the bridges, and it’s a cool shot of the capital. The benefit is for our viewers,” said Schumaier. The college benefits, as well as the camera location, are announced during KFYR-TV broadcasts. Schumaier said they were impressed by how Anderson gives his students real-world experience through their MystiCast broadcast and livestreaming of games. “If they come to us with intern-like skills where they’ve already done live, whether it’s streaming audio or a telecast, it shows us whether or not they have the nerves for live broadcast. That’s something you can’t teach until you go through it. It also gives them video they can capture, record and put on YouTube to send out to perspective employers.” KFYR-TV had previously invested in BSC’s program by donating a news set. The $25,000 grant will be given over four years and also gives KFYR-TV naming rights of the studios for 10 years. KFYR-TV has also offered to lend the help of their broadcast engineers as needed during the remodel.

Watch the Mystics play live at bscmystics.com

14 14

MAY 10, 2019

AMANDA HAMAN BSC Nursing Graduate and 2019 Commencement Speaker

On page 26 we celebrate Dan Rogers' Professor Emeritus designation. Another legend was also given that honor this spring â&#x20AC;&#x201D; longtime history professor Mike McCormack. To read more about McCormackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50 years at BSC see our Spring 2016 issue at bismarckstate.edu/ BSCMagazine.

“Whenever I thought about going back to school, fear told me, 'I’m not smart enough, it’ll cost too much money, it’ll be too hard, I’ll wait and decide next year, I suck at math, what if I fail...' Somewhere in me was a potential that I wanted to live up to. And so, with the support of my family and friends, I took that leap and enrolled in classes at BSC

in January of 2016. In this program, I discovered that I’m smarter than I thought. Yes, it was hard at times, and I still kinda suck at math, but I didn’t fail. Not even close…If there’s anyone out in the crowd that is considering following your dreams…do it. You won’t regret it.” -Amanda Haman

BSC NEWS BSC FACULTY AND STAFF EARN EXCELLENCE AWARDS

BSC STUDENTS WIN, PLACE IN REGIONAL AUTOMATION COMPETITION

Five BSC employees were honored with the Dr. Kermit Lidstrom Memorial Staff/Faculty Award of Excellence this spring, which recognizes significant or meritorious performance in professional roles.

Seventeen students in the Instrumentation & Control program at BSC took part in a regional automation skills competition, with teams taking first, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh place. All but one of the participating students are in their second year of the associate degree program.

• • • • •

Dr. Katrina Eberhart, associate professor of mathematics Heather Gysberg, assistant professor of mathematics Darvis Helm, BSC Armory custodian Andrene Krein, academic advisor Scott Agnew, energy technology lecturer

JACK FELLOWSHIP AWARDED TO CYBER FACULTY Matt Frohlich, associate professor of Computers and Office Technology, was recognized as the Jack Fellowship award recipient for 2019. He received $25,000 to further his education. The late Tom and Peg Jack established the Jack Fellowship in 1999 with a contribution of $250,000 to endow this program. The fellowship provides an annual award of $25,000 to a BSC employee for further education, to conduct research or undertake other professional development opportunities.

BSC RANKED WITH YALE, STANFORD ON VETERAN STUDENT SPENDING AND SUCCESS Bismarck State College has been named one of the top associate degree-granting institutions in the nation in the “Best Instructional Bang for the GI Bill Buck” rankings released in May by advocacy group Veterans Education Success. Veterans who graduate from BSC overwhelmingly earn more than the average high school graduate. Additionally, the college spends 156.6% of gross tuition and fees on instruction – the best in the nation. The institutions noted in the rankings were required to show that a majority of their students succeeded in obtaining a college credential, and after attending, they earned more than the average high school graduate. BSC’s peers in the top rankings include SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Yale University and Stanford University.

The regional competition was held by the International Society of Automation (ISA) at a Novaspect process facility in Chanhassen, Minn., in April. Teams took part in five hands-on challenges. “The whole scope of it was problem solving,” says James Frojen, a member of the first-place team. “There were always those ah-ha moments when you figured out what was next.” Before the competition, students were able to visit an Emerson facility near Minneapolis and take part in several training exercises. To learn more about Instrumentation & Control (including its nearly 100% job placement rates) go to bismarckstate.edu/energy.

BSC/UNIVERSITY OF MARY COMBO TEAM PLACES IN REGIONAL CYBER DEFENSE COMPETITION For the second year in a row, a combined cybersecurity team of six BSC and two University of Mary students placed third in the North Central Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held during the DakotaCon cybersecurity conference at Dakota State University in Madison, S.D. Dakota State University and Kansas State University placed first and second respectively.

RETIRING BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE PROFESSOR RECEIVES INDUSTRY AWARD Chere Allard, a 16-year veteran professor at BSC, received the Ambassador of Lignite award from the Lignite Energy Council this spring. Each year, the Lignite Energy Council honors people retiring from careers in the lignite energy industry. Allard began teaching as an adjunct faculty member in the Power Plant Technology program at BSC in 2003. At that time, she was also in operations at the Coyote Station near Beulah, North Dakota. Allard retired from the plant after 24 years, ending her career there as an Operations shift supervisor, in 2004. That year, she began to work full time at BSC as a faulty. She retired from BSC on June 30.

BSC DESIGNATED A NATIONAL CENTER OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN CYBER DEFENSE EDUCATION

BSC is one of the higher education leads for K-20W cyber education in North Dakota, and offers an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Cybersecurity and Computer Networks, a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Cybersecurity and Information Technology as well as numerous industry certifications. “There is a critical shortage of professionals with cybersecurity skills,” says BSC President Larry C. Skogen. “Just as the federal government continues to invest in programs that build the domestic talent pipeline, BSC will continue to be the polytechnic leader in North Dakota, as well as nationally, for cybersecurity resources and education.” To learn more about BSC’s cyber education programs, visit bismarckstate.edu/cyber.

STUDY SHOWS BSC AS COLLEGE OF CHOICE IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA In a national report regarding 2017 high school graduates in central North Dakota recently released, BSC ranks as the graduates’ first choice for a college. This is true for all students and for students who are the first generation in their families to pursue a college education. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and ACT, Inc., conducted the study. Because BSC has more first-time freshmen from North Dakota enrolled than any other institution in the state this fall, college administrators expect to see the same results from the AACC/ACT 2018 study. BSC had 806 first-time freshmen from North Dakota in the fall of 2018 – that's 93.3% of the 2018 first-time freshmen class. The total freshmen class of 2018 numbered 1,995.

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated BSC as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE) through academic year 2024. The two federal organizations stated that BSC’s ability to meet the increasing demands of program criteria will serve the nation well in contributing to the protection of the National Information Infrastructure.

BSC Dean of Enrollment Management, Karen Erickson, highlights the large campus amenities married to small school connections. “Whenever we can get potential students to campus, they really get it. They see that the campus is beautiful, find that the faculty are focused on them, and discover how affordable we are. We are really proud of our ability to offer a path to higher education to everyone who comes through our doors.”

“This designation puts a stamp of approval on our program and essentially shows that BSC is teaching the curriculum and supporting the opportunities and extracurricular activities that our students need to be qualified to defend the nation. Because we have this designation, our graduates are qualified for federal jobs in the cyber field,” said Matthew Frohlich, BSC associate professor of Computers and Office Technology.

BSC is the third largest college in the North Dakota University System with 3,778 students. In 2018, the college began pursuing a new mission as a polytechnic institution, offering four-year technical degrees in addition to two-year transfer and technical degrees. Technical focus areas include energy, cybersecurity and healthcare.

The goal of the CAE-CD program is to reduce vulnerability in the national information infrastructure by promoting higher education and research in cyber defense and producing professionals with cyber defense expertise.

CLASS CONNECTIONS

VICE PRESIDENT FOR COLLEGE ADVANCEMENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BSC FOUNDATION Kari Knudson BSC FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE ADVANCEMENT STAFF Gordon Binek Christina Burns Emily Cash Julie Erickson Harold Larson Erica Schaeffer Rita Nodland Cory Wrolstad

Catherine (Dalzell) Ross, ’04, was named one of the Four Under Forty business leaders by the Naperville (Ill.) Area Chamber of Commerce, recognizing her professional talents and involvement in the community. Catherine graduated from BSC with an associate degree in Commercial Art, and moved to the Chicago area in 2011. She started her own business in partnership with her husband Jeffrey, a commercial photographer. See their work at rosscreativeworks.com. Todd Ness, ’88, started a new position in January as a graphic designer and marketing specialist with Northern Plains Label in Fargo, ND. Want to share your accomplishments with BSC? Email rita.nodland@bismarckstate.edu.

