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One of the core values ofWinona State University is to be distinctive. WSU is able to stand out from the crowd through many different programs and opportunities offered to its students. We wanted to find out from the students themselves how successful we've been. Here, five noteworthy first-year college students explain what made WSU distinctive to them as they decided where to attend college. All had plenty to say about how well we've treated them so far. el

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Alisia Nelson From: Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Thinking About: Exercise Science

took my first Tae Bo and Pilates classes in gym my junior year in high school. | loved it! My interest in leading a healthy lifestyle continued to grow. took up weight training and my parents bought me my own weight sets.

when was touring college campuses, the fitness center at WSU caught my attention. | also learned about the specialized aerobics classes and intramural sports offered on campus. when| discovered WSU is building a new fitness center, which will offer much more space and many more opportunities for healthy living, knew | made the right choice to come to Winona State.

I've enjoyed the kickboxing classes and the weight training facility. These activities have allowed me to meet many new people who share my same interests. also plan to join intramural volleyball.

haven't decided on a major yet, but my interest in physical health has me considering Exercise Science as an option.

My nutrition professor majored in Exercise Science. look forward to talking with her about my career options in this field of study. It's exciting to me that can turn my passion into a possible career, but I'm still Keeping my options open.

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From: Pine Island, Minnesota Nathan

In high school, Winona State University was a familiar name. A few of my teachers were recent WSU Nathan

Thinking About: English/Writing

graduates, not to mention my mom, dadand grandmother all received master's degrees from this university.

Since my hometown is just one hour from Winona State, and being close to home is important to me, decided to visit the campus. The green space on campus caught my eye immediately. | love that the university sits between the beautiful banks of the Mississippi River and the bluffs. The admissions counselors were so friendly and made such a good impression on me that Knew WSU was the perfect option.

The adjustment to campus life has been easy. The first few weeks of school, as headed back to my residence hall, I'd tell my friends that | was going to my room. Now,| call Lourdes Hall my home, which to me has been an interesting transition in just a few short weeks.

Courses at WSU are, at times, challenging. However, classes | used to dread attending, like English, are now courses that never seem long enough. My professor has made English 111 so enjoyable that I'm thinking about majoring in a field that is focused on writing.

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Nikki Olson

From: Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Thinking About: Biology

Running track has always been a part of my life. My dad has coached both track and cross country for 26 years, my mom and three siblings are all runners, and I've been on the track team since my freshman year in high school. Knew when came to college I'd want to be on the track team.

While in high school, my best friend told me about Winona State. | was interested because liked the idea of going to college away from home. also liked the size of the city, the beautiful campus and the benefits of having my own computer as part of WSU's laptop program.

After learning about the university, went online and filled out a recruitment form to be on the track team. Today, I'm a long jumper and a short distance sprinter for WSU.

My experience on a college-level track team has already helped me learn how to manage my time and be more organized; skills which will be helpful in my career as a pediatric doctor. I'm currently a pre-med biology major at WSU. have always enjoyed working with children, which is why I've chosen to focus on pediatrics when | attend medical school.

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From: Tenafly, New Jersey

Thinking About: English

first got to know Winona State University during a visitwhile | was in fifth grade. My parents both graduated from WSU, and | wanted to see where they went to college. It was the first university campus | had ever been on and it stuck in my mind.

The Winona area is very different from where grew up, in Tenafly, New Jersey. I'm used to a fast-paced, hectic lifestyle, and | was looking for a change. In Winona, both on campus and in the community, people are friendly and welcoming, and make me feel at home. It made the adjustment to a new community much easier.

live at the Residential College in Lourdes Hall. take a shortshuttle ride to the main campus for my Classes--it's so convenient. enjoy this style of residence hall life because it makes me feel like my studies and my personal life are two separate but related entities. Although, many people live on main campus and enjoy that as well.

I'm planning to major in English. I've loved the subject since my sophomore year in high school. don't have a definite career in mind yet, but I'm looking into journalism and possibly speech writing.

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Kyle Miller

From: Waseca, Minnesota

Thinking About: Sociology

| started playing the French horn in seventh grade. In high school, our marching band was really good and very hardcore, requiring lots of practice and music lessons. decided, before came to Winona State, | was going to take a break from music and focus on school.

A friend of mine from high school tried out for a music scholarship at WSU the summer before we started college, and went along for moral support. During the audition, my friend introduced me to the Director of Bands at WSU, Donald Lovejoy. Guess what? I'm playing the French horn in both the symphonic band and the wind ensemble. I'm happy with my decision, because the people are great. My friend also got her music scholarship.

I'm planning to major in sociology, because I'd like to be a high school guidance counselor. loved everything about high school, from the small class sizes to the ability to get to know the students and teachers—which is one of the reasons came to Winona State.

As a professional, my goal is to help create the wonderful experience had in high school for other students. really want to make a difference in people's lives.

In response to the December 2004 tsunami tragedy in southern Asia, the Winona State snc S22 University community reached out to help support the hundreds of thousands of victims.

In January, WSU hosted a public forum discussing the impact of the tsunami. WSU faculty members demonstrated what caused the deadly earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and WSU international students, who had family in the affected countries, shared their family's emotional stories about the experience of living through the tsunami disaster.

WSU also teamed up with the city of Winona to help raise money for the victims. Winona State raised more than $4,500 for UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders. WSU students, faculty and staff also made private sifts through other off-campus organizations.

The university community also held a school supply relief collection. Hundreds of items were collected, including notebooks, pencils and art supplies.

Approximately one-third ofWSU's international students are natives of the countries hit by the tsunami.

Learning Isn't a la spectators’ Sport

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Fastenal Manufacturing Division: Jon Hengel, Earl Murty, Stephen J. means. pa Kosidowski, Dr. Mary Gander, Jamie Thompson, Dan Conrad, Jim Jilk and HenryRollinger, Jr.

Tim Borkowski, division manager and Steve Kosidowski, production manager, give presentations forWSU Operations Management classes and give educational plant tours to WSU students. Fastenal employs manyWSU students as interns, student workers and universitygraduates.

At Winona State University, the focus of the institution is on the student. Each day, WSU faculty members help educate and enlighten thousands of students. This is achieved through the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. One of those principles of good practice encourages active learning.

Winona State advises students not to treat their learning experience as a spectators’ sport. Professor of Management in the Department of Business Administration, Mary Gander, is one of the many examples ofWSU faculty who reinforce this type of learning. She says finding a good balance between academics and applied learning helps students make better use of their education.

"They need a good well-rounded education," said Gander. "We're not training for a job here. We're educating people_to be professionals. There has to be a balance."

Gander recognizes students cannot learn all they need to know in the classroom. They need opportunities to apply what they're learning to situations which occur in the professional world.

"The teaching that goes on in the classroom comes alive and hasa lot more meaning to them,” said Gander, "when they have real experience to relate it to."

Gander has been a faculty member at WSU since 1986. She came to Winona State after being recruited by a former dean of the College of Business.

"I knew there wasa lot ofvery interesting, diversified manufacturing here that really interested me," said Gander.

While at Winona State, Gander served as the interim dean for the College of Business from 1988 to 1990. Currently, she teaches Organizational Dynamics and Behavior and several different operations management courses. She

has served as the director for several grant projects involving partnerships with regional businesses over the past 14 years.

Gander has always valued the importance of experiential learning, and has welcomed opportunities for her students to take part in this style of education. In addition to involving WSU students in grant projects, area businesses or organizations contact Gander at least once or twice a semester asking for consulting help on a particular issue or project.

"The university has a lot of resources, including our students, that can often fit with the needs that a business might have," said Gander. "So it's a matter of finding out what their needs are, seeing if our resources can fit into their needs, and then making the match for a winwin outcome."

This is where her students get the hands-on experience they need. Gander matches a student, or a team of students, she thinks will be a good fit with an organization. For example, a particular organization had a conflict among three office employees resulting in customer dissatisfaction and chronic disruption. The manager, tried sending the employees to communication and interpersonal relations seminars and to customer service training. The manager even tried using his authority by threatening the employees with formal consequences if they didn't cooperate.

Finally, the manager contacted Gander who assigneda student to the project. Under Gander's supervision, the student coached the employees using the knowledge and skills she learned in herWSU classes. The employees were put into an improvement team to study their own work processes, office layout and jobs. Through the guidance of the WSU student and the support of their manager, the employees came up with

their own improvements and solutions, solving many of the frustrating problems which were underlying causes of much of their conflict.

"You can imagine how much the student learned and grew," said Gander, "and how much more her studies meant to her after this experience."

Upon completion of a project such as this, the students do a presentation for the company on their findings. This type of hands-on experience helps the students apply what they've learned in the classroom and get an understanding of how the professional world operates.

"The organizations give them a good dose of reality," said Gander. "They give them an opportunity to see things they're learning in their classes, to apply things they're learning in class, and to see both sides, the theory and research and the day-to-day business realities."

This type of partnership is what Gander enjoys so much about her career at Winona State University. Gander feels the human resources in southeastern Minnesota are the highest quality in the world, which makes her work gratifying. But there are other rewards to these partnerships.

"It's always the people and the regional economy," said Gander. "keeping this area healthy economically and the companies as viable competitors in a changing economy. But it's mostly the people."

After 18 years ofworking at Winona State University, Gander says WSU's good reputation with the community is what keeps organizations returning for help. This type of partnership will continue to providea service to the community and to WSU students.

"Part of my role as a faculty member at Winona State is to provide community service." said Gander. "I take that very seriously, and I knowa lot of other faculty do, too."

The Trip to the Front of the Class

By Sanjeev Misra ‘02

The walk to the office every day draws a smile to the face of Dr. Frank Rocco, chair of the WSU Department of Special Education. A long time teacher of teachers, Rocco's occupation is one he calls "outrageously wonderful."

Rocco said fantastic opportunities for higher education exist at this level for instructors and students alike.

Because professors are able to continue to grow professionally through education, they are able to truly become masters in their field and serve as an invaluable resource to their students.

"Knowledge from personal experience and first-hand expertise is shared far beyond what can be found in textbooks alone," Rocco said. "The ability to profess one's own point of view is a privilege earned at the university level."

Rocco said he augments his research-based teaching with experiences from his own struggles and successes and aims for his students to be fully prepared for their first Monday in front of their own classrooms. He said his coursework is a filter for "what is high in the sky and what works."

A Winona State professor since 1972, Rocco has enjoyed the growth of his own knowledge in the field of education. He has studied near and far from home, completing postdoctoral work in educational psychology at the University of Minnesota and in biomedical ethics at the Gregorian University in Rome.

He and his wife, Joyce, another WSU professor, have visited professors at the University of Hawaii, and universities in the People’s Republic

of China and American Samoa.

Frank Rocco's focus at WSU has been helping build the knowledge base and the career visions of young teachers. He has been the senior author of several state approved SPED teacher training programs over the years, each with an emphasis on practical curriculum.

The man who has invested the better part of his career developing Winona State's special education department now takes time to reflect on the years that have brought him to this point.

Frank’s father, Antonio Rocco, came to the U.S. from the southern part of Italy in 1921 as an indentured servant working in the Detroit auto plants and mines of the Ford Motor Company. He left his pregnant wife and unborn son overseas to start a new life for them in America. Ford helped him with housing and education, as he supported his family back home. Seven years after leaving Italy, Antonio was finally able to bring his wife and son, Dominic, across the Atlantic Ocean to their new home.

Frank Rocco was raised in a mainlyimmigrant community on the north side of Pittsburgh, Penn., and said he spoke Italian before he spoke English. Rocco, his three brothers and one sister grew up from modest roots.

Frank Rocco attended Oliver High School near his home. During senior year, he studied electric shop, wood shop, metal shop, print shop, physical education, and English.

One and one halfyears out of high school and a full time employee at the neighborhood supermarket, Rocco crossed paths with his high school English instructor, Mrs.

Bleisner, who said to him: "You're a smart boy, Frank. You could be a very good teacher."

Bleisner encouraged him to look into teaching programs at Clarion State Teacher's College, in Clarion, Penn. The open enrollment policy at the school for teachers gave Rocco the opportunity he sought.

His earlier plans ofjoining the military to be followed by trade work had now been refocused on education.

"Teachers and clergymen were the only professions we saw," Rocco said. In order to exchange the blue collar for the white, he said, the only avenues open to him were to become a teacher or to enter the clergy. His father’s advice on the decision: "Good, Frank. You can go to work when it rains, sit down when you want to, and when yourre sick, they'll pay you."

