A newsletter for Bismarck State College alumni, contributors and friends. Volume 8. No. 3 October 2004

www.bismarckstate.eduA modest beginning marked the BSC

Foundation grants program 20 years ago. Four projects received a total of $1,400 in the very first grants cycle in 1983-84. Compare that with $26,110 awarded to 18 projects last

spring.Over 20

years, the Foundation has provided approximately $1,080,500 in grant funds for hundreds of special proj-ects. Gordon Binek, vice president for college ad-vancement and federal rela-tions, said the

Foundation Programs Committee examines each grant application to make certain the proposals will enhance learning.

“We make good use of the dollars available and make sure that each grant will have an impact on the college,” Binek said.

The most recent projects funded included conference fees for students and faculty, equipment, and assistance in sponsoring cam-pus events, such as ChoirFest, Campus Read, Visiting Writers Series, and a “World Year of Physics” series.

One grant for $2,125 went to the visual arts program for a new raku kiln. Brian Hushagen, assistant professor of art, said the new kiln allows him to conduct raku firings throughout the year.

“What normally was a once or twice a year event has become a regular part of our firing routine,” Hushagen said. “This addition to our outdoor kiln facility was like a night and day difference in terms of improved safety

and efficiency over our previous raku set-ups.”

The computer science program and two students benefited from a grant of $230 that covered student fees for the Midwest Instruc-tional and Computing Symposium at Uni-versity of Minnesota, Morris. Karen Arlien, assistant professor of computer science, said being at the symposium gave her the chance to network with faculty from several poten-tial transfer schools.

“The presentations gave students a great introduction to a wide variety of computer science topics and specialities,” Arlien said.

“One student was so intrigued with a ses-sion on artificial intelligence and robotics that he purchased a robotics kit, and using skills learned in his computer science classes, modified the software that controls his ro-bot,” she said.

A grant for $4,500 helped spark enthusi-asm among students of all ages for chemistry, math and physics. Professor of chemistry Frank Koch and associate professor of phys-ics Jeff Collier requested the grant to help bring an internationally renowned group of physicists to BSC from the University of Minnesota. The scientists present physics demonstrations called “The Physics Circus.” Two performances in the BSC Armory al-lowed many school students and the public to attend.

Koch said with the aid of BSC Foundation grants, BSC students have been exposed to a variety of scientists, such as the inventor of Post-It Notes, the senior scientist for the Space Station, and experts on laser applica-tion, super critical fluid, and future energy needs.

“These grants also helped the BSC chemis-try program receive four National Chemistry Week Awards,” Koch said.

Grant awards exceed $1 million

Brian Hushagen, left, and Monte Roemmich place ceramic pots into the raku kiln for firing

BSC Connections is published quarterly at Bismarck State College, Bismarck, North Dakota.

Vice President for College Advance-ment and Federal Rela-tions Gordon Binek

BSC Foundation Staff Jaclyn Bugbee Janet Decker Julie Erickson Mary Friesz Rita Nodland Rhonda Weyer

BSC Foundation (800) 272-2586 or (701) 224-5700

BSC Connections Staff Jordis Conrad, Editor Crystal Forster Vicki Voskuil

Connections on the Web Patrick Bjork

BSC Foundation President Barbara Heinle

BSC National Alumni Association President Dr. Steve Chuppe

Send alumni notes to: Jordis Conrad BSC, P.O. Box 5587 Bismarck, ND 58506 or e-mail to: Jordis.Conrad@bsc. nodak.edu

Send address changes to: Janet Decker Alumni Coordinator BSC, P.O. Box 5587 Bismarck, ND 58506 or e-mail to: Janet.Decker@bsc. nodak.edu or call: 1-800-BSC-ALUM

BSC’s World Wide Web site address is www.bismarckstate.edu

Joyce Schuchart of Bismarck has estab-lished a scholarship in the name of her late husband, John “Jack” Schuchart, former CEO and president of the board of MDU Resources Group Inc.

The annual $1,000 scholarship, estab-lished with the BSC Foundation last spring, will be presented to an outstanding student in an energy program. Mr. Schuchart died March 27, 2001, at age 71, three months after his retirement.

Half of Schuchart’s 50-year career was

spent at MDU Resources, guiding the com-pany through an unprecedented period of change. Founded as Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., the enterprise grew from a state-regulat-ed gas and electric provider serving custom-ers in five states to a diversified corporation

Schuchart scholarship establishedof six businesses, more than 6,000 employ-ees, revenues over $1 billion, and operations in half the U.S.

Schuchart’s employees knew him as a dedicated, professional, and energetic man-ager, who enjoyed people and developing their potential. He established the Chairman’s Conference, a mentoring program to train high-potential employees for future leader-ship positions.

“My husband loved his job and going to work,” Joyce says. They were married 50 years and have two daughters, three grand-children, and a great-grandchild.

