St. Cloud State OUTLOOK MAGAZINE SPRING / SUMMER 2018
UNLEASH INNOVATION: Professors Dr. Mekni and Dr. Al-Azzam ready students for growing industry UNLEASH PASSION: Sam Bannerman ’17 is turning challenges into opportunities UNLEASH CREATIVITY: Lois Vossen ’84 is channeling change through film
We’ll inspire you to think bigger and challenge you to reach higher. Because when you do, good things follow.
RUBY CORA WEBSTER HALL Campus building named for alumna PG 12
CORIE BECKERMANN Director of Student Health Services Q+A PG 8
HUSKIES WRESTLING Earns third national crown PG 24
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Installed at Halenbeck Hall and the Miller Center, the signs were acquired through gifts by the Alumni Association and the Foundation, two private organizations that support the University.
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At Halenbeck, a Husky dog logo hangs over the walkway to the west entry near the gymnasium. The logo is nearly sevenfeet wide, pictured here with Alumni Association President Jerry Ramirez ’02. Read more: https://scsu.mn/2BLWCTS
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THIS ISSUE
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Unleash Innovation:
Professors ready students for growing industry
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Unleash Passion:
Turning challenges into opportunities
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Unleash Creativity:
Channeling change through film
4 / From the President 8 / News 28 / Class Notes EDITOR Adam Hammer ’05 CONTRIBUTORS Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95 Anna Kurth Nick Lenz ’11 John M. Brown Terri Mische Tom Nelson DESIGN Marie Madgwick ’91 CONTACT US: University Communications St. Cloud State University 207 Administrative Services Bldg. 720 Fourth Ave. S. St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 ucomm@stcloudstate.edu 320-308-3152 stcloudstate.edu/ucomm
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A BITTERSWEET FAREWELL An amazing future ahead For the past two years, I have been proud and grateful to be your interim president at St. Cloud State, and before that your provost. Now I must bid a bittersweet farewell as I depart for a new adventure as president at Northern Kentucky State University. While I came into the presidency in the most unfortunate way following the passing of President Earl H. Potter III, I leave with the satisfaction of knowing that we kept the university moving forward in a positive, hopeful and meaningful way. I know that under the direction of President Robbyn Wacker, you will continue to advance the university toward a successful future into our 150th year and beyond. Thank you for your support, encouragement and commitment. Our successes have been because of the team we are all a part of. I am deeply touched by the way you embraced me and shared this journey with me and my wife Nita. St. Cloud State University – its students, faculty, staff and alumni – and the greater community have left an indelible impression on me. More than anything, it has reinforced in my mind the value proposition of a public higher education institution committed to transforming students and the communities in which they live, work and play.
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That value proposition for St. Cloud State was celebrated in the most recent Best Colleges in Minnesota study by Seattle salary-watcher PayScale. The study showed that a St. Cloud State bachelor’s degree is a top investment for students in Minnesota, ahead of degrees at 26 Minnesota colleges including Carleton College and Augsburg College, and we lead the Minnesota State system on this measure. We should all take great pride in that honor. This is but one measure of how we unleash potential, opportunity and mobility for the state of Minnesota. This is part of St. Cloud State’s nearly 150 year legacy and will continue to be part of the university’s amazing future ahead. St. Cloud State University has given me so much and I will be forever grateful for your partnership, support and dedication to student success. THANK YOU AND GO HUSKIES!
ASHISH VAIDYA Read more messages from President Vaidya: https://scsu.mn/presmessages
“I have enjoyed every minute of my time here at St. Cloud State. I mean this from the bottom of my heart.” Ashish Vaidya, St. Cloud State Interim President
“We are going to be, and we are already on our way to being, Minnesota’s 21st Century engaged university. We have made that promise and challenged ourselves to do that.” Ashish Vaidya, St. Cloud State Interim President
Campus and community members wish Interim President Ashish Vaidya well at a farewell reception.
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WELCOME PRESIDENT
Dr. Robbyn Wacker
The campus and community are celebrating Robbyn Wacker as the 24th president of St. Cloud State University. Wacker comes to St. Cloud State from the University of Northern Colorado where she has served since 1990 in several capacities. Her appointment began July 1. “Having a mission that says you want to become Minnesota’s 21st Century engaged university, and a vision that seeks to provide students with a rigorous and relevant academic experience with engaged and active learning opportunities in an intellectually vibrant and diverse community is absolutely an amazing mission and vision to implement,” she said. “And I can’t wait.” Read more and watch her welcome video: https://scsu.mn/PrezWackerNew
“With Robbyn coming in as the next leader of this great institution, better days for St. Cloud State University are yet to come.” Devinder Malhotra, Minnesota State Chancellor
Campus and community members welcome President Robbyn Wacker to campus for the first time.
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“We have much to do, and I am so excited to begin this journey with you as we embrace the opportunities that exist and the challenges we face as we work together to unleash the best in our students and the best in our university.” Dr. Robbyn Wacker, St. Cloud State President
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NEWS Q&A
CORIE BECKERMANN Director of Student Health Services
New mobile apps connect alumni, keep campus safe A new mobile app is connecting St. Cloud State alumni. The free app — which has St. Cloud State news, resources, event registration and engagement opportunities — was developed by Alumni Relations, in partnership with Tassl. With the app, alumni can engage in our good news and events and share their time and talents with St. Cloud State. Alumni can build a profile and leverage resources. The new Safe @ St. Cloud mobile safety app helps keep students, faculty, staff and campus visitors secure with quick access to new and existing campus safety features. It offers easy access to campus safety resources as well as quick-call and GPS features that connect users to Public Safety’s mobile blue light, safety escorts and friend walk services. Both apps can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.
Q. What strides has the University taken in your time here to meet the health services needs of the modern student? A. Through the years, St. Cloud State has done a great job of supporting our students as demographics have changed. In my time here, we have expanded support for non-traditional students, veterans, student parents and their families and LGBTQ students, to name a few. Learning more about our students and their unique needs is important to help them remain healthy and able to be academically successful. Q. How have students evolved through the years in how they use health services? A. Technology has definitely played a big part in how students seek health information and medical care. With the age of electronic health records, students are able to web book appointments 24/7, receive test results and consult with their health care provider through secure messaging. They complete forms online, receive text messages to remind them of their appointments, to let them know their prescription is ready, and that their bill is available to pay. We are currently exploring options to utilize telemedicine when appropriate and to better serve online and distance learners in the future. Q. Is there a trend to more students asking for health services help when they need it? A. We have seen an increase in the complexity of our student health care needs. Our students mirror national trends which continue to show an acute need for mental health services in the college student population. We are then able to help connect them with other resources such as Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Accessibility Services, etc. to help form a broader network of support.
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Q: With the move from Hill Hall to Eastman Hall once renovations are complete, how will Health Services benefit from being housed with UCHOOSE, Counseling and Psychological Services, Recovery Community and Healthy Huskies, having all of those services housed in one central place for students needs? A: The move to Eastman Hall will make it easier for students to access multiple health and well-being related services and programs in one location. The opportunity to design a space to meet the current health care needs of our students is exciting. The new space will provide better accessibility, improved privacy and work flow in addition to being co-located with related services and programs. This new professional space will lend itself nicely to a more integrated model and will likely also increase utilization of all of our services as Eastman becomes a new campus destination.
