Summer 2018 Bismarck State College Magazine

BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE

SUMMER 2018

MAGAZINE

2018

COMMENCEMENT

10 KAT PERKINS 4 SPARKING ART

EDITOR’S NOTE I loved college. The independence, the new perspectives and finding my people. Diving into subjects that fascinated me was exhilarating, as was the (mistaken) belief that I was the first to think the deep thoughts that accompanied those subjects. I launched my life in college. This is very much on my mind during Commencement season and as my oldest son moves into his senior year of high school. He’s transitioning into the next version of himself as he looks out to the horizon.

He’s alight with the excitement of what comes next.

In this issue, you’ll see that kind of promise realized.

Learn how the humanities make us more human, and what happens when the arts and technical skills collide.

See the joy shining out from the photos of our 2018 graduates and read about the ways education helped, changed, and opened doors our alumni didn’t know existed before college showed them. And finally, we

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Industry + Art

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Beyond Functionality

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Inspiring Go-Getters

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Rooted in ND

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News from Campus

wrap the issue with the names of those who give to our Foundation, ensuring that all who desire college, have the means to afford it; and the names of students who benefit from that generosity.

Thanks for reading.

Marnie Piehl, Editor

MISSION

Bismarck State College, an innovative community college, offers high quality education, workforce training, and enrichment programs reaching local and global communities.

VISION

A national model for innovative education and workforce training.

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INSIDE

EDITOR Marnie Piehl DESIGNER Amber Kurtz CONTRIBUTING WRITER Kimberly Singer CONTRIBUTING DESIGNER Meggan DeCoteau CONTRIBUTORS Lacey Lange Juanita Lee Caitlin Magilke PHOTO CREDITS Glasser Images Bismarck Tribune

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MAKING SPARKS FOR INDUSTRY AND ART

BY KIM SINGER Welding is critical to both the energy and manufacturing industries in North Dakota. With power plants producing energy, those facilities have to be maintained 24 hours a day. “It requires the skill of welding. You also have manufacturing in this state – John Deere, Case, Caterpillar, Bobcat, Tru North Steel – that utilize welders,” said David Mozingo, assistant professor of welding at BSC. “There is a broad range of how welding touches all our lives from industry to entertainment. It is in everything we use – this chair, this building, your car, your oven, your microwave, the soldered joints that are in your computer or, if it’s formed plastic, the machine that formed it was welded together,” he said. Welding’s reach has even expanded to BSC’s Art Department.

In the process of getting his bachelor’s degree, Mozingo took an art class and really enjoyed it. “I think it’s important for our welding students to realize that welding does not have to be under the hood sweating, you can have fun with it.” So, he visited with David Lewellyn, BSC assistant professor of visual arts, and they worked to establish a sculptural welding class. “The whole purpose was integration of students, the cross pollinating.

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Look what else you can do. You’re here to learn more than one skill,” said Lewellyn. It began in fall 2017 semester with eight students from the art department. “It sparked an interest. They had the artistic mind to think, ‘Can I join this material to that material?’ It challenged me,” said Mozingo.

Lewellyn, who has worked in bridge-building and manufacturing and is fully integrated in all things art, teaches the class. “The introduction for this younger generation to these things that involve fire and loud noises and smells is new to them. A lot of these young people have never touched anything but a glass screen. They’ve never touched a pliers, none of it.” He also shared how valuable it is to have the welding students discover the fun aspects of their work. “When we’re kids, playtime is serious business. We are getting after it, but it is so much fun. At some point in time, it gets separated where work is not fun and fun is not work.” For art students, he instills that this is serious business even though they have fun doing it. “The art students are a lot of times not as convicted to the proposition of what are they going to do as an artist.”

One of Lewellyn’s students, Cody Boechler, is completing his generals at BSC, and then plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Minot State University. “It’s fun. I love this class. I have to be late every time, because one of my other classes overlaps with it.

I run to my vehicle so I can get here. This is my favorite class I’ve ever had in college so far.” He was exposed to welding in high school, but enjoys how the sculpture class challenges him. “It’s trying to creatively think about what I can create out of this metal in front of me.”

Another student taking the class is Judy Carlsen. Since retiring from her position as State Bee Inspector at the North Dakota State Agriculture Department, she is in her fifth year of taking classes at BSC – usually taking two each semester. “My husband calls me his little co-ed.” She enjoyed the class so much, she’s taking it again. “When I went to high school, girls did not take shop. I don’t know if you could if you wanted to. I had never used power tools.” She really likes taking BSC’s art classes, and said it’s something she wanted to do 40 years ago. “I’ve liked art all my life.” And, she’s been able to tie her passions together by creating sculpture insects.

over.” And, she isn’t concerned about the fact that welding is a male-dominated field. “It’s not really a big deal. It shouldn’t really matter if you’re a man or a woman if you enjoy doing it.”

Both Mozingo and his colleague Dennis Howard, assistant professor of welding, speak very highly of women welders – both the students they’ve had and the ones they’ve worked with in the field. “Bring your A game or they will weld circles around you. They hold their own,” said Howard. Mozingo also shared that women have better hand-eye coordination than men, better dexterity and longer attention spans. “I enjoy looking back at the history of welding. One of my favorite periods is World War II when all of the men were off to war, and who was left to build the battle ships? The females. The employers were astounded at how good their quality of work was and their work ethics were on point,” said Mozingo.

For more information on BSC’s welding or art programs, visit bismarckstate.edu. The sculptures created by students are on display in the courtyard outside BSC’s LEA Hall and can be seen online at bismarckstate.edu/BSCMagazine.

The class was so well received by one student, she left the art department to pursue welding. “That was the first time I ever picked up a welder. I fell in love with it, and knew that’s what I wanted to do,” said Melissa Rath, who just completed her first semester in the welding program. “I’m definitely grateful there are so many options BSC offers and that I was allowed to switch

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BEYOND MERE FUNCTIONALITY

BY JANE M. SCHRECK, PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE

As we adjust to budget cuts and belt-tightening in the North Dakota University System, as we watch long-time liberal arts faculty retire from Bismarck State College and not be replaced, as we hear repeatedly that our students will have jobs that do not yet exist, I have been recalling a discussion between colleagues from some years back. They were trying to articulate the description of an educated person and, by extension, the purpose of a college education.

One colleague declared that our job as educators—and BSC’s role—is to make students “functional in society,” noting that, in part, “functional means they can contribute to the economic well-being of the country and they can make good decisions.”

I know this colleague to be a good-hearted, optimistic person, and he probably sees “functional in society” in the broadest, most positive way, allowing that people might define “functional” according to their own abilities and desires.

“Make them functional in society” – it is seductive in its generality, but useless in its imprecision and uninspiring in its

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ordinariness. Let’s imagine the institutional mission statement: “We’ll make you functional.” We see no swelling crowds, stirred and rallying around such a banner and no impassioned commencement addresses springing from the dull theme of “Go forth and function.” It may, in fact, be descriptive of the reality we are sometimes reduced to, but it is not the standard we should be trying to meet. It lacks poetry and reach; it lacks seriousness and depth; it lacks imagination and breadth. In short, it misses our humanity.

I admit, my colleagues’ discussion left me feeling hopeless and adrift. If this is really all we are doing—if our purpose is no more high-flown than to help students achieve mere functionality— then perhaps all our efforts are misplaced.

But hope walked into my office shortly after that discussion. She was an academic advisee assigned to me, a second-semester freshman, seeking direction on the classes she should take next.

More than that, though, she was seeking some reassurance, another voice to counterbalance those in her life, something

of a free people. Such an education tries to anticipate what we need to know to govern ourselves or to lead ourselves out of darkness. Mathematics, the arts, the social and natural sciences—of course—but in particular it is the humanities component of such an education that asks us to reach beyond mere functionality. The humanities is the study of human culture—literature, history, philosophy, religion, languages, music, art. When humanities courses are taught well, they engage the students as whole human beings, not just potential employees, not just a bundle of learning objectives, and not just cogs in the wheel. While it is possible in any course, it is necessary and definitional in humanities courses, and I believe when we learn as whole human beings we are better, more compassionate, even wiser. Perhaps most importantly, I believe that learning as whole human beings allows us to see others as whole human beings.

to confirm her own instincts about the purpose of education.

