NEWS NELSON STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CENTER RENOVATION SERVES ATHLETES The newly renovated Grant ’63 and Carol Nelson Strength and Conditioning Center opened this fall. A virtual dedication of the space celebrated the opening during Homecoming 2020. The center provides St. Cloud State’s Division II student athletes with a state-of-the-art facility to support their development and preparation for athletic success and serves as a showcase space for recruiting visits. The center is named in recognition of Grant ’63 and Carol Nelson, longtime benefactors whose leadership gift helped to make the center a reality. Donors provided $1 million in support of the center, with athletic teams competing to raise funds for the campaign with many alumni and Huskies fans in support of the project. The center is overlooked by a new athlete lounge, the George Torrey Athletics Commons and complemented by the Dave ’79 and Mary Mingo Cardio Fitness Lab and the Brad and Peg Goskowicz Coaches Room. An open house will be announced in spring. See the dedication: https://scsu.mn/34grite
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KELLY JAMESON HOLDS REAL ESTATE ENDOWED CHAIR Associate Professor Kelly Jameson is the holder of the Minnesota Chair in Real Estate at St. Cloud State University. She is an associate professor of Finance and Real Estate and alumna of the St. Cloud State Real Estate program. Jameson holds more than 15 years of experience in the real estate industry. She is involved in a variety of industry organizations through board leadership, training, and writing professional publications. She has authored articles in the Journal of Property Management and won a manuscript prize from American Real Estate Society for Best Real Estate Education Paper. Established in 1980, The Minnesota Chair in Real Estate was the first endowed professorship in the Minnesota State system. Its inaugural chair was George Karvel. It was funded by charitable gifts to the St. Cloud State University Foundation from the Minnesota Association of Realtors, the Minnesota Department of Commerce and the state of Minnesota. Jameson assumed this role from Dr. Steven Mooney, who retired in 2019 after serving as chair for more than 20 years. St. Cloud State is one of two universities in Minnesota that offers a Real Estate major and the only public university. It prepares graduates to succeed as leaders in the industry and has an active alumni network for valuable career connections. Read more: https://scsu.mn/3e1tJUK
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