Outlook - Spring 2015

St. Cloud State OUTLOOK MAGAZINE SPRING 2015

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Huskies Wrestling, Prescott claim national championships

$2.8 MILLION AWARDED to train cybersecurity professionals PG 7

TOM STEMAN Q+A with St. Cloud State’s Archivist PG 6

TRIVIA ADAPTS to changing times 36 years later PG 14

CHILDREN PLAY ON A SIDEWALK, LEMONADE CONCERT

AND ART FAIR , St. Cloud State University, July 1975.

Now in its 42nd year, the 1975 celebration was the first time the university’s summer event was called the Lemonade Concert and Art Fair, and featured the Minnesota Orchestra. Photo courtesy of University Archives For more history of the Lemonade Concert and Art Fair, visit http://outlook.stcloudstate.edu

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THIS ISSUE

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National Champions

Huskies Wrestling, Prescott claim national championships

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A Feel for the Water Alex Bryson

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Cooking School with a ‘Worst Cook’ Sarah Bettendorf

4 / News 18 / Class Notes 23 / From the President EDITOR Loren J. Boone MANAGING EDITOR Adam Hammer ’05 CONTRIBUTORS Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95 Anna Kurth Nick Lenz ’11 John M. Brown Anne Abicht ’06 Tom Nelson DESIGN Marie Novak Madgwick ’91 CONTACT US: University Communications Alumni Relations St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University 207 Administrative Services Bldg.

720 Fourth Ave. S. 720 Fourth Ave. S. St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 alumni@stcloudstate.edu ucomm@stcloudstate.edu 320-308-3177 320-308-3152 toll free 866-464-8759 stcloudstate.edu/ucomm stcloudstate.edu/alumni

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NEWS

CHAD ROBINSON, A 2014 MAGNA CUM LAUDE ACCOUNTING GRADUATE, IS THE COLLEGIAN OF THE YEAR for the national professional business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi. Robinson was chosen from about 12,000 collegiate members at 285 campus chapters. St. Cloud State’s chapter, Theta Tau, was founded in 1970.

Robinson participated in Student Government, the award-winning Collegiate DECA, speech and debate team, Honors Program, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society, Pi Kappa Delta Honor Society and Business Student Executive Council.

In 2010, Theta Tau earned a pair of regional awards for alumni relations and chapter improvement.

Sarnicki earns national student conduct award

Peggy Sarnicki, assistant director for student conduct and programs at St. Cloud State, earned the national Student Conduct Professional of the Year award from the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA).

The award recognizes Sarnicki for her work with students, including crisis situations, which have been described by one faculty member as “lifesaving.”

Besides her colleagues writing recommendations for the award, Sarnicki received testimonials from students who had experienced conduct issues and their families.

“We recently received a call from a parent to thank her for holding their son accountable, and for providing mentoring to be a better citizen with a focus on education and community,” said Jerry Bulisco, assistant dean of students. http://scsu.mn/1xT5YzO

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RADIOX RELIVES THE ’90s Students launched St. Cloud’s newest FM station, RadioX KVEX 97.5FM, with a focus on post-college rock, grunge and other ’90s alternative music.

The name is nod to Generation X, the generation that first gravitated to alternative radio.

RadioX is entirely student run, launched by Music Director Jesse “Scooter” Wheeler ’15 and Program Director Trevor Klopp ’15. This year’s leadership is Program Director Megan “Nat” Loken and Music Director Gabe “Blake” Anderson.

RadioX, housed in a former storage area in KVSC, is designed to teach students skills necessary to work in commercial radio. Students running the station use music programming software and voice tracking.

RadioX is a Low Powered FM (LPFM) broadcast radio station — meaning its signal is only protected in a 9-mile radius around St. Cloud State.

Funding for the $70,000 station launch was raised through KVSC fundraising efforts. The new station doesn’t compete with what’s on KVSC or commercial radio in St. Cloud.

3+3 program saves students time and money

JESSE WHEELER ’15 and TREVOR KLOPP ’15, Hutchinson, at the controls of RadioX KVEX 97.5 from the basement of Stewart Hall.

A new 3+3 agreement with William Mitchell College of Law will help St. Cloud State pre-law students save time and money on their law degrees.

Students can now complete college and earn a law degree in six years, instead of the traditional seven.

“St. Cloud State should be considered the ‘go-to’ MnSCU university for pre-law students,” said Kathy Uradnik, professor of political science and university pre-law adviser. “We have terrific preparatory programs, amazing teachers and the best pre-law advising in the system. Our law school placement rates are excellent, and students have been very successful in obtaining generous financial aid packages.”

The program positions St. Cloud State as a flagship institution for pre-law students by offering efficient and affordable access to law school in Minnesota.

TOP 10

’90s ALTERNATIVE SONGS SONGS SPENDING THE MOST WEEKS AT NO. 1 ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS. »» “SCAR TISSUE” – Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999) 16 weeks »» “SEX AND CANDY” – Marcy Playground (1997) 15 weeks »» “MY OWN WORST ENEMY” – Lit (1999) 11 weeks »» “WONDERWALL” – Oasis (1995) 9 weeks »» “LIGHTNING CRASHES” – Live (1995) 9 weeks »» “INTO YOUR ARMS” – Lemonheads (1993) 9 weeks »» “MYSTERIOUS WAYS” – U2 (1991) 9 weeks »» “ALL THE SMALL THINGS” – Blink-182 (1999) 8 weeks »» “WHAT IT’S LIKE” – Everlast (1998) 8 weeks »» “FLY” – Sugar Ray (1997) 8 weeks

More online: 975radiox.com

FORMER HUSKIES BASKETBALL PLAYER BONNIE HENRICKSON ’86 KICKED OFF THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEW GLADYS ZIEMER WOMEN’S ATHLETIC LOUNGE by matching all gifts (dollar for dollar) up to $15,000.

As of March of 2015, more than $44,000 was raised for the multi-purpose space that will be used for team meetings, video review and a student-athlete study area. It will include enhanced technology for game preparation and Internet access for research, planning and student studies.

Ziemer understood the benefits of sport participation for young women and was committed to developing competitive opportunities at St. Cloud State. She held the university accountable for creating quality opportunities for women and along the way became a mentor and guide to many.

ABOUT GLADYS ZIEMER »» 1968 instructor of physical education and intramural adviser »» Women’s athletics director 1969-1995 »» First athletic teams for women at St. Cloud State formed under her leadership »» Head women’s basketball coach 1973-1993 »» 321-212 in 20 seasons of basketball »» Coached volleyball, gymnastics and softball »» Won 5 conference titles »» 7 NCAA playoff appearances »» 1990 NCAA Division II Coach of the Year »» Died May 2014

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Q+A

TOM STEMAN Archivist at St. Cloud State Q. What is University Archives?

