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“ALWAYS TRUST YOUR TEAM”: DICK RASMUSSEN, UPSILON ‘72 SCHOEPLIN SOCIETY MEMBER PROFILE In August of 1968 Dick Rasmussen, Upsilon ’72, boarded a plane l50 miles north of Chicago, in the small town of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, for the second time in his life and flew the University of Rochester in upstate New York. Supported by a scholarship, Dick was the first in his household to attend college. During his four years as an undergraduate he frequently graced the Dean’s List, competed on the Football and Baseball varsity teams, and joined the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. The first person Rasmussen met upon arrival on the Rochester campus was Dana Heumann, Upsilon ‘72, a fellow football player from Evanston, Illinois – may he rest in peace. The two became fast friends and pledged their commitment to Psi U together. Dick
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