Alumni Honors

2023

Dr. Robert Boyd, ’74, ’79

Monica Musich, ’82

Arlen Nordhagen, ’78

Don Schmid, ’61

Marilyn Vetter, ’88

2022

Jody (Varberg) Feragen, '78

Jack Marcil, '63, '68

Mark Sanford, '66, '76

Sarah Vogel, '67

2020/2021

Erwin, '83, '85, & Colleen, '84, '85, Martens

Werner Nistler, '68

Dr. Michael Brown, '80, '82

Col. Terry Severson, USAF (Ret.), '65

Lisa Wheeler, '77, '82

2019

Dr. Gary Hagen,’74, ’77, & ’86

Dr. Gordon Henry, ’66, ’70

Jennifer Neppel, ’86

Dr. Greg Everson,’72

2018

Phil Jackson, '67, HON '08

Jeanne (Heilman) Crain, `82

Lauris Molbert,`79, `83

Michael Lodoen, `65

Mary (Muehlen) Maring, '75

2017

Al Royse, ’72, ’73,  ’76

Alva “Jeanne” (Kingzett) Pfeiffer, ’69 

James “Jack” Muhs, ’86 

Lucy Dalglish, ’80 

Tim O’Keefe, ’71

2016

Elizabeth Abraham, '70

Rick Burgum, '68

Dr. Timothy Henry, '78, '80

Dave St. Peter, '89

2015

Henry Herr, '68, '71

Dave Veeder, '61

Patrick Dirk, '71, '72

Jill Cholewa, '77

2014

Dr. Marlys Schuh, MD, '73, ’77

Jim Williams, ’62

Keith Reimer, ’73

2013

Bob,’69 and Kris Solberg, '69

Owen Anderson, ’71, '74

Randy Newman, '75, '79

Linda Pancratz, '76

2012

Benedict, '62, '63, & Dorothy Gorecki  

Garfield Beckstead, '61

Kathryn Uhrich, '86

Mark Chipman, '83, '85

2011 

Diane Odegard 

Gary Marsden, '63 

Norman Hoffman, '59 

Robert Nordlie, '57, '60 

2010 

Howard Dahl, '71, HON '10 

Henry C. "Bud" Wessman, '89

Mary Wakefield, ..'83 

Greg Page, '73

2009 

Daniel J Martinsen, '73 

Dr. Karen L Nyberg, '94 

Dr. LaVonne J. Russell Hootman, '54, '75 

Edward T Schafer, '69, HON '08

2008 

John F Gasparini, '68, '71

Larry E Jodsaas, '62 

Allen L Van Beek, MD, '66 

David J Williamson, '77 

Gay Shemorry Williamson, '69

2007 

Senator Byron L Dorgan, '65, HON '02

Dr. Thomas M Hamilton, '67, '70, HON '93

Dale F Morrison, '71, HON '99

2006 

Lyle C Kasprick, '59 

Diane K Langemo, PhD, '69

Donald G McIntyre, MD, '57 

Darold D Rath, '67 

Pete Simonson, '53 

B John Barry, '63, HON '12 

Karen M Bohn, '75, '76 

Harold A Gershman, '66

2005 

Richard D Brunning, MD, '54, '57 

Calvin C Marvin, ..'50 

John P Nepper, '53 

Mack V Traynor, Jr., MD, '46, '47 

Morris A Tschider, '54, '58, '60 

Marilyn Whitney, '51 

Paul H Gislason, MD, '48 

Raymond A Kobe, PE, '55

Donald C Meredith, MD, '50, '52 

William G Ness, '60 

Judge Beryl J Levine, '74 

Wesley D Rydell, '64 

William L Schwartz, MD, '55

2004 

F John Marshall, '59, '62 

A Charles Schultz, Jr, '70 

Sally J Smith, '79 

Col J Thomas Stocker, MD, '66, '67

2003 

Dr. Theodore V Galambos, PE, '53, '54, HON '98

Bill Geiger, '53 

Ellen Gray John P Gray, '40, '61 

R Douglas Larsen, '53 

Sara G Garland, '68, '72 

Jean Haley Harper, '79 

Earl S Strinden, '58

2002 

Franklin J Bavendick, '52

Betty C Monkman, '64

Nancy L Seifert, '51

Dr. Susan J Crockett, '66 