FOUNDATION NEWS PLANNED GIVING WEBSITE LAUNCHED

BSC FOUNDATION PRESIDENT Norman Clark BSC FOUNDATION (800) 272-2586 or (701) 224-5700

BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE

ALUMNI

ASSOCIATION

BSC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Rita Nodland BSC NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Gavin McCollam To subscribe, change your address, or submit an alumni note: Rita Nodland BSC Alumni Coordinator PO Box 5587 Bismarck, ND 58506 rita.nodland@bismarckstate.edu 1-800-BSC-ALUM

The Bismarck State College Foundation’s planned giving website – bsclegacy.org – has been revamped and features information regarding IRA rollovers, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder unitrusts, and bequests. Learn more about donor profiles, planned gift calculators and find a staff and contact page. The “News” feature rotates weekly with new articles on financial headlines, national news, personal planning stories, and savvy living tips on saving money and financial decision making. Visit BSClegacy.org to sign up for a weekly eNewsletter, receive a free estate planning guide, and learn more about the BSC Foundation.

Keep in touch!

The BSC National Alumni Association would like your help with keeping you connected to your alma mater! If you have moved or know of someone no longer getting their BSC Magazine, keep in touch by submitting an address change and a current email address at bismarckstate.edu/keepintouch Contact the Alumni Association office for more information at bsc.alumni@bismarckstate.edu or call (701) 224-5692.

FOUNDATION NEWS

BRING YOUR WHEELS TO THE 2019 PRESIDENT’S RUN ON JULY 12 Join the BSC Foundation on Friday, July 12, for a day trip motoring south on North Dakota Highway 1804 for the 2019 President’s Run. Participants will head to Strasburg and Hague with all proceeds going toward scholarships at BSC. Participants will tour Sts. Peter and Paul Church (Strasburg) and St. Mary Church (Hague) and enjoy a German lunch at the Hague Cafe before traveling back to Bismarck.

This year’s run will be held in memory of Ken Paulus, a longtime friend, supporter, and employee at BSC. Paulus taught welding at BSC from 1980 to 2017. Proceeds from the event will go to the Ken Paulus Memorial Scholarship Fund at the BSC Foundation, supporting students pursuing their education in welding. A $110 donation per vehicle is requested. For reservations or to make a contribution to the Ken Paulus Memorial Scholarship Fund, go to bismarckstate.edu/presrun.

FOUNDATION NEWS

HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPAIGN STILL UNDERWAY Five years ago, the BSC Foundation purchased the former Unisys building next to campus to create space for BSC’s future growth. When a tenant in the building vacated their space earlier than anticipated, around the same time BSC’s lease on the downtown Health Science location was set to expire, it created an opportunity to bring BSC’s health science programs together, under one roof, adjacent to the BSC campus. The BSC Foundation launched a Health Sciences Capital Campaign in the Fall of 2018 to renovate the building. With North Dakota experiencing a serious healthcare workforce crunch, time was of the essence to get the downtown Health Sciences programs relocated in time for Fall 2019 classes – Nursing, Surgical Technology, EMT/ Paramedic Technology, and Certified Nursing Assistant. Medical Lab Technician, located in the Jack Science Center on campus, also will be brought over in the final phase. The BSC Foundation sought donations and grants for renovation of the interior and the upgrades in equipment and technology for the programs’ highly-technical, hands-on training. To renovate the wideopen, vacated space for educational purposes, the BSC Foundation hired a general contractor, Capital City Construction, to begin demolition at the end of January 2019. Through a historically bitterly cold winter, crews hustled, making fast work of a complete indoor renovation of most of the building. The project will be completed in June 2019, and the Health Sciences programs will moved in this summer. The campaign has raised $2.3 million to date, which includes $1 million in endowed scholarships for Health Sciences students. The 2019 ND Legislative Assembly appropriated $8.9 million to BSC to assist with this project, allowing the college to purchase the building from the BSC Foundation and pay for some of the construction and equipment costs. This investment from the state reiterates the urgent

demand for healthcare workers and our elected leaders’ faith in BSC’s ability to train students to fill those roles. The BSC Foundation is proud to support this effort. In order to complete the final phase of the project, the BSC Foundation must raise approximately $1.6 million, which will create space for the Medical Lab Technology program, expand capacity for the Nursing program and purchase needed equipment and technology. These programs are high-demand training programs due to their affordability, job prospects, and BSC’s reputation for highly-skilled graduates. All North Dakotans benefit from access to quality healthcare – it keeps our small towns and urban centers thriving, helps drive the economy, and allows people to get the care they need without traveling great distances. BSC graduates are finding careers and filling jobs all over the state. Our healthcare grads are there for all of us and our loved ones when we need them the most – in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and ambulances. The BSC Foundation greatly appreciates the support from donors and continues to seek out the grants and donations needed to complete this project. Please contact the BSC Foundation office if you are interested in investing in the project and providing our students with the best start for their future careers. Thank you,

Kari Knudson Vice President for College Advancement & Executive Director, BSC Foundation

BENEFITS OF THE NEW HOME FOR HEALTH SCIENCES • • • •

Double the space – from 15,000 to 30,000 square feet dedicated to Health Sciences Better access to student services, tutoring, dorm space, etc. Programs can expand to train more students to meet demand Virtual hospital will allow innovation and collaboration among the programs

FAST FACTS • • • • • • •

BSC’s program is the only Surgical Technology training program offered in North Dakota Only one other college in the state offers Medical Lab Tech and EMT/Paramedic programs BSC’s Nursing program allows students to get a registered nursing-level certification in just two years for less than $15,000 in tuition Most BSC health science graduates see a 100% job placement rate Nearly all BSC’s health science programs have 100% certification pass rates According to a June 2018 report from Job Service North Dakota, nearly 2,000 healthcare related jobs are currently open in North Dakota North Dakota will see a 24% increase in need for registered nurses by 2024

NO DONATION TOO SMALL The BSC Foundation is asking for your help to fully fund the Health Sciences project and make this dream a reality. Naming rights are still available for some rooms. To learn more visit bismarckstate.edu/healthsciences or call the BSC Foundation at 701-224-5700.

2019 ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD

VERN DOSCH: COMMITTED TO PURPOSE AND COMMUNICATION BY MARNIE PIEHL When you ask Bismarck State College Alumni of the Year Vern Dosch about his life, he’ll tell you that he’s married to Lynne, has three children, five grandchildren, and that family and his home on the Missouri River bring him joy. But for the most part, he’ll steer the conversation to his work, his employees, and the value of a cooperative model. Dosch is president and CEO of National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC), an information technology cooperative that develops and supports software and hardware solutions for utility cooperatives and telecommunications companies across the nation. NISC has more than 1,200 employees and 800+ member systems who serve approximately 20 million customers in 50 states, parts of Canada, American Samoa, and Palau. With offices in Mandan, Lake St. Louis, Mo., Shawano, Wis., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Blacksburg, Va., the success of this organization has a great deal to do with Dosch, although he is quick to credit NISC’s employees and members. Dosch authentically lives and breathes the values he espouses in his book, “Wired Differently”: Do the right thing, always. Serve others. Live your ethics out loud. Dosch was born and raised in Bismarck. Other than a brief stint in Grand Forks, he’s lived here his whole life. Dosch travels 70 percent of the time, and he’s certain that there’s no better place than Bismarck-Mandan. He says the carrot he dangles in front of his Silicon Valley peers is his commute. “Three miles in a kayak, then landing, getting on my bike and riding in.”

