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Olivia native Josh Jacobs is taking a swing at becoming a baseball bat manufacturer

St. Cloud State – Education For Life.

New construction and branding campaign kick-off the academic future of university Geography of wine Vineyards add sweetness to geography course

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Editor Loren J. Boone Managing Editor Mike Nistler ’79

10 Wonderboy Josh Jacobs, Olivia, is nurturing his thriving young company JJ Bats, while still in the classroom.

13 Fabulous frozen future The Huskies will join the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (The National), an NCAA Division I conference that begins play in 2013-14 season.

15 St. Cloud State – Education For Life.

• Reorganized university launches new branding campaign • Academic reorganization helps define future • New academic leadership • ISELF: Cutting-edge science/engineering facility under construction

22 Geography of wine With wine being the fastest-growing beverage in the United States and more than 40 wineries in Minnesota alone, wine has added a sweetness to the lessons of geography.

Photographer Neil Andersen ’96 Art Direction and Design Marie Novak Madgwick ’91 St. Cloud State Information Marsha Shoemaker Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95 University Advancement Craig C. Wruck Terri Mische Kristy Modrow-Ullah ’03 ’05 Athletic Information Anne Abicht ’06 Tom Nelson Outlook is the official institutional and alumni magazine of St. Cloud State University and is a collaborative effort of the University Communications office, the Office of Alumni and Constituent Engagement and the St. Cloud State University Foundation. The mission of the publication is to strengthen the bond and enhance the relationship between the University and its diverse alumni, faculty, students, community and friends.

Outlook is produced three times a year by the St. Cloud State University Communications Office and is distributed without charge to St. Cloud State alumni, faculty, friends and parents of currently enrolled students. Outlook articles may be reproduced without permission if appropriate credit is given.

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St. Cloud State shares university news Achievement highlights from recent student, faculty and staff as well as other campus news.

24 Husky Athletics Seven members are inducted into the Hall of Fame.

26 Alumni class notes Careers, changes, couples, children — catch up on what other alumni are accomplishing.

Here’s how to get in touch with the Outlook editorial staff: Loren J. Boone 207 Administrative Services Bldg.

720 Fourth Avenue South St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 Phone: 320-308-3151 Fax: 320-308-5367 ljboone@StCloudState.edu St. Cloud State on the Web:

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Cover photo: In a barn on his parents’ farm, Josh Jacobs is learning the art of creating baseball bats. The St. Cloud State student hopes to someday have his bats used in the big leagues.

Photograph by Mike Doyle ’08 ’11.

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St. Cloud State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer. St. Cloud State values diversity of all kinds, including but not limited to race, religion and ethnicity (full statement at bulletin.

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From the President

David DeGroote, dean of the College of Science & Engineering, is excited to launch construction on his five-year dream of a cross-disciplinary Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility – ISELF – on the St. Cloud State campus. After trying out a seat on the bulldozer he was content to turn the project over to the construction team. Photograph by Mike Doyle ’08 ’11.

Building blocks for the new University This August St. Cloud State rededicated a beautifully renovated North Shoemaker, the original wing of a historic residence hall that since Normal School days has been home away from home for thousands of students.

While the $6.5 million project infused sleek technology and 21st century conveniences to North “Shoe,” it retained the stately elegance of a 1915-built residence hall whose rooms still have hardwood floors and 11-foot ceilings.

Just as we are reintroducing a modernized North Shoemaker to campus, we are ready to reintroduce a reshaped and refocused St. Cloud State University to the world. And just as the renovation of North Shoe remained true to its heritage, St. Cloud State will move forward with pride not only in what we will be to future generations, but in all we have been to tens of thousands of successful graduates.

On the pages of this issue read about the deep and broad changes we are making, starting with our renewed commitment to ensuring that our students will receive a relevant, rigorous and well-rounded education. As we have worked through the process of assessing the changing needs of our students, we have responded with a new structure that reflects a focused academic identity.

Read about the two monumental construction projects that already are being called nothing short of gamechangers for our University, our community and our state.

Just underway is the Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility – or ISELF – that will be the largest single construction project ever on our campus. The $45 million building will be the capstone for our science campus and make St. Cloud State the most important catalyst for science education and science-based business in our state.

ISELF will move St. Cloud State into the forefront of interdisciplinary education and the discovery of integrated solutions to complex practical problems. This building will be a model for the kind of environment we want for our students in the coming decades.

The National Hockey and Event Center project, with a $14 million first phase set for groundbreaking this year, will build in beauty and functionality to the National Hockey Center and will give the community a muchneeded arena for concerts and major presentations.

Nothing underscores the scale and range of the changes that are happening on our campus better than these two landmark projects. They represent community engagement, experiential learning and sustainability in their best sense. They represent our future.

With all these exciting changes, it is the perfect time for St. Cloud State to launch a rebranding campaign that will reintroduce our new University to the world with refreshed and refocused language and images. We will tell our story in a way that the traditions as well as the transitions that together comprise the new St. Cloud State will be fully understood. We will ensure that “Education for Life” will be more than a mere slogan or catchphrase … that the words represent a promise that we have kept and will continue to keep in new and better ways.

This is a special time for St. Cloud State, and a perfect time to reintroduce a refocused and reshaped St. Cloud State to the world.

Earl H. Potter III, President

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University news 48-hour film Filmmakers with St. Cloud State ties won an award at the Minneapolis 48 Hour Film Project. The team One Last Shot won for best use of character in its film, “A Perfect Night.” All films in the competition were completed in two days.

The winning film was directed by George Sirbasku ’06, and produced and written by Samuel Mueller ’04. The team includes current St. Cloud State staff Derrick Silvestri ’06, associate producer; Jim Bertram ’88, storyboard artist; and Justin Turkowski ’07, director’s assistant.

Also, working on the film from St. Cloud State: • Kyle Fletcher ’09, writer • Julia Mehr ’06, writer and actor • Mark Albers ’05, actor • Scott Wittrock ’09, director of photography • Derek Hanson ’04, camera operator • Brian Prom ’04, editor And current students: • Mike Jones, sound engineer • Jill Zimmerman, music • Mike Girling, behind the scenes

University receives grant for pregnant students and young parents Ione Jacobs ’71, and a long-time employee of the Student Health Services, is a two-year breast cancer survivor.

Breast cancer walk returns to campus There are more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.

To help honor them, St. Cloud State University will host the third annual American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® 5K walk Saturday, Oct. 22, at Halenbeck Hall Fieldhouse.

This year’s St. Cloud State honorary survivor is Ione Jacobs ’71, a longtime employee of the Student Health Services and a mother and grandmother.

Jacobs, a two-year breast cancer survivor, believes that family, friends and co-workers helped her overcome the agony she endured as a cancer patient.

“For me, the fear of chemotherapy was greater than any pain I ever had, but I overcame this pain with support from people around me,” Jacobs said.

The walk is designed to celebrate breast cancer survivors, educate women about reducing their cancer risk, and raise money to fund life-saving research and support programs.

“The outlook for breast cancer cure is much brighter today than it was several years ago,” Jacobs said. “Cancer awareness and research have made it possible for people like me to celebrate another birthday.”

For more info contact Corie Beckermann, the 2011 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer chairperson, at cabeckermann@stcloudstate.edu or (320) 308-4848. Online registration information is available at www.cancer.org/ stridesonline.

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The Minnesota Department of Health has awarded St. Cloud State University a $280,000 grant to address the needs of college-age pregnant and parenting young people.

Debra Carlson, director of the Lindgren Child Care Center on campus, said the money will be used in the Young Student Parent Support Initiative (YSPSI) for the period between Sept. 1, 2011 through Aug. 31, 2013.

College age young people are at high risk for unintended pregnancies, and unhealthy behaviors during pregnancy.

They are at a crucial time in their lives for building their future through postsecondary education, Carlson said.

The Minnesota Department of Health solicited proposals from institutions of higher education to establish, maintain, or operate services for the target population of young student parents. The purpose of the YSPSI grant program is to enable institutions of higher education to establish, maintain, or operate pregnant and parenting student services.

“With unique and successful support services currently in place, St. Cloud State University will be an example and leader for Minnesota higher education institutions in these efforts,” Carlson said.

University news University plays role in attracting business When New York-based ePromos decided to open a sales office, it chose St. Cloud due in large part to St. Cloud State University, said Sheila Johnshoy, vice president for marketing.

“The work force was strong and talented,” said Johnshoy ’95, who graduated from St. Cloud State with a degree in business management and international business. “We weren’t able to handle all of our leads. By opening an office in St. Cloud, it helped fix our capacity problems.” ePromos Promotional Products, the fastest growing promotional products and logo merchandise distributor in the country, opened its second largest sales office in St. Cloud by hiring 18 people, including an inside sales, lead sales, bi-lingual (English/Spanish) sales representatives and sales assistants as well as marketing positions.

Johnshoy said ePromos CEO Jason Robbins believes strongly in two fundamentals: one is customer service and “wowing customers over the phone” and the other is to bring young people into the organization, let them learn and have an impact.

In St. Cloud, they saw a workforce that was well trained. St. Cloud bested cities in Florida, Arizona, New York

and New Jersey, to name just a few, Johnshoy said.

“One of our criteria is that we wanted people who were articulate and the midwest is great for that. And St. Cloud is a mecca for call centers,” said Johnshoy who used to work for Fingerhut back in her college days.

Johnshoy said that the St. Cloud area is known for hard-working people.

“We wanted people who had a strong work ethic.”

Johnshoy started hiring Minnesotans when she was working for ePromos in New York and company CEO Robbins was impressed.

We did our research and St. Cloud became our top option,” Robbins said.

“I’ve been really impressed with the people from Minnesota — smart, with an incredible work ethic and great attitudes.”

Since opening the office in St. Cloud, Johnshoy said she has been greeted with open arms in the community, including a meeting with St. Cloud State President Earl H. Potter, III. And while currently ePromos only hires employees with sales experience, in the future they may hire graduates right out of college and even students,

Sheila Johnshoy ’95, ePromos vice president

Johnshoy said.

“A part-time sales force works out well for students.”

Meanwhile, Johnshoy, loves being back in Minnesota.

“I’m the only executive on the team not in the executive office.” She gets to visit New York for a week every month or so for business.

It was imperative for her to be located in St. Cloud and she feels fortunate to be able to spend most of her time in Minnesota. She and her husband, Michael Johnshoy ’95 grew up in Starbuck.

