Outlook - Spring 2014

St. Cloud State Outlook magazine SPRING 2014

Walid Issa ’13: a big thinker with dreams of global coexistence

Luke “strider” Jordan ’12: leaving his mark while going the distance

Erin Hausauer ’02: hazard ready in worst-case scenarios

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Research institute Institute addresses area needs by joining services PG 5

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Kevin Schlagel Basketball coach retires after 30 years PG 6

Annual report 2012-13 annual report information PG 26

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Music meets robotics when music major Keith Parker, St. Cloud, works on a musical robot in the Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF) during MN Made: New Music Festival.

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THIS ISSUE Troy Rogers ’01 is a co-founder and robotic musical instrument designer

at Expressive Machines Musical Instruments (EMMI) in Charlottesville, Va. EMMI operates as a composers’ collective, performance troupe, instrument design/ development shop, and research group. Rogers returned to St. Cloud State for the MN Made festival to lead the musical robotics workshops that finished with a robot orchestra performance. http://scsu.mn/ UDistinctions

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Study of climbing fish gains NSF support

Noted aquatic fauna expert Heiko Schoenfuss is featured in a National Science Foundation (NSF) video for his expertise and research about unusual Hawaiian fish.

With support from the NSF, the professor of biology along with other scientists and students from St. Cloud State and Clemson universities have made multiple trips to Hawaii to investigate the adaptation and evolution of Sicyopterus stimpsoni, the “inching climber” goby fish. The tiny fish use oral and pelvic suction cups to scale rocks behind waterfalls, an arduous trip that takes them from the ocean to freshwater spawning grounds.

He likens the work of the “inching climber” goby fish to a human scaling Mount Everest three times in a short time span.

Schoenfuss also studies how fish in rivers like the Mississippi adapt to chemicals in the water, among other research that is ongoing at St. Cloud State. http://scsu.mn/1lBVXWV

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350 average annual number of St. Cloud State students studying abroad

Local Goal doubles that

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Doubling our global footprint St. Cloud State is working to double its students studying abroad by 2019.

Driven to provide students with greater self-awareness, self-confidence and cultural understanding, the university signed a commitment to the Generation Study Abroad initiative through the Institute of International Education (IIE).

“Globalization has changed the way the world works, and employers are increasingly looking for workers who have international skills and expertise,” says Dr. Allan Goodman, president of IIE. generationstudyabroad.com

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Research Institute addresses area needs

300,000 AVerage annual number of U.s. Students studying abroad

IIE National Goal doubles that

600,000 President Earl H. Potter III discusses the importance of St. Cloud State University’s international efforts during the International Celebration on Feb. 5. Photo by Adam Hammer ’05

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I really came to St. Cloud to study abroad because I thought they had an excellent England program and I knew I would enjoy it. I like that it shows employers on my resume that I studied abroad so I have that experience, but I also got something out of that experience.

Bria Johnson White Bear Lake, communication studies/mass communications

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Committed to developing solutions and answering questions for area communities and the region, the School of Public Affairs officially opened its Research Institute in February.

Under the direction of economics professor King Banian and with the help of graduate assistant Walid Issa ’13 (read more about Issa on page 9), the Research Institute is already delivering research and expertise to the Minnesota Lottery, the Office of the Secretary of State and the Minnesota Nursery and Landscapers Association, among other clients.

“It really is the embodiment of the most important aspects of what we as an institution are all about,” President Earl H. Potter III said while praising the institute for giving students opportunities to learn by doing. “It’s deeply embedded in our mission and our history and the strengths of our faculty.”

University research assets within the Research Institute »» Center for Economic Education »» Minnesota Economic Development Center Spatial Analysis Research Center »» St. Cloud Area Quarterly Business Report »» SCSU Survey »» Winter Institute conference

Haley O’Brien, a 2013-14 senior from Excelsior, has been crowned Miss Minnesota USA 2014. She’ll compete for the Miss USA title during an NBC television broadcast June 8 live from Baton Rouge, La. O’Brien is studying medical biology and psychology, with a minor in chemistry.

Garrison Keillor presents stories and poems

Garrison Keillor, host of the nationally syndicated radio show “A Prairie Home Companion,” presented an evening of stories and poems at the Performing Arts Center to support student-created stories and poems at St. Cloud State.

There were just 400 tickets available for the intimate “Evening with Garrison Keillor: Stories and Poems” event to raise funds for the Upper Mississippi Harvest literary magazine, which celebrated the release of its 2014 publication in April. The annual publication is edited and produced by students in cooperation with the Department of English and features poetry, short fiction, nonfiction and drama writing, black and white photography, art and comic works.

Keillor was joined by Rich Dworsky, pianist, organist, band leader and music director for “A Prairie Home Companion,” which is broadcast weekly to about 4 million listeners.

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career wins, the alltime winningest basketball coach, men’s or women’s, at St. Cloud State

In its first season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), the 27 student-athletes of men’s Husky Hockey won the Penrose Cup league title. The Huskies defeated Colorado College 4-1 March 8 in Colorado Springs and were awarded the Penrose Cup in a locker room ceremony. Coach Bob Motzko ‘87 and the 21-8-5 Huskies finished alone atop the NCHC standings with 48 points. Photo by Tom Nelson

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Student is Crashed Ice world championship competitor

Cameron Naasz races during the Red Bull Crashed Ice event in St. Paul. Photo courtesy of Steve Diamond Elements http://scsu.mn/ 1lBVXWU

Public relations major and world-class Crashed Ice competitor Cameron Naasz, Lakeville, placed third during his home state downhill ice skating competition tour stop in St. Paul, and went on to finish third in the world championship standings.

Naasz was in a heated race for first with Austria’s Marco Dallago since the Red Bull tour’s first stop in Helsinki, Finland, through to the world championship in Quebec City, Canada, March 22. Naasz claimed first in Moscow.

Invented as a marketing strategy by Red Bull to promote its energy drink, Crashed Ice started in 2001 in Sweden. It now attracts athletes from around the world to compete in steep downhill tracks built with curves, jumps and bumps.

Amateur ice skaters and professional ice hockey players can qualify for the races.

Naasz has competed in the Crashed Ice circuit since 2012.

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Academic All-North Central Conference Honors (1997-2008)

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North Central Conference All-Conference Players Honors (1997-2008)

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years as top assistant coach (1980-1997)

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years as head coach (1997-2014)

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Northern Sun Intercollegiate AllConference players Honors (2008-2014)

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Academic All-NSIC Honors

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NCAA Tournament Appearances (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)

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North Central Conference Wells Fargo Finals Postseason Tournament Championships (2003, 2001)

Q+A

Kevin Schlagel After 30 years, basketball coach retires Q: What has been the most satisfying aspect of coaching Husky Basketball?

A: The relationships that I have developed over the years. It has been a privilege to coach at St. Cloud State for all these years in a job that I have truly loved. To have a chance to do something every day that you look forward to is very special. I would hope that our players look back over their experience at SCSU as a positive one. I hope that they had fun on the basketball court while getting an education that will serve them well for the rest of their lives. The community of St. Cloud has been very supportive of our program, and I am happy to call many of them not only fans but friends.

Q: Are there games or moments in your career that stand out?

A: Graduation day always stands out for me. To see one of our players graduate and complete the dream of getting a college education is very special to all of us involved. I hate to single out one game or experience in basketball that stands out because there are so many.

If I had to choose one, it would be the opportunity to play in the Final Four. After coming close several times, to finally have a chance to represent St. Cloud State and all the players that had gone before us was something that I will always remember. Standing in the tunnel as we got ready to take the court as they played the song “One Shining Moment,” my only thought was that I wished every player who had worn the Husky jersey could be there with us.

Q: What would you like your legacy to be?

A: I have never been concerned about my legacy. John Wooden described “success” as knowing that you did your best. That is all I ever tried to do.

Q: What’s next for Kevin Schlagel?

A: I am not sure what the future holds. I will take a little time off and then explore my options. Pam and I do plan on staying in St. Cloud.

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Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference /Sanford Health Postseason Tournament Championships (2009, 2010)

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George Selke

What do George Clooney and St. Cloud State have in common?

It’s widely known that George Clooney directed, co-wrote and stars in the film “The Monuments Men,” a depiction of a World War II platoon’s efforts to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners. What most don’t know is St. Cloud State’s George Selke, president from 1927-46, had a principal role in this successful effort to protect cultural treasures.

According to the Monuments Men Foundation, 345 men and women from 13 nations with expertise as museum directors, curators, art historians, artists, architects and educators worked to protect monuments and other cultural treasures from the destruction of World War II. Selke, the St. Cloud State’s longest-serving president, was one of the 345.

In the last year of the war, these cultural heroes tracked, located, and in the years that followed, returned more than 5 million artistic and cultural items stolen by Hitler and the Nazis.

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On C-SPAN, a Palestinian graduate student is talking about the work he is involved with to overcome centuries-old cultural differences and his ideas for breaking down barriers to progress.

At the New York-Vermont state line, a hiker is finishing a 4,600-mile journey on foot that only 10 people have completed.

In St. Cloud, the director of emergency management for Stearns County is helping the community recover from a devastating storm.

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Thinkers, doers and difference makers who are making an impact every day.

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On the road to peace, tolerance and understanding

By Marsha Shoemaker / Photo by Adam Hammer ’05 Graduate student Walid Issa has a mighty dream to create economic and social platforms for global coexistence — a dream fueled by challenging life experiences and powerful learning opportunities.

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“Peace is not God’s gift; it’s what people give each other.”

Seeking avenues to world peace — particularly in the Middle East — has been an elusive goal for many. Issa just might have the street cred and focus to effect change. “Education is the way to lead people to challenge the toxic ideologies that create fear and hate,” said Issa, who earned his bachelor’s degree in economics in May 2013. He is studying toward a master’s degree in applied economics.

“Peace is not God’s gift; it’s what people give each other,” he said.

“Walid is a very special student,” said King Banaian, professor of economics and director of the School of Public Affairs Research Institute, where Issa is a graduate assistant. “When we interviewed for a GA for the Institute, he was clearly someone who had come with skills we never see in grad students.

“He runs nonprofits; he gets grants; he develops and executes programs,” Banaian said. “He is someone who, despite all he’s done, still has a humility and a sense of wonder when something good happens for him. It’s really refreshing to have someone do so well who has such a grateful heart and an inquiring mind.”

Overcoming adversity Issa’s remarkable journey began in the Palestinian refugee camp where he lived with his family of eight children.

He describes it as a place where intense poverty, violence and grief were prevalent. “It was hard to grow up there,” he said. “We were very poor, but we were very rich in compassion and love.”

At 16, after witnessing the killing of his teacher, Issa was given the chance to heal through the Minnesota-based Ark for Peace program. He graduated from high school in Bethlehem, but limited resources kept him from attending college at home. His “American mom” in Minnesota sent him to a community college, then he transferred to St. Cloud State.

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His story became international news two summers ago when Issa was one of 10 young people — five Israelis and five Palestinians — brought to Washington, D.C., by a group called the New Story Leadership (NSL) for the Middle East to be part of a radically different approach to peace-building.

In an article about this internship experience published in the Times of Israel, Walid said: “I never had the chance to get to know Israelis and the American Jewish community from the inside. By sharing an office with them, I’ve been struck by how they’re trying to do good things for the new generation in Israel and Palestine by working toward a two-state solution.”

It was there he formed a goal he has since brought to life — launching a website where joint Israel-Palestinian innovations can be “crowd-funded.” He was invited to speak about his experience at prestigious venues such as the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University and was interviewed on high-profile media outlets such as C-SPAN. Building bridges Since that unique learning experience Issa has co-founded Shades with his NSL counterpart Lior Frankiensztajn, an organization that aims to bring Israeli and Palestinian students together for intense training in negotiation and creative problem-solving skills, and is evolving as a model designed to empower tomorrow’s leaders from areas with political conflict. They have recruited Harvard and Columbia professors to teach negotiation management and dispute resolution skills in innovative ways, including exposing participants to peace-seeking environments such as Northern Ireland.

A second program Issa initiated is SAWA, a nonpolitical crowd-funding website that invites any person living in Palestine or Israel to share a creative, entrepreneurial or inventive idea in

need of funding. The website, available in Arabic, Hebrew and English, removes the geographical barriers that prohibit connectivity and seeks to empower people to work together for a better future for the region.

Tolerant leader Issa was honored this past year with the Welter World Citizen Award from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, a tribute and scholarship given for practicing his belief in being a citizen of the world, appreciating differences and helping others without looking at their color, race or religion. “This world is the only place all of us have,” Issa said. “Tolerance and understanding are the avenues to coexistence.”

He also was chosen by President Earl H. Potter III to receive the 2014 Minnesota Campus Compact President’s Student Leadership Award, given to a student who models a deep commitment to civic responsibility and leadership, evidenced by initiative, innovative and collaborative approaches to addressing public issues, effective community building, and integration of civic engagement into the college experience.

