The 1939 Society: A New Tradition - A Lasting Legacy
 On September 4, 1939, Bismarck Junior College opened for classes. Enrollment on that first day was 104 full and part-time students who were taught by faculty of 12 instructors in classrooms on the third floor of the Bismarck High School. America was still in the depths of the Great Depression, and World War II was only three days old. It was out of these simple beginnings that Bismarck State College began its mission. It is in recognition of our past and in pursuit of a brighter future, that the BSC National Alumni Association has established the 1939 Society.
The 1939 Society is a prestigious and unique program. By making a donation of $1,939, alumni are inducted into the 1939 Society and established as lifetime members of the Alumni Association. The funds will be permanently endowed in the 1939 Society Fund. Earnings from this fund will support and sustain association programs that will connect alumni with BSC while serving the needs of today's students. Membership in this society will enable the association to fulfill its mission to serve the college, our current alumni, and connect with our future alumni.
1939 Society members receive special recognition for their support on our website. Support for the 1939 Society may be tax-deductible. And, of course, as a lifetime member, you will be eligible to receive all present and future membership benefits for life.
We have much to be proud of as a college. Through your support, we will be offering a future full of promise, and endless in potential, for today's BSC students and tomorrow's BSC alumni.
For more information, contact the Alumni Association Office at 701-224-5692, 800-272-2586 or by email at bsc.alumni@bismarckstate.edu.
1939 Society Lifetime Members
Al Jaeger, Alvin Emineth, Alvin L. Royse, Angie (Binstock) Milakovic, Bertha LeGore, Bert F. Gerhart, Bill and Alva Townsend, Brenda (Johnson) and Michael Tzipori, Bradley and Jane Mann, Carolynn (Heskin) Twingley, Cheryl Sloan Miller, Christopher Mertz, Deborah Guy Igoe, Deborah Kraft, Deb Mantz, Debra J. Hoistad and Jo Ann M. Koch, Donna Fricke, Donna N. Fricke, Doug and Karen Jensen, Dr. Alison Fallgatter, Dr. Curtis and Linda (Swanson) Juhala, Dr. Douglas and Karen Jensen, Dr. Gary E. Johnson, Dr. Gregory Chuppe, Dr. Nichol Dillavou Goetz, Dr. Ron and Joyce Tello, Dr. Steve and Debra (Schmidt) Chuppe, Elizabeth Atkinson (Wolf), Eva B. Forest, Gail Hagerty and Dale Sandstrom, Gerald and Marilyn (Hoffman) Skogley, Gary and Georgie Ann Huber, Gordon Deitrich, Greg Ellwein, Harley E. Swenson, Harold P. Schulz, Jason and Laura Lueder, Jason L. Millner, Jason M. Frank, James P. Swensen, Jerry Chaussee, Joan Klemer, Jo A. Koch, John Atkinson, John Michael McCormack, John P. Hawley, John Risch, Jon Fornshell, Judy Masset, Karla D. Buzick, Kyren and Amanda Miller, Lawrence and Cheryl Froelich, Linda Hansen Falkman, Linda Meske Fossum, Lloyd Ritchie, Loren Kopseng, Lois Thompson, Mari Volk, Maxine (Harter) Hill, Michael Bullinger, Michael F. LaLonde, Mike and Karen Holman, Morris and Irene (Boehm) Tschider, Myron H. and Marjory Atkinson, Patrick and Mary J. Dirk, Patrick Atkinson, Patricia Higgins Caudel, Paul Atkinson, Paul Johnson, Rita Nodland, Robb Boyd, Ryan Caya, Sheila Bitz, Sheila Schafer, Shelly Wanek, Sommer and Jon Hunke, Sr. Kathleen Atkinson, Sue Kucera Connor, Terry Bourgeois, Terry Swensen, Thomas Atkinson, Thomas Marple, Timothy Atkinson, Timothy J. Holtan, Tony P. Welder, Victor R. Uttke, Wanda Royse, Wayne and Meagan Heckaman.
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