It is with sadness that we share news of the passing of Mark Schelske, Ph.D., with the MMEP community. He passed away peacefully at dawn on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, with his wife, Janis Johnson, and members of his family present.

Mark was the professor and chair of the Education Department, and TRiO faculty advisor at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn. He is also the brother of MMEP Board Member Bruce Schelske. Like Bruce, Mark provided active leadership in education through his involvement with TRiO programs at St. Olaf College. Mark also provided leadership for MMEP’s Institute on Multicultural Connections (IMC), a career exploration program for high-school-aged students of color, operated during the 1990s through early 2000s.

Our world is a lesser place with Mark gone. He will be dearly missed.

Carlos Mariani Rosa

Executive Director