“It is most impressive to those of us who have been involved in Walid’s education to know that his journey will not be one of escape from the challenges of the troubled region he came from but one of embracing those challenges and seeking bold solutions,” Potter said. http://cs.pn/1gXahmy

more “thinkers”

Annette Lee Teaching star Annette Lee entered college aiming to pursue art and astronomy, interests so disparate friends would ask if she’d just opened the alphabetical course catalogue and picked the first two majors.

She went on to study both — and more.

Lee has blended her extensive body of knowledge into a variety of pursuits, including the thriving Native Skywatchers Project. It’s an academic and cultural endeavor so hot, “it seems to be exploding,” said Lee, who is an assistant professor of astronomy and physics and director of the planetarium at St. Cloud State. At the center of the project is a rebuilding of native star language, an integral part of the spiritual and cultural traditions of multiple tribes.

“Even on a global scale this seems to be the moment,” she said, referring to the connections her work has discovered among indigenous peoples around the world. In Minnesota she has worked with Ojibwe and Lakota elders and schools as well as K-12 public schools to help cultivate interest in STEM subjects.

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Tiffany Reiter ’97 From a “St. Cloud family of Huskies” to an associate at an international patent law firm in Boston, Tiffany Reiter’s education and career path has been an upward spiral through auspicious institutions and professional pursuits.

Entering St. Cloud State she discovered biotechnology, the perfect major to combine her scientific interests, said Reiter, who graduated with summa cum laude honors and a ticket to a Ph.D. program in molecular biology at Mayo Graduate School.

Reiter went on to become a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases at the Harvard School of Public Health.

But before long, a reassessment of her professional plans saw her off to Suffolk University in Boston to study law. Today she’s an associate in the international intellectual property and patent litigation firm of Fish & Richardson.

In her challenging, rapidly-changing field, she communicates with clients and patent attorneys around the globe. “Now I need to understand both science and the law in different parts of the world and apply very different sets of skills,” she said.

Brian Hurd ’87 ’01 The world is his classroom, and lifelong learner extraordinaire Brian Hurd transports his middle school students to the far-flung places he studies and explores.

“All my travels are kind of like a workshop,” said Hurd, who has visited all 50 states and 34 countries, and along with wife, Terry (Rennquist) ’72 ’83, has taught six annual onemonth summer sessions at a middle school in China.

He brings global history and culture to life through technology-rich interactive textbooks, artifacts and writings.

“I put a lot of effort into it,” Hurd said, referring to his value-added teaching methods. He uses unique multimedia, interactive textbooks that contain linkable glossaries, narration, zoomable images and other unusual features.

“I’m one of a few middle school teachers who’ve written books that are used in their classroom.”

Incorporating technology that has been out since 2012, Hurd has created six electronic, interactive textbooks. “It’s amazing technology,” he said. “I kind of weave into each unit what I’ve learned.”

His textbooks, are available also to other educators through YouTube, Apple ibookstores and Amazon.

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The road ahead

By Char Hopela ’87 / Photo by Adam Hammer ’05 On a snowy March morning in the tall grass prairie of North Dakota, Luke “Strider” Jordan ’12 woke up at 4:30 a.m. and prepared for a long journey on foot. His goal was simple and rather stupendous: hike the 4,600 miles of the North Country Trail.

http://stridernct.com for Jordan’s online journal

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“Like college, the trail was full of obstacles, many which seemed impossible to overcome.”

More than twice the length of the better known Appalachian Trail, the North Country Trail rambles through seven states and rewards hikers with changing landscapes including heavily wooded and mountainous regions, as well as rural and urban environments.

The trail also offers plenty of hard miles for through-hikers like Jordan who started his trek in deep snow and managed only nine miles in snowshoes on his first outing. By the fifth day, he was blistered, sore and sunburned. Despite On the summit of Mt. careful planning, he’d forgotten sunscreen and Marcy, Adriondack Park, was frustrated by difficult trail conditions.

NY At age 23, Jordan was a seasoned hiker. As a boy, he became dedicated to hiking the Superior Hiking Trail, a “hidden gem” near his family’s cabin. During summers off from St. Cloud State University, he volunteered to build new trail sections between Duluth and Two Harbors. These experiences close to home inspired him to dream of a bigger undertaking.

First steps Trekking the North Country Trail was supposed to be a grand quest, but the cold 2013 spring start was a grind.

“It’s really impossible to plan more than two days out,” Jordan said. “Plans can change drastically depending on the weather, your energy levels and other forces outside of your control.”

After weeks of wintery walking, Jordan was still short of the Minnesota border when he encountered a strong, freezing wind that made it impossible to pitch his tent. That night he slept, fitfully, in an unlocked restroom shelter. The next morning, he found his boots frozen next to him.

Daily hardship was not what he envisioned while planning the trip as he completed his bachelor’s degree in ecology and natural resources at St. Cloud State. Jordan had chosen the North Country Trail because of the biodiversity and beauty of the route.

“I have an adventurous spirit. After being tied to the books, classes and stresses of college for four years, I needed a chance to experience the world before settling into a career,” Jordan said.

Hoping to find the “big adventure” he’d mapped out for himself, Jordan put on his frozen boots and kept hiking, eventually crossing over state borders, time zones and seasons on his way to the trail’s eastern terminus in New York.

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Determination A buoyant outlook kept him going despite being cold, wet and exhausted for extended periods. “Like college, the trail was full of obstacles, many of which seemed impossible to overcome.

When things got bad I held on to hope — hope that I would achieve my goal and finish hiking the trail if I just held on a little longer and didn’t give up,” Jordan said.

The 201-day hike was a lesson in extremes. When the spring snows finally melted into summer, he experienced heat exhaustion on sweltering days. And the mosquitoes in the Upper Peninsula! Details of his ordeals can be found in Jordan’s online journal, a must-read for anyone contemplating a long-distance hike.

For 90 days, Jordan made daily journal posts to a website for friends, family and his growing public following. Equipped with a cell phone, iPod and digital camera, he documented his travels to encourage others to explore the North Country Trail.

“When things got bad I held on to hope — hope that I would achieve my goal and finish hiking the trail if I just held on a little longer and didn’t give up.”

The Brule Bog, two miles of boardwalk, Wisc.

His entries include frequent accounts of tough conditions and raw disappointments. These are outweighed by numerous examples of human kindness.

Jordan found “trail magic,” bags of food left trailside or hanging in trees, scattered along the trail. These donations from fellow hikers and wellwishers cut $1,000 from his planned expenditures. While Jordan relished the “opportunity to see isolated places” and enjoyed discovering himself during solitary stretches, he also benefitted from a strong sense of community.

His online itinerary resulted in local media coverage and alerted area trail volunteers who often came to his aid.

At times Jordan had support crews, hot meals and warm places to stay. On these days, he didn’t need to carry his usual 40-pounds of gear and could “slack pack” a greater hiking distance.

By trip’s end, Jordan had averaged 24

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, UP, MI

Eastern Terminus at Lake Sakakawea State Park, ND

Sheyenne National Grassland, ND

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Little Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park, Wisc.

The NCT spans seven states: North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York.

miles a day, living up to his trail name, “Strider.”

Jordan is the 10th end-to-end hiker of the North Country Trail. In completing his solo trek, he met his goal of increasing awareness of the trail.

Despite 30 years of trail-building efforts, much of the trail remains hazardous and poorly marked. More volunteers are needed to improve trail conditions for future generations of hikers.

Jordan believes the best way to get young people involved is by sharing firsthand experiences. A frequent presenter at outdoor events and college campuses, he tells his story “hoping to inspire others to get out and try it.”

Audiences often want to know what he thought about as he hiked from North Dakota to New York.

“I spent the days occupied with my own thoughts, largely about long-term ways to improve the trail and draw in more people,” Jordan said.

Jordan recently moved to Fargo, where he accepted a temporary position with the National Park Service working on the North Country Trail in western Minnesota.

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Future Eastern Terminus at Maine Junction (Long Trail/ Appalachian Trail), VT

Mackinaw Bridge connecting the UP to the LP, MI

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Neal Loidolt ’88 Brig. Gen. Neal Loidolt ’88 has served in command positions during two deployments to Iraq in 2006 and 2009 and has 30 years of military experience under his belt. He is now putting that leadership experience into his new role as commander of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division.

The Rosemount-based 34th Red Bull Infantry Division is one of the more storied National Guard units in the country. The division accounted for the most consecutive days in combat of any division during World War II. A brigade of the Red Bulls also holds the record for the most consecutive days in combat for any brigade during a deployment in Iraq.

The 34th oversees the training and operations of 10 National Guard brigades in six states and has a presence in 63 communities in Minnesota.

Loidolt began his military career in 1984 when he enlisted in the Minnesota Army National Guard as an ammunition specialist. He received his commission in 1987 through St. Cloud State’s ROTC program.

In the last 10 years, more than 1,200 St. Cloud State students and alumni have been members of the Minnesota National Guard.

Alfredo Oliveira ’14 Political science major Alfredo Oliveira believes in government and has a passion to teach.

Oliveira, an Honors Program student, has represented both St. Cloud State and St. Cloud Technical and Community College as a student representative on the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. He also was an intern for Sen. Al Franken in Washington, D.C., last summer.

“While in the Senate, I really got to learn about the political process and how politics work on a national level,” Oliveira said. “I really think they’re trying to do their job even though there is some gridlock and so on. [It gave me] a very different perspective and it’s really rewarding.”

Oliveira came to the United States in 2005 as an exchange student in high school. He stayed and attended St. Cloud Technical and Community College, graduating from the sales and management program. He later transferred to St. Cloud State’s business program, but switched to political science after being inspired in a political science class taught by professor Kathy Uradnik.

Among his recent scholarships were the Deeann Griebel Honors Student Scholarship and the Nick Begich Endowed Scholarship in 2013.

Beth Sorenson ’90 Beth Sorensen ’90 is the vice president of MakeMusic Inc., and a driving force behind Finale, the industry standard for music notation.

Finale enables composers, arrangers, musicians, teachers, students and publishers to create, edit, audition, print and publish musical scores. It was used on the 2013 Oscar-winning pictures “Argo,” “Life of Pi” and “Lincoln,” among thousands of other film and television projects. Finale also serves educators and schools worldwide, notably at conservatories such as Juilliard School and music colleges such as Berklee.

Finale is the the flagship product of MakeMusic, an Eden Prairie music technology company that also makes virtual instrument software, musical practice software and the XMLbased format for exchanging digital sheet music.

Sorensen has worked for MakeMusic since 1999, serving as software engineer, engineering manager, notation product manager and vice president of engineering. She has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in violin performance and completed her computer science degree at St. Cloud State.

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Hazard ready

By Char Hopela ’87 / Photo by Adam Hammer ’05 When the weather gets rough in Central Minnesota, Erin Hausauer ’02 has a plan.

She also has detailed plans of action for potential disasters ranging from a train derailment to a health pandemic. As emergency management director for Stearns County and the city of St. Cloud, Hausauer’s job is to prepare for a multitude of worst-case scenarios.

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“We plan for large-scale emergency situations that draw on critical resources in the community,” Hausauer said. Frequently asked to explain her role to the public, she sometimes sees her audience glaze over at the mention of “facilitating an emergency response plan” until she adds one important detail: “And we sound the sirens!”

Hausauer started with the Emergency Management Department as a planner in 2004. She was appointed director in March 2013. Three months later, a powerful summer storm felled trees and power lines, leaving thousands of businesses and households without electricity. The countywide storm involving 17 municipalities was the first test of Hausauer’s leadership.

“It turned out to be a straight-line wind event with 60 to 70 mph winds. For me, one of the scariest parts of that storm was that it happened in the overnight hours, so you have less awareness,” Hausauer said.

“When our office gets involved it’s generally large scale or when the resources of other departments are overwhelmed.

We were involved because of the scope of that.”

She and her team encountered quickly deteriorating road conditions on the way to the Emergency Operations Center.

Downed signs, trees and other debris hampered travel.

Problems continued at the center, where issues with the radio system made communications challenging.

None of this rattled Hausauser. “We’d been through this before. Stearns County is one of the highest-ranking counties in the state for tornadic activity and significant storms. I was very familiar with what we needed to do. I was not a fish out of water. I didn’t really have any anxiety or tension about that process. I knew what we were getting in to.”

The storm caused $500,000 in uninsured damages to public property resulting in a Presidential Disaster Declaration. Hausauer continues to document the cost of repairs for federal reimbursement. “We have 18 months to do work and bring the community back to normal,” Hausauser said.

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“We’re kind of a behind-the-scenes operation until big things happen.”

Disaster logistics Hausauer started college considering a career in occupational therapy and transitioned to social work when she transferred from St. Catherine’s to St. Cloud State. The new program clicked with her as she trained to connect people with personal difficulties to needed community support. Her current job follows the same principles on a larger scale.

“I was always interested in the macro-practice side of things including community development and policy. This fit right in.”

