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Gift-buying spree at WSU for needyWINONA, Minn., Dec.10, 2004 -- -- Hundreds of dollars in holiday presents for needy families are wrapped and ready for Winona State University employees to deliver Thursday. Sixty-five profs, students and staff people pledged $10 to $50 each, raising almost $1,500. The presents will be delivered to the Tandeski Center at Southeast Tech for distribution to the families.
The program started about eight years ago, when Sandy Schmitt, purchasing director, and Deb Benz, travel director, along with a few co-workers, began pooling their funds. This November, Schmitt sent out an email request to other campus offices asking more people to participate. Within an hour $400 was pledged. By the end of the week almost $1,500 was collected. Schmitt and Benz, armed the wish lists from 49 needy people, mostly families, spent hours creating a shopping list. "Deb and I both enjoy shopping," said Schmitt, "and we both have the frugal gene. We really like to find the best buys we can."
Once the shopping list was created, Deb and Sandy met for breakfast to sort through sale ads for the best prices. "We can't afford to pay full price," said Benz. "We have to watch the sales and use coupons or else we couldn't make it." This year, the women went out on five separate shopping trips and bought at least two gifts for each person on the list, with a lid $30 per individual. Once the gifts were purchased, all of the people who pledged money held a wrapping party.
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DEC. 10, 2004 |
HOCKEY (MEN'S): St. Thomas 3, SMU 1.
HOCKEY (WOMEN'S): St. Thomas 6, SMU 1.
TRACK AND FIELD (WOMEN'S): WSU at Cyclone Holiday Classic. Jess Devine set a WSU record of 9.30 in the 60-meter hurdles.
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WSU ignores backlash, launches new adsWINONA, Minn., Dec. 10, 2004 -- The second in a series of controversial radio advertisements promoting Winona State University for the nascent New University initiative hit the airwaves Wednesday. The new 60-second spot touts the not-yet-approved New U on all five Winona commercial stations. The ad is scheduled to run until May. said Tom Grier, the univerity's director of communications. Air time for the two ads in the series is costing $34,340, Grier said in an interview.
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Although the Student Senate has called for the university to suspend the ads pending resolution of numerous New University issues, Grier defends the ads.
"It's a great ad series," said Grier, "We're setting a vision." Grier's enthusiasm is not shared by the Student Senate, an elected body representing all student constituencies. Liberal arts Sen. Ryan Flynn, said the ads are jumping the gun. Flynn says the New University has not been approved yet and there is growing student opposition because of a $1,000 tuition surcharge to fund it. "Advertising should not be started until the New University has been approved by all of the university's constituency groups," said Flynn. Both radio ads explicitly refer to New University initatives as if they are done-deeds.
Much of the debate surrounding the New University ads is about money. Grier said he doesn't know where the money came from for the radio blitz, although, he said, it did not come out of his office's $150,000 budget. The money was transferred into his office's account with university President Darrell Krueger's authorization, Grier said, probably from the $450,000 buget for the New University project. "I don't doubt his ability to move things around to provide the money for it," said Grier. The $450,000 New University budget has never been accounted for. Krueger, Vice President Steve Richardson and New University project chief Carol Anderson all have deferred reporter questions about the source of funding for the budget and disbursements.
Reporter: Brianna Gallett
Background: Students: Halt NewU ad spending
Background: WSU revamps image advertising
WSU SECURITY
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DEC.10, 2004 |
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INCIDENT NO.2: fire alarm was activated in the Prentiss-Lucas dorm at 6:16 p.m. A pizza was smokling.
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GOP chair: Issue is fair advertisingALMA, Wis., Dec. 10, 2004 -- The Buffalo County Republican chair, Kelly J. Herold said he filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission against Winona State University prof Cindy Killion and the Buffalo County Progressives to stop their advertisements before they got out of hand. Herold, who claims the Progressives exceeded spending limits, said he believes that Killion and the Progressives have the right to fair political speech -- but only within federal election rules. Herold said that he filed the complaint because some people brought the matter to his attention wondering if the Buffalo County Progressives had filed with the FEC. Asked who "some people" were, Herold said he would like to keep their names confidential.
In the complaint to the Federal Election Commission, Herold claimed that Killion and the Buffalo County Progressives could not have spent any less than $1,517 combined on their advertisements, far exceeding, he said, the max for groups that aren't registered as political action committees. Herold said that ads in the Buffalo County Journal and the Cochrane Recorder would have cost the Progressives at least $600, only $400 shy of the $1,000 limit.
In his FEC complaint, Herold claimed that the Progressives also spent $413 on a billboard that was put up in Fountain City. The billboard said, "Make Nov, 2 the End of Era," with "era" crossed out and "error" written in big red letters next to it. To Killion's claim that the Progressives didn't endorse particular candidates, Herold said: "That's as close as you can get." Said Herold: "With the way the political climate is today, I just want to make sure that it is kept as fair as possible."
Reporter: Dustin Sadnick
Background: Prof denies election violation
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Joshua P. Pagel, 19, St. Charles, Minn., 30 days and $125.
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Penn State: Stop using ExplorerUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Dec. 10, 2004 -- The Pennsylvania State University system recommended that campus people stop using the popular Web browser Explorer. Robin Anderson, of Penn State's information-technology office, said Explorer alternatives include Firefox, Netscape Communicator, and Opera. About of the worldwide browser market is held by Explorer, a free-distribution Microsoft product. Because of its popularity and its close integration with the Microsoft Windows software, Explorer is a favorite target of hackers.
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INCIDENT NO. 2: A student phoned an emergency medical team at 5:02 a.m. with abdominal pains. The student was taken to the hospital.
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Political-minded high schoolers at WSUWINONA, Minn., Dec. 10, 2004 -- After completing a Model Legislature program at Winona State, the elected student leaders, from Winona middle and high schools, presented university President Darrell Krueger, himself a political scientist, with an award for his support. More than 130 students participated in this program, a pet project of State Rep. Pelowski, D-Minn. Students elect leaders for their model House, Senate and a governor.
