BEMIDJI, Minn., Sept. 22 -- Bemidji State University issued the following news release:
Five Bemidji State University alumni will be honored by the University during the BSU Alumni Association's annual Honors Gala, Friday, Oct. 7.
Bemidji State will honor three of the five as Outstanding Alumni for 2011 and also name this year's winners of the University's new Alumni Service and Young Alumni awards.
Bemidji State's 2011 Outstanding Alumni are:
* Trent Baalke, a 1987 Bemidji State graduate who is the general manager of the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers.
* William 'Bill' Hawkins, a 1974 graduate who has built a globally-recognized sales and marketing consulting firm.
* Michael Roberge, a 1990 graduate who is president and global investment officer for Boston-based MFS Investment Management.
Austin Wallestad, a 1970 graduate, will be the first recipient of BSU's Alumni Service Award, and 2005 graduate Nathan Sannes will receive BSU's inaugural Young Alumni Award.
The five alumni will be recognized at the BSU Honors Gala, a black-tie optional event at the Sanford Center Ballroom. A social program begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $35 each; tickets can be purchased online at bsualumni.org or by calling (877) 278-2586 or (218) 755-3989. Advanced ticket sales are required; tickets will not be for sale at the door.
The BSU Honors Gala is sponsored by Leuken's Village Foods, Sanford Health, Paul Bunyan Communications, Paul Bunyan Broadcasting, RP Broadcasting, Netzer's Bemidji Floral and NLFX.
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