Neither of her parents went to college; neither of her older sisters went to college. According to her, they were all doing well without higher education. They had jobs and families. They were all functioning in society, and based on the evidence of their own lives, they were wondering why she was going to the bother and expense of seeking a degree. She told me she did not know what she wanted to do with her life. She did not know what she wanted to be or how she might best serve her community, but something in her told her that education is in some part self-discovery, and that going to school could help reveal who she is, what she loves, and how she might best make a life and a livelihood.

She was not wrong. By word origin, “to educate” means “to bring up” or “to lead,” often understood as “to lead out of darkness.” Historically, the foundation of the college experience has been what is called a liberal arts education—the education

So here we are in the spring of 2018, not whole but shattered daily by mass shootings, chemical bombings, environmental ravages, grinding poverty, suicides and opioid deaths, partisan hostilities and extremist violence at home and abroad, physical and economic and political exploitation. And I think again about my advisee from years ago. I hope her study of history gave her a perspective for understanding such tragedies. I hope her study of literature or language helped expand her imagination and empathy. I hope her study of philosophy or religion helped her know that justice must be tempered with mercy and that power must be restrained by grace. I hope her study of art or music revealed what we love in the human experience and that what we love should unite us not divide us. I hope. Because when we summon what is best in our human condition—perspective and understanding, imagination and empathy, mercy and grace, love and unity—we have a hope of living peaceably with each other.

In a world torn by violence and exploitation, we in higher education can and must do more than teach our students to push the right buttons to make the robots work. We can and we must reach beyond mere functionality and reaffirm the wholeness and holiness of our humanity.

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HE STARTED AT BSC, NOW HE’S AIMING FOR A PH.D.

BY KIM SINGER

His good relationships with his advisors and professors may be what led Horner to his current career goal – to become one.

“The career that I would aspire to have would be to continue researching things that interest me, and then also be an instructor at a college. I enjoy the academic environment. I enjoy teaching other people different skills, different information and helping them grow as individuals and as students. Being able to take the experiences I’ve had with advisors and peers and being able to facilitate that in classrooms for other people. That would be the ultimate goal for me.”

Dylan Horner of Mandan graduated from BSC with an Associate in Arts degree, which he said laid the foundation for continuing his education. He decided to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Psychology at Minot State University (MSU) while staying on the BSC campus. Now, he’s starting the master’s program at Cleveland State University in Ohio. Once he has his master’s in psychology with a focus in experimental research, he plans to pursue his Ph.D. Horner said his professors at both BSC and MSU helped him set his sights high. “With those (BSC) instructors and the Minot instructors, they definitely challenged me and helped me realize my potential.”

Even when Horner was in the MSU program, one of his BSC professors lent him a book over the summer. He recalled times when he stayed after class for up to half an hour, because he was so engaged in conversations with professors. “Years later I still stay in touch and see what they’re up to. It’s great for networking as well when you build those relationships.

If you ever need assistance or if you ever have questions, whether it be a job application or an application for school or just a general question, you’re able to come back and talk to those individuals.”

NATHAN KURTTI – PREPARED FOR EVERY STAGE OF HIS LIFE

Psychological research is of interest to Horner, because it allows him to study what motivates people to behave in certain ways.

He said by learning what influences people to discriminate against others or engage in harmful behaviors, he’s able to educate people so they behave differently and interact with others in healthier ways. “Ultimately, I feel that psychological research not only allows us to understand more about ourselves, but grants us the opportunity to make meaningful changes in our day-to-day lives.”

Horner also aims to make a difference in the lives of the students he teaches, hopefully back in his home state. “I would enjoy coming back to North Dakota to teach. Being able to experience and receive the quality education that I did, and come back to provide that through my own teaching would allow me to give back to the community that launched me forward.”

To learn more about completing a bachelor’s degree through Minot State University on the BSC campus, visit bismarckstate.edu.

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Nathan Kurtti didn’t always have a way with words. As a kid, he overcame a speech impediment, working hard to become who he is today – an English teacher, debate team coach and assistant director at Sheyenne High School in West Fargo.

Read more about Nathan at bismarckstate.edu/BSCMagazine.

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ENGINEER HELPS BRING CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO RURAL NORTH DAKOTA

BY KIM SINGER Heading into the spring semester of his senior year in college, Philip Markwed already had a job lined up for after graduation with Bartlett & West, an engineering firm in Bismarck. His time as an undergrad involved spending two years studying preengineering at BSC and then transferring to North Dakota State University where he graduated with a 4.0 GPA. He largely attributes his success in college to the accessibility of his BSC professors when he took several difficult courses, such as Introduction to Differential Equations. He’s especially grateful for BSC professors Dan Leingang, David Sagsveen and the late Scott Klingenstein.

Although Markwed knew coming out of high school what career he wanted to pursue, he wasn’t quite sure what type of engineer he wanted to be. “I had heard good things about the preengineering program there. I used that time at BSC to determine which discipline I wanted to go into.”

Markwed was able to make an educated decision to become a civil engineer, and has been with Bartlett & West for eight years.

He has been promoted to project manager, but still remembers his first day on the job very well. He was tasked with being the resident engineer observing construction of a $16.7 million intake and water treatment plant that would supply the Standing Rock Indian Reservation with clean drinking water.

“My first day, I actually went to the project site. We spent two and a half years monitoring construction of the intake and the entire treatment plant. I saw the site go from a bare patch of prairie to a facility that will serve the entire reservation with drinking water. It was a long, arduous process, but probably one of the best learning experiences someone could ask for right out of college.”

Although Markwed didn’t have a lot of professional engineering experience going into that large project, he had helped with his family’s excavating company when he was a teenager. The work

involved installing water and sewer lines, which gave him on-thejob experience and led him down this career path. That, coupled with his college education and the two summers he spent working as a survey assistant for Houston Engineering, equipped him well for the task.

“Since then I’ve done several ground water treatment plants, utilizing ground water wells and pressure filters, which is a lot simpler process than that first surface water facility. But, a big learning curve I’ve had on some of these projects is expanding on an existing water treatment plant while it’s still in service.

There’s a whole lot of coordination as far as keeping it in service and meeting set time parameters, so that you can serve the existing users, but still expand the facility at the same time.

That’s an interesting challenge.”

Even in the midst of the challenges, Markwed is able to see his job as rewarding. He’s currently working with one of his larger clients to do a significant pipeline expansion that will mean access to good quality drinking water for more than 500 users in Logan and Kidder counties.

“That’s 500 more that will have quality drinking water in rural North Dakota. If the users have a well right now, they may not have great quality or they might have shortage issues if their well goes down. Now, they’re connected to a consistent rural water supply. It improves their quality of life, and definitely gives me satisfaction in my job. It makes it easy to take pride in the work if you can see results of helping communities.”

For more on pre-engineering at BSC, visit bismarckstate.edu.

INSPIRED BY BSC PROFESSORS, SAMANTHA MOEKER PURSUES ACADEMIC LIFE BSC alum Samantha Moeker epitomizes exactly what Jane Schreck notes in her essay in this publication – as a dental hygienist with multiple degrees, she has intertwined technical expertise with perspective, travel and a deep love of education. Today she serves as faculty of two colleges.

Learn more about her journey at bismarckstate.edu/BSCMagazine.

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DREAM IT, DO IT. KAT PERKINS ON DREAMERS AND DOERS BSC’s 2018 Commencement speaker, Kat Perkins, is a North Dakota native who has followed her musical dreams. A finalist on Season 6 of The Voice, these days she performs overseas for our military and in sold-out shows around the country. She’s also focused on students – encouraging them to live a fearless life and providing scholarships for aspiring musicians.

View a video of Perkins Commencement speech at bismarckstate.edu/BSCMagazine.

Photo Credits Glasser Images

BSC 2018 student Commencement speaker Carter Honeyman accepts his diploma.

BY MARNIE PIEHL

Growing up, Carter Honeyman of Regent, N.D., knew he wanted to join his father and grandfather on the family farm his great-grandfather homesteaded in 1904. The secondborn of Gary and Tia Honeyman’s five children, Carter says, “I was always out in the field with my dad. I never liked being in the house; I knew that’s what I wanted to do right away.”

That commitment to the farm was tested his senior year of high school. In March of 2016, about the time things ramp up for farmers, Carter’s dad contracted leukemia and Carter took charge. While Carter’s classmates were planning for prom and counting down the days to graduation, Carter was seeding and spraying.

His teachers allowed him to come and go as needed throughout the spring. His dad continued to do the paperwork, but Carter and the family’s four hired men” did all the dirty work getting the job done.“ Gary spent a total of 240 days in Fargo and Minneapolis receiving treatment. Many of those days, father and son conferred via telephone, but there were times Gary was so ill that even talking was tough. So Carter called the shots.