In the mail came school requirements for living needs, including some supplies Rocco didn't have: sheets, pillowcases, pajamas, and suitcases. Without his knowing, Frank's sister-in-law, Delores, set out to collect the essentials for him. She initiated a gathering of store stamps, S & H Green Stamps, from neighbors.

To his surprise, young Rocco set off to school in the fall of 1958 holding two brand-new, brown suitcases packed with the required materials.

"Many who gave the stamps were waving,’ he said. "This was a great sacrifice for them to make. These were stamps that could've been used for themselves."

After one semester at college, Rocco found himself in a bind. The

teacher in helping grow the vision of the kind of instructor he wanted to become.

"They are both outstanding people. Mrs. Bleisner is of the same cut as Still. Both are from the best traditions of higher education," Rocco said. "They both had high standards, and they both felt responsible for achieving them in their students; also the mark of great teachers."

Subsequent outstanding academic performance at Clarion State helped Rocco earn amasters degree fellowship to study peripatology at - Boston College.

"T didn’t really know - what I was going to schoolfor until I got there," he - said. "I knew it was some form of special education dealing with the blind." Rocco had entered in a government-funded study in "orientation and mobility of the blind." He said there were promising opportunities in the field as it was just being established and there was a growing need for specialists.

and the young lady politely excused themselves, moved aside, and continued on. Rocco's trainer, Bill Goodman, said to him of the student, "Wow, you should see that one, Rock!"

Later, in a class meeting, Goodman pointed out to Rocco the woman he had bumped into that afternoon. For the first time, Rocco laid eyes on the woman who would become his wife, Joyce White.

After Rocco and White earned their master’s degrees at Boston College, they were married on Dec. 14, 1963, in Joyce's hometown, Lincoln, Neb.

After several years of teaching, the Roccos moved on to Michigan State University in Lansing, Mich. Asa fellowship student, Frank pursued his doctorate in special education with disciplines in severe-profound mental retardation, emotional disturbance, and learning disabilities.

In 1969, at age 29, Rocco had earned his Ph.D. degree in special education and child development. Before coming to Winona State in 1972, Rocco had experience at the kindergarten, elementary and secondary education levels, and was superintendent of the Iowa School for the Blind.

The Roccos began their family in Iowa with the adoption of their first daughter from Korea, Kristin. Their family continued to grow in Winona with the adoption ofTegen and Paige. Kristin and Tegen are now teachers and Paige is a nurse.

Professor Frank Rocco and his wife, Joyce, sailing on Lake Winona.

transition was difficult, his grades were off track and he was on academic probation.

"I was desperately serious," Rocco said. "I could not go back to my neighborhood after they had helped me get there. I was their hope, as I was the only one from my neighborhood who went to college. I couldn't afford to fail."

Redeeming himself through hard work, Rocco earned the class scores he needed and also discovereda role model.

Rocco said his college English teacher, Dr. Dana Still, continued the role played by his high school English

Boston College was the second institution in the country to offer such courses, and Rocco was in the second class to study in its peripatology program. The practicum courses were taught by the program's first-year graduates, themselves taught by war veterans.

Included in the class work were lessons in "sightless travel." Students were blindfolded and given walking canes. After considerable training, they were to navigate through Boston to a designated location using only environmental cues and no assistance from an accompanying university trainer.

Working his way down thesidewalk one afternoon, Rocco tapped cane tips with another blindfolded classmate. He

On his life in special education, Rocco said, "I have been blessed with really wonderful students and great colleagues. In this field, you find yourself surrounded by great people with great hearts. It turned out to be a really wonderful thing. IfIcould go backand do it again, I would."

Now in phased retirement, Rocco spends his newfound personal time writing both prose and music, nursing his backyard vegetable garden, and enjoying leisurely afternoons gliding Lake Winona with Joyce in their white sailboat.

Rocco looks forward to completing a book, a musical for high schools, teaching around the world, and watching his daughters raise their own families.

WSU: Developing Leaders in Our Community and Yours

Minnesota State Representative Gene Pelowski assists students during the High School Model Legistlature Program hosted annually by WSU'’s Leadership Institute.

Winona State University offers a distinctive learning environment for a broad range of students, beginning in elementary school and reaching those who are retired. The WSU Leadership Institute is one program which facilitates this style of learning by responding to the needs of the region. WSU'’s Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, Christine Barajas, said the Leadership Institute has committed itself to provide collaboration and diverse opportunities throughout the Winona State campus and into the community.

“The vision ofWinona State University for our Leadership Institute is to provide leadership learning opportunities for our constituents: WSU students, personnel, high school students and community members,” said Barajas. “Beyond that, it is to position Winona State among the nation’s best in leadership development opportunities.”

The Leadership Institute was formalized four years ago. Ann MacDonald, WSU Leadership Institute director, said the mission of the program is based on the very principles which have made Winona State a great institution.

“Our mission is to offer leadership learning opportunities that will build character and competence,” said MacDonald, “to individuals in business and industry andthe public sector in our region.”

The Leadership Institute offers a variety of programs including leadership workshops for business, industry, government and non-profit organizations; Principle-Centered Leadership Programs based on materials from FranklinCovey and internationally known author Stephen Covey; and the Leadership Institute for High School Students. It is in the process of expanding its offerings to include workshops and certificate programs on leadership issues as

related to a variety of disciplines. Additionally, the Leadership Institute is working with WSU Summer Youth Conferences to develop leadership programming options for these types of conferences in a variety of formats.

One example of the leadership program for business and industry is the partnership between WSU and Merchants Bank. Together the organizations host the annual Economic Summit, which focuses on economic concerns that face the Winona community, the region andthe State.

Winona State also partners with the United Way through the leadership program for non-profit organizations. The groups concentrate on grant writing, fundraising, board member recruitment and development and volunteer management.

The Principle-Centered Leadership Programs are offered to public and private sectors around the state in partnership with other Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

The program which allows the Leadership Institute their greatest impact on the future is the Leadership Institute for High School Students. The intense, week-long, residential program for high school leaders is based on the best-selling book 7 Habits ofHighlyEffective Teens by Sean Covey.

“Over the past four years, we have had 140 students from 46 high schools in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin attend,” said MacDonald, “and the feedback we have collected from parents and school administrators

shows these students have become even better leaders.”

The Leadership Institute plans to expand its programs to draw upon the unique expertise ofWinona State’s colleges and individual faculty members. MacDonald said this will allow the Leadership Institute to build on WSU’s history as a leader in education and leadership development.

“With these typesofleadership programs,notonly dopeople come to us,” saidMacDonald, “butwe g to them and customizeprogramsfortheir specific needs.”

“Having a conferencing facility,” said Ivanyo, “helps fulfill Winona State’s outreach portion of its mission in providing a venue for the exchange of knowledge betweenthe community andthe university.”

Throughout the past year, the Tau Center has undergone many renovations from cosmetic changes, including new carpeting, furniture and artwork, to logietionsanpeeeecalieas

renovatingthekitchenvesupport catering|inthefacility.Those improvementshaveenhanced the facility andmade Tau Center a desirable place to hold a conference. The results of an increase in conferences will have a direct impact " for the exchange ofknowledge on the students.

Together, the Tau Center and the Leadership Institute are working towards building and improving Winona State University’s already successful leadership programs.

“The vision for both of these programs,” said MacDonald, “is to support the outreach efforts for the university constituents.”

For more information on the Tau Center, call 507-474-3900.

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Peg Ivanyo is a consultant working with WSU to help increase Winona State’s outreach efforts.The plan to increase the partnership between Winona State and the community was enhanced with the purchase of the Tau Center from the St. Teresa Campus in 2003. During the 2003-2004 school year, the Tau Center was usedas a residence hall. However,beginning iin ‘i ‘September of 2004, the TauCenter becameadual-use | Facility,serving asa “residence hall fo conference centerto conferences, seminars, andworkshops, as well as receptions, banquets and small meetings.

for the university to expand its conference operation with the hope that it will increase funds for student scholarships,” said Barajas. “It will also be used asa tool to strengthen| relationships with external organizations and, through that, it will | build the image ofWinona State.”

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“We offer complete conference support services from needs assessment,” said Ivanyo, “through the facilitation of the conference to the final evaluation of the program.”

Winona State University’s Leadership Institute for High School Students received an award for outstanding programming.

The leadership institute was given the Creative Program Award, for a noncredit program, by the University Continuing Education Associations (UCEA) MidAmerica 2004 Celebration of Excellence Program.

Ann MacDonald, WSU Leadership Institute director, said she’s very proud of the impact the program has made on high schoolstudents.

week,” said MacDonald.

“It is rewarding to see just how much the students learn and grow in just one “I also enjoy watching them develop lasting friendships. Some of the students still remain in contact with each other by organizing their own mini-reunions, which shows the deep connection they formed during the program.”

There were many criteria to qualify for the award, including making a significant or ongoing contribution to the field of continuing education, successfully meeting the program's objectives, and achieving the desired results of the program.

UCEA Executive Director, Kay Kohl, said this award “truly showcases a very unique and creative contribution to the field of continuing education in the heartland of the | country.”

The Leadership Institute for High School | Students began in 2000 as a one-week program for students who are active in leadership roles in their school and/or community. It is also for students who want to develop the self-confidence and communication skills needed for leadership me positions.

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Mississippi River Promises Mighty Education

Imagine floating down the Mississippi River on a steamboat reading Mark Twain as you wait for your river water sample to settle so you can begin a biology experiment.

During your travels, thesteamboat may stop for you to capture a picturesque scene of the bluffs on film. Before you leave, you're able to study the history of the earth in the bluff rock.

This type of interdisciplinary education was presented to a group of top students from severalWinona area high schools duringWinona State University’s River Excursion in October 2004. The excursion provided a way for WSU faculty to tell potential students about the proposed new interdisciplinary river studies program the university plans to begin in Fall 2005, coinciding with the roll-out ofWSU’s Winona Experience plan.

Students from Plainview, Houston, St. Charles and Caledonia, Minn., schools traveled aboard the Julia Belle Swain steamboat as they listened to a group ofWSU professors explain how the different aspects of the Mississippi River can be applied to several disciplines. Heidi Allen, a senior at St. Charles High School, said it was a good experience to ride on the river andhear about a new way to learn.

“I hadn't been ona field trip since eighth grade,” said Allen. “So, this was a fun learning experience away from school.”

The WSU River Excursion program was made possible through a generous donation from an anonymous Texas alumnus. Mike Swenson, director of major gifts, said it’s donations like this that make a big difference in the type of programs and opportunities we can offer students.

“The generous donors who provide gifts for Winona State,” said Swenson, “are helping ensure that our institution fulfills its mission to improve our world.”

The proposed interdisciplinary river program would be made up of 25 students who would live in the same residence hall. They would takea cluster of five courses focused on the Mississippi River, including English composition, American history, photography, biology anda

fifth course which would require a student to analyze how each of these subjects are related. The interdisciplinary course will fulfill university studies courses required by WSU. Drake Hokanson, assistant professor in mass Mike Swenson views a river sampleduring the river excursion. communication and co-organizer of the

"The generous donors who providegiftsfor Winona State style of learning is are helping ensure that our beneficial fokeemdents, institutionfulfills its mission to improve our world."

—Swenson interdisciplinary program, said this

“Students realize that the world is interdisciplinary. Why shouldn't education also be interdisciplinary,” said Hokanson. “When students have the opportunity to see these things as a whole, rather than as components, then really neat things can happen for them.”

Many of thestudents on thesteamboat enjoyed their lesson on interdisciplinary education. Brianna Polus, a senior at Caledonia High School, feels students would be able to learna lot outside of the classroom because of the hands-on experience.

“T think it'd be really smart to offer a course likethis because there are so many things for students to learn, use and see on the river,” said Polus. “Otherwise, it’d be like living in Washington, D.C., and not using the resources.”

Several faculty members are working on the logistics behind implementing the interdisciplinary program. The goal is to allow students to register for this program by the fall semester.

Leslie L. Wothke, Winona, Minn.; Barbara L. Ward-Miller, Maplewood, Minn. Robert S. Brewer, Wake Forest, N.C.; Micheal Huettl, Eau Claire, Wis.; and RobertJ. Scott, West Union, Iowa

The awards were presented to and Barbara L. Ward-Miller, of chosen unanimously by a Hall of Fame

Michael A. Huettl, of Eau Claire, Wis.; Maplewood, Minn. committee.

