Crow River Media — Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Acton Township, received last week the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award from St. Cloud State University for his accomplishments since graduating St. Cloud State in 1971.
Urdahl, who earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State in social studies and taught in the New London-Spicer district for 35 years, is in his seventh term in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He has also authored eight books.