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MAKING CONNECTIONS
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WINTER 2006-07
VOL. 69, NO. 2
A president is inaugurated
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Editor
Notes
from President Pribbenow on…
The richness and wonder of human diversity
S
o God created humankind in God’s image, in
the image of God he created them; male and
female he created them … God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was
very good. (Genesis 1: 27, 31a, NRSV)
I once heard a presentation from a nursing student
who was part of a community health practicum
course in a homeless shelter, who commented that
before she went to her assignment at the shelter, her
general feeling was that homeless people had done
something to “deserve” their fate—she had no sense
of how she could interact with these “people.” She
was frightened. Once she had begun her assignment, however, she recounted how the residents of
the shelter became her fellow citizens, her friends
even. She learned their stories, grieved with them
about bad decisions, unfair circumstances, sad and
distressing experiences. She stood side by side with
them in their struggles to find a home and set a new
course for their lives. And she rejoiced in the role
she could play in listening, empathizing, offering a
word or hand or whatever might help. In her experience in that service-learning course, she learned
about otherness and difference in ways that would
make her a better nurse, a better citizen and neighbor, a better friend.
This story is why I will never give up in our
efforts to make diversity a core value of our academic and common work and why I am so pleased that
this issue of Augsburg Now illustrates some of our
efforts to promote diversity on campus and beyond.
Creating, sustaining, celebrating, and supporting
diversity is an abiding challenge for our college.
Whether it is diversity of perspective, religion, ethnicity, race, social class, and so forth, there are critical voices from all sides pressing us to make the case
for our philosophy, commitment, experience, policies, and practices related to diversity on campus
and beyond. Here at Augsburg, we have the distinct
gift of at least three compelling mission-based
reasons for intentionally engaging the diversity of
our world.
Betsey Norgard
norgard@augsburg.edu
Staff Writer
Bethany Bierman
bierman@augsburg.edu
Design Manager
Kathy Rumpza
rumpza@augsburg.edu
Class Notes Designer
Signe Peterson
petersos@augsburg.edu
• Theologically, we believe that God has created
humankind in all its diversity in God’s own image.
• Educationally, we believe that a liberal arts
approach to learning and teaching is fundamentally committed to engaging otherness and difference
so that we might genuinely understand and
embrace the richness of human experience and
creativity throughout the ages.
• Civically, we are persuaded that educating for
democracy is at least in part about preparing our
students for lives in society that will require them
to have the knowledge, skills, and values needed
to negotiate their ways with people of diverse
backgrounds and experiences.
This past summer, I had the privilege of visiting
Augsburg’s study site in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where
I, too, learned to face my fears and stereotypes of
other cultures and life experiences. We all are still
learning to admit our privilege, to embrace the wonder of difference and other experiences, to live as
neighbors here on campus and in our community,
where the world is becoming our neighbor in very
concrete and real ways.
Our work to educate students for democracy
cannot be uncoupled from this commitment to
diversity. This is why diversity on campus, in the
neighborhood and city, in the church, and in the
world is important—it is the heart of a healthy
democracy.
Yours,
Photographer
Stephen Geffre
geffre@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Now Intern
Erin Kennedy
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Media Relations Manager
Judy Petree
petree@augsburg.edu
Sports Information Director
Don Stoner
stoner@augsburg.edu
Director of Alumni Relations
Heidi Breen
breen@augsburg.edu
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Contents
Features
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A Change in Reference—Librarian to Volunteer
by Betsey Norgard
For nearly 15 years in retirement, Margaret Anderson has continued to volunteer
in the library she once headed.
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Ages of Imagination: The Inauguration of Paul C. Pribbenow
Around themes of abundance, generosity, engagement, and service,
Augsburg inaugurates its 11th president.
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Making Connections
by Betsey Norgard
After five years, the Scholastic Connections program has proven a winner for
both mentors and mentees.
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See AIBO Walk … and Sit … and Wiggle Its Ears
by Betsey Norgard
Sophomore Jesse Docken finds both fun and challenge in “training” dog robots.
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On the Cover: At his investiture as
Augsburg’s 11th president, the seal of the
College is placed around the neck of
Paul C. Pribbenow by Board of Regents
chair Ted Grindal ’76.
Global Business
by Bethany Bierman
Augsburg business classes have built-in global experience from a very
international faculty.
Departments
2 Around the Quad
5 2006 Alumni Awards
6 Supporting Augsburg
8 Sports
28 Alumni News
40 Views
Inside back cover Calendar
All photos by Stephen Geffre unless otherwise indicated.
AROUND THE QUAD
NOTEWORTHY
Three new regents elected to board
Three new members were elected to four-year terms on the
Augsburg College Board of Regents at the annual meeting of the
Augsburg Corporation in October.
In addition, Michael O. Freeman and Philip Styrland ’79 were
re-elected to second six-year terms. Freeman is a partner at
Lindquist & Vennum, P.L.L.P., and Styrlund is president of The
Summit Group, an international education and development firm.
Richard C. Hartnack
Since the beginning of his banking career in
1971, Hartnack has held positions in corporate
banking at First Interstate Bank of Oregon, and
in community banking at First Chicago and
Union Bank of California. He currently is vice
chairman and head of consumer banking at
U.S. Bancorp.
Hartnack has a bachelor’s degree in economics from UCLA and a master’s degree in business administration from Stanford University. He is a graduate of the Strategic
Marketing Management program at the Harvard Business School.
Congratulations to
Jacki Brickman ’97
Augsburg alumna Jacki Brickman
’97 was one of two teachers in
the Minneapolis and St. Paul
school districts who were awarded a Milken National Educator
Award in October.
This award, from the Milken
Family Foundation, recognizes
teachers and principals across
the country for their effectiveness
in the classroom, accomplishments outside the classroom,
leadership, and ability to inspire
students, teachers, and the community. It carries a cash award of
$25,000.
Brickman, a 10-year teacher,
is a teacher mentor at Hall
International Elementary School
in Minneapolis, working with
other teachers at the school to
test new techniques.
Brickman, who also is an
adjunct instructor in Weekend
College, is the second Augsburg
graduate to receive a Milken
Educator Award. Margaret
Knutson ’91, fifth-grade teacher
at Orono Intermediate School,
received the same award in
2004. Read about both teachers
in the Augsburg Now spring 2006
article, “Teachers who Lead,
Leaders who Teach,” at
www.augsburg.edu/now.
André Lewis ‘73
Since 2002, Lewis has served as director of
marketing and community affairs and president of the RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation.
Previously he held a similar position at
Honeywell. His background in education
includes serving as principal at both Washburn
and South high schools.
Lewis graduated from Augsburg and earned
a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He has been active in
Augsburg’s Corporate Connections program.
Rev. Norman Wahl ‘75
Since 1996, Wahl has been executive pastor of
Bethel Lutheran Church, the site of Augsburg’s
programs in Rochester, Minn., and served on
the task force that led to the formation of the
Rochester campus. He has also been part of the
alumni board, campaign cabinet, and on staff
at the College.
After Augsburg, Wahl graduated from
Luther Seminary and earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from the
seminary in 1997.
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MBA consulting firm to start
Small businesses and non-profits in Rochester can qualify for probono consulting services from Augsburg’s Rochester MBA students
and graduates.
This new service, Augsburg Alumni Consulting Team (AACT),
extends the MBA field service program, in which all students work
with a client in the community on business issues and applications.
A “full-team” consultation by AACT on critical strategic or management issues will be staffed by four to eight volunteers. A “fast track”
for focused issues will involve one to three volunteers in two or
three client meetings. And, a “board match” program will help nonprofits build their board leadership.
Additional support services—database design, Web design,
research, etc.—may be added by Augsburg undergraduate business
and computer science students.
This College-sponsored consulting service will offer both experience and exposure to the students and alumni, and include a
review process to build case studies.
While beginning in Rochester, AACT hopes to also expand the
program to the Twin Cities.
For information, contact William Aguero at
aguero@augsburg.edu.
The “greening” of
Augsburg
Augsburg imagines environmental stewardship as central to its
mission as a Lutheran college in
the city.
President Paul Pribbenow
says, “The Augsburg College
community is deeply committed
to what it means to build a sustainable urban environment. …
Our relationships with our
diverse neighbors, with the
Mississippi River, and with other
neighborhoods in our vibrant
city are opportunities for learning, for civic engagement, and
for faithful service.”
The institutional committee
that grew out of a learning community seven years ago is now
named the Environmental
Stewardship Committee and provides leadership for the College
in areas addressing sustainability.
The committee’s growing website
offers information and resources
in the following initiatives:
• Recycling/waste
reduction—Recycling bins
have risen to nearly 75% capacity in the last year and new
equipment across campus
reduces water consumption
and energy usage. The College
recycles household items to
community organizations and
established a re-use table. A
number of measures adopted
reduce storm water run-off
from campus, which, perhaps
more than anything else, has
had an impact on water quality
in the Mississippi River.
• Transportation—Two light rail
stations within walking distance and reduced fare bus-rail
passes help the Augsburg com-
munity increase its use of public transit, freeing up parking
spaces. Accessible bike trails
provide alternatives to driving.
• HOURCAR—Augsburg is the
newest neighborhood hub for
HOURCAR—a hybrid vehicle
that can be rented.
• Curriculum—Across the curriculum, courses address sustainability issues, and study
abroad is available in metrourban studies. A new environmental studies program is
scheduled to launch in fall
2007.
• River stewardship—Augsburg
is an official “steward” of a
portion of the Mississippi
River near campus and regularly hosts “clean-ups” to prevent pollution. The
Environmental and River
Politics course explores issues
related to restoration of the
river ecosystem and ways in
which our relationship to the
river reflects the health of our
community.
• Campus Kitchen at Augsburg
College—In its three years,
Campus Kitchen has kept
more than 35,000 pounds of
food out of landfill and turned
it into over 37,000 meals for
the community. In the next
year, Augsburg plans to launch
a community garden to bring
neighbors together and provide food for community
organizations.
• Building a green
campus—The Environmental
Stewardship Committee has a
voice in the ongoing planning
for the new Science Center,
which includes a “green” roof
and maximal use of sustainable architecture and products.
Michael Lansing, assistant professor of history, wrote in the
Augsburg Echo about Christensen
Symposium speaker Douglas
John Hall’s comments on “stewardly vocations.” Hall argued that
everyone must make stewardship
of the environment both a personal and collective priority.
Lansing wrote that stewardly
vocations “push us all toward
recognizing and caring for the
many other forms of life that we
depend on for sustenance and
comfort.”
To learn more about sustainability at Augsburg, go to www.augsburg.edu/green or contact Tom
Ruffaner, chair of the
Environmental Stewardship
Committee, at ruffaner@augsburg.edu.
—Betsey Norgard
Fond farewell to ‘Mr. Augsburg’
On Sept. 30 Jeroy Carlson ’48 officially retired from the
campus and community he first came to more than 60
years ago. During that time, he served Augsburg as a student, volunteer, alumni director, and development officer.
At a packed reception in his honor, Carlson was presented with a baseball jersey bearing his No. 10 and a
“Jeroy Carlson” baseball card. He was also presented
with framed photos of the Augsburg campus, as he knew
it and as it is today.
Known as “Mr. Augsburg” by his classmates and colleagues, Carlson excelled as a student-athlete in baseball,
basketball, and football, and was part of four MIAC
championship teams. He continued to work with the
A-Club and helped establish the Augsburg Athletic Hall
of Fame.
In 1991, after serving on the alumni board and as
director of alumni relations, the alumni office was dedicated as the Jeroy C. Carlson Alumni Center.
See the winter 2005-06 Augsburg Now for a feature
story on “Mr. Augsburg.”
Vice President Tracy Elftmann ‘81 presents Jeroy
Carlson with a baseball jersey bearing his no. 10.
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AROUND THE QUAD
COMMENCEMENT
Two commencements at Augsburg
Beginning this year, Augsburg will offer two commencement ceremonies, in order to recognize the different academic calendars followed. A May 5 ceremony will be held for day students and physician assistant students who are on semesters; a June 24 ceremony
will honor Weekend College, Rochester, United Hospital, and the
other five graduate program students who follow trimesters.
This year’s Commencement speakers are Eboo Patel on May 5, and
Rev. Martin E. Marty on June 24.
With a national fellowship in microbiology and an interest in infectious diseases, senior Richard Birkett is studying the genes encoding streptococcal bacteria.
Senior Richard
Birkett wins research
fellowship
Biology senior Richard Birkett is
one of 43 students across the
country to receive a 2006
Undergraduate Research
Fellowship from the American
Society for Microbiology. Its
stipend funded his summer
research with biology professor
Beverly Smith-Keiling.
The project, applied for jointly by Birkett and Smith-Keiling,
looks at the characteristics of
streptococcal bacteria and the
genes that encode them. They
study a particular streptococcal
protein, discovered by SmithKeiling, that binds a human
immune system protein, and its
role in causing infections, especially in immuno-weak people
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(neo-natal babies, elderly, and
others who are immuno-compromised). The research involves
manipulating the protein’s DNA
in the laboratory to create
mutants for further study.
“We were thrilled to receive
this ASM Fellowship,” says
Smith-Keiling. “It is a prestigious
award and played a significant
role as a feather in our cap as
one of several steps that
Augsburg is taking to secure
external funding, build our
undergraduate research program,
and move toward more scientific
research at our institution.”
Birkett’s interest in infectious
diseases began in summer 2005
when he traveled to Tanzania
with a microbiology study
abroad course through Hamline
University. He visited labs and
small villages, and found the
experience “eye-opening” in
terms of lifestyle and conditions
he encountered.
To gain background in
research, Birkett took a pilot
course at Augsburg, Introduction
to Research, designed to prepare
second-year students for facultyled research. He credits that
course for teaching him the discipline, motivation, and critical
thinking needed for scientific
study. The course was repeated
this past fall, and Birkett served
as a peer mentor.
Birkett has thrived in the
microbiology laboratory, and is
interested in pursuing work in
the health field with infectious
disease, possibly attending medical school. He, along with
Smith-Keiling and other students, will present their research
at the American Society for
Microbiology general meeting in
the spring.
“Richard has been the model
for what we hope to continue, as
students progress from their
early years without research
skills to excelling as independent
researchers, and the fellowship
played a key role,” says SmithKeiling. “It has been a privilege
and joy to work with him.”
Birkett came to Augsburg
from Boston as a student in the
StepUP Program, which supports
students in chemical recovery.
He says that Augsburg has been
great for him. “I came to
Augsburg for StepUP; I’m staying
for science and the people.”
—Betsey Norgard
HOMECOMING 2006
Two honored as
Distinguished Alumni
Augsburg’s Distinguished Alumni
are recognized for their significant achievement in vocation, for
outstanding contribution to
church and community, and for
lives that exemplify the ideals and
mission of Augsburg College.
Glen Person ’47
A native of
Minneapolis,
Glen Person
grew up in
Augsburg’s
neighborhood.
He graduated
with degrees
in mathematics and business, and was one of
the first students in Augsburg’s
new business administration
department. His college studies
were interrupted by World War
II, where he served in the U.S.
Navy.
Person’s vocational career
involved two 20-year employments in the insurance industry.
In 1948 he started as a bookkeeper at Fidelity and Casualty
Co., and left in 1968 as its bond
manager. From 1969 until his
retirement in 1989, he was an
accounting manager and bond
vice president at W.A. Lang
Company.
From 1993 to 2005, Person
served on Augsburg’s Board of
Regents, as a member of the
Finance Committee and as board
treasurer. Over the years, he has
been one of the most active
members of Augsburg’s A-Club,
and a frequent spectator and
loyal Auggie athletic booster. He
serves on the Claire Strommen
Golf Tournament Committee.
Person has also contributed
financial expertise to numerous
boards of directors, and as treasurer of Prairie Lutheran Church
in Eden Prairie, Minn.
Lois (Peterson) Bollman ’69
Lois Bollman
graduated in
1969 with a
bachelor’s
degree in
English education from
Augsburg, and
went on to
earn a master’s degree in reading.
In 2001 she earned a doctorate
in educational policy and administration of higher education.
For the past 30 years, she has
worked in a number of areas
within the Minnesota community
college system and is a recognized leader and administrator in
areas of student assessment, college readiness, and developmental education. Her strengths lie in
strategic planning, institutional
research, and evaluation of academic programs. Currently she is
vice president of strategy, planning, and accountability at
Minneapolis Community and
Technical College.
Here, she developed the
Urban Teacher Education
Program, in collaboration with
secondary and postsecondary
institutions, that aims to inspire
and educate students from urban
schools to become teachers in
their own communities. In 2003,
Bollman led the faculty development work that received one of
five national Theodore Hesburgh
Awards from TIAA-CREF.
Bollman has served as a class
agent and is active at Edina
Community Lutheran Church.
First Decade Award
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.
Spirit of Augsburg
Award
The Spirit of Augsburg Award honors alumni or friends of the College
who have given exceptional service
that contributes substantially to the
well being of Augsburg by furthering its purposes and programs.
Herald Johnson ‘68
Milana (Gorshkova)
Pirogova ’96
Milana
Pirogova graduated magna
cum laude
from Augsburg
with a bachelor’s degree in
economics and
international
relations, and went on to earn a
master’s degree in international
economics from George
Washington University.
In 1998 she began working
for the International Finance
Corporation, a member of the
World Bank Group, in
Washington, D.C. She is now an
investment officer in the Global
Financial Markets Department
and posted in Russia, her homeland.
Two of her significant projects have included working with
privatization projects in Bosnia
and drafting the Mortgage
Securities Law with the Russian
national parliament. In her current work she is able to promote
awareness and resources for the
much-needed economic and
educational development in
Russia. She also has been an
eager promoter of Augsburg
College to prospective students
in Murmansk, St. Petersburg,
and Moscow.
After graduating, Herald
Johnson first
became an
admissions
officer, then
Augsburg’s
first financial
aid officer
when new federal programs
required administrative oversight. Over the nearly 40 years
since, he became a pioneer,
leader, and mentor among all of
Minnesota’s financial aid officers.
He is respected both for
helping students understand and
access financial resources to
make college possible and for
mentoring young professionals in
the field. He is the only person
to have been twice elected president of the Minnesota
Association of Financial Aid
Administrators (MAFAA).
Johnson collaborated with
Julie Olson ’90, ’04 MAL, now
vice president of enrollment
management, to create and
implement the Enrollment
Center, which brings together
several student service offices
into a one-stop shop for students.
Johnson retired last summer,
but continues to serve as a consultant on scholarship programs
and with Augsburg’s government
relations office concerning financial aid issues.
—Betsey Norgard
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Photo courtesy of Martha Gisselquist
AROUND THE QUAD
SUPPORTING
AUGSBURG
The Clement A.
Gisselquist Endowed
Scholarship—
an Augsburg family’s
music legacy
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All six of Clement and Borghild Gisselquist’s children graduated from Augsburg, and most of them were choir and band members
during their college years. (L to R): James ’68, Joel ’77, Rebecca ’67, Borghild, Martha ’87, John ’72, and Miriam ’83.
Gisselquist extended family
includes 17 relatives with
Augsburg connections. Clement’s
brother, professor emeritus Orloue
Gisselquist, attended Augsburg, as
well as two sons, Richard and
David. His wife, Marilyn, came to
Augsburg and completed her
bachelor’s degree in 1973.
Clement and Orloue’s sister
Grace E. Gisselquist ’49 married
the Rev. Oliver Johnson ’50.
Another sister, Marilyn, attended
science classes at Augsburg as
part of her nurses’ training and
married Vardon Quanbeck ’44.
While at Augsburg, Orloue,
like Clement, sang in the choir
and Grace belonged to the Music
Club, both sharing their brother’s
love for music.
Another brother, John Irving,
did not attend Augsburg, but his
son, John E. Gisselquist, graduated in 1984.
Even more telling is the musical legacy Clement left his six
children, all of whom graduated
from Augsburg. The youngest,
Miriam (Gisselquist) Jensen ’83
was a music major and is now an
organist and piano teacher—
something her mother knows
would have pleased her father.
John, Class of 1972, sang in
the Augsburg Choir and for
many years has been a member
of the National Lutheran Choir,
performing in concerts throughout the U.S.
Judy Petree
The Rev. Clement A. Gisselquist
enjoyed a lifelong love of music.
He graduated from Augsburg
College in 1941, and during his
college years he sang both in the
Augsburg Choir under Henry P.
Opseth and in the Augsburg
Quartet as its second bass when
they toured in 1940.
Following Augsburg,
Gisselquist graduated from
Luther Seminary, and he and his
wife, Borghild, served churches
in North Dakota, Minnesota, and
Iowa. Throughout his life, he
always actively promoted his
churches’ music programs.
Borghild recounts how especially
pleased he was when his church
in Sioux City, Iowa, purchased a
new organ.
After Clement died in 1979,
the family decided to establish a
scholarship endowment in his
memory and designed it to benefit students “of organ and/or
choral music who desire to serve,
professionally or otherwise, in
the ministry of music of the
Lutheran Church.”
“Augsburg was close to his
heart and we knew that music
was something he was always
interested in,” comments
Borghild, recalling the family discussions. The scholarship just
seemed a fitting way in which
they could honor their brother,
husband, father, and uncle.
The remarkable fact is that the
Nicole (Warner) Simml ’01 (left), who performs and teaches music in Germany, joined
Krista Costin ’07 (right) as soloist with the Augsburg Choir’s concert in Leipzig,
Germany last May. Both Simml and Costin are recipients of the Clement A. Gisselquist
Church Music Scholarship.
Rachel Olson ’08
Photo courtesy of Orloue Gisselquist
The Rev. Clement A. Gisselquist (far right) sang second bass in the 1940 Augsburg
Quartet. His love of music is passed on to students through an endowed scholarship
Five of the Gisselquist women enjoyed meeting the current student scholars at the
in his name. Photo taken from The Augsburg Quartets: A Mission-Driven Tradition, by
annual Scholarship Brunch in November. (L to R): Martha Gisselquist, Becky Lien,
Merton P. Strommen and David M. Larson.
Borghild Gisselquist, Marilyn Gisselquist, and Miriam Jensen.
Joel, Class of 1977, played
tuba in the Concert Band for two
years and sang in the Augsburg
Choir during his senior year. The
two oldest children, Rebecca
(Gisselquist) Lien ’67 and James
’68, also sang in the choir. James
is married to fellow Auggie Jane
(Eidsvoog) ’73. Martha, a nurse,
came to Augsburg to complete
her bachelor’s degree in 1987.
The Clement Gisselquist
Scholarship keeps the extended
family connected to Augsburg. A
number of the relatives continue
to grow the endowment by making gifts to the scholarship a part
of their regular giving—in lieu of
exchanging gifts within the family on special occasions.
In the fall, Borghild said of
her immediate family, “We’ve
already talked about this
Christmas, that we’ll make gifts
to the scholarship instead of to
each other.”
The Gisselquists enjoy meeting the Augsburg students who
receive the scholarship each year.
The 2006-07 recipient, junior
music major Krista Costin was
studying abroad in Ghana during
the fall and regrets missing the
Scholarship Brunch. She fondly
remembers meeting members of
the Gisselquist family at last
spring’s Music Scholarship High
Tea. Costin sings in the
Augsburg Choir and toured with
the choir last May to the Czech
Republic and Germany.
Last year’s scholarship recipient, senior Nikki Lemire, is a
harpist and a section leader in
the choir at Central Lutheran
Church. The 1998-99 scholarship holder, Nicole (Warner)
Simml ’01, now lives in Germany
and is enjoying a career performing and teaching voice. Last May
she joined the Augsburg Choir in
Leipzig on their tour in
Germany, and joined Costin as a
soloist.
An earlier Gisselquist recipient, Melissa (Wieland) Bergstrom
’97 has been organist and choir
director at Edina Community
Lutheran Church, in addition to
teaching and serving as director
of choral activities at AnokaRamsey Community College.
Several of the Gisselquist
scholarship recipients have sub-
sequently been chosen as Orville
and Gertrude Hognander Music
Scholars.
With many of the Gisselquist
Auggies making regular gifts to
grow the scholarship endowment, future students—and per-
haps additional Gisselquists—
join Rev. Clement A. Gisselquist’s
legacy to Augsburg’s music program—something that surely
would please him.
—Betsey Norgard
Making a gift to Augsburg
It’s easy to make a donation to Augsburg College.
All donations are tax-deductible.
Gifts online
Go to www.augsburg.edu/giving to make a secure credit card
donation. You can use the form to make a one-time donation or
to set up recurring gifts.
Gifts by phone
To make a donation by phone, call Kevin Healy, director of
advancement services, at 612-338-6537 or 800-273-0617.
Gifts by mail
You can mail your gift to:
Developement Office, Campus Box 142
Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454
For complete information about making a gift,
including the types of giving and giving programs,
go to www.augsburg.edu/giving.
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AROUND THE QUAD
SPORTS
Brothers in soccer
Vinnie Brooks and Ryan Kitzman
are like brothers. Brothers united
by soccer.
For all but one year of the last
dozen, the two have played on
the same soccer teams—the same
club teams, elementary school
team, junior high team, high
school team, and the same college team.
Ever since they were each
eight years old, growing up in
Maple Grove, Minn., and attending schools in Osseo, the duo
could be found on the same
fields—Brooks on defense,
Kitzman in the midfield.
Best friends and players with
similar competitive personalities,
the two split for just one year—
their freshman years in college,
when Kitzman attended Bethany
Lutheran College in Mankato,
Minn., and Brooks enrolled at
Augsburg.
But the pair reunited their
sophomore years, became roommates, and helped to lead a renaissance in the Augsburg men’s
soccer program.
“I wanted to be back in the
city,” Kitzman said. “I talked to
Vinnie pretty much all my freshman year. I came to visit
Augsburg a couple of times, and
he said they were getting a new
coach and a new field, so I came
for another visit. Once I met
[coach] Greg [Holker], it was a
done deal.”
So Kitzman transferred, and
the pair was reunited.
“We have the same style of
play. We practice against each
other and just go at it. It’s like we
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hate each other when we’re practicing. It gets pretty intense,”
Brooks said. “He’s pretty much
like my replica on the field. We
have some minor differences, but
overall, the competitiveness and
our work ethic, we just relate to
each other. It just clicks. We both
respect each other.”
Both were starters throughout
their Auggie careers and were key
elements of the dramatic growth
of the men’s soccer program. In
Brooks’ freshman year, 2003, the
Auggies finished 5-11-2 overall, 09-1 in league play. In the 2006
season under third-year head
coach Greg Holker, the Auggies
finished 13-3-3 overall and 5-2-3
in conference play, winning a
place in the conference’s postseason playoffs.
In four seasons at Augsburg,
Brooks played in 67 games, starting 57, with eight assists from his
defensive position. As a midfielder
during his three years at
Augsburg, Kitzman started 49 of
54 contests, with five goals and
six assists for 16 career points.
As two of only three seniors
on this year’s Auggie squad, the
pair acknowledges that they have
been a part of a new beginning for
the men’s soccer program, which
they hope continues to succeed.
“It’s just awesome to have this
kind of success in our last year
playing here,” Brooks says. “It’s
like leaving a legacy behind. It’s
one of the things we wanted to
do. We had the first winning season here in 20 years and made
the [conference] playoffs.”
But the end of their senior
seasons will not mean the end of
soccer, or friendship, for Brooks
and Kitzman. The two play on
the same adult-league team and
coach a youth team together in
Plymouth, Minn. Brooks, a health
and physical education major
Auggie teammates Vinnie Brooks (left) and Ryan Kitzman (right) have played soccer
together since elementary school.
and business management minor,
and Kitzman, a marketing major,
have talked about starting a business together.
“It’s almost natural for us,”
Brooks said. “Some people hear
about it and think it’s pretty
weird. But we had the same
group of friends growing up,
from elementary school to junior
high and high school. We were
always in the same group.”
“We don’t think of it as being
weird,” Kitzman added. “It’s just
normal for us.”
—Don Stoner
An amazing soccer year
For the Augsburg College men’s and
women’s soccer teams, the 2006 season was
a history-making one.
The Auggie women captured a third
straight berth in the Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference playoffs and finished 106-2 overall, 7-3-1 in league play—the team’s
fourth double-digit victory season in the past
five years. Augsburg’s 15 points in conference
Greg Holker, named MIAC
play this season were the most for an Auggie
Coach of the Year
squad in the 21-season history of the program.
Meanwhile, the Auggie men reached the league’s four-team postseason playoffs for the first time, finishing the season 13-3-3 overall,
5-2-3 in conference play. Augsburg finished with its most victories
(13) since its MIAC championship season of 1975 (15-2-1), and
claimed its most points in league play (13) since its last MIAC title
season of 1980 (11-1-3 overall, 9-0-3 MIAC, 21 points). Head coach
Greg Holker was named MIAC Coach of the Year this season.
Augsburg was the lone school to have both its men’s and women’s
soccer teams qualified for the MIAC postseason playoffs this year.
Both teams set school records along the way. Both teams were
unbeaten and did not give up a goal until the women were scored
upon on Sept. 20—Augsburg went the farthest among all NCAA
Division III soccer teams in having both its men’s and women’s teams
unbeaten and unscored upon.
For both the Auggie men’s and women’s teams, the future looks
bright. The men lose just three senior regulars to graduation, while
the women lose only five.
—Don Stoner
Marathoner
extraordinaire
Mary Croft ’79 didn’t catch the
running “bug” until she was in
her late thirties, a relatively late
start for a serious athletic career.
But that bug has taken the
Augsburg alumna around the
world and earned her numerous
unique distinctions in the world
of distance running.
Croft is one of only 67 people—including just eight
women—to have run in every
Twin Cities Marathon over the
25 years of its existence. She has
run a marathon in each of the 50
states—a feat that only 285 individuals have accomplished.
And over the past quartercentury, she has run in about
140 marathons and 30 ultramarathons—races ranging from 30
to more than 100 miles in
length.
She credits her running
career to her return to Augsburg
as an adult learner to complete
her bachelor’s degree in the late
1970s. She was an Augsburg student in the mid-’60s before starting her career in nursing.
“One of my friends was a
runner, and she was running five
miles a day for her mental health.
I was impressed with that, but I
didn’t start running until I graduated in 1979,” Croft said.
That year, she went to
Duluth to watch a friend compete in Grandma’s Marathon, and
was encouraged by her husband,
David, to try a marathon herself.
Later that year, the first Twin
Cities Marathon appeared on the
running calendar, and her running career kicked into high
gear.
“I trained for my first
marathon in just 12 weeks,” said
Croft, who noted that she had
As a Charter Club member, Mary Croft ran her 25th Twin Cities Marathon in October,
with a track record of 170 marathons in 50 states and several countries.
only run a 10-kilometer race
competitively before trying a 26mile, 385-yard marathon.
Since then, she has run in
each Twin Cities Marathon over
the past 25 years, a race considered the most scenic urban
marathon in the country.
According to Twin Cities
Marathon officials, Croft, at age
60, is the third-oldest woman of
the eight to have run in each of
the 25 races. She has also completed Grandma’s Marathon, a
race along the Lake Superior
shoreline from Two Harbors to
Duluth, eight times.
She has also run in two of
the most famous marathons
in the country, the Boston and
New York races. She has competed in the Boston Marathon—
a race in which runners have
to achieve a qualifying time
in another marathon to compete—three times, including
the 100th running of the race
in 1996.
“It was just such a historic
event,” Croft said. “Boston is the
epitome of marathoning in the
country.”
In 2004, she accomplished
the feat of running a marathon in
each of the 50 states (and the
District of Columbia)—becoming
the 162nd person at the time to
be able to make that claim. Since
then, the list has grown to nearly
300 members nationwide. She
has also run in marathons in
Russia and Spain.
In addition to her marathoning, she has also competed in
long-distance ultramarathons,
which brought her the most
meaningful moment in her sport.
In 2000, she ran in the 75th
Comrades Marathon, a 56-mile
race in South Africa, considered
one of the top ultra-distance
events in the world.
“It’s the biggest sporting
event in South Africa. It was the
most amazing thing,” she said.
“They were so wonderful. They
greeted us and welcomed us to
their country.”
She even incorporated running into her work. As a nurse at
the Minnesota state prison in
Stillwater, she organized inmates
and members of a local running
club to run a marathon inside
the prison walls each year for a
decade.
“We ran 112 laps around the
prison yard, about 15 to 20 runners,” she said. “It was pretty
well received by the prison
administration.”
Her best time ever was a 3hour, 18-minute effort in 1985 at
the Grandma’s Marathon. Now,
she runs in the 4:20 to 4:30
range; her time in the 2006 Twin
Cities Marathon was 4:28.34,
good enough for third place in
her age group.
“I just run for the health benefits and I enjoy it. If I place in
my age group, it’s an added benefit,” she said. “It’s the adventure,
the travel, seeing other parts of
the country, which is fun.”
She noted that she has been
fortunate not to have suffered
significant injuries during her
career, which she credits to leading a lifestyle of fitness and training in moderation.
She now runs about seven or
eight marathons a year—“I’m
always in training,” she notes—
and has been involved in organizing volunteers for the
marathon in Tucson, Ariz., where
she and David spend their winters. The Crofts live in Bayport,
Minn., during the summers.
—Don Stoner
WINTER 2006-07 9
AROUND THE QUAD
MOVING FORWARD
Kennedy Center now open
The Kennedy Center for Sports and Recreation has opened for classes,
with health and physical education staff and coaches moving into their
new offices. It will be formally dedicated on May 4.
The three-story addition to Melby Hall features a new wrestling
training facility, increased classroom space, expanded locker-room
facilities and expanded fitness facilities, as well as hospitality, meetingroom, and office space.
The new Alan and Gloria Rice Wrestling Room provides a spacious training area for
the champion Auggie wrestlers. It also provides a training facility for Greco-Roman
wrestling.
The Kennedy Center, the new three-story south wing added to Melby Hall, is open
for classes, athletic teams, intramural teams, and fitness.
In the left back corner of the photo, the roof of Lindell Library provides context to
the construction of the Oren Gateway Center, scheduled for completion in the fall.
Oren Gateway Center
Scheduled to open in fall 2007, the four-story Oren Gateway Center
will be the home of the StepUP program and other residential students in substance-free housing. The administrative section of the center will house the Institutional Advancement staff and an alumni relations conference center.
On the street level, a Barnes & Noble bookstore will serve as a
welcoming place in the neighborhood for books, readings, and coffee.
The Gateway Center will anchor a new circular entrance to the
College, flanked by Lindell Library and Foss Center.
The illustration on the sign in the photo shows the orientation of
the new center, facing the circular entrance to the College.
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After 23 years at Augsburg,
Margaret Anderson retired as
head librarian in 1990. She had
just spent several years studying
and documenting the need for a
new library building, and then
convincing the College to build
it. Now, 16 years later, she continues to work in Lindell Library
one day a week as a volunteer—
in the new building she labored
to justify.
In the first two years following her retirement, she took time
off. But then, she couldn’t turn
down a phone call asking her to
help troubleshoot problems the
librarians were facing in creating
barcodes for all materials.
There were lots of problems—“books without barcodes,
and barcodes not connected to
books,” Anderson says. Once
that process was straightened
out, she began working on a
series of long-term special projects that, without additional staff
and a meticulous eye, probably
never would have seen the light
of day.
For one project, Anderson
classified videotapes from many
years of College events that had
been turned over to the library—
which meant that she first had to
view each tape for content and
date, and then write a short
description.
Another similar project
involved classifying a collection
of sound recordings, for which
her music minor in college
proved extremely helpful.
With history and knowledge
of the Dewey Decimal System,
Anderson has also aided in classifying and cataloging fiction, the
only books in the library to use
the Dewey system.
Her current project tops all
others. In 1994, writer and
activist Meridel LeSueur donated
her personal library of more than
4,500 items to Augsburg College.
A change in
REFERENCE—
from LIBRARIAN
to volunteer
BY BETSEY NORGARD
It’s housed in the library’s Special
Collections Room, but has not
been easily searchable. After
working for more than two
years, literally from book to
book, Anderson hopes next year
to complete an extensive spreadsheet index that will enable the
collection to be searched by title,
author, and subject.
In reflecting on her 40 years
of library work, Anderson says
that the heart of the work has
not changed. “It still means connecting readers and scholars with
sources,” she says, “but now,
both in print and online.” What
has changed dramatically is the
way librarians fulfill that role,
and the different tools they use.
One of the tools that made a
huge difference in students’ (and
librarians’) lives was the development of the CLIC (Cooperating
Libraries in Consortium) system,
making materials from more
than a dozen college libraries
available on loan.
In the 1960s, Anderson was a
cataloguer, and she tells of how
librarians phoned each other to
check on availability by looking
at catalog cards for all the books.
She recalls that Karlis Ozolins,
her predecessor as head librarian, often would track down students with cars to pick up the
materials from other locations.
Two decades later, catalog
cards became relics and library
collections became housed on a
database, introducing new physical requirements for technology
in libraries. Already Anderson
had fought for improvements to
the aging Sverdrup Library,
including carpeting to replace
the loose asbestos tiles she continually removed. Upstairs, it
was so cold that the case for a
new building became obvious
when students were seen studying in mittens.
In 1982 the new Weekend
College increased the College’s
enrollment and brought new
demands on the librarians. At
the time, Anderson recalls, the
library staff was 4.75 full-time
equivalents.
Over the next few years,
Anderson detailed and documented what would be required
to meet College needs and help
it remain competitive. In the
process, she studied and visited
many libraries. She made her
case before retiring, and then—
as a volunteer—helped supervise
the move into the new building.
While it’s rewarding to work
in the new library, it’s really the
people, she says, who keep her
coming back each week. “The
people I worked with have been
among my best friends and they
were a big reason why I wanted
to stay in touch.”
Since her retirement 16 years ago, Margaret
Anderson has continued to volunteer in the
library to stay connected with the staff she
enjoyed during her career.
“We just think of her as one
of us,” current library director
Jane Ann Nelson says about
Anderson. Current cataloging
coordinator Betty Joyce talks
about what a wonderful mentor
Anderson has been to her.
Anderson’s career at
Augsburg has been part of an
Augsburg family affair, dating
back to 1949, when her husband, Ray, was appointed to
teach speech and theatre. He
retired in 1990, the same year as
his wife.
All three of the Andersons’
sons graduated from Augsburg—
Dean ’77, Stuart ’78, and Brian
’82. Stuart teaches in the
Department of Physics, but also
worked in the new library for
several years in information technology. He still spends some time
there as assistant director for
instructional course design in the
Center for Teaching and
Learning. Ⅵ
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The Inauguration of Paul C. Pribbenow
October 18-21, 2006
Ages
of
Imagination
Over four days in October, Augsburg College inaugurated its 11th
president, Paul C. Pribbenow.
The days were filled with activities connecting its own community
of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and parents with city neighbors,
church leaders, and colleagues from across higher education.
Events included discussions on civic engagement, roundtables on
public education, service projects, and celebrations filled with music,
art, and good conversation. Each day at the “Abundance” lunches,
those who attended donated food and money to fill the food shelves
at the nearby Brian Coyle Community Center.
Inauguration Day, October 20, began with a Festival Service and
Holy Communion, officiated by Mark Hanson ’68, ELCA presiding
bishop, with the sermon presented by Rev. Dr. Robin W. Lovin,
Southern Methodist University. The investiture ceremony was held in
the afternoon.
Completing the inauguration was a morning of service in the community, preceding outdoor family activities and an Auggie football
game against Carleton College.
For additional information and photos from the inauguration, go to
www.augsburg.edu/inauguration.
In a lighter moment, Paul and Abigail Pribbenow,
with daughter Maya, enjoy festivities in the tent
during inauguration week.
Ages of Imagination
The theme of the inauguration, “Ages of Imagination,” was drawn
from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, one of the most influential
works of British poet and artist William Blake (1757–1827).
From The Marriage of Heaven and Hell:
The Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel dined with me, and I asked them how they
dared so roundly to assert, that God spoke to them; and whether they did
not think at the time, that they would be misunderstood, and so be the cause
of imposition.
Isaiah answer’d, “I saw no God, nor heard any, in a finite organical
perception; but my senses discover’d the infinite in every thing, and as I was
then perswaded, & remain confirm’d; that the voice of honest indignation is
the voice of God, I cared not for consequences but wrote.”
Then I asked: “does a firm perswasion that a thing is so, make it so?”
He replied, “All poets say that it does, and in ages of imagination this
firm perswasion removed mountains; but many are not capable of a firm
perswasion of any thing.”
(Top) The newly-invested President Paul C. Pribbenow greets his colleagues in higher
education following the ceremony. From right to left, he greets Kathryn Jeffrey, president of Hennepin Technical College; Linda N. Hanson, president of Hamline
University; Lois (Peterson) Bollman ’69, vice president of strategy, planning, and
accountability at Minneapolis Community and Technical College; James L. Peterson,
As Augsburg College celebrated the inauguration of its 11th president,
it also celebrated its calling as a college, and imagined itself in future
ages, using “AGES” to remind it of the four themes of this new era:
Abundance, Generosity, Engagement, and Service.
In moving these four “mountains,” Augsburg College, under the
leadership of Paul Pribbenow, will continue to demonstrate how the
power of imagination can transform the lives of its students and its
community.
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president of Gustavus Adolphus College; and (tallest, with mortar board) the president’s brother, Dean Pribbenow, dean of the School of Integrative Studies at
Edgewood College. (Above) Student Government president Maria Mitchell led the
responsive prayer during the Inauguration Ceremony.
Excerpts from the sermon
for the inauguration of
Paul C. Pribbenow
The Rev. Dr. Robin W. Lovin
Cary Maguire University Professor of Ethics
Southern Methodist University
(Left) Rev. Robin Lovin, from Southern Methodist University, preached about moving
mountains at the Festival Service on Inauguration Day. (Right) ELCA presiding bishop
… I greet you on behalf of all of us who have known and
worked with Paul Pribbenow over the years and benefited
from his leadership in many different places. …
I am also welcoming you to your own future, because
those of us who have worked with Paul Pribbenow in the
past know what you can expect in this new phase of the history of Augsburg College that we inaugurate today. … as I
looked at the [Inauguration] program with its multiple
events and its common themes, I spotted the Pribbenow
imprint of energy and organization. …
And I suppose that what you want to know about the
future from my knowledge of the past is whether it is really
true that this guy can move mountains. I’m here to tell you
that he can, and I’m also going to tell you how he does it. …
The way [he] moves mountains is to figure out what
everybody else is already doing and tie those activities
together into a single mission with a unified message, so that
when the mountain moves, it’s because you moved it. …
Education is supposed to be about expanding our vision
of the world and changing the way we see our own place in it.
It is about asking new questions, and questioning familiar
answers. It should change us in fundamental ways, not just fill
our heads with facts. Education is inseparable from change,
personal and social, change in ideas, goals, and priorities. …
and Augsburg parent Mark Hanson ’68 presided at the service.
The word of greeting I bring you from the past is that
great things are possible for Augsburg College, beginning
today, because you have a leader who will listen to you, who
can see the possibilities that you see, and who can bring
them together in new ways that will empower you and energize all these people who want a future of abundance, generosity, engagement, and service for this institution.
But the word I bring from the Lord, the word that cuts
across past, present, and future, comes to you today in the
form of a question. It is addressed equally to students, faculty, and staff, addressed to alumni, supporters, and to the
church. And it is addressed to the president. The question is,
“Do you really want to move the mountains?”
I think you recognize the opportunity, and I pray that
you will enjoy the blessings that come with accepting the
vocation: That through humility and even sorrow, your
hunger for truth and justice will be satisfied; that through
integrity and generosity in judgment, you will see God; and
that through the knowledge you create and share, the world
will find peace, and you will be called the children of God.
(Left) President Pribbenow gets a hug from his father, Rev. Jerome Pribbenow, who read from the gospel during the service. (Right) Associate Dean Frankie Shackelford stands
amid a sea of academic vestments as the faculty line up for the inauguration processional.
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Excerpts from “Thanksgiving”
Inaugural address by
Paul C. Pribbenow
October 20, 2006
Thank you for being here today for this celebration of Augsburg
College. I am inspired by your faithful lives, and I accept the call to
be your partner in service to Augsburg with gratitude, resolve, and
humility. …
Authentic life—especially a life of faith—begins and ends in gratitude and in thanksgiving. We come together with the humility of
thanksgiving, the recognition that life is a gift and a privilege not to be
misused or misled, and, I might add, not to be missed. The late Henri
Nouwen once wrote that “Gratitude … goes beyond the ‘mine’ and
‘thine’ and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift.”
All of life is a pure gift.
Let these words of mine, then, become my thanksgiving to God
and to all of you, my psalm of gratitude for this college, for its mission
and values, and for the cloud of witnesses gathered here today and
scattered across time and space that hold Augsburg College in their
hearts and minds. …
“In ages of imagination,” [the poet William] Blake tells us, the
power of the imagination, the power of belief, the power of a ‘firm
persuasion’ can move mountains. We must decide, today, to live in
one of those ages of imagination, in fact, to use our imaginations to
create a new era for the College. …
(Above) Augsburg Board of Regents chair Ted Grindal ’76 places the seal of the
College around the neck of Paul C. Pribbenow, who is invested as the 11th president
of Augsburg College. (Below) To conclude inauguration week, the College gathers in
community service to clean up along the Mississippi riverbank. (Right) Paul and Abigail
Pribbenow lead the recessional out of Hoversten Chapel after the Festival Service.
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For the complete texts of Rev. Robin Lovin’s sermon and President
Pribbenow’s inaugural address, go to www.augsburg.edu/president
(Left) Sounds of the big band organized and led by music professor
Robert Stacke ’71 fill the tent during inaugural week festivities.
(Below) Student Government public relations officers Rachel
Forsberg (left) and Kati Welt (right) present a giant card with inauguration congratulations from students to President Pribbenow.
There are four themes to my presidency. … These four
themes are Abundance, Generosity, Engagement, and
Service. Think of them as the “AGES” in Ages of
Imagination. … Augsburg is already blessed to have all of
these things, though we sometimes don’t recognize these
great gifts—gifts that God has given us, and gifts that we
were meant to care for and pass on. …
During my short time here at Augsburg, I have been
challenged to think again about the role of colleges and universities in an urban setting. I am committed to the mutual
dependency of colleges and the city. The paradigm for the
relationships between cities and higher education must be
less about extracting benefits from each other, less dependent on incidental impact, and more focused on the various
resources that can be shared in the pursuit of a more robust,
healthy, and meaningful urban life. …
I know that you share with me this deep sense of
thanksgiving for this college and its remarkable commitments. What we do here matters—to our students, our
neighborhood, our city, the church, and the world.
What we do here is significant—because our work is
grounded in a deep and confident faith, because it enjoys a
history of love in a community of memory and tradition,
because it believes deeply in intellectual curiosity and personal courage, and because it is full of hope.
What we need now is imagination—and faith, and fearlessness—to hear and follow the call to be a college committed to the liberal arts in all that we learn and teach; a college
grounded in faith and values that are the source of our firm
persuasion; a college located in a place full of life and
urgency that draws us out of our insular selves; a college
engaged with a creation rich in difference that constantly
surprises us.
What fun we’re going to have! Ⅵ
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Many of the mentors and mentees in Scholastic Connections, including both
day and weekend students, gathered in November to celebrate the
program’s five-year anniversary. (L to R) Jim Genia ’87, Chris Adams ’07,
Natalia Pretelt ’03, Nhia Lee ’02, Luis Lopez Monterrubio ’09, Purity Ouma
’08, Mary Murzyn ’08, Killa Martinez-Aleman ’08, Eloisa Echavez ’94, ’96 MEL,
Georgette Christensen ’96 MSW, Bernice Arias-Sather ’97, Julianne Lynum
Leerssen ’00, Ami Nafzger ’94, Sama Sandy ’08, Ashley Stoffers ’08, Miguel
Sotamba ’08, Derek Francis ’08, Alex Gonzalez ’90.
MAKING
connections
BY BETSEY NORGARD
SCHOLASTIC CONNECTIONS—THE NAME SAYS IT ALL.
It’s about making connections.
In November, this scholarship-mentorship program marked the beginning of its sixth
year. At the annual dinner, senior Chris Adams spoke on behalf of the students.
“Through this program, I’ve learned to connect with many different kinds of people,”
said Adams. “This program has helped me understand the fundamentals. And these
fundamentals have helped me understand the connections between hard work, talent,
commitment, and their relationship to good grades, lifelong friends, engaging teachers,
and a lot about life in general.”
Each year, five Day College students of color—African-American, American Indian,
Asian, and Hispanic/Latino—are selected by Augsburg’s four ethnic services directors for
a $5,000 scholarship. They are also paired with a mentor who is an Augsburg alumnus/a
of color, with the idea being to connect leaders of today with leaders of tomorrow. Most
students are paired with mentors of their own ethnic group.
The scholarships are renewable annually, so students can remain connected with
their mentors as long as they are at Augsburg. Thirty students have participated in the
program since its inception in fall 2001.
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Having a mentor like Noro Andriamanalina (right), who is also an African
woman and has achieved a successful career, inspired Melat Woldegebriel
(left) to set higher goals for herself.
Scholastic Connections was the creation of columnist, playwright, and consultant Syl Jones ’73 and was designed to assist students of color to succeed at Augsburg, while engaging our alumni of
color in the College’s commitment to an intentionally diverse community. This concept of combining financial aid and mentoring garnered national notice for the program when it began.
Vivian Jenkins Nelsen, president and CEO of the INTER-RACE
Institute, a diversity think tank based at Augsburg, has been instrumental in implementing and sustaining Scholastic Connections. She
says that while mentoring is common within community organizations and in the corporate world, she is convinced that it is vastly
underrated at the college level.
With Scholastic Connections, students can pursue their careers
already connected with mentors, who are able to network within
their own communities on behalf of their mentees.
The pairs of alumni and students create their own styles of relationships. Some are largely career-driven with specific goals planned
out, while others focus around personal issues, self-confidence, and
life decisions.
Mathew Shannon says about his mentor, Chad Jackson, “I was
looking for a friend who could be supportive enough to keep me
encouraged and real enough to hold me accountable to the high
expectations I set for myself and the company I keep.”
Attorney Jim Genia’s career has been a big factor in his mentorship with Chris Adams. Adams says that in addition to learning
how Genia has been a successful lawyer, Genia has been helping
him network to find an internship in a local law firm before entering law school.
Xia Xiong also worked on career planning. “I definitely feel that
my mentor had an impact on what I am doing with my life today,”
says Xiong. “She guided me in figuring out what I wanted to do
upon graduation and helped me find resources in order to get
where I wanted to go. I think having someone who has gone
through the same path makes it so much easier.”
In some cases, cross-mentoring occurs to also connect mentees
with other mentors who match their interests.
Culture was an important factor in the partnership of Melat
Woldegebriel, from Ethiopia, and Noro Andriamanalina, from
Madagascar. Woldegebriel says, “Knowing that my mentor is from
Africa and seeing her as a successful person makes me realize that I
can be like her if I work hard like her. On top of her responsibility
at her work, [she] takes part in church and community activities. I
learned a lot from that and increased my extracurricular activities.”
Andriamanalina adds, “You don’t have to be in the same discipline or line of work to have a positive and rewarding mentoring
relationship. Melat and I were able to connect on many levels. We
are both African women balancing different roles and expectations
within and outside of our communities.”
“It’s clear that although the match did not seem perfect at first,
as I am in education and she is in accounting,” Andriamanalina
continues, “we had so much more in common than we ever imagined and learned from one another in the process.”
The value of the program to students is obvious: needed financial assistance, plus the experience of having role models who have
already been through the challenges and pitfalls of college and
career who can serve as guides.
For the mentors, their learning often includes the satisfaction of
helping others maneuver these challenges.
For mentor Eloisa Echavez it is “to be energized and contribute
to the development of a young professional who has many dreams
and plans for the future.”
Mentor Chad Jackson says, “For me it was a way to connect
with an African-American student … who had gone through the
same things I did. It showed me the importance of investing in
youth.”
The four ethnic services directors recommend alumni of
Augsburg to be invited as mentors, and Jenkins Nelsen serves as the
guiding force in making the mentorship connections. She provides
training to both mentors and mentees on how to work together to
get the most from their relationships.
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In addition to the individual mentoring activities,
Jenkins Nelsen brings the entire group of mentors and
mentees together at various times during the year for cultural celebrations and other social and community activities. Both Genia and Adams have found these gatherings to
be times when the group can learn about each others’ cultures and appreciate the differences and similarities.
The creation of Scholastic Connections came about in
response to a difficult situation in Augsburg’s history. In
1986, alumnus Elroy Stock ’49 gave a $500,000 campaign
naming gift to Augsburg. When it was discovered that he
was the author of thousands of letters sent to interracial
couples and adoptive parents urging “racial purity,” the
College decided it would not put Stock’s name on the
building. Charitable gift regulations prevented the return of
the money, which led to a lawsuit by Stock that was later
dismissed.
In 2001, Syl Jones (himself a victim of Stock’s mail
campaign) proposed an endowment in the same amount of
Stock’s gift to offer scholarships for students of color and
mixed race. The program supports them in achieving academic success and developing leadership skills.
President Paul Pribbenow, in remarks at the annual
dinner, commented that Scholastic Connections is “an
example of the College at its best,” supporting its mission
and commitment to provide access to college for all students.
Overall, there is little doubt that the program is successful. So far, more
than half of the former students have gone on to complete higher degrees.
Echavez says the program enables Augsburg “to make a greater impact on the
lives of the students of color going beyond the academics, extracurricular
activities, and financial aid.”
Woldegebriel believes that more international students of color will be
attracted to Augsburg, knowing that through Scholastic Connections they can
be paired with a mentor of similar cultural background.
At the annual dinner, Genia, an attorney and lobbyist, spoke of the fact
that among Minnesota’s 201 state legislators, there are only five or six senators
Although Xia Xiong (left) comes from a different cultural background than her mentor, she appreciates the guidance that Eloisa
Echavez (above) was able to give her to plan for the next steps in
her studies and career. Since Echavez had never mentored anyone
outside of Latino culture, she enjoys learning from Xiong and
helping her pursue her dreams.
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and representatives of color, with no American
Indians.
“The legislature is making decisions every day
that affect all Minnesotans’ lives,” Genia said. “If some
groups are under-represented, … then life-changing
decisions are potentially being made without taking
into account the unique perspectives and cultural
beliefs of these groups.
“Until all races are represented in the halls of
government, in the business world, or in the academic world at the same rate at which they’re represented
in the general population,” he concluded, “we’ll need
programs like Scholastic Connections.” Ⅵ
(Left) Through Scholastic Connections,
Chris Adams learned to connect with different kinds of people—something that
helps him in his current real estate work,
and as he prepares for a law career. Jim
Genia’s (far left) work as an attorney and
lobbyist provides the networking to assist
Adams with internships and law school in
planning for that career.
SCHOLASTIC CONNECTIONS
Mentees and Mentors interviewed for this story:
CHRIS ADAMS ‘07 (sociology)
Real estate broker
Vilana Realty
MELATEWORK WOLDEGEBRIEL ’05
(accounting)
Moving back to Addis Ababa
JIM GENIA ’87 (sociology)
Lobbyist/Attorney
Animiki LLC
NORO ANDRIAMANALINA ’91
(English, religion)
Program Adminstrator in The
Graduate School and Faculty
Fellow at the Center for Teaching
and Learning, both at University of
Minnesota
XIA XIONG ’05 (sociology)
Graduate program:
Counseling and Student Personnel
Psychology, University of
Minnesota
Intern—Multicultural Center for
Academic Excellence, University of
Minnesota
ELOISA ECHAVEZ ’94
(computer science), ’98 M.A.
Educational Leadership
Executive Director
La Oportunidad, Inc.
MATHEW SHANNON ’04
(business, communication arts)
Administrative Assistant
Soft Computer Consultants
CHAD JACKSON ’97
(elementary education)
Account Executive
Bluewater Direct
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Jesse Docken has enjoyed the companionship of four AIBO dog robots that he
has used to help beginning students learn basic programming as well as to
provide him challenges for more complex programming.
F
See AIBO walk …
and sit …
and wigg le its ears
BY BETSEY NORGARD
22 AUGSBURG NOW
our black-and-white dogs have taken up residence in
Augsburg’s computer science lab, and sophomore Jesse
Docken has become their keeper, trainer, and researcher.
The dogs are called AIBO, for Artifical Intelligence roBOt,
and were created by Sony Corporation in 1999. Designed as
futuristic pet robots, thousands of them with price tags of
$1,500-2,000 have been purchased and taught to play games,
shake their legs, wiggle their ears, say their names, and let their
owners know when they’re happy, angry, and bored.
There is even a “four-legged league” of AIBOs that compete
around the world in RoboCup, an international robotics competition.
Last fall, computer science professor Karen Sutherland took
the AIBOs to her Introduction to Computer Science, a course
required for all computer science, mathematics, and management information systems (MIS) students.
As far as robots go, the AIBOs are quite complicated crea-
tures, capable of highly-advanced programming. Their best
feature, however, is that their basic programming is relatively easy—much of it is self-contained and doesn’t
require proficiency in a programming language.
The task in the AIBO lab is for student teams of mostly
freshmen and sophomores to write an easy program, transfer it to a memory card, plug it into the AIBO dog robot,
and see if it goes through its routine correctly.
“The code is easy to read because it uses commands
that you would use for a real dog,” says sophomore Brietta
Schluender. “When working with the code you are able to
change the commands and numbers to see how the dog
reacts; then you can easily conclude how the changes in
the code make the dog’s actions differ.”
The students turn on the switch and watch cautiously
as their dog slowly comes to life. First a stretch, and then
one, two, three, and four shakes of a paw—so far so good!
After making several turns, AIBO ends with “an amazing
amount of ear wiggles,” as one student describes it.
Sutherland introduced the AIBOs into her class as part
of a collaborative grant—with Berea College and the
University of Minnesota—from the National Science
Foundation. Her goal is to engage and attract more students, especially women and minority students, to computer science study. The AIBOs offer an easy way to teach
the basics of programming and robotics while having fun.
“It’s easy for the students to see how the AIBO reacts to
their program, and it does cute things,” Sutherland says. “If
they can see the program physically happen, they understand it better.”
Docken, a computer science major, works with
Sutherland in the class, lending a hand when students run
into programming glitches or when the AIBO’s routine
doesn’t work. In his own research, in addition to making
the AIBOs perform various tasks, he has studied different
means of programming to ascertain which methods are
easier and harder. These results will inform how robots
might be used in future class projects.
He has enjoyed working with his new robotic pets.
“I’ve been fascinated with learning how to make them do
certain things, for instance, how to change which lights
come on [to show emotional responses], how to make
them walk, or how to make them play sounds to music.”
Working with the AIBOs will help him move into more
complex robotics.
Docken’s primary interest is artificial intelligence (AI).
“I’ve had a few ideas I’ve played around with,” he says,
“and I hope to begin AI research to make algorithms that
Sophomore Jesse Docken (second from left) helps junior David Yanagisawa and sophomore Alex
Garver with their programming to make the AIBO dog robot perform its routine, while computer
science professor Karen Sutherland looks on.
Freshman Melissa Moberg (left) and sophomore Brietta Schluender joke with Docken about the
tricks they can make the AIBO dogs perform.
could provide a more sophisticated means of handling emotions and simulate
primitive emotional responses to external stimuli.”
This could be applied, he says, in many ways—to robotics for entertainment, e.g. AIBOs that can react in more real ways, to games where characters
can respond to events, and to simulation.
Docken has written a paper on his research that he will present at a regional conference in the spring. Sutherland is using his work plus student feedback
from class labs at all three institutions involved in the NSF grant to develop a
course curriculum that will appeal to a broad spectrum of students with varied
career goals.
And, yes, Docken says their AIBOs have been given names—Sirius,
Snoopy, Scooby-Doo, and Spike. Ⅵ
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Polish-born Magdalena Paleczny-Zapp, associate professor
in marketing, brings her experience as an international
business consultant to her students in class.
global
MEET THE INTERNATIONAL FACULTY
Associate professor Magdalena Paleczny-Zapp
(management coordinator) was born and
raised in Krakow, Poland, and taught in several
European institutions before coming to
Augsburg.
Associate professor Amin Kader (international business coordinator) is from Egypt. A
past president of the Islamic Center of
Minnesota, he teaches Islamic Studies in addition to business.
Before coming to the United States in
1970, associate professor and finance coordinator Ashok Kapoor worked at the American
Embassy in his home country of India. He has
brought this international experience into his
Augsburg classroom since 1998.
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
director Bob Kramarczuk was born in western
Ukraine. At the age of five, his family escaped
and hid in the forest for five months keeping
ahead of the front during World War II. His
business
Experience is a powerful teacher. In addition to study abroad programs,
Augsburg’s business students have opportunities to experience global
perspectives in their classrooms every day.
BY BETHANY BIERMAN
family was later shipped to a work camp in
Bavaria before immigrating to the U.S.
Associate professor Fekri Meziou, Tunisian
by birth, has taught at Augsburg since 1987.
“Having faculty of diverse backgrounds is
important to the richness of the academic programming offered in our department,” says
Meziou. “For instance, I am teaching an international marketing course that is approached
from a globally diverse background. We analyze the challenges of marketing products and
services in different regions around the world.
This course can only be taught by someone
who has traveled extensively and has
immersed himself/herself during an extended
stay in the life of the foreign countries.”
“I grew up on a farm outside a small
town,” says Jamie Schiller ’05, who currently
serves as MBA program coordinator. “Most of
my experience with diversity was through the
business department.” Reflecting back on her
undergraduate experience, Schiller remembers,
“[Zapp] helped us understand global differences as well as learn to make culturally sensitive business decisions. … [Meziou] changed
my life and drove me to seek out opportunities
to broaden my perspective of marketing and
business on a global level. He continuously
brought cases to his courses that had global
business challenges. … With the help of the
business faculty, I was able to customize a
study abroad program in England. … I have
Associate professor Fekri Meziou brings case studies from his own cultural experience
From his years of working at the American Embassy in India, associate professor
to his international marketing course.
Ashok Kapoor can teach finance, drawing on extensive knowledge of both
cultural contexts.
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Trading Places
grown to appreciate international differences in
other country’s beliefs, norms, and value sets.”
“Students leave the place more openminded than the day they came,” Zapp asserts.
John Cerrito, assistant professor and
department chair, says, “The course descriptions are broad enough so faculty members can
bring in their own flavor and expertise.”
“In the current context of globalization,”
says Kapoor, “my international experience
comes in handy in all my classes, but especially in the international finance classes. My work
experience overseas provides many examples
to my students and helps them keep an open
perspective leading to better decisions both
professionally and in their personal lives.”
Senior Dulce Monterrubio is a perfect
example of this. She came to Augsburg from
her hometown of Mexico City. She says, “It was
Magda’s own experience as an international
business consultant that made me understand
that being an international student here at
Augsburg was just the first step, but that successfully adapting to a second, third, or
fourth culture would be what truly would
make me the international educator/professional I wanted to become.” Monterrubio is
using her cultural experiences, which include
studying abroad in Spain, in her current role
as a program assistant in Augsburg’s Center
for Global Education.
Along with representing differences in
ethnic backgrounds, there is significant religious diversity represented in the department.
“The department really does have an
interesting diversity of faith expressions,”
comments assistant professor Lee Clarke,
who also happens to be a former ELCA minister. “For some, it’s very clear to students
because of culture and nationalities. Ashok
[Kapoor] is very upfront talking about his
Hindu faith, and Amin [Kader] and others
are Islamic. For others, it’s not as intentional… Because religion is so close to culture, it
gives students a taste of some of the challenges in global business.”
Cerrito agrees. “The College goes out of
its way to be diverse. In 1983 when I came, I
did not represent the faith, culture, or ethnic
background the culture [of Augsburg] represents, and I’ve never been anywhere where
I’ve felt more accepted.” (Cerrito is Roman
Catholic and of Italian descent.)
Kapoor says, “Both my cultural and religious background allows me to bring a very
different perspective to issues of the day that
we discuss both among colleagues and with
our students.”
Consider two college students in
1980—one, a student at the University
of Minnesota; the other, studying at the
University of Tunis. Both had the desire
to see the world through a new culture.
The two are allowed to exchange
places through the International
Reciprocal Exchange Program.
After her time in Tunisia, the
American returns to Minnesota; the
Tunisian young man decides to stay in
America to pursue his academic objectives. The two meet while serving as cochairs for a selection committee to
choose and orient another student
exchange.
Years later, the two cross paths
again, this time at Augsburg College,
where they both now work. Their
names? Regina McGoff, associate director of the Center for Global Education,
and Fekri Meziou, associate professor of
business.
Meziou says the exchange “was a
wonderful opportunity to share experiences and academic ideas with international students from a number of countries around the world… International
exchanges enable students to immerse
LAYER IN CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
A different kind of culture—corporate culture—is also something faculty add to the
international mix.
Prior to coming to Augsburg in 1995,
David Schwain, assistant professor, served on
Assistant professor Lee Clarke combines both his cor-
themselves in the cultural, social, political, and economic life of another country. The learning outcomes are tremendous and the personal growth opportunities are immeasurable.”
It’s a small world, after all.
porate perspectives from software design and programming with his background as a Lutheran minister
in Augsburg’s MIS classes.
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ALUMNI NEWS
From the Alumni
Board president …
Greetings fellow
Auggies,
As I write this, fall is settling
in and the transition to winter
is in the air. Homecoming
week was a great set of
events—I hope you could
attend some of them. I particularly enjoyed the opportunity
to learn more about our
Distinguished Alumni and
Spirit of Augsburg and First
Decade awardees. Their recollections of what life was like
at Augsburg 30-40-50 years ago reminded me of how much
has changed and is changing around us all the time.
Homecoming also set a great stage for President Pribbenow’s
inauguration. I was honored to represent the alumni in the
Inauguration Ceremony and the four days of events surrounding it. The theme of AGES—Abundance, Generosity,
Engagement, and Service—is one we can all be proud of and
take part in as we live our lives in service to the broader
world. If you want to learn a little more about Augsburg’s year
of transition I highly recommend the inauguration webpage,
www.augsburg.edu/inauguration, and the President’s office
page, www.augsburg.edu/president.
By the time you read this, Advent Vespers, Christmas, and the
new year have come and gone, and before too long, Easter
will arrive. Then, in May, another commencement arrives. I’m
starting to deeply appreciate my grandmother’s insight when,
at 90, she told me that the years never seem to go by more
slowly. It’s always faster and faster.
As your new year unfolds, I wish you all the best in your
transitions.
Barry M. Vornbrock ’96 MAL
Alumni Board President
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Auggies at the
State Capitol
Alumni calendar
Congratulations to the following
Auggies who were elected to the
Minnesota Legislature in
November:
February 20
Alumni Board meeting—
5:30 p.m., Minneapolis Room,
Christensen Center
Sandy Wollschlager ’94 (DFL),
elected to her first term in House
District 28A, representing
Cannon Falls and Red Wing
March 14
Join members of the Alumni
Board Events Committee to volunteer at Augsburg’s Campus
Kitchen from 7-9 p.m. For more
information or to sign up as a
volunteer, contact Liz Pushing at
lpushing@provplace.com. Learn
more about Campus Kitchen in
the GET INVOLVED section at
www.augsburg.edu/alumni.
Diane Loeffler ’75 (DFL), elected to her second term in House
District 59A, representing
Northeast Minneapolis
Rod Skoe ’77 (DFL), elected to
his second term in Senate
District 2, representing
Northwest Minnesota. He had
previously served two terms in
the Minnesota House of
Representatives.
Sport an Auggie
license plate
Auggie license plates are available from the Minnesota
Department of Transportation
for a $10 plate fee and a minimum annual contribution of
$25 when renewing registration. The plates can go on passenger class vehicles carrying
not more than 15 persons; this
includes pickup trucks and
vans with a three-quarter-ton or
less gross weight and one-ton
passenger vans. For information, go to www.dps.state.mn.
us/dvs/PlBrochure/CollegiatePla
tes.htm.
April 17
Alumni Board meeting—
5:30 p.m., Minneapolis Room,
Christensen Center
Check the online calendar at
www.augsburg.edu for a complete schedule of campus
events.
Send in your
nominations
Is there someone you
believe is deserving of a
Distinguished Alumnus/a,
Spirit of Augsburg, or First
Decade award?
Nominations are being
received by the Alumni
Relations Office from now
until March 1.
For instructions about nominating and the nomination
form, contact Becky Taute
at 612-330-1085 or
tauter@augsburg.edu. The
forms are also available on
the alumni webpage at
www.augsburg.edu/alumni.
Please consider making a
nomination!
Centennial Singers head to the Southwest
Following a successful series of concerts in Florida in 2006 and
their annual fall concert season in Minnesota, the Augsburg
Centennial Singers will reprise their 2005 tour in Arizona in
February 2007, with additional concerts in Nevada and Utah.
Directed by Alfred (Al) Reesnes ’58, the Singers reflect the gospel
quartet tradition at Augsburg. Formed in 1993 to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the first Augsburg gospel quartet that
traveled to Norway, the Singers have toured Norway twice, most
recently in 2001.
“Seeing alumni and other friends of Augsburg is a wonderful part
of the touring,” says Reesnes. “Our guys love to sing songs of
praise and we are looking forward to returning to the Southwest.”
Also featured in the concert are songs by a quartet, led by Paul
Christensen ’59, and including Norm Anderson ’60, Paul Mikelson
’70, and Jon Lueth, husband of alumna Marilyn (Buschbom) ’71.
This group recalls Augsburg’s strong gospel quartet tradition over
many years. In addition, a second quartet now presents songs from
a more Southern gospel tradition.
February concerts/appearances
February 6, 7 p.m.
Eccles Concert Hall, Dixie College, St. George, Utah
February 7, 7 p.m.
Community Lutheran Church, 3720 Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, Nev.
February 8, 7 p.m.
Spirit of Grace Lutheran Church, 15820 Clearview Blvd., Surprise, Ariz.
February 9, 7 p.m.
Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church, 3001 E. Miravista
Lane, Tucson, Ariz.
Alumni reception, 6–6:45 p.m.
February 10, 4 p.m.
Chaparral Christian Church, 6451 Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Ariz.
February 11, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Worship Services at American Lutheran Church, 172 Del Webb
Blvd., Sun City, Ariz.
Alumni reception between services.
February 13, 7 p.m.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, El Lago Blvd. and
Fountain Hills Blvd, Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Alumni reception, 6–6:45 p.m.
February 14, 7 p.m.
King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2085 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, Ariz.
Alumni reception, 6–6:45 p.m.
A special highlight in the concerts of the Centennial Singers, who number more than
50, is a smaller group of four who keep alive Augsburg’s longstanding gospel quartet
tradition. (L to R): Jon Lueth, Paul Christensen ’59, Paul MIkelson ’70, and Norm
Anderson ’60.
February 15, 7 p.m.
Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 25150 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale, Ariz.
NOTE: Augsburg President Paul C. Pribbenow will be the guest
preacher at services on Feb. 17 and 18 at the American Lutheran
Church in Sun City, Ariz. (see address above):
Sat., Feb. 17—4 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 18—8:30 and 10:30 a.m., with a coffee reception
between services.
For information, contact the alumni relations office at 612-330-1085.
Join the Augsburg Online Community
It’s designed just for you—
• Keep in touch with classmates
• Find out what’s happening on campus
• Send class notes about what you’re doing
• Change/update your address and e-mail
• Update your profile so others can find you
• Make an online gift to Augsburg
It’s fast and easy. Already, more than 500 alumni have registered.
Simply go to www.augsburg.edu/alumni—have you signed up?
If you have questions, e-mail healyk@augsburg.edu.
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HOMECOMING 2006
Homecoming 2006 brought students and alumni together in record numbers. Fireworks at the pep rally pumped up the crowd, and seniors
Grant Hemmingsen and Sari Gallagher were crowned Homecoming King and Queen. While the football game against Concordia-Moorhead went into
overtime, the Cobbers edged out the Auggies, 34-28, for the win.
30 AUGSBURG NOW
WINTER 2006-07 31
HOMECOMING REUNIONS
Class of 1956
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Dorothy
(Floistad) Benson, Carolyn (Lower)
Bliss, Elizabeth (Mortensen) Swanson,
Chris (Munson) Main, Ron Main.
ROW 2: Augsburg president Paul
Pribbenow, Louise Jones, Laurayne
(Helgerson) Solberg, James Nordling,
Bonnie (Bieri) Vaagenes, Marilyne
Dahl, Wanda (Warnes) Olson, Farolyn
(Johnson) Gehring, Ruth (Borchardt)
Ysteboe Engelstad, Hans Dumpys,
John Haynes. ROW 3: Ted Berkas,
Harvey Lundin, Roger Ose, Chuck
Evavold, Glen Thorpe, Jim Pederson,
Harold Stoa, Rodney Erickson, Tom
Hofflander, Tom Benson, Chuck
Howard, Tom Hoversten. ROW 4: Bob
D. Larson, Bob Gjengdahl, John
Thompson, Bill Anderson, Ardell
Moen, Richard Thorud, Gary Fitch
Class of 1966
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Sylvia
(Steinbeck) Torstenson, Lila (Lee)
Salls, Mary Lynn (Larson) Leff, Rhoda
(Lindekugel) Vandervoort, Grace
(Estenson) Fladeboe, Judith (Erickson)
Coppersmith, Jeanne (Wanner)
Morreim. ROW 2: Karen (Torkelson)
Leverentz, Douglas Johnson, John
Andreasen, Beth Torstenson, Karen
Johnson, Kathleen (Davis) Jacobsen,
Kay (Swensson) Cerkvenik. ROW 3:
Kathryn (Wall) Johnson, Sharen
(Muehlenthaler) Schornstein, Vernice
(Ring) Bishop, Karen (Langseth)
Oelschlager, Marcia (Thimsen) Noble,
Susan (Joesting) Propst, Joan (Alden)
Blomlie. ROW 4: Jerry Maas, Maggi
(Ahlson) Tjaden, Judith (Erickson)
Pittelkow, Kathleen (Kalpin) Franson,
Heidi (Degen) Shurtleff, Ed Huseby,
Richard Mork, Allan Kristenson. ROW
5: Kathleen (Popp) Boggess, Joy
Klemp, Smokey (Wyckoff) Nielsen,
Gracia (Nydahl) Luoma.
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Class of 1981
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Ruth Muschinski, Karla (Morken) Thompson, Janna (Wallin) Haug, Mary Beamish, Molly Olson-Blomgren. ROW 2: Susan
(Dahlgren) Sackrison, Kirsten Schwappach, Maureen Webster, Kristine Johnson, Gaynelle (Webb) Buckland, Leann Rock, Barbara Gilbert, Janis (Blomgren)
Aune, Naomi (Christensen) Staruch.
35th Anniversary of
Metro-Urban Studies
Alumni enjoyed reuniting with former faculty and classmates at the
35th anniversary of Augsburg’s
Metro-Urban Studies program. Paula
(Brookins) Pentel ’78, warmly greets
Fran Torstenson, with professor
emeritus Joel Torstenson ’38 looking
on. In the background, professor
emeritus Myles Stenshoel talks with
Bruce Shoemaker ’81.
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CLASS NOTES
1942
Chester and Ebba (Johnson)
Brooks, Duluth, Minn., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June at Gloria Dei
Church in Duluth, surrounded
by family and friends. After more
than 32 years with the National
Park Service, they moved to
Duluth in 1983.
campuses, when the church grew
from 525 to 7300 members. He
and his wife, Bonnie (Bieri) ’67,
have four children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
1957
Jeanette (Olson) Locke, Inver
Grove Heights, Minn., has been
awarded a grandfather clock after
35 years of service as an H&R
Block employee. She and her
husband, Peter ’60, have lived in
both St. Paul and Scottsdale, Ariz.
children, reading, and golfing.
Lois is director of nursing at the
Burnett Medical Center.
Lowell “Zeke” Ziemann,
Phoenix, Ariz., met up with fellow Auggie Hall-of-Famer Lute
Olson ’56 at the booksigning for
Olson’s new autobiography, Lute!
The Seasons of My Life. Olson is
head basketball coach at the
University of Arizona.
1968
Janet Letnes Martin and
Suzanne (Johnson) Nelson
were awarded the Gold Pen
Award by Metro Lutheran newspaper at their annual dinner in
October, recognizing distinguished
service to Christ and the church
through significant contribution to
public communication. Their
book, Growing Up Lutheran, is the
basis for the currently-running play
Church Basement Ladies. In August,
Janet suffered the loss of her husband, Neil, who died following a
four-year battle with cancer.
1959
1943
The Rev. LuVerne “Red”
Nelson, ’46 Sem, New Hope,
Minn., celebrated the 60th
anniversary of his ordination as a
Lutheran pastor on August 4. He
served parishes in North Dakota,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Red
was married to Grace (Carlsen)
’45 and established a scholarship
for voice students in her memory.
He also set up a scholarship for
tuba players.
Gail Castor, Redwood Falls,
Minn., played one season of
Auggie football while a student.
In the Homecoming alumni football game this year, as the oldest
player on the field at age 75, he
made two plays towards the end
of the game, one of which ended
in a touchdown. His efforts were
showcased on several local television stations as well as in
ESPN’s Top Ten Plays of the Day.
He has every intention to play
again next year.
1948
Jeroy Carlson, Burnsville,
Minn., celebrated his retirement
on September 30 after 44 years
of service and was honored at a
reception in October. (See page 3.)
1951
1960
The Rev. Morris Vaagenes,
Shoreview, Minn., recently published Baptism: God’s Activity of
Grace at Kirk House Publishers.
For 38 years, he served as the
senior pastor at North Heights
Lutheran Church and played an
active role in the development of
the Roseville and Arden Hills
The Rev. Myron Carlson,
Grantsburg, Wis., celebrated his
retirement after 37 years as the
pastor of Grantsburg Faith
Lutheran Church. He also served
congregations in Clayton, Wis.,
and rural Clear Lake. Myron is
looking forward to traveling with
his wife, Lois, visiting their three
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1976
Jane Stritesky, Georgetown, Ky.,
has taken a new position at
Northern Elementary School as
elementary music specialist for
grades K through 5. She also
coordinates after school courses
in choir, piano, and guitar.
1963
Carol Ann (Erickson) Zwernik,
Minnetonka, Minn., was named
the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America’s 2006-07 Director of
the Year, an award based on professional achievements and work
in implementing programs for
students, their families, the congregation, and community. She is
the pre-kindergarten director at
Calvary Lutheran Church.
1979
Linda Sue Anderson,
Minneapolis, received rave
reviews in the Star Tribune for
her performance as Big Mama in
Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof at the Minneapolis
Theatre Garage. The show sold
out in July and was extended
into September.
1982
Diane (Peterson) Kachel,
Woodbury, Minn., has become
assistant director for the newlyestablished Center for Lung
Science and Health at the
University of Minnesota. For
nearly 25 years she has been
actively engaged in lung-related
research and administration
across the academic industry and
government sectors. In her new
role she will focus on lung
research, education, and public
service for the prevention and
treatment of lung cancer.
1985
1991
Tom Terpening, Minneapolis,
appeared on TV’s Deal or No
Deal. Unfortunatly, he didn’t win
the big money, but says he and
his family enjoyed a wonderful
four days in Hollywood for the
taping.
Betty Christiansen, La Crosse,
Wis., became a published author
this fall. Her book, Knitting for
Peace, contains stories about
charity knitting organizations
around the United States, selfhelp knitting groups in countries
recovering from war, and other
folks who are using knitting to
help others around the world.
She hopes the book will inspire
others to pick up their needles
and knit one of the 15 projects
in the book for someone in need.
1986
Debra Balzer-Plagemann,
Roanoke, Va., and her husband,
Rob, welcomed a new daughter,
Sophia, in August.
Lisa Baumgartner, Sycamore,
Ill., recently received tenure and
promotion at Northern Illinois
University to associate professor
in the counseling, adult, and
higher education department.
1987
Barbara Blomberg, Princeton,
Minn., is one of four people
inducted into the Princeton High
School Activities Hall of Fame this
year. She teaches in the Princeton
district and served several years as
the head volleyball coach.
Patricia (Noren) Enderson, Elk
River, Minn., recently joined
Deloitte Services LP, a division of
the Deloitte & Touche LLP firms,
as a marketing manager. She can
be reached at pjend@aol.com.
1994
Michelle (Eaker) Steever,
Cranston, R.I., and her husband,
Frank, welcomed a son, Gavin,
on July 27. He joins big sister
Genevieve, 2.
“PSI House Girls,” graduates of 1982 and 1983,
celebrate a girls’ getaway weekend in June at
Izatys Resort.
(L to R) Lisa (Salmonson) Weatherhead, Marlene (Sorensen) Carr, Cindy
(Winberg) Sisson, Janice (Haselhorst) Hostager, Linda (Dibos) Graslewicz,
Terry Swanson (U of M graduate), Kris (Alexander) Korby, Jean (Lucas)
Horton, Terese (Borgstrom) Almquist.
Auggies at Jellystone
1989
Mark Limburg, St. Paul, has
been published by Concordia
Publishing House of St. Louis,
Mo., for his piano arrangements,
which have appeared in many
collections. Carols for Piano is his
12th published piece. Mark has
been named of one “Today’s Top
Writers” and “Today’s Top
Arrangers.” In 1999, he toured
England with David Soul and
Hugh Burns, the guitarist for
Paul McCartney and George
Michael. Mark is currently completing a CD of original contemporary compositions. You can email Mark at rachoven63@aol.com.
This group of Auggies (Classes of 1995, ’96, and ’97) and their families
celebrated their ninth annual summer outing at Jellystone Park in
Warrens, Wis. All living in the Twin Cites, they are able to get together
often and continue to add “future Auggies” to the clan. Their shirts
read, “First Annual Auggie 5K Walk, Run, & Crawl.” (L to R) Jodi Monson
’96, Gene Louie ’95, Dave and Natasha (Solberg) ’96 Sheeley and daughter Kaia, Brian ’95 and Jennifer (Cummings) ’96 Ackland and children
Ellie and Lucas, Brittany (Lynch) ’96 and Mike Jakubiec, Brooke (Manisto)
’96 and Erik ‘97 Reseland and daughter Elsa, Tom Shaw ’95 and
Stephanie Harms ’96 and daughter Madeline, Nate Markell (fiancé of
Jodi Monson), Dylan Nau ’97 and Wendy Laine ’96 and daughter Lydia,
Andy and Connie (Arndt) ’96 Clausen and children Adam and Aaron.
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CLASS NOTES
Kari (Schroeder) Prescott,
Minneapolis, and her husband,
Scott, welcomed their second
child—a son, Soren Theophilus.
He was born on June 28 and
joins big brother Simon, 6. Kari is
a physician with a private practice
downtown and Scott is a middle
school music teacher in Chaska,
Minn.
1995
Tiffany Lynn (Peterson) Garzone,
Rocky Mount, N.C., and her
husband, Steven, have adopted
their first daughter, Natalie,
from China in May 2005. Tiffany
and Steven are both chiropractors and business partners at
Rocky Mount Chiropractic.
1999
Devean George, Dallas, Tex.,
signed a two-year contract worth
$4.2 million with the Dallas
Mavericks. In his first three years
in the league, he became the seventh player in the NBA to win
three championships. He leaves
the Los Angeles Lakers to join
the Mavericks.
Victoria Sadek, New Brighton,
Minn., teaches Honors
Humanities, 20th-Century
American Literature, and
Creative Writing in the English
Department at Mounds View
High School. She also directs the
fall and spring plays and just finished a production of It’s a
Wonderful Life, presented as a
radio broadcast, complete with
sound effects. For it, marketing
students created real “commercials” for local businesses that
benefited the theatre program.
Torma-Agrimson Wedding
Jenell Torma ’00 married Erick Agrimson ’98, on May 20 at Hoversten
Chapel. Jenell is currently a training facilitator at East Suburban
Resources in Stillwater and Erick is an assistant professor in the
Department of Physics and Sonography at the College of St. Catherine
in St. Paul. The couple lives in Roseville, Minn. (Front row, L to R) Prof.
Mark Engebretson, Prof. Ken Erickson ’62, Drew Monteith ’99, Kevin
Wipf ’98, and Larye Pohlman ’98. (Middle row, L to R) Matt Klatt ’01,
Justin Walker ’98, Jenell Torma ’00, Erick Agrimson ’98, and Eric Klatt
’98. (Back row, L to R) Kaydee Kirk ’98, Jessica Rivera ’01, Rachel
Oldfather ’02, Conie Borchardt ’98, Jennifer Warner ’98, Katie Bodurtha
’99, Lois Bordurtha ’73, Lois Agrimson ’60, and Melissa Pohlman ’00.
2001
Leah Carlson, Minneapolis, has
recently moved to Chicago, Ill.,
to become operations specialist
for Dominium Inc. Because the
company has properties in 14
different states, she will be traveling most of the time.
Bonner-Pavelka Wedding
Jessica (Norman) Hafemyer,
Northfield, Minn, and her husband, Eric, welcomed a daughter, Lauren Ann, on October 15.
Lauren weighed in at 9 lb., 4 oz.
and is 22 in. long.
1996
Anna (Lalla) Johnson,
Shoreview, Minn., and her husband, Todd, welcomed a daughter, Kate Morgan, on July 28.
She joins big brother Evan, 4.
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Rachel L. Oldfather, Fargo,
N. Dak., graduated from Luther
Seminary in May with a Master
of Divinity degree and was
ordained June 10. She is now
serving at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Moorhead, Minn., as
part of the Transition into
Ministry Program. She can be
reached at: Rachel@trinitymhd.org.
Lindsay Bonner ’02 married Matthew Pavelka ’02 on August 27, 2005, at
First United Methodist Church in Dallas, Tex. Matron of honor was
Solveig (Grafstrom) Harren ’02, and best man was Jacob Pavelka. Beth
Scott and Sara Seekins ’02 were bridesmaids, and groomsmen were
Jason Pavelka and Devin Fitzsimons. Flower girl was Madison Pavelka.
Ushers were Ryan Bonner ’08, Matthew Brutsche ’00, and Andrew
Gordon ’02. Matthew is a first-year medical student at the University of
Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Tex., and Lindsay is a voice teacher
on faculty with the Galveston Island Arts Academy, and is currently performing in the East-End Theatre Company’s production of The Full
Monty.
Emily Maeder
(left) Beatrice and Benedick Deanne
McDonald ’04 played the feuding
Beatrice to Andrew Kraft’s Benedick in
Much Ado about Nothing, a production of the Traveling Players, a troupe
formed by McDonald.
(far left) Monster of Phantom Lake (L
to R) Josh Craig (as Professor Jackson)
and Deanne McDonald (as Elizabeth),
in a scene from The Monster of
Phantom Lake (2005).
Actor, director, costume designer
Deanne McDonald graduated in
2004 with a degree in theatre
arts. In the not-quite-three years
since then, she has appeared in a
surprise hit indie b-movie; started
her own acting company, starring
in its premiere production; and
directed her high school alma
mater’s theatre productions—in
between other theatre projects
and working a full-time job.
A year ago, after enjoying several
summer stints with Shakespeare
& Company, an outdoor repertory theatre in White Bear Lake,
McDonald decided to form her
own theatre company. She loved
doing Shakespeare outdoors,
where she says if feels “larger
than life,” and, along with her
sister and a group of fellow
Shakespearean actors, she put
together a company. Its name, the
Traveling Players, comes from the
description for Shakespeare’s own
actors who took their productions on the road when the theater closed to stop the spread of
the London plague.
For their premiere production
McDonald and the Traveling
Players chose Much Ado about
Nothing, which translates well for
a small cast and is quite portable.
McDonald served as producer
and costumer, and acted the role
of Beatrice. The play was performed last August and
September in Como Park, Eagan,
and Burnsville, with some of
their rehearsing done at
Augsburg in Murphy Square.
The Traveling Players’ interpretation of Much Ado about Nothing
included pop music and contemporary costumes, like camouflage
fatigues for Benedick, returning
from war. The production was
limited to an hour, with minimal
sets and an informal, intimate
outdoor setting—all trying to
more closely approximate the
experiences of Shakespeare’s own
audiences.
The turnouts were big, and even
without charging admission, the
costs for the production were
covered through donations.
McDonald’s most unexpected
recent acting success, however,
has come in a low-budget, ’50sstyle fake horror movie, The
Monster of Phantom Lake, created
by writer/director/producer
Christopher Mihm in homage to
his father’s love for the genre.
McDonald plays one of five high
school seniors enjoying a camping trip together in celebration of
their graduation. They fall victim
to a horrific, slimy monster—in
reality, a deranged war veteran
hermit who mutated into a monster from the nuclear waste that
had been dumped into the lake.
The movie was the realization of
Mihm and co-producer and star
Josh Craig’s lifelong dream to
produce a movie. With a digital
camera, at a cost of $1,500, they
brought back the experience—in
black-and-white—of movie-goers
during the 1950s who watched
an array of cheesy horror b-movies.
McDonald joined the cast after
responding to Mihm’s online
notice seeking actors for the fake
horror movie, and filming began
in the woods around the Twin
Cities. The film debuted in
March 2006.
Since then, The Monster at
Phantom Lake has been accepted
to numerous film festivals across
the country, won a number of
independent film awards, and
continues to grow a cult status
and play to sold-out audiences.
Last fall the film traveled with
care packages to Iraq and was
shown on Halloween to soldiers
at the air base.
Already Mihm has a sequel in
production, in which McDonald
has a cameo role.
McDonald’s most recent project,
as a part-time gig, was direction
of Look Homeward, Angel at
Henry Sibley High School, her
alma mater, in Mendota Heights,
Minn. On the production team
also was a fellow Auggie, set
designer Justin Johnson ’06. In
the spring, McDonald returns to
Sibley to direct The Boyfriend.
Last year McDonald’s work also
included another stage appearance in Wind in the Willows, with
New Breath Productions, a musical theatre learning collaborative.
Even with a busy theatre schedule, McDonald works full time at
TMP Directional Marketing, an
ad agency. She says the acting
experience enhances her work
there, especially in role-playing
techniques she uses for sales
training.
For information on upcoming
screenings of The Monster of
Phantom Lake featuring Deanne
McDonald, go to www.monsterofphantomlake.com.
—Betsey Norgard
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CLASS NOTES
Laura Waldon and Emily
Brinkman were married on
Sept. 2 at the Inn at Castle Hill
in Ipswich, Mass. Emily graduated from Northeastern University
in Boston in August with a
Master of Science degree in
Physician Assistant Studies.
Laura is currently obtaining her
Master of Fine Arts degree in creative nonfiction writing from the
University of New Hampshire,
where she teaches First-Year
Writing and is the director of the
Online Writing Lab. The couple
lives in Salem, Mass.
Linnea Mohn, Minneapolis, and
her team, including David
Gillette and Rich Kronfeld from
the Comedy Central TV show,
Let’s Bowl, won this year’s 48Hour Film Festival. Their seven
minute short film Dangerous
Proximity was completed from
inception to delivery in 48
hours. The film can be viewed at
www.youtube.com.
Fellow Auggies in the wedding
party included Andi Slack ’07,
Becky Welle ’05, Amy Mackner
’04, Sarah Schultz ’04, Angela
Van Binsbergen ’05, Jon Fahler
’03, T.J. Bramwell ’03, Sam Gross
’03, Paul Amundson, Nick Slack
’02, and Joe Holman ’04.
2004
2003
Cherie Christ, Minneapolis, has
been promoted to director of
electronic communications at
Augsburg and is working over
the next six months on a major
study and redesign of the
Augsburg website.
Danielle Slack ’04 married John
Tieben ’03 on July 9, 2005, at
St. John Lutheran Church in
Belle Plaine, Minn., and spent
their honeymoon in Kauai,
Hawaii. Pastors Dave Wold and
Mark Johnson officiated at the
wedding.
Danielle is a third-grade teacher
in the Edina Public School
District, and John will graduate
in May from the University of
Minnesota School of Medicine.
They live in St. Louis Park, Minn.
38 AUGSBURG NOW
Kelly Chapman, Willernie,
Minn., received the Fashion
Design Award for Outstanding
Fashion Design Student. As one
of only 10 designers to participate in the Advanced Fashion
Design Program for the 2006-07
school year, her first collection
will debut at “FIDM’s Fashion
Gala” in February 2007.
Chad Darr, and his wife, Krista,
welcomed their first child, a
daughter, Addison Lynn, on
Sept. 8. Addison weighed in at 6
lb., 6 oz. and was 19 3/4 in. long.
Sara Kamholz, Maple Grove,
Minn., and her husband, Chad,
welcomed their first child,
Sophia Lyn, on Oct. 19, weighing in at 8 lb., 7 oz. and 20 1/2 in.
Katie Scheevel, Las Vegas, Nev.,
recently began teaching third
grade at Stanford Elementary
School. She can be contacted at
spicerisnicer24@yahoo.com.
2006
Justin Johnson, was set designer
for the fall play, Look Homeward
Angel, at Henry Sibley High
School in Mendota Heights,
sponsored by the Henry Sibley
Drama Club. He has recently
completed other sets, including
productions for Irondale High
School and In the Basement
Productions. He’s pictured here
with fellow Auggie Deanne
McDonald, who directed the
play. See page 37 for more on
Deanne.
2005
Katarzyna (Pruchnik) Niles,
Isanti, Minn., and her husband,
Joe, welcomed their first child,
daughter Helena Violet on July
14. She weighed in at 7 lb., 12
oz. and is 22 in. long.
Graduate Programs
Barry Vornbrock ’96 MAL, and
his husband, Ernest Lewis,
recently relocated to Palo Alto,
Calif. Barry accepted a position
with Stanford Univeristy Medical
Center as the director of IT
Systems Planning-Ambulatory
Care. Besides leading the technology efforts to implement a
new electronic health record, he
will also help Stanford Hospital
and Clinics develop a future
vision of their technology needs
as they grow their ambulatory
(walk in and walk out the same
day) services.
In Memoriam
Stella (Pederson) Eiermann
’30, Pacific Palisades, Calif., age
98, on May 31.
The Rev. Clifford M. Johnson
’34 (’30 Acad, ’39 Sem),
Bloomington, Minn., age 95, on
Oct. 12. He was a Distinguished
Alumnus and served Augsburg as
a fundraising leader, regent and
board chair, and director of
development.
Abner B. Batalden ’35,
Hanover, N.H., age 98, on Jan.
18. He traveled and worked
many years for the Lutheran
Church and Lutheran World
Relief, in social service agencies
and with refugee affairs. At
Augsburg he served as director
of alumni relations and as a
fundraiser; he was a
Distinguished Alumnus.
Wilhelm (“Bill”) Helland ’35,
Spicer, Minn., age 91, on Feb.
16.
Harold E. Mork ’38, Whittier,
Calif., on Nov. 24, 2005.
The Rev. Ormande Gordon
Tang ’41, Arden Hills, Minn.,
age 86, on July 14.
The Rev. Carl J. Carlsen ’43
(’46 Sem), Gig Harbor, Wash.,
age 85, on Sept. 3.
The Rev. Gerhard (“Giggs”)
Bretheim ’46 (’51 Sem), Edina,
Minn., age 78, on July 21 from
cancer.
Roald Nokleberg ’47, Duluth,
Minn., age 84, unexpectedly on
Oct. 12.
Mae Luhn ’50, Crossville, Tenn.,
age 82, on July 22 after a long
illness.
Aileen Okerstrom ’50,
Shoreview, Minn., age 78, on
Sept. 16.
Morris G. Jespersen ’57, Little
Canada, Minn., age 76, on Feb.
8 after a long battle with cancer.
Jack R. Norman ’59, Pennock,
Minn., ate 73, unexpectedly on
Aug. 6.
Gerald L. Peterson ’61,
Owatonna, Minn., age 66, on
Sept. 1.
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Sept. 18.
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Carolyn (Hove) Dyrud ’65,
Maple Grove, Minn., age 62, on
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Nursing program, Rochester,
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Luverne (“Vern”) Carlson,
Edina, Minn., age 86, in July.
Your news:
Robert Clyde, Crystal, Minn.,
age 79, on Jan. 9. He was associate professor and institutional
research analyst at Augsburg for
31 years until he retired in 1998.
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Stu Stoller, professor of accounting, maintains active
ties with universities in Poland and the Czech
Republic, where has collaborated to develop curriculum, teach seminars, and establish a small-business
incubation center.
a national promotion board that oversaw the
“Got Milk” advertising and promotion program. His industry experience amplifies business theory in the classroom.
Professor Stu Stoller owned his own CPA
practice before going through what he calls
“a mid-life change in careers.”
Prior to joining Augsburg, Assistant
Professor Marc Isaacson worked at Innovex
Inc. in Maple Plain in various quality/engineering roles, including the launch of Flex
Suspension Assemblies into high volume
manufacturing. This took him to Asia frequently as he dealt with issues in global engineering, development, and customer service.
Nora Braun joined the department in
1997 with 20 years of information technology industry experience, most recently with
Electronic Data Systems and National Car
Rental.
Clarke was introduced to Augsburg
when Braun, a colleague, informed him of an
opening in Management Information Systems
(MIS). Clarke had worked for the EDS
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Corporation and National Car Rental System,
Inc., where he served as a software development manager, senior programmer/analyst,
and project leader. “I brought with me a corporate culture, but it was not long before it
became obvious that it was very different
here.”
All of this gives students a better idea of
what to expect in the “real” world. Ana
Chilingarishvili, a senior international relations major from the country of Georgia,
says, “Professor Zapp shared with us all kinds
of experiences she has had in her professional career which enhanced my understanding
of the concepts covered in the textbook and
showed how they can be applied to real-life
situations.”
“It’s paramount that you do what you
teach,” says Stoller. “It’s one thing to be an
academic and understand the philosophy
and the theory, but people become practitioners when they graduate from here, so
they need to understand the rules of practice.
One of the things that experience does is to
give you that practical experience… [What] I
think I give to students that they enjoy are
my stories of what is out there in the trenches of the world.”
GIVE CREDIT WHERE DUE
Cerrito credits the character of the business
department to Amin Kader, who founded it
(formerly it was combined with economics)
and served as department chair for 16 years.
“Faculty are here because of Amin’s leadership and drive. He was very successful at
establishing a culture where all members of
the department are treated with dignity and
respect.”
“When I interviewed here, Amin Kader
was the chair at the time,” recalls Stoller, who
grew up in a Jewish New York City family.
He remembers his family telling him, “‘You
mean you’re teaching in a Lutheran school,
and your boss is Egyptian?’ They said, ‘Boy,
you’re in trouble.’”
“When I got here [in 1990] and saw the
amount of diversity in the department, I
wondered if we would all work well together,” remembers associate professor Lori
Lohman, who is a self-described Midwestern
Protestant. “In a short period of time it
became apparent to me that this would be
the best place I would ever work. My coworkers are exceptional. We support each
other. We respect and value our differences.”
“For me, it would be hard to work in a
department where only one culture was represented,” says Zapp.
CREATE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES
The business faculty have actively crossed
borders for their teaching and research—
especially in Central and Eastern Europe.
In 1991, following a trade exhibition in
Pozan, Poland, Cerrito went to Warsaw and
met the vice-mayor of the city of Lublin, who
was also a professor at Catholic University.
“He invited me to visit the campus and meet
with professors. That really started
[Augsburg’s] relationship with Catholic
University and working with Solidarity, the
free trade movement, and privatization
issues. I then brought in Amin [Kader] and
Stu [Stoller].”
Cerrito and Kader were invited by
Catholic University’s dean to develop management degree programs and work with the
university’s faculty to assist them in privatizing state industries. Cerrito and Kader were
also asked to serve as guest lecturers.
In 1996, Stoller was invited to Catholic
University to set up curriculum and to teach
a seminar for financial auditing. “My grandfather came from Poland, from Krakow, and so I
figured I could visit on the way… I knew
nothing about Poland. The only thing I knew
were the black and white newsreels from
World War II… I thought Poland was black
and white.”
Stoller later returned to Catholic
University to set up curriculum and teach sem-
inars in Audit, and Mergers and Acquisitions.
“I learned a lot about different perspectives,
different point of view. It took me out of my
comfort zone and really gave me an education,” Stoller recalls. “But I figured, this cannot
end here, so I asked my colleagues here [at
Augsburg], if they had any connections in central Eastern Europe.”
It turned out that business/MIS professor
Milo Schield’s son was teaching in the Czech
Republic. He connected Stoller with the associate director of intercultural studies at Palacky
University in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Stoller’s offer to help resulted in his
“thumbprint” on the Czech professor’s financial project over the Internet. This led to a sabbatical, during which time Stoller created an
incubation center for small business in the
community.
Stoller then created a course for Augsburg
students, “The Czech Republic: Social and
Cultural Impact of the Emerging Free Market
Economy,” which integrated history, culture,
and economics. In January 2001, he took 17
students to the Czech Republic for the first
time.
Students met with business leaders, workers, and citizens to discuss the impact of the
privatization process and the development of
capitalist enterprises in the ex-communist
country. The course has evolved since 2001,
but Stoller continues to lead student groups
to the Czech Republic.
Stoller was later invited to set up a similar program in Prague. Stoller has taken students there in 2003 and 2005 and will return
this year.
“Nothing can change you in three weeks
as fast as an experiential education,” Stoller
asserts. “Four years of college don’t change
you as much as three weeks in Prague.”
MAKE WIDER CONNECTIONS
In the mid-’90s, a connection with Russia
was established when Cerrito joined with
political science professor Norma Noonan to
present lectures at and facilitate an exchange
of professors with the State Academy of
Management in Moscow.
In May 2004, President William Frame
and Zapp visited the University of Ljubljana,
Slovenia, to rekindle an exchange program
with Augsburg. Several other business faculty,
including Clarke and Kader, have also visited
Slovenia. The department has hosted four
professors and the country’s prime minister,
Dr. Janez Drnovsek.
On that same trip, Frame and Zapp also
visited Krakow University of Economics,
Zapp’s alma mater. A year later, an exchange
agreement was signed between Augsburg and
Krakow University.
Last summer, through another faculty
connection, Stoller and associate professor
Kathy Schwalbe taught a course in Karlsruhe,
Germany, including four Augsburg students
and 14 students from the Berufsakademie.
More recently, Stoller has developed curriculum, discussed business cooperations, and
has given lectures in Shanghai, China. An
exchange of business programs is being considered as part of ongoing College discussions.
IN SUM
Stoller says his colleagues “tell about their
lives, they bring in their food—it’s wonderful. They talk about their experiences … you
can call up somebody like my friend Ashok
and talk about Indian culture, or Muslim culture, or whatever. It just adds a breath and
depth and experience to the department. We
all work with each other on a professional
basis and rejoice in each other’s differences.”
“It’s outstanding that we have this diversity,” says Kramarczuk. “We’re all God’s children. I’ve seen people die because of their
nationality. When I came into New Orleans
in the early ’50s, I couldn’t understand when
I would get on a bus, why an older black
woman would have to get up and give me
her seat.”
In the words of Lohman, “My colleagues
have expanded my world. It’s been fabulous.”
“We bring to the class very different
worlds,” says Zapp of her colleagues. “We
represent different cultures, different countries, different religious beliefs… The benefits
are immeasurable.” Ⅵ
The Department of Business Administration has
24 full-time faculty, more than 35 part-time faculty, teaching over 700 undergraduate and 300
graduate students.
MBA director Bob Kramarczuk, whose family immigrated to the U.S. after fleeing Ukraine, has enjoyed a career as
an international consultant and is an academician in the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.
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VIEWS
Icons of an Inauguration
THE SCHOLARLY SYMBOLS
College seals are common inauguration
icons and appear on the many official
congratulations and certificates
President Pribbenow received from his
colleagues across the country. Nearly
50 of these colleagues attended the
inauguration.
THE BOW TIE STYLE
Paul Pribbenow adopted the bow tie on a daily
A giant red bow tie anchored the “President Bush”
Bow ties, again, on the buttons that Student Senate
basis after learning to tie many of them for black
outside of Christensen Center, designed by a team of
distributed across campus during inauguration week.
tie events in his work at the Art Institute of
students led by junior Ben Katz.
Chicago. He believes he currently has more than 50
bow ties in his wardrobe.
THE STUFF
From printed programs to food and coffee, lots of visuals recall this festive
week. The Event Services Office reports that approximately 800 Augsburg
“A” cookies were served at the inauguration reception.
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CALENDAR
For music information, call 612-330-1265
For theatre ticket information, call 612-330-1257
For art gallery information, call 612-330-1524
Note: The Gage Family Art Gallery will close in Lindell Library on Feb. 16. A new
Gage Family Art Gallery will open in the Oren Gateway Center in August.
March 7
faith@work! breakfast series
FEBRUARY
Tim Geoffrion, executive director,
Family Hope/TreeHouse
7 a.m.—St. Philip the Deacon
Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Minn.
www. spdlc.org
Through February 16
“In the Secret Place,”
by Arlene Burke-Morgan
Gage Family Art Gallery,
Lindell Library
Artist talk, Feb. 8, noon,
Minneapolis Room, Christensen
Center
Through February 16
Photographs by Aviel Goodman
Christensen Center Art Gallery
February 2–11
Twelfth Night, by William
Shakespeare
Guest directed by Barbra Berlovitz
Feb. 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10 at 7 p.m.
Feb. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
February 8
Theatre Artist Series
March 13–16
Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls, by
Naomi Iizuka
February 26-27
Visiting Artists from Japan
Guest directed by Steve Bussa
7 p.m.—Foss Studio Theater
Bidou Yamaguchi (Master Noh Mask
Carver) and Ayomi Yoshida
(Designer, Printmaker, Installation
Artist)
March 25
Augsburg Choir home concert
Feb. 26, Bidou Yamaguchi carving
demonstration
9:10–10:10 a.m., with guest
Matthew Welch, curator of Asian art,
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
11 a.m.–noon, with Martha Johnson,
professor of theatre arts
Marshall Room, Christensen Center
“Technical Direction at the Guthrie
Theater,” Craig Pettigrew, technical
director, Guthrie Theater
1:30–3 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
Feb. 27, Ayomi Yoshida presentation
9:40-10:40 a.m.
Marshall Room, Christensen Center
February 9
Theatre Artist Series
MARCH
“South Indian Dance:
Bharatanatyam,” Ranee Ramaswamy,
artistic director, Ragamala Music
and Dance Theater
11 a.m.–noon—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
February 21
Reading by ACTC visiting writers
Ingrid Wendt and Ralph Salisbury
7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
March 2
2007 Batalden
Seminar in Applied
Ethics and 25th
anniversary of the
Center for Global
Education
Jorge Bustamante,
president and
founder of El Colegio de la
Frontera Norte
10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
612-330-1180
March 6
Theatre Artist Series
“Stage Movement Using Viewpoints
as Developed by Anne Dogart,”
Randy Reyes, actor/director
9:40–11:10 a.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
February 23–March 30
“Listen: A Pilgrimage in Watercolor
and Ink,” by Tara Sweeney
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Opening reception, Feb. 23,
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Artist talk, March 9, 4 p.m.
March 6
Theatre Artist Series
“The Scenic Artist,” Mary
Novodvorsky, scenic artist
1:30–3 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
March 28
Theatre Artist Series
“Issues of Race and Ethnicity in
Asian American Theatre,” Josephine
Lee, director, Asian American
Studies Program, University of
Minnesota
11 a.m.–noon—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
April 9-May 6
All-Student Juried Art Exhibition
All-Student Juried Art Exhibition
Award Winners
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Opening reception, April 13, 5-7 p.m.
Awards presentation, April 13,
5:30 p.m.
April 11
Theatre Artist Series
“A History of Mu Performing Arts in
Regard to Contemporary American
Theatre,” Rick Shiomi, artistic director, Mu Performing Arts
11 a.m.–noon—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
March 29
Theatre Artist Series
April 12
Theatre Artist Series
Bain Boelke, Jungle Theatre
11:50 a.m.–1:20 p.m.—TjornhomNelson Theater
“Creating Original Work,” Shawn
McConnologue, artistic director of
Shawn McConnologue and her
Orchestra
11:50 a.m.–1:20 p.m.—TjornhomNelson Theater
APRIL
April 1
Masterworks Chorale concert
4 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
April 3
Theatre Artist Series
“The Production Notebook:
Directing Pericles from Start to
Finish,” Joel Sass, freelance director/designer
9:40–11:10 a.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
April 13-22
The Threepenny Opera, by Bertolt
Brecht; music by Kurt Weill
Faculty directed by Darcey Engen
Music direction by Sonja Thompson
April 13, 14, 19, 20, and 21 at
7 p.m.
April 15 and 22 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
April 15
Augsburg Orchestra concert
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
April 4
faith@work breakfast series
April 16
Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Lecture
“Grace at Work” panel
7 a.m.—St. Philip the Deacon
Lutheran Church
www.spdlc.org
“The Exploration of Planetary
Systems,” Fran Bagenal, professor of
astrophysical and planetary sciences,
Laboratory for Atmospheric and
Space Physics, University of
Colorado
8 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
612-330-1180
WINTER 2006-07
Advent Vespers 2006
The 27th Advent Vespers filled
the majestic Central Lutheran
Church for four services of
music and liturgy to begin the
Advent season. For the first
time this year, Central
Lutheran’s new carillon bells
were an added dimension to
the music of the three
Augsburg choirs and Vespers
Orchestra.
— Stephen Geffre, photographer
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Minneapolis, MN 55454
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Editor
Betsey Norgard
norgard@augsburg.edu
Staff Writer
Bethany Bierman
bierman@augsburg.edu
Letter
from the President
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hat we have loved,
others will love, and we will
teach them how.”
William Wordsworth’s remarkable words from “The Prelude” offer me
the simplest way to introduce myself to the Augsburg community. I am
an educator and college president because I have been blessed in my
life with passionate teachers who have taught me to love great ideas,
imaginative skills, faithful acts, and vibrant communities. I teach and
lead so that others also might love what I have learned to love.
A wise alumna of Rockford College—from which I have arrived to
take up my new post here at Augsburg—asked me during the interview process there in 2001 what I was reading and why. What a great
question and what an intriguing way to know someone.
Allow me therefore to offer a few texts that are always near at hand
for me, and that offer you a glimpse into the issues and ideas that
inspire my work.
The Bible is the source of my worldview. It teaches me of faithful
and abundant lives, of generous love surpassing all understanding,
and of a gracious story that still unfolds around all of us in our lives
in this world and beyond.
The Constitution of the United States sits on my desk as a reminder
of the truths and aspirations of our democracy. In those truths is the
stuff of patriotism, properly understood.
Michael Ignatieff’s The Needs of Strangers is an elegant essay that
draws together some of the best of human thought to help all of us
better understand what it means to care for each other.
Jane Addams’ Twenty Years at Hull-House is the story of a life led
in a neighborhood, serving others and strengthening democracy.
Parker Palmer’s Let Your Life Speak is my roadmap to vocational
journeys.
And Wendell Berry’s What Are People For? challenges us to remember the proper scale of human work and life—and to fight for sustainability in the world bent on destroying itself.
Shall we read together? Shall we find the time to talk together
about great ideas and actions? Shall we work together to make the
world a more faithful, just, and humane place for all God’s people?
I believe that is what Augsburg stands for and I could not be more
pleased—or have a deeper sense of gratitude—for the privilege to
lead this remarkable college.
I look forward to our work together on behalf of Augsburg College.
Yours,
Paul C. Pribbenow, president
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Sports Information Director
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Director of Marketing and
Communications
Christopher Moquist
moquist@augsburg.edu
Director of Alumni Relations
Heidi Breen
breen@augsburg.edu
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On the cover:
On July 1, the Augsburg community welcomed Augsburg’s
11th first family—Paul and
Abigail Pribbenow, and their
children, Thomas and Maya.
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Fall 2006
Contents
Features
Departments
12 Experience grounded in
2
Around the Quad
mission and vision: Paul
4 Sports
Pribbenow’s call to Augsburg
10 Supporting Augsburg—
by Bethany Bierman
Access to Excellence:
The Campaign for
18 Country Fresh Urban
Augsburg College
Renewal by Tim Dougherty
32 Alumni News
22 Making art and history in
France by Tara Sweeney
34 Class Notes
24 Making their mark in the
40 Views
lineup by Betsey Norgard
and
Calendar
28 Photographer’s pick—
some of the year’s favorites
by Stephen Geffre
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30 A hands-on approach to
better health by Betsey Norgard
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AROUND THE QUAD
NEWSNOTES
Also elected as board officers
are: Dean Kopperud, vice chair;
Dan Anderson ’65, treasurer; and
Jackie Cherryhomes ’76, secretary.
In addition, Pribbenow has
announced the formation of a
Branding Committee, which will
work with materials as they are
developed to strengthen the
College’s position and image.
Promotion to professor
Andrew Aoki,
political
science
Vicki Olson,
education
The president’s
leadership teams
Congratulations, faculty!
Ted Grindal is elected
board chair
At its spring meeting on May 5,
the Augsburg Board of Regents
elected H. Theodore Grindal ’76
the new chair for a six-year term.
“My goal is to help the board
keep true to our vision and mission,” said Grindal, which
includes supporting the president and serving as ambassadors
to the community on behalf of
Augsburg. “If we do these things,
the College will continue to
move forward positively.”
President Paul Pribbenow has
formed two teams to help him
lead the College:
The President’s Cabinet will
be the primary administrative
decision-making body for the
College and includes the two special assistants, five vice presidents,
and chief information officer. (see
photo on p. 14)
The President’s Advisory
Group comprises a representative
group of Augsburg College faculty, staff, and students whose primary role is to convene regularly
on a one-year appointment to
advise the president on key institutional issues, to receive reports
on institution-wide projects and
initiatives, and to engage in an
ongoing conversation about
future opportunities and challenges related to institutional
planning and activity.
Editor’s note
After its first six years, Augsburg Now has received a makeover—
not extreme, but aiming to read more easily, look fresher, and
appear more contemporary with Augsburg’s other communications.
We’ve listened to your comments and hope that you enjoy the
new format for Around the Quad campus news and the Alumni
News/Class Notes. Our features aim to engage you in their remarkable stories and vibrant photography.
Please … write to us with your thoughts. Does Augsburg Now
read well? What changes or improvement should we still consider?
We’d love to hear from you.
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Tenure granted
Matthew
Haines,
mathematics
Augsburg advances in
college ranking
Mark Strefeler,
biology
Tenure granted and promotion
to associate professor
Beth
Alexander,
physician
assistant
studies
Eric
Buffalohead,
sociology and
American
Indian studies
Lars
Christiansen,
sociology
Nancy
Rodenborg,
social work
In U.S.News & World Report’s
2007 listings of America’s Best
Colleges, Augsburg is ranked
23rd in the category of “Master’s
Universities—Top Midwestern,”
an improvement of three places
from last year. For the full listings, go to www.usnews.com.
Augsburg is also named an
“Academic Program to Watch
For” in two categories—ServiceLearning and First-Year
Experience—and is the only
Minnesota private college in
either group.
Hoping for “I do” on
the Today show
WEC student Josh Linde and his
fiancé, Carrie Hortsch, are
among the seven finalists for a
wedding with all the trimmings,
courtesy of NBC’s Today. As they
tackle weekly competitions, their
fate is determined by viewer
votes, with one couple eliminated each week up to Sept. 20,
when the winner is announced.
Go to
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/130830
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Three learn
foodservice skills
In its third summer Culinary Job
Training program for the unemployed or underemployed, the
Campus Kitchen at Augsburg
College graduated three people
with newly-earned skills for the
foodservice industry. This year’s
eight-week program focused on
local food production in partnership with Ploughshare Farm (see
the story on p. 18).
Jessica Gaulke is
Aquatennial queen
On July 21, sociology major Jessica
Gaulke was crowned the 2007
Aquatennial Queen of the Lakes.
As ambassador, she will travel
throughout the region representing
the City of Minneapolis and receive
an educational scholarship.
RECENT GRANTS
$9,000 from the C. Charles
Jackson Foundation for a oneyear project to analyze and
develop leadership activities in
the co-curricular program.
$2,000 matching grant from the
Consulate General of Canada in
Minneapolis to purchase library
materials to support Canadian
Studies on campus.
$238,080 renewal of two-year
grant for Academic Fellows from
the U.S. Department of
Education to support summer
research of students who are
first-generation or low-income
college students working with
faculty mentors in preparation
for post-baccalaureate education.
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$538,300 in grants from
National Science Foundation to
the Department of Physics to
support the collection of data
and study of Earth’s magnetosphere, or “space weather.”
$26,514 from the National
Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) to support the research of two physics
students who will carry out data
validation and scientific analysis
of magnetometer data from
NASA’s recently launched ST5
satellites.
$198,000 federal appropriation to
the StepUP Program to refine academic support services, to hire a
chemical dependency counselor
for student caseload relief, to
complete an outside program
evaluation, to develop standards
of practice, and a mentorship
program, and to write a history of
the program in book form.
Kids creating art on Riverside Avenue
Augsburg art faculty member Robert K. Tom, students from the Cedar Riverside Community School,
and volunteers from the Augsburg community have begun work on a project that will turn dour concrete walls at Augsburg’s 21st Avenue entrance into a ceramic bas-relief mural.
The mural is an outgrowth of the Cedar Riverside–Augsburg Pottery Cooperative, an ongoing partnership that Tom began with the Cedar Riverside Community School. Each week fifth- through
eighth-grade students from the largely Somali, Asian, and Hispanic neighborhood participate in
hands-on pottery and art workshops.
Starting in the fall, Augsburg volunteers and the students will create clay press moulds to be replicated over and over—moulds of icons and symbols that Tom says “represent their thoughts, values,
concerns, and/or inner beliefs.” They will be fired and placed in a radiant mandala pattern along the
220 square foot walls. In July, students in the CREATION summer arts program, sponsored by Trinity
Lutheran Congregation, enjoyed a four-day head start on the project.
This project recently won Tom a seed grant from Forecast Public Art, a Twin Cities-based organization
nationally recognized as a public
art resource, to carry out the
project through November. Tom
is currently seeking additional
funds for further continuation.
Tom said that he found regular
walks in the Cedar-Riverside
neighborhood to be the impetus
for a project to chisel away at the
“invisible barrier between the
Augsburg campus and the community of Cedar Avenue.” To
him it seemed that despite the
lively energy of the dense multiethnic neighborhood, “there
were two worlds existing sideby-side with little interaction.”
— Darcy Trunzo ’06
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AROUND THE QUAD
SPORTS
Campus mourns
longtime English
professor
Seven students receive
athletic honors
John Mitchell, who taught English
at Augsburg for 36 years, died on
Aug. 17 at the age of 66. A memorial service was held for him on
Sept. 8 in Hoversten Chapel.
Mitchell taught courses in
poetry, writing, and film.
Repeatedly, former students
remark that John Mitchell’s classes were among the most difficult
and the most memorable they
took. They describe his teaching
as challenging, engaging, enraging, inspiring, and influential. He
always found time for students
and took great effort to correct
and edit their papers.
His passion for film led to a
two-year sabbatical to study film
at San Francisco State University.
English department colleague
Robert Cowgill remembers that
when the Oak Street Cinema
opened, Mitchell often attracted
groups of people around him
after the shows who stood and
listened to hear his thoughts
about the films. On campus,
Mitchell was often seen with
clusters of students and colleagues, enjoying a conversation.
In 1996, Mitchell was devastated by the death of John
Engman, an Augsburg student
whom Mitchell had met in 1968,
during his first year of teaching
at the College. Following
Engman’s premature death,
Mitchell became the executor of
his literary estate and worked to
find a publisher for a manuscript
Engman left. This poetry collection, Temporary Help, was published by Holy Cow! Press and
was nominated for a Minnesota
Book Award in 1998.
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Augsburg College has awarded
seven seniors with its athletic
awards for accomplishment,
leadership, and character on the
playing field and in the classroom. Athletic awards are voted
on by coaches in Augsburg’s
men’s and women’s athletic
departments.
Augsburg mourns the death of English professor John Mitchell, who died in August.
Mitchell was born in Decatur,
Ala., and earned degrees from
Maryville College and the
University of Tennessee. He
met his wife, Jean, while they
both served in the Peace Corps
in Liberia.
For a number of years,
Mitchell was faculty adviser to
Murphy Square, Augsburg’s literary arts journal. Last year, in the
foreword to its 30th anniversary
edition, he wrote, “I get more
pleasure from being published in
Murphy Square than from a
nationally distributed magazine.
Why? Well, more people are
likely to read my work, people I
know and care about, and readers who will be more able to
construe it in terms of my
known local identity. To put it in
literary jargon, I have the chance
to be a public poet rather than
merely a private one.”
— Betsey Norgard
2005–06 Augsburg Honor
Athletes
Mitchell was also a frequent
contributor to Murphy Square.
This poem appears in the 1998
edition:
The Sound of Two Pie Pans
The brief little period when you
Are alive is more than enough
To make up for all the years
When you were giving yourself
Advice. How wonderful to
perspire,
To examine the back side of a
leaf,
To admire the angel worms
Gorged on their silk. You could
Walk for days sucking an orange.
You could write letters home
Without stopping to compose
Your face. Living is like banging
Two pie pans together at midnight
For the brief silence that precedes
The noise. No, living is not
anything
You can say. It’s an attitude
Of swanky delight, and the
absence
Of attitude, simple sleep at night.
Darren Ginther—Ginther, a
baseball third baseman and pitcher became one of the top hitters
in the region, earning All-MIAC
and All-Midwest Region honors
as well as ESPN The Magazine
academic honors. He was an economics and education studies
major and Dean’s List honoree.
Millie Suk—Suk was the only
women’s soccer player in MIAC
to earn All-MIAC first-team honors in all four years, and she set
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Augsburg career records for total
points and goals. A political science major, she graduated magna
cum laude.
tournament, earning his second
straight fourth-place national finish to earn All-American honors
for the second time.
Seven named to Athletic
Hall of Fame
Ryan Valek—A three-time AllAmerican wrestler, Valek was an
individual national runner-up
twice at 165 pounds. He earned
ESPN The Magazine academic
honors and National Wrestling
Coaches Association Division III
Scholar All-America honors.
Troy Deden—Deden transferred
to Augsburg from St. Mary’s and,
as a catcher, helped lead the
Auggie baseball team to the
MIAC playoffs in 2005. He also
played two years of football as a
quarterback and defensive back,
and was a special education
major at Augsburg.
Named to the 2006 class of the
Athletic Hall of Fame:
2005–06 Augsburg Athletes of
the Year
Tonnisha Bell—Bell became one
of the most decorated track and
field athletes in school history. A
sprinter, she finished her career
with five All-American honors
and qualified for every indoor
and outdoor NCAA championship meet during her Auggie
career—eight in total. Bell won
11 conference championships
and earned numerous conference
honors while setting six individual and two relay school records.
Seven alumni will be inducted
into the Augsburg Athletic Hall
of Fame during Homecoming
week at a dinner on Thurs.,
Sept. 28, in Christensen Center.
For information, contact the athletic office at 612-330-1249 or
bjorklus@augsburg.edu.
Chike Ochiagha—Ochiagha was
a defensive tackle on Augsburg’s
football team, earning conference
and Football Gazette honors. A
business and marketing major,
he earned Academic All-MIAC
honors, as well as football academic club honors twice.
Brad Tupa—An upper-weight
wrestler, Tupa battled injuries
during his career. He recovered
in his senior season to qualify for
the NCAA Division III national
Tom Hall ’85—Hall earned AllAmerica honors in wrestling four
times, including twice in the
1983 season in two different
national meets. In NCAA competition, he placed seventh in
1983, sixth in 1984, and fifth in
1985 at 142 pounds.
Steve Nelson ’78—Nelson
earned All-MIAC and NCAA AllAmerican honors as a leader and
center of the 1977-78 Augsburg
men’s hockey squad that captured
the NAIA national title—the
school’s first team national title.
John Nelson ’86—A two-time AllMIAC pitcher in baseball, Nelson
set an NCAA Division III singleseason record, which still stands,
with 15 complete games in 1986,
as the Auggies reached the NCAA
Division III Midwest Regional.
Wayne “Mick” Scholl ’86—
Scholl earned All-MIAC honors
in baseball in 1984 and 1986.
Peggy Meissner ’80—An
Augsburg Honor Athlete in
1980, Meissner competed in
both volleyball and softball, and
was part of an Auggie volleyball
squad that finished second at the
MAIAW state tournament in
1979, finishing 27-15-3.
— Don Stoner
Julie Stepan Flaskamp ’92—A
track and field athlete, Stepan
Flaskamp qualified for the NCAA
Division III national championships twice in the heptathlon,
earning All-American honors in
1992 with an eighth-place finish.
She earned Academic All-MIAC
honors and was named an
Augsburg Honor Athlete in 1992.
Kristi Ockuly ’95—Ockuly, an
outfielder and pitcher, earned
All-MIAC and All-Region honors
three times each in softball and
was named a Division III AllAmerican in 1995. She was an
Augsburg Honor Athlete in 1995.
For complete schedules, scores,
and information about Augsburg
athletics, go to
www.augsburg.edu/athletics.
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Ages of Imagination
Augsburg College celebrates a new season
of leadership
October 18–21, 2006
Over four days in October, Augsburg College will celebrate the new leadership of President Paul
Pribbenow, as he is inaugurated into office around the themes of AGES—abundance, generosity,
engagement, and service.
Each day will focus on one of these themes in a variety of activities and events that involve the entire
Augsburg community on campus, in our neighborhood and city, and around the world.
The Inauguration Ceremony, open to the public, will take place on Fri., Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. in Melby
Hall, followed by a community celebration.
For major events, see the calendar on the inside back cover. For further information and the complete
calendar of events, go to www.augsburg.edu/inauguration.
Lutheran college choirs
celebrate F. Melius
Christiansen
The Augsburg Choir and four
other Minnesota Lutheran college
choirs will perform together in
two concerts on Sunday, Nov. 19,
to celebrate the living legacy of F.
Melius Christiansen, the “father”
of American a cappella singing.
Christiansen’s birth 135 years
ago will be commemorated by
Augsburg, Concordia-Moorhead,
Concordia University-St. Paul,
Gustavus Adolphus, and St. Olaf
in the first joint appearance by
these five ensembles representing
the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America (ELCA) and the
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
(LCMS). Each choir will perform
individually with their own conductor and as a combined choir
under the direction of guest conductor Kenneth Jennings, professor emeritus and former director
of the St. Olaf Choir.
Two identical anniversary concerts will be performed at
Slovakian baseball, Auggie style
For the seventh year, StepUP program director Patrice Salmeri coached in a baseball camp for youth in
Slovakia. Here, Jano and Lucia sport Auggie baseball t-shirts sent from the baseball team.
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F. Melius Christiansen
Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on
Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
The concerts are sponsored by
the F. Melius Christiansen Star of
the North Festival Concert Series
affiliated with the American
Choral Directors Association
(ACDA) of Minnesota, and will
highlight the organization’s twoday annual fall convention program and benefit the F. Melius
Christiansen Endowed
Scholarship Fund that supports
continuing education and graduate studies of young and aspiring
choral directors in Minnesota.
Music to be performed at the
concerts will feature works of
F. Melius Christiansen, including
choral favorites of thousands of
choral concertgoers, such as
Beautiful Savior, Wake Awake,
O Day Full of Grace, Psalm 50,
Praise to the Lord The Almighty,
and Lost In The Night,
among others.
Born in Norway in 1871,
Christiansen came to the United
States at age 17. In 1892, he
attended a concert by the
Augsburg Quartet in Wisconsin
and was attracted to Augsburg
College, where he became a
quartet member.
In 1903 he accepted an appointment as director of the St. Olaf
College music program. He founded the St. Olaf Choir in 1911 and
directed it until 1941, becoming
internationally known for his
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006
2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
Featuring the choirs of
Augsburg College
Concordia College–Moorhead
Concordia University–St. Paul
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Olaf College
Ticket sales available May 1, 2006
Orchestra Hall Ticket Office: 612-371-5656
1871–1955
Proudly sponsored by the F. Melius Christiansen Endowment Committee
and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) of Minnesota
135th Anniversary Festival Concerts
development of perfect intonation,
blend, diction, and phrasing. He
was succeeded by his son Olaf;
another son, Paul, taught for nearly 50 years at Concordia CollegeMoorhead. F. Melius Christiansen
died in 1955.
Welcome, GEMS and GISE
About 100 girls and—for the first time—35 boys from Minneapolis Public Schools in grades 4–12 spent
several weeks on campus studying monarch butterflies, building the Mars terrain, programming robots,
and learning the chemistry of cosmetics. The GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science) and
new GISE (Guys in Science and Engineering) programs involve Augsburg students and former GEMS students as mentors.
For additional concert information go to www.fmcendowment.org. All seats are reserved;
tickets are available through the
Orchestra Hall box office (1-800292-4141 or 612-371-5656).
The Frame years in print
Published by Lutheran
University Press, with a preface
by ELCA presiding bishop
Mark Hanson ’68
$24.95
Available at the Augsburg
College Bookstore
612-330-1521
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AROUND THE QUAD
Dan Jorgensen retires to teaching—for now
Retirement for Dan Jorgensen, Augsburg’s public relations director
since 2000 and special assistant to President Frame for the past year,
is all relative. During this fall semester, he’ll still be commuting from
Northfield, but to a classroom instead of an office.
He has taught a journalism course in Weekend College for the past
five years, and in September he’ll teach it both in the day and weekend
programs—plus, teach a public relations course in both programs.
Much of Jorgensen’s tenure as public relations director focused on
raising the visibility of Augsburg in both the local and national media.
“I feel like we became more of a ‘player’ in terms of which institutions should be contacted when media sources were searching for
across-the-board responses to different educational questions,”
Jorgensen says. He recalls an editor of the Chronicle of Higher
Education telling him that Augsburg and President Frame were the
first who came to mind from small liberal arts colleges when planning a national forum on college presidencies.
Jorgensen also enjoyed seeing more faculty included as key
resources in the media—faculty who “took on a willingness to be
called upon,” he says. “That sort of cooperative spirit exemplifies the
overall ‘can do’ spirit of the institution. I loved that.”
For his retirement outside of teaching, he has several writing projects waiting, especially a novel about the Black Hills of South Dakota.
He and his wife, Susan, have first-hand experience living there and
have been collecting information for many years. He has also been
asked by his publisher for additional youth sports novels.
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Herald Johnson—Augsburg’s first financial
aid officer—retires after 37 years
When he came as a freshman in 1961, Herald Johnson ’68 probably
had no clue he would still be at Augsburg in 2006.
He stayed on to become an admissions counselor, but moved into
financial aid when new federal programs required administrative
oversight. In the 37 years since, he has served as a pioneer, leader,
and mentor among Minnesota financial aid officers.
One of Johnson’s legacies at Augsburg is the Enrollment Center. He
and Julie Olson, vice president for enrollment management, played
important roles in the concept development and implementation of
bringing several financial aid and enrollment offices together in a
one-stop shop for students.
He is the only person to have been twice elected president of the
Minnesota Association of Financial Aid Administrators (MAFAA). He
is proud of the Futures Task Force he created with his charge to past
presidents: “I want you to look at our association with critical eyes
and see if we’re poised for what you see coming down the road.”
His retirement plans include a fair amount of work, but his four
children and seven grandchildren are top priority. “The kids are my
friends,” Johnson says—“it’s really cool.” Their gift to him is a trip to
Norway to meet relatives and explore his heritage—a longtime dream.
He’ll continue as a consultant at Augsburg with the Scholastic
Connections program, the Scholarship Brunch, and with government
relations concerning financial aid issues in 2007.
He mentions that among his pleasures at Augsburg was hiring student workers and following their careers as they assume leadership
positions both at Augsburg and around the state.
At the end of his notice of thanks following a retirement celebration, Johnson wrote, “As we Norwegians say, ‘Mange tusen tak.’”
— Betsey Norgard
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American Indian Studies—
a cultural commitment
Augsburg’s newest department
makes a bold statement for the
College—about commitment,
about culture, and about heritage.
After being offered as a minor and
major for a number of years, the
faculty approved the creation of
an American Indian Studies
Department, headed by Associate
Professor Eric Buffalohead.
The new department models
Augsburg’s mission to serve diverse
populations, says Buffalohead, and
it signals to students, parents, and
the community that it’s permanent
and a great choice for a major—
and not just a selection of courses
that may change.
The number of students in the
program has been growing, and
they are beginning to shift from
Native to non-Native students.
American Indian Studies is a valuable major, second major, or minor
for students who are preparing for
work with human services—in
business, health care, education,
youth and family ministry, etc.
“AIS courses and skills are
transferable,” Buffalohead says,
“to law, politics, service—it’s
about cultural understanding.”
Since the program is small,
students often take several courses
with the same professor. For
native students, the program also
serves as a safety net where they
can relate to faculty and staff.
The department works closely
with Augsburg’s American Indian
Student Services program.
This multidisciplinary department includes courses in history,
literature, religion, film, women’s
studies, and special topics. The
faculty seek opportunities to
build in experiential opportunities, such as learning in the community, internships, and study
abroad. Next winter, Assistant
Professor Elise Marubbio will
M. Elise Marubbio and Eric Buffalohead are
two of the faculty in Augsburg’s new
American Indian Studies Department.
lead a travel program to
Guatemala, focusing on indigenous issues of the Mayan people.
Film has become a focus in the
AIS program. For three years, the
College has sponsored the
Augsburg Native American Film
Series, which screens documentary films, often with the filmmaker present to lead discussion.
It also provides a venue for selections from other film festivals,
and links to Augsburg’s
Indigenous Filmmakers course.
Buffalohead says that
Augsburg’s American Indian
Studies Department seeks to
excel as a regional center for the
study of Indians in the Upper
Midwest. Students can study one
year of Ojibwe language on campus, with the possibility of a second year of study.
Buffalohead’s experience in
American Indian Studies dates
back to age five, when his father
became the first chair of the
American Indian Studies
Department at the University of
Minnesota, and Eric would visit
his office. After earning academic
degrees in anthropology, he also
taught at the university, which he
considers to have been good
training for Augsburg’s new
department.
For information on American
Indian Studies, contact Eric
Buffalohead at
buffaloe@augsburg.edu or go to
www.augsburg.edu/ais.
— Betsey Norgard
Killing the Indian Maiden:
Images of Native American Women in Film
by M. Elise Marubbio
Native American women have been
characterized as various figures in
film for over 100 years. None,
however, has intrigued Elise
Marubbio more than the young
Native woman who falls in love or
is connected with a white hero and
dies for this choice.
Marubbio’s book, Killing the
Indian Maiden: Images of Native
American Women in Film, will be
published in December by the
University Press of Kentucky. The
book analyzes 34 A-list Hollywood
films, from the silent era to the present, to analyze the depictions of
women and the themes and myths that are played out.
The book stems from her dissertation and unites her various areas
of interest—she has degrees in fine arts/photography, American
Indian Studies, and cultural studies. It is the first in-depth study in
this area and is important for film studies, women’s studies, cultural
studies, and American Indian studies.
Marubbio researched film archives at the Museum of Modern Art
in New York, the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the
Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, and
the Cecil B. DeMille Archives at Brigham Young University. A dissertation fellowship from the American Association of University
Women gave her time to write.
What she found, she says, is that “over a 90-year period this figure
emerged in premier films in various forms as either the Princess or
Sexualized Maiden, figures through whose body national themes of
colonialism, violence toward women of color, and feats of interracial
mixing are played out.
“All the films reinforce American myths of the frontier, Manifest
Destiny, and the ideal of Anglo-European America’s pre-modernization innocence through this image,” Marubbio says.
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AROUND THE QUAD
Renewing Old Main—
heritage of place,
spirit of space
SUPPORTING
AUGSBURG
Over the top at
$55 million
A 500-ton crane has begun to set the precast concrete walls on the poured footings for
On June 27, a celebration was
held in Christensen Center as
the star was moved across the
$55 million figure and the goal
was reached in Access to
Excellence: The Campaign for
Augsburg College.
“We are here to celebrate
achievements in the capital campaign that started six years ago
with a $55 million goal,” said
Tracy Elftmann, vice president
for institutional advancement.
She reported an exact total of
$55,009,761 received to date.
Retiring president William
Frame commented that this
could not have been achieved
without everyone’s participation.
He described vocation as “living
so that you create community,”
and this accomplishment could
not have happened unless
Augsburg is becoming “something called ‘community.’”
President Paul Pribbenow
wrote in a memo to the
Augsburg community in July, “As
called for in our original campaign plan, we are continuing to
raise funds for all Access to
Excellence campaign projects
(Kennedy, Gateway, and science
facilities, along with our endowment) through the end of the
2006 calendar year. And we are
preparing to celebrate this
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the new Oren Gateway Center. The completion date is set for fall 2007. Watch the
progress on the webcam at www.augsburg.edu/campaign/gateway/construction.html.
Construction is moving quickly on the Kennedy Sports and Recreation Complex in Melby
Hall. The structure is up, new bleachers have been installed, and anticipated completion is
January 2007.
remarkable achievement during
the upcoming academic year.”
He further explained that
although the total goal was reached,
funding for the science building
was not completed, in part due to
dramatically higher construction
and transportation costs.
Pribbenow has identified the
science building as one of his top
priorities, and says that “with
anticipation and momentum we
will now redouble and refocus our
efforts to raise funds to see the
completion of the science project.”
Construction began on the
Kennedy Sports and Recreation
Complex in Melby Hall in May,
and on the Oren Gateway Center
in July.
— Betsey Norgard
A gift of $1 million has been given
by Norman and Evangeline
(Vangie) Hagfors for the renovation
of Old Main and a potential home
for the Center for Faith and
Learning. Both Norman and Vangie
enjoy longtime connections to
Augsburg through the Lutheran
Free Church. With this gift they
honor both the physical and theological heart of the Lutheran Free
Church as well as the renewed
spiritual vitality of the College,
guided by its Center for Faith and
Learning.
The renovated chapel in Old
Main will be named for Vangie’s
father, Rev. Elnar Gundale, who
graduated from Augsburg College
in 1933 and Augsburg Seminary in
1937. For more than 50 years,
across four states, he served LFC
churches and was the oldest living
LFC pastor at the time of his death.
From her childhood memories, Vangie recalls visits to their
homes during the summers from
the Augsburg Men’s Quartets.
“Their proclamation of the
Gospel as Augsburg ambassadors,” says Vangie, “made a very
positive impression on the youth
of the churches they visited, as
well as their parents, who supported the school.”
Three of Vangie’s siblings followed their father’s footsteps to
Augsburg. Vangie also attended the
College as part of her nurse’s training at Lutheran Deaconess
Hospital. She remembers her class
of 32 nurses walking across
Franklin Avenue to Augsburg
where they studied mostly science.
Among other activities on campus,
she attended chapel in Old Main.
Norman Hagfors has been a
member of Augsburg’s Board of
Regents for more than twelve years,
including serving as vice chairman
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Above: The chapel in Old Mail will be restored and named for alumnus Rev. Elnar
Gundale, ’33, ’37 Sem.
Left: Vangie and Norman Hagfors
and chairing committees. “I have
enjoyed watching the College grow
in stature both as an educational
institution and in spiritual vitality,”
he says. He gives much credit to
President Emeritus William Frame
who, he says, “really pushed the
spiritual aspects of developing one’s
life—not only at Augsburg, but as
a spokesman to other colleges.”
Norman graduated from the
University of Minnesota in electrical engineering when biomedical
engineering was in its infancy,
and worked in medical research,
authored many papers, and
received a number of patents for
his inventions. He also played a
part in several “start up” medical
device companies that brought
implantable cardiac pacemakers
and neurological devices for the
treatment of chronic pain to the
medical community.
Norman and Vangie Hagfors
have chosen to support the renovation of Old Main not only
because of its physical significance in the history of the school,
but because it embodies the spiri-
tual foundation and concepts on
which Augsburg was founded.
Their hope is that the renovation
will give support, emphasis, and
inspiration to the spiritual life of
the school and its students.
Norman and Vangie have two
married children and seven
grandchildren.
— Betsey Norgard
The Center for Faith and Learning
As the Old Main Chapel stands in the center of the campus,
Augsburg’s new Center for Faith and Learning lies at the heart of
Augsburg’s educational mission. Four years ago, Augsburg received
its first grant from the Lilly Endowment for “Exploring Our Gifts,”
helping students, faculty, and staff attend to their called lives of
service. When the Lilly grants conclude in 2010, Augsburg’s Center
for Faith and Learning will continue to embed and extend
Augsburg’s leadership in vocation.
A focal point in the Center for Faith and Learning is Augsburg’s
first endowed chair, named for former Augsburg president and
scholar Bernhard M. Christensen. In September 2005, retired Luther
Seminary president and theologian David Tiede was inaugurated as
the Bernhard M. Christensen Professor in Religion and Vocation.
In his inauguration speech, Tiede explained the Center for Faith
and Learning: “The purpose of the center is to guide the College in
the theological exploration of vocation as understood within the
Lutheran tradition. It will provide resources to faculty, staff, and students that enable them to organize faith and learning within a vocational framework.”
The center is also building external partnerships to study faith
and learning in the community. One example is faith@work!, a
partnership with St. Philip the Deacon Church in Plymouth, Minn.
This speaker series presents community leaders who provide examples and tools for living faith-based lives. (See information on the
speakers and dates in the calendar on the inside back cover.)
A $1 million gift from Norman and Vangie Hagfors will help renovate Augsburg’s
oldest building.
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Experience grounded in mission and vision:
Paul Pribbenow’s call
to Augsburg
BY BETHANY BIERMAN
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“Hip, hip, hooray!” Thomas exclaimed, his right arm pumping in triumph. He had just been told his family’s picture would be on the cover
of a magazine.
“Wow, how about that!” replied his mother, as she brushed sand off his
little sister Maya’s knees.
I
ndeed, it is a time for celebrating at Augsburg, as the
Pribbenow family settles into Minneapolis and the Augsburg
House. Not since Bernhard Christensen’s presidency, which
began in 1938, has Augsburg’s first family included young children. Paul Pribbenow and his wife, Abigail, and their children,
Thomas (5) and Maya (2), quickly have acclimated to the Augsburg
community.
On July 1, 2006, Pribbenow became the 11th president of
Augsburg College, a position that colleagues close to him have
known was his dream—to become the president of a Lutheran college. To that dream he brought a proven track record of success—
from fundraising to developing mission and vision and from teaching
to handling senior management issues.
In announcing his Augsburg appointment to the Rockford College
community, which he had served as president since 2002, Pribbenow
stated, “The leadership opportunity at Augsburg College is a once-ina-lifetime chance to take the best of what I have learned at Rockford
College, with its commitments to liberal arts and civic engagement in
the city, and link that experience with a connection to the Lutheran
Church, which is my personal faith tradition.”
Over the months since his appointment, Pribbenow’s entry into the
Augsburg community, through an unusual shared transition with
retiring president William Frame, has seemed quite natural—as if it
had been in the making for a long time.
Son of a pastor
Paul Pribbenow was born in Decorah, Iowa, during his father’s senior
year at Luther College. The young family moved to St. Paul where his
father attended seminary, then moved to a small town near Tomah,
Wis., where his father’s ministry began.
The eldest of six children, Pribbenow spent most of his youth in
small towns around Madison. His family moved to Iowa during his
ninth-grade year, and he graduated from high school in Denver, Iowa,
near Waverly. Pribbenow graduated magna cum laude from Luther
College in three years, with a B.A. in sociology and political science.
“My first couple of years at Luther, I thought I would go to seminary,” Pribbenow recalls. Halfway through his third year, however, he
admitted to one of his religion professors, “I love the study of religion, but I don’t feel called to be a minister.” The professor suggested
looking into the Divinity School at the University of Chicago where
he could engage the questions that interested him without specifically
preparing for the ministry. Pribbenow entered the Divinity School in
1978 and spent the next 18 years in the Chicago area.
“I went from never living in a big city to living on the south side of
Chicago. If I have a place that I call home, it’s probably Chicago.”
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The call begins
Starting graduate school, Pribbenow felt his primary interest would be in
teaching religion and ethics. Along the way, however, he began to focus
his interests on the ethics and management of not-for-profit organizations.
“I learned that in American society, non-profits are one of the
important ways we live out our social ethic,” Pribbenow says. “I
became intrigued by how organizations are managed and what link
that has to how effective they are in helping society live out its social
ethic. If there’s a problem in the way a college or museum is run,
that’s going to have an impact on how well the institution will live
out its mission and values.” Pribbenow began to understand these
issues as examples of the need for reflective practice—linking learning with action.
In order to practice what he preached, he took a job in fundraising
at the university after receiving his M.A. in divinity. “I started up the
administrative ladder, along the way I taught and had chances to
write, but I never left the practice of administration. I started practicing what I studied and what I cared about. That was my calling.”
The lines connect
The President’s Cabinet (L to R) Leif Anderson, chief information officer; Barbara
Edwards Farley, vice president of academic affairs and dean of the College; Ann
Garvey, vice president of student affairs and dean of students; Tom Morgan, senior
vice president and special assistant; President Pribbenow; Tracy Elftmann, vice president for institutional advancement; Julie Olson, vice president of enrollment management; Dick Adamson, vice president for finance and adminstration; and Gaye Lindfors,
senior vice president and special assistant.
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It was in these early years working at the University of Chicago that
Pribbenow started to realize even more clearly the connection
between his various interests—higher education, management, and
ethics—and that he might have both the skills and commitment to be
a college president.
In 1993, Pribbenow was named vice president for institutional
advancement at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago—an
assignment that helped him gain valuable experience in leading a
complex (and sometimes unpredictable!) organization.
At the Art Institute he also met his future wife, Abigail, then a
graduate student in the school’s arts administration program, when
she interviewed with him for a job in event planning for the school.
Paul and Abigail were on their honeymoon when the call from
Wabash College came. After many years of living in the Windy City,
the two packed up and headed to Crawfordsville, Ind., for a six-year
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Abigail at a
glance
adventure where Paul served as dean for college advancement, secretary of the Board of Trustees, and research fellow in the liberal arts.
A taste of the ministry
While working at Wabash, Pribbenow got a call from the ELCA
Indiana-Kentucky Synod bishop, saying, “‘There is a little SwedishLutheran church down the road from you in Attica, Ind., that has lost
its pastor and can’t afford a full-time pastor. I was wondering if you’d
take an interim assignment to serve them for six months, just to help?’”
“I actually think he mistook me for my father,” Pribbenow chuckles. When he told the bishop he wasn’t ordained, the bishop
responded that he would license him for the roles that would require
ordination. “What was originally a short-term assignment turned into
a three-year stint as interim pastor,” says Pribbenow.
The Pribbenows moved to Rockford, Ill., on Easter Weekend 2002
for the start of Pribbenow’s presidency at Rockford College. After the
couple and their son, Thomas, whom they adopted in Vietnam in
2001, made the Saturday trip from Central Indiana to Illinois with
two heavily packed vehicles, Pribbenow turned around to make the
five-hour trip back to Indiana so that he could preside at his last
service the next morning—on Easter Sunday.
“My work as interim pastor in Attica was a valuable experience for
a new college president. It taught me some very important lessons
about loving a congregation, preaching the lectionary, and presiding
over congregational meetings—all activities that closely parallel the
work of leading a college.”
The Rockford years
Pribbenow became the 16th president of Rockford College at an
extremely important point. Critics at the time of his arrival described
the four-year, independent college founded in 1847 as lacking in focus,
and there were financial challenges that required immediate attention.
In his four years at Rockford, Pribbenow led the campus community in a strategic long-range planning process that refocused on the
liberal arts, launched new degree programs, renewed its commitment
Abigail Crampton Pribbenow
grew up in Flossmoor, Ill., outside of Chicago. She spent her
junior year of high school as an
exchange student in France and
two subsequent years at the
United World College–USA in
New Mexico. She went on to
earn a bachelor’s degree in
anthropology from the
University of Chicago and a
Master of Arts in arts administration from the School of the
Art Institute of Chicago.
Dance has always been a keen interest for Abigail. While growing
up, she studied classical ballet and in college learned modern dance
and choreography. Combining her experience as a dancer and her
administrative skills, Abigail’s professional work includes working in
not-for-profit management at the Chicago Dance Coalition, the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Wabash College, and the
International School of Indiana. While preparing to adopt Thomas,
she returned to teaching dance to children in Crawfordsville, Ind.
Abigail has fully immersed herself in the life of each college and
community in which she and Paul have lived, including serving as
president of the Rockford Area Arts Council, church council member,
board member for the Easter Seals Children’s Development Center,
and host of the biannual women in the arts festival at Rockford
College. Among her many accomplishments, she co-founded the Jelly
Bean Ball, a family-friendly fundraiser for Easter Seals. She looks forward to finding her niche in the Augsburg community.
Abigail anticipates much entertaining and relationship building in
the next several months and expects her largest challenge to be figuring out when to integrate the children into these activities. For
now, she’s glad to have figured out routes to the farmer’s markets
and local parks. Thomas and Maya seem glad about this, too.
to civic engagement, and engineered a provocative and attentiongrabbing branding campaign that played off of the image of the institution’s most famous alumna, Jane Addams, social reformer and the
1931 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
The Pribbenow family also received the blessing of a daughter while
in Rockford when they adopted Maya in Chongqing, China, in 2004.
The call to Augsburg
When approached by the search consultant in 2005 about applying
for the vacancy at Augsburg, Pribbenow was intrigued. He and
Abigail knew Bill and Anne Frame through their work on a vocation
project with the Council of Independent Colleges.
“It was a call to a place that clearly is working to be faithful to its
church tradition while also seeking to be faithful to its educational
and civic engagement traditions,” says Pribbenow. “I’ve spent my
entire career in non-sectarian places. … I’ve learned some valuable
lessons about what it means to be faithful in the world, and I know
those are lessons that will inform my work at Augsburg.”
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Augsburg College—
the first-year initiatives
One College
Based on the College’s mission that embraces the liberal arts, faith
and values, life in the city, and diversity, the Augsburg community
will engage in conversations that explore how all the curricular,
co-curricular, administrative, and public work at Augsburg is
grounded in the College’s singular mission and vision. Wherever it
is found—in Minneapolis, Rochester, or around the world at its
Center for Global Education sites—and whomever it teaches—traditional undergraduates or adult learners—and whatever it teaches—the traditional liberal arts or professional studies—how is
Augsburg known as one college, dedicated to the same abiding
values and aspirations?
The Augsburg Promise—Experience and Image
Based on the one college conversations, the Augsburg community
will examine the promises it makes to students, faculty, staff,
alumni, its neighborhood, and the wider world. We will consider
how well we keep our promises in the daily work of the College.
We then will explore how the Augsburg community can do an
even better job of keeping its promises, talking to each other
about those promises, and then illustrating to the world what the
Augsburg brand is all about.
Common Work at Augsburg
The Augsburg community also will examine its organizational
life—how it’s governed, who’s involved in leadership and decisionmaking, and what voices are heard (or not) in its daily life. Based
on this examination, the College will develop an organizational
structure that deploys resources responsibly and is accountable.
Based on our common work of educating students, we also will
seek to offer all members of the Augsburg community the opportunities to nurture and sustain their callings.
Science at Augsburg
As a college community, we will explore what it means to educate
students in the sciences at Augsburg, within the context of the
College’s mission—dedicated to our rich tradition of excellence in
teaching and research, as well as to our commitments to scientific
literacy and responsibility. Based on our findings, we will plan curricular and co-curricular programs, public outreach, and facilities
appropriate to our highest aspirations for science education at
Augsburg. A central feature of this project will be the re-launching
of fundraising efforts for new science facilities at Augsburg.
— Paul Pribbenow
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Pribbenow did have hesitations about leaving Rockford. “I didn’t
feel as though I’d been there long enough, and there were many
issues still to be addressed.”
He was encouraged to speak with Jean Taylor, chair of the
Augsburg Board of Regents. “She listened carefully, and at the end of
our conversation she said, ‘I think you’ve got to do what Augsburg
has taught me—you’ve just got to listen.’ That was very insightful
and critical to my decision to seek the Augsburg presidency.”
It was a call to which he and Abigail couldn’t say “no.”
A remarkable fit
In his letter to the Augsburg search committee, Pribbenow spelled
out why this opportunity seemed such a remarkable fit for his leadership and experience.
To him leadership must also be understood as stewardship. He is
committed to the role of a collaborative leader who has a “responsibility to help the college community ‘pay attention’ to its most deeply
held values and priorities so that all gifts are well used.” This
includes a uniting of the campus community in shared vision, as well
as in varying forms of hospitality that engage the campus with its
urban neighbors.
Pribbenow wrote that his own deeply held sense of personal vocation builds on Martin Luther’s view of education that creates people of
“wondrous ability, subsequently fit for everything.” A college that helps
students discover this ability must in itself be a mission-driven and
integrated institution, so that all students in all programs “are chal-
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lenged and shaped by [a] vision to link education with engagement.”
Pribbenow went on to write that he is “committed to the idea that
colleges—and especially church-related colleges—are uniquely situated to help students of all ages to listen for and hear their own calls,
to find their vocations for life and service in the world.” As an ethicist
he has examined professional work in society and understands how
significantly reflective thinking (linking learning and experience) and
personal faith affect public well-being.
As he begins his Augsburg presidency, Pribbenow finds Augsburg
and Rockford colleges very similar in their commitments to civic
engagement. “I am here because of that commitment to educating students for democracy, and I intend to make it an even more important
focal point. Augsburg should be known for what it does in civic
engagement. … We need to say to the world, ‘Look at what we’re
doing and why we’re doing it. There are important lessons about faithful life in the world that are being taught and practiced at Augsburg.’”
The key difference between the colleges, he says, is of course the
connection to the church. “The role at Augsburg of Lutheran faith
and human religious experience shapes the education of students and
defines a central aspect of our identity as a college,” Pribbenow states.
“I need to have a different lens to the way I look at issues that I didn’t
in a non-sectarian institution. That’s an energizing and meaningful
aspect of the work ahead of us.”
The plan
Pribbenow’s initiatives for his first year at Augsburg all point to action
(see the sidebar on the opposite page). “We need to take the good
vision work that’s been done during the Frame presidency and translate it into organizational activity and image so that people will look
at Augsburg and say, ‘I see what this college cares about.’”
When asked what he hopes the headlines will read when he retires,
Pribbenow answers, “I do hope we’ll be here until I retire, and when
I’m ready to step down that the community will have the same affection and love that people had for Bill and Anne, because we were
faithful to what this college is called to do. … I hope the headlines
will read that I helped Augsburg to be even more faithful to its calling, and that as a result, this little college stands as a 21st-century
model for faithful and responsible liberal arts education in a city.”
As far as Thomas and Maya’s plans, they seem content to be getting
to know their new hometown. When asked his favorite thing about
Minneapolis, Thomas answered, “The Mall of America! On the log
ride, there’s this big guy with an axe. He’s GI-NORMOUS!”
Without a doubt, Augsburg seems to be on the cusp of some pretty
“gi-normous” opportunities as well. Ⅵ
5
things you may
not know about
Paul Pribbenow:
1.
He writes his own version of
a “blog,” known as Notes for
the Reflective Practitioner.
2.
He sang professionally for 13
years in Chicago. (His father
and he both sang for Weston
Noble at Luther.)
3.
He doesn’t eat red meat or
lutefisk. (Perhaps the latter
has to do with his first job
cleaning out the lutefisk tub
in the Stoughton, Wis.,
grocery store cooler.)
4.
While it’s true that his mentor
and dissertation adviser Martin
Marty wears a bow tie, it wasn’t
until years after learning to tie
them for the many black tie
affairs he attended at the Art
Institute of Chicago that he
decided to adopt the look on a
daily basis.
5.
In his car stereo you’ll find
National Public Radio, the
Mars Hill tapes (conversations on Christianity and
modern culture), choral
music, or Raffi (children’s
musician and entertainer).
To learn more about Augsburg’s mission and vision and to read
President Pribbenow’s speeches, go to www.augsburg.edu/president.
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Fresh U
BY TIM DOUGHERTY
very Thursday during the growing season, Campus Kitchen
student intern Melanie Opay returns to campus around 5:30
p.m., her head barely visible above the white produce boxes
stuffing her car. Teeming with delicacies from rutabagas to
radishes and kale to kohlrabi, these bountiful boxes are
courtesy of Gary Brever’s Ploughshare Farm, a family-owned organic
farm in Parker’s Prairie, Minn. Brever’s parents, Jeanie and DeWayne,
deliver the veggies each week to drop-off sites in Alexandria, St.
Cloud, and the Twin Cities, delighting urban dwellers who have
increasingly searched for more freshness in their summer diets.
Brever is a small-business owner and entrepreneur just as much as
an organic farmer, and has carved a niche for his farm in the growing
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement. In the CSA
model, individuals and families purchase a “share” of the harvest at
the beginning of the growing season in exchange for a weekly box of
vegetables from mid-June to early October. Typically, paying customers receive the produce themselves, but Brever has augmented his
market by allowing people or congregations to purchase shares and
donate them to hunger organizations like the Campus Kitchen at
Augsburg College (CKAC).
For the past three summers, these white produce boxes have
formed the food foundation for Augsburg’s Campus Kitchen—a student-driven food recycling organization. Volunteers use this produce
along with surplus food from Sodexho’s campus dining services and
local food banks to prepare nutritious, free meals for residents in
neighboring community programs. The premise has always been simple: there is far too much good food going to landfills and far too
many agencies that can’t afford to buy food for their hungry clients.
By recycling food and empowering students to prepare meals and share
them with immigrant youth, the homeless, and homebound elders,
CKAC uses food as a tool to engage students in the community, to reduce
the amount of discarded campus food, and to forge bonds in Augsburg’s
neighborhood through the universal language of a shared meal.
E
Ploughshare Farm’s Gary Brever spreads
hay to mulch the tomato beds for weed
control and moisture.
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Urban Renewal
With the addition of Brever’s organic, locally-grown produce,
CKAC has begun to build programs that can better nourish clients
with an array of ingredients infinitely fresher than grocery store fare.
At the same time, the programs redefine stewardship by supporting
local farmers and they educate youth about dietary choices that can
simultaneously heal both the earth and their bodies.
Above: Campus Kitchen culinary job
Taste the difference
trainee Kenny Peterson chops lettuce fresh
For the Campus Kitchen, the quality of freshness is staggering. Each
week, the menu for clients is set according to the contents in those
boxes, an adventurous undertaking in and of itself. “Working with
local produce has been an exciting challenge,” says Opay. “I get to
work with food I’ve never used before, which has been a great learn-
from Ploughshare Farm.
Below: Campus Kitchen volunteer Trish
Hannah leads the youth in the Jump Start
program through cooking techniques.
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ing experience and a lot of fun. Plus, our clients love the results!”
That’s because the results are often worthy of an epicurean’s table:
dishes such as arugula salad with shaved fennel and marinated chioggia beets or southern-style collards and cabbage. These meals are
then delivered, served, and shared with the community by Augsburg
students, staff, and alumni.
In addition, each week’s harvest is so bountiful that CKAC can
share full boxes of fresh produce with the Brian Coyle Center food
shelf. In the heart of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, this community food shelf primarily serves East-African immigrants, a population
that prefers to prepare meals from scratch and spurns the canned
goods and highly processed foods that usually fill food shelves.
Brever, like the Campus Kitchen, believes that true community
health can begin with what people have on their dinner plates.
Having spent a few years on a Catholic Worker farm in Washington
state, he was well accustomed to the corn-syrup-laden, preservativerich foods typical of food shelves. While these foods may fill bellies,
they do little to build health.
Brever also saw the preponderance of these products as a good
indicator of the shortcomings embodied by our industrial food system, where—according to Francis Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé in
their book Hope’s Edge—about half of a typical grocery store’s more
than 30,000 items are produced by 10 multinational food and beverage companies.
A rural Minnesotan by birth, Brever knew the effect this homogenized system has on the fabric of rural farming communities and the
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relative lack of nutritive value provided by these preserved foods.
Longing for an alternative, he envisioned a system where small, family
farmers could thrive while even the urban poor could gain access to
fresh, responsibly grown produce. In short, everyone deserves food
grown with care, harvested at peak ripeness, and made into meals
that nourish the body and sustain the mind.
Redefining stewardship
Brever saw the CSA model as the answer. By offering people the
opportunity to donate locally-grown produce, he felt he could help
farms like his to earn a living wage while getting more healthy food
options to urban populations who lack access to such luxury. “At its
core, it’s about relationship,” says Brever. “How are we supporting the
farmers and the communities that grow our food?” In an increasingly
complicated world, it’s no longer enough to merely feed people. We
must also take into account how that food is grown and prepared
while weighing the environmental and economic realities we’re supporting with our food decisions.
The model has been hugely successful, as church congregations
and individual donors love the idea of enriching the urban community
while helping small farms succeed. In Brever’s words, feeding the
hungry is “no longer just about charity. Now, it’s also about change.”
At Augsburg, the Campus Kitchen has been helping to usher in
those changes. Thanks to a generous donation from St. Martin’s
Table, the local restaurant and social-justice bookstore, CKAC is
embarking on its third summer of vegetables from Ploughshare Farm.
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In addition to preparing meals for clients, the produce is now being
leveraged to educate youth about the health benefits of a diverse diet,
and the power we have to effect change with something as simple as
our eating habits.
Project C.H.O.I.C.E.S
Few tactics succeed when it comes to getting kids to taste new vegetables. Unless, of course, you involve them in the cooking process.
Each week, CKAC volunteer Trish Hannah leads a cooking class with
11- to 14-year-old participants in the Brian Coyle Center’s Jump Start
program. Seasonal dishes such as a strawberry, spinach, and grilled
asparagus salad that would have originally garnered a cacophonous
chorus of “eew” and “boo” are suddenly finding a receptive audience
in these young culinarians.
Project C.H.O.I.C.E.S (Community Health Originates in Creating
Environmental Sustainability) is a curriculum devised by Hannah in
conjunction with CKAC and Jennifer Tacheny, coordinator of
Celeste’s Dream Community Garden Project. Its goal is to awaken the
power in students to choose health for their bodies and the earth.
Through cooking classes using local produce, it seeks to teach youth
the full cycle of food—from the field to the table to the compost
bin—while empowering them to choose respect. It means the choice
to respect their bodies with healthy, tasty food that was grown in a
responsible manner and as close to home as possible. And the choice
to respect their neighborhoods and backyards by picking up litter
and composting food waste. Using the common denominator of food,
the curriculum hopes to teach self-sufficiency and empower these
youth to cultivate healthy, responsible lifestyles.
Honoring the full cycle
Brever can’t think of a better outlet for his produce. “So many nonprofits are forced to measure their impact in pounds of food. Just as
it’s hard to measure the intangible nutritional and environmental values of buying local and organic produce, you can’t measure the intangible value of sharing a meal with someone,” he says. “Not only does
the Campus Kitchen share my food with people in Minneapolis, it
also uses it as a teaching tool for empowerment.”
And the Campus Kitchen can’t think of a better direction to be heading, helping to better their urban backyard while supporting the work
of organic farmers in Minnesota. With the success of the Ploughshare
Farm partnership and the positive impact of programs like Project
C.H.O.I.C.E.S., the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College hopes to
expand its programs to involve more local growers and to take clients
on field trips to the farms that make the meals possible. It could also
lead to the creation of a local community garden where clients get their
own chance to participate first-hand in the full cycle of food.
Through the Campus Kitchen, Augsburg is redefining what it
means to be a good urban neighbor and, simultaneously, support
rural communities. With such tasty food arriving by the boxful, it’s
becoming easy to build bridges to the heart through the belly. Ⅵ
Former Campus Kitchen coordinator Tim
Dougherty pounds in the staking lines for
organic heirloom tomatoes.
Tim Dougherty is the community and civic engagement student coordinator in the Center for Service, Work, and Learning. He formerly was
the coordinator of the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College.
Augsburg Campus Kitchen volunteer
Melanie Opay heaves boxes of produce
from Ploughshare Farm into her car.
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S
Making art
and history
in
France
BY TARA SWEENEY
Above: From left, Augburg students John
Leibfried, Patrick Wendel, and Joe Trenary
greet the locals in Espeyrac, France.
Right: Augsburg pilgrims cross the old
bridge into Estaing, France.
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o, how was France?” is the usual question. “Good. Great,” is
the typical answer that satisfies a polite inquiry. The real
answer takes a little longer.
“What’s the first word of the rule?” my colleague, [Professor]
Phil Adamo, asks, and not for the first time. “Listen,” the students chime in unison, just as the old man in the beret hobbles up the
tiny cobblestone passageway that Espeyrac, this hamlet in southern
France, calls a street. It’s not easy to upstage Phil Adamo, but this
Frenchman’s hound dog doesn’t know any better. The students have forgotten about The Rule of St. Benedict. The traditional French greeting—
kiss-kiss-kiss—seems more the order of the day as they hand out eager
caresses to this tail-wagging, sweet-talking, show stealer of a dog.
They have come here with us to learn plein air drawing and to
study the religious experience of medieval France as a paired shortterm study abroad experience, May 14–June 4. Before they return to
Minnesota they will make a four-day pilgrimage, visit monasteries,
cathedrals, walled towns, museums, and a papal palace to earn two
credits and satisfy the critical thinking (CT) and liberal arts foundation (LAF) graduation requirements.
Class begins wherever 15 students can listen to the history professor
read a passage from a 1500-year-old text on monastic practice, and
the art professor read from John Ruskin’s Elements of Drawing in
Three Letters to Beginners. Yesterday it was below Le Pont Vieux in
Espalion, one of three communities on this pilgrimage with the muchdeserved designation of “les plus beaux villages de France.” The day
before it was beside the River Lot in equally picturesque Estaing.
My colleague reminds me daily that this collaboration in experiential
teaching and learning is work. Each day’s sweat, constant thirst, and
aching body parts are real enough. So are the pain of blisters, the weight
of packs, and our labored breath as we follow our capable local guide,
Laurent Riou, up another steep ascent of mud and rock. Each night we
sleep in a new family-run hotel after dining on traditional local fare at
long communal tables. We hear little English other than our own as we
walk village to village on the centuries-old pilgrimage road, le Chemin de
St. Jacques de Compostelle, with pilgrims from around the world. Some
will continue the entire summer, across the Pyrenees into northern Spain,
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Class in France begins wherever history
professor Phil Adamo finds enough
room to gather students and read the
day’s passage from The Rule of St.
Benedict.
and all the way to Santiago in the
west, to receive the official pilgrim’s
passport and a chance to have their
sins forgiven. Some, like us, are walking just a few days.
We have many things to teach;
what students learn depends on the
site visit and their willingness to try.
Each keeps a daily sketchbook/journal that integrates personal reflection with history and art assignments.
Reading from The Rule of St. Benedict is Phil’s structure for teaching
the principles of monastic community, an important aspect of medieval
religious practice. Students don’t simply hear about how silence helped
monks to listen deeply. They are expected to practice it. They do so,
awkwardly at first, for a short time as they enter Église de Perse, the
Romanesque chapel of Saint Hilarian, built on the site where the
Muslims supposedly beheaded him in the eighth century. Eventually,
they practice silence for what seems like an eternity, from sundown to
sunup, in preparation for a visit to the monastery, St. Martin du
Canigou, perched a half-day’s hike up the foothills of the snow-capped
Pyrenees. In the end, they are willingly silent beside the rushing alpine
waters of Vernet-les-Bains, embracing experiential learning at its best.
My structure for teaching plein air drawing is demonstration and practice, and practice, and practice—the medieval master/apprentice model.
Students are expected to draw at least two hours per day. For some this
is daunting at first. We stop and draw together wherever the inspiration
and pauses of travel make it possible. They learn that this kind of drawing can happen all day, any day. This means that a rest from the midday
hiking heat finds these vibrant young people sketching in the shade
along the trail. Curious fellow pilgrims pause to enjoy the view and cheer
them on. Augsburg’s students are natural goodwill ambassadors.
Our pilgrimage ends in Conques, where we receive the pilgrim’s
blessing at Abbaye de St. Foye, the patron saint of the blind and the
imprisoned, and hear Phil read the gospel of John. We pick up our
pace and continue to the restored, walled city of Carcassonne and
hear about heretics; take a dip in the Mediterranean Sea at Collioure;
and visit the papal palace at Avignon. The last full week of the course
is spent in the “city of lights” where we are surprised and thrilled to
Art professor Tara Sweeney sketches plein
air with student Cassandra Roschen on the
outskirts of Sénergues, France.
hear students wishing for more pilgrimage and less Paris.
