Outlook - Fall 2014

St. Cloud State OUTLOOK MAGAZINE FALL 2014

VISUALIZATION LAB INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO A WORLD OF PROGRAMMING

CREATIVE ART SERIES Launched by St. Cloud State’s School of the Arts PG 4

MUSIC CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE A creative integrated technology space PG 5

JANE OLSEN 25 years as head of the Women’s Center PG 6

MARGARET VOS ’72 ’82 (left) and MARY C. BRUNO ’97 were featured

survivors at the Central Minnesota Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk to raise funds for programs and research Oct. 18 at St. Cloud State. The walk was made up of 93 teams and 723 participants raising $72,160.40 for the American Cancer Society. Photo by Nick Lenz ’11 http://scsu.mn/1qvdyNt

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THIS ISSUE

8 Visualization Lab

introduces students to a world of programming

12 Creating the mold

Sales Lab meets new generation

14 SCAR Dolls roll into St. Cloud

4 / News 17 / Class Notes 23 / From the President EDITOR Loren J. Boone MANAGING EDITOR Adam Hammer ’05 CONTRIBUTORS Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95 Anna Kurth Nick Lenz ’11 Anne Abicht ’06 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

TERRY VERMILLION shows how the technology aspects work in the Music Lab. Photo by Nick Lenz ’11

HUSKIES LOGO PRESENT (2014)

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Music classroom of the future

The Integrated Music Technology Lab at St. Cloud State University is a new multi-purpose space that will prepare students for the future of music technology and education.

Every music major and minor will gain skills in music technology through the lab, which was made possible by a donation from Gary and Connie ’69 Grittner of Pierre, S.D. The lab also serves as a piano lab for music majors learning functional piano skills.

“We have had a long-standing need for this type of integrated technology space,” said Terry Vermillion, chairman of the music department and professor of percussion studies. “The music classroom of the future needed to be reflected within our program, and students need to have experience maximizing the application of such a space as a learning platform for their own teaching and professional engagement.”

The lab includes 15 student work stations, each with an iMac computer loaded with advanced music software such as music notation, digital sound synthesis, music recording, film scoring and general musicianship tutorials, and a Yamaha Clavinova electronic piano.

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Other Huskies renderings

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THERE’S A NEW DOG IN TOWN St. Cloud State Athletics unveiled a new-look Huskies logo (secondary logo) this season that complements the global/institutional “St. C” logo and replaces the Husky head logo used since the 1999-2000 school year.

A stylized wordmark was also developed as part of a review of all athletic team logos and marks.

New uniforms reflecting the logo and wordmark updates have started to debut on the field, court and ice as well as on merchandise and apparel.

The new secondary logo embodies the ideals of pride, fierceness and competitiveness. It is contemporary in appearance and more in line with the changes other colleges and universities have made to keep their logos fresh. The logo was developed by Joe Bosack & Co., in collaboration with the University.

Huskies became the university’s official nickname in the late 1930s. The mascot was named Blizzard in a 1997 contest.

THE HUSKY SHUTTLE, WRAPPED WITH THE PRIMARY “ST. C” LOGO AND THE NEW SECONDARY HUSKIES ATHLETICS LOGO, is just one of the implementations on and around campus that uses both logos to build pride in the University. Other examples can be found on campus buildings, athletics team uniforms, clothing and other merchandise, as well as a Metro Bus that runs through St. Cloud area communities.

Photo by Adam Hammer ’05

St. Cloud hosts state high school tournaments

With the Metrodome gone and a new stadium under construction in Minneapolis, St. Cloud State is hosting the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) soccer tournaments, for boys and girls, and state high school football games through 2015.

“It is a great opportunity for us to show off St. Cloud and St. Cloud State to the rest of the state,” said Emmett Keenan, MSHSL board member and athletic director at Cathedral High School.

“We have prepared for years working with the Minnesota State High School League, earning their trust and demonstrating our ability to manage their events,” said Ron Seibring, director of sports facilities at St. Cloud State.

St. Cloud State played host to 28 state tournament games in 2014 between Husky Stadium and Selke Field — more than any other location in the state.

“Simple math will tell you — 28 games, 56 teams, with the players, families and fans staying in St. Cloud hotels, eating in St. Cloud restaurants and shopping in St. Cloud stores — that’s a lot of economic impact,” Keenan said.

The tournaments also showcase updates, such as the new turf at Husky Stadium.

“St. Cloud State’s commitment to facilities provides venues that are ideal for hosting events like these,” Keenan said.

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ASHLEY HAESSLY, Clearwater, and NELSON SCHREEN, White Bear Township, as Ophelia and Hamlet rehearse a scene from the November production of “Hamlet.”

Photo by Anna Kurth

BY THE NUMBERS

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YEARS SERVING as director of the Women’s Center

1

DIRECTOR since the center was founded

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/ COORDINATOR of gender violence prevention program

372

STUDENT EMPLOYEES, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS at the Women’s Center since 1989

90,629

STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED in a mandatory educational program on the prevention of sexual assault between 1992 and 2014

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JEANNE CLERY SAFE CAMPUS AWARD from Security on Campus Inc. (1995) http://www. stcloudstate. edu/sota

THE NOVEMBER PRODUCTION OF “HAMLET,” PART OF THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS CREATIVE ARTS SERIES, showcased three alumni — Tyler Haugen ’14 directed, Jessica Smith ’11 directed fights and choreographed dances and Adam Raine ’09 designed lighting for the show.

The School of the Arts launched a Creative Arts Series in an effort to highlight its departments and showcase the variety of artistic expressions being created at St. Cloud State.

The series features 11 events and performances both on and off campus and was formed out of a desire to create a shared identity for the three departments that together formed the School of the Arts in 2010 — Art, Music and Theater and Film Studies. It features events from each of the four disciplines.

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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) GRANT received in 2007

24,291 WOMEN ON

WEDNESDAY ATTENDANCE DOCUMENTED between 1997 and 2014 (records from 1990 to 1996 did not break out numbers for Women on Wednesday)

750 WOMEN HAVE PRESENTED AT WOMEN ON WEDNESDAY since its inception in 1990

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Q+A

JANE OLSEN 25 years at the head of the Women’s Center Q. What has been the Women’s Center’s role on campus?

A. The Women’s Center has explored, analyzed and created solutions to problems rooted in sexism. These problems have included gendered forms of violence, sex discrimination, devaluing of women’s contributions and perspectives, and attitudes and behaviors that give the impression that women and girls are the cause of their own exploitation. We have served women (and men) who have experienced rape and sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking, as well as women returning to college after stopping out for jobs or families, pregnant and parenting students and students engaging in projects related to gender issues. In essence, we engage, educate, serve and empower women to take their rightful place in the world.

Q. How has the center’s efforts evolved through the years?

A. When the Women’s Center opened, the University and local community had smaller numbers of people of color, LGBT people who were out and other under-represented people, but these communities have fortunately grown. Our university and local communities have experienced multiple changes in demographics over the past 25 years. We’ve worked to be pro-active with the changing needs and emerging issues for women as our campus and local community has transformed. The Women’s Center has been privileged to build successful alliances with other student affairs departments, multiple academic departments, student organizations and local organizations as this evolution has occurred.

Q. What is the most satisfying aspect of leading the Women’s Center?

A. Building the Women’s Center from its feminist activist history has been immensely satisfying for the creative and transformative potential, but building and developing the center has never been a one-person job.

As sappy as it sounds, the synergies that occurred each year due to the mix of permanent staff and students, both graduate and undergraduate, were amazing and powerful. Add to that a whole lot of connections and collaborations with others on and off campus ... and you have the necessary elements for feminist social change. It has been incredibly fulfilling work. I am confident that this critical mix of students and staff who contributed ideas, energy, emotion and hard-work to accomplish goals and make change will continue.

Q. What is the center’s focus heading forward?

A. Gender equity and justice will continue to define the types of services and the overall program we offer to students. There continues to be a need for advocacy and support services for victims of gender violence, in addition to educational programming that assists students in understanding the ways in which gender impacts every aspect of their lives. We are definitely looking forward — and look forward to the next chapter of the Women’s Center!

BY THE NUMBERS

15,415

Fall student enrollment. Echoing national and regional reports, St. Cloud State’s 30th day figures show a 5.1 percent decline in enrollment.

UP 2.3% POINTS Overall first-time, full-time retention rate.

