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Sheri Rutar ’87

By Eric Sorenson / November 23, 2020

Sheri Rutar retired from Clearview Elementary School after 33 years with the St. Cloud Area School District. Rutar and her husband, Jon, look forward to spending time in Arizona with…

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Eric Barnum ’02

By Eric Sorenson / November 23, 2020

Eric Barnum is the director of choral activities at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Barnum previously led the choral department at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and has commissioned…

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Tuleah Palmer ’00

By Eric Sorenson / November 23, 2020

Tuleah Palmer was selected to serve as the president and CEO of the Blandin Foundation. The Blandin Foundation’s mission is to strengthen rural Minnesota communities, especially in the Grand Rapids…

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Nicholas Jackson ’06

By Eric Sorenson / November 23, 2020

Nicholas Jackson is the art director at Evolve Creative, a marketing and branding firm based in Bemidji. He was previously the worship director at Bemidji Evangelical Covenant Church, where he…

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Emily Olson ’16

By Eric Sorenson / November 23, 2020

Emily Olson is a reporter for NBC News 4 in San Antonio, Texas. She previously worked as a reporter and news anchor in Fargo, North Dakota, and Rapid City, South…

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Jonathon McNicholes ’20

By Eric Sorenson / November 23, 2020

Jonathon McNicholes was named state chair elect of Students United for the 2020–21 academic year. Students United is a non-profit, student-led organization that advocates for the 65,000 students who attend…

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November’s Virtual Bookshelf Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

By Eric Sorenson / November 17, 2020

November Book Selections November is Native American Heritage Month and the A.C. Clark Library’s November reading list explores the history, culture and political issues surrounding Native American tribes across North…

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BSU alum grows colossal, record-breaking pumpkin

By Eric Sorenson / October 27, 2020

Charlie Bernstrom ’04 BSU grad Charlie Bernstrom ‘04 grows pumpkins. Great big pumpkins. On October 10, he entered his 1990.5 pound behemoth pumpkin at the 2020 Stillwater Harvest Fest in…

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Upcoming virtual panel to feature community health professionals

By Eric Sorenson / October 26, 2020

Virtual community health panel scheduled for Oct. 28 In the fourth virtual Alumni Leaders in the Classroom panel, four BSU nursing graduates will speak about their careers and share how…

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BSU Alumna Creates George Floyd Scholarship at BSU

By Eric Sorenson / October 26, 2020

George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Created at BSU Like many across the country and around the world, Betty Fulton Novotney ’79 and her daughters were deeply saddened by the stories relating…

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