Who are James and Jean Lindell?
James G. Lindell ‘46 (1924-2011) supported Augsburg through more than fifty years of philanthropic support and on the Board of Regents. After graduating from South High School in 1942, he enrolled at Augsburg before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, reaching the rank of Petty Officer Second Class in the Pacific theater. In 1947, he began a career at West Publishing, where he worked for 44 years. A few years after retiring from West as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer in 1991, he made a major contribution to Augsburg’s effort to build a new library that is named in his family’s honor, including his wife Jean G. Lindell (Tigwell) (1920-2001).
“My personal feelings from the first days I visited Augsburg were shaped by students showing their good attitudes toward each other and the closeness of belonging to the school. This feeling still prevails for me…” - James Lindell, quoted in Augsburg Now, Fall 2011