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A Magazine for Alumni & Friends <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Vol. 40, No. 2 Annual Report Spring 2008<br />
SPECIAL DONOR REPORT
Torch<br />
Annual Report Spring 2008<br />
Torch is a publication <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong>.<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Development & Alumni Relations<br />
Corby Kemmer<br />
218-281-8434 ckemmer@umn.edu<br />
Support Staff<br />
Rose Ulseth<br />
218-281-8439 rulseth@umn.edu<br />
Sue Dwyer<br />
218-281-8401 sdwyer@umn.edu<br />
UMCAA Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
Cindy Bigger, ’79<br />
Brandy (Lietz) Chaffee, ‘00<br />
Korey Hegreberg, ‘98<br />
Kylene (Odegaard) Lehmann, ‘01<br />
Amy (Peterson) Lubarski, ‘02<br />
Carl Melbye, ‘79<br />
Jennifer Novak, ‘06<br />
Michelle Ramstad, ‘03<br />
Leah (Stratton) Reitmeier, ’93<br />
Rich Stangle, ‘07<br />
Tara Sylvester, ‘06<br />
Kari Torkelson, O.D., ex. ‘91<br />
Kari Vallager, ’03<br />
NWSA Alumni Association Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
Lowell Hamrick, ‘53<br />
Charles Holmquist, ’52<br />
Don Holy, ‘53<br />
Bob Kresl, ’53<br />
Norm Landby, ‘55<br />
Barbara (Hylland) Lunsetter, ’56<br />
Berneil Nelson, ’42, ex <strong>of</strong>ficio<br />
Harvey Pulkrabek, ‘48<br />
Gerhard Ross, ‘45<br />
David Sorvig, ‘46<br />
Richard Widseth, ‘49<br />
Contact information:<br />
Torch<br />
Elizabeth Tollefson, editor<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
2900 <strong>University</strong> Avenue<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong>, <strong>Minnesota</strong> 56716<br />
Phone: 218-281-8432<br />
Fax: 218-281-8440<br />
E-mail: ltollefs@umn.edu<br />
The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong> is a public, baccalaureate,<br />
coeducational institution and a coordinate campus <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>. The Northwest School <strong>of</strong> Agriculture<br />
(NWSA) was a residential high school serving students from<br />
1906-68 and the predecessor <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Crookston</strong> campus. The Torch<br />
is named for the historical passing <strong>of</strong> the educational torch<br />
between the NWSA and the U <strong>of</strong> M, <strong>Crookston</strong> in 1968.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> is committed to the policy that all<br />
persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities and<br />
employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national<br />
origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status,<br />
veteran status or sexual orientation.<br />
Printed on recycled and recyclable paper with at least<br />
10 percent post-consumer material using agribased inks.<br />
Designed and printed at FinePrint <strong>of</strong> Grand Forks, Inc.<br />
On the cover: Chancellor Charles H. Casey, D.V.M., is joined<br />
by students holding their countries’ flags representing just a<br />
few <strong>of</strong> the global connections between the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong> and the world. From top to bottom (l to<br />
r): Chancellor Casey; Luke Anderson, ’07, natural resources<br />
major from <strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.; Senior Subok Kim, business<br />
management major from South Korea; Freshman Lhakpa<br />
Gurung, early childhood education major from Nepal; Senior<br />
Nari Kim, business management major from South Korea,<br />
Sophomore Alvin Tong, business aviation and natural<br />
resources major from Singapore; and Junior Tracy Nyhus,<br />
pre-dentistry major from Almena, Wis.<br />
Annual Report 2008<br />
It is my pleasure to present you with this annual report on the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong>, and the work we do to deliver<br />
applied, career-oriented learning, research and service that combines<br />
theory, practice and experimentation in a technology-rich environment.<br />
As I reflect on the new ideas and the enthusiasm that such progress has<br />
yielded during the past year, I am reminded<br />
that the stories captured here are only<br />
a small portion <strong>of</strong> the great<br />
accomplishments realized by<br />
students, faculty, staff, alumni<br />
and supporters <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
campus. However, we celebrate<br />
these relevant successes that<br />
drive the campus forward and<br />
show how we are living the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> vision<br />
in northwestern <strong>Minnesota</strong>.<br />
“The great thing in this world<br />
is not so much where we stand,<br />
as in what direction we are moving,”<br />
so said acclaimed 19th century poet<br />
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. At the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong>, it is evident that we are moving forward.<br />
What are the indications? Enrollment is up. Applications and admits<br />
for next fall are up 70% and 60% to date, respectively. More individuals<br />
and families have discovered the unique aspects <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Crookston</strong> campus<br />
and are making it their higher education choice. Campus strategic plans<br />
call for bringing more online learners onboard, attracting students from<br />
around the world and expanding degree <strong>of</strong>ferings. We are pleased that all<br />
<strong>of</strong> these are successfully supporting recruitment and retention efforts.<br />
Giving to the <strong>Crookston</strong> campus is also on the rise in the form <strong>of</strong><br />
endowments and scholarships as well as program and facility investments.<br />
Donors are committed to enhancing opportunities on campus so students<br />
can compete successfully in the global marketplace and faculty can<br />
enhance quality <strong>of</strong> life through research and discovery. We are pleased to<br />
recognize these individuals and businesses in the Donor Report included in<br />
this issue.<br />
I am excited to share this overview with you and hope you’ll take pride<br />
in the progress we’ve made in educating exceptional students, fostering<br />
exceptional faculty and staff, strengthening an exceptional organization and<br />
promoting exceptional innovation. I appreciate your dedication to supporting<br />
our journey and encourage you to look forward with us toward an even<br />
better year ahead.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Charles H. Casey, D.V. M.<br />
Chancellor<br />
Exceptional Students, Exceptional Faculty and Staff, Exceptional Organization, Exceptional Innovation<br />
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Right: Ryo Iwasaki, an international student<br />
from Japan, received grant funding for his<br />
undergraduate research project in Second Life.<br />
Far right: The sign identifying the U <strong>of</strong> M,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Multicultural Center in Second Life.<br />
Iwasaki continues to develop the project under<br />
the guidance <strong>of</strong> David DeMuth, Jr., Ph.D., head<br />
<strong>of</strong> Math, Science & Technology Department.<br />
Research Has “Second Life”<br />
Junior Ryo Iwasaki creates multicultural and diversity center in Second Life<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong> Junior Ryo Iwasaki is<br />
using the virtual world to improve communication and awareness<br />
in the real world by constructing a multicultural and<br />
diversity center in Second Life.<br />
Sound confusing? It can be, unless you are familiar with<br />
Second Life, a three-dimensional virtual world created<br />
entirely by its users, known as Residents. Since opening to<br />
the public in 2003, Second Life has grown explosively and<br />
today is inhabited by millions <strong>of</strong> Residents from around the<br />
globe (www.secondlife.com). This vast digital continent,<br />
made possible by the power <strong>of</strong> the Internet, is inhabited by<br />
avatars, which are the “people” created by Residents as a<br />
personal expression in a virtual world.<br />
Walter Raymaker is the name <strong>of</strong> Ryo Iwasaki’s avatar.<br />
Iwasaki is working on a project in Second Life that will create<br />
a place for students to gain an understanding <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Second Life system and contribute to a new educational<br />
movement taking place in this virtual environment.<br />
Iwasaki explains, “The great thing about Second Life is<br />
that it brings together students from all over the world and we<br />
can do things we could not do in our first life.” Those things<br />
include practicing conversation and developing relationships<br />
with students unrestricted by location – important tools for<br />
helping students to overcome bias and discrimination. It also<br />
provides students with an opportunity to learn about the<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> campus by interacting with its students.<br />
“Appearances, clothing, facial expressions, tone <strong>of</strong> voice<br />
and other physical attributes can influence our impressions <strong>of</strong><br />
people,” Iwasaki points out. “These factors are eliminated in<br />
Second Life thereby easing communication and social constraint.”<br />
Second Life is comprised <strong>of</strong> many <strong>of</strong> the same elements<br />
we have in “first life.” Iwasaki enthused, “It provides a creative,<br />
energetic and engaging environment.” His work, under<br />
the guidance <strong>of</strong> David DeMuth, Jr., Ph.D., associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
and head <strong>of</strong> the Math, Science and Technology Department,<br />
is building a multicultural and diversity center patterned after<br />
the work <strong>of</strong> architect Frank Lloyd Wright.<br />
Iwasaki is establishing the first presence <strong>of</strong> the U <strong>of</strong> M,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> in the virtual world and opening the door for<br />
greater exploration and development. The possibilities are<br />
endless and the opportunities for education are “virtually”<br />
unlimited!<br />
Winning Crops Judging Team: Stephen Roerick (alternate), Amy Schwartz,<br />
Joyana Wardrip, Luke Dighans and Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Chuck Habstritt.<br />
Above: With eight regional championships<br />
under their belt, the U <strong>of</strong> M, <strong>Crookston</strong> SIFE<br />
club is working on projects such as a student-run<br />
radio station, the Golden Eagle<br />
Grind c<strong>of</strong>fee shop and many others.<br />
Left: Successful horticulture team included<br />
Jennifer Zoch, Kaarina Visness, Scott<br />
H<strong>of</strong>fman and Kathryn Stangler.<br />
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www.UM<strong>Crookston</strong>.edu
Senior Theresa Crance played both basketball<br />
and volleyball for the Golden Eagles.<br />