UP 6% POINTS Retention among Academic Collegiate Experience (ACE) students. The University is focused on working with students who are prepared for success.

2,402 Students of color. This is highest number recorded at St. Cloud State.

8.8% INCREASE In international students. St. Cloud State remains focused on diversity and preparing students for life and work in a global society. http://scsu.mn/ZGt57h

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SOPHOMORE STEVEN HENNINGSGARD DEMONSTRATES the use of software being developed through a partnership with GeoComm in the St. Cloud State Visualization Lab. Photo by Adam Hammer ’05

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Workers in St. Cloud State University’s Visualization Lab are developing software that will help 911 operators pinpoint a caller’s exact location within a building.

They’ve begun working with Oculus Rift technology and have helped make chemistry an even more hands-on science.

AND THEY’RE JUST GETTING STARTED.

VISUALIZATION LAB INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO A WORLD OF PROGRAMMING

By Anna Kurth

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Jose Araujo smiles self-consciously as he spins slowly in his chair.

A few feet away Visualization Engineer Mark Gill scans Araujo as he moves. After a complete 360 spin, Gill uploads the image which reproduces Araujo’s face and trunk — matching the color of his skin and hair and reproducing the logo on his shirt.

A 3-D image like this one will one day be used in a virtual computer lab Gill and his student workers are envisioning designing for use with an Oculus Rift, a virtual reality visor that can give a user complete visual immersion in a virtual world.

VISUALIZATION ENGINEER MARK GILL scans a 3-D image of Jose Araujo for use in a virtual program. Photos by Anna Kurth

With the 3-D scanner, students could attend a class completely within the virtual classroom. They’d look down and see a representation of their own arm and could interact with a virtual computer table.

Gill foresees a program where students can interact and work together in a virtual program with classmates seeing their work as it happens displayed on large screens.

A virtual reality classroom is the newest project being developed in the Visualization Lab, a high-tech classroom located in the Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF).

To develop the project, Gill is assembling a team of student workers and volunteers, like Araujo of Oakdale, to work in the Visualization Lab and develop the software.

The Visualization Lab offers many opportunities for the campus and St. Cloud community. Its collaborative working environment offers students a hands-on experience.

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“It’s kind of a new pedagogical approach to experimentation and learning — especially in a lab-type environment,” he said.

The lab features six 46-inch screen multi-touch computers, three 80-inch computer displays, two 3-D projectors and a custom server/graphic workstation.

“Everything in the lab is high performance and optimized for graphics performance,” Gill said.

Classes held in the Visualization Lab are tangible so they allow students to retain more of what they learn because they’re also experiencing it. “(What they’re learning) they are actually doing with their hands and seeing happen in front of their eyes instead of just sitting there listening to something or reading about it,” Gill said.

He has assembled a group of students from different disciplines throughout campus who are interested in creating applications for the Visualization Lab. The students commu-

nicate through a Desire2Learn online working group, but plans are in the work for regular meetings and possibly even weekend seminars.

Since there’s no textbooks or reference materials for the type of work they’re doing, Araujo and more advanced student workers sophomores Steven Henningsgard, St. Cloud, and Alex Persian, Big Lake, are serving as mentors to the newer students.

VISUALIZING PUBLIC SAFETY Henningsgard and Persian spent all summer working in the lab and designing the groundwork of a collaboration with GeoComm to design software that will help 911 officers pinpoint a caller’s exact location within a campus building. Henginngsgard joined the lab in spring semester 2014, while Persian started in the summer.

GeoComm, the nation’s leading developer of computerized mapping software for 911 communications systems, provides dispatching support across the country. Nearly one-fourth of GeoComm’s employees are St. Cloud State graduates.

INSIDE ISELF College of Science and Engineering (COSE) faculty, staff and students are working with more than 10 regional businesses.

–––– Opened in August 2013, ISELF continues to grow its offerings as a benefit to the university and the region.

–––– For fall 2014, more than 200 students used the teaching spaces in ISELF, and more than 30 faculty and 60 research students regularly use space in ISELF. This work has already resulted in multiple publications and many professional presentations by faculty and students.

–––– Career training workshops have utilized ISELF for more than 100 COSE students that have included senior level executives from four regional companies.

–––– ISELF hosted the Food Microbiology conference with nearly 300 participants from around the world.

–––– The ISELF Tutoring Center supports nearly 1,200 students per semester.

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Gill, Henningsgard and Persian designed the base software this summer.

“In that short amount of time I’ve gone from having just a basic understanding of programming to codesigning and engineering a piece of software that might end up being used by public safety officers all over the country,” Henningsgard said. “The cool thing about software engineering is that anyone can do just about anything they’d like. If you can dream it you can do it.”

This fall they invited St. Cloud Police Lt. James Steve ’87 into the lab to view the project and seek feedback to enhance the product.

Steve, who serves on the St. Cloud SWAT team and as an active threat trainer, looked at the project from a first responder perspective.

An active threat could be anything from a lock down, hostage situation, school shooting or a fire. It’s a situation where first responders need to know where to go and get there quickly.

“I think it’s really innovative and a great tool,” he said. “… I haven’t seen anything like this. … I think it would be a great asset to the campus community as well as the community at large.”

Persian designed the user interface for the GeoComm project.

“It’s been an amazing experience.” he said in August. “I’ve been working in the lab for only about two months,

and yet the amount I’ve learned has surpassed what I learned the past year through classes. I’ve also had the freedom to explore technologies and areas that I wasn’t exposed to before.”

An off-shoot of the GeoComm project is a comprehensive app being developed for Public Safety that could act as a virtual emergency blue light, Gill said.

Instead of a student in danger on campus needing to find a blue emergency light and stay there until help comes, the student could activate an emergency app that would allow Public Safety to track and find a student in need of help.

The project is also being designed to note the location of fire extinguishers and defibrillators in campus buildings for the Public Safety program, he said.

The blue light box app being developed could pinpoint your exact location during an emergency, dial 911 and record what’s happening all from a phone. That’s huge for public safety Steve said.

He is looking forward to working further with Gill and his team to give input on the application and test it.

“We’re going to give them good solid input plus they’re going to allow us to use it and put it to practical use before anyone else gets the chance to do it,” he said. “… It’s exciting. It’s great to have it developed in our back yard.”

Nearly all of the spaces in the building are fully operational including: ›› Rapid Prototyping Laboratory ›› Senior Design Laboratory ›› Robotics Laboratory ›› Class 1000 cleanroom ›› Thermal Sciences Laboratory ›› Imaging Center ›› Integrated Research Space

RUSS HAGEN ’64, speaks at the unveiling of a sign recognizing his contributions to ISELF. Hagen is founder and Chairman of Data Recognition Corporation in Maple Grove and was the leading benefactor in bringing the Visualization Lab in ISELF to fruition. Photo by Anna Kurth

›› Medical Laboratory Sciences Suite ›› Class 2 Microbiology Laboratory ›› Radiation Laboratory

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Creating the mold: SALES LAB MEETS NEW GENERATION Story and photo by Nick Lenz ’11 THROUGH AN EFFORT LED BY PROFESSOR DENNIS BRISTOW, the Department of Marketing and Northwestern Mutual are focused on meeting the workforce demands of the state and the region. They’re making it happen through a new state-of-the-art Northwestern Mutual Sales Lab in the Herberger Business School, that utilizes high-definition cameras, cloud hosting and multi-room interconnectivity.

While listening to and viewing student’s presentations from the lab’s control room, Bristow and other sales faculty can give advice via an earbud to each student, providing immediate feedback, guidance and suggestions in the sales process simulation.

A third room, the sales classroom, is full of students who view and listen to the sales presentations being made in the sales simulation room. With the push of a button, Bristow, in the control room, communicates with the students in the sales classroom commenting and teaching the techniques and miscues being performed.

Unveiled in the fall of 2014, the lab is part of the Herberger Business School’s new Professional Selling Specialization program to meet the ongoing demand for university graduates in the professional selling and sales management field.

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“The program was built upon the recognition that professional selling, that is, business-to-business, industrial selling offers university graduates excellent career opportunities,” said Bristow, a professor and chairperson of the marketing department. “The top-selling firms in the United States are looking to hire university graduates who are well trained and can demonstrate their selling skills.”

The lab was made possible through a gift from Northwestern Mutual, a Milwaukee-based financial services company with six Minnesota offices.

