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A Publication for Alumni & Friends of Bemidji State UniversityVol. 13, No. 3, Spring 1998

Bemidji State University hasannounced a fund raising effortthat could affect the nature of Bea-ver athletics in the 21st century.

Dr. Jim Bensen, BSU presi-dent, in early April opened theDrive to D-I, an effort to raisesufficient money to support themove of men’s and women’shockey at the University to theNCAA Division I level.

“Such a move has been longdiscussed in Bemidji, and con-templated many times,” Bensensaid. “However, the timing for theDrive to D-I has never been bet-ter, for several reasons.”

The first is the formation of thewomen’s ice hockey program.The search for a head coach willbe concluded this spring; discus-sions are taking place on poten-tial conference affiliations andplay; and a limited schedule isbeing put into place for the 1998-1999 season.

The second reason is the uncer-tainty of NCAA Division II icehockey for men.

The NCAA conducts men’s icehockey championships for Divi-sion I, Division II and Division III.The primary difference betweenthe divisions is the amount avail-able for scholarships to student-athletes, with the maximum al-lowed on the Division I level andnone allowed for Division III play-ers. The NCAA annually assessesthe status of its ice hockey cham-pionships, and Division II is themost tenuous of the three levels.

For most of this decade, theBemidji State men’s ice hockeyteam has competed on theNCAA-II level. Currently, thereare a dozen teams competing inDivision II men’s ice hockey.Championship guidelines for theNCAA require a minimum of 40teams in any division, but the or-ganization has, for the time be-ing, continued the Division II icehockey program despite the lownumber of teams.

Other BSU men’s andwomen’s teams currently com-pete on the NCAA-II level asmembers of the Northern SunIntercollegiate Conference(NSIC), which allows partialscholarships.

The Beaver men’s ice hockeyteam, however, is a member of adifferent conference, the North-ern Collegiate Hockey Associa-tion, which is affiliated with the

NCAA-III and does not allowscholarships.

With the fluctuating status ofDivision II men’s ice hockey,Bemidji State finds itself in a dif-ficult position. The hockey teamscannot move down to Division IIIunless all BSU intercollegiateathletic teams move to the divi-sion, which would not be possibleto maintain current NSIC affilia-tion and historic rivalries.

While teams cannot play in alower division, they can move upaccording to NCAA guidelines.

If the University is to playmen’s ice hockey on the DivisionI level, Bensen noted that theUniversity must commit to becompetitive on the Division Ilevel. Resources would be neededfor scholarships, the added costsof travel, and increased opera-tional expenses.

“Bemidji State cannot achievethis goal alone,” he said. “TheDrive to D-I is a drive to raise$175,000 each year for the nextfive years through sponsorships.”

To achieve this goal, BSU willbe looking for businesses, orga-nizations or individuals to makefive year pledges of $5,000,

$10,000 or $25,000 annually. TheUniversity will also be workingto develop a large endowmentpledged to hockey and assessingthe strength of potential seasonticket sales.

Bemidji State has until the endof May to obtain the pledges,ticket sales and other commit-ments. If the Beavers are planningto change divisions, the NCAAmust be notified by June 1. As aresult, on May 26 Bemidji Statewill evaluate the drive and reviewits options for 1998-1999.

“We are confident that BemidjiState can recruit and compete atthe Division I level for men andwomen because of our richhockey heritage and the strengthof our alumni,” said Bob Peters,Bemidji State University athleticdirector for hockey and headmen’s ice hockey coach.

Frank Serratore, BSU alumnusand coach of the Division I AirForce team that beat BemidjiState twice this year, felt themove would be natural. “The tim-ing is perfect for this to happenbecause I believe Bemidji can be-come competitive quickly,” he

“ he timing is perfect for this to happen becauseI believe Bemidji can become competitive

quickly. If Bemidji played a D-I schedule, they’d becompetitive right now. They are eight players or soaway from being a Division I caliber team.”

BSUCalendarApril 17, 1998

BSU Education Wall of FameInduction Ceremony, 6:00 PM;

Beaux Arts Ballroom, BSU Campus

April 25, 1998BSU Alumni Association

Board of Directors Meeting,David Park House, Bemidji

May 9, 1998BSU Mass Communication Alumni

Reunion, Bemidji Town &Country Club

May 16, 1998Danny Kraus Memorial GolfTournament, Princeton, MN

May 22, 1998Bemidji State University

Commencement

June 19, 1998Pabst/Skaar Memorial Golf

Tournament, Bemidji Town &Country Club

June 20, 1998Grandma’s Marathon Challenge,

Duluth, MN

July 10, 1998BSU Founder’s Walk Induction

Ceremony, Beneath the Alumni Archon BSU Campus

August 7, 199815th Annual Lady Beaver

Golf Tournament, Bemidji Town &Country Club

September 26, 1998BSU HOMECOMING 1998

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BSU Exploring Move toNCAA-Division I Hockey

Frank Serratore

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Bob Peters speaks at the press conference announcing BSU’s interest in NCAA Division I ice hockey.

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Vol. 13, No. 3, Spring 1998

Produced by the News and PublicationsOffice and the Alumni Office at BemidjiState University, HORIZONS is publishedquarterly and distributed without charge toBSU alumni, students, faculty, staff andother friends of the University. BSU is anequal opportunity educator and employer.

Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al NohnerDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy BerglundPhotographer . . . . . . . . . . . John SwartzPresident . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jim BensenAlumni Director . . . . . . . . . Sue KringenContributing Writer . . . . . John McRaeEditorial Assistance . . . . Peggy Nohner

Editorial Board: Dr. Jim Bensen, BSU presi-dent; Dr. David Tiffany, vice president for Uni-versity advancement; Al Nohner, director ofnews services and publications; Sue Kringen,director of alumni relations.

on income and other criteria.Head Start program administra-

tors in Washington D.C. recog-nized early on a great need forstaff training and sought propos-als from post-secondary institu-tions across the country in serviceareas having Head Start agencies.In 1967, under then BSU actingpresident John Glas, the Univer-sity received a federal grant ofabout $20,000 to establish a HeadStart Supplementary Training Site(HSST). Through HSST, learningpackages were developed and de-livered, providing course workthat leads to a four-year degree.

Drs. John Yourd and Ernest Plath,both education professors at BSU,were the leaders for this innovativeeducation program on campus.

Later, a Child DevelopmentAssociate (CDA) program wasadopted by the CDTP, offering theopportunity for professional de-velopment. A competency-basedrather than credit-based program,the CDA results in a nationallyrecognized credential. About 500Head Start and child care staffhave earned CDAs through theBSU program.

So, as training of child care pro-fessionals has received nationalattention lately, BSU has knownthe importance of such program-ming for decades and has becomerecognized as a leader in the field.

Gartrell traces the new foundemphasis for professionallytrained child care employees ona changing political climate, re-sulting from national and statewelfare reform efforts of the lasttwo years. Under welfare reform,

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been embraced by the publicschool system, is important to thisteaching method.

“Our main goal in teachingchildren is for them to develop apositive attitude toward them-selves and to see themselves ascapable learners,” said Gartrell.“That’s the big push. Through ourprograms we help early child-hood folks work with childrenand parents in the healthy rais-ing of children.”

While the field of early child-hood development has undergonemajor changes over the years, oneof the biggest needs is somethingthat hasn’t changed. “Folks inearly childhood fields, even ifthey have degrees, are still work-ing for very low wages — usu-ally without any benefits,”Gartrell reported. “In Head Start,people earn about one-half thewage of a public school teachereven though they are performingvery valuable work.”

Generally, people are in theearly childhood field becausethey are dedicated and know whatthey’re doing is important.“They’re willing to work for lowsalaries because the job is impor-tant to them,” Gartrell said.

These low wages generallylead to a high turnover of childcare workers, a situation whichis not beneficial to the programsor children. Having a stableworkforce creates quality condi-tions in which children can flour-ish. However, if turnover is highit’s difficult for programs to beas effective as possible.

Gartrell said programs suchas the CDTP are attempting torally support for highly trainedchild care staff. “If we have ahigh number of staff with pro-fessional training, we’re in abetter position to seek highersalaries that will in turn pro-mote stability and quality childcare,” he said. “When there arequality conditions, childrenbenefit and grow.” ■

home to care for their childrenwhile receiving Aid For depen-dent Children (AFDC) benefits— now are being thrust into thework world. As a result, there’s agreater need than ever for a vari-ety of daycare services. With thatincreased need has come a focuson having professionally edu-cated workers fill child care po-sitions.

