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NEW ASSOCIATE DEAN—DANIEL DETZNER

Coming home By Laura Weber

“ ‘Coming home,’ that’s yourheadline.”

So Daniel Detzner describes hisfeelings about his new position asGeneral College associate dean ofacademic affairs and curriculum. After17 years as a faculty member andadministrator in the College of HumanEcology on the St. Paul campus,Detzner will return to GC, his firstacademic home, in June. From 1972 to1987 he was a GC graduate assistant,associate professor, and division head.While teaching here, Detzner receivedthe Morse-Alumni Award for Outstand-ing Contributions to UndergraduateEducation, in 1981. He is also amember of the Academy of Distin-guished Teachers.

“Students are what draws me backhere, especially the immigrant stu-dents,” Detzner said. “I feel comfortablecoming in the door. I know the type ofpeople who are attracted here. Thecollege has had a remarkable last five toten years. The sharpened focus of themission, the urban nature of thestudents, the higher percentage ofstudents of color, the new assistant

professors—these are the things thatlured me here.”

When GC’s mission changed from adegree-granting college to developmentaleducation and preparation for transfer,Detzner was one of several GC facultywho moved to discipline-based depart-ments. As a faculty member in the FamilySocial Science (FSS) Department in theCollege of Human Ecology, he pursuedhis teaching and research interests at theintersection of social gerontology, familyscience, and ethnic studies.

After serving as Human Ecology’sassociate dean for academic affairs from1996 to 2001 and interim dean during2000–01, Detzner returned to the FSSfaculty. “As much as one part of meenjoys the contemplative life of ascholar,” Detzner said, “another part ofme wants to jump into the fray and bepart of the action, standing up for thingsI believe in. The risk-taker in me wasstimulated when the General Collegeposition came open. I knew this opportu-nity wouldn’t come around again.”

Detzner’s ties to GC were neverentirely severed. Last year he co-taught acourse in Commanding English, GC’sprogram to build language and academicsupport for refugee and immigrantstudents into a normal freshman-yearcurriculum. He and Dean David Taylorteam-taught a three-quarter sequence inthe Master of Liberal Studies program,called “Ways of Knowing.” And in 1996,when the college was threatened withclosure, Detzner said, “I found myselfoutside Morrill Hall, with the GCcrowd, protesting. I was proud to seehow the college stood up for itself. It wasan important moment in terms of myrelationship to the college. I realizedforcefully how important the mission ofGC is to the integrity of the University.”

Daniel Detzner

Winter 2004 ❚ Vol. 3, No. 2

DeanDavid V. TaylorEditor and communications directorLaura WeberOriginal design and cover designSysouk KhambounmyPhotographyScott Cohen, Nathan BerndtLayoutSysouk Khambounmy, Laura WeberCopy editingMary Ellen GeeContributing writersTim Brady, Christen Christopherson,Suzy Frisch

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Graduate assistant Remi Douah and AssistantProfessor Susan Staats are able to give studentsone-on-one attention in the freshman seminar"Math in Cultural Context." A look at freshmanseminars begins on page 4. Photo: Nathan Berndt

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SEMINARS set freshmen up for success

There’s nothing like being in a classroom where

both professor and students are engaged in

the topic at hand and soaking up insight and

knowledge from each other. Freshman seminars

seem guaranteed to provide that atmosphere

for freshmen and faculty alike.

The transition from high school to college is a toughone. For many students, it’s the first time they’ve livedon their own, they are adjusting to more demanding

classes, and they have to figure out how to navigate a biginstitution like the University of Minnesota.

While students in General College get a bit of extra helpin making that transition, many GC freshmen have foundthat taking a first-year seminar is another great way to easeinto college life. With class sizes at 15 to 18 students, theseminars are taught by tenured or tenure-track professors ontopics of their own choosing. Being in a small class with allfreshmen, under the guidance of an attentive professor, hasbeen proven to help first-year students acclimate to life atthe University and sets them up for success.

For GC freshmanFleanisha Wells of St.Paul, the small class sizeof her first-year semi-nar, Women of Math-ematics, gave her thechance to really get toknow fellow students.After class was over, sheand her classmates wouldhave dinner together at

Sanford Hall, and theyoften e-mailed each other with questions when class assign-ments were due. “I really know these people more than thosein my other classes. We joke around a lot and we know eachother’s personalities,” said Wells.

The University started the freshman seminar format in1998 as a pilot program and then launched it full speed thefollowing year. There is enough state funding to offerseminars to about one-third of freshmen, and the University

would love to expand the program. That’s because studentsreap so many benefits from the seminars.

Laura Coffin Koch, Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teach-ing Professor of mathematics in the General College and theassociate vice provost at the University who coordinates thefreshman seminar program, has researched the effect onstudents of taking a freshman seminar. She found thatstudents who take the seminars have a higher retention rateand stronger grade point average than those who don’t.

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Faculty-student interactions, whichtypically don’t happen in the large classesmost first-year students take, are animportant reason why.

“The University is a very large place.Freshman seminars build a small commu-

nity for first-year students,”said Koch. “The small classsize and the sense of commu-nity freshman seminars offer,as well as the supportiveenvironment in a rigorousclass, are especially importantfor General College students.”

While students really enjoythe one-on-one attention theyget from their freshmanseminar professors, facultywho teach first-year seminarsget a lot of satisfaction fromleading them as well. This fall,Koch taught Women ofMathematics, her first fresh-man seminar, and found it sorewarding she wishes she haddone it before.

Like her student, FleanishaWells, Koch got to know thefreshman seminar studentsbetter than students in herother classes and has been ableto watch them take the greatleap from high school studentto college scholar. “Thesestudents were very quiet in thebeginning. I’d ask questionsand their answers were short and shallow,”

Koch said. “As the semester went on,they took more responsibility for theirlearning, they were more active indiscussion, and their writing improved.”

Improved writing and thinking arethings Jeanne Higbee loves to foster inher freshman seminar students. Aprofessor of developmental education,Higbee adores teaching freshmen andthrives on the excitement they bring tobeing new to the college scene. Butthose aren’t the only reasons Higbeeenjoys teaching freshman seminars. Shealso loves the chance to design a coursefrom scratch. This spring semester,Higbee will be teaching CelebratingDiversity in America through Fictionand Film, a seminar she created and hastaught in past years.

“What I appreciate is being given theopportunity to design your own course,exactly the way you want it. There aren’tthat many opportunities to do that. It’ssuch a positive experience,” Higbeesays. “I would recommend that everyfaculty member take the opportunity todevelop and teach a freshman seminar.Once you’ve done it, you want to keepdoing it because it’s such a positiveexperience.”

Jill Barnum, Morse-Alumni Distin-guished Teaching Professor of literaturein GC, shares Higbee’s good experi-ences teaching freshman seminarsduring the past four years. At the same

time, Barnum believes that students also gain a lot from theseminars.

