Fireside Chatter
Alpha Gamma Rho Bill & Geri Harbeke – Campaign Coordinators 746 14½ Avenue East West Fargo, North Dakota 58078 Phone: 701-277-9681 Email: [email protected]
$350,000 to Beat Our Goa l!
December 2008
Fireside Chatter
Issue 8
5 Reasons to Give to AGR in 2008 1. There’s a campaign going on!
We have less than $305,000 to go to achieve our $1.75 million goal. 173 undergraduates and alumni have stepped forward. The chapter is waiting to hear from approximately 800 brothers before Founders’ Day 2009.
2. $1.75 million will fund three objectives proposed by House Corp.
• Renovation and expansion of the 80-year old chapter house. AGR is no
longer a competitive residence for students. Code compliance, cramped living quarters, and limited technology capabilities are all significant barriers to occupancy and fraternity membership.
• Expansion of parking.
Currently only 9 undergraduates can park on-site. Neighbors are discouraging on-street parking. Without increased parking, expansion of the chapter house is impossible according to Fargo city ordinances.
• Scholarship development. Two-thirds of all
full-time students receive grant
aid according to national statistics. Competition for NDSU scholarships is quite high, often causing the minimum test scores and grade point averages to be greater than stated criteria. A campus leading scholarship program would position AGR prominently on campus and with families of prospective students.
3. 2013 will mark a second century
of service for AGR at NDSU. But this campaign is not about preserving our legacy. Colleges as well as fraternities are changing the way they do business to better address the unique wants and needs of today’s students that are so very different from our own experience. To realize a viable second century vision, housing must be examined. Without change, specifically as it relates to privacy and safety, the current chapter house cannot be competitive.
4. Donors to the 2nd Century
Campaign are eligible to receive a tax deduction. All gifts are being directed
to the Educational Foundation of AGR based in Kansas City, MO. 100% of the money raised by the campaign will be returned to Epsilon. Matching gifts Gregg Halverson ’71 can also be directed to the campaign. For employers who cannot match to a fraternal organization, NDSU is ready to assist the process.
5. Congress is allowing individuals
70½ year of age or older to make tax free gifts directly to qualified charities from traditional or Roth IRAs. The 2nd Century Campaign qualifies. “We know that times are challenging,” says Gregg Halverson ’71, Campaign Chair. “But a gift to Epsilon at this important time in our history will ensure that this fraternity remains a vital first step for young men in pursuit of an agricultural career at NDSU. Over 170 brothers —including many undergraduates—have already done the heavy lifting for this campaign by securing 80 percent of our goal. Now is the time—with 2008 coming to a close—that brothers waiting in the wings can step forward. A successful end to this effort is definitely within our reach!