NISC’s biggest customers often convert from platforms like SAP or Oracle that were developed by those peers. “We’re a little software company competing and winning, and it’s because of our extraordinary talent. It’s overused to say it, but our success really is because of the people.” “Our counterparts in Silicon Valley hire 250 employees when they need 200 employees because on any given day a quarter don’t show up. [Our] people come and work.” Dosch says the NISC workforce average age is 34, and in the support center it’s 30. One of the cooperative’s biggest challenges is navigating the less traditional, millennial approach to the work week. “In my world, 70 hours a week was red badge of courage. [Our younger employees] come and work with their heads down 40 hours a week. No water cooler talk or downtime. Then they go and play.” He says managing people has changed over the years. “People used to manage by fear. [Management] had your career in their hands. Today it’s more collaborative. Employees want to know what we’re doing and why we’re doing it. They are innovative and contribute at a higher level because they’ve bought into the organization.” Dosch found meaningful work early in his career. The oldest of five in a home where college was an expectation, he enrolled at Bismarck Junior College in 1971. Dosch lived at home,

attended classes, and worked – earning his “bachelor of hamburgerology” at McDonald's. “My kids tease me about it, but I learned a lot about people and all aspects of the business there.”

NISC donated $50,000 to the college’s Cybersecurity and Information Technology Program in 2018, helping to grow the program’s capacity and add a Bachelor of Applied Science degree.

At BSC he remembers early morning classes with Gerald VandeWalle – who currently serves as Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. “He was a magnificent teacher. We’ve maintained a friendship since that class.”

“I’m so grateful [President Larry C.] Skogen listens to us, and we are seeing good things happen. [We’re] seeing young people gain skills that are marketable and translate into jobs at NISC. And this is because of that partnership and collaboration – Skogen opened the door.”

He said Mike McCormack made history fascinating, and “Don Bigwood was extraordinary.” Not long after he graduated from the University of Mary, a family friend at Capital Electric recruited him for an opening there. He was hired, and the cooperative model became Dosch’s professional road. He went on to Basin Electric for a few years before landing at North Central Data Cooperative (NCDC) in 1986. NCDC became NISC in 2000. “Our customers are primarily rural electric and telephone cooperatives around the country. These organizations have the responsibility to move electricity, telecommunications, and broadband to rural America.”

Dosch is committed to NISC, the people, and the daily challenges of growth, and particularly his North Dakota roots. “I’ve been doing this for 44 years. If had to do it over again – if I had to start Vern’s Software Company – I’d start it here, on a windswept hill on Old Red Trail in Mandan, North Dakota.”

The generosity of our partners and donors impacts students’ lives on campus, in the workplace and beyond. The effect of your support can be seen every day at BSC.

Due to the cost of infrastructure and service, Dosch says “the only way to get essential services to rural customers is a lowcost model governed by people they serve.”

bismarckstate.edu/foundation 701-224-5700

The cooperative model creates a higher purpose. “So, our programmers are not just writing code or developing software – they are facilitating quality of life in rural America. They are bridging the technical divide in rural America."

Impact a student's future. Consider giving.

"To have purpose beyond the bottom line...purposeful work matters, and it matters particularly to young people.” While many young people work at NISC, the cooperative also has remarkable tenure, and retirements are opening even more opportunities. Dosch looks to the North Dakota University System, the University of Mary, and particularly BSC to fill those roles. “We see BSC as providing a very valuable link to success in this business and community. We can’t do it without BSC. A while back, we said ‘we need cybersecurity.’ We engaged with BSC, and we are seeing the first interns from that program. This is the technical talent we need.”

For more information about NISC, visit nisc.coop and for more information about BSC’s Cybersecurity program, visit bismarckstate.edu/cyber.

2019 RISING STAR

The Rising Star Award honors alumni age 40 and under who have shown exceptional achievement in a career, public or volunteer service, or reached a position of distinction for someone so recently graduated.

GOLDEN’S STAR RISES ON NATIONAL STAGE BY MARNIE PIEHL

Jack Golden 2019 Rising Star

Rising Star Jack Golden’s story is very “BSC-centric” he says. Golden was an Eagle Scout but says he wasn’t a great student. He didn’t know what he wanted to do after high school, so he enrolled at Bismarck State College and took business and political science classes. He thought maybe he’d major in Economics. A theatre class changed everything. He was surprised to find he liked the class, and it led to a scholarship, which required he take part in a BSC theatre production. His single goal was to avoid a stage role. He was cast as a deck electrician. “I remember very clearly the first day working on the show. I remember being so thrilled. It was so much fun, so interesting. When I told friends about it, I was almost dancing with joy.” Despite that reaction, it took him a while to commit to theatre. Golden comes from a family of lawyers. In fact, his parents are judges. Dean Bellin, BSC associate professor of technical theatre, pushed him toward the inevitable. “He said, ‘Jack, you’re a theatre major. If you walk like a duck and talk like a duck, you’re a theatre major.’”

When he told his mother, Judge Gail Hagerty, his plans, she was supportive but couldn’t help but mention the family business. “She told me, ‘a lot of trial lawyers go to acting school first.’” While Hagerty says it does help to “have a little bit of drama in you to practice law and try cases,” she says her son’s choice wasn’t a great surprise. “Jack has always been very creative. For instance, as a kid he made everything out of duct tape – backpack, shoes, pants… this went on for years.” Creativity is a requirement in Golden’s work as a set designer. All that duct tape design was a good foundation for building a set – physically and conceptually. “We are the architects, and the tech directors are the engineers. We draw the front of the item, and the tech comes and does the back of it,” Golden explains. Using both hand drafting and computer aided design, Golden determines elevations and texture, directs the painting and any other tasks needed to realize the vision. He often builds quarterinch scale models of a set using a variety of materials and tools – such as 3D printers, balsa wood, fabric and laser cutters. Golden loves the collaborative nature of his work and the connections it creates. “[Set designers] get to make art with other people. Studio artists make what they want and control

the process, but I have traveled around the country and made art with directors, lighting designers and costume people. We’re making something together, sharing vision and putting it out there as a group. That’s a spectacular thing.” After BSC, Golden earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from North Dakota State University, then spent more than a year traveling around and working with an array of theatre companies all over the country, including Thunder Bay Theatre, Ozark Actors Theatre, Theatre B in Fargo and many others. He was featured in American Theatre magazine's "Role Call - People to Watch" in January 2018, and won the 2017 Broadway World Regional Reader's Choice award (DC area) for "Most Creative Scenic Design (Small Professional Theatre)”. Bellin, in his letter nominating Golden for the Rising Star Award, says the level of recognition Golden has achieved at his age is unprecedented. “[T]heatre artists of his age simply do not have the credits he’s amassed… Few people who start in the career path of designer ever get the opportunity to work professionally. Fewer still have had the success and earned the trust of their peers such as Jack has.”

Photo by Locke and Co

Jack Golden's set designs are seen throughout the nation. He's designed for an array of theatre performances including Urinetown (above) and Disgraced (below).

“To put it simply, what Jack has done with his career this far is nothing short of remarkable.” Hagerty credits faculty mentors, like Bellin and BSC Professor Emeritus Dan Rogers, for helping her son pursue his passion. “He found something he really loved and that was nurtured by the mentors he found there. We feel like BSC was a real gift to him.” Golden’s Midwestern roots and education are definitely part of his success, but Golden also recognizes the importance of what he did not get as a factor. “I got a lot from my North Dakota schooling but didn’t get the east coast contacts. Because I didn’t have that right away, I was really focused on it.”

Photo by Locke and Co

Jack uses a variety of new technology to create digital renderings (across) and 3D models of his set designs (below).

Currently earning a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre at the University of Maryland, Golden says this terminal degree opens doors in the theatre world. “We get paid to build models and draft for the professors when they take a job.” Those jobs are sometimes high profile. One professor regularly works with Penn and Teller, and Golden recently helped build a model for a show at the Kennedy Center. “My dream is to continue to work up to bigger regional theaters and make a living in the League Of Resident Theatres – like the Guthrie [Theater]. “ Golden says his career, and how he got to it, have much to do with BSC. “I’m the poster child for someone who didn’t have direction and found it there. It was so unique to go to BSC and have theatre be such a huge and vibrant department. They taught me the skills, but they also taught us to have passion for what we do.” Learn more about our theatre program visit, bismarckstate.edu/theatre

2019 LEGACY FAMILY

This award honors a family showing a strong commitment over the years to BSC.