So what was France really like? The syllabi promised we’d unravel
the mysteries of critical thinking and blind contours, learn how to
read history, and make plein air drawings. We walked a very long
way together to do all that. But if we can’t tell you the best thing that
happened in France it’s probably because it’s still happening. In
studying to understand the past, in sketching what remains of it, we
have learned to listen, to see deeply, and most importantly, to be fully
present. Transformation is like that. Go ahead, ask. Ⅵ
Tara Sweeney is assistant professor of art. Phil Adamo is assistant professor of history.
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MAKING THEIR MARK
BY BETSEY NORGARD
Nancy Steblay and her student researchers
in the lineup
have partnered with
Hennepin County police
officers to research, apply, and test
changes in police lineups to reduce the
chances of convicting innocent people.
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n the past 14 years, 183
people have been exonerated from crimes they
did not commit, but for
which they were convicted and for which they may have
spent a decade or more in prison.
In 75% of these DNA-exoneration cases, the primary evidence
leading to their conviction was a
witness who identified them as
the perpetrator of a crime.
Only after development of DNA
technology that could positively
match evidence to a person—or
exonerate that person—did the
law enforcement community realize the depth of the eyewitness
problem in the legal system.
The social impact of a witness
identifying the wrong person in a
lineup is significant. Not only can
it send an innocent person to
prison, but it also allows the real
criminal to remain uncaught.
In the late 1980s, when psychology professor Nancy Steblay
began reading the early research
describing simple changes in lineup procedures that could reduce
the rate of false identifications,
she became intrigued. Trained as
a behavioral scientist, she saw in
this an ideal application of laboratory research and theory. “There’s
so much we could add, we could
say, about how to understand
human memory in the legal
process,” says Steblay.
What the early psychology
research offered, she says, is only
probabilistic—laboratory research
I
Psychology students have created research
projects to examine procedures used by law
officers in police lineups and to test them in
field projects. Student researchers include
Psychology professor Nancy Steblay has studied police lineups for more than 15 years and
helps students develop research that addresses problems with eyewitness identifications.
helps to estimate the likelihood
that certain events, like eyewitness fallibility, will occur. What
the legal system needs at trial,
however, is certainty about a specific case. Did something affect
this particular witness’ memory
in this particular case?
The goal of recent lineup
research, says Steblay, is to fix
the eyewitness problem before it
reaches the courts. “We need to
develop the procedures that
make certain that memory, like
all trace evidence, is not contaminated,” she says. In other words,
when a person is on trial for a
crime for which he/she has been
identified by a witness, the legal
system needs to know that this
identification is accurate, that the
eyewitness evidence is sound.
(L to R) Brenna Johnson ’07, Amanda Brey
’08, and Robert Tix ’07.
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Tackling the problem
By the late 1990s, the Department
of Justice could no longer ignore
the fact that increasing numbers of
people were being proven innocent after wrongful convictions,
even by well-meaning law
enforcement officials and eyewitnesses who thought they were
doing everything by the book.
In 1999, Attorney General
Janet Reno brought together
early researchers who had been
focusing on lineup procedures
and produced an in-depth study
of their research with recommendations for improving the system. It gave visibility and awareness to the problem and options
for improving the protocol.
Augsburg’s psychology department did not have a laboratory
at that time, so Steblay was
unable to carry out any lab
research. However, what she
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could do was to produce metaanalyses, or comprehensive
reviews and syntheses of all
existing research around a particular issue or question that provide a “grand picture.” These
studies prove extremely useful
for researchers and policy makers studying the questions.
In 2001, Steblay’s meta-analysis on sequential vs. simultaneous lineups caught the attention
of Gary Wells, an Iowa State psychology professor and pioneer in
lineup research, who was trying
to encourage lineup reform
across the country.
What Wells advocated, and
Steblay’s meta-analysis confirmed,
is that the rate of false identification is lowered when the lineup
subjects, usually shown in photos,
are presented to the witness one
at a time, rather than all at once.
There is less tendency for wit-
nesses to compare one to the
other instead of to their memory
of the perpetrator.
A further procedural change
that Wells recommended was a
“double-blind” lineup, where the
law officer or person administering the lineup does not know
which person, if any, in the lineup is the suspect.
When the psychology department gained a small lab, Steblay
was able to involve students in
her research. As part of the
advanced research seminar she
taught, students could create
spin-offs of her research and
could run subjects in the lab.
To develop better research
capabilities, Steblay needed some
tools—a laptop simulation of a
crime and a lineup to show lab
subjects. The technical concept
came from IT staff person Bill
Jones, and the material came
from film professor Deb
Redmond’s video production
class. “It became the students’
assignment—to shoot a crime,
and then to help me construct
the lineup,” says Steblay. “And
they did a beautiful job.”
Hennepin County attorney Amy Klobuchar
(left) and psychology professor Nancy
Steblay (right) recently co-authored an
article that reports on the success of the
Hennepin County lineup project.
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Joining with law
officers
In 2003 Hennepin County in
Minnesota initiated a year-long
pilot project to test new sequential, double-blind lineup procedures. County attorney Amy
Klobuchar spearheaded the
study, involving four police jurisdictions—two urban
(Minneapolis and Bloomington)
and two suburban (Minnetonka
and New Hope)—after hearing
Wells speak about the need for
lineup reform.
Steblay joined the pilot project
as the data analyst, supported by
a two-year grant from the
National Institute of Justice
(NIJ). The grant paid for her
time to pull and run data from
the 280 lineups in the pilot project, and to run several analog
laboratory projects testing questions that arose. One such question was “Does it make a difference if a witness goes through
the sequential lineup photos
more than once?”
“Questions came up in the
field and we tested them in the
laboratory,” Steblay says. “Now I
can bring the two together and
say, ‘This is how we should run
lineups in the field based on
what we know now.’”
NIJ found Steblay’s project compelling because it united police
practice and laboratory research,
Steblay says. It was a field study
on the cutting edge of national
discussions, and no field data had
been collected previously.
Steblay and Klobuchar were
two of the three co-authors for a
recent article in the Cardozo
Public Law, Policy and Ethics
Journal that reported on the success of the Hennepin County
project. The authors wrote that
“analysis of the data and anecdotal responses from the participating police agencies led to the
conclusion that the new protocol
is both efficient to implement
and effective in reducing the
potential for misidentifications.”
In a press release issued by the
Innocence Project, co-director
Barry Scheck called the study
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“the first to use scientifically
valid research techniques to evaluate the eyewitness identification
reform in the field—in a ‘real
world’ application, rather than
an academic setting.”
Getting students
involved
The lineup research has been a
great opportunity for students to
learn about the research process.
Even before a psychology lab
existed, students co-authored the
meta-analyses with Steblay. With
the lab, dozens of students over
the years have developed their
own research questions as well
as aided Steblay with her studies.
The NIJ grant added more
opportunity. Students helped to
produce a more professional laptop video “crime scene,” to run
pilots to clarify the instructions,
and to make sure the procedures
ran accurately.
“The benefit of this kind of
research is that students can
grasp it readily and contribute
enormously. Even though the
eyewitness research is complex
and sometimes confusing in its
entirety, at its surface it’s easy to
understand what we’re trying to
do,” says Steblay.
“Students seem to enjoy the
connection to the national lineup
reform effort, as when I say,
‘Well, we’re doing this in
Hennepin County,’ or ‘I went to
Chicago and talked about that,’
or ‘the Los Angeles Police
Department called me yesterday
with this question,’” she says.
“They realize this is not just
some practice exercise—this
really counts.”
With the current popularity of
television crime shows attracting
more students to forensics,
Augsburg launched a concentration in psychology and law.
Steblay’s psychology and law class
has always been popular, and she
says that while students start out
with forensic clinical interests from
TV, the class helps them see the
broader range of opportunities.
Augsburg is one of the few
schools that offers psychology
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and law at the undergraduate
level. Steblay feels that the
research helps prepare students
who may be intimidated by the
prospects of graduate school
research.
“I think they get a sense of,
‘Yes, I can do this,” says Steblay.
“Once you get on top of the
research, there’s no end to the
number of research questions
and directions to go.”
A good example is 2005 psychology graduate Hannah
Dietrich. She was awarded the
2006 Best Undergraduate Paper
award from the Psychology-Law
Society for her senior honors
research project on sex offenders,
which began with an internship
at the Minnesota Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension. She’s
currently studying for a master’s
degree at the University of
Colorado-Colorado Springs.
Senior psychology major Shannon Ryan, one of 60 students selected to present their
Presenting the
findings
Since the completion of Hennepin
County’s pilot project, Steblay has
presented the findings at a number of conferences across the
country. Her phone has also been
ringing more with questions and
contacts about the research since
publication of the study.
She is now completing the final
data analysis and report for the
NIJ grant, and preparing to train
in a new batch of students to start
the next generation of research in
Augsburg’s “crime” lab.
“The people I work with—the
homicide investigators, the attorneys—help keep me in touch
with how this plays out in the
real world, and the kinds of
adjustments I need to make in
the lab to try to capture that in a
better and more authentic way,”
Steblay says. “And the students
help keep me very much in
touch with what a real witness
would experience.” Ⅵ
research on Capitol Hill, has been part of Nancy Steblay’s research that is supported
by a National Institute of Justice grant.
Shannon Ryan takes lineups
to Washington
Shannon Ryan ’07 was among 60 students selected nationally to
present their research at the Council on Undergraduate Research’s
Posters on the Hill session in Washington, D.C.
in April.
Ryan’s research examines procedural guidelines for gathering
eyewitness evidence in police lineups and how witness memory is
affected by lineup structure and format. Her poster, “BlindSequential Police Lineups: A Test of Revised Procedure” compared
the number of eyewitness false identifications in two different formats, and was the only poster representing the social sciences.
While in Washington, Ryan and Professor Nancy Steblay, her
research adviser, visited with U.S. Rep. Martin Sabo and Rep. Betty
McCollum to explain the research.
Ryan will carry on the lineup research for her senior honors
project, and then continue in either a psychology and law or criminal justice graduate program.
During the summer, she worked in the McNair program at the
University of Minnesota on a project about the over-reporting of
voting behavior, with Christopher Uggen, Distinguished McKnight
Professor and chair of the sociology department.
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Left: Very Special Arts (VSA) day brings
children with mental and physical disabilities to the Augsburg campus where they
are treated to dancing, music-making,
music performances, and more by the
Music Therapy department.
Right: Members of The Remnant Gospel
Choir sing at the annual Martin Luther King
Jr. convocation, sponsored by the PanAfrikan Center. The 2006 speaker was
Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr., SNCC co-founder
and director of nonviolent and peace studies at the University of Rhode Island.
Below: The tables on the balcony of
Christensen Center are distorted by raindrops clinging to the windows during a
Photographer’s pick—
September rain storm.
some of the year’s favorites
PHOTOS AND TEXT BY STEPHEN GEFFRE
From the thousands of photos
staff photographer Stephen Geffre took during 2005–06, he selected these photos
that give beauty and meaning to life at Augsburg.
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Left: Trevor Tweeten ’06 sits in front of a
video installation piece that was part of his
senior filmmaking show. Tweeten is the
first graduate of Augsburg’s new film major.
Above: Helping to clean up the Soap
Factory art gallery was one of the many
AugSem projects first-year students undertook on the first day of class in September.
The gallery is housed in a former soapmaking factory in the St. Anthony Main area
of Minneapolis, and “is dedicated to the
production, presentation, and promotion of
emerging contemporary practice across the
visual arts.” (Soap Factory website)
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A hands-on
approach to
better health
BY BETSEY NORGARD
r. Bruce
Cunningham ’77
talks about having
one additional trick
in the bag of medical
tricks he offers patients in his
practice.
Cunningham is a doctor of
osteopathic medicine, or DO,
and has been practicing in
Woodbury, Minn., for 21 years.
For the last 12 years he has been
a family practice physician at the
MinnHealth Clinic.
The “trick” he calls on is
manipulation, the core of osteopathic medicine. Osteopaths
examine the interrelationship
and functioning of the body’s
musculoskeletal system—nerves,
muscles, and bones—to understand disease and its causes. It’s
literally a hands-on approach
with patients as he physically
manipulates or adjusts their
D
With his left hand, Dr. Bruce Cunningham
searches for a lesion in the patient’s back
where manipulation will help his condition.
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joints, muscles, tendons, etc. that
may be injured or impaired.
“It’s not for everybody or every
problem,” Cunningham says, “but
it can be effective in a number of
common disorders—backaches,
headaches, sleep disorder. It’s a
nice tool to be able to pull out.”
In his practice, he shares some
of his patients with his MD partners—the patients come to him
specifically for certain things
because he’s an osteopath. “It’s a
very good holistic approach to
care; many MDs have a similar
approach, but very few have the
training where they can actually
do the manipulations that help
people immediately.”
“So there are reasons why we’re
a bit different,” Cunningham
says. “But if someone comes in
with appendicitis, I’m going to
treat it in exactly the same way as
my very capable MD partners.”
He says that 80–90% of what he
does is “very mainline.”
The medical training is essentially the same for both the “allopathic,” or traditional physicians,
and osteopathic physicians—four
years of medical school, at least
three years of residency, and certifying exams administered by
different bodies.
Osteopathic students have extra
study in the musculoskeletal system, including two years of lab
work. “You’re learning on other
students, and then you’re picking
on your family and friends to do
some of the manipulation,” he
says. “So there’s a better understanding of how the body works
and how to interact with it.”
Cunningham is a faculty member at the University of Minnesota
and two osteopathic colleges—
Des Moines University College of
Osteopathic Medicine and
LECOM-Bradenton College—and
enjoys working with third-year
osteopathic students, who must
spend eight weeks in rotation to
learn primary care.
“I teach both allopathic and
osteopathic students, and there’s
a big difference. … The osteopathic student is always more
comfortable touching the patient
and getting close, and doing a
number of the musculoskeletal
exams we have to do.”
Cunningham explains that
osteopathic physicians are different
than chiropractors, who also treat
patients with physical manipulation, but are not medical doctors.
Chiropractic focus is on the nervous system, while osteopathy
trains doctors to look at the body’s
functioning in more depth.
Osteopathic physicians have
not always been accepted as
equals in the medical profession.
Minnesota did not offer full practice rights to DOs until 1963; the
last state to do so was Louisiana,
just two years ago.
Currently there are about
56,000 osteopaths in the U.S.
who make up about six percent
of all physicians. In Minnesota
that figure is about 300, and
they practice across the state, traditionally serving in smaller
communities, but now increasingly in large healthcare systems
and at Mayo Clinic.
Cunningham says that osteopathic medicine is “growing by
leaps and bounds,” and that
within two or three years,
approximately 20% of all medical students will be pursuing
osteopathy. Currently they study
at 23 osteopathic medical
schools, most of which are private institutions. Because they’re
not affiliated with large hospitals,
osteopathic students tend to
travel and spread out more for
their rotations.
Four additional colleges of
osteopathic medicine are actively
on the drawing board, says
Cunningham, who has served on
the national committee that
approves new training schools.
In Minnesota Cunningham has
enjoyed being part of a team of
DOs who visit every college in
the state once a year to talk to
students about osteopathic medicine. “It’s really fun,” he says,
because “the idea that you can
learn to touch your patients and
to take a more natural approach
to some of their ailments is very
exciting to pre-med students.”
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Osteopaths can pursue any
specialty, although most are in
family practice. Cunningham
says that research is becoming an
important new endeavor in
osteopathy. “I’ve just had a student who finished his PhD while
he was on rotation with me and
he’s doing oncology research,
some really exciting work in it.”
The choice between traditional
medical programs and osteopathy must be a personal one for
the student, Cunningham says.
First they have to know they
have a choice, and then some
will go the osteopathic route as
they become excited by the
approach osteopathy offers to
concentrate on treating the person and not just the disease.
Cunningham’s own vocational
route was not so direct. When he
was not accepted at first into
medical school, he took graduate
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courses at the University of
Minnesota and worked in a hospital. After trying a year at law
school, it was a fellow classmate,
John Ronning ’77, now a physician in St. Cloud, who suggested
osteopathy. When Cunningham
learned more about it, he
applied, and went on to Des
Moines University College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
He says he owes a lot to the
profession, since it was while on
his internship in Grand Rapids,
Mich., where he met his wife.
He has served twice as president of the Minnesota Osteopathic
Medical Society, and has been
active on committees within the
profession, including the
National Board of Osteopathic
Medical Examiners.
Cunningham credits Augsburg
with a good preparation for leadership and service. He attended col-
lege as a commuter student to save
money, but was welcomed by the
residents and even kept a sleeping
bag in the corner. He served as
student body vice president, and
remains best friends with Ron
Robinson, who was president.
“The student leadership and
the opportunities Augsburg gave
me to be in that role were really
great testing grounds for what
I’ve gone on to accomplish in
medicine,” Cunningham says. He
encourages all students to take
advantage of leadership opportunities during their college years.
Cunningham says he loves
being involved in the politics of
medicine. This should keep him
active as osteopathic medicine
keeps growing and offers additional tricks in the doctor’s bag
for health and wellness. Ⅵ
For over 20 years Dr. Bruce Cunningham
’77 has brought the additional perspectives
from osteopathic medicine to his clinical
practice.
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ALUMNI NEWS
From the Alumni
Board president …
When I attended Augsburg in the
MAL program from 1993-1996, I
often thought of Augsburg as a diamond—many facets, one beautiful
gem of a college. Serving on the
board of directors of the Augsburg
Alumni Association over the last
few years has offered me many different and wonder-filled views of
Augsburg, yet I come back to the
same thought—many facets, one
beautiful gem of a college.
As another school year begins,
the cycle it brings is also the same
and different. Augsburg is about its
same calling—offering a transformative education rooted in vocation and service—while embracing
new presidential leadership.
Healthy expressions of excitement,
concern, joy, and challenge are evident every day I visit or speak
with someone on campus.
Augsburg is very alive! And well!
I encourage you to participate
in this cycle of life at Augsburg
through your Alumni Association.
The association remains committed to its purpose: “…to support
and serve Augsburg College in its
stated mission and to promote
interest and involvement of the
membership in Augsburg College
and in the association.” And there
is something new, too: the
Alumni Association has restruc-
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tured itself and its activities, and
has prepared itself to be a
stronger partner with the College.
I invite you to (re)connect
with Augsburg and your Alumni
Association:
• Attend events. Take advantage
of the many interesting and
meaningful activities available to
alumni. These include the inauguration of our new president,
music and theatre, athletics,
Velkommen Jul and Advent
Vespers, Homecoming, alumni
gatherings, and conferences.
This year’s alumni events also
will include volunteering with
Habitat for Humanity and the
Campus Kitchen, as well as the
Master of Arts in Leadership’s
20th anniversary celebration.
• Visit the campuses. Yes, that’s
plural! Augsburg now has at
least five campuses: ‘traditional’
day school, weekend, graduate,
Rochester, and overseas. Look
up former professors and mentors, shop at the bookstore,
and see the dramatic changes
that are occurring at Si Melby
and Gateway and planned for
the Science building. You
could even come back to
Augsburg for another degree!
• Stay in touch. We want to hear
from you and we want to be able
to contact you! Register for the
Augsburg Online Community
(www.augsburg.edu/alumni,
then click on Augsburg Online
Community) and let us know
what you are doing. Remember
to update your profile, and
look for your friends and
classmates. You can also use
the form on page 39 to submit
information, or e-mail it to
alumni@augsburg.edu.
• Contact us. Let us know how
you would like to be involved
with the College and fellow
alumni. You can reach me by
e-mail at bvornbrock@gmail.com
or through the Online
Community. You can also contact us through Alumni
Relations by phone at 612330-1085 or 1-800-260-6590,
by e-mail at alumni@augsburg.edu or in writing
(Campus Box 146, 2211
Riverside Ave., Minneapolis,
MN 55454).
I look forward to seeing you at
Homecoming.
Barry Vornbrock, ’96 MAL
President, Augsburg Alumni
Association
Homecoming 2006—September 25–30
“Watch Us Soar”
Highlights of Homecoming Week
Please note that not all activities are on campus. For a complete listing and information, go to www.augsburg.edu or call 612-330-1085.
September 25
4:30-6 p.m.
Intl. Student Organization reception
September 26
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Counseling and Health Promotion Annual Fair
Alumni Baseball Game
Powder Puff Football
September 27
10:30 a.m.
Augsburg Associates Annual Fall Luncheon—
speaker, Abigail Pribbenow
September 28
5:30–8:30 p.m.
5:30–8:30 p.m.
Education Dept. Open House
Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
September 29
9 a.m.
10–11 a.m.
12:30–2 p.m.
2:15 p.m.
4–5:30 p.m.
5–7 p.m.
5:30–7:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
1956 Reunion Celebration
Homecoming Chapel
Homecoming Luncheon
Campus Tour
English Alumni/ae Reunion and Reading
Pan-Afrikan Alumni Reception
Metro-Urban Studies 35th Anniversary
Homecoming Variety Show
Men’s soccer game vs. Macalester College
September 30
10 a.m.
10–11:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.–noon
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
1–3 p.m.
3–7 p.m.
1966 Class Reunion
Political Science Dept. 40th Anniversary
1981 Class Reunion
Young Alumni Reunion (1990–2006)
Campus Tour
Picnic in the Park
Football Game vs. Concordia College-Moorhead
Auggie Block Party
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(Front row, L to R) Karen Oelschlager ’66, Donna Amidon, Linda Holt, Karen Johnson ’66,
Cathy Holmberg ’64, Joyce Pfaff ’65, Nancy Roemer, Janet Roemer ’79, Andy Song.
(Row two, L to R) Larry Turner ’69, Lynn Kielas, Colleen Johnson ’60, Margaret Fogelberg,
Doug Pfaff, Connie Bagenstos, Marie Sandbo ’65. (Row three, L to R) Florence Borman
’54, Joyce Young ’64, Donna Pederson, Sue McQuire ’70, Sue Turner, Lana Donald,
Mike Holmberg ’64, Lee Johnson, Donna Torgeson, Joan Dehn, Matt Young.
(Back row, L to R) Dennes Borman ’57, Louis Dehn, David Pederson ’70, Tom McQuire,
Jim Donald ’63, Brad Holt ’63, Hans Sandbo ’63
Centennial Singers perform in the Twin Cities
The Centennial Singers, a male chorus of Augsburg alumni and
friends, will present a series of concerts this fall in the greater
Twin Cities area.
The chorus was formed in the early 1990s of former Augsburg
Quartet members to revive and continue singing the gospel quartet
tradition. Since then, they have toured to Norway twice and to the
Southwest U.S.
Fall Concerts/Appearances:
Sat., Sep. 30, 7 p.m.
Vinji Lutheran Church, Willmar
China: A visit to the Great Hall
Thirty alumni and friends of the College, hosted by assistant alumni
director Donna Torgeson and faculty members Brad (’63) and Linda
Holt, toured China for two weeks in May. The tour featured the history, culture, and scenic beauty of China, and included a visit to the
Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City; a boat cruise
down the Yangtze River past the Three Rivers Dam project; an
evening at the opera; and many other historical stops. The experience
took travelers from Beijing to the international city of Shanghai. In
addition to visiting the famous sites of China, the group enjoyed an
educational opportunity to explore the religions of China with visits
to several temples and churches.
Sun., Oct. 1, 4 p.m.
Central Lutheran Church, Elk River
Sat., Oct. 7, 7 p.m.
Oak Grove Presbyterian Church, Bloomington
Sun., Oct. 8, 4 p.m.
Crystal Free Church, New Hope
Sat., Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Hopkins
Sun., Oct. 15, 4 p.m.
Faith Lutheran Church, Coon Rapids
Sat., Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, Prior Lake
Join the Augsburg Online Community
It’s designed just for you—
• Keep in touch with classmates
• Find out what’s happening on campus
• Send class notes about what you’re doing
• Change/update your address and e-mail
• Update your profile so others can find you
• Make an online gift to Augsburg
It’s fast and easy. Already, more than 500 alumni have registered.
Simply go to www.augsburg.edu/alumni—have you signed up?
If you have questions, e-mail healyk@augsburg.edu.
Sun., Oct. 29, 2 p.m.
House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Richfield
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CLASS NOTES
1950
1951
1957
Rev. Raynard Huglen ’53 Sem,
Rev. Herbert C. Hanson, Forest
Stan Baker, Raleigh, N.C., pro-
Newfolden, Minn., has published
a book, The Race Before Us, a
collection of writings from his
27-year tenure as editor of The
Lutheran Ambassador, the publication of the Association of Free
Lutheran Congregations. His
book is available through
Ambassador Publications of the
AFLC, in Minneapolis.
City, Iowa, was presented the
Golden Hammer award by
Habitat for Humanity in North
Iowa and the Volunteer of the
Year award for 2005 by the Forest
City Chamber of Commerce for
his volunteer work for Habitat for
Humanity. In April, he celebrated
his 80th birthday.
fessor of counselor education at
North Carolina State University
in Raleigh, was recognized as one
of the 100 Distinguished Alumni
during the centennial celebration
in May of the University of
Minnesota’s College of Education
and Human Development. He
received a Master of Arts degree
in personnel and guidance work
from there in 1963.
Auggie Reunion
Marshall Johnson, Brooklyn
Center, Minn., has completed 60
articles for The New Interpreter’s
Dictionary of the Bible, forthcoming from Abingdon Press.
Virgil Vagle, Paynesville, Minn.,
was inducted into the Minnesota
State High School League Hall of
Fame in May. He has coached football and wrestling at Paynesville
Area High School for 70 seasons
combined and held the state record
for most career coaching victories
in wrestling from 1997–2004.
1963
1970
Carolyn E. Johnson, Placentia,
Bonnie (Christopherson) Feig,
Starkville, Miss., has been teaching social studies at Starkville
High School for 16 years. During
that time, she has been named
the state’s outstanding social
studies teacher by the Mississippi
Historical Society, the district’s
Star Teacher (chosen by the high
school’s Star Student), the
Starkville Teacher of the Year for
2005–06, and the American
History Teacher of the Year by
the Mississippi Chapter of the
Daughters of the American
Revolution. Her husband,
Douglas ’68, teaches political
science at Mississippi State
University in Starkville.
Calif., received a grant from
Rotary International to teach for
one semester at the University of
Belize in Belize City, starting in
February 2007. She will also
work with the Women’s Issues
Network in Belize. Contact her at
cjohnson@fullerton.edu.
1965
Peter Jacobson, Paynesville,
Six roommates/housemates who graduated in 1967 celebrated their 25th consecutive annual
reunion in August 2005. They all have been teachers at some point in their careers. (Back
row, L to R) Gloria Lamprecht, Sue (Overholt) Hampe, Pat (Rupp) Rossing, Phyllis
(Stradtman) Krieg; (Front row, L to R) Ruth Ann (Gjerde) Fitzke, Ardell (Arends) Lommen.
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John K. Luoma, Stow, Ohio,
recently saw the re-publication
of his case study on the Anglican
divine Richard Hooker in the
Journal for Case Teaching
(2004–05). It was recognized as
one of the outstanding cases in
the Association for Case
Teaching archives.
Minn., and his wife, Lynne, were
honored as Distinguished
Alumni of the Paynesville Area
High School. They have been the
publishers of the Paynesville
Press since 1973, when they
took it over from her father, who
had succeeded his father as well.
In June they became semi-retired
when their son, Michael, took
over as publisher/editor.
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Rev. Kathryn Schreitmueller,
Green Bay, Wis., has been named
pastor of Resurrection Lutheran
Church, after serving for 20
months as interim pastor of Peace
Lutheran Church in Oshkosh.
She teaches liturgy and worship
at the Eastern Lay School of
Ministry and has led students to
work for Habitat for Humanity.
1991
Jennie (Clark) Anderson, Park
Lisa Dietz, Golden Valley, Minn.,
was selected as one of the artists
for the Minnesota State Arts
Board’s second annual Art of
Recovery exhibit, April through
June. Her work included a
poem, an essay, and textile art.
Rapids, Minn., is the new owner
and innkeeper of the Red Bridge
Inn in Park Rapids.
www.redbridgeinn.com
Christine Halvorson, Hancock,
1977
Sharon (Johnson) Sullivan, San
Ron Housley, Santa Maria,
Jose, Calif., was honored by the
Junior League of San Jose as one
of the City of San Jose’s
Outstanding Volunteers for 2006.
She received her honor at the
37th Volunteer Recognition
Luncheon on April 28. She was
nominated by The Tech Museum
of Innovation for her dedication,
compassion, and action.
Calif., is in rehearsal with The
Kingsmen Alumni Corps, a
group of musicians who formerly
were members of The Anaheim
Kingsmen Jr. Drum and Bugle
Corps, for the 2007 Summer
Music Games. Recently, his
arrangement of “Eternal Father,
Strong to Save,” was chosen for
inclusion in the book of The
Kingsmen Alumni Corps.
1975
Craig Olsen (deceased) was
inducted posthumously in April
into the Oregon Chapter of the
National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
During his career he coached high
school teams in Minnesota and
Oregon, and at Pacific University
and University of MinnesotaMorris. He died of cancer in 2004.
1981
N.H., has entered the business of
corporate blogging as a consultant to companies wishing to join
the blogosphere.
www.halvorsonnewmedia.com
1989
Carolyn (Ross) Isaak,
Rochester, Minn., was named to
the U.S. Track and Field Cross
Country Coaches Association’s
Silver Anniversary Team, as one
of the outstanding performers in
women’s outdoor track and field
of the last 25 years. She was
named for her performance in
the 400-meter hurdles, for which
she still holds the NCAA
Division III national meet record.
1990
1978
Debra Axness, Charleston, S.C.,
has been living with her
boyfriend, Larry Struck, aboard
Debonair, their cutter-rigged sailboat, for four years after sailing
from Duluth, through the Great
Lakes, down the Erie Canal and
Hudson River, and down the
East Coast. They are ready to set
sail again towards Bermuda and
south to the Caribbean Basin.
Ora Hokes, Minneapolis, was
one of two winners of the 2006
University of Minnesota Josie
Johnson Human Rights and
Social Justice awards, named for
the first African American to
serve on the university’s Board of
Regents. The award recognizes
individuals who have devoted
their time and talents to making
substantial and enduring contributions to the University of
Minnesota community.
1992
Steven Benson, Owatonna,
Minn., was one of 100 teachers
nationwide to be awarded a 2005
Presidential Award for Excellence
in Mathematics and Science
Teaching. He and his wife, Nancy,
spent a week in Washington, D.C.,
sponsored by the National Science
Foundation, in a combination of
professional development activities
and festivities, which included a
White House breakfast meeting.
He is an advanced mathematics
teacher at Owatonna High School.
Sven
Erlandson,
Minneapolis,
published his
third book,
The 7
Evangelical
Myths:
Untwisting the
Theology behind the Politics, that
addresses the intersection of religion and politics in America,
specifically the role of evangelical
Christianity in the current political culture. During the spring he
served as Augsburg’s strength and
conditioning coach for all sports.
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CLASS NOTES
1993
1999
Anne JulianVan Abel,
Minnetonka,
Minn., started
a new business,
The A-List, a
human resource firm that provides
sourcing and staffing services for
local and national firms in all
industries. She had been an independent consultant for 12 years.
1996
Ryan Carlson, St. Paul, was
appointed an alternate member
by the Highland District
Council’s board of directors. The
council is an organization that
provides a neighborhood voice
to decisions made by the city
and the state.
1997
Sarah (Gilbert) Holtan,
Milwaukee, Wis., was promoted
to assistant professor of communications at Concordia University
Wisconsin. She can be reached at
sarah.holtan@cuw.edu.
1998
Angie Ahlgren, Minneapolis,
will begin a doctoral program
this fall in theatre history/criticism/theory/text with an emphasis in performance as public
practice at the University of
Texas at Austin. She holds an
MA in English literature from the
University of Minnesota.
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Erik C.B.
Johnson,
Chicago, Ill.,
received a
PhD in biochemistry
and molecular biology
from the University of Chicago
on June 9. He is currently a third
year medical student at the
University of Chicago, Pritzker
School of Medicine.
2003
Kristen Opalinski, White Bear
Lake, Minn., was named Coach
of the Year by the Northcentral
Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association
(NSLA) after coaching the North
Suburban Lady Spartans lacrosse
team to an undefeated record
and state championship. She was
also head coach for the
Minnesota All-Stars team, made
up of the state’s best girls in
lacrosse, who achieved a 2-1-2
record at the US Lacrosse
Women’s Division National High
School Tournament at Lehigh
University in Pennsylvania, after
six years of winless appearances.
Kristen works as a graphic artist.
Lindsay Plocher, Megan Feider, and Miya Kunin—the Des Cordes String Trio
2004
2006
Kelly Chapman, Willernie,
Lindsay Plocher, Megan Feider,
and Miya Kunin ’04 have joined
Minn., graduated magna cum
laude from the Fashion Institute
of Design and Merchandising in
Los Angeles. She was one of 10
students accepted into the third
year design program and awarded a full Nolan Miller Scholarship
for the 2006–07 school year.
2005
Yi Chen, New Brighton, Minn.,
works with her husband, Chen
‘04, at Akingco, Inc., a company
that sells gift pens.
together as the Des Cordes String
Trio, playing for weddings, parties, and corporate events. The
trio has performed prior to Saint
Paul Chamber Orchestra concerts as part of their community
series, and in the Linden Hills
Live Music Festival. They are
currently on the preferred musicians list of the Twin City Bridal
Association. www.descordes.com
Graduate programs
Doris Rubenstein ’93 MAL,
Richfield, Minn., has been
named a contributing editor to
CPA Wealth Provider magazine.
She is the principal of PDP
Services, a philanthropy management and planning consulting
firm in Minneapolis.
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Sports and Scores in Saginaw
Darryl Sellers, a Weekend
College grad of 2002, is the most
recent addition to the WNEMTV5 news team in Saginaw,
Mich. The station’s no. 65 ranking is an impressive advance for
Sellers, coming from no. 153,
KAAL-TV, in Austin, Minn. It’s
one more stepping stone on the
journey that began at Augsburg.
While earning a major in mass
communications and a minor in
English through the weekend
program from 1997 to 2002,
Sellers spent three years as a
McNair Scholar, which helped
him to prepare for graduate
school through workshops,
weekly meetings, conferences,
and outside assignments involving cultural awareness.
Sellers credits Augsburg for
“[laying] the groundwork for my
path… The school helped me
open many doors that were
closed to me before.”
For his McNair mini-thesis,
which he presented at the State
Capitol, Sellers chose to research
the Western Appeal, a St. Paul
African-American newspaper
published from the late 1800s to
the 1920s. He was able to see
how the newspaper began and
how it handled issues facing
blacks of that era such as racism,
discrimination, disenfranchisement, voting rights, and equal
education. Sellers concluded that
the black community was divided
in a number of issues. “Although
the people had many of the same
goals in mind,” he said, “the pathways to get there varied.”
The project helped Sellers
learn crucial lessons in balanced
reporting. “It helped me explore
both sides of issues. I learned
that objectivity itself can be subjective. Balance can’t always be
achieved, and this was something very valuable for an aspiring broadcast journalist.”
After Augsburg, Sellers and his
wife moved to Los Angeles where
he entered the Annenberg School
for Communication at the
University of Southern California.
Although he chose the school
because of its excellent program,
staff, and campus, he also admits,
“I fell in love with Los Angeles
during my honeymoon; I had
fantasized about living in
California. I also wanted to see
what it was like to escape the
tundra country and cold temperatures for two years.”
Part of his study there included
a six-week internship in 2003 in
Cape Town, South Africa, working
for SABC-TV, which he found to
be a great, eye-opening experience.
He received a Master of Arts in
broadcast journalism in May 2004,
and by August, KAAL-TV in
Austin, Minn. offered him a weekend sports anchor position. “I
started working there in
September 2004. It was a whirlwind summer—our son was born
August 13, so we drove more than
2,000 miles to Minnesota with a
three-week-old baby.”
In addition to the weekend
anchor spot, Sellers did sports
reporting and put together feature stories. He was in charge of
all his own camera work, producing, writing, and editing.
After a year and eight months
at KAAL-TV, Sellers stumbled into
a great opportunity through the
persistence of his father-in-law—
whom he calls his “unofficial
agent”—to connect with a
Phoenix TV-station president so
he could tell him about Sellers.
The president sent notification to
sister stations with a wonderful
recommendation. A week or so
later Sellers received e-mail from
the news director of WNEM-TV,
requesting a tape and an interview
in Saginaw. Sellers was then hired
as an 11 p.m. Fox sports anchor.
This new position offers both a
wider geographical area and a bigger budget. It also offers greater
challenge and opportunity to
report on events such as the PGA
Buick Open and to cover college
sports teams, like Michigan State,
and professional teams.
Darryl Sellers ’02
Sellers does miss Minnesota
and the people back home, and
he hopes to eventually make it
back to Minneapolis. “I would
like to work for WCCO-TV—
save a place for me, Mark Rosen,
as a sport anchor,” he says, and
adds with a smile, “Of course, I
wouldn’t say no to KARE, KSTP,
or KMSP.”
His goals also include starting
his own production company
and mentoring aspiring, young
journalists and other youth. “I
want to give back and help pave
the pathway for their future.”
Right now, though, Sellers is
staying very active with his new
job and helping to raise a very
energetic little boy.
— Sara Holman ’06
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CLASS NOTES
WEDDINGS
BIRTHS/ADOPTIONS
Dale Martin Christopherson ’85,
Grand Forks, N.Dak., and his
wife, Debra, announce the birth
of Alyssa Mae, in March. Dale is
a chemist at the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Human Nutrition
Research Center.
Mark Keating ’91 and his wife,
Amy, of Edina, Minn., announce
the birth of their third son,
Aidan Howard on March 14. He
joins brothers Owen, 4, and
Carson, 2. Mark is an account
executive at Symantec.
Nicole (Smith) Sendar ’93,
Edina, Minn., and her husband,
Jordan, announce the birth of
twin boys, Cameron and Gavin,
in September 2005. Nicole is a
teacher in the Minneapolis
Public Schools and can be
reached at nsendar@mn.rr.com.
Sarah (Ginkel) Spilman ’99,
Ames, Iowa, and her husband,
Damion, announce the birth of
their son, Alexander (Zane)
Nicholas, on Jan. 3. Sarah
earned her Master of Arts degree
in sociology at the University of
Iowa in 2004. She is a research
scientist for the Institute for
Social and Behavioral Research at
Iowa State University.
Jennifer Johs-Artisensi ’94, Eau
Ami Nafzger ’94 married Aron Spiess in July. They wed in a tradition-
al Korean wedding that took place as part of the 10th annual Dragon
Festival, an event in St. Paul at Lake Phalen, where they were introduced to each other three years ago. Both Ami and Aron are adoptees
from South Korea. Ami says, “The chair of Dragon Festival asked if
Aron and I would be willing to share our culture with the public at
the festival. We agreed and thought it made sense. Since we met at the
Dragon Festival, we should wed at the festival.” She serves on the festival board as treasurer, as well as on Augsburg’s Alumni Board.
Ami is the founder in 1998 of GOAL, the Global Overseas
Adoptees Link in Korea, that helps to inform Koreans about the existence of adoptees and helps adoptees to connect with their Korean
families and culture. She is beginning a three-year project to start a
GOAL in Minnesota for Asian adoptees and others. Ami and Aron
live in Minneapolis.
38 AUGSBURG NOW
Claire, Wis., and John Artisensi
became the parents of Alexis
Polina in May 2005. She was
born in Novosibirsk, Russia, and
is now two-and-a half years old.
Jennifer is an assistant professor
in the University of WisconsinEau Claire healthcare administration program and John is an elementary music teacher. She can
be reached at johsarjl@uwec.edu
Erica (Johnson) and Jared Trost
’00, East Bethel, Minn., welcome
to the world Josiah Jeffrey, their
first child, on March 19. Coming
in at 8 lbs., 13 oz. and 21 1/2
inches, Josiah is definitely a keeper. Erica is a science teacher at St.
Francis High School, and Jared is
employed by Cedar Creek
Natural History Area.
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IN MEMORIAM
The Rev. Robert D. Weeden
’51, Newington, Conn., age 82,
on June 22. He served churches
in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
Connecticut, as well as serving in
the chaplaincy during WWII and
at hospitals until his retirement
in 1990.
Phillip Gronseth ’55, Bella Vista,
Ark., age 72, on April 7. He was
an entrepreneur who retired to
Arkansas, where he enjoyed
being an avid golfer. While at
Augsburg he sang in the
Augsburg Quartet and continued
singing throughout his life. He
remained close to Augsburg,
with a special fondness for the
baseball program, and has supported athletics and the sciences.
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Betty (Hanson) Rossing ’64,
Grand Rapids, Minn., on July 3.
With a special love for children, she
mentored teenagers, taught Sunday
School and Vacation Church
School, taught elementary grades in
public schools, and encouraged
young people to become involved
in ELCA missions.
Bessie Mae Hughes ’71,
Minneapolis, age 94, on June 8. A
native of Alabama, she came to
Augsburg to complete her college
degree at age 59, after raising four
children, and then taught in
Minneapolis Public Schools. In
1992 she was named an Augsburg
Distinguished Alumna for her contributions to community and her
church, St. Peter’s A.M.E. Church.
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Joseph Boyer ’90, Greenwood,
Minn., age 38, died unexpectedly
at home on June 11.
The Rev. Harry H. Fullilove ’59,
Coral Gables, Fla., age 81, on Dec.
25, 2004, after a lifetime of service
as Lutheran pastor and missionary
in Pakistan, Ghana, and India.
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VIEWS
Reflections on
Red Lake
by Janna Caywood ’04
Janna Caywood, former program
coordinator for the Master of
Social Work program, interviewed
Matthew Thornhill ’04, ’06 MSW
about his reflections, as a social
worker, following the Red Lake
school shootings. Following is a
summary of her longer article.
40 AUGSBURG NOW
n March 21, 2005,
16-year-old Jeffrey
Weise shot and
killed three adults
and five classmates,
wounded seven other students,
and then killed himself. It’s a day
in history that the Red Lake Band
of Chippewa will never forget.
This one-hour violent act tore a
gaping hole in the collective spirit
of the entire Red Lake Nation. The
shock and pain were unimaginable. People simply could not
believe something so heinous
could happen in their community.
Worst of all, it was children who
were most deeply affected.
Social work graduate Matthew
Thornhill, a foster care social
worker for American Indian
Family and Children Services in
St. Paul, is an enrolled member
of the Red Lake reservation and
a relative of one of the kids who
died. When he heard the news
that day, his first instinct was to
go to the reservation to be with
his family and friends. “To be
present is very important in
Native culture,” he explains.
He immediately coordinated a
fund drive with his social service
colleagues to help many other Red
Lake members in the Twin Cities
also make the trip back home.
When Matt reached Red Lake,
what he found was both rewarding and disheartening.
It was rewarding to see the
close-knit Red Lake community
pull together and support one
another. Rewarding also was the
support that came from outside
the reservation—from Native
peoples across the U.S. and
Canada, in particular, who called
and e-mailed to express sorrow
and to offer help. “It’s a cultural
value,” says Matt. “We look out
for each other.”
O
Matthew Thornhill ’04, ’06 MSW was named
the “2006 Social Work Student of the Year”
by the National Association of Social
Workers–Minnesota Chapter. His wife,
Angelina, accepted the award with him.
Non-native responses, too,
came from around the globe,
including from some who had
suffered their own school shootings. Many non-Native emergency
responders in Red Lake learned
how to be culturally sensitive
while helping in the community.
The collaboration between
emergency responders and tribal
elders was quite remarkable.
Medicine men, spiritual leaders
and other Band members acted
much like social workers to help
individual families cope and pull
the community together toward
stability and healing. They organized healing ceremonies and
prayer circles for spiritual strength,
both on and off the reservation.
The collaboration between
emergency responders and tribal
leadership was also impressive.
Each morning tribal leaders met
at the local hospital to brief one
another on recent arrivals, so the
newcomers could be dispatched
where need was greatest. Given
the sovereign status of the Red
Lake Nation, there was no ambi-
guity as to who was in charge
and responsible for emergency
efforts—unlike the post-Katrina
confusion.
What Matt found disheartening was the media frenzy around
the shootings and the allegations
about the involvement of the
tribal chairman’s son. Insensitive
behavior by a number of journalists made many in Red Lake feel
exploited. Matt and his family
were most disturbed by news
stories that focused on Red
Lake’s social and economic struggles, implying that they were the
result of failed Native values and
an indifferent, incompetent
community.
The truth is, Matt says, Red
Lake does have its difficulties.
But the root causes are complex
and can only properly be understood through the lens of history
and an understanding of the
long-term effects of colonialism.
What didn’t always come
through were the embedded cultural values in the Red Lake
community and Native way of
life that give strength and
endurance in times of crisis.
In the end, Matt says, Red Lake
did not succumb to the media
barrage, because people drew on
their cultural traditions to rally
each other. “We are a proud,
strong Nation” he says. “We hold
onto our traditional values, yet
we adapt with the times. Red
Lake is gonna make it.”
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For music information, call 612-330-1265
CALENDAR
For theatre ticket information, call 612-330-1257
For art gallery information, call 612-330-1524
SEPTEMBER
October 18
Concert by the Habbestad Trio, tone
poem and chamber ensemble
September 15–October 27
Reliquiae
Sculpture by Sam Spiczka
“Terje Vigen” song cycle,
by Kjell Habbestad
7 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium
Free and open to the public.
Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library
Artist reception, Oct. 7, 4–8 p.m.
Artist gallery talk, Oct. 25, 12:30 p.m.
Egg Basket
Full of
Hollyhock
Dolls
Paintings by
Amy Rice
’93
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Artist reception, Oct. 7, 4–8 p.m.
Artist slide presentation, Sept. 29, 3:30
p.m., Marshall Room, Christensen Center
September 21
Many Voices: Bold Visions
Convocation Series
The Rose Ensemble
“Common Threads: Exloring Shared
Texts among Early Christians and Jews”
11 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
Free and open to the public.
September 25–30
“Watch Us Soar”—Homecoming 2006
October 18–21
Ages of Imagination: A New Season
of Leadership
The inauguration of Paul Pribbenow
Free and open to the public.
October 20
Festival Service
Bishop Mark Hanson ’68, presiding
Rev. Dr. Robin Lovin, preaching
10:30 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
Inauguration Ceremony
2 p.m.—Melby Hall
Community Celebration
3:30 p.m.—Murphy Square
October 21
Auggie Spirit Zone
11:00 a.m.—Murphy Square
Football game vs. Carleton College
1 p.m.—Anderson-Nelson Field
For information:
www.augsburg.edu/inauguration
See page 32 for schedule.
NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
November 1
faith@work! breakfast speaker series
October 2–3
2006 Christensen
Symposium
Douglas John Hall,
professor emeritus
of Christian theology, McGill
University
Free and open to
the public.
October 2, “Where in the World Are We?
Being Christians after Christendom”
7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
October 3, “What Are People For? Caring
for Life in a Violent World”
11 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
October 4
faith@work! breakfast speaker series
Paul Pribbenow, Augsburg president
7:30 a.m.—St. Philip the Deacon
Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Minn.
Free and open to the public.
Contact: John Knight, 330-1351 or
faith@augsburg.edu. Go to www.spdlc.org.
Barbara Helmsley, founder, Hope
Chest for Breast Cancer
7:30 a.m.—St. Philip the Deacon
Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Minn.
Free and open to the public.
Contact: John Knight, 330-1351 or
faith@augsburg.edu. Go to www.spdlc.org.
November 3–11
Hedda Gabler
By Henrik Ibsen
Faculty directed by Martha Johnson
November 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11
at 7 p.m.
November 5 and 12 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
November 3–December 17
Signs of Life
Sculpture by
Kim Matthews
Gage Family Art
Gallery
Artist reception,
Nov. 3, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Artist gallery talk, TBA
November 5
November Nativity
Concert by Masterworks Chorale of
Augsburg
4 p.m.—TBA
November 17–19
Exceptionally Ordinary
Guest directed by David DeBlieck ’88
November 17, 18, and 19 at 8 p.m.
performed together with
No Exit
November 5–19
Henrik Ibsen Film Festival
Lindell Library 301
Free and open to the public.
November 5, 4:30 p.m.
Immortal Ibsen!—a documentary by
Erling Borgen (Norway, 1999)
Terje Vigen–Victor Sjöström (Sweden, 1917)
November 10, 7 p.m.
The Wild Duck (Vildanden)—
Tancred Ibsen (Norway, 1963)
November 12, 4:30 pm.
A Doll’s House—Patrick Garland
(England, 1973)
By Jean Sartre
Student directed by
Justin Hooper ’07
November 17, 18, and 19 at 9 p.m.
Foss Studio Theater
November 18
Augsburg Concert Band concert
4 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
November 19
F. Melius Christiansen Festival concert
2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.—Orchestra Hall
See page 6–7.
November 17, 7 p.m.
Lady Inger (Fru Inger til Østråt)—
Sverre Undnæs (Norway, 1975)
November 19, 4:30 p.m.
An Enemy of the People (En
folkefiende)—Erik Skjoldbjærg
(Norway, 2004)
November 5–30
Exhibit–“To Be a Poet Is to See:
Ibsen in Our Time”
Lindell Library, third floor
November 6
Scholastic Connections Gala
Reception and Dinner
Celebrating the scholarship/mentorship program and the four ethnic services programs
Free and open to the public.
6 p.m.—Christensen Center
Info and reservations:
612-330-1104
November 10
Anita Gay Hawthorne Jazz &
Poetry Bash
6:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel and
Arnold Atrium
November 12
Augsburg Symphony Orchestra Concert
4:30 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble concert
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
Subjective Mapping: An Exploration
of Spirit and Place
Paintings by Teresa Cox
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Artist reception, Nov. 3, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Artist gallery talk, TBA
DECEMBER
December 1
Velkommen Jul Celebration
10:15 a.m.–Chapel service,
Hoversten Chapel
11 a.m.–2 p.m.–Scandinavian treats and
gifts, Christensen Center
December 1–2
27th Annual Advent Vespers
A service of music and liturgy
5 and 8 p.m. each night
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
For seating envelopes,
612-330-1265
December 6
faith@work! breakfast speaker series
Norah Long, Canto, St. Philip the
Deacon Lutheran Church
7:30 a.m.–St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran
Church, Plymouth, Minn.
Free and open to the public.
Contact: John Knight, 330-1351 or
faith@augsburg.edu. Go to www.spdlc.org.
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College website. This feature
was created to keep AugNet
readers up to date on College
happenings, to help them
notice beauty they may have
overlooked, and to add variety
to the page.
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Minneapolis, MN 55454
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Vol. 68, No. 4
A SMOOTH TRANSITION
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FEATURES
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The Frame years—
a journey toward vision
by Betsey Norgard
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Augsburg’s original MBAs:
The Class of 2006
by Bethany Bierman
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On tour with the Augsburg Choir
by Judy Petree
30
Those Lutheran Ladies
by Betsey Norgard
DEPARTMENTS
2 Around the Quad
7 Sports
8 Commencement 2006
12 Sixth Annual International
Programs Photo Contest
14 Supporting Augsburg
Access to Excellence:
The Campaign for Augsburg College
35 Alumni news
37 Class notes
TABLE OF CONTENTS
40 Auggie Thoughts
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AROUND
QUAD
Around THE
the Quad
From one president to the next—
in smooth transition
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n what President William Frame calls a
rather remarkable and unusual
occurrence in higher education, both he
and President-elect Paul Pribbenow
jointly spoke to the spring gathering of
faculty and staff in March.
Frame explained what he understands
as a complex relationship between
continuity and change, as both he and
the incoming president individually and
jointly continue to increase the “clarity of
the College’s self-definition” as well as
“the speed at which it is being realized”
during the transition period.
(In a gesture to ease at least the visual
transition, Frame turned just before
introducing Pribbenow and donned a
bow tie, calling reference to the incoming
president’s signature accessory.)
Pribbenow lauded and affirmed the
defining work that has been carried out
by the Augsburg community in
articulating its vision. “I would not be
here,” he commented, “if I did not find
your aspirations inspiring and
compelling.”
Pribbenow takes office on July 1, and
his inauguration has been set for Oct. 20.
The next issue of Augsburg Now will
outline his administration’s priorities and
introduce his leadership team.
William Frame donned a bow tie to signal his
“profound regard” for his successor.
Both retiring president William Frame (left)
and incoming president Paul Pribbenow
(right) spoke to faculty and staff in March.
Chris Kimball will be chief academic
officer at California Lutheran University
C
hristopher Kimball, provost and vice
president for academic affairs, left
Augsburg May 31 to assume the same
position at California Lutheran
University in Thousand Oaks, Calif.,
beginning in July.
Kimball, a member of the history
faculty since 1991, was appointed dean
in 2000 and provost in 2004 when that
position was created. His impact at
Augsburg is seen in the areas of
curricular reform, calendar changes,
teaching loads, several new programs,
and the “internationalization” of the
campus.
“I have been blessed to work at
Augsburg during a time of great change,
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especially in the articulation of our
mission and vision,” said Kimball.
“California Lutheran University, located
in an economically vibrant and culturally
diverse region, offers a wonderful
opportunity to continue that work.”
President William Frame stated,
“… Chris’ gifts, some of which were
shaped in the process of giving our
College new vitality and sharp direction,
have been acknowledged by a fine
institution in current need of them.”
In May, the Department of Business
Administration presented Kimball with a
plaque recognizing his support of business
studies and his “entrepreneurial spirit.”
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Farewell to the Frames—a ‘gentle roast’ and
a proper tribute
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2
3
O
n April 21, more than 300 faculty and
staff gathered to honor and show
appreciation to Bill and Anne Frame, and
to entertain them with some ‘gentle’
roasting. Augsburg’s Gospel Praise
provided music, with returning special
guest artist Jennifer Grimm ’99.
Gift presentations were made and the
Frames offered an Augsburg rendition of
Woody Guthrie’s song, “So Long, It’s Been
Good to Know You.”
Frame reflected on his time at
Augsburg. “These years have been a great
gift to us … because they’ve given us the
possibility for growth … And new
understanding about this great business of
education—where it comes from, what it
changes, why it’s crucial for the salvation
of humankind. …
“This place gave us a chance to think
through [a great calling] more deeply and
better than ever we would have had a
chance to do otherwise. So, we’re grateful.
We’re grateful to you and we’re grateful to
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this place and its great lineage in history.”
When asked by Augsburg Echo about
his plans for retirement, he mentioned one
specific project—an old boat with “at least
a year’s worth of work before it’s ready for
the water.”
On April 30, a more proper
“Celebration of Music and Worship for the
Presidency of Bill and Anne Frame at
Augsburg College” was held at Central
Lutheran Church.
ELCA presiding bishop Mark Hanson
’68 presented the keynote address. Three
music groups—Augsburg’s Gospel Praise,
Masterworks Chorale, and the Augsburg
Centennial Singers—each sang several
pieces.
Campus pastor David Wold read a
series of tributes received honoring the
Frames, including an ode written by
Wartburg College president Jack Ohle and
his wife, Kristy, and a proclamation from
the City of Minneapolis declaring this day
to be “Bill and Anne Frame Day.”
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1 Bill and Anne Frame enjoy some of the
lighter minutes of the “roast” in their
honor.
2 Campus pastor David Wold reads the
proclamation from Mayor R.T. Rybak
declaring April 30 “Bill and Anne Frame
Day” in the City of Minneapolis.
3 President Frame picked up his guitar to
join Gospel Praise in “I Saw the Light” at
Central Lutheran Church.
4 Assistant director of alumni relations and
former football coach Jack Osberg ’62
leans in close to extend his greetings
above the jazz and gospel music.
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Campus News
Honors for distinguished
teaching and learning
Association, and the American
Association of School Administrators.
Selection to the network, part of ECS’
National Center for Learning and
Citizenship (NCLC), commits its
members to further service to promote
civic engagement for all students.
Erickson serves as chair of the
Minneapolis School Board.
Hannah Dietrich’s research
paper wins national award
Dietrich visited the sex offender
treatment program at the Lino Lakes
Correctional Facility and learned about
the pre-release transition program. She
became interested in finding out if
offenders really understood the
registration process and if they became
more compliant and submitted better
verification after completing the
program.
Together with Steblay, she crafted a
research plan that became her senior
honors project.
Dietrich is now in the master’s program
in experimental psychology at the
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.
Orientation leaders
receive awards
Congratulations to the faculty and staff
who received awards for Distinguished
Contributions to Teaching and Learning
from the Center for Teaching and
Learning and the Office of the Provost
and Dean of the College:
Teaching—Phil Adamo (standing, left),
history
Mentoring—Dixie Shafer (seated,
center), Undergraduate Research and
Graduate Opportunity (URGO)
Service to Students—Heather Feehan
(standing, right), Chris Pegg (seated,
right), Scott Krajewski (seated, left),
Robert Bill (standing, center)—all from
Information Technology.
Joe Erickson selected for
national network
Joseph Erickson, education, has been
named to the “100 District Leaders for
Citizenship and Service-Learning
Network.” The network includes school
board members and district
superintendents across the country
selected by a panel representing the
Education Commission of the States
(ECS), the National School Boards
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Hannah Dietrich’s honor project research
with Professor Nancy Steblay was named
Best Undergraduate Paper.
Hannah Dietrich, a 2005 psychology
graduate, has received the American
Psychology-Law Society’s 2006 Award for
Best Undergraduate Paper. She presented
her research and received the award at
the AP-LS meeting in March in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
Her paper, “Predatory Sexual
Offenders: Post-Treatment Registration
Compliance and Recidivism” is the result
of research she did in collaboration with
psychology professor Nancy Steblay.
Dietrich became interested in
studying disorders after taking an
abnormal psychology class. She landed
an internship at the Minnesota Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension, working in the
Predatory Offender Registration Unit,
and connected with a supervisor who
included her in many areas of the work.
Augsburg’s student orientation leaders
participated in the National Orientation
Directors Association Regional
Conference in Minneapolis.
In the Undergraduate Case Study
competition, Greg Hildebrandt ’08 won
the Best Problem Solving Award, and
Sarah Black ’09 received the Best
Communication Award. Student
Activities director Marc Skjervem
presented on the changing culture of
college students using online
communities and the consequences
students face with the misuse of
websites.
Wrestlers are second in nation
in academics
For the ninth year in a row, Augsburg
finished in the top 10 in the National
Wrestling Coaches Association’s Scholar
All-America team program, finishing
second among more than 100 NCAA
Division III wrestling institutions, with a
3.42 team grade point average. The top
team, Messiah College (Pa.), had a team
GPA of 3.47.
Augsburg is the only school in NCAA
Division III wrestling to finish in the top
10 both in competition on the mat and
in the academic team competition in
each of the nine years that the NWCA
has awarded an academic team national
championship. ■
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‘Zyzzogeton’—
the last word
A
ugsburg launched a new tradition this year with
“Zyzzogeton,” a four-day celebration of student
and faculty work—from artistic performances to
student research posters.
Taking its name from the last entry in Webster’s
Third New International dictionary, the celebration is
meant to wrap up and highlight the breadth and depth
of scholarship at Augsburg. Art exhibits, faculty and
student recitals, faculty research roundtables, student
research posters, film projects, theatre productions,
museum installations, and more filled the calendar
of events.
(In the dictionary, “zyzzogeton” is defined as a
genus of South American leaf hoppers.)
Visitors to campus during this time included high
school students who came on Drama Day to learn
more about the theatre arts program, and middle
school students with developmental disabilities and
peers taking part in the annual Metro Arts Festival
with Augsburg’s music therapy students.
A lighter highlight of the celebration was a
vigorous debate, Lefse vs. Lutefisk, in which four
scholars—President Frame (political science), Lori
Brandt Hale (religion), Joan Griffin (English), and Ken
Kaminsky (mathematics)—took sides to argue and
defend the Norwegian delicacies from the viewpoints
of their academic disciplines. The judges were
Norwegian bunad-clad members of the Augsburg
Associates, and guests were treated to the delicacies of
each, including their aromas. (And, yes, the lutefisk
side was declared the winner.)
Top left: The spring theatre production, Metamorphoses,
by Mary Zimmerman, uses contemporary language and
imagery to explore ancient myths.
Center: Biology major Ben Sonquist explains his research
to physics professor Ben Stottrup.
Bottom left: Physics professor Mark Engebretson shared
his research on geomagnetic pulsations in Earth’s space
environment.
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Larry Ragland retires after
21 years
P
rofessor Larry Ragland was
one of the founding
members of the Computer
Science Department and retired
in May after 21 years teaching
in both that department and
mathematics.
He has stayed at Augsburg,
he says, for the same reason he
tells prospective students they
should come—to be in a
supportive environment where
students and faculty work
closely together.
While computing has
changed greatly over two
Professor Larry Ragland served as one of the founding
decades, he says, the discipline
faculty of the computer science department and retired
of computer science has not.
after 21 years at Augsburg.
“When I started, we showed
students the ‘on’ switch and
unmanned flights.
how to use a mouse … We operated in
Ragland recalls his first assignment at
an entirely different way then,” Ragland
Augsburg
as chair of the Academic
says. Now, with a comprehensive campus
Computing
Committee, with a goal to
network and the global Internet, “we
hire
a
full-time
academic computing
have changed how we relate to the
director.
That
finally
happened in 1990.
world.”
At
Ragland’
s
retirement
celebration,
Ragland reflects on the fact that he
Professor
Karen
Sutherland
said the
has spent his entire career working in a
department
will
miss
his
“advice,
cool
discipline that didn’t exist when he went
ideas,
ability
to
keep
them
calm,
and
to college. His first degrees were in
sense of humor.” Junior Cory Nathan
mathematics, and he started out teaching
spoke
for students, thanking Ragland for
in public schools.
“putting
up with us and teaching us a
His interest in computer science
thing
or
two
along the way.”
developed while he worked in the Apollo
Ragland
has
no definite plans yet for
Space Program in Houston. During the
retirement.
He
says
he has room for one
period in which the manned program
big
“yes”
for
a
project,
but has no idea
recovered from its tragic fire, Ragland
yet
of
what
that
project
will be.
worked on computer displays for
Joy Bartlett leaves Education Department
E
ducation professor Joy Bartlett retired
from Augsburg in December 2005
and moved to Las Vegas. Since 2001 she
has taught orientation to education,
reading methods, and technology in the
classroom.
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She fondly recalls the warmth of the
Augsburg community and the
enthusiasm of her students. Also, she
enjoyed helping students in the McNair
program and the Undergraduate Research
and Graduate Opportunity office with
their research.
Sandi Lallak
leaves Augsburg
for Arizona
A
fter 23 years at
Augsburg
working with
students in the
CLASS program,
Sandi Lallak retired
in May and moved
with her husband to
Mesa, Ariz.
When Lallak began working in the
Center for Learning and Adaptive Student
Services (CLASS), she recalls, CLASS had
one computer, little technology, and
mostly provided advocacy for students
with disabilities—about 10 of them.
An endowment from the Groves
Family in 1988 enabled the program to
grow and make the commitment to
become a premier program. Lallak
researched the field to learn about
available adaptive technology, traveled to
visit programs, and helped create a small
lab on campus. She and colleague Sadie
Curtis began to tape textbooks.
Within three years, the program grew
to provide services and accommodations
to over 100 students. Lallak and Curtis
spent nearly a decade developing the
systems, databases, and procedures for
CLASS as it is today, including its student
workers. “I’m so honored to have been
able to make this happen,” she says.
With new technology, Lallak says,
“students are reading better, retaining, and
comprehending better.”
Lallak became the first
accommodations specialist she knows
about; Curtis is now a physical disabilities
specialist in the ACCESS program.
While CLASS currently serves about
190 students, past students remain an
important part of Lallak’s life. A double
bulletin board jammed with photos of past
students—weddings, babies, vacations—
covered a corner of her office.
Lallak has no definite plans in
retirement, but many ideas for volunteer
opportunities in Arizona.
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Sports
For current sports information, scores, and schedules go to <www.augsburg.edu/athletics>.
Carol Enke retires from coaching
by Don Stoner
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“ ’ve never looked at any part of my job as
a ‘job’,” said Carol Enke, who has
coached Augsburg’s softball team for 21
seasons and taught in the Health and
Physical Education Department for 19
years. “I always say that I’m going to
‘school.’ I never say that I’m going to
‘work.’
“I’ve looked at this as fun. I get paid to
come in here and do this—interact with
students and interact with studentathletes.”
Enke left her coaching position at the
end of the 2006 season, while continuing
to work in the HPE department. In 21
seasons at Augsburg, Enke has compiled
302 career victories, while coaching six
players who have earned National
Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III
All-American honors and 28 players who
have earned all-region honors (entering
the 2006 season).
Along the way, Enke has touched the
lives of hundreds of softball players, along
with hundreds of HPE majors who are
continuing her legacy in classrooms all
over the region. In 2001, the senior class
selected her as one of three Honored
Faculty.
“I’ve enjoyed watching the students
grow,” Enke said. “I have them in a 200level class in their first or second years,
and I ask myself, ‘Are they really going to
make it in the teaching profession?’ Then
when they are in the 300-level classes their
junior and senior years, you see that these
kids have made a lot of progress and
they’ll be OK.”
Enke was a standout athlete in
multiple sports in her hometown of
Janesville, Wis.—she was inducted into
her hometown’s Athletic Hall of Fame in
1995—and played collegiate softball at the
University of Minnesota. She coached for
three seasons, two as head coach, at
Minneapolis Roosevelt High School before
coaching her first season at Augsburg
in 1986.
Enke initially worked part time at
Augsburg, while completing her master’s
degree at Minnesota. And in her early
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Softball coach Carol Enke, flanked by players (left to right) Sarah Mueller ’09, Sarah Green ’09,
and Katie Johnson ’08, cheers on the team in her last game as coach after 21 seasons. Enke will
continue teaching in the health and physical education department.
years, she felt that Division III Augsburg
would be just a step in her career to bigger
goals.
“Way back when, I thought that
someday I’d move up to coach Division II
or Division I softball. Then, it happened
that I started to teach more courses in the
[HPE] major and I really enjoyed that
along with coaching. After that, I never
thought about moving up to Division II or
Division I.”
Do I remember very many
games? Heck, no. Do I remember
the fun we had? Absolutely.
—Carol Enke, softball coach
Enke has developed a close-knit, family
atmosphere with her softball teams,
encouraging the players’ families to be
active in the program during the short
spring season. In the past, she has taken
the players on off-season adventures and
team-building activities, such as crosscountry skiing, winter camping, snow
tubing, and rock climbing.
She has also encouraged her studentathletes to be active in multiple activities
on campus. Several of her players compete
in multiple sports at Augsburg, while also
serving as members of clubs and
organizations on campus.
“With the softball teams, our athletes
aren’t one-dimensional,” Enke said. “We’ve
got them going in all directions, more than
ever before. That’s just how well-rounded
they are, and we encourage that. We tell
them that they have four years here, and
they should ‘bite off as much as they can
chew.’ If you want to play two or three
sports, do it. If you want to be active in
campus activities, do it. Take advantage of
what you’re getting for your tuition.”
There have been many changes in
college softball during the 21 years of
Enke’s tenure, including in bat technology.
“When I started here, a bat was $29.95.
Now bats can cost over $200,” she said.
But what hasn’t changed with Enke’s
Auggie teams is the fun atmosphere she
encourages, along with the life skills she
teaches, both in the classroom and on the
softball diamond.
“It keeps me young,” she said. “Just
the relationships with the students and
student-athletes, getting involved in their
lives. Letting them know that you are
someone they can come to. I really like
that, and I like to watch them grow in all
areas of their lives—not just as student,
not just as an athlete, but as the person as
a whole.
“I’ve loved the people, the teammates
and the coaches, all the relationships
we’ve had. Do I remember very many
games? Heck, no. Do I remember the fun
we had? Absolutely.” ■
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COMMENCEMENT
2006
The 137TH YEAR of Augsburg College
PAUL CUMINGS RECEIVES
MARINA CHRISTENSEN
JUSTICE AWARD
Faculty and students grab one more farewell in Augsburg’s longtime tradition
of faculty cheering on their students as they process to the ceremony.
Libby Henslin, admissions and operations
coordinator for Augsburg’s Rochester
program, graduated with a major in
religion and shared the day’s excitement
with her daughter, Rebecca, who earned
a degree in social work.
Paul Cumings, an international relations
major and student body president, was
selected as the 2006 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.”
Cumings came to Augsburg from
AmeriCorps, serving at the Brian Coyle
Center on the West Bank in Minneapolis.
He worked two years in the college readiness
program, helping junior high and high
school students first consider going to
college and then helping them prepare the
skills to gain acceptance.
On campus he served in numerous
service and leadership roles—as resident
adviser, as director of food and clothing
drives, as a co-sponsor of the “get out the
vote” efforts, and as a leader in neighborhood Somali programs.
As a Sabo Scholar, Cumings helped
Augsburg make connections between public
policy and service, laying groundwork for
future Sabo Scholars.
The award recipient must have
demonstrated a dedication to community
involvement as characterized by the personal
and professional life of Marina Christensen
Justice, who reached out to disadvantaged
people and communities.
President William Frame congratulates
student body president and Sabo Scholar Paul
Cumings, who was awarded the 2006
Marina Christensen Justice Award.
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EXCERPTS FROM THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
“An Augsburg Education: Vocation and the Social Good”
—Peter Agre ’70, M.D.
I would like to use this occasion to reflect on my life and share some of the lessons I have
learned. While an Augsburg student I became a die-hard advocate for the liberal arts
tradition …
Proud chemistry professor Arlin Gyberg (left)
straightens the hood of his former student,
Dr. Peter Agre ’70, who was the Commencement
speaker and received an honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters degree. The accolade was read by
Dr. Paul Mueller ’84, a student of Agre’s at
the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
The Honorable Walter F. Mondale reads the
accolade for the honorary Doctor of Humane
Letters degree awarded to James A. Johnson,
former executive assistant to Mondale and
CEO of Fannie Mae.
Lisa Prytula ’04, ’06 MAN, who completed
a bachelor’s degree in nursing and
finished a master’s degree, spoke on
behalf of the graduate students.
I was a student here in the 1960s—an era notable for extreme turmoil in our country.
During my years in high school and as an undergraduate, I lived through the assassinations
of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy. My years here
coincided with unprecedented social disturbances resulting from conflicts between white
supremacists and civil rights workers, between supporters of the war in Vietnam and antiwar protesters. Despite the consternation experienced elsewhere, those of us at Augsburg
enjoyed an island of tranquility where issues and events such as these could be discussed
with respect and civility.
Augsburg College has never been a school for privileged members of the establishment.
Augsburg recognized the importance of inclusion at a very early time and has long been a
leader in providing educational opportunities for the Native Americans and other ethnic
minorities. Augsburg’s commitment to students with physical disabilities had just begun in
the 1960s. Similar to previous generations of Augsburg students, many of my classmates
were from the working class, often the first members of their families to attend college. …
But this is not the tradition prevailing at the so-called “prestige” colleges and
universities in the United States where it is rare to have first generation students or
students with parents holding blue-collar jobs. Clearly the working class of America is
being excluded from many institutions of higher education. This makes me even prouder
of the modest roots of Augsburg students, for as the late Kirby Puckett reflected, “It doesn’t
matter where you come from. It only matters how you play the game.”
And I always felt that my classmates at Augsburg learned to play the game extremely
well. This was due in part to the splendid Augsburg faculty—perhaps most outspoken
among them was my father, Courtland Agre, whose unbridled enthusiasm and exuberant
encouragement directed many of us into professional and graduate schools. …
While my generation, the “Baby Boomers,” has achieved unprecedented prosperity, I
sincerely feel that we have failed to improve the world to a state better than it was when
we received it from our parents. In fact, I fear that the world is in worse shape now. If
this continues, we will be the first generation in memory to fail in such an important
endeavor. We all know what the problems are: damage to the environment, continued
war, prevalence of famine and untreated disease in the developing world, violent crime
and poverty in our inner cities, the epidemic of drug abuse, failure to provide adequate
health care to all Americans, and the staggering $9 trillion national debt which will fall
on your generation.
Education has never been more important than in the current time of growing antiintellectualism in America. It is really shocking when you think that less than half of all
Americans read a single book last year.
As Mark Twain informed us, “The man who doesn’t read good books has no
advantage over the man who can’t read them.”
I fear the emphasis in our country has now become one of fixing the blame rather
than fixing the problem. The polarized special interests have caused gridlock in our
national government where the two major parties can seemingly agree on nothing. Let
me suggest that the hour is late and we must stop the face-slapping and join hands and
concentrate all of our attention on fixing the problems. It is often said that “the genius
of this immigrant nation is that we have always found our center,” and I believe that we
need to do so urgently. …
Thank you and congratulations.
The full Commencement Address is at <www.augsburg.edu/president/commencement06.html>.
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COMMENCEMENT
2006
BACCALAUREATE HOMILY (EXCERPTS)
WILLIAM V. FRAME, PRESIDENT
Physician assistant graduate Tara Rick is the center of attention as she receives her
master's hood from PA director Dawn Ludwig.
“Separating Together”
[I]n John’s Gospel and the Book of Acts, Jesus is preparing the disciples for
their new assignment—dispersal, one by one, each on his own, into the
world for the sake of the great commission. He suggests that they can
sustain themselves in the midst of their independence only if they remember
before leaving that they were transformed from a motley crew of fishermen,
tax collectors, and other workaday professionals into a “community.” But
this recollection will strengthen them for the independent journeys just
ahead only if they repair the terrible rip in the fabric of their collegium
caused by Judas’ betrayal. Hence, before the reprise of community can be
undertaken, Judas’ empty position must be filled. And it is, by one Mattias,
who is called up from the apostolic bench (which appears to have been
deeper than that of the Timberwolves) by a drawing of lots. …
You and I are separating—together—and the good news is that we’re
separating from a place that gave each of us something to be separated from. …
[from] a community of learning, in which ideas of the transforming kind,
experiences (sometimes of the embarrassing kind—some, entailing success,
and some, failure and frustration), gave us new life and, therefore, identity. …
Like us, in the hands of the College, the disciples had been molded into
something new by their particular course of study, faculty, and classmates.
Their capstone course culminated in the resurrection. Yours came to a more
conventional conclusion a week ago. But neither we now, nor the disciples
then, are yet prepared for separation.
Until we recognize that we were transformed by our time together; until
we confess that each of us is now becoming someone—not the realization of
some persona prescribed at or even before birth—but a self created by a
million incidents of concourse, a thousand recollections of experience,
a hundred moments of revelation. Until we begin becoming ourselves, we
shall lack the independence of the world that vocation requires. To stand in
the midst of the life each of us is about to undertake—either of a job search,
employment, or retirement—and to render service to our neighbor, we must
know who we are and how we got that way. That knowledge is of identity; it
constitutes the protective suit, even though not fully woven, that allows us
to live in and serve the world without being wholly fused with it. …
But what we have learned here—about ourselves, the world, and God;
what the disciples learned about themselves—remains beyond our grasp and
theirs without the great final examination known as saying goodbye!
Until we address our separation—seriously; until we face the fact that we
are leaving people who have meant the world to us—teachers, friends,
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Sunny Olise receives his master’s hood from director Robert
Kramarczuk in Augsburg’s first MBA class.
parents (that you now realize you didn’t leave four years
ago but are now, finally going to leave—today!)—we are
not tempered for the new immersion in the world. Until
we know who and what we have become, we cannot
maintain our independence in the world when we are out
there in it, on our own.
Goodbyes force us each to meet ourselves face to face,
as Achilles did in The Iliad. That means that we have put
our affairs in order—so that they may be abandoned; we
have to repair the rents in the fabric we knit in the
College cocoon in order that we might be released from
it—a beautiful butterfly capable of flying into the
maelstrom of life without danger to bring a glimpse of
beauty to a dour and broken world. …
And so—let us, to each other, both now and this
afternoon, say, “Goodbye!” And in so doing, we shall
each bear the College with us, out into the world—a
shield and a buckler of the vocational life that fulfills the
requirements of the great commission in the kingdom on
the left.
That last great goodbye gives us the capacity and even
the need for reunion. If done right, it allows us to soon
again say—here, at the intersection of Riverside and
22nd—“Hello! It’s good to see you. I’ve missed you!”
To read the full Baccalaureate Homily, go to
<www.augsburg.edu/president/baccalaureate06.html>.
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THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE CLASS
OF 2006
3,420
Attended the ceremony
3,600
Cookies and petit fours served at the reception
752
Class of 2006—346 traditional day students, 162 weekend
students, 39 students in the Rochester program, 13
from United Hospital, 1 from 3M; and 191 graduate students
in six programs
580
Graduates marching
490
Enjoyed Commencement Brunch
350
Attended Commencement Dinner
125
Faculty marching in the procession
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Age of the oldest graduate
20
Age of the youngest graduates
14
Flags representing countries of international graduates
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Honorary degrees conferred
1
Retiring presidential couple—many thanks to Bill and Anne!
countless Smiles and tears of happiness, gratitude, and appreciation
Audra Johnson, a studio art graduate, has a
jubilant smile on graduation day.
The sociology department faculty take a moment to get photos of their graduates.
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SIXTH ANNUAL International Programs Photo Contest
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT
AUGSBURG, second place.
“Melting Pot.” Kamilla T. Fossem,
Norway.
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PEOPLE PORTRAITS, first place. “Yo
confío.” Kathryn Jones ’08. San
Salvador, El Salvador.
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PEOPLE PORTRAITS, third place.
“Begging Musicians.” Richard
Garnett ’08. Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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LOCAL PEOPLE, second place.
“Video Games vs. the Acropolis.”
Katharine Mahon ’06. Athens,
Greece.
LOCAL PEOPLE, third place. “A
Journey through an African Desert.”
Therese DeMay ’06. Swakopmund,
Namibia.
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT AUGSBURG,
first place. “The Old and the New
Minneapolis.” Martin Garnes, Norway.
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CITYSCAPES, third place. “Untitled.” Britta
Boyum ’06. Lofoten Islands, Norway.
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LOCAL PEOPLE, first place. “Bearing the Load.”
Kelsey Nolan ’06. Sontule, Nicaragua.
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PEOPLE PORTRAITS, second place. “Familia.”
Megan L. Schiller ’06. Nicaragua.
10 CITYSCAPES, second place. “Cusco by Night.”
Joelle Bickel ’07. Cusco, Peru.
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AUGSBURG, third place. “A Frozen
Falls.” Martin Garnes, Norway.
12 CITYSCAPES, first place. “Fishing
Industry.” Britta Boyum ’06.
Harstad, Norway.
13 BEST OF SHOW. “Waca Wasi
Wardrobe.” Joelle Bickel ’07.
Waca Wasi, Peru.
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Supporting Augsburg
Gift of $4 million gives green light
to Gateway
by Betsey Norgard
A
$4 million naming gift from Donald
’53 and Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55
has provided the funding needed for
Augsburg to proceed with the $18.5
million Gateway Building.
On May 5 the Augsburg Board of
Regents granted approval for the College
to pursue the financing needed to begin
construction this summer. A ceremonial
groundbreaking is scheduled for Sept. 8,
with building completion in fall 2007.
Donald Oren ’53, an Augsburg regent
emeritus, is chairman of the board of Dart
Transit Company, founded by his father in
1934. The trucking and logistics company
ranks 53rd of the Top 100 Carriers
nationwide.
Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55 has taught
school and worked as vice president of
human resources at Dart Transit. She
remains a principal and adviser to the
company, and currently serves on
Augsburg’s Board of Regents.
Three of their children are involved
with Dart Transit—David, president;
Daniel, vice president; and Bradley, general
manager. Daughter Angela Anderson is
mother to one-year-old Samuel.
“We are pleased and honored to
participate in Augsburg’s growth by being
part of the Gateway project,” says Beverly
Oren. “The business school is of special
interest as it offers an opportunity for
students to experience the entrepreneurial
Donald ’53 and Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55
spirit. Also, Augsburg’s commitment to
promoting vocation provides a very
worthy goal.”
The Gateway Building will be
Augsburg’s link to its surrounding
community and city, and a distinctive
“front door” on Riverside Ave. It will easily
connect the College with the CedarRiverside area, the University of
Minnesota’s West Bank, and the FairviewUniversity Medical Center across the
street.
The building is a four-story combined
administrative, commercial, and residential
center. It will provide new homes for the
Alumni Conference Center, the StepUP
Program, the Master of Business
Administration program, the Gage Family
Art Gallery, and offices for Institutional
Advancement. Community residents and
organizations will be encouraged to use
meeting space in the new Gateway.
On the first floor, retail stores such as
Barnes and Noble will serve not only the
campus community, but staff and patients
of the hospital across the street and the
West Bank and Cedar-Riverside
communities as well.
The top three floors will provide
student housing—upperclass students on
the second floor and StepUP students on
floors three and four.
From Riverside Ave., a central Gateway
plaza welcomes visitors to campus.
Circling the plaza are Hoversten Chapel,
Lindell Library, and the Gateway Building,
representing the College's commitments to
faith, reason, and service.
For Augsburg’s StepUP program, which
provides students in addiction recovery the
support and skills they need to succeed in
college, the Gateway Building will
centralize their office, counseling, and
residential space.
It’s about “having a home where we’re
all together,” says StepUP director Patrice
Salmeri, and will give students who
complete the program the “ability to stay
longer and mentor younger students.”
In eight years, StepUP has grown to
over 50 students, and they have
maintained an 83% abstinence rate while
in the program and a grade point average
of 3.0. Augsburg is a national leader in the
recovery school movement; Salmeri
currently serves as president of the
national organization.
The Augsburg MBA program, which
after only two years is now the state’s
third largest, will gain much needed and
more suitable classroom, technology, and
study space in Gateway for its small-class
learning.
Save the date!
GATEWAY BUILDING
CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING
Friday, September 8
Noon
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Gateway’s ground floor will welcome
alumni and visitors, and provide a
gathering space to meet over coffee and
enjoy exhibits in the Gage Family Art
Gallery, which will move from Lindell
Library to a more accessible location in the
new building.
“[T]he connection to the wider
community will be greater than ever
before,” says Kerry Morgan,
coordinator of galleries and exhibits.
“The easy access from Riverside will be
welcoming to off-campus visitors; and
Augsburg students, staff, and faculty
will continue to find inspiring and
thought-provoking art where they
work, live, and study.”
Planning for the Gateway Building
has been carried out in conjunction
with the Riverside Corridor Project
development, funded partially with an
early campaign gift from James A.
Johnson, former banking administrator
and public servant. The project brings
together West Bank partners—the
Cedar-Riverside Business Association,
the West Bank Community
Development Corporation, the
University of Minnesota, Augsburg,
Fairview-University Medical Center, and
others—to envision a thriving urban
village that links to the light rail system.
The City of Minneapolis has begun to
develop a small area plan for the entire
Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
“One issue the plan will consider is
how to make Riverside more comfortable
for pedestrians and bicyclists,” says Beth
Elliott, principal city planner. “More retail
stores and outdoor seating opportunities
will also help in adding vibrancy to that
section of the corridor.” She says the
Gateway Building can be “an example that
others can follow if they are thinking
about redevelopment.”
Honoring a graduate by honoring the College
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s a nontraditional
student past the
usual graduation
age, Matt Van Zant
seemed just a bit
too old for the
traditional card
with a money
pocket. So Frank
McKinney, a close
family friend,
Matt Van Zant ’06
called Augsburg
and asked how he could make a gift to the
College instead, in honor of Van Zant.
Van Zant came to know McKinney, a
corporate lawyer, in Ohio where Van
Zant grew up. “He encouraged me and
stressed the importance of ethics,”
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Van Zant says. “[He] is a believer in
education and encouraged me to remain
in school and do well.”
McKinney said he was proud of Van
Zant, that after many years he would
return to school for his degree.
Van Zant works as an operations
analyst in the healthcare field. He
enrolled in Weekend College in fall 2001
to begin a major in management
information systems (MIS).
One of the common themes he found
in his classes fits right in with what he
remembers learning from McKinney.
“People who work with data, who
manage sensitive and confidential
information,” says Van Zant, “are and
should be held to higher standards of
performance and integrity.”
Juggling full-time employment with
full-time study was difficult, and Van
Zant says he tried to take it just one term
at a time. “It helped to work on
coursework almost every day and try to
remain current with the material.”
His strategy worked, so much so that
he will begin an MBA degree in the fall,
looking forward to “the opportunity to
develop strategic decision-making skills.”
McKinney says he enjoyed making the
gift to Augsburg in Van Zant’s name and
that Van Zant also enjoyed it. To
McKinney, “it just seemed the appropriate
thing to do.”
He says now he’ll just wait for Van
Zant’s master’s degree.
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Construction begins on Melby Hall addition
by Betsey Norgard
n a chilly, cloudy May 5, a crowd
gathered on the south side of Melby
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Hall to ceremonially mark the
groundbreaking for the $6.1 million new
south wing, named the Kennedy Sports
and Recreation Complex.
Augsburg regent and emcee Mike
Freeman, in describing the expansion,
called it “lots of much-needed space to
show our Auggie pride.” He drew
attention to the efforts that had made the
project possible, especially noting that
every coach had put together a plan to
reach former students and athletes.
He read a statement from lead naming
donors Dean ’75 and Terry Kennedy, who
Kennedys. “Your gift is exciting, and we
so appreciate it.”
The Kennedy Sports and Recreation
Complex includes the Alan and Gloria
Rice Wrestling Center and the James and
Katherine Haglund Fitness and
Recreation Center, as well as other named
spaces: the Lavonne (Johnson) Peterson
’50 Conference Suite; Lute Olson ’56 Hall
of Champions; “Doc” Johnson ’52 A-Club
Office; and the Gamma House
Hospitality/Classroom.
Work has already begun on the new
south wing; construction is expected to
be completed in spring 2007, with the
official opening in fall 2007.
weren’t able to be in attendance, saying
that their “family is proud and excited to
be part of this [project].” Kennedy was an
All-American wrestler and, as co-captain
of the team, led Augsburg to a runner-up
spot at the NAIA national finals, marking
the beginning of Augsburg’s longtime
dominance in small-college wrestling.
President William Frame drew
attention to Augsburg student-athletes
and the leadership they bring to the life
of the campus.
Football linebacker Michael Matson
’06, speaking on behalf of studentathletes, directed his remarks to lead
donors Alan Rice, Jim Haglund, and the
Front row (L to R): Major gifts director Donna McLean; regent and lead donor Jim Haglund; Board of Regents chair Jean Taylor '85; assistant dean
and head wrestling coach Jeff Swenson ’79; lead donor Alan Rice; regent Mike Freeman; and President William Frame.
Melby groundbreaking—twice!
When Rev. Clifford M. Johnson, ’34 (’30
Acad, ’39 Sem) received his invitation to
attend the May 5 ceremonial
groundbreaking for the expansion of
Melby Hall, he remembered that he still
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had a 46-year-old photo from the day he
held a shovel to break ground for the new
Melby Hall.
Johnson, age 95, has been part of the
Augsburg community since 1926 when he
entered the Augsburg Academy. He has
been a fundraising leader, a regent and
board chair, and a director of development
over the years. In 1993 he was honored as
a Distinguished Alumnus.
He recalls the excitement in 1960 of
constructing the first athletic facility for
Augsburg. Until then, he says, the
basketball team played on the court in the
basement of Old Main. He also remembers
that the invocation that day was given by
Lutheran Free Church president Rev. T. O.
Burntvedt ’12.
Johnson was thrilled to be part of this
new excitement this year and to see that
earlier photo at the ceremony, enlarged to
poster size and sitting on an easel.
Just announced …
$1 million gift has been received
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from Norman and Vangie Hagfors for
the renovation of the chapel in Old Main
and the creation of a home for Augsburg’s
Center for Faith and Learning. Read more
in the next issue.
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The
FRAME
years
a journey toward vision
BY BETSEY NORGARD
W
William Frame, the 10th president of Augsburg, is not typical of his nine
predecessors. He is not a Midwesterner, nor is he of Norwegian background or an
ordained Lutheran minister.
From his nine-year tenure, he leaves a long litany of new programs, partnerships,
and much-needed capital improvements. But, much more significant is that he leaves
an Augsburg that has renewed its self-identity, and that has crafted and refined a
vision representing the deepest thinking any college could undertake about its own
mission or “institutional vocation.”
In the foreword to Augsburg’s revised vision document, The Augsburg Vocation:
Access and Excellence, Frame describes this vision not as his, but as “drawn from the
soul of the College.” It is an idea—vocation—that “has been calling Augsburg to its
work since the founding.”
Frame points to his time at Augsburg as the continuation of a vocational journey
that began as a young instructor at Kenyon College, that immersed him in the urban
life of corporate banking and finance, and then took him back into academia. All
along, the work he did served to shape, nurture, and refine a strong, personal sense
of vocation. At Pacific Lutheran University, he came to understand Martin Luther’s
two-dimensional world of faith and reason, one in which students explored vocation
as both learning through faith to understand themselves and learning through reason
to prepare for careers and service in the world.
Top, left: President Frame (right) and ELCA presiding bishop Mark
Hanson ’68 (left) find a moment for conversation at
Commencement. Staff photo
Middle, left: Bill and Anne Frame enjoy talking with passersby at
Augsburg’s State Fair booth. Staff photo
Bottom, left: President Frame occasionally joins the Augsburg Jazz
Ensemble with his guitar.
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At Augsburg Frame discovered the
theology of Luther’s close colleague,
Philip Melancthon, who authored the
Augsburg Confession and advocated the
participation of Christians in civic
affairs. This German theological duo
became the basis for Frame’s model of
education and the hallmarks of
Augsburg’s vision: vocation, service,
civility, diversity, and community.
Remarkably, in retrospect, the agenda
for the Frame years seemed set even
before he became president. In summer
1997, shortly before taking office, he was
interviewed for Augsburg Now, and was
asked to identify the three most important
agenda items for Augsburg College as it
prepared for the 21st century.
Nine years later, his responses at that
time seemed predestined:
1. finding “communal clarity about our
purpose”—who we are and what
we do;
2. determining “how we adapt what
we’re up to, to what properly serves
the world” … i.e., what we must do
to carry out our mission;
3. figuring out “how we do all that” …
finding “a form of life on campus that
allows us to do all this thinking in a
fully civil, candid, ingenious,
participative way.”
Clarifying the vision
In the first two years of Frame’s
presidency the entire campus engaged
itself in a highly collaborative process,
which included commissions charged
with producing working papers around
issues that would form the groundwork
for a vision document.
English professor Joan Griffin,
describes that period:
“When Bill Frame became president
of Augsburg, the College suddenly
became Lutheran. I’m exaggerating, of
course, but despite the required religion
courses and daily chapel, our Lutheran
identity was something that we took for
granted: we did not always connect it
with how we go about doing our work.
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“But then Bill arrived, and even the
least theologically sophisticated among
us became familiar with the kingdom on
the right and the kingdom on the left,
freedom, paradox, and of course, most of
all, vocation. Bill changed the Augsburg
lexicon.”
Griffin and physics professor Mark
Engebretson were charged with shaping
the 250 pages of discussion into the
College’s first vision document, Augsburg
2004: Extending the Vision, approved by
the Board of Regents in 1999.
Five years later, as 2004 approached,
Frame again called the campus
community into discussion about
updates to the vision. Again, Griffin and
Engebretson compiled a revised vision
document, The Augsburg Vocation: Access
and Excellence, that succeeds in bringing
vision and practice closer together.
Tracy Elftmann ’81, vice president for
institutional advancement and former
regent, commented, “The leadership Bill
brought to our visioning work is nothing
short of extraordinary. The clarity of
purpose in Augsburg’s vision provides
balance, meaning, and motivation to our
daily work. We know who we are and
what we are here to do.
“Let’s be clear,” she continued, “this
is not Bill’s vision for Augsburg—it’s our
vision. We wrote it, we work it, we live
it. The collaborative effort to bring this
work to full fruition was laborious but
well worth the effort.”
Tom Morgan, vice president for
planning and market development,
added additional context. “Through Bill’s
leadership we have rediscovered who we
are and clarified where we need to go.
More than simply words on a page, we
have been inspired to rededicate
ourselves to a course that was charted at
the time of the College’s founding.”
Carrying out the vision
The most significant result of the
revisioning process was the launching of
a new general education curriculum to
imprint the core values of the vision.
Griffin led a faculty team that crafted a
new Core Curriculum. Combined with
the depth of study in a major, this would
prepare students for careers and service
in the world.
Ideas of vocation, citizenship, and
engagement are reflected in the signature
elements of the Core Curriculum—
Search for Meaning courses to explore
vocation; the first-year program that
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Staff photo
The LEGACY of WILLIAM FRAME’S
YEARS at AUGSBURG (1997-2006)
New programs
• New general education—Core Curriculum
• Scholastic/Corporate Connections
• New master’s degrees—education, nursing, physician
assistant, and business administration
• Youth and family ministry major
• Finalizing and naming first endowed chair—Christensen
Chair in Religion
• Growth of StepUP program
• Degree programs in Rochester
Community partnerships/collaborations:
• Nursing degree programs at United Hospital and Rochester
• Augsburg-Capella innovative“brick-click” courses
• Faith in the City—plus the spin-off Augsburg Academy for
Health Careers
• Clinical Lab Science program with Fairview
Capital buildings/improvements:
• New Hall—apartment-style residence hall
• Groundbreaking for Melby Hall expansion
includes learning about and connecting with the city; experience
gained through internships, research, community service, and
global study; and a keystone summative seminar. Combined with a
liberal arts foundation and skills development, students prepare to
become effective, informed, and ethical citizens.
Important to Augsburg’s vision are a number of new programs that
provide access to education for students who lack it for various
reasons: Scholastic Connections, a scholarship program that matches
students of color with alumni of color in mentoring relationships;
StepUP, a nationally-recognized program that provides support to
students in addiction recovery to help them succeed academically; and
graduate programs to help students understand the world through a
lens of vocation.
Augsburg’s vision has taken the College into many new and
innovative partnerships. A program in Rochester now serves 300
students, mostly from Mayo Clinic and IBM, who wish to complete
baccalaureate and some graduate degrees. An unusual partnership
with Capella University involves Augsburg faculty developing and
teaching online courses.
One of Frame’s key leadership roles was helping to found Faith in
the City, a collaboration of seven urban Lutheran institutions in
Minneapolis that together seek to improve the quality of life in the
community. Included is the year-old Augsburg Academy for Health
• Link between Library and Sverdrup/Memorial— Sverdrup
renovation, new atrium
• Christensen Center renovation—welcome and gathering
area, coffee shop, gallery space
• Purchase and renovation of Augsburg House
• New signage on Mortensen Hall and on I-94
• Upgrading of residence halls
• Replacement of Edor Nelson Field turf
• Overall beautification of grounds
• Sale of Ice Arena to gain lease-back arrangement
and capital
• Added two new parking lots and upgraded security
• Purchased additional perimeter properties
around campus
Administrative
• Creation of Enrollment Center as one-stop shop
• Creation/consolidation of Center for Service, Work,
and Learning
• Creation of Undergraduate Research and Graduate
Opportunity (URGO) from McNair program
Awards/Recognition
• 2006—Augsburg Medal
Left: President Frame poses for a moment with the directors of the ethnic
programs at the annual Scholastic Connections dinner in October 2005.
(L to R) Bao Thao, Cindy Peterson, Frame, Emiliano Chagil, and Trena
Bolden Fields.
• 2006—award from Lutheran Educational Council of North
America
Top: First-year students hear from the president on City Service Projects
day during their Augsburg Seminar.
• 2004-05 chair of Minnesota Private College Council
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• Project director for Council of Independent Colleges’
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Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission seminars
• 2006—Toby LaBelle award from StepUP to Anne
and Bill Frame
• 2003-04 president of the ELCA Council of College
Presidents
Careers, a joint charter school with
Fairview Health Services that prepares
high school students for careers and
vocations in health care.
Augsburg, under Frame’s leadership,
has gained considerable recognition for its
visioning work. Elftmann stated, “College
presidents across the country consistently
ask Bill how Augsburg was able to capture
its essence, its purpose, its wholeness so
well. Bill’s contributions have established
Augsburg as a national leader in terms of
strategic direction and future focus. “
The College was recognized by The
Princeton Review and Campus Compact as
a “college with a conscience.” It
consistently ranks high for service-learning
programs and is one of 12 colleges selected
for excellence in first-year programs.
Frame has served as president of the
ELCA Council of College Presidents, as
chair of the Minnesota Private College
Council (MPCC), and as project director
for the Council on Independent Colleges
(CIC) seminars reflecting on vocation
and institutional mission. He also has
received awards from the Lutheran
Educational Conference of North
America (LECNA) and Augsburg’s
StepUP program, who selected Anne and
Bill Frame for the 2006 Toby LaBelle
Award for support of its ideals.
Changing the culture
Frame’s third agenda item from his 1997
interview was the creation of a campus
culture that would support and model the
mission and vision. His first task was
confronting what he called “militant
modesty,” the difficulty of the College to
“toot its own horn.” He immediately put a
great deal of attention on both tangible
improvements—fixing up and painting
residence halls, landscaping, new
facilities—and more deep-seated changes,
such as making Augsburg salaries more
competitive.
Griffin says that Frame has been able
to get Augsburg to “think big about
ourselves”—in both small ways, like the
campus improvements, as well as bigger
ways, with new programs and initiatives.
“I think we’re becoming more willing to
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embrace our complexity—and also our
promise,” she said.
The Frame presidency has been one
very much shared by both Bill and Anne
Frame. Anne has been active in a number
of Augsburg programs, contributing her
business expertise, hospitality, and much
volunteer time.
She told faculty and staff that after long
consideration of how to describe her role
at Augsburg, she had recently been
introduced in a way that seemed very
comfortable to her—“this is Anne Frame,
she’s a member of the Augsburg
community and happens to be married to
our president.”
Hospitality, from the theological sense
to a simple friendly welcome, has become
a hallmark of the vision—and one in
which Anne has played a significant role.
Their sharing of Augsburg House as a
center for college hospitality has opened
new dimensions in how community
members relate to each other.
In March Bill Frame articulated
Augsburg’s vision of hospitality: “[Our
college] welcomes the stranger as a gift to
a learning community composed of
students, many in the guise of faculty and
staff colleagues, who cannot proceed in
their own quests for vitality and hope
without constant contact with a diverse
array of learning styles and even learning
capacities, each one at least beginning to
feel that deep and absorbing hunger
to know.”
In an interview with Augsburg Echo,
Frame recently reflected on what he
considers his proudest moment—“having
our envisioning work recognized as
distinctive by candidates and their
sponsors for the 11th presidency of the
College.”
And, indeed, President-elect Paul
Pribbenow told faculty and staff in March,
“I would not be here if I did not find your
aspirations inspiring and compelling.”
Griffin offered an Augsburg
community perspective: “I think at least
part of the excitement of the approaching
Pribbenow era is that Bill brought us to a
point where we can imagine how much
farther we can go.”
Since February, when Pribbenow was
chosen by Augsburg regents, an unusual
The Frame years in print
William Frame has published a collection
of writings and speeches from his years
as president at Augsburg College. He says
it intends to both “provide a record of
the principal stops on the faith and
reason journey on which I was sent when
elected as Augsburg’s 10th president,”
and to share his connection with Martin
Luther and Philip Melanchthon.
The book’s preface was written by the
Rev. Mark Hanson ’68, presiding bishop
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America.
Published by Lutheran University Press in
Minneapolis, the book is available in
bookstores, online, and at <www.
lutheranUpress.org>. Proceeds from sales
of the book will be donated to
Augsburg’s annual fund.
collaboration has developed. Frame invited
Pribbenow to share the podium with him
in March at the College’s all-faculty and
all-staff meeting.
Mark Hanson ’68, presiding bishop of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (ELCA), summarizes the impact
of the Frame years, “… Bill draws upon
the great themes of the Lutheran
Reformation and weaves them into the
mission of a Lutheran urban college in the
21st century. When Bill Frame speaks, I
want to ask him to stop after each
sentence so that we can ponder the depth
of his wisdom.”
In every way, the Frame presidency has
been one of introspection and distinction,
even to his legendary eloquence and
penchant to speak long. Quipped student
body president Paul Cumings, “He will be
missed. Even his dry humor and lengthy
lectures.” ■
Summer 2006
At Augsburg House—since 1998
Frequency of events: about twice a week
Events held: 430
In 1998, the Augsburg Board of Regents authorized the purchase of a house for
the home of the president and a gathering place for campus events. In January
2006 Anne Frame talked to the Board of Regents about hospitality at Augsburg
House. Following are excerpts of her talk.
People who have attended: 8,600
Catering by Augsburg-Sodexho staff
(as of January 2006)
Staff photo
HOSPITALITY
and the House
BY ANNE FRAME
I
I’ve been asked to think about some of
the ways my work with Augsburg is
applied to implementing the idea of
hospitality. The Augsburg Vocation, our
vision document, talks about
community and intentional diversity–
language that conceived of this College
as a welcoming place, where persons are
accepted, perhaps because of their
differences, and where a community is
developed that contributes to the
learning for all of us.
Much of my work takes place away
from this Riverside campus. From the
beginning, Bill and I—ironically, as the
newcomers—took as our job helping the
various constituents of the campus feel at
home here. We have visited alumni and
friends of the College in many locations
to let them know what is going on now
at Augsburg, and specifically to
emphasize that they are welcome here.
That they, as a part of Augsburg’s history,
therefore have a place in its present. And,
as we have learned much from their
stories and memories, we hope they have
strengthened or rekindled their bonds to
this place.
We have been privileged both to live
at Augsburg House and to use it
frequently for College events. A plaque
in the entry hall—carved by a Norwegian
in Iowa—states our purpose:
In this place we extend to our guests
the friendship and hospitality of the
Augsburg Community in loving
memory of Adeline Marie Rasmussen
Johnson ’31 and through the
Summer 2006
generosity of James and Kathleen
Haglund and Milton and Dorothy
Kleven.
So we are acting for the community and
have practiced that hospitality to student
groups, to faculty and staff, to the
regents, the parents and alumni and
friends of the College, to neighborhood
and community groups who may not
know Augsburg well. We have done this
in as many different forms as we can
think of: with receptions, breakfasts,
lunches, dinners, conversations. We
bring these groups together for food and
fellowship, for study and discussions. We
feel that getting to know each other
better, spending time together, and
talking about the College together helps
us to be a stronger community.
Frequent remarks I hear as people
learn how many groups and events are at
Augsburg House each year come in one
of two forms, the first being, “You must
get really tired of having so many people
at your house.” (The answer is a very
clear “no.”) The other comment is, “You
must really be a party person!” I don't
think that’s quite the case, either.
But these two questions have caused
me to try to express what it is that I do
like about using Augsburg House in this
way. What do I get out of it?
The answer is … getting to know the
wide and diverse constituency that is
Augsburg—learning histories and
connections, hearing staff and faculty
speak across their areas of expertise, and
listening and discussing ideas with
each other.
Bill and Anne Frame welcome the community
to Augsburg House.
What a rare privilege this is. It has
given me an appreciation of this place
that is deeper than I could have
discovered elsewhere. It has widened my
horizons, expanded my understandings,
and has made this College house truly
“home” to me.
What we do at the house is
intentional, and I believe it’s consistent
with trying to build our community, as
stated in The Augsburg Vocation, “the
development of a sense of connectedness
that leads to lasting relationships.”
The author of the Book of Hebrews
exhorts his readers: “Do not neglect to
show hospitality to strangers, for by
doing that some have entertained angels
without knowing it.” And I’m convinced
there are at least a few angels hanging
around Augsburg.
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Augsburg’s original
MBAs
The Class of 2006
BY BETHANY BIERMAN
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Summer 2006
The
AUGSBURG
MBA
Nathan Appel joined the army right out of high school in Colorado and spent several years in the
service. He eventually came to Minnesota to attend the university but “became tired of rollerblading
from Timbuktu to a class where another student taught us.” So he transferred to another college,
taking evening classes to finish his undergraduate degree in management. His campus? A hotel
conference room in the suburbs. His cohort? Number 327.
Later, with his career at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage well underway, Appel decided to return to school
for his Master of Business Administration degree. He was about to choose another program when he
received an MBA postcard from Augsburg. He came to an information session and was sold. His new
campus? A small, fully functioning campus in the heart of Minneapolis. His cohort? Number 1.
“It’s kind of cool … We are the original,” Appel says.
A JUMP-START LAUNCH
This May, Augsburg graduated the first four sections, or cohorts, of
its new Master of Business Administration program—a total of 84
students.
The 20-month program evolved from eight years of discussion,
research, and planning by members of the business department, with
Professor David Schwain serving as the chief designer.
“In the feasibility study, our researcher found that our business
program ranked third best business program in the state by those
students taking the GMAT,” says John Cerrito, chair of the
Department of Business Administration. “Of course, we did not have
a grad program at that time, which the two programs that ranked
higher did, so we felt we’d have good acceptance in the market.
When we introduced the MBA, we met with instant success.”
In fact, recruiting one group to start the program doubled into
two, as 44 students responded by the time the MBA began in fall
2004. The initial goal of four cohorts by the end of three years was
met within four months of launching the program. It was these
students who became Augsburg’s first MBAs in May.
THE CAPTAIN
Since its launch 20 months ago, under the direction of Robert
Kramarczuk, the MBA program has grown to over 300 students.
Kramarczuk’s international career had included teaching at the
International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in
Switzerland, running several successful businesses, and starting up
six other graduate educational programs. He was already enjoying
retirement, but the Augsburg call was too good to pass up.
He was attracted to Augsburg’s commitment to service-learning,
Top: MBA director Robert Kramarczuk places a hood on Kristen Schell, one of
84 in the first class of MBA graduates.
Bottom: Sarah Anton offers a comment to her classmates in Cohort 3.
Summer 2006
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“In the real world, you don’t function on
your own. You rely upon other people.”
—CHRISTINE WAGGONER ’97, ’06 MBA
which became an integral component in
the MBA. “The program reflects very well
Augsburg’s mission—service to others,”
Kramarczuk says. “It’s a hallmark of our
program.”
One group of MBA students spends
time in the Somali community. All are
involved in field projects where, as a
team, students work with an organization
for 10 to 11 months. Kramarczuk says
that these sorts of experiences put
Augsburg’s MBA students “ten levels
above” those in other programs.
“The other key factor is that we
consider really good leaders to differ
from others by being able to think
critically … That’s woven into the entire
program.”
Even with six other successful
program starts, Kramarczuk considers
Augsburg’s unique. “We look at it from a
different perspective. We look at it as
your life’s purpose or vocation, with the
MBA being a critical leg in this life’s
journey… We tell our students, ‘After
you get this MBA, you’ll say this
is probably one of the most
important decisions you’ve made
in your life.’”
Jamie Schiller, MBA coordinator, and graduate
As a requirement for
Christine Waggoner pause from the action of an MBA
admission to the program, each
softball game.
applicant must personally
interview with Kramarczuk. “It’s
humbling to hear them share and discuss
THE CURRICULUM
their goals and aspirations and how the
The intense curriculum includes finance
MBA fits into this process. … I consider
and economics, local and global issues,
myself almost like a peer. I love my
organizational management, and
students, and I think they kind of like
leadership ethics. Through application
me.”
and research, students learn to
Like him they do, and at a recent
implement ideas and communicate vital
event they presented Kramarczuk with an
statistical, financial, and other critical
award. Accolades include these words
business-related data in an evolving work
from Babette Blumenauer of Cohort 4:
environment.
“He has started this program that will
The required field project, which
change my life course. … I am not just a
serves as the thesis for the MBA, often
number or an obscure student here. Dr.
responds to real-world requests that
Kramarczuk … gives me time, shows he
come to the program from business and
cares, and he knows my name. And that
industry.
has meant a lot to me.”
“Book learning is very different from
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real-life experience,” says Christine
Waggoner of Cohort 2. “It’s that real-life
experience that is discussed and studied
in this program.”
Waggoner earned her bachelor’s
degree from Augsburg in 1997. “Given
my positive experience as an
undergraduate, I cannot tell you how
excited I was when I received the
postcard announcing that Augsburg was
starting an MBA program,” she says. “At
Augsburg, the professors know you.
They tailor their teaching methods to the
students in their class. They share their
personal stories … [and] successes and
failures they’ve gone through.”
“When you finish, you will be at a
higher level of leadership and decisionmaking,” Kramarczuk says. Additionally,
because of the liberal arts background, an
Summer 2006
Augsburg MBA graduate will be more of
a “cosmopolitan” thinker.
Waggoner confirms this. “I have a
new outlook on the way I view myself
and my career. I have a lot more
confidence in my ability to lead, manage,
and make strategic business decisions.”
A significant number of students have
been offered new jobs and promotions as
a result of what they have taken away
from the MBA program.
LIFE IN THE COHORT
The cohort model has been critical to the
success of the program. It allows
students to build relationships and
become almost like family to each other
as they travel together through the
sequence of courses.
“Taking classes as a member of a
cohort has really enriched my learning
experience,” says Waggoner. “Classes are
sequentially ordered so that students
build upon learned skills, and those
skills are continually reinforced
throughout the program. The program is
organized so students can focus on
learning.”
This even includes providing a warm
meal before each evening class.
“[Students] have an opportunity to sit
together,” says Kramarczuk. “They are
from different professions, different parts
of the Twin Cities. They sit down to
really communicate about class work,
personal life, professional life.”
“In the real world, you don’t function
on your own,” Waggoner says. “You rely
upon other people.”
“You learn a lot from the students,
too,” adds Appel. “There are people of
diverse backgrounds—professional
backgrounds, cultural backgrounds, age
groups…”
This group atmosphere extends
beyond the classroom to social events
and celebrations. Appel formed and
managed a softball team with players
representing multiple cohorts. They
ordered Augsburg caps and jerseys and
even won a game. “We were beyond
awful, but we had a lot of spirit!”
Waggoner says.
“When Cohorts 3 and 4 came on
board, we had a little party at
Kramarczuk’s Deli,” reminisces Appel.
“Bob [Kramarczuk] wrote a ‘Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer’ song and made
them sing it.” The parody was titled
“Auggie, the Adult Professional.” These
kick-off dinners have become a tradition,
with older cohorts welcoming new ones.
Other social events have included the
students’ families, giving them a chance
to meet classmates and professors.
Already, a graduation celebration is in
the planning, where awards will be
handed out and, in line with tradition,
Kramarczuk’s musical parodies will
probably be sung.
THE CAMPUS
MBA director Bob Kramarczuk (left) and Auggie Eagle (right) lead Cohorts 3 and 4 in their
“initiation” song.
The opportunity to study on a “real”
campus also attracts students to the
program.
“Here, you come to school,” Appel
says. “There’s people with laptops, people
studying, there’s the bookstore… When I
meet my cohort outside of class to study,
we meet at the library. You feel like you
“[My classmates are]
people I respect…
very smart people.
Just like family.”
—SUNNY OLISE ’06 MBA
MBA graduate Nathan Appel, originator of the
MBA softball team, strikes a pose.
Summer 2006
Nigerian-born Sunny Olise came to the U.S. to
study business and appreciates the small-group
atmosphere in Augsburg's MBA program.
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are in school… Now, actually coming to
campus just feels more like I’m at an
institution of higher learning and all that
goes along with that.”
Nigerian-born Sunny Olise began
studying in Lindell Library while he was
an undergraduate business student at
another school because he found it to be
a more calming and productive place for
him to work.
So when he heard the ad for
Augsburg’s new MBA program on the
radio, he said to himself, “Yeah, it’s a
good school.” Olise called Kramarczuk
and told him the story of how he woke
up one day after working for the
Nigerian government for 21 years
wanting to “try something new.”
The two later met in the coffee center of
Christensen Center. At the end of their
visit, Kramarczuk said, “Congratulations,
Sunny. You’re in!”
“I didn’t even know he was
interviewing me,” Olise says, laughing.
From there, Kramarczuk took Olise to
the bookstore to purchase his books.
Less than two years later, Olise is one of
the Cohort 4 graduates. He describes his
group as “people I respect… very smart
people. Just like family.”
“In addition to the knowledge you get
from the MBA program, there’s a lot of
prestige attached to it,” says Olise. “I work
full time, I have a full-time family, I
attended school, and I’m a chess addict…
I have no regrets whatsoever. None.”
COMING OF AGE
Kramarczuk considers the number of
students pretty close to the maximum
the College can currently support,
although he sees a huge potential for
growth. In response to a particular need,
Augsburg now offers the full MBA
program at Thrivent Financial’s corporate
center in downtown Minneapolis. Several
students have transferred in from nearby
programs, and Kramarczuk anticipates an
eventual 100 students at the Thrivent
location alone.
Augsburg also launched its first MBA
cohort in Rochester in fall 2005, its second
last winter, and will add its third this fall.
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“Augsburg is a very traditional
institution, while the MBA is a very
entrepreneurial effort. There’s continual
adjustment that’s had to happen on both
ends,” Kramarczuk says. “It’s seems to be
progressing well.”
“We want to continue to develop
graduate business programs geared
toward executives. We are also
developing MBA programs in specific
concentration areas such as international
business,” says Cerrito.
Putting their MBA
“It’s kind of scary being the first class
of MBAs, but Augsburg’s reputation in
the metro and in the region is solid,”
Appel says. “The undergraduate business
program has a really good reputation.
Hopefully we’ll piggyback off of that. …
I’m banking on Augsburg’s reputation
carrying weight. I think it will.” ■
For more information about the MBA
program, go to <www.augsburg.edu/mba>.
(L to R): Derek Zielin, Max Boller, David
Sandvig, Matthew Barrett, Sarah Anton,
Scott Kretzschmar
TO WORK
Many MBA students seek out the
program to help them advance in their
current positions. For some students in
Cohort 3, however, the program
provided the foundation for a new
business venture.
One particular group of students
began talking during breaks, after
class, and, of course, over the pre-class
dinners. At these dinners, student
Sarah Anton says, “We learn about our
families, our goals, our plans for the
future.”
These discussions led to the creation
of Minnesota Business Consultants, LLP
(MBC), a group of five men and Anton.
“Each member brings a different
expertise to the group that comes out
of our diverse career paths,” she says.
MBC specializes in strategic
planning and profit maximization for
small- to medium-size businesses.
“Guiding businesses that might wish to
re-evaluate their current financial
picture” is the mission, according to
Anton. “We see using the contacts
we’ve gained from Augsburg to
develop a client base and to develop a
niche in an industry where small
businesses are struggling. We believe
small businesses are an important part
of our Minnesota culture.”
MBC is starting out in rental office
space, and each consultant will
maintain his or her current job until
MBC is able to support them fully.
“It’s a natural progression of the
excellent talent pool that Kramarczuk
puts together,” says Anton. “It would
surprise me if there aren’t more
businesses formed out of the MBA
cohorts.”
Summer 2006
on tour with the
AUGSBURG
Choir
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JUDY PETREE
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW WROTE, “Music is the universal language of
mankind.” As the Augsburg Choir set out on its European concert tour they would come to
understand the meaning of Longfellow’s words.
From May 8-21, under the direction of Peter Hendrickson ’76, the choir toured Budapest,
Hungary; Prague and Kutna Hora, Czech Republic; and Dresden and Leipzig, Germany,
where the tour ended at the American Choral Festival.
The 66-voice choir sang in basilicas that took their breaths away, in churches that dated
back to the 1300s, and in one of the finest concert halls in Europe. Their audiences included
U. S. citizens living in Europe as well as people who could speak little or no English.
The choir learned that it wasn’t the words they sang, but rather the music they made that
touched hearts and brought smiles—and sometimes even tears—to the people who came to
hear them. They also learned how music is indeed a universal language, and that experiences
like these also create bonds among themselves that last across continents and time.
On the return trip home, tenor Hayes Kaufman ’09 said when he joined the choir his dad
expressed his hope that someday he, Hayes, would come to appreciate the opportunity he
was being given.
“I think I already have,” Kaufman told his fellow choir members. “Thanks to everyone
for this great trip, the memories, and opportunity.”
H U N G A R Y,
Summer 2006
C Z E C H
R E P U B L I C ,
A N D
G E R M A N Y
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B U D A P E S T ,
K U T N A
H O R A ,
P R A G U E ,
D R E S D E N ,
L E I P Z I G
(1) The concert tour began at St. Stephen’s Basilica
in Budapest, Hungary, the city’s largest church. Not
only its beauty and magnificence awed the choir,
but also the sound of their voices. Tenor Tony
Wallin ’08 said he couldn’t believe that “we, the
Augsburg Choir, would ever have the opportunity
to sing in such a place.”
(2) In the small Czech town of Kutna Hora, once
famous for its silver mines, the choir sang at St.
Barbara’s Cathedral. Here, a few choir members
take a break at intermission to catch a view of the
town at night.
(Front row, L to R) Aleah Tebben, Mike
Schmit, Colin Callander, Kathryn Goerges (Back
row, L to R) Stacey Zeutenhorst, Miranda Nelson,
Eric Anderson, Adam Krumwiede, Tom Robinson
and Kent Bodurtha.
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In Prague, the choir sang at St. Ignatius, an active
church run by Jesuit monks that was begun in
1665 and completed in 1671.
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3
4
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(3) At a stop in Krabcice, another small Czech
town, the choir performed for an audience of
senior citizens, most of whom knew no English. A
highlight of the tour for many of the students was
a song they sang in the Czech language, for which
they received a standing ovation and compliments
on their pronunciation.
“This by far has been the best part of the tour
for me,” said soprano Molly Shortall ’07, who
enjoyed talking with one of the senior citizens
after the concert.
“It was better than the larger concerts because
you could just feel that it meant so much to these
people. These are people who had their culture
taken away from them for so many years, and now
you can see how much it must mean to them to
get it back.”
(4) The audience was sparse but very appreciative
at Annen Kirche in Dresden, Germany, one of the
only churches there to escape bombing during
World War II. A woman in the front row was so
clearly moved by the choir’s singing, she would
direct along with Peter and, at times, smile broadly
and cry quietly.
Summer 2006
B U D A P E S T ,
K U T N A
H O R A ,
K R A B C I C E ,
D R E S D E N ,
L E I P Z I G
“It doesn’t always matter how many people are
in the audience, said bass Dave Czepa ’06. He
spoke for many of the choir members as he said,
“that one lady and what this obviously meant to
her made the whole concert worth it.”
(5) In Leipzig, Germany—home to such famous
composers as Bach and Handel—the choir visited
St. Thomaskirche, where Johann Sebastian Bach
was a cantor and where he is buried. They also
toured St. Nicholaskirche, founded in 1165.
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(6) The choir teamed up with the Northwestern
College Choir of St. Paul to perform at the
Gewandhaus in Leipzig for the American Choral
Festival. They sang several songs as a massed
choir, plus each choir performed on its own.
Joining the choir was Augsburg alumna Nicole
(Warner) Simml ’01. Simml now lives in Germany
teaching voice and performing frequently.
Performing solos are (L to R) Nicole (Warner)
Simml; Krista Costin, Augsburg; Nathan Bird,
Northwestern; and Dave Czepa, Augsburg.
Directing is Northwestern choir director Timothy
Sawyer, with Augsburg director Peter
Hendrickson on piano.
What was the most memorable part of the trip—
the beautiful churches; the scenery; experiencing
different cultures, food, and languages? Not
according to many of the students. What they will
remember most are the bonds and friendships
they made with each other. Although the choir
has been singing together all year, they found that
sometimes it takes an experience such as this to
get to know each other really well. Alto Kellin
Pray ’08 said she really enjoyed being with others
who enjoy the same thing. The sad part, she
added, is now saying goodbye to the seniors
whom they were just starting to really know.
7
5
8
(7) (L to R) Kellin Pray, Bri’Ann Wright, and
Micah Erickson.
(8) (L to R) Emily Denstad, Emma Stensvaag, and
Adena Berg.
(9) Mother’s Day greetings from Prague were sent
home by Brian Halaas and Kari Aanestad.
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E
very week more than 2,000
people fill the Plymouth
Playhouse in the Twin Cities’
suburb for an afternoon or
evening of laughter, sharing
the lives of four women and their pastor
in the church basement of the East
Cornucopia Lutheran Church.
The play, Church Basement Ladies,
pays homage to the stalwart women who
cooked for and served every church
congregation. And it strikes a chord with
anyone who grew up in the 1950s and
’60s across the Midwest, whether they be
Lutheran, Methodist, or Presbyterian—it
was all part of their own experience.
Church Basement Ladies is based on
the Scandinavian humor books of Janet
Letnes Martin and Suzann (Johnson)
Nelson, both 1968 Augsburg graduates.
On stage the role of the church’s
matriarch, Mrs. Lars Snustad, is played
by Janet Paone ’83. For all three of them,
their Augsburg experiences play big.
Martin and Nelson came to Augsburg
in 1964 as freshmen, each attracted to
the big city and driven by the desire to
escape a future as a farm wife. When they
arrived, Augsburg was in the midst of
great change, reflecting new college
direction and leadership—the College
had just merged into the American
Lutheran Church after the demise of the
Lutheran Free Church, and Oscar
Anderson had just become president.
Students were pushed to explore and
understand the social and racial issues of
the city around them, forever changing
their worldviews.
Nelson aspired to be a home
economics teacher, but by the end of her
“God knew that if there were going
to be growing, self-sustaining, active
Lutheran Churches in America, he
would have to create a special
species of people, so He created the
Lutheran Church Basement Women.”
—Growing Up Lutheran,
Janet Letnes Martin and
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson, 1997
first semester had switched to political
science, and then in her sophomore year
to Scandinavian studies when the new
major was announced. She studied
Norwegian and was active in the
Norwegian Club, which led to many
opportunities, such as meeting the
visiting King Olav V of Norway.
Both Martin and Nelson felt
comfortable at Augsburg. They loved the
big city around them, but appreciated the
small-town comfort of the campus.
What they discovered was that smalltown Scandinavian Lutheran life was the
same everywhere. Nelson recalls the
many nights she and classmates from
small towns across the Upper Midwest
sat around in Gerda Mortensen Hall and
talked about their common backgrounds.
“We all grew up the same way,” Martin
confirms.
Students not from rural small towns
were commuter students, and Nelson
remembers stunning her city roommates
by talking about eating cream on bread.
So much so that she and others went
shopping and demonstrated how it was
made and eaten.
Paone arrived at Augsburg 15 years
later. By then Augsburg was less
THOSE
Lutheran
ladies
BY BETSEY NORGARD
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Summer 2006
Top: Janet Letnes Martin ’68 began writing
down her experiences growing up in rural
North Dakota and calls herself a “NorwegianLutheran farm girl humorist.”
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson ’68 used her
Scandinavian studies to inspire the
characters of rural Norwegian
Minnesota in her books.
Janet Paone ’83 has made a career in
acting and voiceover work, and
brings her Augsburg experience to
the stage in Church Basement Ladies
Bottom: From The Augsburgian, 1968.
Bottom: From The Augsburgian, 1968.
Bottom: From The Augsburgian, 1981.
obviously Norwegian Lutheran and far
more diverse, but it was because of the
Lutheran church that Paone chose it. Her
mother was Lutheran and her father was
Catholic. She was raised in Abiding
Savior Lutheran Church, but within her
family she felt the stigma of being the
child of a parent who “turned,” i.e.,
married outside the Lutheran faith. She
feels her father’s family never really
accepted her Lutheran mother.
After applying to music schools in New
York, she decided to stay home for college
and chose Augsburg because she had
always respected and enjoyed the
Augsburg students who were counselors at
Lake Wapogassett Lutheran Bible Camp.
She had also considered the ministry, but
she ended up in the theatre program.
“There was definitely a Norwegian
Lutheran influence at Augsburg,” Paone
says. “There was a Scandinavian studies
major, and most people’s names ended in
–son, -sen, -gard, or –dal.” She also
remembers the aesthetic influence of the
“good” dinnerware with Scandinavian
design used for special dinners.
Martin and Nelson graduated in
1968, but neither returned to her small
town. On a Norwegian Club trip to
Decorah, Iowa, Nelson had met Ronald
E. Nelson ’67; in March 1967 they were
married in Mindekirken, the Norwegian
Lutheran Memorial Church in
Minneapolis. She studied Scandinavian
literature in graduate school and for 10
summers directed Skogfjorden, the
Norwegian Language Village.
Martin married shortly after college
and began raising a family. More than a
decade later, in 1983, while helping her
mother-in-law research family history,
she became frustrated at not finding
much information about life in rural
communities and decided to begin
writing down what it was like growing
up. Together with Allen Todnem ’64, also
an Augsburg graduate, she co-authored
Cream and Bread, and then Second
Helpings of Cream and Bread.
Martin and Nelson remained close
friends. In 1994, on a whim, Martin
suggested that Nelson should write a
book with her, and Nelson quit her job
the same day.
Sitting around the kitchen table in
their flannel nightgowns enjoying
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REMEMBERING
those
Lutheran
ladies
BY DAVE WOOD
IT WAS THE MID-1980S. I had recently been appointed
book review editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune after a lengthy
stint as English teacher at Augsburg and feature writer for the old
Tribune.
“Dave,” said the receptionist, “There’s an author out here in
the lobby who wants to see you.”
Wow. My first author. Who would it be? I trotted down to the
lobby to discover a woman who looked like a pert middle-aged
housewife from Hastings, Minn., which, in fact, she was.
“Hi,” she said, thrusting an enormous layer cake into my paws.
“I’m Janet Martin. I went to Augsburg back in the ’60s. I’ve
written a book and if you’ll review it the cake is yours.”
Looking back, I sincerely hope I wasn’t too condescending
when I explained to Janet Letnes Martin that Star Tribune policy
prohibited my taking gifts, blah blah blah.
“OK,” she said, unflappable. “I’ll take back the cake. You take
the book.”
So there I was with Janet Letnes Martin’s first literary effort,
Cream on Bread. I gave it a whirl. It was wonderful. As a minor
ethnician of the times, I had read lots of this stuff, like Howard
Mohr’s work, and I think I knew what was good. Janet Martin’s
was excellent. No cheap shots. There were no big yuks in Cream
on Bread, just lots of little ones. That’s because Janet Martin was
smart enough to know that there aren’t a lot of big yuks in
Lutherandom, but lots and lots of little ones. That’s why she
became one of Lutheran humor’s most honest purveyors.
Was I surprised? Yes. But I shouldn’t have been. I had taught
for 10 years at Augsburg, not too many years after she had
graduated. I had taught at four other schools before my arrival
there and was continually surprised at the little college’s vitality
and intellectuality. Sure, there was a streak of inferiority feeling
running through the student body. The University of Minnesota
students across Riverside Ave. called Augsburg “God’s Little Acre.”
We had great music, science, art, and poetry, but the steam heat
system in Old Main on a cold day sounded like the last 15 minutes
before the H.M.S. Titanic went down. Nevertheless we had great
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Dave Wood is a past vice-president of the
National Book Critics Circle and former
book review editor of the Minneapolis Star
Tribune. He taught English and journalism
at Augsburg from 1969 to 1981.
poetry readings, students went off to good
graduate schools.
Best, we all had lots of fun, parked
right in the middle of a seedy old section
of Minneapolis.
But back to Janet Letnes Martin. Her
first book was a success followed by many
more, including one of my favorites, which
involved Hastings housewife/detective
Shirley Holmquist, a direct steal from Arthur Conan Doyle. In 1994,
her Auggie classmate, Suzann Nelson of Grand Rapids, Minn.,
joined her and their books tumbled out, books like their
monumental theological tract about Lutherans and Roman
Catholics entitled They Glorified Mary … We Glorified Rice. They
also performed two-woman shows, filling church basements across
the Midwest.
Ever since the Martin/Nelson success, I’ve been a bit jealous.
I’ve tried my hand with ethnic humor. Like Martin and Nelson I
grew up in a little Norwegian Lutheran town. But my stuff never
lit any fires. Why did theirs?
I’ve come to think that Augsburg College had a lot to do with
it. Augsburg was traditionally on the outer fringe of the Lutheran
establishment. Its supporting synod, the Lutheran Free Church,
was always suspicious of clericalism, authority, big shots. An
immigrant church, it had to survive by its wits. (Janet Letnes
Martin, you see, didn’t actually think her layer cake would
persuade me to review her book. It was just a way of tweaking my
self-satisfaction, cutting me and the Star Tribune down to size.)
And so the two pious girls from small farm towns came to God’s
Little Acre in the heart of the Sinful City and found out one could
love one’s church and have some fun with it, too.
I look back more than a quarter century at the students like
Martin and Nelson and wonder at their successes, many of which
have just a bit of orneriness in common. It’s a wonderful tradition
and the women who made church basements famous are
definitely part of it.
And so now the girls are moving out onto the national scene.
Martin and Nelson are no longer girls, but I can’t help thinking of
them in that way, for their girlish glee and for poking a little fun
at the basements where they both spent hundreds of hours
learning that certain concepts were “most certainly true.”
I have only one bit of advice and that’s for Janet Letnes
Martin. If and when you get to New York City, don’t bring a layer
cake to the offices of the New York Times Book Review.
The editor won’t get it.
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copious amounts of both coffee and
laughter, the two women began to
capture recollections and memories as
they spilled out. Nelson has said that it’s
her job to jog people’s memories and
their job to laugh. Their intention is
never to make fun of anyone or anything.
“There’s a fine line between making fun
of something and having fun with it,”
Martin told an interviewer. “Hopefully
we’ll never cross it.”
Three books came within the first six
months. So far, they’ve written nine
books together, the most popular being
Growing Up Lutheran: What Does This
Mean?, which won a Minnesota Book
Award for humor.
Requests for speaking engagements
also started coming, and for several years
Martin and Nelson crisscrossed each
others’ paths as they spoke to church
groups, women’s groups, and local
organizations. Then they devised a
comedy routine and began appearing
together as “Those Lutheran Ladies”—
nothing more than sharing their own
backgrounds.
An idea for a play came about when
TroupeAmerica’s president and executive
producer-director, Curt Wollan, hired
Those Lutheran Ladies to perform for
three weeks at the Medora Musical in
North Dakota. Wollan invited a
playwright-couple, Jim Stowell and
Jessica Zuehlke, to pen the script.
Wollan, who had grown up as
“Lutherans attending a Lutheran
college in the ’50s and ’60s did not
have to prepare themselves for any
big culture shock. Some of them
even shared the same last name—
but were not related.”
—Growing Up Lutheran,
Janet Letnes Martin and
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson, 1997
president of his Luther League and the
son of a dedicated church basement lady,
encouraged Paone to take the part of
matronly Vivian Snustad, the
unequivocal and uncompromising queen
of the church basement ladies in his
fictional East Cornucopia Lutheran
Church.
Paone, a veteran character actress seen
in Tony ’n Tina’s Wedding, pushed for
revisions to the script through a workshop
process in order to engage Mrs. Snustad
more with the audience. This character is a
curmudgeon, but works through her
issues and begins to understand why
things must eventually change—beginning
with her consternation over the hymnals
changing from black to red.
Church Basement Ladies previewed at
several locations before settling into its
long run at the Plymouth Playhouse.
Paone recalls opening in Fargo, where
the cast was extremely nervous about
how it would go over. Once the audience
started laughing and didn’t stop, Paone
remembers the “neat moment” between
acts when the cast suddenly realized that
“this thing is going to be huge.”
Audiences react differently to the
play, Paone says, and she can tell by what
they laugh at whether the crowd (often
comprised of large church groups) is
Lutheran or Catholic. And, if they react
most vividly to the physical comedy
aspect, they probably aren’t churchconnected at all.
Even if someone is not well versed in
the ways of Martin Luther, she says, the
play is still very accessible. “It’s about a
[small] country church … it’s the social
center, with many different layers.”
Paone would love to pull more
material from Martin and Nelson’s books
for the stage, and Martin and Nelson
would love to have the current actors
stay involved with the East Cornucopia
Lutheran Church.
What’s next for Those Lutheran
Ladies? When asked about it, Martin
quickly replies, “Oh, ya, there’s lots more
in it.” When they get together and start
laughing, she says, “We just run with it
… and sometimes we just blurt out the
same thing.”
And, to quote Martin Luther and the
church basement ladies, “This is most
certainly true.” ■
“If Scandinavian Lutherans could add one more feast day to the church
calendar, it would be the feast of fish and flatbread … Unlike the Catholics
who had to eat fish every Friday, Scandinavian Lutherans were only morally
obligated to eat it once a year, and that was at the annual Lutefisk supper.”
—Growing Up Lutheran,
Janet Letnes Martin and
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson, 1997
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CHURCH
Basement
Troupe America, Inc.
Ladies
—you bet it’s a big hit!
The cast of Church Basement Ladies (L to R): Janet Paone ’83 (Mrs. Lars Snustad—Vivian), Greta
Grosch (Mrs. Gilmer Gilmerson—Mavis), Tim Drake (Pastor E. L. Gunderson), Dorian Chalmers
(Mrs. Elroy Engelson-Karin) and Ruthie Baker (Signe Engelson—Karin’s daughter).
BY ANY MEASURE, Church Basement Ladies is a monster
hit. It has been running for more than 35 weeks at Plymouth
Playhouse (scheduled through the end of 2006) at 101%
occupancy. It now has a double cast and offers 10 or 11 shows per
week.
Curt Wollan, producer and director, found inspiration for the
play in his own mother. After she died, Wollan was asked if the
gift she left the church could be used for their greatest need, a
new stove for the kitchen. He agreed, and it was named Lorraine
in her honor, a seemingly fitting legacy.
“We’re honoring people who are never honored … and who
are under-appreciated,” says Wollan. “The play has been hugely
popular with women who have worked in church basements, and
with their daughters and granddaughters, who are remembering
mom and grandmother.”
He remembers being a Luther Leaguer in his own church when
they’d sing, “Come out, dear ladies, come out, come out” so the
women could be recognized, and they were always bashful about
it. “They were the unsung heroes of the church—they kept it
clean and fed, and the coffee going.”
He says the play is universal—it doesn’t matter where or what
church you’re in—every church has its basement ladies. The show
just happens to be Norwegian Lutheran because it’s based on
Nelson and Martin’s book, Growing Up Lutheran.
The play is important, he says, because this part of church life
is dying. “As women have started to work, there are fewer
basement ladies and there is more catering,” says Wollan. “This
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celebrates the past and its heritage.”
Church Basement Ladies is preparing to embark on a ninestate, 50-city tour from January-March 2007, in mostly small towns
throughout the Upper Midwest, but reaching as far as New
Mexico, Colorado, and Montana. Then, they’ll wait a year and
tour bigger cities.
Already underway are plans for a second cast to begin
production in Chicago. New York is pending, and there has been
interest in an off-Broadway venue where it would play in a real
Lutheran church basement.
Norwegian Lutheran food is central to the play. One of
Wollan’s favorite lines is “Lutefisk and lefse are directly descended
from the five loaves and two fishes at the Sea of Galilee, and have
since lost their color.”
The music and lyrics were written by Drew Jansen; here are
two samples:
From “Closer to Heaven”—“You’re closer to heaven in the
church basement, Where we do the Good Lord’s work. Everywhere
you look you see spectacular sights; 40 kinds of food to feed some
fierce appetites; Nearly new linoleum and fluorescent lights,
managed by a stalwart squad. Here below the house of God.”
From “Dead Spread”[term for the spreads served on
sandwiches following a funeral]—“Dead spread, a splendid affair,
to celebrate someone who’s no longer there; dead spread, a
wonderful thing, what sweet consolation a hotdish can bring.”
For more information, go to <www.plymouthplayhouse.com>.
Summer 2006
AAlumni
LUMNINews
NEWS
From the Alumni Board president’s desk…
S
erving as
president of the
Augsburg Alumni
Board the past year
has in many ways
been one of the most
rewarding and
enriching things I
have done. I am
continually inspired
by the many outstanding and diverse
accomplishments of our alumni, and I
am honored and humbled by the
opportunity to serve the Augsburg
Alumni Association and Augsburg
Alumni Board over the past seven years.
My goal this year was to continue the
transformation and forward momentum
of the Alumni Board in its journey from
the role of an advisory board to a
working board. Under discussion has
been our advisory member initiative, in
which we invite representatives of
various campus constituencies to attend
our committee meetings in order to
foster greater dialogue, e.g. parents,
international students, A-Club, the
Augsburg Associates, Faculty and Staff
Senates. Our Connections Committee,
led by Buffie Blesi, undertook an effort to
explore possibilities for offering alumni
benefits. Stay tuned to hear more about
this effort in the coming months.
I’m proud to report that Alumni
Board members are well on the way to a
fourth consecutive year of 100%
contribution to the annual fund. Our
intention is to continue to build on this
tradition of giving, and I am pleased to
say that the Alumni Board has also
committed to a 100% contribution rate
among board members to the Access to
Excellence campaign. We are certainly
blessed by these commitments and by
these gifts.
President Frame’s leadership of
Augsburg is finishing with tremendous
energy, solid growth for the College, and
renewal of its vision for the future. The
strength and constancy of his leadership
has helped draw Augsburg to new levels
of recognition. In his own words,
“Augsburg plays a unique role in the
world of Lutheran education. Its service
to the city, to the provision of
accessibility to first-class educational
opportunities, and its regard for faith and
reason as interactive and mutually
reinforcing modes of understanding …
gives us a special mission.” Augsburg has
been truly blessed by President Frame’s
incredible leadership the past nine years.
I had the privilege of speaking at
Augsburg’s 137th Commencement on
May 6 and welcoming 752 graduates as
the newest members of the Augsburg
Alumni Association. Our Alumni
Association has grown considerably since
my Commencement ceremony a little
over 20 years ago, when the Weekend
College had just been launched and
when graduate programs, the Rochester
program, and many others did not yet
exist. The Alumni Association in those
days numbered around 10-11,000
members and now includes around
18,000. Congratulations and welcome to
the Class of 2006!
I am excited about Augsburg’s future,
the future of the Alumni Association,
and the Alumni Board. I hope you will
join me in welcoming President-elect
Paul Pribbenow and incoming Alumni
Board president Barry Vornbrock—the
next chapter in our history!
Stay close and stay connected.
Karina Karlén ’83
President, Alumni Board
LSAT prep for a bargain
Don’t take out a loan to pay those expensive test prep companies.
Augsburg’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate
Opportunity (URGO) is hosting LSAT Prep on campus this fall.
The instructor is Brian Farrell ’95, an attorney and Augsburg
alumnus, who scored in the 99th percentile on the exam and taught
LSAT prep for Princeton Review. Four sessions are offered:
TUES., OCT. 10, 6 TO 9 P.M.-—Homework review, reading
comprehension strategy and practice
TUES., OCT. 17, 6 TO 9 P.M.—Homework review, continued practice in
all sections, overall test-taking strategies, test-day preparation, class
questions
TUES., SEPT. 26, 6 TO 9 P.M.—General introduction to the LSAT,
analytical reasoning strategy and practice
The cost for the four sessions is $150 for Augsburg alumni,
compared to $580 at the University of Minnesota and over $1300 at
Kaplan or Princeton Review.
TUES., OCT. 3, 6 TO 9 P.M.—Homework review, logical reasoning
strategy and practice
To register (limited spaces are available), contact Dixie Shafer,
<shafer@augsburg.edu>.
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Alumni Events
Please join us for these upcoming alumni events; unless otherwise noted, call 612-330-1085 or 1-800-260-6590 or e-mail
<alumni@augburg.edu> for more information.
June
August
20
8
Auggie Hours, 5:30-7 p.m.
Campiello, 1320 West Lake St.,
Uptown Minneapolis,
612-825-2222
15
Alumni Board Meeting,
5:30 p.m.
Minneapolis Room,
Christensen Center
10
Auggie Evening at the Races
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN
Gather your friends and family and
join us for free admission and
complimentary hors d’oeuvres.
RSVP is required and space
is limited.
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Auggies attend Lutheran
Night at the Dome
Minnesota Twins v. Cleveland
Indians, with first pitch at 7:10.
Lower level seating—$18 per
ticket(group rate).
Tickets are limited-contact the
Alumni Relations Office,
612-330-1613 or send check to:
Alumni Relations Office,
2211 Riverside Ave S., CB 146,
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Once your payment has been
received, the tickets will be mailed
to you in August.
Alumni Board Meeting,
5:30 p.m.
Minneapolis Room,
Christensen Center
July
11
Auggie Hours, 5:30-7 p.m.
Maynard’s Restaurant,
685 Excelsior Blvd., Excelsior, MN
(located in the southeast corner of
Excelsior Bay on Lake
Minnetonka), 952-470-1800
Please e-mail the following
information to <ecs@augsburg.edu>
or call 612-330-1104: Total number
in your group, names of you and
your guests, your graduation
year(s), and your contact number.
The deadline to register is Friday,
August 4.
Homecoming 2006—Watch us Soar
September 25-30
Mon., Sept. 25
Wed., Sept. 27
4:30-6 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
7:30-9 p.m.
International Student
Organization reception
Student Kick-Off Event,
Coronation and Pep Rally
Augsburg Associates annual
fall luncheon (off campus)
Noon-1 p.m.
Auggie Cup Knowledge
Bowl (East Commons)
9:30-10:30 p.m. Homecoming communion
Tues., Sept. 26
11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Counseling and Health
Promotion Annual Fair
6:30 p.m.
Alumni Baseball game,
Parade Stadium
7 p.m.
Powder puff football
9 p.m.
FCA campfire, Murphy Park
Thurs., Sept. 28
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Student activity—Old Auggie
photos
5:30-8:30 p.m. Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
Fri., Sept. 29
9-10 a.m.
10-11 a.m.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
12:30-2 p.m.
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2:15- 3:15 p.m. Campus tour
3:30-6 p.m.
Hall Crawl
3 p.m.
Artist Amy Rice ’93, slide
presentation, Marshall
Room, Christensen Center
7 p.m.
ASAC Variety Show
7:30 p.m.
Men’s soccer game v.
Macalester
Reunion breakfast
Homecoming chapel
Student activity
Alumni luncheon
Sat., Sept. 30
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Picnic in the Park
noon
Auggie Cup Desk
Hurling
1-3 p.m.
Football Game v. ConcordiaMoorhead
3:30-7 p.m.
Auggie Block Party
Summer 2006
CLASS
NOTES
Class Notes
1956
Evelyn (Chanco) Steenberg,
Missoula, Mont., and her
husband, Tom ’58, ’61 Sem,
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary on June 2, and hope
to be at their 50-year reunion at
Homecoming. They’ve spent 45
years in the ministry, including
35 years as missionaries in Japan.
The Steenbergs can be reached at
<tasteenberg@aol.com>.
1957
Gloria (Grant) Knoblauch,
Lake Elmo, Minn., was recently
recognized for her service and
leadership in forming the Friends
of Lake Elmo Library, which
succeeded in bringing a branch
of the Washington County
Library back to their city.
1958
Rev. Gary Turner, San Jacinto,
Calif., is an Anglican priest and
V.A. Hospital chaplain. Last
summer, while at the Hollywood
Bowl to see Garrison Keillor, he
ending up sitting two rows
ahead of Philip Knox ’57.
1965
Dwight Olson, San Diego,
Calif., was elected president of
the Licensing Executives Society
(LES) of USA & Canada, a
professional society of over 6,000
members engaged in the use,
development, manufacture, and
marketing of intellectual
property. LES is part of an
international organization, with
30 national societies representing
12,000 members in 80 countries.
He can be reached at
<dwight.olson@ironmountain.com>.
1969
James Roste, Roseville, Minn.,
retired on Dec. 31 after 36 years
in corrections work. He has
joined his wife, Lorene
(Peterson) ’70, in her business,
“Senior Moves,” helping seniors
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sort, pack, move, unpack, and
settle in at new locations.
1971
Thomas Haas, West St. Paul,
Minn., retired last August after
working 32 years at the State of
Minnesota Department of
Employment and Economic
Development, helping people find
employment by providing basic
skills and resources. He says that
retirement is “almost all I have
heard it can be—WONDERFUL.”
He also wonders how he had time
to work and get other things
done before. His wife is a genetics
researcher at the University of
Minnesota.
Jean Holbrook, San Mateo,
Calif., has been named San Mateo
County superintendent of schools
through January 2007, to
complete a vacated term. She
brings 30 years of experience
with the San Mateo County Office
of Education to the position.
Charles Maland, Knoxville,
Tenn., was awarded the
Alexander Prize for his superior
classroom teaching and
distinguished scholarship at the
University of Tennessee. His
teaching and research focuses on
American literature and cinema,
and he has been named editor of
a volume of James Agee’s film
criticism.
NewsCenter in Duluth, Minn.,
which provides weather news to
several TV channels and
newspapers in northern
Minnesota and northwestern
Wisconsin.
1988
Kiel Christianson, Champaign,
Ill., writes a golf equipment
column for travelgolf.com as a
hobby, and was recently quoted
in an article in CNNMoney.com
about a new Nike golf club.
1989
Nnamdi A.
Okoronkwo and
his wife, Sabrina
K., Minneapolis,
announce the
birth of their son,
Grayson
Nnamdi, very unexpectedly and
quickly, with the help of the
Minneapolis Fire Department. He
was born on his parents’ fifth
wedding anniversary and joins
older brother, Spencer, 18
months. Nnamdi and Sabrina
work for Best Buy and Target.
Steven Torgerud and his wife,
in St. Paul, welcomed a
daughter, Abigail Mae, on
March 1.
1992
Susan E. (Gehrke) Erdman
and her husband, Shane,
Marinette, Wis., announce the
birth of their daughter, Wynn
Leslie, on Sept. 9. She joins her
brother, Carson.
1993
Dana (Ryding)
Martin, and her
husband, Jeff,
Andover, Minn.,
welcomed a son,
Caden Joshua,
on Dec. 2. He
joins brother Noah, age 2. She
can be reached at<dana.martin@
moundsviewschools.org>.
1975
Daniel Swalm, Minneapolis, is
an adjunct professor at the
University of Wisconsin-River
Falls in the Graduate College of
Education and Professional
Studies and teaches career
counseling through the
Department of Counseling and
School of Psychology. He is the
executive director of Career
Solutions Inc., a nonprofit career
development agency in St. Paul.
1986
Karl Spring was named chief
meteorologist at the Northland’s
Joyce (Nelson) Schrader ’64, Friendswood, Texas, is a retired
elementary school teacher who taught second, third, fourth, and
fifth grades. Her husband is a retired human resources manager.
In the photo are Joyce and her husband, Steve (middle and top
rows, right); their daughter Mandy and her husband, Scott (top
row, left and middle), with their children, Haley (3) and Cason (1);
and their daughter Julie (bottom row, left) with her dog, Elvis.
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Class Notes
Courtesy photo
ALUMNI PROFILE
Targeting cancer as both
physician and scientist
by Sara Holman ’06
Nine years have past since Arlo Miller roamed Augsburg’s campus as
a biology and chemistry student. However, this recent M.D./Ph.D.
Harvard graduate has not forgotten his Minneapolis alma mater.
“One of the biggest challenges in medical school is just trying to
figure out what is important and what actually matters. It’s
essentially very easy to lose the forest for the trees. I think Augsburg
science did very well to emphasize the forest, which provided a good
starting point,” Miller comments. He also credits the Honors
Program for its emphasis on critical thinking and communication
skills. After his junior year, Miller worked for the summer with a
leading cancer researcher at Washington University in St. Louis, who
helped convince him to seek the dual medical/research degrees.
Entering Harvard after his 1997 graduation was the first step in
Miller’s pursuit to study oncology, and his lab work in graduate
school led him to study melanoma. “I’d always been thinking I
would do hematology-oncology,” says Miller, “but I found that
dermatology is a better fit for me. Dermatologists actually deal with
the most prevalent forms of cancer, but the work primarily occurs in
the clinic rather than in the hospital. This will better enable me to
spend a fraction of my time doing research.”
Arlo Miller '97 received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2004 on
the same day as his fiancée, Ileana Howard, graduated from Harvard
Medical School. In June, he completed the M.D./Ph.D. program and
also received his medical degree.
Whether to become a regular doctor or a regular researcher or to split his time doing both has been something Miller has grappled with since
becoming part of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP).
MSTP was founded to bridge the gap between physicians and scientists. “Sometime in the 1970s,” Miller says, “there was a concern that the
divide was widening to the point that effective translation of basic science research to the realm of medicine was in jeopardy. The MSTP
program sends people to medical school and graduate school with the hope of creating a pool of people who could serve as bridges between
these two communities.”
Miller entered the MSTP program with a National Institutes of Health (NIH) training grant, given to about 300 students across the country.
The grant pays all medical school costs and provides an annual stipend to compensate for the economic consequences of choosing the
lengthy M.D./Ph.D. path.
In this joint medical-research program, Miller’s first two years included the medical school core scientific curriculum—anatomy,
biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pathophysiology, etc. Then he shifted to graduate work and did research for five years in three
different laboratories, including the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Finally he returned to the last two years of medical school and
worked in hospital and clinic settings.
In early June, Miller graduated from the M.D./Ph.D. program and will marry Ileana Howard, also a physcian. For the next year, he has a
transition-year internship in Seattle, where Howard is currently a resident in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
In July 2007, Miller will begin a three-year residency in dermatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., a department known for its
excellence in the research and treatment of unusual problems. He imagines himself ending up at a research university and says he feels
drawn to the area of cancer biology.
When dealing with the very sensitive subject of cancer, Miller says his Augsburg experience continues to impact his role as a doctor. “You
often find yourself taking care of people that the rest of society has pretty much given up on and for whom all social support systems have
failed,” he says. “This is a community service aspect of medicine that I hadn’t anticipated or appreciated when I started, but I feel that
Augsburg helped prepare me through informal means, including the Link program and its urban setting.”
Sara Holman graduated in 2006 with majors in communication studies and English.
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operas in repertory during its
eight-week season, attracting
40,000 people from around
the world.
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TOASTMASTERS AWARD
Graduate
programs
Doris Rubenstein ’93 MAL
was elected to the Board of
Directors of Affinity Plus
Federal Credit Union. She is
principal of PDP Services, a
consulting firm specializing in
corporate and personal
philanthropy.
In Memoriam
The Honorable Pamela Alexander ’74, Minneapolis, received the
Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership award
for 2006. She was lauded for her community service as a youth
motivational speaker, basketball coach, and teacher, and for the
more than 50 community service awards she has received. She is
a judge of the Fourth Judicial District Court, Juvenile Division, of
Hennepin County.
Jessica (Ferrell)
and Brad
Zenner ’92,
Minneapolis,
adopted a
daughter,
Jasmine Shan,
in November. Jasmine was born
in Hunan, China, in February
2005. She joins a happy sister,
Lily Jinxiong, 3. Jessica can be
reached at <jessicazenner@
hotmail.com>.
1994
Carrie Kennedy
and her husband,
Eric Peterson,
Hopkins, Minn.,
announce the
birth of a son,
Kieran Philip, in
January. Carrie is an adjunct
professor of English at Concordia
University in St. Paul and
teaches fiction writing at the Loft
Literary Center.
1996
Anne Lalla married Todd
Johnson in March; they live in
Summer 2006
Shoreview, Minn. They have one
son, Evan, born in September
2002.
Leslie Lucas ’00 married
Matthew Weide in July 2005.
She is currently a student in
the Master of Social Work
program, and he is an account
executive for Donaldson in
Bloomington. They live in
Minneapolis.
1998
Brittani (Gross) Filek ’00 PA,
Corona, Calif., and her husband,
Matt, welcomed their first child,
Van Owen, in June 2005. They
were married in July 2004;
Brittani is a surgical physician
assistant at Kaiser Permanente
General and Plastic Surgery
Department.
1999
Bobby Scala, Eden Prarie,
Minn., along with his brother-inlaw, has opened Scala’s Beef
Stands in Maple Grove, a
restaurant selling products from
his family’s Chicago-based
wholesale meat company.
Sarah (Ginkel) Spilman, Iowa
City, Iowa, and her husband,
Matt, announce the birth of their
son, Alexander Nicholas, on
Jan. 3. Sarah earned a Master of
Arts degree in sociology at the
University of Iowa in 2004.
2000
Kai Gudmestad ’06 MBA,
Minneapolis, Minn., and his
wife, Amy, welcomed their son,
Elijah Douglas, on Jan. 29. Kai
graduated in the first Augsburg
MBA class.
2001
Kathryn Koch has been named
production stage manager for the
Glimmerglass Opera 2006 festival
season in Cooperstown, N.Y. She
will lead the stage management
staff and be part of a world
premiere opera, The Greater Good.
The company produces four
Irvin Nerdahl ’40, age 87, Jan.
27 in Crystal, Minn. He is
survived by his children,
Marsha, Laura, John, and David.
Kelly Roth ’47, age 85, in
Wheaton, Minn. He is survived
by his wife, Beverly, and three
children, John “Champ”,
Richard, and Janice, who also
attended Augsburg. Kelly,
nicknamed “Smiley,” was a
manager at the Smiley’s Point
confectionary. He retired from
Lutheran Brotherhood and
Central Life Insurance. He was
inducted into the Augsburg
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.
Rev. Philip A. Nelson ’55, ’58
Sem, age 72, Dec. 1 in New
London, Minn. He is survived
by his wife, Beverly (Omdahl)
’55, and three sons, Bruce, Peter,
and Blair. Phil had callings to
Colombia Heights, Morris, New
London, and Osakis before
retiring in 1994 due to health
concerns.
Edward M. Sabella, professor
emeritus of economics, May 5 in
Minneapolis. He taught at
Augsburg from 1967 until his
retirement in August 2000 and
was chair of the Departments of
Business Administration and
Economics from 1968-81.
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AUGGIE
THOUGHTS
Auggie Thoughts
Over spring break, 35 Augsburg students joined with students from Grand
View College in Des Moines, Iowa, for a trip to Biloxi, Miss., to help with
hurricane relief sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA). Students posted daily journal entries on Augsburg’s website; the
following is a portion of Jeanette Clark’s journal from the last day of the trip.
Guarding people’s stories
by Jeanette Clark ’07
Some look at the journey home as a necessary part of a trip—something
logically following going away somewhere. On some level, this is true. On
the other hand, the opportunity to travel home is one that should not be
ignored. One does not have an experience, really, until he/she reflects on
it, and this is part of going home. So rather than being a burden, this 30hour bus ride has been a blessing—a chance to continue to get to know
people and to process, or try to process, all we have seen and heard.
It seems that more than the work we did during our time in Biloxi, our
greater service was guarding people’s stories. We heard the great trials and
agony of those who worked in the morgue after Katrina. By going home,
caring for those around us, and sharing these stories, we will guard the
stories of those who suffered through this disaster. More than clearing
brush, painting, or scrubbing, it was crucial that we took the time to value
the experiences of those who suffered so much. It was a service to hear AJ
talk about the importance of his camp. It was a service to hear Jack tell of
the struggles of those living in FEMA trailers. We heard the stories of
spelling tests and possible “reward movies” by the elementary students we
visited. There is no way we can begin to understand their pain or their
experiences, but we can listen, and in doing so, we show them they matter
just as they showed us that we mattered by cooking and caring for us with
the utmost hospitality.
On some level, our trip home is when the journey starts. Who around
us is also suffering, and how do we get to the root of this pain? Who
around us has a story to tell that no one has listened to? How can we be in
solidarity with those on the coast who are trying to rebuild their lives?
There is still work to do. We’ve only just begun.
Jeanette Clark ’07 is pursuing a degree in metro-urban studies, and youth and
family ministry. She is a student leader in Campus Ministry and the Campus
Kitchen at Augsburg.
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The Golden
Fisherman
According to the volunteer coordinators at Lutheran Episcopal
Disaster Relief in Biloxi, Miss., Mondays start slow. So, to quell their
nervous energy, some students got on the bus for a quick tour of the
damage that Hurricane Katrina caused. Even after nine months the
destruction is awe-inspiring. The U.S. Highway 90 bridge, which once
spanned the 1.5 miles between Biloxi and Ocean Springs, looks like a
set of dominos. “The Golden Fisherman,” a sculpture by Harry Reeks,
has only its feet connected to the cement base, with the rest of the
eight-foot brass-and-copper figure thrown 20 feet from its home.
—Stephen Geffre, Staff Photographer
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Paul Pribbenow is chosen as
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aul C. Pribbenow, president of
Rockford College in Rockford, Ill.,
has been elected as the 11th president of
Augsburg College by its board of regents.
“We are confident that Dr. Pribbenow
has all the qualities of leadership and
passion needed to continue Dr.
[William] Frame’s work at Augsburg
College,” said Jean Taylor ’85, chair of
the Board of Regents. “He has already
demonstrated that he is an accomplished
communicator, a person who can
demonstrate his own sense of Christian
vocation, a skilled administrator, and a
visible leader, actively participating in
the life of the campus and surrounding
community.”
Presidential search committee chair
and regent Ted Grindal ’76 expressed his
thanks and gratitude to the entire
Augsburg community for their participation in the search process. “After a very
thorough and successful search, we are
pleased to welcome Dr. Pribbenow as
Augsburg’s next president,” Grindal said.
“In Paul Pribbenow, we feel we have found
a successor who will not only carry on
Augsburg’s commitment to being a college
committed to a Christian understanding
of vocation, but will maximize its
exciting potential for the future.”
“This is the work I believe I was
called to do, and I look forward to
serving as Augsburg’s next president,”
Pribbenow said. “I firmly believe that my
experiences and commitments are a
remarkable fit for the mission and needs
of the College.”
Paul C. Pribbenow was born in
Decorah, Iowa, in 1957. He received his
bachelor’s degree in sociology/political
science from Luther College, and his
master’s degree in divinity and his
doctorate in social ethics from the
University of Chicago.
He has served as president of
Rockford College since 2002. Since his
arrival there, Pribbenow has launched
several new educational initiatives,
including working with faculty and staff
to develop the Jane Addams Center for
Civic Engagement. This program’s
primary responsibility, according to
Pribbenow, “is to find ways to work with
students to integrate their education,
co-curricular activities, spiritual
experiences, and service to the
community as part of an intentional
vocational formation initiative.” He has
also been an integral part of expanding
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opportunities for the campus and its
community to join together in a variety
of collaborative efforts.
He and his wife, Abigail, an arts
administrator, have two young children.
Pribbenow succeeds retiring president
William V. Frame, and will take office on
July 1.
To read more, go to
<www.augsburg.edu/news>.
NEWSNOTES
Agre to speak at commencement—two honorary
degrees to be awarded
Peter Agre ’70, Nobel Prize laureate for chemistry in 2003, will
speak at the College’s 137th commencement on May 6.
Agre is vice chancellor of science and technology at the Duke
University School of Medicine. He will receive one of two
honorary degrees approved by the Board of Regents to be
conferred on that date.
James A. Johnson will receive the second honorary degree. He
has enjoyed a distinguished career in finance and lending, formerly
with Fannie Mae and now as vice chairman of Perseus L.L.C.
Johnson has been active in supporting the Gateway Building and
development of the urban village concept along Riverside Ave.
Johnson was Augsburg’s commencement speaker in 2002.
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Outstanding physics students
For the third time in six years, the Society of Physics Students (SPS)
has named Augsburg’s chapter as an Outstanding SPS Chapter, this
time for 2004-05. Fewer than 10% of the chapters nationwide
receive this honor; Augsburg’s chapter was also named in 19992000 and 2002-03. Professor Mark Engebretson is chapter adviser.
Jim Haglund honored
Regent Jim Haglund was honored with the Hall of Fame award by
the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), a
1,000-member international organization. Minnesota Gov. Tim
Pawlenty lauded Haglund as characterizing the “best of
Minnesota.” Pawlenty also drew attention to Haglund’s leadership
on the Augsburg Board of Regents.
Spring 2006
Mexico social work consortium receives
award
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by Betsey Norgard
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Students in the 2004 spring semester program in Mexico visited the pyramids of Xochicalco to
learn how pre-Hispanic cultures regulated the solar calendar.
is noteworthy in several regards beyond
the challenges of satisfying the needs and
criteria of nine different institutions.
Foremost, it makes possible a study
abroad experience for social work
students at colleges that can’t sustain
their own individual programs.
Also, because the program is ongoing,
issues of social work in developing
countries are constantly part of
department discussions and curriculum.
Returning students readily talk about the
program as life transforming.
“Students who return from Mexico
have a window into the lives of Hispanic
and Latino communities impossible to
gain domestically,” commented social
work professor Nancy Rodenborg. She
said the department hopes to take
advantage of this experience in working
with Twin Cities’ Spanish-speaking
populations.
Also cited in the award is the program’s
shared ownership and governance among
the partner institutions in Minnesota and
South Dakota—both public and private—
allowing social work students equal access
to study abroad.
Rodenborg stated that a large part of
the success of the program is due to the
Center for Global Education’s expertise in
offering international education and the
resources available at its Mexico center.
Courtesy photo
ugsburg is part of a social work
consortium that has been honored
for its semester study program in Mexico.
The consortium was awarded the 2006
Global Commission Partners in
Education Award by the Council on
Social Work Education (CSWE) in
recognition of “the contributions of
individuals, organizations, and others as
partners in advancing education for
international social work.”
The development of the BSW Mexico
Consortium of the Minnesota/South
Dakota Area, which includes both private
and public institutions, was more than
two years in the making and is
remarkable for the complexity of issues it
negotiates. The study courses meet all
the schools’ curricular needs and allow
social work students to participate
without delaying their graduation date.
Financial costs were worked out so that
students pay only their home-school
tuition (plus airfare), regardless of which
partner institution they attend.
The program, “Social Work in a Latin
American Context,” is based at the
Center for Global Education (CGE)
study center in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and
includes study of Mexican culture,
intensive Spanish language instruction, a
social work course, and either a field
practicum or comparative social policy
course. A several-week homestay gives
students a chance to experience living
with a Mexican family. There is also a
two-week exchange with students in the
School of Social Work at the Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
in Mexico City.
Cultural content courses are taught
by CGE staff, and the social work
content is taught by a rotating visiting
faculty member from one of the partner
schools. Augsburg social work professor
Barbara Lehmann is currently in
Cuernavaca, teaching for the second year.
The BSW Mexico Consortium model
Social work students visited Tlamacazapa, a
rural village where Claudia (in red, above)
helped them learn to weave.
Schools belonging to the BSW Mexico
Consortium are Augsburg College,
Bemidji State University, Bethel
University, College of St.
Catherine/University of St. Thomas,
Metropolitan State University, St. Cloud
State University, St. Olaf College,
University of Sioux Falls, and Winona
State University.
For more information on the Mexico
study semester, go to <www.augsburg.
edu/global/swksem.html>.
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Business students seek stronger connections
through ABO
by Betsey Norgard
international presence and do a thorough
analysis of its marketing department. It
meant making the contacts, meeting with
corporate officials, and following up on
the research. Sometimes it’s even possible
to tie ABO activities into coursework for
some extra credit.
A
ugsburg business students realize
the importance of stepping out of
the classroom to gain “real-world”
experience, and the Twin Cities offers
them plenty of opportunities. The
Augsburg Business Organization (ABO)
aims to provide them a platform to do this.
Students join ABO to learn more
about the business world, to meet
corporate leaders, and to network in
search of opportunities for projects,
internships, and future employment.
Since ABO is student-run, they gain
leadership and professional skills as they
brainstorm, contact, and arrange for
speakers and trips.
Founded five years ago by business
major Rod Gonzalez ’04, ABO currently
has about 15 active students, with a
number of others who participate in
various events.
In January, 12 ABO students traveled
to Chicago for an activities-packed three
days of visits to CEOs and businesses,
following up on contacts from Augsburg’s
Development Office. While there they
visited three businesses—Chase Bank,
Hydrotech Manufacturing Co., and the
H&K law firm; plus, they met with
executives and toured the Mercantile
Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank.
“The Chicago trip was a unique
opportunity,” said senior business major
and ABO member Nii Mensah, “in that it
gave us an opportunity to see many
different aspects of the city in both a
business and urban sense.”
Building a portfolio of experience
Anthony Haupt, a senior from Red Wing,
Minn., and the current president of ABO,
has taken good advantage of
opportunities in ABO for his own
leadership growth. Last year after
arranging for Greg Smith ’72 to be a
guest speaker at ABO, he kept in contact
with Smith, who is chief operating officer
of Walden Automotive. It led to a summer
internship at the Denny Hecker
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Anthony Haupt, senior international business
management major and president of the
Augsburg Business Organization, hopes to
involve more business professionals and
Augsburg business alumni in the student
organization.
Automotive Group where Haupt did
financial analysis and project management
work. He and Smith still keep in touch,
and Smith continues to suggest other
contacts from whom Haupt can learn.
“ABO has opened many doors for me,
like the summer internship,” Haupt says,
“and has put me in leadership roles with
responsibility.”
Haupt also strengthened his major in
international business management with
a semester study program in Barcelona,
Spain, that included courses in
international business and Spanish. He
hopes his minor in Spanish will support
future work with a company that has an
international presence. He also
completed an internship in a healthcare
organization, and will seek opportunities
to gain training in project management
and/or account management after he
graduates in May.
Even as a part of their coursework, the
business administration faculty push
students to connect with the business
community. Haupt cites his international
marketing class in which students had to
choose a Minnesota company with
ABO seeks business contacts
Haupt’s vision for ABO is for the
organization to build a network of Twin
Cities business professionals, especially
Augsburg business alumni. What
students hope to gain, he says, are
relationships with the business
community and access to business
expertise, experience, and information.
Business professionals should be
assured, Haupt says, that Augsburg
students are well-educated and eager to
get their feet wet in the business world.
He cites several examples of past student
leaders, like the ABO presidents, who
have transformed internships into job
opportunities, and used their experiences
as springboards into a career.
How to connect with ABO
ABO offers these ideas for connecting
Augsburg business alumni and other
business professionals with students:
• Volunteer as a guest speaker at an
ABO event
• Participate in a resource network for
business students
• Host Augsburg business students at
your company or workplace
• Join the Take an Auggie to Lunch
program
• Help ABO with fundraising to support
trips and other activities
To learn more or participate in ABO
activities, contact Anthony Haupt at
<abo@augsburg.edu> with your name,
class year (if you are an alumnus/a), title
and place of work, and e-mail and/or
telephone number.
Spring 2006
Sports
For current sports information, scores, and schedules go to <www.augsburg.edu/athletics>.
Auggies inspire hoop dreams in
neighborhood kids
by Don Stoner
H
elping young members of the CedarRiverside neighborhood learn about
the game of basketball was a “slamdunk” proposition for the Augsburg
College men’s basketball team.
In January, the Auggies invited 50
boys and girls from the Cedar-Riverside
Community School, which primarily
teaches immigrant children, to attend a
morning basketball clinic at Si Melby
Hall. Head coach Aaron Griess and
members of the Augsburg squad showed
children the basics of the game, then
broke up into smaller groups to work
individually with them. Each group took
part in fun games with the Auggie
players, where they were able to put
their newly-learned skills into practice.
The clinic ended with an impromptu
dunking exhibition from members of the
Augsburg squad, to the cheers of the
youngsters watching.
“We’re proud to be able to make a
difference in the lives of young people
who haven’t had the same opportunities
that other children have, and we’re
committed to helping build the
community we live in,” said Griess, in
his first season as Augsburg’s head coach.
The clinic was organized by Griess
and Mary Laurel True, associate
director of Augsburg’s Center for
Service, Work, and Learning.
“Spending time with the kids,
watching them laugh, and teaching them
some basketball skills was a tremendous
joy,” Griess said. “Each and every one of
our students put their hearts into the
short period of time they spent with the
kids, and we’re all looking forward to the
next opportunity.”
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Thank you, Auggies!
“I had fun learning with you guys. It was
important to me because when I grow up
I will be a good basketball player.”
—Abdullahi, 3rd grade
“I learned basketball is not easy; it's hard,
but it just looks easy.” —Sagal, 6th grade
“Thank you for giving me inspiration to
play basketball.” —Karina, 6th grade
“In the summer I will love to show all of
my friends what you have taught me. It
really meant a lot to me when you taught
me a lot of tricks.” —Muna, 4th grade
The Cedar-Riverside kids yell “41, 41, 41…”
to pull no. 41 Auggie junior Tait Thomsen to
the floor.