Leslie L. Wothke, ofWinona, Minn.; Dan Schumacher, WSU director of “Hall of Fame inductees have said Robert S. Brewer, ofWake Forest, N.C.; —_ athletic development, said this year’s how amazing and exciting the changes Robert J. Scott, ofWest Union, Iowa; inductees are well-deserving and were have been at WSU,” said Schumacher, Winona

“because of the emphasis on academics and technology, new and restored buildings, and the best athletic success in 50 years.”

The first Hall of Fame induction was in 1986. Since then, 97 people have received this honor.

After touring Winona State University as a high school student, Michael A. Huettl knew the university was the perfect fit for him. Huettl had a phenomenal baseball career at Winona State before he graduated in 1977, and he now refers to his years in college at WSU as the best years of his life.

“WSU has always had a great athletic and academic program,” said Huettl “and the people at WSU, from the athletic director and president to the faculty and students, are such good people.”

Huettl helped WSU baseball teams win two conference and three NAIA District 13 championships, was named All-Conference, All-District, All-Area and NAIA All-American 2nd team.

He’s been running for more than 50 years, coaching cross country for 40 years and has seven marathons under his belt, but Robert J. Scott isn’t slowing down. Scott received his bachelor’s degree (1960) and his master’s degree (1966) from Winona State University while making a big impression as a member of the track team andthe WSU charter cross country team.

“I was so happy that WSU started a cross country program,” said Scott. “Tt was great to be a member of the first WSU team in 1958.”

Scott won four letters in track and cross country, was the Conference Champion 2-mile runner (1958), team captain (1958-1960), and more recently, Iowa girls’ cross country Coach of the Year.

During the 1972-1973 Winona State University basketball season, Leslie L. Wothke, WSU head men’s basketball coach for 11 years, led his team to 20 consecutive wins; at the time, it was the longest winning streak in the nation.

“It was wonderful coaching and teaching at WSU,” said Wothke, “and the reward of learning about success in my players’ lives outweighs any

“WSU has always had a great athletic and academic program, and the people at WSU, from the athletic director and president to had a women’s golf team,” said WardMiller.

She was a state medalist (1985), a member of the state championship team (1985), three-time WSU lowaverage leader, and three-time MVP. Ward-Miller never finished out of the top five in any golf tournament during her final three years at WSU.

With many admirable honors from Winona State University, football great and 1976 graduate Robert S. Brewer said it’s impossible to choose the award of which he’s most proud.

While at WSU, he won four letters in football, was named AllConference, AllDistrict and awards I've thefaculty and students, are Honorable received.” Mention All-

Wothke was Such good people.” American. Years honored as later, he earned Conference Coach of the Year three times and led WSU to four conference championships. He has recorded more than 300 basketball victories and now shares his knowledge of the game at lectures and clinics locally and around the world.

Almost 20 years after golf phenomenon Barbara L. Ward-Miller graduated from Winona State University in 1985, she’s still playing golf, and her game is even better than in college.

“I chose to attend WSU because my brother graduated from WSU. I knew how the community supported the college and the athletes and they

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DistinguishedYoung Alumni Award (1994) and the Presidential Medallion Award from WSU (2002) for his success in his business career.

“I’m proud to be aWSU alumnus because of the positive leadership, great campus improvements over the years, the impressive library andthe respected leadership of President Krueger,” said Brewer.

He follows the WSU football team every week and is proud oftheir SUCCESSES.

Dedicated to our Students’ Education

Six years ago, it was an idea proposed to the state of Minnesota.

Today, the new $30 million Science Laboratory Center is a reality, offering exciting new possibilities to Winona State University students and faculty.

Construction on the Science Laboratory Center was completed this past summer, which allowedstudents to begin doing lab work in the new building at the start of the academic year, August 30, 2004.

The Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, Nancy Jannik, said the building houses all four natural science departments: biology, chemistry, geoscience and physics.

“We are very proud of our new building,” said Jannik. “Its potential is phenomenal.”

The design of the facility is educational and symbolic. The wood paneling is made from renewable bamboo; some of the paint and carpet in the building were created from recycled materials; the atrium runs east and west, mimicking the Mississippi River; a first-floor plasma television shows science news and laboratory experiments; and sky lights were used to save on power.

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The art in the building also lends itself to learning experiences. One percent of the cost of the building went toward the Minnesota Percent for Art in Public Places Program, sponsored by the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Department of Administration. Some of the art includes a map of the geology of the Winona area inlaid in the terrazzo floor; scientific symbols are etched into the atrium floor; anda starshaped bench is engraved with the first constellation map of the Northern Hemisphere.

“We strived to make the science building something different than what we already had on campus,” said Jannik.

The Science Laboratory Center is made-up entirely of science labs and one auditorium-style lecture hall. Classrooms and faculty offices are still housed.in Pasteur Hall.

Winona State is awaiting passage of a state bonding bill which will allow the university to complete phase two of the science building renovation by reconstructing Pasteur Hall to add much needed modern classroom space.

The new Science Laboratory Center offers state-of-the-art equipment including 1,900 data ports, teaching stations with video projectors and microscopes that connect to laptops to.view and store images. The facility also has more space to conduct research and lab experiments. Richard Shields, chair of the physics department, said space was so tight in Pasteur Hall that labs ran morning to night in order to provide all WSU students with their required courses.

“We also had students doing projects in closets and in the hallway of Pasteur before this new facility was built,” said Shields.

The physics department now has double the space it had before, which allows students to conduct experiments in the classroom.

Other departments, like biology, also saw a/100. percent increase in space, adding six instructional labs, two research areas and.a greenhouse. Michael Delong, biology professor, said the limited space in Pasteur made it difficult for

students and faculty to move around the classroom, and limited work space caused supplies to constantly slide into each other on crowded lab tables.

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to do.what we were doing before but better,” said Delong, “and we can do even more of it.”

The labs in Pasteur Hall were built in 1962. Charla Miertschin, chemistry department chair, said at that time there were 13 natural science faculty and 100 majors. Today, those numbers have grown to 39 natural science faculty and more than 1,000 majors. Plus, today every one of WSU’s 8,000 students takes at least two required science courses.

In chemistry, the students and § faculty received ») additional research labs.

The excitement of the é building also brings many new advancements for the Department of Geoscience.

Cathy Summa, chair of the department, said the new facility housesa three-story geologic rock-wall and a flume lab which includes a replica of the Mississippi River and landscape elevations.

“We saw this building as a way to change the way we teach,” said Summa. “Thiswhole facility is a lab for us. It’s a way for students to learn through handson experiences.”

Experiential learning is becoming the focus ofWinona State University, as faculty strive to teach students in more ways than the traditional classroom lecture. The design and intent of this building gives students the opportunity to practice what they’re reading in textbooksand hearing in class, providing students the true Winona experience.

The new structure provides better ventilation throughout the building and cuts down on emissions. The te % ~| new hood systems ventilate fumes which are filtered and sent up and out of the building. Chemistry students are also able learn from a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) machine which can be compared to an MRI. Students lity are able to spin chemicals with this machine to uncover what elements make upa particular compound.

Hundreds ofpeople participated in the Science Laboratory Center Dedication, October 22, 2004. Lower right: WSU students demonstrate the type of learning that takes place in the labs at the new Science Laboratory Center.

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Ambassador For Love, Hope and Peace é

The man now known in many circles around the globe as Bambi is better known to Winona State University students of the late 1970s as Shawn Jadun. He came to Winona State in 1974 as an international student from Pakistan. He was a resident assistant in Prentiss Hall in 1977 and '78, perhaps the first international student to be an R.A. in the Minnesota State University system.

Shaanshehryar Khan Raye Gajazadoon was born in the shadow of the Himalayan Mountains and nicknamed Bambi by his mother and tribe. At age 18, he decided to further his education in the United States. He applied to Winona State as well as other schools. "WSU was the first school to send my paperwork back," Bambi said. "So, I decided to go there and then perhaps transfer to another school. Once I got to Winona State, I fell in love with the people and the place and stayed there until graduation."

Since graduating, Bambi's main involvement has been in overseas real estate investments and an extensive enterprise in music, perfumes, jewelry and public speaking as noted on his web site: BambiWithLove.com.

Bambi has been a featured speaker on topics such as corporate giving, human rights abuses, world trade and technology-related issues. He is known internationally for his contributions as a speaker, designer, recording artist and humanitarian. He has been featured on every major television network and has performed in concert with music

superstars, including Frankie Valli and Ray Charles.

Bambi holds a place of high regard for WSU in his heart, visiting campus on several occasions.

"I can tie everything in my life somehow back to Winona State and the

wonderful teachers there and Shawn “Bambi”Jadun,’86, returned to the people I've met," Bambi said campus for a visit in 2004. during a 2004 visit to campus.

"My success today is tied back to Jim Kern's courses about open communication, Don Salyard's economics classes and the intricacies of international business, and Vivian Fusillo's theatre class and its relationship to work as a television interviewer and radio announcer.

"From Terri Markos in the International Student Office, I learned about the use of collective wisdom and applied it as secretary of the International Student Association. By example, John Ferden's leadership was invaluable when I was president of Prentiss Hall."

Terri Markos remembers when Bambi first came to Winona State; he was an excellent guitar player and won a campus talent competition.

"He was so outgoing and friendly that everyone instantly founda friend in Shawn," Terri said, "and he was always full of energy and wonderful ideas about how to make things better."

While on campus last year, Bambi visited with some of his professors, including Ahmed El-Afandi in Political Science, who Bambi credits for

furthering his critical thinking skills, and Jim Bromeland, who hammered in the finer points ofAmerican government. He met with Ronald Stevens in Sociology from whom Bambi learned about conflict resolution.

He also fondly recalled manyWSU professors who have retired in years past, including Walter McCormick, Director of Forensics, for helping him receive the highest score in forensics/debate among competitors from colleges and universities in the State of Minnesota.

Bambi said his relationship with Winona State will remain strong.

"I'm looking forward to finding other ways I can help my college at the same time as I help other people," he said.

"Even though I'm busy and am constantly traveling," Bambi said, "there is nothing more important than giving back. To make something truly good happen, you have to be willing to do something extra. I'm making that commitment to Winona State, because of everything Winona State has meant and done for me."

Winona State College 1895 Football Team

Friday, Sept. 9 - Saturday, Sept. 10,2005

September 9, 2005

Stadium Addition Grand Opening Evening Golf Outing

September 10, 2005

Pre-game Tailgate Party, 10 a.m., at Loughrey Field

WSU Warriors vs. University of North Dakota, 1 p.m., Maxwell Field at Midwest Wireless Stadium

Post-game Celebration, immediately following the Warrior Football Game, St. Teresa's

Saturday's celebration begins with a 10 a.m. pre-game tailgate party at Loughrey Field including burgers, brats and all the side dishes.

The post-game celebration begins immediately following the Warrior football game at St. Teresa's in the sports facility. The post-game reunion includes a family-style dinner, full beverage service, guest speakers, presentations and entertainment.

Formal invitations are being sent in early spring. For more information, contact Dan Schumacher, director of athletic development, at 507-457-2771, email: dschumacher @winona.edu., or www.winona.edu/athletics/football.

As I sat in Winona State University’s Performing Arts Center for the Fall 2004 Opening Workshop, an annual event during which faculty and administrative staff ] gather to prepare for the upcoming school year, Dr. Darrell W. Krueger greeted us with the news that this would be the last academic year he would serve as president ofWinona State University. The news had a profound impact on each of us in that room, and it gave me cause to stop and reflect on his place in the history and development of my alma mater.

Over half of the alumni that have graduated from Winona State have done so under Dr. Krueger’s leadership! His influence has directed the inspirational changes that we see across campus. Once an urban campus, Winona State University is now one of the most beautiful spaces in the city ofWinona; some refer to it as the most beautiful park in Winona. Campus-wide, you see students carrying laptops as part of an innovative program that places our students on the leading edge of technology in learning. The alumni program, too, has benefited from Dr. Krueger's vision. It has seen a renewed commitment by the university to provide resources that foster the development of lifelong relationships between oT went

our constituents and this outstanding institution of higher learning.

