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Athletics > Softball > Gayle Miller Softball Complex
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| A view from home plate of Gayle Miller Sofball Complex |
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Gayle Miller Softball Complex
North Dakota State College of Science officially dedicated the Gayle Miller Softball Complex, the new home to the Wildcat Fastpitch team, on April 21, 2011.
Work began on the complex in early 2009 and through the dedication and determination of many and the support of the Twin Towns, the complex was completed in the fall of 2010. Head Coach Mark Mattson said the team is excited to begin playing at the Gayle Miller Softball Complex. "The facility represents the hard work and dedication of many people, said Mattson, "We hope that future generations are able to enjoy playing here as much as this year's squad."
The Gayle Miller Softball Complex is located just northwest of the Clair T. Blikre Activities Center on the NDSCS campus.
NDSCS thanks the following individuals for their assistance in making the Gayle Miller Softball Complex a reality: Madeline and Perry Miller; Mauch Family Farms; Ty Reinke; Jeff Jelinek; Richard Pehl; Larry Speidel; Curt Haberman; Wil-Rich; Landmark Landscaping; Jeff McCracken; David and Leslie Enerson; Mike Mattson; Richard Schmitt; Dr. John Richman; Scott Schumacher; John Desanko; Ryan Steffens; Alex Enerson; 2009-10 and 2010-11 Wildcat Fastpitch Teams; Dakota Monument Company; Scott's Electric, Inc.; and NDSCS Civil Engineering and Surveying Department.
About Gayle Miller: The late Dr. Gayle Miller grew up in rural Richland County, attending her first years of elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse. She graduated from Wahpeton High School, and attended NDSCS, graduating with honors in 1974 with a Business Administration degree. She continued her education at Moorhead State University and Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport, Iowa, graduating magna cum laude in 1981. She practiced chiropractic medicine in Arkansas, where she was elected President of the Arkansas Chiropractic Assocation. She was appointed to the State Board of Health by then Governor Bill Clinton, the first female and first chiropractor to serve on that board. She was chosen by her peers as the top Chiropractic Physician in Arkansas and an Outstanding Citizen by the Arkansas State Jaycees. Gayle was very proud of her North Dakota roots and her time at NDSCS. Dr. Miller died of leukemia in 1989 at the age of 35.
See photos from the event.
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