{"id":1378,"date":"2013-06-10T11:27:51","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T16:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/biology\/?page_id=1378"},"modified":"2013-06-25T09:51:10","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T14:51:10","slug":"biology-department-history-faculty-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/biology\/biology-department-history\/biology-department-history-faculty-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Department History – Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listed below are former faculty and staff with five years or more of service. Listed chronologically by career start date. Photos courtesy of St. Olaf College Archives.<\/p>\n

\"halvorHalvor Ytterboe<\/p>\n

1882 – 1904<\/p>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n

Primary position was in Applic, also served as VP and Treasurer in Treasurer’s Office and Principal in Prep Dept<\/p>\n

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\"edwardEdward Schmidt<\/p>\n

1891 – 1920<\/p>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n

Primary postion was in Physics<\/p>\n

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\"engebretEngebret T.\u00a0Tufte<\/p>\n

1912 – 1953<\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

Also served as Director in the Placement Bureau Office\u00a0Mr. Tufte received his A.M. degree in 1911 from the University of North Dakota, where he taught the following year. He came to St. Olaf in 1912. Viking Yearbook 1945<\/p>\n

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Albert\u00a0Holmquist<\/p>\n

1917 – 1960<\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

Doctor Holmquist came to St. Olaf in 1917, after being awarded the M.S. degree from the University of Chicago. He had a fellowship with the National Research Council for one year and received his Ph.D. degree in 1925. Viking Yearbook 1945
\n\"graceGrace\u00a0Holstad<\/em><\/p>\n

1922 – 1958<\/p>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n

Previous to coming to St. Olaf in 1922, Miss Holstad taught at Spokane College and Canton Normal. She was granted her A.M. degree in 1927 from the University of Colorado. Viking Yearbook 1945<\/p>\n

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\"frederick\u00a0Frederick\u00a0Bieberdorf<\/p>\n

1928 – 1946<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

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\"ethel\u00a0Ethel\u00a0Horton<\/p>\n

1943 – 1948 ‘<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

The University of Wisconsin granted Doctor Horton her A.M. degree in 1921, and in 1932 the University of Minnesota awarded her the Ph.D. degree. She came to St. Olaf in 1943 after occupying several excellent teaching positions. Viking Yearbook 1945<\/p>\n

Almeda\u00a0Anderson<\/p>\n

1934 – 1938<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Also worked 1947-48, Also served as Asst Dean of Women in the Dean of Students Office<\/p>\n

\"haroldHarold\u00a0Hansen<\/p>\n

1938 – 1982<\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

Lapse in 1942-1948 while serving in WWII, then went to graduate school before returning to St. Olaf. Also longtime biology department chair and science division chair<\/p>\n

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Orwin\u00a0Rustad<\/p>\n

1948 – 1953<\/p>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n

Also longtime biology teacher in the Faribault Public Schools and most noted as the main driving force for establishing the River Bend Nature Center in Faribault<\/p>\n

\"orin\u00a0Orin\u00a0Lofthus<\/p>\n

1953 – 1972<\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

Also served as VP and Dean in the Dean of College Office<\/p>\n

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Howard\u00a0Orr<\/p>\n

1954 – 1981<\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

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\"arnold\u00a0Arnold\u00a0Petersen<\/p>\n

1954 – 1983<\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

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\"nora<\/p>\n

Nora\u00a0Larson<\/p>\n

1960 – 1972<\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

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\"danielJ. Daniel\u00a0Palm<\/p>\n

1962 – 1988<\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

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\"james\u00a0James\u00a0Zischke<\/p>\n

1963 – 1996<\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

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\"marland\u00a0Marland\u00a0Madson<\/p>\n

1965 – 1993<\/p>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

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\"gene<\/p>\n

Eugene (Gene)\u00a0Bakko<\/p>\n

1966 – 2009<\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

Also served as Curator of the Natural Lands at St. Olaf College, lapse in 69-72 while getting Ph.D.<\/p>\n

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\"alice\u00a0Alice\u00a0Burton<\/p>\n

1970 – 1996<\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

Also taught in the Paracollege<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u00a0Jan\u00a0Friesen<\/p>\n

1981 – 2005<\/p>\n

Academic Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n

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\"kathy\u00a0Kathleen (Kathie)\u00a0Fishbeck<\/p>\n

1981 – 2000
\nAssociate Professor<\/p>\n

Also served as VP and Dean in Dean of College Office<\/p>\n

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\"karen\u00a0Karen\u00a0Kalumuck<\/p>\n

1987 – 1992<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u00a0Char\u00a0Bezanson<\/p>\n

1988 – 2006<\/p>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n

Primary position was in Education Dept, also served as Ecologist in SNAP<\/p>\n

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Karen\u00a0Appeldoorn<\/p>\n

1993 – 1998<\/p>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n

\"lauri\u00a0Lauri\u00a0Sammartano<\/p>\n

1993 – 2002<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u00a0Paul\u00a0Cabe<\/p>\n

1994 – \u00a02000<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

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Joel\u00a0Olfelt<\/p>\n

1997 – 2002<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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