Cliff & Pauline Worner Family

Congratulations to the Clifford & Pauline Worner family for being selected for the 2016 “Family Tradition” Award.    Clifford was a painting contractor in the area and later became the Trail County Services Social Services Director.  In retirement, Clifford served on the school board in Wahpeton and was active in the Silver Haired Legislature.  Pauline was a 1940 SSS (NDSCS) secretarial program graduate and dedicated social service employee in both Richland and Trail Counties. Clifford and Pauline Worner raised their children, Wayne (Dempsey), Michael, Roger, and Linda in Wahpeton, ND.

Their daughter, Linda, worked for 3M and for group homes in the area.

Dempsey graduated from NDSCS in 1957 with a Liberal Arts degree.  He and his wife Kathie currently reside in Blacksburg, VA, where he does consulting work in several eastern states. Dempsey was honored as the 2010 NDSCS Alumnus of the Year.

Michael was a 1963 NDSCS Liberal Arts grad. He and his wife, Marilyn, reside in Mayville, ND and serve as volunteer legislative advocates for AARP.  Michael served on both the NDSCS Foundation Board and Letterwinner’s Board.

Roger is also a 1963 Alumnus in Liberal Arts. Roger and his wife, Kay, live in the twin cities area and he continues to serve as a professor at St. Cloud State, where he trains school administrators.  Roger connects with NDSCS alumni in the twin cities area on a regular basis.

All three brothers have fond memories of the high quality of education and personal attention that they received from instructors at NDSCS including Vernon Hektner, Henry Knight, Stanley Strege, Howard Lewis, Roger Brammel, Morgan Kjar, Mercedes Morris, Ed Were, Skip Butte, and others.  Roger and Michael have great memories of playing on the 1962 NDSCS Championship Wildcat Football Team that was recently inducted into the NDSCS Athletic Hall of Fame. They attended “science” at the same time as many of their life-long friends, the Sturdevants, Caspers, and Yaggies.

All three of the Worner brothers later earned their bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in education. They each had life long careers in the education field where they served as teachers, school administrators, and college professors.

The Worner family feels strongly about giving back so current and future students can receive the great education and positive experiences they had at NDSCS. All three of the brothers and their wives provide financial support to the foundation on a regular basis and are members of the NDSCS Blikre Society.

The Worner Family are to be commended for their dedication and support to NDSCS. Both Clifford and his daughter, Linda, are deceased.  Pauline resides in the Leach Home in Wahpeton.