what`s inside - Williston State College Foundation

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what`s inside - Williston State College Foundation
WHAT’S
INSIDE
4........ WSC - Where the People Make the Difference
18....... WNBA Sparks Have Local Ties
12...... Faculty Spotlight
22....... Missing Alumni
Contents
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WSC - Where the
People Make the
Difference
by Dr. Nadolny
6 ........ NATEF Certification
Teton Thunder
Spring 2011
8 ........ A Match Made at... UND-W
10 ...... It’s a Great Job Kayla Retzer
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12 ..... Faculty Spotlight Lance Olson
14 ...... Construction
17 ...... Donate to the Vision
17 ...... 50th Anniversary
18 ..... WNBA Sparks Have Local Ties
20 ...... Alumni Spotlight Rusty Halvorson
22 ...... Missing Alumni
26 ..... A Note from the Board
by Jerry Zunich
American State Bank ..... 2
Select Ford ..... 16
Brady Martz ..... 27
WSC Foundation
P.O. Box 1286
501 18th St E • Williston, ND 58802
[email protected]
(701)-572-9275
LPL Financial .....27
Voller, Lee, Suess &
Associates, CPAs ..... 27
Williston Herald .....27
Nemont .....28
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A Note From the President
Dramatic changes are taking place in our
community. Sophia is a good reminder that
regardless of these changes, there are many safe
havens. From our homes, to our schools, to even
the hospital, Williston is, as our College motto aptly
states: “Where the People Make the Difference.”
From the perspective of the College, we also
are making changes. We do so with the hope of
protecting our small town spirit. We do so with the
intention of placing ourselves in a position where
we manage change and change does not manage
us. We do so to better serve our community;
a community, from the perspective of a ten year
old and a forty eight year old, that we are proud to
call home.
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A Note From the President
My stepdaughter Sophia and I are patiently
waiting at Mercy Medical Center for her CAT Scan.
Now that we’ve been here almost two years and
are resigned to spend a few more moments before
her test, we start to reflect on our now almost twoyear experience in the Williston community.
Maybe because we are in the hospital, Sophia
looks around, and with bright eye enthusiasm, she
reflects on how quiet Williston is compared to our
former home in Washington State. “It’s also safer
here Dad. People spend time talking to you and
don’t just rush away.”
Truck traffic enters my mind and yet, I agree.
It is quieter and safer in Williston whether at the
hospital, at Sophia’s school, in our home or at
the college. Even with all of the changes taking
place, Williston is still, by contrast, a peaceful
community.
Sophia really appreciates the small town
atmosphere. “People are nice to each other.”
Whether from a ten year old perspective or a forty
eight year old perspective, we both agree that
Williston, Sophia’s school and the College are easy
places to call home.
Dr. Nadolny
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President
Williston State College
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NATEF Certification
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Williston State College is pleased to announce
that its Diesel Technology Program has achieved
certification by the National Institute for
Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) in the areas
of diesel engines, drive trains, brakes, suspension
and steering, electrical and electronic systems,
heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and
preventative maintenance inspection.
“There are not too many programs out there
that are certified,” said WSC Assistant Professor of
Diesel Technology Rick Lund. “We are now one of
the few programs in the nation, and the only one
in the state of North Dakota, that are certified.”
The WSC program was evaluated according to
strict standards set by the automotive industry.
They were evaluated by the National Automotive
Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) in all
areas from the program’s facilities to the number
of instructional hours provided.
The first step toward certification is to send an
application. “You self evaluate your program and
turn that in to the NATEF national office,” Lund
said. “Then, if they approve your program, you get
an on-site visit from four individuals and they look
at everything from your application that you say
you are doing.”
He said that they also visit with industry people in
the area where graduates from the WSC diesel tech
program are working to see how well trained they
were and how they are working for the company.
According to a letter sent to WSC President Dr.
Raymond Nadolny from the NATEF, the WSC
program met the strict industry standards required
NATEF Certification
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for ASE Master Certification of the program. This is
the highest level of achievement recognized by the
ASE, according to Williams A. Kersten, president of
the NATEF.
The instructors, Rick Lund and Chris Egge, must
also be master certified technicians and must be
recertified every five years. “It’s an ongoing process
that we must keep up,” Lund said. He added that
the program, in order to keep its certification, will
be re-evaluated every five years as well.
