Mathematics alum named VP at Securian

Leslie Chapman ’76 (mathematics), chief risk officer and chief actuary at Securian Financial Group, was promoted to senior vice president. Chapman joined Securian in 1976 as an actuarial trainee. She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. Chapman was profiled in the Winter 2011 Alumnews.

Michael Stromenger’s Curtain Call premiers online March 9

Curtain Call, a murder-mystery web series written and directed by MSUM Film Studies AV technician Michael Stromenger and shot entirely in the F-M area, premiers online Wednesday, March 9. (www.curtaincallseries.com) The series follows two detectives as they investigate the circumstances surrounding the public, on-stage murder of a talented local actress by a fellow actor. The series is told in 17 […]

Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome performs March 5

The Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome, a horn-based classic rock band, presents a live show and album release party Saturday, March 5th from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4351 17th Ave. S., Fargo. The CD was recorded and mixed by MSUM’s Ryan Jackson, a faculty member in the music department. It was mastered by MSUM alumnus Greg […]

Fargo man, ’03 alum to appear on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Monday

By: Sherri Richards, INFORUM Matt Hanson will spin the big wheel at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 Another Fargo man has spun the wheel, and will appear on national television Monday. Matt Hanson, a human resources professional at Sanford Health, applied online to be a contestant on the syndicated game show “Wheel of Fortune,” which is distributed through CBS. The […]