Ten to receive Distinguished Serve Award from Luther College

Luther College will present its Distinguished Service Award to ten alumni on Friday. 

The award is one of the highest honors bestowed by the college.  It is given in recognition of success and achievements in professional fields, service to society, contributions to community and loyalty and service to Luther.

Recipients of the 2013 Luther Distinguished Service Awards are David Carlson ('63) of Decorah; Brenda (Landsgard) Carlson ('73) of Decorah; Gregory Hager ('83) of Baltimore, Maryland; Mike Kust ('78) of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; Nampua Nengola ('98) of Namibia; Joel Ludvigsen ('88) of Brussels, Belgium; Selmer Norland ('38) of Silver Spring, Maryland; Kirk Stapleton ('78) of St. Louis Park, Minnesota; Joan (Catlin) Totten ('63) of New Berlin, Wisconsin; and Curt Wollan ('73) of St. Anthony, Minnesota.

David Carlson graduated from Luther in 1963 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.  Brenda (Landsgard) Carlson graduated from Luther with a degree in elementary education in 1973.  They are involved in the Decorah community, participating in church events, Nordic Fest and the Vesterheim Museum and are active with the Luther community.  The Carlsons sum up their lives' work with these words: "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15. "We have been blessed with God's many gifts: our loving parents, six wonderful children and their spouses and 16 precious grandchildren, a home in a caring, diverse, small healthy community, many special friends here in Decorah and some far away, time and resources to be able to volunteer and serve our church and community as we are able, a loving church family, a relationship with Luther College that continues to nourish our minds and hearts, and most importantly, God's gift of His son, Jesus Christ, who died for our sins. To God alone the glory!"