died in September 1998, after a two-year illness. He was that rarest of persons, a true teacher-scholar-activist. Christenson, born in 1937, graduated from Wisconsin State University, Eau Claire in 1959 and received his master of arts and doctor of philosophy degrees in political science from the University of Minnesota. He began his 34-year teaching career at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. In 1969, he was called to Gustavus Adolphus to form a political science department and guide its growth over the years. Christenson was, above all, a teacher. He received every major teaching award given by his college, including the Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching. His reputation with students was "intellectual, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and fair." His oral exams were legendary. Each final exam, he gave every one of his student an hour to engage in a dialog, with the student sitting in a rocking chair. During exam week, Christenson sat in his office for days on end, from seven in the morning until long into the evening, listening and talking with students. Christenson was a prolific writer. He authored several books, including Political Trials: Gordian Knots in the Law (1986, with a revised edition completed just before his death) and Political Trials in History (1991). He also wrote introductory chapters of books by Roscoe Pound and Wallter Lippman, scholarly papers that won prizes, book reviews for popular newspapers and academic journals, regular newsletters for the students in his department, and articles for faculty journals. Christenson was a citizen of his college, who was chosen by his peers year after year to serve on the Faculty Senate and other organs of faculty governance. He was a citizen of