Annual Report 2011-12-v2.indd - Minnesota State Community and

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Annual Report 2011-12-v2.indd - Minnesota State Community and
ANNUAL REPORT
2011-2012
Detroit Lakes. Fergus Falls. Moorhead. Wadena. eCampus.
Mission
Vision
Providing dynamic learning
for living, working and serving.
A success story for every
student and stakeholder.
Index
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
From the college president............................. 3
Partnerships ....................................................8
Enrollment ....................................................14
Students in the community............................ 4
Student success: Mac and Preston Nygaard .....9
Student success: Jennifer Onsum ..................15
Student success: Catherine McDougall ........... 5
Teaching and learning ...................................10
Foundations ............................................ 16-17
Student achievements ................................... 6
Student success: Vince Hinojos ......................11
Foundation donors .................................. 18-21
Student success: Beau Krueger ........................7
College impact ........................................ 12-13
Foundation scholarship recipients ........... 21-22
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Friends:
Minnesota State Community and Technical College is completing its first decade as a
combined college. Although each of our campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead
and Wadena has a rich history spanning close to 50 years, coming together as one College
has proven to be a strategy for success. The College remains poised to respond to an everchanging world in uncertain economic times and maintains its commitment to student
success, workforce development and strengthening the communities in our service areas.
We have much to celebrate as a college, thanks to our dedicated faculty and staff and
our innovative programs and services. M State has received accolades for many of
these, including our innovative Shared Services Cooperative, which provides business
and student services efficiencies to partner colleges and the MnSCU System Office;
our Center for College Readiness, which provides local and state-wide assistance to
high school students to better prepare them for college success; and our nationally
recognized faculty who have been honored for excellence in teaching and learning.
We are most proud of the accomplishments of our students — they represent our most
valuable success stories. One cannot help but be inspired by the ways they have transformed
their lives, their workplaces and our communities. M State graduated 1,650 students in
2011-12, and more than 80 percent went on to complete their education through transfer
to other higher education institutions or directly into jobs within our communities.
There are many success stories on all of our campuses and in all of our communities, and
this annual report is a testament to our work. Please take some time to read about the
amazing things that happen when we all work together toward common purposes. The
economic impact of M State on our communities is worth millions of dollars, and our
goal is to expand that trend to enhance the region’s economic vitality by preparing our
graduates for dynamic learning, living, working and serving.
M State’s strategic plan is leading the College well into the future by ensuring access to an
extraordinary education, by being the partner of choice to meet Minnesota’s workforce and
community needs, and by delivering the highest value and the most affordable education
option. Thank you for your continued support in assisting us to accomplish our mission.
Dr. Peggy D. Kennedy
President
We are most
proud of the
accomplishments
of our students
— they represent
our most valuable
success stories.
Sincerely,
Dr. Peggy D. Kennedy, President
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
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STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
The Student Senate in Fergus Falls
hosted a complimentary Veterans
Appreciation Luncheon to recognize
the service of area veterans. Veterans
from both the college and the
community were invited.
bowls that were used to serve soup
to nearly 300 participants during
the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser
for the local Salvation Army soup
kitchen. Since it began nearly a decade
ago, the event has raised more than
$20,000 to help fight hunger.
More than a dozen works of art by
Moorhead students were featured
in an exhibit at the downtown Fargo
Public Library. All were entries in
M State’s first Juried Student Art
Competition & Exhibition; student
winners were Natalie Asato, Tessa
Marlow and Gahwi Han. The
competition and exhibit were
spearheaded by art instructor Jo Titus.
Students from seven area high schools
revved up their automotive skills
Fergus Falls campus presented a check during a competition sponsored by
for $750 to the Lake Region Healthcare the Automotive Service Technology
Cancer Care and Research Center to
Department on M State’s Moorhead
benefit children with cancer and their campus. About 30 students in
families. They teamed up with the
the automotive program helped
local Dough-4-Joe organization and
coordinate and judge the High School
raised the money through a dinner
Automotive Skills Competition.
and silent auction.
Automotive instructors Dennis Miller
and Shannon Mohn coordinated the
Detroit Lakes nursing students assisted competition.
the Becker County Community
Pottery students on the Fergus Falls
campus helped create hundreds of
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Health Services when it conducted
an emergency preparedness drill
on the Detroit Lakes campus. The
drill focused on mass dispensing of
medications in the event of an anthrax
outbreak.
Practical Nursing students on the
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STUDENT SUCCESS
College becomes possible
with child care available
The on-campus child care facility made all
the difference in the world for
Catherine
McDougall as she worked toward
completion of two degrees at
M State in Detroit Lakes.
Daughters Cadence, 5, and Olivia, 3,
attended the child care and Head Start
facility located on the campus while
Catherine initially completed her two-year
Accounting degree and then chose to
return to school. She continued on to earn
a degree in Administrative Management
Technology, graduating in December 2012.
completely” and opted to prepare for a
business career. Once she finished her
Accounting program, Catherine made
the decision to pursue the Administrative
Management Technology degree –
which focuses on office administrative
and computer skills, including project
and office management – to expand her
opportunities for employment.
“With two degrees, I’m qualified for
more jobs,” she said. “I want to do not
only the accounting, but possibly office
management.” Her goal is a job in a small
business where she can use the skills she
learned in her dual programs, preferably
while remaining in the Detroit Lakes area.
Catherine said she’d considered colleges
other than M State when she graduated
from high school, but she’s happy with her
decision to stay close to home and attend
the Detroit Lakes campus.
Wanting to stay in her home town,
Catherine started at M State after
graduating from the Area Learning Center
in Detroit Lakes. Child care became an
issue after Olivia was born, and Catherine
took a break from school for a semester
until she enrolled both girls in the oncampus center operated by the Mahube
Community Action Partnership.
“It’s a great college,” she said, adding that
she appreciated the personal attention
and small class sizes that are found at
M State.
“It wouldn’t have been possible without
child care,” Catherine said. “The day care
is awesome, and there are a lot of other
services, too, for lower-income families.”
“It is challenging,” she said, “but we’ve
gotten through it. It’s been a long road,
but it was a good road.”
And Catherine has a message for others
who are considering whether they can
manage college while they work and care
for their children.
Catherine McDougall
Detroit Lakes
It’s a great
college. It’s
been a long
road, but it was
a good road.
She initially planned to go into nursing
but said she “soon changed my mind
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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Kaylee Mundwiler,
a student in the
Sustainable Food
Production program
in Fergus Falls, was
awarded a $1,000
scholarship from
the Northern Plains
Sustainable Agriculture Society.
Dana Julin was elected
North District vice
president, and chapter
advisors Crystal Jensen
and Jennifer Beyer
received Horizon
Awards acknowledging
their leadership of a
growing PTK chapter.
Moorhead student Clarence “Chuck”
Wallace was named to the All-Minnesota
Academic Team for the state’s twoyear colleges based on his leadership,
academic achievement and service to
the college and community.
M State students earned top scores at
the Minnesota SkillsUSA competition.
Winning gold and qualifying for
the national competition in Power
Equipment Technology was Josh
Kistner, a student in the PowerSports
Technology program in Detroit Lakes.
Other M State winners were Evan
Roggenkamp, silver in InterNetworking
(Wadena); and Randy Pallum, bronze
in Motorcycle Service Technology
(Detroit Lakes). Advisors for the Skills
competitors were Kent Reisenauer,
Janet Johnson and Dan Carter.
