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Search Result: A P U B L I C AT I O N Winter/Spring 2005 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 67, No. 2-3 EEditor’s DITOR’Snote NOTE Learning by seeing and doing I usually write this piece at the very last moment, after all the page layout is complete and after ...
Show more A P U B L I C AT I O N Winter/Spring 2005 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 67, No. 2-3 EEditor’s DITOR’Snote NOTE Learning by seeing and doing I usually write this piece at the very last moment, after all the page layout is complete and after we’ve proofed everything. At this point, the magazine is finally in order, and, freed of the editorial minutiae, I can more easily take in the content as a reader. I always seem to discover unexpected themes and threads among the stories. Sometimes they’re serendipitous, and sometimes it’s as if the stories fall together to create something greater than the sum of their individual parts. When I “read” through this issue, I was struck by how much of the content deals with learning outside the classroom. Moreover, the one story that is about classroom learning lauds the new ways that technology links us with classrooms, students, and teachers around the world. Experiential learning, the learning that takes students outside of books, and mostly outside of classrooms, is powerful. It’s an Augsburg hallmark, enhanced by the vast resources of the neighborhoods, city, and world around us. I felt the power of experience when student Anna Warnes talked about how the tsunami didn’t kill faceless people on the other side of the world, but people she knew and had learned from in Thailand. I also felt it in hearing from our nursing students who learned about Lakota culture and the inequalities of health care from the nurses and residents they met on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Names also became real faces and people for the school children participating in the Peace Prize Festival who had “adopted” Nobel Peace Prize laureates and spent months developing creative projects around their lives. And, after hearing Dr. Sima Samar speak at the Peace Prize Forum, it will be difficult to read about Afghanistan without thinking about the persecution and hardships she has endured in her life. The timing of the article in this issue about Professor Garry Hesser—honored as Minnesota Professor of the Year—was serendipity, but couldn’t have fit better with themes about experience in an Augsburg education. His vision, wisdom, and leadership at Augsburg and across the nation have enabled students to learn more fully through internships, service-learning, cooperative education, and by getting out of the classroom and into the community. So, read on and experience an education exemplified, I believe, by the phrase on many of the publications from our Center for Global Education—“See the world through their eyes, and your world will never be the same.” Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Editor Betsey Norgard Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Class Notes Coordinator Sara Kamholz ’04 Photographer Stephen Geffre President William V. Frame Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Amy Sutton Director of Public Relations and Communication Dan Jorgensen Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now do not necessarily reflect official College policy. ISSN 1058–1545 Postmaster: Send address corrections to: Advancement Services Augsburg College, CB 142 2211 Riverside Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454 healyk@augsburg.edu E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone: 612-330-1181 Fax: 612-330-1780 Betsey Norgard Editor Augsburg College, as affirmed in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and/or school administered programs, except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students. www.augsburg.edu 10 A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Winter/Spring 2005 Vol. 67, No. 2-3 FEATURES 22 22 Through the eyes of teachers, the eyes of students by Kathy Swanson, Anna Warnes ’05, Jeff Moores ’05, Sue Kneen ’04, and Rachel Schuette ’03 28 Learning with your heart by Judy Petree 8 10 13 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Forum Garry Hesser: Minnesota Professor of the Year Vision, news from Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College DEPARTMENTS 2 Around the Quad 6 Sports 17 Faculty/Staff Notes 34 Alumni News 37 Class Notes 43 In Memoriam 44 Auggie Thoughts inside back cover 28 Calendar 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste) On the cover: The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Forum brought together nearly 1,000 people to hear, consider, and discuss issues of women’s rights, honoring 2003 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. Photo by Stephen Geffre. AROUND QUAD Around THE the Quad NEWS NOTES Campus Kitchen receives honors The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg received one of nine Harry Chapin Self-Reliance awards given by World Hunger Year (WHY) to “outstanding grassroots organizations in the U.S. that have moved beyond charity to creating change in their communities.” WHY is devoted to finding grassroots solutions to hunger and poverty. Campus Kitchen at Augsburg is a partnership with The Campus Kitchens Project and local community agencies to use food donations from campus dining operations, student organizations, and Second Harvest Heartland in preparation of meals delivered to community service agencies. Since Augsburg’s program began in October 2003, over 10,000 meals have been served and 300 volunteers involved in Augsburg’s program. Thrivent grant will help strengthen planned giving program Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has awarded Augsburg $99,935 over two years to support the College’s plan to strengthen its planned giving program. The grant will expand Augsburg’s congregational outreach to inform, motivate, and engage Lutherans through seminars, individual visits, direct mail, and Web site content in the charitable giving options available to them. Rochester Program relocates After five years at the Rochester Central Lutheran School, Augsburg’s Rochester campus program moved closer to downtown with its new location at Bethel Lutheran Church. In January, the College officially celebrated the move and dedicated the new location. Speakers included Rochester mayor Ardelle Brede; Rev. Gary Benson ’70, Augsburg regent and minister of Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester; Rev. Norman Wahl ’75, executive pastor of Bethel Lutheran; and Pat Engstrom, a current graduate nursing student in Rochester who spoke on behalf of the Rochester students. Augsburg’s Gospel Praise, a student music ensemble that performs across the nation, also took part in the celebration. Robert Stacke ’71, the group’s director and chair of the Music Department, used the occasion to note that Augsburg would continued on page 3 2 A college with a conscience A ugsburg College is one of the nation’s best colleges fostering social responsibility and public service, according to The Princeton Review and Campus Compact. It is one of 81 institutions in the nation featured by The Princeton Review in its book, Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement, to be released in June. “A college with a conscience,” said Robert Franek, vice president for admission services at The Princeton Review, “has both an administration committed to social responsibility and a student body actively engaged in serving society. Education at these schools isn’t only about private gain: it’s about the public good.” The Princeton Review, an organization that prepares online test-prep courses, books, and other education services, partnered with Campus Compact, a national organization committed to the civic purposes of higher education, to choose the schools and develop the book. Colleges were also nominated by organizations with expertise in campus community service and engagement. Criteria included the college’s admission practices and scholarships rewarding community service, support for service-learning programs, student activism, student voice in school governance, and level of social engagement of its student body. From over 900 nominations, the list was shortened as editors collected data about the nominees’ programs and policies, and surveyed their students, faculty, and staff. Parker Palmer is the 2005 Commencement speaker P arker J. Palmer will present the Commencement remarks, “Living the Questions,” at the 2005 Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7. Palmer, a respected writer, lecturer, teacher, and activist, focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality, and social change. His work speaks deeply to people in many walks of life. He serves as senior associate of the American Association of Higher Education, and senior adviser to the Fetzer Institute. He is the founder of the Center for Teacher Formation, which oversees the “Courage to Teach” program for K-12 educators across the country and a parallel program for people in other professions. Palmer’s work has been recognized with eight honorary doctorates, two Distinguished Achievement Awards from the National Educational Press Association, an Award of Excellence from the Associated Church Press, and major grants from the Danforth Foundation, the Lilly Endowment, and the Fetzer Institute. He has published a dozen poems, more than 100 essays, and seven best-selling and award-winning books, including A Hidden Wholeness, Let Your Life Speak, and The Courage to Teach. In 1998, The Leadership Project, a national survey of 10,000 administrators and faculty, named Palmer one of the 30 “most influential senior leaders” in higher education and one of the 10 key “agendasetters” of the past decade. Winter/Spring 2005 New regents elected to board Frank Cerra, M.D. Anthony (Tony) L. Genia, Jr. ’85, M.D. T hree new members and one re-elected member were welcomed to the Augsburg College Board of Regents at their meeting in January. Re-elected to a second term is former Minneapolis city councilmember Jackie Cherryhomes ’76, a government relations consultant and current chair of Augsburg’s Government and Community Relations Committee. Frank Cerra, M.D. Dr. Frank Cerra is senior vice president for health sciences at the University of Minnesota, one of the most comprehensive academic health centers in the U.S. He graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton and received his medical degree from Northwestern University School of Medicine. In 1991, he came to the University of Minnesota as director of surgical critical care, and in 1995 was appointed dean of the Medical School. He is co-developer of the bioartificial liver, a device similar to a kidney dialysis machine. Anthony (Tony) L. Genia, Jr. ’85, M.D. Dr. Tony Genia graduated from Augsburg in 1985 with a major in biology. While a student, he served as president of the Intertribal Student Union. He earned a medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Winter/Spring 2005 Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55 completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of New Mexico Hospital in 1993. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine. His principal practice is at Fairview-University Medical Center in Minneapolis. Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55 Bev Oren graduated from Augsburg in 1955 with a major in history and a minor in English. She taught school for several years and then served as vice president of human resources during the 1980s and 1990s at Dart Transit Company, a nationwide trucking and logistics company of which her husband, Donald Oren ’53, is president. She remains a principal and adviser in the company. She currently serves on the boards of Minnehaha Academy and Dart Transit Company, as well as having formerly served on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club, YWCA, and the Covenant Pines Bible Camp. The new board members were elected to four-year terms by the Augsburg Corporation at its meeting in October. The Augsburg Corporation is comprised of representatives elected by the assemblies of the Minneapolis, St. Paul, Southeastern Minnesota, and Northwest Wisconsin Synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. NEWS NOTES begin offering music courses in Rochester next year. The Rochester Program began in fall 1998 with 65 nurses, mostly employees of Mayo Clinic, studying toward a bachelor’s degree completion. Now, at nearly four times that size, 230 students are currently enrolled in bachelor degree programs in business, management information systems (MIS), education, and nursing (BSN completion), as well as in the Master of Arts degree in nursing. Augsburg Academy needs high school students The Augsburg Academy for Health Careers is recruiting 9th-, 10th-, and 11th-grade students interested in math and science for its first class beginning this fall when doors open in St. Paul. The academy is a new charter school, sponsored by Augsburg, Fairview Health Services, and Faith in the City, a collaborative of seven Lutheran-based Twin Cities institutions. Centered on health as a vocation and a way of life, the free school receives grant funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Focusing on math and science within a regular curriculum, students will gain immediate skills, graduating with certification in CPR and first aid, and either as a nurse assistant or first responder. Mentoring and job-shadowing will begin in grades 9 and 10. For information, contact Linda Packard, Fairview Community Health Outreach, at 612-672-6322. Augsburg gains European partners Augsburg has established academic partnerships with universities in Poland, Slovenia, and Finland. Business professor Magda PalecznyZapp is co-coordinator of two partnerships—one with the Krakow University of Economics in Krakow, Poland, and the other with University of Ljubljana in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Opportunities will include faculty exchanges, research collaboration, curriculum development and teaching, and study abroad for students. Augsburg’s International Partners program has established a partnership with Arcada College in Helsinki, Finland, for students in business, economics, and MIS. All course credits taken there will apply to Augsburg majors. 3 Around the Quad A ugsburg’s Speech Team placed among the top teams in the state with a second place sweepstakes award in their division at the Minnesota College Forensic Association’s annual tournament in February. Since Minnesota teams routinely place in the top 20 nationally, the state tournament serves up some tough competition. “Our students have won awards at almost every tournament they attended this year,” said coach and communication studies professor Bob Groven, “and routinely beat some of the best competitors in the country. After placing second at nationals last year in our division, it’s nice to continue building our success.” According to assistant coach Brad Christ, Augsburg’s Speech Team has already this year amassed 22 finalist trophies, with several tournaments still left in the season. Senior Ryan Sobolik took top honors with a second place in Impromptu Speaking and fifth place in Communication Analysis. His success comes after three years of hard work. “It took me a while to get the hang of impromptu,” said Sobolik. “It’s tough because you don’t know the topic beforehand, and you only have two minutes to prepare your speech.” Erik Helgeson placed sixth in After Dinner Speaking, which requires presenting a funny speech about a serious topic. His The Augsburg speech team’s success grows with a second-place finish in the state tournament. (L to R) Francis Rojas ’05, Brian speech highlights the Mumford ’08, Ryan Sobolik ’05, and Erik Helgeson ’05 ways that “free speech zones” have been should be allowed to voice their opinion, abused to limit a protestor’s free speech even if those in power don’t always want rights. After working extensively in to hear the message. It’s important that radio, he feels a special connection to we preserve everyone’s right to protest.” this topic. “I really believe that everyone Augsburg presents Native American voices in film series F or the second year, the Augsburg Native American Film Series (ANAFS) has collaborated with local and regional film organizations to offer regional venues for Native American filmmakers. This year, ANAFS has partnered with a new film organization, Independent Indigenous Film Minneapolis (IIFM); continued to work with the Fargo International Film Festival; and is planning programs for fall 2005 with the University of Minnesota’s American Indian Student Association and IIFM. The series of films being shown on campus and in community locations aims to engage viewers in dialogue about indigenous film and forge collaborative relationships with the local Native American community. 4 The spring schedule of screenings has included a five-film documentary series at Augsburg with special hosts and panel discussions, and continued with a threeday series at the Center for Independent Artists that showcased local new media artists and the best of the Native American Voices selection from the Fifth Annual Fargo International Film Festival with a special panel of filmmakers. The fall schedule, still in the planning stage, would show a number of feature films at the University of Minnesota. The series is also linked to the American Indian Studies program’s Indigenous Filmmakers course, offering students an interactive environment in which to discuss issues of America’s history, contemporary culture, and social justice raised by Native filmmakers with community members. For a schedule of the remaining screenings or for more information, go to <www.augsburg.edu/ais/filmseries> or contact M. Elise Marubbio at 612-330-1523 or <marubbio@augsburg.edu>. Winter/Spring 2005 Staff photo Speech team wins sweepstakes award Auggies win national title while records fall Stephen Geffre by Don Stoner T ying national records with 10 AllAmericans, six wrestlers in national championship finals, and four wrestlers repeating as individual national champions, the Augsburg College wrestling team claimed its ninth NCAA Division III national championship in the last 15 seasons with a dominating performance in the national tournament, March 4-5, at St. Olaf College in Northfield. Augsburg put together the secondhighest point total for any championship team in Division III history, and the most ever for an Augsburg team at the national championship tournament. Augsburg claimed 10 All-Americans, a first in program history and the second such occurrence in Division III history. Augsburg head coach Jeff Swenson has guided 143 All-Americans in his 23 years of coaching (1980-84, 1986-present). Junior Marcus LeVesseur became just the eighth wrestler in Division III history, and the first in Augsburg history, to win three consecutive national titles, as he claimed the 157-pound crown. His 124-match collegiate unbeaten streak is now the second-longest winning Augsburg’s wrestling team claimed the NCAA Division III national championship on March 5 at St. Olaf College—its ninth wrestling national title in the last 15 seasons. streak in college wrestling history behind the 159 of Cael Sanderson at Iowa State (1998-2002). LeVesseur has yet to lose a collegiate wrestling match. Augsburg’s four repeat national champions all finished their seasons unbeaten, bringing the Auggies’ all-time national championship total to 39 in school history— and a record 35 in Division III competition. “Not only did they repeat, but they were undefeated champions—it’s almost unheard of at any level for a guy to do something like that—and to have a team that had four guys repeat and go undefeated in that year, it’s just mindboggling,” Swenson said. “This will be in the storybooks long after I’m done coaching.” Augsburg finished 14-1 on the season in dual meets, earning Swenson his 300th career coaching victory along the way. He is now 302-40 (.883 winning percentage) in his career. Don Stoner is sports information coordinator. A ugsburg has joined the Lutheran World Relief’s Wave of Giving campaign to rebuild resources in South Asia devastated by the December tsunami. Augsburg’s goal is to raise $35,000; while it will contribute to LWR’s overall rebuilding plan in the area, the focus will be on the rebuilding of a cyclone shelter/school in India. Student organizations have jumped on to “ride the wave” with creative fundraising events. For Valentine’s Day, the LINK, a student service organization, collected money for their singing telegrams and a raffle. Winter/Spring 2005 On March 13, Pi Day, the student math club, Unbounded, charged students money for the opportunity to “pi” their favorite professor—by tossing a whipped cream mini-pie at them. Students also took turns reading the digits of pi, reaching a grand total of 24,401. Augsburg’s Center for Global Education (CGE) and LWR have shared their common strong commitments to experiential education as a learning tool with trips over the past two years to Courtesy photo Ride the ‘Wave of Giving’ for tsunami relief Nicaragua to educate about the LWR coffee project and fair trade. Contact David Fenrick, Center for Global Education, for further information or to donate, at <fenrick@augsburg.edu> or 612-330-1669. 5 Sports Gridiron guru by Erin Peterson hen Jack Osberg ’62 walked off the football field for the final time as head coach of the Augsburg team following the Auggies’ game against St. Olaf at the Metrodome on Nov. 12, he departed as the winningest football coach in the school’s history. But for him, that legacy isn’t nearly as important as the one he’s had on a generation of players. Take Craig Peroutka ’99. Long before Peroutka ever donned an Augsburg uniform, he knew that Jack Osberg would be his college coach. As a senior at Faribault High School, the offensive lineman hadn’t attracted notice from any Division I or Division II schools, but he had caught the eye of Osberg. “Jack was the only one who took the time to visit me at my house after a high school football game,” he says. “He really took time to get to know me.” Peroutka would go on to be a part of the 1997 Augsburg squad that finished 10-2 and earned a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) crown for the first time since 1928, while advancing to the NCAA Division III national quarterfinals. Now a financial analyst, Peroutka says Osberg wasn’t just a football coach for him; he was a life coach. “He focused on values,” Peroutka says. “He didn’t want us to succeed just on the field, he wanted us to succeed in the classroom and in everything we did.” This is the kind of praise on which Osberg thrives. During his 14-year tenure as head coach at Augsburg, he’s garnered his share of accolades, from winning the MIAC championship to surpassing his former coach and mentor, Edor Nelson ’38, as the winningest football coach in Auggie history. But he’s much quicker to recount the weddings of former players he’s attended recently, and the friendships he’s formed with many of his players. He’s happy to talk about the successes of his players 6 not just on the gridiron, but in the business world. “I want my players to understand that there’s a bigger world than football, but that there are many things we can learn on the football field that will help us, whether it’s our careers, our relationships, our spirituality, or anything else,” says Osberg. It’s the wisdom of a coach who’s played the game for his entire life, and coached for nearly three-quarters of it. An Auggie himself, the offensive and defensive lineman played under the legendary Edor Nelson ’38, and he knew by the middle of his freshman year that he would coach. He spent 30 years teaching biology and coaching at Minneapolis Roosevelt, Bloomington Kennedy, and Wayzata high schools, where he says he quickly learned that good coaches aren’t necessarily the best athletes, they’re the best teachers. “You need to know how to motivate and work with young people,” he says. “I’ve always said that if I’m teaching a class of 30 students and I get 28 positive evaluations, I’ll wonder what I could Head football coach Jack Osberg ‘62 retires with the most wins in Augsburg coaching history. Charles Walbridge W Charles Walbridge Augsburg coach Jack Osberg shares his philosophy on football and life Coach Osberg celebrates with Auggie players in 2003 after a win over Hamline. Winter/Spring 2005 Archive photo begin to turn the have done for those program around, even if other two. Coaching they would not be the is the same way. I ones to finish first in want to be able to the MIAC. relate to all of the These days, says players.” Osberg, it’s tougher to While he’s had succeed than it used to plenty of role models be. Many players, even on and off the field, at the Division III level, his goal was never to are pressured to emulate the style of specialize in a single any of them. “As a Jack Osberg began his football sport, and with everyoung coach, I went career as an Auggie offensive and defensive lineman. improving technology, to a clinic and I heard play is far more [former Vikings sophisticated than it was when he was a coach] Bud Grant speak,” he says. “I player. came back with all these great Bud Grant “We have video tapes now that we ideas, but I wasn’t Bud Grant.” can just copy and give out,” he says. As he looked to many people for “We used to have just one 16-millimeter ideas, he ended up building his own film, and we couldn’t copy that. It was coaching philosophy and style. For better difficult to run, and it broke all the or worse, the young men who played for time.” him would look up to him, and he Even as players feel that they must stresses that he tries to be a role model do more work in the weight room and for them. He is demanding but respectful spend more time in the offseason of his players; he focuses on the preparing for the following fall, Osberg fundamentals of the game while tells them to find balance. College is a acknowledging that his players and his crucible, but it is only through the coaches have much to teach him. balance of sports and academics, work, “If you think you have all the answers and friendships that they will be to everything, you’re not going to make prepared to enter the world and the rest it,” he says. of their lives. As a Division III coach, Osberg hasn’t In retirement, he says he is looking had access to the kind of talent available forward to spending more time with his to large programs, but he’s a proponent wife, Nina, and six children and of making everyone—even those who grandchildren. He may also spend more will never be stars—feel valued. time on the golf course. But retirement “Jack made me think I could will be bittersweet because of the joy accomplish anything,” says Mike that his tenure at Augsburg has brought. Weidner ’83, a defensive end who played “I was here 40 years ago, and in that while Osberg was a defensive coordinator time buildings have changed, technology under Al Kloppen. “I was 6-feet-1 and has changed, and administrations have 177 pounds, and he convinced me I changed,” he says. “But the thing that’s could do the job. I don’t think we had stayed constant is the [encouragement] one guy who was over 200 pounds, but for individuals to be who they are. That he always got the most out of is something that persists.” everybody.” Osberg will remain on the Augsburg Indeed, he says one of the squads he staff, assisting in the school’s Alumni and was most proud of during his tenure at Parent Relations and Development areas, Augsburg was the group of players he to develop connections with athletic started with during his first year as a alumni and parents. head coach, in 1991. Augsburg had compiled an abysmal 7-61-2 record in Erin Peterson is a freelance writer based in the previous seven seasons, and he Minneapolis. marveled at the 1991 group’s ability to Winter/Spring 2005 Frank Haege to replace Osberg by Don Stoner F ormer Augsburg assistant coach Frank Haege has been named to replace retiring coach Jack Osberg. He will be the 14th head coach in the 74-season history of the school’s football program. Haege brings a 64-24 record as a professional football head coach to his new post at Augsburg. Most recently, Haege spent three seasons as head coach of the Arena Football League’s Las Vegas Gladiators, posting a 25-23 record (including playoffs). “I’m very excited about this position,” said Haege, 36. “Working at Augsburg, and at the small-college level, has always been a long-term goal for me. I’ve really enjoyed the 10 years that I coached in Arena Football, and I’ve had a lot of success at that level. But there is a lot more stability at the small-college level, and that is important to me and my family.” Haege served on the Augsburg staff under Jack Osberg as offensive coordinator from 1996-98. “Ever since I started coaching with Jack in 1996, I fell in love with Augsburg,” Haege said. “It is a great atmosphere in which to coach and teach. People work hard, have fun, and always look out for the student-athletes.” Don Stoner is sports information coordinator. 7 The 17th Nobel Peace Prize Forum and Peace Prize Festival Left: Dr. Sima Samar, chair of the Afghanistan Human Rights Commission, spoke about her struggle as an Afghan woman to become a medical doctor, establish the first hospital for women in Afghanistan, and continue her pioneering work on behalf of women in her country. Right: Augsburg student Sam Kanenwisher ’06 (left) presents a gift of the waters brought to this year’s forum to a representative of Luther College, which will host the Peace Prize Forum in 2006. Left: Students from CitySongs children’s choir performed at the forum prior to the Friday evening plenary session. Above: Augsburg was host in February to nearly 1,000 college, university, and community participants in the 17th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum honoring Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi of Iran. Above: National Public Radio producer Davar Ardalan spoke in a plenary session about rediscovering her native country of Iran and learning about the legacy her family left in the national struggle for reform. 8 Above: Augsburg student Katie Bickel ’05 participated on a student seminar panel examining human rights issues in China, Iran, and East Africa. Winter/Spring 2005 Above: Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet, spoke about the politics of food and consideration of food as the central issue through which to understand world politics. Above: Augsburg sociology professor Garry Hesser, with students Krista Dahlke and Riley Conway, presented to a standing-room seminar audience their research on demographics, resources, and revitalization in lowincome neighborhoods. Above: Students from the Prairie School of Dance in Eden Prairie performed a modern dance, “The Wall.” Above: Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and U.N. high commissioner for human rights, talked about her global experience as an advocate for human rights and the use of law to bring about social change. Above: A participant from one of the five sponsoring colleges brought water to the Peace Prize Forum cauldron. Winter/Spring 2005 Above: Ole Mjøs, chair of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Oslo, Norway, gestured in his greetings from Norway and spoke about the significance of the forum, sponsored by the five Norwegian Lutheran colleges. 9 Stephen Geffre G A R RY H E S S E R M I N N E S O TA P R O F E S S O R O F T H E Y E A R Augsburg News Service and Betsey Norgard 10 interdisciplinary metro-urban studies program. He was instrumental in the creation of Augsburg’s Center for Service, Work, and Learning—a center marking the marriage of the classroom and the city that has not only emerged as a hallmark of an Augsburg education, but also has served as a service-learning model across the nation. For 28 years Hesser has been a national leader in assisting students in taking fuller advantage of Augsburg’s urban location through wide-ranging internships, community servicelearning, and cooperative education. Education Award (National Society for Experiential Education) • 1998, Thomas Ehrlich Award for national leadership and scholarship in advancing the field of service-learning (Campus Compact) Stephen Geffre A ugsburg sociology and urban studies professor Garry Hesser was named 2004 Minnesota Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The day of the announcement, November 18, was proclaimed as “Dr. Garry Hesser Day” in Minnesota by Gov. Tim Pawlenty. A special chapel service and luncheon marked the day on the Augsburg campus. In reflecting on his time at Augsburg, Hesser said, “This has been an extraordinary place to be all these 28 years. The gift of community is about the greatest gift to be given to anybody in one’s life.” Hesser joined Augsburg’s Sociology Department in 1977. Since that time he has served as chair of the Natural and Social Sciences Division and chair of the His awards include: • 2004, Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning (Augsburg) • 2002, Distinguished Sociologist of Minnesota (Sociologists of Minnesota) • 2001, Pioneer in Experiential Professor of the Year Garry Hesser is introduced at a special chapel service by Frankie Shackelford, associate dean for teaching and learning enhancement. Winter/Spring 2005 Stephen Geffre Hesser represents the very best teacher any of us ever have had. He’s that teacher we think about with gratitude decades later. —Doug Grow Star Tribune columnist Hesser is Augsburg’s first recipient of the professor-of-the-year honor, which is given annually by the Carnegie Foundation and CASE, two Washington, D.C.-based organizations. It is the only national award that recognizes excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring. More than 500 nominations were submitted. The nominees were evaluated on criteria including the impact on and involvement with undergraduate students, scholarly approach to teaching and learning, contributions to undergraduate education within the institution and community, and support from colleagues and students “In my view, Garry Hesser represents the best Augsburg College has to offer in respect to innovative teaching, engaged scholarship, and service to the institution and the community,” noted President William Frame. Augsburg provost and dean Christopher Kimball wrote, “His unique preparation as a theologian and sociologist has proven fertile soil in which to cultivate a teaching life. He does so with energy and care and thereby provides a compelling example of Christian vocation for his colleagues Winter/Spring 2005 and students.” Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Doug Grow led his column about Hesser’s honor by fantasizing about a time when media would get as excited about people who matter as they do about celebrities and sports stars. He wrote, “Hesser represents the very best teacher any of us ever have had. He’s that teacher we think about with gratitude decades later.” Hesser is past president of the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) and the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA). As a consultant, he has led workshops on service-learning and experiential education on over 50 campuses and at professional meetings. Hesser holds degrees from Phillips University in Oklahoma, Union Theological Seminary in New York, and the University of Notre Dame. He makes his home in the Seward neighborhood where he and his wife, Nancy Homans, have raised their five children, two of whom are Augsburg graduates. He is the author or editor of numerous publications and articles in the areas of experiential education, service-learning, and neighborhood revitalization. Courtesy photo At a luncheon in his honor, Garry Hesser acknowledged and greeted his friend and mentor Professor Emeritus Joel Torstenson ’38, founder of Augsburg’s Sociology Department, as Fran Torstenson looked on. In 2000, Prof. Garry Hesser and then-PanAfrikan Center director Joe Young taught an Interim course on civil rights history that included a 10-day bus tour to spots where historic civil rights events occurred—Selma and Birmingham, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Atlanta, Ga. For most students, it was their first trip in the south, and left a strong impact as they immersed themselves in the history. Here, the group posed on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. 11 Robert Frost poignantly reminds us of roads not taken, as well as those that are taken. In 1984, I was engaged in a faculty development internship related to affordable housing policy and programs. I was preparing for a sabbatical leave to write a book with an economics colleague focusing on neighborhood revitalization using data that my students and I had collected from a sample of 500 Minneapolis residents. Then the dean called and invited me to accept an appointment as founding director of the newly funded Cooperative Education program, stressing the importance of faculty leadership in this new undertaking. My colleague wrote the book that we had planned together, but the alternate “road taken” enabled me to become one of the early faculty members who led in the “rediscovery” and validation of experiential education and servicelearning. Because there were so few faculty members whose colleges supported their involvement in servicelearning, I stood out and became president of the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE), which collaborated with Susan Stroud and Tim Stanton as they worked with the university presidents who founded Campus Compact. These were heady times for all of us in experiential education. I found myself at Wingspread on a task force which was deliberating on whether to call it “service-learning” and played a leadership role in NSEE when we convened Wingspread gatherings that produced the “Principles of Good Practice in Service-Learning,” designed a research agenda under the leadership of Dwight Giles, and commissioned the now classic NSEE three-volume Combining Service and Learning, edited by Jane Kendall. All this also opened the door to my becoming a FIPSE-NSEE consultant (which has evolved into the Campus Compact-AAHE Consulting Corps). This 20-year interchange and dialogue has enhanced our programs at Augsburg and 12 by Garry Hesser Stephen Geffre T H E R O A D TA K E N An unexpected career path and serendipity led Professor Garry Hesser to the forefront of leadership, as experiential education, and especially service-learning, was embraced and developed in higher education. the over 50 campuses where I have been privileged to conduct faculty and staff development workshops on experiential education and service-learning. Serendipity played a key role in recentering my teaching and scholarship in the very values that had led me into the academy in the first place, namely a desire to combine knowledge with civic engagement that could lead to thriving and integrated communities open to all. These opportunities have been gifts in a 20-year “faculty development process” and dialogue with colleagues from across the globe, enabling me to be a bridge between Augsburg, HECUA, and others on the cutting edge of experiential education. My teaching has certainly benefited from an expanded utilization of community-based pedagogy. And it would appear that Augsburg has also benefited from this disciplinary and interdisciplinary exchange. This summer two of my students will collaborate with me as we expand upon and synthesize the community-based research of other students over the past five years as we deepen our understanding of five Minneapolis neighborhoods and compare their community-building endeavors with five neighborhoods involved in Annie E. Casey’s “Rebuilding Communities Initiative.” I do not know the roads that I might have traveled by pursuing more traditional forms of scholarship. But the decision to focus my teaching and sociological journey on experiential education and community-based servicelearning has provided countless opportunities in higher education and the discipline of sociology. … My colleagues and students, both within the academy and the community, young and old, have shared their gifts and accepted mine. We have challenged and changed one another as a community of learners and engaged scholars. How could any professor ask for more opportunities than I have had or more reasons to celebrate the joy of being a teacher, a student, a sociologist, an urbanist, and a citizen? ■ Excerpted from the personal statement by Garry Hesser that accompanied his nomination as Professor of the Year. Winter/Spring 2005 ‘Many Houses’ author found Augsburg home With many men serving in the Armed Forces during World War II, most Augsburg students were women. It was here that writer Marie (Gjenvick) Knaphus ’45 found a home. “The entire school was like a family,” said Knaphus. “Augsburg means a lot to me. I received a good education and made many lifelong friends.” In addition to studying, Knaphus kept involved with oratory and debate, singing in the Mendelssohn Chorus, and participating in the International Relations Club and the Writers’ Club. At the same time, she was engaged in community and faith-based activities through Girl Scouts and the church. Making Iowa her home for many years, Knaphus last visited the campus in 1996 for the 50th anniversary of campus ministry among students attending state-supported colleges and universities. Shortly after leaving Augsburg, Knaphus served as counselor to Lutheran students attending the Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It was there that she met and married her husband, George, and together they became the ministry’s first counselors. During her visit, Knaphus was amazed at the growth of Augsburg’s Weekend College (WEC) and feels a connection with WEC students because, she, too, lived off campus. However, she took a streetcar to attend Augsburg. Winter/Spring 2005 A great-grandmother at 81, Knaphus continues to use her education and serve others. Currently she is working on her third book, this one about her father, a Norwegian immigrant. ■ Marie (Gjenvick) Knaphus ’45, then and now. “I am impressed with what’s happening to Augsburg today,” she said. “Students should work hard and take advantage of every opportunity to grow and develop their abilities. I feel Augsburg did this for me.” Knaphus also thinks “it’s important for alumni to help support the College. It takes so much money to run a college, and people who have benefited from it need to help.” She recently made a significant gift of stock to the Bernhard M. Christensen Endowed Fund “out of gratitude for a good education. It [Augsburg] offered me the incentive to go out and offer myself in service to others. I believe there is a place for the small college that has a mission like Augsburg.” Knaphus was fortunate to have Bernhard Christensen as a professor and keeps in contact with his widow, (Lilly) Gracia. “I have fond memories of Dr. Christensen’s religion class that pulled everything together for me. Attending Augsburg helped me crystallize my faith,” she said. Marie Knaphus’ story may be similar to yours. She held stock for many years and wanted to give to Augsburg instead of taking the capital gain from the sale of stock. Her gift helps build Augsburg’s endowment, and Knaphus benefits as well. Augsburg is focusing its endowment growth in three ways: • NEW FACULTY CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS Endowed chairs and professorships allow the College to attract and retain the most qualified and talented faculty. • NEW ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS By expanding the current level of endowed scholarships the College is able to attract talented students from all backgrounds. • PROGRAM SUPPORT AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT A strong endowment is essential to sustaining distinctive programs, supporting innovative faculty-student research projects, and enhancing professional development programs for all faculty and staff. You may designate endowment gifts to areas of your specific interest.Your appreciated securities of stock, bonds, or mutual funds may be exempt from capital gains taxes when you transfer them to the College, and you may receive a tax deduction equal to the market value of the securities at the time they are transferred. Contact the Development Office at 612-338-0002 to discuss how your gift can best help others. 13 Goal reached through the 3M Foundation challenge grant The challenge went out this past fall to Augburg alumni and friends who are 3M employees to give back to their alma mater through the 3M Foundation Challenge Grant. “I think the 3M Foundation structured the grant appropriately,” said Ron Nelson ’68. “I am pleased to see we achieved the match.” Augsburg College and 3M partnered to Ron Nelson ’68 successfully raise $100,000 from 69 3M employees in support of the new Science Center. The special challenge match opportunity offered by the 3M Foundation ran for eight weeks. Under the 3:1 challenge, the foundation matched the $100,000 in contributions from employees, retirees, and friends with a $300,000 gift. Additionally, the foundation contributed a $200,000 grant to the new Science Center. “There is a long-standing relationship between Augsburg and 3M,” said Nelson. “This challenge grant gave many 3M employees and retirees an opportunity to reconnect with the College and play an important part in the capital campaign.” Sandra Wollschlager ’94 was compelled to contribute because “my education made a challenging 3M career possible. Many 3M employees completed degrees in a nontraditional fashion when taking Augsburg coursework. We obtained an 14 Augsburg degree while working full time and raising a family. “My daughter was one-year-old when I took my first Augsburg class. I commuted Sandra Wollschlager ’94 a long distance. Because Augsburg chemistry professors came to the 3M campus, it enabled me to juggle my work schedule so I could take classes. If it wasn’t for 3M and Augsburg making it easier for me, I wouldn’t have gone to college.” Nelson came from the small Minnesota town of Dawson, and life at Augsburg was his first introduction to the city. “It became my window,” said Nelson. “All is available within the city, and students should plug in culturally, through sports, and experience activities relative to societal diversity.” Students should “participate in the hands-on experiences made available in the classroom and the laboratories, and take advantage of the research work,” he said. “These are extremely important building blocks for the future.” “The connection with Augsburg to the scientific community is imperative,” said Wollschlager. “Students need to see and understand the big connections. 3M is a global company so it is involved in global issues. So what can we do to lessen global warming, for example? Students need to learn air and water transport modeling so they can see how the world is connected. “Our generation needs to make improvements in the environment (sustainable chemistry, technological advances) and we need to figure out how to educate the public about our improvements and, in general, the value of a science education/background.” “The contributions made in sciences are important to everyone,” continued Nelson. “We want the science programs to continue to be competitive and turn out leaders like Dr. Peter Agre ’70, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.” ■ MAKE A DIFFERENCE Many people made a difference through the 3M Foundation Grant Challenge—please consider how you can make a difference, too. Does your company offer a matching gift program? If so, please let us know. Remember, all gifts are tax deductible. Contact Sherry Jennings-King at 612-338-4823 or jenningk@augsburg.edu to discuss giving options. Vision is published by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Editor and Writer Lynn James Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza www.augsburg.edu/campaign Winter/Spring 2005 A FINE FIRST LADY Leola (Lee) Anderson served as the first lady of Augsburg College during her husband’s presidency from 1963 to 1980. President Emeritus Oscar Anderson focused on three main areas during his term in office: to meld Augsburg into its new family of colleges in the American Lutheran Church (it had been the college of the Lutheran Free Church); to experiment with programs that involved the city as a learning laboratory; and to strengthen the College academically, which resulted in an invitation to join the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC). As the president’s wife, Lee was active in the Augsburg College Women’s Club, now called the Augsburg College Associates, and hosted College functions. She raised four children during her husband’s tenure, served on the first task force of the American Lutheran College, and was involved in the church. She is remembered as a warm, friendly person who cared deeply about social issues, was a strong advocate for women, and was close to her children. Family was very important to her, and, at age 86, she experienced the joy of seeing her first great-grandchild. TIME OF REMEMBRANCE Donna (Anderson) Hoekstra ’68 spoke at the memorial service about her mother, Lee Anderson. Excerpts are reprinted here with permission. “She was a lovely lady with a unique, one-of-a-kind personality and a name to Winter/Spring 2005 Archive photo In Memoriam Leola G. Anderson, April 17, 1916–December 4, 2004 Leola (Lee) Anderson match. Mom was generous with her myriad talents. She could sing beautifully, strum a guitar (though upside down and backwards), sew professionally, entertain with class, sashay with flair on the dance floor, draw and paint, and write with depth and feeling. Mom was generous with her treasures, too. She gave, with no strings attached, to her family, but she also gave to the far ends of God’s world to suffering people in places like Rwanda. Mom embodied for me Christian discipleship. She tried to live the godly life—her life bore the fruits of the Spirit: patience, kindness, goodness, compassion, and self-control. She exemplified how I wanted to live my life. Mom gave of herself in service to others. She was all too often selfless to a fault. In her early years she served as choir director, youth leader, Sunday school teacher, newsletter editor, and worked in various jobs to support the family during difficult times in Chicago. In her years as wife of a traveling Luther League director (that would be my dad), Mom formed the Traveler’s Aid group to provide mutual support for other staff wives. In her role as pastor’s wife, she served gracefully. I can remember food-laden tables at open houses and family gatherings at holiday times, Bible studies she led, sharing fresh insights, overflowing Christmas baskets for the poor, and quiet living room conversations with hurting parishioners. continued on page 16 LEOLA G. ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP Appreciating the legacy a scholarship offers, in 2002 President Emeritus Oscar Anderson established the Leola G. Anderson Scholarship in Mathematics to honor his wife. “My wife had a love of math, but was a very modest person,” said Anderson.“I wanted to do something to honor her, so with agreement from my family, the Leola G. Anderson Scholarship in Mathematics was established.” It is designated that one or more students who have demonstrated academic achievement and financial need be awarded the scholarship. Special consideration is given to assisting women in mathematics. If you are interested in contributing to this scholarship, contact Jennifer Kahlow at 612-338-6540 or <kahlow@augsburg.edu>. 15 F In Memoriam, continued Mom was an open person. She opened her mind—especially during the 17 years at Augsburg. I found speeches she had given in front of learned college groups. And I remember a particular Mother/Daughter Banquet. Her talk was brilliant. How I admired her and was so proud to be her daughter. She opened her home—to the freshmen for Welcome to College Week, to friends we brought home, and to faculty for college functions. She opened her heart to students she tutored and to the needs of patients at Fairview Hospital. Books were her love from when she was young to just three months before she died. They informed her thoughts and shaped her opinions. I had a mom who was on the cutting edge, though often herself teetering precariously. With heartfelt empathy from her own personal loss, she championed the poor, the oppressed, and the disenfranchised. She fought for peace and justice through written word and voice forming the MS (Miscellaneous) group of gals to hone shared thoughts and strategies for change. She took on Enhancements made to Thrivent’s GivingPlus Program Thrivent Financial for Lutherans offers a charitable/match gift program to alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the College. Changes to the program for 2005 include: • • • • • no minimum gift required, increased member giving range, multiple gifts option by members to same organization, equal membership status for gifts, and additional Lutheran organizations eligible. Contact Stephanie Malone, director of The Augsburg Fund, at 612-338-4825 or <malone@augsburg.edu> for details on how your participation benefits Augsburg. the “isms” of race, gender, and culture. My mom was a flaming liberal and an authentic feminist. She could talk your arm off sharing her causes. After her death, we discovered volumes of prose and poetry on all kinds of subjects. She will live on in her written words. Mom gave her love unconditionally. She saw God as unconditional lover and tried to model that love. She was generous, open, and loving even during her darkest times. Mom modeled for me how to give, how to really see the other person, how to serve, and how to love.” ■ SUPPORT STUDENTS Hurry! Your annual fund donation to The Augsburg Fund for this fiscal year must be received by May 31. Your tax-deductible gift will accomplish many things: help students by supplementing their tuition, provide enriching campus experiences, enhance technology and curriculum, and prepare future leaders for service in the world. Contact Stephanie R. Malone, director,The Augsburg Fund and Maroon & Silver Society, at 612-338-4825 or <malone@augsburg.edu>. Campaign Progress $37.5M of $55M goal as of 3-10-2005 16 Winter/Spring 2005 FACULTY /STAFFNotes NOTES Faculty/Staff Connecting with classmates around the world by Judy Petree new program at Augsburg connects students and faculties around the world via Web cam and e-mail, offering one way for students to gain global perspectives without leaving campus. Augsburg social work professor Rosemary Link, along with Robert Bill from Information Technology, received a State Department grant to develop the “Exploring World Cultures” project as a module in a social work class. Augsburg is the only Minnesota institution among the 10 funded grants. The goals of the project are to increase understanding of world cultures and systems of human service; to increase students’ abilities to explain their own culture and respect others; to identify the variety of cultures worldwide and to recognize their interdependence; and to develop crosscultural communication skills, including conflict management. Link said they began with schools where Augsburg already had connections. At the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, where student summer exchanges have become a tradition, Professors Gabi Cacinovic Vogrincic and Lea Sugman Bohinc were “delighted to participate in this venture.” A second project site is the National University of Singapore. The third partner, Tata Institute in Mumbai, India, has been delayed by technical and structural difficulties. To prepare for the project, Link and Bill visited the three overseas schools and researched their political, economic, historical, and social characteristics, plus technology resources. They received training at East Carolina University, where this technology concept initiated, to develop curriculum using video technology and to review steps to establish crosscultural relationships. They also prepared for the reality of different approaches to technology, firewall status, bandwidth issues, and availability of an academic technology team. Winter/Spring 2005 Stephen Geffre A Students in an Augsburg social work class “study” with classmates in Slovenia, pictured on the screen. Back row (L to R) Professor Rosemary Link, Kelly Sve, Cody Swanson, Stacy Anderson, Amanda Dowdy, Emily Lunemann, Dan Quance, Carolyn Herman, IT coordinator Robert Bill. Front row (L to R) Erin Olsen, Walter Gies, Shannon Rynders, Amanda Bockmann and Joelle Bickel. “One of the unique elements of the project is the opportunity to share innovations in teaching and local challenges with colleagues across the globe,” Link said, “and to understand different perspectives on issues which affect us all, such as health, migration, international adoptions, and conflict management.” The Augsburg students participating in the project are taking Social Work 257, Exploring Human Services in Global Context. They were matched with students in either Slovenia or Singapore and are exploring each other’s culture, social well-being, and current issues such as homelessness, SARS, and migration. Two logistical challenges, Link said, have been the different semester schedules and the time differences. The joys, however, far outweigh the challenges, and students even come in on Sunday evenings to ‘meet’ their Singapore classmates. “I didn’t know much about the rest of the world before this class,” fall semester class student Samantha Privratsky said. Another student, Brooke Vasseur, commented that this is “way cool to be making friends on the other side of the globe.” “Our colleague in Singapore, Dr. Ngoh Tiong Tan, is an expert in cultural conflict and mediation,” says Link. “His class was well underway when we joined in. His students gave excellent presentations and our students joined enthusiastically, although initially they were somewhat alarmed at the view of American culture from Asia.” She added that this was mitigated as students emailed each other and explored concepts of individualism and collectivism, as well as distinct characteristics of culture alongside common human needs. According to Link, the project director, and Bill, project technology director, “the project has been quite a roller coaster, but also enthralling, and students have said they will never forget it.” Judy Petree is media relations manager in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 17 Faculty/Staff Notes Toward spiritually-sensitive social work A calling to social work came to Leola (Dyrud) Furman at age 12 during a career session at a summer Luther League convention. She followed family members to Augsburg College and graduated with a major in sociology and minors in social work and religion. She then pursued graduate degrees in social work and human development. She taught social work for 25 years at the University of North Dakota. During that time it was a personal and spiritual crisis—the death of her husband from cancer—that called her to the forefront of a new movement in her field. While in the role of a client needing support during her husband’s illness, she realized that not only could spiritual support help people cope in a crisis, it could help them grow personally and spiritually. She understood the importance of spirituality and religion as necessary aspects of human identity. Her research connected her to Edward Canda, at the University of Kansas, who had recently founded the Society for Spirituality in Social Work. Together, they co-authored a textbook, Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice, The Heart of Helping that was hailed as “a ‘state of the art’ expression of a newly re-emerging theme, spirituality.” This refers to the fact that social work’s roots came from the work of 19th-century religious charity organizations. Their book defines the values and issues inherent in spiritually-sensitive social work practice and offers practical guidelines and strategies. In 1997 Furman and Canda developed a national survey of social workers, asking their views on the appropriateness of religion and spirituality in social work practice—the first of its kind. The survey defined spirituality as search for meaning and purpose in either religious or nonreligious forms, and religion as “an organized set of beliefs and practices shared by a community related to spirituality.” The survey results showed that not only did social workers affirm a role for 18 the discussion of these topics (82%), but that many of them had already been doing it in various ways (75%). An important finding, however, was that 73% of respondents expressed a lack of any spiritual training. That began to change as social work schools developed curricula and new courses. Today, most textbooks integrate spirituality within discussion of treating the client as a whole person. Spiritually-sensitive social work practice is becoming especially relevant in diverse communities where an important way to reach ethnic minorities is through their faith and spirituality. Three years later, Furman repeated her survey in the U.K., with similar results. Then, building on connections she made while a visiting professor in Norway, Furman collaborated with Mari-Anne Zahl, a professor in social work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Trondheim) who has a graduate degree from the University of Minnesota. Zahl translated the survey instrument into Norwegian, and surveyed Norwegian social workers. The results, while similar to the U.S. and U.K., demonstrated cultural differences in religious institutions. The Norwegian Lutheran Church, until recently, did not have the same kind of social network and function as American church congregations, and social workers were not accustomed to considering religious referrals. Also, church attendance is less frequent there. Zahl sees the survey results as valuable. Social workers can understand better how discussion of religion can be appropriate and they gain insight into working with increasing numbers of immigrants arriving in Norway. “Since social work deals with everyday social functioning,” Zahl said, “[a client’s religion] is part of what social workers deal have to deal with. Are they open to, are they sensitive to, do they listen to, and are they comfortable enough to deal with that aspect of life?” by Betsey Norgard Adjunct social work professor Leola (Dyrud) Furman ’61 (left) and Norwegian social work professor Mari-Anne Zahl are collaborating to study social workers’ perspectives towards inclusion of religion and spirituality in social work practice, as thoroughly presented in the book Furman co-authored. This means that social workers need to have understanding of their clients’ culture, religion, and the place that religion plays in their culture. She said that while fewer than half of the survey respondents had any training in dealing with religious and spiritual issues, 70-80% of them said they desire it. With her husband, Hans Eriksson, who returned this year as visiting professor in Augsburg’s social work department, Zahl is in Minneapolis on sabbatical, continuing her collaboration with Furman. Zahl is compiling the Norwegian information and, along with Furman, is writing comparative studies of the three countries surveyed. Together, they are presenting at national social work meetings, and jointly teaching some of Furman’s classes. Leola (Dyrud) Furman ’61 is an adjunct professor at Augsburg and the University of Minnesota. She is a Distinguished Alumna of Augsburg College and associate professor emerita of the University of North Dakota. Mari-Anne Zahl is an associate professor in the Department of Social Work and Health Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. Winter/Spring 2005 Presentations Laura Boisen and Maryann Syers, social work, have published articles and presented nationally on their integrative case analysis model, including at the annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education in February. Blake Boursaw, Tracy Bibelnieks, Nick Coult, Matthew Haines, and Su Dorée, mathematics, presented at the annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America-American Mathematical Society (MAA-AMS) annual meeting in January. Mathematics/ computer science major Dan Wolf ’05 presented a poster about his NSF-funded research last summer. Lars Christiansen and Diane Pike, sociology, led a teaching workshop, “Teaching Organizational Theory,” at the American Sociological Association in August. At that meeting, Pike became chair of the Undergraduate Teaching Section and the Ethics Committee. Jacqueline deVries, history, presented “New Women, New Religion: Feminism and the Victorian Crisis of Faith” at the American Historical Association meeting in January. David Fenrick, Center for Global Education, was an editorial team member in an issue group, “Effective Theological Education for World Mission,” at the Forum 2004 on World Evangelization in Pattaya, Thailand. He also presented “Transforming ShortTerm Mission through Service-Learning” at the Annual World Mission Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in St. Paul in March 2004. In November he co-presented a workshop, “Reciprocity Leads to Culture Learning,” at a workshop of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Annette Gerten and Lois Bosch, social work, presented a workshop on using creativity to enhance learning relevance for policy students at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Conference on Social Work Education in September. Winter/Spring 2005 Orv Gingerich, international programs and Center for Global Education, participated on a panel, “Why Do They Hate Us So Much? Encouraging Student Geopolitical Awareness in a Post-9/11 World,” at the Council on International Educational Exchange in November. He also participated in a panel, “Interdisciplinary Learning, Internationalization, and Study Abroad,” at the Study Abroad Curriculum Integration Conference at the University of Minnesota last April. Doug Green, English, read a poem “A Topography of Love,” now published online, at the Northfield Arts Guild Writers’ Night in November. He also presented a paper, “Estranging Bedfellows: Early Modern Cinema Today,” for the seminar on Shakespeare, Gender, and Sexual Orientation at the Shakespeare Association of America’s annual meeting. Garry Hesser, sociology, presented a paper co-authored with Augsburg students Riley Conway ’05 and Krista Dahlke ’06, “Rebuilding Communities: Comparing a National Model (Casey) and Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program,” at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in August. Norm Holen, art, emeritus, was present for the dedication of the F. Scott Fitzgerald alcove in the St. Paul Central Library, where his terra cotta bust of Fitzgerald was unveiled. Holen’s works have been included in two recent books, The Sculpture Reference Illustrated, by Arthur Williams (2005) and 500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate the Human Form (Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, 2004). Gretchen Irvine, education, was a panel member on “Service-Learning: Connecting Schools to the Community,” at the Minnesota Alliance of Black School Educators (MABSE) Education Summit in October. She also presented, “Learning Outcomes One Year Later” at the Hawaii International Conference on Education in January. Mary Jacobson and Vicki Olson, education, and Robert Bill, information technology, presented at the National Reading Conference on the study they have carried out focusing on teacher preparation in the state of Minnesota as it relates to reading. Mark Lester, Center for Global EducationNicaragua, spoke at Seattle University in the Salon Series, on “U.S. Consumption and the Needs of Developing Nations: A View from Nicaragua.” He also presented there on the U.S.Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), and spoke to theology, business, and social work classes. David Matz, psychology, was a co-presenter of “The Social and Evolutionary Psychology of Hair Color Preferences on the Northern and Southern Prairie,” at the January meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. Curt Paulsen, social work, with Cathy Paulsen, graduate programs, presented “From Spirituality to Empathy: Application to Dialectics in Marital Relationships,” at the National Council on Family Relations in November. He also presented “From Chaos to Order by Way of a Seven-Step Process from Freedom to Love” at the Lilly Conference West on College and University Teaching. Tim Pippert, sociology, presented “I Ain’t Seen Them in Awhile: Created Familites of Homeless Men” at the American Sociological Association annual meeting in August. Nancy Rodenborg and Lois Bosch, social work, presented a paper on using dialogue groups in teaching Master of Social Work students at the annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education in February. 19 Faculty/Staff Notes Presentations (continued) Patrice Salmeri, StepUP, and Ann Garvey, student affairs, presented about Augsburg’s StepUP program to the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Minneapolis branch, in September. Nancy Steblay, psychology, presented “Reforming Eyewitness Identification: Convicting the Guilty, Protecting the Innocent,” at a conference at the Cardozo Law School in New York. She also presented on lineup identification issues with real officers and real cases at the American PsychologyLaw Society conference in California, and on blind sequential lineup identifications in the field at a Hennepin County conference of law enforcement officers. Kathryn Swanson, English, served as a panelist for Theatre Unbound’s production of “Girls Got Pluck” and presented a paper titled “Ten Thousand Cups of Tea: American-born Chinese Women Sleuths” at the Popular Culture Conference in San Diego in March. reflection in a curvilinear magnetic field and formation of Alfvenic resonators on open field lines,” in the Journal of Geophysical Research, in 2005. In the same journal, Engebretson is lead author, along with co-authors Jennifer Posch ’94 and Brian Anderson ’82, at Johns Hopkins University; and acknowledged student contributors Geoff Shelburne ’05, Heather Greene ’05, Jon-Erik Hokanson ’05, and Ryan Nevin ’04, for “Ground and satellite observations of Pc 1-2 waves on open field lines poleward of the dayside cusp.” Engebretson is also a co-author of a study, “Density enhancement in plasmasphere-ionosphere plasma during the 2003 Halloween Superstorm: Observations along the 330th magnetic meridian in North America,” which recently appeared in Geophysical Research Letters. syllabi in international social work being published by the Council on Social Work Education. James Vela-McConnell, sociology, participated in a department chairs workshop at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Publications Beth Alexander, physician assistant studies, was lead author of “Methods of Pain Assessment in Residents of Long-term Care Facilities: A Pilot Study” which appeared in the March/April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Tony Bibus and Rosemary Link, social work, published a chapter, “The Impact of U.S. Welfare Reform on Children’s Well Being: Minnesota Focus,” in Promoting the Well Being of Children, Families, and Communities, edited by Harriet Ward and Jane Scott and published in 2005. Jacqueline deVries, history, published an essay, “Rediscovering Christianity after the Postmodern Turn,” in the winter issue of Feminist Studies and two essays, “Women’s Religious Organisations” and “Women’s Charity Organisations,” in A Change in Attitude: Women, War, and Society, 19141918, edited by Susan Grayzel. Mark Engebretson, physics, and David Murr ’92, at Dartmouth College, are coauthors of an article with lead author Slava Pilipenko, Institute of the Physics of the Earth in Russia, and frequent visiting scientist at Augsburg for “Alfven wave 20 Bill Green, history, published an article, “Brown, Adequacy, and Young Men Getting Real about One Big State,” in the December/January issue of Minnesota Law and Politics, about the desegregation of Minnesota schools and the legal doctrine of “adequacy.” Rosemary Link, social work, is co-author with Lynn Healy of a collection of model David Matz, psychology, co-authored “Cognitive Dissonance in Groups: The Consequences of Disagreement,” in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 88. He also co-authored “Social Norms and Identity Relevance: A Motivational Approach to Normative Behavior,” in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, vol. 30. Bruce Reichenbach, philosophy, published “Miracle Cure or Moral Quagmire?” about the ethics of stem cell research in the October issue of Covenant Companion. He also published “Dances of Death: SelfSacrifice and Atonement,” in Mel Gibson’s Passion and Philosophy, edited by Jorge J.E. Gracia and published by Open Court in 2004. He also authored “The Cosmological Argument,” for the online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy in 2004. Nancy Rodenborg, social work, published an article, “Service to African American Children in Poverty: Institutional Discrimination in Child Welfare?” in the fall issue of Journal of Poverty: Innovations on Social, Political, & Economic Inequalities. Glenda Rooney, social work, is co-editor of the seventh edition of Direct Social Work Practice, published this year by Brooks/Cole. Winter/Spring 2005 An April 1999 article in Law and Human Behavior, by Nancy Steblay, psychology; Solomon M. Fulero; and students Jasmina Besirevic ’97 and Belia Jimenez-Lorente ’97— “The Effects of Pretrial Publicity on Juror Verdicts: A Meta-Analytic Review”—was one of the magazine’s top 10 downloaded articles in 2004. Francine Chakolis, social work, president of the Minnesota Alliance of Black Educators, coordinated a three-day summit on the Augsburg campus in October, “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow,” addressing disparities in educational achievement. Kathryn Swanson, English, has been a team member for several accreditation site visits under the auspices of the Higher Learning Commission (North Central Association) and has served on readers’ panels and as part of the accreditation process. She is also an elected ARC (Accreditation Review Council) member. Honors/Awards Retiring football coach Jack Osberg ’62 was honored by Minnesota collegiate football coaches as the 2005 Man of the Year for his valuable contribution to football. Tony Bibus, social work, was elected chair of the Minnesota Board of Social Work, a board appointed by the governor that regulates social work practice in the state. Five Augsburg staff members won top honors at the annual awards banquet for the Minnesota Chapter of International Special Event Services (ISES) in March. Jodi Collen, event services, won the top prize for Best Event Logistics for her planning work on Homecoming 2004. She, Heidi Breen, alumni/parent affairs, and Marc Skjervem, student activities, won first place for Best Corporate or Non-Profit Event Planning—also for the weeklong Homecoming 2004. Kathy Rumpza and Sara Kamholz, public relations and communication, won top prize for Best Use of Graphic Design for the range of publications and promotional materials used for the 25th anniversary of Advent Vespers. Winter/Spring 2005 ‘Thirsty for God’ R eligion professor Brad Holt’s recent book seeks to help readers understand the thirst they experience in their relationship with God, but may not realize or understand. Thirsty for God is an updated and expanded edition of Holt’s work by the same name from 1993 that now broadens the survey of persons and institutions included under Christian “spirituality.” It expands the body of non-Western Christian materials and includes maps identifying locations of people and movements described. “This is a needed text for students and for the lay person,” says Holt, “to help them understand the global perspectives of Christian spirituality. It is not just about Europe and the U.S.” Holt makes the distinction between “spirituality” and “religion” within the context of 20thcentury scholar Baron von Hügel’s tripartite nature of religion as intellectual, institutional, and mystical. Holt equates spirituality with this mystical dimension, and thus a necessary component for well-rounded Christians. The book is accessible and free of the jargon that writer Kathleen Norris, by Betsey Norgard who is included in the book, refers to as “scary words” in the theological lexicon. Holt intends for this book to be as much about “formation”—what he calls “discovery of new being, new relationships, and new practices”—as it is about “information.” Each chapter contains spiritual practice exercises. Organized chronologically, the survey of Christian spirituality begins with early Christian times and carries forth into the 21st century to include such disparate Western contemporaries as Jean Vanier, Jim Wallis, Cesar Chavez, and Robert Schuller. From the Third World, Holt discusses, for example, the Virgin of Guadelupe, liberation spirituality, Pentecostalism, and African indigenous churches. Holt will travel to Italy for six weeks this summer, as one of 15 scholars in various disciplines selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to study one of the subjects in his book, St. Francis of Assisi. The scholars will examine source texts and visual representations of the saint within his 13th-century world to better understand his meaning for today, beyond the popular images. Stephen Geffre Noteworthy Professor Brad Holt’s recent book expands the survey of Christian spirituality. 21 4 THROUGH THE EYES OF TEACHERS, THE EYES OF STUDENTS English professor Kathy Swanson and her husband, Jack, both former Peace Corps volunteers, led a group of nine Augsburg students to their Thai village home of 35 years ago for an internship in teaching English. The students lived Thai culture through the eyes of teachers Kathy and Jack; through the Thai teachers, some of whom are former students of the Swansons; and through the schoolchildren. Excerpts from the Augsburg students’ final papers describe their experience. 4 SEEING THE ‘REAL’ THAILAND I’ve never even seen the ocean!” …“I can’t wait to see Bangkok.”… “Do you think it’s safe?”… “Does the flight really take 26 hours?”… “I already miss my mom!” These were some of the comments we heard as nine Augsburg students, my husband, and I waited to board the first leg of the flight that would take us back to the place we had called home 35 years ago. Jack and I served as Peace Corps volunteers, teaching English in a small rural village, Prachuab Kirikhan, Thailand, during the height of the war in Viet Nam. Now we were returning, for the second time, but with the responsibility of nine students, some of whom had not traveled beyond the Midwest. “We want to see everything through your eyes,” Jack had told the students. We all expected adventure, some chaos, and wonderful experiences. We knew these three weeks would open our students’ eyes and hearts; we didn’t know how significantly it would change their lives. Our family had returned to Thailand several years before the Augsburg trip and had found that Bangkok had become a huge, modern city, but that our village had remained essentially unchanged. Yes, there were now a 7-Eleven store that offered ice cream and pizza, an ATM machine, and Internet cafes, but the essence of Thailand was there. Prachuab had remained a sleepy, beautiful, fishing village. Walking through the market in the center of the village, we found piles of fish and shrimp 22 by Kathy Swanson from the morning’s catch, baskets of chilies ready for curries, mounds of chicken feet, stands with mangoes and sticky rice, and hills of pineapple, durian, and mangosteen fruit. Most importantly, we found that time had not erased memories we had for our former students and they for us. Returning to the schools where we had taught English, we found that several of our former students were now teachers. They welcomed us with gifts, hugs, and tears and we began thinking about sharing this magnificent place with Augsburg. “You can bring students to teach us,” we were told—and the seed was planted! After my course in Teaching English in Thailand was approved as an English elective, Jack and I began making plans for the trip. We knew that the heart of the experience was to be living and teaching in our village. We also wanted students to see parts of Thailand that tourists likely would miss. Arranging to be present in the village school when classes began after the rainy season, we planned to begin the adventure in Bangkok, then travel to Chiangmai, and then south to Prachuab Kirikhan. Most important to us was that our Augsburg students experience the real Thailand as we had so many years before. And so, after crossing many time zones, watching many inflight movies, and trying to sleep in cramped airline seats, 11 Auggies arrived in Bangkok, Thailand. Even though it was Winter/Spring 2005 2 midnight, traffic was heavy and the heat was oppressive. Too excited to sleep, we checked into the hotel and all set off down Sukhimvit Road. Smells of unrecognizable things, sights of unfamiliar occurrences, and sounds very non-Minnesotan overwhelmed us until we had to give in to sleep. We spent the next several days seeing Bangkok’s magnificent temples and palaces, sampling foods students had never imagined existed, holding giant snakes at the Pasteur Institute, winding through old Chinatown, riding in both tuk-tuks and the new skyway train, and trying to survive humid, 100+ degree temperatures. Ready for a respite, we flew north to Chiangmai. Here we were met by representatives from Payap University who made sure Midwest students understood proper and polite Thai behavior. “Don’t cross your legs so that your toe is pointing at anyone;”… “Never touch anyone on the head;”… “Wear skirts and long pants in the temples;” … “Acknowledge one’s social status by the appropriate wai (bow).” In Chiangmai, we learned about Thai history and culture, spent time at the night markets (after practicing bargaining in Thai!), visited a mountaintop temple, rode elephants through the jungle, trekked on a visit to hill tribes, and rode bamboo rafts down a jungle river. Despite these exciting events, I believe all the students would agree that the highlight of the trip occurred during a stop on our way to the airport as we were leaving Chiangmai. The grandma of one of our students, Rachel Schuette, and her church friends had sent handmade quilts with each of us. We had carried these 15 quilts until we stopped at an orphanage to deliver them to the children. Seeing excitement and joy on the faces of these children as they sang for us and finding tears on our own faces as we left them is a memory none of us will forget. After Chiangmai, we took a long, hot, Thai travelers’ trip by train south to Prachuab. Located on the Gulf of Siam, with the mountains of Myanmar to the west, Prachuab is unspoiled paradise. Here students marched to the secondary school, notebooks and lesson plans in hand, to join Thai students on that first day of the term. We were introduced and welcomed at the opening assembly and then began teaching. Moving from class to class, level to level, each class period, Winter/Spring 2005 Left: Kathy Swanson (back row, sixth from left) poses with students she and Jack taught in their Peace Corps days in Prachuab Kirikhan. Many are now teachers in the school where the Augsburg students practice-taught. Right: Nine students traveled to Thailand to practice-teach English with Professor Kathy Swanson and her husband, Jack, in the village where they had served as Peace Corps volunteers 35 years ago. (back row L to R) Jack Swanson, Carl Butler, Jeff Moores, (third row L to R) Kathy Swanson, Stephanie Nichols, Rachel Schuette, (second row L to R) Sue Kneen, Sabrina Jurey, Bekah Chell, (front row L to R) Annie Reierson, Anna Warnes. Augsburg students learned quickly how to gesture and communicate with just a few Thai words. Jack and I moved around with them, helping occasionally, but mostly sharing in this wonderful experience. After a few days, students felt at home. Every morning as we participated in the school’s opening ceremony, Thai students waved and welcomed us. One of our students received a Thai name, many received gifts, and all realized we were receiving much more than we were able to give. Teachers hosted a party for us toward the end of our time in Prachuab and we reciprocated the next evening. Some of our former students from our Peace Corps days joined us and led rounds of the Peter, Paul, and Mary songs we had taught them 35 years ago. There were no dry eyes in the room after we all joined Ratchana, one of my former students and now a teacher in the secondary school where Augsburg students had spent their time, in “To Sir, with Love,” the song she chose to honor us as teachers. Carrying gifts and e-mail addresses from their Thai students and unconsciously humming “500 Miles,” Augsburg students left Prachuab for Bangkok and Minneapolis. “Saying farewells amid smiles, hugs, and many tears, we promised to return someday soon—and I’m sure we will. For, as one student said, “There’s so much about the world I didn’t know. I thought this trip would change me; I just had no idea how much!” Kathy Swanson is professor of English and chair of the English Department. She directs the English as a Second Language program. 23 j TOUCHING MY HEART by Anna Warnes ’05 Above: For Anna Warnes, traveling in Thailand was an experience for all five senses; but most important were the friendships she made that touched her heart. Thailand is an experience, not just of the mind or for the eyes, but a complete immersion into the culture. Unless you stay at a pristine, exclusive hotel in Hua Hin, it is hard not to touch all five of your senses in Thailand. For me, Thailand was an adventure of smell, sound, taste, sight, and touch, and most importantly, an experience of the heart. The sounds of Thailand are like nothing else. After spending 26 hours on a plane listening to movies, people snoring, and babies crying, the drone of traffic is a welcomed sound in Thailand. Bangkok always had the sound of buzzing tuk-tuks in traffic and trains overhead, but it also had more profound sounds. The sound of complete silence in the wat (temple) with the many pagodas and the loud, but quite musical, sound of blind musicians singing into microphones as they wandered the streets come to mind. Chiangmai had the sound of rushing water over rocks as we slipped by in our open raft and the constant sound of bartering hill tribe women with their silver jewelry and colorful hats. Chiangmai also had the sounds of Doi Suthep with its deep bells booming over the hill and children playing amongst the tourists and monks. Prachuab had the sound of rain, whether misting or pouring, washing the market streets. Prachuab also had the 24 sound of monks blessing people in the early morning hours, speaking and singing prayers over women bowed before them. Amusingly, the national anthem was played at school every morning by the marching band and on the loud speakers, and it also played in my head for the remaining 23 hours of the day until my roommate would throw a pillow at me! My favorite sound of Thailand was the sound of singing. Several times the former students, Kathy, and Jack sang “500 Miles” by Peter, Paul, and Mary. It certainly wasn’t the beauty of the singing that struck me, but the fact that the students remembered all the words and sang them so faithfully. It was obvious that the students had been significantly moved by their teachers. As the students sang, you could see the love and appreciation exuding from them; so much so that it made my eyes water every time they would sing. When I heard the students sing, I could only hope that I too would have such an influence on a group of people. … Forming relationships with my students was an aspect of teaching that really touched my heart. I was able to get especially close to two of my students, Maew and Por. These students were extremely helpful to me in the classroom and they both wanted to learn English so badly. On the Friday evening of the teachers’ dinner, Maew and Por were able to eat dinner with me. I loved talking to them about anything from music to Por’s schooling abroad to my family and America. Maew and Por have e-mailed me several times since our group returned to the United States. They like to ask me questions about my jobs or different musical acts in the U.S. I think it is great that I was able to connect with these students in such a way that they feel comfortable e-mailing me and talking to me about their lives as well as mine. … Thailand is not a place that can be seen on a National Geographic episode and be fully comprehended. I had to smell the markets, hear the temple bells, taste the pineapple, see the countryside, touch the silk, and feel my gia (heart) warmed by the people in order to know Thailand. The exciting part of my experience in Thailand is knowing that there is so much more waiting for me to encounter when I go back. Anna Warnes completed her studies in December 2004 with a major in English. She plans to attend law school. Winter/Spring 2005 BECOMING A TEACHER 1 In his first teaching experience, Jeff Moores ’05 just barely got his feet wet in the classroom and left Thailand wishing he had more teaching opportunities, as well as anticipating his next return trip. “Tomorrow,” I wrote in my journal on Sunday, May 16, “I become a teacher.” Unofficially, of course, and I’m technically still very much a student; but, I’ll be stepping into a role, a job, that rivals that of prostitution for the title of the world’s oldest occupation. I’m feeling what every teacher—from Kathy in her initial teaching years, to Aristotle—must feel when faced with the daunting task of instilling knowledge upon youthful minds: nervousness, anxiety, fears of inadequacy. But mostly, I’m excited. Excited for something new, something frightening, an experience that might open my mind along with those of Thai students. … My most challenging teaching experience in Prachuab happened at the end of Thursday. … At 3 p.m. I returned to the English office to track down a teacher-less class to take over or an occupied class to observe. I was quickly told that Stephanie was teaching level 6/9. I hadn’t taught or observed a high grade level yet, so I thought it would be worthwhile to attend. … Outside the classroom, the slightly older students relaxed on the benches, some slumped over with the end of the day, others energetically giggled with friends. One thing was certain: Stephanie had not yet arrived. I looked at the students in a way that hopefully said, “I’m the teacher; time to start. Get in. Sit down.” Friendly, of course, but I wasn’t about to let the older students walk all over me. Meanwhile my head was reeling: Stephanie’s not here; my lesson plans are for younger students; are they expecting Stephanie? What if they already know everything I’m teaching them? A deep breath later, I calmly flipped through my Winter/Spring 2005 by Jeff Moores ’05 notebook as they settled down. Dictation. That was it, an exercise I had not yet utilized. I slowly read four sentences about a man going to a market and then returning home to eat dinner and watch TV. Their attentive gazes and lack of utterly confused looks encouraged me, but it was difficult to discern whether they were genuinely interested or if they were simply patronizing the new foreign teacher. A few of the boys, including one who sat in the middle of the front row, were energetic and active, sometimes scratching their heads and employing grimaces of misunderstanding or raised eyebrows of clarity. Stephanie showed up about halfway through the class, hopefully adding to any authority I had over the classroom. In the end we walked away not knowing what to conclude. I had felt a lack of influence with level 3/9, and now I felt a lack of respect from level 6/9. On top of it, inadequacy stemmed from having viewed [regular teachers] Charles and David wielding their experienced skills. The mere 10 pages of this essay cannot begin to explore the intense realizations I began uncovering about my future as a mentor, a teacher, a parent—an adult. Luckily, as I suspected it would, my thirst for Thailand continues. A week in Prachuab was not enough time teaching English. I wanted two, three weeks to practice my skills. I wanted to tutor university students and come into contact with all age levels. After my first trip, I predicted that I would definitely return to Thailand someday. I found myself in Bangkok’s busy streets sooner than I thought. Jeff Moores is in the Honors Program and is a senior majoring in English with a concentration in writing. He is news editor of the Echo. This was his second trip to Thailand. c 25 ef MY GOD AND YOUR BUDDHA— THE SAME, ONLY DIFFERENT by Sue Kneen ’04 As a religion major and a prospective seminary student, I was most anxious to see and experience Buddhism first hand. … As I really thought about it, there is much that our faiths have in common: God or Buddha, do good works, eternity or Nirvana, God is omnipresent or eternal nothingness, prayer, denying self, look to pastors/monks, churches and temples, worship, help the poor and taking care of your neighbor. There really isn’t anything so unusual—only different. I thought [our Bangkok tour guide] Panya’s comment summed it all up well as he said with great feeling, “My Buddha and your God, they are the same. When we are sad, we talk to Buddha. Sometimes we talk to a monk, and he makes us do better with what he says, but sometimes we don’t want to tell anyone, so we talk to Buddha. And we feel better; we feel lighter and THE REAL happier.” Now that sounds just like me and my God. I’d like to quote what I wrote in my journal as I stood on top of “Monkey Mountain,” listening to the hauntingly beautiful Buddhist music and the chanting of the monks, and the pungent aroma of their incense lifted to my ears and nose, and the cool breeze smoothed against my face: “It was a beautiful view from on top of the hill over the ocean, Prachuab Kirikhan, and a big sprawling temple to the west. What was especially significant to me was seeing the building where the monks had their evening meditation and hearing them chant and hearing their music. I will never forget that feeling. I imagined and hear them praising their God as I do mine (for lack of better words). It was a feeling and very real sense of oneness while very different. It was surreal and profound. I am thankful for this experience.” FACES IN THE Prachuab Kirikhan is located on the east coast of Thailand, on the Gulf of Thailand. It escaped the massive destruction of the tsunami that devastated areas farther south on the west coast. Of course, when the tsunami hit, everyone from the trip feared for his or her old and new friends. Anna Warnes was the first to hear news from Prachuab. “The day before the tsunami struck I received an e-mail from one of my Thai students. Maew, a sweet 12-yearold, wrote me one of her typical e-mails: ‘Hello Miss Anna, how are you? How are your studies? I am fine. My family went on holiday. It was fun,’ etc. “The next day I heard about the tsunami on the news. I immediately thought of Maew. I wrote her an e-mail: 'Maew, 26 Sue Kneen ’04 gained a rich introduction to Buddhism as she prepared for her own seminary studies. It seems I am very fortunate indeed to have been introduced to a culture such as this through the lens of respect and deep affection. … I will never be the same, and my daughters and those with whom I have the privilege to share about my trip will be able to see some of Thailand and foreign travel for themselves. Sue Kneen graduated from Weekend College in 2004 with majors in English and religion and is now studying at Luther Seminary. TSUNAMI are you safe? Were you hit by the wave?' I received a response within a day. Maew was in fact safe, although her father had been working near Phuket, and he was injured but alive. “By expanding the world classroom and making connections with people in Thailand, the tsunami affected real people, people I knew. The tsunami did not kill thousands of faceless people on the other side of the world; the tsunami killed people I may have met and learned from.” Winter/Spring 2005 C ONE STUDENT I MAY HAVE TOUCHED by Rachel E. Schuette ’03 SEEING THAILAND THROUGH KATHY AND JACK’S EYES “Kathy and Jack also had endless tidbits about Thai culture to share with us throughout the three weeks. Whether we received lessons about teaching English, how to eat at a Thai restaurant, or when to take our shoes off at a Buddhist temple, Kathy and Jack’s previous knowledge of Thailand was a critical part of the wonderful experience we shared.” —Jeff Moores “The entire trip was affected because Jack and Kathy led Rachel Schuette ’03 compiled a lesson plan book, in collaboration with Professor Swanson, with materials from the Augsburg students’ lessons “to show appreciation for the gracious welcome they received from everyone in Prachuab Kirikhan.” It has been three weeks since we returned home and I am still on “Thai time,” meaning I feel much more laid back and not really pushed to do anything in a hurry. … I learned so much from this experience; it is difficult to pinpoint the important issues. Being a teacher is not always about teaching test-ready material. It was not until about the third day of teaching in Prachuab that I realized this. I wasn’t there to teach them how to conjugate verbs perfectly, or to show them how to use articles all the time. I was there to learn from them and to hopefully share my culture with them. There was no test on Friday or review of information; the visit was much more than that. It was an experience that I will keep with me for the rest of my life. It will serve as a reminder every time I walk into a new classroom or job. It made me appreciate what I have here in America, but still understand that just because some people do not have these luxuries, they may be just as happy as I. It was apparent through the interactions among Professor Swanson, her husband, and the former Thai students that a lifetime connection can be made. Truly, for me, it was finding that one student whom I feel I may have touched, but who really touched me, that makes me say, “YES! That is why I went to Thailand.” ■ Rachel Schuette graduated in 2003 with a double major in English and secondary education/communication arts licensure. All photos were taken by participants on the trip. Winter/Spring 2005 the way, I suspect. On just a superficial level, the heat, the smells of the streets, some of the foods, and the different standard of living we enjoy could have easily been turned into disgust by travelers not accustomed to such extremes and who were not constantly challenged to look deeper for beauty and meaning and perhaps a different way of living life.” —Sue Kneen I 27 28 Winter/Spring 2005 Learning with your heart by Judy Petree photos by Stephen Geffre A Long distances and remote locations make healthcare delivery difficult on the reservation. Winter/Spring 2005 visit to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation helps nursing students bridge cultural differences to experience health care from the perspectives of a community long underserved by mainstream healthcare systems. Last November, three Augsburg nursing students—Sharon Gentile, Susan Loushin, and Cathy Miller—spent several days on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. Led by Cheryl Leuning, professor and chair of the Nursing Deptartment, and Susan Nash, nursing professor in Augsburg’s Rochester program, the experience is one of several nursing practicums offered in the Master of Arts in Nursing program. Augsburg’s graduate nursing program prepares nurses for transformational leadership and transcultural practice across care settings, especially as they address health inequities. At Pine Ridge, they became immersed in a community with different cultural values and traditions that has long remained outside the mainstream of the health care system. The Pine Ridge Reservation encompasses about two million acres and is home to approximately 40,000 Lakota people. Pine Ridge is also home to two of the poorest counties in the nation. According to the “Village Earth” online newsletter and “Pine Ridge Reservation” (pineridgerez.net), the unemployment rate is 86 percent, versus a 5.5 percent national average; and 63 percent of the people live below the federal poverty level. Alcoholism affects 8 out of 10 families, and half of the people over the age of 40 have diabetes. The infant mortality rate is the highest in this continent, and the school dropout rate is more than 70 percent. The Indian Health Service is understaffed and ill-equipped to 29 Pastor Larry Peterson, director of the Pine Ridge Retreat Center introduces the students to Lakota culture before they begin their home visits. (L to R): Cheryl Leuning, Nursing Department chair; Susan Loushin; Sharon Gentile; Cathy Miller; Sue Nash, Rochester program nursing professor; and retreat center director Larry Peterson. fully address the health needs of the community. Consequently, health inequities continue to increase. The students spent two days shadowing the Indian Health Service (IHS) nurses from the reservation who served as cultural guides. However, before the students became immersed in the program, they gained a brief insight into the Lakota culture and history through visits to Prairie’s Edge Native American Cultural Art Center in Rapid City, and short stops at Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial. At Pine Ridge the students stayed in 30 the Pine Ridge Retreat Center, run by Pastor Larry Peterson. Peterson sat down with the group the first night to give them a brief lesson on the Lakota people, some dos and don’ts, and what they should expect when going on home visits. “Knowing the culture of the Lakota people is really important when interacting with them,” Peterson said. Another history lesson came from Leonard Littlefinger, Lakota cultural teacher at the Loneman School in Oglala. Littlefinger has been the IHS hospital administrator at Pine Ridge for a number of years, and is also the great, great grandson of Lakota Chief Big Foot, who was slain in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. Littlefinger shared with the students the key values integral to the culture of his people, their past and future. “The Lakota people are the fastest growing people, yet have the greatest health issues,” he said. “It’s not just about a healthy body, but about a healthy spirit and soul as well.” Karen Red Star, health educator with the Indian Health Service, also shared her experiences as a healthcare provider on the reservation. She advised the Winter/Spring 2005 For Leonard Littlefinger, Lakota cultural teacher and great, great grandson of Chief Big Foot, a healthy spirit and soul are as important to his people as a healthy body. Augsburg student Sharon Gentile (background) shadowed Indian Health Service nurse Sally Mercier (left) in home visits on the reservation. students to be “culturally sensitive,” as there is a high turnover of healthcare providers on the reservation and the clients see different people all the time. “This makes it more difficult to establish any sense of trust and familiarity.” Equipped now with some background information, the students were ready to pair up with the public health nurses at the Indian Health Service and begin their home visits. For the next two days, the students set out with registered public health nurses Rod Sahr, Sally Mercier, Kendra Lone Elk, Mary Moussear, and Andrea Pond, visiting homes in town and out in the countryside. The nurses clued the students in on what to expect in the coming days. Sahr said that much of his time is spent simply tracking down clients, as families on the reservation move frequently. And, as frustrating as that can be, he said, you learn when to keep searching for them and when to move on. “There are hundreds of people we have to see, but just don’t have the time,” Sahr said. “Actually, there is probably someone we’re supposed to see in every single house.” Not only is relocation a factor, but Winter/Spring 2005 also many of the homes in the country are miles apart. Some people live on long, rut-filled, one-lane dirt roads, miles off of the main highway. Obviously this causes problems in the wintertime, Sahr commented. One of his clients is an elderly woman struggling with diabetes. She and her husband are also raising their two grandsons, not uncommon on the reservation, said Sahr. Family connections are a strong part of Lakota culture and tradition. One of the keys, he told the students, is to listen and treat the clients with respect. He demonstrated this by just visiting with the client at first, asking her about their grandsons and family, and only after this initial conversation moving on to the health issues. Lone Elk, another public health nurse, also modeled how relationships were built during each home visit. “You need to build up a rapport with the people. You need to get them to trust you, or they will agree with whatever you say just to get rid of you.” Many of the visits throughout the two days included varied services—vaccinations, monitoring of blood sugar levels and blood pressure, new mother and baby checkups, and post-surgical visits. Throughout, however, was what one student described as the “wonderful way the nurses have of working with the clients.” “There’s more to health care than just the medical side of it,” nursing student Sharon Gentile said. “I feel there is a need to find a better way, a better approach to health care.” Cathy Miller, a public health nurse in the Rochester, Minn., area, shadowed Lone Elk one of the days, and told Lone Elk that much of what she does is not that different from what she was seeing on the reservation. “The first time you visit you see so much, you just want to jump in and fix everything,” Miller said, “but you have to take it slow and gain their trust first.” Miller came to Augsburg because she was looking for a program that would enhance her own work as a public health nurse. “Some of the art of nursing has gone by the wayside,” Miller said. “It’s not enough to know what the diagnosis is, but what the barriers are that may be preventing treatment. Many times it’s just a cultural misunderstanding.” 31 Miller added that she sees transcultural nursing as giving nurses the tools to practice both the “art of nursing and the science of nursing,” and a way to bridge barriers through understanding culture and cultural differences. “It has opened my eyes to see that there are other ways to look at problems. Ten years ago I never would have done that.” At the end of the day, all of the students remarked on the value of the experience. “The nurses all showed empathy, respect, persistence, and true interest in their clients,” Miller said. “The healthcare provider needs to truly listen, be present, and value what the Lakota person shares as being important to them. Only then can they (the provider) move on to an effective partnership.” Listening in an intentional way, Leuning said, is a skill that needs focused practice. It is an integral part of Augsburg’s nursing program, built into classes from the very beginning of the students’ educational journey. “I think the uniqueness of these practicums is that we can more easily identify preconceived ideas that block true listening and hearing of the other person’s voice,” Leuning said. “Experiences like this uncover our own biases and values. Once we experience that ‘aha’ kind of moment, it provides a prototype for applying skills to our own daily life and interactions.” Nash added that this practicum opens the world to the students. “Having this opportunity to closely experience other cultures first hand will give the graduate nursing students an incredible opportunity that expands their world view.” These aren’t sightseeing trips, Nash continued, but rather opportunities to walk side by side with other people and to view the horizon from the other person’s perspective. “That kind of experience is truly life changing and transforming,” she said. “It is more than head learning. It is heart learning.” ■ Small medicine bags hang on the chainlink fence surrounding the mass grave at the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre on the Pine Ridge reservation. Judy Petree is media relations manager. 32 Winter/Spring 2005 Learning nursing care across cultures H ealth is influenced by culture, belief, and values, and it often suffers when the culture is not understood. Today, the influx of immigrants to the United States, particularly to Minnesota, is severely challenging social service programs. A disproportionate burden of disease and suffering experienced by minority and foreign-born populations in the United States is but one indication that the healthcare system is ineffective. Given the current shortage of nurses, it is not surprising that there is an increasing demand for professional nursing leadership to provide culturally-congruent health care to people of diverse cultures with emphasis on holistic care, cultural diversity, and community-focused practice. Augsburg’s graduate nursing program prepares nurses for advanced transformational leadership and transcultural practice across care settings. Through nursing practicums, Augsburg students form relationships with persons representing diverse cultures both locally and globally in order for the students to understand the health inequities that people experience. Learning how to do this while preserving the cultural dignity of others goes Winter/Spring 2005 beyond basic nursing skills. The aim of the program is not for every student to become an “expert” in every culture, but rather that every student will learn skills that are necessary to become a culturally competent nurse, such as basic knowledge of cultural differences and the awareness of differences in delivery of patient care; recognition of the nurse’s own bias and influence of personal culture views and practices; and an awareness and respect for cultural communication issues, etiquette, and problem solving. The practicums are a vital part of Augsburg’s nursing program, says Cheryl Leuning, nursing professor and department chair. The focus is on reaching populations underserved by traditional healthcare systems. “If a student can see the world through another’s eyes, it changes how they see their own world. It is the unique balance of in-class and incommunity opportunities that attracts students to the nursing programs.” Augsburg offers nursing practicums for both graduate and undergraduate students in several cultural contexts: Namibia, Mexico, Guatemala, the inner cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul and Rochester, and at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. ■ 33 AAlumni LUMNINews NEWS From the Alumni Board president’s desk… A ugsburg College alumni are a pretty amazing bunch. Consider Carol (Johnson) Casperson ’60 (profiled in this issue on p. 38), who is working to create affordable housing nationwide with Habitat for Humanity. I’m thinking also of 2004 Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Brian Anderson ’82, who is working on pioneering physics research, as well as Alumni Board past president Dr. Paul Mueller ’84 from the Mayo Clinic and First Decade awardee Susan (Horning) Arntz ’94, city manager for the City of Waconia. These folks and many others have passed through Augsburg on the front end of their life journey, and all have significant, everyday impact on the lives of other people. They all have very different vocations, but share one similarity—they all received an undergraduate degree at Augsburg College. Which other group of amazing people is forming new ideas, creating new journeys, and setting new standards? Why, that group is attending Augsburg right now! They are participating in one of many world-class Augsburg programs that deliver transforming education: • The Center for Global Education connects students with learning opportunities around the world, while the Center for Service, Work, and Learning finds opportunities for experiential education locally. • Augsburg offers great athletics including a nine-time national championship wrestling team along with superb women’s hockey. • The nationally recognized StepUP program offers a supportive educational environment for students in recovery. • Augsburg is one of 12 colleges nationally chosen for excellence in its first-year program. • The Weekend College program offers the most comprehensive and quality adult learning program in the region. • New graduate programs like the Master of Business Administration are providing expanded and growing learning opportunities for adult learners. There is a renewing group of leaders attending Augsburg right now. They are future alumni who will go out into the world and impact our lives and communities. I am so proud to be part of this transforming educational community, and all that we do! Bill Vanderwall ’93 WEC President, Alumni Board Alumnae present gift to the Women’s Resource Center I n December, five Augsburg alumnae presented a special gift to the Anne Pederson Women’s Resource Center in honor of former Augsburg professor Dr. Gerald Thorsen and in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of their graduation from the College. The five women, who refer to themselves as the “619 Club” (so named for the house they resided in as students on 22nd Avenue—the site now occupied by Foss Center), are Class of 1964 alumnae Betty (Hanson) Rossing, Karen Kohout, Ellen (Paulson) Keiter, Sandra (Simpson) Phaup, and Deanne (Star) Greco. The women met during their freshman year in the advanced freshman English/Western literature course taught 34 by Thorsen. “Dr. Thorsen, never one to slight the intellectual talents of women, encouraged us to stretch our critical abilities and tackle literary analysis,” says Greco. “Two of us became English majors, in part inspired by our experience in his class. “Thank you, Dr. Thorsen, for the part you played in forming our lives and careers,” continues Greco. “We are pleased to honor you, a ‘feminist’ before it was fashionable, by making a gift to the Women’s Resource Center in your name.” Five alumnae presented a special gift to the Anne Pederson Women’s Resource Center in honor of former Augsburg professor Gerald Thorsen and in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of their graduation from the College. Pictured, L to R, are Deanne (Star) Greco, Sandra (Simpson) Phaup, Ellen (Paulson) Keiter, Karen Kohout, and Betty (Hanson) Rossing. Winter/Spring 2005 Third annual Connections event honors Jane Freeman J ane Freeman, former first lady of Minnesota, was presented the “Leading Leaders” award at the third annual Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event in January. The award, which recognizes those who have inspired others to high levels of achievement through vocational, community, and civic leadership, honors Freeman, who has led by example as the first lady of Minnesota from 1954–60, and as president of Girl Scouts of the USA from 1978–84, building the organization and shaping the futures of many young women through her vision and dedicated service. Frances Hesselbein, current chair of Jane Freeman (front row, right), former first lady of Minnesota, was presented the “Leading Leaders” the Board of Governors of the Leader to award at the third annual Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event in January. She is pictured here along with fellow event presenters: (front row, L to R) Ami Nafzger ’94, Frances Hesselbein, and Jane Leader Institute and former CEO of the Freeman; (back row, L to R) Jennifer Martin, Gloria Lewis, Jean Taylor ’85, Kathryn Tunheim, and Phebe Girl Scouts, made a special trip to take Hanson ’50. part in this year’s event to help present the award to her friend and former Girl Scouts colleague. Hesselbein defined leadership as “a state of being” and not something that you “do,” and offered her friend, Jane Freeman, as the perfect example of grace and leadership. Co-sponsored by Augsburg and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, this year’s gathering joined more than 100 women from Numerous Augsburg students participated in the event’s throughout the community these two students gained valuable insights from for a morning of inspiration, activities; Koryne Horbal during a roundtable networking discussion. encouragement, networking, and empowerment. Board of Regents, who inspired the group Several Augsburg alumnae provided with her own discovery of how she is able Frances Hesselbein (left), former CEO of Girl an excellent program with Augsburg to share her unique gifts and talents with Scouts of the USA, presented the “Leading Leaders” award to her friend and former Girl regents Gloria Lewis and Jennifer Martin others more effectively after learning how Scouts colleague, Jane Freeman (right). providing the welcome and the closing. to also receive gifts from others. Ami Author Phebe Hanson ’50 set the tone Nafzger ’94 shared her journey as a Link (G.O.A.L) to provide services and with a poem from her new book Why Korean adoptee of finding her place in support for other adoptees on their path Still Dance—75 Years: 75 Poems. the world. She spent several years in of self-discovery. Featured speakers included Jean Korea after graduating from Augsburg Mark your calendars for the fourth Taylor ’85, president of Taylor exploring her heritage, and ultimately Connections event next January 28. annual Corporation and chair of the Augsburg founded the Global Overseas Adoptees Winter/Spring 2005 35 Alumni News Alumni events calendar Please join us for these upcoming alumni and parent events (see also the college-wide calendar on the inside back cover for additional events): April June 28 Senior Reception hosted by the Alumni Board, East Commons, Christensen Center, 4:30–6 p.m. 14 Auggie Hour at Three Fish, 3070 Excelsior Blvd., Minneapolis (near Lake Calhoun and Whole Foods), 612-920-2800, 5:30 p.m. Meet the new Auggie coaches! May 6 Special reception for business graduates (all Augsburg faculty, alumni, and 2005 business graduates are invited), Christensen Center, 4–6 p.m. 10 Auggie Hour on-campus reception for all current and former Alumni Board members, 5:30 p.m. 24 Class Agent Year-in-Review, Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center, 5:30 p.m. 23 Alumni Board meeting at Canterbury Park, 5:30 p.m. July 12 Auggie Hour at Trattoria Da Vinci, 400 Sibley St., St. Paul, 651-222-4050, 5:30 p.m. August 9 Auggie Hour at Dock Café, 425 Nelson St. E, Stillwater, 651-430-3770, 5:30 p.m. 18 Canterbury Park Alumni Event (Watch for details this summer!) ALUMNI TOUR TO CHINA Join alumni and friends of the College on a discovery tour of China hosted by Brad Holt, professor of religion. Plans are in progress for a May 2006 two-week tour featuring the history, culture, and scenic beauty of China. Discover treasures of this ancient land and witness China’s rapid growth in the 21st century. The tour begins in Beijing with visits to the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs, and the Summer Palace. Marvel at the thousands of terra cotta warriors uncovered in Xian in 1974 and dated to 221 BC. Experience China’s historic and majestic Yangtze River on a four-night cruise. Few places on earth match the splendor of the Yangtze River’s Three Gorges, which will be flooded by the dam project at the end of this decade. The international city of Shanghai concludes this travel experience. More details available later this spring; call or e-mail the alumni office at 612-330-1178 or <alumni@augsburg.edu> to get on a special mailing list for further information. 36 Parent Council is invited… Parent Council members are invited to attend the annual New Student Orientation, June 17–18. Contact Alumni/Parent Relations at <alumni@augsburg.edu> for more information. Auggie Day at Como Park Bring your family to Como Park in St. Paul on June 4, 11a . m. –1p. m. , for this fun annual event. Bring a picnic lunch (BBQ grills are available) and Augsburg will provide beverages and goodies, giveaways, and fun for the kids. For more information, contact Alumni/Parent Relations at <alumni@augsburg.edu>. Annual golf tournaments Alumni are invited to participate in Augsburg’s Annual Men’s Hockey Golf Tournament on June 10 at Manitou Ridge Golf Course in White Bear Lake, Minn; cost is $90 per person (contact Mike Schwartz ’83 at 612-330-1163 for more information). Alumni are also invited to the 42nd Annual Clair Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament on June 27 at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker, Minn. (contact Ron Main ’56 at 612-338-4824 for more information). Homecoming 2005 Attention Auggies from the classes of 1955, 1965, 1980, and First Decade, 1995–2005: This is your reunion year! Plan now to join your classmates this September 26–October 1 for the annual Homecoming festivities and your reunion reception! Watch your mail and upcoming editions of the Augsburg Now for complete details; please let us know your current e-mail address at <alumni@augsburg.edu>. You can also stay up-to-date by visiting the alumni Web site at <www.augsburg.edu/alumni>. Winter/Spring 2005 CLASS NOTES Class Notes Rev. Jim Glasoe recently published The Immigrant’s Treasure (Publish America), a factbased, fictional biography of his late grandfather, Michael Glasoe, an ambitious young Norwegian who emigrated to America in 1886, settling first in Minnesota and eventually homesteading in North Dakota. Jim and his wife, Nicole, are retired and live on a lake in the north woods of Minnesota, where he does his writing. From 1972–97, he served as executive director of several non-profit corporations that provide residential and developmental program services for children and adults with developmental disabilities. He also served as a Lutheran parish pastor for 10 years. 1964 Deanne (Star) Greco, Bloomington, Minn., was elected president of the Ordway Circle of Stars. 1966 Alan Stensrud, Plymouth, Minn., recently retired as president of the Animal Humane Society, a position he had held since 1975. He was also awarded the Glen Summerlin Service Award, presented by the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators at a conference in San Diego, Calif. He looks forward to spending more time with his wife, Shirley, his son and two daughters, and his four grandchildren. 1969 Mark Lund, professor of economics and director of international education at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, was appointed as the college’s Dahl Professor of Economics for Winter/Spring 2005 the 2004–05 academic year. As the Dahl Professor of Economics, Mark devotes part of his professional time to teaching activities that encourage students to develop sound analytical and critical thinking skills, become active participants in community and civic activities, and understand the importance of incorporating personal responsibility and accountability into their work and lives. Mark has served on Luther’s faculty since 1978. 1971 David Siedlar, previously of Concord, Mass., emigrated to Netanya, Israel, a port on the Mediterranean between Haifa and Tel Aviv, by virtue of the Law of Return, an Israelian policy that grants automatic citizenship to any Jew of the diaspora. David is retired from the U.S. Navy. Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Steinke, began service at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, about two weeks before she left Kuwait. Prior to Kuwait, she owned a dental practice in Maplewood, Minn.; Kristin and her husband reside in North Oaks, Minn. 1975 Brad Forsythe, Cincinnati, Ohio, published his debut book, Bulletproof Your Business— Cutting Risk for Small Business Owners and Managers. The book has been featured in several media outlets and reviews from across the country, and serves as a “plainEnglish guide that shows companies how to simply and cost-effectively conduct risk management on a do-it-yourself basis.” Brad is founder and president of Best Practice Advisors. Patricia (Reuter) Georg, Hopkins, Minn., was selected as the Minnesota State Teacher of the Year in 2003 by the United States Air Force Association/ Aerospace Education Foundation; she was honored in November 2003 at the Rawlings Chapter Fall Awards Banquet. Patricia teaches at Franklin Elementary School in Anoka. AUGGIES ON TV Courtesy photo 1957 1972 Kristin Rajala, an Army major, returned home in April 2004 from Camp Udairi in Kuwait, where she served as a dentist for three months to incoming U.S. troops and nationals. She also donated a keyboard and served as organist at the camp’s chapel, where she also conducted the service when the chaplain was unavailable. In addition, Kristin created three banners for the soldiers who attend camp Udairi chapel, as well as for both her family home church and for her husband’s home church (she is pictured here with her husband and one of her banners). Her husband, Augsburg alumna Linnea Mohn, Class of 2003, recently completed work on the first season of the Channel 45 (KSTC-TV) show, Nate on Drums. Hosted by local musician Nate Perbix, the half-hour program stars Mohn along with fellow actors David Harris and Motion Price, and showcases comedy segments coupled with local music and original animation. During its premiere season, the show won the 2004 Minnesota Music Academy Award for Best Audio-Visual Production. Pictured from the show, clockwise from left, are David Harris, Nate Perbix, Motion Price, and Linnea Mohn ’03. 37 Class Notes ALUMNI PROFILE Carol (Johnson) Casperson ’60: Building hope one home at a time by Bobbie Chong A physical education and biology major, Carol (Johnson) Casperson fondly recalls hanging out at “the grill” and wild ping-pong tournaments at Augsburg. Originally from St. Paul, she chose Augsburg because some of her cousins were current students. After graduating in 1960, she taught at Shakopee Public Schools and served as its only P.E. teacher. She went on to teach at a school in the New Hope district that she describes as having been the epitome of “brand-new.” Casperson later married, had two children, and moved to California where her (now former) husband attended medical school and completed his internship and residency. During this time, Casperson says “Vietnam happened,” and her family received military orders to relocate to 29 Palms Marine Base or “MCB.” In the 1960s, 29 Palms was literally in the middle of nowhere, and Casperson describes the desert location of what was to be her family’s new home as “465 square miles of kitty litter.” Flash-forward to the present day and 29 Palms isn’t the “middle of nowhere” anymore. Reflecting on her former city of residence and the dramatic change it’s undergone, Casperson says, “Now when you fly into Orange County Airport you can’t believe the new houses. There are massive developments, roofs touching, [many cost] $500,000.” As executive director of D.C. Habitat for Humanity, Casperson is familiar with the national housing crisis and the realities and hardships of the real estate market. She made the leap from California to Washington, D.C., after she helped a former neighbor campaign for Congress. He won and asked if she’d be interested in working at the home office. She needed to send a copy of her résumé but didn’t have one because at the time, “as a teacher in Minnesota, when I graduated, they came looking for you.” She quickly threw one together and was hired on the spot. A few years later she got bored and asked if she could come out to D.C. and work on the select committee her boss served. While newly transplanted in the D.C. area, an Iowan friend of Casperson’s stayed with her for three years. This friend was registered in the volunteer clearinghouse and asked if anyone in the area inquired about Habitat for Humanity because, at the time, there wasn’t an affiliate in that area. “I didn’t know anything about it [Habitat] at the time.” Recalling the beginning of the D.C. Habitat, “Three people came to town to start one,” Casperson said. She was invited to go with her friend into a questionable part of the D.C. area for one of the very first meetings. “I drove down there and went to the meeting with her and I thought, ‘What a great idea. I wonder if this really works?’” So the two friends both began volunteering. Casperson was still working full time then. “We had such a terrible time in the beginning,” laments Casperson, “First of all, we’d never done anything like this so who’s going to believe you, that you can actually do this? I mean, it sounds good, [but] people have pulled so many schemes on people in D.C. that no one trusts anybody.” Despite obstacles, the group persisted and “we got the first two houses done, then we started on the next two. Then our ‘blueprintist’ got this brilliant idea to apply to be the site of the Jimmy Carter Work Project (1992).” Casperson then became director for what she says “should’ve been a one-year assignment, but I’m still here.” In 1988 when she first began volunteering with Habitat, there were about 200 chapters across the United States. Today, there are over 1,700 worldwide. Casperson pointed out that a common misconception about Habitat for Humanity is that it’s only about construction. “We have 12 committees, including the Family Selection Committee, which tends to [include] people such as loan officers or mortgage bankers—people who know about the mortgage business because that’s really what you’re doing. Based on Habitat’s criteria, you’re picking people for a mortgage because there aren’t too many banks that want to carry a no-profit, no interest mortgage.” Another opportunity for volunteerism is the Family Partnership Committee. This committee helps provide moral support to families because many are first-time homeowners and the process can be scary and can literally throw a person into a panic. Much of D.C. Habitat’s fundraising comes from direct mail, donations, and their once-a-year, one-hour breakfast that generated $150,000 last year. And though it is rare, occasionally a developer or landowner will donate plots of land. The D.C. Habitat has built two homes on Capitol Hill that turned out to be model green homes. Currently, the group is working on a 53-house project on 4.3 acres of land. When asked what job advice she would impart on current Auggies or recent alumni, Casperson said, “I would say the same thing I said to my daughter when she was in school forever. She said, ‘Mom, I don’t know what I want to do when I graduate.’ You know, what you want to do is not necessarily what your major subject was. But it’s whatever makes you happy. And that’s what you have to follow. If things aren’t making you happy in your job, you need to pick out the things that you do like and then follow that path.” For more information about the D.C. Habitat for Humanity, go to <www.dchabitat.org/>. Bobbie Chong is an administrative assistant in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 38 Winter/Spring 2005 1978 P. Dawn (Heil) Taylor, Des Moines, Iowa, was honored as one of 10 “Women of Influence” in August for her volunteer work and activism. She has been an advocate for Iowa’s Latino communities, serving on the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs and as vice president of the Hispanic Educational Resource Center, which operates a bilingual preschool and provides outreach assistance to families. She currently serves on the boards of the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation and the Red Cross of Central Iowa Foundation, and is an Augsburg regent. In addition, she is an adviser to the Center for New Communities and the Iowa Project, an immigrant rights organization geared toward Latinos. She has served as an advocate for Latinos who were in the process of being deported, and has assisted them in finding resources and guidance. 