Bison Illustrated April 2014 | Page 12

FROM THE PUBLISHER What a Year! Mike Dragosavich Publisher, Bison Illustrated W hat a year to be a Bison. I can’t believe how many inspiring moments swept Bison Nation this year. From ESPN GameDay to March Madness and the finalization of the new BSA. And how about Frisco?! However, those are only the main highlights. So many other amazing things happened this year amongst the other sports and athletes, not to mention the academic side of our program. I don’t have enough paper on this page to list them all. Now, the key is how do we keep the momentum going? In my opinion it lays in the hands of people like you and I. We are the fans and the supporters. We need to keep donating our time, money and support to this program to help keep this progressive culture going. Thanks This issue marks the end of the eighth season of Bison Illustrated. The next season of issues starts this August. I would like to thank everyone who has had an impact on helping us grow this publication.  Special thanks to my team at Spotlight Media, NDSU’s Sports Information Department, all advertisers and all of you out there in Bison Nation! 10 B I S O N I L L U S T R A T E D • A P R I L 2 014 Some of the people that I want to especially thank are the NDSU Athletic Department, Media Relations, Team Makers, the Alumni Association, President Bresciani, my team at Spotlight Media, our advertising supporters and our contributing writers and many others who devoted their time and hard work. • • • • More contributors for the magazines and website Hosted events More kid’s and family features Expand our mobile app  The first ever kid’s and family Bison Illustrated coming next month! We put everything back into our magazines and with this amazing year of Bison Illustrated, next year is most definitely going to be bigger and better than ever! We are proud to announce that we are launching a special issue of Bison Illustrated to cater to kids and families. It’s a great time of year to do this because of all the NDSUsponsored summer kids’ events that we can highlight and all the family information available. Look for it to hit stands in May. Upcoming Goals Go Bison • State wide distribution • More subscriptions sent out across the nation • More “Where Are They Now?” stories #oneherd, Drago