Roland Dille
Roland Dille | |
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Born | Roland Paul Dille September 16, 1924 |
Died | May 26, 2014 | (aged 89)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Academic President of Minnesota State University Moorhead |
Roland Paul Dille (September 16, 1924 – May 26, 2014) was an American
academic. He was president of Minnesota State University Moorhead
(MSUM) from 1968 to 1994.
Biography
Dille was born on a farm near
Bronze Star. After military service, he earned a doctorate from Minnesota in 1962, with a thesis "David Garnett and the Bloomsbury group".[2]
Career
From 1956 to 1961 he taught at
California Lutheran College
, and finally came to Moorhead in 1963. He was dean of academic affairs there from 1966, and president from 1968. He retired in 1994.
Honors
- Member, National Council for the Humanities
- President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- Acting chancellor of the Minnesota State University System