Four alumni will be honored at the annual Northwest School of Agriculture (NWSA) Alumni Reunion during the weekend of June 26 and 27, at the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC).
Receiving the Top Aggie Awards will be: Evelyn Bierbaum Peterson ’29 of Villa Park IL, John Drees ’64 of
Grand Forks ND, Hazel Stephenson Halverson ’29 of Roseau MN, andForrest Mykleby ’44 of Cedar Rapids IA.Festivities begin on Friday, June 25, with a 7:00 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 26, reunion registration begins at 10:00 a.m. in the UMC Sahlstrom Conference Center and continues all day. A Pig Roast on the mall is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. with campus tours at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Class meetings will be held at 2:00 p.m. This year’s class pictures will be taken on the mall with cars from each class’s era. Pictures will begin 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 1998 Top Aggies. The evening will conclude with the Barbershop Singers at 8:15 p.m.
Disability accommodations available upon request. For more information, or to register for the reunion, write or call the Northwest School of Agriculture Alumni Association, University of Minnesota, Crookston, 2900 University Avenue, Crookston MN 56716 Telephone: 218-281-8437.
Posted 06/03/99 by Andrew Svec
Author and Contact: Barbara Weiler, 218-281-8435