Carleton Opgaard
Carleton Opgaard | |
|---|---|
| President of Malaspina University-College | |
| In office 1969–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carleton Myron Opgaard February 18, 1929 PhD ) |
Carleton Opgaard (February 18, 1929 – July 6, 2014) was an American college and university administrator and founding president of Vancouver Island University.[1][2]
Early life and education
Carleton Myron Opgaard was born in
Fulbright scholar
.
Career
In his initial administrative assignment, Opgaard was principal of Edmonds Woodway High School in Edmonds, Washington.
In 1969, he was the founding president of
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. During the centennial of the college, he was the president of Dakota State University (1978–1983) in Madison, South Dakota.[3] He also served as president of Tacoma Community College in Tacoma, Washington, (1983–1990). He later served as interim president of Columbia Basin College and Edmonds College in Washington.[4]
For his service to education, Carleton Opgaard received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Valley City State University.[5]
Death
Opgaard died on July 6, 2014, in Tacoma, Washington.[6]
Selected works
- Waldemar Theodor Ager, Norwegian immigrant author in America (University of Wyoming, 1957)
References
- ^ Dr. Carleton Opgaard (Famous People born in North Dakota) Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CARLETON OPGAARD's Obituary by News Tribune (Tacoma)". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ^ President Carleton Opgaard (Dakota State University)
- ^ Past Presidents (Dakota State University) Archived September 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dr. Carleton M. Opgaard - Class of 1952 (Valley City State University Archived April 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Carleton M. Opgaard". Retrieved 2020-06-01.