Roland Paul Dille (September 16, 1924 – May 26, 2014) was an American

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. He was president of

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(MSUM) from 1968 to 1994.

Biography

Dille was born on a farm near Dassel, Minnesota. He took a

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in English Literature at the

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. While serving in the Army during

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he was awarded the

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. After military service, he earned a doctorate from Minnesota in 1962, with a thesis "David Garnett and the Bloomsbury group".WorldCat
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Career

From 1956 to 1961 he taught at St. Olaf College in Northfield, then at California Lutheran College, and finally came to Moorhead in 1963. He was dean of academic affairs there from 1966, and president from 1968. He retired in 1994.

Honors

*Member, National Council for the Humanities *President of the

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*Acting chancellor of the Minnesota State University System

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dille, Roland 1924 births 2014 deaths Minnesota State University Moorhead faculty University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni St. Olaf College faculty People from Meeker County, Minnesota