Roslyn (Goree) Helberg, '82 (Lake Orion, Mich.) published her first children's book, The Adventures of Jake the Penny. She teaches the gifted education program for grades 1-5 at Webber Elementary School in Lake Orion, and wrote this 32-page whimsical story for children, pre-school to grade 3. Roslyn says the beautifully illustrated book challenges young readers and encourages dialogue between parent and child. The book was published by Bang Printing in Minnesota in Nov. 2002, and Roslyn has been touring elementary schools in the Detroit area, sharing the story. Information about Roslyn or the book is available by email: jakethepenny@aol.com.

Gregory Huff, '85 (Plainfield, Ill.) is the chief financial officer for Preferred Meal Systems, Inc.

John Schuldt, '85 (Duluth, Minn.) is racing coordinator for AMSOIL Synthetics. He left television broadcasting after 15 years, and for the past 3 years has been running all the racing programs for AMSOIL. This means traveling across the country with the company's motorcycle, boats, trucks, cars, etc. in a high-profile public relations position. He and his wife, Ann, have three children, and they look forward to visiting Winona sometime this fall.

Jim Becker, '86 (Tucson, Ariz.) is a reporter for the CBS Television affiliate KOLD-TV 13. He's been at the station for 13 years and recently has been covering the big story about a huge wild fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains. The fire wiped out the community of Summerhaven on Mt. Lemmon and has charred more than 31,000 acres. Jim said its fascinating to see all the national media attention there. "At one point, we not only had all of the local press covering this, but also Phoenix stations and all three of the big networks," Jim said. "The CBS people got lost trying to find the incident command post! It's still fun taking viewers where they normally cannot go. I'm lucky they let me do this here, because I'm not sure what else I'd do right now."

Andrea (Schmidt) Scamehorn, '88 (Saint Anthony Village, Minn.) is manager of State Government Relations for CenterPoint Energy Minnegasco in Minneapolis. She and her husband, Dave, have two boys, Henry, 4, and Stuart, 2. When she is not consumed by the legislative process, she and all the boys love to spend time fishing at their cabin in northwestern Wisconsin. She pretends to golf a few times a summer, and volunteers with several organizations, including the Winona State University Foundation.

Katie Dempsey, '89 (Winona, Minn.) moved back to Winona in December 2002. Katie says one of her fondest memories as a WSU alumnus was her induction into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2000. Katie says, "To all my fellow athletes, I look forward to seeing you there as well!" She started school in July 2003 to pursue a nursing degree. As a training consultant with Perkins Restaurants the last 15 years, she says she's looking forward to the career change. Katie invites her alumni friends to feel free to contact her whenever they are in town. She can be reached at Katie66bug@yahoo.com or (507) 454-5437.

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