Distinguished Alumni Citation
The Distinguished Alumni Citation recognizes outstanding and exceptional professional achievement, such as to bring unusual honor to the individual in his or her field of endeavor. Criteria appropriate to selection shall include the difficulty of accomplishment; quality, creativity, and distinctiveness of performance; recognition by professional peers; and lasting contribution to the world of ideas and affairs. While the citation is a professional award, humanitarian achievements may also be weighed.
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Class Year
|
First Name
|
Maiden
|
Last Name
|
Year Awarded
|
Area
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Cathy | Carlson | 2020 |
Veterinary Science |
|
| 1968 | Ardena | Flippin | 2020 |
Medicine |
|
| 1990 | Heidi | Kennedy | Manning | 2020 |
Physics |
| 1954 | Arlene | Waxlax | Sonday | 2020 |
Education |
| 1979 | Kelly | Coleman | 2019 |
Toxicology |
|
| 1982 | William | Michael, Jr. | 2019 | Law | |
| 1975 | Elizabeth | Gordon | Sachs | 2019 | Humanitarian |
| 1983 | Reginald | Penner | 2018 | Chemistry | |
| 1982 | Marcia | Page | 2018 | Business | |
| 1980 | Steven | Epp | 2018 | Fine Arts | |
| 1982 | Suzanne | Boda | 2018 | Business | |
| 1895 | Adolph | Eberhart | 2017 | Government | |
| 1991 | Ian | Grant | 2017 | Art History | |
| 1975 | George | Hicks | 2017 | Business | |
| 1979 | Patricia | Pellikka | 2017 | Medicine | |
| 1966 | Edward | Gustavson | 2016 | Medicine | |
| 1976 | Paula | Johnson | 2016 | Public History | |
| 1977 | Christine | Morse | 2016 | Business | |
| 1971 | Norman | Quinn | 2016 | Marine Biology | |
| 1891 | Carl | Seashore | 2016 | Psychology (posthumous) | |
| 1990 | Steve | Zahn | 2016 | Entertainment | |
| 1965 | Mary Ellen | Tordsen | Kitundu | 2015 | Nursing |
| 1985 | Mary Ann | Kristiansen | 2015 | Entrepreneurship | |
| 1972 | Trish | Haugo | Wheaton | 2015 | Business |
| 1979 | Paul | Cole | 2015 | International Relations | |
| 1983 | Nancy | Johnson | Dahl | 2014 | Business |
| 1971 | James | Lobdell | 2014 | Religion | |
| 1986 | James | Wade | 2014 | Physics | |
| 2003 | Eric | Butorac | 2013 | Professional Athletics | |
| 1984 | Steve | Andreasen | 2013 | Government Service | |
| 1977 | Kay | Nord | Hunt | 2013 | Law |
| 1963 | Mary | Bradford | Ivey | 2013 | Counseling |
| 2001 | Mark | Elfstrom | 2012 | Education | |
| 1989 | Kurt | Elling | 2012 | Music | |
| 1981 | Scott | Dee | 2012 | Veterinary Medicine | |
| 1983 | Robert | Brown | 2011 | Medicine | |
| 1978 | Mark | Thomsen | 2011 | Music | |
| 1969 | John "Jack" | Bergman | 2011 | Military Service | |
| 1977 | Patricia | Walker | 2010 | Medicine | |
| 1964 | Carolyn | Kruger | 2010 | Social Work | |
| 1972 | William | Green | 2009 | Education | |
| 1959 | Evelyn | Bonander | 2009 | Social Work | |
| 1956 | Ray | Norling | 2009 | Business | |
| 1970 | Talmadge | King | 2008 | Education | |
| 1969 | Craig | Johnson | 2008 | Religion | |
| 1963 | Barbara | Leonard | 2008 | Nursing | |
| 1994 | Paul | Peterson | 2007 | Education | |
| 1990 | Margaret | Anderson | Kelliher | 2007 | Government Service |
| 1985 | Magnus | Ranstorp | 2006 | International Relations | |
| 1977 | Susan | Semple-Rowland | 2006 | Neuroscience | |
| 1966 | Karen | Bossart | Rusthoven | 2006 | Education |
| 1976 | G. Barry | Anderson | 2005 | Law | |
| 1975 | John | Wirth | 2005 | Entertainment | |
| 1973 | Rick | Webb | 2005 | Business | |
| 1964 | Deanna | Nelson | 2005 | Chemistry | |
