St. Olaf College

St. Olaf College president Christopher Thomforde will leave his position at the end of the 2005-2006 school year, the Northfield, MN college said Monday. Thomforde has served as St. Olaf's president since January 2001. A Princeton and Yale graduate, Thomforde was president of Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS., before being selected for the St. Olaf presidency. Both colleges are affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.