“We hope that through our sponsorship of the Northwestern Mutual Sales Lab, students will enter the professional world better prepared and equipped to be successful,” said Mark Heurung ’90, managing partner at The Columns Resource Group of Northwestern Mutual. “The lab helps enable

students to practice their techniques and get invaluable feedback from their peers. That type of interaction and experience is invaluable in the workplace.”

THE NEXT GENERATION Today’s sales environment includes social networking and technology components that are relatively new. The global and cultural aspects of professional selling add new and complex elements to sales presentations and the communication model.

“I graduated from St. Cloud State in 1990 and this type of education did not exist,” Heurung said. “Having (the lab) at St. Cloud State is an incredible opportunity for the students to enhance their skills in influencing and learning to help them take action.”

The Northwestern Mutual Sales Lab includes strong experiential hands-on

“We can connect remotely with business and sales teams … and engage these folks in real-time two-way communication with our students.”

During the summer that number typically doubles to about 25-30 St. Cloud State students.

One of Northwestern Mutual’s topperforming interns, Jared Krog ’13, was the company’s nation-wide number one intern for 2013.

“St. Cloud State interns are eager to learn in a real-world business setting.

Faculty and staff are educating them on the importance of active learning and getting their feet in the door with a reputable company — certainly an advantage that will pay off in experience and networking,” Longnecker said.

DENNIS BRISTOW (back) and DAVE TITUS observe students in the Northwestern Mutual Sales Lab, critiquing students live presentations.

learning opportunities for students in five programs and courses — principles of marketing, business communications, professional selling skills, sales management and professional selling specialization.

“St. Cloud State students will gain comparative advantage when they enter the job market and as they progress through their selling and sales management careers,” Bristow said. “The University will benefit from strong and vibrant relationships with the community and from the knowledge that our graduates are well prepared for success in a variety of fields and disciplines.”

“Across industries, there will always be a need for highly qualified sales representatives,” said Josh Longnecker, managing director of Northwestern Mutual’s St. Cloud branch. “This lab allows St. Cloud State students free access to the best sales ideas, the best

sales method and language, and stateof-the-art technology to evaluate their growth and success.”

CREATING THE MOLD Studies indicate that up to 88 percent of marketing majors and up to 65 percent of all business majors will begin or spend part of their careers in professional selling. Additionally, graduates of sales programs are better at making effective sales presentations and are better at making personal connections with potential clients.

“St. Cloud alumni are second-tonone, as are the faculty and staff. We regularly recruit new interns and financial representatives from St. Cloud because of their knowledge, experience and intangibles,” Heurung said.

About 10-15 St. Cloud State students landed internships at Northwestern Mutual last spring and fall.

MOVING FORWARD Outside of direct classwork, Bristow and his colleagues, such as Dave Titus, a new professor with more than 30 years of selling experience, have big plans for the sales lab.

“For example, the fall 2014 Northwestern Mutual/Marco Sales Competition is limited to St. Cloud State students; in the future the department wants to open the competition up to students to all MnSCU schools and ultimately to create a regional sales competition,” Bristow said.

The department is also talking with area business leaders about providing sales training to their employees via the Northwestern Mutual Sales Lab. “Most people think that sales training is only for a traditional sales role,” Heurung said. “We personally believe that everyone is making a sale all the time. We’re driven to ‘do what’s right’ for others — and in this case, we hope that giving back will lift all boats, giving students the skills they need while helping to build a skilled workforce that all businesses and nonprofits in the area can benefit from.”

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The best way to describe it is it’s exhilarating and terrifying all at the same time.

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By Anna Kurth / Photos by SDE-Nick Campbell DEDE GAETZ ’81 ’87 spends her days working with employees in the city of St. Cloud.

On the weekends she’s Mia Capricious a blocker for the St. Cloud Area Roller (SCAR) Dolls Pin-Up Prowlers team and co-captain of the roller derby league’s travel team.

She is one of five league skaters who are St. Cloud State alumnae. Three are current students.

DEDE GAETZ ‘81 ‘87 leads her team the Pin-up Prowlers during a SCAR Dolls bout.

Gaetz skates as Mia Capricious.

http://scardolls.com

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Gaetz taught five years at St. Cloud State as an adjunct political science professor. A former professional body builder, she joined the team after seeing a sign up at her gym. She was tired of bodybuilding and wanted something new.

“The best way to describe it is it’s exhilarating and terrifying all at the same time,” she said of roller derby.

Skating in a bout is a huge adrenaline rush and scary at the same time — you get knocked around a little, she added.

Her derby name, Mia Capricious, was inspired by her work life.

“As a human resources director, I deal with a lot of situations and sometimes people will say that’s just arbitrary and capricious,” she said. “I get that thrown at me.”

Gaetz is part of a revival of women’s roller derby that’s been happening across the world. Roller derby has existed as a sport for almost 100 years. The term was first used for roller skate races in the 1920s. The sport grew into the team sport it is today in the 1940s when it was played by both men and women. Its popularity dwindled in the 1960s and efforts to revive the sport in the 1980s and 1990s turned it into a spectacle sport with story lines and a figure-8 banked track.

The sport’s modern revival started in the early 2000s when a switch to a flat-track preference made the sport more accessible and spread worldwide.

Teams have sprung up across the state and made it to St. Cloud in October 2011.

Gaetz joined the SCAR Dolls in April 2012, six months after it was established.

GAINING A FOLLOWING

After three years, the league continues to grow in popularity in St. Cloud. It was voted “Best sporting event as a spectator” in the St. Cloud Times annual Survey of the Best of Central Minnesota for 2014. It’s a sport that draws in fans of all ages.

Today the league has about 35 skaters supported by coaches, referees and many volunteers who work behind the scenes to help it all happen.

The team is grassroots from the ground up. Everything you see at a bout one of the skaters put together — from production to marketing to finding volunteers and even taping the track, said Alicia Peters ’98, aka Artemisia Brutalechi.

“All of the hard work that comes from this, comes from us,” she said. “So it does have to be something that you love or it gets to be too much.”

Peters, 41, is a former elementary art teacher who now teaches art pedagogy. She joined SCAR Dolls to get moving.

“I was looking for a way to move my body and stay active,” she said. “Everybody my age is doing 5Ks and running different kinds of marathons. I tried all that and hated it all.

“I found this, and I smile every time I put on my skates — my heart is pounding and I’m sweating and I’m still smiling.

So it’s good for my mind and my body.”

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Kara Kempenich, a mass communications at St. Cloud State, is one of the youngest skaters on the team at 22.

Gaetz is 55.

“There’s such a cross section of people between students and teachers and moms and professionals,” Gaetz said. “You can just kind of relax and be yourself.”

A roller derby mentality is more important than the ability to skate.

Sports and athletic ability can be learned.

“We can teach you to skate,” she said. “We want people with a real determination, a spirit in them that makes it fun. It’s very challenging. It’s a mental game. It’s a physical game.”

Kempenich, known in the league as Bianca the B, joined the SCAR Dolls in January and plays on the Gargoyle Brigade.

“I’ve always been super active,” she said, adding that she’d seen the roller derby movie “Whip It.” “It’s just something so different, and I really wanted to be involved in something.”

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Unlike the scripted story lines of the 1980s, today’s roller derby is overseen by associations with most leagues in the state following Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) rules and protocol. The association has 273 member leagues worldwide and 103 apprentice leagues.

SCAR Dolls follows WFTDA but is not a member.

“There’s actually skills and rules and penalties,” Gaetz said.

The skaters practice twice a week at St. Cloud’s Skatin’ Place. Home bouts are usually held at the River’s Edge Convention Center.

New skaters are entered into a baby doll boot camp where they learn to properly skate. Training includes weaving through cones, jumping over cones, skating backward and learning to skate fast and fall safely.

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SCAR DOLLS ALICIA PETERS ’98, DEDE GAETZ ’81 ’87 and St. Cloud State senior KARA KEMPENICH.

in bouts in an aggressive sport, Kempenich said playing for the SCAR Dolls feels less competitive and more like a family.

“You play against the people you skate with twice a week, which is really fun,” she said. “The team is really close.”

In addition to emphasizing skill, the sport also accentuates safety. Besides skates, a roller derby uniform consists of a mouth guard, elbow pads, wrist guards and knee pads.

The sport itself can take a toll on a skater’s body, but it’s worth it, Kempenich said. “I haven’t been hurt before — just a black eye, a bloody lip. It’s like playing football — only less pads and more elbows.”

