Professor’s passion documented in writing BY DANIELLE REBEL Merrie Sue Holtan is more than a professor in the School of Communication and Journalism. She’s a freelance writer, experienced baton-twirler and avid volunteer. Her vibrant personality is central in all she does, especially when it comes to the art of storytelling. “I call myself a story catcher,” Holtan said. “It’s from […]
Power and Stride: The Nancy Burggraf Story by MSUM Communications Studies Instructor Merrie Sue Holtan, recently received first place in the National Federation of Presswomen Communications Contest in the Non-fiction, biography/autobiography category. She will be honored at the NFPW Annual Communications Contest Awards Banquet September of 2010. Pogo Press, an imprint of Finney Company, released Power and Stride in 2009. […]
“Power and Stride: The Nancy Burggraf Story” has been nominated for the Minnesota Book Award. The biography by Merrie Sue Holtan, communication studies teacher at Minnesota State University Moorhead, is the story of a woman from Roseau, Minn., who changed the game of hockey forever. Click headline to read more.