In her 1½ years as president of Minnesota State University Moorhead, Edna Szymanski has demonstrated the people skills of the counselor she once was, a CFO’s eye for the bottom line and a four-star general’s gift for strategizing. Oh, and the enthusiasm of a hockey mom. Read Tammy Swift’s full story at http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/264407/
Erna Marie Swisher, age 89, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2009, in Elim Home, Fargo. Erna started work at Moorhead State College in 1973 in Academic Affairs and then Continuing Education until her retirement in 1987. The funeral was Jan. 4, with arrangements by Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo. Kenneth Bladow, MSUM Assistant Professor of Health & Physical Education (Emeritus-1991), passed away December 23, 2009, at the age of 78, at his home in Moorhead. The funeral was Dec. 30 at the Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.