CROOKSTON,
Minn. – The Northwest School of Agriculture (NWSA) Alumni Association
announces its 2016 Top Aggie recipients. The Northwest School was the
predecessor of the University of Minnesota Crookston and all alumni of
the Northwest School are invited back for a day of activities
celebrating their history on the campus on Saturday, June 25.
The
Top Aggie award is the highest recognition given by the NWSA Alumni
Association. Three alumni were selected for the honor by the NWSA Alumni
Board: Clayton Engelstad 1948, Fertile, Minn. (posthumously); Barbara
(Hylland) Lunsetter 1956, Middle River, Minn.; and Stanley Overgaard
1965, Dalton, Minn. The Top Aggies will be recognized during a luncheon
held at noon in Bede Ballroom, Sargeant Student Center.
The
alumni reunion, first held in 1918, brings back alumni from the
Northwest School of Agriculture, a residential high school located on
what is now the University of Minnesota Crookston campus. The NWSA
opened its doors in 1906 and graduated its first class of 8 students in
1909. The first Top Aggie award was given to Herschel Lysaker, a member
of the staff at the Northwest School, in 1970 and it has been awarded
annually since that time.
The
reunion brings back more than 150 alumni for a day filled with
reminiscing and reconnecting with classmates and friends. Following the
Top Aggie Luncheon, alumni hold class meetings and take class photos,
enjoy bus tours of campus, and a social and barbecue supper close out
the day. For more information on the reunion, contact Sue Dwyer at
218-281-8401.