Epsilon Donor Roster AGR Centennial Campaign at NDSU Goal: $1,750,000 Amount Pledged/Gifted to date: $1,445,222.75 Amount Collected:$291,753.82 Percent Pledged: 82.6 % Total Number of Contributors: 173 As of 12-6-08 Don & Kristi Carlson ‘97 John R., Jeffrey L., John S. Dahl ’51, ’78, ‘82 Bruce Fagerholt ‘70 Bill Finley ‘70 Dr. Gary B. Gibbons ‘55 Bernie Goodman ‘68 Jared Hagert ‘98 Warren & Kevin Hall ‘06 John & Eric Halverson ‘99, ‘99 Craig Hanson ‘90 Jim, Jamie & Clair Hauge ‘70 ‘95 ‘00 Merrill Johnson ‘56 Myron Johnsrud ‘57 Aaron Kleingartner ‘01 Robert Knorr ‘65 Clint Kurtz ‘60 Carl Larson ‘62 Tom Lilja ‘92 Travis Maddock ‘93 Andrew Moquist ‘04 Ralph M. ‘17, & Ralph R. ‘63 Ruliffson, Tribute by Joe S. Ruliffson ‘56 Howard Schmid ‘58 Donald F. Schwartz ‘57 Myron Senechal ‘66 Mark Sletten ‘77 Tim & Mark Vipond ‘83 ‘88 Jason Wildung ‘96 Ryan Wingenbach ‘00 Jarvis York ‘99 Bruce Zavalney ‘77
$250,000 or more Number of Gifts Needed: 1 Number of Gifts to date: 1 David & Marlys Sunderland ‘68 $100,000 - $249,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 2 Number of Gifts to date: 0 $50,000 - $99,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 5 Number of Gifts to date: 3 John Giese ‘80 Gregg Halverson ‘71 Corey Martin ‘98 $25,000 - $49,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 12 Number of Gifts to date: 13 Randall C. Aarestad ‘77 John, Grant, & Noah Anderson ‘80, ‘04, ‘06 Allen Giese ‘82 Bill & Geri Harbeke ‘69 Allan Johnson ‘68 Roger Kenner ‘71 Earl Marifjeren ‘54 Gerald Puppe ‘60 Randy Reber ‘80 Peter Shockman ‘78 Dave Vipond ‘79 Mike Vipond ‘82 Ray York ‘70
$5,000 - $9,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 50 Number of Gifts to date: 44 Charles Aarestad ‘11 Arnold M. Amundson ‘62 Lester Amundson ‘56 Dale Anderson ‘59 Jacob Bailey ‘08 Charles Bateman ‘61 Brant Bigger ‘00 Alan Blume ‘80 Dale Blume ‘73 Anonymous Dick Clark ‘53 Rich Clemenson ‘63 Jason Eckert ‘93
$10,000 - $24,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 30 Number of Gifts to date: 37 Michael Anderson ‘68 Joseph L., Christopher, Joseph M. & Mark Bata ‘72, ‘00, ‘04, ‘06 Darby Bauer ‘91 Jack & Ken Berg ‘00, ‘04 Keith Bjerke ‘61 Neal R. Bjornson ‘58 Jack Brown ‘60
Classes of the ’60s Lead Campaign $500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$0 30's & 40's
50's
60's
70's
80's
90's
Class of 1958 has the Most Supporters! Class Year # Donors 1958 11
Dollar Amount $59,000
1970
8
$61,250
1980
7
$114,333
00's
Orian Fjestad ‘59 Robert Geston ‘50 Greg Goodman ‘99 George W. Hildre ‘55 Howard Huebner ‘79 Robert Jerger ‘70 Roy H. Johnson ‘50 Russ Johnson ‘69 Jim Kokett ‘88 Anthony Larson ‘95 David A. Lee ‘66 Tom Lipetzky ‘83 Terry Lorenzen ‘58 Brad Maier ‘94 Allyn Marifjeren ‘58 Randall A. Mauch ‘72 Lyle Moe ‘58 Wade Moser ‘79 Lyle E. Nelson ‘48 Jamie Nettum ‘99 Roy Simonson ‘34 Terry Skjerseth ‘72 Jeffrey Strang ‘98 Donald Strickler ‘66 Kenneth Thompson ‘58 Jim Thormodson ‘87 Matt Titus ‘93 Aaron Vadnais ‘08 Archie & Dave Wanner ’80, ‘80 Dan Weiler ‘85 Steve Wosick ‘08 $1,000 - $4,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 175 Number of Gifts to date: 53 Vince Anez ‘89 Gary Askim ‘69 Matthew Benz ‘80 Dixon Best ‘49 Paul Brackelsberg ‘61 Neal Coit ‘79 Thomas W. Cotton ‘82 Matt Danuser ‘93 Joshua Dukart ‘03 Donavan Eck ‘63 Mark Ellison ‘83 Blaine Erovick Fred J. Flanders ‘58 Tom Gates ‘56 Justin Green ‘01 Harlow Grove ‘72 Allyn Hart ‘61 Clayton Haugse ‘53 Blaine Hopfauf ‘89 H. Frank Hughes ‘58 Maynard J. Iverson ‘61 IVY Partners Bob Knudson ‘58 Leonard Leikas ‘66 Dallas Loff ‘02 Dan Lugert Darryl Lutovsky ‘68 Lee McLaughlin ‘69 Dave Mork Ron Mueller ‘81 Jerry Narum ‘68 Steven T. Neil ‘88 Curtis H. Nelson ‘58 Jerome Nipstad ‘69 Allen Odenbach ‘66 Roger Olafson ‘70 Gerald O’Keefe ‘59 Gary Pfann ‘86 Dan Phillips ‘99 Keith Pillatzki ‘94 Duane Preston ‘63 Robert Rose ‘64 Ritchie Schaefer ‘10 Rick Seim ‘64 Greg Seims ‘08 Henry N. Solberg ‘56 Erik Sorensen ‘00 Larry Spong ‘64 Earl Stegman ‘59 Reed Tinkham ‘75 Mike Tokach ‘86 Trent Velure ‘88
