Committee organizes for Luverne Public Schools Alumni Hall of Fame

A committee is currently organizing to select the first honored alumni to the Luverne Public School’s Alumni Hall of Fame.
School Board member Tim Jarchow and Superintendent Craig Oftedahl will serve on the nine-member committee.
Oftedahl said the seven other members represent various decades of graduation years. Their familiarity with nominees will assist in the selection process.
Teacher Jason Berghorst and retired teachers Gregg Gropel, Elmer Menage and Jeanne Bowron will serve on the committee along with Luverne graduates Curt Laudon and Emily Crabtree.
Their job is to select who will be inducted into the LPS Alumni Hall of Fame on an annual basis. The first induction will be during Homecoming Week 2023.
The committee will also make financial decisions on costs such as engraving of the names on the black granite wall of the Alumni Garden being built this spring near the school’s east entrance.
Terms of the committee members are for five years.
Nominations to the 2023 Hall of Fame open Feb. 1, 2023.
Nomination forms will be available on the district’s website, www.isd2184.net, or from the district office.
Purpose of the LPS Alumni Hall of Fame is to recognize former students and alumni who have distinguished themselves on a local, regional, state, national or international level.
Individuals selected will have shown excellence in their profession; exceptional service, volunteerism and/or contributions to society; excellence in their personal endeavors; and/or contributions to education.
Individuals must exhibit qualities of character and action to be outstanding role models for current students supporting District 2184’s vision: Learn, live, lead.
Nominees must have attended Luverne Public Schools for a minimum of eight years or graduated from Luverne High School and must be out of school for at least 10 years.
Posthumous nominations are accepted.