{"id":37202,"date":"2019-06-14T11:30:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T16:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=37202"},"modified":"2019-07-15T09:35:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T14:35:55","slug":"thanks-for-the-memories-hagg-sauer-49-year-old-classroom-and-office-building-will-be-demolished-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2019\/06\/14\/thanks-for-the-memories-hagg-sauer-49-year-old-classroom-and-office-building-will-be-demolished-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Hagg-Sauer Hall will be Demolished in July"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thanks for the Memories, Hagg-Sauer: 49-year-old Classroom and Office Building will be Demolished in July<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-37202 gallery-size-small-image row row-cols-2 row-cols-md-3 my-4'><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_0450-e1560537880745.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_0450-e1560537880745.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"Electronic rendering of a Hagg-Sauer Hall portrait\" ids=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_0450-e1560537880745.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0110-e1560528164577.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0110-e1560528164577.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"Hagg-Sauer demolition\" ids=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0110-e1560528164577.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hagg-Sauer 100, formerly a large lecture hall, at the beginning of the demolition process. \" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37204\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-37204'>\n\t\t\t\tHagg-Sauer 100, formerly a large lecture hall, at the beginning of the demolition process. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0033.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0033.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0033.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0033.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0033-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0033-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0033-226x150.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0098.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0098.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"Hagg-Sauer move-out\" ids=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0098.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0098.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0098-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0098-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0098-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_0098-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_geography_0107.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_geography_0107.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"Computers and other equipment being moved out of a classroom.\" ids=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_geography_0107.jpg\" data-caption=\"Computers and other equipment being moved out of a classroom. \" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_geography_0107.jpg 2175w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_geography_0107-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_geography_0107-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_geography_0107-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_geography_0107-226x150.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-37208'>\n\t\t\t\tComputers and other equipment being moved out of a classroom. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_treknorth_0075.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_treknorth_0075.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"Hagg-Sauer move-out truck\" ids=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_treknorth_0075.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_treknorth_0075.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_treknorth_0075-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_treknorth_0075-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_treknorth_0075-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/haggsauermoveout_treknorth_0075-226x150.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/DereksCafe.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/DereksCafe.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"Derek&#039;s Cafe plaque\" ids=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"37243,37204,37206,37207,37208,37209,37226\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/DereksCafe.jpg\" data-caption=\"Derek Webb, professor and department chair of mathematics and computer science, office plaque. \" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/DereksCafe.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/DereksCafe-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/DereksCafe-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/DereksCafe-1024x807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/DereksCafe-226x178.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-37226'>\n\t\t\t\tDerek Webb, professor and department chair of mathematics and computer science, office plaque. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<table class=\"alignright\" style=\"max-width: 46.9119%; border-collapse: collapse; height: 180px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 182px;\">\n<td style=\"max-width: 100%; height: 158px;\">\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">THE PEOPLE OF HAGG-SAUER HALL<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p2 smaller\"><span class=\"s2\">Bemidji State University&rsquo;s Office of Communications and Marketing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/2019\/05\/01\/bemidji-state-honors-memories-of-hagg-and-sauer-with-hall-retirement-ceremony\/#office\">compiled a list of more than 750 faculty, staff and graduate assistants who had offices in Hagg-Sauer Hall between 1974 and 2019.<\/a><\/strong> Our researcher used the best resources available to us. The list is included with the online version of this story.<b> <a href=\"mailto:rachel.munson@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Please contact the Office of Communications and Marketing with any corrections or additions.<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>O<span class=\"s2\">n a cloudy, overcast week following commencement, Hagg-Sauer Hall should have been looking forward to a quiet summer. Instead, it was being readied for the end of its time on campus. Final preparations for Hagg-Sauer Hall&rsquo;s demolition began on May 13, a significant step forward in a years-long project to replace the aging building with a smaller, modern classroom facility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The signs of impending change were evident even to casual observers. A window adjacent to the building&rsquo;s southwest doors had been replaced by a makeshift exhaust port. Four billowing plastic tubes snaked from a plywood panel through the entryway and down a set of stairs to a blocky, silver air exchanger attached to Hagg-Sauer 100. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">By the lakeside entrance ramp, a large truck was being packed with furniture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Empty recycling bins and shipping containers loaded with boxes of construction supplies blocked the view of Chet Anderson Stadium that once greeted travelers between Hagg-Sauer and Bridgeman halls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-37212 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/Strongly-IMG_1462-e1560528509369-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Sign that says strongly disagree\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/Strongly-IMG_1462-e1560528518406.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Inside, crews navigated emptied classrooms and dodged piles of equipment that were waiting to be relocated. Some students sat on floors counting DVD players, while others helped shuttle chairs to the trucks waiting outside. Crews surveyed the now-vacant shell of Hagg-Sauer 100, stripped of chairs, carpet, screens and all that might have hinted at its past life as a lecture hall. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">A lone paper sign left hanging in a first-floor classroom read simply, &ldquo;Strongly Disagree.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>A brief history of Hagg-Sauer Hall<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Completed during an era of rapid expansion, Bemidji State College&rsquo;s &ldquo;classroom building,&rdquo; as it was first known, featured 82,478 square feet of classrooms and offices. Its 1970 opening came in the midst of a flurry of construction which saw the college also build Maple, Tamarack and Walnut halls, both C.V. Hobson Memorial Union buildings, the Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex, the Harold T. Peters Aquatic Biology Lab and the John S. Glas Fieldhouse, all between 1966-72.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Three years after it opened, on May 28, 1973, the building was named in honor of best friends and long-time colleagues Dr. Harold T. Hagg and Dr. Philip R. Sauer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The pair had taught together at the college for nearly 40 years &mdash; Hagg arrived in Bemidji in 1936 to join the college&rsquo;s history faculty, and Sauer joined him a year later as a professor of English. Both were eventually chairs in their respective divisions and as they arrived, so did they depart. Sauer retired in 1975, with Hagg following him a year later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In its nearly five decades of service to the university, Hagg-Sauer Hall was home to more than a dozen academic programs and more than 750 faculty, staff and graduate assistants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Throughout the years, departments such as criminal justice, mathematics and computer science, English, geography, history, languages, indigenous and ethnic studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, social work, women&rsquo;s and gender studies and more were found inside Hagg-Sauer Hall. It also housed seminar rooms, writing centers, various media centers, program-specific libraries, cartography and computer labs and tutoring rooms. Other organizations such as the Center for Professional Development, Honors Program and Liberal Education Committee have been located there as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"max-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: hidden;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-style: hidden;\">\n<td style=\"max-width: 46.6801%; border-style: hidden;\">\n<h4>A Need for Change<\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Hagg-Sauer Hall&rsquo;s scenic location near Lake Bemidji also meant its basement and foundation sat perilously close to the water table. For decades, this forced the university and its maintenance crews into consistent battles against water infiltration. The building also presented other challenges, including accessibility problems and difficulties upgrading its technology infrastructure. In all, by 2018 the total cost of Hagg-Sauer&rsquo;s checklist of backlogged maintenance projects had swelled to $9.5 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">By the mid-2000s, the university identified renovations to Hagg-Sauer Hall as its top facilities priority, and turned to the state legislature for help.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width: 53.3199%; border-style: hidden;\">\n<h4><span class=\"s1\">FACULTY MEMORIES <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Su63txmDCmE\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; max-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">&#65279;<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; max-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">&#65279;<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; max-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">&#65279;<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; max-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">&#65279;<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"s2\">In April, several long-time residents of Hagg-Sauer Hall were interviewed by the Office of Communications and Marketing and asked to share some memories of their time spent in Hagg-Sauer Hall.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>A new Hagg-Sauer Hall<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">It took until 2014 for the years-long campaign to take its first significant step forward, when BSU received $1 million from the Minnesota legislature to plan construction and renovation projects related to the aging building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">It took several more years for construction funds to materialize. Gov. Mark Dayton included the project on his pre-session bonding priorities list in both 2016 and 2017, and the legislature included $22.512 million for the project in its 2018 bonding bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The new Hagg-Sauer Hall will be a 27,700-square-foot classroom-only facility, significantly smaller than the all-purpose building it is replacing. It will feature a large lecture hall &mdash; which will retain the Art Lee Lecture Hall name from Hagg-Sauer 103 &mdash; and flexible, modern, active-learning classrooms in an energy-efficient building that will serve as a beacon guiding BSU into its second century.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Preparing for Transition<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In addition to construction, the project also includes significant renovations to Bensen and Sattgast halls, the Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex and the A.C. Clark Library. Space in those four buildings has been reshuffled to clear a path for renovations, which will create new offices for faculty and staff that have moved out of Hagg-Sauer Hall. