In Memoriam Winter 2014

1930s Josephine “Jo” Merle Edstrom ’30 (Winona) passed away on September 10, 2013, at the age of 102. Jo attended Winona Senior High School and Winona State Teachers College. After graduation, she taught as a kindergarten teacher in Sioux City, Iowa. Jo...

Current People Winter 2014

Something clicked when Brittany Boelter Reps ’11 first met Pauline Knight. The occasion was an interview for the WSU Foundation Board Scholarship. Reps was a high school senior from Sartell, Minnesota. Knight was a longtime supporter of Winona State and member of the...

Warrior Football Scholarship

MERLE “PETE” PETERSON ’55 doesn’t want his name attached to the Warrior Football Scholarship. He hopes to continue the feeling of camaraderie from his playing days by having fellow alumni build an endowment to support the Winona State football program. Despite...

Final Try

WSU women’s rugby wins national title in Roger Riley’s last season as head coach When he began coaching the Winona State University women’s rugby team, Roger Riley’s goal was simply that the Black Katts win a game. Thirteen years later, Riley is capping his career...

Federated Insurance Winona State Scholarships

Federated Insurance, which provides insurance protection to business owners and affinity groups, supports scholarships for Winona State students in five areas:  Accounting, Business, Computer Science, Paralegal Studies and Criminal Justice, and Intercollegiate...

The Erika K Scholarship

The Erika K Scholarship reflects ERIKA KALITTA GILBERTSON’S lifelong interest in women’s issues and education, one that comes from her experiences in Germany following World War II. While helping her mother operate an inn, Gilbertson was imprisoned and held in...