White Bear Lake Alumni
Association
Wall of Fame Recipients
Ross Chapin '72 Inducted 2019
Ross Chapin is an architect, neighborhood planner and author based near Seattle, Washington. He is a passionate advocate for sensibly sized homes and sociably scaled neighborhoods that nourish the individual, support healthy household relationships and foster a meaningful sense of community.
His partnerships with developers, city planners, and builders have created innovative housing and neighborhood prototypes that have received significant national attention and are shifting the way we think about our homes and communities.
Chapin’s work and ideas have been featured in more than 40 books and in publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, AARP Bulletin, Forbes, Planning magazine, Architectural Record and Builder magazine. His own book, Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World, has been widely read, shifting the thinking of developers, policymakers, architects, homebuyers and community advocates.
Since 1996, Ross has partnered in developing seven pocket neighborhoods in the Puget Sound region—small groupings of homes around a shared commons—and has designed dozens of communities for developers across North America. Among current work are communities for multi-generations, elders and mentally disabled, and whole neighborhoods with connected pocket neighborhood clusters.
In his home community, Chapin helped formulate the cottage housing development zoning ordinance, the first of its kind to be implemented in the U.S. This ordinance has become a model for innovative housing codes, opening the way for small-scale communities within existing neighborhoods and new developments. Projects by Chapin’s firm are often used to illustrate city zoning ordinances and state and federal housing policy papers.
In his personal life, Chapin regularly takes part in contact improvisation, qigong, Sufi whirling, seasonal ceremony and ritual, hiking, and open-water swimming in Puget Sound.
Louann Rockwell Lindbeck '57 Inducted 2018
COMMUNITY, CHILDREN, CARING, CONNECTING – Four words that help summarize Louann Lindbeck. As a life-long resident of White Bear Lake, Louann has spent her career and free time serving the White Bear Lake area community and educating its children.
In what may have been a foreshadowing of her future career, the 1957 Matoskan notes that among her many school activities, Louann was an office assistant at the high school during her junior and senior years. Her early college career was interrupted by marriage, raising and caring for a young family. However, Louann persisted in pursuing her education and in 1969 she graduated first in her class with an Associate of Arts degree from Lakewood (now Century) College’s first class. In 1978 she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Metropolitan State University with a focus in psychology and counseling. A teaching degree from Augsburg College followed in 1989.
Louann Lindbeck began her career in education in the administrative function, first as an assistant in the Title I Reading and Math program, next in the media center and then in the office of the principal. She was hired as an Elementary teacher in 1991where she taught kindergarten and second grade. She also was one of the first computer teachers in the District. Louann’s skill in the classroom was recognized by her colleagues and after only five years of teaching, she was awarded:
- White Bear Lake “Teacher of the Year” in 1995
- Teacher of Excellence for the state of Minnesota,
- Four nominations for the Ashland Oil Outstanding Teacher Award, a national program,
- Woman of Achievement Award presented by Delta Kappa Gamma,
an international association of women educators.
Louann retired from White Bear Lake Schools in 2001 with well over 30 years of service to the District. When most of us would be easing into retirement, Louann went on to perhaps her greatest challenge; starting Magnuson Christian School at First Lutheran (now Community of Grace Lutheran) Church.
Starting with a flip phone, a borrowed chair and an administration of one, a school was started. Louann hired staff, obtained curriculum, found vendors to furnish the classrooms, wrote computer curriculum, established a hot lunch program, began an after school care program and acquired computers to complete a computer lab. Along with her directors obligations, she also taught computer and enrichment math classes. Under her leadership, the idea went to a fully functional school with grades Kindergarten to grade 8. Although Louann officially retired from Magnuson Christian School in 2013 after nine years of service, she still actively volunteers with the school and her legacy and leadership live on as the school continues to thrive.
Louann has also shared her talents in the wider community. A small sampling would include;
- Brownie, Girl Scout and Cadet Leader – Active in summer and winter camping she engaged
scouts in community service where she continues to be a Life Member of the Girl Scouts of
America.
- A volunteer at St. John’s Hospital as a receptionist and guide when the hospital first opened and
for many years after that.
- Taught reading for the Minnesota Literacy Council teaching non-reading adults the skills
needed to become literate.
- Taught Sunday School for 25 years, Vacation Bible School and Wednesday Night Youth
programs at First Lutheran Church.
- Facilitated career counseling support groups and workshops at North Hennepin College.
- Taught Star Lab – instruction about the constellations projected on a dome for about 350
parents and students annually for many years.
- Co-founder of the White Bear Lake Retired Teachers Association. For most if its existence, she
has been a member of the board and treasurer responsible for filing all state and federal
forms, taxes and other items regarding the association.
- As a founding member of the White Bear Lake Alumni Association, she has kept track of the
finances, maintained the member database and filed all the forms to the state and federal
government.
- Serves as a volunteer with the White Bear Lake Emergency Food Shelf as well as the Food Shelf
Mobile Market which takes the food shelf on the road.
- Helps set up & serves dinner to an inner-city St. Paul area residents through Loaves and Fishes.
- Working with several organizations, she has packed food for Feed my Starving Children.
- Volunteers with the White Bear Historical Society as a House Tour Hostess as well as other
events the Society hosts.
Louann is married Lin Lindbeck, a fellow White Bear High School Wall of Fame member, and they have two daughters.