Over the past 30 years there hasalso been substantive researchdone on brain development ofyoung children, Gartrell reported.That research acknowledges theimportance of early development,how it lays the basic groundworknecessary for children to reachtheir full potential.

“We know a lot more about theimportance of early developmentof children than we did 30 yearsago,” he said. “That was a big partof the White Conference lastspring. Brain development isn’tcompleted at birth, it continuesthrough the early childhood years.The experiences children haveduring these formative years af-fects that development.”

For example, it is now knownthat children who are exposed tonurturing environments that en-courage open-ended explorationshow greater brain developmentand are healthy. Brain develop-ment is actually negatively af-fected if the child lives under trau-matic conditions the first fewyears of life.

The focus on the training pro-grams through the CDTP followsthe precepts of a developmentallyappropriate practice, gearing in-struction to the age and develop-mental stage of each child. Teamteaching, a concept that has since

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Child Development ProgramCelebrates 30 Years

ur main goal in teaching children isfor them to develop a positive attitude toward

themselves and to see themselves as capable learn-ers. That’s the big push. Through our programs wehelp early childhood folks work with children and

parents in the healthy raising of children.”

A great deal of attention re-cently, both on the national andstate levels, has been focused onchild care and the importance ofprofessional training for earlychild care providers. A WhiteHouse summit, a presidentialcommission and numerous statelegislatures have emphasized theneed and importance of profes-sional training for workers whodeal with children during theirvery important formative years.

The concept of child develop-ment training is nothing new atBSU. Through its Child Develop-ment Training Program (CDTP),the University has been providingearly childhood workers with field-oriented education for 30 years.

Dr. Dan Gartrell, CDTP direc-tor, said the University programtraces its roots to 1968 and thestart of the federal Head Start Pro-gram. From the beginning, HeadStart has been a comprehensiveprogram, focusing on the needs ofpreschool children and their fami-lies. For eligible families, HeadStart provides services in fourmajor component areas — educa-tion, health, parent involvementand social services. Eligibility toparticipate in Head Start is based

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the Bemidji StateUniversity Mega Conference, a three day professional devel-opment program that attracted a record 650 registrants fromacross the state and region.

The conference is an opportunity for early childhood pro-fessionals and parents from across Minnesota to participate inover 80 educational sessions designed for individuals fromHead Start, early childhood family education, early childhoodspecial education, nursery school, public school, and centeras well as in-home child care programs.

Reflecting a growing interest in the child care and an em-phasis on the profession, participation at the conference hasincreased from about 400 in 1994 to its record level this year,according to Cherry Brouwer, project coordinator with the BSUChild Development Training Program.

Sessions offered at the conference covered a wide range ofsubjects, including conflict resolution, safe foods for healthychildren, understanding the effect of domestic violence on chil-dren, celebrating diversity, and gaining parent’s trust.

Co-sponsors for the Mega Conference were the NorthernMinnesota Head Start Cluster and the Great Lakes ResourceAccess Project (RAP) of Portage, WI.

parents — mainlysingle mothers whopreviously stayed at

Early Childhood Mega Conference Attracts 650

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1940sVerna Syverson (’45) is retired and living inMcIntosh. Her career included serving 30 yearsas a foreign missionary in Cameroon, Africa, and10 years as a teacher at Clearbrook, Crosby,McIntosh and Gilbert schools … Violet Johnson(’43) is retired and living in International Fallswhere she enjoys keeping up with an extendedfamily which includes 16 grandchildren … LouisMarchand (’48), a retired BSU professor,

recently gave a lecture in Bemidji entitled“Homesteading Was Only the Beginning: FiftyYears in Rural Beltrami County,” as part of aseries presented by the Area Academy forLifelong Learning … Otto Mickelson (’47) ofEagan attended BSU’s 75th Anniversary Galaand “enjoyed every minute of it” … HaroldShellum (’41) of Sunnyvale, CA, and his wife,Ruth, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryDec. 28 … Murray Warren (’48) and his wife,

Darlene, of Crookston, wererecognized as the GoldenLink Senior Center’s“experienced Americans” inOctober. Murray taught avariety of high school coursesin Crookston over a 33-yearperiod and has continued tosubstitute teach since hisretirement in 1988 … CherylBjella Horton (’49) lives inFremont, NE, when she’s notindulging her passion fortravel. Horton raised fourchildren and now spendsmuch of her time volunteer-

ing with senior citizens and traveling todestinations which have in recent years includedCanada, Denmark, Israel, China, Japan andportions of Europe.

1950sMarianne Work Newcomb (’59) of OrchardLake, MI, teaches private music lessons andserves as director of the Adele Thomas HandbellRingers. She is interested in hearing fromindividuals who have been suc-cessful in coping with the symp-toms of Lyme Disease … SylviaEngbretson (’53) of InternationalFalls teaches Montessori pre-school and has served as school di-rector since 1976 … Bob Norman(’58) is living in Buffalo City, WI,… Robert Green (’57) of St. Pe-tersburg, FL, is retired from a ca-reer which included 21 years in theU.S. Navy and 16 years withSperry. Green and his wife, Peg,will celebrate their 42nd anniver-sary this year. They have four chil-dren and seven grandchildren...Marlon Davidson (’59) haswritten a book titled “The PigBarn,” based on 10 weeks of per-sonal journal entries during a sum-mer when he purchased a pig barnon Hand Lake and set out to re-model it. “There was an innocenceabout that summer,” said

Where We Are ... What We’re DoingDavidson. “For some reason we are drivento make improvements, but modernizationruined it. We were happier without all theconveniences.” Working in another artisticmedium, Davidson was one of five local artistsinstructing painters in a five-week Water MediaSeries offered by the Headwaters School ofMusic and the Arts this winter…JohnBuckanaga (’59) has committed a lifetime ofservice to the White Earth community, as well asto statewide and national health care develop-

ment on Indianreservations. Even inretirement, the 62-year-old former Indian HealthService executive andeducator continues towork as a strong leaderand positive role modelin his position as DistrictIII representative on theWhite Earth TribalCouncil. From 1966-68,Buckanaga worked atthe Minnesota Capitol asa liaison for the tribalgovernments and thestate department for theMinnesota Sate AffairsCommission. He thenworked as a healtheducator at White Earthand in 1973, when theBemidji office became

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an area Indian Health Services office serving the26 tribes in a three-state area, Buckanaga wasselected as the first area director.

1960sHarold Fenske (’66) was selected as ’97 middleschool science teacher of the year by theMinnesota Science Teachers Association.Fenske teaches in Blackduck and lives with hiswife and two step-daughters in Nebish … ReneeRedmer (’67) recently celebrated her 30-yearanniversary with the Office of LegislativeAuditors … Dr. James Belpedio (’64) ofWorcester, MA, will present his paper, “Real toReel: the Many Lives of the Cape NomeConspiracy,” at the annual Pacific CenturiesConference at Stockton, CA, in April. Belpediois a professor of history, government andhumanities at Becker College in Worcester …T. Alan Twietmeyer (’68) has been teachingcollege for 20 years and is currently in his 12thyear at Concordia College, Ann Arbor, MI. Helives with his wife, Patricia, in Canton, MI. Thecouple has seven children between the ages of 14and 28 … Betty Kvande (’67) of Bagley isvolunteer director of the Agape CommunityCenter at Bagley … Harriet Tveitbakk (’68) ofClearbrook married Olaf Tveitbakk in 1994,following the 1991 death of her first husband,Oscar Shellum … Norm Mansel (’69) lives inSalem, OR, and has two grandchildren ages 4and 1 … John Dalton (’61) lives in InternationalFalls where he serves on the local library board

will enroll at BSU in the fall.What could cause such a shift

at one school in just a few years?Although many factors likely in-fluenced the sudden interest inBemidji State, one definitely has:the dozen alumni who teach in theSauk Centre school district.

“There are a number ofBemidji State graduates on staffhere, and that has had an impact,”said Charlie Warring, a BSUalumnus who teaches andcoaches in the high school. “A lotof students talk about colleges,and they talk to a lot of teachers.

