Verna Smith, mother of Gabrielle Smith, MSUM GMW, passed away at the age of 95 on Sunday, April 18, 2010. Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Harvey Anderson Kerkhoven Funeral Home, Kerkhoven, Minn. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 22 at 11 a.m., at the Calvary Lutheran Church, Murdock, Minn.
Carol Sibley, Library, has recently worked with a committee of the American Library Association to develop two new bibliographies of children’s books. Oprah Kids’ Reading List will be posted on Oprah’s website and includes recommended books for toddlers through tweens. The sports booklist, developed for Up2Us, a national coalition of Sports-Based Youth Development organizations, lists recommended children’s books by sport. Click headline to see both reading lists.
Thirty-nine (39) MSUM employees participated in the Spring “Poker” Walk for Fitness on Thursday, April 15. Allison Swenson, Athletics, claimed 1st prize (MSUM Sweatshirt) with five of a kind—Kings; Carolyn Beckerleg, Admissions, claimed 2nd prize (MSUM T-shirt and water bottle) with 4 of a kind—Aces; and Deb Radke, Sociology/Anthropology, claimed 3rd prize (MSUM Tote Bag) with 4 of a kind—Kings. Ron Duval, Bookstore, was the lucky winner of an MSUM T-shirt donated by the Bookstore. Click headline for more information and Poker pictures.
Please join your colleagues for a luncheon honoring the spring and summer retirees and to celebrate the work all University employees have accomplished this year. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 5; luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m., program at approximately 12:15 p.m. To register and view a listing of retirees, please go to: http://appserv.mnstate.edu/humanres/retiree2010.asp
A retirement party for Lee Dexter, Accounting Professor in the School of Business, will be Friday, April 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Atrium of the Center for Business Building (Program will start at 3:30). A silent auction of some unique ties Lee has worn will take place at the party.