Schuchart said in an interview in The Resource, MDU Resources’ magazine, that he was most proud of his marriage to Joyce. Three honors also meant a lot to him: CEO of the Year bronze award from Financial World magazine, Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Nebraska, where he earned his undergraduate degree, and Alum-nus Achievement Award from the university’s Alumni Association.

John Schuchart

Contributions were made to the Foundation in memory of: Given by:

In memoriamBernice Asbridge .............Paul and Marilynn

Swanson C. Wayne Collier .......... Dr. Lloyd and Susan

Anderson Emma Dietz ..............Bismarck State College

Employees Helen Gurke ...............................Judy Swartz Jack Kautzman...... Dr. Hal and Gerrie Hase Robert B. Maier .....Bruce and Laurie Bailey

Martha Reider Doug Miller ............ Dr. Hal and Gerrie Hase Nancy Olsen ..............Bismarck State College

Employees Morgan R. and Beth Olsen

Lou and Mary Kay Hencken Mary Finan

Len and Dee Prinz Orville and Bea Stenerson

Dorothy Thompson ......... Bismarck-Mandan Retired Teachers Association

Harvey Thorson ...... Marcia A. Myers Olson Joan Wilson ..............Bismarck State College

Employees

Jaclyn Bugbee joins Foundation staff

Jaclyn Bugbee

Jaclyn Bugbee joined the BSC Foundation staff during the summer as fund development

coordinator. Originally from Parshall, she is a graduate of North Dakota State Univer-sity with a bachelor of science degree in accounting.

She is enjoying her work to help make a difference for students through expanded funds for scholarships.

“We’re working with area businesses to develop more special-ized scholarships for students in technical programs,” Bugbee said. “We’re also hop-ing to continue increasing the number and diversity of scholarships awarded to BSC students.”

She was previously employed as assistant controller at Beverage Wholesalers, Fargo, for one and one-half years. A job transfer for her husband, Darin Bugbee, brought the couple to Bismarck.

Trustees join Foundation Board

James C. Cooper

Community and campus leaders are swell-ing the ranks of trustees on the BSC Foun-dation Board. The following recently were named trustees.

David Groshong is market president for Northland Financial of Bismarck.

Kevin Klemer serves as the on-premise manager at Pepsi Americas, Inc. at the Bismarck-Mandan location.

Greg Bach Dr. Janelle Masters

Jerry Hauff is executive vice president/chief operating officer of Bank Center First of Bismarck.

Terry Millner serves as branch manager

and senior vice president of investments of the Piper Jaffray Bismarck office.

James C. Cooper is president and chief executive officer of Medcenter One Health Systems of Bismarck.

Gary M. Hanson is manager of J. C. Pen-ney Company of Bismarck.

Irv Smith, representing the BSC Alumni Board, is manager of A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. in Bismarck.

Greg Bach, associate professor of manage-ment, and Dr. Janelle Masters, dean of fac-ulty, are employee trustees, selected by BSC President Donna S. Thigpen for 2004-05.

Student representative is Matthew Reister, president of the BSC Board of Governors.

David Groshong

Terry Millner

Irv Smith

Schuchart scholarship established

Kevin Klemer Jerry Hauff

Gary M. Hanson

Constellation Power Generation, a subsid-iary of Constellation Energy Group Inc., gave BSC a thumbs-up in its newsletter CPGCon-nections. A story in the September issue features BSC Power Plant Technology Online program graduates, who say their training deserves an “A.” CPG began a partnership with BSC four years ago. The company uses BSC as a source for core power plant opera-tor skills and recommends enrollment to new operators and as paid tuition incentive to all employees.

“Having people in the industry vouch for us is a feather in our cap and shows that what we’re doing is worthwhile and beneficial to the industry,” says Dan Schmidt, BSC En-

ergy Technology Online program manager/instructor.

The story listed 11 company employees with either AAS degrees or diplomas from BSC. The partnership began after training instructor Darren Marvin visited the campus and went through the program.

CPG is a subsidiary of Constellation Ener-gy Group Inc, a Fortune 500 company based in Baltimore. It operates 35 power plants in 12 states and deals in power generation, competitive energy supply, energy delivery, and energy consulting and services. More information is available at www.constella-tion.com.

Power programs score an ‘A’

More than 200 receive scholarshipsThe BSC Foundation will award scholar-

ships this year to more than 200 students who excel in various disciplines. Scholar-ships range from $500 to $2,000. Some of the scholarships are named for individuals who have been significant in the develop-

ment of BSC or who have been memorial-ized through donations. The named scholar-ships are listed after the students receiving the awards in the list below. Students must maintain their academic standing to receive the second semester award.