Two serve with FDA

St. Cloud State students John Girard Griggs and Elijah Wreh worked in the Food and Drug Administation’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) as staff fellows this past summer.

Two summers ago Griggs, Minneapolis, was the first Regulatory Affairs graduate student to serve at the FDA, working in the Office of Compliance in the Division of Bioresearch Monitoring. Griggs’ second appointment was with the Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Health Informatics Group.

Griggs encouraged Wreh to apply for a position with the CDRH. He was appointed to special projects in the Office of the Center Director.

Griggs plans to graduate in December 2011 while Wreh expects to graduate the following December. Both returned to Minneapolis in September to resume and complete the degree program.

From left: John Girard Griggs and Elijah Wreh worked as staff fellows at the Food and Drug Administration this past summer in Washington, D.C.

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University News Adrece Thighman-Nabe Adrece Thighman-Nabe, associate director in the Office of Admissions, was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton to the Council on Black Minnesotans. ThighmanNabe, who grew up in Minneapolis and earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration and a master’s degree in social responsibility from St. Cloud State, said she looks forward to bringing her experience, education and perspective as a higher education professional to this advisory group, the governor and state legislators. “I am honored to have this opportunity to have a voice on issues pertaining to African Americans in my home state,” she said. “It’s one thing to be educated, but it’s another to be asked to go back into your community and get involved. It feels good.” Thighman-Nabe began her career as a student working with residential life, then moved into a staff position with the Women’s Center before joining the Office of Admissions. She is an adjunct faculty member teaching courses in racial issues and community studies and has led study-abroad groups to Laos, Thailand, South Africa and Alnwick, England. She serves as chair of the Women’s Leadership Conference, is an original member of Community Anti-Racism Education initiative and is active in several community committees. She has been adviser to the Council of African American Students and was a keynote speaker for Today’s Women. She also has presented at national conferences on issues relating to recruitment and retention of students of color. Her appointment to the Council on Black Minnesotans is effective until Jan. 5, 2015.

Ruth Zietlow Ruth Zietlow has been appointed interim dean of Learning Resources.

As associate dean for Library Services at St. Cloud State for the past three years, she has been responsible for management and leadership of library services, including strategic and budget planning and personnel supervision and development. Prior to coming to St. Cloud State, Zietlow served as an associate professor and librarian for Metropolitan State University from 2002-08, with responsibilities for library services on the Metro State Minneapolis campus.

She has a master of business administration degree from Metropolitan State, a master of library studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has completed graduate coursework and programs in international business and information systems at the University of St. Thomas. A national search for a permanent dean of Learning Resources will begin this fall.

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Jane M. Olsen Jane M. Olsen, founding director of the St. Cloud State Women’s Center, has been appointed as a non-attorney member to the Seventh Judicial District Commission on Judicial Selection

by Gov. Mark Dayton. Olsen, who is an adjunct faculty member who occasionally teaches in the Division of General Studies, Honors Program and in the Department of Human Relations and Multicultural Education, is a member of the National Women’s Studies Association and serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Women’s Consortium. The Seventh Judicial District covers the counties of Becker, Benton, Clay, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ottertail, Stearns, Todd and Wadena. The Commission on Judicial Selection recruits and reviews judicial candidates for judgeship vacancies that occur within district courts and for openings that take place during the term of a judge on the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. The Commission then puts forth three to five recommendations to the governor for consideration. Forty-nine members are appointed to the Commission – 27 by the Governor and 22 by the Supreme Court. Nine members serve in an at-large capacity while four serve in each judicial district.

Jim Bertram ’88 University video producer Jim Bertram’s documentary film about the award-winning restoration of Riverview has garnered a national Telly award. Bertram was producer/ director for the videotaped tour of the historic campus building and interview with renovation architect Ellen Luken of Luken Architects in the Twin Cities. Luken earned praise and statewide recognition for her careful attention to detail and incorporation of the rich history of the building in her work with Riverview, originally designed by architect Clarence Johnson in 1911 to be a laboratory

University News school for St. Cloud Normal School education students and a neighborhood elementary school. “It was good to work with someone who was so passionate about the project,” Bertram said. To prepare and film the 18-minute documentary, shown during the Riverview open house in April 2010, Bertram and his team captured on video the significance and grandeur of St. Cloud State’s only campus building on the National Register of Historic Places. The 32nd Annual Telly Awards judges received more than 11,000 entries from 50 states and five continents. They honor the best television commercials and programs as well as the finest video and film productions. The coveted awards often are displayed at national video conferences alongside Emmys and Academy Awards.

Mumbi Mwangi Mumbi Mwangi, associate professor in Women’s Studies, was invited by the White House Office of Public Engagement to attend the White House Community Leaders Briefing Series in August. In addition to the White House session, participants in the series had an opportunity to visit an agency headquarters to engage in a more specific issue-based briefing. Mwangi’s expertise as a policy consultant is based on the training she received in the Policy Fellows Program at the Humphrey School of Public Policy, University of Minnesota. Mwangi also recently launched the Journal of Global Gender Issues, a publication for works that offer global perspectives in exploring gender issues.

Roundabout’s whereabouts Construction on a traffic roundabout at the intersection of University Drive and Fifth Avenue South is expected to end in October. Construction began Aug. 1, nearly a month late due to the Minnesota state government shutdown.

For much of the summer, traffic on University Drive was reduced to one lane in each direction. The intersections of Fifth Avenue South and University Drive and Seventh Avenue South and University Drive were closed.

When completed, the University Drive roundabout will be one of a half-dozen in the St. Cloud area. Advocates cite simplicity, reduced crash severity and lower maintenance costs among the reasons the roundabout traffic-control strategy is becoming popular in Minnesota.

Grant to help increase awareness of, reduce suicides Grant money will also be used toward marketing, messaging and reducing the stigma of depression and mental health struggles, Eggers said.

The grant will allow the university to hire a coordinator, said Rob Reff, assistant dean of students for Chemical Health and Outreach Programming. Training materials will provide resources for educating faculty and staff to become trainers, allowing for more widespread awareness.

There also will be a component that will allow for students to access materials online, Reff said. “This grant will help us enhance our services to those who might be vulnerable to suicide including those with mental and behavioral health problems,” he said. “We will focus on students struggling with high-risk substance use as well as those with depression and other mental health struggles which leave them at a higher risk for suicide.”

St. Cloud State University has been awarded a three-year $305,000 federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help raise awareness of at-risk students and reduce suicides.

“The grant is to help us pursue a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention with a focus on groups that are potentially the most vulnerable,” said John Eggers, director of Counseling and Psychological Services at St. Cloud State. Veterans, students with disabilities, ethnic and racial minorities and LGBT students are among them.

Eggers said training for students, faculty and staff will include several activities aimed at giving participants better tools to identify students who are at risk and helping them know how to talk to students and make referrals if needed.

“I like to describe it as increasing the University’s capacity to care about one another,” Eggers said.

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Digital resources in University Archives Story by Tom Steman, University archivist and associate professor

University Archives maintains the memory of St. Cloud State University by preserving records and publications. These materials, numbering six million pages, document the university’s development and serves as a source of information about its programs, people, policies and property.

To provide quick, reliable and convenient information, University Archives has a wide range of records online available on its website: lrts. stcloudstate.edu/library/special/archives.

This information includes: • 1908 and 1940 alumni directories that list graduates by class and include some biographical information • Course catalogs from 1869 to 1941 that explain entrance requirements, courses offered, and lists of faculty and students for each academic year • Two college histories: History of St. Cloud State Teachers College (1954) written by long-time faculty member and former president, Dudley Brainard; A Centennial History of St. Cloud State College, written by history faculty member Edwin Cates to commemorate St. Cloud State’s centennial anniversary • Eleven Normalia and Talahi yearbooks from 1903, 1904, 1923, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, and 1969 • Student newspapers, including all 93 issues of Normalia (1892-1904), all 10 issues of the Normal School Recorder (1916-18), and the Chronicle, 1926-27 and 1967-68 academic years • Index to nearly 20,000 names of students that appeared in 15 volumes of academic transcripts, 1870s-1930s

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St. Cloud State part of Minnesota Digital Library

Story by Marian Rengel, Minnesota Digital Library Outreach Coordinator

St. Cloud State University Archives also provides access to the story of the University through its collection in Minnesota Reflections (reflections. mndigital.org), the online database of the Minnesota Digital Library.

Included in this growing, statewide collection are: • Nearly 700 photographs which include a St. Cloud peace rally in 1972, portraits of St. Cloud State’s presidents, old and new buildings, the neighborhood that became the campus and student life over the decades.

• Minutes of the first Board of Normal Schools (reflections.mndigital.org/u?/ stc,4084) which, among other founding events, established the first normal school in Winona (page 1, Aug.16 , 1859), the second in Mankato and the third normal school in St. Cloud (page 57, Jan. 23, 1858).

• Coming soon will be an additional volume of State Normal School Board minutes which will describe the operations of the normal schools into the middle of the 20th century.

In a special collection, University Archives and the Minnesota Digital Library made available letters written by noted Minnesota author Sinclair Lewis to his long-time love Marcella Powers. These 200+ letters, written from the early to the mid-1940s, capture not only his love of this young woman, but tell of his travels, writing and teaching for that six-year period. All have been transcribed and are fully searchable.

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North Shoemaker renovation complete Students living in the renovated north wing of Shoemaker Hall are enjoying 21st century conveniences in a charming, World War I era residence hall.

More than $6 million in renovations were completed in time for the Aug. 22 ceremony marking the opening of the revamped hall and the start of fall semester.

The ceremony featured remarks by President Earl H. Potter III; Dan Pedersen, director of Residential Life; and Ethan Hartgers, Wanamingo, president of the Residence Hall Association North Shoemaker improvements include: • resurfaced hardwood floors • upgraded ventilation, plumbing and electrical systems • new energy-efficient restrooms • new furnishings • new closet storage The remodeled lower level includes a technology center, multipurpose rooms, activity lounge and theater-style video room.

Safety upgrades include card-access entry and surveillance cameras.

Shoemaker Hall, built in 1915, is named for Waite A. Shoemaker, the university’s seventh president.

Leading the renovation team are JLG Architects, Alexandria, Terra General Contractors, Rogers, and the university departments of Residential Life and Facilities Management.

