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| | Former St. Olaf College President, U.S. Ambassador Sidney Rand Dies |
 | | Rand, 87, served at president of St. Olaf College from 1963 to 1980, and was U.S. ambassador to Norway in 1980 and 1981. St. Olaf is one of 28 ELCA colleges and universities. |
 | | He was a great president of St. Olaf College, a highly respected educator throughout the state and the nation, and a wonderful human being," said Walter F. Mondale, former vice president of the United States, who worked with Rand for many years on the Nobel Peace Prize Forum conference, which Rand helped establish. |
 | | He taught homiletics at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., from 1984 to 1985. Augustana College and Finlandia University are ELCA colleges; Luther Seminary is one of eight ELCA seminaries. |
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