BSUCalendarSeptember 24, 2004

BSU Foundation Board MeetingSeptember 24 - 25, 2004

Homecoming 2004 - Got Green?September 24, 2004

Alumni Honors BanquetSeptember 25, 2004

40-Year Reunion - Class of 1964October 15 - 16, 2004

Athletic Hall of Fame WeekendOctober 15, 2004

Athletic Hall of Fame BanquetOctober 16, 2004All Sport Reunion

October 22 - 23, 200425-Year Reunion of ‘78-’79 & ‘79-’80

NCAA Championship Men’s Hockey TeamNovember 6, 2004

Metrodome Classic Football GameNovember 6, 2004

Pre-hockey Game Alumni ReceptionBuffalo Wild Wings - Mankato

December 4, 2004BSU Alumni Association

Board MeetingMarch 19 - 21, 2005

Winter Rendezvous - Laughlin, NVMay 12, 2005

50-Year Class Reunion of Class of ‘55May 13, 2005

Golden Beaver Society LuncheonMay 13, 2005

BSU CommencementCheck www.bsualumni.org for a

more complete calendar of events taking place on the BSU campus.

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Erosion, fertilizers, failing sep-tic systems, lawns sweeping to the shoreline, invasive species, over development and inappropriate land use all take their toll. That’s been long established. And many real estate agents can tell you that clearer water generally brings big-ger prices for lakeshore property. What’s new about this study is that it provides the data to measure the extent to which lake water quality impacts shoreland values. “For a long time, we’ve had a fairly tangible understanding of costs associated with land use issues,” Welle said. “What we’ve lacked are the economic benefits of better land management.” The study is not the first of its kind in the United States, but it is the most comprehensive, ac-cording to Parson. The state of Maine completed three studies a few years ago using the same model for correlating water clar-ity and property values, but none as large as the Minnesota work. Wisconsin also has done some small-scale investigations. “We did 20 different measures to factor out water quality, and we had better access to geographic information,” said Parson of the Minnesota study. “We visited

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It would have been easy to tune out a couple of college professors on a picture-perfect July morning. It is lower Sattgast Hall, where the sunlight danced across Lake Bemidji just outside the room window. The view is great, and concentration is elusive. But Dr. Charlie Parson, BSU professor of geography, and Dr. Patrick Welle, BSU professor of economics and environmental studies, have been anything but tuned out. And it’s a good thing for those who love the lake view from Sattgast or anywhere else. Recent research by Welle and Parson on property values along north-central Minnesota lakes has brought listeners to attention, not just on campus but also in the state’s political arena, across the nation, and as far away as Australia. What they found is that it’s more than a great view that affects lakeshore property values. Water quality -- in particular depth of clarity, how far you can see into the water -- can send land values up or down. Calculations were made based on studying water clarity in 37 lakes in the Mississippi Headwa-ters Region. From these lakes, researchers tracked 1,350 prop-erty sales that occurred from 1996 through 2001 to measure how values rose or fell in correlation with water quality. Final statistics were based on 1,205 lots. On average, according to the study, land values would increase $60 per foot of frontage for each one-meter gain in water clarity. For some lakes, property values would change much more or less dramatically. Results overall showed that mil-lions of dollars in property values on Minnesota’s lakes could be lost or gained upon a one-meter change in water clarity. “It’s ominous given the likely trend in Minnesota of diminishing lake water clarity,” Welle said. “In some lakes, we’ve seen clarity drop by a meter in the last decade.”

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1,350 sites. The numbers alone give this study legitimacy.” The research was completed under the direction of the Missis-sippi Headwaters Board, a land-use planning group and funded through a $100,000 grant from the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources. Parson and Welle coordinated the study, along with two BSU graduate students, Elizabeth Boyer and Charles Krysel, with assis-tance from six undergraduates. Before the study’s official re-lease in the spring of 2003, Parson and Welle were invited to pres-ent findings at the ninth annual International River Festival in Brisbane, Australia, and the third annual Minnesota Smart Growth Conference in Minneapolis, which was covered by the Star Tribune with the story distributed by the Associated Press. “It just exploded from there,” said Welle, who noted the study took on a life of its own. “We had media contacts from half the states, as well as the Canadian providences.” Parson and Welle have since kept a brisk pace of speaking engagements, including presenta-tions to 24 lakeshore associations, natural resources professionals,

real estate agents, legislators and others concerned about land use and development issues. Study results also have been circulated among policy making or-ganizations, including the Minne-sota Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Association of Wa-tershed Districts and the governor’s office, where it became part of the literature supporting the Governor’s Clean Lakes Initiatives. Study results proved important when Minnesota legislators re-cently passed a statewide ban on phosphorous in lawn fertilizers, which create runoff harmful to the state’s lakes, rivers and wetlands. Also, the U.S. Army Corp of En-gineers has expressed an interest in the results to create economic estimates for its practices in man-aging reservoir operations in the Headwaters Region. This might include studying Lake Winnibig-oshish, which was not included in the original work. “It’s been amazing and it con-tinues to grow,” Welle said of the response to the study. “As more people learn about it and the infor-mation continues to percolate, we should see more people applying it to policy issues.”

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“T oo many lakes have been overdeveloped or subjected to unsustainable uses. Too many septic systems are not working properly. In some cases, we’re loving our lakes to death."

Dr. Patrick Welle

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The Beverly A. and Kenneth E. Henriques CollectionA Gift from the Daily Landscape of Their Lives

A Sample of AntiquityDESCRIPTIONS OF THREE BOOKS IN THE COLLECTION

The Bible Containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the former Translations diligently compared and reunited By his Majesties special commandement. London: Robert Barker, Printer to the King’s most Excellent Majestie, 1611.A 1611 (72-lines per page) edition of the first “standard” English-language King James Bible, occupying the first 555 pages of the volume. This rarity is one of the famous “He- She” Bibles, with a variant passage in Ruth, iii, 15, “... and she went into the citie.” Judging from the corrupted imprint date on the title page and other well-cataloged bibliographic deviations--all part of the book’s complicated history--BSU’s copy is a slightly later compilation, derived from original and subsequent plates.

+++++Fifty Comedies and Tragedies Written by Francis Beaumont And John Fletcher, Gentle-men. All in one Volume. Published by the Authors Original Copies, the Songs to each Play being added. London: Printed by J. Macock for John Martyn [et al], 1679.A second folio, the first complete edition of these Beaumont and Fletcher plays, containing seventeen not included in the first folio. This edition contains additional works by Ben Jonson, Nathaniel Field, Philip Massinger, and William Rowley. William Shakespeare’s last work for the stage, Two Noble Kinsmen, co-written with Fletcher and first published in 1634, is also included. The collection is a valuable source of plays important in their day but now difficult to locate in any form.

+++++The Virginians A Tale of the Last Century by W.M. Thackeray. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858 and1859.Thackeray’s sequel to Henry Esmond, Esq. (1852) was arguably among his least well received novels. This rare first edition is also the original issue, in two volumes-24 individual soft-bound, stitched fascicles, numbered serially 1-24, as issued monthly between November, 1857 and October, 1857. Advertisements, invariably removed when the original parts were bound, are intact.

Books from earlier centuries, many containing lovely engraved illustrations, some bound in ani-mal skins, others in their original pamphlet-like unbound form, make up the Beverly A. and Ken-neth E. Henriques Collection of antiquarian books housed in the special collections room of the A.C. Clark Library at BSU. Donated to the University by retired BSU professor Kenneth Henriques, now deceased, and his wife, Beverly, the collection num-bers slightly over 200 titles with

the oldest dating back to 1543. It’s a representative sampling of rare antiquarian books any university would consider itself fortunate to receive and one that will certainly grow in historical significance with the passage of time, accord-ing to William Shaman, Bemidji State special collections librarian and archivist. Ken Henriques collected the books over the course of 40 years, primarily during his many trips to the United Kingdom, according to his wife, Beverly, who still lives in Bemidji and sometimes attends classes at BSU. He got to know many antiquarian book dealers in London and Oxford personally, developing lifelong friendships and an impressive network of rare book sources including well-known dealers such as Blackwell’s Rare Books of Oxford and many others. The collection dates predomi-nantly from the 17th and 18th cen-turies but does include two books from the 16th Century. Henriques was an enthusiastic collector who focused his energies on finding books dealing with the theologi-cal, scientific and literary, topics closely mirroring his academic

interests and life experiences. He joined the BSU English faculty in 1965 after receiving his master’s degree from Greyfriars College, Oxford University, with specializations in Chaucer, Milton and the history of the English language. Prior to that he lived the life of a Franciscan friar from 1944 to 1964. In 1966, he was appointed chair of the special programs committee, which developed the University Honors Program, the Foreign Studies Program and other innovative academic op-tions. The Oxford-Cambridge Program Henriques established when he was serving as chair of the English Department became the Eurospring program in 1979, which is still popular today. His directions were refocused in 1981 when he was appointed director of foreign studies where he es-tablished the BSU International Senior Hostel Program in 1982. Beverly and Kenneth began donating portions of the book collection to the library around the time of his retirement in 1989. She’s continued to make periodic donations to the library’s collec-tion since her husband’s death at

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age 81 in 2000. She feels BSU is the best repository for the books that Kenneth valued so much. “Ken spent 24 years at BSU, and I still take classes there on subjects that interest me. It’s al-ways been a very precious place to us,” said Beverly, who gained her master’s degree at BSU and touched the lives of thousands of students during her 37-year career as an elementary teacher. “I spent the last 24 of those years teaching fifth-graders in the same room at the old Lincoln School in Nymore and I just loved it,” she said, add-ing that she’s eager for the book collection to be seen and used by as many people as possible. The Henriques Collection con-tains early editions of many important authors, Browning, Milton, Cave, Lever, Goldsmith, Papenbroeck, Bacon, Scott, Cardinal Bona, Butler, Thac-keray, Dickens, Kipling, Burns, Dr. Johnson, Galsworthy, Pope, Irving, Dryden, and Fielding among them. The volumes that Henriques acquired tend to be quite rare but none have been identified as one-of-a-kind discoveries, based on Shaman’s research of tracing each title through the U.S. Library of Congress and the Online Com-puter Library Center, a nonprofit computer service and research organization linking thousands of libraries worldwide. The archivist, who’s compiled a 300 page descriptive catalogue of the collection which is available for review in the special collec-tions room, singles out the fol-lowing as gems in the collection; an early edition, dating to 1668, of John Milton’s Paradise Lost and a compromised 1611 edition of the King James Bible, the first version of that Bible to be printed. Beverly said her husband’s favorites included the Milton vol-ume and a group of Shakespeare folios. All of these early books were produced using wood or metal plates to print each full page representing the earliest printing techniques first utilized in print-ing the Gutenberg Bible around the mid-15th Century. The collec-

TITLE PAGE (BELOW): This very early edition of

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e (Ken) always lived life the way he wanted. And that’s something not everyone is able to say.”