Jeanne Higbee

Jill Barnum

Each year, approximately 170 General Collegestudents enroll in freshman seminars. Althoughstudents self-select to participate in a freshmanseminar, data indicate that students are morelikely to succeed at the University of Minnesotaif they take a freshman seminar. This is true forGeneral College students as well as all studentsat the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Over a period of five years, students havehigher retention rates and grade-point aver-ages and are more likely to graduate than theirpeers who did not participate in a freshmanseminar. This is true no matter how the data areanalyzed—whether by gender, ethnicity,geographic location, ACT score, or high schoolclass rank.

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With only 12 freshmen in her War and Peace in Viet-namese Literature seminar, “They can’t get lost in thecrowd. They really are invested, and they can’t expectthe class to spark an interest in them,” she said. “Theyhave to develop it on their own. It’s like students arethe co-teachers of the class and they are all learnerstogether.”

Barnum’s student, Jason Griffiths-Johnson, fromDuluth, felt very challenged by the seminar format, butthat challenge turned the lit class into his favorite. “I’venever been a strong reader and we had a lot of readingmaterial,” he said. “I learned a lot in class, probablymore than in any other class I’m taking. It gave a totallydifferent perspective, which was pretty useful. I neverhad an idea of how Vietnam viewed the Vietnam War.”

Brianne Lindsay, a GC freshman from Andover,Minnesota, didn’t sign up for a freshman seminar onpurpose, but she’s glad she wound up in one. The class,The Art of Aging, definitely helped her adjust fromhigh school to college life. Not only did the seminaropen her eyes about issues surrounding elderly people,it also taught her a new way of thinking. “This coursewas really different than my other classes,” Lindsay said.“It was more about how to develop my thoughts andopinions on things rather than teaching me how to do amath equation or write a paper.”

It also helped Lindsay that Professor Robert Yahnke’scasual format gave her classmates time to check in witheach other on how they were coping as freshmen.Students became friends and offered support to eachother. “We got a chance to meet and sit down anddiscuss things and see where other people were coming

from. We talked about things that were relevant tothe class and things that weren’t, and how we all aredealing with them,” Lindsay noted. “It was verynurturing and positive.”

“I’ve had a wonderful experience teaching TheArt of Aging,” said Yahnke, a General Collegeprofessor of film and the arts. “I’m changing oneperson at a time. I want to give students the oppor-tunity to transform themselves in any way possible.I see myself as a facilitator, as a change agent. Thereason I’m so positive about this is I’ve seen studentsrise to the occasion.”

In fact, students in Yahnke’s class liked his sem-inar so much, they insisted he hold a final class inDecember when he had planned to leave that weekfree for students to work on their final projects.

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Back in January 1931, morethan a year before theGeneral College of the

University of Minnesota opened itsdoors, one of its most distinguishedfuture leaders was gallivantingaround Europe with a donkey. In duetime, Horace T. Morse would benamed dean of the General Collegeand would serve with distinction inthat position until his death in 1966,but in his salad days, Morse and abuddy named Francis Drake set out ona genuinely quixotic journey throughwestern Europe. Like the original Don Qand his ever-present pal Sancho Panza,Morse and Drake even had their ownburro, an animal named Jerusalem,which they quickly nicknamed “Jerry.”

Morse had earned both hisbachelor’s (1928) and master’s (1930)degrees in history from the University ofMinnesota. He’d also been an avid member of “The Minnesota Masquers,” the University’s leading theatertroupe, and had directed what was perhaps the first experiment instudent filmmaking at the “U,” a 1928 movie called “Fireproof.” Atthe time of his trip to Europe, Morse was taking a break betweengraduate degrees and duties as a teaching assistant to study stagetechnique in Europe.

Though that might simply have been the line Morse fed hisparents. Among the several adventures he and Drake encounteredon their journey were being chased by a crowd of angry Barcelonansupset by their antics at a bullfight, being arrested in Paris for tryingto scale the flying buttresses at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, andconfusing a border guard in the Pyrenees by placing what turned outto be an inappropriate accent on the name of their donkey as theywere passing from France to Spain. It turns out Jerry, with an accenton the last syllable, sounds very much like cherie to French ears.

Perhaps this was not essential training for Morse’s future roleas dean of the General College, but it no doubt signaled a firsthandunderstanding of students in search of themselves. And it wasprecisely these sorts of scholars—those who might otherwise belost to the University as they tried to find out what they wanted todo with their lives and education—for whom the General Collegewas originally designed.

Upon his return to the U. S., Morse reentered graduate school.After four years teaching high school history in Michigan from 1932

to 1936, he earned his doctorate in history (with aminor in education) in 1939. He became anassistant professor and then associate professor ineducation, and in 1940, he found his future—atthe University’s General College. Morse, called“Hod” by his friends, was hired that year as theassistant director for the college. Six years later,he was made dean, and would subsequentlyoversee 20 years of tremendous growth andchange at the college. From 980 students in1940, the General College peaked at an enroll-ment of 3,767 in 1965. (Fall 2003 enrollmentwas 1,919.)

All the while, Morse was a tireless advocatefor general education and was a nationallyrespected figure in the field. He served as aconsultant on general education to the state ofCalifornia and at Michigan State University; hewas appointed by Governor Orville Freeman asMinnesota’s representative at the White HouseConference on Education in 1954; and nineyears later, he was elected president of the

18,000-member Association for Higher Education.Morse’s continued love for travel was fulfilled a number of times

through his career. In 1957, the Agency for International Developmentof the United States Department of State sent Dean Morse to Delhi,India, where he served for four months as a consultant on generaleducation to that nation’s Ministry of Education. He spent the summerof 1962 at the University of Costa Rica, helping to evaluate the programof general studies there; and in 1964, the Ford Foundation sent him tothe University of Concepcion in Chile to help with that university’sprogram in general education.

In 1966, Morse was given the signal honor of being asked to givethe commencement address for the University of Minnesota’s gradu-ates—a rare honor for a faculty member. But for 42 years, from the dayhe set foot on campus in 1924 to 1966, Dean Morse had seen the Uni-versity from every angle—as student, as member of the faculty, as partof the administration—and no one was more qualified to representthe institution as it sent its graduates into the world.

Horace Taylor Morse died in office two months later, on May 11,1966, victim of a heart attack. He was 60. As was written in the GeneralCollege Newsletter a few weeks later, “His commencement addressproved to be his valedictory.” But in fact, Morse’s legacy lives on. TheUniversity of Minnesota’s most prestigious award for undergraduateteaching is named in his honor: the Horace T. Morse-Alumni Distin-guished Teaching Award. Not bad for a man who began his careertilting at windmills.

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GC NEWS NOTES

University and communityrecognitionMark Anderson’s memoir, Jesus SoundExplosion (University of Georgia Press),has been nominated for a MinnesotaBook Award in the category “Autobiogra-phy and Memoir.” Winners will beannounced April 25.