“I don’t tell anyone they shouldattend BSU. Generally I advisethem to look around and com-pare, to find out what they likeand don’t like. If they find outthey are looking for a smallerschool, I encourage them tocheck into Bemidji State. It’s agreat school, is in an awesomelocation, and has a friendly cam-pus atmosphere.”

For alumni who know of stu-dents who are searching for acollege, that’s a good approach to

feel Bemidji State might be anappropriate option, get the stu-dent to explore more.

“Alumni need to relate theirexperiences at BSU, but don’tneed to feel as though they haveto be experts on the University,”Muller said.“They may havebeen away from campus for anumber of years, and things havechanged. It’s our job to get theinformation to the student.”

When approached by prospec-tive students about possible col-lege choices, Muller would havealumni take these steps.• Forward the name, address,and phone number of the studentto the BSU admissions office.• Have the prospective studentcheck out Bemidji State throughthe school’s guidance office, whichshould have material on mostschools in the state and region.• Encourage the student to visitthe campus. A visit is far moreinformative than any brochure,and goes a long way in helping astudent understand if they willfeel comfortable at the school.

The University also has a freeCD-ROM which alumni can useto see what’s new at BSU, bothin academic programs and stu-dent life. It is compatible withDOS, Macintosh, and Windowsmachines.

Connecting Students

Charlie Warring visits with a SCHS student.

Charlie Warring

with Bemidji State

Marlon DavidsonLouis Marchand

take, according toPaul Muller, act-ing director of ad-missions at BSU.Alumni shouldnurture the col-lege search pro-cess and, if they

For many years, the furthestthing on the minds of seniorsgraduating from Sauk CentreHigh School was Bemidji StateUniversity.

In fact, it was so far out therethat it was practically nonexist-ent. During a ten-year period, atotal of one (yes, that’s 1) gradu-ate of SCHS came to BSU.

Then something changed. Inone year, five students enrolledat BSU. Then another five, andmore the next year.

And the students have beenexceptional. Karla Kohorst be-came active with student mediaon campus. Anne Miller partici-pates in many singing groups andwon the highly competitive IoneDeKrey vocal scholarship. JoeFriedrichs joined the BSU base-ball team and will captain theBeavers this spring.

The newest addition is AmberBromenshenkel. A senior at SaukCentre High who is interested ina chemistry degree, she becamethe second Mainstreeter to accepta Full-Tuition Scholarship and

don’t tell anyone they should attend BSU.Generally I advise them to look around and

compare, to find out what they like and don’t like.If they find out they are looking for a smallerschool, I encourage them to check into BemidjiState. It’s a great school, is in an awesome location,and has a friendly campus atmosphere.”

To order a CD-ROM or tomake connection with the admis-sions office, alumni can use oneof the following methods:

mail:Admissions Office,Deputy Hall #D-2B,Bemidji State University,1500 Birchmont Drive, NE,Bemidji, MN 56601-2699

phone:218-755-2040 or 1-888-345-1721

e-mail:admissions@vax1.bemidji.msus.edu

Internet:http://info.bemidji.msus.edu/admissions/ ■

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Build Bridges…Sam Evanoff (’61) lives in International Fallswhere he is “retired and enjoying it” … BlancheHalverson (’62) of International Falls taught for35 years and is now substitute teaching … MaryEllen Ettestad (’61) is retired and living inInternational Falls … John Stevens (’65) servesas executive director of the Texas BusinessEducation Coalition in Austin, TX, … Dianne(Sinkola) Riffle (’64) of Goleta, CA, is a full-time teacher in international programs at UCSBExtension … Allen Rasmussen (’65) ispresident of Rainy River Community Collegeand lives in International Falls … Lee Swanson(’60) was elected to the city council of PasoRobles, CA, and will serve in that post until theyear 2000 … Keith Hanson (’68) of Mizpahmarried Marlys Fraley in May of 1994 followingthe 1992 death of his wife, Kathryn … BerniceParta (’61) of New York Mills recently returnedfrom a trip to Switzerland and Paris, France …Robert Hallett (’67), principal of Eden LakeElementary School, is participating in the nine-month Leadership Eden Prairie program whichis designed to introduce emerging communityleaders to critical issues facing Eden Prairie andthe surrounding suburbs … Stan Hendrickson(’62) is retired and lives in International Falls …Gale Anderson (’65) lives in Bloomington andis an AT&T project coordinator. He and his son,Brian, each wrote a deer story which appear inthe book “Up North” … Judy Welte (’68) ofAnoka is a senior technical training specialistwith Hoffman Enclosures, Inc. in Anoka …

Wayne Andresen (’68) is the new president ofInland Empire Paper Co. in Spokane, WA.Andresen has been with the company since1979, most recently in the position of generalmanager of the Inland’s Millwood plant since1991 … Lois (King) Swanson (’65) lives inGarfield …Martha Lyngen (’63) lives inAlexandria and is anticipating the arrival of herfirst grandchild in the spring … MaryRollheiser (’69) and Brian Israelson of Bemidjiwere married Dec. 12 at the Angel Park GolfCourse in Las Vegas, NV.

1970sOrlan Echternach (’71) was recognized for hisservices to the Bemidji Youth HockeyAssociation at the annual Paul BunyanInternational Hockey Tournament. Echternachhas coached in the BYHA ranks at nearly everylevel during the past 30 years. He received aplaque and a limited edition bronze sculptureentitled “Coach Can I Play?” by local artist JonEchternach (’74) … Lois Jenkins (’74) servedas coordinator of the community holiday mealsprogram in Bemidji this Christmas season …Max and Sharon Deraad (’78) live inWyoming, MN, and Max is an elementary schoolprincipal at White Bear Lake … Pat Carroll(’75) has left a teaching and coaching career andnow owns a gourmet popcorn business located inthe Rochester Skyway … Nancy HougMcGuire (’78) completed her master of sciencedegree in special education in 1994 and works in

her field at Cass Lake/Bena Elementary School.She is also certified as a reading recovery teacher… Robin (Norgaard) Kelleher (’72) graduatedsumma cum laude from William Mitchell Collegeof Law in 1995. Since 1996 she has practicedlabor and employment law with the firm of Burk,Seaton & Castle in Edina … Kevin Doty (’79)was promoted recently to the position of presidentwith the Marquette Bank’s Monticello/Otsegobranch … Beryl Blashill (’72) of Bemidjireceived an Outstanding Service Award from theAssociation of Minnesota Counties for her workin assisting flood relief efforts last spring …Darlene Beck (’78) is an accountant withNorthwest Linings & Geotextile Products Inc. inKent, WA, where she lives with her husband,Steven, and daughter … Chris Starr (’73) wasselected as a Minnesota Music Educator of the

Year. She teaches inthe Howard Lake-Waverly-Winstedschools … DorothyJorgensen (’74)was nominated as a“Someone SpecialVolunteers” atNorth CountryRegional Hospitalin Bemidji whereshe contributeshundreds of hoursand serves assecretary for the

North Country Health Services Auxiliary … DebNelson (’78), an energetic wife, mother of threeand music educator from Wadena, in Decemberpresented a concert and talk about abortion,families and choices in the ‘90s during a programin Parkers Prairie. The concert was sponsored byChristian Mothers. Nelson has applied her talentsand education in presenting programs aimed ateducating adults and teens on choices that facethem today on chastity, sex and abortion ….Steven Besser (’79) joined the Litchfield lawfirm of Henretta, Cross, Ness and Dolan last fall.He comes to the new position after spending eightyears in Duluth where he specialized in personalinjury and workers’ compensation law … StevenFogelson (’76) was elected for a three-year termon the Bemidji School Board … Dave Zachor(’76) has just completed a year as chairman of theboard of the White Bear Area Chamber ofCommerce, a 350-member organization. Heowns a certified public accounting practice inWhite Bear Lake … Tim Bursell (’79) lives withhis wife and daughter in Mesa, AZ, … Linda(Erickson) Hanson (’74) owns and operates atravel agency in East Grand Forks … MikeNewman (’75) lives in Mendota Heights and isemployed as manager of North AmericanCommunity Affairs Field Operations for the St.Paul Companies in St. Paul. Newman is marriedand has three children … Mike Delong(’78) andSusan (Lahm) DeLong (’79) and their fivechildren live in a suburb of Milwaukee, WI,where Mike serves as senior pastor ofRidgewood Baptist Church and is pursuing