A. University Archives is where St. Cloud State records that have long-term value are kept safe, maintained and preserved, and are accessible to anyone who wants to use them. These records help students complete their assignments, staff to do their jobs, and administrators in their decision-making.

Vaidya joins St. Cloud State as new Provost

Ashish K. Vaidya is the new provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective July 1.

Vaidya said he is enthused to be joining the St. Cloud State leadership team. “St. Cloud State is ideally positioned to take advantage of community-university partnerships to develop new innovative programs that advance our mission of preparing students for life, work and citizenship in the 21st Century.”

Vaidya is a special adviser to the president for regional economic development at California State University, Los Angeles. He served as provost and vice president for academic affairs there for four years before assuming his current role.

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We do have some records not related to St. Cloud State University, including a collection of Central Minnesota oral histories of World War II veterans, as well as 262 letters written by Sauk Centre native and Nobel Prize winning author Sinclair Lewis to his mistress Marcella Powers.

Q. What is your favorite unique fact about St. Cloud State?

A. On May 15, 1972, Elton John performed at Halenbeck Hall as part of campus “May Daze” activities.

Q. What is your favorite collection of material held at University Archives?

A. The hundreds of thousands of negatives from the university photographers and University Chronicle, nearly all of them never published.

BY THE NUMBERS

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YEARS Tom Steman has served as St. Cloud State’s first professionally trained archivist

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YEARS since the University Archives were established on March 28, 1977

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MILLION documents

400 AVERAGE NUMBER OF

REQUESTS for information via email, phone, social media or in-person visit

8,000

estimated number of DIGITAL OBJECTS AVAILABLE for anyone to search, download and use

35 YEARS OF UNIVERSITY

CHRONICLE available online — 1924 to 1959

Q. What goes into maintaining the history of the university?

A. On any given day, University Archives staff and students could be reorganizing records, digitizing photographs, negatives and other material that has high value to our patrons, accessing digital records and assisting patrons who contact us via email, phone, visit or through social media. We also work with university offices to ensure that records that need to be kept long-term, no matter the format, come to University Archives.

Q. Who uses University Archives?

A. Though more than 80 percent of our users have a connection to St. Cloud State — staff, administrators, students, faculty, emerti and alumni.

We serve everyone and have had patrons contact us from throughout the world. We recently answered a request from Russia regarding exhibition games that Russian hockey teams played against the St. Cloud State men’s hockey team throughout the past 25 years. outlook.stcloudstate.edu/ Q+A–Steman

129 ST. CLOUD STATE COURSE

CATALOGS available online from the University Archives — every catalog published since St. Cloud State was founded in 1869

393 YEARS: Age of “The

Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh,” the oldest book in the collection

REPRESENTATIVES FROM ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY, Lake Superior College and Century College accept the Scholarship for Service Award from representatives from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. Submitted photo

$2.78 million awarded to train cybersecurity professionals

St. Cloud State earned a $2.78 million Scholarship for Service Award for student scholarships to train future cybersecurity professionals.

The award from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security certifies that St. Cloud State is a member of the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Community, which is made up of about 55 universities from across the country working to educate and train students to be future cybersecurity professionals.

“The CyberCorp Community is one of the most prestigious communities in cybersecurity,” said Tirthankar Ghosh, principal investigator on the grant and director of the St. Cloud State Information Technology Security program.

The five-year grant will provide two-year scholarships for six students each year of the grant. The first scholarships will be awarded for fall semester 2015.

The university is partnering in the grant with information technology programs at Century College, White Bear Lake, and Lake Superior College, Duluth, to encourage students there to seek a cybersecurity degree from St. Cloud State.

The schools also received $150,000 to hold a Generation Cyber camp this summer. St. Cloud State will incorporate the camp into two of its Pipeline Summer Camp programs.

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HUSKIES WRESTLING MADE SCHOOL HISTORY by claiming their first NCAA Division II national team championship while Tim Prescott brought home St. Cloud State’s fifth NCAA Division II individual title.

Coach Steve Costanzo, a program redeemer of national repute, three times brought St. Cloud State to the brink of national glory, with NCAA Division II team runner-up trophies in 2011-2013.

Now the Nebraska native, husband and father of five has brought St. Cloud State its first intercollegiate athletics national team title in any sport.

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years ago that we could win a national championship.”

Helping lead the team to its title was Tim Prescott, McPherson, Kansas, who lost twice this season to T. J. North, Augustana College’s undefeated hand-fighter. At Chaifetz Arena in March 14, the 125-pound junior redeemed himself and his team with a 3-2 decision over North.

Then Prescott leaped into the embracing arms of Coach Costanzo.

CHAMPIONS

“You could see it in his eyes that he was confident,” Costanzo said of Prescott, a junior transfer student from McPherson College. “His body language showed a lot of positive things. It’s pretty special.”

“I came up short in high school and in JUCOs,” Prescott told USA Wrestling. “I come here. Just give it my all and feel that heartbreak and keep pushing forward. It’s just unreal.”

All six of St. Cloud State’s tournament wrestlers gained All-American status for the Huskies.

Huskies Wrestling, Prescott claim national championships

Prescott is the second national champion for Huskies Wrestling since 2013 when Shamus O’Grady ’13 took first at 184-pounds.

Find more stories from St. Cloud State TODAY, SCSU Huskies.com and regional media: outlook.stcloudstate. edu/wrestling-2015-champs

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“I love having that opportunity to make a positive impact, to leave my mark on the campus and I think this was the perfect way I was able to do that.”

ALEX BRYSON WARMS UP FOR PRACTICE by swimming a few laps in the pool. Photo by Nick Lenz ’11

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A FEEL FOR THE

SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES Story and photos by Nick Lenz ’11 THE SWIMMING COMMUNITY IS VERY TIGHT KNIT. St. Cloud State’s Alex Bryson ’15 learned this first hand in high school.

“A lot of my best friends swam for my rival. We’d compete, then hang out afterward,” Bryson said. “Seeing our friends at the meets cheering you on is a lot of fun. It drives you to strive for more.”

During the state high school championships in his home state of Wisconsin, a group of friends from a rival team came to watch and cheer on Alex and his team. Although it was an evening of celebration, it turned into an evening of tragedy.

Heading home, Bryson passed by an accident scene.

“We got home later that night and we got a call from one of my neighbors telling us the news that our friend’s car was the car in the accident,” Bryson said. “The roads were terrible.”

There were four girls in the car and his friend, Natalie, was the only one who didn’t survive.

“Even when I swim now, I’m thankful for the opportunities I have had here at St. Cloud State — swimming, an education, being involved in student leadership,” Bryson said. “I think that’s the hardest thing is that I know that she doesn’t get to have those opportunities. That’s what really gets me.”