“THIS IS OUR GOAL AND PURPOSE…” THE STORY OF THE TELLO FAMILY BY MARNIE PIEHL The story of the Tello family – Francisco and Bertha and their ten children – is an All-American story. There’s a first generation father, a mother raised on a farm in the Midwest, musical children, a focus on education, a dozen people sharing two bathrooms, and success through hard work. It’s also a love story with “Mama” and “Papa” Tello at the heart of it. Bertha and Francisco met as students at Central College in Pella, Iowa, in 1943. She was a music major from southern Minnesota. He came from Panama on a scholarship. She tutored him in English. They fell in love and married, eventually bringing their growing family to Bismarck when Francisco, a bacteriologist, became the head of the laboratory at St. Alexius Hospital. In a tribute book written after Bertha’s death in 2008, Francisco writes of a visit home and his ailing father’s request that he bring his family to Panama and take over the family ranch. After much thought, Francisco and Bertha declined. Francisco remembered telling his father that the couple had a different dream for their children. “We want to raise them and educate them in the United States. We want to help them receive a good education in whatever field they want to study. We want them to become professionals and be good and respected citizens to serve the community where we live. This is our goal and purpose in life for our family.”

“RECEIVE A GOOD EDUCATION” Nine of the 10 Tellos graduated from Bismarck High School, and all 10 attended what was then Bismarck Junior College (BJC) in pursuit of the “good education” desired by their parents. Most went on to earn additional degrees. Francisco encouraged his brood to pursue a career in healthcare where he said the need is great and a job guaranteed. They listened. All but one works in the medical field. Bob, Tim, Tony, Francisco (Chico) and Ron are doctors, Kathy is a nurse, Carmen a nurse practitioner, Rick spent 42 years in laboratory management, and Judy is a retired cytotechnologist. While John, an accountant, didn’t go into healthcare, he did work for a time in medical insurance.

With a Tello (or future Tello) nearly continuously enrolled at BJC/ BSC from 1965 through 1989, the college felt like an extension of the family Ron says. They knew the professors, and the professors knew them. That familiarity came in handy for Ron whose full-time job often conflicted with his chemistry lab. The professors gave him a key to Schafer Hall, so at night and on weekends he could let himself into the building, do the lab experiments and study. “Then I’d go down to the auditorium and watch [future wife] Joyce sing.” This was in the late sixties – the era of BJC theatre and music legends Jane Grey Stewart, Gilbert Gervais and Elmer Schook. Several of the Tellos were involved in theatre, choir and orchestra – Joyce was a friend, classmate and cast mate to the Tello siblings. Joyce notes of BJC at that time, “We had the personal closeness with our instructors, and it was affordable. We could stay home, and work while we went to school. It made it easier to get an education.” “Instructors like [Don] Bigwood, Francis Elliot and Frank Koch gave us such a strong foundation,” Ron adds. His siblings echo that sentiment. “I will always be thankful to BJC/BSC for their really excellent professors, instruction and tough exams,” says Bob, an internal medicine physician in Loveland, Colo. Tony, an ICU physician, had a track scholarship and performed in the orchestra, choir and two musicals – including the lead in “George M”. “Those two years gave me a great foundation to prepare me for the next 11 years!” Today, Ron’s daughter, Deanna Solhjem, helps a new generation of students find their feet as an assistant professor of Biology at BSC. “When you give someone roots they get wings,” Joyce says. “And BSC can give you the educational roots you need to fly. Be good and respected citizens to serve the community where we live.”

Bertha and Francisco Tello

Joyce and Ron Tello

For the whole family, giving back is part of life. This can be seen in their community mindedness and also their actions toward one another. Carman, who was adopted by the Tellos 40 years ago from Panama, travels there frequently to care for Francisco who returned to his homeland three years ago. All the siblings are engaged in their communities and good causes.

Other Tello philanthropic efforts focus on the family matriarch. The Bertha Tello Nursery at Sanford Hospital in Bismarck honors her 30 years of work with babies in that unit.

This year Ron and Joyce became co-chairs of the BSC Foundation Health Sciences Campaign, which will bring BSC’s health sciences programs from an off-campus location to a larger main campus facility and train more students in high-demand healthcare careers. BSC president Dr. Larry C. Skogen asked them to get involved. “You can’t say no to Larry!” Joyce laughs. “He was so excited and so passionate. We felt exhilarated about the project. We’re training a workforce and there’s such a strong need for that.”

Ron and Joyce also established an endowment in memory of Bertha and Joyce’s mother, Barbara Saba. Those proceeds support programs at the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Center and The Bismarck Cancer Center.

“OUR GOAL AND PURPOSE” The Tello family’s contributions to their communities result from the goal set by Francisco and Bertha all those years ago and reflect Francisco’s thoughts when he wrote: “The beautiful dream that Bertha and I had for our family was accomplished with the help of God…The spirit of the family and Mama will continue to live and will be remembered forever.”

Pictured left to right: Dr. Anthony Tello, Dr. Robert Tello, Dr. Francisco Tello, Dr. Timothy Tello, Dr. Ronald Tello, Kathy Tello Brewer, Richard Tello, Judy Tello Grinager, Carmen Rodriguez, and behind them, John Tello.

BSC FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE CLUB & PRESIDENT’S CLUB The Foundation welcomes new and renewing Executive and President’s Club members for July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, as well as monthly contributors from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

PRESIDENT’S CLUB

Annual Gifts of $500 or more to the BSC Foundation

4T Construction Deborah Ackerman Aetna Chere Allard American Bank Center American Family American Transmission Company Dean and Shawn Anagnost Andeavor Foundation, Inc. Gary Anderson Tricia Arenz Arntson Stewart Wegner PC Arthur H. Pearson Unitrust Associated General Contractors of ND Marjory Atkinson Thomas Atkinson Barr Engineering Co. Basin Electric Power Cooperative Benevity Community Impact Fund John Berger Jay Beyer Greg and Bobbie Bigwood Bismarck-Mandan Home Builders Association BlackRidgeBANK David and Myrna Blackstead BNC National Bank BNI Energy Bobcat Company Lynette Borjeson Painter Glenn Bosch Bremer Bank Michael and Peggy Bullinger Butler Machinery Company Capital City Construction, Inc. Capital City Lions Capital Electric Cooperative Cass County Electric Cooperative Patricia Higgins Caudel Century 21 Morrison Realty Choice Financial CHS Foundation Cynthia Clairmont-Schmidt Dave Clark CoBANK, ACB Comfort Zone Heating & Air Cornerstone Bank Crowley Fleck PLLP Terry and Janice Daffinrud Dakota Agronomy Partners Dakota Awards Dakota Community Bank & Trust Bill and Bonnie Daniel Patrick and Mary Dirk Kathleen Dobovsky Patrick and Mary Ann Durick Eide Bailly LLP Eide Chrysler George Ellefson Marcus and Margaret Fiechtner First International Bank & Trust First Western Bank & Trust Donna Fishbeck Howell Flowers Lee Friese Frontier Precision, Inc. Milan and Olivia Ganser Gate City Bank Gateway HealthMart Pharmacy

Kevin Gilchrist Theodore Gladden Ray Grabar Great River Energy Rosemary Gunsch Lee and Sharon Gurke Allan and Peggy Gustin Timothy and Joann Haas Joseph and Jaclyn Hall Wayne Harris Donald Hastings Craig and Jamie Hauer Joe and Florence Hauer Rose Marie Henke Micheal and Karen Holman Hometown Realty Lane Huber Greg Hutzenbiler Independent Community Banks of North Dakota JLG Architects Amy Juhala Michael Kern Kirkwood Bank & Trust KLJ Solutions Holdings Co. Kari Knudson Kay Koch Loren Kopseng Kraus-Anderson Construction Company Tim and Shelli Langerud Harold Larson Dan Leingang Lindtech Services, Inc. Jason Lueder Henry Mahlman Marathon Petroleum Corp. Susanne Delaney Mattheis Charitable Fund Mike McCormack Thomas and Jana McKee McKenzie Electric Cooperative McLean Electric Coop McQuade Distributing MDU MDU Resources Group, Inc. Jay Meier Midwest Motor Express, Inc. Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. Missouri Valley Petroleum Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative Mountrail-Williams Electric National Information Solutions Cooperative Nodak Electric Cooperative Rita Nodland The North American Coal Corporation North Dakota Guaranty & Title Co. Northern Improvement Northern Plains Laboratory NorthWest Realty Group LLC Obermiller Nelson Engineering Inc. ONEOK, Inc. Otter Tail Power Company Jack and Kristen Paris Judy Pfeifle Pine Petroleum, Inc. RDO Equipment Co. Bismarck/Dickinson Brent Reems Tom Regan Eric Richard Larry and Faye Rolfson Lon and Jennifer Romsaas Roughrider Electric Cooperative John Sakariassen

