Eight VCSU Alumni Honored At Homecoming

Posted By: Steve Urness
October 8, 2014 @ 4:04 pm
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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The Valley City State University Alumni Association honored alumni during their annual Homecoming breakfast on Saturday, October 4. The Alumni Honors breakfast provides the VCSU Alumni Association with an opportunity to present fellow alumni with the Certificate of Merit and Young Alumni Achievement awards.

This year six alumni were honored with the Certificate of Merit award. The Certificate of Merit award was adopted by the VCSU Alumni Association to recognize alumni for accomplishments, service or other noteworthy honors.

This year’s recipients include Kevin Blaskowski ’86, Tiffany (Ost) Fylling ’09, Lyle Halvorson ’72, Bethany (Loibl) Karnik ’94, Kathy (Burchill) Lentz, M.Ed. ’07, and Matt Nielson ’06.

Certificate of Merit Recipients: L to R Matt Nielson, Kathy (Burchill) Lentz, Lyle Halvorson, Beth (Loibl) Karnik, and Tiffany (Ost) Fylling.

Meanwhile, Joe Duetsch ’99 and Jeremy Neuharth ‘01 received the Young Alumni Achievement Award. The Young Alumni Achievement Award was established in 2012 to recognize VCSU’s more recent, outstanding alumni as they embark on their chosen paths and strive for greatness. The award is presented to recognize future leaders under the age of 40 based on achievements in their chosen career, demonstrated leadership, and service to others.