MaryJo Nelson has always been a master at combining her interests in nontraditional ways. That creativity paid off when the sophomore was recently named a Goldwater Scholar, the 14th MSUM student to earn the honor in the past 20 years. “Being at MSUM, I’ve had so much opportunity to do research, write grants and take on leadership roles,” she says. “I work […]
By Kristin Johnson Bobbi (Jarvis) Mason and Greta (Magnuson) Shawstad had an extraordinary friendship. And it started when the elementary education majors met by chance at MSUM in the 1960s. They became friends when alphabetical seating charts forced them to sit by each other in class; their relationship deepened in the years after graduation even as they lived thousands of […]
Luke Gietzen, a senior majoring in both Gerontology and Psychology, has been awarded a highly competitive Gerald Bloedow Scholarship from the Minnesota Gerontological Society. In 1994, MGS established the Bloedow Scholarship fund to honor the lifelong contributions of Gerald Bloedow to the field of aging and to provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students to further their education in […]
Time is Running out! A $3,000 scholarship is available from Affinity Plus. The application deadline is fast approaching, due one week from today. Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union is awarding a $3,000 Scholarship to one lucky MSUM Student this fall.
Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union is awarding a $3,000 scholarship to one lucky MSUM Student this fall.