| 1987 | Peter | Krause | 2004 | Entertainment | |
| 1967 | Kenneth | Dragseth | 2004 | Education | |
| 1966 | Linda | Gulder | Huett | 2004 | Business |
| 1955 | Donald | Swanson | 2004 | Education | |
| 1985 | Allison | Rosati | Dennis | 2003 | Broadcast Journalism |
| 1983 | John | Biewen | 2003 | Broadcast Jounalism | |
| 1967 | D.V. "Chip" | Weseloh | 2003 | Ornithology | |
| 1979 | Kevin | Kling | 2002 | Entertainment | |
| 1942 | Walter | Youngquist | 2002 | Geology | |
| 1975 | David | Esbjornson | 2001 | Fine Arts | |
| 1973 | Ivy | Schutz | Bernhardson | 2001 | Law |
| 1965 | Mary | Nielsen | Allan | 2001 | Education |
| 1984 | P. Brett | Smith | 2000 | Education | |
| 1966 | Cheryl | Downey | 2000 | Entertainment | |
| 1958 | Marlys | Johnson | Johnson | 2000 | Administration |
| 1950 | Glen | Johnson | 2000 | Business | |
| 1974 | William | Brekke | 1999 | Government Science | |
| 1975 | Susan B. | Walker | 1998 | Humanitarian Service | |
| 1969 | Mike | Bussey | 1998 | Administration | |
| 1958 | Herbert | Anderson | 1998 | Theology | |
| 1964 | James | Peterson | 1997 | Science | |
| 1962 | Diane | Kolander | Loomer | 1997 | Music |
| 1943 | James | Breneman | 1997 | Medicine | |
| 1982 | Steve | Heitzeg | 1996 | Music | |
| 1971 | Kirk | Nelson | 1996 | Business | |
| 1942 | Reuben | Swanson | 1996 | Theology | |
| 1966 | Richard | Leider | 1995 | Human Services | |
| 1955 | Gerald | Christianson | 1995 | Education | |
| 1954 | Roger W. | Carlson | 1995 | Business | |
| 1975 | Linda | Wallenberg | 1994 | Gymnastics | |
| 1969 | Douglas | McMinn | 1994 | Business | |
| 1969 | Barbara | Seeley | Devlin | 1994 | Education |
| 1963 | Dean | McBride | 1994 | Entomolgy | |
| 1965 | Luther | Luedtke | 1993 | Education | |
| 1961 | Paul | Thompson | 1993 | Education | |
| 1957 | Charles | Hendrickson | 1993 | Business | |
| 1956 | Raymond "Padre" | Johnson | 1993 | Art | |
| 1964 | Michael | Hendrickson | 1992 | Gerontology | |
| 1962 | Marietta | Bittrich | Johns | 1992 | Business |
| 1959 | Dennis | Anderson | 1992 | Education | |
| 1954 | David | Johnson | 1992 | Education | |
| 1974 | Cathy | Nelson | 1991 | Education | |
| 1966 | Marcia | Bystrom | 1991 | Business | |
| 1965 | William | Holm | 1991 | Literature | |
| 1958 | Phil | Lindau | 1991 | Business | |
| 1957 | Marilyn | Rhyne | Herr | 1991 | Law |
| 1966 | David | DeMets | 1990 | Education | |
| 1953 | David | Hauck | 1990 | Swimming | |
| 1969 | Neil A. | Fenske | 1989 | Medicine | |
| 1963 | David | Arlander | 1989 | Education | |
| 1955 | George | Torrey | 1989 | Business | |
| 1941 | Ruth | Erickson | Johnson | 1989 | Psychology |
| 1969 | Doris | Young | McCulley | 1988 | Medicine |
| 1958 | Judith | Hanson | Turnlund | 1988 | Nutritional Science |
| 1958 | Adryn L. | Sponberg | 1988 | Education | |
| 1956 | Keith D. | Garlid | 1988 | Medicine | |
| 1965 | John Eric | Floreen | 1987 | Fine Arts | |
| 1963 | Nola J. | Aalberts | 1987 | Social Work | |
| 1960 | Glenn R. | Schleede | 1987 | Business | |
| 1956 | James F. | Knapp | 1987 | Education | |
| 1948 | J. Daniel | Palm | 1987 | Education | |
| 1964 | Judith | Kaeding | Larsen | 1986 | Psychology |
| 1952 | Reynold J. | Rehwaldt | 1986 | Education | |
| 1958 | Aaron | Moen | 1985 | Education | |
| 1957 | David D. | Swenson | 1985 | Medicine | |
| 1951 | Dwight N. | Holcombe | 1985 | Business | |
| 1934 | William | Hyllengren | 1985 | Religion | |
| 1962 | James | Gilbert | 1984 | Outdoor Education | |
| 1960 | Lois | Anderson | Nelson | 1984 | Nursing |
