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Alumni Association

 

 

Outstanding Alumni - 1975

Bertha Christianson

Bemidji State University Graduate 1939

 

Career and Professional Achievements

  • M.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, 1944.
  • Graduate studies, Peabody Teachers College, 1947-1948.
  • Graduate studies, summer sessions, UW Madison, Greeley (Colorado), and University of Minnesota.
  • Member and former President, Tri-State Association of Student Teachers.
  • Professor, Education, Bemidji State University, 1941-1973.

Community Service

  • Volunteer, Community Education Board, Bemidji, MN.
  • Chair, IDS #31 Adult Education Programs, Bemidji, MN.
  • Volunteer, North Country Rehabilitation Center.
  • Member and Chairman of the Program Committee, League of Women Voters.
  • Member, Association of American University Women, served on the hostess and membership committee.
  • Board of Education member, and taught Sunday School, First Lutheran Church, Bemidji, MN.

Outstanding Service to Bemidji State University

  • Teacher, Six Grade, Laboratory School, Bemidji State University.
  • Professor Emerita, Department of Education, Bemidji State University, 1941-1973.
  • Supervisor of Student Teachers, Bemidji State University.
  • Member, Faculty Senate.

Personal Achievements/Awards

  • "Woman of Achievement" award, Minnesota chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, 1986.
  • Member, President's Club, Bemidji State University Foundation.

Humanitarian Service

  • Supporter, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.