Dr. Roscoe L. Lokken came to Barnes County in July 1946, to assume the presidency of Valley City State College, a position which he held until retirement in 1970. Dr. Lokken, a native of Westby, Wisconsin, came to North Dakota, with his parents, Theodore and Molly Lokken in 1907 when they homesteaded in Adams County. He was educated in North Dakota, including two degrees from UND. He earned his Ph.D. at the Univ. of Iowa. He was the author of numerous articles and three books. His last publication in 1973 and now in its second printing was "North Dakota, Our State." At his request the proceeds from this booklet are being used for scholarships in the social science department at VCSC. His professional career started in a one room rural school in Adams County, and concluded in a history classroom at VCSC after he had retired, as President Emeritus, from Administration. He died May 1974.

Mrs. Lokken (Madeline Berg) a native of South Dakota, came to North Dakota, in 1908 when her parents, A. C. and Alma Berg claimed a homestead in Bowman County.

Two children were born to the Lokkens: Marlys, (Mrs. Charles M. Geisler) of Bloomington, Minnesota. They have three children, Dwight, Mary Ellen and Robert. Ronald A. Lokken, is a professor of physics at the Univ. of Wisconsin. He married Judy Sundstrom, a native of Barnes County. They have one daughter, Christine.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 143