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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.