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12,000+ PATIENT VISITS
to Student Health Services medical clinic and pharmacy in FY17
94% OF STUDENTS are insured 93 YEARS STUDENT HEALTH
SERVICES HAS BEEN ON CAMPUS, starting in 1925
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YEARS STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES HAS BEEN NATIONALLY ACCREDITED by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROVIDER OF HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE for St. Cloud State students. The medical clinic is staffed by board certified family practice physicians, nurse practitioners and other allied health professionals. Services include an on-site laboratory and pharmacy.
Malhotra hired as Minnesota State chancellor The Minnesota State Board of Trustees named Devinder Malhotra as the chancellor of Minnesota State in March. Malhotra previously served as interim chancellor since August 2017. He also served at Metro State as interim president from 2014-2016 and at St. Cloud State as provost and vice president for academic affairs from 2009-2014. The chancellor is the chief executive officer of Minnesota State and has full executive responsibility for higher education leadership and effective management and operation of the system.
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Game changer: University technology supports Super Bowl A three-dimensional mapping solution, with roots at St. Cloud State, is changing how cities and major venues manage incidents and deliver services. GeoComm’s Smart City Map and Smart Venue Map tools debuted at the July 2017 X Games Minneapolis, an international extreme-sports competition. They were the coordinating solutions in the 80-agency command center that served the 2018 Super Bowl in Minneapolis. Smart City Map and Smart Venue Map are expected to do similar duty when the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament comes to Minneapolis in 2019. The core technologies of Smart City Map and Smart Venue Map were conceived and tested at St. Cloud State by Guy Konietzko, then a GeoComm consultant, and three St. Cloud State people: Mark Gill, visualization engineer, and students Alex Persian and Steve Henningsgaard ’17. “We had a very, very successful X Games and very, very successful Super Bowl,” said Konietzko, GeoComm’s market manager for joint operations, command and fusion centers. The hub of the Super Bowl command center was a large screen that integrated indoor and outdoor 3-D maps with multiple information streams, including sensors, dispatch systems, city cameras and U.S. Bank Stadium cameras. Read full story: https://scsu.mn/2oJrey4
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - As an assistant coach, Larson helped lead the University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) to national championships in 2011 and 2018, as well as a runner-up finish in 2017
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jobs in Sioux City, at Ohio State and two stints at University of Minnesota-Duluth
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YEARS LARSON PLAYED IN THE PROFESSIONAL RANKS after being drafted in the 11th round of the NHL draft by the Detroit Red Wings in 1990
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St. Cloud State’s COMBINED RECORD THROUGH THE LAST THREE SEASONS that Larson will build from
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LARSON IS THE 17TH ST. CLOUD STATE MEN’S HOCKEY COACH since its inception in 1931, and the third head coach in the program’s Division I era
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BRETT LARSON The new coach of men’s Huskies Hockey Larson joins St. Cloud State with a college coaching resume that includes helping rival University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) to national titles in 2011 and 2018. “Brett is a tremendously talented coach and has played a significant role in the success of the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s men’s hockey program,” said Heather Weems, St. Cloud State director of athletics. Larson takes over a program that was led by Coach Bob Motzko for 13 seasons. The Huskies have positioned themselves among the best NCAA Division I programs in the nation. During the 2017-18 season, the Huskies won the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season championship for the second time since 2014. “I am honored to be taking over a program that is already filled with great student athletes who are respected on the ice, in the community and in the classroom,” Larson said. “I am thrilled to become the next head coach at such a well-regarded institution and with one of the top programs in college hockey.” Larson most recently served as an assistant coach at his alma mater Minnesota Duluth from 2015-18. He also was an assistant with the Bulldogs from 2008-11 and helped Minnesota Duluth win an NCAA Division I national title in 2011 and once again in 2018. The Bulldogs made five NCAA tournament appearances during Larson’s tenure, finished as the NCAA runner-up in 2017, won the NCHC playoff title in 2017 and the WCHA playoff championship in 2009. At UMD, Larson coached and/or recruited one Hobey Baker Award winner, five All-Americans, eight future NHLers and one U.S. Olympian. In addition to his time at UMD, Larson served as head coach and general manager with the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers from 201113. He spent two seasons in Sioux City and led that team to the USHL playoffs in 2011-12. Larson, who served as the head coach for gold medal-winning Team USA at the 2012 World Junior A Challenge, returned to the collegiate ranks in 2013 when he joined the staff at Ohio State as an associate head coach. A Duluth native and 1991 Denfeld High School graduate, Larson played college hockey as a defenseman at UMD for four seasons (1991-95). He scored 24 goals and 43 assists in 133 career games. An 11th round pick by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1990 National Hockey League draft, Larson played 12 years in the professional ranks. Larson earned his bachelor’s degree in criminology from UMD in 2004.
Shonda Craft is the dean of Health and Human Services Shonda M. Craft is dean of the School of Health and Human Services at St. Cloud State University. Craft served as interim dean since June 2017 and was named dean in April after a national search. Prior to coming to St. Cloud, Craft served as associate dean for the College of Community Studies and Public Affairs at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul. The School of Health and Human Services serves about 2,500 students by preparing them for health and human services careers. The school’s 25 programs are collaborative and interdisciplinary and offer students a range of opportunities and community partnerships.
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St. Cloud State degree has high ROI A St. Cloud State bachelor’s degree is a top investment for students in Minnesota, according to a study by salary-watcher PayScale. The “Best Value Colleges in Minnesota” study values a St. Cloud State bachelor’s degree ahead of degrees at 26 Minnesota colleges, including Concordia University, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona State University, Carleton College and Augsburg College. The study also rates St. Cloud State ahead of its six sister universities in the Minnesota State system. PayScale’s key metric is 20-year net return on investment (ROI): The difference between student expenditures for a college degree and the money they earn from it. St. Cloud State’s 20-year net ROI is $320,000 for a student paying in-state tuition. That compares favorably with Minnesota State Mankato ($309,00), University of Minnesota-Morris ($212,000) and Augsburg College ($209,000), for example. Read full story: https://scsu.mn/2s4iqVk
CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY 51 Building to be named for alumna St. Cloud State University’s 51 Building will be renamed for Ruby Cora Webster, a 1909 graduate of the State Normal School at St. Cloud. Webster is the first known African-American student to attend St. Cloud State. Professor Christopher Lehman wrote the proposal to rename the 51 Building to recognize Webster. The proposal garnered significant support from the community. Prior to submitting his proposal, Lehman collected more than 2,200 signatures in support, and several on-campus departments and organizations adopted resolutions in support of the renaming. The building will be officially dedicated in November as part of the College of Liberal Arts Feature Week Nov. 5-9, 2018.
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Webster graduated high school in St. Cloud in 1908 before attending St. Cloud Normal School, as St. Cloud State University was then known, to study teaching. This, along with her later work as a teacher, was a significant achievement at that time in the history of our region. Webster was born in Delphos, Ohio, in 1889. She was one of the first two alumnae honored by the School of Education’s Hall of Fame in 2016. Minnesota State Chancellor Devinder Malhotra approved the renaming. The 51 Building opened in 1968 as the School of Business and was known as the School of Business name until the Herberger Business School moved to Centennial Hall in 2007 when the building became known as 51 Building. It now houses the departments of English, Ethnic and Women’s Studies and Political Science as well as the Intensive English Center, the Write Place and the Pipeline Summer Camp Programs.