Bryson graduated in May with no stone left unturned. He has been a leader on the swim team, vice president of the Student Government and an exemplary student in the classroom.

“What makes Alex special is his ability to see the big picture,” said Jeff Hegle, head swimming and diving coach. “I have had the opportunity to see Alex grow from a young man who was wide eyed and who couldn’t believe all the opportunities there were for him, to a mature individual who is very focused on making the university, peers and his team better.”

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Natalie’s positive attitude is something Bryson tries to recreate, not just on the pool deck, but throughout campus in the engineering lab, admissions office and Student Government.

“Be happy you had the chance to compete. The chance for an education.

The chance to succeed,” Bryson said. “I love having that opportunity to make a positive impact, to leave my mark on the campus, and I think this was the perfect way I was able to do that.”

COLD RUSH It’s 6 a.m. as Bryson eases into the pool at Halenbeck Hall. The quick rush of being chilled lasts only a minute while his body adjusts to the water temperature. After a couple warmup laps, he takes practice before getting on with his day.

“I don’t always want to be in the water at six in the morning, but once I get there and once I start swimming, that all goes away,” Bryson said.

“However hard it was to wake up, as soon as I hit the water, that’s gone.

Hearing the rush of the bubbles around you, you’re kind of by yourself.”

All those early morning swims and hard work took Bryson to the NCAA Division II National Championships this season in the 1,650 free, as well as the 1,000 free where he claimed a new school record. He also won the 1,650, 1,000 and 500 free events at the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference (NSISC) Championships.

Along with senior wrestler Ben McPhail, Pine Island, Bryson claimed one of college athletics highest academic honors by being named to the Capital One 2014-15 Academic AllAmerica Men’s At-Large First Team.

But Alex isn’t the only Bryson making waves for the Huskies.

His younger sister, Andrea Bryson, swam for St. Cloud State as a first-year student this season and set two school records during the NSISC championships: the 500 free and the 200 medley relay along with her teammates Kelsey

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Alex Bryson spends time after class completing homework in the Engineering and Computing Center’s computer lab. Photo by Nick Lenz ’11

Leeson, Riverton, Utah; Emily Tiedemann, Verona, Wisconsin; and Abby Rasmussen, Sauk Rapids. It seems she is quick to follow in the record-setting footsteps of her brother who set five school records as a freshman.

The Brysons’ decisions to attend St. Cloud State weren’t only for the chance to compete for conference championships. Alex majored in mechanical engineering, following in the footsteps of his parents; his dad is a mechanical engineer and his mom a chemical engineer turned stay-at-home mom. Andrea intends to major in biochemistry.

“I like (the program) at St. Cloud State because it’s accredited, which is always something to look for. But also, I think how involved the faculty members are,” Alex said. “One of them even helped me find an internship, so it’s that close personal connection you get with your professors here that I think really made a big difference in my education.”

Since graduating this past May, Alex is an Excimer laser engineer with Spectralytics in Dassel.

Swimming has always been something relatable for the Bryson family.

Spending three to four hours a day together at practice and then hanging out with the same friends during their down time isn’t unusual.

“Swimming has been the starting point to the relationship that we have built,” Andrea said. “I have found there are many perks of attending the same school as my brother. On the schooling side I have gone to him to help me with homework assignments, advice for projects and just advice in general as to how to balance the crazy life of being a student athlete.”

Alex agrees.

“You spend a lot of time together and so she doesn’t seem so much as the annoying little sister and all of a sudden it’s like, she’s on your level. She is very competitive and fast. I’m excited for her and now seeing her succeed,” Alex said.

“Swimming has been the starting point to the relationships that we have built. I have found there are many perks of attending the same school as my brother.”

ALEX BRYSON (left) AND SISTER ANDREA BRYSON both competed on the university’s swimming teams.

Photo by Nick Lenz ’11

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TRIVIAADAPTS TO CHANGING TIMES Story by Anna Kurth

IN FEBRUARY, 64 TEAMS WITH THE WORLD AT THEIR FINGERTIPS ONLY HAD TO WORRY ABOUT THE CLOCK

as they searched for answers to 486 questions of random facts in KVSC’s 36th annual Trivia Weekend.

It wasn’t always this way.

Trivia started in 1980 as a way for St. Cloud State University dorm residents to break up the monotony of winter. Students played from campus dorms and libraries, researching their answers in books. Score keepers in the KVSC studio tabulated answers on calculators and kept track of the scores in pencil and paper with charts taped to the wall.

The radio signal, 10 or 12 phone lines and those calculators were all the technology used for the contest.

The rise of the Internet in the mid-

1990s broadened the reach of KVSC Trivia. The game is now played by teams headquartered throughout the nation with members participating throughout the world. This year contestants came from Taiwan, Ireland and Egypt. Soldiers participated on teams from their stations in Texas and Afghanistan. And an entire team was headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.

The top ranked team, Stefan’s Dream XVI: Stefan, Warrior Princess, took home the Minnesota Masters of Trivia Traveling Trophy, an urn stuffed full of tips and inside jokes from past winners. Sigma Phi Nothing came in second, followed by IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER in third.

Thirty-five years after the first Trivia question hit the airwaves the contest is completely integrated in modern technology. The KVSC signal is streamed

digitally, and scores are calculated using a computerized system. Social media is used for distributing visual images for questions.

Contestants call in from cellphones from throughout the world and research their answers online or comb through terabytes of stored digital books and movie files.

Trivia writers have responded to the rise of technology and the Internet in interesting ways. Anything is fair game for Trivia writers.

History, math, science and sports all play a role. Twenty to 30 percent of questions are inspired by the year’s theme. This year’s “Game of Trivia: Quest for Futile Facts” influenced many fantasy fiction questions — especially from the theme’s inspiration HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”

THE WINNERS OF TRIVIA ARE IMMORTALIZED ON THE URN, which they take home as a traveling trophy.

The urn is filled with tidbits left by each year’s winners. Photo by Anna Kurth

TRIVIA QUESTION WRITERS CHAD SCHMITZ, BRUCE PETERSON, CHUCK WISER AND SUE PETERSON all started their Trivia careers on teams and transferred over to the question writing side. Photo by Anna Kurth

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KVSC STUDIOS DURING KVSC TRIVIA WEEKEND, St. Cloud State University, March 1980. Photo courtesy of University Archives.

HERE COMES THE INTERNET Trivia’s first technology quandary came in the form of CD-ROMS — CDs that held an encyclopedia’s worth of information on one easy to search disc.

Trivia planners considered banning them, but then came the Internet. And the Internet could not be stopped, so instead Trivia embraced it, said Jo McMullen Boyer ’91, KVSC station manager.