Finding a Perfect Fit<br />
For this small-town girl, a small-town campus was the perfect fit. <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong> Senior Theresa Crance, who grew up in Timber Lake, S.D., a<br />
town <strong>of</strong> just over 400, had the chance to play NCAA Division II athletics if she attended<br />
school in <strong>Crookston</strong>. While that drew her to the campus, the opportunity to receive<br />
a U <strong>of</strong> M degree without hectic city life confirmed her decision. Two weeks after<br />
her campus visit, Crance committed to playing Golden Eagle volleyball and<br />
basketball.<br />
Crance was named to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC)<br />
All-Academic team two years in basketball and three years in volleyball. She was<br />
also named NSIC Honorable Mention All-Conference in volleyball in 2007.<br />
A member <strong>of</strong> the Intercollegiate Compliance Committee at the <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
campus, Crance has been a very active student, serving as a student representative<br />
on the Student Conduct Committee, as well as serving as the student-athlete<br />
representative on the athletic hiring committee.<br />
In addition to athletics, Crance is involved with Students Today Leaders<br />
Forever (STLF), a non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organization emphasizing leadership development<br />
through youth programming, giving her the chance to participate in the Pay It<br />
Forward alternative spring break tour twice. Crance served as one <strong>of</strong> the team<br />
leaders from the <strong>Crookston</strong> campus. Her mother even joined her on the trip –<br />
something Crance will always cherish.<br />
Crance will graduate in May 2008 with degrees in both biology and the<br />
pre-pr<strong>of</strong>essional health sciences. After graduation, she plans on pursuing her doctorate<br />
in physical therapy.<br />
“The caring atmosphere created by the faculty and staff makes this campus a comfortable<br />
place to learn and get involved,” Crance says. “It has helped make me the best that I could be.”<br />
Looking back over her collegiate career, Crance believes she has evolved both personally and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionally and attributes that to her campus experience. “I have worked hard with the hope<br />
that I will leave a mark on the campus and the people here when I leave for new adventures<br />
because this place has certainly influenced my life.”<br />
Teamwork Builds Success<br />
Working together leads to successful competitions for crops judging, business and horticulture teams<br />
Success is a longstanding trademark <strong>of</strong> the crops judging<br />
teams at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong>. The 2007<br />
Collegiate Crops Judging Team, coached by Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Chuck Habstritt, placed second at both the Chicago and Kansas<br />
City (Missouri) Collegiate Crops Judging Contest.<br />
For the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) club, success has<br />
meant winning the regional championship for eight consecutive<br />
years. They also run the Golden Eagle Grind, the campus c<strong>of</strong>fee<br />
shop located in the Student Center. Most recently the club, along<br />
with General Mills, has been working with Red Lake High School<br />
students to market their very own cookbook with recipes from the<br />
Red Lake tribal community. Advisors for the club are business<br />
instructors Eric Burgess and Kenneth Johnson.<br />
Despite being the smallest horticulture program in the competition,<br />
the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong> still managed<br />
to grab second place – out <strong>of</strong> 13 schools – in the Mid-America<br />
Collegiate Horticulture Society competition. Participants take<br />
a written horticulture exam in addition to judging various types<br />
<strong>of</strong> horticulture crops and identifying both herbaceous and<br />
woody plants. The team is coached by horticulture instructor<br />
Sue Jacobson.<br />
Exceptional Students, Exceptional Faculty and Staff, Exceptional Organization, Exceptional Innovation<br />
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Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Wendell Johnson<br />
and two students take a closer look at<br />
the parts <strong>of</strong> the hibiscus flower.<br />
Research and Teaching<br />
Grow Rewarding Career<br />
During a career spanning 40 years at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong>, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Wendell Johnson has taught hundreds <strong>of</strong><br />
students the finer points <strong>of</strong> botany and plant physiology.<br />
Johnson started his career teaching high school science before heading<br />
to the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> South Dakota in Vermillion. After receiving a master’s<br />
degree in botany, Johnson took a job at the U <strong>of</strong> M, <strong>Crookston</strong> in the summer<br />
<strong>of</strong> 1968. A few years later, he decided to take a leave to complete<br />
a second master’s degree in crop physiology at Iowa State <strong>University</strong><br />
in Ames.<br />
Over the years, Johnson not only spent his time teaching but has worked<br />
with a number <strong>of</strong> partners on research in bio-mass fuels using cattails<br />
and hybrid trees. He appreciates the excellent partners he has had the<br />
opportunity to work with during his career<br />
including the Natural Resources Research<br />
Institute, the Agricultural Utilization<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Wendell Johnson<br />
taught botany and<br />
plant physiology<br />
during his 40-year<br />
career at the<br />
U <strong>of</strong> M, <strong>Crookston</strong>.<br />
Award-Winning Faculty<br />
Equine Industries Management<br />
Instructor Nicky Overgaard, ’96, was<br />
honored as the 2007 Horsewoman <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Year by Great Midwestern International<br />
Horse Show. Overgaard is a previous<br />
Intercollegiate Horse Show Association<br />
rider and founding member <strong>of</strong> the U <strong>of</strong><br />
M, <strong>Crookston</strong> Golden Eagle Equestrian<br />
team. For the past ten years, Overgaard<br />
has served as an instructor in the equine<br />
program. She teaches such courses as<br />
training and showing, reproduction,<br />
western horsemanship, driving and<br />
English equitation.<br />
Research Institute (AURI), the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), Initiative<br />
for Renewable Energy and Environment (IREE), <strong>Minnesota</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Natural<br />
Resources and the U.S. Forest Service.<br />
“I have worked with many excellent agencies that have helped with funding for<br />
research,” Johnson reflects. “The outside relationships have been great avenues for<br />
applied research projects.”<br />
Working summers and taking release time to conduct research influenced his<br />
teaching. “The research work led to new technologies and ideas applicable to<br />
teaching,” affirms Johnson. “I took my experience right back to the classroom<br />
and lab.”<br />
For Johnson, who will <strong>of</strong>ficially retire at the end <strong>of</strong> spring semester<br />
2008, teaching has been the greatest source <strong>of</strong> pleasure in his long<br />
career. “Every semester brought new challenges, new activities and<br />
new students” and for Johnson that made teaching worthwhile.<br />
More recently, Johnson co-chaired the committee that helped<br />
develop the new biology degree on campus. Through the degree,<br />
students may choose from advanced courses designed to emphasize<br />
studies in either animal or plant systems or any <strong>of</strong> the pre-pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
health science study options.<br />
“The biological sciences are always changing, and it is important<br />
to be current with new developments,” Johnson says. “Change<br />
makes it very important for students to have a good foundation and<br />
that is what we <strong>of</strong>fer at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong> –<br />
technology, applied learning and a great foundation on which to<br />
build a career.”<br />
www.UM<strong>Crookston</strong>.edu
Donor Report 2008<br />
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait<br />
a single moment before starting to improve<br />
the world.”<br />
– Anne Frank<br />
On behalf <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong>, it gives me great<br />
pleasure to use this special annual report<br />
issue <strong>of</strong> the Torch to extend my sincere<br />
gratitude for your generosity and support<br />
<strong>of</strong> this great institution.<br />
Wherever your footsteps have taken<br />
you, you haven’t traveled alone. We all<br />
have the opportunity to improve the<br />
Lifetime Giving<br />
Corby Kemmer<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Development & Alumni Relations<br />
world. It has been said that “it takes a<br />
village to raise a child.” In the mind <strong>of</strong><br />
this director <strong>of</strong> development, it takes<br />
generous and consistent giving to <strong>of</strong>fer<br />
affordable education to an increasing<br />
number <strong>of</strong> students.<br />
I am pleased to report that the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong> again<br />
had a successful fundraising year. In 2007<br />
(July 1, 2006 – June 30,<br />
2007), $690,471 was<br />
generated in total gifts –<br />
up $24,353 from fiscal year<br />
2006. Through your<br />
investment(s) in the U<br />
<strong>of</strong> M, <strong>Crookston</strong>, you<br />
acknowledge the<br />
importance <strong>of</strong> research and<br />
discovery, teaching and<br />
learning and outreach and<br />
public service.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
relies on annual and lifetime giving from<br />
alumni and friends. Your participation<br />
demonstrates to others that you value the<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> campus.<br />
Your private dollars make this a better<br />
university, one that has an increasingly<br />
significant economic impact on the<br />
community <strong>of</strong> <strong>Crookston</strong>, the region and<br />
state. Whether you’re a current, past or<br />
new donor considering a gift, know that<br />
your contributions change lives and that<br />
giving is a spectacular act!<br />
Please contact me on the numerous<br />
giving opportunities available to you in<br />
support <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong>, toll-free at 800-862-6466 ext.<br />
8434 (ckemmer@umn.edu).<br />
My heartfelt thanks to you. With your<br />
support, the future is bright!<br />
Corby Kemmer<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Development &<br />
Alumni Relations<br />