Academic Scholarships 2004-2005

Jennifer Weisgerber

Elon Eisenbraun

Ian Knodel

Zach Backstrom

Jenna Anderson, Bismarck ............................ Kay Schlosser ScholarshipJames Arnott, Surrey ........................Neil Hedahl Memorial ScholarshipLacey Axt, McClusky ................ Walter L. & Lucille Braun ScholarshipJarrett Bach, Bismarck .........................Telecommunications ScholarshipZach Backstrom, Bismarck ....Leona P. & Francis A. Larson/JC Penney

ScholarshipChristopher Bauman, Mandan ......Madison Gas & Electric ScholarshipSara Baumgartner, Strasburg .............................Foundation ScholarshipAndrea Becker, Bismarck ......Georgiana Borden Memorial ScholarshipAshley Bender, Mandan ...............ND Society of Professional Engineers

ScholarshipAmber Birrenkott, Bismarck ......................... Irene Tschider ScholarshipKari Bitz, Bismarck ..................................Bonnie Neumann ScholarshipJennifer Bopp, New Salem ................................Foundation ScholarshipWesley Burke, Bismarck ............................Kermit Lidstrom ScholarshipJodi Burrer, Wing .......... Adrian & Ardeth Taylor Memorial ScholarshipThomas Carpenter, Bismarck .............................Foundation ScholarshipDaphne Conlon, Hebron ......................Ken & Anne Shaffer ScholarshipLindsey Deile, Wishek ..................Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipCody Dengel, Dickinson ................................ Marcia Olson ScholarshipSamuel Dschaak, Beulah ...................................Foundation ScholarshipSara Erhardt, Coleharbor .................Judith Ekberg Johnson ScholarshipHannah Faul, McClusky ....................................Foundation ScholarshipJason Fiesel, Harvey .......................... Gullickson Memorial ScholarshipJustin Fiesel, Harvey .................................Sperry Memorial ScholarshipCarol Flaa, Mandan ...............................................Part-time ScholarshipAmber Flick, Bismarck .................Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipTanner Fox, Dickinson .........................Ken & Anne Shaffer ScholarshipDarrick Frank, Shields ............. Leonard Larshus Memorial ScholarshipOlga Freed, Bismarck .....................Caterpillar Foundation ScholarshipDustin Frounfelter, Granville ........Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipTimothy Gellerman, Bismarck ................... Margaret & Harley Swenson

ScholarshipJared Gietzen, Glen Ullin ............. Steven Harris Memorial ScholarshipFarren Gunderson, Mandan ...............................Foundation ScholarshipSherry Haman, Towner ...................................John Pierson ScholarshipAdam Hanson, Bismarck ....... Walter J. Swensen Memorial ScholarshipErin Hanson, New England ...........Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipJill Hanson, New England .................................. John Giese ScholarshipWade Hatzenbuehler, Mandan .. John Schuchart Memorial ScholarshipKaye Hatzenbihler, Center ....... Norman Kamins Memorial ScholarshipKayla Hausauer, Kief ................. Walter L. & Lucille Braun ScholarshipFrank Hein, Wing .................................. Jennings Memorial ScholarshipJenna Heinle, Bismarck ............................Frank Bavendick ScholarshipAdam Hestekin, Bismarck .............. Alliance Pipeline - Wayne Schonert

Memorial ScholarshipBecky Hoots, Zeeland ................................. Thomas Kleppe Scholarship

Alexandra Hruby, Beulah ..........................Reinke Memorial ScholarshipNathan Jangula, Bismarck ...............Alliance Pipeline - Wayne Schonert

Memorial ScholarshipStephanie Jensen, Bismarck ....................... Smith Memorial ScholarshipMichael Jochim, Bismarck .......................................... VICA ScholarshipLisa Johnson, Arnegard .............................LeRoy M. Nayes ScholarshipNicholas Just, Wishek ....................................Evan Lips, Sr. ScholarshipLacy Kaiser, Bismarck .................Harvey Harris Memorial ScholarshipAngela Keller, Mandan ......................................Foundation ScholarshipSteve Klein, Mandan .........................Michael H. Wickstrom ScholarshipMadalyn Klingenstein, New Salem ........Cash for Our Kids ScholarshipBethany Klipfel, Bismarck ......................Cash for Our Kids ScholarshipAdrienne Koch, Mandan ...................................Ray Grabar ScholarshipLoren Koppy, Mandan .........................Ken & Anne Shaffer ScholarshipMelinda Kostelecky, Bismarck ......................Kenneth Reno ScholarshipJack Lacher, Zeeland .............................Myron Atkinson, Jr. ScholarshipEvan Laib, McClusky ..........................Ken & Anne Shaffer ScholarshipSabrina Lee, Bismarck .................Raymond Heid Memorial ScholarshipMelissa Lehmann, Rapid City, S.D. ...................Foundation ScholarshipShawn Lemire, Bismarck ..............Madison Gas & Electric ScholarshipMelanie Lennick, New Salem .......................Will Memorial ScholarshipEmily Levi, Bismarck ...............................Miller Memorial ScholarshipEmily Levi, Bismarck ................................... Rue Memorial ScholarshipCasey Lommen, Marion ... Carl & Leora Nelson Memorial ScholarshipBrittany Marsh, Bismarck .................................... Doris Orr ScholarshipKimberly McCormick, Menoken ................... Schwichtenberg Memorial

