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Brittons DeLores Hinrichs Henehan to be cited as St. Olaf College distinguished alumna

mjc
May 17, 2001

NORTHFIELD, Minn. ? Former Britton mayor DeLores Hinrichs Henehan is one of seven St. Olaf College graduates who will be honored by the college on Saturday, May 26, as a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.

Henehan will receive the award as part of the college?s "Celebration 2001" commencement and reunion weekend May 26-27. She and the six other honorees will be cited at an All-Alumni Banquet Saturday evening, May 26, and will be recognized by President Christopher Thomforde during St. Olaf College?s commencement Sunday, May 27.

Other Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are geneticist David Benton of Devon, Pa., former ambassador Robert A. Flaten of Northfield, Minn., neighborhood developer Ruth Kelly Hustad of Eden Prairie, Minn., education reform catalyst Jeanne Kunau Narum of Washington, D.C., businessman Herbert M. Stellner Jr. of Kasson, Minn., and Minnesota Speaker of the House Steve Sviggum of Kenyon, Minn.

Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are selected each year based on distinction in profession, community service, religious involvement and involvement in St. Olaf College.

Henehan, who graduated from St. Olaf College in 1941, rejuvenated Britton during 10 years as mayor. She established a revolving community development fund from which 14 local businesses benefited; obtained grants for airport renovation and sewer repairs; built a city park and tennis courts for the town; and established Marshall County?s recycling program.

She is secretary of the Britton Housing and Redevelopment Commission, under whose guidance the first handicapped-accessible apartments are being built. She also has been president of the church council, plans and hosts a monthly Bible study at a local nursing home, finds supplemental music for summer church services and has taught Sunday school for 20 years

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St. Olaf College prepares students to become responsible citizens of the world, fostering development of mind, body and spirit. A four-year, coeducational liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), St. Olaf has a student enrollment of 2,950 and a full-time faculty complement of approximately 300. It is one of Money Guide?s top 100 "elite values in college education today," and it leads the nation?s colleges in percentage of students who study abroad.

Contact Michael Cooper at 507-786-3315 or cooperm@stolaf.edu.