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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 

Dear Friends 

Greetings! I hope you enjoy this issue of Network. It is a great honor and privilege 

to join MSU and the College of Business. My family and I arrived from 

Louisville, Kentucky on July 1, 2002 as I assumed the role of Dean of the COB. 

My wife, Mary, and I have four children; 

two are home with us and two are in college. 

We both have family ties to 

Minnesota, so it is wonderful to be back. 

I look forward to working with our constituents 

as we innovate and grow in the 

context of technology-enhanced academic 

excellence in a student-centered environment. 

My sincere thanks to those who have 

devoted their energies toward building and 

shaping the success of the college. We are 

poised for further innovation and excellence. 

I would particularly like to thank Dr. 

Marilyn Fox who did a wonderful job as 

Interim Dean last year. 

Please let me provide you with some updates about the college. 

• The COB is accredited by the AACSB. This accreditation means that the COB 

is an elite business school both in the state and the nation. 

•Our Laptop Initiative is now in its third year of implementation. Approximately 

1,200 students will be using laptops in business classes during the 2002-2003 

academic year. 

• We are one of the “most wired” campuses according to Yahoo Internet. More 

accurately, the COB is probably the most “wireless” since our computing environment 

in the classrooms and on campus is primarily wireless. 

• Approximately 95% of our classes are taught by professors holding a Ph.D. in 

a core business discipline. 

• COB Students have the opportunity to study in France or Finland with sister 

business schools. An opportunity in Germany is in the planning stages. 

• “Mavjobs” online facilitates student placement for both internships while in 

school and careers after graduation. 

• Approximately 240 business students made the Dean’s List during Spring 

Semester 2002. We are extremely proud of these dedicated students. 

Finally, we welcome three new faculty members who came on board this fall: 

John Kaliski (Management), Paul Brennan (Accounting and Business Law), and 

Kim Hinrichs (Management). 

Sincerely, 

Scott D. Johnson 

Dean, College of Business 

LARRY HERKE 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT 

RELATIONS COORDINATOR 

A Newsletter for Alumni and Friends | Winter 2002-2003 

Charting a Course 

After 35 Years of Advising Students, 

Herke Chooses a New Path 

If you graduated from the Minnesota State University's 

College of Business within the last twenty-five years, 

there is a good chance you worked with Larry Herke, 

student relations coordinator/coordinator of admissions 

with the college. After thirty-five years of service to 

MSU, Larry retired on December 18, 2002. 

When Larry started working with the College of 

Business in 1977, he advised all College of Business 

students who needed assistance, helping each coordinate 

a path to graduation. Through the years, the college 

grew tremendously and reached a peak of more 

than 4,000 majors. 

“During the peak years of business majors, when they 

asked the College of Business to stand at graduation, it 

seemed that nearly one-half of the graduates stood up," 

Larry remembers. "With 4,000 majors, I couldn't 

advise them all, so we began hiring graduate assistants 

in the Advising Center." 

Advising students has been a rewarding profession for 

Larry, because he has been able to see the the difference 

that a clear collegiate path has made for students. 

In his first meeting with a first-year student, Larry 

would help the student select the classes he or she 

should take each semester in order to first, be admitted 

to the College of Business, and second, to graduate. 

It was during the times when he worked with a student 

who was unable to reach one of these benchmarks that 

Larry found most challenging. However, as a number 

of successful graduates can attest, Larry was always 

ready with an alternate plan. 

"Many sophomore or early junior students would come 

to me saying 'I don't have a high enough GPA to get 

into the College of Business, but my parents expect me 

to graduate in two years'. So I might suggest a different 

but related major with a minor in business. Then the 

students would still be able to work in the field in 

which they were interested. I gave them a game plan." 

Larry's direction is just what many challenged students 

needed over the years. He remembers a young man 

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REFLECTIONS ON SUCCESS 

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP: 

PASSION AND PROCESS 

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SCHOLARSHIPS 

CONTENTS 

2 REFLECTIONS ON SUCCESS 

3 IT INITIATIVE UPDATE 

4 ADVISORY COUNCIL 

6 ENTREPRENEURSHIP: 

PASSION & PROCESS 

7 FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS 

8 LIST OF DONORS 

12 SCHOLARSHIPS 

14 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 

16 DEPARTMENT UPDATES 

17 ALUMNI AWARDS 

17 EXECUTIVE LECTURE SERIES 

18 INTERNSHIPS 

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2 

Al Lenzmeier 

recommends the 

books Going 

from Good to 

Great by James 

Collins and 

Built to Last, by 

James Collins 

and Jerry 

Porras. 

Unleashing the Power 

of the People 

Best Buy’s Allen Lenzmeier Sees Success as Building a Culture of Teamwork 

“There was no grand plan,” Allen Lenzmeier says, smiling as he launches into 

stories about student years at MSU and the evolution of a successful career. 

“Essentially, I always looked three to five years ahead with binoculars, not ten 

years with a telescope.” 

Mr. Lenzmeier, President and Chief Operating Officer of Best Buy Company, 

Inc., the nation’s largest volume specialty retailer of name-brand consumer electronics, 

personal computers, entertainment software and appliances, leads a team 

of more than 90,000 employees who operate Best Buy retail stores, Musicland 

Group, Future Shop, Magnolia Hi-Fi, and Consumer and Brand Marketing and its 

international divisions. 

Confident, seasoned, and not particularly comfortable discussing his own accomplishments, 

Lenzmeier is clearly a team player who enjoys a challenge — a quality 

that has kept him moving, learning and even unlearning in order to succeed 

since his youth. 

Allen Lenzmeier grew up in New Prague, Minnesota and graduated from 

Shakopee High School. He began study for the priesthood after grade school 

graduation, but after a year changed direction. Like many first-year MSU students, 

his career thoughts were influenced by the realities of initial course work; 

engineering became less appealing after a semester of calculus and he gravitated 

to accounting, where his skill with numbers brought him success. His grades at 

MSU were "good in accounting and not so great in other things," he says, but he 

values the balanced education he received. 

As a new MSU graduate in 1965, Lenzmeier set his sights on becoming a CPA 

with one of the “big eight” accounting firms. When positions became available 

with Price Waterhouse and Company, Lenzmeier and his wife, Kathy, took a leap 

and moved to New Orleans. 

Ready for a new challenge four years later, looking for a way to become involved 

in the daily operation of a business, Al took a job as Assistant Controller at 

National Car Rental. The family moved back to Minnesota where he enjoyed the 

opportunity to “be there, and see the fruition of daily work.” 

When the need for a new challenge set in again, he looked for an opportunity to 

go beyond accounting and found it at Tom Thumb Markets. There, in a highly 

entrepreneurial environment, he learned operations and became involved in hiring 

and personnel management in addition to financial management. 

“When I didn’t see there was opportunity for growth, I tended 

to get bored,” he reflects. “I needed new responsibilities. I see 

now that I tended to take risks—sometimes it worked, sometimes 

it didn’t. Even so, I was never interested in a secure, 

long-term position.” 

After six years with Tom Thumb, the draw of working with a 

larger business took Mr. Lenzmeier to Perkins Restaurants, a 

privately-held business purchased by Holiday Inn during his 

tenure with the company. He found strong opportunity there, 

but when headquarters moved to Memphis, Tennessee, he tried 

it for a year, then made a change. 

Best Buy was a far cry from Perkins Restaurants, a $90-100 

million corporation, in 1984. But the position of Vice President 

of Finance and Operations was appealing, Al says, because 

Dick Schulze, the company’s founder, had a plan for growing 

the business; Schulze was a good salesman who knew where 

he was going. 

“Best Buy is very competitive,” says Lenzmeier. “We play to 

win. We always have stretch goals. We want to be the best and 

to build something.” 

That spirit drew Lenzmeier in, and Mr. Schulze came to 

depend on him for an increasingly broad range of management 

expertise as the years passed. Best Buy grew, responsibilities 

changed, and Lenzmeier, doing his work the best he could, 

found himself in a position of influence. 

“My work now,” he explains, “is sort of like conducting an 

orchestra. I unleash the power of the people. I give direction, 

coaching, appropriate latitude, and focus on collaboration and 

teamwork. My job is to develop future leaders, encourage new 

hires to move outside their comfort zones, and allow healthy 

conflict.” 

Lenzmeier has achieved what many aspire to, yet demonstrates 

a rare humility. He has power, but thinks of it as an opportunity 

for leadership, not a trophy. 

“Success,” he says simply, “comes when you enjoy what 

you’re doing. Work can be a roller coaster, but that’s part of the 

game. You succeed when you maintain a high degree of passion 

for what you’re doing and remain open and willing to 

reinvent yourself.” 

Mr. Lenzmeier values his relationship with his wife of thirtyseven 

years, Kathy Lenzmeier, and notes that he could not 

have achieved what he has without her support. They have 

raised three children, shared hobbies and activities, and 

involved themselves in their community. 

And success, for the two, has also meant a decision to share. 

During the past decade the Lenzmeiers have supported and 

been in positions of leadership with the Boys and Girls Clubs 

of the Twin Cities. At Minnesota State University, Mankato, 

their gifts have made the College of Business Information 

Technology Initiative possible, through funding for extensive 

classroom renovations and establishment of a fund to make 

student investment in laptop computers more affordable. Their 

reasoning is uncomplicated. 

“We realize we are very fortunate and feel strongly that we 

have an obligation to society. There are people out there who, 

through no fault of their own, live in difficult circumstances. It 

only makes sense to give back to the community.” 

ALLEN AND KATHY LENZMEIER

I.T. Initiative: Bringing Students One 

Step Closer to the Business World 

In the same way computers have changed the way the world 

does business, the Information Technology Initiative has 

changed the way Minnesota State University, Mankato 

College of Business students learn. 

Since its inception in the fall of 2000, the Initiative has helped 

fulfill the College’s mission “to provide programs in a technologically-advanced, 

active learning environment” by ensuring 

that all students have the same opportunity and exposure to the 

technology needed to succeed in today’s business world. 

“We have gone through growing pains,” said Assistant to the 

Dean of the College of Business, Dr. Corinne Dickey. Initially, 

some students and parents felt the cost of the notebook computers 

and related fees were too expensive. However, after 

seeing the benefit of the new style of learning first hand, the 

same students are the biggest proponents of the initiative. 

“Once the students get the notebook computers in their hands, 

they really like it,” said Dickey. 

The I.T. Initiative was conceived in response to comments 

from community business leaders. According to Dickey, these 

working professionals told the College of Business faculty 

they wanted to hire employees who were computer literate and 

able to prepare Powerpoint presentations and actively use the 

internet for research and communication. 

Dickey says a generous donation from alumnus Allen 

Lenzmeier made the Initiative a reality. “Without him, we 

probably would not have been able to implement the Initiative 

PROFESSOR MARY ROLFES 

TAKES FULL ADVANTAGE OF 

THE SMARTBOARD 

THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE 

PLACES TECHNOLOGY IN THE HANDS OF COB STUDENTS 

as quickly as we did.” This year, Lenzmeier’s donation provided more than 

$30,000 in scholarships for students who are participating in the Initiative. 

Under the Initiative, all students entering the College of Business as majors or 

minors are required to purchase a notebook computer through MSU’s Campus 

Computer Store or on-line via the COB web site. 

When the Initiative began in the fall of 2000, 94 students participated with 

leased IBM Thinkpads. Currently, 1,200 College of Business students are 

enrolled in laptop classes, using Dell Latitudes, complete with all of the hardware 

and software they will need, as well as a DVD/CD-RW. 

Four classrooms in Morris Hall have been remodeled to service I.T. courses. 

These classrooms are equipped with additional power sources and Smart 

Boards. An additional five classrooms in Armstrong Hall will be upgraded to I.T. 

rooms over the 2002 holiday break. 

The nine classrooms can each hold up to 36 students, however, an additional 

large classroom is in the works in Morris Hall. The auditorium-style room will 

service up to 88 students with power sources in each of the desks. This room will 

be available for Fall 2003 classes. 

In Fall 2003, all COB courses will be taught as laptop courses. However, there 

will be one section for each of the core courses that will be taught as a non-laptop 

course. This is to serve students with majors outside the COB who have to 

take COB courses. These students are not required to purchase a laptop and take 

part in the Initiative. 

Much of the success of the Initiative can be attributed to the work of the faculty. 

Professors often place notes, instructions and assignments on their web sites, 

which students can easily access from anywhere on campus with MSU’s wireless 

technology. 

The students, like the professors, work to make the most of the technology. 

Marketing major Mariah Forman says that the I.T. Initiative helps students master 

technological skills. “Because of our immersion into a technological world, 

we can better market ourselves to employers. We have a competitive advantage 

when job searching, not only because we have the know-how to find thousands 

of jobs via the Internet in mili-seconds, but because we have several technological 

advantages over other applicants,” she explains. “The bottom line is that I 

can perform my job with more efficiency than the next person.” 

Connections 

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4 

Advisory 

Council 

members give 

generously 

of their time 

to help the 

College of 

Business 

maintain 

programs 

relevant to 

current 

developments 

in business. 

DR. CORINNE DICKEY CONDUCTED THE E-MENTORING TRAINING SESSION AT 

THE KICK-OFF CELEBRATION HELD ON OCTOBER 1, 2002. 

E-Mentoring Program at its Best 

E-mentoring, At a Glance 

The E-Mentoring Program was designed in 

1999 to give the College of Business Advisory 

Council an opportunity to be more involved with 

students. In the program, students are paired with 

members of the Council who give them an inside 

look into their area of career interest. The primary 

communication channel is electronic mail, often 

prompted by suggested topics from program coordi- 

nator Dr. Corinne Dickey. The e-mail format makes 

communication easy and regular, allowing the 

mentor to readily offer advice and 

insight to the mentee, even at a distance. 

In addition to e-mail communication, 

participants take part in a Kick-Off Celebration, 

Shadow Day, and Wrap-Up Celebration. Currently, 

the E-Mentoring Program has 14 mentors 

and 16 mentee participants. 

As e-mentoring partners go, Dawn Courrier and Byron Pike 

seemed made for each other. “Things just fell into place,” 

says Courrier. “ We both grew up in small towns, went to 

MSU, and were interested in tax accounting. We’re just 

small town kids that wanted to make it in the big city,” says 

the partner of KPMG of Minneapolis. 

Courrier was Pike’s e-mentor for the 2001-2002 school 

year. According to Corinne Dickey, Assistant to the Dean 

of the College of Business, Courrier and Pike made a connection 

even before they knew they would be e-mentoring 

partners for the rest of the school year. 

“I was introducing everybody at the e-mentoring kick-off 

and when I got to them, they were already sitting together 

and talking. I said, ‘Oh, I see you’ve already met,’ but they 

didn’t yet know that they were partners.” 

It turns out that each had sat down to talk with Professor 

Bruce Smith. “We really owe it to Bruce for bringing us 

together,” Dawn laughs. 

Courrier and Pike’s mentoring relationship laid the foundation 

for Pike’s easy transition into the professional world. 

Since choosing his major in accounting, Pike had been 

interested in working at KPMG. In the spring, when most ementoring 

students take part in a shadow day and mock 

interview at their mentor’s business, Pike used the day for a 

real interview. 

“We already knew we were going to make him an offer, 

based on my judgement. But we decided to have him interview, 

so everyone could meet him, and of course, they all 

loved him,” says Courrier. 

Before Pike started at KPMG, he completed an internship 

with Best Buy in the summer of 2002. While he was interning, 

Best Buy contracted KPMG as their primary tax 

accounting firm. Although Byron was supposed to start at 

KPMG in mid-August, Best Buy requested that he continue 

to work in their office until the first week of October. 

Although Courrier was looking forward to having Pike in 

the office earlier, she was pleased that she had a very happy 

client. It was just another case of things falling into place 

for Courrier and Pike. 

FORMER E-MENTORING PARTNERS DAWN COURRIER 

AND BYRON PIKE NOW ENJOY A PROFESSIONAL 

RELATIONSHIP AS CO-WORKERS.