“I’ve learned new tricks and so much
more. I felt like a professional basketball
player. This is one of the best days of my
life.” —Nasra, 4th grade
Fifty-plus students from the Cedar-Riverside Community School watch in awe as Auggie senior Aaron Benesh dunks the ball.
Spring 2006
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Faculty and Staff
PRESENTATIONS
Tony Bibus, social work, presented a
poster, “Working with Involuntary Clients
in Slovenia,” about a study with Ljubljana
University, at the Council on Social Work
Education meeting in February.
Bill Capman, biology, co-presented “Reef
Aquaria in the Classroom and Teaching
Laboratory: Learning Activities, Organisms,
and Logistics” at the Marine Aquarium
Conference of North America (MACNA) in
Washington, D.C.
Emiliano Chagil, Hispanic/Latino Student
Services, presented “Higher Education and
Acculturation: The Contradictions Involved
in Improving Your Life through Education
while Sustaining Your Cultural Self,” at the
annual Breaking Barriers Conference at the
University of St. Thomas.
Su Dorée, mathematics, led a paper
session, “Countering ‘I Can’t Do Math’:
Strategies for Teaching Underprepared,
Math-Anxious Students,” at the annual
joint meetings of the American
Mathematical Society and the
Mathematical Association of America.
At the same conference, Rebekah
Dupont, mathematics, co-organized a
panel discussion, “Firefighting, Paper
Trailing, and Cat Herding: Everything You
Wanted to Know to Be an Administrator
but Were Afraid to Ask.”
Teachers meeting teachers
in Namibia
by Gretchen Kranz Irvine
F
or over five years, my life has been
exponentially enriched, professionally
and personally, from my experiences in
Namibia, Africa. I have been the trip
leader for three summer study trips in
2000, 2003, and most recently last
summer, July 1-22, 2005. I gathered a
group of educators—classroom teachers,
a preservice teacher, and teacher
educators—to travel to Namibia to learn
about the country and her people,
focusing on the education system. In
collaboration with the Center for Global
Education, my goals for the trip were to
introduce Namibia by visiting various
locations; by hearing from Namibians
working in a variety of sectors,
especially teachers, principals, and
faculty from the University of Namibia
and teachers’ colleges; by accessing local
media; and by being immersed in a
culture so different from ours, and yet
the same.
I was pleased that our group bonded
easily as a community and blended like a
fine-tuned melody. We benefited from
the two University of Namibia students
preparing to be teachers who joined us
and added depth to our understanding
of schools and the influence of culture.
A highlight for this trip was a oneday conference for teachers in the
Windhoek area hosted by our group,
with the help and facilitation of many
others. We gathered at the Rossing
Conference Center in Khomasdal, a
suburb of the capital city, Windhoek—
50 people interested in schools, teachers,
learners, and all areas related to
education—for sessions titled “The
Important Role of Teachers in NationBuilding.” The speakers, facilitators, and
organizers were both Namibians and the
members of our group.
The results far exceeded what could
be stated here. We explored large issues
impacting all teachers. We built
professional links—both individual and
group—that would sustain relationships
after we returned to the U.S. And we
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Garry Hesser, sociology and metrourban studies, co-presented “Toward the
Public Good: Maps, Lenses, and Models
of Civic Engagement,” at the Association
of American Colleges and Universities
conference in November.
Hesser also presented, with Ann
Lutterman-Aguilar and Merrie
Benasutti, “Crossing Borders: Exploring
Vocation in a Multicultural/Global
Context,” at the Nov. meeting of the
National Society for Experiential Education.
Marc Isaacson, MIS, presented
“Statistical Literacy—Online at Capella
University” at the American Statistical
Association meeting.
Cheryl Leuning, nursing, and Pandu
Hailonga, CGE Namibia, co-authored and
presented, “Transforming What is Known
about HIV, AIDS, and Tuberculosis into
Culturally Appropriate Protective
Practices in Namibia and Tanzania,” at
the July Tumaini conference in Tanzania.
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A group of educators from Minnesota spent three weeks with teachers and educators in
Namibia, based at Augsburg’s Center for Global Education. Augsburg participants are: Melinda
Stockmann (front row, left), CGE-Namibia intern; Pandu Hailonga (back row, fourth from left),
CGE-Namibia trip leader; Carol Knicker (back row, fifth from left), assistant professor of
education; and Gretchen Irvine (back row, second from right), assistant professor of education
and Augsburg trip leader.
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On a visit to the Haganeni Primary School in Walvis Bay, Namibia, the educators enjoyed meeting
the students, or “learners.”
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helped to respond to the need of all
teachers to discuss important issues,
realizing how vital it is for people
involved in the process of educating our
children and youth to have opportunities
for dialogue and reflection. Because of
the cultural differences unfamiliar to me,
I appreciated working with the
Namibians who helped to make the
conference relevant and meaningful for
everyone.
It will be months and years before we
can realize what this trip has meant to us
as individuals. We have tried to spread
the word about Namibia, a very silent
country on the world stage. Our
worldviews have been forever changed
by images of Namibian teachers, of the
children and youth, and of the life we
witnessed in the coastal cities as different
from the villages in the north. We heard
the voices of Namibians telling of their
past, and we learned about the current
struggles toward the constitutional goals
of their 16-year-old nation. We witnessed
the joy of people together, and enjoyed
being in the company of a youth group
building their lives. And we read about
the hopes and dreams of people looking
toward the future. Our global vision has
expanded as a result of this experience.
I am grateful to the Center for Global
Education staff—both here and in
Namibia—whose expertise helped us
create the best learning environment for
our experience. In our own group,
individuals acted beyond any expectations
in caring for each other, challenging
thinking, and with kindness to all.
I have been a teacher for 38 years.
The experiences I’ve enjoyed are true
gifts to me as a teacher, and, also, to my
students at Augsburg.
Gretchen Irvine is assistant professor of
education.
Professor Gretchen Kranz Irvine presents an
Augsburg folder to Augsburg alumna
Fredericka Uahengo ’90, rector of the
Ongwediva Teachers College in northern
Namibia.
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Read more about this travel seminar and
conference on the participants’ blog at
<web.augsburg.edu/~irvine/Namibia>.
PRESENTATIONS
Dallas Liddle, English, presented
“Bakhtinian ‘Journalization’ and the MidVictorian Literary Marketplace,” at Oxford
University’s First Annual Conference on
the History of the Book, sponsored by
their English faculty, in Nov.
Ann Lutterman-Aguilar, Center for
Global Education-Mexico, presented a
theological perspective on the rights of
women at the International Women’s Day
conference in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in
March 2005.
She and Judy Shevelev, also with
CGE-Mexico, along with five former
students, co-presented two papers at the
National Women’s Association conference
in June.
Diane Pike, sociology, presented the
keynote, “Not Rocket Science: Teaching,
Learning, and Engagement,” at the Oct.
joint meeting of the Wisconsin and
Illinois Sociological Associations and the
Wisconsin Political Science Association.
Marc Skjervem, student affairs, and
Keith McCoy, residence life, presented a
session, “Developing a Seamless FirstYear Experience on a Small Campus,” at
the National Orientation Directors
Association regional conference in April.
NOTEWORTHY
Markus Fuehrer, philosophy, is
preparing a translation and commentary
of Albertus Magnus’ Liber de homine
(Treatise on Man). He is currently
preparing an entry on Albertus Magnus
at the invitation of the Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Brad Holt, religion, was elected to the
national board of the Society for the Study
of Christian Spirituality (SSCS), an
international organization of people who
teach Christian spirituality in colleges,
universities, and seminaries.
Patrice Salmeri, StepUP® program, was
elected chairperson of the executive
board of the Association of Recovery
Schools (ARS).
Milo Schield, business administration
and the W.M. Keck Statistical Literacy
Project, completed a textbook on
statistical literacy, which is being used in
Augsburg classes this spring.
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Lynn Bollman, art, participated in the
Third Biennial Printmaking Exhibition,
in November, showcasing the work of 40
professors of printmaking at 22
Minnesota colleges and universities.
History professor Jacqui DeVries’
article, “Rediscovering Religion after the
Postmodern Turn,” was published in the
spring 2005 issue of Feminist Studies and
will also appear in the fall 2005 issue of
the online History Compass.
Pandu Hailonga, Center for Global
Education-Namibia, published an article,
“Violence, Rape, and Murder: Symptoms
of Societal Disease,” in The Namibian in
March 2005.
Garry Hesser, sociology and metrourban studies, co-authored a chapter,
“Liberal Learning and Internships in
Sociology, in The Internship Handbook,
edited by Richard Salem and published
in 2005.
Ann Lutterman-Aguilar, Center for
Global Education-Mexico, published a
chapter, “La reconstrucción de la iglesia,”
in Los derechos humanos al interior de
nuestra iglesia, edited by Guadalupe Cruz
Cárdenas, published by Católicas por el
Derecho a Decidir (CDD) in 2005.
Phil Quanbeck II, religion, contributed
to a collection, Teaching the Bible,
published in October by the Society of
Biblical Literature. An article by
Quanbeck “Preaching Apocalyptic Texts”
was published in the summer issue of
Word and World.
Department of Public Safety—
Augsburg’s 411
by Betsey Norgard
L
ocked out? … Too hot in your room?
… Need a jump for a dead battery?
… Want to know when the hockey game
starts? … Need a ride from the lightrail
station?
These are just samples of the
questions fielded by the Department of
Public Safety. Headed by John Pack, who
came to Augsburg nearly three years ago
after 13 years at the University of
Minnesota, this office operates 24/7 and
oversees the College’s switchboard
communications, facilities management
requests, campus security, and
communications and emergency
management.
Pack tries to get the word out about
their services, especially about campus
safety. Each summer at orientation, he
enjoys talking with new students and
their parents.
“The message is that Augsburg is in
the heart of the city,” Pack says, “which
brings tremendous opportunities, but
also some challenges, mostly parking
and security.”
Public Safety strives to ensure that
everyone in the Augsburg community
feels safe. Escort services are available to
any of the parking lots and for students
who go back and forth from internships
or service projects in the neighborhood.
Security officers also provide rides to and
from the nearby lightrail stops. A phone
call from two stops away gets students a
quick ride back to campus.
Pack has initiated regular meetings of
security personnel from Augsburg, the
University of Minnesota, FairviewRiverside, College of St. Catherine, and
the Minneapolis police to share
information and coordinate prevention
efforts in order to decrease incidents
overall.
A recent incident illustrates this
cooperative relationship. At a building
near the edge of campus, an intoxicated
person, not part of the Augsburg
community, slipped, fell, wedged his
head between two pipes, and went into
respiratory distress. Augsburg security
officers on routine patrol noticed him
and called 911. Officer Annie DeYoung
stayed with the injured man, monitoring
his medical condition, until rescue
personnel arrived. Firefighters needed
the Jaws of Life to free the man and rush
him to the emergency room.
The firefighters credited DeYoung
with saving the man’s life—for assessing
the situation quickly and applying the
medical treatment that kept his airway
and breathing clear until they arrived.
Staff photo
PUBLICATIONS/EXHIBITIONS/
PERFORMANCES
HONORS/AWARDS/GRANTS
Mark Strefeler, biology, received a
$57,500 grant from Beckman Coulter’s
matching grant program for a genetic
analysis system to aid research in plant
genetics and microbiology. It allows for
gene sequencing, DNA fingerprinting,
and molecular genetics. In his research
with students, he carries out DNA
barcoding for species identification and
identification and isolation of genes for
disease resistance in plants.
John Pack, director of public safety, accepts a Certificate of Appreciation
from Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak (left) and police chief William
McManus for the College’s cooperation and for support to the
Minneapolis Police Department.
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Photo illustration by Stephen Geffre
Office space: or how I spent 18 years
in the closet at Augsburg
by Doug Green
W
hy I didn’t move out of
my little hole in the wall
of an office when I had the
chance, I’ll never know. It’s
one of the smallest spaces in
the maze that is Memorial
Hall, a former dormitory and
the second oldest surviving building on
campus. The room can’t be more than
6 x 6 and would be more suitable as a
walk-in closet—or perhaps a very large
coffin.
My office desk, an old metal one of
modest size and a rosy beige hue, faces
the wall beneath an enormous Saul
Steinberg print of America as viewed
from Manhattan. Before I got my laptop,
Manhattan was unfortunately hidden
behind my computer, just as Minnesota
has blotted out most of my New York
past over the last 20 years.
On the wall behind me as I sit at my
desk, the floor-to-ceiling shelves are
overflowing with books, papers,
knickknacks (mostly mementoes from
past students and pictures of my wife
and son), and last year’s posters for
campus events. The filing cabinet next to
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the door obscures some of the shelves
and is buried under debris. Confidential
student records are now filed on top of
the cabinet for easy access—even to
passers-by in the hallway: It’s my version
of the Freedom of Information Act.
Behind the door and next to the desk
is another freestanding bookcase, also
overflowing and surmounted by stacks of
texts and paper—for creative writing, I
think. The walls and the hallway side of
the door are plastered with notices,
reminders, pictures drawn by my son,
and posters of events I had a hand in—
like the first GLBT alumni reunion and
art show: “Out and About.”
The window, however, I love best.
When I sit at my desk and look out, it’s
like Rear Window; I can spy on a whole
set of neighboring offices. But if I push
back just a little and face the outside, I
see Augsburg’s little quad, an Edenic
version of my little closet.
Maybe that’s why I can’t leave:
because this little cubby across the floor
from an old dormitory bathroom that
sports mold from the era of Warren G.
Harding and College President George
Sverdrup is the quintessential
professorial space. Like the brain in
Dickinson’s poem, my office “is wider
than the sky.” My little cabinet contains a
world of thoughts—from the books
behind and beside me to the computer
on my desk to the many visiting
colleagues and students who come to
share their inner lives with me. I need
their stifling and stimulating proximity.
My office is certainly no “proud,
ambitious heap” nor “built to envious
show,” but a place in which, like the
Sidneys at Penshurst in Jonson’s famous
poem, I can “dwell.”
Doug Green is professor of English. This
story first appeared in Augsburg Echo in
September.
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1 THE NEW GUTHRIE
Only a mile away, the Guthrie Theater’s new
home makes it even easier for actors and
technicians to visit Augsburg seminars and
teach as adjunct faculty.
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2 CORPORATE DOWNTOWN
Internships downtown with non-profits,
Fortune 500, and other companies are but a
quick lightrail or bus ride away for students
and often lead to future career opportunities.
Saint Paul
3 MEETING HIS CONSTITUENTS
City Hall is his home base, but Minneapolis
mayor R.T. Rybak enjoys getting out to meet
the new students on campus.
4 PLAY BALL!
The Twins, Vikings, Gophers—and the
Auggies, for one game per season—compete
several blocks away at the Metrodome.
OUR CITY …
OUR CLASSROOM
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WHAT EXACTLY DOES BEING A COLLEGE OF THE CITY MEAN FOR
AUGSBURG? WHAT OPPORTUNITIES DOES IT BRING TO THE AUGSBURG
LEARNING COMMUNITY—TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF?
If one were to look at just a TWO-MILE RADIUS AROUND AUGSBURG,
what would be found?
5 HIGH-RISE MELTING POT
Riverside Plaza is the hub of the most diverse
neighborhood in Minneapolis—and a partner
with Augsburg in its community programs
and school.
The answer is A LOT …
the most diverse neighborhood in Minneapolis …
the downtown business district …
a Super Bowl pro-sports dome …
a brand-new home for a world-class theater …
a Big 10 university and teaching/research medical center…
a quick train ride to the largest shopping mall in the country…
miles of running, walking, and biking trails along the Mississippi River.
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6 A JUMP ON THE LIGHTRAIL
Just a few blocks away, the lightrail train is a
quick ride to downtown, the airport, and the
Mall of America.
7 LEARNING FROM LIVE CORALS
Biology professor Bill Capman lends expertise
and some live corals to help teachers at
Seward Montessori School set up and maintain
a coral reef aquarium for their science classes.
8 WORSHIP IN THE CITY
Central Lutheran Church is the majestic
setting for Augsburg’s Advent Vespers, an
annual celebration of word and music that
begins the holiday season.
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Here, we highlight some of the myriad opportunities our location offers
to learn, serve, volunteer, intern, experience, shop, compete, perform,
keep fit, have fun, and so much more!
Teach. Reach. Feed. Lead.
That’s the motto of the Campus
Kitchens Project, based in Washington,
D.C., that combines preparing and
delivering meals, partnering in the
community, training for employment
opportunities, and providing service
learning for students. Since opening on
campus in 2003, the Campus Kitchen
at Augsburg has served more than
25,000 meals to community
organizations. The program, which is
student organized and run, is based in
the College’s food service facilities, and
works with surplus food from the food
service and local food banks.
Two shifts of student volunteers
each week prepare meals and deliver
them to six locations the next day. The
students spend time in each location, getting to know and talking with
the people being served.
Above, at Peace House in the Phillips neighborhood, junior Jeanette
Clark talks with a visitor. She and other students deliver meals on
Thursdays to the 30-50 people who drop in to Peace House for
conversation, fellowship, and nourishment.
During the summers, Augsburg’s Campus Kitchen operates a job
training program to train and certify unemployed people in food
management culinary skills to help them find jobs.
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Trick or treat—dorm style
Targeting a career
Each Halloween, ghosts, goblins, and other costumed
characters wander the halls of Urness and Mortensen Halls,
going from door to door trick-or-treating.
They’re neighborhood children invited to campus by
LINK, the student service organization, for fun, games,
treats, and, sometimes, a haunted house. LINK provides
the candy, and students provide the fun for the kids.
Tim Benson ’00, graduated
with a business administration/marketing major
and a minor in management
information systems.
Benson picked up his first
downtown corporate
experience at a summer
internship with Accenture
(then Andersen Consulting).
He found it to be great
preparation for the business
world that he couldn’t have
learned in a classroom—
“protocols, unwritten rules,
and business speak”—that
helped him get a foot in the door at Target Corporation.
He started as a business analyst and was eventually
promoted to a supply chain expert. Now he is manager of
an eight-person team in the kitchenware department,
which is responsible for about 1,000 items and hundreds of
millions of dollars in sales annually in all 1400+
Target stores.
A day at the Soap Factory
(map #10)
As part of AugSem,
their first-year seminar,
students in ART 102
Design spent an
afternoon at the Soap
Factory. This turn-ofthe-century wood and
brick warehouse, which
formerly housed the
National Purity Soap
Factory, has been turned into an art gallery featuring work
by emerging artists, and offering available studio space.
The afternoon was part of City Service Projects Day,
which started with a 20-minute walk to the gallery
through the historic flour mill district. At the gallery, the
students helped take down one show and prepare to
install another. They cleaned floors, scrubbed and
squeegeed walls, and moved furniture.
The students got first-hand experience in what a
gallery is—or not, i.e. it’s not just clean floors and bright
lighting. Since a number of these students intend to major
in art-related fields, this gave them an opportunity for a
service project in something that really interested them.
Plus, the gallery director told them that what they
were able to do for the gallery in three hours would have
taken the staff all week to complete.
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(map #2)
Staying connected with kids
(map #9)
Kristy Bleichner graduated from Augsburg in 2002 with a
major in social work. While a student, she began to
volunteer for Wednesday Night Out, a program sponsored
by Trinity Lutheran Church. For this, Trinity partners with
community organizations, including Augsburg, to provide
suppers for neighborhood families, giving them a place to
gather and talk. After supper, Bleichner and other student
volunteers take the children to a nearby gym for games,
making it more convenient for their parents to talk with
each other about family and community issues.
Even after graduating nearly four years ago, Bleichner
has wanted to stay connected with these families and
continues to devote time to the Wednesday Night Out
program.
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A school of many cultures
(map #5)
Around-the-world food
Five blocks from Augsburg lies the only school in the country
located in a high-rise apartment building. The Cedar-Riverside
Community School, a K-8 charter school sponsored by
Minneapolis Public Schools, is in the midst of Minneapolis’
most diverse neighborhood, largely Somali and East African.
The school serves mostly immigrant children, from nearly
a dozen different countries, some of whom never had any
formal education before arriving in the U.S. Each week nearly
30-40 Augsburg students tutor and mentor at the school, and
provide instruction or support during the year in music, art,
piano lessons, physical education, science, and health.
Augsburg elementary education students in Professor
Jeanine Gregoire’s science methods class teach hand-on
science units at the school. In the photo, Pa Kou Yang ’05 is
working with two second-graders.
When Augsburg moved to the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood
in 1872, it was home to a thriving community of
Scandinavian immigrants. Again, it is a center for many
people recently arriving in the U.S., primarily from Somalia
and East Africa.
The neighborhood has more than 20 restaurants, most of
which serve ethnic foods; as well as ethnic clothing stores,
grocers, and art galleries; and a Lutheran church and a
mosque. As part of the first-year AugSem group, students
visited area businesses and tried out some of the nearby
restaurants. In this photo, a group sits around the table at
Addis Ababa, an Ethiopian restaurant down the block from
campus.
Helping women stay fit at FOLC
Caring for the mighty Mississippi
(map #5)
Eilidh Reyelts ’06 (facing
front at right in photo), a
senior biology and premedical major, began
volunteering last year with
Rachel Domier ’05 (left) at
Family Opportunities for
Living Collaboration
(FOLC) at Riverside Plaza.
This center encourages
community members to
work together at meeting
the needs of neighborhood residents, many of whom are
immigrants or refugees with little understanding of English
or of American customs and health practices.
Reyelts and Domier were both Lilly Interns and designed
internships to explore areas within their vocational interests.
Twice a week at FOLC they taught exercise to immigrant
and refugee women, and helped them monitor their weight
and blood pressure.
Reyelts also is a Citizen Scholar through the Campus
Compact program. As an AugSem leader, she took new
students on a tour of the neighborhood and to FOLC. Reyelts’
vocational goals include a career in medicine or public health.
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With the Mississippi River
within a stone’s throw,
Augsburg has joined the
network of “river stewards”
and has “adopted” a section of
the river just downstream
from campus. Planned
activities involve students in
litter clean-up, trail
monitoring, placing stenciled
warnings on storm drains to
prevent pollution into the
river, monitoring invasive
species, and trail monitoring.
In the summer, political
science professor Joe
Underhill-Cady teaches
Environmental and River
Politics, a course that looks at
the challenges of balancing
economic development, social justice, and environmental
stewardship. Students spend time on the river and meet
with people involved in river-related issues.
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H U R R I C A N E K AT R I N A :
R E S P O N D I N G F R O M T H E H E A RT
Medicine for both patient and doctor
The days were long, the work was
physically exhausting. What Augsburg
alumni Paul Mueller ’84, M.D., and Rick
Seime ’70, Ph.D., encountered in the
hurricane-devastated areas of southern
Louisiana was far worse than news
reports could show. But, Mueller describes
returning to Minnesota rejuvenated and
thankful for the opportunity to help.
Seime says he would do it again in
a heartbeat.
Mueller, an internist with a public
health background, and Seime, a
psychologist, both at Mayo Clinic in
Rochester, Minn., served on different
medical relief teams. They were a part of
Operation Minnesota Lifeline, a
collaboration of healthcare volunteers
from Mayo Clinic, University of
Minnesota, College of St. Catherine, and
the American Refugee Committee.
Sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Health, their work helped to
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bridge the crisis period by treating
immediate medical needs and connecting
people to resources until more permanent
public health clinics were set up.
For two weeks each, Mueller’s and
Seime’s teams operated from a base in
Lafayette, La., and were housed at a
Baptist church. Each day they set out in
vans supplied with medicines, supplies,
and vaccines, to treat people in the field,
most of whom were either Hurricane
Katrina evacuees from New Orleans or
residents of the areas ravaged by
Hurricane Rita.
The medical teams were
multidisciplinary, including physicians,
nurses, social workers, and others. But,
everyone served as a mental health
counselor because the need was so great.
Many people had lost everything they
owned, had lost contact with family
members, and had lost their medications
and medical providers. Many simply just
needed to talk.
Despite their adversities, Seime was
“impressed with their resiliency, in the
faith they had, and in the way they came
together to help each other out.” Both
Mueller and Seime remark about the
gratitude expressed by hurricane victims
for the care they received from the
medical teams.
In Johnson’s Bayou, La., a coastal
town almost totally destroyed by
Hurricane Rita, Mueller met Rhonda, “a
salt-of-the-earth person” and one of a
very few who had returned to her home.
Above: Mayo Clinic internist Dr. Paul Mueller
’84 (left) and Sr. Romana Klaubaus (right), a
nurse from the College of St. Catherine,
posed with residents of Johnson’s Bayou
(La.). There they met Rhonda (second from
right), a local emergency medical technician,
who helped them find and treat the
residents who had moved back.
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left Lafayette at 4:45 a.m. and worked
until 10 p.m. that night. The team
consulted all day, but still could not meet
with everyone seeking help.
His most vivid memory is of Miss
Cindy, who came to be vaccinated in
Eunice, La. He listened to her story of
riding out the storm in her apartment
building in New Orleans. When the
levees broke, she told of trying to get
help to rescue the other tenants in her
building, and of wading in the water to
get to boats. Not all survived, and she
told of an elderly man who had to turn
back. They saw him drown without
being able to offer assistance.
Miss Cindy was so grateful for the
medical team’s help that she baked a
Cajun meal to thank them and drove it
35 miles to the church where Seime and
his colleagues were staying.
Drawing on his background in both
internal medicine and public health,
Mueller felt “called” to respond to the
medical needs in Louisiana. Seime
considered it a privilege to serve and was
glad for the opportunity, even taking into
account the 21 hours each way on the bus.
Paul Mueller ’84, M.D., is a member of the
Augsburg Board of Regents and serves on the
Science Center Task Force. Rick Seime ’70 is
a Distinguished Alumnus and member of
Augsburg’s Science Advisory Board.
Mueller’s medical team set up shop in a FEMA
trailer park, where many evacuees were living
in tents.
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Donald Mattison ’66, M.D., a senior adviser at the National Institutes of Health and a U.S.
Public Health Service (USPHS) medical officer, led a team to Louisiana on Aug. 31, just
after Hurricane Katrina struck, for a two-week deployment.
Emergency medicine in a field hospital
by Donald Mattison ’66, M.D.
Mayo psychologist Rick Seime ’70 (right) and
internist Dr. Daniel Hartigan (left) from the
Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., pack the van
with medical supplies and vaccines for the
day’s assignment in the field.
Even though the local gas station her
husband owned had been destroyed,
Mueller says she was “amazingly happy
and optimistic, and determined to
re-build.”
He tells of how Rhonda knew
everybody—those who had returned to
town, their ages, what medicines they
took, etc. She was a volunteer emergency
medical technician and rode with the
team in their van, taking them to each of
the homes where returning residents
could be vaccinated and treated.
Seime spent one day on a team sent
to New Orleans, where they treated
people in a FEMA resource center. They
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I was part of the second team of Public
Health Service (PHS) officers deployed
into Baton Rouge, La. Our initial
assignment was staffing and coordination
of a temporary hospital established in
two buildings on the Louisiana State
University campus—an acute care
“emergency room” with intensive care
unit (ICU) containing about 150 beds,
and a lower acuity hospital containing
200-500 beds (depending on need).
While both were operating as
hospitals over about a 15-day period,
approximately 15,000 individuals were
“triaged” and about 3,000 admitted,
cared for, and discharged. When the
demand for acute care diminished, the
smaller facility was closed and the lower
acuity facility converted to a special
needs shelter. At that point additional
PHS officers were available to participate
in needs assessment and establishment of
surveillance systems with the state health
department.
Teams were also assigned to manage
medical and mental health needs of first
responders from New Orleans. Missions
Donald Mattison ’66, M.D., was honored on
campus last fall as a Distinguished Alumnus.
during the “public health” period of the
deployment included assessment and
surveillance of hospitals, clinics, schools,
public wells, food processing facilities,
and shelters.
The PHS officers I worked with
during the deployment were dedicated,
highly professional, and went far beyond
what would be expected to meet the
needs of Louisiana. I was honored to lead
these officers and extremely proud of all
of them.
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Hurricane Katrina,
a personal perspective
by Shira Hussain
I was recruiting in Wisconsin when
Hurricane Katrina was set to hit the Gulf
Coast. My dad was determined not to
leave and actually held my family back
from evacuating as soon as they wanted
to. I even called home and was crying
because I just didn’t have a good gut
I just didn’t have a good gut feeling
about this hurricane.
feeling about this hurricane. Frequently
people in New Orleans do not evacuate
for hurricanes because they are so
common, and people fear their houses
will be looted if they leave.
My parents, sister, and brother
evacuated to Lake Charles, La., the day
before the storm hit. I watched the news
and was happy to see that the storm
came and went.
Then disaster struck on a whole new
level. The minute the levees were
declared breached, I knew things were
going to get a lot worse. I saw the city
under water and couldn’t stop crying. I
didn’t hear from my family and friends
and cried even more. I was finally able
to reach my mom two days after the
ordeal and cried for more positive
reasons. Eventually, I got in touch with
the rest of my family and also my
hometown friends.
Although I couldn’t explain why all of
this happened, I did have the choice to
find something positive out of all of it.
Although I couldn’t explain why all
of this happened, I did have the choice
to find something positive out of all of
it. The fact that my family and friends
were alive is what kept me going. A few
weeks later, my parents returned to the
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Shira Hussain was on the road attending college fairs when she heard the news that her New
Orleans neighborhood was under water.
house, which was completely destroyed.
Fortunately, my mom was able to get our
family Bible and photos. They plan to
rebuild in the same area.
I, too, took a hard hit with all of this.
I lost the house I grew up in and the
schools I went to. Most of my hang-out
of things as we think we are. (My
parents, like so many others, are still
waiting for their insurance checks and
their trailer from FEMA). This whole
experience gives us all so many reasons
to be thankful. And it emphasizes that
minor problems, petty grudges, and bad
Helping my fellow “N’awlins” neighbors in any way I could
was in turn helping me deal with everything.
spots were gone, and the worst part was
being so far away from my family during
all of this.
So I did what I could. I got advances
on my checks and sent money home.
I headed up fundraising efforts at
Augsburg for hurricane evacuees. I even
passed out my number as a resource to
Minnesota locals who were hosting,
donating to, and/or aiding evacuees.
Helping my fellow “N’awlins”
neighbors in any way I could was in turn
helping me deal with everything.
From all of this, I’ve truly accepted
that nothing material lasts forever. I’ve
also learned that we are not as in control
intentions are really things we shouldn’t
hold on to, because major things beyond
our control will happen—both good and
bad, easy and challenging.
A family friend of ours did drown in
her house while waiting for her nephew,
who never came to get her. My mom
took it particularly hard because she had
wanted Miss Gerdy to evacuate with
them. I just trust that she died peacefully
in the house as I believe many people did
who were stuck behind.
Shira Hussain is senior admissions
counselor in the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions.
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Teachers who lead,
leaders who teach
EDITED BY BETSEY NORGARD
Vicki Olson describes how teachers as
leaders must be willing to take risks and
to become positive influences in schools.
O
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS
I’ve been reading about a topic dear to
my heart—teacher leadership. At
Augsburg, this concept undergirds our
teacher licensure programs at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels.
What teacher leadership means to
Augsburg’s Education Department is that
the teachers we prepare have both the
right and the responsibility to exercise
leadership within their classrooms,
schools, districts, and communities.
Recognizing that teachers lead within
the classroom is not difficult; it is
accepted enough to seem like common
sense. But once you get beyond the
classroom walls, the concept of teacher
leadership is less well established.
Some would say “teacher leadership”
is an oxymoron. Principals lead, not
teachers. They would go on to say that
teachers carry out the will of the school
district by teaching the designated
curriculum, following the standards
determined by the state, and upholding
the expectations of the community.
Teachers, in other words, follow the
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direction of others who make the
decisions, creating classrooms, in turn,
where students learn what they are
required to learn.
This philosophy exists, but it isn’t the
one we believe in or work from.
Certainly our vision incorporates the
idea that teachers have a responsibility to
the school district, the state, and the
community to educate students in the
best ways possible. That’s a given.
But rather than simply doing what
they are told, we believe teachers must—
truly must—see themselves as active
participants in deciding what should be
taught and how to teach it.
In our vision, teachers come to the
table with administrators, parents, other
community members, and sometimes
students to define what it means to be an
educated person and then to map out
how that education will happen within a
given setting.
Teachers count themselves among the
grown-ups and accept the responsibility
and risks from making the decisions
they make.
This conceptualization of “teacher”
that includes an element of leadership
frightens some. Responsibility and risk
bring with them accountability, but along
with that they also can bring a fine sense
of exhilaration, energy, and eminent
satisfaction in a job well done.
Roland Barth, in Learning by Heart,
says, “I think of a teacher leader as one
who has a positive influence on the
school as well as in the classroom … all
teachers have the capacity to lead the
enterprise down a more positive path, to
bring their abundant experience and
wisdom to schools.”
Like Barth, at Augsburg we believe all
teachers can be teacher leaders and share
in leading the collective “enterprise” of
making schools positive places with
learning at the heart. Teachers who
understand their role in this way—risks
and all—are more likely to define
teaching as their vocation rather than
simply their job.
Vicki Olson is associate professor
of education.
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Teachers who lead,
leaders who teach
M
MARGARET KNUTSON ’91
Fifth-grade teacher at Orono (Minn.) Intermediate School
Education is the second largest major at Augsburg,
with approximately 500 students across undergraduate and graduate programs.
How do Augsburg students carry the qualities of
teacher leadership into their classrooms? Augsburg
Now invited a number of alumni and faculty who
have been recognized as leaders to reflect about their
careers and how they have seen themselves both as
teachers who lead and as leaders who teach.
Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award in 2004
My goal is to inspire students to find the learner in themselves,
to challenge themselves and to find meaning in their education.
To that end I have always yearned to try new things in order to
find ways to more effectively connect students to learning on a
real and personal level. When I discover or create methods I find
successful, I share these with colleagues at my school as well as
lead workshops for schools around the state.
So, being a teacher leader involves keeping your mind and eyes
open for new methods, being a risk taker and pioneer in
applying new methods, and then not being shy about sharing
your successes with others ... and to humbly educate other
teachers.
Above: Maggie Knutson tries to keep her students engaged in ways that
challenge and inspire them to find learning meaningful.
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J
JOSEPH ERICKSON
Professor in Augsburg’s Education Department, and chair of the
Minneapolis Board of Education
My personal philosophy of teaching is based on the assumption that
my primary role is to motivate learners to gather information and
develop themselves—I don’t make them learn. I think that’s a kind
of leadership; sparking curiosity and motivating learners. I think that
is central to good teaching.
In my role on the school board, I’m constantly meeting people who
have opinions about what should and should not be done in
Minneapolis Public Schools. It’s hard to underestimate how much
rumor and gossip is out there. My role is to help educate the public
when I meet people who hold information that is wrong or misleading.
More importantly, I try to make sure that I take every opportunity I can
to inspire optimism and confidence in MPS’s future. Sometimes inspiring
confidence is even more important than competent administration.
Joe Erickson brings his school board leadership experience into
his classrooms at Augsburg to help future teachers understand
the issues affecting school districts.
J
JACKI BRICKMAN ’97
Mentor at Elizabeth Hall International
Elementary School, Minneapolis
From my second year of teaching, my
classroom has been a public place—
to current and new teachers, to district
officials, politicians, and parents.
Teachers are at their best in their
classrooms facilitating learning, and when
teachers open their doors to one another
and make their classrooms a public place,
we are able lead and teach at the same
Teachers in Jacki Brickman’s school meet regularly in study
groups to share their practices and strategies in order to help
each other grow.
J
time. Both the teacher observing and the
teacher being observed can grow in their
practices if they engage in reflective
conversation after this shared experience.
JUDY SCHAUBACH ’68
President of Education Minnesota
Being a teacher and a leader are for me inseparable.
In my early years as a teacher I was a strong voice
for ensuring a positive work environment that
included advocating for professional development
opportunities, insisting on compliance with state
and federal laws, and working together with the
administration to insure a safe and respectful learning
environment. The more I took responsibility for these
issues the more I grew as a professional.
Being involved at the local level and gaining a sense
of empowerment was what prompted me to get
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involved at the state and national level. As a union
leader I rely on my teaching experience to help
policy-makers understand what needs to be done …
I believe that teachers should not be passive
bystanders to what is occurring in their classrooms,
schools, or communities, nor should they be silent
about policies and laws that have a direct impact
on their profession and the students they teach.
This philosophy has been the impetus for my
leadership, even when it is sometimes difficult and
may be controversial.
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Teachers who lead, leaders who teach
A
ADAM THRONSON ’99
Social studies teacher at Coon Rapids (Minn.) High School
2005 Anoka-Hennepin School District Teacher Outstanding
Performance (TOP) award
Teachers are leaders by researching and implementing new
strategies into their classroom. It means you take a risk.
Teachers usually try methods that other teachers have found
success with, but leadership comes when you blaze a new
trail by trying something new.
B
BRUCE PALMQUIST ’84
Professor of physics and science education at Central
Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash.
Washington State Professor of the Year, named by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
and the Council for Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE).
I started teaching while I was a student at Augsburg. I
tutored first-year physics students. This taught me that it
takes more than good grades in a subject to be a good
teacher. I learned that I needed to understand what the
students knew and didn’t know before I could help them. …
In general, a good teacher is one who leads by example. I try
to make my science teaching methods courses relevant by
developing interesting opportunities for my students to
interact with children. My teaching methods students have
been among the first at my university to teach science lessons
in the local schools, to develop after-school science clubs, and
to provide children with practice items for the Washington
state science assessment.
(To become better acquainted with Bruce Palmquist, see Auggie
Thoughts on p. 32)
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I have been a leader who teaches when I’ve accepted and
encouraged the work of other teachers. This could be new
programs like Link Crew or just cooperation dealing with the
same student. I have been a teacher who leads by staying positive,
supporting administration, and trying new things in my
classroom.
A
ALLEN TRIPP ’69
English teacher at Rush City (Minn.)
High School
2005 Leadership in Educational
Excellence Award,
selected by peers
After 35 years of teaching English, I can look back and see many
times where I have been both a teacher and a leader. The teacher
role is six classes a day September through May. However, the
leader role has grown on me over the years as I became more
experienced in my profession and familiar with the people in the
community. …
Teaching ability and leadership skills are a necessary
combination for any successful teacher. When I look back at
my first year of teaching, I see I had the knowledge to teach
effectively, but at times lacked the confidence to lead. By
talking to experienced teachers and gaining experience
in the classroom, the leadership skills evolved. When you
demonstrate confidence in yourself as a teacher, you will
clearly communicate goals to the students; and they gain
confidence in themselves as learners. It’s a win/win situation.
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A
ALYSSA SNYDER ’98
President, Bethany Lutheran
College, Mankato, Minn.
It is in the classroom where we have the
most direct impact on our students;
however, it cannot end there.
As educators we must challenge one another’s ideas and philosophies
through professional dialogue in order to gain insight into how to
better meet the needs of our learners.
My top priority is having high standards for all my students. This
is why I feel fortunate to be an instructor in the Weekend College
program. I want to influence potential educators to advocate for
all of their students, not just the smart and well behaved. A true
teacher leader is willing to do this by going against the status
quo knowing the student must come first. When I can influence
future teachers, I can impact more students positively.
D
DAN BRUSS ’75
Adjunct instructor in Augsburg’s
Education Department
J
I have been connected to the
teaching enterprise of higher
education nearly 25 years.
As a professor I saw myself not just as a champion of
my area of expertise, but primarily as a role model, an
individual concerned with the wide variety of struggles
students have during their college experience. For me
life in the classroom was seamlessly interwoven to the
life outside of it.
As a college president I still see my chief function as a role
model, although now my teaching crosses constituency
boundaries. As an administrator I look for the professor
who can have the biggest impact on students’ lives. They
generally have more lasting influence than programs or
buildings.
JOHN-MARK STENSVAAG ’69
Charlotte and Frederick Hubbell Professor of Environmental and
Natural Resources Law at the University of Iowa College of Law
University of Iowa 2005 President and Provost Award for Teaching
Excellence
All of my great teachers led by example. Every day, I try imperfectly
to emulate what my greatest teachers showed me; every day, I
expect my students to outshine me in their future endeavors. The
enterprise is driven by love: love of learning, love of the subject
matter, and love of the students. My greatest teachers led by
illustrating such love. For me, “leading” is nothing more than
striving to reflect their love to a new generation of students.
A POSTSCRIPT: After this story was completed,
announcement came of the appointment of
Augsburg history professor Bill Green as interim
superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools.
As he steps from the classroom into a leadership
role in a difficult situation, Green has been quoted
as saying that he is “first and foremost a teacher.”
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Paulson family makes major gift to the Science Center
Courtesy photo
In December, John Paulson, together with
Norma Paulson, pledged a $1 million gift
on behalf of his family to name the front
entrance and atrium of the new Science
Center.
This is the Paulson family’s second
major capital gift to Augsburg. In 2001,
the family provided major funding to
complete the enclosed skyway link from
Lindell Library to the two-story atrium
between Memorial and Sverdrup Halls.
“One does not have to be on campus
long to see what an important need was
met by the Paulson Link,” said Stephen
Preus, director of development. “This new,
special gift by the Paulsons will provide
for an equally important and highly
attractive space.”
While Paulson is not an Augsburg
alumnus, three of his children and a sonin-law graduated from the College—Mary
Jo (Paulson) Peterson ’80, Laurie
(Paulson) Dahl ’76 and David Dahl ’75,
and Lisa Paulson ’80.
The motivation behind the Science
Center gift, however, may date back much
farther than his family’s education.
Paulson served in the Second Infantry
Division during World War II and was part
of the Allied invasion landing on D+1 at
Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, in June
by Betsey Norgard
Cory Ryan
$1 million gift will name the new atrium
John and Norma Paulson pledge $1 million for the Science Center atrium. (L to R) Dick Adamson,
vice president for finance and administration; Jeroy Carlson, senior development officer; and
Norma and John Paulson.
1944. He was a frontline soldier until July
28, 1944, when he was wounded during
the St.-Lo breakthrough. Among the
awards Paulson received were the Combat
Infantry Badge, Bronze Star, and the
Purple Heart.
In June 2004, Paulson and his wife,
Norma, traveled to France to take part in
the 60th anniversary commemoration of
the event that proved to be the turning
point of the war.
The festivities brought together
thousands of people—war
veterans, military officials,
local people and tourists, as
well as Hollywood
celebrities whose acting
roles had recreated the
battles on movie screens.
Standing in his Army
uniform, wearing medals
depicting D-Day service,
Paulson enjoyed the
commemoration.
Following the ceremony,
however, he noticed lines of
French citizens forming to
At the 60th anniversary commemoration of D-Day, Norma and
shake hands and request
John Paulson met and talked with actor Tom Hanks.
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autographs from the U.S. veterans.
Puzzled, Paulson finally asked someone
why he wanted a soldier’s autograph.
“Don’t you understand,” the
Frenchman told him, “you saved our
country.”
Paulson recounted how vivid an
impression these words made. When he
thought about the statistics—the
staggering numbers of soldiers who were
killed or wounded during the invasion—
he realized that he was, in fact, a
survivor. And with that realization also
came the insight that he had been
blessed with many gifts in his life that
should be shared with others.
“I believe it is important to leave this
world in better condition than it was when
we arrived,” Paulson said, “so contributing
to Augsburg and other worthwhile
organizations is part of this process.”
The Science Center atrium girft is
provided in memory of Lois V. Paulson,
Rose E. Paulson, and Johnny E. Paulson,
by the Paulson family—John R., Sr., and
Norma Paulson, John Reid Paulson, Mary
Jo Peterson ’80, Deborah Stansbury, Laurie
Dahl ’76, and Lisa Paulson ’80.
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Naming the ‘Doc’ Johnson A-Club Office
Office in Doc’s memory. Their gifts, with
additional gifts from Louie Morseth ’51,
Roger Stockmo ’54, Leroy Nyhus ’52, and
Virg Gehring ’57 have made it possible.
In his senior year at Augsburg, Doc
Johnson was elected president of AClub. Now, it is the A-Club vice
president from that year, Ron Main,
helping to perpetuate Johnson’s legacy
as an Auggie.
Archive photo
Donnis “Doc” Johnson ’52, an Auggie who
died at the age of 23, well before his time,
will not be forgotten by his friends. Five of
his classmates and friends have joined
together to name the A-Club office in the
new Si Melby South Wing in his memory.
Raised in the small town of Newman
Grove, Nebraska—the only Lutheran Free
Church congregation in that state—
Johnson followed his sister, LaRhea, and
several relatives to Augsburg College, 400
miles away. He enrolled in 1948, majored
in physical education, and became center
on the football team.
After graduation in 1952 and two years
in the U.S. Army at Fort Leonard Wood,
Mo., Johnson returned home to a teaching
and football coaching position at the Elgin
(Neb.) High School. This was to be his
only year of teaching, as he died of bulbar
polio in November 1954. Members of his
high school football team served as
pallbearers.
Early last year, Doc’s cousin, Mark
Johnson ’54, together with Augsburg
development officer Ron Main ’56,
proposed a plan to name the new A-Club
by Betsey Norgard
“Doc” Johnson (top row, no. 28) played on the 1951 football team, along with teammate, and
now development officer and donor, Ron Main ’56 (middle row, no. 38).
Connections
Augsburg meets
Thrivent challenge
Augsburg received bonus funding of
$5,415 from Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans for successfully meeting the
GivingPlus program challenge.
About 450 Lutheran schools and
social service agencies were awarded
portions of an $800,000 grant from
Thrivent for significantly improving
participation in Thrivent’s GivingPlus
program, which matches contributions
to Lutheran institutions by its members.
In order to qualify, Augsburg needed
to increase GivingPlus by 588 member
donors before December. It exceeded
that with a total of 693, thereby also
earning $78,805 in matching funds from
Thrivent under the program.
The bonus funds will be used for
student scholarships, curriculum
development, student-oriented
activities, and campus improvements.
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Barbara Gage, president of the Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation, was honored with the
2006 Leading Leaders award for lifelong commitment to family, career, and service to
community. (L to R) Emily Anne Tuttle, Augsburg Board of Regents; Barbara Carlson Gage;
and Tracy Elftmann, Augsburg vice president for institutional advancement.
The Connections event, co-sponsored by Augsburg and Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans, also included speakers Janice Aune ’88, chairman/CEO of Onvoy, Inc.; Augsburg
regent Gloria C. Lewis, president/CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin
Cities; and Shira Hussain, Augsburg senior admissions counselor.
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Sig Hjelmeland led fundraising efforts for 30 years
Sigvald Hjelmeland ’41 was the second of
four generations of Augsburg graduates
and spent three decades at Augsburg
leading fundraising efforts that made
possible a number of major capital
projects. He died on Dec. 25 at age 90.
Hjelmeland returned to Augsburg in
1952 to serve as the College’s first
director of development. Major
campaigns he headed led to the
completion of the George Sverdrup
Library, Christensen Center, Urness Hall,
and Foss Center.
He is best remembered by colleague
Jeroy Carlson ’48 as “meticulous.” In the
late 1950s, as donor and giving programs
were being created, Hjelmeland drew on
his expertise and passion for detail to
create a manual accounting system and
bookkeeping procedures for donor gifts.
This included the use of a bank book to
help donors track their monthly pledge
payments.
In 1963, as the College moved
through the transition from the Lutheran
Free Church (LFC) into the American
Lutheran Church, Hjelmeland, with his
Norwegian LFC background, served a
valuable role in helping many of
Augsburg’s longtime LFC families stay
part of and feel connected to Augsburg.
“He spoke Norwegian and had a great
sense of humor,” Carlson says, “not just
American humor, but Scandinavian
humor as well.” Hjelmeland’s
relationships helped to foster a culture of
philanthropy that has nurtured many of
Augsburg’s current donors.
In 1986, Hjelmeland, with his wife,
by Betsey Norgard
Three generations of Hjelmeland Auggies: Sigvald Hjelmeland ’41, who is survived by his wife,
Helen; (back row, L to R) James Clarke and daughter Laurene (Hjelmeland) Clarke ’64; son John
’70 and Lynn (Benson) ’69 Hjelmeland; and granddaughter Jennifer (Hjelmeland) Stewart ’00.
Helen, and son and daughter-in law John
’70 and Lynn (Benson) ’69, established a
scholarship in the name of his father,
John Hjelmeland, who graduated from
Augsburg Academy, College, and
Seminary.
In 2003, Sig Hjelmeland received the
Spirit of Augsburg award for his
dedication and long service to the
College.
Hjelmeland is survived by his wife,
Helen; two children, Laurene and John;
seven grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. The family has directed
memorial gifts to the Rev. John
Hjelmeland Scholarship Fund.
Faculty-staff giving boosts campaign
From September through December, guided by a faculty-staff
campaign committee, employees of Augsburg raised the bar on
giving and encouraged awareness of a philanthropic culture.
A generous matching fund, matches from Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans for its members, and contacts from committee members
helped to significantly increase both the dollar amount and the
rate of giving within the Augsburg community.
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Through December 31, an additional total of $133,000 was
given or pledged by employees of the College, beyond the
$635,000 since the campaign’s launch.
Even more important, however, was the increased rate of
participation in the campaign—to more than doubling the overall
rate of 17% in 2004-05. By the end of the year, the giving rate for
full-time faculty and staff exceeded 50%.
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AAlumni
LUMNINews
NEWS
From the director of Alumni Relations…
A
ugsburg College
is in the midst
of many exciting
changes this spring.
Our first group of
MBA students will
graduate in May,
along with
candidates from our
other master’s
programs in leadership, education,
nursing, physician assistant studies, and
social work—plus our undergraduates
from the day, weekend, and Rochester
programs. Congratulations to you all!
The campus face is changing, too. I
hope that you have had an opportunity
to view the artist renderings of the
planned Science, Gateway, and Si Melby
additions. We welcome you back to
campus to tour the grounds this spring
and summer—our grounds crew does an
amazing job beautifying the campus!
In Alumni Board news, three members
will end their terms this spring. We would
like to thank Beth Torstenson ’66, Andy
Morrison ’73, and Paul Mueller ’84 for
their dedication and hard work during
their tenures. We hope to see them at
many events in the future. Thank you!
Alumni Relations, along with
Advancement Services and Information
Technology, are pleased to announce the
newly launched Augsburg Online
Community, which will help you stay
informed and involved with Augsburg
via the Internet. See the information
below for details.
Planning for Homecoming 2006 is
well underway. This year’s theme is
“Watch Us Soar,” and events are
scheduled this September 25-30. Watch
your mailbox for your Homecoming
brochure in August. We have made
changes to the usual Saturday activities,
and we encourage all alumni, family, and
friends to join us.
We look forward to hosting you at an
Augsburg event in the near future. Please
let the Office of Alumni Relations know
if you will be in the metro area this
summer—we would love to show you
the campus!
Heidi Breen
Director, Office of Alumni Relations
Introducing Augsburg’s new online community
A
ugsburg’s online community has
been developed just for you—
alumni, friends, parents, and donors of
the College. The new online community
will help you stay informed and involved
with Augsburg via the Internet. This is a
great way to stay connected!
Visit the site and register today so that
you can take advantage of the great new
features to keep you connected to your
Augsburg friends and classmates.
You’ll find:
Alumni Directory
• Learn where your classmates and
friends are, and what they’ve been
doing since graduation
• Connect with other alumni in your
area of the country
• Update your personal profile so your
classmates can get in touch with you
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Class Notes
Tell us what you’ve been up to! As part
of your personal profile you can now
submit class notes online for possible
publication in Augsburg Now.
programs, and of course, Access to
Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg
College. Giving online is easy and
secure—and there’s no need to be a
registered user to donate.
Events
Wondering what events are taking place
for Augsburg alumni? The online
community is the place to search and
register for events specifically for alumni
and friends of the College. Check back
often to learn about upcoming Auggie
Hours, parent events, or just to find out
the most up-to-date news around the
Augsburg campus.
It’s EASY
Simply go to www.augsburg.edu/alumni
Online Giving
You asked, and we listened! Making a
contribution to Augsburg has never been
easier. Simply visit Augsburg’s online
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Alumni Events
SUMMER AUGGIE HOURS
Please join us for these upcoming alumni events (see also the college-wide calendar on the
inside back cover for additional Augsburg events); unless otherwise noted, call 612-330-1178
or 1-800-260-6590 or e-mail <alumni@augburg.edu> for more information.
March
May
16
5
Graduation reception for all
undergraduate and graduate
business students, Marshall Room,
Christensen Center, 4-6 p.m.
April
9
Alumni tour to China departs
18
Alumni Board meeting,
Christensen Center, 5:30 p.m.
18
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Senior reception hosted by the
Alumni Board in honor of the
Class of 2006, East Commons,
Christensen Center, 4:30-6 p.m.
WECAN meeting (Weekend
College Alumni Network), 6-8
p.m., Riverside Room, Christensen
Center
WECAN meeting (Weekend
College Alumni Network), 6-8
p.m., Riverside Room, Christensen
Center
April
Join a variety of alumni who are
actively involved in the Twin Cities
theatre community; location TBA.
May
W.A. Frost & Company, Historic
Cathedral Hill—Dacotah Building,
374 Selby Ave., St. Paul,
651-224-5715
June
Maynard’s Restaurant,
685 Excelsior Blvd, Excelsior, Minn.
(located in the southeast corner of
Excelsior Bay on Lake Minnetonka),
952-470-1800
August
Campiello, 1320 West Lake St.,
Uptown Minneapolis, 612-825-2222
June
20
Alumni Board meeting,
Christensen Center, 5:30 p.m.
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Rochester Weekend College
graduation banquet, Rochester
Country Club, 5-8 p.m.
Commencement 2006
Augsburg
Associates Spring
Seminar
Softball and
baseball alumni
receptions
The Augsburg Associates invite you to
their 20th Annual Spring Seminar,
Saturday, April 1, 8:30-11:30 a.m. at
Foss Center. This year’s guest speakers
include Augsburg professor of religion
Brad Holt ’63, Tsehai Wodajo, and Ann
(Tjaden) Jensen. Wodajo emigrated from
Ethiopia 15 years ago and received her
MSW from Augsburg in 1997. Jensen
served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia
after graduating from Augsburg in 1964.
They are founders of REAL (Resources
for the Enrichment of African Lives).
Registration is $15 per person, payable in
advance (this includes refreshments and
materials).
Call your old teammates and join us at
these upcoming receptions! Softball
alumni are invited to gather at 5 p.m.,
Thursday, April 20, prior to the game
against Carleton College; for more
information, contact Carol Enke at
612-330-1250 or <enke@augsburg.edu>.
Baseball alumni are invited to gather at
1 p.m., Saturday, April 29, prior to the
game against Macalester College; contact
Keith Bateman at 612-330-1395 or
<bateman@augsburg.edu>.
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Auggie Hours are held the second Tuesday of
each month from 5:30-7 p.m. Please join us!
Reunion
celebrations
Attention Auggies from the classes of
1956, 1966, 1981, and Young Alumni
1990-2006: this is your reunion year!
Plan now to join your classmates this
September 25-30 for the annual
Homecoming festivities and your
reunion reception. Watch your mail and
upcoming issues of 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
website at <www.augsburg.edu/alumni>.
Spring 2006
CLASS
NOTES
Class Notes
1956
Richard Thorud, Bloomington,
Minn., has pursued a hobby of
writing, illustrating, publishing,
and marketing books since his
retirement as a research and
development engineer. His
seventh book, Mette Marie’s
Homestead Journal, is based on
his mother’s childhood memories
of living in a sod hut in North
Dakota; for more information, go
online to <www.amazon.com>.
1967
Rev. Harley J.
Refsal, Decorah,
Iowa, is a
professor of
Scandinavian folk
art and
Norwegian at
Luther College. He has earned
national and international acclaim
for his figure woodcarving—
including a St. Olav Medal in
1996 from the king of Norway.
Besides teaching at Luther, he has
written four books and numerous
magazine articles. He’s also the star
of an instructional video,
Scandinavian Style Figure Carving
with Harley Refsal, which earned a
prestigious 2005 Telly Award.
John N. Schwartz is serving as
interim president and chief
executive officer of St. Patrick
Hospital and Health Sciences
Center in Missoula, Mont. He
previously served as interim
president of Providence Medford
Medical Center in Medford, Ore.,
and has 30 years of experience in
the healthcare field and a long
history in management.
1969
Allen C. Tripp was one of four
Rush City, Minn., teachers selected
by their peers for the Leadership in
Excellence Award, which honors
their teaching quality and
commitment. The awards were
presented in October at a banquet
in St. Cloud. Tripp has been an
English teacher at Rush City High
School since 1970. In addition to
teaching English, he has directed
class plays and all school plays for
14 years and has been a junior
high speech coach for 15 years.
He has also served as an assistant
track coach for 20 years. His wife,
Linda, teaches first grade at
Jacobson Elementary School.
They have two sons, Ryen, 29,
and Justin, 23. See more about
Allen on p. 20.
AUGGIES AT
CARNEGIE HALL
1977
Timothy Strand was elected
mayor of the City of St. Peter
(Minn.) in November in a
landslide victory. Strand, who by
election time had served two
years of a four-year term as a
Ward II council member, was
anxious to start his new role.
“I’m very excited, and the first
thing that comes to my mind is
that I’m proud to have been
elected,” he said in a postelection article in the St. Peter
Herald.
Patricia Clausen Wojtowicz,
Largo, Fla., is manager of
Jan (Pedersen) Schiff ’68 of
Mill Valley, Calif., will be a
guest conductor at Carnegie
Hall on April 24, performing
two works for women’s
chorus and orchestra. The
concert is part of
MidAmerica Productions’
2005-2006 concert series.
Courtesy photo
AUGGIE HONORS
Ora Hokes ’90 of Minneapolis was one of 10 recipients of the 2005 Virginia
McKnight Binger Award in Human Service. The awards are an annual tradition of
The McKnight Foundation, and each recipient exemplifies the life-changing
difference one person can make through service. The following is reprinted from
the award program:
Ora Hokes is transforming the health of her community Sunday by Sunday. A
member of the Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church for 25 years, Hokes
saw the alarming health-related risk factors affecting the African American
community, and took action.
In 2003, after years of service with the Sabathani Community Center and its Way
to Grow program, she began volunteering with the American Red Cross and the
American Heart Association. Working with her pastor, she created the Health
Sundays program to provide monthly health information to her congregation.
Partnering with nurses and others from the congregation, and using additional
resources from the American Cancer Society and the Stairstep Foundation’s Health
Initiative, she implemented monthly blood pressure checks, distributed health
information on sexually transmitted diseases, instituted a “Stomp Out Stroke”
awareness program, and started the Promised Land Fellowship walking program
which focuses on weight loss, nutrition, and exercise. “My mother was my
inspiration,” Hokes says. “She had the gift of healing.”
Hokes is a lifelong advocate for continuing education. She returned to school
after her two children were grown, and has since received an Associate of Arts
degree from Minneapolis Community College, a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Augsburg’s Weekend College, a Master of Arts degree from the University of St.
Thomas, and a parent educator license from the University of Minnesota. It seems
no challenge is too big for Ora Hokes.
Spring 2006
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Class Notes
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ALUMNI PROFILE
Mike and Gail Koski: Traveling the
missionary road
by Sara Holman ’06
Working in the mailroom, falling in love with a fellow coworker, graduating
in four years, and preparing for a bright future were just a few of the things
that Mike and Gail (Niederloh) Koski accomplished while attending
Augsburg. However, finding their joint calling to become missionaries
happened just months after their marriage. Married in October 1972, the
following July carried the Koskis across the ocean to Africa.
Mike, a 1971 graduate, came to Augsburg and studied history and secondary
education. Gail graduated one year later with a B.A. in French secondary
education. Both came from congregations that were involved in missionary
work, yet each confesses that overseas missionary work had not been a part
of their plan. When the inspiration came, Mike recalls, “It was an answer to
prayer.”
“We just understood that this was the way God would want us to use our
gifts and abilities,” Gail said.
Mike ’71 and Gail ’72 (Niederloh) Koski have traveled the
world as missionaries since meeting and graduating from
Augsburg more than 30 years ago.
After 32 years of missionary work in Kenya and Zaire (now the Democratic
Republic of Congo), the Koskis are currently awaiting their next assignment. The couple works with the Minneapolis-based mission
organization World Mission Prayer League (WMPL). When choosing a mission group, “WMPL resonated well. Its principles, policies, and
practices fit the best,” Mike said.
Every four years, the couple comes back to the United States on furlough. During this one-year break, the missionaries continue their work
and await news about their future destination. The Koskis were called back in September 2005.
The couple’s mission experience started in Zaire where they worked in a rural setting, often connecting with nomadic tribes. It was the
couple’s responsibility to learn the language and culture and then present the gospel in a way that would be understood. Their time in Zaire
was limited to only four months, and then their assignment changed.
Kenya has been a very permanent place for the Koskis’ mission work. They spent many years in the agricultural parts of northern and
western Kenya but have been stationed in the city of Nairobi for the past 10 years. Mike became assistant director of the Urban Ministries
Support Group (UMSG) in 1995 and then moved up to the director position in 1999. Gail’s work has consisted of many facets: UMSG
resource center librarian, ESL teacher, Sunday school supervisor, and mission hostess. She was also in charge of home-schooling their three
children. Now fully grown, their children have all graduated college and live and work at various places within North America.
The Koskis’ main goal in Nairobi was to help develop leadership within the Lutheran church. With strong leadership skills instilled, the
church was able to discuss and respond to societal ailments such as poverty and HIV. To reach more people within the city, one church
decided to split the congregation into five groups and build five new churches. Everything was planned and prepared ahead of time: pastors
were found, worship teams were formed, and everything transitioned very smoothly. The five new congregations each held a special
characteristic that made it fit perfectly into its new part of the city. For example, in the area where many university students lived, the
church emphasized youth activities and provided a contemporary worship service.
The couple’s greatest excitement is to see their fellow church members’ faith development. “We’ve been doing this for so long that we get to
see young people grow into adults. We are able to see how their faith keeps growing and then how it impacts their families, vocations, and
communities.”
Kenya holds a special place in both the Koskis’ hearts. They enjoyed the vibrant colors and temperate climate, but it was the people-oriented
culture and relaxed pace of living that really appealed to the couple. Being concerned about people and taking time to establish relationships
is a big part of missionary work, and the Koski family praises God for the rich experiences that were shared in Kenya.
Sara Holman is a senior English/communication studies major.
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Spring 2006
accreditations at Forensic
Quality Services, Inc., in Largo.
Courtesy photo
STENSVAAG-DARDA WEDDING (CORRECTION)
1979
1980
Nancy (Weatherston) Black,
Cornelius, Ore., is a serial
cataloger for Millar Library at
Portland State University.
Rev. David L. Norgard, West
Hollywood, Calif., has
established a consulting practice
for churches and other nonprofits in the area of
organizational development. He
can be contacted at
<davidnorgard@yahoo.com>.
1982
Kevin Gordon, International
Falls, Minn., was quoted in an
article in the St. Paul Pioneer
Press newspaper about his son,
Ben Gordon, who is a
sophomore forward on the
University of Minnesota Gopher
hockey team. Ben acquired his
hockey skills growing up playing
on outdoor rinks and from his
father, a former International
Falls High School coach and an
Augsburg All-American.
Spring 2006
The above photo from the July 2004 wedding of Rebecca Stensvaag ’01 and Paul Darda ’01, which
features more than 40 Augsburg alumni, contained unintentional inaccuracies in the winter issue of
the Augsburg Now. The correct information is as follows: ROW 1 (L to R): Cindy Huber Blummer ’01,
Emma Stensvaag ’08, Ruth Casperson ’67, Hannah Mehus Stensvaag ’38, Rebecca Stensvaag Darda ’01,
Paul Darda ’01, Nancy Strommen Stensvaag ’71, John-Mark Stensvaag ’69, Stephanie Johnson Sulzbach
’71, John Sulzbach ’69, Jean Boxrud Steen. ROW 2: Roland Blummer ’00, Mary Kay Johnson Stensvaag
’72, Ken Casperson ’70, Peggy Nelson Hintzman, Gladys Boxrud Strommen ’46, Hans Strommen ’04,
Andrea Johnson Strommen ’75, Bob Strommen ’74, Roy Steen. ROW 3: Normajean Johnson Strommen
’69, Saul Stensvaag ’72, Ann Peterson ’01, Tony Quance ’03, Tjersti Strommen ’07, Adam Thronson ’99,
Marsha Strommen Olson ’68, Dawn Hofstad Strommen ’70. ROW 4: Peter Strommen ’69, Mary Nelson
Eckberg ’70, Brad Fischer ’03, Heidi Peterson ’03, Mark Peterson ’01, Mary Ellen Strommen Lieber ’67,
Tim Strommen ’70. ROW 5: John Eckberg ‘68, Ben Paul ’03, Ainy Carlson, Jeroy Carlson ’46, Phil
Edstrom ’69, Luther Strommen ’40, Steve Strommen ’65.
1984
Bruce Palmquist, Ellensburg,
Wash., was honored as the 2005
Washington State Professor of the
Year by the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching
and the Council for
Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE). Palmquist is a
physics and science education
professor at Central Washington
University, and is highly regarded
for his commitment to improving
public understanding of basic
scientific principles and working
to develop skills in the next
generation of science teachers
needed to successfully bring
about a scientifically literate
society. In his dual role as a
physicist and a teacher educator,
Palmquist has taken on many
AUGGIES ON THE ROAD
Courtesy photo
Paul Daniels, archivist for
ELCA Region 3 and
archivist/curator at Luther
Seminary, traveled to Chennai
(Madras), India, to assist the
Lutheran Heritage Centre at
Gurukul Theological College on
several projects. Daniels had
served there 12 years ago when
the archives center was just
beginning its work of collecting
and making available records of
the 12 Indian Lutheran church
bodies. Over the years he has
maintained contact with the
staff, working on issues of
collection development,
preservation, and program
expansion. Daniels and his wife,
Sally (Hough) ’79, director of
parent and family relations at
Augsburg, live in Golden Valley,
Minn., and have two daughters,
Kristin ’09 and Maren.
Jennifer Tome ’99 (left) of Minneapolis visited Mary Olson ’74
(right) in October at Airlie Winery, Olson’s winery in Monmouth,
Ore. Tome is a wine representative for Grape Beginnings.
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Class Notes
initiatives, including developing a
new CWU program at Green
River Community College in
Auburn, called Project TEACH
(Teacher Education Alliance for
Colleges and High Schools). In
2004, Palmquist was also named
the CWU Distinguished Public
Service Professor.
1988
Brad Anderson, Plymouth,
Minn., teaches biology and
human genetics at Wayzata High
School. He also serves as head
football coach, and this past
season led the Trojans to capture
the 2005 state championship. He
and his wife, Maari Anderson
’87, have two daughters, Barrett
and Isabelle.
1990
Kay E. Baker, Savage, Minn., is
an account director hired to set
up the new Minneapolis office of
the Jerome Group, a direct
marketing support firm based in
St. Louis, Mo. She was recently
featured as a “Mover” in the
business section of the St. Paul
Pioneer Press newspaper.
1992
West Central Initiative in Fergus
Falls, Minn., as a Connectinc
Replication Project executive.
She has several years of
experience in the service
industry, including serving as a
board member for Restart Inc.
1996
Julie (Lindusky) Corcoran,
Forest Lake, Minn., was elected
in November to a four-year term
on the ISD 831 School Board.
She and her husband, Mike,
have three children.
Paul Wahmanholm, St. Paul,
is an administrative intern for
Dayton’s Bluff Elementary
School in the St. Paul Public
Schools district.
Debra Carpenter has joined
Courtsey photo
HINTON-HANSEN WEDDING
1997
Lars P. Dyrud, Amesbury,
Mass., was one of approximately
70 selected worldwide by the
Young Scientists Award Panel to
attend the Union RadioScientifique Internationale
(URSI) General Assembly at the
Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi,
India, last October. Participants
were also given the opportunity
to meet with the president of
India at the Rashtrapati, the
official presidential residence.
1998
Melanie Hinton ’04 married Mark Hansen in October; the
couple resides in Kasson, Minn. Melanie is a registered nurse
and assistant nursing supervisor at the Mayo Medical Center.
Ann Rohrig, Lima, Ohio,
married Stephen Jenkins in
June, becoming a stepmother to
two children. She is a social
worker for a therapeutic foster
care agency in Lima.
AUGGIES IN THE MILITARY
Lewis Nelson ’00, pictured here with his wife, Holly, is currently
deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is in
the U.S. Army serving with the 506th Infantry Regiment of the
101st Airborne Division (AASLT), and is in charge of the signals
intelligence analysis section for the brigade. Lewis’ wife and two
children, Benjamin, 2, and Arianna, 9 months, reside in Clarksville,
Tenn. The family maintains a website at <www.nelson
downs.com> and welcomes any e-mail messages for Lewis at
<lewis@nelsondowns.com>.
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2000
Mauris De Silva, Miami, received
a Ph.D. in materials science and
engineering from the Department
of Chemical Engineering and
Materials Science at the University
of Minnesota in May. He now
works in the Department of
Ophthalmology at the University
of Miami’s Miller Medical School
of Medicine.
2001
Greg Barrett, St. Paul, graduated
from the University of St. Thomas
with a master’s degree in gifted
and talented education.
Becki Frestedt, Seattle, received a
Master of Public Administration
from the Evans School of Public
Affairs at the University of
Washington in June. She works for
a community development
organization, where she
coordinates outreach for a land
use study in the city.
Beth Nordin, Minnetonka, Minn.,
was named vice president of
information technology by CHS
Inc., an energy and grain-based
foods company. She previously
served as vice president of
operations for Capella Education.
Prior to Capella, she held several
positions with Pearson Education,
including senior vice president of
information technology and chief
information officer.
2003
Shawn Smith was acquired by
the Quad City Mallards from the
Port Huron Flags. Smith is a
rookie-defenseman who has
appeared in 14 United Hockey
League games this season split
between the Fort Wayne Komets
and the Port Huron Flags.
Births/Adoptions
Lisa (Svac) ’85
and Lee Hawks
’85 in New
Brighton, Minn.,
adopted a son,
Andrew John, in
December.
Spring 2006
Carley (Miller)
’94 and William
Stuber in
Shakopee,
Minn.—a
daughter,
Kirsten Rae, in
May. Carley is executive director
of the St. Francis Regional
Medical Center Foundation in
Shakopee.
Jay Lepper ’95 and his wife,
Bronwyn, in Savage, Minn.—a
daughter, Rowan Jane, in May.
Jennifer (Polis) ’97 and Dan
Debe in Minneapolis—a son,
George William, in September.
He joins older sisters Allison, 5,
and Emily, 3. Jennifer can be
reached at <jendebe@
yahoo.com>.
Summer Joy (Sorenson) ’99
and Jeffrey Brackhan in
Mondovi, Wis.—twin boys, Cole
and Dakota, in February 2005.
Heidi
(Erickson) ’01
and Matt Segedy
in Minneapolis—
a daughter,
Eleanor
Catherine, in
November. Matt is a pediatrician
at South Lake Pediatrics, and
Heidi is currently home with
Nora.
in November.
Lisa (Ashbaugh) ’04 and
Darrel Stange in Bertha, Minn.—
a son, Nathan, in September.
Lisa and Darrel married in
October.
In Memoriam
Bertha D. Lillehei ’34,
Minneapolis, died in January; she
was 92. Following the example of
her father, Lars Lillehei, who
taught Greek at Augsburg, Bertha
taught English at Augsburg in the
1930s and ’40s.
Sigvald Hjelmeland ’41,
Edina, Minn., died in December;
he was 90 (see p. 24 for further
details).
Rev. Earl E. Dreyer ’56, Detroit
Lakes, Minn., died in December
of heart-related problems; he
was 75. Ordained in 1959, he
served parishes in Alexandria,
Rochester, Canby, and Detroit
Lakes.
Holly Ebnet ’03 married Jeremy Knutson in August 2004; the
couple resides in Hugo, Minn. Holly is pursuing an MBA at
Augsburg, and Jeremy is a pipefitter for Yale Mechanical in
Bloomington. The couple can be reached at
<hknutson04@yahoo.com>.
NEVE-KNUTSON WEDDING
Paul A. Benson ’85, Willmar,
Minn., died unexpectedly in
December; he was 42. He was a
financial controller for West
Central, Inc., and previously
worked for R.J. Ahmann
Company and Twin City Group.
Rev. Louisa (Goplen) Fure
’95, Albert Lea, Minn., died in
December after an automobile
accident; she was 53. Ordained
in 1999, she served as an
associate pastor at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Owatonna.
She was also active in
community theatre, with roles in
Sommerset Theatre of Austin,
Little Theatre of Owatonna, and
Footlights Dinner Theatre in
Rochester.
Jason Jenness ’01 died in July
2001 of Non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma; he was 31.
Spring 2006
EBNET-KNUTSON WEDDING
Courtsey photo
Marissa
(Skowronek)
’02 and Michael
Partridge in St.
Michael, Minn.—
a son, Logan
Michael,
Courtsey photo
C.J. Beaurline ’94 and his wife,
Christin, in Ham Lake, Minn.—a
son, Basil, in December. He
joins older siblings Savanna, 7,
Simeon, 4, and Sophia, 2. C.J. is
a sales engineer at Vector Design
Technology, and has also served
as an NCAA hockey referee in
the WCHA for eight years. He
can be reached at <cbeaurline@
vectordesigntech.com>.
Niels Neve ’97 married Darlene Knutson in September; the couple
resides in Pine Island, Minn. Niels is an account representative at
UnitedHealth Group, and Darlene works for the Mayo Clinic in
cytogenetics.
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AUGGIE
THOUGHTS
Auggie Thoughts
Editor’s note: Bruce Palmquist ’84 was honored as the 2005 Washington State
Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for Advancement in Teaching
and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Eschewing the normal media interviews that accompany such honors,
Palmquist decided to introduce himself to readers through the eyes of his best
canine friend, Jack.
Bruce DOES know Jack, or
Jack, Bruce’s Jack Russell Terrier,
interviews Bruce about teaching
Bruce: I like answering students’
questions and helping them make sense of
concepts they are having problems with.
Some professors go into the classroom
with an elaborate presentation all planned
out. But, that’s not me. I know where the
class should end up by the end of the
week. And, I have planned, in general,
how we will get there. But, the students
help create the path with their specific
needs and questions.
J: You often teach late night astronomy
labs or organize public observing
sessions that go late. How can you
stay up so late and still get up at
5 a.m. to take me outside?
B: Well, it isn’t easy. The Central
Washington University Astronomy Club
helps out a lot. In fact, they plan most of
the late observing sessions you
mentioned. But, I think it is important
that introductory astronomy students get
familiar with the nighttime sky. The best
way to learn about the night sky is to
observe it with some expert help. By the
way, taking you out at 5 a.m. is better
than cleaning up after you in the house.
J: Speaking of expert help, you write a
weekly astronomy column …
B: I hope Augsburg Now doesn’t misspell
that as “weakly column.”
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J: It would be a Freudian
slip if they do. Anyway,
why do you volunteer
your time to write a
newspaper column in the
Ellensburg Daily Record?
B: Science is such an
important topic. And, it is
woefully under covered in
the popular press.
Astronomy is a very
attainable topic. The stars
and planets are always up
there for people to see.
And, I have selfish reasons
for writing the column, as Bruce Palmquist ’84 and his “interviewer,” Jack
well. If my column helps
the general public have a
requires students to write about science
more positive outlook toward science,
and to design scientific experiments.
they are more likely to support science
Simply memorizing facts will not result
teaching in the schools and universities.
in a good WASL score. And, the WASL’s
emphasis on designing experiments
J: Talk a little bit more about science
means that teachers will need to include
in the schools, especially the state’s
more experiments and the analysis of
standardized test called the
experiments in their classroom. This is a
Washington Assessment of Student
good thing.
Learning, or WASL.
J: What is your favorite constellation?
B: Even dogs know that the WASL is a
sensitive subject. In general, children are
B: Canis Major, the great dog. During the
over-tested. I think no child gets left
winter, it is low in the southern sky.
behind, because they leave such a long
paper trail of standardized test sheets.
J: Good answer.
But, the science WASL is much better
than the typical multiple choice
For more about Bruce Palmquist’s thoughts
standardized test. The science WASL
on teaching and leadership, see p. 20.
Spring 2006
Courtsey photo
Jack: What is your favorite aspect of
teaching?
CCalendar
ALENDAR
Music
April 29
March 27
For music information, call 612-330-1265
Augsburg Concert Band
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
Sverdrup Visiting
Scientist Lecture:
“Civilization as a
Geosystem: A Scientific
Perspective on Global
Change”
Dr. Thomas H. Jordan, university
professor, Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Southern California
8 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
612-330-1551 or gregoire@augsburg.edu
March 28
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
March 29
Augsburg Choir
5:30 & 7 p.m.— Mt. Olivet Lutheran
Church; Minneapolis
April 1
Augsburg Choir
7 p.m.—St. John Lutheran Church
Owatonna, Minn.
April 30
Musical celebration honoring the
service of President William V. and
Anne Frame
2 p.m.—Central Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
May 8–21
Augsburg Choir
Tour to Hungary, Czech Republic, &
Germany
April 2
Theatre
Augsburg Choir
8:45, 10, & 11:15 a.m.—Calvary
Lutheran Church; Golden Valley, Minn.
For ticket information, call 612-330-1257
Riverside Singers
9:30 & 11 a.m.—Mt. Calvary Lutheran
Church; Excelsior, Minn.
Metamorphoses
By Mary Zimmerman
Directed by Darcey Engen
April 7, 8, 20, 21, & 22 at 7 p.m.;
April 9 & 23 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
Augsburg Choir
4 p.m.—Cambridge Lutheran Church
Cambridge, Minn.
Brass in the Chapel
Joint concert of the Augsburg & St.
Thomas brass ensembles
7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
April 9
Masterworks Chorale
4 p.m.—Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
April 22
Augsburg Symphony Orchestra
4 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium
April 23
Riverside Singers
8:30 & 11 a.m.—Mayflower
Congregational Church; Minneapolis
April 26
Chamber Music Recital & High Tea
4 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium & Arnold
Atrium
April 7–23
Exhibits
For gallery information, call 612-330-1524
April 7–May 7
All-Student Juried Art Exhibition
Opening reception: April 7, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Gage Family Art Gallery
April 7–May 14
Senior Art Exhibition
Opening reception: April 7, 5–7 p.m.
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Seminars, Lectures,
and Films
January 25–May 20
Augsburg Native American Film Series
www.augsburg.edu/home/ais/filmseries/
April 12
Speech and booksigning by Norwegian
Crown Princess Martha Louise
4 p.m.–6 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
612-330-1176 or jorgensd@augsburg.edu
Other Events
April 18
Pan-Afrikan Year-End Celebration
6–9 p.m.—Christensen Center
612-330-1022 or bolden@augsburg.edu
April 27
Senior Athletes Award Banquet
6–9 p.m.—Christensen Center
612-330-1243 or grauerp@augsburg.edu
May 5–6
Commencement 2006
Featured speaker: Dr. Peter Agre ’70
Recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry
www.augsburg.edu/commencement/
May 22
Third Annual
Healthcare Conference:
“Building Minnesota’s
Healthcare Workforce
Through Diversity”
8 a.m.–5 p.m.—Melby Hall
www.augsburg.edu/healthcare
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10
Putting a fresh ‘face’ on Augsburg
by Lynn Mena
12
Jeroy Carlson ’48—’Mr. Augsburg’
by Sara Holman ’06
14
Physician Assistants—increasing healthcare access
by Cynthia Hill
18
A chance to skate
by Don Stoner
20
Faith in the City
by Betsey Norgard
DEPARTMENTS
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Around the Quad
6
Sports
23
Vision,
news of Access to Excellence:
The Campaign for Augsburg College
26
Alumni News
28
Homecoming 2005
32
Class Notes
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Auggie Thoughts
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On the cover:
On this page:
Samuel Gross ’03 shows off a
sampling of merchandise that
carries the Auggie Eagle athletic
logo he created for the College, a
project that began in a graphic
design class.
Photo by Stephen Geffre.
The maroon banners on the Link
between Sverdrup and Memorial
Halls, and Lindell Library pale in
comparison to the blazing fall
colors of the maple trees
alongside the library.
Photo by Stephen Geffre.
AROUND
QUAD
Around THE
the Quad
New regents are elected to the board
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even new members were elected to
four-year terms on the Augsburg
College Board of Regents at the annual
meeting of the Augsburg Corporation in
October.
In addition, Gloria C. Lewis was reelected to a second six-year term. She is
the executive director and CEO of Big
Brothers Big Sisters of the Twin Cities and
serves on the Marketing and Executive
Committees of the board.
Esperanza
Guerrero-Anderson
A native of
Nicaragua, Esperanza
Guerrero-Anderson is
founder, president,
and CEO of
Milestone Growth
Fund, Inc., a nonprofit venture capital
fund providing capital to minority
entrepreneurs. She also serves on the
boards of the Bush Foundation, Walker
Art Center, Center for Ethical Business
Cultures, and Chicanos-Latinos Unidos
en Servicio (CLUES).
Norman R. Hagfors
Recently retired from
Norsen, Inc., the
management and
engineering
consulting firm he
founded, Norman
Hagfors is returning
to the Board of
Regents, where he
served from 1989-2001. He is active in
the community and his church.
Jodi Harpstead
Jodi Harpstead is vice
president and chief
advancement officer
at Lutheran Social
Service of Minnesota,
where she leads
marketing,
fundraising, public
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relations, and public policy. She has
served on several boards, including
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and the
Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley, as
well as in numerous volunteer leadership
positions.
Dean Kennedy ’75
Fridley native Dean
Kennedy graduated
from Augsburg in
1975, where he was a
four-year wrestler
with conference and
All-American honors.
In 1996, he was
inducted into the
Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame. He is
president of Texakoma Oil & Gas
Corporation and lives in Plano, Texas.
Dean C. Kopperud
Returning to the
Augsburg Board of
Regents where he
served from 19982004, Dean C.
Kopperud brings 20
years of experience in
the financial services
industry. Most
recently he was national sales director
for Oppenheimerfunds, Inc., in
New York.
Marie O. McNeff
In 2000 Marie
McNeff retired from
Augsburg, where she
served as professor of
education and dean
for over 30 years. As
academic master
planner during her
last year before
retirement, she led efforts to bring
together faculty and staff in a
campuswide learning community and
created the blueprint to implement
academic provisions of Augsburg 2004,
the College’s first vision document.
Paul S. Mueller,
M.D. ’84
Dr. Mueller is an
internal medicine
consultant at the
Mayo Clinic in
Rochester. He has
served as Augsburg
Alumni Board
president and was an
instrumental force in launching
Augsburg’s Rochester program.
The Augsburg Corporation is comprised
of representatives elected by the
assemblies of the Minneapolis, Saint
Paul, Southeastern Minnesota, and
Northwest Wisconsin Synods of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
The bishops from these four synods
serve as rotating ex officio members on
the board. Bishops Peter Rogness of the
Saint Paul Area Synod and Harold
Usgaard of the Southeastern Minnesota
Synod will begin their service in January.
Advent Vespers
video wins Emmy
Last year’s video recording of Advent
Vespers won an Upper Midwest
regional Emmy for director Jeffrey
Weihe at Twin Cities Public
Television for best direction of a live
recording.
The 2004 recording will be
shown again this year in the Twin
Cities: TPT-2 on Dec. 25, 10:30 a.m.
and TPT-17 on Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. and
Dec. 25 at 12 a.m., 6 a.m., and noon.
Contact public television stations
elsewhere for broadcast times.
Winter 2005-06
Welcome to the Class of 2009
American Indian
honors given
While attending new student orientation with his daughter, Christina, Rory Waller decided it
was time for him to pursue his own dream to teach.
W
hen President Frame welcomed
incoming first-year students and
their parents at orientation last summer,
he didn’t realize he was recruiting one
more student.
Rory Waller, father of first-year
student Christina, wrote, “During
Christina’s new student orientation in
August, President Frame addressed the
new students and spoke about vocation.
His words rekindled an old desire from
my youth, in that I have always wanted
to teach. Later that day during the Expo,
I happened across the information table
for the WEC program, and discovered
that Augsburg offered a degree in
education through the weekend program.
Sometimes the signposts in life are subtle,
and other times they just hit you right
between the eyes. … [My family] backs
me wholeheartedly in obtaining the goal I
have set, and for this I am grateful.
“Because of the weekend program at
Augsburg I feel I have the opportunity to
find my true vocation in life.”
Christina is one of 320 new first-year
day students. Of them, 41% are Lutheran.
They represent 15 states, with 83% from
Minnesota. Eleven percent of them are
students of color. During their first week,
on City Service Project day, first-year
students volunteered 1,000 hours of
service at 18 community sites.
Recent grants received
• $301,000 over three years from National
Science Foundation (NSF) to physics
professor Mark Engebretson for
collaboration with the University of New
Hampshire and University of Oslo to study
northern lights in the Svalbard archipelago
of northern Norway.
• $500,000 from Lilly Endowment to sustain
the work of “Exploring Our Gifts” through
2010.
• A National Science Foundation grant to
computer science professor Karen
Sutherland for undergraduate research on
questions involving the design of robot
rescue teams, in collaboration with the
University of Minnesota. Part of the NSF-
Winter 2005-06
supported Industry/University Cooperative
Research Center on Safety, Security, and
Rescue at the University of Minnesota and
University of South Florida.
• Five-year grant from U.S. Department of
Education for TRIO/Student Support
Services to continue providing academic
and personal support to help low-income,
first-generation college students and
students with disabilities.
• $10,000 from National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) for one year to provide
health education programming primarily to
student-athletes in areas of sexual assault,
eating disorders, and nutrition.
At their 20th annual conference in
October, the Minnesota Indian
Education Association (MIEA) named
American Indian studies professor
Sophia Jacobson (left) as the
Outstanding Postsecondary Teacher, and
sophomore Chris Adams (center) as the
Outstanding Postsecondary Student.
Cindy Peterson (right), director of
American Indian Student Services,
serves as secretary of the MIEA board.
Augsburg again top-ranked
In U.S.News & World Report’s 2006
listings of America’s Best Colleges,
Augsburg was ranked 26th in the
category “Master’s Universities-Top
Midwestern.”
Augsburg was included in the
“Academic Programs to Watch For”
listings of the 40 or so top programs in
the country for both First-Year Programs
and Service-Learning, and was the only
Minnesota private college listed. For
information go to <www.usnews.com>.
Augsburg is also included in Colleges
of Distinction, an online guide listing
colleges that excel in providing the best
places to learn, to grow, and to succeed.
For information go to <www.collegesof
distinction.com>.
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Around the Quad
President emeritus Oscar Anderson dies at 89
Augsburg News Service
scar Anderson, Augsburg’s president
from 1963-80, died Aug. 25 in
Minneapolis following injuries suffered
from a fall. He was 89 years old.
While president, Anderson was
credited with defining Augsburg’s role as
an urban college, while not losing its
roots as both a liberal arts institution and
a College of the church.
“My goal for Augsburg College was to
make it an urban college, not only one
recognized within the urban setting, but
one utilizing the resources of a
metropolitan setting,” he said in 1993
when the College dedicated Oscar
Anderson residence hall in his name. “I
think we got into the bloodstream of
the city.”
President emeritus Charles Anderson,
who succeeded Oscar, said Oscar was
instrumental, in terms of attitude, in
bringing the College together with the city.
“We always were here geographically,”
Charles Anderson said, “but our
institution moved considerably closer
with the city in Oscar’s tenure. It was true
then, and it remains so today.”
Born in 1916 in Minneapolis, Oscar
Anderson was educated at Minnehaha
Academy and Augsburg before eventually
receiving his bachelor’s degree from
St. Olaf College in 1938. He graduated
from Luther Theological Seminary in
1942; his first pastorate was at Lake
Harriet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis,
from 1942 to 1948. For the next six
years he was the executive director of the
International Young People’s Luther
League of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church. He went on to complete
graduate study at Union Theological
Seminary in New York, an experience
that heightened his awareness of
contemporary trends in theological
scholarship.
From the mid-1950s until his
appointment as president at Augsburg,
he served as senior pastor at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minn.,
where he established close ties with the
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Rob Levine
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President emeritus Oscar Anderson returned to campus at Homecoming 1990 to speak about
Augsburg heritage.
On one of his last visits to campus Oscar Anderson posed with his two successors, Charles
Anderson (left) and William Frame (right).
academic community—both at
Concordia College and Moorhead State
University.
After coming to Augsburg, Anderson
presided over a tremendous period of
growth and evolution at the College. Six
new buildings—Urness and Mortensen
residence halls, Christensen Center,
Music Hall, Murphy Place, and the Ice
Arena—were built during his presidency.
At his retirement, Board of Regents chair
Clayton LeFevere noted that Anderson
had signed more diplomas than all of his
predecessors—approximately 4,600.
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Archive photo
A nationally known preacher,
Anderson received many honors,
including the Knight’s Cross First Class
of the Order of St. Olav from the
Government of Norway; the Paul Harris
Fellow from Rotary International; the
Distinguished Alumni Citation from both
Augsburg and St. Olaf College; and the
Distinguished Service Award from the
City of Minneapolis.
“Oscar Anderson was president of the
College during two crucial decades and
supervised our transition from a college
in the city that wished it were in the
country to a college fully engaged with
the city that had grown up around it,”
noted President William Frame.
“As perhaps the best pulpit preacher
of his time, Oscar employed a razor
sharp and telling wit to guide the College
and its alumni through this crucial
transition. He had returned to the
College frequently since his retirement
and invariably brought that wit and
powerful rhetoric with him.”
Anderson’s wife, Leola, died in
December 2004. In 1993, at the
dedication of Anderson Hall, Anderson
had paid special tribute to Leola and the
Winter 2005-06
At the memorial service in Hoversten Chapel on Sept. 1, a photo display
captured the life and service of Oscar Anderson.
Archive photo
Oscar and Lee Anderson greeted the Homecoming crowd at
Parade Stadium in the 1960s.
President Anderson led an estimated crowd of 800 faculty, staff, and students from campus to
the Minneapolis Courthouse in 1965 in support of the Montgomery (Ala.) march.
17 years she presided as Augsburg’s first
lady. “I call the two of us ‘Osceola,’ he
said. “In my secret heart this will be
‘Osceola Hall.’” They are survived by
their children, Donna Anderson Hoekstra
’68; Randall; Sheldon ’73; and Gracia
Anderson Lindberg ’80.
A memorial service was held in
Hoversten Chapel on Sept. 1. The family
has requested memorial gifts to the
Access to Excellence campaign or the
Leola G. Anderson Scholarship. ■
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Sports
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by Don Stoner
White House photo by Paul Morse
Auggie wrestlers visit the White House
n Oct. 12 the Auggies,
winners of a record nine
NCAA Division III national
titles in the last 15 years,
became the first Division III
wrestling title team—and just
the second college wrestling
national title squad ever—to
meet with the president at the
White House. The University
of Minnesota’s 2001 Division I
national title team was the first
to achieve this honor.
The White House meeting
was arranged between
Augsburg coaches and U.S.
Rep. Dennis Hastert (RIllinois), the speaker of the
House of Representatives and a
former wrestler and wrestling
coach. Other key people
assisting in arranging the
Fourteen Augsburg wrestlers and coaches, along with College officials and friends, accepted an invitation to
meeting included Manchester
the White House in honor of Augsburg’s longtime domination of small-college wrestling with nine national
(Ind.) coach Tom Jarman and
titles in 15 years. (L to R) President Frame, Joe Moon ’05, Dean Kennedy ’75, Justin Sorensen ’06, Alan Rice,
Mike and Bev Chapman,
assistant coach Sam Barber, President Bush, Jared Evans ’07, Marcus LeVesseur ’07, Ryan Valek ’06, Brad Tupa
founders of the International
’06, Jamell Tidwell ’05, head coach Jeff Swenson ’79, and Mark Matzek ’05.
Wrestling Institute and
Museum, said Augsburg head
importance of that achievement and
coach Jeff Swenson ’79.
because they were student-athletes at
thanked me for mentioning it to him.”
Instead of meeting in the Rose
Augsburg College, they had this
“I was motivated when [Bush] talked
Garden, the normal site for team
opportunity. They’ll never forget that as
about the word ‘leadership’ and the
receptions with the president, the
long as they live.”
qualities he said are necessary to have in
meeting was held inside the Oval Office,
Team members said the trip was also
order to be an effective leader,” junior
a rare occurrence. The Auggies met with
a special honor for the hundreds of
Jared Evans said. “This motivated me,
the president for about a half hour,
individuals in the past who have helped
because as I looked around at my
much longer than he normally spends
establish Augsburg as a national power in
teammates, coaches, President Frame,
with teams in these kinds of meetings,
small-college wrestling.
Dean Kennedy, and thought about
White House staff told Swenson.
President Bush gave the Augsburg
Augsburg wrestling and the Augsburg
A total of 14 Augsburg individuals
group a tour of the Oval Office and
community, I realized I am surrounded
made the trip, including head coach
discussed a variety of subjects with the
by a great number of leaders.”
Swenson, assistant coaches Sam Barber
team, Swenson said, including history
“This experience obviously means a
and Scott Whirley, and eight of the 10
and patriotic subjects and sports topics.
lot to the whole team, but particularly
All-Americans from the 2004-05 national
The team presented Bush with an
Jeff [Swenson] and the rest of the
championship team. President William
Augsburg wrestling singlet with “Bush”
coaching staff that have been together for
Frame also met with President Bush,
printed on the back.
so long and working for so long to
along with team leaders Dean
“He admitted that he was not a
achieve what they have,” senior Ryan
Kennedy ’75 and Alan Rice.
wrestler, that his athletic passion is
Valek said. “It meant a lot to me to have
“To spend time with an active
cycling,” Frame said. “[I] told him that
that team together one last time. It was
president is really an incredible feeling,”
the wrestling team was consistently
really an incredible experience to be part
Swenson said. “For the rest of their lives,
[among] the highest-performing
of a group like that.”
our wrestlers are going to remember that
academically. … He acknowledged the
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Winter 2005-06
Around the Quad
Sally Daniels ’79 heads new parent and
family relations office
by Sara Holman ’06
A
ugsburg has created a new office
specifically aimed to provide service
to the people behind the student—the
parents. Most comparable Lutheran
colleges, such as Luther or Concordia,
have an alumni and parent relations office;
however, Augsburg has gone beyond the
common model. Augsburg’s Office of
Parent and Family Relations is completely
devoted to the family.
Sally Daniels ’79, the new director of
parent and family relations, said, “This
position is not a fundraising component,
so I can focus on service to the parents.
That’s completely in keeping with
Augsburg’s mission.”
Daniels was asked to inaugurate this
position not only because she has 26 years
of experience in Augsburg’s undergraduate
admissions office, but because she is also
an Augsburg alumna and parent.
Daniels’ Augsburg experience began in
1975 when she was a first-year student
living on the fourth floor in Urness. She
graduated in 1979 and eventually married
her college sweetheart, Paul Daniels, also a
1979 Augsburg graduate. “Because I am an
alum, it comes naturally to say what a cool
place this is. I’ve told my Augsburg story
many, many times,” Sally Daniels said.
Both parents were very excited when their
daughter, Kristin, also chose to come to
Augsburg.
Daniels will draw on this experience,
as well as how she is handling being a
Sally Daniels ’79 (right) takes her experience
as an Augsburg student, former director of
admissions, and, now as parent of first-year
student Kristin (left) to a new role as director
of parent and family relations.
first-year college student’s mom, in her
new position.
This will help her build relationships
with three different types of parents—the
prospective parent, the current parent, and
the parents of alumni. All of these parents
have different questions, concerns, and
needs as their children work through
Augsburg. Daniels said, “I make sure
parents and family members have someone
to connect with about life at Augsburg,
and specifically the life of their kids.”
Parents who send their kids off to
college for the first time have many
questions, like how to deal with “letting
go,” or how to handle the new adult who
comes home in the summer. Daniels will
have personal experience to share.
By better caring for Augsburg parents,
the College can improve the student’s
experience. “Kids born after 1985, the
millennium generation, have a close
relationship with their parents,”
Daniels says.
She and her daughter, Kristin, have
this type of relationship. “We’ve always
been very close. We try to connect
somehow each day,” Daniels said.
Since Kristin studies at the place
where her mother works, it’s easy for
them to stay in contact. But, Sally says,
“This is her college experience; the fact
that she likes me is an extra bonus.”
Right now, Daniels is hand-writing
letters to all of the first-year parents. Since
she worked in the admissions office last
year, Daniels says, “I know the students;
I’ve read their essays. I admitted them all.
I’m hand-writing these notes because I
think it’s important.”
Daniels works with a parent council;
and so far 119 parents have contacted her.
Parents who do not live near the Twin
Cities are sent minutes from the council
meetings. It doesn’t matter where parents
live; they can stay connected to Augsburg.
Even though Parent and Family
Relations has split from the Alumni
Relations office, the two directors work
closely together. Heidi Breen, the alumni
relations director formerly headed both
Alumni and Parent Relations, but now is
solely in charge of alumni and has an
assistant director, Donna Torgeson.
“Donna, Heidi, and I have a very open
door,” Daniels said. “We all want this
new position to be successful.”
Sara Holman is a senior English/
communication studies major and an
intern in the Public Relations and
Communication office.
Alumni Relations
Heidi Breen, new director of alumni
relations, poses at Homecoming with
Auggie Eagle.
Winter 2005-06
Heidi Breen, who has worked at Augsburg
for 19 years in the admissions and alumni
relations offices, became director of alumni
relations in August. Donna Torgeson, who
was administrative assistant in the office,
is now assistant director. Amy Sutton,
formerly alumni director, is now director of
corporate and foundation relations in the
Development Office.
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HOMECOMING 2005
Donald A. Anderson ’60
Janice L. Aune ’88
Donald Mattison ’66
Three honored as Distinguished Alumni
by Lynn Mena
Three alumni join 166 others as Distinguished Alumni of Augsburg
College. Recipients are recognized for significant achievement in
vocation, for outstanding contribution to church and community, and
for a life that exemplifies the ideals and mission of Augsburg College.
Donald A. Anderson ’60 is a retired two-term Minnesota
senator and business owner. He served in the Minnesota State
Senate from 1982 to 1990; between 1991 and his retirement in
1995 he also served as assistant to the commissioner of
transportation, as deputy chief of staff to Governor Arne
Carlson, and in the Department of Transportation-Aeronautics
Department. For nearly 20 years, Anderson owned a Red Owl
grocery store in Wadena, Minn., before selling to one of his
sons in 1984. He graduated from Augsburg with a B.A. in
business and history.
Janice L. Aune ’88 is chairman and CEO of Onvoy, Inc., a
Minneapolis-based telecommunications services provider. Since
her appointment in 2000, she has led Onvoy to a position of
financial growth and has exceeded all financial performance
expectations for the privately-held company. Prior to joining
Onvoy, Aune served in various executive leadership positions at
US West (now Qwest) and ended her 30-year career there as
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president of the !NTERPRISE division and a senior officer. She
graduated from Augsburg with a B.A. in business management
and finance.
Donald Mattison ’66, M.D., is senior adviser to the directors
of the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development and the Center for Research for Mothers and
Children. He also serves as an adjunct professor at both the
Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh
and the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia
University. He has served as medical director of the March of
Dimes Defects Foundation, and prior to that as dean of the
Graduate School of Public Health at the University of
Pittsburgh, where he was also professor of environmental and
occupational health, as well as of obstetrics, gynecology, and
reproductive services in the university’s School of Medicine. He
graduated from Augsburg in 1966 with a B.A. in chemistry and
mathematics.
Winter 2005-06
First Decade and Spirit of Augsburg award recipients named
by Lynn Mena
Augsburg is pleased to announce the 2005 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 or 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
Aaron Cross ’97 formed his own
business, Motivation on Wheels, in
which he travels the United States
delivering motivational speeches
that stress the importance of seeing
beyond daily obstacles in order to
accomplish goals. Despite his
physical challenges (Cross become a
paraplegic as a result of a bicycle
race crash in high school), he has
kept his eye on a variety of targets—
both literally and figuratively. He
holds 15 national titles in archery, five world titles, and a
bronze team medal from the 2004 Greece Para-Olympic games.
In addition to archery, Cross is also a skydiver. He graduated
from Augsburg in 1997 with a B.A. in communication.
Richard J. Thoni is director of
Augsburg’s Rochester Program. His
exceptional and dedicated service to
the College began in 1972 as a parttime instructor in the Department of
Psychology and as a counselor in the
Center for Student Development.
Starting in 1975, he served as
associate dean of students, and over
the proceeding years he also served
as acting vice president of student
affairs; director of an extensive, yearlong community outreach project; director of Weekend College;
vice president for enrollment management; and vice president for
research and development. Thoni is most widely recognized for
his leadership and achievement in the establishment of both the
Weekend College and Rochester programs. He received his B.A.
in English from St. Olaf College, and his Ph.D. in educational
psychology from the University of Minnesota.
Andry Andriambololona-Jurcich
’98 graduated from Augsburg with a
B.A. in political science,
international relations, and religion.
She received her M.A. in intercultural communications from
Luther Seminary in 2001. Jurcich is
vice-president of Marketing and
Company Relations for Invisik
Corporation, a Twin Cities-based
computer consulting company she
co-manages with her husband, Matt
Jurcich. Concurrently, she works as a professional non-profit
development consultant with various Twin Cities non-profits,
and is currently the acting executive director of Jordan New
Life Community Development Corporation—a non-profit
organization improving the lives of families in North
Minneapolis. Jurcich also continues to stay involved with
Augsburg as a member of the Pan-Afrikan Center’s Alumni
Council, as a mentor with the Scholastic Connections Program,
and as the alumni representative on the committee to select the
new Augsburg president.
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The Augsburg Centennial Singers were formed in 1993 to
honor the 100th anniversary of the Augsburg Gospel Quartets.
Since its formation, the Augsburg Centennial Singers have
furthered the quartet’s mission to spread the Lutheran faith and
the name and mission of Augsburg. Under the current direction
of Al Reesnes ’58 (who took over after the original director, Dr.
Merton Strommen ’42, retired) and assistant director Paul
Christensen ’59, the group—which consists mainly of Augsburg
alumni—are true ambassadors of Augsburg, performing across
the United States and around the world.
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PUTTING
a
FRESH
‘FACE’
on A U G S B U R G
B Y
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L Y N N
M E N A
P H O T O S
B Y
S T E P H E N
G E F F R E
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W hat began
as a class project
three years ago came full circle at this
year’s Homecoming, where visitors were
introduced to Augsburg’s newest
“member.”
The newly unveiled Auggie Eagle logo
could be spotted all over campus—on
team helmets and cheerleader uniforms;
on sweatshirts, T-shirts, and baseball caps;
on the balloons and decorations that
dressed up various events; on students’
faces as temporary tattoos; and even on
the gymnasium floor as an illuminated
hologram.
“The College is pleased to present its
new athletics logo, and even more pleased
to announce that its creator is one of our
own—Class of 2003 alumnus Samuel J.
Gross,” says Ann Garvey, dean of
students. “The logo further establishes
Augsburg’s identity and serves as a
graphic component to the Auggie Eagle
mascot that was introduced at
Homecoming in 2002.”
The logo first took shape a few years
ago when the Office of Public Relations
and Communication partnered with John
McCaffrey, assistant professor of art.
McCaffrey’s graphic design students were
challenged to design an athletics logo for
their final project.
While the entire class created a wide
range of exceptional designs, Gross’ logo
was a strong favorite, and this year the
College officially signed contracts to
acquire it from Gross as its new athletics
and merchandising logo.
“Sam demonstrated that he was
creative, dedicated, and driven by a
purpose from his very first assignments in
my Graphic Design class,” says McCaffrey,
reflecting upon Gross. “Sam delivered
excellent work that was always in excess
of any project requirements. It
immediately became apparent that he
would succeed in the design field. He
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dedicated himself to learning all that he
could ensuring his future career direction.”
Staff members in the public relations
department were also impressed with
Gross’ work, and quickly recruited him to
work as a student graphic designer during
his senior year. There he created designs
for letterhead, flyers, greeting cards,
brochures, and magazines.
After he received his B.A. in studio art,
he stayed on in the public relations
department for the summer, and shortly
thereafter landed his first full-time job as
the graphic design and production
coordinator at Sons of Norway in
Minneapolis.
Today, Gross serves as a graphic
designer and production coordinator for
TQ3Navigant Performance Group in
Minneapolis, a division of Denver-based
Navigant International, where he produces
original marketing graphics, designing
creative pre-trip travel packages for large
corporate industries such as Best Buy, ING,
T-Mobile, and Qwest.
In addition, Gross is building a
successful freelance business, 144design,
creating works in traditional studio pieces
as well as digital media, including digital
retouching of photographs, custom logo
design, illustration, and various print
related materials.
“The birth of 144design was inspired
by a mentor and lifelong friend, my
father,” writes Gross on his Web site,
<www.invisik.com/144design/artist2.html>.
“Born in rural Minnesota in 1980, the
influence of art began in the earliest stages
of my life,” continues Gross. “Impacted by
those around me, I began my own pursuit
of knowledge in the continually changing
art and design world.
“Two and a half decades into my life I
am still chasing this aspiration of
achieving artistic prominence in this
transforming world.”
This year, Gross designed logo and
stationery pieces for expansion NAHL
hockey team the North Iowa Outlaws, and
is currently working on other expansion
team logos. In July he designed the book
cover for Daniel Boone and the Defeat at
Blue Licks, written by Neal O. Hammon.
Gross is also an accomplished painter,
whose work was recently purchased by the
Springfield Public Library in Minnesota for
their permanent collection. His oils and
photography have twice placed third in
the annual Five County Juried Art Show in
Minnesota.
Gross, a former Auggie football and
baseball player, has particularly enjoyed
athletic logo design, and is pleased that his
alma mater has chosen to use his work.
“It’s really exciting and interesting to
see my design carried out in so many
different ways—on the uniforms, on the
line of sweatshirts,” says Gross. “Plus, it’s
great to give back as an alum.” ■
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Jeroy Carlson ’48
‘MR. AUGSBURG’
by Sara Holman ’06
Jeroy Carlson ’48 has spent over 60
years on the Augsburg campus as a
student, volunteer, alumni director, and
development officer. Here, he sits in Old
Main 17, which was Augsburg’s chapel
and is now the art studio.
AUGSBURG COLLEGE pastor Dave
Wold paused, “Mr. Augsburg … well, I
don’t know where the name got started.
Everyone just refers to him as that.
Anyone who mentions Jeroy always says
‘Jeroy from Augsburg.’”
Why is Jeroy Carlson Mr. Augsburg?
Really, the question doesn’t need to be
asked. He just is. Carlson embodies
everything that is Augsburg—from
knowing its history to sharing its faith.
“Jeroy’s commitment and love for
Augsburg is pretty clear,” Wold said. “No
one can be identified with Augsburg as
much as Jeroy can. He has a network of
friends I’ve never seen before.”
Carlson has spent the last 42 years
serving Augsburg, first as Augsburg’s
alumni director and then as senior
development officer.
He has connected with hundreds of
people through Augsburg and has been
able to raise millions of dollars to help
build the chapel, library, fitness center,
football field, and theater (to name just a
few). Carlson’s efforts can be seen all
over campus, though he is quick to
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protest, “I just ask for support. It’s really
about what the donors have done for this
college.”
Being 82 years old, Carlson has spent
the better part of his life on campus, not
to mention the years he spent as a
student. What would inspire someone to
become so dedicated to a place?
“I’m not here because of myself. I’m
here because of the people who have
given their lives to this place. I don’t
want them to be forgotten. I’ve developed
a purpose for living from their caring
about me. Charles Anderson, Gerda
Mortensen, Bernhard Christensen, Phil
Quanbeck Sr., Joel Torstenson, Paul
Sonnack, Dave Wold—these people have
been my friends,” Carlson said.
Carlson took his first step onto
Augsburg soil in 1940. His high school
basketball team had come to challenge
Augsburg’s junior varsity team.
Fortunately, Augsburg’s embarrassing loss
didn’t keep him from applying to the
College two years later. After spending
one year on campus, Carlson enlisted in
the Navy. On Monday, Dec. 10, 1945,
Carlson was released, and the following
Thursday he registered for classes. That
Saturday he played for Augsburg’s
basketball team. Carlson laughs as he
recalls this memory. “I hadn’t even taken
a class, but the coach needed me.”
Sports have always been a passion for
Carlson. He played baseball, basketball,
and football while he attended Augsburg
and was part of four MIAC championship
teams. After graduating, Carlson spent 15
years teaching and coaching. During this
time, he became part of the Augsburg
Alumni Board and wrote an article titled
“Why is Being a Christian Important?”
for a Christian magazine that most
alumni received. When the alumni
director position became open, Carlson
didn’t even have to apply. “Two people
just asked me if I wanted to do it. It was
the best move I’ve ever made.” In honor
of his service, the alumni office was
dedicated in 1991 as the Jeroy C.
Carlson Alumni Center.
While working at Augsburg, Carlson
was able to stay active in the Athletic
Alumni Association (the A-Club) and
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also helped establish the Athletic Hall of
Fame. He can still remember when the
A-Club started. It was 1937, and the
athletes wanted an honor banquet. Four
people took it upon themselves to raise
the money—a difficult task during the
Depression years. They put on skits like
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and charged 10
cents a person.
Times were very different during
Carlson’s student years. His tuition was
$50 a semester, so he worked in the
dining room, which was on the lower
level of Memorial Hall. He worked with
18 other people, 16 of whom were in the
choir. A lot of singing was done in the
kitchen, and this was a treat for Carlson,
since he wasn’t able to participate in
both music and sports. By working five
hours, Carlson was able to pay for his
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Archive photo
Archive photo
In the 1948 Augsburgian, Jeroy Carlson ’48 was called a “standout
player” on the 1947 basketball team, and he was selected for an all-state
second team.
Carlson (left), along with teammates Kenneth Walsh
(center) and Al Mateyko (right), celebrate the Auggies’
1947 baseball conference championship.
room for one week—55 cents an hour
went a long way back then. One not so
pleasant memory Carlson recalls from
the dining hall was dropping a tray on
[dean of women] Gerda Mortensen. “I
was lucky I didn’t get expelled,” he said.
“Gerda knew it was an accident. Mortensen
was a woman you never forget.”
Carlson also went to school with Jim
Lindell, for whose family Lindell Library
was named in 1997. Lindell and Carlson
both completed their first year at
Augsburg together, and then each joined
the Navy. However, upon returning to
the Twin Cities, Lindell found he needed
to transfer colleges because Augsburg
didn’t offer a business degree. He
enrolled across the river at the university
but never forgot the best friends he
made at Augsburg.
Carlson has been fortunate in his
long tenure at Augsburg to get to know
the people behind the great names on
campus. While it’s easy for students to
grumble about tuition costs and for
alumni to feel continually asked for
donations, it’s the dedication of the
people for whom Augsburg means so
much—the people who work here and
the people who learn here—that makes
the difference. Carlson understands all
of this. It’s why he has stayed so long.
“After all these years, the attitude here is
still the same. What I believe is here,
and what’s happening at Augsburg is
important.” ■
Sara Holman is a senior English/
communication studies major and an
intern in the Public Relations and
Communication office.
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PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS
i n c r e a s i n g
h e a l t h c a r e
a c c e s s
by Cynthia Hill
photos by Stephen Geffre
When Rob Carlson turned 40, he turned
a career corner as well. He left the
propane gas business to enroll in
Augsburg’s very first class in the
Physician Assistant (PA) program.
Today, Carlson maintains a busy
schedule treating recent immigrants and
refugees at the Regions Center for
International Health in St. Paul. He also
sees patients at the Regions HIV Clinic
and St. Paul Ramsey Public Health
tuberculosis clinic.
Jackie Osterhaus was also in
Augsburg’s first class of PA students. She
had worked as a laboratory technician
and a clinical assistant, but wanted more
out of a healthcare career. Yet with two
small children, becoming a PA made
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more sense than medical school.
Osterhaus now handles a full
caseload of patients in Belgrade, a tiny
Minnesota town some 100 miles west of
the Twin Cities. The Belgrade clinic is a
satellite of the Paynesville Area Health
Care System, which employs five PAs, a
nurse practitioner, and seven physicians.
Carlson and Osterhaus are among
more than 170 graduates of Augsburg’s
PA program since it was launched as
Minnesota’s only PA preparation
program in 1995.
From rural towns to urban centers,
these well-trained healthcare practitioners are living out the program’s
mission of increasing healthcare access to
underserved communities in Minnesota.
What is a
physician
assistant?
Physician assistants are not doctors, but
they can do many things a doctor does,
including seeing their own patients,
making diagnoses, doing minor surgery,
writing prescriptions, and ordering tests.
“But here’s the caveat: we can’t do it
on our own,” said Dawn Ludwig,
director of Augsburg’s program who is a
PA herself. “PAs are team providers who
work under the supervision of a licensed
physician. We can’t open our own
practice.”
That doesn’t mean the supervising
physician is always in the next room.
For example, Jackie Osterhaus staffs
the Belgrade clinic four days a week,
along with a nurse and laboratory
technician, but without a physician on
site. A physician from the Paynesville
clinic 10 miles away provides regular
telephone supervision and chart review
to Osterhaus’s cases.
“It’s definitely a team effort with
ongoing communication and interaction
with the supervising physician, but as a
PA, I am ultimately responsible for my
patients,” said Ludwig, who was named
Minnesota Physician Assistant of the
Year in 2002 by the Minnesota Academy
of Physician Assistants.
Because of the similar roles, it’s not
uncommon for patients to be confused,
said May Mua, an Augsburg graduate
who also practices at the Regions Center
for International Health.
“My patients—primarily Hmong,
Somalis, and recent immigrants from
other countries who may never have had
access to health care before—often call
me ‘Dr. Mua,’” she said. “I’m always
correcting them but it’s hard to get
across the idea of the difference because
they see me regularly for their care.”
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A response
to the
healthcare
shortage
The physician assistant career is a
relatively recent addition to the
healthcare team, growing out of the
Vietnam era when highly skilled
medics returned from military service,
Ludwig said.
“At the time, we were seeing a
shortage of physicians around the
country and needed a new source of
caregivers,” she said. To help fill the need,
Duke University created the first formal
physician assistant program in 1965.
In the early ’90s, Augsburg was
approached by the Minnesota Academy
of Physician Assistants and asked to
consider starting a physician assistant
training program for the state.
“People were going to other states for
training and not returning to practice in
Minnesota,” she said. “Augsburg’s
mission of community and world service
was right in line with the concept of
physician assistants providing health
care to underserved areas.”
Initially offered as a two-year, postbachelor’s certificate, Augsburg’s program
drew immediate interest, especially
among people seeking a career change.
“That first informational meeting at
Augsburg was standing room only. There
must have been 600 people there,”
recalls Rob Carlson.
Over 10 years, admission to the
program, now offered as a three-year
master’s degree, has remained highly
competitive, reflecting Augsburg’s
reputation and strong track record. This
year’s class of 28 was culled from more
than 140 applications.
One thing that has changed is
average age of applicants—from 34 at
the outset to 27 currently, Ludwig said.
“At first, the appeal was mainly to
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folks already in some aspect of health
care—nurses, laboratory assistants,
emergency medical technicians, etc. But
it is definitely becoming a first-career
option for those looking for a career in
medicine.”
Cases in point: second-year PA
students Kari Badali and Jodi Winters,
both 2004 Augsburg bachelor’s degree
graduates.
“Before coming to Augsburg as an
undergraduate, I read a magazine that
listed a physician assistant as one of the
top ten careers for women. I was
interested in the medical field but not
sure which direction to go. I researched
schools offering a PA program and
Augsburg was the only one in
Minnesota,” said Badali ’04, a biology
major.
Winters, a biology and chemistry
double major, added, “The reputation of
the Augsburg program is what finally
helped me make my decision.”
High
expectations,
high
performance
Augsburg’s program is known for its
academic rigor, in-depth clinical training,
and track record of well-prepared
graduates. Consider these indicators:
• 100% pass rate on national
certification examinations since the
program’s inception.
• Scores on the national certification
examinations have never been below
the 90th percentile (the Classes of
2001 and 2004 both ranked in the
99th percentile).
• In recent years, every PA graduate has
been employed within six months of
graduation, 85% of them in Minnesota.
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These successes grow out of high
expectations and a demanding
educational program that moves from a
foundation of classroom study into
direct clinical experience.
In the first phase, students are on
campus in courses in human gross
anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical
medicine, pharmacotherapy, history and
physical exam skills, research, and ethics
and legal medicine. An orientation to the
program’s mission of reaching the
underserved is woven throughout this
phase in courses on special populations
and in annual service-learning projects.
The clinical phase is next, structured
much like a physician’s internship.
Taught by physicians and supplemented
by physician assistants and other
healthcare providers, students progress
through seven required rotations and
one elective, each six weeks long, in
healthcare facilities across the state.
At least one rotation is required to be
outside of the metropolitan area, in
keeping with the program’s mission of
addressing healthcare gaps across
the state.
Twin Cities native Debbie Maas did
rotations in Deer River, Minn., a small
community west of Grand Rapids. After
graduation last year, she accepted a job
at the Deer River clinic. About 25% of
Augsburg graduates practice in rural
communities and greater Minnesota.
“I found I really liked the variety in
a smaller clinic. There was great
camaraderie with the physicians, and I
learned so much,” she said. “This is
truly family practice medicine. We see
everything from OB-GYN to geriatrics.”
The final component is a 12-week
preceptorship—an intensive clinical
experience required by only a few other
PA programs. “This is the last piece of
their education that ties everything
together and solidifies all they’ve
learned,” said Ludwig. “It gets them
ready to go out and practice.”
The personal
touch
Core to the Augsburg PA training is an
emphasis on treating patients as
individuals, not diseases.
“We look for students who are able to
handle a tough and rigorous program but
who are also able to connect with patients
on a personal level,” Ludwig said.
“Physician assistants should be good at
JACKIE OSTERHAUS (p. 14) graduated in Augsburg’s first class of physician assistants
and enjoys the variety of patient care she gives in her work at the Paynesville Area
Health Care System clinic in Belgrade, Minn.
ROB CARLSON (left) and MAY MUA (p.16) are two of the three Augsburg graduates
who are physician assistants at Regions Hospital’s Center for International Health.
Second-year PA student CHENTEL DANGERUD (above) discusses health issues with a
resident at the Danebo Home in Minneapolis during a health and wellness fair
specifically for seniors.
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listening and building trust with their
patients.”
Patricia Walker, M.D., director of the
Regions Hospital Center for International
Health, considers the clinic’s three
physician assistants, all Augsburg
graduates, “an absolutely vital part of our
provider team.”
“They are so talented that they are
working at the level of other providers in
our group on a daily basis, and rarely ask
questions of the physicians. That being
said, they also know when to consult us
on difficult cases,” Walker said. “They
provide outstanding clinical care and are
very kind and compassionate.”
In the future, demand for physician
assistants is likely to continue to grow,
according to Rodney McFadden, M.D., a
physician with Internal Medicine and
Geriatric Associates in Minneapolis and a
preceptor of Augsburg PA students on
rotation at the University of Minnesota
Medical Center, Fairview.
“Medical schools are producing about
the same number of doctors each year, so
as the population gets older, we will need
more healthcare providers,” said
McFadden. “Physician assistants play an
important role and I see them becoming
even more common to meet growing
healthcare needs in our society.” ■
Cynthia Hill is a freelance writer in
St. Paul who frequently writes about
Augsburg College.
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A C H A N C E T O S K AT E
BY DON STONER
The scene is like any other in hockeycrazed Minnesota on a weekday evening.
A cacophony of noise inside a cold indoor
ice arena. Young kids, some maybe just a
few months from putting skates on for the
first time in their lives, are learning the
fundamentals of hockey. Coaches strain to
be heard above the din.
On one half of the rink, an older
group has the ice. On the other, Janet
Marvin and a couple of assistant coaches
are working with girls ages 10 and under.
Marvin yells encouragement to her
young charges. “I want two hands on your
stick all the time.” “When you find it,
look up for your teammate and pass it to
her stick.” “Good job, excellent! Nice
job!”
You look at the faces inside the masks,
and that’s where you notice the difference.
Most of the girls aren’t typical Minnesota
hockey players. Most are Hmong, some
are African-American, some are white.
But if it weren’t for Marvin, it’s likely
that none of them would be on the ice
this night—or any night, for that matter.
For the past seven years, Marvin, a
1986 Augsburg graduate, has been
volunteering with young girls on the
north and northeast neighborhoods of
Minneapolis with the Edison youth
hockey program. Along with her sister
and a devoted group of volunteer women
coaches, they have provided opportunities
for young girls who wouldn’t otherwise
have discovered the sport.
For Marvin, it’s an extension of a family
tradition to provide hockey opportunities
to others. Her father, Cal, was a legend in
hockey in the Upper Midwest. A U.S.
Hockey Hall of Famer, he helped to start
the men’s hockey program at the University
of North Dakota, coached the U.S. national
team in 1958, and founded and coached
one of the most successful amateur hockey
teams in American history, the Warroad
Lakers. He helped to establish Warroad, a
small town near the Canadian border in
northwestern Minnesota, as a place
synonymous with hockey.
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“My dad did it for young men. He let young men play
for over 50 years, and he had over 900 young guys that
got to skate for him,” Marvin said. “What he did for the
guys is what my sister and I are trying to do for young
girls who want to play hockey. It doesn’t matter where
they’re from, or what color they are, or what background
they come from. If they want to play, we’ll get them
equipment, we’ll find them a place to play, we’ll
make sure they have transportation and make
sure their fees are paid.”
One of 12 children in the Marvin family,
Janet Marvin grew up around hockey. “We
grew up at the rink,” she said. “We folded
programs, we cleaned the rink, we worked in
the concession stands, we sold tickets. We
did whatever we could do, because we wanted
to be up there at the rink with Dad and the rest
of the community. That’s what you did in
Warroad. You were at the hockey rink.”
She and her sister played hockey in
their early years, but as they grew older,
there were fewer opportunities for young
women to play hockey in northern
Minnesota. So she played basketball
instead, eventually playing two seasons of
junior college basketball and a season at
the University of St. Thomas, before
transferring to Augsburg for her senior
season, 1985-86. She earned a degree
in education from Augsburg and
eventually worked for the
Minneapolis public schools for
15 years.
But hockey remained a major part
of her life. She played competitively
on adult teams for more than a
decade, and also worked as a
volunteer assistant coach on
teams with her friend, Sue
Ring-Jarvi. Marvin also
served as an adult mentor
for young kids in northeast
Minneapolis, including
youngsters who wanted to
play hockey for Edison’s
youth program. She
eventually got involved with
coaching at Edison, and
helped to start the Edison
girls’ youth program. Along
the way, Marvin and her sister began
bring out the best of their potential. …
But her work with the hockey
incorporating more young Hmong girls
You can see how these coaches put their
program doesn’t end there. The coaches
from the neighborhood into the program.
whole lives into coaching these kids. It
organize year-round experiences for the
“Because there weren’t enough kids
makes all the work worth it.”
girls, in order to keep them active and
coming out, I started recruiting Hmong
Since many family incomes may not
together as a group. They’ve had camping
girls. My sister and I are involved in the
be able to support the expenses for their
trips, barbeques, and trips to team
Hmong community in mentoring kids and
children to play, Marvin often dips into
coaches’ cabins in northern Minnesota to
getting kids involved,” she said. “It’s been
her own pocket to pay for equipment,
go skiing.
a focus point for us to bring them into the
uniforms, and supplies.
“My parents gave us all the
program and give them an opportunity to
A shed in Marvin’s yard is full of
opportunities. If you wanted to play, play.
skate. But when we coach at Edison, we
hockey equipment that she has either
They wanted you to be involved,” Marvin
coach anyone who wants to play
said. “There’s so many kids who
and who lives on the north side
don’t have that opportunity, and I
or northeast.”
think that’s what my sister and I
The program started from
are trying to provide. We give
one small team seven years ago
them an opportunity.”
to nearly 50 girls on teams for
Last summer, Marvin and
ages 10-under, 12-under, and
fellow Augsburg alumnus John
14-under. This year, Edison has
Evans ’82 received grant money
two teams, with Janet Marvin
from City Kids Inc., a north
coaching the 10-under team and
Minneapolis program, to provide
Robin Marvin coaching the 12hockey instruction for north-side
under team, along with a faithful
children. About 30 kids took part
group of volunteer assistants.
in the summer-long program,
“It’s an all-female staff, and
portions of which were held at
not one coach has anybody
the Augsburg Ice Arena. Several
involved with the program,
Augsburg student-athletes
which is very unique,” Marvin
assisted Marvin in coaching
said. “When you go to other
during the summer program.
associations, it’s always a dad or
“The kids love the attention,
a brother or an uncle who is
and when the college kids came
coaching the kids because there’s Janet Marvin ’86 plays less hockey these days so she can concentrate on the ice, I think it was a match
on coaching. She makes it possible for girls like these at the Edison
a connection. … We just have
right away,” Marvin said. “The
Youth Hockey Civic Arena in Northeast Minneapolis to learn hockey.
females who want to come in
kids know that when they come
and coach. We’ve skated with
to the rink, there’s going to be
them in the women’s hockey associations,
purchased or had donated to her by
someone there that’s going to say ‘Hi’ to
and they want to come in and give back.
friends. It’s available for her players to
them, ‘How are you doing,’ ‘You’re doing
They see this program and they see that
pick from. She often provides
a good job,’ and giving them positive
these kids need it, these kids want it, and
transportation for team members to and
feedback. That’s what these kids need.”
these kids absorb it.”
from practices and games in her van.
Coaching has become a major part of
The devotion that Marvin and the
“Last year, my mom bought the whole
Marvin’s life, so much so that she now
other coaches have makes them positive
12-under team a brand new stick for
plays less hockey herself in order to
role models for the children they are
Christmas. That was the first time our
concentrate on coaching.
coaching, said Marta Kurak ’98, a parent
kids that we register had a brand new
“The kids like it. They want to go to
of two girls who have played hockey on
stick,” she said.
the rink. They want to play,” she said.
Marvin’s Edison teams. Kurak now serves
Marvin figures that she puts in 25 or
“You see them skating around the rink
as a manager for the 12-under team.
more hours per week into the Edison
and they have smiles on their faces. They
“[The coaches] bring an energy to the
hockey program, on a strictly volunteer
might fall down or get a little hurt, but
program. They are always positive and
basis. She now also works for Ring-Jarvi’s
they get up and they’re like, ‘OK, let’s go
never say anything negative. They always
sportswear business, in addition to
again.’ They just want to be at the rink. …
look for the positives in the girls,” Kurak
working for a local flower shop.
My heart’s really into coaching and
said. “[Marvin] works with every kid to
working with the kids.” ■
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Faith
City
in the
Faith
BY BETSEY NORGARD
PHOTOS BY STEPHEN GEFFRE
Envisioning a renewed public calling for the well-being of the city and its people
In a twist on the realtor’s three magic
words, the Faith in the City initiative
might be described as “location, location,
vocation.”
This distinctive collaboration brings
together seven urban-focused Lutheran
institutions in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
All of them are committed to improving
the quality of life in their community and
they all center their work around Lutheran
ideas of vocation. They share a belief that
more can be accomplished when people
and organizations work together and when
they share their particular expertise toward
common goals.
It’s a diverse group—Augsburg
College, Augsburg Fortress Publishers,
Central Lutheran Church, Fairview
Health Services, Luther Seminary,
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota,
and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans—
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whose members contribute their
expertise across the areas of health,
education, social services, finance,
publishing, and service in faith. The two
synods of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) in
Minneapolis and St. Paul are partners in
the collaboration.
After several years of informal
discussions among the CEOs, a formal
collective was launched in 2002 that
draws its calling from a passage in the
book of Jeremiah, “Seek the welfare of
the city … for in its welfare you will find
your welfare.” The collaborative seeks to
renew that same concern to care for each
other in the community that motivated
the founding of their institutions a
century or more ago. And, today, they are
again finding some of the greatest
community needs among recent
immigrants.
“[Faith in the City] has set before
Lutheran institutions across the land a
model which illustrates service
leadership,” says President William
Frame. “The CEOs became interested in
Luther’s idea of vocation as a vehicle to
draw their constituents out into the
world in service and in collaboration.”
They were encouraged by the extent of
common purpose and overlap in their
missions.
Tom Morgan, Augsburg’s vice
president for planning and market
development, speaks of Augsburg’s
perspective: “It’s a way for us to more
deeply express and live out our
commitment to the city, to service, and
to strengthen and demonstrate our
connection to the church.”
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Community initiatives
Faith in the City serves as a catalyst for collaboration among people,
neighborhoods, congregations, and others, primarily in the areas of
health, education, and neighborhood. Each initiative has two or
three member organization sponsors and appropriate strategic
partners.
Initiatives specific to Augsburg are:
Augsburg Academy for Health Careers—Augsburg, together
with Fairview Health Services, developed the first proposal to
Faith in the City. Responding to the shortage of healthcare
professionals, especially within increasingly diverse communities,
a charter school was proposed, with funding from the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, to prepare students for careers and
vocations in health care.
The Augsburg Academy for Health Careers opened this fall
with 61 students, a majority from diverse backgrounds, in grades
9, 10 and 11, with grade 12 to begin next year.
Lutheran College House—A second initiative spearheaded by
Augsburg, together with Luther Seminary, is the Lutheran College
House, proposed for summer 2006. Students from six partner
Lutheran colleges will live for a semester in the Phillips
neighborhood to explore vocation, service opportunities, and
leadership development.
Augsburg/Central Nursing Center—Augsburg’s 10-year-old
free nursing center at Central Lutheran Church that serves
neighborhood residents at no cost was incorporated into the
Faith in the City initiatives.
Hands-on learning
for health careers
by Judy Petree
Jasmine Smith, a junior, and one of 61 students at the new
Augsburg Academy for Health Careers, travels from Maple
Grove across the city everyday. She enrolled at the academy to
pursue a career in the health field, particularly forensic science
or neurology.
In addition to her interest in the CSI television shows, she
said she chose the academy for its small class sizes and the
ability to work one-on-one with instructors. She recently
interviewed for an internship at Fairview in the nursing
department.
Students at the academy are paired with Fairview health
professionals as mentors. Together they explore the student’s
talents and interests as related to vocations in the health field.
Students use Fairview as a hands-on learning laboratory; they
also take field trips to Mayo Clinic, and visit emergency care
centers, hospitals, clinics, and science-related businesses and
industries.
All students receive training to become certified as
emergency medical technicians, first responders, and/or
certified nursing assistants. This will help them find
employment during summers and after graduation.
Mark Youngstrom, director of Augsburg Academy, is a
former state education department specialist in English
education and co-founder of the Perpich Center for the Arts in
Golden Valley.
“The primary purpose [of the academy] is to provide
immigrant students and students of color with a solid
academic education that enables them to advance in the
educational system,” he said. “In addition, hospitals and
healthcare facilities of all kinds are treating increasing
numbers of patients from immigrant communities and
communities of color, and they need employees who speak
their languages and understand their cultures.”
Youngstrom concludes, “Our ultimate hope is to raise the
sights of our students so they can plan a future for themselves
that includes higher education and a professional career.”
Other initiatives include:
The Wellness Connection—With the help of several
neighborhood organizations and congregations, this center
responds to Somali immigrants’ health needs, promotes healthy
lifestyles, and connects them with appropriate medical providers.
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Personal Finance Center—Begun as a tax service for lowincome residents, this center has grown to offer a wide range of
financial literacy tools for banking, home ownership, borrowing
money, etc.
Phillips Neighborhood Park, Library, and School—Faith in
the City provides financial resources and volunteer service to
help sustain these sites as vibrant neighborhood centers.
Above left: Tom Morgan (left), Augsburg’s representative on the steering committee,
and Jeri Nelsen (right), executive director, are finding that the Faith in the City
Lutheran collaborative is an effective model for responding to community needs.
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Jasmine Smith (right) and Ophelia Mensah (left) enjoy the small
classes and one-on-one mentoring at the Augsburg Academy for
Health Careers.
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Leadership conference—Two annual
conferences have brought together
downtown faith and business leaders for
discussion and mutual collaboration
around faith and work.
Leadership initiative—-For the second
year, a program nurtures emerging leaders
at member organizations through ongoing
discussions of vocation and faith.
The next steps
Faith in the City is proving that greater
good can come about through working
together in collaboration than by
individual organizations working in
isolation. In a commentary written for
the Star Tribune last year, Thrivent
president and CEO Bruce Nicholson
described Faith in the City’s process as
“mission-based collaboration, an ideal
model for holistically addressing pressing
community needs.”
Moving forward, the collaborative
continues to seek strategic partners for
specific initiatives as well as to engage
Lutheran congregations in outreach to
urban needs.
Perhaps nowhere else in the nation
could such an integrated community
collaboration take place, and Faith in the
City is beginning to garner attention.
Tapped for leadership
by Betsey Norgard
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Executive director Jeri Nelsen, Morgan,
and Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
CEO Mark Peterson presented Faith in the
City at the national meeting of Lutheran
Services in America (LSA) in April.
The collaborative has also garnered
significant attention from Minneapolis
mayor R.T. Rybak. Nelsen says that Rybak
sees Faith in the City as a model for
collaboration with great potential for
improving community well-being.
Frame believes that Faith in the City
has proven that, even within a highly
competitive arena, nonprofits can
combine resources to carry out their
work more effectively. ■
Last fall Julie Olson ’90, ’04 MAL, dean of enrollment management, was
part of the first “class” of Faith in the City’s Leadership Development
Institute. Over several day-long sessions, the group participated in
presentations and discussions on leadership, read books, and listened to
the CEOs of Faith in the City member organizations talk about their own
vocational paths—all woven around the concept of servant leadership.
This first group bonded with each other to the extent that they
couldn’t let go when the formal series ended. They continue to gather
periodically for conversation, even as the second “class” of the institute
has begun.
The leadership initiative came about as member organizations felt a
need to be better prepared for their next phase of growth. Olson says the
program is about identifying emerging leaders within the organizations,
and helping them discern their vocation—i.e., helping them feel
“tapped,” or hear the call of an inner voice.
In addition to getting to know their Faith in the City colleagues,
participants gain valuable insight into their organizations—how they’re
structured, issues they face, what’s ahead for them, and how they
respond to their constituencies.
The member organizations share a common Lutheran background, but
some—Fairview, for example-—are less overt in their Lutheran heritage
than others. Olson says that if you look at how they treat their
employees, their staff and leadership development programs, and their
missions, it’s all there. It may not be called Lutheran, or even Christian,
but the organization effectively puts action behind their values in the
model of servant leadership.
“By the end, everyone was more comfortable with identifying
themselves from a Lutheran organization and recognizing what’s special
about that,” Olson said. “This is something that’s essential to our identity,
and we mutually reinforced that with each other.”
While this is the only “inward” initiative of Faith in the City, Olson
says the leadership institute is about “building the strengths of the
individual organizations to enable them to better serve their larger
communities.”
In this second year, a coaching component was added to the
initiative, and Olson is one of two from the first group who will be
coaching members of the second group.
“It’s an honor to be asked and identified as an emerging leader,” she
said. “Now I have the responsibility to carry out that gift.”
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Scholarship brunch honors donors and students
On Nov. 20, the Scholarship and Donor
Brunch was the place where more than
170 Augsburg donors were honored for
their generosity and commitment to
Augsburg College. Scholarship donors,
Heritage Society donors who have estate
plans that include Augsburg, and
Maroon & Silver Society donors, who
give annual support at the leadership
level for Augsburg scholarships, were all
thanked.
It was also the place where 100
students had the opportunity to meet
the families behind the scholarships
they've received. Student body president
Paul Cumings, speaking on behalf of
students, told the donors, “You give; it’s
not required, but I’m here to tell you it’s
appreciated.”
Philip Rowberg Sr. ’41 had not been
on campus since 1948. He recently
endowed a scholarship in memory of his
wife, Betty, who died last year. “I decided
to fund a scholarship in appreciation of
Philip Rowberg Sr. ’41 (left) recently endowed
a scholarship in memory of his wife, Betty. At
the brunch he met the scholarship’s first
recipient, Evan Holmes ’06 (right).
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the education I received here,” Rowberg
said. “Nothing is more important than
investing in the education of our young
people.”
The Philip and Helen Taylor Rowberg
Scholarship gives preference to a student
from rural Minnesota. Rowberg and his
son, Philip Jr., were able to meet its first
recipient, Evan Holmes ’06, from
Janesville, Minn.
Among other donors at the reception
were the Rev. Orville ’52 and Yvonne
(Bagley) ’52 Olson, and their son
Jonathan. In 1993, the Olsons
established a scholarship in memory of
another son, Timothy, and in recognition
of his devotion to Jonathan.
“The scholarship is in honor of son
Timothy. Our other son, Jonathan, has a
disability, so we made our scholarship
available to students in college who have
special needs or are going into the field
of special education.
Nicky Cronin ’08, the recipient of the
Olson scholarship, is a special education
major in emotional/behavioral and
learning disabilities.
“Our giving has been out of profound
gratitude to Augsburg for the many
blessings we received as college students
and over the years,” said Yvonne Olson.
“I personally am one of 11 siblings, and
eight of us have attended Augsburg. My
husband and I graduated in the same
class, and our daughter, Beth (Olson),
and her husband, Scott Bouman, both
graduated in the Class of 1977. That’s
our connection to Augsburg.”
“‘Tak for alt’—we noticed this saying
on a lot of gravestones around
Scandinavia,” Olson continued. “This
saying is important to our family. It’s a
symbol of gratitude and means ‘thanks
for everything.’ ”
The Rev. Orville Olson ’52 and his wife, Yvonne (Bagley) ’52 Olson created a scholarship in
memory of their son Timothy and his devotion to brother Jonathan (center). They enjoyed
meeting this year’s recipient, Nicole Cronin ’08 (back center).
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Roarin’ and soarin’ to the finish at Si Melby
At Homecoming 2005, hundreds of
alumni, students, fans, friends, and even
prospective students celebrated and
cheered for the campaign to expand
Si Melby Hall with a new south wing
addition.
It was a celebration of Auggie
athletics past, present, and future.
Emcee Tim McNiff, from KARE-11 TV,
introduced coaches and athletic teams,
fired up the crowd with achievements
and successes of Augsburg’s athletic
program, and extolled the benefits of the
new south wing.
A virtual video tour took the crowd
through the proposed 27,000 new square
feet that includes expanded classroom
space, a fitness center, training areas, and
more. The project was explained in depth
by Jeff Swenson ’79, head wrestling coach
and assistant dean for athletics, and regent
and campaign co-chair Mike Freeman.
The video also featured testimonials from
current and former student-athletes and
administrators.
The Si Melby completion team, led by
Freeman, has rallied volunteers to work
with them to make sure that all Augsburg
athletes and friends have opportunities to
help Augsburg reach the goal. The team
includes Dan Anderson ’65, Rich Colvin
’74, Mike Good ’71, Jane Helmke ’83, and
Glen Person ’47. Staff support to the team
includes Swenson and Development
Office staff: Jeroy Carlson ’48, Jack Osberg
’62, Ron Main ’56, and Donna McLean.
Momentum continues to grow as the
team pushes toward the final goal,
enjoying additional volunteer support
from Bob Strommen ’74, “Butch”
Raymond ’63, Rick Ekstrand ’72, Dave
Andell ’71, Bob Martin ’71, Bruce Brekke
’70, and Erv Inniger. Each sport is also
gathering alumni support to help
complete the project so that
Student-athletes cheered as coaches, teams, and alumni spoke at the athletic celebration.
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groundbreaking can occur as soon as
possible.
Augsburg is especially grateful to Alan
Rice for making the first lead gift in the
amount of $1 million and to Dean ’75
and Terry Kennedy for the largest lead
gift of $2 million, in addition to several
others whose gifts helped kick off the
campaign for the new south wing.
For additional information on the
Si Melby south wing addition, or to
make a gift, go to <www.augsburg.edu/
campaign/athletic>, or call the
Development Office at 612-338-0002 or
1-800-273-0617.
The new South Wing will
include spaces already named
in honor of the following:
Doc Johnson A-Club office
Lavonne (Johnson) Peterson ’50
Hospitality and Conference Room and
patio
Luther (Lute) Olson ’56 Hall of
Champions
Jack ’62 and Nina Osberg Student
Study and Computer Room
“Gamma House” Hospitality
Lounge and Classroom overlooking
Nelson Field
Rolf Erickson Hospitality Lounge and
Classroom overlooking Nelson Field
Many exciting opportunities remain to
create a legacy in someone’s name for
the new south wing. Contact Donna
McLean at 612-338-4826 or
<mclean@augsburg.edu> for further
information.
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Jeff Swenson ’79 (left), head wrestling coach and assistant dean, and Mike Freeman, Augsburg regent
and campaign co-chair, kept the crowd fired up about Auggie athletic successes and the progress
toward the new south wing of Si Melby Hall.
Faculty and Staff Make It Happen
Faculty and staff launched a campaign in
September to increase giving to the
Access to Excellence campaign among
Augsburg employees.
The goal of the faculty-staff campaign
was to significantly increase the
participation rate of giving from within
the Augsburg community—a critical
factor to funding agencies when
reviewing grant proposals from the
College.
At the end of last fiscal year in May,
the overall participation rate among the
more than 800 faculty and staff
employed by the College was 22%. As of
Nov. 10, with more than half the current
fiscal year remaining, that figure has
risen to 29%.
An even greater indicator of
commitment to the campaign goals from
within the College is the giving rate
among full-time faculty and staff, and
staff who work more than 50% of the
time. As of Nov. 10, full-time faculty
giving rose to 54%, while the rate among
full- and nearly-full-time staff was at 41%.
First-time givers and those who
increased their current gifts were eligible
for a full match from a special fund
established by a group of faculty emeriti,
faculty, and staff whose generosity
enabled even small gifts to grow in size.
In addition, new and increased gifts
from members of Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans were also eligible for a 50%
match from that organization.
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AAlumni
LUMNINews
NEWS
From the director of Alumni Relations…
G
reetings! As the
new director of
Alumni Relations, it
is a great pleasure for
me to have the
continued
opportunity to work
with Augsburg’s
alumni and our many
Augsburg friends.
In addition to myself, Donna
Torgeson currently serves as assistant
director of our newly re-structured Office
of Alumni Relations. Donna finds herself
busy working with the Class Agents, the
Augsburg Associates, and also
coordinating with the alumni group
traveling to China this spring. You may
have also worked with her on your
reunion group this past year.
I have been at Augsburg since 1986,
when I began working in the
undergraduate admissions office. In
2002, I joined the Alumni/Parent
Relations office working with the Parent
Council, Homecoming and Reunions,
plus many events on and off campus. I
am very fortunate to now be working
closely with the Alumni Board—please
take a look at the calendar on the next
page and join us for one of many
upcoming events.
If you are interested in more
information regarding opportunities to
join the Alumni Board, or if you believe
that you know an alum who should be
nominated for our Distinguished
Alumni, First Decade, or Spirit of
Jon Thorson ’86 leads groundbreaking
research with anti-cancer potential
E
mploying a simple new technique to
manipulate the sugars that power many
front-line drugs, a team of Wisconsin
scientists, led by Augsburg alumnus Jon S.
Thorson, professor of pharmaceutical
sciences at the University of WisconsinMadison, has enhanced the anti-cancer
properties of a digitalis, a drug commonly
used to treat heart disease.
Reported in the August 8 edition of the
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences, Thorson and the team describe a
series of experiments that boosted the cellkilling potency and tumor specificity of the
drug, derived from the foxglove plant and
used to stimulate the heart. The drug is
suspected to have anti-cancer properties,
but its use to treat cancer has been little
explored.
The new work is important because it
provides scientists and drug companies
with a quick and easy way to manipulate
the sugars found in chemicals produced in
nature.
According to Thorson, the technology
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can be widely applied: “We’ve already
taken this chemistry and applied it to
many different drug classes. It’s possible to
extend it to antibiotics and antivirals.”
The new technique, according to
Thorson, will play a prominent role in the
new UW National Cooperative Drug
Discovery Group, a consortium of UW
scientists seeking to develop new anticancer drugs from natural products.
Thorson joined the UW School of
Pharmacy in the summer of 2001, and
since moving to UW has been designated
an American Society of Pharmacognosy
Matt Suffness Awardee (2004) and a UW
H.I. Romnes Fellow (2004). From 19962001, Thorson held appointments as an
assistant member of the Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center and assistant
professor of Sloan-Kettering Division, Joan
and Sanford I. Weill Graduate School of
Medical Sciences, Cornell University,
during which he was named a Rita Allen
Foundation Scholar (1998-2002) and
Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (2000-2002).
Augsburg awards, please go to
<www.augsburg.edu/alumni> or call
612-330-1173.
We are in the midst of an exciting
year, and we hope that you’ll join us on
campus for an athletic event, theatre
production, musical performance, or one
of several convocations scheduled this
year. Please save the date for
Homecoming 2006, and bring your
classmates, family, and friends to our
next ever-growing family picnic event on
Saturday, September 30, 2006.
Heidi Breen
Director, Office of Alumni Relations
Two alumni
appointed to
Alumni Board
The Augsburg Alumni Board of
Directors appointed two new members
and elected Karina Karlén ’83 as
president and Barry Vornbrock ’96 MAL
as president-elect. To view the complete
list and photos of board members, visit
<www.augsburg.edu/alumni/board.html>.
The new members are as follows:
Dale E. Hanka ’60
Dale E. Hanka graduated from Augsburg
with a B.S. in Scandinavian studies. He
is a retired teacher, business owner, and
financial planner.
Jamie E. Smith ’04
Jamie E. Smith graduated from Augsburg
with a B.S. in history. He is a real estate
professional at Keller Williams Premier
Realty in Woodbury, Minn.
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Alumni Events
Please join us for these upcoming alumni events (see also the college-wide calendar on the
inside back cover for additional Augsburg events); unless otherwise noted, call 612-330-1178
or 1-800-260-6590 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu> for more information.
December
February
10
15
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Washington, D.C.: Alumni
gathering honoring 2005
Distinguished Alumnus Donald
Mattison ’66, M.D., Watergate
Hotel, Executive Boardroom
(Ballroom Level), 8 p.m.
immediately following the Peace
Prize Forum reception; registration
is limited, please RSVP no later than
Dec. 2 to 612-330-1598 or
<rsvp@augsburg.edu>
McLean, Virginia: President
Frame will speak at Lutheran
Church of the Redeemer,
703-356-3346, 9:45 a.m.
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Auggie Hour at Beaujo’s Wine Bar
& Bistro, 4950 France Ave. S,
Edina, 952-922-8974, 5:30 p.m.,
featuring a wine tasting with Jenn
Tome ’99
Honors Program alumni
gathering, Christensen Center,
5:30-7 p.m.; please RSVP no later
than Jan. 13 to 612-330-1598 or
<rsvp@augsburg.edu>
Scottsdale, Arizona: Alumni
gathering at Winn and Maxine
Wallin’s home, 4-7 p.m.
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Tucson, Arizona: Gospel Praise at
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church,
520-327-6521, time TBA
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Tucson, Arizona: President Frame
and Gospel Praise* at Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church, 7:45 a.m.,
*8:45 a.m., and *11:15 a.m.,
520-327-6521
January
10
Sun City, Arizona: President
Frame will speak at American
Lutheran Church, 623-974-2512;
5:15 p.m. gathering and light
supper; 6-6:30 p.m., “Christian
Civility: Is it a Sellout?”
March
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Annie at the Orpheum: Gather
for brunch on campus prior to a
performance of Annie at the
Orpheum Theater; transportation
provided
FOURTH ANNUAL CONNECTIONS EVENT
Augsburg alumnae are invited to attend Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event, cosponsored by Augsburg and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, on Feb. 11 from 8 a.m.-12:30
p.m. at Thrivent Financial Corporate Offices in downtown Minneapolis.
Presenters at this fourth annual event include Gloria C. Lewis, president/CEO of Big Brothers
Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities and member of the Augsburg Board of Regents; Janice
L. Aune ’88, chairman/CEO of Onvoy, Inc.; and Shira Hussain, senior admissions counselor at
Augsburg College.
This unique event brings together students, alumnae, and women throughout the
community for a morning of networking, mentoring, and leadership development. Please
join us for this incredible morning of empowerment and
encouragement through the experiences and stories of the
amazing women who attend!
For more information and to register online, please visit
<www.augsburg.edu/womenconnect>.
Winter 2005-06
A-Club invites
alumni on Baltic
cruise
The Augsburg A-Club invites alumni and
friends of the College on an exciting and
relaxing 12-day Baltic cruise with hosts
Dick (Porkchops) and Jane Thompson
on the Holland America Rotterdam
Cruise Ship. The adventure begins July
28 in London, England, with stops in
Norway, Denmark, Germany, Estonia,
Russia, Finland, and Sweden. Group
rates range from $2,548 to $4,300 per
person; airfare depends on your city of
origin. If you are interested, call the
alumni office at 612-330-1178. You are
encouraged to book early if you are using
frequent flyer miles for your own air
transportation. Most of the commissions
for this cruise will be donated to the
Augsburg A-Club Building Fund. So
gather a group of Auggies—or honorary
Auggies—and experience a true northern
European adventure!
Business alumni
events
All business alumni are invited to attend
the Department of Business
Administration’s Executive Management
Lecture on March 4 from noon-1 p.m.,
in Christensen Center (speaker TBA).
Alumni are also encouraged to attend the
annual Spring Business Forum (speaker
and date TBA). Please call 612-330-1191
or e-mail <heckers@augsburg.edu> for
more information.
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Homecoming 2005—Roarin’ & Soarin’ Auggie Style
Augsburg alumni and
friends gathered during
Homecoming week for
the annual Augsburg
Associates Fall
Luncheon at the
Women’s Club in
Minneapolis.
The Auggies’ new head coach, Frank Haege,
walked the sidelines during the Auggies’ nailbiting loss to Carleton College.
Festive Auggie beads in maroon and silver decorated every tree,
building, and statue during Homecoming weekend.
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Above: The new Auggie Eagle
logo, designed by Augsburg
alumnus Samuel Gross ’03
(see p. 10) was illuminated on
the floor of the gymnasium in
Si Melby Hall during the
athletics celebration.
Left: The Augsburg community
cheered on students who dared
to compete in the comical,
oversized boxing arena at
Homecoming picnic.
President William V. and Anne Frame performed at the student talent show in
true 1920s style.
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Photo by Charles Walbridge
The Auggie cheerleaders kept spirits high at the
Homecoming football game despite a disappointing 21-19
loss to Carleton College.
Many students and alumni received Auggie Eagle temporary
tattoos at the Homecoming picnic.
Above: Linnea Evans and Andy
Nelson were crowned as
Homecoming Queen and King.
Left: Simona “Fiery” Williams
wowed everyone at the student
talent show, taking top honors
for her rap performance.
Donald Mattison ’66, one of three alumni honored this
year as Distinguished Alumni (see p. 8), spoke during
the Homecoming chapel service
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Photos by
Stephen Geffre
(unless otherwise noted)
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Homecoming 2005—Roarin’ & Soarin’ Auggie Style
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1955
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Beverly (Omdahl) Nelson, Agnes (Tweet) Schaper, Beverly (Williams) Lundeen, Miriam (Greguson) Travis, Mary Jean (Danger)
Holmquist, Wenona (Strandlie) Lund, Beverly (Jorgensen) Olander. ROW 2: John Mulliken, Richard Dronen, Delores (Eide) Berkas, Clinton Peterson, Maxine
(Dahlin) Christ, Kenneth West, I. Shelby (Gimse) Andress, Beverly (Halling) Oren. ROW 3: Darrell Egertson, Arthur Lunow, Elmer Karstad, Duane Westfield,
David Skaar, Robert Herman, James Anderson. ROW 4: Robert Sneitzer, Richard Mahre, Wesley Bodin, Wayne Thoreson, John Benson
CLASS OF 1965
(L to R) ROW 1 (floor): Lyndon West. Lyle Olson, Marie (Bergh) Sandbo, Julie (Gudmestad) Laudicina, Joyce (Anderson) Pfaff, Judy (Thompson) Eiler, Gary
Thyren. ROW 2 (chairs): Darryl Carter, Dorothy (Rasmussen) Nelson, Anita (Christopherson) Gransee, Eunice (Bergman) Dietrich, Sharon (Dittbenner)
Klabunde, Adrienne (Strand) Buboltz, Larry Buboltz. ROW 3: Carolyn (Fernstrom) Anderson, Sharon (Kunze) Erickson, Jane (Huseby) Norman, Judith
Reynolds, Wayne Fehlandt, Phyllis Borri, Mary (Tildahl) Meyers, Mary Ann Cogelow. ROW 4: Gerald Dahl, Dale Slone, Gracia Grindal, Bette (Bodin) Leeney,
Karen (Lund) Orrill, Priscilla (Strecker) Feildhammer, Paul Fieldhammer, David Berg, Larry Nelson, Keith Dyrud, Dwight Olson, James Daugherty. ROW 5:
Donald Anderson, Robert Klemenhagen, Robert Lee, Mary Ann Miller, Daniel Meyers, Ronald Blake, David Dyrud. ROW 6: Donald Hoseth, Gerald Hamlin,
Gary Blosberg, Daniel Anderson.
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CLASS OF 1980
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Lori (Elmgren) Binder, Kristin (Johnson) Hella, Laurie Fyksen-Beise, Christine (Edlund) Luk, Mary Carlson.
ROW 2: Jeffrey Jarnes, Brett Batterson, Carolyn (Johnson) Spargo, Jacqueline (Brookshire) Teisberg, Claudia (Walters) Forsberg,
John Carlson. ROW 3: Paul Sannerud, Jon Burnison, Gary Tangwall.
CLASS OF 1995
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Jonathan Arntz, Lisa (Carlson) Sackreiter, Soven Sackreiter (baby), Andy Sackreiter, Dan
Deitrich, Theresa (Hoar) Magelssen, Trygg Magelssen (baby), Scott Magelssen. ROW 2: Erica Bentley, Amy (Torgelson)
Forsberg, Aubrey Forsberg (little girl), Cory Forsberg, Olin Forsberg (baby), Andrea (Mathieu) Bedard. ROW 3 (back):
Kirk Litynski, Mark Bedard, Nick Bedard (baby).
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CLASS
NOTES
Class Notes
1951
John Garland, St. Paul, was
recognized by the American
Institute for CPCU and the
Insurance Institute of America as
an outstanding course leader. He
has served as an institute course
leader for 33 years, and currently
teaches insurance for Hughes
Group, LLC.
Minn., is director of social services
at Rose of Sharon Manor.
1968
1957
Marshall D.
Johnson,
Minneapolis,
published a new
book, The
Evolution of
Christianity:
Twelve Crises that Shaped the
Church, in May (Continuum).
1960
Lois (Richter) Agrimson, Eagan,
Janet Letnes Martin, Hastings,
Minn., and Suzann (Johnson)
Nelson ’68, Grand Rapids,
Minn., were featured in the Star
Tribune for their musical, Church
Basement Ladies, based on their
books celebrating the foods and
traditions of Lutherans. After
successful trial runs in Grand
Rapids, Fargo, St. Cloud, and
Bismarck, the musical is settling
in for a 14-month run at the
Plymouth Playhouse.
1969
Barbara Hagel Stevens, Inver
Grove Heights, Minn., retired in
June; she taught second grade at
Pilot Knob Elementary School in
Eagan for more than 30 years.
childhood experiences of her
grandfather, King Olav V, the
princess has written a tale about
a little boy who becomes a
prince in her first children’s
book, Why Kings and Queens
Don’t Wear Crowns.
1971
1973
Mike Sevig,
Bloomington,
Minn., and his
wife, Else
(Tallaksen) ’71,
operate Skandisk,
Inc., a company
that distributes books and CDs
(especially those related to
Scandinavia) to specialty shops
around the country. Last winter
Skandisk secured the English
language rights to publish a new
fairy tale written by Norway’s
Princess Märtha Louise and
illustrated by one of Norway’s
most celebrated artists, Svein
Nyhus. Drawing from the
Corrine (Froelich) Frank,
Detroit Lakes, Minn., proudly
reports that her son, Corporal
Will A. Frank, is currently
serving in the United States
Marine Corps in San Diego
(Miramar). He has served in
Iraq and will be deployed again
in December. He also plays tuba
in the USMC Band.
Courtsey photo
AUGGIE REUNION
1974
Marlene (Chan) Hui,
Bloomington, Minn., sadly notes
the passing of her mother, Choi
Wan Chan, in September.
1976
Rev. Gary Andersen,
Bloomington, Minn., was
installed as senior pastor of
Community of the Cross
Lutheran Church in June. He
previously served Bethany
Lutheran in Rice Lake, Wis. His
wife, Diane (Forsberg) ’76,
teaches English as a second
language.
1977
These Auggies and their spouses gathered at Chautauqua, N.Y., and stayed at the Anthenaeum Hotel to
share special memories of their 1953-1957 college years. Pictured on the hotel’s porch are: ROW 1 (L to R,
seated): Gayle Engedahl Matson, Doug Herr, Verna Skovholt Barrett, Grace Forss Herr, and Marlys Holm
Thorsgaard. ROW 2 (standing): Norman Matson and Arlen Thorsgaard (not pictured is Roger Barrett).
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Lise LungeLarsen, Duluth,
Minn., published
her third
children’s book
in August 2004,
Hidden Folk:
Stories of Fairies, Dwarves,
Selkies, and Other Secret Beings
(Houghton Mifflin). LungeLarsen grew up in Norway, and
her parents and grandparents
filled her life with stories of
elves, dwarves, and fairies. Now
she shares those stories with
children and the adults who
read to them.
Winter 2005-06
ALUMNI PROFILE
Stan Waldhauser
100 years young: Community celebrates
Knut Hoversten’s 100th birthday
by Bill Vander Weele
Reprinted by permission of the Sidney Herald in Sidney, Montana
When Knut Hoversten [Class of 1930] was nine months old, he suffered from
whooping cough. In May, he officially celebrated his 100th birthday. In between, there
have been very few illnesses or other physical problems for the longtime Sidney
resident. Because of rheumatism in his knees and hips, Hoversten uses a wheelchair,
but appears to be in excellent health for someone who is a century old. He credits his
long life to a harmonious family and living in Big Sky Country. “I watched my appetite
very closely,” Hoversten said. “I don’t do any drinking or smoking.”
He remembers being an 8-year-old boy and reading about proper diet during his
mother’s trip to the doctor’s office. “I always had food that was tested by proper
nutrition. I kind of studied a balanced diet all through my life. I studied the kind of
vitamins food contained, especially food with good vitamins.”
His daughters say Hoversten’s wife of 65 years, Hazel, also played an important role in
his health. Hazel died in November 2004 at the age of 93. “She took awfully good care
of him,” said daughter Julianne Mell ’64. “She was a nurse and made sure he ate
right.”
During the past year, Hoversten received the shocking news from his dentist that he
had two cavities—the first in his life. Hoversten remembers, “I had to have all of my
baby teeth pulled by a dentist because of the strength of my teeth.”
Hoversten currently lives with his daughter, Carol Anderson, in Spokane, Wash. He
remains busy during the day by reading, visiting friends, and seeing his greatgrandchildren. “My mom and dad used to come out and visit, so it’s been a second
home for him,” Anderson said.
Knut Hoversten celebrated his 100th birthday in
May. Since his graduation from Augsburg in 1930,
more than 40 members of the extended Hoversten
family have also attended, including the family’s
most recent Augsburg graduate, Kari Lucin ’03.
The pair, along with the entire Hoversten clan,
was honored in 2003 with the Distinguished
Service Award.
The oldest of 14 children (eight are still living), Hoversten
attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis. He then went to the
University of Minnesota, where he majored in chemistry, physics, and aeronautics. Years later, he finished his master’s
degree at Montana State University. “He still reads and has been a student all his life,” said his daugher, Mell.
Hoversten can speak several languages, including Norwegian, German, Greek, Latin, and French. “The best resources
of medical sources are in German and Russian,” Hoversten said.
He feels the greatest advances during his life came in the physics and medicine fields. “It started out pulling slivers
out of your hand with a tweezers, and turned into working with DNA,” Hoversten said.
Knut Hoversten ’30
He experienced many highlights during his 40 years of teaching. One memory he shared was building a rocket with a
student in the 1950s and setting the rocket off from the baseball field. “It went pretty high,” he said. That student
was Kendall Habedank, who is now a retired major general from the Air Force.
Many students are thankful that Hoversten went into the teaching field. He was hoping to become a doctor, but because of the Depression,
he couldn’t continue his education. “I ran out of money,” he said.
“But I think his teaching was rewarding,” Mell said. “He was meant to be a teacher. I think he influenced more people than he would had he
been a doctor.”
Hoversten’s non-teaching activities included being a member of the Sidney Kiwanis Club for 58 years, a member of Pella Lutheran Church
for 59 years, and director of the Methodist Church choir for 30 years. His many years of retirement featured teaching Norwegian at the Sons
of Norway and working as a piano tuner. “I’ve got a good reputation in all of the area for being a good piano tuner.”
When asked if he ever thought he would celebrate his 100th birthday, Hoversten said, “No. But I didn’t object to it.”
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Class Notes
Courtsey photo
AUGGIES ABROAD
AUGSBURG CENTENNIAL SINGERS
2006 FLORIDA APPEARANCES
Concert Performances
FEBRUARY 1
Trinity Lutheran Church and School
3016 S. Vine St., Kissimmee, Fla., 407-847-4204; 7 p.m.
FEBRUARY 2
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
800 Tamiami Trail S, Venice, Fla., 941-488-4942; 7 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4
Peace Lutheran Church
15840 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, Fla.; 6:30 p.m. (time tentative)
FEBRUARY 5
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
777 Mooring Lane Dr., Naples, Fla., 239-597-1043; 3 p.m.
FEBRUARY 6
First Presbyterian Church
9751 Bonita Beach Rd., Bonita Springs, Fla., 239-992-3233;
3 and 7 p.m.
FEBRUARY 7
Grace Lutheran Church
327 C Ave. SE, Winter Haven, Fla., 863-293-8447; 7 p.m.
Church Appearances
FEBRUARY 5
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
777 Mooring Lane Dr., Naples, Fla., 239-597-1043; 8, 9:30,
and 11 a.m.
Hisham Al-Fergiani, an Augsburg alumnus from the 1970s,
stands in the bookshop and press that he owns in Tripoli, Libya,
called Dar Al-Fergiani Publishers.
FEBRUARY 5
First Presbyterian Church
9751 Bonita Beach Rd., Bonita Springs, Fla., 239-992-3233;
8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
1979
1983
1984
1985
Judy Berkeland, Fairmont,
Minn., recently became the
Fairmont Area Schools’ new
orchestra director. Her husband,
Steve ’79, is senior pastor of
Grace Lutheran Church.
Les Heen and Barbara
(Westerlund) ’89, Maynard,
Minn., are enjoying life in the
country, “with nothing but room
to run, hills to roll down, and
stars in the sky to find through
the telescope,” says Barbara. Les
is director of communications
for Minnesota Farmer’s Union,
located in St. Paul, and Barbara
is an estate and businessplanning attorney, operating her
own law practice in Maynard.
They have two children,
Christopher, 7, and Erik, 4.
Laurie (Lindell) Miles, Apple
Valley, Minn., recently moved
back to Minnesota from
California. She is a sales
representative at Northwest
Airlines.
Norm Okerstrom and John
Wahlberg ’86, owners of Excel
Promotions, LLC, have entered
into an agreement with Prime
Advertising & Design, Inc., of
Maple Grove, Minn., as an
exclusive provider of promotional
products, apparel, and corporate
recognition items. Okerstrom and
Wahlberg can be reached at
<norm@excelpromo.com>.
1980
Bradley J. Imsdahl left his
position as lead publisher of
Quickfinder Handbooks,
published by Practitioner’s
Publishing Company of Fort
Worth, Texas, to start a new
publishing company called Tax
Materials, Inc. His new company
publishes quick reference tax
guides to sell to CPAs and other
tax professionals nationwide. He
can be reached at
<brad@thetaxbook.com>.
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Franklin Tawah was featured
as a “mover” in the business
section of the St. Paul Pioneer
Press. He is assistant vice
president of University Bank in
St. Paul.
Elizabeth (Ingersoll)
Swanson, Minneapolis, received
the Master of Sacred Music
degree with an emphasis on
conducting from Luther
Seminary in May. She currently
serves as the choir director for
Glen Cary Lutheran Church in
Ham Lake, Minn.; she plans to
become ordained as an associate
in ministry and seek a call as a
full-time cantor/music director in
the Twin Cities.
Jean Taylor, Eagan, Minn., was
elected to serve on the board of
directors for Piper Jaffray
Companies. Taylor is president
of Taylor Corporation and serves
as chair of the Augsburg College
Board of Regents. She also serves
on the board of directors for the
Minnesota Private College
Council and is a trustee of the
Glen A. Taylor Foundation.
Winter 2005-06
AUGSBURG ARTISTS
Amy Rice ’93 is known in the Twin Cities’ art community for her bold
stencil creations, inspired as much by pop art and Japanese printmaking as
the graffiti art movement. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has cited Rice’s
mural work as an example of how art has participated in the rebirth of
Franklin Avenue. Rice is also known locally for her advocacy role on the
behalf of artists with mental illness and recently received a national award
for her efforts.
Rice is a member of the Rosalux Collective, a vibrant and growing community
of Twin Cities’ artists. Her work will be on display at the Rosalux Gallery’s
upcoming Holiday Hoopla exhibit, Dec. 3-30 (opening reception Dec. 10, 7-11
p.m.). For more information and to view more of Rice’s work, visit the
Rosalux Gallery online at <www.rosaluxgallery.com>.
Mural on 11th and Franklin, Minneapolis, fall 2003
1986
Michael Berry was named
executive vice president and
chief financial officer of Dallasbased i2 Technologies, Inc. He
previously served as senior vice
president of Solutions
Management at The Reynolds
and Reynolds Company, Inc.
1987
Andrew Altenburg, New
York, produces and hosts
fundraising events through his
company, Will Clark USA,
which raises money for and
awareness of AIDS causes under
the umbrella name Bad Boys
Events. He produced the Fifth
Annual Bad Boys Pool Party in
Palm Springs, Calif., in May,
Winter 2005-06
Fisher Price Angel
Spray paint and acrylic on canvas, 6” x 6”
which raised $64,000 for L.A.
Shanti, a nonprofit HIV/AID
support organization in Los
Angeles. He also executive
produced a series of weekend
events that brought another
$13,000 to various Californiabased nonprofits. In the past
eight years, Altenburg has been
directly responsible for nearly a
million dollars raised for gay
men’s health organizations such
as Magnet and the AIDS
Emergency Fund in San
Francisco and the Gay/Lesbian
Anti Violence Project and Visual
AIDS in New York. He currently
hosts a weekly bingo game at the
9th Ave. Bistro in New York,
which raises money for AIDS
organizations, gay sports groups,
and community organizations
such as the Gay Men’s Chorus.
Lisa Martin-Crawford,
Minneapolis, received a 2005
Association of Schools of Public
Health Minority Fellowship to
support her study of the
experience of Ojibway
adolescents with Type II diabetes
who live on reservations. The
goal of the two-year study is to
improve preventive health care.
The fellowship is one of only
four public health fellowships
made annually by the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention. Martin-Crawford is a
doctoral student at the
University of Minnesota School
of Nursing, and is an enrolled
member of the Lac du Flambeau
Tribe, an Ojibway tribe in
Northern Wisconsin.
Meghan with Olivia
Mixed media, 24” x 48”
1988
Jim Damiani, Plymouth, Minn.,
was featured in the Twin Cities
Business Journal as a recipient of
its “Forty under 40” honor.
Damiani, who serves as vice
president of Bloomington-based
Welsh Cos., has secured more
than 1,500 real estate
transactions in the past two
decades. He got his start in real
estate rehabbing old apartment
buildings while still a student at
Augsburg.