LESSONS LEARNED

The sport has taught Kempenich to take care of herself both on and off the track.

“I know if I rock an all-nighter, I can’t come to practice and be 100 percent. So time management is a huge part of it.”

She’s learned to manage her time between schoolwork, SCAR Dolls and her job as manager of Subway in the Atwood Memorial Center.

Kempenich said the sport has also changed how she relates to people. It’s given her perspective to see that people are capable of more than you’d expect.

Growing up Kempenich was a tomboy — she thought of girls as “wimps.” But not anymore. Coming into roller derby she’d look at the other women in the league and figured half of

them couldn’t take her out on the track, but most of them have, she said.

“It gives you respect for the people around you because you don’t know what people are capable of until you’re on the track,” she said.

Peters is a blocker, co-captain of the Gargoyle Brigade and a member of the travel team. She found it hard to turn on her aggressive side for roller derby.

“As a woman, we don’t grow up with contact sports like boys do,” she said. “… Even hockey, when I was growing up girls weren’t supposed to check.”

It was her teammates who helped her unleash the Brutalechi blocker.

“They’re awesome and supportive and encouraging — all the things great teammates are,” She said.

GROWING AND GIVING

Word is now getting out about the league in St. Cloud. Kempenich hangs posters about SCAR Doll bouts around campus and the league seeks to get involved in the community whenever possible. The group hosted a photo booth at the Central Minnesota Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk this October at St. Cloud State.

Each bout, SCAR Dolls also features a different charity. The community has noticed and has supported SCAR Dolls in return. The group was the charity partner of this year’s Color Vibe 5K held on the St. Cloud State campus.

“The community has kind of grasped us with open arms,” Kempenich said. “As much as we get from the community, we give back.”

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’58 ’62 Vernal Lind, Battle Lake, published “When June Comes.”

Lind previously published the “Beyond Those Hills” series of historical fiction.

’60s

’66 ’67 Loren Nikolai, Columbia,

Mo., was awarded the inaugural 2014 Outstanding Honors College Faculty Award. Nikolai is an Ernst & Young professor emeritus in the School of Accountancy at the University of Missouri. / ’67 Ronald Klaphake, Stevensville, Mont., is a city court judge in Stevensville.

Klaphake also teaches at the University of Montana. / ’68 Judy (Kluempke) Moening, St. Cloud, is retiring after 36 years at United Cerebral Palsy of Central Minnesota. Moening started in 1977 as a part-time employee and was most recently the executive director. / ’68 Helen (Laidig) Stukel, Granite Falls, retired after 33 years as Early Childhood Family Education and School Readiness coordinator at Yellow Medicine East. / ’68 ’72 Michael Rybak, Grand Rapids, was among eight chosen for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame.

’70s

’70 Beverly Robinson, Rush City,

is pastor at Emanuel Lutheran Church. / ’71 Richard Hinz, St. Cloud, is associate athletics director of finance and administration at St. Cloud State. / ’71 George Kuh, Bloomington, Ind., received honorary doctorates from Wofford College, humanities degree, and the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. / ’71 ’89 Beth (Boyle) Medin, Fifty Lakes, is retiring after 42 years as an art teacher at the Brainerd School District. / ’72 ’77 John Herges, St. Cloud, was honored as a Chamber of Commerce volunteer at the St. Cloud Area

Chamber Star Celebration. / ’73 Philip Formo, Savage, published a creative memoir “Papa: A Life Remembered.” / ’73 Cherelynn (Henrikson) Gardner, Burnsville, is director of education at St. John the Baptist Catholic School. / ’73 Carol Ann (Nord) Russell and ’84 David Wething, Bemidji, 4/24/2014. / ’74 Cyril Kuefler, St. Cloud, joined RE/MAX Results as a third-generation realtor, and was added to the Minnesota Real Estate Hall of Fame. / ’75 Kent Rangen, Baxter, retired after teaching math for 37 years in the Pequot Lakes School District. / ’75 Deborah (Berger) Wall, Lake Elmo, retired from the Forest Lake School District. / ’77 ’79 Bradley Isberner, St. Cloud, is a professor and director of the driver education teacher preparation at St. Cloud State. / ’79 Christopher Kittleson, Boca Raton, Fla., received the American Society of Safety Engineer’s (ASSE) Safety Professional of the Year Award for 2014. / ’79 Philip Parsons, Brainerd, was inducted into the Brainerd Warriors Hall of Fame for coaching. Parsons completed his 35th season with Warrior football last fall.

Nisswa Elementary School. She and her husband, Steve, are in Paraguay where she will be the elementary school principal and he will teach high school math in an American-Sponsored school in the capital of Paraguay, Asuncion, for two years. / ’81 Steven Schwegman, St. Cloud, is chief executive officer at Quinlivan & Hughes law firm and was recognized in the top 5 percent of lawyers in the state as a 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyer. / ’82 Thomas Halek, Maple Grove, is vice president of marketing at Midwest Energy Association. / ’82 Thomas Peart, Minneapolis, is the Girls 3M/ Wild Charlie Stryker Coach of the Year for 2013-14 and then was elected into the Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame. Peart is the girls head hockey coach at Totino-Grace

High School. / ’83 ’97 ’98 Joni (Rautio) Olson, Milaca, is the interim executive director for principal leadership and student achievement at Oak Hill Community School. / ’84 James Bullard, St. Louis, Mo., was inducted to the Forest Lake school district’s academic two halls of fame.

Bullard is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. / ’84 Diane Hageman, St. Cloud, is executive director of communications and marketing at the College of St. Benedict. / ’84 David Wething and ’73 Carol Ann (Nord) Russell, Bemidji, 4/24/2014. / ’85 Judith (McDonald) Larkin, St. Cloud, was named the NSIC’s men’s Golf Coach of the Year for the second straight year. Larkin coached the Huskies to their

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’80 Patti (Allen) Gartland,

St. Cloud, is executive director of the Greater St. Cloud Development Corp., and has been appointed to the Metropolitan Airports Commission of Minneapolis/ St. Paul. / ’80 Douglas Lien, Maple Grove, is interim coordinator of the Tri-County Solid Waste Commission. / A ’80 Debra (Harthan) Weigel, Yuma, Ariz., is principal at Desert View Academy. The school raised $13,935.24 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Patients for Pennies program. / ’80 ’86 ’90 Erin (Oflaherty) Herman, Breezy Point, retired after 14 years as principal of

Desert View Academy students rub the newly shaved head of DEB WEIGEL ’80 after Weigle fulfilled her promise if the school met its goal of raising $13,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Pennies for Patients program. Weigle got her new hairdo in front of the student body. Photo by Randy Hoeft/Yuma Sun.

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second straight NSIC title last season. / ’85 Eileen (Goenner) Persike, Rhinelander, Wis., became the editor of Star Journal where she served as account executive for nine years. / ’85 David Stein, Madison, Wis., was appointed as a trustee to the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. / ’85 Patricia (Streitz) Waletzko, Waite Park, received the gold level of the President’s Volunteer Service Award from President Obama for her work with the SPED 203: Special Education Foundations students’ volunteer service learning projects. Waletzko is in the Department of Special Education at St. Cloud State. / ’86 J. Daniel Cairns, Rice, financial adviser with Northwestern Mutual, was recognized by the Society of Financial Service Professionals for his 25-year membership. / ’88 ’93 Mark Donlin, St. Cloud, coordinates the No One Dies Alone program at CentraCare where he is a chaplain. / ’88 Paula (Nohner) Muellner, Grey Eagle, teaches first grade at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary. / ’88 ’97 James Westrum, Maple Grove, received the Distinguished Eagle Award from the Association of School Business Officials International. / ’89 Kari (Maroschek) Goldschmidt, Willmar, is assistant director of marketing and fund development at the Willmar Area Food Shelf. / ’89 Lowell Larson, Clearwater, is the St. Cloud Municipal Band associate conductor. / ’89 ’96 Kelly Tschudy-Lafean, Scandia, is principal at the Central Learning Center.