Darnell Wohlk ‘07 $500 - $999 Number of Gifts Needed: 100 Number of Gifts to date: 14 Craig A. Askim ‘94 Howard & Margie Cariveau ‘58 John Cunningham ‘64 Richard Faught ‘60 Mike Farrell ‘63 Dale Ferebee ‘67 Herb French ‘57 Gene Funseth ‘71 Kirk L. Johnson ‘94 Edward S. Saugstad ‘63 Orlan Swenson ‘64 Richard Tetrault ‘54 Robert Tetrault ‘58 Gerry Uglem ‘70 Up to $499 John D. Babinski Orvin C. Burnside ‘54 Dale Carpentier ‘70 Vance Jury ‘67 Ronnie Krueger ‘63 Paul Myrdal ‘85 Ronald Nelson ‘57 Gerry Pender ‘57 Anonymous Corporate Gifts AdFarm Matching Gifts BASF Bobcat Caterpillar John Deere Pfizer Sherwin-Williams 3M Wells Fargo
Tribute Funds Mrs. Ella Melcalf Tribute- $7,000 Tom Gates Allyn Marifjeren Howard Schmid Don Schwartz Reg Gorder ’57 Tribute - $6,000 Allyn Marifjeren Howard Schmid Don Schwartz Darel Leetun ’55 Tribute - $4,100 Jack Babinski Howard Cariveau Herb French Tom Gates Myron Johnsrud Don Schwartz Ralph M. ’17 & Ralph R. ’63 Ruliffson Tribute - $11,000 Joe S. Ruliffson Don Schwartz Epsilon Federal Agency Administrators Epsilon Federal Agency Administrators Tribute - $4,000 Paul Brackelsberg Allyn Marifjeren Lyle Moe Don Schwartz Mel Maier ’55 Tribute - $2,000 Allyn Marifjeren Don Schwartz Ron Brandvold ’57 Tribute - $2,000 Allyn Marifjeren Don Schwartz
$350,000 to Beat Our Goa l!
December 2008
Fireside Chatter
Issue 8
5 Reasons to Give to AGR in 2008 1. There’s a campaign going on!
We have less than $305,000 to go to achieve our $1.75 million goal. 173 undergraduates and alumni have stepped forward. The chapter is waiting to hear from approximately 800 brothers before Founders’ Day 2009.
2. $1.75 million will fund three objectives proposed by House Corp.
• Renovation and expansion of the 80-year old chapter house. AGR is no
longer a competitive residence for students. Code compliance, cramped living quarters, and limited technology capabilities are all significant barriers to occupancy and fraternity membership.
• Expansion of parking.
Currently only 9 undergraduates can park on-site. Neighbors are discouraging on-street parking. Without increased parking, expansion of the chapter house is impossible according to Fargo city ordinances.
• Scholarship development. Two-thirds of all
full-time students receive grant
aid according to national statistics. Competition for NDSU scholarships is quite high, often causing the minimum test scores and grade point averages to be greater than stated criteria. A campus leading scholarship program would position AGR prominently on campus and with families of prospective students.
3. 2013 will mark a second century
of service for AGR at NDSU. But this campaign is not about preserving our legacy. Colleges as well as fraternities are changing the way they do business to better address the unique wants and needs of today’s students that are so very different from our own experience. To realize a viable second century vision, housing must be examined. Without change, specifically as it relates to privacy and safety, the current chapter house cannot be competitive.
4. Donors to the 2nd Century
Campaign are eligible to receive a tax deduction. All gifts are being directed
to the Educational Foundation of AGR based in Kansas City, MO. 100% of the money raised by the campaign will be returned to Epsilon. Matching gifts Gregg Halverson ’71 can also be directed to the campaign. For employers who cannot match to a fraternal organization, NDSU is ready to assist the process.
