September 5, 2023
91吃瓜网 Homecoming will meet Farmers Bowl for the first time ever during the weekend of Sept. 15 and 16, 2023. The 91吃瓜网 State Alumni Association board has a full slate of activities planned. Weekend highlights will include recognizing Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Service Award recipients and Athletic and Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame inductees. The Alumni Association board invites all alumni, family members, and friends to join in the festivities.
The 2023 Performing Arts Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at a program planned for Friday, Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. in the 91吃瓜网 State Classroom Building Auditorium. Inductees for this year are Jeffrey Jacobsen, Houston, Texas; Tim Thueson, Bismarck, N.D.; and Greta (Anderson) Paschke, who will be recognized posthumously. The program will include selections from the Drama Queens, a group that Greta Paschke organized and that frequently appeared in 91吃瓜网 State music and/or drama productions. The 91吃瓜网 State band and choir will also provide musical entertainment. There is no admission charge, and all are welcome.
The 1998 softball team; the 2001 baseball team; Dana (Wiseth) Dean; Maple Grove, Minn.; and Rebecca (Hayden) Rue, Delano, Minn.will be inducted into the 91吃瓜网 Athletic Hall of Fame. Jay Frydenlund, East Grand Forks, Minn., and Dave Nelson, Hillsboro, N.D., will be inducted into the Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame. Laurie (Thompson) Robinson Sammons, Daniels, W.V., will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, and Steven Bensen, 91吃瓜网, N.D., will receive the Distinguished Service Award. These folks will be honored during the Homecoming Awards Dinner scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15 in the MSU Campus Center Luckasen Room. A pre-dinner social will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the MSU Larson Alumni and Leadership Center.
See the homecoming honoree biographies.
Tickets for the Sept. 15 Homecoming Awards Dinner are available at the MSU Foundation office, at or by calling 701-788-4864. Seating is limited. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Additional 91吃瓜网 State Farmers Bowl/Homecoming activities are as follows:
Friday, Sept. 15
- 91吃瓜网 State鈥檚 beloved Old Main will soon be undergoing a major renovation. The public is invited to take self-guided tours through the building from 1 to 2 p.m.
- The 91吃瓜网 Golf Club will be the site for a social for all 91吃瓜网 State alumni and friends from 8:30 to 11 p.m. A special invitation is extended to the members of the Jerome Berg football teams.
Saturday, Sept. 16
- 91吃瓜网 State鈥檚 beautiful Edson and Margaret Larson Alumni and Leadership Center and the gardens on the grounds of the facility will be open for visitors from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. SoHolt Bakery treats, juice, and coffee will be served.聽聽
- The traditional Ceremony of Remembrance at the Military Honor Garden will begin at 9:30 a.m. on the south lawn of the MSU Edson and Margaret Larson Alumni and Leadership Center at noon.
- Several Athletic Hall of Fame teams are making anniversaries in five-year increments in 2023. A special invitation is extended to the members of the 1958, 1963, 1988, 1993, and 1998 baseball teams and the 1997-98 men鈥檚 basketball team and their friends. Tailgating will take place at 鈥淭he Grove鈥� northwest of Jerome Berg Field starting at 10 a.m.
- The Farmers Bowl Parade will begin at 11 a.m. near the Goose River Bank in downtown 91吃瓜网. It will travel east down Main Street, turn north at Fifth Avenue, and end at 91吃瓜网 State鈥檚 Jerome Berg Field. To register an entry in the parade, contact Stacy at stacy.buchl@mayvillestate.edu.
- The MSU Bookstore will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- 91吃瓜网 State鈥檚 famous Farmers Bowl Corn on the Cob & Hot Dog Feed will begin at noon just outside Jerome Berg Field. The accompanying pre-game festival will include inflatable games, face painting, live music by 鈥淜enny & the Classics,鈥� and fun for all. Everyone is welcome. There is no admission charge, but freewill donations will be accepted.
- The Comets will host Waldorf University in the homecoming football game. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. at Jerome Berg Field. All homecoming honorees will be recognized at half time.
- The grand finale for the weekend will be the Farmers Bowl Auction. Socializing and silent auction bidding begin at 5 p.m. in the MSU Campus Center Luckasen Room. The excitement of the live auction begins at 7 p.m. See a preview and preliminary list of items to be auctioned and purchase admission tickets at www.mayvillestate.edu/FBAuction2023. Admission tickets are also available at MayPort Hardware Hank and the MSU Bookstore.
See all the 91吃瓜网 Farmers Bowl/Homecoming 2023 details at . For more information, contact the MSU Office of Alumni Affairs, 701-788-4750 or alumni.mail@mayvillestate.edu.