A dozen local subcontractors contributed to the renovations.

Each academic year St. Cloud State has more than 3,500 students living and learning in 10 residential communities.

Grant to fund scholarships

The J.A. Wedum Foundation has presented St. Cloud State University with $116,000 to fund student scholarships.

Coborn Plaza, which includes the St. Cloud State Welcome Center and Coborn Plaza apartments – the university’s newest residential student housing – is owned by the Minneapolis-based foundation. The Wedum Foundation also has developed senior and student housing in Minnesota communities such as Buffalo, Rochester, Minneapolis, Fridley and Mankato. Jay Portz ’91, the foundation’s president, presented the check to St. Cloud State President Earl H. Potter III. “The J.A. Wedum Foundation is a family enterprise and has strong ties to education and to St. Cloud State,” Portz said. “We are contributing net revenues from the property for the first year of operation.”

Coborn Plaza opened in August 2010.

St. Cloud State leases the apartment space and in turn rents the units to students.

As part of the lease arrangement, Wedum has agreed to contribute approximately half of the net revenue for scholarships, said Craig Wruck, vice president for University Advancement.

“The Wedum Foundation has strong roots in central Minnesota and a passion for partnerships with education,” Wruck said. “This arrangement has allowed us to provide state of the art facilities and services to our students.”

Award winners

Lalit Bhatta and Cheng Yuan, St. Cloud State students and members of the Central Minnesota APICS (Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success) student chapter, were awarded first place honors in the Charles K. “Chuck” Nelson graduate paper competition this year. APICS is the international Operations and Supply Chain Management educational society that consists of professionals, educators and students from the United States and other countries. Bhatta and Yuan contended against many of the top schools in the United States and Mexico. They won a cash prize of $500 for their supply chain paper on “RFID applications in small businesses.”

Right: Engineering Management professor Hiral Shah (left) with award winners Cheng Yuan and Lalit Bhatta, and professor Alex Polacco

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Young entrepreneur Whether it’s a hobby, a passion or just a way to pay bills, starting a business is something college students have done for generations.

Thwap!

Like a flash of lightning, the blue-green streak of a wooden bat lines a ball into the outfield.

The crowd, rising to its collective feet, lets out a cheer.

All eyes are on the player as he rounds first base, with the exception of a solitary set.

Josh Jacobs looks on, like a concerned parent, watching the player’s bat as it carelessly rolls in the dirt.

Most observers wouldn’t think twice about the health of an inanimate wooden stick, but the St. Cloud State junior has a special interest in the baseball bat.

It’s his. Well, it was his.

Since high school, Jacobs has been crafting custom bats for players on his hometown Bird Island Bullfrogs, a Minnesota amateur baseball team. He got the notion to make bats on his parents’ lathe after watching a bat-making program on PBS with his father Tom. “I said, ‘I can do that,’” Jacobs recalled. “So my dad and I started trying to make a bat.”

“First, we tried to glue together a few boards with different types of wood,” the Olivia, Minn., native said.

“By word of mouth, people started to take interest and wanted to know if I could make them a bat.”

Soon, JJ Bats was born.

“He asked if he could make me some bats,” said Mike Nagel, a local optometrist, who helped found the Olivia Pilots (now Bird Island Bullfrogs) in 1990. “He used me as a guinea pig. I told him what we wanted, and we have bought one- or two-dozen bats since.”

Jacobs said the first incarnations of his bats were pretty durable, until one broke in its first few plate appearances.

“It broke on like the second swing,” Jacobs remembered.

“I felt really bad and gave the guy his money back.”

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Story and Photographs By Mike Doyle ’08 ’11

derboy Student hits a home run crafting custom bats

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After that, Jacobs researched how larger companies make professionalgrade bats. Instead of gluing together Ash wood boards Josh Jacobs creates with Gorilla Glue, he crafts a baseball bat on a lathe. the bat from a single log of Pennsylvania maplewood. He orders the wooden cylinders online from Max wood and some want a custom paint job. For that, Jacobs gets Bats, a bat-making company that lists Major help from his mother Sheila, a local Olivia artist whose main League Baseball players on its client list. medium is stained glass.

Jacobs inspects every piece of wood to make Nagel said Jacobs has inherited a lot of his mom’s artistic sure there are no knots or other defects that talent and readily applies it to his craft. “Some of the guys will weaken the wood. On his father’s farm, like the natural look and some like to paint the team’s color. he hand lathes every bat. Now, the bats are Josh will do whatever you want, and he wants them to be almost too durable. absolutely perfect.”

“I’ve hurt business by making bats that Josh and his mom teamed up for his biggest job: last too long,” Jacobs joked.

A 10-foot bat built for the 2010 Minnesota Amateur Baseball Traditionally using wood bats in amateur Tournament at Lion’s Memorial Park, Bird Island’s stadium. baseball is part of the aura and appeal, but a The bat still casts a shadow outside of the park, despite a team can break four or five bats in a single recent storm that flattened the park’s west dugout. game. For amateur ball players, who pay for “He was nice enough to build this big bat, which is a cool their own bats, durability of wood is a greatly nuance to our field,” Nagel said. appreciated commodity.

Jacobs is studying business management at St. Cloud State “It’s tough when guys have to blow about and is learning how to expand the presence of JJ Bats. a day’s paycheck on a bat,” said Nagel, “I’m trying to figure out if I want to try to make this into who doubles as a player-coach. “The nice a full-time business,” Jacobs said. thing about his bats is they last longer than Regardless of whether or not Jacobs tries to make custom anything we’ve used.” bats a major league hit, there are some hometown heroes who will stay loyal to Jacobs’ bats.

A custom-made bat is designed to specific “We’ll probably order six more 32 or 33 ounce bats for weight, length and handle. It can include next season,” Nagel said. “Hopefully, with JJ Bats we’ll be on as much or little detail as the client desires. our way to making it back to the state tourney.”

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Fabulous frozen future

Story by Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95 Photograph by Jason JOnes

In two years the men’s hockey team will skate in the nation’s best conference.

Wearing their home whites are the 2011 men’s hockey captains. Senior center Drew LeBlanc, Hermantown, is flanked by Ben Hanowski, left, a junior wing from Little Falls, and junior goalie Mike Lee, Roseau. The Huskies’ home season begins on Oct. 21-22 against the University of New Hampshire.

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The Huskies will join the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (The National), an NCAA Division I conference that begins play in 2013-14 season.

Among the members of The National will be the preseason No. 1 Miami University, defending national champion University of MinnesotaDuluth and two schools with a combined 14 national titles – Denver University and University of North Dakota.

Speaking at a media conference in the University’s Welcome Center, President Earl H. Potter III said quiet conversations between the founding schools and St. Cloud State revealed a match between the conference’s core principles and St. Cloud State’s values, commitments and competitive success.

The National is focused on winning programs, a high level of play, a university strategy that recognizes hockey as a premiere sport and a commitment to the student part of the student-athlete, according to Potter.

“In the end, after serious study, it was the only decision that seemed right for us,” Potter said.

Completing The National’s eightteam roster will be Colorado College and University of Nebraska-Omaha from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and Western Michigan University from the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

Departing the WCHA in 2013 for the Big Ten conference are the universities of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Potter said he communicated directly with Bruce McLeod, WCHA commissioner, that men’s hockey will withdraw at the end of the 2012-13

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season. The WCHA has been the Huskies’ conference home since 1990.

Also at the media conference were Brian Faison, spokesman for The National, and Bob Motzko ’89, head coach of the Huskies.

“We’re very excited and honored, frankly, to have St. Cloud as a partner,” said Faison, who is the North Dakota athletic director.

“We know that our university is on the verge of going great places right now,” said Motzko.

Since 2000, St. Cloud State men’s hockey has ranked among the nation’s premier programs, with six AllAmericans, seven NCAA playoff bids and seven WCHA Final Five playoff bids.

In that same time period the Huskies had three Hobey Baker Top 10 finalists.

The Hobey Baker Award is the Division I men’s hockey equivalent of the Heisman Trophy.

In 2001, the Craig Dahl coached Huskies won a WCHA Final Five championship.

The women’s hockey team will remain in the WCHA.

Conference move will aid arena project Joining The National will improve the fundraising landscape as university officials seek sponsors and donors for the $31.1 million renovation and expansion of the National Hockey Center.

The project, which could break ground this fall, will transform the aging two-rink arena into a top-notch hockey venue and regional event center.

“Having relationships with hockey powers like UND, Denver, Miami and Duluth is enormously exciting to friends of the University and the regional business community,” said Craig Wruck, vice president for university advancement.

The 2011 women’s hockey captains.

Left: Junior forward Jocelyn Zabrick, Airdrie, Alberta; Directly below: Alex Nelson, Andover, a junior forward and assistant coach. Bottom: Brittany Toor, Hartland, Mich., senior forward and assistant coach.

This trio will lead the St. Cloud State Women’s hockey team this fall.

Education For Life.

Reorganized university launches new branding campaign

Story by Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95

“The Education for Life tagline communicates partnership. It underscores the university’s dedication to providing students with an education that goes well beyond the classroom.”

Damien Navarro Chief visionary/managing partner Earthbound media group

{ Web extra } View the Education for Life branding campaign video at http://goo.gl/XW3KN

The quiet giant is evolving into the “new university.”

“Make no mistake. This is not the same university. We are reshaped and refocused. So much has changed, in fact, that we have a new story to tell,” President Earl H. Potter III told employees and students gathered Aug. 16 in Ritsche Auditorium for the start of the 2011-12 school year.

Potter unveiled the Education for Life branding campaign that promises to close the gap between external perceptions and on-campus realities.

“Unfortunately, our reputation — our brand — is not as good as we truly are,” said Potter. “We must do a better job of telling our story. We have not been ready to do that. We were unfocused and not sure of our way. With all of the work that we have done in the last four years and the work that is now underway, we are ready now to transform our story to match the reality of a St. Cloud State education.”

The multi-pronged storytelling effort will focus particularly on the benefits of reorganized academic offerings. More than 30 programs have been eliminated.

Others have been expanded, downsized and restructured. Scattered academic offerings have been gathered together in new structures such as the School of Health & Human Services.

The Education for Life campaign is being developed with the input of stakeholders and the marketing communication expertise of Earthbound Media Group (EMG), Irvine, Calif.

“Many refer to us as a quiet giant, that we’re hiding our light under a basket, so to speak,” Potter said.