Michael Christen
was chosen to join
the Delegation on
Engineering in the
People’s Republic
of China through
the International
Scholar Laureate
Program. His
selection was
based on his
involvement with the Phi Theta Kappa
honors organization on the Detroit
Lakes campus and his academic record
in the Civil Engineering Technology
program there.
The Phi Theta Kappa honor society on
the Moorhead campus received an
array of awards at the PTK regional
annual convention. Chapter president
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Brian Christensen was a first-place
winner in Financial Math in the Business
Professionals of America National
Competitive Events. He also won third
place in the Banking and
Finance category and
was a member of the M
State Financial Analyst
Team that placed in the
top 10. His Financial
Analyst teammates
were Joseph Burd, Josh
Drewlow and Jennifer
Turchin. Also competing at the national
level were Janel Sauvageau and Laura
Halvorson. Advisors for the M State team
were Nancy Stigen and Allen Beaton.
A team of students
in the Network
Administration
program in Wadena
won first place in an
online competition
sponsored by the
TechBiz Minnesota
information
technology center.
Jesse Dahl, Thomas
Cole and Evan
Roggenkamp claimed the top prize in
the undergraduate category. Their
project, outlined in a 2,500-word paper,
was a redesign of the computer lab on
the Wadena campus.
The M State Spartan golf team claimed
the gold at the National Junior College
Athletic Association Division III
National Championship tournament in
Chautaugua, N.Y. M State’s Lucas Gervais
finished 4th in the tournament, and his
Spartan teammates
were Taylor Shuck (10th),
Mitch Thorsen (16th),
Alex Miller (tied for
34th) and Tyler Brackey
(tied for 38th). M State
Coach Jason Retzlaff
was named Coach of the
Tournament.
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STUDENT SUCCESS
Looking for opportunities,
Krueger opts for nursing
Beau Krueger says he took a “leap of
faith” when he moved back to Fergus Falls
– and he landed seven years later
in the Associate Degree Nursing program
at M State.
Beau started his professional life as an
elementary teacher at a Catholic school
in the Twin Cities and, while he was there,
completed a master’s degree in education
at St. Mary’s University in Minneapolis. But
when the oldest of his three children was
born, he and wife Jenny – both Fergus
Falls natives – opted to move back to their
hometown to be nearer their families.
“I took a leap of faith that work would work
out,” said Beau, who learned first-hand
that education jobs are scarce in rural
Minnesota. He worked three years with a
grant-funded youth program, then with
adults with developmental disabilities.
When downsizing eliminated that position,
he had a series of 11 job interviews over
nine months … and felt like he wasn’t a
perfect match for any of the jobs.
to go back to school, I wanted it to be
something where I was in demand.”
After researching his options on the Fergus
Falls campus, he decided “all the pieces
fit” for the nursing program. Beau made
his decision in October 2011, enrolled in
prerequisite classes in January and began
in the program in August 2012.
He opted for nursing in part because
of the job prospects but also because
he enjoys working with people and
“that feeling that I made a difference” in
someone’s life. He also has a message for
other non-traditional students who are
hesitant about returning to college: “It’s
not as impossible as you would think.”
“I’m actually thankful that I was pushed
into this,” he said. “If I would have stayed
with my previous job in Fergus Falls, I
would never have quit and gone back
to school. After being pushed in this
direction, a wide variety of opportunities
will be available to me, instead of feeling
stuck in a position.”
His education background could be
valuable, as well. After he gains nursing
experience, he envisions working as a
diabetes educator or a nursing instructor –
perhaps at M State.
“I told my wife that, ‘The next interview
I go to, I want my resume to fill exactly
what they’re looking for. I need to go
back to school,’ ” Beau said. “And if I was
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Beau Krueger
Fergus Falls
If I was to go
back to school,
I wanted it to
be something
where I was in
demand.
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PARTNERSHIPS
West Central Initiative awarded
a $10,000 grant to Business &
Entrepreneurial Services, located on the
Detroit Lakes campus, for operational
expenses in the five BES business
incubators in Detroit Lakes, Frazee,
Hawley, Perham and New York Mills.
The incubators, designed to provide
support for new businesses, include
53 office spaces and the services
of an incubator manager. Through
the incubators, BES serves fledgling
businesses with low-cost professional
office and meeting space, office
equipment and computers, conference
technology, shared administrative
services and mentoring programs.
Representatives of M State, Lake
of the Woods County Economic
Development, North Star Electric
Cooperative and the Baudette
community joined to break ground
for an Electrical Line Worker training
facility in Baudette. With completion
of the facility, M State will offer its
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nine-month Electrical Line Worker
diploma program in a new building
adjacent to the college’s industry
partner, North Star Electric. When
officials in the northern Minnesota
community contacted M State, college
officials saw the Baudette partnership
as an opportunity to meet an industry
need and expand the college’s Line
Worker program.
Business &
Entrepreneurial
Services
expanded its
opportunities
for entrepreneurs with the opening
of The HIVE, a cooperative incubator
marketing agency in Detroit Lakes.
The HIVE provides up to five new
offices for creative professionals,
including individuals working in
marketing, advertising, public
relations, photography, Web design,
graphic design and writing. The new
cooperative encourages creative and
marketing professionals to collaborate
with other creative, like-minded
individuals in an agency setting.
West Central Initiative awarded M
State $65,000 in grants for projects
designed to boost employment
skills for workers in health care
and manufacturing in west central
Minnesota. The awards were part of
WCI’s first-ever Competitive Workforce
Grants. A $40,000 grant supports
Machining for Manufacturing, a joint
project between six manufacturers
and two school districts. A second
grant awards the college $25,000 for a
joint project between M State and four
long-term care facilities in Alexandria,
Fergus Falls, Glenwood and Wheaton.
Dakota Foundation also is contributing
a $3,500 grant to supplement the
health care grant awarded by WCI.
Both projects will be directed by
M State’s Custom Training Services,
which applied for the grants.
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STUDENT SUCCESS
Brothers, both veterans,
find niche at M State
A layoff turned out to be an excellent
career move for
Preston Nygaard.
About a year after completing four years
of active duty in the military, the West
Fargo native was laid off from his job at
a Fargo heavy equipment dealership.
“I figured it was a good time to go back
to school,” he said.
Preston enrolled in the two-year Diesel
Equipment Technology program on
M State’s Moorhead campus. Midway
through the program an instructor
recommended him for a job at Nelson
International in Fargo, where he has
continued to work since his graduation in
May 2011.
“I’ve always been good with my hands,”
Preston said, “and diesel is the way of the
future for trucks.” He was so enthused
about the program that he encouraged
his younger brother, Mac, also to enroll.
Mac Nygaard graduated in May 2012 and
now works for Butler Machinery in Fargo.
“I helped persuade him a little bit,”
Preston said, laughing.
The two brothers are both Marine veterans.
Preston was a scout sniper and completed
three tours in Iraq, including time
stationed in Fallujah during the heaviest
assaults there. Mac, also a scout sniper,
was stationed for three of his five years in
presidential security at Camp David.
With a combat-related disability, Preston
qualified for vocational rehabilitation
and also was able to draw on support
from the campus veteran service
representative. One is available on
each campus to assist veterans
and their family members with
questions about military and
veterans educational benefits.
Preston had actually enrolled in
college shortly after his discharge
from the service, then realized he
wasn’t yet ready. When he returned
after his year in the workforce and
subsequent layoff, though, he knew
he’d found his niche.
He was a year into his program
when the Nelson International truck
dealership contacted the Diesel
Equipment Technology instructors
to see whether they could suggest a
student for an open position there.
“I was at the top of my class, so I think that
played a role in it,” Preston said. “Being
able to work with your hands is one thing,
but being able to use and retain the
knowledge is another.”
