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Outstanding Alumni - 1999

Delphine (Forte) Jacobsen

Bemidji State University Graduate 1963 & 1972

Career and Professional Achievements

• Retired teacher from the Bemidji School District.
• Received Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Education from BSU.
• Taught third and sixth grades at the Coleraine School District.
• Taught and served as Assistant Principal in the Bloomington School District.
• Served on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Education Association.
• Served as President for the MEA Uniserv Governance Board.
Served as Chairperson for the Evaluation Task Force and the Governmental Relations Council ? Bemidji Education Association.
• Served as President, Research Chair, Legislation Chair, Chairperson, Secretary, and Member for the Delta Kappa Gamma, Mu Chapter.
• Member of the MN Association for Middle Level Educators.
• Member of Phi Delta Kappa.

Community Service

• Involved in the DFL in both Hubbard and Beltrami counties.
• Member of the League of Women Voters.
• Fundraiser for Camp Courage in Hubbard County.
• Supporter of the Beltrami County Humane Society the Food Shelf.

Outstanding Service to Bemidji State University

• Supporter of Beaver Pride and the BSU Foundation.
• Coordinator of the North Country Reading Colloquium seminar at BSU.

Personal Achievements/Awards

• Awarded the Ashland Oil Golden Apple Award.
• Named Bemidji?s Teacher of the Year in 1992.
• Nominated for the Ashland Oil Teacher Achievement Award in 1988.
• Awarded the MEA?s Women?s Leadership Award in 1995.