Posts Tagged ‘1980s Grads’
Class Note: Scott Storrick ’86
Scott Storrick will enter the Minnesota Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame on March 7, 2026. A 1986 graduate of Bemidji State University, he has dedicated more than two decades to…
Read More →Class Note: Brad Dokken ’84
Brad Dokken, the Grand Forks Herald’s longtime outdoors editor, turned the page on a remarkable 40-year career with the newspaper when he retired on Dec. 4, 2025.
Read More →Class Note: Catherine (Runyan) Riewer ’84
After graduating from BSU in 1984, Catherine (Runyan) Riewer accepted a teaching and coaching position at the Bertha-Hewitt School District. She recently retired after 40 years of dedication at Bertha-Hewitt,…
Read More →Class Note: Gary Canivez ’82
As a psychology major at BSU from 1979-82, Gary was influenced by BSU professors Oscar Rouck, James Rafferty, and Russell Bennett, who are noted in the preface of his new book.
Read More →Class Note: Michele Falardeau ’87
Michele Falardeau was just made chief of Environmental Health and Safety at the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C. Michele lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and has been at the IRS…
Read More →Class Note: Gary Canivez ’82
Gary Canivez will be starting his 31st year as a professor of psychology at Eastern Illinois University this year.
Read More →Jerome Upton ’88
Jerome Upton recently retired from the Duluth Public Schools after a 35-year teaching career. This spring, he was hired at BSU as an adjunct instructor of music. He is currently teaching music education classes and directing the Bel Canto Choir in the music department.
Read More →Duane Wolfe ’84
Duane Wolfe ’84 was named the Trainer of the Year by the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association in late March.
Read More →Bruce Sutor ’86
Dr. Bruce Sutor has been a psychiatrist at Mayo Clinic for 27 years. He was recently reappointed to the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice for a second four-year term.
Read More →Bradley Vergin ’87
Bradley retired from a 35-year career in corporate strategy execution and project portfolio management. Getting married this June to a beautiful fellow BSU alum, Sue. Very proud of two amazing twin children, both of whom are college graduates.
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