The Diesel Technology program is “great,”
he added. “The classes are not huge so
you can get one-on-one time with the
instructors. You can tell the instructors
have years of experience behind what
they preach. They are top-notch … they
don’t get any better.”
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Mac and Preston Nygaard
Moorhead
You can tell
the instructors
have years of
experience.
They are
top-notch.
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TEACHING AND LEARNING
Paul Drange and
Paul Carney were
selected as presenters
at the Student Success
conference sponsored
by the Association of
American Colleges and
Universities. Drange
and Carney led the
session entitled “Ready or Not Writing:
What Does College-Ready Writing Look
Like?” and addressed the misalignment
of writing standards between high
schools and colleges. Drange is
director of M State’s Center for College
Readiness, and Carney is an English
instructor on the Fergus Falls campus.
The Moorhead
campus officially
opened a new
chapter with a
ribbon cutting and
dedication of its
recently completed
library and
classroom addition.
The 24,000-squarefoot addition
houses nine new classrooms and
several faculty offices. The new library
has nearly double the amount of space
in the previous library and includes
quiet areas for studying, computer
resource spaces, areas for informal
seating and additional shelf space. The
$5.4 million project was funded by the
Minnesota Legislature.
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Fergus Falls English
instructor Paul Carney
was invited to serve on
a national panel that
is part of an effort to
increase the number of
high school graduates
who are prepared for
college-level courses.
The panel was convened by the
National Center on Education and
the Economy to analyze the literacy
requirements in introductory courses
at selected open enrollment colleges
and universities in the United States.
The Center is working with states
and schools to improve instruction
so that fewer high school graduates
who enroll in college will need to take
remedial courses.
director; Chris Kulish, Web developer; and
David Overby, the college’s chief
information officer. Their workshop
focused on CARP, the Web-based
curriculum discussion and approval
process that was created by and
implemented at M State. Educause is a
non-profit organization that supports
higher education by promoting
the intelligent use of information
technology.
Mary Stende,
director of
M State’s Pharmacy
Technology
program, was
named to the
Minnesota Board
of Pharmacy
Technician
The Fergus Falls campus was awarded
Training Advisory
a $2,700 grant to develop a longCommittee,
range preservation plan for the nearly which provides professional advice
500 pieces of art in its extensive
on pharmacy technician standards
collection. M State’s Minnesota
in Minnesota. As part of her work
Historical and Cultural Grant was one with the Advisory Committee, Stende
of 49 awarded in the state for history was invited to serve on a panel at the
and preservation projects. Funding
Minnesota Pharmacist Association
comes from the Arts and Cultural
Pharmacy Technician conference.
Heritage Fund.
M State offers both an Associate
of Applied Science degree and
Four M State employees advocated the diploma in Pharmacy Technology.
reinvention of the wheel at the Midwest The Pharmacy Technology program,
Educause Conference. Presenting a
offered online through eCampus, also
session entitled “It’s Time to Reinvent
was re-accredited for three years by
the Wheel” were Eric Daeuber, M State
the American Society of Health System
instructor; Cal Helgeson, Web services
Pharmacists.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College Annual Report 2011-2012
STUDENT SUCCESS
M State brings Hinojos
full circle in his career
Three years into an education degree,
Vince Hinojos put his college plans
on hold when he and his wife, Michelle,
married and started a family.
Vince was enrolled at North Dakota State
University in a secondary education
program for Native Americans with the
goal of becoming a high school science
teacher. After their marriage, though,
Vince left school to work so Michelle
Hinojos could complete her doctor of
pharmacy degree.
His work on an assembly line at a window
plant “pushed me to go back to school,”
he said, and he enrolled at M State in
Wadena after his wife was hired as a
pharmacist at Tri-County Hospital in
Wadena in 2002.
Vince, who grew up in the Carslbad
Caverns area of New Mexico but is a
member of the Spirit Lake Tribe of Devils
Lake, N.D., opted for the Computer
Networking program, although he didn’t
have a great deal of experience with
computers at the time.
“I kind of liked tinkering, but I really didn’t
know all that much about computers,” he
said. “I was pretty much coming in cold,
but it was a good fit.”
Vince finished his degree in Computer
Networking and expanded his
employment options with courses in
computer system electronics and the
Cisco networking certificate. He arranged
an internship at Tri-County Hospital and
eventually joined the hospital system
as a network engineer.
Two years ago Vince mentored high
school students for Wadena’s first
robotics program and now leads the
Community Education Lego Robotics
program, where he works with students
in grades 4-6, including his own two sons.
“Working with the kids has really brought
me full circle,” Vince said. “I get a taste
of the teaching world … and I also
have our oldest daughter help with the
programming of the Lego robots, which
gives her a chance to see how rewarding
it can be helping others.”
He stays connected to the college
by serving on the industry advisory
committee that works with Wadena’s
technology programs.
“We’re there to talk about what the
industry is looking for in graduates and
what needs should be addressed,” Vince
said. “I’m really thankful for being able to
have a program like that, so that students
can pursue a career if they have an
interest in computers. The opportunity
is there; it’s a great bonus for the
community to have that available.”
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Vince Hinojos
Wadena
I’m really
thankful (that)
the opportunity
is there ... it’s a
great bonus for
the community.
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COLLEGE IMPACT
Capital Improvements
Detroit Lakes
Partial Roof Replacement:
$1,100,000
Design and replacement of a portion of the roof
located above the northeast section of the building
along with upgrades to the air handling and air
conditioning units.
Fergus Falls and Wadena
Wind Turbines: $427,750
Construct wind turbines on the campuses to reduce
energy costs.
Moorhead
Library and Classroom: $5,448,000
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Construct a 24,000-square-foot addition to
house a new library and additional classrooms to
accommodate campus growth.
Cafeteria Renovation: $200,000
Renovate cafeteria and dining area to enhance
the efficiency of serving students and expand the
dining area.
Parking Lot Expansion: $300,000
Expand parking lot to accommodate an additional
140 parking spaces and construct a water
retention pond.
Energy Upgrades: $300,000
Install variable-speed controls on the kitchen
exhaust hoods, motion-sensing lighting controls
and AHU replacements.
Campus Driveway: $316,000
Construct a new driveway that provides access
to the campus from the north.
Wellness Center: $1,385,000
Construct a 5,400-square-foot wellness center for
student health and fitness. Construction costs and
maintenance will be completely funded by studentapproved fees.
Wadena
Classroom Renovations: $525,000
Convert underused space in the main building
into flexible classrooms equipped with innovative
instructional technology.
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Economic Impact
The direct economic impact of
M State on its communities can be
seen through its operating budget
and support of area businesses.
The college’s impact is even greater
when it includes spending by its
students and employees. As this direct
spending recycles in each community,
the result multiplies. Total estimated
impact is shown below.
Services/Repairs
9%
Other
6%
Supply/Service
16%
College
Expenditures
_________________________
Salaries/Benefits ................... 36,758,780
Supplies/Materials .................. 8,472,835
Services/Repairs...................... 5,036,076
Other....................................... 3,365,016
.................................................................
Total Expenses .............. 53,632,707
Salary/Benefit
69%
Expenditures for FY 2012
Assuming each dollar rolls over seven
times, M State’s economic impact is
$375.5 million. In addition, spending
by M State students has a major effect
within the M State region.
Employment
Employees have a major impact
on our communities, where they
buy homes, purchase goods and
services, send their children to
school and volunteer for community
organizations.
Financial status
Careful fiscal planning has led to
improvements in all of the financial
indicators that are reviewed by
The Higher Learning Commission.
