Fun Facts

Famous RA's:

• Paul Reiser (Birmingham University, NY)
• Katie Couric (University of Virginia)
• Hillary Rodham Clinton (Wellesley College)
• Wesley Snipes (State University of NY)
• Sheryl Crow (University of Missouri at Columbia)

Wondering who your building is named after?

• Gable - S. Mariella Gable, remembered for her lectures on Dante and de Chardin, her collections of short stories and the script of the CSB Pageant
• Girgen - S. Incarnata Girgen, a professor of philosophy, history and psychology, and author of Behind the Beginnings, a history in letters of the first Benedictines in America
• Dominica - S. Dominica Borgerding, a foundress of the college who began promoting the idea of a college in 1905 as she directed theatre
• Schumacher - S. Irma Schumacher, a foundress of the college and a Latin teacher
• Smith - S. Enid Smith, a philosophy professor for over 30 years, dean of the faculty; named Outstanding Educator of America in 1973
• Sohler - S. Rogatia Sohler, a chemistry teacher for 40 years and the recipient of several National Science Foundation (NSF) grants for her studies in nuclear energy
• Westkaemper - S. Remberta Westkaemper, biology professor and first full-time president of CSB

About Minnesota

• Great Inventions from Minnesota include: Cream of Wheat Cereal, the Bundt Pan, Masking and Scotch Tape, Green Giant Vegetables.
• Minnesota has 90,000 miles of "shoreline", more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined.
• Downtown Minneapolis has more retail outlets in a four block area than any other city in the country.
• Major motion pictures filmed in MN since 1990 include: Mighty Ducks, Grumpy Old Men, Iron Will, Fargo, and Jingle All the Way.
• The Original name of St. Paul was Pig's Eye, named for the French-Canadian whiskey trader, Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant.
• MN has one recreational boat per every six people, more than any other state.
• State Bird - Loon
• State Flower - Pink and White Lady Slipper
• State Butterfly - Monarch Butterfly
• State Muffin - Blueberry Muffin

Facts from:

http://www.sbm.osb.org/pdfs/Fall%202002%20Web.pdf

http://www.98skate.org/funfacts.htm

http://www.sos.state.mn.us/MNFunFacts.pdf