Hausauser considers being a team player an essential skill for her position. Between emergencies, much of her time is spent updating plans with community partners like the American Red Cross. Planning and functional testing is done in the basement conference room in the Stearns County Law Enforcement Center. City, county and nonprofit service providers meet with her to talk through disaster scenarios.

“We work with a lot of unique situations. Things that happen in the middle of the night. To be able to talk through those scenarios for successful outcomes helps us out. Not everyone has people willing to come to the table to participate regularly.”

Field testing takes place at sites of potential accidents like the St. Cloud Airport. “We bring together all the emergency responders who would be called in case of a crash. We set it up,” Hausauer said. “We are very fortunate in this community to have the partnerships and coordination and collaboration.”

Stearns County is also set to receive evacuees in case of a catastrophic incident at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. While Hausauer considers the chances of such a mishap to be “so, so slim,” she and her team are ready to handle the logistics.

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All Hazards planning The focus of emergency management has changed since Hausauer’s predecessor helped implement the local 911 system. In the past, there was greater emphasis on the civil defense system with an overriding concern about large-scale nuclear emergencies. More recently, her department has adopted an all hazards program.

“We plan for anything and everything,” said Hausauer, including technical hazards and intentional acts in a long list of potential threats. She also noted the need to respond to the public’s concerns.

“When we have media coverage of emergency situations elsewhere, like train derailments, it brings to the forefront the hazards in our community,” Hausauer said. Media-driven worries aside, she believes seasonal weather hazards are the area’s greatest ongoing risk.

Hausauer has been to St. Cloud State several times in recent months to assist the university’s Department of Public Safety with emergency operations preparedness. Her role is to help identify key personnel on campus and to set the stage for responding to “any number of hazards or scenarios.”

“We assisted with the incident command training. We’re continuing to help the University with emergency management as they develop their plan,” Hausauer said.

Carrying out her work involves collaboration with many government entities. For example, Hausauer must consider the potential repercussions of an area dam failure. Both the St. Cloud Hydroelectric Facility Dam, which spans the Mississippi near campus, and the Sartell dam, upstream, could potentially impact St. Cloud State in the event of a collapse. Hausauser works with the cities of Sartell and St. Cloud to minimize risks and prepare for the worst.

“Tying it all together is the most challenging to learn,” Hausauer said.

“It also changes all the time. One year, our federal mandates may have something to do with terrorism. The next year, it’s about cyber-security. Keeping up with that movement certainly makes it complex.”

Out of the storm Hausauser considers being engaged in the community a welcome aspect of her position. “There’s a wide variety of people we connect with, which is certainly a perk. It’s exciting to have the opportunity to do something different every day with different people.”

Hausauer regularly uses Facebook and Twitter to connect with the public and “establish a base of reliable information.” She tweets weather advisories @StearnsCountyMN using the hashtag #stearnsweather.

Regular public speaking engagements are also a part of the job. “We do a lot of outreach to Rotary, Sertoma, schools and local businesses. We need the support of the community. We need individuals to be prepared.”

Outside of work, Hausauer leads a quiet home life in Richmond with her husband, Jeremiah, and their two dogs.

In good weather, she and Jeremiah like to spend time at area flying fields where they enjoy his hobby of flying miniature airplanes.

When things turn nasty, Hausauer starts monitoring the disaster threat.

She can take command of the situation remotely or return to her office in St. Cloud. Most often, she plays a background role in assisting other agencies directly responding to the threat at hand.

“We’re kind of a behind-the-scenes operation until big things happen.”

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Talisha Barlow ’11 Former St. Cloud State University student-athlete Talisha Barlow was recently sworn in as a first-in-her-field police officer.

Barlow, a women’s basketball standout from 2007-2011, is the first black female officer on the St. Cloud Police force.

Coach Lori Fish pinned Barlow’s newly minted police badge on her during the police department’s swearing-in ceremony.

A four-year starter, Barlow led the Huskies in scoring her junior and senior seasons, played in 112 straight games (every game of her collegiate career) and started in 103 straight games.

She was a two-time All-Conference selection and three-time Academic All-Conference team member.

About 40 percent of the St. Cloud’s police force are St. Cloud State University graduates.

Kadra Mohamed ’14 also has made an impact as a recently appointed police officer with the St. Paul Police Department.

She is the first Somali-American woman to join the department.

Her work with the St. Paul Police Department, which recently approved an option for employees to wear a policeissued hijab, will carve the way for more opportunities for women of Somali descent in the police force.

“I want to be a good role model for others, especially Somali women,” Mohamed said in an interview with the Star Tribune.

Charles Hempeck ’95 As the new executive director for Anna Marie’s Alliance, Charles Hempeck hopes to help meet the needs of marginalized women and children.

Anna Marie’s focuses on six counties in Central Minnesota, but also serves the entire state. According to 2011-12 reports, the shelter served 1,703 adults and children.

Hempeck graduated with a degree in music from St. Cloud State, but it was his minor in human relations that led him to his career path and a master’s degree in women’s studies. During a human relations class his senior year, Hempeck recalls learning about issues of male privilege, sexism and violence against women and how it was connected. As he listened to stories of female friends and their concerns for safety, Hempeck started looking for ways to help.

Hempeck says it’s important to have male involvement to be able to end violence against women. Men and women must work together. Hempeck is the first male executive director for Anna Marie’s Alliance.

Before Anna Marie’s Alliance, Hempeck was the executive director at the Rural AIDS Action Network in St. Cloud and the director of Hands of Hope Resource Center.

Andy Galaway ’90 Galaway Foundation co-founder and President Andy Galaway has 10 years experience in child welfare services including child protection in rural Minnesota and with private child foster care agencies in Nevada and Colorado. He also is a founding member of WhimSpire child placement agency in Colorado.

In 2013, the Galaway Foundation endowed a $300,000 scholarship fund at St. Cloud State that targets full-time students with potential who struggle to afford college. “[Our] foundation is optimistic about the future and sees a lot of hope and promise in young people,” Galaway said. “We are impressed with the activities that young people are involved in to help the world become a better place.”

The Galaway Foundation’s mission is “to assist with higher education costs of students who have demonstrated outstanding academic and leadership potential and are from moderate- or low-income families.”

Read more about the Galaway Foundation’s gift to St. Cloud State on page 35 of the Annual Report.

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awarded a 2014 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Statewide Celebration Award by Governor Dayton’s Council for his work on behalf of education, human rights and economic development and American Indians.

Cushing, is executive director of the Northland Arboretum. / Thomas Lund ’80, Scandia, is director of sales and marketing for Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd., publisher of body, mind and spirit books. / Bradly Schrupp ’80, El Segundo, Calif., was elected to a three-year term to BDO USA’s board of directors.

Schrupp is a partner and assurance managing partner for the professional services firm’s Los Angeles practice. / Christopher Shorba ’80, Waite Park, was awarded the Professional Award in Philanthropy from the Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) for his advocacy of charitable giving in estate planning and his volunteer leadership with several local nonprofits including CMCF, United Arts of Central Minnesota and CentraCare Health Foundation. / Lori (Skoglund) Walz ’80 ’85, Minneapolis, is principal at Crucifixion Elementary School. / C Kathleen Sims ’80 ’95, St. Cloud, is one of 36 teachers to receive the National Education Association (NEA) Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence and was one of five teachers nationwide to receive the Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence for 2014. / Jon Ivonen ’81, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded the Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association, Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the head boys and girls swim coach at Martin High School. / Patricia Arneson ’81 ’83, Allison Park, Pa., earned the National Communications Association’s award for distinguished scholarship in freedom of expression. / Eric Jerde ’82, Morehead, Ky., is vice president of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences. / Anthony Kellen ’82, Foley, joined the public transportation group of Wendel, an architectural

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A Steven Hammer ’70, Kimball, has announced more than 1,000 games at St. Cloud State. / Michael Spanier ’71 ’76 ’81, Sartell, is the new superintendent of Sartell-St. Stephen school district. / Bruce Watkins ’72, St. Cloud, is a consultant and a negotiator for teachers’ contracts for the St. Cloud school district. / Roger Carstens ’74, Sartell, created RinkWriter, a software program designed to replace hockey scoresheets with computer-generated versions. / John Lund ’74, St. Cloud, opened Lund Law and Mediation Center, a solo practice with an emphasis on civil law cases. / Julie K. Peters ’74, St. Cloud, is owner and president of It’s Never Over ... the business of learning. Peters is a 30-year adjunct professor of communication studies at St. Cloud State. / B Robert Thueringer ’75, Sauk Rapids, is retiring June 30 as chief operating officer after 47 years at Coborn’s Inc. / Deeann Griebel ’76, Tempe, Ariz., is senior vice president of investments at Moors & Cabot in Mesa, Ariz. / Joyce Tollefson Capp ’76, Pipestone, is the pastor at First Lutheran Church in Pipestone. / Jan (Erickson) Bensen ’79, St. Cloud, was chosen as a member of RBC Wealth Management’s Consulting Group in St. Cloud. Bensen is a first vice president/Director’s Council financial adviser.

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Kathleen Sims ’80 ’95, third from left, received the Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence from the NEA Foundation during its annual gala in Washington, D.C. Sims received $10,000 and her students received digital arts training from the Pearson Foundation as part of the award. Sims is an early childhood education teacher at Foley Elementary School. Her students produced a video honoring their teacher that was shown at the gala.

and engineering firm. / David Trettel ’82, Rice, is a Disability

Awareness Task Force 2013 Inspiration Award recipient.

Trettel volunteers as an outreach worker at Helping Hands Outreach of Holdingford. / Peter Mohs ’83, Baxter, is president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA). Mohs is the 134th president of MNA, representing 345 newspapers across the state. / Brian Myres ’83, Clear Lake, retired as managing vice president of Capital One 360 in St. Cloud.

Myres spent 36 years in the banking industry. / Richard Toso ’83 ’95, Buffalo, is the principal at St. Francis High School. / Erin (Lusk) McPherson ’84, St. Cloud, is a psychotherapist and board-certified sex therapist.

McPherson is one of 14 sex therapists certified in Minnesota by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. / James Muehlbauer ’84, Edina, is chief financial officer of Valspar. / Andrea (Regenscheid) Coulter ’84 ’90, St. Cloud, was a Minnesota

Teacher of the Year award candidate. / Susan (Bradley) Nimmons ’85, Greenville, S.C., was named

2013-2014 Teacher of the Year at Berea Middle School in Greenville. / John Donovan ’85 ’88, Big Lake, is a public affairs officer for Camp Ripley.

Major Donovan was selected to command the Training Support Unit. / J. Daniel Cairns ’86, Rice, of Northwestern Mutual, was awarded membership in the 2013 Million Dollar Round Table. / Gwen (Kamrath) Egly ’86, Delano, was Delano Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

Egly is a media center specialist. / Jaclyn (Waasdorp) Evavold ’86, Sartell, is an investment adviser at St. Cloud Federal Credit Union. / Nancy Gruber ’87, Royalton, is the St. Cloud school district’s teacher of homeless students. Gruber tutors students at Discovery, Lincoln, Madison and Talahi elementary schools. / Jeremy Sizer ’87, St. Paul, is the chief operations officer of Boldenow.

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Amy (Schwinghammer) Johnson ’92 ’00 , Sartell, is a Minnesota

Teacher of the Year award candidate. / Firoz Ahmed ’96 ’99, Brooklyn Park, is senior

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Robert Thueringer ’75 will continue to serve on the Coborn’s board of directors after he retires.

Thueringer joined Coborn’s in 1967, bagging groceries at its Sauk Rapids store to work his way through college. During his time, the company mushroomed from three grocery stores to 120 retail locations, including 48 grocery stores.

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Val’s Rapid Serve (1985), an east St. Cloud institution for more than half a century.

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Mary Bruno ’97 started Bruno Press after her father, Don Bruno, an art professor at St. Cloud State, passed away suddenly in 2003. She took over his letterpress shop and has become known for her often irreverent greeting cards and custom linoleum block carvings.

developer at Gage. / D Mary Bruno ’97, St. Joseph, opened

an exhibit of her carvings, imprints and letterpress work at the Gallery Saint Germain.