“Taking charge was new to me. Instead of running around playing basketball and going to camps, I put my full attention to farming,” Carter says.

Gary, who today is in full remission, returned home at Thanksgiving 2016.

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I knew what I wanted to do, and BSC strengthened my knowledge in it.

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FOURTH GENERATION FARMER IS ROOTED IN REGENT

“Here he was a senior in high school, and he stepped up and took over. I just couldn’t have been more proud,” Gary says.

Those months in charge cemented Carter’s career choice even as they changed his college choice. Rather than attend North Dakota State University or Dickinson State University, where he had an offer to play football, he set his sights on Bismarck State College. He knew he could earn an agriculture degree in two years at BSC and be close enough to get home every weekend to farm.

When he arrived at BSC, Carter was strong on the mechanics of the work, but had a lot to learn about the business side of farming. He says the faculty were all good and ensured he came away ready.

“I knew what I wanted to do, and BSC strengthened my knowledge in it,” Carter says.

Even before graduation, Carter applied his new knowledge to the farm, teaching his dad about soil health and applying GPS communications to their units in the field. His dad, a 1981 BSC graduate, is looking forward to welcoming his son on full time.

“My dad and I started farming together in 1984, and that has been a wonderful relationship ... I expect the same as we transition Carter into the farm. I’ve got good health, and a son that can step up and is interested and enthused.

We’re really blessed.”

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LOOK BACK AND PAY IT FORWARD

BY MARNIE PIEHL BSC Alumnus of the Year Mike Bullinger (’70) wasn’t much of a student. His dad had only an 8th grade education, and kept the family afloat delivering Mobil Oil products.

His mother died when he was 14 years old and his older sister was 17. The family didn’t have a lot of money.

Mike had his first job in grade school, selling Grit newspapers to bar patrons in downtown Mandan. The newspaper cost a quarter, and often, he’d also make a quarter tip.

Mike Bullinger

BSC Alumnus of the Year

In high school he worked several jobs, but didn’t have a lot of direction academically.

Then, during his senior year, Mike’s life took a significant turn. He took a bookkeeping class, and, three weeks before graduation, he met his future wife, Peggy. He fell in love with both.

“I hung around with Peggy, and she was a good student. I decided I needed to start studying.”

The bookkeeping class was the first time school had come easy for him. “I never knew anything about accounting before

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From today forward, let's focus on the do part of dream it, do it.

– Kat Perkins, 2018 BSC Commencement Speaker

I took that class, and then I not only liked it, I excelled at it.”

With Peggy as an influence and accounting as a goal, Mike applied to Bismarck Junior College in 1969.

“My grades were such that I wondered if I would get in. I didn’t have anyone to talk to about it.

When I got the letter saying I was accepted at BJC – it was the equivalent of a star student getting accepted to Harvard!”

In order to take accounting classes, Mike first had to take remedial classes in English and math.

Those classes showed him that he wasn’t a bad student, he just had never learned how to study.

New study habits, and the influence of professors like Art Davis along with his considerable work ethic soon brought his grades up enough to earn a $200 scholarship. While his dad paid for his books and an occasional tank of gas, Mike paid out of pocket for all his other expenses, so the scholarship was a lifeline.

“That $200 meant a lot to me. I’ll never forget it,” he says.

Mike earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting from UND, and went on to become a CPA. After working in a regional accounting firm, Mike opened his own public accounting practice. After several years he went on to start up or purchase a wide range of companies in manufacturing, home improvement, agricultural equipment, building tools and casual furniture. Today, he owns Western Products and is actively involved in franchising as well as commercial and residential real estate and development.

More than the success they’ve seen, it’s the couple’s humble beginnings that are at the heart of their exceptionally generous legacy. To this day, whenever the Bullingers move into a new home, the first meal they eat is a simple one of beans and corn to remind them of their roots. And they never hesitate to give back to the organizations that have impacted them. In addition to the scholarship they endowed through the BSC Foundation, the Bullingers have established endowments at UND, the FM Area Foundation and Dakota Medical Foundation. They were named Philanthropists of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2016.

The couple consults with their three grown daughters to determine how to direct much of their giving – a family tradition that has become as important as their corn and bean meals.

While the family has long lived in Fargo, they are western North Dakota ambassadors as well. Mike says they are “constantly hauling people from Fargo” to their beloved Medora – a place Mike remembered visiting as a child. The family reconnected to the historic western town after getting involved in “Wooly Boys” a movie filmed in Medora in the late 1990s. Peggy became a board member for the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, and the family has refurbished a 100-year old home in Medora, built a private old-time saloon and contributed significantly to the restoration of a number of other historic buildings there.

When determining how and where to give, the Bullingers’ philosophy is to look back. “What helped you in life? Look back and help others that way,” Mike says.

At UND, the Bullingers’ endowment pays the CPA exam fees for business and accounting students – a fee that was a hardship for Mike. At BSC the family provides two $1,250 scholarships each year to business and accounting students who need a hand.

“Those two years [at BSC] gave me my start. If I had gone to Grand Forks first I feel like I would have gotten lost, and I would not have gotten the chance to switch gears. When you’ve got the wherewithal to give back, it’s fun. To choose a nonprofit, and write them a check feels really good.”

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After two years, Peggy graduated from Mandan High School, the couple married and settled in Grand Forks while Mike attended the University of North Dakota. Money was so tight that one night the only food in the house was a can of beans and a can of corn. That’s what they ate for dinner.

Those two years [at BSC] gave me my start.

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HUNKE MAKES A DIFFERENCE

BY MARNIE PIEHL Jon Hunke (’94) believes that those willing to give back can truly make a difference. As the BSC Rising Star Award recipient, he’s being recognized for that very attribute.

At age 18, the Bismarck native says BSC was the only college for him – it was familiar, inexpensive and small enough to ready him to move to a four-year institution.

While Hunke figured he’d eventually pursue business and accounting, BSC made it possible for him to make sure of that direction. He explored psychology, biology and even engineering before transferring to North Dakota State University and ultimately majoring in accounting.

Jon Hunke

BSC Rising Star

A numbers guy from the beginning, he paid for college as he went, earning degrees at BSC, NDSU, and University of Mary. He later earned a master’s degree from University of Mary while working full time.

“For me, college was a starting point and stepping stone to achieve life goals – and I say that humbly. I’ve been around enough to know that some people easily get A’s, others study hard and just pass,” Hunke says.

He believes that BSC is a place for students across that spectrum. He says college, and in particular BSC, ensures that students will be able to do “more than just the normal.”

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After earning his Bachelor of Science degree at NDSU and working in a regional accounting firm, Hunke came home to Bismarck and went to work for MDU Construction Services Group, an organizational arm of MDU Resources. His mother worked at sister company Montana Dakota Utilities for 40 years. He’s advanced in the company and currently serves as

FIDDLER PRESTON SCHMIDT ADVANCES NASHVILLE CAREER Preston Schmidt, BSC’s 2011 Alumni Rising Star, now owns and operates two businesses in Nashville, Tenn., has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and run sound for artists like Zak Brown and Jimmy Buffet.

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Catch up with Preston online at bismarckstate.edu/BSCMagazine.

Vice President of Accounting, Finance and Information Technology.

He got involved with the BSC National Alumni Association and BSC Foundation at the invitation of former Foundation executive director Gordy Binek. Hunke and his wife, Sommer, are lifetime members of the BSC Alumni Association 1939 Society. He’s also on the BSC Foundation Student Housing Board and the BSC business and management advisory board.

“BSC gave me an opportunity to extend my education, and when I came back to the community I saw an opportunity to give back and come full circle.”

Hunke volunteers with Junior Achievement working with a third-grade class at his previous school, Northridge Elementary.

“Without my education I wouldn’t have advanced or been willing to be a leader,” he says.

Hunke’s hard work and giving nature are leveraged outdoors with his amateur field champion English Cocker Spaniels. Working with his three dogs takes much of his time, but he loves it. “Growing up, the outdoors was a gateway to freedom. I work in an office environment all day, fortunately I get to spend a lot of time outside with this hobby.”

To make an impact is Hunke’s ultimate goal. “I want to be someone that can be counted on to go out and give back, be a positive role model, and offer people words of encouragement. I want to leave a legacy.

Receiving this recognition is part of that.”

LEGACY FAMILY WORKS HARD FOR BSC

BY MARNIE PIEHL Harley Swenson got his hands dirty making BSC beautiful.