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Alumni AuthorLABOR OF LOVE

Vol. 20, No. 1, Fall 2004

Produced by the News and Publications Of-fice and the Alumni Office at Bemidji State University, HORIZONS is published quarterly and distributed without charge to BSU alumni, students, faculty, staff and other friends of the University.

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Hugh Bishop is a professional writer who earned a living strok-ing keyboards ever since he graduated from Bemidji State in 1968. His discipline was built over years of daily writing, and his craft polished with stories pro-duced for newspapers, magazines and public relations offices. Still, that first book was a for-midable obstacle even with 32 years of experience telling stories through the written word. “Looking at the project from the front end is probably the most difficult part for me,” said Bishop. “It always looks absolutely daunt-ing as I consider the work ahead. All you can do is start doing the homework, click on the com-puter, and begin putting words on pages. “Being involved in the research is a pleasure and translating that research into my own words goes a long way to offset those days when

Writing as aI review yesterday’s stuff and it stinks. Seeing pages become chap-ters is the ultimate satisfaction.” Since 2000, the resident of Two Harbors, MN, has experienced the ultimate satisfaction with the completion of three books, The Night the Fitz Went Down, By Water and Rail: A History of Lake County, Minnesota, and Haunted Lake Superior. Bishop is currently the senior writer at Lake Superior Magazine working on special projects, books and major features. He had previ-ously served at the magazine as managing editor. After leaving BSU, his experience includes working as a newspaperman, public relations specialist, editor, and publisher. He has lived in the Arrowhead Region for more than 20 years, with the Iron Range, North Shore and Lake Superior framing his current writing interests. His first book dealt with the sink-ing of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a fabled ore carrier that went down amid a severe storm on Novem-ber 10, 1975. His involvement in the project began when another writer couldn’t carry the story any further, leaving a manuscript that was too short for a book and too long for a magazine article. “As I worked on the research, it became interesting in itself and I couldn’t wait to plug new mate-rial into the manuscript,” Bishop remembered. “I was also involved in other projects, so it took about a year of pretty much daily but vary-ing periods of work to produce the finished manuscript. I found as it grew that it required ever greater vigilance to avoid redundancies or clashing one fact into another. “In the end, the writing was re-ally easier than the constant need to check facts, review sources, etc. The fact that I was dealing with a person that I had to accurately portray helped me stay involved by forcing me to analyze how I dealt with him in the book.”

The central character in the book was Captain Dudley J. Pa-quette, an experienced seaman on the Great Lakes who guided his ship the SS Wilfred Sykes onto the Big Lake from Duluth the same day the Fitzgerald left safe harbor. The book interlaces the known facts of the sinking with Paquette’s observations of the weather, experience on the lake, analysis of the data, and knowl-edge of the doomed ship’s crew. The result is an intriguing tale about the disaster and its cause. By Water and Rail was com-missioned by the Lake County Historical Society and relates the story of a county known for its Iron Range, enterprise on the Big Lake, and fiercely independent people. He returned to Lake Superior for this third book, published last year. Haunted Lake Superior was an extension of two previous books dealing with weird occur-rences on the Great Lakes pub-lished by the magazine. The new work focuses on Lake Superior and relates tales of supernatural, unnatural or unexplained phenom-enon from the body of water and the communities along its shore. His continued interest in writing about the region results somewhat from his days growing up on a farm west of Backus, MN. “Being a farm boy from the middle of Minnesota, I guess my fascination with the Iron Range and Lake Superior prob-ably springs from the fact that it’s so different from where I grew up,” Bishop said. “Here is an ethnic stew of folks who can still speak the languages heard in the early 1900s. Here is

Hugh Bishop

“I n the end, the writing was really easier than the constant

need to check facts, review sources, etc. The fact that I was dealing with a person that I had to accurately portray helped me stay involved by forcing me to analyze how I dealt with him in the book.”

Hugh Bishop

a body of water so vast that even the biggest ore boats disappear over the horizon in a matter of hours. Here is a history of people who supported themselves spar-tanly by hunting and gathering, commercial fishing, logging and digging and transporting the ore that virtually saved the world in two world wars.” For his next project, he would like to pursue a book he would call The Saints of Lake Superior. It would use a wealth of lore about the early Jesuit and protestant mis-sionaries who became legends for their work with Native Americans and early settlers. Bishop admits that he would likely have to pur-sue this sometime after he retires, when he can continue his writing as a labor of love.

JOBZ Program Encourages Business Owners to Come Home

Alumni of BSU and others are being urged to consider bringing their employment opportunities home to Bemidji or the region.

The Job Opportunity Building Zone (JOBZ) program, created by the State of Minnesota to stimulate job growth and economic expansion in greater Minnesota, has resulted in over 2,000 acres designated in the Headwaters Region for JOBZ. New and expanding businesses in state-selected JOBZ sites will be free from nearly all state and local taxes for up to 12 years.

The focus of the program is primarily the creation of manu-facturing jobs, although each local community has discretion on how to use the program to stimulate economic growth.

More information is available by contacting Susan Hoosier, Headwaters Regional Development Commission, 218-444-4732; Larry Young, city of Bemidji, 218-444-5757; Marcia Larson, city of Blackduck, 218-835-4803; or JOBZ, website http://www.deed.state.mn.us/bizdev/jobz.htm. Community profiles and available properties can be reviewed on the MnPro website http://www.mnpro.com/ hosted by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

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gae, especially diatoms, and the ecological recovery of abandoned coal strip mine areas in south-cen-tral Iowa. In 1998 he received the Friend of Science Education Award from the Iowa Academy of Science. Czarnecki’s work in the mi-croscopic world of diatoms is quite different from the world of lake balls, but his interest in the phenomenon was piqued as an undergraduate when Pat Trihey, a professor at BSU, told him where he could wade into Lake Bemidji, reach down, and come up with a handful of golf-ball-sized spheres. Czarnecki, who earned bache-lor’s and master’s degrees at BSU before obtaining a doctorate in phycology from Northern Arizona

University, continued observing lake balls during summer trips to Bemidji and began studying them more seriously in 1983. “I find all types of organisms to be intrinsically worth investigat-ing; certainly the lake balls are a curiosity, but all curiosities are worth investigating,” Czarnecki said. “Biologically speaking, the phrase ‘mere curiosity’ is an oxymoron, since every organism has a unique history, current ex-istence, and unknown future. “Given the large number of aquatic environments worldwide and the ease with which many of their inhabitants are dispersed, I find the apparent restricted distri-bution of lake balls to be a very intriguing phenomenon.” While some types of Cladopho-ra algae are as common as weeds, Lake Bemidji’s variety is a rarity that genetically matches balls in Japan and Iceland. The balls are frequently mistaken for clumps of moss or other plants. But their structure enables them to interconnect and, riding the action of wind and waves along sandy slopes, form green balls. “In Japan’s Lake Akan, they presently are afforded ‘National Living Monument’ status,” Czar-necki said. “In Iceland’s Lake Myvatn, where they are a very conspicuous component of the ecosystem, there is concern that they may be endangered. “Lake Bemidji may be their only remaining refuge in North America. It’s a neat novelty, one of those things you’re not aware of that’s in your backyard.”

They remained curiosities to Czarnecki until a few years ago when a Japanese phycologist, Dr. Isamu Wakana of Hokkaido, Ja-pan, requested information about the presence of Cladophora balls. Czarnecki was the only person in North American who responded by providing living materials, which came from Lake Bemidji. That request created the link to Iceland and began a remote col-laboration to learn more about the genetic matches of this par-ticular alga and how it came to exist in three distant locations. Scientists from Iceland are now in Japan studying what the Japanese call Marimo, the Icelanders have named Kuluskitur, and locals have dubbed lake balls. At a foot in diameter, the largest Marimo greatly overshadows its Lake Bemidji relatives. “I believe the relatively greater amount of scientific and emotional attraction of lake balls in both Ja-pan and Iceland compared to that in the US provides a sad commen-tary on our priorities,” Czarnecki added. “Americans, for the most part, have lost their sense of awe, respect and inquisitiveness toward the natural world around them. “This cultural phenomenon is quite pervasive; endeavors such as organismal biology and natural history are literally pooh-poohed and have been ‘scientifically’ de-valued. Unless an organism poses an immediate or potential threat, or is deemed valuable for human utilization, its existence is of little concern. “In my opinion this rather arro-gant view of our natural world is one of the greatest threats to our ultimate survival.”

The balls nestle at the bottom of Lake Bemidji, moved by the wind’s effect on the water’s cur-rent and molded by the sandy inclines of the north shore. At their core, photosynthesis creates gasses that cause them to rise and fall similar to the substance in a lava lamp. These are the Cladophora balls of Lake Bemidji, a spherical algal growth that is formed under suit-able conditions of turbulence, illumination and other factors. And Dr. Dave Czarnecki, a 1969 BSU graduate in biology and chemistry, has been watching the lake balls for nearly 40 years. Lake balls appear to be globally distributed in north temperate lakes in both Eurasia and North America. Historical records of them in North America are in-frequent, and Lake Bemidji may be their last continuous record in North America. Czarnecki is a professor at Loras College in Iowa and the curator of the Loras College Freshwater Diatom Culture Col-lection, the largest in the world. He is a nationally recognized expert on diatoms, a unicellular kind of alga. The author of several success-ful grants, Czarnecki has had 30 of his articles appear over

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the past decade in refereed or technical publi-cations while he has made doz-ens of presenta-tions in a variety of scientific and public settings. Another cur-rent research in-terest focuses on the distribution and ecology of freshwater al-

The editors of Horizons are exploring potential stories on the role Bemidji State University might have played in the building of family traditions and heritage.

