Dale Carlsen
American businessman
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Dale R. Carlsen founded The Sleep Train Mattress Center in 1985,[1] and has guided the company to become the largest retailer of mattresses on the West Coast, and one of the top three in the United States.[2] In 2002, Dale purchased 54 of Mattress Discounters' stores in California during that company's bankruptcy—more than doubling Sleep Train's size.[3] In August 2006, Dale purchased Sleep Country USA from Simmons Bedding in a move to re-enter the northwestern market.[4]
He is a 1984 graduate of Sacramento State University in the College of Business Administration and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. In 2013, Carlsen was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Sacramento State University "for his work and contributions on behalf of foster children" [5]
Awards
- "2013 Award for Economic Leadership" - Valley Vision [6]
- "Sacramentan of the Year" - Sacramento Metro Chamber, 2012.[7]
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award [8]
- "Distinguished Alumni Award" - Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, 2007[9]
- Sacramento Metro Chamber Archived 2023-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Businessman of the Year, 2005[10]
- "Business Hall of Fame Honoree" - Junior Achievement of Sacramento, 2005[9]
- "Father of the Year" - Father's Day Council benefiting American Diabetes Association of Sacramento, 2005[9]
- "Alumnus of the Year" - California State University, Sacramento's College of Business Administration, 2001[9]
- "Volunteer of the Year" - Junior Achievement, 2000[9]