FROM THE EDITOR
Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees The Rev. Jon V. Anderson, M.Div., New Ulm, Minn. (ex officio) Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA, Redwood Falls
On character and leadership In September 2010, six members of Gustavus Adolphus College’s Board of Trustees anonymously pledged $5 million to establish two endowed faculty positions in the Department of Economics and Management: one a Chair in Management and Leadership to be assigned to a current faculty member; the other a Distinguished Chair in Leadership and Ethics to be awarded to an outstanding candidate following a national search. In this issue of the Quarterly we introduce to the greater Gustavus community Kathy Lund Dean, Ph.D., formerly of Idaho State University, who was named in March of 2012 to hold the Board of Trustees Distinguished Chair in Leadership and Ethics and started at the College July 1. Lund Dean is an internationally respected academician, coach, consultant, and mentor who is active on the research and governance side of the Academy of Management, the premier professional association in management, and currently serves on the Academy’s Ethics Education Committee. While Professor Lund Dean is housed in the Department of Economics and Management, in the department’s new home in Beck Academic Hall, the scope of her position—and the interdisciplinary nature of her interests in teaching organizational behavior, ethics, and leadership—is such that her presence will be felt campuswide and beyond. Her internal responsibilities include building academic courses and developing opportunities for student research and experiential learning. By way of introduction, Professor Lund Dean contributes an essay in this magazine (p. 16) that among other things describes how to support students in developing the character that will serve them in leadership positions. She writes of the College’s successes in combining character with leadership in programs such as Gustavus Women in Leadership and its student companion, Women in Business Leadership; Gusties in Ongoing Leadership Development (G.O.L.D.); Career Explorations; and study abroad through the Center for International and Cultural Education (CICE). She holds up the Center for Servant Leadership as one of the key spaces where developing character and ethical leaders takes place on campus. And she looks forward to collaborating with these groups and programs in support of the next generations of leaders. The fruits of the College’s character and leadership development programs are also acknowledged annually when the Gustavus Alumni Association announces its alumni awards. On page 43 you will find a listing of the 2013 First Decade Awards, Distinguished Alumni Citations, and Greater Gustavus Award—and a call for 2014 nominations.
Scott P. Anderson ’89, M.B.A., Eagan, Minn. President and Chief Executive Officer, Patterson Companies, Inc., Mendota Heights Thomas M. Annesley ’75, Ph.D., Ann Arbor, Mich. (vice chair) Professor of Clinical Chemistry in Pathology, University Hospital, University of Michigan Al Annexstad, Excelsior, Minn. Chairman, Federated Insurance Companies, Owatonna Tracy L. Bahl ’84, M.B.A., Greenwich, Conn. Special Advisor, General Atlantic, N.Y. Warren Beck ’67, Greenwood, Minn. President, Gabbert & Beck, Inc., Edina Rebecca M. Bergman, Ph.D., North Oaks, Minn. Vice President, Research and Technology, Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management, Medtronic Incorporated, Mounds View Mark E. Bernhardson ’71, M.A., Bloomington, Minn. (chair) City Manager, City of Bloomington The Rev. Åke Bonnier, Skara, Sweden Bishop, Diocese of Skara The Rev. Gordon A. Braatz, Ph.D., M.Div., Minneapolis Pastor and Psychologist, Retired Daniel G. Currell ’94, J.D., St. Paul, Minn. Executive Director, Corporate Executive Board, Arlington, Va. Ardena L. Flippin ’68, M.D., M.B.A., Chicago Director, Physician Assistant Program, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County/ Malcolm X College The Rev. Brian Fragodt ’81, M.Div., Medina, Minn. Senior Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Long Lake James H. Gale ’83, J.D., Washington, D.C. Attorney at Law Marcus M. Gustafson ’73, D.D.S., Edina, Minn. Dental Director, Midwest Dental/Mountain Dental John O. Hallberg ’79, M.B.A., Wayzata, Minn. Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Minneapolis Jeffrey Heggedahl ’87, M.B.A., Minneapolis (ex officio) Chief Executive Officer, Ecova, Spokane, Wash., and Immediate Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Susanne Björling Heim ’83, Edina, Minn. Business Executive Alfred Henderson ’62, M.B.A., Chanhassen, Minn. Business Executive, Retired George G. Hicks ’75, J.D., Eden Prairie, Minn. (vice chair) Managing Partner, Värde Partners, Inc., Minneapolis The Rev. John D. Hogenson ’81, M.Div., Stillwater, Minn. (ex officio) Senior Pastor, St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, and President, Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations Linda Bailey Keefe ’69, M.B.A., Atlanta, Ga. (vice chair) Vice President, NAI Brannen Goddard Talmadge E. King Jr. ’70, M.D., Oakland, Calif. Julius R. Krevans Distinguished Professor in Internal Medicine and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Paul Koch ’87, Plymouth, Minn. Senior Vice President/Investments UBS Financial Services, Inc., Wayzata
Steve Waldhauser ’70, Managing Editor
The Rev. Daniel A. Kolander ’68, M.Div., Marion, Iowa Pastor, Retired, and Congregational Strategic Planning and Pastoral Training Consultant Jan Michaletz ’74, Edina, Minn. Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Jack R. Ohle, D.D. (hon.), D.Litt. (hon.), St. Peter, Minn. (ex officio) President, Gustavus Adolphus College The Rev. Wayne B. Peterson ’77, M.Div., Plymouth, Minn. Pastor, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church The Rev. Dan S. Poffenberger ’82, M.Div., Stillwater, Minn. Senior Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church Beth Sparboe Schnell ’82, Corcoran, Minn. Chief Executive Officer, Sparboe Companies, Wayzata The Rev. Lori Bergstrand Swenson ’82, M.Div., DePere, Wis. Pastor, Ascension Lutheran Church, Green Bay
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Ronald C. White ’75, Las Vegas, Nev. (ex officio) Chief Sales Officer, Growth Development Associates, Inc., and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association