Advisory Council 

Presents 2002 

Distinguished Awards 

On October 1, 2002 the College of Business awarded the 2002 

Advisory Council Awards: Distinguished Businessperson, 

Distinguished Professor and Student Leader. Each award is 

designed to recognize extraordinary achievement in the particular 

category as a way of bestowing special and high-level recognition 

to well-deserving individuals. 

WILLIAM D. & PAUL W. RADICHEL 

DISTINGUISHED BUSINESSPERSON 

Brothers Paul Radichel and the late Bill 

Radichel shared commitment to bringing 

growth and progress to the Mankato region. As 

the former leaders of the North Star Concrete 

enterprise, they are considered to have established 

the infrastructure of the area business 

community by providing building products and leadership the 

community needed to grow through phases of industrial and business 

development. The Radichel brothers were involved in many 

well-known construction projects and real estate developments 

that were essential to establishing the region as an important 

regional business center. The two were the best of friends and the 

most loyal of business partners. 

DR. MARILYN L. FOX 

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR 

Dr. Marilyn L. Fox, Professor of Management at 

MSU, served as interim Dean of the College of 

Business in 2001-2002. An expert in 

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource 

Management, she teaches both graduate and 

undergraduate classes in these areas. Fox has 

been recognized as an excellent teacher with many 

nominations and awards for outstanding teaching. Students often 

say they wish they had more professors like Dr. Fox. 

Fox is a nationally recognized author and scholar, known for her 

research and publications in the area of occupational stress and 

health, work-family conflict, and the effect that various aspects of 

personality have on individual attitudes and behaviors. She formerly 

served on the editorial board of the Journal of Management, 

and is currently a reviewer for the Journal of Organizational 

Behavior, and the Academy of Management Journal, and is a past 

president of the Midwest Academy of Management. 

BYRON PIKE 

STUDENT LEADER 

Byron Pike, a 2002 accounting graduate, proved 

to be a leader both inside and outside the classroom 

during his stay at MSU. One of his best 

attributes at MSU was his ability to maintain a 

4.0 GPA while representing himself and the 

University at many activities. In addition, he was 

always willing to help his classmates with any of their coursework. 

Beyond the classroom, Byron worked between 20-25 hours each 

week as the student supervisor at the Campus Computer Store. He 

participated in the Accounting Club, Golden Key National Honor 

Society, freshman honor society Alpha Lambda Delta, and MSU 

Student Senate. Byron has volunteered for Special Olympics and 

is a certified coach in basketball, golf, and volleyball. 

ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS GATHERED ON CAMPUS FOR 

THEIR ANNUAL MEETING ON OCTOBER 1, 2002 

Advisory Council: The 

Link to the Real World 

College of Business Advisory Council members are valued 

for the important link they provide to the professional arena. 

Students appreciate a connection to “the real world.” Whether 

through the College’s E-mentoring Program, a formal lecture, 

or a simple willingness to talk with a student who is interested 

in a particular career, the Advisory Council makes an 

important contribution. 

The 2002-2003 Advisory Council has 32 members: 

Jay Abdo, CPA 

Partner 

Abdo, Eick & Meyers, LLP 

Minneapolis, MN 

David Andreas 

Golden Valley, MN 

Brad Buscher 

Chairman & CEO 

Mercury Waste Solutions, 

Inc. 

Mankato, MN 

Jeanne Votca Carpenter 

Sr. Vice President of 

Marketing & Business Dev. 

Weber Shandwick 

Worldwide 

Bloomington, MN 

Dawn Courrier 

Partner 

KPMG Peat Marwick 


Louise Dickmeyer 

President & Chief Operation 

Officer 

Greater Minneapolis 

Chamber of Commerce 


Mary Ellen Domeier 

President 

Valley State Bank 

New Ulm, MN 

Al Fallenstein 

Executive Vice President 

Taylor Corporation 

North Mankato, MN 

Curtis Fisher 

Owner 

Fisher Development 

Mankato, MN 

Norb Harrington 

Regional President Greater 

Minnesota 

Wells Fargo Bank, Minnesota 

Rochester, MN 

Gary Iverson 

Bonita Spring, FL 

Mike Larson 

Assistant Administrator 

Melrose Area Hospital 

Melrose, MN 

Greg Lea 

Chief Financial Officer 

Pemstar 

Rochester, MN 

Heather Ludwig 

Human Resources 

GMAC-RFC 

Richfield, MN 

Richard Lundin 

Chairman & CEO 

Southern Minnesota 

Construction Co. Inc. 

Mankato, MN 

Larry Maruska 

Branch Manager 

US Bancorp Piper Jaffray 

Mankato, MN 

Richard McCluhan 

President 

Richard McCluhan & 

Associates, Inc. 

Mankato, MN 

Harlan Moret 

1st Vice President, Dir. of Human 

Resources 

Federated Insurance 

Owatonna, MN 

Harlee Olafson 

President 

Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota 

Mankato, MN 

Tami Paulsen 

Secretary/Treasurer 

Paulsen Architects 

Mankato, MN 

Tom Richards 

Chairman 

Jones Metal 

Mankato, MN 

Christian Rothe 

Manager of Public & 

Investor Relations 

Hickory Tech Corp. 

Mankato, MN 

John Rottunda 

Executive Vice President 

Mankato Carton, Inc. 


Randall Sampson 

President & CEO 

Canterbury Park Holding 

Co. 

Shakopee, MN 

Jeffrey Stewart 

President 

Stewart, Stein and Scott Ltd. 


Richard Thomas 

Financial Consultant 

Snilsberg-Danish Chartered 

Mankato, MN 

James Tibbetts 

President 

Cenex Harvest States 

Cooperatives 

Inver Grove, MN 

Henry Todd 

Vice President Business 

Development Government & 

Tourism 

Carlson Companies, Inc. 


Dennis Wahlstrom 

Vice President & General 

Manager 

KEYC-TV 


William Wren 

Business Development 

Officer 

Metropolitan Airports 

Commission 


Advisory Council 

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Faculty Achievements 

Entrepreneurship: 

Passion and Process 

Management professor Dr. Brenda Flannery has an interest 

in entrepreneurs who are—in her words—people who 

see something that needs to be done and have the drive and 

know-how to accomplish it. “It’s the passion of the person 

that interests me,” she explains. “It’s the inclination to do 

things that mean something.” 

Flannery says there are two parts to entrepreneurship: passion 

and process. Students get a dose of both parts in 

Flannery’s 400-level management class, Entrepreneurship. 

The class is built around Flannery’s teaching philosophy 

that all students are “wonderfully unique” and must be 

allowed to shape their coursework to fit their individuality. 

In her Entrepreneurship course, students prepare a business 

plan for an entrepreneurial project that interests and 

inspires them. Past projects include a wedding planning 

service, a hand blown glass business, and a farming operation. 

Flannery acts as a consultant to her students, providing the 

right resources to complete their plans. “I let them come 

up with their own business concepts, then I take them 

through each step of writing their business plan,” she says. 

Plans include self-assessment, industry and market analysis, 

a marketing plan, human resource management, and 

financial analysis and projections. 

When their plans are complete, students participate in an 

entrepreneurial fair, where they set up trade booths to 

showcase their business idea. Area business leaders serve 

as judges to students who answer a series of questions 

regarding their business ideas. The top five students are 

asked to make a trade show presentation, and the top three 

students are formally recognized. 

Taking a class in entrepreneurship considerably increases 

the chances that an entrepreneurial business will succeed. 

The research that is needed to complete a course like 

Flannery’s minimizes risk. According to Flannery, even 

students who have no plans to start an entrepreneurial venture 

can benefit from the course because it makes them 

think of a business holistically and apply the knowledge 

they’ve gained in all of their business courses. 

After holding several student entrepreneurial fairs, 

Flannery decided she wanted “to take it to the next level.” 

She helped organize the “1st Annual Entrepreneurs’ Fair,” 

held on the MSU campus on Tuesday, December 3, 2002. 

The fair, co-hosted by MSU and Riverbend Center for 

Enterprise Facilitation, provided professional entrepreneurial 

and business training, along with entrepreneurial 

and business exhibits to a varied audience, including students, 

aspiring entrepreneurs and existing business owners. 

The fair will be an annual event. 

For more information regarding next year’s fair, contact 

Dr. Brenda Flannery at 507/389-5333, or by e-mail, 

brenda.flannery@mnsu.edu. 

BRENDA FLANNERY, PH.D. 

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 

CHAN LEE, PH.D. ,DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL 

PLANNING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM 

Thriving Program 

Prepares Students for 

 

CFP Exam 

The Financial Planning Certificate Program, one of the 

Minnesota State University, Mankato’s most popular 

Extended Campus programs, is designed to fulfill the educational 

requirements needed to sit for the Certified 

Financial Planner board’s comprehensive exam. The 

CFP board is the sole authority for awarding the CFP 

certification, which is one of the most highly recognized 

professional designations among financial services professionals 

in the United States and a number of other countries 

in the world. 

MSU’s financial planning certificate program consists of six 

required courses, which include Process of Financial 

Planning, Insurance Planning, Investment Planning, Tax 

Planning, Retirement Planning, and Estate Planning. The 

courses can be completed in as little as two semesters. There 

is also an additional review course, which, although not 

required, is highly recommended to improve the success 

rate for the CFP board examination. In order for one to 

get the CFP designation, three years of financial planning 

related work experience must also be fulfilled. 

The program has continued to grow in popularity since its 

initiation in 1998. “Our class is expanding like crazy!” says 

program director Dr. Chan Lee. Currently courses are 

offered in Bloomington, Minneapolis, and Plymouth with a 

total of 122 students enrolled in five different fall courses. 

The rising popularity of the program appears to correlate 

with the rising need for financial planners. “There is a 

tremendous amount of demand for financial planners,” says 

Lee. He explains that many banks and brokerage firms offer 

their clients financial planning services, recognizing that a 

well-advised client will have additional funds to invest. 

Lee says financial planners enjoy a well-paying profession 

and the pleasure of helping clients identify and achieve 

financial goals, whether they include sending their children 

to college or retiring early. “It is a rewarding profession 

where you can help people and see them reach their goals,” 

he says. 

For more information regarding the program, visit 

www.mnsu.edu/cfp, or call Dr. Chan Lee at 507/389-2076.

Faculty Journal Articles and Conference 

Proceedings Articles 2001-2002 

College of Business faculty have been actively 

publishing journal articles and articles in 

conference proceedings, as well as presenting 

papers at faculty workshops and professional 

conferences. 

The College of Business takes great pride in 

the fact that our faculty members publish in 

leading scholarly journals. This achievement 

ensures that our faculty are at the cutting edge 

of their fields. As a result, our students receive 

a relevant and rigorous education. The following 

listing of College of Business faculty 

publications is for January 2001 through 

December 2002. 

ACCOUNTING FACULTY 

Journal Articles 

Okleshen, M. (2002). The Rise and Fall of 

Pets.com: Because Pets Can’t Buy, Business Case 

Journal. 

Okleshen, M. & Okleshen, C. (2001). Putting the 

Frosting on Cheerios, International Journal of 

Case Studies and Research. 

Woehrle, S. (2002). Decision Classification 

Enhances Case-Based Reasoning, International 

Business and Economics Research Journal. 

Woehrle, S. (2002). A Signaling Approach to the 

Provision for Loan Losses, Journal of Bank Cost & 

Management Accounting, 14(3). 

Woehrle, S. (2002). Resource Allocation: Planning 

and Evaluation, International Business and 

Economics Research Journal. 

Conference Proceedings Articles 

Okleshen, M., Baird, J. & Kahl, R. (2001). The 

Risks of Doing Business on the Internet: What 

Every Manager Should Know, Proceedings of 

Allied Academic. 

Williams, R. (2002). Accounting for Research and 

Development Cost, Proceedings of the Academy of 

Economics and Finance. 

Williams, R. (2001). Financial Ratios as a Predictor 

of Future Market Value Added, Proceedings of the 

Academy of Economics and Finance. 

Woehrle, S. (2002). Resource Allocation: Planning 

and Evaluation, Proceedings of the American 

Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences. 

Woehrle, S. (2002). Preparing for a Performance 

Audit: An Agency Director’s Perspective, 

Proceedings of the International Applied Business 

Research Conference. 

Woehrle, S. (2002). Nurse Aide Job Retention in an 

Assisted Living Facility, Proceedings of the 

American Society of Business and Behavioral 

Sciences Conference. 

Woehrle, S. (2002). Nurse Aide Job Satisfaction 

Can Reduce Job Turnover, Proceedings of the 

Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference. 

Woehrle, S. (2001). A Classification Scheme for 

Decision-Making Using Case-Based Reasoning, 

Proceedings of the Applied Business Research 

Conference. 

Woehrle, S. (2001). Stock Market Performance as a 

Function of Political Behavior, Proceedings of the 

International Business Enterprise Technology 

Conference. 

Woehrle, S. (2001). Decision Classification 

Enhances Case-Based Reasoning, Proceedings of 

the International Business and Economics 

Research Conference. 

BUSINESS LAW FACULTY 


Levin, D., & Roline, A. (2002). Undercover 

Reporters, Tort Law, and the First Amendment: 

Food Lion v. ABC and the Future of Surreptitious 

Newsgathering, Kansas Journal of Law and Public 

Policy, 11(3). 

FINANCE FACULTY 


Severns, R., and Smayling, M. (2001). Long-Term 

Care Coverage: Would Private Insurers be Wiser to 

Change Their Reimbursement Strategies?, 

2001 Business Research Yearbook. 

Thiewes, H., Anoruo, E., and Ramchander, S. 

(2001). Return Dynamics Across the Asian Equity 

Markets, Managerial Finance Journal. 

Thiewes, H., Ramchander, S., and Anoruo, E. 

(2002). International Linkage of Interest Rates: 

Evidence From the Emerging Economies of Asia, 

Global Finance Journal, 13. 


Young, M. (2001). A Cluster Analysis of the 

Financial Characteristics of Depository Institutions 

Merger Participants and the Resulting Wealth 

Effects, Proceedings of the Allied Academies 

Conference. 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 

FACULTY 


Guvenli, T. and Sanyal, R. (2002). American Firms 

in China: Experience with Host Country 

Employees, International Journal of Business 

Disciplines, 12(1). 

Guvenli, T., and Sanyal, R. (2002). Ethical 

Concerns in International Business: Are Some 

Issues More Important than Others?, Business and 

Society Review, 107(2). 

Guvenli, T., and Hashmi, A. (2001). Trade Policies 

of the United States, Japan and Germany with 

Russia, North Central Business Journal, 1(9). 

Guvenli, T., and Hashmi, A. (2001). Multimedia 

Content on the Web: Problems and Prospects, 

Managerial Finance, 27(7). 

Guvenli, T. and Sanyal, R. (2001). Employee 

Benefits in American Firms in China, International 

Journal of Commerce and Management, 11(1). 

Guvenli, T. and Sanyal, R. (2001). American Firms 

in China: Issues in Managing Operations, 

Multinational Business Review, 11(1). 

Hashmi, A. (2001). Trade Pattern Between Mexico 

and the European Union, Journal of Current 

Research in Global Business, 1(9). 

Hashmi, A. and Guvenli, T. (2001). Trade Policies 

of the United States, Japan and Germany with 

Russia, North Central Business Journal, 1(9). 

Hashmi, A., and Guvenli, T. (2001). Multimedia 

Content on the Web: Problems and Prospects, 

Managerial Finance, 27(7). 


Guvenli, T. (2002). American Firms in China: The 

Effect of Organizational Learning on Operations, 

Proceedings of 39th Annual Meeting of the Eastern 

Academy of Management. 

Guvenli, T. (2001). NAFTA-Related Attitudes of 

U.S. Business Students: Implications for Teaching, 

Proceedings of the Pan Pacific Business 

Association Conference XVIII. 

Guvenli, T. and Sanyal, R. (2001). Working in the 

Best Firms: What Does it Mean for Minorities, 

Women, and Turnover Rate?, Proceedings of the 

Eastern Academy of Management, Ninth 

International Conference. 