“A lot of people say it would be harder to write questions, but it’s actually been a blessing,” said question writer Chad Schmitz of the Internet, which has been a factor in the contest since he first started writing questions in 1996. “The nice thing I like about the Internet is we actually have more source material to find.”

But the Internet can also lead people astray.

This year contestants challenged a question about David Letterman’s Top 10 list. They had found a website listing Top 10 lists, but the information was inaccurate.

Like many of the writers, Schmitz started out as a Trivia contestant. He now writes questions with his wife, Nova, and six other writers.

Just like teams, question writers come from a variety of backgrounds.

Schmitz works in Atwood Memorial Center at St. Cloud State. Chuck “Gypsy” Wiser ’93 is manager of Parkwood Cinema, and writer Bruce Peterson is retired from the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office.

Wiser, who also volunteers in the phone bank, loves fantasy fiction.

Bruce and Sue Petersen are country music fans, and Tim MacDonald is a specialist in obscure movies and TV shows, among other specialties.

The new writer this year, Julie Karst Gray, brought her love of mathematics to question writing in the form of a calculus question.

The part where the Internet throws in its curse is in giving weight to the questions, said Jim Gray, KVSC operations director.

“The writers spend a lot of time in what we call ‘Google proofing’ questions,” he said. “If it’s really easy to find, it’s getting a lower point value.”

BOOKS, CELL PHONES AND WEBSITES, OH MY Before the Internet and Google, books ruled Trivia.

Teams would clear off entire bookshelves in the St. Cloud Public Library and Miller Learning Resource Center on campus, while other teams would drive to neighboring towns or the Twin Cities to find books for the contest.

Smart teams playing today still keep a mix of online resources, books, comic books, newspapers and other sources, McMullen-Boyer said.

They also keep their cellphones at the ready, but not just for calling in answers.

Late in the ’00s music identifying cell phone applications changed Trivia once again, Wiser said.

Now any audio music question can be answered in seconds unless it’s a montage instead of a single song.

But the Internet and apps will only get a team so far. They still use phones to call expert sources directly or to order products with the answers hidden beneath their shrink wrapped covers.

Teams have called toy stores in Hawaii to pay for a game and have the clerk open it and get the answer from the game board, McMullen-Boyer said.

The writers also make sure to add in a twist of fun to their questions.

For Wiser, that’s the whole point of Trivia weekend.

“I think it’s just got to be fun,” he said. “I write a question if I think it’s fun or I want to hear people say something funny (when working the phone bank).”

VOLUNTEERS HUNKER DOWN IN THE PHONE BANK answering phones as Trivia teams call in with their answers. Photo by Nick Lenz ‘11

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COOKING

By Adam Hammer ’05 DURING HER COLLEGE DAYS, SARAH BETTENDORF’S go-to lunch was Cocoa Puffs and peanut butter on Wonder Bread.

“I’m not one who skirts away from adventure.

I’ve had a lot of adventure in my life.”

SARAH BETTENDORF ’07 ON FOOD NETWORK’S “Worst Cooks in America.”

Photo courtesy of the Food Network.

Photo by David Lang.

Read more and share your own recipes in the comments: outlook.stcloudstate.edu/worst-cook

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Despite the culinary careers of her mother and brother — both trained chefs — Bettendorf’s cooking skills didn’t evolve much after graduating from St. Cloud State with a degree in art education in 2007.

SCHOOL

with a ‘Worst Cook’

With a sunny personality, a lack of cooking skills and a drive to find adventure and bring people together, Bettendorf was a perfect home cook candidate for Food Network’s sixth season of “America’s Worst Cooks.”

“I’m not one who skirts away from adventure. I’ve had a lot of adventure in my life,” she said. “I had the mindset of I’m going to learn some skills I don’t already have.”

And she did.

Bettendorf made it to the final four out of 14 contestants competing for $25,000 on “Worst Cooks,” hosted by celebrity chefs Tyler Florence and Anne Burrell. Bettendorf was on Chef Tyler’s team and learned to cook everything from omlettes to fresh calimari. She also became known for her infectious positive spirit.

“I wish there was a way my words had glitter or sparkles,” she said in a post-show interview on Food Network’s FN Blog.

Her presence on the show even inspired a fan to create an online petition to get Bettendorf her own cooking show.

“I didn’t realize me being me would have that much impact on people,” she said.

Bettendorf said she got into teaching to bring people together and likes the idea of teaching on TV. She credits her education at St. Cloud State for preparing her for national television.

Becoming a licensed K-12 art teacher helped her with public speaking and formulating ideas for projects.

“You’re also immersed with people from everywhere,” Bettendorf said of how college prepared her to live with 14 people from diverse backgrounds while filming for “Worst Cooks.”

“At St. Cloud State I was friends with people from Japan and England. I made friends with people from all over the world on one campus.”

Bettendorf isn’t ready for her own cookbook yet, but she’s happy to be able to share a “hodge podge” of what she learned from Chef Tyler.

SARAH BETTENDORF ’07 TALKS WITH CHEF TYLER FLORENCE during filming of “Worst Cooks in America” on the Food Network. Photo courtesy of the Food Network. Photo by David Lang.

PESTO 2 bunches fresh basil (washed) 1 lb. uncooked spinach 3-6 cloves garlic

Put all ingredients in blender or ninja and blend till smooth. Can be frozen up to a month!

2-3 T. olive or grape seed oil Pinch of salt and pepper 1 T. parmesan cheese

ROASTED TOMATOES 1 box (10-12 oz) grape tomatoes 1-2 T. olive or grape seed oil 3-5 cloves garlic, sliced thick 1-2 shallots, sliced thick 1 T. dried basil Pinch of salt and pepper Red pepper flakes, optional for spice

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cut tomatoes in half and lay on foiled baking sheet open side down. Sprinkle garlic and shallots on top. Drizzle with oil. Bake 15-20 minutes till soft. Stir and rotate every 5 minutes so nothing burns. Bon appetite!

BREAD CRUMBS Day old bread 1-2 T. olive oil or grape seed oil 1/2 T. garlic powder 1 T. each: dried basil, dried oregano, dried rosemary

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cut day old bread into croutonsized chunks. Drizzle with oil.

Toast and toss in oven for 5-15 minutes until crunchy and brown.

I save half for salads and coarsely chop the remainder for pasta dishes.

CHICKEN PESTO WITH ROASTED TOMATO LINGUINE Bake bread crumbs and tomatoes at the same time. They can be cool when served.

Bring water to a boil for your linguine.

While waiting on the water, cut chicken into chunks per your preference. Place in pan on medium heat with pesto and put linguine in the boiling water. I add thickly sliced onion in with the chicken at the same time. I know the chicken is done when the onion is translucent.

Drain pasta and add to COOKED chicken and pesto. Stir and mix well.

Add freshly grated parmesan cheese.