The college has continued to have
clean annual audits with unqualified
opinions. There have been no audit
findings of any level in the past two
fiscal audits, and the college has not
had any findings of the critical or
important nature for any of the audits
since the inception of M State.
Room and Board/Sales
11%
Grants
4%
Other
1%
College
Revenues
_________________________
Tuition/Fees .......................... 27,887,987
Room and Board/Sales ............ 6,053,635
General Appropriations ......... 17,749,034
Grants ..................................... 2,250,017
Other.......................................... 591,417
.................................................................
Total Revenues ............. 54,532,090
College
Employees
_________________________
Full-time ............................................354
Part-time .......................................... 284
.................................................................
Total Employees ...................... 638
General
Appropriation
33%
Tuition/Fees
51%
Full-time
Employees
55%
Part-time
Employees
45%
ENROLLMENT
Total Student Enrollment
10000
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The graphs to the
right illustrate the
number of students
attending Minnesota
State Community
and Technical College
during the 2008-2011
academic years. Of
the 9,216 students in
attendance in 2011,
1,567 graduated, 602
transferred to a twoor four-year college
or university and
82 percent were
employed in fields
related to their
education.
8000
8
8829
Female
61%
Gender
9144
9216
4000
4
2000
2000
2
1000
0
2008
2009
2010
0
2011
Transferring Students
800
4427
4000
3000
3637
3858
2008
2009
3400
2010
2011
Graduates Employed in Related Field *
100
700
80
600
90%
85%
82%
82%
2009
2010
2011
602
500
60
508
400
300
303
40
357
20
100
0
2008
2009
2010
0
2011
2008
* Percent reported by students available for employment.
Over 25
34%
Male
39%
14
8186
6000
6
200
The pie charts further
explain our student
population.
Custom Training Head Count
5000
Under 25
66%
Age
Unknown
2%
Students of Color
12%
Part-time
51%
Caucasian
86%
Race
Full-time
49%
Credits
Minnesota State Community and Technical College Annual Report 2011-2012
STUDENT SUCCESS
A disability can’t keep
Onsum from her goals
With two jobs and the challenges of living
with a disability, it wasn’t feasible for
Jennifer Onsum to travel back and forth
from her Minneapolis home to a college
campus for classes. Through M State’s
eCampus, though, she’s realizing her
dream of a career in a medical profession.
“I’ve always been fascinated by the
medical world and decided I wanted to
go back to school for something in the
medical field,” said Jennifer, who earned a
bachelor’s degree in journalism from the
University of St. Thomas and has worked
in public relations since graduating seven
years ago. “Direct patient care isn’t for
me, so I learned about the area of health
information management and decided it
was for me.”
“Also, my physical disability can make me
fatigue easier and be more susceptible to
illnesses, so I really needed to be able to
do things on my time and schedule.”
Jennifer was featured in a student profile in
the professional magazine of the American
Health Information Management
Association, where she related that her
many hospitalizations since she was a
baby will give her a “unique edge” in the
field and an opportunity to contribute to
better patient care.
Health information technologists are
crucial players in the medical industry’s
conversion to electronic health care
records, coding and categorizing patient
information. “HIM might not have a direct
impact on an individual patient, but the
information gathered can be analyzed and
used to improve the quality of care being
delivered to all patients,” Jennifer said,
explaining her motivation in the AHIMA
magazine.
Jennifer enrolled at M State after finding
eCampus offered one of the few Health
Information Technology degrees in the
state that could be completed totally
online. That was essential for Jennifer
since, in addition to her jobs, she has
muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair.
During the course of her program, Jennifer
gained “excellent” practical experience
during an internship at Children’s Hospitals
and Clinics of Minnesota. Her ultimate
career goal is a job as an inpatient coder,
who monitors a patient’s chart during
admission, or a trauma registrar, who
reviews all trauma cases that come into a
hospital’s emergency department with the
goal of improving treatment for all trauma
patients.
“I was working two jobs and just didn’t
have the time to go in for classes,” she said.
“It will be a big career change for me, and
hopefully a really good one,” Jennifer said.
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Jennifer Onsum
eCampus
I was working
two jobs and
just didn’t have
the time to go
in for classes.
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FOUNDATIONS
Minnesota State Community
and Technical College is
proud to serve each of its
communities and is committed
to providing affordable,
accessible education. We
could not succeed without the
support of our Foundations
and the work of their dedicated
boards of directors and donors.
Thanks to their efforts, the
four Foundations are able to
award more than $200,000 in
scholarships annually. It is a
privilege to impact the lives
and futures of so many of our
students.
To honor her husband’s memory, Dorothy
Malm (pictured with Fergus Area College
Foundation Board President Rob Bigwood
and Vice President Gail Childs) established
the Donald and Dorothy Malm Scholarship
through a gift of $20,500 to the Foundation in
September 2011. This gift will fund an annual
scholarship for an M State business student
on the Fergus Falls campus.
Detroit Lakes Area
College Foundation
The Detroit Lakes Area College
Foundation is pleased with its
selection by the Bremer Foundation
for funding to implement new alumni
software, which will be shared with
M State’s Wadena and Moorhead
foundations and make it easier for the
campuses to connect with alumni.
Another successful Night in New York
fundraiser helped make it possible for
DLACF to award more than $12,000
in scholarships, plus the Foundation
funded $5,000 in grants requested
by faculty members. The Foundation
welcomed ongoing support from
the 412 Lakes Antique Car Club
for continued funding of an Auto
Body Collision Technology program
scholarship and the establishment of a
scholarship by Arlene Olson in memory
of her late husband, Lloyd, a long-time
instructor in the Automotive Service
Technology program.
Fergus Area
College Foundation
Whether awarding a scholarship,
funding a student life activity or
providing a faculty grant to enhance
teaching and learning, Fergus Area
College Foundation impacts students
each and every day. In 2011-12,
contributions to the Foundation
totaled $180,517, including a $29,400
gift from the estate of C. Jon Rosengren
and a $20,500 endowment from the
Donald and Dorothy Malm family.
More than $125,000 in scholarships
were awarded to more than 100
students, and faculty and staff received
$12,000 in grants to fund creative and
innovative programming. In addition,
the Foundation hosted its first “Our
Community. Our College” luncheon,
where more than 100 members of
the local business and professional
community were updated on the
economic impact of the campus. The
20th annual Bigwood Lecture featured
nationally acclaimed attorney Richard
L. Pemberton, and the Foundation
reinstated the publication of “Pillar
Pride,” which highlights the events and
people of the Fergus Falls campus.
scholarship endowment of nearly
$42,000 for the “Dare to Dream” Dan
Sperling Memorial Scholarship fund,
which honors the former staff member
on the Moorhead campus. The annual
April scholarship awards ceremony
continues to be a highlight in the
Foundation’s year for both students
and donors. The Foundation has
reorganized under the direction of a
new president, Tom Julsrud, a recent
M State graduate who understands
the importance of the opportunities
provided by M State. Also recognizing
the financial challenges facing many
of our students, his family supports the
annual Julsrud Family Scholarship.
Moorhead Community
and Technical
College Foundation
The Wadena Area College Foundation
continued to strengthen its fund
development and community
awareness through the first annual
WACF Golf Scramble and the Holes for
Poles ice fishing derby. The WACF Golf
Scramble, held at Whitetail Run Golf
Course in Wadena, had five teams with
a total of 20 participants and raised
approximately $4,500 for scholarships.
