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Zempel awarded Norwegian Order of Merit
April 22, 2008
St. Olaf Professor of Norwegian Solveig Zempel '69 (in photo, right) recently was awarded the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. The award was conferred by Norwegian Consul General Rolf Willy Hansen (at left in photo) at a ceremony in Minneapolis April 11.
The order was created in 1985 to recognize the efforts of non-Norwegians in furthering Norwegian interests.