Alumni Event

Founders Day Alumni Awards Banquet

When: Friday, November 6, 2009
at 6:00 PM
 
Where: Buntrock Commons
 
Who: Alumni, Students, Faculty, Parents, Staff
 
Contact: Sheri Eichhorn
 

St. Olaf will celebrate Founders Day with the theme "Living our Founders' Vision."

The Alumni Awards Banquet, where deserving alumni who were nominated by their peers receive their awards, will be at 6 p.m. in the Black and Gold Ballroom. The cost for the dinner is $20 per person, and we ask that you register by Friday, October 23rd.

Other Founders Day events will take place from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. as we celebrate and highlight the achievements of both our founders and those who have followed in their footsteps and accepted their challenges.

More detailed information about the day and online registration.

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The Norwegian immigrants who founded St. Olaf College on November 6, 1874, believed that the open-ended learning of a liberal arts education would enable students to put the work of everyday life into a broader context and become leaders in their communities. At the dedication of the school, St. Olaf President Thorbjorn Mohn noted that young people "must be instructed that they are not placed in the world for their own sake merely, but that every individual has a certain office to fill, a certain mission to perform, and although his position in life may seem insignificant in the life of the world, it is nevertheless necessary as a link in the greater humanity."

As we celebrate the vision of the founders, it also is fitting to celebrate St. Olaf alumni who are living that vision with remarkable lives of worth and service. Honoring distinguished alumni on Founders Day reminds us that the ideals of the founders live on through Oles.

Please note that parking may be limited; participants should arrive early.