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Alumni Award Recipients

Recent Honorees

2007 SCSU Alumni Award Recipients:

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

President, Bruce Pearson Enterprises
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Brian Myres portraitAlumni Service Award
Brian Myres '83
G.R. Herberger College of Business

Head of Midwest Operations, ING Direct
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Ryan Weber portraitGraduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award
Ryan Weber '03
College of Science & Engineering

Chief Marketing Officer, Freeze.com/W3i Holdings LLC
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Carlo Lachmansingh portraitG.R. Herberger College of Business Leadership Award
Carlo Lachmansingh '76
President, Carlo Lachmansingh Sales, Inc.
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Marcia Nelson portraitCollege of Education Leadership Award
Marcia Nelson '03
Teacher and Night School Principal, Anoka Hennepin videoClick here to see Marcia's introduction video.
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Jack Smith portraitCollege of Fine Arts and Humanities Leadership Award
Jack Smith '52
Retired, Speech-Language Pathology Faculty Member
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Joel Goergen portraitCollege of Science & Engineering Leadership Award
Joel Goergen '86

Vice President of Technology, Force 10 Networks
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Robert Goff portraitCollege of Social Sciences Leadership Award
Robert Goff '58

Co-Owner, Goff & Howard
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Jessica Ostman portraitFaculty/Staff/Administration Appreciation Award
Jessica Ostman '87 '92
Colleges of Science & Engineering, Business 
Director, University Programming Board
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2006 SCSU Alumni Award Recipients:

A. Jake Bauerly '75Distinguished Alumni
A. Jake Bauerly ‘75
B.S. Management 
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Peggy Meyer '70Alumni Service Award
Peggy (Ford) Meyer ‘70
B.S. English 
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Elbert E. "Gil" Gilbertson '54G.R. Herberger College of Business Leadership Award
Elbert E. “Gil” Gilbertson ‘54
B.A. Business Administration 
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Allie Cronk '67College of Education Leadership Award
Allie (Radermacher) Cronk ‘67
B.S. Physical Education 
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Carleen RhodesCollege of Fine Arts and Humanities Leadership Award
Carleen Rhodes ‘73 ‘77
B.A. English, M.A. English 
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Diane McClureFaculty/Staff/Administration Appreciation Award
Diane McClure
G.R. Herberger College of Business 
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Comprehensive Lists

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients:

Name Grad Year Award Year
Dr. M. Jay Blaha 1930 1963
Florence H. Hayden 1913 1963
Roma E. Gans 1917 1963
Walter A. Anderson 1925 1964
Dr. Willis E. Dugan 1929 1964
Nicholas J. Oganovic 1934 1964
Paul W. Bixby 1937 1965
Chester Lund 1924 1965
George A. Selke 1913 1965
Ralph C. Heimdahl 1930 1966
Chester H. Heinzel 1938 1966
Schuyler C. Joyner 1922 1966
Theodore J. Berning 1923 1967
Roland Blaha 1925 1967
Helen A. Hill 1955 1967
John C. McDougall 1935 1967
Leo V. Gannon 1918 1968
Dr. Edmund Leipold 1924 1968
E. L. Grove 1938 1969
John P. Treacy 1922 1969
Martha E. Dallmann 1922 1970
Al H. Kremers 1959 1970
Edward A. Brainard 1953 1971
Mansford A. Sonstegard 1935 1971
Nicholas J. Begich 1952 1972
Arnold C. Stordahl 1931 1972
L. J. Lud Andolsek 1935 1973
Robert A. Dufresne 1950 1973
Fern (Ostrom) Hedenstrom 1920 1973
L. Harold Anderson 1917 1974
Emil J. Berger 1939 1974
August W. R. Gehrke 1943 1975
George B. Ferguson 1955 1976
Walter G. Nottingham 1960 1976
Brendan J. McDonald 1954 1977
Alfred E. Friedl 1956 1978
Herbert Sorenson 1920 1978
Joan R. (Anderson) Growe 1956 1979
Lyle D. Schmidt 1955 1979
Winston W. Borden 1965 1980
Jilleen M. Halverson 1963 1980
Donald C. Hill 1954 1980
Margaret (Peg) J. Montagne 1966 1980
Richard R. Green 1968 1981
John E. Otto 1960 1981
Andrew S. Jackson 1961 1982
Robert C. Nordlie 1952 1982
J. P. Bolduc 1961 1983
Judith E. (Peterson) Jerde 1956 1983
Lawrence M. Brammer 1943 1984
David O. Swennes 1961 1984
Robert E. Myers 1960 1985
Kenneth J. Roering 1966 1985
Donald P. Anderson 1951 1986
Linda L. Lasure, PhD 1968 1986
John E. Fredell 1968 1987
Judith (Forman) Pearson 1968 1987
William D. Carlson 1939 1988
Robert W. Hebeisen 1963 1988
Robert R. Lindberg 1962 1989
Theodore C. Lockett 1973 1989
Patricia K. Kuhl 1967 1990
Loren A. Nikolai 1967 1990
Mark T. Dahl 1975 1992
Mark A. Sathe 1971 1992
Carol S. Wicklund 1967 1992
Richard S. Blair 1962 1993
Russell Huffman 1953 1993
Orville B. Pung 1958 1993
Paul R. Ridgeway 1989 1993
Lawrence E. Boerboom 1972 1994
Larry Dorn 1964 1994
Margaret E. (List) Jaffie 1941 1994
Joanne E. (Lind) Benson 1970 1995
Michael M. Isakson 1975 1995
Marian L. (Broecker) Carlson 1941 1996
Larry Meyer 1971 1996
Gordon A. Viere 1975 1997
Thomas E. Callinan 1973 1998
Richard A. Hill 1968 1999
Dr. CarolAnn Russell 1973 1999
John Weitzel 1959 2000
William R. Sieben 1973 2001
Dr. Ruth K. Meyer 1973/1981 2002
Gary M. Petrucci 1965 2003
Dr. James W. Anderson 1949/1953 2004
Robert V. Voit 1983 2005
A. Jake Bauerly 1975 2006