PublicationsLisa Albrecht’s response to “Is classeclipsed by other considerations ofidentity?” appeared in the Forum sectionof Transformations: The Journal of Inclu-sive Scholarship and Pedagogy, V. XIV, #2,Fall, 2003, 144-46.Jill Barnum has published “‘RocketMan’ Takes Off: Stephen Dietz’s Minneap-olis Launching” in Midwestern MiscellanyXXX, Spring 2002, a special issue onMidwestern plays and playwrights.Jeanne Higbee and Irene Duranczykhave been appointed by the NationalCollege Learning Center Association(NCLCA) to serve as new editors of itsjournal, The Learning Assistance Review.

Donald Opitz wrote the introduction to a reprintof Mary Roberts’ Conchologist’s Companion, firstpublished in 1824, for the series, “Science Writingby Women.” It was published this month byThoemmes Press and will also be published byUniversity of Chicago Press in March 2004.

GrantsThe following faculty and staff received 2004–05First-Year Learning Communities Grants from theOffice of the Vice President and Provost:—Patricia James, Patrick Bruch, RashneJehangir, “The Multicultural Learning Communi-ty: Exploring Ways of Knowing and Learning,”$8,000.—Amy Lee, Irene Duranczyk, Bruce Schel-ske, “Harmonizing: Our Writing and Mathemati-cal Voices,” $7,180.—Barbara Hodne, LeRoy Gardner, “Multicul-tural Relations, Multicultural Literature,” $5,550.

Murray Jensen received a $3,000 grant towardhis project “WebAnatomy Images for Studentsand Instructors Worldwide” from the AmericanAssociation of Anatomists (AAA). He will presentat an AAA conference on how to broaden theimpact of WebAnatomy, which is already beingaccessed from classrooms around the world.

Karen Miksch has received a $5,000 UniversityFaculty Summer Research Fellowship to furtherwork on her “Access to Higher Education CaseStudies” project.Upward Bound has received a $5,000 grant forgeneral support from the Steiner Family Fund ofThe Minneapolis Foundation.

Welcome to new staff membersLeAnne Boorsma, principal administrativespecialist, Dean’s Office*Donald Haney, administrative aide, UpwardBoundMary Jyrkas, accounts specialist, U DayCommunityGerald Shannon, teaching specialist, Writing* hired into new permanent staff position

Best wishes to departing andretiring staffSara Georgeson, Student ServicesTania Higgins, U Day CommunityGail Thoen Kalman, assistant professor(retired)Jennifer Lauermann, Dean’s OfficeSteve Rippe, U Day CommunityKim Slamp, U Day Community

Coffeehouse/student reading a big hitThe first-ever GC coffeehouse and student readingon December 4, sponsored by the college’s WritingProgram, drew some 75 student participants and30 staff and faculty audience members. “It wasgreat to celebrate our students’ written achieve-ments, and the wide array of genres representedwas impressive,” said Amy Lee, codirector of theWriting Program. Participants munched ondonated snacks and listened to a cappella singing,poetry, rap, and even a research essay in thetransformed art lab. Franz-Diego DaHinten, above,performed a spoken word piece about the politicsof racial identity.

Bruce Schelske (right), TRIO programs director, received the Ron McKinley “AllMy Relations Award” from the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership (MMEP)on February 12. The award is given annually in recognition of a volunteer who hascontributed to MMEP’s mission of “increasing the success of students of color inMinnesota schools, colleges, and universities” and has been driven by a desire toconnect with others different from themselves. Schelske received the award at theState of Students of Color Conference Awards and Dinner held at Coffman Union.Here he converses with conference speaker Melba Beals, one of the nine AfricanAmerican students who made history when they integrated Little Rock HighSchool in 1957. University engineering professor Frank Snowden looks on.

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G eneral College teaching specialist Rick Petersonwears many hats. In addition to teaching a GCcourse, Principles of Small Business Operations, he

also teaches hospitality management at Metro State andliteracy at Stillwater State Prison. But his passion is studyingWorld War II. While working in sales at the Minnesota Zoo,he became acquainted with volunteer Alf Larson. Thatfriendship led, after years of persistence, to Peterson’scoauthorship of a book, Footprints in Courage: A BataanDeath March Survivor’s Story, which tells the story of howthen-Army Air Corpsman Larson endured the infamousBataan Death March in World War II and then faced morethan four years as a Japanese prisoner of war, working 12hours a day, every day, in slave labor camps.

Larson had not talked of his horrific experiences,even to his family. It took Peterson years to persuadeLarson to tell his story, to conduct and transcribeinterviews, and write and revise two manuscripts. Hetwice retraced Larson’s footsteps in the Philippines toget a better sense of what Larson went through. It wasa difficult process for both men. Peterson abandonedthe project at one point because it was too emotional.He did, however, eventually print a 75-page manu-script with photos and drawings, “Back to Bataan: ASurvivor’s Story.” Later, Peterson was connected withKristin Gilpatrick, a veteran World War II author,who took the manuscript and made it into, inPeterson’s words, “an outstanding book.” Footprints inCourage was published by Badger Books Inc. inDecember 2002.

Larson, who is in his mid-80s and lives in Crystal,Minn., met Governor Tim Pawlenty at a booksigning, which led to Pawlenty’s honoring of Larsonin person at the 2003 State of the State Address.

To reach as many people as possible, Peterson hasalso created, with the help of one of his students, aneducational Web site, “Back to Bataan: A Survivor’sStory” (www.bataansurvivor.com), which Petersonsays is being widely used in schools in Minnesota andbeyond.

Peterson has been teaching his evening course insmall business administration in GC since fall 1999.“I look forward to each semester,” he said. “I have

personal experience in small businesses and entrepreneurialfamily members who own and operate them. It’s great tocome into the classroom and share my knowledge.” Studentstell him that it’s “great” to have someone teaching with actualbusiness experience.

“I hope to remain a member of the GC team for a longtime and continue to enjoy teaching and learning with awonderful group of diverse students,” Peterson said.

Rick Peterson and Alf Larson. Star Tribune photo used by permission.

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faith in God, and of survival—one that has

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General College, with support from a grantby the Office for University Women, issponsoring the visit to the University April

14-15 of Nigerian writer and activist Annie Brisibe.

Focusing her work on human rights and advocacy,Brisibe raises awareness about the negativeimpact that oil extraction has had on the healthand culture of the Nigerian people. During thethree campus events she will discuss innovative,nonviolent strategies Nigerians have used to gaincontrol of their natural resources and makeprogress toward self-determination.

A widely traveled speaker and published writer,Brisibe is director of the African Women ResearchCenter and president of Niger Delta Women forJustice, a women-focused organization that usespublic education as a tool to influence govern-ment policy towards recognizing local people’srights to self-determination. As a result of thiswork, more women are becoming activelyinvolved in the development of their communities.

Brisibe holds a B.Sc. in agricultural economics andextension and a diploma in community-baseddevelopment from the Coady InternationalInstitute/St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish,Nova Scotia, and an M.A. degree in internationaldevelopment studies from Dalhousie University,Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Brisibe’s visit is the inspiration of Linda Buturian, aGC writing teaching specialist. Buturian feltBrisibe would make “an excellent role model forstudents as someone who uses her writing andacademic skills to address the needs of her com-munity and as an empowering tool for positivesocial and political change.”