Katie Emmer is college sportscaster of the year Katie Emmer has earned the Jim Nantz Award as the college sportscaster of the year. She is the first woman to earn the award in its 10-year history. The Jim Nantz Award is named for the veteran CBS sportscaster, who has worked national sporting events, including NFL Football and PGA Tour. “Your reporting skills, your anchoring skills, your knowledge of hockey — all of these things coming together — there’s no question a big career is blossoming,” Nantz said of Emmer, a mass communications senior. Emmer is a veteran of Husky Productions, St. Cloud State’s UTVS TV division that manages broadcasts of Huskies Athletics events, including men’s and women’s Huskies Hockey. Among her duties: In-studio host and rink-side reporter. Read more: https://scsu.mn/2GXBNDU
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Two faculty members are introducing students to the growing field of software engineering while building relationships. A graduate student overcomes life’s challenges to discover a new passion for helping others. In San Francisco an alumna produces award-winning documentary films for the Public Broadcasting Service and other venues.
Like these individuals, St. Cloud State is inspiring students to think bigger and challenging them to reach higher.
WE’RE ON A MISSION TO UNLEASH GREATNESS
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From left, Dr. Mehdi Mekni and Dr. Omar Al-Azzam
UNLEASHINNOVATION Professors ready students for growing industry Story by Rene Kaluza | Photo by Nick Lenz ’11 WHEN DRS. MEHDI MEKNI AND OMAR AL-AZZAM WERE
TAPPED BY ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY IN 2015 TO BUILD THE SCHOOL’S SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DEGREES, THEY FLIPPED.
They flipped the planning model, they flipped the teaching and learning model and they flipped the technology parameters on the program that took in its first students in 2016, built its enrollment to 149 and issued its first bachelor’s degrees in May.
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This fall, the pair will launch St. Cloud State’s Professional Master of Science degree in software engineering, which will integrate students and industry even more than the undergraduate program. The opportunity to create the first bachelor and professional master of science degrees in software engineering in the Minnesota State system drew the pair to St. Cloud State from teaching positions in the University of Minnesota system at Crookston. Both have experience working in industry as well as academia. Mekni and Al-Azzam began by identifying key employers and their needs in today’s workplace and marketplace. What they found was an industry with a fastgrowing demand for employees who have a combination of technical skills, hands-on experience and strong skills in collaboration, teamwork and communication. Companies wanted software engineers with a passion for problem solving and who know how to collaborate with others to find a solution. Mekni and Al-Azzam built that as a primary component of their program.
“The lab is actually our backyard for software engineering students to perform their projects.” Mehdi Mekni
Omar Al-Azzam and Grace Thompson work on a Software Engineering class project.
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“Pretty much every course has a semester-long project,” said senior and Ham Lake native Lucas Reller ’18, whose second Medtronic internship turned into a full-time job offer before graduation. “You can think of your own idea, or the professors help you come up with one.” Al-Azzam and Mekni created specializations in top software engineering fields — gaming and simulation, big data analytics, mobile development, system transformation and cyber security. HANDS-ON APPROACH Grace Thompson is specializing in game design in her fourth year at St. Cloud State with plans to graduate in Spring 2019. She was a creative writing major until she realized she could explore her interest in computing that had been sidelined because her North St. Paul high school didn’t offer courses in it. The hands-on approach of Mekni and Al-Azzam’s program is ideal for her learning style, so she appreciates the emphasis on projects and access to the latest tools. “If I practice with something, I get a better understanding,” she said. As an undergraduate, she wouldn’t find that at some other schools.
“The lab is actually our backyard for software engineering students to perform their projects especially from a graphic user interface perspective,” Mekni said. The close relationship between students and faculty is as important to the pair of professors as the relationship with industry partners. Much of the bond comes from small class sizes, the program’s requirement for assessments on nearly every aspect of students’ projects and the professors’ interest in feedback on the program’s design. It also builds on the teamwork and collaboration principles cited so often by industry as valuable skills. “We tell students that you won’t have this close of a relationship between faculty and students anywhere else,” Al-Azzam said. “I have students coming to me asking where do you think I should go after graduation. I will advise them based on their answers and what they are trying to do with their career.” They hope the relationships will continue after graduation. “I want them to tell me what was the most important question I helped them answer that helped them obtain their successful career and what I can do better,” Al-Azzam said. “I would love to see even criticism. After hosting them here for four years, getting their feedback is crucial, and I would love to see that.”
The first class of 10 students graduated in May. All of the graduates have job offers. Many had those a year ago when they finished their internships. Some students had multiple offers. Two or three, including Reller, became online students because their employer asked that they work full-time right away. “We have bright students, and I’m expecting bright careers for them,” Al-Azzam said. “If I see some of my students starting their own startup companies, or if I see some of my students are moving to top-notch companies like Google and Amazon, this would be the indicator that our students are successful.”
“We tell students that you won’t have this close of a relationship between faculty and students anywhere else.” Omar Al-Azzam
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UNLEASH PASSION Turning challenges into opportunities Story by Rene Kaluza Photo by Nick Lenz ’11 FORCED TO LIVE ON HIS OWN WHEN
HE TURNED 18, SAM BANNERMAN ’17 FOUND SOME OF LIFE’S CHALLENGES OVERWHELMING.
But it was because of his St. Cloud State professors’ and advisors’ recognition that he had a drive to help others that turned his challenges into opportunities. “They kind of recognize that you have potential but life gets in the way,” Bannerman said. “They help you take care of the struggles outside the classroom as much as they can.”
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Bannerman has just completed his second semester of graduate school and plans to become a rehabilitation and addiction counselor working with the transitional youth population. He won’t finish his program until 2019, but he already has his eye on earning a doctorate. He credits the attention and encouragement that graduate students receive for his success in the program. “I think that St. Cloud State does a great job at presenting you with challenges that will help you build character,” Bannerman said. “Professors do not hold back. They present you with the challenge. If you survive it, you become a better version of yourself.” Bannerman’s original dream was to teach high school so he could help kids. As an undergraduate, Bannerman took 15-18 credits a semester. He worked but struggled to pay his bills and stay focused on his studies. “Some days were really hard,” said Bannerman of Maple Grove. He spent a year at North Hennepin Community College before deciding his life needed a change of environment. After a year at St. Cloud Technical and Community College to complete his general courses, he moved to St. Cloud State in 2014 as a Spanish major intending to teach. “I realized that teaching might be a little restrictive. I wasn’t going to be able to help them as much as I wanted to, but I still wanted to work with the same population,” he said. A CHALLENGE BECAME AN OPPORTUNITY Bannerman’s advisor, Dr. William Lepkowski, suggested psychology’s counseling program with a focus on relational conflict. On a stroll through Side Street during his final undergraduate semester, opportunity masked as a challenge appeared again. He stopped at his former instructor’s table to say hello. Rachel Grace told Bannerman about the rehabilitation and addiction counseling master’s program and suggested he apply. She also offered her help. Grace, Lepkowski and others offered guidance on the application and helped Bannerman prep for the required interview.