The basket is being lifted. The first blast of light is the nearly 40 refreshed stcloudstate.edu website pages launched in August.

“The new front page is more focused,” said Loren Boone, assistant vice president of marketing and communication. “We’re delivering fewer stories, but the method for delivering those stories is more compelling. The result will be more and deeper engagement.”

In coming months social media, billboards, recruiting materials, print advertisements and more will laud the new university’s strengths and describe academic systems committed to cross-disciplinary teaching and learning.

A larger website redesign is expected in 2012.

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Academic reorganization helps define future We prepare our students for life, work and citizenship in the twenty-first century

“We are not a research school.”

“We are not a community or technical college.”

Too often in the past universities – including St. Cloud State – have been defined by what they are not rather than by what they represent, according to Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Devinder Malhotra.

Through a four-year process of strategic program appraisal and reorganization, St. Cloud State has been refocused and restructured to move forward with a stronger identity. A new mission statement more clearly defines the university’s goals: “We prepare our students for life, work and citizenship in the twenty-first century.”

Academic units have a new, more nimble structure that will produce graduates who are better prepared to enter an ever-changing world. Their identity is centered around four attributes – elements that the University has determined should be part of a St. Cloud State education. They are: active and applied learning, community engagement, global and cultural understanding, and sustainability.

“Our new covenant is that our graduates will exhibit these traits and they will be good stewards … well engaged contributors to society,” Malhotra said. “That will hold true whether students graduate with degrees in mechanical engineering, music, economics or health. They will all exhibit the same traits.”

In creating this new framework, university leaders were guided by three elements: • Establishing a university that remained relevant and stood up to the rigors of a changing society.

• Providing for an integrated student experience, not only in the classroom but outside as well.

• Meeting the needs of an ever-changing and increasingly diverse community both locally and globally.

New academic leadership Herberger Business School (HBS) Diana Lawson, Dean HBS includes: • Accounting • Management • Marketing & Business Law • Information Systems • Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Law { Web extra } Review St. Cloud State’s academic organizational charts at http://goo.gl/hvsJ8 Diana Lawson

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Story By Mike Nistler ’79

“As a campus we asked ourselves this question: ‘What kind of structure would help us achieve these goals?’” Malhotra said. It was being asked during a time when resources were declining.

And while those cuts accelerated the planning process, they did not define it, Malhotra said.

What came to fruition was an organizational model that would deliver an applied curricular structure that has a solid foundation in liberal arts and science.

“We will produce not only a competent engineer but a well-educated, competent engineer,” Malhotra said.

The new university “prepares students more broadly,” said Lisa Foss, associate vice president and associate provost in the Office of Strategy, Planning & Effectiveness. “What does it mean for students? It’s more about building a base of knowledge. It helps them become critical thinkers and problem solvers.”

Malhotra said the new organization was structured around schools. These schools are aimed at professions that are becoming more relevant and important.

The new School of Health and Human Services is a prime example. That school is focused on preparing students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be successful and productive in health care and human service careers.

The School of Health & Human Services is bringing departments and programs from four different colleges into a new structure,” said Monica Devers, interim dean. While the school is new the departments and programs are well established and have distinguished track records in teaching, research, and community partnerships.

“This is an exciting place to be,” Devers said. “This new structure will allow faculty to expand on their work in the classroom and in the community and offers the potential for interdisciplinary work and enhancing

community partnerships. Community engagement is a critical component of the work in all of the programs in the school. Importantly, it will allow students to gain a deeper and broader perspective of their discipline and its relationship to related disciplines.”

Devers and others are quick to point out that the reorganization isn’t over, but just beginning.

“In our inaugural year, faculty, staff and students will discuss this new structure and work on defining who we and develop a plan for who we want to be,” Devers said, alluding to the fact that in today’s learning environment, universities must prepare students for jobs that didn’t exist 10 to 15 years ago – not to mention for jobs yet to be created. Engagement with our community partners will be critical at all steps of this process.

School of Education (SOE) Osman Alawiye, Dean SOE includes: • Child & Family Studies • Human Relations & Multicultural Education • Special Education • Information Media • Teacher Development • Educational Leadership & Administration Osman Lutterodt Alawiye

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New academic leadership College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and its embedded School of the Arts (SOA) Mark Springer, Interim Dean | Raymond Philippot, Interim Associate Dean CLA includes: • Communication Studies • Foreign Languages • History • Philosophy • Sociology & Anthropology • English

• Mass Communications • Psychology • Ethnic and Women’s Studies • College-level units of Religious Studies and Global Studies

School of the Arts includes: • Art • Music and Theatre • Film Studies

Monica Devers

School of Health & Human Services (SHHS) Monica Devers, Interim Dean

Mark Springer

Raymond Philippot

SHHS includes: • Nursing Sciences • Communication Sciences & Disorders • Counseling & Community Psychology and Kinesiology • Health & Physical Education • School-level units of Medical Laboratory Medicine, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Radiologic Technology and Gerontology.

College of Science & Engineering (COSE) and its embedded School of Computing, Engineering & Environment (SCEE) David DeGroote, Dean | Kurt Helgeson, Interim Associate Dean COSE inlcudes: • Biology • Chemistry & Physics • Mathematics & Statistics

School of Computing, Engineering & Environment includes: • Earth & Atmospheric Science • Computer Science & Information Technology Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering • Environmental & Technology Studies • Electrical & Computer Engineering

Orn Bodvarsson

School of Public Affairs (SPA) Orn Bodvarsson, Interim Dean

David DeGroote

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Kurt Helgeson

SPA includes: • Criminal Justice Studies • Economics • Political Science • Geography, Planning and Community Development

Changing view Exhibit chronicles growth of St. Cloud State campus A Changing View of SCSU, an exhibit created by St. Cloud State graduate student Marissa Bialek, is now up and available for viewing at University Archives and online at lrts. stcloudstate.edu/library/special/archives/documents/ChangingViewofSCSU.pdf Created as a student project last academic year, the exhibit offers insight into how the campus was transformed from a single-purpose teacher’s training school into a full-fledged university during a short yet dynamic period of time. The project narrates the rapid physical expansion of the campus that occurred throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and explores the various consequences that these changes held for the school and the surrounding community.

The exhibit incorporates research conducted at University Archives and the Miller Center to tell the story of the changing view of St. Cloud State.

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ISELF: Cutting-edge science/engineering Story by Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95

“ISELF is about putting people in the same physical space to interact and collaborate around projects that are cross-disciplinary.” ~ David DeGroote

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The $45 million science and engineering building under construction west of the Wick Science Building will put St. Cloud State at the vanguard of the interdisciplinary research movement in higher education.

The Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility, or ISELF, will open for classes and research in fall of 2013.

“ISELF will move St. Cloud State into the forefront of interdisciplinary education and the discovery of integrated solutions to complex practical problems,” said President Earl H. Potter III. The university has spent $2.5-million planning ISELF, including $900,000 from the 2008 Legislature and $1.6-million in savings from the 2009 Brown Hall renovation. The 2011 Legislature appropriated about $42.3 million through the capital bond process.

The 100,000 square-foot research and teaching facility will be at Eighth Street South and Second Avenue on the site of the 801 Building. Classrooms and labs are slated to serve mostly upper-level and graduate-level science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medical technology and radiology classes.

Research in ISELF will support Minnesota companies that are global leaders in medical devices, pharma/biologics, animal science, bio-agriculture and renewable energy. St. Cloud State faculty and students will be able to do more collaborative

facility under construction research with businesses and earn more National Science Foundation grants, said David DeGroote, dean of the College of Science and Engineering.

“ISELF is about putting people in the same physical space to interact and collaborate around projects that are crossdisciplinary,” DeGroote said. “That’s how work gets done in the real world.”

The building’s large, flexible spaces, with movable benches and cabinetry, will promote collaboration and break down barriers among academic disciplines, according to DeGroote.

The facility is also a response to rising enrollment in 10 science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors.

Those majors saw enrollments jump from 749 to 1,032 between fall 2006 and fall 2010, according research by the university’s Office of Strategy, Planning & Effectiveness.

ISELF is the crown jewel in St. Cloud State’s three-part Science Initiative, which includes the $14.5-million addition to the Robert H. Wick Science Building and the $13.6-million renovation of Brown Hall, both completed in 2009.

From start to finish, the ISELF project received unwavering support from St. Cloud area legislators, according to Potter.

Potter said he is thankful for the support of alumni such as Joel Goergen ’86, former chief scientist at Force Ten Networks in San Jose, Calif., and business partners including Medtronic in Fridley and MicroBioLogics, Inc. in St. Cloud.

University officials developed ISELF in partnership with Vice Chancellor Laura King and the staff at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities in St. Paul.

ISELF was designed by Rafferty Rafferty Tollefson Lindeke Architects, St. Paul.

The construction manager at-risk is St. Paul-based McGough.

The $531 million bonding bill signed in July by Gov. Mark Dayton sells state bonds to fund capital improvements, including ISELF.

Campus construction will aid local economy Construction at St. Cloud State is delivering a much needed shotin-the-arm to the Central Minnesota economy.

A $6.5 million residence hall renovation completed in August, a $44.8 million science and engineering building just breaking ground, and a planned $31.1 million hockey center expansion and renovation create an economic multiplier effect that is boosting investment, consumer spending and employment, according to university officials.

The St. Cloud area is in a fragile recovery from the recession that began locally in the fall of 2008, according to the authors of the St. Cloud Area Quarterly Business Report, professors Rich MacDonald and King Banaian.

The construction sector in Stearns and Benton counties remains depressed. St. Cloud State economists Banaian and MacDonald report a 7 percent decline in construction employment between April 2010 and April 2011.

The largest of the campus construction projects, the $44.8 million Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF), is slated to sustain 900-950 on-site jobs through early 2013, according to Dan McKay of McGough, the St. Paul-based construction manager at-risk.

In addition, ISELF is expected to directly support nearly 320 off-site jobs and indirectly impact another 150 off-site jobs, McKay said.

The smallest project, the recently completed $6.5 million renovation of the north wing of the Shoemaker residence hall, employed a Rogers general contractor and a dozen subcontractors from the St. Cloud area, according to Dan Pedersen, director of residential life.

Shoemaker Hall has retained the stately elegance of a 1915-built residence hall whose rooms still have hardwood floors and 11-foot ceilings.