doctrinal work with Asbury TheologicalSeminary and the Beeson Institute forAdvanced Church Leadership … StevenSavageau (’74) lives in Duluth and works as anadministrative assistant for the RecoveryCenter, Inc., in Superior, WI, … WilliamPerreault (’73) and his wife, Darcy, live inLewisville, TX, and he owns a business inDallas, TX, … Lyle Goins (’78), PonemahElementary School principal, joins othereducators in the Red Lake School District inparticipating in the Success For All readingprogram designed to help students learn to readat or above their grade level. The program,developed by The Johns Hopkins University in1987 for use in schools with high poverty andmany at-risk children, is a coordinated school-wide attack on reading problems in the earliestgrades with a focus on one-on-one tutoring.Coaches, librarians and anybody in the districtschools who is certified work with small groups,teaching students to read phonetically, usingregular storybooks. Interruptions are kept to aminimum during the 90-minute SFA sessionsand children read aloud while instructors listenand assist. “We are seeing every child showsignificant improvement,” said Goins during arecent newspaper interview. The Red LakeDistrict is also using the program in its middleschool … Joyce Oberg (’71) of Bemidji wasrecently elected by the North Country HealthServices Auxiliary as gift shop chairperson …Bruce Jones (’75) is the new city administratorat Lakefield. Prior to taking the position he’d

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On just about any given day,hundreds of students can be seenwalking around the Bemidji Statecampus.

Not the typical BSU freshmanor senior, but students who mightbe 17, 14 or even 10 years old.

While they don’t fit into themold of the typical BSU studentbody, they do fit into the Univer-sity and its role of serving as aresource for all residents of northcentral Minnesota.

They are the thousands of stu-dents from area grade, middleand high schools who attend ac-tivities sponsored or hosted byBemidji State.

Nearly everyone notices theinflux of students on campus dur-ing high school athletic events,from fall volleyball playoffs to

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indoor track meets in the spring.Students of all ages are alsobussed to campus for music con-certs, art exhibitions, theatricalproductions, or other events.

Many, however, come to BSUfor more than entertainment.They attend one of the activitiesor competitions scheduled to en-rich the student. A sampling ofsuch events would include:• Creativity Festival, attractingnearly 250 students for a day-longprogram that challenged middle-school participants with newideas and exciting projects;• Language Day, competitionsand presentations for approxi-mately 300 students of all ages;• Knowledge Bowl, competitionfor 125 academically-gifted stu-dents;

• Northern Minnesota Mathemat-ics Contest, a 25-year traditionthat features competitions forover 475 students;• Northern Minnesota RegionalScience Fair, another annualevent on the BSU campus whereup to 150 students in grades 6-12display the results of scientificexperiments or research;• Jazz Fest, an opportunity fordozens of jazz bands and en-sembles from the U.S. andCanada to participate in a two-day clinic with nationally ac-claimed musicians; and• Honors Concerts, where tophigh school vocalists and instru-mentalists are invited to campusto perform.

Such events showcase the im-pressive talents of high schoolstudents from across the areawhile also providing participantswith broadened experiences.

Dr. Alex Nadesan, professor ofpolitical science, has played thekey role in holding a ModelUnited Nations for high schoolstudents each year. Through theevent, teams of students are as-signed a specific country to rep-resent. Generally, students act asif they are actual ambassadors.

“Events like the Model UnitedNations require assistance and alot of work, but there are a lot oftangible benefits to be gained,”Nadesan said. “These eventsbring students to campus, manyfor the first time.”

Key to staging the events isadministrative support. “I knowin my case, I can’t do it all my-self. I need the help and supportof the campus leadership,”Nadesan added.

Dr. Jim McCracken, professorof industrial technology, coordi-nates Tech 2000, an event thatbrings together junior and seniorhigh students to participate intechnology activities. Tech 2000includes a written knowledgebowl test, a bridge building com-petition, CO/2 car races and aRube Goldberg design challenge.

To further connect the studentswith BSU, the Industrial Technol-ogy Department sponsors anopen house where Tech 2000 stu-dents and advisors may tour cam-pus facilities and take part indemonstrations.

“Through Tech 2000, studentsvisit our campus and see what’sgoing on,” McCracken said.“Some even stay overnight in thedorms or with host families.”

McCracken agrees that hostingsuch events provides an impor-tant public relations function tothe University. “We try very hardto leave the students with a goodimpression about the Universityin general and our department inparticular.”

All seem to agree that theseevents can be the first step in de-veloping a long-term relationshipwith students, their families andthe schools they represent. ■

Nancy Houg McGuire

to Area Students

Share the Future in Science and Mathematics, a program designed to acquaintapproximately 240 seventh- and eighth-grade girls to the opportunities awaiting themin science and math fields, is held annually at BSU.

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place so that future students areprepared to be successful work-ers and contributors to society.• The assumption of responsibil-ity by the various partners for thedynamic relationship betweenlearning and purposeful workover a lifetime.• The realization that effective,lifelong learning must includeeverything dealing with the qual-ity of life at home, in one’s com-munity and workplace.

To satisfy these needs, theproject will support present teach-ers in change and innovation; linkteacher preparation with lifeworklearning; build business and in-dustry networks for lifeworklearning; integrate technologywith learning visions; and providecontinual program evaluation.

Initial grant moneys will beused to provide project directionand management, acquire com-puter laptop support, purchaseeducational software, design cur-riculum, and present an educa-tional symposium. ■

approaches for preparing futureteachers, support innovationamong current teachers, create acomprehensive lifework learningprogram, and integrate informa-tion technologies into every as-pect of teaching and learning.”

The grant will provide start-upresources for the project, whichwill be extended to five yearsthrough continued support fromthe collaborative partners. Duringthat time, the laboratory schoolwill develop a comprehensiveapproach to lifelong learning thataddresses several needs as iden-tified by the Northern MinnesotaEducation Collaborative:• The combining of new strate-gies, technologies and approachesfor the learning delivery system,including cooperative, outcome-based learning; team teaching;and the transference of responsi-bility for learning from the insti-tution or teacher to the learner.• The fusion of work and learn-ing that must occur, along with theappropriate knowledge of technol-ogy, in order to create knowledge-able workers who are adaptable toworkplace needs with businessand industry serving as meaning-ful contributors in the discussionof learning outcome expectationsand, conversely, education havingan increased role in relating workand learning.• The extension of teacher edu-cation beyond the traditional aca-demic environment to the work-

A $650,000 award from theMinnesota Department of Chil-dren, Families and Learning toBemidji State University willsupport the creation of the virtualLifework Learning LaboratorySchool.

The project is designed to cre-ate connections between learningand work through a laboratoryschool concept that will developinnovative teaching strategies forK-16 students and adult learners.

The grant application was de-veloped in conjunction withItasca Community College, theGrand Rapids school district, theUniversity of Minnesota NorthCentral Experiment Station andExtension Service, and theBlandin Foundation. With BSU,they form the Northern MinnesotaEducation Collaborative, whichwas established in July of 1997with the vision of leading educa-tional reform, innovation and ex-cellence in northern Minnesota.

“This funding will enable thepartners in addressing one of itsprimary concerns,” said Dr. JimBensen, president of BemidjiState University. “The collabora-tion recognized that the distancerealities of their rural educationalinstitutions created barriers to theinnovation of teaching and learn-ing necessary to prepare studentsfor the 21st century.

“The project will bring togethercomponents that will explore new

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served as city administrator in Sutton,NE, … Mark Christianson (’72) haslived in Winnipeg, MB, Canada, since1973. For the past 20 years, he’s taughtprivate horn lessons and been active asa high school and junior high banddirector. Christianson is married andhas three children … Brian Israelson(’77) and Mary Rollheiser of Bemidjiwere married Dec. 12 at the Angel ParkGolf Course in Las Vegas, NV.

