Outlook Magazine - Spring/Summer 2017

St. Cloud State OUTLOOK MAGAZINE SPRING / SUMMER 2017

BUILDING ON

STUDENT SUCCESS ASHISH VAIDYA builds on plan for the future

EHP III: Building lasting bridges

STUDENT EXPERIENCE: 2+2 PROGRAM sets a foundation for international partnerships

ST. CLOUD STATE AT PLYMOUTH Serving the Twin Cities PG 5

RED & BLACK SOCIETY Tracy Schulte ’01 ’05 on being an inaugural member Q+A PG 6

ALUMNI AWARDS Five recognized for their accomplishments PG 19

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U.S. ARMY SGT. KAITLYNE KISNER FLEW HOME FROM ITALY TO SURPRISE HER SISTER, Jessica Kisner, at Commencement on Dec. 16.

Jessica is a magna cum laude graduate from Becker. Kaitlyne is assigned to the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Photo by Nick Lenz ’11 Photo gallery: http://scsu.mn/2h3Ne3u

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THIS ISSUE

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EHPIII

Building lasting bridges

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Ashish Vaidya

Builds on plan for the future

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A life transformed

Angela Mundis has world open to her

4 / News 18 / Class Notes 23 / From the President EDITOR Adam Hammer ’05 CONTRIBUTORS Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95 Anna Kurth Nick Lenz ’11 John M. Brown Terri Mische Tom Nelson DESIGN Marie Novak Madgwick ’91 CONTACT US: University Communications Alumni Relations St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University 207 Administrative Services Bldg.

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NEWS

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Huskies in the news Huskies in the News highlights stories, videos and audio from media outlets throughout the region, state and country.

Watch, listen and read about St. Cloud State University in the news and celebrate the great work that makes St. Cloud State newsworthy. »» Students rebuild snowmobile for national competition — WJON »» Metro Deaf School to make history with Chinese sign language — Minneapolis Star Tribune »» COP House set to become reality — St. Cloud Times »» I’m thriving as a black Muslim woman in St. Cloud — Minneapolis Star Tribune »» Nonprofit builds community in St. Cloud by feeding students — Minneapolis Star Tribune Read more: http://scsu.mn/2h2Xhp9

OF ATTENDEES WERE SOPHOMORES

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ABOUT STUDENTS ATTENDED SCRUBS CAMP IN 2016

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STUDENTS TRAVELED IN 2016 MORE THAN 60 MILES TO ATTEND

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SUMMER SCRUBS CAMPS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA

19 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Read more: http://scsu.mn/2hMzt7V

UNIVERSITY HOSTS SCRUBS CAMP Story and photo by Nick Lenz ’11 St. Cloud State University offers high school students a hands-on way to learn about the health care field.

Through experiential learning, Scrubs Camp, a threeday camp for grades 10-12, provides opportunities for high school students in Central Minnesota to explore health care and human services related careers. By partnering with local employers, students are exposed to in-demand careers. St. Cloud State, in partnership with HealthForce Minnesota, offered the first Scrubs Camps in June 2016.

ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY JOINED STATEWIDE EFFORTS TO HONOR THE LIFE OF JACOB WETTERLING during Celebrate St. Cloud State events in September by inviting Huskies to sign a commitment to live by the 11 traits of Jacob’s Hope at the football game and other Celebrate events. Photo by Maddie MacFarland

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“Our goal was to attract and retain a newly skilled workforce by offering an innovative camp that highlights the range of health and human services fields at St. Cloud State and shows the greater

St. Cloud State at Plymouth to serve Twin Cities area St. Cloud region as an area for innovation, healthcare entrepreneurship and a place to develop our youth,” said Leah Meredith, experiential learning and outreach director at St. Cloud State.

High school students spent hands-on time in St. Cloud State’s School of Health and Human Services’ facilities learning about nursing, social work, gerontology, medical laboratory science, speech language pathology and audiology, among others.

“With the growing need for health care workers, we wanted to provide an opportunity for high school students to experience life on a college campus, to explore a variety of career paths and ultimately pursue a career in a health-related field,” Meredith said.

2017 sponsors include CentraCare Health, The Good Shepherd Community, Rejuv Medical and St. Cloud Area School District 742.

Learn more: http://scsu.mn/ScrubsSTC

St. Cloud State University enhanced its ability to provide cutting-edge, quality education and career development opportunities in the Twin Cities region with its move in January from Maple Grove to Plymouth.

The University celebrated the opening of St. Cloud State at Plymouth in March. The Plymouth location is positioning St. Cloud State to continue to foster and build new industry and academic partnerships in the northwest metropolitan area.

St. Cloud State at Plymouth houses graduate programs in business administration, engineering management, educational administration, applied clinical research, regulatory affairs and services and medical technology quality.

Learn more: stcloudstate.edu/plymouth

State’s largest higher education system rebrands The system that includes Minnesota’s 30, two-year state colleges and seven, four-year state universities, is now called Minnesota State.

The rebranding effort includes a logo and a tagline: “Extraordinary Education. Exceptional Value.”

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NEWS Q+A

TRACY SCHULTE ’01 ’05 Inaugural member of the St. Cloud State Foundation’s Red & Black Society

Big Brothers Big Sisters comes to campus By partnering with the St. Cloud School District and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud State is introducing youth to college life and encourage them to think about their education beyond high school.

The Dr. Potter’s Bigs on Campus Mentoring Initiative is a 12-month pilot program for 13 middle school students in an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) class to meet twice a month with professional adult mentors from St. Cloud State.

“With this initiative kids will see themselves in their mentors, they will see potential that they have that they might not have been able to envision before,” said Willie Jett, superintendent of St. Cloud Area School District 742.

Mentors engage with their mentees during their one-hour meeting by visiting with each other, bowling in the Atwood Center Underground, checking out the Recreation Center and Climbing Wall and touring campus.

Mentees are brought to campus and accompanied by ISD 742 and Big Brothers Big Sisters staffers.

The AVID program caters primarily to students of color, low-income families or students who would be firstgeneration college students.

Q. What is your Huskies story?

A. “I attended St. Cloud State because it offered a number of strong programs that I was interested in, and in 2001 I graduated with a major in business computer information systems. I was in the University Honors Program, which exposed me to many cultural experiences and a broader global context, which I really appreciated since I grew up close to St. Cloud. I also took a semester to study abroad in Alnwick, England, which is something I would highly recommend to any student! I returned to St. Cloud State and completed an MBA in 2005.”

Q. Why do you give back to the university?

A. “My husband Joe ’01 ’08 and I both believe St. Cloud State is an important asset to our community. Joe also earned an undergraduate and graduate degree in technology education from St. Cloud State.

We are both passionate about life-long learning, and St. Cloud State provides applicable learning, in a broad number of subject areas, with many opportunities for students to experience and explore what they are interested in. I think St. Cloud State has so many programs and opportunities that really allow you to experience many different things, which outside of a university setting you may not otherwise have access to.

Joe and I are proud to be St. Cloud State grads, and we hope many more students have the opportunity to grow, learn and explore at St. Cloud State like we did.”

Q. What does being an alumna mean to you?

A. “Being Husky Proud! St. Cloud State gave me the opportunity to explore various subjects and fields of interest, to experience what a career might look like through an internship, and it gave me the tools and foundation to be successful in a career in business. Being a St. Cloud State alumna connects me to Central Minnesota as well as to other St. Cloud State alumni in Greater Minnesota.”

