{"id":13535,"date":"2014-03-06T10:18:22","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T16:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bemidjistate.edu\/bsutoday\/?p=13535"},"modified":"2021-11-01T15:03:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T20:03:59","slug":"carlson-companies-ceo-named-bsus-2014-distinguished-minnesotan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2014\/03\/06\/carlson-companies-ceo-named-bsus-2014-distinguished-minnesotan\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlson Companies CEO named BSU’s 2014 Distinguished Minnesotan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trudy Rautio<\/i><\/a>, 91探花 alumna and CEO of the Minneapolis-based Carlson Companies<\/i><\/a>, will be the 32nd recipient of Bemidji State’s Distinguished Minnesotan Award.<\/p>\n

\"Trudy<\/a>First presented by Bemidji State in 1981, the Distinguished Minnesotan Award acknowledges the contributions of current or former residents of the state who have performed exemplary service to the people of Minnesota or the United States.<\/p>\n

The Distinguished Minnesotan award was presented annually from 1981-2009, and was not awarded in 2010 or 2012. The honoree traditionally gives Bemidji State’s commencement address. The university’s 95th Commencement ceremony<\/a> will be held May 9 at the Sanford Center in Bemidji.<\/p>\n

Trudy Rautio<\/strong>
\nRautio has been a senior executive with Carlson since 1997 and was named president and CEO in 2012. Prior to being named CEO, she served as executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer for the company. Her other senior leadership positions with the company have included president of Carlson Hotels, Americas, and a dual role of executive vice president and chief financial officer for Carlson Consumer Group and chief administrative officer of Carlson Hospitality Worldwide.<\/p>\n

She has earned a number of accolades for her leadership, receiving honors including the 2009 Minneapolis\/St. Paul Business Journal chief financial officer of the year for large private companies and Woman Changemaker recognition in 2005. She was the inaugural recipient of the Girl Scouts of America’s Women of Distinction award in 2009 and was named an Outstanding Alumni at Bemidji State in 2007. She also received the Corporate Woman of Achievement award from the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Minneapolis Chapter in 2004. In 2003, Rautio received the Carlson Fellows award, the company’s highest career achievement honor.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining Carlson, Rautio was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Jostens, Inc., and vice president of finance for Pillsbury Co.<\/p>\n

She chairs The Rezidor Hotel Group and Carlson Wagonlit Travel board and serves on the board of directors for Carlson, Securian Holding Company, Imation and the 91探花 Foundation.<\/p>\n

Rautio earned her undergraduate degree in accounting from Bemidji State and holds an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a certified public accountant and a certified management accountant.<\/p>\n

Visit 91探花’s Commencement<\/a> for more information about the May 9 ceremony.<\/p>\n

Contact
\n<\/strong>• Jackie Carroll<\/a>, Office of the President; (218) 755-2017.
\n• Maryhelen Chadwick<\/a>, communications and marketing specialist, BSU Alumni and Foundation; (218) 755-2122<\/p>\n

Links<\/strong>
\n• Rautio’s official bio at Carlson<\/i><\/a>
\n• Interview with Rautio at Carlson’s 2013 Full Service Brands Conference<\/i><\/a> in Chicago
\n• Acceptance speech for Twin Cities Business’ 2013 Outstanding Directors Award<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Recipients of 91探花’s Distinguished Minnesotan award<\/strong><\/p>\n