She is owner of Bruno Press. / Armando Camacho ’97, St. Paul, is CEO at Opportunity Partners, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. / Ann (Jansen) McCann ’97, Litchfield, is the information technologies sales manager for Marco’s Central Minnesota region. / Mathew Kilian ’97 ’04, Waite Park, is CEO of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber. / John Cselovszki ’98, Sleepy Eye, was named administrator of excellence for Sleepy Eye Public Schools. / Tina Kunkel ’98, St. Cloud, is a Disability Awareness Task Force 2013 Inspiration Award recipient. Kunkel works with the National Alliance on Mental Illness — St. Cloud. / Danise Miller ’98, Brainerd, is director of vision therapy services at PineCone Vision Center. / Rebecca (Rusinak) Whitaker ‘98 and David Whitaker,

Eagan, son, Logan Thomas, 10/21/2013. / Sarah (Anderson) Adams ’99, Pequot Lakes, is the assistant vice president

and Nisswa branch manager at BlackRidgeBANK. / Jacqueline (Skoog) Glaser ’99, Waconia, is a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer. / Jeremiah Jacobsen ’99, Plymouth, is an anchor and reporter for KARE 11 Sunrise. / Michelle (Binsfeld) Kiley ’99, Holdingford, is a community and economic development specialist for the Initiative Foundation. / Scott Schreiner ’99, St. Cloud, is 2013 Northwoods League Executive of the Year as director of the St. Cloud Rox baseball team. / Catherine (Collins) Sinardi ’99, Long Beach, Calif., is a professor and director of internships in health care management at Concordia University in Irvine, Calif.

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Susan (Beumer) Becker ‘00 and Michael Becker,

St. Cloud, daughter, Abigail, 8/25/2013. / April (VonderHaar) Diederich ’00, Sauk Rapids, was selected for the St. Cloud Area Leadership program offered by the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce. She is a certified financial planner with

Johnson, Carriar, Krutchen, Anderson and Associates of Ameriprise Financial. / Liisa (Canny) LaDue ’00, Waite Park, is a client service associate at Preferred Credit Inc. / Darla (Lutgen) Mergen ’00, St. Joseph, was awarded the certified fundraising executive credential. Mergen is an annual giving development officer for CentraCare Health Foundation. / Scott Bryant ‘01 and Kimberly (Templin) Bryant, Austin, were married on 11/9/2013. / Masao Hanaishi ’01, Rolling Meadows, Ill., is a first officer pilot at Shuttle America. / Mandi VanOverbeke ’01 ’09, Alexandria, is the police and peace officer educational coordinator at Ridgewater College in Willmar. VanOverbeke also is an adjunct faculty in the St. Cloud State Department of Criminal Justice. / Joseph Gill ’02, St. Cloud, received the Outstanding Agricultural Reporting Award from Minnesota Farmers Union. / David Hoefs ‘02 and Kelly Hoefs, Maple Plain, daughter, Clara Marie, 3/18/2013. / Todd Barnes ’03, St. Cloud, is director of client onboarding at

John Lee ‘03 and Marco. / Christy Lee, Plymouth, son, Jacob, 8/7/2013. / Kelly (Vaughn) Mullendore ‘03 and Christopher Mullendore, Sharpsburg, Md., son, Carter Nicolas, 7/28/2013. / James Olander ’03, Sioux Falls, S.D., was named executive vice president of business operations of the Sioux Falls Canaries Baseball Club and Sioux Falls Stampede Hockey Club. / Jason Prom ’03, St. Cloud, is regional sales manager at Schaefer Ventilation Equipment. / Kara (Skiple) Weihrauch ‘03

and Jamie Weihrauch, Denver, Colo., son, Trey Michael, 5/16/2013. / Brian Wilson ’03, Hutchinson, completed a doctorate of business administration at Metropolitan State University. / Amanda (Barnett) Mithun ’03 ’05, Staples, is a social services care coordinator at Lakewood’s Reflections Behavioral Health Unit. / Lisa (Villcheck) Dumont ‘04 and Dean Dumont, Royalton, son, Sawyer Walker, 9/3/2013. / Bryan Freed ’04, Virginia, is a managed services information technology support technician at Marco. / Keith Heckendorf ’04, Jonesboro, Ark., is the

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tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator for Arkansas State football. / Anthony Jarousek ’04, Forest Lake, opened an Allstate agency in St. Cloud. / Jamie O’Rourke ’04, Sartell, was certified as a divorce financial analyst. O’Rourke is a certified financial planner with Johnson, Carriar, Krutchen, Anderson and Associates of Ameriprise Financial in St. Cloud. / Daniel Peters ’04, Plymouth, is a credit officer at Bell State Bank & Trust. / Daniel Yantes ’04, Breezy Point, is a business banker at Bremer Bank. / Jessica (Abeln) Hennen ‘05 and Kevin Hennen, Richmond, son, William, 8/6/2013. / Samantha (Soper) Kohout ‘05 and Brian Kohout ‘07, St. Cloud, daughter, Cecelia, 5/14/2013. / Brian Prom ’05, North Mankato, is a website developer at Westridge Marketing for eCommerce websites. / Graham Ruppel ‘05 and Kellsey (Andries) Ruppel ‘06, Cumberland, Wis., son, Grayson Griffith, 10/11/2013. / Lamine Solano ’05, Big Lake, is recovery specialist at Preferred Credit Inc. / Lynette Faber ’06, Cold Spring, was a Minnesota Teacher of the Year award candidate. / Garrity Gerber ’06, Sartell, is an estimator and sales representative at Heartland Glass Company. / Dwight Keenan ’06, Winona, is senior vice president of operations at WinCraft Inc. / James Strate ’06, Medina, is a certified financial planner professional at Ameriprise Financial where he is a financial adviser. / Betsy (Lyga) Peterson ‘06 and Ryan Peterson, Milltown, Wis., daughter, Lucy Geneva, 1/7/2014. / Angela (Soderberg) Toftey ‘06 and Peter Toftey, Duluth,

daughter, Edith Genevieve, 6/26/2013. / Jennifer Hill ’06 ’08, Otsego, was awarded WCCO’s Excellent Educator award. Hill is an educator at St. Michael Elementary School. / David Carlson ’07, St. Joseph, is the

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founder of Food Dudes Delivery offering delivery service for restaurants that don’t deliver themselves. / Rebecca (Welty) Cluever ’07, St. Cloud, joined the board of Child Care Choices Inc. / Zachary Hogan ‘07 and Caitlin (Donovan) Hogan ‘10, Big Lake, son, Seamus Finnegan, 10/2/2013. / Brian Kohout ‘07 and Samantha (Soper) Kohout ‘05, St. Cloud, son, Cameron Jacob, 8/24/2010. / Aaron Kropp ‘07 and Laura (Walter) Kropp ‘06, Rochester, daughter, Emily, 6/23/2013. / Heidi (Urbanski) Blaske ‘08 and Isaac Blaske, St. Cloud, daughter, Lincoln Kai, 6/19/2013. / Rachel Bogenrief ’08, Hugo, works in recruitment at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota. / Matthew Hartman ’08, Lakeville, is a field commercial underwriter at Federated Insurance. /

Dayna Laudenbach-Deters ’08, Sartell, launched Dayna

Deters Determined Fitness in 2013 as an online personal trainer. / Adam Neveau ‘08 and Annie (Nelson) Neveau ‘09, Stevens Point, Wis., daughter, Roux, 8/22/2013. / Ryan Ross ’08, Hayward, Wis., received a Minnesota Humanities Center’s 25 Veterans’ Voices Award. Ross served as a Marine in Iraq and

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Afghanistan. / Mary (Baisley) Sparrow ’08, Shoreview, was

inducted into the Cotter Athletic Hall of Fame. / Kara HadleyShakya ’08 ’13, Charleston, Ill., is the associate admissions director at Eastern Illinois University. / Jayson Hron ’09, Sartell, is manager of youth hockey communications for USA Hockey. / Ryan Klinkner ’09, St. Joseph, earned the 2014 College Division (small college) Rising Star Award from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Klinkner is the St. John’s University athletic media relations director. / Ryan Mont ’09, Wellington, Fla., is a full-time associate operating the Tech For Takeoff store on Concourse C at the Palm Beach International Airport. / Michelle (Dominguez) Tappe ‘09 and Shad Tappe ‘10, Detroit

Lakes, son, Kellen Richard, 4/26/2013. / Melissa (Van Nurden) Wiggert ‘09 and Judd Wiggert, Buffalo Lake, daughter, Ellie Mae, son, Colton William, 4/10/2012.

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Benjamin Adelmann ’10, Sartell,

is the enrollment coordinator at Big Brothers Big Sisters of

Children play outside of the Thomas Gray Campus Laboratory School (1958). The school opened in 1958 replacing Riverview as the campus lab school. Thomas Gray graduated from St. Cloud State in 1872 and served as Campus Lab president from 1884-90. Campus Lab closed in 1983 and the building was repurposed/renamed as the Engineering and Computing Center. University Archives

Central Minnesota. / Jason Blommel ’10, Grand Forks, N.D., is a professional land surveyor in WSB & Associate’s survey group. / Jacqualine (Meyer) Boie ‘10 and Kyle Boie, Brooklyn Park, daughter, Addison, 9/11/2012. / Janna (Lindquist) Conboy ‘10 and Thomas Conboy, Lakeville, daughter, Raya Le, 9/12/2013. / Mary Devorak ’10, Pine River, is a client processing specialist at Preferred Credit Inc. / Paul Fanberg ’10, Big Lake, is vice president of operations for K-BID Online Auctions. / Wade Lamirande ’10, Cloquet, is the police and peace officer educational coordinator at Fond Du Lac Community College.

Lamirande is chief of police of Cloquet. / Timothy Wege ’10, Avon, was named principal of the year by the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals. / Colleen (Hetherington) Zabinski ’10

and Gary Zabinski, Waite Park, daughter, Grace Elizabeth, 2/23/2013. / Ted Abear ’11, Ironton, is a business service representative at Deerwood Bank. / Demetrius Chester ’11, St. Paul, is an operations supervisor to two primary care clinics for Park Nicollet Health Services. / Shelby Hadley ’11,

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By Marty Mjelleli ’07 with Sean LaFavor Hillcrest Media Group

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The Wenck Brothers recently traveled with Starkey Hearing Foundation to Saltillo and Queretaro, Mexico, taking photos and videos during one of the foundation’s Gift of Hearing mission trips.

Here, Nicholas, left, poses with his brother and business partner Aaron Wenck, right, and Starkey Foundation CEO Bill Austin, center.

Rice, is the match support coordinator at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota. / Iresha Herath Mudiyanselage ’11, St. Cloud, is a customer service representative at Falcon National Bank. / Casondra Jopp ’11, Mayer, is a first-year educational assistant at Cologne Academy charter school. / Trista LaFontaine ’11, St. Cloud, is a marketing representative at Little Falls Radio. / Matthew Nielsen ’11, Spring Valley, is a copy editor/page designer for the News-Press. / E Nicholas Wenck ’11, Brooklyn, N.Y., runs the production company, Wenck Brothers, along with his brother, Aaron. / Kristopher Wroolie ’11, Fort Ripley, is a project surveyor at Westwood Professional Services Inc. / Brian Zenzen ’11, St. Cloud, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after completing the Army ROTC program. / Philip Imholte ’11 ’13, St. Cloud, is assistant pitching coach for the St. Cloud Rox. / Anne Cameron ’12, Sartell, was a Minnesota Teacher of the Year award candidate. / Christopher Doyle ’12, Sauk Rapids, is a correcting associate at Preferred Credit Inc. / Randy Mohawk ’12, Rochester, is the police and peace officer

Former St. Cloud State University men’s hockey player Marty Mjelleli’s new book “St. Cloud State Hockey: Guts, Goals and Glory” takes a comprehensive look at the history of the men’s ice hockey program at St. Cloud State University. From its early days in the 1930s to the Huskies’ current NCAA Division I program, which advanced to the Frozen Four in 2013, “Guts, Goals and Glory” includes interviews, stories and 400 photos of past and present players.

“I felt extremely privileged to be a part of the Herb Brooks legacy at SCSU and wanted to continue that leadership to inspire others,” Mjelleli said. “The goal of this book is to capture the essence of Husky hockey by preserving its rich history and keeping it vibrant for the future.”

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educational coordinator at Rochester Community and Technical College. / Kelly Olson ’12, Oak Grove, is an officer with the St. Cloud Police Department. / Rachel Robarge ’12, Wauwatosa, Wis., is a staff accountant for Snyder Cohn in the Washington, D.C., area. / Maria Torborg ’12, St. Cloud, is a commercial property manager/ leasing agent at Granite City Real Estate. / Jessica Gravich ’13, St. Cloud, is a staff accountant at Miller, Welle, Heiser & Co. Ltd. / Caitlin Prodoehl ’13, Danube, is a geographic information specialist at GeoComm.

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John Swanson, St. Cloud, was named a 2013 St. Cloud Times Media 5 Under 40 recipient.

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“An Exceptional Zephyr”

By Dorian Dalta (Paul Singh ’95 ’10) Balboa Press

Under the pen name Dorian Dalta, Paul Singh has released his second book through Balboa Press. Singh is a St. Cloud musician and crisis counselor, and has a double master’s degree in counseling and psychology from St. Cloud State.

“The Exceptional Zephyr” tells the story of Rahja, an ailing old man who begins to experience visions of his past and glimpses of eternal life as his life draws to an end. Failed relationships, long bouts of unrestricted alcoholism, and the longtime estrangement of his only son haunt his dying days.

His problems are answered by listening and quietly accepting the soft melodies of “An Exceptional Zephyr.”

