Posts Tagged ‘1970s Grads’
John Tobie ’71
John Tobie retired after 36 years of public service. He now shares his time between Minnesota and Arizona and enjoys golfing, fishing and reading.
Read More →Richard Farrell ’74
Richard retired as an IT Project Manager in 2005 in Oregon. His wife, Kathy, also retired in 2005 as a Senior Administrative Specialist for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon.
Read More →Dr. Jim Tuorila ’79
Dr. Jim Tuorila named VFW national surgeon general
Read More →Bemidji State unveils 2024 distinguished alumni, introduces new Philanthropist of the Year Award
Bemidji State University is proud to announce its 2024 distinguished alumni class, all of whom will be honored at the Honors Gala on Sept. 27.
Read More →Bemidji State unveils 2024 Alumni B-Club/Athletic Hall of Fame class
Bemidji State will officially welcome seven individuals into its Athletic Hall of Fame with a class that features five former student-athletes, including the first-ever Legacy Inductee, an alumni coach and an honorary supporter.
Read More →Duane Sorenson ’77
After leading the Iowa State women’s swimming and diving team for 27 years, Duane Sorenson has retired as the program’s winningest coach and the second-longest tenured head coach ever in an ISU women’s sport.
Read More →On this date in 1972, Bemidji State students launched the world’s longest basketball game
The exhibition started at noon on March 18 and continued until 5 p.m. on March 23. When the contest finally, mercifully, triumphantly ended 125 hours after opening tipoff, more than two dozen Beavers had a new record to behold.
Read More →Mark Backlin helping 80,000 patients and counting in medical missions to Ecuador
Mark Backlin, a 1979 Bemidji State University graduate, has facilitated over 70 medical missions to over 220 Ecuadorian communities in the past 16 years. He and his teams have helped more than 80,000 patients with sometimes basic, yet often life-changing, care.
Read More →Rick Herder ’77
Richard Herder retired in May 2023 from his faculty teaching position in the communications studies program at Southwest Minnesota State University.
Read More →Dr. Lee Norman ’74
Dr. Lee Norman received the Legion of Merit award on July 21, 2023, from the United States Armed Forces after serving his country for nearly 50 years both domestically and internationally.
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