RED & BLACK SOCIETY BY THE NUMBERS

215 inaugural MEMBERS 185

inaugural MEMBERS MARRIED TO A HUSKY

$100 MINIMUM DONATION in the last 2 years to be a member

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49,166 GRADUATES since 2000

3,900 overall

FOUNDATION DONORS

977

SCHOLARSHIPS presented in 2015-16

Q. What does it mean to have your philanthropy recognized by the Foundation?

A. “It’s certainly an honor to be recognized. It’s easy to disconnect from your alma mater after you graduate and you start a family, but I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to quickly reconnect as well. Joe and I see our contributions to St. Cloud State as a way to support what is important to us and to pay forward the foundational experience that we received to future classes of Huskies.”

WAAYAHA CUSUB, A SOMALI HIP-HOP COLLECTIVE, visits a music classroom during the grant’s first on-campus residency.

Arts grant expands awareness of Muslim arts, culture St. Cloud State University and the Paramount Center for the Arts have joined with a group of cultural organizations led by The Cedar Cultural Center in earning a $500,000 grant to fund a program that expands awareness of Muslim arts and culture.

The grant from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) will fund the Building Bridges: Arts, Culture and Identity program to build knowledge and appreciation for the arts and culture with roots in Muslim majority societies. The program will bring five groups of world-renowned performers to St. Cloud and other Minnesota cities. Each group will hold a week-long residency to perform at the Paramount and work with students at St. Cloud State and community groups.

ABOUT RED & BLACK SOCIETY The Red & Black Society is a St. Cloud State University Foundation program that recognizes alumni donors who have graduated in the past 15 years and have demonstrated philanthropic leadership by making a gift of $100 or more. The Foundation recognizes Red & Black Society members through invitations to special events held throughout the year in recognition of their leadership.

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THE UNIVERSITY WALKING BRIDGE GOT A NEW LOOK in 2016. Photo by Anna Kurth

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PRESIDENT EARL H. POTTER III

WORE HIS SCHOOL SPIRIT SHOES

to select events, including men’s Huskies Hockey games. Notably, he wore them in the 2012 parody video “Husky and I Know It.” View the video: https://youtu.be/mSueLzXecx

EHPIII: BUILDING LASTING BRIDGES Story by Jeff Wood ‘81 ‘87 ‘95 FOR NEARLY A DECADE, THE LATE PRESIDENT EARL H. POTTER III FOCUSED ON MAKING ST. CLOUD

STATE MORE global, more welcoming and safer.

“Remembering President Earl H. Potter III” for stories, videos, tributes and more: http://scsu.mn/1WOJjH0

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“He was building a community.

He was a bridge-builder.”

HE ENRICHED LIVES Potter’s focus on globalization bore fruit this fall with a schoolrecord enrollment of 1,374 international students.

“Our international students add vibrancy to our academic community, and their presence in our classes brings an important international perspective to all students,” Potter said in 2014.

Potter made those remarks at a gathering to celebrate the Heiskell Award and Simon Award, internationalization nods St. Cloud State shares with schools such as Wake Forest University and Carnegie Mellon University.

The awards were important, but Potter’s work was guided by a desire to open Central Minnesota to the world, to have fifth- and sixth-generation Euro-American students – the bulk of the student body – learning side-by-side with Nepalese, Chinese and Burkinabe.

The legacy of internationalization lives on, thanks to his pledge to double by 2019 the number of students studying abroad.

HE CHANGED LIVES At the press conference following Potter’s death, Haji Yusuf ’09 summarized the St. Cloud State commitment to diversity, a charge Potter led in word and deed.

“He made this space safe for EARL H. POTTER III, St. Cloud State’s 22nd everyone, regardless of religion, color, president sexual orientation, where you come from,” Yusuf said. “He was building a community. He was a bridge-builder.”

Potter’s passion was personal. When Walid Issa ’13 ’15 earned his master’s degree, but couldn’t collect his diploma because of an account balance in the business office, Potter acted. Issa wasn’t just any student, he was a refugee from Palestine, a Bethlehem kid who’d made good at St. Cloud State.

Issa recalls: “I received my diploma and a receipt informing me that my tuition has been paid fully by personal check from President Potter.”

Potter was also a bridge builder through academics and community partnerships. The Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF) building is a lasting testament to that vision for college-community partnerships. When the building

opened in fall 2013, “Education plus business collaboration — that’s the idea behind ISELF,” was the message from the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s editorial.

HE SAVED LIVES Early in his tenure Potter manned a cell phone that connected him with campus housing employees at St. Cloud Hospital and a conference room of administrators at the University. In the emergency room was a firstyear student, battling the effects of alcohol poisoning, a life hanging in the balance.

The young man, a student-athlete, lived. And, the memory of that awful Sunday morning fueled Potter’s drive to bring order to the University-Southside neighborhood. The rental housing and streets between campus and Ninth Avenue was unruly on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights — particularly in the days leading up to the start of fall semester.

University employees and St. Cloud police officers walked the neighborhood, counseling residents to make responsible and respectful choices.

Potter directed staff members to work with the city of St. Cloud to enact laws that target binge drinking and underage drinking.

University leaders worked with the city to create the IMPACT Diversion Program. It gives people with a first or second citation for minor consumption an opportunity to avoid fines in exchange for learning about the impacts of high-risk drinking.

Upon completion, minor-consumption charges are expunged from their records.

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“Thanks to the IMPACT Diversion Program, repeat violations of the minorconsumption law are way down, falling from 12 percent in 2010 to 5.6 percent in 2015,” said Jen Sell-Matzke ’96, assistant dean of students.

College Health Survey results suggest a nearly 53 percent drop in high-risk drinking between 2005 and 2014.

HE’S HELPING US MAKE A DIFFERENCE There’s more to be done to make students safer. Studying abroad presents enormous challenges for an increasingly cash-strapped student body. Anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant sentiments spike in response to real and imagined threats. The erosion of civility continues apace.

But, the work that bears Potter’s fingerprints goes on. The late Rabbi Alvin Fine, whose words were shared at the June 17 memorial, speaks to the power and courage of people, like Potter, who are committed to progress.

“From defeat to defeat to defeat, until, looking backward or ahead: We see that victory lies not at some high place along the way, but in having made the journey, stage by stage, a sacred pilgrimage.”

Grieving by honoring: Earl H. Potter III

By Jeff Wood ‘81 ‘87 ‘95 FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ARE

EMERGING FROM SHADOWS CAST BY THE DEATH OF EARL H. POTTER III, St. Cloud

State’s 22nd president.

Potter, 69, was killed June 13 in a onevehicle crash in Brooklyn Park, on his way to an evening meeting in St. Paul.

In the days that followed, campus and community cemented his legacy with gestures large and small.

On June 15, the St. Cloud Times published four pages of coverage on Potter’s professional life and legacy — plus an editorial.

The campus memorial service, held in a packed Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, affirmed Potter’s commitment to diversity with blessings and prayers from five faith communities.

Sixth District U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer paid tribute in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives.

In November, the Global Engagement Forum, a gathering of academics and

POTTER’S FAMILY with a No. 22 road-red jersey at a men’s Huskies Hockey game.

international diplomats, honored Potter with a panel discussion of international trade, diplomacy and international education. In 2013, St. Cloud State earned two prestigious awards for internationalization: the Simon Award and the Heiskell Award under Potter’s leadership.

In his last year as president, Potter worked to help launch a Big Brothers Big Sisters program. He didn’t get to see the program start, but organizers named the program Dr. Potter’s Bigs on Campus in his honor. St. Cloud State Athletics presented Potter’s family with a No. 22 road-red jersey at a men’s

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Huskies Hockey game. Potter led a fundraising effort that resulted in an $18 million renovation and expansion of Brooks Center.

Potter’s legacy is continuing on campus through his family and friends.