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“Plunging to the Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea”

By Scharlie Martin (William Green ’76) Modern Knight Publishing

“Plunging to the Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea” is the story of one man’s search for redemption by plunging into the nether world of sexually-exploited and missing children to track down a heinous sexual predator.

In a five-star review of this psychological thriller, the Clarion Review said the book is a “compelling novel that juxtaposes themes of dark human emotions with a narrative tone that offers sensitivity and propriety.” The Review went on to add that it is a “hypnotic adventure.”

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Katherine (Kehoe) Bonner ’32, 103, Coral Springs, Fla. / Marian (McCarthy) Enright ’36, 102, Walnut Creek, Calif / Phyllis Carlson ’36 ’53, 98, Dassel / Phileda (Ogren) Nelson ’37, 97, Norton, Kan. / Leona (Kanne) Benson ’38, 95, Minnetonka / Walter Gerzin ’39, 97, DelRay Beach, Fla. / Elsie (Floren) Oksol ’39, 96, Sioux Falls, S.D.

’40s

H. Catharine (Goeman-Pott) Mulder ’40, 93, Renville / Lynn Sycks ’40, 98, Akeley / Elizabeth (Frederick) Deadrick ’41, 92, Perham / Junior Gossell ’42, 96, Minneapolis / Margaret (Brunn) Roehl ’42, 91, Milaca / Gloria (Hofmann) Finger ’42 ’66 ’72, 92, St. Paul / Josephine (Snakenberg) Muckala ’43, 90, Alexandria / Martha (Soltis) Nilson ’43 ’74, 90, Sartell / Norma (Morland) Frank ’44, 89, Minneapolis / Bertha (Robbin) Zniewski ’44, 91, Paynesville / Beverly (Johnson) Hendricks-Ryan ’45 ’47, 91, Bakersfield, Calif. / Elaine (Hermanson) Asp ’46, 86, Lakeland / Cynthia (Schroeder) Dossett ’46, 88, Glencoe / May Koksma ’46, 91, Cambridge / Janice Williams ’46, 90, Edina / Elaine (Dziuk) Balder ’46 ’83, 86, Cottage Grove / Elizabeth (Anderson) Anderson-Prahl ’47, 86, Redwood Falls / Joan (Woods) Kolar ’47, 88, Duluth / Leone (Ulferts) Olson ’47, 90, Escanaba, Mich. / Francis Steichen ’47, 93, Turlock, Calif. / William Bergeron ’48, 93, Sioux City, Iowa / Emil Frank ’48 ’55, 81, Rochester / Elsie (Kalina) Johnson ’49, 86, Alexandria / Bernice Nystuen ’49, 85, Morris / LeRoy Palm ’49, 91, Waite Park

’50s

Jerome Rooney ’50 ’61, 86, Duluth / Henry West ’50, 85, Buffalo / Clarence Kuefler ’50 ’52 ’60, 84, Maple Grove / Virgil Burger ’51, 83, Thief River Falls / Ronald Knudtsen ’51, 85, Colorado Springs, Colo. / William Lutgen ’51, 84, Deland, Fla. / Philip Gulan ’52, 85, Virginia / John Kosel ’52, 83, Madison, Wis. / James Walters ’52, 89, Gulfport, Fla. / Warren Andert ’52 ’60, 89, Alexandria / Marilyn (Brick) Golembeski ’52 ’74 ’91, 80, Sartell / Merle Ford ’53, 88, Columbia Heights / Cory Kruckenberg ’53, 87, Sun City West, Ariz. / Sherman Nordquist ’53, 88, Eugene, Ore. / Terrance (Gruver) Krause ’53 ’55, 80, Cold Spring / Rollo Black ’54, 81, Minneapolis / Robert Chesness ’54, 81, Grand Rapids / Caroline (Froemming) Skagerberg ’54, 79, Waseca / Ralph Godfrey ’56, 84, Brooklyn Park / Richard Nelson ’56, 83, Plainview / Harry Sell ’56, 87, Forest Lake / Bernice Slinden ’56 ’63, 97, Willmar / Gilman Carlson ’57, 78, Camden, Maine / Leona (Hanson) Ohmacht ’57, 77, Benson / Jack Tingblad ’57 ’65, 80, Bella Vista, Ariz. / Donald Molde ’58, 77, Cushing / Donald Neu ’58, 83, Kalispell, Mont. / Myron Carlson ’59, 82, Hibbing / Salvatore Marcella ’59, 76, Minneapolis / Audrey (Skutevik) Wilson ’59, 76, Lafayette, Calif.

’60s

Duane Bischoff ’60, 74, Prior Lake / Patricia (Breth) Doucet ’60, 74, St. Cloud / Noel Engwall ’60, 75, Spicer / Robert Lake ’60, 75, Meridian, Idaho / Maurice Borash ’62, 77, Brainerd / Grace (Larson) Swanson ’62, 73, Corvallis, Ore. / John Blaske ’62 ’68, 73, Sauk Rapids / Leland Carlson-Wallace ’63, 69, Sun City West, Ariz. / Darrell Fluke ’63 ’69,

About Distinctions The oak leaf has long been the symbol for life and learning at St. Cloud State University, where growth and change are as constant as the flowing waters of the Mississippi River that runs along its oak-crowned banks. It is the natural choice to stand as an icon signifying the honors, awards, distinctions and other high accomplishments that we point to with pride. Look for this oak leaf throughout Outlook and online at www.stcloudstate.edu.

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81, Fort Ripley / Joann Johnson ’63, 84, Litchfield / James Norine ’63, 73, Myrtle Beach, S.C. / John Oren ’63, 75, Baudette / Truman Rud ’64 ’70, 71, Mound / Auralia (Young) Klimmek ’64 ’75, 98, Albany / Winston Borden ’65, 70, Merrifield / Timothy Schneider ’65, 71, Granger, Ind. / Elaine (Alexander) Adams ’66, 98, Paynesville / Carol (Reiter) Erickson ’66, 70, Elk River /

Suzanne (Kelley) Gustafson ’66, 69, Brooklyn Park / David Zimmerman ’66, 71, Peoria, Ariz. / George Kleinschmidt ’66 ’69, 74, Little Falls / Carol (Nieman) Theno ’67, 78, Little Falls / Bonita Fierst ’68, 67, Maple Grove / Sidney Studer ’68, 67, St. Cloud / Dale Erickson ’69, 66, Wadena / Dennis Janson ’69, 66, Loveland, Colo. / Jacquelyn (Roth) Johanson ’69, 86, Moorhead / Justine (Fritz) Kolbo ’69, 66, St. Cloud / Charlotte (Johnson) Folkestad ’69 ’72, 92, Wadena

’70s

David Mortensen ’70, 66, Andover / Sharon (Stumm) Anderson ’71, 65, Wayzata / Henry Boeddeker ’72, 81, Little Falls / Karen Mrja ’72, 64, St. Cloud / Alan Burgstahler ’73, 63, Seminole, Fla. / Roland George ’73, 84, Bakersfield, Calif. / Rodney Labat ’73, 63, Mesa, Ariz. / Kathleen Marker ’73 ’75, 62, Owatonna / Linda Frankenberg ’74, 64, St. Paul / Cora (Olson) Meinhardt ’74, 79, Wadena / Joann (Melberg) Hawkinson ’75, 61, Olivia / Seine (Mulitauaopele) Hoehn ’75, 64, South Bend, Ind. / Jill (Zirbes) Kadera ’75, 60, Mahtomedi / James McGinn ’75, 69, Ponca City, Okla. / Sharon (Gilbertson) Spencer ’75, 73, Deerwood / Patricia (Wood) Johnson ’76, 74, Anoka / Lydia Langer ’76, 83, Little Falls / Shad Reichmann ’76, 63, Bemidji / Shelley Ryan

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’76, 61, Columbus, Ohio / Mary Minnehan ’77, 66, Spicer / Michael Kruchten ’79, 64, Rockford, Ill. / Jon Ohman ’79, 57, Bemidji / Rebecca (Sloth) Rennicke ’79, 57, Perham

’80s

Paul Brandes ’80, 55, Minneapolis / Wanda Philippi ’83, 57, St. Cloud / Lee Hoskins ’84, 74, Kimball / Robert Kinne ’84, 52, St. Paul / Arnold Zencius ’84, 54, Colorado Springs, Colo. /

Bonnie (Hendrickson) Gruber ’85, 65, Cambridge / Thomas Felmlee ’86, 52, Rochester / Catherine (Saiko) Zulkosky ’86, 50, St. Cloud / Charlotte (Galvin) Anderson ’87, 82, St. Cloud / Kelly (Bymers) Schreifels ’87 ’92, Elk River / Eugene Nugent ’88 ’90, 63, St. Cloud / Pamela (Mathys) Mathys ’89 ’91, 65,

Brainerd

’90s

Wesley Schiffler ’93, 42, Waconia / Patricia (McCollum) Mannie ’94, 62, Sartell / Joan (Sperlein) Shockman ’95, 81, Braham / Kristie (Gathman) Throgmorton ’95, 55, Mesa, Ariz. / Barbara (Johnson) Cochran ’96, 68, Cokato / Bradley Engen ’97, 40, Mounds View / Michael Tray ’11,

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Faculty and staff we remember Joy (Andrews) Breckenridge, 74, Little Rock, Ariz. / Calvin Gower, 87, Sartell / Vernon Ludeman, 84, Spicer / Lois (Burton) Luker, 97, Manitowoc, Wis. / Ellen (Laine) Nappa, 59, St. Cloud / Roger Nierengarten, 88, St. Cloud / Patricia (Patrick) Hoffman ’64, 89, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

St. Cloud State University values diversity of all kinds, including but not limited to race, religion and ethnicity (full statement at http:// scsu.mn/ONiKKT). TTY: 1-800-627-3529 St. Cloud State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer. This material can be made available in an alternative format.

St. Cloud State What makes us unique?

Often we are asked to provide a description of our campus that tells about our setting, our programs and our people. They usually start something like this: “Located along the Mississippi River 70 miles northwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul, St. Cloud State University is home to 16,245 students participating in challenging academic experiences and vibrant campus life. Our university has more than 1,000 international students from 80-plus countries learning and growing alongside a diverse mix of students from small Midwestern towns and large metropolitan areas. ” These facts are a good beginning, but for each of our alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, community friends and others with a strong connection to our campus, St. Cloud State is something different.

If you are asked to talk about your school, your workplace, your alma mater or your hometown university, what do you say? What are some of the singular qualities of the university that make you proud?

Letters

In an effort to share the strengths and accomplishments that contribute to our university’s brand and reputation, we have created a project we call University Distinctions.

The results of this effort “live” on a dynamic website that collects the awards, unique programs, honored individuals and distinctive accomplishments that we have spread the word about in news media, publications such as Outlook and on the home page of our university website.

The icon that signifies stories that become part of the Distinctions website is an oak leaf, a familiar symbol of life and learning at St. Cloud State University.

I invite you to visit Distinctions (www.stcloudstate.edu/ distinctions) and discover some of the many examples of excellence and high achievement that we all can point to with pride, no matter what your perspective of our campus may be.

Earl H. Potter III, President

Married on stage I just received the Winter issue of the SCSU Outlook Magazine and was thrilled to see the feature articles about Dan and Mark Barth as well as Paul “Stretch Rocker” Diethelm. My husband and I have a unique connection to these three amazing men — our wedding.

My husband and I wanted to have a creative wedding, something that reflected our personalities. I had hired DMR to produce a video for my employer and during the production process got to know Dan and Mark, and the Pioneer Place on Fifth Theatre. I married my husband in 2002 on stage at the Pioneer Place on Fifth. Dan and Mark were wonderful to work with and made our wedding something special. Mark even helped paint our “set” that we shared with the production of “Dog’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth,” the theatre production going on the following weekend.

Our reception was held at the now-defunct Cedar Point Ballroom in Saint Augusta and featured a live band, Slip Twister (Paul Diethelm, Jay O’Donnell, and Mike Zeleny). We were zealous followers of Slip Twister in the mid-late 1990s and were friends with the band. Before we knew anything else about our pending nuptials, including the date, we knew we wanted Slip Twister to play.

Thank you for the great feature articles in the winter Outlook Magazine. They brought back some really great memories!

MUSICAL CONNECTION I have to say, the last issue of the Outlook really sparked my interest. I definitely could pick up on the musical theme used through most of the magazine with Paul Diethelm, The Barth Brothers and Sue McLean, nicely done! I have known Stretch for many years and knew about some of his adventures in life. The front cover was a great picture, and many more throughout. I worked with the Barths on numerous occasions with my work at Habitat. And I have frequented the MN Zoo Concert Series as well. It was fun to hear about the connections back to SCSU. The Outlook staff really does a nice job, but for some reason this issue really jumped out at me. Looking forward to reading the next issue.

