AREA MEETINGS 1. Alumni Recognition Dinner with Alumni First Lady Julie Birrenkott and 2011 Alumni President Pete Birrenkott (ME71) 2. Alumni Recognition Dinner with 2011 Outstanding Recent Graduates in attendance: (l to r) Marius Ellingsen (ME00), Toran Kopren (CSc00), Holly Nolan (IE00), and Brad Richardson (EE00) 3. Alumni Recognition Dinner entertainment Brad Johnson (EE92) 4. Alumni Recognition Dinner friends Paul Gnirk (MinE59), Joe Vig (CE71), and Pete Birrenkott (ME71)
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5.Alumni Weekend buddies Joe Corbett (GeolE82) and Lance Mriden (ME84) 6. Alumni Weekend Hardrocker Horsemen: (l to r) Bruce Franzen (MinE82), Rick Wass (IS92), Al Baue (MinE82), and Dave Litzen (ChE81) 7. Class of 1961 Reunion attendees Gaylord Olson (EE62) with Sharon and Irwin Hasenwinkle (EE61) 8. Class of 1961 Reunion attendees Gloria and Vernon Bump (CE61) with fellow Pierre Hardrocker, football team kicker, and EE senior Adam Smith (left)
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9. Class of 1961 attendees touring the new James E. Martin Paleontology Research Laboratory 10. Class of 1961 attendees at new Grubby statue 11. Washington, D.C., alumni and speakers: (l to r) Paul Gnirk (MinE59), Lee Edward (Distinguished Fellow, The Heritage Foundation), Bill Tucker (GeolE56), and Ron Jeitz (CE61) 12. Washington, D.C., alumni and guests: (seated l to r) Carol Carswell, Jeannie Spargur, Susan Caputo, Nancy Tucker, Susan Law (GeolE81), Susan Grodin, and April Pawlowski; (standing l to r): Paul Gnirk (MinE59), Larry Carswell (Math66), Archie Doering (ME63), John Spargur (ME61), Janet Truhe, Judy Doering, Mark Reimnitz (ME81), Joe Truhe (EE56), Bill Tucker (GeolE56), Joel Crandall (ME08), Wayne Wilcox (GenE58), Larry Pawlowski (MetE77), Roger Myers (ME64), Bruce Law, Sonny Caputo (CE55), Shirley Wilcox, Lee Edward, Ron Jeitz (CE69), and Anne Edward 13. Black Hills Playhouse alumni and guests: (front row l to r) Myrtle and Jack Garhart (GeolE53), Adeline Hamilton, Dotie Brown, Nancy May, Tami Vottero, Kristen Levander, Toni Logar (CSc85), Julie and Pete Birrenkott (ME71); (back row l to r): Doug Quiett (ME73), Jerry Brown (CE65), Ken May (CE61), Tim Vottero (Chem84), David Langerman, Mike Langerman (ME72), and Ed Corwin
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14. Sioux Falls, S.D., alumni and guests braving the summer heat at 2011 Jazz Fest 15. San Diego, Calif., alumni: (front row l to r) Paul Gnirk (MinE59), Bob Annett (ME56), Tom Beyer (GeolE53), and Mike Hobler (Math68); (back row l to r) Ralph Wagner (CE75), Erling Nyhammer (CE60), Huaming Liu (Phys92), and Lyle Clark (ME52)
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