Tou Sue Thao of St. Paul chosen as Program Director of the Year for the St. Olaf College Volunteer Network

Student honored at Outstanding Leadership Awards Program

NORTHFIELD, MN (04/28/2014)(readMedia)-- Tou Sue Thao '14 of St. Paul was recognized as a "Program Director of the Year" at the recent Outstanding Leadership Awards Program at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. He and fellow directors Andrew Fuglestad and Eric Lander were chosen for their leadership of the Ole Spring Relief organization. Students participating in Ole Spring Relief travel across the country to provide disaster relief to communities in need.

This award was given through the St. Olaf Volunteer Network. The Volunteer Network currently supports 31 volunteer organizations on campus. So far this year, these student-led organizations have logged a total of 19,456 volunteer hours.

Thao is a graduate of Concordia Academy and the son of Luther and Nyia Thao.