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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The V-500 held their annual Recognition Dinner December 14 on the Valley City State University campus.
V-500 Volunteer of the Year Award was Dean Pedersen.
Dean Pedersen was the first and second recipient of the recently established (2012) V-500 Volunteer of the Year award. The award is given to a V-500 board member who has extraordinarily given back to the program and received the most enlistments during the recent campaign drive. Dean has been on the V-500 Board of Directors for over 10 years and in that time has raised nearly $200,000 for the V-500 Scholarship Program. Picture above; L to R: Larry Robinson, VCSU director of advancement, Dean Pedersen, Alison Kasowski, VCSU asst director of annual giving, VCSU President Steve Shirley.
Lifetime Giving.
Photo above: First row: Helen Metcalf, Carole Flatau, LouVay White, Marcella Richman, Sharon McCarriar, Lynnette Karges, Dean Karges. Middle row: Ralph Metcalf, Darlene Mueller, Linda Lane, Penny Zaun, Sharon Anundson, Dennis Anundson, Ross Powell, Dr. Steve Shirley. Back row: Mike Morehouse (Star Enterprises, Inc), Rob Mients (Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co), Phil Mueller, Dennis Hoye, Larry Zaun, Ken Astrup (Dakota Plains Coop), Hilde van Hijssel, Brian Fogarty (AgCountry), Joe Beckstrand (Valley Plains Equipment)
New Cash Gifts.
Above photo; Front row: Helen Metcalf, LouVay White, Carole Flatau, Marcella Richman, Sharon McCarriar, Kathy Schlotman (Sharon Clancy Estate), Lynette Karges. Back row: Rob Mients (Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co), Ralph Metcalf, Phil Mueller, Darlene Mueller, Dennis Hoye, Linda Lane, Harvey Hochhalter (Kiwanis), Penny Zaun, Larry Zaun, Sharon Anundson, Ken Astrup (Dakota Plains Coop), Dennis Anundson, Hilde van Hijssel, Ross Powell (Wells Fargo), Paige Bjornson (Dacotah Bank), Brian Fogarty (AgCountry), Dean Karges, Joe Beckstrand (Valley Plains Equipment), John Clancy (Sharon Clancy Estate)
New or Renewed Pledges.
Above photo; Front row: Loni Trapp, Connie Retterath, Pat Nielson, Jessica Trautman, Bev Enger, Hilde van Hijssel, LouVay White. Back row: Luke Trapp, Gary Retterath, Jen Pedersen, Matt Pedersen, Nadja Johnson (PEO Chapter Z), Don Enger, Jim Knutson, Carol Knutson.
V-500 is a scholarship program founded in 1972 by a group of visionary leaders who realized the importance of scholarship support for Valley City State University students. For more information about the V-500 Scholarship program, contact the Office of Advancement at 845-7203.