Four Minot State University alumni, Lona Anderson, Robert Anderson, Gary Cederstrom and Clint Severson, will receive the MSU Alumni Association's Golden Award at 6 p.m. on Sept. 26 in the conference center on the third floor of the MSU Student Center.

Nathan Conway will receive the Young Alumni Achievement Award, according to a press release issued by MSU.

The Golden Award is the highest award bestowed by the MSU Alumni Association, and selections are based on outstanding service to the university or alumni association and distinguished career or community leadership. The Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient is between the ages of 21 and 39.

Lona Anderson, a retired realtor, graduated from Minot State University in 1968 with a bachelor of science in education. After teaching business classes in Casselton, New Town and Rugby, she moved to Minot and began a real estate career in 1978.

The Bottineau native was part owner of two real estate companies, Brokers 12 and Signal Realtors. During her 30-year career, she received many honors. She was president of the Minot Board of Realtors in 1984, Realtor of the Year for Minot in 1985 and 2001, North Dakota Association president in 2000, North Dakota Realtor of the Year in 2001 and North Dakota/South Dakota Certified Residential Specialist of the Year in 2001.

For MSU, Lona Anderson served on the Board of Regents, the MSU Development Foundation board, the College of Business Advisory Board, the Inauguration Committee for President David Fuller and a chancellor search committee. She initiated the MSU Business Mentor Scholarship Program in 2013. Her dream is that this program will have a lasting impression on the students who receive this scholarship money and the people who donate money and mentor students.

A founding member of the Minot Community Foundation's Power of the Purse, Lona Anderson is also involved in the Minot Symphony League. She is a past member of the YWCA board of directors and North Dakota State Fair Advisory Committee and a past trustee of Vincent Methodist Church.

Robert Anderson, MSU art adjunct professor, graduated from Minot State with a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1983. Later he returned to MSU to earn a master's degree in elementary education in 1999. As an undergraduate student, he belonged to the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

After teaching for Minot Public Schools for 25 years, the New Rockford native retired in 2011. However, he was quickly called back into service to become the special assistant to the MSU president, or "flood ombudsman," after the 2011 Souris River flood.

As a member of the MSU Alumni Association board of directors, Anderson has co-chaired Gala, the association's major fundraiser, and Gala's Presentation Committee and participated on the Promotions Committee.

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