Thomas Welder | |
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| President of the University of Mary | |
| In office 1978–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diane Marie Welder April 27, 1940 Linton, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 2020 (aged 80) Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | College of St. Scholastica (BA) Northwestern University (MMus) |
Sister Thomas Welder, OSB (born Diane Marie Welder;[1] April 27, 1940 – June 22, 2020) was an American educator, academic administrator, and Benedictine nun. Born and raised in North Dakota, she entered Annunciation Monastery in 1959, at age 19. She began working at the Benedictine-sponsored Mary College in 1963 and served as its president from 1978 to 2009. Under Welder, the college expanded to become the University of Mary. She received North Dakota's highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, in 2004.
- ^ Swift, Tammy (September 21, 1997). "Sisters Mary Ann and Thomas are Fellow Benedictines in Bismarck but They're Much Closer Than That". Forum. p. 1B – via Germans from Russia Heritage Collection.