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Eden Prairies Ruth Kelly Hustad to be cited as St. Olaf College distinguished alumna

mjc
May 17, 2001

NORTHFIELD, Minn. ? Neighborhood developer Ruth Kelly Hustad 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.

Hustad, of Eden Prairie, Minn., 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., mayor and community activist DeLores Hinrichs Henehan of Britton, S.D., 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.

Hustad, who graduated from St. Olaf College in 1955, has developed hundreds of acres in Eden Prairie, creating beautiful neighborhoods while maintaining careful stewardship of the land. She is president of Hustad Real Estate in Eden Prairie and chair of Hustad Development Corp., and has been vice chair of the Metropolitan Waste Commission and president of the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce.

She has helped improve health care for Minnesotans as trustee and chair for Fairview Southdale Hospital and as a member of the Fairview corporate board. Active in church stewardship, she recognizes and acts on the belief that one person can make an impact, and that each person is responsible to bring good to the community, the church, the family and the world.

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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.