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Sylvester (Crookston, MN) and ChristieChappell (Ottawa, Canada) are the two seniorson the team.Tara, a standout from Crookston High School,which has an outstanding reputation in thestate for their tennis program, will lead theteam this spring. “Her skill and knowledge ofthe game will definitely help this program havea successful season,” says first year coach AbbyHearn. Christie, a four-year soccer player forUMC, who is also been recognized as the mostsuccessful soccer player in UMC history, joinsthe team as the team’s only dual-sport athlete.“Her quickness and athleticism will be critical toher singles and doubles matches. She is a truecompetitor,” notes Coach Hearn. Both Tara andChristie will be looked upon to provide leadershipfor this young squad.Other players rounding out the team include;juniors Susan Turner (Echo, MN), Jackie Baird(Langdon, ND), and Holly Robinson (Roseau,MN); sophomore Vanessa Houle (Ashland, WI);and Freshman Lindsey Johnson (Crookston,MN). Johnson, another Crookston High Schoolprodigy, competed in the Minnesota State AATennis Championships last year as a doublesplayer.“Our team has been working hard to improveeveryday. I have a great group of student-athletesthat really want to get better and love toplay tennis. I’m excited to see how far we’veprogressed at the end of the season,” says CoachHearn.The Golden Eagles play a very competitiveschedule, playing some very tough non-conferencematches this season, as well as a strongconference schedule. UMC opens up the 2006season on the road against Winona State(2005 NSIC Champions) in St. Cloud onMarch 19. ✦26Introducing Bill TyrrellIwould like to take this time to say hello to allof you that I do know and introduce myselfto those of you I have not met. On August29, 2005, after nineteen years as the HeadAthletic Trainer at UMC I became the Directorof Athletic Fundraising.Though I miss the day to day activity with thestudent-athletes and coaches I am enjoying mynew job very much and amexcited about the futureof athletics at UMC.I would like all of ouralumni to consider contributingto our UMC Teambackerorganization especially thoseof you who participated inathletics while at UMC. I havetried to contact as many ofBill Tyrrellyou as possible and will continueto do so but if I have notplease contact me. It is important that we in thedevelopment office have updated informationon all of you.As of mid February we have 285 Teambackermembers and have raised about $106,000towards athletic scholarships and I am workingdaily to increase these numbers. It is also importantto know that you may now direct your contributiona specific sport if you are interested bysimply contacting me and letting me know orwriting it down when you send you contributionin. This option also now includes our non-scholarshipsports which include hockey and equestrian,though these young men and women cannotbe given scholarships the money can gotowards the their budgets to help with expenses.On April 28, we will be having our annual FunNite and I encourage all alumni to attend. Thisis our biggest fundraiser for athletics for theentire year. Tickets are $35 each which includesYou can contact Bill Tyrrell at:(218) 281-8436 or btyrrell@umn.edua great meal from the Crookston Eagles andalso qualifies you for drawings for the entireevening.We also have four golf tournaments scheduledfor this summer. Friday, June 16 is the UMCTeambacker/Heart of The Valley golf tournamnetin Ada, MN. Saturday, July 16 is the annualUMC Teambacker Golf Classic at Minakwa GolfClub in Crookston. The UMC Women’s GolfTournament will be held in early August at theMinakwa Golf Club. The Mark OlsonawskiEndowment Scholarship Tournament held eachyear in Hallock, Minnesota should be set soon.Please consider joining us for one or more ofthese tournaments.I look forward to hearing from you and wouldappreciate the opportunity to visit with youabout UMC Teambackers. ✦
Computers and Agriculture Make aPerfect TeamIn the spring of 2003, Jay Hogfoss hadjust graduated with a degree in ag systemsmanagement (ASM) with anemphasis in precision agriculture and aminor in information technology management(ITM). He was able to adapt hiscomputer classes to agriculture and hiseducation led him to his first position atTitan Machinery, one of the largest CaseIH dealership networks in the U.S. andfrom there to Trimble Navigations.Working for Trimble has Jay based outof the main Case New Holland plant inRacine, Wisconsin, where he provides supportfor all the auto guidance systems. Jayloves working with the Case New Hollandauto guidance systems and seeing all thenew technology about a year in advance.That fact makes Jay’s work interesting andexciting for him. “The job is uniquebecause I get to work with the new productsfrom two different companies,Trimble Navigation and Case NewHolland,” says Hogfoss. He also does theirprep work for farm shows, magazinephoto shoots, and training programs.He feels that his education at theUniversity of Minnesota, Crookston(UMC) helped him get where he is now.He liked UMC’s close student/faculty relationships.The size of UMC continues tobe an advantage for its graduates.Professors Paul Aakre and Bruce Brorsonwere two of Jay’s favorite professors. Theyhelped to advise Jay of which classes wouldhelp him reach his goals. Thanks toUMC’s small class sizes, these professorshad time to work with him after class andin the field. It gave him an edge in the jobmarket.Aakre was Jay’s advisor in theAgricultural Systems Management program.“Jay was introduced to me after hisfirst year as an ITM major at UMC. Heliked to work with computers, but he reallywanted to be involved in agriculturalapplications where he could use his computerskills.”Jay Hogfoss ’03 works today for Trimble Navigations, based out of the mainCase New Holland plant in Racine,Wisconsin.The ASM program with an emphasis inprecision agriculture seemed to peak Jay’sinterest. “With this degree,” Aakreexplains, “Jay could apply his computerskills and still be actively involved in helpingothers with their production agriculturechallenges. The ASM program hasnearly 30 credits of electives that studentscan use to tailor their education to fit individualgoals. This allowed Jay to add aminor in ITM.”The guidance positioning system experiencethat Jay had at UMC made a differenceto his future employers. They likedthat he already had some experience onwhich to build. A few of the classes towhich Jay owes some of his success areApplication in Precision Agriculture,Microcomputer System Architecture,Computer-Aided Drafting, andTopographical Mapping and SpatialAnalyses. The courses offered with thehands-on approach to learning found atUMC were just what he needed.Outside of class, Jay was a member ofthe Ag Industries Club, the highly successfulNorth American Colleges and Teachersof Agriculture (NACTA) team, and Delta“With this degree,Jay could apply hiscomputer skillsand still beactively involvedin helping otherswith theirproductionagriculturechallenges.”— ProfessorPaul Aakre27
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