James G. Boulger, PhD, property 81, of Eden Prairie, MN. Formerly of Duluth, MN. Professor Emeritus astatine the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, passed distant January 14, 2023.
Jim was a caring begetter and hubby who loved his family, bully music, and the UMD Bulldogs.
He was a Distinguished University Teaching Professor astatine the University of Minnesota and a subordinate of the Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health connected the Duluth Campus of the University of Minnesota Medical School. He earned his B.A. grade from University of St Thomas successful Psychology/Sociology and his Ph.D. successful Psychology from the University of Minnesota.
His nonrecreational world travel began arsenic Assistant Dean of Student Affairs astatine the Medical College of Ohio, successful Toledo. Dr. Boulger returned to Minnesota arsenic Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs astatine the caller School of Medicine, present the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth Campus. There, helium worked for astir 50 years successful countless positions including Acting and Interim Dean, Assistant and Associate Dean positions, Directorships, and section enactment positions.
Dr. Boulger was known nationally and internationally for his innovative preceptorship programs, placing aesculapian students to unrecorded with and larn from household doctors. He spent galore weeks each twelvemonth traveling Greater Minnesota to sojourn students during their agrarian objective experiences; and was a invited look for galore practicing doctors erstwhile helium made his periodic agrarian rounds.
During his career, helium received aggregate esteemed nationalist awards for his dedication to improving agrarian wellness education. His awesome caput carried memories of pupil details, including graduation years and dates of important beingness events. He recovered clip to beryllium with students successful times of joyousness and sorrow.
His enactment ever reflected the ngo and imaginativeness for the Duluth aesculapian schoolhouse and helium held his colleagues to this path, arsenic helium lived the school’s ngo until his death. Dr. Boulger’s spot of remembrance is successful agrarian Minnesota and successful the galore physicians successful non-rural areas that are amended due to the fact that of him and the values for which helium stood. There is simply a interaction of Dr. Boulger successful each of the agrarian aesculapian programs successful America.
He is survived by woman Dee Sampson Boulger, sons James G. Boulger, Jr., Pete Boulger and his wife, Michelle Hajder; Brothers, William Boulger and John Boulger. Sisters, Anne Skahen, Catherine Magnuson (David), Sisters-in-law, Muriel Sampson, Laura R. Smith, Mary Carlson Higgins (Bob), and Catherine McNeill. Brothers-in-law Clifford Sampson, Roy Sampson (Jenny), galore nieces, nephews and expansive nieces, nephews and cousins.
Predeceased by Father, William J. Boulger, Mother, Eleanor Marchessault Boulger, Father-in-law Webb Sampson, and Mother-in-law Ruth Furlong Sampson; Sister, Mary Andrews, Brothers-in-law Dan Callanan, Dan Skahen; Gary Sheldon Carlson, James W. Sampson, and galore aunts, uncles and cousins.
A backstage household Mass of Christian Burial volition beryllium held, February 4, 2023.
A nationalist Celebration of Life volition beryllium held 11am - 3pm Saturday, May 27, 2023 astatine McNamara Alumni Center astatine the University of Minnesota, 200 S.E. Oak Street, Minneapolis, MN.
In lieu of flowers, the household prefers donations to:
The James Boulger, PhD, Endowed Scholarship
Attn: Elizabeth Simonson, Director of Development
University of Minnesota Medical School,
Duluth Campus
University of Minnesota Foundation
1035 University Drive, Suite169 B
Duluth, Minnesota 55812-3031.
Huber Funeral & Cremation Services
Eden Prairie Chapel 952-949-4970
www.huberfunerals.com
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