BUILDERS SOCIETY<br />
(Lifetime Gifts <strong>of</strong> $1,000,000 or more)<br />
Lyle & Kathleen Kasprick<br />
Frank W. Veden* Charitable Trust<br />
REGENTS SOCIETY<br />
(Lifetime Gifts <strong>of</strong> $500,000 through<br />
$999,999)<br />
Larry & Diane Altringer<br />
Elenora Amalia & Ben Filipi,<br />
In Memoriam<br />
The Ford Foundation<br />
Les & June Nielsen<br />
TRUSTEES SOCIETY<br />
(Lifetime Gifts <strong>of</strong> $100,000 through<br />
$499,999)<br />
Stanley S.* &<br />
Hanorah K. Alseth*<br />
Blandin Foundation<br />
Otto Bremer Foundation<br />
Charles H. Casey &<br />
Barbara J. Muesing<br />
Michael* & Linda Chowdry<br />
Family Foundation<br />
Rolland* & Avis* Gustafson<br />
Carl & Lorraine Hord,<br />
In Memoriam<br />
Wallace* & Hanna* Miller<br />
Roger & Paulette Moe<br />
Hazel E. Nakken Estate<br />
Ernest J. Newhouse*<br />
Northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong> Foundation<br />
Donald & Wilma* Oss<br />
Otter Tail Power Company<br />
Harris A. Peterson<br />
Robert & Barbara Peterson<br />
Stanley & Mil* Sahlstrom<br />
June Shaver<br />
Andrew Skaar<br />
Jeraldine Swain<br />
UMC Teambackers<br />
Andrew & Elmer Wardeberg,<br />
In Memoriam<br />
CHANCELLORS SOCIETY<br />
(Lifetime Gifts <strong>of</strong> $50,000 through<br />
$99,999)<br />
Rose C. Anderson Estate<br />
Big Valley 4-H Cluster Fair, Inc.<br />
Bremer Bank <strong>of</strong> <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, Inc.<br />
Harlene Hagen<br />
Gloria Hvidsten<br />
IBM Corporation<br />
Allan & Kathryn Larson<br />
Marvin Windows & Doors<br />
Michael & Barbara Menzhuber<br />
Allen & Freda Pedersen<br />
Albert O. Peterson*<br />
Harold O. & Alma* Peterson<br />
Robert G. Robinson*<br />
Donald & Mary Beth Sargeant<br />
Dr. Russell Sather*<br />
Allan H. & Barbara Ward/Ward<br />
Charitable Trust<br />
FOUNDERS SOCIETY<br />
(Lifetime Gifts <strong>of</strong> $25,000 through<br />
$49,999)<br />
American Crystal Sugar Company<br />
Bayer Corporation<br />
Robert & Becky Cameron<br />
Cy & Frances Carpenter<br />
Richard Cecchettini & Nan Wille<br />
Cenex Harvest States Foundation<br />
Dak-Bev/PepsiAmericas Inc.<br />
Allan & Judy Dragseth<br />
Doris & Gary Egbert<br />
Jeffrey Field<br />
Special Donor Report
Lifetime Giving<br />
Kenton & Barbara Freberg<br />
Robert Hoerner<br />
Tom Hruby<br />
Paul Klodt<br />
Carol Mack<br />
Marion Ugland Mallinger Estate<br />
Elaine Maruska<br />
Midwest Dairy Assn. (formerly<br />
American Dairy Assn.)<br />
Minn-Dak Growers Assn.<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Approved Seed<br />
Conditioner & Marketing<br />
Association<br />
Northern Co-op Foundation<br />
Doug & Sandi Oman<br />
Georgia Orton<br />
Del & Judy Roel<strong>of</strong>s<br />
Larry & Sandra Smith<br />
Phyllis Anderson Solee<br />
Syngenta Crop Protection Inc.<br />
VFW Post 1902, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Gordon & Diane Viere<br />
Barbara & Philip Weiler<br />
William & Nancy Zats<br />
AMBASSADORS CLUB<br />
(Lifetime Gifts <strong>of</strong> $10,000 through<br />
$24,999)<br />
3M Foundation Inc.<br />
Altru Health System<br />
American Legion Post #20<br />
Everett & Rejeanne Anderson<br />
Marvin & Diane Bachmeier<br />
Benjamin &<br />
Ardelle* Bakkegard<br />
David & Karen Bang<br />
Don & Carrie Bang<br />
Daniel & Rochelle Bauer<br />
Percy & Colleen Blake<br />
Lyle & Jeanne Brekken<br />
Bruce & Susan Brorson<br />
Hilmer & Hildegard Brost<br />
Philip & Ethel Buckley<br />
Peter & Karen Carlson<br />
Cathedral <strong>of</strong> Immaculate<br />
Conception (George &<br />
Cecil Conati Sch)<br />
Donald & Mary Cavalier<br />
Centrol <strong>of</strong> Twin Valley<br />
Alan Copa<br />
Thomas Crane<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />
Commerce<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Development<br />
Authority<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Jobs<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> National Bank<br />
Morris Dahl<br />
Dahlgren and Company, Inc.<br />
Clifford Dahlsad*<br />
John Doherty<br />
Hannah Dowell<br />
Jack & Audrey Eickh<strong>of</strong><br />
Dr. Peter Fehr<br />
Thomas & Kim Feiro<br />
Glen & Marlys Finkenbinder<br />
First State Bank <strong>of</strong> Fertile<br />
Dona Fisher<br />
George & Rae French<br />
Arvin Gorden<br />
Edna Gudvangen Estate<br />
Charles & Christine Habstritt<br />
Delmar* & Eunice* Hagen<br />
Bruce & Aase Hamnes<br />
Hartz Foundation<br />
Stephanie & Tom Helgeson<br />
David & Irene H<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Duane & Susan H<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Art* & Joyce Howard<br />
Earl Hvidsten*<br />
Kenneth & Patricia Johannson<br />
Ray K. Johnson<br />
Mary Louise Jorgenson*<br />
Michelle Wilcox King<br />
Albert Kopecky*<br />
KROX Radio<br />
Land O’ Lakes, Inc.<br />
Charles & Jorene Larson<br />
Keith Magnuson<br />
Richard Maves<br />
Gary & Nancy McVey<br />
Rita Meyer<br />
Catherine Meyers<br />
Mid-Valley Grain Co-op<br />
Andrew V. Miller<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Grain &<br />
Feed Association<br />
North Central Food<br />
Systems, Inc.<br />
Northwest Regional<br />
Development Commission<br />
Anne Nowlan<br />
Roger & Gail Odegaard<br />
Mildred Odegaard*<br />
Richard Pals<br />
Arnold & Pamela Paradis<br />
Edwin Pearson*<br />
Ralph & Mary Pester<br />
PKM Electric Cooperative, Inc.<br />
Polk County, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Courtney & Mary Pulkrabek<br />
Keith Ramberg<br />
Robertson Brothers<br />
Clarence &<br />
Edna Sargent<br />
Eugene &<br />
Susan Scarberry<br />
Gary & Carol Senske<br />
Otilda Anderson Shadensack<br />
Estate<br />
Robert & Julie Smith<br />
William* & Jean Strickler<br />
Ralph & Carole Taylor<br />
The Andersons, Inc.<br />
UMC Management Club<br />
UMC Women’s Association<br />
John & Janice Vallager<br />
Roger Ward*<br />
Karla Watson<br />
Carol Windels<br />
Harvey & Jeannine Windels<br />
Bernard & Bernice* Youngquist<br />
CHAMPIONS CLUB<br />
(Lifetime Gifts <strong>of</strong> $5,000 through<br />
$9,999)<br />
Paul & Janet Aakre<br />
Agriliance LLC<br />
American Federal Bank,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Association <strong>of</strong> American<br />
Agricultural Insurers<br />
Aventis Cropscience<br />
Bonita & Bruce Anderson<br />
Philip & JoAnn Baird<br />
Bruce Beresford*<br />
Jo Bolte<br />
Kenneth E. & Harriet Broin<br />
Ruth Menzhuber Buness*<br />
John & Mary Bywater<br />
Linda Chowdry<br />
Brian Ciccone<br />
City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Bo & Margareta Crabo<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Kiwanis<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Noon Day Lions<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Rotary Club<br />
Margaret Czachor<br />
Morris Dahl<br />
Robert & Diana Fehr<br />
Walter & Elinor Fehr<br />
Cynthia Fossey<br />
Jack Frid<br />
Michael & Connie Gasper<br />
Grain Terminal Association<br />
Art Greenberg<br />
Orland & Vivian Hanson<br />
David & Jean Haugo<br />
Adam & Crystal Maruska<br />
Richard & Carole Hebert<br />
Charles & Bonnie* Holmquist<br />
Alice & Joseph Hufstedler<br />
Shelly Hughes<br />
Hugo’s<br />
Johannson, Rust, Fagerlund,<br />
Yon and Stock PA<br />
Wendell & Penny Johnson<br />
Richard Jordahl<br />
Kim Kaug<br />
Jerome &<br />
Mary Lynne* Knutson<br />
Preston* &<br />
Patricia Dollard King*<br />
Harold & Marjorie Lang<br />
Elizabeth Luther<br />
Herschel Lysaker*<br />
Joseph & Virginia Massey<br />
Nicolle McBlair<br />
Mid-State Chapter-MN Society<br />
<strong>of</strong> CPA’s<br />
Midwest Coca-Cola Bottling<br />
Company<br />
Berneil Nelson<br />
Robert & Gayle Nelson<br />
Alan & G. Lorraine Nesland<br />
Northland Inn, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Northwest Agri-Dealers<br />
Association<br />
Northwest Feed Manufacturers<br />
Association<br />
Northwestern Stockmen’s Assn.<br />
Odland, Fitzgerald,<br />
Reynolds & Remick<br />
Marsha Odom<br />
Steven C. Olson<br />
R. Bruce Partridge &<br />
Dr. Jane C. Widseth<br />
G. Milford Peterson Trust<br />
The Pillsbury Company<br />
William & Jean Rath<br />
Red River Valley Sugarbeet<br />
Growers Assn.<br />
John & Ruth Reese<br />
Gilmore Restad Estate<br />
Gerhard & Norma Ross<br />
Arnold Skeie<br />
Dr. Sara Sneed<br />
State Farm Company<br />
Foundation<br />
W. Daniel & Vicki Svedarsky<br />
Twyla Treanor<br />
Bill & Mary Tyrrell<br />
Special Donor Report
Lifetime Giving<br />
Villa St. Vincent<br />
Al* & JoAnn Westburg<br />
Lyle & Susan Westrom<br />
Laurie & Daniel Wilson<br />
Stephen Wright*<br />
SPONSORS CLUB<br />
(Lifetime Gifts <strong>of</strong> $2,500 through<br />
$4,999)<br />
AGSCO, Inc.<br />
Curtiss & Marlene Almlie<br />
Anderson Beverages<br />
Rose Anderson<br />
Thomas E.* &<br />
Kirsten Anderson<br />
Anonymous Donor<br />
Kristen & Brent Bartsch<br />
Bill & Arlene Bayer<br />
Connie Batten<br />
Marjorie Berendt<br />
Howard & Cathy Bergerud<br />
Dr. Steve & Jana Biermaier<br />
Cindy Bigger<br />
Lon & Chris Boike<br />
Robert & Gladys Boucher<br />
Central Livestock Association<br />
Keith Chisholm<br />
Charles Christians<br />
Michael & Michelle Curfman<br />
Lisa & Marvin Drill<br />
Frederic & Rose Mary Eldridge<br />
David & Peggy Engh<br />
Marshall Evans*<br />
Dr. Colin Fennell<br />
First American Bank, Warren<br />
Fraternal Order <strong>of</strong> the Eagles,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Aerie #873<br />
GFG Foodservice, Inc.<br />
GFWC Women’s Club<br />
Dr. Peter & Ann Graham<br />
Arlyss & Richard Grosz<br />
Gilman* & Maxine* Hanson<br />
Richard & Terry Hanson<br />
Happy Joe’s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
HealthSouth Sports Medicine &<br />
Rehabilitation Center<br />
Ralph & Rene Heimer<br />
Charles & Marlys Hiller<br />
Paul & Alice Holm<br />
Charles Horowitz<br />
Harry Howard<br />
David & Bertha Hsiao<br />
Larry Huus*<br />
Jeannie Jensen<br />
Robert & JoAnn Jeska<br />
Robert L. & Joan Johnson<br />
Brenda Cruz Keith<br />
Donald* & Donna Keith<br />
Orvis & Carol Kloster<br />
Dale & Mary Ann Knotek<br />
Russell & Susan Kreager<br />
Mark Kunkel<br />
Florence Kuznia<br />
Lowell & Carole Larson<br />
Teri Lawson<br />
Leonard Street & Deinhard<br />
Bernie Lieder<br />
Betty Lundin<br />
Patti Malme<br />
2007 Torch & Shield Award Recipients<br />
Jennifer Marske<br />
McDonalds <strong>of</strong> <strong>Crookston</strong> -<br />
Mike & Cindy O’Keefe<br />
McKinnon Co., Inc.<br />
Donald & Mary Medal<br />
Philip Meyers<br />
Midwest Dairy Association<br />
JR Miller & Company<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Wheat<br />
Research &<br />
Promotion Council<br />
Lynnette Mullins<br />
Jerry Nagel & Brenda Menier<br />
Rodney & Nancy Nelson<br />
Noah Insurance Service<br />
Jacqueline & James Normandin<br />
Northern States Power<br />
Scott & Denice Oliver<br />
Glenn Olsen &<br />
Barbara Hager-Olsen<br />
Kramer W. Olsen<br />
Randal L. Olson<br />
Sharon Olson<br />
Susan Omdahl<br />