Paul Sandness Dennis Schatz Harold and Karen Schulz Security First Bank of ND John and Mary Shaffer Dorothy Shertzer Dr. Larry Skogen Slope Electric Cooperative Starion Bank Harley and Margaret Swenson Mark and Stephanie Swenson Swenson, Hagen & Co The Coteau Properties/ North American Coal The Falkirk Mining Company Credric and Mary Theel Tom and Frances Leach Foundation Morris and Irene Tschider Stacy Tschider U.S. Bank Alicia Uhde United Agronomy, LLC Debbie and Steve Van Berkom Verendrye Electric Cooperative Vickie Volk Joseph Vuolo Chad and Stacy Wachter Tony Welder Wells Fargo Bank G. Franklin Welsh Stephen Welsh Mavis Wickstrom Shirley Wilson Zuger Kirmis & Smith

EXECUTIVE CLUB

Annual Gifts of $250-$499 to the BSC Foundation 3M Foundation Advanced Business Methods Kirstin Arthaud Michael and Renae Baltzer Elizabeth Braunagel D & E Supply Company Inc. Dakota Bumper & Body Supply Allen and Diane Dockter Cheryl Elsbernd Linda and Kurt Falkman Donna and Joel Fricke Patricia Hanson Debra Hieb Carla Hixson Lisa Hoynes Brian Hushagen Ron Jyring Thomas Leno Rita Lindgren Deborah Mantz Thomas Marple Alan McAvoy Everett and Bev Miller Kene Miller Kyren Miller Marnie Piehl David Sagsveen Sean Thorenson Barb Thorsen Scott Tschaekofske Joe and Penny Wolfe Jeff Wuitschick

IN MEMORIAM/HONORARIUM Myron Ackerman Deborah Ackerman Patrick Bjork Laura and Joe Kalvoda Kari Knudson Virginia Dockter Bismarck-Mandan Retired Teachers Association Richard Flurer Gordon and Paula Binek Debbie and Steve Van Berkom

Jill Flynn Smyth Donna and Joel Fricke Lee and Debra Huber Lorna Gross Carla and Richard Bickert BSC Employees Kari Knudson Peggy & Al Gustin Janet and Rob Dixon Lena Hanson Patricia Hanson

EMPLOYEE GIVING Christopher Abbott Chere Allard Bradley Anderson Dusty Anderson Marlene Anderson Robert Arso Kirstin Arthaud Karen Bauer Christine Beckler Yellow Bird Dee Bertsch Sheila Bitz Wes Braun Elizabeth Braunagel Deanna Schmitz Burgard Janell Campbell Emily Cash Dave Clark John Darling Craig Dolbeare Mary Eisenbraun George Ellefson Bruce Emmil Andrea Fagerstrom Theresa Felderman Donna Fishbeck

IN MEMORY/HONOR OF GIVEN BY Elsie Haykel Steve and Judy Nelson

DeAnna Smith BSC Employees

Lowell Helgerson Kari Knudson

Laura Teunissen BSC Employees

Frank Koch Kim and Gail Christianson

Marilyn Van Patten Bismarck-Mandan Retired Teachers Association

Robert Kuntz Kim and Gail Christianson Leon Nesja Bismarck-Mandan Retired Teachers Association

Charlotte Wachter Kari Knudson

Employees support BSC through donations to the BSC National Alumni Association and/ or the BSC Foundation from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

Howell Flowers Lee Friese Angie Friez Matt Frohlich James Gable Russell Gilliss Marla Hagemeister Lori Heinsohn Debra Hieb Carla Hixson Micheal Holman Lisa Hoynes Lane Huber Lee Huber Brian Hushagen Greg Hutzenbiler Kasey Janz Amy Juhala Ron Jyring Laura Kalvoda Michael Kern Kari Knudson Lynnette Kraft Michelle Kraft Timothy Kramer

Andrene Krein Harold Larson Juanita Lee Dan Leingang Thomas Leno David Lewellyn Rita Lindgren Jason Lueder Deborah Mantz Tom Marple Michelle Martin Jay Meier Angie Milakovic Carmel Miller Kene Miller Kyren Miller Karen Nathe Laurie Niblick Rita Nodland Sheryl Omlid Lynette Borjeson Painter JoDean Knutson Person Marnie Piehl Brent Reems Todd Reidman

Courtney Reiswig David Sagsveen Dan Schmidt Aimee Schmit Todd Seibel Deb Shipman Dr. Larry Skogen Rachelle Smith Erin Thomas Sean Thorenson Barb Thorsen Scott Tschaekofske Alicia Uhde Roxanne Van Zomeren Mari Volk Vickie Volk Sara Vollmer Joseph Vuolo Kristina Wells Shirley Wilson Jeff Wuitschick Alison Zarr

FOUNDATION ACADEMIC & TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIPS ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS Chris Albin Memorial Scholarship Riley Keller................................................... Minot American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship Kathrin Dorfshmidt..................................Bismarck Alec Anagnost Memorial Scholarship Nicholas Smith........................................... Lincoln Myron & Marjory Atkinson Scholarship Colton Martin..............................................Rugby Amanda Valnes.................................... Sidney, MT Frank Bavendick Memorial Scholarship Sydney Anderson.......................................Killdeer Hart Andes.................................................... Plaza Sam Anklam.............................................Bismarck Keisha Bailey..........................................Fort Yates Tynan Bassett........................... Prince George, VA Alec Battest................................................ Beulah Charlie Black........................................ St. Michael Seth Brewer.................................... Rapid City, SD Connor Burgess.............................. Rapid City, SD Christian Chappell................... Prince George, VA Blake DeCrane....................................... Pryor, MT Drake Flesche......................................West Fargo Tiara Flying Horse.........................McLaughlin, SD Matt Guenther.........................................Bismarck Hannah Holtz...........................................Bismarck Debyn Johnson.................................. Grand Forks Carlie Kieffer........................................ Wheatland Grant Kohlus.................................Eagle Butte, SD Lauren Koski................................................. Wing Leyton Lang................................................. Minot Isaiah Larkin............................. Prince George, VA Alicia Larsgaard............................... Cooperstown Ty Leingang..............................................Mandan Sidney Mann............................................Bismarck Emma Marion............................................ Flasher Ian McDonald..........................................Bismarck Kyler McGillis............................................St. John Tronis McKay....................................... St. Michael Trae Murray................................................Killdeer Bailey Olson........................................South Heart Courtney Olson........................................Mandan Bailee Otterness......................................Bismarck Cole Parisien............................................Bismarck Drew Pearson....................................... Burlington Hudson Pierce.........................................Scranton Kiana Schatz..............................................Hebron Paige Schweitzer................................... Dickinson Amber Stevahn........................................Bismarck Mason Thorenson....................................Bismarck Caitlyn Tveter....................................... New Town Ronald R. Becker Memorial Scholarship Tesslin Heupel..........................................Bismarck Don Bigwood Scholarship Nathan Fuder...........................................Bismarck Gordon & Paula Binek Scholarship Mason Thorenson....................................Bismarck BSC Foundation Scholarship Zachary Benz...........................................Bismarck Cole Craven.............................................Bismarck Kathryn Herring.......................................Bismarck Cole Hopfauf...........................................Bismarck Connor Leier............................................Bismarck Robert Modin..........................................Bismarck Sheradyn Schmaltz...................................Bismarck Dalton Sougstad.......................................Mandan Luke Weber.............................................Bismarck Trey Zent..................................................Bismarck David & Myrna Blackstead Scholarship Paige Walters...........................................Bismarck

