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In a joyous reception in the Johnson Center Board Room Wednesday, North Park bid farewell to three beloved, respected deans who will retire at the end of the school year.

Linda Duncan, Craig Johnson, and Wesley Lindahl were honored by their colleagues at the well-attended reception. Together, the three have dedicated more than 70 years of service to North Park.

In her more than 40 years at North Park, and 11 as the Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Linda Duncan was a dedicated teacher and mentor. In remarks, Nursing Professor Dr. Jan Zeller noted that Duncan was devoted to her students, often visiting them onsite at hospital practicums in the middle of the night, and then showing up to teach class the next day.

During Duncan鈥檚 tenure, SNHS saw numerous advances, including the addition of state-of-the-art facilities like the Kathy J. Holmgren Nursing Simulation Lab.

Craig Johnson, Dean of the School of Music, Art, and Theatre, was remembered for his love of puns and his tendency to break into song. During his tenure, Johnson helped lead the renovation of Hanson Hall and oversaw the addition of Art and Theatre to the School of Music, resulting in SMAT as we know it today. In saying goodbye, Johnson, who served as interim Provost for one year, described his last eight years at North Park as the 鈥渃oda鈥� of his career, as a coda combines the best aspects of a musical piece.

Dean of School of Business and Nonprofit Management Wesley Lindahl joked that he was saying a 鈥淣orth Park goodbye:鈥� While he is retiring from his position as Dean, he will stay on to teach, and thus continue to see his colleagues on campus even after his big celebration. As part of his 17 years at North Park, Lindahl helped secure a $750,000 grant from the Lilly Foundation to help fund the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management.

Following remarks by Provost Michael O. Emerson, the nearly 100 well-wishers were led by Craig Johnson in singing Happy Birthday in honor of President Mary Surridge on her special day. Chocolate and vanilla cake was served to guests, who mingled while reminiscing.

A glorious period in North Park sports history began 50 years ago this month, when the Men鈥檚 Basketball team clinched the CCIW title and headed to the NCAA College Division tournament.

It was the first time any North Park athletic team had won a CCIW championship, and was the prelude to a string of National Championship titles for the Vikings a decade later.

That victorious season was steered in part by players Greg Crawford, now a member of the North Park Board of Trustees, and Paul Zaeske, who went on to play in the NFL. They were coached by North Park legend Dan McCarrell.

In the March 7, 1969 issue of the North Park College News, reporter Dennis Anderson wrote:

鈥淐oach Dan McCarrell seems rather confident of the Park鈥檚 prospects, saying 鈥楾hese are all tough competitions, but there is nobody in the regional we can鈥檛 beat.鈥� Commenting on the fine 20-4 season he and the Vikings had, McCarrell said 鈥楾he whole thing is an attribute to the players.鈥欌��

Although a national championship eluded the 1969 team, the Vikings went on to dominate DIII basketball in the late 70s, winning national championships in 1978, 鈥�79 and 鈥�80, all under Coach McCarrell. Their dominance returned in the mid- 80s under coach Bosco Djurickovic, when the Vikings captured the championship again in 1985 and 1987.

And of course, NCAA DIII glory returned briefly to North Park in 2017, when the Men鈥檚 Soccer team cruised all the way to the National Championship, only to fall 2-1 to Messiah College.

But perhaps, much like McCarrell鈥檚 1969 squad, that was just a preview of national titles to come in the next decade.