Mark T. Fitzpatrick '71 Inducted 2017
In what may have been a foreshadowing of his future diplomatic career, Mark Fitzpatrick’s time at White Bear High School was book-ended by foreign sojourns: 1968-69 found him in Mexico where his father, a Spanish teacher at Sunrise and later South Campus, took a year's sabbatical leave with his six kids; and 1971-72 Mark was an exchange student in Japan. His classmates remember Mark’s passion for argument, which did not always win him points, but expressed his beliefs which stood him well as a member of the Debate Team. They also remember him as a fun guy and that he insisted the debate group have a float in the homecoming festivities! In what may have been a foreshadowing of his future diplomatic career, Mark Fitzpatrick’s time at White Bear High School was book-ended by foreign sojourns: 1968-69 found him in Mexico where his father, a Spanish teacher at Sunrise and later South Campus, took a year's sabbatical leave with his six kids; and 1971-72 Mark was an exchange student in Japan.
After graduation, Mark enrolled in the University of Minnesota where he worked full-time at the Minnesota Daily (newspaper) to pay for schooling. Mark He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, majoring in international relations (1976), and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Mark earned a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1979). Building on the Spanish he learned in high school and the Japanese he learned in college, he achieved professional fluency in Japanese and Korean in his diplomatic career.
Since 1979, when he began his career in the United States Foreign Service, to the present, as Executive Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies-Americas (IISS), Mark has committed his career to pursuing global, regional and local solutions to issues that threaten the economic and well being of our global community, making the world a safer place by reducing nuclear dangers and weapons of mass destruction. An author of 3 books and over 200 articles on nonproliferation and nuclear arms control, Mark is a frequent speaker at international conferences and university campuses and is a much sought after commentator in the world media.
His diplomatic postings included Vienna, in charge of liaison with the International Atomic Energy Agency. (IAEA), where he advised the ambassador on all IAEA issues. There, Mark also found time to be a Boy Scout leader and Chairman, Board of Trustees, American International School in Vienna. Other postings included Seoul, Tokyo and Wellington. Among other accomplishments during his career, he include: Working helped to create the conditions that lead to a negotiated agreement limits on Iran’s nuclear program; promoted diplomatic solutions for conflicts with Iraq
and North Korea, arranged for the first- ever return of remains of servicemen from the Korean war, and ; coordinated post-Cold War security relationship with Japan.
A dissertation he wrote on Korean unification while attending the Japanese National Institute of Defense (taught in Japanese) was published in journals in Japan and South Korea.A recipient of eight State Department honor awards, Mark rose to the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Non-Proliferation (acting) before joining the non-government strategic community in London (2005), where he co-founded the EU Non-Proliferation Consortium.
During 26 years at the US Department of State, he received six individual Superior Honor Awards and two Meritorious Honor Awards. Named University of Minnesota Alumnus of Notable Achievement (2012). Inducted into Minnesota Daily Hall of Distinction (2006) Author of three books and editor of six others on non-proliferation topics, all aimed at reducing nuclear dangers around the world. Author of 250 articles, book chapters, op-eds and blog posts on topics relating to non-proliferation. Mark is a frequent lecturer at university campuses in Europe, Asia and North America; a frequent commentator on BBC, NPR, CNN and other broadcasting and print media to lend clarity and insight to complex issues involving weapons of mass destruction.in 2000.
Mark is married to Kyoko Okuda Fitzpatrick, and they have two sons, Thomas (born 1982) and Robert (1985).
Diane Kolander Loomer '58 Inducted 2016
Diane Kolander Loomer, WB class of 1958, became one of Canada’s most renowned choral conductors. Her death, at age 72, was mourned by legions of admirers and participants in her ensembles throughout Canada. A 1962 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, Diane furthered her education in Canada, receiving an honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of British Columbia in 2011. (A year later, Gustavus Adolphus College presented her with a similar doctoral degree.) Diane Loomer was “lavishly honoured within the choral community,” the Vancouver Sun noted in its Dec. 11, 2012, obituary, adding that her “charismatic enthusiasm reflected a sensibility that aspired to musical excellence, yet she never forgot the fellowship and sense of community that choral musicmaking builds.” In recognition of her “significant contribution to Canada’s culture,” Diane Loomer became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1999. And, in 2002, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee Medal.
Gerald J. Dittberner '59 Inducted 2016
Dittberner’s résumé bulges with accomplishments, including degrees from the Univeristy of Minnesota (1964) and the Uuniveristy of Wisconsin (1969, with a PhD in meteorology in 1977). Dr. Dittberner became Lieutenant Colonel Dittberner in the United States Air Force before entering the private aerospace industry. Later he became program manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that launches geostationary weather satellites. And has been nationally recognized by NASA.
Over 50 scientific publications bear his imprint. The list goes on and on, yet two of his fondest memories are having been chosen drum major for the WBHS Band and playing clarinet in the U
of M’s Marching Band in the 1962 Rose Bowl. Married 50 years, the Dittberners have lived in Springfield, Va., for the last 31. They are the parents of three adult children.
of M’s Marching Band in the 1962 Rose Bowl. Married 50 years, the Dittberners have lived in Springfield, Va., for the last 31. They are the parents of three adult children.
