Gov. Walz Names Four to Fill UMN Board of Regents Vacancies - Pioneer Press & MPR

Published August 12, 2025

Samuel Heins, one of CVT’s founders, has been named to the University of Minnesota board of regents by Governor Tim Walz. Mr. Heins, an attorney, also served as U.S. ambassador to Norway. He was a member of the initial task force established by then-Governor Rudy Perpich which led to the founding of the Center for Victims of Torture 40 years ago. Mr. Heins’s appointment is covered here in the Pioneer Press, which was picked up by Yahoo, here in MPR, and here on MinnPost.

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