1979 Barb Ahl, Evansville, Minn., received the Evansville Public School Teacher of the Year Award for 2004–05. Barb is a music teacher for Evansville Public Schools. Kathy (Gray) Dohner, Fairbanks, Alaska, is a sign language interpreter. AUGGIE AUTHORS Courtesy photo LaJune Thomas Lange, Minneapolis, was featured in The Minnesota Women’s Press’ annual “changemakers” issue, which salutes 25 individuals and organizations whose actions in the public arena over the past two decades have promoted greater self-determination, equality, and justice for women and girls. LaJune is a judge on the Hennepin County 4th Judicial District Court; she has held this seat since 1986. 1980 Robert Stanley Peter Gardner, Rochester, Minn., composed original music for the Saint Paul City Ballet’s production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. A blend of ballet and theatre, the production was presented in December at both the O’Shaughnessy in St. Paul and the Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud. 1981 Walt Johnson, Minneapolis, completed a two-year fellowship at the Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) Program in Arlington, Va. During that time, he researched patent and trademark questions from PTDLs throughout the country and spent many days on the road conducting public and PTDL-staff training sessions. He returned to his former position as a reference librarian at the downtown Minneapolis Public Library. 1982 Rev. Rebecca Sogge received a doctor of ministry degree in single parent ministry from Luther Seminary last May. Before entering Luther, Rebecca served for five years as co-pastor of Christ, Marble, and Singsaas Lutheran churches in Hendricks, Minn. She then spent another five years as pastor of Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran churches and Union Presbyterian Church in Brooten, Minn. She is currently an associate pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo, Minn. Three alumnae authors were featured as special guests at a recent Auggie Hour celebrating Augsburg authors. Pictured, L to R, are: Erika Hammerschmidt ’04 (Born on the Wrong Planet, Tyborne Hill Publishers LLC); Doris Rubenstein ’93 MAL (The Good Corporate Citizen: A Practical Guide, John Wiley & Sons); and Phebe Hanson ’50 (Why Still Dance: 75 Years: 75 Poems, Nodin Press). 1983 Gordon Sandquist, Ballwin, Mo., began a new call at Trinity Lutheran Church in Chesterfield, Mo. in September. He and his wife, Sonja, recently adopted two girls, ages 6 and 7. 1985 Ron Munkittrick, Westfield, N.J., was appointed chief financial officer of Ramp Corporation in October; he had been working with Ramp since June as a consultant on operational and financial initiatives. Ron has 20 years of experience in corporate financial management with companies such as Fingerhut Corporation, Hanover Direct, Genesis Direct, Site59.com, and Decima Ventures. Most recently he was CFO of CapeSuccess LLC, a staffing and information technology consulting company. Ron has an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas. 1986 Michael A. Johnson accepted the position of director of Winter/Spring 2005 dramatics at Trinity High School in Trinity, N.C. His wife, Ann Marie (Glover) ’84, has contributed to the field of early childhood education as a Head Start administrator and teacher for more than 20 years. 1987 Rev. Tammy J. Rider, Claremont, Minn., was a finalist in a national sermon contest sponsored by the FaithTrust Institute (formerly known as the Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence) with her sermon, “Sleeping Women.” As such, her sermon was published in The Journal of Religion and Abuse (Haworth Pastoral Press, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2004). 1988 Carl R. Holm (formerly Holmes), Albertville, Minn., was recently promoted to northern regional sales manager at F.A. Davis Co. Publishers. His wife, Chrisanne D. (Rebertus) ’89, began her fifth year of homeschooling their three children: Emilyanne, Mark, and 39 Class Notes James. They can be contacted at <arenzano1@earthlink.net>. 1990 Vicki (Janssen) McDougall, North Branch, Minn., is the new dean of students at Forest Lake Senior High School. 1991 Rev. Judith A. (Benson) Bangsund received a master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary last May. She is a missionary at the Division of Global Mission for the ELCA in Chicago, and following graduation, Judith returned to Makumira-Tumaini University in Usa River, Tanzania (where she served as an intern as part of her degree requirements), to serve in an ordained role in missions. written exams. Sharol specializes in coaching nurses and “peak performers” from all walks of life through her company, Life Illumination Keynotes, Seminars, & Coaching; Sharol can be reached via her Web site at <www.lifeillumination.com>. law degree at William Mitchell College of Law. Cindy (Kostusak) Waldron, Fairfax, Va., graduated from George Washington University, Washington D.C., in 2004 with an M.B.A. specializing in finance and entrepreneurship. She works for Freddie Mac in the Financial Research Department. Julie (Holmquist) Sellers, Duluth, Minn., is a media planner for Out There Advertising, a Duluth advertising firm. She was previously a media director for von Goertz & VanHove (also in Duluth), and a senior media planner and account executive at Haworth Marketing and Media Co. in Minneapolis. She was also a media analyst at the Minneapolis-based Campbell Mithun Esty agency. 1993 1994 Michael H. Haukaas, Brooklyn Center, Minn., is a clerk at the law firm of Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth for a second year. He is pursuing a Bill Gabler, Prior Lake, Minn., married Corinne Lindborg, a 1998 Gustavus Adolphus alumna, last May. In addition, Bill was inducted into the 2003 Prior Lake High School Hall of Fame for his achievements in athletics in both high school and college—he was a standout three-sport athlete (football, wrestling, and baseball). He is the youngest male to be inducted. Dan Sweeney, Minneapolis, recently opened his own business, Keep In Touch Massage, in Uptown Minneapolis. The company offers a wide range of massagespecific services and natural skin care products. Dan can be reached via his Web site at <www.keepintouchmassage.net>. 1995 Deb (Bellin) Smith, Neenah, Wis., is a recruiter for TEKsystems, an IT services THE AUGSBURG CENTENNIAL SINGERS Courtesy photo 1992 David Murr, Orford, N.H., was presented the F.L. Scarf Award in December during the 2004 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco for his thesis, “Magnetosphereionosphere coupling on mesoand macro-scales.” The award is given annually to a recent Ph.D. recipient for outstanding dissertation research that contributes directly to solarplanetary sciences (David earned his Ph.D. at Boston University in 2003). David also received the National Science Foundation Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) postdoctoral researcher award in 2003. He currently works with William Lotko at Dartmouth College. Sharol Tyra, Hanover, Minn., recently completed the Coaches Training Institute’s Certified Professional Co-Active Coaching Certification Program and passed both the oral and 40 The Augsburg Centennial Singers recently completed a tour of Arizona, sharing their passion and enjoyment of singing with congregations from Green Valley to Scottsdale. They are pictured here in Sun City West, where they performed at Lord of Life Lutheran Church. The Centennial Singers will perform in the Twin Cities: THURSDAY, MAY 12, 7 P.M. Calvary Church of Roseville, Lexington and County Road B Free will offering Winter/Spring 2005 recruiting firm in Appleton, Wis. She has been married for four years to her husband, Scott, and she enjoys spending time with her son Noah, 3, and her stepdaughter Andrea, 9. Rev. Kari L. Burke-Romarheim is pursuing a master of divinity at Luther Seminary. She previously worked for three years as a youth and family minister in Bergen, Norway. 1997 Arlo Miller, Brookline, Mass., successfully defended his thesis, “The Regulation of Melanoma Antigens by the Microphthalmia Transcription Factor,” and received a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular pharmacology from Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. 1999 Rev. Deborah Hutterer recently relocated to Pontiac, Ill., where she is serving as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary last May; she also received the A.E. Hanson homiletic award in preaching, which recognizes the importance of preaching as seminary graduates move into the next chapter of their ministries. The award was established by the family of the late Rev. Arthur E. Hanson (1894–1966), former president of the ELCA’s Northern Minnesota District. Megan Renze, Miami, recently graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law. She passed the bar examination in Florida and is now working as associate general counsel for Banco Santander International in Miami. 2000 Rev. Melissa G. (Moyle) Pohlman, St. Paul, received a master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary last May. 2001 Jessica Norman married Eric Hafemeyer in February 2004. Eric is a carpenter and Jessica recently ALUMNI PROFILE Courtesy photo Alumnus wins state technology award by Beverly Deming Mark Deming, a 1993 graduate of Augsburg, was honored in November as the inaugural recipient of the statewide Minnesota TEKNE Award for Innovation in Teaching. Deming is the media specialist at Orchard Lake Elementary School in Lakeville, Minn. Each year the Minnesota High Tech Association, Minnesota Technology, Inc., Medical Alley, and Minnesota Project Innovation recognize start-up and giant corporations in Minnesota for their achievements in technology. This year a new category was added to recognize and honor educators for their contributions and innovations in teaching. Its purpose is to recognize an educator who demonstrates leadership in creating learning opportunities for students using innovative technology in Minnesota’s classrooms. The TEKNE Award has been described as the “Academy Award” of the technology industry in Minnesota. Deming was one of three finalists from an overwhelming number of nominees for the new category of Innovation in Teaching. Deming has been a media specialist for nine years, the last four being at Orchard Lake Elementary. He was nominated for his work in bringing the oldest elementary school in Lakeville up to the same level of technology as Lakeville’s new schools. When faced with a space problem, Deming designed a mobile computer lab to take to the classroom. He has taken time to help fellow educators make adjustments in their classrooms using the technology available to them. Physical education teachers are using Palm hand-helds instead of paper-laden clipboards to keep their records at hand. One fifthgrade teacher who was avoiding technology entirely credits Deming with bringing him around to using the latest in technology. WCCO News anchor Don Shelby (right) presented Mark Deming ’93 (left) with the TEKNE Award for Innovation in Teaching at the Minnesota TEKNE Award ceremony at the Minneapolis Convention Center in November. Deming also received a monetary award and multimedia projection system for Orchard Lake Elementary School, where he is the media specialist. Deming was also recognized for turning the school’s morning announcements into a student-run multimedia show. Students now eagerly apply each spring for a position the following year on The Morning Crew. A group of 10 fifth- and sixth-grade students meet Deming an hour before school starts most days to prepare the school’s daily announcements, which include reviews of popular books and videos, music and graphics for the opening and closing credits, lunch menus, and a Friday bloopers show. This by-kids-for-kids morning news show is considered a daily “must see.” When asked by the awards committee why he gives his personal time to promoting technology, Deming stated that “It’s not just a job, this is a lot of fun—I really enjoy it.” Deming and his wife, Jean, reside in Farmington, Minn., with their 5-year-old son, Randall, and 1-year-old daughter, Jaela. A former basketball player with the Auggies, Deming is also a ninth-grade basketball coach for the Farmington School District. Beverly Deming, a student in Augsburg’s Rochester program, is also Mark Deming’s mother. Winter/Spring 2005 41 Class Notes received her J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law. The couple resides in Northfield, Minn. Stacy Waterman, Pinehurst, N.C., graduated from West Virginia University with a master’s degree in counseling. She is in her second year as a middle school counselor in Pinehurst. Stacy can be reached at <stacywaterman@hotmail. com>. 2003 Kristopher Freeman, Minneapolis, was hired as an account executive at City Pages, a Twin Cities weekly newspaper, after completing an internship in its promotions department. Christina Markwood-Rod, Wayzata, Minn., created an exhibit in the St. Cloud State University’s Archives and Special Collections that uncovers the intriguing tale of world traveler and late SCSU adjunct professor William Lindgren. The William Marcellous Lindgren Interpretive Exhibit, located in the Kalm Family University Archives and Special Collections on Miller Center third floor, opened in October 2004 and will remain open through the 2004–05 academic year. Christina is a graduate student in SCSU’s public history program, and spent a year processing Lindgren’s collection. Orion Wisness married Erin Dablow in August in Butte, Mont. The couple resides in Hackensack, Minn. Heather Wessling married Andrew Maki in October. Heather is a Northwest Airlines biller for Carlson Marketing Group, a subsidiary of Carlson Companies, Inc. 2004 Christina M. Boe married Michael T. Anderson II in October. The couple resides in Roseville, Minn. Rev. Linda (Brandvold) McPeak is pursuing a master of divinity at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. She previously worked in a variety of positions in Minnesota: as a youth and family minister at Cross of Peace Lutheran Church in Shakopee, as church secretary at Discovery United Methodist Church in Chaska, as a benefits specialist/administrator at Andersen Consulting in Minneapolis, and as a benefits administrator for OTC/Power Team SPX Corporation in Owatonna. Courtesy photo GARRY HESSER HONORED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Augsburg professor Garry Hesser gathered with Augsburg alumni and friends in December in Washington, D.C., for a special celebration honoring his selection as 2004 Minnesota Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (see p. 10 for more information). Pictured, L to R, are: Sylvia and Martin Sabo ’59, Garry Hesser, William V. and Anne Frame, Mark ’53 and Jean Raabe. 42 Glendine M. Soiseth (’04 MSW) received an M.A. in pastoral care from Luther Seminary last May. She plans to pursue work at either a Christian counseling agency or a social service agency that will provide the necessary supervisory requirements to allow her to become licensed for independent counseling practice. Births/Adoptions Norm ’57 and Gayle (Engedad) Matson ’57, Chicago, Ill., are the proud grandparents of grandson Lars Engedad Matson, born in July to Hans Engedad and Holly Matson. Jeannie (Shaughnessy) ’88 and Joseph Hodges, Alexandria, Minn.—a daughter, Celia Marie, in May. She joins older sister Campbell. Jeannie is the owner/president of Pathwise Partners. Nnamdi Okoronkwo ’89 and his wife in Minneapolis— a son, Spencer Ajah, in March 2004. Nnamdi is associate corporate council to Best Buy Company and practices in the area of retail litigation. Kelly (Moore) ’92 and David Lozinski ’91, Bloomington, Minn.—a daughter, Elizabeth “Libby” Grace, in January 2004. Brent Anderson ’93 and his wife, Marilyn, Burnsville, Minn.—a daughter, Maizie Margaret, in January 2004. Michelle (Eaker) ’94 and Frank Steever, Cranston, R.I.—a daughter, Genevieve, in July. Susan Irene Forsmark ’95 and her husband, Bill, Minnetonka, Minn.—a daughter, Abigail Rose, in January 2004. She joins older brothers Reilly, 7, and Cole, 3, and big sister Libby, 3. Melanie (Main) Johnson ’95, Fayetteville, Ark.—a son, Calvin Jeramiya Johnson III, in September. Melanie is the office manager for Sonstegard Foods of Arkansas and can be contacted at <melanie@sonstegard.com>. Connie (Arndt) ’96 and Andy Clausen, Blaine, Minn.—a son, Aaron Andrew, in April 2004. He joins older brother Adam, 2. Connie is a business analyst with the ELCA Board of Pensions in Minneapolis. Aaron was baptized by his grandfather, the Rev. Charles Arndt ’63, pastor of First Lutheran Church in Cushing, Wis. Tracy (Holloway) ’97 and Thane Drier ’99, Eau Claire, Wis.—a son, Tristan Thane, in September. Tracy is a CPA for Chippewa Valley Technical College and Thane is a pharmacist for the Marshfield Clinic Regional Cancer Center. Matt Topp ’03 and his wife, Trisha, South St. Paul—a daughter, Emma Marie, in January 2004. Also welcoming Emma are proud grandparents Gary and Carol (Watson) Topp ’76; Carole can be contacted at <carolet4@excite.com>. Winter/Spring 2005 In Memoriam Gertrude Hognander ’36, longtime activist, dies ertrude (Lund) Hognander ’36, a longtime activist for world peace and higher education, died January 13 in her Edina home after suffering a stroke. She was 89. “She had this way about her that allowed her to gain the confidence of those around her, without ever aspiring to lead them,” her son, O.C. “Joe” Hognander, Jr., told Sun Current newspapers. “That’s why I believe she was so successful at a time when women were not always embraced in leadership roles.” Born in Marinette, Wis., Gertrude was raised in a church background that included music and educational instruction. In the late 1930s, she honed her musical talents (which included the gift of perfect pitch, an inheritance from her father, Augsburg alumnus Rev. L.R. Lund) at Augsburg and later at Rockford College in Illinois, where she received a bachelor’s degree in music. She directed several church choirs in Michigan and then in Minnesota, often adding her talents as pianist and organist. During the late 1940s and early 1950s she was the accompanist to citywide ecumenical events at the Minneapolis Armory. Outside of church, Gertrude also actively applied her leadership skills to community and state organizations, serving as president of the St. Louis Park Woman’s Club, the Minneapolis branch of the American Association of University Women, and the United Nations Association of Minnesota. She was also one of three members of the St. Louis Park Charter Commission, and served on many boards including the Minnesota International Center, Hennepin County American Cancer Society, Minnesota Board of Correctional Services, Abbott Hospital Auxiliary, and Hennepin County Mental Health Association. Augsburg recognized Gertrude’s commitment to church and community with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1973. She was also honored with the Minnesota Distinguished Service Award and the WCCO “Good Neighbor” Award. Gertrude and her family generously established the Anna Manger, Augsburg’s first female instructor, dies Anna (Gjesdahl) Manger, who died in January just days shy of her 104th birthday, was hired by Augsburg as its first female instructor, teaching higher algebra and geometry. Even after marrying and leaving the College in 1925, Manger continued to be involved with Augsburg, volunteering her time in the Augsburg Associates and other groups to help raise money. Both of her daughters, Elizabeth Anderson ’53 and Margery Torgerson ’47, are Augsburg alumnae who enjoyed becoming part of the community where their mother had taught. Lutheran missionary Malvin Rossing ’30 dies The Rev. Malvin Rossing ’30 died of natural causes in January in Viroqua, Wis.; he was 96. Rossing spent three decades as a Lutheran missionary in Madagascar, starting in 1937, when he, his wife Anna, and toddler daughter Gertrude boarded a freighter in France and headed to the island in the Indian Ocean. He believed that education would eliminate poverty, and his main job was as director of a teacher-training school. He retired from missionary service in 1967 and served as a minister in Viroqua and in Houston, Minn., and retired from pastoral service in the mid-1980s. His wife, Anna, preceded him in death in 2003. He is survived by four children: Elizabeth, Gertrude, Martha, and Melvin ’66; nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Wesley Sideen, Class of 1958 ‘class agent,’ dies Wesley Sideen, dedicated class agent for Augsburg’s Class of 1958, died in January; he was 69. A lifelong St. Paul resident, Sideen was a retired English and social studies teacher—he spent all but one of his 38 years in teaching at Hazel Park Middle School. Following retirement, he worked at Byerly’s grocery store. He was an active member of East Park Lions Club and current Lion’s district governor. He is survived by his wife, Carol Ann; four children: David, Diane, Daniel, and Denise ’94; and four grandchildren. G Winter/Spring 2005 Orville C. and Gertrude O. Hognander Family Fund at Augsburg in the 1990s to recognize exceptional music performance and achievement. The scholarship is based on merit, specifically to provide encouragement to outstanding music students. Gertrude was preceded in death by her husband, Orville Hognander, Sr., in 1997. She is survived by her son, Joe. Matthew Woodford, PA student, dies in car accident Matthew Woodford, a student in Augsburg’s Physician Assistant Program, and his unborn son, Logan, died in December 2004 as the result of a car accident in Baldwin, Wis. His wife, Lora, and daughter, Madalyn, were also injured in the accident. Woodford, 27, worked at Methodist Hospital as a phlebotomist, and entered the Augsburg PA Program in 2002. The PA Program is pleased to announce the creation of the Matthew Woodford Memorial Scholarship in honor and in memory of Woodford, to be awarded annually to a third-year Augsburg PA student. 43 AUGGIE THOUGHTS Auggie Thoughts Ted and Fern Hanwick, 1909-2005 ‘A perfect ending’ to a shared life I n what was described by their pastor as “a script that only God could write,” Professor Emeritus and a pioneer of Augsburg’s physics department Theodore “Ted” Hanwick and his wife of 64 years, Fern, died within 19 hours of each other on March 2 and 3, each at age 95. The story of their life together was recounted at their memorial service and also in a Star Tribune front-page column by Nick Coleman, titled “Lifetime of Love Endures to a Couple’s Dying Day.” Hanwick was chair of the physics department at Rutgers University when he was recruited in 1956 by thenpresident Bernhard Christensen to start a physics major at Augsburg. Hanwick has said that he heard the voice of God tell him that the small liberal arts college in the Midwest was the place where he should be, despite the prestige and salary he would leave behind. “He firmly, honestly believed that God called him here,” said Rev. Howard “Skip” Reeves, a close family friend and pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church, where the Hanwicks had been active members. by Betsey Norgard Hanwick developed a major in physics and launched a number of new courses, including astronomy. His daughter, Linda (Hanwick) Putnam ’64, tells of his love for astronomy and how he made telescopes at home, grinding the lenses himself. When an Augsburg graduate offered to provide a telescope for an astronomy course at Augsburg, Putnam says that her father—who was “always looking for a good deal”—needed housing for the telescope and found a place in Minnesota that sold silo domes. The “silo” was donated to Augsburg and became an unlikely addition to a city campus. Hanwick retired in 1978, but has remained connected to the Augsburg community. Ted and Fern were last on campus at Homecoming 2003 for a science alumni gathering. Both of their children are Augsburg alumni—Linda (Hanwick) Putnam ’64 and Theodore Hanwick, Jr. ’66. Physics professors Ken Erickson ’62 and Stu Anderson ’78, were both Physics professor emeritus Ted Hanwick and his wife, Fern, last visited campus for a science alumni gathering in 2003. 44 Hanwick’s students in the department— Erickson studied during Hanwick’s early years at Augsburg, while Anderson was one of his last students. In 1976, the Physics Department established a scholarship in Hanwick’s name to honor his 20th anniversary at Augsburg. “He had such a passion for this place,” says Reeves. “When you mention Augsburg, even in his later years, his face would brighten up, and he’d smile. … He wore Augsburg—he was Augsburg to a lot of people.” Reeves describes Ted Hanwick as “a blend of intelligence and humility.” Fern Hanwick, Reeves says, was “pure grace.” For a number of years, until she was 90, she directed Calvary Lutheran’s program for women prisoners in the Hennepin County workhouse. Their life together was a storybook romance. They met in New York City, were attracted from the first moment, and became engaged in three weeks. Since then, they’ve been inseparable. The circumstance of their death just 19 hours apart—Ted died in his sleep on March 2 and Fern died peacefully while visiting with friends the next afternoon— was described by Coleman in his column as “a love story with a perfect ending.” Granddaughter Christine Hanwick, in speaking at the memorial service, said that she thought her grandfather must have wanted to go on ahead and “check things out to make sure it was OK.” Winter/Spring 2005 CCalendar ALENDAR Music Exhibits For music information, call 612-330-1265 For gallery information, call 612-330-1524 April 27 Chamber Music Recital & High Tea 4 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium April 30 Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert 7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel May 1 Augsburg Concert Band Concert April 8–May 8 3 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel Juried All-Student Art Exhibition May 8–18 Augsburg Concert Band Norway Tour • Baccalaureate Service 10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel • Commencement Brunch 11 a.m.—Christensen Center • Commencement Ceremony Featured speaker: Parker Palmer, bestselling author, lecturer, teacher, and activist 1:30 p.m.—Melby Hall Seating begins at 12:30 p.m.; tickets required • Commencement Reception 3 p.m.—Murphy Park Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library April 8–May 20 Senior Art Exhibition Theatre Christensen Center Art Gallery For ticket information, call 612-330-1257 Seminars, Lectures, and Films February 23–May 19 Augsburg Native American Film Series 2005 April 15–24 Our Country’s Good By Timberlake Wertenbaker Directed by Darcey Engen April 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23 at 7 p.m.; April 17 and 24 at 2 p.m. Tjornhom-Nelson Theater April 29 Senior Acting Recitals 7 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater May 4 Stage Direction Class Recital 6:30 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater In collaboration with Independent Indigenous Film Minneapolis; various dates and times. For schedule information, call 612-330-1523, e-mail <marubbio@augsburg.edu>, or visit <www.augsburg.edu/ais/filmseries> Other Events May 6–7 Commencement Weekend May 6 • Honors Convocation 4:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel • Commencement Dinner 6 p.m.—Christensen Center • Commencement Concert 7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel May 7 • Eucharist Service 8:30 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel May 16 Second Annual Healthcare Conference: “Building Minnesota’s Healthcare Workforce Through Diversity” A collaborative conference sponsored by Augsburg, Minnesota Hospital Association, Fairview Health Services, and United Health Foundation 8 a.m.–5 p.m.—Melby Hall For information, call 612-330-1171, e-mail <croyle@augsburg.edu>, or visit <www.augsburg.edu/healthcare> June 16 Graduate Programs Discovery Evening Gathering for prospective graduate programs students; includes dinner buffet and break-out sessions 5:30–8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center For information, call 612-330-1150 or e-mail <parkp@augsburg.edu> June 27 42nd Annual Clair Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament See p. 36 for more information See the alumni calendar on p. 36 for additional events Send us your news and photos! 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Show more A P U B L I C AT I O N Fall 2004 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 67, No. 1 EEditor’s DITOR’Snote NOTE What is an Augsburg education? Joan Griffin, Augsburg’s director of general education, writes that an Augsburg education is an education for action. It is an education to prepare students to become effective, informed, and ethical citizens. It asks students to explore answers to the big questions within the context of values and beliefs that matter. At Augsburg students are challenged to discover the very best in themselves. The new Augsburg Core Curriculum, highlighted in this issue, truly gives distinction to an Augsburg education. The result of several years of thoughtful and deliberate collaboration, the new core curriculum offers a blueprint for a learning community that connects each and every element of the College’s mission with its vision. It respects and reflects the College’s heritage, including its vital role in the community, working in partnership to prepare students for responsible citizenship. Augsburg has long believed, before many other colleges around the country, that students learn best when combining their classroom learning with experience outside the classroom. In the Augsburg Core, every student is required to complete an Augsburg experience— through internships (and student teaching, practica, cooperative education, etc.), faculty-student research, service-learning, study abroad, or other off-campus immersion activities. Augsburg’s leadership role in this area has been affirmed repeatedly—most recently and importantly by the honor bestowed upon sociology professor Garry Hesser as Minnesota’s Professor of the Year, from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Hesser has also received national awards for his pioneering work in developing experiential education and continuing national presence in promoting it. Augsburg’s Center for Global Education and service-learning program have also received national and regional awards for their excellence in programs. The new Augsburg Core has good reason to make all Augsburg alumni proud of their Augsburg education. Enjoy reading about it, as well as about some important events in our campus life—Homecoming 2004, Advent Vespers 25th anniversary, and the upcoming Nobel Peace Prize Forum and Festival in February. Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Editor Betsey Norgard Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Class Notes Coordinator Sara Kamholz ’04 Photographer Stephen Geffre President William V. Frame Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Amy Sutton Director of Public Relations and Communication Dan Jorgensen Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now do not necessarily reflect official College policy. ISSN 1058–1545 Postmaster: Send address corrections to: Advancement Services Augsburg College, CB 142 2211 Riverside Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454 healyk@augsburg.edu E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone: 612-330-1181 Fax: 612-330-1780 Betsey Norgard Editor Greetings of the season Augsburg College, as affirmed in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and/or school administered programs, except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students. www.augsburg.edu A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Fall 2004 Vol. 67, No. 1 Features FEATURES 15 The Augsburg Core Curriculum: Educating for work, educating for life This special issue introduces readers to the new Augsburg Core Curriculum—the broad general education that forms the foundation for an Augsburg education. Signature elements of the Augsburg Core draw on the College’s heritage, values, and mission. 11 Vision The newsletter for Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College 4 Advent Vespers celebrates 25th anniversary year DEPARTMENTS Departments 2 Around the Quad 6 Sports 8 Homecoming 2004 Awards 27 Alumni News 30 Homecoming 2004 Photos On the cover: 34 Class Notes 40 In Memoriam inside back cover Calendar 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post—consumer waste) Over 300 first-year students begin their educational journey through the Augsburg Arch, the visual representation of their Augsburg education, at the Opening Celebration, where they are welcomed into the Augsburg community. Photo by Stephen Geffre. AROUND QUAD Around THE the Quad Notes in brief Namibia center celebrates 10 years Convo series explores social justice themes PA students excel on exam The May graduates in the Physician Assistant Program received among the highest scores in the country on the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants board examination. The Class of 2004 received a mean score of 613, ranking in the 99th percentile, as compared to the national mean score of 510. Augsburg’s program is Minnesota’s only PA training program; in 2002 it became a graduate program and received full accreditation. The Class of 2004 is the first to graduate at the master’s level. Augsburg moves up in college rankings Once again, U.S.News & World Report has included Augsburg in the top tier of its annual ranking of best universities, tied for 20th place—a move up from 24th place last year. The College is ranked among 142 institutions in the category “Best Midwestern Universities-Master’s” and is compared with other area colleges and universities that offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Also, The Princeton Review has once again included Augsburg among the 170 colleges named “Best in the Midwest,” based on student responses as well as on recognition by the media, other institutional leaders, and educational organizations. Augsburg was recognized for its dedication toward diversity. THE 17TH ANNUAL NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FORUM February 11–12, 2005 www.peaceprizeforum.org 2 Center for Global Education Namibia director Pandu Hailonga welcomed guests of the center’s 10th anniversary celebration, with associate dean Orv Gingerich and President William Frame looking on. “Justice for All,” the theme of the 2004-05 Augsburg Convocation series, challenges consideration of how issues of justice bring into focus one’s gifts, interests, desires, and passions; and connects them with diverse careers, occupations, and ministries that benefit others and selffulfillment. The remaining presentations are: New MBA program in full swing Forty-four students filled two cohorts to launch the new Master of Business Administration program this fall, and additional cohorts will begin in winter and possibly spring. About 30 percent of the first class is made up of Augsburg alumni. The 20-month MBA program includes several cross courses with the Master of Arts in Leadership program and a strong emphasis on application of classroom learning to the business environment. Garry Hesser is prof of the year in Minnesota Nov. 18 was designated “Dr. Garry Hesser Day” in the state of Minnesota in honor of the announcement that Hesser had been named Professor of the Year in Minnesota by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Hesser was lauded in the citation for his pioneering efforts in developing experiential education, a hallmark of an Augsburg education. See the next issue of Augsburg Now for the full story. • JAN. 17—Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation, with speaker Victoria Jackson Gray Adams, a spiritual, social, political, and civil rights activist. • FEB. 11—In conjunction with the 2005 Peace Prize Forum, former United Nations high commissioner for human rights and former president of Ireland Mary Robinson will speak about security in an unsecure world. • FEB. 16—Jane Jeong Trenka ‘95, award-winning author, will speak on transracial adoption and memory/writing as a site of resistance. • MARCH 4—Craig Kielburger, children’s rights activist and founder of Free the Children, in the 2005 Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics. • APRIL 11—2005 Sverdrup Visiting Scientist lecture, to be announced. For further information, call 612-330-1180 or visit <www.augsburg.edu/convo>. Fall 2004 Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College Fourth annual Scholastic Connections celebration Goal: $55 million $33 million Read more campaign news in Vision, the campaign newsletter, on p. 11. Welcome, Class of 2008! WELCOME TO 343 NEW FRESHMEN … • 10 states represented, with 81% from Minnesota Five new scholarship recipients and six returning scholars were honored along with their mentors at the fourth annual Scholastic Connections dinner and program in October. This program pairs student leaders of color with alumni mentors of color. The emcee for the evening was Vineeta Sawkar, news anchor at 5 Eyewitness News. The welcome was presented by actor and vocalist T. Mychael Rambo. Front row (L to R): Xia Xiong ‘05, Eloisa Echávez ‘94, ‘98 MEL, Melat Woldegebriel ‘05, Vineeta Sawkar, and Renzo Amaya Torres ‘05. Back row (L to R): Franklin Tawah ‘83, Alex Gonzalez ‘90, Nhia Lee ‘02, Saroja Thapa ‘06, Robert Amaya ‘05, Chris Adams ‘07, Maria R. Johnson ‘94, Adela Arguello ‘05, Jim Genia ‘87, Diane Love-Scott ‘98, Leah Carlson ‘01, and Audra Johnson ‘06. Forging exchanges with a Polish university Courtesy photo News: • 3M is partnering with Augsburg to raise $600,000 in support of the Science Center that will come through a combination of gift and challenge match. • 89% live in residence halls on campus • 37% are Lutheran • 11.3% are students of color • 2,600 hours of service-learning in the community given by first-year students as part of the Augsburg Seminar ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS … • 3,375 students (1,826 day, 1,090 weekend, 459 graduate) • Average age is 21 in day, 34 weekend, 33 graduate • Students from 40 states and 33 countries • Students of color—10.2% Fall 2004 Amidst their European and African travels last summer, President and Mrs. Frame, along with business professor Magda Paleczny-Zapp, visited the Cracow University of Economics in Poland, an institution of 20,000 students, to discuss exchanges of faculty and students in business and the social sciences. The university is also interested in starting a program similar to Augsburg’s CLASS program to support students with learning disabilities. (L to R): President William Frame; Anne Frame; Chancellor Ryszard Borowiecki; Professor Magda Paleczny-Zapp; Professor Janusz Teczke, vice chancellor for scientific research and cooperation; and Agnieszka Nawrocka, head, Office of International Relations. 3 Around the Quad ADVENT VESPERS celebrates 25th anniversary year ‘With Peaceful Wings’ offers theme of peace and comfort Augsburg College’s Advent Vespers program celebrates its 25th anniversary around the theme “With Peaceful Wings.” The four services, this year held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3 and 4 at 5 and 8 p.m. at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, usually draw over 8,000 people. Advent Vespers combines more than 300 participants from choirs, instrumental ensembles, readers, and a full liturgical party. Through the majestic celebration of music and word, the message of Christ’s coming to the world is conveyed. Augsburg’s annual advent program began in 1979 around the vision of Larry Fleming, then-director of choral activities, to offer a service of meditation and prayer as a gift to the community during the advent season. The tradition continues today under the direction of Peter Hendrickson ’76, director of choral activities, and the Rev. David Wold, College pastor and director of ministries, with active support from Augsburg College students, faculty, and staff. “With Peaceful Wings” focuses on the message of assurance that in the wings of the Savior Jesus Christ rest and comfort 4 Fall 2004 SPECIAL BROADCAST Add this special 25th anniversary Advent Vespers broadcast to your holiday plans. can be found through all good and ill. The wings of the Savior provide the strength and shelter to live in the unconditional grace of God, and the strength and comfort to know the peace of God that passes all understanding, the peace of God that keeps hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. The service provides an opportunity to reflect first on the coming of Jesus, initially announced by John the Baptist; second, on living in the promise that Christ will come again; and third, in knowing that Christ comes through people constantly and regularly, even now. To mark this special 25th anniversary, Augsburg College collaborated with Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) to produce a onehour program to be broadcast during Christmas week. The majesty of Central Lutheran Church and the intimacy of the service are captured by a multiple-camera production crew that followed the drama of the processions and recorded the splendor of the sounds from the choirs scattered through the sanctuary. The program is also offered statewide to the stations of the Minnesota Public Television Association, and nationwide, via satellite, to public broadcast services. Commemorative DVD, VHS, and CD recordings of this production will be available following the event. For more information about Advent Vespers, call 612-330-1444 or go to <www.augsburg.edu/vespers>. ■ Fall 2004 The service will be aired in Minnesota on Twin Cities Public Television: December 22, 8 p.m. on TPT2 December 23, 2 a.m. on TPT2 December 25, 10 a.m. on TPT2 and 7 p.m. on TPT17 Check local listings for broadcast times on public television stations. The 25th anniversary Advent Vespers broadcast is made possible through a major gift from the 11 Hoversten families who have supported Augsburg worship, music, and education programs for generations, and with additional support from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION 5 Sports Women’s hockey celebrates 10 years ugsburg College has played a major role in the growth of women’s hockey, one of the fastest growing sports in recent years. As the first college or university in the Midwest to sponsor the sport on the varsity level in 1995, Augsburg was a leader in sparking major interest and impacting the lives of thousands of young girls and women. This year Augsburg celebrates its 10th season of varsity women’s hockey—an achievement that speaks volumes to the College’s commitment to the sport’s growth. Over the past decade, 97 young women have donned an Augsburg uniform, for a team that has gone 131-86-13 entering this season under Jill Pohtilla, the only head coach in the program’s history. “What I’m most proud of is that, year-in and year-out, the types of individuals who play here have great character and great motivation,” Pohtilla said. “They work hard, and they care a lot about the legacy they are going to leave behind.” When Augsburg announced in February 1995 that it was going to field a varsity women’s hockey program for the 1995-96 season, there were only 15 varsity teams nationally—all on the East Coast (members of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference) and none in the Midwest. Girls’ hockey was just starting at the high school level in Minnesota—the first state to sponsor a girls’ hockey high school state championship tournament —even before it became an Olympic sport. Both location and funding made Augsburg’s situation unique. In its announcement, Augsburg was believed to be the first collegiate team to fund its women’s hockey program on a level equal with the men’s program, in terms of equipment, uniforms, ice time, training, games, publicity, and awards. A Highlights from Augsburg’s first decade include: • 1995-96—Augsburg went 16-5 in its first season against club and women’s adult teams in the Midwest, including three games on the East Coast against varsity teams. • 1997-98—Augsburg faced the University of Minnesota in the Gophers’ first varsity contest. The crowd of 6,854 in Mariucci Arena remains the largest-ever crowd for a U.S. collegiate women’s hockey game. by Don Stoner • Winter 2003—Members of the team traveled to Italy and Austria to play and win three games against local club teams. A 10th anniversary dinner and program was held in November. For more information about women’s hockey, go to <www.augsburg.edu/athletics>. Don Stoner is sports information coordinator in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. • 1998-99—Augsburg won a share of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) title, which was the first Division III conference to sponsor the sport at championship level. • 1999-2000—Augsburg won the MIAC play-off to go to the Division III national championship, where they lost the national title series to Middlebury (Vt.). • 2003-04—The playoff semifinal game against the University of St. Thomas, a 6-5 loss, was the longest women’s hockey game in conference history, a two-overtime, 96-minute, 9-second marathon. A plaza in front of Augsburg’s Ice Arena was dedicated as “JC’s Place,” in honor of James “JC” Carey, athletic facilities director for 30 years. New seating and memorial plaques honor Carey, who died of heart failure in 2003 at the age of 54. The 1999-2000 women’s hockey team posed, following the Division III national championship, where they lost to small-college power Middlebury (Vt.). 6 Fall 2004 17 AUGSBURG COLLEGE HOSTS T H A N N UA L N O B E L P E AC E P R I Z E F O RU M Around the theme “Striving for Peace: Uniting for Justice,” Augsburg College will host the 17th annual Peace Prize Forum, Feb. 11-12, 2005. This forum honors the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who was recognized for her efforts for democracy and human rights. In cooperation with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, five Midwestern colleges of the ELCA—Augsburg College, Augustana College (Sioux Falls, S. Dak.), Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.), Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), and St. Olaf College—host the annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum, the Norwegian Nobel Institute’s only such program or academic affiliation outside Norway. The colleges, all founded by Norwegian immigrants, sponsor the forum to give recognition to Norway’s international peace efforts and to offer opportunities for Nobel Peace Prize Fall 2004 by Betsey Norgard laureates, diplomats, scholars, students, and the general public to engage in dialogue on the dynamics of peacemaking and the underlying causes of conflict and war. The first Nobel Peace Prize Forum took place in 1989 at St. Olaf College, and rotates each year among the five ELCA colleges. Augsburg last hosted the forum in 1999, and honored Peace Prize laureates Jody Williams and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Over the years, more than 21,000 participants have become involved in the forum, which has received an even broader audience through national and regional media coverage. The Peace Prize Forum program also includes a series of seminars and discussions of issues around the theme. Plenary speakers scheduled for the 2005 forum include: • Mary Robinson, the first woman president of Ireland and more recently United Nations high commissioner for human rights; • Davar Ardalan, a producer for National Public Radio based in Washington, D.C., who has lived in Iran under both the shah’s reign and that of the ayatollah’s; • Sima Samar, pioneer for almost 20 years in the cause for women’s rights in war-stricken Afghanistan; and • Frances Moore Lappé, author and global citizen who started a revolution in the way Americans eat. Her most recent book is You Have the Power: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Fear. For more information about the 17th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum, go to <www.augsburg.edu/ppf> or call 612-330-1383. Children celebrate peace at the Nobel Peace Prize Festival More than 700 students from 27 Peace Site schools and youth groups across the Twin Cities will gather at the 10th annual Nobel Peace Prize Festival at Augsburg on Feb. 10. This year’s festival will honor Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The festival was first organized in 1998 as an expansion of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum and in response to the growing interest to involve children and youth of all ages. The event is designed to connect students in grades K-12 with Nobel laureates. Students study a laureate or peace theme, create a related interactive exhibit or performance of their subject, and bring it to the one-day festival. Along with the Peace Prize Forum, the festival has the endorsement of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. The 2004 festival honored Nobel laureate Jimmy Carter, who visited the J.J. Hill Montessori School in St. Paul, Minn., along with the former first lady. ■ 7 HOMECOMING 2004 TWO HONORED AS 2004 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI T wo alumni join 164 others as Distinguished Alumni of Augsburg College. Recipients are recognized for significant achievement in their vocations and outstanding contributions to church and community, through years of preparation, experience, dedication, exemplary character, and service. Brian J. Anderson ’82 Dr. Brian J. Anderson graduated from Augsburg in 1982 with a B.A. in physics, mathematics, and religion. From 1983-1987, he served as a research associate at the University of Minnesota, where in 1987 he earned a Ph.D. in physics. In 1986 he returned to Augsburg as a visiting lecturer in physics, and in 1987 as an assistant professor of physics. During his two years on the Augsburg faculty, he was instrumental in securing a grant from the National Science Foundation for the establishment of a vacuum technology laboratory for advanced physics students. In 1988, Anderson relocated to the East Coast to serve as a postdoctoral associate at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he is currently a senior physicist. He also supervises the magnetic fields section of the APL’s Space Physics Group, and is a member of the science team for NASA’s Messenger mission to Mercury, among others. Anderson is internationally recognized in space physics for his innovative and wide-ranging contributions to the understanding of the dynamic particle and magnetic field environment of near earth space. In addition to his duties at Johns Hopkins, Anderson also serves as president of Division III (Magnetospheric Phenomena) of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, the international scientific association that brings together space scientists worldwide for biennial scientific congresses. He recently completed service as an editor for Geophysical Research Letters, the premier international journal of earth and space sciences. He was also a member of a panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences to provide guidance over the next 10 years to all U.S. government agencies in the areas of solar and space physics. Anderson is an active member of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick, Md., where he serves on the church council and on various committees. He also serves as an assisting minister in worship and is a regular participant in other congregational events. His wife, Dr. Leeann Rock, is a 1981 graduate of Augsburg. 8 by Lynn Mena Fern L. (Hanson) Gudmestad ’41 As a child growing up in Seattle, Wash., Fern L. (Hanson) Gudmestad learned about Augsburg from her uncle, the Rev. Frederick Iversen, an early 1900s graduate of Augsburg College and Seminary. Although she enrolled at the University of Washington—where she ultimately received a B.A. in art in 1941—she convinced her parents to send her to Augsburg for her sophomore year. Gudmestad’s time as a student on the Augsburg campus produced numerous lifelong bonds—particularly to one alumnus, the Rev. Lawrence Gudmestad ’39 (1983 Augsburg Distinguished Alumnus), whom she married. Three of their four children also attended the College—one graduating in 1965 and the other in 1968—as well as a daughter-in-law and a grandson, making theirs a four-generation Augsburg family. Gudmestad has remained a loyal and active alumna of the College, having served as an adviser to the College of the Third Age, as a longtime member of the Augsburg Associates, and on the committee assisting with the recent Lutheran Free Church celebration held on campus in June. In addition, she has been a regular contributor to The Augsburg Fund and a member of the president’s Maroon & Silver Society. She generously funded a pipe in Hoversten Chapel’s new organ for each of her children, and after her husband’s death in 1986 she directed memorial gifts to Augsburg. As a young woman in the 1940s and ’50s, Gudmestad answered the call to serve along with her husband during his years as a parish pastor in both Washington and North Dakota. As his partner, she managed a myriad of responsibilities, and in the 1970s and ’80s she held successive and increasingly comprehensive leadership positions in the American Lutheran Church Women (ALCW) organizations, beginning as president of her local ALCW, later as president of the ALC’s Southeast Minnesota District ALCW Board, and ultimately as president of the national ALCW. Recognized as a wise and quietly powerful woman, Gudmestad’s special combination of faith and skills in leadership continues to bring many invitations to speak at events and participate on committees and boards. Fall 2004 HOMECOMING 2004 FIRST DECADE AND SPIRIT OF AUGSBURG AWARD RECIPIENTS NAMED FOR 2004 by Lynn Mena A ugsburg is pleased to announce the 2004 recipients of the First Decade and Spirit of Augsburg awards. The First Decade Award is presented to Augsburg graduates of the past 10 years who have made significant progress in their professional achievements and contributions to the community, and in so doing exemplify the mission of the College: to prepare future leaders in service to the world. Graduates from the day, weekend, and graduate programs are eligible. The Spirit of Augsburg Award honors alumni and friends of the College who have given exceptional service that contributes substantially to the well being of Augsburg by furthering its purposes and programs. FIRST DECADE AWARD SPIRIT OF AUGSBURG AWARD Susan Arntz ’94 Arthur V. Rimmereid ’53 Susan (Horning) Arntz graduated from Augsburg in 1994 with a B.A. in political science and a minor in metrourban studies. In 1999, she earned a master’s degree in public administration from Hamline University. Despite her young age, Arntz possesses a vast amount of knowledge and leadership skills related to public affairs and government, and has utilized these for an exemplary career in public service. Following her graduation in 1994, she served as an intern to Commissioner Peter McLaughlin of Hennepin County, Minn. During that same time period, she served as assistant administrator and economic development coordinator of the City of Chaska (Minn.), and from 1998–2001 as the assistant city manager of New Brighton, Minn. Over the last several years, she has served as the city administrator of Waconia, Minn. She has skillfully managed increasingly larger city projects, and has directed major projects in the rapidly growing community of Waconia. Clearly, Arntz is driven to excel in her chosen field of city management; she approaches the responsibilities and call of public service with tremendous enthusiasm and dedication. She has worked tirelessly to construct an innovative and successful partnership between the city and the development community and other agencies. Since 2001, Arntz has served as a member of Augsburg’s Alumni Board of Directors, contributing a valued voice of vision, reason, and influence. In addition to sharing her time with the College, Arntz is also a member of Augsburg’s Century Club. A woman of deep faith and Christian values, Arntz is an active member of her church and community. She and her husband, Jonathan ’95, have two children. The Rev. Arthur V. Rimmereid graduated from Augsburg College and Seminary in 1953 and 1956, respectively. His first call was to a parish in north central North Dakota—Bisbee Lutheran Church— where he served as pastor from 1956–1962. He then served as pastor of Advent Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids, Minn., where he was asked to develop a new mission congregation. From 1967–1983, he served first as assistant pastor and then as senior pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brainerd, Minn. Rimmereid’s 27 years of distinguished parish ministry—in a rural community, in a mission congregation, and in a larger established congregation—served as excellent preparation for his next call to serve as assistant to the bishop of the Northern Minnesota District, ALC, from 1983–1987. He served in that capacity until the merger and was called to a like position in the new Northwestern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA, serving again as assistant to the bishop from 1988–1991. In 1991, he was elected bishop and served until his retirement in 1995. A strong supporter of his alma mater, Rimmereid often and proudly encourages others to attend the College and also to provide financial donations to support its programs and its mission. In addition, he is a regular participant and speaker at College events—particularly in chapel, where he shares his spirit of dedication, his love of people, and his message of faith. Rimmereid has distinguished himself as an active member of Kiwanis International for a number of years. He and his wife, Charlotte (Kleven) ’52, reside in Maplewood, Minn., where in addition to church activities, they are active volunteers in the community. A person of compassion and integrity, Rimmereid’s achievements and service exemplify the ideals and mission of Augsburg. Fall 2004 9 HOMECOMING 2004 THE NYDAHL FAMILY honored with the Distinguished Service Award by Lynn Mena T Courtesy photo he Distinguished Service Award recogizes “formative families” who have made a substantial and continuing contribution to Augsburg and to its mission in the world through their vocations, their philanthropy, and their citizenship. This year’s recipient is the family of Johannes and Tabitha Nydahl, honoring their Norwegian and Lutheran heritage and their generations-long connection to the College. Over the years, many descendents of Johannes and Tabitha have attended Augsburg, including their three sons, Theodore, Malvin, and Harold. The Nydahl family members, through their careers and avocations, have long illustrated Augsburg’s mission of “education for service,” and it is a great honor to recognize them with this special award. Johannes Ludvigson Nydahl was born Feb. 20, 1863, at Sondfjord, Norway, to Ludvig Olson Nydahl and Nille Johannesen Holsen. As the oldest son, Johannes stood to inherit the family farm. However, he relinquished this right in order to realize his dream of exploring the world. He considered going to South Africa or the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), but chose instead the United States, emigrating in 1882. When Johannes arrived in the United States, he first worked as a lumberjack in northern Minnesota and then as a stonemason in Minneapolis—the First Baptist Church was one of his masonry projects. By these jobs he earned enough money to attend Augsburg. Johannes’ wife, Tabitha, was born to immigrants on a southern Minnesota farm. She was the daughter of Torger T. Rygh, who arrived in America in 1845 along with several siblings and their parents. Johannes Nydahl Johannes graduated from both the College and the Augsburg Seminary, attending from 1883–1891. Although he was never ordained, he was deeply involved with the Lutheran community, and served as a vicar in Watertown, S.Dak., in 1891. He then served the College as a professor of history and Norwegian from 1891–1920, before beginning in 1920 as Augsburg’s head librarian, a post he held until his death in 1928. During his years at Augsburg he also served as an instructor at Deaconess Hospital in Minneapolis from 1909–14. Among his many community and church activities were serving as Sunday school superintendent at Trinity Church, as president of the Minnesota Total Abstinence Society, secretary of the Folkebladet Publishing Company, treasurer and then president of the Board of the Deaconess Home, and secretary of the Lutheran Free Church, being listed as one of the 10 prominent men in the church’s development. An outstanding musician, too, Johannes was a member of the Augsburg Quartette, which toured throughout the 10 Johannes and Tabitha Nydahl pose with their six children. Pictured from L to R are: Ragna, Tabitha, Malvin, Agnes, Harold, Theodore, Johannes, and Valborg. upper Midwest and Michigan through the late 1880s and early 1890s. In 1895, the Quartette toured Norway, the first concert tour by Norwegians in America back to the fatherland. The Nydahls also were members of the Saga Hill community, a colony established in the 1880s by Augsburg professors, ministers, bankers, and professional men, most of them being members of Trinity Tabitha Nydahl Church who were deeply interested in the College and its success. They purchased 40 acres from a farmer in the Lake Minnetonka area where they built summer cabins. Johannes and Tabitha—who lived on the Augsburg campus for more than 30 years in what was to become known as West Hall when it became a girls’ dormitory—raised a family of six children. Ted became a history professor at the University of MinnesotaMankato, and later head of their Humanities Department; Mally became an orthopedic surgeon in Minneapolis after a standout athletic career in football, basketball, and baseball at the University of Minnesota. Harold became a pastor and counselor, and Ragna, Agnes, and Valborg all married Lutheran pastors and Augsburg graduates—Melvin Olson, Clarence Carlsen, and Torgney Kleven, respectively. All six children were great musicians, the three sisters singing in a much sought-after trio, and the three brothers being both singers and choir directors. This award celebrates the contributions and legacy of Johannes and Tabitha and the extended Nydahl family. Fall 2004 BY PAUL S. MUELLER, M.D. ’84 Scientific inquiry will reveal truth and lead to more questions “Where truth is, there is God.” —Miguel de Cervantes I give thanks and praise for my years at Augsburg. I am grateful for the knowledge I learned, the skills I acquired, and the experiences I had. But I am especially grateful for the professors, fellow students, and other individuals at Augsburg who encouraged me to think about science and the physical universe in the context of the Christian faith. Faculty members like John Holum, Earl Alton, Ralph Sulerud and others patiently spent countless hours with students like me, helping us not only to understand the universe, but also the relationship between the universe and God. Kermit Paulson and Mark Engebretson, persons of faith, encouraged my wife Nancy (Mackey) ’85 to pursue a degree in physics, an advanced degree in engineering, and ultimately careers in engineering and science teaching. To me, these teachers made physics understandable and God’s universe more spectacular. The desire for truth at Augsburg continues today. I am awed by the innovative education and research programs conducted by the science faculty. Seeking scientific truth at Augsburg is not simply memorizing and reciting facts. Instead, it is learning Fall 2004 methods of scientific inquiry that reveal truth and lead to more questions. The cycle of hypothesis, inquiry, discovery, and generating new questions and hypotheses about the universe leads to new knowledge and understanding. Whereas ignorance leads to fear and conflict, knowledge and understanding lead to comfort, joy, and peace. In other words, the truth makes us free. A tour of the current science building reveals how innovative and vital the science faculty is. This education is made complete by the Augsburg experience, a liberal arts education that places scientific truth in the context of other truths such as spiritual, humanistic, and philosophical truths. This milieu encourages the Augsburg science major not to seek just a job, but a true vocation, which Frederick Buechner describes as “the place where your deep gladness meets the world’s deep need.” A major focus of the current campaign, Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College, is a new Science Center. It is widely acknowledged that the current Science Hall is inadequate to fulfill and sustain the vision for science education and research at Augsburg College. Despite the limitations of the current facility, the sciences at Augsburg have grown. In addition, the number of science majors, education opportunities, and research programs has grown. Indeed, the College and the science faculty have been very creative in using and modifying the current facility, which is now more than 50 years old, to meet new challenges as they arise. For example, the site of an active living coral reef on the second floor of Science Hall in the Biology Department is truly amazing. Yet, this example of creativity reflects the enthusiasm the Augsburg science faculty has for teaching and research irrespective of the facility. This enthusiasm has undoubtedly played a crucial role in the growth and success of the science departments. Nevertheless, the time has come for a new Science Center at Augsburg College. This center will provide an environment conducive to teaching and mentoring science students and conducting research (SCIENCE continues on page 12) Vision is published by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Editor Lynn James Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Photographer Stephen Geffre Contributing Writers Lynn James Paul Mueller, M.D. ’84 www.augsburg.edu/campaign 11 3M Foundation partners with Augsburg in gift and matching grant challenge The 3M Foundation has announced a partnership with Augsburg College to raise $600,000 in support of its new Science Center. For every dollar donated by a 3M employee or retiree, the 3M Foundation will contribute three dollars. Under this 3:1 challenge, the foundation will match up to $100,000 in contributions from employees or retirees with a $300,000 gift. Additionally, the foundation itself is contributing $200,000 to the Science Center. The grant challenges the College to raise up to $100,000 in gifts and pledges from 3M employees and retirees between Oct. 15 and Dec. 10, 2004, according to Alex Cirillo, Jr., vice president for the 3M Foundation. “This is a tremendous gift that provides Augsburg the opportunity to raise $600,000 in new funding for our campaign’s top priority—the new Science Center,” noted Sue Klaseus, Augsburg’s vice president for institutional advancement. “We are excited about the 3M Foundation leadership commitment.” Gifts toward the 3M Foundation challenge grant can come from any of its employees or retirees, Klaseus said, but the College’s primary effort will be geared toward the hundreds of Augsburg alumni and parents who work for the company. SCIENCE continued from page 11 at 21st-century standards. It will, in part, preserve and grow opportunities to explore science at Augsburg. Finally, the Science Center will be a major focal point of the Augsburg campus, where faith and reason are reconciled, where truth is loved and sought, and God is found. What can you do? • Keep Augsburg leadership, faculty, staff and students in your prayers. • Be an ambassador of Augsburg. Share with others, especially family, friends, and potential students, the good things that are happening at Augsburg, especially in the science departments. Encourage them to partake in the Augsburg experience, a place where the search for truth is encouraged and 12 nurtured, where science meets and honors God, and where seeking and finding the truth makes one free. • Get involved. Visit the campus and see what is happening at Augsburg. Attend alumni events. • Give generously to Augsburg. Consider joining the Maroon & Silver Society. Prayerfully consider committing to Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College. Include Augsburg in your estate plan (e.g., will, insurance policy, annuity). ■ Paul S. Mueller ’84, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., is a consultant at the Mayo Clinic Rochester and a member of the Science Advisory Board. He is a former president of the Augsburg College Alumni Association Board of Directors. 