Michael R. Djuptstrom '98 Inducted 2015
An acclaimed composer and pianist, Djupstrom now lives in Philadelphia where he is on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music. His early school years were at Bellaire Elementary, Sunrise Park, and at South Campus, where he excelled in many ensembles, including the Jazz Band, and learned to play the oboe on his own. In 2002 he graduated from the U of Michigan with a BA degree summa cum laude, and three years later with a masters in composition. An acclaimed composer and pianist, Djupstrom now lives in Philadelphia where he is on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music.
His early school years were at Bellaire Elementary, Sunrise Park, and at South Campus, where he excelled in many ensembles, including the Jazz Band, and learned to play the oboe on his own. In 2002 he graduated from the U of Michigan with a BA degree summa cum laude, and three years later with a masters in composition.
Meanwhile, he began to receive prestigious honors and awards for his music—classical yet contemporary—that diverse audiences find attractive. Institutions such as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, the Chinese Fine Arts Society, and the Académie musicale de Villecroze (France) have awarded him handsomely. Djupstrom’s works have been presented across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and have been released on numerous commercial labels. As a pianist he has appeared at festivals and in cities throughout the world.
His early school years were at Bellaire Elementary, Sunrise Park, and at South Campus, where he excelled in many ensembles, including the Jazz Band, and learned to play the oboe on his own. In 2002 he graduated from the U of Michigan with a BA degree summa cum laude, and three years later with a masters in composition.
Meanwhile, he began to receive prestigious honors and awards for his music—classical yet contemporary—that diverse audiences find attractive. Institutions such as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, the Chinese Fine Arts Society, and the Académie musicale de Villecroze (France) have awarded him handsomely. Djupstrom’s works have been presented across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and have been released on numerous commercial labels. As a pianist he has appeared at festivals and in cities throughout the world.
Gary J. Colberg '59 Inducted 2011
Colberg excelled in three sports and led the White Bear High School Student Council. At the University of Minnesota he played in the 1961 and 1962 Rose Bowls for the Gophers later earning an MA in Physical Education. After teaching and coaching for four years at Hamline University he moved to the University of California/Davis where he created 57 different sports activities involving 15,000 students. There he also helped raise funds for many facilities, e.g., a $28 million recreation center.
In the world of volleyball Colberg officiated at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and was a coordinator at the 1996 Atlanta Games. In 1985 he created a collegiate volleyball sport club championship that has become the largest event of it's kind in the U.S.Colberg's influence extends far beyond his own accomplishments - witness the success of many of his proteges.
Patty Fleming Hall '66 Inducted 2011
Hall was an outstanding athlete at White Bear High School long before women's athletics were given the appropriate attention. Graduating from the Univeristy of Minnesota with a teaching degree, she devoted herslef to her family while working with special eduation students in Mesa, Arizona and later in the Mounds View School District.
Hall's interest in connecting people worldwide led her to Kenya, where she wa salerted to the global water crisis which in turn led her to found H2O for Life, a non-profit organization that has donated over a million dollars to provide safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education in over 26 countries. As president of H2O for Life Hall has been recognized by Time Magazine for Kids, Reader;s Digest @ Schools, The National Geographic Society, and ABC's "Good Morning America, et alia. Hall has also satred another local non-profit Race 2 Reduce that is being implemented in the White Bear Lake and Mahtomedi School Districts. in 2016 Hall was recognized by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton as a "Water Hero" for her efforts to protect and improve the quality and availability of water in Minnesota and throughout the world.
Dr. Peter H. Kramer '56 Inducted 2011
Classmates at White Bear High School remember Peter Kramer as being extremely creative and for thinking “outside the box”, this was before anyone thought “outside the box”. After graduating in 1956, Peter served four years in the Navy. He earned a doctorate in architecture and founded The Design Collecting in 1976, now called Roark, Kramer, Koslowski Design. (Howard Roark, the so-called senior partner of the firm, is actually the fictitious architect in the Ayn Rand novel, The Fountainhead, an example of Peter’s creative thinking.
As an architect. Peter Kramer and his frim have become known for “green” architecture and has won Silver and Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) awards. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system. Kramer’s firm specializes in nonprofit and community projects including health care clinics, educational facilities, child care centers and housing. The firm also is known for incorporating art into is environmentally friendly designs and buildings. One of the firm’s projects was the new home of the White Bear Area Center for the Arts.
Dr. Kramer is known for his art which has been displayed in several venues. He is a founding member, a past chair and treasurer of the nonprofit Public Art St. Paul. Kramer has created, authored and published over a dozen books featuring art embellished architectural drawings.
Jerry L. Perron '54 Inducted 2011
Jerry L. Perron '54 Inducted 2011
Jerrry Perron a Suburban Conference top-scoring athlete, later joined the Navy, serving in the Phillippines. Degrees from the Univeristy of Minnesota led him back home where for 25 years he coordinated physical education prgrams in the White Bear Lake elementary schools. The White Bear Lake Jaycees honored him as 1972's Outstanding Young Educator.
For 12 years Jerry was a White Bear Township Board Supervisor. Active in the White Bear Rod & Gun Club, he worked on many of the "World's Original" ice fishing contests held on White Bear Lake. He also was a nationally recognized shooter, organizing various youth leagues at the Minnesota State Shoot. Jerry died in June 2010 survived by his wife Joyce Anderson Perron '54 and thier seven children - all White Bear Lake High School Graduates.