 

Alumni Service Award Recipients:

Name Grad Year Award Year
William W. Holes 1967 1972
Meyers L. Peterson 1955 1972
Roland L. Stromberg n/a 1972
James S. Becker 1951 1973
Arnold J. Dahle n/a 1973
Walter G. Larson n/a 1973
Donald R. Watkins n/a 1973
Alice L. Binger 1944 1974
Arlene J. Helgeson 1951 1974
Horace M. Mayo 1956 1974
John J. Weismann 1922 1974
Jack Kleinbaum n/a 1975
James C. Pehler 1967 1975
Delbert F. Anderson n/a 1976
Leonard E. Dickinson n/a 1976
Alcuin G. Loehr n/a 1976
Norman B. Nelson n/a 1976
Earl N. Henning 1939 1977
Dennis D. Marquardt 1968 1978
Cy Kuefler, Sr. n/a 1979
Ruth Cadwell n/a 1980
Glenn Carlson n/a 1980
Pako Corporation n/a 1980
Dorothy Barker n/a 1981
Luther Brown n/a 1981
Clair Daggett n/a 1982
Alice Wick n/a 1982
Robert Wick n/a 1982
David T. Leahy n/a 1983
Max L. Partch n/a 1983
Cliff Sakry n/a 1983
Glanville Smith n/a 1983
L. Ferne Atwood n/a 1984
Mary F. Russell 1971 1984
Dr. Evelyn (Payne) Hatcher n/a 1985
John Kasper n/a 1985
Carl J. Buckman 1922 1986
Molly L. (Murphy) Renslow 1968 1986
John M. Schulzetenberg 1968 1986
William Carlson 1975 1987
Paul Ernst 1983 1987
Cy Plattes n/a 1987
Charles Graham n/a 1988
Alyn Dull 1949 1988
John E. Herges 1977 1990
Edward L. Johnson 1981 1990
Jack Nelson n/a 1991
Jack Amundson n/a 1991
James B. Collier, Jr. 1978 1992
Altin R. (Al) Paulson n/a 1993
Hugh Barker n/a 1994
Allen Linner 1967 1995
Vernie McDonald n/a 1995
Dennis M. Ringsmuth 1961 1996
Dorothy Simpson 1977 1996
Stephen G. Wenzel 1968 1997
Kurt Kalm 1974 1998
George Torrey n/a 1998
Gary W. Botzek 1972 1999
Lawrence C. Sundby 1963/1967 2000
Mollie B. Young Marinovich 1981 2000
Myron Umerski 1962/1972 2001
Deeann J. Griebel 1976 2002
John M. Lavander 1973 2003
Gary R. Smith 1965 2003
Dr. Barbara A. Grachek 1962/1963 2004
Michael C. Skillrud 1982 2005
Peggy (Ford) Meyer 1970 2006