The Foundation also hosted the first
Holes for Poles ice fishing derby at
Baudette in February 2012 and raised
approximately $2,700 for scholarships
for the Electrical Line Worker program
in Baudette. The WACF awards more
than $10,000 in scholarships annually.
Moorhead Community and Technical
College Foundation has worked for
21 years to enhance opportunities
for students, awarding more than
$50,000 in scholarships annually.
The Foundation continues a special
relationship with the Alex Stern Family
Foundation; with its support of $7,500
in scholarships for students in Cass
and Clay counties in 2012, its ongoing
contributions are approaching
$100,000. Also notable is the recent
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Wadena Area
College Foundation
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M State thanks the donors who support our students
Detroit Lakes
Pillar $1,000 - $5,000
Anthony Parker
Automobile Dealers Association
of North Dakota
Foltz Trucking
KLN Enterprises
Thomas & Anna Olson
Spartan $500 - $1,000
412 Lakes Chapter of the Antique
Automobile Club of America
BTD
Pam Cummings
Detroit Lakes Kiwanis
Helene Hedlund Gildersleeve
David & Maureen Karsnia
Lloyd Olson Memorial Scholarship
Theresa Loberg
Tom Whelihan
Sam & Mariya Rufer
Donna Sauvageau
Diane Stenerson
Dale Westley
John Donahue
Donald and Marie Roberts
Charitable Foundation
Geneva Eschweiler
Fergus Falls Business &
Professional Women
Carolyn & Don Glesne
Great Plains Natural Gas
Lake Country Association
of Operating Room Nurses
Lake Region Healthcare
David Lenzmeier
David F. & Mary Lundeen
Minnesota Motors
Jay & Kirsten Neumann
Ahmad & Ruth Orandi
Otter Tail Bankers Association
Ottertail Coaches, Inc.
Red Sox Baseball Endowment
Milt & Linda Paulson
Senator Carl M. & H.M. Iverson
Charitable Trust
State Bank & Trust
Sylvia Strom Memorial
The Lundeen Foundation
Rud & Timmy Wasson
David Weiss
West Central Initiative
Contributor up to $100
Jodi Ahles
Fern B. Brown
Sharon Buermann
Darlene Christen
Milan Christianson
Doreen Hauge
Catie Herman
Susan McClendon
Ashley McNally
Mike Moeller
Mark Nelson
Ron Paskey
Cheryl Rotz
Charles Sentjens
Julie Smith
Joan Zirbes
Patron $100 - $500
Melissa Anderson
Alecia Bement
Bob & Christy Brinkman
Karen & TJ Buboltz
Sarah Carter
Darlene Christen
Amy Coley
Marlene Craik
Lynn Durward
Keith Gilbertson
David Heikes
Jackie Hoban
Joanna Jesser
Sheila Jesness
Marcus Lacher
Charles & Karen Merry
Angie Mohr
Jesus Ortiz
Tony Parker
Beth Pridday
Patricia Robins
Brian Rosell
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Fergus Falls
Spartan $500 - $1,000
Legacy $10,000 +
Dorothy Malm
Otter Tail Power Company
Roger L. and Agnes Dell Charitable Trust
Rosemary Moneta Rosengren
Benefactor $5,000 - $10,000
Anonymous
Pillar $1,000 - $5,000
Adams Family Foundation
Charles & Joyce Beck
Bernadeen Brutlag
Scott & Debra Colbeck
Jill & Randy Abbott
Aevenia, Inc.
AmericInn Lodge and Suites
Clifford Berglund
Robert & Gretchen Bigwood
Bremer Bank
Carlisle Band
Ramona Caswell
John & Kim Erickson Family Foundation
Tom Gausman
Bruce & Stefanie Gerhardson
Catherine & Mark Helland
Gary Henrickson
Dacia & Todd Johnson
Jay & Bonnie Johnson
Rosa & Ron Jones
Steven & Marci King
Stuart Klovstad
Renee Korda & Mark Olson
Margaret & Eldon Kratzke
Lon Laager
M State Fergus Falls Campus Employees
Charles & Linda MacFarlane
Eunice & John MacFarlane
Minnesota Elks Association
Phyllis Neuenfeldt
Teresa Otto
Park Region Telephone and
Otter Tail Telcom
Richard & Virginia Portmann
Kent & Marian Quamme
Ringdahl Ambulances, Inc.
Steve & Sandy Rufer
Nancy & Brad Straw
The Market
Joyce True
Ward & Debbie Uggerud
Sue Wika & Tom Prieve
Patron $100 - $500
Jack Amdal
Robert & Susan Anderson
Sharyn Anderson
Menghui Yan & Steven Andrews
Teresa & Don Ashworth
Brooke & Dick Barsness
Mrs. Robert Bigwood
Carol Bischof
Henrik & Carrie Bjorndahl
Brian Boss
Tom & Shirley Brause
Carrie & Matthew Brimhall
Charles Brunko
Carlson Highland & Co.
Paul Carney
Century 21 Vista Inc.
Gail E. & Brad Childs
June & Kevin Clark
Jo Anne Collins
Tori & Jerry Covington
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Jessica & Chad Daniels
Christi & William Dickey
Sharon & Jim Donahue
Victoria & Robert Drake
Rick & Cindy Drevlow
Dolores Duncan
Michael Eckhardt
Edward Jones - Gail E.Childs
Financial Advisor
Deborah & Kim Embretson
Jay & Bonnie Erickson
Connie & Rick Erlandson
Fergus Falls Monument Co., Inc.
