Feb 22, 2016 | WSU Magazine
Nursing in the 21st Century The Winona State University Nursing Department brought more than 300 undergraduate students together with Nursing faculty, graduate students, and distinguished speakers for a day-long innovation symposium titled “Resilience and Leadership”...
Feb 22, 2016 | WSU Magazine
WSU President Emeritus 1967-1977 Robert “Bob” A. DuFresne, 94, grew up in Brainerd, Minn., and served in the Navy during World War II. He graduated in 1950 from St. Cloud State University with his undergraduate degree and earned his doctorate from the University of...
Feb 22, 2016 | WSU Magazine
David Ross Patrick, a native of Winona, and Barbara Ann Gaddis, of Austin, met as freshmen at Winona State in the fall of 1952. They fell in love here, laid the foundation of adulthood, and met lifelong friends. Barbara graduated with a Bachelor of Science in...
Feb 19, 2016 | WSU Magazine
The Man Behind the Nameplate There are perhaps as many reasons people give to a favorite charity or organization as there are grains of sand on a beach. Here is the story of one incredibly generous WSU benefactor, Dr. Paul Haake, as told by his son, Dr. David Haake,...
Feb 19, 2016 | WSU Magazine
When Jennifer Welch made the decision to re-enroll at Winona State University in her 30s, she knew she was going to need help. The Winona native had attended WSU right after high school but struggled with some personal issues, and saw her GPA adversely affected....
Feb 19, 2016 | WSU Magazine
Don Redlich ’50 was inspired by Native American culture at a young age. That affinity has remained with him through his entire life. Don, who grew up in Winona in the 1930s and 1940s, said as a boy he was in the YMCA Indian Club and studied the history of Native...
