Sep 15, 2016 | Athletic News, Features, HP Feature 1, WSU Magazine
Tyrre Burks ’10 was 15 years old when a sports injury changed his life. Burks was knocked out by a violent hit during his first varsity football game. It was a scary moment, but he recovered physically and went on to play at Winona State and professionally. What stuck...
Sep 15, 2016 | Current People, HP Feature 2, Philanthropy News, Warriors Give Back
WSU Alumna Leads the Way Nursing is far more than administering medications, checking vital signs, and helping to make the patient as comfortable as possible. Nursing is about considering the whole patient in order to treat the whole person. Karen A. Biel is a...
Sep 15, 2016 | Features, WSU Magazine
When Eric Kerska ’87 graduated from high school in La Crescent, Minn., he had no real idea of what he wanted to do with his life. Looking for some direction, he joined the Infantry Company in Winona a few months prior to his high school graduation, receiving his...
Sep 15, 2016 | Athletic News, WSU Magazine
It is almost impossible for a 6-foot- 4, 300-pound young man to make himself disappear in a hallway filled with chattering, bustling students, but Kinjo Omar ’17 tried his best. Feeling utterly alone and stunned by culture shock in his first year at Glendale High...
Jun 17, 2016 | In Memoriam, WSU Magazine
1930s Lois (Diepenbrock) Knowles ’34 (St. Paul, Minn.) passed away at the age of 100 June 23, 2015. 1940s
Ruth (Warthesen) Schwarz ‘43 (St. Paul, Minn.) passed away June 9, 2015. Darle Wilson ’48 (Yelm, Wash.) died June 7, 2015. Darle graduated with a BA in music and...
Jun 17, 2016 | News & Highlights, WSU Magazine
Dr. Ron Dempsey Joins University Advancement Winona State University announces the appointment of Ron Dempsey to the position of Vice President for Advancement and Executive Director of the WSU Foundation in February. “Dr. Dempsey brings with him nearly 30 years of...
