Hall of Honor

The Moorhead High School Hall of Honor recognizes alumni, faculty, staff and other community members who have demonstrated notable accomplishments or provided significant contributions to their school, community or society.

Alumni will be recognized for their outstanding accomplishments while at Moorhead High School as well as achievements following graduation. Alumni may not be considered for nomination until ten years following their graduation from Moorhead High School.

Faculty, staff and other community members will be recognized for their contributions to Moorhead High School. Individuals may not be current employees of the school district and may not be considered for nomination until five years following their completion of employment with the district.

Nominations are continually being accepted for members to the Hall of Honor. A committee will review nominations and conduct research of records to select outstanding candidates for the Moorhead High School Hall of Honor. Nominations remain on file to be considered for future recognition.

Each year inductees to the Moorhead High School Hall of Honor will be recognized at an induction ceremony in conjunction with Moorhead High School's homecoming.

2022 Hall of Honor Inductee

Cordelia Blount

Cordelia Blount

Cordelia Julia Blount graduated from Moorhead High School in 1927. She was involved in choir, theater, speech and girls boosters. Blount was the first African American student to graduate from Moorhead High School. After high school, Blount attended North Dakota State University for her undergraduate degree. In 1954, she received her master’s degree in English from Atlanta University. Her master’s thesis was entitled “The Semantics of Segregation in the Public Schools.” She served as the dean of women and an English instructor at Paine College from 1954 to 1976. Blount visited her hometown community of Moorhead after being away for 33 years. She enjoyed reminiscing with her former teachers and classmates about her time in Moorhead. Blount’s family was active in the civil rights movement. Her uncle, Dr. Benjamin Mays, gave the invocation before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Mays later gave the eulogy at Martin Luther King Jr’s funeral.

Randall Flick

Randall Flick

Randall Flick graduated from Moorhead High School in 1975. After graduation, Flick attended St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing to become a registered nurse and went on to earn his bachelor’s in biology from Minnesota State University Moorhead. He earned his medical degree from the University of North Dakota, completed residency training at Washington University in St. Louis, MO and John Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD where he also completed a master’s in public health. Flick currently works as the medical director of Mayo Clinic Children’s Center. He holds the academic rank of professor of anesthesiology and professor of pediatrics. Flick is board certified in four specialties, including pediatrics, pediatric critical care, anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology. Flick has lectured on his field at local, national and international meetings. He has over 100 published peer- reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters credited to him. Flick and his wife, Loree, have three children and two grandchildren.

Robert Litherland

Robert Litherland

Robert Litherland graduated from Moorhead High School in 1940. In 1949, Litherland and his wife, Phyllis, began their new business, Dairy Queen, on the corner of 8th and Main Street of Moorhead. The business combined their passion for homemade treats and their love for Moorhead. Litherland worked many hours to keep the business thriving, often on his feet from early morning to midnight. His hard work and positive attitude provided a space for the community to come together for a tasty treat. Litherland and his wife owned the Dairy Queen for 46 years before passing on the business to Troy and Diane DeLeon. Litherland continued to make Dilly Bars at the store after his retirement to ensure the transition went smoothly. Litherland passed away in 2013. The Litherlands opened the Moorhead Dairy Queen over 70 years ago, and their legacy continues every March 1 opening day.

Tom Shimabukuro

Tom Shimabukuro

Tom Shimabukuro graduated from Moorhead High School in 1986, where he played football, hockey, and ran track. Following graduation, he played hockey for the Rochester Mustangs in the United States Hockey League. He continued his education at Princeton University where he was a four-year letter winner in hockey and earned his bachelor’s degree in ecology and evolutionary biology. Shimabukuro subsequently received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and graduate degrees (master of public health and master of business administration) from Johns Hopkins. He has worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta since 2004 and is currently the director of CDC’s Immunization Safety Office. Shimabukuro served in the U.S. Army and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom III.

