The Bulletin - Alumni Association - Valley City State University

Page 9, The Bulletin
Homecoming
Distinguished
Alumni Award
Above: Dr. Larry Grooters ’57
received the VCSU Distinguished
Alumni Award from VCSU
Alumni Board member Dave Bass.
Right: The Grooters family
gathered at homecoming to celebrate Larry’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Pictured left to right: Larry ’57;
Hazel (Ussatis) ’72, Roger ’80 and Kim (Grooters) and their daughters, Anna and Lane: Chris ’99 and
Kristi (Grooters) Stuber ’00; Karla (Grooters) Callies ’86, husband Tory and son, Lukas; Gary “Buzz”
Grooters; Leone (Platz) Grooters ’50, Robin and Greg Grooters ’82 and their daughters, Ellie and Brooke.
Hall of Fame Inductees
Friends
Josephine (Zachmaier) Winkler ’51 and
Mary Arendes ’51 returned to VCSU for
Homecoming festivities.
Far left: Hall of Fame inductee Rhonda
(Harvala) Fode ’86.
Middle left: Hall of Fame inductee Bob
Bruhschwein ’57.
Above: Hall of Fame inductees 1984-85 gymnastics. Back row: Bryan
Haugen, Jill (Enstad) Nustad, Rhonda (Harvala) Fode, Catherine
(Leisenheimer) Fynboh, Angie Grimsrud, Twila (Schuler) Dover and
Coach Terry Corwin. Front: Marsha Aagenes, Deb (Todd) Mergner, Kelly
(Hagerty) Keidel, and Lana (Atkinson) Wietgrefe.
Left: Hall of Fame inductees 1986-87 men’s basketball team. Left to right:
Coach Bob Parker, James Bugner, Val Finley, Mike Nelson, Perry White
Owl, Kelly Raymond, Brian Hanson (front), Chris Griffin, Tim Beck,
Kent Harding, Jeff Powers, Ass’t Coach Sonny St. Clair and Ass’t Coach
Monte Johnson. Seated: Julie Laite, Mary Halvorson and Jodie (Laite)
Anderson, cheerleaders.