Specifically, the University needs to identify families that fall into one or both of the following categories:•multiple generations of the same family who have attended Bemidji State; this might include grand-parents, parents and children; it might even extend to great grandparents, or could include just parents and children – especially if both parents are BSU alumni.•extended families who have attended Bemidji State; this would include a large number of individuals from the same family, including parents, uncles, grandparents, children, nieces, nephews and others.If your family fits into one or both of these categories, please chronicle the individuals and where they fall in the family lineage. The information may be emailed to news@bemidjistate.edu or mailed to:Communications Office, Bemidji State University #2, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE, Bemidji, MN 56601-2699

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MICHAEL ROBERGESwimming Upstream in a Sea of Sharks

The comprehension of a billion dollars was not foremost among Michael Roberge’s thoughts when he arrived on the Bemidji State University campus as a freshman out of Waterville-Elysian High School in southern Minnesota. Roberge chose BSU as the place he would pursue a political sci-ence degree because he liked the school size and its beautiful set-ting. Somewhere along the way, an interest in the stock market was rekindled, and he shifted majors to business administration and accounting. Fifteen years later, he fully com-prehends the enormity of the term as he oversees a portfolio of $35 billion within a company whose investment products are sold by firms such as Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney, and American Express. Roberge is a senior vice presi-dent for MFS Investment Man-agement in Boston, MA. He serves as the chief fixed-income officer, overseeing a group of ap-proximately 70 individuals who guide the company’s strategies in municipal bonds, high grade cor-porate bonds, government bonds, high-yield corporate bonds, mort-gage-backed bonds, emerging market bonds, and bonds on international markets. He sits on the eight-person management committee that runs the entire firm, which manages

around $135 billion in total as-sets. Roberge noted that he had an interest in the financial markets at a pretty young age, even though no one in his family had this back-ground. He switched majors dur-ing his sophomore year in search of the excitement the markets might provide. After leaving BSU in 1990 with his two degrees, he enrolled in the MBA program at Hofstra University in New York, where he also began an internship at Moody’s Investors Service that became a full-time position after graduation. Nearly three years later, he moved from New York to Boston to become an analyst with the Colonial Group, an investment management company. In 1996 he joined MFS as a fixed-income research analyst and his rise through corporate waters began. A year later he became a portfolio manager; in 2000 was promoted to associate director of fixed income research; and was named as director of fixed income research in 2002. His promotion to the chief fixed income officer and director of fixed income port-folio management came earlier this year. In the financial marketplace, MFS has been among the coun-try’s innovators. Its founders invented America’s first mutual fund, the Massachusetts Inves-tors Trust (MIT), in 1924. This

pioneering idea was originally greeted with skepticism. But when the investment commu-nity of the 1930s saw how MIT weathered the stock market crash of 1929, the number of mutual funds increased dramati-cally. Since 1924 mutual funds have made the financial marketplace accessible and affordable to millions of investors. MFS played an integral part in the industry’s founding and shared in its dramatic growth. Today, it remains committed to continue

its tradition of innovation in all areas of the marketplace: mutual funds, fixed/variable annuities, separately managed accounts, institutional money management, international products, and retire-ment plans. Roberge explained his firm does not provide financial counseling services but invests the money of others who use brokers or advi-sors not affiliated with MFS to make proper investment and asset allocation decisions. As a f ixed income portfolio manager at MFS, Roberge par-ticipates in the research process and strategy discussions while maintaining overall responsibility for portfolio construction as well as final buy or sell decisions and risk management. “Fixed income is synonymous with bonds,” Roberge said. “They are securities that pay a coupon and your principal back at ma-turity. They are less risky than stocks, as bondholders are paid ahead of stockholders in the event of a company’s bankruptcy. As people age, have a need for more income, and want to protect their savings, they tend to allocate a larger portion of their portfolio to bonds. “The exciting thing about in-vesting money is that while you do the same thing every day, every day is different. The markets are incredibly dynamic and change not only from day to day, but

within the day. The markets are impacted by geopolitical events, political events, general economic events, and company specif ic events. It is a challenge trying to outperform other smart people in the market, but incredibly reward-ing when you do.” He finds his career fast-paced, dynamic and not for the faint-of-heart due to the risk inherent when managing other people’s money. But the once small fish from Minnesota has survived the swim upstream. He did it by starting at the bottom, finding a niche that was comfortable and served his talents, and rising quickly to the surface after break-ing into the field. He noted that BSU wasn’t well known in the talent-rich pools of the East Coast, that that name recognition didn’t come easily. “But having said that, the actual education allowed me to easily work alongside peers from Ivy League institutions,” he added. “Many of the people who work for me now graduated from some of the most prestigious schools in the country – Harvard, MIT, Berkeley and Dartmouth to name a few. “The message is that BSU provides a fantastic foundation for students when they leave the school. It is what they do with the quality degree that will dictate future success.”

I“ t is a challenge trying to outperform other smart people in the market, but incredibly

rewarding when you do.”Michael Roberge

Where We Are ... What We’re Doing

ALL CITIES ARE LOCATED IN MINNESOTA UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

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birthday with an open house... Vern Treat (‘69), provost of Northwest Technical College-Bemidji, has retired after serving 10 years at NTC. His career in education spanned 35 years... Andy Wells (‘66), CEO of Wells Technology, was the featured speaker at the Goodridge Baccalaureate Service in May. He is a 1961 Goodridge High School graduate, lives in Bemidji and is one of seven inventors named to the state Board of Invention. The Senate confirmed his appointment in mid-May... Carolyn Hegland (‘69) was among a 10-member church group from the Bemidji area that traveled to visit their sister church in Madagascar recently. The travelers spent most of their time in or near the northern coastal city of Mahajanga... Talleiv Vollen (‘64) donated a limited edition print of a painting by Gary Miller to the Bemidji Public Library. The print was donated in memory of Ruth Stenerson who was a board mem-ber and president of the Bemidji Public Library and the library foundation.

1970sElaine Hoffman (‘73) is co-owner of the new Babe’s Boutique located in the new Hampton Inn & Suites in Bemidji. The boutique offers a collection of gift and clothing items reflecting dominant north woods themes... Adele (Levchak) Munsterman (‘74) and her husband, Walt, recently attended the National Education Association’s convention in Washington, D.C., as two of more than 9,000 teacher delegates. Adele has been selected as secretary-treasurer of the College of Education’s Alumni Association at the University of Minnesota

and the Rules Committees. He lives with his wife, Joan, in Grand Rapids. They have four grown chil-dren and 10 grandchildren... Gerry Ackermann (‘66) has retired, having spent 38 years as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District. He is the district’s longest-serving educator, having worked under every superintendent in the district’s history... Rich Siegert (‘67) is the owner of Bemidji’s new Hampton Inn & Suites located on Lake Bemidji at the former site of the Edgewater Inn. The hotel employs 40 to 50 people and the convention center will accommodate between 250 and 325 attendees. The hotel provides 70 guest rooms and 30 suites and also houses the new Green Mill Restaurant and a gift shop, Babe’s Boutique... Ed Treska (‘69), a city administrator in Grand Rapids, was among three finalists interviewed by the Lake Elmo City Council for the position of city administrator there. Between 1990 and 2000, he worked with Anoka County in several different positions before moving into city administration in Grand Rapids... Donald Langan (‘64), superintendent for the St. Louis County Schools, has been named an Administrator of Excellence by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators. He was honored at a statewide convention held April 1 in Bloomington for his leadership, concern for students, and active involve-ment in professional and community affairs... Bobbi Sellon (‘69) of Bemidji recently celebrated her 80th birthday with an open house... Edith Her-ington (‘61) of Bemidji recently celebrated her 90th

for the 2004-05 school year. She has served on that board for three years... Jan (Magnusson) MaGee (‘75) and her husband, Gene, live with their children, Sean and Erin, in Alexandria, VA. Jan is a pre-school teacher and Gene works for the U.S. Department of Transportation... Randy Brueland (‘70) has retired from a 34-year teaching career, having spent 30 of those years at the Pine River-Backus School District teaching science to seventh-graders. He and his wife of 31-years, Ruth, have two sons and three grandchildren... Terri Otterstad (‘74) was recently elected president of the Bemidji Visitors & Convention Bureau, an organization that markets and promotes the Bemidji Area as a tourism, recreation, sports and convention center. Otterstad is the owner of the Holiday Inn Express in Bemidji... Michael Kelsey (‘73) and his wife, Pamela Kelsey (‘71) recently celebrated 30 years in the jewelry business at Kelsey’s As You Like It in downtown Bemidji. The business opened as a craft and jewelry store in 1974 and specializes in custom-designed jewelry. A portion of its anniversary sale proceeds will be donated to Ours to Serve House of Hospitality as a thank you to the community... Ron Johnson (‘75) is seeking re-election to the Bemidji City Council Ward 3 seat. He is the design/ promotion manager at Lakeland Public Television and lives in Bemidji’s Ward 3 with his wife, Carol, and daughter, Jennifer... Bruce Sandahl (‘70) has served as Lancaster School’s driver’s education teacher since 1970 and has taught nearly 700 students to drive

1950sDuane Wilson (‘57) and his wife, Joan, are semi-retired and living in Spokane, WA. They have four grown children, Steve, Mike, Sue and Monica... Nora Stevens (‘51) was among a 10-member church group from the Bemidji area that traveled to visit their sister church in Madagascar recently. The travelers spent most of their time in or near the northern coastal city of Mahajanga... Kermit Anderson (‘59) is a founding member of the Paul Bunyan Vintage Auto Club which hosted its 21st annual show in Bemidji this summer... Lowell Vaughn (‘56) and his wife, Shirley, of Bemidji celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 12... Harold Drescher (‘57) and his wife, Carol, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

1960sAl Kendall (‘68) was a fishing guide this summer during the 18th Annual Take a Kid Fishing event in Bemidji... Lanny Cyr (‘69), a contractor for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, spent five months

working in Iraq. His crew of about 300 workmen helped build Victory Base for the Army Corps at Al Fa Palace in a Baghdad suburb. The palace is walled and had formerly served as a hunting retreat for Saddam Hussein. He and his wife, Kathryn (‘68), live in Bemidji... Vivian Sutch (‘69), a Spanish teacher at New Prague High School, retired this spring... Robert Blank (‘64) of Bemidji has filed as a candidate to serve on the Bemidji School Board... Sandy Guyan (‘65) of Bemidji, a teacher at Riverside School in Bemidji, has retired after serv-ing 18 years in the school district... Karen Amble (‘66) is employed as a real estate agent with Realty Executives in Bemidji... Loren Solberg (‘65) an-nounced recently that he will seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives District 3-B seat. The DFL Party unanimously endorsed him for his 12th term. District 3-B includes all of Aitkin County and the southwestern part of Itasca County. He was the first chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and is currently the lead DFLer on the committee. He also serves on the Capital Invest-ment, Government Operation and Veteran Affairs

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Where We Are ... What We’re Doingtary... Ron Koetter (‘75) has retired from the Bemidji Fire Department after serving 28 years as a career fi refi ghter. He became fi re captain in 2001 and also served 22 years as a member of the Bemidji Pioneer Volunteer Fire Department... Eileen Floura (‘71) and her husband, Wayne, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 20... Margaret Tully (‘76) has been teaching fourth grade in the White Bear School District for 21 years. She and her husband, Jim, have two children, Jenny 23, and Theresa, 19, and live in Stillwater... Sharon Botelle-Sherman (‘74) is semi-retired and tutors seventh-graders. She and her husband, Norman, live in Woodbury and have three grown children, Brett, Leslie and Kathy... Al Nohner (‘70) and his wife Peggy (Sieg-mund) (‘92) had their son Michael named as the Junior Usher for the 2004 Commencement at BSU. The junior male and the junior female with the highest GPA in their class are chosen to usher the senior class into the fi eldhouse for the ceremonies. Michael was the second in the family selected for this honor as older brother Matt (‘03) was the 2002 junior usher. It was the fi rst time that two brothers had earned this distinction. Both Al and Peggy work at BSU and live in Bemidji... Edward Coyle (‘75) of Blackduck is teaching in Kelliher. He’s divorced and has two children, Nolan, 21, and Kimberly, 19... A. Fredrickson (‘79), a teacher living in Anoka, is developing a novel on 12th Century architecture and writing a paper on

theoretical physics... Beryl Blashill (‘72) of Bemidji recently married Myron Wernberg... Jim Clark (‘75) tied for low score of the day in Bemidji’s Birchmont Golf Tournament’s men’s championship division, shooting an opening round of 69... Bob Kobilka (‘76) of Bemidji played in this year’s Birchmont Golf Tournament, shooting a 77 in opening round executive division action.