Paul & Judith Bodmer English Scholarship RJ Tare.....................................................Bismarck Boekes Family Scholarship Callie Lemer.................................................Hazen Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial Scholarship Abigail Belisle..........................................Bismarck Bailey Boltz................................................Belfield Benjamin Braunagel.................................Bismarck Jaret Lennie.........................................New Salem Erika Ochsner............................................. Beulah Daryl & Donna Braun Scholarship Gabrielle Egan............................................. Beach Walter L. & Lucille Braun Scholarship Caitlyn Ell.................................................Bismarck Devin Hulm..............................................Bismarck Michael Pfennig.......................................Bismarck Maggie Rennecke.....................................Mandan Colby Tosseth...........................................Mandan Robert & DeLayne Brown Scholarship Mackenzie Heflin........................................Gackle Emily Ripplinger.......................................... Beulah Kiana Schatz..............................................Hebron Drew Weigel...............................................Kintyre Macey Ziesch............................................ Pingree Mike & Peggy Bullinger Scholarship Jessica Braun...........................................Bismarck Kaylin Weigel......................................... Napoleon Capital City Lions Scholarship Leyton Lang................................................. Minot Marcia Carlisle Memorial Scholarship Hannah Sailer...........................................Bismarck CHS Inc. Scholarship Isaac Hendrickson....................................... Bisbee Justin Lee..............................................Carrington Craig Peterson.....................................Devils Lake Drew Weigel...............................................Kintyre Jim Christianson Scholarship Alec Battest................................................ Beulah Marc & Betty Christianson Memorial Scholarship Aiden Eriksmoen.........................................Crosby Desiree Feist.............................................. Wishek Kathryn Herring.......................................Bismarck Micah Miller.............................................Bismarck Cecilia Deichert Memorial Scholarship Annika Schlosser......................................Bismarck Patrick & Mary Dirk Scholarship Chloe Schneibel.......................................Bismarck Grant Skibicki..........................................Bismarck Cheryl Elsbernd Scholarship Torie Horning...........................................Bismarck Marvin E. & Lois J. Erdmann Scholarship Isaac Fettig..............................................Bismarck Debra Gallagher & Greg Tschider Scholarship Megan Heick............................................Bismarck Gate City Bank Scholarship Jena Marsolek......................................Jamestown Gateway HealthMart Pharmacy Scholarship Kendra Mauch.........................................Bismarck Florence P. George Memorial Scholarship Kristina Misic............................................Bismarck John Giese Scholarship Margo Binstock........................................Bismarck Frank Gilchrist Memorial Athletic Scholarship KyJuan Johnson........................................... Minot Jennifer Gladden Memorial Scholarship Ashley Ramsey............................................. Minot Ray Grabar Scholarship Marissa Carpenter...................................Bismarck

Great Plains EmPower ND Scholarship Stuart Hurd........................................... Spring, TX Coleman Poort........................................Bismarck Vern & Doris Hansen Memorial Scholarship Kaylee Eckert...........................................Bismarck Gerrie Ellis Hase Scholarship Shantel Bender........................................Hazelton Winnifred Coyne Hedahl Memorial Student Nurse Scholarship Easton Miller............................................Bismarck Neil Hedahl Memorial Scholarship Kevin Relaford.........................................Bismarck Dr. Beulah M. Hedahl Memorial Scholarship Austen Wall.............................................. Williston Warren Henke Memorial Scholarship Alexander Hilzendeger ��Bismarck Bryce & Maxine Hill Scholarship Benjamin Fishbeck....................................Mandan Ken Hoff Memorial Athletic Scholarship Austin Slaughter................................ Grand Forks Ray & Gertha Hoffman Scholarship Cody Bickel..............................................Bismarck Michael Hummel Scholarship Karli Pazdernik..........................................Mandan Niles & Ginger Hushka Scholarship Lucas Bender...........................................Bismarck Chuck & Carol Iten Scholarship Cole Bennion.......................................Jamestown Amanda Brandner ��Linton Sheradyn Schmaltz...................................Bismarck Kaitlin West..............................................Bismarck Tom Jack Memorial Scholarship Nathan Splichal........................................Bismarck KLJ Scholarship Andrew Schafer......................................... Flasher Carter Stonecipher......................... Rapid City, SD Norman Kamins Memorial Scholarship McKenna Akovenko.................................Bismarck Frank Koch Memorial Scholarship Brandon Jundt.........................................Bismarck Dr. Eugene & Carol Kralicek Scholarship Rachel LeBlanc.........................................Bismarck Ed Kringstad Memorial Scholarship Jessie Oja................................................Bismarck Brian Kroshus Scholarship Noah Johnson..........................................Bismarck Ken LaMont Memorial Scholarship Aaron Sagsveen.......................................Bismarck Leonard & Doris Larshus Memorial Scholarship Michael Fettig............................................ Wishek Leona P. & Francis A. Larson/JC Penney Scholarship Breanna Moritz........................................Bismarck Mary Morris Laschkewitz Memorial Scholarship Amy Obritsch...........................................Bismarck Dr. Kermit Lidstrom Memorial Scholarship Nathan Hauck..........................................Bismarck David Ludwig Scholarship Hunter Ripplinger....................................Bismarck Susanne Delaney Mattheis Memorial Scholarship Jaden Evanger.........................................Bismarck Michael McCormack Scholarship Anthony Steele.........................................Mandan Sam McQuade, Sr. Charity Softball Tournament Scholarship Leah Woods.....................................Piedmont, SD Bruce Meland Memorial Scholarship Jalen Ziegler............................................Bismarck

The Bismarck State College Foundation congratulates our outstanding BSC scholarship recipients and gratefully recognizes our supporters for establishing these important scholarships.

Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial Scholarship Courtney Lund................................ Sentinel Butte Dennis Meyer Scholarship Dustin Grund...........................................Bismarck William “Bill” Mills Memorial Scholarship David Markel...........................................Bismarck Roy & Patricia Mindt Scholarship Devin Weigel...........................................Bismarck MDU Resources Foundation Scholarship Nathan Hullett................................... Raeford, NC Alexa Lembcke.........................................Mandan Leah Woods.....................................Piedmont, SD Mary Woods....................................Piedmont, SD Dr. James Moses Memorial Scholarship Jessica Lemieux.......................................Bismarck LeRoy Nayes Memorial Scholarship Liza Doppler............................................Bismarck Dion Madler...............................................Belfield McKenna Weisenburger �� Wilton Bailey Wilhelm.........................................Bismarck Carl & Leora Nelson Memorial Scholarship Keaton Peterson..........................................Oakes Dr. Robert N. Nordstrom Memorial Scholarship Amanda Odegard �� Wilton Abygail Schmid........................................Bismarck Doris Orr Memorial Scholarship Kate Sabe...................................................Crosby Tom & Mary Probst Scholarship Jasper Smith............................................Bismarck Ryann Steiner......................................... Dickinson Ken & Carmen Reno Scholarship Kyra Braaten............................................. Kindred Brianna Honrud..................................Powers Lake Orrin Kluting........................................ Montpelier Cody Macdonald.....................................Bismarck Bailey Olson........................................... Dickinson Lloyd Ritchie Memorial Scholarship Hart Andes.................................................... Plaza Donald L. Russell Memorial Scholarship Nathan Ball..............................................Des Lacs Erik Sakariassen Scholarship Jaclyn Schulz.............................................. Lincoln Kay Schlosser Scholarship Hailey Edinger............................................Harvey Michael Schmitz Scholarship Amy Obritsch...........................................Bismarck Lyle & Charlene Schuchard Scholarship Dion Madler...............................................Belfield Jane & Gary Schulz Scholarship Lexis Martell............................................Bismarck Ken & Anne Shaffer Memorial Scholarship Robert Bender.........................................Bismarck Andrew Feist............................................Bismarck Nicole Fettig.............................................. Wishek Ashton Iszler............................................. Dawson Mason Kary..............................................Bismarck Alexa Lembcke.........................................Mandan Alejandro Rodriquez ��Bismarck Darren Wilke............................................Bismarck John & Mary Shaffer Scholarship Madison Deckert.....................................Bismarck Javan Krahn.............................................Langdon Jackson Wiese..........................................Mandan Cliff & Mary Skogen Scholarship Rebecca Knutson................................... Hettinger Edward & Gladys Smith Memorial Scholarship Dani Douri...............................................Bismarck Jackson Hopfauf......................................Bismarck Nicolle Mickelson....................................Bismarck