When he worried that his learning style might not be right for graduate school, they agreed it would be a challenge. He would have to work less and focus more, Grace and Lepkowski told him. Then they outlined the tools St. Cloud State could provide to help Bannerman find success – a grant and a paid graduate assistantship to help cover costs while learning. More important, Bannerman said, is the program’s design. “In this program the professors actually work along with you. It’s just so hands on,” he said. “You have a lot of support. Faculty are always checking in on you. They make adjustments to help you succeed.” Working within a cohort is especially helpful for Bannerman. “You’re with the same group of people. It’s like a family. You build a relationship with those in class so you don’t feel alone.” COMMUNICATION IS THE VEHICLE FOR SUCCESS “The faculty are all in constant communication with one another. If one style of learning isn’t working, they talk with each other and by the time you get into their class, the adjustment has already been made,” Bannerman said. While he credits the contributions of others for much of his own success, he tells students: “Do it for yourself. You owe it to yourself to get more out of life. Pursue something that you’re passionate about. St. Cloud State University is one of the schools that will provide you with the tools that you need to make your journey easier.”
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“Most of our documentaries feature very human stories. We believe audiences relate to issues emotionally and intellectually when they can connect with a person – rather than just talking heads.”
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UNLEASH CR…ATIVITY Channeling change through film Story by Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95 AMID RISING LEVELS OF NEWS-MEDIA SKEPTICISM AND SCIENCE-
DOUBTING, SAN FRANCISCO-BASED INDEPENDENT LENS AND ITS AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILMS ARE TRUSTED VOICES.
THE VISIONARY THAT GUIDES INDEPENDENT LENS IS LOIS VOSSEN ’84.
“Not only can social issue documentaries and docuseries succeed in this environment of fake news and distrust of media, but I believe they will continue to thrive,” said Vossen. “In a time when television ratings are going down, Independent Lens broadcast ratings and streaming numbers have increased for the past four years.” Independent Lens is presented by ITVS, a co-production mini studio and the leading incubator and funder of independent nonfiction programming on public television. Independent Lens is a weekly PBS primetime series with a ninemonth broadcast season from midOctober through June, making it “television’s largest showcase of independent documentary film.” Vossen is the founding executive producer of the flagship program, having been with it since its inception as a national PBS primetime series in January 2003.
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“Commissioning films is an art form, not a science. I really rely on my gut and always regret when I don’t.”
Galas and award ceremonies, such as the Oscars and the Primetime Emmy Awards, are part of Vossen’s world.
THE AWARDS Independent Lens films have earned a laundry list of nominations and shelves full of awards, including: »» 17 Emmy Awards (20+ additional Emmy nominations) »» 17 George Foster Peabody Awards »» 5 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Journalism Awards »» 8 Academy Award nominations Independent Lens was honored in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017 with the International Documentary Association Award for Best Series.
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In recent years Independent Lens has become a multiplatform effort. Indie Lens Pop Up is the series’ groundbreaking community screening initiative, with monthly events in 75 cities across the United States. Each screening is followed by a live panel discussion that features local experts and community organizations coming together to talk and solve problems. Indie Lens Storycast is a new web series on YouTube featuring short-form digital-only stories by indie filmmakers. On yet another platform, Independent Lens funds and produces independent journalism videos in partnership with major news media outlets, such as The Washington Post and the New York Times. Character driven stories that help audiences make sense of local, national and international events are at the core of Independent Lens. Peter Bratt’s “Dolores” documents the life and legacy of Dolores Huerta, 88, who created the National Farmworkers Association alongside her more famous partner, the late César Chávez. “‘Dolores’ is a valuable film because it demonstrates that we cannot write women out of history,” said Vossen. “It’s a compelling example of the power one person can have to create change and impact the lives of millions of people.” The 2016 struggle between the federal government and armed protestors at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon is the focus of “No Man’s Land.” Filmmaker David Byars offers a fly-on-wall look at the inner-workings of the 41-day occupation, whose leaders included brothers Ammon Bundy and Ryan Bundy. “Most of our documentaries feature very human stories. We believe audiences relate to issues emotionally and intellectually when they can connect with a person – rather than just talking heads,” she said. On her “best days,” Vossen said, she screens film cuts and meets with filmmakers about their projects. She screened work-in-progress cuts of Oscar-winner Morgan Neville’s new film about children’s television pioneer Fred Rogers. The much-anticipated “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” appeared in theaters in June. Its television premiere on “Independent Lens” is expected in early 2019. In the case of “The King,” a cross country road trip that looks at the Great American Dream through the life of Elvis Presley, Vossen worked with filmmaker Eugene Jarecki on the film’s re-edit, following a work-in-progress screening at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. “I’m fortunate because there’s a lot of variety in my days and I’m someone who likes change,” said Vossen. “I get up at 5:30 a.m. every day and go to the gym. I began doing that the year after I graduated from SCSU, when I realized how important it was to wake up my body and my brain—and it made dealing with Minnesota winter weather a lot easier.”
Her St. Cloud State bachelor’s degrees in creative writing and arts administration (a theater major with a business minor) appear perfectly suited to the film-commissioning process that dominates her work life. She meets filmmakers via film festivals, industry events, pitch forums and email. When she finds a project that seems a likely fit for Independent Lens, she solicits a treatment and budget. If she likes what she sees, Independent Lens provides production funding so the filmmaker can finish the film or she encourages filmmakers to apply for ITVS production funding. “Commissioning films is an art form, not a science. I really rely on my gut and always regret when I don’t,” she said. For 20 years, Vossen’s gut told her the world needed a documentary about African American novelist and essayist James Baldwin (1924-1987). In 2013, she met Raoul Peck, who had access to the Baldwin estate. She worked with the Haitian filmmaker through the intervening years on what became the Oscar-nominated “I Am Not Your Negro,” which earned a 97-percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and “universal acclaim” on Metacritic. In the 93-minute film Peck imagines an unfinished Baldwin book about race in America, including the lives and the deaths of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. Having funded the film, Independent Lens hosted the television premiere of “I Am Not Your Negro” in January. “Working with Raoul on ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ was one of the great joys of my career.”
THE VOSSEN VITA Lois Viola Vossen was reared with seven siblings on the 150-acre Elmer and Juliana Vossen dairy farm southwest of St. Nicholas, Minnesota. Among her farm chores were cooking, baking, cleaning and doing laundry. On occasion, she worked outside, including driving a tractor, feeding livestock, and “picking rocks” — gathering rocks heaved to the surface in the fields. Her plan as a senior in high school was to travel before attending college. Three months of plucking, band-sawing and packing chickens at a processing plant in nearby Cold Spring persuaded her to enroll at St. Cloud State. Her big break in college was being St. Cloud State’s first arts administration graduate. She assisted former speech-theater professor, the late Dale Swanson, in creating the program. Vossen launched her career by leveraging Swanson’s connection with Doug Eichten, then marketing director at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis.
A CONDENSED CAREER PATH: »» GUTHRIE THEATER, Minneapolis | Paid intern »» LOFT LITERARY CENTER, Minneapolis | Program Director »» BICYCLED FROM SEATTLE, Washington to Belfast, Maine | Unpaid adventure »» SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL , Park City, Utah | Festival worker »» BACKPACKED SOLO ACROSS WEST AFRICA | Unpaid adventure »» EAST CALHOUN CO-OP, Minneapolis | Parttime manager of the cheese department »» SUNDANCE INSTITUTE/SUNDANCE LABS, Park City, Utah | Associate Managing Director »» INDEPENDENT LENS, ITVS, San Francisco | Executive Producer »» TELEVISION ACADEMY, Board of Governors | Documentary Peer Group
After graduating from St. Cloud State, Vossen worked as program director at the Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis. Her edge: She had a degree in arts administration.