1989
Dawn Givans-Lander, Los
Angeles, is a busy stay-at-home
mom with 2-year-old twin boys.
She is launching a hair salon/spa
next spring.
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Class Notes
1990
Courtsey photo
KOLANDER-MCCUNE WEDDING
Dave Frisell, Bloomington,
Minn., is Kennedy High School’s
new head football coach. He also
teaches physical education at
Kennedy and at Oak Grove
Middle School.
Alex Gonzalez,
Bloomington,
Minn., earned the
title of financial
consultant for
Thrivent
Financial for
Lutherans after successfully
completing extensive training. He
is one of 450 financial
consultants nationwide qualifying
for membership in the group.
Judith A. Lemke was named
executive vice president and chief
information officer at Schneider
National, Inc., in Green Bay, Wis.
She previously served as CIO of
Capella University in
Minneapolis and as vice president
of the Midwest region for
Minneapolis-based BORN
Information Services, Inc.
Holly Kolander ’96 married Chris McCune in March 2004 at
Orange Tree Golf Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. Holly taught 4th
grade, but now stays home to care for their four-month-old twin
daughters (see their birth announcement on p. 38).
Courtsey photo
BOLDEN-FIELDS WEDDING
1991
Penny R. Olson, Richfield,
Minn., received the Master of
Divinity degree from Luther
Seminary in May. Before entering
the seminary, she worked as a
registrar, data processor, health
consultant, and health unit
coordinator at hospitals and
medical centers in Minneapolis
and St. Louis Park. She plans to
serve as an ELCA parish pastor.
Carolyn Pool, Minneapolis,
originated the lead in the world
premiere of Paula Cizmar’s play,
Bone Dry, aka the Copy Editor
Murders, at the Jungle Theater. A
writer in the Star Tribune recently
described her as a “dynamo of
the stage.”
1992
Trena Bolden ’00 married Jerome Fields ’00 in August. Trena
serves as director of Augsburg’s Pan-Afrikan Center.
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Walt Filson, Brooklyn Center,
Minn., teaches law enforcement
for Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11; he
is pursuing a master’s degree in
criminal justice.
Ladd Ojala, Minneapolis,
competed in an Ironman
competition this summer in
British Columbia, Canada.
1994
Susan (Horning) Arntz,
Waconia, Minn., recently
received the International
City/County Management
Association (ICMA)’s
Credentialed Manager
designation. Arntz, a member of
Augsburg’s Alumni Board of
Director’s, is city administrator
of the City of Waconia. She also
serves as chair of the
Leadership ICMA Committee,
and previously served as
assistant city manager for the
City of New Brighton and as
assistant to the
administrator/economic
development coordinator for
the City of Chaska.
1995
Jason Shaver was appointed as
director of broadcasting and
corporate sales by the Iowa Stars
hockey team. Shaver, who was
the vice president of
communications and the playby-play voice of the Texas
Wildcatters the past two seasons,
will be the play-by-play voice of
the Dallas Stars American
Hockey League affiliate.
1998
Camille Carnes, San Rafael,
Calif., received a Master of
Education with a concentration
in equity and social justice in
May from San Francisco State
University. She is currently
working with high-risk youth
in a young women’s
empowerment program. She
can be reached at
<camillecarnes@sbcglobal.net>.
Stephanie Simones, New
Berlin, Wis., married Jeff
Wehrman in May 2004. She
teaches at St. Mathias Catholic
School, and enjoys running and
biking in road races, marathons,
and triathlons.
Winter 2005-06
Courtsey photo
STENSVAAG-DARDA WEDDING
Brenda Selander, Champlin,
Minn., married Ted Mitshulis in
June. They met at Anoka High
School, where they teach and
coach.
2003
Eric Bretheim, Edina, Minn.,
married Kelly Anne Lewis in July.
Eric is a transportation logistics
coordinator for Cargill.
Ken McCann, Eden Prairie,
Minn., works for Target Financial
Services.
Shawn Smith was added to the
2005-06 pre-season roster of the
Fort Wayne Komets—five-time
United Hockey League
champions.
2004
Rebecca Stensvaag ’01 married Paul Darda ’01 in July 2004. Paul is a history teacher and assistant
wrestling coach at Champlin Park High School, and Rebecca teaches 3rd grade at Johnsville Elementary
School. Their wedding photo features more than 30 Augsburg alumni. Pictured here are: ROW 1 (L to
R, front): Cindy Blummer ’01, Emma Stansvaag ’08, Ruth Casperson ’67, Hannah Mehus Stensvaag ’38,
Rebecca Stensvaag Darda ’01, Paul Darda ’01, Nancy Strommen Stensvaag ’71, John-Mark Stensvaag
’69, Stephanie Johnson Sulzbach ’71, John Sulzbach ’69, Jean Boxrud Steen. ROW 2: Roland ’03, Tjersti
Strommen ’07, Adam Thronson ’00, Marsha Strommen Olson ’68, Dawn Hofstad Strommen ’70. ROW 4:
Peter Strommen ’69, Mary Nelson Eckberg ’70, Brad Fischer ’03, Heidi Peterson ’03, Mark Peterson ’01,
Mary Ellen Strommen Lieber ’67, Tim Strommen ’70. ROW 5: John Eckberg ’68, Ainy Carlson, Jeroy
Carlson ’48, Phil Edstrom ’69, Luther Strommen ’40, Steve Strommen ’65.
1999
Tony Hudson, Minneapolis, is
the diversity achievement
coordinator at Sandburg Middle
School in Golden Valley, Minn.
He recently received a master’s
degree in education
administration from St. Mary’s.
Rachel
(Westhed)
Stenback
resides in
Sweden with her
husband, Tomas.
She received a
master’s degree in enthnology
from Uppsala University in
Uppsala, Sweden. She recently
co-wrote the resources section of
a new book, On My Swedish
Island: Discovering the Secrets of
Scandinavian Well-being, by Julie
Catterson Lindahl (Teacher
Winter 2005-06
Penguin), and she has worked
on marketing the book—both in
Scandinavia and the United
States. She and her husband,
who is a math and science
teacher, have been offered
English teaching positions in
China starting next August
through the Lutheran Church in
Sweden (Svenska kyrkan).
Stenbak can be reached at
<rachel.stenbak@home.se>.
2000
Larissa (Westfield) Larson
along with her sister, Rebecca
Westfield ’03, launched
Ensemble, a women’s clothing
and accessories boutique in the
Linden Hills neighborhood of
Minneapolis. The sisters and the
boutique were featured in the
September issue of Women’s
Business Minnesota magazine.
Marcia Volk, Rosemount,
Minn., married Brian Marrison
last December.
2001
Conor E. Tobin, St. Paul,
received a juris doctor degree
from William Mitchell College of
Law in June. While attending
William Mitchell, Tobin served
as president of the Student Bar
Association and was a recipient
of the CALI Award of Excellence
for his work in the Immigration
Law Clinic.
2002
Chris Kambeitz recently moved
from Fargo, N.Dak., to Carver,
Minn. He works in sales with
Summit Products North, and can
be reached at <cgkambeitz@
yahoo.com>.
Erica Champer, Chicago, works
at Heartland Housing.
Kelly L. Chapman is a student
at Fashion Institute Design &
Merchandising in Los Angeles.
She is working and interning for
Ali Rahinii, owner and designer
of Mon Atelier. After graduation
in December, she hopes to enroll
in the institute’s third-year
program.
Rick Dzurik is a music therapist,
working with patients at the
North Memorial Residential
Hospice in Brooklyn Center,
Minn., on the North Memorial
Inpatient Hospice and Palliative
Care Unit and with Hospice
Homecare patients.
Brian Eayrs is pursuing a
master’s degree in sports
administration at the University
of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where
he serves as graduate assistant to
the defensive coordinator of the
UW-L Eagles’ football team. His
father, Mike Eayrs ’72, once
served as the Eagles’ offensive
coordinator; he now serves as
director of research and
development for the Green Bay
Packers (he also served 16 years
in the same capacity for the
Minnesota Vikings).
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Class Notes
Dayle VanderLeest,
Minneapolis, is serving as a
long-term substitute secondgrade teacher at Cedar Riverside
Community School in
Minneapolis.
2005
Brad Schwartzbauer is the
new Mounds View, Minn., boys’
hockey coach. He was an allconference player and captain at
Augsburg, and played in the
Colorado Rockies’ minor league
system.
Births/Adoptions
Mark Muhich ’89 and Allison,
Eveleth, Minn.—a son,
Brennan, on St. Patrick’s Day.
He joins older brother Quinn, 4.
Mark owns Muhich Law Firm in
Virginia, Minn., and teaches
legal-related courses at Mesabi
Range Community and
Technical College in Virginia. He
can be reached at <mamuhich@
rangenet.com>.
Rich Blumer ’95
and his wife,
Heather, Maple
Grove, Minn.—
a daughter,
Amanda Jane,
in February. She
joins older brother Carson, 2.
Rich is an applications
consultant for US Bank.
Ryan Carlson
’96 and his wife,
Lauren, St.
Paul—a son,
Quintus (Quin)
Joseph, in
September. Ryan
is a senior manufacturing
manager for Seagate in
Bloomington and Lauren is a
scientist for Ecolab in Eagan.
They can be reached at
<rc_and_lauren@yahoo.com>.
Holly
(Kolander)
’96 and Chris
McCune,
Scottsdale,
Ariz.—twin daughters, Sierra
and Malayna, in June (see
Holly and Chris’ wedding photo
on p. 36).
Ann
(Gallagher) ’96
and Lee
Stephenson
’06, Sturgeon
Lake, Minn.—
a daughter,
Laura Ann, in May. She joins
older sister, Grace. Ann and Lee
received master’s degrees from
St. Mary’s University.
Amy
(Gustafson) ’97
and Ross
Albertson, South
St. Paul—a son,
Max Andrew,
in June. Amy
teaches 6th grade for South
Washington County Schools.
Leah (Holloway) ’99 and Kevin
Rudeen, Vadnais Heights,
Minn.—a son, Zachary John, in
June. Leah is a research
consultant with John H. Harland
Company in Roseville.
Jennifer (Crego) ’00 and Chad
Carls ’00, Oak Grove, Minn.—a
son, Brock David, in April. He
joins older brothers Tommy, 3,
and Andrew, 1. In addition to
teaching chemistry and physics
at Champlin Park High School,
Chad also sells real estate.
Jennifer and Chad can be
reached at
<chadcarls@yahoo.com>.
Amy (Stier)
’01 and Jeff
Eppen, Belle
Plaine,
Minn.—
a daughter, Courtney Breanne,
in February.
Stefanie (Lindell) ’98 and
Bruce Lender ’98, St. Paul—
a son, Samuel, this year.
Courtesy photo
ALUMNI PROFILE
Laura McGowan ’03: Study-abroad seminar
inspires future service
Written by Lynn Mena; interviewed by Betsey Norgard
After participating in an Augsburg Center for Global Education seminar to Namibia during her
senior year, Laura McGowan ’03 was so inspired by her experience that she pledged to one day
return to Africa. This summer, she landed upon an opportunity to spend six weeks volunteering
at Beautiful Gate Namibia, an international, interdenominational Christian organization providing
daycare and support to children and families in need. Located in Katutura, Windhoek, Namibia,
the center provides emotional, spiritual, and physical care to these children, and supports their
families and communities by giving practical assistance.
“I just started doing whatever they needed—sharpening pencils, cleaning, making food,” said
McGowan. “It took a bit of time for me to put into perspective what I was doing, and I started to
realize that what I might ordinarily consider menial tasks were genuinely helping to make the
staff’s lives easier as well as to serve these kids. I may not be up there in front of the class
teaching, but what I’m doing is needed just as much.”
Laura McGowan ’03 posed with one of
the children at Beautiful Gate, a
daycare center in Namibia where
McGowan volunteered for six weeks
this past summer.
McGowan, who teaches 9th-grade history at Northview Junior High in Brooklyn Park, Minn.,
formed a special bond with a young girl named Queen whom she provided one-on-one tutoring.
She also traveled with staff to various homes to perform needs assessments as well as to provide support.
Upon returning to Minnesota, McGowan was immediately struck by the multitude of opportunities available to children and students in the
United States as compared to those at Beautiful Gate. “Even though many of my students are at or below the poverty level, I started to realize
that even for them, in comparison, there is tremendous opportunity here,” said McGowan. “And so now I really have a drive to make sure
the kids I teach realize and have access to those opportunities.”
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In Memoriam
M. Glendora Dueland ’29,
Slater, Iowa, died in April; she
was 98. She taught in public
schools in Minnesota and
eventually entered public service
in Washington, D.C., working
for various government
departments. She retired back to
Slater, where she was active in
the historical society. Dueland
was a longtime supporter of the
College and generously included
Augsburg in her estate plans.
Joseph E. Erickson ’37,
Mukilteo, Wash., died in
February; he was 91. He was a
retired farmer and missionary,
known to many as the “singing
farmer” for his singing ministry,
which he shared during his
mission trips to more than 50
countries.
Norman Myrvik ’38, Brooklyn,
N.Y., died in August 2004; he
was 91. He was an opera singer,
composer, choral conductor,
opera impresario, radio host,
record producer, and teacher.
His Town Hall debut was
followed by many engagements
with opera companies and
symphony orchestras, as well as
leading roles on NBC’s Opera of
the Air and recitals in major U.S.
cities. In 1967 he founded the
Brooklyn Lyric Opera Company
at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music, which received glowing
reviews from The New York
Times. In 1962 his recording of
Charles Griffes and Edvard
Grieg songs won praise from The
New York Times, The Atlantic,
and High Fidelity. Myrvik hosted
Opera Stars of Tomorrow for
many years on WNYC Radio,
and held teaching positions at
Lehman and Kingsborough
colleges.
Rev. Grant H. Olson ’40,
Seminole, Fla. (formerly of
Minneapolis), died in August; he
was 90. He formed two churches
in Washington and served
Minneapolis at Lebanon
Lutheran Church for 26 years.
In 1984 he joined the Lutheran
Winter 2005-06
Synod staff in Tampa and later
became chaplain at Palms of
Pasadena Hospital and Bay Pines
VA Medical Center, retiring in
1999.
Agnes (Landsverk)
Torbenson ’41, Detroit Lakes,
Minn., died in July. She was a
retired English teacher.
Sylvia (Brandt) Sateren ’47,
Indio, Calif., died in May. She
was a retired choral music
teacher and a 1996 inductee into
the Augsburg Athletic Hall of
Fame.
Marvin Larson ’50, Carrollton,
Texas, died in September 2004.
He and his wife, Elaine, built
three Home Mission churches in
Circle Pines, French River, and
Keewatin (all Minn.) and spent
six years in Guadalajara,
Mexico, serving as missionaries
before moving to the
Texas/Mexico border town of
McAllen to open an
English/Spanish Bible bookstore.
Prior to his retirement, Larson
also taught high school building
trades and did cabinetry work.
Arthur J. Cote, Jr., ’54,
Columbia Heights, Minn., died
in September; he was 82.
Dale Erdahl ’54, Sioux Falls,
S.Dak., died in May; he was 73.
In addition to farming for more
than 20 years, he was a two-time
Minnesota legislator and an
employment counselor for the
State of Minnesota.
Rev. Glen C. Eveland ’56,
Backus, Minn., died in July
2004; he was 71. In his 38-year
ministry, he served churches in
Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota.
Paul L. Nyhus ’57, Brunswick,
Maine, died in August of brain
cancer; he was 70. He was
former Bowdoin College dean of
students, dean of the college,
and Frank Andrew Munsey
Professor of History emeritus. As
dean of students from 1969 to
1974, he encouraged and
protected diversity among
students and faculty, participated
in the founding of the Afro-
American Society and the
establishment of co-education,
and dealt with such crises as the
student strike of 1970 to protest
the bombing of Cambodia. As
dean of the college from 1975 to
1980 and again in the fall of
1987, he continued to work on
the goals established earlier, and
participated in the debates that
lead to Bowdoin’s divestment of
investments in companies
operating in apartheid South
Africa in 1985. Nyhus retired
last year after 38 years of
service. Prior to Bowdoin as a
graduate student at Harvard, he
participated in the second march
to Montgomery, Alabama,
organized by Martin Luther
King, Jr., an experience that
forever shaped and strengthened
Nyhus’ commitment to civil
liberties and racial equality.
Nyhus was a named an
Augsburg Distinguished
Alumnus in 1978.
Rev. Glenn O. Davidson ’58,
Pine Island, Minn., died in
December 2004; he was 73. He
was ordained at Central
Lutheran Church in Minneapolis
and later served 10 years in
parish ministry in Wisconsin
and as a pastoral counselor
throughout Wisconsin for 20
years, retiring in 1995.
Marilyn Rogers ’61,
Minneapolis, died in March of
complications from post-polio
syndrome; she was 64. Despite
spending much of the past 55
years in an iron lung, she lived
an active and inspired life. In the
1970s, she helped start the
United Handicapped Federation,
which worked with the
Minnesota Legislature to
improve access for people with
disabilities.
James R. Quick ’71,
Bloomington, Minn., died in
September; he was 72. A retired
social worker, he also served in
the Air Force during the Korean
War and was a singer and
former Golden Gloves boxer.
Rev. Daniel D. Rudquist ’71,
Arden Hills, Minn., died in
August; he was 55. He was
ordained in 1976, and served the
parishes of Sillerud and Trinity in
Balaton, Minn., and Redeemer
Lutheran in Fridley, Minn.
Charlotte M. Granite ’97,
Freeport, Minn., died in July of
cancer; she was 42. She worked
as a physician assistant for the
Paynesville Area Health System
and the St. Cloud Medical Group
(Cold Spring office), and served
in the 134th Forward Support
Battalion of the Army National
Guard.
Rev. Dr. Karl H. Brevik, Indian
Wells, Calif., died in October
2003; he was 75. He taught
religion courses at Augsburg in
the 1950s, during which time he
served as a parish minister at
Central Lutheran Church.
Katherine A. Hennig,
Minneapolis, died in October; she
was 94. An Augsburg professor of
emerita of music, she also taught
voice at the College of St.
Catherine and Hamline
University. She was a soloist with
the Minnesota Orchestra and also
performed with the Minnesota
Opera Company. In New York,
she obtained the lead on the
Broadway stage in Allegro and a
role on Broadway’s 46th Street
Theater in the musical Arms and
the Girl. She also appeared in a
14-week engagement at Radio
City Music Hall.
Elvira Carlson Springer,
Golden Valley, Minn., died in
July; she was 93. She was a
dietician and teacher at Augsburg
during WWII.
Nels Stanley “Stan” Stake,
Wayzata, Minn., died in January;
he was 87. A former regent of
Augsburg, he was a longtime
employee of Honeywell. His
career took him from his
hometown of Chicago to
Pittsburgh and finally to
Minneapolis, retiring as senior
vice president of the Commercial
Buildings Group.
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AUGGIE
THOUGHTS
Auggie Thoughts
Making cultural choices
by Dulmaa Enkhchuluun ’04
Courtesy photo
Dulmaa Enkhchuluun, or “Enkee,” as he explains below, is a 2004 Augsburg graduate who majored
in international relations. He now works for the Mongolian Parliament, handling international
communications, especially from international organizations. The following is excerpted, with his
permission, from a piece he wrote for a Star Tribune blog.
I
over. He had more electronic
am a 26-year-old Mongolian male,
equipment than my whole school
and everyone calls me Enkee. My
had in Mongolia.
full name is Dulmaa Enkhchuluun.
I learned about the value of
Under the Mongolian system, we
choice and the abuse of choice. I
only have one name, but my
had to select those things that
mother’s name is Dulmaa and out of
could help my family and country,
honor to her, I use her name as my
and I had to avoid the excess.
first name or what you would call
Having choice was worthless unless
my family name. She gave me the
I could use the choices wisely. I
personal name Enkhchuluun,
learned that I would never have
which comes from two Mongolian
more food than I could eat, that I
words, enkh meaning peace and
could never have more equipment
chuluun meaning stone. She hoped
than I could use, and that I would
that in a world of great uncertainty
buy only what I needed. I also
I would be as strong as stone but
Dulmaa Enkhchuluun ’04, or “Enkee,” walks through fields in
made a promise to myself to remain
also as peaceful as a stone.
his native Mongolia, with the sacred mountain Burkhan
as strong as a rock and as peaceful
I came to Minnesota to pursue
Khaldun in the distance behind him.
as a rock in America. In order to
my B.A. degree. It was my first trip
remain strong, I would walk or ride
abroad, and I had no idea how the
to have as much pop, milk, or tea as I
the bike that my host family gave me,
American academic system functioned or
wanted. Just walking into the cafeteria
even in the coldest weather.
even how Americans lived. I knew that
gave me more choices in food than I was
In five years I learned to be an
the images I saw on television and in
accustomed to making in a whole year
American in some parts of my life and
films did not represent real life in
back in Mongolia.
even in some parts of my heart, and yet I
America, but I had no idea what to
I came to America with one small
strove to remain a Mongol and to be my
expect aside from those images.
suitcase. I kept everything that I had in
mother’s son. I wanted to return home to
I thought of America as a large, powerful
it. Each piece of clothing was folded
Mongolia with the best education and
country associated with democracy and,
exactly as my mother taught me. My pen,
training that America had to offer, but I
of course, Hollywood.
pencil, and notebook were each carefully
wanted to be the strong and peaceful
My introduction to American life
wrapped, and I treasured them. By
man that mother intended me to be.
came through the college experience. I
contrast, my roommate had a roomful of
After all, in giving me the name
was delighted by the great choice of food.
stuff. He owned more books than a
Enkhchuluun, she gave me my destiny
On campus and within a few blocks, I
library, yet he never seemed to read. He
and my character, I wanted to live up to
could find pizzas, hamburgers, French
had enough music CDs for a music store,
her hopes for me.
fries, and the drink machines allowed me
but he played the same one over and
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ALENDAR
Music
February 16
For music information, call 612-330-1265
The Guthrie Theater: An Organization in
Transition
December 2-3
26th Annual Advent Vespers
5 and 8 p.m. service each night
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
A conversation with Tom Proehl, managing
director, Guthrie Theater
7 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
January 27-29
Exhibits
Gospel Praise Tour
For gallery information, call 612-330-1524
Performances in southern Minnesota
November 4-December 18
February 5
Recent Works
Gregory Fitz and Jake Keeler
Gospel Praise Concert
Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library
Artist gallery talk: Dec. 8, noon
10 a.m.—Woodlake Lutheran Church
Richfield, Minn.
February 17
Gospel Praise Concert
4 p.m.—MMEA Conference
Convention Center, Minneapolis
Fragments: Glimpses of History
and Place
Thomas Westbrook
February 28
Trio Concert
Featuring Mary Horozaniecki, violin;
Jim Jacobsen, cello; Jill Dawe, piano
7 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium
Theatre
For ticket information, call 612-330-1257
February 4-12
The Illusion
By Tony Kushner
Directed by Martha Johnson
Feb. 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11 at 7 p.m.;
Feb. 5 and 12 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
January 25-May 20
January 13-February 17
Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library
Opening reception: Jan. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Featuring five collegiate women’s choruses
including Augsburg’s Riverside Singers
4 p.m.—St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
Mahtomedi, Minn.
“Being Global
Citizens; Living a
Legacy”
1 p.m.—Hoversten
Chapel, Foss Center
For information, call 612-330-1022
For more information, visit
<www.augsburg.edu/ais/filmseries> or
call 612-330-1523
Gospel Praise Concert
WomanVoice Concert
Martin Luther King
Jr. Convocation
Augsburg Native American Film Series
Sculptural installations by Barbara
Claussen
February 26
January 16
Christensen Center Art Gallery
February 18-19
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Tucson, Ariz.
you work and live. A continental breakfast
is served, no reservations are needed.
7 a.m., first Wednesday each month, St.
Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church,
Plymouth, Minn. For speaker
information, contact Pastor John
Hogenson at <jhogenson@spdlc.org> or
John Knight at <faith@augsburg.edu>.
Photography by Terry Gydesen
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Opening reception: Jan. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
February 24-March 31
Sculpture by Jane Frees-Kluth
Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library
Opening reception: Feb. 24
February 14
Dana Gioia
Poet, critic, and
bestselling author.
Part of the Augsburg
Convocation Series:
Global Citizens/Local
Citizens.
11 a.m.—“American Poetry in a
Violent War”
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
For information, call 612-330-1180
Mixed media by Mary Bergs
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Opening reception: Feb. 24
Other Events
December 2
Seminars,
Lectures,
and Films
December 7-May 3
FAITH@WORK Monthly Series
FAITH@WORK is a monthly meeting of
business professionals featuring speakers to
help you grow as a leader so that you can
more effectively live out your faith where
Annual Velkommen Jul Celebration
10:15 a.m.—Chapel Service, Hoversten
Chapel, Foss Center
11 a.m.-2 p.m.—Scandinavian treats and
gifts, Christensen Center
February 11
Connections—A Women’s Leadership
Event
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t seems the talk everywhere is about
being “connected.” There’s the daily
media buzz about camera phones, text
messaging, chat rooms, etc., but here on
campus the conversations focus more on
meaningful ways to help our alumni stay
connected to the College.
While I was thinking about all of this,
we received the sad news of the death of
Augsburg’s President Emeritus Oscar
Anderson. It was a quote included in a
newspaper article that sparked more
thinking about connections. In 1983, while
speaking about liberal arts education,
Anderson said that students needed to be
as familiar with Captain Ahab in Moby
Dick as with the computer HAL in 2001: A
Space Odyssey. “The computer is an
extension of the brain, not a substitute for
the mind.”
To me, this really tells us that as we
become more proficient in maintaining the
technological connections, we should
remember that it’s the fostering of deeper
relationships that make people want to
stay involved in the life and future of
Augsburg. It’s the difference between being
brain-connected and being heartconnected. Like family members who grow
up and move away, we hope our students
will leave us wanting to stay involved in
what goes on at this place.
We hope this relationship begins with
the very first impression a high school
junior gets as he or she is led around
campus, and with each stop increasingly
thinks, “This is the place I really want to
be.” Or, when a full-time nurse or a stayat-home mom hangs up the phone, excited
about the prospect of finishing college
after receiving lots of encouragement from
an admissions counselor.
Once students are on campus, they
discover many opportunities to forge this
kind of relationship—with classmates,
with athletic teammates, with professors in
classrooms and labs, with academic
advisers, and with people they meet as
they explore the world off campus.
Each year at Commencement, we send
off our graduates confident that they’ll take
their learning in directions that bring
meaning to their lives. We fervently hope
they stay in touch.
After that the connections become
more tenuous. Work and family life take
over, and again we hope that somehow
Augsburg fits into their careers and
activities.
This summer issue of the Now speaks
to this whole process of building Augsburg
relationships and keeping the “family”
connected. You’ll share the excitement of
the 600 graduates we sent off in May with
Augsburg diplomas. You’ll be encouraged
to return to campus for Homecoming
festivities to catch up with old friends and
connect with our current students.
In the feature stories, you’ll meet
bright, young music scholars who have
graduated and followed their hearts and
talents to places far and near. You’ll also
meet students and faculty in our
Mathematics Department, and learn how
math studies and career exploration go
hand-in-hand in a very personal process.
And, you’ll read about some very
remarkable donors to our Access to
Excellence campaign—both Augsburg
alumni and others—who are committed to
building exceptional opportunities for
future students.
Alumni president Bill Vanderwall sums
it up at the end of his column, “Be
connected—stay connected!” And I’ll add,
“Stay heart-connected!”
Betsey Norgard
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Finding the right career formula
by Betsey Norgard
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President Frame announces
retirement in 2006
Augsburg News Service
W
illiam V. Frame, who has served as
president of Augsburg College
since the summer of 1997, has
announced plans to retire in the summer
of 2006 following completion of his
current term.
In letters to regents and colleagues
and in a talk before a gathering of staff
and faculty on the campus, Frame said
that he and his wife, Anne, have found
the work both rewarding and
demanding, with the principal rewards
being a deeper understanding of the
Lutheran idea of vocation and of the
educational regimen that it requires. He
saluted faculty, staff, regents, and other
supporters of the College as “true
partners” in his presidency.
“Our work together has helped us
draw Augsburg to new levels of
recognition for advancing the cause of
Lutheran higher education in the city
and in the global society of the 21st
century,” he said. “Together, we have
brought new life and utility to Luther’s
idea of vocation, and have organized our
general education curriculum and now
our graduate programs around this grand
idea of the ‘called life of service.’
“Augsburg plays a unique role in the
world of Lutheran education. Its service
to the city, to the provision of accessibility to first-class educational
opportunities for both traditionally-aged
students and working adults, and its
regard for faith and reason as interactive
and mutually reinforcing modes of
understanding gives us a special mission
which you have helped us to see and
pursue. No doubt my successor will rely
as heavily upon your counsel and
support as have I.”
Jean Taylor ’85, president of Taylor
Corporation and chair of the Augsburg
Board of Regents, said she expects the
search for the new president to occupy
most of the next year. She has appointed
H. Theodore Grindal ’76, partner in the
law firm of Lockridge Grindal Nauen
P.L.L.P. and vice-chair of the Augsburg
board, to lead the search.
Frame, who is the 10th president in
Augsburg’s 136-year history, said that
while much has been accomplished, he
expects his final year to be filled with
projects and opportunities. Among those
is his continuing work on the College’s
$55 million Access to Excellence: The
Campaign for Augsburg College, kicked off
in April 2004. Some $41 million has
been raised toward that goal, the largest
in the College’s history.
Prior to joining Augsburg, Frame was
vice president for finance and operations
at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma,
Wash. He has been a strong proponent of
William V. Frame
the tradition of Lutheran higher
education, which he believes is based on
the ideas of vocation and service and
requires ongoing dialogue between faith
and reason.
His advocacy for vocation also has led
to his national leadership among college
presidents, currently serving as project
director for the Council of Independent
Colleges’ program designed to guide both
current and prospective presidents in
reflection about each leader’s sense of
calling and its intersection with
institutional mission. He also has taken
leadership roles with the Minnesota
Private College Council—as chair during
the 2004-05 academic year—and the
Minnesota Campus Compact.
A L U M N I A S K E D T O S U B M I T N A M E S O F P R E S I D E N T I A L C A N D I D AT E S
The Augsburg College Presidential Search Committee is continuing to seek names of potential candidates
for the presidency and especially wants to hear from Augsburg alumni, parents, and close friends of the
College during this process.
Names of suggested candidates should be sent to Dr. Thomas B. Courtice of the Academic Search
Consultation Service, Washington, D.C., who is assisting with the search. Nominators or prospective
candidates may contact Courtice at <tom.courtice@academic-search.org> or at 614-405-9209.
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Summer 2005
David Tiede named to first endowed chair
D
avid Tiede, president of Luther
Seminary for 18 years, has been
named to the Bernhard M. Christensen
Chair in Religion—the first endowed
chair in Augsburg’s history.
Known as one of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America’s preeminent theologians and educators, Tiede
was selected following a nationwide
search by the College. He earlier had
announced his intention to retire from
the Luther presidency in May 2005. His
appointment to Augsburg begins in the
2005-06 academic year.
The chair honors Bernhard M.
Christensen ’22, the seventh president of
Augsburg College and Seminary from
1938-62 and a central figure in drawing
Augsburg fully into the study of liberal
arts. Augsburg Seminary was later merged
with Luther Seminary.
In announcing the selection, Augsburg
President William V. Frame noted, “David
Tiede is a champion of the Augsburg ideals
of vocation and service to the city. These
ideals, along with Augsburg’s increasing
attention to its role as a college of the
church and in a global society—including
the formation of a new Center for Faith
and Learning under the auspices of our
Lilly Endowment grant—were keys in
attracting him to this new position.”
As the Christensen professor, Tiede
will carry out research and writing,
including focus on Christensen’s legacy
and work. He also will lecture and conduct
on-campus workshops, represent the
College at various events sponsored by the
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment
Fund, work with Augsburg students who
have been designated as “Lilly Scholars”
and who have demonstrated an interest
in studying for ministry, and will seek
ways to strengthen the College’s ties to
key Christian leaders and communities.
In accepting the position, Tiede
noted, “Since the days of President
Bernhard Christensen, Augsburg College
has had a vision of academic excellence
for the sake of vocation in the world.
Summer 2005
Now faculty, graduates, and administrative leaders are bringing renewed
focus, discipline, and strength to this
vision. I am grateful the Christensen
Chair will allow me to join them in
helping make it happen.”
Inez Schwarzkopf, former Augsburg
regent and chair of the College’s
Christensen Endowment Fund
Committee, said Tiede graces the
Christensen chair with a wide reputation
as a scholar, a leader, and a churchman.
“We are delighted that he has accepted
this new challenge,” she said. “At the
same time, the appointment honors Dr.
Tiede by association with Augsburg’s
solid legacy of scholarship, Christian
spirituality, service, diversity, and
ecumenism as embodied in the life and
work of Bernhard M. Christensen.”
Christopher Kimball, provost and
dean of the College, who co-chaired the
search committee with Schwarzkopf,
said, “Tiede provides the College with a
voice in the national conversation about
the importance of church-related—in
particular Lutheran—higher education.
So, we are fortunate to have someone of
that stature join the faculty.”
Tiede’s teaching career began in 1967
as a summer instructor in Greek at
Harvard Divinity School, where he
became a teaching fellow in New
Testament in 1969.
Ordained in 1971, he served as
associate pastor of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Minneapolis, from 1972-75. In
June 2000 he was elected vice president
of the Association of Theological Schools
(ATS) in the U.S. and Canada. Two years
later, he was elected president of ATS. He
serves on the board of directors for In
Trust magazine.
Courtesy of Luther Seminary
Augsburg News Service
David Tiede, retiring president of Luther
Seminary, is Augsburg’s first Bernhard M.
Christensen Professor of Religion.
Tiede earned the B.A. degree from
St. Olaf College, attended Princeton
Theological Seminary, and received the
B.D. degree from Luther Seminary in
1966. He earned the Ph.D. degree from
Harvard in 1971 and began his career at
Luther that same year, teaching New
Testament, his specialty.
In addition to ten books and textual
notes, he has written dozens of scholarly
articles and book chapters, done a
number of audio and video productions,
and served on numerous boards and
committees for the church, in national
and international religious organizations,
and throughout the Greater Twin Cities.
For the past three years he has been the
initial chair of the new consortium, Faith
in the City, composed of seven Lutheranbased organizations working collectively
and with others to contribute to the wellbeing of the community.
Oscar Anderson dies at 89
As Augsburg Now goes to press, we sadly report the death of President Emeritus Oscar A.
Anderson, Augsburg’s eighth president, from 1963-80. Read the news release at
<www.augsburg.edu/news/news-archives/2005/oscaranderson.html> and see the
complete story in the next issue.
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Around the Quad
Larry Crockett recognized for
Honors Program leadership
omputer science professor Larry
Crockett, who directed the Honors
Program from 1988 through this past
academic year, was honored by the
College for his service and vision for the
program over 16 years. Crockett will be
on sabbatical leave during spring 2006
and return in the fall to teach in the
Honors Program and computer science
department.
“His vision for the Honors Program
has shaped its curriculum and the
intellectual lives of its students,” said
academic dean Barbara Edwards Farley at
the April recognition gathering.
“Establishment of the Honors Suite gave
students a place to call their own; and
Larry’s work on the Honors Web page and
contributions to the National Collegiate
Honors Council have brought the College
national recognition,” she continued.
For several years, Augsburg’s Honors
Program Web site was the top-ranked
honors page at both Google and Yahoo.
Christopher Kimball, provost and dean
of the College, said that Crockett “cares
deeply about ideas, particularly those that
should shape and be shaped by a liberal
arts education.” Kimball recalled a
conversation in which Crockett lamented
that faculty only gather to take care of
questions of governance and legislation,
and no longer to converse about ideas.
“We never talk about the important stuff,”
Kimball recalled Crockett saying. “Those
are the things that got all of us into
academia.”
Crockett’s teaching crosses disciplinary
boundaries—computer science,
philosophy, history of science, theology,
and history. He has served in the clergy of
the Lutheran church, and is currently a
priest in the Episcopal church.
Both former and current students
testified to the impact that Crockett’s
sometimes unorthodox, but always
challenging, teaching made in their
education.
Erica Huls ’01 recalled the first day of
Honors 101 when students were asked to
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Staff photo
C
Larry Crockett catches up with former
Honors Program students Erica Huls ’01 (left)
and Stephanie Lein Walseth ’00 (right) at the
reception honoring his leadership and service
to the program.
count the ceiling tiles in the classroom,
before pondering why it was that people
don’t sit around all day doing that. She
said that Crockett’s goal was to teach them
how to think, to make and defend
arguments, and to find fallacies in others.
“The program wanted us to look at
subjects like religion, science, and
technology, and see how they could live
and work together, just as they live and
work together in Dr. Crockett’s person,”
she said.
Senior Eric Dunens spoke about
community. “[Crockett] created a program
that surrounds its participants with the
best Augsburg has to offer. He’s created an
honors community that challenges its
participants to reach their potential. He’s
also created an honors community that
encourages students to interact with other
students and create a real community on
campus.”
Crockett participated on the Honors
Program Design Team to develop a new
proposal for the Honors Program. The
proposal was approved by the faculty,
and Crockett has worked with the team
implementing the program, along with
Robert Groven, the new Honors
Program director.
Bob Groven
named Honors
Program director
Augsburg News Service
R
obert Groven,
associate
professor of
communication
studies, has been
named to a threeyear term as
director of the
Honors Program.
Groven holds a Juris Doctorate from
the University of Minnesota Law School
and a Master of Arts in speech
communication from the University of
Minnesota. He is a 1989 graduate of
Concordia College-Moorhead, where he
participated in the honors program in
humanities. Groven, who has been a
member of the faculty since 1997, also is
director of Augsburg’s award-winning
forensics program and has led it to
national prominence in recent years.
In announcing the appointment,
Christopher Kimball, provost and dean
of the College, said, “Dr. Groven’s
philosophy of education, his vision for
an honors program education at
Augsburg, and his commitment to
student development and community
building make him an excellent choice
to assume leadership of the program.”
Kimball noted that an Honors Program
Council will be established this year to
work with the new director to guide the
development of the recently revised
program.
Kimball said that the Honors
Program—as noted in its operational
statements—both celebrates and
enhances the signature elements of
Augsburg’s Core Curriculum: Christian
vocation, global citizenship, the
importance of service, the value of
diversity, and the role of the city in
framing the College’s beliefs and values.
About 115 students participate in the
program each year.
Summer 2005
Making room for mental illness
P
rofessor Dan Hanson’s family has
struggled for a decade to understand
and care for their mentally ill son and
brother, Joel. The road has been difficult
and, at times, seemingly hopeless. Hanson
has transformed that journey into a book
that aims to give hope and support to
countless other families who also never
expected to find themselves in this
situation.
At age 20, Joel Hanson was diagnosed
with severe schizophrenia, and believes
that he is God. He lacks the insight to
understand why others can’t share his
delusion and why he must inhabit his
different reality alone. If he discontinues
his court-ordered medication, he stops
eating and drinking, and becomes severely
ill and dehydrated.
Dan Hanson explains that his book,
Room for J: A Family Struggles with
Schizophrenia, evolved in several ways. The
simplest is that it started out as a personal
journal. “Writing is often my way of
dealing with difficult situations,” he says.
“[My books] always emerge out of my
own struggle.”
As Hanson and his wife, Sue, sought
care and support for Joel, they also began
to consider a book that would help other
families navigate the social services system,
as well as deal with the sense of loss for a
loved one who has become a totally
different person.
And, thirdly, Hanson wanted to include
Joel’s own voice, his own writing about his
self-identity, to demonstrate how he, too,
Professor Dan Hanson
struggles with family and others who don’t
acknowledge or understand him for the
person he believes he is.
The book presents journal entries of
the Hanson family members. They talk
about good times, even during Joel’s
illness, when the Joel they know shines
through while out fishing or playing with
a nephew. But there are also the most
difficult times, when they fear for Joel,
when he becomes psychotic, when they
must confront him to force commitment,
or when they discover he’s gone off
medication and disappeared.
What the Hansons and other families
learn and face is that society does not deal
adequately with mental illness. Many
institutions and asylums were closed in
order to mainstream the mentally ill into
society, but the reality is that the programs
by Betsey Norgard
and support to
accomplish this are
severely underfunded and
understaffed. Some
end up reinstitutionalized in nursing
homes, prisons, or
state hospitals not
designed to treat
them—or they end
up on the street and helpless.
Ultimately, Hanson says, Room for J is
about making room for Joel in the family,
as well as challenging society to make
room “for all our Js, and to find ways to do
a better job of providing community-based
programs that integrate people who cope
with severe mental illness back into the
community so they feel respected, yet are
given the right kinds of program to survive
and even thrive in the social structure.”
Room for J has been welcomed and
critically acclaimed. It was recognized as a
“highlighted title” on an independent
publisher’s Web site. Hanson appreciates
hearing from others who find comfort in
understanding that they need not face
their challenges alone.
Dan and Sue Hanson spoke about the
book and insights the family has gained on
Minnesota Public Radio’s “Speaking of
Faith” program on July 17. That program
can be heard at <speakingoffaith.
publicradio.org>. Room for J: A Family
Struggles with Schizophrenia was published
last year by Beaver’s Pond Press.
Augsburg gains a provost and three new deans
Christopher
Kimball
Summer 2005
Barbara
Edwards Farley
Ann Garvey
Julie Olson
Last September, as part of a restructuring of the College
administration, Christopher Kimball became Augsburg’s first
provost, as well as continuing as dean of the College.
In further changes to the Academic and Student Affairs
division, three positions of dean were created. Barbara Edwards
Farley became academic dean, while Ann Garvey is now dean of
students. Formerly, both positions were associate deans.
Julie Olson ’98, ’05 MAL , formerly director of the Enrollment
Center, is the new dean of enrollment management, with
responsibility for the Enrollment Center; day, weekend, and
graduate admissions; and public relations and communication.
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Around the Quad
Music therapy celebrates
past, present, and future
by Jessica Brown
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aculty, alumni, and friends of
Augsburg’s music therapy program
gathered in April to celebrate its 30th
anniversary. They reflected on the growth
of the program, affirmed a leading role
for music therapy across many careers
and vocations, and proposed a vision for
its continued growth.
The original vision for music therapy
at Augsburg was that of longtime music
department chair Leland Sateren ’38, who
asked Prof. Robert Karlén to attend a
national conference in this emerging field.
Karlén was impressed, and invited
Roberta Kagin to teach the first music
therapy courses. She was eager. “As a
college student,” she said, “I saw a
demonstration by a talented composer
and pianist who asked handicapped
children to walk across the room to the
beat of her piano music. If music had the
power to influence the way these children
could move, what else might lie in its
power?”
Today, Augsburg’s more than 100
music therapy graduates live around the
world and work in a wide variety of
careers and fields that serve people of all
ages and needs—working with disabled
children to maximize their learning
potential, helping elderly people remain
active and engaged, and combining music
with many forms of treatment and
therapy to promote healing and wellness.
Keynote speaker Cheryl Dileo, from
Temple University, recounted personal
experiences from her career in which
music therapy is introduced in situations
of death and dying, i.e., of aiding people
in the transition from life to death. Where
communication can be difficult among
family members, Dileo says, “songs help
families express all the love they hold in
their hearts to the dying patient,” as well
as provide spiritual affirmation, healing,
and a musical legacy.
Speaker Bill Bowen spoke personally
about the value of music therapy to
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people with physical and cognitive
challenges. He told of the instrumental
role that music therapy and Professor
Roberta Kagin played in the remarkable
progress of his son, Edward “Major”
Bowen, following surgery to remove a
brain tumor.
Kagin, honored as one of the original
architects of the program and its current
director, presented a slide presentation
and oral history of Augsburg’s music
therapy program and affirmed its place in
Augsburg’s curriculum. “The music
therapy major is firmly and without
apology steeped in a liberal arts
education,” she said. Students study a
four-year liberal arts course, followed by
an intense six-month internship with a
music therapist. Above all, music therapy
touches a very basic human need for
creative expression.
Kagin also spoke about music therapy
within a Center for Creativity and
Transformational Learning envisioned at
Augsburg. In addition, a master’s degree
in music and medicine is under
consideration. Augsburg remains the
Each year Augsburg music therapy students
join with VSA Arts of Minnesota in a music
festival for developmentally disabled children.
only music therapy program among
Minnesota’s private colleges.
For information about music therapy
at Augsburg, contact the Music
Department at 612-330-1265.
Jessica Brown is a communication specialist
in the Office of Public Relations and
Communication.
2005 teaching and learning distinctions
The 2005 awards for
Distinguished Contributions to
Teaching and Learning have
been announced by the Center
for Teaching and Learning and
the Office of the Provost.
TEACHING—
Kristin Anderson (standing),
associate professor, art
ADVISING/MENTORING—
David Wold (seated, left),
College pastor and director of
ministries, and Sonja Hagander
(seated, right), associate
College pastor
SERVICE TO STUDENTS—
Wendi Wheeler (seated,
center), Weekend College
academic coordinator
Summer 2005
Terry Lewis retires from PA program
T
erry Lewis, clinical site director and
faculty member of Augsburg’s
physician assistant program, retired from
Augsburg at the close of the 2004-05
academic year. He joined the PA program
in 1995 as clinical coordinator, having
spent several years prior as a physician
assistant in the military.
Lewis received his initial PA training in
1977 from the U.S. Army/Baylor University
PA Program in Texas. He went on to
receive his bachelor’s degree in 1983 from
Siena Heights University in Adrian, Mich.,
and his Master of Physician Assistant
Studies in 2002 from the University of
Nebraska.
“Terry and I [joined Augsburg] when
this program was new,” says Dawn
Ludwig, PA program director. “Terry’s
wisdom has been invaluable to me as this
program was molded into the premier
program it is today. … He is a kind and
patient person and I will miss him greatly.”
Over the course of his career in the
physician studies field, Lewis has received
numerous honors and awards, including
the U.S. Army PA of the Year in 1990,
presented by the surgeon general, as well
as 40 additional military honors. He has
presented numerous presentations around
the world, and his work has been
published in several PA reference works.
Not one to stand still—even in
retirement—Lewis has signed a one-year
Getting the project done right
P
roject management is carried out in
all kinds of organizations; and across
the board, advances in computer
technology and globalization of the
workforce have required everyone to
become smarter about managing work
and resources. Within information
technology, it has become a highly
specialized field that others are
beginning to notice.
Business Administration professor
Kathy Schwalbe has published a
textbook, Information Technology Project
Management, now in its fourth edition,
that incorporates the guidelines of the
Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK), information that the Project
Management Institute (PMI) uses as the
basis for its certification. Even while the
book is aimed at IT students, it is not so
advanced to preclude others who could
benefit from principles of good planning
and management.
After teaching a project management
course for several years, Schwalbe
decided to tackle the project of writing a
book the way she would like it, using
the PMBOK Guide as a basis and
Summer 2005
by Lynn Mena
Professor Terry Lewis
contract with a small rural health clinic in
Melba, Idaho (population 497).
by Betsey Norgard
advances in the field and
updating Microsoft Project
software. At her
publisher’s request
(Course Technology, a
branch of Thomson
Learning), she is also
working on a new project
management textbook,
not geared toward
Professor Kathy Schwalbe
information technology
projects, to be published
including many examples
in late 2005.
and exercises to help
Within the past two
students understand and
years, the second edition
apply project management. Information Technology
of Schwalbe’s book has
Project Management,
In every chapter, case
been
translated into
translated into Japanese
studies—both successes
Chinese and the third
and failure—feature actual
edition into Japanese,
applications of the project management
reflecting the growth and interest
framework. A companion Web site
worldwide in the project management
includes template files for creating
profession.
various project management documents,
A senior project manager for IBM
notes, quizzes, case studies, and links. In
Germany commented that global IT
five years sales of the book have
companies—especially in Japan, China,
exceeded 120,000 copies.
and India—are creating career models
On her Web site, Schwalbe explains
for project managers based on PMI
her intent to release a new edition of the
certification credentials.
book every spring, continually adding
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Sports
Augsburg nets record number of academic
All-Americans
by Don Stoner
A
Charles Walbridge
ugsburg student-athletes set a new
milestone for academic performance
this season, as a record four athletes
earned ESPN The Magazine Academic AllAmerica honors from the College Sports
Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA).
Senior wrestler Mark Matzek and
junior Ryan Valek earned Academic AllAmerica men’s at-large honors, while
junior baseball player Darren Ginther
and track and field/cross country senior
Riley Conway earned Academic AllAmerica honors in their respective sports.
Four Auggie All-Americans represents
the most ever in a single year. Since 1981,
Augsburg student-athletes have earned 17
Academic All-America honors from
CoSIDA.
Matzek, a first-team men’s at-large
Academic All-America honoree, is profiled
in the story about honor athletes on page
nine.
Ginther, a first-team Academic AllAmerica selection in baseball, is a
secondary education/social studies major
with a 3.81 grade point average (GPA). He
also earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference honors as well as
American Baseball Coaches
Association/Rawlings AllMidwest Region second-team
honors in 2005.
As the Auggies’ No. 2
starting pitcher, he finished as
one of the top hitters in the
MIAC this year, and was
Darren Ginther
Ryan Valek
Riley Conway
Augsburg’s fourth .400 hitter
since 1988.
Conway, a second-team Academic
Cross Country Coaches Association
All-America honoree, was the Auggies’ top
Scholar All-America honors his senior year.
runner in all seven cross country
Valek was a third-team men’s at-large
competitions in 2004, earning all-region
Academic All-America honoree. He earned
honors at the 2004 NCAA Division III
wrestling All-American honors for the
Central Regional in November. At the
second time in 2004-05, finishing second
MIAC championships in October, he
nationally at 165 pounds.
earned all-conference honorable-mention
Valek is an accounting major with a
honors.
3.789 GPA. He has earned National
In track and field, Conway earned
Wrestling Coaches Association Division III
All-MIAC honors at the outdoor
Scholar All-America honors in both 2004
conference championships in May. In the
and 2005.
indoor season, Conway set a school
Top student-athletes from non-Division
record as part of the distance-medley
I programs, who have already earned
relay squad.
Academic All-District first-team honors,
Conway had a perfect 4.000 GPA and
are eligible for inclusion in the ESPN The
graduated in May summa cum laude with
Magazine Academic All-America program.
an English major. He was an Academic
They must have a GPA above 3.20 (4.0
All-MIAC selection his junior and senior
scale) and have outstanding athletic
years in both track and field and cross
credentials. The Academic All-America
country, and earned NCAA Division III
ballot is voted on by a committee of
CoSIDA members.
In addition to the four Academic AllAmericans, Augsburg had three other
student-athletes earn ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-District V honors, saluting
the top student-athletes in a four-state area
of the Midwest. Senior women’s hockey
players Lauren Chezick and Laura Prasek
were named to the Academic All-District V
women’s at-large second team, and junior
Millie Suk earned Academic All-District V
first-team honors in women’s soccer.
For a full list of Augsburg 2004-05
athletic award-winners, go to
<www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/
0405athleticawards.html>.
Augsburg wrestler Mark Matzek controls Wartburg’s Tyler Hubbard en route to a 4-2 win in a
dual meet in February at Si Melby Hall. Matzek repeated as NCAA Division III national champion
at 133 pounds in 2004-05.
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Don Stoner is sports information
coordinator.
Summer 2005
Eight senior athletes are honored
A
ugsburg College honored eight
senior student-athletes for 2004-05.
Athletic awards are voted on by coaches
in Augsburg’s men’s and women’s athletic
departments.
Five Auggies were named Honor
Athletes, the highest honor the College
gives its senior student-athletes for
accomplishment, leadership, and
character on the playing field and in the
classroom. Three Auggie student-athletes
were named Men’s Athletes of the Year.
2004-05 AUGSBURG HONOR
ATHLETES
Lauren Chezick rewrote
the record book in
women’s hockey at
Augsburg. A three-year
captain on teams that
qualified for conference
playoffs in three seasons,
Chezick earned MIAC Player of the Year
and American Hockey Coaches Association
Division III All-American honors.
Chezick was named to the Dean’s List
five semesters and graduated with a 3.562
grade point-average (GPA) and a prelaw/communications major. She
volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and
served as a student-athlete mentor.
Joe Cullen earned
honors in both football
and wrestling. In football,
Cullen earned All-MIAC
first-team honors in 2004
after honorable-mention
honors in 2002 and 2003.
In wrestling, Cullen earned NCAA
Division III All-American honors in the
2003-04 season. He earned the wrestling
team’s Auggie Award his senior season.
Cullen was a mathematics major with a
3.500 grade-point-average.
He has also earned numerous national
and conference academic honors in both
football and wrestling.
Hannah Dietrich was a four-year member
of both Augsburg’s cross country and track
Summer 2005
and field teams and
played women’s hockey
two years.
In cross country,
Dietrich was a team
captain and No. 3 runner
her senior season.
In track and field, Dietrich was a top
middle-distance runner, earning three
MIAC championships. In 2005, she
qualified and competed at the national
outdoor meet in the 1,500-meter run.
A psychology major with a 3.672 GPA,
she graduated with departmental honors
in psychology, national honor and
leadership society recognition, and
numerous academic athletic and
leadership awards. In 2004, she was voted
Homecoming Queen.
Adam Hoffmann, a
three-year offensive line
starter in football, was
named to the Division
III Preseason AllAmerica team by the
D3football.com Web site
in 2004, and was named to the Football
Gazette Division III All-West Region third
team at the conclusion of his senior
campaign. A two-year captain, Hoffmann
was voted the team’s top lineman by his
teammates for three years, and earned the
team’s highest honor, the Edor Nelson
Auggie Award, in 2004.
Hoffmann graduated with a 3.770
GPA as a finance major. He was an
Augsburg Presidential Scholar and a
student-athlete mentor.
Mark Matzek, one of
the top lightweight
wrestlers in school
history, won national
titles at 133 pounds his
junior and senior
campaigns, while earning
NCAA Division III All-American honors
three times.
Finishing his collegiate career with a
42-match winning streak, Matzek
dominated his weight class in the 2004-05
by Don Stoner
campaign. He earned the team’s Coaches
Award his senior season, was the team’s
Auggie Award winner his junior season,
and earned the team’s Most Improved
Wrestler award his sophomore season
Matzek graduated as a mathematics
and secondary education major with a
3.408 grade-point-average.
2004-05 AUGSBURG ATHLETES OF
THE YEAR
Mike Elcano has been a
team leader throughout
his career for Augsburg’s
men’s soccer team. In
2004 he led the
conference in overall
scoring. He finished his
career with Augsburg’s all-time record for
goals with 35, and earned MIAC honors in
two years. He graduated with a major in
finance.
Jeremy Nelson emerged
as one of the top pitchers
in recent years for
Augsburg’s baseball team.
He was Augsburg’s No. 1
starter throughout his
four seasons, and earned
MIAC and regional honors over two years.
He graduated with a marketing major, was
on the Dean’s List, and served as a studentathlete mentor.
Jamell Tidwell was a
four-year starter on the
varsity squad and a fourtime qualifier for the
NCAA Division III
national championships.
He earned All-American
honors three times and finished his career
with a 155-17 record, second best in wins
in school history. A health and physical
education major, he was one of 10
members of an Augsburg academic
national team that finished sixth nationally
in team GPA this year.
Don Stoner is sports information
coordinator.
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Augsburg’s fifth INTERNATIONAL
OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES PHOTO CONTEST
1 Scenic landscapes, first place.
“MY CHAIR,” Jamie Schiller ’05.
Venice, Italy.
2 Scenic landscapes, second place.
“STRENGTH, SWEAT, AND
SOUL,” Lindsay Plocher ’06.
Cuernavaca, Mexico.
3 Scenic landscapes, third place.
“BUILDING BRIDGES,” Lindsay
Plocher ’06. Cuernavaca, Mexico.
4 Local culture, second place.
“SAWADEE CROP,” Rachel
Schuette ’03. Bangkok, Thailand.
5 Local culture, first place. “LUK
LUK,” Rachel Schuette ’03.
Chiang Mai, Thailand.
6 Augsburg students in a host
setting, second place. “ON
WATCH,” Sari Gallagher ’08. U.S.
Virgin Islands.
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7 Augsburg students in a host setting, first place.
“A TROPICAL MINNESOTA NIGHT,” Maria Roots
Morland ’05. Minneapolis, Minn.
8 Augsburg students in a host setting, third place.
“LAST DAY,” David Nash ’04. Edinburgh, Scotland.
9 Local culture, third place. “GAMBLING DURING
RAMADAN,” Jake Renze ’05. Morocco.
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COMMENCEMENT
2005
The 136TH YEAR of Augsburg College
photos by Stephen Geffre (except as noted)
TONY SCHADEN RECEIVES
MARINA CHRISTENSEN
JUSTICE AWARD
The Augsburg campus provided
fresh spring blooms as a backdrop
for family photos.
REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE
CLASS OF
2005
❚ Glenda C. Holste,
representing graduate students
❚ Gretchen M. Hemmingsen,
representing day students
❚ Nicholas J. Schumm,
representing weekend students
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Tony Schaden, a history major from
Minneapolis, was selected as the 2005
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
Tony Schaden, a history major from to community involvement as
Minneapolis, was honored with the 2005 characterized by the personal and
Marina Christensen Justice Award during the
Commencement ceremony. professional life of Marina Christensen
Justice, who courageously and
effectively reached out to disadvantaged people and communities.
Schaden grew up in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood and was a member of
Trinity Congregation, where he has been a longtime volunteer with the Safe Place
Tutoring Program.
At Augsburg he has held numerous leadership roles, including serving as
chaplain for the Pan-Afrikan Student Association for the past two years, as organizer
of Peace Day in the Park, and as a member of the Outreach Ministry Team through
Campus Ministry. He has done service-learning at Women against Military Madness,
as well as volunteered with Campus Kitchens and mentored youth at the Wednesday
Night Out program in the neighborhood.
Among his numerous awards and honors are the Dean’s Award for student
leadership, the Pan-Afrikan Ambassador of the Year Award for commitment to
campus and community, the Win Wallin Scholarship, and the Bilkie Scholarship.
Paul Cummings, president-elect of
Augsburg’s student body, wrote this
about Schaden: “Giving back to the
community is part of Tony’s very nature.
The courageous example he is setting
within his community and family has
given many people hope that they too
may succeed in college. Tony is a role
model in the Cedar-Riverside
neighborhood. His actions in service to
his family and community speak
volumes about his true character.”
In the coming year he will expand
his work with youth mentoring and
counseling, serving in Brazil and Africa
under the auspices of the Wapagasset
Luther Bible Camp.
Students processed from Foss Center to Melby
Hall for the Commencement ceremony.
Summer 2005
“ON OUR OWN—AGAIN”
Excerpts from the Baccalaureate Address
William V. Frame, President, Augsburg College
May 7, 2005—Ascension Sunday
… The thing that Graduation has in common with the Ascension is separation. You
are leaving us today and are henceforth and in a new way “on your own;” Jesus leaves
the Disciples at Ascension. They are “on their own.” And so—What is the good news
in this Separation—either yours from the College or the Disciples from Christ?
Staff photo
The Commencement concert featured
performances by the Augsburg Choir and
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra.
If we stick with the relationship between you and us, a preliminary and happy
interpretation is quite possible. Not that we’re glad to be rid of you … but your
separation from the College is a necessary condition of your full engagement with the
world. However successfully we have introduced you to the city and to the global
society of which it is so much and evidently a part, Augsburg College remains a refuge
and a training ground, a harbor ringed round by our core general education
curriculum; an open cloister in which we can talk “… of many things: Of shoes—and
ships—and sealing wax—of cabbages—and kings … .” All that talking, and especially
about such things as these, yields self-knowledge at exactly the rate at which it yields
knowledge of the world. …
But when we turn to the Easter Story itself, the good news lies deeper and is harder to
detect. According to the lectionary passage from Acts, the first consequence for the
disciples of their separation from Jesus is the loss of their special access to the Divine
Plan.
They ask: “Is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” Jesus
responds: “It is not for you to know the time or period that the Father has set by his
own authority.”
Kathy Rumpza, advertising and graphic
design manager for Augsburg’s public
relations department, posed with her
husband, Matt Rumpza, manager of
Augsburg’s Central Support Services, prior to
receiving her Master of Arts in Leadership.
You can sense their stunned reaction. “After giving up everything of our own to follow
you; after all that we've been through together-you leave! And at the same time cut us
off from the very knowledge you’ve been so anxious to reveal to us. You've left us on
our own in this world after pointing us time and again, especially recently, at the other
world.”
Before they have time to register this complaint with their ascending Lord, he
imposes upon them a task—to be performed in his absence. For the sake of this
task, he expects them “to be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.” …
Both the good news and the good sense in this is camouflaged by
the pathos of the separation. Just behind the fact that the disciplesand, through them, we—have been left on our own by the
ascension, lies the fact that we were prepared for this independence
by the whole of the Easter story—including the part of it here at
issue. Christ’s refusal to answer the disciples’ request for knowledge
of the Divine Plan—indeed, his general refusal to give us any
detailed portrait of heaven-keeps our attention where the Gospel
focuses it-not on the next world but this. The Easter story—all of it,
including the ascension-gives us the tools (including a carefully
confined ignorance) to take up, for the first time, life on our own.
To read the complete address, go to
<www.augsburg.edu/president/bacc05.pdf>.
Christopher Kimball, provost and dean of the College, handed out
honors cords during the Honors Convocation.
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COMMENCEMENT 2005
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS:
“IF YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF IT…”
Dawn Ludwig, director of the Physician
Assistant Program, placed a master’s
hood on Patricia Rodriguez.
Nicholas Schumm, Weekend College Class of 2005
representative, addressed the crowd at the
Commencement ceremony.
Following are excerpts from Parker J. Palmer’s Commencement address; download
the complete address at <www.augsburg.edu/president/palmer05.pdf>
… I was raised by a father who gave my two sisters and me the perfect
graduation speech at breakfast every school day. Dad had a thousand aphorisms,
brief and pithy sayings designed to point us kids in the right direction. Well, it
seemed like he had a thousand, but he probably only had 50, which he recycled
constantly.
We’d be almost finished with breakfast, my sisters and I, when Dad would
look at us and say, “Just remember kids, add a little ‘oomph’ to ‘try’ and you get
‘triumph.’ Now off you go!”
Or on another day he’d look at us and say, “Just remember kids, there’s only
one-letter’s difference between hero and zero. Now off you go!”
… Now, if I had any sense I’d say “Off you go!” and sit down, having
delivered succinct advice from a highly reliable source, my father. But there are a
few more things I’d like to say …
First, we never outgrow our need for teachers … as you go down the road
called life after college, stay alert for your next teacher, and the next, and the
next. It may be a family member, a friend, a child, a stranger, it may even be a socalled enemy. If the teacher does not appear, reach out for him or her. Your need
for a teacher will draw that person to you if you make your need known. …
A second lesson is this: whatever good and true thing you want to do, go
ahead and take the first step … of course the big enemy of trust and risk-taking
is fear. But here we can take good counsel from the religious tradition in which
this college is rooted: “Be not afraid.” Those words do not say that you should
not have fear, which we all do (at least I do); instead they say you need not be
your fear. Right alongside our fear we have other places within us, places with
names like hope, and faith, and trust. We can look at the world from those
places instead of from our fears. …
Here’s the third lesson: when you face into that fear as you step off the cliff
… seek out people with whom you can tell it like it is. …
A fourth lesson is this: know that you have an inner guide, an inner teacher,
a true self who will be there for you when all
else fails. …
And finally, a fifth lesson … “If you can’t
get out of it, get into it.” Of course there are
some things that you can get out of, and you
should: a relationship that kills your spirit, a
job that contradicts your most basic values
… but there are other things that we can’t
get out of, so we had better get into them.
And one of them is to fully inhabit
ourselves, which means making the most of
our gifts and being honest about our
shadows. …
So congratulations to all of you, and
many blessings for your journey. And, as my
father would surely say, “Now off you go!”
Parker Palmer (center), Commencement ceremony keynote speaker, was presented the Augsburg
Medal by President Frame and Jean Taylor ’85, chair of the Board of Regents.
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Staff photo
THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE
Twin brothers Robert Amaya (left) and Renzo
Amaya Torres (right) celebrated the day with their
mother, who flew to Minnesota from Colombia to
watch her sons graduate.
630
Candidates for graduation
355
Day program candidates
144
Weekend College candidates
85
Graduate program candidates (20 Master of Arts in Leadership,
35 Master of Social Work, 6 Master of Arts in Nursing, 16 Master
of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, 8 Master of Arts in
Education)
33
Rochester program candidates
9
United Hospital candidates
4
3M candidates
20-65
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Jubilant students celebrated after the
Commencement ceremony.
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CLASS OF 2005
Age range of graduates in the Class of 2005
Countries other than the United States represented (Belarus,
Bolivia, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Norway,
Philippines, Sweden, and Vietnam)
After the Commencement ceremony ended, students exited Melby Hall to join their
families at the reception in Murphy Square.
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Dean ’75 and Terry Kennedy donate $2 million to
Melby Hall expansion
by Dan Jorgensen
The proposed addition to Si Melby Hall, as shown from the southwest corner, is adjacent to
Edor Nelson Field, facing 23rd Avenue South.
All-American his senior year. He also
was a two-time Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference champion, and twotime MIAC Tournament Most Valuable
Player. In dual-meet competition, he lost
only one match during his career and
had 53 victories his junior and senior
seasons. In 1996, he was inducted into
the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame.
He credits the discipline instilled in
him by his coaches and mentors,
particularly Mike Good ’71 (a current
Augsburg regent) and John Grygelko
(Augsburg’s head coach from 1973-80),
as keys to his success.
Good preceded Kennedy at both
Fridley High School and Augsburg where
he, too, was a champion wrestler. He
went on to a successful business career
in New York and has served on
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Dean Kennedy ’75 shared a moment of
honor with his wife, Terry, when he was
inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in
1996 for his career as an Auggie AllAmerican wrestler.
Thanks to the generous gifts from
Augsburg alumni and friends, the
ceremonial groundbreaking for the
south wing addition is scheduled
for Oct. 29. Ground cannot be
broken, however, until the
remaining $1.5 million in gifts and
pledges is secured. Contact the
Development Office at
612-338-0002 or 1-800-273-0617.
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David Santos/H. Larson Photography
A former All-American wrestler and his
wife have contributed $2 million to
Access to Excellence: The Campaign for
Augsburg College in support of a major
addition to the College’s athletic center,
Si Melby Hall.
The gift, made by Fridley natives
Dean Kennedy ’75, and his wife, Terry,
was announced recently by Augsburg
President William V. Frame, who said
the gift not only is “a magnificent
gesture of support for the campaign, but
also significant recognition for the work
of coaches and others who shape the
lives of those of our students and
colleagues who are engaged in athletics.”
Kennedy, an independent businessman, was the first four-time AllLutheran Tournament champion in the
tournament’s history. And he was at the
front end of what has been built into the
most successful small-college wrestling
program in the nation. In his senior year
as co-captain, Kennedy led Augsburg to
a runner-up spot in the NAIA national
finals with a third-place finish at 142
pounds. In the ensuing 30 years,
Augsburg has consistently finished
among the top 10 in the nation, winning
a record nine NCAA Division III
national titles and taking second place
seven more times.
A four-year varsity wrestler for
Augsburg, Kennedy was a 142-pound
The Augsburg Fund annual goal of $1 million reached again
Significant growth in alumni giving to
The Augsburg Fund made an aggressive
goal of $1 million reachable for the fiscal
year ending May 31. The annual fund
primarily supports student financial aid
through scholarships and grants. Since
this is unrestricted annual giving, gifts
also may be used to provide for the
critical needs of the College such as
technology advancement and other
strategic operations.
“This is the second time in
Augsburg’s history that $1million has
been raised in one year for The
Augsburg Fund,” said Stephanie Malone,
director of the fund. “The standard has
been set, so it should be an achievable
goal in the future.”
Significant giving this year came
from the Alumni Board with 100 percent
participation, the Board of Regents, and
two class challenges generated by
Alumni Board members and volunteer
leaders, including the “Decade of the
’70s Challenge.”
Ken ’74 and Linda (Bailey) ’74
Holmen provided the lead gift to the
challenge, followed by more than 200
fellow alumni from the decade of the ’70s.
Five alumni families from the
1970s—Rick Colvin ’74, Mark ’79 and
Pamela (Hanson) ’79 Moksnes, Robert
’74 and Andrea (Johnson) ’75 Strommen,
Philip ’79 and Julia (Davis) ’79 Styrlund,
and Thomas Peterson ’70—issued a
$50,000 challenge and 1:1 dollar match
to ensure new levels of support and gifts
of $100,000 to the College.
“The Decade of the ’70s Challenge
was a dollar-focused challenge that
matched new and increased gifts to The
Augsburg Fund,” said Malone. “We are
pleased with the results and hope that
next year other individuals will come
forward and think of creative ways to
sustain the College.
“It was a highly successful year in
terms of participation levels. First time
donor giving rose 100 percent, and
alumni giving increased from 20 percent
to a participation rate of 25 percent.”
Repeat and increased giving also were
noticeable. All donors at the $10,000
level renewed their gifts, and new donors
were added to the $25,000+ level,
currently the top tier for gifts to The
Augsburg Fund.
Reunion year activities and volunteer
involvement this year also sparked the
growth of annual giving, led by Alumni
Board initiatives. Class agents, who
engaged their classmates through letters
and contacts, were also extremely
beneficial in helping to meet annual fund
needs. “We will especially miss the efforts
of class agent Wes Sideen ’58 who passed
away earlier this year,” said Malone. He
affected many Augsburg families by his
vigor for life and commitment to his
alma mater.”
Giving to The Augsburg Fund is an
important component of the $55 million
capital campaign, Access to Excellence:
The Campaign for Augsburg College. “We
hope alumni and friends of the College
will continue to make The Augsburg
Fund a priority,” Malone said.
“We hope they continue to offer
prayers and gifts of support and that the
first gift they make every year is a gift to
The Augsburg Fund as a way to ‘check in’
annually with their alma mater,” she
continued. “After that we hope they will
consider special opportunities based on
the College’s priorities, like building and
endowment initiatives. Gifts to Augsburg
offer a future of access and excellence to
our students.”
For information on how to contribute
to The Augsburg Fund, contact Stephanie
Malone at <malone@augsburg.edu> or
612-338-4825. ■
Campaign progress
$41.1M of $55M goal
as of 7-31-05
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What is your dream job? For many of us,
travel would play a part in our dream. The
Reverend Dr. Arne Markland ’49, and his
wife, Jean (Swanson) ’52 Markland, have
lived their dream of seeing the world.
Their gift for storytelling has landed
them on the lecture circuit for a number of
cruises—162 and counting. Arne first
starting working on cruise ships as a
chaplain and history lecturer and has
amassed a repertoire of 156 lectures on
countries and islands around the world.
Jean shares her knowledge and
expertise of how nutrition affects the
brain. They have acted as destination art
lecturers and have been fortunate to
collect art on their travels. Their cruise
travel has taken them mainly overseas.
“We’re waiting to cruise to Sri Lanka,
India, Havana, New Orleans, and Lake
Wobegon,” said Arne.
The Marklands have spent their lives
encouraging people to enthusiastically
embrace learning. Since graduating from
Augsburg, Arne became a campus and
parish pastor in Georgia, South Dakota,
and Utah. He also served as a military
chaplain for four years. Jean used her
skills as a teacher and taught many
different subjects in the public school
system as a secondary school educator for
30 years.
Recently the Marklands established an
endowed scholarship to help support
students who want to attend Augsburg
from two high schools: Hillcrest Lutheran
Academy in Fergus Falls, Minn., and Oak
Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, N.Dak.
Arne grew up in the Norwegian section
of Brooklyn, N.Y., but his parents sent him
to Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus
Falls for high school. Jean is from Bemidji,
Minn., and has had an interest in Oak
Grove Lutheran School.
The scholarship is structured so if
there are no students accepted to
Augsburg from these high schools in a
given year, the scholarship will be given to
a current Augsburg student who will
attend Luther Seminary or one who has an
interest in secondary education.
“We have always been interested in
Christian education,” said Jean. “I liked
the spiritual values of Augsburg when I
was attending college. Augsburg has
Courtesy photo
Marklands endow a scholarship as they cruise into retirement
Rev. Dr. Arne ’49 and Jean (Swanson) ’52
Markland are enjoying second careers as
cruise ship lecturers while staying connected
with Augsburg through an endowed
scholarship.
always stressed the values of serving and
giving to others.”
Perhaps like the Marklands you want to
make student dreams a reality. After all,
85 percent of Augsburg’s students receive
financial aid and scholarship support.
Contact the Development Office at
612-338-0002 or 1-800-273-0617 to offer
encouragement and significant financial
assistance for students. ■
Ellingers support Science Center through student-faculty research
Albert Einstein’s words, “It is high time
that the ideal of success should be
replaced by the ideal of service,” reflect the
giving spirits of Patricia (Olson) ’71 and
Mark ’71 Ellinger. The Ellingers, both
biology majors at Augsburg, have enjoyed
success in their careers and are now giving
back in ways that will serve others.
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Last year, they established an
endowment, the Ellinger Faculty Scholar,
to provide support for faculty research to
include student collaboration. “We really
appreciated how the research program was
developed,” said Pat. “It is our way to
support the new Science Center and
faculty research because of the positive
experiences we had at Augsburg.”
“We were both drawn to Augsburg
because of the strong science and
biomedical programs and its Lutheran
heritage,” continued Pat. Mark, who
transferred to Augsburg during his junior
year, echoed that: “I had a deep and
continuing interest in the relationship of
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Dean and Terry Kennedy, continued
Augsburg’s board for the past three years.
Just out of college in 1971, Good
convinced Kennedy to come to Augsburg
and then coached him his freshman year.
Grygelko was Kennedy’s coach for his
final three years.
“I was fortunate to be on the varsity
for four years and take my lead from
good leaders who remain my lifelong
friends,” Kennedy said. “It was such an
important part of my life at the time, and
it molded me and shaped my values as a
person.
“Terry and I have been blessed to be
in the position to do this. We’re doing it
for Jeff Swenson ’79, Mike Good, John
Grygelko, and all the outstanding young
men for whom the Augsburg wrestling
program has meant so much. And now
that we’ve thought it through and made
the commitment, we’re feeling very good
about it, both of us.”
Swenson is current wrestling coach
and assistant dean for athletics and
recreation. Kennedy said he is a great
admirer of Swenson’s coaching, but more
importantly how he has shaped his team
members into outstanding men who
excel in the classroom and in society.
“Augsburg has done a very good job
in working with its student-athletes. I
took great pride in the program when I
was there, and 30 years later I’m still able
to take pride. When I was at this year’s
national tournament (in Northfield,
Minn.) I was very impressed by Jeff’s
work with these young men. They were
articulate and, even with all their
success, very humble. I attribute that to
Jeff and his coaches.
“You see a lot of successful ‘sports’
programs, but you don’t hear them talk
about their graduation rates or inclassroom successes. But you do hear
that at Augsburg. This is a college that
teaches its students how to think
critically and care about the world. I
wanted to be supportive of that.”
Kennedy said he also was spurred
into making his gift by an earlier gift
science and religion, which continues to
captivate me.” Both of them enjoyed
learning in smaller classes and taking a
wide array of liberal arts in addition to
the required biology courses for their
majors.
Taking Professor Robert Herforth’s
Developmental Biology course
influenced Mark significantly: it’s where
he and Pat met, and it convinced Mark
to pursue a Ph.D.
Pat has never regretted following a
career in medical technology suggested
by her chemistry professor Courtland
Agre. She went on to specialize in blood
banking and obtained a master’s degree in
health education.
For many years both Mark and Pat
Ellinger have mentored students about
the importance of science careers and
research. The Ellinger scholarship will
further those efforts; and for its first
recipient, biology professor Mark
Strefeler, it will provide enhanced
resources for his research and support
for a student assistant.
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made by Twin Cities wrestling legend
Alan Rice—a non-Augsburg alum who
donated $1 million to the campaign just
a year ago. Kennedy said he had long
known and admired Rice, and when he
saw that kind of commitment from him,
he knew that he, too, needed to step
forward to insure that good facilities
were available for future generations.
The goal for the new facility is about
$5 million, and nearly $4 million has
now been raised. The College hopes to
bring in the last of the money by fall and
have a ceremonial groundbreaking soon
thereafter.
“I hope that Terry’s and my gift will
not only spark interest in other
generations of Augsburg athletes whose
lives have been shaped by the College,
but also by Augsburg alumni in general
in support of the many other important
projects, such as the new Science Center,
that will serve so many students in so
many different ways,” Kennedy said. ■
The Ellinger Faculty Scholarship has
supported the collaborative research of
biology professor Mark Strefeler and student
assistant Andrea Carlson ’05.
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Seed family endows StepUP to affirm others
SM
Adam Seed’s life changed when he
attended Augsburg. “It took Hazelden
and Don Warren, former StepUP SM
director, to jumpstart me,” said Seed.
“Don Warren saw my potential and
made me believe in myself. He was
always available to me and the other
students.”
Seed was one of the first students in
Augsburg’s StepUP program, which
supports students in recovery to achieve
academic success.
Now it’s Seed’s turn to share his
passion for the program and offer his
unique insight as co-chair of the StepUP
Alumni Board. “His leadership, wisdom,
and strong recovery are necessary assets
for the Alumni Board,” said Patrice
Salmeri, StepUP director.
“I want to make a connection with
others and come up with unique
solutions to common problems,” Seed
said. “I’d also like to help re-establish
alumni connections and contribute to
the decisions concerning StepUP’s
present and future. StepUP is a major
part of who I am today and its health
and possibility for the future are very
important to me. Augsburg’s part in my
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Jim and Adam Seed
development was crucial. It’s my hope
that students take the opportunity to get
uncomfortable and grow in areas that
typically don’t occur naturally.”
Seed’s family also continues to be
involved with StepUP because of the
impact it had on his life. In 2003 the
Seed family received the Toby LaBelle
Award as the StepUP Family of the Year.
Recently, they showed support for the
program by answering the Parent/Family
and Friend Challenge.
“By endowing the StepUP program—
both as a physical and financial
resource—we hope to create more
certainty for its future,” said Jim Seed,
Adam’s father. “We appreciate what was
available to Adam and to others. I’d also
like to commend [President] Bill Frame
on his dedication to this program and to
Augsburg,” said Jim.
“I appreciate the commitment and
loyalty to the program shown by the
Seeds,” said Salmeri. “Since its inception
in 1997, when Adam was in the class of
founding students, the program has
grown from 23 students to 53 students.
Our new home, [the] Gateway
[Building], will house 84 students.”
“The original model for the StepUP
program evolved over the last eight
years,” Jim Seed said. “Young people are
living in a small community and
supporting each other. Prior to StepUP it
was something that was impossible for
them to do on their own. It’s a
transformational environment where
students break through the memories of
failure and then come back into that
environment.
“It’s a wonderful program. It will be
affirming and visionary if this program is
constructed and transported to other
colleges and universities. StepUP is a
paradigm for life. As a collective group
we have to help each other.” ■
GATEWAY CONSTRUCTION
FURTHERED BY CHALLENGE GIFTS
Thanks to the generous support by the
Seed family and others, StepUP’s
Parent/Family and Friend Challenge met
its goal. The challenge, set by Jim Johnson
in the spring of 2004, raised $425,000
toward construction of the Gateway
Building that will house the StepUP
program.
Johnson, a former CEO of Fannie Mae,
likes the urban village concept of the
planned mixed-use office/retail/residential
Gateway Building. He also appreciates
the collaboration between the University
of Minnesota and Augsburg, with both
institutions serving the neighborhood and
addressing needs for retail and housing.
Johnson has been supportive of education
and a strong proponent of higher
education. At Augsburg, Johnson honored
his mother, Adeline (Rasmussen) ’31
Johnson, by establishing a scholarship in
her name.
Summer 2005
FINDING THE RIGHT CAREER
F
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by Betsey Norgard
TRYING OUT THE OPTIONS
Senior Jennifer Geis has shaped her own career goals in just this
way. She came to Augsburg having been turned on to math in the
eighth grade and having studied two years of college math as a
postsecondary student. But, she really didn’t have a career focus,
and hadn’t even settled on a math major. After two years of
Summer 2005
Staff photo
S
On one of the first nice days in spring, students in Professor
Rebekah Dupont’s (second from left) class enjoyed solving their
math problems outside on the Quad.
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tudying mathematics can open doors to increasing numbers
of varied careers and jobs for students. Often called the
“language of science,” mathematics provides a structure and
the tools to solve many kinds of problems, especially within the
increasing complexity of today’s sciences and technology.
In the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2002 Jobs Rated Almanac,
eight of the 10 “best jobs”—biologist, actuary, financial planner,
computer-systems analyst, software engineer, meteorologist,
statistician, and astronomer—all require complex understanding
and interpretation of numbers.
Even more telling of how mathematics is becoming “cool” is
the popularity of the new CBS-TV show, Numb3rs, in which a
mathematician helps the FBI solve crimes through mathematical
modeling—constructing formulas to reveal patterns and predict
behavior.
Using mathematics as a complementary skill to a variety of
disciplines makes it a valuable second major or minor. Augsburg
students combine math with physics, computer science, biology,
psychology, economics, as well as music, English, Spanish, and
religion.
While some students know they want to pursue a degree in
mathematics, many students generally don’t enter Augsburg
intending to major in math, or even to study it. So, how does the
mathematics faculty help students sort out the possibilities for
math in liberal arts, for teaching, for research, for graduate
school, and for using math in both theory and application?
“We encourage them to pursue opportunities for out-of-class
experiences such as community service, undergraduate research,
paper presentations, and internships,” said department chair
Rebekah Dupont. “Then, as part of our advising, we talk about
what they liked best, and what perhaps they didn’t.
“Our focus is really on helping students to activate their
potential by connecting them to opportunities they might not
have known about.”
Senior Jennifer Geis has taken advantage of internships, tutoring, and
research to help her pursue a career in statistics.
mathematics courses at Augsburg, she knew she was hooked.
“When my professors realized I was spending more time
in the math department than anywhere else, they encouraged
me to improve my teaching and tutoring skills,” said Geis.
She began assisting with grading and tutoring in calculus,
linear algebra, statistics, and courses for non-majors.
It was a course in actuarial science that really sparked her
interest and led to her work with Professor Ken Kaminsky on
the textbook he had just completed. While giving the
textbook a trial run in one of his classes, Kaminsky asked
Geis to help him proofread, review the ease of layout, and
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Stephen Geffre
Professor Ken Kaminsky tried out his new textbook with classes over several semesters, and
tests his math cartoons with the readers of Augarithms, the bi-weekly department newsletter.
Rhythm and ‘Rithmetic—Music professor Bob
Stacke ’71 (left) and math professor Matt
Haines (right) presented an interactive
seminar for Augsburg faculty, staff, and
students to demonstrate how counting beats
in a measure is really mathematics.
verify the accuracy of the answers—
while also gaining a bird’s-eye view into
how a professor engages in academic
scholarship.
Kaminsky encouraged Geis to pursue
a double major in mathematics and
actuarial science, which she is able to do
through the Associated Colleges of the
Twin Cities (ACTC) consortium,
allowing students to take courses at four
other private colleges when they’re not
learned how to communicate clearly and
how to explain myself carefully.”
This summer, she left the business
world to accept a research internship in
statistics at North Carolina State
University, funded through the National
Science Foundation. This gives her an
introduction to the wider application of
statistics than actuarial science offers.
Mathematics major Tim Bancroft,
who is now at Iowa State University
T E A C H I N G
Mathematics professors Tracy Bibelnieks
and Matthew Haines usually focus on
helping college math majors head to
graduate school or other careers. Recently,
though, they have spent considerable time
together with education specialists across
the country studying the mathematical
knowledge needed by college students
who are preparing to become teachers.
This is important because everyone is
learning mathematics differently now than
how it was taught years ago—even only
five years ago. Starting in early grades,
children begin playing games with
numbers—tossing pennies and making
charts to learn about probability, for
instance. In each succeeding year, their
classroom learning builds on and expands
the knowledge and skills they
already have.
It means that elementary teachers need
to develop a deeper understanding of
numbers than just how to add two
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available on the home campus.
Geis put her skills into practice for a
year as an intern at Allianz Life
Insurance. She became part of a team
implementing a major, new actuarial
reserving system and feels fortunate to
have been given a role and responsibility.
Plus, she learned more.
“Some of the most important things
I’ve learned working at Allianz have
nothing to do with math,” she said. “I’ve
M A T H E M A T I C S
T O
numbers, or divide, or multiply. High school
calculus teachers must understand how
their students learned mathematics as they
progressed through the grades—how their
thinking developed and how they
communicate mathematical concepts.
Bibelnieks and Haines focused their
research on mathematics content for
students preparing to be elementary
teachers who have neither a strong
background in math nor an interest in
teaching it. Already, together with
Augsburg’s K-6 mathematics education
specialist Linda Stevens, they’ve made
content revisions in two mathematics
courses.
It has been a more difficult assignment
than they imagined.
“How you teach pre-service teachers
[education majors] is different from how
you teach somebody who’s going on to
graduate school in math, says Bibelnieks.
“You have to go out of your comfort zone
T E A C H E R S
and learn what it means to be an
elementary teacher in some sense.”
Bibelnieks, Haines, and Stevens received
Minnesota State Education Department
funding to work with current teachers on
acquisition of content knowledge in
mathematics and its application to
classroom learning. An in-service workshop
first focused on mathematics content;
Bibelnieks, Haines, and Stevens then
advised the teachers during the school year
in class activities. The project goal was to
develop a “professional continuum,” in
which knowledge gained from current
teachers informs how future teachers learn,
who then go into the field, etc.
This summer Bibelnieks and Haines
presented papers at an international
conference in Brazil outlining Augsburg’s
new curriculum as well as Haines’
participation in a wider longitudinal study
looking at where education students learn
their mathematics.
Summer 2005
Staff photo
working on a master’s degree in statistics,
was able to enter graduate school with
solid research experience. He took a
project from his Discrete Mathematics
Structures class with Professor Su Dorée
and developed a research project in
combinatorics, which studies the
arrangement of objects. For the cointrading game called Bulgarian Exchange,
Bancroft took results from the solitaire
version of this game and generalized the
patterns and repetitive cycle of twoperson play. Together with Dorée,
Bancroft presented his research at a
national mathematics conference.
Stephen Geffre
Tim Bancroft began grad school with solid
research and presentation skills from a
project he carried out with Professor Su
Dorée involving prediction of patterns in a
coin-trading game.
S T U D E N T S AT T H E
CUTTING EDGE
Professor Tracy Bibelnieks considers
herself an applied mathematician, which
in her words involves “using theoretical
mathematics in innovative ways to solve
rich business problems.”
She previously worked as a consultant,
applying mathematics to the analysis of
huge customer databases to help
companies address problems or
maximize revenue in their marketing and
promotional strategies.
Bibelnieks is seeking to develop
partnerships with local firms that would
provide benefit to both the business
world and to her Augsburg students. She
is looking for rich business problems and
projects that will engage students in
research beyond the standard classroom
theory and models. The mathematical
theory involved has to be exacting and
validated—risky for a company to
undertake—but invaluable for students
wanting to get their feet wet in the field.
The research generated by such a
business/academic partnership gives
students an edge as they look for career
opportunities in the marketplace.
Moreover, it may give the business an
edge in the marketplace through the
development of new tools, techniques,
and solutions for a wide range of
business problems.
In September, Jennifer Geis begins to
work with Bibelnieks on a business
partnership research project. Geis is
excited because it will require her to
learn more about applied mathematics in
the business sector, including the use of
programming and software, that will
hopefully give her that extra edge as she
pursues an advanced career in statistics.
ENGAGED STUDENTS
Professor Tracy Bibelnieks is developing
business partnerships to provide problems
and projects for students to research and
gain experience in applied mathematics.
Summer 2005
The mathematics department makes it
easy for students to feel connected to
R E A D
P I —
T H R O W
P I E !
On 3-14 (March 14, that is), students
in Unbounded, Augsburg’s math
club, hosted a pi(e) fest, in honor of
Pi Day. The event benefited
Augsburg's “Ride the Wave”
tsunami relief project. From noon
until 3:14:15 p.m., students took
turns reading the digits of pi—
24,401 at final count. Also, faculty
and staff signed up to be “pied,”
i.e., to have a whipped-cream minipie tossed at them for a donation—
the larger the donation, the closer
the pie subject would stand.
faculty. Several years ago, a study room
was set up in the department to
encourage students and faculty to get to
know each other. Students spend time
there using the telephone or computers,
or researching something in the small
library.
“I practically live in the math suite
with the workroom and the study areas,”
said Geis. “It’s great just having the
professors there. They come in to eat
lunch and help you through your
homework right then and there.”
Dupont adds that it also encourages a
supportive environment in which
upperclass students can help newer
students.
The department also brings students
together in bi-monthly colloquia where
they meet professionals in various fields
of mathematics, learn about applications,
and hear research presentations. Often
the presenters are Augsburg alumni who
enjoy keeping in contact with their
former professors and getting to know
current students.
Augarithms, the department’s
biweekly newsletter, complete with
department news, colloquia information,
puzzles, and even math cartoons
provided by editor Kaminsky, keeps the
department in touch.
All of this is to encourage students to
connect what they learn in classrooms
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K E E P I N G
A
L E G A C Y
A L I V E
T H E
G E O R G E
S O B E R G
S C H O L A R S H I P
Professor George Soberg graduated from
communicate to our students that we
Augsburg in 1926, and then spent the
think they show real potential in
next four decades of his life teaching
mathematics. As a department, we
mathematics at his alma mater. For 32
believe in honoring the level of
years he served as chair of the
accomplishment seen in junior or senior
Mathematics Department.
mathematics majors, and also celebrating
The 1965 Augsburgian dedication
the strong performance and enthusiasm
calls out his “constant concern for
of a freshman in calculus. In addition,
students and his ever-ready willingness
since they are named scholarships, they
to help them individually.”
connect our current students with alumni
Donald G. Murphy ’43 and Kenneth
A. Gilles ’44 were two of Soberg’s
and faculty emeriti.
“A named scholarship is one of the
students who wanted to keep his legacy
many ways alumni give back to our
alive and inspire future students to
department. Mathematics alumni also
achieve their educational dreams. In
speak in our colloquia, connect students
2004, Murphy and Gilles endowed a
with internship opportunities, serve on
scholarship in Soberg’s name to be
Augsburg’s alumni board, and participate
awarded to a math major or minor.
in programs such as the alumni
“The value of such gifts to the
mentoring program (funded by the Lilly
department is immeasurable,”
Endowment), which brings together
commented Rebekah Dupont,
alumni, current students,
Mathematics Department chair. “The
and faculty.”
scholarships funded by these gifts
Archive photo
Professor George Soberg, who graduated from Augsburg and stayed to teach and chair the
Mathematics Department for over 30 years, now has an endowed scholarship in
his honor.
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with real-world mathematics. Last year,
Dupont and other faculty and staff from
Augsburg attended the Engaged
Department Institute in Engineering,
Mathematics, Computer Science, and
Related Fields. Co-sponsored by Campus
Compact and 3M Corporation, the
institute aimed to help departments
develop strategies to include communitybased work in both their teaching and
scholarship and to seek ways to integrate
service-learning, community-based
research, and civic engagement into the
curricula.
For example, one of the first-year
mathematics courses last fall that was part
of the Augsburg Seminar student
orientation included service-learning at
the Cedar-Riverside Community School.
Augsburg students worked with the
elementary children to create a store,
helping them understand what kinds of
data they needed to make decisions about
stocking the store, setting prices, etc.
All in all, the department seeks to
encourage students to explore the
possibilities and to help them
understand what it means to be
successful in the sciences. It’s part of
introducing them to the notion of
vocation—helping them discover the
opportunities within their own interests
and abilities. Bibelnieks talks about
helping them open doors, which they
can leave behind if they wish, but
supporting them toward success, not
failure.
For Geis, it’s made the difference. “All
my professors have encouraged me to try
things I didn’t think I could do,” she
says. “I didn’t think I could get my
internship this summer, but I was
accepted. I didn’t think about pursuing a
master’s or Ph.D. in statistics, but here I
am prepping for my GREs. It’s been a
lack of self-confidence, and they’ve
always encouraged me to push myself
from the limit to the next level, and I
think that’s the most important thing.” ■
For information about Augsburg
mathematics, go to <www.augsburg.edu/
mathematics>.
Summer 2005
Music after Augsburg
R
FOLLOWING THE HOGNANDER SCHOLARS
by Jessica Brown
adio variety shows … opera … film scores … high school teaching … music
education outreach … electronic music … jazz composition … Augsburg’s Hognander
Scholars are out making their marks in music around the world.
In 1998, the Orville ’36 and Gertrude (Lund) ’36 Hognander Family Fund was
established to support Augsburg’s music department. Principally, it establishes the
Hognander Scholars, juniors and seniors who receive merit awards for exceptional
music performance and academic achievement. The award is based on a résumé, essay,
and audition.
Here is an update on the Hognander Scholars, now Augsburg alumni, from the past
seven years.
Stephen Geffre
Aaron Gabriel ’00 (below), tenor,
graduated with majors in both English
and music performance. He is now
director of cultural arts at the Sabes
Jewish Community Center in
Minneapolis, where he supervises the
music, theatre, dance, art, literary, and
cinematic arts programs. Center
Playhouse, the youth theatre program
he created does six productions a year
and includes a Holocaust outreach
program, touching 3,000 middle school
age students; a classics series for teens
interested in classic playwrights; and
two summer musical theatre institutes
based on the Wesley Balk training he
received at Augsburg.
In addition, Gabriel performs
regularly with a number of local Twin
Cities theatre companies, including the
Minneapolis Musical Theatre, which
won the Star Tribune Best Small Theatre
Award in 2004 for Bat Boy, a musical in
which Gabriel played five characters.
Qiuxia (Hu) Welch ’99, French horn,
was “recruited” to Augsburg by
Professor Emeritus Robert Karlén, who
met her while teaching at the Sichuan
Summer 2005
Conservatory in China. After Augsburg,
she studied in the graduate program of
the University of Minnesota School of
Music and has spent three summers
teaching high school horn and
performing at the Kendell Betts Horn
Camp in New Hampshire. She and her
husband, Kevin, are moving to China
for several years to continue their
teaching and performing careers.
Chiho Okuizumi ’00 (above),
euphonium, earned an Augsburg degree
in music therapy, but also pursued an
instrumental career. At Montclair State
University she completed a master’s
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FOLLOWING THE HOGNANDER SCHOLARS
degree in euphonium performance, and
she continues to play in the New York
metropolitan area. She is currently
pursuing a second degree at Montclair
State University in music therapy.
Okuizumi directs the REACH
(Resources for Education And Community
Harmony) program for the New Jersey
Symphony Orchestra and produces
orchestra concerts throughout the state. As
a one-person production unit for the
NJSO, she manages 120-150 concerts each
year, serving 20,000 people.
Jaime Kirchofner ’00, oboe, has carved
out a busy performance and teaching
career since graduating from Augsburg.
She plays second oboe in the St. Cloud
(Minn.) Symphony and regularly appears
with the Duluth-Superior Symphony
Orchestra, Amadeus Symphony, Great
River Chorale, Minnesota Center
Chorale, and chamber groups throughout
central Minnesota. She currently has 40
piano and oboe students.
Nicole (Warner)
Simml ’01 (left),
mezzo-soprano, has
performed for
audiences in the
U.S. and abroad. In
her junior year at
Augsburg, she
brought home top
division honors in a
regional voice competition. After
graduating, she completed a master’s
degree in classical voice from the
Manhattan School of Music and moved
to Germany.
In December, she sang Bach’s
Christmas Oratorio. “Without overflowing emotion, [Simml] convincingly uses
the opportunity to sing unpretentiously
and stylefully,” read a German newspaper
in translation.
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She is also an active member of the
Gächinger Kantorei under the direction
of Helmuth Rilling. She teaches voice
and piano, and conducts a small
community choir.
Anna Brandsoy ’01, soprano, studied
in Germany at the Mozarteum and the
Münchner Singschule with Edda Moser
on a scholarship from the Voices of
Vienna. She is currently a doctoral
candidate at the University of Minnesota
where she has performed in numerous
operas. Last December, she won the
Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions, South Dakota Region.
Joe Tucker ’01, piano, is director of
instrumental music at Como Park High
School in St. Paul, where he has
established an orchestra program which
now boasts 40 members, has expanded
the band program to two ensembles with
a total of 85 students, and has led
ensembles to top honors at state contests
for four consecutive years.
From Augsburg, he earned a master’s
degree in music education from the
University of Minnesota. He was recently
recognized as an “outstanding teacher”
in the 2005 edition of “Who’s Who in
American Teaching.”
Brendan Anderson ’02 (top right),
saxophone and composition, made a
name for himself as a composer even
before leaving Augsburg. In his senior
year, he led the Augsburg Choir and
Concert Band in the premiere “I Believe,”
his interpretation of the Apostles’ Creed
in word and music. The work was later
performed at the Crystal Cathedral in
California during the Concert Band’s
spring tour in 2003.
In the past two years he has
completed coursework in the UCLA film
scoring program, and been commis-
sioned to compose an arrangement of
part of the Lutheran liturgy, as well as a
piece for the Lutheran High School of
Orange County (Calif.) Handbell
Ensemble and Hollywood Brass
Ensemble.
This spring Anderson was nominated
for Best Original Score at the 168 Hour
Film Festival in Pasadena, Calif., for his
score to the short film, Picket Guy. He
lives in Arizona and works in the
administrative offices of the Phoenix
Symphony while continuing to compose
both concert and film music.
Lindsay Bonner ’02, soprano, sang in
the Augsburg Choir, performed with the
Gospel Praise ensemble, and appeared on
the theatre stage. In 2002, she studied on
scholarship at the Wesley Balk MusicTheater Institute and performed with
Nautilus Music-Theater. For two years
she has been in Austin, Texas, where she
is a featured performer with the Lillian
Kaufman Radio Drama and teaches voice
lessons at Westlake High School. Bonner
has also performed on Eklektikos, an
Austin Public Radio variety program.
Daniel Luedtke ’02, piano, is exploring
the potential for creative expression
Summer 2005
Stephen Geffre
found in the experimental and electronic
genre. He currently works on electronic
music and sound design projects, as well
as the post-production video editing for
the Pilot Chicago Queermedia
Conference 2004. In July he began work
with the Video Data Bank in Chicago,
Ill., a resource for videotapes by and
about contemporary artists.
Visitors and is
performing the part
of La Ciesca this
summer in Puccini’s
Gianni Schicchi.
FritzHuspen is a
teaching assistant
and will begin to
coach private vocal
lessons in the fall.
Mark Abelsen (’04), piano, has plans for
graduate school in the near future,
majoring in either piano or musicology. He
currently works for the Schubert Club in
St. Paul as a museum docent in the
organization’s keyboard and manuscript
museums, as well as assists with various
recital series, scholarship competitions,
and office duties.
In addition, he serves as director of
music ministries for Epiphany Lutheran
Church in Minneapolis and has a piano
studio of 12 students.
Gertrude Hognander with the 19992000 Hognander Scholars Jaime
Kirchofner ’00 (left) and Chiho
Okuizumi ’00 (right).
THE HOGNANDERS:
SUPPORTING MUSIC
EXCELLENCE
Orville ’36 and Gertrude (Lund) ’36
Hognander created a legacy in
Augsburg’s music department that will
encourage and support students for
years to come.
Emily Gerard ’03 (above), harp, studied
harp at Augsburg with Kathy Kienzle,
principal harpist with the Minnesota
Orchestra. She went on to Carnegie
Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where
she studied with Gretchen Van Hoesen,
principal harpist with the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra. During her time
there, she was able to participate in
numerous master classes and perform
repertoire with the Carnegie Mellon
Philharmonic, and play second harp with
the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In
May she earned her Master of Music
degree in harp recital.
Upon completing this degree, she
returned to Minneapolis to join the
faculty of the MacPhail School of Music.
Maja Lisa FritzHuspen ’04 (top
center), soprano, currently studies at the
University of Iowa with Rachel Joselson
and opera director Gary Race. Last fall
she performed the lead role as the
mother of Amahl in Amahl and the Night
Summer 2005
While a student at Augsburg in the
1930s, Orville Hognander sang in the
male quartet and the Augsburg Choir.
He created and produced “The Hour
Melodious,” a weekly radio program
that brought the choir to a national
audience.
Gertrude (Lund) ’36 Hognander,
studied music at Augsburg and went
on to a career as a church organist and
choir director.
Andy Peterson ’05 (above with Professor
Angela Wyatt), piano and saxophone,
will complete his bachelor’s degree in
music education following student
teaching at Henry Sibley High School
this fall. He is currently working on his
composition Sound Carei's, a piece for
saxophone and piano which was inspired
by the music of Minneapolis jazz
musician Carei Thomas. ■
Jessica Brown is a communication
specialist in the Office of Public Relations
and Communication.
Together, they provided leadership
support to Augsburg music. In 1994,
they matched a $25,000 challenge to
refurbish pianos and purchase
equipment for the music department.
The Hognander Scholar awards,
aim to attract gifted students and to
encourage current students.
Orville Hognander died in 1997,
and Gertrude Hognander in January
2005. They are survived by their son,
O.C. Hognander, Jr.
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AAlumni
LUMNINews
NEWS
From the Alumni Board president’s desk…
I
n May I had the
opportunity to
attend Augsburg’s
Commencement
ceremony in Si
Melby Hall. I also
had the privilege to
welcome new
graduates into the
ranks of over
19,000 alumni. Surveying the crowd, I
was reminded that Augsburg graduates
are prepared to lead and make a
difference—wherever their community is
and however defined. Augsburg
graduates understand that the phrase
“values proposition” goes beyond the
business marketing context to include
living out one’s life in service to
community and others.
Representatives from each graduating
class spoke of their experiences and
perspectives as learners. Glenda Holste,
representing graduate-level students,
shared a story that revealed the
important value she places on her
education. However, she didn’t mention
her career as a member of the Pioneer
Press Editorial Board. Her role at the
Pioneer Press newspaper exemplifies the
Augsburg spirit of leadership and service
to others. Holste’s editorial responsibilities
and op-ed writing reach many thousands
of people each day—and her work
ensures that readers have the
opportunity to be informed on many
viewpoints of important issues of the day.
Another example of exemplary
service is Dr. Jeanette Vought ’77,
profiled on page 31 of this issue. Vought
founded the Christian Recovery Center
in Brooklyn Center, Minn., which helps
many people get the mental health care
they need. In today’s world of
A-Club making connections with new
look and Web site
A
n old Augsburg tradition has a fresh
new face! Earlier this year, the
A-Club Executive Committee approved a
new logo for the organization that
supports Augsburg athletics and
physical education.
“We hope the bold, clean look
will increase awareness of A-Club
events as well as our mission of
helping today’s student athletes,” said
John Harden, A-Club president.
The block “A” is just the first step
aimed at improving A-Club’s brand.
Visitors will see the logo on the debut
Web site (www.aclub.org). For the first
time, A-Club members and friends can
get the latest information on events,
activities, fundraising efforts, and
newsletters online.
“It is critical to stay connected with
all our members, and this Web site will
help us take giant steps toward improved
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communication,” Harden said. By
browsing the site, visitors will also
discover an exciting line of A-Club
apparel featuring the block “A.” Hats,
shirts, windbreakers, and even stadium
blankets are now available online with
proceeds benefiting Augsburg athletics
and physical education.
diminishing access for mental health
services, particularly for lower income
people, Vought’s service approach is
particularly needed and inspiring.
Each of us as alumni have the spirit of
vocation and leadership potential of
Vought and Holste. We are all at a starting
point of some kind or another. If you
haven’t already, I invite each one of you to
connect or re-connect with Augsburg
College. Along the way your life
experience will grow and be enhanced,
your community will benefit, and
Augsburg will be enriched many times
over. Be connected—stay connected!
Bill Vanderwall ’93 WEC
President, Alumni Board
A-Club 5K Run/Walk
The Augsburg College Athletic Alumni
Club (A-Club) requests your
participation in the Second Annual
A-Club 5K Run/Walk. Join us for a fun
morning of fellowship and running or
walking in the crisp autumn air while
helping to support student athletes at
Augsburg.
The event will take place Sunday,
September 18. Check-in begins at 9 a.m.
at Melby Hall; race begins at 10 a.m.
For more information or to register,
please contact A-Club President John
Harden at <jharden@hardeninc.com>.
Second
Annual
A-Club
5K
Summer 2005
Attention Auggies: Do you have the time and desire to help
today’s student-athletes become tomorrow’s leaders?
The Augsburg A-Club is looking for
women and men who are willing to be
active participants on the A-Club
Executive Committee. The A-Club is a
volunteer organization of former men and
women athletes that depends on members
to do what they can to help provide
today’s student-athletes with opportunities
for a quality athletic experience.
We are looking for individuals who are
dedicated to supporting the College,
Augsburg athletics, and physical
education. Most important, they must be
willing to put in time as a volunteer. The
time does not have to be significant, but
they do need to be able to follow through
on their commitment (we’re big on people
doing what they say they will). Members
must be able to attend brief quarterly
Executive Committee meetings at the
College and be willing to work on at least
one A-Club committee: Golf, Hall of
Alumni tour to China
Centennial Singers Fall Schedule
Enjoy fellowship, comfort, and enriching
educational opportunities on the May
2006 Augsburg Alumni Association
China tour: Sights and Spirits. Hosted by
Brad Holt, professor of religion, this 15day tour scheduled for May 11–25,
2006, begins in Beijing and includes
Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City,
the Great Wall, the Terra Cotta Warriors,
and a boat cruise down the Yangtze
River past the Three Gorges, which will
be flooded by a dam project at the end
of this decade. The international city of
Shanghai concludes this travel
experience. In addition to visiting
famous sites in China, the tour will
include an investigation of the religions
of China, including Confucianism,
Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and
Islam, with special attention to the
churches of China. Spaces are filling
quickly; to add your name to the waiting
list, call or e-mail the alumni office at
612-330-1178 or <alumni@augsburg.edu>.
Summer 2005
Fame, Membership, Fundraising,
Communications, Special Events, 5K
Run/Walk, etc.
Are you interested in joining our
team? Do you know of someone who
would be a good fit on a winning team?
If you would like to know more, e-mail
A-Club President John Harden
(jharden@hardeninc.com), or Jane
Helmke (jhelmke@kare.gannett.com).
Thanks for your interest!
September 25, 4 p.m.
Hope Lutheran Church
Moose Lake, Minn.
October 22, 7 p.m.
Salem Covenant Church
New Brighton, Minn.
October 1, 6 p.m.
Augsburg Awards Banquet
Christensen Center
October 23, 7 p.m.
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Bloomington, Minn.
October 2, 7 p.m.
Golden Valley Lutheran Church
Golden Valley, Minn.
October 29, 7 p.m.
Lakeville Arts Center
Lakeville, Minn.
October 9, 9 and 10:45 a.m.
House of Prayer worship services
Richfield, Minn.
October 30, 7 p.m.
Community of the Cross Lutheran
Church
Bloomington, Minn.
October 9, 4 p.m.
Westwood Lutheran Church
St. Louis Park, Minn.
October 17, 7:30 p.m.
Wayzata Community Church
Wayzata, Minn.
November 6, 4 p.m.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Hastings, Minn.
November 13, 11 a.m.
Fort Snelling Chapel morning worship
Minneapolis
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Class Notes
1948
1958
Robert Tharp, Lexington, Va.,
works as a commercial artist
who does illustration, murals,
stone carving, and portraits. In
addition, Robert works in art
conservation, engineer drawing,
and ceramics.
Doris (Johnson) Deml, St.
Cloud, Minn., won the Ray
Johnson Distinguished Service in
Senior Housing Award, given
annually to one winner in
Minnesota through the Minnesota
Health and Housing Alliance.
Doris is director of operations at
Clearwater Suites, an assistedliving facility in Alexandria,
Minn.
1956
Rev. Arlen Stensland and his
wife, Lois, were featured in the
Minneapolis Star Tribune in a
story about how they collect and
send portable manual
typewriters to the pastors and
congregation of the Malagasy
Lutheran Church in Madagascar,
where the couple were
missionaries for 22 years. The
manual typewriters are
immensely useful in this
electricity-starved nation. Arlen
and Lois live in Laporte, Minn.,
on Lake Kabekona; they can be
reached at <kabegasy@
paulbunyan.net>.
1957
Rev. Orval
Moren, Coon
Rapids, Minn.,
wrote a book,
Gospel Stories for
Pastors, Teachers,
and Parents
(American Christian Writer’s
Press), filled with 115 children’s
lessons he told during his 14
years of ministry at Faith
Lutheran Church in
Albuquerque, N.Mex.
Rev. Neal
Snider,
Steilacoom,
Wash., published
two books in
2004: Letter to
Jabez: Response
to a Prayer, and Spring Training
for Christians: Getting Your Faith
in Shape (both by Augsburg
Fortress). He is pastor emeritus
of Bethlehem Lutheran Church
in Marysville, Wash.
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1961
Keith Leiseth, Golden Valley,
Minn., is an ecology instructor at
Benilde-St. Margaret’s; he was
featured in a story in the Edina
Sun Current for the unique
teaching techniques he uses in
his honors ecology class. Last
year, Keith volunteered his
students to partner with the
Department of Natural Resources
to track white-tailed deer and
wolves near Camp Ripley in
northern Minnesota. This year,
his class partnered with the
Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency to monitor water quality.
1962
David Moe,
Juneau, Alaska,
published My
Spirit Sings (Moe
Publishing), a
collection of
poems written
over the past 40 years on a
variety of subjects.
1968
Duane M. Ilstrup, Kailua-Kona,
Hawaii, is a retired associate
professor of biostatistics at the
Mayo Clinic. He was recently
appointed by the governor of
Hawaii to a four-year term on the
Hawaii Subarea Health Planning
Council.
Bruce Johnson, Plymouth,
Minn., received the Minnesota
High School Hockey Coaches
Association’s 2005 Dave Peterson
Award. The award is given
annually to a high school coach
who has shown great leadership
in developing youth hockey
either locally or statewide.
Bruce, currently the boys’
hockey assistant coach at
Bloomington Jefferson High
School, previously served for
several years as head coach at
Robbinsdale Armstrong High
School.
1969
John-Mark Stensvaag, Iowa
City, Iowa, received the 2005
President and Provost Award for
Teaching Excellence from the
University of Iowa in recognition
for his years of outstanding
teaching. John-Mark is the
Charlotte and Frederick Hubbell
Professor of Environmental and
Natural Resources Law in the UI
College of Law, where he has
taught since 1988. He was
awarded the university’s
Collegiate Teaching Award in
both 1989 and 2002, and also
received the 1996 UI
Instructional Improvement
Award, which supports faculty in
bringing innovative teaching
methods and technologies to the
classroom.
1970
Sonya (Hagen) Zieske, Albert
Lea, Minn., was one of five
finalists for Teacher of the Year in
the Albert Lea school district.
Sonya is a fifth-grade teacher at
Lakeview Elementary School; it is
her second year in the district.
Her husband, Rev. Curtis Zieske
’69, is pastor at Trinity Lutheran
Church, where Sonya serves as
director of the children’s choir.
She and her husband have two
children, Sarah and Aaron.
Twin Cities. Previously, she was
a vocalist with the ensemble
Moore By Four, and has been a
solo artist for the past decade,
producing six albums on her
own label, Minnehaha Music.
Ronald Mielke was inducted
into the Bloomington Sports
Hall of Fame. He is director of
sales at Trintel Communications,
Inc. Ronald and his wife, Linda,
live in Bloomington, Minn.
1977
Rev. Jim
Purdham is the
minister at
Sargeant,
Brownsdale, and
Lansing United
Methodist
churches in southeastern
Minnesota, leading services at
all three each Sunday. He and
his wife, Cindy, have two
daughters: Katie, 14, and
Laura, 12.
1979
David Eitrheim, Menomonie,
Wis., was named Family
Physician of the Year for 2004
by the Wisconsin Academy of
Family Physicians. The award
recognizes a physician who
exemplifies the tradition of the
“family doctor.” David has been
a family doctor in Menomonie
for 17 years.
1980
1974
Dan Carlson, Excelsior, Minn.,
is chief of police for Eden
Prairie, Minn. This past winter,
he and his son, Peter, traveled to
Alaska for a month to compete
in the international Iditarod dog
sled competition, where Peter
came in 11th.
Connie
Evingson was
featured in a
story in the St.
Paul Pioneer
Press. Since the
1970s, Connie
has been singing jazz in the
Lisa Novotny, Minneapolis,
was awarded the Woman of
Achievement Award from the
Minnesota Chapter of the
National Association of Women
Business Owners at its awards
gala in April. The award honors
women who have made
Summer 2005
ALUMNI PROFILE
Dr. Jeanette Vought ’77: Restoring Broken Lives
by Kathy (Kuchera) Gruber ’84
Courtesy photo
Dr. Jeanette Vought ’77 has compassion for people of all ages who have experienced traumatic or abusive events
in their lives. As a licensed psychologist, she saw many people unable to afford mental health care slipping
through the system. So in 1993, she founded the Christian Recovery Center (CRC): a nonprofit,
nondenominational charitable organization, located in Brooklyn Center, Minn., to help more people get the
mental health care they need.
Vought’s career journey began at Augsburg, when she became interested in the social work degree offered.
Transferring from Golden Valley Lutheran, known today as Lutheran Bible Institute, was easy.
“The degree laid the foundation in the helping field,” Vought said in her calm soft voice.
One memory she won’t forget occurred during her first day interning at South High as a high school social
worker. “They were a tough group of kids with difficult problems,” Vought said, “and they stole my car.”
Dr. Jeanette Vought ’77 began
her career working with
abuse and trauma victims
while working toward a
social work degree from
Augsburg College.
Vought called the police, and they offered to drive her to work. On the way, they heard a call over the police
radio about an abandoned car. “It had been left in the middle of an intersection, running, and all the doors
open,” Vought said. Today she can chuckle over the event.
It was during college that Vought landed her first job at Friendship House I (FHI), a residential treatment center
for unwed pregnant teens run by Lutheran Social Services. Once she graduated, there were staffing changes at
FHI and Vought was asked to develop programs, write policies, and eventually supervise staff. The focus of care transitioned from unwed pregnant
teens to treating emotionally disturbed girls ages 12 to 18 years old.
“It was hard to write policies because not everyone on staff had a Christian background,” Vought said.
In 1981, she found a job with New Life Family Services, working with families, individuals, and marriage counseling. With her previous
leadership and program development skills, Vought eventually became executive director. During her years there, she completed her Ph.D. at
Union Institute, co-authored a book with Lynn Heitritter, Helping Victims of Sexual Abuse, and authored another book, Post-Abortion Trauma: Nine
Steps to Recovery.
“I really loved that ministry,” said Vought, “but I saw [in the helping fields] that people who were being abused sexually, emotionally, and
domestically were falling between the cracks—especially the poorer people.”
Motivated to action, Vought founded CRC in a small office space with a receptionist, a board of directors, and, initially, no pay. Today, CRC sees
over 250 clients a week ranging in age from 3 to 80 years old. A Rule 29 clinic, this state-licensed mental health facility has many programs to
help facilitate emotional healing. No one is turned away.
Vought has another connection with Augsburg, working with interns from the Master of Social Work program. Vought said she gets together with
professors Laura Boisen and Maryann Syers-McNairy to work on intern evaluations. Not only does Vought have a heart for the victims of abuse,
but also for giving interns the opportunity to develop their skills in helping to restore broken lives.
Kathy (Kuchera) Gruber is a 1984 Augsburg graduate and freelance writer in Brooklyn Park, Minn.
outstanding contributions to their
company. Lisa is vice president of
diversity and staffing at General
Mills.
Lisa Mae
Rusinko married
Anthony Michael
Vannelli in
October. Lisa is
an executive
liaison at
Navitaire, Inc., in Minneapolis;
Tony is a fire fighter/paramedic
Summer 2005
with the St. Paul Fire
Department. The couple lives in
Shoreview with their children:
Tovah (19) and Christian (16)
Rykken and Stephen (21),
Brianna (18), and Andrew (17)
Vannelli.
1981
Suzanne (Sienkiewicz)
Peterson, Burnsville, Minn.,
directs the Master of Education
in Teaching and Learning
Program at Saint Mary’s
University in Winona, Minn.,
where she also received her
Master of Education degree.
1982
Sandy (Walter) Holten,
Plymouth, Minn., wrote an
article, “Music Therapy for
People with Parkinson’s,” that
was included in a Parkinson’s
disease reference book published
by CRC Press (2005).
Debra Krueger Knight,
Bloomington, Minn., was
awarded the Wise Woman Award
from the Minnesota Chapter of
the National Association of
Women Business Owners at its
awards gala in April. Debra is
co-founder of Career
Professionals, Inc. The award
honors female business owners
who have operated a steady
business for more than 10 years
and who have sustained their
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company through day-to-day
obstacles while continuing to
build a healthy, profitable
business.
1984
Lori Gustafson, Helsinki,
Finland, teaches English to
children of diplomats.
Paul Mueller, Rochester, Minn.,
received the Outstanding Faculty
Award for 2004 from the Mayo
School of Continuing Medical
Education.
Mike Riley, Brainerd, Minn., is
president of Bremer Bank in
charge of overall operations in
Brainerd and the surrounding
communities. Previously, Mike
was senior vice president at
Bremer.
Judy (White) Rixe, Corcoran,
Minn., was a member of the
Buffalo Thunderbirds women’s
hockey team that won the
Minnesota state tournament, C-3
division, in March. The team is
part of the Women’s Hockey
Association of Minnesota, which
has been around for 25 years and
has grown to nearly 900 players
in seven levels of competition.
The Thunderbirds were
unscored-upon at the
tournament; Judy scored two
goals and two assists. Her three
sons also play for Buffalo teams,
and her husband, Steven ’84,
coaches youth bantams at
Buffalo.
1985
Daniel Cress,
Gunnison, Colo.,
was promoted to
professor of
sociology at
Western State
College in
Gunnison. His co-edited book
on social movements, Authority
in Contention, was published this
spring. Daniel and his wife,
Cindy McKee, have two
daughters: Maggie, 11, and
Myles, 2.
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Thomas “Tommy” Terpening,
Key West, Fla., works for Cooke
Communications as the printing,
composition, and graphic
services manager for Cooke’s
newspaper, The Key West Citizen.
1986
Mike Berry, Dayton, Ohio, is
senior vice president of solutions
management, development, and
operations for The Reynolds and
Reynolds Company. Previously,
Mike was senior vice president
of services at Reynolds. Before
joining Reynolds, he was
executive vice president of
customer support and general
manager for Stored Value
Systems at Comdata, a division
of Ceridian.
Jon Thorson, Middleton, Wis.,
was inducted into the Brainerd
High School Distinguished Hall
of Fame. He is an associate
professor of pharmacy in the
graduate school of the University
of Wisconsin.
1987
Jacquie Berglund,
Minneapolis, was featured in the
March 2005 issue of Minnesota
Monthly magazine for her
Finnegan’s Irish Amber beer and
the Spud Society nonprofit
organization it funds. Jacquie is
co-founder, director of sales, and
the sole employee of the
company, which uses money
generated from its beer sales to
help at-risk youth and the
working poor. Finnegan’s is
available at more than 140
restaurants and 200 liquor
stores.
1990
Alisa Holen, Iowa City, Iowa,
teaches ceramics and sculpture
as an adjunct faculty member at
Kirkwood Community College
and Mt. Mercy College, both in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Alisa
received her MFA from the
University of Iowa in May 2004
and has a home ceramics studio.
Karen (Neitge) Holt, Winters,
Calif., is teaching grade school at
the Davis Waldorf School.
1992
Robera Battal received a
Master of Art in African Studies
degree at Yale University in
2004.
Bethany Buchanan,
Minneapolis, is a medicalsurgical RN at Methodist
Hospital. She is also a bareboat
charter captain and races
sailboats competitively on Lake
Minnetonka and Lake Superior.
Bethany can be reached at
<gracesaddress@aol.com>.
theatre companies: Jungle
Theatre, Park Square, Theatre
Mu, Outward Spiral, the
Playwrights’ Center, Mystery
Cafe, Shakespeare on the Park,
and many others. She also does
commercial work and can be
seen in the short film, PALS,
written and directed by Neil
Orman. By day Heather is a
billing specialist with the law
firm Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Heather can be reached at
<porkchop@aboutthisplay.com>.
Greg McAllister, Shoreview,
Minn., was featured in the
St. Paul Pioneer Press as a
“business mover.” He is
president and chief technologist
at Anesis Information Services
LLC in Shoreview.
Amber (Meier) Tarnowski,
Peabody, Mass., is a Kress Fellow
at “Historic New England”
(formerly SPNEA) in
conservation of historic objects.
Amber received her Master in
Art Conservation degree from
Queen’s University (Ontario,
Canada) in 2003 and did
research as a Kress Fellow
(2003–2004) at Harvard
University.
1993
1995
Ted Reiff, St. Paul, Minn., is
head volleyball coach at The
Academy of Holy Angels. Ted
has taught science at Holy
Angels since 1996 and
previously served as the school’s
head varsity volleyball coach
from 1998–2000 and as assistant
varsity coach from 1996–98. He
was also head coach for Club
Adidas Select Volleyball in
St. Paul.
Gena (du Bois) Hepworth,
MSW, Madera, Calif., is a
therapist at DCFS in Fresno
County, Calif., doing sandplay
therapy. Gena and her husband,
Todd, have one child, Gillian.
1994
Heather Stone, Minneapolis,
started a theatre company,
Sandbox Theatre
(www.aboutthisplay). The
company’s first production was
an original work titled Victoria
in Red, which premiered in June
at the Bryant Lake Bowl theater
in Minneapolis. Sandbox is
currently creating a piece about
Zelda Fitzgerald to be performed
next May at the Loring
Playhouse in Minneapolis.
Heather has been working
professionally in the Twin Cities
since 1994 with numerous
Dee Ann L. Sibley, Cambridge,
Minn., is a high school guidance
counselor for Centennial
Schools in Circle Pines, Minn.
Dee Ann received a master’s
degree in art therapy and school
guidance and worked as an art
therapist in a clinical setting
before going into counseling. In
2004 she also taught oil painting
for Anoka-Ramsey Community
College.
1996
Emily D. Haraldson,
Northridge, Calif., is the
registrar at the Carnegie Art
Museum in Oxnard, Calif., and
teaches art history at Mt. San
Antonio College in Walnut,
Calif. Emily received her M.A. in
Art History degree in June 2004
from California State University
in Northridge. Her thesis
Summer 2005
explored the importance of
posters to international
environmental movements.
online Bathtub Art Museum
(www.bathtubmuseum.com) that
opened in August 2003.
Erika Scheider received the
Excellence in Performance
Award from the Minnesota
Association of Women Police at
its annual conference in April.
Erika is a police investigator in
Roseville, Minn., where she has
worked since 1997. Last year,
she also received the 2004
Minnesota Chiefs of Police
Association Award for
meritorious service.
Jason
Canfield is
the band
director at
Prescott High
School. He
has a drumming ministry, “Drumming to
Spiritual Enlightenment,” and
performs at church services and
youth events. He recently
released a CD of drumming,
Drumming from Within, The Inner
Drum. Jason lives with his wife,
Christy, in River Falls, Wis., and
can be reached at
<canfield@pressenter.com>.
Scott Scholl,
Eden Prairie,
Minn., married
Heather Lucken
in June 2004.
Scott works in
lifestyle
management at the Minneapolis
Club.
Jane Jeong Trenka,
Minneapolis, won a $25,000
Loft Award in Creative Prose,
part of the 2005 McKnight
Artist Fellowship for Writers.
She has previously received
fellowships from the Jerome
Foundation, the Blacklock
Nature Sanctuary, the Minnesota
State Arts Board, the Loft
Literary Center, and S.A.S.E.:
The Write Place. Her book, The
Language of Blood, received the
2002 Minnesota Book Award for
Autobiography/Memoir and was
a Barnes and Noble Discover
Great New Writers selection.
The book was also cited by City
Pages as “Best Book by a Local
Author” and received a
commendation from the
Minnesota Humanities
Commission.
1997
Carye (Johnson) Bye,
Portland, Ore., is running a
small arts press called Red Bat
Press (www.redbatpress.com),
that specializes in old-time
printing methods such as
woodcut prints, letterpress type,
and hand coloring. Carye is also
director and curator of the
Summer 2005
Pamela J. Glander,
Minneapolis, is the associate art
director for Social Expressions
Company. Pamela is also starting
a home-based design/art studio,
Outsideline Studio, with her
business partner.
Derrin Lamker, Minneapolis,
was named the new football
coach at Osseo High School.
Derrin previously served as the
offensive coordinator at
Armstrong.
Jackie
Osterhaus is a
primary care
provider for the
Paynesville Area
Health Care
System (PAHCS)
at the Eastside Clinic in
Belgrade. Prior to joining
PAHCS, Jackie was in the Army
Reserves and spent 10 months in
Kuwait and Iraq as a physician
assistant, processing troops who
were being sent home for
medical reasons. She is now the
acting commander of the 367th
Engineering Battalion.
1998
David Peters, Dovre, Wis., was
elected to the Chetek Board of
Education in Wisconsin. David
is chief financial officer for a
community development
corporation in Almena.
Joan Game, Iron Mountain,
Minn., works in watercolor and
teaches children’s after-school art
classes at Hana Mele, her
studio/gallery. More than 20
regional artists display and sell
their work at her gallery.
1999
Kyran (Christianson) Cadmus
is a PACFA (Pet Animal Care
Facilities Act) inspector for the
State of Colorado Department of
Agriculture. She lives with her
husband, Pete, in Fort Collins,
Colo.
Brenda Talarico is a faculty
member in the physician assistant
program at Augsburg.
Adam Thronson,
Coon Rapids,
Minn., won a
Teacher
Outstanding
Performance
(TOP) award from
the Anoka-Hennepin School
District. The TOP program is
designed to involve parents,
students, and community
members in recognizing
exemplary teachers and rewarding
them for their efforts.
Wendy Vogelgesang, Litchfield,
Minn., teaches second grade for
Litchfield Public Schools. In
addition, Wendy and her husband,
David, are busy working on their
home, a 1912 Arts and Crafts
bungalow.
Laura Welke completed and
defended her doctoral thesis,
“Prefrontal Cortex and Medial
Temporal Lobe Interactions in
Cognition,” earning a Ph.D. in
Anatomy and Neurobiology
degree at Boston University
School of Medicine.
2000
Stephanie Lein Walseth, St.
Paul, Minn., was pictured on the
cover of May 25 issue of The
Chronicle of Philanthropy, and
interviewed for the accompanying
article, “Small Theater Puts
Training to Use.” Stephanie is
managing director of Mu
Performing Arts, a Pan-Asian
performing arts organization
based in Minneapolis.
Jennifer Rensenbrink,
Minneapolis, is a Web designer
for the Star Tribune. Jennifer
also does freelance Web design
and continues to work on
photography and bookmaking.
She and her husband, Adam,
live in south Minneapolis with
their dog and are “slowly”
fixing up their old house.
2001
Anne (McCaul) Bailey,
Shorewood, Minn., is the
gallery manager for Circa
Gallery and Dolly Fiterman
Fine Arts. In addition, Anne is a
certified fine art appraiser and
runs Bailey Fine Art Appraisals.
Adina (Levine) Bergstrom,
New Ulm, Minn., is a lawyer at
Gislason and Hunter LLP. Adina
also works with her husband’s
business on housing restoration
and interior design while
continuing to pursue
photography in her free time.
Amy Vatne Bintliff received a
Teacher Outstanding
Performance (TOP) award from
the Anoka-Hennepin School
District. The TOP program is
designed to involve parents,
students, and community
members in recognizing
exemplary teachers and
rewarding them for their efforts.
Amy teaches English at
Crossroads Alternative High
School, where she also leads the
Drop-Out Prevention
Committee, and is a member of
the Department of Reading
Specialists, which facilitates a
program to meet the needs of
struggling readers.
Carrie McCarville, St. Louis
Park, Minn., owns Mac’s Liquor
in Hopkins, Minn. She also
plays hockey in a women’s
league with other Augsburg
women’s hockey alumnae.
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Joyce Nyhus,
Buffalo Lake,
Minn., was
elected the first
female mayor of
Buffalo Lake,
earning 70
percent of the votes. She also
teaches written communication
at Ridgewater College, and
serves as a member of the
Renville County HRA Advisory
Board and as American Legion
Auxiliary president.
2002
Maria Sieve, Leicester, Mass.,
received a Master of Education
degree in May from Providence
College. Maria, a math teacher at
Holy Name High School, can be
contacted at <sievem@
yahoo.com>.
Mark O. Rogge, Santa Monica,
Calif., graduated in April with
an MBA from Pepperdine
University’s Graziadio School of
Business and Management, and
was recently asked to serve as a
mentor for the program. He has
worked as an executive in the
high tech/software industry for
the last eight years with both
Fortune 100 companies and
start-up software companies.
Mark lives by the beach, and has
appeared on a couple TV shows,
a TV show pilot, and in a few
commercials since moving to
California. He spends most of
his free time surfing in Malibu
and snowboarding at Mammoth
Mountain, and is also training
for the Rock-n-Roll Marathon in
San Diego.
Brooke Stoeckel, Elk River,
Minn., is sales manager of
meetings and conventions for
the Minneapolis Metro North
Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In 2004 she won both the EMPI
Rookie of the Year Award from
Meeting Professional International (MPI) and the Best of
2004 Hall of Fame Up-andComing Meeting Professional
Award through Minnesota
Meetings and Events. She is an
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active member of the
Foundation Committee of the
local chapter of the Society of
Government Meeting Professionals, and also serves as cochair of the Education
Committee for MPI.
2003
Melissa Bawek, Minneapolis,
is assistant director of The
Augsburg Fund in the Office of
Institutional Advancement at
Augsburg. Melissa is also
pursuing a master’s degree.
Erika Hammerschmidt was
featured in a
story in the St.
Paul Pioneer
Press for her
book, Born on
the Wrong Planet, recently
published by Tyborne Hill
Publishers LLC. Her book
describes her quest to understand
and be understood as she moves
through life diagnosed with
Asperger’s syndrome, Tourette’s
syndrome, and obsessivecompulsive disorder.
Jon Liesmaki, Newport Beach,
Calif., completed a Master of
Environmental Health and Safety
degree from the University of
Minnesota-Duluth. He is an
environmental health specialist
for a consulting firm in southern
California called Environmental
and Occupations Risk
Management. Jon lives with his
wife, Natalie.
David Mataya, Hudson, Wis.,
manages creative services at
Anderson Windows, Inc., which
includes managing creative
direction and personnel. In
addition, David serves on the
Visual Arts Council of the
Phipps Center for the Arts in
Hudson.
Natasha Thoreson, Shoreview,
Minn., is a communications
coordinator at Family Pathways
in Wyoming, Minn. Natasha
does some desktop publishing
for Family Pathways while
keeping up with her
photography, drawing, and
painting. In her free time she is
a volunteer tour guide at the
Walker Art Center.
2004
Laura Simones, Minneapolis, is
in the process of finding an
internship with a child life
program in a Twin Cities hospital.
She hopes to take photography
classes in the area and start her
own photography business.
2005
Mark Langseth, MAL, was
appointed vice president for
university advancement and
executive director of the
Metropolitan State University
Foundation. Mark will serve as
the university’s chief development
officer. Since 1994, he has been
the executive director of
Minnesota Campus Compact, and
previously served for seven years
as chief operating officer of the
National Youth Leadership
Council. Mark and his wife, Kate
DePaolis, have two daughters,
Tess, 10, and Teagan, 6.
Births/Adoptions
Tina (Kubes)
’92 and Lance
Peterson,
Willmar, Minn.—
a daughter,
Ellary Brooke,
in October. She
joins brother Blake, 5, and sister
Ari, 2. Tina is a middle school
physical education teacher with
NL-S Schools and can be
reached at <wildmom@
charter.net>.
Julie
(Severson) ’94
and Dermott
Norman,
Minnetonka,
Minn.—
a daughter,
Elizabeth Claire, in August
2004. She joins sister Sophie, 2,
and half-sisters Emily and
Miranda, both 12. Proud
grandparents are Audrey
(Neiderhauser) ’68 and Clair
Severson ’68.
Tara (Butler)
’96 and Robb
Kruger,
Burnsville,
Minn.—a son,
Calvin Rock, in
November. He
joins older siblings Chloe and
Charlie. Tara can be reached at
<taranbkruger@yahoo.com>.
Ann
Stratton
’96 and her
partner,
Dawn
Madland ’93, Luxemburg, Wis.—
two sons, Levi and Luca. Dawn
directs an alternative high school
in Green Bay, Wis.; Ann
previously worked at the
University of Wisconsin-Green
Bay and now stays home with the
boys at the couple’s hobby farm.
Ann can be reached at
<stratton224@aol.com>.
Kathleen
(Lindquist) ’00
and Eric Blilie,
Blaine, Minn.—a
son, Alexander
Patrick, in
November. He
joins older brother Andrew, 2. Also
welcoming Alexander is proud
uncle Orville Lindquist ’96.
Frank Huebner
’02 and his wife,
Elizabeth, South
St. Paul, Minn.—
a daughter,
Sophia, in
January. The
couple was also married in
January. Frank is a lab technician
at Alternative Technologies, Inc.
Karen (Tweeten) ’02 and
Russell Larson, Mabel, Minn.—a
son, Jordan Ricky, in January.
Chad Prigge
’05 and his wife,
Laura, Edina,
Minn.—a son,
Aven Michael,
in April.
Summer 2005
In Memoriam
Richard E.
Jacobson ’41,
Plymouth, Minn.,
died in April on
his 61st wedding
anniversary; he
was 86. He was a
chemical engineer for Honeywell
for 34 years, retiring in 1980 as
manager of the Cost EstimationOrdinance Division. He then
served as a consultant until
1991. He was honored in 1994
as a WCCO Good Neighbor for
his dedication to church and
community. He is survived by his
wife, Ilamae; sons Richard,
Terrance, and Jay; daughter
Dawn; and eight grandchildren.
Earl V. Lanes ’40, Spokane,
Wash., died in April; he was 86.
He served in the Navy during
WWII and the Korean War. He
retired from the Navy in 1962 as
a commander in supply at
Moffett Field, Calif. He then
worked in electronics in Silicon
Valley, retiring from Western
Microwave as vice president in
1986. He was honored as an
Augsburg Distinguished
Alumnus in 1975. He was loved
and respected for his charity and
service, much of which was
associated with Immanuel
Lutheran Church of Los Altos,
Calif., where he was a member
for 45 years before moving to
Spokane. In the last days of his
life he greatly enjoyed watching
the recording of the 25th
Anniversary Advent Vespers
service. He is survived by his
wife, Dorothy (Herman) '43;
daughter Gretchen; sons Scott,
Thomas, and Timothy; seven
grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren.
Shirley (Formo) Haven ’46,
McHenry, N.Dak., died in
February in Mesa, Ariz., of
cancer; she was 77. In addition
to Augsburg, she also attended
the MacPhail School of Music
and later taught in Enderlin,
N.Dak., before moving north of
McHenry to farm with her
husband. She served as church
organist, choir director, and
Summer 2005
Sunday school teacher at
Gethsemane Lutheran Church.
In spite of arthritis that
challenged her physically, she
continued to teach piano lessons.
She is survived by her husband,
Melvin ’38; sons Donald and
David; daughter Linda; seven
grandchildren; and one greatgrandson.
Leroy “Buzz” Northfelt ’52,
Minneapolis, died in April; he
was 80. He worked for CocaCola Bottling Co. for 36 years.
He is survived by his wife of 51
years, Geri.
James “Huck”
S. Haugen ’56,
Minneapolis,
died in April
from complications of
Parkinson’s
disease; he was 71. He spent 43
years as a math teacher and
coach at Minneapolis South and
Washburn high schools, as well
as at Augsburg and Bethel
colleges. He received his master’s
degree in math from Western
Michigan University and pursued
graduate work at the universities
of Maine and Minnesota. A
standout football and baseball
athlete while attending
Augsburg, he was inducted into
the Athletic Hall of Fame in
1992. He is survived by his wife
of 41 years, Dottie; sons Tom
and Peter; and four
grandchildren.
Kenneth Manske ’61,
Asheville, N.C., died in
November from a brain tumor.
He was a retired professor of
chemistry. He is survived by his
wife, Janet (Hermstad) ’60;
daughter Sheryl; and son
Timothy.
University of St. Thomas, and
previously taught at Winona
State University, where she
directed the social work
program. She was a strong
supporter of social work
education at Augsburg, serving
as an active member of the
College’s alumni advisory
committee for many years. She
was a caring friend and
consultant to several faculty
colleagues, a valued guest
speaker in Augsburg classes, past
president of the MN Chapter of
the National Association of
Social Work (NASW), past chair
of the MN Conference of Social
Work Education, and current
vice-president of the
International Association for the
Advancement of Social Work
with Groups. She was co-author
of the book The Road Not Taken:
A History of Radical Social Work
in the United States (used by
Augsburg as a supplemental text)
and author of the recently
published biography of Gisela
Knopka. Augsburg honored her
as a Distinguished Alumna in
1999; she also received the 2005
Lifetime Achievement Award
from the MN Chapter of the
NASW. She is survived by her
husband, Carl Schenk; son
Jonathan Andrews; step-sons
Peter and Tim Schenk; and three
step-grandchildren.
Leslie (Samuelson) Larsen
’76, Wayzata, Minn., died in May
of ovarian cancer; she was 50.
She was an interior decorator
who completed major projects
for Augsburg including the
president’s office, the Augsburg
Room, and Augsburg House. She
also served as an admissions
counselor following her
graduation from Augsburg. She
was the daughter of Pat
Samuelson, an active member of
the Augsburg Associates. She is
also survived by her husband,
Kenneth P. ’76; their son, Sam;
and her sisters, Barbara and
Lynne.
Dustin P. Hoff ’04,
Minneapolis, died in April; he
was 23. He was pursuing his
master’s degree in psychology at
Bethel College. He is survived by
his family and his fiancée,
Amanda.
Marvin E. Trautwein, Brooklyn
Center, Minn., died in March; he
was 91. He was an Augsburg
professor of education and
psychology from 1950-59. He
was a Minnesota Teacher of the
Year, DFL advocate, master
gardener, and activist for the
elderly. In addition to teaching at
Augsburg, he taught in
Nebraska, the Robbinsdale
School District, the University of
Minnesota, and at several
community colleges in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. He
also wrote teaching materials for
McGraw-Hill and was active in
national and international
psychology organizations until
retirement. He is survived by his
wife, Margaret (Sateren) ’37, who
taught English at Augsburg in
the 1950s and ’60s, and by his
son, Thomas ’79, and daughterin-law, Margaret (Oven) ’87.
Janice Peterson
AndrewsSchenk ’66,
Minneapolis,
died in May of
pancreatic
cancer; she was
61. She was a dedicated
professor of social work at the
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Auggie Thoughts
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year Murphy Square, Augsburg’s literary
arts journal, celebrates 30 years. Following are excerpts from the
foreword to this year’s edition, written by English professor John
Mitchell, who recollects the journal’s early years.
Foreword
John Mitchell
As a title, Murphy Square came into being in the spring of
1975. … At first I thought the name odd, and still have no idea
who thought of it or how it actually came about. … In the
immediately preceding years, the literary magazine had been
called Arkai, Loose Change, and Burnt Sugar, stilted, jazzy, and
enigmatic names that changed almost yearly. In previous
decades, coldly allusive literary names like The Dial (Margaret
Fuller’s famous transcendentalist magazine in the 1840s) had
beggared identity and status.
The more I thought about it, the better I liked the new
name. I marveled that no one had thought of it previously, this
coming down and back to our very place on earth. It was our
own, not a classical or alien allusion. Murphy Square is the
oldest park in Minneapolis, the oldest free and public space in
the city. The title, I reckoned, signified the playful license poets
and creative people need to feel and speak truthfully and
amusingly—a freely creative zone now identified with the
magazine itself.
Although the square is enclosed by Augsburg College and
the freeway, it is not owned nor regulated by the college.
Although writers and artists are associated with the college,
they are not controlled by it. Like the circle, the square may
also be seen as a symbol of perfection or, short of that lofty
aspiration, a symbol of wholeness and centered or squaredaway integrity. Because of this line of reasoning, I am grateful
for the continuity of the name for the past 30 years, as opposed
to a string of idiosyncratic appellations not many alumni
would likely remember and be able to refer to.
More personally, I get more pleasure from being published
in Murphy Square than from a nationally distributed magazine.
Why? Well, more people are likely to read my work, people I
know and care about, and readers who will be more able to
construe it in terms of my known local identity. To put it in
literary jargon, I have the chance to be a public poet rather
than merely a private one. Murphy Square gives me a sense of a
reading public, a community to write to and for and about, the
dream of most artists, including minor ones.
Finally, I like the title and purpose of Murphy Square
because it is neither pretentious nor timid. It is just what it is,
take it or leave it. Certainly there is pride in competitive
publication, but, I trust, not a false pride nor an overweening
one. And the truth is, the literary magazine is an institution in
and of itself. Check the archive in the library. It was here
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Title page design by Aaron Koehn ’06
before we arrived (going back to the Roaring ’20s and The Jazz
Age) and will be here long after we have passed. And there our
poems and stories and photographs and art works and
recognitions of editorial contributions will be manifested,
speaking of our living and feeling presence to the future from
the past. There’s not much in our studious lives that performs
such a cherished role and acquires such a persistent value.
John Mitchell is an associate professor of English and faculty
adviser emeritus to Murphy Square.
Leaf Meditation
Sarah Aune ’06
She takes shrooms on occasion,
For clarity.
And I play my red guitar.
She has always wanted to date a girl.
And I want to be an artist.
But some leaves are blown away,
Browning and taking seed in other dimensions.
Only in the spring of dreams we see them—
Sprouting.
Finally at home in the soil.
Summer 2005
Roarin’ and Soarin’ Auggie Style
September 26-October 2
Monday, September 26
Friday, September 30
• Roarin’ and Soarin’ Student Activities
• Class of 1955 Reunion Breakfast
• International Student Homecoming
Reception
• Homecoming Chapel
• Christensen Symposium (Part 1)
• Roarin’ and Soarin’ Student Activity
• Roarin’ and Soarin’ Student Kick-off
Event, “A Roarin’ Good Time”
• Variety Show and Coronation
• Pep Rally
Saturday, October 1
Tuesday, September 27
• Augsburg College Nurses Alumni
Association Brunch
• Christensen Symposium (Part 2)
• Annual Social Work Alumni Network
(SWAN) Homecoming Brunch
• Counseling and Health Promotion
Annual Fair
• Fourth Annual Powder Puff
Football Game
Wednesday,
September 28
• Class of 1955 Reunion Luncheon
• Alumni Chamber Music Recital
• 2006 Alumni Tour to China
Information Session
• Soarin’ to the Finish Line: A Roarin’
Celebration of Augsburg Athletics
• Class of 1995 Tailgating Reunion
• Augsburg Associates Annual Fall
Luncheon
• WEC Alumni Network Lunch Reunion
& Gathering
• Roarin’ and Soarin’ Student Activity
• Homecoming Picnic
• Baseball Alumni Game
• Augsburg Wrestling Alumni, Family,
and Friends Barbeque
• Augsburg Ethnic Programs Celebration
• Scholastic Connections Dinner
• Augsburg Football Alumni, Family, and
Friends Barbeque
Thursday, September 29
• Homecoming Football Game vs.
Carleton College
• Los Gauchos de Roldan (live
Paraguayan music group)
• Post-Game Gathering for First Decade,
WEC, Football, and Wrestling Groups
• Leadership Workshop: The Art of
Presentation
• English Alumni/ae Reunion and
Reading
• 2005 Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
• Volleyball Game vs. St. Olaf College
• Homecoming Dinner & Reunion
Parties
• Women’s Soccer Game vs. Macalester
College
• Men’s Soccer Pre-Game Alumni
Gathering
• Men’s Soccer Game vs. the College of
St. Scholastica
Sunday, October 2
• Men’s Soccer Alumni Game
2005 Award Recipients
Distinguished Alumni Award
Donald A. Anderson ’60
Donald Mattison ’66
Janice Aune ’88
Spirit of Augsburg Award
Richard J. Thoni
The Augsburg Centennial Singers
First Decade Award
Aaron Cross ’97
Andry Andriambololona Jurcich ’98
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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.”
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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
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Learning with your heart
by Judy Petree
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2005 Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Garry Hesser: Minnesota Professor of the Year
Vision, news from Access to Excellence:
The Campaign for Augsburg College
DEPARTMENTS
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Around the Quad
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Sports
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Faculty/Staff Notes
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Alumni News
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Class Notes
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In Memoriam
44
Auggie Thoughts
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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>.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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>.
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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:
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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
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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.
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Stephen Geffre
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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‘Thirsty for God’
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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
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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.
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BECOMING A TEACHER
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.”
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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.
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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
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Learning with
your heart
by Judy Petree
photos by Stephen Geffre
A
Long distances and remote locations
make healthcare delivery difficult
on the reservation.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.”
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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.
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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
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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. ■
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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>.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55454.
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Betsey Norgard
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Vol. 67, No. 1
Features
FEATURES
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.).
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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. ■
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HOMECOMING 2004
TWO HONORED AS 2004 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
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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.
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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.
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HOMECOMING 2004
FIRST DECADE AND SPIRIT OF AUGSBURG AWARD
RECIPIENTS NAMED FOR 2004 by Lynn Mena
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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.
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HOMECOMING 2004
THE NYDAHL FAMILY honored with the Distinguished Service Award
by Lynn Mena
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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BY BETSEY NORGARD
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.”
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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:
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The Signature Curriculum
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The Liberal Arts Foundation
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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internships, cooperative education,
practica, fieldwork, and clinicals
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faculty-student research
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community service-learning courses
and experiences
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study abroad
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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
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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.
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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
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For information about
Augsburg’s Core Curriculum:
Barbara Edwards Farley
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
612-330-1024
farley@augsburg.edu
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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[
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.
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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
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[
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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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>.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Opinions expressed in Augsburg
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official College policy.
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with regard to public assistance,
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its employees and its students.
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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
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A Quick connection to
prom dresses
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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—
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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.
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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.”
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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
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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.
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“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.” ■
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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.” ■
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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“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.
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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.” ■
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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“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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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>.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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).
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Mia Carol (Kordovsky) ’00 and
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Farmington,
Minn.—a son,
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siblings Michael, 5, and
Adrienne, 2. Nathan is a software
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Ann, Minneapolis—a son, Ted
Thomas, in October.
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husband, Matt—a daughter,
Abigail Clara.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. ■
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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.
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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
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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.
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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! ■
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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. ■
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. ■
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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octors, research psychologists ,
space physicists, mathematicians,
teachers, and a Nobel laureateAugsbu rg enjo ys a long tradition of
excellence in the sciences. I am
delighted to welcome you to this specia l
issue of Augsburg Now focusing on our
program s in the natu ral and behaviora l
sciences and mathematics.
Based in the liberal arts and
sciences, an Augsburg education equips
our diverse stud ent body to meet the
needs of the highly techno logical 21st
century. All of our stud ents gain skills
that help them und erstand
contemporary issues, evaluate evidence,
and make informed decisions. The new
Augsburg Core Curri culum encourages
interdisciplinary teachin g and
coursewo rk. It also gu ides students to
become thoughtful, effective leaders,
mindful of their gifts and talents, in
whatever field they enter.
Augsburg science maj ors, the focus
of this issue, receive a solid found ation
for advanced work. Ou r science
programs provid e many hands-o n
experiences such as research with
facult y, internships, and service- learnin g.
For example, our qu arter-centur y
partn ership with NASA has prov ided
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beyond what is available at many other
small private colleges. Our communit y
partnership s provide internships and
other off-campu s learnin g expe riences.
We eagerly anticipate the up comin g
campaign for a new science facility. For
50 years, our Science Hall has served
stud ents well, producin g remarkabl e
achievements in its laboratories and
classrooms. Our new center for the
natur al and behaviora l sciences and
mathematics will offer a state-of-the-art
environm ent for teachin g and research ,
as well as a welcoming place for the
communit y.
In these pages, I invite you to meet
our engaged facul ty, read about stud ents
succeedin g beyond their expectations,
and catch up with some of your fellow
classmates and friends who have chosen
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Letters to the
editor
Mystery Auggi e runn er from
1960 s photo come s forth
Seeing the picture of Kofi Ann an on the
track with two other runn ers [see Summ er
2003, Class Notes] concerns me. Without
knowing, I may have been in the presence
of one of the greatest minds of our time.
How often does that happen?
I started my freshman year in 1960
and participated and lettered in track and
field. I held the school record for the high
hurdl es for a while and ran some sprint
races and pole vaulted as well.
Wh en my wife saw the mystery
picture she immediately said "The person
in this picture looks ju st like you." I got
out the magnifying glass, and sure enough
it looked like me. I had bony legs and
always had a pained look on my face
durin g a race. Furth ermore, I hardly ever
placed first- as the picture shows.
- Gary Ellis '65
Miigw etch from Bonnie Wallace
II write] with great humilit y and
appr eciation for the wond erful
celebration held Jun e 16 [see Summ er
2003, Around the Quad] for th e 25-year
anniv ersary of th e American Indi an
Stud ent Services Program .
I want the Augsbur g and local
American Indi an co mmuniti es to kn ow
that the success of the pro gram depended
on literally hundr eds of peopl e . ... I hold
[Augsbur g President Emeritu s] Charles
And erson in high regard for his genuin e
belief in our work .... He supp orted the
progra m's aut onomy, and that is evident
today.
Twenty-five years-th at's longevity!
.. . I am so very pleased to be a part of
th e history of this exce llent progra m.
Miigwetch (th ank you , in the Ojib we
language) to the Creator and all of you
that made this poss ible.
- Bonni e Wallace , Scholarship Director,
Fo nd du Lac Reservation; and found er
and former dir ector of Augsbur g's AISSP.
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In this special issu e abou t th e sciences at
Augsbur g, stud ents, faculty, and alumni share
Willi am V. Fram e
th eir stori es of researc h in Antar ctica,
Director of Alumni and
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chemistry in cosm etics, teach ing high school
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is a bona fide occupationa l
qualification . Augsburg College
is co mmitt ed to pr-oviding
reasonab le accommodations ro
its emp loyees and its stud ents .
biology, creatin g virtual reality, findin g su ccess
in grad schoo l, and mu ch mor e.
An overview story pull s together
th e myriad activiti es in biolog y,
chemistry, ph ysics , math emati cs ,
psycholo gy, and comput er
science.
Departments
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Around the Quad
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Sports
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Homecoming awards
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On the cover :
First-year s tud en ts Sa.-ah Pesola
(lef t) and Sara Ray mond (right)
get so m e hands-on experience in
chemisoy lab. Photo by Stephen
Geffr e.
Top rankings in college guides
A
ugsb urg has been named among the
nation's best colleges in thr ee
catego ries and ranked in th e top tier
among Midwestern unive rsities.
U.S. News & World Repon listed
Augsburg (the only Minnesota school)
among 20 of the nation 's best institutions
for service learnin g.
TIie Princeton Review includ es the
Co llege in the 150 "Best for the Midw est,"
prai sing an outstandin g faculty, sma ll class
sizes , and friendl y environm ent.
Kaplan Publishing 's The Unbiased
Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges,
2004 includes Augs bur g and names it as
one of the top five sc hoo ls that may be
und errat ed , as judged by a nationa l survey
of guidanc e counselor s.
For the third year, Augsbur g is one of
the best 201 in Great Collegesfor the Real
World, selec ted for best demonstrating
both the education and the opportunities
to prepare stude nts for the real wo rld .
Augsburg has been named one of 12
"foundi ng institut ions " nat iona lly to
participate in a project joint ly sponsored
by the Policy Center on the First Year of
College and the Counci l of Indepe ndent
Colleges (C IC) to develop a model of
exce llence for the first college year.
Pete r Agre wins Nobel Prize
eter Agre, a 1970
graduate and
Distinguished
Alumnu s of Augsb ur g,
was one of Lwo
win ners of the 2003
Nobel Prize in
che mistry. He is a
professor and
researcher at the John s
Hopkin s University Schoo l of Medicine in
Baltimore . His discovery of "aquapori n-1,"
a "cha nn el" that lets water pass in and out
of cells represented a major breakthrough
that has led to greater understanding of
many inherited and acquired water balance
disorders , such as kidney disease .
After gradua ting from Augsburg , Agre
received his medical degree from John s
Hopkin s University School of Med icine
and is now professor of biologica l
chem istry there.
Agre's father , the late Court land Agre,
was chem istry professor at Augsburg from
1959-76. Three of Agre's siblin gs also
auended Augsburg: Mark Agre '8 1,
Annetta (Agre) Anderson '69, and James
Agre '72 , who curre ntly serves on
Augsburg 's Science Advisory Board .
"The Chemis tr y Department is elate d
at this news ," said chemistry professor
Arlin Gyberg . "Those of us who had Peter
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as a stud ent are not su rpri sed he has
reached this level. It's no shock that he
won the Nobel Prize in chem istry."
Agre shares the chemistry prize with
America n Roderick MacKinnon .
Center for Teaching
and Learning
2003-04
Convocation
Series
he fourth an nual Convocation Series
presents a challenge to consider all
work as voca tion-id ent ifying one's gifts
and abilities, and using them in benefit to
the communit y
T
The presentaLions include:
Oct. 14. 2003
Sharon Da loz Parks , W hidbey Institute
"Big Qu estions , Worthy Dreams "
Nov. 12, 2003
Lee Hard y, Ca lvin Co llege
"The Ch ristian 's Calling in th e Academy "
Jan. 19,2004
2004 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Convoca tion
Vanne Owe ns Hayes , Minneapolis
Departme nt of Civ il Rights
"Responding to the Ca ll"
Feb. 18, 2004
Kathy Buck ley, co med ian
"No Labe l, No Lim its "
Feb. 26-27, 2004
2004 Batalden Symposium in
Applied Ethics
Paul B. Batalde n , M.D. and David C.
Leach , M.D.
"Transfor min g th e Profess ion of
Health Ca re"
A S79,000 grant from the Bush
Foundation to the Center for Teaching
and Learning will involve more than
100 faculty in studying student
outcomes and assessment in the new
Augsburg Core Curriculum. Pictured are
(L to R) Frankie Shackelford, associate
dean for teaching and learning
enhancement ; Diane Pike, director of
the Center for Teaching and Learning;
and Terry Martin, administrative
assistant. Not pictured is Carol Forbes,
director of sponsored programs .
Spring 2004
2004 Sverdrup Visiting
Scientist Lecture
To be annou nced
For informatio n , call 612-330-1180 or
visit <www.augsburg .edu/ co nvo> .
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Fall 2003
$1 million-an
Fund first!
he $1 million goal for Augsburg 's
annual fund was reached for the first
time in Co llege history durin g 2002-03.
This 25 percent increase in giving over
th e previous year was achi eved by a total
of 1,928 donors.
Often referred to as "the lifeblood of
th e Co llege ," Augsbur g's ann ual fund
supp orts the financial aid com mitm ent
that allows the College to remain
affordable for a wide variety of
academically-qualified stu den ts. Last
year, more th an 80 percent of Augsburg
stud ents received $25 million in financial
aid , includin g $9 million in Augsburg
sc holarship s and tuition gran ts.
Sixty percent of The Augsburg Fund
total was contribut ed by the 185
memb ers of th e Maroon & Silver Society,
th e College's leade rship-l evel dono rs.
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Augsburg
Congratulations,
faculty!
These donors pledge to support the
financial aid commitm ent with annu al
cash gifts of $ 1,000 to $25 ,000 for a
minimum of four years .
Much of the growth in The
Augsburg Fund has occurred in the last
six years , during the tenur e of President
William Frame . When he ar rived at
Augsburg , the annua l fund level was at
178 ,000. His push to increase th e level
and comm itm ent lo annu al fund giving
has resulted in its more than five-fold
growt h. Augsb urg regent Tracy Elfunann
'8 1, chair of th e Develop ment
Commin ee, and Donn a McLean , dire ctor
of The Augsb urg Fund , provided
leaders hip for the fund 's success .
Planning for Augsburg 's nexl capital
campaign includes continu ed aggressive
growt h of The Augsburg Fund .
Promotion to professor
Martha Johnson , speech ,
communicati on , and theatre arts
Stuart Stoller , bu siness administrati on
Tenure granted and promotion to
associate professor
Lois Bosch , social work
Nora Braun , business admini stra tion
Rona ld Fedie , chemistry
Merilee Klemp , music
James Vela-McConn ell , sociology
J. Ambrose Wolf , ph ysics
Tenure granted
Karen Sutherland , co mput er science
Welcome, new Auggies!
Sport ing maroon Augsburg T-shirts, 22 Augsburg Seminar groups-the orien ta t ion
seminar for freshmen-contributed
over 1,400 hours of commun ity service on t he
first day of school at 18 sites, mostly in the neighborhood . At Danebo Residence,
students visited with senior residents , painted , and cleaned .
Fall 2003
Jeann ette Clark, fr om Hop kins, Minn ., is one of
t he 348 fre shm en in t he class of 2007. She moved
int o Urn ess Hall on Aug . 31, getting some help
fr om her parents in unpacking the boxes .
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Around the Quad
Transforming our students, ourselves,
our world
"Do you believe you will
be transformed by your
college experience?"
ore th an 94 percent of curr ent
and prosp ective stud ents-da y,
weekend , and grad-an swe red, "Yes."
Now th e qu estion is , "what th ey will
do wit h this transformative
expe rien ce ."
Th ese qu estions were part o f an
exte nsive resea rch effort Augsb urg
cond ucted rece ntl y in preparation for
th e laun ch of a new brand ima ge,
tag line, and marketin g camp aign for
th e College.
Th e resu lts o f this far-reac hin g
effort are now being see n and heard
all ove r campu s and throughout th e
Twin Cities, wit h the Septe mb er
laun ch of th e camp aign . Throug h
billb oa rds and bus stop post ers,
news pap er ads and radio spot s, a n ew
Web site and man y oth er engaging
vehicl es, Augsburg College is
emb arkin g on this ex tend ed
ca mp aign wit h a three-fold goa l: to
captur e and pres ent th e uniqu e
esse nce of its edu ca tional experience ;
to raise awa reness and positive
supp ort among key co nstitu ent s; and
to dri ve the mission of Augsb urg
College forward in an excit ing and
dynamic new way.
Both th e traditiona l day stud ent
and th e wo rking adult are being
Be yourself at Augsburg. And leave completely__
changed.
chall enged to "Be yo urse lf at
Augs bur g, and leave co mpl etely
changed ." Th e theme of
"Transform ing Ed ucat ion" deliv ers
three int errelate d messages:
trans forming stud ent s' uniqu e talents
and int erests into ca lled lives of
service ; tran sforming the edu cational
exper ience itself to effec t st ud ent
growt h and chang e; and , ultimat ely, transforming our community and wo rld through positive change .
Inco ming and "vetera n " stud ents , faculty members , staff, alumni , donors , and co mmunity members-all are integral parts of
this eve r-transforming ex perience ca lled Augsburg Co llege .
Stay tun ed . More to co me.
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Fall 2003
Sports
Eight receive Athletic Hall of Fame honors
by Don Stoner
ugsbu rg Co llege honored eight
form er ath letes duri ng Homeco min g
wee kend , indu cted int o the Augsbur g
Athl etic Hall of Fame at th e annu al
banqu et on Oc l. 2.
Th e Augsbur g Ath letic Hall of Fame
was es tab lished in 1973 to recog nize
ma le athletes who made spec ial
co ntributi ons lo th e Co llege's athl etic
hisw ry. In 1989, female athl etes we re
first indu cted inlO the hall. Rec ipients are
chose n each yea r on th e basis of
performan ce in Augsbur g at hletics,
se rvice lo th e sc hoo l, civic and
profess ional ac hievement s , and
leadership .
A
Honor ed as indu ctees int o th e Augsbur g
Ath letic Hall of Fame are:
Bob Adams '83 (wrestling)
T he on ly Augsbur g wres tler to earn
mu ltip le All-America n honors in a single
seaso n, Adams wo n th e CAA Division
Ill indi vidu al champi ons hip al 134
pou nds in 1983 and place d seco nd al the
we ight class in th e NAlA champi onship
meet, the only yea r Augsbur g co mp eted
in both orga niza tions' national
tourn aments . Adams won MIAC titl es in
1982 and 1983 and was Augsbu rg's
Seni or Honor Athl ete in 1983.
Michele Boyer '89 (softball,
basketball)
Boyer earn ed All-American honors in
Fall 2003
1988 as a so ftball outfi elder, ea rnin g AllMIAC honors thr ee yea rs in a row. Her
.495 bauin g ave rage in 1988 is th e best
single-seaso n perform ance in sc hoo l
history. In basketba ll, Boyer was one of
only five players in sc hoo l history LO
sco re more than 1,00 0 po in ts in her
ca ree r, finishin g with 1,0 19 poin ts, and
ea rn ed All-MIAC honors in 1986-87 and
1987-88. She was Augsburg's Senior
Honor Athl ete in 1989.
Kevin Gordon '82 (hockey)
An NAIA All-America n in 1982 , Go rd on
was a member of Auggie tea ms that wo n
th e national champi onship in both 198 1
and 1982 , as we ll as thr ee straight MIAC
championship s. He earn ed All-M IAC
honors in both 1980 and 1982 , lead ing
th e tea m in sco rin g both years . Gordon 's
30 goa l in 1979-8 0 are th e seco nd- mos t
in a single seaso n ; he finished his caree r
with 108 poin ts (57 goa ls , 51 ass ists ).
Ray Hamilton '75 (basketball)
An honora ble-mention All-American in
1975 , Hamilton playe d two seaso ns o f
bas ketball al Augsbu rg, ea rnin g AIIMIAC and NAIA All-Distri ct honors both
seaso ns and MIAC Mos t Valuable Player
honors in 1974-75 , as the Auggies wo n
th e MIAC champi onship and advanced
LO th e NAIA distri ct champions hip game.
He led th e Auggies in sco ring both of his
seaso ns and in reboundin g his enior
ca mp aign.
Melanie Herrera '88 (track and field ,
volleyball)
Herrera ea rn ed All-America n honors
seve n Limes in trac k and field ,
dominating th e throwing eve n ls. She
qu alified for national mee ts in the shot
put all four yea rs in ollldoo r com pelilion
and her final thr ee seaso n in indoor
co mp elili on , win ning CAA Divi ion Ill
national champ ionship s in 1987
out doo rs , and in 1988 in bo th indoo r
and outd oo r co mp etiti on , where her
reco rd -se ttin g effort st ill stands . She also
played th ree sea a ns of volleyba ll al
Augsbur g and was Aug burg's Senior
Honor Ath lete in 1988 .
Robert Lafleur '80 (soccer)
A two- lime All-M IAC election (1 97879) and AIA All-Distri ct selection ,
LaFleur was a member of Auggie team s
that wenl 43-15-10 in his care er, neve r
finis hing low er than third in MIAC play.
He was team capt ain his se nior seaso n.
Jim Peterson '78 (hockey, baseball)
In men's hocke y, Peter son was a memb er
o f Augs bur g's first national
champio nsh ip team , the 1978 AIA titl e
team , and was a memb er o f Augsbur g's
MIAC base ball champi on hip tea m in
1975. He earn ed All-MIAC honors twi ce
in both ho ckey and base ball, was a
member of th e
IA All-Tourn ament
Team in hocke y in 1978 , and ea rn ed
Augsburg Senior Honor Athl ete honors
in 1978 .
David Trost '81 (track and field,
basketball)
Augsbu rg's firs t men's tra ck and field
national meel qualifier, he finished thir d
in the high j um p al th e AIA outd oo r
na tiona l meel with a 2.14-meter (7-fee lO) effort , a school reco rd that still stands .
He won the MIAC titl e in the high j um p
in 1981.
Don Stoner is sports inf onnation coordinato,:
,4uGSB RG NOW
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Two named as 2003 Distinguished Alumni
ni jo i~ 162 oth ers as Distin gu ished Alumni of Augsb u rg College. Recipien ts are recog niz ed for
T s1wogmalum
f1cant achievement m their voca u ons and ou tstandm g con tributi ons to chur ch and commun ity,
by Lynn Mena
th rough years of prepara tion , experience, dedication , exempl ary character, and se rvice.
Hans G. Dumpys '56
Bishop Hans G. Dump ys gradu ated
from Augsbur g in 1956 with a B.A. in
histo ry. ln 1960 , he earn ed a B.D. from
th e Luth eran Schoo l of Theo logy in
Chicago , and was ordained by Hope
Luth era n Chur ch in Detroit. He
received a master's degree in th eology
from Harvard Divinity Schoo l in 1965 ,
and purs ued doc toral stu d ies at
Prin ceto n Theological Semin ary and
Tuebin gen University in Germ any. He
also studied at th e Advanced Institu te for Pastora l Studi es in
Michigan , and th e Tan tur Ecu menical Inst itut e in J eru salem .
Born in ibra i, Lithuania in 1933 , Dump ys has lived in th e
U.S. since 1949. He was instrum ent al in th e renewal and reviva l
o f th e Luth eran chu rch in Lithu ania after th e count ry regain ed
ind epend ence from the Soviet Unio n. This includ ed training
pas tors and teachers for the chur ch and contributin g as one of
th e fou nders of th e University of Klaipeda's th eological sc hool
in Lithu ania in 1992 . Du mp ys retired from parish mini stry in
ove mb er, but continu es to serve as bishop of th e Lithu anian
Evangelical Luth era n Chur ch in Diaspora, located in Chicago ,
for which he also serve d as chair of the syno d coun cil. In
additi on , he has served pastora tes in Michigan , Massac hu setts ,
Canada, Iowa , and most rece ntl y at Lithu ani an Evangelical
Lutheran Home Church in Chicago , Ill.
In Febru ary, Dum pys was honored by th e Knights o f
Lithu ania "in recog n itio n o f and grateful app reciation for
ecum enical, spiritu al, cu ltu ral, and hum anit arian lifetime
achievements in th e worldwi de Lith ua nian co mmunit y." In
1998, he was invited to th e Whit e House for the signin g of th e
"Charter o f Partn ers hip" with th e Baltic republi cs. He has
pr esent ed speec hes, se rm ons, in vocations, and greetin gs both
nationally and in tern ationally, and has initiat ed , organiz ed , and
presided ove r synod asse mbli es with delega tions from Ge rman y,
Ca nada, and th e U.S. In honor of his wo rk for th e Luth eran
chur ch in Lithuania and in th e ex ile Lithu anian communi ty, he
was invited by Lithu ania's mini ster of cultur e to be an official
represe nt at ive of North America's Lithu anian co mmunit y at th e
ethni c world music festival in 1994 .
Dump ys taught in Augsbur g's religion departm ent in 19651966. W hile pur suin g his gradu ate studi es, he was an assistant
at Harva rd University's Memorial Church , and se rved as pastorin-residence and also assistan t to th e dean of inst ru ction at
Prin ce ton Th eological Semin ary. He met his wife, Donn a , while
at Augsbu rg. They live in Oak Park, Ill., and have two childr en ,
Jon and Chri sta.
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A UGSBURG NOW
Ertwin Jones-Hermerding '69
ErtJ ones-Hermerding graduated from
Augsburg in 1969 with a B.S. in liberal
arts speech, theatre, and physical
edu cation , with a head coaching
endors ement . He received an M.S. in
curri culum and instru ction with an
English emph asis from Mankat o State
University in 1975.
Jones-Hermerding retired this year
after an exceptional 34-year teaching and
coaching career for the Robbinsdale
Independent School District. He was the first to teach
improvisational theatre at the juni or high level. From 1969-1988 ,
he taught speech and theatre at Plymouth Junior High School, and
directed 96 productions. The Children's Th eatre Foundati on of
America recognized the Robbinsdale school district's theatre
programs with an award for excellence in 1995;Jon es-Hermerding
was specifically celebrated for creating "an extraordin ary middle
school dram a progr am."
