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Outstanding Alumni - 1981

Dr. Robert Olson

Bemidji State University Graduate 1962

 

Career and Professional Achievements

• Teacher at Hibbing High School, 1962-1963.
• M.A. in History and Ph.D. in Middle East History, Indiana University, 1967 and 1973.
• Teacher, Clemson University, South Carolina, for one year.
• Professor, University of Kentucky.
• Elected to the Administrative Council of the Institut Kurde de Paris, the leading international institution concerned with Kurdish affairs.

Personal Achievements/Awards

• Has authored nine books, and written 120 research articles and essays, contributed to 14 books, delivered 60 professional papers and 130 book reviews.
• Has lectured at most of the leading universities in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.
• Has raised two wonderful daughters.

Humanitarian Service

• Joined the Peace Corps, served in Turkey from 1963-1965.