Dr. Krueger’s insight has shaped the evolution ofWinona State and has created an institution that invites alumni back to their academic “home.” We see this dynamic in action when alumni gather together for homecomings, reunions and regional events across the country. We witness it when alumni commit their time, talent and financial resources to the improvement of physical and academic programs at the university. We realize it when we witness the deep sense of pride our alumni take in their shared history with thisfine old institution.

As Dr. Krueger embarks on the next facet of his life’s journey, he leaves Winona State a rich legacy. Because of him, we walk on the grounds of an institution that is arguably the finest school in the MnSCU system. And each of us, as alumni, share in this legacy.

I encourage you to celebrate Dr. Krueger’s legacy to our alma mater. I invite you to reconnect with this community of learners and to recommit to the relationships that you formed during your days at Winona State. I invite you to become a more active member of the WSU alumni family, and in so doing, to honor a man that has brought so much honor to this university.

Kim Dehlin Zeiher,’78 Director ofAlumni Relations

After 16 Ye ars

Retires

Sitting in his WSU office, Dr. Darrell W. Krueger looks out the window and dreams. He thinks about what Winona State University the institution he has led and loved for 16 years will become over the next decade as the faculty, staff and students create and implement the new university plans that started Over a year ago.

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e also dreams about | reconnecting with his family andhis roots in southern Utah, where he and his wife will relocate following his retirement in July 2005.

Krueger grew up on a family farm near Cedar City, Utah, not far from both Zion National Park and Cedar Breaks National Monument.

"My father was a National Park Ranger," Krueger said, "and he taught me to love the land and the beauty of nature."

Now, he and Nancy will return to the homestead on the family farm, which they bought from an uncle a couple years ago, and which they have been remodeling since then.

"Family is very important to Nancy and I," Krueger said. "We'll be closer to my brothers, uncles and cousins, and also closer to Nancy's family in Arizona."

The Winona State University community has also become a family to the Kruegers since Darrell became WSU's 13th president in July 1989. That's one thing Krueger says he'll miss most about Winona State.

"The people of this institution are so wonderful," Krueger said. "When I announced my retirement last fall, some cried, some congratulated me; everyone was kind and thoughtful."

Krueger fondly recalled his 60th birthday in February 2003 when the campus community threw a surprise party for him attended by more than 250 people, including faculty and staff, student leaders, and Winona community leaders.

"I've been the envy of many university presidents," Krueger said. "It's rare to have the tremendous cooperation we see here in Winona, betweenthe administration and the faculty, and between the university and the community."

Dr. Doug Sweetland, who was Dean of the WSU College of Business and WSU Vice President for Academic Affairs before serving as president of Southwest Minnesota State University, said he thought Darrell Krueger was the best administrator the Minnesota State College and University System had ever seen.

"Darrell's sense of passion and commitment to students is quite unique among college presidents today," Sweetland said. "I hope students realize just how fortunate they are to have had a man of his caliber in a position of leadership looking out for their best interests and making decisions designed to give students the best education possible."

Gene Pelowski, a Minnesota legislator from Winona who earned

a bachelor's degree ('75) and master's degree ('98) from WSU, had high praise for Krueger and all he has accomplished.

"I recently spoke with a professor who retired after a long career at WSU," Pelowski said, "This professor told me that during his 30 years he had worked for many good presidents, and one great one Darrell Krueger. As we look at. Winona State today, we can truly see that the transformation has been remarkable."

Reluctant to createa list of his own accomplishments while at Winona State, Krueger prefers instead to share the credit for the university's successes.

"I've had many ideas about how to run an institution, and some of them were good," Krueger said.

"But most of the really great ideas have come from the people of this great institution. My role is to help people dream and then to find ways to bring the best of those dreams to reality.

"WhenI first came to Winona, I asked people to share their hopes for the institution with me. It was hard for them to do," Krueger said.

"The culture of the institution has changed. People have the capacity to dream, and their dreams are fulfilled. I'm most effective when I can help diagnose bottlenecks and

open them so the right things can happen."

The ability to break bottlenecks and move the university forward resulted in a long list ofWinona State University achievements under Krueger's leadership. During his tenure, WSU completed several building projects including a new state-of-the-art Library and a modern Science Laboratory Center. In addition, Krueger led efforts to acquire Lourdes Hall on the former College of St. Teresa campus to create the first public Residential College in Minnesota.

Since Krueger came to WSU, the university has received national acclaim as one ofAmerica's 100 Best College Buys. The WSU laptop computer program is recognized as the very best in the nation. Other colleges and universities have used WSU as a model in a variety of areas, especially as a leader in applying new technology to higher education curriculum.

The beauty of the WSU campus is a source of pride for Krueger. Through his vision, many streets that bisected campus were closed and turned into green space, with gardens, fountains, trees and shrubs, and benches which invite people to sit and converse or reflect.

"IT am personally amazed at the beauty of this campus," Krueger said. "I don't think you can walk across this campus and not havea better feeling about the world."

Krueger vows to stay interested and involved in the university after he retires, but not meddle.

"I can stay in touch with the university through the Internet," he said. "I may come back for a game, or help in some other way. I hope I can continue to be of some good to the university."

When Darrell and Nancy Krueger leave Winona in July, they will leave a university well-positioned for success into the future.

"I'm very proud of the way people work together for the greater good of Minnesota and society in general," Krueger said. "We've opened the doors of the campus to the community and area leaders have joined with our faculty, staff, students and alumni, to help make this a better university. There's not another campus that's positioned as well as we are to give this state what it wants and needs."

Dr. Robert Carothers, former chancellor of the Minnesota State University System and current president of the University of Rhode Island, said Krueger's impact on

Minnesota will be long-lasting.

"When I look back on my years in Minnesota, I think the most important thing I accomplished was bringing Darrell Krueger to Winona State University," Carothers said. "It is the thing Iam most proud of, and the thing I believe will have the longest and most positive effect on public higher education in Minnesota."

Krueger also remains optimistic about the future of higher education in Minnesota and specifically in Winona.

"Winona is truly a great place, and Winona State University has a great future," Krueger said, "with tremendous potential to become even more valuable and more remarkable."

This fall, as the leaves on the trees in the hills of Zion National Park turn bright colors, it's a safe bet that Darrell Krueger will be dreaming again of the bluffs of the Mississippi River and of a college campus filled with bright students eager to learn and to help make the world a better place.

Honoring Krueger's Leadership

"Their works have impacted the lives ofthe students, and certainly their efforts have made WSU a quality place to live and grow and learn. The Kruegers will leave a legacy to the university of which we are all very proud and appreciative."

Speltz

A new Winona State University scholarship honors scholarship because they have been instrumental in

WSU President Darrell Krueger andhis wife, Nancy. The shapinga. character of WSU. $25,000 Darrell and Nancy Krueger Scholarshipwas "Their works have impacted the lives of the students, presented to the Kruegers during the 21st Annual and certainly their efforts have made WSUa quality place onus se shes caus neers e. to live and grow and learn," said Speltz. "The Kruegers will

Hundreds of scholarship recipients, family members

leave a legacy to the university ofwhich we are all very and WSU Foundation donors were present as the proud and appreciative." scholarship was presented to the Kruegers. The scholarship money was quietly raised by members of the he cues nel aay or sa citagpea _WSU Foundation as a surprise, said James Schmidt, vice scholarship. Community members in Winona andthe president of university advancement. surrounding area are welcome to donate money to the -

WSUFoundation President Mike Speltz said the scholarship. If more funds are raised, additional foundationelected to recognize the Kruegers with this scholarships can be awarded

WSU Searches for its 14th President

Almost immediately after Dr. Darrell W. Krueger announced his planned retirement from Winona State University, the search for his successor began.

The Chancellor of Minnesota's State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU), James McCormick, asked Dr. Roland Barden, president of Minnesota State University Moorhead to chair the search committee. Barden quickly organized a committee which includes representation from all campus constituency groups (faculty, staff students, alumni, and community), and an executive search firm was hired to help locate candidates.

The search committee began reviewing applications and nominations in December. Preliminary interviews occurred during January and early February, and two-day on-campus interviews occurred in mid-February.

It is expected that the new president would be named by mid-March and begin work on July 1.

Krueger believes that many well-qualified candidates would bea part of the search process.

"This is such a great university," Krueger said, "with so many positive things happening. I'm sure there will be a number of excellent candidates."

Krueger said that he'll meet with the new president and help make the transition as smooth as possible.

"I have an obligation to meet with the new president and answer questions," Krueger said, "and to share my understanding of what makes Winona State University truly distinct."

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Staring off into space has a different meaning for

Winona State University Mathematics and Statistics

Professor and NASA Research Scientist Consultant Richard

Jarvinen. For him, it's a part of his job.

Jarvinen's career path became evident during his childhood. As a young boy, Jarvinen would daydream while sitting on the front porch of his home about what he would do when he grew up.

"I remember as a youngster noting the makes and models of cars going down the road," chuckled Jarvinen, "and keeping statistical accounts of the popularity oftheir makes as well as their ages."

This experience, along with inspiration from his father who also shared his passion for numbers, led Jarvinen to a career in mathematics and science.

In 1960, Richard Jarvinen graduated with a bachelor's degree from Saint John's University, in Collegeville, Minn. One year later, he received his master's degree from Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tenn. At the same time, the United States was involved with theCuban Missile crisis andthe threat of a Russian attack during the Vietnam War. It would be soon that Jarvinen's skills would be used for military intelligence.

After graduation, Jarvinen accepted a position with Univac, in St. Paul, Minn. Jarvinen worked on the Nike Zeus project, helping develop an anti-missile missile capable of

intercepting an invading missile while in flight. This occurred during a time when the U.S. government was concerned the Russians would aim a missile with a nuclear wathead at the United States. Jarvinen worked on theNike Zeus project until 1962, when he decided to hit thebooks once again.

While studying for a Ph.D. degree in mathematics from Syracuse University, Jarvinen looked for fruitful employment during the summer months. With his new interest in aerospace engineering, Jarvinen investigated anddiscovered that General Electric did aerospace work.

"I was hired by the heavy military electronics division of General Electric," said Jarvinen, "and did some of the most interesting math I've ever done in my life."

During his years with General Electric, Jarvinen helped solve two major problems. One involved the development of a mathematical procedure to optimize the probability of detecting satellites in earth's orbit at all times during a radar searching procedure. The other involved an early application of the theory of pattern recognition to diagnose foreign airplane traffic.

Professor RichardJarvinen during a research assignment at NASA’s Johnson Space Center near Houston, Tex.

'T really enjoy doing bothjobs because onejob component is an asset to the other. As a professor, I'm growing in my basic knowledge and I get a chance to apply it at NASA. From NASA, I bring interesting methods back into the mathematics and statistics classrooms."

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WSU Professor Dick Jarvinen with a research colleague at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

After receiving his Ph.D. degree, Jarvinen began his career in higher education at Carleton College. A career move brought him to Winona, Minn., where he worked at St. Mary's University among other ventures, including two research appointments in medical research statistics at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

In 1989, with the advent ofWSU's engineering program, Jarvinen came to Winona State as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Six years later, Jarvinen was granted a sabbatical leave. As a result of his past experiences, Jarvinen knew he wanted to work with aerospace or biostatistics during his sabbatical. He also knew that Houston,

Texas, was home to one of the best health science centers in the nation. With this in mind, Jarvinen started making connections.

"T called NASA and told them I had a sabbatical leave," said Jarvinen, "and was interested in a visiting position at the Johnson Space Center

He packed his bags and headed to Houston, Texas, for three days. During his interview at the Johnson Space Center, he was asked to give a presentation to show the scientists some of the types of problems he had been working on.

"I wasn't expecting to give a presentation," said Jarvinen, "however, I had some of the formulas I was working with in my wallet. I used those as the basis for my extemporaneous presentation."

Jarvinen left Houston hoping to receive one of three positions with either the NASA Johnson Space Center, the University of Texas School of Public

Health or the mathematics department at Rice University. He then took a teaching position in Japan where he taught the spring and summer of 1995. While in Japan, Jarvinen received notice regarding the positions in Houston and was delighted to find out that he was granted all three roles, each to begin in the fall of 1995,

While in Houston, Jarvinen served as a research scientist consultantfor NASA, a visiting professor of biometry at the University of Texas School of Public Health, anda visiting professor of mathematics at Rice University. Jarvinen divided his weeks to serve all of his roles. He worked two or three days a week at the Johnson Space Center and at least one day each at the University of Texas and Rice University.