Sin ce 1988 , J ones-Herm erdin g has taught speech , th eatre,
litera tur e, oral int erpr etation , and acting at Coo per Senior High
School. He also served as th eatre arts chair and audi tori um
manage r. He dir ected over 50 produ ctions at Coo per, and his
Introdu ction to Th eatre class was on e of only two in Minn eso ta
where a childr en's th eatre perform ance proje ct is compl eted as
part of th e curri culum , givin g stud ent s who can't particip ate in
after-schoo l th eatre th e chance to exp erience th e thrill of
crea ting and performin g in a sho w.
In additi on to his strong juni or and senior high theatre
programs, Jon es-Hermerding has also been a successful football
coach. He coached at Plymouth Juni or High for 10 seasons and at
Cooper Senior High for over 20 seasons (includin g 10 as head
coach). He was honored as Lake Conference Coach of the Year in
1984 for his exceptional program. He inspired players to be role
models for each other, and they work ed on team uni ty projects by
organizing programs on chemi cal abuse, weight trainin g, and other
relevant topics. He also institut ed a program that requir ed his
players to check in with their teachers on a weekly basis regarding
their academic performance and attitud e in the classroom .
Jones-Herm erding has worked in summ er th eatre projects for
th e Orono, Hopkins , and Robbinsd ale school districts, and as a
staff member for Augsburg's summ er theatre institut e. He is an
instru ctor and curri culum writ er for th e University of St. Th omas
Cont inuin g Edu cation progra m, and has facilitated worksh ops for
colleagues and serve d on many curri culum developm ent
committ ees. He and his wife, Pat, have two childr en, Mee-lynn
and Harper.
Fall 2003
First Decade and Spirit of Augsburg award
recipients named for 2003
bylynnMena
A
ugsbur g is please d to ann oun ce the 200 3 reci pients of the First Decade and Spirit of Augsbur g awards . Th e Firs t Decad e Award
is presented to Augsbur g gra du ates of th e past 10 years who have made signifi cant progress in th eir prof ess iona l achievements
and co ntributi ons to th e communit y, and in so doing exemp lify the miss ion of th e Co llege: to prepar e futur e leaders in se rvice to th e
world. Graduates from th e day, weeke nd , and gra du ate programs are eligible.
The Spirit o f Augsbur g Award honors alumni and friend s of the Co llege who have given exceptiona l se rvice that co ntribut es
substanti ally to th e well being of Augsbur g by furth erin g its purposes and programs.
RECIPIENT
OF
THE
2003
FIRST
DECADE
AWARD
Tammera Ericson '93
Tamm era Ericson has successfully combin ed
her interests in political science , urban stu dies,
public service, and the legal profession-all
while raising thr ee children. After serving as
chair of the Columbi a Heights Charter
Commission and as a member of its Planning
and Zoning Comm ission, Ericson was
appointed in 2002 to a task force charged with
developin g city design guide lines. In addition , she helped start a
nonprofit organization , Rising to New Heights, dedicated to
improving the image of Columbia Heights . In 2002 , Ericson was
elected to the Columbia Heights City Counci l, and was also
appoint ed to concurr ent terms on the city's Econo mic Developme nt
Auth ority and Housing Redevelopment Authority.
RECIPIENTS
OF
THE
2003
In Jun e, she gradua ted summa cum laude from William
Mitchell College of law, where she received the Stud ent Award of
Melit , the Burton Award for Excellence in Legal Writin g, and the
CALI Award for Excellence in Drafting and Negotiating Business
Agreements. She volunt eers for the Minn esota Ju stice Found ation,
giving presentations on legal topics to wom en living in a transitional
housing cent er in St. Paul. In addition , she volunt eers for the
Chrysalis Center for Wom en in Minn eapolis as part of the Pro Bono
Attorn ey Safety Project. Throu gh this program , she works to help
low-income victims of dom estic abus e obtain orders for protection.
She is curr ently serving as a judici al clerk for the Minnesota
Supr eme Court for one year before returnin g to the law finn
Winthrop & Weinstein .
SPIRIT
OF
AUGSBURG
AWARD
John Benson '55
Professor Emeri tus John Benson served more
than 35 years as an ac tive memb er of
Augsb ur g's religion department. After joining
th e facult y in 1963 , he was promo ted to
associate prof essor and gra nt ed tenur e in
1969 , th en promoted to full prof esso r in
1986. Benson also taught in th e phil osop hy
depart ment and helped deve lop Augsb ur g's
hum aniti es major in th e 1970s . In additi on ,
he taught a course entitl ed Deve lop ing a Mu lti-Cu ltural
Perspect ive for th e Master of Arts in Leadership program , and
tea med up wi th ph ysics prof essor Mark Engebretson to teac h a
cou rse th at int egra ted sc ience with religion and sp iritu ality.
Their co llabora tion led to two awards from the pr estigious J ohn
Templeton Foundation 's annu al sc ience and religion co ur se
pro gra m co mp etiti on. Throughout his years at Augsburg ,
Benson se rved on co mmitt ees too numerous to list. Beyond his
co mmitt ee wo rk , he was at th e forefront of a numb er o f thin gs ,
mos t notably the introduction of co mput er techn ology to th e
campu s in th e early 1980s. An avid go lfer, he also coac hed go lf
at Augsburg for sev era l years . Benson and his ,vife, Doroth y,
co ntinu e to be ac tive memb ers of th e Augsb ur g commu nit )'.
Fall 2003
Sigvald Hjelmel and , the seco nd of four
generati ons of Hjelmeland s to attend
Augsbur g, return ed to Augsbur g in 1952 as
th e Co llege's firs t dir ec tor of deve lopm ent.
He headed the new ly establi shed
Deve lopm ent Office and emb ark ed up on
Augsbur g's first capital ca mp aign to raise
fund s for the "Libra r)' Drive ." Th e camp aign
excee ded its goal, and b)' 1955 , th e Co llege
brok e ground on th e Sverdrup -Oftedal Libra ry. Th e success of
th e camp aign led to Augsbur g's su ccess ful appli cation of
acc reditation b)' th e North Centr al Association . Hjelmeland's
man y contributi ons and proj ects begun durin g his )'ears al
Augsburg includ ed Science Hall; Chri stense n Ce nt er; Urn ess
Hall ; Foss , Lobec k, Miles Cent er for Wor ship , Drama, and
Communi cati on ; and th e Tim es Buildin g (th e first co mm ercia l
building donat ed to Augsbur g). In th e late 1980s , Hj elmeland
es tablished the Rev. John Hjelmeland End owed Scholarship
Fund in honor of his fathe r, an alumnu s of Augsbur g Academ)',
Seminar )', and College. Even after his retir ement in 1982 ,
Hj elmeland volunt ee red his vas t ex perience as a developm ent
co nsult ant from 1982 to l9 86.
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7
Homecoming
2003
The Hoversten family honored with the
Distinguished Service Award
he Distinguished Service Award, inaugurat ed in its currenl form al Hom ecomi_ng 2001 with ~ e Strom~en _family, and last yea_r
T award ed to the Quanbeck family, recognizes families who have made substanual and contmumg comnbuuons lo Augsburg-111 the
by l ynnMena
form of stud ents and gradu ates, ideas , reputation , and resources .
.
.
Thi s year, we celebra te the Hoversten family, and th eir gene rations-long conn ecuon with Augsburg .
The Hoversten story
In 1806 , a youn g Norweg ian teacher
namedj ohann es ja cobso n mar ried Anna
Hoversten. She was a woman of prop erty
on the rocky island of Renn esoy, up the
coas t from Stavanger. So he took her
surn ame , which came from an
ou tcro ppin g of stone- "hoved sten" or
headsto ne-on the farm she owned.
J ohann es and Ann a had nin e
childr en. It is the descendents of thr eeJacob , Knud , and Gun vor-who
recognized that edu cation offered many
more op portun ities in th e U.S. than in
orway, and who u ltimatel y formed the
Augsbur g conn ection.
The Hoverstens and Augsburg
Elias Hovers ten , son of Knud and Elen
Hoversten, was a stern and practical man
who farmed the land near Marshall,
Minn ., in the first half of the 1900s. Wh en
Elias' oldest son , Knut , grew imo a young
adult , Elias feared that his so n's bad hip
would prevent him from becoming a
successfu l farmer. So in 1926 , he sent
Knut to the city to get an Augsbu rg
education . After Knut grad uated in 1930 ,
more than 40 members of the extend ed
Hovers ten family also attended , includ ing
the family's most recent Augsbur g alumn a,
Kari Lucin '03 , da ughter of Kim
(Hoversten) Lucin '76 and the Rev. Martin
Lucin '74 , grandd aughter of Kermit
Hoversten '50 , and grea t-gra ndd aughter of
Elias Hoversten .
Augsburg's motto, "Educatio n for
Service," is also one of the Hoversten's
strongest tradi tions , and the family has
dedicated their labors to the ideal of
service . Knut , the first Augsburg gradu ate,
is now a retired chemistry teacher. Several
other Hoverstens also became teachersand many entered the fields of medicine,
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A-UGSBURG NOW
law, ministry, busin ess, and
agriculture.
The Hoverstens recall
Augsburg as a unifyi ng,
centr al presence in their
lives. M. Annett e
(Hoverste n) Hanson '68 ,
daught er of Knut's broth er,
the Rev. Chester E.
Hoversten '44 , heard many
stories abou t Augsburg
durin g her childh ood .
"Wh enever my dad and his
friends or other family
About 200 Hoversten family members gathered in Hoverst en
members would get
Chapel in 1989 for the dedication of the chapel_they funded . At
left are: (standing) Allen Hoversten '64, L. Berniece Johnson ,
together, they would
Knut Hoversten '30; (kneeling) Garfield Hoversten '50 and
always talk about
Clarence Hoversten '41 . At right are : (back row) Brian
Augsburg ," Annelle said in
Livingston, Kyle Hoversten , Rev. Joel Njus, Augsbu rg Pastor
an article for the fall 2000
Dave Wold ; (front row) Rev. Thomas Hoversten ' 56, Rev.
Chester J. Hoversten '60, Rev. Chester E. Hove rsten '44, and
issue of the Augsbu rg Now.
Augsburg President Charles Anderson .
"And if you want ed to
get married , you went to
Augsburg," she continu ed
the Augsburg campus . In recent years, the
with a chu ckle. "I met my hu sband ,
family had hon ored the College with gifts
Robert [Hanson '68] here. I think that
and pledges of over $1 million as major
while I was a stude nt , I didn 't auac h much
support for the cons tru ction of the
meanin g to the fact that so man y other
College's Foss, Lobeck , Miles Center for
family members had attended . But
Worship , Drama and Communication and
subsequently, it has become mu ch more
to establish the Hoversten Endowment .
important to me. What a rich, precious
On April 22, 1989, Augsburg officially
environm ent. "
dedicated the chape l in Foss Cente r as the
In Octo ber of 1985 , the Hoverstens
Hoversten Chape l. Two months later, two
gathered at the College for a reunion. It
newly endowed Hoversten scholarships
was during this time that they began
were announced , the Hoversten Peace
discussing a monum ent- a chapel at
Scholarship and the Jacob and Ella
Augsburg that would reflect their family
Hoversten Scholarship.
values and traditi ons. A gift of a chapel
"During my days on campus I was
not only expressed their gratit ude but also
enriched in man y ways," said Lorna
demons trat ed their comm itment to
Hoversten '62 . "I received not only a
edu cation , faith , and the college that so
strong scientific education , but also a
many family memb ers had au end ed.
deeper knowledge of my religious ethnic
Four years later, about 200
heritag e. I contribut e jo yfully to this
Hoverstens and their relatives from all
institu tion to enable present and futu re
over the U .5. return ed for a special day on
students to have similar experiences ."
Fall 2003
AUGSBURG NOW
Fall 2003
The sciencesat AugsburgCollegeoffer a rich educational environmentthat preparesstudentsto
enter a variety of fields in science, medicine, research, industry, public service, and education.
Rigorouscourseworkwithin a liberal arts curriculum, combined with internshipsand outstanding
opportunitiesfor researchwith faculty give students the solid foundation they need to meet the
highly technical demandsof our global society.
This combinationof high quality teaching, the enormous resourcesof the city, and an expectation
that each personcan make a difference in the world affords a powerfuleducation at Augsburg.
design
by Kathy
Rumpza
• photos
by Stephen
Geffre
• art
by Sam
Gro ss
theSCIENCES
atAUGSBUR
Educating
professional
scientists,effectiveleaders,and informed
citizens
by Cynthia Hill
" Progress made in harnessing fusion as energy source."
"World water crisis worsening. "
" Brain research reveals clues to dyslexia ."
"Meat suppliers asked to cut antibiotic use. "
"CDC reports first cases of monkey pox."
" U.S. sues over ban on genetically
modified foods ."
veryday headlin es like these
fields and inform ed citizens with th e
und ersco re the pervasive
knowledge and crit ical thinkin g skills to
influence of science in our lives .
evaluate the imp act of scientific develop ments
E
While the st ud y of science has long
been co nsidered part of a well-ro und ed
libera l arts edu cation at Augsbur g, it has
and weigh their mora l, ethi cal, and soc ial
impli cations," she said .
Augsbur g has a stro ng track record on
grown more imp ortant than
ever in a world increasingly
shape d by scientifi c and
techn ological
developm ents.
"Science matters come
up in th e pu blic deba te
continu ally, as we confront
issues such as
enviro nm ent al qu ality,
adva nces in medicine, and
the complexity of hum an
be havior," says Nancy
Steblay, professo r of
psychology and facu lty
liaiso n to Augsbur g's
Science Advisory Board.
"As a socie ty, we need
both capable professionals
in scientifi c and related
Luci Sagehorn'03 combinedminors in biology and chemistrywith a studio
art major.
Fall 2003
ETER AGRE '70
eter Agre's decision to major in
chemistry may have been a family
matter. His father, Courtland Agre
was a distinguished chemist in research at
DuPont and 3M as well as a college
professo r. He was one of the "founding
fathers" of Augsburg's chemistry
department and taught in it for 17 years.
Afte r Peter Agre graduated from
Augsburg, he went on to earn a medical
degree at Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool
of Medicine. His interest in biomedical
resea rch led him to a medical residency at
Case Weste rn Universityand a clinical
fellowshipat Universityof North CarolinaChapel Hill. He returned to Johns Hopkins
for a research fellowship in the cell biology
department and has been a faculty member
in the School of Medicine since 1984.
Agre sea rched for answers as to how
water moved from the cells within our
tissues . He also wondered why some
tissues, such as the linings of our lungs,
were so much more permeable than others .
In 1988 Agre discovered "channels "
that allow passage of water in and out of
ce lls. This major breakthrough resulted in
many related studies in biochemistry,
physiology, and genetics. From them ,
researchers have gained much greater
understanding of inherited and acquired
water balance disorders , such as kidney
disease.
P
Biology and chemistry major KeneeshiaWilliams '03 spent a summerresearchingnutrient import and export
in Augsburg'scoral reef aquariumwith biology professorBill Capman (above) and chemistry professorArlin
Gyberg(not pictured).
both fron ts, especia lly th e remarkab le
many a elementary or seconda ry teac hers.
numb er o f scient ists place d in ind ustry,
Augsb urg's strong int ern shi p co nn ect io ns
pub lic servi ce , edu cation , and socia l
lead o th ers to pro fess ional o ppo rtuniti es
servi ce organiza tio ns. Among th em a re
in ind ustry and th e no npro fit wo rld.
K- 12 teac hers, ph ysicia ns, and ot her
Augsburg science gradua tes ca n be foun d
hea lth care and ment al hea lth
at Medt ronic , SciMed, Genera l Electr ic,
prof essionals.
Guid ant , and many oth er bo th large and
In chemistry, for exa mpl e, half of all
gradu atin g maj ors ove r th e pas t 25 years
small co rp ora tio ns. At 3M in St. Paul in
parti cu lar, Augsbur g maint ai ns a large
have go n e o n to eith er earn Ph .D.s o r
prese nce beca use of its longtime
beco m e doc to rs , d en tists , or ph ar macists .
partn ers h ip with th e corpora tio n for
In th e sam e Lime fra me, m ore th an ha lf o f
trainin g of scie nti sts . Simil arly, hos pit als,
all physics maj ors have ent ered gra du ate
co un seling age ncies, and environm ent al
sc hoo l. A simil ar propo rtio n o f b iology
and health nonp ro fits empl oy grad uates
gradu a tes go o n to p rofess io na l and
from Augsbur g's sc ience depa rt ments .
gradu a te pro grams, includin g medi ca l
Thi s reco rd o f ac hi eve ment grows out
schoo l. In psyc ho logy, about half o f all
of Augs bur g's uni q uely enr ichi ng
gradu ates pur sue advanced stud y in areas
edu ca tiona l environm ent -r igorous
ranging from be haviora l gen etics to
science co ur sework wi th in a libe ral arts
co un selin g psyc ho logy as we ll a law,
curr iculum , ou tstand in g opport u nities for
medi cin e, and th eo logy.
s tud ent -fac ul ty researc h and int ern sh ips ,
O ther scie nce majo rs begin th eir
caree rs imm ediately after gra du ation ,
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and stro ng facult y mem ori ng and
p rogra m su ppo rt .
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"Our science
condu cted indep endent and team research in
progra ms set high
the College's solid-state ph ysics lab as well as
expectatio ns of what our
summ er resea rch at both Stanford University
stud ents can achieve,"
and th e University of California-Berkeley.
said Mark Engebretson,
ph ysics departm ent chair.
HARDWORK,
"Whil e Augsbur g is only
BIG
REWARDS
moderately selective
comp ared to so me other
libera l arts colleges, it's
what we do with and
expect o f our stud ents
andScholarship Fair, Weekend College
n cassidy and biology major Jean Johnson
ledthe possibility of producing low sugar
the dietaryand diabetic consumer market.
that is different. "
One indi cator of
qu ality is the fact that in
the past seve n years, five Augsbur g science
majors have been awarded Goldwater
Scholarships , a pre mier national und ergradu ate
science awa rd for stud ents in science and
mathematics. Only 30 0 stud ents across th e
count ry are selected each year.
Augsb urg's mos t recent Goldwater Scholar is
senior ph ysics maj or Victo r Acosta . He has
Stud ents attain these high levels of
scholarship because Augsbur g's program s are
demandin g, said William Capman, chair of
Augsburg 's bio logy departm ent.
"Science at Augsburg is hard work, but it
pays off," he said. "Our stud ents develop the
strong found ation needed to succeed in
gradu ate school and in science professions."
Augsburg's biology program is design ed to
develop both breadth and depth of knowledge
in the field . "Our program is broadly based so
that stud ents have more opportuniti es than
they would with a more specialized degree,"
he said. "Stud ents gradu ate well-prepared for
many different paths."
Whil e each program requir es coursewo rk
Mathematics professor RebekahDuponthelps studentsfind researchprojects and internshipsthat give them experience,
combinedwith a solid foundationof theoretical and applied mathematics,for a variety of careers or advancedstudies.
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end eavo r. Cur riculum
tec hn o logy, it is diffi cult for th em to
enh ance ments includ e
co nve y a se ns e o f scie ntifi c exp lora tion
rece ntl y-developed courses
beca use stud ents are usu ally ex p ec ted to
in polym ers, medicin al
dupli ca te k now n res ult s ," sa id
ch emi stry , mat eria ls scie n ce ,
Enge br etson of ph ys ics.
beh aviora l m edi cin e , and
developm e nt al
int o new territo ry in every disc iplin e,
ps yc hopath o log y. In
work in g alongs ide Augs bur g facu lty o n
add iti o n , pra c tici ng
ind epend ent resea rch proj ec ts and w ithin
sc ienti sts come to ca mpu s
cours ewo rk .
as adjun ct facu lty a nd gues t
In the TeachingScholars Program,fundedby NationalScience
Foundation,Augsburg science majorstaught middle-school children at
the Cedar-RiversideSchool, involvingthem in "bottle biology"hands-onprojects like this, studyinggroundwater and its effects on
habitats when percolatingthroughsoil.
in oth er scien ce disci plin es , ma ny
stud en ts pur su e a seco nd maj o r or a
minor , of ten co mbinin g bi ology and
ch emi stry o r a scie nce d iscip lin e wi th
math em atics .
Math emati cs is a popular ch oice
beca use it is "th e language of scie nce, "
sa id ma th ema tics p rofesso r Rebeka h
At Augsburg , st ud ents are digg ing
Bes t kn ow n is Augsbur g's work in
speakers , he lpin g Augsburg
space ph ys ics over th e pas t qu a rt er
stay o n top o f sc ien ce's
ce ntu ry, fund ed w ith gra nts from the
rapidl y chang in g
Na tio nal Science Foundation
d eve lop men ts
a nd NASA.
Und er th e dir ec tio n of Engebretson
But per haps no thin g is
and
fellow ph ysics prof essor Ken Eri ckson,
mo re relevant and inOu enti a l
students
in deve lopi ng tomorrow 's
num e rou s spa ce ph ys ics proj ec ts , both
scie nti sts , do cto rs , ed uca to rs, a nd h ea lth
have bee n ac tively in vo lved in
on- a nd o ff-ca mpu s , and m any have
a nd behaviora l specia lists
than Augsburg 's
co mmitm ent to
un de rgra duat e resea rch ,
o ffer ing o pportuniti es
unmat c hed in mos t o th er
sma ll co lleges.
Dupont. "It's co mpl em ent ary to so many
o th er disci plin es ."
For exa mp le, J ennif er Pa lm er '99
QUESTIONING,
EXPLORING
co mbin ed a ma th maj or wi th a ch emi stry
minor. She wen t o n to ea rn a mas ter's
Scie nce edu ca tion ad visory
d egree in biostatisti cs at th e Un ive rsity of
pane ls have lo ng str essed
Minn eso ta and is n ow a bios ta tistician a t
th e va lue of und ergrad uate
Boston Scientifi c Co rporati on in th e
resea rch ex perien ces,
Twin C iti es .
es pecia lly th e op po rtunit y
With changing scie ntifi c tr end s and
wor kpl ace requir ement s, th e pro gra ms
n ot o nly str ess mas tery of th e
to look for n ew, as o pp osed
to ex pec ted , res ults .
"Alth oug h stand ard
fund a ment a ls but a lso ac qu ai nt st ud ent s
laborator y co u rses co nvey
with em erg in g fields of sci e ntifi c
kn ow ledge abo ut curr en t
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NSF funds provide 30 Augsburgscholarships each year for computer
science and mathematics majors (CSEMS) in both the day and
weekendprograms. Pictured here are: Firstrow (Lto R): Alex Krantz,
Brian Bue, Sarah Sletten (Middle row): HeatherGreene, Kirsten
Halvorson, Scott Kuhl (Back row}: Brian Ashbaugh, Paul Sanft.
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Chemistry major Jennif er Hagenspent her summerassisting ProfessorRon Fedie on NSF-funded research studying
copolymers at the University of Minnesota.
presented resul ts at nationa l scie nce
conferences and in academic publi cation s (see
story on p. 30).
Similarl y, chemistry student J ennifer Hagen
devoted her summ er to assisting che mistry
professor Ron Fedie on a project to furth er
necessary for this work.
Engeb retso n said gradu ates rep eated ly tell
him th ese kind s of experiences were a key
factor in their decision to pursue adva nced
degrees and science caree rs.
"Their resea rch back gro und gave them an
know ledge of block copolym ers condu cted at
important sense of direction both during
the Univers ity of Minnesota, as part of the
th eir studies and durin g their later careers,"
NSF-fund ed Research Site for Edu cato rs in
he said .
According to the National Science Board's Science and Engineering
Indicators 1998 report, only one-quarter of Americans understand the
nature of scientific inquiry well enough to make informed judgments
about scientific results reported in the media.
Chemistry (RSEC) program. This grant provides
While man y stud en ts assist in resea rch
funding for faculty and students from smaller,
outsid e of th e classro om, research
primarily four-year colleges to collabora te and
experiences are also emb edded int o the
engage in cuttin g-edge research at research
curri culum . For exa mpl e, in biology, severa l
uni versities equipp ed with sophistica ted
cours es within the major includ e what
instrumentation and chemistry resources
Capman calls "non-trivi al" original research
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as maj or comp onents of th e labora tory
work . Every biology maj or comp letes at
progra ms.
In psychology, a research proj ect is
least two or thr ee such research proj ects
requir ed of every maj or, and many
before grad uating.
stud ents go on to do furth er work wit h a
"Through these long-term proj ects ,
students experience science the way a
faculty member.
"We stress research in our program
scienti st does, " Capm an said. "They have
because our stude nts need to become
to figure out the hypo thesis, design and
critical think ers. We want them to
cond uct the experim ents , and int erpret
question why claims are made, and to
and present the research, wh ich often
recognize both the strengths and
means dealing with the ambiguities of
limitations of research findin gs," said
results."
Bridget Robinso n-Riegler, chair of
Worki ng in small group s, stud ents
review the work of previous class projects
Augsbur g's psychology departm ent.
Research experience at Augsbur g
to figu re out the nex t logical qu estion for
often leads to int ensive off-campu s
stud y.
opportuni ties and int ernship s.
"Throu gh these stud ent proj ects , we're
Last summ er, for exa mple, j uni or
actually bui ldin g our own body of
ph ysics maj or Ryan Nevin went to Penn
scien tific literatur e on popu lation
Slate University for a research
genetics, prot ozoa n eco logy, )'easl grow th ,
expe rience, while juni or Greg McKusky
and other topics," Capm an said. He
and soph omore Nigel Milbridge loo k
add ed that this level of stud ent research
part in proj ects with Augsburg physics
goes far beyond many und ergradu ate
professor Amb rose Wolf at the University
Psychology
professorGraceDyrud(center)and psychology
studentsMatt Plitzkow(left) and Emily Beltz
(right)exploredpossiblereasonsfor persistent gamblingby lookingat gamblingbehaviorwhen players
receiveddifferentkindsof resultsin the slot machines.
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ecause science affects nearly every
aspect of modern life, Augsburg
courses for non-science majors are
aimed at building scientific literacy- the
knowledge and understanding of scientific
conce pts and processes required for
personal decision-making , participation in
civic and cu ltural affairs, and economi c
productivity .
B
William Capman , chair of Augsburg 's
biology department said , "We want nonmajors to become familiar with the scien ce
issues facing our society. The object is to
get them to the point where they can make
sense out of a newspaper article about
genetic engineering, health issues, human
behavior, or the environment , for
example. "
The College's general education
requir ement s include two science courses
for non-scie nce majors. Offering s include
courses specifical ly designed for the nonscience major, such as the elective
Chemistry for Changing Times.
Non-majors also participate in
Augsburg 's Science Education for New
Civic Engagement and Responsibility
program (SENCER), funded by the
National Science Foundation. Through
SENCER, biology and chemistry stud ents
have engaged in hand s-on projects, such
as analyzing water and invertebrate
samp les from area streams and providing
the information to a Hennepin
Conservation District water-quality
database. In turn , students are inform ed
as to how the data is used by legislative,
neighborhood, and environmental group s.
Joan Kunz, chemistry professor and
c hair of the Division of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics, has provided leadership
for the SENCER program . She is
ent husiastic about how thi s project brings
together two critical element s in
Augsburg 's mission-high quality science
educa tion and an ethic of service to
society. "Community environmental needs
are served at the same time that science
literacy is fostered in our student citizens,"
she said.
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University of Minnesota 's Cedar Creek
Natu ral Hiswry Area. After gradu atio n, he
was hired as a research field manager in the
program , and plans to cont inu e to grad uate
school for an advanced degree in ecology.
Augsburg science students have also
participated in research at the Mayo Clinic,
Argonn e
atio nal Laboratory, ationa l
Institut e of Health Summ er Research
Program , and the University of Minnesota
Sup ercomput er Institut e, to name just a few.
Besides enri ching stud ent learnin g,
Augsburg faculty-student research also
contribut es
lO
the wider comm uni ty by
advancin g scientific und erstandin g,
ftercomplellqhisfreshma
n year, RyanShea'06 found a research project working with Professor
Ambrow
Wolfin thesolidstatephysics lab.
contribu ting to new appli cation s, and , in
so me cases , in formin g public polic y.
In psychology, Steblay's resea rch on false
identifi cation in police line-ups , for exampl e,
has contribut ed to th e U.S. Departme nt of
Ju stice's new pro cedura l guide lin es for law
enforcemen t regarding eyewi tn ess evidence .
An exami nat io n of poverty patt ern s and th e
census in th e Cedar Riverside neighborhood
by Dupont and math ematics stud ents helped
a non-p rofit organization frame its advocacy
efforts .
On yet anoth er level, resea rch serves as a
"batt ery-c harger" for facult y, accordi ng to
Engebretso n . "Researc h can be very exc itin g.
It also remind s us that we as faculty are still
Biology maj or JaredTrost '00 was offered a position at the
University of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Natural History
Centerfollowing his research internship there in ecology.
learn ers and helps us maint ain humilit y in
th e face of th e uni verse. We don 't have all
the answe rs."
of Minnesota's Materials Research Science and
Engineering Cent er.
Sometimes an off-campus expe rience leads
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to a job . Go ldwate r Scholar Jared Trost '00, for
example , pursu ed his interest in eco logy
Stroll through Science Hall and you'll usually
th roug h a se nior year research internship at th e
find groups of stud ents hanging ou t in the
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departm ent al office uit es. A strong
se nse of co mmunit y is enjoyed by
sc ience facult y and stud ents .
"Beca use we teach our ow n labs ,
j oy," she said .
Many Augsbur g scie nce gra du ates
ON THE
probably wou ld not have co nsidered
0 R I Z ON
majo ring in sc ience or pursuin g scie nce
have small classes , and advise our ow n
careers with out thi s level of facult y
majo rs , we spend a lot of tim e with our
involvement and Augsb urg's support
stud ent s and co me to kn ow th em well,"
progra ms. Science facult y wo rk clos ely
said Capm an .
with stud ents in Augsbur g's Cent er for
ugsburg is extending its pledge to
A
prepare the scientists, health ca re
and mental health professionals of the
Robin so n-Riegler's psyc hology
Learnin g and Adap tive Services (CLASS)
futur e through collaborations with
stud ents call her by her first name. "I
and Access Cr nt er (for stu dents with
like th at. Augsbur g is a place wh ere I
ph ysical o r learnin g disab ilities) and the
commu nity partners such as Fairview
can get to know stud ents well enough to
StepUP pro gram (for stud ents in
Health Services, United Hospitals, and
help guid e th em th rough thi s very
recove ry from alco hol and dru g
Hazelden. These alliances allow expanded
tumu ltu ous tim e in th eir lives. "
depend ency) .
ed ucational oppo rtunities for studen ts as
they prepare for careers as clinical
"The undergraduate years are the last opportunity for rigorous
academic study of math, science, and engineering by many of
the future leaders of our society-who
will have to make
momentous decisions that involve science and technology. "
-The National Research Council
laboratory scien tists, nurses, and chemica l
dependency counselo rs.
Among the emerging initiatives are a
new clinical laboratory science maJor to
prepare health professionals in laboratory
A ment oring relationship with
Augsbur g has also supp orted
medicine, in partner ship with Fairview
stud ent s often leads to what chemistry's
stud ent s from un de rrep rese nt ed group s
Sandra Olm sted calls "head- to-h ead ,
in pur suin g gradu ate studi es after
Health Services; an art iculated agreement
soul-sea rchin g academic advi sing."
co llege with a Ronald E. McNa ir Post-
that allows more seamless connection
Baccalaurea te Achievement grant.
between Augsburg's and Hazelden's
"Sometim es a s tud ent picks a career
path based on admirin g so meo ne, not
"lnclu sivity in our progra m is key to
necessa rily on his or her ow n calling,"
Augsbur g's missio n ," said Du po nt. "By
she said .
givin g th em th e too ls and ex periences to
educational programs; and the Augsburg
Academy, a charter schoo l focused on
Reca lling a s tud ent who had always
build th eir co nfid ence and co mpetence,
health careers, in partnership with
want ed to be a doc tor, Olmsted said th at
stud ents w ho might have bee n writt en
Fairview Health Services, Luther Seminary,
whil e workin g at a part-Lime jo b at a
off can encl up succee din g."
and othe r organizations.
hospit al near campu s , th e yo un g man
discovered he didn 't like being aro un d
ick peo ple. As his adviser, Olm ted
Robin so n-Riegler chara cterizes
Augsbur g's app roac h to scie nce
edu cation as "a laun ching pad for youn g
helped h im ex plo re oth er paths. He
peop le. You learn th eir dr eams , you see
eventu ally went on to Yale University
w hat th ey're good at, and
and beca me a medical resea rcher. "We
th em on ."
try to help stud ent s discove r th eir
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College and is a parlller <II Rw11111
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MENTORING
andNETWORKING
BY PROFESSORS
PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR STUDENTS
by Dan Jorgensen
ugsburg College
Th e University of
math ematics and
Minn eso ta also serves
science
as a key summer
student.s---in addit ion
research site for Wolf
to winnin g such
and his students who
prestigious awards as
have worked at th e
the Goldwater
Material s Research
Scholarship (five in the
Science and
past seven years)Engin eering Center
often find themselves
(MRSEC) for th e past
in line for major
four summe rs. There ,
su mm er research
projects bring toge ther
oppo rtuniti es and
research ers from
acceptance into some
chemistry , ph ysics,
of the nati on's leadin g
material s scie nce, and
grad uat e program s,
engineerin g. In
thanks in no small part
addition to his physics
to th e research work
students Wolf has also
(L to R) ProfessorsRonFedie, chemistry; J. AmbroseWoll, physics; and NicholasCoult,
an d outside consultin g
worked with students
efforts of th eir professors. mathematics, offer their studentsadvancedresearchand internshipsopportunitiesbecauseof
researching polymers ,
their own research, networking, and collaborationwith universities, researchinstitutions,and
Faculty like icholas
the same field as Fedie .
industry across the country.
Coult in math emati cs,
"Polymers are at the
Ron Fedi e in chemistry,
heart of my work ," Fed ie
labo rato ry as well as in places like Target
and J. Ambro se Wolf in physics , brin g
stated . "Because there are probabl y 200 or
Co rporation , where th ey'll have th e
both "real-wo rld " expe riences dir ectly to
more local companies involv ed directly
chan ce to use th eir math ematics skills .
th eir classroom instru ction and pro vide
with polym er use, the indu strial
Fedie , who came to Augsburg in the
facult y-stud ent resea rch parLnerships that
applications are almost limitle ss. As a
mid -1990s after earning his Ph.D . in
help prepare th eir stud ents for graduat e
chemist, you have higher th an a 70
ph ysical/polym er chemistry from th e
sc hoo l, indu stry int ernship s, and job
perc ent cha nce of working ,vith polymer
Unive rsity of Minn eso ta, said many
chemistry, so I'm pleased that we've
op portuniti es .
chemistry stud ents find resea rch or
created a number of ties between
Coult , who earn ed his Ph .D. in
internship opportuniti es in places like
app lied mathematics at th e Universi ty of
Augsburg and th e industry . Through the
3M , Aveda, Aspen Resea rch , Hon eywe ll,
RSEC collaboration we are able to give
Co lorado , came to Augsbur g thr ee years
Genera l Mills, and Medtronic . He has also
our undergraduat es opportunities that
ago after serving as a postdoc tor al
been ab le to work in a team setting with
only graduate students might get at other
researc h asso ciate at the Institut e for
one of his students at th e U of M's
institutions. "
Mathema tics and its App lications at th e
Research Site for Educator s in Chemistry
A course developed by Fedie , Th e
University of Minn eso ta. With h is U o f M
(RSEC), where Augsburg has a grant to
Properti es of Polymers , has been th e only
con nection s, he is assis ting in develop ing
help und ergraduat e stud ents work und er
regular undergr aduate course offered on
oppo rtunities for stud ents to take
th e sup ervision of Ph .D. advisers.
this topic in the Associated Colleges of
int ernship s at its St. Anthony Falls
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Lhe Twin Cities (ACTC ) consort ium.
Polym er are long chain molecule
that are eith er natural , such as D A,
proteins , and cellul ose , or syntheLic.
Synth etic polym er rang e from
poly(e th ylene terep hthal ate) PETE, used
to mak e sof t drink bottl es an d polyester
fibers, to poly(s tyrene) PS, used for
insulation and co ffee cups , to
poly (ethylene ), the flexib le type used in
plastic sheetin g and trash bags. It also can
be blended for use in every thin g from car
Lires to fabrics LO artificial turf.
"Polymer ," Fedi e said , "are th e synthetic
age of materials that we're in toda y. In
many way , th e 1960s movie The
Graduate s till has it correct- th e futur e
is plastic s."
Polym er study also carries over to
ph ysics and th e thin films application s
researc h that Wolf is doi ng. "Polym ers
allow for flex ibilit y and co uld be used to
make tran istors , the building blocks of
co mput er chips . Thes e cou ld th en be
sprayed onto any surface and logical
elements created . Speci fically, th ey co uld
be sprayed on non -r igid surfaces like
clothing , si nce th ey are very thin and
lightweight. If every thin g in a store , for
example , had th ese sprayed-on pol ymer
inform ation piec es, all items in a
shoppi ng cart co uld be sca nn ed at th e
sa me tim e without being taken from th e
cart. It creat es grea t research possibiliti es
for our stud ents ."
Wolf's primar y research has centered
on Magnetic RAM (MRAM) , a co mpl ex
proc ess used for s torage densit y on th e
read-h eads of co mput er hard drives.
"MRAM will revolutionize comp uter
memory and storage as we know it," he
said . "Part of this research also is done in
my Augsburg lab. We are working on
basic equipm ent at this point , but the
resea rch shou ld reac h 'publishable ' leve l
during th e nex t academic year."
Becau se of th e ex tensive researc h
work Augsbur g stud ents have done not
on ly at th e Univer ity of Minn eso ta, but
in places like Wisco nsin , Corne ll,
tanford, and Univers ity of CaliforniaBerkeley, th e Chemi Lry and Physics
Departm ents are coo perating on crea tin g
a bachelor 's degree in materials science
for stud ent int erested in that area and
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currently doing doubl e majo rs in phy ics
and chemi try. Throu gh ACTC classes ,
th e new majo r also will serve Universi ty
of t. Th omas engin eer ing majo rs.
"Our new genera l edu cation
curriculum pro vid es for th e co urse
arrange ment for such a maj or," Wolf said .
"And loca l industri es are int eres ted in this
typ e of major. Its graduates will be very
empl oyable, boLh loca lly and nat ionally;
and it mirror s th e resea rch side in our
coursework. "
Wolf, who created Augsb urg's so lid
Late ph ysics co ncentr ation , did
postd octoral resea rch at Basel,
Switzerland, and th e Nava l Re earch
Laboratory in Washington , D.C., after
earning his Ph .D. from the University of
Ka in and th e Research Cent er in J0li ch ,
Germany. Th e new co ncent ration brin gs
all of the ph ysics resea rch supp ort-s uch
as co mput er program s and eq uipm entdir ectly in to th e classroo m. At th e same
tim e, it provides elective co urses for
stud ents majo rin g in chemistr y and
math ematics .
Cou lt's research also has brought new
equipm ent LO Augsburg , primaril )' in th e
form of co mput ers . The equipm ent is
pur chased throu gh gra nt s from a Texasbased seismic-exp lora tion co mp any and i
used to support his resea rch in
co mputati onal method s in ap plied
math emati cs. Augsburg tud ent
resea rchers mak e heavy use of th e
equipment both during th e summer and
throughout the schoo l year.
"I am working on severa l so ftware
packages that use advanc ed math ematics
to impro ve th e proces sing and analy is of
data used in exp lora tion for oi l and gas ,"
Co ult sa id . "A math ema tical per pective
allows us to have a precise und erstandin g
of why a process do es or do e not work ,
and how it can be impro ved . My plan is
LO ge t our tud ent dir ectly involv ed in
this kind of work ."
Coult has summer stud ents wo rkin g
with National Scienc e Foundation-funded
research . His stud ents build oftwar e th at
will be appli cable to co mput ationa l
research-solving
prob lems by using th e
comput er. Like his co lleagues in
chemistr y and physics , ou lt ha helped
start new classes, including Math 355 ,
um erical Mathematics and
Comput ation , which lie at th e
intersection of math emati cs and
comp ut er science-his primary field of
researc h.
"This is an elective for both
math ematics and computer science,
and stud ents from th at clas arc well
prepared Lo do co mput atio nal work in
th e field ," he aid.
"It is of int eres t LO stu de nts in th e
sciences , too, especia lly thos e
int erested in doing computational
modeling. Genomics , where sc ienti ts
will be sortin g th rough snippets of
DNA, and bio-infomatic , wh ich deal s
with pro cess ing and gathering in the
biological scien es, are go ing to be
growing fields where thi l rpe of
training will be ideal. " •
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by 11111, Nor11rd
handra Erdman came to Augsbur g
with two years of co llege classes
alread y on her tra nscr ipt , but had
no particular major or caree r goal in
mind . Now, one year after gra du ating,
she has compl eted a master's degree and
has begun a Ph.D. progra m al Yale
University in sta tistics.
"I never thought I'd be where I am
toda y," Erdman reflected. and , as she
loo ks ahead a cou ple of years, lhe
statistic sh e's aimi ng for is lo beco me th e
first African-A merican to compl ete Yale's
doc toral progra m in statistics.
Erdman came to Augsbur g after
spendin g her ju nior and senior years of
high schoo l at the University of
Minn esota full lime taking general
co urses. She chose Augsbu rg because of
its small size and fou nd a co mfortable
fit. She decided upo n a math maj or
because the subj ect really challenged her,
and becau se o f its exac tn ess and "how
thin gs fall imo place." The fact that it's a
science that can be carrie d out enti rely
in one's mind , without too ls or lab
experim ents, imrigu ed her.
W hal made the real d ifference in
Erdm an's experience at Augsbur g,
howeve r, was selection as a McNa ir
Scholar. Thi s federally-funded prog ram
seeks to increase the number of gradu ate
degrees earned by stu de nts from
und erreprese nted segme nts of soc iety.
Th e 18 stud ents who have been serv ed
each year by the progra m, eith er lowincome first generation co llege stud ents,
stud en ts of color, or other individu als
und erreprese med in doc tora l progra ms,
have been involved in research and oth er
scholarly ac tivities lo p repare th em for
doc toral studi es.
Erdm an comp leted two research
proj ects while she was an un de rgradu ate.
For a summ er research proj ect in appli ed
mat h, she used U.S. census co un ts to
model the shifting residenti al palterns in
the last four decades among blacks and
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whit es in North Minn eap olis. She
presen ted thi s research as an ora l
presemation on campu s and as a
session at the McNa ir Scholars
conference at the University of
Puerto Rico.
Her seco nd resea rch proj ect
was in pur e math , where she
studi ed cominu ed fractions and
tried to pro ve a series of openend ed qu estions. This resea rch was
presented at a colloquium for
mathematics, co mput er science,
and ph ysics stud ents on campu s.
As she began thinkin g about
her voca tional choices , howeve r, it
was a semester with math ematics
prof esso r Ken Kamin sky that set
th e course. "My favorite class was
ChandraErdman'02 celebratedher Augsburg
graduat
ion
probability and statistics," Erdm an
with DixieShafer(left), McNairScholarsprogramdirector,
said- she enjo yed the fun in
and her mother
, PaulaErdman(right).Erdmanis currentlya
doctoralcandidatein statisticsat Yale University
.
probability and th e usefuln ess of
statistics. Thi s int erest, combin ed
with a requir ed teachin g experience in
thought about gradu ate schoo l. As a first
generation college stud ent , she grew up
calculu s, which she really enjoyed ,
helped shape her goa l to teach at the
with out role models to help her pur sue
co llege level.
edu cation or leach her th e process of
learnin g.
In fall 2002 Erdm an began a master's
In the McNair program, she learned
prog ram al Colum bia University. "I was
how to co ndu ct and present research,
terrified when I first go t th ere, thinking
that everyo ne else was smarter than I
what gradu ate schoo l is all about , and
was," she said. "But after I started gettin g
how to wril e appli cations and prepare for
th e gra d schoo l exa ms. But, most
A's, I felt I really did belong ." She
imp ortant , she received lots of supp ort
compl eted th e master's degree in a year.
and encou ragement to gain the
In seekin g doc tora l programs,
confidence to succeed. "McNa ir help ed
Erdm an loo ked not only at the schoo l's
me to never feel alone," Erdman
pro gra ms, but she also called its gra duat e
reflected .
stud en ts and talked with th em about
She stays in contact with mathematics
their ex periences . Yale's small size again
professo rs Kamins ky and Rebekah
see med like a goo d fit to pro vide the
Dup ont , also McNa ir's resea rch director,
comfort she so ught. Whil e im erviewin g
as well as with Dixie Shafer, McNair
there, she also conn ected wit h a facult y
prog ram director.
member who shared her int erest in
Fo r so meo ne who admitt ed to not
und ercoum ed popul ations and had a
even kn owing what the Ivy League was ,
proj ect idea in mind for adju stin g the
Erdman has already left her mark on on e
count s.
of its schoo ls and is ready lo tackle
Erdm an admit s that before j oinin g the
anoth er. •
McNa ir Scholars progra m, she had not
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LEARNING
THEHUMANSIDEOF
SCIENCE
by Paul S. Mueller '84, MD
hen sick people consult a
physician Lo determin e the cause
and treatment of their illness, they
may also seek answers to existe ntial
questions that science cann ot answe r (e.g.,
"Wh y me?"). Many patients rely on their
spirint al beliefs and spirintal care providers
to answ er these qu estions . Many patients ,
howeve r, also engage their ph ysician in
existential discuss ions. As a physician who
frequ ently conveys bad news to patients,
my liberal arts edu cation at Augsbur g,
mu ch more than my medical edu cation,
has prepared me to participat e in these
discussions .
Unlike most of the hard sciences (e.g.,
ph ysics), medical science is inexact. At
best, it is difficult to cond uc t research of
organ systems (e.g., the heart and blood
vessels) in iso latio n. Th e human body is a
highly complex organism. Its organ
systems are intertwi ned and exist in
harm ony with each other. Furth ermore ,
medical science often involves ani mal
research , the results of whi ch are
extrapolated to hum ans .
Whil e medical science is inexac t,
clinical medicine is even more so . It is
imp ossible for ph ysicians to appl y all of
the techniqu es of the laboratory LO the
patient's beds ide. In add ition, a patient is
mu ch more than a biological organism. A
patient has an emotional life, a sp iritu al
life, and past experiences, all of which give
meaning and purp ose LO life events,
includin g illness. Furth ermore , like organ
systems , patients do not exist in isolation.
Rather, patients have relationship s with
loved ones and communi ties. In fact,
evidence is growi ng that psychological
factors, spiritu ality, and interperso nal
relationship s are importa nt determ inants
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of health , and seasoned phy icians
recognize their imp ortance. Providing
holis tic care by addressing the
psychosoc ial, spiritual, and relational needs
of patients leads to beuer health outcomes
includin g recovery from illness.
In 1984 , I gradu ated from Augsburg
College with a B.A. in chemistry. I also
completed the pre-med ical education
requirements for medica l school. While in
medical school and interna l medicine
residency, I always felt my Augsburg
science education was sufficient. While I
certainly learn ed many facts at Augsbu rg, I
also deve lope d a love of discovery th rough
the scient ific method. I learned how to seek
new knowledge by asking quest ions ,
developi ng hypo theses, and conducting
expe riments--sk ills that I app ly LO my
practice and research wday.
Yet it was the Augsbur g libera l arts
edu catio n that allowed me to thrive in
clinica l medicine. Discussing a diagnosi s
(e.g., cancer ) \vith a patient requires not
only up- to-da te un ders tanding of the
disease and its treatment , but also how
such a diagnosis can impac t a perso n and
his or her relations hips. Religion ,
philosop hy, ethics, art , and the other
compo nents of a liberal arts education
inforn1 me in ways that the ph ysical
sciences do not. Not surpris ingly, it is from
these areas, especially religion and
philosoph y, that many patients draw
meaning, pu rpose , and wisdom as they face
and cope \vith illnesses. Like\vise, a liberal
arts educatio n prepares physicians to
empath ize and dialogue with patients as
they face iIIness.
Whil e the science major learns how to
become a proficient scientist, the Augsburg
liberal arts education informs the science
major of other truths such as religious ,
phil osophi cal, and ethica l tru ths. Indeed ,
blind pur suit of cientific knowledge an d
acceptance of scien tific materialism (i.e.,
the belief that everyt hing, including the
hum an being, can be under wod as simply
Paul S. Mueller'84, MD
mauer ) can have devastatin g conseque nces.
For examp le, the Nuremberg trials of Nazi
physicians taught us that medical cience
\vithoul conscience is un acceptable. A
liberal arts edu cation inforn1s the Augsburg
science major of what questions are worth
answering and what it means LO be a
scientist in the context of wday's world and
its greatest needs .
An Augsburg liberal arts edu cation also
encourages scien ce majors LO seek and
pursu e their vocation , or calling, rather
than simply a job. Like patients , man y
stud ents ask existential questions related LO
vocation (e.g., "What is my purp ose in
life?"). Science canno t answer these
qu estions. On the other hand , a rich liberal
arts educational experience can assist the
stud ent in answering these questions .
Some of my best memor ies of Augsburg are
of long discussions \vith my professors
related LO the meanin g and purpose of life.
Indeed , I spe nt countl ess hou rs in these
discussion s ,vith my mentor and adviser ,
Professor John Hoium of the Chem i try
Departm ent. He taught me not on ly the
principl es of organic chemistry, but al o
helped me reconcile my faith with my
know ledge of the physical uni verse. He
role mode led vocation and what it meant
be a conscientious scientist. These
discussions inform ed me and helped hape
my vocation , or calling-and continu e LO
inforn1 Augsburg stud ents wda)( •
Pau l 5. Muelle1; M.D., M.P.H., F.A. .P., is a
con ulta11tat the Mayo Clinic Rochester
a11dis president of che Augsburg College
Alumni Association Board of Directors.
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I
BIOLOGY
FORTHECLASSROOM
by Betsey Norgard
TEACHING THOSE WHO WIL[ IEACH
eachers are often asked to recall past
teachers in their lives who made
differences along the edu cational
journey.Jon Iverson '00 and Pete Ockuly
'95 were biology majors at Augsburg. Both
now teach science in public schools , and
both readily talk about the differences
biology professor Dale Pederson '70 , their
adviser at Augsburg, made in their
vocational decis ions .
Iverso n teaches seventh- and eighthgrad e science at Anderson Open School in
Minn eapolis, and Ockuly teaches biology
at Champlin Park High School. Both
believe that Augsbur g prepared them well
to step into a classroom.
Iverson and Ockuly are grad uates of a
departme nt that prepares students for
varying career paths-graduate or
professional studies , secondary education,
and industry and research positions. In all
cases, it means equipping them with a
solid foundatio n in biology
Pederso n exp lains how difficult it has
become LO under stand the leadin g edges of
science without such a broad foundation .
When he talks LO prosp ective seco nda ry
schoo l teachers, he tells them how
important it will be for them to "help
[their] stud ents develop a useful
und erstanding of th e fund amental aspects
of biology, e.g. the cellular natur e of life,
the cent ral dogma of information storage
and expression , the correlations between
cell divisions and pan erns of inh eritan ce,
the unit y and diversity of life and
evolution-above all, evolution. Whil e
there are many hot topics in curr ent
biology," he says, "most of them cannot be
usefully addressed without such
found ational knowledge and insight. "
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In addition to courses in biology, most
biology majors also take six semes ters of
chemistry and physics, and two semesters
of mathematics . Iverso n says he felt this
prepar ed him for a variety of science
activities and teaching-more than many
new teachers he knows who concentr ated
in one major or focused on research.
Ockuly feels his core science
background is bett er than some of his
colleagues. His perception is that his
college training allowed him Loquick ly
work at a level like that of his colleagues
who had more extensive teachin g
experience.
Th e Biology Department's rigorous
training begins with freshm an courses that
includ e research projects throu gh which
stud ents learn to und erstand science as
process, how science knowledg e is
acquired , and the limitations of sciencewhat types of qu estions it can and cannot
ask. For futur e teachers , Pederson says,
this will provid e grounding needed for
them LO help their students , for example,
if they become involved in science fair
projects. "Teachin g science as process is
not likely to be effective un less the teacher
is experienced in research ," he says. "You
can't learn how to do science by reading a
book . ILtakes experience and
mentorin g-a lot of mentoring."
Th e departm ent also encourages
students LO develop a sense of lifelong
learnin g. "Th ere is no way that they can
learn everything they need to know [at
Augsburgl, but they'll know how to learn
and teach th emselves," says Pederson.
And , he hopes they take with them an
enthu siasm and excitement for science.
"You can't work in biology without
BiologyprofessorDale Pederson'70 adviseshis
studentsenteringteaching careershow important
it will be for them to help their studentslearn the
foundationand processof science to understand
the growingcomplexities of life.
developing a passion for it and a craving
for the insights that continually reveal life
to be both more complex and elegant than
imagined ," he says.
For his future teachers, Pederson says
the depart ment also makes specific
suggestions for courses to take. If, for
instance, th e student hasn't had a plant
biology course , Pederson recomm ends
one, believing that plant biology should be
part of th e high school curriculum .
When speaki ng abou t their advising
expe rience with Pederson, however, both
Iverson and Ocku ly speak about it more
from an intellectual than scientific
persp ective. Both recall frequent
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discussion s with Pederson about teaching,
education , and edu cational systems .
Iverson came to college already
knowing he wanted to teach. He tells of
recently cleaning out old paper s and
finding a report from second grade in
which he listed teaching as his choice for
wha t he wanted to be when he grew up.
He recalls Pederson as a "very, very,
very tough teacher." "ln my first year I
didn 't do very well in science ," Iverson
says, "and I was thinking that I really
shouldn 't do this . ln my second year 1 had
[Pederson]. and he pushed me like no
other instructor at Augsburg had. I think it
was at that time I really started to develop
intellectually. You could see it, not only in
my grades , but in how mu ch I remembered
after courses and in my attitud e toward
other classes.
"He taught me intellectually the effort it
took and the patience it took to do science
really well," Iverson says.
Ock uly didn 't decide on teaching until
late in his sop homore year. He can't
pinpoint the actual decision , but can recall
listening to teachers and thinki ng about
how he wou ld explain the subj ect
differently, or use different examp les. Ot her
factors supp orted his decision to teach. He
enjoyed coach ing yout h
wrestling, and his wife, Kristi
Ocku ly '95 , was in eleme ntary
edu cation.
Ockuly recalls thoughtfu l,
and sometimes provoking,
discussions he had with
Pederson. "I remember
specific conversat ions about
Jon Iverson'00, a middle-school science teacher, can now appreciate
the education system . It
the "push" he receivedfrom his biology professors at Augsburgthat
interested me to thin k and
challenged him-and helps him seek the best from his students.
talk about it, and perhaps
helped push me into
th ousands of doll ars because of the years
education ," Ockuly says. "Dale was the
or decades of research , design , and trials
first person I ever had deep discussions
that mad e it possible.
wit h; he helped me realize that I wanted
Pederson stresses that advisers at
to teach. "
Augsburg spend a great deal of time with
In educating the ir own stud ents now;
their students - in lectur es, in labs, in
both Iverson and Ockuly want to impress
one-on-o ne research, and in advising.
how important science edu cation is for
Students become comfortab le talking with
everyone, not just for the stud ents who
their advisers, mak ing it easier to discuss
want to become scientists.
how to select app ropr iate courses ,
"I believe the goal of science education
experiences, and activit ies for tho se
should be educating [students[ enoug h to
stud ents .
be able to vote on important science
For stud ents go ing into classroom
issues, to be able to deal with household
teachin g, the departm ent can arran ge
prob lems that they might have, or
pra ctical teaching experie nces. Iverson
prob lems at their businesses ," Iverson
worked as a lab assistant , helpin g teach a
says. "If their city decides to bui ld a stom1
biology class for non-majors . "The
sewer, they should be able to hear
opportuni ty to deal with tud ents who
argum ents on both sides and
really didn 't want to be th ere and didn 't
then decide whether it's a
have a good grasp on a lot of science "
good thing or not."
was a lot like th e middl e school science
Ocku ly tries to help his
classroom whe re he now teaches, he says.
stud ents und erstand the
At Augsburg, 10-15 students each year
complexity of probl ems, in
maj or in biology, chemi try, ph ysics, or
additio n to the advantages ,
math wit h seco ndary teachin g in mindthat result from the explosion
areas of current teacher shortages. Th ey
of science and techn ology.
have advisers in bot h their major
He gives medical care as a
discipline and in edu cation- something
prim e example. What once
not often the case in teacher training
were friendl y hom etown
progra ms.
doctors' offices have given
Advisers from th e two depa rtm ents
way to techni cally-advanced
depend on one anoth er, says Pederson ,
clinics. He tries to help his
and co llaborate on planning scie nce
Ideas from many of the discussions on educational systemsand
stud ents und erstand how, for
requir ements. "Th e bottom line," he
science standardsthat Pete 0ckuly '95 fondly rememberswith Dale
example, a small tub e for a
says, "is th at both want the student to
Pederson, his biology adviser, have found their way into 0ckuly's
heart procedur e may cost
succeed ." •
biology classroom at ChamplinPark High School.
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I
ONTHEROAD
TO
by Betsey Norgard
andr a Olmsted '69 , associate professor of
chemistry, often wonders what her former
classmates and stude nts are doing in the field and
what she can learn from them.
Sherry Jennings-King , director of corporat e,
foundation , and governm ent relations , has wondered,
in her new job , how she could gain ent ree to major
area corporat ions to build institutiona l relation ships
with the College. She happens to have a degree in
chemical engine ering.
So, they teamed up . Olmsted identified Augsburg
chemistry alumni worki ng at area corporatio ns, and
the duo visited them for lun ch and conversa tion.
Olmsted and Jennings-King 's agendas were differentOlmsted was anxious to hear what th e alum s could tell
her about new and chang ing ski lls in the workp lace
and , from their perspectives , what emerging trends
might impact Augsburg's chemistry curriculum .
Jennings-King was hoping to build bridges that wou ld
help bring internships , partnerships , and finan cial
support to Augsbu rg.
In meeting th e alumni , Olmste d
says it opened her eyes to new and
emerg ing opport uniti es for her
students , especia lly in the
combin ation of chemistry with ot her
disciplines . One grad they visited
combined chem istry with computer
scie nce. He writ es softwa re that run s
hosp ital instruments and allows
th em to communicate across
distances , enab ling doctors in
remo te loca tions to access medical
data and follow pat ient prog ress. He
says his kn owledge of how
chemistry works in the bod y mak es
him a bett er software engineer
because he can und ers tand the data
in more depth .
One person they visited is Dean
Malotky '71, vice president and
prin cipal at Barr Engineering. In his
25 years th ere he has been in on the
ground level to develop assessment
SherryJennings-King(right), ~irector of corporate,
and remediation meth ods for waste
foundation, and governmentrelations, and Sandra Olmsted
disposal sites . Serving as an expert
'69 (left), chemistry professoi, haveteamedup to connect
witn ess in cou rt , he helps resolve
with and learnfromchemisryalumni in the metro area.
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legal battles fought over the extent of
liability and share of cleanup costs that
compa nies are assessed.
He tells of a big case in New J ersey
where thr ee maj or comp anies had to
divide up the total cost of cleanup .
Malotky 's job was to look at five or six
different chemi cal manufa cturin g
facilities to evaluate their products and
by-products , as well as the raw materials
that went into each facility, to determine
th e extent to which they contribut ed to
cont amin ation.
Earlier in his tenur e at Barr, Malotky
help ed wr ite th e specifications for
analysis of samples at the companies
where they were outsourced, in order to
ensur e accuracy.
After Augsburg, Malotky says he felt
well prepared to pursue doctoral studi es
at th e Un ivers ity of Wisconsin-Madison.
Since joining Barr Engineering , he has
helped the company grow from 40
employees to over 350 and win severa l
awards as a good place to work.
Shann on Hess , associate chemist at
Aveda, gradu ated in 2000 and told
Olmsted and J enning s-King, "I've loved
my j ob since th e day I started two-and-ahalf years ago."
Her work at Aveda, a cosmetics
compa ny whose vision is "connecting
beauty, environm ent , and well-being ," is
challenging because of th e strict
guidelines for using on ly naturallyderived materials. She explain s that
instead of using synt hetic raw materials ,
Aveda chemists mu st try to replicate the
benefits and perform ance with natur ally
derived and organ ic raw materials.
Hess' work is to acquire new organic
essentia l oils for fragran ce formul as. She
is in daily communi cation with
supp liers, who may be comp anies in
England , South Africa, Australia , or
lavender farmers in France . Aveda also
buys natural products from indigenous
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Shannon Hess '00 uses her chemistry to create personal care products from naturally -derived and organic raw materia ls.
Aveda and its co mmitm ent to
environm ent al issues. She says that
awareness of we llness is so methin g she
wo rks with every da y, "thinkin g about what
you put on your skin and in your body."
While her plans may includ e graduat e
schoo l some day, her work at Aveda is
giving her the experience she want s to
advance her car eer in th e persona l care
industr y.
J onath an DeVries '68 is a techni cal
manage r at th e Medallion Laborato ries
division of Gene ral Mills. For almos t 26
years he has been in th e forefro nt of
und ers tandin g, develop ing anal ytical
method s , and buildi ng sta nd ards for certain
nutriti onal and food safety guid elines. His
work has cent ered on th e infor mation
co nsum ers read on the nutrition al labels o f
foods th ey eat, with ex tra emphas is on th e
term "dietary fiber."
Prior to th e 1980s , "cru de fiber" was th e
basic nutriti on label, but thi s excluded a
significant portion of health y dietary fibers
in the foods. DeVries was instrum ental in
sta nd ardizing th e definiti on of dietary fiber
Dean Malotky 's work takes him into courtrooms to present expert
and in standardi zing and validatin g
technic al information toward resolut ion of legal issues around
meth ods of extrac tion and analysis for
environmental contamination and cle an-up.
genera tin g nutriti ona l labe ls , wo rkin g
throu gh th e Associa tion of Officia l
Analytical Chemists (now AOAC lNTER NATIONA L) ,
gro ups aro und th e wo rld , trying to
which established internationa l guid elines for th eir
und erstand and inco rpora te use of th eir
raw mate rials as they are used in th eir
usage.
De Vries cred its professor emeritu s J ohn Hoium for
cu ltur es.
emph asizing a solid scie ntifi c found at ion and process
At Augsbur g, a p lant biology co ur se
for co ntinu al learnin g, ra th er than the spec ific body of
with recent ly-retired Prof. Est her
chem istry learn ed . DeVries wo uld advise stud ent s not
McLaughlin spark ed Hess' int erest in
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Olmst ed and Jennings -King plan to
LO worry too mu ch about computer and other
continue their visits with area chemistry
techn ology that will change , but to "mast er the
alumni. Jennings -King has already told
learnin g pro cess an d the basics of the subj ect area, and
Olmsted that it's tim e LO hit the road
to loo k at all the data at their disposal before dr awing
co nclu sions ."
again. •
From these thr ee
chemistry alumni and
others, the feedb ack
Olmsted heard already
has brou ght chan ges to
the way chemistry
majors are taught. First ,
a new sec tion o f a
speec h course that
focuses on how to
present techni cal
infor mation and
research , including
makin g presentation s to
various audi ences , is
being develop ed.
Second , the fourJonathanOeVries
' work at GeneralMills over 25 years has involveddevelopinganalytical
semes ter chemistry
methodsand standardsfor nutritional and food safetyguidelines, especially concerning
semin ar for juniors and
dietary fiber.
seniors has been
revamped to be of
greater value to what stud ents can
expect after they leave Augsburg .
Stud en ts will also get more hands-on
expe rience in using instrum ents .
Olmsted says stud ents need to feel
comfortabl e about the kinds of
instrum ents they may encount er in
the wor kpla ce-no t only how LO use
th em, but also how to int erpret th e
data . "This will prepa re th em to be
functioning chemists as well as
fun ctionin g grad stud ents ," she says.
Olmsted also heard alumni speak
abo ut the imp ortance of
understanding the patent process ,
especia lly important for stud ents
pur suin g studies in publi c researc h
instituti ons where protec tion of
resea rch is para mount.
Jenning s- King has see n ben efits as
well. When she submits propo sals
and comp anies ask how engaged
Augsburg alumni at th eir co mp any
are, J enning s- King can report
co nfidentl y on their meetings . Th e
College has estab lished new
internships with these co mp anies and
SherryJennings-Kingand SandraOlmsted'69 review sketchesfor the
received in-kind donati on of
new science building, which has beena topic of discussionin their
eq uipm ent as well.
visits to metro-areachemistry alumni.
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by Lynn Mena
ehind Lhe door of a small
laboratory in the lower level of
Sverdrup Hall, Augsburg senior
Scott Kuhl is manipulatin g reality.
Kuhl, an undergraduate research
assistam, is part of the Departmem of
Comput er Science's Localization Project,
analyzing the cues Lhat people use to
locate Lhemselves when the y ent er
comput er-created virtua l environm ents.
Kuhl has participated in the Nationa l
cience Foundation-funded project since
Lhesum mer of 2001.
"Generally speak ing, we're trying to
answer qu estions abo ut how people
perceive thin gs," says Kuh l, a comput er
science and mathematics doubl e major.
"Similar research ha been done in
outdoo r environments. We are dupli cating
that work in a virtu al environment. We're
imerested in seeing the difference between
doing the experiments in a virtual
environm ent versus a real environm ent. "
The proj ect consists of two sets of
experime nts , the first involving selflocalizatio n and the second dealing with
rotational recalibration. The subjects in all
of the experiments view the virtual
environm ent by using a head-moum ed
display. They can move freely, able to turn
around or look up and down in the virtua l
environment. Kuhl wrote computer
programs to rend er the virtua l
environm ents for bot h sets of
experim ents .
Karen Suth erland , Augsburg associa te
professor of compu ter science , based the
overall vision of the project and the set of
localization experiments on her previous
work in both robot and real-world
localization . Experi ments in selflocalizatio n have been condu cted in the
real world for many years. More recemly,
researche rs have begun exp loring virtua l
space and asking the question: "Do we use
the same techniqu es to locate ourse lves in
B
Fall 2003
Scott Kuhl's head-mounted "glasses" give a manipulatedview of reality, as he uses a virtual environmentto
study how people locate themselvesin a given space.
virtua l space as we do in real space? "
Th e project's set of rotationa l
recalibration experim ents was developed
by Kuhl, and is inspired by a research
proj ect he participated in at the University
of Utah the su mmer of 2002.
"They had a tread mill-like system \vilh
screens, where you walk straight ahead
while the virtual wo rld is displayed on th e
screens ," ays Kuhl. "As part of their
research, they changed how fa t the virtual
world moved as you walked . The world
would , for exampl e, move twice as fast as
it should have."
This experie nce prompted Kuhl to
pond er what wou ld happe n if instead of
changing Lhe rate that the world moves as
you walk straig ht , you changed the rate at
which it moves as you rotate.
"I'm interested in learnin g about the
process of adjus tmem and how we might
adj ust differemly in virtua l environments
Lhan we do in real-world environments ,"
says Kuhl.
In Kuhl's expe riments , participants put
on the head-moumed display and are
shown a comput er-generated wall with a
post er on it. After viewing the poster ,
participants close their eyes and are
instru cted to turn around in place so that
Lhey are facing in the same direction as
the y were origina lly Then , th y are told to
look at a series of posters by follow ing a
set of instru ctions. After these instru ctions,
participants view another po ter, close
their eyes, and turn around in a complete
circle so they are facing the poster again .
"I've parti cularly enjoyed the techni cal
a pects of this research- although the
psychological aspects are a bit of a
challenge," says Kuhl. "It's really neat to
relate what I've learned in my math ematics
classes to what I'm doin g ,vith comp uter
graphi cs."
When the experiments are complete ,
the results will be compi led and analyzed
statistically, comparing results of the
previous real world and robot experiments
with these. Th e rotational recalibration
exl)eriments ,viii also erve as Kuhl's
departm emal hon ors project. After he
gradua tes Lhis sprin g, he plans to pursue
grad uat e studi es in co mput er science.
In addition to Lhi work, the co mput er
science departm ent will be performin g
experiments usin g a data glove in the
virtual environm em , and is also using the
lab to develop a comput er graph ics cour e
that incorporat es virtua l reality topics .
"I can see lots of opp ortuniti e in th e
future to use our lab-n ot just for virtu al
reality, but also for robotics-as we ll as a
combination of th e two," says
utherland . •
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dam McWeLhy graduated with
distincti on and with deparm1ental
honors in psychology last spring.
Four years earlier, he had learned about
Augsbu rg's StepUP program and decided
to app ly- a decision Lhat wou ld change
his life.
"I knew nothing about Lhe school and
wasn't even Lutheran ," McWethy said.
"But I knew I had a great oppo rtuni ty in
this one-of-a-kind program ." McWeLhy
was on e of approximatel y 40 stu dents in
Lhe growing StepUP program, which
provides a support ive environm ent to
allow stud ents in recovery from add iction
achieve academic success. McWeLhy's
appreciaLion of StepUP's mission has now
broughL him into leadership positions on
StepUP's advisory board and , since
graduation , on a StepUP alumni board .
McWeLhy became a psychology major
in his sophom ore year. "I came here
because of StepUP, but it was the
Psychology Department Lhat allowed me
to find my niche and to excel."
He curr ent ly works as a chilcVfamily
advocate at Wayside Hou se- where he
also completed his psychology internship .
Th is program provides safe hou sing for
women in recovery from chemical
dependency. McWeLhy spends his time
working with teams who are Lrying to
accomplish what is best for the children of
Lhe residents . He says he is "on the front
line of a war to save kids' lives."
McWethy has also worked on a
numb er of research projects , most recently
with Professor Nancy Steblay. For the past
two years, McWethy and Steblay have
collaborated on a project in psychology
and law that includes Steblay's research
colleagues at Lhe University of Texas-El
Paso. Together, the team has collected and
analyzed a massive amo un t of laboratory
data addr essing three interrelated variables
in the ju ry decision-making process:
inadmissible evidence, judicial instruction
to disregard this eviden ce, and type and
timin g of such instrucLion. A pap er, which
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At Augsburg, AdamMcWethy'03 discoveredhis
passion for research in psychologythat helped him
shape his goals in working with children.
McWethy co-auth ored , was presented
in Jul y at the International
Interdisciplinary Psychology and law
conference in Edinburgh , Scotland .
McWethy's honors Lhesis was a section
of this research and specifically
investigated the impact of charging
instru ctions that follow a trial.
McWeLhy's internship and his
research experiences are part of an
education that allowed him
"oppo rtuniti es to go above and beyond
the classroom. " 'T hat is what I love
about Augsburg," he said. "There is
always room to do your own thi ng,
and you truly get out of the school
what you put into it."
According to Steblay, what
McWethy "put into" the academic
endeavor was laud able. "Adam's skills
of analysis and syn lhesis are
remarkab le," she said. "His talents are
well-suited to Lhis domain of
research- an inquiry Lhat merges
psychology and law. He has a
particu larly sharp eye for the policy
implications of the data. Adam is a
valued collabora tor; the products of
our work have been mu ch richer for
his contributi ons ."
The research experience
dramatically influenced McWeLhy's
futur e plans . "While my jobs have
shaped my interest- helping children - it
is my research experience that has altered
how I believe I can be most effective in
solving kids' problems. I began to truly
comprehend the power of research to alter
the way in which society views prob lems.
It is only through research Lhat the way we
heal can become more effective," said
McWethy. He plans to apply to graduate
programs in psychology and law.
"Augsburg gave me a focus and a
passion that have allowed me to exceed
all my expectations for myself. No long er
do I mak e excus es ... Inst ead , I now do
what I need to do becaus e I love it and
because I see the good thaLcan result
from my work. " •
Judy Petree is media relations manager.
Professor Nancy Steblay contributed to
this story.
PROFESSOR
NANCY STEBLAY
:
Involving
students
in reSl,IJ;Pft
Professor Nancy Steb lay believes the goal of
the psychology department is to facilitate
students' movement from learning about the
disciplin e to becoming active contributors to
the discipline. Each psychology major must
comp lete at least one major laboratory
research project under the guidance of a
faculty member , plus at least one
com muni ty-based interns hip .
Steblay's ongoing research projects have
established her as an expert in areas of
psychology and law and have given her
student s challenging original research
oppo rtunit ies
The research Steblay and her student s
have carried out on police lineups has
contribut ed to recent U.S. Department of
Justice police procedural guidelines for the
gathering of eyewitness evidence. Her
projects focus on proper lineup structure
and format, assessing far''1rs of social
influence and witness memory in the
identification process. Recent cases in which
convictions have been overturned by forensic
Fall 2003
SEAN
TRuMANA PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
Psycho logy professo r Sean Truman is
beginnin g his secon d year teac hin g in th e
department. Augsburg Now edi tor Betsey
Norgar d talked with him about stu dents
and teaching.
Whydid Augsburg
interest youas a placeto
teach?
I'm int eres ted in und ergrad uate
excellence, and I'm int erested in
gro undin g edu catio n in the libera l arts
NancySteblay
, professor of psychology
DNA tests have revealed a crucial
finding: Mistaken eyewitness
identifications have been the primary
evidence used to convict innocen t
people. Thus, this research has critical
implications for soc iety.
A secon d line of resea rch bega n with
a 1999 article, co-authored by Augsburg
stude nts, regard ing the effect of pretrial
publicity on jury verdicts. The research
team found that pretrial publicity
produce d juror expectations of defendant
culpability before the trial and ultimately
produced higher conviction rates.
Traditionaljudicial safegua rds did not
reduce the pub licity's impact. Since then,
additional teams of Augsburg students
have advanced our understanding of
comp lex nuances of memory that
underlie pretrial publicity effects.
-Betsey Norgard
Fall 2003
tradition .... I also th ought that th e caliber
of my colleagues in th e Psycholo gy
Departm ent was remarka ble. The people
in the departm ent were clearly committ ed
to teac hin g, and to prod ucing research
and wo rkin g in th e communi ty on things
that were im po rtant. I found that
compe lling.
Whatdo youseek for your students?
I want to be unapolo get ically demandin g
of st ud ents.
I want them to be int ellectuall y
sop histicated , rigorou s, consi dered people
who have th e capacit y to dea l with
int ellectua l ambig uit y and who can
manag e in a worl d th at is frequ entl y
contradi ctory. The world is co mpli cated,
and what we do here is help peop le to
dev elop a capacity for compl ex thinkin g
that serves th em throu ghout th eir lives.
The way we do th at in th e psycholog y
department is th ro ugh scie nce-based
und ersta nding of peop le's experiencewhether it's peop le's emot ional exper ience,
cog nitiv e pro cess, socia l behavior, or what
have yo u. These are all different slices of
how we , as psycholog ists , think about
human expe rienc e. There's nothing
magical abo ut one parti cular pers pective;
it's th e disciplin e we bring to th e
perspective th at I think is really useful.
You don 't know who's in your class.
You have no idea. l'm hop ing I hav e a
futur e senator in my class. Wh en she sits
on a Senate sub-commiu ee, she 'll think ,
"How do we evaluate thi s iss ue? W hat is
th e justifi cation for spending a half billion
dollars on th is program? Whe re is th e
eviden ce th at this approac h wi ll be
effective?" We hope that our stud ents are
discip lined and rigorou s thi nkers when
th ey leave the College.
Some of the most comp elling mom ents
l've had here are when stud ents begin to
Psychology professor Sean Truman
see th emselves as intell ectu ally
sop hist icated. Early on in college students
rarely appreciate their own capac ity for
exce llence; they don 't see the horizon
that 's possib le for them. Th ey can exce l in
ways that the y don 't yet appreciate. It is
really fun to see students change ove r four
years in ways that are simply astounding.
How will a newsciencebuilding makea
difference in your department?
The first thing a new science buildin g
does is provid e ph ysical evidence of an
institutional commiu11ent to th e sciences.
When we app ly for grants , a new
building will mak e it possible to su pp ort
larger and mor e substantia l proj ects. Il
puts us in a mu ch more co mp elling
position to say, "We have intell ectu al
cap ital here , we have th e capacity for hard
work here, we have th e institutional and
organiza tional capacity , and we hav e th e
capaci ty to contr ibut e in a serio us way
through our laboratory resea rch." In th e
encl, havi ng th ese reso urces wi ll mean that
our stud ent s get more opportuniti es to do
meaningf ul work with faculty.
We have to recog niz e and be honest
abou t th e fact that we've don e great work.
This work has tak en pla ce wi th out many
resources. While people have done an
incr ed ible amount with what they have,
we also should be clear that the limit ed
resourc es redu ce our capaci ty to do work
that wi ll be meanin gful, larger in scope ,
and more comp elling and productive for
our students. •
A-UGSBURGNOW
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LAB
ight scientists are gathered round a
conference table for a regular
week ly meeting. As they begin
reportin g their research to the group , the
talk is of variations in ULF and VLF
waves, compi lation of PE and QP/PE
data, progress on papers to be presented
at professional conferences, etc.
This would not sound unu sual unt il
it's realized that the meeting is taking
place on a small, private college campu s,
and five of the eight part icipants have
only ju st completed their first or second
year in college.
Each summ er, as part of the funding
Augsburg receives from the National
Science Found ation, NASA, and others,
physics professor and departm ent chair
Mark Engebretso n selects promi sing
physics and pre-engineering stud ents for
research proj ects in the physics labs.
Engebretso n says that the depart ment
tries to provide all physics maj ors with
research opportu nities- the experience
helps physics and pre-engineering
students with graduate school admi ssions
and helps them compete for national
fellowships.
Geoff Shelburn e, who is beginn ing
his j un ior year, began workin g last year
with Augsburg physics senior Alexa
Halford '03 on a paper titled "Latitudinal
and Seasonal Variations of Quasi-Periodic
and Periodic ELF-VLF Emissions." The
paper, a statistical study of extremelylow-frequency (ELF) and very-lowfrequency (VLF) waves using data from
severa l stations in Antarctica, includ ing
the South Pole, won Halford a top
student award last year when she
presented it at the spring meeting of the
American Geophysical Unio n. This was
one of two such awards Lo Augsburg
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Sophomore
physics studentsSteveQuick(left), Erik Lundberg
(centerfront), and Matt Argall(right)watched
as junior Jon-Erik Hokenson (centerback) demonstrate
s howto run and plotdatafromgroundstationsand
orbitingsatellitesoverAntarctica
.
students in the last th ree years, who
comp eted against mostly graduate
stud ents, some of whom were presentin g
their Ph.D. work .
Shelburn e's work has focused on
identifying, tabu lating, and plottin g
occurrences of various types of these
waves as a function of the time of day for
an entire year at four different stations in
Antarctica- a time-consumin g and
tedious jo b.
Engebretson points out at the
meeting, however, that Shelburn e has
made a valuable con tributi on with his
meticulous work , because of surp rising
variations that can be observed only
when stud ying th e data in the detail he
plotted.
Shelburn e is workin g with
Engebretson to comp lete the paper and
ready it for publi cation next year. The
final author list will includ e Halford,
Engebretso n, assistant scientislj ennifer
Posch '94 , as well as researchers at the
British Antarctic Survey and at Stanford
University. Engebretson points out that
all the department 's fund ed research is
do ne in collaboration with physicists at
other schools and instituti ons, part of the
educational process for the students.
Shelburn e has put in his time learnin g
the detailed, routin e task of collecting
data. Next summ er, he hopes to gain
additi onal research experience at another
school or research laboratory- somethin g
that Engebretson encourages most of his
stud ents to pur sue.
Jon-Erik Hokenson, who ju st
completed his sophomore year, is
teachin g thr ee first-year research stud ents
in the space physics lab how to run and
plot the routin e data-th e same kind of
work he did last year as a freshm an. Part
of their work involves comparing the data
recorded daily by an orbiting satellite
with dat a recorded at the same time at the
ground stations to see if the same events
are observed. It requir es using a
comput er program to translate num erical
data int o spectrograms, or colored char ts,
that show wave activity.
Hokenson is a physics and math
major, and also has a comput er science
min or. The comput er progra m familiarity
comes in handy when stud ents must
wr ite their own programs in order to run
the data they want. Comput er science
and physics stud ents have been
Fall 2003
collaborating over the past coup le of years
on new progra ms in the physics labs .
Back in the meeting, first-year research
student Erik Lundb erg reports to the
group on the difficulti es he faced wit h
such a compu ter progra m while trying to
run the data requ ested by a researcher at
anot her inst ituti on. Wh en the printer
refused to spit ou t any data beyond 1999,
Lundberg wro te a new progr am to
eliminate the prob lem . Engebretson asked
him to inst all it on all the lab comput ers.
Lund berg recogn izes that science is a
lot of rout ine. "Sometim es you run the
numb ers several tim es and it doesn't
work; but one time it works ... and it's
exciting."
Heather Greene '04 reports to the
meeting that her paper is completed and
will be presented at a McNair Scholars
conference the following week. The paper
and the National Science Found ation .
The McNair program seeks to prepare
stud ents for doctora l studi es and to
increase the numb er of gradu ate stud en ts
from und errepresented sec tors. Through
the summ er experience, Greene says, "I
am starting to learn the process of
research and what I need to network wit h
others."
To prepare for her conference
presentation , Greene was able to bu ild
confidence wit h presentations to her two
ph ysics pro fessors, Engebretson and
Professor Ken Erickso n '62 , as well
as to the McNair Scholars staff and
stud ents .
Augsburg's physics department
has a long history of both involving
stud ents in ongoing, original
research and of collabora ting with
other scientists literally aro un d the
world . Hokenson said that he had
j ust sent thr ee CDs of data to a
researcher in England who had
requested it. Some of Shelburne 's
data came from Stan ford University
Senior HeatherGreene's research on geomagnetic activity was
and the Brit ish Antarctic Survey.
presentedboth on campusand at a McNair Scholars
Recent physics grad uate Jesse
conferenceat PennState University.
Woodroffe is still comparing data
from four European satellites,
studi es the activity recorded by satellites
obtained from a researcher in Germany
durin g a geomagn etic storm to help
wit h da ta from Augsbu rg's own
und erstand its effect on communi cations
instru ments .
systems as well as hum an health .
After gradu ating from Augsburg,
Greene's summ er research was fund ed
Erickso n return ed in 1970 , to teach space
by both the McNair Scholars program
Fall 2003
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,
ProfessorMark Engebretsonreviews data in research carried out by graduati ng senior Jesse Woodrolle , who
1sheadedto a teaching assistantship and fellowship at the University of Minnesota.
physics at both the University of
Minnesota and Augsbur g. Following the
example of his faculty mentor at the
university, he began involving stud ents
in in teresting proj ects and research.
When Engebretson came to Augsburg in
1976, he began to seek grant funds to
cover the stud ent activit ies. Today, after
more than 30 years, and with the
additi on of Professor Ambrose Wolf's
research in solid state physics, there are
few small, private colleges that provide
the depth of undergrad uate research in
physics found at Augsburg.
The meeting continu es with an
ann oun cement that Olga Kozyreva, a
visiting ph ysicist from the Institut e of
the Physics of the Earth in Moscow,
would arrive the following week for a
month 's stay. Her visit, along with regular
semester-long visits by Russian physicist
Slava Pilipenk o, continu es collabora tive
research and teachin g with Engebretso n ,
fund ed by a recently-renewed Nationa l
Science Found ation grant.
In addi tion to the 10 students
working at Augsburg durin g the sum mer,
other stud ents are at un iversities around
the count ry. For the physics majors
attendin g the meeting, getting
experience that helps them gain an edge
in their field and getting paid for it is
ideal. And , as Hokenson pu ts it, "you
couldn't ask for a better employer than
Professor Engebretson. " •
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by Judy Petree
or 10 weeks over the summer,
severa l of Augsburg 's physics labs
on the lower level of Science Hall
became a staging area for a large-sca le
model of the Mars surface, with robot
exp lorers and a simulated model of the
space shuttle.
It's part of the Girls in Engineering ,
Mathematics, and Science (GEMS)
program , providin g middle and high
school girls and college undergraduates
an opportunity to exp lore math ematics ,
scie nce, and applied technology.
Because boys as young as fourth
grade begin LO show greater interest and
highe r achievement in math and science
than girls, GEMS address es an acute
need to create programs that encourage
girls to exp lore, experiment , and
collaborate in these fields.
Jeanin e Gregoire , assista nt professor
of edu cation and science coordin ator at
Augsburg, and co-coordinator of the
program , is con cern ed with gender
equit y in science edu cation . "Research in
F
gender-based programs and our own
experiences with the GEMS program
throughout the past six years have shown
how important it is for girls to have
access to challenging , comp lex, and fun
science, math, and technology proj ects
set in a supp ortive environm ent. "
Gregoire , in conjunction with the
Augsburg NASA Space Grant Program ,
has worked closely with Brad Blue,
Minneapolis Public Schoo ls science/math
teacher , and parents and teachers from 13
Minneapolis schools to develop ,
implement , and evaluate this program.
The GEMS progr am includes three
age groups:
FOURTH-EIGHTH
GRADE
COMPONENT
The year-ro und GEMS program presents
you ng wom en with comp lex problemsolving proje cts and opportu nities to
present in public . Annu ally, the girls
bui ld and program robots to compete in a
robotics competition.
One of th e GEMS
teams was featured on
the premiere episode
of Dragonfl y TV
Students also
Middle-schoolgirls in the GEMSprogramcarve from Styrofoama scale
modelof the surface of Mars createdfrom NASAtopographicalmaps.
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particip ate in an intensive, 10-week
summ er program at Augsburg. During
the summ er of 2003, 78 middl e-school
girls from Minn eapoli s public schools
met twice a week at Augsburg and
learned how LO "terraform " the surface of
Mars. Th ey researched question s they
had about Mars, and built and
progra mm ed robots to maneuver on the
scale mod el surface they create d. Other
GEMS proj ects investigate the Science of
Speed, where they design, build , test, and
race CO2 cars in the Annual Day at th e
Races at Augsburg.
GEMS gro ups regularl y present the
results of their projects at the Science
Museum of Minnesota , LEGOL.and at the
Mall of America, the Minn esota State
Fair, the Minn eapolis School Board, th e
Eye to the Futur e Career Conference for
Young Women, and to engin eers and
technicians at Medtronic . These venu es
provide stude nts wit h opportu nities to
consolidate their und erstandin g of what
th ey are learnin g, become more
comfort able communi cating th eir
findin gs to othe rs, apply sk ills th ey have
learned in their proj ect, and receive
feedback from participants .
Gregoire said that they have already
seen many of th ese st ud ents do well on
Layersof Styrofoamwere piled and then smoothedout to look like the actual surface
of Mars' mountains.
Fall 2003
Two girls check to see if the robot they built and programmedto maneuver
on the Mars surface is working properly.
th e advanced placement tests for nin thgrade science, and th ey tend to take
more math and science cour ses in high
school.
"The GEMS program has also given
man y girls a strong network of friend s
who encoura ge schoo l att endance, value
and support each oth er's academic
achievement , and wh o demonstrate
leadership in oth er areas of sc hoo l. Th e
GEMS program gives each girl a different
way to see herse lf in the world. "
The program is free to gir ls in the
Minn eapolis Public Schools who app ly
and qualify.
NINTH-12THGRADE
MENTORING
PROGRAM
Girls who have participa ted in th e GEMS
fourt h-eighth grad e pro gram are eligible
to app ly for the su mm er leadership
program . Success ful compl etion of th e
summ er program allows new ment ors to
participat e in a year-long position as a
GEMS ment or. The GEMS ment or
program bu ilds up on th e mat u rity,
leader shi p developm en t, int erests, and
academ ic needs of the GEMS ment ors
involved in th e program. Incomin g
ment ors, th e girls in grades 8-12 , are
involved in a beta level leadership
trainin g to develop int erp erso nal
communi cation and group bui ld ing
skills. Th ey then have th e opp ortu nity to
lead larger GEMS enri chm ent progra ms.
"We have een many of th ese youn g
Fall 2003
On break time, GEMSgirls relaxed outside with jump ropes and games.
women develop tremend ous leadership
capacity wor kin g with th e middl e schoo l
stud en ts as a 'coach' and in one case the
progra m coo rd inator of a GEMS
program ," said Gregoi re.
Thi s past summ er 15 GEMS mento rs
participa ted in th e GEMS leadership
trainin g progra m . In 200 1, a high sc hool
mentor was chose n as "Mentor of th e
Year" from among all adu lt
ment or/coac hes in Minn esota for the first
Lego-Logo comp etitio n .
"Midd le school GEMS loo k up to th e
high choo l GEMS for direction , supp ort ,
and friendsh ip," Grego ire sa id. "I love to
see the strong bond established between
th e high sc hoo l ment ors and the middle
school GEMS dur ing th e summ er
prog ram."
UNDERGRADUATES
AS TEACHERS
Augsbur g smd ents have also benefited
from this progra m. Und ergrad uate
wo men in sc ience, math ematics,
engineer ing, and element ary or
seco ndary edu cat ion are recruit ed to
serve a teachers for th e summ er GEMS
middl e-schoo l progra m and as cofaci litator durin g th e regular schoo l year.
GEM mento rs and th e un de rgradua te
stud ent s wo rk as a team to plan and
teach uni ts to GEMS middl e schoo l
stud ents.
"Such opportuni ties give Augsbur g
stud ents valuable teachin g experience
and bui ld th eir own confidence and
know ledge of math ematics, scie nce, and
techn ology," Gregoire said. She added
th at as a result of th e program , severa l
elementary majors have refocused their
co ncentr ation in scie nce and several
oth er math majors are now in secondary
licensure programs .
Gregoire said that Augsburg , as a
college of th e city, has gained
tremendous ly as a community partner
with Minn eapo lis Pub lic Schoo ls.
"With th e challenge in urban
edu cation, th e College could be either
pan of th e prob lem, or we can be pan of
the so luti on by leveraging our resour ces,
knowledge , and experiences to create
viab le solut ions. The GEMS program is
bu t one program where the College and
th e NASA Space Grant have take n an
active role in working with urban schoo l
d istricts on specia l programs and
projects. GEMS has been a tremend ous
program for the linneapolis Publi c
Schoo ls and Augsburg College."
Fundin g for th e GEMS program s
co mes from th e Medtro nic STAR grants ,
Minn eapolis Public Schoo ls, and the
NASA Space Gra nt. The GEMS program
was prese nt ed at th e American
Association for Advancement o f Science
(AAAS) conference in an Franci co in
Feb ruary 2001. In Augu t it was featur ed
on W CCO-TV •
Judy Petree is media relations manager:
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s part of the continued commitment
to maintain and enhanc e Augsburg's
traditio n of excellence m the
sciences, the Science Building Plannin g
Committ ee comp leted a feasibility report
that addresses the needs of curr ent
Augsburg stud ents and offers a unified
vision toward interactive and
interdisciplinary learning in the sciences.
In 2001 , a Science Advisory Board
(SAB) of 13 experts in the fields of biology,
chemistry, physics, mathematics, and
psychology was created to gain inp ut ,
guidance , and support. Propo sed by
academic dean Chris Kimball and scienc e
facility shepherd Nancy Steblay, the SAB is
sponsored by the Board of Regents and led
by Augsburg alumn a Ruth E. Johnson '74,
MD, chair of the regents' Academic and
Student Affairs Committ ee (ASAC).
The objectives of the Science Advisory
Board were out lined: (1) raise the pro file
of science edu cation at Augsburg; (2)
increase enro llment in science programs ;
(3) improve educatio nal opportunities and
outcomes for Augsbu rg stu dents; and (4)
assist in the design and fundr aising efforts
for the new science hall.
SAB members represent the corporat e
sector ; medical, dental, men tal health and
laboratory health care professions ;
Augsburg science faculty eme riti; and a
science-oriented charitable trust. Eight of
the thirt een SAB member s are Augsbur g
science alumni.
In its two years, the SAB has met
quart erly as a full board and has consulted
with President Fra me, Board of Regents
chair Kathy Tunh eim, ASAC regents, and
chairs of all the departm ents includ ed in
the new science hall. SAB memb ers tour ed
current science facilities and have had
several virtual tours of the proposed new
facility led by project designers Holabird
and Root, who also led an on-site tour of
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the science bu ilding they designed at
University of St. Thomas .
In fall 2002 a special Homecoming
science alumni gathering , sponsored by
SAB and the ASAC, brought together
nearly 200 alumni , students , and faculty
to meet with science faculty emeriti Ted
Hanwick (physics),John Hoium
(chemistry) , Ralph Sulerud (biology), and
Bev Durk ee (mathemati cs), and to hear a
talk by SAB member Pau l Mueller '84 on
the interface of science and faith.
The Science Advisory Board also
focuses on fundraising efforts for the new
science hall, and has met with Sue
Klaseus, vice president for institutional
advancement , and the developm ent staff.
Neil Thorpe , executive director of the M.j.
Murdock Charitable Trust, SAB member,
and former Augsburg biology professor,
presented a Foundation Perspective
Report and recommended how Augsbur g
might approac h foundations for funding .
The SAB also plays a crucial role in
providing opp ort uniti es for science-related
educati on and careers for curr ent stud ents.
SAB member Rick Pannin g, president of
labora tory services at Fairview,
spearheaded developm ent of an Augsburg
partnership with Fairview, beginnin g this
fall, for stude nt s to pursue a n ew major
in clini cal laborato ry scie nc es. In thi s
joint p rogra m , stud ent s can co mp lete
thr ee yea rs at Augsbur g and one yea r of
practi ca l laboratory exper ien ce at
Fairv iew, to ea rn a B.A. degree and
certifi ca tion as a clini cal labor atory
scienti st.
In add ition , se nior psychology
majors met in Roch ester wit h SAB
memb er Rick Seime, a Mayo Clini c
psyc holog ist, to tour Mayo 's
psychoge netics rese arch labs and
discuss psych o logy-related health careers.
In August SAB member and Honeywell
Ruth E. Johnson
'74, MD, chair of the regents'
Academicand StudentAffairsCommittee (ASAC
)
executive J oel Houlton brought a dozen
members of HEART (Hon eywell Employee
and Retiree Team) to the Augsburg
campus for a tour and a "roll up the
sleeves" session with faculty and staff on
advancing the missi on of science
edu cation.
"It is in the role of helping to raise the
funds to make the science hall a reality
that the Science Advisory Board is most
needed now," says SAB chair Ruth E.
Johnson .
"Th e most challenging aspect of the
science hall project now is securin g
financial commitm ents against the
backdrop of an econo mic downturn ," she
says. "I have confidence that the Science
Advisory Board will continu e its
outstandin g leadership in this end eavor,
and I believe that science alumni and
friends of Augsburg College will do what
is so chara cteris tic of them: to give
generously so that curr ent and futur e
stud ents can also experi ence an
outstanding educati on in the best
traditi on of Augsburg College."
Fall 2003
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James Agre '72 , MD
Min istry Medical Group
Eagle River, Wis.
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Fred Faxvog , PhD
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Steven Grinde '81, DDS
Maple Grove Dental Center
Joel L. Houlton
Honeywell, Inc.
David Knutson '69
Park Nicollet Medi cal Center
Paul S. Mueller ' 84, MD
Mayo Clini c • Rochester , Minn.
Joel T. Nelson '85, PhD
Universi ty of Wisconsin- Madison
Rick Panning
Fairview Health Services
Richard Seime ' 70 , PhD
Mayo Clini c • Rochester, Mi nn.
Distingui shed Alumnu s 200 2
ugsbur g's new scie nce facility will
pro vide 58 ,000 net-ass ignable
square feet (NASF) of teac hi ng
laborat ories , resea rch space, classroo ms,
offices , and supp ort . Th e new bui ldin g
will includ e 45,000 NASF and house th e
Depart ments of Biology, Chemistr y, and
Psyc hology as well as add itional lab and
class room space for physics. The ex is tin g
Science Hall will und ergo ex tensive
renova tion , and will house the
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Ralph Sulerud , PhD
Professor Emeritu s of Biology
Augsburg College
Neil 0 . Thorpe '60 , PhD
M.J. Murdock Charitabl e Trust
Vancouver, Wash.
Distingu ished Alumnu s 2001
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BOARD
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LIAISONS
Departm ent s of Phys ics and Mat hemat ics,
as we ll as add 13 ,000 NASF for other
campu s needs.
T he addition of the new science
bu ildin g crea tes a new quadrang le,
jo inin g Ande rso n and New Halls to the
aca dem ic plan. It also opens up th e
ex istin g area aro un d th e curr ent Scie nce
Hall, returnin g grea ter prom inence and
s tatur e to Old Main in th e main
qu adrang le area .
Ruth E. Johnson ' 74 , MD
Mayo Clin ic • Rochester, Minn.
Distingui shed Alumn a 1996
Beverly Thompson Hatlen,
MSN
Minnesota Li fe College
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EXOFFICIO
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COLLEGE
Christopher W. Kimball , PhD
Vice President for Academic and Stu dent
Affa irs and Dean of the Coll ege
Joan Kunz , PhD
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Chair, Division of Natural Sciences
and Mathemati cs
Nancy Steblay , PhD
Professor of Psychology
Assistant to the Dean for Spec ial Projects
Fall 2003
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ugsburg's biology department is home to two thri ving and colorful coral
reef ecosystems. Difficult to maintain in captivity, the coral reef habitats
provide stud ents opportunit ies for laboratory stud y of marine life
organism s usually accessible only in the natur al environm ent.
The 600-gallon multi -tank system has a sp ecial filter system that sustains
the more than 100 species of marin e organisms- corals, live sponges, fish,
shrimp , and many oth ers. The aqu arium provid es a numb er of biology stud ents
with research topics, as well as an opportuni ty for outr each to the communi ty.
Capman has train ed teachers as well as volunt eered in scho ols to help set up
small systems for science classes. He has also publi shed an article and been
featured in professional meetings of reefkeepers.
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Biology professorBill Capmanhelps biology major Jean
Johnsonin a study of coral colony developmentunder
different water flow conditions.
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Fall 2003
From the Alumni Board president's desk ...
Tw o decades ago, I
I enter ed my senior
year at Augsbur g. I
rememb er the fall of
1983 as a
transform ing tim e for
me. 1 vividly recall
the brilliant colors of
that autumn , the crisp yet sunn y weather,
the Quad covered with fallen leaves, my
classes, my friends , and especially my
housemates (not to mention the
camaraderie and the socia l gatherings that
living in one of the houses afforded).
Indeed , it was durin g this period that
many of my closest friendsh.ips were made
and when I met my wife (Na ncy Mackey
Mueller '85). I give thanks and praise for
Augsburg, as it has touched and enriched
my life every day for more than 20 years!
For the last severa l years, I have
served on the board of directors of the
Augsburg Alumni Association. Th e
changes that have occurr ed over the past
20 years at Augsburg are trul y asto nishin g.
New curri cula challenge stud ents in
relevant and practical ways. Th e stud ent
body has grown dramatically. A myriad of
programs and classes are offered to nontraditi onal stud ents. In additi on , the
campu s itself has also changed
dramatically: the houses are gone, and in
their place new buildin gs have been
erected . Desp ite these changes, however,
Augsbur g has retained its charac ter as an
academically rigoro us college that
encourages stud ents to pur sue their
vocation in a world with num erous and
daunt ing needs.
The Augsbu rg Alum ni Association
exists to represent you and to serve the
College. Our motto is "Buildin g
Conn ections. " All Augsbu rg alumni are
members of the associa tion. Members are
encouraged to supp ort Augsburg wit h
their time, talents, and financial gifts. The
Alumni Board consists of more than 20
alumni who serve one or two three-year
terms. We work closely with the
Augsbu rg's Office of Alumn VParent
Relatio ns, and we meet regularly at the
College. ln add ition, severa l Alumni Board
com mittees meet regular ly. These
com mittees include the Events
Committee , which sponso rs activities
such as the State Fair boot h and the
"Auggie Hour " gatherings; the
Connections Committee , which assists
wit h th e Class Agent Progra m and
establishes conn ections between current
st ud ents, alumni , faculty, staff, and others;
the Communications Committee , whic h
coordinates alum ni award program s,
provides input for the Augsburg Now and
alumni Web pages, and develo ps new ways
of stayi ng in touch with alumn i.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
• Contact us . We want to hear from
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you ! Let us kn ow what you are doi ng
and how you wou ld like to be
involved wit h th e College and fellow
alumn i. We can be reach ed through
the Office of AlumnVParent Relations
by ph one at 6 12-330-1178 or
1-800-260-6590, by e-mai l at
<alum ni@augsburg .edu >, or in writing
(Ca mpus Box 146, 2211 Riverside
Ave., Minn eapolis , MN 55454).
Attend Augsburg events . The College
offers many enriching and entertaini ng
activities that are available to alumni .
These activities include mu sic and
dra ma produ ctions, athletic events,
holiday events, Homecom ing, alumni
gatheri ngs, conferences , and more.
Visit the campus . Look up former
professors and mentors , shop at the
bookstore , and see the dram atic
changes tha t have occurred over the
last severa l decad es.
Keep Augsburg and its stu dents ,
facul ty, and staff in you r prayers.
Paul S. Mue ller, M.D. '84
President , Alumni Board
Six alumni appointed to Alumni Board
he Augsbur g Alumni Board of
Directors app ointed six new memb ers
and elected Paul S. Mueller '84 as
president and Bill Vand erwall '93 WEC as
president-elect. To view photos of the new
memb ers, vis it the Alumn VParent
Relations Web site at <www.augsbur g.edu/
alumn i>. Th e new memb ers are as follows:
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Dan W . Anderson '65
Anderson gradua ted from Augsbur g with a
B.A. in math . He is president of Swenson
And erson Financial Group .
Fall 2003
Lew Beccone '98 MAL
Lew Beccone gradu ated from Augsbu rg
with a Master of Arts in Leadership . He is
an ind epend ent software consultant .
Jacqueline (Brookshire) Teisberg '80
Teisberg gradu ated from Augsbu rg with a
B.S. in nu rsing. She is a homemake r and
serve d on Augsburg's alumni awards
selectio n committee.
The Rev. Karsten Nelson '83
Nelson grad uated from Augsburg with a
B.A. in commun ication. He serves as
bylynnMena
pastor of Redeemer Luth era n Church in
W hite Bear Lake, Minn .
Tom A. Peterson '70
Peterson graduated from Augsburg with a
B.A. in socio logy. He is chief investment
officer at the Good Samaritan Society.
LuAnn Watson '88, '02 MAL
Watso n graduated from Augsburg ,vith a
B.S. in nursing and a Master of Arts in
Leadership. She is a pan-tim e member of
Augsburg's nursing faculty.
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Alumni News
2003-04 Augsburg
Alumni Events
Calendar
Gatherings and events for Augsburg alumni and friends are
being plann ed in the areas listed below throug hout 2003 -2004 .
Events may be added/changed as the year progresses. Please
make sure your cont act information is up-to-date with th e
alum ni office and then watch your mailbox for invitations with
complete details! Hope to see you soo n!
October
1- 4 ............ Homeco min g 2003 : Auggie Traditi ons
18 ...... .......Augsburg Centenni al Singers 20th Anni versary
Celebration, First Luth eran Chur ch, Columbia
Heights, Minn ., 7 p.m.
2004 Alumni Tour
he Augsburg Alumni
Association
invites you to
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learnin g opportuniti es of travelin g
with a group of alumni and
friends to Germ any and Eastern
Europ e in early fall 2004.
A tour to Germany, the Czech Republi c, Slovakia, and
Hun gary is being plann ed to featur e a stud y of Martin Luth er's
life and ministry in Witt enberg, Germany, as well as visits to
Berlin , Pragu e, Bratislava, and Budapest. Pre-tour edu cation and
inform ation sessions are also being planned .
To receive upd ates about this exciting travel experience as
details become available, please e-mail the alumni office at
<alumni @augsbur g.edu> or call 6 12-330-1178 to have your
name added to the mailing list. Start plannin g now to j oin us
for this amazing trip!
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23 ............. StepUP Celebra tion, 5-10 p.m.
November
date TBD .... Chicago, Ill., alumni gatherin g
date TBD ....Boston , Mass ., alumn i gathering
date TBD .... New York area alum ni gathering
date TBD .... Rochester, Minn., alumni gathering
December
5- 6 ............Advent Vespers, Cent ral Luth eran Chur ch,
Minn eapolis, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m .
date TBD ....Washin gton, D.C. , alumni gatherin g
date TBD ....Norwa y alumni gatherings
January
24 ........ ...... Clint on , Minn. , alumni gatherin g (featurin g
Augsbur g's Gospe l Praise)
25 ........ ......Alexandria , Minn., alu mn i gathering (featu ring
Augsburg's Gosp el Praise)
30 .......... .... Theatre alumni reception on campu s prior to th e
winter pro du ction of An Ideal Husband
February
date TBD .... Du luth , Minn ., alumni gath ering
date TBD ....Arizona alumni gat herin gs
March
13 ..... .........Bonita Springs, Fla. , alumn i gather ing (featur ing
the Augsbu rg Choir )
14 .......... ....Venice, Fla., alumni gath ering (featurin g the
Augsburg Choir)
16 .............. Fairmont , Minn. , alumni gathering (featurin g
Augsburg's Chamber Orc hestra)
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AUGSBURG NOW
Auggie Hours 2003-04
Auggie Hours are held th e second Tuesday of each month at
5:30 p.m. Please j oin us!
October ............Keegan's , N.E. Minn eapolis
November ........Bella Fin o, Maple Grove
December ........PF Chang's , Edin a (Southd ale)
January ............Rudolph 's, Plymouth
February ..........Pazzalun a, St. Paul
March ..............Koyi, Downtown Minn eapolis
April.. ................Redstone, Eden Prairie
May ..................Toby's on th e Lake, Oakdale
June ..................Solera, Minn eapolis
July ....................Dock Cafe, Stillwater
August ..............Bar Abilene, Upto wn Minn eapolis
2004 Lutheran Free
Church Reunion
reuni on celebrating Augsbur g's Luth eran Free Chur ch
(LFC) heritage is planned for Jun e 2004 . A new fellowship ,
Sons and Daught ers of '97 (the Luth eran Free Chur ch was
established in 1897) , is being organized by the Rev. Neal Snider
for those who have at any time been a member of an LFC
congregation. If you are interested in learnin g more about Sons
and Daughters of '97, please contact Snider at 253-583-8293. If
you would like to be involved in the upcomin g reun ion
preparations, which are being coordinated by a committ ee led by
Gracia Grind al '65, please contact the alumni office at
<alumni @augsburg.edu > or 612-330-1178 so we can keep you
updated as plans progress !
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Fall 2003
1940
Ma rgaret (Chrislock) Gilseth ,
St. Charles, Minn., was named to
the Winona County Hall of
Fame. Prior to her retirement in
1976, Margaret taught English at
St. Charles High School. She also
served on the Board of American
Field Sen~ce Foreign Students;
was a member of Friends of the
Library, reading to childr en
weekly for over 10 years; and
taught Nonvegian through
community edu cation . From
1959-1963 , she and her husband ,
Walter Gilseth , taug ht at a
teacher trainin g college on ML
Kilimanjaro in Tanzania . After
retiring , she wrote four books .
Rev. Dale Striker , Faribau lt,
Minn , mourn ed the passing of
his wife of 58 years, Amelia
(Engelstad ), in Decem ber; she
named poet laureate of Taluca
Lake Village, Calif. He continues
to write poems for his chu rch
men's group and has received
several awards for his acrylic
landscape paintings.
1959
Rev. Robert Mor itz , Hadley,
Minn ., retired in Jun e after 40
years of min istry. His call to serve
often reached beyond the chur ch
wall and into the communit y,
where he sen •ed as chair and/or
member of several boards and
organizations , includ ing Murra y
County Development
Achievement Center ,
WonderWorld Preschoo l, SW
Minnesota Regional
Developm ent Committ ee,
Battered Women 's Workshop ,
and more. He was an end orsed
candidate for the MN Senate, and
was awarded the Murray County
ARC Distinguished Citizens'
Award. He and his wife, Carol,
have three childr en.
1960
Don Holmquist , Braham ,
Minn ., was inducted into
Braham's Hall of Fame in May.
Prior to forming the HolmquistGrundyson Insurance Agenc)' in
1986 (which evolved int o
Cent ral Insurance Agenc)') , he
worked at Olso n Insura nce
Agency and was ,~ce president
of Braham Bank. He is involved
in numerous communit y
activiti es, including two terms
on the Dist rict 314 Braham
School Board and in nearly all
phases of churc h activity at
Braham Evangelical Luth eran
Chur ch.
1961
Sheldon Johnson, Lake
Sup erior , Minn ., was hired as
interim superintendent for the
Lake Superior schoo l distr ict.
He retired in 1997 after 39 years
in edu cat ion , including 24 years
as superintendent of schools in
Monticello , Minn . After his
retirement , he was hired by the
Monti cello schoo l distri ct as its
cons tru ction proje ct supervisor
for the new Mont icello high
school, compl eted in 1999. He
then served as int erim
superintendent in the Crosb )'lronton School District from
2000-2001.
1963
Brenda (Henri ckson) Capek
and her husband , Richard,
retired last September and
moved from Illinois to Punta
Gorda , Fla. She was a socia l
work er for nearly 40 years. The
coupl e enjoys trave ling and has
visited all the contin ents .
1965
Anit a (Christ opherson)
Gransee, Belle Plaine , Minn .,
retired in May. She spent the last
16 years of her 38-year teachin g
AUGSBURG WEDDING
was 81. Amelia worked as a
nurse in several communilies
where Dale was an ELCA
minister . An active church
membe r, she taught Sunday
School and confirmati on, led th e
childr en's choir, sang in th e
church choir, and participated in
the ladies' aid and several pr ayer
groups . She was a dedi cated wife,
mother , grandmother , and greatgrandmother .
Bohdan and Erika Vadis w ere marrie d in February. an d t hough bot h Gustavus alumni were wed at
t heir alma mater, t he guest list conta ined a large number of Augsburg alumni . The groom' s mother is
Anita (Berg) Vadis '66, and his fat her is t he Rev. James Vadis '64, w ho presided over the ceremony .
1947
Warren Anderson, Huntington
Beach, Calif., taught for Long
Beach Public Schools for 29 years
until his retirement in 1981.
During that time, he was awarded
the "School Men Medal" at the
American Freedoms Foundation
in Valley Forge, Pa., hon or ing his
12 years of work prom oting
American ideals in the public
schools. He also wrote the script,
songs, and music for the school's
annua l spring pageant, and was
Fall 2003
Pictured (left to right): Christina (Vadis) Jones '95, Anita (Berg ) Vadis '66, Mardelle (Johnson) Pearso n
'66, Timothy Vadis '94, Lona (Berg) Froyum '69, Darryl Carte r '65, Carmen (Neseth) Berg '66, Rev. James
Vadis '64, Kim Vapp ie '98, Dustin Froyum '98; (kneeling): David Berg '66.
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Class Notes
career as a mu sic teacher al Belle
Plaine Elementary Schoo l. Her
hu sband , Earl, also retired from
his posLas principal of Belle
Plaine Elementary , and th e
coupl e plans LOspend retirement
traveling and volunt eerin g. Th eir
two daughters , Corinn e and
Miche lle, also work in ed ucation .
The Rev. John Luoma recentl y
celebra ted 25 years in ordained
ministry and was elected to a
seco nd term on th e Trinit y
Sem inary Board of Trustees in
Co lumbu s, Ohio . He and his
wi fe, Gracia (Nydahl) '66 ,
reside in Stow, Ohio .
1968
Janet (Letnes) Martin ,
Hastin gs, Minn ., recent ly spoke
at the Wom en's Spring Luncheo n
at Cambridge Luth eran Chur ch .
She is th e aut hor of 14 books ,
including Growing up Lutheran,
whi ch received th e Minnesota
Book Award in Humor in 1998 .
1969
John-Mark Stensvaag , Iowa
City, Iowa , received his second
Collegiate Teachin g Award from
the University of Iowa, and has
been named the Cha rlotte and
Frederi ck Hubb ell Professor of
Environmental and Natural
Resources Law at the University
of Iowa Co llege of Law.
1970
Terry Nygaard , Arden Hills,
Minn. , was promot ed to
principal at Ernst & Young in
Minn eapolis .
1971
Steven E. Larson, Riverside,
Calif., received th e Outstanding
Cont ributi on to Medicine Award
for 2002 from th e Riverside
County Medical Association . The
award hon ors his many years o f
serv ice to medicin e and the
contributions he has mad e to the
advancement of HIV medicin e.
He treated his first AIDS patient
in 1983 and has been active ly
involved in th e treatment of HIV
pati ents ever sin ce. He is th e
chief exec utiv e officer and
chairman of the Riverside
Medica l Clinic, and also serves
as a clinica l professor of
biomedica l sc ience at th e
Universit y of CaliforniaRiverside . In add ition , he directs
the AIDS Clinic at the Riverside
Ronald J. Graham '61: Class assignment
opens door to 40-year career
by Jessica Brown
Ronald Graham could never have guessed that an und ergraduate research paper would lead to a
career that has spanned more than 40 years. But a fateful class assignm ent did ju st that.
As pan of an Int rodu ction to Business cour se al Augsbur g in the late 1950s, Graham and his
classmates were instru cted LOwrite a pap er based on a chapter in their textbook , and in "one of
those linle things that becomes a very big, life-defining thing ." Graham was assigned the chapter
dealing with eth ics. He contacted the local Better Business Bureau , an organization whose prim ary
focus is business self-regulation and advocacy for cusLOmersatisfaction, and schedul ed an interview
with Cecil Shirk , then-president of the Minneapo lis bran ch.
Graham was intrigu ed by what he learned from Shirk about the BBB. He discovered that
Minn eapolis was th e birthp lace of the organization , and he admired the idea of busin esses
organizing themselves around the core principa l of engaging in honest advertisi ng and custome r educatio n. At th e end of the interview, Graham's
interest was piqu ed and he indi cated his willingness LOdo volunt eer work for the organization. Short ly thereafter, he became a "shopp er" for the BBB,
visiting local businesses and reporting on his exp eriences.
A year after beginnin g his volunt eer role, Graham received a call from the BBBnotifying him of an ope nin g for departme nt manager . Sudd enly, he
was faced with a difficult decision: stay in school, or strike ou t on a possible career path. Having spent time in the Air Force prior LOenro lling at
Augsburg, he was reluctant to halt his edu cation on ce again . But upon hearing that these positions were hard to come by- app roximate ly one
opening every seven years- he decided LOgrab the opport uni ty in front of him . Although his time at Augsbu rg was cut short, Graham says that the
College had an impact on his Christian values, pointin g him in the righ t direction .
"Augsburg helped me to renew and refine my Christian faith , which in tum help ed to shape and mold my business career," says Graham.
He soo n realized that his work at the BBBserved as his calling, and he contin ued working for the organization for more than 40 years. Eventually,
Graham was promot ed to general man ager of the Minneapolis bran ch. After the Minneapolis and St. Paul branches merged in 1978, he became
president of the BBBfor the state of Minnesota.
Th ough semi-retired, Graham still operates the BBBUniversity, an on line Web site designed to train BBBpersonn el in basic opera tional and
investigative skills. He enjoys the freedom that the Internet gives him to work as a cons ultant from home.
In addit ion LOhis continu ed involvement ,vith the BBB, Graham serves on the board for the Minnesota News Coun cil, the media's instrument of selfregulation, and on the Minnesota Consu late for Economic Education . "We need LOtrain teachers on economic edu cation before they can train their
own stud ents," he says.
Graham and his wife reside in Arizona for part of the year, but return LOMinnesota for the summ ers.
Jessica Brown is a communication specialist in the Office of Public Relations and Communication.
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Fall 2003
Cou nt y Medical Center in
Moreno Valley, and is an active
member of the Inland AIDS
Project Board o f Dir ectors , the
HIV Medical Assoc iat ion , and
th e American A soc iat ion of HIV
Med icine . He has lectured
numerou s tim es in Chin a and
has published severa l articl es. He
can be reac h ed ,~a e-mail at
<Steven. larso n@rmcps .co m >.
David Siedlar, Co n cord, Mass .,
comp leted a 22-week course
spo nsored by th e New England
Regio n of th e United Synagogue
of Co nservative Jud aism . The
Jewish Discovery Institut e wa s
an in-d epth examina tion of
J ew ish belief, hi s tory, pra yer, and
ritua l, as we ll as in s tru ction in
basic Hebr ew.
Nancy (Strommen)
Stensvaag , Iowa Ci ty, Iowa ,
retir ed from her volunt eer
position as execu tive dir ector o f
th e Iowa Valley Habitat for
Hum anity affiliate. Durin g her
eight years of leaders hip , th e
affiliate built 25 hom es in the
greater Iowa City co mmunit y
and fund ed man y addi tiona l
homes in third-, o rld co umries
through its tith es to Hab itat for
Humanit y Int ern ation al.
1972
George Dahlman , Coon
Rapids , Minn ., was the focus o f
an articl e in th e Enterprise
Dispatch . He is th e resea rch
manage r for US Ban co rp Pip er
Jaffray 's Equity Capi tal Mark ets
Departm ent , and is we ll known
in th e financi al wor ld . He has
bee n named a Wall Street j ourn a l
All-Star five tim es , and is
frequeml y int erview ed and
refer enced in the Scar Tribun e
and on WCCO radio , as well as
on CNN, CN BC , Wall Street
Wee/1, and more .
1974
Raymond E. Dahlof , Buffalo ,
Minn ., is a produ ction s up en •i or
at Maximum Gr aphic s .
Fall 2003
1975
Rev. Rufus Campbell , St. Paul ,
is district s up erint end ent of th e
Southwest Dis tri ct o f th e
Minn eso ta Uni ted Meth od ist
Chur ch . He was pr evio usly
pas tor of Camp ho r Memor ial
United Methodist Chur ch in St.
Paul , wh ere he se rved fro m
1990 -2003 . He and his wife ,
Caro lyn, have thr ee childr en and
seven grand childr en .
1976
Rev. Mary (Ronning)
Gilthvedt , Grygla , Minn ., and
her hu sband , th e Rev. Gary
Gilth ved t , step ped in to fill
pas toral duti es at Gryg la
Luth eran Pari sh (G ra ce and Our
Savior 's) in Jun e. Mary is se rvin g
as prim ary int erim pasto r and
Gary as assis tant int erim pastor .
Rev. David Halaa s, River Falls ,
Wis ., accep ted a call to serve as
pastor o f Augus tana Lutheran
Chur ch in Cumb erla nd , Wis . He
recen tly se rved on th e
development panel for "New
Hymns and ew Songs ," one in
a series o f vo lum es in the ELCA's
"Renewi ng Worship " series .
1978
Dan Taffe , Glend ale, Ariz. , is
p lease d to hav e twin daug ht ers
enroll ed as so ph om o res at
Augsbu rg.
Steve Wehrenberg , St. Paul ,
was promoted to execu tive vice
president and director of
s trategic p lannin g and
int egra tion at Ca mpb ell Mithun.
operation s, and advocac)' and
publi c education campaigns for
clients ranging from Fortune I 00
corpora tio n and large trade and
profes s iona l assoc iatio ns to
leadin g think tanks and
gove rnm ent age ncies . He has
crea ted and m anaged success ful
coa liti ons, and lobb ied on
Capi to l Hill and in stat e houses .
His wri tin g on behalf of clients
has been p ubli shed in most
major newspa pers , including The
Washington Post , The ew Yori,
Times, and th e Los Angeles Times.
Throughout the 1980 s , Bond erud
served as press secretary for U.S.
Rep. Mart in Sabo 'S9 and
wo rk ed o n pr esidential and
co ngre s ional campa igns .
1980
Jeffrey K. James, Bloo min gton ,
Minn ., received the A sociate of
the Year award from Fortune
Financial for his client service and
for his produ ction durin g the year
endin g J une 30. Jam es is a
certifi ed financial planner at
Fortune Financial ; this is th e 15th
time he has earn ed this top award .
Mar ianne
(Lundberg)
Kulka,
Bloomi ngto n ,
Minn ., is
corporate vice
pr es ident at
Rada Adv ertis ing , and recentl )'
won four award s with th e agen cy
for creat ive advertising
exc ellence at the EMA
(Emp loym ent Manag ement
Associa tio n) An nu al Conf erence
in Las Vegas.
1979
Kevin Bonderud , Washington
D.C. , was prom o ted to exec uti ve
v ice pr es id ent o f Widmeyer
Co mmuni ca tio ns . A 20-year
ve tera n o f publi c policy
co mmuni ca tions , Cap ito l Hill ,
a nd political campaigns ,
Bonderud directs the firm 's
public affa irs pra ctice group . He
has d eve loped and execu ted
maj or co mmuni ca tio n
str ategies , natio n al m ed ia
M ary Beamish,
and David L.
Chri stense n ,
both o f Du luth ,
were married
Feb . 9 , 2002 , in
Duluth . She is a
cop y editor a l th e Duluth 'ews
Tribw,c.
1982
her comp an)', Cro s ingBord er ,
were the focu of an articl e in th e
Southsid e Prid e. Cross in gBord cr
is a travel comp an)' specializin g
in journ ey of faith and
pilgri m age.
Samuel Twerefo ur, Fon
Co llin , Co lo., was app oim ed
vice pr esid ent o f engin ee rin g and
corporat e o fficer al Advanced
En erg)' lndu tri es .
1983
John Oelfke , ew Hope, tinn .,
was nam ed athl etic d irec tor at
Robbin sdale Coo per High
Schoo l. He se rved as int erim
athleti c dir ec to r for th e pas t yea r
and pr eviously coac hed footb all,
bas eball , and gir ls' hocke)'. He
wa s hir ed by th e dis tri ct in 1986
as a phy sica l edu cati on and
h ea lth teach er, and has been
invo lved in impr ovin g th e
ph ysica l edu ca tion cur ric ul um
for di s tri ct s tud en ts . His wi fe,
Diana (Boe) '82, teac hes
kind erga rten in th e Robb insdale
sc hoo l di tri ct. Both rece ived
m as ter's deg rees fro m St. Mary's
Uni ve r il)' in May. Th e)• have
thr ee childr en : Eric, 16 , Allie, 13 ,
and Abb y, 10.
1985
Jose Becquer, Plymouth ,
Minn ., is se ni or m an age r for
treasur) ' manage m ent sa les and
co mm ercia l bu in ess
developm ent at \ Veils Fargo . He
bega n his ca ree r wi th o n vest in
1995 as vice pr esid ent and
dir ec tor o f treas ur y management
sys tems . He has also work ed at
Lotu s Deve lopm ent Co rp ora tion
as a regio nal sa les manage r an d
at IBM a a sa le m anager to th e
financial se rvices indu str)'.
1986
Jo hn W . Sandin III co mp leted
his Ph .D. at New Mex ico Lale
Uni ve rs ity with a read ing
specializa tion . 1-te continu es LO
teach at Taco ma Co m m unit )'
Co llege in Taco m a, Wash ., and
lives n ea r Taco ma with his wi fe
and thr ee daught ers .
Lori M ol ine, Minn ea polis , and
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Class Notes
racing, called
Signs of Winning
(Whipp oorwill
Press). He
teaches
alternative
edu cation al
Nort h Branch ISO and has 20
sled dogs.
1987
Jenni Lilledahl, Minneapolis, will
present a seminar, "The Power or
Yes," as part or the eighth annua l
Women Venture Conference at the
Minneapolis Convent ion Center
Oct. 31. She is co-owner and
executive director or the Brave
New Workshop Theatre in
Minneapolis.
1989
Stephen Hind le accepted a
position as regional manager for
New Horizons, an IT training
compan y. He recently moved
Scott D. Mill er, Hinckle y,
Minn ., published his first book , a
young adu lt novel abo ut a dear
girl and her passion for dogsled
AUGSBURG CENTENNIAL
from Taiwan to Singapor e with
his wire, Wu Chun-Yann, and
two daught ers, Claudia, 7, and
Madeleine , 4. He has also lived
in Korea and Chin a.
1991
Rev. Andrew Carlson is the
new pastor at Zion Lutheran
Chur ch or Finland in nonhern
Minnesota. Prior to his recent
ordin ation , Andrew painted
houses to support his love or
travel. He has visited 30
countries in Europ e, the Midd le
SINGERS
The Augsburg Centenni al Singers consist or 40 men from various walks or lire drawn together by their
love or singing . Th e group was formed in 1993 to commemorate the 100th an niversary or the first gospel
qua rtet to travel to Norway from Augsburg . The group has traveled to Norway twice, mos t recently in
2001. Al Reesnes '58 serves as music director, and Pau l Christensen '59 as assistant director/accompanist.
Upcom ing performances by the Augsburg Centennial Singers :
Saturday, October 18
Sunda y, October 19
Satur day, November 1
7 p.m .
7 p.m .
5 p.m .
20th ann iversary celebration or
the Augsbu rg Cent enni al
Singers.
First Luth eran Church
1555 40th Av. E
Columbi a Heights , Minn.
Grace Luth eran Chur ch
1730 Old Hudson Rd, St. Paul
Oak Grove Presbyterian
Chur ch
2120 W. Old Shakopee Rd.
Bloomi ngton , Minn.
Sunda y, Octo ber 19
11 a.m .
(Part or the wors hip service)
Fort Snelling Chapel,
Minneapolis
Saturday, October 25
7 p.m .
First Luth eran Church
Hinckley, Minn .
Sunda y, October 26
7:30 p.m .
Communit y or the Cross
Lutheran Churc h
10701 Bloomington Ferry Rd.
Bloomington , Minn .
Sunday, November 2
4p.m.
House or Prayer Lutheran
Church
7625 Chicago Ave. 5.
Richfield, Minn .
East, North Africa, South Asia,
and Latin America.
Tina (McGregor) Jackson, St.
Paul , was reatur ed in the
Mi1111esota
Spokesman-Recorder
arter being appointed by the
University or Minn esota as
coo rdinator or the Minne sota
Women 's Center. She is th e first
Arrican-American woman to hold
the position since its inception
43 years ago. Ja ckso n is well
known in socia l service and
academic circles for her vitality
and commitm ent to youth
development and mentor ship ,
and is one or only 20 University
or Minnesota faculty, sta ff, and
administrator s chosen to
parti cipate its President 's
Emerging Leaders program .
Joel Staehling , Worthington ,
Minn ., is president or
Community First National Bank.
He previousl y served as vice
president or commercial loans at
Vermillion State Bank in
Vermillion, $.Oak. , He and his
wire, Erica, have two children:
Hannah , 5, and Benjamin , 2.
1992
Jennifer (Piper) Kempenich ,
St. Paul, received her master 's
degree in counseling and
psychological services from St.
Mary's University in January. She
works at Courage Center in
Golden Valley, and marri ed
Gerald Kempenich in June.
1993
Doris Rubenstein , Minneapolis ,
was named one or "25 Women
Changemake rs in the Twin
Cities" by The Business Journal.
She was selected for her
proressional achievements ,
leadership qualiti es, and her
ability to influ ence positive
change ,vithin her company and
her industr y. She was pronied in
a special section or the Jul y 25
issue or The Business Journal, and
was honored at a luncheon in
Jul y.
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Fall 2003
1995
2000
Rick Sansted was app oint ed
assistant prin cipal for South
View Middle Schoo l in Edin a.
Dan ielle Scheff , Go lden Valley,
Minn ., ma rri ed Co rey Drevlow
last Sept emb er. During their
honeymoo n , th e coupl e ran
togeth er in the Dublin Marath on
in Ireland . Danielle i a staff
acco unt ant at Ryan , Hodg ins &
Associa tes.
1996
Xanara Amand marri ed Marc
Stevenso n in Jul y.
Jox Metcalf, Monti ce llo , Minn .,
marri ed Kristi Hanso n in August.
Both are teac hers at St. Michae lAlben ville High Schoo l.
David Schreiber , Big Lake,
Minn ., marri ed Jane Millerb ernd
in August. David is a learnin g
disabilil )' tut or at LOA, Inc.; Jane
is a special edu cation teac her for
the Osseo Scho ol Distri ct.
1997
Kevin Crerand , Mesa , Ariz ., is
operati ons manager for a large
mortgage comp any in Phoenix .
Travis Stettler , Forest Lake ,
Minn ., join ed th e Miller Law
Office in Wyomin g, Minn .,
prim arily handlin g th e firm's
comm ercial litigation , personal
inj ur y, and crimin al defense
porti ons of th e pra ctice. Prior to
Miller Law Office , he work ed at
law firms in Chanh asse n and
Duluth .
1998
Jennifer Durst marri ed Kirk
Affeldt in Jun e. J ennif er works at
New Ulm Medi cal Cent er ; Kirk
works for Cann on Falls Publi c
Schoo ls.
1999
Natasha Hamann , Shoreview,
Minn ., gra du ated from th e
Universit)• of Minn eso ta Medi cal
Schoo l in Ma)'. She started her
family prac tice residency at St.
John 's Hos pit al in Maplewood .
She is marri ed to Jos h Schae fgen .
Aaron D. Smit h, Tucso n , Ariz. ,
gradu ated from th e Univ ersity of
Minn eso ta Medi cal Schoo l in
May. He start ed his general
surgery residency at th e
University of Arizo na . He is
marri ed to Jill (Pin tens) '99.
Fall 2003
Ma tt hew Romsdahl , Mankato ,
Minn ., marri ed Brin a Urevig in
Jun e. Manh ew wo rks at Kenda ll
Doo r a nd Hardwa re; Brin a wo rks
at Habil itative ervices Inc.
2001
Carrie Lind , Cham plin , Minn .,
marr ied Christopher Cabe in
April. Car rie is a sup erviso r a t
Edin a Kids Club , and can be
reached via e-mail at
<chri sand ca rr ie03@ao l.com>.
Carrie Mcc arvi lle , Hopki ns,
Minn ., own s Mac's Liquor in
Hopki n
Emily Shelt on, Minn eapo lis,
married William Grau in May.
Emily is a middle school ma th
teacher for Cedar -Riverside
Charter School in Min neapo lis;
William is as oc iate cent er
dir ec tor for Sylvan Learn ing
Cent er in Burn svi lle and is
dep loyed oversees on active dut y
with th e U.S. Arm y.
kind ergarten teacher for
linn eapolis Publi chools.
2003
Linda Kay
Stuart '99 and
Maur icio
Co rdova ,
Minneapo li -a
so n , Luca
Santiago , in
Apr il. He j oins sister Ananda . 2.
Th e coup le rece ntl y rewrn ed to
th e U.S. after Lind a comple ted
her master's in int ernational
relations at the Universi t)' o f
Chil e in Santi ago, Chil e.
Jill Boike , Ham Lake, Minn ., is a
family therap ist al ystrom's &
Assoc iates in ew Brigh ton .
Catheri ne Colsrud was nam ed
assistant general manager at
Grand Casino Hinckley.
Births/Adoptions
Jean Taylor '85 and Roger
Griff ith '84, Eagan , Minn .a daughter, Abby Jean, in Jun e.
She joins big sister, Emm a.
Laura (Krepela)
'96 and Dan
Stonebur g,
Farmin gton ,
Melis sa Mo rfo rd, Shakopee,
Min n ., married Spe ncer
Ande rso n in May. Melissa is a
trave l adm ini Lrator for Carlson
Marke tin g Group; Spenc er is a
comp uter consu ltant at
Wiz mo , Inc.
Mi nn.- a son ,
Jake Daniel , in
Ju ne. Laura is a
Rick W illbanks marri ed J ennif er
Spyc halla in Jun e.
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Mike Darring t on , Red Wing,
Minn ., is a new financia l
associa te with th e south ern
Minn eso ta regional office of
Thr ivent Financial for Lu th erans.
He previously worked al th e
State Cap ito l in l. Pau l.
Angela Sat re marr ied Troy
Dej ong in Jul y. Angela wo rks at
Minn ewaska Luth era n Home in
Starbu ck , Minn .; Troy wo rks at
Garb's Sales of Kensingto n .
co m >.
Brenda Ely '99
and her husba nd
Tim , Blaine ,
Minn .-a on ,
Nicholas
Alexander , in
Ju ne. He JOins
sister Elizabeth , 2. Brenda is an
element ary teac her for Fores t
Lake Area Schoo ls.
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2002
Pat Campanero was rece ntl y
th e spotlight perso n in th e
"Sunday Peop le" featu re of the
bu sines section of th e Srar
Tribu11
e. She is genera l manage r
of bu sin ess and whole ale
markets for Sprint in
Minn eton ka. She was previously
sales dir ector at Avaya Inc.
M elanie (Anderson) '97 and
Brian Burm eister, Owa tonn a,
Minn .- a so n , Nolan Dale , in
Oc tober. Mela nie i pra Lice
manager at Mont go mery Dent al
Care; she can be reached via email at <melanieb93@hotm ail.
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for your car! You may order Augsburg license plates th roug h th e
Department of Motor Vehicles. Considered a sp ecia lty collegiate
plate , these plates may be displayed on any passe nge r class
vehicle . A minimum contribution of S25 is collecte d at t he time of
the initial application and at each registration renewal. This
contribution is deposited to the scholarship accou nt of the
participating baccalaureate degree-granting colleg e, un iversity, or
post -secondary institution . Applicants must also pay an initial S10
plate fee and a S7 filing fee. You do not ne ed to be a n a lum to
order these plates - proud parents can order th e m too ! For
further information, visit the DMV online at <www .dp s.state .
mn .us/dvs /MotorVehicle /specialplates .htm >.
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In Memoriam
Harold Olson '33, Cannon Falls,
Minn ., died in April; he was 93.
He work ed for the State of
Minnesota in social services al
various agencies for nearly 38
years until his retirement in 1975.
He also served with the U.S. Navy
from 1943-1946. He is survived
by his wife, Gladys; two
daughters; five gran dchildren ; and
two great-grand childr en. He was
preceded in death by five broth ers
and two grandchildren.
Viola (Holland) Nydahl '36,
Decorah, Iowa, died in May; she
was 84. She worked for Dayton's
for over 18 years and was active in
various Lutheran church es where
her husband served as pastor. She
is survived by two daught ers and
five grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband ,
the Rev. Harold Nydahl '36 .
Winifr ed (Helland ) Formo '37,
Roseville, Minn ., died in April;
she was 86. She was a retired
nur se, and anended Augsburg
Academy before enro lling in
Augsburg College. Her father,
Andreas Helland, was an
Augsburg professor. She is
survived by her husband , Jerome
'37, and two childr en, Philip and
Katherine '79. She was preceded
in death by a son, David.
Walte r Keller '39, Tacoma,
Wash. , died in May; he was 91.
He was retired from
Weyerhaeuse r Co. He is surviv ed
by two childr en, Kathryn an d
Richard. He was pr eceded in
deat h by his wife, Hilder.
The Rev. A lfr ed H. Sevig '39,
Spicer, Minn ., died in June ; he
was 86 . He served parish es in
Canada, Minn eso ta, and Sou th
Dako ta. Following h is retirement
as a full- time pastor , he serve d as
chaplain part time al Rice
Memoria l Hospi tal in Willmar,
Minn ., for 10 years . He also
wo rk ed as a visitation pastor at
Calvary Luth eran Chur ch for five
years and continu ed to be an
active volunt eer visitor until his
deat h. He was survive d by four
childr en and seve n
grand childr en. He was preceded
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in deathcby his wife, Olive, and
two sons in infancy.
The Rev. John W. Steen '46,
Maple Grove, Minn ., died in Jun e;
he was 81. He served as pastor of
First Lutheran Church of Crystal
for 22 years. Following his
ordination in 1949, he served a
four-point parish north of
Williston , N.Dak. , until 1953.
From 1953-1956, he was a fulltime chaplain in the U.S. Air
Force. He continu ed his military
service in the Reserves for an
additional 17 years. He is survived
by his wife, Esther Victoria; five
childr en; 14 grandchildre n ; and
one great-grandson .
Erik Tromborg '48 ,
Bloomington , Minn ., died in May;
he was 77. A retired Honeywell
engineer, he and had a life-long
love of trains, and served on the
board of the St Croix Railroad
Club. He is survived by his wife,
Evelyn; two children ; and five
grandchildren .
Bonnie Mae (Everts) Yasgar
'48, Little Falls, Minn., died in
May; she was 77. She was a retired
English and physical education
teacher. She is survived by her
husband , Donald; two daught ers;
four grandchildren ; and her three
dogs and five hors es.
Berti! "Bert" Sandberg 'SO,
Mendota Heights, Minn ., died in
April; he was 77. He was a
building contractor , an
outstanding lifetime athlete , and a
decora ted WWll veteran. His
behind-th e-scenes work earned
him man y admir ers and an award
from former St Paul Mayor
George Latimer for ridding St.
Paul streets of Dutch Elm disease.
He was drafted after graduating
from Augsburg to play football for
the Philadelphia Eagles, but he
waived the opportunit y and
instead join ed his father's
business , St Paul-based N.H.
Sandberg Erection Co., which he
eventu ally took over and
e,q,anded . He was a member of
the Augsburg Board of Regents
from 1968-1980 , and was
indu cted into Augsburg's Alhletic
Hall of Fame in 1979. He is
survived by his wife, Carol
(Ziniel) '73, and three children.
William H. Riley '52, Golden
Valley, Minn ., died in June ; he was
77. He worked at the Montgomery
Wards home office in Chicago as
iLSnationa l merchandise manager
of iLScatalog division. He later
served as advisor to the founder of
the Lands End Co. He was a
WWll Navy veteran. He is
survived by his wife of 16 years,
Carol, and two stepchildren. He
was preceded in death by his first
wife, Marlys.
The Rev. Dr. A ndrew Hsaio
' 56, Hong Kong , China , died in
May of a heart attack; he was 77.
He was president emeritus of
Lutheran Theological Seminary
in Hong Kong, where he was its
first Chinese president. He was
named an Augsburg
Distinguished Alumnus in 1970.
He is surviv ed by his wife, Anna ,
and three children.
Warren Persons '66, Tracy,
Calif., died in June ; he was 59. He
was a successful software
engineer , and was instrumental in
developing software at Honeywell
for the Air Force's first-ever
computerized flight simulator . He
also worked at MTS Systems
Corporation , Bentley Scientific
Corporation , Pacific Bell, and
most recently at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory
He also taught math ematics at
Augsburg . He is survived by his
wife, Connie; four children; and
three grandchildren.
Carole (Moran) Renner '92
WEC, New Brighton, Minn ., died
in May; she was 44 . She had
worked for Wells Fargo since high
school , starting with a clerical
position and most recently as
check reconciliation manager . In
her long career at Wells Fargo, she
earned many awards for her hard
work and accomplishments.
Known as an adventurer , she
loved to travel and enjoyed
fishing, boating , and camping. She
is survived by her husband ,
Ronald , and stepson , Christopher.
Robert B. Miller '04 , Virginia
Beach, Ya., died in August after a
car accident in Golden Valley,
Minn. ; he was 28. He was a senior
at Augsburg, studying psychology
and English, and a member of the
wrest ling Learn. ln 2001 , he won
the MlAC championships at 133
pounds , and earned All-American
honor s at the NCAA Division Ill
national championship s. He was a
1993 graduate of Kempsville High
School in Virginia Beach, where
he was a state champion wrestler.
He is survived by his parents, Nho
Tran Miller and Ernest Miller, and
two siblings , Kimberly and James .
James "JC" Carey, Minneapo lis,
died in September of heart failure;
he was 54. A 30-year employee of
Augsburg , he was mosl recently
director of ath letic facilities. He
was a muc h-loved member of the
Augsburg community , and his
unique and kind spirit will be
missed deeply. He is survived by
his wife, Sharon (Pautz) '82; two
children , Tim and Joy ; two sisters ,
Patjensen and Deb Yolkart; and
his father-in-law, Richard Pautz
'3 7, who co-founded Augsburg 's
A-Club.
Robin "Rob" A. Curtis, St Louis
Park, Minn ., died in April; he was
56. He served for many years in
Augsburg 's facilities management ,
and was a beloved member of the
campus community . He is
survived by his wife, Sadie, who
works with Augsburg 's Access
Center, and a son , Zach '97.
The Rev. Maynard L. Nelson ,
Phoenix , Ariz., died in May; he
was 72. He was a former member
of the Augsburg Board of Regents,
and also served on the boards of
Lutheran Deaconess Hospita l,
Fairview Riverside Hospital , and
Golden Valley Luth eran College.
He was senior pastor of Calvary
Lutheran Church of Golden
Valle)• for 22 years until his
retirement in 1996, after serving
congregations in North Dakota
and Washington. He is survived
by his wife, Nancy ; five children;
and 14 grandchildren.
Fall 2003
Calendar
Music
Oct. 3 1-Nov. 9
for more i11fo1111ation
on any of t/1ese events
(unless othen vise noted), call 612-330-1265
The Pirates of Penzance
or The Slave of Duty
Oct. 18
Gospel Praise Concert
7 p.m.-O ak Grove Luth eran Church
Richfie ld , Minn .
Directed b)' Karen Coe Miller;
mu sic dir ection by Sonja Th omp son
Perfo rmances: Oct. 3 1, Nov. 1, 6, 7, and
8 at 7 p.m .; Nov. 2 and 9 at 2 p.m .
Tjornhom- Nelso n Th eater, Foss Cent er
Nov. 22-23
Oct. 19
Gospel Praise Concert
10:30 a.m .-Peac e Luth era n Chur ch
Inver Grov e Heights, Minn.
0. Nicholas Raths Faculty Guitar Recital
3 p.m .- Sateren Auditorium
Nov. 2
The Masterworks Chorale Concert
7 p.m .-Immanue l Lut hera n Chur ch
Eden Prairi e, Minn.
Exhibits
Oct. 30
For galle,y infor malion , call 612-330-1524
International Business Forum :
Competing Glob a lly a nd Act ing Loca lly
Discuss ion o f global i sue pertainin g to
trade , int ernational awa reness , and
resea rch .
Guest speaker : Dr. Richard Bohr
4-6 p.m.- Chri ste nse n ent er
For inform ation , call 6 l 2-330- 119 1
Sept. 15-Nov. 2
"Recent Works by C.B. Sherlock:
Exploring the Box"
11 a.m.-Trinity Lut hera n Chur ch
Hovers ten Chapel
"Five Metro Paper Artists : Marjor ie
Alexander , Amanda Degener , Mary Har k,
Erica Spitzer Rasmussen, Jeff Rat hermel "
Nov. 15
Ope ning reception : Oct. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Th e Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell
Librar y
7 p.m.-Hoversten
Chapel
Nov. 7-Dec. 18
Nov. 16
Augsburg Concert Band Concert
3 p.m .- Centra l Luth eran Chu rch
Minneapolis
Nov. 18
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra Concert
7 p.m .- Sateren Auditorium
Dec. 5-6
24th Annual Advent Vespers
5 and 8 p.m. serv ice eac h night
Central Lutheran Chur ch , Minn eapoli
"Dan Noyes: Recent Wo rk in Stone
and Metal "
Annu al StepUP Prog ram Celebration
Ope ning reception : Nov. 14, 6:30-8 :30 p.m.
Christensen Center An Galler)'
5- 10 p.m.-Foss
ent er
For in formation , call 6 12-330- 1173
Seminars,
Lectures, and
Films
7th Annual M . An ita Gay Haw th orne
Jazz and Poet ry Bash
"Big Questions , Worthy Dreams"
Studi o , Foss Cent er
Dr. Lee Hard y, professo r of phi loso ph y,
alvin College
10 a.m.-Co nvocation, Hovers ten hapcl
Pan of the 2003-04 Augsburg
Convocation Series:
lak ing the Most of Your Gifts
"M arcia Soderman-Olson : Drawings ,
Paintings, and M ixed Media"
Oct. 14
7 p.m .-Film
"The Christ ian's Calling in t he Academy"
Other Events
For tic/1et i11formatio11
, call 612-330- 1257
Festival of Student-Directed
10-Minute Plays
Nov. 12
Opening reception: ov. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Th e Gage Family Art Gallery
Theatre
Oct. 16
Oct. 20
Colombia : Women and W ar
Directed by Sarah arga ng (s tud ent
senior proj ect)
Per forman ces: ov. 22 and 23 at 7 p.m.
Tjornh om- elso n Th eater
Gospel Praise Concert
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert
Kathy Kelley Present ati on
A Nobel Peace Prize- nomin ated activi t
return s from Iraq .
9:45-11 :15 a. m.- Chri stense n ent er
For information , call 6 12-33 0-13 12
Luth era n Wo rld Relief- pon ored
di cussion by thr ee olombi an wo men
speakin g about wo men's issues , war,
and peace .
4-6 p .m .- Christen en enter
For inform ation , call 612-330-1385
On the Verge
Opening reception: Oct. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Nov. 9
Oct. 16
Sharon Daloz Parks, as ociate directo r and
facult y member, Whidb e)' Institut e
11 a.m.- onvocat ion , Hoversten Chape l
Fo r in formation , call 62-330- 1180
Oct. 23
Nov. 6
6:30- 10 p.m.-Sat eren Auditorium
For information , call 612-330 -1022
Dec. 5
Annual Velkomm e n Jul Celebration
10:15 a. m.- Chape l ervice , Hove r ten
hapel
11 a.m.-2 p.m.-Sca ndi anavian treats
and gifts , Chri s tensen ent er
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May 4, Augsburg concluded its l3,lth
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of the Class of 2003 into the world,
making room for the incoming Class of
2007.
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May 4, Augsburg concluded its l3,lth
academic year, sending 534 graduates
of the Class of 2003 into the world,
making room for the incoming Class of
2007.
The Commencement photo spread,
starting on p. 13, features highlights
from the weekend's festivities,
including excerpts from the ceremony's
keynote speakers, ABC News
correspondent John McWethy and
elder care advocate Laurie Duncan-
McWethy
This year, the College also bid
farewell to four retiring members of the
faculty and staff: economics professor
Satya Gupta, biology professor Esther
Mclaughlin, associate professor and
librarian Grace Sulerud'58, and
support of the College. Comprised of
Augsburg alumni, alumni wives,
faculty wives, and other friends of the
College, the organization was founded
in the fall of 1984. Since then, its
members have raised over a half
million dollars for Augsburg. The
feature story on p. B pays tribute to
this forward-thinking and enterprising
group of women.
Be sure to check out the winning
entries of Augsburg's third annual
international photo contest on p. 6.
The contest provides an opportunity
for students to share their best images
from international and off-campus
studies, and offers a glimpse into the
different cultures explored by our
students.
Finally, Auggie Thoughts onp.24
features the Commencement speech
presented by Christin R. Crabtree '03,
Weekend College representative.
Crabtree reminds us that "behind every
new person you meet, there is a sea of
faces." We may never know all the
faces existing behind the lives we
touch, but as Crabtree reflects, "we all
have the opportunity to have a ripple
upon the world we occupy ... we can
positively affect our communities
through the simple acts of smiling at
our neighbors, voting at every election,,
and advocating for our future
generations, our children."
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facilities assistant Mary Duffee. With a
combined 93 years of service, all four
leave distinct legacies to Augsburg;
read their stories and plans for the
future on p. 11.
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Farewell to retiring faculty and staff
by Lynn Mena
Three retiring faculty members, with a combined 78
years of service to Augsburg, were granted
emeritus/emerita status by the Board of Regents in May;
in addition, one staff member, with nearly 15 years of
service, retired in January.
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Homecoming 2003 Preview
Class Notes
On the cover:
Augsbur g
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rcprescnltng lhe countrics oJ origin
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the Class of 2003 graduates,Ied
the academic procession to the
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C eremony. Pho to
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Presenting music therapy in China
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students, as well as a
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Arrived Around the World"-music
number of dignitaries,
could be felt in the
therapy professor Roberta Kagin found
that relatively few of the nearly 120
people who crowded into a room set up
for just 30 people in Beijing, China,
were familiar with the discipline of
music therapy.
Kagin was one of five music
educators invited to present at a
conference on music education reform,
held at Capitol Normal University in
Beijing. She says that Western music in
general is sorely lacking in China, and
that the Chinese concept of music
education is more commonly
understood as teaching people about
music, not preparing teachers of music.
"Students are hungry for anything
we can give them," she commented, in
reflecting on the great interest in her
presentation and in music therapy in
conference ambiance.
Kagin reported that, "The
opening ceremonies were
an amazing array of
flowers, speeches, and
videos."
general.
The conference audience included
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While in Beijing,
Kagin visited two other
music schools-the
premier Central
Conservatory ol musìc
and the Chinese
Professor Roberta Kagin (right). chair of Augsburg's music
conservatory, a more
therapy program, was greeted with flowers in Beijing, China,
where her presentation at a conference on music therapy was
traditional program. As
eagerly received and overfilled the meeting room, Zhou Shibin
part of her own doctoral
(center above) is an administrator at Capital Normal University
study, Kagin met with
who visited Augsburg in the winter o1 1996-97.
members of the Huaxia
Musical Ensemble, a group of music
Kagin's host in Beijing was Zhou
students playing traditional Chinese
Shibin, an administrator at Capital
instruments. A paper she wrote included
Normal Universit¡ who visited
research and field recordings of the
Augsburg in the winter of 1996-97 and
instruments.
may return in the coming fall.
American lndian Student Services Program celebrates
25th ann¡versary
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a yearlong celebration of its 25th
anniversary with a gala dinner May 16.
Mike Freeman, master of ceremonies and
Augsburg regent, welcomed guests, who
included faculty, staff, students, alumni,
and friends of the College and AISSP
The evening began with an
invocation by the Rev. Marlene
Whiterabbit Helgemo of All Nations
Indian Church, and an Honor Song by the
Lakota Singers, led byJerry Dearly Cindy
Peterson, director ofAISSB then presented
the history of the program.
Following dinner, those who have
impacted and helped shape the program
were honored with a "give-away."
Receiving special recognition were former
College presidents Oscar Anderson and
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Charles Anderson;
former AISSP director
Bonnie Wallace and
current director Cindy
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Peterson; Joseph Aitken;
President William Frame,
academic dean Chris
Kimball; Herald Johnson,
assistant to the vice
president of enrollment
and market development;
Tom Morgan, vice
president of enrollment
and market development;
Ann Garvey, associate
dean for student affairs;
scholarship donors; and
the Tribal Offices
Committee.
Charles Anderson, president of Augsburg
from 1980-97, receives
a
"give-away" blanket from Bonnie Wallace, the first director of
Augsburg's American lndian Student Services Program. Assisting
with the give-aways at AISSP's 25th anniversary dinner are Sandi
Lallak, a specialist with Augsburg's CLASS program (left), and
Sadie Curtis, a specialist with Augsburg's Access Center (right).
Summer 2003
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Parker Palmer visits Augsburg
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Flarker l. Palmer.
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Courage
bestselling author oI
to Teach,visited
Augsburg lly''ay 17 as part of the College's
Exploring Our Gifts program. In the
afternoon, faculty, staff, and invited
guests gathered for a workshop, where
the respected teacher and activist
discussed vocation. Using a Mobius strip,
Palmer illustrated how one side
represents a person's outer
life-the
roles
played, the "stage-self"-and the other
side represents the inner life, the
Tvvo
"backstage self." He then demonstrated
how the two are combined, how "soul
and role" intersect.
In the evening, Palmer addressed
the issue of education with a public
presentation, "Honor Thy Teacher:
Authentic Education Reform in an Era
of Smoke and Mirrors." Palmer
suggested a need to "support the heart
of the teacher, and equip them as
human beings to effect change in the
troubled system we call education."
Parker Palmer, an acclaimed writen teache1 and
activist, presented a workshop and lecture May 17
as part of Augsburg's Exploring Our Gifts program
students rece¡ve Hognander Award
f, iark
Abelsen and Maja Lisa
are the 2003-04
recipients of the Hognander Award, the
College's most prestigious music award.
Mark Abelsen, of Duluth, Minn., is a
senior piano performance major studying
with associate professorJill Dawe. He
participates as an accompanist on
campus and in the chamber music
program, where he enjoys working with
singers and string players. In the future,
he plans to pursue master's and doctoral
degrees in accompanying or orchestral
conducting. He was a featured soloist in
the 2002-03 Concerto Aria concert.
lYlrtl,ruuspen
FritzHuspen, of Bismarck, N.Dak., is
a Regents Scholar and senior vocal
performance major studying with studio
artist Susan Druck. She performs in the
Augsburg Choir and vocal chamber
music program. In April 2002, she won
first place in the intermediate voice
division of the annual Schubert Club
competition. She was also featured as a
soloist in both the 2001-02 and2002-03
Concerto Aria concerts.
The Orville C. and Gertrude O.
Hognander Family Fund was established
to recognize exceptional music
performance and achievement. The
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Mark Abelsen '04
FritzHuspen '04
scholarship is based on merit, specifically
to provide encouragement to outstanding
music students. Requirements include a
resume, essay, and an audition of two
musical selections.
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Augsburg hosts
Antarctic research
meet¡ng of national
scholars
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Physics professor Mark
Engebretson (left) hosted a
meeting at Augsburg in
May of scholars from across
the country participating in
research in the Antarct¡c
region, including Vladimir
Papitashvili (center), f rom
the National Science
Foundation, and John Foster
(right), from MlT.
Summer
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President William V. Frame was
elected president of the ELCA Council
of College Presidents, representing the
28 colleges of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America.
Emeritus/emerita status granted
Three retiring faculty members, with a
combined 78 years ofservice to
Augsburg, were granted emerituVemerita
status by the Board of Regents in May:
Satya Gupta, professor of economics
Esther Mclaughlin, associate professor
of biology
Grace Sulerud, associate professor and
librarian
For more information,
see the story about
retinng faculty and stafJ on p. 11.
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2OO2-03
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athletic year in review
All-Arnclican honors; two
national players ol the weel<;
l5
national toLrrnament qualifiers in
individual sports; l2 All-Region
selections, two MIAC Players of the Year;
22 AII-MIAC honors; three AII-MIAC
second-team honors; 35 AII-MIAC
honorable mention honors, 14 MIAC
Players/Athletes of the Week; 50 MIAC
Academic All-Conference honors; seven
Verizon Academic All-District selections,
and l5 sport-specific Scholar All-America
selections highlightecl the sports year.
Wrestling
The Auggie wrestlers saw their threeseason string of national championships
ended by Wartburg (Iowa), but the
Auggies finished second with six AllAmericans. Freshman Marcus LeVesseur
went 44-0 to earn the national title at 157
pounds, Augsburg's 3lst individual
national title.
Football
The Auggies finished the 2002 campaign
with a 2-8 overall record ancl l-7 mark in
the MIAC.
championship meet, a one-position
improvernent from last year's finish.
Augsburg's volleyball team struggled this
season, finishing 3-25 overall and l-10 in
the MIAC.
Men's soccer
Augsburg finished
4-II-2 overall and 1-8-1
in MIAC play
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Augsburg recorded one of its best
finishes in school history in the NCAA
Division III Central Regional at the encl
of the season, as each of the 14 runners
who competed at the regional rneet for
Augsburg recorded a personal-best time.
Augsburg's rnen placed l3th in the
25-team event, while the women finished
20th.
Men's hockey
Augsburg reached the conference
postseason playoffs for the fifth time in
the last six years. Ar,rgsburg finished
17-9-0 overall and 10-6 in MIAC pla¡
placing third. SeniorJaro Cesþ was the
top scorer among MIAC players this
season, standing 20th nationally among
Division III players in points. Chesky
was narned MIAC Player of the Year.
After a two-season absence, Augsburg
returned to the MIAC playoffs with a
fifth-place conference standing, finishing
the season l2-lI-3 overall, 10-6-2 in the
MIAC. Sophomore Lauren Chezick was
named MIAC Player of the Year; tl-ris
season, she led the nation in total points
and was second in points-per-game.
Men's basketball
Augsburg claimed its best record since
1995, finishingll-5-2 overall and 5-5-1 in
the MIAC.
Augsburg finished 1l-14 overall, S-12 in
MIAC play
Women's basketball
Men's golf
Augsburg finished
Adjusting to a relatively young lineup,
Augsburg finished fifth in the MIAC
meet with a 482 27-hole total, finishing
out of the top four in the MIAC meet for
the first time since 1993.
MIAC play
Women's golf
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Women's soccer
Augsburg finished eighth at the MIAC
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placed eighth overall, while the Auggie
women placed ninth. As a team,
Women's hockey
Volleyball
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4-2I overall,3-20 in
Baseball
The Auggies showed strong improvement
in team play finishing 9-24-2 overaTl and
4-16 in MIAC play
Softball shortstop Kristen Lideen earned All
American honors this season.
Softball
Augsburg finished the 2003 seasonT-29
overall and 4-18 in the MIAC. Shortstop
Kristen Lideen (junior) led the team in
virtually every offensive category, setting
the third-best single-season batting
average in school history. She set singleseason school records for hits, doubles,
and total bases, and became.just the third
player in school history to go through a
season
without
a strikeout.
Men's/Women's track and field
Sprinter Mathew Shannon (junior)
became the first Auggie male track and
field athlete to ever earn multiple AllAmerican honors in track in one season,
and earned MIAC Athlete of the Week
honors three times this season. Sprinter
Tonnisha Bell (freshman) became just the
second Auggie freshman to earn AllAmerican honors in track.
For the most complete information on
Augsburg Auggie athletics. visit
<www. augsbu rg.ed u/at
h let
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Don Stoner ís s¡rorts inJorntation coordtnator.
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Five students earn top athletic awards
!ive senior student-athletes received
I athletic awards for the 2002-03 school
year, voted by coaches in Augsburg's men's
and women's athletic departments. Four
Auggies earned Honor Athlete designation,
the highest honor the College gives its
senior student-athletes, and one eamed
Augsburg Senior Athlete of the Year honors.
career putouts are
tops in school history.
She has served as an
year starter at
Jay Howard,
running back in
football, Bramwell
earned AII-MIAC
business
Augsburg StudentAthlete Mentor for
two years and is a
member of the MIAC Student Athlete
Advisory Commiuee. With a 3.0 GPA, she
has served as president of the Augsburg
College Education Students (ACES)
association, and is a two-time recipient of
the Joyce Pfaff Academic Award for
management-A
women's athletics.
three-year starter in
men's basketball,
Howard earned All-
2002-03 Senior Athlete of the Year
2002-03 Honor Athletes
T.J. Bramwell,
biology-A three-
second-team honors
in2002. He was a
team co-captain in 2002 and received the
football team's Auggie Award. With
a
3.611 GPA, Bramwell earned Academic
AII-MIAC honors and Verizon Academic
All-District third-team honors in both his
junior and senior seasons.
Ricky Crone,
marketing-A twotime All American in
wrestling, Crone
nation at 184 pounds
this season, after
finishing second
coaches have been hired in four sports in
recent months.
Alumnus Douge Schildgen'90 was
hired to lead Augsburg's baseball team.
For the previous four seasons, Schildgen
served as head coach at North Hennepin
Community College, where he compiled a
49-44 record in his four seasons, finishing
second in the competitive Minnesota
Community College Conference twice
and reaching state tournament and
regional competition twice.
InJanuary Augsburg hired Troy
international
business-A four-
junior and senior seasons. He led the
Auggies in scoring, rebounding, blocked
time AII-MIAC firstteam recipient in
shots, three-point baskets, and field-goal
percentage. He was 10th in the MIAC in
scoring his senior season, 18th in
rebounding, and third in blocked shots.
With a 3.593 GPA, Howard earned
Academic AII-MIAC honors his junior
and senior seasons.
men's hockey, Cesky
Jennifer Lemke, elementary educationA four-year starter in softball at catcher
and first base, Lemke served as team co-
'Augsburg hires five new Goaches
I ugsburg College has severa] new
Flfu..r in the coaching ranks, as new
Jaro Cesky,
MIAC honorable
mention honors his
placed third in the
Summer 2003
captain for two
seasons. Her 631
nationally the year before. He earned MIAC
and Great Lakes Regional championships,
and was team co-captain his senior season.
He earned the team's Auggie Award and
was a part of teams that won the NCAA
Division III national title in 2002 and
finished second in 2003. With a 3.20 GPA,
Crone earned NWCA Scholar All-America
honors in 2003 and was a member of an
academic national team that finished sixth
nationally with a team GPA of 3.335.
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earned AHCA
Division III AllAmerican first-team
honors in 2002-03, Augsburg's 27th AllAmerican honor in men's hockey He was
named MIAC Player of the Year for
2002-03, scoring 42 points. He was voted
team Rookie of the Year his freshman
season and team MVP his senior year. In
March, Cesky was drafted by the Quad
City Mallards, a minor league UHL team.
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Nygaard and Laura Levi to serve as cocoaches for the women's golf team.
Nygaard currently serves as operaLions
supervisor of the Eagle Lake Golf Course
in the Three Rivers Park District (formerly
Hennepin Parks) in Plymouth, Minn. Levi
has worked as a golf instructor in the
Three Rivers Park for the past two years,
and is the golf courses' site coordinator for
the LPGA/USGA Girls' Golf Program.
In April, Cathy Skinner was hired as
the new head coach for the volleyball
team. Skinner brings 15 seasons of
volleyball coaching experience to
Augsburg, including eight years at the
NCAA Division I level with Fordham,
Princeton, and Drexel universities.
ln May, Dave Johnson, who coached
the Hudson (Wis.) High School girls'
basketball team to six Wisconsin state
tournaments and two state titles in the
last eight years, rÃ/as hired as the Auggies'
new women's basketball head coach. In
addition to his coaching duties at
Augsburg, Johnson will also direct the
school's intramural athletics program and
serve as equipment supervisor for the
health and physical education
department and the women's athletics
program.
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Scenic landscapes. Second place. "Namib," Jamie
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Scenic landscapes. First Place.
C Stacy Enger'04. Norway.
"Little Piece of Norway,"
Local people in a cross-cultural setting. First place.
D "Playing with Pigeons," Naomi Sveom '04. Argentina
Augsburg students in a cross-cultural setting. First place.
E "Traje tipico y tevas," Katie Nielsen '03. Guatemala.
Scenic landscapes. Third place. "Nature's Embrace #2 "
F Naomi Sveom '04. Argentina.
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PROVIDING SIRVICE BIH ND THE FRONT
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by Betsey Norgard
Behincl the neu' Welcome Desk in
Cl.rristensen Center will soon appear a
new plaque, thar-rking the Augsburg
Associates for their funcling ancl support
for the renovatìon of that space. They
have also been thanked for similar
projects in tl-re Augsburg Roorn, Marshall
Roorn, and the Green Room in Foss
Center.
In the nearly 20 years since their
founding, the Augsburg Associates have
gi\¡en to the College over a half million
clollars frorn their fundraising eflorts
earmarked for special projects such as the
Christensen Center rerìovation.
The Ar.rgsburg CoÌlege Associates,
'uvho number around 100, is a sen'ice
auxiliary cleclicatecl to fundraising lor
special projects and scholarships in
support ol the College. Nearly 20 years
ago, in the fall of 1984, Gladys (Boxrud)
Strornmen '46, Kate Anderson, and Stella
(Kyllo) Rosenquist '64 er.rvisloned an
organization of Augsburg alumni, alurnni
1y11,s5, ancl other lriencls of
the College-sirnilar to social and service
organizations on other c:rm¡luses-ancl
compilecl a list of potential members to
invite to a luncheon.
A nurnber of these women then
hostcd thcir own luncheons. iuviting
classmates ancl friends with Augsburg
connections. Witl-rin a yeâr, the Associates
grew to arouncl 60 members.
For their initial funclraising events,
they sponsored benefit performances at
i.l'ives, facultl,
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Through its fundraising and membership, the Augsburg Associates have supported the College
for nearly 20 years. Board members are: (seated, L to R) Birgit Birkeland '58 (treasurer),
Michelle (Karkhoff) Christianson '72 (president). Ruth Aaskov'53 (secretary); (standing, L to R)
Lucy Hackbart, Grace (Kemmer) Sulerud'58, llene Holen, Lois (Black) Ahlbom '47,Barbara
(Olson) Dettle '59. Dorothy Bailey, Maryon Lee, Mary Wick, Anne Frame, Jo Erickson. Board
members not present are Dorothy (Floistad) Benson'56, Doris (Frojen) Bretheim '51,Terry
Cook, and Joanne (St¡les) Laird '58 (vice president).
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Associates'board by Helga Egertson, who
had volunteered on similar sales with
Ebenezer Society. A group of 80 or so
women, who are experienced in the
organization and appraisal of household
goods, manage the sale and then take care
of anything that didn't sell. From 1996
through 2002, with six or seven sales per
year, the sales have netted $72,000 profit
The new Welcome Desk in the recently renovated Christensen Center was funded by the
Augsburg Assoc¡ates, and is but one of several examples of the Associates' generosity over the
past 20 years.
area theaters. The first, Tlrc Good Life, was
only marginally successful in raising
money, says Kate Anderson, a former
Associates president and wife of Augsburg
president emeritus Charles Anderson. "We
were barely organized, and we were trying
to do this at the same time." The two
following projects, The Rainmaher and
Gospel at Colonnus, were more successful.
At that time, planning was underway
at Augsburg for a new chapel, to be
located in the new Foss, Lobeck, Miles
Center for Worship and Communication.
As the need for a new organ was
discussed, Anderson recalls her proposal
to the Associates-"Let's see if we can buy
it for the College." Over a six-year period,
they raised $250,000 to purchase the
. Dobson organ in Hoversten Chapel.
During the first decade of the
association, their major fundraising
projects were annual "Trash and Treasure"
sales. For months, the group would
collect donations of furniture, clothing,
and other household articles for a giant
sale. While quite successful, the sales were
an enormous arnount of work to gather,
categorize, and price the goods-and
subsequently dispose of unsold items.
Space was used in the old church that
stood next to Melby Gyrn and in the
gyrnnasium itself, meaning that
everything had to be moved around to
accommodate athletic schedules and other
needs for the space.
Summer 2003
for the Associates.
These sales offer a service as well as
After eight or so years, and when the
church was torn down, the Associates
provide a benefit for the organization. The
Associates have received letters and cards
of appreciation, mentioning that they are
glad the money goes to support a worthy
decided to end the era of the Trash and
Treasure sales.
cause, says Egertson.
Managing estate and
mo\/ing sales
Anderson adds that their services are
provided at times that can be very difficult
for many people, some of whom already
have connections to Augsburg.
Each sale requires a team who spend
a week or so in the home organizing,
pricing, and preparing everything for sale,
including washing all china and crystal
Since 1996, the Associates have continued
to raise funds for the College by selling
household items, but now through the
administration of estate and moving sales.
The idea was first proposed to the
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Avis Ellingrod (left) and Orlette Tatley (right) are
kept busy ringing up and packing purchases at
an estate sale in Burnsville in April.
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Kate Anderson (right) and shopper Ruth
Schuenke examined some of the jewelry
items included in the Burnsville estate sale.
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and polishing silver. They bring tables ancl
sheÌr,ing to the sale Ìocation for clisplay
On the Friday and Saturday sale days,
approxirnately I0-12 r'olunteers are on
hand, sor-netirnes finding a line of 20
people waiting for them at 6:30 a.rn.
Customers range frorn professional clealers
who follow their schedule of sales to
neighbors and curious passers-b;'.
Funding other
special projects
After the organ purchase, the
Associates' second major
fundraising project was furnishing
the Special Collections room in the
new Lindell Library The Associates
raised $100,000 to create an
attractive space with a proper
enr¡ironr¡ent to house the special
books and collections owned by the
College, including the personal
library donated by writer and
activist Merideì LeSueur.
Since then, the Associates have
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Graham, and Leola Josefson.
renovated the Green Room in Foss
Center, the Marshall and Augsburg
roorns in Christensen Center, and, most
recently, havejust funded creation of the
Welcome Desk that greets visitors to the
College center.
Special lundraising projects are
chosen by the Associates in collaboration
with the College administration,
identifying projects of the greatest need to
the College.
