2014 Commencement

Nearly a thousand members of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Class of 2014 gathered in front of a packed house of friends and family at the university’s 95th Commencement ceremony at Sanford Center.

Dr. Richard A. Hanson, president of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and Northwest Technical College, addressed the graduates and shared stories of success by students of the Class of 2014 who all reflected a similar group of traits.  Trudy Rautio, CEO of Minneapolis-based Carlson Companies and a 2007 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Outstanding Alumni honoree, was recognized as the 32nd recipient of Bemidji State’s Distinguished Minnesotan award and delivered this year’s commencement address.