Horizons Spring 2001 - Bemidji State University

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Bemidji State University
Adopts New Logo, Mascot Images
Bemidji State unveiled the official University
logo and mascot designs that will carry the
institution into the new millennium during a
March 28 campus-wide meeting.
The unveiling was the culmination of a twoyear
process that included a review of existing
BSU designs, a research component, and the
creation of new images.
“The logo gives a good, clean impression of
the northwoods location and the atmosphere of
Bemidji State,” said Paul Jones, a graphic designer
who was one of several BSU alumni who
served on the committee. “The mascot is going
to solve a problem that has existed for years. It
gives BSU athletics a cleaner, more sophisticated
look than the previous images.”
The research showed that the BSU location
was one of the institution’s greatest assets, and
while the current logo did reflect trees, it neglected
an important component, Lake Bemidji.
So the lake and blue color were incorporated into
the design to provide a fresh, new look.
The committee worked with the public relations
firm of Russell & Herder in researching
the use of University images and developing
design options. Carol Russell, a BSU alumna,
is a principal in the firm while Pat Iten, a BSU
alumnus, was the designer who created the final
images.
The former BSU logo was developed and
adopted in 1974 when the school was changed from Bemidji State College to Bemidji
State University. The logo and nameplate were revised and updated in 1987.
Prior to the adoption of the new image, there was no official Bemidji State mascot or
Beaver athletic image that had been adopted for University-wide use. As a result, several
different versions of the mascot or athletic images were in use both on and off campus.
Prior to developing new images, a series of focus groups and surveys were conducted
with students, faculty, coaches, community representatives, and alumni. The research
proved valuable in determining the potential need and direction for BSU images.
The new images are trademarked and in the process of being registered for the University.
Where We Are ... What We’re Doing
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Minneapolis is employed with Wells Fargo and was
recently engaged ... Debra Jelencich-Jensen (’92) and
her husband, Floyd, live
in Brainerd with their
five-month-old
daughter, Kelsey Janine.
Debra is a teacher with
Crosby-Ironton
Elementary Schools and
plans to finish her
master’s degree in May
... Merri Swanson (’94)
of Northfield is currently
Debra Jelecick-Jensen
a stay-at-home mother
of three, Erick, Emily
and Natalie. She enjoys volunteering in the community
and at her church ... Deanna (Hamilton) Kruse (’90) of
Baraboo, WI, is the new training coordinator at Wal-
Mart in Baraboo. She’s been married since 1992 and has
a four-year-old son ... Jennifer Anderson (’98) lives in
Lincoln, NE, and is pursuing graduate studies at the
University of Nebraska ... Anita (Mock) Jwanauskos
(’93) and Doug Jwanouskos (’94) live in Ruckersville,
VA, where Anita is employed as a flight attendant with
Piedmont Airlines and serves as vice president of her
union’s local council. Doug works as a graphic artist
with High Tech Signs ... Scott Gross (’91) and his wife,
Sandra, live in Mankato with their children, Taylor, 3,
and Kayla, 1. Scott works as a financial planner with
AXA Advisors ... Joshua Stevenson (’97) recently
accepted a position with the engineering and consultant
firm of Rodeberg and Berryman in Montevideo where he
is implementing geographical information systems, data
creations and GIS applications associated with their line
of work. He also does computer-assisted drafting for the
firm. He’d previously been employed as the Region 6W
GIS division director with the Upper Minnesota Valley
Regional Development Commission. Joshua and his
wife, Stephanie, who works as a field technician for the
Yellow Medicine County Soil and Water Conservation
District, live 12 miles north of Montevideo ... Anne
Najjar (’98) and Jeffrey Haffely (’99) have announced
their engagement and plans for a March 17 wedding at St.