 

Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award Recipients:

Name Grad Year Award Year
Candice M. (Anderson) Ames 1974 1980
Patricia A. (Hirl) Longstaff 1973 1981
Steven K. Strandemo 1971 1982
Carol A. (Wawrzyniak) Anderson 1980 1985
Douglas E. Fox 1972 1985
Cindy F. Johnson 1979 1985
Stephanie L. (Borden) Kirch 1978 1985
Sylvia H. Lang 1970 1985
Ralph O. Morgenweck 1969 1985
Kenneth and Janice Nyberg 1969 1985
Michael R. Sieben 1968 1985
Dr. M. Patrice Eiff 1979 1986
Marla K. Gamble 1975 1986
Mary B. Molenaar 1981 1986
Keith S. Nord 1979 1986
William J. Norton 1973 1986
Joseph P. Opatz 1975 1986
Mark J. Scharenbroich 1977 1986
Susan A. Wiese 1973 1986
Ross K. Lynch 1975 1987
Elizabeth A. (Riesgraf) Wyman 1974 1987
Thomas E. Moore 1978 1988
Jeffrey R. Passolt 1981 1988
Cathleen (Bolcar) Becker 1991 1995
Daniel J. Becker 1990 1995
Alexandra L. Blum 1988 1995
Scott J. Schneider 1989 1995
Richard G. Rassier 1989 1996
Peggy E. (Kriha) Dye 1991 1997
Eric (Ric) Peterson 1991 1998
Jay Johnson 1997 1999
Dr. Wade A. Bresnahan 1992 2001
Danielle L. McKenzie 1999 2004

 

G.R. Herberger College of Business Leadership Award:

Name Grad Year Award Year
Doyle L. Rose 1972 1999
Allen J. Berning 1977/1979 2000
Thomas McCabe Kelly 1975/1979 2001
O. Donald Billing 1973 2002
Brian T. McGrath 1980/1986 2003
Betty Kimbrough 1976 2004
Leigh J. Johnson 1967 2005
Elbert E. "Gil" Gilbertson 1954 2006

 

College of Education Leadership Award:

Name Grad Year Award Year
Dr. Zala D. Fashant 1980/1986 1994
Gene Mammenga 1953 1994
Donald M. Boros 1966/1967 1995
Arne M. Johnson 1969/1979 1995
George D. Kuh 1971 1996
Robert J. Ziegler 1984 1996
Robert J. Wedl 1966/1967 1997
Nancy Jo Raso-Eklund 1975 1997
Jerome C. Harste 1963 1998
Bonnie M. Henrickson 1986 1999
Beverly J. Petersen Midthun 1958/60/88 1999
David P. Meaney 1965 2000
Susan (Kasper) Rivard 1968/1969 2001
Wilbur J. (Will) Herrington 1950 2002
Ronald A. Hochstrasser 1988 2002
Dr. Robert M. Graham 1963/1965 2003
Julie A. Jagusch 1972/1982 2004
Dr. Melvin G. Hoagland 1953 2005
Allie (Radermacher) Cronk 1967 2006

 

College of Fine Arts & Humanities Leadership Award:

Name Grad Year Award Year
Roberta Revling Kreb 1976 1998
Sigrid J. (Nelson) Johnson 1974 1999
John N. Battenberg 1958 2000
Kathy M. Bissen 1984 2001
Cynthia M. Seelhammer 1980 2002
Yvonne M. Klinnert 1981 2003
Leon E. Westbrock 1969 2004
David M. Dorsey 1956/1962 2005
Carleen Rhodes 1973/1977 2006

 

College of Science & Engineering Leadership Award:

Name Grad Year Award Year
Forrest B. Lee 1942 1999
Dale A. Wahlstrom 1978 2002
Dr. Michael J. Smerdon 1970 2003
Russell B. Hagen 1964 2004
Dr. Keith M. Knutson 1965/1967 2005

 

College of Social Sciences Leadership Award:

Name Grad Year Award Year
Lowell W. Hellervik 1956 2001
Anthony R. Latta 1977 2003
Edwin H. Repulski 1953/1963 2004