3M hosted a campaign “event” at its headquarters in November to help raise awareness for both the campaign and this special matching gift opportunity. Joining Klaseus at the event was Augsburg President William V. Frame, Provost Christopher Kimball, Professor Nancy Steblay, science faculty, students, and alumni. For additional details on this challenge, contact Sherry Jennings-King at 612-338-4823 or <jenningk@ augsburg.edu>. ■ SAVE THE DATE JANUARY 7, 2005 Friday Forum—noon-1 p.m. Featured speaker Senator Dave Durenberger Brown bag luncheon, Christensen Center Call 612-338-4821 for details JANUARY 29, 2005 Women’s Connections,Thrivent Financial 625 4th Ave., Minneapolis FEBRUARY 4, 2005 Friday Forum—noon-1 p.m. Brown bag luncheon, Christensen Center Call 612-338-4821 for details FEBRUARY 10, 11, and 12, 2005 17th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Festival and Forum, Augsburg College campus MARCH 4, 2005 Friday Forum—noon-1 p.m. Featured speaker Senator Mark Dayton Brown bag luncheon, Christensen Center Call 612-338-4821 for details MAY 16, 2005 Second Annual Healthcare Conference Details to follow www.augsburg.edu/healthcare Fall 2004 Director of development named After a national search, Stephen Preus assumed his role as director of development in October. “Preus brings a strong background of corporate and community experiences to the role,” said Sue Klaseus, vice president for institutional advancement. “Stephen articulated well his passion about Augsburg’s mission and vision. We feel confident that his expertise and external perspective will continue to enhance the success of Augsburg’s current capital campaign and our long-term advancement program,” she continued. Preus succeeds John Knight, who left Augsburg in May to pursue opportunities with his church, and interim director Richard J.Weiland, of Northfield. Prior to joining Augsburg, Preus owned CM IT Solutions in Edina, Minn., and was a longtime employee and officer of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and its predecessor company Lutheran Brotherhood. Preus is active in numerous community organizations and lives in Burnsville with wife, Martha, and their two children. ■ CAMPAIGN CORNER • An anonymous endowment gift of $2 million was given this fall. • Thrivent Financial Services is offering alumni, friends of the College, faculty, and staff the opportunity to join Thrivent’s GivingPlus charitable/matching gift program. For details, contact Stephanie Malone, director of The Annual Fund, at 612-338-4825. • Broadcasting of Advent Vespers nationwide this year was made possible by generous lead gifts from the extended Hoversten family,Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and a number of other friends and alumni of Augsburg College. (Read about the broadcast on p. 5.) If you’d like to consider a gift to the Advent Vespers broadcast, funding is still needed. Contact Sherry Jennings King at 612-338-4823 by December 31 for this year’s pledge form. WE’VE MOVED Institutional Advancement moved from Smiley’s Point recently when Fairview Health Services exercised its option on Augsburg’s lease to house the Fairview Foundation. Vice President Sue Klaseus, administrative assistant Kathryn Croyle, and the Institutional Advancement and Alumni and Parent Relations departments are located in Science Hall 152. Development, Government and Community Relations, and Advancement Services are in downtown Minneapolis in the Crown Roller Mill Building next to the former Whitney Hotel, just off Washington Avenue near the new Guthrie Theater site. All email addresses are the same, but to contact individuals in the Crown Roller Mill building, please call the phone numbers listed. Fall 2004 KAY AHLSTROM 612-338-4818 STEPHANIE MALONE 612-338-4825 MELISSA BAWEK 612-338-4819 DONNA MCLEAN 612-338-4826 TRACY BECKMAN 612-338-6536 KIM OLMSTED 612-338-4827 DAVE BENSON 612-338-6539 STEPHEN PREUS 612-338-4828 JEROY CARLSON 612-338-4820 PHIL QUANBECK, SR. 612-338-6539 CHRISTIN CRABTREE-MCWETHY 612-338-4821 PATRICK SHEEHY 612-338-6533 KEVIN HEALY 612-338-6537 BARBARA HUTSON 612-338-4822 STEPHANIE STUART 612-338-6534 GEORGE SVERDRUP 612-338-6539 SHERILYN YOUNG 612-338-6535 SHERRY JENNINGS-KING 612-338-4823 JENNIFER KAHLOW 612-338-6540 SUE KLASEUS 612-338-6538 FAX 612-338-6542 MAIN OFFICE NUMBER 612-338-0002 RON MAIN 612-338-4824 13 Superb results through Class Challenge Strides to increase annual giving continue as “alumni participation for the past five years has increased to 20 percent,” said Stephanie Malone, Augsburg Fund director. For fiscal year ending May 2004, $825,000 was raised to support the lives and education of Augsburg students. New this year was the Class Challenge. “We issued a Class Challenge in hopes of involving more individuals in supporting their alma mater.” The criteria used included individuals who could be located within each class year and who held a day student status. Using the aforementioned criteria, the Class of 1937 had 100 percent participation. The Class of 1946 was the top giver, with an average gift size of more than $13,000 and a class participation rate of almost 81 percent. The class of 1985 also significantly increased their participation from past years. “We really appreciate the efforts of each of the Class Challenge participants,” said Malone. “The Augsburg Fund touches every aspect of the College at every moment of a student’s educational experience. It offers financial aid through scholarships and programs that transform students’ lives.” There are many stories of individuals giving to the Class Challenge who have never given to the College or who haven’t given on a consistent annual basis. Richard Koplitz ’48 has given to the College’s athletic programs in the past, but liked what he saw with the College expansion and wanted to support The Augsburg Fund. “Our annual fund support also was made possible by leadership donors, many of whom are Maroon & Silver Society members. Their gifts of $1,000 or more accounted for 75 percent of the annual fund goal this past year,” reported Sue Klaseus, vice president of Institutional Advancement and Community Relations. Augsburg’s goal is to nearly triple annual fund giving by 2006 to reach a 30 percent alumni participation rate. “This is a vibrant, evolving college,” said Malone. “Alumni giving to enhance the institution makes an Augsburg degree more meaningful. There are so many ways to support Augsburg, and contributing to the annual fund to support scholarships is one meaningful way.” ■ Contact Malone at 612-338-4825 or by e-mail at <malone@augsburg.edu>. Dorothy and Richard Koplitz ’48 CLASS CHALLENGE RESULTS (as of May 31, 2004) Class of Class Part. Class of Class Part. ’30 33.33% ’69 21.50% ’33 16.67% ’70 24.82% ’34 28.57% ’71 21.28% ’35 22.22% ’72 19.93% ’36 40.00% ’73 16.33% ’37 100.00% ’74 20.28% ’38 83.87% ’75 10.50% ’39 41.94% ’76 29.80% ’40 43.90% ’77 16.49% ’41 22.81% ’78 20.14% ’42 32.73% ’79 27.71% ’43 38.60% ’80 14.33% ’44 20.69% ’81 24.73% ’45 97.78% ’82 12.61% ’46 80.95% ’83 15.76% ’47 60.00% ’84 24.91% ’48 55.68% ’85 31.67% ’49 44.80% ’86 6.93% ’50 51.58% ’87 11.62% ’51 50.68% ’88 17.97% ’52 51.91% ’89 11.73% ’53 63.03% ’90 11.07% ’54 30.97% ’91 8.45% ’55 21.51% ’92 7.43% ’56 55.65% ’93 9.94% ’57 40.00% ’94 13.47% ’58 53.97% ’95 7.47% ’59 42.96% ’96 4.94% ’60 25.63% ’97 10.54% ’61 32.45% ’98 11.95% ’62 23.21% ’99 11.80% ’63 41.71% ’00 2.70% ’64 35.96% ’01 2.70% ’65 33.93% ’02 4.69% ’66 37.67% ’03 1.21% ’67 22.12% 27.27% ’04 0.29% ’68 14 TOTAL 20.57% Fall 2004 THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM Fall 2004 THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM core curriculum T H E A U CORE G S B UCURRICULUM RG THE AUGSBURG THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM is designed to E D U C AT I N G F OCURRICULUM R WORK, THE AUGSBURG CORE THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM prepare students to become effective, informed, and SM E D U C AT I N G F O R L I F E ethical citizens through their engagement in a THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM curriculum that: provides a liberal arts foundation and CURRICULUM promotes the THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE ▼ acquisition of intellectual and professional skills; THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM calls for common inquiry into questions of Christian ▼ faith and the search for meaning; and, THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM ▼ cultivates the transformative discovery of, and appreciation for, the student’s place ofCURRICULUM leadership THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE and service in a diverse world—vocatio and caritas. THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG CORE CURRICULUM THE AUGSBURG core curriculum E D U C AT I N G F O R W O R K , E D U C AT I N G F O R L I F E BY BETSEY NORGARD ▼ DESIGN BY KATHY RUMPZA When students look at colleges, one of the first areas they ask about is the list of majors or academic disciplines offered. Seldom are they as interested in other required courses, usually called the general education or core curriculum. What they don’t realize, however, is that this part of their college study is recognized within the higher education community to be as important as their major or area of specialization in preparing them for an increasingly technical, complex, and diverse workplace. Following extensive study, a national panel of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) issued a report in 2002 that makes the case for a “liberal” education, meaning one that will “help college students become intentional learners who can adapt to new environments, integrate knowledge from different sources, and continue learning throughout their lives.” A liberal education prepares students with skills beyond the theory and depth of a specialization that they will need to meet the challenges of a global society— critical thinking and communicating, the knowledge of how to learn, and the preparation for responsible citizenship. One hallmark of a liberal education is the integration of classroom learning with practical application through internships, community service, and other forms of experiential learning. A liberal and practical education educates students for responsible citizenship as well as for 16 ▼ work and careers. The good news for Augsburg is that educating for citizenship has always been part of an Augsburg education. Joan Griffin, Augsburg professor of English and director of general education, wrote in a recent discussion paper, “Education for citizenship may be trendy now, but as many of us discovered … it’s been in the bones of this College at least since September 1874 when the faculty approved a science division that would provide ‘a practical general education’ to prepare Norwegian immigrants to flourish as citizens of their new world.” In the area of experiential education, and especially in servicelearning where community service is integrated into classroom learning, Augsburg has been a national leader for many years. In 2003, U.S.News & World Report, in its “Programs to Look for,” included Augsburg among 20 schools nationwide as a “stellar example” of a service-learning program. PHOTOS BY STEPHEN GEFFRE previous general education course requirements spread over eight liberal arts “perspectives,” and—most importantly—that aligns it more closely with Augsburg’s vision document, Augsburg 2004: Extending the Vision. LAUNCHING THE AUGSBURG CORE In fall 2003, Augsburg launched the Augsburg Core Curriculum, or Augsburg Core, a new general education curriculum that incorporates the best practices from national research, that streamlines the At Opening Celebration, new first-year students process into Hoversten Chapel through the ballooned arch and through a line of welcoming faculty and staff. Fall 2004 For more than two years, several committees involving over 25 faculty and students worked to define the underlying principles of general education at Augsburg. Then, over several months a design team collaborated to construct the new curriculum. The full faculty discussed the proposal in open hearings and finally voted its approval. The Augsburg Core Curriculum Design Team CORE PRINCIPLES A number of key principles make up the heart of the Augsburg Core. Augsburg believes that students learn best in community. Thus, “learning communities” are at the center of the Augsburg Core. Students begin their college careers in the Augsburg Seminar learning communities, and they complete their careers in their major keystone communities. Both connect students with faculty and with fellow students. In the first year almost all courses are taught by full-time faculty, not adjuncts, to encourage these connections. The community of learners is strengthened by having all students share educational experiences at several places during their studies where common questions are considered and continually revisited. This is accomplished through common readings, through required courses, and through required experiences to which students apply their classroom learning. At the heart of the Augsburg Core are Joan Griffin, chair . . . . . . . .English Lori Brandt Hale . . . . . . . .Religion Dal Liddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .English Merilee Klemp . . . . . . . . . . .Music Diane Pike . . . . . . . . . . .Sociology Ambrose Wolf . . . . . . . . . .Physics The result of this work over these several years is a carefully crafted, cohesive education that blends broad, general learning with depth in one or more specific areas and prepares students with tools to succeed. The Augsburg Core combines hallmarks of the College’s Lutheran (and, specifically, Lutheran Free Church) heritage, its long-standing commitment to educating students for service in the world, its commitment to provide access to a diverse learning community, and its location in the center of an urban area. Woven throughout are the themes of Christian faith, exploration of vocation, the city, diversity, and global awareness. It is an education distinctive to Augsburg College, and it offers a life-changing journey for students, truly a transforming education. Fall 2004 In their Augsburg Seminar, first-year students begin learning about the city in which they will study, live, and work by exploring its resources and opportunities and engaging in community service projects. Sociology professor Diane Pike (right) leads an AugSem group as they explore downtown Minneapolis streets. 17 the two signature courses called Search for Meaning that are required of all Augsburg students. In these courses, the themes most important to Augsburg’s mission and vision—vocation, identity, and Christian faith—are introduced and revisited as students begin to reflect in more substantive ways about these issues. The Core Curriculum is designed to be developmental. From the first year onward, the curriculum introduces shared themes through common experiences, engages students in the city, builds skills in the major, broadens perspectives through the liberal arts, requires application of learned theory, and, finally, pulls everything together in a keystone course before graduation. Augsburg students continually have Becoming an orientation leader is one way in which students can grow as leaders on campus. Here, during summer orientation, Laura Prasek ’05 helps a new student figure out his academic schedule for the first semester. 18 opportunities to develop leadership skills for service in society: through knowledge gained from the breadth of their liberal arts courses, through the embedding of skills development in their major courses, and through the many forms of experiential education in the Twin Cities or elsewhere where they can apply their classroom learning to practical situations. An Augsburg education places emphasis on the whole student, both in academic classroom study and activities outside of the classroom. Working in tandem with the academic curriculum is the co-curriculum, i.e., the rich variety of college life that includes support services such as advising, tutoring services, and accommodations for physical and learning disabilities, as well as student government, sports, residence life, campus ministry, and many other social organizations. All of this helps students build the confidence and skills they need to become leaders. Two significant aspects of an Augsburg education—the commitment to a diverse learning community and the importance of global awareness—are intentionally infused throughout both the core curriculum and the major, rather than being targeted in specific courses. Students will encounter these themes inherent in Augsburg’s identity throughout their studies. In several cases the themes are imprinted in a common experience. For example, the Effective Writing course, required of first-year students, includes a common text chosen for its culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse content. Throughout the core curriculum, students will encounter opportunities to experience and discuss the nature of human differences. The Augsburg Core is designed for all undergraduate students and is required of all, including those in the traditional day program, in Weekend College, and the Rochester program, albeit with some adjustments and slightly altered format for weekend and transfer students. While weekend and Rochester students do not participate in the firstyear program, they must fulfill all other requirements of the curriculum. For the most part, adult working students value the Augsburg Core for its emphasis on liberal arts, and they understand its application to their work or life situation. They often use their own workplace as the setting for a project to fulfill the Augsburg Experience. Many students also take advantage of shortterm study seminars to experience another country or culture. Augsburg’s Honors Program is rooted in the Augsburg Core and offers an enriched and interdisciplinary environment in which students explore the many dimensions of ideas and uses of knowledge. Its courses lead students through a specially-designed core curriculum for academically-qualified students. IMPLEMENTING THE AUGSBURG CORE In 2003, Augsburg’s Center for Teaching and Learning received a three-year grant from the Bush Foundation to help faculty implement the new Augsburg Core. During the past year, faculty have met in learning collaboratives to address best teaching and learning practices. The grant has also funded workshops, materials, and research collaborations. For faculty, the new core curriculum has resulted in a significant shift. Formerly, faculty members generally designed, taught, and evaluated their own courses within departments. The new curriculum calls upon faculty to Fall 2004 collaborate across departments and disciplines, since all courses now serve the broader goals of an Augsburg education, including embedded skills, service-learning, and other kinds of learning beyond the specific subject matter. “It’s work that will have as much payoff for faculty, if we do it well,” comments Diane Pike, professor of sociology and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. “Faculty gain a much better understanding of how the curriculum meets its goals; it gives us an intentionality and explicitness that we didn’t have before.” The Augsburg Core’s distinction has not gone unnoticed. While higher education is clearly moving towards the “liberal education” called for in AAC&U’s national report, Augsburg shows clear leadership with its emphasis and commitment to service-learning and the development of learning communities. The College is actively participating in this national discussion and is being recognized for the distinctiveness and coherence of the new core curriculum. Representing the Augsburg Core graphically as an arch becomes an effective tool to explain the comprehensiveness of the curriculum as well as to help students navigate through the courses to graduation. Creating the Augsburg Core has been a self-examination of the most fundamental values of Augsburg’s heritage, mission, and vision. An Augsburg education is now more closely aligned with the vision of “transforming education” the College understands itself called to offer, helping students to find their place in the world and reach their potential. Provost Christopher Kimball sums it up on Augsburg’s Web site, “We are one college with one mission, offering one unique experience.” Fall 2004 The Augsburg Arch The Augsburg Arch visually demonstrates the structure, relationships, and coherence of the Augsburg Core Curriculum. It shows how the liberal arts, academic majors, and general education intersect, and how the liberal arts are foundational, both in content and skills. The keystone brings it all together and supports the whole as an integrated education. The Augsburg Core has three major components: ▼ The Signature Curriculum ▼ The Liberal Arts Foundation ▼ Skills Requirement The Signature Curriculum sets Augsburg apart from others. It includes both specific courses and elements of courses that engage students with the core values inherent in Augsburg’s mission and heritage. 1. THE SIGNATURE CURRICULUM Augsburg Seminar (first-year program) helps first-year weekday students make the transition to college in “learning communities” based on their major or other academic interests. In these courses students learn what it means to become a citizen of an academic community. Many of these courses also include an Engaging Minneapolis component, which introduces them to life in the Twin Cities—by exploring the local arts scene, studying environmental issues on the Mississippi, bicycling the downtown riverfront, tutoring neighborhood immigrant children, sampling the local ethnic cuisine, and much more. Search for Meaning 1 and 2—These two religion courses present Christian theology as well as non-Christian faiths and guide students in exploring and reflecting on Augsburg’s concept of vocation—discovering and using one’s own talents and passion in service in the world. Augsburg Experience—All students will complete a required experience that links their academic study to involvement in the broader community, either locally or globally. This experience can be study abroad, an internship, research with a professor, community service-learning, or an offcampus immersion experience. Senior Keystone—The required senior keystone course revisits conversations on vocation, now within the context of the major, and builds on the cumulative combining of theoretical classroom knowledge with experiential applications of it. It also reflects the developmental nature of the Augsburg Core—beginning with Augsburg Seminar, Search for Meaning, and Engaging Minneapolis; then adding growth in major skills and practical application in the Augsburg Experience; and, finally, a uniting of everything in the keystone. 2. THE LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION In order to learn and appreciate different ways of knowing and modes of inquiry, students take two courses from different departments in each of the four academic domains. Students may take “connections” courses that are team-taught and examine the liberal arts around themes and across disciplines. 3. SKILLS REQUIREMENTS Courses throughout the four years provide skills beyond the specialization that responsible citizens and successful employees need in the global workplace—in critical thinking, speaking, writing, and quantitative reasoning. Entrance assessments prepare students to take the courses that fulfill graduation requirements in these areas. Core skill requirements include writing, modern language, and lifetime fitness. 19 core curriculum Augsburg Seminar THE FIRST-YEAR PROGRAM BECOMING AN AUGGIE For most first-year students, college is a big change. It may be the first time they have left home or have lived in a city. Many will find that high school did not prepare them for the demanding work load of a college schedule or the cognitive challenges and skills that they will need to flourish in their new academic environment. Augsburg recognizes that first-year students need support as they make the transition to college and successful academic careers. Because of the attention that it pays to the experience of first-year students, Augsburg was named as one of 12 Founding Institutions in the Council of Independent Colleges’ Foundations of Excellence™ in the First College Year Project. Augsburg’s first-year program, Augsburg Seminar, introduces first-year weekday students to the Augsburg learning community. It helps them become intentional learners as they develop the skills and strategies that will lead to success in college. It introduces them to the signature themes of an Augsburg education: vocation, caritas, and community. It introduces them to what it means to be an educated person: an effective, informed, and ethical citizen. From their first day on campus, everything is geared to helping students get off to the right start. Augsburg Seminar courses join students, professors, peer leaders (AugMentors), and campus staff together in “learning communities” based on a student’s major or other academic interests. In these communities, students may work on joint projects, getting to know the Twin Cities cultural scene, meeting and tutoring newly-arrived immigrants in the neighborhood, and writing reflections on these experiences. On the day before classes actually begin, AugSem sections spend the afternoon in community service projects, mostly in the neighborhoods around campus. This year, Kristin Snartland is one of the AugSem students who rode the new lightrail from near campus to downtown, finding out how easy it is to get around. 20 first-year students worked a total of more than 1,000 hours on their AugSem community service projects. In the process they become acquainted with each other, explore the resources of the College community, get connected with the city—and have fun. Many students find college-long (and life-long) friends in their Augsburg Seminar. They get to know their professors—and their professors get to know them, both in class and outside the classroom in AugSem activities. Biology professor Bill Capman’s AugSem section is paired with the Introductory Organismal Biology course, which also includes a service-learning field project. This fall, his students visited a local nature preserve, Dodge Nature Center, to learn about and work to remove invasive plant species from their grounds. As part of their AugSem curriculum, Capman’s group spends time on broader topics—developing good study skills in the sciences, exploring biology and medical-related careers, and, for biology The AugSem/Biology 103 class spent time at the Dodge Nature Center, studying invasive plant species and helping to remove them from the preserve. Professor Bill Capman points out differences between the buckthorn to be removed and ash trees to Brittany Grudem (left) and Jennifer Moe (right). Fall 2004 A Somali community leader, Abdirizak Bihi, introduces an AugSem group to a Somali shop in the Cedar-Riverside area. The class was getting acquainted with Somali culture to prepare them for their later visits in the neighborhood to give people information about voting and registration. majors, getting to know upperclass biology majors and becoming involved in department activities. In Professor John Shockley’s Augsburg Seminar section with its paired Political Patterns and Processes course, students took advantage of the events around the presidential election to study the challenges and opportunities people face in trying the make the world safer and more peaceful. On the AugSem city service projects day this group visited shops and businesses around campus owned by Somali immigrants to learn about their culture. During the semester they met with people in the neighborhood about voting and voter registration. Getting off to the right start Over the past decade, Augsburg has intentionally developed a first-year program that helps incoming students ease the transition to both college life and to the city in which they’ll live, work, and find many kinds of opportunities. Because of this commitment and a readiness to evaluate and improve its program, Search for Meaning All freshman students are required to take the first of two Search for Meaning courses, Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning. This course explores the broad questions of existence—who we are, why we’re here, etc.—and examines the Christian notion of vocation as a lens through which one’s own life can be considered, informed by faith within the context of these larger questions. Some of the Search for Meaning Fall 2004 sections are paired with Augsburg Seminars, and some have community service-learning components. Religion professor Russell Kleckley’s Search for Meaning section is paired with music professor Merilee Klemp’s Introduction to Music and the Fine Arts, and together they co-teach the Augsburg Seminar. These two courses will jointly study larger questions of meaning in the context of the Judeo-Christian musical tradition—from medieval chanting to today’s rap music. The second Search for Meaning course invites students to think about the role that religion, the Bible, and their own beliefs play in the vocational choices they make in their lives. Students who are not Christian will consider their own religious and spiritual beliefs and how they affect their vocation and place in the world. Augsburg was named one of 12 “Founding Institutions” to participate in a national project to develop a model first-year program that can be used by small, private colleges to help their students reach graduation. The project, Foundations of Excellence™ in the First College Year, is co-sponsored by the Policy Center of the First Year of College and the Council on Independent Colleges. Funding for the two-year project is provided by Lumina Foundation for Education and The Atlantic Philanthropies. 21 core curriculum Engaging Minneapolis “MEETING” THE CITY The first-year orientation booklet tells incoming day students, “When you come to Augsburg, you arrive at the heart of a vibrant city.” While most students have probably visited the Twin Cities before, it was most likely while visiting family or as a tourist, which gave them little knowledge about studying, living, and working in this area. Engaging Minneapolis highlights the importance of Augsburg’s urban location and introduces new students to the resources, issues, opportunities, and diversity of the city. This is the urban context that enables Augsburg to fulfill its mission to prepare students as responsible citizens and leaders in service to the world. Engaging Minneapolis is not the name of a single course, but rather an added course component that makes intentional and substantial use of city resources. Courses with Engaging Minneapolis components are not about the city, but engage the city as a learning laboratory in which students study their particular liberal arts or general education subject matter. Activities in Engaging Minneapolis courses can vary widely— attending concerts and other cultural events, exploring the ethnic restaurants in the neighborhood, tutoring immigrant children or adults preparing for citizenship tests, helping care for community gardens, or discovering the many bike and walking paths along the Mississippi River near campus. Some of the Engaging Minneapolis courses also include courseembedded service-learning—an Augsburg signature. In these classes service experiences and reflective learning are integrated Bicycling Minneapolis is a lifetime fitness course that fulfills Engaging Minneapolis by exploring the history and culture of the city along its bikepaths and trails. 22 As part of her Search for Meaning course, Ashley Boyd helps Somali high school students with their homework and has opportunity to learn about their religion and culture. into the students’ coursework, and the community experience becomes a “text” for the course. Both the students and the community partners learn from each other. Very few colleges include service-learning in first year courses. Mary Laurel True, director of community servicelearning, says that community service is “part of who we are,” and that it’s important for new students right away to get a taste of what it means to be engaged in the community. Several of the AugSem paired classes work with new immigrants in the neighborhoods surrounding the College. In Professor Janelle Bussert’s Religion 100 class, students spend 15 hours at Trinity Lutheran Church in the CedarRiverside neighborhood helping Somali high school students with their homework in Safe Place, an afterschool program. The students study Islam in their religion class, and then find opportunities to talk further and ask questions of the Somali high school students about their religious traditions. Bussert says that some wonderful conversations have arisen while they work together. English professor Bob Cowgill’s Effective Writing students spend 15 hours during the semester working with adult immigrants, mostly from East Africa, at the Franklin Learning Center in the Phillips neighborhood near campus. The students review English lessons or help with flash cards as the adult learners study for citizenship tests. Cowgill’s English course investigates how one knows and accounts for identity through language. He says that his students benefit from meeting and working with the immigrants, and have remarked about how hard the immigrants work to learn English and become Americans. Fall 2004 core curriculum A LESSON IN COMPUTERS AND CULTURE Business/MIS professor Lee Clarke student wrote. “He handed me teaches a first-year course, MIS 175 a piece of paper that said, Principles of Computing for Business. ‘Thanks for helping me.’ It It’s an introductory course for was typed in real big, bold management information systems (MIS) letters. He then looked at me students to learn Microsoft Office and said, ‘Look, I learned how programs and how they are used in to use Word.’ ” business to reach goals and solve A disabled student business problems. thought he would not be able The course is designed to include an to help, but later wrote, Engaging Minneapolis component. That “Little did I know that I was part of the course, which Clarke calls about to prove myself wrong, the experience “text,” involves a very wrong.” The computer partnership with the Cedar-Riverside instructor told him that since Plaza Residents Resource Center. There, he was not able to actually do Augsburg students work 15 hours per Freshman business student Jerrad Honstad helps a Somali woman the computing for the at Riverside Plaza learn computer skills. semester as assistants in the computer residents, it was more class or open lab. The residents are beneficial for them, since mostly Somali refugees; many have they had to listen to the student’s One student wrote, “This experience limited English skills and some have never explanation and do the work themselves. helped me to meet [new immigrants], and touched a computer. For the young business students in I can look at the world and America in a Clarke requires three assignments that his class who have always had computers whole new light. … I feel that you can connect the subject matter with the in their lives, Clarke knows they are now learn more in the short 15 hours I worked service experience. In one, students reflect more aware of the disparities of wealth there than you can in some classes you go on the digital divide with its issues of and technology in the world. The to daily for a whole semester.” technology “haves” and “have-nots” and experience of working with new Another student talked about an talk about how the Resource Center helps immigrants, many of them close to the unforgettable moment after helping an the residents overcome these barriers. The students’ grandparents’ ages, also gave older man learn to use Microsoft Word. last assignment asks the students to reflect them a greater appreciation of culture “Then one day he came in quite as usual personally—what they learned at the and citizenship. but with a huge smile on his face,” the center and how it relates to their course. Keystone PUTTING IT TOGETHER If Engaging Minneapolis is the bookend on the front end of an Augsburg Fall 2004 education, the keystone experience is the final bookend. During the years in between, students delve into a major, build professional as well as life skills, apply their classroom learning, explore faith, and experience the city. The keystone course usually occurs in the senior year, close to graduation. The keystone in the Augsburg Core, as in architecture, provides the shape and support to the structural elements of the arch. It connects the broad liberal arts foundation with the professional skills and the in-depth study in the major. It helps students begin the transition to their after-college life. Learning goals include a revisiting of the critical conversations about vocation that were begun in the first Search for Meaning course. Attention is paid to reflection on vocation, leadership, and service in a diverse world. The value of the keystone, says MIS professor Nora Braun, who piloted an MIS keystone course, is that it’s time focused on thinking about all the pieces in an Augsburg education and what the student has done with them. “It’s a reflection and a pulling together of the total experience in and out of the classroom.” Braun asks her students to write an “education autobiography” that reflects on the identified outcomes of their Augsburg education. 23 core curriculum Augsburg Experience CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY Augsburg recognizes that today’s citizens need new kinds of competencies— abstract and complex problem-solving, systems thinking, and collaboration, among others. These are skills that cannot be learned in normal classroom activity alone, but are enhanced with direct experience in the workplace and community. In the Augsburg Core all students are required to complete an approved Augsburg Experience, one of the signature elements in the core curriculum that adds value to an Augsburg education. The Augsburg Experience can be completed in one of five ways: ▼ internships, cooperative education, practica, fieldwork, and clinicals ▼ faculty-student research ▼ community service-learning courses and experiences ▼ study abroad ▼ off-campus immersion experiences The Augsburg Experience, in short, links the theoretical with the practical, and links on-campus experience to the wider community. Every approved “experience” must engage the student in the community away from campus. To help them tailor an experience to their studies and interests, students work with faculty; the staff and resources of the Center for Service, Work, and Learning; and the Office of International Programs (OIP). Internships and cooperative education have traditionally been the most common choices for work-based 24 experiential education. Several professional studies majors already require student teaching, practica or fieldwork, and internships. Some Weekend College students who are working full time find they are able to develop an Augsburg Experience in their own jobs by compiling a formal plan, approved by the Center for Service, Work, and Learning, identifying a minimum of three learning outcomes that make deliberate connections between their education and work. Augsburg offers outstanding opportunities, especially in the sciences, for student-faculty research. Students work with their professors on original research that is usually more common at the graduate level. Through this, students learn to apply knowledge from their major and engage in the research process and in the discoveries, both successes and failures, that contribute to the body of knowledge in their discipline and benefit the wider community. Augsburg’s Physics Department collaborates on a number of ongoing research projects with major universities and government agencies, giving its students original research opportunities from their freshman year forward. The department enjoys an international reputation for research excellence, and its students have won several awards for outstanding presentations. Students can also meet the Augsburg Experience through courses with servicelearning components. A portion of course time is spent in service at the site, reflection, discussion, and related activities. Or, students can work at approved sites and carry out reflection activities with Augsburg faculty or staff members. Augsburg has built partnerships with more than 30 community organizations and is a recognized national leader and awardwinner. Students have a variety of choices for study abroad through the Center for Global Education’s study centers in Sociology and metro-urban studies students visited U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo ’59 on their study trip to Washington, D.C., last spring to talk with people in public service about their vocations and working “on the hill.” (R to L): Lois Olson, Center for Service, Work, and Learning; Jennifer Nacey; Jessica Howard; Lori Cain; Amanda Froiland; Ray McCoy; Ted Arrindell; Maria Belen Power; Adela Arguello; Krista Dahlke; Kendra Kahlow; Kate Loyd; and Garry Hesser, professor of sociology and metro-urban studies. Fall 2004 Central America, Mexico, and southern Africa. Also, the International Partners program offers opportunities in European countries where Augsburg has formal university partnerships and internship opportunities. Other programs are available with approval from OIP. The fifth possibility for an Augsburg Experience is through off-campus immersion. These are typically weeklong experiences away from campus where students are engaged in learning that helps them understand, apply, and appreciate their Augsburg education in a diverse, global society. One example of off-campus immersion includes the visits made by Weekend College nursing students to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. There they meet with public health nurses, shadow them in their daily work, and learn about Lakota culture. An English major looks at rap music by Keme Hawkins It was the summer before my senior year and I knew I wanted to apply to graduate school. It was important for me to get some research experience and quick. The University of Minnesota’s McNair Summer Research Program accepted me, and I worked with the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community under the mentorship of Dr. Oliver Williams from the College of Human Ecology, School of Social Work. It seemed a strange home for an English major, but my McNair adviser assured me that it would be a valuable experience. The Institute holds annual conferences that focus on specific aspects of domestic violence and this year’s conference theme was “Domestic Violence and the Hip-Hop Generation.” In keeping with the theme I tailored my research to complement the research already in progress and formulated a study that looked at whether or not people are influenced by the suggested gender identities in rap music and how that affected their dating and marital relationships. The scholar’s group reported weekly to the seminar, where we would be debriefed on each aspect of the research process: developing an introduction, explaining the significance of the study, forming a hypothesis, doing a literature review, forming methodology, compiling results, creating a discussion, and making recommendations for further study. The dispensing of our stipend was contingent upon completing each research step by a certain time, while also doing work to help prepare us for graduate school, like writing a personal statement, putting together a curriculum vitae, and making Fall 2004 a list of graduate schools to apply to. My research concluded with the Domestic Violence and the Hip-Hop Generation conference at York College in Queens, N.Y. Because my professor thought so highly of my work and was impressed with my knowledge of hiphop music and culture, I was invited to take part in a plenary session where I discussed the impact of sexist rap lyrics with the rap group Holla Point and practitioners who work to combat domestic violence. As an English major, entering the world of social science was not as unnatural or discomforting as I would have imagined. While the social sciences study human behavior, literature is a study of the human condition through non-fiction accounts and human imagination. Having the opportunity to do interdisciplinary work has not only given me another perspective on how to think more broadly within my own field, but it has also allowed me to get better focus on the kind of graduate program for my interest. African-American literature can offer me the best of those worlds—having a definite house or genre or body of literary work to study based in a social science is the ideal place for me. Keme Hawkins is a Weekend College senior English major and a McNair Scholar. Weekend College senior English major Keme Hawkins used her knowledge of hip-hop music and culture in research on domestic violence that she carried out last summer with a professor in the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Family at the University of Minnesota. 25 Meet Joan Griffin PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH D I R E C T O R O F G E N E R A L E D U C AT I O N Joan Griffin has lived and breathed the mission and values of Augsburg College. She is the co-author of the College’s vision document, Augsburg 2004: Extending the Vision, that was approved in 1999, and has also co-authored its update and revision, presented to the Board of Regents for approval in January 2005. Augsburg Now posed the following question to her: What are the most important core values from the College’s mission and vision that are now imprinted in the new Augsburg Core Curriculum? One, of course, is vocation … the idea that each student brings a unique set of talents and abilities and potential. We need to cultivate all of these abilities, not just the academic ones, but all the talents that students bring with them. Certainly, also important is citizenship, or “the city.” We tried to expand the notion of city, so that it’s not just an urban studies requirement, but it really has to do with providing an education for citizenship. The College has always done that; it’s part of why the College is a college rather than a seminary—early leaders were concerned with how to prepare Norwegian immigrants to become citizens. Right away we want students to know they they’ve come to a terrific place and that they can learn here, both inside and outside the classroom. We introduce this theme in Engaging Minneapolis and repeat it in the Augsburg Experience, where once again we ask them to go beyond the classroom and actually put into practice what they’ve learned in the classroom. For the first time we have overall goals in our curriculum—we want students to become effective, informed, and ethical citizens. The emphasis on ethics comes from our Lutheran heritage, but we want it to pervade the entire curriculum. Effective citizens need the skills of knowing how to write, to read, to think critically. Those skills should be addressed intentionally throughout the curriculum, but general education can be particularly accountable. We know too that effective citizens will need to function in a diverse society. Although we explicitly introduce the theme of diversity through the Many Voices Project in the first year, the new Augsburg Core calls for an infusion model of diversity whereby we’ll ask the entire curriculum—especially majors— to think about the skills and knowledge that their students will need to be responsible citizens of an increasingly global society. The Signature Curriculum does really hit these distinctive parts of an Augsburg education. The two Search for Meaning courses address vocation through the lens of our Lutheran heritage. The city, of course, we address within our metropolitan setting through the Engaging Minneapolis requirement. There is also the notion of caritas, the demand for God’s love to be enacted in the world. An Augsburg education is an education for action. We see this throughout the curriculum—in Augsburg Seminar, in Engaging Minneapolis, and in the Augsburg Experience. Contact information Office of Undergraduate Admissions Weekend College Admissions 612-330-1001 or 1-800-788-5678 admissions@augsburg.edu www.augsburg.edu/day 612-330-1101 wecinfo@augsburg.edu www.augsburg.edu/weekend 2 2 1 1 26 R i v e r s i d e A v e n u e , M i n n e a p o l i s , M N 5 5 4 5 4 For information about Augsburg’s Core Curriculum: Barbara Edwards Farley Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs 612-330-1024 farley@augsburg.edu w w w. a u g s b u r g . e d u Fall 2004 AAlumni LUMNINews NEWS From the Alumni Board president’s desk… ello Augsburg alumni! As the first Weekend College graduate to serve as Alumni Board president, I’ve been spending some time considering both the similarities and the differences among our alumni and their experiences. Augsburg has done an incredible job of creating educational programs that fit the contrasting needs of students. In years past, the College was smaller and offered fewer programs. Today, our students may choose from the weekend, Rochester, graduate, or traditional day programs. They may live on campus or they may commute from home. It’s only natural, then, that graduates of 20 or more years ago are likely to have very different memories from those who graduated more recently. In turn, this H also means that the “Augsburg experience” will mean different things for our alumni—their memories are unique and the connection each feels toward Augsburg varies. For example, many adult learners do not feel the same long-term association and affection for the College as do those students who live on campus. However, we all share in the traditions and events that have been treasured to this day, like Advent Vespers and Homecoming. One important goal of the Alumni Board is to help create meaningful relationships between all Augsburg students and alumni. We want everyone to share a deep “Augsburg experience” and a continuing connection with the College—which we believe will help to spread Augsburg’s educational and vocational values throughout the community. All alumni have one thing in common: the great benefit of an Augsburg degree, which does not differentiate between student types. Five alumni appointed to Alumni Board he Augsburg Alumni Board of Directors appointed five new members and elected Bill Vanderwall ’93 WEC as president and Karina Karlén ’83 as president-elect. To view the complete list of board members, visit the Alumni/Parent Relations Web site at <www.augsburg.edu/alumni>. The new members are as follows: T Buffie Blesi ‘90, ‘97 MAL Blesi graduated from Augsburg with a B.A. in business administration and a Master of Arts in Leadership. She is senior vice president and director of operations for TCF Investments. Andy Fried ‘93 WEC Fried graduated from Augsburg Weekend College with a B.A. in management information systems. He is operations Fall 2004 and systems support manager for WindLogics, Inc. Calvin Hanson ‘98 Hanson graduated from Augsburg with a B.A. in history. He is a senior admissions counselor at Augsburg. Joyce Miller ‘02 BS Nursing, Rochester Miller graduated with a Master of Arts in Nursing from Augsburg’s nursing program in Rochester, Minn. She is a registered nurse at the Mayo Clinic and an adjunct instructor at Augsburg. Elizabeth “Liz” Pushing ‘93 Pushing graduated from Augsburg with a B.A. in business administration. She is director of financial services at Providence Place. Of special note in this issue of the Augsburg Now is the article on page 28 about the newly formed Weekend College Alumni Network (WECAN). This group is already developing some great strategies on how we can better connect with current Weekend College students in order to establish a strong alumni relationship later. We value your input on how to accomplish this, so please call the director of Alumni/Parent Relations, Amy Sutton, at 612-330-1525, or e-mail <suttona@augsburg.edu>. You may also e-mail me at <bvanderwall@lssmn.org> with your ideas. I look forward to serving as your new Alumni Board president! Bill Vanderwall ’93 WEC President, Alumni Board Alumni Board elects first WEC alumnus as president ugsburg’s Alumni Board of Directors is pleased to announce the election of Bill Vanderwall ’93 to serve as the 2004–2005 board president. Vanderwall is the board’s first Weekend College alumnus to serve as its president. “I am honored to bring in some new ideas to further connect Augsburg to nontraditional students,” says Vanderwall. “Personally, my degree from Augsburg has had great impact in helping me discern my vocational direction and in setting a course of action on how to get there—ultimately enabling me to work and live in a way that is consistent with my values.” Vanderwall was recently promoted to vice president of family services at Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota. He previously served as LSS’s senior director of housing services. A 27 Alumni News Augsburg student and alumni win legislative and judicial seats by Lynn Mena n November 2, an Augsburg graduate student and three alumni won seats in various legislative and judicial races, while two alumni—Sandy (Voss) Wollschlager ’94 and Kathryn Ness ’02 (both DFL)—were narrowly defeated by Republican incumbents for seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives. O Larry Hosch, MSW student Hosch (DFL) won a seat in the MN House, District 14B. He has served as mayor of St. Joseph for four years, and at 27 is the second youngest mayor in Minnesota history. He is also coowner of Lamar Homes & Remodeling, LLC, and is enrolled in Augsburg’s Master of Social Work program. LaJune Thomas Lange ‘75 The honorable LaJune Thomas Lange retained her seat as a judge on the Hennepin County 4th Judicial District Court. She has held this seat since 1986, previously serving as a judge on the Hennepin County Municipal Court (1985–1986) and as an assistant public defender for Hennepin County (1978–1985). She is also an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law, where she teaches international human rights and civil rights. She is an Augsburg Distinguished Alumna (2002) and a former member of the Board of Regents. Diane Loeffler ‘75 Loeffler (DFL) won a seat in the MN House, District 59A. A lifelong resident of Northeast Minneapolis, her career has been spent in public service. She has worked as a budget and policy analyst on education issues for state and local government. She currently works for Hennepin County in healthcare policy analysis on issues of services to seniors and persons with disabilities, health promotion and protection, and how to ensure more persons have access to affordable and effective health coverage. Martin Olav Sabo ‘59 Sabo (DFL) was elected to a 14th term in the U.S. House of Representatives, MN District 5. He has held this seat since 1979, previously serving as a representative of the MN House before his election to Congress. In 2003, he became the ranking member of the newly created Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. Sabo also serves on the Defense Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, where he is known on Capitol Hill as one of the leading voices on arms policy. An Augsburg Distinguished Alumnus (1976), he served for 12 years on the Board of Regents, and also received the College’s first honorary degree—the Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa)— in 2000. Weekend College Alumni Network (WECAN) established by Amy Sutton lumni of Augsburg Weekend College have established a group to represent and advocate for WEC students and graduates. Although initially launched a few years ago, the Weekend College Alumni Network (WECAN) has been reinvigorated in recent months. “The Weekend College program is such a vital part of Augsburg, and we want to bring attention to that,” said Andy Fried, a 1993 graduate who also serves on the Alumni Board of Directors. “We believe that a group of alumni who have actually experienced the unique challenges of WEC students can be strong advocates for positive changes that will enhance the Augsburg experience for current WEC students.” A 28 WECAN members also hope to bring visibility to the value that WEC alumni and students bring to the College, as well as to develop programs and communications that provide support and encouragement to current WEC students. “Our opportunities to attend Augsburg have had a tremendous impact on our lives and we want to give something back,” says Fried. If you are interested in joining WECAN or have suggestions for the group, please e-mail Members of the newly established Weekend College Alumni Network (WECAN) gathered recently to strategize ways to represent and advocate for WEC students and alumni. Pictured here are (L to R, front row) Heather Birch ‘96 and Anne-Marie de Jong ‘01, and (L to R, back row) Andy Fried ‘93, Jeff Gilbertson ‘04, Bill Vanderwall ‘93, and Meri Pygman ‘93 (not pictured are Pete Hespen ‘92 and Terry Marquardt ‘98). Fall 2004 Alumni events calendar Please join us for these upcoming alumni and parent events (see also the college-wide calendar on the inside back cover for additional events): January April 11 Auggie Hour celebrating Augsburg authors, Shelly’s Woodroast (I-394 & Louisiana in Golden Valley), 5:30 p.m. 12 Auggie Hour on campus for graduates of the Honors Program (meet current students in the program and learn about the changes to the curriculum), 5:30 p.m. 18 Parent Association gathering, Augsburg House, 6-8 p.m. February 8 Auggie Hour luncheon on campus for alumnae business owners (please e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu> with your information if you are selfemployed or own a business and wish to network with other women business owners), noon 15 Alumni Board meeting, Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center, 5:30 p.m. March 8 Auggie Hour wine tasting hosted by Jennifer Tome ’99 of Grape Beginnings, Beaujo’s Wine Bar, 50th & France in Edina, 5:30 p.m. 14 Auggie Hour senior reception on campus (all alumni are invited to join us in welcoming the 2005 graduates to the Alumni Association), 5:30 p.m. May 6 Special reception for business graduates (all Augsburg faculty, alumni, and 2005 business graduates are invited), Marshall Room, Christensen Center, 4-6 p.m. 10 Auggie Hour on campus for all current and former Alumni Board members, 5:30 p.m. Holidazzle Parade Event Always wanted to see the Holidazzle parade without the hassle? Augsburg alumni and their families are invited to gather at Augsburg at 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 19. A bus will depart at 5:45 p.m. to take you to the parade and then return you to Augsburg where holiday goodies and hot chocolate will be waiting to warm you up. There is no cost but limited transportation is available, so please call the RSVP hotline at 612-3301598 or e-mail <rsvp@augsburg.edu>. Business alumni events All business alumni are invited to attend the Second Executive Management Lecture: “Key Success Factors in Starting a Business,” presented by Richard Brimacomb (partner, Sherpa Partners, and previous vice president of finance, Cartia Inc.) on Feb. 26, noon-1 p.m., Christensen Center. Alumni may also attend the Spring Business Forum: “General Systems Theory Unites Diverse Disciplines,” on April 21, 4-6 p.m., Christensen Center. Presented by Augsburg’s Department of Business Administration. The Lion King THIRD ANNUAL CONNECTIONS EVENT The third annual Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event, co-sponsored by Augsburg and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, will be held January 29 from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. “What makes this women’s event unique compared to others is that we invite students to participate in this leadership development opportunity so they may network and be encouraged by the experiences and stories of the amazing women who attend,” said Sue Klaseus, vice president of Augsburg’s Institutional Advancement. Presenters this year include author and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Frances Hesselbein, and alumnae Jean Taylor ’85 and Ami Nafzger ’94. For more information and to register online, please visit <www.augsburg.edu/alumni>. The Augsburg Alumni Association invites you to attend The Lion King performance at the Orpheum Theatre on April 22. A limited number of tickets are available to alumni at a special discounted price of $50, a value of over $80 that includes a reception, roundtrip transportation to the Orpheum from Augsburg, and a balconyseating ticket. For more information or to secure your ticket, please visit <www.augsburg.edu/supporting/>. Alumni Tour to Norway Interested in an eight-day tour to Norway in May 2005? The Augsburg Concert Band is touring Norway in May and the alumni office would like to know who would be interested in participating on the companion tour. Please e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu> for more information. Fall 2004 29 [ Spark Your Spirit ] Left: Students gathered with Augsburg alumni, faculty, and staff for the third annual Homecoming reception celebrating the College’s four ethnic programs: the American Indian, Pan-Asian, Pan-Afrikan, and Hispanic/Latino student service areas. Right: As part of the Homecoming festivities, students constructed elaborate hats—such as the hat pictured [at right]—to express their Auggie pride. Above: The Auggie cheerleaders kept spirits high at the Homecoming football game despite Augsburg’s 13-point loss to Gustavus Adolphus College. The Auggie Eagle entertained fans at the Homecoming football game. 30 Left: Recipients of the 2004 Distinguished Alumni, First Decade, and Spirit of Augsburg awards were honored along with the Golden Anniversary Class of 1954 at the Homecoming chapel service on Oct. 8. Pictured [at left] are (L to R): Dr. Brian Anderson ‘82, Distinguished Alumni Award; Charlotte (Kleven) Rimmereid ‘52, wife of the Rev. Arthur Rimmereid ‘53, Spirit of Augsburg Award; Fern (Hanson) Gudmestad ‘41, Distinguished Alumni Award; and Susan (Horning) Arntz ‘94, First Decade Award. A future Auggie had her face painted by an artist before the football game. Fall 2004 Above: Norman Nielsen ‘44 (left) was presented with a commemorative archival photo of the Augsburg campus in recognition of his pioneering efforts in development for Augsburg during a special Class of 1944 reunion breakfast. Pictured with Nielsen is “Mr. Augsburg” Jeroy Carlson ‘48 (right), a senior development officer. Above: The Auggies huddled before the game, which despite a near-record running day by junior quarterback Marcus LeVesseur, they lost to the Gusties, 34–21. LeVesseur rushed for 207 yards on 32 carries, just 10 yards shy of the College’s single-game rushing record 217 yards by Marty Alger ‘94 in a 1993 game. Above: Members from the Class of 1994 gathered before the football game to celebrate their 10-year reunion. Above: Auggie wrestlers gathered for a reunion and party in Murphy Park; they continued the celebration at Grandma’s after the football game. Above: Bobby Brown (left) and Hannah Dietrich (right) were crowned as the 2004 Homecoming King and Queen. Above: Jack Osberg ‘62 addressed the team during what would be his final Auggie Homecoming halftime as Augsburg football head coach; Osberg retired from his coaching position at the end of the 2004 season, capping a 14-year career that has produced the most victories in school history. He will remain on the Augsburg staff, assisting in the school’s Alumni and Parent Relations and Development areas, to develop connections with athletic alumni and parents. H o m e c o m i n g Fall 2004 2 0 0 4 31 [ Spark Your Spirit ] GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1954 (L to R) ROW 1 (front): Theodore W. Anderson, Donald J. Dill, Marlys (Ringdahl) Gunderson. ROW 2: Joyce (Weber) Krueger, Ruth (Pousi) Ollila, Donald A. Norum, Winifred (Nystuen) Nyhus, Janice (Anderson) Rykken, Gary R. Rust. ROW 3: Ardelle Skovholt Quanbeck, Mary Lee Peterson Leak, Shirlee Blake Olmstead, Roger E. Carlson. ROW 4: Helen Jensen Myhre, Orpha Hushagen Iseminger, Marilyn Soiseth Boraas, Yvonne Oudal Rhodes, Jane Collins Cornelius, Marlys Harkman Schmidt, Edward O. Nyhus. ROW 5: Ardis Dorr Nystuen, Arlene Larson Nelson, Wallace L. Hafstad, Joyce Fossum Pflaum, Florence Helland Borman, Jerome S. Elness, James L. Shiell, Wallace L. Hanson, Marlys Backlund Morland, Russ Lance. ROW 6: Clinton J. Peterson, Arlene (Reinertson) Rolf, Leland E. Evenson, Carl Jensen. ROW 7: Louis O. Becker, Louis P. Rolf, Mark L. Johnson, George W. Fisher, Valborg (Kyllo) Ellingson, Barbara Tjornhom Nelson, James A. Sorenson. ROW 8: Robert E. Twiton, Herbert W. Chilstrom, Virgil R. Gehring CLASS OF 1964 (L to R) ROW 1 (front): Anita (Martinson) Mock, Karen (Henry) Steenson, Jean (Pfeifer) Olson, Carla (Quanbeck) Walgren, Dorothy (Borsgard) Berkland. ROW 2: Deanne (Star) Greco, Verlie (Block) Jorenby, Rondi (Rindahl) Suppiah. ROW 3: Joyce (Leifgren) Young, Stella (Kyllo) Rosenquist, Sandra (Simpson) Phaup, Ann (Tjaden) Jensen, Mary (Fenrick) Olson. ROW 4: James W. Parks, Ellen (Paulson) Keiter, Karen L. Kohout, Arlan Oftedahl, Raul A. Jackson. ROW 5: Charles W. Schulz, Betty (Hanson) Rossing, Andrew Berg, Charlotte (Gerdeen) Oswood. ROW 6: Robert A. Nordin, Carolyn (Aadland) Allmon, Mary (Munson) Peterson, Linda (Hamilton) Senta, Ted W. Olson. ROW 7: Philip M. Dyrud, Sharon (Lindell) Mortrud, Avis (Hoel) Dyrud, Karl I. Bakke, Michael W. Walgren. 