1980sRon Bornetun (’80) and his wife,Cassie (Gravel) Bornetun (’83), livein Andover and have two children. Ronhas worked for 18 years with Carter-Day Co. in Fridley and Cassie isteaching social studies at SandburgMiddle School in Anoka … DeeAnnKlasen (’88) of Oklee has been workingat Digi-Key Corporation for the past sixyears, with three years spent as inboundsales training supervisor … AudreyAnn Anderson (’82) lives in CannonFalls with her husband, John, and 6-year-old son, Bennett … Steven Lende(’84) and his wife, Lona, live with theirtwo children in Spirit Lake, IA, wherehe is employed as a graphic designerwith the Outdoor Technologies Group… Ann Marie Gross (’86) ofMinneapolis is a forensic scientist with

the Minnesota Forensic Science Laboratory . Shewas recently published in the “Journal ofForensic Sciences” and is planning an Augustwedding … Kristopher Kramer (’85) ofBloomington is currently employed by SimplexCorporation as a technical representative … TomBaczewski (’89) of Virginia recently graduatedfrom the Dealer Candidate Academy of theNational Automobile Dealers Association. Thecourse combines six weeks of classroom studywith 45 weeks of in-dealership training toprepare students for dealership managementpositions. Baczewski is employed with Iron TrailMotors of Virginia … Rona Blees (‘85) wasrecently appointed manager of Long PrairieMemorial Hospice and Home Care, a programproviding home services to both terminally illclients and their families and to clients who arehomebound due to illness or accident. Bleesmanages a staff of 14 … John Sitzman (’86) ofCape Girardeau, MO, is employed as assistantdirector of residence life at Southeast MissouriState University … James Hecimovich (’88)serves as principal of the Hayfield-BrownsdaleElementary Schools of Hayfield. Hecimovichlives with his wife, Heidi, and two children inBrownsdale … Tom Saga (’85) and Tim Saga arethe new owners of the Highway Host andBackyard restaurants of Bemidji …MelodieAllen (’84) and her husband, Eric, live in TwoHarbors where they both teach music lessons.They have two sons. ages 3 and 5-months …Linda (Bernhardson) Kastl (’81) of Angle Inletis in her 11th year of teaching in Minnesota’s last

one-room public school in the NorthwestAngle. She teaches grades K-8 and travels toschool each day via snowmobile or boat,depending on the season. “Nowhere but BSUcould have prepared me better!” writes Kastl,who adds that she lives with her husband andthree children five miles from the nearest road… Linda Chandler (’87) is currentlycompleting a primary care residency inpharmacy at the U.S. Public Health ServiceIndian Hospital in Whiteriver, AZ. Chandlerreceived her doctor of pharmacy degree in Juneof 1997. She lives with her husband, Harry, andher son, Scott, in Whiteriver … Tom Schedin(’84) is the face behind “the voice” at GrandRapids High School sporting events. Schedinhas served as public address announcer atGrand Rapids High School events for a numberof years and is an active volunteer forcommunity sports in directing the annual fundraiser for the Grand Rapids BaseballAssociation, volunteering as a driver forVeterans of Foreign Wars and American Legionbaseball teams and as a PA announcer atbaseball games and hockey events … KristinMcCarthy (’82) is the new shop teacher atLincoln High in Lake City … Lorraine Bunn(’88) has joined Hibbing ElectronicsCorporation in the newly created position oftraining and development administrator. She isresponsible for training and developmentprograms for the company’s 500 employees …Marcy Boe (’87) of Hibbing works for St.

Mary’s/Duluth Health System at its Hibbing site… William Lewis (’82) of Roseville recentlyretired from a 35-year career in education andnow plans to enjoy time with his fivegrandchildren and travel …Cindy Rae(Johnson) Witschen (’80) of Monticellobalances a part-time kindergarten teaching job atPinewood Elementary with caring for her ownchildren ages two and five. Her husband, Tim, isa supervisor for NSP in Monticello … EdwardHadash (’87) of Burnsville has been sellingresidential real estate in the Twin Cities with RE/MAX for the past six years. During the last twoyears he achieved executive sales levels andearned a CRS designation … Rick Lemonds(’86) is the new manager of the Lyon-LincolnElectric Cooperative at Tyler. Lemonds, hiswife, Wendy, and 11-month-old son moved toTyler from Menomonie, WI, where he wasemployed by the Rural Utility Service …Patrick Avery (’89) owns Deck Masters, abusiness that cleans and seals decks and restoresexterior wood, in Grand Rapids, MI, where helives with his wife, Amy, and one-year-old son… Brian Oftelie (’81) announced that he wouldbe a write-in candidate for mayor in GrandRapids after noting that the incumbent, JuanLazo, was running unopposed. “I just can’t seeany candidate getting in an office of suchimportance so easily,” said Oftelie. He moved toGrand Rapids during the past year having soldhis business, the Eastern Itascan newspaper inNashwauk, where he had served as owner/

he project will bring together components that will explore new approaches for preparing future teachers, support innovation among currentteachers, create a comprehensive lifework learningprogram, and integrate information technologies intoevery aspect of teaching and learning.” Dr. Jim Bensen

Lyle Goins

of Virtual Lab School

Full-TuitionScholarshipApplicationsSet Record

A record number of ap-plications, 60, were re-ceived for Full-TuitionScholarship considerationthis year.

To be eligible, individu-als must be 1998 springhigh school graduates, rankin the top 10 percent oftheir class, and score 28 orabove on the ACT.

The applicants included14 students who ranked ei-ther first or second in theirclass while 27 earned anACT of 30 or higher. TheUniversity expects toaward 20 of the scholar-ships next fall.

Reading CourseAvailable

on CD-ROMElmer Nies, long-time

BSU faculty member, hasput all the vital elementsof his reading course in aCD-ROM that will beavailable soon to schoolsand colleges. In additionto the CD-ROM, the mate-rials include practice exer-cises, a workbook, and ananswer key.

Anyone interested inpurchasing individual cop-ies or licensing the materi-als for school or collegeuse, contact Nies at 218/755-2615 or Dave Tiffanyat 218/755-2762.

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The existing library facilitywas vacated prior to the 1996-97school year. Library personneland certain resources have beentemporarily housed in MemorialHall with large portions of thevarious book collections locatedaway from campus.

The removal of asbestos andother potentially hazardous ma-terials was completed during thewinter of 1997, and the old build-ing sat vacant for a year whilearchitects, government officialsand others in St. Paul revisited theproposals and plans.

Those postponements are nowover and the University commu-nity is planning to reopen the li-brary sometime in late spring orearly summer of 1999.

The work being done will reno-vate the existing 66,882 squarefeet in the building, while newconstruction will create an addi-tional 4,590 square feet to the fa-cility. Once completed, the reno-vated and expanded library willinclude:• First floor: two computer/in-structional labs; a multimedia lab;three group study rooms; com-pact shelving for older copies ofperiodicals; and individual mediacarrels with CD-ROM readers,video viewers and audio stations.• Second floor: eight group studyrooms; K-12 collections and aportion of the general collection;special collections and Universityarchives; staff offices and a con-ference room.• Third floor: main entrance andcirculation desk; a classroom; aneight-station computer lab; thereference collections and servicearea; interlibrary loan; two groupstudy rooms; the reserve collec-tion; government publications;and current periodicals.• Fourth floor: the bulk of thegeneral collection; casual studyand reading areas.• Entry way: designed to show-case the stained glass creations ofNew York artist David Wilson.

All of the floors will have in-dividual study carrels as well asaccess to PALS and other elec-tronic library resources.

What can the BSU communityexpect from the new facility?Rosselet said that environmen-tally, improved climate control

will make the entire facility amuch more comfortable place tovisit and work. The remodeledand expanded facility will alsoinclude major electrical upgradesthat will provide access to elec-tronic information, along withmaking that access more conve-nient to library users.

The resource collection for thelibrary won’t change through theproject, Rosselet noted, but therewill be greater potential for betteraccess to electronic resources. Forinstance, many students will beable to connect with Internet atvarious locations in the facility.

In terms of student users,Rosselet said he’s especially ex-cited about the fact there will be13 group study rooms in thefacility.“The traditional librarybuilding had two group studyrooms,” he said, “Over the years,they were overrun by other uses.In terms of the curriculum,there’s a greater emphasis on col-laboration and working onprojects with a team approach.Where do the students work onthese projects? The group studyrooms will provide not only thenecessary space, but also dataconnections.”

