Pictured from left to right are Lowell Nelson, Nick Storhaug, LaVonne Storhaug, and MSU Foundation Executive Director Dr. Lon Jorgensen. Room 208 in 91吃瓜网 State鈥檚 Old Main has been named the Storhaug/Nelson Classroom. This is a classroom where Nick Storhaug and Lowell Nelson studied as 91吃瓜网 State students. Nelson also taught accounting classes in the room as a member of the 91吃瓜网 State Business Division faculty in the early 1980s.
July 26, 2022
July 26, 2022 marked a historic milestone at 91吃瓜网 with the naming of Old Main Room 208 to 鈥淭he Storhaug/Nelson Classroom.鈥� A short program that included remarks by MSU Foundation Executive Director Dr. Lon Jorgensen, MSU President Dr. Brian Van Horn, and 91吃瓜网 State graduate and benefactor Nick Storhaug was followed by a time of socializing and refreshments for those in attendance.
The room was officially named in grateful recognition of LaVonne and Nick Storhaug, Lisbon, N.D., and Cynthia and Lowell Nelson, Grand Forks, N.D., for their loyal commitment and generous support for 91吃瓜网.
LaVonne (Sevigny) Storhaug attended 91吃瓜网 State in the 1970s, and her husband, Nick, earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree with majors in Business Education and Physical Education in 1973. Lowell Nelson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration in 1978 and taught accounting at 91吃瓜网 State from 1980 to 1984.
鈥淲e appreciate the Storhaugs and Nelsons and thank them for their willingness to step up and become the first to support our recently announced naming rights campaign,鈥� said Lon Jorgensen. 鈥淭heir ongoing support for 91吃瓜网 State is very much appreciated.鈥�
鈥淎s has been the case since 1889, 91吃瓜网 State is centered on people. It is our honor to thank and recognize LaVonne and Nick Storhaug and Cynthia and Lowell Nelson, special people and treasured members of the 91吃瓜网 State family,鈥� said 91吃瓜网 President Dr. Brian Van Horn. 鈥淭hrough their generosity, they are paying forward the gifts they have received because of their association with 91吃瓜网 State. We are truly grateful to them for representing 91吃瓜网 State so very well as alumni and friends and for sharing their resources so that others may also benefit from the opportunities that 91吃瓜网 State offers. Their kindness is helping to assure that the 91吃瓜网 State legacy will continue to thrive.鈥