Golden Moments, and more!

MRID Golden moments

BOB HARRIS

~MRID Fifty Committee

MRID Golden moments

JAMES "JIM" JONES

~MRID Fifty Committee

MRID Golden moments

DOUG BAHL

~MRID Fifty Committee

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MEL CARTER

Mel Carter was one of MRID's first board members in 1971. He shares a historical moment of when the interpreting profession shifted from primarily CODAs to graduates from a six-week interpreting program.

~MRID Fifty Committee

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JILL HARTMAN & ALBERT WALLA

Enjoy this video of Jill Hartman and Albert Walla reminiscing about their experience interpreting in Minnesota over the years.

~MRID Fifty Committee

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JANAHNE MCCREADY JOHNSON

Can you imagine a time where there were no interpreter training programs?In 1976, St. Paul - TVI was the only one in the region; a 6-week ITP! JaNahne McCready Johnson and Becky Carlson would travel to 11 different states within the region working with interpreters training them to improve their skills for work. Now, Minnesota has the top interpreters in the whole country!

~MRID Fifty Committee

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NEIL JOHNSON

Do you remember the first day of class with Neil Johnson, or should I say, Josnhoj Lien?

~MRID Fifty Committee

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PATTY GORDON, MARI MAGLER,

PAULA GAJEWSKI MICKELSON

Patty Gordon, Mari Magler, and Paula Gajewski Mickelson reflect on the making of the MN Educational Interpreter Law.

~MRID Fifty Committee

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STACEY FERGUSON

Thank you to our 2013 MOTY, Stacey Ferguson, for her kind words about the dedicated work MRID has done over the years!

~MRID Fifty Committee

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NATHAN ELLIS

2016 MRID President Nathan Ellis recalls the 2015 motion of when Curt Slater and Ashley Butcher motioned to recognize ASL as the official language of MRID.

~MRID Fifty Committee

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JESSALYN AKERMAN-FRANK

Jessalyn Akerman-Frank recognizes MRID for demonstrating what it is to be a true community partner!Congratulations again to our 2019 Lion Roar's Humanitarian Award Recipient!!

~MRID Fifty Committee

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MEGAN FREDIN BOLDUC

Megan Fredin Bolduc gives us a glimpse into what it was like during some of MRID's transition years and the creation of our current board structure! And, congratulations again to our 2020 MOTY!
~MRID Fifty Committee

in memoriam

June 6, 2021

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MARILYN MITCHELL

Marilyn Mitchell shares her journey to Minnesota in 1966 and how welcoming the Deaf community was to her family -- her heart remains here. 

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MRID Golden moments

May 27, 2021

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