’90s

’90 Tammie Weis, Laveen, Ariz., is the Harlem Globetrotter’s senior director of ticket operations/ ’91 Carrol Peterson, Coon Rapids, completed 20 years as a security officer. / ’91 Pamela (Sobania) Petron,

Rice, serves on the board of directors at Pine Country Bank. / ’91 Thomas Wuertz, Austin, is associate vice president and financial advisor at RBC Wealth Management. / ’92 Todd Bissett, St. Joseph, is the Municipal Athletic Complex arena operations manager. / ’92 Gary Ganje, St. Cloud, is director of technology and media services for the St. Cloud School District. / ’93 Denise (Cardinal) Gustafson, Minneapolis, is director of intergenerational programs at The Goodman Group in Chaska. / ’93 Nicolyn Rajala, Rockville, published “Waters Like the Sky,” a book started by her mother who died last year at age 95. / ’93 Daniel Ruegemer, Mound, is the marketing coordinator at bdh+young interiors|architecture. / ’93 Jeffery Voit, Sauk Rapids, is an independent financial adviser with Commonwealth Summit Club status for 2014. / ’94 Erin (Thomson) Arndt and Philip Arndt, Savage, 1/9/2004. / ’94 Brett Fechner, Andover, is the executive director at STRIDE Academy in St. Cloud. / ’94 Stewart Wirth, Annandale, serves on the St. Cloud Area Salvation Army Advisory Board. / B ’94 ’96 Michael Klima, Marriottsville, Md., received the Army Commendation Medal for acts of heroism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service. Klima is a special bandsperson with the U.S. Army Field Band. / ’94 ’96 Michael Strand, Fargo, N.D., was named a Bush Foundation Fellow for 2014-16 where he will be doing work in rural North Dakota and Minnesota.

Strand, visual art department director at North Dakota State University, was also featured in the spring edition of “American Craft” for work in community engagement and craftivism. / ’95 Katie Pepin, Plainview, son, Jayce, 2/21/2014. / ’96 Neil Klund-Schubert, Elk River, is the principal of Mississippi

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MICHAEL KLIMA ’94 ’96 receives the Army Commendation Medal from Colonel Timothy Holtan, commander and conductor of The United States Army Field Band.

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Elementary School in Coon Rapids. / ’96 Troy Schreifels, Ramsey, is the assistant director of facilities and transportation operations for Osseo Area Schools. / ’96 ’13 Todd Van Erp, Sartell, is principal of Otsego Elementary School. / ’96 Kendra (Kangas) Weber, Stewartville, is director of student and community engagement at Winona State University. / ’97 Tina (Gust) Coil and ’98 Jason Coil, Rochester, 8/15/2014. / ’97 Jonathan Luknic, Minneapolis, is the principal of Discovery Community School. / ’97 Ann (Jansen) McCann, Litchfield, was awarded the 2014 Outstanding Trailblazer in the Channel Award

by ImageSource Magazine. / ’97 Lisa (Adams) Medina, Omaha, Neb., son, Adam, 5/10/2014. / C ’97 Matthew Reimer, Annandale, is the St. Cloud State Huskies head men’s basketball coach after many years as the assistant coach. / ’98 Darlene (Marsolais) Backes and ’98 Jason Backes, New Richmond, Wis., son, David Jacob, 8/22/2014. / ’98 Melissa

(Evans) Monson, Forest Lake, is the principal at Hamilton Elementary in Coon Rapids, where she started her career as a kindergarten teacher 16 years ago. / ’99 Todd Bouman, Buffalo, is head football coach at Buffalo High School. Bouman is a former Vikings quarterback and most recently played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. / ’99 Derek Branton, Rogers, is principal of Westwood Elementary School. / ’99 Catherine (Lecy) Feldman and Daniel Feldman, New Hope, son, Jackson Edward, 5/23/2014. / ’99 Jacqueline (Skoog) Glaser, Waconia, is enforcement district supervisor with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and was promoted to conservation first lieutenant. / ’99 Paul Peterson, St. Peter, is superintendent of the St. Peter School District.

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’00 Jason Bodey, Minneapolis, is

principal of Glen Lake Elementary in the Hopkins School District. / ’00 Kari

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MATT REIMER ’97 has been with the Huskies men’s basketball program since 1995 when he was a graduate assistant.

Photo by Tom Nelson

St. Cloud State and the SCSU Foundation CELEBRATED PHILANTHROPY AND OUTSTANDING ALUMNI at the inaugural President’s Club Gala as part of the fall edition of Celebrate!

St. Cloud State.

James W. Miller, owner of Miller Properties and founder of Miller Architects & Builders, received the first Visionary Award as a community leader and philanthropist who has impacted St. Cloud State.

The university also presented awards to the five Alumni Award honorees at the gala (pictured left). Winners were: KYLE WARD ’98, Alumni Leadership Award; BOB THUERINGER ’75, Distinguished Alumni Award; MARGARET VOS ’72 ’82, Alumni Leadership Award; HAO NGUYEN ’06, Graduate of the Last Decade; and MARSHA SHOEMAKER, Alumni Service Award (not pictured).

(Johnson) Emter, Zimmerman, is the human resources director at Allianz Life Insurance of North America. / ’00 Kathleen Flynn, Woodbury, is the principal at Talahi Community School in St. Cloud. / ’00 Ryan Stelter, Bloomer, Wis., was inducted into the McDonell Central High School Hall of Fame. / ’00 Kurt Wilczek and Heather Wilczek, Plymouth, daughter, Harper Lynn, 6/14/2014. / ’00 Tracy (Holthaus) Wollin and Raymond Wollin, Hopkins, daughter, Samantha Kay, 4/15/2014. / ’01 Darin Amundson, St. Cloud, is vice president of wealth management of the UBS Financial Services’ St. Cloud office. / ’01 Samuel Blum, Deerwood, is vice president of sales at Range Inc. / ’01 Kwong Han Ho and Yee Jen Lee, Melaka, Malaysia, daughter, Shu Qing, 11/23/2013. / ’01 Tina Lahr, St. Cloud, is principal at Lincoln Community School. / ’01 Raymond Melberg and Jennifer (Sellner) Melberg, Elk River, daughter, Leah Grace, 5/11/2014. / ’02

Daniel Anderson, Sauk Rapids,

was honored as a Chamber of Commerce volunteer at the St. Cloud Area Chamber Star Celebration. / ’02 Wayne Ellingworth and Kathryn Ellingworth, Hudson, Wis., daughter, Josephine Joyce, 5/12/2014. / ’02 Ryan Ellis, Andover, is a member of the Civil Litigation Department at Murnane Brandt law firm. / ’02 Andrew Gruebling and Nicki (Gannon) Gruebling, Franklin, Wis., daughter, Madelyn Virginia, 2/5/2014. / ’02 Ian Vagle, Big Lake, is president of Vonco solid waste disposal and resource recovery facility. Vagle is also vice chairman of the National Waste and Recycling Association. / ’03 Andrew Casci, Pace, Fla., is a major in the United States Marine Corp after four years in the Minnesota Air National Guard and more than 11 years in the USMC. / ’03 Mali (Walters) Johnson and Aaron Johnson, Estero, Fla., daughter, Adalyn Rose, son, Landon, 10/20/2011. / ’03 Jesse Peterson, Huron, S.D., played

violin with Minnesota musician Jeremy Messersmith on “Late Night with David Letterman.” / ’03 Christopher Wayne, St. Cloud, is an investment representative at Laraway Financial. / ’03 ’14 Daniel McClure, Sartell, was awarded St. Cloud State’s annual Excellence in Leadership Award. / ’03 ’04 ’05 ’07 ’08 Jennifer (Rakow) Stumpf and Osse Stumpf, Pierz, son, Brady Steven, 2/4/2014. / ’03 Heather (Piepkorn) Woodlee and Slade Woodlee, Garland, Texas, 9/19/2014. / ’04 Dustin Darveaux, Maple Grove, was inducted into the Pipestone-Jasper Athletic Hall of Fame. / ’04 Sena Ehrhardt, Austin, released her third album, “Live My Life,” and her song “If Trouble Was Money” reached No. 1 on the Roots Music Report’s blues chart. / ’04 ’05 Luke Lamprecht, Stewartville, graduated cum laude from Hamline University School of Law with his juris doctor. / ’04 Jeanette (Pohl) Lukowski, Bemidji, wrote “Tarnished Dreams,” published

by North Star Press of St. Cloud.