| 1949 | Howard | Holcomb | 1984 | Education Advancement | |
| 1936 | Ailene | Cole | 1984 | Dramatic Arts | |
| 1963 | Jerry | Raedeke | 1983 | Fine Arts | |
| 1961 | R. Michael | Blaese | 1983 | Medicine | |
| 1958 | Lois | Walfrid | Johnson | 1983 | Author |
| 1948 | Lowell K. | Rasmussen | 1983 | Business | |
| 1961 | Paul D. | Hanson | 1982 | Religion | |
| 1959 | Paul A. | Magnuson | 1982 | Law | |
| 1955 | Richard A. | DeRemee | 1982 | Medicine | |
| 1952 | Niels | Lumholdt | 1982 | Business | |
| 1956 | Nancy | Adolphson | Baker | 1981 | Gymnastics |
| 1956 | John | Annexstad | 1981 | Government Service | |
| 1954 | Sharon | Anthony | Bower | 1981 | Business |
| 1938 | Daniel | Sandstedt | 1981 | Religion | |
| 1951 | James K. | Merrill | 1980 | Social Service | |
| 1951 | Donald W. | Carlson | 1980 | Business | |
| 1938 | Rev. Richard | Hillstrom | 1980 | Art Collector | |
| 1961 | Milton | Gustafson | 1979 | Government Science | |
| 1960 | Ray | Olson | 1979 | Education | |
| 1959 | Floie M. | Vane | 1979 | Research | |
| 1958 | Lars I. | Lofgren | 1979 | Fine Arts | |
| 1959 | Bruce M. | Carlson | 1978 | Medicine | |
| 1948 | Roger | Boraas | 1978 | Religion | |
| 1928 | Esther | Anderson | Beck | 1978 | Education |
| 1958 | James | McPherson | 1977 | Education | |
| 1947 | Hiram | Drache | 1977 | Agricultural History | |
| 1942 | Donald | Kull | 1977 | Government Service | |
| 1937 | Bernhard W. | LeVander | 1977 | Law | |
| 1955 | Richard O. | Lundborg | 1976 | Medicine | |
| 1951 | Carol | Hoorn | Fraser | 1976 | Fine Arts |
| 1942 | Arthur R. | Renquist | 1976 | Law | |
| 1941 | Ray C. | Erickson | 1976 | Government Science | |
| 1955 | Dean E. | Abrahamson | 1975 | Environmental Service | |
| 1952 | Patsy | O'Connell | Sherman | 1975 | Scientific Research |
| 1943 | Aldrich C. | Bloomquist | 1975 | Business | |
| 1942 | Wallace E. | Johson | 1975 | Government Science | |
| 1942 | Otto A. | Olson | 1975 | Religion | |
| 1954 | B. Jeanette | Larson | 1974 | Business | |
| 1949 | Leonall C. | Andersen | 1974 | Economics | |
| 1938 | Wilma | Westburg | Jensen | 1974 | Library Science |
| 1961 | Mary K. | Nelson | 1973 | Religion | |
| 1956 | David T. | Nelson | 1973 | Religion | |
| 1946 | James A. | Olson | 1973 | Education | |
| 1943 | Per H. | Langsjoen | 1973 | Medicine | |
| 1931 | Lloyd | Volling | 1973 | Business | |
| 1923 | Harold G. | Hegstrom | 1973 | Social Service | |
| 1954 | Richard | Brubacher | 1972 | Government Science | |
| 1951 | Roger | Larson | 1972 | Hospital Administration | |
| 1913 | S.O. | Thorlaksson | 1972 | Religion | |
| 1955 | Norman A. | Carlson | 1971 | Government Science | |
| 1951 | David A. | Hilding | 1971 | Medicine | |
| 1946 | Roy Andrew | Miller | 1971 | Education | |
| 1946 | Louis | Almen | 1971 | Religion | |
| 1937 | Raymond | Sponberg | 1971 | Business | |
| 1935 | Lloyd O. | Swanson | 1971 | Business | |
| 1949 | Howard R. | Davis | 1970 | Research | |
| 1943 | Charles J. | Curtis | 1970 | Religion | |
| 1943 | Authur | Toupin | 1970 | Business | |
| 1936 | Milton W. | Anderson | 1970 | Medicine | |
| 1949 | James | Dye | 1969 | Physical Chemistry | |
| 1941 | Earl W. | Madsen | 1969 | Business | |
| 1938 | Arnold | Gruber | 1969 | Social Welfare | |
| 1932 | Martin E. | Carlson | 1969 | Religion | |
| 1953 | James | Ford | 1968 | Religion | |
| 1941 | Clinton B. | Gass | 1968 | Education | |
| 1938 | Richard A. | Anderson | 1968 | Business | |
| 1936 | J. Arthur | Johnson | 1968 | Social Service | |