WSU exec: Jocks-first only a testWINONA, Minn., Dec. 10, 2004 -- Varsity jocks had an early crack at registering for Winona State University spring classes, academic Vice President Steve Richardson confirmed. Richardson took responsibility for the decision, which was made without any announcement or discussion and has stirred a maelstrom of objections since word leaked out. "I decided to try the priority experiment this time," Richardson told the Faculty Senate. In effect, athletes had first shot at seats in oversubscribed classes, squeezing out non-athletes. Richardson did not acknowledge favoritism. Rather, he spun his explanation in terms of a shortage of seats in classes in the Memorial athletics building.. The explanation left questions unanswered.
It is believed about 150 athletes were given priority for registration, immediately after seniors. The only other people among the university's 8,100 students with priority to register are students with disabilities.
Students have been in an uproar since biology prof Ed Thompson learned about the jocks-first registration policy and alerted his colleagues. Students learned of Thompson's revelation on the CyberInee on Nov. 17. The Student Senate has demanded an explanation. Among vocal faculty has been chemistry prof Bill Ng, who is powerful in faculty circles. Ng said students who need to stay on track on their course plan or lose their financial aid weren't given any consideration. Said Ng: "It's personally disgusting that athletes get a better deal."
Although tangential to whether jocks should get privileged treatment, Richardson's said there are broad problems with registration for which students are at fault. Students sign up for classes that they are either unprepared for or have no intention of taking, he said: "If we could find a good way to convince students to pay close attention to course pre-requisites, fewer of them would need to repeat courses later." Students repeating courses clog up the university's ability to keep students moving their programs. Also, Richardson said, if students wouldn't register for classes they didn't want, it would open up seats for others.
About his pilot test to elevate athletes above the class access problems of other students, Richardson said he will have to wait until classes start in January to assess whether it accomplished his goal. In the meantime, observers are assessing whether Richardson has hurt his chances for his expected bid to succeed Darrell Krueger as university president. The presidential search process is under way. |
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Reporter: Katie Carlson
Background: Jocks given preferential class access
CAMPUS ALMANAC
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A gallery of St. Mary's University presidents:
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Background: SMU names Franz new president
NEWS AND COMMENT
WINONA MEDIA WATCH |
BACK TO DULLSVILLE
The Nosy Neighbor column is dead. Former Daily News editor Chris Steinbach created the gossipy must-read compilation of juicy local trivia in July. As soon as Steinbach departed in October, the column disappeared. Although it stirred interest as nothing the Daily News had tried in years, the Nosy Neighborhood didn't fit the mold. Some people, conditioned to like their news bland, dissed the column as middle schoolish. Bowing to critics and lacking Steinbach's enterprise, imagination and humor, not to mention his keen sense of reader interest, the remaining Daily News powers canceled the Nosy Neighbor's lease.
But the Neighbor had fans who missed her and have been vocal. Now she's back, kinda, sorta. The News has launched a new feature, "Not Quite Ready for Page One," with staff reporters passing along tidbits that, writing against deadlines and newshole restraints, they had left on the cuttingroom floor. The first installment was flat, humorless and, yes, dull. But there is hope. The paper has asked readers to contribute "quips, quotations and ideas."
There's little chance, though, that the new column will include the buzz from the Shorty's breakfast bunch or the Valley Oaks soccer moms or the Lake Drive cocktail crowd, from whom Steinbach plucked so much delicious stuff. Nobody at the Daily News has a finger on the community pulsebeat like Steinbach. The chain-owned paper doesn't even have a resident publisher anymore.
The Nosy Neighbor has been muted. The Daily News is back in the safety and comfort of Dullsville journalism.
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CAMPUS ALMANAC
POSTED DEC, 10, 2004 |
A chronicle of the search for a new St. Mary's University president, as reported by trustees:
September 2002: Louis DeThomasis announced he would retire. Trustees appointed a committee to identify the qualities to be sought in a successor.
March 2003: Trustees appointed a search committee.
May 2003: Trustees approved the selection process.
August-September 2003: Search committee tried to identify Christian Brothers candidates.
March 2004: Search committee broadened the search to non-Christian Brothers.
June-November 2004: Search committee screened candidates with telephone interviews, in-person interviews, reference and background checks.
September-December 2004: Finalists were invited to campus interviews.
December 2004: Trustees selected Craig Franz.
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Background: A fuller account
Man wanted in murder living near WSUWINONA, Minn., Dec, 9, 2004 -- A man arrested in the recent big-time Winona drug bust, who is wanted for murder in Chicago, is out on bail and living three blocks from the Winona State University main campus. Pending more court dates, Leon Maurice Bell is living at 163 E. Fifth St. and free to roam the streets. Bell, 24, was among the 10 suspects arrested for drug felony charges on Nov. 12. He posted a $50,000 bail bond on Nov. 15.
Although Winona County Attorney Chuck MacLean declined to comment on Bell's criminal history, MacLean did confirm that Bell was wanted in a Chicago homicide. Said Winona Police Chief Frank Pomeroy: "Bell is a very bad man." Bell, known as Billa among Winona drug traffickers, was involved with Chicago gang members, said Pomeroy. Pomeroy said he contacted Chicago police after Bell was arrested. Instead of requesting that Bell be extradited back to Chicago on a homicide charge, Pomeroy was told to let Bell post bail. "We'll get him when he comes back," Pomeroy quoted Chicago police as saying.