Christine Marshall Potter and family launched an endowed scholarship fund in his name. Send “in memory of Earl Potter” checks to: ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

720 Fourth Ave. S. St. Cloud, MN 56301

STUDENT EXPERIENCE 2+2 program sets a foundation for international partnerships Story and photo by Nick Lenz ’11 AS TONG (THEA) HE WALKS THROUGH THE ST. CLOUD STATE CAMPUS SHE TAKES IN THE

ENVIRONMENT AROUND HER . From the fresh air to the squirrels that run between the students amid class breaks, she is reminded how different the United States is from home.

“I love everything about St. Cloud and St. Cloud State, but what I love most is the environment,” said He. “The clean air, the enthusiastic people and the little squirrels that can be seen everywhere makes me love this place.”

He is part of the cohort of 61 students in the 2+2 Bachelor of Science in Finance program who are completing their first year of classes in the Herberger Business School. The 2+2 refers to two years of study at Binhai and two years of study at St. Cloud State.

Through this unique partnership with Nankai University Binhai College in Tianjin, China, the University’s finance majors increased 25 percent in fall 2016.

“This program gives me my chance to study abroad,” said He. “It helps me see the cultural differences between China and the United States, including the different living habits and the language.”

The students are learning time-management skills as they adjust to life in the United States, said Steve Mooney, professor of finance and director of the 2+2 finance program.

“At St. Cloud State I can arrange my courses according to my schedule,” He said. “It’s different from China. I can make full use of my time, and I can participate in many activities across campus, make new friends and not delay my studies (because I have flexibility).”

Siyu (Josephine) Zhao agrees.

“The great environment here suits well for students to study and also to enjoy life. We can do more things and make our own decisions,” Zhao said.

The Binhai students joined about 200 finance majors, many of whom are from the United States.

“Having the Binhai students on campus in finance and other Herberger Business School classes is as much to the advantage of domestic St. Cloud State students as it is to them,” Mooney said. “They get the chance to be exposed to people from another culture without leaving Minnesota. They can ask questions, so it’s a win-win for both campuses.”

Binhai students view this program not just as a great opportunity to achieve a degree in finance, but also the chance to study abroad.

The 2+2 agreement was signed in 2013, but had been in the works for nearly a decade.

The initial groundwork was done by Roland Fischer, professor emeritus. He was joined in 2007 by the late President Earl H. Potter III. A second cohort will arrive at St. Cloud State in August 2017.

“They get the chance to be exposed to people from another country without leaving Minnesota.”

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ASHISH VAIDYA builds on plan for the future Story by Anna Kurth / Photo by Nick Lenz ’11 WHEN ASHISH VAIDYA WALKS ON CAMPUS PEOPLE SEE

HIS SHADES AND HIS SUIT. They see his leadership and

know him for his jokes about the Minnesota winter.

His humor is evident in his speeches. In his first convocation address as interim president, Vaidya joked about the gifts he’d welcome for his one-year anniversary at St. Cloud State University, and ended the address with his “Letterman” countdown of the top things he’s learned during his first year in St. Cloud.

ASHISH VAIDYA SPEAKS at the

fall 2016 convocation.

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“I came to St. Cloud State because I believed deeply in the vision that has been developed through the last nine years.”

Vaidya is in a two-year appointment as interim president of St. Cloud State.

He was named to the appointment by the Minnesota State Board of Trustees in June 2016 following the unexpected death of President Earl H. Potter III. Prior to his appointment, Vaidya served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at St. Cloud State since July 2015 and stepped in as acting president in the days following Potter’s death.

The loss of a sitting president is a unique challenge for a university and makes the transition to new leadership harder, Vaidya said.

“What’s been on the top of my mind, regardless of what happens beyond two years, is that we facilitate this transition in a good way,” he said. “And that we are stronger, whether it’s a year or two years later, than we were at his passing.”

START IN CALIFORNIA Vaidya previously served California State University, Los Angeles, from 2010-2015 as provost and vice president for academic affairs, and as special advisor to the president for regional economic development.

Before that, he served California State University, Channel Islands as a dean of faculty, MBA director and founding director of the Center for International Affairs.

But he’s more than his resume. Vaidya is a tennis fanatic, and his passion for the San Francisco 49ers runs back to his first years in graduate school.

Vaidya arrived in northern California in 1985 to pursue his Ph.D. in economics at the University of California, Davis, the same year that Super Bowl champions, the San Francisco 49ers, chose an unknown wide receiver from Mississippi Valley State University as its first-round draft pick.

Forty-Niner fan reactions to the pick, football legend Jerry Rice, was Vaidya’s first introduction to the NFL. He has followed Jerry Rice’s career ever since — as the wide receiver worked to become one of the greatest players in league history.

Vaidya and his wife, Nita, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in August.

They started out as a pair of graduate students working on their Ph.D.’s and have since raised two children and their beloved dogs.

Together they enjoy a love of food.

They enjoy watching the Food Network and traveling, especially with their two children.

Vaidya developed a love of travel early on. His father was a government official and would take the family on a trip each year where they’d spend time at a government guest house.

As a new president, he’s found a love for connecting with students, employees and colleagues on social media. Vaidya is active on social media sending out his first tweet on his presidential Twitter account (@PrezVaidya) from the convocation stage in August.

Since then he’s sent more than 350 tweets and amassed more than 550 followers as he enjoys tweeting about the good work being done by St. Cloud State students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends.

VISION FOR THE FUTURE What inspired him to accept the challenge of leading St. Cloud State through a difficult transition in summer is the same quality that drew him to St. Cloud State as provost — despite the Minnesota winters —a plan for the future of education on campus.

“I came to St. Cloud State because I believed deeply in the vision that has been developed through the last nine years,” he said.

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served as a guidepost during the summer for Vaidya and his leadership team on campus.

This year he has guided campus through a strategic plan refresh to focus the university on engaging students, engaging community and engaging campus to increase student success and contribute to a prosperous Minnesota. He also led the university through a visit from the Higher Learning Commission’s accrediting body.

“Last summer was unlike any other in the history of St. Cloud State University,” Vaidya said. “We all experienced a great loss, but through that experience we showed our resilience, our care for each other and our neighbors, and our ability to move forward, together, with a continued commitment to student success.

“As I have stepped into my new role as interim president, I am confident in the ability of this university and this community to continue to thrive.”

Vaidya said he has been in awe of the support showed to St. Cloud State and President Potter’s family in the wake of his passing.

The leadership team came together quickly to communicate the news to the campus and the community and assist Potter’s family and those most directly affected by their tragedy.

“It’s about preserving that element because it is so important for us. We will be tested as we have already,” Vaidya said. “We will be tested on multiple occasions and what these things have taught us is that if we all come together for the greater good, it’s really important.”

Beyond seeing St. Cloud State through its transition, Vaidya is focusing on the university’s continued efforts to recover financially from a drop in enrollment early in the decade and creating an enrollment and retention plan for the university moving forward.

“These are indeed exciting times as St. Cloud State is positioned to answer the call for a more responsive, more student success oriented, more accountable and more engaged university and to become a true partner in the success of our state and its people,” he said.

ASHISH’S TOP IN THE SPIRIT OF DAVID LETTERMAN’S TOP 10: From Jack and Jim’s Event Center in Duelm, here are the top 10 things our former provost and interim president has learned since arriving in 2015

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The trick to enduring WINTER IN MINNESOTA – three layers underneath a 40-pound parka and plenty of single-malt scotch.

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The cuisine in St. Cloud is becoming more diverse. Now YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE NORWEGIAN LUTEFISK with the tasty Somali sambusa.

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I continue to be IMPRESSED WITH HOW NICE MINNESOTANS ARE .

