Bemidji State University and BSU Alumni & Foundation recognized 2017’s newest Distinguished Alumni honorees, this year’s Young Alumni Award winner and its friends and donors at the traditional Honors Gala.

More than 300 people attended the black-tie-optional event, held Sept. 23 at Bemidji’s Sanford Center.

This year’s Distinguished Alumni are Jason Edens ’07, Brian Maciej ’86, Dr. Gene Ness ’66 and Dr. Dale Greenwalt ’75. Dr. Guylaine Haché ’04 is this year’s Young Alumni Award recipient.