The work Jarvinen did at each institution was related to a research project he was undertaking at NASA. He took methods of medical research, which he used at the Mayo Clinic for the study of survivability of people, and applied those methods to the study of the reliability of aerospace hardware. To do that, Jarvinen created mathematical and statistical models to solve real-world problems. His skills were put to the test whena critical issue came up that grabbed the attention of all 15 NASA centers.

Investingin Students

Jim Marley, a successful Wall Street businessman, honors his Winona roots and his parents love ofeducation by supporting the WSU Scholarship in their name.

en Marley was a member of the faculty at Winona state Unive! ity for nearly 30 years, serving as a professor of ii usiness educati mand business administration from 1949-1978 Fo wing his death, Dr. Marley's wife, Dorothy, *d asch arship in his name. For nearly two decades, Dorothy kept the scholarship fund going and growing through personal gifts and the support of others who contributed to the fund out of honor and respect for Dr. Marley and his commitment to higher education.

After Dorothy passed away in 1998, the couple's two children, Jim and Diane, continued the Marley family legacy of supporting quality education at Winona State through the scholarship.

Winona

and

Winona State was a central and constant theme for the Marley family. After first moving to Winona in 1949, Warren and Dorothy spent a year as “house parents” at Lucas Lodge, one of the old Winona State student residence halls located at Huff and Fifth Streets. Theirchildren later attended elementary school on campus at the Phelps School in the late 1960s.

sometimes used to work in the ticketboothfor WSU football and basketball, and we would often go along to the games. I especially remember rooting for some of the exciting Warrior basketball teams under head coach Les Wothke.” Given this tradition, Diane recently bought Warrior shirts for her nieces. “The girls are six years old and like anything purple, so I knew I couldn't go wrong,” she said.

“Something else I remember well is playing frisbee golf at WSU,” said Jim. When he andhis family visited last summer, the progress and the changes over the years were very evident around the Winona State campus.

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constant theme

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Diane, who lives in Winona and works in the business office at Home and Community Options, recalled that “We often walked from Phelps to our dad’s office in Somsen Hall for a ride home after school, and we met many of his WSU friends.”

After graduating from Winona Senior High School, Jim earneda degree at the University of Minnesota and then an MBA from The Wharton School.

Today, he isa managing director at HSBC Capital, the U.S. private equity investment unit of the HSBC Group, a global financial institution Warren and DorothyMarley based in London.

Jim, who now lives in NewYork City with his wife Isvari and twin daughters, noted that “As we were growing up we certainly noticed the significant impact Winona State had on the community, but we also noticed the many ways WSU related to our own daily routine. For instance, I believe I was in 3rd grade at Phelps when I realized that my Phy. Ed. teacher, Mr. Gary Grob, also apparently coached the very successful WSU baseball teams in his spare time.”

Diane mentioned “Dad and other faculty members

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“The only drawback I can see is that one of the old frisbee golf holes seems to have been rendered completely unplayable by Stark Hall.”

Jim added “Seriously, onecan sense that WSU is invigorated and well-positioned to meet the needs of the students. The strides the school has made in the past several years, particularly the strategic expansion into new and relevant educational programs, are reflected not only in the new buildings on campus but also in the attitude.

“Our parents would have been gratified to see the university still growing and vibrant. That's a real testament to the dedication and care of the faculty, students, administrators, alumni and benefactors who have helped make WSU what it is today."

Over the years, the Warren and Dorothy Marley Scholarship fund has provided financial assistance to more than 50 WSU seniors who were business education or business administration majors and who had demonstrated excellentacademic progress andthe potential of making a significant contribution to business or education.

“Our parents first met at the University of lowa, where our father finished his degree through the G.I. Bill after serving in WWII, and our mother finished her degree in three years to reduce tuition costs for her family,” said Jim. “Throughout their lives they regarded education as a privilege, and they would be proud to see their scholarship making a difference for so many deserving students. We hope many others will find unique and personal ways to help support the quality education and service to society that is central to the mission and vision ofWinona State University."

RECEIVING HIGH HONORS

t's the most prestigious award in Division II football, the Harlon Hill Trophy, and Winona State University Wide Receiver Chris Samp was nominated to receive the award in November 2004.

Chris is one of only four WSU football players to have ever been nominated for this award, which some compare to the Heisman Trophy for Division I football. He is only the second Winona State player to ever be named a Harlon Hill finalist.

"To be picked as one of the top eight college football players in Division II is unbelievable," said Chris. "I never expected to make it this far into the selection process. To be recognized nation-wide is really amazing."

Chris's success as a wide receiver comes as no surprise to people who knowhim. WSU'sHead Football Coach Tom Sawyer said Chris's football stats proved he would quickly move up the aie ranks as one of the greats in college football.

"Chris is a self-made athlete and receiver," said Sawyer. "He's a kid who has done everything you can ask for; one of the top eight players in the country."

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himself as a leading wide receiver for the Warriors in the 1970s.

"Christopher knew I wanted him to go to Winona State, but he was leaning toward the University of Minnesota because he didn't want to follow in my footsteps," said Dan. "I knewWSU would be a good fit for him; the people, faculty and community. I knew it would be a good mix, and it turned out that way."

Dan held many records at WSU, including most receptions, touchdown receptions and receiving yards in a season.

Chris admits one of his goals as number 85 on the Warrior football team was to break all of his dad's records.

"I did it. got them all," said Chris. "My dad has hada lot of fun with it, though."

Chris is now number one on every receiving record at Winona State, and

he tied the record for the most touchdown receptions in a game during his junior and senior years.

Chris set career records in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) with 39 touchdown receptions and 2,654 receiving yards. He also set a single-season record for completing 1,050 receiving yards, and he is the only NSIC receiver in history to have 1,000 yards in a single-season.

"It's been an awesome experience," said Chris. "Football has been everything to me for the past six years. It's made my college experience what it vad

For Chris's father, a past WSU star athlete, it has been exciting to watch Chris reach his personal goals and live his dreams.

Chris played in the Cactus Bowl in January, a Division II All Star game, and the Las Vegas All American Bowl, a Division I All Star game. Coach Sawyer hopes this exposure will help Chris get into a professional football camp. Chris knows it'll be tough but he'll work hard.

"Knowing there are people out there that really think I have a chance to make it feels good," said Chris. "I want to give it my best shot and help put WSU on the map."

Chris graduated from WSU in December of 2004. However, the Samp family legacy lives on. Chris's younger brother, Skyler, sophomore at WSU, is looking to make a name for himself in the WSU football program.

"IT am very proud of his ability, and I think it will take him beyond college your son break records than to break them yourself."

football," said Dan. "It's so much more fun to watch

"Chris is a self-made athlete and receiver. He's a kid who has done everything you can askfor; one ofthe top eight players in the country."

—Coach Tom Sawyer

WSU SOARS in National Rankings

inona State University continues to make national headlines as a premiere institution in higher education. In 2004, WSU was, once again, ranked as one ofAmerica's 100 Best College Buys. Winona State was also honored by U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review.

WSU is the only Minnesota college or university to be one of America's 100 Best College Buys for nine consecutive years. The publication is an independent ranking of schools by Institutional Research and Evaluation (IRE) of Rome, Ga. The report profiles schools that are the highest rated academically, but also have the lowest cost.

According to Lewis Lindsey, Jr., president of IRE, the company researches 1,459 accredited U.S. colleges and universities nationwide that offer four-year undergraduate degree programs and which provide facilities for both room and board.

To be considered for America's 100 Best College Buys, a college must meet specific requirements. They must be an accredited fouryear institution; offer full residential facilities including residence halls and dining services; have an

entering freshmen class with a high school grade point average and SAT or ACT score above the national average; and the cost of attendance must be below the national average.

For seven consecutive years Winona State University was the only Minnesota school included in the report.

Another nationally-known publication also ranks Winona State as a high-quality institution. U. S. News and World Report ranked WSU as a top tier institution in the 2005 listing ofAmerica's Best Colleges.

Winona State was ranked 68th among the institutions in the top tier of the "Midwestern colleges and universities with masters degree programs" category.

U.S. News and World Report ranks 1,400 colleges across the nation, including 572 schools in the masters universities category. Ranking categories are based on institutional mission, such as a research university or liberal arts college, and their region.

Data is collected from each school related to academic excellence. The indicators used to capture academic quality fall into seven categories: assessment by administrators at peer institutions, retention of students, faculty resources, student academic preparedness, financial resources,

graduation rate performance and alumni giving rate. Each indicator is assigned a weight, expressed as a percentage, based on the judgments of U.S. News and World Report about which measures of quality matter most.

The colleges are then ranked based on their average weighted score.

Finally, for the first time, WSU is one of the 170 colleges named Best in the Midwest by The Princeton Review.

The Princeton Review has 64 ranking lists; one of those lists features the best colleges in the Midwest. Each college chosen this year had to meet two criteria. First, they had to meet The Princeton Review's standards for academic excellence within their region. And second, the publication's editors had to be able to survey the institution's students anonymously.

The Princeton Review is a New York City-based company known for its test prep courses, education services and books. It has conducted the survey since 1992, when it first published its annual "Best Colleges," the only guide offering college rankings based on student ratings oftheir schools and reports oftheir experiences at them.

SPORTS AUCTION SCORES BIG

WSU Warrior Club Sports Auction volunteers complete another successful year.

In order to foster a premier education, Winona State University has made a commitment to high expectations. WSU volunteers expect no less of themselves as they give their time to cultivate the university's culture, and WSU Warrior Club Sports Auction volunteers are no exception.

Dan Schumacher, director of athletic development and the annual fund, said this year dozens of people gave more than 3,000 hours of volunteer time to create the successful 12th Annual WSU Warrior Club Sports Auction, held September 25, 2004.

"As an alumnus, I'm totally blown away by how much time these community members donate toward this event," said Schumacher. "As an employee, it's even more astonishing to see the behind-the-scenes logistics of the event. It's truly a philanthropic interest. The volunteers give so much of themselves for this university."

The sports auction is one of six major fundraising events hosted by the WSU Warrior Club.The auction was established to provide the university with additional money to support varsity athletic scholarships. Schumacher said this year's auction raised almost $43,000.

"I don't know if we'd be able to have this kind of success without these volunteers," said Schumacher. "We rely so heavily on them, and we're so thankful and appreciative of their efforts."

The sports auction is planned by a committee of about 25 volunteers. They met during the five months leading up to the September event. The volunteers take on many

assignments, including soliciting auction items and organizing the logistics of the event to registering potential bidders and greeting people the day of the event. The chair of the auction event, Greg Evans, senior vice president of Merchants Financial Group, said the success of this event is truly a combined effort.

"First and foremost, we have an awesome committee. The group is made up of a great balance of university staff and community supporters ofWarrior athletics," said Evans. "The other reason for the auction's success is support from local businesses, community membersand alumni who participate in the auction as part of the annual homecoming festivities."

Evans has donated his time as auctioncommittee chair for the past four years. He said he continues to volunteer becausehe feels the university is a valuable asset to the community. He also has a passion for athletics.

"It's rewarding to do work that's appreciated," said Evans. "The fruits of our labor pay off in terms of the quality of thestudents and athletes that are recruited by the university and the success that is being enjoyed by the athletic programs at WSU."

Almost 300 people attended the WSU Warrior Club Sports Auction. This year's participants helped the _sports auctioncommittee surpass their fundraising goal by almost $8,000. Community © businesses, WSU faculty and staff, alumni and 4 many others donatedalmost 400 auction items for the event.

CLASS Nice:

1900 — 69

EstherWachter,©37(Farmington, MN) celebrated her 90th birthday on May 14, 2004. Friendsand family gathered at the home of family members Dianeand Randy Borchardt, 77, on May 16, 2004.

David Davies, ©65 (Alexandria, VA) is program manager in communications survivability program-system integration for the Harris Group in Alexandria, Va.

Gretchen Koehler, “65 (St. Peter, MN) retired after 36 years of teaching and coaching at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. An avid gardener, carpenter and antique hunter, she will continue to live in St. Peter. Gretchen taught in Iowa for three years prior to beginning her teaching career at Gustavus.

