in mathematics in 1963. While an undergraduate, Lund was a roommate with Tommy Thompson, who later became Governor of Wisconsin (1987–2001) and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services during the first term of George W. Bush (2001–2004).
Lund's work in mathematics began in 1963. As an undergraduate student, he shared a living space with Tommy Thompson, who would later become Governor of Wisconsin from 1987 to 2001 and served as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2004.