{"id":2442,"date":"2020-04-30T13:52:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T13:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2020-05-01T15:04:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T15:04:34","slug":"spring-2020-alumni-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/2020\/04\/30\/spring-2020-alumni-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2020 Alumni News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Supporting Warrior Students<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Alumni-Board-Scholarships.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2444\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Alumni-Board-Scholarships.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEvery year, the Winona State University Alumni Society Board awards scholarships to ten incoming students, and an additional two current students, who are all related to a WSU alum. In September, eight of our scholarship recipients and their families attended a luncheon in WSU\u2019s new Education Village to celebrate their achievements and share the Warriors Forever spirit!<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>2nd Annual College of Business Alumni Engagement Day<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/COB-Alumni-Engagement-Day-scaled-e1587998275795.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2445\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/COB-Alumni-Engagement-Day-scaled-e1587998275795.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"721\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis past fall, we hosted 36 College of Business alumni from all over the country. They were back on campus to speak in classrooms and share their expertise. Ranging from classes of 1976 to 20118, Warriors gathered to talk about real-life experiences in marketing, accounting, economics, finance, sales and more.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Warrior Game Day Experience \u2013 On the Go!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Mineral-Bowl-GDX.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2446\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Mineral-Bowl-GDX.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Mineral-Bowl-GDX.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Mineral-Bowl-GDX-480x249.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 960px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOur WSU Football team played at the Mineral Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Missouri to top off last year\u2019s season \u2013 and we got to be a part of it! The Warrior Game Day Experience hit the road to support our Warriors \u2013 and many other fantastic supporters joined us. It was truly a great day to be a Warrior! Check out the dates for our 2020 Game Day Experiences and mark your calendars!<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Rochester Purple Extravaganza<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Rochester-Purple-Extravaganza.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2447\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Rochester-Purple-Extravaganza.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"713\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn December, we gathered at the Cambria Gallery in Rochester to celebrate local alumni and their contributions to the community. We\u2019re so proud of our guest-of-honor, Ponloeu Chim \u201901. After dedicating over 30 years of service to the Rochester community as an advocate for area immigrants and refugees, Ponloeu retired as the Associate Director of the Rochester IMAA in fall 2019.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/2020\/04\/30\/spring-2020-class-notes\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Class Notes \u2013 Spring 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Find out what other alumni have been up to with our Spring 2020 edition of Class Notes.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/2020\/04\/30\/spring-2020-in-memoriam\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>In Memoriam \u2013 Spring 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>We remember those Warriors who are no longer with us in person, but remain with us in spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporting Warrior Students Every year, the Winona State University Alumni Society Board awards scholarships to ten incoming students, and an additional two current students, who are all related to a WSU alum. 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