Former St. Cloud State University student-athlete Talisha Barlow was recently sworn in as a first-in-her-field police officer. Barlow, a women’s basketball standout from 2007-2011, is the first black female officer on the St. Cloud Police force. Coach Lori Fish pinned Barlow’s newly minted police badge on her during the police department’s swearing-in ceremony. A four-year starter, Barlow
When the weather gets rough in Central Minnesota, Erin Hausauer ’02 has a plan. She also has detailed plans of action for potential disasters ranging from a train derailment to a health pandemic. As emergency management director for Stearns County and the city of St. Cloud, Hausauer’s job is to prepare for a multitude of worst-case
Beth Sorensen ’90 is the vice president of MakeMusic Inc., and a driving force behind Finale, the industry standard for music notation. Finale enables composers, arrangers, musicians, teachers, students and publishers to create, edit, audition, print and publish musical scores. It was used on the 2013 Oscar-winning pictures “Argo,” “Life of Pi” and “Lincoln,” among
Political science major Alfredo Oliveira believes in government and has a passion to teach. Oliveira, an Honors Program student, has represented both St. Cloud State and St. Cloud Technical and Community College as a student representative on the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. He also was an intern for Sen. Al Franken in Washington,
The 30 year military journey of Brig. Gen. Neal Loidolt ’88 has led him to several honors. His latest is being assigned commander of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division. “It’s an inspiring opportunity that I could have never dreamed of when I was a Reserve Officer Training Corps. (ROTC) cadet at St. Cloud State
On a snowy March morning in the tall grass prairie of North Dakota, Luke “Strider” Jordan ’12 woke up at 4:30 a.m. and prepared for a long journey on foot. His goal was simple and rather stupendous: hike the 4,600 miles of the North Country Trail. More than twice the length of the better known
The world is his classroom, and lifelong learner extraordinaire Brian Hurd ’87 ’01 transports his middle school students to the far-flung places he studies and explores. “All my travels are kind of like a workshop,” said Hurd, who has visited all 50 states and 34 countries, and along with wife, Terry (Rennquist) ’72 ’83, has
From a “St. Cloud family of Huskies” to an associate at an international patent law firm in Boston, Tiffany Reiter’s education and career path has been an upward spiral through auspicious institutions and professional pursuits. Entering St. Cloud State she discovered biotechnology, the perfect major to combine her scientific interests, and an encouraging faculty to give her
Teaching star Annette Lee entered college aiming to pursue art and astronomy, interests so disparate friends would ask if she’d just opened the alphabetical course catalogue and picked the first two majors. She went on to study both — and more — earning Bachelor of Science (mathematic/physics emphasis), Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of
Graduate student Walid Issa has a mighty dream to create economic and social platforms for global coexistence — a dream fueled by challenging life experiences and powerful learning opportunities. Seeking avenues to world peace — particularly in the Middle East — has been an elusive goal for many. Issa just might have the street cred
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