Editor’s note: This edition’s president’s message is an excerpt taken from President Earl H. Potter III’s Spring Convocation 2013 address. The full text of the president’s speech can be viewed at http://scsu.mn/XWeMTv. For four decades St. Cloud State has offered rich international study opportunities and benefited from an increasingly diverse international student body. From
St. Cloud State has received its second military-friendly school designation for 2013, this time from Military Advanced Education, a journal of higher learning published 10 times a year for members of America’s armed forces. Related links View the 2013 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities. The 2013 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities, published by
Community service has earned Eunice Adjei-Bosompem ’06 ’10 recognition as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans (TOYM). The St. Cloud resident joins a list of TOYM honorees that includes Walter Mondale, Marlene Johnson, Dave Winfield, Tim Penny, Paul Douglas, Matt Blair, Wheelock Whitney and Martin Sabo. Adjei-Bosompem is president of Adom, a diversity and
In 2011, Sarah Drake ’05 ’09, a St. Cloud State University alumna with a master’s degree in social responsibility, travelled to rural Burkina Faso, West Africa, to connect with other women and contribute to their artistic ventures. During her stay in the village of Tiebele, she discovered the community of 63,000 had just nine fresh
An education-abroad experience leaves a student forever changed, with new insight and understanding of the world and the people in it. For students reconnecting with their heritage along the way, a visit to a foreign land can become a powerful milestone. A high percentage of participants in St. Cloud State’s South Africa and Laos/Thailand/Malaysia study
Erich Martens ’97 is the 2013 Minnesota High School Principal of the Year while Diane (Guggenberger) Moeller ’77 ’82 was honored as the state’s 2013 Science and Mathematics Elementary and Middle Level Principal of the Year. Martens, principal of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School for the past decade, received his award at the Minnesota Association of
’00 Gary Fasching, St. Joseph, is head football coach for St. John’s University. He had been an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at SJU for 17 seasons. Shila Walek-Hooper, Blaine, is the chief deputy attorney for Isanti County. ’01 ’09 Marisa (Adler) Adler Vette, Forest Lake, was honored with a “35 Under 35” award from
’90 Monica (Wallgren) Lee, Hampshire, Ill., published her first book, “The Percussionist’s Wife: A Memoir of Sex, Crime & Betrayal,” about the 2001 case involving a high school music instructor and a student. ’91 Michelle (Jester) Zakrajshek, Anoka, is a 2012 Top Women in Finance “Circle of Excellence” recipient by Finance & Commerce. Jester is
’80 Donald DeMorett, Maple Grove, joined Mocon international manufacturing company as chief operating officer. He previously served on Mocon’s board of directors. Susie (Newman) Ulrich-Loewel, Naples, Fla., earned top sales honors for November 2012 at Lely Resort, Fla. ’81 Jay Millerhagen, Lino Lakes, joined Respicardia as vice president of clinical affairs and market development. ’81
’72 ’84 Leigh Lenzmeier, St. Cloud, was appointed to the Minnesota Real Estate Foundation Board of Directors. ’77 Gary Kelsey, Woodbury, is an ArtReach St. Croix board member. Kelsey is a professor and program director of the M.A. in Philanthropy and Development Program at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. He is also a faculty member
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