Northwest School of Agriculture (NWSA) Reunion Set for June 27 and 28

Four alumni will be honored at the annual Northwest School of Agriculture Alumni Reunion (NWSA) during the weekend of June 27 and 28, at the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC).

Receiving the Top Aggie Awards will be: Keith Bjerke ’57 of Bismarck, ND; Morris Dahl ’37 of Drayton, ND; Elaine (Johnston) Maruska ’37 of Angus, MN; Ernest Swift ’62 of Kennesaw, GA.

Festivities begin on Friday, June 27, with a 7 p.m. All-School Gathering at the Northland Inn in Crookston. "This will be a great time to come and reminisce with other classmates, graduates, former teachers and UMC faculty and staff," according to Bill Gatheridge, NWSA alumni president.

On Saturday, June, 28 reunion registration begins at 10 a.m. in the UMC Conference Center and continues all day. Lunch is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. with campus tours at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Class meetings are scheduled at 2 p.m. with class pictures beginning at 3:30 p.m.

The evening buffet dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by the annual business meeting and alumni program honoring the 1997 Top Aggies. At approximately 8 p.m. there will be a Barber Shop Quartet Concert in Bede Ballroom, and the evening will conclude with a dance at the VFW in Crookston.

The class of '47 will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Class leaders for the anniversary celebration are Rose Marie (Kochman) Price, Arlone (Thoreson) Cymbaluk, Earl Proulx and Glen Torkelson.

For more information, or to register for the reunion, write or call the White House Alumni Center, University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN 56716 Telephone: 218-281-8437.

Contact: Barbara Weiler, University Relations, 218-281-8435

Posted 06/12/97

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