For example, when I’ve asked what people think about an idea and they say “That’s interesting” or “That’s different,” what they really mean is “That’s a really stupid idea!”

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Minnesota has nearly 11,000 lakes.

What they don’t tell you is that each one has A MILLION MOSQUITOES WAITING for summer to come out.

I am beginning to APPRECIATE ICE HOCKEY, although it will take time to figure out the various penalties.

For instance, I am still confused between buttending and high sticking.

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If you are brave enough to withstand the crowds at the Minnesota State Fair, be prepared to find MORE FRIED FOODS ON A STICK than candy stores in Disneyland.

I am told that ALL MINNESOTANS HAVE BEEN ICE FISHING – the rest of us have watched the news where a truck has gone through the ice on a notquite-frozen lake.

If you GOOGLE CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS IN ST. CLOUD, you get Garrison Keillor, football player Chris Kluwe, and Kim Karadashian in 2011. Mayor Dave Kleis: I guess you and I don’t count.

The source of the mighty Mississippi is Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota.

A RAINDROP FALLING IN THE LAKE ITASCA REACHES THE GULF OF MEXICO IN ABOUT 90 DAYS, which is about the same time that it takes to get your travel authorization approved at St. Cloud State.

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THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS HARDER THAN A HUSKY IS A PACK OF HUSKIES.

Bob Motzko strikes gold for USA

By Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95 BOB MOTZKO ’89 IS IN RARE COMPANY AMONG AMERICAN HOCKEY

COACHES, winning gold in international competition with an undefeated

run that included two wins each over Canada and Russia.

On leave from his men’s Huskies Hockey team, Motzko, 55, helmed the under-20 USA Hockey national team to a 5-4 shootout win over Canada in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship title game Jan. 5 in Montreal.

Motzko’s team of mostly NCAA college stars — playing before a partisan crowd of 20,173 — earned America’s fourth title since the tournament began in 1977.

“Just great cameraderie,” Motzko said at a post-game press conference in Bell Centre. “And, then they showed heart as battlers to come through this tournament and not lose a hockey game.”

The Americans overcame a pair of two-goal deficits to force overtime. Following a scoreless 20-minute overtime, goaltender Tyler Parsons stopped five Canadian attempts in the tie-breaking shootout. Troy Terry scored the only shootout goal.

Frosh Huskies defender Jack Ahcan played regular shifts in every game,

including more than 19 minutes in the gold-medal game. He finished the tournament with an assist and a plus-3 rating. St. Cloud State director of hockey operations, Matt Chapman, was the team’s video coach.

In his 12th season at St. Cloud State, Motzko has guided the Huskies to seven NCAA tournament appearances and a National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Frozen Faceoff championship.

Motzko coached St. Cloud State to a Western Collegiate Hockey Con-

ference (WCHA) regular-season title in 2013 and an NCHC regular-season title in 2014. He was a two-time WCHA coach-of-the-year. The NCHC named him coach-of-the-year in 2014.

The United States finished 7-0, the nation’s first flawless run in 41 tournament appearances. The Americans beat Latvia, Slovakia, Russia and Canada in the preliminary rounds. In the medal rounds they beat Switzerland, Russia and Canada.

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A life transformed ANGELA MUNDIS It was 2014 and Angela Mundis was sending her youngest child off to college and going through a divorce.

“I went from mom and wife to ‘what am I going to do with myself,’” she said.

Mundis saw it as a new opportunity. At 44 she seized the chance to go back to school and earn her degree.

A long-time St. Cloud resident, Mundis had worked for seven years as a police secretary and one year as 911 dispatcher but decided to give up the position to pursue her education and a love of maps.

She had been taking one class a semester for seven years earning a 4.0 GPA and sophomore status, but she always wanted the full college experience.

Growing up in Canada, Mundis didn’t have the opportunity to go to college. No one in her family had ever attended and she didn’t have access to financial aid.

“I never expected to be here, but it’s worked out well,” she said. “I love, love, love coming to class. I don’t miss a class.”

At 47, she’ll graduate in May with her bachelor’s degree in geography with a focus in geographic information systems.

She’ll be the second person in her family to graduate, following her son’s spring 2015 graduation.

To make returning to college full-time work financially, Mundis found an on-campus job in the philosophy department and went to work in waitressing, bartending and retail.

Working multiple jobs while pursuing her studies fulltime gave Mundis new insight into her classmates.

“It was a little more difficult than I thought it would be,” she said. “You might have to work on a Thursday night and have a quiz or exam on Friday.

“And so I got this newfound respect for these young people trying to figure it out at 18, 19 years old.”

She found other non-traditional college students who acted as mentors along with geography faculty Misha Blinnikov and Gareth John.

Her mentors inspired her to make her own way on campus and feel comfortable as a non-traditional student.

“It’s okay that I’m a little older than everybody else,” she said. “I don’t fit into some of the groups, but I also do fit into some of the groups.”

The Geography Club and Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society proved that when a member of the club approached Mundis her junior year and asked her to join the club and run for office.

She won the vice president election that year and is serving as president this year.

“It’s really fun even though I’m older,” she said. “I have different perspectives. The younger students they have great ideas, and I have experience.”

Despite working multiple jobs, she managed to gain a life-changing experience on a short-term study abroad trip to Costa Rica.

She also volunteers for the Tri-County Humane Society by serving on several fundraiser committees and previously volunteered with the Intensive English Center.

She credits the scholarships she’s received with making a difference — providing her with the little extra she needed, boosting her confidence and inspiring her to work harder.

With about $3,000 in scholarships this year, Mundis was able to focus more on her studies and spend more time volunteering and getting involved on campus.

“Through the last six years I’ve been telling my kids ‘You can do anything you want to do. The whole world is open to you right now,’” she said. “I kind of feel like that’s me too.

I have nothing holding me back from going anywhere and doing anything I want to do. … The world is open to me now.”

Learn more about how scholarships are making a difference in students lives in the 2016 Impact Report: http://scsu.mn/2016-impact

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“I have nothing holding me back from going anywhere and doing anything I want to do. … The world is open to me now.”

Photo courtesy of Pete Pederson, Northern Star Photo

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CLASS NOTES KEY: Births and adoptions Marriages and commitments Unless otherwise noted, cities are in Minnesota

’60s

’63 Robert Halverson, Anchorage, Alaska, is captain at Northwest Airlines, Eagan.

He married Janice Halverson. / ’64 Larry Dorn, Fergus Falls, received the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award from Fergus Falls High School. / ’64 Bruce Pearson, Elk River, earned the 2014 Edwin Franko Goldman Award from the American School Band Directors Association. / ’67 ’76 Connie (Peterson) Szarke, Cambridge, released her third book, “Lady in the Moon,” a novel.

’70s

’70 Fred Pike, Naknek, Alaska,

is retired after 38 years of commercial fishing on the waters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. / ’70 ’82 Ronald Hinnenkamp, Little Falls, published his first book, “The 8th Grave,” a murder mystery. / ’72 Michael Hendrickson, Lakeville, retired from Minnesota Public Radio and was honored as the National Engineer of the Year for 2016 by the Society of Broadcast Engineers.