1980sDavid Harrington (‘82) took the title in the corporate division for the Bemidji Woolen Mills at the Hackensack canoe races this summer... Kirk Karstens (‘80) performed in the Bemidji Community Theatre dinner theater play entitled “Remedial Surveillance,” presented in early June at the Blue Moon Classic Restaurant north of Bemidji... Megan Lescarbeau (‘88) and her husband, Tim (95), return to Bemidji every summer to compete in the Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic... Todd Lescarbeau (‘89) and Mark Lescarbeau (‘87) return to Bemidji every summer to compete in the Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic and get together with their brother,Tim, and his wife Megan. Todd is a teacher in Bloomington who also spends the summer months as a fi shing guide on Lake Vermilion and Mark lives in Minnetonka and works in sales. The Lescarbeau brothers were all members of the BSU men’s hockey team during its undefeated national

enforcement. He hopes to complete his doctorate degree next year. He and his wife, Deb, have two children, Michael, 17, and Mallary, 13... Jim Balfour (‘78) has been hired as director of marketing for Spectrum Health Co. of Virginia. He was most recently employed by the JPG Group in Virginia... Allen Aaseby (‘70) has been named the 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Thief River Falls Chamber of Commerce. Prior to devoting all of his efforts to his business, Aaseby Metalworks, he was a teacher in School District 564 for 25 years. Aaseby Metalworks manufactures production machines, machines that quite frequently make machines, for clients such as Arctic Cat and ODC... Donald Holcomb (‘77) lives in St. Paul... Marsha Machacek (‘70) retired from a 32-year teaching career in the Pine River-Backus School District. She and her husband of 27 years, Jim, have two children and fi ve grandchildren... Judy Johnston (‘71), an elementary physical education teacher in Backus for 33 years, has retired. She and her husband, Bob, who also taught at Backus, have two grown children, Heather and Rob, and two grandchildren... Arlen Larson (‘74) of Bagley has been awarded an Advocacy Achievement Award by Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota for his work as a judicare attorney. Legal Services serves low-income and elderly residents of 22 northwestern Minnesota counties. One attorney or fi rm is selected from each of four Bar Association Districts in the 22 counties to receive the award. It’s

through the years... Jack Plattner (‘70) retired recently having spent 34 years teaching in both the Gary and Norman County East School Districts. He taught industrial arts and was also the instructor for the building trades program through the Pine to Prairie Cooperative. He also coached junior high basketball for 28 years and junior high football for 30 years... Jayne Clark (‘70), an elementary teacher at Magelssen Elementary School since 1971, has retired. She and her husband, Jerry (‘73), recently sold their home in Fosston and relocated to the Grand Rapids area. Their son, Troy, lives in Reno, NV... Bruce Greendahl (‘71), an elementary teacher at Magelssen Elementary School since 1971, has retired. In addition to teaching fi fth- and sixth-graders, he also coached in a variety of assignments during his career and refereed high school basketball and volleyball for 25 years. He and his wife, Bev, have three grown children, Randy, Pat, and Wendy, all of whom pursued careers in education... Tom Welle (‘72), of First National Bank, Bemidji, has been named to the 2004-05 Minnesota Bankers Association Board of Directors... Tim Morgan (‘70) of Cokato retired this year from a 34-year career of teaching fi fth grade. His wife, Janet, retired at the same time from 35 years of teaching second grade... Mike Herbert (‘79), a former Wadena County deputy, recently accepted a full-time position as an assistant professor in the BSU Criminal Justice Department after spending more than 20 years in law

given in recognition of outstanding legal work making a difference to the disadvantaged. Larson has been a judicare panel member since 1984... Susan Alstrom (‘76), a teacher from International Falls and a traveler, talked about her travels this spring at a fundraiser for the Falls Education Foundation called “Supper With Sue.” Her travel credits include climbing two of the world’s highest Seven Summits, rafting in Costa Rica, cycling through Alaska and traveling to all seven continents... Joe Aitken (‘72) was named the Honored Educator for 2003-04 by a group of Twin Cities higher education institutions that hosted the 18th Annual Graduation Banquet to honor American Indian graduates in the metropolitan area. Each year they recognize the special contributions one individual has made to the success of Indian students. Aitken has been instrumental in helping thousands of American Indian students attend and graduate from post-secondary institutions by providing access to school through his work with the Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program. He is currently employed as a high school counselor, driver’s training instructor and golf coach at the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School on the Leech Lake Reservation... Barry Prichard (‘76) and his wife, Joan, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in May with an open house held at Concordia Language Villages... David Thompson (‘71) is retiring after spending 33 years at Red Lake Elemen-

Wieseman to Direct Athletic Fund Raising

Lyndon Wieseman has been named the director of development for ath-letic fund raising at Bemidji State University. As part of the BSU Foundation staff, Wieseman will be housed in the David Park House adjacent to campus. He replaces Doug Peters, who left the Uni-versity earlier this summer to accept a position in athletic administration at Valley City State. “A strong athletic program can

Trumpet Ensemble Blows Their HornsThe Bemidji State University Trumpet Ensemble picked a great place to blow their horns. The International Trumpet Guild (ITG) selected the eight instrumentalists to be among 20 performing student groups from three countries at its national conference in Denver last June. The BSU troupe was the fi rst from Minnesota afforded the honor in the past decade, and they blew away the audience, which included some of the most accomplished trumpet players in the world. Others selected to appear during the event included musicians from Arizona State, the University of Oklahoma, University of Oregon, New Mexico State, and Kansas State. “This was the performance of a lifetime for this group,” said Dr. Del Lyren, professor and chair of the Bemidji State Music Department. “There is not a more pressure-fi lled performance venue for trumpet players. I would say it’s the equivalent of the BSU hockey team competing in the Division I national tournament.” The ITG was founded to promote communication among trumpet players around the world and to improve the artistic level of performance, teaching and literature. It has more than 6,000 members from 64 countries. The Bemidji ensemble was featured as the opening prelude to the recital of trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti, a Grammy Award winner. They performed a number written specifi cally for them by Dr. Patrick Riley, BSU professor of music, as well as an original composition and an arrangement by Lyren. The performers included Davin Rosenberg, sophomore, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Katie VanDerMeer, sophomore, Bemidji, MN; Ryan Sackett, senior, Grand Rapids, MN; Kevin Kleindl, freshman, Graceville, MN; Shayla Schaefer, freshman, Willmar, MN; Graham Steeds, junior, Winnipeg; and Caitlin Weber, Estacada, OR. Tom Erdman, concert reviewer, had high praise for the Bemidji group. “This student ensemble showed how lyrically expressive playing performed with singular purpose can create exquisite music,” he said. “The ensemble always played with a unifi ed sense of dynamic contrast aided by brilliantly moving articulated passages alternating nicely with their smooth and clearly tapered phrase work.” The audience received a surprise and a lift during the performance when Bobby Shew, nationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter, joined the Bemidji State group on stage for an unannounced solo on one selection. “The students had the time of their lives,” Lyren noted. “They met many very famous trumpeters, got to talk to them, hang out with them, learn from them in clinics and workshops, and listen to them perform. They came away from the conference with memories that will last a lifetime, and with a renewed joy of trumpet playing that will carry them through the rest of their lives.”

Continued From page 1Water Quality/Property Value

Ultimately, the two professors hope the study will help create more effec-tive land management policies, such as those adopted in Burnett County in Wisconsin. There, property owners receive tax incentives for practices that include leaving trees and maintaining a natural shoreline. “On most lakes in Vilas County, Wisconsin, stricter ordinances led to improved water clarity and increases in land values beyond the market’s normal infl ation rate,” Parson said. “That’s what we need in Minnesota,

policies that recognize that invest-ments in protecting lakes directly im-proves quality of life, property values and tourism. The collective value is for everyone, not just for individual property owners.” Minnesota’s structure for classify-ing lakes to determine allowable lot sizes as well as county shoreland ordinances have helped maintain lake quality in much of northern Minne-sota, Welle noted. “But it’s not all a success story,” he said. “Too many lakes have been overdeveloped or subjected to un-sustainable uses. Too many septic systems are not working properly. In some cases, we’re loving our lakes to death.” BSU has played a role beyond the water clarity study, by provid-ing consultants and advisors on wide-ranging environmental issues from endangered species in North

provide a sense of pride and unity for students, alumni, faculty and friends in the region and local community,” Wieseman said. “Athletics, in a very real sense, act as a window to the University. Much of the nation sees Bemidji State only through the perfor-mance of its teams. No other facet of the university is so thoroughly exposed to the public.” Wieseman has experience as the assistant athletic director for resource development at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA. While there, he established an annual giving program for athletics and directed the school’s licensing program. He also served as the assistant ath-letic director for external relations and marketing at Wayne State College of Nebraska and as the development of-fi cer for athletics for the Dakota State University Foundation. His experience outside of fund raising includes working as a radio broadcaster, advertising sales repre-sentative, restaurant owner, equipment salesperson, and interim director of the

Dakota State Recreation and Wellness Center. At Bemidji State, Wieseman will be responsible for major gift solicita-tion, fund raising for scholarships and other activities, corporate and founda-tion relationships with athletics, and maintenance of relationships with key groups of alumni as well as friends of athletics. He noted that the development of a strong Beaver program is underway, and it is being built on a tradition and history of competition already existing at BSU. “The young men and women who choose to participate in intercolle-giate athletics at Bemidji State should receive the fi nest support in both their academic and athletic endeavors,” he said. “Financial support is used to underwrite the education of our student athletes. “The challenge is simple and clear cut: continue the strong traditions with successful and competitive programs of excellence. Support is the key to that future.”

Dakota to lakeshore restoration projects, including projects on Lake Bemidji. Aquatic biologists at BSU adopted best practices for lakefront management along the BSU campus and recently assisted with a shore restoration project along Highway 197 on the south side of the lake. Since its inception in 1969, the BSU environmental program has grown from a faculty of two profes-sors to an interdisciplinary team of six representing various specialties. As the faculty numbers increase, BSU has become more aggressive in seeking research grants to enhance understanding of environmental is-sues and to provide more hands-on experiences for students. “It’s a net gain to society to bother with these environmental issues,” Welle said. “There’s a lot of economic benefi t in protecting the lakes.”

Dr. Charlie Parson Dr. Patrick Welle

Lyndon Wieseman

Famed jazz musician Bobby Shew (inset, far right) joined the BSU Trumpet Ensemble (above) as a soloist at the ITG performance.

