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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