Jason & Dr. Nigeria Stahl Scholarship Shantel Bender........................................Hazelton Stacia Wagner..............................................Linton Bob Stenehjem Memorial Scholarship Mary Lindsey............................................Bismarck Paul Swanson Memorial Scholarship Ryan Bourassa......................................West Fargo Caitlin Phelps.............................................. Wilton Harley & Margaret Swenson Scholarship Stephanie Miller.......................................Bismarck Adrian & Ardeth Taylor Memorial Scholarship Raymond Dunn....................................Jamestown Aldeen Paris Welsh Taylor Memorial Scholarship Trey Rogers.................................... Sioux Falls, SD Cedric K. & Mary K. Theel Scholarship Kali Werner..............................................Bismarck Dr. Donna S. Thigpen Nursing Scholarship Paige Schweitzer................................... Dickinson Harvey Thorson Memorial Scholarship Eleanor Bierman.......................................Mandan Dylan Binder.............................................Mandan Colton Boltz...............................................Belfield Jonah Candrian.......................................... Regent Donavin Feldner.......................................Mandan Breanna Fergel.......................................... Shields Kaisha Hammond................................... Dickinson Rory Hintz..................................................Bentley Brenna Hoger......................................New Salem Justin Johnson..........................................Mandan Devin Kouba.............................................. Regent Morgan Krizan...........................................Hebron Tracy Leingang..................................... Richardton Danyka Malkowski.................................... Fairfield Erika Morrell.............................................Mandan Katelyn Muggli...........................................Carson Sophia Munns...........................................Mandan Karli Pazdernik..........................................Mandan Ashlyn Privratsky........................................Belfield Myles Schlosser........................................Mandan Josie Smyle.............................................. Bowman Madison Stockwell �� Beach Caitlyn Tveter....................................... New Town Michaela Urlacher.....................................Mandan Josie Wicks.......................................... Richardton Danielle Wood.......................................Washburn Bill Townsend Scholarship Jessica Foster............................................ Lincoln Irene Tschider Scholarship Michaela Kauk.........................................Bismarck Morris & Irene Tschider Scholarship Madison Becker.......................................Bismarck Julie Bott.................................................Bismarck Josie Henningsen....................................Bismarck Jenaya Manolovits �� Mott Darren Wilke............................................Bismarck Macy Young.............................................Bismarck Wachter Family Scholarship Amber Stevahn........................................Bismarck Courtney Thompson �� Rolette Curt Walth Scholarship LiQiong McDowell...................................Bismarck Joanne Walton Memorial Scholarship Jacqueline Bitz.........................................Bismarck Robert & Lillian Ward Scholarship Grace Buckeye.........................................Bismarck John Weeda Scholarship Morgan Erickson......................................Bismarck Tony Welder Scholarship Andrew Gross �� Napoleon

Wells Fargo Scholarship Summer Sturm.........................................Bismarck Ralph Werner Memorial Scholarship Michelle Mackay.......................................Mandan Michael H. Wickstrom Memorial Scholarship Jack Sullivan............................................Bismarck JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP Paul Bakkum Scholarship Dylan Kahl.................................................Mandan William & Marietta Ekberg Scholarship Justine Smith...........................................Bismarck Joan Elizabeth Hedahl Memorial Scholarship Bailey Schmidt.........................................Bismarck Warren Robinson Scholarship Levi Holzer................................................Mandan William Roesgen Scholarship Emily DeSantis.........................................Bismarck Paul Sandness Scholarship Amanda Joyce..........................................Mandan PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP Myron Atkinson Sr. Memorial Scholarship Ana Lopez.................................................Mandan Patrick Atkinson Scholarships for Enriching ND Nelson Abrego........................................Bismarck Robert Bender.........................................Bismarck Shania Harr..............................................Bismarck Stephen Loftesness..................................Bismarck Nick Sanford............................................Bismarck Danielle Stotz...........................................Mandan Luke Weber.............................................Bismarck Lydia Bavendick Memorial Scholarship Elliot Hellman.................................... Delano, MN Daryk Brown Memorial Scholarship Gina Nelson..............................................Mandan Richard Brown Memorial Scholarship Alex Schmidt............................................Bismarck Warren DeKrey Scholarship Ryan Wilson-Wilhite.................................Bismarck Gordon Dietrich Scholarship Stephen Loftesness..................................Bismarck James & Mildred Duffy Memorial Scholarship Chaska Moore..........................................Bismarck Brett R. Dvirnak Memorial Scholarship Ethan Magstadt.......................................Bismarck Edwin & Dorothy Edlund Memorial Scholarship Trey Zent..................................................Bismarck Richard Espeland Scholarship Marissa Carpenter...................................Bismarck Harvey Harris Memorial Scholarship Naomi Chaffee.........................................Bismarck Steven Harris Memorial Scholarship Maryn Cabinaw........................................Bismarck Tim Hennessy Scholarship Cullen Mitzel............................................Bismarck Martha Jack Memorial Scholarship Jacqueline Bitz.........................................Bismarck Peg Jack Memorial Scholarship Russell Koch.............................................Bismarck Judith Ekberg Johnson Scholarship Nathan Lund............................................Bismarck Thomas Kleppe Memorial Scholarship Trey Zent..................................................Bismarck Peter & Marcella Lang Memorial Scholarship Maryn Cabinaw........................................Bismarck Tom & Frances Leach Foundation Scholarship Gavin Miller.................................... Saint Anthony Sidney J. Lee Memorial Scholarship Andrew Vadnais.......................................Bismarck

FOUNDATION ACADEMIC & TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIPS Leibole Memorial Scholarship Nicholas Peterson....................................Bismarck Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial Scholarship Justin Learn.............................................Bismarck Nicholas Tudor.............................................. Velva Henry & Agnes Miller Memorial Scholarship Cullen Mitzel............................................Bismarck Marcia Olson Memorial Scholarship Abigail Tillotson.......................................Bismarck John Pierson Scholarship Makenna Rudolph....................................Bismarck Tom & Mary Probst Scholarship Naomi Chaffee.........................................Bismarck Olivia Fischer...........................................Bismarck Grace Galster...........................................Bismarck Chaska Moore..........................................Bismarck Drew Pengilly...........................................Bismarck Andrew Vadnais.......................................Bismarck Danielle Wood.......................................Washburn Larry & Faye Rolfson Scholarship Caitlyn Osadchuk......................................Mandan Betty Sakariassen Memorial Scholarship Davion Logan............................................... Minot John Sakariassen Scholarship Luke Weber.............................................Bismarck Sheila Schafer Memorial Scholarship Marissa Carpenter...................................Bismarck Herb Schimmelpfennig Memorial Scholarship Harmony Jobe.........................................Bismarck Clara Schleicher Memorial Scholarship Marissa Carpenter...................................Bismarck Mary Moses Schwichtenberg Memorial Scholarship Russell Spencer........................................Bismarck Gerald Skogley Scholarship Nathan Fuder...........................................Bismarck Jane Grey Stewart Memorial Scholarship Nelson Abrego........................................Bismarck Samantha Brady.......................................Bismarck Tess Griffin...............................................Bismarck Stephen Loftesness..................................Bismarck Matt Masse..............................................Bismarck Kennedy Sundsbak..................................Bismarck Glenn C. & Leola Vantine Memorial Scholarship Matthew Irvine..........................................Mandan Howard Wolfe Scholarship Kennedy Sundsbak..................................Bismarck TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIP Myron Ackerman Memorial Scholarship Noah Tripp................................................ Denhoff Allen Energy Scholarship Frances Chaney.................................. Sterling, VA Alliance Pipeline/Wayne Schonert Memorial Scholarship Kobe Berger.............................................. Lincoln Devin Hulm, ............................................Bismarck American Gas Association Scholarship Noah Gerhardt.........................................Mandan Drake Flesche......................................West Fargo Basin Electric Scholarship Michael Plush................................McLaughlin, SD Frank Bavendick Memorial Scholarship Caitlyn Ell.................................................... Wilton Cody Freitag............................................. Walcott Nathan Goldade......................................Bismarck Hannah Gottschall ��Norma Brittany Green....................................... Dickinson Zachary Hauser........................................Bismarck Justin Helseth............................................ Sawyer