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Alumni Spotlight
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their time on the Williston campus. Stacy
remembers it was during these years at school
where both she and Todd took many of their
general courses; including a dance class where
the two remained dance partners throughout
the entire course.
“In the end that’s what made UNDWilliston such a great place for the both of
us. It wasn’t just the basketball, but also
the opportunity to grow during those early
collegiate years and to find out what direction
we wanted our education to go in.”
Stacy also remembers that it was the
small campus that attracted her to UNDWilliston.
“Coming out of high school, the thought of
heading off to college was a bit overwhelming.
Williston proved to be the perfect transition
for me at the time.”
Eventually Stacy and Todd would leave
UND Williston, to finish both their degrees
and basketball careers at Dickinson State
University. Stacy went on to earn a double
major in Elementary Education and Physical
Education and Todd a degree in Medical
Technology.
Stacy and Todd were married in August
of 1987. Shortly after their graduation from
Dickinson State. They would go on to live
in Williston and Grand Forks, with Stacy
teaching and Todd finishing his Master’s
degree in Chemical Engineering at UND.
Soon thereafter a job offer for Todd took
them to Corpus Christi, Texas. Finally, after
a short stint in Wichita, Kansas, the couple
moved back to Texas and the community
of Kingwood, a northern suburb of
Houston.
Today, Todd is working
as the Director of Engineering for
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest
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While growing up in Minot, playing
basketball was something that Stacy (Nelson)
Svihovec had always loved. So when UNDWilliston recruited her to play for their
already hugely successful program, you could
say it was a match made in heaven. “It was
enticing because I wanted to continue my
athletic career and yet wasn’t quite sure what
I wanted in a college.”
Stacy eventually decided on UND-Williston
and from 1982 to 1984 she joined the Teton’s
women’s basketball team, playing under
Teton Hall of Fame coach Penny Slagle.
“Basketball was a big part of my life during
my time at UND Williston. Myself and
eleven other teammates lived in a dormitory
on campus, with a housemother. There was
never a dull moment.”
The same could be said for the Lady
Tetons, who under coach Slagle, successfully
played their way to the national tournament
during Stacy’s time on the squad. Stacy also
remembers playing with former All-American
Julie Hendrickson.
“They were my family back then. It was
a great program and I had a wonderful time
playing with them.”
And while a big part of her life, basketball
wasn’t EVERYTHING for Stacy. As fate
would have it, she ended up meeting a young
man from Dickinson named Todd Svihovec,
who just so happened to play basketball for
UND-Williston’s men’s team.
“Yes, I met the love of my life at UNDWilliston,” recalls Stacy. “In fact, if I
remember correctly, my first official date with
Todd was decided appropriately enough over
a game of HORSE, with the loser having to
take the winner out for pizza.”
Stacy and Todd continued dating during
integrated producers of polymers and fibers. Meanwhile, Stacy
remains busy as a full-time mom to the couple’s three children,
Tevin, Tristen and Tannah. She says that both she and Todd
remain actively involved in their church as well as local athletic
clubs.
Every couple of years Stacy says she tries to make a trip back to
Williston to catch up with coach Slagle and some of her former
teammates. When asked about how things have changed on
campus since her time in the early `80’s, Stacy replies with a
smile, “I just wish I could have played in a facility like they have
now!” She notes that many of the buildings have changed and
that technology has become even more prominent on campus,
leading to new updates and growth for future students.
Stacy says that she would definitely recommend Williston
State College for many of the same reasons that she and Todd
first decided to attend.
“It’s a great opportunity to get a start on your college career
in a welcoming community and a small town atmosphere. I
know that both Todd and I have worked to pass on the values
and lessons we’ve learned at places like UND Williston to
our children. We teach them to be a part of something, be it
athletics, music, drama or debate.”
Stacy will also remember UND Williston as the place
where she and Todd started their story together and
looks forward to the next exciting chapter that life
brings them.
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Student Spotlight
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people who want to make a difference,” Kayla
shared. “I was a 4.0 student but was terrified to
take math at a college level. But I soon learned
that at Williston State College if I needed help
I could get it. My only negative comment was
that there were not enough student activities
on campus. It led me to want to leave Williston
and go someplace else.” That someplace else was
Moorhead State University where she continued
to work on her Public Relations/Advertising
degree. Kayla graduated with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Mass Communications, and soon found
herself back on the campus where she started as
the Student Activities Coordinator for Williston
State. There were many challenges to overcome.
