Kimberly Maluski Sarte, a 1993 MSUM alumnus, is a Senior Fiscal Analyst for the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC). JLARC, a nationally known state audit commission, conducts reviews of state government programs and policies at the request of members of the Virginia General Assembly. Most recently, Sarte helped to assess the funding policies and practices for Virginia’s $7.7 billion elementary and secondary public education system. As a Fiscal Analyst, Sarte also determines the fiscal impact of legislation debated in the Virginia General Assembly.

Prior to her position with the Virginia General Assembly, Sarte worked as a budget analyst with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President in Washington, DC. During her tenure at OMB, she had oversight responsibility for the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Customs Service. In 1994 Sarte interned with the Senate Banking Committee, Subcommittee on International Finance and Monetary Policy.

Sarte earned a B.A. in Economics from MSUM in 1993 and an M.S. in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) in 1995. In the fall of 1999, she was the MSUM Economics Department guest speaker for Business and Industry Day.

Jennifer is majoring in Elementary Education with specialties in Preprimary and Math and is originally from Moorhead, MN. As a senior at MSU Moorhead, Jennifer is the current president of Education Minnesota Student Program (EMSP). In November 2001, she attended the National Education Association Conference in St. Louis, MO as a representative for the state of Minnesota. She takes great pride in being a MSUM Dragon and helps prospective students, freshmen and transfer students by being involved with STARS (Student Telecounseling Admissions Representatives) and Peer Advising. During fall semester she co-taught two First Year Experience (FYE) courses with Janet Aarness and Diane Wolters. She works hard to get the most out of her education courses and thus has been involved in Alpha Lamba Delta, a sophomore honors society and Kappa Delta Pi, the education honors society. Last year she presented at the Student Academic Conference and looks forward to the experience this year. Through her experiences and course work at MSUM, Jennifer’s future career goal is to become an elementary education teacher.

Darcy is currently a Senior at MSUM majoring in Theatre Arts with emphasis in Directing and Acting, and minors in Dance and Humanities. Darcy has participated in MSUM's summer theatre program, the Straw Hat Players, for the past five summers. Durning her collegiate career, she has worked on more than 35 plays; either acting, directing, stage managing and/or doing other technical work for each production. Darcy is an Honors Apprentice Scholarship recipient, as well as recipient of the Mark Lukac and Drone Peterson Memorial Scholarships. She is a memeber of Phi Kappa Phi, the Student Advisory Board, and Blackfriars. Darcy will graduate in May and plans to attend graduate school after working in professional theatre for a few years. She hopes to teach and direct at the collegiate level in the future.

Holly is from West Fargo, ND and is a Senior in Accounting at MSUM.  Holly is the recipient of several scholarships, including an MSUM Upperclassman Scholarship, a CPA exam scholarship from the ND Society of CPA’s, and various scholarships awarded through her major.  She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, the Student Advisory Board for the College of Business, Financial Management Association, and the AICPA.  She is secretary for the local IMA chapter.  During her college career, Holly has been involved in the Supplemental Instruction Program as a leader for managerial accounting principals.  She has also tutored accounting in a one-on-one atmosphere and tutored English in the university writing center.  Holly has also had job training while a student at MSUM.  She did a busy season internship with a public accounting firm in St. Paul, MN last spring and worked the summer and fall as the internal accountant for a Microsoft Great Plains Partner in Fargo.  Holly looks forward to her graduation this summer and to her new job in the Minneapolis office of Ernst & Young, LLP.  She believes that MSUM has provided her with an excellent education to prepare her for this future career.

Nichole is a senior Biology/Chemistry double major with a biotechnology emphasis and a French minor. Over the past four years, Nichole has been a recipient of numerous scholarships both on and off campus. Nichole’s most prestigious honor was receiving a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to 300 students nationally each year in recognition of outstanding potential in science and mathematics. Nichole has been actively involved in research since her sophomore year at MSUM. Her research covers a variety of disciplines including fish behavior, organic chemistry, and most recently, cell signaling and cancer. As a result of her research, Nichole has presented at a variety of national meetings including a Zebrafish Conference in Woods Hole, MA, Ethology, Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation of Fishes Conference in Athens, GA; and the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference in Orlando, FL. Regionally, Nichole has presented at the MSUM Academic Conference, and the MN Academy of Science. In 2001, Nichole won the Winchell Award in the Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Division at the Minnesota Academy of Science for best presentation in division. Nichole has published one paper in Environmental Biology of Fishes, and has three manuscripts currently in preparation. She continues to do research and will be presenting at the MSUM student academic conference 2002, MN Academy of Science 2002, as well as ASBMB 2002 in New Orleans, LA. In addition to research, Nichole enjoys helping fellow students. She has been an undergraduate teaching assistant in both Zoology and Human Anatomy courses. As a senior, Nichole is the current President of the local chapter of Beta Beta Beta, the national biological honor society, and an active member in the Chemistry Club. Nichole is very excited to graduate in May and start attending the University of Wisconsin Madison in the fall to begin her Ph.D. in Biomolecular Chemistry.