Audio/visual equipment willalso be placed in some rooms.Additional equipment will beplaced on carts that could bemoved between the other groupstudy spaces, he explained. ■

publisher since 1989 ... Steve Bader (’80) ownsand operates a home beer and wine supply shop inVancouver, WA, where he lives with his wife,Jeanette, and two children. Bader also volunteersweekly at his children’s schools … BonnieBenham (’87) of Park Rapids joined two co-workers in participating in the Walking for AllSeasons program sponsored through Multi-County Nursing. Benham is director of thefamily management division for Mahube’sHeadstart program, an organization she’s workedwith for the past 20 years. Benham said thewalking program has helped her decrease hercholesterol level and increased her stamina ...Jerry Hotakainen (’86) is living in Heidelberg,Germany, and working on publications for theUniversity of Maryland’s European Division,which offers classes to American soldiers andtheir families at U.S. military bases in 20countries overseas. Hotakainen has been inHeidelberg since 1995 with his wife, Kathy, whois the Sunday magazine editor for The Stars andStripes, an English newspaper for Americansliving overseas. Prior to ’95, Hotakainen hadworked for five years at the St. Cloud Times andthree years at the Fergus Falls Journal … DarcyPerreault (‘89), Lewisville, TX, teaches at D.F.Long Middle School and recently accepted aposition as English department chairperson forthe district’s new high school. She lives with herhusband, William, and three daughters … DianeCorcoran (’85), an incumbent on the Bemidji

School Board, ran for a new five-year term ofoffice … Susan Bryan (’89) of Yorktown, VA,manages Apartment Stuffer and RelocationWizards, located in Virginia Beach, VA …Doug Desjarlait (’86), Red Lake boys’basketball coach, and Eric Niskanen (’84),Bemidji High School boys’ golf coach, tied thiswinter for the honor of top coach of the year asdetermined by the annual Bemidji Pioneer year-in-review poll … Pam Nelson (’83) is one offive local artists instructing painters in the fiveweek Water Media Series offered by theHeadwaters School of Music and the Arts …Nance VonArx (’83) has been appointeddirector of Children’s World Learning Center inBrooklyn Center. VonArx lives in Woodbury.She has 15 years of experience in earlychildhood education and has started work on amaster’s degree in that field … LindaMcDonald (’89) joined in fund-raising eventsto fund university athletic programs during theBeaver Pride Winter Golf Classic … DeanThilgen (’87) recently took a position with theInformation Technology Department of theMinnesota Historical Society. For the past sixyears Thilgen has been co-owner of ValleyHistory Press, a history and genealogicalreference publisher in Stillwater.

1990sDon Anderson (’94) received a doctor ofchiropractic degree from Northwestern Collegeof Chiropractic … Jeremy Sollund (’94)presented his original graduate research project

entitled “Teachers’ Understanding of TechnicalTerms Used in Psychological Reports,” inDecember at the University of Wisconsin–Superior, where he is currently enrolled …Deborah Steinbar (’92) of Bemidji teachesprivate piano lessons and performs with a Celticgroup called Caleigh. She holds a master’sdegree in music from the University of NorthDakota … Chris Mahoney (’94) and JillSaulsbury (’94) were married in July, 1995.They live in Jamestown, ND, where Jill is thedirector and a teacher with the pre-schoolprogram at St. John’s Academy. Chris teaches atJamestown College, a private four-year college,where he is also the head volleyball coach for thewomen’s team … Bernie Brandon (’90)teaches math and coaches tennis at Bowie HighSchool in El Paso, TX. He also coached a 6-0mixed doubles team to a second place finish atthe nationals in Tucson, AZ … DarianWesolowski (’95), of Milpitas, CA, earned adegree in the “art & science of 2D and 3Dcomputer game programming” from theDigipen Computer Graphics School … NathanAndersen (’96) has been appointed assistantcustomer service manager at Midwest WirelessCommunication (Cellular 2000) in Mankato …Allison Kaul (’93) and Chris Deleone (’95)were married in August and now live inVancouver, WA, where Allison is an accountmanager at Exhibitgroup/Giltspur in Portland,OR, and Chris is a regional manager for AdvanceMachine Company … John Stigman (’93) of

Alexandria is in his second year of teachingjunior high and high school social studies atOsakis Public Schools. He also serves asassistant girls basketball coach and head softballcoach … Wayne Schultz (’93) is a new full-timestaff member at Truman High School where hehad previously been a substitute teacher. In hisnew position, he teaches physical education togrades 7, 9 and 10 along with freshman andsophomore health courses. Wayne also coachesfreshman and junior varsity football … DarleneRollins (’96) teaches fourth grade at BoaseElementary School … Leah Poppe (’96)recently joined the sales team at Rapid Travel inGrand Rapids … Jason Laurich (’94) marriedTheresa Mistek in the autumn. The couple livesin Eveleth where he works as a supervisor atFingerhut … Kristi Streed (’96) recentlyannounced her engagement to ChristopherBowman. The couple plans a June 20 wedding atthe First Lutheran Church in Baudette. Kristi isemployed with Adult Day Services of Bemidjiand Christopher is employed by Steele’s AutoBody, Bemidji … Linda Johnson (’91) ofBemidji recently took a position teaching highschool English at Laporte. She previously wasemployed by the Cass Lake-Bena High Schoolas a special education aide and English teacher… Chris (’93) and Shelby Erickson (’93) havebeen teaching for the past five years at theRosebud Reservation. Chris teaches K-2 gradesand is co-president of the local educationassociation. Shelby teaches third and fourthgrades. The couple has a 15-month old daughter,

Kendra. They enjoy pheasant hunting together …Eric Bain (’94) and his wife, Kristina, live inAllegan, MI, where Eric is director of operationsfor ARC Ministries, a non-profit company thatconducts school assemblies dealing withsubstance abuse. The Bains are expecting theirfirst child in late March … Holly Koehler (’93)and her husband, Bert Koehler, of Fridleydoubled the size of their family Oct. 8 with thebirth of identical twin daughters, Mary Rose andElizabeth. The Koehlers also recently moved intotheir first house … Chadwick Feldman (’96) ofGrand Forks married Tricia Olson July 26.Chadwick is an assistant men’s basketball coachat the University of North Dakota and a first-yeargraduate student majoring in educationaladministration. Tricia teaches deaf and hearingimpaired students at two elementary schools andat the Grand Forks Air Force Base … BobBridgewater (’90) of Charlotte, NC, works as afreelance video and film producer with creditsappearing on the Hallmark Hall of Fame movieSaint Maybe and commercial spots for FordExplorer, Erickson Cellular and Oldsmobile …Tandy Sunarto (’97) of Minneapolis isemployed as a software developer with thePowerCerv Corporation … Andrea Johnson(’95) accepted a position in October withConcordia University, St. Paul, as a marketingcoordinator. Andrea and her husband, ToddJohnson (’94), recently purchased a home inCoon Rapids. Todd is a financial analyst withHoffman Engineering in Anoka … Sandra Dahl(’97) accepted a position this winter at The

Expansion and remodeling ofthe A.C. Clark Library began inearnest on January 16, bringingsmiles to people across campus.

“To say we’re excited, after allthis time, would be more than abit of an understatement,” saidStuart Rosselet, associate profes-sor of library and library services.

As most connected with theUniversity know, the project hasexperienced significant delays,all beyond the control of BSU.

Stuart Rosselet

A.C. Clark Library

To say we’re excited, after all this time, wouldbe more than a bit of an understatement.”