For further information on the Brisibe visit,contact Buturian at 612-625-2531 orbutur001@umn.edu.

ANNIE BRISIBE EVENTSPublic evening lecture, “The impact of global oil

exploration on rural livelihood: The gender

struggle in Nigeria’s Delta”

Wednesday, April 14, 7 p.m., Coffman Union Theater

The lecture is intended to raise awareness of the effect

of multinational corporations on women and children

in the Niger Delta. Brisibe will provide the public with

specific ways that they can get involved. (Refreshments

and conversation following the lecture.)

Reception for University women (faculty and staff)

Thursday, April 15, 10:30 a.m.–noon, Northrop

Auditorium Gold Room

A place for University women to connect or reconnect

and have conversations with Brisibe and each other

about strategies for making global issues local for their

students, ways to integrate academic work with social

change, and fostering a more conducive environment

within the academy for women to flourish.

Meeting with General College students

Thursday, April 15, 4:30 p.m., 201 Appleby Hall

Brisibe will talk with interested students about how she

has used research and writing to educate people and

effect positive change in her community.

APRIL 14–15 CAMPUS VISIT

Nigerian activist and writer Annie Brisibe

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In recognition of$10,000–$24,999ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Marjorie K. CowmeadowAlbert C. & Janet L. Hoff, Jr.Richard F. KlickJeanne T. LuptonMinneapolis SpokesmanDouglas J. Olson & Barbara J.

BowersKatherine Reik* EstateDallas E. ReuterTwo Feathers Fund–Diversity

Endowment Fund of TheSaint Paul Foundation

Winston R. & Maxine H.Wallin

The Wallin Foundation

In recognition of$2,500–$9,999African American Community

FoundationTerence G. CollinsCouncil For Opportunity In

EducationF. Faith Finnberg*David L. GhereJeanne HigbeeDouglas H. Klein

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CompanyThe Minneapolis FoundationPotz Science FundThomas R. ReaganWarren R. & Marjorie C.

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tionMary R. & Gary R. GabeLeslie O. & John W. GarnerMartha J. & Jerome E.* GatesGeneral College Student BoardMary GoepfertCarol A. GraczykRobert R. & Marjorie C.

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Douglas J. & Tracey A. PeteschRoger W. PlathRonald A. PogueJames A. QualeSenora RileyDouglas F. RobertsonShirley A. RuddLouis T. Safer* Estate

BUILDERS SOCIETYIn recognition of $1,000,000+Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.

REGENTS SOCIETYIn recognition of $500,000–$999,999Family Networks, Inc. (Minneapolis)

TRUSTEES SOCIETYIn recognition of $100,000–$499,999Virginia M. Binger*Richard S. GoldmanWilliam V. Lahr & Karen SternalThe McKnight Foundation

CHANCELLORS SOCIETYIn recognition of $50,000–$99,999Xcel Energy

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In recognition of individuals, friends, and organizations that have contributed to Campaign Minnesota from July 1, 1996,to December 31, 2003.

General College gratefully acknowledges the generosity of each of our donors. Every effort has been made to list names accurately.If you have a correction, please accept our apology and bring it to the attention of Serena Wright at 612-624-0430.

CAMPAIGN MINNESOTA DONOR HONOR ROLL

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AssociationPatrick J. AdamBeverly R. AddicksLinda Adler-KassnerAdmiral Realty, Inc.Thomas E. AhlstromEva G. AlarconJudi A. AlbrechtCoralie J. AllenRobert F. AllenThomas E. Allen, Jr.American Express FoundationBarbara J. AndersonCarl G. AndersonCarol M. AndersonDonald E. AndersonDorothy J. AndersonG. B. AndersonKay I. AndersonPaul C. AndersonRobert E. AndersonRoy E. Anderson*Terrell D. AndersonVictor L. AndersonCraig B. AndrewsJorina & James M. AndrewsMr. & Mrs. Robert E. AnselSherman Aplin

Richard W. & Sharon R.Astleford

Lily E. AtwelLanny K. BachtleJohn J. BahnakPatricia A. & Malcolm K. BaileyRichard H. BakkeCynthia M. BanksAdrian G. BarkoskyBarbara A. BarnesJoanna K. BarnettEugene J. BarnoElisabeth U. BarstadRuth E. BartholowCheryl A. BartoMickey R. BatesDaniel J. BauerDale L. BauleyWilliam L. BaumgartenAroti G. BaymanDonald S. BecchettiBechtel FoundationLorraine BeckenJoann L. BeckerEleanor E. BeechJanet T. BeezyEmily C. BegelJohn E. BehmlerThomas & Janice BelbeckCatharine N. BellJoyce A. BellLeroy A. & Mary E. BellMonroe BellBonnie R. BementGerald P. BenderDennis L. BensonDavid A. BergThomas S. BergCatherine L. BertelsonEdward BialickGeorge Ann H. BirosTheresa C. BjerkenRosalie A. BjorkmanEric D. BjurstromKathleen & Rudolph BlakemanJames J. BlazekMary L. BlegenMark D. BodetteK. G. BoehmerSteven J. BoeseSharon Kantor BogetzJohn T. BolkeBorders, Inc.Mary B. BorgwardtMarion S. BorowFrank M. Boucher, Jr.Julie K. Bowman

Susan J. BoyerBrabeck LumberMark F. BrabeckSteve A. & Gail G. BrandGordon T. BrandsnessGaylon H. BrandtGerald A. BrandtBruce K. BrandwickJ. Weston BraskPatricia E. BrazilShirlie M. BrennanGerald H. BreyerJanet E. BrinkmeierMargaret E. BroadNancy J. BroadBruce BroadenJessica BroadenLisa Estes BroadenDonald E. BrockRobert R. BrockJilane R. BrooksCheryl M. BroussardAnthony & Tonya BrownRobert J. BrownleePatrick L. BruchDennis A. BrueWilliam E. BryantCheryl E. BuckCharlsie E. & Ronald C. BufordBenjamin S. Bull IIIEdward R. BurchellLouis H. & Susan W. Buron, Jr.Bruce O. BurudKathleen J. & Gerald P. BuryGeorgine L. BuschLinda J. Buturian & Jeffrey D.

LarsonDavid R. ByeKathryn A. & John E.