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Story and Photographs By Mike Nistler ’79

Geography of wine N o w hining about this class

At first blush you might think that a college course titled The Geography of Wine was this generation’s Basket Weaving 101.

You would be wrong.

St. Cloud State University Geography Professor Gareth John has fashioned a compelling course on the topic after reading a book by the same name and asking himself, “How can I teach something like this?”

The course was introduced two years ago and taught again this past summer.

John hopes to teach it again as early as summer 2012.

The class has drawn an interesting cross-section of students, including those passionate about wine and those who know very little but want to learn more. Others who take the course are more interested in the wine tourism business, which is becoming huge in Minnesota as well as other regions where grape growing has become fashionable. One of the students from the first class has gone on to the University of Minnesota to acquire his master’s degree in plant biology and become a grape breeder.

In 1993, John said, Minnesota had three wineries. Today, that number is more than 40 and grows every year.

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And the number of vineyards is even greater: More than 1,500 acres are planted with grapes.

“All levels of geography can be used in teaching this course,” John said. For instance physical geography plays a role as climate and soil are two large factors that determine where the best grape growing areas are located.

It is generally acknowledged that the best grape-growing region in Minnesota is the southeastern portion of the state in part because the soil along the Mississippi River Valley was never touched by glaciers. But there are exceptions. One is in the area just south of Kimball where the Millner Heritage Vineyard and Winery is located.

Vineyards such as this with gravelly soils and sloping hills are preferable, John said.

John’s class tour of the Millner Heritage Vineyard and Winery was led by owner John Millner. He gave them an up-close look at the operation and the intricacies of growing grapes for making wine.

Politics even comes into play in learning about wines. While Europeans may feel that the best wines come from their vineyards, but try telling that to the folks who operated vineyards in Napa Valley. And Californians hardly acknowledge Minnesota wineries, John said.

With wine being the fastest growing beverage in the United States, the class is also very timely. And the Minnesota Grape Growers Association is one of the fastest growing in the world.

Minnesota is starting to be competitive at grape growing with other regions in the world that have similar climates. There are now four different varieties of grapes being sold to growers. The University of Minnesota is considered one of the top wine grape programs in the U.S. with a goal to develop high quality, cold hardy and disease resistant grapes.

And with thousands of Baby Boomers retiring, John expects the number of vineyards and wineries in Minnesota to keep growing as more

Geography Professor Gareth John tours a winery with his students during a field trip which is part of the Geography of Wine class he teaches.

retirees with disposable incomes enter the business.

Another factor may also lead to Minnesota becoming more of a player in the wine industry — climate.

“With climate change, 50 years from now, winters may not be as harsh,” John said.

Wine growers in Europe are already anticipating those changes, with many purchasing land in locales that they speculate will be ideal for grape growing.

“In the wine world, climate change isn’t something that will happen; it has happened,” John said.

One of the students who took the course from John this past summer was Tim Johnson, a mass communications major with a minor in geography.

“I took the class as a geography elective,” Johnson said. “Wine is a great tool to teach geographical concepts.

We learned about the wine making process from spring blooms to bottling and everything in between.”

Jon Millner, one of the owners of Millner Heritage Vineyard and Winery south of Kimball tells St. Cloud State University students about his business.

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Husky Athletics

Athletic Hall of Fame adds seven in 2011 St. Cloud State University Athletic Hall of Fame inducted five athletes, a coach and a Distinguished Service Award winner in the Sept. 10 ceremonies, bringing the number of those honored to 171 individuals and three teams.

Tina Gust ’97

Charlie Basch ’50 ’65

Friend & Supporter

Coach

Athlete and Coach

Longtime St. Cloud State coach and instructor Basch served the University from 1968-91.

He was head hockey coach until 1984, and was an assistant football coach for 10 years.

He coached seven hockey AllAmericans including two-time All-Americans Pat Sullivan and Dave Reichel. In 1979-80 the Huskies posted a 20-9-1 record and advanced to the NCAA DII-III Western Division Playoffs.

St. Cloud State returned to the Western Division II Playoffs in 1980-81 with a 19-11-1 record.

Basch was among a group of college hockey coaches who formed the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association in 1981-82 which further promoted the college game at the Division II and III level.

Haddorff competed in basketball and track for the Huskies in the early 1960s. He was a member of two Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) championship basketball teams in 1962 and 1963 and was a team captain in 1963. Twice he was named All-Conference and in 1962 was named a Basketball Regional Little All-American. A point guard, Haddorff left St. Cloud State as the career assist leader. He was a member of the 1962 track team. He returned to St. Cloud State in 1968 and served as an assistant basketball coach and head tennis coach, winning two conference championships in each sport.

He went on to coach basketball at the University of Minnesota, Morris from 1970-74 and was named the NIC Coach of the Year in 1974. Haddorff also spent 25 years as a United Methodist Minister.

Gust is a lifelong friend and supporter of Husky Athletics, a love born and nurtured as she honed her skills Saturday mornings in the Husky Hot Shot program. She earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from St. Cloud State and her master’s degree in sports administration and facility management from Ohio University. She joined the Minor League Baseball staff in June 1998 as an assistant in the Licensing Department, was promoted to assistant director, then associate director and in 2008 director of licensing. In January 2011 she became the first female vice president in the 109-year history of the Minor League Baseball office when she was named vice president for business development.

David Linehan ’67 Athlete

Linehan was a four-year varsity starter on the St. Cloud State men’s basketball team from 1962 to 1966. A team co-captain his junior and senior years, he helped lead the Huskies to four NIC Championships. He was named the top forward in the NIC, was a two-time AllConference selection and was named an Honorable Mention All-American. Linehan scored 30 points as a freshman in his first varsity starting role and went on to average 26.4 points his rookie season. The Huskies won their first NAIA District 13 title in 1962 and returned to the NAIA finals in 1966. Linehan set the career field goal shooting percentage mark in 1966 and ranks fourth on the career chart with a .566 field goal percentage (220-387).

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Jack Haddorff ’63 ’68

Husky Athletics Toni Jameson Hall ’90 ’94 Athlete Jameson was a standout athlete in basketball and track and field from 1986-90. An outstanding rebounder, Jameson was a four-year starter in basketball, appearing in every game. A three-time AllNorthern Central Conference (NCC), including two first-team honors, Jameson held the career record in league rebounds with 577. She led the NCC in rebounding in 1990 averaging 10.3 rebounds per game. She was named to the NCAA Division II North Central Region All-Tournament team in 1989 and in 1990 was named a Second Team American Women’s Sports Federation All-American and to the WBCA Kodak All-District team. Jameson played in 115 games during her career, scored 1,573 points and pulled down 1,046 rebounds.

She ranks ninth on the all-time career scoring chart and is third in career rebounds. She ranks in the top 10 chart in career field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, assists and steals.

During her career the Huskies won its first NCC women’s title, played in four NCAA North Central Region Tournaments and one NCAA quarterfinal game and posted an 83-32 overall record. Jameson landed on the United States Team Handball team that posted three national titles. She made the 1996 Olympic team that finished eighth.

Michelle Lechner ’00 Athlete Lechner was a two-sport athlete competing in softball from 1995-99 and tennis during the 1999-2000 season. A four-year starter in softball, Lechner posted a career batting average of .380, striking out only 18 times in 534 at-bats. She also had a .993 fielding percentage during her career. Lechner was named to two All-Conference, two All-Region and two Academic All-American teams. She also earned North Central Region All-Tournament team honors in 1999. She was a member of the 1998 NCC Championship softball team and was named the St. Cloud State Female Athlete of the Year in 1999. When she completed her softball career Lechner held career records for hits with 208, singles with 182 and batting average of .381. She also held the single season record for singles with 62. Lechner played in 190 career games and in 1998 batted her career high .425. The Huskies won 142 games during her career, including a then-record 44 wins during the 1999 season. In tennis she was the NCC runner-up at No. four singles and No. one doubles for the Huskies who finished second in the conference in 2001. She posted a 20-8 singles record and shared the single season record for wins with 44. She graduated summa cum laude from St. Cloud State and was a member of the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Simona Samuelson ’92 Athlete Samuelson played on three straight NCAA Division II North Central Region Basketball Tournament teams during her career that lasted from 1987-91. The Huskies won the 1989 NCC title and advanced to the NCAA Division II Quarterfinal round. Samuelson was a two-time All-NCC team choice including first team honors in 1990. In 1991 she earned Kodak Honorable Mention All-American honors. Samuelson led the NCC in blocked shots in 1989, 1990 and 1991 and in 1991 had an NCC record-setting 50 blocks, a record that stood until 1995.

She also set an NCC record for best field goal percentage for a sophomore in 1989 with a .641 (66-103) mark. During her career she set a school record for most blocks in a game with 10, a record she still holds, and most blocked shots in a career with 285. She scored 1,291 career points, which ranks 17th all-time at St. Cloud State, and is 12th all-time with 680 rebounds. She still ranks among the top players in field goal percentage, free throws made and free throw attempts. In 1992 she competed on the track and field team winning the NCC outdoor championships in the discus and the shot put. She earned AllAmerican honors in both events placing second at the NCAA Championships in the discus and eighth in the shot put.

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Alumni and friends sing “Take me out to the Ballgame” during the 7th Inning Stretch at the SCSU Alumni and Friends Night at Target Field on June 15, 2011.

St. Cloud State University Wrestling held its third annual alumni reunion on June 25 at Big Fish Lake. Mark ’76 and Anita ’75 Bauerly, hosted the reunion.

Back row, from left: Ryan Langsev ’85, Art Grachek ’62 ’64, SCSU President Earl H. Potter III, Kristy Modrow-Ullah ’03 ’05, Christy Berndt ’01, Jace Berndt, Al Grundei ’71, Kathy Grundei ’71, Terri Mische, director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement, Chantal Mische-Riebel, current student. Front row, from left: Blizzard, T.C., Griffin Berndt

Back row, from left: Tim Raymond ’73, Jack Gause ’57, Jeremy Lang ’99, John Oxton ’87, Dan Griffith ’71, Chuck Siefert ’77, Mark Bauerly ’76, Gary Boman ’72, Dennis Quinn ’73. Middle row, from left: Lonnie Rubis ’67, Grant Nelson ’63, Bob St. Marie ’63, Tom Waller, Bob Klick, Tom Eitter ’64. Front row, from left: Dennis Moske, Jerry Schmitz ’77, Al Stark ’84, Lee Carlson ’72, Chad Becker ’91.