Limited on-campus housing meant that a majority
of students would have to come back to campus
to attend activities. There were a lot of part-time
students and the campus really did not have a
student gathering center like a student union.
But Kayla overcame a lot of those challenges by
developing a variety of activities on different days
and at different times. She is also not afraid to
think outside the box on some of these student
activities. An example, just in time for Valentines
Day she gave students a chance to choose one of
many animal “skins” to stuff. Add to that a Tetons
Working hard on campus is only part of the
challenge for Williston State College. “We’re a
smaller college, located in the Northwest corner
of the state, and it takes a lot more for us to get
noticed!” Kayla is also the advisor for student
government on campus and she has been involved
in telling the Williston State story to the legislature.
“I like to get the students involved in issues that
will affect them.” She also sees the importance of
getting the community involved with the activities
on campus. “We have a growing community, and
it’s nice to see the support the college receives from
the community.”
What would she like to see in the future?
“Number one would be a student union. We’d like
to offer a variety of activities every week. It would
be nice to have a paid student staff to assist with
the activities. Additional funds for marketing the
activities would be nice, and of course we’d like to
see the student population grow as a part of our
efforts.”
Kayla Retzer is probably the ideal choice for
Student Life Coordinator. She has experienced
Williston State College from every angle. First as
an incoming senior, next as a student, after that she
was on a larger campus, and now she has returned
to share what she has experienced and learned. Add
to that a great smile and an optimistic outlook and
you know why the sky is the limit for student life
at Williston State College.
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A college campus is full of energy generated
from young adults who need to break away from
the every day routine of classes and homework.
Athletic events like basketball, volleyball and
baseball bring many students together, but only
offer a small percentage of what it takes to keep a
college campus vibrant. The person responsible for
organizing fun, creative events for Williston State
College students is Kayla Retzer, Student Life
Coordinator.
Kayla was hired in July of 2009 and right now she
is ‘a staff of one.’ “I have several college students
who help me with the events, but for right now I
handle most of the organization and set up for the
events on campus.” Organization of events includes
the planning, public relations and advertising,
timeline for the event and the communication with
student government about each event. “After all,
the events are for the students and we use their
money. It’s important to keep them in the loop.”
The journey to her current position started in
2002 when Kayla graduated from Williston High
School and enrolled at Williston State College
that fall. It was an easy transition because she had
already taken several classes at WSC her senior
year in high school. “As far as a quality education,
Williston State is top notch. We have quality
t-shirt to fit the stuffed animal, and you have the
perfect toy to either share with a special friend or
keep as a memory of your Williston State College
days. It was so popular that she had students and
faculty asking for more than one skin to stuff.
More resources have been dedicated to student
life activities and the results have been better
attendance at each event. “We used to have 40
or 50 students attending events, but now we can
have up to 80 or 90. And when you take into
consideration that there are really only about 110
students who actually live on campus, that’s a
pretty good percentage. We hear all the time how
much the campus life has improved and how great
the events are. We also know it’s important to get
the students involved in the decisions. After all, it’s
their money and the activities are for them.”
But soon the number of students on campus
will change. In 2009, the legislature approved the
construction of a new, multi-floor residence hall
on campus. The excitement is building, as students
were able to help choose the colors and furniture
for the new hall. Plans for the exterior include a
commons area with outdoor wiring. “To have a
venue where we can host all of our students for
an event is going to be great,” according to Kayla,
“and a majority of them won’t have to come back to
campus to attend, they’ll be right here.” With the
addition of the residence hall Kayla believes more
students may decide to stay around for their second
year rather than dropping out or transferring to a
different school.
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Faculty Spotlight
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Lance Olson
Math and Science Chair
Williston State College
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With the current housing shortage and increasing
rental rates, it will give our students the housing
they are currently having a hard time finding and
affording.”
Along with the 9.8 million dollar residence hall,
Olson says a 5.2 million dollar expansion project
for their trades programs will be completed this
spring, and an addition to their science department
is currently awaiting legislative approval.