Stella & Lyle Fox
Roberta Freeman
Dave Gabrielson & Vicki Rapp
Karen & Lynn Gabrielson
Glende-Nilson Funeral Home
Ron & Jennifer Godzinski
Breck & Aaron Grove
Kristine & Kevin Gyolai
Grace Halcrow
Tanya & Dale Hanstad
Arlyss Haroldson
Gary & Karalyn Harrington
Janice & Ryan Hendrickson
Sharon & Tom Hintgen
Cheryl & Arlin Hjelmstad
Janell Hrdlicka
Christie (Huber) Massen
David Jensen
Paul & LeAnne Johansen
Susan Johnson
Gene & Sharon Jurgens
Peg & Bill Kalar
Brenda & Patrick Kava
Peggy & Jon Kennedy
David Kenyon
Carole Kiecker
Mary Jo Kilde
Kiwanis Club Otter-Risers, Inc
Daniel Knudson
Joel & Christine Kotschevar
Jon Kragness
Lee & Margaret Krogh
Betty & Paul Larson
Jeff Legge
Barbara & Bob Lorsung
Victor & Ann Lundeen
Kirk Mann
Sharon & Randy Mann
Jean McKenzie
Linda & Bud Mellon
Brenda & Brad Mergens
Anthony & Sharon Miltich
Tracy & Jim Morstad
Kurt & Heidi Mortenson
Matthew Mouser
Ann & Dave Nelson
Warren & Marlene Nelson
Larissa & Matt Ness
Dorothy Ness-Everett
Noon Kiwanis Youth Services
Arleen Nycklemoe
Richard & Becky Odden
Karel & Charlie Odegard
Warren Olsen
Jack & Sandy Pearson
Ken & Norma Peeders
Pemberton Law Office
Pfizer Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Pamela Phillips
Sara Piekarski
Richard & Carol Pribbernow
Renae & Donavan Rasmusson
Amber & Ben Reed
Lester & Marilyn Reich
Jason Retzlaff
Ryan & Heidi Retzlaff
Wendy & Gary Rockswold
Gloria & Wayne Ronning
Ann & Curt Rotto
Craig & Sue Rude
LuAnn & Mike Rudh
Kathleen & Paul Rund
Terry Ruud
Christine & Steve Schuchmann
Service Food
John Sethre
Kevin & Kathryn Smith
Deborah Soliah
Nancy South
Les & Gerry Spencer
State Farm Companies Foundation
David Stoddard
Lawrence Streif
Norman & Linda Sunstad
Marilyn & Timothy Swedberg
Loren & Darlene Synstelien
Ronald Tate
Patricia & Dennis Thompson
Teresa & David Thompson
Anthony Thorstenson
Carol & John Totland
Theodore & Rebecca VanErp
Sue & Allen Vickstrom
Victor Lundeen Company
Susan & Charles Vukonich
Robert & Karen Wasson
Pam Wenzel
James Wilkins
Ann Williams
Diane & Doug Wolden
Neil Wothe
Vernon & Joyce Youngren
Leona Zimmerman
Contributor up to $100
Jane & William Armstrong
Lynn & Brian Bakke
Nandini Banerji
Teresa & Bradley Barry
Pete & Carol Bertram
Jennifer & Joseph Bieniek
Ethan Bjornlie
Al & Linda Boe
Matthew Borcherding
Jody & Ron Brasel
Sue Briese
Baron Broschat
Joyce Bruns
Alyssa Campion
Dan Carlson
Lori & Mike Charest
Charles & Ramona Christianson
Steven & Diane Christianson
Gary & Susan Clambey
Gordon & Joann Cline
Hal Collins & Marlene Noack
Marless & Dale Cuperus
Allen & Debra Dahlseng
Courtney & Luke Draxten
Mark & Kimberly Eckhardt
Cynthia & David Eggert
Clayton Elliot
Tom & Carol Erickson
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Rebecca Erlandson
Patricia & Mike Evavold
Marnie Fischer & Lloyd Danzeisen
Jim & Linda Gnahn
Denise & Richard Grefe
William & Nancy Gudim
Norman & O. Carol Gunderson
Cheri & Roger Hanneman
Dale Hanneman
Lavonn & Loren Hanson
Jane & Daniel Hauger
Jeffrey Haukos
David & Ellen Holte
Duane Huebsch
Love Ell Hultin
David & Carol Jacobson
Loni & Francis Jacobson
Pamela Johnson
Randy & Margaret Johnson
Sheri & Ethan Johnson
Kyle Johnston
Kelly Jorgens
Jacquelyn (Maethner) & Dean Jorud
Violette Julian
Barbara & Jeff Kalvik
Deborah & Nick Kelman
Lee Klefstad
Marlys Klovstad
Onnalee Krump
Christopher & Emilie Larson
Mary & Kenneth Lee
Theresa & Timothy Lee
Paul & Joann Levang
Steve Lindgren
John & Michelle Lindquist
JoAnn & Eldon Linscheid
Larry & Shirley Lokken
Darlene Mandelke
Brad Martinson
Randi & Jim Mason
Mark & Tammie Masten
Jerome & Jessica Mauro
Wallace & Gene Mjelde
Dennis Moske
Richard & Garnet Muehlhausen
George & Ina Myers
Joyce & William Nerdahl
Mary & Roger Normandin
Mindy & Josh Obrigewitch
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Bryan Odegard
Judy Odegard
Yvette & Scott Oppegaard
Otter Tail Corporation
Faye Pederson
James & Susan Pederson
Constance Peterson
Sue Peterson
Charles & Carol Piekarski
Pioneer Hi-Bred Foundation
Peggy Reinhardt
Michael & Carol Rengel
Catherine & Steven Riewer
Rick & Laurie Roder
Brooke & Kevin Rogness
Lavonne & Leland Rogness
Ginny & Roger Rustad
Marjorie Scheidecker
Brian & Susan Schlueter
Mark & Jane Schmidt
Karla & Randy Schmiesing
Steve & Shelley Schoeneck
Jerome & Rosemary Schwantz
Connie & Al Seltz
Jessica Sem
Bryan & Vicki Severson
Cheri Sherbrooke
Nancy Shores
Sheri & Bruce Smith
David & Ruth Sorensen
S.D. & A.M. Sorensen
Thelma Sorensen
David & Cynthia Spidahl
Rodney & Alice Spidahl
Terri Strom
Cornell Svaren
Jean Tenneson
Jenna Thompson
Deborah & Loren Thormodson
Margaret Thunselle
Mary Turk
Katie & Troy Tysdal
Mark & Faith Tysver
Ann Valentine
Kent Van Meter
Thomas & Janelle VanErp
Kathleen & John VanSickle
James & Lucinda Versteeg
Mark & Jih-Guang Waage
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Erin Warren
Peter Wielinski
Lowell A Wilcox
Debbie & Steve Wilke
Jane & Thomas Willett
Louise Williams
Marcia Williams
Allan & Maren Windom
James & Cheryl Wold
Mary E. Wold
Michael & Val Wollan
Dennis & Diane Zilmer
Roger A. Dailey
Gate City Bank - Moorhead
General Equipment & Supplies, Inc
Green Group
Tom Julsrud
Margo Mickelson
Jerry Migler
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Sarah Thompson
Tim Wilson
Ann Valentine
Wallworks
Wells Fargo Bank
YHR
Patron $100 - $500
Moorhead
Legacy $10,000 +
Timothy E. McKay
Benefactor $5,000 - $10,000
Alex Stern Family Foundation
Dakota Medical Foundation
Forum Communication Foundation
Pillar $1,000 - $5,000
Evonne Barum
Chuck Chadwick
Rhinney C. Chadwick
Dakota Area Electrical
Dan Sperling Committee
DAV Chapter 1
DAV Chapter 1 Auxiliary
Faculty & Staff
Gehrts Family
Thomas M. Graten
Kelly’s Chrysler Center, Inc
MDU Resources Foundation
Midland Diesel Service
Nash Finch Company
Sacred Heart Convent
Marc Anderson
Les Bakke
Big Lot Moorhead
Bon-Ton Stores
CNH
Coca-Cola Bottling
Diversity Scholarship Committee
Don Drummond
Fargo American Legion Auxilary
FM Electrical Industry Association
Harry Fillafer
Food Services of America
Friends of Golden Living Center Auxiliary
Lowell Hoekstra
Holiday Inn Fargo
Peggy & Jon Kennedy
Luther Family Ford
Moorhead American Legion Post 21
Nelson International of Fargo
RDO Equipment
Red Apple Café
Scott Ripplinger
Claudia Simon
Soroptimist International of Moorhead
Clark D. Tufte
Dennis Wagner
Steve Weeblom
Michael J. Wendt
Terisa Ames-Ohnstad
Doug Andring
Jim Bainer
Dave Bellefeuille
Noureddine Benchama
TJ Buboltz
Verlin D. Buechler
Roger A. Dailey
Travis Detong
Tom Dubbels
David Eliason
W Fremonth Frazee
Erbert & Gerberts
Deb Flaskerud
Lois G. Foss
Lacey N. Gehrty
Marcia Goodyear
Cindy Hayward
Laura Hoffs
IBEW 1426
Jeanne M. Ingersoll
Dacia A. Johnson
Kelly Jorgens
Kevin & Kelly Kroke
Patricia A. Nelson
Pat Nordick
Gloria Nygard
Larry A. Olson
Dave Overby
Greg Peterson
Nancy Stigen
Carol Totland
Kristy K. Wagar
Rennae A. Weiss
Dale D. White
Sheila Ralph
Sam’s Club
Village Family Service Center
Spartan $500 - $1,000
Agassiz Valley HR Association
Bremer Bank Moorhead
Eric Daeuber
Contributor up to $100
Zikri K. Ahmed
Sharlene K. Allen
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Wadena
Benefactor $5,000 - $10,000
Otter Tail Power Company
Pillar $1,000 - $5,000
Connexus Energy
Crow Wing Power
Lake Country Power
Spartan $500 - $1,000
Brandon Chapter Dollars for Scholars
McLeod Cooperative Power
Minnesota Rural Electric Association
Rochester Public Utilities
Stearns Electric Association Trust
Patron $100 - $500
Dennis Anderson
AAPC Alexandria MN Local Chapter
Sandy Baso
Roberta Bernsletter
Joanne Bokinskie
Christian Breczinski
Border States Electric
Pamela Canning
Missy Condiff
Janine Corbin
Holly Doyle
Bill Evans
First National Bank – Wadena
Tammy Hale
Charles Healy
Michael Heino
Monty Johnson
Steve Johnson
Patricia Kisacky
Donald Line
Sixth District American Legion Auxiliary
Janet Szczech Johnson
Susan Seaborn
Sonepar USA
Mary Stende Miller
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative
Wadena Massage Therapy Program
Darlene Wiebye
Peter Wielinski
Doris Winter
Wayne Wolden
Contributor up to $100
Will Baumann
Scarlet Dittman
Catie Herman
Kennedy, Nervig, Carlson & Van Bruggen, LLP
Jackie Lysdahl
Ann Olson
Jane Shepart
Armond Swanson
Kathyrn Trombley
Lisa Truax
West Side Sports
Scholarship recipients
Detroit Lakes
Beth Byman, Menahga
Cynthia Doll, Perham
Zachary Echola, Fargo, N.D.