It was a follow-up memoir to “Heart Scars.” / ’04 Martina (Juvera) Juvera-Paul and ’07 Joel Paul, Sauk Rapids, daughter, Lilah Irene, 7/8/2014. / ’04 Amanda Magnan, Brainerd, is an organizational development assistant for the Initiative Foundation. / ’04 Melinda (Brockopp) Tamm, Clearwater, is owner of Ms. Melinda’s Dance Studio in Waite Park. Tamm has 400 students and is expanding the dance facility. / ’04 Stephanie (Moe) Theisen, Milaca, is 2013 digital sales manager Rookie of the Year at Leighton Broadcasting. / ’05 Cory Bolton, Plymouth, is marketing ecommerce brand manager of Fingerhut.com at Bluestem Brands. / ’05 Stephanie (Sellers) Hoffman and Matthew Hoffman, Grand Forks, N.D., son, Carter, 2/3/2014. / ’05 Eric Olson and LeeAnn Olson,

Eden Prairie, daughter, Michelle ’05 Derek Ann, 9/19/2014. / Pfeffer and ’07 Maria (Melsha) Pfeffer, Plymouth, son, Harrison Derek, 6/11/2014. / ’05 Scott Urbanski and ’07 Katie (Frost) Urbanski, Chaska, daughter, Zoey Lee, 11/29/2013. / ’06 Melissa Bachman, Paynesville, is host of the cable hunting and outdoors television show “Winchester Deadly Passion.” / ’06 Noah Czech and ’07 Laura (Olson) Czech, Little Falls, daughter, Greta Ann, 6/30/2014. / ’06 ’08 Jennifer Hill, Otsego, wrote the book “Walking with Tension.” / ’06 Sherry (Kastner) Johnson and Anthony Johnson, Little Falls, were married 8/17/2013 and recently welcomed their son, Calvin, 1/7/2014. / ’06 Thomas Lies, Brainerd, opened a Lies Law Office in Waite Park. / ’06 Nicholas Stattelman, Clinton, is a certified federal surveyor at Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. / ’06 Andrea (Tholkes) Walker and ’07 Damian Walker, Blaine, son, Broderick, 10/19/2013. / ’07 Jeffrey Beamish and Ellisa Beamish, Tucson, Ariz., daughter, Payton Dorothy, 3/31/2014. / ’07 Jennifer (Thrun) Bethke and ’12 Aaron Bethke, Monticello, daughter, Teagan Olivia, 2/20/2014. / ’07 Cynthia (Herold) Fitzthum, Sartell, is director of the Center for Economic Education at St. Cloud State in partnership with the St. Cloud Federal Credit Union. / ’07 Jonathan Gustafson, Rosemount, was awarded a fellowship to be a representative of the North American Young Surveyors at the International Federation of Surveyors Congress. / ’07 Jacob Huebsch and LeeAnn Huebsch, Mankato, son, Zakariah Andrew, 6/10/2014. / ’07 Jackie Hyndman, Sartell, is part owner of the boutique salon POPPYsalon in Waite Park.

POPPYsalon was nationally recognized for salon design in

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CLASS NOTES Fresh Success:

FROM ST. CLOUD TO ZAMORA, achieving dreams takes determination Former St. Cloud State Huskies basketball standout Theo Rothstein ’13 has overcome adversity to find success in his new dream career — lacing up his shoes to play professional basketball.

Salon Today Magazine’s June 2014 issue. / ’07 Mallory (Peper) Lindgren, Apple Valley, is a project manager at Westwood Professional Services, a land and energy development consulting firm, and the latest profile in the U.S. Department of Energy’s #WomenInSTEM video series. / ’07 Travis McGinnis, Sauk Rapids, is director of marketing services at Leighton Interactive. / ’07 Natalie (Osowski) Ratha, St. Cloud, is executive director at Visual Arts Minnesota. / ’07 Jenna (Jarnot) Russell and ’09 Neil Russell, Monticello, daughter, Charlotte, daughter, Olivia, 6/15/2014. / ’07 Eric Stommes, Sauk Rapids, is the vice president for external relations at the Initiative Foundation. / ’07 Eric Warmka, Sauk Rapids, is a licensed funeral director at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home. / ’07 Wai Chong Wong, Shoreview, graduated medical school with dual M.D.-Ph.D. degrees and is a dermatologist at Hennepin County Medical Center. / ’08 ’09 Patricia Behrenbrinker, Sauk Rapids, is an employment specialist at Opportunity Services, a nonprofit organization that assists disabled adults searching for employment. / ’08 Robert Brandl, Sleepy Eye, is principal at Cathedral High School in St. Cloud. / ’08 Kendall Newell, Phoenix, Ariz., is an assistant coach with University of Maine women’s hockey team. / ’08 David Salitros, Sauk Rapids, is the managing director of UPS Healthcare Logistics global accounts. / ’08 Sarah Studniski, Clearwater, is a nurse in medical oncology at the St. Cloud Hospital and has advanced to Level III in the clinical laddering system. / ’08 Samantha TerBeest, La Crescent, is an adult services librarian at Winona Public Library. / ’08 Kelly (Yaeger) Thompson and Bruce Thompson, Sartell, 8/16/2014. / D ’08 Alex Voigt, Sartell, spent three weeks biking the 1,370 mile

After suffering a devastating knee injury during his senior season at St. Cloud State, Rothstein never gave up on his goal, undergoing intense rehab to bring himself back to premium athleticism and ultimately earning a contract with the Spanish basketball team Grupo Inec Zamora of the Liga Espanola de Baloncesto Amateur.

“While playing for the Huskies, I knew the whole time my goal was to play professionally upon graduating. I worked hard every year to progress my game more and more to the point that, by my junior and senior year, I was a go-to player,” Rothstein said.

Late in his senior season, however, Rothstein’s basketball career at St. Cloud State came to a sudden end. Averaging a team-high 17 points per game, Rothstein went down with a severe ACL tear that ended his season with only five games left. It would be a long and difficult road if he wanted to achieve his goal of playing professional basketball.

He graduated that May with a degree in exercise physiology and was left with the decision to either pursue a regular career or start rehabbing to get back into shape.

“My family supported my dreams and told me they didn’t care what I did as long as I was happy. I coached, rehabbed and worked out on my own the whole winter and spring of 2014 and was blessed with an opportunity to play in a pro summer league in Las Vegas with the Brampton A’s from Canada,” Rothstein said.

While playing for the A’s, Rothstein excelled against other professionals and proved to other teams, and himself, that his leg was fully healed.

Appalachian Trail. / ’08 Dustin Young and ’10 Abby (Beaves) Young, Ankeny, Iowa, daughter, Makenna Rose, 3/8/2014. /

’09 ’11 David Aase and ’10 Lauren (Windschitl) Aase, Fargo,

N.D., son, Henry Robert, 1/8/2014. / ’09 Abby (Buesgens) Lundborg and Joshua Lundborg, Carver, son, Jack Thomas, daughter, Emerson Rebecca, 8/5/2014. / ’09 Ashley (Belden) Pesta, Long Prairie, is a Title 1 teacher for the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District. / ’09 Heather (Oehrlein) Robbins, Sartell, along with her husband, Cliff, started Cohlab to optimize business websites for smartphones. / ’09 Ethan

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Wittrock and ’12 Courtney (Kroska) Wittrock, Cold Spring, 6/14/2014. / ’09 Jordan Wolfrum,

Sartell, was a volunteer assistant for the 2013-14 Stanford University swim and dive team.

’10s

’10 Andrew Askew, Devils Lake, N.D., has a clerkship with the North Dakota Supreme Court for 2014-15. / ’10 Jennifer Bednar, Rapid City, S.D., is an administrative officer at U.S. Geological Survey. / ’10 Krystal (Malisheske) Brau

and John Brau, Hutchinson, daughter, Ivy Belle, 8/8/2014. / ’10 Janna (Lindquist) Conboy

and Thomas Conboy, Lakeville, daughter, Raya Le, 9/12/2013. / ’10 Andrew Cottingham and ’10 Karen (Slobodnik) Cottingham, Mound, daughter, Jocelyn Hope, 4/25/2014. / ’10 Alison Feigh, St. Paul, is program manager at the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center in Minneapolis. Feigh has written two children’s books on personal safety: “On those Runaway Days” and “I Can Play It Safe.” / ’10 Kelly Freese, St. Cloud, is a doctor at PineCone Vision Center in Sartell. / ’10 Jacob Laxen, Shakopee, writes for D’lish, the St. Cloud Times’ Wednesday food section. / ’10 Andrea (Fredrickson) Lewis

ALEX VOIGT ’08 gives the thumbs up before biking past the halfway point on the Appalachian Trail. Photo courtesy of Alex Voigt

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Following the summer season, Rothstein signed a deal with the Zamora club and began his professional career in October 2014. Now, Rothstein is enjoying life abroad and is being looked to as the go-to guy for his new team. He isn’t completely satisfied, however, as he aspires to continue progressing through the multiple levels of professional basketball in Spain, which is regarded as one of the best systems of basketball aside from the NBA. “Through the strength of prayer and my family I was able to achieve whatever I set my mind to. I’ve always been driven; if I want something I don’t stop until I get it, never. I’ve never been someone to give up. I take risks. I live on the edge. I don’t want a boring life; I want a life of my choosing and I achieved that now,” Rothstein said.

