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Marino named Boldt Distinguished Professor

By David Gonnerman '90
May 5, 2003

St. Olaf faculty member Gordon Marino has been selected as St. Olaf?s fourth Boldt Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities at St. Olaf College. Marino, who came to St. Olaf in 1995, is currently a professor in the department of philosophy and curator of St. Olaf?s Kierkegaard Library. He earned his Ph.D. from the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. Previous Boldt Professors are James Farrell (history), Carol Holly (English) and Ed Langerak (philosophy). Marino?s three-year appointment will run through 2006.

Marino?s publications have appeared in Commonweal, The Christian Century, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. His most recent book, Kierkegaard in the Present Age, was published by Marquette University Press in 2001. Marino?s broad service to St. Olaf includes advising the Cultural Union for Black Expressions (CUBE), The Reed (an undergraduate philosophy journal published at St. Olaf) and first-generation college students. He also organized the St. Olaf boxing club and serves as an assistant football coach.

The endowment was created by contributions from Appleton, Wis., contractor O.C. Boldt, his wife Patricia Boldt and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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