In Winona, Bell faces five drug charges, including second-degree, third-degree and fifth-degree marijuana and cocaine sale charges. He went to his first hearing on Nov. 22 at the Winona County Courthouse. At the request Bell's attorney, public defender Carol Weissborn, a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Jan. 12. On the Winona charges Bell could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Reporter: Lauren Elizondo
Background: Undercover cop details marijuana probe
Background: Who the cops snared
TAU DEDiCATION
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Snip, the ribbon's cut at TauWINONA, Minn., Dec. 9, 2004 -- Surrounded by holiday decorations and tables of holiday food, Winona State President Darrel Kruger and key aides cut a large red ribbon symbolizing the opening of the university's new Tau conference center. "This building will serve Winona State and the Winona community well," said Kruger. The facility boasts being one of the only conference centers of its kind in the region, associate academic Vice President Christine Barajas told the crowd. "This is a fabulous building, and it will bring in people from all over the area, and possibly the country for meetings and seminars," said Barajas.
The building, behind Lourdes Hall at the former the College of St. Teresa, originally housed Catholic susters-in -training from the Rochester Franciscans. When their number dwindled, and the facility became too much to operate it was put on the market. After three years on the market Winona State University offered $2.2 million for the empty building and negotiations ensued. By May 2003 Winona State had the keys and began Phase One of a conversion, refitting part of the building into a dorm . In late August 2003 Winona State students were occupying the 118-bed facility. At the ribbon-cutting, student affairs Vice President Cal Winbush said the addition of Tau to Winona State's student housing helped ease a long-standing shortage of dorm space. "Instead of having 110 percent occupancy we are now at 100 percent," said Winbush. Once the dorm was in operation, Phase 2 began, remodeling the rest of the building to create a conference center.
With community members, Wnona State faculty, administrators and Franciscans present, the building was dedicated to its new purpose. "We look forward to seeing this building being used to its full potential," said Barajas. The new conference center consists of eiughy rooms, varying in size and arrangement. A rotunda and four other of the conference room are large enough for groups over 100 people . Other conference rooms are for smaller small groups.
Brian Junker, of the Chamber of Commerce's ambassadors, praised the new Tau Center as importanty for Winona businesses. "We as ambassadors are very excited to have this conference center," said Junker. It will mean more people in town, which equates to more people eating out and staying in the hotels, visiting shops and making a valuable contribution to the Winona economy."
Reporter: Chris Warrington
Background: Grand opening at Tau building
SMU names new prez: Craig FranzWINONA, Minn., Dec. 9, 2004 -- The only Christian Brother in the final running, Craig Franz, has been named president of St. Mary's University. When takes over June 1, Franz will be coming home. Earlier at St.Mary's he had been an executive assistant to president Louis DeThomasis, who is retiring. The selection of Granz was unanimous, said John Ehlert, chairman of the university's trustees. Said Ehlert: "Brother Craig's knowledge of our university, coupled with his experience, talent and passion for Catholic higher education will allow Saint MaryÕs to continue the forward-thinking leadership it has enjoyed under Brother Louis for the past two decades."
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The selection of Franz, 51, comes only weeks after he resigned as presdient of St. Mary's College in California in a financial scandal. Franz admitted he, along with other college executives and trustees, had been conned into believing a massive gift had been made to the college and then had proceeded with expensive construction projects. An independent investigation found major oversight lapses among college officials but nothing criminal. Meanwhile, a big-time real estate scam artist is being pursued by authorities. Franz explained his resignation as necessary for the college to move ahead.
The trustees at Winona's St. Mary's said at the start of their search they preferred a Christian Brother. An initial search found a shallow pool among the dwindling number of brothers in the order. The trustees then expanded the search to included people outside the Lasallian order. The search was again adjusted when Franz resigned at the California college and became available. Franz himself was a member of the St. Mary's board of trustees.
About his new appointment, Franz said he sees Winona-based as "nationally recognized for its vibrant Lasallian heritage and strong commitment to quality instruction." He said the university had made remarkable progress under Louis DeThomasis' leadeship the past 21 years.
Franz began his career as a high school biology and environmental science teacher in Philadelphia. Later he held educational and administrative roles at the University of Rhode Island, La Salle University in Philadelphia and St. Mary's in Winona. Franz earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Bucknell University in 1975, a master's degree in environmental studies from Drexel University in 1977, and a doctorate in biology/marine ecology in 1988 from the University of Rhode Island.
Background: SMU finalist duped at California college
Background: College prez quits over vanishing gifts
Background: Investigator: SMC fiasco avoidable
Background: Comment: Lesson in forthrightness
Background: SMU finalist left Millikin under cloud
Background: Three left in SMU search
Long weekends hurt football gateWINONA, Minn., Dec. 9, 2004 -- Despite another Warrior championship season, attendance at Winona State University home football games dropped 11.2 percent this season. Larry Holstad, athletic director, isn't alrmed. Had it not been for two three-day weekends, attendance would be right where it was last year: "When there is a three-day weekend we lose anywhere from 1,000 to 1,500 students." This year's total attendance was 18,185, down from 20,469, because of one fewer home game. In 2003 there were seven home games, this year six. Holstad also noted that a home game that fell on Halloween weekend, which he said hurt the totals because so many students travel to Madison, Wis., for holiday partying.
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Despite the decline, Winona State athletics spokesperson Michael Herzberg said the average number of fans per game in 2004 was slightly higher than in 2003, up 3.6 percent to 3,031. Homecoming made the difference, Herzberg said, noting this year was 5,054, a 28.8 percent increase.
Holstad said there isn't much the athletic department can do about three-day weekends because the university faculty sets the campus academic calendar. "I am not worried about the attendance," said Holstad. When weather is decent, he said, there is usually standing room only.
Reporter: Brian Olson
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BASKETBALL (MEN'S): Concordia 76, SMU 68.
FOOTBALL MEN'S): Named to the coaches' Division II All-America team was WSU wide receiver Chris Samp.
GYMNASTICS (WOMEN'S): UW-Stout 168, WSU 156.
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Profs end Northeastern Illinois strike CHICAGO, Ill., Dec. 9, 2004 -- Classes resumed at Northeastern Illinois University, ending a 20--day walkout by profs represented by the University Professionals Local 4100. The faculty voted Tuesday to accept a contract. The profs walked off the job in frustration over the lack of compromise in negotiations. The settlement guarantees 3.5-percent pay raise in each of the next four years, she said. The contract also curbs the ability of administrators to increase workloads.