| 1931 | Russel M. | Johnson | 1968 | Business | |
| 1942 | Wendell | Swenson | 1967 | Psychology | |
| 1941 | Paul A. | Nelson | 1967 | Medicine | |
| 1939 | W. Vincent | Abrahamson | 1967 | Business | |
| 1938 | Frank | Gamelin | 1967 | Education | |
| 1926 | Alfred | Borneman | 1967 | Business | |
| 1940 | L.Dale | Lund | 1966 | Education | |
| 1940 | Enid M. | Olson | 1966 | Education | |
| 1939 | Earl A. | Clasen | 1966 | Business | |
| 1943 | George | Lindbeck | 1965 | Education | |
| 1940 | Harold | Sponberg | 1965 | Education | |
| 1939 | E.W. | Johnson | 1965 | Audiology | |
| 1933 | M.E. | Hammarberg | 1965 | Religion | |
| 1920 | Lawrence M. | Brings | 1965 | Business | |
| 1935 | Ralph | Erickson | 1960 | Botanical Science | |
| 1952 | Paul | Granlund | 1964 | Fine Arts | |
| 1917 | Hjalmar | Johnson | 1964 | Religion | |
| 1930 | T. Arthur | Pearson | 1963 | Medicine | |
| 1925 | S. Torsten | Lund | 1963 | Education | |
| 1916 | Walter | Youngquist | 1963 | Business | |
| 1922 | Holger | Kilander | 1962 | Public Health | |
| 1932 | Harold | LeVander | 1962 | Law | |
| 1931 | Paul | Noren | 1962 | Religion | |
| 1927 | Theodore | Nelson | 1962 | Speech | |
| 1910 | William | Ritt | 1962 | Business | |
| 1939 | Ray | Anderson | 1961 | Medical Research | |
| 1931 | Theodor | LeVander | 1961 | Speech | |
| 1926 | Karl | Mattson | 1961 | Religion | |
| 1918 | Ove S. | Olson | 1961 | Education | |
| 1959 | Waldemar G. "Buzz" | Johanson Jr. | 1960 | Medicine | |
| 1932 | Bishop Leland | Stark | 1960 | Religion | |
| 1930 | Wilton | Bergstrand | 1960 | Youth Work | |
| 1924 | Francis | Uhler | 1960 | Wild Life Research | |
| 1920 | Benjamin | Youngdahl | 1960 | Social Work | |
| 1937 | John | Lindbeck | 1959 | International Affairs | |
| 1935 | Richard | Lindholm | 1959 | Business Administration | |
| 1931 | Reuben | Youngdahl | 1959 | Parish Ministry | |
| 1928 | L.G. | Idstrom | 1959 | Radiology | |
| 1911 | Gerhard | Bundlie | 1959 | Law | |
| 1904 | Amandus | Johnson | 1959 | Swedish American Culture | |
| 1941 | Sydney | Ahlstrom | 1958 | Church History | |
| 1926 | Marion | Edman | 1958 | Education | |
| 1915 | Paul | Boman | 1958 | Medicine | |
| 1905 | Victor | Valgren | 1958 | Agricultural Economics | |
| 1930 | Edgar M | Carlson | 1957 | Theology | |
| 1929 | Harold | Seashore | 1957 | Psychology | |
| 1919 | Alrick | Hertzman | 1957 | Medical Research | |
| 1903 | C.R. | Magney | 1957 | Law | |
| 1938 | Robert | Olson | 1956 | Public Health | |
| 1936 | Frances | Erickson | 1956 | Public Education | |
| 1934 | Osler | Peterson | 1956 | Medical Research | |
| 1925 | Louis | Towley | 1956 | Social Work | |
| 1919 | Luther W. | Youngdahl | 1956 | Law and Government | |
| 1949 | Norris K. | Ekstrom | 1955 | Business | |
| 1933 | Kenneth | Holmquist | 1955 | Hospital Administration | |
| 1929 | Evelyn | Olson | Anderson | 1955 | Drama |
| 1928 | Paul | Swensson | 1955 | Journalism | |
| 1924 | Ruth | Youngdahl | Nelson | 1955 | Christian Service |
| 1911 | Walter | Englund | 1955 | Education | |
| 1983 | Paul | Erickson | 2021 | Religion | |
| 1991 | Tim | Quady | 2021 | Fine Arts | |
| 1977 | Barbara | Cobb | St. Marie | 2021 | Nursing |
| 1970 | Larry | Biederman | 2022 | Environmental Science | |
| 1980 | Tanya | Bransford | 2022 | Law | |
| 1971 | Yoshio | Okada | 2022 | Psychological Science | |
| 1971 | Shirley | Gholston | Key | 2023 | Education |
| 1986 | Scott | Luhmann | 2023 | Medicine | |
| 1984 | Dawn | McDougal | Miller | 2023 | Music Therapy |