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Darrin Good is latest alumnus to become a college president

Darrin Good
Darrin Good

365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ has had only eight presidents in 159 years, but it has graduated 15 people who became college presidents during their careers.

Dr. Darrin Good, a 1987 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ graduate, is the latest. He will become president of Nebraska Wesleyan University later this year.

He was a member of the biology faculty until being named, in 2012, an associate dean at Gustavus Adolphus 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ in Minnesota.

During his time at 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@, Dr. Good assumed administrative leadership roles in service learning, summer programs and the Nicaragua service learning program. He also chaired the Division of Natural Sciences and was admissions coordinator for biology and pre-health professions.

After Gustavus, Dr. Good served as vice president of academic affairs and dean at Whittier 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ in California. He will begin his work at Nebraska Wesleyan on July 1, becoming the 15th 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ graduate to serve as a college president.

Alumni presidents

Three graduates of 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ went on to become president of the college: Gustav Andreen, Class of 1881; Conrad Bergendoff, Class of 1915; and Thomas Tredway, Class of 1957.

Others include:

Tom Benson '62, Green Mountain 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@, Vermont
Al Bowman '75, Illinois State University
Joseph Bruno '78, Marietta 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@, Ohio
Richard L. Edwards '65, Rutgers University
Nils Hasselmo '57, University of Minnesota
Albert Karnig '68, California State, San Bernardino
David Livingston '86, Lewis University, Romeoville, Ill.
Arthur Puotinen '63, Grand View 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@, Des Moines
Elizabeth Stroble '73, Webster University, St. Louis
Carl A. Swensson (Class of 1877), Bethany 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@, Kansas
Matthias Wahlstrom (Class of 1877), Gustaus Adolphus, St. Peter, Minn.


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