Our booth at the Minnesota State Fair, the Alumni Awards dinner, new board officers and more in the August 2007 of HUSKY CONNECTION, the e-newsletter for St. Cloud State University alumni.

New president leads Convocation 2007

Earl H. Potter III President Earl H. Potter III kicks off Convocation 2007 with an Aug. 27 address. Faculty and staff will attend a week of workshops and information sessions on topics such as data security, technology upgrades and visiting scholars. Staff at the renovated Planetarium will demonstrate the new Chronos star projector. Awards ceremonies and department meetings are also on the schedule (PDF). Since taking office July 2, the President has been meeting with campus, MnSCU and community leaders to acquaint himself with systems and issues. Earlier this month Potter and 34 administrators participated in a three-day anti-racism workshop.

Visit our booth at the Minnesota State Fair

Art Grachek '62 '64 applies St. Cloud State tattoos to fairgoers. Grachek and his wife, Barb Grachek '62 '63, have volunteered at the booth since its 2001 inception.

For the seventh consecutive year, alumni will give time and energy to promote St. Cloud State at an Alumni Association-sponsored fair booth.

Ours is the only alumni organization in the MnSCU system to host an individual booth at the Minnesota State Fair.

More than 150 volunteers will distribute promotional items, including about 12,000 Blizzard fans and about 15,000 tattoos. Stop by and see us in the Education Building. View a fairgrounds map (PDF).

New officers and member for board of directors

Board officers for the 2007-08 year are:

• President Della Ludwig '95, Royalton, Minn.
• President-elect Amy Trombley '00 '04, Sauk Rapids, Minn.
• Secretary/Treasurer Dean R. DeGroot '81, Minneapolis, Minn.
• Past President Kevin Gohl '84, Plymouth, Minn.

From left: Della Ludwig, Amy Trombley, Dean R. DeGroot, Kevin Gohl

Sue McGrath

Recently elected to the board is Sue McGrath '81 '94, Brooklyn Park, Minn. The board of directors oversees opportunities for the more than 90,000 alumni to stay involved with their alma mater. It also strengthens lifelong relationships between St. Cloud State and its students, alumni, parents, faculty members and friends.

View a full list of the board of directors.

Broadcasters lead baseball nights in Minneapolis, St. Cloud

More than 500 alumni and friends gathered this summer for a pair of special nights at the ballpark. Headlining each event was an alumnus from St. Cloud State's acclaimed Mass Communication Department.

Minnesota Twins broadcaster Dick Bremer '78 threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Metrodome in Minneapolis during the June 26 Night at the Dome. FOX 9 news anchor Tom Halden '95 threw the ceremonial first pitch at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud during the Aug. 8 Night at the River Bats.

Dick Bremer '78 Minnesota Twins broadcaster	Tom Halden '95 FOX 9 News anchor

Service opportunity: mentor a student through the school year

Yvonne Kinney-Hockert '93 and mentee Melvina Sackey at a 2007 Mentoring Program event.

Register to mentor a student during the 2007-08 academic year.

The Alumni Mentoring Program matches alumni with students. Alumni share insights on the skills, personality, temperament and work ethic required for specific career fields. More than 100 mentor/mentee matches were paired last year.

Participants meet for on-campus events and remain in contact with their match throughout the year.

Keynote speaker for the 2007 fall meeting will be Yvonne Kinney-Hockert '93. She is an alumni mentor and owner/founder of Alexandria, Minnesota-based Consulting Solutions.

Centennial renovation

Contribute to the $15.2 million renovation of Centennial Hall. The former library is the new home of the G. R. Herberger College of Business. The former library will also house an array of academic student services and an expanded Husky Bookstore.

New stcloudstate.edu

More than a year of consultation, research and development have produced a new focus and fresh look for our stcloudstate.edu Web site.
The more than 80 pages launched July 23 provide prospective students and their families with information about St. Cloud State’s key attributes.

Construction projects on Web cams

Edgy music classes debut this fall

Prof publishes prohibition book

Alumni Awards dinner

Nine alumni will be honored at the SCSU Alumni Awards Dinner & Ceremony Oct. 12 at Atwood Memorial Center. The dinner is in conjunction with 2007 Homecoming.

The awards spotlight alumni, friends and employees of St. Cloud State who demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and character. Recipients are individuals whose career and life accomplishments reflect positively on our campus community.

Contact us to request an invitation.

Distinguished Alumni Award
Bruce Pearson '64
College of Fine Arts & Humanities

Alumni Service Award
Brian Myres '83
G.R. Herberger College of Business

Graduate of the Last Decade
Ryan Weber '03
College of Science & Engineering

G.R. Herberger College of Business Leadership Award
Carlo Lachmansingh '76

College of Education Leadership Award
Marcia Nelson '03

College of Fine Arts and Humanities Leadership Award
Jack Smith '52

College of Science & Engineering Leadership Award
Joel Goergen '86

College of Social Sciences Leadership Award
Robert Goff '58

Faculty/Staff/Administration Appreciation Award
Jessica Ostman '87 '92
College of Science & Engineering
G.R. Herberger College of Business

Class of '57 returns

Graduates of 1957 return to campus for the Class of ’57 Golden Reunion Weekend Oct. 12-13.

On Friday, participants will enjoy an evening social and Alumni Awards banquet. Saturday they'll share a brunch, guided campus tour, Homecoming football game and reunion dinner.

Golden Reunion Committee includes Bob Wig, class president and Eloise (Petersen) Miller, class vice president, as well as Yvonne (Keck) Olson, Marilyn (Berg) Wig and Lloyd Olson.

To register, call the Alumni Relations office at (320) 308-3177 or (866) 464-8759. The registration deadline is Sept. 24.