Fred Ophus<br />
Jeffrey Oseth<br />
Cindy Ostlie<br />
PENTAIR, Inc.<br />
Harvey Peterson<br />
William C. & Debra Peterson<br />
Alison Phillips<br />
Thomas & Deborah Piche’<br />
Gary & Patricia Purath<br />
Patricia Ramstad<br />
William T. & Pearl Rasmussen<br />
Red River Valley Potato<br />
Growers Assn.<br />
Forest & Rose Reichel<br />
John Reitmeier<br />
Christine Renard<br />
Marielle Robinson<br />
Alex & Hollyn Rodeck<br />
Alan Roebke<br />
Dr. Daniel Rud<br />
Dorothy & Rodney Soderstrom<br />
Sports, Etc.<br />
James Sterriker<br />
Subway, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Swanson, Ostlie and Associates<br />
Wayne & JoAnne Swanson<br />
Dr. Kari Torkelson<br />
Norman Torkelson<br />
Theresa Trocke<br />
UMC Hospitality Club<br />
UMC Horticulture Club<br />
Lee & Sharon Wall<br />
Terri Weyer<br />
Edwin* & Janet* Widseth<br />
Richard Widseth<br />
Widseth Smith Nolting &<br />
Associates<br />
Charles & Ruth Wilder<br />
XCEL Energy<br />
David & Mary Yost<br />
John & Deborah M. Zak<br />
ASSOCIATES CLUB<br />
(Lifetime Gifts <strong>of</strong> $1,000 through<br />
$2,499)<br />
Adkins Equipment, Inc.<br />
Aero Dyna-Kleen Services, Inc.<br />
AGF Foundation<br />
Agassiz Study Club<br />
American Dairy Association,<br />
West Polk County<br />
American Family<br />
American Legion, Fisher<br />
Honorable Russell &<br />
Kristin Anderson<br />
Alton* & Georgine Arness<br />
David Badman<br />
Harvey & Elaine Baker<br />
Claudia & Larry Barton<br />
Ed & Ann Baumgartner<br />
Everett & Edith Battles,<br />
In Memoriam<br />
Eldo & Marlys Bentley<br />
Howard & Verna Berg<br />
Eddie & Barbara Bernhardson<br />
Jeffrey & Julie Bigger<br />
Kevin Bigger<br />
Mark Bigger<br />
Scott Bigger<br />
Larry & Georgia Blatchford<br />
John Blue<br />
Gregory Boetcher<br />
Karl & Alice* Bornh<strong>of</strong>t<br />
James & Patricia Bramley<br />
Art & Nancy Brandli<br />
Stephen & Lonnie Braseth<br />
Betty Brecto<br />
David Brictson<br />
Roger* & Faith* Briden<br />
Velmer S. Burton, Jr.<br />
Wayne & Nancy Capistran<br />
Mylo Carlson Family<br />
The Carpet Mart, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Darlene R. Charron<br />
Ray & June Christensen<br />
Richard & Myra Christenson<br />
Michelle & Michael<br />
Christopherson<br />
Coast-to-Coast Hardware,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong><br />
David & Trudy Crawford<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Blue Line Club, Inc.<br />
Berneil Nelson<br />
Special Donor Report
Lifetime Giving<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Dawn-to-Dusk Lions<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Federal Land Bank<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Pontiac-Buick-GMC<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Scholarship Fund<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Valley<br />
Cooperatives, Inc.<br />
R. Blake Crosby<br />
Custom Aire Inc.<br />
Dan’s Flying Service<br />
Stanley & Doris Davis<br />
Kari Torkelson, O.D.<br />
Gene Dessel<br />
Delta Airlines Foundation<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Diamond<br />
Dirks, Inc.<br />
Paul & Sue Dwyer<br />
Rick & Mary Jo Eastes<br />
Paul Eggebraaten<br />
Duane* & Alice Ekman<br />
Milton Ellinger<br />
Donald & Theresa Enright<br />
Erskine Shipping Assn.<br />
Jean Schullz Feagans<br />
Mary & Chris Feller<br />
Fine Print <strong>of</strong> Grand Forks, Inc.<br />
Dale & Janice Finkenbinder<br />
Glen & Marlys Finkenbinder<br />
George & Kristi Flaskerud<br />
Leonard & Margaret Geske<br />
Clark & Margaret* Gibb<br />
Gold Star Steam Cleaning<br />
Services<br />
Golf Terrace Motel, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Marilyn Grave<br />
Manvel & Delores Green<br />
Harold Grotte<br />
Tyler & Rhea Grove<br />
Dan & Stacey Grunewald<br />
Allan & Pauline Gustafson<br />
Theodore Haas<br />
Cliff* & Marie Hagen<br />
Marilyn Hagerty<br />
Perry Haglund<br />
Todd Halvorson<br />
(Happy Joe’s, GF)<br />
A.O.* & Theresa Hamnes<br />
Warren Hamrick & Sons<br />
Lew, Jr. & Shelly Hanson<br />
Leonard Hapka<br />
Brian & Hallie Harron<br />
Jerry & Debbie Hasbrouck<br />
Michael Hayes<br />
Werner & Marian Hegstrom<br />
Helena Chemical Company<br />
Dennis Henrickson<br />
James & Clara Higgins<br />
Barbara Hoefer<br />
Raymond & Jean Hoppe<br />
E. Paul & Katherine Imle<br />
Vern & Marlene Ingvalson<br />
J. C. Penney Company<br />
J. K. Sports<br />
Helen Jackson<br />
Jerry Jacobson<br />
Marlyn & Marlys Jacobson<br />
Marvin Jensen<br />
Glenice Johnson<br />
Marlin & Sandy Johnson<br />
Larry Kennedy<br />
L. “Bud” Kiecker<br />
Steven J. King<br />
E. Duane & Faith Knott<br />
Dennis & Rose Koch<br />
Kathleen Koebensky-Gauthier<br />
Bernard Koltes<br />
Kraft Foods, Inc.<br />
Thrainn Kristjansson<br />
Gladys LaCoursiere<br />
Lakeview Farms, Roland &<br />
Marland Rue<br />
David & Sue LeGare<br />
Thomas & Patricia Lenertz<br />
John & Marie Leseth<br />
Grant & Elizabeth Leydard<br />
Carl Lundeen*<br />
Michael Maglich<br />
Y. B. Magnusson, In Memoriam<br />
Luke Maidment<br />
Cecil Malme<br />
MPT Enterprises<br />
Vern* & Patricia Markey<br />
Marshall County Crop<br />
Improvement Association<br />
Master Construction, Fargo<br />
Marvin Mattson<br />
Doris & Bill Matzke<br />
Russell* & Eleanore*<br />
Maves<br />
Don & Sue McCall<br />
McIntosh Dairy &<br />
Farm Supply, Inc.<br />
MDU Resources Foundation<br />
Cleon & Jeri Melsa<br />
Men’s Garden Club <strong>of</strong> Mpls.<br />
MetaDynamics, Inc.<br />
Michael & Kaye Lynn Meyer<br />
Brian & Michelle Miller<br />
Eugene & Arlene Miller<br />
Kenneth & Merle Miller<br />
Minn-Dak Asphalt Inc.<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> FFA Foundation<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Nursery &<br />
Landscape Association<br />
Ira & Marjorie Mjelde<br />
Donald & Ruth Milner<br />
Bruce & Marlys Mjoen<br />
Gerald & Jeanne Moritz<br />
Steven Mursu*<br />
Donald Mykleby<br />
Pamela Neil<br />
Timothy J. Nelson<br />
Ness Café<br />
Howard Neumann<br />
Earl A. Newhouse*<br />
New Vision Fiberglass Inc.,<br />
Grand Forks<br />
New York Football Giants, Inc.<br />
Alan Nordell<br />
Northern Paving, Inc.<br />
Northwestern Clinic, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Northwestern <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Agricultural Association<br />
Nufarm Americas Inc.<br />
James O. Olson<br />
Dr. Ted & Lynnette Olson<br />
Larry & Janet Olsonawski<br />
Cindy Bigger<br />
Jon Evert & Chancellor Charles H. Casey<br />
Harold & Jan Opgrand<br />
Bennett & Gloria Osmonson<br />
Jerry Oxborough<br />
Earl A. Patch<br />
Ted & Joyce Paul<br />
Kenneth Pazdernik<br />
Arnold Pearson<br />
Daniel Pedersen<br />
Peoples State Bank <strong>of</strong> Warren<br />
Blake Peterson<br />
Sherwood & Marilyn Peterson<br />
Harold & Esther Petsch<br />
Phoenix Industries, LTD<br />
Polk County State Bank,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Duane A. Preston<br />
Krista & Mike Proulx<br />
Paul & Lois Proulx<br />
Willard & Pauline Purath<br />
Michelle Ramstad<br />
Mary B. Randall<br />
W. Howard Reese<br />
Kristie Brekken Ricord<br />
Rivard’s Quality Seeds, Inc.<br />
Royal & Karen Rivard<br />
Jon Rogelstad<br />
Rohm & Haas Company<br />
Truman Rolf<br />
Annette Rother*<br />
Rud Chiropractic Clinic,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Robert & Matilda Rupp<br />
Rooters on Sale, Inc.<br />
Carrie Sample<br />
Salem Motors, Inc.<br />
Perry Schermerhorn<br />
Mario & Jill Schisano<br />
John & Lynel Schleicher<br />
Arley & Pat* Schultz<br />
Lyndon & Lori Schultz<br />
Tom & Gayle Schuster<br />
Thomas Sczepanski<br />
Kathryn Searight<br />
Seed Systems Inc.<br />
C. W. & Margaret Seemann<br />
Victoria Seltun<br />
Steele & Sherry Senske<br />
Russ & Doris Severson<br />
David & Kathy Simon<br />
Albert & Jane Sims<br />
Jim & Sharon Sims<br />
Sisters <strong>of</strong> Saint Benedict<br />
Stephanie Smith<br />
Special Donor Report
Lifetime Giving<br />
David Solberg<br />
Franklin & Mary Sorensen<br />
David Spong<br />
Allen & JoAnn St. Germain<br />
David & Denise St. Germain<br />
John & Florence St. Germain<br />
Paul & Janet St. Germain<br />
Virginia Stainbrook<br />
John Stanko<br />
Russell & Arlene Stansfield<br />
Annual Gifts<br />
UMC ANNUAL GIFTS<br />
GOLD CLUB<br />
(Annual Gift <strong>of</strong> $2,500 or more)<br />
Altru Health System<br />
Daniel & Rochelle Bauer<br />
Bremer Bank <strong>of</strong> <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
Cy & Frances Carpenter<br />
Charles H. Casey &<br />
Barbara J. Muesing<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> National Bank<br />
Dr. Colin Fennell<br />
Jeffrey Field<br />
Fraternal Order <strong>of</strong> Eagles #873<br />
Stephanie & Tom Helgeson<br />
Alice & Joseph Hufstedler<br />
Kim Kaug<br />
KROX Radio<br />
Mark Kunkel<br />
Charles & Jorene Larson<br />
Maves Hallmark Store –<br />
Richard Maves<br />
Nicolle McBlair<br />
Northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong> Foundation<br />
Georgia Orton<br />
Richard Pals<br />
Gilmore Restad Estate<br />
Shannon & Jodi Stassen<br />
State Bank <strong>of</strong> Shelly<br />
Sharon Stewart<br />
Orlan & Clarice Stolaas<br />
Aaron Stover<br />
Lee Sundberg<br />
Syngenta Crop Protection Inc.<br />
Lyle Swanson<br />
Ernest Swift<br />
Wayne & Berget Taintor<br />
The choir performs under the direction <strong>of</strong> George French.<br />
Marielle Robinson<br />
Susan & Eugene Scarberry<br />
June Shaver<br />
Arnold Skeie<br />
The Andersons, Inc.<br />
UMC Teambackers<br />
Bernard E. Youngquist<br />
William & Nancy Zats<br />
MAROON CLUB<br />
(Annual Gift <strong>of</strong> $ $1,000 through<br />
$2,499)<br />
Thomas* & Kirsten Anderson<br />
Marvin & Diane Bachmeier<br />
Benjamin J. Bakkegard<br />
Bayer CropScience LP<br />
Bruce & Susan Brorson<br />
Philip & Ethel Buckley<br />
Donald & Mary Cavalier<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Area Chamber<br />
<strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />
Custom Aire Inc.<br />
Dahlgren & Co., Inc.<br />
Allan & Judy Dragseth<br />
Jack & Audrey Eickh<strong>of</strong><br />
Donald & Theresa Enright<br />
Jason & Renee Tangquist<br />
Raymond* &<br />
Rosemary Tate<br />
Terra International, Inc.<br />
Ardis Thompson*<br />
O. E.* & Dorothy Thorbeck<br />
Murray & Patti Tiedemann/<br />
Tiedemann Farms<br />
Ron & Sally Tobkin<br />
Terry & Elizabeth Tollefson<br />
Rose & Marc Ulseth<br />
Janet L. Utech<br />
Vaaler Insurance Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Vanek<br />
Vennes Farms, Inc.<br />
M. Jerome Voxland<br />
Raymond Walter<br />
Roger Walter<br />
Pete Wasberg<br />
Morris Webster<br />
Richard & Kathy Wehking<br />
Weiss Dairy Association,<br />
Erwin Weiss<br />
Weiss Farms, Arlan & Gary Weiss<br />
Thomas & Kim Feiro<br />
Gasper Air Spray Inc.<br />
Hamnes Farms Inc.<br />
Terry & Richard Hanson<br />
Charles & Marlys Hiller<br />
Charles Holmquist<br />
McDonald’s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Crookston</strong> –<br />
