Donor Stories
Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to our organization and others.
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Butch JohnsonButch Johnson and his wife Billee Kraut understand the importance of education. The couple met years ago while teaching and education has always been...
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Gregg LofGregg Lof has been in higher education his entire adult life. From starting off as a student at MSUM, to his current role at the largest university in...
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Ken GarlandKen Garland's love for education, especially mathematics, began in high school. Louella Powers, an outstanding math teacher at Mahnomen High School...
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Bob Bowlsby "Reaching a threshold of excellence"Bob Bowlsby isn't exactly sure how he ended up at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He grew up over 500 miles away, in Waterloo, IA. After competing on his...
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Honoring a friendElementary Education majors Bobbi (Jarvis) Mason and Greta (Magnuson) Shawstad met by chance at MSUM in the 1960s, but their friendship became anything but...
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Jan Mahoney's Dragon pride runs deepThough never a student at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Jan Mahoney quickly became a member of the Dragon family during her position as VP of...
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Joan SpragueJoan Sprague had made something of herself. Born during the Great Depression, the second child of five, she worked to save enough money to pay for college on her...
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John and Sharon Haugo Video BioSix miles west of Waubon, Minnesota, John Haugo, a shy farm boy, attended a one-room schoolhouse before going to town school in fifth grade. The second oldest...
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Lois Cornell SelbergLois Cornell Selberg earned a bachelor's degree from Moorhead State Teacher's College and a master's degree from the University of Minnesota. In 1961, she joined...
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Giving a lasting giftMona Tedford Rindy ('87) has fond memories of attending Minnesota State University Moorhead. Her time here included great professors, a supportive...
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Rodney Paseka Video BioAs a Georgetown, Minn., native, Rodney Paseka was a self-described free-range town kid who attended a two-room schoolhouse with six classmates. From grades...
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Susan Renaud "Giving back and making a difference"Susan Renaud always knew she wanted to work with people, and she knew she wanted to make a difference. Her parents had instilled the values of working hard...
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Leading by exampleFor Yvonne Condell, giving back is something she's always felt called to do. It's paying "civic rent" as she calls it, a way to make up for the resources she's used along...
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