{"id":912,"date":"2015-11-19T14:38:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T20:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.winona.edu\/Insights\/?p=912"},"modified":"2015-11-19T15:56:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T21:56:24","slug":"wsu-mourns-loss-of-president-emeritus-dufresne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.winona.edu\/insights\/wsu-mourns-loss-of-president-emeritus-dufresne\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU Mourns Loss of President Emeritus DuFresne"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_913\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.winona.edu\/Insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/2012-WSU-Presidents-Krueger-Olson-DuFresne-2012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-913\" class=\"size-full wp-image-913\" src=\"https:\/\/news.winona.edu\/Insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/2012-WSU-Presidents-Krueger-Olson-DuFresne-2012.jpg\" alt=\"WSU Presidents\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.winona.edu\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/2012-WSU-Presidents-Krueger-Olson-DuFresne-2012.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.winona.edu\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/2012-WSU-Presidents-Krueger-Olson-DuFresne-2012-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Emeritus DuFresne with President Olson and President Krueger in 2012.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is with great sadness that I inform you that WSU President Emeritus Robert A. DuFresne passed away Nov. 17, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. DuFresne served as president of Winona State from 1967 to 1977. This was a period of great change for WSU. The campus nearly doubled in size, student enrollment grew significantly, and WSU earned full university status. Dr. DuFresne\u2019s legacy was featured as part of WSU\u2019s <a title=\"Living History Project\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winona.edu\/retiree\/LivingHistoryDVD.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Living History Project in 2005<\/a>. He is also the author of \u201cWinona State University: A History of One Hundred Twenty-Five Years,\u201d which stands as one of the greatest accounts of WSU\u2019s history and early development.<\/p>\n<p>Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Fawcett Junker Funeral Home in Winona, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Funeral services will follow at 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. DuFresne helped to create the Winona State that we all know and love today. I ask that you keep Dr. DuFresne\u2019s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers during this sad and difficult time. The DuFresne Family has asked that memorials be directed to the WSU Foundation for the DuFresne scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Scott R. Olson<br \/>\nPresident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with great sadness that I inform you that WSU President Emeritus Robert A. DuFresne passed away Nov. 17, 2015. Dr. DuFresne served as president of Winona State from 1967 to 1977. This was a period of great change for WSU. 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