’80s

’80 David Kettula, Duluth, is an agricultural specialist at Home Land Security, International Falls. He has earned the 2014 Interception of the Year and the 2015 Commissioners Award. / ’81 Jon Ivonen, Willow Park, Texas, was named the Arlington Independent School District Coach of the Month for achieving his 50th district championship. / ’81 Bryan Larson, Eagan, received the Chairman’s Elite Award from Federated Insurance in 2015. / ’81 ’83 Laurie (Davis) Davis-Friedges, Prior Lake, received Teacher of the Year award for Twin Oaks Middle School, Prior Lake. / ’82 Ron Hinnenkamp, Little Falls, published his first book, “The 8th Grave.” / ’83 Kevin

Hubbard, Rosemount, is director of sales at Bankers Equipment Service, Burnsville. / ’83 Peter Mohs, Baxter, is publisher of the Brainerd Dispatch and continues to serve as publisher for Echo Publishing. / ’84 Lori Olson, Mission, Texas, is a teacher at Mission Consolidated Ind. School District, Mission, Texas. / ’86 Timothy Bergstrom, Grove City, is news director at KLFD AM 1410, Litchfield. / ’89 Michael Casey, New York, New York, is AP’s northern New England administrative correspondent. / ’89 Robert Matz, Columbia, South Carolina, is the district athletic director at Richland District One, Columbia, South Carolina.

’90s

’90 Douglas Potthoff, White Bear

Lake, was named Secondary Teacher of the Year in FALL / WINTER 2017 in Spring Lake Park ISD 16. / ’91 Michael Larson, Kirkland, Washington, retired at age 50 as a graphics architect from Apple Inc, Cupertini, California. / ’91 Thomas Wuertz, Austin, advanced to first vice president-directors council at RBC Wealth Management, Austin. / ’94 Matthew Dolan, Jordan, is owner/president at Gamefeller, LLC, Jordan. / ’94 Michael Papp, St. Michael, is director of IT services at St. Cloud State University. / ’94 Rodmen Smith, Vadnais Heights, is head of the enforcement division at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. / ’94 Thomas Zachman, Clear Lake, is the owner and founder of Thomas J. Zachman CPA LLC. / ’95 Robert Martin, Fountain Hills, Arizona, is fitness and nutrition director at Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona. / ’96 Kerry (Mitchell) Stacherski, Albertville, is an assessor’s assistant at Sherburne County, Elk River. She and ’97 Raymond Stacherski were married

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FORMER ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY GOALTENDER KATIE FITZGERALD ’16 signed a contract to play professional hockey with the New York Riveters of the National Women’s Hockey League in 2016-17.

She was the first St. Cloud State women’s player to sign a contract to play in the NWHL, which includes teams in New York, Buffalo, Boston and Connecticut. After a successful season she participated in the NWHL All-Star weekend in February and earned the leagues Best Goaltender Award in March.

FORMER ST. CLOUD STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY CAPTAIN VANESSA SPATARO ’16, continued her playing career at the pro level with her hometown Toronto Furies during the 2016-17 season. She was the No. 37 overall pick in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) Entry Draft.

8/23/1997, and had a son, Steven Andrew, 9/4/2007. / ’96 Janice Courtney, Sartell, is a studio artist with a recent solo exhibit in Dallas, Texas and is the Central Minnesota Arts Board chair. / ’96 Jeffrey Moeller, Eagan, is a senior web developer at Anthelio Healthcare, Dallas, Texas. / ’96 Troy Schreifels, Ramsey, is director of facilities and transportation operations at Osseo Area Schools. / ’97 Matthew Sperr, Louisville, Kentucky, is facilities director at Chestnut Street Family YMCA, Louisville. / ’98 Maranda (Smith) McCarthy and ’99 Mark McCarthy, Richfield, daughter, Nolan Brandon, 3/16/2016. / ’98 ’01 Stephanie (Wellman) Marsh and Jason

Marsh, Carlton, daughter, Annika Marie, 10/26/2013. / ’99 Laura (Hinds) Humphrey, Becker, earned the Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) professional designation from The American College of Financial Services, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. / ’99 Mary (Sandven) Blom and Jason Blom, Savage, daughter, Charlotte, son, Nolan, 12/8/2015.

’00s

’00 Emmy (Chalstrom) Kruger and ’15 Kevin Kruger,

Kenyon, were married 10/7/2000, and had a son, Hudson Jules Douglas, 11/3/2014. / ’00 Brian Woodfill, Bloomington, is a

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CONNIE LAHN ’93 was named to the Minnesota Super Lawyers 2016 and Top 50: 2016 Women Minnesota Super Lawyers lists. She specializes in business bankruptcy at Barnes & Thornburg’s Minneapolis office, where she is a managing partner.

police officer at Minneapolis Park Police Department, Minneapolis. He married Amy (Peterson) Woodfill, 6/4/2016. / ’00 Eric Zierdt, Oakdale, is a database architect at Boston Scientific, Arden Hills. / ’01 Scott Bryant, Austin, is traffic assistant at KAAL-TV, He and Kimberly (Templin) Bryant, had a son, Matthew Dean, 1/12/2016. / ’01 Dana Saeger, St. Paul, daughter, Maya Grace, 3/29/2016. / ’01 ’12 Paul DeCock, Salisbury, Maryland, is assistant director of Housing and Residence Life at Salisbury University, Maryland. / ’02 Melissa (Hesch) Coffey, Waconia, is director of studio operations at Lifetouch Portrait Studios, Eden Prairie. / ’03 Jennifer (Cripe) Kenning and ’03 Scott Kenning, Sartell, son, Rafe Robert, 7/19/2016. / ’03 Cydelle (Crocker) Klande, Brook Park, is a credit analyst at Northview Bank, Finlayson. She and Jessy Klande, Brook Park, were married 4/29/2006, and had a son, Corbin J., 9/1/2010. / ’03 ’04 ’05 ’07 ’08 Jennifer (Rakow) Stumpf, Pierz, son, Noah Thomas, 5/3/2016. / ’04 Erik Halverson, St. Louis Park, is guest and security services manager at the Minneapolis Convention Center. He married ’03 Michelle (Hoemberg) Halverson 9/9/2011. / ’04 Sudip Pandey, Burke, Virginia, is

configuration management senior analyst at Dell Inc. / ’04 Andrew Bilder and ’04

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION HONORED FIVE ALUMNI FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DEDICATION TO THE UNIVERSITY during Fall Celebrate in September. RUSS HAGEN ’64, center, earned the Visionary Award from the Foundation. Alumni Association award recipients include: MARTY MJELLELI ’08, left, Graduate of the Last Decade Award; ALAN GORACKE ’85 Alumni Service Award; MARIE MEYER ’72 Distinguished Alumni Award; SHAWN KAKUK ’88 ’91 University Leadership Award.

Molly (McGannon) McGannon, Broomfield, Colorado, son, Callen Greer, 2/3/2015. / ’04 Ryan Henry and Maria (White) Henry, La Crescent, daughter, Kenley Ann, 4/8/2016. / ’04 Nicole (Schumacher) Scheidnes and John Scheidnes,

Plymouth, were married 12/28/2013, and had a daughter, Natalie Michelle, 5/13/2016. / ’04 Dustin Ericson and Kara (Frazier) Ericson, St. Cloud, 3/22/2014. / ’04 Molly McGannon and ’04 Andrew

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CLASS NOTES Fresh Success:

FORMER STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT JOINS THE BAR Story by Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95 / Photo by Nick Lenz ’11

It took a village to prepare Samantha Ivey ’12 to be a lawyer.

The former Student Government president heeded the counsel of mentors and seized her opportunities, graduating law school and passing the bar exam in 2016.

Two professors – Kathy Uradnik in political science and Bassey Eyo in communication studies – guided Ivey through her bachelor’s degree programs.

THE WORK OF FOUR ALUMNI ARTISTS WAS HONORED during a reception for the Alumni Art Show in September at the Gallery St. Germain in downtown St. Cloud.

The Alumni Art Show featured 29 pieces of artwork by St. Cloud State alumni. In all 93 pieces by 35 alumni artists were submitted for consideration for the art show JURIED

BY MICHAEL STRAND ’94 ’96.