Lloyd K Everson, Jr, MD, '65, '67

Robert M Harris, '60 

A Kirk Lanterman, ..'51

2001

Jo Anne B Hedlin, '51

Dr. Donald P Naismith, '53, '59

Rita C Traynor, '51

Barbara L Dewing, '57

Ellen R McKinnon, ..'35

Keith B Sorbo, '59

2000 

Dr. Kent G Alm, '51, '63

John A Banik, '50

John D Graham, MD, '50, '53

Beverly A Sfingi, '44

James E Jarrett, MD, '60, '62 

John R Jarrett, MD, '61, '63

James D Kertz, '60

Jon B Tingelstad, MD, '57, '58

1999 

Bruce A Porter, MD, '72

Verrill J Fischer, MD, '35 

Wilbur J Gehrke, '39 

Edward J Harloff, '49 

Dr. Ella Jane Oyer, '46 

Carolyn J Becraft, '66 

Dr. John S Penn, ..'43 

Rodney J Rohrich, MD, '77, HON '06

Rodney S Webb, '57, '59

1998 

Rev Harry D Durkee, ..'43

Robert A Kyle, MD, '48, HON '02

Norma C Oreskovich, ..'37 

Sam Silverman, '37, '39 

Major General Bryan G Hawley, '64, '67, '69

James C Hester, ..'67 

Dr. Phyllis E Johnson, '71, '76

1997 

James R McLaughlin, '48 

Tamar C Read

Dr. John W Vennes, '51, '52, HON '96 

Dr. Myron W Wentz, '66

1996 

Arlene D Ginn, '41 

Donald A Loepp, '48

Clifford E Seglem, '47 

Clayton E Jensen, MD, '54, '56 

John C MacFarlane, '61, HON '99 

Kathleen A Smith, '56 

Walter I Swingen, '53

1995 

Beulah-Rom Gullekson, '36

Marcella H Melsted, '46

John A Moyer, MD, '45 

Dr. Lorraine Hagen Westerberg, '40 

Frances B Kannowski, ..'24 

George McKinnon, Sr., '35 

Dr John C Redmond, '55 

Norman C Skalicky, '55

1994 

James G Golseth, MD, '38, '39 

Eloise J Halvorson, '39 

Fern C Haugen, '30 

Dr. Howard W Jacobson, '31 

Winnifred H Jones, '37 

Timothy J Haas, '68 

Ernest A Lindstrom, '53 

Thoraine Loyd, '74

1993 

William A Franta, '33, '34, HON '71 

Ralph J Krogfoss, '43 

Fred C Ott, '38 

Sigrid R Ott, '39 

Dorothy M Pederson, '31 

Fabrice P Moussus, '73 

Donn R Osmon, '55 

Harold E Resinger, MD, '51, '52, HON '92 

Burness G Wenberg, '49

1992 

A Leonard Asmundson, MD, '28, '29

T B Asmundson, '29, '31 

Gayle Clifford, '65 

Mary Ann Keller-Wakefield, '61, '77 

Richard Arnason, '43 

Dr. Marilyn J Guy, '69, '71, '76 

V Adm Donald F Hagen, MD, '61 

G W VandeWalle HON, '55, '58

1991 

William L Biggs, '67

Larry A Brown, ..'31 

Ervin L Dahlund, '34 

Dr. Rolf E Hovey, '35 

Louise Aandahl Stockman, '48 

Albert 'Mel' Christopher, '55 

Dorothy J Edlund, '44 

Dr. Gordon B Olson, '52, '53 

Dan J Ostergaard, MD, '69, '71

1990 

Aldene A Barrington, '20 

Judge Dale M Nordquist, '38, '40 

Margaret O Oros, '39 

Everette Webb, '42, HON '93 

Dr. Virginia L Holten, '62, '65 

William C Marcil, '58, HON '08 

James C McKay, ..'55 

Keith C Wold, MD, '49

1989 

Dr. Karen Gayton Comeau, '81 

Dr. Marlene Ward, '84 

Myrtle A Birdzell, '29, '30 

Charles J Breitwieser, '31, HON '49 

Donald C Holand, '34, '47 

Dr. Jeanette N Wheeler, '39, '56, '62 

Wallace Bailey, MD, '50, '51 