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championship season of 1983-84... Kevin Prosser (‘88) of Bemidji recently won the $10,000 Pay Day promotional prize from Paul Bunyan Broadcast-ing... Karie Hougard (‘80) recently played organ in a recital at Bethel Lutheran Church as part of the Bemidji Area Church Musicians 2004 summer recital series... Karen Filardo (‘81) and her husband, John, are the new owners of UpNorth Mississippi Landing, LLC, at 303 Railroad Street, Bemidji. UpNorth Misssissippi Landing has rental properties, green space and a marina with 12 slips and 24-hour gas and plans to offer camping in the future... Jeff Weaver (‘87), band director at Black-duck High School, was voted Blackduck’s Teacher of the Year. He’s been teaching for 17 years, nine years in Clearbrook-Gonvick and the last eight in Blackduck. He and his wife, Janet (‘87) have three children. Janet teaches band at the Bemidji Middle School... Stephanie Gerhardson (‘89) teaches at the Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls and this spring directed its theater production of “Shrew.” She had previously taught at Fergus Falls High School but said she en-joys the fl exibility of teaching at the college... Roy Booth (‘89) will have more than a dozen scripts cited in the upcoming third edition of “1/2/3/4 For the Show: A Guide to Small-Cast One-Act Plays.” The book by Lewis W. Heniford will list more than 700 scripts in multiple languages in various media consisting of one-act plays for four or fewer actors and is considered the premiere resource of

$17,000... Paul Thompson (‘80), a public defender with the Ninth Judicial District’s Bemidji offi ce, has received the 2004 William McGee Public Defender Award of Excellence from the Minnesota State Bar Association. He’s been a managing attorney in the district since 1995, is responsible for caseload dis-tribution for two counties and has worked as a public defender since 1983... Rob Noren (‘85) competed in the 26th annual Wells Fargo/Gordy Skaar Memo-rial Golf Tournament, a benefi t for BSU athletics, held at the Bemidji Town and Country Club earlier this summer... Barbara Meuers (‘88) is seeking re-election to the at-large position on the Bemidji City Council. She was elected to her fi rst two-year term in November of 2002. She lives with her husband, Michael (‘78), along the Mississippi River in Ward 5. The couple has two grown daughters and two grandchildren... Cindy Rogers (‘85) has spent the past 10 years working with the early childhood education programs in the Cass Lake-Bena School District. She and her husband, Dan (‘02), live in Guthrie with their children, Linda, 15, and Laura and Wesley, both 13... Ron “Termite” Jones (‘86) of Fridley was critically injured on April 24 when his motorcycle was struck by a car that had been hit by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver. As of June 21, he remained in Regions Hospital in St. Paul where he is in rehabilitation for brain injuries and multiple fractures. His progress can be tracked online at www.caringbridge.org/mn/termitejones where his wife, Rosa (Bailey) Jones (‘86), posts

frequent progress reports. The couple has one child, Raelynne, 1. Ron is a systems analyst for 3M and Rosa is the propane contract coordinator for CHS, Inc. She also is on the stats crew for the Minnesota Timberwolves and is the offi cial scorer for the Minnesota Lynx... Robert Shoemaker (‘87) of Henderson was recently named the 2004-05 Min-nesota Science Teacher of the Year... Pat Reynolds (‘88), along with her husband, Jack, co-chair the 2004 fund raising campaign for The United Way of Bemidji. She is a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Bemidji and has been involved with The United Way as a donor and volunteer since 1980. Jack is the chairman of the Professional Education Department at BSU... Tom Ziemann (‘82) and his sons, Zach and Ben, played together in Bemidji’s Birchmont Golf Tournament men’s championship division.

1990sKathy Huschle (‘99) of Thief River Falls was recently honored as Faculty of the Year by the Graduation Committee of Northland Community and Technical College. She began teaching at Northland in the fall of 1993 as an adjunct fi rst-aid instructor and now teaches classes in environmen-tal science, microbiology, astronomy, biology and fi rst-responders. Huschle spent six years as an assistant coach for Pioneer volleyball, fi ve years as an assistant softball coach and for the past three years has been head coach for Pioneer women’s

softball. In addition, she’s been involved with the Thief River Falls Community Education program, as pool director for nine years and as an instructor in lifeguard training and water safety. She moved to Thief River Falls in 1992, when her husband, Gary, was transferred in his work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They have three children, Sarah, Lacey and Cody... Aaron Bray (‘97) of Maple Grove teaches English at Mound-Westonka High School... Heather (Flannery) Giese (‘95) and her husband, Jason, of Appleton announce the May 21 birth of a son, William Jason. They also have a two-year-old daughter, Madeline. Heather has been employed as a social worker at Lac qui Parle County Family Services in Madison since 1998... Kristin Lindstrom (‘96) has been employed as a special education teacher at Franklin Junior High in Brainerd for the past seven years. She and her husband, Scott, live in Brainerd with their children, Serianna, 5, and Gunnar, 2... Eric Luedtke (‘99) recently closed his business, Basic Creations Consulting, to pursue a full-time opportunity as a seminar coordinator with the United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, TN... Rhonda Bender (‘93) is a nursing instructor at Northwest Technical College in Bemidji and holds a master’s degree from the University of North Dakota, specializing as a family nurse practitioner... Brett Wyman (‘90) is employed with Nortech Systems, Inc. in Bemidji... Nancy Erickson (‘90) is seeking re-election to the Ward 5 post on the Bemidji City

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its kind... Monte Draper (‘80), a photographer with The Pioneer newspaper, Bemidji, claimed two awards in the 2003 Minnesota Associated Press As-sociation contests. He won second-place in feature photography for an entry entitled “Takes a leap” featuring a dog jumping into the Mississippi River and third place in personality/portrait photography for an entry entitled “Tanker sprayer try-out” from a Boy Scout weekend at Lake Bemidji State Park... Vivian Morgan (‘89) showed her exhibit entitled “Portraits of Coincidence” at the Uptown Caffe in Bemidji during May. Portraits in this exhibition are video stills, selected from thousands of recorded stills from an interactive exhibit that Morgan set up in October at the Bemidji Community Arts Center. The exhibition was funded by a grant from Region 2 Arts Council... Michael Korpi (‘86), a sergeant with the Minneapolis Airport Police Department, has been assigned to perform the duties of admin-istrative patrol sergeant for an anticipated term of three years. Duties include scheduling and monitor-ing of checkpoint staffi ng, as well as tracking, completing and submitting Transportation Security Administration reimbursement requests and main-taining the department’s court calendar. He’s been with the Minneapolis department since 1990... Jim Sackett (‘87) of Bemidji won the amateur division of the Professional Walleye Trail Lund Pro-Am held on Cass Lake this summer. He claimed the prize of a 17-foot Lund boat with a 50 horse Mercury motor and Eagle electronics, a package valued at

BSU Foundation Receives $125,000 Bequest

Margaret H. JohnsonJune 13, 1908 - September 3, 2003

Legacy Builders

M a r g a r e t H . Johnson, BSU class of 1941, passed away September of 2003 and has left her mark at Bemidji State University. In 2000 she made do-nations of almost $39,000 in cash and stock to the BSU Foundation to establish the Margaret H. Johnson Endowment, which provides scholarships each year to sophomore, junior or senior students attending BSU and majoring in education. After living a full, exciting and vibrant life, John-son passed away at the age of 95. But her legacy lives on through another $125,000 she left as a bequest in her will. Those dollars were added to her named endowment, providing scholarships forever for students attending Bemidji State University. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Johnson came to America at the age of fi ve with her parents and three-year-old sister. The family moved to northern Minnesota, where she graduated from Northome High School. She then attended and graduated from Bemidji Teachers College and went on to teach junior high mathematics in Brainerd, MN, for forty-two years. She loved Sweden and traveled there on many oc-casions, keeping in contact with her distant Swed-ish relatives by letter and telephone. As a result of her love of her homeland, she also provided another bequest to The American Swedish Institute. “Margaret was truly a caring, loving individual who felt it was her turn to give back to the Univer-sity,” stated Sue Kringen, BSU Foundation director of major gifts and planned giving. “She was so appreciative to BSU for ‘being there for her.’ She placed a high value on the education she received, which, in turn, allowed her positively infl uence the lives of literally thousands of students throughout her 42-year teaching career. “Her contributions to her alma mater and, as a result, her support to BSU students will endure forever. The Margaret H. Johnson Endowment Fund and Scholarship is her legacy.”

In Memoriam Elsie Aune (‘69) - Gatzke, MNRoger Bryan (‘64) - Chanhassen, MNArlene Ernster (‘63) - Wadena, MNLaura Erwin (‘42) - Ruston, WAGero C. Keller (‘72) - Bullhead City, AZCarol Laduke (‘59) - Laporte, MNGeorge E. Lillquist, Sr. (‘41) - Mpls, MNPhilip Parizino (‘70) - Stillwater, MNRichard Schafer (‘61) - Grand Rapids, MIArlyn Stomberg (‘51) - Blackduck, MNSamuel Chen, Professor Emeritus of

Economics, Alhambra, CABSU Alumnus Jeff Baumgartner ‘77 stands with BSU President Jon Quistgaard near the street clock Jeff recently donated to the University. The clock has been installed in front of the David Park House, across from the A. C. Clark Library on the BSU campus. Jeff owns American Time and Signal, a national clock manufacturing company.

$300,000 in Matching Funds For Equipment

To help equip the new Center for Advanced and Emerging Technologies (CAET), $300,000 has been made available in matching funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis through a new program at the University. As a result, all new or increased annual donations of $1,000 or more dedicated to equipment will be matched. Estimated total equipment cost for the CAET is $1.3 million dollars, which would place the new facility at a level comparable to other technology centers across the country. Other gifting options include naming opportunities for classroom and laboratories in the new facility. The fi rst phase is under construction and scheduled to open next spring. State funds are being sought for the second phase, which would complete the facility that will house current academic programs now located in Bridgeman Hall. These include: industrial technology, design technology, construction management, prototype engineering/model making, career and technical education, technology education, manufacturing management, manufacturing technology, and controls engineering technology; a master’s degree in technology/career and technical education, a master’s degree in industrial technology; and a certifi cate program for teacher coordinators of work-based learning.

CAET model (left) and construction.

