Special Donor Issue - University of Minnesota, Crookston

UNIVERSITY OFMINNESOTA, CROOKSTON60sMike Hagen att ’67-’69, Roseau MN has joined theFarm Credit Services of Grand Forks team as a financialservices officer for the Roseau area. He has been aself-employed farmer since 1973, raising wheat, barley,canola, grass seeds, soybeans and feeder pigs. He alsoworked as a farm business management instructor from1995-1998 and at the FmHA office in Roseau from1980-1983.70sDennis Bizek ’70, Surprise AZ has retired after 20+years in mortgage banking. Dennis and his wife, Bev,will be full-time RVing in their new Class A motorhome. They will travel during the summers and spendwinters in Arizona. Their summers will be in the PacificNorthwest but do plan a trip to Minnesota in 2007.Susan (Hagen) Cummings ’73, Roseau MN. Since graduatingin 1973, she has lived in Minneapolis andworked at the University of Minnesota Hospitals for 15years where she met her future husband. When heretired in 1987 they moved to San Diego so he couldgolf and she worked for a medical transcription companyfor 15 years. In 2001 they returned to Roseau to bemarried among friends and family. They returned toSan Diego until April 2003 when they moved to Roseauto be closer to family. Her husband passed away in May2003 and Susan continues to reside in Roseau. She isstill working for the same company that she did in SanDiego but she is able to do so from home. She hasreunited with a few friends from the class of 1973 butwould like to hear from more of you out there.Email Susan at cummings@mncable.net orshagen@medquistmail.comRon Dvergsten att ’77-’79, Thief RiverFalls MN is the dean of managementeducation at Northland Communityand Technical College in Thief RiverFalls. He recently graduated from theAcademy for Leadership andDevelopment which is a year-long programthat includes an initial week of on-site training; apracticum experience involving implementation of anindividualized professional development plan thatfocuses on the application of skills learned duringtraining.80sBob Bartlett ’80, Reynolds ND is amember of the board of directors of theThird Street Clinic in Grand Forks ND.He has been pastor of CottonwoodCommunity Church for the past 11years.Nancy (Kotval) Salentine ’81, Fergus Falls MN.Continues to consult part-time as a dietitian and isinvolved with the district association. She enjoys spendingsome winter months in Peoria AZ and any otherAlumni Newstravel. The recently got a new Samoyed puppy and sheis enjoying life as it throws in a surprise now and then.Loves to spend time with friends, especially UMC. Bestto all classmates of the early eighties.Email Nancy at salentine2@aol.comFlor Portillo Lopez ’83, Grand Rapids MI is an administrativeassistant for an attorney. She was remarried ayear ago and she has two beautiful boys ages 13 and 14.Email Flor at lareina2121@aol.comMary (Schroeder) Story ’85,Douglasville GA married DavidStory on October 22, 2005. Theyare both employed by PrimericaFinancial Services which is the distributionHUB for Citigroup.Paul Mickelsen ’89, Elbow LakeMN is a power system operator forOtter Tail Power Company. He has been married for 12years and has three children, Kyle, 9; Emily, 7 andHunter, 5. Email Paul atpnm@runestone.net90sAndy Bates ’90, Dayton TX. Email Andy atstormybates@yahoo.comRandy DeMers ’92, Big Lake MN is the business managerfor his father-in-law’s business, garage-toys.com. Theyhave four websites that keep him quite busy. Randy andhis wife have two sons, Garrett, 8 and Brady, 4. EmailRandy at saturnstreet@yahoo.comJason Kainz att ’92-’94, Tracy MN is anassistant football coach in the TracySchools as a defensive coordinator andoffensive/defensive line coach. He hasrecently returned to teaching in theTracy area.Gary Schindler att ’93-’94, Red Lake Falls MN is a physicaltherapist at RiverView Healthcare in Crookston andis a certified athletic trainer. Gary and his wife, Sarah,have three children, Madison, 6; Olivia, 3; and Grace,10 months.Corey Jamieson att ’95-’96, Oslo, MN is aheavy equipment operator and is employedby Robinson Excavating. He marriedMonica Sands on November 26, 2005.Mark Suska ’97, Royalton MN and his wife,Jessica, have two sons. Gavin is 5 andGrayson is 3. Mark is a district sales managerfor Producers Hybrids and covers the northern halfof Minnesota. Email Mark at mark.suska@producershybrids.comContinued on page 23Compiled by RoseUlseth. Please sendnews items andphotos to Roseby email:rulseth@umn.edu,via mail:UMC AlumniAssociation,2900 UniversityAvenue,Crookston, MN56716-5001 orsubmit on line at,see the websiteat left.Don’t forget tosend a photowith your news!33