Roger L Breezley, '60 

Henry A Frantzen, '64 

The Honorable H F Gierke, III, '64, '66, HON '05 

Karen Sethre White, '59

1988 

Mildred L Johnson, '39 

Ludwik Kulas, '43, '51 

Richard H McGee, '41, '47 

Thomas McGrath,'39, HON '81 

D Frank Benson, MD, '50, '51 

Shirley R Colgrove, ..'62 

Ben Meier

Maj Gen Keithe E Nelson, '58, '59

1987 

Ruth L Meiers, '46 

Edmund O Belsheim, '27, HON '52 

Hazel Jacobsen-Theel, '30 

Henry X Salzberger, '27 

Edward K Thompson, '27, HON '58 

Dr. Clair T Blikre, '49, '60 

T Michael Clarke, '70 

Martha A Liebert, '55 

Sandra J Whittaker, '58

1986 

Marjorie Boynton-Moynahan, '46

Clifford O Haugen, MD, '26, '27

John Hjellum, '34

Lois M Johnson, '64 

Allen I Olson, '61, '63 

Virginia L Stringer, '66 

Leon L Wiltse, MD, '37, '38

1985 

Archie Baggenstoss, MD, '30, '31

Ruth M Legvold, '30 

Dr. Neal A Weber, '30, '32, HON '58

Dr. Philip W West, '35, '36, HON '58 

Dr. Paul V Yoder, '30, HON '58 

Andrew G Alpha, '34, '35 

Dorothie O Dekko, '50 

Gen. David C Jones, ..'41 

Stanley A Moe, ..'32, HON '93

Dr. John G Wade, '56

1984 

Rear Admiral Richard B Black, '26, HON 58 

Clifford T Danielson, '21 

Lucille R Fostvedt, MD, '36, '38 

Dr. Junald L Rendahl, '29 

David A Fennell, '74 

Clair Ghylin, '50 

Liisa Nygard Johnson, '68

John H Saiki, MD, '58, '59

1983 

Merlin E Dewing, '56, '58, HON '88 

D Wade Robinson, MD, '36, '37 

Donald E Squires, ..'31 

Gladys N Whitesell, '23

Alvin E Austin, '31 

Dorothy Hagert Crosby, ..'26 

Clifford E Enger, '33 

D J Robertson, '33, '36 

Frank E Stinchfield, MD, '32, HON '73

1982

Florence M Clifford, '42 

Thomas J Clifford, '42, '48, HON '00

Andrew L Freeman, '32, HON '91 

Robert O Brandenburg, MD, '42 

Rodney P Burwell, '60, '61 

Joseph F Sabo, ..'56 

Mary Ellen Barber Vaughan, '45

1981 

A M Cooley, Sr., '31 

Dr. Victor A Corbett, ..'28 

Karleen M Rosaaen, '27 

Frederick M Thomson, '23

Ralph L Engelstad, '54 

Shirley C McCarty, '58 

Chester E Nelson, Jr, '61 

Kenneth W Sell, MD, '53, '54

1980 

Clifford W Anderson, '26

Vera E Bollinger, '19, '30 

Grace E Bowen, '17 

Glenn C Lee, '33

Victor R Rose, '29 

Marijo Shide, ..'48

1979 

Judge Ronald N Davies, '27, HON '61 

E E Gullekson, '37 

Mel W Duncan, '43 

Terrance G Leonhardy, '37 

Claudia E Schmalenberg, '71

1978 

Mary A Fowler, '21, '22

Thomas M Mar, MD, '38

Col Eugene E Myers, '36, '38

Richard D Nierling, MD, '29, '30

Frank Richards (Brig Gen-RET), '21, '32 

Eunice C Kalloch, '30 

Maxie L Anderson, '56 

Bernold M Hanson,'51 

1977

Jerome N Dunlevy, Sr., '22

Martin N Gronvold, '27 

Dorothy Hupper, '21 

Lucy Johnston Sypher, '27 

Eugene R Dahl, '48, HON '99 

William A Jacobsen, '24, '26 

Clara Lougee, '29 

James E Olson, '50, HON '86 

John K Whitney, '53

1976 

Dr. Arthur K Saiki, '26 

Mark Andrews, Sr. 