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HUSKIES WRESTLING EARNS A THIRD NATIONAL CROWN
BY THE NUMBERS
A DYNASTY THAT HAS PRODUCED THREE NATIONAL
TITLES IN FOUR SEASONS AND FOUR SECOND-PLACE FINISHES SINCE 2011.
A model program whose athletes shake hands with the opponent and opposing coaches after each bout. A roster of skilled student-athletes led by junior biomedical science major, team captain and threetime All-American, Brett Velasquez. A coaching staff inspired by two-time NCAA D-II Coach of the Year Steve Costanzo.
WELL DONE, HUSKIES!
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NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS in four seasons.
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INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS SINCE 2011: John Sundgren (2011), Derek Skala (2013), Shamus O’Grady (2015), Tim Prescott (2016) and Brett Velasquez (2016).
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WINNING PERCENTAGE for Coach Steve Costanzo in 12 seasons at St. Cloud State (188 wins and 28 losses).
56 ALL-AMERICAN AWARDS in the Costanzo era, including four-time All-Americans Tad Merritt ‘12, Shamus O’Grady ‘13, Jacob Kahnke ‘13, Clint “Concrete” Poster ‘16 and Austin Goergen.
71 CAREER PINS, A SCHOOL RECORD SET BY AUSTIN
GOERGEN IN 2017. Goergen, who hails from Caledonia, earned a career record of 136-14. He was a student assistant coach in 2017-18.
$20,000 CROWDSOURCED BY HUSKIES WRESTLING
SUPPORTERS. That sum, combined with a $10,000 gift from Grant Nelson ‘63 and $10,000 from the St. Cloud State University Foundation, purchased new wrestling mats.
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CONSECUTIVE NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE TITLES, dating back to 2011-12.
11,758
PEOPLE REACHED WITH A SINGLE FACEBOOK POST celebrating the 2018 national championship.
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SECONDS OF EXCITEMENT in the 2018 national championship video at https://youtu.be/6Wr-n4cRc1k.
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UNLEASHL…GACY St. Cloud State is ready to celebrate 150 years Story by Adam Hammer ’05
St. Cloud State will begin celebrating its sesquicentennial in fall 2018 with a year of events leading up to its 150th birthday on Sept. 15, 2019, the anniversary of the first day of classes in 1869. On March 17, 1869, the State Normal School Board elected Ira Moore to lead the Third State Normal School which consisted of one building, the Stearns House, a renovated hotel, and had 53 students. The school, founded as a teachers’ college, later became St. Cloud State University and now offers more than 200 undergraduate programs and more than 60 graduate programs. In its nearly 150 years, the university has awarded more than 140,000 degrees. From humble beginnings, the university has evolved into an anchor institution for St. Cloud and the region and a beacon of diversity and innovation in the state that serves more than 18,000 students per year and has a regional economic impact of $519 million. “Celebrating our 150th is a time for the campus, community, alumni, friends and partners around the world to reflect on the past, showcase the present and move forward to the next 150 years of unlocking the potential in our students and communities,” said Interim President Ashish Vaidya. Throughout the year, the university will feature signature events unique to its sesquicentennial celebration as well as elevating several long-standing events. This includes a re-envisioned Homecoming on Oct. 17-21, 2018 that will feature new traditions and events along with the continuation of successful Celebrate St. Cloud State programming to welcome alumni back to campus and celebrate the university with students, families and community members. Since 2010, Celebrate St. Cloud State has been the university’s primary fall celebration.
Learn more: stcloudstate.edu/150
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Other signature sesquicentennial events include: »» Fall Convocation, Aug. 21, 2018 »» President’s Club Gala, Oct. 18, 2018 »» Potter Global Engagement Forum, Nov. 16, 2018 »» Lemonade Concert & Art Fair »» Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, Jan. 21, 2019 »» St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra Concert, Feb. 23, 2019 »» International Partner Convening @ Alnwick, May 13-20, 2019 »» Dedication of Husky Plaza Departments and units throughout campus also will be featuring events under the sesquicentennial umbrella. Planning also is in the work for community partnership celebrations. Volunteers from across the university, and including alumni, emeriti and community members, are involved in sesquicentennial planning. “We have a rich history that spans 15 decades, but in some aspects we’re also just getting started,” Vaidya said. “Through our strategic plan to become the 21st Century Engaged University and Our Husky Compact, our commitment to exceptional student learning, this institution is still innovating and growing as we remain dedicated to student success and serving Minnesota’s workforce needs.” As a lasting legacy, planning also is in the works for the development of Husky Plaza in the heart of campus that will feature a husky sculpture and donor opportunities.
Telling St. Cloud State’s history through student experiences By Kyle Imdieke, graduate student
In 2019, St. Cloud State University will celebrate a remarkable milestone. Founded in 1869, the school will be marking the sesquicentennial anniversary of its creation. Though there were some 20th Century efforts to document the institutional history of SCSU, we have only begun to grapple with how this history shapes who we are as 21st Century Huskies. Over the course of the spring 2018 semester, I and four other graduate students had the honor of helping bring this history to life. In Public History II, headed by Dr. Rob Galler, five students — Kayla Steilow, Lance Sternberg, Kasey Solomon, Blake Johnson and I — had the opportunity to reexamine St. Cloud State’s history. For us, this was the opportunity to bring previously neglected stories to light, particularly those of the students who have shaped and been shaped by SCSU. Each of us focused on one decade from the 1920s to the 1960s. Lance, for instance, interviewed community members about the college’s expansion in the ’60s, while Kasey researched growing political awareness among female students in the ’20s. As I looked into issues of the University Chronicle and Talahi yearbooks from the 1930s, I found remarkable student resilience despite the Depression. While some students relied on loans or jobs in the National Youth Administration — a New Deal program directed in Minnesota by President George Selke — they also showed a growing interest in culture and politics, helping lay the foundation for student engagement and diversity today. Students participated in thriving athletics and arts programs and organized groups like the Inter-Religious Council and the International Relations Club. Students of color like Oneida woman Alma Baird and Filipino man Hilario Guiang shared their cultures with eager-to-learn students, and figures like Muslim Indian independence advocate Maulana Shaukat Ali spoke before thousands on campus. We have begun to bring these stories to the public through Huskies Showcase presentations, radio interviews, upcoming articles in Stearns History Museum’s Crossings, and to-be-constructed exhibit boards on campus, all of which will continue into the university’s year of celebration starting fall 2018. In doing so, we have gained valuable experience in our field. Equally important, we have gained a greater appreciation for our alma mater while helping bring to life its long history. As our sesquicentennial year of celebration approaches, we hope that this work is only the beginning of a deeper engagement with St. Cloud State University’s history by faculty, alumni and students.
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Fresh Success:
ROAD TO THE ORDWAY Story by Julia Jagodzinski ’18, mass communications major
A spur-of-the-moment decision changed Brittany Rooney’s life and led her on a career path she loves.
’60s
’90s
’68 Thomas Bock, Chester,
’97 Tiffany Reiter, Brookline,
Vermont, was elected in 2016 to the Vermont State Legislature, serving on the House Agriculture/Forestry Committee.
’70s ’74 Audrey (Bjerkaas) Suker,
Edina, CEO of ServeMinnesota, was recognized by AARP Minnesota and Pollen Midwest as one of “50 Over 50” innovative, creative leaders from across the state who are making a positive impact on their community.
