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Arnold W. Flaten '22 earned 10 St. Olaf letters in tennis, football, and track & field. He was the state champion in tennis twice and captained the football team.
From 1925-30, he was a Lutheran pastor before returning to St. Olaf to teach art. After traveling to Europe to receive formal training in art, Flaten returned in 1932 and was charged with establishing St. Olaf's Art Department, the second art department founded among colleges in Minnesota. He impacted St. Olaf's history significantly through the tremendous amount of original carvings he did around campus, which have been widely exhibited and acclaimed internationally. He was noted for design and execution of art and sculpture for church and college buildings.
Flaten was the chairman of the St. Olaf Art Department from 1932-68 before retiring in 1970.
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