5. Congress is allowing individuals
70½ year of age or older to make tax free gifts directly to qualified charities from traditional or Roth IRAs. The 2nd Century Campaign qualifies. “We know that times are challenging,” says Gregg Halverson ’71, Campaign Chair. “But a gift to Epsilon at this important time in our history will ensure that this fraternity remains a vital first step for young men in pursuit of an agricultural career at NDSU. Over 170 brothers —including many undergraduates—have already done the heavy lifting for this campaign by securing 80 percent of our goal. Now is the time—with 2008 coming to a close—that brothers waiting in the wings can step forward. A successful end to this effort is definitely within our reach!
Epsilon Donor Roster AGR Centennial Campaign at NDSU Goal: $1,750,000 Amount Pledged/Gifted to date: $1,445,222.75 Amount Collected:$291,753.82 Percent Pledged: 82.6 % Total Number of Contributors: 173 As of 12-6-08 Don & Kristi Carlson ‘97 John R., Jeffrey L., John S. Dahl ’51, ’78, ‘82 Bruce Fagerholt ‘70 Bill Finley ‘70 Dr. Gary B. Gibbons ‘55 Bernie Goodman ‘68 Jared Hagert ‘98 Warren & Kevin Hall ‘06 John & Eric Halverson ‘99, ‘99 Craig Hanson ‘90 Jim, Jamie & Clair Hauge ‘70 ‘95 ‘00 Merrill Johnson ‘56 Myron Johnsrud ‘57 Aaron Kleingartner ‘01 Robert Knorr ‘65 Clint Kurtz ‘60 Carl Larson ‘62 Tom Lilja ‘92 Travis Maddock ‘93 Andrew Moquist ‘04 Ralph M. ‘17, & Ralph R. ‘63 Ruliffson, Tribute by Joe S. Ruliffson ‘56 Howard Schmid ‘58 Donald F. Schwartz ‘57 Myron Senechal ‘66 Mark Sletten ‘77 Tim & Mark Vipond ‘83 ‘88 Jason Wildung ‘96 Ryan Wingenbach ‘00 Jarvis York ‘99 Bruce Zavalney ‘77
$250,000 or more Number of Gifts Needed: 1 Number of Gifts to date: 1 David & Marlys Sunderland ‘68 $100,000 - $249,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 2 Number of Gifts to date: 0 $50,000 - $99,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 5 Number of Gifts to date: 3 John Giese ‘80 Gregg Halverson ‘71 Corey Martin ‘98 $25,000 - $49,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 12 Number of Gifts to date: 13 Randall C. Aarestad ‘77 John, Grant, & Noah Anderson ‘80, ‘04, ‘06 Allen Giese ‘82 Bill & Geri Harbeke ‘69 Allan Johnson ‘68 Roger Kenner ‘71 Earl Marifjeren ‘54 Gerald Puppe ‘60 Randy Reber ‘80 Peter Shockman ‘78 Dave Vipond ‘79 Mike Vipond ‘82 Ray York ‘70
$5,000 - $9,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 50 Number of Gifts to date: 44 Charles Aarestad ‘11 Arnold M. Amundson ‘62 Lester Amundson ‘56 Dale Anderson ‘59 Jacob Bailey ‘08 Charles Bateman ‘61 Brant Bigger ‘00 Alan Blume ‘80 Dale Blume ‘73 Anonymous Dick Clark ‘53 Rich Clemenson ‘63 Jason Eckert ‘93
$10,000 - $24,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 30 Number of Gifts to date: 37 Michael Anderson ‘68 Joseph L., Christopher, Joseph M. & Mark Bata ‘72, ‘00, ‘04, ‘06 Darby Bauer ‘91 Jack & Ken Berg ‘00, ‘04 Keith Bjerke ‘61 Neal R. Bjornson ‘58 Jack Brown ‘60
Classes of the ’60s Lead Campaign $500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$0 30's & 40's
