Lt. Col. Scott St. Sauver, since June the post commander at the Camp Ripley National Guard Training Site, is a new member of the President's Regional Advisory Committee at Central Lakes College. CLC President Dr. Larry Lundblad welcomed Scott to the group at its Aug. 10 meeting on the Brainerd campus. Scott holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Agriculture and Park Management and Masters Degree in Education from South Dakota State University. He is responsible for the day-to-day operation of Camp Ripley, the 53,000-acre state-owned complex that is one of the largest of its kind in the country. He commands about 200 soldiers of the training support unit running Camp Ripley. He considers the camp to be "Minnesota's jewel," enhanced over the last seven years with improved facilities. Scott began his career by enlisting in the South Dakota Army National Guard in 1980. Among Lt. Col. St. Sauver's military awards: the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with six Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Service Medal with one Star, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Hour Glass and M Device, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and Army Service Ribbon.Scott has been married to Debra for 29 years. They have four children -- Christopher, Anthony, Blake and Ashley -- and two grandchildren.
