News Release

Alumni Awards April 14

Friday, April 8, 2011

Valeria Silva '90, superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools, is one of four members of the St. Cloud State University community to be honored April 14 with an Alumni Association Award.

Four distinguished members of the St. Cloud State University community will be honored April 14 at the Alumni Association Awards.

This year's reception is 3-5 p.m. in the Atwood Theater. President Earl H. Potter III will speak at 4 p.m.

Register for the free event by calling 320-308-3177 or 1-866-464-8759. The public is welcome to attend.

Valeria Silva '90, superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools, will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award. Minnesota's second-largest school district educates more than 38,000 students each year.

Kevin Gohl '84 will receive the Alumni Service Award. Gohl is a business services consultant, former adjunct faculty member and former board president for the Alumni Association. 

Graduate of the Last Decade Award will be presented to Joel "Vern" Stenman '00, general manager of the Madison Mallards. The Madison, Wisc., team plays in the Northwoods League, a summer baseball league for college players. 

Elaine Leach, a retired professor of educational administration and leadership, will receive the University Leadership Award. For more than a decade, a scholarship endowed by Leach has helped fund the graduate studies of women pursuing administrative posts in education.

The Alumni Association Awards annually honor exceptional alumni, friends and employees of the University. View the recipients of the 2009 Alumni Association Awards.

For more information, contact Terri Mische at tamische@stcloudstate.edu or 320-308-6675.

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