’80s ’82 Joseph Alexander,
Richmond, Virginia was honored in September 2017 by 4A’s as one of 100 Ad Professionals Impacting Advertising Today and Shaping the Future. / ’82 Bruce Reiser, Hugo, was appointed to the position of deputy commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Corrections in St. Paul in June 2017. Bruce has worked for the Department of Corrections since June of 1982. / ’84 Susan (Holden) Holden, Minneapolis, was recently elected 2018 president of the Minnesota Chapter of the “American Board of Trial Advocates.” / ’88 Bradley Wheelock, St. Cloud, has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of ‘America’s Top Wealth Advisors’. The list which included all firms, among all platforms, in all geographies included only three representatives from Minnesota.
Massachusetts, was named as new principal for Fish & Richardson in Boston. / ’97 ’01 Christopher Tholen, Centennial, Colorado, has been promoted to executive vice president of the Colorado Hospital Association. / ’97 ’99 Tammy (Haakonson) Campion
and Shannon Campion, Sauk Rapids, 8/26/2000. / ’99 Jessica (Eng) Lang and Daniel Lang, Milaca, son, Ivan James, 2/19/2018. Married 9/14/2013.
’00s ’04 Elizabeth (Stawarski) Brenckman, New York, New
York, was named as new principal for Fish & Richardson in New York. / ’05 Michael Deal and Renee (Mackedanz) Deal, Farmington, son, Ryker, daughter, Mackenzie, 6/5/2017. / ’05 Jennifer (Hoyny) Pyatkov and Roman Pyatkov, Arlington, Virginia, 2/18/2017. / ’07 Nathan Van Beck and ‘07 ‘09 Heather (Hilsgen) Van Beck, New London, son, Hudson, 9/28/2016. Sibling: Kyle, 5. / ’08 Raj Bhandari, Burnsville, daughter, Myra Rajasi, 3/16/2018. / ’08 Mark Krippner and Mandy (Libbesmeier) Krippner, Cold Spring, son, Rowan Daniel, 12/28/2017. / ’08 Vanessa (Ball) Squiers and Nicholas Squiers, Minneapolis. / ’09 Jennifer (Parrish) Fettig and Ross Fettig, Foley, daughter, Audrey Quinn, 12/1/2017. Sibling: Everett Blake, 3.
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Rooney’s brother is an alumnus of St. Cloud State, and Brittany and her mom were helping him with his apartment five days before he started his fall 2014 semester. “I asked my mom to stop at the admissions office because I had a few questions,” said Rooney. “By the time I left I had applied, been accepted, registered for classes, and found housing.” Rooney had previously attended two different colleges before settling on St. Cloud State. “Neither of them had video production programs, or something close to it. I like working with video, so I wanted to be able to incorporate it into my major somehow,” she said. “Here I was allowed to kind of create my own major so that it was something that I really enjoyed.” Jackie Payne Noetzelman, the previous owner of Dancin’ Off Broadway in Sauk Centre, asked Rooney if she would be willing to do some videography work for the dance recital since Rooney was an administrative assistant for the studio. Because of her love of videography and leveraging
’10s ’11 Amber (Billmeyer) Brumbaugh and Adam
Brumbaugh, Chanhassen, son, Easton, 1/27/2018. / ’11 Joseph Gonsoski, St. Paul, son, Joseph M., 12/7/2012. / ’12 Lauren (Koehler) Anderson
and ‘13 Matthew Anderson, Maple Grove, son, Emmitt Pearce, 3/31/2015. Married 7/14/2012. / ’12 Joseph
Francis and Brianna (Dubbin) Francis, St. Cloud, daughter, Reegan Rose, 4/28/2015. Married 2/15/2016. / ’14 Jamie (Kasch) Arko and Michael Arko, Big Lake, son, Damon Randall, 8/3/2015. Married 9/13/2014. / Kayla (Kellen) Weber and Nick Weber, Burnsville, daughter, Claire Ella, 5/17/2017. Sibling: Alexander Jerome, 3.
her education from St. Cloud State, Rooney started BR Productions, her video production business, with the help of her parents. She just graduated in May, but Rooney’s entrepreneurial spirit and skills already had her juggling video productions for nine dance recitals from May 5 to June 17 and starting her new job at The Ordway. “About a year ago, I saw an internship opportunity for an event coordinator intern at The Ordway, and I applied for it,” said Rooney. “I didn’t get it, but in January they
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contacted me about an upcoming job opening as their event coordinator.” The current event coordinator left at the end of April, so the opening was perfectly timed for Rooney with graduation being a week after the job opened up. “St. Cloud State has definitely unleashed my potential,” Rooney said. “With all the internships that are available, I was able to get hands-on experience that really helped prepare me for my career.”
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Our JAYLANI HUSSEIN ‘11 IS ONE OF THE TWIN CITIES’ 40 UNDER 40 LEADERS, according to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. Hussein, 35, is executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. CAIR’s recent initiatives include confronting the sponsors of Islamaphobic political ads and supporting students who face harassment in schools. Hussein holds a St. Cloud State bachelor’s degree in community development.
WE REMEMBER Alumni we remember
’30s
’30 Lois Untereker, 92 / ’32 ’70 Lillian (Boettcher) Bergstrom, 107, Cambridge / ’36 Isabel Sollitt, 88 / ’38 ’63 ’70 Edna (Belsaas) Anderson, 100, Montevideo / ’39 Carol (Pemble) Matson, 91, Blomkest / ’39 Harriet Olson, 86, Estherville, Iowa / ’39 ’55 Millard Nelson, 99,
Cokato
’40s
’40 Lorraine (Helgeson) Spielman, 93, Eau Claire, Wisconsin / ’40 Muriel (Dunn) Thimsen, 97, Minnetonka / ’40 ’44 Margaret (Matter) Heydman, 97, St. Cloud / ’41 Clarys (Sheldon) Anderson, 92, Paynesville / ’41 Violette (Bendix) Dempsey, 97, Saginaw, Michigan / ’41 ’44 Kathleen (Matter) Valesano, 96, Little Falls / ’41 ’56 Grace Lamb, 99, Sauk Centre / ’42 Catherine (Schwinghammer) Davis, 96, Lake Park / ’42 ’52 Florence (Cooper) Nuese, 99, Marshall / ’43 Virginia (Botz) Thayer, 95, Casselberry, Florida / ’44 Helen (Youngner)