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Where We Are ... What We’re DoingCouncil as the conclusion of her first four-year term approaches. She has four grown children and eight grandchildren... Peggy (Seigmund) Nohner ('92) and her husband Al ('70) had their son Michael named as the Junior Usher for the 2004 Commencement at BSU. The junior male and the junior female with the highest GPA in their class are chosen to usher the senior class into the fieldhouse for the ceremonies. Michael was the second in the family selected for this honor as older brother Matt ('03) was the 2002 junior usher. It was the first time that two brothers had earned this distinction. Both Al and Peggy work at BSU and live in Bemidji ... Mia Reynolds (‘97) has been teaching English at Bagley Jr.-Sr. High School for the past six years... Gerri Carlstrom (‘91) retired this spring. She had been teaching in the Chisholm School District for the past 26 years and most recently taught second grade and served as the Chisholm Com-munity Education coordinator. Her career began in Hopkins in 1968 where she served as an elementary music specialist for nine years. She came to Ch-isholm in 1977 as a substitute music instructor and the following fall was offered the second-grade teaching position that she still held at retirement. She and her husband of 35 years, David, live in Chisholm and have two grown sons... Suzi Rhae (‘92) displayed a metal sculpture this summer as an installation in the Bemidji Sculpture Walk at the

corner of Sixth Street and Minnesota Avenue NW. The work, titled “Madeline Takes Flight,” is crafted of metal and Plexiglas along with a plaster casting... Kristin (Dahlberg) Brovold (‘95) and Ryan Brovold (‘95) live in Becker. Kristin is employed as a social worker with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Ryan is a computer careers instructor at St. Cloud Technical College... Steve Pfleger (‘98) teaches second grade at Northern Elementary in Bemidji... Susan Richards (‘92) teaches fifth grade at Northern Elementary in Bemidji... Rick Mikesh (‘90) was selected as Post-Secondary Counselor of the Year by the Minnesota School Counselors’ Association. He’s employed at Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids... Leah Bratlien (‘98) is the director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area... Nadene Kruger (‘95) and Brad Page were married June 26 in Bemidji. Nadine is employed as a special education teacher with the Blackduck Schools and Brad is self-employed as a carpenter. The couple lives in Blackduck... Marlene (Stout) Holden (‘98) and Todd Clawson were married February 28 on Paia Beach in Maui... Steven Savard (‘94) and Lisa Michalson were married June 12 in Bemidji. Steven is employed by Bemidji Welders Supply and Lisa works with Complete Title Services, Bemidji... Lyle Meulebroeck (‘94) is an instructor of model design with the BSU Industrial Technology Department... Alice Larkin (‘93) is co-owner of the new Babe’s Boutique located in the new Hampton Inn & Suites hotel complex in

Bemidji. The boutique offers a collection of gift and clothing items reflecting dominant north woods themes... Louise Mengelkoch (‘90) performed in the Bemidji Community Theatre dinner theater play entitled “Remedial Surveillance,” presented in early June at the Blue Moon Classic Restaurant north of Bemidji... Scott Fadness (‘95) has worked since 1986 as a professional artist, commissioning fine art work and murals and offering individual and group art instruction. He exhibited new works in June at the Uptown Caffe in Bemidji. The title of the show was “Accidental Vision”... Nick Neeb (‘95), his wife, Roz Eaton-Neeb, and their son Peter, 2, live in Northfield and are anticipating the birth of a second child this summer... Tim Lescarbeau (‘95) and his wife, Megan ('88), return to Bemidji every summer to compete in the Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic. Tim spends the majority of his time as a guide on Lake Vermilion and works part-time for Hibbing Taconite... Devlyn Brooks (‘97) has accepted a position with the Huckle newspaper chain as the editor of both the Faribault Daily News and the Northfield News... Melissa Hoover (‘98) is employed as a real estate agent with Realty Executives in Bemidji... Chris Kvam (‘94) is employed as a real estate agent with Realty Executives in Bemidji... Frank Fairchild (‘95) lives in Swan River and works for Hawkinson Construction Company of Grand Rapids. He and Dawn Hadrava are planning a late summer wed-

ding... Karen Morrissey (‘98) and Steve Stellrecht were married July 24 in Chippewa Falls, WI.

2000sTina (Houser) Flaim (‘03) lives in Virginia and is employed as the marketing director of a YMCA. She and her husband, Gene, have a three-year-old son, Gavin... Justin Sherwood (‘03) was recently hired as a part-time Bemidji firefighter. He’s volunteered with the Bemidji Fire Depart-ment for the past two years, living in the fire hall dormitory... Karisa Strande (‘03) and Nicholas Doyle (‘02) were married March 14 in Phoenix, AZ... Anita Merritt (‘03), a graduate student, is working with county and state agencies in a program to restore Lake Bemidji’s southwestern shoreline with native vegetation. Dr. Richard Koch, Bemidji State University assistant professor of biology and the George W. Neilson Endowed Chair in Wetlands Ecology, and the Beltrami County Soil and Water Conservation District prepared a grant to design and implement the restoration. Merritt is working with Koch on the project which includes researching and identifying plants, site preparation, riprap installation, topsoil and plant placement and development of an educational walkway... Mark Haugen (‘03) of Park Rapids is the new coordinator for the Hubbard County 4-H Program which serves about 220 youth in clubs located in Nevis, Akeley, Dorset, Hubbard, Laporte and Park Rapids... David LaZella (‘03) was recently hired by the Bemidji

Police Department as a full-time officer. He spent more than three years with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as an employee development specialist, has been a volunteer with the Bemidji Fire Department for the past 12 years and part-time deputy with the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Department... Brett Arenz (‘01) and Devin Arenz (‘01), brothers from Bemidji, took the professional division title at the Hackensack canoe races this summer. Devin also took third in the singles class... Tracy Loken (‘02) is employed as a technology specialist with the Cass Lake-Bena School District …Greig Dahlke (‘02) of Richfield has re-enlisted in the Army Reserves as a print journalist. He’d been working in Apple Valley as a standardized test scorer... Melissa Proulx (‘00) lives in Maple Grove and teaches elementary school in Big Lake... Amber Blecken (‘01) of Grand Forks will pursue a master’s degree in speech-language pathology this fall at the University of North Dakota... Julia Darnell (‘03) and Nathan Wisehart (‘03) were married June 19 in Bemidji. The couple plans to live in Duluth... Paul Quinn (‘03) and Janell Rook were married June 12 in Bemidji. The couple lives in the Duluth area where Paul is employed as an analyst with United Healthcare... Chris Lehman (‘02) and Sarah Stensland were married June 19 in Bemidji. The couple lives in Bemidji where Chris is employed by Ruttger’s Birchmont Lodge and the

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Pictured are 48 BSU Hockey alumni who participated in the 2004 Galen Nagle Memorial Golf Tournament. The tournament was sponsored by American Time & Signal and Merit Care Cancer Center.

Golf Outings Provide Fun Ways for Funding Over 500 friends and alumni of Bemidji State University participated in three golf outings this summer helping BSU athletics raise over $50,000. The 27th annual Wells Fargo/Gordy Skaar Memorial was held on a chilly June 18 at the Bemidji Town and Country Club. The action was hot for the five-person Texas scramble format that featured 220 players. Bobby Caraway, Jim Day, Wade Moen, Brian Stull, and Steven Richer took home the trophy firing a low net total of 48.2 for the day. State Farm’s Joe Dunn was recognized as the Wells Fargo/Gordy Skaar Honorary Chairman for his efforts with Beaver Pride and the BSU Foundation. “Jerry Philips, Scott Robbins, and the rest of the committee did an outstanding job,” said Dunn, “It was a great time even though our team’s score wasn’t too hot. I may need some new partners next year.” The seventh annual Galen Nagle Memorial golf tournament, held on July 16, was a chance for friends of BSU hockey to come together to not only raise funds for Beaver Hockey but to also remember a lost teammate and friend, Galen Nagle, a goalie on the undefeated 1984 BSU National Championship hockey team who died from cancer several years ago. The tournament was sponsored by American Time & Signal and Merit Care Cancer Center. “We could not have picked a better day,” said tournament chairman and former Galen Nagle teammate, Bob Fitzgerald, “We were bursting at the seams with the number of participants, but the day went well.” The tournament hosted 187 golfers and was held at Castle Highlands Golf Club in Turtle River. The low score of the day belonged to Trey Bowman, Anne Bowman, Ken Raw, Greg Rosten, and Rick Grand as they fired an 18 under par 54. The 21st annual First National Bank Bemidji/BSU Women’s Golf Tournament, held on August 6 at the Bemidji Town and Country Club, included 122 participants. “We make a weekend of it,” said former BSU basketball player Paula Hedlund of East Grand Forks, MN. “We’ve been coming to this tournament for a while and love to come back to Bemidji. Our team needed a new outfit for next year and I think we have them now with the Bucky’s Bunch t-shirts we won.” It may have been a good thing Hedlund did show up because she and her team won more than just the highly coveted Bucky’s Bunch t-shirts. Hedlund along with Linda Waale, Debra Schantzen, RoxAnne Moore, and Sheila Schreiner took home top honors with a low net score of 52.8.

Matching Dollars Available for Scholarships

A new program has created a matching opportunity for all new or upgraded pledges of $1,000 or more that are made to scholarship funds in connection with the BSU Foundation’s annual campaign. The matching program at the University allows for comparative funding on a dollar-for-dollar basis for each $1,000 or more raised by new donations or interest from a new endowment in excess of $20,000. As a result, a $1,000 donation for each of five years would result in a $5,000 gift. That would then be matched for a total of $10,000 made to scholarships. Likewise, an endowed gift of $20,000 to start a schol-arship will generate $1,000 in earnings each year. The earnings would qualify for the match for the next five years to generate a total of $10,000 in scholarship funds. Endowments and donations will assist the BSU Foundation in achieving its goal of raising $3.5 million this year. Donations may be made to support specific scholarships or general scholarships through the Uni-versity Fund, while 100 percent of the matching gift will support general scholarships for the University unless directed otherwise. Individuals interested in joining alumni or other friends in making donations eligible for matches may do so online ( http://www.bsufoundation.org/Gift/in-dex.htm) or by calling 1-888-234-5718 to request a pledge form. Golf Outings

ABOVE: Winners of the 2004 First National Bank/BSU Women’s Golf Tournament were (left to right): Debra Schantzen, Sheila Schreiner, Paula Hedlund, RoxAnne Moore, and Linda Waale.

LEFT: Joe Dunn was named as the honorary chairman of the 2004 Wells Fargo/Gordy Skaar Memorial Golf Tournament for his commitment to Beaver Pride and the BSU Foundation. The tournament raises funds for BSU student-athlete scholarships.

Dates and times for all three golf tournaments next summer will be solidified in the coming months. For information regarding next year’s tournament, contact the Beaver Pride office at 1-888-234-5718 or 1-218-755-2827.