Byrne, Jr.Rose Mary ByrneJohn V. CahillChristine S. CairlPatricia A. CallinanLyla A. CampbellJoseph J. CardenasMichael J. Carey & Margaret

Brown-CareyCargill FoundationDonald M. CarlsonJ. F. CarlsonR. Daniel CarlsonSteven C. CarlsonPeter F. CarlyleDavid D. CarrDorothy Ann CarrollGaylen R. Case

Sylvia J. CaseyRichard F. CatesJoseph J. & Dianne L. CaviezelArthene I. CeveyAllen R. ChadwickChalet MotelMr. & Mrs. Robert W. ChardRichard G. ChelgrenNancy S. CheneyMichael CherlinChevronTexaco CorporationClara B. CheyneMichael A. ChmieleskiJ. Choromanski FoundationJerome J. ChoromanskiJames S. ChristensenImogene B. ChristianClinton & Shirley ChristiansonChristina Clinic, Inc.Mitchell D. ChristofferJudie A. C. CilcainDonna D. & Wallace F. CilekC. James CilibertiEdward J. CirklEdward D. ClappG. S. ClarkRosalie V. ClarkJames E. ClaytonGary E. ClementsonGary F. ClemmerCarolyn S. ClemmonsNancy J. CloughCarol J. CochranDoris & Donald CoghillCheryl & Miles CohenLorraine J. ConleyJoyce E. ConnollyGeorge D. ConradPamela D. CookThomas M. CoonerJames A. CoopetRaymond A. CoptKristin A. CoryGary R. CottenBeverly D. CottmanClaudine M. CoughlinDarrell J. CoxDaniel S. CraftGeorge E. Crawford IIMyrrhene CrawfordCray Research FoundationFrederick S. CreaBarbara J. CridlebaughCharles W. CrosbyElizabeth T. CroteauStephen A. Cullen

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Lillie & Leroy CunninghamWilliam F. CunningtonChristopher T. DahlDwayne H. DahlPeter W. DahlPeter W. Dahl Company, Inc.James S. DahlquistJan F. DallenbachRita K. DanielsCandice J. Danielson-JohnsonMercy P. Das-SulcEugene DavidoffCristy A. De La CruzRaymond J. Deeg, Jr.Richard F. DehnDelta Air Lines FoundationDeluxe Corporation FoundationMatthew R. DenlingerJ. Dwight & Doris M. DennyDaniel J. DieboldCarl W. DiemStuart D. DittbrennerEdward L. DobersteinColleen M. DokmoCharles A. DornidenJames E. DorseyRemi Douah & Thorunn

BjarnadottirRichard W. DrabekFredrick J. DresserDennis G. DrinkwineRichard A. DunnRonald J. DurkinJulie DurrettTravis DyeJoseph J. DzubakRobert W. EcksteinRalph C. EdbergMichael R. EgelandDaniel J. EhrmanGlenn A. EideOrville J. EideJudith S. EliasLinda K. Ellinger

Richard D. ElliottLenita M. ElonGary W. ElsesserMary M. EmerickAlan D. EmoryMaynard J. EngBruce M. EngstrandRamon R. EnzClayton R. ErdalPatrick F. EricksonStephen C. EricksonTrudy E. EricksonHussein R. EsmailzadehJane R. EsselJoel R. EssigMichael C. EstersFred and Earline N.* EstesL. R. EtshokinDale E. EvansJames B. FairweatherKathleen M. FalkRobert L. FarinacciJerry V. FarleyStanley K. FaustEmilio P. FedeliGerald L. FeigalSherwood M. FeinDennis A. FelicettaDavid R. FerrierJ. David FibisonRichard J. FickPamela L. FieldMitchell T. FinkMichael T. FinleySharon FischerJeffrey L. FlandersAnn Rukavina FlemingThomas J. & Sally A. ForstnerBarbara R. S. FosterKirk F. FoxGwendolyn M. FractionMarjory A. FrailichJoseph L. FredkoveAllen L. Freeman

Steven R. FrickConstance J. FruehJohn R. FuerstThomas J. GallatinWilliam A. GalleGregory F. GallusKevin W. GalvinRobert GalwayDavid J. GambleAnne M. GanglMegan L. & William J. GanglPeter B. GardnerGordon D. GaskinJoan M. H. GatzmeyerMary Ellen GeeWilliam M. GehanTimothy F. GerenzCharlotte & George GevingJosefina A. GibbonsJean E. & William G. GiddingsK. Elizabeth GiddingsCaroline M. GilbertM. Susan GilbertsonDouglas D. GillespieJohn M. GillespieJames M. GintherJudi Gallop GleemanDaniel S. GlynnGayle C. GodfreySarah R. GoldammerKeith A. GoldbergCynthia E. GoldfineGerald R. & Mary GoodlundJohn H. GoodmanChristine Mack GordonMadonna & Michael GorskiJerome R. GrangerCarol A. GravesHoward & Rosemary GraySusan A. GrayArnold L. Green*Clyde R. GreenCarole S. GreeneJan E. GreeningGary W. GreenlundRichard B. GreenwoodSuzanne E. GreesonGregory D. GreyEdna S. GriffinRuth W. GrigsbyHoward E. GrodnickJohn E. GrossLori A. GroteMary J. Grotz

Carol A. GruberJoanne C. GruberCarol A. GulachekDonald G. Gullickson, Jr.Victor J. GunstJerome R. GunterThomas R. HaaralaWilliam E. HaasJacquelyn A. HabermannGarrison L. HaleJean L. HalvorsenJames C. HammCharles D. HansonPatricia M. HaraHarvey D. Harrington IIRobert W. HarrisJ. Merle* & Ruth S. HarrisDaniel W. HartmanArlene W. HartwickGeorge A. HastiKenneth C. HaughtonLillian M. HausmanBeverly H. & John W. Haw IIRobert M. HaydonKenneth & Maureen HayesRuth A. HayesRuthanne HeenanThomas J. HeiderChristopher G. HeidkampMark S. HeinzCarl L. HeiseWilliam R. HeiseGary W. HeldCynthia M. HelmbergerJames E. HelsethMary E. HeltsleyDarwin D. HendelJoan C. & James E. HenlyMark E. HenningDennis E. HerkalNancy HertogRobert R. HestadRobert J. HibbardJoseph H. HigginsHighland House II, Inc.Lynn M. HillPaul D. HillmeyerClifford A. HillstromRuth Harris HiltnerRollin A. HinesMarlene J. HinshawThomas P. Hinze

“Travel provides a wonderful opportunity for growth

and learning, especially when you can immerse

yourself in another culture. That is an opportunity I

wish I’d had when I was a student—and the reason I

donated to the GC study abroad scholarship fund.”

—Cheryl Johnson

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16 Access▲Patricia L. HoagRichard A. HoagOrrin B. HoeferMichael A. HohmannRobert H. & Patricia L.