Hashmi, A. (2001). Reaching Out to Global 

Customers by Adding Multimedia Content on the 

Web, Proceedings of the Hawaii Conference on 

Business. 

MANAGEMENT FACULTY 

Chapter in Scholarly Book 

Miller, H., and Rosse, J. (2002). Emotional Reserve 

and Adaption to Job Dissatisfaction. In Brett, J. and 

Drasgow, F. (Eds.), The Psychology of Work. 

Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Eribaum Associates, Inc. 


Flannery, B., and Smayling, M. (2001). The 

Influence of Group Composition Characteristics on 

Computer Simulation Performance, Journal of the 

Academy of Business Education, 2, 28-37. 

Fox, M., Dwyer, D., and Ganster, D. (2001). 

Explaining Employee Healthcare Costs: A 

Prospective Study of Job Demands, Personal 

Control, and Physiological Reactivity, Journal of 

Applied Psychology, 86(5), pp. 954-964. 

Schumann, P. (2001). A Moral Principles 

Framework for Human Resource Management 

Ethics, Human Resource Management Review, 

11, 93-111. 

Shin, D. and Hokey, M. (2001). On the 

Effectiveness of On-Line Repair Policy: Quality 

Failure Costs Perspective, International Journal of 

Manufacturing Technology Management, 12(2), pp. 

152-162. 

Shin, D. and Elliott, K. (2001). Measuring 

Customers’ Overall Satisfaction: A Multi-Attributes 

Assessment, Services Marketing Quarterly, 22(1), 

pp. 3-19. 

Smayling, M. and Flannery, B. (2001). The 

Influence of Group Composition Characteristics on 

Computer Simulation Performance, Journal of the 

Academy of Business Education, 2, 28-37. 

Smayling, M. and Severns, R. (2001). Long Term 

Coverage: Would Private Insurers be Wise to 

Change Their Reimbursement Strategies, Business 

Research Yearbook. 


Kawatra, R. (2001). Lower Bounds for the Multi- 

Period Hop-Constrained Minimal Spanning Tree 

Problem, Proceedings of the Ninth International 

Conference on Telecommunication Systems. 

Kim, S. and Chung, Y. (2002). Factors Influencing 

IS Outsourcing Implementation: An Empirical 

Study from the Interorganizational Relationship 

Perspective, Proceedings of the 2002 Annual 

Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute. 

Kim, S. (2002). The Relationship Between 

Partnership and Task Characteristics in Information 

Systems Outsourcing. Proceedings of the IS 

Oneworld. 

Schumann, P., Anderson, P., Scott, T., and Lawton, 

L. (2001). A Framework for Evaluating 

Simulations as Educational Tools, Developments in 

Business Simulations and Experiential Exercises, 

28:215-220. 

MARKETING FACULTY 


Elliott, K. (2002). Student Satisfaction: An 

Alternate Approach to Assessing this Important 

Concept, Journal of Higher Education Policy and 

Management, 24 (2). 

Elliott, K. (2002). Key Determinants of Student 

Satisfaction, Journal of College Student Retention, 

4(3). 

Elliott, K., and Hall, M. (2002). Integrating Laptop 

Technology Into the Classroom: A Pedagogical 

Challenge for Marketing Faculty, Marketing 

Education Review, 12(3), pp. 59-65. 

Elliott, K. and Healy, M. (2001). Key Factors 

Influencing Student Satisfaction Related to 

Recruitment and Retention, Journal of Marketing 

for Higher Education, 10(4), pp. 1-11. 

Elliott, K. and Shin, D. (2001). Measuring 

Customers’ Overall Satisfaction: A Multi-Attributes 

Assessment, Service Marketing Quarterly, 22(1), 

pp. 3-19. 

Hall, M. and Linrud, J. (2001). An Exploratory 

Investigation of Business Practitioner Integration in 

the Marketing Classroom, Marketing Educators’ 

Journal (on-line journal) 

(www.nationalmea.org/MeJournal/mejguide.html). 

Kuzma, A., Veltri, F., and Miller, J. (2002). 

Negative Corporate Sponsor Information: The 

Impact on Consumer Attitudes and Purchase 

Intentions, International Sports Journal. 

Kuzma, J., Veltri, F., and Luehmann-aynes, H. 

(2001). Two Methods of Sponsor Identification: 

Impact on Consumer Attitude, International 

Journal of Sports Management. 


Elliott, K., Green, R, and Schrader, J. (eds). (2001). 

Student Satisfaction: A Critical Component in the 

Marketing of a University, Proceedings of the 

2001 Marketing Management Association. 

Hall, M. and Linrud, J.(2001). Bringing Marketing 

Researchers into the Marketing Research 

Classroom, Proceedings of the Zbornik z 

Medzinarodneho Workshopu, pp 32-38. 

Kuzma, A., and Kuzma, J. (2001). Recognizing the 

Sales Support Value of Corporate Sponsorship, 

Proceedings of the American Society of Business 

and Behavioral Sciences. 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR WILLIAM BROWN 

HELPS A STUDENT ON HER LAPTOP 

Facult 

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www.cob.mnsu.edu 

8 

Donors Impact Advancement of 

Programs, Quality of Student Learning 

SHANE BOWYER 

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 

WOW! What a great list 

of donors. The College 

of Business is grateful 

to all the people who 

have supported the 

students at Minnesota 

State University, Mankato. 

Your support really 

does make a difference 

in educating today’s 

student. 

There are a lot of 

exciting things happening 

in the classrooms, 

offices, and even in the 

hallways of Morris Hall here at the College of Business. 

Here are a few of the great things that are happening that 

donors have helped support: 

Information Technology Initiative 

The Initiative keeps expanding. There are more than 1,200 

students using laptops that have wireless capabilities across 

the entire campus. (We actually have printers in the 

hallways!) A number of classrooms have also been 

remodeled to accommodate the new style of teaching geared 

toward the laptop. 

Scholarships 

The College of Business awarded 64 general scholarships, 

29 accounting scholarships and another 123 IT initiative 

scholarships for a total of 216 awards. 

Student Achievement 

Students competed in national sales competitions; 243 

students were named to the Dean’s List Spring semester; 

study-abroad courses educated students to the world; 

internships were filled; and finally, graduates were placed in 

jobs! 

Faculty Activity 

Faculty published and presented numerous research 

projects, advised students, created new curriculum to use 

with the laptops, and helped students find jobs. 

Even with all these great things happening, we are looking 

to the future. There are a number of goals that the College of 

Business is working to achieve. My role, with the help of 

donors, is to facilitate the process that benefits the future of 

our extraordinary students. 

Some of the major goals for the College of Business are: 

1 ) Increase the overall College of Business Endowment 

2 ) Increase the value of scholarships to meet the increase in the 

cost of tuition 

3 ) Assist in reinstating the M.B.A. 

4 ) Develop a strategic plan for establishment of an Endowed Chair, 

Endowed Professorship, and naming the College of Business 

I feel fortunate to be involved with the College of Business 

and all the great things that are happening. Although I am 

new to this position, I have deep passion for MSU, dating 

back to a time even before I was an MSU student. 

Please give me a call or drop me an e-mail if you would like 

to hear about what’s going on with the College of Business 

or the rest of MSU. There are a number of faculty members 

who would also love to hear what you are doing now that 

you are in the “real world!” 

Shane Bowyer 

Director of Development 

shane.bowyer@mnsu.edu 

507-389-5342 

ELMER T. AND NINA C. 

ANDERSON ENDOWED 

SCHOLARSHIP 

Up to $99 

Elmer T. Anderson 

CECIL BIGELOW SCHOLARSHIP 

ENDOWMENT 

$1,000 - $4,999 

Cecil and Dorothy Bigelow 

$500 - $999 

Robert and Joan Bigelow 

Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, Inc 

Richard L Wagner 

RON AND JEANETTE DOGGETT 

ENTREPRENEUERIAL 

ENDOWMENT 

$1,000 - $4,999 

Ron and Jeanette Doggett 

NORBERT J. HARRINGTON, SR. 

FAMILY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP 

OVER $5,000 

Wells Fargo Foundation 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS- 

MEL DOVE ENDOWMENT 

$100 - $499 

Judith Dove 

RICHARD L. AND LEONE B. 

MYERS FUND 

$100 - $499 

Kimberly Johnson 

LYNDON E. OPSAL MEMORIAL 

ENDOWMENT 

Over $5,000 

Opsal Family 

$1000 - $4,999 

Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. 

HUMAN RESOURCE 

MANAGEMENT ENDOWMENT 

Up to $99 

Rodney and Mary Nordeng 

Elizabeth and Karl Olmanson 

SAM ERICKSON ENDOWMENT 

$100 - $499 

Henry and Marilyn Okleshen 

MORGAN I. THOMAS 

ENDOWMENT 

$100 - $499 


MORGAN I. AND MARJORIE J. 

THOMAS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 

STUDENT ATHLETE ENDOWED 

SCHOLARSHIP 

$500 - $999 

Johnson & Johnson 

$100 - $499 

James and Victoria Thomas 

DAN WELTY BUSINESS LAW 

ENDOWMENT 

$100 - $499 

George Robb 

Ronald and Daria Yezzi 

Up to $99 

Harry and Claudia Welty 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

INITIATIVE 

Over $5,000 

David and Debbie Andreas 

Wells Fargo - Rochester 

$1,000 - $4,999 

Abdo Eick & Meyers LLP 

Bemis Company Foundation 

Federated Insurance Foundation 

Curtis and Debra Fisher 

Paulsen Architects, Inc. 

John and Barbara Rottunda 

Randy Sutter 

Weber Shandwick Worldwide 

Robert Zelin 

$500 - $999 

AXA Foundation 

Albert and Erla Fallenstein 

Marilyn Fox 

KEYC 12 

Heather and Todd Ludwig 

Residential Funding Corporation 

Taylor Corporation 

Richard and Jean Thomas 

Stephen and Kathryn Wilcox 

$100 - $499 

Jane Baird 

William Brown 

Tamara and Thomas Christensen 

Dawn Courrier 

Shirley Coyer 

Mary Ellen and Robert Domeier 

Paul Egertson 

Turgut Guvenli 

M Anaam Hashmi 

Marvin and Marylyn Koppen 

William and Sherry Kozitza 

KPMG Foundation 

Christopher Kray 

Chan and Soon-Ki Lee 

Henry and Marilyn Okleshen 

Claudia and James Pragman 

John Riles 

Mary Rolfes 

Paul Schumann 

Paul Schwinghammer 

Timothy Scott and Lona Mae Falenczykowski 

Gerald and Carol Stiles 

Harold and Ann Thiewes 

Hank and Sue Todd 

Tracy and John Underwood 

Valley Bank & Trust 

Barbara and Darrell Van Loenen 

Up to $99 

David and Lori Clark 

Michelle Crain 

Richard and Debbie Damian 

Lisa and Scott De Mars 

Brenda and Joe Flannery 

FM Global Foundation 

Katherine and Julius Gernes 

James Henke 

Catherine and Andrew Hiscox 

Dennis and Merietta Johnson 

Louise Lambrecht 

Lisa Lammers 

Paul Laughlin 

Timothy and Joleen Mutch 

Verone Nelson 

Dang Ngoc Nguyen 

Rochelle Olson 

Bryan and Deborah Peter 

Edward and Marcia Pitzenberger 

Craig Possin 

Gary and Sharon Post 

Patricia and Curtis Priem 

David and Kathleen Rotchadl 

William Schreiber 

Jeffrey and Rox Anne Thompson 

Mark and Kristi Ties 

Gwen Torgerson 

Kimberly Turcotte 

Sarah and Todd Ward 

Jon and Heidi Zimmerman 


SCHOLARSHIP 

Over $5,000 

Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives 

Federated Insurance Foundation 

David and Lyn Hunerberg 

$100 - $499 

Clyde and Kathleen Goin

Up to $99 

Theresa and Darell Evers 

MIDWEST WIRELESS/KIWANIS 

BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP 

$500 - $999 

Mankato Kiwanis Club 

MARKETING FACULTY 

SCHOLARSHIP 

$100 - $499 

Kenneth and Linda Anglin 

Kevin and Anita Elliott 

Mark and Kristine Hall 

Gerald and Carol Stiles 

Up to $99 

John and Ann Kuzma 

RICHARD L. WAGNER 

SCHOLARSHIP 

$1,000 - $4,999 


ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT 

EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL 

SCHOLARSHIP 

$1,000 - $4,999 

Randall and Janet Beinhorn 


$500 - $999 

John and Patsy Bode 

Dawn Courrier 

Mark and Patty Goodburn 

Up to $99 

Carla Stage 

ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS 

LAW DEPARTMENT 

$1,000 - $4,999 

Boulay, Heutmaker, Zibell & Company 

Copeland Buhl & Company 

Dawn Courrier 

Mark and Patty Goodburn 

Grant Thornton/Minneapolis 


Larson, Allen, Weishair & Company, LLP 

MN Society of CPA’s Southern Chapter 

MN Society of CPAs 

RSM McGladrey Inc 

Bron Scherer 

June Zelin 

Robert Zelin 

$500 - $999 

Arthur Andersen LLP Foundation 

Cynthia and Donald Brooks 

Mark and Shelley Erickson 

Grant Thornton Foundation 

Hansen Jergenson Nergaard & Company LLP 

Elaine Jacklin 

Jelinek Metz McDonald, Ltd. 

Kurt and Sharon Schwarze 

$100 - $499 

3M Co 

Wayne Alderson 

American Express Financial Advisors 

Lori Anderson 

Jane Baird 

Allan and Gail Barta 

Daniel and Lorraine Beck 

Ronald and Mary Beckman 

Bemis Company Foundation 

Dale and Cynthia Brekke 

Amber Buresh 

Cargill, Inc. 

Kenneth and Dorothy Christensen 

Jeffrey and Denise Cropp 

Thomas and Anne Deetz 

Rebecca and Thomas Demers 

Edward and Nancy Depauw 

Heidi and Josh Dirckx 

Wallace and Susan Droegemueller 

Ecolab Inc. 