Festive hosts
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At Velkommen Jul 1999, among the festive hostesses
were (L to R) Fern Hanson Gudmestad '41, Elaine
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Velkommen Jul
The Augsburg Associates are perhaps rnost
visible at the College's annual Velkommen
Jul celebration for the community, held
usually on the first Friday in December.
Dressed in traditional Nordic folk
costumes, they host the sumptuous table
of Scandinavian Christmas goodies and
attract visitors with sales of homernade
and irnported Scandinavian gifts ancl
holiday clecorations. For a number o[
years, the Associates have carried out the
Over a six-year period, the Augsburg
Associates raised $250,000 to purchase the
Dobson organ in Hoversten Chapel.
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planning ancl preparation for this popular
event, as well as the baking ancl donating
of many Scandinavian treats-flatbreads,
lutunl¿ahe, sandbahelser; hransel¿ahe, and
rosettes.
Service in education
Beyond fundraising, the activities of the
Augsburg Associates include an annual
educational seminar each spring.
Speakers on various topics-some frorn
the Augsburg faculty and staff-presenr
sessions to which the public is aÌso
invited.
In addition, the Associates have
endowed a scholarship offered to an
Augsburg student each year.
With a traditionally fernale
membership, the Associates would
welcome men and, especiall;', young
people to their ranks. Not all mernbers
need participate in the activities. For
many, ¡þs organization provides a way to
support the College, and higher levels of
membership represent a significant
portion of their annual funclraising.
For inlormation about estate and
moving sales or about the Augsburg
Associates, contact 6 1 2-330- I 183 or
6i2-330-1171.
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Summer 2003
Farewell to
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FACULTY AND STAFF
by Lynn Mena
SATYA GUPTA
Satya Gupta,
professor of
econotnics, began
27 years oï
distinguished
service to the
College in 1976.
He was granted
tenlrre in 1982,
and promoted to
full professor in 1987. He obtained B.S.
degrees frorn Agra University in Inclia,
M.S. degrees from both Agra University
ancl Southern Illinois University, ancl his
Ph.D. from Southern lÌlinois Universì.ty.
Prior to coming to Augsburg, he taught in
India, Ethiopia, and Canada.
"He was always very interested in his
students," says Jeanne Boeh, associate
professor and chair of economics. "His
early work in peace studies was very
l-relpful to the College."
In 1981, Gupta and his wife were
two of 531 appointees from colleges and
universities throughout the United States
for six-year terms as Danforth Associates.
'The purpose of the Danforth Associate
Program is to recognize and encoLlrâge
effective teaching ancl to foster activities
that humanize teaching and learning for
nlcrnbcrs ol campus cornrnunilies.
In 1982, Gupta was awarded a grant
lo conclut l a spccial serninat'on rninority
education.
In reflecting upon eclucatior-r ancl the
role of educators, Gupta wrote in 1988,
Summer 2O03
"We need education that produces not
the physical or intelleciual, not the
political or economics man only, but also
the moral and spiritual mân-the whole
man. We need to impart education that
will help deveiop a meaningfui
philosophy ol lile."
Gupta anticipates having his hands
full during retirement, helping to care for
his new grandchild.
ESTHER G. MCLAUGHLIN
Esther
Mcl-aughlin,
associate
professor of
biology, began
her career at
Augsburg in
1989 as assistant
professor of
biology. She
obtained her B.A. and Ph.D. clegrees i.n
botany from the University of CaliforniaBerkeley in 1962 and 1968, respectively.
Prior to Augsburg, Mclaughlin held
adjunct faculty positi.ons teaching plant
biology ât Carleton College, St. Olaf
College, and the University of Minnesota.
"However, much of the time I was a stayat-home nìother, until my younger
daughter was a senior in high school,"
says Mclaughlì.n.
Outsicle of teaching, Mclaughlin has
co-eclited a two-volume book on ltrngi
for Springer-Verlag, ancl is an active
melnber of the Minnesota Native Plant
Society.
When she looks back on her career
at Augsburg, Mclaughlin says she is most
proucl of having inspirecl "a student or
a career involving plants
or fungi. She especially appreclates
having had colleagues "who care as much
as I do-or ms¡ç-¿þ6¡¡ biology and
two" to choose
teaching biology." She says she will miss
her department and her students, but
promises to "come back and annoy my
clepartment from time to time, just in
case they thought they coulcl get entirely
away from me."
"Esther Mclaughlin is a superb
teacher whose enthusiasm, energy, and
dedication is a joy to students ancl
colleagues alike," says Dale Peclerson,
associate professor of biology. "She has
rno<leled rnany oI the best l)racl jces it]
teaching: clear organization, thorough
preparation, honest self-evaluation, and
continual improvement. She has served as
mentor both for students and colleagues.
We have relied heavily on her
philosophical perspective, her wellternperecl and good-humored insistence
on rationality, and her willingness and
ability to argue for those positions that
improve the educational quality of our
programs and the College ... she will be
sorely missecl."
In the long term, Mclaughlin looks
forwarcl to spencling more time with her
two chilclren and grandchildren, traveling
wirh her husband (incluciing trips to Asia
and South America to collect fungi), ancl
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Fa
rewell to Retiring
plans to volunteer at the Bell Museum of
Natural History at the University of
Minnesota, where her husbancl is curatclr
of fungi.
storytelling. "She has often entertainecl
the library staff with stories of her travels
GRACE K. SULERUD '58
Augsburg, both as a stticlent ancl as a
librarian," adcls Susan Certain,
accluisitions coordinator.
Suierucl particì-tlarly enjoyecl worliing
wìth the library stafl to clevelop the
library's collections and expancl services.
An Augsburg
graduate fiom the
Class of 1958,
Grace (Kernmer)
Sulerud returnecl
to the College in
1.966 as a
circulation
librarian. She
stayecl for 37
years, retiring as associate professor ancl
collectior-r development/reference
iibrarian. She also served as acting heacl
librarian for one year, interirn co-clirector
for another year, and taught children's
literature in the education department for
14 years. She obtainecl a B.A. in English
frorn Augsburg, ancl two M.A. degrees
frorn the University o[ Minnesota (library
science in 1968 and English literature in
1970). Her husband, Ralph L. Sulerud, is
professor emeritus of biology.
"Grace Sulerud played a number of
roles as professor and librarian ... but her
most important role has been as a model
to others," saysJane Ann Nelson, director
of Library Services. "She's modeled
enthusiasm for learning, her own learning
and that of others; eagerness to try new
ways to serve stuclents or connect with
faculty; and seemingly bounclless energy
to work for peace and jr-rstice, to travel,
and to serve on caÍìpus committees.
Grace's legacy to Augsburg includes a
strollg collection of books as well as
strong relationships between the library
and faculty"
Many of Sulerud's colleagues are
especially fond of her talent lbr
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and overseas teaching experiences, ancl
lras ¡rlovitlctì lristolical l)clsl)c( livc lr)
rnany situations liom her years at
"I'll rliss the work ancl daily encoLlrÌters
with the people here who have so greatly
enriched my life," says Sulerud. "I'rn
pleased that I could spend so rnuch of my
life at Augsburg, first as a siuclent and,
after a few years of teaching here ancl
abroad, as a librarian f'or over 30 years.
"I expect to continue working on
social issues such as affordable housing,
spend time with friends and farnily, travel,
paint a bedroom, and take more walks."
MARY DUFFEE
Mary Duffee
came to Augsburg
1988 as
facilities assistant
in
to the director of
the newly
instituted
Department of
Facilities, created
to establish
centralized scheduling on campus, as well
âs to coordinate both on- and off-campus
events. Duffee played an integral role in
helping this departrnent, now known as
Events ancl Classroom Services, to evolve
from a rnanual schecluling process to the
more sophisticated schecluling software
cllrrently in
use.
"When I started at Augsburg lin
19991, Mary scheclulecl everything on
huge hard copy books and then
transferrecl recorcls to a software
program," says Craig Maus, clirector of
Events ancl Classroom Services. "The olcl
software progranl wasn't so great, so tl-re
College pr-rrchasecl a new prograrn."
In the transition fronr tlre olcl
progrâm to the new program, Duffee
workecl hard to keep the carnplrs events
schedule running smoothly ancl, for a
tirle, was forced to scheclule everything
three times-hard copy, olcl software, and
new solÌware.
Maus creclits Duffee with having been
an invaluable member of the carnpus
community. "She knew the campus, the
departments, the phone ¡¡mþs¡5everything. She was a wonderful
resource."
Few at Augsburg know that it was
Duffee who won a contest to name two
Christensen Centel meeling loonìs upolì
their renovations-the Cedar and
Riverside rooms.
Prior to Augsbr"rrg, Duffee worked in
office adrninistration at the University of
Minnesota, Golclen Valley Lutheran
College, and Bethel College. "I discovered
[early on] that working in an academic
environment and Christian college
community is my passion," says Duffee.
"My position at Ar"rgsburg provided
interaction with faculty, staff, students,
and the general public. I will especially
miss working with students, as I always
enjoyed their vitality and energy.
"The gift of retirement will provicle
me with the opportunity to take more
trips, watch more sunsets, take more
walks, explore new bike paths, and savor
relationships with friends and farnilyespecially the six little ones who call me
'Granchna.' Retirement will also enable
me to try new opportr.lnities, such as
special interest classes ancl part-tirne
ernployment." I
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The 134th year of Augsburg College
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Despite overcast skies and sporadic rain
showers, spirits were high at this year's
Commencement f estivities.
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President William Frame presents Paul
Peterson, a metro-urban studies major, with
the Marina Christensen Justice Award for his
commitment to community issues.
REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE CLASS OF
PAUL PETERSON RECEIVES MARINA CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE AWARD
Paul Peterson, a senior metro-urban studies major, was selected as the 2003
recipient of the Marina Christensen Justice Award.
Each year, this award is presented to the graduating senior who best
exemplifies Augsburg's motto "Education for Service." The student must have
demonstrated a dedication to community involvement as characterized by the
personal and professional life of Marina Christensen Justice, who courageously
and effectively reached out to disadvantaged people and communities.
Peterson, from Minneapolis, has carried out a wide range of activities that
led to his being selected for this award. Among them are internships with both
the Lyndale Neighborhood Association and the Higher Education Consortium
of Urban Affairs' Metro Urban Studies program. He has been an active member
of MPIRG (Minnesota Public Interest Research Group) and the Coalition for
Student Activism. In addition, he spent this past spring break on the Lilly grant
"Community Development and Civil Service Exploration" trip to Washington,
D.C.
As one of his professors commented, "Paul represents the kinds of
commitments to social and community building that Marina lived for."
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COMMENCEMENT,FUN FACTS,
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Jean M. Gunderson, representing graduate students
3000
Attended Commencement Ceremonv
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orchestra students after the Commencement Concert. Pictured, L to R: Heidi
Peterson, viola, business administration (marketing) major; Jody Montgomery,
violin, music therapy major; and Callie Hutchison, violin, music performance
Graduating senior and McNair Scholar Charles Barton (right)
enjoys a moment with Emiliano Chagil, director of Augsburg's
Hispanic/Latino Student Services, before the ceremony'
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CEREMONY KEYNOTE SPEAKERS THANK STEPUP PROGRAM,
ADVISE GRADS TO FIND BALANCE BETWEEN WORK AND FAMILY
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I don't have any magic words or easy answers, but what I do know is that each of
you will progress in a way that's perfect for you. Clearly, you are embarking on the
next stage of your very interesting life-no one else's. ... I wish to thank and bless
the students, staff, and administrators of StepUP, starting with Don Warren, the
founder of the program, to the current staff and participants. Your unrelenting
vision and energy are making a critical difference in people's lives. I thank you from
the bottom of our hearts for giving our son [Adam] a safe, supportive, challenging,
and demanding place to return to college. Thank you to Augsburg.
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George Kwangware, a management information
systems major, celebrates before the ceremony.
So you're about to take this amazingjourney called the rest of your life. Whatever
you do, make a difference. You don't have to win a Nobel Peace Prize to have an
impact. If you help someone else, you will help yourself. It's so simple, it's all
right-and, in fact, it's wonderful-to have a passion for your job. But separate
your job from your life. l'm one who has had a job that is very demanding, and
have been gone a lot, but I have tried to separate those important parts of my lifethe job which takes me from home a huge amount of time, and still pay attention
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The Class of 2003 begins their graduation day in Hoversten
Chapel, first at an early morning Eucharist service, then at the
Baccalaureate service (pictured above), led by Augsburg campus
pastors, Rev. David Wold (left) and Rev. Sonja Hagander (right).
wife. ... You cannot
imagine how relevant
the building blocks
and knowledge and
experiences you've
gained here will be in
the rest of your life.
... What you've
learned at Augsburg
may not be the
answers, but you've
been given the tools
to start asking the
right questions, and
that is critical.
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ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT JOHN MCWETHY AND ELDER CARE
ADVOCATE LAURIE DUNCAN-MCWETHY DELIVER KEYNOTE SPEECHES
ABC News correspondentJohn F McWethy and his wife, Laurie Duncan-McWethy,
were the keynote speakers at the Commencernent Ceremony Sunday, May 4. The
2003 graduating class included their son, Adam (pictured on p. 24 with his
fiancée, Christin R. Crabtree). Their other son, Ian, is a student at Fordham
University in New York City
Marissa Mapes, a communication major, joins fellow
grads as they process to the ceremony,
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Laurie commented upon accepting Augsburg's invitation to speak at this year's
ceremon)¿ "Not only has the school been an asset to our son and family, but we
find the College's role in education unique and filled with an exceptional mission.
We are pleased to be part of the graduation exercises and a support to the
Augsburg community"
Laurie Duncan-WcWethy is the owner and president of an elder care
management company called Choices for Aging and its affiliated daily money
management company Paperwork Solutionstt for Seniors. She founded the
company in l99t when she saw the need for assistance by older adults struggling
to remain in their homes or deal with a care crisis. She graduated from DePauw
University in Greencastle, Ind., and received her master's degree in health care
administration from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In
addition to her health care background, Laurie is a certified public accountant
specializing in long-term care counseling and retirement planning.
John F McWethy is chief national security and Pentagon correspondent,
Washington Bureau, for ABC Nøws. An ABC correspondent since 1979, he reports
on military and diplomatic aspects of U.S. foreign policy Widely honored for his
work, John received three Emmy Awards for his reporting on Ross Perot, the
Persian Gulf Waq and the Soviet military. He has also received the Alfred I.
DuPont-Columbia Award and the Overseas Press Club Award. He is also a
graduate of DePauw University, and earned his master's degree from Columbia
University's Pulitzer School of Journalism.
Augsburg's StepUP program, founded tn 1997 by Don Warren, is a nationwide model providing resources and support for students in recovery from drug
and alcohol dependenc;z After five years of service to recovering college students,
and a career dedicated to student-centered education, Don Warren retired in the
spring of 2002, handing his duties to StepUP's currenr director, Patrice Salmeri.
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Patricia Gonzales (left) adds a master's hood to her
academ¡c garb, as she receives her Master of Arts in
Nursing diploma and degree from Cheryl Leuning,
nursing department professor and chait.
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John McWethy, ABC News correspondent, and Laurie Duncan-Mcwethy, elder care
advocate, deliver keynote speeches at the Commencement ceremony. Their son, Adam
McWethy, was among the members of the Class of 2003 listening in the audience.
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Desiree Jorgenson (center), a psychology major, Honors Program graduate, and
McNair Scholar, shares a laugh with McNair Scholar program director Dixie Shafer
(left) and Rebekah Dupont (right), assistant professor of mathematics, at the
Commencement reception.
A future Auggie grad tries on her mother's
mortar board for size.
THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE CLASS OF 2OO3
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I 315 Day program graduates
I 148 Weekend College graduates
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United Hospital Program graduate
Countries of graduates (Bangladesh, Brazll, Cameroon, Canada,
Colombia, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Lebanon, Somalia, Tibet,
Uganda, Ukrainia, and Zimbabwe
20-60 Age range of graduates in the Class of 2003
Karen Sutherland, associate professor of computer science,
poses with computer science major Hoa Nguyen (right)
and his wife (left) at the reception following the
Commencement ceremony.
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Academic dean Chris Kimball (left) chats with Brad
Motl (right), a mathematics and physics double maior,
at the Commencement reception. Motl accepted a
research assistantship at the University of Wisconsin
in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and
Engineering Physics.
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The Master of Arts in Nursing program celebrated its second class of graduates'
Pictured, L to R, seated (faculty): Ruth Enestvedt, assistant professor of nursing; Bev
Nilsson, professor emerita of nursing; and Cheryl Leuning, professor and
department chair of nursing. Back row, L to R (graduates): Sandra Leinonen, Karen
Ackerman, Brenda Becker, Deb Brown-Schumacher, Patricia Gonzales, Jean
Gunderson, and Rae Ormsby.
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hono, to address a new class of
graduates at the l34th Commencement
ceremony, and welcome them as official
alumni of Augsburg College.
The fall issue of the AugsburgNow will
provide more information on the board's
new leadership and members. Several
dedicated board members have completed
their terms, and we will endeavor to keep
them involved in the Augsburg
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Thirty years ago, I sat in the same
Meþ Hall as a young graduate
looking forward to new horizons, but
feeling sad that I was leaving so many
good friends. These years later, I still get
seats in
community
together with some of my classmates once
or twice
a year.
Being Alumni Board president has
brought me back to campus, and now I
have a new set of friends from different
classes and programs. It has been a great
experience to work with the College and
the wonderful members of the Augsburg
community
As my term has ended, Dr. Paul
Mueller'84 from the Mayo Clinic is slated
to become the next president of the
Alumni Board, with Bill Vanderwall'93
Andrew Morrison '73, 2OO2-03 Alumni Board
president addressed the Class of 2003 at the
Commencement ceremony in May.
WEC as president elect.
We are fortunate to announce that
Lew Beccone'98 MAL; Dan W Anderson
'65; Tom A. Peterson'70; Jacqueline
(Brookshire) Tèisberg'80; Luann Watson
'88,'02 MAL; and the Rev. Karsten Nelson
'83 have been nominated to the board.
Speaking of keeping involved with
Augsburg, please contact the Alumni
Board or AlumniÆarent Relations and let
us know what interests you as alumni. We
want all of you to know about the wealth
of new programs at the College and the
numerous opportunities for alumni to
become involved with Augsburg. A good
time will be had by all.
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Alumni Board, president
Lori Moline '82 rece¡ves women's business award
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specializing in
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award. But in
April, creating
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journeys of faith
and pilgrimage
earned Lori Moline'82 and her business
partner, Martha Van Gorder, the honor of
Emerging Business Owners of the Year by
the Minnesota Chapter of the National
Association of Women Business Owners.
Their travel company, CrossingBorders,
Inc., based in Bloomington, Minn., creates
church-related international tours that
provide spiritual expression and religious
education.
Few businesses have faced such a
series of challenges as CrossingBorders.
First, the viability of one of their key travel
Summer 2003
products was eliminated when the conflict
erupted inJerusalem in late 2000.
"The first destination for many
Christian travelers," Moline and Van
Gorder note, "is a journey to the Holy
l¿nd." Ayear later there was the impact of
September 1f , 2001, followed by a weak
economy and the weakening U.S. dollar,
and now the situation in Iraq.
It has required strength and
unwavering commitment to the long-term
potential of their business mission. Van
Gorder states, "We remain committed to
helping U.S. cit2ens discover their
Christian heritage, other cultures, and
often times other faiths through
international travel." To meet the
challenges, CrossingBorders has expanded
travel products, strengthened its overseas
people-to-people connections, and focused
on working with church leaders who put a
high value on intemational travel.
"We have witnessed," Moline said,
"some church leaders embracing the belief
that it is more important than ever to travel
beyond our borders to understand our
place in the world."
With planning up to 18 months in
advance, clients are preparing to travel to
Greece, Turkey, Italy, England, Scotland,
lreland, Germany, Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Hungary Austria, and China.
Tours created by CrossingBorders
emphasize a combination of church
heritage, cross-cultural, and spiritual
experiences. Prior tour highlights include a
choir performance in the church of a
Slovak village to standing-room only, a
pastor given permission to play one of
France's greatest church organs with the
tour group listening by his side, a church
group meeting elderþ members of the
Lutheran church in Dresden to hear how
the church was bombed in WWII, and
members sharing communion at the
Christian Catacombs in Rome.
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The Rev. Alfred H. Sevig,
Spicer, Minn., retired inJanuary
2002, alter 45 years as pastor in
five parishes, and 15 years as
part-time hospital
chaplain/pulpit-supply. Last July,
he had heart bypass surgery and
has recovered well. He celebrated
the 60th anniversary of his
ordination in October.
1947
The Rev. Paul Blikstad, Salem,
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Ore., continues in his l5th year
St. Matthew
Lutheran
Church in
as host of TheWillamette Renewal
Radio Broadcas¿, a half-hour
program sponsored by the
evangelical churches of many
denominations located in Salem.
The broadcast can be heard
Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m.,
Pacific time, at <www.kccs.org>.
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The Rev. Ervin Overlund,
Beaverton, Ore., retired in
December, and was granted
pastor emeritus status by
Beaverton. He
celebrates 41
years o[
ordained parish
ministr¡
including 17 years ofparish
ministry in North Dakota, 18
years of institutional chaplaincy
in North Dakota and Canada, and
six years as a visitation pastor. He
and his wife, Sylvia (Moe) '58,
can be reached via e-mail at
<ekosao@attbi.com>.
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The Rev. James Parks,
Columbia Heights, Minn., is
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chaplain o[ Crest View Senior
Housing nursing home, which
provides a continuum of care for
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seniors.
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Staten Island, N.Y., is the
associate director of a museum
housing the John A. Noble
a
Maritime Collection, which
includes drawings, paintings,
lithographs, and writings
capturing the past century's "Age
of Sail." The museum is part of
Staten Island's Cultural Center.
She
recently retired from Lucent
Technologies, where she was
development manager.
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The Rev. Rodger Ericson was
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recently featured in the
Cambridge, Minn.,Stør
newspaper. A lieutenant colonel
for the U.S. Air Force, he was
assigned to the Brooks City-Base
in
Antonio, Texas, as
chaplain for the 3llth Human
San
Systems
Wing and executive
officer of the 3llth Mission
Support Group. He has 23 years
of military service.
Alumni and friends of the College gathered at the Seattle Art
Museum in March to attend a performance of the Augsburg
Chamber Orchestra, Pictured, L to R: Anne Frame, David
Fagerlie '76, and Bonnie (Johnson) '67 and Bryce Nelson.
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is a victim advocate with
C.O.PE., working to empower
victims of domestic
abuse/violence. She also has a
side business of making creations
from gourds and modified pine
needle baskets. She can be
reached via e-mail at
<dav e7 5kay@netscape.net>.
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Michael Arndt, Thousand
Oaks, Calif., received the
Excellence in Theatre Education
Award of the Kenney
Center/American College Theatre.
Festival at the American Theater
Festival XXXV held in Logan,
Utah, in February He is
professor of drama at California
Luthe¡an University in Thousand
Oaks, and is co-founder and
artistic director of the Kingsmen
Shakespeare Compan¡ a
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Julie (Gudmestad) Landicina,
Augsburg alumni and friends gathered at the Housh home in
Arizona in March. Pictured, L to R: Anne Frame, President
William Frame, Ruth (Ringstad)'53 and Marvin Larson,
Lowell Ziemann'60, Jean and Allen Housh, and Vickie (Skor)
'59 and Howie '53 Pearson.
nicknamed the "earthship." Kay
1967
Kay Eileen (Nelsen) Jenness,
Lal-uz, N.Mex., and her
husband, Dave, are building an
underground house in Laluz,
professional theatre troupe that
brings Shakespearean plays to
life each summer in CLU's
Kingsmen Park. The troupe also
performs at other venues,
coordinates apprentice programs,
sponsors Theatre in Education
programs in local schools, and
organizes summer theatre camps
for youth.
1969
Kathleen Adix, Plymouth,
Minn., was featured in the New
Hope-Golden Valley Sun-Post
after being awarded the Arts
Coordinator of the Year award
from the Minnesota Alliance for
Arts in Education (MAAE) in
April. Kathleen is curriculum
coordinator in District 28I,
,/'?
where she has worked since
1969.
1972
Robert Engelson, Clinton,
Iowa, is starting his eighth year
as music department chair, fine
arts division chair, and choir
director at Mount St. Clare
College. He is also president of
the Board of Directors of Clinton
Symphony Orchestra. His wife,
Thea, is music director atZior'
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Summer Auggie
Hours al fresco!
Come for the great patios and
stay for the interesting
speakers and networking
opportunities! The Augsburg
Alumni Board invites you to
these popular summer alumni
gatherings at local outdoor
patios the second Tuesday of
each month at 5:30 p.m.
July 8
Pickled Parrot
Apple Valley, Minn.
Facilitator: Norm Okerstrom
'85
August
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Clinton, and is pursuing her
doctorate in music
literature-voice at the University
of lowa. Their son, Matthew, is
in sixth grade.
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Don Swenson, St. Paul, is vice
president o[ operations at
Bachman's, the largest privatelyheld retail florist in the United
States. He gave a presentation
entitled "Tèchnology and
Problem Solving for Business,"
for the Augsburg Business
Organization (ABO) in April.
1975
Subhashchand Patel was
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Uptown, Minneapolis
Facilitators: Jeni Falkman '0I
At Patty Park'02 MAL
RSVP to AlumniÆarent
Relations if you can, or just
show up and enjoy a summer
evening catching up with old
friends and learning
something new.
featured in the Montevideo
American-N ews for practicing
dentistry in Clarkfield, Minn.,
for 26 years. He and his wife,
Annette (Hanson)'74,'89
MAL, reside in Clarkfield.
1977
Neil Paulson
started Franklin
Financial Corp.,
privately
funded
a
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,REALIZING
THE
AUGSBURG VISION'
an invitation from
President Frame
Members of the alumni,
associates, and parents'
advisory boards have been
invited tojoin the regents.
facult¡ and staff in
identifying strategies and
initiatives that will clarify the
institutional vocation of the
College and strengthen its
capacity to serve it.
President Williarn V Frame
welcomes any comments or
suggestions lrom aìl alumni;
please send them by August
15 via e-mail to
<frame@augsburg.edu> or to
Augsburg College, CB 13f,
2211 Riverside Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 55454.
mortgage
company that
offers sub-prime
loans to help customers rebuild
their credit.
William Reyer,
English
professor at
Heidelberg
College, Tiffin,
Ohio, is the
2003 recipient of
the Jane FrostKalnow Professorship in
Humanities, established to foster
educational excellence in
humanities teaching. Reyer has
been a member of the Heidelberg
faculty since t9B2 and serves as
chair of the English department.
1978
Jonathan Moren, Eden Prairie,
Minn., was elected vice president
of the Minneapolis District
Dental Societ¡ a chapter of the
Summer 2O03
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Jackie (Kniefel) Lind '69, '94 MAL and Andy Fried '93 were
recognized in April at the end of their terms on the Alumni
Board of Directors for their leadership. Other outgoing board
members include Paul Fieldhammer'65, Tom Hanson '66, Jeff
Elavsky'68, and Christopher Haug '79.
Minnesota Dental Association, in
April. He also assumed
responsibility as president of the
United States Ski Association,
Central Division, Region One
board in May. He practices
1979
Linda Sue Anderson,
Minneapolis, and Zach Curtis
'97, appeared in the Twin Cities'
area premiere of Lanford Wilson's
in
dentistry for both Boynton
Health Service at the University
of Minnesota-Twin Cities and
Booh o[ Days at the Theatre
Pentagon Dental.
Bates.
Debra Axness, Charleston,
living with her
boyfriend, Larry aboard a
The Rev. Louise Britts was
featured in Norfh N¿ws for
S.C., has been
sailboat for almost three years.
They left Duluth in 2000 and
sailed through the Great Lakes to
the Erie Canal, down the
Hudson River to the Atlantic,
over to Chesapeake Bay, and
down the East Coast to the
Florida Keys. They are currently
anchored in Charleston, where
Debra is working at the Medical
University ol South Carolina as
associate director of a computer
lab for a research center that
does compute-intensive work on
the Round. Linda played Martha
Hoch and Zach playedJames
recently being ordained and
installed as pastor of River of
Life Lutheran Church in
Minneapolis. She was previously
the interim pastor at Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church in
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2003-2004 Alumni Board
meeting schedule
August
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November 18
February l7
April20
brain imaging research.
June
Susan Shaninghouse,
Minneapolis, is a primary teacher
of a multi-age classroom at
Meetings are open to the
public and all alurnni are
invited to attend. Meetings
are held in the Minneapolis
Room in Christensen Center
at 5:30 p.m. For rnore
information, visit the alumni
Web site at <www.augsburg.
edu/alumni>.
ParkView Montessori School in
North Minneapolis. She is
pursuing special education
licensing in EBD through
coursework at St. Cloud State
University and the Minneapolis
Public School District.
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Boardman, Ore., and has served
as the outreach minister and
youth minister at several
Minneapolis churches.
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accepted the position of worship
ministries pastor at Brooklyn
Park Evangelical Free Church in
fall 2001. He and his wife, Mary
(Johnson) '80, reside in
Champlin, Minn.
The Rev. John E. Carlson
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Mary Beamish, La Crosse, Wis.,
married David Christensen in
February. Mary is a copy editor
at the Duluth News kibune and
David is employed by St. Louis
Janet Paone and Deb Pearson
'83 were featured guess on the
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radio in March. Janet was one of
the original cast members of
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by Dan Jorgensen
When Erica Benson '94 started on her career path she literally found herself with nowhere to go but up.
That's because her first job was located in a basement.
Benson, who now works for Beverly Hills-headquartered Kaleidoscope Films as a producer of movie
and TV promotional spots, landed her first media job working out of the basement at the PBS
affiliate ì.n Chicago.
"I sort of got into my career by accident," she recalled. "I was in the promo department and soon I was
on my way One job led to another until I eventually took the plunge and moved out to L.A. I went to
a promo house and got experience doing network stuff, including movies. Eventually that
Ianded me my job here at Kaleidoscope."
work at
A communication major, her first experience in the promotion field came through the news side when
she landed an internship atKARE-1LN¿ws in Minneapolis.
Erica Benson, a 1994 communication grad,
successfully transitioned from her first
media iob working out of the basement
at the PBS affiliate in Chicago, to Beverly
Hills-headquartered Kaleidoscope Films,
pictured above, as a producer of movie
and TV promotional spots.
"While I wâs there I met this crazy yovîgproducer named Larry Watzman," Benson said. "He was always going out on shoots and sending me to
fetch Bowie and Devo CDs for his spots. He pointed out that the great thing about TV promos is you get to wear many hats-writing, directing,
producing, and sometimes editing-versus work in advertising where you are forced to specialize in one area.
"I'd also have ro give a nod to MTV in shaping my career. I'm a pretty 'trendy' gal, so the thought of basically doing 'art' in
and ever-evolving medium, AND getting paid for it totally rocked."
a
hip way, in an exciting
Benson said she sort of "grew up" at Augsburg, where her father, Tom Benson'56 was the longtime director of Planned Giving, and not only helped
raise money for the College's scholarship funds but also for funding many of the newer Augsburg buildings, such as Lindell Library With a tuition
break because of her father's employrnent, she decided to try a year or so to see if she would like being a student where her father worked.
"I stayed because I liked the small classes and individualized attention I got from my professors," she noted. Her principal Augsburg mentors, she
said, were communication professor Deb Redmond, who also served as her advisor, and English professorJohn Mitchell. Benson also has other
Augsburg connections, including her uncie John Benson '55, a professor emeritus of religion.
Since entering the promo field full time, she's done work for almost all the major TV networks, including a short stint full time at FOX. She cut
movie spots for a Star W'ars campaign , Erin Brochoyich and Runaw ay Bride, and has done promos for such TV shows as the CBS blockbuster miniseries Hitla¿r. Other TV shows have included That '70s Show , Dr Phil, Spin City , and 3rd Roch From the Sun, to name just a few. The art of creating
these spots is made even more complicated by the fact that they have to "fit" into 30 seconds.
Making the transition to the L.A. area from Chicago, she noted, wasn't as hard as she thought it might be, "except everyone is so skinny out here,
and I like to earl" She makes her home in Toluca Lake, which is next door to Burbank, home of NBC's The Tonight Show.
As for advice to those interested in the field, she says "definitely internships, and make all the contacts you can. Go on informational interviews,
write thank you notes, and keep in touch. It's all about who you know
"As for actual skills, if you want to edit, learn programs like AVID, Final Cut Pro, and After Effecs, which is a graphics program. More and more
producer/editors are expected to make their own graphics these days, and this is especially true in television, which has become a very graphic
sensitive medium."
And for a final word of advice, she advocates long hours and hard work.
"l know it sounds depressing, but be prepared to pay your dues and do grunt jobs for long hours at little pay Then, if you hang in there and prove
you are ambitious, it will all pay off."
Dan Jorgensen is director of public relations and communication.
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Minneapolis' longest running
theatrical production, Tony n'
Tina\ Wedding, and is now a
theatre director at a local high
school and has done extensive
voice-over work. Deb is the
manager of the Children's
Theatre Company.
Anthony Munsterman,
Ironton, Minn., was featured in
¡he Aithen Independent Age as
feature French horn soloist in
The Great River Strings
Ensemble concert, "Something
Old, Something New, Something
Borrowed, Something Blue" in
March. He is band director for
the elementary and senior high
bands in Crosby, and has taught
music in Minnesota, Montana,
and North Dakota for 19 years.
Throughout his career, he has
directed or participated in
numerous choirs, orchestras, and
ensembles, both with the French
horn and voice. In 1998, he was
the assistant principal horn in
the College Band Directors
National Association Honor
Band. He and his wife, a
trombonist, have three children.
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Peter Carlson and his wife,
Sara (Treanor) '87, Maplewood,
Minn., both received their
master's degrees in psychology.
Sara is licensed in marriage
therapy and owns a private
practice.
The Rev. Tammy Rider,
Claremont, Minn., was recently
honored for her award-winning
sermon addressing the issue of
violence against women,
"Sleeping Women," at the Walk
the Talk recognition banquet,
part of the third annual Spiritual
Speakout for Violence-Free
Families ecumenical
competition.
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Jeffrey Bates, Chicago,
is
student special services advocate
at Prosser Career Academy on
Chicago's West side. He is also
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programs and projects since
1997. He is former board
member of Future Teachers of
Chicago and lllinois, and
secretary of the Northwest
Neighborhood Federation Board
of Directors and catalyst for
community improvements.
Jeffrey is the proud single father
of Alyssa Carolynn, 7, and Kyle
An Auggie track athlete. pictured on the left, is now noteworthy
because of this race from around 1960, won by Macalester
student Kofi Annan. now UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace
Prize laureate. This photo appeared in the January issue of
Smithsonian magazine as part of an article about Annan. Do you
know who this Auggie runner is? Please let us know!
Jeffrey, 5.
Susan Hakes married John
Gorski in November. She opened
her own real estate company,
Hakes Realt¡ in Grand Marais,
Minn., inJanuary. She can be
contacted via e-mail at
<hakes@boreal.org>.
Tim A. Todd, El Sobrante, Calif.,
is group finance manager for BioRad Laboratories in Hercules,
Calif. He relocated from
Borbach-Le-haut, France, where
he worked at Roche
Pharmaceutical Co. of Basel,
Switzerland. He attended Schiller
International University in
Heidelburg, German¡ in 1991 to
receive his MBA, where he met
his wife, Hélène. They have three
children: Natalie, 7, Carol1.n, 6,
and Christopher, 2.
Kiel Christianson received his
Ph.D. in linguistics from
.1987
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the head coach for girls'softball,
varsity [ootball assistant head
coach (offensive coordinator),
and assistant coach for girls'
varsity basketball. As the service
learning coordinator at Prosser,
he has developed innovative
Michigan State University in
December. He and his wife and
daughter moved to Amherst,
Mass., where he is a postdoctoral researcher in the
psychology department at the
University of Massachusetts.
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Pamela Dorset Hoye was
featured in the Mírrrreapolis
Business.lowncl as owner of
Calhoun Beach Framing Ât Art
Gallery.
1
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Lara Elhard, Minneapolis, is
pursuing her M.E.D. in Family
Education at the University of
analyst for the Toro Company.
Minnesoa-fwin Cities.
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Perrine Dailey married Mau
Mikesell in August. She is an
Colleen Kay Watson, Mendota
Heights, Minn., wrote two
articles for CollegeRecruiter.com,
assistive technology specialist for
the PACER Center's Têchnology
Center, where she has worked
for eight years. Perrine held her
first solo art show at a St. Paul
café inJanuar¡ which featured
her fractals. She has also been
featured in several other art
shows sponsored by VSA MN
(Very Special Arts). The couple
resides in St. Paul.
entitled "You Will Find What
You Are Looking For" and "Don't
Let the Beetles Get Under Your
Bark." Colleen is CEO and cofounder of Career Professionals
Inc., which helps job seekers
find entrylevel opportunities in
management, marketing, sales,
customer service, finance, and
administration.
Carla Beaurline, Eden Prairie,
Minn., is founder and co-host for
the new cable television show,
Aroundthe Town, covering the
seven-county metro area, and
airing on MCN regional channel 6
and Time Warner 23. She was
director of national sales for a
direct response radio agency and
has been in advertising sales for
eight years. In addition, for the last
six years she has served as a parttime spokesperson/co-host/model
for ShopNBC and QVC.
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Brent Anderson married
Marilyn Barry in April. Brent is a
manager in the small business
division at Qwest
Communications in St. Paul, and
Marill,n is a senior financial
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Ryan Carlson,
Minneapolis,
participated in
Seagate's eco-
challenge, an
adventure race
consisting of
mountain
biking, sea kayaking, hiking and
orienteering, and rappelling, in
Brisbane, Australia. Individuals
from Seagate sites around the
world are nominated to participate
in the six-hour race. He is a
manufacturing manager for
Seagate, and can be contacted via
e-mail at <rcarlson@seagate.com>.
Scott Magelssen, Rock Island,
Ill., received his Ph.D. in theatre
history and theory from the
University of Minnesota in
spring 2002. He is assistant
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Jane Jeong Trenka '95:
A journey in words orJudyPerree
An accomplished rnusician and soon-to-be published book author,
JaneJeong Tienka says she has been very "lucþr"
Tienka graduated magna cum laude in I995 with degrees in music
perlormance and English. Her first "real job" came about by a
suggestion from Jill Dawe, Augsburg assistant professor of music,
that she volunteer at The Schubert Club. Dawe's suggestion led to a
job at which she stayed for five years. While at The Schubert Club,
Tienka directed a music program, Musicapolis, which reduced the
cost of music lessons for children who couldn't otherwise afford
them. She now teaches private piano lessons out of her home.
A quirk of fate and a trip to a plumbing store eventually led to the
publication of her first book, due out this fall. What do plumbing
and writing have to do with each other? Well, the plumbing store
was across from The Loft Literary Center, and since she was
already
street.
in the neighborhood, she decided to make
a
professor o[ theatre arts at
Augustana College in Rock
Island.
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Thanks to a "quirk of fate" that
led to Jane Jeong Trenka'95
receiving The Loft Creative
Nonf iction Mentorship Award,
she is celebrating the publication
of her first book, The Language
of Blood: A Memoir (Borealis
Books), due out this fall.
trip across the
"I loved writing while I was at Augsburg, but had no idea I was a writer," Tienka said. After winning the
award, she discovered she could indeed write. Since then she has aÌso been awarded aJerome Tiavel and
Study Grant, a Biacklock Nature Sanctuary Fellowship, a Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship, a
fellowship from SASE: The Write Place, and an Honorable Mention for the Water-Stone 2002 Brenda
Ueland Prose Prize.
Tienka said she feels kind of "guilty" that it has come so easy "Some people slave at their writing for
years before they publish, but I had luck. I'm glad people are interested in what I have to sa)¿"
The Language of Blood: A Memoir will be available this fall from Borealis Books. It is a personal comingof-age story of her search for identit¡ which takes her on a journey from Minnesota to Korea and back.
Included in her book are some of her experiences at Augsburg.
Tienka said Augsburg gave her the feeling of freedom to do whatever she wanted. It gave her a good
liberal education base, which has allowed her to pursue music as well as a literary career, and even
beyond that, if she chooses.
"Without that scholarship, I never would have been
able to attend Augsburg." But what she liked was the urban setting. She said she was so excited when
she tasted her first Korean food-growing up in a small, northern Minnesota town, ethnic restaurants
were few and far between.
She came to Augsburg on a President's Scholarship.
"I liked the slice of urban life where there is a diversity of people. In this setting I was able to find out
who I really was." While at Augsburg, Trenka said she made "terrific friends," and the faculty were so
giving. She got a sense that she could try whatever she wanted. 'John lMitchell, associate professor of
Englishl was fantastic. He would hang out with students at this little coffee place and talk to us. It was a
blessed time." She said it rerninded her of "hang-out places" you always hear about back in the'60s. "It
was like a little bubble in time at Augsburg."
What's next for Trenka? She is working on writing a series of children's books on home repair with a cowriter who is a builder. Her books will focus not only on home repairs, but diversity
"It's rare to see interracial families depicted in children's books," Tienka said with a twlnkling in her eye,
"but you'll see them in mine."
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Laura Marie (Krepela)
Stoneburg, Farmington, Minn.,
received her master's degree in
education from St. Mary's
University. She is teaching all-day
kindergarten for Minneapolis
Public Schools.
1997
While there, she picked up information about The Loft Creative Nonfiction Mentorship Award and
decided to send in a manuscript. Tienka was one of five chosen for this award, which lent her the
opportunity to work with authors Louise Rafkin and Aram Saroyan, both out of California.
ludy Petree is media relations mdndger.
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Melissa (Wieland) Bergstrom,
Brookll-n Center, Minn., was
featured ín rhe Champlin Dayton
Pr¿ss as
choral director of Anoka-
Ramsey Community College. She,
also directs music at Holy Nativity
Lutheran Church in New Hope,
and works as a personal assistant
for local composer Steve Paulus,
and is co-artistic director of The
Sacred Voice, a chamber choir in
the Twin Cities.
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Brian Olmsted married Heather
Manley in May. Brian is pursuing
his doctorate in materials science
at the University of Minnesota,
and Heather is a production
manager ar cable Phoro systems.
The couple resides in Richfield,
Minn.
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Leah Holloway married Kevin
Rudeen in May. Leah is a
marketing analyst with Liberty
Check Printers; Kevin is an
operations analyst with Wells
Fargo Home Mortgage. The
couple resides in Vadnais Heights,
Minn.
Wendy N.
(Hoekstra)
Vogelgesang,
Litchfield, Minn.,
received her
Master of Arts in
education from
St. Mary's
University inJanuary. She is a
second grade teacher for
Litchfield Public Schools.
2001
Todd Boerbooffi , Chattanooga,
Summer 2003
)
Tenn., married Kristine Smith in
February. He recently accepted a
position as product manager
with Playcore, Inc., in
Chattanooga. Todd can be
contacted via e-mail at
<todd_boerboom@hotmail.com>.
Dawn Millard, Iowa Cir¡ lowa,
married Brent Cobb in
December. Dawn works for Iowa
Health Physicians in Monticello,
Iowa, and Brent works at World
Class Industries Inc., in
Trojan Women.
Adam Sprech€r married
Shaundra Fossen in May. Adam
works for Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans; Shaundra is attending
college obtaining her floral
design designation. The couple
resides in Corono, Calif.
Christina Thérèse MarkwoodRod, Wayzata, Minn., is
pursuing her master's degree in
public history.
Hiawatha, Iowa.
Births/Adoptions
2002
Susan (Young)'88 and Thomas
Campbell, Maplewood, Minn.-a
son, Eric Thomas, in April. He
joins brotherJack, 5. Susan is a
kindergarten teacher for District
Ryan Krautkremer married
Amy Holthus in March. Ryan is
sales representative for Verizon
Information Services; Amy
a
third grade at Eastview
Elementary School in Lakeville,
teaches
wife, Sheila, Pl1'rnouth, Minn.-a
son, Matthew Scott, in March.
He
joins sister Lauren, 5. Scott
works in sales at MSI Insurance,
and can be contacted via e-mail
at <scotthumphre)@stribmail.
developer for Select Comfort.
Nick Gruidl '96
and his wife,
Megan, Brooklyn
Park, Minn.-a
son, Anthony
com>.
Denise (Bohnsack) '92 and
David Helke, Jordan, Minn.-a
daughter, Sarah Rose, in
December. She joins brothers
Matthew, 4, and Noah, 2.
Presley, inJuly
2002. Nick is a
tax manager at Grant Thornton,
LLP,
in Minneapolis.
Tina (Kubes)
'92 and Lance
Kristin Kay
Hillukka '98, Big
Peterson,
Willmar,
Dawn Lorna
(Givans)'89 and
Patrick Lander,
Marina Del Rey,
Erin Stuhtfaut, Inver Grove
Heights, Minn., recently
Calif.-twin
boys, Blake and
Blane, in
Minn.-a
¿:. ". daughter.
'Y
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Ari
Rose, in
February. She joins brother
Blake, 3. Tina is a physical
education teacher for New
London-Spicer Schools.
Rich Blumer'95
and his wife,
Heather, Maple
Grove, Minn.-a
son, Carson
James, in March.
Rich is a software
Scott Humphrey'90 and his
622.
Minn.
performed at Lakeshore Players
and in Lex-Ham Community
Theatre's production of The
','
at Frege Salon, and can be
contacted via e-mail at
<dawngivans@aol.com>.
.
Lake, Minn.-a
daughter,
Meikiina
Dorothy
DanDan,
adopted from Hangzhou, China,
in May 2002. Kristin is an
accountant for Cargill, Inc.
January. Dawn is a hair colorist
lnM emorrem
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Ann (Kveen) Sveom'36,
Minneapolis, died in February; she
was 87. She was preceded
in death
by her husband, the Rev Freeman
O. Sveom'34. She is survived by
her daughter, Karen (Sveom)
Andrews'69; her son, the Rev.
$tephen Sveom'76; and five
grandchildren.
Lloyd E. Raymond'38,
Burnsville, Minn., died in March;
he was 88. He was a retired
teacher and coach, and also coowned and operated aJohn
Deere dealership for 25 years. He
is survived by his wife, Evelyn;
son, Lloyd E. "Butch" '63;
daughter, Marcia (Raymond)
Berkowitz'73; six grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.
served in San Bruno, Calif.
Kenneth G. Robbins '50, Coon
The Rev. Harold l. Nelson'43,
Edina, Minn., died in April; he
Rapids, Minn., died in November
of A.L.S.; hewas74. A veteran o[
the Korean War, he taught for 32
years, and also owned an auto glass
business in San Diego, Calif., for
22 years. He is survived by his
wife, Beverly; three children; and
one grandson.
was 92. He worked as a farm
hand until he was 25, and later
served Trinit¡ Lesje, Turtle
Mountain, and Bethesda
Lutheran churches in Souris,
N.Dak., and Tiinity Lutheran
Church in Ottawa, I11. He served
as a mission developer for both
St. Mark Lutheran Church
in
Lindenhurst, Ill., and Peace
Lutheran Church in Morris, IlÌ.
Post retirement work included
visitation and interim ministry.
He is survived by his wife of 60
years, Helen; four children; ll
grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren.
The Rev. KarlW. Berg'40,
Norman H. Hermstad'47,
Tacoma, Wash., died in December;
he was 86. A retired minister, he
was a missionary inJapan, a
chaplain at the VA Medical Center
in American l-ake, Wash., and also
Novato, Calif., died in February He
was a retired teacher, and is
survived by his wife, Anne, and
Summer 2003
tvvo sons, Steven and Bruce.
The Rev. Milford C. Parkhurst
'54, Tiempealeau, Wis., died in
February; he was 70. He was a
retired pastor, serving
congregations in North Dakota and
Wisconsin. He worked tirelessly in
writing the constitution for the
new l-a Crosse area slmod of the
ELCA and served as s1'nod dean as
well as in other capacities. He is
survived by his wife, Donna; four
children; and four grandchildren.
Lynn E. Erickson '55, Walhalla,
N.Dak., died in Februar/; he was
69. He was an attomey in
langdon, N.Dak.; an assistant
attomey general for North Dakota;
chiefjudge of the tribal court for
Sunding Rock Sioux Nation in
Fort Yates, N.Dak.; a supervisory
contract specialist and contracting
officer for the Department of
Delense at the Grand Forks,
N.Dak., Air Force Base; and a
North Dakota state attomey for
Cavalier County He is survived by
his wife, Delma; three daughters;
and four gandchildren.
The Rev. Frank Schmeling'90,
Buffalo, Minn, died inJanuary
from complicatiors following a car
accident; he was 43. He was a
welder and mechanic until 1985,
when he was seriously injured in
an industrial accident. Shortly
thereafter, he began his college
education, and was ordained in
February 1999. He served parishes
in South Haven, Kingston, and
Cokato until health problems
prevented him from his pastoral
duties in 2001. He is survived by
his wife, LuAnn.
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'Behind every new person you meet, there is
a S(êa Of facest
ollow ing is the C ommencement
ceremony sp eech presented by Christin
R. Crabtree , Weehend College Class of 2003
representatíve.
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The first Weekend College course I
attended at Augsburg was in 1988. I had
ridden in a car for four hours from
Brookings, South Dakota, and I was
thrilled to be at college. I was 7 years old.
My mother is a graduate of Augsburg
Weekend College, where she obtained her
elementary teaching license. I am honored
to follow in my mother's footsteps, as a
graduate with a degree in history and a
secondary education teaching license.
Augsburg has been a force of change
and growth for our family My mother has
a job working in a charter school that she
loves. My sister was able to begin college
here at age 17, leaving herjunior year ol
high school to become a freshman at
Augsburg majoring in social work. There
have been countless times that my 3-yearold son, Jacob, has attended psychology
classes here, with my fiancé, Adam. He
has met every history professor in the
departmentl
A wise woman I know told me once,
"Behind every new person you meet, there
is a sea of faces." This truth is one I carry
with me daily I may never even know the
people whose lives I affect through my
actions. Because of this truth, I must carry
with me into life the ideals of love and
tolerance for all people. I must be honest,
possess integrity, and above all maintain
spiritual health. ln living up to my ideals,
my time on earth will result in positive
relations with those who surround me.
When Don Warren founded the
StepUP program, I am sure he knew his
actions would help hundreds of youth and
their families. However, the ripple effect of
the founding of StepUP reaches far
beyond these students and their families;
StepUP serves as a catalyst for change
across the country through the fine
example being set for other colleges. The
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by chrisrin R. crabrree'03
example of Augsburg sets
a
precedent of success and
service for universities
around the nation-through
its Weekend College, the
CLASS program, and through
StepUP
As graduates of
Augsburg, we all have the
opportunity to have a ripple
effect upon the world we
occup)¿ We have been given
the gift of finding a vocation,
a chance to work in a field
where we find meaning, and
where we can use gifts given
to us by God. We can
Christin R. Crabtree ,03, seated with her fiancé, Adam
McWethy'03, and her son, Jacob, is surrounded by her
family, who gathered at Augsburg for Commencement
positively affect our
.o-*,,,'iti., through
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simple acts of smiling at our
ceremony May 4.
neighbors, voting at every
experience, and I had lost faith in myself
election, and advocating for ouI future
and in God.
generations, our children.
At Augsburg, my professors helped
I want to take this opportunity to
me to reach beyond what I ever thought I
thank the Augsburg community for the
could achieve. Because of the existence of
effect you have had upon my life. My
Weekend College, I was able to work full
experiences at this institution have
time to support my son while maintaining
inspired me, and changed me. To see
my enrollment in college.
faculty and staff believe in students and
You have brightened my future and
the one-to-one interaction that occurs is
that of my son. My faith in God, and in
amazing. \üy'atching young, recovering,
the inherent goodness of humanity, has
chemically dependent students enter
developed here. My dreams for the future
college and graduate with honors is a gift.
seem real now; there was a time it
Witnessing McNair Scholars
achieving goals beyond what they thought seemed I may never graduate from high
school, and I stand here today, speaking
possible is an honor to observe. To see a
blind man attend class with his seeing-eye at my college commencement. My goal
for the future is to advocate for those
dog, never losing his positive attitude or
with no voice, and to always give back to
his dream, is a memory that will stay with
the world around me, be that through
me forever. As for me, I have been given
teaching, public service, or some othel
the gift of a drive to succeed above all
avenue. Through faith anything is
obstacles. Know that these effects upon
possible, and the people we touch along
me inspire me to be a positive force in the
the way are the largest gifts of all. You
world around me.
may never know the sea of faces existing
When I first came to Augsburg, I had
behind the lives you touch. Thank you,
little study skills, nor did I have the faith
Augsburg, for the effect you have had in
that I could succeed. As a youth, I had
my life, upon the people I love, and the
been though turbulence and trials that
sea of faces beyond each of them.
have
eveï
to
not
should
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Tuesday, September
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Men's soccer vs. university or
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7:30 p.m.-Edor Nelson Field
st.
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Town 6¡ Counrry Club, St. Paul
l0 a.m.- Craft Sale
1 I :40 a.m.-Annual Business Meeting
Noon-LuncheonÆrogram
Augsburg Ethnic Programs Celebration
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Friday, October 3
Augsburg Associates Annual Fall
:30-6
Fame
Banquet
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Wednesday, October
5
Athletic Hallof
m.-Christensen Center
Scholastic Connections Social & Dinner
7-B 30 p.m.-Christensen Center
:
Volleyballvs. St. Olaf College
7:30 p.m.-Melby Gymnasium
Class
of 1943 Reunion Breakfast
Picnic in the Park
11 a.m.-l p.m.-Murphy Park
9 a.m.-Christensen Center
of 1993 Tailgating Party & Reunion
a.m.-l p.m.-Class of 1993 tent,
Class
Class
of 1953 Registration & Continental
11
Breakfast
9 a.m.-Foss Center
across Murphy Park between Urness 6¡
Homecoming Chapel & Community Time
I 0:20 a.m.-Hoversten Chapel
Augsburg Women's Story Archive
Noon-3 p.m.-Christensen Center
of 1953 Luncheon
I I:30 a.m.-Chirstensen Center
Football Game vs. Carleton College
Book Signing/Authors from the Class of
Class of 1993 Post-Game Party
Upstairs at Grandma's after the game
Class
1953
Christensen
I p.m.-Edor
Nelson Field
2 p.m.-Christensen Center
Thursday, Octob er 2
2 p.m.-Gather in Christensen Center
English Dept. Alumni/ae Wine & Cheese
Reading & Reunion
4-5:30 p.m.-Lindell Library, Room 301
Seventh Annual M. Anita Gay
Hawthorne Jazz & Poetry Bash
Trash & Treasure/Augsburg
Alumni Soccer Game
Underground
4:30 p.m.-Edor Nelson Field
Campus Tour
5-7 p.m.-Foss Center
lnternational Student Alumni Gathering
'4:30-6 p.m.-Christensen Center
wÆrofessor Emeritus Philip Thompson
3 p.m.-Location TBA
Variety/Talent Show:'Auggie ldol'
7 p.m.-Foss Center
Homecoming Social, Dinner, & Reunion
4:30-5:30 p.m., Social Hour-Christensen
Center
5 :30 p.m., Dinner-Christensen Center
7:30 p.m., Reunion parties-Locations TBA
Saturday, October 4
Science Alumni Gathering
9-1 I :30 a.m.-Location TBA
Social Work Alumni Network (SWAN)
Event
10 a.m.-noon-Christensen Center
Registration & Refreshments
l0 a.m.-4 p.m.-Christensen Center
Campus Tour
11 a.m.-Gather Ìn Christensen Cenrer
Women's Soccer Game vs. St. Catherine's
7:30 p.m.-Edor Nelson Fj.eld
Sunday, October 5
Worship Service
I
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Heritage Society Recognition Brunch
I I a.m., Worship Service-Hoversten
Chapel
Noon, Brunch-Christensen Center
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ast year, Augsburg established
a
college-wide program dedicated to
fulfilling its mission of "education for
service" and making the Christian
concept of vocation a vital part of its
classrooms and co-curricular activities.
Minneapolis illustrates how nursing
students learn that healing can begin
with the gift of a smile or a
compassionate, listening ear.
The Kleven family's gift of an
endowed scholarship honors Dorothy
"True vocation joins self and service ... as'the place where
your deep gladness meets the world's deep need."'
J. Palmen author of leú Your Life Speak (Jossey-Bass, 2000),
-Parker
and upcoming guest speaker (see calendar on back cover)
This program, Exploring Our Gifts, was
funded by a grant from the Lilly
Endowment, and encourages the
Augsburg community to look at the "big
picture" and think about where our gifts
intersect with faith and service.
Indeed, exploring our gifts is about
much more than just choosing the right
major or finding a "fit" in a job.
Ultimatel¡ we can discover and share
our gifts-ou¡ y6ç¿1is¡-in many
different ways.
Our story on page 10 about the
Augsburg Central Nursing Center at
Central Lutheran Church in downtown
Lijsing Kleven '47 , who spent her life
sharing her passion for choral music
(page 8). This annual President's
Scholarship, the first one to provide full
tuition, fees, room and board, will enable
future students to nurture their talents
for choral music.
In Februar¡ Augsburg celebrated the
success of Devean George '99, who
returned to campus for ceremonies
that officially retired his Augsburg
No. 40 basketball jersey (page 7).
George, a member of the NBA
world champion Los Angeles
Lakers, recently shared a gift with
his hometown community, and
sponsored eight children from the "Why
Can't I Go?" program for special
education students in Minneapolis and
flew them to a game in Los Angeles.
Finally, on page 12, our feature story
introduces the Lilly-funded Exploring
Our Gifts program, sharing the many and
varied ways the grant has allowed the
Augsburg community to tackle some of
Iife's big questions: What are my gifts?
Why am I here? What ought I to do with,
my life? Where are my gifts and talents
most needed?
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Assistant Editor
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Orono Elementary School students sang songs based on the international peace efforts by
Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan. with African drums to honor his heritage, during the Eighth
Annual Nobel Peace Prize Festival.
Students from Gatewood Elementary School paused
at the base of the huge, inflatable globe that
welcomed visitors to the Peace Prize Festival.
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Assistant Editor
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Graphic Designer
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learn that healÌng sornetimes can begin with a listening ear
ancl a smile as well as wlth a pil1.
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First endowed President's
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Dorothy Lijsing Kleven'47
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Exploring Our Gifts: Reconnecting faith, life, and vocation
by Lynn Mena With the help ol a granr from the Lilly Endowment, Augsburg students,
faculty, and stalf are engagecl in finding ways to unclerstand how their
lives, work, ancl caleers car-r be guided by a sense of inner calling.
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Augsburg has announced plans to open
a charter high school in 2004 focused on
health careers. As part of the "Faith in the
City" collaboration with five other Twin
Cities Lutheran-based organizations, the
Augsburg Academy for Health Careers will
be funded through start-up grants from
the Gates Foundation.
Augsburg will administer the school
and provide courses and tutors, while the
other groups will add acrivities relating to
their expertise. For instance, FairviewUniversity Hospital will match students
with mentors and provide internships.
The new academy hopes to attract
students from urban, underserved areas to
pursue careers in health caÍe to address
workforce shortages and to better serve the
Twin Cities populat ions.
Faith in the City also includes
Fairview Health Services, Centrai Lutheran
Church, Lutheran Social Services, Luther
Seminar¡ and Thrivent Financial for
college honors programs.
Created by Honors Program director
(a
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Larry Crockett, the Honors
Program pages acquaint
viewers and inform
prospectÌve students about
curriculum and seminars, as
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well
as the fall and spring
Monday Fon¡m series, open to
the public.
Readers can access the
online journal, Ah-zine, and
the annual Honors Revíew,
featuring outstanding student
writing selected and edited by
Honors Program students.
To see the Honors
Program page, go to
<www. augsburg. edu/honors>.
to R) StepUP program director Patrice Salmeri, StepUP
student Katie Moore, and Rick Francis listened to testimony
by U,S. Rep, Jim Ramstad criticizing Christian Dior's
advertising campaign.
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Augsburg has received two grants from
the lmproving Teacher Quality program
for teachers to participate in Gourses
this summer at Augsburg. Part of the
No Child Left Behind Act, the grants are:
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Lutherans.
Augsburg's Honors Program Web page,
"honors.org", is rated by search engine
Google as the number one page among
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Thirty education paraprofessionals in
the MinneapolÌs, St. Paul, and Roseville
school districLs wilì participate in a twoweek intensive summer course with
additional follow-up in mathematics
content and teaching techniques.
Twenty-five middle and high school
social studies teachers from Minneapolis
Public Schools will attend the summer
Paideia lnstitute, JuIy 2I-25.
StepUP students testify at
state legislature
StepUP director Patrice Salmeri and two
students from Augsburg attended a special
hearing at the Minnesota House of
Representatives as part of a worldwide
protest against the advertising campaign of
cosmetic giant Christian Dior for their new
perfume, "Addict." The edgy ads used
images and language that seemed to glorify
addition.
Junior Katie Moore read from a paper
she had written for a class on the campaign
U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad presented testimony
both in Minnesota and the U.S. Congress.
In response to the protests, the Dior
company revised the ad scripts and
changed the name to "Dior Addict."
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Augsburg3 chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national
leadership honor society for cotlege students, faculty, and
staff, initiated eight new members at its meet¡ng in February.
Prof. Lori Lohman, faculty adviser, and Colleen Junnila, faculty
secretary have reactivated Augsburg3 ODK chapter, which
was chartered in 1987 but has been inactive for the past
several years,
to R) Prof. Keith Gilsdorf, economirs; Colleen Junnila, ODK
secretary; Erika Benson; Jennife¡ Holm, president Jana Skrien;
T.J. Bramwell, treasurer; Sarah Haberkorn; Heather Wessling,
vice presidenü lindsay Ruliffson; Norm Okerstrom '85,
Development Office; and Prof. Lori Lohman, business
administration and faculty adviser.
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and even themselves, as
they carried home a fifth
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Acosta is one
of 300
competitive division at
the 2lst Annual Novice
National Speech
Tournament, held Feb.
28-March 3. They
competed in I I
recognized events and
categories
against hundreds of
students fiom teams
across the country.
two debate
students
nationwide in
Back row (L to R): Dan Sweet, Kirstin Kuchler, Becky Tellin, Nick
Carpenter, Kyle Loven, Ryan Sobolik, Coach Bob Groven (Front
row): Heather Nystrom, Gretchen Hemmingsen, Crystal Harles,
Robert Jones
finish in Impromptu Speaking.
"This award represents a
breakthrough for the team," said
Robert
Groven, coach and speech professor. "We
had assumed that competing in Division
One would prevent us from winning a
sweepstakes award, but the team's
performance exceeded my expectations."
Freshman Kyle Loven took top
honors with a second place in
Informative Speaking and a semifinal
The team had also competed well in
local and state tournaments. At the
Minnesota College Forensic Association
state tournament they garnered a third
place sweepstakes award.
Freshman Heather Nystrom placed
sixth at thls tournament in Informative
speaking as she used her own experience
with diabetes to speak about a new
tïeatment to help orhers.
Successfu I'Connect¡ons'
/Fonnections: A Women's
LLeadership Event,"
sponsored by Augsburg and
Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans, brought together
130 students, alumni, faculty,
and staff to discuss issues of
financial freedom, vocation,
and life balance.
Speakers included
to R) Kathi A. Tunheim, Pamela Moksnes'79, Shelby
Gimse Andress '56, Andry Andriambololona Jurcich '98,
Anne Frame, and Connie Evingson'76.
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Andress'56, training and
development consultant Kathi
A. Tunheim, vocalist Connie Evingson'76,
Spring 2003
Victor Acosta
win
a
prestigious
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for
2003-0+. The scholarship covers costs of
tuition, fees, books, and room and board
up to $7,500.
Acosta, a native of New York City, is
in the
StepUP program, where he is chair of
a McNair Scholar and active
the governing board.
For the past two years, Acosta has
carried out independent and team
research on thin magnetic films in the
solid state physics lab with Prof.
Ambrose Wolf. He worked on a summer
internship at the U.S. Department of
Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator
Center last year; this summer he will be
at University of California-Berkeley
working on condensed matter and
atomic physics contributions to
quantum computation.
Acosta is the fifth Augsburg
Goldwater Scholar in the past seven
years and is one of eight recipients from
Minnesota colleges and universities. The
scholarship winners are selected by the
Thrivent's Lutheran
Community Services manager
Pamela Moksnes'79,
consultant l. Shelby Gimse
the fields of
mathematics,
science, and
engineering to
and The Augsburg Fund assistant director
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellence in Education Foundation
from nearly 1,100 nominees by college
and university faculties. Goldwater
Scholarships are considered the premier
undergraduate awards in these fields of
science and math.
Andry Andriambololona Jurcich'98.
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Margaret Anderson and Adrienne
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neighborhood kids
Kaufmann, Center for Global Education,
presented "Crossing Borders, Challenging
Boundaries" at the ELCAb Global Mission
event in Minneapolis last summer.
tlack in 1999. when biology
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Lapman
Orv Gingerich, international programs,
set up the two coral reef
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and Michael O'Neal, sociolog¡ presented
"Developing a Global Perspective through
Faculty Development" at the Association
of Lutheran College Faculty in October.
Gingerich also co-presented
"Transformative Learning and Critical
Pedagogy: A Collaborative Workshop
Approach to Theory-Building for Study
Abroad" at the annual conference of the
Council for International Educational
Exchange (CIEE), in Atlanta in October.
aquaria in the biology
department, he probably had
no idea where this project
Þpror.rro, wlrram
Jeanine Gregoire, education and NASA
Space Grant program, presented "Make and
Take Space Science Activities for the K-6
Curriculum" at the 2003 Space Science
Across the Curriculum Conference at the
Science Museum of Minnesota in March.
She also presented "Girls Solving Real
Life Problems Using Science Technolog¡r
and Math" at the National Science Têacher
Association Conference.
Stella Koutroumanes Hofrenning,
economics, presented "Greek Orthodox
Perspectives on Economics," at Baylor
University's Lilly-funded conference on
Christianity and economics in November.
She also teaches modem Greek
language to school-aged children at St.
George Greek Orthodox Church in St. Paul.
Thirty students and staff from residence life
attended the Area Twin Cities College
Housing Association (ATCCHA) conference
in February Nancy Holmblad, residence
life, presented a workshop, "The Augsburg
Challenge: Getting First-year Studens
Involved." Christine Olstad, residence life,
and StepUP students Torin Kelly and
Mitch Lyle presented about campus
drinking and drug use. Studens Amy
Jones and Bekah Cahill presented a
workshop on ice breakers and teambuilders.
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would lead.
One direction
it led was
right into the neighborhood,
to the Seward Montessori
School, where he has worked
with staff to build aquaria for
their science classrooms. The
first project was a small, lowbudget tank furnished with
spare parts from Augsburg's
Biology professor Bill Capman helped build a coral reef
aquarium at the Seward Montessori School, with its
biology department.
colorful habitat of corals, marine plants, and fish.
Over the pastyeaÍ,
however, he has helped
Capman was able to supplement their
construct and populate a reef system
grant funds with donations of both
containing live corals in a much larger
money and livestock from Augsburg and
70-gallon, four-foot long tank.
other reefkeepers to outfit the school's
"We had our share of problems for a
system.
while-the water was pea soup green
In March Capman led a day-long
with algae lor six months before we
workshop at Augsburg on marine aquaria
figured out what the problem was," said
for grammar school, middle school, and
Capman, "but we did a'transfusion' of
high school teachers. Six teachers
sorts from our tanks at Augsburg ... and
attended, with one bringing a student
we fixed a problem with their water
along, and received continuing education
purifier." Since last fall, he said, the tank
credit for their participation. Among
has been "beautiful and healthy."
attendees was John Roper-Batker from
The Web site that Capman created
Seward Montessori, who spoke about his
for the biology department's aquaria has
use of the new aquarium in teaching
attracted attention from an active
middle school science.
community of reefkeepers who share
To see more about Augsburg's
their knowledge and ideas, as well as
aquarium, go to <www.augsburg.edu/
offer materials and funding where
biology>.
needed. For Seward Montessori School,
Looking closely at Shakespeare
nglish professor Doug Green joined
Lejeune Lockett, Center for Global
Education-Mexico, presented a poster
session "Black Mexicans? A Non-traditional
Cultural Perspective in Mexico" at CIEE.
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E teachers and researchers from
across
the country at the annual meeting of the
Shakespeare Association of America in
April.
There, he participated in a workshop
to examine small portions of texts in
Shakespeare's plays, not for understanding
of the play, but for the language itself, in
isolation from the play's meaning.
The workshop was led by Professor
Stephen Booth, a Shakespearean sonnet
expert from University of CaliforniaBerkeley
Spring 2003
Learning to read the numbers
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$500,000 grant from the \ùlM. Keck
Foundation to develop statistical literacy
as an interdisciplinary curriculum in the
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liberal arts.
In terms of student learning,
becoming statistically literate means
gaining understanding of the use of
statistics as evidence in an argument. In an
age of numbers and technical information,
it means helping students to develop a
comfort level in the use of statistics in
much the same way they become
comlortable using words.
As part of the Keck grant, Joel Best,
author oï DamnedLíes and S¿a¿isúícs visited
Augsburg in November to meet with
faculty and students in several
departments and give an invited talk.
Students reported that while Best's
book takes a somewhat cynical look at the
use of statistics, it helped them become
Business professor Milo Schield (left) hosted the visit of author and statistician Joel Best as part
of the Keck Stat¡stical Literacy grant. Best lectured in classes on the need to th¡nk critically about
numbers and statistics.
more aware of what they read.
"Within 24 hours of reading the book,
I found myself questioning statistics being
thrown around by the current crop of
lpolitical] candidates," said student Jim
Humbert.
Schield is collaborating with faculty in
several departments to develop teaching
materials to include a greater focus in the
statistics curriculum on reading and
interpreting data.
Schield has also collaborated with the
Royal Statistical Centre for Statistical
Education at the University of
Nottingham-Tient. Peter Holmes, a senior
researcher there, visited Augsburg in late
March to review Augsburg's curriculum.
NfornWOnil'
Sally Daniels '79, undergraduate
admissions, is president-elect of the
Minnesota Association for College
Admission Counseling (MACAC).
Mark Engebretson, physics, served on the
Decadal Survey of Solar and Space Physics,
an l8-month planning effort of the National
Academy of Science. He was vice chair of the
Panel on Education and Society, which
prioritized scientific and education effors in
U.S. solar and space physics research for the
decade 2003 through 2013.
He was invited to present. a paper at the
NASA Earth Science Institute at the Science
Museum of Minnesota in November.
With Augsburg students, including
Jesse Woodroffe'03 and Jeremiah Knabe'04,
he made presentations at the fall meeting of
the American Geophysical Union in San
Francisco.
Engebreson also had papers published
Series of the
American Geophysical Union and the
Journal of Geophysical Research.
in the Geophysical Monograph
members of the Minneapolis school board.
He was also quoted in an article about
state legislative initiatives in education in the
Dec. 4 issue of EducationWeeh.
Garry Hesser, sociolog¡ received the2OO2
Distinguished Sociologist Award from the
Sociologists of Minnesota, at the association's
fall meeting in St. Cloud.
He presented "Rebuilding communities:
A Comparison Between the Annie E. Casey
Rebuilding Communities Initiative and the
Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization
Program" at the Urban Affairs Association, in
Cleveland in March.
He also served as a retreat leader at
"Worthy Questions," at the College of
Wooster in January, and served as an
evaluator for service-learning and urban
studies programs aÍ, Aztza Pacific University
and Messiah College in February.
Norm Okerstrom '85, development,
coordinates the Lutheran College Advocates
and serves as the council president at Peace
Luthe¡an Church in Pl).rynouth.
Joseph Erickson, education, was elected
to a four-year term as one of the seven
Spring 2003
Timothy Pippert,
sociology, was named
president-elect of the Sociologiss of
Minnesota at their fall meeting in St. Cloud.
Glenda Dewberry Rooney, social work,
was re-appointed to the Association of
Social Work Boards (ASWB) Examination
Committee, which reviews, edits, and
approves questions for the social work
licensing examination used in 48 states.
John Shockley, political science,
participated in a national study funded by
Pew Charitable Trusts that examined I5
close Congressional ¡aces. He analyzed how
Minnesota's Second District race between
Bill Luther andJohn Kline was covered
poorly by media.
Jim Trelstad-Porter, international student
advising, passed both phases of the Spanish
Interpreter Proficiency Exam and is now a
Minnesota certified court interpreter.
The travel seminar that he led in 2001,
"Cultural Immersion at Tirrtle Mountain
Indian Reservation," was selected for
inclusion in the 2003 model program list by
NAFSA: Association of Intemational
Educators.
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Steven LaFave, business administration,
presented "The Effect ofEuro Conversion
on Price Stability in the French Economy:
A Market Basket Study" at the annual
meeting of the Midwest Academy of
International Business in March. It was
nominated for a manuscript award.
Ann Lutterman-Aguilar, Center for
Global Education-Mexico, presented a
workshop, "So You Want to Change the
World? Educating for Responsible Global
Citizenship" for the National Society for
Experiential Education in l-as Vegas.
Kathryn Swanson, English,
presented
"Now I Become Myself: Power and Peace
in Aging Sleuths," at the Popular Culture
Conference in New Orleans in April.
She completed two site accreditation
visits this year for the Higher Learning
Commission and was elected to serve on
their review board. With Norma Noonan,
political science, she presented "Lessons
Learned from Years of Reviewing SelfStudy Reports: Advice on Writing and
Editing the Self-Study" at the Higher
Learning Commission's annual meeting.
Doug Green, English, published an
on Shakespeare and film in R¿el
essay
Shahespeare (2002), and a scholarly
review in Shahespeare Bulletin of the
Guthrie's production of A Comedy of
Errors.
He also presented "Desperately
Seeking Desdemona: Ideologies of
Gender in Shakespearean Tragedy" at
the Renaissance Society of America
meeting in Toronto in March.
Bruce Reichenbach, philosophy, coauthored the third edition oÏ Reason and
Religious Belief (Oxlord University Press),
an introductory text in the philosophy of
religion.
He also published "Genesis I as a
Theological-Political Narrative of
Kingdom Establishment" in the Bulletin of
Biblical Research, 2003.
From card catalogs to art
catalogs
Flill Wittenbreer. reference librarian at
Þ,-r'oa,, Lr'rary, worKs atl clay wrtn
words, but it's visual images that occupy
much of his free time-especially
Minnesota landscapes.
Wittenbreer is co-curator o[ the
current exhibit at the Minnesota
Museum of American Art, "An Artist's
Paradise: Minnesota Landscapes 1840-
l9+0." This exhibit, for which he
researched and located works, contains
some images painted by visìting artists
seeking the "exotic" on the mid-l9th
century northern plains, as well as
commissioned works portraying the
growing prosperity of Minnesota's
cultural centers.
This is Wittenbreer's first adventure
in Midwest
histor¡ culture, and politics for many
years was focused in literature, perusing
old diaries and items of literary historical
interest. About a decade ago, however, at
the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, he saw
an exhibit about art and life of the Upper
as an art curator. His interest
Mississippi, and began appreciating and
seeking Minnesota landscapes, especially
those depicting Minnehaha Falls.
He was drawn to works at the
Minnesota Museum of American Art in
St. Paul, and became a volunteer in the
library and a docent, and more recently
technology project published two
monographs with JDL Technologies:
Nowhere in Technology: All Children Left
Behind and Talhin' Tall: Voices for
Millennium Teachers.
Fìrofessor Amin Kader was honored
l'vu..h
11 by the Department
of
on
in
serving
for 16 years as the department's first
chair. ln his honor and to his surprise,
an Amin E. Kader Business Scholarship
Business Administration for his role
was established by his faculty colleagues,
friends, and alumni.
Department of Business
Administration chairJohn Cerrito
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has worked with the museum's curator,
who invited him to collaborate on the
current exhibit.
He began this project by considering
attitudes held by Minnesotans toward
their landscape over a century, and how
national trends played into the state's
artistic history. He sought to discover
how deep and how strong the influences
were-in other words, how they played
out here, he said. He then researched
catalogs and vendors to find works for
the exhibit.
His own collection includes seven or
eight images of Minnehaha Falls, from a
small, romantic Currier and Ives print to
a more contemporary wood block print.
The exhibit runs through June 22.
Professor Amin Kader honored
by his department
founding the department and in
The Augsburg PT3 education
Reference librarian Bill Wittenbreer cocurated an exhibit on Minnesota landscapes
spoke
about the significant role Kader played in
building the foundation and leaáing the
growth of the department over the past
two decades, and of the atmosphere of
respect and dignity that he fostered
among faculty and students.
Kader's leadership as chair, followed
by that of Milo Schield and John Cerrito,
has helped the department grow to be
the largest major at Augsburg College,
currently with 716 majors.
Spring 2003
Auggies place second at NCAA nationals
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ven though Augsburg's wrestling
E team accomplished nearly all the
s.
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goals they set for the NCAA Division III
wrestling national championships, they
ended up with a second-place trophy,
breaking their three-year string of
national titles.
Augsburg nearly finished with more
team points (84.5) than its 2001-02
championship performance (87). They
finished with six All-Americans and one
individual national champion, matching
last year's total. And it took a recordsetting performance by Wartburg
(Iowa), with 166.5 points and 10 AllAmericans, to break Augsburg's
stranglehold on the national
championship.
The Auggies continued their
dominance in small-college wrestling,
however, with the runner-up finish.
They have finished either first or second
nationally l2 times in the last 13 years,
winning eight titles, and have finished
in the top 20 every year since 1971.
The Auggies were paced by Marcus
The Auggie wrestlers' second-place finish this year was only three po¡nts shy of last year's
national title points as they were topped by record-setting Wartburg College in the NCAA
national championships,
an individual season unbeaten. He
With six All-Americans, it marked
15th
the
straight year that Augsburg has
had at least five wrestling All-Americans.
finished 44-0 to win the 157-pound
individual national championship.
Don Stoner is sports int'ormatron coordinator.
LeVesseur, who became only the second
wrestler in school history to go through
Augsburg ret¡res Devean George's jerseV o,Donstoner
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his Augsburg No. 40
to formally retire
'basketball jersey
George, a small forward with the
three-time NBA world champion Los
Angeles Lakers, was honored in public
6¿¡srn6¡is5-once for students, faculty,
and staff and also during Augsburg's men's
basketball game against Hamline.
"I want to thank the school for doing
this for me. This is real special for me and
I will always remember it," said George. "I
want to thank my family, my teammates,
and friends, for being there for me. My
success is because of them. I've had good
people around me."
George's family, friends, and former
teammates and coaches were a prominent
part of the celebration events. George,is
Spring 2003
s
the only player
from an NCAA
s
a
s
Division III
institution
currently in the
ts
NBA. His No.40
joined the No.
50 jersey of Dan
Anderson'65
the only two
as
numbers retired
any Augsburg
sports team.
by
During the
weekend,
Men's athletic director Paul Grauer (right) congratulates Los Angeles Laker
Devean George '99 as his Augsburg jersey was retired at a celebration in
February.
Augsburg also
unveiled a
banner to honor Lute Olson'56, men's
basketball coach at the University of
Arízona, who was inducted into the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame in September.
Don Stoner
rs sports
ntformatron coordtnator
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Around the Quad
First endowed President's Scholarship honors
Dorothy L¡¡sing Klgvgn '47
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world, and in her memory her husband,
and her four children and spouses have
s
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created Augsburg's first endowed
President's Scholarship to be given
annually to an entering student in
choral music.
On March 23 the Kleven family
members gathered with the family of the
first recipient of the award, Carl Gruhlke
of Kelley, lowa, to both honor Dorothy
and the student who received the award.
"My family and I are pleased to
present this first annual scholarship for
choral music," Said E. Milton Kleven'46
"It seems a fitting tribute to Dorothy
because, in addition to her family and
her Christian faith, choral music was
very important to her. From an early age
when her parents discovered that she had
beautiful talent, she took voice lessons
and was active and involved in church
and school choirs.
"While a student here at Augsburg in
the mid-40s, she was a member of the
Augsburg Choir, and throughout our 53
years of married life, while busy raising a
family, running a busy household, and
helping me run our flooring business,
Dot remained an active member of the
church choir."
Kleven said that over the years
Augsburg has never been far from his
thoughts. He also said he was pleased
that his children and their spouses joined
him in giving their emotional and
financial support to the scholarship
because they understand the importance
of maintaining Augsburg's strong musical
heritage and attracting talented students
to the College. Gruhlke displayed that
talent by performing two songs,
accompanied by his future choir director,
Peter Hendrickson'76, music professor
and director oI choral activities.
Joining with their father in funding
the endowment were Bruce and Maren
Kleven, David and Barbara Kleven, Zane
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Milton Kleven '46, with his sister and his four children and their spouses, have endowed a
President's Scholarship in choral music in the memory of his wife, Dorothy Lijsing Kleven '47. The
first recipient is entering freshman €arl Gruhlke. (L to R) Maren Kleven, lvadell Kleven Rice. Bruce
Kleven, Carl Gruhlke, Zane Birky, Milt Kleven '46, Philip Larson, Barbara Kleven Birky, David
Kleven, Barbara Kleven, and Diane Kleven Larson.
E.
and Barbara Kleven Birky, and Philip and
Diane Kleven Larson.
"It's our family's hope that the
recipients of this scholarship will find an
Augsburg College community where
their love and talent for choral music can
be nurtured and developed and bring
them to a lifetime of happiness," Kleven
said.
Sue Klaseus, vice president for
institutional advancement, both
welcomed the participants and spoke
about the prestige of the scholarship
itself. "The President's Scholarship is the
most prestigious and highly competitive
scholarship, recognizing the most
academically qualified freshmen entering
Augsburg College each year," she said.
"This particular scholarship sets a model
for future endowments that will help
build our reputation and recruit the kind
of talent that Carl Gruhlke represents."
While President's Scholarships have
been awarded annually since the fall of
1982, this is the first one to provide full
tuition, fees, room and board thanks to
the Kleven Endowment. Ninety students
competed for the award with five others
receiving the traditional scholarships
covering tuition and fees. Gruhlke, who
is a student at Ballard High School, plans
to major in youth and family ministry.
Hendrickson spoke about the
transformation that occurs when
students come to the College, noting that
he came to Augsburg to prepare for
medicine and left to live his life in choral
music. "This is a place where we want
you to be you," he said to Gruhlke, "and
if you can do that through choral music,
that's fabulous."
And Herald Johnson'68, assistant
vice president for enrollment and market
development, spoke about the impact
that scholarships make on the life of the
institution.
"Augsburg always has been an access
place," he said, "and gifts such as this
show an ongoing confidence in the
College and its mission. Fundamentall¡
it's a commitment to an individual
student, but it's also commit"ment" to
Augsburg College, what we stand for and
are trying to perpetuate into the future.
"When you endow something you
are creating something for posterit¡" he
said. "You've given us a wonderful
vehicle to carry things into the future."
Spring 2003
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A t¡me for celelcration and thanks
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faculty, and staff
gathered on campus
to celebrate the
generosity of one
generation to
another. The annual
Scholarship Têa
brought together
students who have
received
scholarships and the
donors and their
families who have
made them possible.
Senior student
body president and
physics/math major
Brad Motl spoke
about the
È
President and Mrs. Frame hosted four of the President's Scholars at
(L to R) Jean Johnson '04, President Frame,
Alexis Johnson '05, Andrea Carlson '04, Anne Frame, and Adam
their table for conversation.
Nugent'03.
importance of
scholarships to his studies.
''Scholarship money is
important-it
I don't have to focus on working
to go to school here, but allows me to
means
focus on other things, such as my
research with Prof. Ambrose Wolf in
physics."
Motl's sister, Melissa, a freshman at
Augsburg, told donors that her
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scholarships allow her the time to
become involved in student activities and
campus ministry.
Junior music performance major
Jennifer Holm and donorJonathon Nye
were thrilled to meet each other. Hohn,
an oboeist, is the recipient of the Lois
Oberhammer Nye Scholarship that Nye
established in memory of his wife, who
was also an oboeist.
During the 2002-03 academic year,
over $750,000 was
available to fund 247
endowed
scholarships.
In additlon,
another $3.9 million
provided President's,
Regents', Tiansfer
Regents', and Legacy
Scholarships. This
aid, much of which
t
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Student body president Brad Motl '03 and his sister, Melissa, a
freshman. enjoy being at Augsburg together and spoke about how
their scholarships have allowed them to grow while here.
Spring 2003
by Betsey Norgard
comes from the
College's operating
budget, is especially
critical at a time when
state ând federal
funding for education
is facing considerable
reduction.
Senior Yvonne Andert Wilken '03, who is
studying with a Transfer Regents'
Scholarship, stops to chat with a donor.
Sue Klaseus, vice president for
institutional advancement,
acknowledged and expressed gratitude
for the growing support to The
Augsburg Fund, the College's annual
fund.
"We set some very aggressive annual
fund goals," she said. "The good news is
that in this difficult time and in this
economy we are achieving those goals,
and many of you in this room are
responsible for making that possible."
Development director John Knight
summarized the thoughts of many.
"Augsburg is not a building stuck in
the middle of Minneapolis. It's about all
the people who have attended here, who
have taught here, who have come to
campus ministry here, who have played
athletics here, who have donated here,
who have sent their children here-all
for different reasons, but the same place.
It's a remarkable place."
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YOU CAN TALK ABOUT LOVE and compassion all day, but if you really want to
experience
it first hand, spend a few hours at the Augsburg Central Nursing Center
at Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis. The Nursing Center, a
collaboration of Augsburg College, Central Lutheran Church, and the Urban
Communities of Minneapolis, offers people from the community of Minneapolis and
from the congregation of Central Lutheran Church an opportunity to meet with a
nurse, discuss their health concerns, and get linked to other resources if needed.
As an educational endeavor, the center offers nursing students unique
opportunities to learn about the needs and strengths of homeless people who are
often invisible in society and marginalized in health care.
The center, which recently celebrated its lOth anniversary, is based on a nursing
model, which teaches health promotion and helps people take control of their own
lives, rather than a medical model, which is focused on diseases and curing.
Professor emerita Bev Nilsson, retired chair of the Nursing Department and Rev Dr.
Bill Miller, retired associate pastor at Central Lutheran Church, worked closely in
establishing the center, but it wasn't an easy task
Above: At Augsburg Central Nursing Center at Central Lutheran Church. nursing students
learn that healing sometimes can begin with a listening ear and a smile as well as with a pill
Photo by Stephen Geffre.
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The Beginning
In the early 1980s, nursing centers,
which are independent nursing
practices, were just starting to get press.
Nilsson, then chair of the nursing
department, was looking for a different
clinical site where Augsburg nursing
students could practice, to see what a
difference nursing in itself can make.
She spent a lot of time searching for
an ideal location for a nursing center,
looking at places from rooms in the
nursing department at Augsburg to
various sites in the neighborhood.
Nilsson said she even considered at one
time buying a bus and having a mobile
nursing center, but there was always a
glitch.
While students and faculty were
excited about the potential of a new
type of practice and educational
experience, Nilsson said she was about
Spring 2003
it was known that they were
going to hand out hygiene
supplies, items were left in
shopping bags-full outside the
door. With that and a $15,000
start-up grant from Fairview
Foundation, they were ready to
open.
"Another miracle," Nilsson
said, "is that we have never run
out of everything, thanks to
generous donations. And some
Nursing professor emerita Bev Nilsson and the Rev. Bill
days," she added, "we give
Miller. retired associate pastor at Central Lutheran Church,
away
as many as 100 pairs of
celebrated the 1oth anniversary of their collaboration in
socks."
providing health counseling and resources for the innercity community.
As word of the center
spreads, the demand for
ready to give up because she couldn't
service is increasing. "The good news
find a location.
is," Nilsson said, "many people use the
That's when Miller entered the
center. The bad news, many people must
picture.
use the center."
One of the greatest gifts the nurses
and volunteers give to the people who
come to the center, is the gift of
listening. Miller said the nurses accept
the people as they are, they always listen
"lt was almost a miraculous turn of
and never turn their backs on anyone.
events," Nilsson said. "It was like Gocl
"You don't have to have anything
was saying you need to be in that
physically wrong with you to go to the
place. "
center," Miller said. "To some, it's just a
place to go where someone wiÌl listen to
That place was Central Lutheran
them, which is a rare commodity,
Church. Several factors came together to
especially in today's world."
make the Nursing Center a reality.
Nilsson added that they, too, receive
MilÌer and Rev Steve Cornils, then
a gift from the people who come to the
pastor at Central Lutheran, were talking
center-the gift of trust. It takes a while
about the "visions" they had for the
to build that trust to the point where
church, and Cornils ancl Charles
people who come wili open up to the
Anderson, president of Augsburg, were
center'.s staff.
having discussions about ways the
church and College could work more
closely together. This discussion lecl to
a
Nilsson's search for a nursing center site,
and as they say, the rest is history. Miiler
got in touch with Nilsson, ancl the two
worked closely in establishing the center
Nilsson said she hopes the nursing
at Central Lutheran.
students come away with a heightened
As Nilsson recently saicl at the lOth
appreciation for nursing-that clifferent
nursing practices can make a difference
anniversary celebration, "As people were
lecl to Bethlehem, we were 1ed here, and
in people's lives, and that you clon't
aÌways need a pill to heal. As a matier of
are delighted to be here."
Nilsson said word spreacl about the
fact, they do not give out medications or
prescriptions, rather vouchers, which
nursing center and "the abundance
can be turned in at a clesignated local
flowed down." Equipment and supplies
drugstore. These vouchers are very
started showing up at the center. When
Miraculous turn
of events
'
specifically written out, Nilsson said. The
nlrrses never prescribe an over-thecounter medication, rather write down
the symptoms and leave it to the
pharmacist to recolnmend a proper
treatment.
She said she also hopes the stuclents
come away with a greater appreciation
and understanding for what it is like to
live in poverty, what it takes to survive
on the streets, and for the hopes, dreams,
and fears these people also have.
Students see the opportunity to work
at the center as a valuable addition to
their education. Nilsson said it can be "a
big eye opener" to many students.
Eric Eggler, second year nursing
student in the Augsburg Rochester
program, said his experience in working
at the Nursing Center has given him a
"better understanding of life, and how
much he, as an individual, can do to
change things for others."
"I feel like a better nurse for my
experiences," Eggler said. "I can honestly
say that it really is the simple things we
do as nurses that patients remember. Just
offering a warm smile and a polite hello
without judging can make the difference
in someone's day."
I
Judy Petree is media relations manager.
Students making
difference
Spring 2003
Linda Ackerman, a student in the Master of
Arts in Nursing program, measures the blood
pressure of a visitor to the Nursing Center.
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RECONNEC ING FAIT
LIFE, AND VOCATION
by Lynn Mena
those of Martin Luther when she writes: "Ministry is not
a minister is
anyone who chooses to use our resources to tend to the
wounded heart of the world. Anything we do can be a
just for ministers: In the new spirituality,
ministry, from menial labor to the highest professional
endeavor. It is our ministry if it is an activity we use to
spread peace and forgiveness and love."
lndeed, as defined by Exploring Our Gifts: "In its
broadest sense, vocation is the thing that you were
created to be and do, whether that means being a
student, a parent, a doctor, a teacheq a businesspersonanything you can imagine. A vocation is both personal
and communal; it serves to bring you true happiness, but
it also serves the greater community."
¡Æ<ploring Our Gifts, funded by a grant from the Lilly
I-Endowment. Inc., is a college-wide program dedicated to
Lufulf'll'ng
the mission of Augsburg and making the Christian
concept of vocation a vital part of Augsburg's classrooms and cocurricular activities.
This article serves as an overview of Exploring Our Gifts,
introducing its inspired and varied programs and celebrating those
whose lives are enriched by vocation. In upcoming issues of the
AugsburgNow, we'Il continue to showcase these and other Lilly
programs and their influence upon the Augsburg community
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In her book Everyday Gracø (Riverhead Books, 2002), Marianne
Williamson challenges the reader by asking: "If life is to have
deeper meaning, can our work be something we merely do to
make money? Or can work itself become sacred, a channel
through which we shine our light and extend our love?"
Williamson gets to the heart of vocation, and her words echo
The above photo, taken by sociology assistant professor Tim Pippert, is
part of a photographic essay he completed during an intensive Exploring
Our Gifts seminar on vocation for faculty and staff (see p. 14).
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Augsburg College has deep roots in the Christian tradition.
Founded as a seminary in I869 to train pastors for immigrant
Norwegian Lutheran congregations, it is now a liberal arts
college that continues a significant engagement with the
Christian faith land a commitment to vocationl.
The word vocation is derived from the Latinverb vocare,
which means, "to call." Exploring Our Gifts, with a deep debt
to the Lutheran tradition, understands vocation in a dual
sense. First, people are called by God to particular roles and
responsibilities in daily life. These include being a student,
professor, friend, parent, and family member. Second, within
these callings, people are called to the love and service of God's
creation. Thus, faith in God and love toward the neighbor may
be distinguished but never separated. By insisting on the
importance of vocation, Augsburg is seeking to reconnect faith
with daily life.
What might all of this have to do with you? It means that
Augsburg is dedicated to helping students ask and find
answers to some of life's big questions: What are my gifts?
Why am I here? What ought I to do with my life? Where are
my gifts and talents most needed? We firmly believe that life
means much more than a job and a salary. By entering into the
world of vocation we are inviting you to look at the "big
picture" and think about where God, faith, and service fit into
your life.
Tranvih, director of Erploring Our
proJessor of religion
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Gifts and qssociate
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Augsburg's Lilly-funded
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profit agencies, apply for
prograrn
focuses primarily on stuclents, but
also provides numerous
opportunities for faculty,
staff, and alurnni. The
progrâms are assembled
under four themes: l)
vocation as a life approach;
2) vocation as a curricular
focus; 3) vocation as
education for service; and 4)
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by Daniel S. Hanson'86
When I think about vocation and what it means for me, I
think about Augsburg College. My experiences at
Augsburg shaped my life's work and gave it new meaning.
I arn a graduate of Augsburg's Weekend College
program.
I returned to complete my degree after a 15awareness.
year
absence.
Returning to college was not easy for me. I
While Exploring Our
still
recall
long
weekends cramming for an exam or
Gifts is grounded in a
struggling
to
complete
an assignment. I often studied late
Lutheran perspective, its
at
night
so
that
I
would
have time to play with my
Daniel S. Hanson'86, a Distinguished
cloors are open to people of
Alumnus and assistant professor in the
children
before
they
went
to
bed.
More
than
once
I
all faiths and beliefs. Many
Department of Speech/Communication
wondered whether getting my degree was worth all the
points of view are needed to
and Theatre Arts, says Augsburg
effort. But I also remember how good it made me feel
Weekend College "shaped my life's
create a full, honest, fruitful
when
I did well on an exam or when I grasped a new
work and gave it new meaning."
discussion aboui vocation.
concept
or
theory
as
if
I
was
learning
it
for
the
first
time.
The opportunities for
I remember, too, the special people who were part of my learning experience, both students and
involvement are rnany:
teachers, and how good it felt to be part of a learning community.
students can take vocation
Because of my experiences at Augsburg, I fell in love with the adult learning experience.
courses, participate in
After
graduation I applied and was accepted to graduate school at the University o[ Minnesota.
mentoring groups and
My
intent
was that some day I would teach in a program like the one at Augsburg, which had
vocation retreats, receive
impacted
me
in so many positive ways. Years later, when I learned of an opening to teach at
Lilly Scholar grants to
Augsburg,
the
decision to apply was, as my son would say, a no-brainer.
explore seminary, receive
I often say that Augsburg Weekend College changed my
life. But what do I really mean by that? I suppose I could say
that Weekend College helped me achieve success in my career.
The evidence seems clear on the surface. After graduating from
Augsburg, I became an officer of a Fortune 500 company, and
eventually president of a major division. I finished my master's
degree, had four books published, and was honored by
Augsburg as a Distinguished Alumnus. But I don't think that
these accomplishments by themselves capture the significance
of what the Augsburg experience did for me. My experiences
at Augsburg helped me believe in myself, if I applied my
energy to a task or a cause, I could indeed make a difference.
It also gave me a new vision for what I could be, perhaps a
calling. I was given a taste of a learning environment that
made me hungry for more.
In a way I never left Weekend College. As a teacher, I am
blessed to be a part of the ongoing Augsburg Weekend College
experience. And every time I watch a student exceed his or her
own expectations I am reminded of how I felt, and I am
Sonja Hagander, associate campus pastor (left), and coralyn Bryan
(right), Campus Ministry associate, help oversee several programs
renewed, once again, in my own sense of what work should be
under the Exploring Our Gifts umbrella, including a vocation
mentoring program, a summer vocation institute for high school-aged
Daniel S. Hanson is an assistqnt professor in the Department of
church youth leaders, and more.
Speech/Communication and Theatre Arts.
developing vocational
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Hagander, associate
campus pastor. "It crosses
the students who are
wondering, 'What do I
want to do when I grow
up?' to us as faculty, staff,
and alumni who are all in
a
work situation for
various reasons. It crosses
over all of that and brings
Liz Pushing '93 has participated in a series of vocation
us closer together,
mentoring meetings that join students, faculty, staff, and
because vocation is all
alumni.
about life-what you love
to do in life, what you
travel seminars, and much more.
want
to
share
with
the world-these are
Staff and faculty can develop
the
things
that
cross
religious grains and
vocation courses, participate in
us
together."
bring
professional development activities,
Liz Pushing '93, director of financial
and become mentors. Alumni are also
services
at Providence Place in
invited to get involved as mentors,
Minneapolis,
has enjoyed her
attend vocation convocation
participation
in
the group. "I wanted to
activities, and help lead international
my
knowledge
and experiences,"
share
travel seminars.
"and
Pushing,
I've
says
also learned a lot
Since last fall, students, alumni,
myself
in
about
talking
with everyone."
facult¡ and staff have gathered for a
Likewise.
Augsburg
com m unication
series o[ vocation mentoring
Baweka,
senior,
Melissa
credits
the
meetings. This mentoring program,
mentoring
group
with
opening
overseen by Campus Ministry and the
Center for Service, Work, and
Learning, joins two students with two
alumni and one member of the
faculty or staff.
"l think the mentoring
group
crosses everybody," says Sonja
ways of using the concept in both
communal and personal projects, such
as revising a course to include vocation,
or re-conceiving how to incorporate
vocation into work with students. In
January the group gathered for a final
meeting, where they shared their
experiences and project abstracts.
"This project was designed to force
me, and ultimately my students, to
examine how we visualize the
fulfillment of our vocation," wrote Tim
Pippert, assistant professor of sociology,
in his project abstract. "While reflecting
on my vocation ... I turned to
photographlz
"I chose a beach as the location to
capture these images ... a young child
Ð..rnbolizes the experiences my students
gain before they reach my classroom
(see p. 12), a college-aged woman
represents the brief timeframe I have to
work with, and a middle-aged woman
represents the experiences of my
students after they leave college. ... lt is
my calling to ensure that what I select to
her eyes to different
u
perspectives and possibilities.
"l've been increasingly curious
about vocation-I'm looking
for more than just a job," says
Baweka. "Itìs been so
wonderful to hear how alumni
experienced Augsburg and
where their journeys have
taken them after graduation."
In Januar¡ one of the first
Exploring Our Gifts programs,
a seminar for faculty and staff,
completed a six-month study
of faith and vocation. Last
summer, Mark Tranvik and
s.
q
Philip Quanbeck II, associate
professors of religion, led
participants in a two-day
workshop to study the concept
The Rev. Oliver Johnson '50 returned to
campus in October to present the homily
at a mini-convocation on vocation. Since
September, Campus Ministry has held
monthly Exploring Our Gifts worship
services that embrace varying themes of
vocation.
of Christian vocation from
a
biblical and theological point of
view. Participants then spent the
ensuing months reflecting uPon
their vocation and considering
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Melissa Baweka, a communication senior (left), credits
her participation in a Lilly-funded vocation mentoring
group with opening her eyes to different perspectives
and possibilities.
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teach them about their social
environment is relevant to their lives
in the hope that it will impact their
life beyond Augsburg.
"The second component involved
how first-year students envisioned
vocation," continued Pippert.
"Students in my Introduction to
Human Society course were given the
extra-credit opportlrnity to représent
their concept ofvocation through ... a
single photographic image" (see p. 18).
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"This job has proven to be a wonderful fit with my own gifts. I have the
opportunity not only to help administer a prograrn with an important
rnessage and purpose, but also to exercise my research and writing abilities
and to interact with a lively college community."
-Juliana
Exploring Our Gifts is funded by a
two-million dollar grant from the Lilly
Endowment, a private philanthropic
foundation based in lndianapolis, Ind.
Founded by the Lilly family in 1937, it
supports the causes of religion,
education, and community
Sedgley, progrclrn assistønt Jor Exploring Our Gifts (pictured øbove
wíth Professor Mqrh Trøtn¡ih, clirector of Exploring Our Gifts)
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Since 1982, Augsburg's Center for
Global Education has been a
national leader in providing crosscultural travel programs, serving
nearly 10,000 people. As part of
Exploring Our Gifts, CGE will
oversee nine different student travel
gr',t^"" Lo h,r4^
seminars led by Augsburg faculty
and staff in collaboration with
CGE's adjunct faculty in Mexico,
Guatemala, Nicaragua, El
Salvador, and Namibia. Each
seminar will offer $1,000 grants
for up to 15 students.
"We've rnade it an open
competition for faculty and staff to
propose seminars that could be
done either as part o[ an existing
course taught internationally, or as
development, and is interested in
initiatives that benefit youth, foster
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leadership education among nonprofit
institutions, and promote the causes of
philanthropy and volunteerism.
Two years ago, the foundation
called for grant proposals from
religiously rooted colleges and
universities outlining a theology-based
exploration of vocation. Augsburg's
proposal, "Exploring Our Gifts:
Connecting Faith, Vocation, and
Work," was written by philosophy
professor Bruce Reichenbach and
Carol Forbes, director of sponsored
programs in Academic and Learning
Services. In addition to Reichenbach
and Forbes, a committee of faculty and
Regina McGoff, associate director of Augsburg's Center for Global Education, helped
develop an international travel component of Exploring Our Gifts, which provides
$1,000 grants for students to participate in vocation-themed travel seminars to
Mexico, Central America, and Africa.
staff helped define and plan the grant
proposal's contents.
Mark Tranvik, associate professor
of religion, serves as director of
Exploring Our Gifts. Juliana Sedgley,
previously an assistant to the
Department of Worship and Sacred
Arts at the Basilica of St. Mary in
Minneapolis, was recruited as program
assistant. The program's offices and its
resource center are located in
Memorial Hall.
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Leland Fairbanks grew up in a poverty-stricken
home in Harmony, Minn. during the depression-era
years and has since applied this experience to his
life's work. Helping others has become his passion,
his trademark, and his calling-and through this he
has learned that "life is more than just earning a
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Although he yearned to be
A 1953 graduate of Augsburg with bachelor's
degrees in sociology and chemistry, Fairbanks went
on to receive his medical training from the
a
missionary 1953 alumnus L"Fnq.
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Fairbanks' decision to enter the field
of medicine forever .¡""glj;ìr'iit"] university of Minnesota Medical school and his
leading him to discover tñat a careei master's degree in public health from the University
in public health could be his mission. of Oklahoma.
Although he yearned to be a missionar¡
Fairbanks' decision to enter the field of medicine forever changed his life, leading him to
discover that service to others could be his mission. For this he credits Augsburg, and
says, "service to others was always portrayed as the reason Augsburg College existed."
Fairbanks spent more than 30 years working on Indian reservations for the U.S.
Public Health Service, and continued his dedication to a life in public health by
promoting the hospice movement and campaigning to lower the D.U.I. limits in
Arizona.
However, Fairbanks is best known for his work to ban smoking in hospitals. He
remembers that in the 1950s, "workplaces and hospitals were like smoke-filled
dungeons. No one else seemed willing to stand up for those most affected because of a
risk of offending someone." Fairbanks added, "I started the movement because someone
needed to do it."
It has been this fight against the tobacco and liquor industries that Fairbanks has
found to be the most challenging-yet most rewarding-part of his career. For his work,
Fairbanks has earned several awards and honors, including an appointment in the early
1980s by then-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop to expand the ban on smoking to
include all public facilities.
Although retired in 2000 from Cigna HealthCare where he worked as a family
physician, Fairbanks has continued his involvement in public health service. He
currently serves as president of Arizonans Concerned About Smoking, and also serves as
ex-officío member of the Executive Committee for International Network Towards
Smoke-Free Hospitals, a London-based organization that works to promote smoke-free
hospitals around the world.
Reflecting upon his career, Fairbanks embraces Martin Luther's quote, "a manb
work is his mission," and concludes, "my work has been my mission and continues
to be."
Cherie Christ is content webmaster
in
Augsburg's infonnation technologlt departrnent
part of a new course that they
could develop,' says Regina
McGoff, associate clirector of CGE.
"In the case of staff, they might
propose something that could be
developed as a non-credit
'Augsburg Experience.'
"The goal oI these seminars is
to look at themes o[ vocation in a
global context-which is already
part of many of our programsbut this grant gives us an
opportunity to really fine-tune and
develop a stronger model for
incorporating faith ancl vocation
aspects," says McGoff.
Last year, CGE recruitedJeni
Falkman as an intern for their
Lilly program. Falkman, who
graduated from Augsburg last year
with a major in religion,
participated in two of CGE's
programs as a student, and had a
transforming experience as a result
of her travels.
"Jeni is helping us develop a
faculty guide, because the goal is
to use these nine seminars to
develop a model that Augsburg
can use for faculty-led, studyabroad programs that help
students reflect on faith and
vocation," says McGoll.
"She'll also help us pull
together an independent study
journal that can be used by
Augsburg students on nonAugsburg programs, provlding an
imprint for all study-abroad
programs, so that students will
more intentionally think about
their faith experiences and their
vocation."
In addition to faculty and
staff, CGE hopes to include
alurnni in the seminars. "Ideally,
we'd be interested in individuals
involved in a vocation related to
the discipline," says McGoff. "For
instance, it would be great to have
an educator go along on an
education seminar, and really be
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part of that learning experience
publications and
alongside the faculty, staff, and
students." While there are no
scholarships available for alumni, the
experience would certainly serve as a
unique and possibly transforming
learning and teaching opportunity.
"It's really exciting to work on
developing something that can create
more of a framework for Augsburg
students," says McGoff. "Most studyabroad programs don't incorporate
faith elements, and we're trying to
build a stronger model for doing so."
editor of Augsburg
Now, will lead the
Center for Global
Education's first
Exploring Our
Gifts travel
seminar. The
seminar, entitled
"Namibia:
International
Education," will
spend three
weeks in this
African countr)¿
Students will visit
schools in the
capital city of
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On May 21, Augsburg education
professor Gretchen Kranz Irvine and
Betsey Norgard, director of
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Augsburg education professor Gretchen lrvine (above), along with
Betsey Norgard, director of publications in the Office of Public
Relations and Communication, will lead the Center for Global
Education's first Exploring Our Gifts travel seminar to Namibia this
spring.
Windhoek as well as several other areas
to explore differences in the educational
a teachers'college, an early childhood
development center, and
experiences of students and teachers in
Namibia.
Students will be encouraged to
foster enduring relationships with
Namibian teachers and students. They
will learn how to develop culturally
appropriate educational materials and
methods, and how to become a better
educator about Namibia and Africa.
Furthermore, students will explore the
vocation of teaching as a call that
integrates faith and profession.
"Têaching is such a natural vocation
and connection to the Lilly
opportunities to appreciate Namibia's
Endowment," says Irvine, who in 2000
led in a five-week Fulbright-Hays
educators' travel seminar to Namibia.
"At that time, we did similar things to
what we'll do now, and I can see our
students as really understanding the
Namibian educational system."
To Jind out more about Exploring Our
Gifts, vísit <www.augsburg. edu/lilþ>
and see the vqríous ways that vocation
Students will have a
chance to rneet with school
two days in a second-grade classroom,
where she took this photo of the teacher
and a group of her students using bottle
caps for a math lesson.
minister of education and
culture. They'll also gather with
members of the Namibia National
Têachers'Union, and
with leaders of the
Sexuality Education
Research Project. In
park, Etosha.
"For me personally, when you go
on a trip such as this the first time,
there's that first meeting of that
culture, and that first thinking about
all of it," says lrvine. "So noq on this
trip, I'm in a different place in my
thinking about Namibia; I hope to
take myself to a nelv level in my
understanding of Namibia." I
is being integrated into the life of
Augsburg.
,AUCSBURG COLIÆGE
directors and Namibia's
During her first visit to Namibia in 2000 as
part of a Fulbright-Hayes educators'travel
seminar, Professor Gretchen lrvine spent
culturally rich heritage, majestic
scenery, as well as the largest game
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Reconnecting Faith, Life, and Vocation
addition, their stay will include visits to
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A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION OF VOCATION
In collaboration with a six-month vocation seminar for faculty and staff, Tim Pippert, assistant professor of sociology,
invited students in his Introduction to Human Society course to participate in an extra-credit assignment. Pippert
challenged the students to represent their concept of vocation through a single photographic image and a brief description.
Following are samples of the students' images and excerpts of their descriptions.
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A PASSION FOR CHILDREN
I believe that my vocation is to work with children. I am not exactly
sure how I will end up helping children, but I know that I will
definitely incorporate it into my life. ... I gravitate toward children,
and many people have told me that I look happiest when I am
helping them. ... [My passion for] children has grown over the
years into real enjoyment. ... I think this is my vocation because I
get such satisfaction out of it.
Wien, elementary education freshman
AN ALTRUISTIC VOCATION
My vocation in life is to help individuals. I think
my purpose in life is to make a difference in
[people's lives] and to touch their hearts. I am here
to [helpl people find their potential and guide them
back to where they [belongl . I am here as a friend, a
confidant, and as an extra person to love, in case
someone doesn't feel love.
Yang, psychology and
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nurturer of kids.
...When I got
out of high
school, the first
job available to
teacher's aid at a Catholic elementary school. ... My first three
months were pure hell ... someone then advised me to attend
teacher's training college ... from then on it was great. ... I was
nominated Têacher of the Year and received an award for best
teacher/student relationship. ... When I came to America, I found
myself in the same role as a live-in nanny, taking care o[ four
kids, ages 3 through 7 . ... I think I have now accepted that my
vocation meets the needs of those parents who don't have lextra]
time to [spendì with their children, which is very important to a
child's maturity and self-esteem.
Jones, marketing sophomore
-O'Fay
A CALL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
First and foremost, I wanted to be a cop since age 5. ...
lThenì all through high school, I dreamt of nothing but
the FBI as my vocation. ... ll¿terl, I got sidetracked by
my path to the FBI ... and vowed that the Navy was a
great choice. ... Now guess what-I want to be a cop
again. So now I'm making calls, having interviews,
going on ride-alongs, researching internships,
volunteering, etc. At least one thing is lcertain]-I
know I want to be involved in law enforcement.
Brunzell, sociology freshman
-Sara
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From the Alumni Board president's desk...
Tlåi:,"ï:l,
part of a cold
January in Russia
behind the lron
Curtain with a
group of
Augsburg and St.
Olaf students.
The trip was led
by Professor Norma Noonan, and this was a
part of my education that I will never forget.
Recently, I spent an enlightened Auggie
Hour with Professor Noonan and a group of
Augsburg alumni discussing the current
status of Russia. We ate Russian food and
leamed a lot-without the fear of a final
examl
This calls to mind two facts: we should
never stop leaming, and we should maintain
our relationship with Augsburg colleagues
and alumni. However, in our busy lives,
getting together with old friends and
retuming to campus can be difficult.
The Augsburg Alumni Board represents
you, and we would like to hear from you so
we can keep alumni connections open. Email us at <alumni@augsburg.edu> and let
us know who you are, what you are doing,
and how you would like to be involved with
the College and fellow alumni. We value
your input!
Becoming involved can be as simple as
updating your e-mail address so we can
contact you about upcoming events in your
area, or joining us for some geat
conversations at an upcoming Auggie Hour
listed on p. 25 of this issue of the Augsburg
Now. We welcome your ideas for building
connections between Augsburg and our
alumni and providing events and services
that are valuable to you.
Paul Batalden '63 receives
Alfred l. duPont Award
llaul
B.
Itgatalden,
M.D., was
honored in
September as the
recipient of the
2002 Alfred I.
duPont Award for
Excellence in
Paul Batalden'63
was
Children's Health
Care. The award
honored in September recognizes his
for excellence in
childrent health care. early and ongoing
efforts in
developing innovative, high-quality
systems to advance health care worldwide.
Batalden's Health Care Improvement
Leadership Development program at
Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover,
N.H., has as its main goal the
development of knowledge and leadership
that will result in cost-effective, patientcentered, quality health care both
Spring 2003
nationally and internationally. Batalden is a
professor of pediatrics and of community
and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical
School, and program co-director of the
Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars
Fellowship.
In accepting the award, Batalden
remarked, "My hope for the future is that
we will recognize the importance of
understanding and improving those small,
living systems where children, families,
and health care meet. We also need to
rccogrize the challenges facing us as we
try to integrate cognitive knowledge,
technical skills, and values. Through this
connection, others who share these
concerns
will be energized, encouraged,
and make connections with each other."
The Alfred I. duPont Award, which
includes a $50,000 pnze and original
crystal award, is granted annually by
Nemours, one of the nation's largest
pediatric health care providers.
Many interesting things are happening
at the College, and alumni involvement is
on the rise. Watch for upcoming
opportunities to get involved-such as those
Iike the vocation mentoring program, which
be recruiting alumni for the 2003-'04
school year who can share a little of their
time and talents with students.
Mark your calendar for this summer's
alumni picnic onJune2S at Como Park in
St. Paul (see p. 2l for more information).
Family and friends are welcome, and we're
hoping for better weather this year!
will
Andrew Morrison'73
President, Alumni Board
Gene Hugoson'67
appo¡nted
commissioner of
agr¡culture
¡F
overnor Tim Pawlenty appointed Gene
'ó7 commissioner o[ the
|\IHugoron
Minnesota Department of Agriculture in
January A south-central Minnesota farmer
from the East Chain area, Hugoson was first
appointed agriculture commissioner in July
1995 by Gov. Ame Carlson, and was
reappointed in 1999 by Gov. Jesse Ventura.
Hugoson also served five terms in the
Minnesota House of Representatives, having
been first elected in 1986, and served four
years as assistant minority leader.
Pawlenty said he looked "far and wide"
for an agriculture commissioner and
real:zed Hugoson was the best person for
the job. He cited some of Hugoson's
accomplishments, including the creation of
an online licensing system for people or
companies who hold certificates, licenses, or
permits required by state law Pawlenty also
said Hugoson has followed up on numerous
trade missions over the years.
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Books). In making its selection,
the award jury commented: "A
953
Dean Lapham, Bloomington,
Minn., is one of the authors of
new book on Freemasonry in
Songfor Nettie lohnson is
a
Minnesota, entitÌed, The Scottish
Minnesota1867-2001. Sales of the book go to
support the Scouish Rite Clinic
for Childhood Disorders in
Duluth. Dean can be ¡eached via
Rite oJ Freemasonry in
e-mail at <lapham2@mac.com>.
Gloria Sawai,
Edmonton,
Alberta, received
the Canadian
Governor
General's Literary
Award for Fiction
for her book, A
Songfor Nettíe lohnson (Coteau
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a
profoundly light-tilled collection
of short stories set on the prairies
and peopled with holy sinners,
visionaries, children, and socalled ordinary folk. The power
of grace illuminates her world."
Her book also won two awards at
the 2002 Alberta Book Awards:
the Henry Kreisel Award for Best
First Book and the Howard
O'Hagan Award for Short Fiction.
In addition, she was the lirstprize winner of the Writers'
Union of Canada's Danuta Gleed
Literary Award. An author,
playwright, and teacher, Gloria
has been
publishing individual
Nettíe lohnson is her firsr booklength publication. Her plays
have been produced by Alberta
Theatre Projects and the
Edmonton Fringe Festival.
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HOMECOMING 2OO3
October 3 and 4
Football game vs.
Carleton College
1957
SaLurda¡ October
Marshall D.
Johnson,
Minneapolis,
recently received
news thât his
,,.¡ry,Fr book. Mal¿ins
-Á!,@r*D.rú,ún (Eerdmans,
2002), was named to the
"Outstanding Academic Title" list
for 20O2by Choice magazine,
published by the American
Library Association.
stories [o¡ many yeârs; A SongJor
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p.m.
Homecoming dinner
Friday, October 3, 5:30 p.m.
Reunion celebrations
Classes of 1953, 1963, 1978,
and Ì993
Psychology department allclass reunion
& 40th
anniversary celebration
Saturday, October 4
Contact the alumni olJrce at 612-
330-1178
iJ
you are interested in
serving on a reunion planning
committee.
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Dean Gulden '63: From Augsburg professor
dOgsled mUSh€f
¡v
to pr¡ze-winning
ressica Brown and Lynn Mena
Imagine beginning your day with the sun on your face and the wind rr-rshing against you, traveling at high speeds through the woods, stopping
for breakfast only after you've reached the top of a hÌll so high you can see Lake Superior and its stunning vistas. This is a solitary adventurewell, almost-just you, nature, and a pack of canine companions leading the way.
For Dean Gulden, a prizewinning dogsled musher, this has become a way of life. In 1985, he and a friend started a summer mountain program
for area youth in Grand Marais, Minn., taking a busload of l<ids to Wyoming to experience the thrill of mountain climbing. ln continulng the
program into the winter, he was introduced to the sport of dogsled raclng. Having a great love of the outdoors, the sport quickly grew on Gulden,
who now owns l7 Alaskan Huskies and participates in up to slx races per year.
Sometimes, Gulden's competition includes his wife, Jean. "[In 200tL we were competing and I was
having a good run," recalls Gulden. "i was out first and Jean was five or six teams behind me. I was
cruising along this river and looÌ<ing at the blue sk¡ when all of a sudden I heard, 'trail!' which race
etiquette dlctates you must relinquish the trail and let the competitor by. We1l, I look around and here it's
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Jean passing me!
"It's a tough sport, there's both competition and camaraderie
need help, they're there for you,"
... mushers are fiercly competitive, but if you
One of the most enjoyable aspects for Gulden is the ability to share his dogs with others. "I go to high
schools and senior centers so they can see the dogs and pet them and learn about them," says Gulden.
"It's a vehicle I can use to share myself and what I've done ... I've been very blessed and I like to share
that blessing with other people."
Tiaining the dogs is both challenging and fulfilling. "Finding what the strength of each dog is and helping
them to maximize that potential is a lot like teaching," says Gulden, a longtime leacher. "I'm not
comparing students to dogs-though most people who know dogs would not be offended."
Dean Gulden '63, former Augsburg
math department chair and
professor, now participates in up to
six dogsled races per year.
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Both an Augsbr"rrg alumnus and a former Augsburg math department chair and professor, Gulden left the
College in 1975 for Grand Marais, where he taught at Cook County High School. Prior to Cook County and
Augsburg, Gulden served in the Air Force and also worked in the space industry He and his wife now split
their time between Grand Marais and Fairbanks, Alaska, where he teaches rn the summer monthsJessíca
Brown is a communication speciøList in the OlJice of Public Relations and Communication.
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l1964
Lloyd A. Pearson, Holmen, Wis.,
retired in November after 30 years
of airline flying, most recently as a
captain with Northwest Airlines.
He began his airline career with
North Central Airlines, which
became Republic Airlines, and later
merged with Northwest. Prior to
airline flying, he taught high school
math and then spent five years in
the Air Force, including a year in
Vietnam, during which he flew
365 combat missions.
1967
George Lillquist, Golden
Valley,
Minn., was featured in an article in
the Crystal-Robbinsdale Sun-Post,
after he was named interim artistic
director at the FAIR fine arts
magnet school in Crystal. George
had retired in the spring ol2002
as principal of the TÞchnology
Learning Campus and Robbinsdale
Spanish Immersion School, after a
35 -year education career.
Gail(Stromsmoe) Dow,
Denver, Colo., was presented with
the Career Achievement Award by
the Colorado Library Association
in recognition of her many years
of dedicated sewice to the library
profession. In 1999, she was
named Librarian o[ the Year,
honoring her efforts with the
Colorado Legislature. She has
since retired, but remains an
active part of the Denver library
system and also volunteers at her
.church library
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Minn., was the featured speaker at
the Lac qui Parle Prairie
t
Inbune, after she spoke at
a
Community Leaders Breakfast in
November in St. Paul. LaRhae is
pÌanning director for the Project
2030 Aging Initiative in the
Minnesota Department of Human
Services.
Donald Q. Smith, Monticello,
Minn., was featured in an article
in
Preservation's annual meeting in
November. Janet, who calls herself
Augsburg alumnÌ, friends, facult¡ and staff are invited to jorn
academic dean Chris Kimball and associate professor Kristin
Anderson on a trip to explore the great American pastime o[
baseball. Travel by bus to Chicago and visit the Field Museum's
"Baseball as America" exhibit, as well as check out some great
baseball:
the Monticello Times, after his
selection for the Monticello High
School (MHS) Wall of Fame, in
recognition of his civic activism.
Wednesda¡ June 18, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox
Richard J. Seime, Rochester,
Minn., presented a forum in
Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox
US Ceilular Field (Comisky)
February on "Interpersonal
Psychotherapy for Depression" at
Metropolitan State University's
First Friday Forum Series.
1973
Syl Jones, St. Louis Park, Minn.,
was the topic of a recent interview
in the Puls¿ of the'Iwin Cities
weekly newspaper, entitled "A
discussion of race relations and
other matters with Syl Jones." Syl
is an editorial writer for the
Minneapolis Stør Tnbune and a
consultant to corporations on
topics of diversity and quality He
also collaborated with Augsburg
to form the Scholastic
Connections program.
US Ce11ular Field (Comisky)
Thursda¡June 19, l:05 p.m.
Frida¡ June 20
Field Museum Exhibit: "Baseball as America"
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox
Wrigley Field, 2:20 p.m.
Saturday, June 21, 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Minnesota Twins
Mi11er Park
Sunday,June 22, l:05 p.m.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Minnesota Twins
Miller Park
Cost of trip is $595 per person based on double occupancy For
complete details, contact Thorpe Tours at l-866-553-8687 or
<thorpe@wwt.net>, and contact <alumni@augsburg.edu> so we can
add you to our line-up!
Jan (Weum) Ph¡l¡bert,
Minneapolis, is a business
applications anaþt at Guidant
Corporation.
1975
Minn., is co-author and ilÌustrator
of a book of childhood games,
entitled Sally B's Games for Good
HomeMøde Fun. She owns
speaking engagements a year and
has authored, co-âuthored, and
created I3 books, two audio
tapes, and various novelty
products.
Mark Sedio,
girl
humorist," does about 100
1970
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a
computer consulting firm, Hakes
Consulting Inc., and also trains
and shows horses. She and her
husband, Steve Hawrysh, Iive on a
12O-acre farm.
a "Norwegian-Lutheran farm
Join Augsburg for a special "Baseball as America" trip!
JUNE 18-22, 2003
Jennie A. Hakes, Monticello,
Janet Letnes Martin, Hastings,
l
St. Paul, was quoted in a recent
issue o[ the MinneapoÌis Stør
1976
Ar<¡y
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ÞÁr,1,
June 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Join us at Como Park in St. Paul for this annual event and visit with
Augsburg alumni, friends, faculty, and staff. Bring a picnlc lunch
(BBQ grills are available) and Augsburg wlll provide beverages and
brownies. There will be fun activitres for kids and great door prizes!
St. Paul, was
featured in the CrossingBorders
newsletter, Crossings, after he led
For more information, please contact the alumni office at
612-330 -II7 B or <alumni@augsbr"rrg.edu>.
LaRhae (Grindal) Knatterud,
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choir concerts during a toul to the
1979
Czech Republic, Poland, and
Slovakia. Mark is director ol
The Rev. Mark R. Aune,
Mendota Heights, Minn., was
installed as senior pastor o[
Augustana Lutheran Church. He
ancl his rvife, Janis (Blomgren)
music at Central Lutheran Church
in Minneapolis.
1977
'81, have two children: Stefan and
Roselyn Nordaune, Plymouth,
Minn., rvas featured in the "Who's
Who in Family Law" resource
guide to Minnesota attorneys in
nonprofit organizations. She can
Shorewoocl, Minn.
John Popham, Washington,
Susan Lyback-Dahl, Wahkon,
Minn., is a staff writer for the
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Sarah Parker ('89 MAL), Edina,
for 15 years.
Minn., recently returned to
1978
Minnesota after spending nearly
l0 years in the Pacific Northwest.
She owns a busìness providìng
marketing, media relations, and
communications services to small
and mid-sized businesses and
The Rev. Mark Christoffersen,
Fairfield, Conn., is pasror at Our
Savior's Lutheran Church.
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Daniel J. Carlson rvas promored
to chief of police in the City oi
Eden Prairie. He and his wife,
Camilla (Knudsen) '81, live in
Ingrid.
D.C., received a Master o[ Science
in Information Systems from
Shippensburg Universit),.
a
recent issue of Minnesota Latv €>
Politics. She has practiced family
larv since 1980, and rs a founder
of Nordaune 6¡ Friesen, which has
operated in St. Louis Park, Minn.,
be contactecl via e-mail at
<sp 1243@qrvest.net>.
Mille Lacs Messenger. She has an
extensive background in
Norwegian cultural heritage. She
owned and operated a
Scandinai'ian retail business lor
l0 years and continues to ser\¡e
the Norwegian-American
community vra her lolk music.
artwork, and writing.
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Walt Johnson, Minneapolis,
temporarily left the Minneapolis
Public Library to begin a yearlong
fellowship with the U.S. Patent
and Tradernark Depository Library
Program (PTDLP) ofiice in
Arlington, Va., rvhere he will assist
rvith the clei'elopment and revision
oI electronic products lor PTDLPs
throughout the country He i,vill
also travel to some of these
libraries to train staff and patrons
on patent and trademark searches.
The Rev. Richard D. Buller,
New Hope, Minn., was installed
ol Valìey Community
Presbyterian Church in Golden
Valley. He previously sen'ed 10
years at a diverse, inner-city
congregation in Philadelphia and
four years at another diverse
church in Waterloo, lowa. He
and his wife, Jean Ann, a
as pastor
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Tim McWatt'742 Unique path leads to professional success
by Judy Petree
It
comes as no surprise that Auslin McWatl has a love o[baseball. After all, his c1ad, Tim McWatt, Class of '74,
played baseball rvith one o[ St. Paul's own Hall of Fame baseball players, Dave Winfield. O[ course, that rvas
rvhen they were both klds playing at the Oxford lields in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Pau1. Today, McWatt
hves in Santa Rosa, Calif., and is a hon're office property claim technical manager for Frreman's Fund insurance
Company (FFIC). He has bcen in thrs positron srnce rnoving fiorn Mir-u-reapolis in December 199ó.
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Mcwatt has lvorked for FFIC for the past l7 years, starting as a property adjr-rster and then moving to
management in 1991 in what usecl to be their Minneapolis branch oflice. Before FF]C, McWatt rvas an adjuster at
St. Paul Companies and SAFECO Insurance Company. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in business
adminÌstration/econornics from Ar,rgsburg, he began working in the loan department of First Produce Bank, a
part of the First Mir-rneapolis Bank's system. He has also worked for 3M in sales.
While a stuclent ât Alrgsburg, McWatt held positions
Tim McWatt's success as a
business professional is
grounded by student
leadership roles at Augsburg
and as an early member of
the critically acclaimed gospel
group, Sounds of Blackness.
as
vice president and president of the Black Student Union
(BSU). He recalls his educational experience at Augsburg to be very positive, enabling hÌm to develop business
and leadership skills that have played a palt in his success today.
McWatt me[ one of his best frìends while at Augsb]-rrg, Roger Clarke, rvho was also a past president olBSU. They
were both members of the critically acclaimed and internationally-renowned gospel group, Sounds ol
Blackness-McWatt from I9TI-1975 during its infancy under [he directorship of Gary Hines.
"I had great opportumtres to travel r,vith the group throLlghout the Unlted States, and was fortunate enough to be
on the first alburn," 1-re said, "and happen to be one o[ the members picturecl on the back of the a1bum."
He and his wife, Michelle (Whie) '75, r,vhom he also rnet while they rvere stnclents at Augsburg, recently celebrated their 25th wedding amlversrry.
Michelle is a teacher's aid in Santa Rosa-ReiblÌ. They have trvo chilclren: 12-year-olc1 Austin, who, besides loving baseball and basketball, plays piano,
and Ì6-year-old Danae, a sophomore at Santa Rosa High Scl-rool and a member of the Dance Cornpany One o[ her best experiences, says her dad, is
when she became a cast mernber of the Penumbra Tl-reatre's production of Blacl¡ Nativity rvhen they rvere back in Minnesota.
McWatt and his family belong to the Harvest Christlan Center Church 1n Santa Rosa, ancl he enjoys playing golf and workrng olrt at the local
YMCA. He has been an assistant basketball coach for the past three years for the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) St. Rose boy's basketball tearn,
lvhere 1-ris son, Austin, rs a point gr"rard. The 2002 season brongl-rt Lhem therr fìrst champions}rip season.
ludy Pctrct is
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in thc Olficc
oJ Pttblic Rclations and Comtntnicatiott
Spring 2003
psychiatric nurse at Nonh
Memorial, have two sons: Peter,
13, and Martin, 10.
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The Office of Alumn¡/Parent Relations announces...THE AUGSBURG SONG CONTEST
Have you ever loved the words to a song, but the music was rmpossible to follow? Here is youlchance lo
rewrite the music for the Ar-rgsburg Song that was written by P A. Sveggen and H.P Opseth. The song has a
wonderful message, but a diffÌcu1t line of music to slng. We would like to update the Augsburg Song into one
that can be sr-rng by the masses throughout the year.
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Kevin Augustine, Plymouth,
Minn., married Cathe
Cunningham in October.
lor oul Augsbulg Song, keeping in mind that it rnust be simple enough for a range
of voices and talents. We would like to begin singing the new music at Hornecoming, October 3 and 4.
Please compose new music
1987
Jenni Lilledahl, MinneapoÌis, led
The words are:
a seminar, entitled "The Power
love the school where we belong: We love to sing its praise .
AndiJ the nrclody o[ songMay hearts to rdpture rctise.
Let Augsburg where it now doth stand and Augsburg in our love,
Resound iir songs on every hand, in thanhs to Him aboye
'We
of
Yes!" at the CoÌlege of St.
Catherine's Leadership lnstitute in
February She is co-owner of the
Brave New Workshop Theatre
.
We síng of those
(Minneapolis), and director of its
school for improvisation, the
Brave New Institute.
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of
t'ormer days, with thanht'ulhearts we sing,
Because they wrought in wondrous ways the Love of God to bring,
To
bringhis love and wisdom down to every seehing
h joyJttl praise Let music
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sotLl.
sound and up to heavet-t roII.
We sing of all who now belong to Augsburg's brotherhood:
May they stand always Jirm and strongwhere those before them stood:
Let Augsburg still in strength remøin, \\/hen we our way have trod:
Janice L. Aune, St. Paul, was
recently featured ln the St. Paul
Pioneer Press. She is president and
Let sound Jor aye the joyous strain oJ thanhJul praise to God.
CEO of Onvoy, a teÌecommunications firm based in Pl1'rnouth.
The deadline for submission lsJuly 16, 2003. Please send your composition [o
Heidi Breen, Associate Director
Augsburg College AlumniÆarent Relations
CB I,16
2211 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 5545'+
Jeannie (Shaughnessy)
Hodges, Alexandria, Va., recently
became president and co-owner of
Pathwise Partners, LLC, a transition
management consulting firm
focused on partnering with nonprofit and for-profit organizations
breen@augsburg.edu
e>.periencing significant change.
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Gail(Moran)
Wawrzyniak,
Raleigh, N.C.,
was promoted to
vice president. at
BB&T
Corporation,
based in
Winston-SaÌem, N.C
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administrative pharmacy and
director ol the pharmacogenetics
laboratory at the University of
Iowa College ol Pharmacy
Renee (Paulsen) married Paul
Del¿ria in March. The couple
resìdes in Ham l¿ke, Minn. She is
project manager for Wells Fargo
Spring 20O3
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received the Young Investigator of
the Year award from the American
College of Clinical Pharmacy She
was also recently awarded a fiveyeñ career development award
Mental Heaìth to investigate the
genetic basis oI antipsychotic
metabolism. She is assistant
professor of clinical and
s.
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Deb (Stone) Schumaker, Blair,
Neb., received a Master of
Education degee from Lesley
University in July She is in her
ninth year as a kindergarten teacher
at St. Paul Lutheran School. She
and her husband, Jay, have two
sons: Brett, 6, andJared, 4.
Vicki Ellingrod, Iowa City, Iowa,
from the National Institute of
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Home Mortgage in Edina.
The Augsburg Alumni Association and President Frame honored
2002 Distinguished Alumnus Richard J. Seime, Ph.D., at a
1994
gathering in February of Augsburg alumni. friends, and parents in
Rochesteri Minn. ln addition, Professor Nancy Steblay presented
architectural renderings of Augsburg's proposed new Natural and
Nancy (Moore Smith), Erie,
Pa., married Dr. Michael T. Kalisra
in June. She is executive director
Behavior Science Center. Pictured, L to R: Richard Seime '70,
President Frame, and Augsburg regent Ruth Johnson '74.
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of the YWCA of Erie, and was
previously executive director of St.
David's Child Development and
Family Services in Minnetonka,
Minn. She can be reached via emaiÌ at <mtknak@yahoo.com>.
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naval history military
indoctrination, and physical
[itness.
Paula Seeger, Madison, Wis.,
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Amy Ellingrod, Woodland Hills,
Augsburg wrestling alumnus Dan Lewandowski '97 was inducted
into the National Wrestling Coaches Association's Division lll
Wrestling Hall of Fame in March in Ada, Ohio. Lewandowski, who
won Division lll national titles for the Auggies in 1996 and 1997, is
the first Augsburg wrestler to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
After graduating from Augsburg, he served as an assistant coach
for the Auggie wrestling program for four seasons (1998-2002),
and was part of three national t¡tle teams as a coach, He is
currently pursuing a graduate degree at the University of
Minnesota.
training in naval warfare,
seamanship, navigation,
engineering, naval leadership,
Calif., has been a member of the
Santa Monica S¡rmphony since
1998. After five years of working
as an engineer for 3M
Pharmaceuticals, she folÌowed a
new career path, and is currently
working for the Los Angeles
Philharmonic in the development
department.
Deborah A. Kirby,
Pensacola,
Fla., was commissioned to the
rank of Navy ensign after
completing Aviation Officer
Candidate School at Naval
Aviation Schools Command, Naval
Air Station, in Pensacola. At the
school, she received intensive
was promoted to the reference
and outreach services librarian at
the Dane County Law Library in
Madison.
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Chellie (Kingsley) married
David Shaffe¡ in September. The
couple lives in Rancho Palos
Verdes, Calif., where Chellie is
pursuing a doctorate degree at
Ryokan College in Los Angeles,
and David is owner/operator of
Summit Pain and Injury
Treatment Centers.
1997
Jane Marie (Ruth) ma¡ried
in September.
Jeremy Zirbes
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Los Angeles-area alumni, parents, and friends are invited to this special performance of
the Augsburg Concert Band's 2003 tour, conducted by Robert Stacke '71, and featuring
reunion of the internationally-acclaimed "Skeets" Tiio and an original composition
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conducted by Augsburg alumnus Brendan Anderson'02.
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 7:30
Crystal Cathedral
p.tø.
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Lewis Street . Garden Grove, California
714-97t-4000
All
are
invited to a reception from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Crystal Cathedral Art Gallery;
please RSVP to Alumni/Parent Relations at I-800-260-6590 or <alumni@augsburg.edu>
il you plan to atl.end this reception.
The Crystal Cathedral in Los Angeles.
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THE "SKEETS" TRIO
The "Skeets" Tiio has played for presidents and royalty. Members include "Skeets"
Langley'65, winner of the prestigious Coupe Mondiale (World Cup) and the Gold Medal
at the 1963 Confederation Internationale des Accordeonistes in Baden-Baden, Germany;
Stanford Freese, entertainment director for Disney Corporation; and Robert Stacke '71,
Augsburg Music Department chair and director of bancls.
BRENDAN ANDERSON'02
will conduct hÌs original composition, I Believe, an interpretation
of the Apostle's Creed in word and music, performed by the Augsburg Concert Band
with guest high school and youth choirs from the grealer Los Angeles area.
Brendan Anderson '02
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An early photo of The "Skeets" Trio, featuring
(l to r) Stanford Freese, Robert Stacke'71, and
"Skeets" Langley'65.
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Brent Grier, Naperville, Ill., is a
lile/dental insurance underwriter
o
rvith Metlife.
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AUGGIE HOURS
s.
Ar.rggie Hours are held the
Laurence Stratton was recenrly
featured in an article in the
l.
Springfield Adv ance-Press, aftel he
L)
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a
second hesday of each month
at 5:30 p.m.
joined the Ìegal firm o[ Muske,
Muske & Suhrhoff Ltd. He and
May 13
his wife, Jennifer (Draeger)
'97,live in Morgan, Mìnn.
Stillwater, Minn.
Facilitator/topic: Angie
Ahlgren '98, theatre
Freighthouse
Ryan Kehnle, Ortonville, Minn.,
and his wife, Nikole, were
featured in an article in the
O rtonville lndep enden t detaillng
the celebration oI their one-year
anniversary as owners of the
Ortonr'ìlle Matador Supper Club.
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Kaydee Kirk, Chicago, works
for Lakefront SRO, a nonprofit
developer oI supportive housing
for the homeless in Chicago. She
is pursuing a graduate degree at
the University of Illinois at
Chicago in the urban deveÌopers
program.
Gretchen Meents, South Sr.
Paul, Minn., was featured in the
St. Paul Pioneer Press as a
candidate for the St. Paul Winter
Carnival's Queen of the Snows
competition. She is a senior social
worker for Hennepin County, and
ls also co-chair o[ the Hennepin
County Social Work Advisory
Council.
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Scott Hvistendahl recenrly
.
accepted a position at TiueWell,
an organization that helps youth
pastors design, build, manage,
and rnaintain Web communities.
He can be contacted via e-mail at
<hvisty@hotmail.com>.
2000
Aaron Gabriel perlormed with
the Grimrn family includlng
Jennifer Grimm '99, in a concert
at Bigfork High School Commons
inJanuary The concert was
featured in an article in the Gr-and
Rapids Herald-ll¿vi¿1a,. Jsnnifsr has
also been performing overseas and
rvith the Minneapolis band, Soul
Tight Committee.
Spring 2003
AUGGIE HOURS AL
FRESCO
Same great after-work event, but
held outside on a locaÌ patio!
(left) recently spent two weeks teaching
English in Xi'an, China, as part of a Global Volunteers service
program. He was assigned to teach conversational English to
adult learners and was impressed by their level of knowledge.
"Their English skills were good," said Soderberg, who lives in
Minneapolis. "l mainly helped them with pronunciation-so we
had many good conversations. lt was interesting; I learned a lot
about their lives."
Eric Soderberg '92
Soderberg enjoyed strolling the streets of Xi'an, meeting people
and immersing himself in the city's daily rhythms. "One day, I
was walking back from the park to the hotel," he said. "l passed
a young man-he nodded, rushed up to walk next to me, and
said 'hi!'very enthusiastically. Then he continued talking in
Chinese! We exchanged many smiles, and I knew he was just
trying to be friendly."
June
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Black Forest Inn
Minneapolis
Facilitator/topic: Jim Bernstein
'78, state go\¡ernmenl
July 8
Pickled Parrot
Apple ValÌe¡ Minn
Facilitator: TBA
Augsust 12
It's Greek to lvle
Minneapolis, Minn.
Facilitator/topic: TBA
Anna (Missling) married Kyle
Nutting '02 in October. The
couple resides in Eagan, Minn.,
where Anna is a case managel at
the Salvation Army's HOPE
Harbor project and Kyle r¡'orks at
Gourmet Alvard Foods.
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Sarah (Henderson) married
Justin Accola inJanuary The
couple live and work in the
Minneapolis area.
Brandi Czyson, Brooklyn Park,
Mìnn., was featured in a Chantplin
Dayton Press article on nelv school
district employees. Brandi is a
compuier lab paraprolessional
r'vith the district.
Meghan L. (Swanson) married
Peter Dangerfielcl
in December.
The couple resides in Minneapolis,
li'here Meghan rvorks at
Make\4usic! lnc., and Peter lvorks
ar rhe Universit)'
ol Minnesota.
ln February, the Augsburg Alumni Association sponsored a
networking fair for careers and internships, which joined
students with area employers-many of which featured
Augsburg alumni. Held in Christensen Cente1 the event also
featured a talk by Colleen Watson '91 MAL, and a panel
discussion by alumni on what employers look for in new grad
hires and interns. For those interested in recruiting Augsburg
students, contact the Center for Service, Work, and Learning at
612-330-1148 or via e-mail at <careers@augsburg.edu>. Pictured
above are Kristen Hirsch '91 and junior Brittany Fagen.
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Mary Olson '742 'Find passion in what you do'
by Marissa Mapes'03
Would you like to trade in your business suits, endless meetings, and stale coffee for an
opportunity to fulfill your dreams? A[ter 22 years of successfully cllmblng the
corporate laclder at USWest, Mary Olson did just that when she jumped at Lhe chance
to transform her dream ol owning a winery rnto a reality ln 1996, Olson sold her
lifetime supply of pantyhose and purchased Airlie Winery in Monmouth, Ore.
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As a high school student, Olson longed to broaden her experiences, and Ar-rgsburg's
Minneapolis location seemed the "perfect fit" for this small-town girl from Osceola,
Wis. Olson discovered all that Augsburg had to offer through her visits to another
Augsburg alumna-her cousin, Juhe (Olson) Munson '72.
"My days at Augsburg gave me great insight into people," Olson said. She graduated
from Ar"rgsburg In L974 with degrees ln English and politlcal science, and fondly recalls
chess games with Professor Myles Stenshoel, her tennre as student body president, and
her trlp to Russia with Professor Norma Noonan. Olson was highly involved in campus
life, and later brought that experience into her professional life and the world of
business.
"Work to me has always been more than a job-1t is a passion," Olson said. Following
graduatlon, she was hired into the management-training program with Northwestern
8e11, which became USWest and is now Qwest. From there, she was transferred and
promoted to different branches of USWest throughout the country. In 1990, she was
transferred to Portland, Ore., as she worked her way from the technical ranks to vice
presrdential level.
ln 1996, Mary Olson '74 traded her 22 years in the
corporate world to purchase and operate a winery in
Monmouth, Ore.
"I fell in love with Oregon, its people, and the wines, and started telllng friends that in my next life I was going to move back to Oregon and own
a winer¡" she said. Her "next 1ife" came sooner than she thought, and her dream came true; she ls now the proud owner of a beautrful vineyard
and winery
Olson said she would not change anythlng that lec1 up to her owmng the winery "My career at USWest made it possible for me to live out my
dream." Olson's success is illustrated by her passion for life and work. For othels seekrng to transform their lives, Olson advises, "Learn, enjoy, and
find passion ln what you do."
Olson has kept in touch with many o[ her Augsburg friends, and some have visited her vineyard. If you can't get to her winery in person, you can find
Airlie wrne at area Twin Cities retailers. Olson is planning to hold an Augsburg alumni gathering at Airlie Winery this summer. Watch for details!
Marissa Mapes is a senior majoringin commLLnication.
joins sister
2002
She
Brooke Stoeckel, Isanti, Minn.,
is a group sales manager at
Riverwood Inn in Monticello,
Minn. She can be reached via e-
advocate
Karin, 3. Diana is
a sentencing
mail at
Defender's Office.
<brookiedoll2 7@hotmail. com>.
Brenda Selander, Oakdale,
Minn., is a physical education
teacher at Anoka High School.
She can be contacted via e-mail at
<selander9@hotmai l.com>.
Births/Adoptions
Diana (Wilkie)'86 and Rick
Buffie, Apple Valle¡ Minn.-a
daughter, Kirsten Dale, in,July
26
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with the
Hennepin
County Public
Leah is a special education
teacher and Todd is a social
studies teacher. They both teach
at Armstrong High School.
Julie (Severson)
Jennifer
'94
(Cummings)
'96 and Brian
and Dermott
Norman, St. Louis
Patricia
(Noren)
'91 and
Park, Mirm.-a
daughter, Sophie
Lyle
Enderson,
Leah (Johnson)
'95 and Todd
Elk River, Minn.-twins, Evan
Noren and Laura Mary, in
December. Patricia is a marketing
communications specialist for
Reviva Co.
Marla (Stratton)'92 and John
Mayer'BB, New Prague, Minn.a son, Trace Alan, in November.
He joirs brother Mason, 3.
Farmington,
.-'.:.I Minn.-a
Ann, inJune.
Weisjahn'95,
New Hope,
Minn.-a
son,
Noah Charles,
in November.
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Ackland'95,
I
Krystina,
last
daughter, Ellie
April. They can be
reached via e-mail at
<bjackland@msn.com>.
Jasmina Besirevic-Regan'97
and Matthew Regan '95, New
Haven, Conn.-a daughter, Selma
Jane. in November.
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The Rev. Harry T. Sorenson
'42,Ephrata, Wash., died in
January he was 83. In his 58
years of minìstry he sen'ed
parishes in Minnesota, North
Dakota, California, and
Washington. He is survived by his
wife, Judy; two daughters, Linda
and Sheila; son, Aaron; and four
grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by his first wife, Ruth
Berg, and his daughter, Cheri.
Marilynn
(Peterson)
Merced. She and her husband,
Herman, rerired in lg8l ancl
began a long and memorabÌe
retirement. She loved to travel and
was talented at needlepoint, crossstitching, and crocheting. A
dedicated volunteer, she surpassed
6,500 volunteer hours at a locaì
hospital, and was very active in
her local ELCA church. She also
organized and enjoyed mini
Auggie reunions on the Pacific
Coast. She is survived by her
husband of 55 years; three
children, Steven, Scott, and
Olson'48,
Shelley; eight grandchildren; and
Merced, Calif.,
died in July; she
was 77. She
taught school for
many years at
five great-grandchildren.
Wayne L. Stutelberg'49,
Woodbury, Minn., died in
September; he was 77. He spent
32 years working with programs
Oak Grove High School in Fargo,
N.Dak., and kindergarten in
related to special services,
including serving as head of the
and Wisconsin. She is survived by
her husband of nearly 40 years,
Bob; two sisters and a brother; and
speech department at Gillette
Children's Hospital, state director
for the National Easter SeaÌ
Society, and director of special
education programs for both the
Rosemount and Forest Lake
her beloved Boston terrier, Arf,
who shadowed her every step.
school districts. He is survived by
three children, Tom, Patricia, and
Mark, and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
elementary school principal.
wife, Marlys.
John N. Samuelson'50,
Minneapolis, died in December;
he was
/).
Shirley A. (Knapton) Hooker
'57, CaldwelÌ, ldaho, died inJuly
2001 after a prolonged medical
battle; she was72. AÎrer
graduating from Augsburg, she
worked for the state highway
departments in both Minnesota
Marvin Husby, lr.,'64,
Inverness, Ill., died inJanuary of
cancer. He was a retired
Dennis J. Carlson '90,
Minneapolis, died inJanuary; he
was 35. He worked as a bouncer
for many years, and was also
involved in semi-professional
wrestllng in Minneapolis, where
he was known as "Samson." He is
survived by his mother, Patricia;
three sisters, Candy, Kathleen, and
Cindy; and two brothers, Robert
and Jerome. He was preceded in
death by his father, Edwin.
Augsburg remembers leader |ibrarian
by Boyd Koehle¡; associate professor and librarian, reprinted from the Augsburg Echo
M
arJone
Sible¡
librarian and
professor at
Augsburg for more
than a quarter of a
century died
January 21,2003,
at the age of 82.
Sibley served as a reference librarian
from 196l to 1987 and also as library
'director from 1970 to 1977. Concurrentl¡
she taught courses in Quakerism and
library science at Augsburg and courses in
library science at the University o[
Minnesota.
Sibley's educational preparation
included a B.A. with Phi Beta Kappa
honors at the University of lllinoisUrbana, an M.A. in sociology with work
toward a doctoral degree also at Urbana,
and a second M.A. in library science lrom
the University of Minnesota.
Augsburg colleagues remember
Sibley's leadership style both in the library
and on campus at large. "Marjorie
regarded the library as the 'heart of the
Spring 2O03
College campus'," according to Margaret
Anderson, former library director and
professor emerita. "She helped build the
library collection up to national standards
and introduced reference service to
promote the library as an active agent of
learning," Anderson said.
The library collection received a boost
in the area of minority and diversity
studies during the early 1970s under
Sibley's leadership, according to Grace
Sulerud, acquisitions and reference
librarian. "She wrote a Bush grant that
increased our budget by $75,000 over
three years," Sulerud said.
"Her energy could not be contained in
the librar¡" said Anderson. "She served on
the laculty senate and nearly every other
faculty committee." Sibley chaired the ad
hoc commìttee on the status of women in
the early I970s, a committee that
examlned pay equity for women and other
lacets of discrimination on campus at both
faculty and staff levels. This study
triggered actual change in Augsburg's
salary structure, according to Grace
Dyrud, psychology professor.
"Marjorie was very good at seeing the
big picture and could approach matters
calmly and rationall¡" Dyrud said. Sibley
also championed world peace. "Marjorie
advised students interested in peace
studies, and, with her husband, Dr.
Mulford Sibley, devoted energy to peace
and justice in the world beyond campus,"
Sulerud said.
"Her Quaker conviction that 'there is
something of God in every person' guided
her life and work," Sulerud said.
"Marjorie was an advocate for justice
in the minds and hearts of everyone she
came in contact with," said Spanish
professor Mary Kingsley, a friend and
colleague who served on various faculty
committees with Sibley.
Sibley's first husband, Mulfurd, a wellknown political science professor at the
University of Minnesora, died in 1989.
Sibley is survived by her husband,
Don Irish; a son, Martin; a daughter,
Muriel; five sisters and brothers; and a
host of grandchildren. A Quaker memorial
service celebrated Sibley's life in February
at Augsburg's Hoversten Chapel.
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by president wirriam v. Frame
ollowing are excerpts of a piece written
F by President
Frame Jor the September 6,
2002, issue of Tlne Chronicle of Higher
Education.
Having recently returned from a lO-year
stint in the corporate world to my original
home in the academy, I have stumbled
onto an idea of great utility-both to
rattonalize my own tortuous career path
and to guide the curricular and cultural
reforms needed to serve our college's
students. The idea is vocation. ...
The most immediately distinguishing
aspect of vocation is that of being drawn
to an undertaking with a deep sense that
"This is the right work for me!" I first
encountered that aspect as a reporter for
the student ne\Mspaper at Ohio State
University in the early 1950s. Campus
journalisrn in the early days of the civilrights movement was a thrilling business,
and it gave me, for the first time in my
college life, popular recognition. Yet my
inner voice had not yet matured, and was
thus overwhelmed by its natural rival, the
voice of public acclaim.
That orientation, unfortunatel¡
remained as I shifted my study to political
science and followed it into the
professoriate ... where I eventually
achieved tenure and the rank of professor
of political science. Now I see that I was
actually chasing after the seductive but
ultimately unsatisfactory vindication of
acclaim. ...
Even so, the process of becoming a
professor and achieving tenure
introduced me to two of the critical
axioms of the teaching vocation: Great
teachers begin and remain as serious
students-of themselves as well as of the
world-and learning improves life. But
since I discovered those axioms in a
selective liberal-arts college that was
purposely set well away from the cit¡
they took a particularly private and
rnildly antisocial form. They did not gel
with the outgoing and service-oriented
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aspects of vocation. ...
A sneaking discomfort with all this
caused me, I now think, to strike out
from the secure shores of rural academe
after 13 years there. I had gone to
Chicago to direct a research program in
the humanities at the Newberry Library. I
fell in love with the city, which, I
realized, is the quintessential social
institution of the modern world. ...
As a result, I was hesitant to return
to the college at the end of the
fellowship. Almost frantically, I cast about
for an alternative, wonderingwhat a 42year-old professor of an arcane art could
do effectively in the "real" world. I joined
the First National Bank of Chicago as a
trainee in the summer of 1981. ...
Those seven years in commercial
banking, followed by three in corporate
finance, gave me a profoundly different
attitude toward work and the world than
I had acquired in the academy Yet as I
advanced in the commercial hierarchy ...
I became less and less interested in the
ultimate purpose (stockholder value) of
the institutions that employed me. I
knew that my appreciation of the
compatibility of work and personal
fulfillment in the modern commercial
world had deepened in several important
ways, and I longed to see how that new
understanding would resonate with
students. I wanted to go back to teaching.
Yet, as I was absolutely dumbfounded to discover, higher education
institutions did not invite my return,
especially into any available teaching or
teaching-related administrative function.
I had to make my way back through
finance ... I re-entered the hallowed halls
as vice president and chief financial
officer at Pacific Lutheran University ...
It was there that I learned of Martin
Luther's respect for "the fine liberal arts,"
which he proposed as the chief human
therapy for modernity-the world in
which work had begun to disconnect
from its earlier communitarian functions.
President Frame led an AugSem discussion
with students about vocation and service on
community service day last September. That
month, he also reflected upon his personal
vocational path in a piece he wrote Íor The
Chronicle of Higher Education.
Vocation, or the called life of service, is
the ultimate objective of that therapy ...
I could see in Luther's idea of
vocation the rnakings of a life-changing
educational concept ... in the presence
ol Luther and my colleagues in a
church-related college ... I began to
draw together into a new educational
philosophy the disparate elements of
what had by now been four different
adult careers. ...
Now, as president of Augsburg, I am
pursuing the application of vocation in
our curriculum and culture in ways that
reflect my personal and increasingly
fulfilled search for my own calling. ...
Looking back, I see that the concept
of vocation has helped me find a pattern
in what I once regarded with shame as a
restless turning from one profession and
career to another ... it has allowed me to
make real progress in drawing together
into a satisfying whole both thought and
action, theory and practice, work and
leisure, and ultirnately, reason and faith.
That wholeness is the ultimate gift of the
called life of service-and what I believe
we should strive to achieve for ourselves
and for our students. I
Spring 2003
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Music
For more information, call 612-330-1265 (unless otherwise noted)
April 30, }t4ay 2-3
Masterworks Chorale with the Minnesota Orchestra
Sir Neville Marriner, former music director of the Minnesota
Orchestra, returns to conduct the music of his fellow countrymen.
Actor and screen star Christopher Plummer narrates the words of
Shakespeare with music by William Walton from the lllrnr'Henry V
Elgar's poignant Enigma Variations places the finishing touches on
an all-English event.
April 30 at7:30 p.m.-Orchestra Hall
}y'ray 2 at 8 p.m.-Orchestra Hall
May 3 at 8 p.m.-Ordway Center
For ticket information, call the Minnesota Orchestra at 612-371-5656
Seminars, Lectures,
and Films
May 7
Master of Arts in Leadership Series on Transformational
Leadership
Presenters: MAL students, "Leadership Paper Colloquium"
6 p.m.-Christensen Center
For information, call 612-330-1786
Muy 5-10
Augsburg Concert Band Tour
Los Angeles area (seep.24)
Theatre
April
25
Senior Acting Recitals
7 p.m.-Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
For information, call 612-330-1257
Exhibits
For gallery information, call 612-330-1524
}/.ay L7
Parker J. Palmer
"Honor Thy Teacher: Authentic Educational Reform in an Era
of Smoke and Mirrors"
Parker Palmer, a teacher, activist, and bestselling author of
Let Your Life Speah: Listening for the Voice of Vocation and The
Courage to Teach, will present this lecture as part of
Augsburg's Exploring Our Gifts program. This presentation is
free and open to the public.
7 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
For information, call 612-330-1 180
Other Events
May 3-4
COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND
May 3
Commencement Luncheon
Noon-Christensen Center
March 2B-May 4
All-Student Juried Art Exhibition
Gage Family Art Gallery Lindell Library
m&i
Commencement Concert
I :30 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
Honors Convocation
4 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
May 4
Baccalaureate Service
10 a.m.-Hoversten Chapel
Commencement Ceremony
l:30 p.m.-Melby Hall
Seating begins at 12:30 p.m.
Tickets required
March 2B-May 4
Senior Art Exhibit
Christensen Center Art GallerY
Com mencement Reception
3
p.m.-Murphy
Square
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From the editor
ultural diversity can be experienced
and ap preciated in many places- in
Centra l America , Namibia , Thailand ,
and here on the Augsburg campus .
The College's vision document ,
Augsburg2004: Extending the Vision,
sugges ts that cultural diversity is the
kind of diversity that best serves
Augsburg 's educa tion al mission by
offering "many different ways of
knowing and learning " that challenge us
to look beyond the limits of our own
cu ltural assumptions .
Augsburg2004 goes on to reinforce
the critical conn ection between cultural
diversity and exploration of vocation:
.. cu ltur al diversity is critical for all of
us-employees and students alike-t o
fulfill our obligations as stewards. To
pursue our vocations in the world , we
need engageme nt with ways of life and
convictions that pose alternati ves to our
own . Kno,ving the other helps us know
ourselves, " the document states .
The stories in this issue illustrat e
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how cultur al
engagement can
come about in many
ways-t hrou gh
meetings with
wome n in Guatemala
who are findin g
purpose and voice in
the cooperative
movement , through
Augsburg faculty
learn ing abou t
educational
challenges in
Namibi a, and
th roug h faculty, staff,
and students here on
Students from the Heart of the Earth Survival School Drum
campus who exp lore
and Dance Group performed in Christensen Center during
National Native American Heritage Month.
American Indian
mythology throu gh
the performance
anni versary this year and is the longestantics of Coyote .
running program of its kind in the
For 20 years, the Cente r for Globa l
Upper Midwest. ll has not only help ed
Educat ion (CGE) has facilitated stud y
native stud ent s enroll and succeed at
and travel expe riences that conn ect
Augsburg , but il has also brought
Americans directly with people and
together the Native American and
issues arou nd th e world . Comm ents
Augsburg com muniti es in a variety of
from travel pani cipants attest lo the
cultural and edu cational activities.
power of the se conn ections. My own
In 2001 , th e American Indian
experie nce as a 16-yea r-old exchange
Studi es faculty, together with the Center
stud ent to Sout h America led to a shift
for Global Education and internation al
in my academic direction and shaped
stud ent advis ing, made il possible for
interests and activities that have stayed
Augsburg international stud ents to be
wilh me throu gh decades.
imm ersed in Native American cultur e for
As th e well-being of our global
a week over sprin g break at the Tunl e
community becomes ever more fragile in
Mountain Reservation in North Dakota .
this post-September 11 environm ent ,
On many Cent er for Global
more people are recognizi ng th e need to
Education brochures, readers find the
seek und erstandin g of peop le and places
message, "See the wor ld through their
different from us in cultur e, religion, or
eyes, and your wo rld will never be the
politics. CGE's progra ms are growi ng to
same ."
respond to thi s need . In addition , stud y
Isn't that what lransformali ve
abroad serves as one of the ways in
educ ation is all abo ut?
which Augsburg stud ents can fulfill the
Augsburg Experience requirement in
their studies.
Augsburg's four multi cu ltural
programs help to begin this journey al
Belsey Norgard
home . The American Indian Stud ent
Editor
Services program celebra tes ils 25th
A ugsburg Now 1s published
quanerly by Augsburg College,
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Betsey Norgard
AUGSBURG NOW
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Vol. 65 . No . 2
Features
Assistant Editor
Lynn Mena
Graphic Designer
Kath)' Rumpza
Class Notes Coordinator
Jessica.Brown
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Cont ribut ing Photographer
Stephen Geffre
President
Wilham \I Frame
Director of Alumni and
Parent Relations
Amy Suu on
Wh ere in the world wi ll
the Center for Global
Education take you?
by Bet sey Norgard
Augsburg 's Center for Global Education has been
a nati onal leader for 20 years in providin g crosscultur al edu cational stud y and travel. Demand
for their program s has risen sharply, as Americans
seek to learn more abou t social, cultur al, and
religious differences around the world .
Director of Public Relations
and Communication
Dan Jorgensen
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Postmaster· end correspondence ,
name changes . and address
correc11ons to: A ugsburg Now,
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Commu nication , 221 I Riverside
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E-mail: now@augsburg.edu
Telephone : 6 12-330- 118 1
Fax: 6 I 2-330-1780
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gsb11rg College, as affirmed
American Indian
Student Services
celebrates 25 years
American Indi an stude nts bend u from the long
history and track reco rd of Augsburg's progra m ,
which has now add ed a maJor m Amen can
lnd tan Stud ies.
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in irs missio n, does not
discrimina te on 1hc basis of race,
color, cree d, religion, na tiona l or
ethn ic 01igi11, age, ge nd c,; sex ual
or ientat ion, ma rital SllllU S, SUIIU S
with regcird to publi c ass ista nce,
or disability in its educa tio11
p olicies , culmi ss ions policies,
scl10la rs hip and loa n prograr11
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at hlcric anti/or school
a dmin istered programs, except
in those insta nces wl1e,e rel igio n
is a bona fi de occupal ional
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is committed fO p mviding
reasonable ncco mmo,lmi ons to
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Homecomin g 2002 Photos
Class Notes
In Memori am
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On the cove r:
Ounng a Centerfo r Global
Edueallon travd m mna,; focused
study of Nicaraguas m,grawry
buds scn•ccl as a conncd ing
symbol to the study of cconom,c
development ancl the rnvimnme,u.
Photo talicn al El Cas1,llo, Rw San
Juan, by Keith Olstad
Four new regents are welcomed to the board
he Augsburg Board of Regents
welcomed four new member s at its
Janu ary meeting. Kinn ey Joh nson '65 and
Sand ra Vargas were elected to six-year
tenn s; and Bishops Robert Berg and Craig
John son j oined the boa rd as ex officio
memb ers, representing two of Augsbu rg's
four ELCA syno ds for rotating three-y ear
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Lenn s.
Kinney Johnson '65
Kinney John son
became a foundin g
memb er of Sequ el
Partn ers in 1995, a
venture finn in
Bould er, Colo.,
specializing in the IT,
telecom , and health
care secto rs. He has been involved in 45
start-up ventur es and currentl y manages
over 400 million in thr ee fund s.
J ohn son received his bachelo r's degree
from Augsburg in 196 5 with maj ors in
mathema tics and bu siness adm inistration .
He received a master's degree in
mathematical comput er science from the
Un iversity of Iowa . He curre ntly serves on
several health care and techn ology boards.
Sandra Vargas
Sandr a Vargas has
been the count y
admini strator for
Henn epin Count y
since 1999. She has
18 years of
manageme nt
expe rience in city and
state agencies, including the Minn esota
Department of Transporta tion .
Vargas holds a master's degree in
pu blic administration from the John F.
Kennedy School of Governm ent at
Harvard University. She chairs the
Chicano/Latino Advisory Committ ee at the
University of Minn esota and serves on the
Minneapolis United Way and Minn eapolis
Fou ndation boa rds .
The Rev. Robert Berg
Bishop Robert Berg , a native of Eau
Claire, Wis ., was elected bis hop of the
Evangelical Luth era n Chur ch in America
(ELCA) No rth wes t Synod of Wisco nsin in
1995. Prio r to that he
had served two
parishes in North
Dakota and several
pari shes in
Wisco nsin .
He graduat ed
with a bachelor's
degree from the
Un iversity of Wisco nsin-Eau Claire and
from Luth er Semin ary.
The Rev. Craig
Johnson
Bishop Craig John son
was elected bishop of
the ELC/1:s
Minn eapolis Area
Synod in Jun e 2001.
Previously, he had
been associate vice
president for chur ch relations at Gustavu s
Adolphu s College and serve d parishes in
Shr eveport , La. ; and Minn eapolis and
Bloo min gton , Minn . He is auth or of The
Mighty Acts of God- a Survey of the Bible.
Welcome , Class of 2006!
On a bright September day, 332 Auggie freshmen
processed into the chapel, heralded by flags representing
the countries of international students at Augsburg and
welcomed by faculty and staff lining the walk .
AUGSBURG COLLEGE- FALL 2002
Total stud ents
.. ... . . .2 ,99 4
(1,69 1 day, 1,072 wee kend , 23 1 gradu ate)
Average age ...... 21 in day, 35 in WEC, 34 in gradu ate
No . of stat es
.........
. ... . .42
No . of foreign countries
.. . .. 36
Gender . . . . . . . .
. .4 1% male and 59 % female
Race/e thnic origin ... ... ........
App roximately 17%
stud ent s of color
Res idency ... . . . .. . . .54 % resident day stud ents and
46% commut er day stud ents
Religion .. . ... . .. . . . . . .Appro ximately 34% Luth eran
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Graduate nursing program
receives accreditation
ugsbur g's Master of Arts in Nur sing
prog ram , begun in 1999, has
rece ived full acc redit ation from the
Co llegiate Coun cil on Nur sing Edu cation
(CCNE) .
Th e p rogra m , with classes offered in
both Rochester and Minn eapolis, pr epa res
nur ses for transform ational leadership
and transcultur al practice across care
settin gs, with particular emph asis on
addr essing health di sparities. Gradu ates
of the pro gram are eligible to app ly for
certification throu gh the American Nur ses
Credentialin g Cent er and th e
Transcultur al Nur sing Society.
With th e increasing diversity of
Minn eso ta's popul ation , thi s prog ram
trains nur ses LO be responsive to a wide
range of health needs th at exist in the
loca l and global communiti es . Th e
curri cular focus on hea lth disp arities
addr esses th e difficult y so me popul ation
group s have in gainin g access to health
care beca use of poverty, age, race,
religion , and/ or nati onal ori gin . Augsbur g
curr entl y has the only degree program of
thi s kind in th e countr y.
Remembering
September 11
comm emorativ e
pro gram durin g
Homecoming
Weekend honored in
word s and mu sic the
victims and surviv ors
of the eptemb er 11
attacks . The
Augsbur g Concert
Band and the
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Rev. Mark Hall '77
Cheryl Leuning, nursing professor and
department chair, announced the
accreditation of Augsburg 's Master of
Arts in Nursing program , with a focus on
transcultural nursing.
Augsbur g Choir performed the
composi tion "I Believe," written by
Augsburg alumnus Brendan Anderson '02.
Special commemoration of the life of
Lt. Col. Dean Mattson '66 , who died in the
Pentagon attack, was mad e by the Rev.
Mark Hall '77 , pastor of St. Peter's
Luth eran Chur ch in Luck , Wis., Mattson 's
home chur ch.
Hall said of 1lattson , "Here [at
Augsburg College], Dean learned , like
many others have (includin g me and many
of you , too) that whatever station or place
we live out our lives, we are called to live
them with a holy pu rpose, consecreated to
God . Because life is sacred ."
Welcoming Augsburg visitors
The main entry and lobby
area in Christensen Center
has undergone a facelift to
become a more welcoming
and hospitable center.
A re-designed information
counter greets visitors,
while new furnishings and
a computer center enable
students to meet. study,
check e-mail, or gather
around the fireplace to
enjoy a cup of coffee from
the Starbucks kiosk .
Winter 2002-03
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NOTEWORTHY
New CLASS director
James Hodgson began as director of
Augsburg's Center for Learning and
Adaptive Student Services (CLASS)in
November. He received his doctorate
from M.I.T., and brings extensive
experience in working with students with
learning and physical disabilities.
•Leaders of today' connect
with •leaders of tomorrow'
Augsburg's core curriculum
In October, the faculty approved a new
general education curriculum for
students beginning in fall 2003. The
Augsburg core curriculum streamlines the
current general education requirements
and builds on the principles of
Augsburg's mission and ,~sion, including
themes of vocation, Christian faith , civic
engagement, diversity, and liberal arts
and delivered across disciplines with
experiential learning built in.
