Project donors stand with Sigvard the Viking during the statue unveiling in December at Coeur d'Alene High School. From left: Sharyl Rasmussen, Rick Rasmussen, Ryan Nipp, Susan Nipp and Charlie Nipp.
Photo courtesy of Jason Buscema
June 27, 2026
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CEO Rick Rasmussen leads Northwest Specialty Hospital on healthy trajectory
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His father, Gary, known to nearly everyone as “Big Dad," and his mother, Lois, or “Big Mom,” were educators. The Rasmussen name would echo through the halls of Coeur d’Alene High School for generations and Sigvard the Viking bears his middle name.