A. C. Clark Library under construction.

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Budgeteer News, Duluth, as community eventscoordinator and editorial production staffmember. While at BSU, Dahl served aspresident of The Rivers Meeting Poetry Project,an anthology of student creative writing …James Tousignant (’91) teaches eighth grademath and seventh grade computer at ClarkCounty School District, Las Vegas, NV. Jamesholds a master’s degree in computers fromLesley College and is currently playing semi-pro hockey for the Las Vegas Blues … RussellClark (’97) of Scammon Bay, AK, teachesEnglish for the Lower Yukon School District atthe Keggatmuit School … Ruth Quam (’94)and Timothy Webb were married Oct. 20, 1996,on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Ruth and herhusband both live and work in Shakopee and areexpecting their first baby in April …Dawn(’94) and Tim (’90) Hinrichs of Bemidji had adaughter on Nov. 30 … Paula Anderson (’94)married Daniel Baier June 28 at Carlton. Paulais a teacher at Barnum Elementary School andDaniel works for Potlatch Corp. in Cloquet …Greg Swenson (’92) and Cindy Swenson (’91)live in Baxter with their two-year-old daughter.Greg teaches special education in Brainerd andCindy is a social studies teacher at Motley-Staples Middle School … Carolyn Hokkanen(’92) has written a book, “CourageouslySeeking,” based on her experiences usingholistic healing practices in battling cancer,which she was diagnosed with in the late ‘80s.Now free of cancer, she said the experience hashelped her to be more sympathetic to others and

that she’s achieved an inner peace which she’dlike to share with others. She is now a Title Iteacher at the Orr School and teaches severalcommunity education classes focusing onholistic practices and relaxation techniques …Dawn Rossbach (’97) accepted a position thisfall as an art teacher for the Menahga SchoolDistrict …Christine Blomberg (’94) and herhusband, Steven, of Bemidji had a daughter Oct.29 …Deanna (’91) and Scott Nyegaard (’93) ofBemidji had a daughter on Oct. 28 …LaineLarson (’96), a Bagley High School teacher,was chosen as one of 12 teachers in the state toreceive the Christa McAuliffe Fellowship. Thefellowship is a federally funded programestablished as a tribute to McAuliffe, a teacher

who died during the explosion of the Challengerspace shuttle. The fellowship recognizesteachers who have contributed to improvingclassroom instruction. It awards $3,000 to eachrecipient which can be used to either developinnovative programs, or to expand or replicatemodel programs of staff development to helpstudents learn. Larson has been a leader inimplementing the Minnesota Graduation Rule inthe Bagley School District and believes in theassociated graduation standards She says herclasses have changed dramatically since the rulehas been implemented. “I am no longer adistributor of knowledge but a facilitator forstudent performance,” said Larson … DavidWagner (’93) currently serves as executivedirector of the Twelve Step House at Virginia.The facility provides group support and a homeatmosphere for clients struggling to overcomedrug and alcohol abuse … Deb Hartman (’90)joined the Beltrami County Public HealthServices staff as they sang Christmas carols tohome-care clients who were home-bound duringthe holiday season … Lee Martie (’90), aMonticello attorney, spent 11 days in his birth-country of South Korea in November receivingadvanced training in tae kwon do and searchingfor members of his birth-family. Although thesearch for his Korean family was unsuccessfulthis time, Martie returned home with a renewedsense of respect for the decision his birth-mothermade in putting him up for adoption at the age offive and an enhanced view of his own citizenshipin America … Susan Anderson (’97) and her

husband, Dave, of Cook dream of the day theircombined artistic endeavors might supportthem. In the meantime, their artwork finds anaudience at the Natural Foods Co-op in Virginiawhere Susan is currently employed. Her favoritemediums include ceramics, tile work, drawingand painting while Dave fashions bowls, plattersand furniture from wooden burls .. Kirsten Ask-Mickelsen (’93) and her brother, David BoydAsk, are pursuing a Christian music career inNashville, TN. The pair, singing under the nameKirsten Boyd, have signed with Foremost Talentof Louisville. They plan to release a compactdisc and embark on tour early this year …Daphne Johnson (’97), coordinator of theWarroad Schools Indian Education Program, iswriting a grant that, if approved, would expandofferings made by the program … John Eklund(’91), a Red Lake Elementary School teacher,represented Minnesota at the National AmericanIndian Science and Engineering Societyconference at Houston, TX, in November …Jim Graham (’94), president of TR Electric inBemidji, was recently selected as AssociateBuilder of the Year by the Builders Associationof Minnesota … Eric Allen (’90) and his wife,Melodie, live in Two Harbors where they bothteach music lessons. Eric also does audio videowork and drives a school bus. They have twosons ages three and five-months … JamisonCarl Lindseth (’96) and Robyn Trae Petersonplan to be married March 28 at St. Joseph’sCatholic Church in Gilbert. Lindseth is

employed with R.E.M., Inc. in Bemidji …Jason Hermiston (’95) was recently hired as aprobation officer for Clearwater County wherehe handles all juvenile cases, adult misde-meanor and gross misdemeanor probationcases in the county as well as supervising thesentence to serve crew … Fred Yiran (’90)gave students at Horace May ElementarySchool a multi-cultural music lesson usingcarved wooden drums. The African artist usedthe carvings on the drums as a basis forteaching an appreciation of each person’sindividual talents and strengths. Hispresentation was part of Horace May’s winterfestival … Tom Robertson (’92) has beennamed producer/reporter of Minnesota PublicRadio station KCRB/KNBJ in Bemidji.Robertson worked for the past five years asnews director for R.P. Broadcasting in Bemidjiand has also held reporting and editingpositions at several local newspapers … KellyJohn Foy (’97) works for a Minneapolissporting goods manufacturer. He and his wife,Rebecca, recently added a son to their family… Tracy Aandal (’92) and Jeff Bluth (’93)were married in ‘93 and live in Brainerd withtheir one-year-old daughter. Jeff works forEnterprise Rent-A-Car and Tracy has returnedto graduate school at St. Cloud State tocomplete a special education licensure ... SaraBoettcher (’94) lives in Mankato and works asa graphic designer at Corporate GraphicsCommercial.

Ruth Quam and Timothy Webb

For Esther (Carlson) Instebo,her lifetime has been one of giv-ing. Now, through the benefits ofa charitable gift annuity, she hasdiscovered a means to extend thegiving to many future genera-tions.

Instebo grew up on her parent’shomestead outside of Bagley.She graduated from BemidjiState Teacher’s College in 1937.After teaching a few years inMinnesota she followed her heartand her future husband to Seattle,WA. They married in 1940 andEsther spent the next 36 yearsteaching elementary school.

She and her husband, Al,shared the belief that it was theirresponsibility to be contributingmembers to the society in whichthey lived and to take care of theplanet we all call home.

This sense of responsibilityfound them actively participatingin recycling programs long be-fore it was a way of life. Throughrecycling, they raised enoughmoney to purchase land for a parkin their community. They alsopurchased plants and flowers forthe park. Their efforts were rec-ognized by Washington’s KingCounty and the residents of Up-per Preston when they named thispark the Instebo Park.

A few years ago, they helpedorganize and fund the ClearwaterCounty (MN) Humane Society,so animals were cared for andlooked after responsibly. They

Gift Annuity

Examples of Single-LifeGift Annuity Rates

Age of Donor Rate of Return60 6.9%62 7.0%64 7.2%66 7.3%68 7.5%70 7.7%72 7.9%74 8.2%76 8.6%78 9.0%80 9.4%82 9.8%84 10.2%86 10.8%88 11.4%

90 or over 12.0%

John Graupman (’50) of BemidjiMark Tarmann (’85) of San

Diego, CAElois Segersten (’72) of BemidjiOrvis Wik (’48) of BemidjiBetty Lou Locke (’65) of BemidjiArloene “Westy” (James) Sekula

(former faculty) of BemidjiScott Albiston (’95) of BarnumKaren Bernard (’77) of McIntoshMuriel Phelps Ross (’68)

of Buckland, AKWallace Marvin Abbott (’38)

of BemidjiDulcie M. Sunne (’48) of BaudetteAgnes Ostrem (’53) of LanesboroDonald English (’57) of MentorDennis Frederick (’81) of Sauk

RapidsMadie Holty (’34) of BagleyTerry Del Monte (’72)

IN MEMORIAM

As a BSU alumna and a pub-lic school teacher for 41 years,Instebo knows the value of a goodeducation - both for herself andfor young people. She is so com-mitted to that belief that she’s in-vested in it through a charitablegift annuity to the BSU Founda-tion. The annuity will pay her agood income for the remainder ofher life, and then be turned into ascholarship fund so that othersmay also have the benefit of a

Esther Instebo

D-IHOCKEY

THE DRIVE TO

said.“If Bemidji played a D-Ischedule, they’d be competitiveright now. They are eight play-ers or so away from being a Di-vision I caliber team.”

Bensen added that it will takea lot of work, from alumni andlocal fans, to get the Drive to D-I completed and that the Univer-sity would not move up to Divi-sion I unless the support camethrough sponsorship and fundraising. He also felt that the chal-lenge is worth the effort.

“We have a fine University inour academic programs and stu-dent services,” he said. “DivisionI will give us much more visibil-ity. I am convinced that movingto Division I Men’s Hockey willbe good for all of North Centraland Northwest Minnesota. We’llneed fan support from through-out the region. Moreover, it willgive us the opportunity to pro-mote this region and its peopleacross the country.” ■

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have served as surrogate parentsto many youngsters, helpingthem to achieve all that they arecapable of. And it is her dreamto someday replant the trees thathave been harvested on hermother’s homestead, so that itwill be left as they found it.