Enrolling at BSC in 1954, the college transformed a “stick-in-themud” kid into a social butterfly. He got involved in plays, the chorus, and started dating. “It was a fun time,” he says.

Swenson graduated and went on to the University of North Dakota, where he earned a civil engineering degree. He established Swenson, Hagen & Co., a civil engineering and land surveying firm in 1967.

Before too long he was back at BSC tearing up poorly designed parking lots. He dug in from there.

His last big project before retirement was the MDU Resources Community Bowl in the late 1990s. “My firm was the design engineer and construction manager. I stayed in shape during that project – climbing those hills all day long every day. I think I lost 10 pounds.”

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Harley and Margaret Swenson

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BSC Legacy Family

All my interest in tech, science and engineering started at BSC. It gave me the inspiration and education that got me going.

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“I was in cahoots with Kermit,” he says of former BSC president, the late Kermit Lidstrom. Working with Lidstrom, and later President Donna Thigpen, Swenson designed campus improvement projects that ranged from parking lots to sidewalks and gutters to the placement of hundreds of trees, shrubs and landscaping. “I have enjoyed my association with the presidents of the college – all have been very progressive in their thinking and willing to listen to a crazy engineer that wanted to build things,“ Swenson says.

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He was refueled through the great lunches he ate in the Mystic Marketplace. “They have great cooks at BSC.” As a student, faculty like Charles Hook, chair of the math and engineering department, and physics professor Dr. William Chaffee nurtured Harley’s analytical and engineering skills, helping him find his life’s work.

“All my interest in tech, science and engineering started at BSC. It gave me the inspiration and education that got me going.”

Harley met his wife, Margaret, at UND. A homemaker and community volunteer, Margaret managed rental properties, and gets the credit for ensuring Harley could volunteer and serve on many business-related causes in the community including 24 years on the State Water Commission.

The couple’s three children all attended or graduated from BSC. “My kids didn’t have much of a choice – they were all going to college and we obviously promoted BSC,” Swenson says.

Kim (Swenson) O’Leary attended for one year and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree at UND and a master’s degree at Regis University in Denver. Son Mark (’85) went on to earn a construction engineering degree from North Dakota State University, became a Regional Professional Engineer and served as president of the BSC Alumni Association. Kari (Swenson) Hausauer (‘82) played basketball for BSC, and racked up a record 43 points in a game against the University of Mary that held for many years. Son-in-law Mark Hausauer (‘79) played basketball at BSC and was the conference rebounding champ in 1978. Grandson Troy Hausauer (’15) also played basketball for the Mystics.

Longtime supporters of both the BSC National Alumni Association (they are members of the 1939 Society) and the BSC Foundation, in 2013 Harley and Margaret established a Swenson family scholarship for pre-engineering students at BSC. Harley was named BSC Outstanding Alumnus in 1995, and received the Presidential Merit Award from the BSC National Alumni Association in 1984.

Congratulations Graduates

“

You are you. So be brave. Be amazing. Be worthy.

Be fearless. And be yourself. And every time you get the chance, I want you to do something that terrifies you. Be uncomfortable and see what’s on the other side of your comfort zone.

You all deserve that. Remember you’ll only feel uncomfortable for a second, but your joy and success will last a lifetime.

“

– Kat Perkins, 2018 BSC Commencement Speaker

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CAMPUS

NEWS Roundup

BSC ROLLS OUT OLLI@BSC

BSC received a grant from The Bernard Osher Foundation to develop the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at BSC (OLLI@BSC), a noncredit education program specifically designed for people who are age 50 or older.

Similar to OLLI at UND classes previously presented at BSC, OLLI at BSC will offer an array of classes and activities. BSC also plans to incorporate OLLI members and the concept of lifelong learning into existing offerings on the campus – from continuing education to music and art.

For more information about OLLI at BSC, visit bismarckstate.edu/OLLI.

BSC PARTNERS WITH FRONTIER PRECISION

Frontier Precision, a sales company headquartered in Bismarck with offices in Minnesota, Colorado, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and Hawaii, has partnered with the BSC Engineering Technology program to equip the surveying lab each academic year with state-of-the-art technology and equipment at no cost to BSC. Each school year BSC students will have access to $100,000 to $150,000 worth of brand new tools and equipment.

“We wanted to be able to participate in the education side of the industry,” says Frontier Precision President and CEO Dennis Kemmesat, a BSC alumnus. “We want BSC students to have the opportunity to train with the most advanced technology, giving them an advantage in the field.”

Frontier Precision will also provide training for students.

Students shine NDNA FELLOWSHIP

BSC student Hunter Andes, a native of Makoti, N.D., was selected by the North Dakota Newspaper Association to attend a reporting fellowship program in Washington, D.C. Andes and students from six other states spent three days in Washington attending briefings and meeting with government leaders and congressional representatives. Based on those meetings and their own reporting, each student produced a news story that examines political differences and demonstrates how citizens can reach across the political divide for the good of the country.

STUDENTS ATTEND CMA

See the 2017-18 Mystician staff exploring New York City during the 2018 College Media Awards in our video found at vimeo.com/267816970.

BSC’S DUTTENHEFNER EARNS PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP

BSC student Jenna Duttenhefner was named a 2018 New Century Transfer Scholar by Phi Theta Kappa. Duttenhefner’s selection was based on her academic accomplishments, leadership, activities, and how she extends her intellectual talents beyond the classroom. More than 2,000 students were nominated, and only one New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar is selected from each state.

The program is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Phi Theta Kappa, and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

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SPORTS RECAP

WINTER/SPRING SPORTS SUMMARY

MYSTIC BASKETBALL

MYSTIC BASEBALL

BSC MYSTIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (DI)

BSC MYSTIC BASEBALL (DIV II)

Coaches Marv Pedersen and Thai Haggin

Coaches Corby McGlauflin, Brady Dutchak and Joe Hallock

SEASON: 16-11 overall, 8-4 conference play

SEASON: 18-15 overall, 10-6 conference play

ATHLETE ACCOLADES • Nicole Bunting: Mon-Dak Conference 1st Team; All Region XIII; POWER Athlete of the Year; Quarterback Club nominee

ATHLETE ACCOLADES • Spencer Gillund: Mon-Dak Athletic Conference; All Region XIII; 2x North Plains District ; Ed Kringstad Athlete of the Year; Quarterback Club; JUCO Athlete of the Year

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Hannah Hanson: Mon-Dak Conference 2nd Team; All Region XIII; Frank Bavendick Leadership Award

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Zac Martin : Mon-Dak Athletic Conference

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Connor Burgess: Mon-Dak Athletic Conference

Coaches Buster Gilliss and Eddie Collins

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Seth Brewer: Mon-Dak Athletic Conference

SEASON: 10-18 overall, 4-8 conference play

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Jaden Scott: Frank Bavendick Sportsmanship Award

ATHLETE ACCOLADES • Brody Nieuwsma: Mon-Dak Conference 2nd Team; All Region XIII; POWER Athlete of the Year

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Alec Battest: POWER Athlete of the Year

BSC MYSTIC MEN’S BASKETBALL (DIV I)

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Austin Slaughter: Mon-Dak Conference 2nd Team; All Region XIII; Quarterback Club nominee

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Michael Olson: Frank Bavendick Sportsmanship Award

ELLEFSON NAMED CHAMBER TEACHER OF THE YEAR JOE ELLEFSON, BSC professor of criminal justice since 1995, received the 2018 Higher Education Outstanding Teacher of Commerce in May. Ellefson, and his wife, Marge, have a 26-year-old daughter, Lindsey, who is a BSC alumna and an employee of CNN. See Lindsey’s Fall 2017 profile at bismarckstate.edu/BSCMagazine.

BSC CLASS CONNECTIONS JACQUELINE MATERI (’06) graduated Summa Cum Laude from Medcenter One College of Nursing in 2008. She worked as an ICU RN at the Mayo Clinic. In 2015, she graduated from Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences with a master’s degree in Nurse Anesthesia. In 2017, she opened the Ketamine Care Clinic in Bismarck, successfully treating patients with mental health disorders and chronic pain conditions.

Have Fun,

RAISE FUNDS

Sign up today for 2018 President’s Run Friday, July 18 Get your car, motorcycle, and friends together to join BSC President Larry C. Skogen for a beautiful ride through North Dakota. Plans include a cruise down ND Highway 6 with lunch at the Petrified Wood Park in Lemmon, S.D., and a visit to John Lopez’s Kokomo Gallery and The Grand River Museum, home to the famed Hugh Glass Memorial. A $110 donation per vehicle is requested.

