The St. Olaf Woman of the Year Award

The St. Olaf Woman of the Year Award is one of the town's highest honors. The residents of the town all think of it as a reminder that no matter how bad things may be in the rest of the world, St. Olaf is still a place that's filled with honest people leading honest lives.

The recipient of the award is chosen by a committee whose members include the Toppelkoffer triplets, Len, Sven, and Ben. The rules of the award require face-to-face interviews with all nominated candidates.

Known recipients include Gretchen Lillehammer, who won for running into the burning library and saving all the books, and Rose Nylund, who won because she embodied the values of truth and honesty for which the award stands. Other nominees include Emma Immerhoffer.

The award itself is solid milk chocolate covered in gold foil.