Donor Impact
Mike Roberge aspired to become a first-generation college student. That dream led him to a Bemidji State degree, a fruitful career and now a new honor: the Distinguished Minnesotan award.
Read more »A staple of Bemidji State University Homecoming parades during her six years as Bemidji State’s president, Dr. Faith Hensrud and her husband, Neil, donated their all-original 1976 Cadillac Eldorado convertible…
Read more »For nearly thirty years, Thomas Paquette ’85 has loaned five landscape paintings to Bemidji State University’s A.C. Clark Library. Now, that art will have a permanent home on campus for…
Read more »Following the nation’s emotional outpouring after the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, BSU alumni Betty (Fulton) Novotney ’79 felt a call to show her love and support for…
Read more »One of BSU’s young alums has made the fight against COVID-19 a top priority, not only in his home country of Myanmar, but by investing in Bemidji State nursing students.…
Read more »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…
Read more »One of BSU Hockey’s biggest fans is using her talents to not only make her community safer in the wake of COVID-19, but raise money for one of her passions…
Read more »A heartfelt gesture from one of Bemidji State’s committed young alumni has put future registered nurses from the BSU class of 2020 on the fast-track to making a difference in…
Read more »New Nikon binoculars in hand, students in Dr. Elizabeth Rave’s ornithology course have been watching the university’s lakefront bird feeders from the comfort of Sattgast Hall and reporting bird species…
Read more »7,200. That’s about how many miles Hong Kong, China is from Bemidji State University. Hong Kong is also where the furthest gift came from during Bemidji State University’s recent Day…
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