Go to bismarckstate.edu/alumnifoundation/events to learn more about these events and register today!

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ARTSQUEST 2018 EVERY YEAR FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, BSC HAS DEDICATED THE MONTH OF APRIL TO ARTSQUEST During this campus-wide celebration of the arts and artists, students showcase their best work through end-of-year recitals, productions, publications, readings and demonstrations. Guest artists arrive to inspire and collaborate and the community is invited to dozens of free activities that reiterate exactly why humanities, art and literature matter.

Browse the many scenes of ArtsQuest 2018 at bismarckstate.edu/ArtsQuest.

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BSC SHORTCUTS 2018 Three graphic design students took on their professors during one of the 2018 Shortcuts design battles showcasing the creative skills of local graphic designers and artists in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. A live, fast-paced design battle for supreme creative dominance, Shortcuts was a highlight of ArtsQuest 2018.

EMPLOYEE GIVING Employees support BSC through donations to the BSC National Alumni Association and/or the BSC Foundation from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

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IN MEMORIAM/HONORARIUM IN MEMORY/HONOR OF GIVEN BY

Sara McAvoy BSC Employees

Myron Atkinson Kari Knudson Rita Nodland

Rev. and Mrs. John Nicolai John and Susan Weiss

Frank Bavendick Gordon and Paula Binek Amy Brown Kari Knudson David and Margaret Sitte Eleanor Bollinger Bismarck-Mandan Retired Teachers Assn.

Isaac Cramer Kari Knudson Shirley Cresap Bismarck-Mandan Retired Teachers Assn.

Luella Emmil Kari Knudson Lois Engler Don and Lynne Bigwood Kristine Carey Current Events Club Eric Engler Kari Knudson Beverly Livesay Brian Palecek Muriel Peterson Barb Thorsen Carolyn and Dale Twingley Blanche Flynn Lee and Debra Huber Doris and Vern Hansen Linda and Kurt Falkman Mary Harris Gordon and Paula Binek Elsie R. Haykel Steve and Judy Nelson Mary Helm Ed and Faye Hasche Becky Hollingsworth Bismarck-Mandan Retired Teachers Assn.

Gary Huber Kari Knudson Rita Nodland Judy Hurdlebrink Bismarck-Mandan Retired Teachers Assn.

Gerald (Jerry) Jacobs Bismarck-Mandan Retired Teachers Assn.

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Marcia Olson Carol Cashman Heather Erickson Joyce Pank Carla and Dick Bickert Ken Paulus Tamara Barber Julia Barth Irene Berndt Carla and Dick Bickert Don and Lynne Bigwood Gordon and Paula Binek Boilermakers Local 647 Todd Brady Cathy and Donald Brendel Alec Bry Brenda and Robert Bry BSC Employees Carol Cashman Dave Clark Allen and Diane Dockter Paula Dosch Jerry Evenson Philip James Foss Shannon and John Frey Cal Gendreau Buster Gilliss Annette Goehring Dennis and Alexis Greenstein Pat and Lorna Gross Robert and Laurie Hansen Lenae and Mark Harless James and Anna Hoff Mark Holkup Michael Horan Perry and Cammy Hornbacher Timothy and Joanne Huckle Lance and Becca Johnson Tammy and Joel Johnson Adam Jones Tabatha and Patrick Joyce Annette Kinsala Kari Knudson Terry and Cathy Kristensen Russell and Vanessa Kroshus Tom Marple Dale Miller ND Assn of Dance & Drill NDSCS Welding Club Rita Nodland Arlan Okerson Keith Peltier Matthew R Peterson Plumbers & Pipefitters

Lee and Jolene Podoll Kendall and Carol Preskey Bill and Joanne Redmond Cindy Sandvick Ryan and Lisa Schlosser Wayne M. Schmaltz Jane and Daniel Schreck Marlene Seiler Laurie Sheldon Ken Sisk Dr. Larry C. Skogen Dennis and Kathryn Smith Louis and Janice Thielen Joel and Sherri Thomsen Eric and Katie Tuchscher David Upgren Debbie and Steve Van Berkom Mary and Paul Verlinde Sara Vollmer Doug and Denise Wiseman Joe and Nancy Woodmansee Arthur and Crystal Zander Sheila Schafer Carol Cashman Paul Swanson Thomas and Barbara Assel Mary Bader Miles Bendixson Don and Lynne Bigwood Gordon and Paula Binek Bismarck-Mandan Retired Teachers Assn.

David and Myrna Blackstead Todd and Linda Bortke Dennis Boyd Amy Brown BSC Employees Dave Clark Patrick and Mary Ann Durick Delvin and Lorna Easton Constance and Michael Erickson Orville Erickson Arlys Fowler Martha Gilchrist Marie Gilchrist Kevin Gilchrist Buster Gilliss Jim and Terry Glasser Lee and Sharon Gurke Ed and Faye Hasche Rose Marie Henke Robert and Lu Anne Honkola Alvin Jaeger Jon and Fran Joersz Ann Johnson Robert and Bonnie Johnson Lori Kelley Adele Koenig

William and Joni Leifur Audrey Liudahl Everett and Bev Miller Rita Nodland Gary and Shirley Olmsted Earl and Karen Petersen Don Prouty Bill and Joanne Redmond Harold and Ardys Richardson Roger Riveland Dawn Roberts Larry and Faye Rolfson Jane and Gary Schulz Jerry Sholts David and Margaret Sitte Rudy and Leann Steidl Marilynn Swanson Michael and Saundra Swanson Helen Swenson Guy Tangedahl Mark and Claudia Thompson Marjorie Thorne Carolyn and Dale Twingley Debbie and Steve Van Berkom Karen Vossler Jerry Wilson Bradley and Cynthia Winther Al Wolf LaVonne Tabor Kari Knudson Anita Wilson and Lorretta Wilson Chris Gaspard

BSC FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE CLUB & PRESIDENT’S CLUB The Foundation welcomes new and renewing Executive and President’s Club members for January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

PRESIDENT’S CLUB Annual Gifts of $500 or more to the BSC Foundation 4T Construction Aetna American Bank Center Andeavor Andeavor Foundation, Inc. Cindy Anderson Gary Anderson Jennifer Anderson Tricia Arenz Arntson Stewart Wegner PC Associated General Contractors of ND Marjory Atkinson Thomas Atkinson Michael and Renae Baltzer Barr Engineering Co. Bartlett & West Basin Electric Power Cooperative Joanne Bavendick James and Carrie Berg John Berger James Binegar BlackRidgeBANK BNC National Bank

Dakota Community Bank & Trust

Lester Electrical of Nebraska, Inc.

Tom and Frances Leach Foundation

Dakota Dust-Tex, Inc.

Grant M. and Jane Lindstrom

Toman Engineering Company

Dakota Frontier Cooperative

Lindtech Services, Inc.

Robert Tracy

Don Dihle

Henry Mahlman

Trucks of Bismarck

Kathleen Dobovsky

Susanne Delaney Mattheis Charitable Fund

Irene and Morris Tschider

J. Michael McCormack

U.S. Bank

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment Eide Bailly LLP

Thomas and Jana McKee

Expressway Inn & Suites

McKenzie Electric Cooperative

Fireside Office Solutions

McLean Electric Cooperative

First International Bank & Trust

MDU

First Western Bank & Trust

Midwest Motor Express, Inc.

Mark and Cindy Fliginger

Miller Insulation Co.

Richard and Lorraine Froelich

National Information Solutions Cooperative

Frontier Precision, Inc. Dr. Brian Gale Gate City Bank Gateway Health Mart Pharmacy Dr. Kevin Gilchrist Ray Grabar Great Plains & Empower North Dakota Great River Energy Timothy and Joann Haas Joe and Florence Hauer Rose Marie Henke

ND Auto Body Association ND Council on the Arts ND Society of Professional Land Surveyors Terrance and Zanne Ness North Central Electric Cooperative North Dakota Guaranty & Title Co. Northern Improvement

Stacy Tschider United Agronomy, LLC Debbie and Steve Van Berkom Verendrye Electric Cooperative Chad and Stacy Wachter Brent Wallender Tony Welder Wells Fargo Bank G. Franklin Welsh Stephen Welsh Widmer Roel Wilbur-Ellis (Mott and Rolla) Mark Wolitarsky Zuger Kirmis & Smith

EXECUTIVE CLUB

Northwest Tire

Annual Gifts of $250 - $499 to the BSC Foundation

ONEOK

3M Foundation

Otter Tail Power Company

Advanced Business Methods

Jack and Kristen Paris

Aim Physical Therapy

Pepsi Beverages Company

D & E Supply Company Inc.

