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May 10, 2007
As with many of you, this is a time of mixed feelings for
me. Glad that another school year is winding down, but anxious to finish up
many of the small tasks that still need doing and concerned that I might be
forgetting one or more of those tasks. With
that in mind, I'd just like to pass along a few end-of-the-year reminders ...
ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Planning for the Dakota ACAC summer conference
promises lots of fun and professional development, from a keynote on working
with the new generation of students to a trip to Deadwood. In addition,
breakout sessions will offer tips on a variety of topics including better
communications and working together. Again, further details and and a
registration form are on the web site at
http://www.dacac.com/conference.htm
One important note, I checked with the Ramkota Inn
(605-343-8550) today (May 10) and we had only 10 double rooms (two queen beds)
available in our original block of 40 rooms. The block is under "Dakota ACAC."
Other than that, the motel is fully booked, with two other major conferences
also scheduled. They have a waiting list started, but if you want to seek an
alternate site there are a number of other motels within a mile mile area, and
several within walking distance of the Ramkota. You can check alternatives at
http://www.visitrapidcity.com/index.php for Rapid City
travel planning. A couple of options are:
Country Inn & Suites by Carlson, 2321
North LaCrosse Street, Rapid City, SD 57701 - PHONE: 605-394-0017 •
800-456-4000 /
www.countryinns.com/rapidcitysd_south
OR
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites I-90, 645 East Disk Drive,
Rapid City, SD 57701 - 605-355-9090 • 877-801-9090 /
www.hiexpress.com
PLANNING DAYS: The schedules for the 2007 fall
post-high school planning days in both South and North Dakota have been set and
can be viewed at
http://www.dacac.com/sd_fairs.htm or
http://www.dacac.com/nd_fairs.htm.
If you haven't received a contract for the programs you can check with Tom Cool
(
dakota@augie.edu ) for South Dakota or Karen Reilly (
Karen.Reilly@ndscs.nodak.edu ) for North Dakota.
AWARDS: Each year DACAC recognizes people who have
made significant contributions to the organization or college counseling in
general. Last year the association also launched a "Human Relations Champion"
award for individuals who display sensitivity and awareness in this area. We
invite everyone to consider nominating persons for these recognitions. Further
details and nominating forms are available at:
http://www.dacac.com/awards.htm
Have a terrific summer and I look forward to seeing many
of you in Rapid City. In the meantime, if you want to keep abreast of our
activities, check out the DACAC web site during the summer.
Tom Cool, Executive Director
Art Hagg, President
Dakota Association for College Admission Counseling
2001 S Summit Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57197
(605) 274-5291
April 18, 2007
Many of you may have heard of the tragic death last
weekend of Timber Lake counselor Bev Penn. Bev was a cheerful face at many
counselor gatherings and several of us had the chance to visit with Bev just
this past week at the SDCA conference. She was looking forward to wrapping up
the school year and feeling fine after a heart attack several months ago. Her
daughter, Shantel, was also killed in the accident.
Beverly Penn
Beverly Arlene McBride Penn,
Mobridge, SD died in an automobile accident near Belfield, ND Sunday, April 15,
2007. Services will be held at 2:00 pm CST Thursday at First Lutheran Church,
Mandan and 1:00 pm MT, Friday at Harding County School Gymnasium, Buffalo, SD.
Burial will be in Harding Cemetery, Buffalo, SD.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm until 7:00 pm Wednesday at Eastgate
Funeral Service, Bismarck, and continue one hour prior to both services at the
church.
Bev was born on December 24, 1948, in Beulah, ND, to Harold and Vi (White)
McBride. When she was three years old the family moved to Williston, ND. She
graduated from Williston High School in 1966. She attended Bismarck Junior
College for one year before transferring to the University of North Dakota.
While at UND, she went to Bogota, Columbia and taught English at a girls school
for two years. She graduated from UND with a degree in Elementary Education in
1971. Her first teaching job was in Harding, SD where she met Ab Penn. Bev and
Ab were married at the First Union Church in Williston in 1973. They taught in
Torrington, WY until 1978 at which time they moved to Ab's family ranch in
Harding County, SD. Bev liked to say she took a 14 year maternity leave to raise
cattle, sheep and kids. She went back to teaching at Buffalo Elementary School.
Bev lost the love of her life on November 15th, 1995. When the nest was empty
Bev flew the coop and enrolled at Northern State University. She was proud to
graduate with a Masters in Education/Guidance and Counseling in 2004. She worked
at Wakpala and Selby, SD, schools for one year and then went to work for Timber
Lake, SD, Public School where she was working at the time of her death.
Bev was a gifted person and generously shared of herself. She was an
amazing storyteller and a great conversationalist who made special connections
with everyone she met. Bev enjoyed sewing, Bev was a wonderful public speaker
and enjoyed providing pulpit supply. She was involved in PEO, Delta Phi Gamma,
the Red Hat Society, the United Congregational Church in Mobridge, and the South
Dakota Counselor's Association. One of her last major accomplishments was to
quit smoking. Bev was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and
friend and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by a son Jeremiah and his wife Siri, their children Signe,
Micah and Josiah, Mayville, ND; daughter Charity Penn, Douglas, WY; daughter
Tennille Penn, Omaha, NE; sister Pat (Don) Leonard, East Grand Forks, MN;
brother Russ McBride, Williston, ND; sister-in-law C'Dale (Phil) Jore; and
various aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Bev was preceded in death by her parents; a brother Tom McBride; husband,
Ab Penn; infant son, Zachariah Penn; and niece, Kendra McBride.
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