Holder, Jr.E. & Jeanne HolmbergTheresa L. HolmbergSherrill J. HolmesTheodore N. Holmstrom*Wilmot M. HoltzmanHoneywell FoundationStanley B. HooperEarl L. HooverHoover Sales, Inc.Brian W. HopperJoseph P. HorstmannRoberta A. HosethSherman H. HosethSherman Hoseth InsuranceRichard M. HotchKenneth J. HoxmeierYue HuangEdward M. HubleDolores M. & Percy C. Hughes, Jr.Ann R. HuidekoperSandra L. HummelDana R. HuntIBM International FoundationWilliam T. IgoeJames M. IngemunsonPeter InthisoneDanny C. IversonFrances G. IversonNeil A. IversonDaniel J. IvoryCarlyle D. JacobsonThomas & Julie Maria JaggerJohn JaroslawskiSteven J. JenkinsGerald A. Jensen, Jr.Marlys M. JensenDudley W. JepsonJames K. JetlandGayle A. JideoforClifton L. JohnsAlice C. & Donovan A. JohnsonBarry P. Johnson*Cheryl A. JohnsonDaniel C. JohnsonDavid J. JohnsonDoris L. JohnsonGlenn E. JohnsonGregg M. Johnson

Harold W. Johnson Sr.Layton V. JohnsonMillicent M. & Paul L. JohnsonNancy R. JohnsonRobert R. JohnsonRodney J. L. JohnsonWilliam H. Johnson*Douglas T. JohnstonDuane H. JokelaDavid A. JonesDavid H. JonesJane K. JonesDavid L. JordalLaura K. JordanDean P. JoslinKenneth E. JudsonKatina M. KaalbergPatricia M. KadriePeter J. KaiserHarold L. Kaltenhauser, Jr.Joyce D. KanevskyRichard E. & Mildred L.

KarnuthPhillip R. KarterLynne E. KasperJeffrey J. KathanJohn F. KeefeRichard & Carol KelmAnita Hanson KesPatricia M. KeyesVirginia KeyesGeorge H. KeysJames W. Kidd, Jr.George F. KightThomas Phillip KilionskiMary V. & Charles T. KillianJerry R. KilpatrickGladys M. KingRichard J. KischJulie A. KiseJames M. KleinmanRobert J. KlevenChristine M. KlischMichael V. KlossDavid E. KnappT. W. KnaptonMichael E. KnokeGordon H. KnottVicki L. KnowltonGary D. KociembaSharon R. KoenemanCarolyn A. KoleskeKaron M. KollesLois P. Komarek

Dennis KonnWilliam P. KonopatzkiRita H. KordellKevin KoshiolMary G. KoskanWilliam A. KowalskiKaren A. KrahnSandra KrahnWilliam L. Krammer, Sr.Gary J. KrauseNancy A. KravetzStanley F. KrissAverill M. KronickMary Lou A. KrugerV. R. KrummWesley R. KuskeMitchell H. KvasnickAna Mae & Anton E. LaBonteGeraldine J. LaceyJohn R. LamskiLawrence H. & Kathleen E.

LangerJeffrey R. LangevinAlice E. & Roger A. LarsonFranklin J. LarsonJames P. Larson, Jr.Judith A. LarsonPamela S. LarsonMark W. Le DucRoger E. LedinBarbara B. LeducBarbara A. LeeJeffrey D. LeeMichael T. LeePhyllis E. LeeJohn H. Legus, Jr.Reid S. LeightonJudith M. LeipnitzCharles W. Leistico, Jr.Arne & Cynthia LerfaldCary M. LibmanCindy A. LibmanBonnie A. LievanBen & Ruth LimanMerrell B. LindBruce F. LindgrenRobert V. LindquistWilliam G. LintonPatricia A. LobashKenneth & Barbara LobergLarry W. & Inta M. LoenWilliam M. LorntsonDenise D. LouisLucent Technologies

Foundation

Delores & Richard LundGary A. LundDana B. LundellSharon K. LynchJoyce S. LyonM & F Plumbing, Inc.Anita M. Macias-HowardRonald D. MahoneyThelma R. MahowaldShawn H. MaiersJudy L. MannellaLinnea M. ManskeMary E. MartinNancy E. MartinJoy Ann MartineauCorinne M. MaseRichard G. MaserSharon B. MastoonKathryn G. MattsonThomas MayeCharles D. McCarthyJames W. McCoyKarlyn P. McCoySamantha A. McCreadyCornelia D. McCune* EstateMaurice C. McDonaldLori K. McDonoughMary J. McDonoughJohn R. McElligottCarol M. & Robert H. McElroyMatthew M. McElroyKeith & Mary Ellen McFarlandJames D. McGeeJohn J. McGovernWilliam W. McMillanToni A. McNaronMark J. McQuillanThe Medtronic FoundationErik & Susan MeintsGerard O. MelgaardJohn L. & Mary Ann MellandJames P. & Sandie MetzenAimee H. MeyerJames J. MeyerLinda K. Meyer*Pamela S. MeyerRichard L. MeyerRobert L. MichelsonRobert MilanJerrold T. MillerMary S. & Dale A. MillerRonald I. MillerThomas L. MillerAnnette MinorH. D. Minor, LLCLewis N. Mirviss*

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James C. MitchellPaula & Frederick MitchellDaniel J. ModeenBeverly A. MoenGretchen L. & James F. MoffetDavid R. MolineJames D. MontzkaSuzanne E. MooneyJames R. MooreLeo J. MooreYvonne B. MooreJohn MoormanJoseph S. MoranceyMichael L. MorelandLynn R. MoreyLaverne P. MorganSerah J. MorrisseyLen MrachekPeter M. MuellnerAnn MullerRichard W. MurrayDouglas M. NasonKenneth E. Nelsen*Bonnie M. NelsonCharles Harry Nelson IIIDaniel F. NelsonDaniel P. NelsonLauren L. NelsonPeter C. NelsonVivian J. NelsonMarianne S. NemethRobert C. NeubergerJennifer J. & William F.

NeujahrEdwin L. NewsumWill NicholsLaVonne NicolaiHarold M. Nirschl*Jeffrey D. NoackJeanne E. NordstromOrinne E. & Jon S. NordstromKristen K. NornesNorth Central Invest ServicesGary A. NortonRichard A. NotmanJoyce M. NoyesR. A. NymoonWilliam C. OddenArnold S. OdesskyBjarne OdlandLawrence E. OkesonDean R. OlanderAlyson & John OlsonDale R. OlsonDiane G. OlsonDonna J. Olson

Lawrence S. OlsonMary Jo OlsonNorman O. OlsonSusan OlsonSusan E. OlsonVictoria V. OlsonPaul G. OlszewskiRandall M. OmlieDonald L. OpitzDouglas B. O’RiellyJack M. OrthLee B. OtisVincent OttleySylvia J. OtypkaOtto & Mary Ann PalmerLyman E. ParkhurstMary Ann ParkosDavid L. ParonCraig A. PaulsonLisa M. PaulsonRaymond F. PauserJill M. PavlakRichard S. PavlockValerie A. PeddycoartMark Pedelty & Karen MikschDavid A. PedersenJenna PedersonJessica PedersonJosh PedersonLea Ann PedersonAntoinette R. PelinkaPella Rolscreen FoundationLeslie J. Peltz*Harold E. Peters*Grant F. PetersenAndrew J. PetersonEugene F. PetersonJames F. & Beverly M. PetersonJohn W. PetersonMark J. PetersonPatty PetersonRobert PetersonWarren W. PetersonJulia L. PettiboneDarius L. PickingDonna & Roy PieperBrian J. PilneyMichael Howard PlocherShirley L. PoliquinBurdette V. PolkVivian F. PommerSusan K. PooreMark A. PorthRobert E. PoutiMary L. PriceMichael L. PriceEddris E. Pridgen