– aNN sIEBEN ’93 Development Associate, Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity

– Kris Isaacson ’11

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As the incoming chairman of the St. Cloud State University Foundation Board, it is my pleasure to report on the foundation’s highlights for the 2013 fiscal year (FY) and to communicate my appreciation to all of our donors for their generous support.

In FY 2013, donor giving totaled $5.5M, an increase of 30 percent over the previous fiscal year. Much of the increase can be attributed to support for the newly completed Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF), which officially opened in August 2013. It’s a very visible demonstration of what philanthropy can mean to advancing important university initiatives such as STEM. The foundation’s total assets in FY 2013 increased by 7 percent over the previous year to $45.5M, which can largely be attributed to a 12 percent year-over-year increase in the value of the foundation’s investments. The Foundation, and more specifically the Audit and Finance Committee, provide sound oversight on matters regarding investment policy and this year’s returns are evidence of the good stewardship of our donors’ generosity.

Annual Report

In FY ’13 $838,693 was awarded in scholarships to 918 students and while we’re proud of our ability to support the financial needs of some of our most deserving students, we recognize that the need is significantly greater than what the Foundation can currently meet. Going forward, support for scholarships is an area of opportunity that will be given special consideration by the Foundation and its staff.

With FY ’14 underway and the recent arrival of Matt Andrew, the new vice president of University Advancement, the Foundation Board of Directors is highly energized and engaged in working with Matt and the entire foundation staff in creating a culture of philanthropy at St. Cloud State, an essential component in the university’s future success.

Our students and the faculty and staff that support them increasingly rely on your generosity to deliver the academic excellence that has been the hallmark of a St. Cloud State education for generations. We need your support each and every year in order to accomplish our mission. On behalf of the foundation board, and all members of the St. Cloud State University community, please accept my sincere appreciation for sharing your philanthropy with our students!

Sincerely, Andrew B. George ’80 SCSU Foundation Board of Trustees Chairperson

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Institutional support 12%

Student services 14%

FY 2012-13 University expenditures $193,604

Scholarships and Fellowships 1%

Instruction 43%

Auxiliary Enterprises 16%

Academic support 12%

Public service 1%

Research 1%

College of science and Engineering 31%

School of Health and Human services 1%

FY 2012-13 Gift Designations $5.1 Million raised

School of public affairs 1% Herberger business school 3%

Herb Brooks National HOckey center 35%

College of Liberal Arts 3% Unrestricted 4%

Auxiliary Enterprises 4% School of Education 5%

Other Scholarships 7%

Intercollegiate Athletics 6%

$35,000,000 $30,000,000 $25,000,000

St. Cloud State Foundation Net Assets

$20,000,000 $15,000,000

Years 2003-13

$10,000,000 $5,000,000 $0

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Giving societies

Over the years, special individuals, foundations and corporations have been a part of St. Cloud State University’s tradition of creating education for life. The following societies have been established to recognize those special donors whose gifts over several years have significantly advanced the work of the University. We are grateful to these society members.

Giving Society name inspirations

David L. Kiehle was the first person to hold the title of president of the institution and held the position from 1875-81. He led the Normal School through diminishing state support for normal schools.

George A. Selke was president of St. Cloud Teachers College from 1927-46. During his tenure, a four year course of study was approved and the St. Cloud Teachers College joined the American Association of Colleges and Universities.

Waite A. Shoemaker, president of the Third State Normal School, was the namesake for Shoemaker Hall.

Built in 1915, Shoemaker Hall first served as a women’s dormitory. Thousands of students, both women and men, have called it “home” while they studied and prepared for their future.

Riverview was built in 1913 to house a laboratory school under the direction of Isabel Lawrence. Here, local children received an excellent education while Normal School students learned to be teachers.

Old Main was the first building constructed for the St. Cloud Normal School. Completed in 1874, Old Main was the primary classroom building for 74 years.

Isabel Lawrence established the reputation of the teacher education program, served as director of the model school, Riverview, and served as acting president from 1915-16.

David L. Kiehle Society

Cumulative giving of $2,500,000 and above

Russell Hagen ’64 The Herberger Foundation Marion and James Miller

George A. Selke Society

Cumulative giving of $1,000,000-$2,499,999

Central MN Community Foundation Coborn’s Inc. Deeann Jo Griebel ’76 IBM Corp.

Norbert F. Lindskog* ’54 ’57 Vera W. Russell* ’35 ’40 The Bernick Companies George and Shirley Torrey Viking Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Waite A. Shoemaker Society

Cumulative giving of $500,000-$999,999

Bankers Systems, Inc. Elise Kalionen* ’37 ’42 Melvin* ’38 and Shirley* Kazeck Philip Halenbeck Trust Janet C. Ritsche

Ira Moore was the first administrator, serving from 1868-75. He helped turn the idea of a normal school educating teachers into a reality then went on to be the first administrator at a normal school in Los Angeles — that later became UCLA.

2013-14 SCSU Foundation Board of Trustees Bernie Aldrich ’71 Janese Evans ’79 ’81 Paula Foley ’85 ’88 David (Dave) Folsom ’69 Paul D. Geiwitz ’79 Andrew (Andy) George ’80 Al Grundei ’71 Allen (Al) Heinen ’78

Denny Holland ’74 James (Jim) V. Maciej ’73 Jennifer Mrozek ’96 Dee Pearson ’64 Jim Pehler ’65 ’67 Amy Porwoll ’88 Brent Skaja ’01 Sherry Smith ’83

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Robert (Bob) Thueringer ’75 George Torrey Dominic Turpin ’08 Leon Westbrock ’69 Brad Wheelock ’88 Sean Whitlock ’98

Gifts received July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013 / * Deceased

Riverview Society Cumulative giving of $250,000-$499,999

3M Foundation Altera Corporation Barbara ’75 ’92 and Rollie Anderson Bremer St. Cloud Robert L. Coard* Dave and Cheryl Copham Earl M. Danforth* Environmental Systems Research Galaway Foundation Ruth Gant* Olga B. Hart Education Foundation Elizabeth Howard* ’49 ’54 ’60 Husky Hoopsters J.A. Wedum Foundation Thomas ’72 and Susan ’72 Keller Kern Family Foundation Kopp Investment Advisors Stephen and Eugenia* Lindgren William Lindgren* Medtronic Grant ’63 and Carol Nelson Pako Corporation Gary ’56 and Maureen ’65 Petrucci Regis Foundation Dennis ’61 and Karol Ringsmuth SCSU Center Ice Club Edward Solberg ’97 ’99 St. Cloud Orthopedic Associates, LTD. Stearns Bank Donald* ’57 and Norma* ’58 Stein The David Swenson Foundation John ’59 and Mary Weitzel

Old Main Society

Cumulative giving of $100,000-$249,999

AT&T of Edina Robert* and Lois* Babcock John ’61 and Evelyn Bolduc Bremer Financial Corporation Wilbur* and Borghild* Brewer Bursch Travel Cargill, Inc. Diana ’78 and Robert Carter Cash Wise Foods CliftonLarsonAllen Floreine* and Richard Colbert John H. Daniels Domino’s Pizza Eastman Kodak Co. Electrolux Home Products Fingerhut Corporation Clarence* ’55 ’56 and Suzanne Fogelstrom Geyer Signal Service Inc. Gilleland Chevrolet GNP Phyllis and Robert ’58 Goff Grand Casino Mille Lacs Grant Tensor Geophysical Corp.

Muriel and James* Grunerud Hazel Hansen* ’31 ’48 Elloyd* ’60 and Darlene Hauser Robert* ’63 and Sally Hebeisen Bret Hedican and Kristi Yamaguchi Lowell ’56 and Cay Hellervik Herberger’s, Inc. Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Dennis ’74 and Tamara Holland Jeffrey ’75 and Kim Holmberg Husky Boosters ING Direct Intel Corporation Kurt Kalm ’74 KCLD/KNSI/KZPK/KCML Kopp Family Foundation

Lamar Advertising Company Marco Inc. Markhurd Corporation May Bowle Benefit Marion Bankert Michael and R. Keith Michael Miller Auto & Marine Minnesota Economic Development Foundation Northwestern Mutual Foundation David R. Pomije ’06 Mary Sue and Randy Potter Principal Financial Group, Inc. Doyle ’72 and Kimberly Rose Joyce and Arnold* Schneider Brian ’92 and Debra ’99 Schoenborn Helen* and Lester* Schwartz St. Cloud Medical Group State Farm Companies Foundation Beverly ’69 and Eugene Storms Superamerica Group, Inc. TCF Bank - Minneapolis The McKnight Foundation The William and Joyce E. Sexton Family Foundation Title, Bond and Mortgage Company United Way of Central Minnesota US Bank of St. Cloud Roland* ’35 and Louise* Vandell Janet ’58 and Donald Watkins Gene and Sheelah Windfeldt Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Xcel Energy Mary Jane Young Trust

Isabel Lawrence Society

Cumulative giving of $50,000-$99,999

Antioch Company Asylum Research Hugh and Dorothy* Barker Patricia ’58 ’83 and John* ’57 Berling Best Western Kelly Inn Jeanette Bischoff Donald Boros ’66 ’67 Charles ’49 ’51 and Laurel ’51 ’52 ’62 Brainard Brutger Equities, Inc. Christopher Cardozo Catholic Community Foundation Cellular 2000 Cellular Mobile Systems of St. Cloud Central McGowan, Inc. Susan ’75 and Daniel Childers Ciatti’s Restaurant John ’82 and Cindy Clemens Charles* and Ida* Compton Construction Financial Management Association Copal Systems Inc. DeZURIK - A Unit of General Signal Larry ’64 and Jeanette Dorn Susan ’71 and Scot Ebersole Crumpton Farrell* Federated Insurance Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund William Frahm Stephen R. Fuller Janet* ’88 and Daniel Gallagher Gannett Foundation General Mills Foundation Andrew ’80 and Joanie George Kevin Gohl ’84 Arthur ’62 ’64 and Barbara ’62 ’63 Grachek Granite City Food & Brewery James ’74 and Julie Graves Dick and Mabeth Gyllstrom Hagemeister & Mack Architects Heartland Title Co.

Kathryn ’69 and Jerry ’70 Henkemeyer Donald* ’65 and Joan Hess Susan ’90 and Mark ’90 Heurung Joyce* ’40 ’62 and Marvin* ’40 Holmgren Fred Huls* Husky Gridiron Club IKON Office Solutions James ’74 and Mary Illies Initiative Foundation International Business Machines Corp.

Gerald Johnson ’62 Dr. Louisa Johnson* Kemps, LLC Kern DeWenter Viere Ltd Michael ’92 and Christina Kettenacker Klein Oldsmobile Cadillac, Inc. Bernadette and Cy* Kuefler Leonard, Street and Deinard Mathew Hall Lumber Co. LaVerne* ’53 ’64 and Brendan* ’54 McDonald McGladrey and Pullen McKay’s Chrysler/Jeep/ Dodge/Mitsubishi Mexican Village Restaurant Larry ’71 and Peggy ’70 Meyer Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Douglas ’77 and Martha Miller Thomas ’70 and Kathy Miller Miller Architects & Builders Doug & Martha Miller Family Foundation David ’79 and Mary Mingo Alys Misho* ’21 ’43 ’58 MN Assn of Real Estate Educ.

