CAMPAIGN UPDATE News NORTHERN 6 northern today “NORTHERN HAS HAD SUCH A TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE ON OUR ENTIRE FAMILY FOR OVER 100 YEARS.” THE MANY POSITIVE THINGS happening at Northern State University – such as enrollment and construction projects — make it a good time for a capital campaign, said Todd Jordre, president and CEO of the NSU Foundation. “People are really enthused about Northern,” Jordre said. The goal of the Northern Impact campaign is to raise $27.2 million by July 1, and fundraising just topped $26.7 million, he said. Some of the money raised will be used for the Barnett Center and other projects. But most will be used for the WolfPACT scholarship program, the largest guaranteed four-year scholarship in the Midwest. “The need for scholarships is so vital to the vibrancy of your campus,” Jordre said. Donations have come from a wide variety of people, including alumni, friends, faculty, staff and parents. Jordre said 100 percent of the NSU Foundation board and senior staff are contributors, which sends a strong signal to alumni and friends. Two people who have been key in the fundraising drive, he said, are Campaign Chairman Jim Koehler and NSU President James Smith, who has provided tremendous leadership. Foundation officials have traveled throughout the United States holding alumni events to raise money. Jordre said more events are planned this winter, including to Denver, Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Northern Impact campaign started four and a half years ago. Previously, the foundation’s largest fundraising goal was $7 million, Jordre said. “So we feel very good about the progress we have made,” he said. Investing in the future THE KRUEGER FAMILY has a long-standing history with Northern State University that spans more than a century. Over the years, members of the Krueger clan have attended Northern Normal and Industrial School, Northern State Teachers College and Northern State University. They are now in their fifth generation as students and are proud to say that they have been a part of the Northern community for the last 107 years. Annie (Lundquist) Krueger was the first member of the family to attend Northern. Annie, whose parents’ homestead was near Wetonka, was from a family of three girls and two boys. All three girls in the family became teachers, while one boy worked as an attorney and the other a doctor. Annie received her teaching certificate from Northern Normal and Industrial School in 1904. Annie’s daughter-in-law, Evelyn Krueger, received her bachelor’s degree in 1970 and master’s degree in 1975 fromNorthern. She did not begin her college career until age 48. Upon graduating, Evelyn went on to teach third grade in Aberdeen for 20 years. Evelyn’s son, Gerald Krueger of Aberdeen, earned his bachelor’s degree in 1957 and master’s degree in 1967 from Northern State Teachers College. He taught and coached for five years before spending the rest of his career as an airline pilot for Northwest Airlines. Gerald’s daughter, Cheryl (Krueger) Kolb, also from Aberdeen, was the fourth generation of the family to attend Northern, receiving her bachelor’s degree in 1983. She was the first member of the family to graduate with a degree from what Northern is known as today, Northern State University. Christopher Kolb, Cheryl’s son, has just begun his freshman year at Northern. He is the fifth generation of Kruegers to attend Northern. Kolb, an elementary education major, said his family’s history with the university is the reason he is attending NSU. “Northern has had such a tremendous influence on our entire family for over 100 years,” Gerald Krueger said. “The lineage of Kruegers has been so fortunate to have the benefit of the noteworthy learning at such a quality institution. To all of us, Northern is the best.” The Krueger clan’s Northern connection Family features five generations of NSU students
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