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Music major leads WSU processionalWINONA, Minn., Dec. 9, 2004 -- A Winona State music student, Susan Haller, will lead the university's December commencement processional with the university banner. Haller was among several juniors selected as honor marshals for the best grads in their college. The marshals:
Business: Sara Bladl, business teaching major.Liberal arts: Danielle Sotir, Spanish teaching.Nursing: Jenna Walkky.Science and enginering: Nathan Zwonitzer, biology.Education: Ashley Gotz, elementary education.
Introducing the 500 degree candidates will be Jamin O'Malley, a theater major, and Nikki Wakal, also a theater major. Both were chosen by the theater faculty.
Date: Friday, Dec. 17
Time: 10:30 a.m.
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Background: Comm senior to address WSU grads
Senate balks at WSU meal price hikeWINONA, Minn., Dec. 8, 2004 -- The Winona State University Student Senate balked at a proposed 1.5 percent hike for cafeteria meals next year but endorsed other increases, totaling 8.5 percent, for room and board. On an 11-10 vote, the Student Senate postponed a decision on cafeteria price changes until Jan. 19. The 14 meals a week plan would go to $5,910. Encouraging the Senate to delay a vote on meals costs, business Sen. Mick Reis called the cafeteria change unwise at this point because the contract vendor, Chartwells, has yet to determine what its suppliers will be charging. An undercurrent in the discussion was still-simmering opposition from October to the Chartwells decision not to raise wages for kitchen helpers to match other stuednt jobs on campus.
In arguments that lasted more than an hour, the Senate decided to vote on each individual area of the 10 percent room-and-board increase proposed by John Ferden, who runs the university's revenue-generating on-campus housing and cafeterias.The Senate ended up unanimously endorsing 4.5 percent for dorm maintenance and repairs, 2 percent for employee services, and 2 percent for operating expenses. Employee services, operating expenses and the deferred maintenance and repair replacement costs were all unanimously endorsed.
Ferden's whole 10 percent package had been endorsed last week unanimously by the Inter-Resident Hall Council, elected by dorm tenants. Sen. Craig Pearson, of the junior class, called on senagors to follow the dorm council's vote because the council represent the people this most affected. At the Senate meeting, Ferden repeated his statement from a week earlier that he would try to keep increases as low as possible, but he also said the range, in the end, could be 2 percent less or more. That would be 8 to 12 percent.
The biggest chunk of Ferden's 10 percent package, 4.5 percent for dorm maintenance and repairs, would go to upgrading electrical wiring in high-rise Sheehan tower. Ferden pegged the project at d $250,000 to $400,000.
Reporter: Dustin Sadnick
Background: WSU plans 10% hike in dorm rents
Friend heard hit-run impact on phoneWINONA, Minn., Dec. 8, 2004 -- When Winona State University senior Emily Crigler was struck by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday, she was on her cell phone with a friend. "I heard her scream and it went dead," the friend said. "I tried calling her back, but she didn't answer and didn't answer." The friend, who granted an interview but, still traumatized, asked her name not be used, said she got into her car and drove to the scene. When she saw the squad cars on Broadway, she "just knew something had happened to Emily." Crigler was covered up, but "I saw her arm sticking out from underneath," the friend said. "I could see her blue jacket and I knew it was her." Crigler, who was walking home about 1:30 a.m., had called her friend. The friend told her she shouldn't be walking alone at night and offered to pick her up. That's when Crigler, crossing the Broadway and Johnson intersection, was struck.
The friend, also a Winona State student, said Crigler's recovery has been boosted by friends who were in and out of her hospital room: "She's got a floral shop in her room." Crigler was eating a lot of orange sherbet, the friend said in an interview on Monday. "I think she just wants to sleep in her own bed at home." Crigler was discharged on Tuesday. The friend said Crigler was "kinda down." "It's her last week of college, and she's going to be graduating, and now all that has to be put on hold.
Reporter: Adam Krahn
Background: SMU driver has booze record
Academy gigged on sexual misconductAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo., Dec. 8, 2004 -- For years commanders at the Air Force Academy have ignored that the academy has a major sexual misconduct problem, a Pentagon-ordered study concluded. The Pentagon's inspector general, Joseph Schmitz, blamed a continuing slew of sexual assaults on poor leadership, idiosyncratic policies, and conflicts of interest. Schmitz said eight Air Force officers were primarily responsible for "creating, contributing to, or abiding" the academy's dysfunctional system for reporting sexual assaults. He not identify the officials.
SMU driver has booze recordWINONA, Minn., Dec. 8, 2004 -- The St. Mary's University student who told police he was the driver in a hit-and-run accident that injured a Winona State student early Sunday, Brett Jandacek, has no earlier traffic violations in Winona County, court records show. There was, however, a pending arrest for three unpaid parking tickets since March 15. Two of the tickets were for two-hour parking violations and the other was an alternate-side parking violation. Also, Jandacek, 21, was convicted in September 2001 as a minor in possession of alcohol, record show. According to police, Jandacek admitted having a few drinks the night that Winona State senior Emily Crigler was struck at Broadway and Johnson.
Reporter: Laura Gossman
Background: Hit-run victim leaves hospital
For VanDalen, one funeral, then anotherWINONA, Minn., Dec. 8, 2004 -- Tragedy piled upon tragedy for Kris VanDalen the first weekend in November. The former Winona State University baseball pitcher had driven home to Appleton, Wis., from a new job in Chicago for the funeral of a boyhood friend who had committed suicide. The next day came a car wreck in which, with VanDalen at the wheel, another friend was killed and two others were injured. One of VanDalen's friends, fellow Winona State pitcher Tony Nelson related details of the horrible weekend in an interview. Nelson also knew the passengers in Van dalen's car. "It really hit us hard and made us realize that life is fragile," Nelson said. "We need to make sure that everything will be all right by staying positive and keeping our friendship solid by sticking together for total support."