Lawrence (Larry) F. Farrar '54 Inducted 2008
In high school. Larry lettered in football and track, worked on the Bear Tracks, Matoskan, was on the student council, was a class officer, played in the band and was in the National Honor Society. He accepted a scholarship to Dartmouth College where he played freshman football, was on the staff of the daily paper, and was in the Naval ROTC. Following his graduation with a major in international relations, Larry’s naval officer career included being a carrier deck officer (where he was decorated for lifesaving and heroism) and a counter intelligence officer in Yokosuka, Japan.
Following Naval service Larry earned an M.A. degree in East Asian History from Stanford University and studied Japanese at the Inter-University Center in Tokyo. Larry then became an Assistant Professor of History at Eastern Washington University. In 1970 Larry entered the Foreign Service, beginning a 30-year career representing the U.S. State Department around the world. During his time he was honored with many awards including the State Department Superior Honors Award (twice), the Secretary’s Career Achievement Award and the Department of Navy Superior Public Service Award.
After retiring from the State Department in 2000, Larry and his wife Keika, moved back to the White Bear Lake Area. He has been a class leader for the University of Minnesota, Lifelong Learning courses, a lecturer for various organizations, a resource for visiting Japanese groups to Minnesota, and a participant in the Walter Mondale oral history projects and other programs with the former Ambassador and U.S. Vice-president. Farrar has written newspaper articles, produced two draft novels, and published multiple short stories. Larry is also the grandson of Frank F. Farrar, White Bear Lake's first superintendent.
Following Naval service Larry earned an M.A. degree in East Asian History from Stanford University and studied Japanese at the Inter-University Center in Tokyo. Larry then became an Assistant Professor of History at Eastern Washington University. In 1970 Larry entered the Foreign Service, beginning a 30-year career representing the U.S. State Department around the world. During his time he was honored with many awards including the State Department Superior Honors Award (twice), the Secretary’s Career Achievement Award and the Department of Navy Superior Public Service Award.
After retiring from the State Department in 2000, Larry and his wife Keika, moved back to the White Bear Lake Area. He has been a class leader for the University of Minnesota, Lifelong Learning courses, a lecturer for various organizations, a resource for visiting Japanese groups to Minnesota, and a participant in the Walter Mondale oral history projects and other programs with the former Ambassador and U.S. Vice-president. Farrar has written newspaper articles, produced two draft novels, and published multiple short stories. Larry is also the grandson of Frank F. Farrar, White Bear Lake's first superintendent.
David M. Gehrenbeck '49 Inducted 2008
David attend White Bear Lake Public Schools from kindergarten upward. As a pianist he accompanied the high school choirs and the operetta. Pickles, besides editing the first volume of Bear Tracks as a separate bi-weekly newspaper. As a senior he was elected to the National Honor Society. At Macalester College, he completed a double major in journalism and music. After serving two years in the U.S. Army, he entered Union Theological Seminary in New York earning his masters and doctorate degrees in sacred music.Before beginning a 25-year fellowship at Illinois Wesleyan University, he presented his four-volume doctoral dissertation of early printed Latin choral music to Pope Paul VI for the Vatican Library.
Gehrenbeck returned to his hometown in 1997. For more than 60 years, he has served many churches as organist and choirmaster, and has played numerous organ recitals in many states and in Germany. This summer he will conclude 10 years of musical leadership at St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church. He serves on the board of the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation, including editing its newsletter.
In 2014 Gehrenbeck received the J. Stanley and Doris Hill Legacy Award. Established by the Century College Foundation, the Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation and the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation, the award honors the memory of Stan and Doris Hill for their commitment to community service and for their remarkable commitment to community service, this award has been created to acknowledge individual(s) who have beeb given many years of outstanding service
to his or her community.
Gehrenbeck returned to his hometown in 1997. For more than 60 years, he has served many churches as organist and choirmaster, and has played numerous organ recitals in many states and in Germany. This summer he will conclude 10 years of musical leadership at St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church. He serves on the board of the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation, including editing its newsletter.
In 2014 Gehrenbeck received the J. Stanley and Doris Hill Legacy Award. Established by the Century College Foundation, the Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation and the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation, the award honors the memory of Stan and Doris Hill for their commitment to community service and for their remarkable commitment to community service, this award has been created to acknowledge individual(s) who have beeb given many years of outstanding service
to his or her community.
Dorothy Magnusen Hass '40 Inducted 2008
Haas graduated in the class of 1940 where she was a thespian and edited the Matoskan. She received a teaching degree from St. Cloud Teachers College in 1943, followed by a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota, with high distinction, in 1960 and a Master of Arts from St. Thomas University in 1970. She taught third grade in the Mahtomedi School District for 25 years and was Teacher of the Year in 1973. Other work experience included writing obituaries for Los Angeles newspapers and as a bookkeeper for several businesses. Community service included working extensively with the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation helping its patients receive medication aid. In recognition of her work improving neighborhoods in Culver City, Calif., she received a special commendation from President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957. Since 1996, she's served as a part-time tutor in the Washington County Jail. Haas is the daughter of Lillian Magnuson who taught for 50 years in the White Bear school system.
