EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Northfield, MN

Founding Date:
1874

Team:
Ole's

Enrollment:
2900

Official Website:
http://www.stolaf.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Russell A. Anderson	Judge	28-May-1942		Minnesota Chief Justice
Robert Bly	Poet	23-Dec-1926		Iron John: A Book About Men
Anthony Dexter	Actor	19-Jan-1913	27-Mar-2001	Valentino
Kathryn M. Hasselblad-Pascale	Business	c. 1948		Hasselblad Machine Company
John L. Helgerson	Government	1944		CIA Inspector General
Bruce Laingen	Diplomat	6-Aug-1922		US Ambassador to Malta, 1977-79
Ernest Lawrence	Physicist	8-Aug-1901	27-Aug-1958	Inventor of the cyclotron
David Minge	Politician	19-Mar-1942		Congressman from Minnesota, 1993-2001
Gretchen Morgenson	Journalist	2-Jan-1956		The New York Times
Bruce J. Nicholson	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Thrivent
Mark W. Olson	Economist	17-Mar-1943		Chairman, PCAOB
Erik Paulsen	Politician	14-May-1965		Congressman, Minnesota 3rd
Albert H. Quie	Politician	18-Sep-1923		Governor of Minnesota, 1979-83
Karl F. Rolvaag	Politician	18-Jul-1913	20-Dec-1990	Governor of Minnesota, 1963-67
O. E. Rölvaag	Novelist	22-Apr-1876	5-Nov-1931	Giants in the Earth
Andrew Volstead	Politician	31-Oct-1860	20-Jan-1947	Legislated enforcement of Prohibition
Kathryn S. Wylde	Administrator	c. 1946		Partnership for New York City

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
O. E. Rölvaag	Novelist	22-Apr-1876	5-Nov-1931	Giants in the Earth

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