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Alumnus/Alumna of the Year - College of Arts and Sciences

(called Distinguished Alumni Award from 1981-2001)

*Presented to an alum who has made remarkable contributions to his or her field or area of community service.

2009:
Mary Pawlenty, C'83
(Read more about Mary Pawlenty receiving the honor of Alumna of the Year.)
         2008:

Joel Stolte, C'59
(Visit iTunes to listen to Joel's message at Homecoming chapel.)
2007:
Chaplain (Colonel) Glen L. Bloomstrom Jr. C'77, S'81
(View a video presentation of this award.)
2006: Daniel Dye C'81
(View a video presentation of this award.)
2005: Rev. David Johnson C'76
(View a video presentation of this award.)
2004: Dr. Robert Love C'78
(View a video presentation of this award.
2003: Billy and Pauline Head C'78
(View a video presentation of this award.)
2002: Bob Kobielush C'67, S'71
(View a video presentation of this award.)
2001: LoAnn Liukonen Peterson C'67
2000: Dr. William Conrad C'57
1999: Rev. John Sundquist C'58, S'61
1998: Ralph Holman C'37
1997: Russell W. Johnson C'30
1996: Evelyn Christenson C'51
1995: Dawson McAllister C'68
1994: Dennis C. Johnson C'63
1993: Ron Tschetter C'63
1992: Duane "Gibby" Gibson C'66, S'70
1992: Linda Paulson Wicklund C'68
1991: Doug Magnuson C'79
1990: Arthur Erickson C'59, S'67
1989: Gary Hipp C'74, S'75
1988: Vacharee "Jeed" Sriswad Peterson C'73
1987: Barbara Atkins Nicholson C'71
1987: Warren Magnuson C'79
1986: Dwight Lindbloom C'60
1986: Ronald Dean Olson C'55
1985: Dr. Emmett V. Johnson C'50, S'53
1984: Evangeline Hedstrom C'50
1984: Clyde Rogers S'61
1983: Dr. David Frenchak S'68
1983: Walfred Peterson C'45
1983: Elaine Nordstrom S'77
1982: Rev. Dale Bjork C'41, S'44
1982: Tom Headland C'60
1982: Dr. Carl H. Lundquist S'42
1981: Dr. Virgil Olson C '36, S'41
1981: Rev. Eugene Johnson C'44, S'48
1980: Ruby Eliason C'50
1979: Dr. Bruce Leafblad C'61, S'66
1978: Betty Danielson C'41
1977: Rev. Bengt Anderson C'21, S'24
1976: Dr. David O. Moberg C'42
1975: David Tuttle C'52
1974: Rev. R. Eric Frykenberg C'51, S'55
1973: Chaplain A. Ray Appelquist C'41, S'43
1972: Dr. Thomas Coleman C'50
1971: Rev. Herman Tegenfeldt S'40
1970: Dr. H. C. Wingblade C'45
1969: Paul Wallendorf C'25
1968: Dr. Karl J. Karlson C'40
1967: Rev. Maurice Wessman C'36, S'39
1966: Dr. C. Emanuel Carlson
1965: Dr. V. Elving Anderson C'41, S'43