ScholarshipElizabeth McGillivray, Bismarck ................ Warren DeKrey ScholarshipKayla Meidinger, Bismarck .............................. Foundation ScholarshipAimee Meier, Bismarck ................Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipStephanie Meier, Venturia ........................... Lang Memorial ScholarshipTyler Merkel, South Heart ....................... William Roesgen ScholarshipJessica Meyer, Pollock .......................................Foundation ScholarshipAndrew Miller, Bismarck ........... Edward & Gladys M. Smith Memorial

ScholarshipAndrew Miller, Bismarck ..............Frank Bavendick Academic Athletic

ScholarshipKatie Monger, Bismarck ..... Prairieland Food Corporation ScholarshipAlicia Morast, Center .........................................Foundation ScholarshipMelissa Neigum, Bismarck ................................Foundation ScholarshipJoshua Nielsen, Bismarck ...........Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipMegan Nodland, Beulah ....................BSC Foundation Ball ScholarshipCody Odom, Opheim, Mont. ...............Telecommunications ScholarshipDevin O’Donnell, Keldron, S.D. ..Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipCourtney Olson, Sidney, Mont. ..........Ken & Anne Shaffer ScholarshipJennifer Opp, Glen Ullin ...................................Foundation ScholarshipLaura Page, Bismarck ...............................Marvin Erdmann ScholarshipSarah Perius, Mandan .......................... Greggory A. Sharpe ScholarshipDavid Peterson, Bismarck ........... Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson Engineering

Scholarship recipients (Continued)

Meghanne Naylor

Lisa Rebenitsch

Preston Schmidt

ScholarshipJames Petrik, Bismarck .............. Frank Gilchrist Memorial ScholarshipKristi Rasmussen, Fargo .......................................Part-time ScholarshipDanette Rau, Bismarck ...........................Cash for Our Kids ScholarshipLisa Rebenitsch, Bismarck ...................Ken & Anne Shaffer ScholarshipJustin Reinicke, Bismarck .................... Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial

ScholarshipJessie Reis, New Rockford ........... BSC Alumni Association ScholarshipMatthew Reister, Streeter ..................... Board of Governors ScholarshipJennifer Remmick, Bismarck ......................Duffy Memorial ScholarshipCurtis Reule, Bismarck ........................Ken & Anne Shaffer ScholarshipSteven Richard, Washburn ......... Walter L. & Lucille Braun ScholarshipBethany Roehrich, Bismarck ... William & Marietta Ekberg ScholarshipJaden Roehrich, Bismarck ....................Roughrider Impala Association-

Automotive TechnologyNicole Rosenau, Bismarck ........................Michael Hummel ScholarshipNatasha Rost, Washburn ............ Walter L. & Lucille Braun ScholarshipLori Rudland, Bowbells ........................ Edwards Memorial ScholarshipKim Sabin, Morristown, S.D. .......Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipSteven Santini II, Hazen ........................ Register Memorial ScholarshipJon Sarkilahti, Rolla ........................................... Roger Peet ScholarshipBritny Sayler, Hebron ................................... Howard Wolfe ScholarshipJesse Schafer, Glen Ullin ..............Glen C. & Leola Vantine ScholarshipCarmen Schaff, Flasher ......................... Atkinson Memorial ScholarshipKristen Schaff, Bowman ....................... Ramstad Memorial ScholarshipLindsay Schatz, Elgin ............Leona P. & Francis A. Larson/JC Penney