32 Fall 2004 CLASS OF 1979 (L to R) Row 1 (front): Julia (Davis) Styrlund, Gary C. Dahle, Sally (Hough) Daniels, Sandra (Spitzack) Elhardt, Laurie (Hoversten) Busch. Row 2: Carol (Dubovick) Hard, Paul A. Daniels, Holly (Groten) Krekula, Katharine E. Skibbe, Pamela (Hanson) Moksnes, Mark A. Moksnes, Lynn Schmidtke, Brian J. Carlsen. Row 3: Jay K. Phinney, Philip Styrland, Eric Anderson. RECIPIENTS OF THE 2004 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: THE FAMILY OF JOHANNES AND TABITHA NYDAHL The extended family of Johannes and Tabitha Nydahl gathered at Homecoming Dinner on October 9 to accept the Distinguished Service Award and to celebrate their generations-long connection to Augsburg—beginning with Johannes Nydahl in the 1800s (read more on page 10). H o m e c o m i n g Fall 2004 2 0 0 4 33 CLASS NOTES Class Notes 1965 Mary Jean (Danger) Holmquist, Braham, Minn., is a retired music teacher, and can be contacted at <jeanie@ecenet.com>. Rev. Dr. Dennis Morreim is a pastor in Cloquet, Minn., and has worked with Alcoholics Anonymous throughout his 35year ministry. He has served as a consultant and speaker at treatment centers and is the author of three books, two of which were translated into Spanish. Over the past four years, he has twice led work groups to Santa Barbara, Honduras, to help build homes and schools and to bring medical help to those in poverty. His wife, Jeanne (Wanner) ’66, taught in public schools for several years, directed youth music and education programs in church, and currently serves on the volunteer network for Compassion International. The Morreims have two grown children, Edward ’93, an educator with the Mahtomedi public schools, and Sarah, a psychotherapist with Hoistad and Associates in St. Paul. Duane Westfield lectured onboard the Marco Polo cruise ship this past summer. 1956 Arlen Stensland was featured in an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, “A Keystroke of Genius.” Arlen and his wife, Lois, were missionaries to Madagascar for 22 years and now organize a program that sends manual typewriters to Malagasy Lutheran Church in Madagascar. 1958 Wes Sideen, St. Paul, was elected district 5M6 governor of the Lions Club, and is currently planning an April benefit concert for the Lions Club International Foundation on the Augsburg campus featuring the Centennial Singers. 1959 Rev. Eugene S. Peterson retired from the active clergy roster. He is doing international interim ministry. He lives with his wife, Paula, in Jackson, Minn. 1960 Lois (Richter) Agrimson is director of social services at Rose of Sharon Manor nursing home in Roseville, Minn. She lives with her husband, Russell, in Eagan, Minn. 1962 Deloris (Olson) Norling, Willmar, Minn., is enjoying her retirement from teaching with her husband, Palmer, and their 18 grandchildren. 34 Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Barb Youngquist, Willmar, Minn., and Nancy Sandro ’74, Hendricks, Minn., co-wrote a book for handbell choirs entitled Bell Prayers (Lakeside Press). The book is a nine-month devotional that includes inspirational quotes and a collection of 35 corresponding pieces for bell choirs to play at weekly rehearsals. The book also includes original watercolor prints by Barb that divide the book into the seasons of the church year. 1971 1966 Sandra (Welin) Grunewald, Ventura, Calif., was named a senior accounting lecturer at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif., beginning this fall semester. She is a licensed CPA and a partner at a Thousand Oaks-area CPA firm and has served as an adjunct instructor at CLU in both the day and evening undergraduate programs. Carmen (Neseth) Berg, Fergus Falls, Minn., recently retired. 1972 Sylvia (Steinbeck) Torstenson, Hayfield, Minn., recently retired from teaching for the Hayfield School District. The town held a weeklong celebration and parade in honor of her contributions to the school district. Diane Thompson, Wayzata, Minn., received her master's degree in special education in 1994 from the University of Minnesota. She is currently on leave from teaching to pursue research, and can be reached at <djunet2000@yahoo.com>. 1967 Marlys Ruona Thomsen, Apple Valley, Minn., co-chairs the Sons of Norway First District 2000 Convention Committee and is the head of the library committee at her church. She enjoys traveling the United States with her husband, who is retired. 1969 Jackie (Kniefel) Lind ’94 MAL, Lilydale, Minn., is the volunteer coordinator for the Travelers Assistance Program at the 1973 Lyth Hartz recently celebrated 25 years of employment at Midwest Special Services, Inc., an agency that provides employment and training to adults with disabilities, where he is currently president. He lives with his wife, Mary, in St. Paul. Rev. Gary M. Wollersheim, St. Charles, Ill., was elected to a second six-year term as bishop of the Northern Illinois Synod of the ELCA at the synod assembly in June. During his first term as bishop, he served in numerous denominational capacities, including as chair of the ELCA Evangelical Task Force. That effort resulted in the adoption of an evangelism strategy for the ELCA at the 2003 Churchwide Assembly in Milwaukee. 1975 Olando Smith is a weekend international flight attendant with Northwest Airlines. She is also a cheerleading and track and field coach at St. Cyril elementary and middle school in E. Lansdowne, Pa. Her 11-yearold daughter, Narita, holds the 2004 record for the one-mile run from the Penn Relays novice division. Olando lives with her daughter and husband, Dan Sweeney, in E. Lansdowne, Pa. ALUMNA RECEIVES NORWEGIAN MEDAL Courtesy photo 1955 Leona (Eng) Rokke ’52 (left) was presented one of Norway’s highest distinctions, the St. Olavs Medallion. The medal was presented to her in July at a banquet of the Seven Lag Stevne in Willmar, Minn. Norwegian Consul Anita Helland (right), presented the award, and commented that Rokke’s extensive and gracious work over the years have helped to keep and strengthen the strong bonds between Norway and the upper Midwest. Fall 2004 1977 Staff photo Staff photo Laurie (Barrett) Burns, Stillwater, Minn., is pursuing a career in import/export operations after 25 years as a travel agent. She can be contacted at <robertr.burns@netzero.net>. OPEN HOUSE HONORS CLASS AGENTS Rev. Jon Schneider, Minneapolis, is senior staff hospice chaplain at North Memorial Medical Hospital, and can be reached at <jschap123@msn.com>. Rev. Eric Burtness recently published a book, Leading on Purpose: Intentionality and Teaming in Congregational Life, available through Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Eric is senior pastor at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Beaverton, Ore. 1980 Dawn (Zocher) Nelson, Minneapolis, is a radiology supervisor at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and is enrolled in Augsburg’s Master of Arts in Leadership program. She can be reached at <autumnmoon morn@mcleodusa.net>. 1982 Katie (Erdahl) Gussman earned tenure as the orchestra director for Marlboro and Marlboro Memorial middle schools. She is also a freelance violinist, has been a member of Monmouth Symphony Orchestra for 20 years and the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea for 17 years (she has made six recordings with the latter). Katie’s husband, Roy, is the music director and conductor for both the Monmouth Symphony and the New Jersey State Youth Symphony. The couple traveled to Eastern Europe with AllAmerican Youth in Concert and Fall 2004 President William V. and Mrs. Anne Frame hosted an open house at the Augsburg House on October 26 in appreciation of Augsburg’s class agents. Pictured above (left) are 1974 class agents Marlene Chan Hui (left) and Laurie Thorpe (right). Also pictured above (right) is President Frame (left), who visited with class agent Sam Walseth ’02 (center) and his wife, Stephanie Lien ’02 (right). performed in Budapest, Prague, and Berlin this past summer. The couple resides in Neptune, N.J, with their three cats: Claude, Lucy, and Beans. 1983 Sharon (Copeland) Booth, Blaine, Minn., is a music therapist at Hospice of the Twin Cities. 1984 Lisa Rykken Kastler is middle school ministry director at Faith Lutheran Church. She lives with her husband, Brent, in Champlin, Minn. She can be contacted at <middleschool@ faithlutherancr.org>. 1985 Barbara (Haack) Ross teaches Suzuki violin from her home studio and is the K-3 choir director at St. John’s Lutheran Church. She and her husband, Tim, live in Lakeville, Minn., with their three children: Jordyn, 13; T.J., 11; and Jamie, 8. 1986 Scott Finsrud, Clifton Park, N.Y., received a master's degree in history/political science from the College of St. Rose in Albany, N.Y., in June. 1987 Joel Engel, Chaska, Minn., is corporate sales manager for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx basketball teams. Patrick Hilger is a commercial support manager at Tetra Rex, Inc. He lives with his wife, Suzi, in Circle Pines, Minn. 1988 Jeff Carlson, Linwood, Minn., teaches music at Highland High School in St. Paul. 1989 Jean Hunter, Minneapolis, teaches second grade for Minneapolis Public Schools. 1990 Jenny Peterson, Mound, Minn., is featured in the Courage Center’s 2004 holiday card and gift catalog. After a skiing accident in 1983, Jenny became a quadriplegic, and she credits the Courage Center with helping her to learn skills that enabled her to succeed in her new life. She now owns her own jewelry design business and some of her jewelry is sold through the catalog. She is also a motivational speaker and consultant and serves as executive director of Helping Paws of Minnesota. 1991 Kristen Hirsch, St. Paul, is a senior field communications specialist at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in downtown Minneapolis. She also recently joined the Morris Park Players Board of Directors and serves on the Augsburg Alumni Board of Directors as the Events Committee chairperson and is the class agent for 1991. She can be contacted at <kmhirsch@aol.com>. Tommi-Riva Numbala is the personal assistant to the CEO and acting company secretary of NamWater (Namibia Water Corporation Ltd). Tommi, an internationally acclaimed 35 Class Notes 1992 Rev. Sven Erlandson recently celebrated the publication of his second book, Rescuing God from Christianity: A Closet Christian, Non-Christian, and Christmas Christian’s Guide to Radically Rethinking God Stuff (heliographica). Sven has spent the last several years in California as a preacher and writer dedicated to meeting the spiritual needs of people who find themselves outside of organized religion. Walt Filson retired from police work in 2002 and is now a teacher in the Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11, teaching the only high school law enforcement program in the state. He lives with his wife, Anna, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Robert Manning, Apple Valley, Minn., completed his third tour of duty in support of Iraqi Freedom, earning three air medals and four aerial achievement medals with more than 300 combat hours. He was promoted to the rank of major (O-4) after completing inresidence squadron office school at Maxwell Air Force Base. 36 Stacie (Edlund) Reynolds is pursing a Master of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. She lives with her husband, John, in Buffalo, Minn. A-CLUB 5K RACE Stephen Geffre Lynelle Osgood is co-owner and treasurer of Terra Productions, Inc., an artist agency representing artists for commercial advertising, such as makeup artists, stylists, etc. She lives with her husband, Lawrence, and children in Minneapolis, and can be reached at <lyn@terraproductions.net>. 1993 1994 Amy Gehring, West St. Paul, is a professor at Anoka Ramsey Community College and recently moved back to Minnesota after attending graduate school in New York. Bruce Nelson, Roseville, Minn., is a solutions lead at Affinity Plus Credit Union. He is building a home in Farmington, Minn., with his wife, Cristine, and their son, Daniel, 2. 1996 Michael P. Schmidt, Minneapolis, recently signed with G.S. Associates Artists Management and will debut at Carnegie Hall and Berlin Stadtsoper in 2005. Most recently, he was featured as Don Alfonso with Lyric Opera of Cleveland, Danilo with Western Plains Opera, Marcello with Kenwood Chamber Opera, and as Dr. Falke with Pine Mountain Festival. Some of Michael’s other roles include: Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), Dr. Bartolo (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), and Horace Tabor (The Ballad of Baby Doe). Also an active concert artist, Michael has performed as soloist in such works as Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Haydn’s Creation and the Durufle Requiem. Upcoming performances include a solo recital featuring works of German composers, Leporello in Don Giovanni, and concert appearances in the upper Midwest. He is an adjunct faculty member at Macalester College and is set to complete his D.M.A. at the University of Minnesota in 2005. More than 100 runners took part in the inaugural A-Club 5K run on Sept. 19. The fundraising run, organized by A-Club Executive Committee member Tracy Tomforde ’92, took participants around the Augsburg campus and along the Mississippi River Road on a scenic fall afternoon. Winners from the event: Tim Nelson, first male finisher; Eileen Uzarek, first female finisher; Scott Peplinski, first male alum finisher; Laura Simones, first female alum finisher; and Doug Pfaff, JC Award winner (for finishing closest to 25:00, in honor of the late James Carey). ALUMNUS RECEIVES DOCTORATE Courtesy photo musician, was recently featured in the company’s newsletter in a story detailing his musical career. He can be reached at <NumbalaT@namwater.com.na>. Lars Dyrud ’97 (right) received his doctorate in space physics at Boston University in May and has stayed to pursue a postdoctorate. Mocha Holmgren Dyrud ‘97 (left) is completing her doctorate in clinical psychology at Suffolk University. The couple has a son, Finn, born in September. Fall 2004 1997 Jacki Brickman, Coon Rapids, Minn., recently directed a performance of Romeo and Juliet for fourth graders at Elizabeth Hall Community School in North Minneapolis. Jacki teaches fourth grade at the school and also teaches education courses as an adjunct faculty member at Augsburg Weekend College. Sarah (Gilbert) Holtan teaches at Concordia University in Wisconsin and recently entered the doctoral program in journalism education at Marquette University. She was married in June and resides with her husband in Milwaukee, Wis. Lena Stackhouse-Rogers was named one of three recipients of the charter school teacher of the year award in Minnesota by the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools. Lena is a kindergarten teacher at the Partnership Academy charter school in Richfield, Minn. 1998 student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, pursuing a Master of City and Regional Planning. Gretchen Meents ’02 MSW, So. St. Paul, recently raised more than $6,000 for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training when she ran the Honolulu Marathon in honor of her brother who is battling leukemia. She is a senior social worker for Hennepin County. Benjamin Hoogland, Stillwater, Minn., is pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in marriage and family therapy. He works for Faith Inkubators as their Faith Stepping Stones director and can be contacted at <hoogland98@hotmail.com>. Paul Pierson, Alma Center, Wis., is associate registrar at Walden University in Minneapolis. 2001 1999 Deb Cortes received a TOP Award for outstanding teaching in the Anoka-Hennepin School District for 2004. 2000 Rebecca Lynn Brown, Carrboro, N.C., is a graduate Kari Burke-Romarheim recently started the M.Div. program at Luther Seminary. She spent three years in Bergen, Norway, working in youth and family ministry. She lives with her husband, Vidar, in Menomonie, Wis. 2002 Adrienne (Kuchler) Eldridge, Staff photo ALUMNI TOUR TO EUROPE Minneapolis, works for Vibe Urban Youth Ministries in St. Paul. Jackie Heyda, Savage, Minn., is a first-grade teacher at New Prague Primary School. Darryl Sellers completed his master’s degree in broadcast journalism at the American School of Journalism in Los Angeles. He recently accepted a position as weekend sports anchor at the ABC-affiliate in Austin, Minn. Emily Shelton, Minneapolis, teaches at Cedar-Riverside School in Minneapolis. Brooke Stoeckel, Minneapolis, is sales manager of meetings and conventions at the Minneapolis Metro North Conventions and Visitors Bureau. 2003 Melissa Bawek, Minneapolis, is assistant director of The Augsburg Fund at Augsburg. She can be contacted at <bawek@augsburg. edu>. Staci Owens, Minneapolis, works for Hennepin County and is pursuing a master’s degree in elementary education. She can be reached at <staciowens3411@ msn.com>. Liz Sterbentz, Lindstrom, Minn., owns Break on 8 Coffee Shop, where she serves Peace Coffee and Fair Trade fruits to help cooperative farms-both are product lines she became interested in after participating in Augsburg’s Center for Global Education’s WEC class on liberation theology in Cuernavaca, Mexico. 2004 In October, participants from the Augsburg Alumni Association-sponsored tour to Germany and Eastern Europe gathered in Wittenberg, Germany, for a photograph. The tour, which ran from October 15-27, visited Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary, and featured the places of Martin Luther’s life and ministry as well as a special worship service at the American Church of Berlin, where Augsburg alumnus Rev. Ben Coltvet ’66 is currently pastor. Augsburg professor Dr. Mark Tranvik and his wife, Ann, hosted the tour. Pictured are (Front row, L to R): Darryl Carter ’65, Ann Tranvik, Cecilie Teerink, David Berg ’66; (Row 2, L to R): Pris Fieldhammer ’65, Sue Kneen ’05, Vi Aaseng, Lynn Stertz, Sally Tonsager, Elaine Harder; (Back row, L to R): Ruel Carpenter, Darrell Strand, Larry Turner ’69, Chris Kneen, Karen Bolstad, Sue Turner, Clarice Johnson, Marek Tysek, Peter Ern, Sue Klaseus, Mark Tranvik, Paul Fieldhammer ’65, Tom Stertz, Rolf Aaseng. Fall 2004 Kristi Hartway works at Abbott Northwestern and is also an adjunct faculty member in the nursing program at Minnesota State University-Mankato for the 2004-05 school year. She lives with her husband, Mark, in Wekston, Minn. She can be contacted at <Kristi.Hartway@ allina.com>. 37 Class Notes ALUMNI PROFILE Carrie McCarville ’01: Building on a foundation of success Stephen Geffre by Rebecca Welle ‘05 Carrie McCarville’s decision to attend Augsburg was due in large part to the strength of its women’s hockey program and to its head coach, Jill Pohtilla. Indeed, Augsburg was a natural fit for McCarville, who as a high school student at Benilde-St. Margaret’s played on its girls’ hockey team—one of the first in Minnesota. At Augsburg, she played center position on the women’s hockey team, participating on the team that took runner-up honors in the first-ever NCAA Women’s Division III National Championship series in 2000. “Although we didn’t win, it was a blast going to Boston and representing Augsburg,” said McCarville. After graduating in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in both studio art and art history, McCarville began searching for her next challenge, which presented itself a short time later when she and her parents opened a liquor store in September 2002. Carrie McCarville ’01 gives strong credit to Augsburg for instilling the self-discipline needed to successfully manage her business, coach and play hockey, and volunteer in her community. “We opened it because the store a block away was torn down due to road construction and was never replaced,” said McCarville. After a space in a nearby strip mall opened up they purchased it and immediately began the two-month remodeling process on what was previously an audio-visual store. McCarville stated that she received a great deal of help putting the store together from fellow Augsburg friends. “We also managed to contact all the right people, and before we knew it there were reps from all the liquor and wine distributors setting up our store,” said McCarville, who found it enjoyable to watch how the store came together from start to finish. Although the first two years of operation were difficult due to nearby road construction, McCarville stuck with her business and today is pleased with how well her store is doing. “Now we are enjoying seeing how everything we do affects our business,” said McCarville. Aside from running her business, McCarville is also very active with the Hopkins Raspberry Festival during the summer months. She donates her time by outfitting the royalty, “making sure they look their best wherever they go,” and volunteers as a chaperone to the young women throughout the year. McCarville herself was the 1997-1998 Hopkins Raspberry Festival Princess and enjoyed her experiences throughout her reign. “It was a great learning experience and I will forever be grateful to the Raspberry Festival for giving me that [opportunity],” said McCarville, which explains why the backroom of her store serves as headquarters for the festival. “I made sure everyone got what they needed,” said McCarville, all in the comfort of her own business. McCarville is also still involved in hockey. She has coached the Hopkins JV girls’ hockey team for the last three seasons and will coach the Wayzata girls’ hockey team this season. She is also a member of the Owl’s team, which is a women’s A-Club team comprised of Augsburg alumni. McCarville plays one to two times a week, mainly at Augsburg, and can be found playing any position—except goalie. As a student at Augsburg, McCarville learned skills that enabled her to juggle her studies as a double major with both her hockey and work schedules. Today, she gives strong credit to the College for instilling the self-discipline needed to successfully manage her business, coach and play hockey, and stay organized with the Hopkins Raspberry Festival—all while remaining appreciative for everything that she has accomplished. 38 Fall 2004 AUGSBURG CENTENNIAL SINGERS 2005 ARIZONA APPEARANCES JANUARY 27—Centennial Singers concert, Desert Hills Lutheran Church, Green Valley, Ariz., 7:30 p.m.* FEBRUARY 2—Centennial Singers concert, Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Sun City West, Ariz., 5 p.m.* JANUARY 28—Centennial Singers concert, United Methodist Church, Catalina, Ariz., 7 p.m.* FEBRUARY 3—Centennial Singers concert, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Phoenix, Ariz., 7 p.m.* JANUARY 29—Centennial Singers worship service, American Lutheran Church, Sun City, Ariz., 4 p.m.* FEBRUARY 4—Centennial Singers worship service, Victory Lutheran Church, Mesa, Ariz., 4 p.m.* JANUARY 30—Centennial Singers worship services, American Lutheran Church, Sun City, Ariz., 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.* FEBRUARY 5—Centennial Singers worship services, Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:30 and 11 a.m.* *Coffee receptions sponsored by Augsburg will be held prior to these concerts or between services Courtesy photo AUGSBURG GIVING Pamela Moksnes ’78 (left) and Joy Peterson (right) of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans presented a check to Sue Klaseus, vice president for Institutional Advancement (center), in support of Connections, the women’s leadership event co-sponsored by Augsburg and Thrivent. Rachel Kreger, Richfield, Minn., teachers seventh- and eighth-grade English at Minnesota International Middle School, a charter school for Somali immigrants. Weddings Carl Priest ’78 married Kathryn Kraker in June. Carl is a certified project management professional and in January celebrated his 25th anniversary with IBM, where he has been a project manager for the past 10 years. He also plays string bass with a variety of groups in the Twin Cities area. The couple resides in Minneapolis. Fall 2004 Melanie Main ’95 married Calvin Johnson in April. She is an office manager for Sonstegard Foods. The couple resides in Fayetteville, Ark., and can be contacted at <melanie@ sonstegard.com>. Amorita Larson ’96 married Jeff Linner in October 2003. She is a docket clerk for the U.S. District Court-District of Minnesota. The couple resides in Lino Lakes, Minn., with their daughter, Alexis, 5. Amy can be contacted at <amorita_larson@ yahoo.com>. Alisa C. Berg ’01 married Jeremy Anderson in December 2003. Alisa is a music therapist for the Robbinsdale School District and Jeremy teaches in Intermediate District 287. Erica Bryan ’01 married Jason Wegner ’01 in May 2003. Erica is the volunteer coordinator for Kinship of Greater Minneapolis and can be contacted at <ericajayne@hotmail.com>. Jason is enrolled at Luther Seminary. Births/Adoptions Kiel Christianson ’88 and his wife, Jennifer, Champaign, Ill.—a son, Erik Douglas, in October 2003. He joins older sister Sophia. Kiel is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois; he previously served on the psychology faculty at the University of MassachusettsAmherst. Kiel is also a senior writer and equipment editor for <TravelGolf.com>. Mark Keating ’91 and his wife, Amy, Edina, Minn.— a son, Carson Mark, in February. He joins older brother Owen. Mark works for BladeLogic. Melissa Kaltenbach ’92 and her husband, John, Madison, Wis.—a daughter, Vivianne Helene, in May. Laura (Ferry) ’92 and the Rev. Matthew Lee, Prentice, Wis.— a daughter, Elizabeth Hannah, in December 2003. She joins older sister Catherine, 2 (3 in January). Laura can be reached at <blndcaml@pctcnet.net>. Kirk Litynski ’95 and his wife, Kara, Savage, Minn.— a son, Kahler Michael Edward, in October 2003. Kurt works for Motorola in the commercial government communications sector for radio communications and covers Iowa and the southern half of Minnesota. Rodney Dewberry, Minneapolis— adopted two sons in November 2003. Rodney is president of the Circle of Men Institute and is pursuing a teaching career at the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. He can be contacted at <dewbery47@msn.com>. Jennifer (Runke) ’01 and Ryan Cobian ’01, Blaine, Minn.—a son, Caleb Ryan, in March. Jennifer is a kindergarten teacher for ISD #282. Cole Trimble ’01 and his wife, Gina, Independence, Iowa— a daughter, Alison Sue, in September 2003. Cole is a school social worker for the Keystone Area Education Agency and can be reached at <trimble@indytel.com>. Lori Strand Fenske ’02, Ham Lake, Minn.— a daughter, Allison Marie, in August 2003. She joins sisters Haley, 6, and Nicole, 3. Also welcoming Allison are proud grandparents Delmour ’53 and Luella Fenske. Kelly (Saur) ’92 and Dustin Sims, Minneapolis—a daughter. Kelly works at United Defense. 39 In Memoriam Rev. Martin D. Larsen ’45, Fargo, N.Dak., died in June; he was 81. After his ordination in 1951, he served parishes in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. He recently served as visitation pastor at First Lutheran in Fargo from 19881996. He is survived by his wife, Marguerite (Greguson) ’45; six children; and eight grandchildren. Rev. Olin “Ole” Nordsletten ’49 died in February after a long illness. He was pastor of Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenmore, Wash., for 32 years. He retired in 1987. Before serving Prince of Peace, he was pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Atkinson, Wis. He is remembered for his determination and sometimes unorthodox approach in serving others. A sign outside his church read: “Pray, but swing the hammer.” He was known to live that motto throughout his life— for him prayer was important and action was critical in making a difference in other’s lives. In 40 addition to serving at Prince of Peace, he helped county officials establish the Paramount House low-income apartments for the elderly and disabled. He also wrote and produced Christmas plays, performed by young people both at the church and on local television. He is survived by his wife, Arlett; four daughters; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Harold Schwartz ’49, Minneapolis, died in October; he was 81. He served in the Army Air Force during WWII from 1942-1945, and again during the Korean War from 1950-1951. He later worked for the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1982 after 26 years of service. Throughout his later years his faith in Christ and his Jewish roots became increasingly important to him. He was a member of Ebenezer Lutheran Brethren Church and an enthusiastic supporter of Lutheran Brethren World Missions and Jewish Christian organizations. He will be remembered for his special ministry of encouragement to others. During his life he sent out thousands of cards and letters letting people know that he was praying for them and that he appreciated them and their work. He is survived by his wife, Carol; a daughter, Linda (Dean Bengtson); and two grandsons, Joshua and Christopher. Rev. Erling Carlsen ’50, Eau Claire, Wis., died in August from acute leukemia; he was 77. He served in the U.S. Navy, stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Base from 1945-1946. He served parishes in North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Illinois. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; five sons; and nine grandchildren. Veola Y. (Soberg) Ellingboe ’50, Lakeville, Minn., died in June; she was 74. She served as a member of the Augsburg Associates. She is survived by her sons, Rev. Craig (Mary), Randy (Lynn), and Bradley (Karen); nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Rev. John Miskowiec Jr. ’58, Mounds View, Minn., died in June at Mercy Medical Center during a surgical procedure; he was 68. He served Lutheran congregations in Kansas and Minnesota for over 36 years, including 29 years at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Mounds View; he retired in 1998. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Linnea; two sons, John III and Allen (Lisa); and four grandchildren. Rev. Lewis John Sundquist II ’62, Sturgeon Lake, Minn., died in September; he was 72. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he became a radio broadcaster in Minnesota, Texas, Michigan, and Ohio. In 1965, he became an ordained ELCA minister and served parishes until his retirement in 1993. Recently, he had become pastor emeritus of North Emanuel Lutheran Church in St. Paul, his childhood church. He is survived by his sons, Lewis John III ’88 (Gretchen) and Martin Laurence ’93 (Melinda). Iris Burlock ’94 MSW, Farmington, Minn., died in September; she was 51. Iris made a difference in the lives of many children while working as a social worker for Hennepin County Children and Family Services. She is remembered for her spunk, warmth, and compassion, and was loved by many friends, co-workers, and clients. She is preceded in death by her parents Amelia and Phillip Burlock; she is survived by her sister, Ellyn (Lou) Romano; a niece, Nicole; lifelong friends Barbara Higens and Bill W.; family members Vickie Berg and her sons Joe (Mandy) and Derrick; and a granddaughter, Emma. Dr. Paul LeRoy Holmer, St. Anthony Village, Minn., died in June; he was 87. He was the Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale Divinity School. He also taught at Augsburg, Gustavus Adolphus College, and for 14 years at the University of Minnesota. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Phyllis; a daughter, Leanna Wren; two sons, Jonathan (Cathy) and Paul (Suzanne); and a granddaughter, Nayla. AUGSBURG MILESTONES Archive photo Rev. Lynn Hanson Luthard ’36, Paynesville, Minn., died in September; he was 90. After graduating from Augsburg Seminary in 1939 (also the alma mater of his father, the Rev. Louis T. Hanson ’11), he legally changed his name from Luthard E. Hanson, and was later ordained as a pastor in Fortuna, N.Dak. Prior to his retirement in 1979, he served parishes for over 65 years, including those in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa. He served as an interim and supply pastor for nine years after his retirement. He was preceded by his wife of 62 years, Thelma, who died just four months before Lynn, and by his daughter, Grace Moore Meske, who died at age 48. He is survived by two daughters, Lois (Charles) Anderson ’65 and Twila (John) Edmunds ’71; six grandchildren; and one greatgrandson. November 8 marked the 70th anniversary of the first annual Augsburg Alumni Association banquet. Fall 2004 CCalendar ALENDAR Music For more information on any of these events (unless otherwise noted), call 612-330-1265 December 22-25 Special Advent Vespers Telecast Special one-hour broadcast of the 25th anniversary Advent Vespers celebration on Twin Cities Public Television Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. (TPT2); Dec. 23 at 2 a.m. (TPT2); Dec. 25 at 10 a.m. (TPT2) and 7 p.m. (TPT17) Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library Opening reception: Jan. 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Gallery talk: Jan. 27, noon February 11 “Wearable Resistance,” by Mary Laurel True Christensen Center Gallery Opening reception: Jan. 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Mary Robinson, former United Nations high commissioner for human rights 10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center For information, call 612-330-1006 February 25-April 3 February 11-12 “Meditating on Seasons and Light,” paintings by Joonja Lee Mornes 17th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library Opening reception: Feb. 25, 5-7 p.m. January 12-17 Sculpture by Karen Searle Gospel Praise Tour Christensen Center Gallery Opening reception: Feb. 25, 5-7 p.m. Performances in southeastern Minnesota and northern Iowa February 4 2005 Music Listening Contest Annual music listening contest featuring teams of 100 Minnesota-area high school students 1-5 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center For information, call 612-330-1180 February 15 Michael Jacobs Concert Native American recording artist 7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center For information, call 612-330-1144 Theatre Feb. 4-13 Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare Directed by Martha Johnson Feb. 4, 5, 9, 10, and 12 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center For tickets, call 612-330-1257 Exhibits January 14-February 18 “Voice To Vision: Holocaust Survivors Share Their Experiences Through Art” A collaborative project directed by David Feinberg Seminars, Lectures, and Films January 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation: “Building Peace in our Community” Victoria Jackson Gray Adams: spiritual, social, political, and civil rights activist 1 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center For information, call 612-330-1006 Nobel Peace Prize Forum Convocation: “Finding Security in an Unsecure World” This year Augsburg hosts the annual two-day forum, which will honor 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi For information, call 612-330-1383 February 16 “Outsiders Within” Jane Jeong Trenka ’95, awardwinning author 10:20 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center For information, call 612-330-1006 Other Events January 24 Fine Arts Night January 29 High school students are invited to visit campus and meet the admissions and fine arts departments 5-8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center and Foss Center For information, call 612-330-1585 Connections: A Women’s Leadership Event February 5 8 a.m.-1 p.m.—Thrivent Financial Corporate Offices, Minneapolis For information: www.augsburg.edu/alumni/connections February 10 10th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Festival This one-day festival is designed to connect students in grades K-12 with Nobel laureates; this year’s festival honors 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi For information, call 612-330-1383 Pan-Afrikan Student Union Fashion Show 7 p.m.—East Commons, Christensen Center For information, call 612-330-1022 February 17 Graduate Programs Discovery Evening Prospective graduate students are invited to enjoy a meal, sample a course, and meet with graduate program faculty and staff 5:30-8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center For information, call 612-330-1150 See the alumni calendar on p. 29 for additional events Send us your news and photos! 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Show more A P U B L I C AT I O N Spring/Summer 2004 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 66, No. 3-4 LLetters ETTERS Editor’s note I n 1924, at a time of many changes brought by the expansion of Augsburg’s academic program and the introduction of women students, Augsburgian editor Caleb Quanbeck wrote, “Now that we are increasing in numbers and have developed more comprehensive curricula will we be willing to assume the responsibilities which come with the greater Augsburg?” (See Auggie Thoughts, p. 44.) Over the years there is little doubt that the response has always been a resounding “yes.” As readers 80 years from now look back to this day and what is being written about the launching of the largest fundraising campaign in Augsburg’s history, I surmise they will note the same sense of watershed in the College’s life. Augsburg’s tradition of excellence and vision for educating in the sciences necessitates a new center and upgrade to the existing half-centuryold facilities. Our men’s and women’s athletic programs have no further capacity to stretch their space. We seek the addition of facilities on campus to help us nourish and grow the partnerships we’ve built in our neighborhood and community. And, to continue to make an Augsburg education available to many students, the endowment must grow. Through Augsburg Now, news and stories about the campaign, Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College, will be featured in a newsletter called Vision. In this issue, a special edition of Vision presents an overview of the campaign as well as stories about the generosity of donors who have already made significant contributions and about students who benefit from it. This year also marks a change in leadership on Augsburg’s Board of Regents. The six-year tenure of board chair Kathy Tunheim provided vision and direction for Augsburg to leap into national limelight as an innovator in education. For the first time in 40 years a graduate of Augsburg, Jean Taylor ’85, takes over the reins of leadership. Their perspectives on the College, its mission, and their roles are included in this issue. Other features offer different glimpses of service reflected in Augsburg’s motto, Education for Service. Jean Housh, wife of regent emeritus Allen Housh, brought to us a story she wrote about “Major” Bowen, a remarkable high school student and current Augsburg student, who has faced the greatest of challenges in recovery from a devastating brain injury. With the compassion and commitment of Augsburg staff and faculty working with his family, he was able to begin a college career. Stephanie Quick, an Augsburg graduate and seminary student, is also featured. Her efforts to collect donated prom dresses—that most likely would never be worn again—from parishioners at her home church in the Twin Cities and through her sister here at Augsburg, brightened the lives of Native Alaskan teenage girls who could not afford to buy a dress for their special evening. Editor Quanbeck wrote in 1924 that he hoped The Augsburgian would be “an instrument in helping people to realize that our school is doing a great work, an important work.” Augsburg continues this great work, and we take pride in sharing it with you in Augsburg Now. Betsey Norgard Editor Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Editor Betsey Norgard A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Spring/Summer 2004 Vol. 66, No. 3-4 Features Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Class Notes Coordinator Sara Kamholz ’04 Photographer Stephen Geffre President William V. Frame 6 18 Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now do not necessarily reflect official College policy. ISSN 1058-1545 Postmaster: Send correspondence, name changes, and address corrections to: Augsburg Now, Office of Public Relations and Communication, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454. E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone: 612-330-1181 Fax: 612-330-1780 Augsburg College, as affirmed in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and/or school administered programs, except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students. www.augsburg.edu by Dan Jorgensen and Lynn Mena Major Bowen: a story of courage and determination by Betsey Norgard Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Amy Sutton Director of Public Relations and Communication Dan Jorgensen A change in leadership A Major inspiration by Jean Spielman Housh 24 A Quick connection to prom dresses 16 Fourth Annual International Photo Contest 21 From Flatanger to Augsburg: A century apart by Betsey Norgard 23 Seeing abilities instead of disabilities by Judy Petree 27 Commencement 2004 by Judy Petree insert Vision 1–20 The newsletter for Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College Departments 2 Around the Quad 10 Sports 12 Faculty/Staff Notes 34 Alumni News 36 Class Notes 43 In Memoriam On the cover: 44 Auggie Thoughts inside back cover Homecoming Preview 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste) Incoming first-year students in the Summer Bridge program (see p. 3) lined up in front of the wall measuring progress for the new $55 million campaign. In part, this campaign ensures the availability of an Augsburg education to a wide variety of students. (Photo by Stephen Geffre) AROUND QUAD Around THE the Quad Augsburg launches $55 million capital campaign Augsburg News Service New Science Center needed to continue excellence in the sciences O n April 18 Augsburg kicked off a $55 million capital campaign—the most ambitious fund-raising effort in its 135year history—to seek funding for two new buildings, a major addition to a third, and support for the endowment to help fund scholarship opportunities for its students. Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College seeks $37 million for the three building projects, $13 million for growth to the endowment, and $5 million in growth to the annual operating fund. Nearly $30 million already has been raised. Individual gifts of at least $1 million have come from James and Kathy Haglund of Golden Valley, Minn.; Kinney L. Johnson ’65, of Boulder, Colo., Jean Taylor ’85 and Roger Griffith ’84 and the Glen A. Taylor Foundation; and Alan Rice of St. Paul. The centerpiece in the campaign will be a new Science Center and renovation of the College’s existing Science Hall, built in 1949. The project will both strengthen Augsburg’s tradition of excellence in the sciences and help expand science learning for both its own students and the community. The 58,000 square-foot Science Center will include teaching and research laboratories and three multi-use halls that will be used for classes, guest speakers, and community events. Renovation of the existing Science Hall, which will connect via skyway to the new building, will bring all of the science and mathematics programs together into one dynamic and interactive facility. “This new facility will be extremely important to Augsburg’s commitment to the health sciences,” noted President 2 William Frame. The center will provide space to help K-12 students explore careers in health science and solidly support Minnesota’s biomedical technology sector through the high quality education of talented science and math majors steeped in Augsburg’s liberal arts tradition. And, thanks to a planning grant from the State of Minnesota, architectural planning for the facility incorporates multiple “green” features in an environmentally responsible structure. The second major campaign project is the construction of a Gateway Building on Riverside Avenue. The building will serve as headquarters for both the College’s Alumni Center and its award-winning Center for Service, Work, and Learning. It also will house StepUP, Augsburg’s program for students in recovery, providing both residential and counseling space for the program. And, it will have space for retail opportunities to serve both the campus and the surrounding CedarRiverside community, including the University of Minnesota—in a model of public and private economic development for the neighborhood. A third building project is a major addition to Melby Hall, the College’s main athletic facility. The project will address pressing space shortages for Augsburg’s academic, intercollegiate, and recreational programs; it will provide classroom, workout, and competitive space, including a new Greco-Roman wrestling center, funded in part through a $1 million gift from Alan Rice of St. Paul. Funding for the endowment will focus on four key areas: several new faculty chairs and professorships, new endowed scholarships to provide access to students from a wide range of backgrounds, program support, and staff development. Augsburg’s first endowed chair, initiated through the campaign, will be named in memory of Bernhard M. Christensen, president of the College from 1938-62. Growth in The Augsburg Fund, the unrestricted annual giving fund, will be used by the College to meet its most pressing day-to-day needs. The five-year campaign, which began its “quiet phase” in fiscal year 2001 will run through 2006, the same year the College hopes to break ground on the new Science Center and Gateway Building. Giving toward the campaign has been broad-based with nearly 70 gifts of more than $100,000 already pledged. The campaign was kicked off— literally—on the Edor Nelson Athletic Field by College officials and hundreds of alumni, staff, and friends at a community festival on April 18. The festivities included a basketball youth clinic led by University of Arizona head coach Lute Olson ’56, a hockey clinic led by Minnesota Wild Wes Walz, music and theatre performances, children’s book readings, and science demonstrations. The evening prior to the festival, donors were entertained at a gala dinner. Augsburg’s last major campaign, the 21st Century Fund, raised $64 million from 1989 to 1997, with the $15 million James G. Lindell Family Library as its centerpiece. Read about Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College in Vision, the campaign newsletter, beginning after p. 22. Campaign goal—$55 million Capital projects . . . .$37 million • Science Center and renovation • Gateway Building • Melby Hall expansion Endowment . . . . . . .$13 million Annual Fund . . . . . . .$5 million Spring/Summer 2004 Around the Quad Dennis Barker—coach to world-class runners Congratulations, faculty! Promotion to professor by Betsey Norgard A ugsburg’s head track and crosscountry coach Dennis Barker spent two weeks in California this summer, but hardly on vacation. His trip took him to Sacramento for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in track and field where 10 of the runners he coaches hoped to earn a place in the Athens games. As a head coach for Team USA Minnesota, Barker has garnered national attention for the caliber of elite athletes who come to Minnesota to train with him—among them Carrie Tollefson, a native of Dawson, Minn., who became an NCAA-champion at Villanova, and is close to being an Olympian. In an article published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune prior to the trials and distributed nationally by the Associated Press, Barker is noted for his holistic approach to training, focusing Team USA Minnesota head coach Dennis Barker checks the time for one of his elite runners during training. 4 on bringing together all of a runner’s “physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual resources.” Barker coaches Team USA Minnesota at the University of Minnesota track facility and crafts the training to fit each runner’s strengths and needs. His runners trust him implicitly, and the notice being taken of him in the running world attests to this. In Sacramento, Tollefson failed to qualify in her best event, 5,000 meters, but won the qualifying trials in the 1,500 meters. She has one more “trial,” however, since Olympic rules require a minimum qualifying time, which she will have to meet by early August in order to compete in Athens. Another of Barker’s runners, Katie McGregor, came in fourth in the 10,000 meters, but may reach the top three team if one of them chooses not to compete in that event. During the spring, Team USA’s training sometimes overlapped with Augsburg’s track team practices. “It’s really not much different from coaching our athletes at Augsburg,” says Barker. “All the basic things apply. I think this has really helped the Augsburg runners, because they see what these levels of athletes do, how they apply their training, and how they believe in themselves and what they can accomplish.” For the Augsburg athletes, the elite runners were an inspiration. “We often shared training time together and were able to see how hard work and dedication pay off at whatever running level you are,” said Becky Welle ’05, a member of Augsburg’s cross country and track and field teams. “Each runner is unique with different goals and expectations, and Dennis does an amazing job in challenging all of his athletes to be their best, whether they compete at Division III level or for the Olympics.” Joseph Erickson Education Beverly Stratton Religion Promotion to associate professor Nicholas Coult Mathematics Susan Nash Nursing Tenure and promotion to team associate professor Jeanine Gregoire Education and Physics Robert Groven Communication Studies Ashok Kapoor Business Administration Joseph Underhill-Cady Political Science Tenure granted Cheryl Leuning Nursing Spring/Summer 2004 Ron Palosaari retires from long tenure R onald Palosaari, professor of English, began 39 years of distinguished service to the College in 1965, when he joined the English faculty as an instructor. He obtained bachelor’s degrees in both English and divinity from Bethel College and Bethel Seminary, respectively. After three years as a pastor he returned to graduate school, completing a master’s degree in English and a doctorate in American studies with an emphasis on American literature at the University of Minnesota. Prior to coming to Augsburg, he was a college instructor in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Over the years, Palosaari successfully merged his professional fields of English and theology with an interest in society and social change. His sabbatical research in 1994 was also the topic of a lecture he presented at the Augsburg Associates’ 1994 spring seminar: “Jesus and Women.” It was Palosaari’s opinion that Jesus was a revolutionary: “He was very different from the typical Middle Eastern male of his time, an area which continues to be one of the most gender-bound regions of the world,” said Palosaari. Palosaari has remained an active member of several professional organizations and has served as a consultant for area businesses—always making use of his community contacts to enhance his teaching. He has read papers and conducted workshops at state, regional, and national conventions. In addition, Palosaari has shared his love of travel with the Augsburg community, hosting Alumni Association tours such as the “Spectacular Scandinavia” tour in 1995 in honor of the College’s 125th anniversary. He has also traveled to London on four occasions to teach drama. Palosaari has long been a favorite professor among students. He has received the Outstanding Faculty Award multiple times, an award given by graduating seniors to honor classroom teaching. “Ron Palosaari’s extensive knowledge brought to life not only literary works but the periods in which they were written, offering students a more complete sense of an author’s challenges, triumphs, and place in history,” said Kathy Fagen, an Augsburg Weekend College admissions assistant/counselor and current student. Farewell to Ginger Currey A fter working for 15 years in the Department of Business Administration as office manager and administrative assistant, Virginia “Ginger” Currey retired from Augsburg in January. Currey was the first full-time office manager in the department, the largest academic department at the College, that graduates over 200 students per year. She worked under three department chairs— Spring/Summer 2004 by Lynn Mena “Lectures were delivered with a passion that reflected his love for the academic discipline to which he devoted his life. For students fortunate enough to have taken one of his classes, this passion for literature was nothing short of contagious.” English professor Douglas Green fondly recalls Palosaari’s “Ask Ron” column in the Echo. “Ron’s column in the Echo was certainly essential to his enormous contribution to the life of the College over the years,” said Green. “In this column, he satirized just about every aspect of College life and of Augsburg’s various crises, as well as his own character, during his long tenure as an English professor.” Palosaari’s future plans include to “grow much older” and to “continue playing tennis without a backhand, bridge without a clue, and Scrabble despite being the weakest speller in the English department.” “I loved teaching students who were brighter and harder working than I ever was—and I always had some of those,” said Palosaari. “I got a special pleasure when students admitted they were starting to really like poetry, usually against their better judgment.” by Betsey Norgard Amin Kader, Milo Schield, and John Cerrito. On January 29, at her retirement reception, she was presented with a plaque that summarizes the appreciation of her colleagues. “As business department office manager, Ginger established administration procedures that each academic year set the standards for serving the needs of over 40 faculty members and hundreds of business administration students,” the plaque reads. “Over her many years of services to Augsburg College, Ginger earned the admiration of students, staff, and faculty. For 15 years, Ginger was the mainstay of the Business Administration Department. She was a dedicated colleague and a good friend.” The plaque doesn’t list the myriad other duties that Currey took on to assist the faculty, e.g., proctoring tests at the last minute, meeting visiting professors at the airport, and taking the extra steps to help students get the classes they need. Currey was also honored by the College as an Outstanding Employee in 2000, nominated by her department. Her commitment to community service included collecting pop can tabs from across the campus to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. 5 A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP AT ITS SPRING MEETING ON MAY 1, THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE BOARD OF REGENTS ELECTED JEAN TAYLOR ’85 AS THE NEW CHAIR, TO SERVE A TWO-YEAR TERM. SHE SUCCEEDS KATHRYN H. TUNHEIM, WHO IS RETIRING FROM A 12-YEAR BOARD TENURE, THE LAST SIX OF WHICH SHE SERVED AS CHAIR. TAYLOR IS A CO-CHAIR OF THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CABINET THAT OVERSEES THE CURRENT $55 MILLION CAMPAIGN. SHE HAS ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD’S MARKETING COMMITTEE AND A MEMBER ON THE REGENTS’ COMMITTEE. OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED TO TWO-YEAR TERMS ARE H. THEODORE GRINDAL ’76, VICE CHAIR; JOAN VOLZ ’68, TREASURER; AND TRACY ELFTMANN ’81, SECRETARY. IN THESE STORIES, THE OUTGOING AND INCOMING BOARD CHAIRS SHARE PERSPECTIVES ON BOARD LEADERSHIP, GOALS FOR AUGSBURG, AND THE AGENDA FOR THE COMING TERM. A LEGACY OF INSPIRED GOVERNANCE athy Tunheim likes to say that serving as the chair of a board of a college like Augsburg is a lot more like being a shepherd than a boss. And that, she adds, has been the key to helping shape a shared governance model that Augsburg has embraced, and that she believes other colleges and universities across the nation will strive to emulate in the decade ahead. Tunheim has just completed six years as chair of the Augsburg Board of Regents during a period that has seen the College erupt from what President William Frame once termed “militant modesty,” onto the regional and national scene as an innovative, forward-moving institution. And, despite Tunheim’s own modesty in describing her leadership of the board, Frame said it has been Tunheim’s vision and leadership that can be ascribed to much of the impetus of the College’s movement. K Kathryn H. Tunheim by Dan Jorgensen “Kathy Tunheim is, in the language of one of her admirers, ‘prismatically excellent’,” he said. “That is certainly apt as a description of her work as counselor to me, especially in respect to the Augsburg 2004 vision.” Tunheim said the feeling is mutual. “Those of us serving on the Board of Regents have learned that one of the most important things a college governing board can do is to take very seriously the role we play in the selection and performance of the president. I’m proud of the work of the president and pleased by the board’s partnership with the administration. But another less visible challenge has been transforming the work of the board itself. An institution’s lifeblood is its faculty and students—management, great staff, and volunteer leadership, in general, are critical. But so, too, is effective governance. BUILDING A SHARED GOVERNANCE “During these years of my chairmanship, I feel that our board, the faculty, and the administration have come to terms with our commitment to a healthy shared governance model. It gives the board a better sense of ‘who’s in charge here?’— because now we know that at a college everybody is! Bill Frame has been masterful in helping all of us—board, administration, and faculty—understand this shared governance model. It’s what makes colleges really work; it’s unlike the governance work that occurs in business, so it’s been a great learning experience for all of us as regents.” Just prior to becoming chair, Tunheim served on the search committee that brought not only Bill but also Anne Frame to the College. “We got a wonderful, dynamic duo in the Frames,” she said. “Anne’s professionalism and understanding of the needs and functions of the school make her not only a great partner for Bill, but a great asset for this institution.” continued on page 8 6 Spring/Summer 2004 AN ALUMNA’S CALL TO LEADERSHIP Jean Taylor ’85 s the newly elected chair of the Augsburg Board of Regents, Jean Taylor, president of Taylor Corporation, brings to the seat not only a broad base of knowledge and enthusiasm, but also the valuable perspective that comes with being an Augsburg alumna—an association that distinguishes her from the past several chairs, and which clearly fills her with equal measures of pride, purpose, and calling. “I approach this opportunity not as something that I sought, for indeed I did not,” says Taylor, who received a B.A. in business administration in 1985. “Rather, I truly believe that I was called to do this. It will for me be a tremendous challenge in many, many ways. At the same time, I am convinced that it will be one of the most rewarding and enriching things I will ever do. “I believe that in the coming two years I will discover much more about my own gifts, as well as how to strengthen their use,” continues Taylor. “I am humbled to have this opportunity to return the favor to Augsburg through A Spring/Summer 2004 by Lynn Mena my leadership—this place has changed my life in so many positive ways and I will always be indebted to this college. The history of Augsburg is rich, storied, and full of successes, and I will focus my energy on making the next two years the best ever in this college’s history.” Taylor, who has served on the board since 1994, is also co-chair of Augsburg’s Capital Campaign Cabinet, which oversees the College’s newly announced $55 million campaign—Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College. During her board tenure, she has chaired the Marketing Committee, and served on both the Regents’ and Executive committees. She also holds an M.B.A. in management support systems from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, earned in 1988. In addition to her board leadership at Augsburg, she is active in a number of other community and nonprofit organizations—all while raising a one- and a three-year-old with her husband, Roger Griffith ’84, who serves as chief financial officer of the Minnesota Timberwolves and chief operating officer of the Minnesota Lynx professional basketball teams. “This is a wonderful ‘fit,’ not only from my point of view, but from our— the College’s—point of view,” says President William V. Frame. “Having Jean Taylor as the next chair feels right, seems right, and is right. “Jean has grown remarkably in management acumen during her 10 years as an Augsburg regent,” continues Frame. “This growth was recognized by her peers as a solid supplement to her notable collegiality and personal commitment to her alma mater. I am very glad of the prospect of serving with her over the next two years to accomplish the work to which we have agreed—to clarify and extend the College vision and to strengthen the integrity of the Augsburg brand.” SERVING THE COLLEGE Taylor organizes her goals as board chair under the framework of two distinct paths—those that serve the College, and those that serve the regents. “Looking at it from this perspective, I see three critical things that the College needs from me as board chair to accomplish over the next two years,” says Taylor. “One is to continue to extend Augsburg 2004 [the College’s vision document], not only in a way that supports the work that professors Mark Engebretson and Joan Griffin are doing in terms of refining that vision and taking it farther into the future. But also in terms of taking Augsburg 2004 deeper within the Augsburg community, so that as a whole we can all enjoy greater ownership and understanding of that strategy, and so that we’re able to share this strategy more broadly with our larger community. “When I talk about community, I believe Augsburg’s community has many layers,” continues Taylor. “There’s certainly the immediate and very important campus and Cedar-Riverside community that surrounds us, but there’s also the Minneapolis community, the Twin Cities community, and the Minnesota and Upper Midwest community. And I think as one considers Augsburg’s vision, we really also think about ourselves as part of the world community.” Taylor’s second goal is to steer the capital campaign toward a successful continued on page 9 7 A LEGACY OF INSPIRED GOVERNANCE (CONTINUED…) During Tunheim’s three terms as chair, the institution successfully added many new programs and partnerships, established a branch campus in Rochester, embarked on its first major capital campaign, reached new highs in enrollment at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and more fully engaged its alumni—something she has worked toward from the moment she took a seat on the board. “It should not be lost on our alumni, by the way, that up until Jean Taylor’s recent election as board chair, the past six chairs have all been non-alumni,” Tunheim said. RAISING E X P E C TAT I O N S O F AUGSBURG “When I first joined the board, I think the College was ranked lowest among the ELCA colleges in terms of alumni philanthropy. So my goal was to find a way to help change attitudes and set a collective expectation of ourselves as stewards of the school. I wanted alumni to think in terms of giving back: serving on the board, being partners in all that we needed and wanted to do. “I remember having breakfast in 1998 with the woman who was then chair of the College’s alumni association. I could clearly see she was frustrated, so I asked her, ‘What is it that you want from the College?’ Her answer was clear and immediate: ‘We want a degree from Augsburg to be more valuable in the future than it was when we got it.’ Together, I think we’ve been committed to ensuring that we create that future— and we all agree how important the College’s alumni are to making it happen.” Tunheim noted that when people look across the nation and point out the strongest higher education institutions, they are always the ones that have engaged, passionately loyal alumni. 8 “Augsburg has a lot of passionate and loyal alums,” she said, “but in the past we didn’t always find a way to engage them. But now, especially with Jean’s election, there are some great role models in terms of what alumni can and should do for their school. AT T R A C T E D B Y MISSION AND VISION “Having said that, I also want to point out that non-alums like me have seen something in Augsburg that attracted us to the mission and vision. That’s a tribute to Augsburg and its past leadership. My message about Augsburg to the marketplace is this: Augsburg College will be more important in the future landscape of higher education than it has ever been, because its strengths will serve the future needs of the community so well. But institutionally, we’re not ready to meet all the needs that will come to us—financially, or in terms of buildings and infrastructure. Our responsibility is to make sure that the College IS ready to serve as it is called to serve.” Tunheim, who is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and CEO of Tunheim Partners, a leading Twin Cities public relations firm, first came to Augsburg in the late 1980s to talk about how the College might improve its relationship with the city of Minneapolis. At the time, the city seemed to be courting institutions like St. Thomas, while Augsburg, already well-established and involved in the city, was being ignored. “I was struck by the many fine programs the College had and how little was known about them. As a professional in public relations, I was intrigued by what might be done to share that story. That’s what first attracted me to the board.” When President Charles Anderson decided to step down due to an illness, she was asked to lead the search committee for the new president, but declined initially, citing business obligations. But neither Anderson nor Barbara Gage, who was then board chair, would take ‘no’ for an answer. “Barbara told me that this is what I needed to do, that when you’re asked to do something for which you’re a good fit, you need to respond to the call.” Other highlights of her three terms, she said, were developing a better understanding and working relationship with members of Augsburg’s Corporation—the four Lutheran synods that “own” the institution; establishing the Regents’ Committee, a group that has been key to evaluating who is on the board, what their expectations are, and how new board members are recruited; and working with the president on setting a clear vision of what the College is and where it wants to go. “I was honored to be asked to serve on this board, and then to serve as chair, but I’m also extremely excited about where this College is now heading,” she said. “While other schools are working to discern their uniqueness or their future, Augsburg is already there. The light coming from Augsburg is inspiring already—I have no doubts about its strength and constancy.” ■ Spring/Summer 2004 AN ALUMNA’S CALL TO LEADERSHIP( CONTINUED…) conclusion, and third, to start the search for the next Augsburg president. “It is so critical to find the right leadership for the College,” says Taylor. “Augsburg has been absolutely blessed with incredible leadership in terms of its presidents, and I think Bill Frame has done a remarkable job during his tenure. So, we really need to establish a process to make sure that we find a new president who is truly called to be the next president of Augsburg and continue the legacy that has been created.” “And this goal is about helping board members to really understand their role and to understand more about the College, and putting each regent in appropriate leadership positions, so that not only two years from now, but five years from now we’ll have a group of regents able to utilize their talents to their highest capability.” SERVING THE BOARD Professionally, Taylor has an outstanding track record in leadership development. At Taylor Corporation, where she served first as vice president of development before becoming president in 2001, she has led several successful initiatives to revitalize and restate the organization’s core purpose and core values, formalize leadership development, alter its approach and philosophy to the role and use of information technology, and encourage and promote women in leadership roles. In 1998, CityBusiness magazine cited Taylor’s commitment to networking opportunities for women in business When Taylor looks at how her election as board chair can specifically serve the regents, she cites two main goals, beginning with a pledge to continue the work of outgoing chair Kathy Tunheim. “Kathy has done incredible things with this board,” says Taylor. “One aspect that she has undertaken that I would like to continue is to refine the governance roles at the College. I see three components to that leadership—the regents play a key role, as do both the administration and the faculty. I think there’s still critical work to do in terms of refining how these three leadership components work together—where do each of us take the lead responsibility, and where do we stand alongside the others in order to ensure that the College achieves its vision? “The second piece relative to the regents that I’ll focus on over the next couple of years is determining how we can most effectively utilize the talents of our regents,” continues Taylor. “We have an incredibly active and engaged group of regents; every time I’m in a full board meeting, I look around the room and I am just amazed and blessed that I’m sitting in this room with these incredible people whom I learn from all the time, and who put all this time and devotion into the College. Spring/Summer 2004 O U T S TA N D I N G BUSINESS LEADERSHIP when it selected her as one of its “40 under 40,” a prestigious group of 40 business professionals who have achieved distinction and risen quickly in their fields—and who are all under the age of 40. Prior to joining her father, Glen Taylor, at Taylor Corporation in 1994, Taylor was senior vice president of E.W. Blanch Co., a global reinsurance intermediary. As Taylor embarks on her two-year term as chair of the Board of Regents, it also represent her final years of a 12-year tenure as a board member. “Over the last 10 years I’ve learned so much about the history and the foundation of the College and where it came from,” says Taylor. “It’s incredibly satisfying for me to see the linkage between what the founders of Augsburg envisioned and all that Augsburg has accomplished over the ensuing 135 years—and then to witness how we’re currently extending that vision. “I am so impressed by the history of the College, and at the same time I am so excited about its future, because I think that Augsburg is positioning itself to have an even greater impact on its community. I’m incredibly proud to be an alumna of the College, and my pride continues to grow because I know that this college is just going to get better and better—our diamond is really going to shine.” ■ 9 Sports Wrestlers, track, and women’s hockey lead a solid year for Auggie athletics by Don Stoner A Division III second-place finish by the wrestling team, which tied both NCAA and school records with four individual champions and nine AllAmericans, respectively, and standout seasons for the track and field and women’s hockey teams paced a solid year for Auggie athletics. Senior Joe Moon earned the Outstanding Wrestler honors after scoring a 13-6 upset of top-ranked and four-time All-American Eduard Aliakseynka of Montclair State (N.J.) in the 174-pound national finals. Sophomore Marcus LeVesseur extended his school-record winning streak to 84 straight matches, finishing 40-0 and winning his second straight national title at 157. Juniors Mark Matzek, at 133, and Matt Shankey, at 125, each claimed a first national crown. The Auggies also finished third in the NWCA Scholar All-America Team program with a 3.39 team grade point average, the seventh straight top 10 ranking. Augsburg leads the nation with 81 NWCA Scholar All-Americans since 1983. Augsburg’s women’s hockey team, under coach Jill Pohtilla, finished 15-10-2 overall, 10-6-2 in MIAC play, earning a spot in the playoffs for the second season in a row. The Auggies closed with an eightgame unbeaten streak, going 9-2-2 in their final 13 games before ending with a 6-5, double-overtime loss to St. Thomas in the MIAC semifinals, a game played in a conference-record 96:09. Senior Annie Annunziato led the team with 36 points and was named to the Division III JOFA All-American West Region team, joining juniors Lauren Chezick and Melynda Kleewein on the AllMIAC first team. Freshman Stacy Anderson earned honorable-mention and All-Rookie recognition. And track and field, led by sprinters Mathew Shannon, Tonnisha Bell, and Alana Carter; hammer-thrower Jon Dahlin; and distance runners Ellen Waldow, Hannah Dietrich, and Angie Bergeson had 10 two All-American honors, eight MIAC titles, and 24 school records. At the MIAC indoors, Shannon, a senior, and Bell, a sophomore, earned Most Outstanding Performance honors. Shannon also earned MIAC Most Outstanding Indoor Track Athlete and USA Track and Field Minnesota Athlete of the Month honors, winning the men’s 400meter dash in a record :48.78. He also won the 55-meter dash and set or tied school records in the 55 and 200. Bell, Waldow, Dietrich, and Bergeson combined on the All-American distance medley relay team, finishing seventh nationally, and Bell set school and MIAC records in the 200 (:25.52 ), shattering the meet record by nearly a half-second. Senior Jon Dahlin won the hammer throw title and set a school record at 54.01 meters (177-feet, 2-inches). Waldow won the 800 in a school-record 2:16.36, breaking a mark set earlier by Bergeson. Waldow and Bergeson joined teammates Amy Mackner and Dietrich in winning the 3200-relay. In other 2003-04 sports highlights: • Augsburg finished with a 5-5 record (4-4 in the MIAC) in football, and 13-year head coach Jack Osberg became the alltime win leader with 60. Osberg’s teams have had seven .500-or-above seasons, second only to Edor Nelson’s eight .500or-above seasons. Auggie runner since 2001 to earn AllMIAC honors, with a 5,000-meter time of 19:24. • Under co-coaches Troy Nygaard and Laura Levi, Augsburg produced its finest women’s golf season in history. The Auggies tied their previous best-finish at the Minnesota Women’s Collegiate Golf Association championships—10th against all of the state’s Division II and Division III programs. Freshman Marisa Navarro blistered school records with a 85.63, 18-hole stroke average, and a 12th place finish in the MWCGA meet. • The men golfers—with just one senior—finished with a 314 spring stroke average, under 16th-year head coach Brian Ammann. The team was fifth in the MIAC, led by freshman Erik Helgerson, who earned all-MIAC with a 36-hole total of 154. • In women’s basketball, center Selina Theisen led both scoring and rebounding at 17.1 and 10, respectively, and was the only freshman selected to the 16-player All-MIAC first team. Theisen also was selected to the conference’s All-Rookie team, was named to the D3hoops.com All-West Region third team, and was named to the Freshman All-American team by Women’s DIII News. • Head coach Mike Navarre’s women’s soccer team finished 11-5-2 overall (5-42 in the MIAC), tied for the second-best record in school history. Sophomores Millie Suk and Nora Austin were named to the All-MIAC team. Senior Laura Hoffman closed her career as one of the school’s best goalkeepers, recording a 114-2 record, seven shutouts and a 0.95 goals-against-average. • Under first-year coach Keith Bateman, the young Augsburg baseball squad finished 16-22 (7-13 in the MIAC), nearly doubling its overall victory total from each of the previous two seasons. Sophomore pitcher Jeremy Nelson (allMIAC) had a 5-4 record and 2.91 earned-run average, throwing six complete games, striking out 33, and allowing only 15 walks and a .269 opponent batting average. • Augsburg’s cross country teams logged 29 personal-best times (19 women and 10 men). Ellen Waldow became the first Don Stoner is sports information coordinator in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. Spring/Summer 2004 Five senior athletes are honored F ive senior student-athletes received Augsburg athletic awards for the 2003-04 school year. Three Auggies were named Honor Athletes, the highest honor the College gives its senior student-athletes—Melissa Lee, Brandon Fox, and Mathew Shannon. Earning Augsburg Senior Athlete of the Year honors were Kristen Lideen and Joe Moon. Lee was also given the Julie Ellingson Leadership in Women’s Athletics award, an honor given periodically to female athletes who have displayed qualities of outstanding leadership and service to Auggie athletics. The award is named for Julie Ellingson ’98, a softball catcher who was a devoted worker in many aspects of Augsburg’s athletic department. 2003-04 HONOR ATHLETES Brandon Fox A three-year starter and four-year letterwinner in football, Fox earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference second-team honors in both his junior and senior seasons. His senior year, he led the Auggies in tackles with 103. In 2003, he had the second-most tackles in the MIAC and led both the conference and team in tackles for loss. He added 2.5 sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries his senior year. He was named the team’s Outstanding Player on Defense, Most Valuable Player, and earned the Edor Nelson Auggie Award in 2003. A business management major with a 3.63 GPA, Fox earned Academic All-MIAC honors twice and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District second team in 2003. Melissa Lee Lee was a four-year starter in softball and also played basketball for two seasons at Augsburg. In softball, Lee will Spring/Summer 2004 go down as one of the “ironwomen” of Auggie softball history. Augsburg’s third-baseman played in every inning and started every game of her four-year career—141 games, 141 starts, and 964 innings. She closed her career with a .296 batting average and a.962 fielding percentage. A health and physical education major with a 3.507 GPA, Lee has earned Academic All-MIAC and National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar Athlete honors three times. She is a Student-Athlete Mentor, copresident of the Augsburg College Education Students (ACES) program, and has been active as a student worker in many aspects of Augsburg’s athletics program. Mathew Shannon A 17-time All-MIAC performer, Shannon became the first Augsburg men’s track and field athlete to earn All-American honors in both indoor and outdoor events in the same year in 2003 at the NCAA Division III national championships. This season, Shannon placed fifth in the indoor 400 at the national meet, and qualified for the outdoor national meet in the 400. A three-time MIAC titlist, Shannon earned both the Outstanding Indoor Championships Performance and Indoor Track Athlete of the Year honors from MIAC coaches this season. He also was named USA Track and Field Minnesota Co-Athlete of the Month in April. A business and communication major with a 3.155 GPA, Shannon has earned Dean’s List honors. Shannon is also a recipient of a Scholastic Connections scholarship, which pairs students of color with alumni mentors in the community. by Don Stoner 2003-04 SENIOR ATHLETES Kristen Lideen Lideen emerged as a two-sport star at Augsburg. In soccer, Lideen earned AllMIAC honorablemention honors three years in a row as one of the top sweepers in the conference. In softball, Lideen became one of Augsburg’s best shortstops, holding career school records in three different categories—batting average (.444), hits (175) and doubles (38)—while sitting in the top 10 in school history in seven other career listings. Lideen is one of four players in school history to ever go through a single season without a strikeout. She earned All-Region and All-MIAC first-team honors each of her first three seasons in an Auggie uniform, and earned All-MIAC honors her senior year. In 2003, she earned NFCA AllAmerican honors. Lideen is a philosophy major at Augsburg. Joe Moon Moon won his first national title in wrestling this season with a dramatic upset performance at the Division III national championships, earning the meet’s Outstanding Wrestler honors in the process. Moon finished 392 his senior season and 105-14 in his three-season career at Augsburg. A twotime All-American in wrestling, Moon finished fifth nationally last season at 174 and earned the team’s Outstanding Freshman honors his first season at Augsburg. A marketing major, Moon was also a member of two academic national wrestling teams at Augsburg. Don Stoner is sports information coordinator in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 11 Faculty/staff notes Creating learning communities at Augsburg F rankie Shackelford, associate Learning Community that dean for teaching and learning took a group of 12 students enhancement, is a national and the two professors to resource leader in promoting the museums in the Twin Cities, concept of “learning Chicago, and Baraboo, Wis. communities,” and a key player The subject matter was not the in Augsburg’s development of content of the museums, but curricular learning communities. rather how the museum In 2000, Shackelford was designed and arranged the named one of 58 fellows of the content and how that reflects National Learning Communities the society that created it. Project (NLCP), funded by the Their study was based around Pew Charitable Trusts and a text on this subject and administered by the Washington discussion with its author. Center for Improving the Quality Associate dean Frankie Shackelford brings best practices from national Shackelford’s continuing learning community resources to Augsburg’s first-year program. of Undergraduate Education at commitment as a fellow of the The Evergreen State College. NLCP is to make site visits to Since then, she has twice served institutions who are community links classes together for a as a core resource person at NLCP’s experimenting with learning communities. common group of students often across summer institutes and presented at Thus far she has held workshops and academic disciplines and usually around a professional meetings. evaluated programs at Wofford College and theme. Besides the faculty and students in Last October, as part of a Midwestern Cottey College. At Augsburg she is active these classes, a learning community often network of learning community leaders, in the faculty-staff task force on includes academic advisers, residence life Augsburg hosted one of 10 day-long “Foundations of Excellence™,” whose staff, student peer leaders, and staff from Open Houses, where Shackelford and work will lead to a strengthening of campus support programs. other Augsburg faculty and staff learning communities in the first-year While serving as co-director of presented Augsburg’s first-year learning curriculum. Augsburg was selected as one professional development, Shackelford was community program, helping others to of 12 colleges in the Council of instrumental in the design and understand the concepts. Independent Colleges (CIC) to participate development of the eight-week Augsburg As associate dean, Shackelford oversees in this national study of ways to improve Seminar for all incoming first-year seven programs that promote student the first college year. More information on students, which was rolled out in fall 1998. academic development and faculty/staff this project is available at This orientation seminar for new day professional development. <www.brevard.edu/fyfoundations>. students is linked to one or two other The concept of learning community courses and includes student leaders as coinvites practices that bring together people teachers to help answer students’ questions NOTEWORTHY and programs on campus to help students about college life. The goal is to help find more meaning in the curriculum, she students transition to college life, connect Tony Bibus, social work, was resays. The approach is an intentional them to the larger campus community, and appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to a restructuring of students’ time, credit, and help them become self-reflective learners. four-year term on the Minnesota Board of learning experiences to build community Augsburg’s new Core Curriculum, Social Work, which is responsible for and to foster greater connections among licensing and disciplining social workers. launched last year, was inspired by the students, students and their teachers, and learning community model. “Learning Trena Bolden, Pan-Afrikan Center, and among disciplines. The learning communities provide the impulse to make Kenneth Turner, Student Support community movement has broad reach meaning across a student’s four years of Services, attended the 28th Pan-African across many kinds of educational learning,” says Shackelford. Leadership Conference at Minnesota State institutions with over 500 colleges and Co-curricular learning communities University in Mankato in February, along universities now registered at the (outside of academic classes) have also with students Hanna Habtemariam, “Learning Commons” Web site developed at Augsburg. Last year, under Hamza Yusuf, Anthony Schaden, (http://learningcommons. the leadership of professors Phil Adamo Robert Jones III, Dega Ali, and Audra evergreen.edu). and Lars Chrisiansen, the History and Johnson. In the curricular sense, a learning Sociology Clubs formed a Museum 12 Spring/Summer 2004 The art of making events shine by Betsey Norgard J odi Collen admits she belonging that Augsburg alumni, can’t go anywhere parents, and donors feel as they without noticing displays, return to campus—including the ways materials are used, current students. “I want current and how decorations are students to feel connected, and to arranged—in short, she walk away feeling that they were can’t turn off her job. part of the event,” Collen says. Collen is events She seeks to work more coordinator at Augsburg, closely with faculty and staff working in the Office of from the get-go, offering ideas to Events and Classroom creatively plan the event from Services. It’s her job—and the beginning, to gain greater her passion—to help make consistency across all campus every Augsburg event look events. professional, run efficiently, Collen considers herself Jodi Collen mixes a combination of inspiration, creativity, and purpose in and communicate the right lucky to know that events planning major events at Augsburg. messages. planning is truly a calling and Since coming to part of her vocation. She can While she entered the program for career Augsburg two and a half years ago, she trace that awareness to a keynote speech development, she has found that her feels lucky to say that she loves what she by David Merrill, a leader in her field own personal development has been does—and she knows she can do it well. (who has since become a friend and more rewarding than prospects of career Last year, Minnesota Meetings & mentor), at the first special events advancement. Her goal is someday to Events magazine named her the 2003 conference she was invited to attend. continue on for a Ph.D. and teach in the “Up-and-Coming Special Events “The minute he started speaking, I industry. Planner”; and the year before that, she knew this is what I’m supposed to do,” At Augsburg, she is responsible for was named one of the top five women to she says. Merrill connected her to the planning and managing summer watch in the Minnesota events business. right people and resources, and her conferences, weddings and receptions, She is currently president-elect of the career took off. and working with faculty and staff to Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of the During the summer, in addition to plan major campus events. International Special Events Society. managing summer events, Collen is Collen looks forward to working What put her over the top in working with the alumni office to plan more closely with Augsburg faculty and becoming noticed and in giving her Augsburg’s 2004 Homecoming, “Spark staff to plan the College’s major events. confidence was the opportunity to plan a Your Spirit,” to take place Oct. 2-9. Her goal is to increase the sense of major event last summer for her events industry colleagues. With only months to go before the annual conference of the International Special Events Society to be held in Minneapolis, Collen stepped in to plan one of the major evening events—a beach party. With the help of four dumptruck-loads of donated sand and lots of ingenuity, conference-goers partied with hula hoops and parasoled drinks on a sandy beach, with palm trees and beach cabanas—all downtown in Peavey Plaza. Collen recently completed a Master of Tourism and Administration degree at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., specializing in conference and events management. Spring/Summer 2004 13 Faculty/staff notes Postcards from Italy During February and March in the Christensen Center Gallery, art professor John McCaffrey exhibited 34 oil paintings of the sultry Italian landscape in the show “Postcards from Italy.” The paintings are evocative recollections of a visit McCaffrey made to the country several years ago. Though small in size, the works are bold interpretations of some of Italy’s most remarkable scenery and monuments. Captured in the brushwork are narrow streets and sun-baked cobblestones of old towns, the glory of Roman ruins, and the verdant beauty of the rolling Tuscan hills. Even in these small sizes, McCaffrey’s use of light to sculpt form, establish space, and construct volume is revealed upon close observation. John McCaffrey, art, measures to hang one of the 34 small oil paintings in his “Postcards from Italy” exhibit. “Vernazza” (2004) is one of the “postcards” that brought the Italian landscapes to life in the Christensen Center Gallery during the winter. Honors/awards Congratulations to the 2004 faculty and staff who received Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning Awards. Mark Engebretson, professor of physics, for teaching; Ann Klamer, director of residence life, for direct service to students; and Garry Hesser, professor of sociology and metro-urban studies, for advising/mentoring. Carol Barnett, music professor and composition instructor, was awarded the 2003 Nancy Van de Vate International Composition Prize for Opera from the Vienna Masterworks for her work, Snow, based on a short story by Konstantin Paustovsky. Janna Caywood ’04, social work, was inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta, international sociology honor society. 14 Su Dorée, mathematics, received the Mathematical Association of America North Central Section’s Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, presented in April. It is presented for extraordinarily successful teaching, influence beyond their own institutions, and fostering of curiosity and excitement about mathematics to students. Garry Hesser, sociology and metrourban studies, was honored by the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) for his 25 years of service. Ann Klamer, residence life, received the 2003 Linda Schrempp Alberg Outstanding Contribution to Minnesota Higher Education Award, presented by the Minnesota College Personnel Association in May. Alberg was director of student life and associate dean of students at Augsburg until her death in 1996. Cheryl Leuning, nursing, received an Alumni Achievement Award in 2003 from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.Dak. In the award nomination, she was described by her students and colleagues as “a superb teacher, an inspirational leader, and mentor.” Sports information coordinator Don Stoner, public relations and communication, was named CoWrestling SID/Publicist of the Year by the National Wrestling Media Association, an organization representing journalists who cover amateur and college wrestling. Jeff Swenson ’79, assistant dean for athletics and head wrestling coach, was inducted in March into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association/David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame. Spring/Summer 2004 Presentations/publications David Apolloni, philosophy, presented “Puzzles Concerning False Judgment in Plato’s Theatetus” at the 10th Annual Minnesota Conference on Ancient Philosophy in May. Tony Bibus and Rosemary Link, social work, and Michael O’Neal, sociology, presented a paper, “Analysis of Welfare Reform Using a Global Perpsective and Locally Mapped Conditions” at the 50th annual meeting of the Council on Social Work Education in March. Nora Braun, business administration/ MIS, published “Critical Thinking in the Business Curriculum,” in the March/April issue of The Journal of Business Education. Grace Dyrud and Bridget RobinsonRiegler, psychology, along with psychology senior Matthew Plitzkow, presented a poster session, “Lucky Next Time: The Effects of Luck Inducement and Delay on Predictions of Future Wins and Luck Ratings,” at the Midwestern Psychology Convention in April. They also presented at the American Psychological Society in May. Orv Gingerich and Kathy McBride, Center for Global Education, co-presented a session, “Experiential Education: Theory and Practice in Latin America,” at the 15th annual international conference of the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPLAC) in February. Shakespeare Bulletin published Douglas Green’s review of Joe Dowling’s production of Othello at the Guthrie Lab in the spring issue (22.1); his review of Ethan McSweeney’s Romeo and Juliet appeared in the summer issue (22.2). In April, at the annual Shakespeare Association of America meeting, Green participated in a dramatic reading of Antony and Cleopatra. (His drunken Lepidus was well received.) Spring/Summer 2004 Gretchen Irvine, education, participated on a panel on international travel experience at the National Society for Experiential Education conference in November. She also presented “Value Added to Global Study/Travel through the Use of Technology,” at the Hawaii International Conference on Education in January. Kenneth Kaminsky, mathematics, published Financial Literacy: Introduction to the Mathematics of Interest, Annuities, and Insurance, with a manual to accompany it, by University Press of America, Inc. in 2003. Jason Kemp, residence life, published “Ally Rally: Problem Solving with GLBTQ Allies on Campus,” in the spring 2004 UMR-ACUHO (Upper Midwest Region, Association of College and University Housing Officers) News. Ann Lutterman-Aguilar, Center for Global Education-Mexico, published “Educating about a Diversity and Global Issues Experientially: A Review of Simulations Games for Use in Community-Based Learning Programs,” in the fall 2003 issue of Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy. Dave Matz, psychology, co-authored “Social Norms and Identity Relevance: A Motivational Approach to Normative Behavior,” in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. He also co-authored an article in Current Psychology, 21. Regina McGoff, Center for Global Education, presented, “Study Abroad for Students in a Weekend College Program,” at the Student Abroad Curriculum Integration Conference in April. Susan O’Connor, education, co-authored a chapter about her five-month faculty exchange in Trondheim, Norway, in Sosialt arbeid: Refleksjon og handling (Social Work: Action and Reflection). Ron Petrich, education, has a selection in Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach, published by Jossey Bass. Petrich finished the first two-year Courage to Teach retreat series for K-16 educators and began a second series in May. Bruce Reichenbach, philosophy, contributed “Explanation and the Cosmological Argument,” to Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion, edited by Michael Peterson and Raymond Vanarragon, and published by Blackwells in England. Bridget Robinson-Riegler and Greg Robinson-Riegler published two texts: Cognitive Psychology: Applying the Science of the Mind (along with an instructor’s manual) and Readings in Cognitive Psychology: Applications, Connections, and Individual Differences,” both published in 2004 by Allyn & Bacon. Nancy Steblay, psychology, co-authored “Eyewitness Accuracy Rates in Police Showups and Lineup Presentations: A Meta-Analytic Comparison,” in Law and Human Behavior, 27. Andrew Tix co-authored “The Relational Context of Social Support: Relationship Satisfaction Moderates the Relations between Enacted Support and Distress,” in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29. He also co-authored an article in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51. Sean Truman, psychology, with students Francis Rojas, Danielle Banaszak, and Janessa Baier, presented “Maternal Substance Abuse and Ratings of Parent Behavior: Do Drugs Matter?” at the Midwestern Psychology Convention. Truman also co-authored “What Are They Thinking? The Mediating Role of Parental Cognitions in the Parenting Processes of Drug-Dependent Mothers and Fathers,” in the NIDA Research Monograph Series in 2003. 15 AUGSBURG’S FOURTH INTERNATIONAL ver 100 entries were submitted in O the fourth annual photo contest for international and off-campus studies. Winners were selected in three categories: scenic landscapes, local people in a cross-cultural setting, and Augsburg students in a host setting. All winning photos were displayed in Christensen Center. Entries were judged on the following criteria: cross-cultural content, artistic and technical quality, and reproducibility. To see all the winners, visit <www.augsburg.edu/international/ photocontest04>. A 1st Place A B B 16 Scenic landscapes. First place. “Prague from the Castle Wall,” Erik Helgeson ’05. Czech Republic Augsburg students in host setting. First place. “Dancing with Locals (Mike Boyle),” Erik Helgeson ’05. Cuba C Local people in a cross-cultural setting. First place. “Lunchtime,” Deb Olson, MA Nursing. Namibia Spring/Summer 2004 OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES PHOTO CONTEST C D D Augsburg students in host setting. Second place. “Namibian Dunes,” Jenna Bracken ’05. Namibia E Scenic landscapes. Second place. “On the Other Side of the Fence: Auschwitz,” Ariann Russ ’05. Poland F Augsburg students in host setting. Third place. “Candomblé,” Ana Gabriela Power ‘05. Brazil. E F Spring/Summer 2004 17 MAJOR BOWEN: a story of courage and determination by Betsey Norgard As Jean Housh (left) coped with surgery to remove a brain tumor, her strength and inspiration came from “Major” Bowen (right), whose brain tumor left him near death and in a coma. She helped direct his path to Augsburg. eople are brought together in unpredictable ways. The friendship between Augsburg freshman Edward “Major” Bowen and Jean Housh, wife of Augsburg regent emeritus Allen Housh, began one day in physical therapy at the Sister Kenny® Rehabilitation Institute, where both were recovering from brain surgery. Because of the friendship that developed from that day in the hospital, the Houshes are largely responsible for Major Bowen enrolling at Augsburg. Three years ago last January, Bowen was an All-State junior goalie on The Blake School’s hockey team. The night he and the team shut out Stillwater High School, he felt sick with what he thought was the flu. By the next evening he was fighting for his life as a tumor blocked the flow of cerebrospinal fluid through his brain. Emergency surgery to relieve the pressure, followed by another surgery a week later to remove the cyst, left him in a coma for six weeks. P 18 “The nurses told us his brain was injured like in a 60-mph crash through a windshield,” recalls Bill Bowen, Major’s father. Miraculously, on Major’s grandmother’s birthday, he began to awaken. Weighing only 95 lbs., he was unable to walk, talk, or eat. Thus began a long rehabilitation at the Sister Kenny Institute, at a clinic in Florida, at Courage Center, and at other out-patient facilities. At Sister Kenny, as he worked to take a few steps, then a few steps more, Jean Housh was also recovering from elective surgery to remove the same kind of cyst before it became the emergency that Major faced. She was undergoing therapy to regain balance, strength, and memory. Excerpts from her story about getting to know Major are on p. 20. By the fall, Bowen was able to return home, but was plagued by short-term memory loss, facial droop, and some balance difficulty. His father tells of how Rod Anderson, a former Blake teacher and hockey coach “unretired” and devoted his time to tutoring Major in the Bowens’ home. During winter semester, Bowen returned to Blake, with Anderson continuing to tutor him at the school. Bowen also began practicing Tae Kwan Do as part of his therapy, and has achieved a second degree purple belt. He is now in training to test for his red belt. Major Bowen graduated with his Blake class in June 2002, but his real achievement came earlier, during Blake’s final hockey game of the year. After weeks of incredible determination and hard work to get back on the ice, he skated out to tend the goal for the last 53 seconds as his team beat Minnehaha Academy. For this, City Pages in their 2002 Best of the Twin Cities, named him the Best High School Athlete. The following year the Bowens began exploring options for college. Sara Kyle, associate director of college counseling at Blake, suggested Augsburg. “[Augsburg] Spring/Summer 2004 for the class. is one of the best (if not the best) Bowen’s determination also impacted colleges in the nation for bright students Maurer. “One of the biggest lessons I with learning and/or physical learned from Major,” Maurer said, “is to challenges,” said Kyle. “I thought it never give up. … I think Major’s refusal would be a natural place for Major to to stop until he had accomplished his continue his education.” She connected best can be inspirational to us all. The the Bowens with Sally Daniels, whole experience was a great honor and Augsburg’s director of undergraduate will remain one of my fondest memories admissions. from my time at Augsburg.” Jean and Allen Housh were also During the second semester, Bowen instrumental in the decision to consider was scheduled for several surgeries and Augsburg. “While Augsburg was in the would miss a considerable number of back of my mind,” Bill Bowen says, “90 school days. He arranged with Gustafson percent of it was the encouragement of to do a directed study in history, centered Allen and Jean.” around the question of genocide and Daniels and the Houshes introduced focusing on Nazi Germany and the Pol Major and his parents to President Pot regime in Cambodia. William Frame and to Augsburg’s Center A highlight of the semester was a field for Learning and Adaptive Student trip to Washington, D.C., to the Services (CLASS), a premier program in Holocaust Museum. While in providing comprehensive support to Washington, the Bowens met with students with disabilities. Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton, a friend Major enrolled in the fall as a partof the family, who had been Major’ s time student with two classes—Spanish baseball coach and who had also been a and history. Bill Bowen credits both hockey goalie at Blake. professors—Kate Reinhardt in Spanish The year proved incredibly difficult, and Don Gustafson in history—with but rewarding, for Major. Bill Bowen being “absolutely wonderful” to Major. recounts that virtually every Gustafson wondered at first how he person at Augsburg “gave would manage to teach someone with 102 percent”—nothing was short-term memory problems in the just average concerning detail-laden discipline of history. “It Major’s experience. He will worked,” he said, “partly because Maj return to classes in the fall came with some excellent high school part-time and then evaluate background; partly because his father what the right course will spent hours and hours going over the be for the future. material with Maj, and Maj on his part The friendship between was not about to give up; and partly Jean Housh and Major because one of our very remarkable remains strong; Bill Bowen students, Eric Maurer, agreed to tutor. talks of how they spend “It was in our weekly meetings (and time reading together—a Eric often was part of them) on a one-topractice that began during one basis that I got a much better therapy to improve their understanding of Major, of his difficulties, and of his incredibly dogged determination.” Gustafson says that Bowen Major Bowen and Jean Housh ended up “at the top of the class in remain good friends and continue terms of effort and hours,” and to read together, a practice that earned a “very creditable 3.0” grade started in rehabilitation. Spring/Summer 2004 enunciation. While her story speaks to the strength she gains from Major, Bill Bowen says that Major thinks Jean is “one of his angels.” It’s clear that Bowen could not have succeeded at Augsburg without the CLASS program and without faculty and staff who became entirely engaged in helping him learn, as they also learned from him. Even outside of class, in one small but significant gesture, President Frame relinquished his reserved parking space to the Bowens so that Major’s shortterm memory loss could not prevent him from always knowing exactly where their car was parked. “Augsburg has been a wonderful experience for me,” says Major. “Each professor has been different, but also the same in being caring, kind, and understanding. They have each also been demanding, requiring me to work hard, complete my assignments on time, to push myself, and to learn the subject matter. Professor Don Gustafson worked with me extensively to become more self-reliant, to trust myself, to think, and to respond. I can never thank him enough.” ■ 19 A M A J O R I N S P I R AT I O N I owe my life to a young m a n n a m e d M a j o r. H e is a guy I’d only heard about in the neurosurgeon’s office. I was being examined and scheduled for brain surgery. But I had the luxury of setting a surgery date, calling family to Minneapolis to help out and bracing myself beforehand. Major, however, did not. According to my neurosurgeon, the 17-year-old hockey player was nearly brain dead the January night he was brought to Children’s Hospital. Imagine playing goalie for your hockey team and near death one day later. I couldn’t. … Eager to read all I could about my condition or anyone else who’d experienced it, I combed back issues of the Minneapolis Star Tribune sports section at the library until I found it. There it was in bold type across five columns of the January 9, 2001, sport page. ‘Blake Goalie Faces Surgery for Brain Tumor.’ Edward “Major” Bowen was his name and his story would change my life. … I wish I could say my surgery was easy. Although I did not feel a thing, my family and friends suffered greatly. It is only through God’s grace and mercy that I am here. … One cold March day [at Sister Kenny Institute], I saw the name Major Bowen handwritten on a label of a headrest on a wheelchair. Could it be the same Major Bowen? I wondered aloud to [my husband] Allen. If he’s here, I have to meet him. After all, he is the reason I went ahead with my surgery. I asked Matt, my OT therapist, if that was Major Bowen, the hockey player. Yes, it was, but due to confidentiality concerns, I couldn’t just walk up and start talking. Matt had to arrange it for us after getting Major’s parents’ approval. The next day, I was introduced to Major, and his parents, Bill and Pat. … The common denominator between Major and me was the same colloid cysts in our brains. A rare and benign tumor, colloid cysts reside in the third left ventricle and restrict the flow of cerebral spinal fluid. In my case, it caused considerable swelling and chronic headaches. by Jean Spielman Housh Major, however, experienced no warning signs or headaches. … After six weeks in Children’s Hospital, Major was released to the Sister Kenny Institute for therapy and rehabilitation. That’s where our paths finally crossed. I was a bit tentative about meeting him. I was concerned his parents might measure me against their son’s progress. Boy was I wrong. I have never been so warmly received. Behind Major’s wheelchair in the computer lab at Sister Kenny Institute, Major’s dad, Bill, shook my hand and thanked me for initiating our meeting. “It’s nice to know someone who had the same surgery as Major and who’s come out so well,” he told me. I tried to tell him that his son was my inspiration. Tears rolled down my face and I couldn’t get the words out. “I cry a lot,” I told him. He smiled, knowing exactly what I meant. Around the corner came Major’s mom, Pat. Awkwardly I began my story again. Lost in my tears were all the words I’d hoped to say. Words like ‘thank you for your son. Thank you for being such loving parents. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to meet my life’s inspiration.’ … During a follow-up visit last year, Dr. Nagib’s nurse practitioner, Therese O’Fallon, told me, “One day, maybe not soon, but one day, you’ll look back on this surgery experience as a gift. Some good will have come from it.” Brain surgery—a gift? Yeah, right. I brushed it off. But today, more than two years later, I’m beginning to see what she means. God has given me a gift of true inspiration in Major. Through him and my surgery, I’ve learned patience, determination, and what family really means. Today, the balance of good days and bad days clearly tips toward the positive. I’ve recovered most, if not all, of my short- and long-term memory. Although, I still lose my car in the Target parking lot and often have trouble remembering how many strokes I had on the golf course. Major and I read Lance Armstrong’s book It’s Not about the Bike last summer. We read it aloud to one another to improve our enunciation. Armstrong’s story of victory over cancer and winning the Tour de France is an inspiring and powerful one. But one no less inspiring than Major’s story of faith, courage, and strength. Jean Spielman Housh is a writer and wife of Augsburg regent emeritus Allen Housh. 20 Spring/Summer 2004 F R O M F L ATA N G E R TO A U G S B U R G : A C E N T U R Y A PA R T by Betsey Norgard THE SMALL coastal town of Flatanger, Norway, has sent two students to Augsburg College, almost exactly 100 years apart. While Ingwald Rosok may not have received a diploma in the spring of 1895 when he left Augsburg, Monica Dahle marched proudly across the stage in spring 2004. Dahle is a senior at Molde University College in central Norway and came to Augsburg as part of International Partners. This program, based on reciprocal agreements between Augsburg and European institutions that offer the equivalent of bachelor’s degrees, allows students from both Europe Norwegian student Monica Dahle stands in front of Old Main, built just three years after Ingwald Rosok, another student from her hometown, attended and Augsburg to take part Augsburg. of their study program at Ingwald Rosok, who attended partner schools. This preparatory class at moved to Arizona and lived there the rest Augsburg in 1894-95, left his enables them to Augsburg Seminary for of his life. small village of Flatanger 100 experience studying years before current student nearly five months until his Although Rosok’s mother was from Monica Dahle. abroad without money ran out. the Sverdrup family, there is no apparent interrupting or delaying In his memoir, Retrospect, Rosok tells close connection to Georg and George their studies. of wanting to go to school and learning Sverdrup, Augsburg’s second and fourth Because of International Partners and about Augsburg from a Norwegian grocer presidents, respectively. the scholarship that participants receive, in Minneapolis. He describes Augsburg’s When Dahle arrived at Augsburg last Dahle chose to come to Minneapolis and location as “in the block between Seventh winter, she recognized Old Main from Augsburg. When she began researching and Eighth Streets, and between 21st and photos she had seen in a history book. information about Augsburg, to her 22nd Avenues South.” He lists the faculty She was one of 34 Norwegian students in surprise and excitement she discovered a that year as six professors. book about Ingwald Rosok, also from Rosok did not want to be a minister Flatanger. He had come to the U.S. in Photo of Ingwald Rosok from Retrospect: An and chose to study engineering at the 1891, worked at a number of jobs in the Autobiography, by I. A. Rosok, edited by O. M. University of Minnesota instead of Norlie, copyright 1957 and printed by Lund Press, Upper Midwest, and attended the second returning to Augsburg. He eventually Minneapolis. Spring/Summer 2004 21 A C E N T U R Y A PA R T International Partners during the academic year, and took social work courses. For her internship, she learned about an agency in downtown Minneapolis offering a needle exchange program, and applied to work there. Her tasks included meeting with drug addicts, homeless people, and prostitutes—work and issues she had never encountered. “I learned so much,” Dahle said, “about nonjudgemental attitudes, about how to treat clients, and about the U.S.” She had not expected the level of culture shock she experienced. Her biggest challenge was language. Dahle said the people who came there often used street slang, but that she simply asked them what it meant. She loves to work with people, and dreams of finding similar ways to work with drug addicts in Norway. During spring semester, two events stood out for Dahle as highlights. In February, when Augsburg hosted the Peace Prize Festival for schoolchildren, she was one of two Norwegian students who greeted and escorted special guests Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway and director general emerita of the World Health Organization; and Knut Vollebæk, Norwegian ambassador to the U.S. 22 The second highlight was participation in Augsburg’s commencement ceremony. In Norway, college graduates are hosted at a dinner, but without the pomp and circumstance of an American ceremony. Because of the reciprocal agreements between colleges, International Partners students are granted special permission to participate in Augsburg’s graduation. EXCERPTS FROM Monica Dahle (right) and Beate Fjellanger (second from right) greeted Gro Brundtland, former Norwegian prime minister, and Knut Vollebæk, Norwegian ambassador to the U.S., at the Peace Prize Festival in February. “It was amazing, with all the people there,” Dahle remarked. “It’s a really big deal, and I’ve seen it on TV.” Her cap and gown went back to Norway with her as mementos. Dahle has her four-hour final exam to finish at Molde University College. Then she hopes to work for a year or so before possibly returning to the U.S. and Augsburg for a master’s program. ■ RETROSPECT: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY By Ingwald Andreas Rosok Edited by O.M. Norlie; copyright 1957 by I.A. Rosok. Minneapolis: Lund Press, Inc. 16 ATTENDING AUGSBURG We called on the Norwegian grocer. He advised me to go to Augsburg Seminary, which, at that time, was not only a theological seminary but also a college and an academy. It was a Norwegian Lutheran church school and was located in the block between Seventh and Eighth Streets, and between Twenty-first and Twenty-second Avenues South. I went there, and they took me and accepted my check without any question. … As already stated, Augsburg Seminary had three departments: The Preparatory (Academy) Department which took two years to finish; the College Department which took four years, and the Theological Department which took three years, a total of nine years. When this was completed one was ready to be ordained as a full-fledged Lutheran minister and to be assigned to some congregation as its pastor. The professors that year were: George Sverdrup, president; Sven Oftedal, vice president; John H. Blegen; Edward Hovde; J.L. Nydahl and T.S. Reimestad. When I told them what previous schooling I had had, I was assigned to the second preparatory class. It was a very good school and I enjoyed it very much. It certainly was much better for me than working in the woods in Wisconsin. I studied very hard, never missing any classes and spending all my waking hours in my room doing my homework. I started school at Augsburg Seminary December 7, 1894 and attended until April 13, 1895 when my money was all gone. Spring/Summer 2004 SEEING ABILITIES instead of disabilities Seeing the abilities of people rather than their disabilities has given Cilje Nybord Mosand a dream and a plan, which she has taken back to her native Norway this summer. Mosand, a social work student in the International Partners program at Augsburg, interned during the spring at a non-profit organization called Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, based in Minneapolis. Interact, a multidisciplinary arts center for adult artists with disabilities, features a large art studio and public gallery, rehearsal and performance space, a fulltime faculty of professional artists, a performing arts training program, and a theater company. Mosand was so impressed with Interact that she hopes to start a similar organization in the Scandinavian countries. “We have nothing like this in Norway,” Mosand said. “This has been such a wonderful experience. You don’t see the disabilities of these people, rather the abilities they possess.” During her internship, Mosand assisted the professional artists who work with the disabled artists in all aspects of the theater, from writing the script and by Judy Petree music, to acting. She even took part in the theater performance, playing the part— aptly enough—of a young woman named “Celia,” who is Norwegian. “We really liked having Cilje here,” said Eriq Nelson, performing arts instructor at Interact. “She gave our ‘artists’ individual support and always had time for listening to them. Many times the staff doesn’t have this kind of time.” Nelson added that when Mosand first came, they envisioned her as support staff, doing odd jobs such as filling out paperwork. But, she became so involved with the artists the original plans quickly flew out the door. “We have a large Norwegian population at the center and some have even been to Norway on tour, so they were excited about Cilje being from Norway. She liked being with the artists and they liked being with her.” Nelson said it was also fun to watch Mosand grow during her internship. “We even got her to be a part of the show. It was fun to see Cilje embrace that side of it. She was always willing to do whatever was needed to be done. She’s missed.” Actually, this is not Augsburg’s first encounter with Interact. A few years ago, education professor Susan O’Connor Top photo: At Interact, Cilje Mosand supported and worked with artists with disabilities, and joined them to perform in their production. Spring/Summer 2004 introduced Karl-Johan Johansen, an instructor from Sør Trøndelag University College in Trondheim, Norway, and Per Frederiksen, with PROFF, an organization serving people with disabilities, to Interact while they were visiting Minneapolis. As a result of that visit, Johansen and Frederiksen secured funding in Norway for a group from Interact to travel to Norway and Denmark to give performances. The artists that went on this tour were the same ones who formed a bond with Mosand. “What fascinated me about Interact is it’s so diverse,” Mosand said. “The mix of people from a rainbow of ethnic, age, and disability groups gives one the impression of being in an inclusive Garden of Eden.” The artists help the community understand that gifts are given to all people, Mosand said, and that vision is not lost nor even impaired by a disabling condition. “There are no superiors, inferiors; no staff versus clients. There is only the collegial mix of diverse people who are all focused on the same goals—the creation of beauty, the making of art.” ■ Judy Petree is media relations manager in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 23 A QUICK CONNECTION PROM DRESSES TO by Judy Petree Stephanie Quick’s passion for working with children and youth, especially those who struggle with lives of poverty and abuse, has taken her to a place far from her Midwestern roots in Mendota Heights, Minn.—to Nome, Alaska, a place so beautiful it’s hard to imagine life could be anything but ideal. Quick, a 2001 Augsburg graduate with a major in youth and family ministry, is currently working on a four-year Master of Divinity degree at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. She is in year three of seminary, which consists of an internship. Beauty surrounded by poverty The road to Alaska and her internship at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Nome came after she was accepted into a special ELCA program called Horizon. This program offers 22 unique internship sites across the world, including cross-cultural ministry, mission start congregations, and others at rural, urban, and international sites. Quick said that many of these sites, including her current one, cannot afford a second pastor, and provide excellent learning opportunities. Quick said Nome is a beautiful place, surrounded by ocean and tundra. She has seen wildlife from bears to reindeer to seals, eaten a variety of Eskimo foods including Eskimo ice cream (berries mixed with reindeer fat), muktuk (whale blubber), black meat (seal), reindeer, caribou, dried fish, greens, and herring eggs. But, she added, the stark reality is that all of this beauty surrounds a town plagued by alcohol abuse and poverty. “While this town of 3,000 people is in a unique setting, it is also very sad. You can find only two small grocery stores, yet the street is littered with bars and liquor stores. Alcohol abuse is a terrible factor in the community.” In fact, Quick said, it has gotten so bad that alcoholism in Nome and surrounding villages has nearly Above: Stephanie Quick, Class of 2001, is destroyed the Native American (Eskimo) traditional lifestyle. “Sadly, as a pastor, you hear using her seminary internship to work with many stories of family violence, sexual abuse, young people in an impoverished Nome, and substance abuse. There is so much tragedy here it is almost unbelievable.” Alaska church. She brought joy to the high Quick is called to many areas while serving school girls there, as 60 prom dresses she as an intern pastor. Some of her duties include preaching, leading worship, teaching, pastoral collected from family and friends back counseling, home visitations, serving as home were donated for Nome’s big dance. chaplain at the local jail, eating lunch with elders at the senior citizen’s center, and holding 24 Spring/Summer 2004 worship service at the nursing home. However, there is one area where her passion is strong. Quick is concentrating her efforts on working with youth in Nome, even starting a youth group at the congregation, which now draws more than 25 youth. “I have formed some pretty strong connections with some of the high school girls,” Quick said. “These girls have confided a lot of things to me. Recently they told me they couldn’t go to the prom because they couldn’t afford a dress.” While the town is plentiful with bars and liquor stores, Quick said there is not a clothing store to be found. The only way for these girls to get a dress would be to spend $343 on a plane ticket to Anchorage or make a dress. “None of these girls can afford a prom dress let alone fly to Anchorage to buy it. And many of the girls are being raised by their grandparents who just don’t have the time to make a dress.” Quick came up with an idea and she quickly enlisted the help of her sister, Rachel, who is a junior at Augsburg; her parents; and her hometown congregation, St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in West St. Paul. “I thought, well, I still have my prom dresses, so I called up my mom and asked her to send them here. Unfortunately, she had just given them away to the Goodwill, but my sister, Rachel, still had hers.” Rachel was more than happy to not only ship her prom dress to Alaska, but to send out a campuswide e-mail asking others for their dresses and other prom accessories, such as shoes and purses. When Quick’s pastor at St. Stephen’s found out what she was doing, he made an announcement in church. Her plea was so successful, she received 60 dresses, the majority coming from Augsburg and St. Stephen’s Church in West St. Paul. After the shipment arrived in Nome, Stephanie Quick opened up a “Prom Shop” in the church basement. The ladies’ sewing circle at Our Savior’s Church volunteered to make alterations on the dresses. Quick said the girls were Spring/Summer 2004 “thrilled” with the dresses. “I’m really proud of my sister,” Rachel said. “She is such a kind person and she’s really grown attached to these girls in Nome. She was able to give them something we take for granted—a pretty dress and a really special night.” Quick said she wanted to do this for the girls “simply because I care about them, and feel that their opportunities shouldn’t be limited just because of their finances.” Reaching out Quick followed her passion and calling one step further when she volunteered to travel to a remote village in the wilderness, without running water or plumbing. She spent 10 days in a place called Shishmaref, a tiny island Eskimo village located 20 miles south of the Arctic Circle. The village is entirely Lutheran and is the northernmost ELCA congregation. Most people there still speak their native language of Inupiaq. Quick said the pastor there had resigned in the fall, and it has been difficult to even get an interim pastor, much less a permanent pastor. It is a very rustic place with honeybuckets for toilets and Ladies in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church snow or rainwater for volunteered their time to alter the drinking water. The only donated dresses for the girls. place to shower is at the “washeteria,” which costs money, she added, so obviously people don’t shower much. The roads are all dirt and the houses are primitive. Children, she said, run around very dirty, many visibly with lice. The town is filled with flies, and garbage and raw sewage leak from bins. “It looked straight out of a ‘Save the Children’ commercial,” Quick said. “It was a moving experience just driving down the street.” The only modes of transportation, she added, are fourwheelers; snowmobiles, which the Alaskans call snow machines; and dog sled teams. “I had some amazing visits with the people there,” Quick said, “including a group of elders who showed me some of their sewing. It was a neat experience sitting on the floor watching the Eskimo women sew things like slippers, mukluks, and Eskimo yo-yos out of seal 25 A QUICK CONNECTION TO PROM DRESSES skin and reindeer fur.” Quick’s love and passion for children took center stage there as well, in this remote village. She said the children were excited to see her and she organized many youth activities for them, including baking for elders and confirmation classes. Some days there were more than 50 children that showed up in the basement of the parsonage, which is used for a youth center. “We had a Sunday School turnout of 75 children which is great considering there are only 600 people in the village.” The church services were similar to the ones she helps out with in Nome, part of it being in their native language and part in English. “I have to brag a little that I’m doing quite well on the Inupiaq. The elders tease me that I am becoming an Eskimo!” Quick said because of the lack of a pastor or interim pastor, she was given special permission by the bishop and seminary to administer the sacraments. She presided over Holy Communion and performed her first baptism. The baptism, she added, was especially moving. “I had asked a woman in the congregation to present the candle and recite a special verse. She has cerebral palsy and told me she has trouble reading, so when she came up, she had the verse memorized. It was moving and a true moment of grace.” Augsburg’s transforming education Quick credits the encouragement she received from faculty and staff in the religion department while she was a student at Augsburg for steering her toward the path she is now following. In particular she remembers a lecture she heard about being called to serve God. “I still remember that lecture, and that confirmed my call from God. I began to look for a place to serve the church and I felt not only an internal call to the ministry, but an external call to serve God.” Quick said she wasn’t sure at that point what direction in ministry she wanted to pursue, but she loved the Youth and Family Ministry program and being involved in Campus Ministry, so that excited her about ministry with families. Quick will return to Chicago in the fall to finish her education. Where she will go from there is still a question, but she has many goals, one being a pastor in an inner city church working with families, children and youth; another opening an orphanage or working at an existing one, perhaps in Thailand; or even teaching religion, “especially if it was at Above: A stitch here and there to the Augsburg!” donated dresses made the high school “The education I received at Augsburg helped shape my life in a very positive way. Augsburg girls feel like queens of the prom. helped me realize that all things are possible through God.” ■ Judy Petree is media relations manager in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 26 Spring/Summer 2004 Students celebrate after receiving their honors cords from academic dean Christopher Kimball at the Honors Convocation on Friday, April 30. The Augsburg Chamber Orchestra performs at the Commencement concert on Friday, April 30, which featured solos by each of the four 2004 Concerto Aria winners: Miya Kunin ’04, violin; Maja Lisa FritzHuspen ’04, soprano; Nicholas White ’05, bass; and Keely Holcomb ’04, soprano. DR. SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON DELIVERS COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS A graduate pays homage to her home state by taping a cutout of Texas to her mortarboard. Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, spoke at the 2004 Augsburg College Commencement ceremony Saturday, May 1. It is said that Jackson has a “career distinguished by many historic firsts.” Jackson, a theoretical physicist, holds a Ph.D. in theoretical elementary particle physics from M.I.T. and an S.B. in physics from M.I.T. She is the first AfricanAmerican woman to receive a doctorate from M.I.T., and is one of the first two African-American women to receive a doctorate in physics in the United States. Jackson is also the first African-American to become a commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and is now the first woman to lead a national research university. Jackson has held senior positions in government, as chairperson of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); in industry and research, as a theoretical physicist at the former AT&T Bell Laboratories; and in academe as a professor at Rutgers University. While at the NRC, Jackson represented the United States as a delegate to the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. Among the number of professional organizations Jackson belongs to, she is president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Physical Society. Visit <www.rpi.edu/web/President/profile.html> for more information about Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson. Barbara Lehmann, assistant professor of social work, hugs a student during the procession from Foss Center to Melby Hall. 28 Spring/Summer 2004 COMMENCEMENT 2004 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS URGES EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, delivers the keynote Commencement address. Lois Bosch, associate professor of social work, places a master’s hood on a Master of Social Work student. Barbara Forshier, Weekend College Class of 2004 representative, addresses the crowd at the Commencement ceremony. Spring/Summer 2004 Following are excerpts from Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson’s Commencement address; read the complete address at <www.rpi.edu/web/President/speeches/augsburg.html> … A simple message from my own father has always motivated me. … He always would say to us: “Aim for the stars, so that you will reach the treetops, and at any rate, you will get off the ground.” In other words, if you do not aim high, you will not go far. He also believed that it was important to help somebody else along the way. I have taken my father’s advice throughout my career, and woven it into a common thread with three basic strands. They are excellence, leadership, and community. It was Aristotle who said, “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” After all, if you are going to spend precious time doing something, why not do it well? And, when you do things well, it becomes your habit. Secondly, leadership is a fundamental responsibility we all own. … Leadership encompasses a clarity of vision, an understanding of the broader context, as well as the articulation to share that vision with others. It takes perseverance, and requires very hard work, but an effective leader sets an example by working hard, by being ethical, and by inspiring others to do the same. … The final strand is community. What I mean by community also might be termed inclusiveness. In the global community in which we live, inclusiveness is key, because it is the estrangement of individuals, or of groups, or of peoples, or of nations that is responsible for the divisiveness that haunts us—that makes the world a more dangerous place. … Optimism also is part of my father’s legacy. As a result, I am determinedly optimistic about the future. Optimism and hope are contagious. … Indeed, it is a force for change, and it can move people to take positive action. … So, give generously. Aim high. Lead with your gifts. Stay positive. Look forward. Do not be discouraged. Lead with optimism. Challenge yourselves. Find joy in everyday life. If you do all of these, I am confident that you can lead us to a future of peace, a future of greater safety, security, and health for all—a future in which hope prospers, and love and service guide us. Now is your time. Be that future, and you can change the world. Three graduates smile for the camera during the ceremony in Melby Hall. 29 Gregory McKusky, who received a B.A. in physics, joins family and faculty in Murphy Park after the Commencement ceremony. A graduate poses for a picture following the ceremony. THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE 623 Candidates for graduation 347 Day program candidates 152 Weekend College candidates 83 Graduate program candidates (12 Master of Arts in Leadership, 30 Master of Social Work, 14 Master of Arts in Nursing, 24 Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, 3 Master of Arts in Education) 33 Rochester program candidates 8 10 Jennifer Hagen, who graduated with a B.S. in chemistry, relaxes with friends. CLASS OF 2004 19-64 United Hospital candidates Countries represented (China, Colombia, Republic of Korea, Laos, Liberia, Mexico, Mongolia, Norway, Spain, Taiwan) Age range of graduates in the Class of 2004 MASTER OF ARTS IN NURSING—CLASS OF 2004 A grad poses with her family after receiving a bouquet of roses. 30 The Master of Arts in Nursing program celebrated its third class of graduates. Here, graduates and faculty posed for a picture following the ceremony. Spring/Summer 2004 COMMENCEMENT 2004 The 135TH YEAR of Augsburg College THE CLASS OF 2004’S OLDEST AND YOUNGEST EDUCATION HAS NO AGE LIMIT ABBEY PAYEUR, AGE 19, OF CHAMPLIN, MINN., AND MARYANN KINNEY, AGE 64, OF ROCHESTER, MINN., ARE THE YOUNGEST AND OLDEST OF AUGSBURG’S GRADUATING CLASS OF 2004. PAYEUR ALREADY HAD A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE WHEN SHE FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL BACHELOR’S AND DEGREE COMPLETED IN A ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AT AUGSBURG IN TWO YEARS. SHE PLANS TO TEACH AND RETURN LATER FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL. KINNEY HAS BEEN A STAFF NURSE AT SAINT MARYS HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS AND DECIDED TO SEEK A MASTER’S DEGREE IN NURSING. SHE HAS NO PLANS TO RETIRE SOON, BUT WANTS TO SERVE PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS POPULATIONS. Spring/Summer 2004 By some accounts, at age 64, Maryann Kinney should be making plans for her retirement. Would she like to travel? Spend more time with friends? Instead, she walked down the aisle of Augsburg’s gymnasium in Melby Hall, adorned in cap and gown. Kinney graduated with a Master of Arts in nursing degree and isn’t considering leaving the workforce anytime soon. “I probably should think about my retirement, but I’m just going to keep on going,” she says. This hospice volunteer for the past 18 years has always spent much of her time serving others. A nurse since 1978, she has worked in Appalachia and with orphaned children in Romania. “Nursing is a profession where care is always our key element,” says Kinney. After three attempts at attaining a master’s degree, the fourth time proved to be a charm. She began at Augsburg in the fall of 2001. Kinney was finally able to reach her goal, with the help of a supportive supervisor at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, where she currently works, and close attention from Augsburg faculty whom she says, “build on your strengths and work with your weaknesses.” To Kinney, it was well worth the effort. “To keep up with all of the changes that are going on in nursing, you really need an advanced degree,” she says. “Unfortunately, many nurses who get the degree get out of nursing. They go on to get more administrative roles. Augsburg’s program prepares you to stay in nursing. I think most of the students that finish here stay in patient care.” Kinney has a deep appreciation for Augsburg’s commitment to the community and their awareness of the by Jessica Brown broader issues, outside of what just affects the campus. After graduation she would like to do work with povertystricken or homeless populations, areas where she gained experience through her work at Augsburg’s Central Nursing Center, located in Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis. Kinney was also afforded the rare opportunity to do her clinical practice in London, England, at St. Christopher’s hospice under the tutelage of founder Dame Cicely Saunders. Saunders, at age 85, still works at the hospice every day. She was a true inspiration to Kinney and reinforced a desire to work with those less fortunate. Kinney is no less of an inspiration in her own right, “I carry a bag of dirt in my pocket. I have for a long time. I like to keep it with me to remind me to always stay ‘grounded’,” she says. Often when others around her seem to be feeling overwhelmed she will share her secret—“I take it out of my pocket and everyone knows that they have to get grounded.” At the very least it offers those around her a moment to pause and smile. Kinney is grateful to Augsburg for helping her achieve her goal, “I think Augsburg is awesome. Not only are the school, the classes, and the professors great, but I was also really impressed with the students. I can’t believe how nice they are,” she says. “The greatest gift one can give to another is a chance. That is what Augsburg did for me. It is almost impossible as a staff nurse to have one’s educational needs met. Augsburg went that mile.” Jessica Brown is a communication specialist in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 31 COMMENCEMENT ON THE FAST TRACK TO A CAREER IN TEACHING At a time when many 19-year-olds are still early in their adventures in higher learning, Abbey Payeur is completing that adventure and embarking on a new one. Payeur, of Champlin, Minn., got on the fast track and never jumped off. She enrolled in the Minnesota Post Secondary Enrollments Option program (PSEO) at the age of 15. The PSEO program allows high school juniors and seniors to take courses for credit at public and private postsecondary institutions while still in high school. Payeur decided to take full advantage of the opportunity before her and enrolled full time at North Hennepin Community College (NHCC). Because of her young age, she had to be driven to her first year of college courses by her mother. Thus, her final two years of high school were spent away from the Champlin Park schools where she’d began. “Mostly I wanted more independence, more choices in the classes I was free to take, more of a challenge,” says Payeur. When she participated in graduation ceremonies at Champlin Park High School in spring 2002, she already had an Associate of Arts degree under her belt from NHCC. Payeur always had a passion for 32 by Jessica Brown learning, and a decision about her learning after high school was an easy one. She went to a guidance counselor and asked about the better schools for elementary education. “I love school and I think I can reach the kids like me [that love school] and also the kids that don’t like it as much,” she says. “I just want to let them know how much your life can change if you choose to do well in school.” Augsburg College was at the top of the recommended list, and after an initial interview with Professor Vicki Olson, it seemed like a good fit. Payeur decided the small class sizes and the personal relationships you make with the professors was what she wanted. Payeur enrolled at Augsburg in the fall of 2002 at the age of 17. Being the youngest in class periodically posed certain challenges. “Sometimes people in class didn’t give much credit to what I would say because I was ‘just a baby,’ ” says Payeur. Very quickly, however, after the other students got to know her, she was on the same playing field as everyone else. Sometimes her youth and experience were advantages in the classroom. “There was a discussion about the Minnesota Graduate nursing student Maryann Kinney reminisces with Tony Bristo about experiences in England at Augsburg’s Central Nursing Clinic at Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis. 2004 graduation standards—profiles of learning,” Payeur says. “The other students were debating them but none had ever experienced them. I was actually in school when those were in place, and so I had a unique perspective that could add to the class.” Payeur graduated Summa Cum Laude from Augsburg with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and marched with her fellow classmates in the Commencement ceremony. In August she begins her student teaching at Oxbow Creek Elementary School in Champlin, where she lives with her husband, Micah. The next step for Payeur is looking for a permanent teaching position. After that she says, “I may return to Augsburg to complete a minor in special education or get my reading specialist certification, and eventually I would like to get a master’s degree, but I want to teach in the classroom for a while first.” Whatever she decides to do, even Payeur has to agree that she has plenty of time. Jessica Brown is a communication specialist in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. Abbey Payeur, at 19 years old, is the youngest Augsburg graduate in the Class of 2004. With an elementary education degree, she aims to teach full time and then consider graduate school. Spring/Summer 2004 SHARING A PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE by Keme Hawkins and Judy Petree Though this group of five social work students came from very different walks in life, together they discovered how their shared passions and compassion for each other helped them succeed. Throughout the past two years in Weekend College, as they faced a variety of challenges and demands on their personal and academic lives, collectively they supported each other to achieve their highest potential as students and successful graduates. Vernona Boswell, Lymoua Mouacheupao, Darin Rowles, Sophia Thompson, Matthew Thornhill, and Geralyn Williams all entered the social work program together, and on May 1 they graduated together. “They discovered that they share the passion for social justice and service to others that is the hallmark of Augsburg College,” said Tony Bibus, associate professor and social work department chair, about the group’s commitment. Three of the students shared their stories. LYMOUA MOUACHEUPAO enrolled at Augsburg after her husband lost his battle with liver cancer and left her to raise four sons. Going back to school was her way to deal with grief. “I needed a sense of meaning in life,” Mouacheupao said, and she appreciated the shared common bond of family responsibility felt in this group. GERALYN WILLIAMS came to Weekend College in 1997 after having gone in and out of college programs at other institutions for 15 years. Not sure what she wanted to do, she left school and worked at an office job, but never let her desire to finish college fade. When she finally started looking at schools Spring/Summer 2004 First row (L to R) Lymoua Mouacheupao, Matthew Thornhill, Second row (L to R) Geralyn Williams, Darin Rowles, Vernona Boswell, Sophia Thompson. again, it was the weekend program that attracted her to Augsburg. DARIN ROWLES began taking courses at Augsburg through the postsecondary program during his senior year in high school. He completed his freshman year at Augsburg until family issues, chemical abuse, and other difficulties forced him to drop out. In the mid-90s he completed an associate degree, but wanted a four-year degree. “Education has always been very important in my life, and returning to Augsburg had deep meaning to me. It was part of my plan to finish where I had started years ago.” Before Rowles resumed his education, he worked in corporate America at jobs with great pay and amazing benefits, Rowles said, but that were less than satisfying. He also worked at an adult foster home for people living with AIDS. “I found this work to be very fulfilling,” he said. “I knew I had the knack for working with people in need and keeping a level head during difficult circumstances. Social work seemed a good blend of these strengths.” The students found that studying in their cohort drew them together in rewarding ways. Initially, Rowles said he was concerned about spending two years with people who would end up sharing much of their lives with each other. He quickly learned this wouldn’t be the case. “Even though our group represented a diverse mix of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, employment background, and so on, we formed a very close bond, very quickly. Our diverse backgrounds led to lively, informed debates as we moved through our social work curriculum.” Williams said it was comforting at times going into class knowing this would be there. “I knew them well enough to feel comfortable calling them when I needed help or had questions about class assignments. I really appreciated the relationship I have with them.” Besides sharing help with academics, their mutual support was on a more personal level. Rowles said they listened to each other’s difficulties, and when one person was having an especially rough week, others would step in and be more involved with class discussion to lighten the load. “We let each other vent about the bad times and celebrated the good times,” he explained. “I honestly don’t know how I would have survived the past two years without the support of my classmates.” D.J.M. Edwards, social work undergraduate program assistant, said that weekend students often feel they are on their own, and a support group is a great advantage. “Working in a cohort breaks down barriers over time,” he said. “When ideas can flow without impediments the course material really starts to come to life.” This was an unusual group, he said, and definitely worked together as a unit, “We are so proud to have been partners in their educational journeys,” Bibus added. “The social work profession stands to gain mightily as they embark on their careers. The world will change for the better!” Keme Hawkins is a Weekend College communication major. Judy Petree is media relations manager in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 33 AAlumni LUMNINews NEWS From the Alumni Board president’s desk… I was honored to speak at Augsburg’s 135th Commencement on Saturday, May 1. More than 600 graduating students participated in the ceremony, and of these, nearly 350 were day students and 152 were Weekend College students. In addition, 33 were Rochester program candidates, and 83 received graduate degrees. These figures are in sharp contrast to those of my own Commencement ceremony 20 years ago when Weekend College had just been launched and the Rochester and graduate programs did not yet exist. Needless to say, the College has evolved in many ways over the past two decades. An Augsburg degree not only indicates that the bearer possesses knowledge, but it also suggests that the bearer has the wisdom to face challenges with confidence, integrity, and honor. In fact, as alumni, we have been blessed by the time spent immersed in the Augsburg community and its ethos—i.e., that we mattered and that with a transforming education we could make a positive difference in the world. We have been given an incredible gift. Indeed, this gift reflects the Christian heritage of Augsburg. In Romans 12, Paul writes, “do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” An Augsburg education does not end with Commencement. Instead, it is the beginning of a journey of continuous renewal. We have been transformed to appreciate that there is joy doing that which one is called to do in service to others. New graduates are now members of the Augsburg Alumni Association. What does it mean to be a member of the Alumni Association? It means staying connected to the College. Check in with us by phone (612-330-1178 or toll free 1-800-260-6590), the Web (www.augsburg.edu/alumni), or via email (alumni@augsburg.edu). Let us know what you are doing. Tell us about jobs, marriages, children, moves, and other achievements. Being an alum also means serving as an ambassador of the College. Without a doubt, many of you are or will be leaders in your communities and people will wonder what makes you shine, and part of that is being an Auggie! Attend events sponsored by the College such as Homecoming and Advent Vespers. Visit former professors. Support the College with financial and service gifts. Finally, keep the College, its students, and its faculty in your prayers. A great mission is being accomplished at Augsburg, of Auggies at the Minnesota State Fair D on’t forget to stop by the Augsburg booth at the Minnesota State Fair Aug. 26–Sept. 6. Located in the Education Building, the booth will feature alumni prize drawings, give-aways, special guests, and more. For schedule information or to volunteer for a four-hour shift at the booth, call Bobbie Chong in Public Relations and Communication at 612-330-1180 or e-mail <chong@augsburg.edu>. 34 Save the date: Annual ice cream social T he annual ice cream social at the Augsburg House will be held Aug. 31. Watch your mailbox for further details, or call Alumni/Parent Relations at 612-330-1178 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu>. Stephen Geffre On behalf of the Augsburg College Alumni Board and Association, I would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2004 on a job well done! which you and I are beneficiaries. The College depends on your support and enthusiasm for this mission. As alumni, these are gifts that we can give back to the school that has given us so much. Again, congratulations to the Class of 2004. Welcome to the Alumni Association and God bless you on the journey you are about to commence! Paul S. Mueller ’84, M.D. President, Alumni Board 2004-2005 Alumni Board meeting schedule A lumni Board meetings for the 20042005 academic year will be held Aug. 17, Nov. 16, Feb. 15, Apr. 19, and June 21. Meetings are open to the public and all alumni are invited to attend. Meetings are located in the Minneapolis Room in Christensen Center at 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit the alumni Web site at <www.augsburg.edu/alumni>, call 612-330-1178, or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu>. Spring/Summer 2004 A-Club and AWAC merger unites resources, strengthens fundraising efforts by Rebecca Welle ’05 with contributions by Lynn Mena W hen we hear the word “merger,” we usually associate it with two organizations coming together to achieve a higher goal. This is precisely what the new Augsburg College A-Club is planning to accomplish. As briefly reported in the winter issue of the Augsburg Now, the College’s two alumni athletics organizations—A-Club and the Augsburg Women’s Athletic Club (AWAC)—merged in November. This joint venture provides an even stronger foundation and organization dedicated to supporting the success of Augsburg athletics. The first official meeting of the new AClub was held November 4, and those involved are prepared for the challenge. The Executive Committee of six men and six women has updated the constitution and has also created a critical structure of committees to move the organization forward. These committees address the Athletic Hall of Fame, the annual golf tournament, membership, special events, communications, and finance/fundraising. Augsburg staff liaisons to the A-Club include Jeff Swenson ’79, assistant dean for athletics and recreation, and Heidi Breen, associate director of alumni/ parent relations. Dick “Pork Chops” Thompson ’61, president of the former A-Club, serves as interim chair, and the first A-Club Executive Committee includes: Kathie Erbes ’70 (treasurer), Dustin Froyum ’98, John Harden ’70, Jane Helmke ’83, Mark Hultgren ’82, Dick Kelley ’72 Ron Main ’56, Lisa Nos ’99, Tracy Tomforde ’92, Lisa Trainor ’81, and Tim Wendt ’83. “We are very pleased that this [merger] has taken place and will be even more pleased with the results,” said Thompson. On June 28, the new A-Club successfully hosted its first joint golf tournament—the 41st Annual Clair Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament—at the Pebble Creek course in Becker, Minn. Proceeds from this annual event underwrite various A-Club activities, including the Hall of Fame banquet. Spring/Summer 2004 taken place and are anxious to make a Deep roots and passionate goals positive impact. On the immediate For more than a half-century, the horizon, the new A-Club will be a major Augsburg A-Club has been a vital link for fundraising force for the proposed South the past, present, and future of Auggie Wing expansion of Melby Hall. The athletics. The original A-Club for athletic project is an important and necessary step letter winners was started in 1937 by four in upgrading facilities for all students, of Augsburg’s top student athletes—Ken staff, physical education majors, and Schmit ’38, Jerry Person ’39, Hoyt intercollegiate athletes. Messerer ’39, and faculty adviser Dick “This merger will combine all alumni Pautz ’37. The club is one of the oldest of Augsburg’s 18 sports into a single athletic alumni organizations in the state. advocate, dedicated to the successful Over the years the A-Club has kept tradition of excellence in education, close ties with the College and its athletes recreation, and athletics at Augsburg,” through social, athletic, and fundraising said Swenson. events. The A-Club was instrumental in As a volunteer membership raising money for numerous major organization, the A-Club is dependent on athletic facility improvements, such as the the support and active participation of all Edor Nelson athletic field, the Melby Hall athletic alumni to make it a success. If fitness center and renovation project, the you'd like more information about how annual Hall of Fame dinner and program, you can help Augsburg’s A-Club, contact the Hall of Fame display in the Melby Hall Merry Ross at 612-330-1245 or lobby, locker room improvements, and <rossm@augsburg.edu>, or contact many other projects totaling more than Jeff Swenson at 612-330-1241 or $4 million in value. <swensonj@augsburg.edu>. AWAC was started as an alumni group in 1983 by Helmke to provide female athletes with the same opportunity to stay connected to Augsburg athletics. In 1989, AWAC honored the first women inductees in the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame. “This new joint venture is truly the best future for both organizations,” said Helmke. “It unites all resources, talent, and passion into a single cause directed at supporting the success of Augsburg athletics.” Augsburg’s two alumni athletics organizations, A-Club and AWAC, merged in November 2003. Above, Bob Strommen ’74 (center) Thompson, addresses the audience with President Frame and his mother, Helmke, and all Gladys (Boxrud) Strommen ’46, by his side during the Clair members involved said Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament dinner in June 2003. The tournament, the largest yearly fundraiser for the A-Club, was they are excited this renamed in honor of his father, Clair Strommen ’46, in 2002. merger has finally 35 CLASS NOTES Class Notes Gloria (Greguson) Johnson, Minneapolis, left the Golden Valley City Council after 27 years of service. She will continue to work as a substitute teacher in Robbinsdale District 281 schools, as well as to serve on the Golden Valley Foundation, Envision steering and youth committees, and sing in the church choir. 1950 Phebe (Dale) Hanson, St. Paul, published a new book, Why Still Dance: 75 years: 75 poems. Hanson recently read from her book at Kieran’s Irish Pub in Minneapolis after it was chosen by The Rake magazine’s Happy Hour Book Club as a “selection of the month.” 1953 Quentin Goodrich, Port Ludlow, Wash., was elected vice president of the Washington State School Directors Association, an organization of almost 1,500 school directors in Washington. He served on his local school board for over 16 years and has been re-elected for another four-year term. Quentin is also chairman of the School Trust Lands Task Force for his state association. 1956 Richard Thorud, Bloomington, Minn., retired after 34 years with the Toro Company. He was senior principal research engineer and holds 52 patents. 1957 Lois (Kolden) Larson lives with her husband, Donald, in Seaside, Ore., a small tourist town on the northern Oregon coast where Donald is mayor. 36 The Larsons can be contacted at <larsondonlo@harborside.com>. 1958 Doris (Johnson) Deml, St. Cloud, Minn., received the Ray Johnson Distinguished Service in Senior Housing Award, given annually through the Minnesota Health and Housing Alliance to one recipient in Minnesota. Doris is director of operations at Clearwater Suites, an assistedliving facility in Alexandria, Minn. 1966 Judith Engle Christenson Kerr, Cornucopia, Wis., graduated from Luther Seminary with a Master of Arts in Doctrine and Theology in May 2003. She is pursuing her M.S./Ph.D. in distance learning from Capella University. She can be contacted at <jkcorny@yahoo.com>. Daryl Kosloske, Winston-Salem, N.C., is president and CEO of Behavioral Health Resources, Inc. (BHR), which manages health and substance abuse benefits for health plans and self-insured employers in North Carolina. Daryl was previously vice president of behavioral health services for NovantHealth. He received his M.S.W. from the University of Denver. His wife, Hilary, is a stockbroker and the couple has two daughters, ages 11 and 16. ordained in March 2000. He continues to coach volleyball at Grand Meadow High School, and was inducted into the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches’ Hall of Fame in November. 1968 Jan Pedersen Schiff, Mill Valley, Calif., received the Milley Award for creative achievement in the arts, presented by the Mill Valley Art Commission. She is the artistic director and founder of Singers Marin, a non-profit organization of choruses for youth and adults. Wayne Hansen, Cheyenne, Wyo., is director of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum and the Cheyenne Depot Museum. His wife, Lois B. Hansen ’69, is a quilter and artist and also sings with the Capital Chorale in Cheyenne. The couple recently celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. 1971 Bessie Hughes, Minneapolis, was included in an article in the winter 2003-04 issue of Minnesota History magazine that featured her husband, Solomon Hughes, who before his death in 1987 was a top Minneapolis-based golf professional. The article investigated his 1948 battle with the then “white-only” PGA when he attempted to enter the St. Paul Open tournament. 1973 William Payne, Mendota Heights, Minn., was named an assistant professor in Metropolitan State University’s College of Professional Studies, where he coordinates the alcohol and drug counseling major and teaches undergraduate courses in alcohol and drug counseling, chemical dependency counseling, and dual disorders. William came to Metropolitan State University in 2000; he previously taught in the INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI Courtesy photo 1948 1967 Rev. Ron Prigge, Racine, Minn., is a pastor at the dual parishes of Immanuel (Racine, Minn.) and St. John’s (Sargeant, Minn.) Lutheran churches. After teaching and coaching (football, wrestling, and volleyball) for 30 years, he enrolled at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., and was Nohn Rebecca Kidau ’88 currently resides in Monrovia, Liberia, where she assists the deputy minister for special projects at the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs. Spring/Summer 2004 ALUMNI PROFILE by Rebecca Welle ’05 When the Rev. Dr. Ben H. Coltvet ’66 toured with the Augsburg Choir to Berlin in 1965, little did he know that he would eventually return to Berlin as a pastor at the American Church in Berlin (ACB). Courtesy photo Rev. Dr. Ben H. Coltvet ’66: Pastoral call leads to Berlin Coltvet is currently serving as pastor of the ACB, where he and his wife, Margit, reside. He and Margit found their way to Berlin through the Division for Global Mission (DGM) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). “It was in the interview process and selection process for working with DGM that a call was extended to us to serve in Berlin,” said Coltvet. The ACB is an independent church that has close relationships with the ELCA, the American Foreign Christian Union (AFCU), the Association of International Churches in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg. Coltvet graduated from Augsburg with a B.A. in biology and a minor in political science. “I was going to be a funeral director,” Coltvet said, but “instead ended up going to the Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul.” Courtesy photo At Luther, Coltvet received a Master of Divinity degree and then went on to attain a Certificate of Supervised Training in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania. Later, he received a Doctor of Ministry degree from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in Marriage and Family Care. During his time at Augsburg, Coltvet served as president of the Augsburg Choir, president The Rev. Dr. Ben Coltvet ’66 and his wife, of Student Christian Fellowship, and Margit, reside in Berlin, Germany, where was involved in Men’s Senate. It was at Coltvet serves as pastor of the American Augsburg that Coltvet met Margit. Church in Berlin. After two years at Augsburg, Margit transferred to Cornell University for a degree in nursing, and in 1968 they were married. The members of the ACB come from more than 15 Christian denominations and more than 30 different nations. They are united by three commonalities, which include their Christian faith, the English language, and the spirit of tolerance that appreciates and rejoices in the difference. The congregation consists of nearly 280 attending members with an average Sunday attendance of 175 worshippers. Their congregation has been welcoming worshippers to Berlin since the mid-1880s and has ministered to an estimated 1,250 members and countless visitors seeking a spiritual home in the past 25 years. The location of the ACB holds great significance, Coltvet said, not only because of the city it is in, but also because of the building itself. The importance of the city of Berlin has to do with its “unique physical location, its historically symbolic importance, and its current political importance,” Coltvet said. Because of this, “ACB recognizes a compelling need to play a Christian role in building bridges across diversity in the city.” Coltvet and his wife enjoy living in Berlin and have an avid interest in traveling, as they have ventured to Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Kenya, Cameroon, Tanzania, England, Hungary, Austria, and Italy all in the last few years—much of this travel being work related. The Coltvets have five grown children and four grandchildren who are scattered throughout North America. Their youngest daughter attends graduate school at the Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio, for violin performance. The American Church in Berlin, where the Rev. Dr. Coltvet ’66 serves. Spring/Summer 2004 This October, the Alumni Association tour to Germany and Eastern Europe will feature a special worship service with Coltvet at the ACB. 37 Class Notes Phil Lundin, Apple Valley, Minn., was named the 2003 National Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track Coaches Association. Phil, who is the men’s track and field coach at the University of Minnesota, is the first Minnesota men’s or women’s track coach to earn the national honor. He has been the head coach of the Golden Gophers’ men’s track and field team since 1996. He also earned Big Ten Coach of the Year and the USTCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year honors. He and his wife, Sue, have two children: Dann, 22, and Teresa, 15. Stephen Geffre Stephen Geffre 1974 LUTHERAN FREE CHURCH REUNION AND CELEBRATION Stephen Geffre addiction counseling and human services programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. 1975 Patricia (Phelps) Georg, Hopkins, Minn., received both the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award from the Air Force Association and the R.W. Rawlings Teacher of the Year Award for 2003. 1976 Chris Jensen, St. Paul, is a teacher at Mounds Park Academy, where he has worked for 20 years. From 1994-96 he and his wife, Barbara, a children’s book author and illustrator, traveled to Lima, Peru, to teach at an international school. He receives periodic leaves for education and travel abroad, the two most recent being a trip to Tanzania to accompany elephant DNA researchers, as well as a vacation with his wife’s South African family to Botswana. In addition to teaching and traveling, he continues to enjoy playing and coaching soccer Rev. Dr. Norman W. Wahl, Rochester, Minn., celebrated the 38 A festive celebration of the tradition and heritage of the Lutheran Free Church was held June 12. Alumni and friends gathered at Augsburg for a special day of worship, “singspiration,” testimonials, lectures, dining, and conversation. 25th anniversary of his ordination in June. He is the executive pastor at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester, and is married to Kathryn (Anderson) ’76. 1977 Pamela Carlson and her husband, Phil Heide ’58, recently returned from spending a year working and living in Oslo, Norway, where Pamela was cantor, organist, and choir director at Holmen menighet (congregation) in Nesbru, Norway. Holmen is part of the Lutheran Church of Norway. Their 10-year-old daughter, Selena, attended fourth grade in a Norwegian school. Bruce Cunningham, Maplewood, Minn., was elected president of the Minnesota Osteopathic Medical Society for 2004-2006. Bruce is a family physician at MinnHealthWoodbury and serves on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners and the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. He and his wife, Pam, have four children ranging in age from 11 to 18. Heidi (Leaf) Haagenson, New London, Minn., completed her master’s degree thesis at St. Cloud State University, titled: “The Nonlinear Nature of Jamaican Women’s Writing: Louise Bennett,” and dedicated this work to the children at Sunbeam Boys Home, near Spanishtown, Jamaica, where Heidi has traveled many times since 1995. While in Jamaica, Heidi is involved in work projects at the Sunbeam Boys Spring/Summer 2004 Jacqueline Knight, Minneapolis, was featured in the Minneapolis Star Tribune for her work as writer and director of Youth Performance Company’s production, Freedom Riders, recently performed at the Howard Conn Fine Arts Center in Minneapolis. Jonathan Moren, Eden Prairie, Minn., has been a dentist with the Boynton Health Service at the University of Minnesota for over 20 years. In addition, he is co-owner of a private dental office in Edina, named Pentagon Dental Group, Ltd. He is the official team dentist of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. Jonathan was recently chosen as president-elect of the Minneapolis Dental Society. He will take over the presidency for a one-year term in April 2005. He is married to Bonnie (Lamon) ’78, an adapted physical education teacher for Bloomington Schools. 1980 Brett Batterson, Gross Pointe, Mich., was named executive director of the University of Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. Brett was previously chief operating officer of Detroit’s Michigan Opera Theatre, and also served as manager of the Detroit Opera House. Judith Driscoll, Maplewood, Minn., received a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in May. She can be contacted at <driscoll.j@juno.com>. Carolyn (Johnson) Spargo, Chaska, Minn., was named to the “Who’s Who in America” 20032004 directory. Spring/Summer 2004 Bob Wick, St. Louis Park, Minn., received the “Building Responsible Youth” award from the Minnetonka Rotary Club for his work in youth ministry. He has been an integral part of shaping youth ministry on the junior high and senior high levels. His involvement with mission trips, youth retreats, and mentoring youth in confirmation and beyond has connected him with many of the youth at a critical time in their lives. ALUMNI IN THE MILITARY Courtesy photo 1978 1981 1982 Wendy (Fiscus) Dybdal, Mendota Heights, Minn., completed her master’s degree in organizational management from the University of Phoenix in 2002. She works in management at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, and has two children—Kyle and Kira—with her husband, Kevin. 1987 Sharon A. Romano, Minneapolis, is enrollment and student services assistant director and liaison for American Indian students at Metropolitan State University. She previously served as staff assistant at the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council as well as multicultural affairs director at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Samantha Michele Kronschnabel ’03 graduated as a combat engineer platoon commander from Marine Corps infantry school in Quantico, Va., in March. She reported to Camp Lejuene, N.C., for duty and welcomes correspondence via e-mail at <kronsch5@hotmail.com>. CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL & HIGH TEA Staff photo Home and enjoys spending time with the boys. She received an American Association of University Women Career Development Grant in 2001. 1988 Eric Sime, Rochester, Minn., received the National Service Provider of the Year Award from the National Association of Career and Technical Educators at their annual national convention in Orlando, Fla., in December. He was named a Minnesota state award recipient in February 2003, making him eligible for the national award. Eric is the special needs advisor/ADA coordinator for Rochester Community and Technical College. Music scholarship donors and recipients gathered April 21 for the annual Chamber Music Recital & High Tea, an event that allows donors to attend a performance by the recipients of their scholarships as well as to enjoy tea and hors d’oeuvres with the students following the recital. Pictured above, Borghild Gisselquist (left) and senior Emily Forsberg (right) are served by Ned Kantar, assistant professor of music (center). 39 Class Notes 1991 Patricia (Noren) Enderson, Elk River, Minn., is senior marketing communications specialist at Kern, DeWenter, Viere, a CPA and business advisory firm located in Minneapolis and St. Cloud. Carolyn Pool, Minneapolis, starred in Mercy of a Storm at Florida Stage in Manalapan, Fla. The production was written by Twin Cities’ playwright Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Guthrie dramaturg Michael Bigelow Dixon and featured a Twin Cities’ cast. The theatre critic for Florida’s Sun-Sentinel wrote that Carolyn’s performance was “comic but with an edge, making the play sparkle like shattered glass.” Darbi Worley, New York, was cast in the Bat Company at the Flea Theater in New York City, a resident company at The Flea. Each year over 1,000 actors audition for a spot in the 30-person company. She performed in the play Design Your Kitchen, April 14 through May 22. She also filmed scenes for the new Glenn Close movie, Heights, and an episode of HBO’s The Sopranos. Her Web site is <darbiworley.com>. 1992 Heather Johnston was named Minneapolis budget director for the Minnesota Department of Finance. She spent three years at the federal Office of Management and Budget in Washington, D.C. David L. Murr of Boston University, now at Dartmouth College, was awarded the 2004 Scarf Award, given to one person, worldwide, each year for an outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the field of space science. In his dissertation, “Magnetosphereionosphere coupling on mesoand macros-scales,” he uses both data analysis and MHD simulations to comprehensively address the physical processes of two magnetospheric-ionspheric coupling phenomena: traveling convection vortices and the response of the global magnetosphere-ionosphere convection pattern to the Staff photo Staff photo AUGSBURG CONCERT BAND 2004 TOUR changes in the interplanetary magnetic field. David will present an invited talk on the subject of his thesis at the 2004 fall AGU meeting in San Francisco. Lisa (Barber) Zahn, Richmond, Minn., opened a yarn shop called The Itty Bitty Knit Shop, Ltd., in Richmond. She and her husband, an elementary music and band teacher for the St. Cloud public school district, have a son, Elijah, in first grade, and a daughter, Rose, a preschooler. 1995 Daniel R. Werner, St. Paul, is a mortgage broker/loan officer with Regents Mortgage. He can be contacted at <DWerner@ regentsmortgage.com>. Jon Olsen, Minneapolis, is an electronic solutions coordinator at ProGroup, a diversity and management consulting firm. Jon and his wife, Leann (Freeberg) ’96, have a daughter, Eleanor, 1. Jane Jeong Trenka’s book The Language of Blood: A Memoir was named Best Book by a Local Author by City Pages. The book was also cited by the Minnesota Humanities Commission for a “New Voice” commendation, received the Minnesota Book Award for “Autobiography/ Memoir,” and was a Barnes & Noble Great New Writers selection. The Augsburg Concert Band toured the Midwest May 2–8, stopping in Sebeka, Minn.; Rugby, N.Dak.; Glendive, Mont.; The Black Hills, S.Dak.; and Chamberlain, S.Dak. Pictured above is alumnus Dave Kerkvliet ’95 (left), Sebeka High School band director, standing with Robert Stacke ’71 (right), Augsburg Concert Band director, in front of Kerkvliet’s high school band. The Augsburg and Sebeka bands performed a joint concert for the entire (K-12) Sebeka school on May 3. Pictured at right is junior Molly Erickson (left) and senior Sara Lahr (right) posing in front of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. 40 1996 Tracy Mazion Smith, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., graduated from the University of Maryland in May with a Master of Science in Health Care Administration. She is the coordinator of the donor egg program at the Center for Reproductive Medicine. She lives with her husband, Drew, and children (Thea Ose and Aidan Smith) in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Spring/Summer 2004 Courtesy photo ALUMNI AMBASSADORS The deployment included training and real-world operations in Iraq and Liberia. 2000 Lewis Nelson is enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he studied Korean at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif., for 63 weeks and received an associate’s in Korean. He was then assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s 311th Military Intelligence Battalion, stationed in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. He married Holly Ann Downs in 2003 and the couple has a son, Benjamin Lewis, born in December. Lewis is currently in Mosul, Iraq. Sharon (Hendrickson) Gronberg ’67 of Austin, Texas, represented both Augsburg and Texas Lutheran University in March at a Lutheran college fair in Austin. In May, she and her husband, the Rev. Karl Gronberg, returned to Augsburg to attend Commencement and celebrate the graduation of their daughter, Rhia Gronberg ’04, who received her B.A. in international relations and political science. 1997 Renee Blue, Andover, Minn., was named an outstanding teacher by the Anoka-Hennepin School District where she teaches kindergarten at Rum River Elementary School. Renee has been a part of the AnokaHennepin School District for 14 years, including the last three at Rum River. She is part of the Staff Development Committee and the Rum River Family and Teacher Association. Allison Corwin, Salem, Ore., is director of the McKay High School theatre program and teaches theatre and English in the Salem-Keiser School District. Ryan Goetz, Crystal, Minn., became a franchisee of Handyman Connection (www.handymanconnection. com) in March, providing home improvement and repair in the Twin Cities metro area. Andrew Small, Richfield, Minn., was recognized by Minnesota Lawyer magazine as Spring/Summer 2004 one of 15 “up-and-coming” attorneys of 2004. The honorees were selected by the editors from nominations made by bar associations, law schools, judges, lawyers, and other members of the legal community. Andrew works for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. 1998 Natalie K. Abbott, Champlain, Minn., received a juris doctor degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul in January. Ted Schultz, Cannon Falls, Minn., was named athletic director for the Bloomington School District. Previously, he served as activities director and football coach at Cannon Falls. Jason M. Wardlow, a Marine Corps captain, returned from an eight-month deployment onboard the USS Iwo Jima, while assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Camp Lejeune, N.C. Anne Marie de Jong, Bloomington, Minn., was quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune after attending a fundraising speech by Vice President Dick Cheney in February. 2003 Matthew Groth, Eagan, Minn., appeared as a contestant on NBC’s Fear Factor in April. Andrew Quandt recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N.J. Marga Chiri was accepted to graduate school at Purdue University, Ind., to pursue a Ph.D. in computer science. Marga received the GAANN Fellowship and credits his graduate school accomplishment to the McNair Program. 2004 Brian Timm, Minneapolis, was accepted into Luther Seminary and will begin his studies this fall. Weddings Amy S. Ellingrod ’95 married Mark Swain in April. The couple resides in Valencia, Calif. Darlene Mueller ’96 married Matthew Finnerty in March. The couple resides in Tampa, Fla. Jennifer Kettering ’96 married Corey Doerfler in September. Jennifer is a senior project analyst for Qwest. The couple resides in Roseville, Minn. Nicole Warner ’01 married Marc Simml (international student, spring semester, 1999) in June 2003 in Hoversten Chapel. The couple resides in Lippstadt, Germany. Births/Adoptions Bonnie Gutknecht Miller ’91 and her husband, Thurston, Granger, Ind.—a son, Koert Donart, in April. He joins sister Salinda, 2. Bonnie can be contacted at <leaflaker@mail.com>. Heather Johnston ’92 and Dr. Jason Koch ’93, Rochester, Minn.— a son, Simon Koch, in October. Shannon (Schultz) Van Buskirk ’93 and her husband, Renner, S.Dak.—a son, Jacob, in March 2003. Shannon works for Pfizer, Inc., and is pursuing her MBA at the University of Sioux Falls. Dana (Ryding) ’93 and Jeff Martin—a son, Noah Jeffrey, in February. Jessica (Ferrell) ’93 and Brad Zenner ’92, Minneapolis— adopted a daughter, Lily Jin, in October; Lily was born in Hunan, China, in December 2002. Jessica is a business analyst for Marshall Field’s Travel Service and can be contacted at <jessicazenner@ hotmail.com>. Brad works at Fallon. 41 Class Notes Lynnel (Wakefield) ’96 and Ian Taylor, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.—twin sons, Jacob Bruce and Joseph Brian, in November. Lynnel is a business analyst for Express Scripts and can be contacted at <mntaylors@usfamily.net>. Brooke (Manisto) ’96 and Erik Reseland ’98, St. Anthony, Minn.—a daughter, Elsa Leigh, in November. Anne Lalla ’96 and Todd Johnson, Shoreview, Minn.— a son, Evan Edward Johnson, in September 2002. Jessica (Barker) ’97 and Paul Johnson, Minneapolis— a daughter, Lily Grace, in July 2003. Jessica is a business analyst for Target Corporation, and can be contacted at <PaulJessMax@msn.com>. Jennifer (Crego) ’00 and Chad Carls ’00, St. Michael, Minn.— a son, Andrew Joseph, in Send us your news and photos! Please tell us about the news in your life, your new job, move, marriage, and births. Don’t forget to send photos! For news of a death, printed notice is required, e.g. an obituary, funeral notice, or program from a memorial service. Send your news items, photos, or change of address by mail to: Augsburg Now Class Notes, Augsburg College, CB 146, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN, 55454, or e-mail to <alumni@augsburg.edu>. October. He joins brother Tommy, 2. Chad teaches chemistry at Champlin Park High School. Mia Carol (Kordovsky) ’00 and Dr. James Stafford, Bismarck, N.Dak.—a daughter, Madeline Grace, in February. She joins sister Ellie, 3. Mia can be contacted at <miajim98@hotmail.com>. Nathan Kyle Dorenkamp ’00 and his wife, Mary, Farmington, Minn.—a son, Dominic James, in March. He joins siblings Michael, 5, and Adrienne, 2. Nathan is a software tester at Thomson West. Chad Trench ’02 and his wife, Ann, Minneapolis—a son, Ted Thomas, in October. Elisa Titus ’02 MAL and her husband, Matt—a daughter, Abigail Clara. ALUMNI BENEFITS As a member of the Augsburg College Alumni Association, you are a very important part of the College community and are welcome to receive various benefits and forms of communication: • The award-winning College and alumni magazine, Augsburg Now • The Alumni/Parent Relations Web site, www.augsburg.edu/alumni • College updates and news of your classmates from your class agent • Invitations to Homecoming, reunions, and other special events hosted on campus and in your communities • Access to the fitness center (w/picture ID) and Lindell Library (a one-time fee will be assessed to check out materials) • Access to career services resources • Alumni tuition discount • Legacy Scholarship for qualified family members attending the day school program • The opportunity to attend all regular season home athletic events free of charge • The opportunity to volunteer on leadership boards and committees • The opportunity to register for alumni tours around the world Please contact the Office of Alumni/Parent Relations for more information on your alumni benefits, and let us know how you would like to be involved. We welcome your participation, ideas, and feedback and look forward to staying in touch with you. 612-330-1178 • 1-800-260-6590 • alumni@augsburg.edu __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Full name Maiden name Class year or last year attended __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Street address __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City State Zip Is this a new address? ■ Yes ■ No ________________________________________________________________________________ Home telephone E-mail ■ Okay to publish your e-mail address? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Employer Position Work telephone Is spouse also a graduate of Augsburg College? ■ Yes ■ No If yes, class year_______________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Spouse name Maiden name Your news: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 42 Spring/Summer 2004 In Memoriam Elsie (Lokken) Lower ’30, Minneapolis, died in February; she was 96. She taught English and social studies for many years at Phillips Junior High School in Minneapolis. A member of the Augsburg Associates, she enjoyed a lifetime of contact with Augsburg, and counted many Auggies among her closest longtime friends. She and her husband, Kenneth ’28, were among the first residents of Augustana Apartments in Minneapolis, where she became an active volunteer. At the time of her death, she had lived in the apartments longer than any other resident. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Bliss ’56 and Mary Farmer ’63; five grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband. Elmer A. Hendrickson ’31, San Diego, Calif., died in May 2003. He was a retired teacher. He is survived by his wife, Marie, and two daughters. Olive (Casperson) Nelson ’38, Burnsville, Minn., died in October; she was 87. Her passion in life was caring for her husband and her children; she loved to travel, entertain, and sew. She is survived by four children, 11 grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd. Harold Schwartz ’49, Richfield, Minn., died in October; he was 81. He served in the Army Air Force in both WWII and the Korean War. As a civilian, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 26 years until his retirement in 1982. Throughout his later years his Christian faith and his Jewish roots became increasingly important to him. He was a member of Ebenezer Lutheran Brethren Church and an enthusiastic supporter of Lutheran Brethren World Missions and Jewish Christian organizations. He will perhaps be most remembered for his special ministry of encouragement to missionaries, Spring/Summer 2004 pastors, church staff, and friends from different places. During his life he sent out thousands of cards and letters letting people know he was praying for them and appreciated them and their work. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Carol; a daughter, Linda; and two grandsons. Rev. Lyle H. Shaw ’50, Covenant Village, Westminster, Colo., died in August 2003; he was 80. He was a member of the Army Air Corps during WWII, earning several service awards including the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. He served First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, for four years, and was then persuaded to join the military chaplaincy. He was stationed in seven states and in both Germany and Vietnam, retiring in 1974 after 20 years of service and having achieved the rank of colonel. He continued his role as chaplain at the VA Hospital in Fort Snelling, working full time and then part time until 1994. He and his wife moved to Covenant Village in Westminster in 2001, where he continued to minister to confined residents with his harmonica and favorite hymns. He is survived by his wife, Delphine; three children; and four grandchildren. Arthur Kuross ’51, Mendota Heights, Minn., died in April; he was 76. He was a retired manager with J.C.Penney Company, and a past president of Augsburg’s A-Club. He is survived by his wife, Val; two daughters, Kathleen ’85 and Nancy; three sons, Steven ’76, Paul, and Peter; and seven grandchildren. Jean C. (Anderson) Peterson ’51, Eagan, Minn., died in February; she was 78. She was a speech pathologist at Kenny Institute and VA Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Warren, and her son, Jon. Else “BJ” Bjornstad ’58, Minneapolis, died in February. She was a research editor for Together magazine (a Methodist publication) as well as a teacher. For more than 25 years, she worked for the U.S. government in the Department of Social Security—first in the regional office in Chicago, then in the Final Appeals Division in Washington, D.C. She also served in the Marines during WWII and continued in the Reserves until 1959, retiring as a major. She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth ’43; four nephews; and three nieces. Erwin W. “Chris” Christensen ’58, Hastings, Minn., died in December; he was 67. He taught middle school science in Hastings from 1970 to 1995 before retiring. He also taught in Rushford, Minn., and Reedsburg, Wis. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Mary Lou (Baker) ’61; two children; and six grandchildren. Donald W. Elfstrum ’59, Verndale, Minn., died in July 2003; he was 66. He worked at the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in St. Paul, retiring in 1987 after 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Claudia; two sons; and three grandsons. Frank D. Hawks ’59, Cannon Falls, Minn., died in December; he was 71. An Army veteran, he taught and coached in Cannon Falls for 32 years. He was inducted into the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jean; and two children, Lee ’85 and Susan. Rev. Dr. Richard L. Husfloen ’60 died unexpectedly in September of a heart attack in Phoenix, Ariz., three days before he was scheduled to undergo back surgery at the Mayo Clinic. He had retired July 1 from Augustana University College in Camrose, Alberta, Canada, where he had served as president since 1996. During his tenure he and his administration eliminated salary rollbacks, balanced the budget, and increased enrollment. Husfloen’s background was rich and varied—he held a career in the airline industry, served as an administrative assistant to synod bishops in the ALC for 15 years, and also served as a development director at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and Waterloo Lutheran Seminary. In addition, he served as an assistant professor of sociology at Augsburg and as a visiting lecturer on church and society at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Iowa. He leaves behind a host of friends, across the continent and around the world, who join his brother, Jim ’54, in mourning his passing. Susan Lowe ’74, Denver, Colo., died in August 2003; she was 51. She is survived by her mother, stepfather, and five siblings. Thomas Wyatt ’94, Brainerd, Minn., died in March from a car accident; he was 33. He was a respected member of the law enforcement community. He is survived by his wife, Chanttel; a daughter, Brienna; and a son, Kyle. Sonja Eylandt, St. Paul, died in April; she was 86. Born in Saaremaa, Estonia, her country was invaded by Russia during WWII. She lived in a displacedpersons camp for approximately three years, and in 1951 immigrated to the United States with her mother and her son; her husband died on the operating table during the war. She was driven by an uncommon work ethic, determined to take care of her mother and son. In addition to working for Gould Incorporated for more than 30 years, she also worked in the “Chin Wag” (now Murphy Grill) at Augsburg for nearly 40 years. She held positions with other companies as well, such as Goodwill Easter Seals and Cub Foods. She is survived by a son, five children, and six greatgrandchildren. 43 SPARK YOUR SPIRIT October 2–9 Saturday, October 2 Friday, October 8 Men’s Soccer Alumni Game Heritage Society Breakfast 5 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field 8:30 a.m.—Christensen Center Monday, October 4 Class of 1954 Reunion Breakfast “Spark the Campus with Spirit Trivia Contest” begins 7 p.m.—Christensen Center Tuesday, October 5 9 a.m.—Arnold Atrium, Foss Center Homecoming Chapel 10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel Class of 1954 Luncheon “Keeping Your Spirit Healthy” Annual College Health Fair 11:30 a.m.—Arnold Atrium, Foss Center 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.—Quad Campus Tour Third Annual Powder Puff game* 7 p.m.—Edor-Nelson Athletic Field Wednesday, October 6 2 p.m.—Gather in Foss Center Women’s Soccer vs. Gustavus Adolphus College 5 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field Augsburg Associates Annual Fall Luncheon Town & Country Club, St. Paul 10 a.m.—Craft Sale 11:40 a.m.—Annual Business Meeting Noon—Luncheon/Program International Student Alumni Reception 4:30–6 p.m.—Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center Augsburg Ethnic Programs Celebration 5:30–6:45 p.m.—Christensen Center Scholastic Connections Social & Dinner Featuring an auction of signed limited edition prints by Minneapolis artist Kenneth Caldwell to benefit the Scholastic Connections scholarship fund 7–8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center Volleyball vs. Hamline University 7:30 p.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium Auggie Variety Show* 7 p.m.—Foss Center Men’s Soccer vs. Gustavus Adolphus College 7:30 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field Volleyball vs. North Central (Minn.) 7:30 p.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium Faculty Violin Recital 5:30–8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center Big Screen Movie* 9 p.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium Annual Picnic in the Park/Wrestling Reunion and Party 11 a.m.—Murphy Park Campus Tour 11 a.m.—Gather in Christensen Center Volleyball Alumnae Match 11 a.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium Class of 1994 Tailgating Reunion 11:30 a.m.—Class of 1994 tent, across from Murphy Park between Urness & Christensen Music Therapy 30th Anniversary Lunch & Workshop Noon—Riverside Room, Christensen Center 7:30 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL) Alumni Gathering Saturday, October 9 Noon—Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center Science Alumni Gathering 9:30–11:30 a.m.—Marshall Room, Christensen Center Football Game vs. Gustavus Adolphus College 1 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field Annual Social Work Alum Network (SWAN) Brunch 10 a.m.