Karen Lee Ricklefs

Background

Ricklefs, Karen Lee was born on February 12, 1937 in Elmore, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Ole Andrew and Florence Dorothy (Peterson) Anderson.

Education

Student, St. Olaf College, 1955-1957; Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Iowa State University, 1957-1960; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1962, 70, 80; postgraduate, Pace U., 1976-1978; postgraduate, Manhattanville College.

Career

Officer assistant National Academy of Sciences, Ames, 1959-1960. Teacher mathematics various schools, Minnesota and New York, 1960-1969. Director, founder College and Career Resource Center Mayo Hari Singh Gour, Rochester, Minnesota, 1985-1990.

Realtor K & K Realty, 1987-1990. Executive assistant University Minnesota, Duluth, 1991-1992. Senior consultant, co-founder Quality Associates International, Rochester, since 1991.

Consultant Minnesota Academy Excellence Foundation, St. Paul, since 1992, Minnesota Partners for Quality, St. Paul. since 1992. Presenter in field.

Membership

Treasurer, vice president, president, chairman board directors Rochester Board Education, 1970-1976. Member executive board Minnesota Environmental Education Council, St. Paul, 1972-1976. Commissioner advisory council Minnesota State Board Education, 1973-1976.

President, founder Rochester Area Intergovtl. Council, 1973-1976; vice president, founder Southeast Minnesota Educational Computer Consortium Governance Board, 1973-1976. Minnesota representative National Energy Conference, Washington, 1974.

Board directors, president Olmsted Community Hospital, Rochester, 1979-1985. President, founder Rochester Foundation Educational Excellence, 1987-1994. Member American Association of University Women (president 1963, Education Foundation Fellowship award 1974), American Society Quality Control, Minnesota Symphony Orchestra Womens' Association, Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Sons of Norway, Rotary (co-chair foundation committee since 1997).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, piano, boating, traveling.

Connections

Married Merlin John Ricklefs, September 28, 1958. Children: Linda Lee Ricklefs Baudry, Lowell John, Kristin Kay Ricklefs Bennett.

Father:

Ole Andrew Anderson

Mother:

Florence Dorothy (Peterson) Anderson

Spouse:

Merlin John Ricklefs

child:

Kristin Kay Ricklefs Bennett Ricklefs

child:

Lowell John Ricklefs

child:

Linda Lee Ricklefs Baudry Ricklefs