To plate: Put pasta, chicken and pesto on plate. Top with roasted tomatoes and crumbled bread crumbs. Bon appetite!

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CLASS NOTES SHARE WITH US your milestones, experiences, changes or recent additions to your family. Visit stcloudstate.edu/alumni to update your profile.

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

’50s

’57 ’63 John Gause, Minneapolis, and ’63 Grant Nelson, Prescott, Wisconsin, were inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

’60s

’67 David Steckling, St. Cloud,

owner of Gold-N-Silver Coin & Currency, has been inducted into the Professional Currency Dealers Association.

’70s

’70 ’74 Jane (Gust) Bunting, Rogers, was elected chairwoman of the Elk River Area School Board for the third consecutive year. / ’71 Kathy (Christianson) Grundei, Medina, is a program specialist at Perpich Center for Arts Education. / ’72 James Jacobs, St. Cloud, qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table, an international association for distinguished financial professionals. Jacobs is a qualifying lifetime member with 19 years membership. / ’74 Dennis Burr, Garrison, serves on the Mille Lacs Health System Board of Directors. / ’74 Cyril Kuefler, St. Cloud, is president elect for the St. Cloud Area Association of Realtors Board of Directors.

Kuefler is a realtor at RE/MAX Results. / ’74 ’89 Jeff Mergen, Richmond, was inducted into the David Bartelma Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame.

’80s

’80 Christopher Shorba, Waite Park, is on the executive committee as past president for the 2015-16 United Arts of Central Minnesota Board of Directors. / ’80 ’87 Nancy Loidolt, Clear Lake, retired after 34 years teaching art at Buffalo Community Middle School. / ’81 Jay Millerhagen, Lino Lakes,

is vice president of Clinical Affairs at BioSig Technologies, a medical device company. / ’82 ’11 Brian Junkermeier, Richmond, was appointed chairman of Stearns County Planning Commission for 2015. / ’84 Kelly (Kazuk) Vriezen, Rochester, is the associate director of the Rochester Senior Center at Senior Citizens Services Inc. / ’86 Mary Soroko, Sauk Rapids, is board president for the United Arts of Central Minnesota. / ’87 Melissa (Enger) Bednarek, Prior Lake, was elected to the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board. Enger is a hospital device consultant for Medela, in the NICU Enternal Feeding division. / ’87 Kimberly (Kes) Faust, Oakdale, is vice president and treasurer at Fairview Health Services. / ’87 ’94 Randy Schreifels, St. Cloud, was named to the Minnesota Association of County Officers Honor Roll for promoting the best interest of the organization. / ’88 Joseph Connell, Maple Grove, is director of retirement plan services at Sikich LLP. / ’88 Nancy (Dyson) Powers, Sartell, is the organizer of Laundry Love, a program that helps those in poverty with laundry expenses. / ’88 Rhonda (Larson) Sivarajah, Lino Lakes, was elected chairwoman of the Anoka Board of Commissioners for the fifth consecutive year. / ’89 Troy Deadrick, Esko, works in the mortgage department of Members Cooperative Credit Union. / ’89 Janice (Lindst) Springer, Elk River, received the national Ann Magnussen Award from the Red Cross.

’90s

’90 ’98 Teresa (Ksiazek) Lueck, Onamia, is a 25-year teaching veteran in Onamia. / ’91 John Bell, Monticello, is the chief financial officer and general manager at Seacole-CRC. / ’94 ’98 Cindy Bradehoft, Maple Grove, is director of

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Investor Relations at Investors Real Estate Trust. / ’95 Brett Bernard and ’03 Allison (Marvin) Bernard, Maple Grove, daughter, Nora Theresa, 10/1/2014. / ’95 Kevin Kozlowski, Wheaton, Illinois, is president of Oval Fire Products in Wheaton. / ’96 Kristin (Halvorsen) Zaiser and Nicholas Zaiser, Ham Lake, daughter, McKinley Kristiana, 8/24/2014. / ’96 Andrew Jacobs, St. Cloud, qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table, an international association for distinguished financial professionals. / ’96 Renee Richardson, Brainerd, is associate editor at the Brainerd Dispatch. / ’97 Rory Bidinger, Sartell, is board secretary for United Arts of Central Minnesota.

Bidinger also will continue in his leadership position as chair of the marketing committee. / ’97 Jeffery Juncewski, St. Cloud, is secretary/treasurer for the 2015 Multiple Listing Service (MLS) Board of Directors. / ’97 ’98 Michael Raich, Hibbing, was appointed interim provost of Hibbing Community College. / ’98 ’01 Stephanie (Wellman) Marsh and Jason Marsh, Carlton, daughter, Annika Marie, 10/26/2013. / ’99 Dona (Butkowski) Lamphere, St. Cloud, was elected a director for the St. Cloud Area Association of Realtors Board of Directors.

’00s

’00 Marc Hackett, Hanover,

was elected to the board of directors for the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association. / ’00 Raymond Kimal and Sue (Welk) Kimal, Richfield, daughter, Jackson Samuel, 11/26/2014. / ’00 Shane Swanke, Prior Lake, completed his “Chartered Retirement Planning Councilor” (CRPC) through the Colorado-based College for Financial Planning. / ’01 Becky (Bartz) Moritz, St. Francis, is

the vice president/commercial lender at The Bank of Elk River. / ’02 David Jacobs, St. Cloud, qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table, an international association for distinguished financial professionals. / ’02 Heidi (Karr) Schlappi, Merrimac, Wisconsin, and her husband, Mark Schlappi ’02, opened Main Street Chiropractic in Waunakee, Wisconsin. / ’03 Jill (Marwede) Jurek and ’05 Alexander Jurek, Montrose, daughter, Sadie Hazel, 3/20/2014. / ’03 Kurt Stumpf, Pierz, is principal at Sartell Middle School. / ’04 Matthew Dyrdahl, Minneapolis, is the bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for the city of Minneapolis. / ’04 Cassie (Swanson) Hartje and Kyler Hartje, Loves Park, Illinois, 9/12/2014. / ’04 Amy (Burke) Johnson and ’06 Anders Johnson, Rogers, son, Miles Lloyd, 10/30/2014. / ’04 Matthew Ludewig, St. Cloud, is a business analytics and reporting manager at Preferred Credit Inc. / ’04 Brian Miller, Greeley, Colorado, is at JetBlue Airways. / ’04 Steven Schulte and ’06

Prior to co-founding Decklan Group, company President ANNIE DECKERT ’05 did economic development work for Big Lake and Elk River. Since inception, Deckert reports having led or assisted in projects that created 163,000 square feet of new development in Minnesota, retained 275 jobs and generated 74 new jobs.

DEREK SULLIVAN ’05, Rochester, published his debut novel “Biggie” through Albert Whitman Teen publisher. The book features an obese teen who’s life is changed after a perfectpitch Wiffle ball game.