Michael & Cindy O’Keefe<br />
Mid-State Chapter-MN Society<br />
<strong>of</strong> CPA’s<br />
Midwest Dairy Association<br />
Minn-Dak Asphalt Inc.<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Approved Seed<br />
Conditioner & Mktg. Assn.<br />
Donald Mykleby<br />
Berneil Nelson<br />
Ness Café<br />
Ed & Mary Ann Odland<br />
Steven C. Olson<br />
Jeffrey Oseth<br />
Otter Tail Power Co.<br />
PKM Electric Cooperative Inc.<br />
Red Power International Inc.<br />
RiverView Healthcare Assn.<br />
Donald & Mary Beth Sargeant<br />
Steele & Sherry Senske<br />
Chancellor Charles H. Casey & Barbara Muesing<br />
West Polk County Crop<br />
Improvement Assn.<br />
Widman’s Candy Shop<br />
Dean Widseth<br />
Donald & Audrey Wieland<br />
Linda Wiggins<br />
Linda & Greg Wilkens<br />
Gary & Lynn Willhite<br />
Gary & Ward Wilson<br />
Arnold & Lillian Wolden<br />
Audrey Wolfe Estate<br />
Warren & Beatta* Woolery<br />
Ye Ole Print Shoppe, Inc.<br />
Dr. Paul & Mary Youngquist<br />
Conrad Zak<br />
Greg Zak<br />
DeAnn Zavoral<br />
Gary Zitzer<br />
*deceased<br />
Larry & Sandra Smith<br />
Ernest Swift<br />
Dr. Kari Torkelson<br />
Esther Tyrrell<br />
Vaaler Insurance Inc.<br />
John & Janice Vallager<br />
Lyle & Susan Westrom<br />
Laurie & Daniel Wilson<br />
Dr. Paul & Mary Youngquist<br />
Larry & Sandy Smith<br />
Special Donor Report
2006-07 Scholarship Recipients<br />
AG ACTIVITIES DAY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Cathy Balsiger ............................Lake Park, Minn.<br />
Jaime Emery ..............................Greenbush, Minn.<br />
Nathan Shaw ......................................Ulen, Minn.<br />
BREMER BANK SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Megan Hannon ............................Green Bay, Wis.<br />
Elizabeth Kern ............................Ellendale, Minn.<br />
CHOWDRY, MICHAEL A. ENTREPRENEURIAL<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Matthew Erickson..............................Marion, S.D.<br />
Joseph Field ....................Thief River Falls, Minn.<br />
Pene Hargreaves ......................Grand Forks, N.D.<br />
Preston Johnson*<br />
Lei Sun Koesterman........................Beijing, China<br />
Brianna McKenzie ........................Cushing, Minn.<br />
Corey Ramsden................................Sisseton, S.D.<br />
Charly Reinert*<br />
Courtney Sonnek ..............<strong>Minnesota</strong> Lake, Minn.<br />
April Thorstad ..............................Hampden, N.D.<br />
CROOKSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Stacy Flikka................................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
CROOKSTON KIWANIS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Mariam Maiga............................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
CROOKSTON ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Stacy Flikka................................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
CROOKSTON VFW POST 1902 SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Rebecca Langlois ......................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
CURRY, ETHEL AMERICAN INDIAN SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Chris McMullen ......................Anchorage, Alaska<br />
Jessica Trottier ..........................Devils Lake, N.D.<br />
EDMAN, VICTOR/ P.K.M. SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Evan Grandstrand ..........................Stephen, Minn.<br />
FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Amber Hill ................................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
GREAT PLAINS NATURAL GAS COMPANY<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Brian Gysbers ..........................Maplewood, Minn.<br />
Donors visit during social at<br />
Torch & Shield Recognition.<br />
HORD, CARL & LORRAINE SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Whitney C<strong>of</strong>field..................Lake Bronson, Minn.<br />
Danika Kent*<br />
Teal Plaine......................................Hallock, Minn.<br />
Bryan Tobin....................................Hallock, Minn.<br />
Erin Weleski ................................Lancaster, Minn.<br />
HUGO’S VALLEY MARKETS SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Heather Schroeder ............................Nevis, Minn.<br />
HVIDSTEN, EARL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Sara Nowacki ..................................Argyle, Minn.<br />
JOHNSTON, HERBERT & ANNA SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Darin Moen ..................................Alvarado, Minn.<br />
JORGENSON, MARY LOUISE MEMORIAL<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Theresa Crance ........................Timber Lake, S.D.<br />
Josiah Loll ..................................Campbell, Minn.<br />
MENZHUBER, WILLIAM & RUTH MEMORIAL<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Brandin Solie....................................Fertile, Minn.<br />
MEYER, CHARLES T. SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jessica Cowen ........................Pequot Lakes, Minn<br />
Nicole Erickson ............................Starbuck, Minn.<br />
Melissa Herbst*<br />
Lei Sun Koesterman........................Beijing, China<br />
MILLER, WALLACE & HANNA ENDOWED<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Kelsey Bazey ................................Stephen, Minn.<br />
Chelsey Cordes ............................Henning, Minn.<br />
Shannon Demarais........................Plummer, Minn.<br />
Jayme Hansen ........................Eagle River, Alaska<br />
Megan Kuznia................................Stephen, Minn.<br />
Mark Larson..................................Warroad, Minn.<br />
Amanda Munch ............................Beltrami, Minn.<br />
Henry Raymond Pinta......................Grafton, N.D.<br />
Eric Proulx..........................Red Lake Falls, Minn.<br />
Megan Purrington ................................Ada, Minn.<br />
Barrett Thomas ..............East Grand Forks, Minn.<br />
April Thorstad ..............................Hampden, N.D.<br />
Bethany Tollefson*<br />
Dana Trickey*<br />
Samuel Westby ................................Erhard, Minn.<br />
Blake Younggren............................Hallock, Minn.<br />
NEWHOUSE, ERNEST & EDNA SCHOLARSHIP<br />
John Allmaras ..........................Grand Forks, N.D.<br />
Joseph Field ......................Thief River Falls, N.D.<br />
Erick Hamness ..........................Strathcona, Minn.<br />
Micah Meyer ......................Parkers Prairie, Minn.<br />
Lori Sowada................................Wrenshall, Minn.<br />
Terrance Woodward ..........................Eyota, Minn.<br />
NIELSON, MITCH SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Shayla Henneberg ......................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
Mariam Maiga............................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
Ryan Tucker ..............................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
NORTHWEST SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE<br />
HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Kyle Johnson ............................Grand Forks, N.D.<br />
Adam Parnow ............................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
Wade Peterson ................East Grand Forks, Minn.<br />
Michael Enright ............East Grand Forks, Minn.<br />
Andrew Plaine....................................Hatton, N.D.<br />
Kathryn Proulx ..................Red Lake Falls, Minn.<br />
Dion Turgeon ................................Hallock, Minn.<br />
ONLINE LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Amanda Hinrichs ..................Breckenridge, Minn.<br />
Glenn Olsen & Barbara Hager-Olsen<br />
PEARSON, EDWIN A. SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Ryan Fisher ..................................Plummer, Minn.<br />
PETERSON, ALBERT SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Debra Altepeter ..........................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
Kayla Kappes ......................................Ada, Minn.<br />
PETERSON, GEORGE & CLARENCE PSM<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jeffrey Chandler ..............................Warren, Minn.<br />
Bryan Tobin....................................Hallock, Minn.<br />
PETERSON, LEROY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jeffrey Chandler ..............................Warren, Minn.<br />
PETERSON, ROBERT L. & BARBARA/<br />
3M SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Kimberly Anderson ........................Atwater, Minn.<br />
Josiah Loll ..................................Campbell, Minn.<br />
Cole Simmons..........................Underwood, Minn.<br />
Cody Wenninger..........................Rochester, Minn.<br />
PSM NIELSON, MITCH SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Stacy Flikka................................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
ROBERTS, LYLE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Mark Wright ............................Grand Forks, N.D.<br />
RYLA SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Stacy Flikka................................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
*Information withheld by request<br />
Special Donor Report
2006-07 Scholarship Recipients<br />
SAHLSTROM, STANLEY D. SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jeffrey Chandler ..............................Warren, Minn.<br />
Heather Herrig....................Mountain Lake, Minn.<br />
Crystal Starr ......................................Bisbee, N.D.<br />
SARGEANT, CHANCELLOR EMERITUS DON &<br />
MARY BETH<br />
Brandin Solie....................................Fertile, Minn.<br />
SATHER, RUSSELL O. & INEZ MEMORIAL<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Vanessa Armstrong............................Fisher, Minn.<br />
Jessica Berglund ............East Grand Forks, Minn.<br />
Erick Hamness ..........................Strathcona, Minn.<br />
Bobby Henderson ................................Ada, Minn.<br />
Amanda Munch ............................Beltrami, Minn.<br />
(l to r): Larry Smith, Ph.D.; Robert Jones, Ph.D.;<br />
Chancellor Charles H. Casey, D.V.M.<br />
UMC ASPIRE SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Hanidah Erickson ......................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
Juanita Lopez ............................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
UMC WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Nicole Erickson ............................Starbuck, Minn.<br />
WOLD, NELS T. AMERICAN LEGION<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jacob Peterson............................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT<br />
’68 AG ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Amy Schwartz ..........................Monticello, Minn.<br />
AG SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jade Estling ................................Roosevelt, Minn.<br />