Peter R. Reis '55 Inducted 2008
Reis graduated from White Bear High School in 1955 and enlisted in the Navy at age 17. A 1962 graduate of the University of Minnesota, he also pursued advance study the Stonier School of Banking at Rutgers University. He joined the Norwest Corporation where he worked mostly in corporate banking and became a vice president. Reis is the author of "White Bear's Hometown Heroes: The Story of the White Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department, 1888-2002." He is also a Ramsey County master gardener.
His community service activities have included: chairman of the White Bear Lake Planning Commission, president of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, board member of the Minnesota Historical Society, chairman of the Hennepin County Library Board, and board and executive committee member at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. His father, Clement P. Reis, served on the school board for 10 years.
Terry M. Rooney '42 Inducted 2008
A '42 graduate, Rooney was active in Future Farmers of America. He joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Philippines during World War II. Following the war, Rooney graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture and settled in Bald Eagle. Rooney's many service activities include Bald Eagle Water Ski Club board, University of Minnesota School of Agriculture board, Northeast Family YMCA board, White Bear Lake City Council, White Bear Town Board, White Bear Lake School Board and White Bear Lake Area Historical Society board.
Presently, he serves on the vestry at St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church and volunteers at the Cerenity Care Center. Rooney is probably best known for his appearances as a leprechaun, Easter Bunny or St. Nick. He writes and recites verse for whatever occasion is at hand.
Roberta Velin Moe '57 Inducted 2008
A 1957 graduate, Moe edited the Bear Tracks newspaper, served on the student council and was part of the audo-visual crew. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Minnesota and completed further studies at Hamline University and the University of St. Thomas. Returning to White Bear, Moe taught elementary grades many years. She was active in state and national educational associations and is one of the founders of the White Bear Lake Retired Teachers Association and the White Bear Lake Area Alumni Association, of which she is vice president. Also a board member of the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation, she chairs its annual Angel Fund Drive.
Martha Hedman Malloy '33 Inducted 2005
Martha attended local schools since her family moved from Roseau, Minnesota to a farm near Birch Lake in 1920. Martha, vice president of her junior class, participated in virtually all of the extra-curricular activities available to her at the time. Martha and Fred Malloy were married in 1937. Because of the Depression, Martha did not have the opportunity to continue her education. Nevertheless, she made outstanding contributions to many areas of the world.
In 1958, Fred and Martha Malloy served as Lutheran missionaries in Africa. In Tanganyika (now Tanzania) Martha organized community projects involving hundreds of native citizens and school children. In 1967 the Malloy’s were assigned to Ethiopia. Martha led the way transforming cotton from fields into fabrics, some highly embroidered, that were marketed worldwide, thus providing much needed income for the area. So impressed was Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellasie by this enterprise that in 1973 he honored Martha Hedman Malloy with a gold medal, in recognition of her having provided employment for over 400 Ethiopians.
The Malloys retired to St. Paul after 19 years of mission work. Following Fred’s death in 1990, Martha returned to White Bear Lake where she passed away in 2007 at the age of 92.
The Malloys retired to St. Paul after 19 years of mission work. Following Fred’s death in 1990, Martha returned to White Bear Lake where she passed away in 2007 at the age of 92.
Fredrick W. Espe '55 Inducted 2005
Fred chose to remain close to his roots. A three-year letterman in football (all-conference, 1953-54; co-captain, 1954) and track (championships in shot put and discus), Fred also was a goalie for the Bear’s hockey team. A 1959 graduate of Hamline University-, he played in the 1959 College All-Star football game and was a MIAC discus champion and record holder. Returning to his hometown, Fred began a teaching and coaching career at White Bear Lake spanning over 40 years. His classroom assignments were physical education, history, and social studies. His coaching duties were in football, track and wrestling. During his seven years as football coach, the Bears won 52 games; in track, the Bears won either conference or regional championships every year he coached them. He also coached several state champions.
In 1969 he was appointed assistant recreation director of for the White Bear Lake School District. During his career, he organized and managed some 200 adult softball teams each season. Fred assisted with volunteer and fund-raising efforts for many programs and facilities including renovation of the Hippodrome. His community involvement included the Lions Club, the Park Advisory Board, and the White Bear Township Park Board. He was admitted to Hamline University’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 and White Bear High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. Fred continued to influence and mentor young people for over 50 years until his passing in 2017.
In 1969 he was appointed assistant recreation director of for the White Bear Lake School District. During his career, he organized and managed some 200 adult softball teams each season. Fred assisted with volunteer and fund-raising efforts for many programs and facilities including renovation of the Hippodrome. His community involvement included the Lions Club, the Park Advisory Board, and the White Bear Township Park Board. He was admitted to Hamline University’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 and White Bear High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. Fred continued to influence and mentor young people for over 50 years until his passing in 2017.
Dr. King K. Holmes '55 Inducted 2005
Dr. Holmes has guided the development of collaborative research on sexually transmitted diseases through the world. He is a world leader in AIDS and infectious disease research and training and is the first chair of the University of Washington's new Department of Global Health. Prior to that he was the director of the UW Center for AIDS & STD, head of the UW International Training and Education Center on HIV, and the chief of the Division of Allergy and Infectious Disease at Harborview Medical Center.
Since 1976 the World Health Organization has relied upon his participation in virtually every key advisory panel related to STD and HIV issues. The Department of Global Health at UW was created in 2006 with a $20 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a substantial commitment from the UW. It is the only department of global health in the United States run by both a medical school and a school of public health.