Al Swedberg

Al Swedberg

In 1969, Al Swedberg became Moorhead Area Public School’s first director of special education. He continued his education earning his specialist degree from the University of Minnesota in 1976. Throughout his 30-year career, Swedberg was instrumental in developing special education reforms and programs. He worked at the state, city and county level to integrate students into school settings and ensure all students had programs to meet their needs. His work continues to support Moorhead Area Public School’s mission, “to develop the maximum potential of every learner to thrive in a changing world.” Swedberg retired in 1999, leaving the district with the distinction of providing high-quality education opportunities for special education students.

Chuck Watson

Chuck Watson

Chuck Watson began his career at Moorhead Area Public Schools in 1961, teaching social studies. In 1964, Watson worked diligently to start the high school hockey program at Moorhead High School. Watson coached hockey until 1972 and continued to cheer on the Spuds long after. He loved going to the Minnesota State Hockey Tournament and was thrilled when the Spuds went for the first time. In 2012, Watson was inducted into the Minnesota High School Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame. He was honored to see the program he started become a state-recognized team. Watson passed away on April 3, 2021. His family recalls Watson watching the Spuds in the State Hockey Tournament with his Spud hockey sweatshirt on the chair next to him. Watson and his wife, Barbara, loved supporting Moorhead and seeing the growth of the program over the years.