The Fresh Success series highlights the accomplishments of St. Cloud State alumni who graduated within the last three years. New stories appear twice monthly at outlook.stcloudstate.edu.

and Adam Lewis, Lindstrom, son, Jacob Charles, 4/14/2014. / ’10 Andrew Mackey, St. Cloud, received a master’s in social work from the University of Texas at San Antonio. / ’10 Kayla Rettig, Mandan, N.D., is branch manager at Spherion Corporation’s Bismarck office. / ’10 Alex Sutherland and ’11 Briana (Holm) Sutherland, Big Lake, son, Otto Michael, 6/23/2014. / ’11 Carrie Deans, St. Cloud, received a travel grant awarded by the United State Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. / ’11 Reshma Ismail, St. Cloud, a senior database administrator

at Global Edge, helped develop Vendor Lynx vendor management platform. / ’11 Amanda (Roehr) Jansen, St. Cloud, is a faculty member at St. Francis Music Center in Little Falls. / ’11 Sean Leary, Brookings, S.D., won the Ice House Comedy Club talent showcase and Laffest.com’s inaugural Los Angeles showcase. / ’11 Andrew Metzen, New Ulm, is an account representative at Leighton Broadcasting. / ’11 Max Rekowski, Fishers, Ind., is an oceanographic technician at the University of Delaware. / ’11 Ryan Rozycki, Coon Rapids, graduated with honors from basic military training at Joint

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Base San Antonio. / ’11 Leah Voss, St. Cloud, is community impact coordinator at United Way of Central Minnesota. / ’11 Kayla Wynn, St. Cloud, is a social media specialist, web/ graphic designer at Cowgirl Tuff Company. / ’11 ’14 Shawn Hoffman-Bram, St. Cloud, is director of community education for Eden Prairie Schools. / ’12 Christopher Bremseth, Rochester, is an English teacher trainer in Cambodia through the Peace Corps. / ’12 Kathryn Carlon, Minneapolis, is a customer support representative at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. / ’12 Rachael (Mohnkern) Haubrick and Luke Haubrick, Princeton, 6/21/2014. / ’12 Zachary Klosowski, Little Falls, is a financial adviser with Edward Jones Financial in Little Falls. / ’13 Christopher Bambrick, Slayton, teaches seventh-grade science, ninth-grade science and biology at Fulda High School. / ’13 Crystal DeVries, Shakopee, is a claims generalist at Progressive. / ’13 Carolyne Schlichte, St. Cloud, is the youth and family director at the St. Cloud Area Family YMCA. / ’14 Alyssa Benson, Chaska, is a fellow at Cologne Academy

public charter school. / ’14 Vanessa Burggraff, Taipei City, Taiwan, is an English language teacher with HESS International Education Group. / ’14 Nichole (Mertens) Gow and Keith Gow, Zimmerman, daughter, Tatum Marie, 6/24/2012. / ’14 Marie Pflipsen, Sauk Rapids, is executive director for the Lake City Economic Development Authority. / ’14 Meghan Reistad, Rochester, is a reporter for KAAL TV covering Austin and Rochester.

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Chip O’Hara, St. Cloud, of Midwest Coin Concepts, received Play Meter Magazine’s Operator of the Year Award for 2013.

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’30s

’35 Elvira Traff, 99, Brainerd / ’35 ’40 Juliet (Magnuson) Erickson, 102, Glencoe / ’36 Charlotte (Lindquist) Hansen, 99, St. Paul / ’39 Beth (Davison) Nelson, 93,

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’40s

‘40 Eunice (Olney) Moll, 93, Sleepy Eye / ‘40 Dora (Jensen) Nelson, San Diego, Calif. / ‘40 Grace (Amble) Rislove, 94, Rushford / ‘41 June (Yde) Anderson, 93, Marshfield, Wis. / ‘41 ‘68 ‘80 Phyllis (Hammerstrom) Lindberg, 93, North Branch / ‘41 ‘63 Dolores (Kampa) Levendowski, 93, Foley / ‘42 ‘74 Edna (Young) Brick, 91, Holdingford / ‘43 ‘46 Gladys (Zwemke) Erickson, 91, Willmar / ‘44 ‘62 Vivian (Larrabee) Melinsky, 90, Howard Lake / ‘45 ‘57 June (Stotts) Larson, 89, Golden Valley / ‘47 Bernice (Bymers) Billig, 86, Royalton / ‘47 Mary (Beniek) Healy, 86, Stamford, Conn. / ‘47 Warren Nelson, 86, Buffalo / ‘48 Mary (Sahr) Cress, 87, Chevy Chase, Md. / ‘48 Sergio Gambucci, 91, Grand Forks, N.D. / ‘48 Ray Zakariasen, 94, Stanchfield / ‘49 Clayton Hartman, 88, Moose Lake / ‘49 Beverly (Poeschl) Thomas, 84, Edina / ‘49 Elaine (Gausman) Tolman, 86, Bemidji / ‘49 Frank Valentini, 95, Chisholm / ‘49 Edward Weismann, 90, Cold

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’50s

‘50 Louise (Sell) Blaske, 84, Milaca / ‘50 Stoddard Robinson, 86, Poway, Calif. / ‘50 Wayne Sanders, 90, Minneapolis / ‘50 Rose Schleper, 84, St. Cloud / ‘50 Donna (Judd) Swanson, 84, Rochester / ‘50 ‘55 Lavina (Pramann) Hoemke, 84, St. Cloud / ‘51 Marlys (Stock) Giese, 83, Morris / ‘51 Edward Kaiser, 88, Minneapolis / ‘51 Donald Rudd, 87, West Bend, Wis. / ‘51 Elmer Weisser, 86, Brookings, S.D. / ‘51 ‘70 Ardis (Holmberg) Anderson, 86, Litchfield / ‘52 ‘50 Mary (Manion) Hunter, Camarillo, Calif. / ‘52 ‘50 ‘60 Clarence Kuefler, Maple Grove / ‘52 ‘58 Anna

Feyma, 91, Phoenix, Ariz. / ‘53 Lenorad Niemi, 87, Virginia / ‘53 ‘36 Phyllis Carlson, 98, Dassel / ‘53 ‘60 Arlette (Danielson) Johnson, 96, Dassel / ‘54 Elbert Gilbertson, 86, Boise, Idaho / ‘54 Richard Wilger, 89, Mesa, Ariz. / ‘54 ‘57 Leslie Hagemeyer, 79, New Brighton / ‘55 John Therrien, McHenrey, Ill. / ‘55 ‘66 Donald Tarr, 80, Minneapolis / ‘56 Roderick Forsgren, 83, Nantucket, Mass. / ‘56 Raymond Scott, 87, Gaylord, Mich. / ‘56 ‘57 Lyla (Sullivan) Jackson, 79, Minneapolis / Dennis Gonyea ‘57, 80, Minnetonka / ‘57 Muriel (Morgan) Pfeifer, 81, Amery, Wis. / ‘58 ‘64 Louis Licari, 84, Sitka, Alaska / ‘58 John Miller, 83, Shoreview / ‘59 John Ackerman, 82, Ely / ‘59 Carol (Blahosky) Anderson, 77, Billings, Mont. / ‘59 Patrick Todora, 83, St. Paul / ‘59 ‘61 Georgia (Lamp) Christiansen, 75, Minneapolis