Laura C Christianson, '32 

Laurence G Pray, MD 

S Bryce Streibel

George F Strickling, '25 

C M Burgess, MD, '30, '31 

Ruth A Noren 

Elton W Ringsak, '37 

Donald C Robertson, '58

1975 

Senator Quentin Burdick 

Dr. Edna Peterson Doyle, '36 

Adrian O McLellan, '37, '39 

David V Osborn, '65 

Dr. E Lillian Parson, '19 

Joseph P Baker, '27, '28 

James D Barger, MD, '39 

Eugene D Becken, '32 

Ruth E Hastings, '31 

J Martin Johnson, MD, '19 

James W Kack, '63

1974 

John A Klein, Jr., ..'41 

Charles L Allen, '24 

Arley Bjella, '41, HON '89 

Gerhard O Meidt, '58 

Dorothy E Revell, '33 

Theodore A Torgeson, 1910, 1912

Senator Milton Young

Dr. Gwen J Bymers, '48

Judge Jim R Carrigan, '53, HON '97

John H Disher, '43

Dr. Leigh Gerdine, '38, HON '91

Allan E Gillespie, '53

Irwin R Rector, '38

Dr. Fred L Snyder, '55, '58, HON '83

1973 

The Honorable Ralph Erickstad, ..'43 

Judge Harvey B Knudson, '31 

The Honorable William Paulson, '37 

The Honorable Alvin C Strutz, '30 

Obert C Teigen, '32, '34 

Lyla Hoffine, '23, '41 

Herbert D Jeffrey, '31, '42 

Olafur W Johnson, MD, '27 

Dr. Soren O Kolstoe, '21, '31 

Valborg I Oslund, '28, '43 

Lillian Leith Witmer, '23 

Dr. Bill J Harris, '34 

Mary T Hennessy, '31, '35 

Dr. Lloyd F Johnson, '54 

Don P Miller, '34 

Canton A Pederson, '34, HON '78

1972 

Julius M Amberson, MD, ..'17 

Harold A Boe, '25 

John L Hulteng, '44 

DeWayne 'Dewey' King, '50, '66 

Mark Foss, '51, '55

William H Morrison, ..'20 

Judge Paul Benson, '42 

Robert A Finnegan, ..'37 

William L Guy Evan E Lips, '41

Lowell T Swenson, ..'43, HON '91

1971 

R Edwin Fuglestad, '23, '24

Lambert M Huppeler, '32 

Milton G Kelly, ..'18 

Fred Orth

George W Starcher, '75 

Margaret Starcher

E J Wenaas, MD, '21 

William T DePuy, '26 

Robert M Fawcett, MD, '37, '38 

Don Hiestand, '40 

Carl Lykken, 1910 

James F Seifert, '50, HON '86

1970 

Edward J Franta, '27 

Richard A Hanson, '56, '60 

Frank L Koucky, '21 

Rudolph W Koucky, MD, '24 

Maj Gen C Emerson Murry, '49, '50 

Dr. C V S Ratnam, '51 

J Gordon Caldis, '42, '48

Robert P Dorsher, '51 

Edward X Hallenberg, '36, '46 

John A Linfoot, MD, '53, '55 

Stan Marek, '51 

Ernest E Simmons, '38 

J Lloyd Stone, '30, '36

1969

Larry Aasen, '47 

Chuck Johnson, '48, HON '05

M James Robertson, '49 

Dr. Marian E Swendseid, '38, '39 

Jack Traynor, '49, '51 

Donald R Grangaard, '39, HON '91 

Walter G Klick, '24 

John G Morrison, MD, '39, '40 

Rev Carroll E Simcox, '33

Horace W Thue, '35

1968 

Brig Gen Donn C Hart (USMC), '35

Arnold G Kirkness, '28 

J Lafe Ludwig, MD, '31, '33 

John H Moe, MD, '25, '26, '27 

Odin Ramsland, '34

Albert V Hartl, '32 

Robert S Kunkel, '38 

Col H G Lux (RET), '32 

Frederick D Pollard, Jr., '39

Lt Gen Donn J Robertson, '38

1967 

C Norman Brunsdale 

J Emmet Judge, '35 

Richard D Sturtevant, '28, '30, '69 

Warren L Hanna, '17, HON '70 

George Longmire, '47 

Dr Wilhelmina S Scott, '21 

Pearl I Young, '19 

Amos S Martin, '50

Idar Rimestad, '40 

Carl G Samuelson, ..'30

1966 

Dwain E Duis, '50 

Rita A Murphy, '26 

Arthur D Robertson, '23 

John E Williams, 1906 

Frank J Cervenka, '35 

Paul T Cook, MD, '34, '35 

John E Davis, '35 

Ernest F Fox

Henry Hinds, 1904