Winners included: First place, JULIE CHRISTENSEN ’05 for “The Nurse Who Loved Me”; second place, BLAKE WELD ’11 for “Alley Blur”; third place, ANDREW NORDIN for “Rope Dancer”; and honorable mention, MIC STOWELL ’78 ’83 for “Untitled 7”. Cash prizes were awarded to the top three finishers.

The Alumni Art Show was part of Celebrate St. Cloud State and opened the 2016-17 Creative Art Series.

“Kathy Uradnik is an incredible woman, professor and lawyer. I took nearly all of her classes and went to her for all of my pre-law advice,” Ivey said. “She gave me no illusion that law school was easy or anything to mess around with. It was just as hard as she said it would be.

Without her warnings, I would never have made it out of law school.”

Eyo introduced Ivey to her Husky doppelgänger, Brian Schoenborn ’92.

Bilder, Broomfield, Colorado, 9/3/2005. / ’05 Brittany (Schroeder) Koch, Lakefield,

is an investment operations manager at Bank Midwest Wealth Management. She and Adam Koch, had a daughter, Finley Shay, 9/14/2015. / ’05 Brian Prom, Chanhassen, is website developer at Bulk Reef Supply, Golden Valley. He and wife Nicole (Aune) Prom, had a son, Carson Michael, 6/4/2016. / ’05 Brian Goedker and ’06 Nicole (Stevens) Goedker, Big Lake, 9/19/2008. / ’06 A closer look at “The Nurse Who Loved Me” by JULIE CHRISTENSEN ’05.

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Kathryn (Blakeslee) Fechtelkotter

and Cory Fechtelkotter, Show Low, Arizona, son, Raylan Lee, 6/6/2016. / ’06 Ryan Baron, Grand Forks, North Dakota, is secondary principal at

Midway Public Schools, Inkster, North Dakota. / ’06 Lisa (Strei) Gearman, Chaska, earned the Information and Technology Educators of Minnesota Library Media Specialist of the Year Award for 2015. / ’07 Adam Fetterman, El Paso, Texas, is assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Texas, El Paso, Texas. / ’08 Robyn (Jodlowski) Coggins, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, earned the Carnegie Science Center’s 2016 Science Communicator, honorable mention award. / ’08 Kathleen (Evert) Benbrooks and Joel Benbrooks, Wanamingo, son, Oakley Alexander, 3/5/2015. / ’08 Neil Doucette, Oakdale, son, Sean Roger,

In a crowded job market, where by some estimates there is one attorney for every 300 Americans, Ivey is expanding her skill set and building her brand.

Like Ivey, Schoenborn double-majored in political science and communication studies, served as Student Government president, was mentored by Eyo and became an attorney.

“We hired Sam, and she became an invaluable member of our team as she prepared to go to law school,” said Schoenborn, managing partner at the St. Cloud office of Stinson Leonard Street.

“She helped us, and we helped her. As the old rule of education states, when you hear something, you forget it, when you see something, you remember it, and when you experience something, you understand it,” Schoenborn said.

1/21/2016. / ’08 Adam Neveau Peru, Nebraska, is direc-

tor of residence life at Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska. He and ’09 Annie (Nelson) Neveau, Peru, Nebraska, were married 6/13/2009, and had a son, Stanley Charles, 7/6/2015. / ’08 Michelle (Henry) Rothstein

and ’09 Tyler Rothstein, Rosemount, were married 9/16/2011, and had a daughter, Autumn Lee, 5/17/2016. / ’09 Jennifer Gensch-Ward, Vista, California, is director of marketing and design at Zingle, Inc., Carlsbad, California. / ’09 Amanda (Herrmann) Singer and ’09 Francis Singer,

Maple Grove, daughter, Lois Jean, 7/15/2015. / ’09 Lyssa (Heimbecher) Gad and Max Gad,

An internship at Thompson Reuters in Eagan improved her grasp of Boolean search and the indispensable Westlaw online research tool. Her public speaking and communications consultancy, Ivey League Speaking, is yielding professional contacts. As a project attorney at Robins Kaplan in Minneapolis, her e-discovery work is helping Ivey refine that critical litigation skill: document organization.

A dream discovered at Rogers High School is coming into focus.

“I took a speech and debate class my final semester and absolutely loved the class,” Ivey said. “At the end of the semester the teacher, Susan Romane, took me aside and said ‘If you don’t become a criminal defense attorney, my time spent on you will be wasted.’”

“Sorry, Mrs. Romane,” said Ivey, telling the story eight years later. “I prefer civil litigation.”

Denver, Colorado, 5/29/2016. / ’09 Rachel (Medina) Sauer and Michael Sauer, Robbinsdale, 4/23/2016. / ’09 ’10 Matthew Stradtmann and ’10 Sarah (Flater) Stradtmann, Kasson, 7/31/2010. / ’09 ’11 Kara (Dreger) Griffin, Breezy Point, works with Crow Wing County Community Services and is co-chair of Crow Wing Energized. / ’09 ’12 Ashley Beeman, Plymouth, is TRIO student support services advisor at Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park.

’10s

’10 Tammy (Smith) Hutter, Champlin, is tax manager at Eide Bailly LLP, Minneapolis.

She and ’07 Andrew Hutter were

married 9/5/2009, and had a son, Evan James, 5/12/2016. / ’10 Thomas Gangi, Kathleen, Georgia, was selected as the U.S. Air Force Young Health Care Administrator of the Year. / ’10 ’12 Lauren Krznarich, Bloomington, Indiana, is associate director of the Civic Leaders Center at Indiana University Bloomington. / ’10 Brian Keepers and ’10 Katie (Opsal) Keepers, Overland Park, Kansas, son, Henry Linden, 12/5/2015. / ’10 Melissa (Jones) Bo-Subait and Ebraheem Bo-Subait, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 9/6/2015. / ’10 Baldeep Parvataneni and Spandaana (Vemuri) Parvataneni, Jacksonville, Florida, 2/26/2012. / ’10 Matthew Main, Burnsville, is

an account manager at Karwoski & Courage Public Relations, Minneapolis. / ’10 Daniel Paley, Golden Valley, is a realtor at Keller Williams, Minneapolis. / ’10 Thomas Selvey, Minneapolis, is promoted as the deployment analyst at Korn Ferry, Minneapolis. / ’10 Michael Stanga, Otsego, is commissioner for the Parks and Recreation Commission, Otsego. / ’11 Daniel Brouillet and ’11 Toni (Hall) Brouillet, Worthington, were married 8/9/2013, and had a son, Owen Daniel, 1/7/2016. / ’11 Yasser Albugmi, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a database administrator at Prince Sultan Cardiac Center. / ’11 Alexander Hunt, Minneapolis, is a system administrator at Merrill Corporation, St. Paul. / ’11 Alicia (Bosman) Erkenbrack

and Kelly Erkenbrack, Hugo, were married 11/8/2014, and had a daughter, Eryn, 8/18/2015. / ’13 Charitha Hettiarachchi, Fargo, North Dakota, is an assistant professor in the School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Northwest Missouri State University. / ’14 Travis Walstrom, St. Paul, was promoted to senior item data specialist at Target Corporation. / ’14 Elizabeth (Davis) Feero and ’14 Taylor Feero, Waite Park, son, Cayden Bradley, 8/25/2015. / ’15 Alex Kanable and ’15 Rebekah Mix, Grand Forks, North Dakota, daughter, Natasha Ann, 12/16/2014. / ’16 Cody Ryberg, Winston Salem, North Carolina, is the study abroad advisor at Wake Forest University.