Violet and David Eichers 

Thomas and Julie Eiselt 

Rebecca and Jody Erickson 

Ernst & Young 

Daniel and Kathy Flicek 

Dale and Joan Freeberg 

General Mills Community Action 

Roger and Christine Goetz 

Dyon Greenfield 

Lonnie and Jacquolyn Groe 

Jeffrey Groen 

Abo-El-Yazeed Habib 

Max Heintz and Laura Nyquist 

David Hoffman 

Ronald and Vicki Jacobsma 

Carl and Joyce Jacobson 

Dean Johns 

William Kalmes 

Alan and Margaret Kiefer 

Jennifer King 

Wendy and Alan Klager 

Richard and Katherine Knowlton 

Patrick and Jennifer Kolb 

Timothy Lange 

Paul and LuAnn Lawrence 

Vernon Lietzau 

Debra Lind 

Carrie Mattaini 

Patrick and Janet McGuire 

Susan and Michael McManus 

William McNeal 

Colin Meier 

Linda Melena 

William and Sandra Nietz 

Michael and Beth Nixt 

Robert and Renee Northway 

Felicity Ohm 

Thomas Olinger 

Richard and Dianne Osborne 

Joseph and Lynne Ostervich 

Jerome and Janice Patterson 

Kevin and Monica Pearson 

Annette and Christopher Rains 

Thomas and Corrine Riley 

Joe and Ida Roessler 

John Roessler 

Mary Rolfes 

James and Linda Sawyer 

Anna Schaefer 

St Jude Medical 

John and Deborah Stegner 

Jeffrey and Vicki Stolt 

StorageTek 

David Stusse 

Wayne and Helen Thorkelson 

Raelynn and Brian Toltzman 

Thomas and Susan Tuma 

Thomas Underdahl and Nancy Skow 

Dennis and Diane Wagner 

Dennis and Diane Walters 

Thomas and Sandra Walters 

Lisa and Gerald Ward 

Pamela Warner 

Babette and James Wellnitz 


West Group Company 

Barry Wilde 

David and Lori Windschitl 

Up to $99 

Michael and Melanie Accola 

ADC Telecommunications 

Steven and Patricia Ahlberg 

Lori and Troy Allen 

Allen and Sharyl Alm 

Philip Andersen 

Matt and Cindy Anderson 

David Anderson 

Daniel Balling 

Sara Barenklau 

Ruth and James Bauer 

Kathryn and Thomas Bawek 

Glenn and Carolyn Bayerkohler 

Dianna and Marv Bednar 

Leon and Val Bembenek 

Robert and Peggy Benjamin 

John and Sandra Benson 

Roxy Benthin 

Tony and Kristi Benthin 

Richard Benzkofer 

Mary and Bradley Berberich 

Steven and Nancy Bestmann 

David Blade 

James and Kimberly Blake 

Jana Bohlman 

Barbara and Danny Boisen 

John and Pamela Bostrom 

Jean and Robert Boughten 

Cynthia and Gary Braam 

Karen and Herbert Brand 

James and Lori Brown 

Kimberly and Steve Bruggeman 

Kent and Kimberly Brunner 

Debra and Matt Cage 

Pamela and Wayne Calhoun 

Dennis and Joann Carlson 

Kathy Caron 

Todd and Melanie Carpenter 

Karen and Bradley Chambers 

Christopher and Kristy Champlin 

Mark Christian 

Lee and Mark Chutchian 

Catherine Clark 

Pamela and Jay Clarke 

John and Carol Clausen 

Faith and John Close 

Mark and Lisa Cox 

Joni Craft 

Thurston and Diana Crawford 

Ryan Crosby 

Todd and Kathy Cyriacks 

James and Brenna Davis 

Patricia and Collin Day 

Ronald and Sandra DeCoux 

Meghan Demuth 

Michael Denker 

David and Marvis Dickinson 

Kent and Jan Dixon 

Bradley Doss 

Joseph and Janet Dougherty 

Lance Doyle 

Scott and Renee Dreyling 

Denise and Randy Drill 

Jared Dufault 

Linda and Charles Dulas 

Larry and Rita Dunkelberger 

Gordon and Sheila Edgar 

Tim Elton 

Thomas and Erika Ennen 

Paul Erickson 

Annette Evenson Rajanen 

Judith and David Everds 

David and Julie Ewert 

Sonja and Patrick Faust 

Jody Fearing Trende and Greg Trende 

Eric and Heidi Felland 

Earl Fisher 

Paula and Robert Fisher 

Kent Fordyce 

Stacy Foreman 

Renee and Richard Forseth 

Kenneth Fowler 

Keith and Nancy Frette 

Dennis Fude 

John Gaffney 

Daniel and Lois Gahler 

Kathy and Michael Garvey 

Bruce Gennrich 

Deborah Germscheid 

Aaron and Karisa Glade 

James Glancy 

Scott and Janice Glover 

Mitzi and Scott Goheen 

Owen Gohlke 

Richard and Kathy Golish 

Jerrold Graf 

Nancy and Robert Green 

Gary and Patricia Grev 

Wayne and Rose Grimm 

Kathleen Groebner 

Stephen and Rebecca Guetter 

Nancy and William Gunther 

Paul and Patricia Haertel 

George Haines 

Michael and Rhonda Halbach 

William and Janice Hammer 

Rebecca Hanegraaf 

Deborah Hansen 

Steven and Lynn Hanson 

Leslie and Leonard Hardwick 

Jovanae and Kevin Hauschild 

David and Gloria Hausen 

Joseph Hedglin 

Anita Heine 

Carol and Leonard Hemann 

Paul and Pat Henle 

Daniel and Brenda Hennen 

Larry and Debra Herke 

Sandra Heuer 

Kevin and Nita Higgins 

Gary and Phyllis Hill 

David and Heidi Hindt 

Dean and Debra Hoffrogge 

Lynn and Peggy Honsey 

Roxanne Hoppe 

Hormel Foods Corporation 

Donna Hughes 

Ann and Christian Hulett 

Daniel and Karen Huper 

IBM Corporation 

Joel Ide 

David Iverson 

Howie and Theresa Jacobsen 

Susan and Michael Jaeger 

Jeffrey and Christine Jagerson 

Roy and Marjorie Jenkins 

Brian and Ann Johnson 

Douglas and Julianne Johnson 

James and Sandra Johnson 

Jennifer and Dean Johnson 

Keita and Steve Johnson 

Lori and Ted Johnson 

Michael Johnson and Mary Beck-Johnson 

Terry and Douglas Johnson 

Evan Jones 

Kathleen Jones 

Kevin and Betty Jones 

Robert Judge 

Scott Kaehler 

Douglas and Lindy Kahl 

Mark and Stacie Kalvoda 

Todd Karkela 

Richard and Lila Karrer 

Edward Kellen 

Timothy and Darla Kenyon 

Kathy and Richard Keough 

Lee and Wendy Kilmer 

Michael and Rea King 

Sheila and Brian Kittleson 

Brenda and Michael Klampe 

Jeffrey and Jennifer Klecker 

Brenda and Thomas Knowles 

Anita and John Knudtson 

Stephanie Knutson 

Annette Kojetin 

David Kolb 

Shelly and Jerry Kolling 

Paul and Nancy Kralovec 

John and Jacalyn Kreye 

Angela and James Krueger 

Richard and Patricia Krueger 

Diane and William Kuhlmann 

Karen and Jonathon Ladner 

Connie Larsen 

Pamela and Michael Larson 

Darrell and Sandra Lee 

Timothy and Brenda Leibfried 

Daniel Levin 

Elizabeth Lewis 

Marty Lienau 

Jay and Stephanie Lietzau 

Russell Lokken 

Otis and Peggy Loose 

Stuart and Lois Luedtke 

Matthew and Maria Lux 

Shyamal Mahmood 

Harlan and Darnelle Mammen 

Brian Manske 

Theresa and Jesus Marquez 

Wendy Martindale-Bergene & Dean Bergene 

Catherine Mattison 

Thomas and Kathleen Mayerhofer 

Patrick and Kathleen McCabe 

Terry and Veny McCarthy 

Gary and Donna McEnelly 

Diane and David McKenzie 

Kari McNeal 

Karla Melgaard 

Dean and Marilyn Meshke 

Janice and Ron Meyer 

Christopher and Kristine Mihm 

Ralph and Elaine Miller 

Irene and Arthur Mlenek 

Harley and Ruth Mohr 

John and Debera Molohon 

Roger and Pat Mondahl 

Michael and Suzanne Moore 

Kimberly and Daniel Motzko 

Michael and Elizabeth Mueller 

George and Ina Myers 

David and Hilja Nelsen 

Karen and Richard Nelson 

Linda and Mark Nelson 

Andrea and David Neville 

Carl Nordquist 

Jodi O’Leary 

Craig and Ann O’Neal 

Mark and Barbara Oberle 

Stephen and Patricia Ogborn 

Bonnie Ohrt 

Sherrie Oladapo 

Kevin and Gayle Olson 

Linda and James Olson 

Thomas and Debra Osborne 

Thomas and Lori Osdoba 

Robert and Julie Otto 

David and Barbara Palma 

Jean and David Parks 

Jerome Parsley 

Rita and Joseph Paulsen 

Sherrie and Dennis Payne 

Cindy and Richard Penning 

Michael Pestka 

Jeffrey and Lora Peterson 

Terry Peterson 

Rita and Charles Petrie 

Joel Pfeffer 

Daniel Pfeifer 

Sara and William Phelps 

Thomas and Cindy Piche 

Catherine and Keith Piepho 

Lisa Pierre 

Glen and Marlene Pike 

Michael and Elaine Poole 

Gerald and Becky Poppe 

Dean and Jennifer Portner 

Paul and Carol Portz 

Jane and Joseph Pribyl 

Price Waterhouse Foundation 

Kari and Kurt Quaintance 

Cherry and Joseph Ramaker 

Diane Rasinski 

Mary Reedstrom 

Lisa and David Rider 

Megan and Jason Ries 

Molly Riley 

Suzanne Roberts 

John Robinson 

William and Gail Rockeman 

Julie Roney 

James and Penny Ross 

Robert and Stacy Rowbal 

Robin and Darryl Rozelle 

Ann Ruedy 

John and Sally Rugroden 

Amy and Matt Saam 

Thomas and Lucinda Salsbery 

Kelly and Jennifer Salwei 

Timothy Schauer 

Elizabeth and Andrew Schelske 

Annette and Richard Schendel 

Robert Schiller 

Carrie and Cory Schindeldecker 

Maria Schmidt 

Steven and Susan Schmitt 

Gail Schons 

Todd and Jean Schroeder 

Russell and Jeanie Schryver 

Lawrence and Maureen Schulte 

Tom Schumacher 

Pat Seaton 

Michael Segner 

Joseph and Anne Seifert 

Donald and Diann Selvig 

Craig Settem 

Kevin Severson 

Stanley and Janice Seys 

Rhonda and Glenn Shemon 

John and Brenda Shepard 

Heidi and Dennis Sickles 

Shelly Simon 

Diane and Dale Simpson 

John and Kimberly Skelton 

Debra Skillings 

Richard and Rebecca Skluzacek 

Frank Skolte 

Diane Solem 

Janet and Steve Sparks 

St Paul Companies, Inc. 

Lamar Staloch 

Anne and Craig Stegenga 

Linda Steiger Barbara & Patrick Steinberg 

James and Catherine Stevenson 

Daniel Strong 

Keith and Jaqueline Stuedemann 

SuperValu Stores, Inc. 

Lowell and Stella Swanberg 

Danny and Marlene Swearingen 

Janna and Craig Tessmer 

Nancy Thomas 

Jeffrey and Dawn Thompson 

Jennifer Thompson 

David and Stephanie Tobin 

Steven and Kaye Tufte 

U S Oil/Schmidt Family Foundation 

Cheryl and Corey Ulferts 

United Defense 

Christine VanCleve 

James and Linnea Vollmer 

Richard and Nancy Vyskocil 

Patrick Walden 

Darleen Wandersee 

Michael and Annette Ward 

Thomas and Lori Warrant 

Mark Weber 

Shelly and Louis Wegman 

Bruce and Alicia Wegner 

Joan Welle 

Patricia and Kelly Wells 

Thomas and Jean Wencl 

Holly Werner 

Molly and Wade Werner 

Mark Weseman and Byong Min-Weseman 

Diane and Lyndon West 

Gloria West 

Richard and Mary Wibbens 

Heather Williams 

Richard and Katherine Wirt 

Matthew and Susan Woodcock 

Kay and Bryan Woodke 

Julie and Steve Wuger 

Sandra and Todd Young 

Lee and Jody Zachman 

Pamela and Keith Ziermann 

Amy Zirbel 

MARKETING PROGRAM 

$500 - $999 

ED Venture Partners 

$100 - $499 

Andrew Jones 

Steven and Kelly Kontz 

Mark and Kim Romness 

Rhonda and Bevin Walinga 

Up to $99 

Albert and Audrey Arndt 

Gary and Jennifer Balster 

Gregory and Lora Blevins 

Molly Burris 

David and Cari Domack 

Douglas Doyle 

Glen and Mary Feyereisn 

Nathan Hillesheim 

Leann Hove 

Neil and Betty Johnston 

Eric Pateman 

Jesse Routh 

Jeffrey Sinkler 

Contributors 

9

10 

The College 

of Business 

donors make a 

truly vital 

contribution 

to the education 

of today’s 

students. 


$1,000 - $4,999 

David and Debbie Andreas 

Jean and Bradley Lance 

Richard and Ramona Steele 

Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota South NA 

Xcel Energy, Foundation 

Xcel Energy, Inc. 

$500 - $999 

Michael and Linda Frank 

Kenneth and Jo Ann Johnson 

Susan and Michael Matzke 

Joseph and Christine Michaletz 

Martin and Barbara Nergaard 

Patrick and Gina Ogrin 

Kent and Ann Reeves 

Travis Schneider 

Eric Thoreson 

$100 - $499 

3M Co 

Bruce and Barbara Abbett 

James and Sharee Almsted 

KARA SING RECEIVED THE DUANE MCCRACKEN SCHOLARSHIP FROM 

MR. & MRS. TRIG HELLELOID. ALSO PICTURED IS DEAN SCOTT JOHNSON. 

Garry and Patricia Andersen 

Anthony and Helen Andruzzi 

Brian and Kim Augustin 

Dennis Balthazor 

Richard Berg 

Gary and Erin Bjornstad 

John and Judy Botos 

Stephan and Patti Boyle 

Beatrice and Keith Brown 

Thomas and Kathy Carfrae 

Christopher and Laura Chaffee 

Dennis and Irene Chicos 

Mark Chorzempa 

Jeff and Lisa Christensen 

Tamara and Thomas Christensen 

Stanley Clifford 

Richard and Donna Crawford 

Lester and Dawn Dahlberg 

Bradley and Judy Davis 

Roger and Audrey Dietsch 

Bruce and Jodie Drager 

Patrick and Cindi Duffy 

Gregory and Jean Dunning 

Jeff Edman 

Daniel and Nancy Eggland 

Douglas and Kathleen Eiden 

Paul and Doreen Elliot 

Dwight and Brenda Elthon 

Ericsson Systems, Inc. 

William and Patricia Eustice 

James and Kristin Fiebiger 

Douglas Finbraaten 

Dale and Susan Finstad 

Michael Fitzsimmons 

Karsten Flagstad 

Ian Flam 

William and Mary Foelker 

William and Margaret Foulk 

R Dale and Dorothy French 

Joseph and Cynthia Fuhrman 

David and Randa Gangestad 

General Mills Community Action 

Dominic Giannangeli 

Eugene and Kathleen Goodrich 

Paul and Michelle Grimes 

Robert and Kathy Grow 

Carolyn and Dale Hanka 

Bruce and Mary Haywood 

Larry Hennis 

Bernard and Kathleen Hesse 

Daniel Hogan 

Jeffrey and Elizabeth Hommes 

Thomas and Anne Hughes 

IBM Corporation 

Invensys Systems Inc 

Jeffrey and Stacy Jensen 

Donald and Christine Johnson 

Michael and Mitzi Johnson 

Andrew Jones 

Jones Metal Products 

Ronald and Lisa Kaenel 

Madhu and Kiran Kamdar 

Thomas and Beth Kampf 

Katolight Corporation 

Gary and Terri Kindseth 

Carolyn and Lawrence Klein 

Daniel and Jean Larson 

James and Laurie Lindell 

Andrea and Jonathan Machalek 

Suzanne Mackey 

Martin Malecek 

Greta and Philip Maragos 

Thomas and Katherine Marron 

MBNA America 

Laura McMahon 

Collin McNulty 

Robert and Brigitta Mehlhouse 

Eric Meittunen 

Bruce and Deborah Meyer 

Peter Michaletz 

Eric and Kelly Miller 

Reed Miller 

Stacey Morris 

National Computer Systems 

Winston Naylor 

David Nelson 

Charles Newell 

Robert Ogren and Carrie Mikulich Ogren 

Justin Parker 

Michele and Troy Pelky 

Frederick and Gweneth Pfeiffer 

John Porter 

Kelly and Erin Pray 

Bruce and Debbie Prescher 

Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. 

