BSU to compete in
North Star tourney;
McGovern’s will be alumni central
The Bemidji State, Minnesota State, Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota men’s hockey teams will compete in the four-game North Star College Cup tournament on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 23-24, at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul.
The Beavers will face Minnesota Duluth at 4:07 p.m. on Jan. 23, followed by Minnesota State versus Minnesota. Game results will determine the next day’s schedule. Fans will be able to come and go between games.
Join BSU fans for a pre-game gathering both days at Patrick McGovern’s Pub & Restaurant on Seventh Street, within walking distance of the arena. A single ticket for $80 covers all four games. To order NSCC tickets, contact Tony Barber at 218-441-4018 or tbarber@thesanfordcenter.net.
Six individuals, one team to be inducted
into BSU Athletic Hall of Fame Feb. 21
The B-Club Athletic Hall of Fame will honor new and former inductees at a brunch on Feb. 21. BSU’s 2015 honorees include: Ron Bornetun 1976-80, Bruce Ecklund 1980-83, Jim Scanlan 1978-82, and Kim (Babula) Zerr 1983-87, who will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame; the newest selection for the Alumni Coaching Achievement Award Gail (Hecimovich) Nucech 1967-69, and the 2015 John S. Glas Honorary Letter winner, Joe Dunn. In addition, Bemidji State’s 1979-80 men’s swimming and diving team will be enshrined into BSU’s Team Hall of Fame.
Alumni Relative Scholarship
application deadline is Feb. 1
Alumni can sponsor relatives attending BSU as incoming freshmen, returning and transfer students. The scholarship awards are $1,000 and $750 respectively. This year $41,000 was awarded. For complete information and an application, go to: bsualumni.org/alumni/programs/scholarship. The application deadline is Feb. 1.
PCI updating information for alumni directory
BSU is working with an outside vendor (PCI) to verify alumni information for an alumni directory project. You already may have received a postcard, email and/or phone call asking to confirm your records or update them. We appreciate your cooperation with this project. Check out our frequently asked questions page at bsualumni.org, email alumni@bemidjistate.edu or call 218-755-3989 with questions.
1965 grads preparing for 50th reunion
on busy weekend next summer
The class of 1965 will be heading back to Bemidji July 31-Aug. 2. Activities being planned include a dinner Saturday night
at BSU’s American Indian Resource Center. The event was moved to allow participants to take advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival and other area activities that weekend.
Class of 1964-65 members should update their contact information (especially email addresses). Go to bsualumni.org and click the “Update your contact information here” button or call the alumni office at 877-278-2586. Make your hotel reservations now or consider reserving a room on campus (Linden Hall). Visit bsualumni.org for more information beginning Jan. 1.
Three join BSU Foundation Board
Cynthia Cashman ’85, Paul Jensen ’95 and Stephen Vogt ’85 are the newest members of the BSU Foundation board. They bring diverse backgrounds and a unified desire to give back to their new roles.
Cashman of Brooklyn Park is chief development officer for the University of Minnesota College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences. Jensen, who lives in Fergus Falls, is assistant general counsel for AgCountry Farm Credit Services. Vogt of Libertyville, Ill., is chief investment officer for Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. They each began three-year terms in November.
Alumni Leaders in the Classroom
connects students and professionals
During Homecoming Week, the Alumni & Foundation hosted five Alumni Leader in the Classroom panels (education, accounting, business, mass communication and health professions). More than 250 students were able to learn about “real world” experiences in their fields from 24 alumni at various stages in their careers.