Peter Hoff graduated from Fergus Falls High School as valedictorian in 1959. He lettered in football, basketball and track, and played in the band, sang in the choir and participated in drama. After attending Purdue University for one year, he transferred to the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1963. He then went on to the U of M Law School, graduating in 1967. Peter also served in the US Marine Corps Reserve from 1964-1970 both as active duty and active reserve. While practicing law for 26 years in Fergus Falls, Peter served on the Board of Directors for Northwestern National Bank and the Ottertail County Housing Authority, was on the first Board of Directors for the Fergus Falls YMCA when the existing facility was built, served 4 terms on the Fergus Falls School Board, and was a member of Ducks Unlimited and Kiwanis. In 1994, he was appointed Minnesota State District Judge by Governor Arne Carlson and retired in 2011. From 2011-2022, he served as a Senior Judge, as needed, in 9 counties in northwestern Minnesota. Peter and his wife, Liz, have 4 children, 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, and reside in Fergus Falls. He enjoys woodworking and, most importantly, his family.

Angie Smith was born and raised in Fergus Falls and graduated from FFHS in 1994. After graduation, Angie attended the University of Minnesota Duluth where she received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry and then went east to attend the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. After obtaining her MD, Angie moved back to Minnesota and completed a residency and fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology/blood and marrow transplant at the University of Minnesota. During her fellowship, she was fortunate enough to be able to obtain her Masters in Clinical Research from the School of Public Health. Angie finally got her first “real” job in 2008 as an Assistant Professor in the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant division at the University of Minnesota. During her 13-year tenure at the University of Minnesota, she had the privilege of taking care of children with cancer and other rare diseases as they underwent stem cell transplants, while at the same time doing clinical research aimed at decreasing transplant related complications and understanding better ways to treat children with very rare genetic diseases. In 2021, Angie made a career pivot and now focuses solely on research, specifically oncology drug development, at Syndax Pharmaceuticals. Angie and her husband, Kristian Olson, have two children, Charlie (10 years old) and Thea (8 years old), and two dogs (Benny and Maisy), and currently live in Mendota Heights, MN. Outside of work, they spend most of their time carting Charlie and Thea around to their respective activities, and spending time with family and friends.