Mark and Elizabeth Prokosch 

Michael Purdy 

Timothy and Julie Putrah 

Joseph Reding 

Ricky and Mary Reigstad 

Raymond and Cheryl Reinhart 

Kevin and Diane Roesler 

William and Sharon Roos 

Buddhadev Roychoudhury 

Kenneth and Nancy Schmieder 

Mark and Margie Schroeder 

Gary and Christine Skarsten 

Donald and Margo Skinner 

Timothy and Natalie Smith 

Jim and Kathy Sorebo 

State Farm Companies Foundation 

Steven and Debra Steen 

Cindy Stelter 

John and Katha Stuart 

Robert and Nancy 

Surprenant 

Michael and Miriam Svobodny 

David and Dawn Swenson 

Lisa and Brian Swiderski 

Thomas and Kathy Sylvester 

Tandy Corporation 

TCF Bank National Bank Minnesota 

Harold and Ann Thiewes 

Robert and Cindy Trojan 

Kristin Tufvesson 

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Companies 

Foundation 

Elijah Udomah 

Jason and Pam Velcheck 

Robert and Michelle Vodovnik 

Daniel and Jean Waibel 

Wendy and Brian Weideman 

Craig and Nancy Welken 


Patrick Welter 

Peter and Marianne Wollstein 

Richard and Nancy Woodley 

Thomas and Mary Wright 

Todd and Cynthia Wyatt 

Up to $99 

Nathan Abrahams 

Loren and Lisa Abrahamson 

Timothy Adams and Lisa Johnson 

Roger and Karen Ahrens 

Kathleen and Frank Alexander 

Lloyd and Shirley Allen 

Constance and William Allis 

David Almsted 


Mark and Cheryl Amundson 

Dale and Sonja Amy 

Joyce and David Anastasi 

Angela Anderson 

Anne Anderson 

Lynne and Kim Anderson 

Mark and Martha Anderson 

Michael and Janet Anderson 

Rory and Helen Anderson 

Scott and Cassie Anderson 

Valerie Anderson 

William Anderson 

Andrew Arendt 

Lance Armstrong 

Troy and Johnny Ashton 

Muhammad and Naeema Babar 

Bruce Bahneman 

Gerry and Constance Baiel 

Diane and Terry Bailey 

Timothy Bailey 

James and Cele Baker 

Ball Corporation 

Richard and Julie Ballandby 

Scott Banken 

Lenae and D Dean Barkey 

John Barlow 

Michael and Carmen Barlow 

David and Roxanne Barnes 

Carl Barott 

Michael and Mary Barron 

Judy and Victor Alan Beahm 

David and Sandra Bechthold 

Donald and Ann Marie Beckel 

Donald and Gretchen Becker 

James and Diane Becker 

Jodi Beckler 

John Bedow 

Tamera Beeman 

Bart and Kathy Belshan 

Jeffrey and Jennifer Benke 

Paul Bennett 

Kathryn Bentson 

Kevin and Erin Berg 

Ryan and Kelli Berg 

Bernadette and James Berger 

Gary Berger 

Charles Bernardy 

David and Barb Bettenhausen 

Lee and Diane Bigalk 

Sandra and Brian Bigalk 

Patrick and Molly Bigelow 

Elizabeth Birrenkott 

Charles Bisel 

Mary Bishman 

Thomas Black 

Kimberly Blahosky 

Gaylon Blaska 

Arthur and Rita Blauzda 

Darrell Blazevic 

William Bliss 

Craig Block 

Stanley and Linda Block 

Mark Bock 

Todd Boelter 

Anthony and Susan Bogenschutz 

Brian and Anita Bohn 

Wayne and Linda Boike 

James and Susan Bollum 

Catherine Bonde 

Julie and Michael Bonello 

Nicholas Bores 

Morris Borglum & Susan Stenzel-Borglum 

Ronald Born 

Jennifer and Jason Bornholdt 

Richard Borrell 

David Bothe 

Eugene and Shirley Brandt 

Thorsten Brandt and Gayle Gorney 

Gene and Myrtle Brandvold 

James and Patricia Branstad 

Loren and Wendy Bregel 

James Breyer 

Jenni Brinda 

Mark and Susan Broman 

Valerie Brones 

David and Julie Bruggeman 

Jean Bruns 

Dean and Cindy Buker 

Joe and Jennifer Buller 

Brian and Kari Burggraff 

Robert and Diane Burich 

Michelle and Timothy Burns 

Keith Butterfass 

Curtis and Lori Callister 

Dana Carlson 

Gary and Angella Carlson 

Donald Carnahan 

David Carr 

Chris Carroll 

Scott and Anita Case 

Lynn and Thomas Cashman 

William Casper 

Lori and Joel Casterton 

Carl and Barbara Cathcart 

Stephen Catton 

Joseph Cavanaugh 

Heidi Cedergren 

Peter Chapdelaine 

Mark Cheeley 

Shelley Chenvert 

Kenneth and Carol Chirpich 

Robert and Sharon Chittenden 

Michael and Denise Choiniere 

Trever Christian 

Mark and SkiAnn Christiansen 

Karla and Doug Christopherson 

Harold Chromy 

Kelley and David Chromy 

Kari and Carl Clavadetscher 

Michael and Beth Clemons 

Wesley and Sue Clerc 

Stephani and Richard Cleveland 

Billy and Patricia Clifford 

Myron and Kelly Collins 

Therese and Michael Collins 

Edward and Catherine Commers 

Robert Cone 

Aaron and Teresa Cooper 

Brett and Sheri Coy 

Francis and Julie Crowley 

James Currie 

Claudia and John Curt 

William and Barbara Dale 

Brian and Carla Danielson 

Carrie Danielson 

Diane and Richard Danielson 

James and Tammy Danner 

Charles and Janice Darth 

Denise Decker 

Michael and Betsy Deets 

Deluxe Corporation Foundation 

Carla and George Demers 

Donald and Karen Denzler 

Gary and Cynthia Detjen 

Darla Devries 

Gregory and Peggy Diemer 

Thomas and Jody Dison 

Joel and Lori Doheny 

Julie Doherty 

Steven and Marsha Donnelly 

Darla Doocy 

Gerald Downing 

Marcia and Edmond Droege 

Kathleen and Bruce Drouillard 

James and Kristine Dunn 

John Dupont 

Jodi Dyvig 

Darrell and Virginia Eastvold 

Richard and S Eaton 

Aloys Eichers 

Terrance and Catherine Eichten 

Ralph and Barbara Eischen 

Bruce and Lynn Eisenhauer 

Jay and Kristen Eklund 

Paul and Bonnie Ellingboe 

Bradley and Melissa Elliott 

James and Deann Elliott 

Brent and Sherri Engelbrekt 

Daniel and Lori Enger 

David and Robyn Erdmann 

Bruce Erickson 

Bradley and Janice Evans 

Cheryl and Kevin Evans 

Jacqueline Evans 

Debra and Jeff Eversman 

Lisa and Charles Evert 

John and Yvonne Ewert 

Todd Fahlstrom 

Melissa and David Fahrmann 

June Farwick 

Daniel and Lori Fauskee 

Robert and Cheryl Fauver 

David Feddersen 

Alois and Mary Fettig 

Thomas Fider 

James and Linda Fink 

Keith and Janet Finstad 

Steven and Dawn Fischer 

Laurie Fisher 

Charles Fisk 

Randall and Linda Flanagan 

Charles and Maureen Flolo 

Joan and Raymond Flood 

Michael Foley 

Pamela Folkens 

Marcy Folkes 

Kevin and Jodi Forstner 

Rodney and Barbara Foster 

Thomas and Audrey Fowles 

Thomas and Nicole Fox 

Emilie Frank 

Shannon and Steve Frank 

Ronald and Dawn Freiberg 

Lisa and Ronnie Frericks 

Linda and John Friederichs 

Robert and Kathy Frisk 

Debora and Michael Frodl 

Nathan Fults 

Michelle and Troy Furrer 

Bipin and Yogini Gandhi 

April and Tyler Garrison 

Samuel and Julie Gault 

Paul and Lynn Gaworski 

Karla and Steven Gemuenden 

David and Roberta Gerads 

Nina and Troy Gerber 

Tim and Pamela Gerhardt 

Shirley and Gary Gettings 

Debra and Rick Gilbertson 

Douglas Gilbertson 

Lori and John Gilbertson 

Chad Gillick 

Kelly and Christopher Glover 

Cletus Goblirsch & Ronda Helling-Goblirsch 

Robert and Sylvia Gonzales 

Steven and Lisa Good 

Stefanie Gorres 

Chris and Hugh Goswick 

Daryl Goughnour 

Sheila Graikowski 

Michael and Sandra Granda 

Ward and Jennifer Greeley 

Shawn Green 

Joseph and Linnea Grey 

Bradley and Mary Griffith 

Maureen Grimaud 

Randall and Linda Grimm 

John and Jo Ann Gross 

Debra Grossman 

Michael and Kristin Grove 

Gary and Leann Grover 

Shelli and Neal Grover 

Bruce Gruenhagen 

Heather Grummons 

Rande Grunzke 

Kevin and Jessi Guillemette 

Kathryn and Alan Guyer 

Ryan and Brenda Haag 

Larry and Margaret Haberman 

Kristin Haines 

Jeffrey and Diane Halbach 

Kevin Hall 

Jennifer Halpern 

Michael and Debra Hambleton 

Judy Hamilton 

Channing Handberg 

Hilary Hansen 

Larry and Nancy Hansen 

David and Brenda Hanson 

Kevin and Stacy Hanson 

Margaret Hanson 

Robert and Robin Hanson 

Rick and Pamela Harbarth 

Brian Harens 

Kyle Haring 

Carolyn and Dale Harms 

William and Colleen Harris 

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & 

Insurance Company 

William Harvey 

John Hasselius 

Lauren Haugen 

Ronald Haugen 

Dale Haupert 

Mae and Charles Hawkins 

Colleen and James Hayes 

Erik Hays 

Gordon and Phyllis Heath 

William and Susan Heil 

Marsha and Richard Heller 

Jan and Linda Helling 

Gladys and Rev Lowell Helstedt 

Dennis and Kathleen Hemmingsen 

Burnell and Darlene Hendrikson 

Charles Henke 

Lee and Jonelle Hennen 

Jean Hensrud 

Lori and Brian Henze 

Bradley and Kathy Hepp 

Peggy and Mark Herrick 

Michelle and Craig Hertaus 

Troy Hesli 

Joseph Heydon 

Jack and Janine Hickerson 

Patrick Hildebrand 

John Hilgers 

Clifford Hillstrom 

Kevin and Jean Hintz 

Roy and Judith Hinz 

Philip and Huong Hirsch 

Mark and Julie Hoeft 

Michelle Hoehn 

Robert and Donna Hoekstra 

David and Karla Hoelmer 

Larry and Shelly Hoffman 

James and Debra Holmseth 

Mark Hoppe 

Jeffrey Houg 

Randy Hrdlicka 

Ningsheng Huang and Yongping Zhang 

Julie and Jon Hudrlik 

Jay Hultgren 

Jason Hyvare 

David and Danna Ihrke 

Renee Ihrke 

Terry and Gina Ittel 

Katherine and Richard Iverson 

Betty and Robert Jacobs 

Duane and Carole Jacobson 

Jeanne Jakel 

William James 

Gary and Mary Japenga 

Michael and Tracy Jaquette 

Kevin and Mary Jensen 

Susan and Chris Jensen 

Marty and Gwen Johanson 

Ann and Jerome Johnson 

Bradford and Audrey Johnson 

Jeffrey and Mary Johnson 

Kelly and Jeffrey Johnson 

Kim and Catherine Johnson 

Lowell and Jean Johnson 

Rodd and Jennifer Johnson 

Steven and Brenda Johnson 

Wayne Johnson 

Ann and Douglas Jones 

Guy and Kari Jones 

Robert and Patricia Jones 

Jodi Jorgensen 

Thomas and Susan Jorissen 

Thomas and Judith Joseph 

Tamera and Kevin Jost 

Robert and Diane Jungbluth 

Kevin Kalal

Suzanne and Daniel Keefe 

Nicholas and Dorene Kellen 

Larry and Jo Ann Kelling 

Scott and Jeanne Kelly 

Kemper Group 

Shannon and Kaaren Keohane 

Muhammad Khan 

Kenneth Kieffer 

John and Mary Kilkelly 

Edward and In Kim 

Audrey and Ron Kintzi 

Donna Kirscht 

William and Kaathryn Klammer 

Jenny and Paul Kleist 

Vernon Klenk 

Sheri and Dean Klinkner 

Thomas and Ann Klotz 

Kristine Kniefel 

John Knudson 

Brian Koch 

Michael Koch 

Mitchell and Gretchen Kohanek 

Jodi and Lindsay Kohrs 

Steven and Jeannette Kokesh 

James and Jill Kontz 

Pamela and Michael Konz 

Bruce and Marsha Korth 

Paul and Celia Kottmer 

Melissa and Kris Krachmer 

Neal Kraemer 

Charles and Antionette Krattenmaker 

Philip and Burni Krautkremer 

Bruce and Lynn Krejci 

Karen Krier 

Mary and Gregory Kriese 

Ricky Kriewall 

Larry and Mary Krmpotich 

Colleen Krogman 

Gary and Judith Krook 

Arthur and Amy Krueger 

Carol Krueger 

Mary Beth and Jack Kruger 

Jeffrey Krumrie 

Sharon and Alvin Kubat 

Ronald and Linda Kuchinka 

David and Teri Kuck 

John Kufus 

Charles and Lila Kummerfeld 

Jessie Kunkel 

Jude and Julie Lague 

Dennis and Joanne Lambert 

William Landherr 

Randall and Deb Lane 

Paul and June Lange 

Tracy and Joel Langeberg 

Stephen and Vicki Langemo 

James and Esther Lannon 

Jay and Kathleen Larsen 

Alvin David and Joanne Larson 

Barbara Larson 

Becky and Dan Larson 

Joy Larson 

Peter and Linda Larson 

Randall Laue 

Chad and Laura Lawrence 

Cynthia Lecy 

Delmer and Wanda Lee 

Marcus Lee 

Scott and Laurie Lee 

Daniel Leeman 

Wendy Leeman 

Bradley and Amy Leland 

John and Susan Leland 

Ronald and Cheryl Leuthner 

Duane Lien 

Xiaodong Lin and Yongli Gu 

Beth and Robert Lincoln 

Thomas and Carol Lindborg 

Warren and Kristi Lochner 

Franklin and Bonnie Loncorich 

Ronald Lonneman 

Todd and Amy Loosbrock 

Paul and Paula Loveless 

Sheila and Bradley Ludewig 

Ronald and Frances Lunak 

Michael Lund 

Eric and Kendra Lundhagen 

Monica Lundquist 

Craig Luttschwager 

Todd Maass 

Lisa Macho 

Shanda Madsen 

Michael and Sara Mahoney 

Jeffrey Malecha 

Theresa and Steven Malone 

Gregory and Tracie Maloney 

Jessica Manthei 

Matthew and Daphney Maras 

Chad Markuson 

Kimberly Marolt 

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc 

Jerry and Kay Marso 

Craig and Ann Martin 

Erik Marvin 

Corwin and Deirdre Marzolf 

Mark and Laura Masuda 

Abraham Mathew 

Kristine Mathiason 

Dan Matus 

Nancy Mausehund 

Cara McAdaragh 

Ann and Russell McCabe 

Christopher McCabe 

Patricia and Chris McElligott 

William McEnroe 

Ryan McGuire 

Katherine and Paul McKelvey 

Jeffrey McKenzie 

Sheila and Greg McMath 

Janet Mealey 

Thomas and Marla Melms 

Brandon and Wendy Melz 

Todd and Tracy Meschke 

Brian Meyer 

Emily Meyer 

Samuel and Dawn Meyer 

Steven and Sheri Meyer 

Dean and Nancy Mikel 

Sandra and Robert Miland 

Kevin and Judy Milbery 

Jamie Milbrett 

David Miller 

John Miller 

Richard and Teresa Miller 

Thomas and Debra Miller 

Jodi Miller-Hammes and Steve Hammes 

Brian and Susan Mitchell 

Randall and Sandra Modene 

Pradeep and Madhu Modi 

Greg and Karen Moe 

Jeffrey and Deadra Moffit 

Steven and Bonnie Moravec 

Nancy and Pete Morrison 

Sean and Angie Morrissey 

Steven and Kerri Morrow 

Kerry Motl 

Jennifer and Dennis Moynihan 

Gerald Mueller 

Paul Mullaseril 

Daniel and Mary Muzik 

Robert Nadeau 

Leslie Nagel 

Michael and Connie Nahan 

David and Michele Nelson 

Gregg and Pamela Nelson 

Luann and John Nelson 

Darla and Ronald Nemec 

Nicole Neuhaus 

Gerald and Donna Neumann 

Joline and Charles Neve 

Thomas and Margaret Newell 

Kimberly Nickel 

Nicholas and Margaret Nicklow 

Jerry Nielsen 

Garry and Rosanne Nietz 

Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation, Inc. 

