GRAND FORKS — Kendall Baker, former president of the University of North Dakota from 1992 to 1999, died on Thursday, Nov. 27, in Windsor, Colorado.

Baker served at UND through the Flood of 1997 and worked with the city of Grand Forks and other partners to coordinate evacuations, emergency housing and relocation of the Emergency Operations Center, a press release from the university said.

In a 2016 Herald article, Baker and his wife, Toby Baker, spoke about their experience at UND, including the flood.

“We talk about our years at UND all the time, and we talk about the flood for days,” Kendall Baker said. “There is no question in the world about the strength of our relationship to North Dakota, to Grand Forks and UND. If you watch me on the couch when the hockey team or football team pla

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