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Sattgast Hall will welcome mathematics and computer science, political science, sociology, physics and communication studies into its renovated second floor, with geography, geology and sustainability on the first floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Bensen Hall&rsquo;s entire fourth floor is being reimagined into a large classroom, collaborative spaces and faculty offices for both social work and psychology, while the criminal justice program, language arts and professional education will see its third-floor home refreshed. The humanities program is moving to the second floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In Bangsberg, the English department will be moving into renovated space on the first and second floors, while the third floor will be refreshed for the music department. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The third floor of the A.C. Clark Library is being reimagined into a hub for student support services, as renovations will create space for the writing center, math tutoring center and other special programs, with common space for students throughout. The first and second floors also will be refreshed, with a new map library added to the first floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Renovation projects began in January and are expected to continue through August.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Hail and Farewell<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">While the transition will bring many exciting changes to Bemidji State University and improved facilities for students and faculty alike, Hagg-Sauer Hall has been the source of many fond memories for generations of students and faculty. Recognizing its importance, the university invited faculty and staff to a brief retirement ceremony for the building in April.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Before a gathering of nearly 70 faculty, staff and others, President Hensrud encouraged those with memories of Hagg-Sauer Hall to cherish them through the transition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">&ldquo;If the transformation of Hagg-Sauer Hall brings you sadness, that is easy to understand,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;The memories you have and the place where those memories were made are forever entwined. But even though the building may change, the memories made inside it are yours to keep forever.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Demolition of Hagg-Sauer Hall is expected to begin in early July, with a goal of having the new building completed and open for classes in the fall of 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/A5_50s_HaroldHagg007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37205 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/A5_50s_HaroldHagg007-e1560537695663-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/A5_50s_HaroldHagg007-e1560537695663.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/A5_50s_HaroldHagg007-e1560537695663-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/A5_50s_HaroldHagg007-e1560537695663-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/A5_50s_HaroldHagg007-e1560537695663-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/A5_50s_HaroldHagg007-e1560537695663-226x151.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/A5_50s_HaroldHagg007-e1560537695663.jpg 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Harold T. Hagg joined the Bemidji State faculty in 1936, where he would spend four decades immersed in research on the Northern Minnesota region before he retired in 1976. He wrote prolifically on the history and geography of Bemidji, the Mississippi Headwaters region and the state of Minnesota throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Born July 24, 1909, to Theodore and Sigrid (Tenggren) Hagg in Rochelle, Ill., Hagg earned a bachelor&rsquo;s degree from Cornell College in Iowa before teaching at the University of Iowa High School. He went on to earn master&rsquo;s and doctorate degrees from the University of Iowa, in 1933 and 1936, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He joined the Bemidji State Teachers College faculty as an instructor and later as a professor and division chair for history. He also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He married Renate Fandrey on June 27, 1940, in Carver, Minn. At the time of his death in 2001 at age 96, Hagg and his wife had two daughters, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/PS2_90s_PhilSauer126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37239 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/PS2_90s_PhilSauer126-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dr. philip r. sauer\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/PS2_90s_PhilSauer126-e1560530669507.jpg\"><\/a>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Philip R. Sauer joined the Bemidji State Teachers College faculty in 1937 as a professor of English and rose through the ranks to become division chair of languages and literature before retiring in 1975.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After agreeing to temporarily replace the school&rsquo;s only other foreign-languages faculty member, he enjoyed a position as a professor of German &mdash; a temporary assignment he held for 25 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A native of Winona, Minn., Sauer taught at Winona High School for three years before earning his doctorate and joining the BSTC faculty. He published numerous articles and books on church history and hymns, education and language, nature study and German culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He earned his undergraduate degree at Northwestern College, earned his master&rsquo;s degree at the University of Wisconsin and his doctorate from the University of Freiburg, Germany.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sauer married Elizabeth &ldquo;Betty&rdquo; McLaughlin on July 1, 1936, in Winona, Minn. They lived across from the A.C. Clark Library, next door to the David Park House. The Sauer family donated the house to the university, and since 2004 the Sauer House has been home to the BSU Alumni Association.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At the time of his death in 2001, Sauer and his wife had three sons, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_0450-e1560537880745.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37243 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_0450-e1560537880745.jpg\" alt=\"Electronic rendering of a Hagg-Sauer Hall portrait\" width=\"1314\" height=\"750\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/IMG_0450-e1560537880745.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"smaller\" style=\"text-align: right;\">BY ANDY BARTLETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"s2\">Final preparations for Hagg-Sauer Hall\u2019s demolition began on May 13, a significant step forward in a years-long project to replace the aging building with a smaller, modern classroom facility.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[958,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magazine","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37202"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37897,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37202\/revisions\/37897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}