The university will award degrees to 352 graduates.

A 1971 MSUM graduate, Deitz began her career teaching special education at the Wahpeton Indian School. She joined the Fargo School district in 1974 as a special education teacher at the self-contained learning disabilities program at Hawthorne Elementary School.

Three years after earning her master's degree in reading from MSUM in 1977, she started teaching at Madison Elementary School. This, her 29th year in the classroom, she teaches a second- and third-grade class a Madison, now one of the district's most multi-cultural schools.

In 1988 she helped launch Literacy of the HEART, a nationally recognized program to improve reading skills among refugee families in the Madison neighborhood. She was also named Fargo Teacher of the Year this fall.

For the first time, MSU Moorhead will broadcast commencement live on the Internet. It will be audio only; no video.  If you have friends or relatives who cannot make the trip to Moorhead, tell them they may listen on the Internet. The broadcast is accessible via this web page:http://dragoncast.mnstate.edu Instructions are available on the  page. Listeners must have an audio player. The supported players are listed on the web page along with a download link for each.

The webcast was developed by Chris Radi, a senior computer science major.

Cromwell, an assistant professor of Health and Physical Education, came to MSUM in 1968 after earning her undergraduate degree at Slippery Rock (Pa.) University and a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. A specialist in dance who coached women's track here earlier in her career, she founded the university's Heritage Dancers in 1977. The group performs a variety of ethnic and folk dances for special events throughout the region.

Originally from western Pennsylvania, she was named Minnesota's Dance Educator of the Year in 1977 and last year earned the Lou Kellar Award from the Minnesota Association of Health, Physical Education and Dance for her outstanding service to the profession.

She plans to retire with her husband at their home in Cormorant Lake where she expects to pursue community volunteer work.

Vollmers, a professor of business administration, came to MSUM in 1979 and soon became chair of the department and director of Tri-College University's Center for Economic Education. He left in 1985 to help develop an MBA program at the Chisholm Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, then taught briefly at California Polytechnic State University before returning to MSUM.

Originally from Wheaton, Minn., he holds an undergraduate and master's degree in agricultural economics from North Dakota State University and a doctorate from Michigan State University. A marketing consultant to a variety of agribusiness and business firms, he currently chairs the university's business administration department.

Vollmers and his wife Kathy will move to Denver where they'll serve as chief operating officers for Marriage Ministries International, a non-profit with 30,000 volunteers in 80 countries.

Scheduled March 10-17, the tour will include an orientation seminar, accommodations in the heart of Times Square at the Edison Hotel, tickets to four shows and a private visit with a star from one of the featured productions.

Cost is $889 per person for quad room accommodations and $1,144 for twin rooms. Triple and single room accommodations are also available. Participants will have to book their own air travel.

Some of the shows being considered for the tour: "'Aida," "The Dinner Party, "Jane Eyre," "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife," "Fully Committed," "Contact," "The Full Monty" or one of several new Broadway productions.

MSUM theatre director Jim Bartruff and his wife, Lindy, will lead the tour. For details, contact Bartruff at  (218) 236-4616. Eligible students can earn up to two credits. A deposit of $300 is due by Jan. 10.