Lance Kaiser..............................................Mandan Ryan Kruckenberg ��Hazen Adam Mathern.........................................Bismarck Caleb McCallum................................. Billings, MT Tronis McKay....................................... St. Michael Scott Monroe...........................................Bismarck Lucas Montag..........................................Bismarck Nathan Splichal........................................Bismarck Max Stromsodt............................................ Finley Jackson Tveito.............................................Linton Phillip Tyra, Jr...........................................Bismarck Easton Walby......................................... Dickinson Dominic Weyrauch................................... Williston Bismarck/Mandan Homebuilders Association Scholarship Jared Gefre..................................................Linton William Kleppe........................................Bismarck Brady Tougas......................................... Strasburg Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial Scholarship Levi Feland.................................................. Antler Andrew Gross........................................ Napoleon Rory Hintz..................................................Bentley Devin Weigel..............................................Kintyre Cass County Electric Cooperative Scholarship Brent Fike............................................West Fargo CHS Inc. Scholarship Hunter Brown......................................Devils Lake Michael Fettig............................................ Wishek Cade Heilman..............................................Rugby Chase Pederson....................................Carrington Bill Clairmont Scholarship Timothy Tomac................................. Watauga, SD Corvettes of Dakota Territory Scholarship John Vandal.............................................Bismarck DarbyTech Training Equipment Scholarship Austin Freeman........................... Harrison City, PA Doosan/Bobcat Company Scholarship Ryan Hagarty...........................................Bismarck Braydin Jangula.......................................Bismarck Michael Ternes.........................................Bismarck Great River Energy Scholarship Logan Allard............................................Bismarck Chandler Brandner..................................Bismarck Steven Gillis.............................................Bismarck Kole Klatt.................................................... Beulah Payton Leintz...............................................Hazen Steven McGillivray...................................Bismarck Kyle Schatz..............................................Bismarck Trevor Schimke...........................................Harvey Dawson Treiber........................................Bismarck Dean D. Gunsch Memorial Scholarship Alan Steckler........................................Jamestown Troy Hanson Memorial Scholarship Anthony Vetter........................................Bismarck Sarah Ann Haugen Memorial Scholarship Lucas Stroh..............................................Bismarck Nathan N. Herman Second Chance Memorial Scholarship Christopher Atwood....................... Guernsey, WY Hess JET Scholarship Bailey Branesky.............................................Tioga Cameron Koenig......................................Bismarck Kahlor Krefting.........................................Mandan Tyler Larson...................................................Tioga Daniel Nyhusmoen..................................Bismarck Grace Persico..........................................Bismarck Brandon Skabo.............................................Tioga HVAC Elements Scholarship Drew Ellison.............................................Bismarck

Robert Kuntz Memorial Scholarship Brad Schmitz...............................................Harvey Cole Wilson.............................................Bismarck NoDak Electric Cooperative Scholarship Riley Keller................................................... Minot Courtney LaRocque.............................. Saint John Conner Moe............................................. Garrison Cobretti Parisien................................... Saint John Brody Vose...........................................Devils Lake ND Autobody Association Scholarship Harleigh Reimche................................. Burlington North American Coal-Falkirk Mine Scholarship Nathan Bell..............................................Des Lacs Teverell Billadeau.................................. Burlington Michael Morris............................................ Beulah Hunter Radomski.........................................Rugby Kevin Relaford.........................................Bismarck Loagen Senn............................................... Beulah NRC Scholarship Sarah Richards................................Champaign, IL ONEOK Scholarship Zachary Dittus...........................................Mandan Tyler Fitzpatrick........................... Weatherford, TX Tyler VanderVorste...................................Bismarck Mathew Zarak........................................ Dickinson Otter Tail Power Company Scholarship Cory Alt...................................................... Beulah Justin Briss...........................................Jamestown Christopher Caldwell...................... Rapid City, SD Jonah Candrian.......................................... Regent Evan Counts.............................................Bismarck Lance Dschaak.................................................Zap Tyler Due...................................................Mandan Jacob Ebertowski....................................Bismarck Samuel Erickson.......................................Bismarck Olivia Hauser...................................................Zap Luke Johnson...........................................Bismarck Reno McCormick.....................................Bismarck William Niendorf......................... Farmington, MN Caleb Rogers........................................... Swan, IA Daniel Rost............................................Baker, MT Zephirin Tanefeu......................................Bismarck Ken Paulus Memorial Scholarship Connor Leier............................................Bismarck Red Trail Energy Scholarship Zoe Hurley................................................Mandan Roughrider Impala Club Scholarship Christ Galster............................................Mandan John A. “Jack” Schuchart Memorial Scholarship Anthony Schumacher ��Mandan John and Mary Shaffer Scholarship Tomas Diaz......................................California, MD Ken and Anne Shaffer Scholarship Alex Wise.......................................... Corvallis, OR Wells Fargo Scholarship David Winn....................................... Bainville, MT Xcel Energy Scholarship Cassie Hoffman........................................... Beulah David Mathern.........................................Bismarck VISUAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIP Marlowe Ann Regan Memorial Scholarship Andrew Vadnais.......................................Bismarck

BASEBALL WRAPS STRONG SEASON

WINNERS ON THE COURT, IN THE FIELD, AND IN THE CLASSROOM This year 43 Mystic student athletes – 57 percent of all BSC student athletes – were named to the Mon-Dak Academic Team for earning a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above. The Bismarck Quarterback Club selected Mystics basketball forward Austin Slaughter and Mystics volleyball outside hitter Liza Doppler, both sophomores, as the Junior College Men's and Women's Athletes of the Year for 2019. Sophomores Bailey Wilhelm, women's basketball, and Seth Brewer, baseball, were also nominated for the award.

Outdoor practices were a rarity early in the Mystics' season, but a mid-March Arizona tourney finally got bats swinging for the Mystics, winning seven of nine games and outscoring their opponents 79-40 down south. This success set the pace for the remainder of the Mystics’ schedule. With an already strong returning lineup, BSC baseball coach Corby McGlauflin padded this season’s roster with a 15-player recruiting class. "We thought we were pretty deep, and it proved to be true with how things went," McGlauflin told the Bismarck Tribune following the tourney. "We went down south with the intention of splitting time at a lot of positions, kind of hoping one of the two guys would come out ahead. In a lot of situations, both guys did really well. It’s a good problem to have.” After a regular season start of canceled and rescheduled games due to uncooperative North Dakota spring weather, the Mystics finished with an impressive 14-4 conference record, 33-10 overall, and the conference tournament title. The Mon-Dak Conference tournament champs finished one game shy of the NJCAA Region XIII championship game. Mystics sophomores Ryan Moormeier, Seth Brewer, Drake Flesche and Jared Binsfeld and freshman Ryan Bourassa were selected to the 2019 Mon-Dak All-Conference Team. Moormeier and Bourassa were also selected to the 2019 NJCAA All-Region XIII Baseball Team, and Moormeier was selected to the North Plains District Teams.

WHAT LIES AHEAD? Both the Mystics men’s and women’s basketball teams are looking at 2019-2020 rosters featuring top local talent, as is the Mystics volleyball team which has just wrapped up its 2019 spring ball season. “Our fan base identifies with players they’ve watched over the years, whether that’s Bismarck kids, Minot kids or Class B players from the surrounding area,” says BSC men’s basketball coach Buster Gilliss. “We have the best attendance within our league, and having those local players is a big reason why.” All three teams are returning valuable experience to the court as well. Practice will start Aug. 14 for the Mystics' volleyball team. Follow Mystics Athletics year round at bscmystics.com.

Bismarck State College PO Box 5587 Bismarck, ND 58506-5587

CLR-017-0519

EARN YOUR BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN CYBERSECURITY & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OR ENERGY MANAGEMENT D ISCOV E R

T H E N E X T VE R S I ON

O F YO U

Small classes, hands-on learning and tuition you can handle. Learn more at bismarckstate.edu.

BISMARCK

S TAT E C O L L E G E

CLR-247-1118