Lester "Skip" Larsen

Class of 1965, Salutatorian - St. Joseph Ponies

Student Council President 

High School
Track

440 yd. Dash Individual Conference, Regional, & State Champion - 1965
880 Relay - Regional Champion (Anchor) - 1965
440 - ‘Champion of Champions’ Winner - 1965 (competitive event for State Champions from all Classes of Michigan High Schools)
State Record (Class C-D) 440 yd. Dash in 1965 (50.1)
Regional Record 880 Relay (1:35)
Ran leg of State Championship Relay Team

Football
All conference 2nd team 1964
Southwest Michigan top 10 leading scorers
31-1 record during High School (2nd longest winning streak in the history of Michigan high school football)
Multiple Conference Championships
Herald Palladium Football ‘Player of the Week’
All-League in football on the #2 team in the state for Class D
Running back and linebacker on undefeated football team

College – Georgetown University
Georgetown University 4 year Track scholarship
 

Track
Member of nationally recognized, consistently winning team with several All-Americans 

Football
Started at Safety, Kickoff and Punt Returner as Freshman (required to drop football after freshman year as a condition of track scholarship) 

After High School & College
Recently returned to competitive running at the Masters level with goal of attaining All-American status in my age group (55-59)

Professional

National Chairman, Federal Reserve Small Business and Agriculture Advisory Board in 1990

Civic Activities
Board of Directors

Denver Rotary Club (600 members)           1990-1992
Citizens for Responsible Government        1988-1995
Hope Center                                                  1997-2002
Georgetown University Alumni Assoc.        1987-1988

Advisory Boards
Federal Reserve, K.C. MO & Wash. DC    1985-1991
Regis Jesuit High School                             1990-1992
Citizens for Quality Schools (Denver)         1990-1996
Denver Chamber Education Council          1998-2000
Colorado Coalition for Higher Performance
            Education System                             2000-2002
Life Education Fund of Colorado                2001- 2005

Partner- Larsen Consulting International
Consulted more than 250 organizations
Was the C.E.O. of a start-up venture in telecommunications