“It’s a crazy time here in Williston,” he says, “but
we’re trying to stay ahead of the wave of changes
that are happening. The school expansions will
really help us move forward with providing more
and more opportunities for our students. We’ve
also been very lucky to have Dr. Raymond Nadolny.
He has a wonderful vision for our school, and he’s
working very hard to put it all in place.”
As far as current enrollment goes, Williston State
College is holding its own. “A lot of high school
seniors see all the job opportunities that are out
there with the oil boom and many decide to go
straight to work instead of into college. I hope
they don’t close the door on college all together,”
Olson says. “With our expansion projects, online
and distance education programs, and the growth
of our on-campus opportunities, Williston State
College is able to offer more than ever before.”
Faculty Spotlight
Twenty years. A lot can happen in twenty years,
and Lance Olson can certainly attest to that. “I’m
from the Williston area,” he says. “I spent two
years at Williston State College. At the time it
was a small community college. It’s amazing the
growth we’re experiencing right now.”
After Olson’s two years at WSC, he transferred to
the University of North Dakota where he received
his degree in Geology. “My teachers at WSC really
helped point me in the right direction for my
education,” exclaims Olson. “However, I managed
to get my degree right when the oil boom busted
so I went back and got my teaching degree.”
After taking some time off to tour around
Australia and to teach in Hallock, Minnesota,
Olson returned to WSC to teach. “It’s amazing
the changes that have taken place since I’ve been
teaching at the college,” he says. “I’ve especially
seen changes in our online and distance education
options. The changes in technology have made
it possible for us to offer more programs to
our students. We want our online and distance
education to be strong, but we also want to keep
our on-campus presence strong, too.”
Williston State College is doing just that through
the building expansions that are taking place on
campus. “Our new 171 bed residence hall will be
completed in the fall of 2011,” says Olson. “It’s
going to be a wonderful addition to our campus.
“With our expansion projects, online and
distance education programs, and the growth of our
on-campus opportunities, Williston State College is able
to offer more than ever before.”
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Alumni Spotlight
Kathy Goodman
Carla Christofferson
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Carla still maintains her ties to North Dakota.
“I still own the family farm where I grew up
near Tolna.” She has been named to the Alumni
Steering Panel at the UND Law School, so she
returns to her home state once or twice a year.
And the friends she met while at WSC? “I sill have
several friends from college including my closest
friend in college, Colleen Anderson.” Colleen
attended WSC, transferred to Jamestown College
and now lives in the silicon valley of California.
Other friends include a North Dakota native,
Becky (Henry) Braaten who works for Farm
Credit Services and lives in Westhope, and Jack
Michaels, Bismarck radio personality and the voice
of the Mary University Marauders basketball. It’s
amazing how you keep in touch.”
And Carla would suggest much the same path
for students like her today. “I have a nephew who
is attending Lake Region before he transfers. You
need the basics, and a smaller setting in smaller
classes is a good way to go. You feel comfortable
and accepted and it’s a whole lot easier to make
friends.”
Carla and her husband Adam have an
18-month-old son who, according to Carla,
“already has an amazing jump shot, because he’s
been around basketball so much.”
We think that the quote from Carla’s bio
probably says it best. “As she enters her fifth season
as co-owner of the Sparks, she continues to lead the
organization in a direction that Los Angeles and
the WNBA have not seen before. Christofferson
has a wealth of understanding to improve the
experiences of Sparks’ fans and to strengthen the
Los Angeles community. Her enthusiasm for the
team, paired with her creative mind, has already
elevated the team to new heights.”
So next time you wonder who owns these
professional sports teams? Think of North Dakota’s
own Carla Christofferson, a small town basketball
player with Los Angeles style vision.
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Sitting on the sidelines watching the Los
Angeles Sparks had gotten to be too much
for two friends. In order to take this WNBA
team to the next level they would have to
buy it, even if the team was not for sale!
The two friends are Carla Christofferson
and Kathy Goodman, and they are now
majority owners of the Sparks, and have
been for over four years.
Carla is from Tolna, North Dakota
where she played basketball and softball and
ran track. “Had there been volleyball back
when I went to school, I would have
played that too,” Carla shared in a
recent interview. She left the town
of Tolna and headed west to
Williston State College, then
UND-Williston, to start her
post secondary education
and to play basketball.