Hanson, 93, Long Prairie / ’45 Margaret (Kline) Anderson, 93, Memphis, Tennessee / ’46 Gloria (Fauskee) Throndrud, 91 / ’47 Henry Hambrecht, 94, Ashburn, Virginia / ’47 Adrian Johnson, 95, Faribault / ’47 Darleen (Cornelius) Sather,
89, Sisseton, South Dakota / ’47 Ester (Aho) Simonson, 94, Cokato / ’47 Marjorie (Okeson) Smedberg / ’48 Lorraine (Suska) Chiabotti, 89, Ely / ’48 Richard Clugston, 92, Rochester / ’48 Faith (Wildman) Dark, 83, Saint Paul / ’48 R. E. Erikson, Minneapolis / ’48 Patricia (Bauer) Kinzer, 86, Babbitt / ’48 Lois (Olson) Koll, 81, Sebeka / ’48 Gladys (Johnson) Paulson, 91, Dassel / ’48 Leonard Pecchia, 96 / ’48 Vivian Smith, 89 / ’48 Doris (Loija) Winger, 89, Alexandria / ’48 Ruth Wunderlich, 91, Austin / ’48 ’67 Lucille (Young) Kutzke, 91, St. Cloud / ’48 ’72 Georgia (Ausmus) Zeman, 88, Hinckley / ’49 Shirley (Larson) Hanson, 88, Little Falls / ’49 Arnold Minette, 92, Paynesville / ’49 Robert Towne, 94, Esko / ’49 ’54 Lois (Johnson) Howe, 87, Billings, Montana
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’50s
’50 Dorothy (Juhola) Anderson, 84 / ’50 Roy Eliason, 90, Spicer / ’50 John Hendricks, 103, Cumberland, Wisconsin / ’50 ’52 Carol (Marx) Sutton, 86, Tucson, Arizona / ’50 ’55 Tecla Karpen, 90, Hastings / ’51 Delvina (Miner) Connell, 86 / ’51 John Jacks, 87, Roseville / ’51 Bernell (Westman) Moren, 86, Coon Rapids / ’51 Kenneth Noren, 88, Minneapolis / ’51 ’56 Robert Hanson, 86, Mesa, Arizona / ’51 ’72 Virginia (Markgraf) Sorensen, 86, St. Cloud / ’52 Mary Lou (Hanlon) Fallon, 87, Roselle, Illinois / ’52 Leo Morgan, 92, Winona / ’52 Edward Smart, 86, Minneapolis / ’52 Philip Weber, 86, Chisholm / ’52 ’60 ’63 Dorothy (Greeley) Brown, 96, Willmar / ’52 ’64 Donald Cameron, 90, Minneapolis / ’53 Barbara (Tunell) Duquette, 85, Edina / ’53 Marilyn (Peterson) Hoiseth, 86, Paynesville / ’53 Marlowe Severson, St. Cloud / ’53 ’70 Jack Maki, 92, Anoka / ’55 Ione (Dittberner) Frandle, 86, Parkers Prairie / ’55 Daniel Murphy, 87 / ’55 Matilda Schaefer, St. Cloud / ’55 Mavis (Johnson)
Vandegrift, 82, Montgomery Village, Maryland / ’55 Marian (Tauber) Wurm, 81, Dalbo / ’56 Larry Gates, 83, Willmar / ’56 Janice Gregg / ’56 Jerome Sura, 85, Grand Rapids / ’56 Bernice (Bowdish) Van Nostrand, 84, Northfield / ’57 James Brobin, 82, New Brighton / ’57 Mary Giessler / ’57 Cameron Johnson, 87, Duluth / ’57 Jay Jost, Blaine / ’57 Edward Krystosek, 83, Thief River Falls / ’57 Merle Lunceford, 82, Ely / ’58 Roger Becker, 88, Sun City, Arizona / ’58 Frank Boucher, 86, Taylors Falls / ’58 Herbert Ferguson, 88, St. Paul / ’58 Eugene Forsberg, 86, Hibbing / ’58 Richard Regnier, 85, St. Cloud / ’58 Ortwin Tews, 88, Denver, Colorado / ’58 ’63 John Weismann, 81, White Bear Lake / ’59 Rolland Bliss, 87, Bloomington / ’59 Joel Carlson, 88, Annandale / ’59 Patricia Connors, 89, Minneapolis / ’59 Judith (Hart) Ferrell, 79, Annandale / ’59 Walter Stock, 80, Prior Lake / ’59 ’69 Zane Stein, 86, Flint, Michigan
’60s
’60 Webb Batchelor, 80, Kiester / ’60 Robert Holman, Grand Rapids / ’60 Betty (Paul) Sporleder, 80, St. Joseph / ’61 Terrill Fredrich, 79, New Prague / ’61 Ronald Gasser, 83, Georgetown, Texas / ’61 Neil Henkel, 87, Sartell / ’61 Warren Jerome, 79, St. Paul / ’61 Michael Myers, 84, Bloomington / ’61 Curtis Roesler, 80, Minneapolis / ’61 ‘64 Harlon Buisman, 81, Aitkin / ’62 Norman Adams, 82, Albuquerque, New Mexico / ’62 Helen Dorsett, 96, Bertha / ’62 Richard Hukka, 77, Newnane, Georgia / ’62 Donald Kasbohm, 79, Edina / ’62 David Kothe, 78, South Haven / ’62 Richard Maki, 83, Shoreview / ’62 ’68 W. Edwin Erickson, 78, Spearfish, South Dakota / ’63 Margaret (Boyd) Christenson, 98, Glendale, Arizona / ’63 Donald Cooper, 87, Becker / ’63 RoseAnn David, 74, Clear Lake / ’63 Dennis Lofboom, 75, Marine on St. Croix / ’63 Thomas Meier, 78, Rapid City, South Dakota / ’64 Bonnie (Avelsgaard) Gimpl, 73, Willmar / ’64 Earl Mewes, 86, Albany / ’64 Sandra (Moulton) Steiger, 74, Walker / ’64 ’72 David Trushenski, 79, Anoka / ’64 ’75 David Ellingson, 80, North Branch / ’65 Ida Anderson,
100, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin / ’65 Michael Casey, St. Paul / ’65 Allan Cornell, 82, Swanville / ’65 David Gallagher, 75, New Prague / ’65 Richard Geisen, 75, Ormond Beach, Florida / ’65 James Gonsior, 76, Sartell / ’65 Loretta Grewe, Minneapolis / ’65 Charlotte Jensen, 75, Corrales, New Mexico / ’65 Kathryn (Baker) Robson, 86, Lincoln, Nebraska / ’65 John Wilkey, 77, Coon Rapids / ’66 Mildred (Smith) Beckley, 99, Sauk Centre / ’66 Delores (Kangas) Folkestad, 70, Menahga / ’66 John Koppy, 77, Monticello / ’66 James Locke, 79, Minnetonka / ’66 Larry Ornduff, 78, Tomball, Texas / ’66 Donald Schrom, West Fargo, North Dakota / ’66 ’70 ’72 Orval Nally, 79, New Brighton / ’67 James Holtan, 88, Montevideo / ’67 Paul Styve, Rochester / ’67 Leslie Wolff, 76, Hackensack / ’68 Marjorie Hammer, 71, St. Paul / ’68 Connie (Kemnitz) Maruska, 70, Rockport, Texas / ’68 Mary (King) Smith, 104, Lansdale, Pennsylvania / ’68 Michael Tagtow, 70, Delafield, Wisconsin / ’68 Marie (Hiltner) Vos, 87, Albany / ’69 Roxanne
Gee, 67, New Effington, South Dakota / ’69 Dennis Hanish, 61, Scottsdale, Arizona / ’69 Steven Heins, 75, Brainerd / ’69 Robert Hoofnagle, 70, Sauk Rapids / ’69 Gary Johnson, 70 / ’69 Jane (Tax) Kohler, 76, Brown City, Michigan / ’69 Mary (Martz) Nordstrom, 69, Marion, Indiana / ’69 Michael Schreier, Eden Prairie / ’69 Joan (Loftis) Wilcox, 80, Bryan, Texas
