2 N O R T H E R N T O D A Y 4 6 7 8 9 Contents N O R T H E R N S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y F A L L / W I N T E R 2 0 1 0 DESIGNED AND PRODUCED BY NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS FOR THE NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION WRITTEN BY Richelle Braun Brenda Dreyer EDITOR Brenda Dreyer DESIGN Jennifer Vaughn FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CEO Todd Jordre ADDRESS FOR MAGAZINE INQUIRIES: University Relations Northern State University 1200 South Jay Street Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401 brenda.dreyer@northern.edu ABOUT NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY Northern State University is a premier residential, liberal arts institution characterized by outstanding instruction, extraordinary community relations, and unparalleled co-curricular opportunities. In August of 2010 NSU was again named by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best undergraduate public institutions in the Midwest. For more information about NSU, visit our Web site at www.northern.edu. SENIOR CABINET Dr. James M. Smith, President Dr. Thomas Hawley, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Ms. Debbi Bumpous, Chief Information Officer, NET Services Ms. Brenda Dreyer, Director, University Relations Mr. Don Erlenbusch, Vice President for Finance and Administration Mr. Todd Jordre, Foundation President and CEO Mr. John Meyer, University Counsel Ms. Rhoda Smith, Vice President of Student Affairs Mr. Bob Olson, Athletic Director, University Athletics “FIFTIES FEVER” Poodle skirts, sideburns, hot rods and diners were the new craze as the 95th Annual Gypsy Day celebration, “Fifties Fever” jived across the Aberdeen Campus on September 18. CECIL E. HARRIS Born in 1916 in north central South Dakota, Harris grew up on in farm in Cresbard. After graduating from Cresbard High School he enrolled at Northern State Teacher’s College (NSTC). 2010 STRATEGIC PLANNING: MISSION FORWARD …ensuring Northern State University not only remain a vital part of the South Dakota Regental system, but also grows as a nationally-recognized, student-centered institution committed to academic and extracurricular excellence… AN EVENING WITH COACH DON MEYER AND BUSTER OLNEY With the launch of the much anticipated “How Lucky You Can Be, the Story of Coach Don Meyer,” written by ESPN senior writer Buster Olney… ALUMNI NEWS Alumni accomplishments, births, weddings, anniversaries and deaths. GYPSY D A Y S 2 0 1 0 4 8 4 6 2010 Queen Laura Eidsness and Marshal Michael Zerr
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