A cover story for Augsburg
Augsburg's communi ty service-learning
program was the subject of the cover
story in The Lutheran magazine in
November. "Learning by SeT\~ng"
describes programs that involve students
in tuwring , coaching youth teams,
teaching, pro,~ding seT\~Cesat a free
clinic, volunteering in community
organizations, and many other activities
in the neighborhood and Twin Cities
area. To read the full article, go to
<.www.thelutheran.org/02l l/page46.html>.
ranked in top 2S
Augsburg was ranked in the top tier
among Midwestern universities that offer
a full range of undergraduate and master's
programs in the annual ranking of U.S.
News and World Report. Among the key
cntena m Judging were highest
graduauon rate and highest proportion of
classes of fewer than 20 .
U.S. News also introduced a new
ranking of schools with "outstanding
examples of academic programs that lead
to students ' success." Augsburg ranked
21st in the nation in the service-learning
category. Each of the schools listed is said
to be a "stellar example" of programs
shown to enhance learning. Augsburg is
the only Minnesota school in this
ranking.
Augsburg
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Scholastic Connections students and mentors for 2002-03 are (L to R) Diane Love-Scott
'98 ; Adela Arguello 'OS; Mercedes Weishalla '03; Kailash Thapa '05; Noya Woodrich '92,
'94 MSW ; Eloisa Echavez '94, '98 MEL; Matthew Shannon '04; Xia Xiong '05; Murry Kelly,
Jr. '71; Asha Geire '04; Cory Andree '03; Richard Barbeau '92. Not pictured are Rev.
Rufus Campbell '75 and Andre Lewis '73 .
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n Septembe r, Scholas tic Conn ectio ns
celebra ted its first anni versary an d
awar ded five new sc holarsh ips to
Augsburg students of co lor , conn ecting
them with Augsburg alumni in mentorin g
relationships.
A year ago, the program was laun ched
to amplify th e Co llege's com mitm ent to
th e dre am of a post-secondary edu cation
for students from diverse backgrounds . It
responded to a lawsuit po sed by Elroy
Stock '48 , a maj o r d on or o f th e Co llege
who was discovered to be the send er of a
hate-m ail campaign over man y yea rs. He
sued when Augsburg refused to name a
building after him , but was unabl e to
return his gifts due to federa l and stat e
guideli n es. The lawsuit was dismi sse d .
Th e first Corporate Connections gift
to the College was mad e by th e law firm
o f Lockridg e Grindal Nauen & Holstein
P.L.L.P.Thi s support will provide a
schola rship for students whose family
circu mstances m ight hav e hindered
op p ort un ities for a co llege education.
Calling from Augsburg ,,.
SPRING PHONATHON BEGINS ON FEB. 2
T he Augsb u rg stude nt phona th on tea m looks forwa rd to talking with alu mn i
about Augsb u rg as they dial th eir way toward a $ 1 m illio n Ann ua l Fu nd goal.
Winter 2002-03
Joel Torstenson, at age 90,
honored by local group
oel Torstenson '38, Augsburg alumnus
chai r of HECUA, Torstenson became good
and long-time professor, was honor ed by
friends with Paul Wellstone, Carletons
representative to HECUA.
the West Bank Community Developm ent
Torstenson also served on the West
Corporation in its December newsletter for
"significant contributions to the civic,
Bank CDC board from 1993 to 1999 . He
and Fran have been active members of
spiritua l, educationa l, and community life
Trinity Lutheran Congrega tion. A birthday
in Cedar Riverside ," along with his wife,
party in Novemb er celebra ting his 90 years
Fran , and Ruth and Floyd Case.
brou ght together family and friends.
The newsletter menti oned Torstensons
many accompli shm ents,
includin g his co-founding of a
farm cooperative in Edina in
1941 that became hom e to the
Fellowship of Reconciliation,
and his service to Midland
Coop erative as education
director.
In 1947 , Torstenson
returned to Augsburg to teach
full time, which led to the
growt h of the sociology
department and the creation of
the Scandinavi an Urban Studi es
Term at the University of Oslo ,
,,_
und er the auspices of the
Professor Emeritus Joel Torstenson '38 and his wife,
Higher Education Consortium
Fran, entertained family and friends in November to
for Urban Affairs (HECUA). As
celebrate his 90th birthday .
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THE "AUGGIE EAGLE" HAS LANDED
At the Oct. 19 home football game against St. John's, Auggie fans were introduced to
Auggie Eagle, the College's new mascot, who entertained the crowd and kept spirits
high for the team . Auggie Eagle will make his appearances at home sports games and
represent Augsburg in the community.
Winter 2002-03
NOTEWORTHY
Youth and Family Institute moves
The Youth and Family Institute , founded m
1987 by Menon Strom men ·4 2, has
separated from Augsburg College and is
opera ting independe nt!)', maintaining its
former staff und er Dick Hardel's leadership .
It will continu e to support Augsburgs youth
and family minisu y major, current!)•
enro lling arou nd 50 students.
Augsburg has established an advisory
committ ee under the direction of John
Schmit, associate dean for adu lt programs ,
lO plan an initiative in service to the church
that builds on Augsburgs strengths in
mu sic, leadership , the health sciences,
recovery, and focus on vocation.
The Youth and Family Institute \\~\I
continu e to opera te under this name ;
information about Augsburgs new program
will appea r in the spring issue.
Ann Garvey-'Woman
on the Go'
Ann Garvey, associate dean for student
affairs, was selected as a recipient of the
"Women on the Go" award . This inaugural
award , sponsored by the Minnesota ACE
Network , was awarded to women who are
"destined to be leaders in higher education ."
They are "women who are making a
difference-d ay in and day ou t-in their
institutions and in their communi ties."
New Pan-Afrikan Cent er director
Trena Bolden '00, became the new director
of the Pan-Afrikan Center in November ,
after serving as interim director . She
graduated with a doub le major in
communication and theatre arts.
Devean George '99 honored
Augsbur g Mil retire the No. 40 basketball
jersey of Devean George '99 during a
weekend celebration on Feb. 7-8. George ,
who played at Augsburg from 1995-99 ,
was the first Division Ill player to be drafted
in the first round of the NBA Draft, by the
Los Angeles Lakers, and has been a pan of
thr ee straight world championships with
them.
Feb. 8, 3 p.m.-Public ceremony
during the Auggies' men s basketball game
vs. Ham line University.
For information, contact Norm
Okerstmm at 612-330-1616 or
<okerstro@augsburg .edu> .
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Sports
Auggie hockey player takes body checks to
a new level
byDonStoner
ugsbu rg College men's hockey
forward Jaro Cesky isn't known as an
overly physica l player on the ice. But in
August , the Auggie senio r used the
physical part of his hockey training in a
much different- and heroic- way.
Cesky, a native of Prague , Czech
Republic , helped to subdue an attacker
who had set off exp losives in a crowded
subway station and killed a police officer.
For his efforts, he earn ed national
atten tion in the Czech Repub lic and was
widely regarded as a hero . But Cesky is
quick to denect any praise for his efforts,
saying he wou ld do the same all over
again .
"People were asking me if l felt like I
was a hero, but I didn 't want to hear that
because a cop died , and l didn 't want to
get noticed because of somebodys death ,"
Cesky said. "I told people if something like
this would happe n again , or if it wou ld
happen here [in Minnesota!, I wou ld do
exactly the same thin g."
Cesky, who has lived and studi ed in
America for the last four years, return ed to
A
co ps next to me, ju st watching thi s
hap pen . l told them, 'You have guns , why
don't you go in there and get him ?' "
Unlike television shows Cesky had
seen in America , where police officers
rou tin ely pull their weapo ns to stop
suspects, the officers in this situation were
prohibited from using their firearms in the
subw ay station due to local regulations,
accor din g to publish ed report s.
As a subwa y car pull ed into the
station , Cesky yelled to the passengers to
remain on the train. He turn ed to see the
male officer stru ggling with the attacker.
"l saw the cop on the ground , and he
end ed up with the knife in him . He was
stabbed ," Cesky said. The officer died
instantly.
The second officer, a female, ran to
the attacke r and tried to subdue him with
her nightstick. As the larger assailant
fought back , Cesky sprinted forward and
body-checked him to the pavement .
"I went in and thr ew him on the
ground ," Cesky said. "He got back up and
had a plastic tub e in his hand , pointing it
"I t old people if something like this would happen again, or if it would
happen here [in Minnesota], I would do exactly the same thing ."
Prague in August to visit his family. His
second day there, whi le waiting for friends
at a subway statio n to celebra te his 24th
birthday, he heard an exp losion rock the
train statio n , filled wit h peop le going
home at the end of the day.
At first, he thoug ht it was someone
setting off fireworks in th e trai n sta tion ,
the second-busi est in the city. Instea d , it
was a 53-yea r-old Russian immi gra nt
throwing makes hift exp losives at the
train tracks.
As the Friday night crowd panicked
and ned the train stat ion, the Russian
began to attack an elderly bystander wit h a
knife attached to a long stick. "I saw the
man on his knees and th e other man was
attacking him ," Cesky said. "I saw two
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at her face. He stepp ed closer to me and it
looke d like he wanted to commit suicide ,
he was jabbing th e tub e at his own head ."
Officers later told Cesky that the tub e
was anoth er hom emade exp losive, and
that it apparent ly had enoug h dyna mite in
it to possibly level the train station . "When
he punched him self with th e tub e a
second time , I jump ed on him from
behind again and thr ew him on the
grou nd ," Cesky said . "I sat on him , held
him down and I pu shed the tub e away
from his hands. The co p came over and
we put the handc uffs on him ."
Hittin g someone the way Cesky did
wou ld have earned him a trip to the
penalty box in hockey for checking from
behind , but in thi s instance, the hockey
player was a
hero who likely
helped to save
countl ess lives.
For his
efforts , Cesky
was honore d by
the interio r
minister. The
nation 's
president
invited him to
meet on Czech
Jaro Cesky '03
ind epend ence
day, Oct. 28-a meeting at whic h his
parents represented him , since Cesky had
to return to classes .
Cesky came to America to play juniorlevel hockey in Dubuqu e, Iowa. Augsburg
coach Mike Schwartz recruited him to
Augsburg , wher e he joined another
Europ ean player, Slovakia n Martin Hlinka ,
who graduated and now serves as an
Augsburg assistant coach.
"He's probably the most exciting
player in the league ," Schwartz said of the
team 's top line center. "Every time he gets
the puck , everybody sits at th e edge of
their seats, waiting to see what he's going
to do."
An international business major,
Cesky said he'd like to play professional
hockey after he gradua tes from Augsburg ,
and then travel and explore the world .
With the experience gained from his
recent heroic efforts, Cesky has learne d
about the fragility of life.
''You never know whats going to
happ en ," Cesky said. "I used the Metro
[subw ay] every day for my tran sportation ,
and l had to use it the next day [after the
attack) . I was looking all around that
station , seeing who was around me. I
always thought this cou ld happ en in the
United States , but not in Prague. Now, you
never know."
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
Winter 2002-03
Chapeltalk
Sent into the world as a mask of God
November
20, 2002 • Text: John 17:14-19
I
l was Jesus who said we are "sent into
th e wo rld " (John 17: 18). I do n't think
we have gras ped th e sign ificance o f his
wo rds and th e idea th at our wo rk, our
voca tion in th e wo rld is a way of servin g
th e creator God . If we shou ld ask most
Christians what th ey do to fulfill th eir
calling th ey may say, "I teach Sun day
schoo l, I sing in the choir, I have served
many chur ch dinn ers." But have you ever
heard someon e say, "I am called to be a
schoo l bu s dri ver. God is concern ed abou t
th e safety of his childr en ; I am called to be
a teacher and do my best to help children
grow to maturit y; I am called to be a
lawye r concern ed about ju stice." The
Chu rch is meant to be not a fortress to
which we retreat, but a laun ching pad,
thrustin g us int o th e wo rld .
Lu th er understoo d the wo rds o f Jesus
that we are sent int o th e wo rld . He writ es,
"Wh at is our wo rk in field and garden , in
tow n and house, in baul ing and in rulin g,
to God , but the wo rk of his chi ldr en? Ou r
wo rks are God's mask, behin d which
IGodl remains h idd en , although !God]
does all thin gs."
A recem statement from th e Greek
Orth odox Chu rch und erstand s th e wo rds
o f Jesus. lt says , "All are called to be saim s,
Ito be Chri stians !, but each person is
called to do so in his or her own uniqu e
way.... Some will wo rk prim arily in a
physical way, oth ers will wo rk
im ellectu ally. Some will be artists,
sciemi sts, bu siness people, and
pro fessionals .... In th e eyes of God none
is beu er th an th e other is."
Augsbur g College understand s th e
wo rds of Jesus th at "we are sem im o th e
wo rld ." In your promotion al litera tur e you
say, "Augsbur g prepares futur e leaders to
serve in th e wo rld ." ln your amazingly
goo d docu mem , Augsburg 2004: Extending
the Vi ion, you say, "A loving relations hip
with God should be enacted as a lovin g
relationship , ith th e wo rld . Augsbur g .
does n ot turn its back on the wo rld ." And
last wee k I heard your presidem speak
Winter 2002-03
eloq uem ly in dow nt own Minneapolis
about th ese ideas.
But you do not simp ly talk abou t it;
you sen d leaders imo the wo rld. You cou ld
mee t Congressma n Manin Sabo '59, ELCA
presiding bishop Mark Hanson '68 , or
baske tball coac h Lute Olson '56 , recem ly
indu cted into the Basketba ll Hall of Fame .
Or , watch L.A. Laker Devean George '99;
or Jenni Lilleda hl '87 , Brave New
Workshop; or Mike Bodnarczuk '84 ,
Hollywoo d producer. If you go to a
hu nd red or a thousand other places in the
Twin Cities you ,viii find Augsburg
gradu ates .
And soo n you will be sent int o this
wo rld , Class of 2003 or 2004 . It is a wo rld
,vith bri lliam accomp lishmen ts in
techn ology, science, and medic ine . But it is
also a very tro ubled wo rld .
You who stud y political science and
psychology and religion , will you br ing
peace to th e wo rld or to your community?
You who stu dy biology or chem istry, will
you find a cure for Al OS or will you serve
in a hospit al or other place o f healing? You
who stu dy eco nomics and bu siness, will
you br ing integ rity and j ust ice to the
wo rld of bus iness or to your wo rkp lace?
You may respo nd , "How can I make a
di fference? I am a low ly freshman ," or an
exhausted senior. Some two cent uries ago
a liu le boy grew u p in England. He was
frail and wea k ... . As a youn g boy he
listened with rap t attention to a for mer
slave trader, John Newto n , now a
Chri stian who had renou nced slaver y and
who wro te "Amazing Grace. " The name of
the boy was William Wilberforce.
This liul e boy grew up, and when he
was a mere 24 years old or so he was one
of th e most powe rful members of
Parliam ent in England . He took his faith
seriously. He strugg led with the idea that
he should leave Parliam ent and em er some
chur ch wo rk, per haps become a clergy. He
came to th e conclus ion , pers uade d by
many, even John Wesley, that he was sent
int o the wo rld to serve God . . . For 20
James B. Hofrenning
years he work ed in Parliamem to abo lish
the slave trade . He wo rked anoth er 26
year s and slaver y itself was abolished in
England and its colonies . Th ere was no
civil war such as too k place in our count ry
where 640 ,000 youn g men died .
Wilb erforce chan ged a nation; he changed
a cent ur y. He is buri ed in Westmin ster
Abbey beside king s and qu eens.
In th is wo rld you may not change a
nation or a centur y, but you may change a
city, or a neig hborho od , or your home.
You may chang e a classroom , or a hospital,
or a business . Your presence in thi s world ,
in thi s city, will mak e a difference because
you are sent there as a mask of God.
For your life in this world you will
need many gifts. I will focus on only one,
whi ch Jesus und ersco red wh en he said ,
"Behold I am sendin g you as sheep in th e
mids t of wol ves, so be wise .. . " (Mauh ew
10 :16). We don't alwa ys recog nize wisdom
as a Chri stian qu ality.
... So grow wi e here at Augsbur g as
you prepar e to go into God's wo rld as a
mask of God . You will mak e a difference.
Dr.James B. Hofrenning is professor emeri tus
of religion at Concordia College-Moorhead
and is thefa ther-in-lawof Augsburg
economics professor· Stella Hofrenning.
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THE MISSION IS . .. to provide cross-cultural education
opport unities in orde r to foster critical analy sis of loca l and
globa l cond itions so that personal and systemic change
takes place leading to a more just and sustainable world.
SINCE 1982 , Augsburg 's Center for G loba l Educat ion has
been a national leader in providing cross-cultural travel
programs, serving nearly 10,000 peop le. Now , as A merica ns
are learning to live in a world of terrorism, they seek to
understand more abo ut the cult ures, religio ns, and issues
affecting ou r globa l society.
WHERE
1n
the WORLD will the
center for global education
take YOU?
by Betsey Norgard
Social work major Sally Nixon '01 visited a women's weaving
cooperative as part of a faculty, staff , and student professional
development seminar in Guatemala.
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Students enjoy the serenity of the courtyard
at the monastery in Tepotzlan, Mexico, an
indigenous village near Cuernavaca.
Winter 2002-03
AUGSBURG'S CENTERFOR GLOBAL
EDUCATION(CGE) had just begun
plan nin g for its 20th anniversary
celebrati on when th e terrori sm of
Sept emb er 11 left in its wake a great
un certaint y about th e futur e of
ime rn ational travel and stud y.
Stud ent enrollm em s in CGE's stud y
abroad cour ses th e following sprin g were
und erstan dab ly down , since applica tions
we re du e sho rtly after the attack . Since
th en , however , int erest from institutions
across th e countr y has grown so mu ch as
to fill CGE's travel semin ar schedul e thi s
year an d al leas t two of th e stud y abroad
cour ses . Waitin g lists are in place, and
CGE staff are wo rkin g on pro gra ms two
and thr ee years ahead .
Rather than ret reatin g from foreign
travel, Americans have demon strated a
desi re to learn more abo ut int ernation al
cu lture s, religio ns, and issues. A recent
publi c opi nion p oll by the American
Coun cil on Education , measurin g
auitud es about interna tional edu cation
before and after Sep temb er 11, showe d
that interes t in int ernation al issues has
not only been sustain ed, but has actuall y
increased in some areas , such as foreign
languag e learnin g. In addition , CGE sta ff
say th at college students increasingly
expect stud y abroad opportu nities as pan
o f th eir college edu cation , and take thi s
int o consideration when makin g college
choices .
For Orva l Gingeric h , assoc iate dean
for int ernationa l program s and dir ecto r of
th e Center for Globa l Edu cation , all of
thi s affirms the work th at CGE has don e
for 20 years . In th e fall 2001 issue of
th eir news leu er, Global News and Notes,
he wro te of his "realization th at th e
mission and pro gram of th e Cent er for
Globa l Edu cation are even more
sign ificant and pertin ent th an they were
before the au ack ." What is need ed , he
said , is for Americans lo respond to the
Winter 2002-03
CGE director Orval Gingerich welcomes
guests at CGE's 20th anniversary
celebration .
new war against terrori sm "from an
informed and reaso ned perspective," rath er
than blindl y responding in ways that lend
to become more and mor e like th e terrori st
actions being answered .
LEARNING from and
with PEOPLE
Travel arranged by the Cent er for Globa l
Education is not like tourist travel, but
offers experie nces that encour age
participants to become inform ed and
engaged during th e trip as
well as after returning
home. "IL is learni ng from
and with peop le, instead
of look ing and enjoying ,"
Gingerich to ld the
Augsb urg Echo in a
December art icle.
600+
Participam s become
immersed in local
9,00 0+
cultur e- they meet peopl e
200
in their communi ties, hear
a variety of viewpoint s on
issues affectin g th e local
513
commun ity, and reflect
78
abou t the impact on th e
larger globa l commu nity.
26
After returning hom e,
177
the y are encouraged to
share th eir experiences with oth ers and to
beco me involved in issues of socia l ju Lice.
Whil e most kind s o f travel o ffer a
"macro" loo k al a count ry, look ing al it
from out side in , Gingerich feels thi s is
insufficient. Hearing from th e local peo ple
themselves-th e hean of a CGE
exp erience-pr esent s a "micro " view as
well, looking from the inside out.
Regina McGo ff, assoc iate dir ecto r of
the Cent er for Global Education , has also
received affirmation o f CGE's prog ram .
Durin g school visits to the Pacific
No nhw est last fall, one imerna tiona l
edu cation admini strato r told her that CGE
is exac tly th e kind of stu dy abroad they
seek for their stud ents. "We're helping
th eir stud ent s learn about real-world
issues," said McGo ff. 'Th ey're not isolated
on college campu ses , but th ey're geui ng to
see th e world from a Im of differem
perspectives. "
CGE can p rovid e thi s kind of
person al experience thr ough a wealt h o f
reso urces at its branch campu ses and
adjun ct facult y in Mexico , Guate mala,
Nicaragu a, El Salvador, and amibia, as
well as throu gh consult ant s and
BY THE NUMBERS
CGE-p lann ed trave l se m inars over 20 years
Partic ipa nts in trave l sem inars ove r 20 years
Col lege a nd universiti es for whom CG E has
arranged semes ter pro grams abroad
Participants in trave l semi nars, 200 1-0 2
Students on study abro ad pro grams, 2001-02
No . of CGE staff outsid e of the U.S.
No. of peop le stud ying Spanish in CGE
c lasses, 200 1-0 2
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partnerships in other countri es. The thr ee
residentia l centers in Cuern avaca, Mexico;
Managua, Nicaragua ; and Windhoek,
Namibia hous e up to 25 peop le each and
are staffed by both Americans and local
residents . These CGE staffers and the
network of community resources ,
including local government officials,
enab le CGE to develop the first-hand
experie nces not normall y pan of touris t
travel.
CGE coordi nates three kinds of travel
programs-semester study abroad for
undergraduates , short-term travel
seminars for adu lts and students , and
customized travel. In all cases , meeting the
people, their cu ltur es, and the conditi ons
in which they live is primary . The
conve rsation s become two-way, with
resource people learning from the visitors.
Spending a
SEMESTERABROA D
Six semester programs for und ergraduates
send students to CGEs three centers. In
lexico and Central America , courses
focus on the roles of women ,
development, social change, and social
and environm ental justice . In Nam ibia,
the legacies of aparth eid and multicultural
societies in transition are stud ied . In all
courses , students have oppo rtunities for
independent stud y and intern ship s.
During their time abroad, stud ents
visit bo th rur al and urb an areas to learn
abou t local com munity issues . They spe nd
time in homestays and hear from the
people themselves about their issues,
struggles , and the impa ct of globa lization
in their lives. Spanish-langu age classes are
includ ed in the Latin Amer ican programs .
Shon-t erm credit courses, usua lly
one- or two-weeks long during short
terms or as alternative spring break
options , enab le working adu lt students in
Augsburg's Weekend College to also
participate in cross-cultur al trave l (see
next page) .
This past year, Rochester Spanish
instruc tor Jane Melton took a group of
stude nts, most ly nur ses , to Mexico. "Eager
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to acquire language skills to en hance
patient care ,"says Melton , the stude nts
enjoyed daily Spanish classes and prac tice
opportunities in the city.
Travel for ACTION
CGEs short-t erm travel seminars, usua lly
one-to-three weeks , are organized around
a stud y topic and are focused on
stimul ating people to action . To date ,
more than 9 ,000 people from man y
organizations across the U.S.-education al
institutions , church es, professional groups ,
and human right s organizations-h ave
participated in over 600 semin ars to 40
countri es. As man y of the se peop le share
their experiences with chur ch and civic
group s after returnin g hom e, the imp act is
greatly multiplied .
Ju st one week prior to the terrori st
attacks-o n Sept. 3, 2001-an article in
Jeni Falkman '02 made new friends in
Cuernavaca, Mexico, with whom she
could practice her Spanish lessons .
destination , as well as practical trip
planning information. They continue to
receive materia ls upo n return ing home to
help process and commu nicate their
expe rience to others.
During the 1980s and early 1990s ,
man y travel semin ars focused on
confronting the issues of civil and
religious wars in
Cent ral America.
Now, the focus shifts
to the violence of
economics, wrote
Mavis Anderson, who
led mo re than 75
travel seminars in her
19 years with CGE.
In the spring 2002
issue of GlobalNews
and Notes, she writes
that globalization is
creating bo rders that
are no longer defined
geogra phically, bu t in
terms of power and
wealth. Acting
While in Guatemala studying development issues, Jared
Zimmerman '02 took lessons in a dialect of the Mayan language.
respo nsibly as
globa l citizens
requ ires greater un derstandi ng of issues
Time magazine featu red "reality tours ,"
relating to social j ustice.
travel that is aur acting increasing nu mbers
In the 15th anniversary issue of
of Americans who seek mor e than fun and
GlobalPerspectives in 1997 , Dr. Darro ld
sightseeing in their travels. Th e article
Beekman , then bishop of the
menti oned the Center for Global
Southwestern District of the American
Education as a travel provid er that
Lut heran Churc h , reflected on the 1983
effectively links participants with political
trip he took to Brazil and Centr al America
issues and peo ple in the Third World .
with other ALC bishops to stud y issues of
Before emb arking on any CGE trip ,
poverty, hum an right s, and the wo rk of
travelers receive orie ntation materia ls
the chu rch in social change . He wro te,
abo ut the history and po litics of their
Winter 2002-03
A semester abroad in a wee k
for WEEKEND STU DENTS
by Bet se y Nor ga rd
very winter since 1989 a group of 15
or so adult stud ents in Augsburgs
Weekend College have traveled to
Cuernavaca , Meidco, for a week . Not
for the same fun-in-th e-sun vacation as
man y of their co-wo rkers have enjoyed
at that time of year, but to take a
religion course, The Church and Social
Change in Latin America.
The vision of Rick Thoni, then
Weekend College director and current
director of the Augsburg Roch ester
program , and Joel Mugge, director of
the Center for Global Education , this
course was designed to provide a study
abroad opponunity for the increasing
numb ers of stud ents in Weekend
College- wo rking adu lts for whom the
option of stud ying abroad for a
semester was not possible.
The course was designed as an
au ractive option to fulfill Augsburgs
requirement for a religion course . But,
Thoni and Mugge knew that stud ents
would also be deeply affected by the
experience.
"We knew the power of this kind
of stud y opp onunit y, given our
e>.-pe
rience with day school stud ents
and adult travel groups ," said Thoni.
"We were pleased that the reactions of
the first groups of students confirmed
our belief that they would find this l)'Pe
of travel/stud y expe rience
'transformin g'."
The course begins on the
Augsburg campu s with two or three
orientation sessions , centering around
the theme of liberation theology and
how it has profoundly impacted the
social and religious fabric of society in
E
Winter 2002-03
Each year a group of Augsburg's weekend adult students spends a
week in Cuernavaca , Mexico completing a religion course a nd
learning first-hand about Mexico 's culture-here,
a lesson in Aztec
history at the ruins of Xochicalco.
Latin America. Stud ents also get general
historical information and practical help
with travel planning .
Their Cuernavaca home for the week is
Casa CEMAL, the Center for Global
Education stud y center, permanent ly staffed
by American and Mexican personn el. The
week is carefully planned with lectures,
,~sits, e>.-p
loration in the city, and time for
both indi,~dua l and group reflection .
Each day, local resource people lecture
about history, politics, and social issues of
Mexico and the region . Visits range from the
Aztec ruins of Xochicalco to a Benedictine
convent to hear the story of the Virgin of
Guadalup e. In the indigenous ,~llage of
Tepotzlan , stud ent s meet with memb ers of
a wome ns coop erative that success fully
thwarted efforts to usurp their cropl and s
for a go lf course. Another day, the group
meets with Cuernavaca city officials to
hear very differing perspectiv es-in som e
cases , oppo sing sides of issues already
discussed.
Much of the real imp act of th e trip
comes from the personal stori es and the
oppo rtuniti es to share in the lives of local
residents . Students ,~sit a Base Chri stian
Community meeting , one of man y small,
neighb orhood groups that grew out of th e
liberation th eology mo vemen t and give
peop le opp ort uniti es to act in commun ity
and voice th eir needs .
The resources and experti se of th e
CGE Mexico staff make it possib le for
stud ents to visit ,vith people and mak e
contacts that relate to their work back
home . The January 2002 class, made up of
13 Weekend College students and five day
stud ents, included five nur ses from
Augsburgs Rochester program . While in
Cuerna vaca, the nursing stud ents
,~sited local hospitals and learn ed about
programs in alternative medicine. Oth er
students , som e of whom work at large
corporations in the Twin Cities, learned
first-hand about business issues with
local perspectives.
While the goal of the trip is to
increase cross-cultural und erstand ing, a
benefit in this particular group was the
opp ortunity for the mixed group of
adu lt and day stud ents to get to know
each oth er and share experiences, 5a)'S
Jeni Falkman '02 , one of the day school
participants and curr entl y the Lilly
grant int ern at CGE. Du ring reflective
sessions, th eir differing pers pectives
of age and life experience contribut ed
to different ways of und erstan ding the
cultural issues.
Ju st as Th oni and Mugge had
kn own , stud ent s return deeply
affected by th e expen ence. Rochester
nur sing gradu ate Diane Fieseler
wrot e, "l mu st say th at th e lexico
trip greatly changed my life and
expand ed my world view. It has
changed th e way I ,~cw my own
co mmunit y and has changed the way
I ,~ew myself in th e communit y."
Back hom e, wh en she began helpin g
a migrant Hispanic wom an with
medical care, Fieseler said , "From the
IVl
exico trip , I learn ed the imp ortance
of religion and family and
incorpor ated th ose aspects in my
teachin g plan for th e woman."
Its j ust like the wo rds stu dent s
read from th eologian Jon Sobrin o,
"Let the peopl e of Latin America keep
movin g you wh en you return ."
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Faculty members (L to R) Bev Stratton,
relig ion , and Sharon Patten , social work ,
and others studied in Namibia last
summer , taking time out here to meet in
a W indhoek , Namibia , restaurant with
CGE-Namibia staff Simon Afrikaaner and
Urbanus Dax.
"Sudde nly issues that had been prim arily
political, ideological, or military in nature
took on the shape of hum an faces that
defied easy definitions and neat
classification ."
Tailored TRAVEL
EXPERIENCES
CGE can tailor travel for a panicular area
of study, a particular purpose, or for a
specific group. Stud y top ics range [rom
human rights , chur ch , and social issues to
the study of birds and environme ntal
stewa rdship in Nicaragua . Several
businesses , including a Rutland , Vt.,
manufacturing comp any, have offered
company-paid , cross-cult ural experiences
to their emp loyees to foster responsible
globa l citizenship .
An expanding oppo rtunit y for the
Center for Global Education has been
travel for faculty and staff developm ent .
Last summer, Augsburg received a $55,0 00
Fulbright- Hays Group Projects Abroad
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A-UGSBURGNOW
Program grant to send 12 faculty from
various academi c disciplines lo Nam ibia
for a five-week stud y seminar. Namibia
program coordinators Phoebe Milliken and
Urbanus Dax were able to conn ect them
with educa tiona l, religious, and
governm ent leaders to learn how to
integrat e in[orm ation about south ern
African issues into their teaching at
Augsburg.
'Th e people we met, the stories they
told, and the informa tion they shared have
become both anecdo tes and extend ed
pieces in the cour ses of the seminar
particip ants," said Bruce Reichenbach,
Augsburg phil osop hy pro[essor and
Namibia seminar project director. ''Without
Phoebe's and Urbanus 's connections and
persistent prodding , we wou ld never have
reached the depth of understanding
necessary to make a difference in our
thinking and in ou r classes."
Last fall, Gingerich and several o[ the
faculty members presented their
experiences to the Association [or Luth eran
College Facu lty al their conference.
Last year, CGE also worked with
Seanle University to plan a developm ent
imm ersion semin ar in Nicaragua for its
presid ent, provost , and board of tru stees to
help them exp lore the implementation of
social j ustice issues throu ghout the college
curriculum . CGE arranged for them to
meet with faculty at Central American
University, a sister Jesuit institution .
Seattle University law professor Ronald
Slye wrote, " ... I was initially a bit skeptical
about the utility of participating in this
trip . Thank you for ... showing to me (and
the rest of our delegation ) that there is a
way to do these trips that engages both the
visitors and the residents of the country
visited, and that creates the groundwork
for shared understanding and commitment
across two distinct , but inevitably
intertwined , cultures ."
LEARNING by seeing,
hearing, and doing
Joel Mugge, who came to Augsburg with
expe rience in leading immersion programs
[or youth in Mexico, founded the Center
for Global Education in 1982 . Over the
years, he led staff in developing the vision
for a learning style in international
experiential education that has become a
national model.
In CGE's pedagogy, based on the
ed ucational principle s of Brazilian
theologian and educator Paolo Freire,
stud ents learn in a cycle of three phases .
Initiall y, they have direct experience in the
local commun ity, listening to the voices of
people talking about their own
experiences. Then , informed by readings
and analytical material s, the y re0ect on
what they saw, heard , and experienced.
Participants in a Center for Global Education travel seminar hiked and boated through
Nicaragua while learning about environmental stewardship.
Winter 2002-03
Lastly, together with the travel group , issues
are discussed and reactions shared ,
informing each other about different
perceptions and form ulating actions to carry
fonh . In this kind of learning communit y,
faculty and stud ents are co-learners.
Life-changing
EXPERIENCE
Unlik e th e observational natur e of touri st
travel, th e direct experience of a CGE
travel pro gram leaves few people
un affected or unch ange d . CGE frequ ent ly
receives comm ent s sim ilar to th e stud ent
who wrote, 'Thi s program represent s a
turnin g point in my life. Th e people we
met and th e experien ces we had all
combin ed to create a change wit hin me
that I cou ldn 't have antic ipated and I'm
not willing 10 forget. "
The numb er o f people invo lved in
CGE pro gra ms is significant. Since 1982 ,
more than 9 ,000 peop le have participat ed
in the 600 -plu s CGE semin ars Lo 40
countries , and more than 1,000 stud ent s
have particip ated in stud y abro ad
semesters.
A national LEADER
lts ironic that while the Cent er for Global
Education is widely recognized as a
national leader in internation al ex'])erienlial
educat ion , it remains somewhat of a wellkept secret on Augsburgs campu s.
Gingerich , who came Lo Augsburg in 2001
from Eastern Menn onite University in
Harri sonburg , Va., mention s himself as a
good examp le of someone who was not
familiar with Augsburg College, but who
knew and highly respected the wo rk of the
Center for Global Education .
CGE staff, includin g the adjun ct
faculty in the three centers abroad , are
freque nt speakers and resou rces al national
con ferences on cross-cultural
communication and internation al
exper ientia l edu cation . In the 2001-02
academic year, seven CGE staff members
mad e 18 presentations at conferences and
Winter 2002-03
events for international
and expe riential
edu cation
organizations , Lutheran
chur ch conferences,
faculty wo rkshops, and
meetings of Latin
American edu cation
leaders.
In some cases,
Lheir task has been to
convi nce un iversity
officials th at rigorous
CGE staff member Adrienne Kaufmann (second from left)
and meanin gful stud y
explains CGE programs at their 20th anniversary celebration .
ab road experience can
be highly expe riential
trave led to Atlan ta last year to brief Jimmy
and do es not have to be campus- based. To
Caner prior to th e de legatio n he led to
that end , CGE hosted a trip for members of
Cuba in April. Whi le they were in
NAFSA, the professio nal organization for
Havana , CGE staff person Janeen
international edu cators, for them to
McAllister joined them al an event al the
ex'Perience first-hand CGEs expe riential
Manin Luther King Center.
learnin g mode l.
As program s and destination s are
CGE'S third decade
added , the curricu lum may change, but the
fundamental miss ion of CGE remains the
same. Augsburg stud ent Nat Jungerberg ,
who studied in Cuernavaca, Mexico,
expressed it succinct ly in an article he
wrote for Augsburg Echo: "Everything
mailers, from whom I vote for Lo represent
me to where I spend my dollar. It's much
easier to be cynical and say, 'What I do
do esn't matter ,' but its far more
respon sible to become a globa l citizen and
acLlike it does ."
For information about the Center for
Globa l Education , go to <www.augsburg.
edu/g lobaled>, call 1-800-299-8889 , or
e-mail <globaled@augsburg .edu> . •
As it begins its third decade , Gingerich says
that the Center for Globa l Educations
progr am is squ arely in line with Augsburg
College's vision to provide a transformative
edu cation , based on a sense o f vocation , in
a diverse camp us comm unit y.
CGEs pan of that vision includes
sponso ring courses und er the Lilly grant
"Ex'Plorin g Our Gifts" that infuse reflection
on vocation as part of the curriculum for
stud y and travel abroad. It also includes
integration of CGE courses into the new
Augsbur g Core Curricu lum being
implemented in the next academic
year.
Recent additi ons to CGEs
program s have included several travel
seminars and shon-t erm cou rses in
Cuba , an area now accessible to
Americans for educationa l purp oses.
Last year four travel seminars studi ed
aspects of Cub an society and social
issues, with programming help from
the Manin Luther King Memorial
Center in Havana.
Former CGE staffer Mavis
Anderson, who no w work s for the
Augsburg students Sara Thedinga '01 and Kellen
Latin American Working Group on
Bredesen '03 studied social and political issues in
Cub a Policy in Washington , D.C.,
Cuba for a journalism class in spring 2001 .
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OJIBWE
LAKOTA
CREE
SIOUX
CHIPPEWA
MENOMINEE
ONEIDA
SAC
AMERICAN
INDIANSTUDENT
SERVICES
25YEARS
CELEBRATES
by Dan Jorgensen
n her drea ms Cindy Peterson sees the
creation of an American Indian Center
at Augsburg College. It wou ld be a
place for both Augsburg stude nts and the
broader Native American communit y to
come togethe r to learn , to share, and to
find new and exciting ways to provide
mu ch-needed outreach services to the
Indi an communit y.
"A few years ago, College officials
were contacted by someone who said they
were giving the American Ind ian Stud ent
Services Program (AISSP) $ 11 million ,"
Peterson , wh o is dir ector of the program ,
comm ented wistfully. "The offer turn ed
out to be a hoax, bu t it gave me some
time to do some 'fantasy dre amin g,' and in
th at dream was the creation of th is
American Ind ian Center- a stru ctur e
or space that wou ld
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accomm odate AISSP,
American Indian Stud ies,
and serve as a meeting
space . Of cour se, there also
would be additi onal staff
includin g a full-tim e
recruit er and a full-time
adm inistrative assistant ,"
she added with a smile.
The personne l issue, in
fact, might be even more
imp ortant than the center,
Peterson pointed out , in
Augsburg partners with Minneapolis and St. Paul schools
terms of help ing her
to encourage American Indian students to become
progra m grow beyo nd
teachers . Pictured is Greg Barrett '01, who teaches third
where it has been and is
grade at Mounds Park Elementary School.
today- the longest-running
progra m of its kind in the
grant s that have now brought it to the
upp er Midwest and one of ju st a few
point where a full-blown American Indian
headqu artered at a private college.
Studi
es maj or will be imp lemented in the
Du ring these 25 years , Augsbur g has
coming year. The maj or is ju st the latest
bee n fortunate to have the pro gram
step in wh at has been a 25-year series of
operate und er j ust two directorssuccesses, includin g a thr ee-year grant
Bonn ie Wallace, who serve d from the
from the Joyce Found ation to make
found ing in 1978 until 1996 , and
Augsbur g's th e on ly end owed American
Peterson , who was Wallace's
Indi an Stud ent Services Program in the
assistant for nearly 10
five-state region .
years before
In 1990 , an American Indi an Studi es
succeedin g her
minor was imp lement ed- "a hu ge
when Wallace left to
attra ction for both native and non-n ative
return to a position at
stud ents alike," Peterson said . And ,
th e Fond du Lac
Augsbu rg is the only private college in
Reservation in north ern Minnesota.
Minnesota to be designated an official
"This progra m has had
Minn
esota Teacher Training Partner,
success, I believe, because of that
offering grants and loans to Native
stability,'' Peterson said . "Stability,
American stud ents interested in becoming
consistency, and continuit y, along
teachers.
with scholarship and grant supp ort,
Th e in-th e-classroom leadership for
have been the keys."
American Indi an Studi es is dir ected by
Found ed by a grant from
Eric Buffalohead , a memb er of the Ponca
Honeywe ll, the progra m has been on the
Tribe wh o wro te his Ph.D. dissertation on
receiving end of co rporate and found ation
..........
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significant opport uniti es to advance the image we pain ted for our selves in Augsburg 2 00 4:
Extendin g the Vision. Ca pit alizing on th ese will expand our enrollment-
and chat will
requir e growt h in our en dowm ent, in th e availability of schol arship s, and in che co ntinuing
imp roveme nt of our instruction al facilities.
W hile many inscirution s are questionin g the relevance of their traditi onal commiunents,
Augsburg Co Uege has revitalized its identity as a chur ch-related co llege and has deepened its
dedi cation to che leadin g prin ciples of ics founding. For exam ple, our faculty
enthu siast ically adopted chis past fall a co re general edu cation pro gram chat is shaped by Mart in Luther 's idea of vocatio n. Built into
the curri culum is explor ation of th e centr al qu estion s of C hr istia n faith , search for meanin g, and experient ial as well as theoreti c
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and enjoy art in a dramatic , new gallery.
You played the de cisive role in anot her notewo rth y Augsbur g accom plishment. Durin g this past fiscal year, ending May 3 1, 2002, we
exceeded our goa l for gifts to T he Augsburg Fund. T he significance of d1e $804, 000 in unr estr icted gifts co ntribut ed by alu mni ,
parencs, friends , and co rporate and found ation partner s is best revealed by the fact d1at we were receiving less than $200 ,000 of such
fund s when Ann e and I came to Augsbur g in 199 7 . A great deal of this growt h has come from new memb ers of our Maroon & Silver
Society, who are instrum ental in providin g finan cial aid to cur rent stud ent s. Wit h your co ntinuin g help, we will expect co proclaim
thi s um mer that we exceeded our curr ent goa l of $ 1 millio n for T he Augsburg Fund!
Finally, last year we received th e largest foundation gift in our history-$2
million from th e Lilly Found ation co be used over five
years to bro aden the role of C hri stian vocat ion in both our curri cu lar and extra-curricul ar life, and to deepen che interest of our
scudencs in che clerical prof ession s. Already, che grant has encouraged research , chin king, an d pub licat ions among co lleagues chat are
attr acting national att enti o n to th e Co llege from che edu cation ind ustry and from the
hur ch.
Even amid st a year th at saw turmoil in d1e world and che economy , we celebrate th e thousa nd of you who graced us with your gifts.
They make it possible for talent ed stud ent s to atte nd and share in the Augsburg vision of a tran form ative ed ucation in the con texts
of th e C hristia n faith , th e city, and int ention al d iversity. T hank yo u for your co nfid ence in and enco uragement of Augsburg
Wi lliam V. Frame
President
ollege.
THE
AUGSBURG
COLLEGE
REPORT
FINANCIAL
200 1-2 002 OPERATING BUDGET
$44,153,708
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Monies in the operating budget fund the
overall work of the College, from faculty
and staff salaries to student financial aid
to paying the utilitie s bill. The operating
budget keeps the College up and runnin g,
and is support ed in part by und esignated
gifts to The Augsburg Fund.
Tuiti on & Fees 74%
Other Source 7%
Board 5%
Room9 %
Private Gifts 4%
Government Grants 1%
2001-2 002 REVENUES
200 1- 2002 PLANT ASSETS
(Net) $50 ,3 59,327
The College continu es to addr ess the
deferred maintenan ce issues in relation to
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its camp us infrastructure . Master planning
work for capital expansion remai ns
focused on the Co llege priority for a new
science stru cture.
Salary & Benefits 48%
O ther 17%
Financial A id 19%
Utiliti es 4%
Equipment & Capit al Impro vement 4%
Student Salary 3%
Debt Service 5%
200 1-2 002 EXPEN DITURES
200 1-2 002 ENDOWMENT
Ma rket Value : $22 ,762 ,074
A strong endowm ent ensures Augsburg 's
future strength and growth . The interest
and investm ent income on th e
endo wment principal provide needed
funding for student financial aid.
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1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
EN DO WMEN T ASSETS
May 3 1, 2001- May 3 1, 2002
2000
2001
2002
LIFETIMEGIVING
Thefallo111ing
societies recog
nize al11111ni
andjiiends of Leland and Louise Sundec
Helen Sverdrup+
A11gsb11r;g
111ho
havegenero11s!J
given a 111ini11111111
of
Johan Sverdrup+
·25,000 to the Colle
ge over a lifetime.
LEGACY SOC IETY
Cumul ative g ifts of $500,000 or more
Earl and Doris Bakken
Richard '7 4 and Nancy Co lvin
Julian•30+ and June+ Foss
James and Kathleen Haglund
Edwin and Barbara Gage
Orville '36+ and Gerrrud e Lund '3 6 Hognand er
Kinney Johnson '65
Ed and Phyllis+ Kavli
E. Milton '46 and Dorothy Lijsing '4r Kleven
James '46 and Jean• Lindell
Clair '46+ and Gladys Boxrud '46 Srromm en
1869 SOC IETY
Cumu lative gi fts of SI00,000-499,999
Charles and Catherine Anderson
C.A. L.+ and Esther J. E. + And erson
Leona Radman Anth olz '4 1
Luth er •29 + and Clarene Jorenby •29+ Arnold
Earl and Doris Bakken
Paul '63 and LaVonne O lson '63 Batalden
Sidney '57 and Lola Lidstrom '50 Berg
Ca rl Blegen•
Jack and Joyce Boss
Rodney and Barbara Burwell
Darrell '55 and Helga Egertson
Raymond Erickson '50+
Malcolm Esrrem+
Clara Evju
Philip and Lavonne Fandrei
Jerry and Jean Foss
Paul •42 + and Maxine Fridlund
Raymond '57 and Janice G rind e
Michael '7 1 and Ann Goo d
Phillip Gro nseth '57
Franklinand Carolyn Groves
Norman and Evangeline Hagfors
Donald Hennin gs
Don ald '39 and Phyllis Holm
Allen and Jean Housh
Leste r Hove rsten+
James Johnson and Maxine lsaacs
Roy Krohn
Arne '49 and Jean '52 Markl and
Larry and Marie McNe ff
Hoyt '39 and Lucille Messerer
William and tephanie Naegele
Richard and Barbara Tj ornh om '54 Nelson
Ida Nelson•
Marth a Nyland er•
Donald '5 3 and Beverly Halling '55 Or en
John and No rma Paulson
Robe rt '50 and Ruth Paulson
Harvey '52 and Joanne Varner '52 Peterson
Addison and Cynthia Piper
urtis and Marian Samp so n
James and Eva Seed
Glen and Ann a Skovholt
Paul+ and Lorene+ Steen
Genevieve Stelberg+
Co nrad uncle •15+
Jean Taylor '85 and Roger G riffith '84
Andrew Urness+
Elsie Wi ldun g•
John and Eleanor Yackel
BENEFACTORS
Cumul a tive g ifts of $25,000-99 ,999
Craig Alexander and Roberta Kagin
Ernest and Helen Alne
Harcvig Anderson+
Oscar '30 and Leola Anderson
I. Shelby G imse Andress ' 56
Ted and Ruth Arneson
Luther •29+ and Clarette Jorenby •29+ Arnold
Kennet11+and Dorocl1y Bailey
Ada Bakken•
Bercl1a Johanson '28 Hagen+
W illiam Biese and Laurie Fyksen-Biese '80
Zane and Barbara Kleven Birky
Roy '50 and Ardis Bogen
Donald and Nancy Bloomfield '63+ Bottemiller
Ca rl '59 and Kathy Aaker '62 Casperson
Dr. Herbert '54 and Corinne Chilstrom
Fricjof Christensen '28+
James+ and Esther+ Crabtree
Mrs . O scar DeVold+
Joel and Mary Ann Elftman n
Tracy Elftmann '8 1
Amy Erickson
Edna Erickson '42
Jerome '37 and Win ifred Helland '37 Formo
Emil Fossan •30+
\'(lilliam and Anne Frame
O laf Gaastjon +
Donald and Irene Grangaard
H . T heodore '76 and Michele G rindal
Richard and Mabeth '58 Gyllsrrom
Florence Haasarud+
John Hanson+
Mark and hirley Hanson
Reuel+ and Margaret+Harmon
Roe and Beverly H aden
Lawrence and Lois Hauge
Anna Mae Hayden
Loren Henderson
Douglas and Grace Forss '57 Herr
Thelm a Leeland '32 Hess•
Allen '64 and Lenice Hoversten
Chester '60 and Clenora Hoversten
hester and Bernice Hoversten
Garfield Hoversten '50
Vincent 'SOand Marjorie Hoversten
Joseph Hsieh '6 1
O scar and Pearl Husby
Richard and G lenda Huston
Alfred Iversen
Richard and Sandra Jacobson
Einor and MaryJohnson
Eric Johnson
H elen John son
John Johnson
Ruth Johnson '74
Ruth John son '27'
Bruce and Maren Kleven
David and Barbara Kleven
Lowell '54 and Janice Kleven
Norma Knutson+
Dean and Susan Kopperud
Mildred Krohn
Dean '62 and Barbara Beglinger '63 Larson
Philip and Diane K.J
even Larson
Harris '57 and Maryon Lee
0. Herbert and Ilene Lindquist
Alph amae Halverson Lofgren '3 1+
Larry Lokken '60 and Claudia Sabin
Th eodo r Menzel+
Else Michaelsen '3 I +
Robert '7 0 and Sue Mid ness
Spencer '66 and Gay John son '66 Minea r
Alan Moncgomery and Janet Karvonen
Joel and Jeanne Mugge
Mildred Nelson '52
Ronald '68 and Mar y Kay Nelson
Sylvia Nelson '34
Harold and Louise Nielsen
Edith No rberg•
Robert '5 1 and Caro lyn Ode gard
R. Luther '56 and Bobbie+ Ol son
Don ald and Dagny Padilla
Isabelle Park Trust
Gerald '39 and Bernice Person
G len Person '47
Oliver and Jeannette Peterson
Thomas Peterson '70
Roger Pulkrabek
Marrin •29+ and Escher+ Quanbeck
Philip '50 and Dora Frojen '49 Quanb eck
Luther Rodvik '5 1
Olive Ronholm '47
Mathilda Sageng '3 1
C lara E. Sand ers•
Ruth Schmidt '52
Kenneth Schmit '38+
Morris Schonensrein
William and Marilee '65 Schroede r
Lyall and Inez Ol son '59 Schwarikopf
Rosemary Shafer
Agnes Siverson+
Mathias Slerca•
Borger Solberg
Paul ' 2 and Evelyn Sonnack
Stanley and Betty Srake
Roger '54 and Bonnie Stockmo
Odin Storien •2g+
Merton '42 and Irene Huglen '43 Strommen
Jack and P. Dawn Heil '78 Taylor
\'(lilliam and Donna Teeter
L. Berniece Thompson+
Richard and Linda T honi
John Thu,+
Roy '24 and Jeanette Tollefson
Joel '38 and Frances Torstenson
James Touh y
Joan Volz '68
John '49 and Arnhild Werker
Richard and Olive Ni lsen '5 1 Zo ller
+ Deceased
PLANNED GIVING
HERJTAGE SOCIETY
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gifts
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ents.
Harold '47 & Lois Black '47 Ahlborn
Ernest & Helen Alne
C harles & Cat herine Anderson
Daniel W. '6 5 & Alice Anderson
E. \X/illiam Anderson
Ernest '37 & Margaret Anderson
Esther Anderson+
Gary & Mary Anderson
Oscar '38 & Leola Anderson
\X/illiam '86 & Kelly Anderson
James '5 1+ & I. helby Gimse '56 And ress
Vince nt Andrews •50+
BeccyArnold
Luther •29+ ClarccceJorenby •29+ Arno ld
Oscar+ & Dorothy Austad
Dorot hy A. Bailey
Earl & Doris Bakken
Andrew '50 & Barbara Kolden '50 Balerud
Loren & Mary Qu anbeck '77 Barber
Gladys Pederson '25 Barnes
Elizabeth '82 & Warren Barn
Abner '35 & Marth a Baralden
Thomas '56 & Bernie Benson
Sidney '57 & Lola Lidstrom '50 Berg
Birgit Birkeland '58
Anne Blegen Estate
Kendra Bonderud '78 & Kenneth Parsons
Richard & Nancy Borstad
Donald & Nancy Bloomfield '63+ Bottemiller
Gerhard '46 and Doris Frojen '5 1 Brecheim
J. Bernhard '48 & Hildur Anderson '43 Bretheim
Nancy G . Brown-Koeller '74
Jeroy '48 & Lorraine Car lson
Harold Caspersen '42+
Herbert '54 & Co rinn e Chilscrom
FricjofChristensen '28+
Judith Christensen
L. Gracia Christensen
Geo rge '72 & Janet Dahlman
Daniel & A. Caro lyn Benson '7 1 Dauner
Dallas '64 & Sharon Day
Richard '55 & Audrey Dronen
Beverly Durk ee
Ruben '45 & Thel ma Egeberg
Tracy Elfcmann '8 1
C larence '35 + & Tho ra Eliason
Avis Ellingrod
Casper & T helma '39 Embe rson
Denise Engebretson '82
Loren '46+ & Edna Kastner '42 Ericksen
Raymond Erickson •50+
John Evans '82 & Joan Moline '83
Kenneth Svendsen '7 8 & Allison Everett '78
Norman & Rachel Ferguson
Maud Forberg
Jerome '37 & Winifred Helland '37 Formo
Julian •30+ & June+ Foss
Ardella Fossum+
William & Anne Frame
Terry J. Frovik '67
Leola Dyrud Furman '6 I
Chuck Gabrielson '77'
Harry & Mabel Storm •25+ Garlock
Clayton Gjerde+
Donald+ & Irene Grangaard
Joan L. Griffin
Gracia Grindal '65
H . Theodor e '76 & Michele Grindal
Raymond '57 & Janice Grinde
Phillip Gronseth ' 55
Florence Haasarud+
Ruth Johnson '27 Escace
Ruth E. John son '74 & Philip A. Quanbeck II
Kenneth & Carmen Jones
Larry & Jennifer Abeln '78 Kahlow
Mary Kinglsey
Ruth Kislingbury
Gloria Gran t '57 & Arthu r Knoblauch
No rman & Gwen Johnson '58 Krapf
Roy Krohn +
Lois Kvamme+
Obert Landsverk •45+
LaJune Th omas '68 Lange
David Lanl<lnen '88
Marjorie M. Lanl<lnen
Ernest Larson •30+
Luther '52 & Jan ice Bremseth '55 Larson
Alan & Dorothy Lee
Harris ' 57 & Maryon Lee
Clayton & Virginia Lefevere
Ella Lindberg
James '46 & jean+ Lindell
0 . Herbert & Ilene Lindquist
MarionLiska
Bertha Joha nson '28 & Kristofer Hagen '29 Estate
Gary '7 1 & Dallas Ahrens '69+ Hagen
Alpharnae Halverson '3 I Lofgren+
James & Kathy Haglund
David Halaas '76
Arne '49 & Jean Swanson '52 Markland
Ronald & Donn a Manhias
Theodo r Menze(+
Janet Olson '79 Halaas
Edward & Shirley Hansen
Ernest & Anna Hovland '58 Hanson
Cynthi a Hanson '66
Mark '68 & lone Agrimson '68 Hanson
Charles & BeccyJohnson '58 Hass
Lawrence & Lois Hauge
Loren & Helen Mohn '42+ Henderson
Robert '55 & Karin Herman
Mrs. Otto E. Hjelle
Sigvald '4 I & Helen Hjelmel and
Orville '36+ & Gertrude Lund '36 Hognander
Kenn eth '74 & Linda Bailey '74 Holmen
Everett '57 & Ethel Hole
John Hoium
Allen & Jean Housh
Ruth S. Hovden
C hester '60 & C lenora Hovemen
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Hoversten
Garfield Hoversten '50
Lorna '62 Hoversten
Robert H ove rsten
Thom as '56 & Loretra Hoversten
Richard & Sandra Jacobson
Morri s & Beverly Jespersen
Anna Johnson+
Helen John son
Jerry & Bonita Johnson
Kinney John son '65
Mark '54 & Thelma Johnson
6
Daniel '65 & MaryTt ldahl '61 Meyers
Mark '79 & Pamela Hanson '79 Moksnes
Caro l Brande '67 Mork
Van & Mike Mueller
Geo rge L. Nelsen
Richard & Barbara Tjornhom '54 Nelson
Grace Peterso n '33 Ne lson+
Kenneth & Vera Nelson
Mild red Nelson '52
Robert '97 & Rose Nelson
Robert '66 & Rose Ann Nelson
Roger '52 & Marilyn Nelson
Roselyn Nordaun e '77
Estelle Nordine+
James '57 & Shirley Norman
Glenn & Ann Nycklemoe
Jonathan Nye '72 & Wendy Worner Northfeh
Terry '70 & Vicki Nygaard
Marth a Nylander Estate
Marvin Ny strom
H . Arlan Ofredah l '64
Norm '85 & Kim Asleson '84 Okerscrom
Evelyn Olson+
Gordon '63 & Janice O lson
R. Luther O lson "56
Orville '52 & Yvon ne Bagley '52 Olson
Donald '53 & Beverly Halling '55 Ore n
Kenneth & Lillian Ysteboe '5 1 Ose
Ervin '56 & Sylvia Overlund
Do nald+ & Dagny+ Padilla
Robert ' 50 & Ruth Paulson
Richard l'auc, '37
Harvey '52 & Joanne Varner '52 Peterson
Douglas & Joyce Anderson '65 l' fu/f
T helma Schroeder '38 Preusee+
Roy Q uam '3 I +
Marcin •29+ & Esd1er+ Q uanbeck
Nancy Joubert '63 Raymond
Barbara Rodvik
Frances Roller
O live Ro nho lm '47
Donald '38 & Bo rghild Ronnin g
Aud rey Nagel '5 1 Sand er
Robert & Marianne Sander
Leland '35 & Pauline Sateren
Ruth chm idt ' 52
Kenneth Schmit '3g+
Roger '62 & Jean Schwarn
Rosemary Shafer
Dorothy Sward+
Gary ' 80 & Deanna Tangwall
Patr ick D . heehy & Wendy M . O ' Leary
O liver '36+ & Elisabeth T hompso n Sidney
Rod ney Sill '82
Arnold '48 & Ca rol Skaar
James Smith '94
Russel '50 & Virginia Smi th
Evelyn Amu ndson '43 Sonnack
Dorrie Sorenson+
Robert & Joyce Engm o m '7 0 Spector
Steven & Naomi Christensen '8 1 Scaruch
John '4 6 & Esther teen
Paul+ & Lo rene+ Steen
Odin Storien '2g+
Jack & P. Dawn Heil '78 Taylor
John Thu ,+
Jeanette Tollefson '24
Joel '38 & Frances Torscenson
Kenneth '26+ & Ovedcia Torvik
John & Marcia Thompson '78 Turcone
Morris '5 1 & Bonnie Bieri '54 Vaagcnes
Mark ' 83 & Beth Voelker
Norman '75 & Kathryn And erson '76 Wahl
T homas ' 57 and Barbara Warme
Co lleen Watso n '9 1 & Mary McDougall
Do ug Shaw & Lois Wm man '76
Donald ' 89 & Melind a Mattox '9 1 Wichm ann
Merton '42 & A. Irene Huglen '43 Strommen
Peder '49 & Alice Berg '5 1 Wilcox
C lair '46 + & G ladys Boxrud '4 6 Strom men
Woodrow Wilson ' 53
Johan Sverdrup
Darrell & Lauralee Howe '63 Zen k
ANNUAL GIVING (Gifts received Jun e 1, 2001 to May 3 1, 2002)
Alumni Giving by ClassYear
CLASS OF '26
Number of Alumni: I
Total Amou nt of G ifts: $2585. 00
Participation: I00%
$2,500 -$4 ,999
Kenneth Torvik+
C LASS OF '34
N um ber o f Alum ni : 17
Tora ! Am ount of Gif ts: $33 0.00
Participation: 18%
G ifts up to $ 119
Cl ifford Johnso n
Gifts o f $ I 0,000 o r More
Jessie M . Christensen Escace
C LASS OF '35
N umb er o f Alumn i: 12
Total Amount of G ifts: $90 .00
Participation: 17%
C LASS OF ' 30
Number of Alumni: 9
Total Amo un t of G ifts: $545. 00
Parcicipacion: 11%
$500-999
Elsie Lokken Lower
C LASS OF '33
Num ber of Alumn i: 5
Total Amount of G ifts: $ 165. 00
Participation: 20%
$ 120-239
Vincent Kensrad
G ifts up to $ 119
Haro ld O lson
S5,000 -9,999
Jerome Formo
Win ifred Helland Formo
$ 120-239
Hamar Benson
W. Do nald O lsen
C LASS OF '29
N umb er of Alum ni :
Total Amount of G ifts: $2 05, I 00 .00
Parricipacion: 100%
Gifts up to $ 119
M . Dueland
Total Amo unt of G ifts: $ 12, 109.00
Participation: 53%
$2,500-4,999
Carl Ch rislock+
$ I ,000 -2,499
Ernest Anderson
$5 00 -999
Forrest Monson
$240-499
Richard Pautz
G ifts up to $ 119
Leland Sateren
Carl olberg
$ 120-239
Conrad Jergenson
Margaret ateren Trautwein
C LASS OF '36
Num ber of Alumni : 17
Tora! Amoun t of G ifts: $ 17 15.00
Participation: 29%
C LASS O F '3 8
Nu mber of Alu mn i: 33
Total Amo unt of G ifts: $3 ,555. 00
Participation: 30%
$ 1,000-2,499
Sophia Iverson Gjerde
$ 1,000 -2,499
Oscar Anderson
$240-499
Gertrude Erling Paun+
$500-9 99
Edor Nelson
G ifts up to $ 119
Roselyn Ekberg lh ling
Lynn Hanson Luthard
Dagmar Dahl Q uanbeck
$24 0-499
E. Irene Neseth
Ethel Sinn er Shebeck
Hannah Mehus Srensvaag
Joel Torsrenson
C LASS OF '37
Number of Alumni: I5
7
Adrian Tinderholc
5 120-239
Do nald Ro nnin g
G ifts up to $ 119
Einar Cannelin
Gretha Halvorson Loken
C LASS O F ' 39
Numb er of Alumn i: 37
Total Amount of G ifts: S2,985.00
Participation: 27%
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Gerald Person
S500- 999
Ruch Aune
Luther Strommen
$ 120 -239
Lester Dahlen
Irene Hagen Kyllo
G ifts up t0 $ 119
Roberc halmers
John Haaland
Gordon Korsmo
Vivien Thompson Paulson
Palmer Wold
C LASS OF '4 0
Number of Alumni: 4
Total A.m ount of ifts: $37 ,595
Participation: 36%
$ I 0,000 o r More
Adelaide Walsh Estate
$2,500-4 ,999
Valborg G ilscth C hrislock
$240-499
Margaret C hrislock Gilscth
$ 120-239
\Vanda Severson Benson
Henry Chapman
C larice Nundahl Fylling
Earl Lanes
Ca rl Overvold
Erling Tungseth
$ 120-239
Archie Buseth
Verlinda O lson Huu s
Victor Miller
Elaine Olson Seal
Gifts up co $ 119
Chester Brooks
Ebba John son Brooks
Roy Erickson+
Maryann Eye Helleckson
Florence Borstad Hicplcr
Glenn Hoplin
Kenneth Jacobson
Gifts up co $1 19
Clair Chelmen
Doris Hanson Currens
Florence Retrum Hovland
Arloene Martin Knudsen
Anna T horsgard Kordahl
Alben O lson
Ina. Hinrichs Sullivan
Roger Thomp son
CLASS OF '4 1
Number of Alumn i: 57
Toral Amount of Gifts: $7, 588.00
Participation: 35%
$2,500-4,999
igvald Hjelmcland
$ 1,000-2,499
Dona ld Lundberg
Sigfrid Aadland Lybeck
Harry Sorenson
Royal Steen
Everald Strom
Harriet Hclleckson Thompson
Morris Ulring
C LASS OF '43
Numbe r of Alumni: 66
Tota l Amount of Gifts: $ 14,6 10.00
Parcicipacion: 38%
$2,500-4 ,999
Evelyn Amundson Sonnack
A. Irene Hu glcn Strommcn
$ 1,000-2,499
Addell Halverson Dahl en
Fern Hanson Gudmcstad
Th eodore Nelson
Philip Rowberg
S500-999
Thelm a Sydnes Monson
$120 -239
Richard Jacobson
Vivian Peterson
Gifts up co SI 19
Erwin Chell
Reynold Erickson
Edward Evenson
Waldemar Framscad
Roben Girod
Roy Johnson
Mabel Nelson Kingscad
Martha Quanbcck May
Helen Helm Mork
Edmund crand
Ormande Tang
Irene Slcrcen Thoresen
Ruch Gudim Wold
CLASS OF '42
Number of Alumni : 57
Total Amount of Gifts: $11,630.00
Participation: 37%
$2,500 -4,999
Mcrcon Strommcn
$ 1,000 -2,499
Philip Helland
$240 -499
Muriel Quanbeck Turricrin
$500-999
O rloue Gisselquisc
Gloria BurnrvedtNelson
$240-499
Martin Larsen
Esther Paulson
$ 120-239
Hildur Anderson Brethei m
Borghild Escness
Arno ld Huu s•
Harry John son
Dorothy Herman Lanes
Emil Martinson
Harold Nelson
Marion Parbst Sarver
Henry Staub
Gifcs upc o$ 119
Ca rl Gilbertson
S. Elizabeth Bjornstad Luukkonen
lone C halgren Marcin
Amo Martin+
LuVerneNelson
Stanford Nelson
Ruch Framscad Steen
Estelle Uleberg Swanson
Clconc Bolstad Tang
$240-499
Bunon Fosse
Peggy Lou Zigneigo Fosse
Laville Henjum Larson
$ 120-239
Iver Sonnack
Gifts up co $ 119
Mary Ann Johnson Dixen
Kenneth Gilles
Edwin Johnson
Marjorie Kleven Quam
C larence Strandberg
CLASS OF '4 5
Nu mber of Alumni : 47
Total Amount of Gifts: $6,826. 00
Participation: 30%
$2,500-4 ,999
Vera Thorson Benzel
$ 1,000-2.499
Ruben Egeberg
Clara Carlsen Durfee
Eunice Tande Langhaug
Gifts up co $ 119
Bonnie Sorem Anderson
Donald Car lson
Marcella Solheim Nelson
D. Henrickson Pederson
Eileen Quanbe ck
Elsie Rykken Sandve
Robert Warren
CLASS OF '47
Number of Alumni : 64
Tocal Amount of Gifts: $ 13,568. 00
Participation: 42%
$5, 000-9 ,999
Glen Person
$ 1,000 -2.499
Harold Ahlborn
Lois Black Ahlborn
Olive Ronholm
$500-999
Joyce Opseth Schwarn
$500-999
Borghild Rholl Gabrielson
J. Vernon Jensen
$240-499
Marie Gjenvick Knaphus
Marguerite Gregwo n Larsen
$240-499
Paul Blikscad
Margery Manger Torgerson
$ 120-239
Muriel Ruud Frosch
John Parbsc
$ 120-239
Delpha Randklev Berg
Maria Galin Berryman
Agnes Valvik Larson
Arthur Marben
Lorna Wilberg Sanders
Gifts up co $ 119
Oliver Dahl
Elin Joh nson Lappegaard
Irene Ppedahl Lovaas
Caro l Tyvoll Nokleberg
L. Buesing Op grand
Ruch Chrislock Severson
Ruth Welnin Swanson
CLASS OF '4 6
Number of Alumni : 43
Total Amount of Gifts: $700 ,595 .00
Participation: 44%
$ I 0,000 or more
E. Milcon Kleven
James Lindell
Gladys Boxrud Scrommen
$2,5 00-4,999
Mario n Myrvik Buska
$1,000 -2.499
John Steen
$500-999
Ordelle Aaker
Gifts up co $119
Erma Chinander
Omar Gjerness
IAwell Larson
Avis Haga Lindroo s
Caro l Ysceboe Lindsay
Marilyn Rykken Michaelson
Roald Nokleberg
Eileen Kolden Olson
Herman Olson
Guilford Parsons
Jean Rachie Peterson
Edith Dreyer Reesnes
Sylvia Brande Saccren
John Thomp son
CLASS OF '48
Number of Alumn i: 9 I
Toral Amount of Gifts: $ I 1,020.00
Participation : 33%
$2,500-4,999
Jeroy Car lson
CLASS OF '44
Number of Alumni: 6 1
Tota l Amoun t of G ifts: $ 1,770.00
Parcicipadon: 16%
$24 0-499
Geo rge Sverdrup
$ I ,000 -2.499
Stephen Halvorsen
Margaret Nelson Foss Nokleberg
Arnold Skaar
$500-999
Chester Hoversten
$ 120-239
Norma Sateren Anderson
Jeannette Uleberg Boxrud
Gerh ard Bretheim
$500-999
Rona Quanbeck Emerson
Richard Koplin
Mary Schind ler Th ompson
$ 120-2 39
MaryArneson
J. Bernhard Brechcirn
Barbara Ekse Ca rlson
Doro thy Q uanbeck John son
Alcon Knucson
Duane Lindgren
Paul Sanders
G ifts up to $ 119
T heodore Anderson
LorraineCimmesrad lyne
Camille Sivertsen Forness
Eugene Hasselquist
Emily Rachie Hoard
Gud run Vik Kampen
Ge rhard Karlstad
Paul !Gide
Martha Th o mpson Nelso n
LaverneMoe Olson
Marilynn Peterson Olson
Eli1.abe1h Westphal Peterson
Ma ry Kuhn Schmid,
Ge rtrude Vik Sund srad
Erik Tromb org
Jean Tibke Vane
CLASS OF '4 9
Nu mber of Numni : 130
Toral Amount of G ifts: $ 12.525 .00
Participation: 40%
$5 ,000-9,999
Dora Frojen Quanbeck
Jo hn Werkct
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Elsie Ronholm Koivula
$500 -999
Donald Embretso n
Martha Fosse
BecsyTowns Framstad
Wi llard G lade
Lorenc McGinnis Hansen
Evelyn Green Harris
Lorraine Telander Hendershor
Wi lliam lrgens
Donna Curry lrgens+
Louisa Johnson
Robert Johnson
Ca rol John so n Logan
Jo hn Midtl ing
Joyce Dreyer Nesct
Theodore Nystuen
Anna trand Olson
Donald Peterson
Robert Peterson
Miriam Bredow Priebe
Jo hn Q uam
Pau l Rot h
Donald areren
Dorothy T horb erg chm idt
Lillian Hanson tadelman
Donald Sween
Rueben Vane
Jo hn Wetzler
Peder W ilcox
Mae Jo hnson Luhn
Quentin Quanbcck
G ifts up to $ 119
Delphin e Jensen Bakke
Raymo nd Bodin
La Verne Olson Burnrvcdt
George apetz.
hidey Dahlen
C harlotte Forness Egeberg
Robert Eftedal, I
Dolores No lan Fevig
Marilyn Larson Forslund
Merlyn Frcdman
Beverly Fowler Holte
Wi lliam Holte
Raynard Huglen
Delores Farm Johnson
Esther Johnson
Everette Johnson
LeRoy John son
\'(lilliam Knutson
G eorge Lanes
Carol Schmidt Larson
Harvard Larson
C)'ruS Lideen
Marion Iverson Loges
Rhond a Hektner Lybeck
Robert clson
James Peterson
\'(laync Peterson
Elizabet h Felland Ronnin g
John hd stad
Angeline Rolland orenson
Dorothy Twiron
Robert Ulsaker
David Wasgm
C LASS OF ' 50
umber of Numni: 194
Total Amount of Gifts: $48.523. 00
Participation: 33%
$5.000 -9,999
Roy Bogen
Rudolf Engelm ann
Garfield Hover ren
Robert Paulson
Philip Qua nbeck
C LAS OF "5 1
Numb er of Alumni : 15 1
Total Amount o f G ifts: $48,58 0.00
Participation: 50%
$2,500 -4,999
FrankArio
Georgette Lanes Ario
$5 ,000 -9.999
Anabelle H anson Dalberg
Robert O degard
Oli ve N ilsen Zo ller
$ 1,000 -2,499
$240-499
Robert Andersen
Lois \'Varner Bergcland
Luth er Bergeland
Arno ld Henjum
Henry Roufs
Jean Christenson Sverdrup
heldon Torgerson
$ 120 -239
Ray Anderson
James Carlson
Erling Helland
Esth er Tun gseth Hin schberger
Marvin Johnson
Calvin Larson
Jeanette Jacobson Martinson
Paul Paulson
Edward Nb erg
Richard Aune
Lola Lidstro m Berg
Kermit Hoversten
Carol \'(latSon chweizer
$2 ,500-4 ,999
Marolyn Sortland Halverson
\'(lilliam Halverson
$5 00 -999
Archie Lalim
Eunice Nystuen ordand
S 1,000 -2,499
LaVonnc Th ompson Benson
Ruby Helland Brow n
hirlcy L, rson Goplerud
Audr ey Nagel ander
$240 -499
Ethel Anderson Andersen
Andrew Balcrud
Barbara Kolden Balerud
orinne hicll Leslie
Lynn Lundin
Miriam Hoplin Lundin
Lyle Show
$500 -999
James hristopherson
Jennings Th ompson
$24 0-499
Elii.1bct h Becken
Roben Hoffiander
Merlin Johnson
LaRhea Johnson Morseth
LaWayne Morserh
Daniel Pearson
Wallace Pran
Calvin torley
arol Brekken Ritt enhouse
Connie Rholl Wagoner
Gifts up to $1 19
Jerome Andersen
Jack Berry
Dolores Hinsverk Bies
Fabian
arlson
Rut h Isaacson
ornell
$ 120-239
Erling aris en
Donald Erickson+
Sylvia Kleven Hanson
Marjori e Wi lberg Hauge
Doroth y Gra mlin g Hoffiander
Rob m Howells
Roger Leak
9
$ 120 -239
Gen rude ess Berg
T heodore Berkland
Doris Frojen Bretheim
Shirley Odencrans Erickson+
Glen Hendrickson
Eleanor Ewert Hucchinson
Gloria Johnson
Erika raub Niemi
Clarice Thi ngelscad Onsager
Lillian Ysteboe Ose
Dorothy wanson Ryan
G ifts up to $ 119
Dorothy Anderson
Elaine Hanson Aune
Kerman Benson
James Bergd and
Dolores Flaa Bjerga
Alben Bjerkestrand
Thelm a Finnesgard Dahle•
Trygve Dahle•
G erald Davis
John Eliason
Harold Emerson
Steph en Engelstad
Ellen Stenberg Erick.son
Kat hryn Th orsgard Erickson
Stanley Erickson
Jo hn Ga rland
Janee HargraveGavic
Ronald Gude rian
Herbert Hanson
Hubert Hanson
Howard Hjelm
Muriel Olson Hoplin
Joseph Hulterstrum
An •ild Jacobson
John Johnson
Jean Vettel Kicele}'
Arthur Kuross
Joan Baxter Larson
Richard M)'hre
Harland elson
Pete Petersen
Gloria trand Peterson•Conrad
Arthur olberg
Otto Sotnak
Joyce Bonen trand
Herbert Svendsen
Alice Anderson Thorson
Donald T horson
Mary Valtinson Vevle
Robert Weeden
David West phal
Ruth Fosten •o ld Westph al
Ni ce Berg Wilcox
Loren \Xloo lson
C LASS OF ' 52
umber of Alumni: 139
Total Am ount of G ifts: $28 ,005 .00
Participation: 1%
$5 ,000-9,999
Leon ard Dalberg
Ruth chmidc
$ 1,000 -2. 99
Joanne Varner Peterson
Harvey Pererson
Yvonn e Bagley O lson
(Gifts received Ju ne 1, 200 1 to May 3 1, 2002)
Orvi lle Olson
Harvey Peterson
$ 1,000-2,499
Gloria Parirek Thorpe
Ruth Pousi Olli la
Janice Anderson Rykkcn
James Shiell
Joann e Varner Peterson
G ordon Th orpe
$500-999
\Villiam Kuross
Leroy Nyhus
Charlorte Kleven Rimmereid
$240-499
Irene Shelstad H enjum
Lloyd Lyngdal
Mildred Nelson
$ 120-239
Arvid Dixen
Marjorie Danidson Johnson
Morris Johnson
Ludt cr Larson
Donn a Wang Leak
D oro thy Sko nno rd Petcrx n
Marlo Petersen
Beverly Gryth Villwock
Gi fts up to $ 119
LeRoy Anenson
No rman Backstrom
Laurie Balzer
herman Bohn
H arriet Haller Brown
Celia H anson Burk
David Christensen
LeVon Paulson Dinrcr
Marj orie Haley Eliason
Jun e John son Enget
James Faul
Robe rt Go rdo n
Kay Roper H agen
Elmer Hanso n
M . Joyce Tallman H anson
Richard Howells
Th eodore Hust oft
Millard Knudso n
James Kon o m
Benjamin Larson
Elwood Larson
John Leak
Lola Nelso n Nebel
Roger Nelson
Go rdon Od egaard
Arnold Paulson
Gladys D ahlberg Peterson
Vera Peterson Rachuy
Donavon Robcrcs
David Rold«
Leona Eng Rold«
Roger Shelstad
Lewann Awes Sornak
Mae Ness Sparby
Alyce Larson Thur een
O dett e Hj elle Waller
CLASS OF '53
N umb er of Alumn i: 125
Total Amount of G ifts: $22,305.00
Parcicipation: 38%
$5,000-9,999
Donald Or en
Mark Raabe
$500-999
Ruth Aaskov
Dorothy Srrommen Chrisrophcrson
Marvin Larson
John Lingen
Betry Mun son Nyhus
Thomas Ohno
ArthurR.immcrcid
Allan Sortla,1d
$ 120-239
Theodore Anderson
Louis B« ker
Lowell Brown
lnts Busevic.s
Valborg Kyllo Ellingson
Erling S. Huglen
Richard Johnson
Mavis Kyllonen
Alice Jensen Noble
Horace Porten
Allan Thoreson
$240-499
Marlys Ringdahl Gun derson
\Vilgard John son
Joan Johnso n Kuder
Wi lmer Oudal
Gifts up to $ 119
Keith Anderson
JeannineTorstenson Blanchard
Willard Botko
Roger Ca rlson
George Fisher
Esther Oleson Freund
Marshal Cante
$ 120-239
Joseph C leary
Joyce Jorgensen Eckhoff
Beverly Nystuen -Carlsen
David Rykken
Edmund Youngquist
James Gcise ndorfer
G ifts up to $ 119
Eli1.abeth Manger Anderson
LaVon Moderow Belanger
Torrey Berge
H . Emmerc Dan ielson
Faith Ca rlstedt Dippo ld
Herman Egeberg
Jerom e Engseth
Leland Fairbanks
Delmour Fenske
Marilyn Elness Froiland
Jam es Hamre
A1ice Jacobsen
Norm an John son
Sigrunn Kvamme
H arriet Dup slaff Luehrs
Jack Lundb erg
David Lunde
Dono van Lundeen
Duane Myrin
Howard Pearson
Harold Peterson
Donald Reimer
Sam Skogsbergh
Vernon Stcnoien
Phyllis Vik Swanson
Co rinne Rechwill Tiegs
William \'Uhite
Helen Larsen Wire
Mavis Strand Hafsrad
Wallace H afstad
Eileen Johnson Hanson
Rohm lngman
U roy lscmingcr
Orpha Hu shagen Iseminger
Rohm Langseth
Mary Peterson Leak
Beverly Jacobsen Lund een
Alan Mathiason
Helen Jensen Myhre
Arlene Larson Nelson
Karl Nestvold
Edward Nyhu s
Winifred Nysrucn Nyhus
Ardis Dorr Nystuen
G lenn O lson
Lloyd Peterson
Ardelle Skovholt Quanbeck
No rm an Quanbeck
Donna Erickson Reimer
Alben Sand ness
Maryls Harkm an Schm idt
John Seaver
Roger Stockmo
Jero me Trelsrad
CLASS OF '55
Number of Alumn i: 10 I
Total Amount of Gifts: $36,525.00
Parciciparion: 35%
CLASS OF ' 54
Number of Alumni : 147
Total Amo unt of G ifts: $9,670.0 0
Participation:37%
$ 10,000 or more
Phillip Gronseth
$ I ,000-2 ,499
$2,500-4 ,000
Beverly Halling Oren
Florence H elland Borman
Lowd ! Kleven
$ 1,000-2 .499
Darrell Egertson
Beverly Omdahl Nelson
$500-999
Herbert Chilmo m
$240-499
Richard Dronen
Arvin Halvorson
$240-499
Arthur Anderson
Mark John son
Colette Peterson Lyngdal
10
Philip Nelson
Ethel Nordstrom Shiel!
$120-239
Gene Anderson
Agnes Thompson Becker
John Benson
Richard H agestuen
Jacquelyn Bagley Han son
Janice Bremseth Larson
Wenona Strandlie Lund
Richard Mahre
Clinton Peterson
Gifts up to $ 119
Wi llard Burk
Elaine Fo~ Erickson
Wallace H anson
Robert Herman
Mary Jean Danger Holmquist
ErvinJohnson
LaVonne Soderberg John son
Elmer Karlstad
Ralph Martinsen
Phyllis O lson McDaniel
Audrey Larson Miller
Clarice Ca rlson Nasby
Diane Aho Nelson
Clyde Peterson
John Peterson
David Skaar
Mavis BergeTrelnad
CLASS OF '56
Numb er of Alumni : 125
Total Amount of Gifts : $ 14,405.00
Participation: 38%
$5,000-9 ,999
R. Luther Ol son
$ 1,000-2,499
Deloris Anderson
I. Shelby G imse Andr ess
$500-999
Robert Lockwood
$240-499
Lloyd Grinde
Cha rles Howard
$ 120-239
Dorot hy Floistad Benson
Thomas Benson
H ans D umpys
C harles Evavold
Rohm Gjengdah l
James Hau gen
Stan ley Ludviksen
Christine Munson Main
Ronald Main
James Pederson
Robert Roos
Donohu e Sarff
Elizabeth Morcensen Swanson
John Thomp son
G ifts up to $ 119
Margaret Hermanson Barnes
Gerald Baxter
Caro lyn Lower Bliss
J• mes Buski rk
O rla hrisrenscn
Robert Dongoske
Lel• nd Erickson
F,r olyn John son Ge hring
Shirley Mu len G rnus
Jo hn Haynes
Marlys Nepsu nd Lester
Margaret Helgaas Lincoln
Harvey Lundin
Mary Christiansen Meyer
Ardell Moen
Robert No rby
Roger O se
Ervin Ovcrlund
James Pearson
Harold Stoa
Allen Swanson
Kath ryn Th orv ig Th omp son
G lenn T ho rpe
Mark T ho rpe
Richard T ho rud
Ma lcolm Unseth
Evererc Holt
Marshall Jo hnson
Ralph Johnso n
Ro nald Johnson
Alfred Kaupins
Faye Brenni Moen
Do nald Myrvik
Rhod a Dah l Myrvik
ClaraA.nnHaugen Nordstrom
Ge rald Parupsky
Noel Sagness
Gloria Grant Knoblauch
Jeanette O lso n Locke
O rval Moren
Ruby Johnson Mortenson
Phyllis Knudson cim
Ronald cave
LaVane Srudlicn
Arden Wahlberg
Robert Welch
James No rman
Robert O slund
James Plum edahl
L'lwrcnce Pratt
C LASS OF '59
Number of Alumni : 143
Tota l Amount of ifts: S 18,050.00
Participadon: 4 1%
Marian GraffSkaar
Neal nider
Mar lys Holm Tho rsgaard
John Welckle
Ronald Welde
$5,000-9,999
John Martinsen
C LASS OF '58
Nu m ber of Alumn i: 132
Toral Amou nt of G ifts: $26,385 .00
Participation: 35%
$ 1,000-2,499
Paul Almqu iSt
arl Casperson
$ 10,000 or more
Birgit Birkeland
MarcinOlav Sabo
Inez.Olson chwarzkopf
$2,5 00-4,999
Joann e Stiles Laird
$500-999
Lois Madson Allen
John Berg
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Menon Johnson
Robert Meffert
Ronald Miskowicc
Harold eilsen
Hubert Nelson
Willard O lsen
Do nald O lson
Sylvia Moe Ovcrlund
Vicki Skor Pearson
Eileen Pund y
David Quanbeck
Luther Romo
Do nald Sallen
Junice Aasncss andncss
Theodore trand
Gale Torscenson
C LASS O F '60
N umb er of Alumni : 162
Total Amo unt of Gifts: $ 10,405.00
Participation: 3 1%
$2,50 0-4,999
Bruce Amundson
Eugene Peterso n
C LASS OF ' 57
N umb er of Alumn i: 138
Tota l Amou nt of G ifts: $29 ,984 .00
Participation: 36%
S 10,000 or mo re
Raymo nd G rind e
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Caroly n Burfield
Beverly Tollefson Uh lenberg
$500-999
Chester Hoversten
Dona ld Olsen
Lila Ogawa Furukawa
$2,500-4 ,999
Grace Forss Herr
Harris Lee
Mabech aurc yllscrom
Wesley Sideen
Crace Kemmer Sulcrud
S 1,000-2,499
tanley Baker
Sidney Berg
De>n Holmes
An na Hovland Hanson
Jo An Bjornso n Jo hnson
Mary Erickson Lockwoo d
$500.00-999
Harlan hriscianson
$240-499
T homas Moen
Bo nnie Martinson Sta rley
$500-999
$ 120-239
Mary Twiton Bosben
Paul hrisrensen
Donald Hagestuen
RmhThorsgard Homme
Harry Horne
Rhoda Monseth Hu glen
hirley Nordin e Kehrbc rg
Gary Lange
Go rdon Lindgren
Lawrence Lyscig
David Ringstad
RichardRobinson
onja Sather kurdal
$2 0-499
C hester Dyrud
Kennech Hagen
$240-499
D ennes Borman
AJdemar Johnson Hagen
Gor don Trelsrad
$ 120-239
James Armstrong
Verna Skovholr Barren
T homas Hom ander
Roben Jamieson
Morris Jespersen
Wayne Johnson
Roger Mackey
Gera ld M indrum
Maynard Nelson
Richard Vevle
Bill Z inn
Gifts up to $ 119
Richard Berg
David Freedland
Do rot hy Burke Freedland
Virg Ge h ring
Peggy-Joyce orenso n Grab le
G ilbert Gra us
Doris Rovick Hanson
Anneliese Laidig H aynes
Jean M,ng uson H icks
$ 120-239
Elyce Lundquist Arvidson
Lois Mackey Davis
Hugh Gi lmore
Betty John son H ass
Peggy Oneil wcnscn
Janet Coo ke Zinewicz
Jerome Kleven
Alice Lindell Lindgren
Wendel l Sh iell
G ifts up 10 119
Lawrence Berg
Irene O lson Brown
James Brown
Delores rupp hristianson
Barbara O lson Oertle
Jam es G uldm h
James Hanson
Franklin Hawks
Arlene dander Hill
Rod ney Hill
James Horn
Ro nald Jacobso n
LarryJunkermcier
H arold Kambak
Charlone Bac:a
lden Knmson
Monroe Larson
LeRoy Lauen
Walrer Lundeen
G ifts up to $ 119
Dennis Barnaal
Vernon Berkness
Elaine Nelson Bernards
Erwin
hrisrenson
Janet Nicderloh hristeson
Glenn Davidson
onja Johnson Enscad
Loi Hofstad Esselmom
Myrna Tollefson Ga rdin
Philip Heide
C, rl Hellie n
C. Leroy John son
Joy Hu nd l Joh nso n
Gwen Johnson Krapf
Margaret Peterson Langness
Jon Maraia
John Miskowiec
11
$240-499
Richard Berge
Phyllis Raymond Burge
Bruce Cunning
Jayton Paulson
Edyt he Strand Shogren
Marjorie Moland \Xlcndt
S 120-239
John Anderson
Kay Lemmerman ilmore
Ruth Carlsen Moen
David Nordlie
S 120.00
Donald Homme
HarryToussaim
Gifts up to $ 119
Lois Richter Agrimson
Jean Knutson Anderson
Arne Boyum
Myron Carlson
Carol Johnson Casperson
Fred Engelmann
Ruth Borchardt Engelstad
ancy Garland Erickson
Arden Fla1en
James Gedrose
Dennis Glad
BarbaraMilne Gordon
David Hanka
Kenneth Hatland
Gerald Hendricks
Donald Holmq uisc
LaVonne GravgaardIverson
Peter Locke
M•ry LundquiSt Meffert
C lifford Myhre
R. Thomas Olson
(Gifts received Jun e 1. 200 1 10 May 3 1, 2002)
Phyllis R<denbaugh Ose
Dwighr Pederson
Barbara Ricsberg Peterson
Ronald ranley
MarleneStud1ien
C LASS O F '62
Number of Alumni: 169
Total Amount of Gifts: $ 14,420.00
Participation: 29%
Gordon
$2,500-4,999
Joann Eliason Amundson
yverson
Larry Th ompson
Kermit Vall~n
Sharon Grodt West
Darrell Wiese
Shirley Harms W ilsey
Lowell Ziemann
C LASS O F '6 1
Number of Alumni : 160
Total Amounr of Gifts: $ 17,949. 00
Parcic ipation: 26%
$5,000-9,999
Richard Thompson
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Marilyn Saure Breckenridge
Joseph Hsieh
Kenneth Nelson
Karen Egcsdal Trelm d
$500-999
Daniel Carlson
Mary Ttldahl Meyers
$240-499
Dennis Johnson
Jan et Baralden Johnso n
Gregory Madson
$120-239
Kenneth AJccrman
Theodore Botten
Curtis Haney
Ca rol Oversvee Johnson
Joan Gibson Labs
Ronald Laudert
Seven Score
Co nstance Gildsech pangenberg
PatriciaNordlund Toussaint
Gifts up to $ 119
Gayle Arvidson
Lloyd Bakke
John Baxter
Mary Lou BalcerChristenson
Lawrence Gallagher
Roger Gordon
Jam es Ho lden
Audrey Halvorson Hovland
PatriciaSwanson Kreuziger
George Larson
George Lundqu ist
Julie Magnuson Marineau
Jack Mayala
Karen Erickson McCullough
Cedric Olson
Gerald Peterson
James Redeske
Myron Rew
Jud y Fosse Snider
Glenice Nordin Sprague
Carol Svanoe
Bruce Westphal
$5,000-9,999
Patr icia O 'Reilly Olso n
$ 1,000-$2,499
Dennis Erickson
Mary Lou Ervin Erickson
$ I ,000-2.499
Allen Hoverste n
Philip Sidney
Sarah Halvorson Strom
Sandra Simpson Phaup
Stella Kyllo Rosenquist
WilJiamStrom
$500-999
David Srccnson
Robert Tufford
LauraleeHowe Zenk
$ 1,000 -2,499
Kathleen Aalcer Casperson
Eunice Kyllo Roberts
Arne Sather
$240-499
Ronald Beckman
Bradley Holt
David Procrnr
Ordean Torsrenson
$240-499
Jennelle Johnson C unning
Paul Grover
Lorna Hoverste n
John Hugo
Lois Knutson Larsen
Kay Hanenbur g Madson
Wayne Stockman
Lewis Sundquist , 11
Mary Ann Sorensen Urban
$ 120-239
Roger Bevis
Brenda Henrickson Capek
Linda Carlscedt
Lola Nelson Grafstrom
C. Bagley Humphrey
Doris Wilkins Johnson
Caro l Anderson McCue n
T homas Wadsworch
Marilyn Heide Waller
John Wanner
$120-239
Marilyn Ellingson Akerman
Philip Baum an
Joanne Joski Evavold
Judy Jo hnson John son
Olivia Gordon Lorents
John Osberg
Gifts up to $ 119
R. Char les Anderson
C harles Arndt
Morris Bjurlin
Gifts up to SI 19
John Bosrad
Claire Helland Buettner
John Christense n
Wayne Coil
Sherman Coltvec
Tamara Ronholdt Francis
Marilyn Olson Gronner
Julia O se Grose
Sonia Overmoe n Gullick,
Peter Hauser
Rodney Helgeson
Wanda Anderson Hemes
Robert Umup
Ruth Gochnauer Johnson
Ursula Laidig Juliar
LynneMclean Junkcrmeicr
Gayler Korsmo
Ella Bowlby Lerud
John Lystig
Phillip Matti son
Cunis Moe
A. Robert Molldrem
Ann Ring Odegaa rd
Betty Johnson Oppegard
Milo Oppegard
Bonnie Carlson Pehrson
Roger Schwarn
Ronnie Scott
Bcrz.cPaulson Solomonson
Barbara Herkal Szoke
Roger Bosmoe
Wendell Carlson
Joan Hanson C heck
Wayne Christiansen
Gloria C lauson
Alice Evenson
l.annell Farmer
Mary Lower Farmer
Raymond Fosse
Stephen Gabr ielsen
Joyce Gusiafson Hauge
Marilyn Peterson Haus
Mary Jo Cherne Holmmand
Caro lyn Johnson
Judich Hess Larsen
KarenTangen Mattison
Julie Medbery
Russell Oste rberg
Glenn Peterson
Janet Evenson Potran
James Roback
Hans Sandbo
Allen atter
Albert Schobe r
Arvid Schroeder
C hristopher Wagner
Ann Johnson Wollman
Linda Tollefson Zenk
C LASS OF '63
Number of Alumni : 188
Tota l Amount of Gifts: $53,086.00
Participation: 29%
C LASS OF '64
Numbe r of Alumni : 202
Toca! Amount of Gifts: $ 15,76 1.00
Participation: 25%
$ I 0,000 or more
LaVonne O lson Batalden
Paul Batalden
$2 ,500-$4,999
Joyce Leifgren Young
Karen La.Mere Bosmoe
12
$500-$999
Rohm Nordin
Karen Henry Srccnson
$240-$499
Doto thy Borsgard Berldand
Ellen Paulson Keiter
Gary Langness
Jean Pfeifer Olson
Stanley Spangenberg
Dorothea Hake Torsrcnson
$ 120-$239
Luther Anderson
Bruce Braaten
Deanne Star Greco
Roger Johnson
Sharon C hristensen Kildal
Mary Fenrick Olson
Ted Olson
James Parks
Patricia Strecker Pederson
Virginia Hovland Plunkett
Bruce Ranum
Betty Hanson Rossing
Gifts up to $ 119
Dawn Asp Aarsvold
And rew Berg
Jerry DeVrieze
Avis Hoel Dyrud
Philip Dyrud
Barry Fosland
Ronald Gtoff
Margery Kyvig Haaland
Ann Tja den Jensen
David John son
Jack Kelly
Sharon Swanson Knucson
Diane Garbisch Levalce
Mary Lindgren
Karla Krogsrud Miley
Ronald No rdin
Sharon Peterson Paulson
Linda Hamilton Senta
James Spiess
Satoru Sudoh
Carla Q uanbeck Walgren
Michael Walgren
Elizabech Johnson Wolsky
C LASS OF '65
Numb er of Alumni : 229
Total Amount of Gifts: $78,627.0 0
Partic ipation: 34%
$ I 0,000 or Mo re
Kinney Johnson
$5, 000- $9,999
Lyle O lson
$2 ,500-$4,999
Daniel And erson
$ I ,000-S2 ,499
Lois Harp Bjorngoard
Paul Ficldharnmer
Priscilla Strecker Fieldhammcr
\'(landa \Xlagner Hanson
Ruth Radke Paulson
Larry cholla
S500-$999
Julie Gudmcsrad Laudicina
Daniel Meyers
Steven Nielsen
$240-$499
Gary Blosberg
Judy Thomp son Eiler
Mark Gjerde
James Harbo
MarleneHanggi Heimbigner
Cordelia Coltvec Hoffmann
BeverlyNelson Hugo
Peter Jacobson
Carol Welch Langness
Marie Hafie MacNally
John McIntyre
Dennis Morreim
Gene Nagel
Gary O lson
$ 120-239
Bradford Aamodt
JoAnn Halvorson
Robert Hinz
Donald Hostl h
Sharon Dirrbcnner KJabund
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John Luoma
Larry Nelson
David Parupsky
Joyce Anderson Pfaff
GaryT hyren
Gifts up ro $ 119
Lois Luthard Anderson
Marilyn ielsen Anderson
Judith Kasin Anenson
Jean Amland Berg
Adrienne crand Buboln
Larry Buboltz
Darryl Can er
Gerald Dahl
Eunice Bergman Dietrich
Thomas Eberhart
Gary Ellis
Dale Engel
Marilynn Ross Fa1l
strom
Donald Francis
Hildur Oyen Gleason
Anita Christopherson Gransee
Gracia Grindal
David Gunderson
Linnea Hanke
Edythe Berg Johnson
Janice Mattson Johnson
Kendall Kamp
Chuck Kienholz
Paul Larson
Michael Marcy
Michael Monson
Peter Onstad
Calvin Peterson
Janee Anderson Peterson
Lilah Rasmussen
Paul Reiff
Gary Reuss
Lee Ridgway
I. Patricia ccenson Roback
Marie Bergh andbo
Ellen Johnson Srrorn
Sceven Scrommen
\Villiam Tessman
Lyndon West
Robert Zeller
Dennis Rykken
James enn
Joann Gilbertson Snyder
Karen Pelcola Sorenson
Beery Lundgren ravrou
Sorerios Sravrou
harles Stenson
Dale Strom
James cruve
haron Petersen Te.ssman
Steven Westby
CLASS OF '6 6
Number of AJurnni: 2 17
Total Amoun1 of Gifts: $ 18,759.00
Panicipario n: 26%
CLASS OF '67
Number of Alumni: 2 17
Total Amoun1 of Gifts: $8,337.00
Participation: 31o/o
$5,000- $9,999
Gay Johnson Minear
penccr Minear
$500-$999
ccphen Bacalden
Lee Anne Hansen L1ck
recchen Larson Swenson
\Vaync wenson
$ 1,000-$2 ,499
Thom as Hanson
$500-$999
Patricia Munson Duncan
ynthia Hanson
Beth Torstenson
$240-$499
Gail Suo msmoc Dow
Alan Gierke
Marilyn Albaugh Gierke
Rebecca Beiro Huseby
Dennis Miller
Mark Sandbo
$240-499
Janice Peterson Andrews
John Greenfield
Edward Huseby
Douglas Johnson
Kathryn Wall Johnson
Donald Marrison
Richard Mork
Jeanne \'(/anncr Morreim
$ 120-$239
James Call
Loren Dunham
Sharon Hendrickson Gronberg
Barry Gunderson
Kay Dahlquist Gunderson
uzanne Overholt Hampe
Gene Hugoson
Kathleen Feddick Luedtke
Dennis Sackreitcr
Karen Foss Sackreiter
Muriel Berg cholla
John elstad
Robert ko«egaard
Duane Vik
Rebecca Helgesen Von Fischer
$120-239
Lennore Bylund Bevis
Larry Hoff
teven Holm
Gracia Nydahl Luoma
Karen Langseth Oelschlager
Margaret Ahlson Tjade n
Gifts up to $ 119
Benjamin Coltvet
Donald Anderson
John Andr easen
K."hleen Popp Boggess
Julie eegmiller Braaten
Barbara Anderson Brown
Helen Co ltvet larke
Judith Erickson oppersmi1h
hirley Sandin Dahl
Darlene Ojak:mgas Gunderson
Catherine Blom Johnson
F. William Johnson
Karen Johnson
Margaret Danielson Jorg nsen
Allan Kriscenson
EJsie Anderson Larson
John Lund
Marcia Th imsen Noble
Douglas Norvold
Beverly Hallcock Ohmann
Larry O lson
Dennis Paulson
Darrel Pererson
Judith Erickson Pinelkow
arolyn Benson Pinman
Gifts up to $ 119
BarbaraAnderson Aaberg
Bruce Anderson
Dianne Larson onn
Janet Fischer Davenport
Marilyn McKnight Erickson
Ruth Ann Gjerde Finke
Terry Frovik
Bruce ilmore
Dennis Goldenman
Lorraine Vash osewisch
Robert Haskin
onja Helgesen
Darlene Tesdell Hetland
Duane Hetland
Robert Hosman
Roger Husbyn
Sandra Doering Jeppesen
Victori:i.Asper Johnson
Mi hael Jorgensen
loria Lamprecht
Mary Lou Lanes
Elaine Erickson L1rson
Karen Len::inder
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Marian Schroeder Leonardson
Mary Ellen trommen Liebers
James Lindell
Carol Brandt Mork
Johanna cidcrt
Bonnie Johnson Nelson
Linda Larson Pahl
Janee Madsen Peterson
Kenneth Peterson
\Villiam Pittman
Fern Rasmussen
Harley Refsal
Audrey Anderson Rogness
Patricia Sickin
Tom Snyder
Paulene Nelson peed
Marlys Ruona Thomsen
cuan Ucgaard
Carl Wall
Geraldine Neff Wall
CLASS OF '68
Number of Alumni: 26 1
Total Amount of Gifts: $46,332.00
Participation: 29%
or more
Ronald Nelson
$ I 0,000
$ 1,000-$2,499
David Berg
David Boe
Joan Vol,
$500-$999
\Vayne Hansen
lone Agrimson Hanson
Mark Hanson
Duane llscrup
Marsha trommen Olson
Carolyn Hanson Schildgen
$240-$499
Jean Hemstreet Bachman
Janet Lunas Gjerde
Carole BraudJensen
Gerald Jensen
Bruce Johnson
Lois Hallcock Johnson
TerrySaceren
Earl ethre
Larry Sharpe
$120-$239
Dorod1y Anderson
Michael Arnd1
Dean Ersfeld
Allen islason
Herald Johnson
Lyle Malot~T
David Melby
Mary Schivone Nelson
Miriam Cox Peterson
John Roebke
Gary chmidt
Roberr Steen on
Janet Thorp
John Weinard
Gifts up 10 $ 119
Elizaberh Amdall
James Bengtson
(Gifts received June I , 2001 to May 3 1. 2002)
Benson
Priscilla Plan Berg
Joel Bjerkestrand
Donald Britt
Janee Braaten DeGaetano
Elizabeth Hukcc Demich
Jonathan DcVries
John Eckberg
Jeffery Elavsky
ccphen Erickson
John Fahlberg
\Xfilliam Farmer
Alan Fredrickson
Ca rolyn Auld Gravell
Den.isGueczkow
Anne Dauph ine Hayward
David Heidtke
Theodore Johns on
Do lores Johnson
David Joyce
Luther Kendrick
Kathlynn Lindqui st
No Reen Nystrom-Henke
Mary Fir! Olson
Jan Pedersen-Schiff
Alice Draheim Peters
Robert Peters
Mary Roiland Peterson
Linda Christ ensen Phillips
Barbara Hanson Raymond
Jam es Romslo
Gera ldine Carlstrom Rustad
Nancy Peterson Salmi
Caro l Watson Saund ers
Jan Severson
Clair Severson
ByronTroice
ConsranceAckerson\Vanner
Lois Wcllnitt \Varrcn
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CLASS OF '69
N umb er of Alumni: 3 13
Tora.IAmount of Gifts: $ 14,504 .00
Participation:2 1o/o
$2,500-$4 ,999
Lynn Benson Hjelmcland
$ I ,000-$2,499
Julie Teigland Anderson
Richard King
$500-$999
James Ericksen
Lois Batalden Hansen
John Harden
Ronald Swanson
Jeann e Kyllo Wendschuh
$240-$499
Richard Fenton
Richard Olmsted
Sandr a Larson O lmsted
Sonya Christensen Steven
LawrenceTurner
$ 120-$239
WarrenBey
Diana O lson Ersfeld
Rosemary Jacobso n
Suzann e Kelley
Ingrid Kloster Koch
Frank Wagner
Joyce Engstrom Spector
Mary Loken Veim h
G ifts up to $ 119
Karen Norum Alm
Ardell Thorpe Bengtson
Caro l Halvorson Bjerkestrand
Ronald Ca llanan
Pamela Bjorklund Car lson
Wayne Ca rlson
David Cina
David Cross
Peggy Nelson Edstro m
Philip Edstrom
Dian e Follingsrad
Dale Froyum
Lona Berg Froyurn
John Gree nfield
Dallas Ahrens Hagen+
Eunice Helgeson
Joan H alverson Holt
Jon Johnson
Laurel Jon es Joh nson
Mary Ekstrom Johnso n
Robert Kirchner
Marilyn Kusel Kirk
Marcia Weltzin Kjesbu
David Knucson
David Korila
Joan ne Ogdah l Leach
Mark Lund
Nancy Machmueller Maier
Janis Machison
Margaret Ness
Michael Peterson
Dennis PAipsen
Sandra Olson Pietig
Diane Ellingson Runquist
Kathleen Ford Ruud
Mary Mether Sabatke
Richard Sandee n
John-Mark Stensvaag
Erik trommen
Norma Johnson Strommen
John ulzbach
Nancy Neumann Thor en
Jam es Torfin
Mark Trechock
Arlene Uejima
Diane Boese \Varner
Bonnie Jami eson Wedel
Curtis Zieske
$500 -999
Gary Benson
Sara Palmgrcn Benson
Linda Larson
$24 0-499
Mary Buss
Betty Mackay
Lisbeth Jorgensen Sethre
Susan Lindberg Sorenson
$ 120-239
Peter Agre
James Ashley
Kerry Bade
Larry G lenn
Da niel Koch
Bradley Refsland
Donald Smith
Sharo n John son Sullivan
Ronald Wahlberg
Gifts up to $ 119
Daryl Anderson
Caro lyn Gilbertso n Brown
Sherman Danielson
Mary Nelso n Eckberg
James Fischer
Dan Foss-Goran
Kristin Foss-Goran
John Hansen
Renee Maikk ula Isaacson
Thomas Iverson
Steven Johnson
LaRhae Grin dal Knatterud
John Kulczyclti
Marilyn Ladin g
Stephen Larson
Pamela D rayer Lillehei
Sonya Nydahl Lund
Cat herine Go rder Mazyck
Cheryl Hayenga Nybe rg
Raymo nd Nybe rg
Linda W ichm an n Oja
Nico lyn Rajala
Diane John son T horltildson
David Ulvin
Jan et Ca ll Ulvin
M. Jane Co rnelison Van Brun t
onya Hagen Zieske
Linda Swanson Zimmerman
C LASS O F '7 0
Number of Alum ni: 27 I
Total Amount of G ifts: $39,086.00
Participation: 20%
CLASS OF '7 1
N umb er of Alumn i: 284
Tota l Amo un t of G ifts: $ I I 6,72 0.00
Parcicipacion: 2 1%
$ I 0,000 or more
Robert M iciness
Thomas Peterson
$ I 0,000 or more
Michael Good
$2,500-4,999
John Hjelmeland
$ 1,000-2,499
Mari lyn Buschbo m Lueth
Barbara Dur kee Mikelson
$ I ,000 -2,499
C heryl Nelson King
Paul Mikelson
Terry Nygaard
Paulett e O lson Od egaard
Richard eime
$500-999
Philip Hoversten
David Owen
Kay Hendri ckson Owe n
Swan Scott Swanson
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$24 0-499
David Benzel
John Jenn eke
Rachel Hendri ckson Julian
Mary Grooters Lewis
Michael Scott
$ 120-239
Susan G ibbon s Casey
Ti mo thy Casey
Mark Ellinger
Patricia O lson Ellinger
C harles Maland
G lennis Wdd a Schlukebier
Janice Bell Schmidt
Nancy Simonetti
Kathleen Tierney Sceenson
Nancy Rosrberg Sylvester
Robert Tjaden
G ifts up to $ 119
Donald Beach
Mark Bermess
Jane Ca tlin Bracken
Roger Branes
Paul C hind vall
Kathy Kropdin Cracra ft
A. Carolyn Benson Dauner
Jeffrey Dieter
Ruth Schroeder Duffy
Peter Eckberg
Janee Levin Gordon
Gary Hagen
Gay lord Hall
PauJa Jones lvcrson
Douglas Johnson
Murry Kelly
Leslie Lee
Robert Martin
Wi lliam Mees Mees
Jud y Hoseth Mikolich
Lynn Oeder Miller
Bruce Nelson
G regg Nelson
Judith Larson Peterso n
Leanne Phinne y
John Rask
Linda Gilbertson Romslo
Susan Risum Rustebakke
David Siedlar
Darrell Skogen
Nancy Strommen Scensvaag
Stephanie Johnso n Sulzbach
Janice Sheldon T homp son
Jane Sontag Vemess
G regory With ers
Marilyn Borcherdin g Wom eng
CLASS OF '72
N um ber of Alumni: 287
Tora.I Amo unt of G ifts: $ 11,080.00
Participation: 2 1%
$2,500 -4,999
Geo rge Dahlm an
$ 1,000-2,499
James Agre
$500 -999
David Christianson
Michelle Karkhoff C hristianson
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$240-499
Burton Haugen
Gary Larson
Janice Nelson
Jonathan Nye
Brian Olson
$240-499
Linda Wahlberg Jenneke
Linda Bailey Holmen
Gary Johnson
Richard Pearson
$ 120-239
Gary Anderson
Gary Ellefson
$500-999
Robert tromme n
$ 1,000-2,499
Karen Johnson Brudvig
Merilee Klemp
Norman Wahl
$240-499
Ronald Hoverstad
Elizabeth Turritcin Lien
Brian Wigdahl
$500-999
Andrea Johnson trommcn
Jon Hanson
S120-239
Lorraine \'(fiecz.kcAaland
Margam Rein Bade
Timothy Brady
Joann Koclln Frankcna
Lyn Froiland
Percr Gale
Thomas Haas
Richard Habsrritc
Thomas Howe
Ronald Johnson
Sheryle Siegfried Kaluza
Kathryn Modrow Kufus
David Lehrke
Pacrick Marcy
Julie Olson Munson
Donald Prose
Karen Sandness
AJan oli
Nancy Becker oli
Gifts up 10 $ 119
Vivian Yonker Anderson
Darla Lovaas Frantz
Srevcn Frann
John Gisselquisr
Judy Bacon Haugo
Nancy Olson Hrdlicka
Karen Johnshoy Hcsla
Christine Jacobson Jeatran
Stephen Jea1ran
Nancy Klein Maland
Bradley O lson
Catherine Berglund Becker
Rebecca Nystuen Berger
Scott Brown
Janer churr Brubak
Ste\'en Carlson
Joyce Catlin
Marilyn Rude Chindvall
Beverly Ma11SonConboy
Douglas Co nboy
Beverly Fermon
D uane Foss
Corrine Froelich Frank
Kathryn Frank
Roger Gorham
James Hagen
Lyth Harn
Ruth Gundale Hillebrand
GiflS up 10 $ 119
James Arends
Sandra Knudson Beito
Nancy Brown-Koeller
Dawn crauch Holmes
Rhona Newpon Brysky
Ann Knurson Bundy
David Heikkinen
Rad1el Iverson
Paul Holmes
Thom as Jensen
Mark Johnson
Susan Benson Karkhoff
Bonnie Ursed, Koch
Cynthia Hicks Kelly
LarryLaingen
MargrecaMagelssen
Mark Ladwig
Cheryl Lindroos Marcin
Deborah Anderson Miller
Michael Nelson
Pamela Nichols Nelson
Alan Huus
Carol Ellingson McMillin
Vivian Moe
Steven Nelson
Roberc Nilsen
Bruce Pam:rson
Susan Maahs Rowan
Judi, h andeen Sandell
T homas nell
Ronald Spencer
Mary Kay Johnson censvaag
Saul Stcnsvaag
Nancy Voss
Marlys Oelschlager Withers
CLASS O F '73
Numberof Alumni: 292
Tora( Amoun, of Gifts: $5,470.00
Parricipario
n: 19%
$500-999
Rebecca mich hrist.ianson
Marilyn Gissclquisc
Andrew Morrison
Gregory Carlson
Lavon Emerson-H nry
Marvin Felderman
Bryon usrafson
Marcia T hompson Hagen
Marvin Levake
Mark Mattison
Mary Muhlbrad,
Daniel Nordin
Kristinc Olson
Kathleen Quick
Joel Raaen
Pamela Enge Rausch
\Villiam Roen
Stephen Rolfsrud
$ 120-239
Dean Anderson
\'v'aync Anderson
Jo Ellen Schramm A,mcss
William Axncss
Stephen Blake
Karen Hayes Brophy
Cynthia Behmer Gale
Nan9 rThomsen HcckJcr
Jene Morey
teven Otoo l
Barbara Ruud Revuelras
teven Reznicek
Daniel Rodgers
Nancy Sandro
Julie Johnson Westlund
Gifts up to SI 19
Jo Ann Berg BabIitch
$2,500-4,999
Pamela Birdsall Richard
$2 0-499
onnie Garry Adams
David Dahl
Subhashchand Patel
Allan Tonn
Allan Torsce.nson
$ 120-239
Duane Esterly
Sheryl Birk Gable
Gifts up 10 $ 119
Mark Bengrson
Paul Breitenfeldt
Brenda Hoppes acradoris
Andrea Erickson
Stephanie Gierke Gustafson
Lila KJanderman Hambleton
Jann Meissner Hamilton
Raymond Hamilton
Keith Howard
Carol Jernberg
Richard Kruger
Diane Loeffler
Ruth Anderson Lofgren•
Clifford McCann
Susan Johnson Mc eill
Nancy Soli Mollner
Ka1hleen Murdock
Gayle Baker Hofmann
Daniel Nelson
Lyle Horrmann
Marlene Chan Hui
Shirley ChriS1ensen Nickel
Thom as Koplin
Elizabeth Kasee Pedersen
Brenda alberg Peterson
James Ring
Carl Oslund
Alan Krancz
David Levine
Judith Lu-Lawson
David Paun
JuJianne arlson Pederson
Bonnie Peterson
Daniel Pererson
Michael Lundeby
Paula McDermid Lundeby
Philip Lundin
ail Butson Maifeld
Jan O'Brien weec
Philip Pe1erson
Timothy Miller
Paige Nelson
CLASS OF '76
Number of Alumni: 304
Total Arnouni of Gifts: $26,538.00
Janice \Veum Philibert
William Nelson
Wendy Nilsson
Mary Clapp Overend
Karen Dahlke Rodda
Carol Sime
Donald Swenson
Samuel chmeling
Doro1hyTanaka Storeygard
Paula Roberts Tetzloff
Len \'v'ojcowicz
Participation: 23 %
Randel Widmom
Linda Larson Pipkorn
Lecda Premil Pitra
$ I 0,000 or more
H. Theodore Grindal
CLASS OF '74
Number of Alumni: 283
Total Amouni of Gifts: $ I 65,402.00
Mary Ran laff
Ward chendel
Charles Schul,
S I ,000-2.499
Scott Anderson
Parcicipation: 22%
Lynn Co rrin eykora
Larry Thomp son
Stephen Reinarz.
SI 0,000 or more
Richard olvin
$2,50 0-4,999
Ru1hJohnson
Laurie Johnson Thorp
Timo1hy T horp
Kathryn Anderson Wahl
Kathleen Tinserh
rla Johnson Velenchcnko
Mark Zellmer
$ I ,000 -2.499
Jeffrey Dahl
CLASS OF '75
Number of Alumni: 220
Toral Amouni of ifrs: $ I 1,872.00
Kenneth Holmen
Participation: 18%
15
Linda BergsethJarvis
Lois Wattman
$500-999
Karen Hesselroch
Ru1h Dahlof Vedvik
(Gifts received June I , 2001 10 May 31 , 2002)
$240-499
$ 1,000 -2,499
Steve n Bloo m
Mary Qu anb cck Barber
Barbara Brooks
Deborah Fredrickson Crowley
Laurie Paulson Dah l
Marilyn Pearson Flo rian
Daniel Eicrheim
Rose lyn No rdaune
Do uglas Mellema
Stephe n Sveom
CLASS OF '78
Numb er of Alumni : 292
Total Amount of G ifts: $24 ,901.00
Participation: 25%
$500 -999
$ 10,000 or more
P. Dawn Heil Taylor
Robe rt An derso n
$ 120 -239
Janee Nelson Anderson
Inez Schey Bergquist
John Ronn ing
Joyce Larson Brown
Belvin Doebbcrc
Jeffrey Edson
Ruth Fairchild
Susan Gangsei
Rachel Rohde Gilchrist
Tho mas Koelln
Steven Kuross
Randa ll Lundell
Douglas Ndson
Beth Qua nbeck
Pauline Rathje Rodgers
Jerome Rold«
Mark Roloff
Debra Wh eeler
$24 0-499
Mary Fastner Bloom
Debra Daehn-Zel lmer
Mark Hall
MarkSchmidt
John Sonn ack
Antoinette Laux Sveom
David Wygant
Patrick Zumbusch
$ 120-239
Alcon Benncrc
Lori Berg Bright
Lee Hagberg
Lisa Lunge-Larsen
Gifts up to $ 119
Jod y Bymark-Boughto n
Jon Bergherr
Daniel Cassada
Jean Maland Dah l
Vendla Fahning
Susan Guenthner Garness
Joan DeVore Gish
Donald G rote
David Halaas
Shari Simonson H anso n
Susan Ro thman Ho lmscen
Kim John son
David Lane
William Lindquist
Susan Forsmark Long
Patricia Lundeen
Solvcig Evenson Matcson
Russell Meyers
Larry Morgan
Jan e Hensd in Murray
D ean Myers
Lynne Gilbertson Nelsen
Jeff Nessler
Dale Paschke
Vicky Bergh Paschke
Timothy Peterson
C har les Rapp
M ichael Sack
William Schmidt
Mark Selbo
Joel Squa dro ni
Minda Grist Squad roni
Richard Sviggum
Nancy Nelson Temtc
Cynthia Theo rin
Kay Schiller Trapp
Sally Tabor Wojtowicz
Thomas Zarth
C LASS OF '77
N umber of Alum ni: 276
Total Amount of Gifts: $ 13.435 .00
Philip Raaen
Mark Rubenstein
Joan Southworth
James Strommen
Jud ith Knudso n Stromm en
Linda Carlson Wescott
Gifts up to $ 119
Nancy Bergstro m Allen
Debra C hase An derson
Eric Au ne
Wi lliam Babcock
Scott Bouman
Ow aine Bruns
Pamela Carlso n
Cheryl Palmer Dam i
Cynt hia Anderso n D uty
Wayne Eklund
Susan Polkinghorne Evarts
Mary Fitzhar ris
James Haley
Marlene Ell Jorgensen
Susan Lagcson Lundh olm
Do uglas Merrill
Lori H asslinger Merrill
Patricia Sausen Myers
G regory Nelsen
Randall N elson
Ruth Und erdahl-Peirce
j oy John son Ritte nh ouse
Paul Ritte nh ouse
John Sandn ess
Marna Schield
John Schraan
Jerome Spettman
Mark Sterling
Timo thy Strand
Bernie Swenson
Sharon Svendsen Wanvig
Christine Webber
Lou Ann Dietz WeAen
Marjorie Ellis Welde
Virginia Bond e Zarth
$ 1,000 -2,499
Kendra Bonderud
Allison Everett
Kenneth Svendsen
$50 0-999
T homas Bramwell
Jenni fer Abeln Kahlow
Bev Ranum Meyer
Dennis Meyer
$24 0-499
Th omas H endri ckson
Michael Sparby
Gerald Wood
Louise Dahl Wood
$ 120-239
Bradley Anderson
Mary Powell Ashley
Debra Bjurquist Aun e
Joan Brustad
Thomas Burnside
Peter Hanson
Bonnie Lamon Moren
Jonathan Moren
Cynthia Peterson
Connie Lamon Priesz
WJ liam Ruckel
Patricia Rydeen~Barnes
Mark Severson
Suzan Moe Stegemoeller
Steph en Th ompson
David Wi lhelm
Gifts up to $ 119
Dirk Abraham
Kris ti Swanson Ames
Bradley And erson
David Backman
Kirsten Sateren Bergherr
Jody Yaroch Bordwell
Ma rk C hristoffersen
Mark Depaolis
Donna Woodwick Didriksen
Jeffrey Freier
C hristo ph er Geason
Sand ra G lass-Sirany
Bruce Hendrickson
Gary Hu ghes
Score Kemper
Linda King
Ca rol Fevold Koepke
Jul ie Anderson LaRose
Brad Larson
Darla Burbach Lindquist
Caro l Romn ess Loncar
Keith Lund ell
Tama lyn Anderson Lundqui st
Th omas Lundqui st
C laud ia Johnso n Mills
Robert Morrow
Carol Krassin Nissen
Paula Winchester Palermo
Participation: 22%
16
Bruce Peterson
Donadee Melby Peterson
Terry Reznicek
Scott Rysdahl
Janee YacsaasSchubert
Kevin Shea
Robert Storeygard
LoraThompson Sturm
Richard Swenson
Janis Thoreson
Amy Jo Th orpe-Swenson
Janice Unstad
Joan Bredenbe Van Wirt
Deborah Lease Wagman
Megan Webster
Tim othy Wolter
CLASS OF '7 9
Numb er of Alumni : 290
Total Amount of G ifts: $ 15,848. 00
Participation: 23%
$ 1,000-2,499
Kevin Bonderud
Paul Daniels
Sally Hough Dani els
L. Craig Estrem
Th eresa Serbus Estrem
Christoph er Haug
Mark Moksncs
Pamela Hanson Moksnes
Julia Davis Styrlund
Philip Styrlund
Jeffrey Swenson
$5 00-999
Laurie Carlson
Terry Jellison
$24 0-499
Laurie Nelson Orlow
Jay Phinn ey
$ 120-239
Annette Johnson Anderson
John Aun e
Rebecca Lundeen Aune
David Eicrheim
Scott Hanus
C hr istel H am vick Meyer
Adelaide Peterson Parbst
Debra Mercier Peters
Grant Rykken
Mark Tonsager
Jane Ol son Vukelich
Scott Weber
G ifts up 10$ 119
Eric Anderson
Linda And erson
Patrick Ashwood
Mark Aun e
Rebecca Lundeen Berkas
David Boots
Th omas Bordwell
Steven Brandes
Pamela Ca ntley
Mary Krassin Con way
Mary Brandt Croft
Ca mille Dehlin
C raig Ellestad
Cynth ia Erickson
Kathleen Danielson Gabrielsen
Julie Edson Geason
Annette riem Geiselman
Catherine lngman Golv
Kim Ranaka Gyuricsko
Marion Hinz
Vernon Holmes McIntyre
igne llstrup
Joni Jensen
Ayrlahn Johnson
Holly Grotcn Krekula
Karen Rust Kulenkamp
Thomas Kulenkamp
usan Lenan
Mark Lewis
Philip Madsen
Perry Malcolm
Marguerite McDonough
Susan Ohncsorge
hawn Pagliarini
Jacqueline Roesler Peterson
Deborah Larson Schuln
Barbara Stoffel
hdley Patterson ruen
Jody Anderson Sundlee
Dana Patch T homas
KathyYakal
Margaret Youngquist
CLASS OF '80
Number of Alumni: 292
Total Amount of Gifts: $ I 8,473.00
Parcicipation: 20%
$ I 0,000
or more
Laurie Fyksen-Beise
$ I ,000-2 ,499
Phillip Nelson
Gary Tangwall
Ann Holmberg Wilson
S500-999
Marianne Lundberg Kulka
Martin L1rson
$240-499
Anita Hill Hansen
JeffreyJames
Maryl Gardin Jordahl
ynrhia Ellman Kneisl
Jacqueline Brookshire Teisberg
$ 120-239
Charles Burmeister
Daniel Carlson
Robert Roy
Janee Sorensen Rubenstein
Lisa Rusinko
Paul annerud
Diann Uzelac
Gifts up 10 SI 19
Brett Banerson
Thomas Berkas
Gayle Lammi Boyer
Patricia Boyle
BradBrewster
Jon Burnison
\Xlilliam Carlson
Sharon hrisrensen
Holly Roelo fs Dodds
Kiistofer Fenlason
Claudia Walters Forsberg
Dann Forsberg
Brian Gauger
Gail Wagner Gordon
Timothy Gordon
Paul Harcmark
Jeanne Haugen
Dawn Hendricks
Mary Gustafson Hotchkiss
Peter Jackson
Richard Jackson
Lorena Jueneman
Sandra Ketcham
Paul Kilgore
Robert LaFleur
JoAnne Moeller-Andersen
StacyJohnson Monson
Kristen Olsrud
Roald areren
Peggy Schneewind Schroeder
Valorie Lcbus Sidlo
Cheryl Michelsen Slenen
John Sorenson
Mark rrandemo
Gayle Anderson Teskey
Kory Teskey
John Wagenaar
Chris Walker
K. Phoebe Worthington
Robyn Arnold Zollner
Gayle Taylor tiller
tcven Stiller
Karla Morken T hompson
Jeffery andgren
Katherine Aune \'<lade
Gifts up 10 SI 19
Paul Amos
Susan Hanson Asmus
RichardBennett
Lorraine Bergquist
David Berryman
Linda Olson Brandt
Ju]ie hristenson Brenny
Terrence Brown
Roxanne Rauschnot Buchanan
Elizabeth arlson
Scott Daniels
Mary Deering
Wendy Fiscus Dybdal
Judy Munk England
eal Halvorson
Jean Hanson
Kay Kennedy Henjum
Rand Henjum
Penelope Larson Hinderaker
Mark Hultgren
Peggy Eggen Hyytinen
Elizabeth Bly Iverson
RurikJohnson
Diane Peterson Kachel
Heidi Smith Labyad
Karen Flom Lee
Jon Lillejord
Kay Malchow Malchow
Kimberley Olson Miklya
1imochy ohr
Lynda Bonsell 011
John Pearson
John Sackrison
Shelley Swanson Sateren
Sheryl Anderson Shark
David Sortland
Ronald Tungseth
Katherine Drechsel Vichich
David \Vilson
Dale Womeldorf
Steve Zard1
$2,500-4 ,999
Dean undquist
Gifts up co $ 119
hris Anderson
Christopher Ascher
Janis Blomgren Aune
Arlin Becker
Mcryem Mcstoura Berge
rcgory Boone
John Brett
Julie Gilyard Breer
Brian Budenski
Richard Buller
Michael Burkhard,
Andrew Ellena
Laura Fairbanks
Peter Frochlke
Louise Becken Gallagher
John Hoffiander
Walt Johnson
Cynthia Landowski Jones
Erik Kamen
Laura Kasdorf
David Leonidas
Charles McCan
Dana Holmes Mel ncyre
Dean Moren
con Musselman
Janine Mattison clson
Julie Holm Odi l
LoriJohnson Rosenkvist
Susan Dahlgren ackrison
Susan Horvat chiller
Kirsten Schwappach
hristine Halvorson Sheldon
Stephanie Torgerson Sipprell
Kari Anna Bcckmen Sorensen
Penny Becker Sullivan
Linda Roop Svendsen
John Twiron
Kathleen Knost Van Ness
Maureen \'(lebscer
Kathy Yelle
$ 1,000-2,499
Leeann Rock
Steven Rosvold
Naomi Christensen Sraruch
CLASS OF '82
umber of Alumni: 356
Total Amount of Gifrs: $ I 2, I 50.00
Participation: 15%
CLASSOF '83
Number of Alumni: 327
Total Amount of Gifts: $4,533.3 I
$500-999
Pamela Hen.an Crowell
Steven Grinde
$5,000-9,999
Kari Ann Eklund Logan
$500-999
Karina Karlen
Joan Moline
Christopher Nelson
CLASS OF '8 1
Number of Alumni: 284
Total Amount of Gifts: $35,744.04
Participation: 23%
$ I 0,000 or more
Tracy Elftmann
$5,000-9 ,999
Robert Wick
$ I ,000-2,499
Brian Anderson
Elizabeth Barn
$240-499
Barbara Burke Benshoof
Galen Bruer
Kimberly Markie
John Scrommen
$500-999
John Evans
$240-499
Susan Cash
Lori Moline
$ 120-239
Brian Arvold
Camilla Knudsen Carlson
Sharon Oglesby Christian
Barbara ilben
Kristofer Hon on
Kristine Johnson
Fred Larson
Lyndon Nelson
Elisabeth Lundeen Sandgren
David Soli
$ 120-239
Leslie Boyum
Michael Cady
Sharon PautzCarey
Jeff Christenson
Kristine \'<l
est Denton
Randall Peterson
17
Participation:12%
$240-499
Melinda Causton Lee
Allison Larges O'Day
\Villiam ,vanson
$ 120-239
Mary Thureson Belden
Paul Elliott
Mark Hassensrab
Scott Henderson
Jean Lucas Horton
David Meslow
Maren Lecy Ogdie
Jerry Quam
(Gifts received June I , 200 1 10 May 3 I , 2002)
Gifts up to $1 19
Timothy Asgrimson
Mary Yurick Bennett
Jean Nadeau Boerner
Brenc Eberc
Mary Stord ahl Floyd
Meredith Gardin
Debra Hannu
Jan e Helmk e
Lynn Helmk e
Janice Haselhorst Hostagcr
C harles Houts
Marya Manso n Hultgren
Miriam Gisselquist Jensen
Terry Johnson
Susan Hackbarth Lundq uist
David Ostrowski
Janet Griffith Sand ford
Kariann Dahl en Sann y
Michael Schwartz.
Jam es Sierakowski
Nora Andersen illcrud
Michael Swanson
Daniel Th ompson
Jeanette Hovey Thompson
Rebecca O stendorfTun gseth
Merilee Sander Womeld orf
Michael Pickett
Julie Schuett e
Amy Chang Shih
Kari Everson Strong
Michael Stron g
Michael Weidner
Daniel Westrum
Jay Zieman n
CLASS OF '84
Numb er of Alumn i: 28 I
Total Amount of G ifts: $ 16,643.84
Pani cipation: 12%
$500-999
No rman Okerstrom
$ I 0,000 or more
Roger G riffith
$2,500-4,999
Paul Mu eller
$500-999
Kyle Anderson
Kim Asleson Okersrrom
S240-499
Cunis Eischens
Rhonda Ricsberg Tj aden
$ 120-239
Cynthi a Eicher
John Enn en
Susan Richm ond John son
Carmela Brown Kranz
Perry Madsen
Patrick Sir
Gifts up to $ 119
Martha Hanson Bacon
Dave Covan
Jim Finch
Laurie O fs1edal Frattallone
Kristin Swendscid Gomez
Katharine Kuchera Gruber
Karen Jensen
Kent Karnick
Lisa Rykken Kasder
Patt i Lloyd
John Miklya
Gai l Morland
Anth ony Nelson
Laurel And erson Onhm eyer
Patricia Peluf
Brenda Hansen Peterson
CLASS OF '86
Number of Alumni : 284
Total Amount of Gifts: $6,225.00
Participacion: 13%
$2,500-4,999
Wi lliam Anderson
$ I ,000-2,499
Jona than Gusdal
CLASS OF '85
Nu mber of Alumni : 304
Tota l Amount of Gifts: $25,54 1.35
Participation: 13%
$240-499
John Wahlberg
$ I 0,000 or more
Jean Taylor
$ 120-239
Lisa Pestka Anderson
Todd Anderson
Dian a W ilkie Buffie
Janice Ca rlson
Ann Erkkila Dud ero
Manha Gisselquist
Michael Goebel
Susan Hindl ey Goebel
$5,000-9,999
Cheri H ofstad Kamp
$2,500-4,999
Nancy Mackey Mueller
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Marie Eicrheim
Lee H awks
Lisa Svac H awks
Gifts up to $ 119
Susan Smith Ambourn
Duane Birnbaum
Kenneth Boehm
Virginia Carlson
Anne Conzemius
Richard Danielson
Peter Dietz
David Drake
N icholas Gangestad
Linda Gfrerer
Mich ael H eil
Todd Hubb ard
KristenTraun Knoepke
KarinSabo Mamor
Kristin Settergren McGinness
Thomas Miller
Ann Selberg Robin son
Lance Rusco
David Shaskey
Tammi Kleinert Trelstad
Joan ne Whiterabbit
John Yazbeck
Mark Zaruba
Lois Vaagenes Zio lkowski
$240-499
Steven Lee
Linda O tt
Michael Tjaden
$ 120-239
Sherry Sein Akridge
BrianAmmann
Dawn Gerber Ammann
Jane Blameuser
Rollin Erickson
Dwighc H eaney
Michael Pirner
Gifts up to $ 119
Katherine Spoo lman Ahlrich
Peter Auran
Bernie Brunello
Michael Burden
Dale Christ op herson
Joy Deni se Burkhart Dean
Quin n Karpan
Carrie Kosek Knott
Ca rol Knutson
Theresa Kentopp Nelson
Cath leen Smith Pagels
C harles Rath
Tame ra Osell Rath
Gregory Sapp
Serena Sprenger Steffenhagen
Kay Strat ing
Noel Swanson
Ann G ullikson Tanko
Thomas Terpening
Denise RolloffTewes
Kaye Schouweiler T hibault
Paul Thomp son
Scott Thomp son
Sue Thompson
CLASS OF '87
Number of Alumni : 396
Total Amount of Gift s: $3,860.00
Participation: 8%
$500-999
Alice Dahl Roth
$240-499
Michael Schneider
Lisa John son Wah lberg
$ 120-239
Angela Schilling Aitken
Brian Brakke
Vicki Ellingrod
Keith G liva
C hrist oph er H olman
Drew Privette
Steven Severtson
Paul Terrio
Tracey Morris Terrio
18
Todd Weis
KariHuseby Wessman
Greg Wilson
Gifts up to $ 119
Daniel Aune
Amy Hyland Barett
Ch ristine Wacker Bjork
Robert Bjorklund
Mary John son Boehm
Caro l C hase
Lisa Brakke Geislinge r
Jean Guenther
Christian Hahn
Julie Ol son H endricks
Andrew Moen
Jani ce Olson
Debra Om an
Paul Rensted
Emalee H ayden Vicker
Mark Wheel er
Don ald William s
CLASS OF '88
Numbe r of Alumni : 3 I 9
Total Amount of Gifts: $5, I 55.00
Participation: 12%
$ I ,000-2,499
Chris Pieri Arnold
Jannes Arnold
$240-499
Clay Ellingson
PatriciaLong
$ 120-239
Susan H akala G liva
Patrick Lilja
Brent Lofgren
Susan Warnes Quam
Richard Smith
Eric Solberg
Sandra Ludtk e Wass
Heidi Norman Wise
Gifts up to $ 119
Douglas Baretz
Paul Blomquist
Kelly Peterson Duncan
Jean Eilertson
Margaret Nutter Guelker
Cheryl CarstensenGunderson
C hris Hallin
Wendy Sherman Heil
PerriKammerlander Hire
Carl Holm
Louise Brown Immen
Kenji John son
Dawn Hoime Kalb
Chris LcBourgeois
Julie Lindesmith
Jodi Ugland Loosbro ck
Deborah Maloney
Susan Carlson Marcinkowski
Mark Morken
Lisa SchwartingMorrone
Jennifer Snater Olson
Beth O stergaard
Rebecca Arvold Pfabe
Debra Lindem an Slack
Merry Jo Myhre Stroot
Kari rrun
CLASS OF '89
Number of Alumni: 349
Toral Amount of Gifts: $4,09 1.88
P3rcicipacion: I0%
$ 1,000-2,499
Todd Sceenson
$240-499
hcryl olomonso n C rocken
Marcia Medley
Annette Hanson Patel
Donald Wichmann
$ 120-239
Kari A.rfscrom
Carolyn Ross Isaak
Brian Larson
Melissa Olson
MahcndraTiwari
Gifts up co $ 119
Steve Acuna
Stephen Ainswonh
Merrilee Miller Brown
Keich Dahlen
Kristin Eggerling
Elaine Laswell Foell
Linda Graziano
Sheila Janson Gutmann
Amy Johnson Hanson
hrisanne Reberrus Holm
Lauren Johnson
hristie herman Kraabel
Gloria Picha Kuebelbeck
Devaney Looser
Leah Parker Maves
John Mayer
Linda Ruekerc
Verjean Buss chindeldecker
Carol Skoglund Suess
Ttmo,hy Suess
Steven Th o m
Aaron \'(/arw ick
Gail Moran \Vawn.)1niak
Terfussa Yadessa
CLASS OF '90
Number of Alumni: 338
Tora! Amount of Gifts: $7, 190.00
Participation: 11o/o
$2,500-4,999
David Chad
S 1,000-2,499
Kurr \'(lchrm ann
Jeffrey Sulzbach
Dan Terrio
Michael Nutter
Kevin ime
Cachy Svendsen Springhorn
Dean Wahlin
Gifts up co SI 19
Carol Mason Baker
Emily Blados
Lisa McEachron Caswell
Teresa Hengy Christianson
Kimberly Ryding Dahlen
Amy Marquard, Elmer
Patricia Ringwdski Erickson
Rebecca Fahlin
Greg Hanson
Robert Harris
Lisa Elwood Hiedeman
Ora Hokes
Deidre Dien Jacobsen
Sally Hedman Lawless
andra Swanson Mathisen
Julie Edstrom Olson
Claudcrtc Parris
Jane VanOverbeke Peterson
Party lshaug Pieper
Pece Riniel
Bradley chafer
CLASS OF ·92
umber of Alumni: 485
Tora! Amounc of Gifts: $4,32 0.00
Participation: 9%
$500-999
Peter Hespen
$240-499
$ 120-239
Joshua Greenwald
Emily Birch Klooz
Bonnie l..arson-Terrio
Jennifer Peterson
Lynn Huotari Pinonicmi
Julie abo
SI 20-239
Misti Allen Binsfeld
Chris1opher Bush
Tanya Qaasim English
Joseph Hoialmen
Gregory Lambach
Ilene Ferris Olson
Chad Shilson
Peter Steen
Marilee Poe Tangen
A. Nina Bishop Tutde
Terri Burno r
Heather Johnston
Molly Fochcman Schnagl
Brian Swedeen
Julie WesccorcTrafc
$ 120-239
Debra Groez.ingcr
Linda Klas
James Lensing
David Ogren
Gregory Page
Barbara Peterson
Jennifer Piper
Janice Not ermann chulz.
Debra Sronc Schumaker
Michael cofferahn
CLASS OF '9 1
Number of Alumni: 4 10
Tora! Amount of Gifts: $6,855.0 0
Participation: 8%
Gifrs up co $ 119
David Baker
Laura Breckheimer
Madelyn Browne
uz.anne Lhocka Chinnock
Elizabech rabrrce
Kachy Lindberg Evavold
Jonathan Ferrell
Amy Raedckc Frischmon
Donald Gish
Janett Hamm
Marilyn Keich Jacobson
Bonnie Lerberg
Carla Lindell
~aria rranon Mayer
Debra Sceffenson Meier
Jeffrey Meslow
Suz..1
nne Miller
Mary Molzahn
Erick Norby
Kristen Hauschild Norby
Karla Bernier O'Brien
Ti na Kubes Peterson
Elizabeth Guyoc Purcell
arole Moran Renner
Carole Senty
Janis Toramelli
Alayne Thoreson
Janel Schmid, Wahlin
Michelle \'(/escrum
$ I ,000-2,499
Colleen Kay Watson
$500-999
Shirley Severson
Darbi Worley
$240-499
Jorgen Ellingson
Patricia Peterson
Gregory Schnagl
$ 120-239
Renee Clark
Judith Councilman
Paul Klaiber
Kenc Kleppe
Rebecca Johnson Koelln
Clayton McNeff
Kevin Ronneberg
Helen Durgin Royer
Heather Laarsch Saby
Kristin Dragserh \Viersma
Gifts up co SI 19
Patricia Awker
CLASS OF '93
Number of AJumni: 482
Tora! Amounr of Gifts: $4,295.0 0
Participation: 7%
And rew Ca rlson
$500-999
Alex Gontalei
Bruce Holcomb
Heidi \: 1sner caloch
,lliam Vanderwall
~
L,ura Bower Cunliffe
Susan Dunleavy
Janie Duerrc Hall
Joelle AudecceHilfers
Krisren Hirsch
David Johnson
Brenda Lunde-Gilsrud
Todd Machlin
arol Jacobson McKellips
Kristin Miller
Gregory Nelson
$ I ,000-2,499
Andrew Fried
$240-499
Jason Koch
Eli1.,bech Pushing
19
Gifts up co SI 19
Rita Billington
Gary Bucher
Juanita utler
Mark Deming
Laurie Palmer Drolson
Janice Erickson
Bruce Frederick
Darren Garren
Michael Haukaas
Melissa Danko Machlin
Tracy Mena
Kimberly Meslow
Cassandra Moering
Patricia Norby
Terry Okonek
Lynley Richards
Devon Ross
Doris Rubenscein
John ander
Sherrie Knauss Seidensricker
Ka.ri orrum
CLASS OF '94
Number of Alumni: 45 I
l ocal Amounc of Gifts: $4,187.3 1
P::ucicipacion: 7%
$500 -999
Susan Horning Arnn
Jackie Kniefel Lind
Lisa Schroeder elson
$2 0-499
Kure lark
Sara Rhines Masters
David Narr
Nancy Lindquist Toedt
S 120-239
Jennifer Fcine Hellie
Denise ideen McNeff
Mary ox Taylor
Gifts up co S I 19
Ben Brucciani
Julie Deir, Clarke
Christine Clay
Richard racrafc
Julie Wyman Foley
Amy Gehring
Kathleen Grundhoefer
Lori Langager Higgins
Joan Johnson
Karen Grobe Johnson
Deborah Emery Knutson
T homas Lalim
(Gifts received June I , 200 1 10 May 31, 2002)
Patricia Norum Maguire
Mary Melberg
Amy Noran
Julie Severson Norman
Jonathan Rose
Sandra Rydeen
Lois Schmi tz
Deanna Srurlaugson
Vicky Thomp son
Sandra Voss Wollschlager
CLASS OF '95
Number of Alumni : 487
Tora! Amount of G ifts: $3,050.00
Participation: 6%
$500-999
Jonathan Arnn
Susan Esrenson Johnson
$240 -499
C indy Weyhrauch
$120 -239
Diane Clark DuBois
Dale Parvi
Karin Ludwigsen Rochester
Kent Tangen
Gifts up co $ 119
Jane Anderson
Alan Brandley
Grant Chrisrianson
Carole Lemcl Clymer
Amy Torgclson Forsberg
Elizabeth Matile Henness«
Nancy Holmbl ad
Julie Radke Hull
Gale Hurt ado Jensen
Greg Johnson
Rachel John son
Katherine Kioehn
Deborah Knudson-Seliski
Sarah Evans Kuehl
Luke Malloy
James Osberg
James Rustad
Kristen Ryan
Susanne Shu ler
Melody Royce oderberg
Caro l Van Hulle
CLASS OF '96
Numb er of Alumni : 464
Total Amount of Gifts: $ 1,80 5.00
Participation: 5%
$500-999
Lee Swanwoud r Hartmann
$ 120-239
Polly Anderson
ScorrAnderson
Robert Fitzsimons Jr.
Gord on Flanders
Anne Lalla
Gifts up to $ 119
Karla Hyser Betz
Michele Braley
Heather McGmigan Brandley
Connie Arndt Clausen
Nils Dybvig
Jason Hanson
Steven Johnson
Craig Johnson
Catherine Kurvers
Cathy Koepp Maki
Terrisa Meek Miller
Kay Larson Mitchell
C herish Rapp Pham
Karla Singer
Rebecca Johnson Sogard
James Sout h
Shelley Suppan Weiss
$240-499
Co nrad Meyer
Th omas Ruflaner
$120-239
Delight DeMulling
Dustin Froyum
Mark Goen
Calvin Hanson
MarchewRochesrer
Susan Con man Spreiter
Gifts up to $ 119
Emily Elicerio Braun
Yiraco C hichaco
Eloisa Lee Echavez
Joan Williams Game
Sandy Butcher Gebauer
Henry Gercen
Kaydee Kirk
Joh n Pena
Andrea Pumplun
Heather Gunderson Rose
Ted Schuln
Bob Schuln
Jane Danielson Stone
Susanne Weiss
CLASS OF '97
Number of Alumni: 447
Tota l Amount of Gifts: $4,800.00
Participation: 6%
$ I ,000-2,499
Susan Gutk necht
Tara Cesareni McLeod
CLASS OF '99
Numb er of Alumni: 4 I 5
Total Amount of Gifts: $3 , I 70.00
Parcicipation: 4%
$240-499
Teresa Cook
Dawn Haglund
Robert Nelson
Mary Lauer Waln
Susan Wygant
$ I ,000-2,499
Deborah Hun erer
Devean J. George
$ 120-239
Mona Domaas
Linda O liva
$500-999
Pamela PreimesbcrgerBaker
Gifts up co $ 119
Amy Anderson
Michelle Breen
Kathleen \'(,'jlder Burns
Kennet h Hagen
Katherine Hole
Rita Hu ber-Ge rmsche.id
$24 0-499
Lisa Askegaard Th eurer
$ 120-239
Marissa Hurccrer
Daniel Munson
Jennifer Amundson Palmer
Mike Jerde
LaurelOlson KJawitce
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Gifts up to $ 119
Brem Fesrer
Natasha Hamann
Wanda Olson Jasch
Lisa Nos
Craig Peroutka
Renee Fournier Rodewald
Steven Sathre
Sarah Ginkel Spilman
Jennifer Tome
Todd Tour and
Joseph Wi nter
Harry Lockrem
Ario Miller
Rebekah Orm sby
Shirley And reason Saccoman
Elaine Scharpen
David Setterberg
Susan Thomp son
Amy DeMars Wilson
CLASS OF '98
Numb er of Alumni : 4 14
Total Amount of Gifts: $2,555 .00
Participation: 6%
CLASS OF '00
Number of Alumni: 443
Total Amount of Gifts: $3, I 85.00
Participation : 5%
$1,000 -2,499
Terry Marquardt
$500-999
Carolyn Hardel
$240-499
Joshua Cagle
$ 120-239
Kent Dahlen
Christine Lanoue Landherr
Sherilyn Storms Murphy
Andrew Zigan
Gifts up co $ 119
Sara Allen
Adam Danielson
James Erickson
Cynthia Graner
Patricia Heinz.mann
Karisa Isenberg
David Kelly
LorriKenny
Sr.ephanie Lein
Th eodore Page
Catherine Rosik Shea
Susan Newcomb Thompson
Dianne Trdan
Mary Vorhes
Samuel Walseth
CLASS OF '01
Numb er of Alumni : 468
Tora! Amount of Gifts: $1,400.00
Parricipation: 6%
$24 0-499
Jimm y Kline
$120-239
Lori Keith
Michael Kirk
John Parrikus
Gifts up to $ 119
Nancy Peterson Anderson
VirginiaGroneberg Backman
April Bancroft
Tami Brown
Angela Bryant
Rita Gacke C lark
Craig Ode gard
Jennifer Eckman
Douglas Grauer
Timothy Harner
Andrew Hansen
Andrew Howard
Susan DeYoung King
C harlene Leone
Eric Long
Carrie McCarville
Sheri Miller
SherrieKlassen Pre.score
Paula Fleischauer Schroeder
Gordon Thomas
Kathy Kisro Wilson
Linda Young
$ I ,000 -2,499
C hristop her McLeod
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ANNUAL GIVING
Faculty& Staff
$ I0,000 or mo re
Philip Fandrei
\Villiam Frame
Norman Holen
$5,000-$9,999
Philip Qu anbeck, Sr. '50
$2,500-$4 ,999
David Anderson
Jeroy Ca rlson '48
Thomas Morgan
$ 1,000-$2,499
Richard Adamson
Sally Daniel s '7 9
Paul Grauer
Sonja Hagande r
Daniel Jorgensen
Christo pher Kimball
Susan Klascus
Merilee Klemp '75
Donna Mclean
Barbara Nagle
Maril)'" harpe
Patrick hcehy
BeverlySrranon
Grace Sulerud ' 58
Geo rge verdru p '46
Jeffrey Swenson '7 9
Richard Th oni
Berry Wade
Donald Warren
David Wold
$500-$999
Heidi Breen
Ronald Palosaari
Bruce, Reichenbach
David Sclnvain
Joie and Franki e hackclford
$240-$49 9
Leif Anderson
Kristin Anderson
C harles Lee C larke
Teresa ook '97
Lawrence Copes
Larry C rockm
David Dahl '75
Marilyn Florian '7 6
Ann Ga rvey
Bradley Holr '63
\Xlilliam Jasperson
John Knighr
Barbara Korm an
Rosemary Link
LauriLudeman
Carlos Mariani
Craig Maus
Esther McLaughlin
Art Meadowcroft
Co n rad Meyer '98
John Mirchell
Norma Noo nan
Sandr a O lmsted '69
Vicki O lson
Dale Pederson
ynthia Peterson
Jay Phinn ey '7 9
Jill Pohrilla
Larry Ragland
Thom as Ruffuner '98
Cha rles heaffer
Donald Sceinmerz
Rebecca Tame
Nan cy Toed , '94
James Ca rey
Lyle Griner
Arlin Gybc rg
Richard Hardel
Garry Hesser
Mary Jacobson
Do nald Wichmann '89
J Amb rose Wo lf
Joseph Young
Jennifer Kahlow '78
Lillian Maunu
Jane Nelson
Bersey No rgard
Norman Okersrrom '85
$ 120-239
Brian Ammann '85
Margaret Anderson
Jo hn Benso n '55
Antho ny Bibus
Bethany Bierman
Janelle Busse rt
John and Peggy erriro
Laura C ichockc
Jacqueline deVries
Jay Dobberstein
Rebekah Dup onr
Mark Engebrcrson
Ca rol Forbes
Cymhia Greenwood
Joan Griffin
David Hadd en
Calvin Hanson '98
Paul Helgerson
Jennifer Hellic '9
Srella Hofrennin g
Irene Jensen
Herald John son '68
Martha Johnson
Co lleen junn ila
Robena Kagin
Benjamin Kem
Kristen Kraft
Joan Kuni
Theresa Marrin
Michael Navarre
Lois Nielsen-Johns
Jack O sberg '62
Patricia Park
Joyce Pfuff '65
Drew Privette '87
Ph ilip Q uanbeck II
John Reed
Michael chock
Kathy Schwalbe
Paul Terrio '87
Mark T ranvi k
Joseph Und erhill-Ca dy
Sharon Wade
\Villiam \Xlinenbreer
Mary True
Gifts up t0 $ 119
Sam Barber
W'illiam Bierden
Vernon Bloom
LauraBoisen
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Lois Bosch
Michael Burden '85
Willi am Ca pm an
Beth Carlson
Janna Caywoo d
Ryan Dehncl
Diann e Decloff
Suzanne Doree
Elo isa Echavez '98
Doran Edwards
Mary Ewerr-K nodcl l
V Fesenmaier
Kathryn Flarer
Laurie Franallonc '84
Srephen Ga brielsen '63
Diane Glorvigen
Douglas Green
Brenda Hemmingsen
ancy Holmblad '95
Ella Howell
Adrienne Kaufmann
Sreven Lafave
Anne Lynch
Raymond Makecver
Karen Mateer
David Mely
Eliawira dosi
Gordon clson
Catherine Nicholl
Michael O lson
Julie Ol son '90
Noel Perir
Diane Pike
Deborah Redm on d
James Roback '63
Devon Ross '93
Mart and Kathryn Rumpza
Michael Schwarn '83
Ron Scorr '62
Mark S1rand emo '80
KathrynSwanson
James Trclsrad-Porter
David \'Vashingron
Darrell Wiese '60
ANNUAL GIVING
Parents & Friends
S I0 ,000 or more
Barbara and Zane Birky
Jack and Joyce Boss
Joel and Mary Ann Elfunann
\Vdliam Ellingrod
Ann e and Willi am Frame
Barbara and Skip Gage
Bobby and Barbara G riffin
Norman and Evangdine Hagfors
Jam es and Kathy Haglund
Mark and Shirley H anson
Beverly and Roe Haclen
Donald Henn ings
Kenneth Homm e Esrare
Sand ra and Richard Jacobson
Eric R. John son
Bruce and Maren Kleven
Dean and Susan Kopperud
Diane and Phillip I.arson
Geral d and Ann e Meim ell
H elen E. O lson Esrate
Edith B. No rberg Estate
John and No rma Paulson
Addison and Cynthi a S. Piper
David L. Piper
H arry C. Piper
James and Eva Seed
G len and Ann a Skovholr
Johan Sverdrup+
M ichael and Deborah Szyman czyk
Kathryn and John Tunh eim
$5 ,000-9 ,999
Ilene G. Holen
Pearl Husby
G lenda and Di ck Hu sto n
James John son and Maxine Issacs
David and Cary l I.arson
$2,5 00 -4,999
Ca therine and C harles And erson
Doro thy Bailey
Ruth and Floyd Case
Pamela H. Oesnick
Muriel Kappler
Janet Karvonen
Stanley and Edith Kan
Jennifer and Richard Marcin
Alan and Janee Montgomery
Lorraine Morgan
Roger Pulkrabek
$ 1,00 0-2 ,499
Jay and Ann Boekhoff
Richard and Jane Borchers
John L. C hanon
Avis Ellingrod
Th omas J . Hoo ley
Elizabeth Horton
Mary P. H oven
John and Mary Huff
Helen Johnson
Jerry and Bonita John son
Rose-Marie Johnson
Cod y and Eugene Kirkham
Karen and John A. Larsen
Robert and Polly McCrea
S. Mo lder
Robert K. and Taylor Moor
Gary C. Muellerleile
Jeanne Narum
Doris Nordin
Barbara B. N ymark
Linn ea and James O lesen
John and Pauici a A. Parker
Karin M. Peterson
Wayne and Joan Popham
Frances Roller
Marianne and Robert Sander
Muriel H . Smith
Arne Sovik
Gary Tangwell
BeeryTvcice
Andrea Venco
Marth a and Steven Ward
Gun nar and Mary Wick
(non-alumni)
Melvin and MargarccEvans
J. Gamez
W illiam and Ann George
Richard I. Gisselquist
Brenda Graba u
Robert E. Gra nrud
Geo rge and Frances Gro ber
W illiam Halverstadt
Richard M. Heins
G .S. and Virginia Helgesen
Judith and Peter Henderso n
Earl Hi ghtower, Jr.
Louis and Katherine H ill
Roni and Douglas Hooper
Dale Hovland
Courtney Jenkins
Barbara Jorenby
Mar issa Klaers
B.S. Leland, Jr.
David Lobbcn
Nor man and Hd en Lorennsen
Christine Manhews
Vernon C. Maunu
Michael and Debra McGray
Richard and Florine McKay
Jeanette and John Mitchell
Jam es G . Mo ndo
Marvin Nystrom
Dougl as and Peggy Peters
Ronald and Jean Peterson
Vicki Peterson
G loria J . Pozzini
Wi lliam H . Reichwald
Rebecca Ruckel
Peter and Marnie Ruliffson
Georg e an d Arlene Simones
Mr. and Mrs . John G . Turn er
Robert and Karen Veninga
F. Orval M . Westby
Sara W illcutt
John R. Winsor
$5 00 -999
Marlys G. Barry
Rolf and Carolyn Bjelland
Nan cy and Richard Borstad
Judith A. Christens en
Mary Browne Dewey
James W. Emison
Mit ch and Dawn Felchle
Michael and Terry Freeman
Carolyn and Richard H ardel
Ken Harrvigson
Gail Holmes
Geo rge and Ella Hunt er
Rodn ey and Corrin e Jerkc
Larry and Mary Lee
Kenn eth and Rhod a Mahl er
Wayne and Jenn y Lynn McGee
John F. Mcweth y and Laurie Duncan
Mcwethy
Edward C. Neshei m
Fane and Coric Opp erman
Judith Shank
John and Martha Singleton
Leland and Louise Sund er
Donna Swanson
Edith G . Tollefson
Wh eelock Whirn ey
John and Barbara Zimm erman
$ 120-239
Craig Alexander
Daniel and Alice Anderson
Elmo and No rma Anderson
Linda K. Anderson
Lowell C. And erson
Mary Arneson and Dale Hamm erschmidt
David A. Austin
Ca therine and Glen Bengson
H . Lowell Bolstad
Jennifer Butler
Margaret Cai n and Jeffrey Louden
Winston Cavert and Carol Wine
T.M. Crosby, Jr.
Ge rald and Vicki Degner
Benjamin Dille and Sharo n Umber
Abel Dockter
Kathy and 0. Charles Ehlers
David and Nancy Erickson
Steven and Kimber ly Erickson
Alice Evans
$240-499
B.J . Anderson
Christina Boe
Linda 0 . Boyer
Daniel E. Brink
Teresa and D avid Demin g
Dick Duerre
Richard Duesenb erg
Hildred L. Dungan
Richard and Jani ce Ellingson
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Oarald and Mary Evers
Ruth Evers
Ruth Flesner
Bruce and Kathleen Glover
Frances and Geo rge G rober
John P. Grygclko
David and Susan Hadd en
Curtis K Hargis
Larry and Lois H auge
Stephani e W H augen
Nancy H einsch
Shirley H emenway
Sylvia Hjelmeland
Amanda Holstad
Jed Jaffe
Russell Jerde
Mary and Tun John son
Gerald Kegler
John E. l..aco
Darcy and Steven l..arvick
Sharon Long
John Nor d
Darrell Norling
Bernice Nyhus
Richard Palla
Trisha Pederson
Michael and Paula Peroutka
William John Peterso n
Robert M . Powell
David and Ann Preus
John Rahko la
Lisa A. Reyno lds
Arnold and Lois Rholl
Kent and Kathleen Rolfing
W illiam Rothschild
Richard and Joyce Russ
Melba Savold
Angela Schmdit
C. V. Smith
Gertrude Sundsted
Alleen G. Tomud
Jack and Jeann e Wagner
Do nna J. Warner
Nancy Werner-Azarski and James Azarski
Jack H . Zim mer
Gifts up to $ 119
Jeff and Ca rla Abel
Peter Abell
Dale A. Ackmann
Mary Adair
Susan J . Adix
Geo rge Adzick
Co rdelia Agrimson
Richard A. Ahl
Susan Albrecht and Nancy D esmond
Julie Alexand er
Roland Allen
Woodrow Allen
Sonja Almlie
H.N .Arn dahl
Berry L. Ande rson
Caro le M. Anderson
DarciAnderson
Gloria E. Anderson
J. D. Anderson
Margaret and Ernest Anderson
Margaret and Raymond Anderson
Rosalyn A. Andmo n
Vernon E. Anderson
Zane and Carole Anderson
Michael Aquilina
Tim Archbold
Paul D. Armour
Michael Armstrong
Margaret Amason
Kathleen M. Arndt
Evelyn H. Asplin
Anna Marie and Ronald Austin
Lorettaand Christopher Aymond
Lorayne L. Bachman
Leroy and Florence Backberg
Brendan Baker
Kacl,leen M. Balfanz
Geneva Ball
Karlene and Joseph Banaszak
G. G. Bancroft
Gloria M. Barnen
Paul Beggs
M. Belford
Valerie Bengal
Rolf and Kathy Benson
Julia Berg
Robert and Rose Marie Bergherr
Marian and Thurston Berglund
Elsie Berg-Soderlund
Milton and Barbara Bergwall
Joanne Berndt
Tina Berndt
Maryand Daniel Berntson
William W. Beyer
Leonard and Martha Biallas
Nancy L. Bieraugel
Bruce Binger
Jennifer A. Bjorhus
John and heila Bjorklund
Dorothy Bjurman
Joan C. Boelter
Omar and Minnie Bonderud
Deanna and Thomas Bonneville
Henry and Barbara Borg
John and Janet Borgen
Joseph J. Borkman
Daniel and Mary Bot
Adam Borren
Laura J. Boudreau
Marie K. Boudreaux
Donald and Bonnie Boylan
Patricia Boylan
Kathleen Bozis
Susan L. Bradford
Craig J. Brandenburg
Donald C. Brandli
La D. Brandsness
Bmy Brarhol
Marion and Emroy Bratland
O"o and Stephen Braclie
David and Gertrude Breen
Kari Breen
Katherine and Richard Breen
Milo L. Brekke
Dennis E. Brekken
Mabel Brelje
Peter and Michelle Brennan
Mark Bretheim
Bernadette L. Brice
Jackie Brin
Henry A. Bromelkamp
Louise and Michael Brooks
Margaret E. Brown
tephen Brown
Joan and Richard Brust
Lynette W. Bryant
Neal Buelow
Katrina and Michael Buller
usan Burchfield
Dell and Carol Burgess
Evangeline Burton
John and Carolyn Cain
Gregory Card
Cerene Carlson
John Carlson
Roger E. Carlson
V. G. Carlson
Virgil Carlson
Wallace and Lela arlson
Bren Carstensen
BarbaraAnn Caner
Mary J. Carmey
Joyce and Paul Casey
Lois H. Caswell
Karen M. Caughey
Lynne Chamberlin
Chester and Donna Chambers
Sarah C. Chambers
Richard Chapman
Christopher Chappuis
Matthew Chappuis
Ree.seand Lorena Chezick
Betry Chilmom
Anthony and Judy Christensen
Jeffrey and Nancy hristensen
Kieand Jean Christensen
L. Gracia Christensen
Jame.sand clma Christiansen
Howard and Vernita Christianson
Parri Cierzan
Michael Ciresi
Mary and Sam Claassen
Janis M. Clay
Melvin Colfer
Joan L. and Seo" C. Cole
Gary and Delores ondon
Rick and Norma Conway
Andrew and Jacqueline Cook
Walter Cooper
Yvonne and Jack Cottrell
Paula N. Coykendall
Eloise M. Cranke
Vance 0 .+ and Joyce J. Crosby
Charles G. Cunningham
Liv Dahl
Olga 0 . Dahlen
Marilyn Dahlmeier
Darlene A. Daily
Carol and Del Dammann
Joan Davenport
Joy L. Davis
Karen Davis
Timmy and Noreen Davis
Mildred and Peter Deanovic
harles A. De orsey
Donald L. Degenaro
Judith Dehnel and Richard Ryan
Joyce L. Deir
Parrick J. Deneen
Mary and William Dexter
David and Martha Dobracz
Audrey and Monon Dodds
Jerry Dodge
Russell P. Donnelly
Tammy B. Dorn
Ruch Downey
Merwin D. Dreher
David Duca
Kathryn Dumas
Frank Eastburn
William and Diane Ebben
\'(/illiam Edson
LeeR. Edwards
Ward Edwards
Hannah Ehrlich
Mary Ehrlichmann
hirley M. Einhorn
Erin Elder
onja and Mark Elias
Marilyn Ellingboe
Lisa R. Elliott
Kari E. Elsila
Douglas A. Emerson
CurcisV. Emery
Linda P. Enger
Arla Engleman
Lowell and Carol Erdahl
Judith and Robert Erdman
A .J. Erickson
Betty Erickson
Conroe Erickson
Josephine Erickson
Kenneth Erickson
Lori K. Eranan
Kathleen M. Evans
Grant E. Evavold
Terence Evavold
Nancy and Dan Fackler
Michael A. Fahey
Keith and Susan Fahnhorst
Robert and Kaye Falck
Eleanor and Donald Falk
Irma and Donald Fallon
Mark Farnan
Barbara Farrell
Francis and Burnice Fashner
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Jane Fedderly
Louise and Carl Feske
Kirsten E. Fisher
Celine Fitzmaurice
Melvin & Marian Fladeboe
arric Flaten
Larry and Marilyn Fogdall
Linda and Mark Foley
Henry G. Follingstad
Ilene Forde
J. Forrest
Richard A. Forschler
Denise Foster
Lucy and Patrick Foster
Jerome Franke
David Fransen
J. A. Franson
Jeanne and Douglas Frederick
Gloria A. Frederickson
R. Mark Frey
Linda . Froiland
Nancy A. From
Daniel and Kari abriclson
Michael and Juliana Gabrielson
No rma Gabrielson
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Ronald and Faye Gabrielson
Cynthia Gaither
Nancy L. Gandrud
Frank V. Garalfu
Leslie and Luis Garcia-Saenz
R. Harold Garre((-Goodyear
Kimberly aslin
David A. Gerber
Ann J. Gerhman
Bruce Gessell
Karla and Jeffrey Gessell
Carole and Phillip Gilbertson
Borghild Gisselquist
Greg Gissclquist
Gary W. Glasscock
Mr. Hal C. Glassman
Jessica Glenn
Cathy Gohring and Harry Raynor
Melanie Coldish
Ellen and Merrill Golliet
Jorgine and Franklin Co rnick
Charles Graham
Elaine P. Graham
Robin A. Grawe
Jean Greenwood
Mary Griesedieck
Emily Groves
Cordon L. Gruenhagen
Tiro and GuadalupeGuerrero111
Chester Guinn
Julie and Paul Gulstrand
Richard L. Gunderson
Susan K. Haataja
Lucille K. Hackbart
Dale and Joanne Hagen
Elsa Hagen
Enid M. Hagen
Henry Hagen
Kenneth A. Hagg
Todd & Diane Haglind
teven and Theresa Haik
John and Krisdne Haine.s
Margaret Hale
Mary Halrvick
BarabaraJ. Ruhberg Halverson
Carol I. Halverson
Clara H. Halverson+
John and Jill Hamburger
Edward A. Hansen
Jean S. Hansen
Paul V. Hansen
Paul Hansen
Enid 0. Hansing
Beth and Donn Hanson
Craig Hanson
Kenneth Hanson
\'(/illiamand Viola Hanson
Janaka E. Hanvey
David L. Harris
Mary and Rolf Hauck
arolyn Hawkins
Evelyn B. Hayes
Rose Heaps
Michele Hedlund
Rachel Hcfte
Herman Heinecke
Eugene Heitman
Charles and Kathrine Heinig
Arthur H. Helde
Stanley Helgerson
Karel Helgeson
Jerome and Jacqueline Helland
Robert Hellen
Wi lliam \YI, Helms
Gary Helstrom
Nan cy R. H endr icks
Dorothy Hendrickson
Mary L. Hend rickson
Neil and Mary H endrickson
Robena Henke
Michael P. He nnessy
James and Diane Henninger
Finn Hcnrikssen
David and Jeane Hedand
Arth ur J. Heuer
Jaclyn Heyda
Joan n E. H icks
Richard E. H ilbert
George and Karen Hnasko
R G. H oaglund
Robe rt and Margaret Hoberg
Th omas and Kimberly Hoffman
Marjorie and John Hogan
Donna Hogsvcn
Sigvald Holden
Mary Hoium•
Mary Holzer
Susan J. Hoseth
Helene Houle
Helmer and Margaret House
Lois Hove
Edich Hovey
Gerda H ovseth
Cheryl and Jeffrey H oward
Olive Howard
Patricia Chastain Howe
Jessie Howell
Valborg Huglen
Steven & Norma Huishecre
Mark and Na ncy Hun sley
Jon and Bonnie Hunziker
Beth and J. L. H upp
Bonnie and James Hviscendahl
Roberc E. Hyarc
Brend a J. Iliff
John Imes
Bruce and Jean Inglis
Margaret Irwin
Th omas and Ca rolyn Jackson
Janice Jacobson
Joan and Gale JaUen
Jacqu elin F.James
Susan Jenkin s
Alvern and James Jensen
Keith A. Jensen
Kenneth E. Jensen
H eacher Jern berg
Jeanne and Bill Jeska
Kimberlee Jeska
F. C. Jilk
J. Marie and Lloyd Joel
Beverly A. John son
Bruce D. John son
Byron John son
Charles and Ava Johnson
Clark and April Johnson
David John son
Eleanor L. John son
Genevieve and Leighto n Johnson
G len \YI.Johnson
Jane N. Johnson
JiUJohn son
Karen and David John son
Kathryn C. John son
Kay D . Johnson
Kelly J. Gieser John son
Klara S. Johnson
Lou Ann Larson
Valerie and AJanLarson
Naomi A. Laucn+
Charles G. Leach
Agnes Lee
Kathryn A. Lee
Sylvan Lee•
Janee and Robert Leick
Jane Leonard and Lorerco Lippert
John Lien and Paui cia Ca n er
Geo rge K. Lindb erg
Pamela Lindberg
Robert and Loretta Lindcborg
Bernardine Lindell
Gene J . Lindell
Lois J . Lindell
Mark G . Lindell
Franklyn L. Lindgren
Helen and David Livcrsidgc
C.R. Lloyd
Frances and Lance Loberg
Verna Loge
Arlene Lopas
Th omas and Sandra Lother
Odd Lovoll
Henry Lucksinger
Jill and Th omas Lund
Joyce E. Lund
Richard K. Lund
Ken Lunde
Ruth Lund een
Barbara R. Lundquist
Lorraine and Raymond Lundqui st
Jean and Kenneth Lutterman
Alice G. Madzey
T homas Macckelbergh
Richard and Kathy Magnus
John S. Malone
C. and Ruch Mandery
Anna Manger
Kenn eth A. Manth ey
James and Kathryn Mara
Kevin M. Marek
Merrie Marinovich
Michael and Patti Marinovich
Pece and Romae Marinovich
Laura Marinucci
Jodene and David Marquis
Janee Mathison and John Taylor
H arold \YI. Mank e
Tim othy and Janice Maudlin
Marcia and Robert Maxwell
Pamela R. Mayer
C indy Mayeron
John McCoy
Michael J . McC ully
Ther esa McGrad y
Richard F. McGuir e
David and Irene McPhail
William and Ann e McSwccney
Sigurd D . Medh us
Diane and William Meehan
Gregory Meehan
Joan Meierotto
T A. Meisberger
Esther Meissner
Mary A. Melland
C harlorcc Mellom
James Meredyk
Jessica A. Meyer
Arlene Meyerhofer
Joseph Miano
Lois Johnson
Lyncnc Johnson
Mary M . John son
Paul Johnson
Randall and Marjorie Johnson
Richard J. John son
Ronald N . John son
David G . Jones
D . D ixon and Janis Jord an
Richard and Ann abel Jordan
Neil A. Junk er
Jack Kahle
Phyllis and Donald Kahn
Deloris M. Kancen
Ruth Kapitan
Joanne Karvon en
Bernard Kern
James Kerr
Jean Kersting and Charles Rea
Mo llie H. Keys
Lorraine Kieffer
Debra and Sceven Kind
Ronald Kind em
Charles King
Audrey Kirby
Gretchen Kjeldsen
Robert J. Kleinschmidt
Pecer Klcsk
Kari M. Kleven
Leo Klohr and Jud y Occ hmi- Klohr
Do uglas and Susan Klunk
Lillian Knalla
Judy Knighc
K. Pecer and Loretta Knobe l
Karolyn and Rohen Knox
Agnes D . Knuch
James and Arlene Knutson
Lynn W. Koch
Margaret C. Koch
Sarah E. Koepsell
Joan Konigson
Beth An n Korkowski
C harles Kouyoumjian
Berey M. Kowalski
Kathleen Krasky
Ca therine and Robert Kraven
Mark and Jill Krawczyk
Laurene K.regncss
Ma rilyn and Scocc Kregncss
Warren K.regncss
John and Shirley Krohn
Du ane and Mary Krohnk e
Mimi and James Kron
Borgh ild Krueger
Barbara Kuhlm an
Kathryn and Randy Kuhlman
Roben Kunreuther
Harriett C. Kurek
Jeanette and Max Kurnow
Rebecca Kuruvilla
Adolph Kvam
Margaret Kvetko
Dean D . Lamke,
An n and Lon Lampp a
Renee Landsverk
Sceph en Lane
Andr ea Langeland
Karen Larsen
Ca thy S. Larson
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John T. Michael
Pacricia and Todd Mickelson
Lester M. Mikelson
Harold and Elaine Milbrath
William A. Milbrath
Bonni e Millee-Mehemne
Darcy and Score Miller
Frank and Vera Miller
Robcrc and Marlys Miller
William and Toni Miller
Mary Minn ehan
Herbert F. Mischke
Lorind a and James Mishek
Michell e Missling
Linda and James Mitch ell
Ruth E. Moen
Caro lyn and Ca rl Mohn
C harles and Karla Ann Molin e
Anne Monteith
Larry K. and Peggy A. Moon
Curris and Patricia Moore
Caro lyn and Joseph Morgan
Robert \YI.Morgan
Tom Morgan
Robert and Mary Ann Mowatt
Will iam Moyers
Van D. Mu eller
Jean and Don ald Mueting
Mary Ann Margaret Muller
Lois and Ralph Mun son
Anne Murcc
Joyce B. Myers-Brown
Joy and Randy Nelson
Nancy Nelson
Op al Nelson
Richard and Marilyn Nelson
Rolf Nelson
Eric N . Nerland
Mary P.Neumann
Donald M. Newman
G erald Nickell
Richard and Audrey Nielsen
Barbara Northw ay
Richard and Car la Novak
Violcc Novicsky
Linda Nowak
Elizabeth Ober g
Mich ael and Jeann e Oberg
Howard V. O 'Co nn ell
Mary Olin ger
Richard I. Ol sen
Eugene R. Ol son
G en Ol son
Geo rge Ol son
Glenn G . Ol son
Harold L. Ol son
Jean A. Ol son
Judith A. Ol son
Lavonne J . Ol son
Marjorie H . Olson
Mary Olson
Phyllis Olson
Sceven and Ca rol Ol son
Wade Om an
Rae and Richard Orm sby
Larry and Kachleen Onloff
Susan Orce
Louise and C lifford Orcen
Rosemarie Pace
Joseph F. Palen
Richard and Peggy Palen
Sheila L. Palm
Judith G. Pasco
Bmy Paulsen
Timothy J. Pawlenry
Swan Peacock
John and Sharon Pearson
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THE
AUGSBURG
COLLEGE
BOARD OF REGENTS, 2001-200 2
ANNUAL
ALUMNI BOARD, 2001 -2002
Rev. Gary E. Benson '70
Susan H ornin g Arn tz '94
Ms. Jackie Cherryhomes '76
Jeff Elavsky '68
Ms. Tracy Lynn Elfcmann '8 1
Paul Fieldhammer '65
M r. M ichael 0 . Freeman
Andy Fried '93
Mr . Mich ael R. Good '7 1
Tom Hanson '66
Mr . H . Theodor e Grindal '7 6
Christop her Haug '79
Mr. Jam es E. Haglund
Lisa Svac H awks '85
M s. Beverly Thompson H arlen
Kirsten Hirsch '9 1
Dr. Ruth E. Jo hnson '74
Karina Karlen '83
Mr. Dean C. Kopp erud
Rob Lafleur '80
Mr. David J. Larson
Jackie Kniefel Lind '69, '94 MAL
Ms. Gloria C. Lewis
Terry Marquardt '98 WEC
Rev. Jose Antonio M achad o
Paul Mikelson '70
Dr. Jennif er H . Martin
Andy Mo rrison '73
Ms. Juli e R. Nelson '83
Paul Mue ller '84
Mr. Ronald G. Nel son '68
Liz Pushing '93
Rev. G lenn W. Nyckle moe, ex officio
Meri Pygman '93
Mr. Ronald J. Peltier
Beth Torsten son '66
Mr. G len E. Person '47
Bill Vanderwall '93 WEC
M r. Wayne G. Pop ham
M s. Jean M . Taylor '85
Dr. P. Dawn Taylor '78
1960 Dale Hank a
1961 Patricia Swanson Kreuziger
Leola Dyrud Furman
1962 Mari lyn 0. Gronner
Jenelle J. C unnin g
1963 Sara Halvorson Strom
1964 Robert Nordin
1965 Darryl Ca rter
1967 John Clawson
1968 lone Agrimson H anson
1970 Terry Nygaard
1973 Merja Wileniu s Fox
1974 Marlene C han Hui
1976 Larry Morgan
1979 Mark Aune
1980 Rob Lafleur
1981 Janis Blomg ren Aune
1982 Lori Moline
1983 Susan Kapp ers Ryan
1984 Jeff Quinnell
1985 Norm Okersrrom
C hu ck Rath
M r. G len J. Skovho lt
Mr. Philip Sryrlund '79
REPORT
I 986 Deb Balzer
CLASS AGENTS, 200 1-2002
Barb Nielson McGlynn
1987 Cher yl Wit soe Dudley
Ms. Kathryn H . Tunheim
1939- 194 1 Richard Jacobson
1944 C hester Hoversten
1988 Sandra Kay Smirl1
Rev. Haro ld Usgaard , ex officio
1945 Joyce Op seth Schwartz
1990 Trygve Nystuen
Ms . Joan L. Volz '68
Vera T horson Benzel
1946 John Steen
1947 Agnes Valvik Larson
1948 Jero y Ca rlson
Arnie Skaar
1949 Cal Larson
1950 Shirley Dahl en
195 1 Dan Pearson
1952 LeVon Paulson Dinrer
Sharon Mackenthun
I 99 I Kirsten Hirsch
1992 Heather John ston
1993 Misti Allen Binsfeld
H eidi Wisn er Staloch
1994 An1y Noran
1995 Lisa Ca rlson Sackreiter
An1y Torgelson For berg
1996 Jayne Rudolph
Heather Birch
1953 Ruth Aaskov
1954 Herb C hilstrom
1956 Carolyn Lower Bliss
1997 An1y Bowar
1957 Stan Baker
1999 Jackie Fuhr
2000 Sam Walseth
1958 Byron Golie
1959 Carl Cas person
Jen Ringeisen
1998 Calvin Hanson
WEC Terry Marquardt
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Indian program
Angie O'Keefe and Anne O'Keefe, earned
came from the
the long-dis tance commute award when
efforts of comedian
Angie commut ed from Morton in western
Louie Anderson ,
Minnesota to earn her degree from the
who performed
Weekend College program.
two benefit
"Our alumni have been active, but I
concerts in the
would like to gel mor e of them involved .
early 1990s-on e
We need more networking ; we need an
al Augsburg , the
alumni scholarship fund ; and we need an
OLhe r at Northrup
alumni advisory board ," Peterson said.