Lorena Guajardo Andres, Perham
Deborah Janzen, Detroit Lakes
Jason Laine, Osage
Jessie Leabo, Erhard
Mishai Lee, Park Rapids
Dominic Luksich, Alpine, Wyo.
Catherine McDougall, Detroit Lakes
Chantal Nelson, Lake Park
Abdirashid Mohamed Noor,
Pelican Rapids
Fergus Falls
Lauren Abel, Champlin
Devan Anderson, Fergus Falls
Taylor Anderson, Clearbrook
Jacob Bauer, Graceville
Johanna Becker, Long Prairie
Georgia Belter, Mounds View
Ryan Beyer, Morris
Jeffrey Bitzan, Brandon
Brittany Boehm, Pelican Rapids
Jessie Borkenhagen, Brainerd
Becky Boyd, Fergus Falls
Breann Brambrink, Fergus Falls
Jonathan Brower, Waubun
Drew Brown, Fergus Falls
Thomas Brown, Audubon
Taylor Brue, Fergus Falls
Jordyn Campbell, Fairmount, N.D.
Rhoda Christenson, Fergus Falls
Megan Cole, Sebeka
Amanda Collins, Dent
Alyssa Colosky, Pelican Rapids
Lauren Conroy, Ortonville
Jerry Covington, Drew, Miss.
Kelsey Ditsworth, North Branch
Rusty Duncan, Battle Lake
Liza Enderson, Fergus Falls
Noelle Harden, Ponsford
Jacob Hatling, Fergus Falls
Amber Helgemo, Madison
Brandon Hiltner, Albany
Craig Honer, Dent
Erin Houselog, Henning
Kelly Howard, Eagan
Spencer Imsande, Ottertail
Samantha Iverson, Parkers Prairie
Nathen Jensen, Pelican Rapids
Chase Johansen, Fergus Falls
Mary Johnson, Fergus Falls
Spencer Kidder, Fergus Falls
Stephanie Kohlhase, Fergus Falls
Benjamin Kugler, Fergus Falls
Brienna Larson, Fergus Falls
Eh Lawra, Burma
Ashley Lehman, Perham
Cody Lehmann, Fergus Falls
Isidore Lindberg, Ottertail
Rebecca Linder, Henning
Fangling Liu, China
Nyaret Lodu, Moorhead
Tinna Loueng, Dilworth
Mindy Martin, Fergus Falls
JenaMarie Marx, Fergus Falls
Kayleigh Mavis, Fergus Falls
Kelli Meehl, Perham
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Christine Moenkedick, Bertha
Abshir Mohamed, Pelican Rapids
Jama Mohamed, Pelican Rapids
Mahad Mohamud, Pelican Rapids
Kaylee Mundwiler, Milbank, S.D.
Jenna Mae Nelson, Ashby
Jenna Marie Nelson, Morris
Jesse Nelson, Clinton
Ryan Nelson, Wadena
Matthew Nickolauson, Fergus Falls
Dillon Norman, Elizabeth
Vincent Olmsted, Dalton
Justin Olsoe, Fergus Falls
Berit Olson, Erhard
Hannah Olson, Brandon
Mohamedamin Abdiaziz Omar,
Pelican Rapids
Erica Parcel, Rugby, N.D.
Mika Paulson, Fergus Falls
Angelina Pearson, Ottertail
Sara Permann, Fergus Falls
Karcyn Pleune, Ada
Melissa Pyle, New York Mills
Aaron Ready, Pequot Lakes
Sharon Ready, Emily
Brittin Roberts, Bluffton
Ashlie Roehl, Norcross
Hazen Roller-Olson, Underwood
Hattie Russell, Fergus Falls
Sean Schneider, Sauk Centre
Samantha Searle, Donnelly
Dylan Sheldon, Alexandria
Rachel Shipley, Spooner, Wis.
Payton Skonseng, Fergus Falls
Bryan Starner, Hoffman
Sadie Stender, Frazee
Richard Stevens, Lake Elmo
Hannah Stich, Fergus Falls
Ted Strauch, Fergus Falls
Calli Thiel, Wendell
Erika Thompson, Fergus Falls
Riley Thorson, Fergus Falls
Dana Trygstad, Erhard
Kevin Tumberg, Wadena
Daniel Tungseth, Fergus Falls
Jason Umlauf, Underwood
Alex Vasquez, Wilmar
Megan Vosberg, Fergus Falls
Samantha Wahlgren, Fergus Falls
Cody Wahlstrom, Erhard
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Scholarship recipients
Aria Walstad, Hancock
Cedar Walters, Minneapolis
Thomas Wegner, Vining
Shelby Wehri, Campbell
Brett Weiss, Fergus Falls
Brianne Welle, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
Shane Westerberg, Fergus Falls
Trent Wilson, Fergus Falls
Kelsey Wulf, Pequot Lakes
Moorhead
Erika Aarseth, Fargo, N.D.
Nadifo Abdi, Fergus Falls
Arielle Aberle, Moorhead
Ricot Adadin, Fargo, N.D.
Nelson Adam, West Fargo, N.D.
Maytham Al Saegh, Moorhead
Sumaiya Alam, West Fargo, N.D.
Hazim Alsahalaee, Moorhead
Christy Ambrose, Fargo, N.D.
Katelyn Ascheman, West Fargo, N.D.
Barakamfitiye Asha, West Fargo, N.D.
Leslie Aune, West Fargo, N.D.
Sarah Bath, Fargo, N.D.
Sadie Baxter, Fargo, N.D.
Leslie Bedard, Moorhead
Britney Bender, Fargo, N.D.
Stephanie Bengson, Moorhead
Marcus Berg, Deerwood
Jerome Berger, Badger
Om Bhujel, Tower City, N.D.
Carla Bichler, Moorhead
Justin Billing, Beltrami
LeAnn Bingham, Fargo, N.D.
Megan Buchholz, Battle Lake
Chard Burkle, Jamestown, N.D.
Jung Choi, Fargo, N.D.