Judy Pfeifle

Dakota Bumper & Body Supply

Shawn and Apryl Pierce

Electro Watchman, Inc.

BNI Coal

Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC

Dr. Wayne and Ellen Boekes

Gert Hoffman

David and Ruth Borlaug

Houston Engineering, Inc.

Glenn Bosch

HUB International of ND

Michael and Peggy Bullinger

Ted and Lila Humann

Pine Petroleum, Inc.

Cheryl Elsbernd

Capital City Construction, Inc.

R S Investment Group Inc.

Patricia Hanson

Capital City Lions

Independent Community Banks

Ramkota Hotel

Wayne Harris

Century 21 Morrison Realty

Kirkwood Bank & Trust Co.

Red Trail Energy, LLC

Theresia Hersch

Choice Financial

KLJ

Harold and Karen Schulz

MDU Resources Foundation

Jim Christianson

Kay Koch

Steve and Janet Schwan

Francis Miller

Cynthia Clairmont-Schmidt

Loren Kopseng

John and Mary Shaffer

Edward and Rebecca Murphy

The Coca-Cola Foundation

Kraus-Anderson

Dorothy Shertzer

Seifert Electric

Cornerstone Bank

L & H Manufacturing Co.

Dr. Larry C. Skogen

Robert and Linda Tonolli

Coteau Properties Company

Tim and Shelli Langerud

Slope Electric Cooperative

Joe and Penny Wolfe

Dacotah Paper

Harold Larson

Jason and Dr. Nigeria Stahl

Dakota Agronomy Partners

John and Carolyn Laschkewitsch

Starion Bank

Dr. Gordon and Jackie Leingang

Harley and Margaret Swenson

Dakota Appraisal & Consulting Dakota Awards

Dwayne Sticka Swenson, Hagen & Co.

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BSC FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS Academic Chris Albin Memorial Scholarship Daniel Rost...................................Baker, MT American Legion Auxiliary, Loyd Spetz Unit No. 1 Scholarship Kate Dorfschmidt.................... Bismarck, ND Alec Anagnost Memorial Scholarship Tiffany Cox.............................. Bismarck, ND Myron & Marjory Atkinson Scholarship Sarah Eberle.......................... Strasburg, ND Madison Leidy............................Wilton, ND Myron Atkinson, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Tanner Olson.......................... Bismarck, ND Patrick Atkinson Scholarships for Enriching ND Scholarship Abby Bourgois........................ Bismarck, ND Tayler Kerzmann......................Garrison, ND Taylor Krom............................... Cando, ND Mariah Nitz................................ Harvey, ND Mitchel Pilon........................... Bismarck, ND Royann Schmit......................... Mandan, ND Ashley Welander.......................... Rolla, ND Frank Bavendick Scholarship Samantha Anklam................... Bismarck, ND Alec Battest............................... Beulah, ND Alyssa Beck............................. Bismarck, ND Bailie Beer............................... Lemmon, SD Julie Bott................................ Bismarck, ND Kyra Braaten.............................Kindred, ND Nicole Bunting.............. Redwood Falls, MN Faith Dionne............................Belcourt, ND Liza Doppler........................... Bismarck, ND Dante Fischer........................ Mobridge, SD Ellie Gehring............................Garrison, ND Syann Golus.............................Belcourt, ND Sierra Graff................................Oxbow, ND Tyler Gravseth..................Cooperstown, ND Matthew Guenther................. Bismarck, ND Brianna Honrud................ Powers Lake, ND Alex Horner............................ Bismarck, ND Amy Jacobson...........................Wishek, ND Kaelen Johnson.............................Peoria, IL Kyjuan Johnson...........................Minot, ND Grant Kohlus....................... Eagle Butte, SD Benson Kramer....................... Bismarck, ND Alicia Larsgaard...............Cooperstown, ND Luke Leingang........................ Bismarck, ND Ty Leingang............................. Mandan, ND Sidney Mann........................... Bismarck, ND Zac Martin............................... Bismarck, ND Ian McDonald......................... Bismarck, ND Tronis McKay...................... St. Michael, ND Allie Mischel........................... Bismarck, ND Jessica Oja.............................. Bismarck, ND Cole Parisien........................... Bismarck, ND Drew Pearson......................... Des Lacs, ND Jesse Roberts..............................Minot, ND Taylor Schmeichel............... Jamestown, ND Paige Schweitzer...................Dickinson, ND Jaden Scott............................ Bismarck, ND

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Austin Slaughter................Grand Forks, ND Joel Thune.............................. Bismarck, ND Jared Walter........................... Bismarck, ND Bailey Wilhelm........................ Bismarck, ND Ronald R. Becker Memorial Scholarship Shealynn Balliet...................... Bismarck, ND Gordon & Paula Binek Scholarship Tyler Hoggarth..................... Carrington, ND David & Myrna Blackstead Scholarship Shantel Bender....................... Hazelton, ND Paul and Judith Bodmer English Scholarship Hunter Andes............................ Makoti, ND Boekes Family Scholarship Abygail Schmid...................... Bismarck, ND Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial Scholarship Jenna Duttenhefner............... Menoken, ND Madison Feist............................ Kintyre, ND Caitlin Magilke........................ Bismarck, ND John Timmons.................. Watford City, ND Kasey Vetsch ......................... Strasburg, ND

Marc & Betty Christianson Scholarship Brianna Crispell...................... Bismarck, ND Desiree Feist..............................Wishek, ND Hannah Septon.......................... Rhame, ND Devin Weigel............................. Kintyre, ND Winnifred Coyne Hedahl Student Nurse Scholarship Emily Neshem........................ Berthold, ND Cecilia Deichert Scholarship Kolter Schell.............................. Towner, ND Susanne Delaney Mattheis Memorial Scholarship Nathan Hauck......................... Bismarck, ND Pat & Mary Dirk Scholarship Hanna Sailer........................... Bismarck, ND Mason Thorenson................... Bismarck, ND James & Mildred Duffy Memorial Scholarship Carmen Harrison.................... Bismarck, ND Edwin & Dorothy Edlund Memorial Scholarship Jessica Duttenhefner............. Menoken, ND

BPS Outstanding Student Scholarship Meagan Davidson....................Baldwin, ND Alex Hausauer........................ Bismarck, ND Nathan Kostelecky.................. Bismarck, ND Zachary Newton..................... Bismarck, ND Jenna Otto............................. Bismarck, ND Tyler Wetzstein....................... Bismarck, ND

Heber Edwards Memorial Scholarship Alexandra Welch.................... Bismarck, ND

Walter L. & Lucille Braun Scholarship Mary Anton............................. Bismarck, ND Cody Fettig.......................... Washburn, ND Michael Pfennig...................... Bismarck, ND Michael Ternes........................ Bismarck, ND Josie VandenBurg...................... Flasher, ND

Marvin E. & Lois J. Erdmann Scholarship Hunter Humann...................... Bismarck, ND

Richard Brown Memorial Scholarship Victoria Andrus....................Turtle Lake, ND Robert & DeLayne Brown Scholarship Kara Duppong.......................Glen Ullin, ND Grace Letteer.......................... Bismarck, ND Hunter Ripplinger................... Bismarck, ND BSC Foundation Ball Scholarship Angela Anderson....................... Towner, ND BSC National Alumni Association Scholarship Tyler Boone............................. Bismarck, ND Michael & Peggy Bullinger Scholarship Benson Kramer......................Dickinson, ND Lucas Leingang....................... Bismarck, ND Campus Read Essay Contest Scholarship Jessica Duttenhefner............. Menoken, ND Capital City Lions Scholarship Chase Pederson.................. Carrington, ND Century High School Booster Bust Scholarship Ethan Nelson.......................... Bismarck, ND

William & Marietta Ekberg Scholarship Hunter Andes............................ Makoti, ND Cheryl Elsbernd Scholarship Taylor Reinhardt....................... Mandan, ND