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WE REMEMBER Alumni we remember

’30s

’36 Eleanore (Monson) Pederson,

100, Spicer / ’38 Helen (Clark) Drewes, 97, Rochester / ’39 Willard Stibal, 100, Emporia, Kansas

’40s

’40 Wilma (Morey) Avenson, 90, Oelwein, Iowa / ’40 ’53 Martha (Schrom) Bedard, 96, Eden Prairie / ’41 Marian (Broecker) Carlson, Stillwater / ’42 Patricia (Murray) Engman, 94, Virginia / ’42 ’87 Alvin Ayers, 95, St. Cloud / ’43 Georgia (McKay) Gaustad, 95, Rush City / ’43 Bettyann (Chipman) Hnatko, 94, Hibbing / ’43 Hilda (Brichacek) Ostrowski, 91 / ’43 Janette (Almer) Weis, 93, Sartell / ’44 Ellen (Nelson) Eilers, 98, Sioux Falls, South Dakota / ’44 ’63 Shirley (Scheerer) Slocumb, 92, St. Cloud / ’44 Ruby (Breiland) Sollenberger, 93, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania / ’45 Harriet (Norman) Barlau, 90, Mayer / ’45 Althea (Hansmeier) Bergstrom, Foley / ’45 Gladys (Loija) Norrgard, 91, Brainerd / ’46 Rosemary (Jancik) Habicht, 89, Willmar / ’46 Arlene (Rebischke) Kristopeit, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin / ’48 Shirley DeShaw, 90, International Falls / ’48 ’81 Judith (Palm) Heisick, 87, Bowlus / ’49 Mary (Eisenrich) Becker, 90, Fargo, North Dakota / ’49 Shirley (Anderson) Bushey,

88, Port Charlotte, Florida / ’49 Philip Crolius, 92, Sioux Falls, South Dakota / ’49 Betty (Freed) Kidder, 86, Hopkins / ’49 Henrietta (Suek) Pribyl, 87, Crosby / ’49 Carol (Johnson) Richards, 86, Buffalo Lake / ’49 Idella (Baumgartner) Ziegler, 87, Monticello / ’49 ’58 Marjorie (Mankell) Larimer, 86, Rochester

’50s

’50 Howard Baird, 90, Fayetteville, Arkansas / ’50 Beverly (Melander) Davis, 85, Paradise Valley, Arizona / ’50 Kathleen (Oys) Harris, 88, Prescott, Wisconsin / ’50 Lounell (Allenson) Maleitzke, 85, Perham / ’50 John Novak, 89, Hopkins / ’50 Leonard O’Koren, 88, St. Cloud / ’50 Lois (Vegsund) Seegert, 85, Waukesha, Wisconsin / ’50 Velora (Peterson) Westerlund, 86, Bloomington / ’50 ’63 Georgia (Romeos) Hirt, 85, Bemidji / ’50 ’70 Mary (Maier) Zlock, 89, St. Cloud / ’51

Marilyn (Paetznick) Anding, 86, Hopkins / ’51 Mary (Schaffer) Choiniere, 85, Eden Prairie / ’51 Cletus Hohn, 88, Buffalo / ’51 Donna (Drilling) Jelley, 84, Tulsa, Oklahoma / ’51 Edith (Deraas) Kyllo, 85, Wanamingo / ’51 John Pfau, 87, Mankato / ’51 Noel Phifer, 90, Glencoe / ’51 Samuel Pitulla, 86, Hibbing / ’51 ’53 Donald Morgenweck, St. Louis Park / ’51 ’62 James Ederer, 91, Akron, Ohio / ’52 Barbara Buhr, 92, St. Cloud / ’52 Alyce (Shultz) Davis, 83, Mora / ’52 Donald Hartmann, 89, Osakis / ’52 Jack Smith, 88, Tucson, Arizona / ’52 ’59 Carol (Osterberg) Ritter, 83, Chokio / ’52 ’69 ’80 Helen (Nelson) Larson, 83, St. Cloud / ’53 Beverly (Perry) Amesbury, 82, Hayward, California / ’53 Alyce (Williams) Arola, 84, Nashwauk / ’53 Roger Bohm, 85, Princeton / ’53 Ramona (Heuer) Truax, 82 / ’53 ’59 Alfred Athman, 86, Becker / ’54 John Barron, 87, Sartell / ’54 Marjorie (Hansen) Boekenoogen, 82, Mora / ’54 ’62 Marlys (Brasel) Erickson, 81, Park Rapids / ’54 ’64 Robert Borgert, 83, Sauk Rapids / ’55 Gretchen (Zimmerman) Murphy, 82, Phoenix, Arizona / ’55 ’73 Helen (Truax) Greenwaldt, 90, Eagle Bend / ’56 Ann (Dickinson) Hoaglund, 81, Overland Park, Kansas / ’56 Charles Simonson, 85, Brainerd / ’56 ’47 ’63 Lois (Wandersee) Conzet, 87, New London / ’57 Joanne (Lovallo) Adams, 80, St. Paul / ’57 Carol (Shurb) Halvorson, 79, Willmar / ’58 Norma (Madsen) Carrigan, 91, Crossville, Tennessee / ’58 Joyce (Frey) Moline, 80, Greeley, Colorado / ’58 Patricia (McGarry) Thelen, 79, Park Rapids / ’59 William Rausch, 82, Cold Spring

’60s

’60 Suzanne (Rundquist) Bloberger, 79, Maple Grove / ’60 William Kennedy, 100, Minneapolis / ’60 Charles Olson, 78, Anoka / ’60 Virginia Stulc, 76, Wadena / ’60 Martin Thompson, 79, Burnsville / ’60 James Vilendrer, 82, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin / ’61 James Cashman, 78, Santa Clara, Utah / ’61 Dolores Saurer, 93, Fergus Falls / ’61 David Walsh, 76, Hollywood, South Carolina / ’62 Linda (Johanson) Doebbert, 74, Detroit Lakes / ’62 Mary (Holker) Kersch, 75, Salina, Kansas / ’62 Donna (Hinricks) Nelson, 74, Surprise, Arizona / ’62 Donald Schow, 76, Cloquet / ’63 Eldon White,

78, Parmelee, South Dakota /

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’63 ’73 Curtis Wilcox, 75, Sauk Rapids / ’64 Thomas Thein, 76, Clara City / ’64 Kenneth Warzecha, 77, Avon / ’64 ’00 Elaine (Skavanger) Western, 78, Stanley, North Dakota / ’65 Leta Johnson, 74, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin / ’65 Robert Johnson, 76, Alexandria / ’65 ’69 George Huschle, 74, Grand Marais / ’65 ’70 Charles Johnson, 73, Princeton / ’66 Mary Ann (Ludwig) Fasbender, 78, Paynesville / ’66 Lloyd Mattson,

71, Palm Springs, California / ’66 ’71 Norman Sabrowsky, 76, Albuquerque, New Mexico / ’66 ’73 Lois (Hite) Fletcher, 93, Emily / ’67 Gary Hafdal, 72, Alexandria / ’67 ’70 John Stanchfield, 72, Sandstone / ’67 ’76 Myrla Bower, 93, St. Cloud / ’68 Sheila Eiden, 68, Northfield / ’68 George Hawley, 73, St. Paul / ’68 David Lake, 86, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin / ’68 Charles Peterka, 92, St. Cloud / ’68 ’69 James Steiner, 73, St. Cloud / ’68 John Tobin, 72, Ortonville / ’68 ’70 Leighton Knudson, 95, Alexandria / ’69 Richard Howell, 90, Maple Grove / ’69 Robert Kalenda, 68, St. Cloud / ’69 Myron Swenson, 81, Milaca / ’69 ’72 Sandra (Weis) Weis-Freier, 69, Minnetonka / ’69 ’88 Sonja (Christensen) Rehbein, 68, Kandiyohi