Not pictured: Jake Bauerly ’75 and Rod Doolittle ’73

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Alumni class notes Rewards of being a Husky • Simply say “I am a St. Cloud State graduate!” at the on-campus Husky Bookstore. You’ll receive a 10% discount on your purchases.

• Planning your next trip to St. Cloud?

Take advantage of reduced rates for alumni at AmericInn, Comfort Inn, Country Inn and Suites (east side), Days Inn, Grandstay, Heritage House Bed and Breakfast, Holiday Inn & Suites, or Le St-Germain Suite Hotel.

Mention you’re a St. Cloud State graduate and get the reduced rate!

• Liberty Mutual offers alumni rates to St. Cloud State graduates for auto and home insurance. Short-term medical insurance also is available. Proceeds help finance alumni events and activities.

• For more than 10 years the Association has contracted with Bank of America for its alumni credit card program. Thank you to alumni who carry the SCSU alumni credit card. Proceeds help finance alumni events and activities.

• Alumni can take advantage of library privileges at the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center by providing a Minnesota stateissued ID to the library circulation counter to receive your library check-out number.

• St. Cloud State Career Services Center provides services and career resources to alumni to assist with transitions, networking, and career exploration. Go to stcloudstate.edu/careerservices and click on alumni, call or stop in the office for assistance.

Transitions

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Cory Kruckenberg, Sun City West,

Ariz., is teaching at the Midwestern School of Dental Medicine in Glendale, Ariz. where he recently received the Dental Instructor Century Award. Midwestern School of Dental Medicine will graduate it’s first class in 2012.

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James Hazewinkel, Marion, Ala.,

was inducted into the 2011 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame. Hazewinkel is a teacher and head wrestling coach at Marion Military Institute. • John Vinje, St. Cloud, was inducted into the Two Harbors High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Vinjie earned 11 varsity letters as an Agate and also lettered four years in football at St. Cloud State.

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Michael Schmit, Willmar, retired

as city administrator for the city of Willmar after 22 years. Schmit served a long career for Willmar as a council member and mayor.

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Committee which makes strategic decisions about technology and software use. • Roberta (Sack) Parisi, Portland, Ore., was named the director of global marketing for Yakima, a vehicle rack company in Beaverton, Ore. Parisi will be responsible for U.S. and international marketing initiatives which include digital, retailer communication, branding integration, public relations, grass root events and strategic partnerships. Parisi has more than 25 years of experience in building global brands with established outdoor and consumer brands including Dr. Martens, Jose Cuervo, Keen, Nau and Nike.

Stanley Karich, Duluth, is assistant softball coach at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Karich is the founder of the Duluth Aerials Softball Club and the owner of Identitee Sportswear in Duluth.

’77

Susan (Ramacher) Durant, St. Cloud,

accepted a position at Independent Lifestyles, Inc. as administrative support.

’78 ’81

Shirley Becker, Melbourne, Fla.,

was named dean of Florida Tech’s Nathan M. Bisk College of Business.

Becker also serves as Florida Tech’s director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and New Business Development.

’79 ’88

Mark Voigt, Elk River, accepted

a teaching position in technology education at Foley High School where he will teach a variety of technology classes. Voigt previously taught 29 years at the Spring Lake Park School District.

’79

Mark Baltes, St. Paul, was promoted from second vice president to vice president of Technical Services at Securian Financial Group, Inc. Baltes joined Securian in 1979 as a data base production trainee. In addition to many management functions, he leads the company’s Applied Technology Action

’80

Susan (Lewandowski) Zwinger,

Poway, Calif., was inducted into the 2011-12 San Diego North Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Zwinger leads Oracle’s Global Systems TSC, which is responsible for providing remote support to Oracle’s server, storage and Solaris customers worldwide. Zwinger has held a series of leadership positions in service, engineering, quality and corporate planning and has extensive experience in business planning, process excellence, technical support, education, software development, legal support and program management. • Paul L. Hendrickson, M.D., was named the Detroit Lakes Community Doctor of the Year. His family practice is located in a satellite clinic in Frazee.

’81

Mark Neeb, Rochester, is president

of the Association of Credit and Collection International, which offers comprehensive, knowledgebased resources for success in the credit and collection industry.

• Dona (Faulkner) Yetter, North Branch, Wyo., received the 2011 North Branch Area Education Teacher of the Year Award. Yetter has been a teacher in the North Branch School District for 30 years and has had 18 years of classroom experience as a fourth and fifth grade teacher.

Grand Marshals

and his wife, Barb, were Grand Marshals for the annual Kimball Days celebration in August. A native of Litchfield, Liedman taught for more than 30 years. He also was a scoutmaster for 34 years helping 11 young men become Eagle Scouts. He retired after 21 years as a volunteer firefighter. He was a founding member and 15-year president of the Kimball Golf Club as well as a past president of the Ducks Unlimited chapter in Kimball.

Carl (Bill) Liedman ’69

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Receives award

was named the Federal Civil Servant of the Year by the Federal Executive Board (FEB) at its award program and luncheon at the Crown Plaza Hotel in St. Paul. Steffes is the primary adviser to the district manager with the Social Security Administration in St. Cloud.

The award honors federal employees who have demonstrated outstanding performances on the job and/or within the community on a sustained basis.

Mary Steffes ’72

Two hired by business magazine Two graduates of St. Cloud State University’s Department of Mass Communications who graduated 28 years apart have been hired in the top two editorial positions at Minnesota Business magazine.

Sheri O’Meara ’83 has been named editor in chief and Dana Johnson ‘11 assistant editor at Minnesota Business, published

by Tiger Oak Publications, Minneapolis.

O’Meara graduated with Sheri O’Meara ’83 Dana Johnson ’11 a bachelor of science in mass communications and an emphasis in public relations and advertising. She most recently served as editor of a variety of trade, consumer and custom publications, including Minnesota Meetings + Events, Format Magazine, Sun Country Airlines’ in-flight magazine and WF Vision. She is author or co-author of four books in The Minnesota Series, including: “Storms!,” “Storms 2,” “Media Tales” and “Famous Crimes.”

Johnson graduated in May with a bachelor of science in mass communications and emphasis in news editorial. She served as editor in chief of the University Chronicle from 2009-10. She also worked at KVSC 88.1 FM as a news reporter and the host of Monday Night Live from 2009-11.

O’Meara started her career as copy editor at Skyway News (now Downtown Journal), “That was back in the days before desktop publishing,” she said, “When we cropped and sized photos with a ruler and photo wheel and our hands were sticky at the end of the day from handling pasteups.”

She attributes page makeup classes in school for helping her land her next job: design director at Minneapolis-St. Paul CityBusiness (now Business Journal).

Next for O’Meara came jobs at the former Twin Cities Reader, where as custom publishing manager she oversaw client publications that included the Parade of Homes magazine and arts programs for the Guthrie Theater and Minnesota Orchestra, and at K102-FM as editor-publisher of a country music magazine. She launched a freelance business in 1994, serving as editor of a number of publications for more than 15 years.

“I am thrilled to see that St. Cloud State is still turning out top-notch editors such as Dana, and I am excited for what we will do together and with the rest of our team on Minnesota Business,” O’Meara said.

Tiger Oak Publications publishes more than 25 magazines focusing on business and lifestyle topics.

’83

Renee (Beumer) Peterson,

Chagrin Falls, Ohio, was named vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Toro Co. in Bloomington. Peterson, joins Toro from Eaton Corporation, a $13.7 billion diversified industrial manufacturer, where she served as vice president of finance and planning.

’84

Susan Holden, Minneapolis, was peer selected as a Super Lawyer in the Twin Cities Business, Minneapolis/ St.Paul Magazine and Minnesota Super Laywers publications. Super Laywers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional acheivement. Holden works for Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum & Carey and specializes in personal injury litigation.

’89

Keith Rachey, Waconia, is chief

strategic officer for Avtex, an IT firm owned by the Pohlad Family Companies. Rachey founded Avtex in 1998 and in 2006 it was purchased by the Pohlad family. Avtex is an award-winning Microsoft Gold Certified partner.

Headquartered in Bloomington, providing technology consulting services to organizations in the U.S.

’90

Terri (Gray) Trickel, Hallsville, Mo., is business manager for Simon Oswald Architecture in Columbia, Mo.

Publishes novel

released his first novel, “File 871 – The Quest for Truth,” written under the pen name of deMichael Myer. Billmyer, a mass communications major who served in Vietnam from 1968-69, wrote this fictionalized story of an Agent Orange victim who fights the Veterans Administration for his rights to medical attention and disability compensation. The story is based upon his true life experiences and that of a U.S. Navy seaman who is exposed to asbestos and becomes a cancer victim. Midway through the book the dialogue takes readers back to the St. Cloud State campus in the 1970s and should bring back memories for former students. The novel can be purchased on-line through www.iUniverse.com.

Denis Billmyer ’75

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Unless otherwise noted, all cities listed in class notes are in Minnesota.

Alumni class notes

Retiring from board

is retiring from the Catholic Charities USA Board, having served on it since 2005.

Martodam has served as chief executive officer of Catholic Social Services of Central and Northern Arizona and CEO of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He is active with many community and social service organizations, chairing several boards. He earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from St. Cloud State University.

Paul Martodam ’93

Trickel was previously an accountant at OCCI, accounts recievable manager at MFA Oil and cost accountant at the Gates Corporation.

• Lisa (Smith) Zell, Minneapolis, was promoted to senior vice president and general counsel of Cenex Harvest States (CHS) Inc. in Inver Grove Heights. CHS is a diversified energy, grains and foods company committed to providing the essential resources that enrich lives around the world.

’92

Darrell Crandall, Minneapolis, was nominated as one of 21 finalists by Ernst & Young as an upper Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year. Crandall is the owner and chief executive of Plymouthbased Knowledge Marketing, an on-demand marketing software and services company that enables data mining, subscriber database management, email marketing and analytics. Crandall also founded Good Donor in 2009, which assists nonprofits by minimizing the costs of gathering donations of clothing and household goods by offering donors an Internet registry. • James Korkowski, Conroe, Texas, was named the Math Department chair for Willis High School. Korkowski has taught fifth grade Algebra at WHS for the past five years and is in his 15th year teaching mathematics.

