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Terri Heggie, executive director of the Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce for the past three years, submitted her letter of resignation to her board of directors Thursday morning, which the board accepted.
Here s her letter:
“What an honor it has been to serve as the Crookston Area Chamber & CVB Executive Director. This morning at our Full Board of Director my letter of resignation was accepted. Over the past three years I’ve enjoyed so many heartwarming, professional relationships. Serving alongside a dedicated and supportive board of directors has been an absolute pleasure. The list of highlights is much too long for this message so I will share only a few. The incredible coming together and raising of hope during the outbreak of COVID-19, Terri On the Town with the little red car, the creation of the Women’s Leadership Network, the presence of 340 attendees at the 2018 annual Chamber celebration and awards night, our new logo, the community pride and comm
Shaneil Ealy
Shaneil Ealy, associate vice president of the University of Central Arkansas Division of Outreach and Community Engagement, was honored by the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce as Outstanding Woman in Nonprofit.
The award was presented at the chamber’s ninth annual Women in Business Awards on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Reynolds Performance Hall.
Ealy devotes much of her free time to several local organizations such as the Conway Area Youth Leadership Institute, UCA Women’s Leadership Network, Conway Downtown Partnership, Conway Area Chamber of Commerce’s Minority Business Task Force, Conway Public Schools Foundation and others. Through her work, Ealy was recognized with the award for her commitment to advocating for others, connecting people with resources and like-minded mentors, elevating the student experience and investing in her community.
Alum Features
December 17, 2020
An alumna of the College of Saint Benedict was named president of McDaniel College in Westminister, Maryland Dec. 16.
Dr. Julia Jasken was selected by the McDaniel College Board of Trustees to be college’s 10th president, effective June 1, 2021. Jasken will be the second woman president in the 153-year history of the college.
Jasken, who began at McDaniel in 2003, will succeed Dr. Roger Casey, who announced he will retire at the end of the 2020-21 academic year after serving over a decade as McDaniel’s president.
A native of Moorhead, Minnesota, Jasken earned her bachelor’s degree from CSB with double majors in English, and communication and media in 1993. She then earned a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University and her Ph.D. from Michigan Technological University.
Scholarship ‘Releases Stress’ on First-Generation UConn Student
Cristal Arguello says her scholarship enables her to pursue important research without worrying about how to make ends meet.
The UConn Foundation helps students like Cristal Arguello, of New Haven, pursue their studies. (UConn photo/Sean Flynn) Copy Link
Cristal Arguello, a junior majoring in Urban and Community Studies, spent her first two years at UConn working one and even two jobs to make ends meet.
Cristal Arguello, a junior majoring in Urban and Community Studies, plans to advocate for undocumented women and children held at the border. (Courtesy of Cristal Arguello)
“Being a first-generation student, you’re doing everything by yourself because my parents had no idea how to apply for colleges or how that worked, especially financially,” she says. “I had to take out a whole bunch of loans under my name because my parents just couldn’t.”