Geological Plaques in Minnesota (St. Cloud State) - 1960
3 copies. For a digital version, see https://web.stcloudstate.edu/kaleidoscope/1996/homevol7.html.
3 copies
For a digital version, see https://web.stcloudstate.edu/kaleidoscope/1995/index.html.
3 copies
For a digital version, see https://web.stcloudstate.edu/kaleidoscope/1994/homevol5.html.
3 copies
For a digital version, seehttps://web.stcloudstate.edu/kaleidoscope/1993/homevol4.html.
3 copies
For a digital version, https://web.stcloudstate.edu/kaleidoscope/1992/homevol3.html.
2 copies
For a digital version, see https://web.stcloudstate.edu/kaleidoscope/1991/homevol2.html.
For a digital version, see https://web.stcloudstate.edu/kaleidoscope/1990/homevol1.html.
Mrs. Anna (Greotech) Voit interviewed twice by Walter B. Haupt. Original interview in German https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/wpabio/1343
Professor of English, 1969-1978
Director: Brian Lawson
Husband Harry Vogtman
Joseph Vogt interviewed by Alexander Pallansch. Original interview in German https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/wpabio/1344
Assistant Professor of Geography 1972-1973
Paul Vogel, George Vogel, Mrs. Sara Jane (Taylor) Vogel interviewed by Walter Jernberg. Paul Vogel reinterviewed by Walter Jernberg https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/wpabio/1342
Husband Barney Voerding
Bernard Voerding interviewed by Dean Nelson https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/wpabio/1341
1982: https://reflections.mndigital.org/catalog/stc:7420#/kaltura_audio
1990: https://reflections.mndigital.org/catalog/stc:7447#/kaltura_audio
Biographical Information: Ludmila Voelker was born in Dodge, Nebraska in the 1920s. Her father emigrated from Czechoslovakia, settling in Nebraska and later South Dakota, where he lost his farm during the Depression. The family eventually moved to Litchfield, Minnesota. Voelker attended the College of Saint Benedict, where she received her Bachelor's degree in English, with a minor in speech and philosophy. She then taught English for three years in Holdingford, Minnesota, until 1954 when her future husband Fran, returned from Korea. They married that December, and for the next 10 years Ludmila stayed home to raise their five children. In 1965, she began working part-time at St. Cloud State while also beginning work on her Master's degree. She eventually began teaching full-time at the St. Cloud State. Voelker was very involved in the Faculty Association, and even served as president of the IFO immediately after the the Inter-Faculty Organization (IFO) / Minnesota Education Association (MEA) won the election in 1975. Voelker also served as the university’s affirmative action officer, a position she maintained up to the time of her retirement in 1990.
Transcript Summary for 1st Interview (1982): Voelker focused on her involvement in collective bargaining at St. Cloud State, and her support for the IFO and MEA. Voelker explained why she became involved with collective bargaining at St. Cloud State. She believed that partnering with the MEA was a good move, as it was the strongest political unit available to them at the time. Voelker discussed her time as president and some of the activities she was involved in.
Voelker chronicled her time as IFO president, and the importance of a woman being in a position of power at a time when such a thing was not very common. She claimed that the campus needed an articulate woman to show that women were capable of holding authority. Voelker discuseed what she did after holding that presidency, including being the president of the Minnesota Council of Teachers, which she held before taking a year of sabbatical and beginning work on a degree in Theology. Finally, she expressed her feelings on whether or not collective bargaining on campus was a success. She felt that the tension it has created between administration and faculty is unnecessary, and that work needed to be done to build trust between the two.
Transcript Summary for 2nd interview (1990): Voelker briefly discussed her family history before going into her education experiences. She talked about attending the College of Saint Benedict and then embarking on a teaching career before quitting to stay home and raise her five children. She then talked about how the desire to get back to teaching was so strong that it drew her to St. Cloud State.
Voelker worked as teaching assistant while pursuing her master's degree, but because of the surge in enrollment, had to take on more freshman composition classes than originally planned. Voelker discussed how important it was for faculty to be involved in other activities besides teaching. This led to her involvement with the IFO, as well as the publication of a book on Mass Media with her husband Fran.
Voelker talked about the changes undergone by the university as well as the impact of some important national events, such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Voelker chronicled the highs and lows of her career at St. Cloud, claiming that being selected as the university’s affirmative action officer was a great high, while getting burnt out on teaching was her low. She then discussed the rise in percentage of women professors on campus as a result of affirmative action, and her feelings on that subject in general. Finally, she offered some thoughts on the progress St. Cloud State University has made, calling it a wonderful institution, but also suggested some areas for improvement.
One photograph of Mrs. Voelker also in folder
First interview by Calvin Gower, second interview by Robert Nelson
2 cassette tapes
2 cassette tapes
https://reflections.mndigital.org/catalog/stc:7465#/kaltura_audio
Biographical Information: Fran Voelker was born in Thorp, Wisconsin in the late 1920s. He went to St. John's University, then entered the military for a few years. When he got out of the service in 1955, he accepted a job teaching high school English in Foley, Minnesota, where he stayed for four years. During that time, he pursued his master's degree, which he received in 1959. He accepted a position at St. Cloud State in the Mass Communications department, where he remained until the time of this interview in 1982. While at St. Cloud State, Voelker was active in the Faculty Association, and even served as president of the IFO after the Inter-Faculty Organization (IFO) / Minnesota Education Association (MEA) won the election in 1975.
Transcript Summary: Voelker gave a brief history of his education before explaining into his experience with the Faculty Association and collective bargaining in general. Voelker discussed his early experiences with the MEA in Foley, as well as the motivations of faculty members at St. Cloud State to actively pursue collective bargaining. Voelker believed that many faculty members felt that salaries were bad and their voices were not heard, so frustration began to build until they decided to do something about it. Voelker said the reasons to join the MEA was good, claiming that they had a good training program and a professionalism that really helped the IFO.
Voelker focused on the election in 1975 and said that even if the American Association of University Professors (AAUP ) won the election, he would have joined, as most faculty simply wanted some form of representation. Voelker discussed the work he did with the IFO after the election, including lobbying during state legislature to get funding and meet negotiation deadlines.
Voelker believed that collective bargaining was very successful in defining roles. He said the adversary relationship that resulted between administration and faculty was unfortunate, but did not have to be a result of collective bargaining. It was something he hoped would be amended in the future.
Co-authors: Joseph A. Ferrara (University of South Dakota, Assistant Professor in Department of Special Education), Robert A. Markve (Huron Area Adjustment Training Center, Program Supervisor), Patty Wendelgass (Huron Area Adjustment Training Center, Work Activities Supervisor) Appeared in Vocational Guidance Quarterly June 1985
