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Welcome to the Dragon Community: Danelle Wolnik
Danelle Wolnik is MSU Moorhead’s new assistant veterans resource outreach director.

Dragons Who Serve: Ally Kester
Iraq Veteran Ally Kester feels at home at MSUM after transitioning from military service and transitioning her gender.

Dragons Who Serve: Joaquin Watson
A family heritage of service spurred Joaquin Watson to join the U.S. Army. Now he’s the president of the Dragon Student Veterans Club.

Surrounded by Military: Heidi King helps Veteran students succeed
Heidi King supports military-connected students as the student relations coordinator for MSUM’s College of Arts and Humanities and as a volunteer on the campus’ Veterans Service Committee.

New Dragon VALOR program enhances support for Veteran and military-connected students
MSU Moorhead has launched Dragon VALOR, a Veteran Ally Organization that strives to elevate student Veterans’ academic success.

Dragons Who Serve: Lieutenant Maiah McCowan
Air Force member has balanced being on active duty and getting two master’s degrees at MSU Moorhead.

Welcome to the #DragonCommunity: Alli Belfiori
Alli Belfiori is the Yellow Ribbon advanced digital marketing specialist for marketing & communications and the grants & sponsored programs offices.

Dragons Who Serve: Wendy Gibson
Today we honor Wendy Gibson, an MSUM employee who served nine years in the United States Army.

Dragons Who Serve: Parker Wood
We honor Parker Wood, a senior at MSUM studying elementary education. He will soon begin service with the North Dakota Air National Guard.

Dragons Who Serve: Molly Johnson
Today we honor veteran Molly Johnson, a senior at MSUM studying ecology and evolutionary biology with a geospatial analysis emphasis. Molly is from Moorhead and was inspired to join the military through her family, as many of them also served. Her sister Heidi was in the army band prior to moving to Colorado and her other sister Ali served as an Air Force medic. Molly’s mom worked as a social worker for soldiers at the armory in Fargo and her father is captain of the Fargo Fire Department.

Dragons Who Serve: Justin Kester
Today we honor veteran Justin Kester, a first-year computer science student at MSUM. Justin’s experience in the military lent a hand in determining their major in school.

Dragons Who Serve: Jon Bauer
Today we honor Jonathan Bauer, a second-year animation major at MSUM. He is originally from Montgomery, Minn. Jonathan served in the Army for three and a half years in active duty as a wheeled vehicle mechanic and wrecker operator. He first served in Camp Casey, South Korea, then in Fort Drum, New York.