The students were Jordan Playle, a first year student in marketing, from Elk River, Minn.; Danielle Renninger, a first year student in marketing, from Excelsior, Minn.; Lauren Peterson, a first year student from Prior Lake, Minn.; and Megan Sample, a first year student in apparel, retail merchandising design, from Rogers, Minn. 

Peterson lived in North Weible Hall. Playle, Renninger and Sample lived in Sevrinson Hall.

“The NDSU community is deeply saddened by the loss of our four students,” said Prakash Mathew, vice president for student affairs. “On behalf of the NDSU community, we extend our heartfelt sympathy to their families and friends in the Twin Cities area and at NDSU.”

Mathew said NDSU is providing care and support through the counseling center to students, faculty and staff who are affected by this loss.

A panel of state water resource professionals reviews the competitive proposals and selects Fellows and award amounts based on the quality of proposals and the priority of the proposed projects for the state and/or region. The proposals are prepared by the students with guidance of their advisers. Regional, state or local collaboration or co-funding is encouraged. Fellowships have a matching requirement of two non-federal dollars to one federal dollar. The general criteria used for proposal evaluation include: scientific merit, originality of research, research related to state and/or region and extent of regional, state or local collaboration and/or co-funding.

The Centennial Endowment Fund can provide maximum awards of $5,000, with a total of $20,000 available. It supports professorships, scholarships, biotechnology, faculty development, libraries and cultural arts.

The NDSU Development Foundation Board of Trustees Endowment can provide maximum awards of $1,000, with a total of $4,100 available. It supports general programs across campus.

Composer and jazz pianist Miley, recipient of the prestigious International Association for Jazz Education/American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition, has been a featured composer at the International Jazz composers Symposium in Tampa, Fla., and made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2006. His work has been commissioned by many university and high school big bands in the nation and he has appeared as guest composer at numerous festivals throughout the country.

Richards is the assistant professor of composition and jazz studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music. He is a composer/arranger, conductor, trombonist, and educator active in a variety of musical media and styles. Richards was chosen in 2006 from a select group of composers to present an original work for jazz orchestra at the inaugural International Jazz Composition Symposium at the University of South Florida. 

As department chair, Webster will be responsible for overseeing department budgets and resource allocation; handling hiring, annual reviews and other personnel tasks; collaborating with department members to establish goals and promoting the department locally, nationally, and internationally.

Two meetings in eastern North Dakota will focus on wheat and soybean production recommendations and marketing strategies. The meetings are scheduled for Jan. 31 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Moorhead, Minn., and Feb. 1 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D.

"As in the past, these meetings will present the latest research results addressing some of the most critical issues facing wheat and soybean producers in the region," said Joel Ransom, NDSU Extension Service agronomist and one of the meeting organizers.

The teams’ posters will be on display Wednesday, Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Memorial Union Prairie Rose Room. Oral presentations will be from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., in the Memorial Union Great Room and Century Theater. 

As department head, Reed is responsible for overseeing department budgets and resource allocation; handling hiring, annual reviews and other personnel tasks; collaborating with department members to establish goals and communicating with the university and the community on behalf of the department.