’70s
’70 Nancy (Alstrup) Docken, 68, Stacy / ’70 Joyce (Hardy) Eggleston, 88, Royalton / ’70 Lisa (Neville) Lake, 69, Brainerd / ’70 Steven Hammer, 69, Kimball / ’70 Blake Hanson, 70, Grand Rapids / ’70 William Kloempken, 68, Waseca / ’70 Catherine (Loken) Larson, 69, Rice / ’70 William Loe, 77, Wayzata / ’71 David Gerwing, 74, Littleton, Colorado / ’71 Edward Rajkowski, 68, Sauk Rapids / ’71 Todd Waters, 69, Wayzata / ’72 Kenneth Almer, 71, Oro Valley, Arizona / ’72 Rollin Berg, 64, St. Paul / ’72 Jeffrey Koren, 67,
Cooperstown, Pennsylvania / ’72 Carolyn (Stotts) Lydeen, 88, St. Cloud / ’72 Ronald Rassier, 68, St. Cloud / ’73 James Erickson, 81, Sauk Rapids / ’73 Sharon (Dornfeld) Nelson, 44, St. Paul / ’73 ‘91 Ethelyn (Thiesse) Gadway, 70, Sauk Rapids / ’74 Margo (Peterson) Anderson, 65, Red Wing / ’74 Mark French, 66, Brooklyn / ’74 Thomas Taveggia, 67, Minneapolis / ’75 Dwight Johnson, 64, Edina / ’75 James Schroeder, 82, Bagley / ’75 Clyde Stangl, 65, St. Cloud / ’76 David Allison, 64, Brainerd / ’76 Cynthia (Kukuska) Berger, 62, Stillwater / ’76 Paul Fair, 81, Burien, Washington / ’76 Evelyn (Jensen) Matthies, 81, Brainerd / ’76 Allan Rife, 78, Foley / ’76 Kenneth Solheid, 65, New Prague / ’76 Kenneth Spanier, 64, St. Cloud / ’77 Charles Meyer, 63, Kyle, Texas / ’78 Glenn Busch, 62, Eden Prairie / ’79 Dorothy (Slitzke) Bray, 87, Plymouth / ’79 Theresa (Henderson) Nault, 68, Pine River / ’79 Carol (Propotnik) Newby, 62
’80s
’80 Anne (Jasan) Barta, 61, Burnsville / ’80 Robin Marty, 61, Champlin / ’81 Susan (Scott) Scott, 59, Hopkins / ’81 David Suss, 62, Sioux Falls, South Dakota / ’82 Joseph Pupkes,
58, Minneapolis / ’82 David Schwichtenberg, 58, Dayton / ’82 ’12 Mary (Ellenbecker) Johnson, 63, Kimball / ’83 ’84 ’86 Sheryl Martinson, 68, Chisago City / ’84 Brian Morawczynski, 54, Champlin / ’85 Michael Jensen, 55, Byron / ’85 Larry Kachmarek, 69, Fairborn, Ohio / ’85 Kimberly (Stachovich) Moulzolf, 54, Foley / ’85 Becky (Gustafson) Muellerleile, 54, Savage / ’85 Dorothy (Craft) Pherson, 88, St. Cloud / ’85 JoAnn (Wermerskirchen) Simon, 53, Maple Grove / ’86 Dale Fries, 54, Sauk Rapids / ’87 David Fevold, 54, Roseville / ’87 Rebecca (Jeffords) Martins, 53, St. Paul / ’88 Charles Bull, 59, Mineral Point, Wisconsin / ’88 David LeMoine, 57, Farmington / ’88 Phillip Terborg, 61, Princeton / ’88 ‘93 Mark Nolan, 51, Delano / ’89 Joann (Vosika) Moffatt, 77, Pine City / ’89 Pamela (Olson) Peterson, 62, Svea / ’89 Joan (Clemas) Seifert, 85, Little Falls
’90s
’90 Jerome Johnson, 50, Sartell / ’91 Bonnie (Krosch) Bellos, 67, Pillager / ’91 Thomas Bick, 52, Middleton, Wisconsin / ’91 Bryan Lervick, 48, Eagan / ’92 Sharon Blackstad, 61, Ramsey / ’92 Brigette (Burch) Foltz, 59, Winchester, Virginia / ’92 Mary (Fandel) Rising, 56, Viroqua, Wisconsin / ’93 Pamela (Bang) Dahl, 63, Montevideo / ’93 ’98 Kristine White, 44, Tubac, Arizona / ’94 Christine (Swift) Braun, 46, St. Michael / ’94 Denise (Zirkle) Brouillard, 51, Hudson, Wisconsin / ’94 Robert Ferrens, 46, Ocean City, New Jersey / ’94 Joel Orne, 47, Brooklyn Park / ’94 ’95 Carol (Douvier) Schneider, 51, Asotin, Washington / ’95 Brian Gapko, 47, St. Joseph / ’96 Michael Bajunpaa, 42, Zimmerman / ’97 Robianne Schultz, 43, Perham / ’97 ’02 Jeremy Leese, 44, Baxter / ’99 Christopher Edstrom, 43,
’10s
’10 Benjamin Coffman, 32, Bloomington / ’11 Ruth Hoffman, 75, Kandiyohi / ’16 Gabriel Tudor, 24, Peoria, Illinois
Faculty and staff we remember Catherine Beck, Mendota Heights / Michelle Coborn, 62, Cold Spring / Arthur Erickson, 87, St. Cloud / Doris (Krengel) Erickson, Sauk Rapids / Mary Evenson, 66, Fargo, North Dakota / Allen Fiereck, 62, Sauk Rapids / Kathleen Fink, 65, Sauk Rapids / Calvin Gruver, 89, Two Harbors / James Hansen, Tucson, Arizona / Nicholas Hasselfeldt, 83, Sartell / Mabel (Hinkemeyer) Holthaus, 83, Rochester / Dorothy (Raetz) Kunze, Roseville / Joanne Larson, 59, Sartell / James Lewis, St. Cloud / Yvonne Lindsey, 79, St. Cloud / W. Timothy Malchow, St. Paul / Vivian McGonagle, 91, Minnetonka / John Phillips, 97, Minneapolis / Agnes Scharenbroich, 96, St. Cloud / Don Sikkink, 89, Tucson, Arizona / Lawrence Smelser, 89, Centennial, Colorado / John Tennant, 88, St. Cloud
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’00s
’01 Clint Walker, 38, Walnut Grove, Mississippi / ’05 Nicole Moulzolf, 34, Foley / ’06 ‘08 Joshua Orbeck, Benson / ’07 Nathan Antilla, 33, Isanti / ’07 Amanda (Curtis) Dufour, 33,
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PARTING LOOK By Tommy Balicky, associate director of UPB, Campus Programs and Spirit Groups / Photo by Nick Lenz ’11 IN APRIL, SINGER-SONGWRITER JESSE MCCARTNEY PERFORMS to a packed
Atwood Memorial Center Ballroom at St. Cloud State University.
This is the first national concert at St. Cloud State since 2008. These types of events are fun, generate excitement throughout campus and the community, and invite people from outside St. Cloud State to experience campus. The concert sold out in just over a week and made thousands of impressions over social media. The concert was sponsored by the Department of Campus Involvement (DCI) and the University Program Board (UPB). Together, these organizations provide more than 250 events and services for students at St. Cloud State annually. The events and services out of DCI and UPB enhance students’ college experience when they are engaged in campus activities. Events such as the McCartney concert allow students to connect to campus and have fun outside of the classroom.
CONTRIBUTE a photo or 500-word column for consideration to managing editor Adam Hammer at aehammer@stcloudstate.edu for “Parting Look.”