Peter’s Church in St. Paul. Najjar is a correctional officer
with Hennepin County Corrections and Haffely is a lead
telecommunications installer with Nortel in Minnetonka
... Wayne Bowers (’97) and Amy (Loeks) Bowers (’97)
have been living in Rochester for the past three years
where Wayne works for IBM in the software support
center with a client/server application and was recently
promoted to the position of staff software engineer. Amy
works for Pine Island public schools as a fifth-grade
math and reading instructor and intermediate reading
specialist. Both are active in their church, working with
children and young adult ministries ... Kelly Stanton-
Nutt (’90) began teaching high school art and design in
New York City, NY, after receiving her master’s in art
education at Pratt Institute and now operates a freelance
graphic design business. She and husband, Rob, have
been married for six years and have a four-year-old
daughter. They hope to relocate their family to
Minnesota this year ... Kelly (Parent) Flaig (’93) and
Christopher Flaig (’93) announce the August 8 birth of
a daughter, Kiana Marie. Kelly is a teacher and Chris
works at Polaris Industries in Roseau ... Craig Stenzel
(’90) is married and bought a home in Rochester in the
fall of 1999 .... Brennan Kelly (’90) and his wife,
Martha, of Rochester announce the December 15 birth
of a daughter. Kelly, a firefighter with the Rochester
Fire Department, was honored Oct. 16 with the
department’s Medal of Valor for rescuing a drowning
man from Rochester’s Silver Lake in September. Kelly
was off-duty riding his bicycle when he saw two
women trying to support a man in the lake. Kelly
joined the group in the water and guided the man
toward a rope police had hanging from a bridge. He is
only the second Rochester firefighter to receive the
gold bar pin Medal of Valor ... Shelley Steva (’98) of
Thief River Falls is teaching science at Plummer
School in Plummer ... Alyssa Konecne (’96) and her
husband Steve, of Bemidji announce the January 20
birth of a son ... Heidi Osmundson (’94) and her
husband, Rick, of Bemidji announce the January 18
birth of a son ... Grant Frenzel (’96) and his wife,
Rebecca, of Bemidji announce the January 17 birth of
a son ... Valerie Jones (’92) of Baxter is working in the
infection control unit of St. Joseph’s Medical Center in
Brainerd ... Jim Hagen (’95) is employed as a math
teacher at Grand Rapids High School. His wife,
Maren, is also a math teacher at the same high school ...
Gayle Yarrington (’92) now lives in Puposky and had
previously lived at Lake Tahoe, NV ... Julie Johnson
(’92) of Duluth is currently in her second year of
working as an RN in psychiatry. She has a six-year-old
named Mac ... Susan Johnson (’99) of Owatonna
The current BSU hockey team carried Bob Peters off the ice following his final game as coach.
Peters to Receive Legend Award
R. H. Bob Peters, who recently announced his retirement as the
head hockey coach at Bemidji State University, has been named
the recipient of the 2001 Legend of College Hockey Award.
Peters will receive the honor during the annual Hobey Baker
Award Banquet April 20 at the St. Paul Radisson Riverfront Hotel.
The Legend Award was established in 1981 to honor an individual
who has contributed to the growth, development and prestige
of college hockey in the United States.
Past recipients have included John Mariucci, Murray Armstrong,
Glen Sonmor, John Maysich, Jack Riley and Bob Johnson.
Peters announced his retirement in early March following 41 years
of coaching, including 37 on the collegiate level and 35 at Bemidji
State.
“It has been an enjoyable time and it has been a great skate,” he
said. “I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity work with the
outstanding, talented players on the teams. But the time has come
to pass the torch.”
Peters has been the BSU hockey coach since 1966 and earlier
this year became the first coach on the collegiate level to win his
700th game with a single school. He came to Bemidji State after
spending two years as the head coach at the University of North
Dakota.
“We skated outdoors during my first year at BSU,” Peters remembers.
“But the program has developed from NAIA small school
to NCAA Division III, Division II and now NCAA Division I.”
During his tenure at Bemidji State, he guided the Beavers to 13
national championships. He has won 744 games as a head coach
on the university level, and is the only coach to lead a team to a
national championship game in all four divisions of college hockey.
He ranks second on the all-time win list among college hockey
coaches.
While Peters will be retiring as the head hockey coach, he will
remain on staff at the University under a program that will allow
him to ease into full retirement over a period of years. He will
remain associated with BSU hockey as a fund raiser and in an administrative
capacity. He currently also serves as the school’s director
for hockey operations.
Tickets for the Hobey Baker Award Banquet are available by calling
852-656-2630 or writing the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, 1550
E. 79th Street, Suite 680, Bloomington, MN 55425.
works as a computer programmer at Federated
Insurance ... Steve Ballard (’94) and Cindi George of
Clearbrook announce the January 5 birth of a daughter ...
Nancy Komulainen (’97) recently left the Bemidji area
to begin a 27-month tour with the Peace Corps in the
Dominican Republic.
2000
Ben Brovold (’00) has joined the Jeffrey Radke Agency
of Aid Association for Lutherans of Grand Forks as a
district representative serving Lutherans and their
families in the Beltrami County area ... Ben Baird (’00)
is employed as a sixth grade teacher at Northome
School. In addition to teaching he also coaches the
Mustangs C-team volleyball ... Diana Tobin (’00) of
North St. Paul mentors school-age care programs and
has been home schooling and caring for a relative’s
children ... Matt Dahl (’00) recently joined the
accounting firm of Kummet Larson Bluth and Co.,
Brainerd ... Arin Grinde (’00) recently began her
chiropractic education at Northwestern College of
Chiropractic on the campus of Northwestern Health
Sciences University in Bloomington ... Pam Skon
(’00), a water quality outreach technician, recently
was named to the staff of the Hawk Creek Watershed
Project in Chippewa, Kandiyohi and Renville
counties. She will work out of a new office in the
Renville County courthouse in Olivia. The project is
one of 13 watershed projects in the Minnesota River
Basin working to reduce high levels of water pollution.