Don Sikkink Papers

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Don Sikkink Papers

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.42 linear feet

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(1928-2018)

Notice biographique

Born in 1928, Don Sikkink arrived at St. Cloud State in 1963 as a faculty member in Speech. He was appointed dean of the School of Arts and Sciences in 1965 and served until 1970. He returned to the classroom. Don served as the acting director of International Studies in 1983/84, acting dean, and late, the permanent dean of the College of Fine Arts and Humanities from 1984 to 1988. For the 1988/89 academic year, he was the acting vice president for Academic Affairs. Don retired in 1990.

He received his BA (1949), MA (1951), and Ph.D. (1954) from the University of Minnesota. From 1956 to 1963, Don was a faculty member at South Dakota State.

His family included wife Arlene Angel and four children - Jeffrey, Kathryn, Lynn, and Julie.

Don passed away on January 23, 2018 at the age of 89.

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These materials concern the academic activities of Don Sikkink, who was a former professor and administrator at St. Cloud State University between 1963 and 1990. They include Sikkink’s 2010 written recollections of his tenure at SCSU, along with a travel journal and slides taken during two SCSU faculty and student trips to China in fall 1985 and spring 1987. In 1985. the trip was to include a stop in Japan but travel difficulties prevented that.

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The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

Records are located at 29D.7c.

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Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.

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  • anglais

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    Archivist's note

    Processed by Nathan Schmidt in March 2024.

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