Nelson said VanDalen is handling the situation like anyone else in that situation would. "He's got plenty of support from his friends and family," Nelson said. "It's been tough, but he's in good spirit with tons of support." VanDalen attended Hortonville High School, where he was part of a championship baseball team and still holds the school's record for most wins in a season at 8-0.
Reporter: Jenny Dobbertin
Background: Coach: VanDalen motivated, likeable
Target awards WSU Lyceum grantWINONA, Minn., Dec, 9, 2004 -- Winona State University received its seventh annual $1,000 grant from Target Stores for the Lyceum lecture and fine arts series Nancy Peterson, chief university grants-writer, said the Target grant is a start on the $30,000 needed for the series .
R.I.P.: Jean (Pedersen) LukitschWINONA, Minn., Dec. 8, 2004 -- The director of the switchboard at the College of St. Teresa for 15 years, Jean Lukitsch, died at a nursing home. She was 78. She retired from St. Teresa in 1978.
Law clamps down on visa rulesWASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2004 -- The intelligence-reform bill, passed by Congress on Wednesday, tightens interview requirements for foreign students to obtain a U.S. visa. The law prohibits the State Department from waiving visa interviews in U.S. consolates abroad in any and all circumstances. Higher-ed groups lobbied for the State Department to let consular officers waive interviews for some students to avoid the visa delays that have cut deeply into foreign enrollments at U.S. colleges.
Augsburg scare: How nurse got vaccineCOLUMBIA, Md., Dec. 8, 2004 -- The source of vaccine that a freelancing nurse administered without permission at a makeshift booth at Augsburg College last week probably was Maxim Healthcare Services. Maximum confirmed that Michelle Torgerson, a licensed practical nurse, had been hired for a one-day vaccine clinic last month at Augsburg and then told to return unused vaccine. Instead, it seems, she kept the vaccine and returned to Augsburg on her own to give more shots and keep the money. At $20 an injection, she had given about 35 shots before being scared off. In St. Paul, Torgerson's attorney said Torgerson understood that Maxim was going to throw the vial away and didn't care whether they were returned.
The attorney's account contradicted a claim from Maxim's head office, in Maryland, that it has records that Torgerson returned the vials. Meanwhile, Augsburg students, not knowing what was injected, are in HIV testing. Also, labs are testing the vials that police confiscated from Torgerson's home to see what's in them.
Background: Flu vaccine at Augsburg? Who knows
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Panel planned on school testingWINONA, Minn., Dec. 8, 2004 -- The Minnesota School Boards Association and Winona area schools will offer a discussion about testing on Tuesday at the Winona City Hall. According to association spokesperson Greg Abbott, the discussion, "Truth in Testing," will cover how one test on one day can determine who controls child's education because of the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind school accountability law. "Participate in the Truth in Testing presentation to test your skills about the nation's federal education law and how it applies to schools," said Abbott. Tuesday's discussion will begin at 6 p.m. after a Truth in Taxation presentation.
Reporter: Jessica Myers
Coach: VanDalen motivated, likeableWINONA, Minn., Dec. 8, 2004 -- Winona State University baseball coach Kyle Poock recalls grad Kris VanDalen, now accused of vehicular homicide in Wisconsin, as a great guy and potentially great pitcher. "He was a great guy," Poock said. "Everyone got a long with him." There were never discipline problems, Poock said. "He was always doing what he was supposed to be doing." VanDalen, 24, is facing jail time for the automobile death of a friend in the northern Wisconsin lake country in early November. Police found his blood-alcohol level at .139 percent, more than the .08 legal level.
Poock said that VanDalen had all the potential in the world as a pitcher but that career just never really panned out, mostly due to an elbow injury. Van Dalen had lost his first three years at Winona State due to taking a red shirt freshman year. The elbow injury plagued him the next two years. Poock said that it was a so-called Tommy John injury that kept VanDalen from reaching his potential. "There were times when he was in the bullpen he looked like he could have been an All-American," Poock said. "But when he got up there on the mound you could tell that the arm thing was always in his head." Poock said the nervousness that VanDalen experienced after the surgery is common among pitchers. VanDalen ended his career as a Warrior pitcher with a 7-8 record and an 8.19 earned run average.
Poock said that he saw VanDalen at Winona the week before the November accident and that they talked for more than an hour. "He was all fired up because he was doing well," Poock said. VanDalen was working at Fastenal in Chicago, where he was finishing a management training program. He told Poock that the company was talking about putting him in charge of a store in Chicago. VanDalen was graduated from Winona State in December 2003 with a degree in finance.
Reporter: Jenny Dobbertin
Background: Bond posted in traffic death
Movie "Drumline" scheduled at WSUWINONA, Minn., Dec. 8, 2004 -- The 2002 film "Drumline," about a Harlem street drummer who aspires to lead a college marching band, will be shown by the Black Cultural Awareness club at Winona State University.
Date: Friday, Dec. 10
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Activities Center, Kryzsko Commons
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Plagiarism leads to accreditation woesJACKSONVILLE,. Fla., Dec. 8, 2004 -- Edward Waters College has lost ts accreditation, two months after a newspaper, the Florida Times-Union, reported massive plagiarism in the college's documents for re-accredition. The Times-Union found large sections copied from a document produced by Alabama A&M University, including detailed statistical information on Alabama A&M purported to be for Edward Waters. Jimmy Jenkins, president of 1,300-enrollment, primarily black Edward Waters College, said the accreditation denial would be appealed.
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DEC. 8, 2004 |
BASKETBALL MEN'S): WSU 72, Viterbo 52.
FOOTBALL MEN'S): Named to the Daktronis All-Nortwhest first team were WSU wide receiver Chris Samp, and defensive lineman Jim Stanek. To the second team were center Nate Daniels and safetry Luke Locanc.