ScholarshipPreston Schmidt, Mandan ........... Thomas Winter Memorial ScholarshipThomas Schmidt, Mandan ............Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipCody Schnabel, Velva ...................Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipStephanie Schneibel, Lincoln ........................ Ralph Werner ScholarshipAshley Schock, Bismarck ...........................Webb Memorial ScholarshipColton Schulz, New Salem ................................Foundation ScholarshipRenee Schwab, Hazen ...........................................Part-time ScholarshipHeather Scott, Bismarck .......... Cari Lynn Bailey Memorial ScholarshipJessica Senger, Bismarck .............................Richard Brown ScholarshipAshley Sieg, Drake ..............................John R. Sakariassen ScholarshipEmily Smith, Madison, S.D. .................... Warren Robinson ScholarshipKimberly Spear, Drake.......... Marc Christianson Memorial ScholarshipJena Stugelmeyer, Bismarck .................................Part-time ScholarshipAmy Svihovec, Watford City ...................Richard Espeland ScholarshipNancy Swenningson, Bismarck ............................Part-time ScholarshipAshley Thomas, Glen Ullin .................Ken & Anne Shaffer ScholarshipAllison Ulrich, Elgin ................... Edwin & Dorothy Edlund ScholarshipLeah Vassen, Crosby ....Walter & Norma Fiedler Memorial ScholarshipChris Vetter, Mandan .....................................Lee Memorial ScholarshipChristopher Wagner, Bismarck ........Robert Stair Memorial ScholarshipJeffrey Wallin, Glen Ullin ................... Pat Higgins Caudell ScholarshipShelly Wanek, Bismarck .........................Jackson Memorial ScholarshipSean Wavrin, Bismarck ...........................Cash for Our Kids ScholarshipJessica Weigum, Mandan ...................................Foundation ScholarshipAlla Weinberger, Lincoln ..............Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipSeth Williams, Wing .....................Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipAustin Wolf, Bismarck .......................................Foundation ScholarshipMallory Wolf, Gladstone ....................................Foundation Scholarship

Mark Bliese, Mandan .................... Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial Scholarship

Rhonda Goodfellow, Scranton ................Liebole Memorial ScholarshipJenna Heinle, Bismarck ....Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial ScholarshipLisa Johnson, ArnegardAnna Johnson, Bismarck .........................Liebole Memorial ScholarshipAlexis Monroe, Baldwin ............... Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois Memorial

ScholarshipMeghanne Naylor, Bismarck Lisa Rebenitsch, Bismarck ....................Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial

Scholarship Jennifer Weisgerber, Bismarck Tabitha Zimmerman, Elgin ......................Liebole Memorial Scholarship

Visual Arts

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Sabrina Lee

Nicole Zent, Bismarck ................Harold Schafer Memorial ScholarshipChristopher Zimmerman, New Leipzig .........Ervin & Dorothy Bourgois

Memorial Scholarship

Performing Arts Benjamin Austin, Mandan ................... Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial

Scholarship Conrad Bauer, Mandan ...Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial ScholarshipDaniel Bauer, Mandan ....................Academic Music Major ScholarshipKim Bauer, Bismarck ......................Academic Music Major ScholarshipCorey Bloom, Bismarck ........ Jane Gray Stewart Memorial ScholarshipElizabeth Brandt, BismarckCalli Brooks, BowmanSue Ann Burke, Bismarck ..... Jane Gray Stewart Memorial ScholarshipCorey Carson, Bismarck ..Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial ScholarshipJennifer Dallmann, BismarckElon Eisenbraun, Bismarck ................. Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial

Scholarship Laura Evenson, Bismarck Andrea Ficek, Bismarck ..................Academic Music Major ScholarshipHolly Friesz, Bismarck ....Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial ScholarshipFarren Gunderson, MandanPhilip Harr, Mandan .........Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial ScholarshipJennifer Howe, MenokenJames Irvine II, BismarckDanielle Johs, Bismarck ...Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial ScholarshipNicholas Just, Wishek .....................Academic Music Major ScholarshipJessica Kalvoda, MandanIan Knodel, Bismarck ............... Tom & Frances Leach Memorial Music

ScholarshipSabrina Lee, Bismarck .......... Jane Gray Stewart Memorial ScholarshipJames Lewis, Bismarck ....Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial Scholarship

Conrad Bauer, Mandan Crystal Beckers, Bismarck Christopher Erickson, Hazelton Keenan Retterath, Stanton Candace Scheid, Bismarck Ashley Sieg, Bismarck Jennifer Weisgerber, Bismarck ....... Bismarck Tribune Celebrate 2000

Legacy Scholarship

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Gordon Binek, Vice President for College Advancement and Federal Relations

Gordon Binek

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Scholarship recipients (Continued)

This has been a remarkable year for the Bismarck State College Foundation. We have

reached several major milestones during this year. For the first time our revenue exceeded $5

million in one year. Our total assets are now over $15 million. Total grants from the Foun-

dation to BSC since 1983 passed the $1,000,000 mark and our scholarships awarded since

1980 are nearly $1,700,000. We awarded over 250 scholarships worth $175,000 to students

during the 2003-04 school year. We also funded over $250,000 in grants to BSC for worthy

projects.The $10 million capital campaign to construct the Career and Technology Institute contin-

ues to be a major focus for the Foundation. The campaign has been resoundingly successful.

Our total commitments for the campaign now exceed $7 million dollars, thanks in large part

to strong participation from the energy industry. Our Foundation Board of Trustees and BSC

employees have made outstanding commitments of support for this project. The entire com-

munity has really gotten involved in the campaign and has generously supported the project.

By this time next year we will see the Career and Technology Institute starting to take shape.