Lori and Joel O’Brien 

Thomas and Susan O’Connell 

Brian and Shari O’Donnell 

Office Depot, Inc 

Rick Olek 

James and Joanne Olm 

Annette Olson 

Bradley and Karen Olson 

Douglas Olson 

Jenny and Aric Olson 

Keith Olson 

Norman Olson 

Gerald and Mary Oppliger 

Ove and Debra Oren 

David and Laurie Orness 

Ted and Pamela Oslund 

Susan Osten 

Richard Overholser 

Laurie and Daniel Pahl 

Laura and Steven Palmer 

Thomas and Rebecca Parham 

William Park 

Douglas and Jennifer Parrott 

John and Sandra Pates 

James and Tina Pauling 

Jon and Julie Paulsen 

Dianne and Darin Pavek 

Jan and Rosmary Payne 

Julie Pelzl 

Richard and Joni Pentland 

Daniel Perrizo 

Bruce and Markey Persby 

Lynn Person 

John and Debbie Pestka 

Brian and Shelley Peters 

Jonathan and Sara Peters 

Al and Susan Peterson 

Delwin and Deanna Peterson 

Donald and Shirley Peterson 

Gerald Peterson 

Jay and Kathleen Peterson 

Theodore Peterson 

Renell Pettinelli 

Stephanie Pexa 

Ninh Phan 

Nancy and Marlin Pierson 

Steven and Rebecca Pilgrim 

Lisa and Stephen Pilla 

Daniel and Brenda Pint 

Cynthia and Dana Pitt 

Ignacio and Patricia Plata 

Pohlad Family Charities 

David Polzin 

Kelly Portner 

LoAnn and Jeffry Post 

Patrick Poston 

Brad and Amy Presley 

Cynthia A.Probst-Dekruif & Douglas Dekruif 

Prudential Foundation 

James and Jeanie Purvis 

Jeffrey Pytleski 

Allan and Rita Radke 

Jamison Randall 

Emelda and Gordon Rasmussen 

Anthony and Sandra Rausch 

Thomas and Brenda Rausch 

Thomas and Linda Redig 

Matthew and Karyn Reese 

Tammy and Chad Regnier 

Steven Rehm 

Brian Reilly 

Michael Reinartz 

Thomas and Bobby Relopez 

Lisa and Jay Rempfer 

Jason Rettke 

Lyle and Ausma Reul 

Patrick and Victoria Reveland 

Terry and Cheryl Reynolds 

Bonnie and John Rhode 

Jeffrey and Robin Rief 

Janice Riesselman 

Belinda and Buck Rind 

Jill and Gregory Rinzel 

Troy and Trinette Risting 

Michael and Deon Roach 

Penny and Thomas Roach 

Rockwell International 

Jean and Joseph Rodriguez 

Stephen and Ronna Roesner 

Sherri and Kenneth Rohlf 

Cheri Ronglien 

Kenneth Ropp 

Carolyn and Gary Rosenboom 

Royal and Luann Ross 

Melissa Rossman 

Steven and Karen Rudin 

John and Judy Ruegg 

Ross and Kerry Rugroden 

David and Cheryl Runneberg 

Gerald Ruona 

Scott and Patricia Russett 

Gloria and Albert Rust 

Robert and Carol Rynda 

Linda Ryno 

Jan and Mary Sackett 

Mitchell Savage 

Roxanne and Shane Saxhaug 

Kay and Roger Scheibe 

Scott and Stacy Scheid 

Julie and Gregory Schiller 

Alan and Kimberly Schimelpfenig 

Judith Schmeling 

Kenneth and Gayla Schmidt 

David and Deborah Schmit 

Lee and Debbra Schoneman 

Kenneth and Joan Schonrock 

Michelle and Rick Schrader 

William Schreiber 

Linda and Stanley Schriock 

Judith and Keith Schroeder 

Charles and Audrey Schubbe 

Christopher and Nicole Schulz 

Daryl and Katherine Schulz 

John and Kim Schutt 

Timothy Schwenker 

Donovan and Myrna Schwichtenberg 

Shawn and Tracy Schwichtenberg 

David Seberson 

David and Cynthia Sebold 

Rebecca and Gary Sellner 

Thomas and Shirley Senden 

Bruce and Carolyn Shaffer 

Keith and Christine Shaffer 

Jeffrey Sharp and Patrice O’Leary 

Eric Shaughnessy 

Lynette and Keith Shishido 

Eric and Nancy Shively 

John and Ronda Short 

James Silesky and Susan Stover 

Amy and William Simser 

Daniel and Michelle Sjoquist 

Brian and Patti Smith 

Claire Smith 

Douglas and Kathryn Smith 

Joseph and Ruth Smith 

Deanna Snow Beise and William Beise 

David and Dana Snyder 

Shawn and Kay Snyder 

Kevin and Jill Solheid 

Kurt and Audrey Solheid 

David Sonnek 

John Sonnek 

Yvonne and Steven Sonnek 

Kristen Sordahl 

Jan and Ann Sorensen 

Wayne and Deborah Sorensen 

Mary Souers 

Lynn and James Splittstoesser 

St Paul Companies, Inc. 

Jamie Stadheim 

Thomas Stadler 

Todd and Lisa Stahl 

Dean and Teresa Stalheim 

Karen Steige 

Daniel and Amy Steinhagen 

Curtis and Kristine Steinmetz 

William Stekly 

Joseph and Louanne Stenger 

Patrick and Cathleen Stenson 

Patrick and Jennifer Stephens 

Tammy and Tim Steuber 

Jeffrey Stewart 

Laurie Stewart 

Karen and James Stiehl 

Garrett and Denise Stiles 

Errol Stillings 

Reid and Carol Stone 

Susan and Mark Strauser 

Allan and Leah Stresemann 

Susan and Randy Supalla 

SuperValu Stores, Inc. 

Carolyn and Duane Swan 

Michael and Eleanor Swan 

Ronald and Susan Swanson 

James and Kimberly Swatosch 

Steven Swedenborg 

Mark Sween 

John Sweeney 

Brenda Swenson 

Sherry and Gary Sylvester 

Jon Taxdahl 

William and Kathleen Tetzlaff 

John Tetzloff 

William Theobald 

Charles and Carol Thielman 

Anthony and Linda Thompson 

Brian and Nancy Tichy 

Cynthia and Rob Timm 

Randy and Vicky Timm 

Robert and Janet Timm 

Jeanne Tolzman 

Daniel Tonn 

Joseph and Susan Totall 

James and Terry Tourville 

Julie and John Trabant 

Jonathan Tracy 

Steven Tracy 

Steven Trish 

Tamera Trout 

Kostas and Naomi Tsantir 

Timothy Tupy 

Kent and Margarita Turtle 

Tamy and Wayne Tvedten 

Charles and Pegi Twait 

Charles and Jodi Ulland 

Todd and Julie Ulve 

Thomas and Michelle Underdahl 

Keith and Dianne Unruh 

Chetan Uttarkar 

Curtis and Bonnie Van Buren 

Michael and Stacey Van Der Sloot 

Landon and Susan Vath 

Michael and Carolyn Vee 

Leann and Matthew Vesey 

Paul and Tamara Vesey 

Bruce and Mary Viessman 

Gary and Jeanne Viken 

Jacqueline and J Fredrick Vinci 

Joshaua Vrzal 

John and Beth Wacholz 

Douglas Wagner 

Craig and Brenda Wahl 

Roger Walker 

Sharon and Michael Walsh 

Carol and John Walter 

Jeffrey and Karen Warfield 

Frederick and Peggy Warren 

James and Linda Welch 

Stephen Wernimont 

Sandra and Jerald Wersal 

West Group Company 

Richard and Peggy Westlund 

Todd Weston 

Alex and Amy Wheaton 

Christine Wheeler 

Victoria Wiborg 

Timothy and Brenda Wichman 

Jerry and Leeann Wicklander 

David and Connie Wier 

Steven Wilcox 

Amy Wildung 

Jeffrey and Julie Williams 

Ann and Daniel Williamson 

Jacqueline Willrett 

Richard and Ann Wilstermann 

Tera and Jeff Windfeldt 

Dean and Theresa Winter 

Kristin Winter 

Timothy Wirtz 

Angela Wischmann and Joshua Zehoski 

Duwayne and Kay Witt 

Jennifer and Scott Witthuhn 

John and Catherine Witting 

Richard and Mary Woitte 

Tamara Wolf 

Patricia and Ronald Wolle 

Joyce and Richard Wood 

Jason Worwa 

Daniel and Cynthia Wychor 

Neng Xiong 

Eric and Lisa Yatsko 

John and Gayle Zabel 

Gary Ziegler 

Steven and Becky Ziller 

Steven Zimmer 

Randal Zimmerman 

Robert and Sandra Zimmerman 

Kristin Zinke 

Kim Zitzmann 

Lisa and Gene Zwillenberg 

FINANCE, INSURANCE AND 

REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT 

$1,000 - $4,999 


Curtis and Debra Fisher 

$100 - $499 

Ann Dunagan 

Sonia and Raymond Ginnell 

Todd and Stephanie Skotterud 


Up to $99 

Joshua Beer 

David and Joyce Essler 

Mike and Colleen Finegan 

Travis Gill 

Scott and Karin Jax 

Michael and Rea King 

James and Sue Miller 

Wade and Jodi Stritesky 

Daniel and Bobbi Young 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 

PROGRAM 

Up to $99 

Hung Dinh 

Daryl and Katherine Schulz 

Shari Stevens 

Thomas Tuma 

MANAGEMENT AND 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 

$100 - $499 

Jon Kalinowski and Joanne Brandt 

Howard Miller 

Claudia and James Pragman 

Dooyoung and Haesun Shin 

Up to $99 

Charles and Paula Baker 

Janice Braam 

INTERNATIONAL 

STUDENT PROGRAM 

$100 - $499 

Dale and L Donna Hanke 

MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP 

$100 - $499 

Brenda and Joe Flannery 

Up to $99 

Miles and Becky Smayling 

ANGLIN MARKETING 

SCHOLARSHIP 

$1,000 - $4,999 

Kenneth and Linda Anglin 

Up to $99 

Paul Godlewski 

Anne and Russ Higgins 

Patti Kramlinger 

ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER, BILL WREN, GETS TO KNOW 

STUDENT ALENA KABAIKINA AT THE ADVISORY COUNCIL 

ANNUAL MEETING IN OCTOBER 

11

12 

The College 

of Business is 

indebted to 

donors 

who annually 

provide 

scholarship 

opportunities 

for 

outstanding 

students. 

College of Business 

Student Scholarship Awards 2002-2003 

General Scholarships 

RECIPIENT DONOR 

Ben Anderson College of Business 

ChristopherAustin Presidential Scholar 

Amber Beeler CHS Cooperatives 

Melisa Berg David and Carolyn Hunerberg 

Regan Blomme Ron & Jeanette Doggett 

Blake Blomquist Mettler Memorial Scholarship 

Christine Bones Gerald and Evon Olson 

Matthew Breuer Elmer T. and Nina C. Anderson 

Heather Briercliffe CHS Cooperatives 

Nick Burger Norbert Harrington, Sr. Endowed 

Katianne Dahl Management Faculty Student Sc. 

Jesse Daniels CHS Cooperatives 

Lori DeLong Al Annexstad, Leadership 

Joni Diekmann Cecil Bigelow 

Becky Digmann Federated Insurance Scholarship I 

Amy Duclos B.H. & Betty Chesley 

Dave Erickson CHS Cooperatives 

Leah Fitzsimmons Presidential Scholar 

Julia Goens David and Carolyn Hunerberg 

Emily Gutknecht Xcel Energy 

Brian Haley Elmer T. and Nina C. Anderson 

Rebecca Hanson Ogden Confer 

Jesse Johnson Richard & Leon Myers, Finance 

Alena Kabaikina David and Carolyn Hunberberg 

Gergana Kambitova Elmer T. and Nina C. Anderson 

Laura Kasel Midwest Wireless Kiwanis Business 

Jeffrey Kudrle International Business 

Lolande Lema Management Faculty Student Sc. 

Holly Luehmann B.H. & Betty Chesley 

Nick Luger American Express 

Nicole Manke STSC Memorial Marketing 

Vanessa McBride David and Carolyn Hunberberg 

Jessica Mulinix CHS Cooperatives 

Kylie Muller Elmer T. and Nina C. Anderson 

Matthew Norland Ogden Confer 

Margaret Pallardy Richard & Mary Schmitz Endowment 

Holly Peterson Federated Insurance Scholarship II 

Zafar Qurrat-ul-Ain Elmer T. and Nina C. Anderson 

Lindsay Ranstrom International Business 

Nathan Reinhardt CHS Cooperatives 

Anne Rother B.H. & Betty Chesley 

Matthew Sather Presidential Scholar 

Kimberly Schrimpf Curt & Debbie Fisher, Real Estate 

Krystle Schroeder Norbert Harrington Sr. Endowed 

Cassie Schug Mettler Memorial Scholarship 

Natalie Schultz Xcel Energy 

Dustin Sedars, Presidential Scholar 

Mohamed Shaffi Ron & Jeanette Doggett 

Kara Sing Duane McCracken 

Karmen Smith Elmer T. and Nina C. Anderson 

Andrew Splinter B.H. & Betty Chesley 

Andrew Steil Richard & Leon Myers Finance 

Melanie Thaemert Presidential Scholar 

Catherine Thorne Marketing Faculty 

Linh Tran Wells Fargo Cultural Diversity 

Bradley Wallace American Express 

Clint Warriner Xcel Energy 

Brianna Weber College of Business 

Sarah Wells Cecil Bigelow & Presidential Scholar 

MaryWeisflock David and Carolyn Hunerberg 

Rebecca Wieseler Richard & Mary Schmitz, Endowment 

Megan Wieweck Curt & Debbie Fisher, Finance 

Erik Woodin Midwest Wireless Kiwanis Business 

Sandra Zierke P.R. Kenefick Memorial 

Omar Abdalla 

Chelsie Adamson 

Sarah Ager 

Angela Anderson 

Wendy Anderson 

Kimberly Barnard 

Sarah Lynn Barrette 

Donna Bartness 

Amber Beeler 

Kelly Begalka 

Melisa Berg 

Andrew Bernau 

Jessica Beyer 

Nicholas Beyer 

Sarah Blake 

Regan Blomme 

Blake Blomquist 

Nikolaus Boese 

Jessica Bohn 

Olutunde Bolarinwa 

Diana Breitenfeldt 

Bradley Brettin 

Matthew Breuer 

Ali Bulhan 

Katie Buysse 

Jason Casey 

Erin Caven 

Brian Christensen 

Bradley Collins 

Valerie Crumb 

Katianne Dahl 

Heather Dahms 

Jessee Daley 

Lori DeLong 

Joni Diekmann 

Becky Digmann 

Dan Doll 

David Erickson 

Brigitta Estum 

Tyler Flohrs 

Marc Fosterling 

Jenny Gergen 

Jessica Gillette 

Joseph Gillson 

Amber Grams 

Katie Guetter 

Brian Gunter 

Emily Gutknecht 

Matt Hall 

Michael Hansen 

Rebecca Hanson 

Lara Henderson 

Crystal Hoff 

Monica Hoffmann 

Angela Holmin 

Jacqueline Johnson 

Alena Kabaikina 

Gergana Kambitova 

Jason Karlstad 

Laura Kasel 

Rebecca Kehr 

Rebecca Klatt 

Laura Kluge 

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS MEGAN WIEWECK AND KIMBERLY SCHRIMPF 

WITH DONOR CURT FISHER AND DEAN SCOTT JOHNSON 

Student scholarship winners had the opportunity to meet and personally thank 

donors at the College of Business’ third annual Scholarship Reception on 

September 24, 2002. The 64 College of Business scholarships awarded totaled 

$48,400; the Accounting Department awarded 29 scholarships for a total of 

$32,000; and a total of 123 I.T. Scholarships were awarded and totaled 

$30,750. 