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Mayor to pursue lower SMU speedsWINONA, Minn., Dec. 7, 2004 -- Mayor Jerry Miller promised to set up a meeting next month with state highway officials to reconsider cutting the speed limit at St. Mary's University. State officials have resisted changing the limit, but, responding to 1,069 petition signatures gathered by St. Mary's students, Miller said the change can be done in six months. The students say the 45 mph and 55 mph limits at the base of Stockton Hill are too fast for the growing traffic in and out of Knopp and Gilmore valleys and the campus. The students presented the petition to the City Council on Tuesday and, at the meeting, picked up 10 additional signatures.
Background: SMU students seek lower speed limit
Krueger: St. Paul's reaction mixed| WINONA, Minn., Dec. 7, 2004 -- A recent meeting with state colleges Chancellor Jim McCormick and his staff on Winona State's increasingly controversial New University initiative went better than expected, university President Darrell Krueger told the Faculty Senate. "Staff members were inquisitive and had an open mind," Krueger said. The initiatives, a package of program, facility and other changes, was not uniformly well received, however, Krueger conceded. He came away from the meeting with a new recognition that the plan "will be a hassle to explain to the public." On campus the greatest resistance has been from students, who are bristling at a $1,000 tuition surcharge to finance the changes. Also, faculty leaders have been peeved at not being left out of the loop on key components of the plan. |
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In his report to the Faculty Senate, Krueger reiterated his belief that the New University plan will make Winona State distinctive from other colleges in the MnSCU system and make the university a stronger target for the best students. At the meeting with the chancellor's staff, Krueger said, he was not asking for any action but for a recognition that funds will be needed to implement the plan. "The chancellor was a favorable facilitator for the New University Plan," said Krueger. "Funds will need to be reallocated."
Reporter: Brittney Richmond
Background: Triple blow to NewU plan
Baylor profs: Prez must leaveWACO, Texas, Dec. 7, 2004 -- In yet another no-confidence vote, Baylor University faculty voted 490-72 for President Robert Sloan to step down or be fired. Sloan has been accused of intimidating dissenters to a costly plan to change Baylor into a stronger research university while strengthening its Baptist identity. To previous no-confidence votes, Baylor trustees have sided with Sloan and blamed the faculty as bunch of disaffected dissenters.
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FAILED AUCTION. The cash-desperate Winona School District, selling old cars and lawn mowers to raise cash, came up with only $6,000 in auctioning off eight vehicles, including a 1987 Chevy van that went for $20. A school bus went for $225.Earlier item
DIOCESE AND CALENDAR. A sexual abuse suit against the Winona Diocese, claiming that Father Thomas Adamson abused a teenage boy, was dimissed by the state Appeals Court on grounds that the abuse occurred too long ago. The claimant said the abuse occurred from 1967 to 1969. The Court upheld the six-year statute of limitations for such cases.
PORT TRAFFIC. A Winona Port Authority survey found that more than million tons of corn, soybeans and fertilizer annually pass through the harbor. Some 79,000 truck, 5,200 rail cars and 1,400 barges load or unload. In tonnage handled, Winona ranks only behind two other Minnesota ports, St. Paul and Savage, with Minneapolis fourth and Red Wing fifth.
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Opinion survey: Parking ramp neededWINONA, Minn., Dec. 7, 2004 -- More than three of four of Winonans feel that traffic problems need attention and many feel there is not enough parking around the Winona State campus, according to a study by political science students at the university. In a presentation to the City Council, the students, from an advanced course under prof Ahmed El-Afandi, said more than half of those interviewed said a parking ramp would help in the congested campus neighborhood. The students interviewed 600 people on Oct. 11 . One of the students James Ramponi, said the parking situation hurts retailers, saying that many Winonans do most of their shopping out of town. This includes appliances, electronics, grocery shopping and clothes." Ramponi said the downtown area is an attraction for only a limited range of retail services, citing antiques, dining and bars. Repeating conclusions from studies in previous years, Aaron Lacher said 63 percent of the respondents are dissatisfied with the selection of sit-down restaurants. Even so, he said, 54 percent said one or more restaurants that met their expectations. There was general satisfaction the choices for fast food, he said.
Reporter: Brittney Richmond
Hatch pondering governorshipWINONA, Minn., Dec. 7, 2004 -- The Minnesota attorney general, Mike Hatch, who has sought the governorship before, said he would consider another run in 2006. Hatch confirmed the possibility while visiting Winona State University as a part of a business speaker series. Asked by an audience member when he would declare his candidacy, Hatch chuckled: "I may do it."To an audience of more than 50 students and faculty, he described himself as "a politician in a lawyer's body." Although entertaining the idea of higher office, Hatch said he has a lot still to accomplish as attorney general. "I like my job. I like to do things that make an impact on society," he said. "I want to do something, not be something."
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If Hatch, a Democrat, chooses to run in 2006, he's likely to face Republican incumbent Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Hatch said the legislative system needs to see some major changes and he has "ambitious ideas." Although he is a past chairman of the Minnesota Democratic Party, Hatch said he isn't sure he would have the full support of fellow Democrats: "I had my differences with the party, and some people would call me an outsider." Hatch said no more about his plans to reform Minnesota if he were governor and went on to say he wasn't sure that being governor is something he absolutely wants to do. "How's that for a non-answer?" said Hatch.
Reporter: Brianna Gallett
Background: 2006 races campus people are tracking
Hatch: U.S. out of synch on health careWINONA, Minn., Dec. 12, 20-04 -- The Minnesota attorney general, Mike Hatch, called for universal health care in Winona State University speech. In most societies, Hatch said, health care is a right, but in the United States, he said, it is a privilege. "People should have access to quality health coverage," Hatch said. "But right now, they don't."