This year, we have had many generous individual gifts that increased the Foundation

endowment. Two of those gifts deserve special recognition - a bequest of over $550,000 and

a charitable trust of over $640,000. Both gifts will result in an increase in scholarships. We

are honored to be the recipient of these gifts and appreciate the support of so many generous

donors. Your generous support means that we can offer the gift of education to many additional

students at BSC. It is exciting to think about the impact scholarships will have on genera-

tions of BSC students. As the decades pass we will have helped thousands of students gain

the benefit of education, which is truly a lifetime resource.

Thank you for all you do for the Bismarck State College Foundation. Your generosity is

so important. Thanks to you we are making a difference every day for BSC and all of the

students we serve.

Performing Arts (Continued)

Brittany Marsh, Bismarck ................... Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial Scholarship

Sean Marshall, BismarckCourtney Olson, Sidney, Mont. ..................Lydia Bavendick ScholarshipKaren Ritz, BismarckKayla Sanford, Watford City................ Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial

ScholarshipPreston Schmidt, Mandan Sam & Bertha Merritt Memorial Scholarship

Danielle Stadick, Beulah .......................Peg Jack Memorial ScholarshipKelsey Thorson, ArenaChris Vetter, MandanMegan Wiedrich, Bismarck

Support and Revenue Endowment Income ............................... $ 113,049 Merritt Trust Income ................................... 75,137 Trustee Dues................................................ 66,250 Foundation Ball ............................................. 9,770 Golf Tournament ......................................... 15,080 Direct Contributions to Programs ............... 88,527 In-Kind Contributions ............................... 118,173 Net Gains on Investments ......................... 585,169 Other Income ................................................ 3,150 Subtotal Unrestricted ........................... 1,074,305 Support for Projects ............................... 2,658,551 Endowment Contributions (Net) ............ 1,331,689 Subtotal Restricted ............................... 3,990,240 Total Support and Revenue ............... $5,064,545

Expenses Program Services: Scholarships ........................................... $ 174,915 Student Recognition .................................... 14,721 Employee Recognition .................................. 7,835

Grants Program ......................................... 250,802 College Development .................................. 27,364 Operations: Salaries and Benefits ................................... 72,224 Other operating expenses ............................ 82,310Fund-raising: General Campaign .................................... 234,971 Special Events ............................................... 5,691Total Foundation Expenses ....................... 727,826 Pledge Write-off ............................................... 512Total Expenditures .................................. $728,338

Support and Revenue Over Expenses ...................................... $4,336,207

Total Assets June 30, 2004 ................ $ 15,151,326

Fiscal report for year ending June 30, 2004

Foundation Board elects officers

Quarterly donors build endowmentThe Foundation welcomes new and renew-ing President’s Club members for June 15 through Sept. 15, 2004.

The Foundation welcomes new and re-newing Executive Club members for June 15 through Sept. 15, 2004.

Barbara Heinle was elected president of the BSC Foundation Board of Trustees for 2004-2005 at the Foundation’s recent annual meet-

ing. Heinle is retired from J.C. Penney Co. of Bismarck. After 27 years with the company, she is now active in the community.

Others elected to office were Tim Hen-nessy, chairperson; Eric Sakariassen, vice president; and Dave Clark, secretary-treasur-er.

Hennessy is regional president, community banking of US Bank of Bismarck.

Sakariassen is vice president of Saks News, Inc.

Clark is executive vice president at Bis-marck State College.

Dave Clark

Tim Hennessy

Eric SakariassenBarbara Heinle

Capital Trophy Doublewood Inn Bruce and Donna Ellison Kurt Link Pour-Mor Concrete Rob Schaner Seven Seas Inn

Bank Center First Basin Electric Power Cooperative Calvin and Carla Bender Bismarck Tribune BNI Coal, Ltd. Captain Jack’s Liquor Land CrossCountry Courier, Inc. Dakota Gasification Company Del-Mar Vending Bruce and Judith Ekberg Johnson Food Services of America Gateway Pharmacy, Inc., Pat Brunelle Dr. Kevin Gilchrist Great River Energy Image Printing Kranzler Kingsley KXMB-TV Laducer Information Management Praxair Martha Reider Ken and Carmen Reno RSTS, Inc. State Bank and Trust Dr. Ron and Joyce Tello Tesoro Alan and Karen Traeholt United Printing/Spit’n Image US Bank William Clairmont, Inc.

Defibrillators installedin three campus buildings

BSC has three automatic external defibril-lators (AEDs) installed in three buildings. An AED is a small, lightweight device used to assess a person’s heart rhythm. If necessary, it administers an electric shock to restore a normal rhythm in victims of sudden cardiac arrest.

Two were purchased with funds from the Learning First Managing Excellence Team, and the third was purchased by the Board of Governors.

The AEDs are located in the Student Union, next to the wall phone in the lobby; in Jack Science Center, next to the stairwell on the main floor; and in Schafer Hall, next to the Financial Aid Office at the north end of first floor.

