We inducted new member Don Peterson. He was sponsored by Bob Sweeney. Lion Don Peterson, is a second-generation Swede, a practicing attorney, and Consul for Sweden, covering Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico.
Lion Don was knighted by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and has been awarded the Swedish Royal Order of the Polar Star medal. He has been designated as staff legal counsel for the Consulate of Sweden in Denver, based on an appointment by the Royal Swedish Embassy, Washington, D.C. Lion Don is a member of the Consular Corps of Colorado, where he has served as Secretary-General, and as Chairman of several subcommittees.
For sixteen years, Don assisted his father and grandfather in publishing and printing a Swedish newspaper, the Vesterns Nyheter, distributed nationwide, serving the interests of the Swedish/Scandinavian community. In 1989 Don was founding Director, and helped establish the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of Colorado, where he serves as legal counsel and is a permanent member of its Board of Directors.