Jacob Gerber............................Elbow Lake, Minn.<br />
ANDERSON, ALTON & OTILDA MEMORIAL<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Megan Kuznia................................Stephen, Minn.<br />
Amy Schwartz ..........................Monticello, Minn.<br />
Casey Wilde ......................................Oklee, Minn.<br />
BROST, HILMER & HILDEGARD SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Eric Proulx..........................Red Lake Falls, Minn.<br />
CENEX HARVEST STATES<br />
Jessica Beach ..................................Sebeka, Minn.<br />
Kari Hendrickx..................New York Mills, Minn.<br />
Craig Roerick..............................Swanville, Minn.<br />
Wade Peterson ................East Grand Forks, Minn.<br />
April Thorstad ..............................Hampden, N.D.<br />
CENTRAL OF TWIN VALLEY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Amy Schwartz ..........................Monticello, Minn.<br />
DAHLGREN & COMPANY INC. SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Elizabeth Kern ............................Ellendale, Minn.<br />
DRAGSETH, ALLAN & JUDY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Elizabeth Kern ............................Ellendale, Minn.<br />
PSM EAST POLK COUNTY FAIR BOARD<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Darin Moen ..................................Alvarado, Minn.<br />
Brandin Solie....................................Fertile, Minn.<br />
EICKHOF, JACK & AUDREY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Sierra Dyrdal ..................Thief River Falls, Minn.<br />
Megan Hannon ............................Green Bay, Wis.<br />
FREBERG, BRANDON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Caleb Kreklau..................................Sebeka, Minn.<br />
HABSTRITT, STEVE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Megan Kuznia................................Stephen, Minn.<br />
Nathan Whalen..................................Oklee, Minn.<br />
HOEFER, GERALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Austin Aasness ........................Fergus Falls, Minn.<br />
Danika Kent*<br />
HOWARD, ART & JOYCE SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Meagan McGrane..........................Bluffton, Minn.<br />
Eric Proulx..........................Red Lake Falls, Minn.<br />
Stephen Roerick..........................Swanville, Minn.<br />
KOPECKY, ALBERT FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Virginia Carrlson ..............New York Mills, Minn.<br />
Kayla Kappes ......................................Ada, Minn.<br />
Darin Moen ..................................Alvarado, Minn.<br />
MAELC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Katie Becker....................................Sebeka, Minn.<br />
Virginia Carrlson ..............New York Mills, Minn.<br />
Kari Hendrickx................New Yorks Mills, Minn.<br />
Elizabeth Kern ............................Ellendale, Minn.<br />
Amy Konradi ..........................Round Lake, Minn.<br />
Craig Roerick..............................Swanville, Minn.<br />
Cole Simmons..........................Underwood, Minn.<br />
Cindy Young ......................................Pierz, Minn.<br />
MARSHALL COUNTY CROP IMPROVEMENT<br />
ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Megan Kuznia................................Stephen, Minn.<br />
MIDWEST DAIRY ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Cole Simmons..........................Underwood, Minn.<br />
Samuel Westby ................................Erhard, Minn.<br />
MINN-DAK GROWERS ASSOCIATION<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Katie Becker....................................Sebeka, Minn.<br />
Wade Peterson ................East Grand Forks, Minn.<br />
Craig Roerick..............................Swanville, Minn.<br />
Brian Shaw..........................................Ulen, Minn.<br />
MINNESOTA APPROVED SEED CONDITIONERS &<br />
MARKETING SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Meagan McGrane..........................Bluffton, Minn.<br />
Daniel Pazdernik ..........................Waubun, Minn.<br />
Amy Schwartz ..........................Monticello, Minn.<br />
MN FFA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Kari Hendrickx..................New York Mills, Minn.<br />
Amy Konradi ..........................Round Lake, Minn.<br />
NORTHWEST GRAIN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Evan Grandstrand ..........................Stephen, Minn.<br />
PETERSON, HAROLD & ALMA SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Kayla Kappes ......................................Ada, Minn.<br />
Darin Moen ..................................Alvarado, Minn.<br />
PETERSON, S. WILBUR MEMORIAL<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Katie Becker....................................Sebeka, Minn.<br />
POPPEL, KEVIN SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Josiah Loll ..................................Campbell, Minn.<br />
RED RIVER VALLEY DAIRYMAN’S ASSOCIATION<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Austin Aasness ........................Fergus Falls, Minn.<br />
Marv & Diane Bachmeier<br />
RED RIVER HORSEBREEDER’S INC. SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Courtney Sonnek ..............<strong>Minnesota</strong> Lake, Minn.<br />
RED RIVER VALLEY LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION<br />
Abigail Harrison ............................Wadena, Minn.<br />
ROBINSON, ROBERT G. SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Kerry Fredrich ........................New Holstein, Wis.<br />
Jacob Gerber............................Elbow Lake, Minn.<br />
Evan Grandstrand ..........................Stephen, Minn.<br />
Nathan Whalen..................................Oklee, Minn.<br />
Special Donor Report
2006-07 Scholarship Recipients<br />
ROCK EAGLE AIRSPRAY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Cole Dimmler ......................................Crary, N.D.<br />
SARGENT, CLARENCE & EDNA SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jade Estling ................................Roosevelt, Minn.<br />
SPONG, CARL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Desiree Carrlson................New York Mills, Minn.<br />
Chris Zellmer ................................Oakdale, Calif.<br />
STELTER, E.C. “DOC” MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Austin Aasness ........................Fergus Falls, Minn.<br />
Kyle Severence....................Waterbury Center, Vt.<br />
WARD FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jessica Anderson*<br />
Joyana Wardrip*<br />
Tom & Stephanie Helgeson<br />
WEST POLK COUNTY CROP IMPROVEMENT<br />
ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Darin Moen ..................................Alvarado, Minn.<br />
WESTROM, LYLE & SUSAN SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Craig Roerick..............................Swanville, Minn.<br />
Chris Zellmer ................................Oakdale, Calif.<br />
WEST POLK COUNTY AGRI-WOMEN SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Carolyn Paulson ..............Thief River Falls, Minn.<br />
ART, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES<br />
DEPARTMENT<br />
FEHR, CLARA & EILERT FAMILY ENDOWED<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Alyssa Cunningham..........................Huxley, Iowa<br />
Sarah Nowacki ................................Argyle, Minn.<br />
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT<br />
ALTRINGER, LARRY & DIANE SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Brianna McKenzie ........................Cushing, Minn.<br />
Nicole Switzer................................Barnum, Minn.<br />
CHARRON, DARLENE SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Pene Hargreaves ......................Grand Forks, N.D.<br />
Marissa Schoepp ..............................Sidney, Mont.<br />
MID-STATE CHAPTER OF THE MN SOCIETY OF<br />
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS<br />
Jason Ellingson..............................Reynolds, N.D.<br />
James Irrgang............................Grand Forks, N.D.<br />
PARADISE, WILLIAM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jeffrey Chandler ..............................Warren, Minn.<br />
Nicole Erickson ............................Starbuck, Minn.<br />
VALLAGER, JOHN SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jessica Berglund ............East Grand Forks, Minn.<br />
MATH, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY<br />
DEPARTMENT<br />
NAKKEN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Daniel King ................................Princeton, Minn.<br />
Alyssa Rogalla ................Thief River Falls, Minn.<br />
Gregory Summers............................Beatrice, Neb.<br />
SWANSON, WAYNE SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Christine Bergmann ....................Princeton, Minn.<br />
VEDEN, DR. FRANK ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Amber Klamar ......................Middle River, Minn.<br />
Rebecca Langlois ......................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
Monica Snyder ................................Jordan, Minn.<br />
Gregory Summers............................Beatrice, Neb.<br />
Becky Thorbjornsen ....................Rapid City, S.D.<br />
NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT<br />
BERESFORD, BRUCE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Kerry Fredrich ........................New Holstein, Wis.<br />
BUCKLEY, DR. PHILIP & ETHEL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Amanda Fickes................................Sebeka, Minn.<br />
Mary Jo Geldert*<br />
Micah Meyer ......................Parkers Prairie, Minn.<br />
Tamara Saxton ............................Rush City, Minn.<br />
PANKRATZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Tamara Saxton ............................Rush City, Minn.<br />
UMC HORTICULTURE CLUB SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Amber Werner..............................Big Lake, Minn.<br />
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT<br />
AGASSIZ BOWL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Josh Kruetner ....................................Revillo, S.D.<br />
BACHMEIER, MARV & DIANE ATHLETIC<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Katie Cheline ..................................Mondovi, Wis.<br />
BREMER BANK ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Katie Cheline ..................................Mondovi, Wis.<br />
CROOKSTON NATIONAL BANK ATHLETIC<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Kiely Bladow ............................Monument, Colo.<br />
Shawna Steinbrink ....................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
LECLAIR, JIM ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Kelsey Van Ackeren ....................St. Cloud, Minn.<br />
Cassie Yates ....................................Buffalo, Minn.<br />
ODLAND, ED ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Theresa Crance ........................Timber Lake, S.D.<br />
