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Outstanding Alumni - 1984

Dr. Will Antell

Bemidji State University Graduate 1959

 

Career and Professional Achievements

• Teacher, Janesville and Stillwater, MN, for nine years.
• Assistant Commissioner of Education, for ten years.
• Director of Indian Education, for eight years.
• Professor, Harvard University, for one year.
• Founder and President, National Indian Education.
• Established Indian education program for stat of MN, which became model for United States, still the correspondence for current Indian education programs.
• President and CEO, Antell Companies, and Indian owned insurance agency and consulting firm.

Community Service

• Appointed by three U.S. presidents (Nixon, Ford, Carter) to National Advisory Committee on Indian Education, served as Chair for three years.
• Member, Citizens Parole Board, 1970-1973.

Outstanding Service to Bemidji State University

• Alumni Board Search for new president of BSU.
• Worked with BSU in developing plans for American Indian Resource Center.

Personal Achievements/Awards

• Indian Administrator of the Year award, 1992.
• Bush Fellow, 1971.
• NDEA Fellow, 1965 and 1968.
• Has written extensively on Indian Education.
• Has lectured in U.S., Canada, and Europe on Indian History, Education, and Culture.
• Worked for senators Walter Mondale and Ted Kennedy in writing the Indian Education Act of 1972.

Humanitarian Service

• Served on numerous boards on behalf of American Indians in the U.S. and MN.
• Served as evaluator of U.S. Defense Schools in Europe.