Community Impact, New Director, & Alumni Events
WSU & SMU on Same Team Teaming up monthly since last summer to collaborate, share information, and offer resources, Winona State University and Saint Mary’s University are working to tear down the perceived walls of being in competition with each other. A recent...
Spring 2021 Class Notes
1960s Robert Junghans ’69 (Saint Paul, Minn.) will be releasing his third novel, The Sower, a mystery/political thriller set in Minnesota and Massachusetts and sequel to his earlier best seller, The Reaper, on May 3, 2021. 1980s Ronald Andro ’81 (Gibsonia, Pa.)...
Fall 2020 Class Notes
1960s James Sands '60 (Kasson, Minn.) spent his career as a teacher and athletic director in the Kasson-Mantorville district for 32 years, and was inducted into the Minnesota Athletic Director Hall of Fame in 2007. Jim passed away in June 2020. 1980s Donald...
2019 Fall Class Notes
1960s Robert Junghans ’69 (Saint Paul, Minn.) published his first novel, “Cloud Warriors,” under the pen name Rob Jung in February 2019. 1970s Bruce Danielson ’72 (Cambridge, Minn.) was inducted into the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejacket Hall of Fame for his...
2018 Fall Currents – Class Notes
1940s Donna (Sinclair) Johnson ’48 (Mable, Minn.) turned 90 years old in April 2018, and continues to work as a librarian at the Mabel Public Library. She has worked there since 1994 and says she has no plans to retire. She previously worked for the local...
Spring 2018 Class Notes
1950’s Curtis Connaughty ’55 (Eden Prairie, Minn.) has written a book, “The Right Place at the Right Time: Stories from a Life in Education,” about his 31-year career at Eden Prairie High School, where he served as a teacher, founder of the football and track teams,...
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1960's Richard Mancuso ’67 (Evergreen, Colo. ) recently published “The Good Don,” a novel that tells the story of a 1930s Robin Hood and his men who took ownership of the turf between the two bridges. Mancuso is a retired businessman, a political activist and former...
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1950s Allen ‘55 and Maxine (Czapiewski) Johnson, ‘56 (Winona) recently received a joint award for community leadership in Vermillion, South Dakota. Both Johnsons retired from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, where Allen served as professor and Chairman...
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1940s Albert Conrad “Bill” Posz ’44 (Golden Valley, Minn.) and his wife, Marie G. Fjelstad Posz, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2014. They were married Aug. 26, 1944, and celebrated at an Open House Sept. 27, 2014 at Covenant Village of Golden Valley,...
Class Notes – Fall 2014
1960s Richard "Dick" Anderson ’62 (Edmond, OK) was inducted into the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) Hall of Fame in 2012 as a coach. Anderson continues to volunteer coach for Oklahoma Christian University with their track and field program. Kent...
Class Notes – Spring 2014
1960s Gretchen Koehler ’65 (St. Peter, Minn.) has been named he 2014 Women Celebrating Women award recipient. The award recognizes the contributions of women in the St. Peter community. A beloved physical education professor and coach at Gustavus Adolphus College, she...
Class Notes-Winter 2013
1950s Richard Kowles ’54 (Winona) has published a memoir looking back at his own education and his 58 years of experience as a teacher. Passion to Teach: Fifty-Eight Years of Humorous, Weird, and Engaging Tales offers stories of his teaching career, first in high...
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Class Notes 1930s Sybil (Anderson) Fillman ’39 (Blue River, Ore.) retired in 1982 to the McKenzie Valley of Oregon. 1960s Dick Anderson ’62 (Edmond, Okla.) has dedicated his professional life to working with people who are blind and visually impaired. He was a teacher...
Class Notes Spring 2013
May 29, 2013 1950s Norris Abts ’58 (Fountain City, Minn.) was recently honored by Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical as it named its new transportation facility after the Winona State alumnus. The 38,000-square-foot building, which houses truck driving, auto...
Distinguished Company: Alumni and Athletic Hall of Fame Honorees
November 28, 2012 Winona State Alumni Relations honored its 2012 Distinguished Alumni and Athletic Hall of Fame honorees during WSU Homecoming on October 18 and 19. Distinguished Alumni Charles “Barney” Fox ’54 played baseball for the Warriors and went on to a long...