Walt & Norma Fiedler Memorial Scholarship Cade Heilman............................. Rugby, ND Burt Finney Memorial Scholarship Jacob Langerud...................... Bismarck, ND Gate City Bank Scholarship Kyra Braaten.............................Kindred, ND Gateway Healthmart Pharmacy Scholarship Morgan Menge....................... Bismarck, ND Florence P. George Memorial Scholarship Lexus Davidson........................Baldwin, ND Frank Gilchrist Memorial Athletic Scholarship Brody Nieuwsma.................... Bismarck, ND Jennifer Gladden Memorial Scholarship Jewel Spitzer...............................Minot, ND Great Plains & EmPower ND Energy Conference Scholarship April Dexter.......................... Washburn, ND Jacob Sowers......................... Williston, ND Dean Gunsch Memorial Scholarship Braydon Lautenschlager......... Berthold, ND Vern and Doris Hansen Scholarship Tesslin Heupel........................ Bismarck, ND

Steven Harris Memorial Scholarship Colton Woodbury...................... Carson, ND Dr. Beulah M. Hedahl Memorial Scholarship Melissa Rath.......................... Menoken, ND Neil Hedahl Memorial Scholarship Allen Steckler...................... Jamestown, ND Bryce & Maxine Hill Scholarship Jakob Olheiser..........................Lincoln, ND Ken Hoff Athletic Scholarship Kiton Ademeso..................... Lagos, Nigeria Ray & Gertha Hoffman Scholarship Samantha Wech...................... Bismarck, ND Niles & Ginger Hushka Scholarship Taylor Krumm.............................Hague, ND Chuck & Carol Iten Scholarship Olivia Dietrich......................... Bismarck, ND Morgan Erickson...........................Velva, ND Amanda Pfennig........................ Beulah, ND Nathan Splichal...................... Bismarck, ND Tom Jack Memorial Scholarship Meghan Friese........................ Bismarck, ND Norman Kamins Scholarship Bailie Beer................................ Keldron, SD KLJ Scholarship Spencer Gillund....................... Enderlin, ND Noah Person........................... Bismarck, ND Frank Koch Memorial Scholarship Morgen Hagerott.................... Bismarck, ND Dr. Eugene & Carol Kralicek Memorial Scholarship Katelyn Muggli.......................... Carson, ND Ed Kringstad Memorial Scholarship Michael Olson........................ Bismarck, ND Ken LaMont Memorial Scholarship Kate Sabe.................................. Crosby, ND Peter & Marcella Lang Memorial Scholarship Gabe Aberle.......................... Menoken, ND Leonard & Doris Larshus Memorial Scholarship Andrew Gross....................... Napoleon, ND Mary Morris Laschkewitsch Memorial Scholarship Andrew Ratzlaff.......................... Billings, MT Evan E. Lips Memorial Scholarship Breanna Sailer............................. Hazen, ND Mandan Band Blast Scholarship Morgan Solberg..................... Bismarck, ND Sam McQuade, Sr. Charity Softball Tournament Scholarship Spencer Gillund....................... Enderlin, ND MDU Resources Foundation Scholarship Jason Brunmeier..................... Bismarck, ND Brynn Reinbold....................... Bismarck, ND Cole Solem................................ Beulah, ND

Sam and Bertha Merritt Scholarship Benjamin Braunagel............... Bismarck, ND Hunter Brown..................... Devils Lake, ND Matthew Heupel.......................... Tioga, ND

John and Mary Shaffer Scholarship Zachary Franklin...................... Bismarck, ND Brianna Honrud................ Powers Lake, ND Jordan Towne..............................Moffit, ND

Dennis F. Meyer Scholarship Derek Zimmerle....................... Mandan, ND

Ken & Anne Shaffer Scholarship Jesse Gilbertson........................Binford, ND Keenan Kaufman.................... Bismarck, ND Alexa Lembcke........................ Mandan, ND Jacob Lennick......................... Bismarck, ND Brandon Oien......................... Bismarck, ND MiKayla Pfaff........................... Bismarck, ND Skylar Ruggles........................ Bowman, ND Darren Wilke........................... Bismarck, ND

Henry & Agnes Miller Memorial Scholarship Jaycee Walter...........................Baldwin, ND William “Bill� Mills Memorial Scholarship Jacob Denning....................... Bismarck, ND LeRoy Nayes Memorial Scholarship Hannah Hanson....................... Mandan, ND Mara Roteliuk............................ Sawyer, ND Jaycee Walter...........................Baldwin, ND ND State Leadership Skills Scholarship Nathan Kostelecky.................. Bismarck, ND ND Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship Noah Person........................... Bismarck, ND Carl & Leora Nelson Memorial Scholarship Cassidy Coleman........................ Oakes, ND Dr. Robert N. Nordstrom Memorial Scholarship Madison Cavanagh................. Bismarck, ND Leah Woods............................Piedmont, SD NRC Grant Scholarship Elvira Bertsche.................. Stillman Valley, IL Taylor McCarthy..............................Byron, IL Hannah Rhody......................Red Wing, MN Tom & Mary Probst Scholarship Marion Bontrager........................Minot, ND John Vandal........................... Menoken, ND Dr. N. Oliver Ramstad Scholarship Sean Williams.......................... Lambert, MT George M. Register Memorial Scholarship Andrina Turnquist................. Alexander, ND Ken and Carmen Reno Scholarship Crede Clements..................... Bismarck, ND Amber Friedt................................ Mott, ND Zach Kirschemann.....................Regent, ND Bradley Kostelecky................. Bismarck, ND Steven Schumacher.............. Napoleon, ND Lloyd Ritchie Memorial Scholarship Sophia Munns.......................... Mandan, ND Donald L. Russell Memorial Scholarship Laiken Bren.............................. Mandan, ND Harold & Sheila Schafer Memorial Scholarship Amanda Brandner...................... Linton, ND Herb Schimmelpfennig Memorial Scholarship Michael Schafer.........................Lincoln, ND Clara Schleicher Memorial Scholarship Jessica Braun.......................... Bismarck, ND Lyle & Charlene Schuchard Scholarship Zachary Zuther........................ Bismarck, ND

Greggory A. Sharpe Scholarship Alexis Glass............................ Bismarck, ND Gerald Skogley Scholarship Samuel Johnson..................... Bismarck, ND SMCHS Carnival Scholarship Amy Obritsch.......................... Bismarck, ND Edward and Gladys Smith Memorial Scholarship Bria Ziegler............................. Bismarck, ND Jason & Dr. Nigeria Stahl Scholarship Heidi Jacob................................ Linton, ND Stacia Wagner............................ Linton, ND Bob Stenehjem Memorial Scholarship Chad Coulter.......................... Bismarck, ND Student Government Association Scholarship Chase Schuh........................... Bismarck, ND Paul R. Swanson Memorial Scholarship Nicholas Huizinga.................Gladstone, ND Faith Krom................................. Cando, ND Margaret & Harley Swenson Scholarship Rachel Hieber......................... Bismarck, ND Adrian & Ardeth Taylor Memorial Scholarship Jessica Salwei............................. Linton, ND Aldeen Paris Welsh Taylor Memorial Scholarship Josie Smyle............................. Bowman, ND Cedric K. & Mary K. Theel Scholarship Cullen Irey.............................. Bismarck, ND Dr. Donna S. Thigpen Nursing Scholarship Haley Kohler...........................Kenmare, ND Harvey Thorson Memorial Scholarship Austin Boswell.......................Dickinson, ND Schea Bullhead .................... Fort Yates, ND Hallie Burghart......................... Mandan, ND Sarah Diehl................................ Carson, ND Krysten Doll........................ New Salem, ND Natalie Duppong...................Glen Ullin, ND Cassidy Fitch......................... Hannover, ND Mariah Fitterer.......................Glen Ullin, ND Samuel Gable.......................... Mandan, ND Haley Hill...................................... Mott, ND Danielle Hintz.......................... Mandan, ND Dylan Kaul............................ Washburn, ND Morgan Kleinjan...................... Mandan, ND Rose Kuntz........................... Richardton, ND