Holmes was the founding director of the Center for AIDS & STD, which was created in 1989 to help fight the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. He guided the center through its growth into one of the world's leading AIDS research and training institutions, with about $50 million in annual funding. As a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for AIDS and STD, the UW center took a lead role in research, training, resource development, and technical assistance in developing countries. Holmes brought together countless institutions, organizations, and people in building the Center for AIDS & STD into one of the best centers of its kind. Holmes also has an endowment in his honor in the Department of Medicine at UW.
He received his medical degree from Cornell University in 1963, and his Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Hawaii in 1967, while stationed at Pearl Harbor in the United States Navy. He completed his medical training at Vanderbilt University and the UW, serving as chief resident in medicine in the late 1960s. He was an officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, and served in several leadership positions in the service from 1969 to 1983. He has been a UW faculty member for more than 35 years. He is board certified in internal medicine and infectious disease, and is a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He has won numerous national and international awards for his research and training in infectious diseases.
L. 'Lin' Lindbeck '58 Inducted 2005
Lin was a White Bear Lake business owner for 36 years. Well aware of the quality of life in his hometown, he strove constantly to give back to the community in any way he could. He has been extensively recognized and honored for his civic efforts and achievements.In recognition of the time, leadership and support Lin gave to the community, he received the White Bear Lake Chamber of Commerce’s first Business of the Year Award in 1992. The site of his business was used to promote groups such as Boy Scouts and many other school and civic groups. Lin served as a role model and mentor to students from the OJT program, continuing relationships for many years.
For 26 years. Lin served the White Bear Lake Fire Department and Rescue Squad, rising through the ranks to Assistant Chief. He was instrumental in developing the first agility test for new recruits, and later chaired the Minnesota Fire Chief’s Handbook Committee. Lin also served as a liaison between state, regional, and local fire departments, bringing new ideas and concepts back to White Bear Lake.
To help curb underage smoking, Lin was instrumental in getting the White Bear Lake City Council to approve the banning of cigarette vending machines in public. As the first city in the country to do so the City received national media attention.
For 26 years. Lin served the White Bear Lake Fire Department and Rescue Squad, rising through the ranks to Assistant Chief. He was instrumental in developing the first agility test for new recruits, and later chaired the Minnesota Fire Chief’s Handbook Committee. Lin also served as a liaison between state, regional, and local fire departments, bringing new ideas and concepts back to White Bear Lake.
To help curb underage smoking, Lin was instrumental in getting the White Bear Lake City Council to approve the banning of cigarette vending machines in public. As the first city in the country to do so the City received national media attention.
Sharon Stanton '55 Inducted 2005
Sharon received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the College of St. Teresa, Winona, Minnesota in 1962. In 1973, she completed her Master of Science in Community Health Nursing at Texas Women’s University, Houston. From 1955-1979 she was a member of Sisters of St. Francis, Rochester, Minnesota. Sharon has been an active leader in multiple and diverse dimensions of professional nursing, community health, health administration and education, pastoral ministry, and social justice.
She has ministered in the Catholic Church locally, regionally and nationally as an educator, liturgist, musician, and pastoral minister. Her many and varied assignments have included working for a Texas migrant clinic under the leadership of Cesar Chaves; serving as national field coordinator for the Catholic Committee on Urban Ministry; participating in a National Council of Churches’ team in New York created to critique major television issues; serving as assistant director of nursing for the state of Vermont; and as administrative/clinical director of the in-home program of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia. In 1997, she was elected to the National Board of Directors for the Health Ministries Association, becoming president in 1999.
Sharon remains active in her church, even as she plans to continue her education in the study of spirituality and health.
Ted Glasrud '33 Inducted 2001
A longtime White Bear Lake resident, Glasrud was a prominant lawyer, businesses man and philanthropist. Glasrud graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1933, attended the University of Minnesota and earned his law degree from the St. Paul College of Law in 1944.
As the White Bear Lake city attorney, he helped the city annex much of the neighboring land into the municipality of White Bear Lake. As an attorney for White Bear Lake Area Schools, he was an integral part of incorporating Independent District 624 into the state education system. Glasrud’s later ventures included life insurance and residential and commercial development companies. He gave many financial gifts to the City of White Bear Lake and the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation, First Presbyterian Church and other organizations.
“I’ve always tried to give back,” Glasrud said in a 2004 White Bear Press interview. “I consider myself a fortunate person to have been raised and schooled in White Bear Lake.” In 2007 Ted passed away in White Bear Lake at age 93.
“I’ve always tried to give back,” Glasrud said in a 2004 White Bear Press interview. “I consider myself a fortunate person to have been raised and schooled in White Bear Lake.” In 2007 Ted passed away in White Bear Lake at age 93.
Gordon F. Vadnais '47 Inducted 1995
Vadnais graduated from White Bear High Lake School High School in 1947. Poised to start college on a scholarship, he opted to help his father in the family business, White Bear Oil, because two older brothers were in the military.
He would later become president of the family oil-distributing firm and launch a large-truck repair service and an International Harvester dealership. But firefighting was his real professional passion. He joined the White Bear Lake volunteer fire department in 1953 and didn't leave until 1988, when he retired as the department's first full-time paid chief. His family became accustomed to the erratic service of a fire volunteer and to vacations shortened by duties of a chief.