—Augsburg Room, Christensen Center Thursday, October 7 Athletic Hall of Fame Reception & Dinner Original art by Kenneth Caldwell HHomecoming OMECOMING 2004 First Decade/Wrestling Post-Game Party Upstairs at Grandma’s after the game English Dept. Alumni Reunion Nursing Alumni Association Brunch 4–5 p.m.—Lindell Library, Room 301 10 a.m.—Century Room, Christensen Center Homecoming Dinner & Reunion Parties Stephen “Gabe” Gabrielson ’63 Organ Recital 5:30 p.m., Dinner—Christensen Center 7:30 p.m., Reunion Parties (1954, 1964, & 1979)—Locations TBA 10:30 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel This is a preliminary calendar and is subject to change; please watch for your full Homecoming event brochure—due in mailboxes later this summer. * Denotes student activities 2211 Riverside Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55454 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Minneapolis, MN Permit No. 2031 Vision 2004 BY SUE KLASEUS,VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS Although we’ve called these past four years the “quiet phase” of the campaign, it has certainly been an active and exciting time for all of us here at Augsburg College. It’s been a productive time, too, as we’ve raised nearly 30 million of our $55 million campaign goal during this time. In April, we went public with Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College and we’ve stepped up our activity manyfold. Already we’ve enjoyed many successes. The impact of this campaign will be felt by thousands of students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and most importantly, by our community for decades to come. The effects of our campaign go well beyond our borders as we prepare students to make a difference in many areas critical to the world’s future. We’re drawing top-notch students and faculty; and we’re providing them with the best Vision is published by: Augsburg College Editor Lynn James Photographer Stephen Geffre Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Contributing Writers Kristin Anderson Leif Anderson Dave Benson Lynn James Sue Klaseus Betsey Norgard Alice Pepin Nancy Steblay www.augsburg.edu/campaign 2 facilities in which to teach and learn. Our campaign will have a lasting, positive impact on our ability to provide a quality education to a greater number of students now and well into the future. We’re fortunate to have already received many wonderful campaign gifts. We wish to thank all of our donors for their contributions, regardless of the size of their gifts. We’ve been blessed by receipt of six, seven-figure gifts and seventy, $100,000+ leadership gifts to be used in various areas of the campaign. These 70 gifts range from, $100,000 to $999,999. Look for more information on some of these gifts elsewhere in this insert. These donors and many others believe in Augsburg’s long tradition of service to the community and have demonstrated this belief with their generous donations and involvement. However, to accomplish a campaign like Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College, we have to enter an entirely new realm of philanthropic giving. Our alumni giving must increase to be competitive with other private colleges. Our endowment must grow to AUGSBURG CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP GIFTS KINNEY JOHNSON ’65 $1 million for the new Science Center (lifetime giving in excess of $2 million) ALAN RICE $1 million for Si Melby Hall expansion JEAN TAYLOR ’85 and ROGER GRIFFITH ’84 and THE GLEN A.TAYLOR FOUNDATION $1.5 million for the new Science Center FEDERAL APPROPRIATION $1 million for the new Science Center thanks to U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo ’59 and others JIM AND KATHY HAGLUND and CENTRAL CONTAINER CORPORATION Leading the campaign with a $1 million undesignated gift E. MILTON KLEVEN ’46 and FAMILY $500,000 to endow the first President’s Scholarship (lifetime giving in excess of $1 million) LILLY ENDOWMENT, INC. $2 million for a program titled “Exploring Our Gifts: Connecting Faith, Vocation, and Work” sustain the long-term viability of this fine institution, and we must keep our physical plant vibrant and relevant with state-of-the-art facilities to better serve students, faculty, staff, and the community. Recently I’ve been reading The Greater Good, by Claire Gaudiani, and am intrigued by her assertion that the next 50 years will see the largest private intergenerational wealth transfer in human history. Experts at Boston College have projected that between 1998 and 2052, $31 to $41 trillion of “THE CHALLENGE OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS IS TO SUSTAIN AND INCREASE GIVING BY PEOPLE OF ALL CATEGORIES.” –CLAIRE GAUDIANI, THE GREATER GOOD wealth will move from one generation to another. During that time, they estimate our economy will produce more than 10 million new millionaires. Gaudiani asserts that despite such wealth, the trend in generosity has remained under two percent of personal income for 30 years. The real problem, according to Gaudiani, is that we have stopped nurturing and building our giving habits at just the wrong time. You also may find this book worth reading. It may help to inspire us all to even greater heights of philanthropy. To reinforce this culture change, our branding and visibility campaign launched this past year helped to get the Augsburg mission out into the world. Breaking ground for our new Science Center, opening the doors of the new Gateway Building, and celebrating the renovation of Si Melby Hall, along with exponential growth in the Annual Fund and our endowment, will send similar messages to the public. Augsburg is strong; it stands on a long tradition of transforming our students and serving the community. We are a major player in this region on compelling issues such as K-12 education, healthcare workforce development, science and math education, theater, fine arts, and so much more. We can stand up and be proud of Augsburg and our many successes. The recent campaign kickoff was a turning point in our history. We must continue building on the tradition of giving by all constituents associated with our fine college, and find new friends willing to help. Our challenge is great, but the momentum is strong, and we have committed faculty, staff, regents, and volunteers who stand ready and willing to make this dream a reality. As you read this campaign update, we hope you will ask yourself, “How can I help?” Please don’t hesitate to contact me should you want to talk about your support of Augsburg. Remember, all gifts are important to Augsburg’s future. ■ CAMPAIGN CABINET MICHAEL O. FREEMAN co-chair JAMES E. HAGLUND co-chair JEAN M.TAYLOR ’85 co-chair RICHARD T. COLVIN ’74 TRACY LYNN ELFTMANN ’81 PRESIDENT WILLIAM V. FRAME KATHRYN H.TUNHEIM REV. DR. NORMAN W.WAHL ’75 SUSAN J. KLASEUS HONORARY CO-CHAIRS PETER AGRE ’70 RODNEY (ROD) BURWELL EDWIN C. (SKIP) and BARBARA CARLSON GAGE BISHOP MARK HANSON ’68 and IONE AGRIMSON HANSON ’68 R. LUTHER (LUTE) OLSON ’56 and CHRISTINE TORETTI OLSON MARTIN OLAV SABO ’59 and SYLVIA LEE SABO GLADYS BOXRUD STROMMEN ’46 Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College was officially kicked off at the Augsburg Community Festival on Sunday, April 18, 2004. 3 Augsburg kicks off campaign at community festival It was a day of promise. Blessed by 80degree weather and a reprieve from rain showers, the College officially kicked off Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College on Sunday, April 18, 2004, during the Augsburg Community Festival. This inaugural event for Augsburg built community awareness and fortified community partnerships. Neighbors, alumni, and supporters of the College were invited to join students, faculty, and staff in a campus-wide family celebration for the campaign kickoff. The afternoon event drew more than 1,500 people. Augsburg’s Camp Cruisers music band was instrumental in rallying the crowd as everyone gathered on the Augsburg football field to literally “kick off” the campaign. Footballs flew toward the goal as a banner announcing the campaign dropped between the posts. In recognition of the $55 million campaign goal, the community was treated to a 55-foot hoagie and a 55-foot cake. Everyone then scattered across campus to partake in the activities designed to appeal to all ages. Demonstrations, sports clinics, author readings, fine art, and musical and theatre performances engaged people around campus. Young readers gathered at the reading corner to listen to children’s authors Rick Kupchella, KARE-11 TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Shelly Swanson-Sateren ’82. Adults also enjoyed the literary talents of English faculty member Cass Dalglish. Lute Olson ’56, flew back to Minnesota from his duties as head basketball coach of the University of Arizona to host a youth clinic for boys and girls in grades K-12. Many adults on the sidelines were impressed with how much they learned, too. Murphy Square and Christensen Center busily catered to festival participants as community partners and faculty and students drew crowds with activities, information booths, demonstrations, giveaways, and free food. 4 Science experiments of silly putty, homemade nitrogen ice cream, coral reef research, and many other hands-on activities kept the Science Hall active. The community clamored onto the fire truck driven over by neighborhood Station 7. Down the street, medical personnel in the Augsburg Academy ambulance gave heart analyses and showcased the internal workings of the vehicle. Augsburg’s nursing department offered blood pressure readings, stress level tests, and hand massages. Music streamed out of the cafeteria as bands DoomTree, Heiruspecs, and Medida performed. Reserved seats also were available for the Augsburg theater production of Machinal. Minnesota Wild hockey player Wes Walz drew boys and girls into the ice arena for a hockey clinic. The Minneapolis Figure Skating Club dazzled the crowd with their technique and ability before the afternoon concluded with open skating. The event was so successful people throughout the community were asking for the festival to become an annual event. A gala donor evening Si Melby was transformed the evening of April 17 for a donor dinner and program Minnesota Wild player Wes Walz hosts a hockey clinic for youth in grades K–12. Rick Kupchella, KARE-11 weekend anchor and children’s author, reads his book to eager listeners. Author Shelly Swanson-Sateren ’82 followed with a reading from her children’s book. focusing on Augsburg’s history and its future growth. Lead gifts to the campaign were announced on stages positioned around the event. A campaign video highlighted people transformed by Augsburg and its programs. Guests reveled in the musical talents of Augsburg student musicians, singers, and actors. The evening culminated with rousing songs by Gospel Praise and spectacular in-house pyrotechnics. Special thanks to Institutional Advancement, Ridgeway International, Sodexho, Write 2 Work, Event Services, and the College’s in-house planning committee for making these historical events a reality. ■ Acclaimed hip-hop group, Heiruspecs, rocked Christensen Center during their Festival performance. Fifty-five feet of sandwich and fifty-five feet of cake fed Festival participants. Emcees Gary Rorman ’82 and actor T. Mychael Rambo hosted the magnificent donor event on Saturday, April 17, 2004. Event participant Kim Drangeid and Chemistry professor Joan Kunz make silly putty. Lute Olson ’56 gives pointers during his basketball clinic for boys and girls. 5 Major gifts directed to new Science Center Donors typically have unique, special memories and connections with Augsburg College that inspire them to help the school. Such is the case with these generous gifts that will be used for the new Science Center, the top goal of the campaign. KINNEY JOHNSON ’65 Augsburg College has been a central, significant part of Kinney Johnson’s life–and vice versa–for many, many years. His relationship with the College became closer recently when he joined the Augsburg Board of Regents. Johnson has given generously to Augsburg in various ways over the years. His first $1 million gift went to the Lindell Library to honor his father, Herb ’34, and now he has given a $1 million gift to the new Science Center. In addition, he continues to provide strong leadership for The Augsburg Fund each year. Johnson’s family has a rich history with Augsburg, beginning with Herb Johnson, who was on Augsburg’s Board of Regents for 12 years. Augsburg lost a true friend when he died earlier this year. Herb Johnson’s aunt, LaVonne Peterson ’50, also had an impact on Augsburg. She was a role model and pioneer in women’s athletics and was in charge of the women’s athletic department before the title “director” was applied to that department. Kinney Johnson has been very close to his 6 cousin, Jeffrey Peterson ’63, LaVonne’s son, and the two attended Augsburg College together. Jeffrey is retired from the Federal government and lives in Virginia. Johnson’s sister, Jennelle Cunning, also graduated from Augsburg in 1962. Needless to say, Augsburg has been an integral part of the lives of both the Johnson and Peterson families. We are especially grateful to Kinney Johnson, a highly successful, generous entrepreneur who is a general partner of a venture capital firm in Boulder, Colo. JEAN TAYLOR ’85 Jean Taylor’s passion for Augsburg College is difficult to overstate. A 1985 graduate, Taylor is co-chair of the campaign and began a twoyear term as Board of Regents chair on May 1. She volunteers her time and energy tirelessly and her enthusiasm is felt on the board and the campaign. Her drive is helping to chart the course for Augsburg College now and into the future. “Nothing gives me more confidence than knowing that my successor brings more talent to a job than I have,” said outgoing board chair Kathy Tunheim. “So I am extremely confident that the next phase of Augsburg College’s governance will be even more important and fruitful than the years in which I had the honor of participating. Jean Taylor brings the discipline and experience of business leadership, the passion of her feelings about this College, and the great humor and wit of a wonderful leader.” Taylor is also a corporate leader from one of Minnesota’s most important business families, and she and her husband, Roger Griffith ’84, together with the Glen A. Taylor Foundation, have given nearly $1.5 million in leadership gifts to the campaign that will help build the new Science Center. “The new Science Center is not only the centerpiece of the campaign, it also links the College’s past to its future. Our rich history of talented science faculty and alumni and the importance of science in a liberal arts education are the foundation of using our new Science Center to better serve our community and educate future leaders who will find essential a knowledge of science, health care, and the natural world,” Taylor said. Perhaps her friend and fellow regent Tracy Elftmann ’81 best summarized Taylor’s contributions to Augsburg when she said, “Jean is one of the most strategic thinking people I’ve known and is incredibly accomplished in being able to identify and articulate Augsburg’s vision and values. I think she is going to move us forward in ways we never envisioned. “Jean is grateful for her education here and is committed to giving back to the institution in a meaningful, long-lasting way that is also forward thinking.” (Major gifts continued on page 7) New Science Center planning includes ‘green’ features “Green building” features are the focus of this summer’s design work for Augsburg College’s new Science Center, thanks to a $25,000 planning grant from the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance. With a matching grant from the College and another $30,000 from Xcel Energy, consideration of sustainable design is integrated into the design development process currently underway. The architects, engineers, and oncampus planning committee will make a recommendation to College administration later this year regarding sustainable design features for the new building. The term “green building” is synonymous with a high-performance building, sustainable design and construction, and Rendering of the new Science Center at night. (Continued from page 6) MARTIN OLAV SABO ’59 U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo was instrumental in obtaining a $1 million federal grant for Augsburg’s new Science Center. The grant will allow Augsburg to respond to our country’s need for science professionals by educating top- notch scientists for the future. A farm boy from Crosby, N.Dak., Sabo has spent the past four decades in elective public service. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1961 to 1978, including six years as speaker of the house and four years as minority leader. Sabo was first elected to Congress in 1978 and is currently running for his 13th term in the House of Representatives. ■ environmental responsibility. A primary objective of sustainable design is to reduce operating costs. Xcel’s contributions include consultant services on energy efficiency and a detailed energy model for the building. Once the building is complete, Xcel will contribute another $14,000 in services to verify that the selected measures have been installed and will provide cash incentives to encourage energy efficient practices. Sustainable design also employs strategies to increase occupant comfort and to reduce negative environmental impact. For example, the team is evaluating expanded use of day-lighting, ways to reduce construction waste, and use of local and renewable materials. “Augsburg is committed to incorporating environmentally-responsible features in the Science Center and is grateful to the OEA and Xcel for providing their expertise and financial support,” said Augsburg professor Nancy Steblay, the Sustainability Project coordinator. In developing a sustainability plan, the building’s architects, Holabird & Root, will use a rigorous green-building rating system for effective sustainable design known as LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The architects will examine LEED criteria as they relate to the Science Center’s design and evaluate the cost/benefit of each. The criteria fall into six categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor air quality, and innovation and design process. ■ 7 Barber gift to go to Science Center Loren Barber’s extensive history in the sciences has resulted in a most generous gift of $50,000 from Barber and his wife, Mary Quanbeck Barber ’77, to be used for the new Science Center. And 3M, Barber’s employer for many years where he served as a corporate scientist, is making the Barbers’ gift even more meaningful through a $25,000 matching gift. In addition, the Barbers are members of the Maroon & Silver Society, providing annual support to Augsburg’s students. Even after Barber retired from 3M in 2001, he wasn’t ready to let go of his work in the sciences, and he continued to work two days a week for a couple of years. Barber is used to hard work; raised on 160 acres in upstate New York, he attended the Rochester Institute of Technology on a cooperative Site plan of new Science Center. 8 work-study program at Eastman Kodak Company with a major in chemistry. That combination of school and work experience made his studies more meaningful and led him to Ames, Iowa, where he received his Ph.D. Eventually, Barber arrived in Minnesota, and Augsburg is very fortunate he did. Science education is very important to Barber and he provides leadership on Augsburg’s Science Advisory Board. Mary Barber has strong connections to Augsburg, beginning with her father, Philip Quanbeck Sr., a distinguished professor of theology who attended Augsburg College and Seminary and subsequently joined the faculty in the 1950s. In his retirement from Augsburg, he serves as visitation pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and is a Mary and Loren Barber’s gift to the Science Center is enhanced by corporate matching. member of the Augsburg Institutional Advancement staff. Mary’s brother, Philip Quanbeck II, is also a prominent professor of theology at Augsburg. Mary Barber received her B.A. in English from Augsburg and her M.A. in speech pathology from Michigan State University. She serves the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale schools as their speech-language pathologist specializing in early childhood education. “Our gift is rooted in our strong belief in supporting scientific literacy in our society and increasing awareness of how science affects each of our lives,” Loren Barber said. The Barbers were married 10 years ago and recently purchased a home on Lake Vermilion. They share a passion for the outdoors, water, and the environment, and Loren has discovered a new avocation—building canoes. For information about making your Science Center gift, contact the Development office at 612-330-1462. ■ McNair Scholar Stephanie Perkins likes Augsburg’s personal touch A science fair project in eighth grade on the oxidation states of iron hooked Stephanie Perkins on the study of science. This fall the McNair Scholar will be a senior at Augsburg College majoring in science and working with other students as a peer instructor under associate professor Joan Kunz in chemistry. Augsburg has transformed Perkins’ childhood curiosity about science into a meaningful education that she will take out into the world. A first-generation college student, Perkins has found the McNair Scholar program to be an indispensable guide along the way. When Perkins first visited Augsburg, she was impressed with the way the chemistry faculty members went out of their way to make her feel welcomed and special, a culture that she says is unique to a small college like Augsburg. Perkins has continued to experience that personal attention throughout her education here. “This is what makes good scientists—the ability to interact with the faculty in this way,” Perkins said. “Science involves communicating with peers and consensus about ideas.” While it was the faculty who attracted Perkins to Augsburg, she feels that facilities are important, too, because they help the school compete for the best students and faculty. She believes the new Science Building will be extremely beneficial to students, the school, and the field of science. According to Perkins, a new facility will allow faculty and students to conduct more effective research and it will house additional and better instruments. After graduation, Perkins is planning to pursue graduate school and a doctorate in physical chemistry. ■ AUGSBURG SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD JAMES AGRE ’72, M.D. Ministry Medical Group, Eagle River,Wis. RALPH SULERUD, PH.D. Professor Emeritus of Biology Augsburg College LOREN BARBER, PH.D. 3M NEAL O.THORPE ’60, PH.D. M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Vancouver,Wash. GARY CARLSON ’95 3M, Retired FRED FAXVOG, PH.D. Honeywell, Inc. STEVEN GRINDE ’81, D.D.S. Maple Grove Dental Center JOEL L. HOULTON Honeywell, Inc. DAVID KNUTSON ’69 Park Nicollet Medical Center PAUL S. MUELLER ’84, M.D. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. JOEL T. NELSON ’85, PH.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison RICK PANNING Fairview Health Services RICHARD SEIME ’70, PH.D. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Augsburg Board of Regents and Staff Liaisons RUTH E. JOHNSON ’74, M.D., Science Advisory Board Chair Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. BEVERLY THOMPSON HATLEN, R.N., M.S.N. Minnesota Life College Ex officio— Augsburg College CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL, PH.D. Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and Dean of the College JOAN KUNZ, PH.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry NANCY STEBLAY, PH.D. Professor of Psychology Assistant to the Dean for Special Projects 9 Opening the door to Augsburg— Gateway Building to welcome all RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD COLLABORATION The Gateway Building will be multiuse and will feature retail space, student housing, and an administrative area. The design will provide greatly needed space for College programs and offices, including the StepUP program; the Center for Service, Work, and Learning; and the Institutional Advancement division, including the Augsburg Alumni Center. The Gateway Building’s commercial hub on Riverside Avenue will contribute to the growth of a thriving urban village encompassing Augsburg’s campus, the CedarRiverside neighborhood, the University of Minnesota’s West Bank, and Fairview-University Medical Center. Landscaping along Riverside Avenue will create a pedestrian-friendly, safe, and attractive thoroughfare for students and community residents and link the campus to the nearby light rail transit stop. This project will increase the physical presence of Augsburg in the surrounding community and is part of the College’s commitment to the Riverside Corridor Project, an economic development collaboration with Augsburg’s neighbors in the West Bank. ■ ACCESS TO EXCELLENCE: The Campaign for Augsburg College THE GATEWAY BUILDING OFFERS: • A new home for the StepUP program, including residential and counseling space. • Strengthened links to community organizations, local businesses and corporations, and service-learning opportunities through the Center for Service,Work, and Learning. Meeting rooms for neighborhood groups. • Retail opportunities to attract students, local residents, and the staff and visitors of the Fairview-University Medical Center complex across the street. Local business owners are excited about the prospects for increased commerce in the neighborhood. • A comfortable gathering place for Augsburg alumni within the Institutional Advancement offices. • A more visible Gage Family Art Gallery providing enjoyment and learning to the entire community. 10 Step up and support the Parent/Family and Friend Challenge Augsburg’s StepUP program for students in recovery from substance abuse will receive a leg up in financing as parents and families respond to a Parent/Family and Friend Challenge offered by a second Gateway gift of $425,000 from Jim Johnson. Through a matching gift program, the challenge is to raise another $425,000 this year to match Johnson’s generous gift to further the construction of the Gateway Building, which will house the StepUP program. Several donors have already committed nearly onehalf of the goal. Johnson was one of the first contributors to Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College when he agreed to fund the planning for the Gateway Building. It was his encouragement that prompted the collaboration between Augsburg, the University of Minnesota, and the local community, and his lead gift of $150,000 helped secure the project. Johnson resides in Washington D.C., with his wife, Maxine Isaacs. As a native of Benson, Minn., he maintains local ties through family, business, and Augsburg College. Johnson has made gifts to Augsburg in memory of his mother, Adeline Rasmussen Johnson ’31; in honor of U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo ’59; and, more recently, toward campaign projects. If you are interested in the Parent/Family and Friend Challenge, please contact Sherry Jennings-King at 612-330-1386. ■ Gift from Mark ’79 and Pamela Hanson ’79 Moksnes symbolic of their College experience The passion that Pam and Mark Moksnes felt for Augsburg College when they met here as students in the late 1970s continues today—perhaps more than ever. While they were drawn to Augsburg by the small, liberal arts, Christian-based community, situated within the city, what they discovered were professors and staff who cared deeply about them personally and about their life goals. A campus ministry program that nurtured their already strong Christian beliefs, especially the Fellowship of Christian Athletes where they met, particularly touched them. As Pam and Mark reflect on those transformative years, their expressions provide affirmation of the truly inspirational experience they remember. They are grateful that a nurturing culture is still at the core of the student experience today. Their lives have been happily entwined with Augsburg; many of their closest friends are also Augsburg alumni and their daughter, Laura, is a current Augsburg student. “That personal approach has been consistent over the years, and now our daughter is experiencing it, too. It’s part of Augsburg’s core—they’re there to help students build their futures,” Pam Moksnes said. Yet Augsburg has changed a lot since Pam and Mark graduated in 1979, particularly its facilities. They believe that the new buildings have greatly enhanced the teaching and learning Pam Hanson ’79 Moksnes and Mark Moksnes’ ’79 recent gift supports the campaign’s Gateway Building. environment so critical to delivering a quality educational experience. They are proud to continue to be part of the campus community, so much so that they’ve made a campaign commitment designated to the Gateway Building, which will symbolically embrace the city as part of students’ learning experiences. This isn’t the first time Pam and Mark have helped out their alma mater; previous gifts have supported the athletic program, the Lindell Library, and campus ministry, and they are lead annual fund donors in the Maroon & Silver Society. Pam and Mark say they are committed to furthering Augsburg’s mission because of what the College has meant to them. Pam Moksnes is a partner at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and has been instrumental in helping the College launch its annual women’s “Connections” event. Mark is an executive vice president at Delta Dental. Among several board appointments, they both serve on the state board for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Thank you, Pam and Mark Moksnes, for all you’ve done for Augsburg College! ■ 11 Heightened demand for sport facilities drives Si Melby expansion Nearly half of the Augsburg community— students, faculty, and staff—participates pates in some form of athletic activity, contributing to the strong sense of community and camaraderie on campus. Expanded athletic facilities will accommodate the increasing demands of the College’s 18 intercollegiate NCAA Division III varsity men’s and women’s sports, the health and physical education academic program, intramurals involving some 600 students, and workout facilities. The ever-growing popularity of personal fitness, the growth in the number of women’s sports offerings, and the heightened demand by the community for use of the College’s facilities contribute to the pressing need for expanded facilities. A NEW SOUTH WING FOR SI MELBY HALL WILL PROVIDE: • Four new classrooms and related facilities for the Health/Physical Education Department. • More locker rooms, training facilities, and offices for intercollegiate athletic programs. • Expanded fitness facilities, a new aerobics/multi-purpose studio, and new locker rooms for the student body. • Additional wrestling training facilities, which include a new Greco-Roman wrestling center. • Two new student gathering areas, a new hospitality suite overlooking Edor Nelson Field, and a new Alumni A-Club lounge. ■ 12 ALAN RICE, GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING CHAMP AND PIONEER GIVES ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO ESTABLISH TRAINING CENTER Minnesota native Alan Rice is a dreamer and a pioneer whose lifelong commitment to amateur and Greco-Roman wrestling has culminated in a $1 million gift to Augsburg College to create a Greco-Roman wrestling training center. This generous gift will have a significant impact on the $5 million planned expansion of Si Melby Hall, the College’s athletic, recreation, and physical education complex. Rice, a National Wrestling Hall of Fame member, is giving the gift in memory of his wife, Gloria, who shared a love of amateur wrestling and worked with Rice in establishing Minnesota as a national hotbed for amateur wrestling, especially the Greco-Roman discipline. Rice’s gift illustrates how a partnership can be formed with the community to achieve broader goals in athletics. The addition of the Greco-Roman training facilities will attract senior wrestlers training for the Olympics as well as youth- and student-athletes, and will take Augsburg to a new level of prominence in athletic achievement. Over the past three decades, Rice has helped raise and contribute nearly $1 million to endow the Minnesota club for continued training in both Olympic wrestling disciplines—Greco-Roman and freestyle. His continuing legacy will have an impact on Minnesota for generations to come. ■ MATHEW SHANNON—RUNNER AND ROLE MODEL Mathew Shannon is a man on the move. He runs by day and serves others at night. A 2004 Augsburg graduate with a degree in business and communication, he dreams of success in running and in making a difference for disadvantaged kids. While at Augsburg, Shannon broke records in track, and he hoped to qualify for the U.S. Olympic trials in the 400 meters. One of the top sprinters in Augsburg history, Shannon was a three-time AllAmerican, earned All-MIAC honors 17 times, and won MIAC titles three times. But Shannon is already a winner as a tutor and role model for inner-city kids. He knows from personal experience what they’re going through because he grew up in a low-income, single-parent home in Minneapolis. Shannon’s faith provided him with a strong foundation on which to build. Now he hopes that he can use his business education, too, to bring positive influences to disadvantaged kids. Shannon truly exemplifies the spirit of Augsburg. ■ Annual giving provides opportunities for all When you help Augsburg achieve its annual giving goals, you provide opportunities to students who may never have been able to attend college. Cost can be a significant barrier to obtaining a college degree. With more than 80 percent of Augsburg students receiving financial aid, annual giving is an important way for donors to help ensure that all talented students have the opportunity to receive an Augsburg education. Increasing the number of participants and the level of support in The Augsburg Fund is needed to ensure that no talented student is turned away due to cost considerations. The Augsburg Fund is an unrestricted annual giving fund that aids the College in meeting its most pressing needs. Augsburg’s goal is to nearly triple annual fund giving dollars over five years and to reach a 30 percent alumni participation rate. YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HELP STUDENTS Each year the College awards more than $10 million in scholarships and grants to students. These include: PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS $10,500 to $20,260 annually As Augsburg’s premier scholarship, this award is conferred upon the top incoming freshmen based on outstanding academic achievement and on-campus competition. REGENTS’ SCHOLARS $3,000 to $9,000 annually Awarded to high achieving, new students based on academic record and accomplishment. LEGACY SCHOLARS $4,000 annually Granted to qualified family members of Augsburg alumni, current Augsburg students, and ELCA-rostered clergy. THE AUGSBURG GRANT Varies, based on need Awarded to students who qualify and demonstrate need. These gifts make a significant contribution toward the education of many students. Adela Arguello, a Scholastic Connections recipient, is a double major in finance and economics. CLASS CHALLENGE The challenge has been issued, the suspense is building, and the question lingers…What are the results of this year’s annual fund class giving challenge? How does your class giving compare to other classes? What support did my class year provide? Watch for answers in the next campaign newsletter! MANY OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS are awarded each year to students for outstanding academic achievements, community service, and leadership in their home congregation and community. ■ Robert and Renzo Amaya Torres are scholarship recipients. 13 Strong endowment helps build long-term vision A key measure of an educational institution’s strength is its endowment. It provides ongoing resources for needs now and in the future. Augsburg is focusing its endowment growth in the areas of endowed faculty chairs, endowed scholarships, and ongoing program support. ENDOWED FACULTY CHAIRS Your generous gifts will strengthen the College’s endowment in an area that is relatively new. The College’s first endowed chair, the Bernhard M. Christensen Endowed Fund, named in memory of Augsburg’s president from 1938 to 1962, was approved by the Board of Regents in May 2003. Christensen was a central figure in the growth and development of Augsburg and of countless students and teachers whose lives he inspired personally and professionally. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS By increasing its current level of endowed scholarships, Augsburg can attract talented students and provide access for students of many backgrounds. E. Milton Kleven ’46 and his family are helping to do just that through their most recent gift of $500,000 to fund the first endowed President’s Scholarship. The gift was established in memory of their wife and mother, Dorothy Lijsing Kleven ’47. Joining their father in funding the endowment were Bruce and Maren Kleven, David and Barbara Kleven, Zane and Barbara Kleven Birky, and Philip and Diane Kleven Larson. The President’s Scholarship is prestigious and highly competitive, recognizing only the most academically qualified freshmen entering Augsburg each year. PROGRAM SUPPORT Building the endowment is also essential to sustain the long-term viability of Augsburg’s distinctive programs, including StepUP, Augsburg’s innovative program for students in recovery from substance abuse; Center for Learning and Adaptive Student Services (CLASS); and the Center for Global Education, providing funding over and above what is available from the operating budget. Support for a growing professional development initiative centered on vocation as well as other research and development opportunities for faculty also are needed. ■ A LIFE OF PROMISE IS GIVEN TO OTHERS Just as her life’s adventures were starting to take shape, melanoma cancer took Heidi Huber’s life at age 33. Wanting to honor Huber and help students at Augsburg who dream of a career in education, Huber’s family, which includes her sisters Wendy and Cindy ’01, her parents Barb and Bob, and her grandmother, Esther, worked with Augsburg to determine how to make this happen. Once the goal of establishing a $25,000 endowed scholarship in Huber’s memory was set, her family dedicated memorial gifts, contributed money, and contacted the Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation for additional assistance. Following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, Huber was working at the Carlson Companies at the time of her death. Through the 14 generosity of the foundation and the special efforts of Marilyn Carlson Nelson and Barbara Carlson Gage, family and friends, the Heidi Huber Scholarship will be awarded beginning with the 2005-06 academic year to one or more students with financial need, strong academic achievement, and dedication to the community. Huber graduated from Augsburg in 1992 with a triple major in German, economics, and international business. After graduation, she joined the Peace Corps, serving in Botswana, Africa, until 1996. She then earned her master’s degree in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University in 1998. If you have an interest in establishing an endowed scholarship or in contributing to the Heidi Huber Scholarship, please contact Jennifer Kahlow at 612-330-1185. Currently, $25,000 will establish an endowed scholarship at Augsburg. ■ Gifts of Real Estate Benefit Augsburg and Donor BY DAVE BENSON, PLANNED GIVING SPECIALIST Gifts of highly appreciated real estate are often an excellent means for a donor to make a charitable gift to Augsburg College because they allow you to make a gift larger than you thought possible, plus they provide immediate and long-term tax advantages. The first step is to have an appraiser determine the gift value when the property exceeds $5,000. If you give real estate, you receive a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the property (regardless of its cost basis). The College may then sell the property for its full market value and use the entire proceeds to support its programs. Everyone wins. Here’s an example of how a gift of real estate will benefit Augsburg: The Andersons own 60 acres of farmland past an outer ring suburb. Recently, they were approached about selling 20 acres of their property for $100,000. The land was purchased nearly 20 years ago for $5,000 and, when sold, they will realize substantial capital gains. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have often thought about making a significant gift to Augsburg College and now it appears this may be an appropriate gift asset to benefit both the College and themselves. By giving the property to Augsburg (that may then sell it to an interested buyer), the Andersons receive a charitable deduction for the full fair market value ($100,000) of the proper- CAMPAIGN GOALS HIGHLIGHTS ty. While their income tax deduction is limited to 30 percent of their adjusted gross income, when filing their taxes, they can claim the gift in the year it was given plus carry forward the allowable deduction for five additional years. Another tax benefit occurs should the Andersons also choose to sell another portion of their land outright. While that sale will have the same capital gains liability, the charitable deduction from the college gift may be used to offset the capital gains obligation on the sale liability were they to sell the land outright. Because your situation will be somewhat different from the Andersons, contact the Development Office at 612-330-1462 for many other gift-giving ideas. Augsburg will provide you with sufficient information so together with your attorney, tax accountant and/or financial adviser you can evaluate your gift giving options. ■ To ensure Augsburg’s transforming education is available for generations to come, Access to Excellence:The Campaign for Augsburg College is focused in the following areas: SCIENCE CENTER A new Science Center and renovation of the existing Science Hall are the centerpieces of the campaign and will strengthen and expand science learning for all. GATEWAY BUILDING The new Gateway Building to be built on Riverside Avenue will link the College and the community. SI MELBY EXPANSION An expansion of Si Melby Hall will accommodate the increasing demands on athletic facilities. ENDOWMENT SUPPORT A strong endowment means the Augsburg model of education will be available to future generations. ANNUAL FUND Increasing the Augsburg Fund will ensure that no talented student is turned away due to financial need. If you would like to support these goals, contact Augsburg’s Development staff for assistance. 15 Help Us Reach our Goal Building a successful campaign involves just the right mix of people, opportunities, and energy. One of those is the outreach of the school’s leaders to encourage others to give of their time, talent, and resources. Augsburg’s leaders are seeking your support through a variety of ways. Help is needed to identify new donors, set strategies regarding cultivation of donors, and assist with cultivation of donors, events, and solicitations. Whether you live in or outside Minnesota, consider hosting cultivation events for alumni and friends of the College. These gatherings, either intimate or large, can be attached to a meal or some type of event, whether on campus, in your home, or some other type of public venue. Development staff will work with you to arrange specifics and carry out the details. It is important to take a role in a student’s life. Think about mentoring and encouraging students to attend Augsburg. Many programs offered at Augsburg aren’t available at other colleges and universities in the immediate area. Augsburg also sits within a vibrant city, which provides opportunities for internships for students and outreach to the community. Discuss with Development staff how to focus your campaign interest. What area of expertise or interest might serve your needs as well as those of the campaign? Determine, too, what fiscal resources you can provide Augsburg. 16 Strong leadership of fully committed and active volunteers is essential to take Augsburg to new levels of achievement. Institutional Advancement and Community Relations staff is sometimes asked whom they should contact with alumni and donor questions. Let us take a moment to introduce them. As always, staff looks forward to deepening relationships with alumni and friends of the College and welcomes hearing from you. SUE KLASEUS, vice president of institutional advancement, has been leading the Augsburg team since June 2001. She is responsible for all fundraising/development, alumni/parent relations, and government/community relations. She also serves as a member of the College’s leadership team on the College Council. Previously, Klaseus served as the associate dean for external affairs at the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. Her background includes more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry in management, marketing, sales, and communications, and she has extensive volunteer and fundraising experience with nonprofit and community organizations. Klasues hold a B.A. from Metropolitan State University, and master’s degrees from Hamline and Harvard universitites. DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TRACY BECKMAN, director of government and community relations, joined Augsburg College in September 2003. He served as a Minnesota state senator for District 26 from 1987 to 1999. Most recently he was a lobbyist for the National Farmers Union in Washington D.C. Beckman holds a B.S. from Mankato State University, and an M.P.P. from Harvard. Beckman and his wife, Janel, owned and operated the local hardware store in Bricelyn, Minn., from the early ’70s until 1985. AMY SUTTON, director of alumni and parent relations. Sutton joined the Alumni/Parent Relations staff as director two years ago. She holds a B.S. and M.S. from South Dakota State University and worked there several years in admissions and at the SDSU Foundation where she was the director of scholarship development and administration. Sutton most recently worked as vice president for Friendship Ventures, a nonprofit organization, serving people with disabilities. She and her husband, John, welcomed their first child, daughter Taylor, in February 2004. KEVIN HEALY, director of advancement services, manages our database and gift acknowledgement systems and staff. He joined the Augsburg team in May 2004. Kevin comes from Community Solutions Fund, St. Paul. His experience in processing and disbursement of charitable donations makes him an asset in the area of donor financial reporting and technical support for the Office of Institutional Advancement. SHERRY JENNINGS-KING is the director of corporate, foundation, and government relations and has been with Augsburg College for 20 months. In addition to developing institutional relationships between Augsburg and corporations and foundations in Minnesota and the United States at large, Jennings-King is also responsible for securing federal appropriations through her work with Tracy Beckman. DICK WEILAND, interim director of development, joined Augsburg in April, to fill the shoes of John Knight, until Augsburg selects a new director of development. Weiland owns Weiland Consulting Group and brings 22 years of development experience and a 47-year career in education to the position. Augsburg is benefiting from Weiland’s leadership in meeting goals for major gifts, planned giving, and The Annual Fund. Weiland has successfully led development teams at both the University of St. Thomas and Carleton College. DONNA MCLEAN, director of principal gifts, has served Augsburg College for 19 years in several roles including director of alumni and parent relations, director of The Augsburg Fund and Maroon & Silver Society, and most recently in the area of leadership gift planning. Her deep knowledge of institutional history and long-standing relationships within the Augsburg community are strengths to the College. McLean’s passion for the mission of Augsburg continues to be inspired by the many outstanding and diverse accomplishments of the College’s alumni and friends. DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS PATRICK SHEEHY, senior director of principal gifts, has been on Augsburg’s Development team since 2000 and brings with him 20 years of experience in the field. Sheehy is also the parent of an Augsburg College student. As such, he not only provides expertise in gift planning but also is well versed in the amenities of each dorm. DAVID BENSON, consultant in the area of planned giving, came on board in spring of 2004 to work with new members of the Heritage Society at Augsburg College. Benson is a specialist in the area of estate planning and philanthropy. His approach includes the creative uses of charitable gift options in financial and estate planning that result in win-win strategies for all parities involved. Development staff not pictured KAY AHLSTROM MELISSA BAWEK ’03 JEROY CARLSON ’48 RON MAIN ’56 JENNIFER (ABELN) KAHLOW ’78, director of principal gifts and planned giving, since 1997, Kahlow has helped donors and alumni interested in making a significant difference in the lives of students at Augsburg College. As an alumna, parent, and volunteer she has maintained a close relationship with Augsburg since graduating in 1978. Her focus is on capital campaign gifts, with considerable experience in scholarship giving, estate giving, and gifts of appreciated assets. STEPHANIE MALONE, director of The Augsburg Fund and Maroon & Silver Society, joined Augsburg in January 2004. Malone came to us from the Girl Scouts of Greater Minneapolis. She oversees the Maroon and Silver Society membership, student phonathons, direct mailings, class challenge appeals, and the faculty and staff campaign. PHILIP QUANBECK SR. ’50 STEPHANIE STEWART GEORGE SVERDRUP ’46 SHERILYN YOUNG 17 Thanks, John Knight Called to speak out about disabilities and the church CONTACT US To learn more about Access to Excellence:The Campaign for Augsburg College, please call Institutional Advancement at 612-330-1462 or 1-800-273-0617, or e-mail us at giving@augsburg.edu. For a complete list of Institutional Advancement personnel visit www.augsburg.edu/campaign. INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55454 SUE KLASEUS Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Community Relations 612-330-1177 klaseus@augsburg.edu Development DICK WEILAND Interim Director, Development 612-330-1580 weiland@augsburg.edu John Knight receives farewell gift. Development director John Knight left Augsburg in May to answer God’s call to better understand disability through research and writing. During Knight’s five years at Augsburg, he held various positions before taking the helm as development director two years ago. In recent years he has been deeply involved in the management and success of the current campaign. Another of his achievements is the advancement of donor relations efforts at the College. In particular, he improved the system for managing and accounting for gifts. Knight’s current goals with The Pauley Project, named in honor of his eldest son, are to research what the Bible says about disability, write on the subject, and determine ways to include individuals with disabilities in his church. Initially, John’s first two writings will be based on the biblical text of John 9. If you are interested in learning more about The Pauley Project, visit www.thepauleyproject.org. ■ 18 STEPHANIE MALONE Director, The Augsburg Fund 612-330-1179 malone@augsburg.edu MELISSA BAWEK ’03 Assistant Director, The Augsburg Fund 612-330-1652 bawek@augsburg.edu JEROY CARLSON ’48 Senior Development Officer 612-330-1175 SHERRY JENNINGS-KING Director, Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations 612-330-1386 jenningk@augsburg.edu PHILIP QUANBECK SR. ’50 quanbeck1@augsburg.edu PATRICK SHEEHY Senior Director, Principal Gifts 612-330-1329 sheehy@augsburg.edu Alumni and Parent Relations STEPHANIE STUART Prospect Researcher 612-330-1512 stuart@augsburg.edu AMY SUTTON Director, Alumni/Parent Relations 612-330-1525 suttona@augsburg.edu JENNIFER KAHLOW ’78 Director, Principal Gifts and Planned Giving 612-330-1185 kahlow@augsburg.edu Government and Community Relations DONNA MCLEAN Director, Principal Gifts 612-330-1556 mclean@augsburg.edu DAVE BENSON Planned Giving Specialist 612-330-1616 dbenson@augsburg.edu RON MAIN ’56 612-330-1113 main@augsburg.edu GEORGE SVERDRUP ’46 sverdrup@augsburg.edu TRACY BECKMAN Director, Government and Community Relations 612-330-1575 beckman@augsburg.edu Advancement Services KEVIN HEALY Director, Advancement Services 612-330-1619 healyk@augsburg.edu through the decades BY KRISTIN ANDERSON AND LEIF ANDERSON 1869 Augsburg College is founded in Marshall, Wisconsin. Augsburg’s first president August Weenaas recruits two teachers from Norway—Sven Oftedal and Georg Sverdrup. 1911 George Sverdrup becomes president, proposing to develop college departments with appeal to a broader range of students than those intending to be ministers. 1921 Augsburg considers moving its campus to a suburban location in Richfield, Minn. 1922 Augsburg admits women under the leadership of Gerda Mortensen, dean of women. Sven Oftedal 1872 Georg Sverdrup Augsburg moves to Minneapolis. 1938 Bernhard Christensen becomes president, with his involvement in ecumenical and civic circles making Augsburg a more visible part of church and city life. 1874 President Weenaas and faculty propose three-part plan: train ministerial candidates; prepare future theological students; and educate the farmer, worker, and businessman. The plan stresses that a good education is also practical. 1946 Following WWII, Augsburg leaders expand and improve academic offerings, making the College a larger part of the institution than the seminary. 1963 President Oscar Anderson begins his 17-year term, emphasizing Augsburg’s involvement with city. Augsburg experiences significant campus growth during his years of leadership, including the Christensen Center in 1966 and the Music Hall in 1978. 1980 President Charles Anderson begins a 17-year term, guiding Augsburg to a strong commitment to liberal arts education, diversity in enrollment and programs, and a service-learning curriculum. 1982 Augsburg initates Weekend College programs. 1988 College opens Foss Center for Worship, Drama, and Communication. 1997 Augsburg opens the James G. Lindell Family Library. The StepUP program is founded. 1997 1876 1949 Keeping the vision of the “non-elitist” college, Georg Sverdrup becomes Augsburg’s second president and stresses community involvement, requiring students to get experience in city congregations. Science Hall is built. 1954 Augsburg College is granted accreditation, although many alumni had entered graduate schools and teaching positions much earlier. 1879 1963 William V. Frame becomes Augsburg’s president, sharpening the College’s identity as a college of the city, providing an education grounded in vocational calling as articulated in Augsburg 2004. 2000 Augsburg holds first graduation ceremony. 1890 Augsburg leaders form the Friends of Augsburg, later called the Lutheran Free Church—a group of independent congregations committed to congregational autonomy and personal Christianity. Augsburg Seminary moves to Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul; the Lutheran Free Church is merged with the American Lutheran Church. Augsburg establishes a branch campus in Rochester, Minnesota. 2003 Alumnus Peter Agre ’70 awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. 2004 Augsburg launches a $55 million capital campaign. 19 SAVE THE DATE 2004 FALL/WINTER EVENTS—PRELIMINARY LIST AUGUST 31 Ice Cream Social 50th Class Year Reunion and Volunteers Augsburg House NOVEMBER 14 “Thanks” giving Scholarship Brunch Endowed scholarship recipients and donors Christensen Center on campus OCTOBER 9 Homecoming All campus See www.augsburg.edu for the latest on Augsburg’s events. DECEMBER 3 Velkommen Jul Christensen Center on campus DECEMBER 3 & 4 Advent Vespers Central Lutheran Church Minneapolis, Minn. NOTEWORTHY A recipe for job success In an eight-week program this summer, the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College prepared nine trainees from the community with job readiness skills to help them pass the Food Manager Certification Examination and to get jobs in the food services industry. Global partners in the classroom Through a U.S. State Department grant, Augsburg will offer a fall classroom course, Exploring Human Service in Global Context, via the Internet and interactive video in partnership with universities around the world. Rosemary Link, social work professor and project curriculum director, and Robert Bill, liaison for computing and project technology director, traveled to Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Mumbai, India, during July to meet with professors there for curriculum planning and technology testing. A fourth country will be added in late summer. New turf for the athletic field Over the summer, the existing Astroturf on Edor Nelson Field is being replaced by Sprinturf, a “next-generation” synthetic grass surface. The turf is laid over an infill of rubber and sand on the current asphalt base. Athletic teams will begin to use the new surface at the end of August. Former regent honored by Norwegian government Lawrence O. Hauge, Augsburg regent from 1976-88, received the Knight’s First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. The honor ceremony took place in Minneapolis on May 17; Hauge was recognized for his efforts to maintain and strengthen the close relationships between Norway and the U.S. Similar honors were conferred upon President Frame in 2002, International Partners director Nadia Christensen in 1996, and President Emeritus Charles Anderson in 1993. Spring/Summer 2004 Augsburg launches MBA program T wo cohorts of students begin classes in September as part of Augsburg’s sixth and newest graduate program—a Master of Business Administration. Students remain together in small group cohorts throughout the 21-month part-time program. Classes meet one evening per week with some Saturday workshops. The curriculum emphasizes core business principles with relevant real-world applications, including special career workshops and a practical field study project. Drawing on the strength of Augsburg’s Master of Arts in Leadership, the MBA curriculum begins and ends with an Executive Leadership course, and weaves the thread of transformational leadership throughout the program. Students will receive a very personalized education, drawing on the strength of the cohort model in encouraging close faculty mentorship. In addition, as teamwork is developed, students will build close relationships with fellow students, who bring varied backgrounds and experiences to the program. In order to apply, students must have two years of work experience and must take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). For more information about the MBA, go to <www.augsburg.edu/mba> or call Graduate Admissions at 612-330-1101. A ‘bridge’ into college Nineteen incoming freshmen are getting a four-week jump to help them ease into college academics and campus life. The 2004 Summer Bridge program is funded by the Student Support Services (SSS) program, one of three TRIO programs to help students overcome class, social, and cultural barriers to complete their college education. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the SSS program is committed to helping low-income, first-generation college students and students with disabilities achieve a bachelor’s degree. During the morning classes over four weeks, students will take two courses: Introduction to Liberal Arts, and Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning. Students also take a supplemental instruction course, attend academic support seminars and workshops about Augsburg College and college life, and enjoy social and cultural activities. 3 COMMENCEMENT 2004 The 135TH YEAR of Augsburg College photos by Stephen Geffre ELSA MAXWELL RECEIVES MARINA CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE AWARD Mathew Shannon, who graduated with a B.A. in arts and entertainment business promotion, pauses to enjoy the beautiful spring day. A graduate kisses her baby before lining up to process to Melby Hall for the Commencement ceremony. Elsa Maxwell, an international relations and Spanish major with a peace and global studies minor, was selected as the 2004 recipient of the Marina Christensen Justice Award. Each year, this honor is presented to the graduating senior who best exemplifies Augsburg’s motto “Education for Service.” The student must have demonstrated a dedication Elsa Maxwell (left), recipient of the Marina to community involvement as Christensen Justice Award, poses with Mary Laurel characterized by the personal and True (right), associate director of Augsburg’s Center for Service, Work, and Learning. professional life of Marina Christensen Justice, who courageously and effectively reached out to disadvantaged people and communities. Maxwell, from Duluth, has carried out a wide range of activities over the course of her Augsburg career that led to her being selected for this special award. Among them is activism in Latin American politics, farm policy, and environmental issues as well as extensive on-campus involvement in both music and Spanish. She has combined her class work and campus activities with work in the community as both a volunteer and organizer, especially at the Cedar Cultural Center. While at Augsburg, she also worked at an organic farm, putting her values to work in sustainable agriculture. She spent two semesters in Chile and Central America, serving as a translator and focusing on issues of social justice and sustainability. And, her senior honors thesis was an insightful study of the impact of NAFTA on corn farmers, both in Mexico and in the United States. She has played a key role in the annual “Action at Augsburg” day and helped organize Augsburg’s Coalition for Student Activism. A faculty letter of nomination, written by Joe Underhill-Cady, stated: “Elsa showed up as a freshman ready to be involved and already politically aware, immediately immersing herself in both campus and community activities. Now, as she prepares to leave Augsburg, she will be sorely missed, but she already has plans to continue her social and political activism, having applied to work for ‘Witness for Peace’ in Latin America.” REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 2004 COMMENCEMENT ‘FUN FACTS’ ❚ Danielle M. Semling, representing graduate students 3155 Attended the Commencement ceremony 42 Plants ❚ Sarah A. Prozinski, representing day students 2475 Chairs set for the weekend’s activities 2 Pastors ❚ Barbara A. Forshier, representing weekend students 505 Served for brunch 1 Organist 376 Served for dinner 1 Drummer CLASS OF Spring/Summer 2004 18 Flags 27 AUGGIE THOUGHTS IN 1924, Augsburg College was in the midst of great change…and great promise. The first woman had graduated one year earlier, the College was transforming from a divinity school to a modern American college, and there was a great buzz about relocating the College to the suburbs of Minneapolis. As Augsburg launches into a campaign to build new structures and extend its vision and programs, we pause to listen to the editor’s voice of The 1924 Augsburgian—a time 80 years ago that seems not so different from our own. Note that among the yearbook staff pictured is the young intermediate seminary student Bernhard M. Christensen, future Augsburg president. The 1924 Augsburgian As in many other tasks which one begins and works with for some time, it is with some feeling of relief that we are nearing the completion of our work with The 1924 Augsburgian. We have tried to arrange a book which would be a credit to the school it represents, one which would include ideas and pictures that could be enjoyed not only by the students who have been at Augsburg during the past two years, but also by the men and women who during the past 55 years have attended school here or have in some way been connected with Augsburg. In the present increase in attendance at various educational institutions Augsburg has not been left out. We are growing rapidly. The question in regard to location and room will soon not be how much longer we have to stay here, but how much longer we can stay here. We have talked about a greater Augsburg. Now that we are increasing in numbers and have developed more comprehensive curricula will we be willing to assume the responsibilities which come with the greater Augsburg? Some of Augsburg’s friends have already provided suitable grounds for the New Augsburg. A place to build, however, is not enough. We must also have the means whereby buildings may be constructed. We believe that our people will continue to support our school. In so doing they will rise to new victories when they see new fields to conquer. It is the wish of the editorial staff of The 1924 Augsburgian that this biennial may be an instrument in helping people to realize that our school is doing a great work, an important work; that the things which are valued here are those which help young men and women to take their places in the world as contenders for Christian principles in theory and practice, and for personal life in Christ. — Caleb H. Quanbeck ’21 Academy, ’24, Editor 44 Spring/Summer 2004
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