Four Minnesota State Mankato graduates have been named 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award winners for exceptional achievement and contributions to their professions and communities. The awards will be presented at a Thursday, April 10, dinner hosted by the Alumni Association.
The event, at 6 p.m. in Centennial Student Union, will honor TA Loeffler, Dennis Miller, Carl M. Egan and Andy Welti. Loeffler and Miller will receive the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award; Egan will receive the Fitterer Service Award; and Welti will get the Distinguished Young Alumni Award.
Miller, of Mankato, a 1982 graduate, served as president and CEO of Midwest Wireless from 1995 to 2007. Midwest Wireless, with 640 employees, was one of the nation's largest independent regional telecommunications carriers, serving more than 450,000 customers. In 2005 Miller was honored with an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. He is a member of the Minnesota State Mankato Athletic Hall of Fame, Foundation Board of Directors and College of Business Advisory Council.
