Faculty Students Lab/Research Bio Club Greenhouse Narrative

 

Listed below are former faculty and staff with five years or more of service. Listed chronologically by career start date. Photos courtesy of St. Olaf College Archives.

Picture First Last Start End Position Notes
halvor ytterboe picture Halvor Ytterboe 1882 1904 Instructor Primary position was in Applic, also served as VP and Treasurer in Treasurer's Office and Principal in Prep Dept
             
edward schmidt Edward Schmidt 1891 1920 Instructor Primary postion was in Physics
             
engebret tufte Engebret T. Tufte 1912 1953 Professor

Also served as Director in the Placement Bureau Office

Mr. Tufte received his A.M. degree in 1911 from the University of North Dakota, where he taught the following year. He came to St. Olaf in 1912. Viking Yearbook 1945
             
Albert Holmquist 1917 1960 Professor Doctor Holmquist came to St. Olaf in 1917, after being awarded the M.S. degree from the University of Chicago. He had a fellowship with the National Research Council for one year and received his Ph.D. degree in 1925. Viking Yearbook 1945
             
grace holstad image Grace Holstad 1922 1958 Instructor Previous to coming to St. Olaf in 1922, Miss Holstad taught at Spokane College and Canton Normal. She was granted her A.M. degree in 1927 from the University of Colorado. Viking Yearbook 1945
             
frederick bieberdorf image Frederick Bieberdorf 1928 1946 Assistant Professor  
             
ethel horton image Ethel Horton 1943 1948 Assistant Professor The University of Wisconsin granted Doctor Horton her A.M. degree in 1921, and in 1932 the University of Minnesota awarded her the Ph.D. degree. She came to St. Olaf in 1943 after occupying several excellent teaching positions. Viking Yearbook 1945
             
  Almeda Anderson 1934 1938 Assistant Professor Also worked 1947-48, Also served as Asst Dean of Women in the Dean of Students Office
             
harold hansen image Harold Hansen 1938 1982 Professor Lapse in 1942-1948 while serving in WWII, then went to graduate school before returning to St. Olaf. Also longtime biology department chair and science division chair
             
  Orwin Rustad 1948 1953 Instructor Also longtime biology teacher in the Faribault Public Schools and most noted as the main driving force for establishing the River Bend Nature Center in Faribault
             
orin lofthus image Orin Lofthus 1953 1972 Professor Also served as VP and Dean in the Dean of College Office
             
Howard Orr 1954 1981 Professor  
             
arnold petersen j image Arnold Petersen 1954 1983 Professor  
             
nora larson image Nora Larson 1960 1972 Professor  
             
daniel palm image J. Daniel Palm 1962 1988 Professor Emeritus  
             
james zischke image James Zischke 1963 1996 Professor Emeritus  
             
marland madson image Marland Madson 1965 1993 Professor  
             
gene bakko image Eugene (Gene) Bakko 1966 2009 Professor Emeritus Also served as Curator of the Natural Lands at St. Olaf College, lapse in 69-72 while getting Ph.D.
             
alice burton Alice Burton 1970 1996 Professor Emeritus Also taught in the Paracollege
             
Jan Friesen 1981 2005 Academic Administrative Assistant  
             
kathy fishbeck Kathleen (Kathie) Fishbeck 1981 2000 Associate Professor Also served as VP and Dean in Dean of College Office
             
karen kalumuck image Karen Kalumuck 1987 1992 Assistant Professor  
             
Char Bezanson 1988 2006 Instructor Primary position was in Education Dept, also served as Ecologist in SNAP
             
  Karen Appeldoorn 1993 1998 Instructor  
             
lauri sammartano image Lauri Sammartano 1993 2002 Assistant Professor  
             
Paul Cabe 1994 2000 Assistant Professor  
             
  Joel Olfelt 1997 2002 Assistant Professor