Entries tagged with ‘peter mattson’

Tuesday Trivia: Answered!

Who was the first graduate of Gustavus to serve as college president?   E. Matthias Wahlstrom. The Rev. Wahlstrom completed his coursework at St. Ansgars in the late 1860s. The Rev. Dr. Peter Mattson was the first alum with an actual degree from Gustavus Adolphus College. He was a member of the class of 1892. […]

Tuesday Trivia

Who was the first graduate of Gustavus to serve as college president? Was it: A. Walter Lunden B.  Edgar Carlson C. James Peterson D. Peter Mattson E. Matthias Wahlstrom   The answer to this week’s trivia question will be posted at 6:00 p.m. CST.

View from the Hill

Two nursing students in Mattson Hall (located on the southwest side of campus by the Schaefer Fine Arts Building) doing some hands-on-learning for their nursing major.  Mattson Hall is home to both the Nursing and Education departments at Gustavus. Peter A. Mattson Hall is named after our sixth president who also was an 1892 graduate […]