Instebo has spent her whole lifegiving. It’s what she knows best.In her retirement, she has founda way to give financially and stillmake sure she has a sufficient in-come for the remainder of herlife. Instebo discovered that acharitable gift annuity is a terrificway to make a gift to the causesshe cares most about, increase herannual income, and reduce hertax bill - all at the same time.That’s what she found out a fewyears ago when she made her firstcharitable gift annuity. It workedso well, she’s done more.

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Esther Instebo

quality college education.“How else can senior citizens

be assured of high interest ontheir investments and have theadded benefit of reducing theamount of income tax they pay?”she commented. “One’s haloreally shines when we realize itallows us to live on in the livesof the young people who receivethe scholarships long after wehave gone.”

Individuals interested in learn-ing how to make a difference inthe lives of young people and re-ceive additional income may con-tact the BSU Foundation at 218-755-2876 or toll free at 888-234-5718. ■

ow else can senior citizens be assured of high interest on their investments and have

the added benefit of reducing the amountof income tax they pay?”

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SummerSummer, a time for vacations,

weekends at the beach, eveningpicnics with the family, and crispmornings spent canoeing downrivers, hiking through a state parkor watching the sunrise whilecatching up on that new novelthat’s been waiting for months.

And time for classes - yes,classes - at Bemidji State.

Summer has seen an increasein activity on the BSU campusover the past few years as morestudents of all ages are signingup for one of the many programs.

Summer is a time for camps forschool-age children and BSU hastraditionally hosted a number ofthese. Sports camps — includingbasketball, hockey andcheerleading — will all be heldagain. The University’s longest-running program for young stu-dents, the MusiCamp, will bestarting its 51st year of offeringsessions for instrumentalists andvocalists.

Upward Bound Project is an-other summer activity featured onthe BSU campus. Continuouslyfunded since 1966 through agrant from the federal govern-ment, Upward Bound servesqualifying students from areahigh schools each summer. The1998 Upward Bound programwill be held for six weeks, start-ing June 14, and is expected toinclude 65 students.

While on campus, the UpwardBound students are exposed to anumber of classes that challengethem academically and person-ally. The students also take partin a number of social and culturalofferings through the program.

Summer is also a time for stu-dents over the age of 60, whohave a variety of Elderhostel pro-grams to explore as they expandtheir horizons and develop newinterests. The participants live in

university housing, dine on cam-pus and attend classes instructedby University personnel.

Elderhostels are usually held inone week blocks and offer a vari-ety of interesting subject matter,including a choral workshop, aclass on mining in the state, and acourse on Native Americans inMinnesota.

While these offerings for spe-cific individuals add a diverse mixto the student population fromJune through September, the vastmajority of individuals come tocampus to enroll in short courses,workshops or regularly scheduledclasses during summer sessions.

A major cross section of allUniversity academic departmentsoffer summer session classes, ac-cording to Joelyn Scriba, actingdean for the Center of ExtendedLearning/Summer Sessions.

“Within each college, depart-ments are able to offer courses ina variety of formats,” Scriba ex-plained. “They allow for studentsto select a class in a more tradi-tional setting with a regular meet-ing time over a long period oftime to a class that meets for con-centrated blocks of time, usuallytwo weeks or less.”

The summer of 1998 may beone of the busiest ever for theseacademic offerings. Scriba ex-pects the normal interest fromteachers and other professionalsreturning to campus to upgradeskills and learn the latest trendsin their fields.

This summer will also be thefinal one where classes are of-fered in the quarter system asBSU joins other Minnesota statecolleges and universities in shift-ing to semesters in the fall of1998. Many students will berounding out requirements or fin-ishing off degrees prior to thechange.

Summer Time is School Timeat Bemidji StateFor these students, Bemidji

State has an academic programthat includes three different typesof learning opportunities.• Summer Sessions, hundreds ofclasses from the University cata-log presented in a traditional set-ting during the course of a day; stu-dents take a variety of courses overone or both sessions; first summersession runs from June 8 to July10 while the second session isscheduled July 13 to Aug. 14.• Block Courses, classes that arelisted in the University catalogbut are offered as an intense pro-gram of study during a period oftwo weeks or less; typically a stu-dent will enroll in one blockcourse during a given time pe-riod; offered throughout the sum-mer in a variety of field.• Workshops, intense experi-ences offered for credit that ex-plore an academic class that is notlisted in the current Universitycatalog but is applicable to a va-riety of professions; like blockcourses, students generally enrollin one workshop during a specificperiod of time and a wide varietyof sessions are offered through-out the summer.

Summer is a popular time forthese selections, especially inBemidji where many peoplebring their families along to en-joy the natural setting while theyearn additional credits.

A schedule of summer coursesand activities is available by con-tacting the Summer Session Of-fice, Deputy Hall D-3D, BemidjiState University, 1500 BirchmontDrive NE, Bemidji, MN 56601-2699 (218-755-2068; or 1-800-475-2001 weekdays from 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m., dial extension 2738;cel@vax1.bemidji.msus.edu). ■

WANTED: Alumni Runners forGrandma’s Marathon

The Bemidji State University Alumni Association, in collabo-ration with the other six Minnesota state universities, will be spon-soring the second annual Grandma’s Marathon Challenge, whichis a competition between Minnesota state universities and will befolded into the Grandma’s Marathon. In 1997, Team BSU won theevent and are in possession of the traveling trophy which was pre-sented during the Marathon Challenge Awards Ceremony.

To be eligible, each university must have a team comprised ofat least five persons who must be individually entered in the mara-thon. All members of a team must be either an alum, student oremployee of that university. At least one team member must befemale and at least one must be over 40 years old (one masterwoman can fulfill both requirements).

Team members must pay the individual entry fee to Grandma’sMarathon, but, there is no additional fee to participate in the teamchallenge. Members of the team representing Bemidji State Uni-versity will receive a singlet from the BSU Alumni Association towear during the race and will be invited to attend the awards cer-emony and reception at 5 p.m. at Grandma’s Sports Garden inDuluth’s Canal Park.

If you are a runner in Grandma’s Marathon and want to registeras a member of the Team BSU, please contact the BSU AlumniAssociation office by phone 218-755-3989; toll-fee phone 1-888-234-2687; or via e-mail alumni@vax1. bemidji.msus.edu. This isa fun event for everyone involved.

Go Team BSU!

Homecoming 1998is September 25-26

It’s not too early to mark your calendars and plan to attend BSUHomecoming 1998 which is scheduled to take place September25-26, 1998. All alumni events will be held in the Beaux ArtsBallroom on the BSU campus, including the Athletic Hall of FameInduction Ceremony on Friday evening, September 25, as well asthe events scheduled for the Saturday, September 26: the AlumniAssociation Honors Luncheon, the post-game reception and theHomecoming dance featuring “The Whitesidewalls.” Mark yourcalendars now!

Keeping in Touch withthe BSU Alumni Association

The Bemidji State University Alumni Association wants tostay in touch with you! Check out the following addresses/telephone numbers!

Web:http://info.bemidji.msus.edu/alumni/

E-mail:Alumni@vax1.bemidji.msus.edu

Telephone:(218) 755-3989 (local calls)(888) 234-2687 (toll free)(218) 755-4146 (fax)

Address:1500 Birchmont Dr. #DPH, Bemidji, MN 56601-2699

Join BSU Alumni listservJoin fellow BSU alumni on the BSU alumni listserve. To sub-

scribe and unsubscribe from the list, all you need to do is sendyour commands to the following address.

listserv@info.bemidji.msus.eduThe listserve will respond to the following three commands,

SUBSCRIBE alumniUNSUBSCRIBE alumniHELP

The first command subscribes you to the alumni list; the secondtakes you off the list; and the third sends a help message. Thesecommands should go in the subject part of your e-mail. Whenyou send the SUBSCRIBE command, the listserve will send youa reply that indicates that you have subscribed. Similar messagesappear for the UNSUBSCRIBE command. Once subscribed, mes-sages can be sent to all listserve participants at the following ad-dress.

alumni@info.bemidji.msus.edu

Communiquesfrom the Alumni Office