’60s

‘60 Judith (Schaefer) Janey, 75, St. Cloud / ‘60 ‘65 Richard Gengler, 79, Clear Lake / ‘61 James Cadwell, 81, Rochester / ‘61 Marlene (Zwilling) Herzing, 74, Oshkosh, Wis. / ‘62 Steven Blade, 75, Kalamazoo, Mich. / ‘62 Mamie (Pendleton) Busch, 91, Clarissa / ‘63 Elizabeth (Woeste) Fossum, 73, Golden Valley / ‘63 ‘67 Richard Mesenburg, 72, Hugo / ‘64 John Kern, 80, Alexandria / ‘64 Adeline (Johnson) Lundquist, 94, San Diego, Calif. / ‘64 George Mullally, 76, Iowa City, Iowa / ‘65 Jerome Knuesel, 71, Winona / ‘65 Peggy (Carlson) Lemmerman, Brainerd / ‘65 Thomas Rougier, 73, Lakeville / ‘66 Roger Doucet, 78, St. Cloud / ‘66 Dale Emmans, 79, Osseo / ‘67 James Anderson, 70, Sioux Falls, S.D. / ‘67 Judith Nord, 68, Oshkosh, Wis. / ‘67 Michael Olson, 70, Albert Lea / ‘67 ‘73 Marlis (Martens) Agenter, 89, Lake City / ‘68 Mavis (McClure) Langsjoen, 90, Ocala, Fla. / ‘68 Bruce Larson, 73, Grand Rapids / ‘68 Richard Swenson, 68, Willmar / ‘68 Karen (Swenson) Tomsky, 68, Princeton / ‘69 Margret (Raab) DeMars, 67, Roseville / ‘69 Thomas Klein, 67, St. Joseph / ‘69 Ellen (Wagner) Mork, 70, St. Cloud / ‘69 ‘71 John Ryan, 72, San Diego, Calif.

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’70s

‘70 Dennis Banick, 70, Little Falls / ‘70 Betty (Richardson) Erickson, 86, Mesa, Ariz. / ‘70 John Gates, 70, Princeton / ‘70 Kristin Gericke, 65, Deer River / ‘70 Daryl Johnson, 81, Daggett, Mich. / ‘70 Gerald Millar, 67, Bemidji / ‘70 Larry Negaard, 66, Watertown, S.D. / ‘70 James Short, Inver Grove Heights / ‘70 Charles Sundeen, 74, Winthrop / ‘71 Marlene (Luther) Arndt, 65, Clara City / ‘71 Robert Fleegel, 65, Marshall / ‘71 Richard Thompson, 74, Long Lake / ‘71 Dale Weberg, 64, Red Wing / ‘72 Ann (Dwelle) Dwelle Ward, 64, Marshall / ‘72 Myrtle (Swan) Telstad, 95, Braham / ‘72 Ursula (Rudolph) Thompson, 91, Little Falls / ‘73 Laura (Nerdahl) Gillen, 63, Maple Grove / ‘73 Barbara Nelson, 65, Minneapolis / ‘74 Paul Aronson, 62, Ellendale / ‘74 Bruce Thomson, 67, Minneapolis / ‘74 ‘78 Patricia Wallis, 83, St. Joseph / ‘75 Steven Baumgardt, 65, Avondale, Ariz. / ‘75 Larry Melinsky, 64, South Haven / ‘75 Corrine (Boda) Schommer, 85, Chippewa Falls, Wis. / ‘75 Rex Tendick, 67, Scottsdale, Ariz. / ‘76 Leon Sundstrom, 59, Fort Wayne, Ind. / ‘76 Darlene (Mix) Trovall, 80, Becker / ‘76 Rhea Weinhold, 63, Ocean Ridge, Fla. / ‘77 David Carlson, 61, Millersville, Md. / ‘77 Gregory Gerlach, 61, Eden Prairie / ‘77 Karen (Borman) Hommerding, 61, St. Cloud / ‘77 Larry Larson, 59, Owatonna / ‘77 Mark Peters, 60, Minneapolis / ‘78 Timothy Burnett, 59, Burnsville / ‘78 Diane (Lund) Nesset, 58, Burnsville / ‘79 James OToole,

84, Little Falls

’80s

‘80 Todd Bjorklund, 56, Minneapolis / ‘80 Thomas Schultz, 56, Edina / ‘80 Marshall Thorstad, 75, Danube / ‘81 Patricia Angus, 73, Plymouth / ‘81 George Masteller, 57, Apple Valley / ‘82 Norma (Denault) Denault, 70, Wenatchee, Wash. / ‘83 Thomas Brunner, 53, Sartell / ‘83 Thomas Neis, 53, Dumfries, Va. / Kenton Novotny ‘84, 53, Germantown, Tenn. / ‘85 Robert Burns, 65, Underwood / ‘85 David Theis, 54, North Branch /

‘86 Kirk Aanes, 49, Fort Myers,

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’90s

‘90 Leslie Schroeder, 81, Paynesville / ‘90 Laura (Hoiland) Welle, 64, Eagle Lake / ‘91 Doug Blumhardt, 49, Bismarck, N.D. / ‘91 Gabino Farias, 81, St. Cloud / ‘95 Gary Steichen, 44, Waite Park / ‘96 Wendell Daluge, 58, St. Cloud / ‘96 Briana Sisk, 50, Minneapolis / ‘97 Gwendolyn (Knox) Lickteig, 74, Faribault / ‘97 Steven Stiegel, 52, Sauk Rapids / ‘98 Justin Johnson, 39, Lakeville / ‘98 Corey Swanson, 42, Shawnee, Kan. / ‘99 Paul Piecek, 60, Brainerd / ‘99 Dana Rehm, 61, Cambridge

’00s

‘01 Patricia Bjorklund, 71, Cold Spring / ‘01 Tiffany (Otto) Cragin, 35, Duluth / ‘01 Morley Kornegor, 36, Lake Elmo / ‘02 Darcy (Ekstrom) Seurer, 45, New Market / ‘03 Andrew Jones, 34, Alexandria / ‘05 Dean Gill, 32, Foley / ‘05 Joy (Stelton) Niemi, 60, Melrose / ‘06 Jessie (Ebeling) Albrecht, 30, Stewart

’10s

‘11 Timothy Poferl, 26, St. Paul / ‘13 Alex Jacobs, 24, Olivia

Faculty and staff we remember John Bovee, 85, Clearwater / E. Scott Bryce, 87, St. Cloud / Leona (Ganskop) Ellis, 93, Sauk Rapids / David Ernest, 85, Mora / Mary (Glatch) Howell, 81, St. Cloud / Mary Ann (Wiehoff) Kelley, 83, St. Cloud / Gladys Ziemer, 74, St. Cloud / ‘51 James Marmas, 85, Nisswa

GROWING TOGETHER, University and community When the University partners with the community and business, everyone benefits.

Students gain experience and hands-on training that only comes with working in the field. Businesses gain access to resources, faculty and staff knowledgebase and a strong pool of student talent. The community continues to develop, grow and benefit from workforce training opportunities that our students gain in the classroom and through experiential learning.

While these partnerships happen throughout campus within various colleges and schools, a prime example is the collaborative work being done in the Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF) with business and campus partners.

More than 10 regional businesses are partnering on projects in ISELF, our new science facility that focuses on collaboration to solve real-world problems. Most prominently and publicly is the work being done with GeoComm to develop emergency response software that meets a national need (see page 10). St. Cloud

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State will have the privilege of benefiting from this innovative work in 2015 by implementing a virtual blue light system through Public Safety that uses the same 3-D quick response technology. Testing with Public Safety officers has already started using the lab’s proof-of-concept platform. The system will improve response times and help keep our campus and community safe.

At its most basic level, Visualization Engineer Mark Gill will tell you that visualization is all about taking complex data and turning it into easy-to-understand visual imagery. That sounds simple enough, but the work being done in St. Cloud State’s Visualization Lab is much more than that. It requires specific skills that our talented students are continuing to develop as they prepare for the workforce. The final products can be as basic as a 3-D model of a virtual circuit board or as complex as life-saving emergency response systems.

EARL H. POTTER III, PRESIDENT

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BRINGING THE WORLD to St. Cloud State

By Anna Kurth, University Communications Dancers perform “The Impression of the Lotus,” a traditional dance at the Chinese Students and Scholars Association’s 2014 China Night.

The night is one of more than a dozen cultural festivals being held this year at St. Cloud State. The festivals, which feature dance, dress and foods of cultures across the world, are one way the university is providing a transformative educational experience for students to help prepare them to be global citizens at home, at work and in their communities. More than 1,000 students from 90-plus nations attend St. Cloud State, and these festivals give them an opportunity to share elements of their culture with the campus community. outlook.stcloudstate.edu/ china-night-2014

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