Tuesday Trivia: Answered! Posted on September 18th, 2012 by Maggie HedlundHome IconHomeBlogs at GustavusGustavus Sesquicentennial Who served as the first academic dean of Gustavus Adolphus College from 1945-53? B. Elmer Siebrecht; shown here is a Christmas card from Elmer and his wife Marie (who was the President’s secretary for many years). Categories: Daily Factoid, GAC150Tags: academic dean, Answer, dean, GAC150, gustie firsts, marie siebrecht, president's office, provost, Trivia Comments are closed.