NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENTS Rose Ellen Doyle Gerber Memorial Endowment Ken and Andrea Giedt Scholarship Endowment Mark and Mary Gjernes Endowment James Glover Endowment Elmer and Aileen Goetz Scholarship Endowment Mrs. Flora Gotaas Memorial Endowment Roe Granger Memorial Endowment Clara Leap Graham Memorial Endowment Gladys B. Grasse Professorship Endowment Gladys B. Grasse Scholarship Endowment Helen Grabowska Endowment Geraldine Booth Graversen Scholarship Endowment Great Plains Bank Scholarship Endowment Great Western Bank Wolf Pact Endowment Green Memorial Endowment Svansjo Gustafsson/Lions Club Endowment Green Math Contest Endowment Dr. B. Harry Gunderson Memorial Endowment Hubert and Elsie (Ruzick) Hadorn Memorial Endowment William and Patricia Haigh Scholarship Endowment R. Haire Family Student Loan Program Endowment E. Vera Hall Memorial Endowment Hansen-Kline Scholarship Endowment Vesta Hanson Endowment Paul J. Harkness Endowment Harms Oil Company Wolf Pact and Athletic Endowment Harvey Harrington Memorial Endowment Dave and Jane Harvey Wrestling Endowment Alvin and Aleitha Haugen Memorial Endowment Yuri Judah Hause Memorial Scholarship Endowment Hugh Hay Scholarship Endowment M. William Heckmann Memorial Endowment Jean Helgeson Memorial Endowment Helms and Associates WolfPact Endowment Lorna B. and Ralph E. Herseth Memorial Endowment C.A. Herther Endowment Paul Herther Memorial Scholarship Ronald Heyd Memorial Wolf Pact Scholarship Endowment Eva Hill Endowment HKG Architects, Inc. Scholarship Endowment Ruth (Morehouse) Hoffbeck Endowment E. J. Hilpert Memorial Endowment Marwin and Karen Hofer Athletic Scholarship Endowment Jake and Betty Hoffer Endowment Leroy Hoffman Memorial Endowment Inez Holden Estate Endowment Margaret and Albin Holmquist Endowment Gene and Beverly Holsing Endowment Dewayne Holzer Memorial Endowment Horton Industrial Technology Endowment S. Houge Memorial Endowment Erma House Endowment Fund Merritt and Lois Hughes Memorial Endowment Lyman Humann Moose Lodge Endowment Lyman Humann Family Memorial Endowment Lyman Humann Memorial Endowment M.E. and Ethel Hunstad Endowment Hollis Hurlbert Business Ethics Endowment Robert Hutchinson Memorial Endowment Chuck and Carol Iten WolfPact Scholarship Endowment International Scholarship Endowment Charlie and Shawnee Jakober Athletic Scholarship Endowment Charlie and Shawnee Jakober Fine Arts Scholarship Endowment Glenn and Sharon Jakober Wolf Pact Scholarship Endowment Vern Jark Memorial Scholarship Harry Jasinski Endowment William F. Jeffers Scholarship Endowment Harvey C. Jewett III Memorial Endowment Janice Jirouch Counselor Education Scholarship E. O. Johnson Memorial Endowment Kathryn and Merritt Johnson Memorial Endowment Marie and Lloyd F. Johnson Scholarship Endowment Lloyd F. and Mary Johnson Endowment WILLIAM GRASSE LEAVES LEGACY AT NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY WITH GIFTS HONORING LATE MOTHER William “Bill” Grasse, may have never attended Northern State University, and spent much of his adult life away from Aberdeen, S.D.; however, he still chose to honor his roots. Prior to his passing in California in March 2022, Grasse worked with the Northern State University Foundation to create a legacy gift—a gift created within one’s estate plan—to create two endowments at NSU. According to Emily Haldeman, a lifelong friend of Grasse, he made his legacy gifts to Northern for several reasons. “First, he wanted to honor his late mother, Gladys Grasse (Kittelson),” Haldeman said. “From all the stories I have heard, she was an amazingly strong woman who managed to raise three boys on her own. I also believe that even though Bill left Aberdeen, he never lost his connection to Aberdeen. Bill was an avid reader, and I believe, he also made his gift to NSU to support other deserving students studying English and writing,” she said. Grasse’s gift will support two critical areas of need for Northern. The Gladys B. Grasse Endowment supports the WolfPACT Scholarship, the only scholarship program of its kind in the region, and the Gladys B. Grasse Professorship Endowment creates the first-ever endowed faculty position on campus. “Bill was an amazing person,” Halderman said. “He started with virtually nothing, and he worked determinedly and relentlessly to fulfill his vision and to become a great success. He was well-read, worldly, and he lived his life with grace and humility. Having to work so hard when he was young, Bill never wasted money. I know NSU will put his gift to good use and use it in a way that honors his incredibly well-lived life. 10
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