Dr. Michael Baglino, “66/68/74 (Boynton Beach, FL) performs under the name of Michael Matone on stage and in theatre. He recently completed performances in Las Vegas and has sung for President George Bush at the Minneapolis Target Center. He will be starring in the Miami Shores Theatre Production, “The Ed Sullivan Show,” as Ed Sullivan. He is primarily a Frank Sinatra impersonator/ tribute artist.

Theodore (Ted) and Diane (Broad) Fredrickson, “67 (Bexley, OH) Ted is the president of Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.

Judith R. (Campbell) Jacobsen, “68 (New Brighton, MN) retired in June 2004 after teaching in the Moundsview School District for 26 years. Prior to her retirement, Judith received the William E. Gardner Pre K-12 Outstanding Educator Award for 2004 from the University of Minnesota Alumni Society. Judith completed her master’s degree from the University ofMinnesota in 1983, qualifying her for this award.

1970-79

Eli Crogan, “70 (Watertown, WI) received recognition from Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle for achieving second place among Wisconsin high school basketball coaches in total wins. He was inducted into theWisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996. He had over 643 wins during that time with 16 championship teams in high school and college. He is most known for his years as coach of the Watertown Goslings where his teams won 312 games and 11 Wisconsin Little Ten Championships, andmade state appearances in 1982-83 and 1984-85. He has been coaching for 43 years and credits much of his success to good players, loyal parents, fans, and his wife Karen and family.

MarkJ.Nichols,©78 (St. Paul, MN) is a managing director for Piper Jaffray, Pratt/Nichols, Miller Team in Minneapolis, Minn.

1980-89

David Mahlke, “81 (Winona, MN) met President George W. Bush during an event in LeSueur, Minn., which focused on conservation issues. David is the state chapter president for the National Wild Turkey Federation.

Scott G. Johnson, “82 (Bloomington, MN) is an attorney with Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP in Minneapolis, Minn.

Paul V. Kieffer, ~84 (Crystal, MN) is an attorney with Soucie & Bolt in Anoka, Minn.

Susan Mundt, “84 (Utica, MN) is a nurse practitioner at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in the Department of Endocrinology. She and her husband, Bob, have been married 23 years and have four children.

Cary R. Heyer, ©86 (La Crescent, MN) is public relations director for CenturyTelephone in La Crosse, Wis.

Sheri (Jacobson) Blesener, °87 (St. Paul, MN) shares that her degree in mass communications-journalism with a minor in sociology has been helpful in the substitute teaching field, and that writing is extremely important within the language arts curriculum in education.

JeffKusch, “88 (Champlin, MN) was appointed CEO ofAustin Mutual Insurance Company this past January. Jeffis also a director at Austin Mutual, as well as a board member ofThe Insurance Federation of Minnesota, Property Loss Research Bureau and the Minnesota Guarantee Fund. He and his wife, Alison, have three children: Aaron (8), Ryan (5) and Dana (3).

Katherine (Marceron) Sandow, “88(Arlington Heights, IL) is a charge nurse for a child/adolescent unit at a hospital in Des Plaines, Ill. She lives in Arlington Heights with herhusband John.

Beth (Befort) Arendt, “89 (Mazeppa, MN) and her husband, Dan, welcomed baby Michael Neil on July 29, 2004. Beth works for Olmsted County Community Services.

JeffFriedman, “89 (Bainbridge Isle, WA) is a UNIX administrator for Nordstrom in Seattle, Wash. He and his wife, Amy, have two children: Jack (6) and Jennifer (3).

Connie (Selly) Perila, “89 (Savage, MN) and her husband, Jeff, are the proud parents of twin boys. Joseph Henry and Benjamin Thomas were born on Oct. 29, 2004.

1990-99

Clint and Michele (Barney) Hutchins, “90 (Plymouth, NH) welcomed daughter Emily Michele on Sept. 16, 2004. Michele is director ofpublic relations at Plymouth State University and Clint is the member solutions/sales manager at New Hampshire Electric Co-op.

Eric and Laurie (Schutz) Christianson, “91 (Waukegan, IL) are the proud parents of Emily Pearl born Aug. 10, 2004. Eric is the assistant principal at Robert Abbott Accelerated Middle School inWaukegan and Laurie is customer service manager at Uline.

Dan and Juli (Glas) Cravens, *92 (Acworth, GA) are the proud parents of Shelby Adele born July 30, 2004. Dan works for MB Kahn Construction and Juli works for Kennesaw State University.

Amy (Clark) Hoffland, “92 (Viroqua, WI) is teaching fourth grade at Cashton Elementary School. She and herhusband also own and operate three businesses. They have two children: Mackenzie (6) and Brenden (4).

Ellen Holt, “92 (La Crosse, WI) has been appointed to the WesternWisconsinWorkforce Development Board. She is the director for employee relations and recruitment at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis.

Gary and Lauren (Bachleda) Britton, “94 (Cary, IL) are the proud parents of Nicole Anne born Aug. 27, 2004.

Terry Buck, “94 (St. Charles, MN) and Roxanne Marquardt were married Aug. 14, 2004. Roxanne works at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and Terry works at Pemstar in Rochester, Minn.

Laurel (Foust) Danley, ©94 (Rapid City, SD) and her husband, Tim, are the proud parents of Dane Alec born on Sept. 24, 2004. He joins brother Kyle at home.

Cass Gordon, 94 (Winona, MN) was appointed to the Winona Agency Corporate Board of Directors. He has been employed by Winona Agency since 1995 and is responsible for information technology for the company.

Renee Kleszczynski, “94 (Olean, NY) is head athletic trainer for the St. Bonaventure University Department ofAthletics.

Jillian (Gilbertson) and Jeremy Quandt, 94 & *98 (Rushford, MN) are the proud parents of Adalynn born Sept. 18, 2004.

Meghan (Gura) McNail, °95 (Atlanta, GA) and her husband, Frank, have a two-year-old daughter. She works for the State of Georgia as project manager for families who have children with special needs and child care issues.

Andy and Jennifer (Guinea) Weaverling, 95 (Minneapolis, MN) are the proud parents of Ava Katherine born on Aug. 13, 2004.

Linda Griebenow, '96 (Rochester, MN) is an informatics nurse specialist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She works on the development of electronic tools for nurses, as well as on the development team for computerized physician order entry. She and her husband have an 8-year-old son and twin girls.

Mary (Kelly) Hetland, ©96 (Freeport, MN) and her husband, Paul, became the proud parents of daughter Claire Anneliese on Aug. 23, 2004. Mary and Paul also have a 3-year-old daughter, Kathleen.

Neal Siegellak, “97 (Buffalo Grove, IL) andhis wife, Miya, are the proud parents of Spencer Jacob born Feb. 10, 2004.

Maggie Staff, '96 (Orland Park, IL) recently was nameda second vice president at the Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Ill. She is a senior fiduciary wealth administrator in the wealth management group within personal financial services. Maggie joined Northern Trust in 1996.

Carol (Gau) Borzyskowski, *97 (Winona, MN) has collaborated with Nancy K. Peterson, WSU director of grants and sponsored projects, on a quarterly literary magazine, Main Channel Voices. The magazine centers on a river theme and contains poetry. The editors hope that it will be an opportunity to serve as a “launching pad” for area voices looking to be published.

Brent Cordes, *97 (Zumbrota, MN) and his wife, Kara, welcomed daughter Ella Elizabeth on Oct. 5, 2004. Brent is the store manager of Praxair in Rochester, Minn.

Jude and Jennifer Eichman, “97 & “99 (Trempealeau, WI) have opened The Center for Family Chiropractic Care in Winona with a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 13, 2004. After completing their education at WSU, the couple went on to graduate from the Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minn. They have a daughter, Genevieve.

Kyle and Michelle (Plein) Harper, ©97 (Holmen, WI) are the proud parents of daughter Lacy born Aug. 6, 2004. Kyle works at Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse and Michelle is employed by the Bangor, Wisc., School District.

Scott J. Kluver, ~97 (Clinton, WI) is administrator for the Village of Clinton, Wis.

Rich and Kim (Domeier) Bauer, ~98 (DeForest, WI) welcomed son Than Paul on June 29, 2004. Rich works for US Cellular and Kim works for Capital Newspapers, Inc. Bethany Saltysiak, ©98 (Marietta, GA) is a research engineer for Lockheed Martin Aero in Marietta, Ga.

TyWarner, 98 (Warroad, MN) works for Polaris Industries in Roseau, Minn. He and his fiancée, Kaci, have a six-month-old son, Sam.

Andy and Patty (Herbst) Willeman, ~98 (Dresser, WI) welcomed their second child Anna on March 7, 2004. She joins brother Drew at home. Patty is employed by the Amery Regional Medical Center. Andy is employed by the Osceola School District.

Corey and Amy (Kline) Woxland, °98 (St. Charles, MN) welcomed daughter Ella Marie born on Oct. 12, 2004. Amy is at home with Ella and son Noah (3). Corey is a clinical instructor at Mayo Clinic School of Health Services.

Nicole (Tolefson) Corcoran, 99 (Minnesota City, MN) and her husband, Cory, are the proud parents of daughter Mikayla born July 28, 2004.

Cindi (Mc Mahan) and Mark Harris, (Maple Grove, MN) “99 and “00 are the proud parents of Jack David born May 20, 2004. Mark is employed by LightWeight Belt and Cindi works at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.

Travis Hemker, 99 (Winona, MN) and his wife, Jennifer, are the proud parents of twin boys born July 13, 2004.

Tanya (Traaseth) Hughes, “99 (Rochester, MN) and her husband, Chris, are the proud parents of Gavin Christopher born Sept. 16, 2003.

Allison (Wojtowicz) and Jeremy Hursh, 99 & ‘00 (Marine on St. Croix, MN) welcomed son Ethan Mithcell born Aug. 6, 2004. Jeremy is network administrator for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Allison is a forensic scientist for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Nathan and Melissa (Konkel) Larsen, *99 (Waukesha, WI) welcomed daughter Malorie Sue on March 24, 2004. Melissa is at home with baby Malorie.Nathan is an emergency room

WSU ALUMNI BABIES ON THE WEB

Winona Marie Fye is one of more than two dozen baby pictures sent by WSU alumni in response to an article in the Fall 2004 issue of Winona Currents magazine. She is the first child of Josh and Cathy (Flegner) Fye of Pewaukee, Wis., and was born August 26, 2004.

Josh and Cathy met while attending Winona State. Both were work-

study students in the biology lab. Josh was a biology major and graduated in 1999; Cathy was a nursing major and graduated in 2000. Cathy said they named their daughter Winona because they met in Winona, and because it is an Indian name meaning first-born.

Each of the alumni who sent baby pictures to the WSU Alumni Relations office received a purple "Baby Warrior Onesie" to show WSU pride. The onesies are embroidered with the

message "Born to go to Winona State." All of the baby pictures are available for viewing on the Winona Currents website at: www.winona.edu/publications/currents/index.html.

more alunni babies on-line at: http://www.winona.edu/publications/currents/index. html.

Winona Marie Fye

resident at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis.

Melanie B. Rubin, “99 (Champaign, IL) is working to attain a doctoral degree in higher education at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. She serves as a research assistant, as well as teaching assistant for the Department of Educational Psychology.

2000-04

Laura Berg, 00 (West Fargo, ND) was presented with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine in May 2004.

Corey Betchwars, ‘00 (Rollingstone, MN) and Carla Kern were married on Aug. 20, 2004, in Apple Valley, Minn. Carla attends Bethel Seminary in Arden Hills, Minn. Cory works for Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Apple Valley, Minn.

Jamie Buehner, “00 (Istanbul, Turkey) is teaching English as a second language in Istanbul, Turkey.

Reid Gisslen, ‘00 (Minneapolis, MN) is recruiting sourcing specialist for Hollstadt & Associates in Burnsville, Minn.

Brian Semling, ‘00 (Fountain City, WI) is the owner/operator of Brian’s Toys. Brian buys, sells and trades vintage and collectable toys. He spoke about his business at the summer 2004 WSU Reunion Weekend.

Karen (Miller) Tienter, 00 (Winona, MN) and her husband, Barry, are the proud parents of Bryce born May 25, 2004.

Chad and Heidi (Wencl) Blumers, “01 & *03 (Winona, MN) are the proud parents of Olivia Ann born March 26, 2004.

Kimberly Boldt, ‘01 (Winona, MN) and Timothy Larsen were married July 10, 2004, in Nodine, Minn. Kimberly works at Express-AButton Inc., in Winona, and Timothy works at Steve Larsen Construction, in Winona.

