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SMSU’s Celebrate Science Week goes on in a different manner

Schools April 23, 2020

Special to the Independent Southwest Minnesota State University’s Celebrate Science Week presentations will go on as usual this week. The work of the students will just be shown a bit differently, is all. Some students in Botany, Biology Senior Seminar, Chemistry and Exercise Science (on and off campus) are giving presentations throughout the week. In addition, some independent research by SMSU students is also being highlighted. All presentations are being done using the Zoom online meeting format. “So far it’s worked well,” said Professor of Biology and Department ...

Wyffels

Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries April 22, 2020

MARSHALL — Don and Angie Wyffels are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married April 20, 1960.

Education Briefs for April 22

Schools April 22, 2020

Two Marshall High School students receive scholarships Kate Marshall and Jacob Ginocchio have received a scholarship from the Music Southwest Music Teachers and the Southwest Minnesota Music Teachers Association as outstanding music students. Kate Marshall is the daughter of Allison and Jim Marshall. She plans on attending the North Dakota State University in Fargo, majoring in music education. She is the student of Dana Funk. Jacob Ginocchio, student of Rennae Petersen, is the son of John and Leanna Ginocchio. He is planning to attend the University of Minnesota Duluth majoring ...

Wilts, Sanders

Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries April 22, 2020

MARSHALL — Hannah Wilts and Luke Sanders announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Harmon and Gina Wilts of Kerkhoven and Mike and Cindy Sanders of Marshall. Wilts is a 2011 graduate of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg High School and a 2015 graduate of the University of Minnesota with ...

Krogen, Maxfield

Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries April 22, 2020

MARSHALL — Cory Krogen and Jenna Maxfield announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Doug and Dorothy Krogen of Marshall and Jeff and Joan Maxfield of Austin. Krogen is a 2006 graduate of Marshall High School, and a 2010 graduate of Hamline University in St. Paul. He is employed ...

SMSU Briefs for April 13

Schools April 13, 2020

Pam Gladis is 2020 Cowan Award winner Pam Gladis, whose work as SMSU librarian touches every facet of academic life at the University, has been named the 2020 Cathy Cowan Award winner. The award is named for the late psychology professor Cathy Cowan, who died in an auto accident on Dec. 22, 2001. It is the most prestigious award at SMSU. The 1995 alumna is in her second stint at SMSU. She was the distance learning librarian from 1999-2001. She left for a time, and was the librarian for Marshall Public Schools and, later, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, before ...