Vol. 40, No. 3 Summer 2008 - University of Minnesota, Crookston

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Room to GrowNorthwest School alumnus Stanley, ’35, andHanorah “Pat” Alseth left the Crookston Campusan unrestricted gift of more than $260,000.A gift of more than $260,000 from the estate ofStanley, ’35, and Hanorah “Pat” Alseth, of Baltimore,Md., was announced early in the year by theUniversity of Minnesota, Crookston. The unrestrictedgift will support a number of initiatives. A great shareof the gift, some $150,000, will be used to encourageothers by providing matching dollars for donors whoBusiness students flank Sue Brorson, Ph.D., professor and head of theBusiness Department, and Corby Kemmer, Director of Development& Alumni Relations, after receiving a gift for $75,000 from theNWSA Alumni Association.give to the campus. Another part of the gift, some$50,000, will help establish a business departmentconference center. The room will be furnished withstate-of-the-art equipment and functionality.A very private man, Stanley Alseth cherished hisyears at the NWSA and found great joy in playingbasketball for the Aggies. Alseth’s great studentexperience on the Crookston Campus led to his andPat’s support of students over the years.To understand what his student experience meant tohim, it is important to understand Alseth. After hismother died when he was only four years old, Alsethwas sent toanorphanagewhere helived untilhe was ateenager. Helearned to play basketball in the barn at the orphanage.At 13, Alseth moved to northwest Minnesota to livewith relatives and when he was old enough, heattended the Northwest School of Agriculture.After graduating, he went to theUniversity of Minnesota in Minneapolis.During World War II, he served in the U.S.Army as part of the 129th Evac Hospital.His career included working at MartinAircraft in Baltimore and for the City ofBaltimore’s Health Department focusingon air pollution control. Stanley Alsethpassed away on September 17, 2006, andhis wife, Pat, passed away on November 12,2007.The legacy left by the Alseths received someserious support in April when the NorthwestSchool of Agriculture (NWSA) Alumni AssociationBoard unanimously approved a contribution of$75,000 to be added to the Alseth gift in support ofthe new state-of-the-art business conference room.“We are excited to have the support of NorthwestSchool of Agriculture alumni as we work to offer ourbusiness students an exceptional student experience,”explains Sue Brorson, Ph.D., head of the BusinessDepartment. “The Northwest School has given us agreat legacy and this gift will continue that legacy andhelp our students achieve dreams. We are deeplygrateful for their support.”The new business conference room, to be located in116 Dowell Hall, is planned for completion by fall2008. It will serve as a focal point for the BusinessDepartment and will provide students experience withmany of the amenities they can use in their futureroles as leaders in business and entrepreneurship.8 www.UMCrookston.edu
John Lambert, ’06, enjoys hiscareer working withcomputer technology at theWyoming Women’s Center.Getting it RightSometimes it takes us a while toget things “right,” but when we do,there is nothing quite like it. Thatsentiment encapsulates the feelingsof Alumnus John Lambert, ’06, aninformation technology managementgraduate. “It took me 14 years to getmy bachelor’s degree, but I got it,”exclaims Lambert. “It fills me with agreat sense of pride to be the firstone on my side of the family to earna bachelor’s degree.”Lambert graduated high school in1991. Not knowing what to do at thetime, he entered the National Guardand went on active duty in 1994,remaining on active duty until 1999.Then, Lambert decided to go back toschool completing an associate’sdegree in 2003 in networking andcomputer technology from NorthlandTechnical College in East GrandForks, Minn.For Lambert, the desire to get abachelor’s degree helped him decideto return to the U of M, Crookstonand study systems administration.“Bruce Brorson, Martin Lundell,Ph.D., and Jingpeng Tang, Ph.D., allinfluenced my college career,”explains Lambert. “They kept me ontask and moving forward. Theyhelped see me through; I owe them alot.” He also mentions GeorgeFrench, associate professor of musicand theater as “always having a kindword” and providing himencouragement.After graduating, Lambert movedto New Castle, Wyo., as an assistanttechnology specialist for theDepartment of Corrections. InNovember 2007, he accepted aposition as a computer technologyspecialist with the WyomingWomen’s Center in Lusk, Wyo., anall-female correctional facility wherehe is taking over as the systemadministrator.For Lambert, and many others,returning to school to complete abachelor’s degree is a turning pointin their lives. There are countlessopportunities at the U of M,Crookston; to learn more, visitwww.UMCrookston.edu.Focus on the BoardBarbara (Hylland) Lunsetter, ’56, grew up on a farmnear Grygla, Minn., and has been a member of theNorthwest School of Agriculture (NWSA) AlumniAssociation Board for two years. She currently serves asthe board’s secretary.Girls at the NWSA, a residential high school, weretaught the equivalent of at least two years of college-levelhome economics, and the boys received a solid agriculturaleducation, often taught by faculty who had a doctorate anddid cutting edge agricultural research.“The NWSA served me well academically and alsoenabled me to take part in activities such as music, playsand attend sports events which I probably would not havebeen able to do otherwise,” Lunsetter recalls. “I got toknow a lot of students from a wide geographical area. Itreasure the friends I had then and others, along with theirspouses, that I have gotten to know better at variousNorthwest School alumni gatherings.”Barbara (Hylland) Lundsetter, ’56Lunsetter is grateful to thestaff at the University ofMinnesota, Crookston forsupporting the annualreunions. Serving on theboard has given her thechance “to learn more aboutthe Crookston campus andhow alumni can support thestudents and the campus.”“My goal as a board member is tohelp tie the NWSA alumni and the history of the campusto the current students, alumni and campus,” Lunsetterexplains. “Our campus history gives the Crookston campusmore than a hundred years of educational service and amuch expanded alumni support base. It also gives NWSAalumni a home to connect to and a wonderful andsupportive place for reunions.”9
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