Megaan Cianci, Fargo, N.D.
Dawn Cihak, Hawley
Ashley Clark, Moorhead
Jasmine Clark, Fargo, N.D.
Kubwayo Claudine, Fargo, N.D.
Dana Cobbins, Moorhead
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Deena Dahal, Fargo, N.D.
Ndayiragije Desire, West Fargo, N.D.
Mukucha Dieudonne, West Fargo, N.D.
Shelby Dreier, Elbow Lake
Brooke Dukart, Fargo, N.D.
Sean Eastlund, Fargo, N.D.
Emily Eggert, Fargo, N.D.
Brady Eggiman, Moorhead
Kelsey Emery, Badger
Caitlin Endrizzi, Fargo, N.D.
Craig Ericson, West Fargo, N.D.
Alex Ertelt, Fargo, N.D.
Robin Evans, Fargo, N.D.
Prisca Fagnon, West Fargo, N.D.
Cashondra Fenroy, Madison
Rachel Fick, Moorhead
Heidi Fischer, Fargo, N.D.
Kelsey Flagtwet, Dilworth
Phillip Gai, Fargo, N.D.
Gary George, Battle Lake
Sarah George, Battle Lake
Dilan Ghalib, Fargo, N.D.
Jessica Gregg, Crosby
Jeffery Guy, Fargo, N.D.
Brooke Haakenson, Fargo, N.D.
Liza Hagen, Fargo, N.D.
Willson Hallaway, Rolla, N.D.
Jenny Halldorson, Moorhead
Trent Hansen, Twin Valley
Hussien Hassan, Fargo, N.D.
Garrett Hawkins, Moorhead
Shawn Heaton, Perham
Victoria Hemingsen, Cakato
Shayla Hoffart, Fargo, N.D.
Heidi Houska, Fargo, N.D.
Stephanie Hutchison, Moorhead
Rame Hyseni, Moorhead
Senan Ibraheem, Grand Forks, N.D.
Yussuf Ibrahim, Fargo, N.D.
Hodo Issa, Fargo, N.D.
Robert Jacobs, Mckenzie, N.D.
Lacy Jerstad, Fargo, N.D.
Rachel Johnson, Fargo, N.D.
Ryan Johnson, Moorhead
Hannah Jones, Fargo, N.D.
Theresa Kargbo, Fargo, N.D.
James Kawlewski, Fargo, N.D.
Cynthia Kile, Fargo, N.D.
Gregory Kjono, Moorhead
Sarah Klemisch, Moorhead
Rebecca Kluck, Barnesville
Alec Knudson, Moorhead
Jeanne Kolling, Fargo, N.D.
Leah Krile, Fargo, N.D.
Ashley Kunz, Moorhead
Kayla LaPort, Lake Park
Robin Lauth, Underwood
Jeff Lee, Moorhead
Micheal Leier, Harvey, N.D.
Cassandra Lemar, Fargo, N.D.
Amber Lervik, Ottertail
Susan Lisok, Fargo, N.D.
Ashley Lohnes, West Fargo, N.D.
Dylan Lohnes, West Fargo, N.D.
Mark Longoria, Glyndon
Jordan Longtin, Taunton
Abraham Lyon, Detroit Lakes
Caren Lyon, Fargo, N.D.
Tracy Maesse, Eden Vally
Joseph Mages, Isanti
John Malwal, Fargo, N.D.
Joseph Manning, Fargo, N.D.
Rachel Marchand, Fargo, N.D.
Michael Mario, West Fargo, N.D.
Lee Martens, Fargo, N.D.
Khelsee Marty, West Fargo, N.D.
Rachael Meier, Moorhead
Wade Meyers Jr, Twin Valley
John Miller, Moorhead
Kylene Miosek, Frazee
Tyler Mistic, Puposky
Lupa Mistry, Fargo, N.D.
Abubakar Mohamed Ridha,
Moorhead
Fairooz Mohamed Ridha, Moorhead
Haidar Mohammad, Fargo, N.D.
Esther Monono, Fargo, N.D.
Brody Morken, Pekin, N.D.
Mariah Muer, Fargo, N.D.
Michael Mulvaney, West Fargo, N.D.
Jessica Murphy, Moorhead
Annet Nelima, West Fargo, N.D.
Blaine Nelson, Moorhead
Nicole Ness, Moorhead
Mbella Nganje, Fargo, N.D.
Samuel Ngusa, Fargo, N.D.
Virginia Nhamu, Fargo, N.D.
Amanda O’Leary, Moorhead
Lynn Onyancha, Brooklyn Park
Deanna Passer, Elbow Lake
Bigirimana Patience,West Fargo, N.D.
Suman Paudel, Moorhead
Carmen Paulson, West Fargo, N.D.
Ethan Paulson, Moorhead
Julie Pavola, Moorhead
Kalie Persson, Crookston
Adam Petersen, Bowlus
Shelby Pfingsten, Fargo, N.D.
Jill Phillips, Fargo, N.D.
Latrena Plunkett, Fargo, N.D.
Zana Rasheed, Fargo, N.D.
Donna Ray, Fargo, N.D.
Nicole Reddy, Fargo, N.D.
Nicole Rheault, Barnesville
Casey Riedberger, Hawley
Eva Rios, Fargo, N.D.
April Ruprecht, Dilworth
Saadaldeen Said, West Fargo, N.D.
Heather Sanchez, Moorhead
Teresa Scheel, Mahnomen
Carley Scherweit, Wheatland, N.D.
Tina Schmaltz, West Fargo, N.D.
Mercedies Schmidt, Bemidji
Melissa Schmitt, Fargo, N.D.
Elizabeth Schmitz, West Fargo, N.D.
Tiffany Sharff, Fargo, N.D.
Jacob Shelley, Fargo, N.D.
Tracy Shervheim, East Grand Forks
Tracy Smedsrud, Fingal, N.D.
James Sorum, Fargo, N.D.
Emaan Sourjah, Fargo, N.D.
Tara Splonskowski, Fargo, N.D.
Amanda Steckler, Dickinson, N.D.
Miranda Stengel, Moorhead
Jason Stewart, Fargo, N.D.
Jason Stewart, West Fargo, N.D.
Tera Strickland, West Fargo, N.D.
Michael Strutz, Warren
Rachel Thompson, Fargo, N.D.
Devika Timsina, Fargo, N.D.
Nancy Ulmer, Fargo, N.D.
Wendy Ulve, Moorhead
Kaycee Van Eps, Morris
Tiffany Van Watermulen, Moorhead
Jesus Vega, Moorhead
Jesus Vega, Ada
Tyler Voit, Dilworth
Brittan Von Itter, Ada
Jeremy Wade, Fargo, N.D.
Alyssa Weisback, Fargo, N.D.
Eric Witthoeft, Twin Brooks, S.D.
Eman Yassin, Moorhead
Paula Youngerman, Walhalla, N.D.
Bennie Zionweh, Thief River Falls
Abdirizak Zuber, Fargo, N.D.
Wadena
Calvin Anderson, Hoffman
Laura Cassady, Brainerd
Huong Chann, St. Cloud
David Elder, Duluth
Dylan Ellingson, Dent
Austin Gunderson, Rosemount
Kyle Jensen, Underwood
Nicholas Kleindl, Brainerd
Lynnie Loucks, Pillager
Jill Maciejny, Brainerd
Deanna Mikkelson, Bertha
Shannon Roering, Belgrade
Jakki Sjobeck, Parkers Prairie
Collin Voge, Cloquet
Minnesota State Community and Technical College Annual Report 2011-2012
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