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'Washington Post' cites St. Olaf as top producer of Peace Corps volunteers

By David Gonnerman '90
February 4, 2010

The Washington Post is reporting that, with 26 volunteers, St. Olaf College is the leading producer of Peace Corps volunteers among small schools (with fewer than 5,000 students; St. Olaf enrolls 3,000). The No. 1 slot -- the first time that St. Olaf has topped the small school category since the Peace Corps began ranking schools based on the the three-tier enrollment system in 2003 -- is an improvement over last year's No. 2 ranking, and No. 9 in 2008.

Nearly 500 St. Olaf alumni have volunteered for the Peace Corps since that organization was created in 1961.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.