OLIVER, SCOTT ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Chris McMullen ......................Anchorage, Alaska<br />
OLSONAWSKI, MARK ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Jordan McCormick..................San Leandro, Calif.<br />
ROELOFS, DEL ENDOWED ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Heather Davis ......................North St. Paul, Minn.<br />
Amber Erdmann ........................<strong>Crookston</strong>, Minn.<br />
SHAVER, JUNE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Erin Flynn........................................Bloomer, Wis.<br />
Cassie Yates ....................................Buffalo, Minn.<br />
SHAVER, JUNE GBS ENDOWED ATHLETIC<br />
Martin Bender ....................................Minot, N.D.<br />
Jordan Brandt ......................................Sparta, Wis.<br />
Kerry Fredrich ........................New Holstein, Wis.<br />
Kyle Peterson....................................Eagan, Minn.<br />
Delano Robinson ........................Bloomington, Ill.<br />
Dan & Laurie Wilson<br />
SIMS, JIM ENDOWED ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Matthew Forse ....................Sturgeon Lake, Minn.<br />
WIDSETH, ED ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Travis Buchanan ..........................Riverside, Calif.<br />
Chad Greff ..................................Dickenson, N.D.<br />
Josh Kreutner ....................................Revillo, S.D.<br />
Joseph Lamb ........................................Anna, Tex.<br />
Special Donor Report
Helgeson speaks at a news conference<br />
announcing the decision to remain NCAA<br />
Division II in January 2007.<br />
After five years as athletic director,<br />
Stephanie Helgeson continues to find the<br />
work both challenging and rewarding.<br />
She’s the One and Only<br />
As the only female athletic director in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate<br />
Conference (NSIC), Stephanie Helgeson, ex. ’92, finds her work both challenging<br />
and rewarding. Helgeson, who is in her fifth year as athletic director<br />
for the Golden Eagles, says the work is “a lifestyle rather than a job.<br />
Like coaching, you devote yourself to your work.”<br />
The role <strong>of</strong> athletic director requires Helgeson to hone her skills<br />
in time management and organization in order to find structure and<br />
work-life balance. “Every day is very different, and you have to<br />
be ready for anything,” Helgeson explains. “The job description<br />
includes meetings, dealing with students and coaches, managing<br />
budgets, attending conferences and fundraising.” Helgeson draws<br />
on her skills as a leader and as a team player for this important role.<br />
“I really appreciate what I have,” Helgeson reflects. “Watching studentathletes<br />
from the time they come into our program until they graduate and go on to find success in a career is rewarding;<br />
I am touched by the impact our coaches and staff have on the lives <strong>of</strong> student-athletes. It is amazing to see.”<br />
Starting as an <strong>of</strong>fice assistant 13 years ago, Helgeson worked half time in athletics and half time for Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Marilyn Grave, something for which she is very grateful. “I learned about athletics, but I also learned about the academic<br />
side <strong>of</strong> campus and that has proven beneficial in understanding and building relationships.”<br />
Currently completing her master’s degree in educational leadership from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> North Dakota, she plans to<br />
graduate in summer 2008.<br />
When she was younger, Helgeson wanted to be a basketball coach and teacher or work in business. As athletic director,<br />
she combines those aspirations into one career, and Helgeson wouldn’t have it any other way. “Right now, I can’t imagine<br />
myself in a different spot; I am right where I want to be and grateful for this opportunity.”<br />
Offering Students More<br />
Biology, communication, bio-fuels and renewable energy<br />
and urban forestry are four <strong>of</strong> the newer academic options<br />
for students at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong>. In<br />
fall 2008, organizational psychology joins them.<br />
This unique career-oriented organizational psychology<br />
degree <strong>of</strong>fers students both a solid background in the social<br />
sciences and an interdisciplinary focus on human resource<br />
development skills geared for multiple employment settings.<br />
The bachelor <strong>of</strong> science degree <strong>of</strong>fers emphases in<br />
consumer service settings and industrial and production<br />
management.<br />
The development <strong>of</strong> the organizational psychology<br />
degree is the responsibility <strong>of</strong> Assistant Psychology<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Alvin Killough, Ph.D., who conceptualized and<br />
wrote the program. “This program, unique in the state <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong>, will engage students as pre-pr<strong>of</strong>essionals who<br />
are preparing for careers where employers are concerned<br />
with solving realistic problems using the findings and methods<br />
<strong>of</strong> psychological science.”<br />
Through challenging coursework students majoring in<br />
organizational psychology will increase both people and<br />
Exceptional Students, Exceptional Faculty and Staff, Exceptional Organization, Exceptional Innovation<br />
teamwork skills. The program<br />
will prepare and enable students<br />
to better comprehend the<br />
dynamics <strong>of</strong> the psychological<br />
and social dimensions <strong>of</strong> organizational<br />
behavior; more<br />
effectively meet the challenges<br />
<strong>of</strong> working in pr<strong>of</strong>essional team<br />
oriented settings; and successfully<br />
manage and engage pr<strong>of</strong>essionally<br />
in interpersonal relations.<br />
New degree programs are just one Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Alvin Killough,<br />
<strong>of</strong> the many ways the campus is working<br />
to provide exceptional academic lecture in his psychology class.<br />
Ph.D., engages students during a<br />
opportunities. During the past two<br />
years alone, seven other degree options, including several<br />
online degrees, have been added to the academic mix.<br />
Increasing the number <strong>of</strong> degree programs and the breadth<br />
<strong>of</strong> their underlying disciplines, are among the top campus<br />
priorities in order to increase enrollment and to better serve<br />
the <strong>University</strong>’s land-grant commitment to the region.<br />
7
Right: Mary Jo Geldert worked with<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Phil Baird on<br />
prairie plant restoration research.<br />
Far right: Kristin Fritz holds a prairie<br />
chicken. Fritz is working on plans for<br />
an observatory at the <strong>Crookston</strong> High<br />
School wildlife area.<br />
Undergraduate Research Yields Exceptional Student Experience<br />
Working alongside faculty, students<br />
at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> have the opportunity to<br />
engage in research projects. This type<br />
<strong>of</strong> collaborative research results in<br />
high-quality learning experiences<br />
for students.<br />
In 2006-07, the U <strong>of</strong> M, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
campus provided $71,000 in grant-supported<br />
undergraduate research. Some<br />
$8,000 <strong>of</strong> student research was also<br />
funded through the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong>’s Undergraduate Research<br />
Opportunities Program (UROP).<br />
Funding for undergraduate research<br />
projects demonstrates strong<br />
<strong>University</strong> support for and encouragement<br />
<strong>of</strong> student/faculty collaborative<br />
investigation.<br />
Research takes place across a wide<br />
spectrum <strong>of</strong> disciplines including biology,<br />
natural resources, psychology and<br />
technology, to name a few. The<br />
Natural Resources Department at the U<br />
<strong>of</strong> M, <strong>Crookston</strong> demonstrates how<br />
students are involved in a variety <strong>of</strong><br />
research projects in that field.<br />
Mary Jo Geldert, Annandale, Minn.,<br />
a December 2007 graduate, worked on<br />
a prairie plant restoration project in<br />
Itasca State Park with Associate<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in Natural Resources Phil<br />
Baird. The research will continue with<br />
Junior Erick Elgin.<br />
“Environmental Impacts <strong>of</strong><br />
Consumer Choices” is the topic <strong>of</strong><br />
research for Senior Amanda Williams,<br />
Littlefork, Minn., who is working with<br />
Dan Svedarsky, Ph.D., head <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Natural Resources Department.<br />
Williams studied abroad in Costa Rica<br />
and the trip provided examples that<br />
will be included in her research study.<br />
Svedarsky is also working with<br />
Senior Kristin Fritz to develop an environmental<br />
education program for the<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> High School Wetland<br />
Conservation Area. Fritz will be developing<br />
an education program that<br />
includes plans for an observation blind<br />
for birds and other wildlife.<br />
Instructor Rhett Johnson is overseeing<br />
the work <strong>of</strong> Senior Bobby<br />
Henderson, Ada, Minn., in a botanical<br />
study to develop a current floristic<br />
inventory <strong>of</strong> the Agassiz Dunes<br />
Natural Area near Fertile, Minn.<br />
“Undergraduate research keeps the<br />
best students here,” Svedarsky<br />
explains. “The work <strong>of</strong> our students<br />
has also raised the intellectual excitement<br />
<strong>of</strong> students in our department. It<br />
is a great opportunity for students and<br />
faculty, and the rewards are many.”<br />
Innovation and Transformation Tell Campus Story<br />
There was both an evolution and a revolution taking place<br />
in the early 90s at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong>,<br />
and it wasn’t the first time. The campus evolved from a residential<br />
high school from 1906-68, transitioned to a two-year<br />
technical college in 1966, and then in<br />
1993, it was transformed once again<br />
to <strong>of</strong>fer baccalaureate degrees<br />
and provide students and faculty<br />
with laptop computers<br />
and infuse technology into<br />
the curriculum.<br />
“The integration <strong>of</strong><br />
technology into our classrooms<br />
has changed the<br />
way we teach and the way<br />
students learn,” explains Bill<br />
Peterson, head <strong>of</strong> the Arts,<br />
Humanities and Social Sciences<br />
Department. “When we decided to<br />
become the world’s first laptop campus, we experienced both<br />