Curtis Cichanowski II, “01 (Winona, MN) earned a Master of Science and Engineering degree from the University of Delaware in Newark, Del., in May 2004.

Corey and Kara (Obermeyer) Dornack, “01 (Brownsdale, MN) were married in August 2004. Kara graduated from the William Mitchell College of Law in May 2004 with a Juris Doctor degree.

Daniel Heins, ’01 (Hopkins, MN) is general manager/ district manager for Subway Inc. in St. Paul, Minn.

Angela Houff, 01 (St. Louis Park, MN) is a paralegal for the Educational Credit Management Corporation in St. Paul, Minn.

OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OR MEMORABILIAANYONE?

As Winona State prepares for its 150th anniversary year in 2008, plans call for a coffee-tablebook filled with pictures and memories from the past. In addition, the WSU

Melanie Houff, -01 (Saint Louis Park, MN) is a teacher in the Hopkins, Minn., School District.

Michael H. Larson, ‘01 (San Diego, CA) earned a Master of Science and Engineering degree from the University of Delaware in Newark, Del., in May 2004.

Tim Molepske and Rachel Genosky, '01 & “02 (Chicago, IL) were married in August 2004. Tim is the director of computer services for the Winnetka Public Schools in Winnetka, II. Rachel is a senior association coordinator with SmithBucklin in Chicago.

Brian Mueller, 01 (Winona,MN) is an alternate sourcing engineer for the RTP Company in Winona.

Sarah Myhre, ‘01 (Hopkins, MN) is a special investigator for the United States Investigations Services in Edina, Minn.

Scott Reber, -01 (La Crosse, WI) is an instructor of written communications for Western Wisconsin Technical College in La Crosse, Wis.

Anne (Piller) Ruppert, 01 (Winona, MN) was recently married and is the human resource director for Wal-Mart in Winona.

Alumni Relations Office always enjoys receiving old WSU photographs, news clippings and memorabilia.

Frequently, when alumni or relatives clean the attic, basement, garage or storage area, they come across interesting items and send them to us, rather than trash them. Of particular interest are photographs alumni may have taken while on campus.

WSU alumni or friends with items they are willing to donate to WSU, or perhaps loan long enough to scan and return, should contact the Alumni Relations Office by phone, 507-457-5027; by email, alumni@winona.edu; or simply mail the items to: WSU Alumni Relations, 175 W. Mark Street, PO Box 5838, Winona, MN, 55987.

Jonathan and Jamie (Thielbar) Selin, 01 (Cooperstown, ND) are the proud parents of William John born Aug. 31, 2004. Jonathan is employed by Cooperstown Bible Camp and Jamie is employed at Mercy Hospital.

Kara (Schoh) Tarrence, ©01 (Madrid, IA) is teen coordinator for the Johnston School District in Johnston, Iowa.

Tim Benz, 02 (Rochester, MN) works in the data integrity department at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Shaun Bollig, “02 (Menomonee Falls, WI) is pursuing a master’s degree in public policy and management from the University of Oregon.

Jessica (Ronnenberg) Callahan, “02 (Edina, MN) and her husband, Sam, are the proud parents of Elise Marie born May 4, 2004. Jessica is an active member of the United States Army Reserves and is currently working for the 88th Regional Readiness Command at Fort Snelling, Minn., as a civilian.

Kristin (Mason) Debeltz, “02 (Eden Prairie, MN) was married on June 19, 2004, in Winona. She works at KinderCare Learning Centers.

Jacqueline (Watts) Ganz, 02 (Schaumburg, IL) is subsidy specialist II for the YMCA Child Winona Currents

The Trees of

Winona State University cull.

A new book, The Trees ofWinona State University, by Bill Meyer and Tom Grier, was published and is available for purchase at the Winona State University Book Store and local Winona book shops. The book was funded through a special account set up by WSU President Darrell Krueger and through private gifts.

Dozens of color photographs of campus trees in their locations are featured in the 98-page coffee-table style book, as well as close-ups of interesting tree

By BitL MEYER AND

TOM GRIER

The book celebrates the diversification of trees at Winona State. There are more than 90 varieties of trees on campus. Since 2003, Winona State University has been able to boast that it has growing on campus at least one of every tree species native to Minnesota.

The book sells for $10 with all proceeds going to a fund for continued maintenance and diversification of trees on campus. It is available for mail-order through the WSU Book Store byphone, 507-457-5319. The book is characteristics such as leaves, bark, fruit or blooms. Detailed campus maps are included noting the location of each tree, as of fall 2004.

also available at the following book stores: The Book Shelf, 619 Huff Street; Book World, 1213 Gilmore Ave. in the Winona Mall; and Paperbacks and Pieces, 429 Mankato Ave.

Care Assistance Program in Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Steve and Jennifer Hadler, “02 (New Brighton, MN) welcomed their new baby, Adrion, on Aug. 26, 2004. Steve works for Allianz Life.

Kari Heywood, ©02 (Plymouth, MN) is a cardiac rehab specialist for NorthMemorial Medical Center and Regions Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn.

Brian and Tamara (Ruland) Munster, “02 & 03 (Sun Prairie, WI) were married in May 2004. Tami works as an accountant for Home Health United in Madison, Wis. Brian is a certified therapeutic recreation specialist for ElderCare of Wisconsin.

Nicole (Larson) Nelson, 02 (Anchorage, Ak) and her husband, Nick, live in Anchorage, Alaska.

Joanna Sanders, “02 (Winona, MN) and her husband, Charles, are the proud parents of Lukas Charles born July 15, 2004.

Teresa Schneider, 02 (Eau Claire, Wis.) is an analyst for Menards in Eau Claire, Wis.

Becca (Nawikas) Thomas, -02 (Fredericksburg, VA) married Adam Thomas in September 2004. She is assistant aquatic director at the YMCA.

Jennifer (Selby) Westpfahl, *02 (Eau Claire, WI) and her husband, Mark, are the proud parents of Grace Evelyn born Sept. 17, 2004. Jennifer works at Eau Claire Press Company.

Wendi Williams, *02 (AppleValley, MN) is a software configuration analyst for Lockheed Martin in Eagan, Minn.

April (Danielson) Wood, “02 (St. Louis, MO) is a preschool teacher at Affton-Lindbergh Early Childhood Center in St. Louis, Mo.

Joanna M. Anderson, ‘03 (Minneapolis, MN) works at Digital Marketing in Minneapolis, Minn.

Stacy Booth, °03 (Woodinville, WA) is copy editorfor King CountyJournal in Kent, Wash.

Jennie (Silvernail) Brass, ~03 (Rochester, MN) is frame shop manager for Hobby Lobby in Rochester, Minn.

Lindsey (Thompson) and Adam Gust, '03 & “04 (Eyota, MN) were married June 5, 2004, in Lewiston, Minn.

Nicole Krupa, “03 (Antioch, IL) is program supervisor at Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association.

Leroy Lim, -03 (Monterey Park, CA) is a risk analyst for Cook Inlet Energy in Los Angeles, Calif.

Jason and Rachel (Ertz) Mack, “03 & “04 (Lonsdale, MN) were married Sept. 18, 2004. Rachel is assistant program manager for Opportunity Partners in Richfield, Minn.

Dustin Moburg, “03 (La Crescent, MN) is the middle school band director at Caledonia Middle School in Caledonia, Minn.

Gina (Orlikowski) Rippentrop, -03 (Onalaska, WI) married Kevin Rippentrop on Oct. 16, 2004, in Holmen, Wis.

Dennis Abernathy, *04 (Cottage Grove, MN) is a teacher for Independent School District 279.

JessicaAmdahl, ©04 (Chandler, AZ) is a resource teacher for Kyrene School District in Tempe, Ariz.

Carrie (Ryan) Anderson, “04 (Rochester, MN) is a nurse at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She and her husband, Andrew, welcomed babyAshley born Aug. 26, 2004.

Tiffany Bani, ‘04 (Green Bay, WI) attends graduate school at the Aveda Institute in Minneapolis, Minn.

Anne Beckermann, *04 (Brooklyn Park, MN) works at the City of Lakes Transitional Care Home in Minneapolis, Minn.

Kara Berg, ‘04 (Missoula, MT) is employed at Russell Elementary School in Missoula, Mont.

Cassandra Bertram, 04 (East Dundee, IL) is a staff accountant forAudit Bureau of Circulations in Schaumburg, IIl.

Jessica Bittner, 04 (Muskego, WI) is a seventh grade teacher for the Mukwonago School District in Mukwonago, Wis.

Shawn Bloyer, “04 (Spring Grove, MN) attends graduate school at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse majoring in sports administration.

Tiffany (Schulz) Bolduan, “04 (La Crosse, WI) is a paralegal for the law firm of Moen, Sheehan & Meyer in La Crosse, Wis.

Katie Bradshaw, “04 (Minneapolis, MN) is a licensed social worker at a nursing home in Minneapolis, Minn.

Carol (Seha) Brogan, “04 (Lanesboro, MN) is a licensed social worker/adult mental health case manager for the Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center in Winona.

Katharine Caddell, ‘04 (Park Ridge, IL) attends graduate school at Loyola University majoring in social work and family law.

Stephanie Castellano, “04 (Minneapolis, MN) is a paralegal for the law firm ofTewksbury, Kerfeld & Zimmer in Minneapolis, Minn.

Elizabeth Crogan, “04 (Ettrick, WI) is a serology technician at ViroMed laboratories in Minnetonka, Minn.

Heather Dawson, “04 (Rochester, MN) is a teacher at John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minn.

Mindy Droogsma, *04 (Grover Beach, CA) is a nurse at Sierra Regional Medical Center.

Sarah Dyer, 04 (Maple Grove, MN) is meetings and conventions systems analyst for the Hilton Hotel in Minneapolis, Minn.

Ryan Falch, “04 (Fall Creek, WI) is employed by Brainco in Minneapolis, Minn.

Andrea Fredrickson, ‘04 (RedWing, MN) is a math teacher at Lincoln High School in Lake City, Minn.

Katrina Gass, ©04 (Layton, UT) is an R&D engineer at ATK in Clearfield, Utah.

Andrea Geary, 04 (Streamwood, IL) is account services coordinator for The Marketing Edge.

Erin Hall, “04 (St. Paul, MN) is a teacher at Twin Cities International Elementary School in Minneapolis, Minn.

Ake a Gander: Watertow!A

Winona State University announces the introductionof Artists in Wood, a publication representing the Winona State Waterfowl Collection and the antique art of the Minnesota Decoy Foundation.

The WSU decoy collection is the first and only permanent public display of decoys in the State of Minnesota, andthe book is the first and most

comprehensive publication representing Minnesota's antique decoy art and contemporary Minnesota decoy carvers. The book contains more than 130 extraordinary color photographs of decoys combined with history, poetry and detailed descriptions of a decoy shaping.

The antique decoy art depicted in the book resounds with such names as Tuveson, Herters, Theissen, LaPort, Sallet, Quam, Moes, and many others and represents the best of the decoy carving history in Minnesota. Contemporary carvers are represented bySam and Lilly Nottleman, Marv Meyer and Marvin Bernet. The Nottleman’s waterfowl art is noted for its detail and lifelike appearance. They are both nationally and internationally recognized artists.

Meyer is well-known to Minnesota decoy collectors as a master carver reminiscent of theOld World Black Forest carvers from Germany.

Bernet has been carving decoys since 1949, and his mallard decoy head, carved of —_—e sugar pine, is on the cover.

The duck decoy collection, and the book,

are the results of many talented people with an interest in this unique American art form. Erv Bublitz, a WSU professor of sociology, was instrumental in brining the collection to Winona State and publishing the book.

Artists in Wood can be purchased at the following locations: Winona State University Bookstore; Paperbacks & Pieces, 429 Mankato Ave.; and Picadilly Gallery, Hwy 61, seven miles north ofWinona.

Hospital in Madison, Wis.

Nicole Schneider, “04 (Eagan, MN) is a data analyst at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Lori Schoeppner, *04 (Stewartville, MN) is an elementary teacher at Folwell Elementary School in Rochester, Minn.

Tiffany Schriever, ‘04 (Ponchatoula, LA) is attending graduate school at Southeastern University in Hammond, La., to major in biology.

Erin Sipe, 04 (Lake Geneva, WI) is working on her master’s degree in clinical social work at Loyola University in Chicago, IIl.