She had two sisters living
in Williston and their
husbands worked in the oil
fields. It was the mid 80’s,
and Williston was feeling the
effects of an oil boom. It was
convenient for Carla to stay with her
sisters during summer basketball camps
at WSC. It was also economical for her to live
with one of them when she attended college
at WSC for two years. “The transition to
Williston (WSC) was very easy. I graduated
from a class of 13, so I was used to smaller
classes.” Many of her friends would make
the jump to UND or NDSU and would
find themselves overwhelmed by larger
classes and the college life. Carla gives credit
to the excellent teachers at WSC for giving
her a great foundation on which to build
her college education, an education that
would end with a degree in law from Yale
University. “The teachers at WSC prepared
me extremely well for my next step. I never
felt that I couldn’t succeed at the next level.”
The campus life also fit Carla well as she
arrived on campus and immediately found
friends. “It’s the North Dakota way, we all
kind of came from smaller towns and we are quick
to meet people and make friends.”
After Yale University her next step was Los
Angeles, and as Carla explains she, like most other
law students, worked for a judge for a year. When
she was being interviewed, the judge inquired as to
where she was from. When she answered Tolna he
asked about the proximity of her town to Michigan,
ND. As it turns out, his mother was a Lamb from
Michigan. Immediately Carla began to use her
North Dakota heritage to her advantage and of
course, got the job. Her North Dakota ties would
benefit Carla once more, as Warren Christopher
was a partner in the law firm she joined. Mr.
Christopher spent his early years, until he was 13,
in Scranton, North Dakota.
Carla is currently the managing partner of the
O’Melveny & Myers Los Angeles office, where
she has spent the last 20 years as a trial lawyer,
specializing in energy, accounting, and contract
disputes.
But it was her North Dakota entrepreneurial
spirit that allowed her to go out on a limb and
purchase the Sparks from the Los Angeles Lakers.
“I never planned to own a basketball team or any
sport franchise.” According to Carla, “we just
had an opportunity and convinced a banker to
give us the money. It really wasn’t whether the
team was successful or not, I have lived without
money in my life, and certainly could have done
that again. I am a practicing attorney so I knew
money would not be a problem. It was more of a
belief in the emergence of women’s sports.” Carla
likens the WNBA today to the NBA of 40 years
ago. “All it will take is something charismatic, say
an LA Lakers-Boston Celtics rivalry, or a player like
Michael Jordan and the WNBA will move to the
next level,” adds Carla. “We already have shown
some success. We went from averaging 4,000 in
attendance to over 10,000.” Her goal would be
to sell out the arena, 13,500, every night. But to
Carla an even more important trend is the sale
of team sponsorships. “In the past two years our
sponsorships have increased, even with a down
economy. Now that the economy is improving
we feel we are on the cusp of some great things.”
How is the WNBA different from the NBA? “We
are more of a family sport. The NBA is more of a
circus and acrobatics. John Wooden said that if you
really want to teach your kids to play basketball, to
learn how to play defense and play like a team, take
them to a WNBA game.” All in all Carla is pretty
satisfied with the increased success of the Sparks.
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(no relation) where myself and two or three other
students traveled to a fairly prominent ranch in
eastern Montana to witness a calf sale. We hopped
in a suburban and away we went. I had been to
auction houses before, but never to an actual farm
auction with all the sights and sounds. It was a
great environment and a fun day.”
Halvorson also recalls some of the more
recreational classes he participated in during his
time on the Williston campus. “I enjoyed the
diversity of the classes they offered on campus.
Besides math and science, I was also involved in
archery, guitar, and even bowling for fun.”
During his years on campus Halvorson devoted
the majority of his time to his studies, however he
also had a part time job at 660 KEYZ Country,
where he worked as a weekend and evening radio
announcer.
“I come from a family of radio announcers.
My father, (Lee Halvorson) has been a long time
radio broadcaster and play-by-play announcer, so I
just gravitated towards radio work.”
Halvorson would eventually go on and earn
his Associate of Science degree in Pre-Veterinary
Medicine. He then turned his sights to North
Dakota State University where he planned to finish
his studies. And finish he did; however, instead
of becoming a veterinarian, his attention turned to
his long-time love for radio. “In my heart, I knew
that I always wanted to be in radio.”