Nearly 20 employees, including several custodians, are trained in CPR and in the use of the AEDS.

Employees honored for excellenceBSC honored five employees with Awards

for Excellence for professional achievement at the spring recognition ceremony.

Faculty recipients were Daniel Leingang, assistant professor of mathematics, for his teaching skills and friendly rapport with students; Earl Torgerson, assistant professor

of carpentry, for his design skills, vision, and public recognition of BSC’s carpentry pro-gram; and Mike Wardzinski, criminal justice lecturer, for his tireless efforts to provide superior course content in his campus and online classes.

Receiving staff awards were Donna Fricke, southwest region tech prep coordi-

Dan Leingang Earl Torgerson Donna Fricke Buster GillissMichael Wardzinski

nator, for her dedication to her job and for promoting BSC’s career and technology programs to high school students; and Buster Gilliss, director of athletics and men’s bas-ketball coach, for the countless, long hours he dedicates to BSC’s athletes and athletic programs.

The awards, co-ordinated by the Learning First Managing Excellence Team, recognize significant and meritorious achievement in performance of professional roles at BSC. Full-time employ-ees receive a $1,000 cash gift from the BSC Foundation. Part-time employees receive a $250 cash gift.

BSC will begin offering an associate degree nursing program next fall, based on initial approval of the program in September by the N.D. Board of Nursing. BSC began offering a certificate program in practical nursing this fall.

Both programs are part of the Dakota Nursing Program, a collaborative effort of BSC, Lake Region State College, Williston State College and Minot State University-Bottineau.

BSC has offered a practical nursing pro-gram for the past few years, said Dr. Wayne Boekes, BSC provost and vice president for academic and student affairs. “We have made changes in our nursing education programs to reflect legislative changes in the education required of North Dakota nurses,” Dr. Boekes said.

“The addition of the associate degree nursing program in North Dakota offers the opportunity for BSC to assist in meeting the

registered nursing needs of North Dakota’s medical facilities,” he said.

“The program is not intended to replace the baccalaureate program, but to add another dimension in career development.”

The associate degree nursing program (re-ferred to as ADN) is part of a nursing educa-tion career ladder that begins with certified nurse assistant (CNA) training, then moves to licensed practical nursing (LPN) and then to associate degree nursing.

CNA certification is required before en-rolling in a practical nursing program, and completion of practical nursing training is required before admittance into the ADN program.

These career ladder opportunities are de-signed for students new to nursing education, as well as for place-bound, employed CNAs and LPNs.

BSC offers new nursing programs

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Amy Leichtman, ‘91, Bellevue, Wash., is employed with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as an accountant. She received a bachelor of accounting degree from the Uni-versity of North Dakota in 1994 and her CPA license this year.

Bradley Fields, ‘97, Parker, Colo., was named captain on the EMB-120 Brasilia, a 30-seat turboprop, for Great Lakes Airlines. Great Lakes flies routes for United and Fron-tier into 10 states, including North Dakota. He has been a pilot with the company for more than four years. Fields graduated from

Kathryn (Johnston) Murphy, ‘82, Plano, Texas, was named one of the top 50 women attorneys in Texas for 2003 and 2004 in “Texas Monthly – Texas Super Lawyers.” Her firm, Koons, Fuller, VandenEykel and Robertson, was named Best Lawyers in Dal-las for Family Law. Murphy is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Law-yers and writes and speaks on family law in Texas. Wesley Engbrecht, ‘84, Bismarck, is the re-lationship manager for BNC National Bank’s north branch. His duties include business development and consumer lending.

Terry Bourgeois, ‘84, Lockport, N.Y., has been named standard plant area manager for the electronics plants for Praxair, Inc. He will work from the Praxair Technology Center in Tonawanda, N.Y. Bourgeois joined Praxair in 1996 and before that served 12 years in the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Program. He will continue leading the team that provides worldwide support for various gas applica-tions and gas monitoring systems.

Crystal (Bobbe) Faunaman, ‘00, McClusky, is the extension agent for Sheridan County. After graduating from BSC, she attended North Dakota State University, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in farm business management. She is married to Scot Faunaman.

Jeremy Martin, ‘02, West Fargo, recently opened Kustom Koncepts, a one-stop customizing shop in West Fargo. His services include detailed air brushing, custom paint, speciality fabrication, molding and bodywork, truck accessories and custom vinyl graphics. His projects include customizing hardwood tabletops with personalized logos.

Brian Brevig, ‘76, Alexandria, Va., has taken the position of director of facilities at the University of Maryland (College Park). He will oversee construction completion and operations of the new Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, designed by architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen. The center is expected to open in January 2005.

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Mankato State University with a bachelor’s degree in aviation management in 1999.