Jamie (Duwenhoegger) Schulte,

Savage, son, Theodore John, 1/6/2015. / ’04 Diane Smith, Maple Grove, opened Advanced Wellness & Sports Rehab, a family and sports chiropractic practice. / ’04 Kimberly (Haugen) Tompkins and Aaron Tompkins, Park Rapids, son, Nolan Markus, 12/24/2014. / ’05 Michael Deal and Renee (Mackedanz) Deal, Farmington, daughter, Mackenzie, 8/5/2014.

Married 8/10/12. / ’05 Aaron Onkka and Amy (Schilling) Onkka, Sioux Falls, S.D., 4/26/2013. / ’06 Anne Abicht, St. Cloud, was awarded by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for outstanding achievements and was inducted in the Hall of Fame class of 2015. This is St. Cloud State’s first inductee into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame. / ’06 Eric Athman and Mira Athman, Crystal, daughter, Asha Zoey, 6/13/2014. / ’06 Laura (Vaala) Thomson and Cody Thomson, Appleton, son, Layton Ryan, 8/6/2014. / ’07 ’08 Angela (Ringwelski) Dalton and ’14 Shane Dalton,

THREE OF THIS YEAR’S 5 UNDER 40 HONOREES named by the St. Cloud Times are St. Cloud State graduates (from left) »» JAMIE HENKEMEYER ’00, 39, is a principal at CliftonLarsonAllen, a national accounting firm. »» KRISTYN (OLDENKAMP) NELSON ’98, 39, is owner of Custom Accents Promotions and Apparel, a Waite Park-based promotions and wearables company. She also is board chairwoman of the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce. »» MATT NIKODYM ’03, 35, is vice president of wealth management at the St. Cloud office of UBS, a Swiss global financial services company. He is also on the allvolunteer board for the United Arts of Central Minnesota.

PAST 5 UNDER 40 ALUMNI HONOREES »» 2013 JOHN SWANSON, former student »» 2012 KATRINA PIERSON ’06 »» 2011 JUSTIN WAMPACH ’95 »» 2010 MIKE MEYER ’94 »» 2009 JENNIFER MROZEK ’96; JODY SAYRE ’98 »» 2007 ROB WEBER ’08 »» 2006 RYAN WEBER ’03 »» 2005 BRIAN SHOENBORN ’92

sctimes.com/5under40

Many memories were shared when alumni from the 1973-74 Education Abroad program in Fredericia, Denmark — the first study abroad program for the University — came together to celebrate their 40th anniversary reunion on the St. Cloud State campus.

Read more at http:// outlook.stcloudstate.edu/ denmark-reunion-73-74

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CLASS NOTES Fresh Success:

SCIENCE GRADUATE LANDS THREE PRESTIGIOUS OPPORTUNITIES Story by Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95

St. Cloud State alumnae have swept the MINNESOTA ADMINISTRATORS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION (MASE) NEW SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADER AWARDS since the award was established in 2011.

HEIDI HAHN ’07 ’13, an alumna of both St. Cloud State’s Educational Administration and Leadership (EDAD) and Doctor of Education programs, is the latest winner. She is the director of special education for the Paul Bunyan Education Cooperative and an adjunct professor at St. Cloud State.

PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS »» 2014: DIANE MCCARRON ’79 ’08 »» 2013: MARY CLARKSON ’96 ’05 ’13 »» 2012: TAMMY STAHL ’11 »» 2011: REGGIE ENGEBRITSON, ’79 ’01 ’03

St. Cloud, 10/30/2010. / ’07 Laura (Markfort) Dey and ’08 Nathan Dey, Hugo, son, Brody Nathan, 7/13/2014. / ’07 Sara (Koch) Dvorak and Preston

Dvorak, Lester Prairie, daughter, Taya, 4/18/2014. / ’07 Cory Frank and Sarah (Pudenz) Frank, Orono, twin sons Carter Cornelius and Carrick Robert, 7/30/2014. / ’07 Stephanie (Flater) Luepke and ’02 Darren Luepke, Lakeville, son, Henry Lawrence, 12/26/2014. / ’07 ’08 Angela (Ringwelski) Dalton and ’14 Shane Dalton, St. Cloud,

daughter, Ariana Joy, 3/8/2015. / ’08 Anna (Gruhlke) Gruber and ’10 Nicholas Gruber, Sartell, 5/17/2008. / ’08 Dayna Laudenbach-Deters, Sartell, is launching two nationwide online forums to assist people in their weight loss and healthy living

goals through her Determined Fitness company. / ’08 Kevin Mlodzik, Rogers, is a senior consultant at MDA Leadership Consulting. / ’09 Emily Deem, Sauk Centre, is a weekday reporter and weekend anchor for Fox 11’s Good Day Wisconsin in Green Bay. / ’09 Amy (Muhlenkort) Franz, Fargo, North Dakota, daughter, Laura Rosalind, 11/18/2013. / ’09 Jacquelyn Klein, Sauk Rapids, is a supervisor at GeoComm.

’10s

’10 Jeffrey Yelverton, Folsom, California, graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. / ’11 DeAnna (Warme) Dobratz

and Ryan Dobratz, Hutchinson, son, Ezra Aaron, 12/11/2014. /

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Tashiana Osborne’s post-baccalaureate resume is beginning to bulge.

The fall 2014 hydrology and meteorology graduate was just days into her internship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in suburban Washington D.C. when she was flown to San Diego in mid-February for a graduate school visit.

The offer Osborne says she is accepting: A fullyfunded, five-year doctoral program in the Climate - Ocean - Atmosphere Program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.

Part of her package includes the highly competitive San Diego Fellowship.

Founded in 1903, Scripps is one of the world’s oldest and largest centers for ocean and Earth science research and education.

Osborne expects to start school this fall. But first, she’ll need to survive a dangerous summer.

In late May, Osborne joined the Boulder-based Center for Severe Weather Research for a multi-agency effort called Plains Elevated Convection at Night (PECAN).

’11 Adam Nguyen, St. Cloud, is a client service manager at Wealth Enhancement Group. / ’11 Noureen Sajid and Muhammad Rasheed, Hutchinson, daughter, Urwa, 8/10/2014. / ’11 ’14 Samantha (Grunst) Schmidt and Aaron Schmidt, Ham Lake, 9/22/2011. / ’11 Tyler Walz, Sartell, is a financial representative and Princor registered representative at the Minnesota Business Center in Waite Park. / ’12 Katie (Klarkowski)

Edwards and Brando n Edwards,

Longmont, Colorado, 8/7/2014. / ’12 Gregory LaMere and Jaclyn (Hotzler) LaMere, Bloomington, son, Keegan, 8/14/2014. / ’12 Ken Nomura, St. Cloud, is teaching history at the American School of Durango in Durango, Mexico. / ’13 Amina Ahmed, St. Cloud, is a community health worker at CentraCare Health helping families originally from other countries navigate the health care system. / ’13

“It helped so much to have mentors, advisers — people rooting for me,” Osborne said.