Thomas ’92 and Anne Mootz Morgan Family Foundation Robert ’60 and Francine Myers Robert O. Naegele Jr. Nelson Family Foundation Colonel ’75 and Phyllis* Nemec Northern PCS Services Origin Oil

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Cumulative giving of $50,000-$99,999, continued

Otto Bremer Foundation Walter ’65 and Bonnie Parkins Dee ’64 and Bruce ’64 Pearson Beverly ’72 and James ’65 ’67 Pehler Ronald G. Perrier Susan ’06 and William Prout The Prudential Foundation Radisson Suite Hotel RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc. Ernestine* and James* Rice Thomas Ritsche* Royal Tire Quintin Rubald III ’92 and Mary Rubald ’91 Rubald Beverage Co., Inc. Saks Incorporated/ Herberger Division Scheels All Sports Gordon and Yvonne Schrank Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Schwan’s Sales Enterprises, Inc. SCR Dorothy ’77 and Mike Simpson Gary ’65 and Jan Smith St. Cloud Hospital St. Cloud Restaurant Supply Subway Investments Summit Mortgage Corporation Sunray Printing Solutions, Inc. Target Stores TCF Foundation TDS Metrocom Inc. Joan ’93 and Warren Teigen Tenvoorde Ford Inc. The Coleman Company, Inc. Richard ’71 and Martha Theilmann Travelers Foundation Francis* ’59 and Ludmila ’68 Voelker Laura ’80 and Robert ’83 Voit Walking Billboards Washington Scientific Industries Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. Kathy ’88 and Bradley ’88 Wheelock Wheelock Whitney Whitney Foundation WJON-AM Regent Broadcasting Mollie Young ’81 Zapp National Bank

Ira Moore Society

Cumulative giving of $25,000-$49,999

Bernard ’71 and Cindy ’73 Aldrich American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business American Legion Post #428 Charlotte ’48 and Hobart Anderson Dean* Anderson and Gail Nygaard Anderson Gary ’77 ’94 and Jody ’73 ’80 Anderson Jim and Linnea Anderson Kathryn M. Andolsek Dick and Julie Andzenge Apple Computer Inc. Dwain W. Applegate Arthur Andersen & Co. AT & T Ginny and Mahmoud Baali Bauerly Companies Stacy Bennett ’91 Alice Binger* ’44 Patricia ’65 and James ’66 Binger Richard Caldecott ’77 James Cameron ’86 David* ’50 and Kathryn* ’48 Campbell Darlene ’72 and Lockwood Carlson Carlson Advisors LLC Central Minnesota Arts Board Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation Charter Communications Mary ’79 and David Choate Coleman Foundation, Inc. Color Craft Corporation Copper Lantern Cray Research, Inc. Creative Memories Donlar Corporation Alyn ’49 and Anna Dull Eide Bailly LLP El-Jay Plumbing & Heating Ernst and Young Foundation Janese Evans ’79 ’81 Federated Department Stores Anne and Dennis Fields First Bank System, Inc. Franklin Outdoor Advertising Company Karen ’71 and Kenton Frohrip G & K Services GEICO Companies Walter ’39 and Irma* ’39 Gerzin James Glatzmaier ’75 Alma* ’59 ’61 and Calvin* Gower Bonnie and Chuck Graham Granite City Tool Co. Granite-Tops, LLC Green Lake Basketball Camp

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Joseph Gulde* ’39 HealthPartners Central Minnesota Clinics Michele Hedlund ’91 Raymond Hibbs ’64 ’66 Terry ’88 and Lisa ’88 Hjort Harold ’65 and Janice Hoelscher Lisa A. Horton Integrated Fiber Optics, Inc. International Paper Company J.C. Penney Co., Inc. Jasc Software, Inc. Cindy Johnson ’79 and Thomas Moore ’78 Edward ’64 ’68 ’81 and Nancy Johnson Leigh ’67 and Judith Johnson Keebler Co. James and Betty* Kelly Marigold Foods, Inc. LuBell ’76 and Robert Kendall Kids On 2 Wheels Inc. Stephanie Kirch ’78 Elizabeth Koffman Ronald P. Kosel ’91 KPMG Peat Marwick Joseph* ’36 and Dorothy Kunze Lakeland Construction Finance LLC Judith ’85 and Mark Larkin Lauren Riesgraf Memorial Fund John Lavander ’73 and Nancy Owen Elaine L. Leach Standley E. Lewis Skip and Kristi Lieser Barbara ’08 and Steven ’89 Ludwig Mahowald Insurance Agency McDowall Co. Medica Health Plans Medtronic Foundation Bennett D. Melin ’63 Merrill Corporation Howard* ’42 and Madeline* Merriman Ruth ’73 ’81 and Roy Meyer Meyer Associates, Inc. Microsim Corporation Craig R. Miller ’90 The Minneapolis Foundation Minnesota Board of Realtors Minnesota Council on Economic Education Minnesota Society of CPA’s Kathleen ’84 and Steven Mooney Henry* ’49 and Marian* ’50 Morris Murphy Chevrolet

Laura Jensen Murphy Memorial Fund Richard Murray* Nahan Printing, Inc. NativeX Michael Niedenfuehr Novatis Seed Dennis Nunes O’Hara Brothers Companies James O’Neill and Judy Scott Jessica ’87 ’92 and Tim Ostman Big Bear Farm Stores, Inc. Outback Steak House Frances* and Max* Partch Katherine ’81 and John Pattison* Eugene* ’47 and Lorraine ’42 ’67 Perkins Carl ’69 and Renae Peters Photo Art Science Foundation Sally and George* Pillsbury Plaza Park Bank Earl and Christine Potter Preferred Credit Inc. Project Lead The Way, Inc. William ’60 ’66 and Patricia Radovich RHL, Inc. Rimage Corporation David ’76 and Linda Ripka Robert Sophia Whiteside Fund Rosemount, Inc. Roy and Barbara Saigo Saks Incorporated Foundation Sauk River Chain of Lakes Association Scenic Sign Corp.

Joyce ’65 and Tom Schlough Dale G. Schoenberg ’94 Schoenberg, Kosel & Hjort Financial Annette and Dick Schoenberger Donald ’78 and Renae Setter Ted and Lavona Sherarts Glanville Smith* Southways Foundation St. Cloud Area Sertoma St. Cloud Meat & Provision, Inc. St. Cloud Times St. Cloud Toyota St. Cloud Truck Sales, Inc. Stone Container Corporation Roberta Strand Florence Swanger* ’29 Gretchen ’68 and Dale* Swanson Sy & Sons Inc. Merle Sykora ’65 Tanner Systems, Inc.

Robert ’75 and JoAnn Thueringer VFW East Side Sue Wahl Storbeck ’81 and Lee Storbeck WCCO-TV William and Joan Webb Brenda ’96 and Rex Weber Robert A. Weisman Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Westinghouse Electric Corp.

J. Kimball* and Helen* Whitney Alice* ’64 and Robert* Wick Earl W. Wildenberg Winton-Whitney Fund Jerry O. Wolff* Women’s Foundation of Minnesota Conservatorship of Raymond J. Wood

Gifts received July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013 / * Deceased

Facing a parent’s worst nightmare, the loss of a child, Mahmoud and Ginny Baali chose to honor their son Samer Baali ’05 by establishing an endowed scholarship fund through the St. Cloud State Foundation. The Baalis’ gift totaled more than $30,000.

Scholarship created in son’s memory

“He was very appreciative of St. Cloud State and the opportunity to earn a degree,” Mahmoud said.

Ginny shared that St. Cloud State provided the support necessary for Sam to be successful, including uncovering a previously undiagnosed attention deficit disorder. He graduated in four years with a degree in mass communications. Sam was a young man with a lot of perseverance, she added.

The idea to create the Sam Baali Mass Communications Scholarship came from Sam himself. “Dad I want to give back [to St. Cloud State] when I am successful,” Mahmoud said, recalling his son’s sentiments. We are grateful for the opportunity that St. Cloud State gave him, Ginny said.

The Baali’s used the proceeds from Sam’s estate and several memorial gifts from friends and family to start the fund. “We are honored that Sam wished to give back to St. Cloud State,” said Matt Andrew, vice president of University Advancement. “His legacy will help future generations of mass communications students achieve their education and career aspirations.”

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President’s Club

The President’s Club is the University’s most prestigious annual donor club. This select group of people is dedicated to ongoing excellence and opportunity at St. Cloud State. President’s Club members make gifts of $1,000 or more annually to the St. Cloud State Annual Fund or to other restricted funds.

$25,000 and above

Bremer St. Cloud James Cameron ’86 David* ’50 and Kathryn* ’48 Campbell Catholic Community Foundation Central MN Community Foundation CliftonLarsonAllen Mabel and Dan Coborn El-Jay Plumbing & Heating GNP Deeann Jo Griebel ’76 Russell Hagen ’64 Olga B. Hart Education Foundation Husky Hoopsters J.A. Wedum Foundation Elise Kalionen* ’37 ’42 Kern Family Foundation Marco Inc. Richard Murray* Grant ’63 and Carol Nelson Walter ’65 and Bonnie Parkins Susan ’06 and William Prout Quintin Rubald III ’92 and Mary Rubald ’91 Gretchen ’68 and Dale* Swanson The William and Joyce E. Sexton Family Foundation George and Shirley Torrey Sue Wahl Storbeck ’81 and Lee Storbeck John ’59 and Mary Weitzel Wolters Kluwer Financial Services $10,000 - $24,999.99

AST Corporation Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation CentraCare Health System GEICO Companies Michael Gibbons Jeffrey ’75 and Kim Holmberg

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Joyce* ’40 ’62 and Marvin* ’40 Holmgren Lisa A. Horton Husky Gridiron Club Doug & Martha Miller Family Foundation David ’79 and Mary Mingo Minnesota Land Surveyors Foundation Thomas ’92 and Anne Mootz Robert ’60 and Francine Myers Colonel ’75 and Phyllis* Nemec Gregory ’81 and Cheryl Nemec Dee ’64 and Bruce ’64 Pearson Beverly ’72 and James ’65 ’67 Pehler Philip Halenbeck Trust Reta J. Wood Trust Dick and Nancy Rogers Brian ’92 and Debra ’99 Schoenborn Beverly ’69 and Eugene Storms TCF Bank - Minneapolis The David Swenson Foundation Robert ’75 and JoAnn Thueringer Wells Fargo Gene and Sheelah Windfeldt $5,000 - $9,999.99

Bernard ’71 and Cindy ’73 Aldrich Barbara ’75 ’92 and Rollie Anderson Dean* Anderson and Gail Nygaard Anderson Dorelyn ’80 and M.G. Anderson DeeDee ’85 and John ’85 Blattner Charles ’49 ’51 and Laurel ’51 ’52 ’62 Brainard

Jennifer ’90 and Victry ’90 Brodt Brutger Equities, Inc. Dale Carmichael ’65 Central McGowan, Inc. Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation Amy Currier ’09 Craig and Lynn Dahl Dell Compellent Valerie ’76 and Timothy Doherty Ernst and Young Foundation Federated Insurance John Funk Andrew ’80 and Joanie George Andrew Gordon Arthur ’62 ’64 and Barbara ’62 ’63 Grachek Hagemeister & Mack Architects Lisa and Scott Hebeisen Robert* ’63 and Sally Hebeisen JLG Architects Michele ’96 and Eric ’97 Johnson Joseph Plant Memorial Fund Leonard, Street and Deinard Carrie ’99 and Kyle ’99 McLaughlin Craig R. Miller ’90 Miller Architects & Builders Minnesota Economic Development Foundation Robert Mosford Edward W. Noble ’63 Northwestern Mutual Foundation Daniel ’95 and Holly ’93 O’Shea Preferred Credit Inc. Razoo Foundation Dennis ’61 and Karol Ringsmuth David ’76 and Linda Ripka Jeffrey ’94 and Carla Saterdalen

Christopher J. Scheid ’91 Kurt ’93 and Jeannie Stelten Rochelle ’08 and Matthew ’08 Stephenson Target Stores US Bancorp Foundation US Bank of St. Cloud Kathy ’88 and Bradley ’88 Wheelock $1,000 - $4,999.99

3M Foundation Abdo, Eick & Meyers, LLP Barney Alm ’85 Ameriprise Financial Gift Matching Program Amgen Foundation Gary ’77 ’94 and Jody ’73 ’80 Anderson Dick and Julie Andzenge Dwain W. Applegate Jorge Arriagada and Violeta Hernández David and Nancy Bacharach Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Barbara ’85 and King Banaian Gerald ’65 and Elaine Bauerly Sue Becker Corita ’98 ’02 and Michael Beckermann Stacy Bennett ’91 Laura and John Benson Patricia ’58 ’83 and John* ’57 Berling The Bernick Companies Robert ’87 and Deborah Beumer Terri Bieber Patricia ’65 and James ’66 Binger Dick ’77 and Mimi Bitzan John Bodette and Marie Peters-Bodette Mary and Charlie Boltuck Loren and Deanna Boone John and Glenda Burgeson Calabrio, Inc.