Leo P A Sweeney, MD, 1922

1965

Weston Christopherson, '49, '51, HON '89 

Leonard K Crawford, '37 

Paul O Larson, '50 

Edwin P Madsen, '40 

Hugh P Moore, '33

1964 

Thomas C Barger, '31, HON '65 

B Fred Davidson, '27, HON '71 

Bruce McArthur, '39, HON '90 

Grant N Nelson, '25 

Mel Ruder, '37, '42 

Kathrine Belanger Tiffany, '02, '08 

Robert B Witmer, '22, '26

1963 

Dewey E Balch, '32 

Frederic P Barnes, ..'24 

Joseph B Bridston, ..'18 

Robert C Eddy, ..'20 

Ernest L Grinnell, MD, '27, '28 

Fay W Hunter, '30 

Conrad W Leifur, Sr., '23, '32 

Dr. Ralph E Leigh, '22

Edward H McDermott, '21, HON '51 

Lloyd C Nelson, '32 

Paul C Quistgard, MD, '27 

Armin F Rohde, '25 

Jack Bell Stewart, ..'29 

Loyde C Thompson, ..'25 

Stanley J Walsh, '39 

Harrison W Wilder, '28 

Irv Kupcinet, '35 

Franklin J Lunding, '49

1962 

Edmond Hughes Edna Twamley, '58

William G Durnin, MD, '30 

Ira C Frendberg, 1910 

Sybil Kelly, '18 

Clarence D Locklin, ..1913

Edward J O'Connor, ..'33 

Francis J Walsh, '32

Distinguished Service Citation

1961

Stella I Mann, '15 

Guri Sand, 1909, '29 

Dr. Willis B Shepard, '29, '32 

Dr. Lien O Simenstad, '21

1960 

Stewart H Clifford, MD, ..'21 

Dr. Christine Finlayson, 1912 

John D MacKenzie, '18 

Dr. Clarence L Robertson, 1911, 1931

Bardi G Skulason, '95

1959 

W Kenneth Hyslop, 1906 

A Vera Kelsey, 1914 

Dr. R Lyle Webster, '26 

Thomas E Whelan, '16, HON '59

1958 

Lawrence Welk 

Fred G Aandahl, '21, HON '62 

Dr. Keith Grimson, '30, '31 

Herbert E Treichler, 1908, '09

1957 

James H Douglas, 1900, HON 1960 

Chester W Fritz, '51 

Lawrence R McCoy, ..1908 

Raymond Richards, 1906 

Maxwell M Upson, 1896, HON '31 

John C West, '26, '30, HON '56

1956 

Judge O B Burtness, 1906, '07, HON '58 

Judge G Grimson, 1904, '05, '06, HON '39 

John M Hancock, 1903, HON '32 

Dr. Min Hin Li, '20, HON '58 

Henry G Lykken, 1905, '06, HON '58 

Judge William L Nuessle, 1899, 1901, HON '48

Service Award

1949 M Beatrice Johnstone, 1891, HON '51

2023

Josh Brandsted, ’08

Sally Miskavige, ’07, ’08

2022

Meghan Compton, ’06, ’10

Paul Sallach, ’03

2020/2021
Lu Jiang, '12

Peter Stenehjem, '07

2019
Dr. Andrea Hanson, ’02

Christina Sambor, ’05

2018

Kayla (Hoerth) Delzer, '08, '14

Darren Moquist, '00

2017

Jules Kotrba, '06

Eric Trueblood, '07

2016

Haley Thorson, '05

Nicholas Eberling, '06

2015

Greg Pinski, '96, '99

Kayla Effertz Kleven, '05, '07

2014

Jonathan Warrey, ’99

Monique Lamoureux, ’12

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, ’12

2013

Cassie Gerhardt, ’96, '08

Chad Syverson, ’96

2012

Jim Kleinsasser, .'99

Sheri (Kleinsasser) Stockmoe, '97, '99

2011

Amanda Bentow, '04, '06

John Kutch, '93

2010

Ryan Kopseng, '99

2009

Fernanda (Santos) Philbrick, '94, '96

Chris Semrau, '00

2008

Brenda Jo Gillund, '92, '97

Jennifer Thorson, '93

2007

Cindy Blikre, '91

James Mehus, M.D. / Ph.D., '00

Carla Christofferson, '89

2006

Jeff Gendreau, ’90

Milissa Mckee, M.D., ’92

Jennifer J. Montgomery, ’90, ’92, ’00

2005

Steve Burian, ’90, ’92

Heather Johnson Kukla, ’96

2004

Mary Fischer, '90

Karen L. Nyberg, '94

2003

Karn (Monge) Jilek, '89

Dave St. Peter, '89

Keith Becker, '92, '94

2002

Laura (McCallum) Bryan, '89