Myrtie Hunt Scholarship Fund established

March 28, 2012 – Bemidji, MN – The Delta Kappa Gamma – Mu Chapter has established the Myrtie Hunt Scholarship Fund as one of the family of Northwest Minnesota Women’s Fund scholarship funds that provide awards for women who are pursuing degrees at secondary education institutions in the region.

The core purpose of the Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma is to upgrade teaching and the professionalism of teachers. This scholarship fulfills their purpose. 

The Myrtie Hunt Scholarship Fund is expected to award annual scholarships valued at between $800 and $1 ,200, to women in their junior or senior years at a college or university within Northwest Minnesota, beginning in 2013.

According to Chapter representative Lois Falk, the Mu Chapter is delighted to honor Hunt in this way. “Myrtie would say that students need help all the way along and this is the way to do it,” Falk said.

The Northwest Minnesota Women’s Fund adds the Hunt scholarship fund to two others that it has established through the generous gifts of donors. They support women students who attend Bemidji State University, Northwest Technical College in Bemidji, Northland Community and Technical College at Thief River Falls and East Grand Forks, the University of Minnesota, Crookston, and the White Earth Tribal College. Preference will be given to women who intend to remain in the region upon graduation.

For more information, contact NMF by telephone at 218-759-7859 or 800-659-7859 (in MN), or by e-mail info@nwmf.org. 

The Women’s Fund is a component of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, creating opportunities, investing resources and promoting philanthropy to make the region a better place to live and work.  For more information, visit www.nwmf.org.

Bemidji State among Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award winners

CLEVELAND -- The Bemidji State University athletics department made the grade again as it was named among the 2010-11 recipients of the Division II Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) Academic Achievement Awards today. The DII ADA’s Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level across the country.

Ninety-eight institutions submitted nominees for the 2010-11 Academic Achievement Awards, while a total of 3,676 student-athletes are being
recognized this year. The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) had 434 student-athletes honored, a record-high for the program, followed by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) with 381 nominees. The NSIC previously held the record for most student-athletes honored with 391 in 2008-09.

This year the NSIC was represented by student-athletes from the following institutions: Bemidji State; Concordia University-St. Paul; University
of Mary; University of Minnesota, Crookston; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Northern State University, St. Cloud State University, Upper Iowa University, Wayne State College.

In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution must be a current
dues paying member of DII ADA. Also, the student-athlete must:
* have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
* have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work
* have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year
“Congratulations to all of this year’s Academic Achievement Award winners,” stated Division II ADA President Greg Waggoner, director of
athletics at Western State College of Colorado. “We want to thank and congratulate those colleges and universities that took part in honoring
its student-athletes and look forward to continued participation in the future.”

DII ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards
and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II athletics directors. DII ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 47th year.