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MiKayla Lennie................... New Salem, ND Arianne Lopez......................... Mandan, ND Brian Meissner......................... Mandan, ND Brandon Pierce....................... Bowman, ND William Sannes..................... Washburn, ND Andrew Schafer......................... Flasher, ND Bailey Schlosser....................... Mandan, ND Joseph Schmidt....................... Mandan, ND Paige Schweitzer...................Dickinson, ND Eric Spilman............................. Mandan, ND Linzee Volk.......................New England, ND Audrey Wilhelmi...................... Mandan, ND Irene Tschider Scholarship Alysha Hasche........................ Bismarck, ND Debra Gallagher & Greg Tschider Scholarship Nathan Kostelecky.................. Bismarck, ND Glenn C. & Leola Vantine Memorial Scholarship Sierra Graff................................Oxbow, ND Wachter Family Scholarship Matthew Ely............................ Bismarck, ND Michael Fettig............................Wishek, ND Robert & Lillian Ward Scholarship MiKayla Hoynes...................... Bismarck, ND Tony Welder Scholarship Braydin Jangula....................... Dawson, ND Wells Fargo Scholarship Rayva Mertz............................. Mandan, ND Mara Roteliuk............................ Sawyer, ND Ralph Werner Memorial Scholarship Anna Vetter................................. Linton, ND Michael H. Wickstrom Memorial Scholarship Payne Howe...........................Glen Ullin, ND Howard Wolfe Scholarship Rebecca Helbling.................... Mandan, ND Performing Arts Lydia Bavendick Memorial Scholarship Ethan Savenko........................ Bismarck, ND Daryk Brown Memorial Scholarship Jordan Oster........................... Bismarck, ND Brett R. Dvirnak Memorial Scholarship Victoria Bellon........................ Bismarck, ND Casey Devos........................... Bismarck, ND Leslie Gullickson Memorial Scholarship Jordan Upgren....................... Bismarck, ND Harvey Harris Memorial Scholarship Jackson Nagel............................Center, ND Raymond Heid Memorial Scholarship Alysha Hasche........................ Bismarck, ND Martha Jack Memorial Scholarship Lillyanna Lepp........................ Bismarck, ND Peg Jack Memorial Scholarship Breanna Sailer............................. Hazen, ND John P. Jackson Memorial Scholarship Madelyn Klee........................... Mandan, ND

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Carrie Jennings Memorial Scholarship Madisen Houston................... Bismarck, ND Thomas Kleppe Memorial Scholarship Brian Meissner......................... Mandan, ND Tom and Frances Leach Memorial Scholarship Kara Hathaway........................ Bismarck, ND Matt Irvine.............................. Bismarck, ND Sidney J. Lee Memorial Scholarship Tyler Johnson...............................Minot, ND Sam and Bertha Merritt Memorial Scholarship Cianna Carlson....................... Bismarck, ND Nicolle Mickelson................... Bismarck, ND Dr. James Moses Memorial Scholarship Kasey Mogren........................Kenmare, ND Tom and Mary Probst Scholarship Parsheana Adams................... Bismarck, ND Lucas Bender.......................... Bismarck, ND Robert Day.............................. Mandan, ND Madisen Houston................... Bismarck, ND Eldon H. Reinke Memorial Scholarship Alyssa Engel........................... Bismarck, ND Milton Rue Memorial Scholarship Kyle Masset............................ Bismarck, ND Betty Sakariassen Memorial Scholarship McKenzie Larson..................Burlington, ND Lawrence Luger...................... Bismarck, ND Sheila Schafer Memorial Scholarship Hannah Hertz.......................... Bismarck, ND Mary Moses Schwichtenberg Memorial Scholarship Breanna Sailer............................. Hazen, ND Maurice Smith Memorial Scholarship Ethan Magstadt...................... Bismarck, ND Lynn W. Sperry Memorial Scholarship Nicholas Peterson................... Bismarck, ND Jane Gray Stewart Memorial Scholarship Tim Bjugstad........................... Mandan, ND

American Gas Association Scholarship Levi Pollman........................... Dunseith, ND Preston Schriver......................... Billings, MT BAS In Energy Management Scholarship Paul Hugo............................ Carpinteria, CA Bryan Mourer........................... Kirkland, WA Frank Bavendick Scholarship Nakoa Baker................................Minot, ND Chase Berger.......................... Bismarck, ND Tagen Bertolotto.................. Washburn, ND Colin Colton........................... Bismarck, ND Ian Dalzell............................... Bismarck, ND Jacob Ebertowski................... Bismarck, ND Tyler Ekstrom.......................... Bismarck, ND Samuel Erickson..................... Bismarck, ND Matthew Flom........................ Bismarck, ND Michael Hatzenbuhler.................. Solen, ND Michael Magelky.................... Bismarck, ND Benjamin Makay.............New Rockford, ND Lucas Montag.............................. Finley, ND Zachary Neuberger.................... Beulah, ND Trevor Schimke.......................... Harvey, ND Michelle Slominski.................Dickinson, ND Keegan Stiefel........................ Bismarck, ND Shandi Taix............................. Bismarck, ND Elliot Wilkens...................... New Salem, ND Mathew Zarak........................Dickinson, ND Bismarck-Mandan Homebuilders Association Scholarship Mark Colvin.........................Culbertson, MT Bryce Fettig.......................... Napoleon, ND Seth Privatsky........................... Belfield, ND Ervin and Dorothy Bourgois Memorial Scholarship Katelyn Horner..................... Napoleon, ND Chase Pederson.................. Carrington, ND Preston Peterson.................... Fullerton, ND Samuel Stoveland........................Golva, ND Cass County Electric Cooperative Lineworker Scholarship Keith Cullen...............................Horace, ND

Robert Webb Memorial Scholarship Asha Gallagher.................... Carrington, ND

CHS, Inc. Scholarship Tyler Gravseth..................Cooperstown, ND Tayla Hoherz................................. Elgin, ND Katelyn Horner..................... Napoleon, ND Rachel Hulm........................... Bismarck, ND Jakob Vandal..........................Reynolds, ND

George F. Will Memorial Scholarship Morgan Solberg..................... Bismarck, ND

Bill Clairmont Scholarship Nathan Kostelecky.................. Bismarck, ND

Walter J. Swensen Memorial Scholarship Madisen Houston................... Bismarck, ND

Visual Arts Leibole Memorial Scholarship Kaleb Mogard......................... Bismarck, ND Tech Energy Allen Energy Scholarship Christi Cho...................... Citrus Heights, CA Alliance Pipeline/Wayne Schonert Memorial Scholarship John Patterson........................... Souris, ND Joshua Stehberger.................. Mandan, ND

DarbyTech Training Equipment Scholarship Daniel Rost...................................Baker, MT Great River Energy Scholarship Mark Anderson....................... Bismarck, ND Jamison Bogren...................... Bismarck, ND Matthew Dusek....................... Bismarck, ND Jaylon Ruscheinsky.................... Carson, ND Blake Schmidt......................... Bismarck, ND Cole Solem................................ Beulah, ND Wyatt Wahl............................. Bismarck, ND Keenan Welder....................... Bismarck, ND Brandon Zachmeier................. Mandan, ND

Troy Hanson Memorial Scholarship Yumar Garcia............................ Flaxton, ND Sarah Ann Haugen Memorial Scholarship Alexis Hochhalter.................... Mandan, ND Nathan N. Herman Memorial Second Chance Scholarship Luke Johnson......................... Bismarck, ND Bob Kuntz Memorial Scholarship Tyrell Larsen......................... Carrington, ND Kolter Rhoads............................ Lander, WY ND Auto Body Association Scholarship Prestin Arrington.........................Minot, ND NoDak Electric Scholarship Matthew Bracken................ Devils Lake, ND Devin Dugdale.......................... Cando, ND Bryan Randle...................... Devils Lake, ND Matthew Strong.................. Devils Lake, ND ONEOK Scholarship Jason Brunmeier........................ Beulah, ND Andrew Fransen.......................Glasgow, MT Otter Tail Power Company Scholarship Wesley Bearstail..................... Bismarck, ND Austin Engwicht...................... Bismarck, ND Ricardo Galindo...................... Bismarck, ND Justin Helseth............................ Sawyer, ND Scott Herda............................. Mandan, ND Gunnar Hyttinen................... Washburn, ND Andrew Kliem.......................... Mandan, ND Kahlor Krefting....................... Bismarck, ND Dakota Neether................ Watford City, ND Donald Nelson....................... Spearfish, SD Tye Paul................................... Mandan, ND Coleman Poort....................... Bismarck, ND Travis Renshaw....................... Bismarck, ND Elizabeth Simpfenderfer...........Stanton, ND Melanie Strom........................ Hazelton, ND James Wold............................. Mandan, ND Red Trail Energy Scholarship Zachary Dittus.......................... Mandan, ND Roughrider Chevrolet Association Scholarship Cole Zablotney.......................... Harvey, ND John A. “Jack� Schuchart Memorial Scholarship Dustin Wollman...................... Bismarck, ND Steve Sharp Memorial Scholarship Jaxson Kukowski....................Dickinson, ND

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