Dennis King ’70 credits Augsburg with helping him develop the tools and mind-set needed to succeed in life.
“I did not fully realize this during my professional career. It hit me when I retired and looked at my life in retrospect.”
His career, first in Spanish Language Education and then International Business in Latin America, stretched his mind to work successfully in other cultures, languages, and with divergent points of view.
Dennis studied at Augsburg in the late 60’s when the Canadian Philosopher, Marshall McLuhan, was widely read regarding media. He coined the phrase “Global Village” and in many respects predicted the World Wide Web and the inevitable move toward globalization.
“All of this transformed me along the way.”
Dennis established the Dennis and Anita King Endowed Fund to honor his wife, Anita. Dennis met Anita at Augsburg before she transferred to the University of Minnesota. Anita supported and participated in Dennis’s professional journey throughout their 42 years of marriage. Dennis hopes that this gift will help other Auggies on their path to find the same kind of fulfillment that he found.
“I believe the Study Abroad Program at Augsburg University is the vehicle to do this.”