Accounting Scholarships 

RECIPIENT DONOR 

Wendy Anderson Lynn & Pam Nagorske 

Chris Austin MN Society of CPAs 

Mike Baird KPMG 

Shannon Berg MN Society of CPAs 

Brian Christensen MN Society of CPAs, Southern Chapter 

Brenda Dahle TCF Financial Bank 

Amanda Denn TCF Bank Employees 

Dan Doll Florence & Clarence Musselman Memorial 

Andy Gibart Wolf Etter & Co. 

Matthew Johnson McGladrey Pullen & Co 

Angela Lau Florence & Clarence Musselman Memorial 

Rebecca Leigh-Marg Kehr MN Society of CPAs, Southern Chapter 

Amber Knudtson Sam Erickson Endowment 

Holly Luehmann Florence & Clarence Musselman Memorial 

Ofundem Lyok Hansen Jergenseon & Co 

Jeric Moesenthin Lynn & Pam Nagorske 

Rebecca Nielson Richard Broich 

Erin O’Malley Richard Broich 

Jodie Ostergren TCF Financial Bank 

Joshua Sherburne Robert Zelin Memorial 

Paul Telander Grant Thornton 

Melanie Thaemert Robert Zelin Memorial 

Sheila Tjandra Boulay Heutmaker Zibell & Co. 

Darin Tweit LAWCO 

Laura Wagner MN Society of CPAs 

Brad Wallace Lyndon Opsal Endowment 

Matt Wersal MN Society of CPAs, Southern Chapter 

Andrew Wolle Copeland Buhl & Co. 

Kylie Zoellmer Lyndon Opsal Endowment 

Information Technology Scholarships 

$250 scholarships make student laptop purchases more affordable 

Lisa Knutson 

Kelly Koehler 

Joshua Koenig 

Jesse Kohman 

Amy Krueger 

Amber Kruse 

Jeffrey Kudrle 

Angela Lau 

Jonathan Lauzon 

Lolande Lema 

Pablo Maida 

Nicole Manke 

Robert Marold 

Benjamin Meidl 

Daniel Mellum 

Jeric Moesenthin 

Joseph Monders 

Michael Murray 

Mohammed Nathani 

Cassie Nore 

Matthew Norland 

Travis Nutzman 

Kimberly Olson 

Tricia Olson 

Matthew Paluczak 

Wanda Patsche 

Emily Petersen 

Nicole Peterson 

Cindy Piehl 

Nathan Reinhardt 

Anne Rother 

Peter Runkel 

Jennifer Schmid 

Nathan Schmidtke 

Krystle Schroeder 

Cassie Schug 

Jacklyn Schwint 

Tiffany Sieben 

Kara Sing 

Melissa Slack 

Karmen Smith 

Danielle Struck 

Melanie Thaemert 

Catherine Thorne 

Stacey Volk 

Timothy Vossen 

Brad Wallace 

Clint Warriner 

Emily Watters 

Sarah Wells 

Rebecca Wieseler 

Megan Wieweck 

Tina Willson 

Calen Wilson 

Sara Winkelman 

Andrew Wolle 

Casandra Worrell 

Ngan Suet Ying 

Sandra Zierke 

Kylie Zoellmer

Presidential Scholars 

in the College of Business 

COB Graduates Eight Presidential Scholars 

The Presidential Scholarship awards, created in 

1995 by the Minnesota State University, Mankato 

Foundation Board of Directors, provide much 

needed financial relief to outstanding students 

who exhibit excellence in academia and service. 

The scholarships are awarded to first year or 

transfer students who earned a composite ACT 

score of 26 or higher and ranked in the top 10 

percent of his or her high school graduating class. 

Awards are in the amount of a $10,000 scholarship 

over four years and $5000 over two years 

(for transfer students). 

The College of Business was proud to have eight 

presidential scholars in the 2002 graduating class, 

including Allyson Buckles, Austin Colby, Jessica 

Edge, Michael Fauver, Amanda Fude, Tara 

Gipson, Brian Holler, and Justin Sandmann. 

“The Presidential Scholars are students who have 

already achieved at a high level. We compete 

with a number of institutions for these outstanding 

students,” said College of Business Dean 

Scott Johnson. “The College of Business is 

extremely proud of our recent group of eight 

scholars who graduated this past spring.” 

The graduates appreciate the freedom the 

Presidential Scholarship allowed them during their 

years in college. “Because I got the scholarship, I 

didn’t have to work. I could concentrate on my 

studies and still have time to attend sporting events 

or theater events,” explains Fauver. “I guess you’d 

say it made all the difference in the world.” 

Today’s challenging economic climate has left 

some of the 2002 graduates still seeking their 

first professional job. However, they all recognize 

that they have left the College of Business 

ready for the professional world. “The faculty 

prepares students for life beyond college,” says 

Edge. 

“They were so helpful,” adds Fude. “The professors 

helped me through my courses, and helped 

me understand what I needed to get ready for the 

‘real world.’” 

JUSTIN SANDMANN 

The scholars look forward to using their degrees 

and developing as professionals. Edge is busy 

planning a December wedding, and Sandmann, 

who was married this summer, looks forward to 

one day starting a family in the Mankato area. It 

Scholarships 

is clear the future is bright. 

AMANDA FUDE 

Colby best expresses the sentiments of all eight 

of the Presidential Scholars, “I want to say thank 

you to the Presidential Scholarship Program and 

to all of the professors in the College of Business 

for allowing me to reach my full potential. Any 

prospective students who are considering attending 

MSU couldn’t go wrong by doing so.” 

MICHAEL FAUVER 

JESSICA EDGE 

What’s a typical day like for a college junior who is a double major in marketing 

and international business, as well as a college ambassador, sorority president and 

a Presidential Scholar? “Crazy,” laughs Sarah Wells, a Minnesota State 

University, Mankato student who is all these things and more. 

Sarah has become a pro at time management since beginning college in the fall 

of 2000. Most days she has classes in the morning, followed by two to five hours 

of work in the College of Business Dean’s office. Following work, she tries to 

make it home for a bite to eat, but depending on the day, she’ll be back on campus 

to give a tour or attend an ambassadors or sorority meeting. “Good time management 

is really important. I carry everything I might need during the day, just 

in case I don’t make it home in between. My bag is huge,” she says with a smile. 

Like most students, Sarah says she has changed a lot in the first few years of college. 

Networking is one of the skills she’s acquired since beginning at MSU. The Ireton, 

IA native explains that coming from a town of 800 people, there was never a need 

to create new contacts or relationships. “Everybody knows everybody,” she says. 

“Here, I’ve learned how to talk to new people and start relationships with them.” 

Sarah says the Presidential Scholarship has opened a lot of doors, allowing her to 

meet alumni and visit the president's house. However, she most appreciates the 

program’s recognition of leadership and service, in addition to academic performance. 

“I think its really good that the scholarship isn’t just based on grades. 

They take other things into account,” she explains. “It’s important that students 

know that if you can talk to people, if you can be a leader, if you can donate your 

time, people will notice and give you credit.” 

Sarah Wells: Third-Year Presidential Scholar 

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MISSION STATEMENT 

Our mission is to educate 

undergraduate students to be successful 

and responsible business leaders 

dedicated to pursuing excellence. 

Our high quality business programs 

primarily focus on meeting the 

education needs of Minnesota students, 

with a secondary focus on meeting the 

needs of students from the region. 

We partner with business to provide our 

programs in a technologically 

advanced, active learning environment. 

Our faculty, students and external 

partners work together in an 

environment of mutual respect and 

continuous professional development. 

The college encourages diversity of 

thought, exploration of technology, 

intellectual discovery, and contributions 

to the improvement of our global 

society. We pursue excellence in 

teaching, and engage in high quality 

research and service to support our 

teaching. Although we value basic 

research, our intellectual contributions 

focus principally on applied research 

and instructional development which 

enhance the learning process and 

improve business practice. Our service 

facilitates management of the college 

and university, supports extracurricular 

activities, contributes to our business 

disciplines through the scholarly review 

and editorial process, and builds 

business partnerships to enrich 

student learning. 

Traveling Classroom 

Students experience New York and Europe 

For many Minnesota State University, Mankato College of Business students, travel to a large city or even another 

country is an important part of their education. Experiencing a new environment reminds students of the possibilities 

in the world of business. 

Dr. Bruce Smith, a professor in the Accounting & Business Law department, plans an annual trip to New York 

City that is open to all COB students. This year, Smith has planned two trips because a high number of students 

are interested in participating. “Way back in January (2002), I had over fifty people who wanted to go,” Smith 

said. Thirty-six students will travel from December 15-22, 2002, while 28 will travel from January 5-12, 2003. 

On the New York trip, students take part in several business related activities including visits to the New York 

Stock Exchange, the Federal Exchange Bank, and presentations from business leaders. On the tourist side, the 

group visits Chinatown and Little Italy and are encouraged to take in a Broadway show. “They find Greenwich 

Village on their own,” says Smith. 

According to Smith, students gain a lot of insight when they are exposed to a city the size of New York. “It shows 

them that working in New York is a possibility,” he said. 

Spring break (March 8-16, 2003) brings another travel opportunity for COB students. Dr. Basil Janavaras will be 

taking a group to his home country of Greece. Students will earn college credits as they explore the business and 

culture of Athens and the islands of Aegina, Hydra, and Poros. 

In addition to seeing historical landmarks, students will enjoy lectures on topics such as “doing business in 

Greece” and the 2004 Olympics. There will also be visits to both Greek companies and subsidiaries of foreignbased 

companies. 

Some students choose to extend their travels by studying abroad for a semester or two. Each year MSU College 

of Business students have the opportunity to experience a new culture and earn MSU credits in a different country 

through an International Business Exchange. Currently, MSUhas business exchange programs with Helia, 

Helsinki Business Polytechnic in Helsinki, Finland and Institut de Formation International (IFI) in Rouen, France. 

The following students spent at least one semester of the 2001-2002 school year at Helia: Adam Kittelson, Aaron 

Poloquin, Caleb Thunem, Travis Haasch, and Adam Segar. During the Spring 2002 semester, Mike Berg, Marie 

Beane, Dan Royse, Jackie Youngdahl, and Jamie Zehnder studied at IFI, while Nicole Peterson and Danielle 

Lafore will spend their Spring 2003 semester at the French institute. 

There are several students from Helsinki who spent the Fall 2002 at MSU including Reina Lahtinen, Sanna 

Uotinen, Kati Remo, and Simo Mahkonen. From IFI, Almandine Herbert and Margurite de Montgolfier will 

spend the full 2002-2003 school year at MSU. 

Helping Students Do What They Didn’t Think Possible 

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who had no support from his family regarding his educational 

endeavors. The student often felt overwhelmed by the process, 

but Larry was able to show him a path to graduation by meeting 

with the student each week. "He earned his four-year 

degree; and every time I see him, he tells me he can't believe 

what he's accomplished," said Larry. "You just feel so good 

knowing you were part of the team that helped students achieve 

goals they never thought were possible." 

In addition to advising, Larry taught seven courses during his 

years at MSU. "I also worked with a number of community colleges, 

where many of our transfer students start their education. 

We'd go to the community college to discuss their program and 

then work out the details of transferring credit. I enjoyed the 

variety advising offered," he added. 

The College of Business has seen many changes since Larry 

first stepped onto the MSU campus. During the earlier years 

there were ten major areas of study in the College of Business. 

Five of those majors were moved to other colleges. For example, 

the computer science program was moved to the College of 

Science, Engineering and Technology. 

"We've also gone from a discussion/lecture teaching format to 

one utilizing interactive wireless notebook communication. Our 

classrooms are now fitted with notebook computers and 

Smartboards," said Larry. 

However, some things haven't changed. Larry says it is still a 

relaxing six-minute walk across the entire campus, and instructors 

and students are still able to enjoy a low-key relaxed relationship—one 

that doesn't always exist on a campus our size. 

"MSU has a great diversity of both programs and students. 

Nearly everyone I have worked with has been a great support 

through the years, especially the past few years as my hours 

have been reduced during my phased retirement program. The 

staff in the College of Business, particularly Terri Evers (our 

office manager), and our advising team staff have been phenomenal." 

said Larry. 

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: AMY LUHMAN, 

MICHELLE MICHAEL & MELISSA NAGENGAST 

IN FRONT OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Student Activities 

Welcome Week Open House 

The College of Business hosted more than 100 incoming first-year students at its 

annual Welcome Week Open House on August 23, 2002. Professors Jane Baird 

and Robert Zelin demonstrated use of the SmartBoard in one of the College’s 

technology-enhanced classrooms. Students were given College brochures, 

newsletters, and signed up for a t-shirt drawing. 

Phone-a-thon 

For the fourth consecutive year, the College of Business conducted an active 

recruitment campaign with the enthusiastic help of current COB students. The 

campaign began early in the spring semester with a letter of information from the 

Dean sent to all admitted first-year and transfer students who indicated an interest 

in a College of Business major. On March 21, 25, and 26 more than 500 students 

were phoned by College of Business student volunteers, who readily 

answered questions and shared first-hand experiences. 

Etiquette Dinners 

The College of Business, in cooperation with Alumni Relations and Special 

Events and the Career Development and Counseling Center, provided a good 

time for students with “Creating Your Professional Image: A Business Meal 

Etiquette and Professional Dress Seminar.” The event, presented by MSU alum 

Chris Connors, is held each semester and provides students with hints about how 

to conduct themselves at a business meal (they never eat the same way again!). 

Tips and demonstrations about how to dress on a budget are also shared. Mentors 

in the E-Mentoring Program were also invited to attend. 

Russian Business Leaders Visit 


On September 30, 2002, 13 CEOs and business owners from Russia spent time 

on campus with MSU students, faculty, and administrators. The group of delegates, 

in Mankato to work with businesses and learn about financial and accounting 

principals and the market economy, attended Dr. Michael Young's Strategic 

Financial Management class and met with others at a luncheon. The visit was 

planned through the Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP), sponsored by 

Congress through the United States Department of State. 

Business Career Day 

Business Career Day was held on Wednesday, October 2, 2002. The annual 

recruiting fair attracted local, regional, and national recruiters who interviewed 

more than 750 MSU students. Included in the day’s events were company recruiting 

exhibits, a luncheon, and formal interview sessions that gave students opportunities 

to discuss both careers and internships with participating recruiters. If 

In March 2002, the College of Business sent students 

Shyan Fitzgerald and Jason Spitzer to the National 

Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) at Baylor University 

in Waco, Texas. Dr. John Kuzma, Associate Professor of 

Marketing, served as the faculty coordinator. The annual 

event includes a student sales competition and a mini-job 

fair where students can submit resumes and arrange interviews 

with the corporate sponsors. At last years competition, 

Shyan was interviewed and offered a position 

with Arrow Electronics, Inc. 

MSU students have participated in the 

competition for the last three of the 

competition’s four-year existence; 

students will attend this year’s 

competition at Kennesaw 

State University in 

Kennesaw, Georgia. 

you would like information about how your 

organization can participate in the best single-campus 

career fair in the Midwest, please 

contact Dr. Ken Anglin, (507) 389-2713, or 

Dr. Corinne Dickey, (507) 389-5424. 

Accounting Club 

During the 2001-2002 academic year, the 

Accounting Club sponsored two golf outings—one 

in the fall and one in the spring— 

in conjunction with the Accounting 

Department’s annual awards banquet. 

Field Trip 

Dr. Basil J. Janavaras, professor of 

International Business, took a group of students 

to tour 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota on 

Friday, October 25, 2002. The purpose of the 

trip was to familiarize the student with 3M’s 

global managerial philosophies, business 

strategies, operations around the world and 

career opportunities,” Janavaras explained. 