Matt Gaffrey, ‘03, Hudson, S.D., is a plant operator at the newly opened Sioux River Ethanol Plant.

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‘81 alumnus leads Alumni BoardDr. Steve Chuppe will serve as president of

the BSC National Alumni Association during 2004-05. Chuppe, class of ‘81, is with Ch-uppe Chiropractic in Bismarck.

Other officers are Brent Ekstrom, ‘89, vice president, and Irv Smith, ‘62, chairperson of the board. Ekstrom is with the Lewis & Clark Regional Development Council and Smith is manager of A.G. Edwards and Sons in Bismarck.

New board members are Nichol Dillavou, ‘93; Paula Crain Grosinger, ‘94; and Cathy Langemo, ‘81.

Returning board members are Ken Bis-chof, ‘92, Patrick Brunelle, ‘89, Ken Knodel, ‘77, Linda (Thorstenson) Kringstad, ‘81, Jane (Hendrickson) Morrow, ‘76, Marilyn (O’Leary) Lips, ‘58, Marilyn (Hoffman) Skogley, ‘51, David Tschider, ‘78, and Brenda (Mihalicz) Werner, ‘85.

Plans for the year include the Alumnus of the Year banquet on May 12.

Paula Crain Grosinger

Cathy Langemo

Deadline near to nominate outstanding alumni

Graduates of BSC have found success all over the world. Many have soared in their careers, become community, state and national leaders, and furthered organizations and causes as committed volunteers.

The BSC Alumni Association board asks Connections readers to think of successful alumni they hold in high regard and nomi-nate them for the 2005 Alumni of the Year Award. The nominee must be a BSC gradu-ate, but anyone can make a nomination.

Recipients are honored in May at a dinner and at commencement. Those living outside Bismarck-Mandan receive travel and lodging assistance.

Deadline for submitting nominations is Oct. 31. An awards committee will review nominations and forward the names of final-ists to the board, which selects one or two honorees.

For nomination forms, contact Janet Decker, alumni coordinator, 701-224-5692 or 1-800-272-2586, or by e-mail at Janet.Decker@bsc.nodak.edu, or submit the form online at www.bismarckstate.edu/alumni.

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Nichol DillavouBrent Ekstrom

If you live beyond North Dakota’s bor-ders and would like to be an advocate for Bismarck-Mandan’s business climate, the Bismarck-Mandan Development Associa-tion (BMDA) seeks your help. BMDA has launched an Ambassadors Program to tap into the vast network of North Dakotans who live in other states or countries. This net-work provides a formal and informal means to exchange information and business leads between BMDA and former residents.

Examples of business success stories about former residents who moved back to the state can be found at www.bmda.org/ambassador.

For details on becoming a Bismarck-Man-dan Ambassador, contact Richard Mower, VP Special Projects, BMDA, 701-222-5530, or rmower@bmda.org.

Former residents soughtto serve as ambassadors

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Zach Deslauriers and Josh Horner, both of Bismarck and students in BSC’s electronics/telecommunications technology program, won first and second place awards, respec-tively, in postsecondary sections at the Skill-sUSA-VICA National Leadership and Skills Conference held in June in Kansas City, Mo.

Deslauriers received the first place Gold Award in the Electronics Technology Con-test. He will have the opportunity to compete for one spot on the international competition team representing all of the United States. Horner received the second place Silver Award in the Electronics Applications Con-test.

Both started their electronics education as students in the Bismarck Public Schools’ electronics program at the Bismarck Voca-tional-Technical Center. BSC instructor Dan Wahlman accompanied the students to the conference.

Both competed in categories that had repre-sentatives from all 50 states.

The contests involved one-on-one inter-view competition, written exam, and an eight-hour, hands-on skills testing. SkillsUSA is the national organization for students in trade, industrial, technical and health occupations education.

BSC students place at National SkillsUSA-VICA

BSC’s official enrollment of 3,570 students marks the 6th consecutive year of record en-rollments. The number reflects an additional 140 students, a four percent increase, over last fall’s total enrollment of 3,430.

Dr. Wayne Boekes, provost and vice presi-dent for academic and student affairs, said these record-breaking enrollments indicate BSC is providing the education and services that students want.

He said factors influencing the college’s growth are online classes, new programs, strong student services and outreach that lead to increased retention, and collaborative initiatives with other N.D. University System institutions, including the addition of bacca-laureate programs.

“Another major reason for our success is our employees who are committed to provid-ing quality instruction and services,” he said. “Without them and their commitment, BSC would not continue to grow.”

BSC has experienced record-breaking en-rollments since 1999, when enrollment was 2,743 students. Of the total enrollment this fall, 2,370 are full-time students. This is a 3.6 percent increase over last fall. The part-time number is 1,200 students.

Enrollment breaks record for sixth consecutive year

Josh Horner

Zach Deslauriers