Petters was appointed to the board of trustees for the College of St. Benedict in 2002; his mother had attended the school; in 2006 he gave $2 million for improvements to St. Johns Abbey on the campus of adjacent Saint John's University.
Petters was appointed to the board of trustees for the College of St. Benedict in 2002. His mother had attended the school. He gave $2 million for improvements to St. Johns Abbey on the campus of adjacent Saint John's University. This was in 2006.