In 1996 Halvorson graduated with a Bachelor’s
Degree in General Agriculture from NDSU, adding
a minor degree in media communications as well.
Soon thereafter he applied for a job at the
American Ag Radio Network and was hired as
the Associate Farm Director under Ag Network
pioneer and Farm Director Lyle Romine. Fourteen years
later, Halvorson is now Farm Director himself and making
the most of his dream career.
“I absolutely enjoy what I do for a living. I love being
able to distribute the information that farmers and ranchers
need. It’s truly satisfying to be able to do that for people
and always gratifying to hear positive feedback from the
agricultural community. It’s humbling, very humbling.”
When asked if he would recommend Williston State College
Halvorson is quick to answer. “Yes, I would. Especially to
those students who are not 100% prepared to go to a fouryear school. I looked at my time in Williston as a transitional
period that not only helped prepare me academically, but also
helped me mature mentally as a young adult.”
Halvorson also cites the many friendships he made
during his time on Williston’s campus as an important part of
growing up.
“I had great friends, some from high school and other new
individuals from all over who I met during my time on campus. I am
happy today to still call them my friends and remain in contact with many
of them.”
Indeed, Halvorson successfully made the most of his time on
the Williston campus and would encourage other young
students to look at Williston State College when it
comes to their own education.
“Number one, you have an excellent
staff.
Combine that with lower
tuition and that can make for a
great start to any college career.
Set your game plan and go from
there. In my opinion Williston
State helped lay the groundwork
for me to become successful at
NDSU and beyond.”
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For many students looking to enter college, a
certain amount of uncertainty and apprehension
seem to be the norm. With so many choices and
decisions about what school to choose and what
major to study, it’s no wonder that many students
feel overwhelmed about how college can help
prepare them for their futures. For Williston State
College alumni Rusty Halvorson, his journey from
college campus, to current Farm Director for
the American Ag Network, took him in different
directions. However, he credits the time he spent
on Williston’s campus as being instrumental in
shaping where he is today.
Like many students who grew up and attended
high school in Williston, Halvorson faced the
decision to either leave for one of the larger state
schools, or stay close to home with Williston State
College, then known as the University of North
Dakota Williston.
“I chose to attend UND Williston because it
not only made sense financially for me at the time,
but it also allowed me the opportunity to stay close
to my family and the fantastic hunting I had grown
up around.”
Halvorson attended UND Williston from
1992 until 1994, where he studied Pre-Veterinary
Science.
“I remember my classes back then were heavy
on both the math and science ends.” Halvorson
also recalls the help he received from his professors.
“They were a great group of people, always
willing to help and it made for a great learning
environment.”
Also, when asked about what his favorite class
was, Halvorson went on to explain, “I remember
a livestock judging class with Roger Halvorson,
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A Note From the Board
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On behalf of the board of directors, I want to
thank outgoing directors, Ken Heen (immediate
past president), Donn Hoffelt, and Greg Everson
for their many years of dedicated service. It was a
pleasure to serve with them.
Now, as president-elect, I am very excited to
welcome incoming directors, Kim Hennessy,
Tammy Sogard, and Jon Ellefson. They will
contribute valuable skills and talents to the
foundation.
I believe Williston State College has a bright
future in this growing community. Dr. Nadolny,
faculty, and staff of the college are working hard to
make Williston State the college of choice in this
region. The foundation wants to do everything it
can to reinforce that effort. With the continued
support of the alumni and community, great things
can happen at Williston State College.
We are forever grateful to donors and their
families - THANK YOU! The generous donors
of this region have always shown a strong desire
to provide quality, affordable education for
the students of Williston State College. As a
foundation, we have a duty to be good stewards.
We take our positions very seriously and do our
best to make the wishes and desires of the donors
come true.
In addition, the foundation aims to do a better job
of “Bringing Communities and College Together.”
We strive to make decisions that will help improve
Williston State College and ultimately improve the
quality of life for everyone in the region.
Your ideas can help us achieve this goal. We
would love to hear from you. Contact our executive
director, Terry Olson, at 701-572-9275.
Best regards,
Jerry Zunich, President
Williston State
College Foundation
WSC Foundation
501 18th St E
Williston, ND 58802