Entries tagged with ‘Walter Lunden’

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.

Factoid Friday

In July of 1943, President Walter Lunden, secured a Navy V-12 program at Gustavus. V-12 programs were founded at 131 campuses across the nation to provide commissioned officers to the U.S. Navy during World War II.  As the presidency of the college shifted to Edgar Carlson in 1944, the College was home to 388 Navy […]