The cost of health care to the average citizen is about $1,000 a month, Hatch said. Hatch, 56, also said that hia generation of politicians has done a poor job of serving younger people. To his sudent audience, he said: "The generation I'm a member of has left your generation with increased tuition rates, a diminishing job situation. "The younger generation needs to take control," he said. Patricia Salisbury
Hit-run victim leaves hospitalWINONA, Minn., Dec. 7, 2004 -- The Winona State University student who was hit by a car early Sunday has been discharged from the hospital, housemate Jessica Samson said. Senior Emily Crigler, 22, a communications major and waitress at Bub's Brewery, was struck at Broadway and Johnson streets around 1:30 a.m. Samson, who arrived at the scene shortly after hearing what happened, said: "Everyone was hysterical." Samson said she saw a paramedic place a sheet over Emily's body: "We became sick to our stomachs." Samson said Crigler was fortunate the car didn't hit her squarely. "Emily is about 5-feet-5-inches-tall with a very small build," Samson said, saying the angle at which she was struck probably prevented more serious injuries. Crigler was placed on the critically injured list when she arrived at the hospital. Injuries included a concussion.
Another housemate, Peter Hedegard, visited Crigler after she was discharged. "She's doing a lot better than everyone had expected," he said. "There were no broken bones." Crigler is staying with her father, Jim, in Winona near St. Mary's University until she feels healthy. Hedegard said Crigler's mother also flew in from Maryland to be at her daughter's side. Samson said Emily hopes somehow to salvage her fall classes for her scheduled graduation on Dec.17. Said Samson: "If I know anything about Emily, I know she's a fighter. There's no way she won't be walking on graduation day."
Reporter: Chris Selbitschka
Background: Hit-run car heading east
Flu vaccine at Augsburg? Who knowsST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 7, 2004 -- An AIDS scare is running through Augsburg College with the arrest of a woman who sold flu vaccine injections on campus last week at $20 a shot. The shots were unauthorized. The woman, Michelle Torgerson, told police it was vaccine she was injecting. Police have confiscated her vials, which Torgerson, a licensed practical nurse, said came from her employer. At Augsburg, however, students began HIV testing to allay their worst fears. It was believed about three dozen students lined up for the shots.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is testing the vials that police confiscated. Unknown is whether those were the vials that Torgerson was using at her freelance injection site on campus. Torgerson said she was selling the injections to raise money for her third-grade daughter's school. Torgerson had been on campus legitimately a month ago for vaccinations. But last week she was back on her own. When someone became suspicious, she packed up in a hurry and left. The arrest came later.
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Grand opening at Tau buildingWINONA, Minn., Dec. 7, 2004 -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated Tau building, now partly a Winona State University dorm and partly a conference center, has been scheduled for Thursday. Darrell Krueger, university president, and Christine Barajas, associate academic vice president, will speak at the ceremony. Guided tours will follow. Renovations and updates include eight meeting spaces for retreats, meetings, banquets, luncheons and conferences.
The building opened in 1964 as a training residence for the Franciscan Sisters of Rochester. In 1973, the sisters converted the building, called the Tau Center, into a retreat and conference facility. In 2002, Winona State purchased the building as a dorm for more than 110 students in the university's Residential College program.
Date: Thursday, Dec. 9
Time: 3 p.m. (open house 2-7 p.m.)
Place: 511 Hilbert St.
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Hit-run car heading eastWINONA, Minn., Dec. 7, 2004 -- The St. Mary's University student who says his car struck another college student at a downtown intersection early Sunday told police he was eastbound on Broadway, Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams said. Brett Jandacek turned himself in at 9 a.m., Sunday, admitted he had been drinking, and asked for an attorney, Williams said. County Attorney Chuck McLean said he will wait for police to finish their investigation before proceeding with charges. The accident happened about 1:30 p.m. at Broadway and Johnson, in a neighborhood full of students returning from the bars and several holiday house parties.
Background: Hit-run victim condition"stable"
NCAA knocks out Lewis UniversityLOCKPORT, Ill,. Dec. 7, 2004 -- Lewis University varsity athletics were placed on probation for four years by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for gross inattentiveness to NCAA rules. Investigators said there had been a "complete lack of attention through a period of years" despite "indications were given there were problems." The investigators said that Lewis, which is operated by the Christian Brothers religious order, had recruited athletes who were professional, had failed to certify that athletes were academically eligible, and had given out more scholarships than allowed under NCAA rules.
WSU prof denies election law violationFOUNTAIN CITY, Wis., Dec. 7, 2004 -- A Winona State University prof, Cindy Killion, has been named in a complaint to the Federal Elections Commission that she did not file a report as treasurer of a political action committee. The complaint, sent to the commission by Buffalo County Republican chair Kelly Herold, asserts that Killion and her group, the Buffalo County Progressives, spent more than $1,000 on political advertising without registering. Responding to the complaint, Killion said her Buffalo County Progressives were not required to file as a political action committee because the purpose of the ads, all geared to the November election, were to inform voters on the issues, not to exhort people to vote for a certain candidate.
Also, Killion said, the group did not spend more than $1,000 on any particular advertisement. Furthermore, she said, "We did not endorse a specific candidate. We just wanted to inform Buffalo Country on the issues that matter most to them so they can make an informed decision." Killion and the Buffalo County Progressives generated newspaper ads, a flyer and a billboard. The flyer showed a comparison of the issues by each candidate and encouraged people to attend a debate, said Killion.
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Kelly J. Herold of Alma, Wis., the Buffalo County Republican chair, who filed the complaint agianst Buffalo County Progressives, sometimes is confused with prof Kelly Herold of the Winona State, who lives on the Minnesota side of the river.
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Killion found herself singled out in Herold's complaint, she said, because the billboard company required contact information of someone involved in the group to be on the billboard. In her response to the Federal Election Commission, Killion said that the advertisements were political speech that is protected by the First Amendment.
At the FEC, Amy Pike, a public affairs specialist, said that a possible penalty depends on amount spent on the advertisements cited in Herold's complaint. Pike said that the penalty cannot exceed 300 percent of the advertisements' costs. Killion said she expects the worst the penalty would be a fine of a couple hundred dollars. Also, she said, the group might have to file as a political action committee. At Winona State, Killion teaches mass communication.