Vadnais pushed for innovations not only in the fire department but also in the city. He fought for a second water tower in White Bear Lake and insisted that new housing developments have fire hydrants, improvements that pay off today through the best insurance rating awarded to cities with volunteer departments.At the state level, Vadnais campaigned for firefighter education among smaller departments when he was president of the State Fire Chiefs Association. Perhaps his greatest contribution came through his own battle with heart disease. In the 1970s, ambulance crews usually handled emergency trips to hospitals. A conversation with his cardiologist, Dr. Brian Campion at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, inspired Vadnais to form one of the first volunteer corps of paramedics in the country. Vadnais was also volunteer for the Chamber of Commerce, the Lion's Club, his church and local food shelves. Vadnais passed away in 2005 at age 76.
Vadnais pushed for innovations not only in the fire department but also in the city. He fought for a second water tower in White Bear Lake and insisted that new housing developments have fire hydrants, improvements that pay off today through the best insurance rating awarded to cities with volunteer departments.At the state level, Vadnais campaigned for firefighter education among smaller departments when he was president of the State Fire Chiefs Association. Perhaps his greatest contribution came through his own battle with heart disease. In the 1970s, ambulance crews usually handled emergency trips to hospitals. A conversation with his cardiologist, Dr. Brian Campion at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, inspired Vadnais to form one of the first volunteer corps of paramedics in the country. Vadnais was also volunteer for the Chamber of Commerce, the Lion's Club, his church and local food shelves. Vadnais passed away in 2005 at age 76.
John L. Hill '27 Inducted 1995
After his family emigrated from Canada in 1922 John Lindsay Hill (older brother of J. Stanley Hill ‘29), graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1927, and then graduated from the Rochester, New York Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (now RIT) in 1930. He worked at General Railway Signal, 3M and Northwest Airlines. Jack served in World War II as the Master Sergeant in charge of radio maintenance for military airfields in the Panama Canal Zone and throughout Central America. On return he joined Engineering Research Associates where he led the team that engineered and built the first American stored program electronic computer, the ERA Atlas.
In 1957 he became Director of Research and Development at Ramsey Engineering. In 1977 he began over 20 years of volunteer work for SCORE and Radio Talking Book. Jack and his wife Catherine generously supported many charitable and educational organizations. He loved ham radio, computing, theater and travel. Hard work, solving problems, learning and sharing knowledge, and fixing anything made him happy. Hill, or Jack to knew him, was a positive man of good will, honesty and humor. John’s volunteer work includes 14 years for the Minnesota Radio Talking Book Network and business counseling for the Small Business Administration. John passed away at age 99 in 2009.
In 1957 he became Director of Research and Development at Ramsey Engineering. In 1977 he began over 20 years of volunteer work for SCORE and Radio Talking Book. Jack and his wife Catherine generously supported many charitable and educational organizations. He loved ham radio, computing, theater and travel. Hard work, solving problems, learning and sharing knowledge, and fixing anything made him happy. Hill, or Jack to knew him, was a positive man of good will, honesty and humor. John’s volunteer work includes 14 years for the Minnesota Radio Talking Book Network and business counseling for the Small Business Administration. John passed away at age 99 in 2009.
J. David Brostrum '53 Inducted 1992
After graduating from White Bear High School, Mr. Brostrum earned degrees from Gustavus Adolphus College and Augustana Seminary. Through his ministry as a Lutheran pastor, he served his fellow man by starting and revitalizing churches in suburban America, by listening and providing hope to inner city America during the turbulent 1960’s, by ministering in Ethiopia during a time of revolution and famine, and by providing informal ministries of friendship and outreach. Reverend Brostrum’s life has been a celebration of family, friends and enjoyment of the simple pleasures of life.
David played football all four years at college and was a co-captain of the 1956 Gustie
football team, making the all MIAC team in 1956. After graduation from GAC, he enrolled at
Ausgustana Theological Seminary, Rock Island, IL and was ordained a Lutheran pastor in June
1961. He married Sharon Peterson that same year. In 1961 he founded Christ the King
Lutheran Church in Twinsberg OH, and in 1966 he began pastor of Valvary Lutheran Church in
E. Cleveland, OH, where is served until 1974 when he and his family went to Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia and missionaries.
Following is an excerpt from letter to David's high school 25th class reunion in 1978:
"After my graduation there in 1961 I married Sharon Peterson, a student at Augustana College, from DeKalb, Illinois. We were sent by the church to Twinsburg, Ohio, a small twin suburb between Cleveland and Akron where we started a new congregation and our first three children were born. But we preferred the variety of life in a city and I became pastor of a multi-racial congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. We live in a changing community and it was a tough time for the cities in those years, with two major urban disturbances involving military troop in our area. The Vietnam War also brought agony and turmoil to our congregation and community. Because the city school had deteriorated so deeply, my wife and I with some friends started a community school serving our four children plus 180 others, through grade six, which is still continuing after ten years. I worked on a program with Case-Western Reserve University offering psychiatric training to small groups of pastors, priests, and rabbis over a two year period. We lived there nine years and enjoyed our life very much.
