MINN-WI-KOTA REGION

The Minn-Wi-Kota 2008 Regional Convention was held on March 7-8 at Inver Hills Community College in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Of the 60 chapters in the Region, 13 attended. The Awards Ceremony on Saturday, March 8, was presided over by Regional Coordinator, Linda Tetzlaff.

2008 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Distinguished Chapter Members

Abby McDonough, Alpha Delta Upsilon, Anoka Ramsey, Cambridge campus

Wade Shaver, Kappa Omicron, Bismarck State College

Jodi Tils, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Normandale Community College

Distinguished Chapter Officer

Margaret Wright, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Normandale Community College

Sarah Swenson, Alpha Delta Alpha, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids campus

Alexandra Hartwig, Kappa Omicron, Bismarck State College

Distinguished Chapter President

Crystal Holzer, Alpha Delta Alpha, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids campus

Jessica Ellingson, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Normandale Community College

Gulshat Sharipova, Beta Nu Chi, Western Technical College

Fine Arts Award

Gail Gates, Alpha Delta Upsilon, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge campus

Video Arts Award

Matthew Cici, Phi Xi, North Hennepin Community College

Creative Writing Award

Gale Gates, Alpha Delta Upsilon, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge campus

ADVISOR AWARDS

Paragon Award for New Advisors

Michelle Lindblom, Kappa Omicron, Bismarck College

CHAPTER AWARDS

Historia Award for Yearbooks

Alpha Delta Upsilon, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge campus

Leadership Hallmark Award, Winner

Alpha Kappa Alpha, Normandale Community College

Leadership Hallmark Award,  1st Runner-up

Phi Xi, North Hennepin Community College

Leadership Hallmark Award, 2nd Runner-up

Zeta Eta, Riverland Community College, Willmar Campus

Leadership Hallmark Award, 3rd Runner-up

Alpha Delta Alpha, Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids Campus

Service Hallmark Award, Winner

Alpha Alpha Gamma, Century College

Service Hallmark Award,  1st Runner-up

Alpha Kappa Alpha, Normandale Community College

Service Hallmark Award, 2nd Runner-up

Zeta Eta, Riverland Community College, Willmar campus

Service Hallmark Award, 3rd Runner-up

Kappa Omicron, Bismarck State College

Scholarship Hallmark Award, Winner

Alpha Delta Alpha, Anoka Ramsey, Community College

Scholarship Hallmark Award,  1st Runner-up

Zeta Eta, Riverland Community College, Willmar Campus

Scholarship Hallmark Award, 2nd Runner-up

Alpha Alpha Gamma, Century College

Scholarship Hallmark Award, 3rd Runner-up

Alpha Kappa Alpha, Normandale Community College

Spirit Award

Zeta Eta, Riverland Community College, Willmar campus

Most Distinguished Chapter  Winner

Alpha Kappa Alpha, Normandale Community College

Most Distinguished Chapter,  1st Runner-up

Alpha Alpha Gamma, Century College

Most Distinguished Chapter, 2nd Runner-up

Zeta Eta, Riverland Community College

Most Distinguished Chapter, 3rd Runner-up

Kappa Omicron, Bismarck State College

Most Distinguished Chapter, 4th Runner-up

Beta Nu Chi, Western Technical College, LaCrosse, WI

Most Distinguished Chapter, 5th Runner-up

Alpha Omicron Beta, Inver Hills Community College

FIVE STAR AWARDS

Five Star Level

Alpha Alpha Gamma, Century College, White Bear Lake, MN

Alpha Delta Alpha, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN

Alpha Delta Upsilon, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge, MN

Alpha Epsilon Sigma, Minneapolis Community and Tech College, Minneapolis, MN

Alpha Kappa Alpha, Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN

Alpha Omicron Beta, Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove, MN

Beta Lambda Xi, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, MN

Beta Nu Chi, Western Technical College, LaCrosse, WI

Kappa Omicron, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND

Phi Xi, North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN

Four Star Level Chapters

Zeta Eta, Riverland Community College, Austin, MN

Three Star Level Chapters

Beta Lambda Sigma, Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, WI

One Star

Alpha Eta Zeta, Ridgewater College, Willmar, MN

Alpha Rho Alpha, Rainy River Community College, International Falls, MN

Alpha Sigma Lambda, UW-Manitowoc, Manitowoc, WI

Beta Mu Rho, North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, ND

Beta Nu, Anoka Technical College, Anoka, MN

Beta Xi Zeta, Minnesota State Community and Tech. College, Moorhead, MN