The Print CornerRobert J. Proft*Doreen M. PuhlJean K. QuamKeith W. QuammenKiyoko K. QuiggleThomas M. QuinnQwest FoundationDennis G. RadtkeRobert F. RaffertyAlvin A. RahnGene A. RaicheSusan H. RamolaSuzanne K. RamthunGerald P. RanalloSavino J. RanalloRenee M. RansomRobert F. RapaczJeffrey C. RasmussenJanet S. RastetterLouise J. RathburnHarold K. RebneThomas G. RedmannRichard A. RednerDuane E. ReeseAndy ReichertBurton E. Reinecke*Richard R. ReinhardResidential Funding CorporationDonald J. ReynoldsThomas J. ReynoldsAlbert S. RichmondPaul A. RiesHarvey E. Riley, Jr.Gerald D. RinehartElizabeth M. RitmanGary A. RoamStuart E. Roberson*Mark RobertSteve A. RobertsWilliam C. RobertsonKenneth L. RobinsonJohn L. RobyJoann RockstrohRaymond H. RodenwaldCharles R. RodkeGerald A. RogersRonald R. RoholtM. Colleen Rohwer*Rohwer SpecialGregory D. RosendahlDonald W. RossTerry J. RothWilliam & Ann RothMichael F. RowanAlexander & Saundra Rowell

Roger L. RowletteFrederick E. Royal*David C. RuddLaurie L. RuhlDavid E. RundlesJoanne Walter RutherfordKaren R. SagedahlAntoinette Salvatore*Janice R. SampsonMark A. SandquistRobert C. Sasena, Jr.Gail P. SaulJames F. SaumweberCharles S. SavardElrose SchadeRose M. SchaeferKathleen G. & Scott J.

SchaefersNancy C. SchaibleRonald E. SchatzleinDavid H. ScheeleRoy A. SchererRenee E. SchermanLinda J. SchlesingerStephanie J. SchleuderLarry W. SchluterSteven M. SchmalzKeith A. SchmalzbauerDavid M. SchmittKevin D. SchmollLeslye A. SchoenhuthNancy M. SchremppT. Schubbe & M. Arzdorf-

SchubbeMark R. SchultzJanet I. Schuna-SwansonWilliam B. & Adelaide H.

SchwabacherRobert E. SchwartzAlbert R. SchweizerPatti J. SchwensenLinda A. ScottLoleta E. ScottJohn F. SebergPatricia A. SeidlEarl D. SharpDaniel J. SheehanMark & Janet ShefchikKaren G. SheldonTina SheltonJohn D. ShermanWilliam R. ShieldsRichard ShigakiBarbara A. ShineAlbert J. & Theresa J. Shoberg

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18 Access▲Leonard J. SibinskiPreetmohinder S. SidhuStanley L. SiebergJames SiemsMary Lou SiemsSilicon Graphics, Inc.Robert C. SitzFronzena M. & Joseph E. SizerStephen A. SkaarPatricia A. SkundbergFredrik T. SlechtaEdward J. Slominski, Jr.Annie L. & James W. SmallAmanda I. SmithCheryl A. SmithEthel D. & Norman S. SmithGeorge W. SmithGrace B. SmithJames M. SmithJune M. SmithLeslie & Lucille SmithMilton G. & Evelyn S. SmithRosa A. SmithSusan E. SmithJennifer S. SnellRichard & Marilyn SobiechSocratic TechnologiesDeVaughn W. SolbergSteven B. SoliGlenora A. Sommer*Roger C. SorensenErrol K. SorensonRobert G. SornsenMatthew J. Sosniecki, Jr.Ben J. & Dolores M. Souba, Jr.Priscilla B. SouleMichael L. SoulekSouthwest ThermoconFrederick R. Spencer, Jr.Todd M. SpinnerDaniel J. St. MartinThe Saint Paul Companies, Inc.Star Tribune FoundationState Farm Co. FoundationGregory J. SteeleBarry J. Stehlik

Crystal C. & Jared P. SteinScott A. StephanRobert G. & Barbara L. StevensBelva M. StevensonMeredith J. StillingsJohn H. StockingJill E. StodolaJohn L. StoneMary Storland*Kenny StoutenburgScott & Lori StoutenburgLinda J. StrakaMark D. StrandbergRichard L. StraumannGail N. & Robert J. StreitzEric M. & Kim L. StrobelChuck & Marcia StuckyWayne StuckyWallace D. StukelCarol A. SturmMary J. Suagee-BeauduyElinor M. SullivanAdrienne & Arthur

SummerfieldJustin D. SundbergJames D. SundgrenSurfside Marina, Inc.Jock O. SutherlandRichard C. SwanGary A. SwansonHelen V. Swanson*Leonard C. SwansonRalph W. SwansonJulie A. SweitzerPatricia SwiderskiJames T. SzczechLawrence F. TakvamRomeyn TaylorJerry D. TeigTeryjon AviationMary J. ThiedePearl Delores & Claude S.

ThomasJeanette & Robert ThompsonJerome D. ThompsonKay L. Thompson

Robert E. ThompsonRoger O. ThompsonMary Ida ThomsonCharlotte R. Curry ThorpeThomas R. & Carol J. ThorsenJames & Donna TilsnerNeal & Ruth TilsnerCynthia M. TimminsRobert L. TjernlundJeanne L. TongsonJulie A. TorellMichael D. TorresMartha M. ToweyLeRoy S. TrandemDennis J. TrudeauMargaret A. TurnerJune M. TuzinskiWilliam M. UlviWilliam S. UngarUS Bancorp FoundationJanet M. VachaJohn F. VanPilsumJohn R. VanPilsum, Jr.Antonia Z. VargasShirley A. & Ronald H. VescioTheresa M. VillarrealThomas W. VipondNancy J. VitoffGwendolyn Lee Voegtle-FordKeith B. WaatajaRichard W. Wagner, Sr.Thomas J. WaleriusRobert A. WalkowskiCharles S. WallJohn R. WallacePaul R. WallerGregory J. WalshJeffrey L. WangstadWangstad Company, Inc.Judith A. WanhalaMarc J. WanvigRichard A. WardWarehouse Shell Sales Co.Rita J. WarlingFrank C. WarpehaTodd N. WarrenKay L. Warvel*Alan R. WassCharles R. WeberG. F. Weber, Jr.G. F. Weber Studios, Inc.Laura E. WeberMarjorie O. Weber*Tsong C. WeiDavid J. WeissDonald L. WelchDarryl J. & Diana J. Welde