"After my graduation there in 1961 I married Sharon Peterson, a student at Augustana College, from DeKalb, Illinois. We were sent by the church to Twinsburg, Ohio, a small twin suburb between Cleveland and Akron where we started a new congregation and our first three children were born. But we preferred the variety of life in a city and I became pastor of a multi-racial congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. We live in a changing community and it was a tough time for the cities in those years, with two major urban disturbances involving military troop in our area. The Vietnam War also brought agony and turmoil to our congregation and community. Because the city school had deteriorated so deeply, my wife and I with some friends started a community school serving our four children plus 180 others, through grade six, which is still continuing after ten years. I worked on a program with Case-Western Reserve University offering psychiatric training to small groups of pastors, priests, and rabbis over a two year period. We lived there nine years and enjoyed our life very much.
Since 1974, we’ve been in Africa, most of that time Ethiopia where I was working with the Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. My wife bought in a Roman Catholic girl’s school, with children of the former nobility and the present military rulers sitting side by side in her class. The last two years she taught in the American Community School which serves students from over third countries. We lived in Addis Ababa with an elevation of 8,000 feet, so even though we were near the Equator the nights were always cold –a good climate. We wish we had been able to stay there, but because of the increased bloodshed in the city and the difficulty of my work due to the Marxist government, this summer we were transferred across the continent to Ghana in West Africa. Here I am working with African Independent churches, groups and have a mixture of the tribal traditions and the Christian religion.
An African phase that perhaps sums up my involvement with the church is “ministry to the whole person”. Our lives are not divided up into economic, political, religious, social segments–man is a totality. My purpose is to help people develop their individual lives and their society in their total sense. I also believe we need to develop our respect and appreciation for people’s differences, their varied abilities, both within our local communities and on a global basis."
David passed away, after a courageous battle with cancer on October 7, 1986, at age 51. He is survived by his wife, Sharon, and their four children.
William J. Fleming '41 Inducted 1992
At White Bear High School, Mr. Fleming was a National Honor Society member, president of the junior and senior classes, and co-captain of the football and basketball teams. Upon graduation he received the Outstanding Citizen Award.
After serving in the Navy during World War II, he graduated from the St. Paul College of Law. He practiced law in the White Bear Lake area for 23 years and served as Mayor from 1955-1958. Appointed Municipal Court Judge of White Bear Lake in 1958, he continued his judicial career for thirty years, retiring as a Ramsey County District Court Judge in 1988. Judge Fleming also sat as a retired judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and on the Ramsey County District Court. Instrumental in founding Lakewood Community College (Now Century College) in White Bear Lake, Judge Fleming served on its advisory board for many years. Fleming died at age 71 in 1994.
Don Foss '49 Inducted 1992
Don Foss was a 1949 graduate of White Bear Lake High School and a Social Studies Teacher in the White Bear Lake School District for 37 years. Foss received many state and national history awards and was voted White Bear Lake's Teacher of the Year in 1985. Don was the kind of teacher that made history come alive for his students. The White Bear Lake Edicuational Foundation annually provides one a $1000 scholarship annually to a student planning to pursue a major in social studies and or education that honors Don Foss. Don passes away in 2000 but left behind a legacy for the future with all of his students.
J. Stanley Hill '29 Inducted 1992
When J. Stanley Hill, younger borther of John Lindsay Hill '27, moved to White Bear Lake from Canada in 1923, he had completed only one year of formal education. He completed his education and graduated from White Bear Lake High School six years later. During his career in the U.S. Army during World War II, he advanced from the rank of Private to Lieutenant Colonel serving as the Actuary of the Army in WWII, including postings in N. Africa and Italy. Following a 39-year career as actuary and Sr. VP with Minnesota Mutual, Stan started a successful career as a computer consultant.
In addition to his passion for sailing, windsurfing, tennis, skiing, and biking, Stan was a "community service junkie". He served as Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Building Committee for United Hospital, and received their Service to Humanity Award. He also served on the Boards of United Theological Seminary, St. Paul Area Council of Churches, and Tubman Family Alliance. He was named to the Twin Cities Volunteer Hall of Fame by Mpls St Paul Magazine. Founder-Chairman Emeritus of Century College Foundation. Active in Mn State High School Math League, Mahtomedi Area Education Foundation, White Bear Lake Education Foundation, White Bear Lake Historical Society and Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing.
in 2007 the Century College and the White Bear Lake Education and Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundations, which Stan and his wife Doris were involved in, joined forces to promote the importance of volunteering in our area by bestowing the award on a deserving candidate. In 2007 the J. Stanley and Doris Hill Legacy Award, was created to not only honor the Hills but to acknowledge an area citizen who has given a lifetime of out-standing service to their community. Hill passed away in 2005 at age 92.
Elizabeth Wright Bennett '56 Inducted 1992
During high school, Ms. Bennet served as Senior Class Secretary, Girl’s State Representative and Choir President. After Graduation she earned a B.A. in Sociology from the Macalester College. Ms. Bennet maintained an active lifestyle as a Ramsey County Welfare Caseworker and was Food Service Director for three Michigan colleges and the Kalamazoo Public School System. She also served her community as President of the American Association of University Women in Michigan, President of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and State Treasurer for the Michigan School Food Service Association. Ms. Bennett was nominated for the Kalamazoo Public School’s Medallion for Excellence award and was recognized by the Kalamazoo Gazette for her volunteer efforts.