50's
60's
70's
80's
90's
Class of 1958 has the Most Supporters! Class Year # Donors 1958 11
Dollar Amount $59,000
1970
8
$61,250
1980
7
$114,333
00's
Orian Fjestad ‘59 Robert Geston ‘50 Greg Goodman ‘99 George W. Hildre ‘55 Howard Huebner ‘79 Robert Jerger ‘70 Roy H. Johnson ‘50 Russ Johnson ‘69 Jim Kokett ‘88 Anthony Larson ‘95 David A. Lee ‘66 Tom Lipetzky ‘83 Terry Lorenzen ‘58 Brad Maier ‘94 Allyn Marifjeren ‘58 Randall A. Mauch ‘72 Lyle Moe ‘58 Wade Moser ‘79 Lyle E. Nelson ‘48 Jamie Nettum ‘99 Roy Simonson ‘34 Terry Skjerseth ‘72 Jeffrey Strang ‘98 Donald Strickler ‘66 Kenneth Thompson ‘58 Jim Thormodson ‘87 Matt Titus ‘93 Aaron Vadnais ‘08 Archie & Dave Wanner ’80, ‘80 Dan Weiler ‘85 Steve Wosick ‘08 $1,000 - $4,999 Number of Gifts Needed: 175 Number of Gifts to date: 53 Vince Anez ‘89 Gary Askim ‘69 Matthew Benz ‘80 Dixon Best ‘49 Paul Brackelsberg ‘61 Neal Coit ‘79 Thomas W. Cotton ‘82 Matt Danuser ‘93 Joshua Dukart ‘03 Donavan Eck ‘63 Mark Ellison ‘83 Blaine Erovick Fred J. Flanders ‘58 Tom Gates ‘56 Justin Green ‘01 Harlow Grove ‘72 Allyn Hart ‘61 Clayton Haugse ‘53 Blaine Hopfauf ‘89 H. Frank Hughes ‘58 Maynard J. Iverson ‘61 IVY Partners Bob Knudson ‘58 Leonard Leikas ‘66 Dallas Loff ‘02 Dan Lugert Darryl Lutovsky ‘68 Lee McLaughlin ‘69 Dave Mork Ron Mueller ‘81 Jerry Narum ‘68 Steven T. Neil ‘88 Curtis H. Nelson ‘58 Jerome Nipstad ‘69 Allen Odenbach ‘66 Roger Olafson ‘70 Gerald O’Keefe ‘59 Gary Pfann ‘86 Dan Phillips ‘99 Keith Pillatzki ‘94 Duane Preston ‘63 Robert Rose ‘64 Ritchie Schaefer ‘10 Rick Seim ‘64 Greg Seims ‘08 Henry N. Solberg ‘56 Erik Sorensen ‘00 Larry Spong ‘64 Earl Stegman ‘59 Reed Tinkham ‘75 Mike Tokach ‘86 Trent Velure ‘88
Darnell Wohlk ‘07 $500 - $999 Number of Gifts Needed: 100 Number of Gifts to date: 14 Craig A. Askim ‘94 Howard & Margie Cariveau ‘58 John Cunningham ‘64 Richard Faught ‘60 Mike Farrell ‘63 Dale Ferebee ‘67 Herb French ‘57 Gene Funseth ‘71 Kirk L. Johnson ‘94 Edward S. Saugstad ‘63 Orlan Swenson ‘64 Richard Tetrault ‘54 Robert Tetrault ‘58 Gerry Uglem ‘70 Up to $499 John D. Babinski Orvin C. Burnside ‘54 Dale Carpentier ‘70 Vance Jury ‘67 Ronnie Krueger ‘63 Paul Myrdal ‘85 Ronald Nelson ‘57 Gerry Pender ‘57 Anonymous Corporate Gifts AdFarm Matching Gifts BASF Bobcat Caterpillar John Deere Pfizer Sherwin-Williams 3M Wells Fargo
Tribute Funds Mrs. Ella Melcalf Tribute- $7,000 Tom Gates Allyn Marifjeren Howard Schmid Don Schwartz Reg Gorder ’57 Tribute - $6,000 Allyn Marifjeren Howard Schmid Don Schwartz Darel Leetun ’55 Tribute - $4,100 Jack Babinski Howard Cariveau Herb French Tom Gates Myron Johnsrud Don Schwartz Ralph M. ’17 & Ralph R. ’63 Ruliffson Tribute - $11,000 Joe S. Ruliffson Don Schwartz Epsilon Federal Agency Administrators Epsilon Federal Agency Administrators Tribute - $4,000 Paul Brackelsberg Allyn Marifjeren Lyle Moe Don Schwartz Mel Maier ’55 Tribute - $2,000 Allyn Marifjeren Don Schwartz Ron Brandvold ’57 Tribute - $2,000 Allyn Marifjeren Don Schwartz