• Theoni (Lecakis) Limouris, Batavia, Ill., is North American ergonomics project coordinator with British Petroleum. Limouris will oversee and manage the implementation of a new program with BP North America.

She also will assist BP globally in

the training and development of this project.

’98

’94

was appointed vice president and treasurer of Graco, Inc. Founded in 1926, Graco is a world leader in fluid handling systems and components.

Rothe was previously vice president and treasurer at Gardner Denver Inc. and also served as vice president of finance for Gardner Denver’s Industrial Products Group. • Lisa (Schaefer) Rund, Eagan, is director of the City of Edina’s Human Resources Department. Schaefer was the human resource manager for the League of Minnesota Cities and served as the senior human resources generalist for the City of Eden Prairie from 1998-2006.

Christian Rothe, Quincy, Ill.,

Michael Cunningham, Ramsey, is activities director for Elk River High School. Cunningham previously held similar positions at Zimmerman, North Branch and Spring Lake Park high schools.

’96

Tara (Sundgaard) Privette, Watertown, was named senior vice president of core operations for Portfolio Recovery Associates (PRA) in Norfolk, Va. PRA is a specialized financial services company that is a market leader in the consumer debt purchase and collection industry.

Privette is responsible for PRA’s domestic call center operations. With more than 15 years of leadership experience in the collections and call center industry, Privette has experience leading and managing all stages of the collections process.

’99

Jason Thomas, Minneapolis, joined

a three-person team attempting to set a world speed record on a trip over land at the South Pole this December. It will be the 100th anniversary of when Ronald Amudsen first stood at the South Pole on Dec. 14, 1911.

’97

Jessica Chandler, Siren, Wis., published her first book titled, “Bingo Barge Murder,” which has sold more than 3,000 copies.

Chandler landed a contract with Midnight Ink and has signed on for two more Shay O’Hanlon mystery series books. The second book, “Hide and Snake Murder,” is scheduled for release spring 2012.

Chandler also works part-time at Borders and owns and operates No Limits Printing, a T-shirt and jewelry company.

’00

Becky Derscheid, West Des Moines, Iowa, accepted a position as crop portfolio specialist with Syngenta and she will relocate to Minneapolis.

Syngenta is dedicated to increasing crop productivity, protecting the environment and improving health and quality of life. • Daniel Hanson, Maple Grove, is a survey crew chief at Moore Engineering, Inc. in Fergus Falls. Moore Engineering, Inc. is a civil engineering and land surveying company.

’01

Rajdeep Bhattacharyya, Chicago, Ill., joined Madison Media in Delhi, India as director of digital operations for existing and emerging digital media initiatives. Previously, Bhattacharyya served as senior account director at Wunderman International, where he oversaw the Nokia business. • Stacey (Schoenrock) Sheetz, St. Cloud, was inducted into the St. Croix Valley Sports Hall of Fame. Sheetz led the Huskies to the NCAA Division II regional playoffs for three straight seasons in softball. She is a softball coach in Elk River.

’03

Kevin Anderson, Ramsey, is video coordinator for Team USA for Rensselaer Hockey Operations.

His responsibilities include video coordination, breaking down game tapes, pre-scouting for upcoming opponents, team travel coordination and community relations. He also serves as special events coordinator.

Anderson became the hockey operations coordinator for both the Rensselaer men’s and women’s ice hockey programs in 2008. • Robert Hudson, Minnetonka, accepted a position at NBC Montana.

Hudson was previously the host of the morning program “Showcase Minnesota” on KARE 11 and has held other positions at news stations in Wisconsin, California and Minnesota. • Christopher Walker, Everett, Wash., was named head athletic trainer for the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. Walker previously held athletic training positions for the

Wins award

received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for her research in chemistry education. Brandriet is finishing her second year in the Chemistry Education Ph.D. program at Miami University, Ohio. The grant offers three years of support with $30,000 annual stipend and funds for education. She is the first Chemistry Education doctoral student to win this award.

Allie Brandriet ’09

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Alumni class notes

Publishes book

’43 ’54 Margaret Neary,

Sartell, 98, published her memoir, “Margarita from Minnesota,” which details her childhood, teaching career and pride in her Irish heritage. Neary was a dedicated teacher in the greater St. Cloud area beginning as a one-room-schoolhouse teacher in Langola Township in Benton County, then later taught in Cambridge and finally for many years in St. Cloud schools, most notably Wilson and Jefferson elementary schools. Photo courtesy Sartell News-Leader.

Everett Silvertips Hockey Team and at the University of New Mexico.

’05

Heidi (Roberts) Shub, St. Cloud, is

the owner and lead photographer of Heidi Shub Photography. Shub specializes in photographing weddings and portraits. She hopes to expand into traveling around the country to photograph more destination weddings and would like to expand her business. • Cally Stewart, Stillwater, was inducted into the St. Croix Valley Sports Hall of Fame. Stewart helped lead the Huskies to the NCC Tournament championships in 2003 and 2004.

’06

Kent Gjerde, Sunburg, joined the United Farm Credit System as a financial services officer in the Willmar office. Gjerde will be serving the business needs of agricultural producers and businesses in the area by providing credit, financial services, and crop insurance solutions. The Farm Credit System is a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture and the nation’s rural economy. • Terry Lee, Green Bay, Wis., is a news reporter/anchor for WTAQ 1360 AM (96.5 FM) in Green Bay. Lee reports exclusively on city, county and education issues.

Previously, Lee was a news reporter and anchor for the St. Cloud AM stations, KNSI and WJON.

’08

Chloe Kruckenberg, Minneapolis,

received the Red Carpet Award from Capella University.

Kruckenberg was recognized for her exceptional demonstration of decisive collaboration in her support within the Enrollment Services and Human Resources at Capella.

• Godfrey Mnubi, Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania, is a UNESCO National Program Officer for Education for five countries in East Africa (Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Comoros).

Mnubi will provide input on the design, planning, implementation,

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and monitoring of Education Sector Programmes to the UNESCO Programme Specialist for Education in the Dar Es Salaam Cluster Office.

Mnubi is currently completing his doctorate in Education at the University of North Dakota.

• Michael Moore, Monticello, was promoted from first lieutenant to the rank of captain in the United States Army. Moore is currently stationed with his wife, Meghan, in Fort Carson, Colo.

Marriages and Commitments ’93 Jerome Stefanich and Sheena

’08 ’10

and Tony Peterson, Watkins, 4/8/2011. ’06 Derrick Silvestri and ’07 Sabrina (Daggett) Silvestri, Sauk Rapids, 9/18/2010. ’’08 Daniel Bodin and ’08 ’10 Trista (Warnert) Bodin, St. Cloud, 6/4/2011.

Nicole Lemmer, St. Louis Park, is

an assistant account executive in digital communications at Weber Shandwick in Minnespaolis.

’09

Keerti Addula, Roselle, Ill., is a cognos developer at DeVry University. Previously, Addula was a business intelligence consultant at Blistex Inc. and served as cognos developer at Acushnet Company.

• Cristina Nistler, Alexandria, Va. is the assistant athletic trainer for the football team and head athletic trainer for women’s lacrosse at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. • Michael “Punch” Jamnick, Minnetonka, is with the Minneapolis Public Schools as the chief engineer at their radio station, KBEM (Jazz 88). Jamnick worked at KVSC (88.1 FM) as a student engineer. • Charles LaGesse, Superior, Wis., was promoted to chief of police after working nearly 30 years for the Superior Police Department. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy. • Brita Schroeder, Monticello, is a full-time coaching assistant with the St. Cloud State University women’s hockey team. Schroeder, a former St. Cloud State player, joined the program in November 2010 as an iterim assistant coach and has worked greatly with the defense.

’10

Margaret Horrigan, Burnsville, is

a Target executive team leader in Apple Valley.

Stefanich, Mountain Iron, 6/12/2010. ’00 Amy (Strack) Palka and Michael Palka, Brookfield, Wis., 9/18/2010. ’03 Holly Schuck and ’04 Matthew Ludewig, St. Cloud, 12/31/2010. ’04 Julia (Freese) Solomonson and Ryan Solomonson, Richfield, 10/16/2010. ’06 Teresa (Ashfeld) Peterson

Births and Adoptions ’90 Monica (Anderson) Fooe and

Charles Fooe, Coeur D Alene, Idaho, son, Charles, 11/24/2009.

Siblings: Emily, 10, Maya, 12. ’92 Julie (Kimball) Freshwater and Martin Freshwater, Osseo, daughter, Avery, 4/21/2010.

Siblings: Olivia, 3. ’93 Jerome Stefanich and Sheena Stefanich, Mountain Iron, son, Trey, 5/7/2011. ’93 Danelle (Pickit) Van Zinderen and Gary Van Zinderen, Jamestown, N.D., son, Loren, 10/16/2006.

Siblings: Brin, 4, Evan, 5, Dee, 5. ’94 Darrin Coe and ’97 Kimberly (Olsen) Coe, Canon City, Colo., daughter, Kaylen, 10/29/2010.

Siblings: Rown, 4, Jensen, 10, Duncan, 12. ’94 Ross Olson and ’95 Amie (Villcheck) Olson, Sartell, son, Bryce, 2/28/2011. Siblings: Alexa, 8, Evan, 11, Kayla, 13. ’96 Michalynn (Morkrid) Bodnar

and Rod Bodnar, Brooklyn Center, son, Braxton, 3/22/2011.

Siblings: Brady, 2, Mattea, 5. ’96 Matthew Mullins and Anna Mullins, Golden Valley, daughter, Josephine, 3/3/2011.

Siblings: Isabel, 3.

’97 John Willy and ’97 Melanie (Larson) Willy, St. Paul, daughter,

Mallory, 4/11/2011. Siblings: Makenna, 3, Jake, 5. ’98 Carrie (Bressler) Forster and Ryan Forster, Rosemount, daughter, Lacey, 8/1/2009. Siblings: Peighton, 3. ’98 Maureen Theis, St. Cloud, son, Anthony, 2/3/2011. Siblings: John, 9, Tina, 13, Angela, 16. ’98 ’01 Stephanie (Wellman) Marsh

and Jason Marsh, Carlton, daughter, Audrey, 6/6/2011.

Siblings: Broderick, 3. ’00 Jayme (Malone) Anderson and ’01 Kirk Anderson, Plymouth, daughter, Isla, 4/22/2011.