It was a staff member, Shahzad Ahmad, who opened her eyes to an array of St. Cloud State opportunities.

The Multicultural Student Services director talked Osborne into a spring-break study trip to Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa. Later, when a National Science Foundation climate change field experience to the Bahamas was offered, Osborne grabbed at the opportunity.

Then, last summer, Osborne launched weather balloons and studied atmospheric gravity waves with another mentor, Brian Billings, adjunct instructor in the Atmospheric and Hydrologic Sciences Department.

“I always thought of college as an adventure and also a journey,” said Osborne.

Looking forward, that journey could lead the 23-yearold into government service with NASA or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or, perhaps, a university teaching career.

She is chasing tornadoes on the southern Great Plains with atmospheric scientists such as Joshua Wurman, inventor of the Doppler mobile radar vehicle.

Osborne, who hails from White Bear Lake, credits Anthony Hansen, professor of atmospheric and hydrologic sciences, with helping jump-start her college career. During a campus visit at St. Cloud State, Osborne expressed concern about the math and physics demands of the meteorology program.

Hansen reassured her she would have support and that she would succeed.

For now, Osborne is adjusting to life on the 30-building, 10,000-worker NASA Goddard campus.

One of two science journalism & multimedia interns in the communications office, Osborne does science writing for internal and external audiences.

Her first piece on the NASA Goddard website explains “Solarium” — floor-to-ceiling projections of solar imagery on exhibit at the visitor center. The projections document eruptions of burning gases up to 50-times the size of Earth.

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

Brett Anderson, St. Cloud, is the branch manager at Sentry Bank in downtown St. Cloud. / ’13 Barika Davis and ’13 Nathan Keller, St. Cloud, twin daughters Naomi Marie Davis-Keller and Nava Mae Davis Keller 8/21/14. / ’13 Crystal DeVries, Burnsville, is an estimator at Progressive Insurance and was awarded the Claims Net Promoter Score Award. / ’13 Tracy Gurneau, Montrose, is a licensed nurse practitioner for

Minnesota Oncology. / ’13 Jared Hicks, Spearfish, South Dakota, earned the 2015 Leadership Conference Scholarship from the National Busniess Aviation Association’s Corporate Aviation Management Committee. Hicks is a pilot for Dialysis Clinical based in Nashville, Tennessee. / ’13 Justin Lachinski and Jennifer (Block) Lachinski, Albertville, daughter, Samantha Marie, 9/2/2014. / ’14 Tyler Hett, Farmington, was named

“Teacher of the Week” by St. Michael-Albertville High School. / ’14 Kayla Schramel, Cold Spring, is teaching social studies at Kotzebue High School, Alaska, in an Inuit village 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle.

Schramel was named “Teacher of the Month” her first month.

FOR THE LATEST alumni happenings, visit stcloudstate.edu/alumni or connect on facebook at facebook.com/ scsualumni

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WE REMEMBER Alumni we remember

’52 Joyce (Andersen) Grauberger,

’34 Ellen (Rask) Buckmiller, 100, Minneapolis / ’34 Edith (Nelson) Larson, 100, Willmar / ’37 ’63 June (Mellquist) Stensrud, 98, St. Cloud / ’38 Allie (Dalbacka) Riehle, 96, Wasilla, Alaska / ’38 ’40 Anna (Hougen) Fall, 99, Fullerton, Cailfornia / ’39 ’51 Florence Smiglewski, 97, St. Cloud

82, Loveland, Colorado / ’52 George Hokanson, 85, Austin / ’52 Leroy Mike, 84, White Bear Lake / ’52 Robert Nordlie, 84, Grand Forks, North Dakota / ’54 Betty (Palm) Staricka, 80, Swanville / ’55 Jean (Kuffel) Symalla, 80, Waite Park / ’57 Marilyn (Ruotsinoja) Kiffmeyer, 78, St. Cloud / ’58 Judith (Anderson) Bradley, 78, Buffalo / ’59 Edith (Persons) Korpi, 98, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

’40s

’60s

’30s

’40 Mary (Vasecka) Vierzba, 97, St. Cloud / ’41 Valborg Pearson, 98, St. Peter / ’41 Opal (Barringer) Simson, 94, St. Cloud / ’42 Doris (Johnson) Holmberg, 92, Willmar / ’42 ’92 Elizabeth (Nolan) McGowan, 94, Minneapolis / ’43 Earl Seaton, 93, La Crescent / ’45 Theora (Dalager) Carlson, 88, Pelican Rapids / ’46 ’59 Rosemary Haines, 88, Paynesville / ’48 Helen (Schoenberg) Mueller, 87 / ’49 Patricia (Pettit) Ditlevson, 87, Waite Park / ’49 ’61 Audrey (Carlson) Mosman, 87, Anoka / ’49 ’65 Beverly Bennyhoff, 88,

Osseo

’50s

’50 Myrle (Paulsen) Dixon, 85, Casper, Wyoming / ’50 Clayton Haij, 87, Minneapolis / ’50 Louis Hiti, 87, Fremont, California / ’50 Rudolph Marolt, 85, Virginia / ’50 Shirley (Olund) Peterson, 86, Duluth / ’50 ’54 ’61 Arthur Erler, 92, St. Paul / ’51 Roszika (Carlson) Hinrichs, 83, Goodhue / ’51 Stanley Landa, 88, Ely / ’51 Lucille (Haag) Oleson, 86, Hutchinson / ’51 Barbara (Jamieson) Ostby, 86, Biwabik /

66, Birmingham, Alabama /

’60 ’63 Patricia (Moore) Nugent, 72, Bemidji / ’61 Johanna (Randt) Cullinan, 92, Montevideo / ’61 Joseph DesRochers, 82, St. Cloud / ’62 Ruth Ann (Johnson) Hellickson, 74, Willmar / ’62 George Zunker, 74, Cheyenne, Wyoming / ’63 Ruth (Lietha) Carpenter, 73, Rock Hill, South Carolina / ’63 Roger Gorder, 79, Hamilton, Montana / ’63 Harold Kosbau, 82, Grand Rapids / ’63 Michael Schmitt, 75, Jesup, Iowa / ’63 Alan Trunk, 73, Princeton / ’64 Robert Christeck, 73, Elroy, Wisconsin / ’64 Thomas Jambeck, 78, Storrs, Connecticut / ’65 Peggy (Carlson) Lemmerman, 98, Brainerd / ’65 Sandra (Ahrens) Morse, 72, Little Falls / ’65 Harriet (Loken) Tolzman, 71, Ogilvie / ’66 Verna (Englund) Bruss, 85, Woodburn, Oregon / ’66 Gretchen (Schaefer) Deichelbor, 74, Newnan, Georgia / ’66 Frank Petersen, 76, New Ulm, Texas / ’67 Susan (Canfield) DeWit, 69, Edina / ’68 Jane (Quiter) Connor, 68, Sauk