Students were able to meet and listen to 3M’s 

senior management executive/practitioners, 

reinforce the knowledge they acquire in the 

classroom, and learn about internship and 

career opportunities. Their host was Steve 

Pusey, Director of Global Strategic Planning. 

PROFESSOR JANE BAIRD, FAR 

RIGHT, LOOKS ON AS STUDENTS 

TRY THE SMARTBOARD AT THE 

WELCOME WEEK OPEN HOUSE 

MSU ALUM CHRIS CONNERS 

SPEAKER AT THE ETIQUETTE 

SEMINAR 

AN MSU STUDENT VISITS WITH A 

RECRUITER FROM HICKORY TECH 

ON BUSINESS CAREER DAY 

BASIL JANAVARAS AND HIS 

CLASS TAKE A TRIP TO 3M 

Students DR. 

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PAUL SCHWINGHAMMER Ph.D. 

CHAIR, ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS 

LAW DEPARTMENT 

HENRY OKLESHEN Ph.D. 

CHAIR, FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

MILES SMAYLING Ph.D. 

CHAIR, MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT 

KEVIN ELLIOT Ph.D. 

CHAIR, MARKETING & INTERNATIONAL 

BUSINESS DEPARTMENT 

Departmental Updates 

ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS LAW 

We have seen an increase in the number of on-campus recruiters 

this year as compared to last year. Is it possible that the accounting 

scandals of the recent past may have actually stimulated the 

need for more accountants? It is my hope that the audit will 

again gain the respect it so deserves, as compared to the commodity 

it has been treated as in the past. 

The number of Accounting majors has held steady over the last 

3 to 4 year period, with a slight increase in this year’s freshman 

class. As with all classes before them there is usually a significant 

number who change majors, so the only dependable measure 

for the Department is the number of students who actually 

enroll in senior level courses and then earn the degree. 

The department has a new faculty member. Dr. Paul Brennan 

has joined us and will teach taxes and Principles of Accounting. 

Dr. Brennan previously taught at Austin Peay University in 

Clarksville, TN. He had extensive tax experience with Sachnoff 

& Weaver, Ltd., Chicago, IL. 

Twenty-five students were awarded scholarships for the 2002- 

2003 academic year. Faculty and students thank all who contributed 

to make these awards possible and also to the 

Department. Funds are spent on continuing education for faculty 

and also to help students participate in activities that enhance 

their skills. 

MANAGEMENT 

For the first time in over thirty years, the Management 

Department starts a new year without Professor Ronald Klocke. 

He retired last December after many years of highly valued 

service to MSU. His absence is deeply felt. He is currently 

working in Europe and we wish him well. 

The Department of Management is at the midpoint in its transition 

to a notebook computer-based teaching format. This year, 

the Principles of Management class, as well as the Production 

and Operations Management and Introduction to Management 

Sciences classes will be included in the network technology initiative 

model of instruction. 

We are very pleased to announce that Professor Kim Hinrichs 

joined us from New Mexico State University. In addition, 

Professor John Kaliski and Professor Marilyn Fox rejoined our 

department. Students will certainly benefit greatly from the 

addition of these talented individuals. 

Professor Brenda Flannery expanded her annual Entrepreneur’s 

Fair to include the business ideas of people from the local area, 

as well as student concepts. The fair was a joint venture with the 

Riverbend Center for Enterprise Facilitation and was held on 

December 3, 2002. 

FINANCE 

Dr. Harry Thiewes took a sabbatical this year in order to further 

his research agenda and complete articles for publication. In his 

absence, Dr. Henry Okleshen is acting Chairman. Dr. Thiewes 

is expected to return as Chairman next year. 

The “hot” area in the Finance curriculum continues to be the 

Certified Financial Planning program. Once again, our students 

were selected to participate in the final phase of the 

American Express Planning Case Analysis Competition. The 

program is considering the possibility of expanding geographically 

to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dr. Chan Lee, Program 

Director, is in discussion stages with the University’s 

International Student Office and the Admissions Office to 

investigate the feasibility of bringing international students into 

the CFP program. 

Congratulations to co-recipients of the Outstanding Student in 

Finance award, presented by the Department. Lori Fick and 

Ryan McKeown will each receive a modest financial honorarium 

and have their names placed on a plaque on permanent display 

in the COB. Both Lori and Ryan maintained high GPA’s in 

Finance and provided leadership in the Finance Club. 

The Department continues to experience enrollment growth and 

is expecting to hire a new faculty member for the fall semester, 

2003. Along with the enrollment increase has come an increase 

in the quality of our students. For the annual graduation date 

through June 30, 2002, finance majors graduating with less than 

a 2.5 grade-point average made up less than one percent of those 

graduating in the College of Business. 

MARKETING & INTERNATIONAL 

BUSINESS 

Jerry Stiles began phased retirement in fall 2002. For the next 

three years, Jerry will take fall semesters off and teach spring 

semesters only. Jerry has been at MSU, Mankato for 30 years 

and was named Distinguished Professor in the College of 

Business in Fall 2001. Anaam Hashmi completed his three-year 

term as Department Chair on July 1, 2002 and is now on sabbatical 

leave for the 2002-2003 academic year. I began my term 

as Department Chair for the second time around on July 1, 

2002, having served as Chair from 1993-1999. 

Basil Janavaras is putting together a tour to Greece for students 

during spring break 2003. The tour will include classes in Athens 

and sightseeing in Athens and Corinth. John Kuzma took two 

students to the National Collegiate Sales Competition in Spring 

2002 held at Baylor University. Only 25 universities and 50 students 

across the country are invited to this competition. 

The Department continues to implement the laptop initiative in 

the course curriculum. Beginning fall 2003, all courses taught in 

the Department will be laptop. The laptop environment is 

intended to prepare our students for the business world they will 

soon be entering. 

We are always looking for individuals to serve on our 

Department Advisory Council. The group meets once a year in 

the fall to provide input to faculty on curriculum and assessment 

issues. Please feel free to contact me at kevin.elliott@mnsu.edu 

or 507/389-5404 if you are interested in finding out more about 

serving the Department in this important role.

Accomplished Executives 

Share Insights 

In an effort to provide students with real-life examples of what can be 

achieved with hard work and determination, the College of Business continued 

its Executive Lecture Series tradition with four speakers in the 2001- 

2002 school year. In the lecture series, which was established in 1983, outstanding 

business leaders share their experiences and insights into the business 

world. This year’s featured executives included the following: 

GERALD L. OLSON 

As Senior Vice President at Colle & McVoy, Gerald 

L. Olson works with client companies to help them 

elevate corporate issues to a federal policymaking 

level by building strategic relationships with regulators, 

policymakers, and those with influence. 

With more than 30 years of experience in government 

and business, Olson’s strength is anticipating 

policy changes and counseling clients on how to 

manage those changes to their strategic advantage. Olson has also worked 

with the Roland Company, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, the US 

Department of Health and Human Services, the Pillsbury Company, and 

Cummins Engine Company, the nation’s leading heavy-duty truck engine 

manufacturer. The Mankato State University graduate currently serves on 

the board of the Minnesota Lupus Foundation and the Minnesota State 

University Foundation Board. 

ALLEN U. LENZMEIER 

As President and Chief Operating Officer of Best 

Buy Co. Inc., Allen Lenzmeier is responsible for 

overseeing the company’s long-range planning, 

information systems, accounting, logistics, loss 

prevention, and legal and human resources. He 

joined Best Buy in 1984 as Vice President of 

Finance and Operations, advancing to Senior Vice 

President in 1986 and to Executive Vice President 

and Chief Financial Officer in 1991. Lenzmeier earned his bachelor’s degree 

from then Mankato State University and is a certified public accountant and 

a member of the American Institute of CPA’s. He has been a member of the 

MSU Foundation Board for the past seven years and he serves on the executive 

committee of the board of directors and as a national trustee for the 

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities. 

MICHAEL W. WRIGHT 

Michael Wright recently retired from his position 

as Chief Executive Officer of SUPERVALU, INC. 

He joined SUPERVALU, INC. in 1977 as Senior 

Vice President and was promoted to CEO in 1981. 

Before joining SUPERVALU, he practiced law 

with Dosey & Whitney in Minneapolis for 13 

years. He remains the Board Chairman of SUPER- 

VALU. Wright serves on the Board of Directors of 

Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Food Distributors International, Cargill, 

Inc., Honeywell International, Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, S.C. Johnson 

& Sons, and Canadian Pacific Railway. Wright also contributes to the education 

sector as a trustee emeritus of the University of Minnesota Foundation 

and is on the board of trustees of the Minnesota Law School Board of 

Visitors. At MSU, Wright delivered the 2002 Richard R. and Mary L. 

Schmitz Lecture for Opportunities in Food Retailing. 

DAVID MONTGOMERY 

David Montgomery serves as Advanstar 

Communications Inc.’s Vice President of Finance 

and Chief Financial Officer. Advanstar is a $350 

million privately held marketing communications 

company specializing in business-to-business publishing, 

trade shows, and marketing communications. 

Montgomery is a graduate of MSU with a BS 

in Accounting and began his career as a tax accountant 

and manager with McGladrey & Pullen in St. Paul, Minnesota. Leaving 

public accounting, he joined the predecessor to Advanstar Communications, 

Edgell Communications, in 1989, as an accounting director. In 1992, he was 

promoted to Director of Corporate Finance, and in 1994, to his current position. 

Distinguished Alumni Awards 

WILLIAM L. KOZITZA '78 

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT 

AWARD 

Raised on a farm outside Nicollet before moving to Mankato 

when he was 10, William Kozitza learned how to grow crops. 

At MSU, Bill found his talent for growing numbers. Soon 

after graduating magna cum laude, Bill landed a job at Taylor 

Corporation as a senior accountant. Today, he is Executive 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Along the way he 

helped Taylor Corporation grow from four Minnesota companies 

to over 70 international companies, and from revenues of 

$30 million to more than $1 billion. Bill also cultivates growth 

in his community. In 1983, he was voted Sertoman of the Year. 

He has coached girls' fast-pitch and youth baseball and served 

on the South Central Technical College Foundation Board. He 

has led both the Mankato Area Chamber and Visitors Bureau 

and the United Way as president. Bill also maintains strong 

ties to MSU, contributing to the Taylor Center and cheering on 

the Mavericks as an active member of the Blue Line Club and 

the Hoops Club. 

RICHARD R. SCHMITZ '64 

HAROLD J. FITTERER DISTINGUISHED 

ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD 

One of the greatest testaments a graduate can make is recruiting 

students to their alma mater. Richard Schmitz, a first-generation 

college student, has brought more than one family 

member to MSU. It's just one of the reasons MSU is proud to 

call Richard an alumnus. After graduating with a degree in 

accounting, Richard worked his way up the "food chain," 

owning several small supermarkets and now owning two 

supermarkets in Wisconsin. Today he is president and chief 

executive officer of Schmitz Enterprises. He and his wife, 

Mary, have established the Richard R. & Mary L. Schmitz 

Food Retailing Endowment to provide students the opportunity 

to explore food retailing through an annual lecture on campus 

by an industry leader, and a preceptorship—a week-long 

immersion in a food retailing setting which carries an academic 

scholarship. Richard has been an Executive Lecturer 

for the College of Business, serves on the Executive 

Committee of the Foundation Board of Directors, is a member 

of the Campaign MSU Steering Committee, and is a lifetime 

supporting member of the Alumni Association. 

JAYMIE L. CATER '90 

DISTINGUISHED YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD 

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Jaymie Cater infuses everything he does with passion and 

determination. After graduating cum laude, Jaymie went in 

search of employment at a Fortune 500 company—no easy 

task in the early 1990s. With persistence, he got his foot in the 

door at Carlson Company as a customer service clerk. His 

continued ambition and tenacity resulted in numerous promotions 

and advancements. Today he is Director of Account 

Development for Carlson Marketing Group, where, among 

other things, he is responsible for one of CMG's largest and 

longest standing accounts—Northwest Airlines. Jaymie's 

responsibilities include management of Northwest Airlines' 

frequent flyer program, passenger marketing promotions, 

event marketing efforts and customer relationship management 

initiatives. Out of the office, Jaymie is committed to 

helping others. He recently co-sponsored a charity golf tournament 

that raised over a quarter of a million dollars for juvenile 

diabetes research. Jaymie is currently pursuing his master's 

degree and has successfully completed the Carlson 

School of Management's Executive Leadership Program at the 

University of Minnesota. 

News 

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NKONGOLO “JIMMY” NYEMBWE 

PUBLIC INFORMATION INTERN, 

CITY OF MANKATO & MANKATO 

AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

Internships 


MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO 

120 Morris Hall 

Mankato, MN 56001 

On any given day, Minnesota State University, 

Mankato senior Nkongolo “Jimmy” Nyembwe may be 

conducting an interview, collecting price quotes, taking 

photos, or writing articles. It’s the variety that 

makes the man from the Democratic Republic of the 

Congo happy as a public information intern with the 

City of Mankato and Mankato Area Public Schools. 

Jimmy, a volunteer at Mankato Area Public Schools, 

was noticed for his outstanding qualities in working 

with youth by a City of Mankato 

employee. This networking, in addition 

to leadership skills that Jimmy 

developed while serving as past 

President of the African Student 

Association at MSU ultimately led 

to his internship offer in the Public 

Information Office. 

For students in MSU’s College of 

Business, an internship is an important 

part of education. It is one of the 

strongest links between valuable 

classroom experience and the professional 

arena. Those who have 

completed internships say their 

experiences helped them better 

understand their course work and 

prepared them for the leap into the 

“real world.” 

“My internship has given me experience. 

I now know what I’m getting 

into and what to expect in the business 

world,” Jimmy explains. “What 

I’ve learned here will take me further. 

It's given me a good feel for 

what I will be doing in the future. It 

is also helping me build my portfolio.” 

Students find internship opportunities through professors, 

by word of mouth, or like Jimmy, through networking. 

However, occasionally they choose to earn 

internship credits for a part-time job they already hold. 

Junior Allison Thompson, who has been working parttime 

with the Taylor Corporation since the age of 14, 

took the opportunity to complete an internship when 

she was promoted to Travel Coordinator/Group 

A Foot 

in the Door 

Internships Provide Important Link between School and Work 

HOLLY LUEHMANN 

FINANCE INTERN 

AG STAR 

ALLISON THOMPSON 

TRAVEL COORDINATOR / 

GROUP LEADER 

TAYLOR CORPORATION 

Leader. “If I have a problem at work, I can ask one of 

my professors for help, and I can also contribute 

things I’ve learned at work in class discussions.” 

Internships often help students choose specific career 

paths. Senior Holly Leumann says her tenure with the 

accounts payable department at AgStar made her realize 

that while she enjoys doing accounts payable 

work, she couldn’t do it for the rest of her life. “It’s not 

stimulating enough for me. I now know that I want to 

work in public accounting,” she explains. 

Jimmy says a positive internship experience 

depends on both the intern and 

the supervisor. “An internship is a twoway 

road. The supervisor must be 

approachable and offer a mentoring 

relationship, while the student must be 

willing to work. If you are patient and 

ready to learn, it will be successful.” 

A poor internship can result when an 

intern is not challenged. Interns want 

to apply their classroom knowledge on 

the job. Holly says it is difficult to get 

a feel for the business environment if 

you are only asked to run errands and 

make photocopies. “A good supervisor 

will make sure that you are always 

challenged,” she adds. 

All three interns recommend an internship 

to underclassmen. “They are a 

valuable part of the educational experience,” 

explains Holly. “The majority 

of what you learn in an internship is 

not in the books, and you learn a lot of 

things that you’ll apply to work in the 

future.” 

Companies interested in providing a 

challenging internship are encouraged to contact the 

internship coordinator of the appropriate department: 

Accounting & Business Law, Dr. Paul Schwinghammer, 

507/389-5427; Finance, Dr. Richard Swanson, 507/389- 

5429; Management, Dr. Claudia Pragman, 507/389- 

5417; or Marketing & International Business, Dr. 

Kevin Elliot, 507/389-5404. 

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