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Clinic... Molly Tatge (‘03) and Brian Smith (‘03) were married June 19 in Bemidji. The couple plans to live in the Minneapolis area following their honeymoon to Jamaica... Sara Erickson (‘00) and Austin Spicer were married June 5 in Bemidji... Nicole Grosfi eld (‘03) and Jonathon Carlson, both of Bemidji, were married June 26 in Bemidji. Nicole is employed with Lutheran Social Services and Jonathon works at the Bemidji Town and Country Club... William Ward (‘02) and Samantha Chastek were married June 19 in Bemidji. He will be teaching at the Becker Middle School this fall and Samantha is employed by Park Avenue Salon in Park Rapids... Steve Booth (‘03) and his family will leave their lakeshore home in Laporte this August to live in a duplex in Halesowen, England, as par-ticipants in a year-long Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program. He is one of four Minnesotans awarded the grant. Steve, a third-grade teacher of 19 students at Laporte Elementary School will be teaching 30 fi rst-grade students at a state primary school in Bir-mingham through the exchange. Accompanying him will be his wife, Kristi, who is district manager for Minnesota Public Radio, and their children, Erin, 9, and Jackson, 6... Andrew McBride (‘03) and Melinda Sukert (‘03) were married May 1 at Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel in St. Paul. Andrew is employed at McBride Insurance Agency and Melinda works in the St. Paul Public Schools. The

couple lives in Edina... Amanda Hubbard (‘03) started working in June as a photographer with the Park Rapids Enterprise. She’d previously worked as a reporter/photographer at the Independent News Herald in Clarissa …Rebecca Focken (‘00) has graduated from North Dakota State University College of Pharmacy with her doctor of pharmacy degree. She’s accepted a one-year pharmacy residency position through the University of Min-nesota at the Paynesville Area Health Care System …Dan Rogers (‘02) is teaching seventh-grade life science in the Cass Lake-Bena School District. He lives in Guthrie with his wife, Cindy ('85), and children, Linda, 15, Wesley and Laura, both 13... Ed Hanson (‘00) manager of the Palace Casino and Hotel, Cass Lake, recently presented a $5,500 sponsorship check from the casino to the Bemidji State University Athletic Scholarship Fund... Teresa Znajewski (‘02) and her husband, Stan Habinski, live in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada... Mary Thayer (‘02) is a registered nurse... April Baumgartner (‘02) and Francisco Elias were mar-ried October 17 and reaffi rmed their marriage vows in a religious ceremony August 7 at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Puposky... Gunner Geller (‘03) and Sara Schwarzrock (‘02) were married this summer in Bemidji. Gunner is employed by the DQOC as a computer programmer in Chaska and Sara is employed as a physical education teacher at Belle Plaine High School. They live in Shakopee.

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Blake Dotson (above), son of BSU alumna Leann Dotson ‘71, was selected to throw out the fi rst pitch at the Minnesota Twins game on Saturday, August 2. BSU won the opportunity to throw the fi rst pitch by selling the most tickets to the game as part of the Twins Alumni World Series promotion. The Bemidji State University Alumni Choir (below), under the director of professor emeritus of music Dr. Paul Brandvik, performed the National Anthem at the game.

From left to right: Jim & Nancy Bensen, co-chairs of Legacy Society advisory committee; Wes Winter, new member; and BSU president, Jon Quistgaard

Legacy Society Welcomes New Members Six new individuals were welcomed into the Legacy Society during its annual banquet July 22 in Bemidji. The new members are Beulah Gregoire, class of 1940, Hudson, WI; Tom and Sandy Richard, both class of 1966, Bemidji; Duane and Celeste Sperl, classes of 1965 and 1966, Puyallup, WA; and Wes Winter, professor emeritus of physics, Bemidji. Each was recognized during the banquet by Dr. Jon Quistgaard, BSU president, as well as Jim and Nancy Bensen, current co-chairs of the Legacy Society advisory committee from Bemidji. During the event, which followed an America the Beautiful theme, the Bensens noted that the Society currently includes 113 members, up from 46 members only two years ago. They noted that anticipated future gifts to the University, realized and unrealized, by Legacy Society members is approaching $10 million. The co-chairs also gratefully thanked all members for their current and future loyal and most generous support of their alma mater, Bemidji State University. The Bemidji Brass Quintet, including Del Lyren, chair of the BSU Department of Music, Paul Loxtercamp, Melinda Schoeneck, Joel Pugh, and Joe Skillen, performed patriotic numbers during the social hour. In addition to the Bensens, members of the Legacy Society advisory committee, who coordinated all facets of the event, include Jack and Delphine Jacobsen, Bemidji; Maury and Lorna Sullivan, Bemidji; Ted and Ardis Gillett, Bemidji; Glen Lindseth, Bemidji; Caroline Andrican, Hibbing; Joanne Provo, Minneapolis; and Norman and Judy Nelson, Anoka. The mission of the Legacy Society is to assist those who seek to create a legacy through a program of planned giving which will support Bemidji State University. For information on becoming a member of the Legacy Society or how to provide a planned gift to Bemidji State University, contact Sue Kringen, BSU director of planned giving, by calling 755-3991 (local) or (888) 234-5718 (toll free).

The Society Legacy

Campus Scholarship Drive Donations and Participation Continue to Grow

Go online ... fi nd a friend

Your intentions were good. You planned to keep in touch with friends and Bemidji State University after graduation, but life got busy. You moved every year, your address book got out of date, you found a job, got promoted, changed careers, started a family, got a palm pilot but never did get that old address book updated and ... you just lost touch.Whatever your story, now is the perfect time to get back in touch with friends and BSU. With the launch of the BSU alumni online community, keeping in touch just got easier.The BSU alumni online community is up and waiting for you. Log on to fi nd someone, check out the news from BSU or just update your own personal profi le and see what happens. It’s easy. Here’s how:STEP ONE: Visit the BSU alumni website -- www.bsualumni.org.STEP TWO: Click on Alumni Directory and select First Time User. Log on with your name, graduation year and the last four digits of your social security number, or click on the manual authorization button and the Alumni Offi ce will authorize your access within three business days.That’s it. Just two steps will take you to the registration pages and you’re off - reconnecting with friends and BSU.

Participation in and donations to the annual Campus Scholarship Drive continued to grow as the 2004 effort produced increases in both areas. The Campus Scholarship Drive enabled Bemidji State University faculty and staff to show their commitment to BSU and its students by making a gift to the BSU Foundation. Completed last spring, the campaign resulted in faculty and staff pledges or donations of $64,713, up from $60,430 in the previous year, while the participation rate increased from 76 to 77.5 percent. “This is an impressive affi rmation of the commitment from the campus community to Bemidji State and its students,” said Bekki Babineau, director of annual giving within the BSU Foundation. “Their gifts also demonstrate that they, who know the university best, are dedicated to ensuring a future of continued excellence.” While faculty and staff had the option of designating their support to other scholarships, the historical priority of the drive has been to support the Campus Honors Scholarship earmarked to students who would be enrolling at BSU as fi rst-time freshmen. These one-time, $600 scholarships are awarded to all high school graduates in the top 15 percent of their class with an ACT composite of 23 or higher. “To know that the faculty and staff at BSU so graciously give back to their educational community, greatly infl uenced my decision to attend the university,” said Mandei Evans, a junior marketing com-munication major who is a past scholarship recipient. “Not only did the scholarship help me fi nancially, but it showed me fi rst-hand how generous and giving the Bemidji State community was, and led me to realize that this was the place my abilities could be shared and enjoyed by those around me.”

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ALUMNI HOUSE OPEN HOUSE Alumni and other visitors are invited to an open house September 24 from 2-4 p.m. for the former Phil and Betty Sauer residence that now contains the offi ces for alumni association staff. The Alumni House is located next door to the David Park House and across from the A.C. Clark Library on Birchmont Avenue. Refreshments will be provided. The house was previously owned by the late Dr. Phil Sauer and his wife, Betty. It was purchased by the Alumni Association and the BSU Foundation last year. Now renovated, the facility houses some of the foundation staff in addition to the alumni offi ces. The house was built in the late 1930’s by Nasvig Construction, the same contractor that built the David Park House next door. Both houses were built using the same construction techniques that reflected an art deco architectural style with poured concrete walls and fl oors.

Reunion of 1979 and 1980 NAIA National Hockey Champs The BSU Alumni Association, Beaver Pride and the men’s hockey program will celebrate the 25-year reunion of the 1978-79 and 1979-80 NAIA National Hockey Championship Teams. The reunion will be held October 22-23, the same weekend of the fi rst games of the 2004-05 Beaver hockey season against Ferris State. For more details, visit the Alumni website at www.bsualumni.org.

40-Year Reunion of the Class of 1964Members of the Class of 1964 are invited to celebrate your

40-Year reunion at Bemidji State University, which will be held in conjunction with Homecoming 2004. Members of the wrap around classes of 1963 and 1965 are also invited to attend.

40-Year Reunion BrunchSaturday, September 25 - 9:00 - 11:00 am

Crying Wolf Room, Hobson Memorial Union, BSU Campus

Registration Materials will be coming in the mail soon!

Questions, please contact the Alumni Offi ce at 877-278-2586 (toll free), 755-3989 (local) or via email at alumni@bemidjistate.edu.

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tion also includes a set of unbound fascicles, complete with the advertising inserts of that era, which can provide a more comprehensive look at the culture of the times in which they were published. Shaman explained that early books were generally printed in segments in this pamphlet-like format. Readers would collect the fascicles one-by-one and, if fi nancially able, have them bound later at which time the advertising pages were usually removed. The availability of the books housed at BSU provides scholars and students with the opportunity to see fi rst hand examples of how the earliest publishing was accomplished and what some of the earliest books looked like in both their unbound and bound states. Shaman observed that it is relatively rare for a university to receive this type of collection and it represents an asset that would likely never be acquired in any other way due to budget-ary limitations. Although the books are not allowed to leave the special collections room of the library, visiting alumni, teachers, school classes or others interested in seeing the collection are encouraged to contact the special collections librarian to set up an appointment to examine the books or arrange for a group presentation geared to the age or special interests of the audience. In retrospect, Beverly said she wishes she’d discussed Ken's interest in collecting and the importance of the various books to a greater degree with her husband at the time he was acquiring them. But the house was always full of all kinds of books and, as with the hobbies of so many spouses, the collected books sort of blended into the daily landscape of their lives. “I really want people to remember Ken and all the good things he did for BSU during the 24 years he was there,” she said. “He always lived life the way he wanted. And that’s something not everyone is able to say.”

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Bill Maki Named Vice President Bill Maki has been named vice president for fi nance and administration at Bemidji State University. Maki was the chief fi nancial and facilities offi cer with the Northeast Higher Education District, which includes Itasca Community College, Rainy River Community College, and Vermilion Community College in northeast Minnesota. His responsibilities encompassed such areas as budget, facilities, planning, safety, student life, food service, housing and bookstores. He has also served as the dean of student and admin-istrative services, the director of fi nance and facilities, business manager, and business offi cer at Itasca Com-munity College in Grand Rapids. Maki received master of business administration as well as bachelor of accounting degrees from UMD, and is currently a candidate for a doctorate in educational administration at the University of Minnesota. His dissertation topic explores the role a chief fi nancial offi cer plays in implementing institutional plans at rural higher education institutions. He received a Certifi cate of Public Accountancy in 1994. Maki replaced Tom Faecke, who left the University in the summer of 2001 to accept a position at the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates. Gerry Amble had served as the interim vice president since that time.