Reporter: Dustin Sadnick
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DEC. 7,
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Jeffrey Barrett Schwein, 19, 2028 Cheryl Court, 30 days and $165. |
Hit-run victim condition"stable"WINONA, Minn., Dec. 7, 2004 -- The condition of a Winona State University senior, Emily Crigler, hit crossing a street early Sunday, has stabilized at the hospital, her father Jim Crigler said. "We're just hoping for the best," Crigler said. "She's pretty banged up." Emily Crigler, 22, suffered head injuries at Broadway and Johnson streets about 1:30 a.m., Sunday. She is on the university's graduation list for Dec. 17. Her father said she is hoping to be able to take her finals. The reality, he said, is that nobody has any idea when she will be discharged. "We're just hoping for the best," he said. Besides a severe concussion, she suffered bodily traumas, he said.
"Emily was hit by the car and just left limp on the side of the road," her father said. "Imagine being in that position. She didn't even know what hit her." Police said the driver turned himself in to authorities at 9 a.m. Sunday morning.
At the moment she was stuck, Crigler was talking to a friend on her cell phone. Britta Hofmann, a former Winona State volleyball player, witnessed the accident when she was walking home from the bars with friends. Hofmann said Crigler was walking across the street alone. "I didn't see the car hit her, but I saw her land," Hofmann said. "At first I thought that a bag of garbage had been hit." Crigler's purse and shoes were in the middle of the road, Hofmann said. Hofmann said that she did not get a clear view of the vehicle that hit Crigler. "Everything happened so fast. Our instinct was to see if she was OK." Hofmann said both she and two men at the scene called for emergency assistance because Crigler was not responding.
Reporters: Laura Gossman and Adam Krahn
Background: Driver turns self in after hit-run
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BASKETBALL MEN'S): WSU 92, Upper Iowa 59.
BASKETBALL WOMEN'S): WSU 56, Viterbo 47.
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Comm senior to address WSU gradsWINONA, Minn., Dec. 6, 2004 -- An organizational communications senior, Jenna Johnson has been chosen by the Winona State University Student Senate as student speaker for December commencement. Johnson herself will be graduated at the ceremony. Johnson has been involved in the Communications Club, the Lambda Pi Eta honor society, and the Intervarsity worship group. Johnson also has been an orientation leader for freshmen. In an interview, she hinted at the message in her commencement address: "Work hard, don't procrastinate and even when you think you are giving it your all, try just a little bit harder." Johnson was chosen by a Student Senate committee that listened to an audition speech.
Date: Friday, Dec. 17
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Place: McCown Gym
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Background: Ex-WSU exec tabbed to speak
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Andrew George Althoff,. 20, 164 Jay Bee Drive, $205.
Christopher Joseph Bjerke, 18, Edina, Minn., $165.
Blake Edward Dennis. 18, Route 1, Box 1530, $490.
Michael R. Gales. 19, Chicago, $420.
Katherine Kay Martin, 19, Edina, Minn., $490.
Michael Lee Skroch, 19, Arcadia, Wis., $490.
LOUD PARTY CONVICTIONS
Jordan J. Drake, 21, West Salem, Wis., $165.
Charles C. Jacobs, 18, 1290 E. Burns Valley Road 5, $265.
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BASKETBALL (MEN'S): Augsburg 75, SMU 65.
BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): SMU 76, Macalester 41.
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New water meters at MaxwellWINONA, Ninn., Dec,. 6, 2004 -- The faucets are running again in Winona State University's Maxwell Hall. The pipes went dry for a crew to install new water meters on Nov 24. "The 40-year-old meters were in need of changing," said chief campus engineer Scott Kluver. "The new devices are much more simple than the old ones. The city, which provides water to campus, had requested the new meters. "With the old ones we had to check the numbers from all of the outside locations, but the new ones are on a scanning system where all we need to do is scan one meter and all of the numbers show up automatically," said Kluver.
The project had to wait for a non-school day. Because of the childcare and campus heath services in Maxwell, it would be impossible to shut the water off on a day the campus was open, said Kluver. The project required reconfiguring three separate pipe routes into one, which Kluver said would be convenient for future repairs. While the water was shut off, the crew also repaired four valves that needed fixing, said Kluver. "The whole process went quite smooth," he said. "We didn't have to knock down any walls or anything like that." said Kluver. The job was completed by the university's facilities, all for about $300 from regular maintenance funds, said Kluver.
Reporter: Kristie Rossi
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Ex-Krueger aide graduation speakerWINONA, Minn., Dec. 6, 2004 -- A former Winona State vice president, Gary Evans, will be the university's mid-year commencement speaker. Evans now is chief executive of the Winona-based telecom company Hiawatha Broadband Communications. Evans was hired as the university's chief fundraiser and lobbyist in 1987 by university president, Tom Stark, new to town, needed someone as a right-hand assistant to make contacts in the community. Evans, well connected locally, had been editor of the Daily News. When Darrell Kreuger was named president in 1989, he too, also an outsider, found Evans invaluable. Even though Evans didn't have a college degree, Krueger promoted him to a vice presidency. Evans left Winona State in 1998 when Krueger was unable to match a salary offer from Hiawatha.
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In 11 years at Winona State, Evans helped secure funding to establish the engineering program, buy Lourdes Hall as a dorm and home for the Residential College, and secure state funding to construct a new library. A community activist, Evans has received the Winona Community Achievement Award and the Adith Miller Community Tribute. He has been Minnesota Hospital Trustee of the year. This year he was honored the Upper Mississippi Valley Chapter of the Association of Fundraising
Professionals as its outstanding volunteer fundraiser. He has served as chair of the Winona Health system, vice president of the Winona State University Foundation, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and as a member of the Greater Rochester Area University Center board.
Date: Friday, Dec. 17
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Place: McCown Gym
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Louis
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SMU president
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Tech president
2001:
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