Cliff Halmrast

Cliff Halmrast
Class of 1928
Inducted in 2021

Dan Altenbrnd

Dan Altenbernd
Class of 1988
Inducted in 2020

Arnie Ellingson

Arnie Ellingson
Class of 1954
Inducted in 2020

Steve Sellent

Steve Sellent
Class of 1974
Inducted in 2020

Jacenta Wirth

Jacenta Wirth
Class of 2002
Inducted in 2020

Cathy Carlson

Cathy Carlson
Class of 1972
Inducted in 2019

Kathy Coyle

Kathy Coyle
Class of 1968
Inducted in 2019

Chad Sundem

Chad Sundem
Class of 1989
Inducted in 2019

Dave Thune

Dave Thune
Class of 1968
Inducted in 2019

Brad Atchison

Brad Atchison
Class of 1973
Inducted in 2018

Chuck Gulsvig

Chuck Gulsvig
Class of 1975
Inducted in 2018

Lynne Kovash

Lynne Kovash
Class of 1970
Inducted in 2018

Glenn Melvey

Glenn Melvey
Class of 1942
Inducted in 2018

Lowell Bolger

Lowell Bolger
Class of 1954
Inducted in 2017

Kris Landsverk

Kris Landsverk
Class of 1978
Inducted in 2017

Brent Teiken

Brent Teiken
Class of 1988
Inducted in 2017

Rod McLarnan

Rod McLarnan
Class of 1944
Inducted in 2016

Elizabeth (Betty) Myers

Elizabeth "Betty" Myers
Inducted in 2016

William “Bill” Quenette

William “Bill” Quenette
Inducted in 2016

Ron Wiisanen

Ron Wiisanen
Class of 1970
Inducted in 2016

Darvin Miller

Darvin Miller
Inducted in 2015

Peter Rogness

Peter Rogness
Class of 1978
Inducted in 2015

Shirley Tweten

Shirley Tweten
Class of 1955
Inducted in 2015

James Garrity

James Garrity
Class of 1972
Inducted in 2014

Vivian Jacobson

Vivian Jacobson
Inducted in 2014

Mark Ladwig

Mark Ladwig
Class of 1999
Inducted in 2014

Helen Wussow

Helen Wussow
Class of 1978
Inducted in 2014

Marion Gillespie

Marion Gillespie
Class of 1926
Inducted in 2013

Larry Knutson

Larry Knutson
Inducted in 2013

Ken Tangen

Ken Tangen
Inducted in 2013

Benjamin Dille

Benjamin Dille
Class of 1978
Inducted in 2012

Dorothy

Dorothy Dodds
Class of 1941
Inducted in 2012

Lloyd Paulson

Lloyd Paulson
Inducted in 2012

Robert Paulson

Robert Paulson
Class of 1970
Inducted in 2012

Steve Wonderlich

Steve Wonderlich
Class of 1974
Inducted in 2012

Lisa Borgen

Lisa Borgen
Class of 1980
Inducted in 2011

Rodney Kossick

Rodney Kossick
Class of 1955
Inducted in 2011

Vincent Pulicicchio

Vincent Pulicicchio
Inducted in 2011

Larry Shellito

Larry Shellito
Class of 1964
Inducted in 2011

Mark Voxland

Mark Voxland
Class of 1968
Inducted in 2011

Ann Ellenson

Ann Ellenson
Class of 1954
Inducted in 2010

Becky Gulsvig

Becky Gulsvig
Class of 2000
Inducted in 2010

Douglas Hastad

Douglas Hastad
Class of 1967
Inducted in 2010

Class of 1972

Larry Ludemann
Class of 1972
Inducted in 2010

Adolph Murie

Adolph Murie
Class of 1918
Inducted in 2010

Louise Bjorkman

Louise Bjorkman
Class of 1978
Inducted in 2009

Robert Bonawitz

Robert Bonawitz
Class of 1955
Inducted in 2009

Ron Gadberry

Ron Gadberry
Inducted in 2009

Dean Hornbacher

Dean Hornbacher
Class of 1963
Inducted in 2009

Mary Nilsen

Mary Nilsen
Class of 1956
Inducted in 2009

Paula Bauck

Paula Bauck
Inducted in 2008

Julie Buckley

Julie Buckley
Class of 1987
Inducted in 2008

Olaus Murie

Olaus Murie
Class of 1908
Inducted in 2008

Phil Seljevold

Phil Seljevold
Class of 1945
Inducted in 2008

Hartvick "Shocky" Strand

Hartvick "Shocky" Strand
Inducted in 2008

Mary Grinaker

Mary Grinaker
Class of 1977
Inducted in 2007

Scott Isensee

Scott Isensee
Class of 1976
Inducted in 2007

Morrie Lanning

Morrie Lanning
Class of 1962
Inducted in 2007

Jeffrey Molldrem

Jeffrey Molldrem
Class of 1982
Inducted in 2007

Thomas Proehl

Thomas Proehl
Class of 1982
Inducted in 2007

Timothy Solien

Timothy Solien
Class of 1967
Inducted in 2007

Matt Cullen

Matt Cullen
Class of 1995
Inducted in 2006

George Hanson

George Hanson
Class of 1976
Inducted in 2006

Fred Scheel

Fred Scheel
Class of 1938
Inducted in 2006

Jeremy Torstveit

Jeremy Torstveit
Class of 1965
Inducted in 2006

Fred Behling

Fred Behling
Class of 1942
Inducted in 2005

Patrick Benedict

Patrick Benedict
Class of 1951
Inducted in 2005

Allan Carlson

Allan Carlson
Class of 1957
Inducted in 2005

Byron Gigler

Byron Gigler
Class of 1961
Inducted in 2005

Alan Hopeman

Alan Hopeman
Class of 1938
Inducted in 2005

Warren Magnuson

Warren Magnuson
Class of 1923
Inducted in 2005

Bernice Christenson

Bernice Christenson
Class of 1936
Inducted in 2004

Ada Comstock

Ada Comstock
Class of 1897
Inducted in 2004

Beverly

Beverly Lynch
Class of 1953
Inducted in 2004

Margaret Newton

Margaret Newton
Class of 1910
Inducted in 2004

Ronald Offutt

Ronald Offutt
Class of 1960
Inducted in 2004

Roger Pitsenbarger

Roger Pitsenbarger
Class of 1939
Inducted in 2004

Thomas Setter

Thomas Setter
Class of 1953
Inducted in 2004

Rein Uritam

Rein Uritam
Class of 1957
Inducted in 2004