fear and excitement. We constantly asked ourselves how we<br />
could incorporate the computer into our activities in the<br />
classroom.”<br />
Some 15 years later, the campus continues to adapt to the<br />
changes in education and expand its service to the region and<br />
throughout world. Partnerships, like those with campuses in<br />
China, aid students, faculty and staff from both countries in<br />
learning more about each other. Locally, partnerships like the<br />
Northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong> Area Health Education Center (AHEC),<br />
located at RiverView Healthcare in <strong>Crookston</strong>, are helping<br />
bring the power <strong>of</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> health care education<br />
system to the region. The <strong>Crookston</strong> campus is also home<br />
to the <strong>Minnesota</strong> Rural Health Association (MRHA), an<br />
organization that advocates for rural health issues.<br />
Innovating, adapting and transforming have kept the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong> a growing and vibrant<br />
place to learn, conduct research and reach out in service to the<br />
community, the region and the world.<br />
Above: Students are assisted by Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Jingpeng Tang, Ph.D., in a computer s<strong>of</strong>tware technology class.<br />
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Golden Eagle Athletics<br />
Building Momentum<br />
Just over a year ago, Chancellor Charles H. Casey reaffirmed the commitment <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
to continue competing in NCAA Division II athletics with the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. This decision was a<br />
truly significant one. A quarter <strong>of</strong> the student body at the U <strong>of</strong> M, <strong>Crookston</strong> – some 300 students – are athletes.<br />
Over the past year, additional coaches, media relations staff and scholarships were added. With these steps, there<br />
has been increased interest by student-athletes, improved retention and added depth that has served to strengthen programs<br />
and renew excitement.<br />
Private fundraising helped bring in $50,000 in<br />
50 days, and with matching funds, gave the athletic<br />
department $100,000 <strong>of</strong> much-needed support.<br />
An endowment fund honoring the legacy <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> resident and former U <strong>of</strong> M,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> baseball coach, Jim Karn,<br />
was established to help build scholarship<br />
support for baseball. The Bill Tyrrell<br />
Walk-a-thon was held for the first time<br />
and along with Fun Nite, exceeded<br />
expectations.<br />
The goal <strong>of</strong> NCAA Division II<br />
athletics is to help provide students with<br />
learning, service, passion, sportsmanship,<br />
resourcefulness and balance. Studentathletes<br />
at the U <strong>of</strong> M, <strong>Crookston</strong> have been<br />
increasingly engaged in community service<br />
activities. Organizing a NFL Youth Football League<br />
and hosting the <strong>Crookston</strong> Area Special Olympics<br />
are just two examples <strong>of</strong> their community involvement.<br />
Athletics enriches the student experience and is an<br />
important aspect <strong>of</strong> college life on the <strong>Crookston</strong> campus.<br />
With a new gymnasium floor installed last summer, Lysaker Gymnasium is an exciting venue for both volleyball and<br />
basketball. Improvements to Ed Widseth Field, which is shared by both the U <strong>of</strong> M, <strong>Crookston</strong> Golden Eagles and the<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> High School Pirates, included a new track surface as well as a new ticket booth and concession building which<br />
houses permanent, handicapped accessible bathrooms.<br />
A refreshed athletic Web site online at www.goldeneaglesports.com showcases our athletic programs. As we work to<br />
provide an exceptional student experience and momentum continues to build, we <strong>of</strong>fer students a truly “golden” opportunity.<br />
Donors and Alumni Strengthen Student Experience<br />
The importance <strong>of</strong> private giving to<br />
education has grown steadily over the<br />
years; it is crucial to the life and success<br />
<strong>of</strong> a university. Gifts to scholarships help<br />
students address financial need and<br />
encourage their development. Creating<br />
educational opportunities is a goal <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> systemwide.<br />
These opportunities range from academic<br />
and athletic scholarships, support for<br />
online students and study abroad programs,<br />
funding for research as well as<br />
buildings and facilities.<br />
Exceptional Students, Exceptional Faculty and Staff, Exceptional Organization, Exceptional Innovation<br />
The opportunities to benefit the<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> campus are many. Financial<br />
support from alumni and donors makes<br />
great things possible, and over the years,<br />
giving has made a difference in the lives<br />
<strong>of</strong> countless students. In the past year,<br />
536 merit and specialty scholarhsips<br />
were awarded. This annual report focuses<br />
on the strides we have made over the<br />
past year and highlights the support <strong>of</strong><br />
those who care for this institution and<br />
our land-grant mission <strong>of</strong> education,<br />
research and outreach.<br />
Above: (l to r) Stephanie Helgeson, Mary Beth Sargeant and First Lady Barbara Muesing visit during<br />
the donor recognition held for the $50,000 in 50 days campaign last summer.<br />
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Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Paul Aakre (center) discusses bio-diesel production<br />
research with (l to r) Vice Chancellor Tom Baldwin; Extension Educator<br />
Derek Crompton; and Paul Porter, Ph.D., an associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor in<br />
agronomy and plant genetics at the Twin Cities campus.<br />
Innovation Includes<br />
Learning Online<br />
Making Oil for the Future<br />
Generating creative solutions to problems is <strong>of</strong>ten the result <strong>of</strong><br />
experimentation and study by experts in a field. For Senior Jade<br />
Estling, Roosevelt, Minn., finding a solution that would help reduce<br />
agriculture’s dependence on diesel fuel is part <strong>of</strong> his undergraduate<br />
research project. The farm scale seed-to-fuel bio-diesel project could<br />
result in farmers producing the fuel they need right on their own<br />
farms.<br />
Along with Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Paul Aakre, ’70, Estling, a double<br />
major in agriculture systems management and agronomy, has been<br />
helping develop a bio-diesel demonstration facility on campus.<br />
The facility will have the capability to handle canola or sunflower<br />
oil, and by use <strong>of</strong> a twin screw press, produce crude vegetable oil.<br />
The oil will be made into bio-diesel by a process know as transesterification.<br />
The process essentially removes glycerol from the oil. In<br />
24 hours, the facility will be able to process about 1,100 pounds <strong>of</strong><br />
canola seed yielding about 45 gallons <strong>of</strong> oil per day.<br />
In addition, canola-meal pellets, that result from crushing the<br />
seed and removing the oil will be investigated as a possible dairy<br />
cattle feed supplement by Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in Animal Science<br />
Harouna Maiga, Ph.D. Northwest Manufacturing, Inc., from Red<br />
Lake Falls, Minn., will also test the pellets as a source <strong>of</strong> fuel for<br />
burning in corn stoves.<br />
Research opportunities, like the bio-diesel project, have great<br />
potential and provide students with unique experiential learning<br />
that demonstrates our dedication to teaching, discovery and<br />
engagement.<br />
Jade Estling has<br />
worked on the bio-diesel<br />
project as part <strong>of</strong> an<br />
undergraduate research project.<br />
The online student population has almost<br />
doubled at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> Online, and we are delivering more<br />
credits online, up 36 percent over last year.<br />
“We continue providing exceptional student<br />
services while delivering a flexible learning<br />
environment for students who want to<br />
earn and complete a 4-year<br />
degree entirely online,”<br />
said Michelle<br />
Christopherson,<br />
director for the<br />
Center for Adult<br />
Learning.<br />
The U <strong>of</strong> M,<br />
<strong>Crookston</strong> began<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering students<br />
the option <strong>of</strong> getting<br />
a bachelor <strong>of</strong><br />
applied health degree<br />
online in the mid-<br />
1990s, the first campus in<br />
the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
system to <strong>of</strong>fer an online degree.<br />
Since then, the <strong>Crookston</strong> campus<br />
has added two more online<br />
degrees – the bachelor <strong>of</strong> manufacturing<br />
management and a<br />
bachelor <strong>of</strong> science in business<br />
management.<br />
The expansion <strong>of</strong> online degrees plays an<br />
important role in the campus vision and strategic<br />
positioning, which calls for pursuing an<br />
aggressive growth strategy in selected areas <strong>of</strong><br />
online programming while providing exceptional<br />
student experiences.<br />
Along with 10-year full continued accreditation<br />
in 2006, the Higher Learning<br />
Commission (HLC) also gave blanket approval<br />
for the <strong>Crookston</strong> campus to provide any <strong>of</strong> its<br />
traditionally <strong>of</strong>fered degree programs online,<br />
as approved by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Regents.<br />
Looking to the future, the <strong>Crookston</strong> campus<br />
looks to build on its reputation, infrastructure<br />
and talent to compete in this growing educational<br />
marketplace. Educating exceptional<br />
students whether they are on-site or online is<br />
what the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong><br />
is all about.<br />
Above (l to r): Michelle<br />
Christopherson, director for<br />
the Center for Adult Learning<br />
and program associates Jodi<br />
Steiner, Jennifer Severinson<br />
and Rhonda Miller (seated)<br />
provide exceptional service<br />
to online students.<br />
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We’ll Have a Rockin’ Reunion!<br />
June 27-28, 2008<br />
Northwest School Reunion honoring classes<br />
’23, ’28, ’33, ’38, ’43, ’48 (adv.), ’53, ’58, ’63, ’68<br />
Watch for more<br />
details coming soon or visit:<br />
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