of Sweden, 1973; King Carl XVI Gustaf's Bicentennial Medal in Gold, 1976; and the Sandburg Medal, 1989; he was selected as Swedish-American of the Year by the Swedish government and the Vasa Order of America in 1991. He was elected to membership in several Swedish scholarly societies, and holds honorary doctorates from Uppsala University (1979), Augustana College, and North Park University. Nils Hasselmo died on January 23, 2019, after a more than 20-year battle with prostate cancer. He is survived by his second wife, Ann Die Hasselmo, three children, a stepdaughter, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Nils Hasselmo Hall Following his retirement as President of the University of Minnesota, the Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Building was renamed the Nils Hasselmo Hall. Nils Hasselmo Papers The papers of Nils and Patricia Hasselmo, covering the period 1960s–1997, are located in University of Minnesota Archives. References External links University of Minnesota Office of the President Linguists from the United States Scandinavian studies scholars 1931 births 2019 deaths Presidents of the University of Minnesota University of Minnesota faculty University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study People from Värmland Swedish soldiers Swedish emigrants to the United States Harvard University alumni Uppsala University alumni Augustana College (Illinois) alumni American Lutherans Swedish Lutherans 20th-century American educators Deaths from cancer in Texas Deaths from prostate cancer 20th-century Lutherans Presidents of the Association of American Universities