’70s

’70 Beverly (Alexander) Alexander, 68, Duluth / ’70 David Svendsen, 74, Maple Grove / ’70 ’73 Roberta (Wells) Strandlund, 80, Rice Lake, Wisconsin / ’71 Richard Christiansen, 71, Spicer / ’71 Dennis Krupa, 67, St. Cloud / ’71 Georgia (Sauer) Meskan, 67, New Prague / ’71 John Prew, 74, Chaska / ’72 Beverly (Odegaard) Arneson, 88, Edina / ’72 Kathleen (Bowar) Bowar, 65, Minnetonka / ’72 Kathryn (Kroll) Czech, 64, Flensburg / ’72 Jack Gruhl, 73, Fargo, North Dakota / ’72 Ruby (Bergquist) Lien, 94, Litchfield / ’73 William Bellamy, 76, St. Cloud / ’73 Karen (Geldaker) Bramblett, 65, Chisholm / ’73 Jerome Clay, 69, St. Cloud / ’73 Allyn Ford, 68, St. Cloud / ’74 Michael Brum, 64, St. Cloud / ’75 Michael McKay, 65, Red Wing / ’76 Joanne Koester, 58, Red Wing / ’76 Charles Mittelstadt, 65, Muskegon, Michigan / ’76 Christine (Fuchs) Thayer, 62, Sauk Rapids / ’77 ’89 Brenda (Olson) Crowe, 62, St. Cloud / ’77 Debra (Kramer) Larsen, 62, St. Paul /

’78 William Buttweiler, 61, Prior Lake / ’78 Rodney Oppegard, 62, Minneapolis / ’78 Victor Zumpano, 61, Rapid City, South Dakota / ’79 Bonnie (Agerlie) Flaagan, 59, Beulah, North Dakota / ’79 Pauline (Jenniges) Segaar, 62, Brooten

’80s

’80 Carolyn (Greenelsh) Green, Waubay, South Dakota / ’80 David Lieberman, 62, Koshkonong, Missouri / ’80 Allan Nielsen, 58, Mapleton / ’81 Mark Correll, 60, Sartell / ’82 Colette (Stangl) Pohlkamp, 57, Brainerd / ’83 ’89 Darlene (Primus) Primus, 54, St. Cloud / ’84 Carol (Nystrom) Hanson, 75, Brainerd / ’84 Scott Jackson, 55, Belle Plaine / ’84 Janean (Branstad) Thielman, 55, Oakdale / ’85 Charles Johnson, 79, Harvey, North Dakota / ’85 Lawrence Wychor, 54, St. Paul / ’87 John Birkeland, 52, Roseville / ’87 Scott Heddens, 52, St. Cloud / ’88 Kathleen Hallinan, 51, St. Paul / ’88 Debra (Leistiko) Wolter, 50, Norwood / ’88 ’90 Michele Kruchten-Bender, 51, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

’90s

’90 Margaret (Gruenes) Gruenes, 67, St. Cloud / ’90 Robert Munsterman, 64, Milan / ’90 Steven Rigg, 53, Jamestown, North Dakota / ’91 Kathleen (Bengtson) Cain, 62, Jordan / ’91 Michael Goodrie, 49, Buhl / ’91 Dolores (Lind) Hanisch, St. Cloud / ’91 Gary LeBlanc, 71, Little Falls / ’92 Debra (Imm) Abraham, 48, Sauk Rapids / ’93 Mary (Larkey) Rausch, 45, Columbia Heights / ’93 Cindy (Goenner) Scherer, 45, Delano / ’95 Deborah Ginder, 63, Little Falls / ’95 Janet (Trossen) Warner, 76, Long Prairie / ’96 Charles Juhnke, 61, Rochester / ’97 Larry Defrance, 65, Alexandria / ’97 Jeanne Wheaton, 75, Willmar

’00

’00 Jonathan Swanson, 38, Duluth / ’02 Anthony Pelzer, 39, Cold Spring / ’02 Adam Schlangen, 37, Rush City / ’06 Cem Ozruh, 32, Burnsville / ’06 ’13 Rachel Wolf, 31, St. Cloud

’10

’10 Evans Ofori-Amoah, 34, St. Cloud / ’11 Cabot Bekius, 27, Avon / ’11 Teresa McCauley,

30, Oakdale / ’11 Kenneth Perry, 52, Little Falls / ’12 Paige Duncan, 28, Dassel / ’14 Cory Fechtelkotter, Show Low / ’14 ’16 Jessica Justin, 25, Royalton / ’15 Angela Amic, 39, St. Cloud

Faculty and staff we remember Duane Banister, 84, Benson / Stephen Frank, 70, St. Joseph / Nancy (Tookenay) Harles, 77, St. Cloud / Geraldine (Volkenant) Laakso, 97, South Haven / Jacob Mayala, 77, Kimball / William Nunn, 94, Sedona, Arizona / Donald Peterson, 92, Isanti / Earl Potter, 69, St. Cloud / Ila Waseka, 83, St. Cloud / ’38 Mary (Ahles) Adams, 99, Weslaco, Texas / ’53 ’49 James Anderson, 97, St. Cloud / ’59 Gordon Mortrude, 87, St. Cloud / ’63 ’66 David Rydberg, 76, Nisswa / ’72 Marie (Carlsen) Nunn, 96,

St. Cloud

ACE honors late President Earl H. Potter III with mentorship award The American Council on Education (ACE) honored former St. Cloud State University President Earl H. Potter III with the 2017 Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award March 12 at ACE’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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A STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE that reflects our past St. Cloud State University has a long rich history of serving the people of Minnesota and a core mission that has stood strong for nearly 150 years. Our 100,000-plus successful alumni and friends remind us of this every day.

We are a university grounded in a tradition of providing post-secondary education opportunities to improve the economic, social and cultural vitality of Minnesota and its people. In 2013, the Minnesota State board reaffirmed this core mission.

Having evolved our degrees and structures to remain responsive to the needs of the state and our students, work began under the leadership of President Earl H. Potter III to re-envision our mission and create a forward-looking educational environment that prepares students with the knowledge and skills for life in the 21st Century.

I am proud to continue to carry this work forward and respond to the increased expectations of our students and communities by sharpening our focus and reimagining how we deliver on our mission in this changing environment. To that end, our 2017-2022 Strategic Action Plan repositions St. Cloud State within the higher education marketplace, leveraging our strengths to expand our areas of excellence, increase our competitiveness and maximize our potential.

The plan challenges us to “build the 21st Century engaged university” through three primary themes: Engaging students, engaging the campus and engaging our communities in achieving increasing levels of student success and to contribute to a prosperous Minnesota. We are calling it a refresh because we believe that our fundamental mission and vision are sound. But we needed to bring focus and clarity to our strategies and integrate our changing environment into our thinking.

St. Cloud State is positioned to do its part in restoring public confidence in Minnesota’s higher education institutions. Our Strategic Action Plan answers the call to become an entity more than it is today — more responsive to changes in the world, more oriented toward student success, more accountable to community partners, and more engaged in the success of our state and its people.

Continuing our work together, we have crafted a new iteration of our original mission that was created nearly 150 years ago — to become Minnesota’s 21st Century Engaged University.

ASHISH VAIDYA

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PARTING LOOK

SAME DOG. NEW THREADS. A new look debuts The new mascot costume — with breedauthentic blue eyes and sickle tail — has longer fur and more St. Cloud State black and white.

Blizzard debuted to new students during their first days on campus and to the St. Cloud community and alumni during the Celebrate St. Cloud State football game.

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Photo by Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95