Glen Smith, ‘04 (Dearborn, MI) is a research engineer at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Mich.

Crystal (Cosie) Sobotta, “04 (Galesville, WI) is title VIII coordinatorfor the Ho-Chunk Nation in La Crosse, Wis.

Lacy Srp, 04 (Austin, MN) is an accountant and auditor for Hill, Larson Walth & Buhs, PA. in Austin, Minn.

Amy Steffenson, “04 (Owatonna, MN) works for Faribault Foods Inc. in Faribault, Minn.

Chad Steinmetz, ‘04 (Eau Claire, WI) is assistant principal at Bloomer High School in Bloomer, Wis.

Jessica Stevenson, 04 (Rochester, MN) is staff accountant for HLB Tautges Redpath in Rochester, Minn.

Meghan Stevenson, -04 (NewYork, NY) is attending graduate school at Pace University in NewYork, N.Y. She is working toward a master’s degree in publishing.

Robin Szatkowski, *04 (LasVegas, NV) is a math teacher for the Clark County School District.

Megan Thompson, 04 (Waukesha, WI) is an elementary school teacher for the New Berlin Public Schools in New Berlin, Wis.

Lisa (Horton) Uszenski, “04 (Moose Lake, MN) is a registered nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn.

ElisabethVanDerWerf, 04 (Winona, MN) is a stage hand at the LaCrosse Center in La Crosse, Wis.

DavidVon Ruden, *04 (Burnsville, MN) is a chemistry teacher at Northfield High School in Northfield, Minn.

Kara (Kothbauer) Weiss, “04 (Minneapolis, MN) is a preschool teacher for KinderCare in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Scott Weiss, 04 (Minneapolis, MN) is a district manager trainee for Super America in Roseville, Minn.

JennyWiesner, 04 (Shawano, WI) is a teacher in the Bowles School District.

Kelly (Parfrey) Winchell, “04 (Dodge Center, MN) is production engineer for Ortho Innovations Inc. in Rochester, Minn.

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TressaYoung, 04 (Amery, WI) is a registered nurse at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. Alumni@winona.edu

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Fern (Rose) Swanson, ©20 (Buffalo, MN) was a teacher and principal at a number of Central Minnesota schools. She earned bachelor’sand master’s degrees from St. Cloud State University. After 51 years in education - 25 asa principal - she retired in 1971. During the summer of 2000 she celebrated her 100th birthday with more than 150 family, friends and former students.

Ethel Roy, ©28 (Olney, MD)

Elaine (Rose) Barkenhagen, 28 (Reedsburg, WI)

Sigrun (Gislason)Olsen, °29 (Hopkins, MN)

Virginia (Mueller) Wallman, 30 (Rochester, MN)

Claire (Kuchenbecker) Reese, ~30 (Genoa, IL)

Lucille (Krage) Burke, 31/33/63 (St. Charles, MN) taught in rural schools including East Burns Valley and Houston County, Minn. She married Daniel Burke in 1937. They had six children. She later returned to Winona State and obtained a bachelor’s degree in teaching and a master’s degree in physical education. She taught at Elgin-Millville High School for eighteen years.

Dorothy (Richter) Zabel, *36 (Plainview, MN) graduated from Winona Teacher's College in 1936 and taught in rural schools. She married Clarence Zabel in 1940. They had5 children. Dorothy and Clarence farmed in Elgin Township all their lives. She was active in the community, serving in the FarmBureau and in her church.

Charlotte (Shira) Wichers, *36 (Casper, WY) married FrankWichers in 1951 and they had two sons. Charlotte taught elementary education for many years in several towns in Wisconsin and Minnesota. After retirement, she volunteered as a teacher’s aide inWinona. In 1993, she moved to Casper, Wyo., where she volunteeredher time knitting caps for newborns at the Wyoming Medical Center. She also knit hats and scarves which were donated to the Merchant Marines.

Alan MacPherson, “37 (Eureka, CA)

Margaret (Keller)Johnson, 39 (Bayport, MN)

Marcella (Glasrud) Roberts, ©41 (St. Paul, MN)

Jean (Kruger) Stead, ©44 (Rochester, MN)

Dorothy McLeod, ~49 (Loveland, CO)

Jay Robinson, “50 (St. Charles, MN) was born in Mazeppa, Minn. After his discharge from the U.S. Army, he went back to work running his Chicago-based business, Pullman Company. He and his first wife, Dorothy, moved to Winona in 1948 so he could pursue a teaching degree in music. An avid saxophonist, he played with the college swing band and also enjoyed singing in a variety of campus musical groups. He directed the music programs in Parkers Prairie, Starbuck, Mabel

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and Stewartville, Minn. He taught vocal and elementary instrumental music in the St. Charles school district many years beforehis retirement. After the death of his first wife, he married Alice. His two children are WSU alumni.

Leona (Tlougan) Magnuson, °52 (Cannon Falls, MN) taught school in Caledonia, S.D., and Farmington, Minn. Leona married James E. Magnuson in 1957 and they had four children. She was a volunteer for the battered woman's shelter and enjoyed traveling.

Margaret “Peggy” (McNally) Lange, °55 (Wichita Falls, TX) married Bernard Lange in 1955. They had three children. Peggy taught at Notre Dame Elementary School for 21 years and served as assistant principal for two years. She received a “Teacher of the Year” award from the Fort Worth Diocese in 1991.

Phyllis Mae (Watts) Sorenson, ©59 (Chatfield, MN) had a 32-year teaching career. She married Richard Sorenson in 1942 in Oakland, Calif. The couple laterlived in Chatfield, Minn. Phyllis was a member of Phi Delta Kappa and a member of the Eastern Star for 60 years.

Deane “Dean” Harvey, 59/71 (La Crosse, WI/Winona, MN) served four years in the U.S. Navy as an air controlman. He married Lois Lowe in Winona in 1951. They had two sons and one daughter. He graduated from Winona State in 1959 and went on to earn his master’s degree fromWSU in 1971. He taught science in the Winona Public School District for 28 years. Dean served on the Goodview City Council, the Board for Citizens for a Clean Mississippi, and was a 50-year member of the American Legion Post in Winona. Dean also loved jazz. He and Lois traveled to numerous jazz concerts around the country.

Geneva (Peterson) Mann, “60 (Rushford, MN) graduated fromWinona State in 1960 with a teaching degree. She married Daniel Mann in 1950 and they later moved to Rushford, Minn.., where she taught elementary school from 1952-1995. Geneva was a member of the National Education Association, Winona Area Ballroom Dance Club and the Rochester Exchange Club Travel Series.

David Patrick, *60 (St. Louis,MO)

Marian (Kreisel)Pederson, °63 (Inver Grove Heights, MN)

Robin Arthur Jacob, “63 (Arlington, TX) graduated from Winona State in 1963 and received his Juris Doctor degree from the William Mitchell Law School in St. Paul, Minn. His legal career included private practice in Minneapolis. He was a member of the Minnesota, Texas and Florida state bar

associations.

Mary C. Olson, “64 (Wabasha, MN) graduated fromWinona State in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree inelementary education/special education after graduating with a certificate from the Braille and Sight Saving School in Faribault, Minn. She taught special needs children in RedWing, Minn., and then moved to St. Paul, Minn., where she taught at the Como School for 13 years. Mary then bought the Red Eye Saloon inWabasha, Minn., in 1978 andrenamed it M.O.’s Bar. She sold the business in 1994. Mary was a member of the Wabasha American LegionAuxiliary and an avid sports fan.

Gretta (Johnson) Vincent, “64 (Fairmont, MN) was a physical education instructor in Shakopee, Minn., until her marriage to RichardVincent in 1969. The couple moved to Fairmont, Minn., in 1970 where Gretta was a physical education instructor at Fairmont Middle School. Since 1990, she worked at Weigh-Tronix. Gretta served on her church council, taught Sunday school for many years, and enjoyed traveling, athletics and restoring furniture.

George FE Waterman, '65 (Ventura, CA) was a member of the 1962 Conference Champion Warrior Football Team. He was a physical education and industrial arts teacher in the Hueneme, Calif., School District and a partner in an irrigation business in Santa Paula, Calif., before retiring in 1990.

Jon R.Williams, “65 (Wabasha, MN) Thelma (Kohn) Kloempken, “66 (Winona, MN) received her master's degree and later married Henry Kloempken in 1977. Thelma taught elementary school for 35 years.

Nadine (Danielson) Carr, “67/72 (Wabasha, MN) was class valedictorian. She continued her studies andearned her master’s degree in 1972. She joined the faculty ofWabashaKellogg High School in 1967 and taught English for 16 years until her retirement. In the 10 years following her retirement, she led the “Let's Talk About It” reading program at the Wabasha Public Library. Nadine married Donald Carr in 1937. They had two children.

David Haines, *67 (Minneapolis, MN)

Leone (Nelson) Johnson, “68 (Zumbrota, MN)

JohnVoelker, *76 (Baxter, MN) was employed by the DNR as the assistant area supervisor for trails and waterways in Baxter, Minn., where he had resided with his family since 1984.

Matthew Kiraly, *91 (Wausau, WI)

Dale Jones, 96 (SpringValley, MN)

Alumni Travel ProgramIrelaw

The Winona State University Alumni Society is pleased to make an exciting new alumni travel program available to you, your family and friends.

We are delighted to offer the opportunity for you to participate in a unique, value packed travel program to Ireland, September 9-17, 2005.

Stays in Kilkenny, a city rich in historic ambience, and Killarney, a lively town surrounded by the spectacular scenery ofmystical lakes and mountains, are sure to enchantyou.

Mark your calendars and make your plans to join other alumni and friends ofWinona State University on a magical journey through southern Ireland. Discover the beauty, distinctive culture and exceptionally friendly and hospitable people of the Emerald Isle.

"T like to help people," said Emanuel. "Helping senior citizens who aren't as able as I am is the same reason I enjoyed helping students. I guess my philosophy, in general, is to help people."

Emanuel is now a community volunteer, but not with just one or two organizations. His ability to help people and give to the community is seen throughout the city ofWinona.

"I volunteer for places like the bloodmobile, the Kiwanis Club, the Knights of Columbus, the American Cancer Society and St. Anne's Nursing Home," said Emanuel.

The amount of time Emanuel dedicates to the community varies from week to week. Some weeks his services aren't needed, while others he reports to duty several days in a row. "I go when they call me," he said.

Emanuel also continues to teach. Since retirement, his expertise of the outdoors has not been forgotten. Each spring his phone starts to ring and many different clubs, organizations and classes invite him to talk to their groups about spring flowers.

"During my sabbatical from Winona State, around 1960," said Emanuel, "I published the only Winona County listing of flowering plants."

Armed with that knowledge, Emanuel is nowa traveling teacher of sorts. He takes his expertise throughout the community and talks about the purpose of spring flowers and how they were once used as medicines.

Emanuel's passion for teaching has always been rooted in his love for working with people. As he continues to teach, he stays abreast of the quickly Helping senior citizens who aren't as able as Iam is the same reason I enjoyed helping students. I guess my philosophy, in general, is to help people."

Emanuel evolving nature of higher education. He is amazed at how far WSU has come from the time he came to the institution when it was the Winona Teachers' College to the nationally known university that it is today.

"WhenI drive by the university, I frequently say to myself, 'I can't imagine the student who wouldn't say this would be a great place to go to college,'" said Emanuel. "Winona State doesn't believe there is a limit to education. That way of thinking should interest students."

This belief is why Emanuel feels WSU is successful at producing a community of learners dedicated to improving our world.

WSU Professor Emeritus Joe Emanuel takes note of the Star Bench in the new Science Laboratory Center. The top ofthe Star Bench is engraved with one ofthe first accurate maps ofthe northern sky from the Atlas Coelestis published in 1729.

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The WSU community and public are invited to attend this historic occasion. Join Minnesota State Colleges and Universities’ Chancellor James McCormick and the entire WSU community to celebrate the legacy of Dr. DarrellW. Krueger's leadership.

Winona State University Hosts An

In Honor of the Institution's 13th President, Dr. DarrellW.Krueger Friday, April 29, 2005 11 a.m.

Winona State University Library

The naming ofWinona State's Library, in honor of President Krueger, was made possible through a $1 million anonymous gift to the WSU Foundation. The donation will go toward the library acquisition endowment to help maintain the integrity ofWSU's Library.