Gifts received July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013 / * Deceased

Cargill, Inc. Darlene ’72 and Lockwood Carlson Carlson Advisors LLC Diana ’78 and Robert Carter Mary ’79 and David Choate Choate & Company, Inc. Grant Clafton ’08 John ’82 and Cindy Clemens CliftonLarsonAllen Conway, Deuth & Schmiesing, PLLP Copeland Buhl & Co. Monica C. Devers Tracy ’87 and Kristy Dill Peter ’69 and Carol Dinndorf Tom and Laura Dreas Roger and Betty Duininck Alyn ’49 and Anna Dull John ’67 and Patricia Duncan Ann ’72 and John Ward Susan ’71 and Scot Ebersole ECM Publishers, Inc. Eide Bailly LLP Jane Ellison ’89 ’03 and Glen Palm EnduRUNce Sports, LLC Erik ’76 ’92 and Kathryn ’78 Englebretson Charles ’56 and Patricia ’73 ’78 Ernst Lester ’63 and June Etinne Janese Evans ’79 ’81 Exxon Education Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Laura Finch and Ellyn Bartges Jane ’72 and David ’69 Folsom Justin ’94 and Lisa ’01 ’04 Valeria ’64 ’72 and Dale* Fredell Froehling, Anderson Ltd. Karen ’71 and Kenton Frohrip John ’71 and Eileen Gau

John ’57 ’63 and Delores ’66 Gause General Mills Foundation Barbara Gengler ’89 ’96 and Randy Weinberg Philip Gens ’63 Curtis ’77 and Betty Ghylin Larry Godel ’85 and Ann Carlson Cynthia ’74 and Gregory Gonnella Roger* ’62 and Mary Googins Bruce and Kathryn Grube Muriel and James* Grunerud John ’68 and Virginia Grupe Dick and Mabeth Gyllstrom Ron ’79 and Michelle Hanson Patrick ’96 and Jill Haspert Michele Hedlund ’91 Allen ’78 and Dorie Heinen Don Helgeson and Sue Shepard Kathryn ’69 and Jerry ’70 Henkemeyer Henkemeyer LLC Susantha Herath Chuck Hildreth Richard Hill ’61 ’69 and Sharon Rohling Harold ’65 and Janice Hoelscher Dennis ’74 and Tamara Holland John ’78 and Elizabeth Hoover Stanley and Karen Hubbard Ann ’11 and Bill ’90 Hudson Barbara Hulka Denis E. Hynes Image Builders Initiative Foundation Institute of Internal Auditors Institute of International Education RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation Shigeo J. Iwamiya ’00 Thomas Jakel ’73

Debra K. Japp Cindy Johnson ’79 and Thomas Moore ’78 Edward ’64 ’68 ’81 and Nancy Johnson Gerald Johnson ’62 Icephine and Robert Johnson Leigh ’67 and Judith Johnson Harvey Jurik Eungmin and Monica Kang Joni ’81 and Mike Karl LuBell ’76 and Robert Kendall Kern DeWenter Viere Ltd Barry ’92 ’ 98 and Kathy Kirchoff Adam ’01 ’05 and Carrie ’03 ’11 Klepetar Jamie ’96 and Melissa Klinnert James and Beth Knutson-Kolodzne Bradley ’77 and Sharon Krogman Jeffrey ’92 and Doreen Kuzara Lonnie J. Laffen Sue E. Lambert ’74 Barrie Lasure John Lavander ’73 and Nancy Owen Diana and James Lawson Elaine L. Leach Mary ’68 ’84 and Vernon Leitch Jeremy ’98 and Kimberly Leitzen Standley E. Lewis Peter ’84 and Diane Ley Skip and Kristi Lieser Michael Lieser ’74 Harriet ’54 and James* Louden Dianne ’77 and Allan Lozier The Lozier Foundation James ’73 and Ann Marie Maciej Devinder and Laura Malhotra

Maple Lake Recovery Center James G. Marmas ’51 Katie ’05 and Adam Martin Miguel Martinez-Saenz Henry B. May Michael ’88 and Mary McDonald McGladrey, LLP Gerald ’61 and Elsie ’62 McGowan Susan ’81 ’94 and Brian ’80 ’86 McGrath Ruth ’73 ’81 and Roy Meyer Microbiologics Inc. The Minneapolis Foundation Minnesota Golf Association, Inc. Minnesota Risk Insurance Management Society Minnesota Society of CPA’s Terri Mische Keith ’03 and Diane ’03 Moeller Kathleen ’84 and Steven Mooney Thelma ’84 and Gordon ’59 Mortrude Robert ’89 and Shelley Motzko Laura Jensen Murphy Memorial Fund Brian ’83 and Karla Myres Ruth J. Nearing Gregory and Kathy Nelson New Beginnings Denny Niess North Central Pathology, PA North Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors Kay ’70 and Michael ’71 O’Brien Linda ’74 and Richard Offerdahl Harold ’63 and Elaine Olson James O’Neill and Judy Scott Tracy E. Ore

Jessica ’87 ’92 and Tim Ostman Wanda Overland Al and Astrid Pabst Dennis ’83 and Beverly Panzer John ’70 and Sarah Park Mark and Nicholle Parrish Passolt International Doug and Kris Patterson Katherine* ’81 and John* Pattison George ’64 and Judith ’64 Paul Altin ’64 and Barbara Paulson Michael Penrod and Judith Siminoe Ronald G. Perrier Gerald ’76 and Jackie Peters Julie Peters ’74 and Mark Zabee Thomas and Ginger Peterson Alan M. Phillips Rodney ’63 and Delores Pickett Roxanne ’10 and Michael Pickle Terry and Sue Pladson Prudential Pladson Realty, Inc. Earl and Christine Potter PreferredOne Administrative Service, Inc. Principal Financial Group, Inc. William ’60 ’66 and Patricia Radovich Gloria* and Charles Rehwaldt RIE Coatings, Inc. Kay ’96 and Victor Rudek Jeanne E. Rudelius ’79 Peter ’69 and Elissa Salin Brandon ’02 and Liv Sampair Marilyn ’82 and Carl* Savage

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Keith ’00 and Heidi ’99 Schilwaski Schlenner Wenner & Co. Wayne W. Schluchter Michael C. Schmitz ’86 Gordon and Yvonne Schrank James ’68 and Susan Schultz Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Dottie and Tom Seamans Anthony ’86 and Mary ’72 Segale Sertoma Foundation Jerrell and Shirley* Setten Vincent Si ’02 Joyce ’74 and William ’73 Sieben Jayne Sieverding ’79 Dorothy ’77 and Mike Simpson Cynthia ’80 and Dale Simson Linda Smith ’69 Sherry ’83 and James Smith Society of Industrial & Office Realtors Edward Solberg ’97 ’99 Dennis ’64 and Sharon Songle Mary Soroko ’86 and Andrew Ditlevson

St. Cloud Granite Rotary St. Cloud Orthopedic Associates, LTD. Harold Stanius ’64 State Farm Companies Foundation George ’59 ’69 and Betty Stein Susan ’73 and Timothy ’72 ’78 Stier Tom Stockard Gary ’71 and Margie Stroeing Suburban Manufacturing, Inc. Lauri Sulander ’51 and Edna Tollessen Suzanne ’80 and Joseph Sullivan Summit Sales Management Inc. David Svendsen ’70 Elizabeth ’03 and Brett ’03 Sween Bonnie Swenson Merle Sykora ’65 Richard ’71 and Martha Theilmann Melissa ’04 and Christopher ’05 Thiebaut Marcia and Merton Thompson Anthony ’85 and Joyce Tillemans

Dale Trippler ’69 Amy ’00 ’04 and Matthew ’97 ’00 Trombley Dennis ’59 and Marsha Tuel UBS Foundation Ulteig Engineers Connie and Myron ’62 ’72 Umerski Scott Underwood United Health Group Curtis ’89 and Patrice Oort John Vette ’00 ’09 and Marisa Adler Vette ’01 ’09 Carol and Chuck Vick Russel and Lynne Viker Viking Coca-Cola Bottling Company Richard A. Virden Thomas Virden ’73 Francis* ’59 and Ludmila ’68 Voelker Leo ’75 and Margaret Vos Michael ’69 and Janet ’68 Wagner Janet ’58 and Donald Watkins Heather L. Weems Robert A. Weisman Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Patrick Welty Leon ’69 and Patricia Westbrock

Robert ’70 and Elaine ’70 White Carolyn and James Williams Catherine ’81 ’84 and Peter Winge Wipfli Foundation Inc. Women’s Fund Flexible Debra E. Yerigan ’82 Gary A. Yoshimoto Mollie Young ’81

Remaining donor lists up to $1,000 are available online at stcloudstate.edu/foundation

The Heritage Society was established to honor and recognize those visionary individuals who, through their estate plans, are making a contribution to the future of St. Cloud State. To become a member, simply name St. Cloud State University Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plan through a bequest, trust, gift annuity, retirement plan or life insurance policy. We invite you to join the Heritage Society by notifying us that you have included the University in your estate plans.

Heritage Society Members

Jack and Janie Amundson Fred L. Andersen Jr. Shirley A. Andersen Blaine ’83 and Tammy Anderson Charlotte West Anderson ’48 Marcella Angus ’41 ’54 ’62 LaVaughn Bangtson ’54 ’57 Gabe ’65 and Karen ’64 Wittmayer Beckers Barbara J. Bloomer Charles ’49 ’51 and Laurel ’51 ’52 ’62 Depuis Brainard Carol G. Brink Mary ’79 and David Choate Joyce I. Reintjes Crowder and Brian-Paul Klein Crowder Kenneth ’85 and Mary ’86 Waters Cryer Barry ’65 and Carol Eklund

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Florence V. Emme ’40 Ruth Erickson ’69 Karen ’71 and Kenton Frohrip Walter ’39 and Fran ’39* Gerzin Shannah ’67 and Douglas Gillespie James J. Glatzmaier ’75 Cynthia Gonnella ’74 Arthur ’62 ’64 and Barbara ’62 ’63 Grachek Charles and Florence Graham Deeann Jo Griebel ’76 Chris G. Grosz Muriel and James* Grunerud Harry ’65 and Jan Hoelscher Suellyn M. Hofmann ’75 Robert ’69 and Caren ’85 Kalenda Bernadette and Cy* Kuefler

Elaine L. Leach William H. Leopard Stephen and Jeannie* Lindgren I. Thomas and Barbara ’90 Macgilivray Kathleen G. Marker ’73 ’75 James and Ann Marie Maciej Leonhard P. Mickelsen ’58 ’64 James and Marion Miller Ronald G. Perrier Carl H. Peters ’69 Julie K Peters ’74 John R. Pritchard ’74 Edwin ’53 ’63 and Joyce Repulski Dennis ’61 and Karol Ringsmuth Douglas F. Risberg Peter ’69 and Elissa Salin

Ronald ’69 and Lynda ’69 Johnson Schmidt Ted Sherarts Don and Arlene Sikkink Dorothy ’77 and Mike Simpson John Skoog ’97 Gary ’65 and Jan Smith Jack ’52 and Phyllis Smith Edward W. Solberg ’97 ’99 George ’59 ’69 and Betty Stein Marcia A. Summers Merle H. Sykora ’65 Jeanette Thompson Larsen George and Shirley Torrey Ludmila ’68 and Francis ’59* Voelker Fred ’69 and Paula Welsch Nancy Lellelid and Charles Wikman ’70 Debra E. Yerigan ’82

Gifts received July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013 / * Deceased

A $300,000 gift from the Galaway Foundation will help alleviate the economic burden associated with pursuing a college degree by funding at least one full or partial scholarship that covers tuition and fees for a full-time student at St. Cloud State.

GAlaway Foundation makes $300,000 gift

Helping students that have potential but might not otherwise be able to afford college is important to the Galaway family, shared Andy Galaway ’90, president of the Galaway Foundation. “I have 27 foster brothers and sisters and my parents have been associated with foster care for 30-40 years,” he said. “My family has always been interested in helping young people have a better shot at life.”

The scholarship will be awarded to students who demonstrate academic and leadership promise. Special consideration will be given to applicants who: »» Have overcome obstacles such as socioeconomic, educational disadvantages, or disabilities. »» Are the first in their family to attend college. »» Were in foster care when they graduated from high school. »» Are from a one-parent family. »» Graduated from a small high school or reside in a rural community. »» Are a refugee or a recent immigrant.

“Through the generosity of the Galaway Foundation, students that have faced challenges in pursuit of their education will have one less obstacle to contend with,” said Matt Andrew, vice president of University Advancement.

“We are honored to partner with the Galaway Foundation to assist students in achieving their academic goals.”

Gifts to SCSU Foundation were received…

In honor of

In Memory of

Mary Fahrenkamp Dennis Fields Robert and Diane Lechner Gerald Nestel Ann Rassman Cheryl Skalbeck

Kenneth Ames Norma J. Armstrong Samer Baali Martha Belford John Berling Craig Boelter Gary Boman Mary Corliss Kathleen Devers Bruce Ellis Prudence Ernest Jerry Fogel Roger Googins

Marge Hams Patricia Hartkopf Henry “Skeeter” Hawkinson Paul Herges Tom Hirtle Donna Hjort Joyce Holmgren John Howells Joan Jacobson George W. Kramer Albert H. Krueger John Laakso Jim Loso Melvin Milliam

John Lewis Nelson Lauren Riesgraf E. Duane Seaquist Cornell E. Seehusen Delores Mae Seger Carol Smith Robert Strom Marty Sundvall Michael Tripp Andy Virden Francis Voelker Charmeon Voss Alice Wick Albert Wolff

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Parting look

“The Simplicity of Perseverance” St. Cloud State Education Abroad photo contest winner

By Mayzong Lee, mass communications These pillars are lined together to create a path that will lead Buddhist monks to the top of the mountain; reaching the top signifies one’s perseverance on life’s journey. Each pillar has been engraved with symbolic characters or quotes to motivate others who follow and let them ponder about life’s purpose.

Walking through the pillars, all I could hear were my own footsteps and thoughts. It was truly a time for me to simply be here in the now and present.

Looking down this path with sun light breaking in and out, I’ve learned to appreciate the simplicity of the small things and moments in life because those moments are what help us persevere on this crazy little adventure we call life. http://scsu.mn/19Dm21C

Contribute a photo or 500-word column for consideration to managing editor Adam Hammer at aehammer@stcloudstate.edu for “Parting Look.”

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