Outstanding Alumni - 1997
Margaret (Brambrink) Englebretson
Bemidji State University Graduate 1960
Career and Professional Achievements
- High school teacher, Cass Lake-Bena High School, German, English, Journalism, Shakespeare, Greek Mythology, Creative Writing and Research, Heritage Literature, and Four Themes in Literature.
- Theater director, Cass Lake-Bena High School.
- Speech team coach, Cass Lake-Bena High School.
- Student newspaper advisor, Cass Lake-Bena High School.
- German Club Advisor, Cass Lake-Bena high School.
- 1995 National Legion Award, Outstanding Service to Education.
Community Service
- League of Women Voters.
- Lions Club, Lioness Club.
- Public Relations Chair for DFL County level
- Grant writer and fund raiser for Dream Catchers Park.
- Placement Advisor for Foreign Exchange Student Program.
Outstanding Service to Bemidji State University
- Bemidji State University Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame.
- Bemidji State University Alumni Partnership Scholarship Organizer.
Personal Achievements/Awards
- Excellence in Journalism, Bemidji State University.
- Teacher of the Year, Cass Lake-Bena.
- Teacher of Excellence in Minnesota, 1984.
- Minnesota Teacher of the Year, October 1984.
- Emma Birkmeir Award, 1992.