Annis I. Fowler/Kaden BOR Endowment Annis I. Fowler/Kaden Scholarship Endowment Aberdeen AAUW Endowment City of Aberdeen Endowment Academic Excellence Endowment Tom & Danielle Aman Enterprises/ Harry Jasinski Scholarship Endowment Association of Childhood Education Endowment LeRoy Adam Athletic Endowment Hugh Agor Memorial Endowment Wells Fargo Auto Finance Scholarship Endowment Tom & Danielle Aman Endowed Scholarship Arthur Amoitte Endowment Jeanette A. Anderson Trust Unrestricted Endowment Dr. James W. & Jeanette A. Anderson Endowment Oscar & Harriet Anderson Endowment “Anonymous” Athletic Endowment Arizona Endowment Dave & Sheryl Arlt Fine Arts Endowment Athletics Gauer Memorial Endowment Mary Girken Atkins Endowment Verda E. Baldwin Estate Endowment Walter Banek Family Scholarship Endowment Helen Dilley Barsalou Art Endowment Emma & Richard Baumann Endowment Barnard Alumni Scholarship Endowment Inez Close Barr Scholarship Endowment Phillip & Betty Barrager Endowment F.J. Barrie Endowed Scholarship Etta (Notebloom) Barton Memorial Endowment Beckman Family Endowment Beckman Family Scholarship Endowment Hazel Benn Memorial Endowment Dona Gianonatti Berbos Memorial Endowment Berggren Endowment Doug & Rhoda Berkley Scholarship Endowment NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENTS John (Jack) and Alyce Berggren, who passed away in 2004 and 2009, respectively, were longtime cornerstones of the Northern State University School of Fine Arts. Even after their passing, the couple continues to spread the love of music and education through their gift to NSU, the Berggren Endowment. Both John and Alyce began teaching at Northern State Teachers College in the 1940s. Alyce was hired in 1947 and taught until her retirement in 1991. In her time at Northern, she earned many honors including the titles of First Lady of Aberdeen in 1982, and outstanding faculty in 1987. In 1988, she was recognized by the South Dakota Education Association and received the Friends in the Arts Award by the Aberdeen Arts Council in 1990. She was named Emeritus Professor of Music in 1992, and she continued to accompany music students until 2002. Alyce was an active teacher and performer, presenting master classes and workshops throughout the state, and toured with Professor Allan Jacobson under the sponsorship of the South Dakota Arts Council, presenting duo-piano concerts in many communities, as well as performing with the South Dakota String Quartet during their residencies. John was hired by Northern in 1949 after earning multiple bachelor’s degrees in Arts and Music as well as his Master of Arts, and serving four years as a surgical technician for the United States Army Air Corps. The Doctorate in Music and Music Administration was granted in 1952, also from Columbia University. He continued his education and studied at the Juilliard School and the American Theatre Wing, both in New York City. John married Alyce in 1950 in Chicago, Ill., and retired from NSU in 1985 as Professor Emeritus. He was crucial in progressing the arts in the Aberdeen area, as well as around the country. He served on the South Dakota Arts Council for 11 years, as well as the Aberdeen Community Concert Association and South Dakota Music Teachers Association, both of which he led as President, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. John was instrumental in establishing chapters of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national music fraternity, Pi Kappa Lambda, a national music scholastic society, Sigma Alpha Iota, a women’s professional music fraternity, and achieving department membership in the National Association of Schools of Music. He was also a member of the National Association of Choral Conductors and the South Dakota Educational Television Board. As a member of the Central Opera Service, he was a District Judge of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in Chicago, Ill. and Lincoln, Neb. He served as Judge and Choral Clinician for many years for music contests and festivals throughout the area. In 1978, the Alyce and John Berggren Scholarship Foundation was established, and in 1982, the recital hall in the Johnson Fine Arts Center was dedicated to them. Since the endowment scholarship began over 40 years ago, countless students from NSU’s School of Fine Arts have reaped the benefits of their kindness and generosity. BERGGRENS’ LEGACY CONTINUES THROUGH ENDOWMENT 8
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