Creating a Legacy Zachary Burke awarded first Walter Panzirer Family Scholarship


to receive this prestigious scholarship made available by a generous donation by the Walter Panzirer family. The $4,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to a junior or senior level university student pursuing a degree in the criminal justice field. Recipients must also be the son or daughter of an active or former member of law enforcement. Walter Panzirer and his wife, Tina, now live near Sioux Falls.


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Previously, Panzirer was a police officer in Mitchell, as well as in Sturgis where he served as the school resource officer, working one-on-one with teens and organizing prevention programs. In 2007, Panzirer served as director of the Stop and Think Program in Spearfish.


Former educator donates to BHSU


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HSU recently received a gift of $37,919 from former educator Edith Gutsche Anderson.


A lifelong interest in education


motivated Edith to leave this gift to the BHSU Foundation for scholarships. The funds will assist students from Butte and Meade Counties with educational costs. Edith graduated from Newell High School in 1928 and attended Northern State Teacher’s College for one year to receive her first-grade teaching certificate. She later received her degree from Black Hills Teacher’s College after several years of teaching.


After beginning her 42-year career in a Butte County country school, she spent most of her years teaching in Nisland and Vale schools.


Edith also donated $12,961 to the


Newell School District for students who choose attend BHSU.


achary Burke, BHSU student from Belle Fourche, received the first Walter Panzirer Family Public Safety Scholarship. Burke was selected by Mitchell Area Crimestoppers, Inc.,


Zachary Burke (right), a BHSU student from Belle Fourche, was awarded the $4,000 Walter Panzirer Family Public Safety Scholarship. Presenting the scholarship are (left) Don Everson, a representative of Mitchell Crimestoppers, Inc., and (center) Walter Panzirer, the scholarship donor.


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HSU music students now have access to a new grand piano. Dwight and Sharlotte Miller from Spearfish donated a Yamaha GC2 grand piano.


They donated the piano in support of their daughters’ interest in music and in memory of their grandmother's lifelong interest in music. Both daughters of the Miller couple, Lori Miller, BHSU adjunct faculty member and piano teacher; and Nikki Miller, a music teacher in the Dupree School District, both earned music degrees from BHSU. “This is a wonderful gift to the


University from the Miller family, and we are so appreciative," said Dr. Janeen Larsen, chair of the BHSU Department of Fine and Applied Arts.


BHSU music students have a new grand piano donated by Dwight and Sharlotte Miller from Spearfish. Pictured with the piano are Lori, Brendon, Nikki, Sharlotte, and Dwight Miller.


Monte and Beverly Krier establish math and science scholarship


Longwood, Fla., established the Delger- Krier Memorial Scholarship for math and science education majors at BHSU. The Delger-Krier Memorial Scholarship


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was established in memory of Monte's grandparents, Henry and Fern Delger, and his mother, Geraldine Delger-Krier. Three $7,000 two-year scholarships


will be awarded to students who are from McCook or Hanson Counties in South


onte and Beverly Krier, who are originally from eastern South Dakota and now live in


Dakota. Students will be awarded $2,000 the first year and an additional $5,000 the following year, provided they are making satisfactory progress toward their degree. Monte Krier grew up in McCook County and attended school in Emery. He received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1972 from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. After graduating, he worked for Nalco Chemical Company in various sales and marketing positions until the time of his retirement in 2003 when he was serving as vice president


of corporate marketing. Beverly Krier was raised in Sioux Falls and Brandon. She graduated from Brandon Valley High School and received her bachelor's degree in social work and criminal justice from Augustana College in 1978.


For information about establishing a scholarship at BHSU, contact Steve Meeker, vice president of University Advancement, at 605-642-6385.


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