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Bethel Seminary Awardee

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Bethel grads have a legacy of making a difference in the world around them. Join us in congratulating our deserving award recipient for 2024!

2024 Alumnus of the Year

As a member of the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe and a Christ-follower, Ryan O’Leary S’03 feels strategically positioned to share the gospel with the 11 million Indigenous people across North America. He serves as leader of Converge International’s First Peoples Initiative and president of the National Association of Native Evangelicals.

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Past Recipients

Year

Name of Awardee

2023

Ronald Troxel '73, S'77

2022

Ramón Pastrano S’06, S’13

2021

Joel Johnson '80, S'87

2020

Jon Wicklund '97, S'02

2019

Leland Eliason ’62, S’66

2018

Heather Flies '95, S'02

2017

Sammy Wanyonyi S’08, S’14

2016

Nick Hall S'11

2015

Kara Powell S'94

2014

John Morris S'86

2013

Paul Berthiaume S'00

2012

Dick Varberg '55, S'58

2011

Rev. David Pound '70, S'74

2010

Stan Rendahl, '34, S'41

2009

Doug Fagerstrom, S'83

2008

Melvin Swanson, '41, S'44

2007

Janice Raymond, S'99

2006

Rev. Bob Merritt, S'83

2005

Edward O. Nelson, S'39

2004

Dr. Clifford V. Anderson, S'55

2003

Richard Young, S'66

2002

Robert Featherstone, S'55

2001

Paul Douglas Johnson, '77, S'97

2000

Alfred Babington-Johnson, S'84

1999

Herb Skoglund, S'54

1998

Dr. James Mason, S'55

1997

Harold Carlson, S'48

1996

Emmett Johnson, S'53

1995

Rev. Delbert Kuehl, S'48

1994

Dr. Virgil Olson, S'41

1993

Dr. Gordon Johnson, S'46