Bismarck State College - Markota Yearbook (Bismarck, ND)

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Loren Kjonaas graduated from Minot State College with a B.S. degree and went on to complete his teaching degree at UND. He has taught at schools in Fessenden and Devils Lake, North Dakota. Having been on the BJC faculty for eleven years, he feels that it is an excellent college. Mr. Kjonaas and his wife, LaVon, have three children, Cheryl, Michele, and Roger. The Biology Lab Assistant is Mrs. Yvonne Engbrecht, a graduate of Mary College. She taught in Mandan, North Dakota before coming here in 1970. She feels that BJC is friendly and not too rigid or hung upon idealistic perfectionism.” Mrs. Engbrecht and her husband have four children. NATURAL SCIENCE FACULTY Ms. Patricia Plews joined the Natural Science department in 1972 after her graduation from NDSU’s College of Agriculture with a B.A. degree. In the comparison of BJC to other colleges, she believes that it is as good as any other two-year institution in the state.” Besides teaching biology, anatomy, and first aid. Henry Wilson is the Director of the NursesTraining Program. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota. He has been a Natural Sciences instructor at BJC since 1949. excluding time spent in the service. He has also taught at Carrington and Mandan High School. He thinks that BJC is a unique college of very friendly faculty and students. He feels that it is better than other schools in many aspects, but has some weaker areas. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have one daughter and son and a variety of pets, including a dog, two Siamese cats, and three quarter horses. In comparing BJC with other schools, Mrs. Adeline Olsgaard finds it “more personal.” A graduate of the Bismarck Hospital School of Nursing, she has been teaching the Orthopedic Physician's Assistant students for the last two years. Her previous experience includes having worked asan R.N. atthe Irwin Army Hospital, Ft. Riley, Kansas; the Deaconess Hospital, Grand Forks, North Dakota and the Bismarck Hospital. Mrs. Olsgaard has one daughter. 12

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Faculty members, work-study people, and others on BJC’s payroll find Dennis Bridgeford a familiar face. The Receptionist in the Business Office is Linda Morrison. Serving as BJC’s bookkeeper and cashier in the Business Office is Marjorie Thorne. An Alumni of Ellendale State College with a B.S. degree, Mr. Howard Wolfe did post graduate work at UND and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He taught at Upham High School and worked at a private firm for nine years prior to joining BJC’s faculty in 1967. As Business Manager, he supervises the flow of funds into the college, the disbursement of these funds, and the accounting records. In Mr. Wolfe's opinion, ”BJC is a modern and progressive institution with a good balance of academicand vocational offerings.” Mr. Wolfe is married and has one daughter. Marcille Rohrich is the Secretary to the Director of Admissions, Dr. Lloyd Anderson. Assisting students with scholarships, loans, and grants is Eileen Schnaidt, Financial Aid Clerk. IXMWRD Tops! , is how Mr. Maynard A. Huisman compares BJC to other schools. Presently the Director of Instruction at BJC. he has been here for eight years. Before coming to BJC, Mr. Huisman taught at Arthur and Mott. North Dakota and also at Simle Junior High in Bismarck. A graduate of NDSU, Mr. Huisman received both his B.S. and M.S. Degrees from that university. He and his wife, Delores, have three sons, Mark, Bryan, and Dwight, and three daughters, Cynthia, Sandra, and Susan. Students desiring personal and academic advice often consult Mr. Earl Peterson, Counselor. He received his college education at DSC and U ND and earned the B.S. and M.Ed. degrees. Before he took his administrative position at BJC in 1972, he taught at Hettinger High School for two years and Bismarck High School for ten years. In his opinion, BJC meets the needs of students through its various academicand vocational programs. He also believes that the small class size enables more individual attention and closer student-teacher relationships. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have a son and a daughter. 11

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PHYSICAL SCIENCE FACULTY Gibbs Molland taught at a variety of high schools and also Mary College prior to 1961 when he began instructing chemistry and physics at BJC. His college background includes several colleges across the country. He earned a B.S. degree at Jamestown College and a M.S. degree at UND. butalso attended NDSU as well as colleges in Michigan, Georgia, California, Kansas, Texas, and Colorado. Frank Koch is a former graduate of BJC, with an Associate of Arts degree. He also holds the Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Valley City State College and NDSU, respectively. Other schools he attended are Earlham College and Northwestern University of Louisiana. Mr. Koch began teaching chemistry here in 1968 and is convinced that “BJC has an excellent repuation in both the academic and vocational fields.” Mr. and Mrs. Koch has two children, Nancy and Robert. Physical Science courses are taught by Alvin Schmierer, who has been at BJC since 1966. He has also been a faculty member of McClusky High School and Hughes Junior High. Mr. Schmierer received a B.S. degree from Minot State College and a M.S.T. degree from U.N.D. At BJC there is a closer student-instructor relationship, according to Mr. Schmierer. He also feels that “transfers to other colleges do as well or better academically than they did here.” Mr. Schmierer and hiswife, Carol, have one daughter and son. The Chemistry Department has a new Laboratory Assistant, Mrs. Mary Ann Durick. Mrs. Durick received her college education at UND where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, and at the University of Nebraska, from which she graduated with a Master of Science degree. Mrs. Durick and her husband, Patrick, have a son, William. k 13