Rod and De Pickett are Winners for BSU Hockey

Rod and De Pickett have made a commitment that will create a winning environment for Beaver hockey. The Picketts will provide a $5,000 hockey schol-arship for each of the next fi ve years. A matching program at the University that allows for compara-tive funding on a dollar-for-dollar basis for each new scholarship donation of $1,000 or more will result in a $50,000 impact on the program from their gift. Rod made plenty of saves between the pipes at St. Cloud State in the early 1960s, enough to be ushered into the Husky Athletic Hall of Fame this fall along with his undefeated 1961-62 team. “I’ve just developed so many friendships in Bemidji and at Bemidji State over the last 40 years,” Rod said. “It’s been such a part of my life that I wanted to give back and be able to help give someone else a chance to experience college hockey like I did.” After graduation, the Baudette, MN, native coached high school hockey for one year at Osseo before decid-ing to move back north. “I wanted to get closer to home for hunting and fi shing,” he explained. Rod settled in Bemidji in the mid 1960s and stayed close to the game while working in the insurance business until retirement. He coached youth hockey in Bemidji for 10 years and was also a high school and collegiate hockey referee. He said one of the most exciting moments wearing the stripes was offi ciating the high school state hockey tournaments in 1973-1975. “It was pretty exciting being there with 15,000 scream-ing fans,” Rod said. “I just have so many great memories from the game of hockey and Bemidji State hockey. BSU athletics is in dire need of funding and I hope my gift can prime the pump for other gifts to follow.” “A gift like Rod’s speaks volumes for what kind of person he is and what the game of hockey, Bemidji State, and the local community means to him,” said Tom Serratore, BSU men’s hockey coach.

BSU RetireesThe following Bemidji State University faculty

members retired during the past year:

Dr. Gordon Lindgren, professor of physics, 41 years;

Bob Peters, professor of physical education, health and sport, 37 years;

Linda Blanchard, associate director of the student union and activities, 34 years;

Warren Gumeson, catalog librarian, 33 years;

Carol Bodien, collection development librarian, 29 years;

and Gwen Salner, reference librarian, 27 years.

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Schedule of Events

Athletic Hall of Fame WeekendOctober 15–16, 2004

A celebration of the rich tradition of athletics at

Bemidji State University

Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

Marc A. Hamren ’72 Swimming

Deb Hegquist ‘76 Gymnastics, Track and Field

Sherry Hill ‘83 Volleyball, Track and Field, Basketball

Tom Holmes ‘71 Track and Field, Cross Country

Gerald L. Nichols ‘47 Track and Field, Football, Boxing

Gary Ross ‘78 Hockey

Raymond Sauer ’72 Golf

Charlie Scanlon ’75 Hockey

Malika Starr ‘75 Basketball, Field Hockey, Track and Field, Tennis

Carol Stromberg ‘74 Field Hockey, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis

Athletic Hall of Fame Team InductionBSU Men’s Division II Hockey Teams

1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971

2004Advance Registration Form:Name _____________________________________________________ BSU Grad Year _____

Name of Spouse / Guest__________________________________________ BSU Grad Year _____

Address ____________________________________________________________________

City________________________State______Zip ___________________________________

Home Phone ( )_____________________ Work Phone ( ) _____________________

Email: ____________________________________________________________________

I/ we wish to golf in the Beaver Pride nine hole golf tournament. ($15 each payable at the course) If you have a team, please list member’s names. Player #1 ____________________________ Player #2 ___________________________

Player #3 ____________________________ Player #4 ___________________________

I/ we wish to attend the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Banquet _____ Reservations at $20.00 each = ______________________________ Guest’s Names ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

Mail registration with payment to: BSU Alumni Association, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE, #17, Bemidji, MN 56601-2699

I/ we wish to attend the All Sport Reunion _____ Reservations at $10.00 each = $ _____________________________

Please list the sports you participated in:

Alum #1 - Name ________________________________________________

Sport #1 ______________________ Sport #2 ______________________ Sport #3 ______________________ Sport #4 ______________________

Alum #2 - Name ________________________________________________

Sport #1 ______________________ Sport #2 ______________________ Sport #3 ______________________ Sport #4 ______________________

Enclosed please find my payment of $ ________________________________ (please make check payable to BSU Foundation)

Please charge my payment of $________ to VISA MasterCard AmExpress Diners Club Discover

Card # ____________________________________________________________________

Exp. Date __________________________________________________________________

Signature __________________________________________________________________

Friday October 15 11:30 a.m.Beaver Pride Luncheon Walnut Hall - $6 per person 1:30 p.m.Beaver Pride Golf Tournament Bemidji Town and Country Club Hosted by Beaver Pride BSU alumni, coaches and friends are invited to play in a friendly nine-hole golf tournament. You can either sign up a team of four, or sign up as an individual and you will be put on a team. $15 per golfer or $25 per player and cart. Payable at the course. 5:00 p.m. Athletic Hall of Fame Member Reception American Indian Resource Center

Current Athletic Hall of Fame members and 2004 inductees are invited to attend this reception in their honor. Light refreshments will be served.

6:30 p.m. Athletic Hall of Fame Induction

Ceremony / Banquet Beaux Arts Ballroom, Hobson Memorial Union

Help celebrate the induction of the 2004 Class. Open to the public - $20 per person. Advance registration is required by Friday, October 8.

Event Registration – Advance registration can be done online at www.bsualumni.org. Select Calendar of Events and then Event Registration. Or, fill out the form below and mail it with your check or credit card information to the BSU Alumni Office at the address listed at the bottom of the form. The deadline for reservations to the AHF Induction Banquet is Friday, October 8, 2004.

Motel Reservation – A block of rooms has been reserved at the Northern Inn in Bemidji. The discounted rate is $65.99 per night, which includes a hot continental breakfast. For reservations, dial 800-667-8485 and mention group #3008. The reservation deadline for this rate is Friday, October 8, 2004.

Saturday October 16

9:30 a.m. State of the Athletic Department Address by President Jon Quistgaard and Sport Update by Head Coaches John Glas Fieldhouse

All former athletes are invited to join the athletic department for a brief address by the President on athletics at BSU. Then join other alumni from your sport in a conversation with the head coach.

11:00 a.m. Green & White Hockey Game / Skills Competition John Glas Fieldhouse

Watch the men’s hockey team in an intra-squad scrimmage and skills competition.

12 noon Beaver Pride Tailgate Party Diamond Point Park

Join Beaver Pride for food, beverages and fun prior to the football game. Open to the public. $6 per person payable at the event.

1:30 p.m. Football Game vs. U of M Crookston Chet Anderson Football Stadium Hall of Fame members will be introduced

during a brief halftime ceremony.

6:00 p.m. All Sport Alumni Reunion Northern Inn Hotel

Join BSU alumni, coaches and friends for an evening of fun, storytelling and reminiscing.

Hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cash bar. $10 per person. Pre-registration encouraged.

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Homecoming 2004September 20 – September 25

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 258:30 AM – 10:00 AM Lutheran

Campus Center Open House and Continental Breakfast: 1221 Birchmont Drive NE. All alumni and friends of the ministry are welcome.

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 40-Year Reunion of the Class of 1964: East Beaux Arts Ballroom – Hobson Union. Members of the class of 1964, as well as the wrap-around classes of 1963 and 1965 will come together for a reunion brunch. Cost is $10 per person. Advance reservations required.

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Homecoming Tailgate Party: Diamond Point Park. Music, entertainment, food, beverages and FUN! $6.00 entrance fee. Co-sponsored by the BSU Alumni Association, Beaver Pride and KBUN/KB101/KZY/Z99-FM Radio.

1:00 PM BSU Women’s Soccer vs. Upper Iowa University: BSU Soccer Field

11:00 AM – 1:30PM David Park House And Alumni House: Open house with tours of both buildings. Refreshments available. Located across from the A.C. Clark Library.

1:30 PM 2004 Homecoming Football Game: Chet Anderson Stadium. The BSU Beavers will be taking on the Concordia St. Paul Golden Bears.

3:00 PM BSU Women’s Volleyball vs. Northern State University: BSU Gymnasium

4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Post-game Pig out! American Indian Resource Center. Alumni, students, parents and friends of Bemidji State University are invited to attend this post-game celebration. Hors d’oeuvres provided. Cash bar. $5 entrance fee.

7:30 PM Pump Boys and Dinettes: Bangsberg lower theater, BSU Theater Department production. Open to the public. Tickets are available at the door.$12 adults, $6 children 12 and under.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2611:00 AM Holy Spirit Newman Center

Mass and Brunch: Speaker and presentation of 2004-05 Cardinal Newman scholarship and service award winner, Robert Jarrett.

All Welcome! RSVP: 444-4762 or via email at ncenter@paulbunyan.net

3:00 P.M Carl O. Thompson Memorial Concert: Beaux Arts Ballroom, BSU Campus.Tickets available at the door. $5 adults, $3 senior citizens, students free.

Additional Information during Homecoming:University Bookstore Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 7:45 AM – 4:30 PMFriday: 7:45 AM – 4:00 PMSaturday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Campus Tours: Weekdays, 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM; BSU Admissions Offi ce, 755-2040 (local calls) or 877-BEMIDJI (toll free)

Gillett Recreation & Fitness Center: Open Friday 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM; Saturday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM and Sunday 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Come enjoy a great workout with family and friends at the Gillett Recreation and Fitness Center during Homecoming Weekend. Simply show your BSU Alumni membership card at the door and you and your family will be admitted free of charge, or stop by the Alumni Offi ce to pick up a pass.

KB101/KBUN Chat-a-bout: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 12:30 PMLocations across campus

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Voting Places/Times for King and Queen:10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Lower Hobson Union with free ice cream!4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Walnut Hall

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20Voting Places/Times for King and Queen:10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Lower Hobson Union4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Walnut Hall

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Wacky Wax: Lower Union

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 228:00 PM Coronation and Pep-fest: PE Gymnasium

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 238:00 PM

Sami Dore, Hypnotist: Hagg-Sauer 100

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2411:30 AM – 1:00 PM Beaver Pride Luncheon:

Walnut Hall. $6 per person.2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Alumni House Open House: Tour the new

Alumni House. Refreshments provided.

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Outstanding Alumni Member Reception:

American Indian Resource Center. For all Bemidji State University Outstanding Alumni.

6:30 PM BSU Alumni Association Honors Banquet: Beaux Arts Ballroom

Join alumni, faculty and friends of Bemidji State University for the presentation of the 2004 BSU Outstanding Alumni awards. Award recipients include: Melanie Benjamin ’88; Dr. Daniel DeKrey ’80; Mardy Karger ’72; Rachel (Reabe) Nystrom ’76; Judge Alan F. Pendleton ’77; Barb (Goehring) Stofl et ’84; Thomas E. Welle ’72; Andy Wells ’66; Dr. Mark Yorek ’76

6:30 PM Social Hour 7:00 PM Banquet 8:00 PM Awards Program $20.00/person. Advance registration required.

See registration information on the right. 7:00 PM Women’s Volleyball – BSU vs.

MSU Moorhead: BSU Gymnasium9:00 PM – Midnight Dance to Johnny

Holm: Memorial 100. Tickets available at the door. Students $5 with BSU ID, non-students $7.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Alumni Association Honors Banquet has limited seating available. Advance registration is required. Advance registration is also required for the 40-year reunion brunch. The deadline to register for both events is Wednesday, September 15, 2004. Register online at www.bsualumni.org and choose CALENDAR OF EVENTS and then EVENT REGISTRATION or call the BSU Alumni Offi ce at 755-3989 (local) or877-278-2586 (toll free). Registrations will be accepted over the phone if payment is being made with a credit card.

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