词条 | Sidney Rand (ambassador) |
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|name = Sidney Rand |image = |ambassador_from1 = United States |country1= Norway |term_start1= March 4, 1980 |term_end1= February 14, 1981 |predecessor1= Louis A. Lerner |successor1= Mark Evans Austad |president1= Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan | birth_name=Sidney Anders Rand | nationality=American | birth_date = {{birth date|1916|5|9}} | birth_place = Eldred, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|12|16|1916|5|9}} | death_place = Northfield, Minnesota, U.S. | alma_mater = Concordia College | spouse= {{Unbulleted list|{{Marriage|Dorothy Holm Rand|1942|1974|reason=died}}|{{Marriage|Lois Ekeren Rand|November 23, 1974|2003}}}} | children= }}Sidney Anders Rand (May 9, 1916 – December 16, 2003) was an American Lutheran minister, educator and college president. He served under the Carter administration as United States Ambassador to Norway from 1980 to 1981.[1] BackgroundRand was born in Eldred, Minnesota to Charles W. and Alice Pedersen Rand. He lived in Beltrami and Williams, Minnesota, where his father was Superintendent of Schools. Following his father's death in 1920, the family moved to Rothsay, Minnesota, his mother's hometown.[2] He graduated in 1938 from Concordia College, was ordained at the Lutheran Seminary in St. Paul in 1943 and served as a pastor in northern Minnesota.[3] CareerRand joined the Concordia College faculty in 1945. He was president of Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, from 1951 to 1956, when he became executive director of college education for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. In July, 1963, he became President of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota and served in that capacity until February, 1980, at which time he became United States Ambassador to Norway. The Norwegian government recognized Ambassador Rand for his services in promoting good relations between the two countries. He was awarded the Knight First Class — Order of St. Olav and the Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. [4] He retired in Minneapolis during 1981. He later taught part-time at Luther Seminary in St. Paul and served as a consultant to colleges on management studies. He served as interim President of two colleges, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1986–87 and 1992–93) and Suomi College (now Finlandia University), Hancock, Michigan (1990–91). Rand was a member of the Norwegian-American Historical Association and was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame at the 1987 Norsk Hostfest in Minot, N.D.[5]Rand Scholar AwardThe Rand Scholar Award was established at St. Olaf College. it was named in honor of former college president Sidney Anders Rand.[6] References1. ^{{cite news | title=Sidney Rand, 87, President Of College and Ambassador | newspaper=The New York Times | date=December 24, 2003 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/24/us/sidney-rand-87-president-of-college-and-ambassador.html | accessdate=2010-11-14}} {{s-start}}{{s-dip}}{{succession box2. ^{{cite web |url=http://ncigs.org/obituaries/forestcity/2003/december.htm |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |author=North Central Iowa genealogical society |date=December 2003 |accessdate=2010-11-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607085405/http://ncigs.org/obituaries/forestcity/2003/december.htm |archivedate=2010-06-07 |df= }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://norway.usembassy.gov/1980-1981-rand.html|title=Sidney Anders Rand|publisher=usembassy.gov|accessdate=April 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426235717/https://norway.usembassy.gov/1980-1981-rand.html#|archive-date=2016-04-26|dead-url=yes|df=}} 4. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.walkermn.com/news/chapter-sidney-anders-rand-ambassador-to-norway/article_8278593c-53a3-5666-848e-8|title= Sidney Anders Rand:Ambassador to Norway|publisher= Pilot-Independent (Walker, MN)|author= Arland O. Fiske|date= March 18, 2009|accessdate= April 15, 2016}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://hostfest.com/sahf/sahf-inductees/sidney-anders-rand/|title= Sidney Anders Rand |publisher= Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame|accessdate= April 15, 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://wp.stolaf.edu/doc/randscholarship/|title= The Rand Scholar Award|publisher= St. Olaf College|accessdate= April 15, 2016}} | title=U.S. Ambassador to Norway | before=Louis A. Lerner | after=Mark Evans Austad | years=1980–1981}}{{s-end}}{{US Ambassadors to Norway}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rand, Sidney Anders}} 11 : 1916 births|2003 deaths|Ambassadors of the United States to Norway|Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) alumni|Finlandia University|People from Polk County, Minnesota|St. Olaf College people|Waldorf College|American university and college presidents|Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal|American people of Norwegian descent |
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