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Hall of Fame

George William Heitkamp

  • Class
    1964
  • Induction
    1986
  • Sport(s)
    Contributor
  • One of the school's first athletic directors, Heitkamp set the ideals for good sportsmanship and a Christian community when taking over as athletic director in 1925.
  • Not only a guiding source at Loras, Heitkamp served as the president of the Iowa Conference in 1927 and 1928.
  • A top educator in the physics department at Loras for 50 years, Heitkamp also has the Heitkamp Planetarium and Observatory on campus named after him for his dedication to the college.
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