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Dr. Robert Bruininks and his wife, Dr. Susan Hagstrum, were recipients of the 2011 Federated Challenge Award in honor of their contributions to the people of Minnesota.


"For nearly two generations, Bob Bruininks has served the people of the State of Minnesota in various roles at the University of Minnesota. Susan has been a superb ambassador for the University of Minnesota in a career dedicated to public education and children's issues. Together, Bob and Susan have spent a lifetime dedicated to making life better for young people. On behalf of the Federated Challenge, your fellow Minnesotans, and the children of our great state, thank you, Bob and Susan, for all you do."
– Al Annexstad, Chairman – Federated Insurance

"Both Susan and I are educators at heart and we've spent our careers working to provide better futures for young people of all backgrounds and abilities so to be recognized in this way, by an exceptional family and company that have done so much in their own right to help young people succeed, is deeply moving to both of us."
– Dr. Robert Bruininks, President Emeritus – University of Minnesota