B. Jean & Wallace F. WellmannDwight P. WellsR. Scott WellsJames L. WelterAmy S. WensmanRonald J. WernessWarren D. WertEric H. WesmanWest Metro Building Mainte-

nance, Inc.Ronald A. WestberryLeslie & Michelle WesterbergJohn D. WhartonKermitt E. WheelerMary S. WhiteRonald J. WhiteNathan L. WhittakerWild River ChiropracticIda & Frank Wilderson, Jr.Andrew WilliamsFred B. WilliamsTerry B. WilliamsVeronica WilliamsJerome W. WillyTheodora M. WimerHarvey G. WinstonTheresa E. WiseLeonard J. WistrcillDarlene R. WitryRick L. WitthusPaul E. WodrichBruce E. WojackSteven C. WoldumDonald D. WolfeMark & Nancy WolfeWoody’s Gas & GlassDavid C. WrightCarol A. WronskiRobert E. YahnkeWilliam A. YonMary A. YoungRichard F. YoungRobert C. YoungmanSilvia & Nanda YuehDon Zakeer & AssociatesMarcy & Donald S. Zakeer IIMarie E. ZastrowAntoinette R. ZieglerRaymond J. ZieglerElinor & Michael R.

ZimmermanJack G. ZouberJacqueline V. ZschokkeH. Richard ZuckmanSara J. Zugschwert

* denotes deceased

“In General College, I received a significant amount

of mentorship and essential scholarship support.

Without that encouragement, I wouldn’t have

remained in college. Now I feel it is my turn to give

back to current students and support their dreams.”

—Dr. Albert Hoff, Jr.

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His new book, Elder Voices: SoutheastAsian Families in the United States, theculmination of 10 years of research, waspublished this year by AltaMira Press.“Completing this book was anotherfactor helping me make the move,”Detzner said. In the last two years hehas begun a new grant-funded researchproject comparing characteristics ofHmong and Somali families, a projecthe plans to continue. “I’m trying tobalance the desire to do research, teach,and administer,” he said.

Detzner is transitioning into theassociate dean post during springsemester, while he wraps up responsi-bilities in Human Ecology. He willsucceed Professor Terence Collins, whowill conclude eight years as director ofacademic affairs and curriculum in June.(Collins will be on administrative leavenext year, then return to the faculty aspart of a phased retirement.)

Detzner expects to build on thevitality and potential he now senses inGeneral College to bring the college to anew level of excellence. “As an insider/outsider I’ll bring a fresh eye to shapingthe faculty and curriculum and ourcommitment to developmental educa-tion and multiculturalism, which iswhat makes GC a unique place.”

Coming home, continued

Happy New Year! An entire year has passed since the firstedition of this column. It’s been a year of growth andplanning for General College Alumni Relations. Thenumber of General College-affiliated members of theUniversity of Minnesota Alumni Association has beenincreasing. As you read this, we are conducting focus groupswith GC alumni to find out more about what you arelooking for in an alumni society. My next column willinform you of the results.

Ask the state to invest in the ‘U’The Minnesota Legislature is in session again. The UMAA National Board’s Pro-gram Committee, of which I am a member, will work closely with the University’sLegislative Network staff this year to contact members of the legislature, showingthem how important it is to support the University’s bonding request. It is not toolate to contact your representatives. We invite you to go to the General College Website (www.gen.umn.edu) and click on the blue “Ask the state to invest in the ‘U’”button. You will be taken directly to the Legislative Network Action Center, whereyou will find quick and easy tools to make your voice heard. Or send an e-mailmessage to legnet@umn.edu for information about how you can help spread thiscritical message.

A busy fall and winterAs your representative on the UMAA National Board, I’ve been busy. In the fall,I attended the UMAA Volunteer Awards Ceremony and the UMAA VolunteerLeaders Forum. The next events—Spirit Night Auction and Homecoming Parade—were a lot of fun. The auction netted considerable resources for University studentscholarships. As for Homecoming, as always, the fun was unrivaled. We were 100strong, marching to the pulse of the GC rhythm section. We were very pleased tosee the number of alumni participants. Many noted that they would have joined inthe festivities in prior years if they had known they would be welcomed. Pleaseknow that you are always welcome and we will make every effort to spread theword broadly when college events occur.

Other meetings and events where we have been represented are the UMAANational Board meetings in September, December, and February; the LegislativeBriefing and Reception January 22. I hope we had a chance to meet at the UMAA100th Birthday Party on January 30. If so, it was great seeing you. If not, see you atthe annual meeting in May 2004.

We’re still enthusiastic about hearing your particular stories. Won’t you sharethem with us? I look forward to hearing from you.

Clarification from the fall 2003 issue: Sandy Stephens was inducted into theUniversity of Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame (1994) and the Rose Bowl Hall ofFame (1997), as well as the Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Athletics League(WPIAL) Hall of Fame (1999).

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I’ve only been at General College a few months, but it didn’t takelong to become absorbed into the culture of this place. This place: aplace where people “walk their talk.” General College is about doing

whatever is necessary to provide opportunityfor students who need and want it. Fromacademic affairs to student services to admin-istration, the student is the main priority.

As a development staff person, I’m re-moved somewhat from “real student life.” Ihave experienced some unique student mo-ments, however, and now I await more suchencounters. My office is located near the front

door of Appleby Hall. I keep an “open door” policy (unless it’s freez-ing outside!) and students have a tendency to drop in. Needing direc-tions is the most common query, but there was one young womanwho had to get on the Internet and copy some critical informationand it was “after hours” so no other computers were available. Couldshe use mine? Sure. Need a tampon? Sure, I now keep a box in mycupboard. Have to call your brother because you missed the bus andyou are in charge of watching him after school (no cell phone!)? Goahead, use my phone.

The students leave my office feeling better about whatever crisisthey had at that moment in their lives. Small things, of course, but itreminds me of why I am a fund raiser—specifically, why a fund raiserat the General College. I know that many of these students are onfinancial aid, I know that a majority of these students are first-gen-eration college students and what determination it took to get them

here. I know that some are parents of small children trying tobalance studying, working, and raising a family.

I am proud to be a part of the GC support system for theseyoung people. I am proud to be working with each of you, ouralumni and donors. Through your continued financial support, wekeep GC strong and welcoming to over 1,900 students annually.And it can’t be done without your help. Access to education re-mains the chief barrier for most. In future issues I will outline ourfundraising priorities, now that we have concluded a successfulCampaign Minnesota. Thank you for doing your part to supportGeneral College.

I’d like to take a moment to recognize Betsy Taplin, who has

held the position of acting director of development and alumni

relations for the past 12 months. Her dedication to General

College and genuine love for her work showed through as she

persevered with a challenging task, successfully completing the

capital campaign! Betsy remains a critical part of our develop-

ment team. Thank you, Betsy!

I would also like to acknowledge Kirsten Johnson, former

director of development and alumni relations at General Col-

lege. Throughout my transition to the University and to GC,

Kirsten has been a great resource to me. She may now work at

the University Foundation, but her heart is still very much at

GC. Thank you, Kirsten!