Siblings: Piers, 1. ’00 Tracy (Holthaus) Wollin and Raymond Wollin, Hopkins, son, Brandon, 3/26/2011. ’01 Lucas Griemann and Melissa Griemann, Ramsey, daughter, Olivia, 3/28/2011. Siblings: Addison, 4. ’02 Simon Bauer and ’07 Nicole (Dyshaw) Bauer, Sauk Rapids, son, Tory, 5/19/2011. ’02 Christopher Johnson and ’02 ’04 Trista (Moede) Johnson, Riverview, Fla., son, Collin, 6/24/2010. Siblings: Natalie, 3. ’02 Lisa (Dietrich) Phillips and Josh Phillips, Blaine, son, Michael, 6/10/2011. ’03 Katie (Hennen) Jones and Thomas Jones, New London, son, Logan, 7/29/2010. Siblings: Evan, 2. ’03 Christine (Marsolais) Shey and James Shey, Groton, Conn., son, Trevor, 4/14/2010. Siblings: Wesley, 3. ’03 Marianne (Manley) Walters and Scott Walters, San Jose, Calif., daughter, Haley, 3/3/2011. ’04 Juanita (Rajkowski) Beauchamp

and Russell Beauchamp, Foley, daughter, Sophia, 10/26/2010. ’04 Craig Dose and ’05 Dana (Dietz) Dose, Apple Valley, daughter, Maeya Ann, 4/12/2011.

Unless otherwise noted, all cities listed in class notes are in Minnesota.

Alumni class notes

Promoted

Army Col. Neal Loidolt ’88, Brooklyn Park, was promoted to brigadier general for the Minnesota National Guard and will head the guard’s emergency response operations, government relations, strategic planning, facilities management and international affairs. Prior to the promotion Loidolt, 44, served as chief of staff for the 34th Infantry Division, completing his second tour in Iraq. Loidolt has been a member of the Minnesota National Guard for more than 25 years and a full-time soldier more than 17 years. He received his commission in 1987 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at St. Cloud State University. ’04 Trista (Smith) Dunsmoor and ’05 Benjamin Dunsmoor, Harrisburg,

’44 Orvilla (Brunskill) Brunson, 89,

’47 Adelaide (Scapanski) Bastianelli,

’62 Richard Kiecker, 86, Rogers ’62 Romelle Neitzel, 70, Morris ’62 Richard Sunsdahl, 74, Faribault ’63 Kurt Kjellberg, 72, Buffalo ’63 ’67 Sharon (Larson) Parker, 69,

’47 Roger Goenner, 86, Mount

’64 Theodore Kennedy, 70, Naples,

’47 Virginia (Kolb) Stetson, 83,

Vaughn, Mont.

’66 Dean Cheever, 69, Minnetonka ’66 Arlene (Sandbo) Krier, 66,

Morris

’66 Norma Luckemeyer, 91, Waite

’50 ’78 Elaine (Erdmann) Iverson, 81,

Northwood, N.D.

’70 Lynn Rambeck, 62, Eden Prairie ’71 Steven Hollerung, 61,

’51 Dwaine Johnson, 88, Austin ’51 Donald Schmidt, 82, Brainerd ’52 Phyllis (Carlson) Becker, 82,

’71 Charles Rothenberger, 69, Baxter ’72 Cartrell Cooper, 89, Minneapolis ’73 Suzanne (Peterson) Campbell, 67,

’54 William Kemp, 79, St. Cloud ’55 Lester Rowen, 80, Little Falls ’56 Marlys (Lippsmeyer) Garcia, 76,

’73 Cecilia (Scepaniak) Gerads, 85,

’57 ’68 Eugene Marthaler, 79,

’74 Barbara (Brink) Kunshier, 67,

’58 Kenneth Doucette, 84, St. Cloud ’58 Robert Johnson, 75, Chaska ’58 Joan (Gravdahl) Yalch, 79,

’74 James Welch, 64, Utica, Ky. ’76 Ronald Peipus, 60, St. Cloud ’77 Mary (Sonstegard) Mueller, 58,

’58 ’85 Ethel (Witschen) Boyle, 77,

’77 Marcia (Findley) Thoms, 58,

Grand Forks, N.D.

S.D., daughter, Kenley, 1/19/2011. Siblings: Isabella, 3. ’04 Brandi (Bottlemy) Dux and ’04 Matthew Dux, Lees Summit, Mo., daughter, Emmalyn, 2/19/2011 ’04 Julia (Freese) Solomonson and Ryan Solomonson, Richfield, daughter, Katherine, 2/16/2011. ’05 Benjamin Dunsmoor and ’04 Trista (Smith) Dunsmoor, Harrisburg, S.D., daughter, Kenley, 1/19/2011. Siblings: Isabella, 3. ’05 Karlyn (Clubb) Pogatchnik and Russell Pogatchnik, St. Cloud, son, Mason, 2/23/2011. ’06 Amanda (Blachek) Ahmed and ’07 Taimour Ahmed, Macedonia, Ohio, son, Ethan, 4/23/2011. ’06 Teresa (Mrozek) Giese and Anton Giese, Swanville, daughter, Zoe, 5/14/2011.

’46 ’55 Myrtle (Josephson) Hutchins,

and Tony Peterson, Watkins, daughter, Lenna, 1/11/2010.

’06 Teresa (Ashfeld) Peterson

We Remember ’27 Margaret (Wotzka) Muehlbauer,

103, Hoyt Lakes

’32 Evelyn (Dechaine) Ramsdell, 101,

102, Litchfield

84, Eveleth

Fridley

Pleasant, Mich.

Fla.

’48 Jean (Deering) Meyers, 85, ’48 Vivian (Lundquist) Myhre, 84,

Shoreview

Waconia

Park

’89 Joseph Hughes, 56, St. Cloud ’94 Daniel Edgar, 68, Glenwood ’95 Kenneth Payne, 72, Big Lake ’95 Eric Skogman, 41, Plymouth ’05 Derek Johnson, 27, Blooming

Albany

’74 Thomas Hiltunen, 61,

Minneapolis

St. Cloud

Georgetown, Ind.

’86 Charlene (Schuch) Tegels, 52, ’87 Randolph Peterson, 68, Clear

Minnetonka

Port Angeles, Wash.

Richmond, Wis.

’82 Patrick Neurer, 55, Alexandria ’85 Joel Mickelson, 50, Saginaw ’86 James Christensen, 48,

Richfield

Bloomington

Rochester

’78 Dale Sampson, 58, Sartell ’79 James Jarvi, 55, Angora ’79 Mary Meiklejohn, 54, New

Lake

Prairie

Faculty/Staff We Remember Dick Cermele, 82, Dayton, Ohio Norman Kittel, 79, Yachats, Ore. Fredrick Reese, 80, Waite Park James White, 72, St. Cloud ’54 William Kemp, 79, St. Cloud

Minneapolis

Brainerd

Killeen, Texas

Waite Park

Fairmont

McGregor

’33 Florence (Frederiksen) Anderson,

101, Springfield

’33 Mary (Berklacich) Prebich, 97,

Hibbing

’34 Marie Hennen, 96, Sauk Rapids ’34 ’39 Manford Hewitt, 99, St.

Joseph

’36 Dorothy (Zimmerman) Wolter,

95, St. Augustine, Fla.

’37 Delphine (Isaacson) Bergstrom,

95, Cokato

’38 Adline (Bliedorn) Roehl, 94, Foley ’39 Alice (Sevick) Ross, 90,

Bremerton, Wash.

’40 LaBelle (Salo) Froyd, 92, Lake

City

’40 Mildred (Ahles) Shogren, 92,

Husky Pupsters

We have Husky tees for all new additions to the Huskies roster!

If you recently welcomed a new addition to the family, your alma mater would like to send you a Husky Pup T-shirt.

Update your profile at stcloudstate.edu/alumni and receive a congratulations gift from the St. Cloud State University Alumni Association or contact us at 320-308-3177, toll free 1-866-464-8759.

Above: Daughter of Marianne (Manley) Walters ‘03 and Scott Walters, Haley Walters, 4 1/2 months, smiles big as the Huskies score a goal!

Marshall

Right: Making her debut across the globe from Denmark, daughter Dagmar Lee, 3, of Lorry Lee (Strother) Fach-Pedersen ’01 and Thomas Pedersen of Herlev, Denmark, shines with Husky pride!

’40 Lorene (Pringle) Smith, 90,

Richfield

’41 Leo Goche, 91, St. Cloud

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Alumni Event calendar The St. Cloud State University Alumni Association has a variety of exciting events planned for alumni. Whether you’ve remained a loyal Husky fan or haven’t been on campus since graduation ... We want to see you!

Up-to-date Alumni Association calendar of events and event details at www.stcloudstate. edu/alumni. Contact the Alumni Relations Office at 320-308-3177, 1-866-464-8759 or alumni@stcloudstate.edu for information.

College to Career Fall Alumni/Student Networking Event November 9, 2011

Arizona Athletic and Alumni/Friends Golf Classic February 13, 2012

Alumni Fall Commencement Luncheon December 18, 2011

College to Career Spring Alumni/Student Networking Event March 19, 2012

Florida Athletic and Alumni/Friends Golf Classic February 6, 2012

Alumni Spring Commencement Luncheon May 5, 2012

COLLEGE TO CAREER: Alumni/Student Networking Mixer

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 4:30-8 p.m.

SCSU Alumni Room, Atwood Memorial Center More information or to register for this fall’s mixer?

Visit stcloudstate.edu/alumni or call 320-308-1668.

Check stcloudstate.edu/celebrate for additional events and updated information Celebrate! St. Cloud State upcoming weekends January 19-22, 2012 • Winter festival celebration April 19-22, 2012 • SCSU Alumni Association Alumni Awards Reception April 19 • Excellence in Leadership Alumni Reception April 22 June 21-24, 2012 • SCSU Lemonade Concert and Art Fair June 21 • SCSU Lemonade Reception June 21

More than ever, college students seek career and personal advice. Here’s your chance to support St. Cloud State students who are in the same shoes you were!

Join us for an evening mixer with students and alumni, affording students the valuable opportunity to practice their networking skills and benefit from your lessons learned out in the real world.

The mixer will be a chance to visit, reminisce and offer support to St. Cloud State students as they anticipate moving from college to their career!

Save the Date: Spring College to Career: Alumni/Student Mixer | Monday, March 19, 2012