Rapids

’70s

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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’70 Dennis Turnquist, 71, La Crescent / ’71 Mary (Beaudry) McKenzie, 94, St. Cloud / ’71 Warren Nelson, 65, Aitkin / ’71 Christine (Bilek) Stoehr, 65, Vadnais Heights / ’72 Kathryn Chapman, 64, Swanville / ’72 John Chenevert, 70, Minneapolis / ’72 Ronna (Rambow) Flesner, 66, Little Falls / ’72 Rita Mulcahy, 71, Morris / ’72 David Schepers, 67, St. Cloud / ’72 John Wood, 71, Waterville / ’72 Carol (Blomquist) Wyffels, 64, St. Michael / ’73 Richard Bakke, ’73 James Jacobsen, 67, Crown Point, Indiana / ’73 William Ukura, 69, McGregor / ’73 ’81 Julie (Brunsberg) Larson, 63, Thomson, North Dakota / ’74 Gary Ahles, 63, St. Cloud / ’74 Patricia (Ogle) Campbell, 65, Waverly / ’74 Rosemary (Boyle) Petters, 89, St. Cloud / ’75 Patrick Buhl, 69, Shakopee / ’75 Thomas Greger, 69, Sandpoint, Idaho / ’75 Charles Villaume, 62, White Bear Lake / ’76 Frederick Anderson, 65, St. Cloud / ’76 Ronald Good, 62, St. Cloud / ’76 Joseph Holzinger, 62, Osseo / ’76 Glenn Lund, 74, Franklin / ’76 Linda Mazzuco, 60, Andover / ’76 Karl Willberg, 60, Hibbing / ’77 Ron Kockelman, 71, Green Valley, Arizona / ’77 Lee Overvold, 59, Fontana, California / ’77 Fay (Stein) Stein-Smestad, 60, Isanti / ’79 ’83 Phyllis (Krueger) Zander,

75, St. Cloud

’80s

Donald Miller, 51, Zimmerman / ’88 ’92 Frank Wippler, 65, Sauk Rapids / ’89 Yvonne (Schwalbe) Prince, 48,

St. Joseph

’90s

’91 Judith Bialka, 47, Sauk Rapids / ’92 Kenneth White, 45, Scottsdale, Arizona / ’99 Scott Stearns, 40, St. Joseph

’00s

’01 Richard Wilson, 58, St. Cloud / ’07 Graig Legatt, 30, New Richmond, Wisconsin

’10s

’10 Daniel Chilson, 23, Winsted / ’12 Ryan Schmit, 25, Holdingford / ’13 Ivan Cholopray, 28,

Zimmerman

Faculty and staff we remember Roger Adelmeyer, 73, St. Cloud / Dwain Applegate, 97, Princeton / John Erickson, 96, St. Cloud / Stephen Fuller, 71, St. Cloud / James Kelly, 82, Boise, Idaho / Mary (Helgedalen) Pederson, 80, Sauk Rapids / Rose (Krivisky) Reha, 94, St. Paul / Thomas Zupanc, 59, St. Cloud / ’56 ’63 Kathleen Farrell, 87, St. Cloud / ’74 ’79 Inez Kronenberg, 77,

St. Augusta

’80 Mark Christianson, 56, Sauk Rapids / ’83 Michael Paradee, 59, Alexandria / ’83 Mary (Mergen) Thomsen, 55, Foreston / ’84 Jeffrey Rudy, 51, Rosemount / ’84 Steven Swenson, 53, Wake Forest, North Carolina / ’87

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READY FOR THE FUTURE Community and workforce leaders As alumni of St. Cloud State University, you know the importance your degree has had on your careers and citizenship in today’s global society.

As a faculty or staff member, you know the great impact the work you do has on students and the workforce leaders they become.

As a current student, you know that there is value in a college degree. We’re glad you and your families chose St. Cloud State to provide you with an education to make a difference.

In May, more than 1,610 St. Cloud State students received their degrees and were ready to turn the page to the next chapter in their careers. They came to our university from towns such as St. Cloud, Minnetonka and Menahga. They hail from Russia, Florida and California. They hold passports from Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Canada and China. And they graduated with the skills to create a better future for themselves, their families and for their communities.

While some may not yet know what will come next for them, spring graduates are already putting their degrees to work. It’s these stories of our student and alumni successes that sustain me and give me a boost to continue approaching each new challenge in higher education with energy and enthusiasm.

Please join me in celebrating our spring 2015 graduates and their new careers.

DAVID GORMAN ’15 LABORATORY TECHNICIAN II DAIRYLAND LABORATORIES, SAUK RAPIDS

“My education at St. Cloud State has given me strong technical laboratory skills including experience in the operation of numerous instruments used in industry such as those instruments and techniques used at Dairyland Laboratories to analyze the dietary value of agricultural feed samples.”

TAYLOR EMERY ’15 BSN-RN ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL, MINNEAPOLIS

“I am most excited to be a nurse and make a difference in the lives of others. To be part of a career where the importance of our job titles is so highly recognized by individuals who come in contact with us is very rewarding.”

Read more success stories at http://scsu. mn/15gradstories

THEN THE 1980 NORTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE (NIC) CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL TEAM was honored at the Eighth Annual First Pitch Banquet on Jan. 30.

NOW

Seventeen players, including three who made the major leagues - Jim Eisenreich, Dana Kiecker ‘86 and Bob Hegman ‘81 - and coaches celebrated the 35th anniversary of the conference championship.

The Huskies finished the season 23-14-1 overall and 15-5 in the NIC. Read more: outlook.stcloudstate.edu1980-NIC-win

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PARTING LOOK

“THE RIVER OF HOPE” St. Cloud State Education Abroad photo contest winner

By Thomas Lee, graphic design THE MEKONG RIVER , the river that was hope

for my people, the Hmong. My parents crossed the Mekong River from Laos to Thailand from the secret genocide that many do not know about. This photo means the world to me knowing that my parents crossed it and went through blood and tears to get me to where I am today.

Today I stand as a proud man, to be called Hmong and knowing that my family went through all the horrors to have a better life. It has made me grateful for the things I have and the things I do not have. As I stared at the river all I could think about was my parents, my grandparents and everyone who had to cross that river just to escape for a better life. It’s more than a river to me, it is a sign of hope.

View more: http://scsu.mn/15EAphotos

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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