Auditor ium-t o
"With that kind of supp ort alongside our
raise mon ey for a
curr ent students , we cou ld do more
scholarship in the
outr each Lo the native communiti es,
name of his
particularly to reserva tions that are near
brother Kent.
to us."
Th e program
Peterson also envisions a nur sing
Mercedes Weishalla (center, holding her daughter, Heyden), a
has had abou t 150
out reach program , similar Lo the one
Weekend College business management and American Indian
gradu ates and a
Augsburg current ly runs al Centra l
Studies major, meets with her Scholastic Connections mentor Noya
Woodrich '92, '94 MSW (right), executive director of the Division
similar num be r
Lutheran Chur ch in Minneapolis , which
of Indian Work in Minneapolis.
who have take n
could be sel up al the Indian Communi ty
courses . Many
Center LOserve the urban Indian
gradua tes have continued on to earn
popu lation . And , of course, there are the
adva nced degrees. Several stud ents
never-ending needs for scholarship s of all
have return ed to Augsburg for a
kinds .
Master of Social Work degree after
"I think we need scho larship s LOhelp
first comp leting Augsbu rg's
graduate student s, Lo help provide for
bachelor 's degree program in socia l
living expenses so more stud ents cou ld
work. One such stud ent is Noya
live on campu s, and LOgrow our
Woodrich , who also serves as a
end owed scholarship fund (curr ently at
mentor for Augsburg 's newly-crea ted
abo ut $600,000) up Lo al leasl $ 1
Scholastic Conn ections program. And,
million ."
a recent grad, Ben Burgess, is at the
Peterson also wou ld love Losee the
University of Californi a-Davis
workin g LOwarda Ph.D. in
Ojibwe language. When he
compl etes that program , he'll be
the first in the nation to hold
suc h a degree .
'T he Life Story of a Dakota Man ," which
Th e Augsburg program also
chron icles the life of a 20th- centu ry urb an
has been home LOfamily
Indi an. He is assisted this year by
conn ections, including Burgess
instru ctors Robert Danforth , Dale WesLOn ,
and his sister Meredi th Gauld en ;
and Soph ia Jacobso n .
sisters Caro le (Moran) Renn er
"I think scholarsh ip mon ey has been a
and Gail (Moran) Warzyniak ;
key to the success of stud ents here,"
mother an d daughter Yvonne
Peterson said . "Bonni e [Wallace] was
Leith and Nicole Fun aro; and the
aggressive in findin g such do llars and
Bruce and Ertl familes who had
helped create some big endow ed
bro ther, mother, and daughter scholarship fund s. A Jo yce Found ation
Richard Bruce , Shirl ey Ertl , and
grant help ed hir e my position , and al one
Michelle Ertl-all gradu ate in
point we had two peop le working with up
1992. The Genia broth ers, Tony
Dennis Jones, Univ. of Minnesota Ojibwe language
to 65 stud ent s each year. Now we' re in the
Jr. and Jim , went on to success ful and culture instructor , and Rosalie Cla rk, regional
30-35 range , which is abou t as many as
social worke r for the Bureau of Indian Aff a irs
caree rs in law and med icine,
one person can handl e."
Midwest office and former Augsburg social wo rk
respec tively; and one other
professor , shared comments during the Forum on
Anot her majo r boost for the American
mother-daughter combin ation ,
American Indian Issues in November.
Winter 2002-03
A-UGSBURGNOW
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POT
A WATOMI
CHEROKEE
program play host to more conferences and
seminars such as the American Indian
Religious Freedom conference that attracted
such lumin aries as Ben Nighth orse
Camp bell, Daniel Inou ye, and Paul
Wellstone; and another exploring the use of
American Indian mascots in the media.
"We've serve d a won der ful purpo se
wiLh our program and helped a lot of
students take a ste p forward , both for
themselves and for other nati ve people ,"
Peterson said . "Now I hope we can take
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OGLALA
BUILDING
THESTRONG
FOUNDATION
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A-UGSBURGNOW
HO-CHUNK
another step and be of even
greater service to even more
people and communities . There 's
so much Lo be done ; and so
much we can do if we can find a
way to expand our program. "
Visit the American Indi an
Student Services Program at
<WWW.augsburg.edu/aissp> and
conta ct Cindy Pete rson at
6 12-330- 1144 or
<petersoc@augsbur g.edu >. •
BONNIE
WALLACE:
Bonnie Wallace has long been known as
Lhe first director of Augsburg's successful
and long-runnin g American Indian
Stud ent Services Program , but she says
Lhat "technically" it's not true.
"Believe il or not, I was not the first
director," she noted . "I did serve on Lhe
task force chaired by then-d ean of the
College (and soon-to-be president )
Charles Anderson, formed by President
Oscar Anderson to eiqilore Lhe
possibilities of creating an Indian
presence on campus ." That two-year
stud y recommend ed the establishment of
the program, which was funded by a
three-year grant from the Honeywell
Found ation.
Wallace was serving as a talent
search counselor in the Minnesota
Chipp ewa Tribe's TRIO program al the
Lime, and agreed to continu e helping the
College by serving on Lhesearch
commiu ee for a director.
"We hired a native person with a
strong con nection to the National Indian
Lutheran Board ," she said . "Once he was
hired I Lhought my work was don e, but
a week later, Charles Anderson (now
president) contacted me to tell me the
person worked one day and changed his
mind. I half-hean edly said 'is it that
dreadful over Lhere?' I appr eciated the
fact that he was seeking my advice,
though , and suggested several opLions.
WINNEBAGO
Bonnie Wallace (left), now scholarship director at
the Fond du Lac Reservation in Cloquet, Minn.,
was director of Augsburg's American Indian
program for 18 years. She was succeeded by
Cindy Peterson (right), who has been with the
program since 1981.
Finally, he said, 'What I really
want is for you to come and work for me!' I
about fell over and respectfully declined ."
Wallace said the basis for her surpri se
and initial rejection was Lhatshe and
Anderson had buued heads on many issues
during the task force discussions , rarely
agreeing on anything. However, after several
months of continu ing the conversation, she
accepted the offer in 1978 .
"The first month I was here I actually
found two Indian students on campu s and
was Lhrilled ," she said. "But Lhat was shortlived since both were in the process of
withdrawing from school."
However, Wallace soon developed a
thriving , ever-expanding program . During
her 18-year directorship , the program was
recognized as having the highest retention
and graduat ion rate (85 percent) for Indian
support programs in the five-state region.
Among the more than 100 graduates durin g
those years was her own daughter, Melissa,
who eventua lly returned for a second
Augsbu rg degree as well. "Cindy Peterson's
coming on board as my assistant was a huge
factor in that success. It also afforded me the
time to recruit and , again, our numbers
increased ."
During those formative years and yet
today, Wallace attributes the success of the
program to a host of factors: "Commi tment
of the College to the Indian comm unity;
generous scholarship donors ; coopera tion of
other student sup port services; in- and
outstate tribal suppon ; qualified
American Indian faculty; and
'individua lized attention' given to
dedicated, bright stude nts combined with
having expectations of them," she said.
'We never enabled our students; rather,
we taught them how the College system
worked , what role each office played in
their academic and personal lives."
Wallace also cited the strong
suppon of peop le like Dr. Mildred
Mueller and Pat Parker, and the effons of
Herald Johnson , assistant to the vice
president for enrollment and market
services. "His willingness, understanding ,
sup port , patience, and genuin e respect
for our work will always be someth ing
special to me," she said .
And , ultimately, despite their early
differences, she points LoCharles
Anderson's supp on. "lltl was critical to
our success, and in due time he and I
simply had to agree to disagree on some
issues. He is probably the only college
president who supp on ed the fact that
Indian people do not conside r
themselves a 'minority.' He und erstood
our status as 'political entities' and did
not include our program under the guise
of 'minority programs .' I will always be
grateful for that autonomy that continu es
yet today."
Winter 2002-03
From the Alumni Board president's desk ...
s one year
ends and
anoth er begins,
we often find
ourselves
thinking of family
and friends.
Cards are
exchanged with
details of our
families; holiday pani es renew old
friendships. We discuss the good old days
Once a year, I get together with a
group of lifelong friends from Augsburg .
The group consists of students who lived
in the Delta and Omega hou ses in the '70s.
After more than 30 years , we still laug h at
the ant ics of our fellow stud ents during our
fom1ative years. Great fun is had by all!
As we move into the new year, the
Augsburg Alumni Board wou ld like you to
A
rememb er Augsburg in your hean and
prayers. We want to keep in touch , so
please let us know where you are and what
you are doing . If the new year will bring a
new locat ion , please e-mail us at
<alumni @augsbu rg.edu>, or go online al
<.vww.augsburg.edu/a lumni/
updat e.html> to change your addr ess. We'd
love to hear what you are up to, and we'll
keep you in formed of the amazing changes
al Augsburg and the up coming events
spon sored by the Events Commiuee of the
Alumni Board.
Please send us your e-mail address if
you'd like LO be inclu ded in a monthl y
e-mail from the alumni office with upd ates
and events for the next mon th . We'd love
LO see you al an upcoming Auggie Hour
gathering , which are held at various
restaur ants around the Twin Cities (see the
calend ar on page 23). Each event combin es
a faculty member or alum who presents a
shon talk on an interesting topic . These are
informa l, fun discussions, and you might
learn somethin g new, too! 0,11/epromise
there " ~II not be a test after the
discussion .)
The Alumni Board and our new
alum ni/parent relations team on campu s
invite your ideas and feedback regarding
alumni activities, so please let us know
what we can do for you. I am proud to be
a member of the Augsb urg family, and I
hope the new year bring s many blessings
to each of you and your families.
Andrew Morriso n '73
President , Alumni Board
Augsburg alumni win Minnesota and national
legislative seats
by Lynn Mena
n Nove mb er, Augsburg alumni Martin
Olav Sabo '59 and Rod Skoe '77 wo n
seats in the U.S. House of Repr esent atives
and th e Minn eso ta Senat e.
Sabo, a Democra t, kept his sea t in
the U.S. House of Rep resent atives (Fifth
District ) with 67 percent of th e vote; he
has held th e seat since 1979. As ranking
min or ity membe r of the Transportation
Appropriation s Subcom mittee, his
commitm enl Lo easing congestion in th e
Twin Cities can be seen in work securin g
$60 million for lightrail tran sit and $7
milli on for the No rth star commut er line.
Oth er issues high on Saba 's list of
pri or ities are th ose th at imp act childr enparti cularly ea rly ch ildh ood learning . He
also sees affordable hou sing , health care,
an d recent co rporat e co rruption scand als
as "big issues we have Lo so rt through ." In
addition , Sabo is co mmiued LO protecting
citizens' right s in th e fight aga inst
terrori sm .
I
Winter 2002-03
Saba's daughter , Augsburg
alumn a Juli e Sabo '88 , ran for
lieutenant gove rnor with Minn esota
gub ern ato rial candid ate Roger Moe
(DFL)-ultim ately losing in a close
race LO Republi can Tim Pawlenty.
Juli e he ld the incumb ent DFL seat
in the Minn eso ta Senate (Distri ct
62) , but she did not run for reelect ion due Lo her campaign with
Moe .
Fellow alum Rod Skoe, also a
Democrat, won a seat in the
Minn eso ta Senate (District 2). He is
a two- term Minne sota House member
(Distri ct 28 ), and stepped up LO th e
Minne so ta Senate with th is elect ion.
As a state representative , Skoe 's
committ ee assignm ent s included work
educ ation polic y, K-12 finance ,
agricultur e poli cy, and environm ent al
policy. He remain s committed to th ese
Rod Skoe '77 won a
seat in the Minnesota
Senate in November .
on
Martin Olav Sabo ' 59
was re-elected to a 13th
term in the U.S. House
of Representatives .
issues as he moves to th e Minne so ta
Sena te, and states that his priori ty issues
are tied to improving Minnesota 's
communities.
Skoe is a former Clearwa ter County
commissioner , Clearbrook/Gonvick
Schoo l Board dire cto r, and an Agassiz
Ambassador for Clea rwater County.
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HOMECOMING_
Many Gifts
ONE SPIRIT
Little Evalin's youthful enthusiasm brought smiles
to all (daughter of Lori Moline '82).
Andrea Ladda and the Augsburg Spirit
Squad kept fans at the Homecoming
game cheering , despite the Auggies' 4114 loss to Gustavus.
Members of the Class of 1942 gathered for a reunion breakfast . Pictured (L to R), Row 1 (seated) :
Magdeline Stolee, Eunice (Knudson) Iverson , Helen (Thostens) Jones, Ebba (Johnson) Brooks . Row
2: Mur iel (Quanbeck) Turrittin, Lannie (Olson) Seal, Verlinda (Olson) Huus, Mary Ann (Eye)
Helleckson . Row 3: Waldemar Boening , Elwood Lundeen , Merton Strommen , Phil Helland,
Chester Brooks, Vic Miller .
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'4UGSBURG NOW
Brad Motl and Dega Ali were crowned 2002
Homecoming King and Queen.
Junior Jazz Burch showed her Auggie pride at
the Homecoming game.
Winter 2002-03
Several alumni and friends were honored w ith awa rds at the Homecoming Dinne r. Pictured
(L to R) Row 1: Richard J. Seime '70, Distinguished Alumnus Award ; John Magnuson , on
behalf of the StepUP Advisory Board, Spirit of Augsburg Award; t he Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck
Sr. 'SO, on behalf of the Quanbeck family , Distinguished Service Award ; President Frame.
Row 2: The Rev. Dr. Orval Moren '57, Spirit of Augsburg Award ; LaJune Thom as Lange '75 ,
Distinguished Alumna Award ; James S. Hamre ' S3, Dist inguished Alumnus Award; Barry
Vornbrock '96 MAL, First Decade Award . Not pictured is Ko Ly '97, First Decade Award .
Margaret Dornf eld '06 colored t he day with cheer .
The Rev. Oliver Johnson ' SO (left ) and Irving Ringdahl ' 52 (right) chatted at t he
Homecoming Picnic.
~
Buffie Blesi ('90 BA, ' 97 MAL) reconnected with
fellow alums and faculty at the Master of Arts in
Leadership reunion and 15th anniversary celebration .
Winter 2002-03
The Augg ies' Jordan Hastin gs '06 shields the ball
fr om Gustavus .
Bessie Cunningham Hughes '71,
1992 Distinguished Alumna,
enjoyed conversation at
Augsburg's ethnic programs
celebration in Christensen Center.
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HOMECOMING_
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1952
(L to R) Row 1 (seated) : Morris Johnson,
Leroy Nyhus, Charlotte (Kleven) Rimmereid,
Yvonne (Bagley) Olson , Orville Olson, Celia
(Hanson) Burk, Lewann (Awes) Sotnak , Lola
(Nelson) Nebel, Orlette (Hjelle) Waller, Millie
Nelson. Row 2: David Christensen , Roger
Nelson, Martha (Bozony) Peterson, M. Joyce
(Tallman) Hanson, Beverly
(Gryth) Villwock, Leona
(Eng) Rokke, Dorothy
(Skonnord) Petersen, Jean
(Swanson) Markland, John
Leak, David Rokke, Gordon
Thorpe . Row 3 : Millard
Knudson , Jim Armstrong ,
Ben L. Larson, Ruth
Schmidt , Harriet (Haller)
Brown , Marlo Petersen,
Eugene Anderson ,
Donavon Roberts, Karl
Puterbaugh , Arnold
Paulson, Irving Ringdahl .
Row 4 : Robert Thompson ,
Luther Larson, Elmer
Hanson, Leonard Dalberg ,
Donovan Jacobson, Jim
Faul, Donna (Wang) Leak,
Richard Howells , Joanne
(Varner) Peterson, Harvey
Peterson , Glen Gilbertson,
LeRoy Anenson.
Many Gifts ONE SPIRIT
Photos by Stan Waldhauser,except wherenoLed
CLASS OF 1962 (L to R) Row 1 (seated) : Kay (Hanenburg) Madson , Eunice (Kyllo) Roberts, Jack Osberg, Lois
Larson, Ann (Ring) Odegaard, Elaine (Pedersen) Gunderson, Betze (Paulson) Solomonson, Marjorie (Engevik) Espe.
Row 2 : Jennelle (Johnson) Cunning, Marilyn (Olson) Gronner, Karen (Kuszler) Roeber, MaryAnn (Sorensen) Urban,
Rose Marie (Nordin) Anderson , Betty Lou (Johnson) Oppegard , Barbara (Anderson) Stamp , Mercia (Anderson)
Fredrick, Philip Bauman, Olivia (Gordon) Lorents, Harlin Haack. Row 3: Phillip Mattison , John Sorenson, Kenneth
Erickson, J. David Lystig, Milo Oppegard, Loiell Dyrud, Kermit Paulson, Paul Gunderson, Paul Grover .
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Winter 2002-03
CLASS OF 1977 (L to R) Row 1 (seated): Sue
(Hengy) Johnson, Mary (Quanbeck) Barber, Daniel
Larson, Lori (Eklund) Quello, Bernie Swenson, John
Sandness, John Ronning, Scott Fridley. Row 2:
Deborah Roberge, Mary (Nollet) Newell, David
Wattman, Paul Rittenhouse, Deb (Daehn) Zellmer,
Lori (Otto) Hansen, Wendy Bjorklund . Row 3 :
Karen Lokkesmoe, Jim Nieling, Mark Sanstead,
Nathan Carlsen, Kevin Peterson, Andrew Westberg,
Daniel Eitrheim .
CLASS OF 1992 (below, L to R) Row 1: Matthew
Mirmak, Matthew Maunu, Mark Mata, Teresa
White , Amy (Raedeke) Frischmon. Row 2: Erick
Norby, Amy Kildal, Lisa (Barber) Zahn, David
Palmer, Molly Schnagl, Laura Gaylord, Elise Defor,
Stacy (Shiltz) Abraham, Heather Johnston . Row 3:
Tim Machacek.
Recip ients of Augsburg 's
DISTINGUISHED SERVICEAWARD
QUANBECK FAMILY (bottom left, L to R) Row 1
(seated on floor): Abby, Mauren, Rebecca, Amy, Kate,
Zach, Cindy (Quanbeck) Goke, Tommy, Lilli (Quanbeck)
Leslie, Shon Schetnan. Row 2 : Dora (Frojen) Quanbec k,
Philip Quanbeck II, Ruth Johnson, Rona (Quanbeck)
Emerson, Helen (Nichols) Quanbeck , B. Randolph
Quanbeck, Wallace Lindsay, Carol (Ysteboe) Lindsay,
Vicki (Quanbeck) Schetnan, Ruth (Ysteboe) Engelstad,
JuliAnn (Quanbeck) Erdmann, Tom Erdmann . Row 3:
Phil Quanbeck Sr., John Turrittin, Andrea Quanbeck ,
Deborah (Sheldon) Quanbeck, Dorothy (Quanb eck)
Johnson, Muriel (Quanbeck) Turrittin , Lauren Johnson,
Mabel Quanbeck , Carol (Kelley) Quanbeck , Mary
(Quanbeck) Kvanbeck, Dagmar (Dahl) Quanbeck, Mary
C. Quanbeck, Sonja Quanbeck , Rae Quanbeck , Lavon
(Emerson) Henry, Beth Marie Quanbeck , Nadine
(Quanbeck) Anderson.
Row 4 : Daniel
Johnson , Thomas
Quanbeck , Marvin B.
Johnson, James
Dahlberg , Marian L.
(Quanbeck) Dahlbe rg,
Ardelle (Skovholt)
Quanbeck , Sara Ose,
Lillian Ose, Grace
(Gisselquist) Johnson,
Gordon Quanbe ck, Hal
Quanbeck . Row 5:
Loren Barber, Mary
(Quanbeck) Barber,
Norman Quanbeck ,
Kent Quanbeck , David
Quanbeck , Thomas
Lien, Charles Turrittin ,
Oliver E. Johnson ,
Stanley Quanbeck,
Katherine (Miller)
Quanbeck , Elizabeth
(Turrittin) Lien, Nadine
Emerson .
Winter 2002-03
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21
Harold Ahlborn , Edina, Minn.,
received the Distinguished Service
Award from the Braemar Golf
Association Board for his work
\\~th the junior golf league. He
and his wife, Lois (Black) '47 ,
are both retired .
Gary Rust and his wife, Alice
{Gjesdahl) '53 , live in
Burnsville, Minn. They proudl y
report that both their son and
daughter gradua ted from
Augsburg , and their grandso n is a
freshm an. Gary owns Sunbur st
Sales, and can be reached via email at <gary@sunburstsales.com>.
1954
1957
Mark L. Johnson is a retired
realtor , he lives in Minneapolis
"~th his ,vife, Thelma . He reports
that he is looki ng forward to his
50th class reunion in 2004. He
can be reached via e-mail at
<mjohn@mr.net>.
Paul A. Hamre , Rose,~lle, Minn.,
is a retired history teacher for
Rose,~lle Public Schools, but still
teaches in an evening high school
program for adu lts.
1947
a
Richard J. Johnson, Red Wing ,
Minn. , is a retired colone l in the
U.S. Marine Corp. He served two
years m Vietnam an d was awarded
a Purple Heart.
Yvonne (Oudal) Rhodes,
Orchard Park, N.Y., is a knitting
instructor and designer. She has
written 34 books on knitting
styles and techmques , and teaches
machin e knitting nationwide and
at Buffalo State Universit)'- Her
specialty is Norwegian sweater
making , and in 1991 , she was
made a Kentucky Colonel for her
contributions to this field.
A
CALL
FOR
Marshall D.
Johnson,
Minneapolis,
wrote The
Purpose of the
Biblical
Genealogies.
Originally
published by Cambridge
University Press, it was reprinted
in paperback in Jul y by Wipf &
Stock Publishers.
Gloria (Grant) Knoblauch is
enjO)~ng retirement : she embarked
on an Amtrak trip in October to
the western United States and
Canada. She and her husband ,
Arthur , live in Lake Elmo, Minn.
1959
The Rev. Tom Moen retired in
August after 40 years of ministry.
He and his wife, Ruth (Carlsen)
'60, reside in Ham Lake, Minn.
1961
Carolyn S. Johnson, Golden
Valley, Minn ., retired from the
University of Minnesota in
September.
George Larson, Moorhead,
Minn ., received the Ole and Lucy
Flaat Distinguished Teachin g
Award from Conco rdia CollegeMoorhead , where he has taught
English for 40 years.
1963
Darold Rupp, Mankato , Minn .,
recently assum ed leadership of
the Truman High School band
program , teachin g instrumental
music to stude nts in grades 5-10.
He performs ,vith the University
of Minnesota-Manka to
Symphonic Band, and is active
with Sing Music Coru m and the
Direct Messiah Lutheran Choir.
OMEGA
Lloyd "Butch" Raymond ,
Marshall, Mmn., was named
interim vice president of
advancement at South west State
University. He has served as
associate vice president for the
past three years, and will
continu e his duti es as athletic
director . He and his ,vife, Linnea,
have thr ee childr en.
1964
The Rev. Marvin Repinski
and his wife, Becky, recently
moved to Austin , Minn., where
he was hired by the Fellowship
United Methodist Chur ch. He
has served several congregations
in Minnesota , as well as a oneyear appo intm ent as a research
fellow at Yale Universit)'-
1965
Dale M. Stone , Maple Grove,
Minn., is part owner and sales
associate for Organic Growth
Enhancement.
Robert Tyson, Murphysboro,
111
., 1s self-employed in the
marketing field an d 1s active in
the local music scene. He belongs
to the Robins Quartet, an
HOUSE ROOMMATE
REUNION
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Augsburg College Alumni Association Awards and Recognition
Comm ittee seeks your assistance in identifying memb ers of the
Augsburg community to be conside red for recognition for the
following awards:
Distinguished Alumni Award
First Decade Award
Spirit of Augsburg Award
To make a nommation on line or to view the description/ criteria for
each award , go to <wwwaugsburg .edu/alumni/n omform> .
To recieve a nomination packet , contact:
Office of Alumni/Parent Relations
Phone: 6 12-330- 1 l 78 or 1-80 0-260-6590
E-mail: alumni @augsbur g.edu
The deadline for nominations for 2003 is March 14, 2003.
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Last June 28, these former Omega House roommates
reunited at the home of Cindy (Steen) Jindra '64 at Lake
Ely in Eveleth , Minn. Pictured (front, center) : Sylvia
(Steinbeck) Torstenson ' 66, elementary education teacher,
Hayfield, Minn. L to R, back row : Cindy (Steen) Jindra '64,
retired school administrator, St. Louis County Schools; Lila
Lee (Hauberg) Salls '66 , retired , elementary education ,
Honolulu, Hawaii ; Mary Lynn (Larson) Leff ' 66, high school
counselor , Buffalo, Minn.; Eileen (Kahlberg) Van Wie ' 66,
education professor, Southwest State University , Marshall,
Minn.; Kathy (Popp) Boggess '66, high school counselor,
Bloomington, Ind .
Winter 2002-03
a cappella singing group that
performs jazz , barb ershop , and
gospel mu sic. He also performs
under the name "Uncle Bob " as a
singer/guitarist in bars , festivals,
and coffeeshops , singing jazz ,
blues, folk, and bluegrass.
1966
Barbara Brown , Madison , Wis .,
1s a teacher in the lac qui Parle
Valley School District. She is also
involved with the Montevideo
Area Communit y Band , the lac
qui Parle Stud y Club , and is th e
organist for Monte video UCC
Church. She is a past recipient of
the ,hnne sota Elementary Science
Teache r of the Year award , and
has two daug hters, Erm and
Rebecca .
Jeanne (Wanner) Morreim ,
Cloq uet , Minn ., earn ed her Master
of Arts in Education in May. Her
husband , the Rev. Dennis
Morreim '65 , sen •es Our Sa-~or's
Lutheran Church.
1968
Lois (Hallcock) and Bruce
Johnson '68 live in Plymouth ,
Minn . Lois is a high schoo l
guidan ce co un selor, and Bruce is
the athletic dir ector for
Robbin sdale-Armstron g Schools.
Clair Severson retired after 33
years of teachin g middl e schoo l
math m Ellsworth , Wis. He
resides with his wife , Audrey
(Neiderhauser) '68 .
Diane Tiedeman , Richfield ,
Minn ., rettred from Bloomington
Public Scho ols, where she taught
grades 2, 3, and 4 for 3-l years.
1969
The Rev. Curtis Zieske, Alben
Lea, Minn. , was recentl y installed
as Trinit)' Lutheran Chu rch's
senior pastor. He and h,s wife ,
Sonya (Hagen) '70 , an
elementary school teacher, have
two childr en , Sarah Krueger and
Aaron .
1970
Janet (Call) and David Ulvin
Winter 2002-03
'70 live in Edin a, Minn . Janel
ret ired in Jun e after 3 l year s of
teaching mu sic for Minneapolis
Pub Iic Schools .
1971
Michael Milbrath , Santa Rosa,
Calif., was nominated for the
Teacher of the Year award by the
Santa Rosa Chamber of Comm erce
this past summer. He was nomm ated
for this award in l 996 and was also
nominated by the California League
of High Schools for their Teacher of
the Year award in 1999 . He sen •es as
depanment chair of fine and
performing ans at Piner High
School. He and his wife, Ulla, have a
daughter , Rowyn.
1972
George Dahlman , Coon Rapids,
Minn ., was named research
man ager and chief drill instru cto r at
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffra)'. Formerly
chief food-indu stry analyst, he was
a Wall Street Journ al All Star
Analyst in five of the 20 years he
covered the agribusiness and food
industri es.
The Rev. Dr. Henry F. French,
Coo n Rapids, Minn ., was app ointed
pastor of Lake of the Isles Chur ch
in Minneapolis. He and his wife,
Roberta , have four chi ldren.
1973
Linda Jean (Hansen) and
Granton Larson '73, Columbia
Heights, Minn ., became
grandp arents in Octob er.
1974
Bryon Gustafson , Plymouth ,
Minn ., attend ed his second Wint er
Olympi cs in Salt Lake City last
Febr uary, ha-~ng also attend ed the
Lilleham mer game s in 199-!. He is
a bu yer/p lanne r wnh Cipn co, Inc.
1976
Steven Richard Charles was
promoted to colonel in the U.S. Air
Force Reserves. His last
ass ignm ent , while on active dut y,
was as an F- l 17 stealth fighter
instructor pilot. He 1s also a pilot
for Delta Airhn es. He can be
reached via e-m ail at
<srcharl es@mind sprin g.com>.
AUGGIE HOURS
Patricia G. Mattos ,
~hnn eapolis. was elected chapter
chair of the MN/D akota Chapter
of the American Immi gration
law yers Association . Durin g her
term , she will also sen •e on the
Board of Govern ors of the
national association . She has
practiced immi grauon law since
198 2 and is involved in advocacy
efforts relating to homeland
securit y and other issues imp acted
b)• Septemb er 11.
Auggie Hours are held
the second Tuesday of
each month at 5:30 p.m.
Marji Miller was promoted to
memb er hip retent ion manager
for the YlvlCA of metropo litan
Minneapolis and greater Saint
Paul. She resides with her
hu sband , Bill Porteous, 111
Minneapolis. She can be reached
via e-mail at <mickey@ usinteme t.
April 8
MAGlANO'S
Southdal e Mall, Edina
Fae,!ttator/ topic : Prof. John
Mitchell, poetry
corn> .
The Rev. Steve Sveom , Staples ,
Mmn ., was recently honored with
a surpn se party comm emoratin g
his 10-)•ear anni versa ry as pastor
at Fatth Lutheran Church . He was
Join ed in the celebration by his
mother, Ann (Kveen) Sveom
'36 ; his wife, Ant oine tt e (Laux)
'77 ; and their two childr en ,
Nao mi and Dame!.
19 77
Jerald Halvo rsen, Ebetsu ,
Hokka idu , Japan , is an associa te
professo r al Sappor o Intern ational
University. He and his wife,
Mich1yo, have two sons: ~lark , 17,
and Michael, 1-1. He has enJoyed
living in Japan for the past 22
Febru ary 11
WILDFIRE
Eden Prairie Center Mall
Topic: Athleucs at Augsburg
March 11
THE NEWSROOM
Downt own Minn eapohs
Fac,htator: Lisa Zeller '8 l ,
'89 ~JAL
May 13
FREIGHTHOUSE
Sullwater
Fac1l1tator/top1c: Angie
Ahlgren '98, theatre
For more information , please
call the alumni office at
612- 330-117 8 or e-mail
<alumn1@augsbur g.edu >
>•ears and wo uld love to have
visitor s from Augsb urg. Jera ld can
be reached via e-ma il at
<Jerryhal@home.ema 1l.ne.Jp> .
M ark Sanstead . Bloomington ,
Minn ., is a senior chm cian at
Hazelden and lives with hts wife,
Julie.
Patri ck J. Zumbusch, Tucson ,
Ariz .. sen •ed as CEO to a
comp any that was recently sold to
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Class Notes
ALUMNI
Nila Neumiller
PROFILE
'84: 'Small beginnings'
lead to big successes
by Dan Jorgensen
Nila Neumiller '84 says she has never chosen the straight and narrow path when deciding
on a roadm ap for her life. "I like lO start things , and I always seem to have several things
going at once," the effervescent Neumiller said with a smile .
And carry th em thr ough to success, she might have added .
A "non-traditional " student at Augsburg , Neumiller's biggest success has been the creation
of Reaching Arms International (RA!), a multi-faceted Jud eo-Chri stian ministry to orphan
childr en .
Since 1993, she's built RA! from a single desk, single phone-lin e operation into a worldwide
organization . From its current headquart ers in New Hope, Minn.-where she has nine staff
members---Neumiller places orph ans from Russia (where her program first started), Armenia,
Poland , Romania, and the Ukraine. She has opened two full-time orphanages in the Ukraine
and Ken)'a (employing more than 40 staff members combined ), and has eight international
representatives. And , she and her hu sband , Bill, who is the RAI business manager, recently
visited China , where they will open a third orphanage this year.
Nila Neumiller '84 (center) receives the key
t o the city from the mayor of the city near
which her orphanage in Kenya is located.
Also pictured is Winnie Owiti (left), a
Kenyan woman who helped Neumiller
found the orphanage.
Neumiller was in a comfortable leadership role in art education ,vith the Inver Grove
Heights School District in 1992 when she went on an ecumeni cal trip to Russia that
changed both the dir ection and focus of her life. "I had ju st been promoted to an
edu cation coordin ator for th e entir e district," she recalled . "I was training 70 teachers and
some 2,000 children every month , plus overseeing several site groups . I went lO Russia
with an ecum enical team and when I came back lO the art coordinator career I realized
that God had a call on my life lO rescue orph ans."
It was , she said , a personal crisis, because she had always been an educator and always
wanted to be one. Sudd enly, she didn 't kn ow what to do , so she simply resigned her
position , and wok four month s off to pray and figure out what was next. "I left teaching on
October 28 and started praying ," she said . "I said , 'God , you 're showing me what I can't
do; show me what I can'."
Wh at she did was start RAI. Simultaneously, she enrolled at Ant ioch Christian Training Center , eventuall y becoming an ordained pastor in 1997 .
"Both were small beginn ings," she said , "but , my expe rience at Inver Grove Heights taught me not lO take on too much at once . That taught me,
as the Bible says, not lO despise small beginnings."
Her trip to Russia had convinced her that she needed to help Russian orph ans . so she spent the first year in her new bu siness learning more
about Russian language , cultu re, history, and th e societal factors that lead to children being orph aned . Her first success with RA! came in placing
three Russian sisters in 1995 . Since th en , RAI has placed mor e than 400 childr en from four nation s (300 from Russia alone , making it
Minnesota's largest placement organ ization for Russian orph ans).
She opened her first Cradle of Child rens' Hope orph anage in the Ukraine in
April 2000 , in Novskili, a subu rb of Kiev. Her second orph anage was
opened in eastern Kenya in Sep tember 200 I.
Neumiller, who has thr ee adu lt sons, an adopted son and daughter , and
thr ee grand childre n , has new plans for her organization . "I would like to
open a house for unwed mot hers ," she said. "I really believe we're going to
do that in the near future." Meanwhile, though , she'll be concentratin g on
openin g the orpha nage in China , in the seaport city of Zhuh ai (near Hong
Kong). All of her orp hanages are operated to provide the childr en with
both a loving environment and training in the classic arts.
"I believe th e an s embra ce a dynamic healing potential," Neumill er stated .
"Through singing, playing instrum ents, dancing, making dr awings,
sculptin g, and painting, I believe the inn er soul and spirit of a wound ed
child ,viii mend and blossom ."
Dan Jorgensen is direcwr of the Office of Public Relations and Communication.
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,4UGSBURG NOW
Neumiller, pictured with Sergei, a young boy who had
two operations to repair a cleft palate at Neumiller's
Ukrainian orphanage. Ukrainian doctors volunteered their
services for Sergei's surgeries .
Winter 2002-03
1978 NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
HOCKEY TEAM REUNION
Members of Augsburg's 1978 NAIA championship hockey
team gathered on Nov . 22 to celebrate the 25th anniversary
of the College's first-ever national championship team .
Pictured , L to R: Dave Eckstein '78, Doug Nelson '76
(trainer), Bruce Hendrickson '78, Chuck Mccan '81, Brian
Gauger '80, Jim Peterson '78, Dick Bain '80, Gary Hughes
'78 , Tom Kulenkamp '79 , Stan Blom '78, Bob Morrow '78
(student manager), Jeff Jarnes '80, Vern McIntyre '79 .
a large Finnish organization . He is
now pondering nonpr ofit work or
start ing his own compa ny.
1978
Signe L. Nestingen , St. Paul, is a
psychologist in private practice and
\\Oilpresent "Being a Clinician" Jun e
6, 2003 , at the First Friday Forum
Series (cosponsored by the
Minnesota Psychological Association
and Metropolitan State University).
David Wi lhelm , River Falls,
Wis., has been a family practice
doctor in River Falls and Spri ng
Valley since 1987 .
1981
1982
Douglas Adams . Fayettevi lle,
Ark ., was grant ed tenur e and
promoted to the rank of associate
professor of sociology at the
University of Arkansas.
1984
Kyle Anderson , Mahtom edi ,
Minn. , is sec reta ry/treasu rer for
Assured Protection , Inc. He had
an exci ting day at the end of June
when he caug ht a 45-3/4 inch
musky.
1988
Kiel T. Christianson , East
Lansing, ~lich., is a senior writer
for T.-avclGolfand World Golf, and
his pieces are often featured onhn e
at <www.michigangolf.com> . He
recently wrote JO reviews and
articles on his ,osit to Scotland for
<www.worldgolf.com> and
<W\vw.scotland golf.com> .
Dave Stevens, Bnstol, Conn .,
recently won his third Emmy
Award for his work on ESPN's NFL
Countdown. He was also featur ed in
April in a reuni on show of That's
Incredible for htS man y
accomp lishm ents as a legless
athlete. He played football at
Augsbur g and tried out for the MN
Twins, among oth er sports
achievements .
Brent Lofgren , Ann Arbor,
Mich., is a physical scientist at the
Great Lakes Emoronm ental
Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor.
He was recently qu oted in an
article entitled "Are We Losing the
Great Lakes?" print ed in the
March/April 2002 edition of
Midwest Living magazine.
1990
Traci Layne Gates , San
Fran cisco, married Paul Sumn er
in August. Traci Layne is a client
relations specialist for an Intern et
company ; Pau l is a prin cipal
software engin eer for Moore
lacofano Goldsman . Inc. , and
races comp etitively at the elite
level in cycling.
Alexander J. Gonzalez . New
Brighton , Minn ., is a partner at
Office Systems Network , an office
furnitur e dcaler shtp .
1991
Kristen Hirsch, St. Paul , recentl y
started a new job as a senior
communi cation s specialist for
Park Nicollet Health Services in
St. Louis Park , ~!inn .
Katie (Pederson} Knutson, St.
Paul , 1s director of marketing and
communi cations at VEE
Corporation, where she develops
marketing strategies for domestic
and internauonal tours and oversees
the marketmg. creative sen oces, and
publicity departments. She
pre,oously did publirny work for
the Ordway Music Center and for
Jujam cyn Producuons.
William F. Kaschak. Blaine,
Minn ., was named a partner of
KPMG LLP,an accou ntin g and tax
firm that he Joined in 199 1 He is
a CPA and sen •es as a member of
the AICPA and the Minnesota
Society of CPAs.
Kevin Sime, ~linn eapo lts, was
prom oted to empl oyee
communi cations team leader with
Target Financial Services.
1992
Erick Norby , Elk River. Minn .,
was named head footb all coach
and assistant princip al at
Robbin sdale Coo per High Schoo l.
He and his " ofe, Kristen
(Hauschild} '92 have two
childr en : Marissa, 6 , and Reese , 2.
Shersten Johnson, St. Paul.
recently joined the mu sic
department faculty at the University
of St. Thom as. She can be reached
,oa e-mail at <Srjohn son2@
suh omas.edu>.
Alumni Cruise to Ireland and Norway
July 30-A ugust 11, 2003
Kurts Strelnieks was named ,ace
president of commercial lendin g
";th M&:I Bank in Minneapolis. He
has 17 years of banking experience
and is active in the Twin Cities
business commun ity as a board
member of the Turnaround
Management Association. the
Association for Corpora te Growth ,
and Tree Trust.
This 12-night cruise costs 2,175 each for an inside room ; $2,500 each for an outside room wu h \\ond ows ; or
$3 ,500 each for a suite with a private balcony. These pn ces are based on doub le occup anC)( A $-150 de posit
per person by Februa ry 15 will guara ntee the room of your choice. Royal Caribb ean has a special round- trip
airfare from Minn eapolis to Lond on for $600 .
Winter 2002-03
ALUMNI
CRUISE
Augsbur g alumni , staff, and friend s are invited to cru ise on the beautiful Royal Caribb ean Gra nd eu r of the Seas
cruise ship . Fly into Lond on and cru ise to : LeHavre, France (Paris); Plymouth , England ; Cork , Ireland , Dub ltn ,
Ireland ; Greenock , Scotland (Glascow); the fjords of Norway; Bergen , Non vay; Geiran ger, Non vay; Hclles)•lt,
No rway ; Flam , Non vay; Amsterdam , Holland ; and return to London .
Space is limited-m ake your reservation today! For more mformaLion, contact Dick "Porkchops" Thompson, A-Club
president , at 95 2-404- 2668 . A significant portion of the comm1ssionable fees is dedicated to Augsburg College.
A-UGSBURGNOW
25
Class Notes
Matthew
M aunu , St.
Cloud , Minn.,
married Kathleen
Newman in
November. Matt
works at the
Central Care Clinic and Kathleen
works for Anesthesia Associates.
Sharol Tyra,
Hanover, Minn .,
recently authored
an article called
"How to Improve
Your Job
Satisfaction in
Your Nursing Career," which was
published in the Minnesota
Nursing Accentand in Nort h
Dakota's The Prai1ie Rose. She is
president of Life Illumin ation and
is a personal/career coach and
inspira tional speaker. She can be
reached ,~a e-ma il at
<coach@lifeillumination .com>.
Karin Zimme rli, Springfield ,
Minn ., joined the staITof St. John
Lutheran Home in Springfield last
)•ear, as therapeu tic recreation
director . She was previously
therapeutic recreatio n directo r at
Rose,~lle Good Samaritan Center
for six years.
works at Waldorf College in
Forest City, Iowa.
1993
Sharon Biezuns, Prior Lake,
Minn. , was named Teacher of the
Year at Oak Ridge Elementary in
Eagan and honored by th e Eagan
Rotary at a luncheon in May. She
teaches English as a Second
Language to student s in
kindergarten throu gh fifth grade
and has been employed by
Ind epend ent Schoo l District 196
since 1995 . She has four children :
John , Leah, Joe, and Josh .
Kristin Jespersen, Mankato ,
Minn ., is a physical therapis t at
Pediatric Therapy Services, lnc .,
and also coaches girls' tennis.
Carrie Kennedy , St. Paul ,
comple ted her M.F.A.in writing
from Hamline University in May.
Phyllis Williams-Thompson
and her husband , Chad
Thompson '92 , recently moved
to Massachusett s for job
relocation . She works for the
March of Dimes.
1994
Ryan Kragerud married Andrea
Warren in Jun e. Ryan works for
the Longmont (Colo.) City
Planning Departm ent ; Andrea
Kari E. (Schroeder) Prescott,
Minneapolis , recently comp leted
her residency in Michigan and is a
doctor at the Medical Arts Foot
Clinic. She lives with her
husband , Scott, and their son ,
Simon , 2. She can be reached ,~a
e-mail at <keprescott@yahoo.com>.
1995
Susan (Ande rson) Boettger ,
Circle Pines, Minn., received her
Master of Ans in Education from
Hamline University in May. She is a
teacher at Mississippi Elementary
School in Coon Rapids, Minn.
Julie Caligiur i, White Bear Lake,
Minn ., is pursuing a master's in
special educa tion at th e University
of St. Thoma s and is a teaching
assistant at White Bear Lake
Public Schools. She can be
reached ,~a e-mail at
<jewel.jac@attbi.com>.
Matthew Gooding , Goodyear ,
Ariz., is a special education
teacher in the Litchfield
Elementary School District , where
he has been emplo yed since 2000 .
He is "enjo~ng the weather and
the challenges of teaching in a
AUGGIE WEDDINGS
self-contained special education
classroo m."
1997
Paul Cicmil, Minneapolis , is an
affiliate relations coordinator for
the Minnesota News Network
Radio Network, Inc. He is also a
part-Lime studio coordinator and
sports producer/on-site engineer
for WCCO/KCCO radio . He can
be reached via e-mail at
<pcicmil@minnradio.com>.
Corey Clements and his wife,
Kristie (Wawryk) '98 , live in
Whitti er, Calif. He is a doctor,
practicing in Huntington Beach ,
and she teaches third grade in
Long Beach.
Zach Curtis,
Minneapolis, was
listed as one of
the "top 10 actors
under 30 in the
Twin Cities" in a
recent Pioneer
Press article. He will direct Parallel
Lives in February- for more
information , go online to
<www.juniorbirdman.com/50ftp/>.
Sarah Gilbert , Milwaukee, Wis.,
is pursuing a master 's in education
from Concord ia University,
Wisconsin . She spent over three
years as a television news producer
prior to her return to school.
Colleen Marie Hoffman ,
Minneapolis , married James
Onstad m 2001. She is a senior
social work er at Hennepin County
Medical Center. She can be
reached via e-mail at <colleen.
onstad@co .hennepin .mn .us>.
Last September 8, Susan Spector and
Chr istiaan Simm on s w ere m ar ried at Lake
Nagawicka in Hart land , W is. The newlyweds
are both 2000 grads, a nd spent t heir first
year after college livi ng and w ork ing in New
York City. Susan tea ches fift h gr ade at Glenda
Woolley School in Las Vegas ; Chri st iaan is a
producer at NBC's Las Vegas st udio . The
couple resides in Henderson , Nev.
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A-UGSBURGNOW
Last Augus t, Dan Werner '95 married
Shayne Hamann in Perham , Minn. Their
wedding reunited several forme r Auggie
football players , as well as head coach
Jack Osberg . Dan works in product
services for Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans in Minneapolis ; Shayne is an
attorney at Sieben , Grose, Von Holtum &
Carey. The couple lives in St. Paul.
Susan (Scott) Lundquist, Fairfax,
Va., and her husband recently
returned from their Peace Corps
assignment in Honduras. She is now
at the Environmental Protection
Agency in Washington, D.C., where
she works on policy/data issues
related to toxics release.
Terry Neneman was promoted
in August to postmaster in the
U.S. Postal Service office of
Lanesboro , Minn. He can be
reached via e-mail at
<neneman@baldwin-te lecom.net>.
Winter 2002-03
ALUMNI
GATHERINGS
M ark your calenda rs!
Rochester , Minn .: Feb 26 ,
5:30 p.m., Manion Hotel
Arizo na: March 5-9 ,
events/locations TBA
Seattle: March 16, 2 p.m.,
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra
concert/alumni reception , Seattle
An Museum
Portland/Vancouver : March 18,
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra
concert/alumni reception ,
time/locations TBA
Colorado : March 15, alumni
skiing at Winter Park ; March 17,
Augsburg Choir concert/alu mni
reception , Bethany Lutheran
Church in Englewood
Los Angeles/San Diego: May
5-1 0, Augsburg Concen Band
concert/alumn i reception ,
time/locations TBA
For more inrormalion , call
6 12-330-1178 .
Jane Stone , Red Win g, Minn .,
teaches soc ial studi es and
language an s at Zumbrot aMazepp a Middl e School. Her
hu sband, Bob, works ror the U.S.
Army Corp s or Engine ers, and the
coup le has two children .
1998
Angie Ahlgren , Minneapolis, is
pur suin g a masters in English at
the University or Minnesota,
where she is a teachin g assistant.
Patrick Berger , Minn etonka ,
Minn ., marri ed Catherin e Stamp s
in Jun e. Th ey are bo th sixth-grade
teachers at Eisenhower
Elementar y in Hopk ins, Minn .
Matt Milless ,
Schenectad y,
N.Y., was
promot ed to
director or
slUdent activities
at Union College
in Schenectady in 200 1; he was
previously assistant dir ecto r of
stud ent activities.
Winter 2002-03
1999
Holly (Howell) Pedersen , Pine
City, Minn ., is a special educat ion
teacher at Hinckley/Finlayso n
High School. She is also pur suin g
a master 's in special education .
2000
Kimberly Dilauro , Plymouth ,
Minn ., is an an teacher for grades
4-6 at St. Franci s ISD #15 .
Janice Mcinerney , Hayward ,
Wis. , left in October with the
Peace Corps as an English teacher
train er in the Ukrai ne.
2001
John Anderson , Bloomi ngton,
Minn., married Kimberly Wuenz in
August. John works at
SimonDelivers.com in Eagan, and
Kimberly works at Best Buy
headq uarters.
Jerome Fields moved to Leeds,
England , in September in order Lo
utilize his degree in internationa l
bu siness from Augsburg . He works
in intern ational business and IT
consulting in Syntegra
Corporations grad uate program.
Jody Freiberg married Nate
Froeschle in September. She is an
enrollm ent specialist in the pension
di,asion of Minnesota ure in St.
Paul; Nate is a sales representative
for Wireless Retail.
Stephanie Quick, Chicago, is
pursuing a Master or Di,on ity at
Lutheran School orTh eology. She
was recently cont racted by
Augsburg Fortress to write vacation
Bible school curriculum for 2003 ,
which will be used natiom, ade in
Lutheran congregations.
Michael Reed, Milaca, Minn ., is
the new Milaca High School band
director. He plans to continu e the
marching band and hopes to
expand the jazz program while
introducing more mu sic
techn ology into the program .
Kimberly Riesgraf, Plymouth ,
Minn ., is an urgent care clinic
ph ysician assistant.
Kari Burke Romarheim and her
hu sband , Vidar, reside in Bergen,
Norway, where she works ,~th
youth and family minisll)' and is
pursuing a masters of philosop hy
in religious education.
2002
Matthew D. Armstrong ,
Roscoe, Ill., is director or marketing
at Forest Hills Country Club .
Larry Lyden, Woodbury , Minn .,
married Jena Bitner in Septemb er.
He works at j. B. Collins Associates
in Edina ; Jena is director or
Kindercare in Woodbu ry.
Amy Carlson, Minneapolis , is a
new member of the Dale Warland
Singers for their 2002-2003
season .
Jackie Heyda , New Prague ,
Minn ., is stude nt teaching and is
excited to move forward in the
field or educa tion . She can be
reached ,oa e-mail at
<jackieheyda@augsburg .edu >.
Joel Wolf , Maple Grove, Minn .,
wo rks for Maple Grove Senio r
High as a paraprofe ssional/specia l
ed ucation teacher.
Thomas W . Henke '86 and his
,~fe , Heidi, Princeton , Minn.-a
son, Maxwell Thomas, in
August. He joins siblings Blake, 15,
and Gabby, 5.
Lisa (Seekamp) '88 and Matthew
Boerner, Bloomington , Minn.- a
son , Corey James, in July. He
joins sister Emma Kate, 2.
Leah Marie
(Parker) '89
and Jon Maves,
Amherst, Wis.a daughter,
Makena Ann ,
in Augu st. She
join s sister Karlee, 4 .
Lisa Lynn
(McEat hron)
'90 and Robe rt
Caswell,
Broo klyn Park,
Mmn .- a son ,
Clayton
Alexander , in Septemb er. Lisa is
a senior bu siness analyst at FCS
Comm ercial Finance Group .
Sue (Richmond) '84 and Peter
Johnson , Minneapo lis- a daughter ,
Marjorie Elizabeth , in April. She
joins older broth ers Austin , 7, and
Evan , 3. Sue is a registered nur se at
Shriner s Hospita l for Children and
can be reached ,oa e-mail at
<Scout,~dow sue@aol.com> .
Dina (VanAert)
'95 and Sean
Kortuem '01 ,
St. Cloud ,
Minn .- a
daughter, Adin
Shea , in
Septemb er. She j oins sister
Aubr ey, 2. Sean recently earn ed
his teachin g license in early
childh ood edu cation and Dina is
a coach for the St. Cloud Figure
Skatin g Club . They can be
reached via e-m ail at
<konu ems@att.n et>.
Joy (Burkhart) '85 and Ton y
Dean, Minn etonka, Minn .-a
daughter, Lauren Marie , in
Augu st 2001. Joy is a database
admini strato r and programm er
analyst for the State of Minnesotas
Board or Public Defense.
Joe Lavin '97 and his wife,
Heidi , Richfield , Minn .- a
daughter, Anna Vivian , in April.
She join s sister Olivia. 4 , and
broth er Timothy, 2. Joe is a
special edu cation teacher ror
Minn eapolis Publi c Schools.
Leslie (Gilbertson) '86 and Reid
Bonshire '85 , Eagan , Minn.adop ted a daught er, Olivia , from
Bogota, Colombia , last Februar y.
Reid is a sixth grade math , science,
and an teacher at Black Hawk
Middle School. He can be reached
,aa e-mail at <reid.bonshir e@
districtl 96 .org>.
Kenndy (Bade) '00 and Kirk
Lrnos, Sauk Rapid s, Minn .- a
son , Owen .
Births/Adoptions
Ann (Holmberg) '80 and John
Wilson , Bronx , N.Y.- a son , John,
in July.
Karen Hinrichs '00 and her
hu sband , ~like , Minneapolis-a
son , Joshua, in June 200 1. Karen
is a social wo rker for Evcrcare.
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A. Elisabeth (Thompson)
Sidney '36 , Alexandria , Minn.,
died in August; she was 87 . She
was a retired high school teacher,
and over the years as a pastor 's
wife, she served on the chur ch
council , ca11commin ees, and as
church organist. She lived in
several areas throughout North
Dakota and Minnesota. She
enjoye d readin g, mu sic, and
crafts. She is su rvived by six
childr en : Philip '63 , Da,rjd '64 , the
Rev. Mark '72, Peter, Sharon
Herchenroeder, and Jean Wihn an
'69 ; 15 grand childr en; and five
great-grand sons. She is preceded
in death by her hu sband , the Rev.
Oliver Sidn ey.
Salome (Eidnes) Cannelin '38 ,
Flossmoor, 111
., died in August.
She was a reli red teacher.
The Rev. Carl Overvold '40 ,
Portland , Ore ., died in October;
he was 86 . He was a retired ELCA
pastor , and sen •ed in the Navy
during WW II. He is survived by
thr ee sons , Peter, the Rev. Paul,
and the Rev. Jon ; daught er, Mary
Ronningen ; and nin e
gran dchildr en .
John 0 . Saugen '40 , Spokane ,
Wash ., died in August; he was 83 .
He was a master sergeant in the
Air Force, where he was a
meteorologist. He is survived by
his wife, Lena ; four sons, Mark,
Steve, Da,rjd, and Robert; and
daugh ter, Linda Klassen .
Anne L. (Berg) Oie '59 , Roseau ,
Minn ., died in 2002 . She was a
retired family-living teacher; she
was preceded in death by her
husband , James.
Lon Q. Johnson '70 , New
Hope, Minn , died in Janu ary 2002
after a nin e-year ban le with colon
cancer ; he was 53 . Lon's courage
and positive approac h lo living
with cancer were an inspiration to
his family and friends . He is
survived his wife, Nancy;
childr en , Pamela Wood '90,
Rebecca Sogard '96 , Nicho las, and
Sarah Hanson ; and grand childre n ,
Dylan, Dalton , and Hann ah .
Mary S. DiGravina '05 , died
unexpected ly in November of
unknown causes ; she was 20 . She
graduated from St. Louis Park
High Schoo l in 2000 and was a
sop homore at Augsbur g. She is
sunrjved by her parents , Frank
and Julie ; sister, Emily; specia l
friend , Jona th an Delong ; and
many other friend s and family.
Albert T. Kvamme , Pelican
Rapids, Minn ., died in Jul y; he
was 88 . He worked al Augsburg
as a mechanic for many years. He
also worked for 25 years as a
mechanic for Francis Peterson in
Detroit Lakes and Moorhead ,
Minn., until his retirement . He
loved anything mechanical, but
also loved gardening , fishing,
antiqu es, and auctions. He is
suMved by his son and daugh terin-law, Phil and Valerie, and five
grandsons; he was preceded in
death by his wife, Florence , in
2000 .
Eliawira "Eli" Ndosi, Golde n
Va11ey, Minn., died in October ; he
was 65. He was a long-time
adjunc t faculty member at
Augsburg . He is suMved by his
,vife, Barbara; daughters , Mankwe
and Rebeka; son , Nate; and many
others.
Teacher Tom Tomeo Ohno '53 dies
by Nolan Zavoral, Minneapolis Star Tribune staff writer (reprinted by permission of the Star Tribune)
om Tomeo
Ohno , a
driving force in
the Twin Cities
area's Jap aneseAmerican
communit y,
wouldn 't let
peopl e forget the
World War ll
relocation camps
where the U.S.
government
Tom Tomeo Ohno '53
confined
American s of Japanese descen t.
Ohn o, 74 , of Bloomington , who died
!Oct. 14, 2002] of a heart attack at
Fairview Southd ale Hospital in Edina,
spe nt two years, from 1942 to '44 , in a
camp in Washin gton state . Ohno , the sixth
oldes t of 11 childr en , and his family were
among 120 ,000 Jap anese-Americans sent
to camp s.
Although he made friend s and
enjoye d playing baseba ll in th e camp , h~
neve r forgot the sorrow of his parents ,
T
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AUGSBURG NOW
forced to leave th eir lives in Seattle, where
he was born.
"He focused his life on educa ting
others ," said Chery l Hirata- Dul as,
president of th e Minnesota chapter of the
Japanese-Ame rican Citizens League . "He
wanted to make sure that it wo uldn 't
happen to any other group ."
Ohn o settled m the Twin Cities area in
1944 and left only for service in th e Army
and the Army reserves in the late 1940s
and early '50s . He serve d proudl y, his son
and daughter said , because th e relocation
camp had not turn ed his against his
countr y.
"He took a positive ou tlook ," his son ,
Rob , said .
O hn o , who gradua ted with a teachin g
degree from Augsburg in 1953 and
received a master 's in school
admini strati on from the University of St.
Thomas in 1971 , spen t his life in
edu cation and coac hin g. He taught math
for 26 years at Minneapolis Roosevelt,
until 1983 , when he retired form the
Minneapolis publi c schoo l system , and he
taught math part time for five years at
Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St.
Paul.
Ohno's Roosevelt baseball teams wo n
thr ee City Conferenc e titles. He also
coac hed girls' softball and socce r at the
school. ln additi on , he coached a variety
of sports and served as an umpir e in
Bloomington and Edina.
Although Rob played for his father 's
baseball teams, Ohno 's daught er, Pam
Ohno Dagoberg, received her share of
attention. "I was in band in high school ,
and later I rode horses ," she said . "Dad
didn 't do those things , but he never
missed one band concert, and he came to
all my horse shows ."
Besides Rob, of Vedra Beach, Fla., and
Pam , of Plymouth , Ohn o is survived by
his wife, Reiko; two brother s; eight sisters ;
and four grandsons .
Winter 2002 -03
Music
April 8
For more inf ormalion on any of these events
(unless otherwise noted), call 612-330-1265
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert
February 16
Gospel Praise Concert
9 , 10 , & 11 a.m .; noon-M ount Olivet
Lutheran Church , Minn eapolis
February 21
The Habbestad Ensemble
8 p.m.- Sateren Audit orium
February 23
7 p .m.- Hoversten Chape l
Theatre
For information, call 612-330-1180
For more infom,ation on any of these events
(unless othenvise noted), call 612-330-1257
February 5-May 7
Janu ary 31- February 9
Blood Wedding
by Federi co Garcia Lorca; dire cto r, Manh a
Joh nson
Performan ces: Jan . 3 1, Feb. 1, 6, 7, 8 at 7
p .111
.; Feb. 2 and 9 at 2 p.111
.
Tjo rnh om-Nelson Th eater
Riverside Singers Concert
9:30 a.m.-Arlin gto n Hills Luthera n
Chur ch , St. Paul
April 4-13
March 8 &. 9
by Anton Chekho v; dir ector , Darcey Engen
Performan ces: April 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 at 7
p .m.; April 6 and 13 at 2 p .m.
Tjornhom- Nelson Th eate r
The Cherry Orchard
Gospel Praise Concert
March 8 al 5 p .m.; March 9 al 8 :30 a.m .
and 10:45 a.m .-G race Luth eran Chur ch ,
Tomahawk, Wis.
March 9
Forgalle1y information, call 612-330-152-!
February 21-March 19
4 p .m.- Holy Nativity Luth eran Chur ch ,
New Hope, Minn .
Anita Ophoven : Drawings
The Gage Family Art Galle1y, Lindell Library
Op ening reception: Feb. 21, 6-9 p.m.
February 21
- March 19
Augsburg Choir Concert
7 p.m.-S l. Philip the Deacon Lutheran
Church , Plymo uth , Minn .
"a simpl ifie d
ve rsion ... " a site
specific installati on
by robert k. t om
March 14-19
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra Tour
Christensen Cemer
An Gallery
Seaul e & Ponl and
March 14-23
Augsburg Choir Midwest Tour
March 25
Concerto Ar ia Concert
7 p.m.- Hovers ten Chapel
March 28-May 4
All-Student Juried Art Exhibit ion
Th e Gage Fam ily Art Gallery, Lind ell
Library; Opening reception : tvlarch 28 ,
5-7 p .m .; awards , 5:30 p.m.
March 28-May 4
April 6
Senior Art Show
Augsbu rg Concert Band Concert
Ch ristensen Center An Gallery
Op ening reception: IVlarch 28 , 5-7 p.m.
3 p.111
.-C em ral Lutheran Chu rch
Minneapolis
(6 p .m.)
Maste r of Arts in Leadership Series on
Transformational Leadership
• Feb. 5-D ave Ogren , "Transfom, ational
Leade rship and the Facilitation of
Connict "
• March 4- Suzann e Koepplinger ,
''Transformin g Society's View of
Domestic Violence"
• April 9-Kat hi Tunh eim, "How lo Lead
Authent ically and Facilitate Work/Life
Balance"
• May 7- tvlAL stud ems, "Leade rship
Paper Colloquium "
Chri stensen Cemer
For informati on , call 6 12-330- 1786
February 8
Exhibits
Augsburg Choir Concert
March 13
Seminars,
Lectures, and
Films
Connect ions: A Women's Leadership
Event
"Linking Vocation, Financial Security, and
Life Balance " (variou s speakers)
8 a.m.-1 2:30 p.m.-Thriv em Financial
Corpo rate Offices, Minneapolis
For registrati on , call 612-330-1468
February 10
"Jews and Christians in Dialog ue"
Augsburg Convoca tion Series-Tru th ,
Reconciliation , and Forgiveness
• Victoria Barnell, writer/scholar on Protestam church es during the Holocaust
• Barry D. Cytron , associa te professor of
theology and Jay Phillip s Professor in
Jewish Stud ies, Cemer for JewishChris tian Learn ing, St. John's
University/University of St. Th omas
10 a.m .- Convocation , Hove rsten Chape l
March 13-14
2003 Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics:
Truth , Reconciliati on, an d Forgiveness
Th e Rev. Cu rtiss Pau l DeYoung, aut hor
and associa te professor of reconciliation
studi es , Bethel College, l. Paul.
March 13- 7 p .111
., Public lectur e
March 14-10 a.111
., onvocation ; panel
discussion , 11 a.m.
Hovers ten Chapel
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Whatever is said about fine arts, the
stories and profiles in this issue offer yor,r
a gllmpse of their role and importance at
Augsburg. Students who study and
particÌpate in music, theatre, and art
have the many and marvelous resources
oI a rich, artistic urban environment at
their doorstep. Augsburg students study
with professional actors and musicians,
visit world-class museums, and enjoy
internships with professional arts
organizations. Students who are not
majoring in the arts are welcomed and
encouraged to explore their talents and
express creativity in many ways.
The arts truly educate for a lifetime.
Students involved in a theatre
production carry the experience of that
play with them for the rest of their lÌves,
much in the same way that students who
play in orchestra during college feel
more connected to a symphony orchestra
when attending concerts. The vocabulary
of the arts enriches our lives in
innumerable ways great and small, giving
us appreciation and understanding for
new language, image, and sound.
Ours is not a cloistered faculty, and
everyone who teaches here in fine arts is
also out in the community engaged in
professional performance or exhibition.
This enables them to provide the kind of
mentoring that helps students develop
their talents and makes the real-world
connections they need, while
encouraging and supporting their
"ii"i
development.
As the nature of an Augsburg
education becomes r¡ore interdisciplinary. students experience arts
integrated into many of their courses and
actÌvities. And, our new multin-redia
computer lab will be a place for students
to stretch their imagination, to explore
the latest technology across the arts, and
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to equip themselves to meet new
marketplace demands.
Studying the arts is also integral to
"Exploring Our Gifts," Augsburg's
program funded by the Lilly Endowment
to encourage exploration of vocation. A
new course, "Art, Religion, and Vocation"
will help students understand and
appreciate the qualities of creativì.t¡
sensitì.vity, and awareness that arts can
help develop and that will aid them in
searching for an understanding of
elcome to this first ¡heme issue of
the Arrgsburg Now. From titnc to
time, we will present an in-depth view of a
partÌcular area of Augsbr-rrg College and its
education. In this issue, you'11 explore the
line arts at Augsburg, as we open up to
you the world of muslc, art, and theatre at
the College.
Since we believe that Alrgsburg's story
cannot be told better than through the
stories o[ its students, facr-rlty, and alumni,
we introduce you to a number of these
talented people in this issue. We begin,
however, with an overview of Augsburg's
fine arts program and its curriculum.
Enjoy-we hope it may move you to
pick up your own paintbrush or musical
instrument for a time, or simply to
appreciate the arts around you by seeing
and listening just a little bit differently
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Betsey Norgard
Edltor
PS. As always, we'd love to hear from you
about your thoughts on AugsburgNow.
vocation.
So, I invite you to take your
AugsburgNow io a comfortable spot, ttlrn
on some music, and enjoy reading about
arts at Augsburg, while perhaps
reminiscing about your own moments on
stage, in the choir, or at an easel.
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Vol. 65, No.
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Reaching beyond
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Departments
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Around the Quad
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Sports
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Alumni awards and honors
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Auggie Thoughts
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On the cover:
Erin Carlson'03 and Carson Lee
'04 are caught in a moment on
st(tge as the baker's wiJe and
Cinderella\ prince in thc s¡tring
theatre production, lnto the
Woods. Photoby Stephen Get'fre.
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Augsburg have announced a new
collaborative arrangement enabling
Musictech students enrolled in its music
performance programs to transfer their
two years of Musictech credits directly to
Augsburg and cornplete a four-year
bachelor's program in music.
"Many music students, and theÌr
parents, have wanted to complete a fouryear bachelor's degree at our two-year
school-yet most traditional academic
settings don't provide the real-world
contemporary music education and stateof-the-art studios that Musictech
provÌdes," notes Doug Smith, co-founder
and vice presÌdent/education director of
Musictech College.
"Musictech and Augsburg's
arrangement is the best of both worlds,"
explains Smith. "For example, a
Musictech studenl can no]M specialize in
music performance for two years here in
St. Paul, and then transfer to Augsburg to
complete the final two years of a fouryear degree in music education and
become a high school band leader."
"Our new relatÌonship with
Musictech College is a boon for
Augsburg's students," adds Robert Stacke,
Augsburg music department chair and
s.
Augsburg Dean Chris Kimball (left) and Musictech co-founder and vice
presidenUeducation director Doug Smith (second from left) together toured the music
labs and observed a class at Musictech College, where a new agreement allows their
students to transfer credits to Augsburg.
director of bands. "Augsburg offers
Musictech students its excellence in
music education, music therap¡ and
performance, while Musictech provldes
its remarkable faculty of working
musicians and its expertise in such areas
as music business, in-studio recording
engineering and production, and
improvisation."
Augsburg and Musictech have also
established a scholarship fund for
students who enroll at Musictech Coliege
with the lntention of transferring to
Augsburg.
Musictech College, which opened its
$3.6 million school in St. Paul last
January, has more than 250 students
learning guitar, bass, keyboards, voice,
percussion, brass, and woodwinds;
motion imaging; as well as recording
technology, music production, and the
music business. Augsburg has more than
350 students who take music classes or
perform in musical ensembles.
2OO2-03 CONVOCATION SERI ES:
Truth, Reconciliatioh, and Forgiveness
The third annual Convocalion Series,
I titled "Truth, ReconciliaLion, and
Forgiveness" explores Lhe emergi ng
Oct. 8, 2002
Julia Butterfly H111, environmental activist,
"C)ne Makes the Dlfference"
dialogue that focuses on telling the truth
about the past, reconciling prevrous
enemies, and granting forgiveness.
Nov.11,2002
Mark Swanson and Amin Kader, "Islam
The six presentations are:
Sept.23-24,2OOz
2002 Christensen Symposium-Richard T.
Hughes, "How Christian Faith Can Sustain
the Life of the Mind"
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and Chrlstianity: ReligÌous Resources for
Living with Differences"
Jan. 20, 2003
Martin Luther King, Jr. ConvocationPrlnce Cedza Dlamini (Nelson Mandela's
grandson), "From Victim to Victor: The
Tiuth and Reconciliation Model of
Forgiveness"
Feb. 10,2003
Victoria Barnett and Barry D. Cytron,
'Jews and Christians in Dialogue"
March 6-7, 2003
2003 Batalden Seminar in Applied
Ethics-Lewis B. Smedes, "From
Alienation to Reconciliation"
For information, call 612-330-1t80 or
visit <wwwaugsburg.edu>.
Fall
2OO2
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Gaining a summer edge on
experience
f or a number of Augsburg students,
I there was a little less fun in the sun,
but some great opportunities this summer
in research projects or internships. Here is
a sampling of students who were literally
around the world engaged in learning
.
Brad
Math and physics
rece¡ve
Motl-University of Wisconsin
Engineering Physics Department
Seven other physics students, including four
freshmen, carried out research at Augsburg
with funding from NASA and NSE
experiences.
Six junior and senior physics students Other students found opportunitìes in
participated in research projects across the
their majors:
country, funded by federal agencies
. John Tieben, biology-teaching assistant
including NASA, National Science
Foundation, and the Department of
in neurobiology in the Summer Research
Energy:
program at the Universlty of
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Victor Acosta-Stanford Linear
Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford
.
University
.
Kirsten Anderson-University of
Minnesota's Materials Research Science
and Engineering Center with Augsburg
professor J. Ambrose Wolf
.
Alexa
Halford- Jet Propulsion
Labor afory, Pasadena, Calif
.
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.
Alex Krantz, philosophy-study of
Søren Kierkegaard in Norway
first
award in new
NSF program
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projects between mathematics and the
geosciences made its first award to
Augsburg. Math professor Nicholas Coult,
principal investigator, and physics
professor Mark Engebretson, co-principal
investigator, received $214,690 to develop
mathematical models of electromagnetic
waves in Earth's space environment.
The three-year project begins in
January 2003 and will support research
efforts for Coult and Engebretson, as well
as
part-time research work for two
undergrad uate research assisl-anLs.
Erin Carlson, theatre and Englishinternship at Jay Binder Casting Agency
in New York
.
Scott Kuhl, computer science-virtual
reality research at University of Utah
.
Courtney Jenkins-MÌchigan State
University's Electrical Engineering
Department.
Jared Mack- Cornell University's
Center for Materials Research
Five Augsburg students in business and
economics traveled to Germany for
inLernships with German companies as
part of Augsburg's lnternational Partners
program. Ten students spent two weeks in
Bergen, Norway for the Youth and Family
Institute's course, Church and Culture in
Context.
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A Fulbright Group ftavel grant enabled 12
Augsburg faculty from a var¡ety of academic
disciplines to spend five weeks on a study tour
in Namibia, meeting with government, religious,
and tribal leaderc; educatorc; and health
workerc. ln Windhoek, they visited the home of
Augsburg alumnus Tommi.Riva Numbala '91 and
his family-his wife, Vicki, and three children
(above).
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Chris Kimball named
Thrivent Fellow for senior leaders
A-Club golf tournament named for
Clair Strommen '46
Academic dean Christopher Kimball was
named one of the first 12 Thrivent Fellows in
a new program sponsored by the Council of
College and University Presìdents, the ELCA,
and the Lutheran Brotherhood Foundation
for senior leaders in leadership positions in
ELCA colleges and universities.
Congratulations faculty!
Tenure granted and promotion to
associate professor:
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Laura Boisen, sociai work
Charles Sheaffer, computer science
Mark Tranvik, religion
Promotion to associate professor:
.
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David Apolloni, philosophy
William Capman, biology
Philip Quanbeck tl, religion
Robert Strommen '74 and his son, Bjorn, played in June in A-€lub's annual fundraising
Promotion to professor:
.
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Steven LaFave, business administration
Glenda Dewberry Roone¡ social work
golf tournament that was renamed in honor of Stommen's fathen Clai¿ who died of
cancer in July 2001, Clair Strommen '46 was a basketball and baseball athlete and
Athletic Hall of Fame membet a former Augsburg regent, a Distinguished Alumnus, and
an active member of A-CIub, the College's men's athletic alumni support organization,
Alexa Halford wins national award
for paper
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Alexa Halford was
awarded an
Outstanding Student
Paper Award for her
poster presentation at
the 2002 spring
meeting of the
American Geophysical
Union's Space Physics
and Aeronomy SectÌon.
Both graduate and
Join with current coach Mike
Schwartz, the Saugestad family,
former teammates, and friends to
celebrate Augsburgt first
national championship team-the
f 978 ment hockey Auggies.
undergraduate students
compete for these
awards.
Her winning paper
presentation Ìs titled
Physics major Alexa Halford's poster presentation at the
McNair Scholars Poster Session centered on research she
"Latitudinal and
carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,
Calif. during the summer.
seasonal variations of
quasi-periodic and
periodic-ELF-VLF emissions," and was coauthored by Halford, lProfessor] Mark
Engebretson, and [Augsburg physics staffl
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Jennifer Posch; with Andy Smith, Britlsh
Antarctic Survey; and Umran lnan,
Stanford University
Saturday, Nov.23,2O02
5 p.m. social hour
5:30 pm. dinner
7 p.m. Hockey game vs.
Concordia-Moorhead at the
Augsburg lce Arena.
For information, call Mike
Schwartz, 612-330-1 t 63.
Fall 2002
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to earn Athletic Hall of Fame honors
by Don Stoner
Steenson to receive
service award
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Athletic Hall of Fame banquet. Longtime
athletÌc department secretary lrene Steenson
will receive the school's Distinguished
Service in Athletics award.
The Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame
was established to recognize male athletes in
1.973; in 1989, female athletes were first
inducted. Recipients are chosen on the basis
of performance in Augsburg athletics,
service to the school, cMc and professional
achievements, and leadership.
Steenson came to Augsburg in 1963
and worked as secretary in the Public
Relations and the Alumni and Parent
Relations offices before joining the athletic
department in the early 1980s. She officially
retired in 1982, but has worked part time
since then. She is also secretary for the
A-Club.
Honored in this year's class of inductees
into the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame are:
Brian Arvold '80 (wrestling)
Terry Brown '82
(ment hockey, men's golf)
(gymnastics, track and field,
Brown was a key member of hockey teams
that won NAIA national championships in
19Bl and 1982, and was the most valuable
player of the l9Bl national tournament. In
golf, he was a t\Mo-time captain and won the
MIAC individual championship in 1982.
Priesz earned Honor Athlete honors in
1978 and was on Augsburg's first teams
Brian Gauger'80 (men's hockey)
Lisa (Svac) Hawks'85
cross country)
in
in the mid-7Os. She
participated in state championship meets
in gymnastics, track and field, and cross
cross country
countÐI
Gauger was a member of Augsburg's first
national championship hockey team in
1978 and was team captain his junior and
senior years.
Wayne Graves'73 (football)
(volleyball. softball)
Hawks was a member of Auggie softball
squads that won Minnesota AiAW state
titles in 1982 and 1983, and MIAC
championships in 1982, 1983, and 1984
One of the top running backs in school
history, Graves holds the school record for
career carries and is second all-time in
rushing yardage.
Rod Jonas'77 (men's basketball)
A member of Auggie teams that won MIAC
championships in 1975, L976, and 1977,
Jonas was Augsburg's Honor Athlete his
senior year.
Scott Whirley'82 (wrestling)
One of the top lightweight wrestlers in
school history, he was a national finalist
twice. He has been an assistant head coach
for the Auggies for l9 seasons, including
all eight NCAA Division III national
championship teams.
Merlin White'56
(football, men's basketball)
White developed a reputation
Connie (Lamon) Priesz '78
Arvold was
a
wrestling team captain his
senior year, served as an assistant coach
from 1981-85, and was wrestling head
coach from 1984-86, winning an MIAC
as a rare
"i¡en¡¡¿¡"-¿ player who played all 60
minutes of a game. He was also a member
of the men's basketball teams for several
years.
championship.
For more information on Augsburg's
Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, visit
Linda (Berg) Henke'82
(women's basketball)
<www. augsburg. edu/athletics>.
Henke was the first Auggie women's
basketball player to break the 1,000-point
barrier and still holds the single-season
school mark of 272 rebounds.
Don Stoner is sports inJormation coordinator.
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Three named as 2OO2 Distinguished Alumn¡
by Lynn Mena
hree alumni join 159 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.
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James S. Hamre'53
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James S. Hamre,
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Ph.D., graduated
from Augsburg i.n
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in histor;r He
The Honorable
LaJune Thomas
Lange graduated
from Augsburg in
1975 with a B.A.
earned a master's
in psychology
degree
in church
history from the
University of
Chicago, and a
doctorate in
religion in American history from the
University of lowa.
FromL967:94, he served as a
professor of history, rellgion, and
philosophy at Waldorf College in Forest
City, Iowa, where he continues to teach
religion courses part time as a professor
emeritus. He has also taught at Luther
College in Decorah, Iowa, and has been
visiting lecturer at Luther Seminary,
Augsburg College, and at Volda
a
Dlstriktshogskule in Norway
In addition to teaching, he also served
as pastor at several churches from 1960'64.In 1998, he published From Immigrant
Parish to Inner City Ministry: Iinity
Luther an Congregation,
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8, a book
about the history of the Tiinity Lutheran
Congregation. His list of other published
works is extensive, and lncludes several
articles and a book about Augsburg's
former president, Georg Sverdrup.
Hamre is a member of Bread for the
World and his local Sons of Norway
chapter; he is also involved with his local
chapter of Aid for Asia for Lutherans. He
has received several honors and awards,
including Waldorf College's Regents
Outstanding Faculty Award and the
Holmen Faculty Achievement Award. His
scholarly contributions have been
recognized by the Concordia Hj.storical
lnstitute.
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Richard J. Seime'70
Lalune Thomas Lange '75
went on to
earn her Juris
She
Doctor degree
from the
University of
Minnesota Law School in 1978. She also
did post-graduate \Mork at Harvard Law
School, the NationalJudicial College, and
the Minnesota Institute of Criminal Justice.
Lange is a state trial judge serving on
the Fourth Judicial District Court in
Hennepin Coungz She is also a clinical
professor at William Mitchell College of
Law, where she teaches international
human rights and civil rights. She was the
first African American woman appointed to
the bench in Minnesota history as well as
the first African American to serve on the
Minnesota State Bar Association's Board of
Governors.
Lange served Augsburg as a regent
during President Charles Anderson's term,
and addressed graduates as a
Commencement speaker in 1991.
Judge Lange is a lecturer nationally
and internationally in the area of women's
rights, African American issues,
government corruption, comparative legal
systems, and judiclal independence. She is
a founding member of the Minnesota
Minority Lawyers Assoclation and served as
Minnesota clvil rights commissioner from
1979-'84. She was appointed to the
Minnesota Supreme Court Racial Bias Täsk
Force and the governor's Blue Ribbon Task
Force on Drugs.
Lange's concern about the problems in
developing nations led her to establish the
International Leadership Institute in 1994,
which provides resources in partnership
wìth people in developing countries.
RichardJ. Seime,
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Ph.D., graduated
from Augsburg in
1970 with a B.A.
in psychology He
earned his Ph.D.
at the University
of Minnesota.
Dr. Seime's
professional life
has been devoted
to the mental health field. During his 25year tenure at the West Virgrnia Universì.ty
School of Medicine, Seime divided his time
between evaluating and treating patients;
doing research; teaching graduate and
medical students, supervising students,
interns, and post-doctoral fellows; and
serving as chief psychologist and on the
department executive commill,ee.
While at \W\4J, Seime also served on
the West Virginia Psychological Association's
executive committee and served a one-yeat
ten:n as president of \\ /PA. He was
appointed by the governor to the West
Virgrnia Board of Examiners of
Psychologists, where he served as secretary
He is a respected senior accreditation site
visitor for the American Psychological
Association, and was elected to the
presidency of the Association of Medical
School Psychologists.
Seime has distinguished himself with
the professional credentials that define the
top clinical scholars and training directors in
the field.
Seime left West Virginia University ì.n
1999 to join the Mayo Clinic's Department
of Psychiatry and Psycholog;r, where he is a
consultant and co-head of the Section of
integrated Evaluation and Tieatment. In
addition, he is an associate professor of
psychologr at the Mayo Medical Schooi.
Seime is a member of the advisory
board for planning the new science building
at Augsburg.
Fall 2002
First Decade and Spirit of Augsburg award
recipients named for 2OO2
bylynnMena
ff ugsburg is pleased to announce rhe 2002 recipients of the First Decade and Spirit of Augsburg awards. The First Decade Award is
filpt.r.nt.d to Augsburg graduates of the past l0 years who have made significant progress ln their professional achievements and
contributions to the communit¡ 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.
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Ko Ly is a business system consultant at
Wells Fargo Bank, where she co-founded
and co-chairs Asian Connection, a team
member resource group that provides a
forum for members to share experiences,
information, and support with other Asian
American employees and the Asian
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leadership roles and develop educational and career
opportunities for its membership and for the community. Ly
received recognition from the executive management team for her
involvement with the group and for the impact it has had on the
growth of the company and the community ln addition, Ly is
active in her church, captained the United Way Campaign 2001
at Wells Fargo, and mentors St. Paul Asian youth.
Barry Vombrock manages IS Ambulatory
Patient Care Systems at HealthPartners, Inc., in
Minneapolis. His varied professional
background includes engineering, computer
science, and retail sales. An active volunteer, he
serues his community as an election judge and
site coordinator. This past year, he donated his
time and materials and taught a class that
raised money for the United Way Campaign. He contributes to the
HealthPartners community through work with their diversity
committee and grass roots political group. Since 1998, Vornbrock
has opened his home to homeless gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender youth through the Minneapolis Youth Diversion
Program's GLBT Host Home Program. He joined the Augsburg
Alumni Board in 2002 and chairs the ConnectÌons Committee.
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Orval Moren'57
o
o
The StepUP Advisory Board
The Rev Dr. Orval
Moren was a pastor in
the Lutheran church
for
3l
years
prior to
his retirement in 1991
He served on the
national board of
directors of the
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan
Society for 12 years, serving as president
of the board for two terms, and also as its
treasurer. He is a member of the
Minnesota Christian Wrlter's Guild, and
has written devotions îor Christ in Our
Home, as well as several published articles.
He is currently writing a book of
children's gospel stories. Many of Moren's
family members have attended Augsburg,
including his son, Jonathan '78, and the
family's latest graduate, his granddaughter,
Adrienne Tietz'01.
Fall 2002
o
a
The StepUP Advisory Board is
made up of alumni and friends of
the College and has provided
r^
exceptional service to the
students of the StepUP Program.
The program is one of only three
of its kind in the country for
young people ln recovery from
alcohoi and drug addictions. In
1997, Hazelden, a worldwide
ieader in addressÌng chemical
dependency lssues, estimated that
up to B0 percent of the students in the StepUP Program could be expected to relapse into drug
or alcohol use. In fact, quite the opposite has been the case-more than B0 percent of the
students who entered the program maintained their sobriety, and the mean grade point average
has consistently been at or above 3.0. The StepUP Advisory Board has been key to this success.
Most of the members are either in recovery themselves, aÍe a paÍen'- of a student in the StepUP
Program, or care about someone in recovery The board raises money to support the program,
provides advice and support for the program director, and provides personal support to
students as they work on their recovery
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Homecoming 2OO2
The Quanbeck family honored with the
Distinguished Service Award o,LynnMena
Tï:i;il,'å",1',î'.ii::,^il#;,,^,,
year's Homecoming
with the Strommen
o
person in the history of the school,
having received the Distinguished
Tëacher Award (given by graduating
Ò
s.
þ
seniors) an unprecedented five
times. After he graduated from
Augsburg in 1950, he returned in
1957 as campus pastor and
instructor at both the Seminary and
the College. Starting in 1963, he
taught full time, and chaired the
religion department, rhe Division of
Muriel (Quanbeck)
Philosophy and Religion, and the
lhe nev' nr''37warren
Turrittin'42
Quanbeck
Division of Humanlties. He rerired
and was named professor emerÌtus
ecumenlcal leader. He was a member of the
of religion in 1993, and began teaching part
governing committee of the World Council
time ln Weekend College. Quanbeck's
of Churches and had been a delegatefather graduated from Augsburg (in f9f4),
observer from the Lutheran World
as did all six of his siblings.
a
Federation to the Second Vatican Council's
His
Dr.
Martin
uncle,
o
1963,1964, and 1965 sessions in Rome.
s,
Augsburg
served
32
Quanbeck'29,
Ê,
Slnce 1965, as a clergyman of the American
years as registrar, director of
r^
Lutheran Church, he had participated in the
teacher placement, education
official Lutheran-Roman Catholic
professor, chair of the education
conversation in the U.S. He was also a
department, and dean of the
theology professor at Luther Theological
College (1942-'46 and 1950-'65).
Seminary and contributed to the OxJord
He died in September 1992.
AnnotatedBible.He died in November 1979
Phiiip Quanbeck Sr.'s son,
of cancer; he was 62.
Philip Quanbeck II, did not attend
Several members of the Quanbeck
Augsburg, but he has serued on the
family have received prior honors from
College's religion faculty since 1987.
The Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck Sr. '50 becâme a
Augsburg. Five family members have
The Rev Dr. Warren Quanbeck
Distinguished Alumnus in 1996. Pictured with him
received the Distinguished Alumni Award:
graduated
from
Augsburg
(Froien)
ín
1937
on that day are his wife, Dora
'49, and
,
the Rev. Dr. Warren Quanbeck'37 (1965),
their children (t to R), JuliAnn (Quanbeck) Erdmann and became internationally known
'82, Thomas, Mary (Quanbeck) Barber'77, and
Dr. Martin Quanbeck'29 (1969), the Rev
as a Lutheran theologian and
Philip ll.
Caleb Quanbeck'24 (1975), Dr. Stanley
Quanbeck'59 (1987), and the Rev Dr.
famÌly, recognizes familles who have made
substantÌa1 and continuing contributions to
Augsburg-in the form of students and
graduates, ideas, reputation, and resources.
This year, we celebrate the Quanbeck
family, and thelr generationsJong
connection with Augsburg. Since the 1800s,
as many as B0 members of the extended
Quanbeck family have attended Augsburg
Academy, Seminary and College. In
addition, three Quanbecks have served the
College as faculty members.
The Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck Sr. has
been called the most decorated facultv
a
o
Philip Quanbeck'50 (1996). In addition,
Muriel (Quanbeck) Turrittin' 42 was
inducted into the Augsburg Athletic Hall of
s,
à
so
Q
Fame
A few years ago, the Quanbeck family gathered on the Augsburg campus for a reunion,
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in
1995.
As a whole, the Quanbeck family is
remarkably service-oriented, fully
illustrating Augsburg's mission of
"education for service." Numerous family
members have gone on to become pastors,
teachers, librarians, misslonaries, business
owners, volunteers, and more.
Augsburg honors the entire Quanbeck
lamily lor its long and contrnuing senrce to
the College.
Fall 2002
,4ucsgunc Now
Fall2OO2
At Augsburg, arts abound, and not jr-rst irr the art studio, rrusic hall, or
on stage. Str-rclents participate in arts to beconre perfornrers, artists,
actors, teachers...or ior the enjoynrent of singing, playing in a jazz
band, or creating a watercolor on paper. The arts are creative ancl
sustaining-integral to growtl-r as huntan beings-ancl at whatever
level stuclents are involved, they carry the experience with them
through their lives.
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by Betsey Norgard
FII\EARTS aTAUGSBURG
n Commencement
and symphonies of the Twin Cities
are thrust into a situation where's it's
Weekend, the chapel was
available nearly a short rrip from campus,
swim or sink." These students then
filled with proud families,
Augsburg extends its classrooms beyond
become role models for other
faculty, staff, and fellow students. The
its campus to allow students to learn by
students, he says.
conductor of the Concert Band,
seeing, by doing, and by working
a
with
Perhaps the most engaging of
striking figure in black and white
formal, stepped onto the podium and
professionals.
raised a baton to begin the next piece.
music education and performance. We
powerful blend of gospel and jazz
can show people rea11y what it takes to
vocals supported by a jazzbigband
director, however-it was graduating
make it in the real
sound. Stacke founded the group in
senior Brendan Anderson, directing
books, it's out of experience," says Robert
1991, several Augsburg alumni
the premiere of "I Believe,"
Stacke'71, chair of Augsburg's musÌc
mentored 1B student instrumentalists,
department.
while Anthony Brewer and the Brewer
It wasn't the
Augsburg's studenL perlorming groups
"We can train past the traditional
College's band
a
composition for band and choir that
world-it's not out of
Augsburg music students have found
he wrote and that he calls the
is Gospel Praise, who deliver
a
Family Choir coached a half dozen
culmination of his four years of
numerous ways to get tastes of real-world
student vocalists. Since then, Gospei
composition study at Augsburg
music. Students have played at Camp
Praise has brought crowds to their feet
College.
Snoopy in the Mall of America, sung with
at three national Lutheran Youth
the Minnesota Opera, played in rock
Gatherings and performed across the
therapy major and trombonist Sara
bands at local restaurants, entertalned at
country, occasionally including Brewer
Seekins took the podium to conduct
professional sports games, performed on
as guest artist.
the band in "Carnival in Venice."
campus for small events and gallery
Just before [hat, graduating music
openings, and collaborated with
Students at Augsburg are
challenged, stretched in their
r.rdeographers to provide music scores.
This experience, says Stacke, "teaches
creativity, and encouraged [o express
themselves in ways that perhaps even
them, for instance, how to communicate
they didn't expect. Seekins speaks of
her experience, "Augsburg gave me
as a
the chance to grow in an area where I
chance Lo achieve. The experience
to lry other challenges in the future."
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CLASSROOMS
Ii\ THE, CITY
Much of this exploration Ìs done
outside the classroom. With worldclass art museums, theaters, cholrs,
fo
,4ucssr-rRc t{ow
and within walking distance of the
new Guthrie Theater site gives them
access
to performances, internships,
and connections with theatre
Music therapy major Sara Seekins '02 (lower left) played trombone in the Concert
Band, but also found ways to grow musically through jazz ensembles and playing in
student performing groups in the community.
never before would have had the
made me feel competent and prepared
director what they want before they
For theatre students, being in the
heart of the West Bank theatre district
professionals. Several of the area's
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II\DIVIDT]ALITY
theaters have become home to
theatre graduates seeking stage
experience.
The proximity and connections
Augsburg's small size allows faculty to
also bring arts professionals to
mentor their students throughout their
campus-for workshops with
studies, encouraging them in whatever
students, performances, exhibitions,
directions their talents and interests
and teaching. During this academic
take them.
"l think we really champion
year, lor exampie, the theatre
individuality here," notes Stacke. "We
o
a
want to develop people's potential to
the fullesr. If it's individualÌstic, that's
s'
r^
better, because
it brings crealivil-y
to
us. It can be diverse talents-opera,
classical piano, lazz
d
rumming,
trumpet playing. They are all given an
Theatre major and aspiring director Hope
Moy'02 gained experience in designing
and painting sets on an internship at
Theatre de la feune Lune in Minneapolis.
opportunity to grow here."
Martha Johnson, chair of the
speech, communications, and theatre
arts department, agrees. "We watch our
students and we mentor them all the
Theatre major Crystal Harles (left) and
Weekend College students Mary
O'Neil (center) and Michelle Hollie
(right) participated in a reading of
Princess and the Peacocks, a play by
Professor fulie Bolton, that was part of
the Studio Series.
history classes. Students visit these places
and others, like the Como Conservatory,
way through," she says. "They get a
for viewing and making art. Artists from
that they are notjust actors, but they
the community speak with classes about
their work while their shows are in the
Gage Gallery
Since openin g
series of sessions
will host a
with technical
1997 , the Gage
exhibitions in both national and
international
directors, actors, educators,
contexts, that
fÌlmmakers, dramaturgs, and voice-
have included
over artists from professional theaters
other area college
and agencies in the Twin Cities to
galleries, the
explain and illustrate their crafts to
University of
students.
AIso near campus are the
Minnesota,
Minnesota Crafts
Minneapolls Institute of Arts and the
Council,
Walker Art Center, as well as the
American-
lively gailery districts in downtown
Swedish Institute,
and northeast Minneapolis, and
and commercial
architectural gems studied in art
city galleries.
have to know how to do basic design;
they have to know how to work
backstage and they have to be in a crew."
in
Gallery has participated in major citl'wide
department's Artist Series
hoiistic view of theatre. Our goals are
With the theatre department's
strong commitment to produce the
;lw
lMÁ
l.j;;:3w]w
t
involvement of faculty in their own
prolessional fielcls.
"We all take pride 1n the fâct that
we're not just here at the College , br-rt
we re all involved ìn communitywe're playing 1n Broadway shor.vs,
r,ve're
playing in the Minnesota Opera,
at the Basillca, in pick-r-rp orchestras,
and recording sessions," says Stacke.
It's not unusuai for students to
perform alongside their professors.
Stacke tells that harprst Emily Gerard
'03 was chosen as harplst at the
Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis,
giving her the chance to play alongside
Stacke, a percussionist there.
Last summer, Johnson and Darcey
Engen 'BB, also a theatre faculty
H
member, co-wrote and perforrned
Senior music performance major and Hognander Scholar Emily Gerard studies harp with
Kathy Kienzle, principal harpist with the Minnesota Orchestra.
a
play, FloatrngMothers, at the
Play'wrights' Center. They were
delighted, and felt quite honored,
highest quality theaire productions
possible, theatre students get valuabie
experience in the three main siage
productions each year, which are
PIìOIIESSORS AS
ARTISTS
directed by theatre facult;z Thirty to
The strength of Augsburg's connections 1n
forty students have roles in each
the communlty is largely due to the
production-acting on
as assistant
stage, serving
directors or designers, and
working in set design, lighting,
costuming, and front house tasks. ln
addition, four or five studio
productions each year involve 10 to 20
students who prepare and present
scenes from classes or individual
theatre projects.
Five current Augsburg music faculty
members began their careers at Augsburg
as students and returned to their alma
mater to teach. (L to R): Merilee Klemp
ttGabett Gabrielsen
'75, Stephen
'63, Peter
Hendrickson '76, and Robert Stacke '71 .
Not pictured: Trudi Anderson '77.
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when a number of their students came
for the premiere and could share firstperformance jitters with their
professors.
Johnson sums up her department's
philosophy: "We're proacLive in
keeping ourselves involved in the
Staff photo
the world in all its
not just for a specific career. The art
complexity and diversit;z
department's foundation course
Engagement in the arLs.
teaches students the basic vocabulary
through studies or
of design and form that serves them
participation, helps iree
in
students from everyda¡ finite
heips them become visually lÌterate.
experience and encourages
The arts teach students to
their creativity, awareness,
appreciate, and understand in new
openness, and sensitivity.
ways.
ArL department chair
On Drama Day, theatre professor Darcey Engen
'BB
introduced high school students to the student cast of
A Midsummer Night's Dream (on stage), who talked
about their roles and the production.
careers, families, and home, and
Beginning this fa1l,
a1l
see,
Augsburg
Kristin Anderson describes
students are required to spend one
the studio art major as an
semester
"open" major, flexible enough
Experience"-study abroad,
internship, research with faculty, or
to educate students for life,
in an "Augsburg
Míhe Habennann
communit¡ in getting our students
out in the community, and in getting
the community onto our campus."
Also central to the line arls
mission is outreach to high schools.
On Drama Day, the theatre department
hosts 100 high school students and
their teachers, some of whom
are
Augsburg alumni, for a day on
campus. Students attend workshops
offered by Augsburg faculty, theatre
students, and visiting area fheaÍe
professionals; and they attend
a
theatre performance on campus.
The art department's Tara
Augsburg's painting classes are taken by studio art majors, on both day and weekend
class schedules, and other students who creative expression in their lives.
Christopherson is a graphic designer
as
well
as a teacher,
and brings her
professional expertise, exhibit
experÍence, and community
service-learning. While arts and
ñ
literature enable students to
connections to the classroom.
experience other worlds vicariously,
E
a
study tor-rr rhat explores the "sights
and sounds of Europe" or an
ARTS FOR A
internship at a casting agency allows
students to step into that world for a
LII.'ETIil/fIi
short time.
Augsburg's broad liberal arts
curriculum is designed to help
students learn about and understand
Fall 2O02
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Theatre major Angela Hardy '02 (left)
and Professor Darcey Engen 'BB (right)
experienced Shakespeare's world at the
Clobe Theatre as part of a travel course
on live theatre.
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collaborations offer students nnnsual
P
opportunities.
É'
o,
ñ
Established 25 years ago,
Ar-rgsburg's mr-rsic therapy
program
remaìns the only onc at a privale
college in Mìnnesota. With expanding
critical health care needs, especially
among older adults, Augsburg's
program gives students the
background and training, includlng
a
six-month internship, to become active
participants in emergìng developments
for the role of music therapy
care. Augsburg alumni are
1n
health
in the
lorefront in contributing research and
new prîctrce to a lield that is
becoming an integral part of
mainstream health care.
Music therapy major fenna Hammel teaches children who visit Augsburg's classes to
make music on various instruments.
An initiative that promotes arts
collaboration is a multimedia lab
cluster for music, theatre, and the
As throughout the Augsburg
curriculum, fine arts courses
are
designed to be interdisciplinary.
Johnson describes the theatre arts
program as a place where the liberal
THE I]SI]AI,
exploration across disciplines. Already,
latest digital technology io support
graphics art courses have attracted
Characteristic to Augsburg's fine arts
computer sclence majors, who can
arts meet-where a play may involve
curriculum are collrses thar combine solid
apply their sensibilities and knowledge
looking at history, literature,
classroom learning with hands-on
from computer courses to explore
practice. A number of courses and
digital art and imaging for new media.
psychology, philosophy, religion, or
music. "When we direct a
p1ay,
we
oftentimes pull in people from those
disciplines to help us unclerstand it,"
she says. "When we did lbsen's ADoll's
House
, fProfessor of Norwegian]
Frankie Shackelford helped explain the
language and culture to us."
Dean Chris Kimball and Doug Smith,
vice president of Musictech College,
confer about the new agreement that
makes Musictech's extensive
technology available to Augsburg
students and enables Musictech
students to transfer to Augsburg.
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Students in the broadcast production course get behindthe-camera experience in Augsburg's television studio.
it apart from other
campus ministly students hrghhght
the event.
For the College, it's a powerful
showcase for ministry of music in
small liberal arts
mission to community. For str-rdents,
colleges. A teaching
it's a great opportunity for leadership
partnership between
rn planning a huge event involvÌng
music and theatre
many sectors of the Augsburg
faculty has built
community And for the alumni,
enthusÌasm and interest
donors, frÌends of the College, and
in music-theatre.
the community, it's a time to
Students can partlcipate
celebrate the season through the arts
in a semester-long course
at Augsburg.
I
and prepare scenes for
Two new initiatives in the music
department respond lo emerging
perlormance in the Studio Series.
Other seldom-olfered theatre
worl<pìace needs. A new minor in
courses found at Augsburg include
music business, created in
p1a1,'wrighting, Asian and Asian-
colleboration wiLh Lhe business
American theatre, and-especially
administratlon department, is aimed
appealing for adult weekend
at music students who r.vish some
a dance-theatre licensure program for
knowledge ol business practices.
well
as at
as
majors in other areas who
wish to pursue careers in the music
industп
MAIOR AND M¡NOR AREAS OF STUDY
students-
teachers seeking state licensure to teach
in publlc schools.
A film minor, seldom offered in
Art department
Studio art major and minor*
Art history major and minor
Architecture minor
Certificate in art*
Certificate in art: graphic design*
sma1l colleges, has been extremely
Further exploration of cutting
popular since its inception several years
Music department
Music major (8.4.) major and minor
edge music technology can be
ago. lnterdisciplinary in nature. it is
pursued in collaboration wÌth
grounded in theatre and builds on the
Musictech College in St.
synergy and historical links betr.veen
Music education (8.M.) major
Music performance (8.M.) major
Music therapy (8.S.) major
Augsburg students can use their
technology ancl equipment for the
theatre and film. Students study acting,
Music business minor
recordrng and electronic music
lvell as courses in 16mm film, broadcast
production, documentary video, and
contemporary issues in film.
Pau1.
industry, while Musictech stuclents
can [ransfer to Augsburg to complete
a liberal arts degree.
lncreasing the professional
directing, set design and lighting,
Perhaps nowhere, however,
as
a1'e
the
fine arts expressed as beautifully or
Theatre arts department
Theatre arts major and minor
Dance and theatre
(teacher licensure major)
Theatre history and criticism minor
Dramaturgy minor
Film minor
optlons lor art students also
extensively as Augsburg's annual Advent
influenced the creation of an
Vespers program. Four services of
*Can be completed through Weekend
architecture minor in the art
majestic music, worship, and liturgy
Col
clepartment. Students who have
the context of cornmunlty can take
held during the first week in December
are the College's hoiiday gift to the
community and draw more than 10,000
advantage of Augsburg's liberal arts
people each year. Several choirs,
locus and bc in a strong position to
special orchestra, hturgical readers, and
apply for a graduate-level professlonal
a colorful processronal designed by
appreciation and interest for design in
lege-Weekend students may
choose other majors in the day program,
take as many courses as possible in
Weekencl College, and finish the major
as a day program student.
a
For information about Augsburg College
and its fine arts program, visit
<www.augsburg.edu>; or cal
61 2-330-1001 or'l -800-788-5678; or
I
degree
in architecture.
e-mai I <admissions@augsburg.edu>.
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PASSION
Tära Christopherson
approaches art as a lile sport. Like a
good coach, she helps her students,
rnanlr 6f whom are not art majors,
overcome fears they bring to class, find
abilities they may not know they have, and
achieve something that will sen'e them and
give them pleasure.
Christopherson's watercolor painting
class ls a case in point. She begrns by asking
students when they last took an art course.
For some, it was elementary school.
With small class sizes, Christopherson
is able to demonstrate techniques and then
work individually with each student to see
if they can do it, understand it, and apply
it. But it's still up to them.
"The truth Ìs, no matter what leve1
you're at, you still have to show up and
paint. And the extent to which you're
willing to suspend disbelief and pick up a
brush and brave the empty page determines
what happens more than I do," she says.
What students take with them is a
discovery of how pleasurable it is to mix
colors, which can help them make choices
in theÌr personal lives, from clothing to
house colors.
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AND IMACE
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Art professor Tara Christopherson demonstrates techniques for making paper
and book forms
Christopherson finds it exciting to see
students realize that "there is room lor
dlscovery in what art can do for you and
how you can make art that is separate from
our consumer culture."
Christopherson's Fiber and Form class
illustrates the interdisciplinary nature of
Augsburgs education. Students learn to
make paper by hand, to make a book form,
and then to write the text and create the
imagery for it.
"Word and image are inseparable to
me," says Christopherson. "They integrate
two parts of the brain that the education
system tries to keep separate ... I began
working in book form because I have a
passion for both word and image, and I
teach from that passion."
Students work in collaboration on their
book forms, and Christopherson says that if
she's dolng her work right, by the end of the
semester sheb just waLching.
Sometimes students are amazed at what
Tara Christopherson's watercolorr "Rayon
du Soleil," appeared on the back cover of
the fune/fuly issue of The Gardener
magazine
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by Betsey Norgard
happens. One student told Christopherson
that this was the first time she felt she was
making art with her whole person because
she could integrate both her art and wdting
skills.
Two years ago, Christopherson joined
with French professor Pary Pezechkian to
lead an Interim travel course to France.
Students studied six French master painters
in their own milieus and created cultural
collages of words and art ìn the form of
artist books. The course came about because
Chrisopherson audìted a French course for
her own personal improvement and began
brainstorming with Pezechkian. (See story
in
Augsburg Now, Spring 2001.)
"The way we're interconnected for
interdisciplinary opportunities is a real
strength," says Christopherson. "The
interdisciplinary connection is an adventure
for students."
This past January Christopherson
retumed to France with eight students to
study watercolor techniques.
In her own professional life,
Christopherson is transforming herself from
a longtime graphic artist to a visual artist
workng in watercolors, and finds that her
skills serve her well.
"I have to use the same marketing skills
to establish myself as a fine arts presence
and to get my work to reach the right
audience, and price it, and write press
releases," she says.
And, when her bright watercolor of
summer flowers appears on the back cover
of a gardening magazine, she knows it's
worhng.
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N' O N TH E
ob Stacke '7I , chair of the music
department, says that some
professors get an endowed chair
after tÌme at an insiitution. But he got a
bench-a park bench, as a matter of fact.
Just outside Music Hall stands a bench
inscribed, "Dedicated to Dr. Robert Stacke,
Graduating Class of 2002."
"It's my crowning accomplishment,"
Stacke said with a smile. "It meant so
much to me that my students would do
something like that. They're always talking
about meeting me in my'outdoor' office
because I like to sit outside and talk to
people. So, they created my very own
'meeting' bench for me."
Stacke's life has come full circle since
he first became aware of Augsburg and
made a decision to attend when he was
only an eighth grader. That year he played
percussion in the Twin Cities Youth
B
Symphony.
"Our guest performer was Augsburg
professor Jim Johnson, who was the piano
teacher at the College. He performed
"Rhapsody in Blue," and I was so
impressed with him and his playing that I
decided then and there that I wanted to go
to Augsburg."
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During his Augsburg student years,
Stacke started on one o[ two paths he has
since followed in the music
world-music
performance. In addition to playing in jazz
and blues ensembles in local clubs, he
served as an "extra" for the Minnesota
Orchestra's percussion section and played
in the Skeets (Langley) Trio, a job that
paid his way through school.
"Skeets was a world-class accordionist.
I did percussion, and Stan Freese, now
musical director at Disneyland in
California, was on tuba," Stacke recalled.
"We were in demand all the time,
performed for two presidents, and
everyr;vhere from conventions to circuses
to demolition derbies. It was a fantastic
experience."
His jazz playing led to his joining
with fellow students to form Augsburg's
jazz program-one in which students
wrote and arranged most of their own
music. It's a skill he shares today with
members of the current Augsburg Jazz
Band, a much sought-after ensemble in
many of the same places Stacke
himself played 35 years ago.
(Venezueia) Symphony, Stacke
embarked on the other path in his life.
In 1990, he jumped at the chance to
return to his alma mater to become the
band director while finishing his Ph.D.
"When I got here I found a
concert band with just 1B members,"
he said. "Needless to sa¡ my first
priority became rebuilding the band.
Music professor Bob Stacke sits on his "meeting
benchr" a gift from the 2002 graduating music
seniors. (L to R): Solveig Grafstrom, Brendan
Anderson, Sara Seekins, Matt"FÍ1t2" Bergin and
Adam Holzschuh.
Fall 2002
s
by Dan forgensen
After several years in teachingjobs
and orchestra positions including
piaying with the Maracaibo
s.
s
u
Today the Augsburg Concert Band is
ranked among the nation's top
undergraduate wind ensembles and
has toured to both coasts and Ireland,
where it earned rave reviews. Almost
simultaneously, he created another top
performance group-Gospel Praise.
This 3O-member instrumental and
vocal ensemble began in 1991 as a
Robert Stacke '71, music department chair,
has played in ensembles and orchestras
from Venezuela to lreland.
hybrid featuring Augsburg alumni music
professionals in the leading roles. They
have performed across the nation, been
featured at three national Lutheran Youth
Gatherings, and sung for the King of
Norway.
Stacke also continues to lind playing
opportunities for his students and ìs now
creating a jazzband for facult¡ alumni,
and the community.
"I hope I'r'e played a role in making
music fun for my students," Stacke says o[
hìs career. "Even if they never go on to
perform beyond college, I hope they will
leave here with a great understanding and
appreciation lor music that lasts them the
rest of their lives."
Dan lorgensen is director of public relations.
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COSTT]MII\G
CHARACTERS I N CHARACTER
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by fudy petree
ven Ín junior high school sLudy hall
in Zumbrota, Minn., Augsburg
I-Jcostume
designer Sandy Schulte
found herself drawing clothes for a comic
strip character. Now, not only does she
design and sew clothes for Augsburg
theatre productions, but for Chanhassen
Dinner Theatre as well. Schulte has been
part-time costume designer at Augsburg
for l7 years and fuil-time designer at
Chanhassen for 30 years.
However, Schulte didn't start out
wanting to be a costume designer. She
attended the University of Minnesota to
become a geneticist. But after being asked
to be in a play her freshman year, the
theatre bug bit her and "it never went
away." While in school she worked at
Northwestern Costume in Minneapolis as
an assistant to the designer to help pay
her way through college. Schulte has her
8.4., 8.S., and M.FA. degrees from the
University of Minnesota.
At first she wanted to direct, and has
also done some acting, playing mostly
children's parts because of her small
stature. But after playing the role of Helen
Keller when she was 27 years old, she
thought she needed to do something
different and took a job in summer stock
theatre as a costume designer.
Occasionally she got to act, which felt like
a vacation, she said.
After that came a call from
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre asking if she
Augsburg costume designer Sandra Schulte brings 30 years of theatre experience to
Augsburg's students, as she helps them design their own costumes.
involvement with the theatre department
doesn't stop there. She lectures in the
technical design, directing, and acting
classes, and she participates with the
director and set designer in seminars held
the week after a show opens. These
seminars are designed to show the students
how to accomplish the director's vision of a
particular show through costume and set
design.
Schulte also works with theatre
students in small work-study groups
sewing costumes, including their own-
"l can tell a student what's poss¡ble and not possible and what it's Iike in the real
world of theatre, even though somet¡mes it's not what they want to hear."
would be interested in working
as a
costume designer. At that time the
Chanhassen theatre was just "bare bones."
Now, she adds, they have four huge
costume rooms.
Because there is no costume design
class at Augsburg, Schulte works just part
time, designing and sewing costumes for
all of its productions. However, her
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something she hopes gives them a feeling
of accomplishment and pride. They also
use the opportunity to talk about different
aspects of costuming for a production and
how costumes can help develop a
character.
With her professional experience,
Schulte believes she brings to her students
a look at theatre from a practical aspect,
rather than an academic perspective. "I can
tell a student what's possible and not
possible and what it's like in the real
world of theatre, even though sometimes
it's not what they want to hear."
She said she enjoys working at
Augsburg because she can design
costumes for classic productions, which
she doesn't do at Chanhassen. Plus she
can use more subtleties in her designs to
further help develop a theme. Students
from Augsburg have also been able to
work with Schulte at Chanhassen.
"It's quite a coup for the College," she
notes, that so many of Augsburg's theatre
students are working in some aspect of
theatre somewhere. She attributes this
success to Augsburg's emphasis on
studying the entire process of theatrical
production. "The teachers and directors
are so steeped in their craft and literature
that the students get a well-rounded
education in theatre."
Right now Schulte is busy designing
costumes for Camelot, which opens in
October at Chanhassen, and she will soon
begin work on costumes for Augsburg's
fall production, Macbeth.
Judy Petree is media relations manager.
Fall 2O02
LEARN INC
OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM
T-\
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I
ven though art professor emeritus
Philip Thompson rerired lwo years
/ugo, there is always something to
do. He says that artists never get bored,
and he has stayed connected to Augsburg
by teaching calligraphy and glass
knapping classes through the College of
the Third Age.
But sitting in an ivory tower is not
how Thompson spent his 41 years at
Augsburg, either. Whether unearthing the
wealth of treasures from the past on
campus, or reaching beyond the borders
of the College with his students, he
showed them that there is more to a
coilege education than sitting behind a
desk. "Departments have an obligation to
partake in the larger affairs, rather than
isolate themselves," Thompson says.
"There ls a time for that, but one must
learn how to balance the two."
Thompson, born in Bismarck, N.D.,
received his B.A. from Concordia CollegeMoorhead and his M.EA. in studio art
from the University of lowa. He came to
Augsburg in 1959. At that time there was
no art department, and only a few art
classes were offered through the home
economics department. Thompson was
instrumental in the formation of the art
by fudy Petree
department, and the mid '60s saw the
hiring of the art faculty at which time art
was added as a major.
Being at Augsburg College, in the
heart of the Twin Cities, has been an
important part of Thompson's work, both
on and off campus. "This is a tremendous
haven for teaching art, and being anchored
in a community with lots of interaction is
healthy. lt's important to stretch across
neighborhood borders. "
In the late 1960s, Thompson and his
students "stretched" all the way to northern
Minnesota, north of Grand Rapids, where
they found a challenging art project. The
Russian Orthodox Church o[ St. Peter and
St. Paul in Bramble, Minn., with its onion
dome, was completed in 1918 and fell into
disuse during the 1940s. In 1967, led by a
clergl.rnan from Grand Rapids, an effort
was made to restore the church. Thompson
was asked to paint 35 icons, which would
complete the church's icon screen.
Thompson enlisted several dozen of
his students, who researched the style,
technique, and content of icon painting
before embarking on the project. With
their painting, the project was completed
in spring 1971.
Closer to home, his strong
interest in urban archaeology led to
his conducting digs on the
Augsburg campus, once primarily a
residential area. They collected a
variety of artifacts, inciuding
bottles, porcelain dolls, marbles,
and even an old civil war period
projectile. He also conducted digs
at homestead sites in Carver and
Pine Counties. Thompson said that
interest in this sparked some of his
students to pursue archaeology
either as a career or a serious
hobby
Thompson's own contributions
to the campus and off campus are
numerous. A recent addition is the
For 40 years, professor emeritus Philip
Thompson's hands-on teaching took
students out of the classroom to urban
archeological digs and Orthodox icon
restoration.
stained glass cross located in the corridor
outside the chapel. Thompson used glass
from Tiinity Lutheran Church, saved when
the church was torn down to make way
for the freeway.
Outside Augsburg, Thompson's work
is in collections or on display at the Sioux
Cìty Art Center, in Sioux City, Iowa; the
Pillsbury Research and Development
Center; the Minnesota Museum of Art in
St. Paul; the University of St. Thomas;
Moorhead City Hall; Rourke Museum in
Moorhead, and the Plains Museum in
Fargo. He has also restored rotunda
paintings at the Cass County Courthouse
in Fargo and sanctuary murals at
Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mankato.
Judy Petree is media relcltions manager.
StalJ photo
Fall 20O2
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PT]MPII\G T]P THE CRO\MD
AT LYNX CAMES
by Don Stoner
¡l everal Augsburg student musicians
\or. gaining valuable experience ancì
\*-lentertaining thousands oI people in
the process by serving as the "house band"
for the Mlnnesota L1.nx Women's Natlonal
Basketball Association (WNBA) franchise.
The Auggie band-Ben Duane,
Michael Groves, Brendan Anderson, Ryan
Parsons, and Bob Seekins-played for
most of the Lynx's home games at Target
Center durìng ¡he team's summer season.
The Lynx added a live band this
season to help fire up the crowd and serve
as a complement to the recorded music
used durlng breaks and time-outs, said
Robert Stacke, music department chair and
director of the band.
"I've worked with a lot of pro sports
teams in this area, and the Ly'nx called me
to say they needed a band," Stacke said.
"They thought it would be terrific to use
students, and it's really been successful. lt's
good pay and a wonderful experience."
The band plays during pre-game
warm-ups, halftime, and several times
during the game. The musrcians are in
constant contact with the Lynx's gameoperations personnel, who coordinate
promot ions, audience-participation events,
and the team's cheerleaders and mascot.
"You learn a lot about performing at
(t to R) Student musicians Ben Duane, Mike Groves, and Brendan Anderson form the horn
section that pumps up the crowd during the home games of the women's pro-basketball
Minnesota Lynx.
an arena, how to interact with an
audience, and how to maneuver with
headphones on with the game-operations
people. They might say, 'We need 20
seconds of music right now,' and we have
to be ready to do it," Stacke said.
The students write their own
arrangements of
popular songs and
classic Dixieland
music.
"We give them a
song list, and they'll
say that they need 15
minutes of music; so,
we adapt it to what
they need," he said.
"They may want up-
tempo music, or music
for the cheerleaders, or
something else. It's fun
to coordinate, but it's a
An up-tempo beat is added by the guitar and drums of Bob
Seekins, Ryan Parsons, and Professor Robert Stacke (on
headphones).
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liitle nerve-u'racking. "
Several ol the
students in the Lynx's
banci also play for
another popular Augsburg-based band,
the "Camp Cruisers" house band at the
Mall of America's Camp Snooplz
Like this band, the Lynx band is able
to interact with fans and the team, which
is a positive for the musicians. lt's also a
positive for Augsburg, which is
mentioned often during the game in
introducing and acknowledging the
musicians, Stacke said.
"It's fun to work with the fans, the
support staff, and all the athletes. They're
nice folks and really appreciative of the
band," Stacke said. "lt's good basketball
and the athletes are so nice. The way they
interact with the young crowd is great to
see. P1us, the lans often ask for
autographs of the band, which is fun."
ln addition to working wlth the LJ'nx,
Stacke said that the band would
eventually like to work other pro sports
events in the Twin Cities, including the
Target Center's other occupant, the NBAb
Minnesota Timberwolves.
Don Stoner is sports inJormation cootdinator.
Fall 2002
i\EW YORK, I\.Y.
sUMMER
oN
'THE oTHER srDE'
by Erin Carlson '03
months in New
York City at Binder Casting, one o[
I
L the most influential Broadway
casting offices, swept me into an entirely
new world and understanding between
what professional theatre is and what
many actors think it is.
ftT\wo-and-a-half
Did my two-and-a-half-month
internship there shatter my fluffy dream
of becoming a paid and respected actress?
No. But it definitely put perspective into
important theatrical office, but I began to
realize the work I was doing and
observing was beyond any world I had
ever been a part of. My father made a
great analogy for my experience-it was
comparable to going to the major leagues
straight out of high school baseball. I had
always strived to do an internship
somewhere far away the summer before
my senior year, but I never realized it
would be this huge.
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you desperately want to make a career out of the art you love, you must be
prepared to do it alone and have enough confidence to be rejected more than
accepted."
Carlson '03, English and theatre major
-Erin
with no connection or relationship to the
casting director is only going to get
thrown into the trash. Without great
credits or Lraining lrom a prestigious
school, it will be difficult to obtain
professional exposure. It's reality. It's also
most definitely possible to be successful
in New York and make it into a dazzlíng
Broadway show, but it demands sacrifice
and a complete surrender to your career.
Would I want to establish a longterm life and career in New York? Most
likely not. However, I have vowed that I
would not survive more than a year
without making a substantially long visit.
I suppose it is the greatest city in the
world.
my career goals of three months ago and
the reality I now understand and have
accepted.
Professional theatre is a demanding
career full of personal sacrifices. If you
desperately \Mant to make a career out of
the art you love, you must be prepared to
do it alone and have enough confidence
to be rejected more than accepted.
Although sounding clmical, these
realizations have forced me to recognize
what I must do to survive as a
professional actress. lt has also fed my
constant inspiration to act.
Binder Casting threw me over to The
Other Side-the dark, mysterious world
of theatre business that most actors never
.see nor understand. Being surrounded by
only one casting director, four associates,
and one part-time intern in an intimate,
open office space submersed me into the
inner workings of a Broadway casting
director. Within my first few weeks I was
answering phone calls from prominent
playwrights such as Neil Simon and
Wendy Wasserstein and actors Jenna
Elfman and Peter Gallagher.
During my last week I sat in on a
final callback for the replacement of Little
Sally in Broadway's Urinetown! The Musical
and watched Saturday Night Live's Rachel
Dratch sing "Welcome to the Jungle" as
part of her audition.
I knew I was working in
Fall 2002
an
My daily responsibilities with phone
answering, mail, e-mails, and faxing were
mundane. However, I experienced how
one casting director and his four
Erin Carlson is a senior majoringín theatre
arts andEnglish. She recently playedthe role
of the baher\ wife in the spnng production,
associates balance numerous projects and
Into the Woods.
somehow
beautifully cast huge
Broadway
productions. I
observed the
relationships
between casting
directors,
playwrights, agents,
producers,
directors, and entire
creative teams. It's
amazing and
shocking how
enormous a task it
just to cast the
show, let alone
is
bring to the stage.
As stated
earlier, the
knowledge gained
from my internship
and the New York
City theatre world
put perspective and
reality into my
dreams. I learned
that sending an
unsolicited headshot
Erin Carlson spent the summer learning the realities of the theatre
business as an intern at a major Broadway casting agency in New
York. Here, near Times Square, she is pictured with her two
brothers, Colin (left), a writer and editor in New York, and Evan,
visiting in the Big Apple.
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MAKINC
MUSIC
avid Cherwien'79 and Mark
Sedio '76 have traveled many of
the same roads since their
graduation from Augsburg three years
apart. Both have become prominent
church musicians and organists and both
have written and published widely and
continue to share the "h).rnnfest circuit,"
each playrng ar 20-30 h)'mnfests per year.
Sedio is director of music at Central
Lutheran Church and Cherwien is cantor,
or director of music, at Mt. Olive
Lutheran Church, both in Minneapolis.
Cherwien succeeded Sedio at Mt.
Olive, and each taught [or ayear at.
Gustavus Adolphus College. At Augsburg,
they sang in the choir under Leland
Sateren and they consider themselves
"spiritual, professional children," as Sedio
put it, of Stephen "Gabe" Gabrielsen '63,
with whom they studied organ.
Sedio played piano as a child, and
was captivated by the sound of the organ,
especially "the small, soft sound." But it
was psychology, not music, that brought
him to Augsburg. He joined the choir,
however, and came under the wing of the
music department, who told him that he
just couldn't do anything else but music.
It was while doing graduate work in
choral music at the University of Iowa
that Sedio discovered his vocation. "I
realízed that doing music in the context of
worship \Mas my great love," he says. He
completed two years at Luther Seminary
pursuing a calling in ministry of word and
sacrament.
At Central Lutheran, he sees a
different kind of ministry weaving
together music and spirituality. "When
you are actually able to fit music into the
life of a congregation, not maybe just in
worship, but in the whole life, and to help
people see that knitted-together fabric and
to facilitate it-that's the greatest joy you
could have," says Sedio. He delights when
he sees kids captivated with his organ
demonstrations who want to come back
for more.
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TO STIR THE SOUL
by Betsey Norgard
David Cherwien began playing organ
while his family lived briefly in France. He
never played a h).'rnn until his sophomore
year afAugsburg, when he took ajob at a
local church. Even though he was a music
education major, church music became his
passion as he sang in the Augsburg Choir,
played organ, and was inspired by
organists such as Paul Manz.
Cherwien's publishing career, which
includes most major music publishers, was
launched when a music publisher attended
an Augsburg recital and heard Cherwien
play h1.rnn improvisations he wrote for an
independent study course with Gabrielsen.
His original collection of hymn
improvisations contains 15 volumes.
Gabrielsen comments, "Dave's organ
compositions are played in all 50 states
and several foreign countries, I would
guess."
ln addition to his position at Mt. Olive
Church, Cherwien recently became
director of the National Lutheran Choir.
And, last November, he played for the
installation of the Rev. Mark Hanson '68 as
the third presiding bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Both Sedio and Cherwien attribute the
Augsburg Choir and Sateren's gift for
guiding students toward the "soul" of the
music as significant. "He never talked
about 'soul,'but he told stories and passed
on the tradition," explains Sedio.
Gabrielsen recalls the "glory years" of
the 1970s, when Sedio and Cherwien were
among his 16-20 organ students. With
lìmited organ practice available on
campus, Augsburg organ students of that
time gained opportunities to play on
wonderful organs around the metro area,
better than any college could afford.
He says that today, even with an
increase in great organs available, there is
an enormous decrease in organ students.
Lack of parental pressure to make children
practice, the instant gratification of playing
ready-made music on keyboards, and the
infiltration of contemporary music in
Church musicians and organists Mark Sedio
'76 (leÍt) and David Cherwien '79 (right)
both studied with music professor and
Coflege organist Stephen "C,abe"
Gabrielsen '63 and found their ministries of
music in publishing, congregational music,
and as organists.
churches all contribute to this decline.
Despite pressures to bring more pop
music into worship, Sedio sees the old
tradition continue. "Some of the kids I had
in Choristers at Mt. Olive are graduating
from college and they're excellent
musicians. They know what it's all aboutit's a whole."
Fall 2002
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THE
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TO SUCCESS FOR CARRET WILLIAMS
parh, a film by writer-director Garret
Williams'89, received what some
might describe as catalytic acclaim
among those in the film industry when it
debuted as a short in 1996 at the
Sundance Film Festival. The fi1m,
originally 40-minutes long, was made
whiie Williams was enrolled in graduate
school at the American Film Institute and
was funded by two sizable grants from the
National Endowment for the Arts and the
Bush Foundation. It expiores race
relations in America through the story of
Nina and Byron, a young African
American couple whose car breaks down
on a road trip from Chicago to L.A. The
pair finds help from a mechanic,
considered suspicious and possibly racist
by Byron, and the tension between the
two empts into a confrontation. The
movie ìllustrates how easily racial
suspicion can turn violent.
Sparh garnered wide acclaim,
including at the New Directors/New Films
series at the Museum ol Modern Art; the
USA Film Festival in Dallas, where lt won
the grand prize; and the Urbanworid
on to graduate school at the American
Film lnstitute.
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Festival, where Williams received an
award for best dìrector. Spurred on by
success, Williams wrote a script to expand
the film to feature length and embarked
.on what he calls the "entrepreneurial
adventure" of getting a film in production.
He met producers Ìnterested in the
project, gained selection of the film lor
conversÌon to lull length at the Sundance
Film Labs, and received underwriting
from the Blockbuster-McKnlght Film
Fund.
Despite hìs thought that "films, like
any arf", are never finished-you just
abandon them," Williams has not exactly
abandoned Sparh, but still travels to
various screenings, such as the recent
Image Nation Film Festival in New York.
A self-described jock in high school,
Williams says he really didn't become
interested in art untìl college. He admits,
Fall 2002
by Wendy Elofson
Last year, Williams received a Bush
Artist Fellowship, given annually to l5
artists to allow them chances to explore
new directions, continue work already in
progress, or accomplish work not
financially feasible otherwise. With this,
he is traveling for research on several
projects, one of which involves the
Addicts Rehabilitation Center in Harlem.
Williams hopes to shoot a film in
Minnesota in the near future. He is
cuûently re-writing a screenplay titled
"Hyenas," a contemporary drama about a
group of friends involved in an inner-city
drug culture, which had originally been
worked through the Sundance
Screenwriters Lab.
About his future plans, Williams says,
"l want to make a lot of movies, help
establish a foundation, and keep busy."
Garret Williams '89, who majored in studio
arts and communication, graduated from
American Film lnstitute and is now
researching several film projects with help
of a Bush Artists Fellowship.
however, to somewhat o[ a genetic
predisposition toward art-his mother is a
poet and college professor and his father ìs
Wendy Elofson t'ormerly worhed in the Olt'ice
of Institutional Advancement at Augsburg.
a painter.
Williams entered college more
ry
interested Ìn
advertising, but found
photography more to
his liking. At
Augsburg, he gained
experience as
Courtesy
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ii'ri:iiFlìiiiËirk!ì!iliiir:r¡1
t
a
student photography
edltor, lvhich
increased his interest
in the visual arts and
led him to major in
studio arts/communication. Alter
graduating, Williams
worked as a
photographer and
started fìlm school at
the now-defunct Film
in the Cities. After
producing several
shoris there, he went
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Nicole Ari Parker and Terrence Howard appear in Spark, Garret
Williams'film that explores issues of racial tension and suspicion.
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AUCSBURC
MUSIC
ON THE ROAD
by Cathy Anderson
f-T-lo many o[ us, traveling with 60 peopie,
I instruments, robes, equipment, and enormous
I. amounts of luggage carefully crammed onto a
bus may not sound like the best way to spend our
vacâtÌon. However, for students who are members of
music ensembles, tours are eagerly anticipated each year
and form some of their favorite memories of college.
Muslc tours are an important pari of Augsburg's
outreach. Performances by these ensembles increase
Augsburg's recognition and knowledge of its mission.
They also help alumni, friends, and families spread
across the nation stay connected with the music
department and the College. Students take on important
roles as Augsburg ambassadors.
"Students are remarkable at communicating with
audiences and alums on tour," says Robert Stacke'71,
director of bands and music department chair. "People
enjoy interacting with students and learning how both
music education and Augsburg College have impacted
their lives."
Tours give students a unlque platform to travel and
perform around the globe while gaining valuable
professional training with a performing arts
organization. In the past few years alone, Augsburg
ensembles have traveled throughout the Midwest,
Arízona, New Mexico, Florida, the Republic of lreland
and Northern lreland, Finland, Estonia, and St.
Petersburg, Russia.
However, touring music ensembles have long been
an important tradition at Augsburg College, dating back
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to 1888, when a quartet of students traveled as
part of a temperance organization. Quartets
began to visit Lutheran Free Church
congregations during summer vacations and
often served as the first contact many rural
families had with Augsburg.
In the 1950s, both choir and band tours
began to visit civic locales more frequently
than churches and toured outside of the
Midwest. In the summer of 1960, director
Mayo Savold and the Augsburg College
Concert Band embarked on a 45-day tour to
I
The1972 Augsburg Choir, led by Leland Sateren'38,
toured Minnesota, lowa, and Nebraska.
a
Flutist Bonnie Martinson '59 celebrated her
birthday in 1958 with the Augsburg Band
on tour through southwestern Minnesota.
ln April 1999, the Augsburg Orchestra and Riverside Singers
performed in Red Wing and Rochester, Minn.; and LaCrosse, Wis.
Fall 2O02
important in life. I have taken my
high school orchestras on tours
overseas because of that tour. I feel it
is important for students to see other
countries and customs that are
different from their own."
Some memorable personal
connections are also made and
renewed through the tours. ln 1998,
the Augsburg Choir traveled to
Norway and performed in a number
of small churches. The pastor of one
church told choÌr director Peter
Hendrickson '76 that he remembered
25 years earlier when the choir also
The Augsburg Choir sang in the famed "Rock Church" in Helsinki,
performed in his church.
Finland, as part of their 2002 tour to Finland, Estonia, and Russia.
Hendrickson told the pastor that he also
remembered that night, because he was
help celebrate the new state of Alaska. This
a
student
singing
in that Augsburg Choir.
remarkable journey encompassed nine states
Hendrickson
also recalls another choir reunion of
and Canadian provinces and more than 30
sorts
from
the
following
year, when he led Masterworks
performances, including two concerts under
Chorale,
the
choir
including
students, alumni, and
the renowned baton of Robert Shaw.
community
members,
That tour reunited
to
German)¿
Alum Lara (Dyrud) Maclean, a L990
the
four
lenors,
including
Hendrickson,
who had sung
violin performance grad, recalls an Augsburg
together
as
students
in
Augsburg
Choir.
Choir tour that traveled to several eastern
The Augsburg touring tradition continues in the
European countries and Germany just months
2002-03
academic year with the Augsburg Chamber
after the Berlin Wall had come down.
Orchestra
traveling to the Seattle/Tacoma, Wash. region
"It was amazíng to be there and meet
numerous
and
ensembles on the road throughout the
people our age. It was so eye-opening Lo see
entire
Midwest.
Tour itineraries and performances
how involved they were politically lt made me
schedules
can
be
found online at
feel like we take too much for granted as
<www.
augsburg.
edu/music/tours>.
Americans.
To lnquire about an ensemble visiting your
"In Poland, the choir had the opportunity
community,
contact fine arts coordinator Cathy
to stay with host families. "We stayed with...a
Anderson
af" 6L2-330-1279 or
college teacher and an engineer who made $45
a month to live on and feed their two children
and mother-inJaw. They \Mere so kind and
<andersc@augsburg. edu>.
giving... [and] really exemplified what is
Cathy Anderson
is
fíne arts coordinator.
I
The Concert Band, all dressed up ready to play, toured with
With palm trees swaying, the Concert Band
the choir in Arizona and New Mexico in spring 2000.
played on a Florida beach in March 2002.
Fall
2OO2
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The GACE GALLERY
REACHINC BEYOND THE CAMPUS
"11 alleries are not just for those of us passionate about the
arts," says Cathy Peters '93, galleries and exhibits
I
utih. Gage Family Aricaliery opened in
\I.oordir.,uto,
-usual
commÌtment to the community to provide opportunities for up and
coming artists," says Peters. One such example is that of artist
Barbara Lea, whose "New Works" were exhibited this past February
Gage Gallery acted as a launching pad for Lea's career, resulting in
her art being picked up
by Circa Fine Arts
1997 in conjunction with the Lindell Famlly Library, Gage Gal1ery
has become a place that not only provides hands-on access to art
and artists alike but a place where the Augsburg community can
explore art. "We get to share another part of the world with
Gallery in Minneapolis.
Over five years, the
Gage Gallery has enjoyed
people-by bringing shows to campus that people would rarely
see," says Peters.
opportunities to build
The location and accessibility of Gage Gallery in the llbrary
it possible for the Augsburg community to take
of
the gailery and its artists as learning tools. By inviting
advantage
lecture
in classes and by requiring student attendance at
artists to
receptions,
faculty members ì.ncorporate the exhlbits lnto
opening
In
their curricula.
doing so, students learn how art can be
into
integrated
their major field of study; they converse about the
make
connections with the artists.
artwork, and
"The student's learning ranges from the practicality of how to
make a living to the use of various colors in a piece of art," says
Peters. "It is this interaction between student and artist that is the
most stimulating."
Peters' commitment extends beyond that
of the College. "I also have a
local, national, and
have made
Gallery exhibits vary widely in media and
R) from creative artist's books on
handmade papers (Tara Christopherson), to study of
the worldwide art of tattooing, to wearable art as
expression- (L to
fashion (Erika Spitzer Rasmussen), and to evocative
oils on canvas (Barbara Lea).
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by Cherie Christ
international
collaborations with
prestigious arts
organizations, including
the Minneapolis Institute
of Arts and the
Smithsonian Institution.
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Fall 2002
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21ST CENTURY TILES: FROM EARTH TO FIRE
Augsburg College's Cage Family Art Callery and
the Catherine C. Murphy Callery at the College of
St. Catherine are co-hosting a national
Cage Gallery, located in Lindell library, focuses on the work of Minnesota
artists-providing both a place for them to exhibit and opportunities for
them to particiPate in classes.
juried tile
exhibition, "21st Century Tiles: From Earth to Fire,"
from Sept. 13 to Oct. 20.
This exhibition in the trvo galleries includes
more than 100 contemporary works by
The falt art exhibit entitled "21st Century Tiles: From Earth to Fire," is one
example of such a collaboration. In conjunction with the Tile Heritage
Foundation's 1Oth q.'rnposium "Tiles in the Twin Cities: The Quintessence
of Handicraft," the Gage Family Art Gallery and the Catherine G. Murphy
Gallery at the College of St. Catherine wili host a national juried tile
exhibition.
The gallery's growing presence in the art world has led to some
pleasant surprises and connections for Peters. While she was in Stockholm,
Sweden last summer to research Viking Age textiles, she visited the Statens
Historiska Museum, where the textiles are now conserved. On the desk of
rhe curator was the March-Apri1 2001 issue of Hahmagazine, featuring
three articles and an exhibition notice for "Textiles from the Silk Road,"
which ran in the Gage Gallery from March to May last year. Peters marveled
at lhe oppofiunity to share her exhibit and information about the gallery
with this European colleague. The ga11ery was again featured in Hali
magazine for the exhibit "Kilims: Weaving as a Tiadition."
The L997 opening
a
exhibition in the Gage Gallery
a
s.
featured paintings, prints, and
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sculpture donated to the College
ra
approximately 50 artists. Sponsored by the
Minnesota Crafts Council, the exhibition was
juried by William Hunt, American artist, critic,
author, educator, and editor oÍ Ceramics Monthly
from 1972-1994.
"From Earth to Fire" is presented in
conjunction with the Tile Heritage Foundation's
1Oth symposium, "Tiles in the Twin Cities: The
Quintessence of Handicraft," held in September.
Presenters of the symposium include the
American Swedish lnstitute, the Handmade Tile
Association, the Minnesota Historical Society, the
Northern Clay Center, the Minneapolis lnstitute of
Arts, and theTile Heritage Foundation.
by Captain Gerald L. Johnson,
son of 1915 Augsburg alumnus
Rev Harold "Butch" Johnson.
Johnson's gifts of artwork to
the College will also be featured
this faÌl as rhe première exhibit
in the new gallery space in
Christensen Center, a gallery
wall on the main floor of the
college center.
Gage Gallery received
funding from Barbara and Skip
Gage and their families.
For information on the
Gage Family Gallery and
exhibits, caII 6L2-330-I524 or
visit <www. augsburg. edu/
galleries>.
Ch erie Chnst is a
specialistfor
Jine
c
ommunications
arts.
Fall 2002
Augsburg alumnus Noburu Sawai /66
returned to Augsburg and lectured in
Gage Gallery as one of the artists
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l
*; ffi'fj}jïT
j;ï:,i
instructor Toshi yoshida.
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REMEMBERII{G ESTHER OLSOI{:
JOYFUL STRUCCLE AND A ',|OIE DE VIVRE'
,,GaryK.otson'65
o
ù
Esther J. Olson, professor
of drama at Augsburg from
1960 to 1977.
"Occasionally a splash of color
comes into our lives, awakening us
to delight and goodness. That splash
may be the flight of a brightly
colored bird; it may be a piece of
music; it may be a play done so well
you are drawn in and captivated.
The awakening is better when it
comes through a person. Esther
Olson was a splash of color in the
lives of many of us." That's the way I
began my eulogT for her funeral in
T984.
In the 1960s it was my privilege
to have acted and to have done
technical theater work under the
direction of two talented and strong
professors, Ailene Cole and Esther
O1son. For them I am grateful and
because of them I am a better
person.
Esther's intense personality was
reflected in the plays she chose to
di.rect. She was drawn to
play'wrights like Henrik Ibsen,
August Strindberg, and Anton
Chekhov-not exactly writers of
comedy or musicals. I confess that I
yearned for Esther to direct more
comedles; yet the social, theological,
and personal themes of the plays
she chose were so universal they
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could speak to contemporary audlences.
Though she was intense, acting under
Esther's direction was to experience r.vhat
play'wright Henrik Ibsen called 'Joie de vivre,"
the joy of life. For Esther it was a joy born out of
engaging the struggles ol lile with faith in God.
Part of her joylul struggle was a passÌon for
excellence. Like a great orchestra conductor she
put together the various characters and scenes of
a play in order to bring it alive for the audience.
It is a theater cliché, but there were no small
roles in her prodr-rctions. She worked actors who
had bú parts as hard as those who had major
given up." She used this method on many
actors. Esther could draw more lalenl out
of a person than he or she thought they
roles. She wanted each scene and each character
[o contribute to the whole effect. Many times she
would say, "Run that scene again, lt's not dght! If
you do it rlght, it'1Ìmake me cry (or laugh)!" i
remember standing wrth a friend backstage late
one night, wanting to go home, hoping she
wouldn't say "Run it againl", but she did.
Sometimes she would ask actors to come to
her home on a Sunday afternoon to polish
a scene. We young actors would complain.
We would be angry But when the plays
were produced before an audience and we
did a good job, we were proud and glad.
We returned to act under her direction.
Yes, Esther had a passion for
excellence, but she also had compassion
for her students. She stood with us in the
sense that she wanted us to grow and be
the best we could be. She encouraged us
to take responsible risks, to be bold in
using our talents. On occasion during a
rehearsal she would stop everything and
yell to an actor, "Give me some emotion!
Give me something even if it's wrong!
Then I'lt have something to work with!"
More than once she would push me
ourselves.
Then she
Ìn rehearsal until I became
^ngry.
"Good,
now
use
that
good,
would say,
say,
Later
she
would
scene."
energy in this
"Don't worry if I push you or am angry at
you. it means I see potential. Only worry
if I don't say anything to yolt; it means I've
had to give.
When rehearsal was over, she would
often say, "Come over to my hor"tse for eggs
and toast." Many of us did. There we saw
the other side ol Esthcr's compassion:
tenderness, sensitivity, a willingness to
listen to our hurts, our fears, our hopes
and dreams. We laughed and cried
together. We learned to be bold ìn trustirig
God and loving people beginning with
Esther was indeed a splash of
wonderful color in the lives of many of us.
The Rev. Gary K. Olson'65 is minister at
Laheview Luther an Church in Maplew ood,
Minn.
Funding for the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater sign was
paid for by the Esther f . Olson Memorial Fund.
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From the Alumni Board president's desk..,
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Accordingly, I highly recommend that
when an Auggre Conversatlon is held in
your area, you spend a few hours
reacquainting yourself with other
alumni-and gain some useful and
interesting information at the same time.
A:Jìï*:
educational
opportunities
did not end
when we
graduated from
Augsburg. Last
month, I had the
@
m
pleasure of
attending an Auggie Conversation located
on the garden patio of a local restaurant
on a warrn summer evening.
Mr. Zack' Curtis '97 enlightened us
with interesting stories conceming what it
is like to be a professional actor in the
T¡¡in Cities. I learned more behind-thescenes information about the Minnesota
theatre community in one hour than I
could ever have imagined.
The Augsburg Alumni Board is
dedicated to connecting alumni with their
fellow alums and to their program in a
manner that is of mutual benefit to both.
Vocation Mentoring Têams
Augsburg is the fortunate recipient of the
Liþ Endowment Grant entitled
"Exploring Our Gifts; Reconnecting Faith,
Life, and Vocation." Part of the grant
involves creating a program that will bring
alumni back to the campus for a
mentoring program that includes students,
facult¡ staff, and alumni.
At the mentoring meetings and
retreat, the group participants will discuss
what fosters spiritual growth and
maturation while reflecting upon vocation.
It is anticipated that the mentors'
commitment will involve an evening
training session; five or six evening
gatherings consisting of large group
presentations for alumni mentors,
students, faculty, and staff; small-group
breakout sessions; potential follow-up with
students at their place of work; and a final
evaluation celebration.
Students will be interested to know
how you chose the work you do, how
Augsburg prepared you and influenced
you in your work, how you face the
challenges in balancing your work and
family life, and what gives your life
meaning and purpose.
Ifyou are interested in participating
or learning more about this program,
please contact Pastor Sonja Hagander at
612-330-1735 or via e-mail at
<hagander @ augsburg. edu>.
Andrew Morrison '73
President, Alumni Board
Three alumni appointed to Alumni Board
designed to provide opportunities for
youth in the South Minneapolis
community to participate in traveling
league sports. Boone was inducted into the
Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.
The Augsburg Alumni Board o[
I Directors appointed three new
members and elected Andy Morrison '73
as president and Paul Mueller'84 as
president-elect. The new members are as
follows:
Jennifer Tome'99
Greg Boone'81
Greg Boone
graduated from
Augsburg with
a
B.A. in business
administration and
concentration in
finance. He works
for Northwest
Airlines as a business unit manager. He
has been a volunteer youth basketball
coach in South Minneapolis for seven
years. He is also director, treasurer, and
member of the South Side Athletic
Association, a non-profit organization
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Jennifer Tome
graduated from
Augsburg in with
B.A. in communications and
Barry Vornbrock
,96 MAL
Barry Vombrock
graduated from
Augsburg in 1996
with an M.A. in
leadership. He
manages IS
a
business. Tome is a
wine representative
to local restaurants
with
Paustis Wine Company in Plymouth.
She serves on the Children's Home Society
Winemaker's Dinner Planning Committee,
and is a member of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce and Grapevine
Wine Club.
bylynnMena
Ambulatory Patient
Care Systems at HealthPartners, Inc., in
Minneapolis. His varied professional
background includes engineering,
computer science, and retail sales. His
volunteer work includes service as an
election judge and site coordinator, as well
as involvement with the United Way
campaign and the Minneapolis Youth
Diversion Program's gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgender host home program. This
year, Augsburg honored him with a First
Decade Award (see page 7).
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Alumni News
New director and associate director join
Alumni/Parent Relations
bylynn Mena
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o
ñ
(_)
E
k
Amy Sutton, director
of Alumni/Parent
director of Alumni/
Relations
Parent Relations
Heidi Breen, associate
and maintain relationships with all of our
alumni, students, and parents, and to
work with them side-by-side to ensure
that Augsburg is always an exceptional
place to come home to. We hope to
provide additional support to our
international and Weekend College
students and alumni as well."
In her first recruiting assignment at
Augsburg, Sutton hired Heidi Breen as
associate director of AlumniÆarent
rlhe Oflice ol AlumniÆarent Relations
I *ilì ,tur, the 2002-'03 academic year
Relations. Breen, who joined the staff
Sept. 3, had been associate director of
admissions at Augsburg. Over the last 16
with
years, she handled all aspects of recruiting
director and associate director.
Amy Sutton joined the staff as director
in August. She was previously vice
a new
president of Friendship Ventures in
Annandale, Minn., a nonprofit organization
serving children and adults with
developmental disabilities. She has also
served both South Dakota State University
and Augustana College in positions ranging
lrom admissions counselor, assistant
director of admissions, development officer,
interim director of annual programs and
alumni relations, and director of
scholarship administration and
development.
Sutton served as dean of counselors for
South Dakota Girls State in a voluntary
capacity for 16 years and received the
South Dakota Girls State service award for
her efforts. She has also been recognized as
one of the top 20 people under the age of
40 for contributions to the Brookings,
S.Dak., community through work, public
service, and volunteer efforts.
Sutton graduated with a B.S. in
commercial economics from South Dakota
Srate University in 1991 and acquired her
Master of Science in lndustrial Management
in 2000 from South Dakota State Universiqz
"I look forward to becoming a member
of the Augsburg community," says Sutton.
"It is already obvious to me that there are
exceptional people here.
"Our continued priority in
AlumniÆarent Relations will be to build
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transfer and international students plus
students from North Dakota and
Colorado.
Breen has served on the European
Council of International School Boards
since 1993 and has led two groups to
Central and South America for recruiting
purposes. She has a B.A. in elementary
education from Concordia CollegeMoorhead, but you'd find it hard to
believe she is not an Auggie!
"I have loved my years working in
admissions meeting great students and
their families," says Breen. "The
relationships that I've built with students,
families, and counselors while recruiting
are amazrng. I am very excited to begin
my position as associate director of
AlumniÆarent Relations. lt will be
wonderful meeting up with some of my
earlier recruits! The alumni oflice is here
for you, so please let us know how we can .
help you get connected to Augsburg-and
for those akeady connected and
volunteering, thank you!"
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Auggie Conversations are held the
second Tuesday of each month.
October 8, 5:30 p.m.
Benihana, St. Louis Park
Facilitator/topic: Kari (Eklund) Logan'82,
media relations
November 12, 5:30 p.m.
Fhimas, Downtown St. Paul
(Lawson bullding)
FacÌlitator/topic: Merilee Klemp'75, rnr,rsic
Ãrrr\tnTfe[fl:TllTñIcßr
President and Mrs. Wl11iam V Frame wrll visit
alumni, parents, and friends of the College in
the Seattle, Wash., and Vancouver/
Portland, Ore., areas from October
26-November'3,2002.
January 14, 5:30 p.m.
St. Petersburg, Robbinsdale
Facilltator: Prof. Norma Noonan
February 11,5:30 p.m.
Wildfire, Eden Prairie (in the mall)
Mark your calendars for the following
gatherings:
Topic: Athletlcs at Augsburg
Saturda¡ October 26
March 11,5:30 p.m.
Host: Neal '60 and Kay Thorpe
Contact: Steve Rosvold'Bl
360-576-9692
Frida¡ November
The Newsroom, Downtown Minneapolis
Facilitator: Lisa Ze11er'Bl, 'Bq MAL
April 8, 5:30 p.m.
I
Magrano's, Edina (in Southdale Mall)
Facilitator/topic: Prof. John Mitchell, poetry
Seattle gathering
Locatìon and time TBD
Il you wor-rld like
December 10, 5:30 p.m.
Roadhouse, Burnsville
Facilitator: Jeroy Carlson '48
infotrnatÌon on
above gatherings, 01 you rvoulcl like to
scheclule an appointment to meet wrth
n-rore
t-he
President Frame, please contact Norn-r
Okerstrom'85 at 612-330-1616 or e-mai1
<okerstro@augsbr-rrg. edr-r>.
May 13, 5:30 p.m.
Freighthouse, Stillwater
Facilitator: Prof. MarthaJohnson and Rick
Shiomi, theatre
For more informatron, please call 612-330I l78 or e-mail <alumnl@ar-rgsburg.eclr"r>.
Fall 2O02
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School Business Official of rhe
1950
Year by the Minnesota
Esther Johnson, Marshall,
Minn., was honored at the Pride
in the Tiger Foundation Hall of
Honor banquet for her
contributions to area schools and
community.
A,
longtime Marshall
High School teacher, she has
spent
212
years
in education,
including teaching English to new
immigrants and teaching English
abroad.
1952
Harvey Peterson, Edina, Minn.,
was featured in the June issue of
Truch Parts and Sewice. CATCO,
the company he joined in l95l
and for which he currently serves
as chairman of the board, was
named as one of five finalists for
2002 Distributor of the Year. In
the article he is described as "one
of the best teachers anyone could
have" by both the company's
president and vice
president/general manager. Under
his leadership, the company has
expanded to 13 locations.
1
953
Phyllis (Vik) Swanson,
Association of School Business
Officers. He has been business
manager at West Central Area
Schools in Barrett, Minn., since
t996.
1964
Avis (Hoel) Dyrud, Newfolden,
Minn., was named Faculty of the
Year by Northland Community
and Tèchnical College in Thief
River Falls, Minn., where she has
taught for 19 years. She and her
husband, Philip '64, have five
children and ll grandchildren.
The Rev. Gary L. Langness,
St. Paul, retired in May after 29
years as Augustana Lutheran
Church's senior pastor. "[He] is
one of the most outstanding
pastors in the [ELCAI," said the
Rev. Mark S. Hanson'68,
ELCA presiding bishop. The Rev.
Langness plans to pursue
missionary work in lanzania and
also looks forward to spending
more leisure time with his wife,
Carol (Welch)'65: his two
children, Jennifer and Tony '93;
and his twin grandsons.
Northfield, Minn., celebrated the
marriage of her youngest son,
Daniel, to Cortney l-arson last year.
She recently retired after editing St.
Peter's Lutheran Church's
1967
Marilyn McKnight, Edina,
Minn., is running as a DFL
candidate for state legislature.
She and her husband, Stephen
Erickson '68, own a mediation
firm in Minneapolis.
1
of the No¡theastern Minnesota
Synod of the ELCA. Before his
election as bishop, he was senior
pastor of First Lutheran Church
in Duluth.
1973
Randolph
968
Just was
named senior
director and
chief auditor of
Dorothy Anderson and her
husband, Roy Hankins, recently
relocated from Mason City, Ill., to
accept positions as child
psychiatrists with Woodland
Centers in Willmar, Minn. She
was previously employed at the
Wilder Child Guidance Clinic in
St. Paul, the Mendota Mental
Health Center in Madison, and
in private practice for IB
was
Schwan's Sales
Enterprises,
Inc., a frozen foods manufacturer
and marketer based in Marshall,
Minn. Before joining Schwan's,
he served as senior manager at
KPMG, LLP, in Los Angeles.
1974
years.
Kathryn (Sanoden) Pearson,
David Loftness, Shakopee,
Cambridge, Minn., recently
published her first book,
Temp erTamer s (Attainment
Company), a guide for
instructors to help students with
behavioral problems. She works
for both the Braham Area School
District and the Princeton and
Elk River clinics of Fairview
Counseling Centers.
Minn., retired after sewing as
director of court services for
Carver and Scott Counties for
34 years.
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The Rev. Peter Strommen,
Duluth, Minn., was re-elected for
a second six-year term as bishop
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Augsburg alumni and friends joined President and Mrs. William V. Frame
and Prof. Frankie Shackelford on a 12-day journey to Norway.
THIS PAST SUMMER,
newsletter for23years. Sadl¡ her
husband, Bob, died in 1996.
f 955
Shirley G. (Lundborg) and
Harold Reistad '56, reside in
Circle Pines, Minn. Shirley is a
registered nurse at Northwestern
Hospital.
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Carolyn E. Johnson, Ph.l.
Placentia, Calif., was recently cited
as "a great. teacher, wonderful
friend, and role model" in the
communications department
alumni newspaper at Cali[ornia
State University-Fullerton, where
she is an associate professor.
Jon Nygaard, Fergus Falls,
Minn.. was named Minnesota
Fall 2002
Pictured at left on the steps of ffollhaugen, the home
of composer Edvard Grieg, are: (top row L to R)
President Frame, Malcolm Watson, Laura Cichocke,
Esther Watson, Dorothy (Floistad) Benson '56, Sonya
Quam, tour guide, and Anne Frame; (center row, L to
R) Prof. Shackelford and Larry T[¡rner'69; (bottom row,
L to R) Farolyn (Johnson) Gehring '56, Bonnie Lerberg
'92, and Judy Ramler. Pictured at right on board the
Nordlys Ship are (t to R) Prof. Shackelford, Mary
McDougall, and Susan Albrecht.
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Class Notes
1975
Dan R. Bruss, Pella, Iowa, was
named the ninth president of
Bethany Lutheran College,
beginning inJanuary. Bruss began
his academic career at Bethany in
1975, where he taught until 19Bl
He has taught at Central ColÌege
in Pella since 1990. He and his
wife, Kathrym, have two children.
The Rev. David Grant and his
wife, Deb (Thomson)'76,
president-elect of the Minnesota
Osteopathic Medical Society He is
family physician with MinnHealth
in Woodbury Minn., and remains
a
active in the America Osteopathic
Association. He also holds
professorial appointments at the
University of Minnesota Medical
School and Des Moines University
Martha "Marty" (Wagner)
Nitzberg, Springfield, Va.,
continues to work for the
honors, as well as the Associate of
the Year honor by his parent [irm,
North Star Resource Group. He
and his wife, Jacqui, have three
daughters: Kristin, Justine, and
Erika.
1
981
Walt Johnson, Minneapolis,
was
elected president of PLUM
(Professional Librarians Union of
Minneapolis). He is a relerence
relocated to West Union, Iowa,
where Dave is senior pastor at
Zion Lutheran Church. He
retum in 2000 from a two-year tour
overseâs. She has two daughters,
Meredith and Robbie.
previously served Indherred
Lutheran Church and Immanuel
Lutheran Church in Starbuck,
1979
Mary Lingen, Backus, Minn.,
exhibited t9 of her paintings at
M'inn.
1976
Leah Abdella, Inver Grove
Herghs, Minrì., is co-local office
Karla J. (Wiese) Miller, Brookþ
the Johnson Heritage Post in
Park, Minn., is director of choral
music at North Hennepin
Community College.
April. Since 1988, she has had
1
980
direcLor of the Cancer PreventÍon
Coalition, an educationaì and
informative non-profit organization
whose goal is to reduce cancer rates
through outreach, public education,
advocacy, and public policy
initiatives.
1977
Bruce B. Cunningham,
Maplewood, Minn., was elected
Jeffrey
K.
13
solo shows and has been involved
in 43 group exhibits in 20 states.
Her work is described as
"surrealistic and colorful."
1984
Bloomington,
Ann Gabrielson works with
Minn., achieved
U.S. Foreigrr Service. She recently
left her two-year post in Havana,
three top
for his efforts in
200Ì as a cerrified financial
planner with Fortune Financial.
These included the Circle of
ExcelÌence and Court of Table
Cuba, for a new position in
Adana, Turkey. Prior to being
hired by the govemment, she
graduated from the University of
Minnesota Law School, worked as
a law clerk, and ran a private
practice in Montevideo, Minn.
Distinguished Alumni Award
is founder and executive director
of Reaching Arms International,
an inte¡national adoption agency
and ministry outreach
organization with programs for
adoption in Russia and Ukraine.
ln April 2000, she opened the
First Decade Award
first privately-run orphanage in
the Ukraine called Cradle of
lollowing awa¡ds:
Spirit of Augsburg Award
990
Terri (Withers) Williams and
her husband, Ray, reside in
Plyrnouth, Minn. She is a full-time
homemaker, raising their two
daughters, and teaches private
vocal lessons in the Minneapolis
area. Ray is a financial advisor with
American Express.
Corey L. Davison, Chicago, Ill.,
married Kelly Lin Sullivan. Corey
works for the Concord Coalition
as midwest director in Chicago
and as director of legislative affairs
in Washington, D.C. Kelly is a
flight attendant for a major alrline.
.lim Douglas, Apple Valle¡
the
The Rev. Nila (Garner)
Neumiller, Minnetonka, Minn.,
The Augsburg Coilege Alumni Association Awards and Recognition
Committee seeks your assistance in identifying members of the
Augsburg community to be considered for recognition for the
&
1991
Jarnes,
production goals
on his law practice, Rice, Michels
Johnson LLf; in Minneapolis.
1
librarian in the technology/science/
government documents
department of the downtown
Minneapolis Public Library.
Department. of Defense after her
in the Minnesota Senate. The Ìawyer
and former lobbyist has opted not to
run for reelection so he can spend
more time with his family and focus
Children's Hope. The organization
Minn., started a new company
providing marketing and creative
services called Nighthawk
Marketing. He and his wife,
Andrea, have two sons, Jimmy, 5,
and Tyler, 2.
Kristof Nordin, Lilongwe,
Malawi, Africa, is a technical
coordinator for the Peace Corps'
Malawi training programs. His
wife, Stacia, coordinates the Peace
Corps' Malawi Crisis Corps
Program. They have been living
and working in Africa for more
than five years.
Eric H. Peterson, Minneapolis, a
marketing director for Dairy
Queen, was recently recognized as
the creator of the Express Lunch
promotion, which has run in
approximately 1,250 of DQ
restaurants nationwide.
To make a nominatlon online or to view the description/criteria for
each award, go to <www. au gsburg. edu/alumni,/nomform>.
is planning to extend its efforts
into Africa. Last September, she
was honored as one of three
To recieve a nomination packet, contact:
Office of AlumniÆarent Relations
recipients for the 2000 Women of
Achievement by lrin West
Chamber of Commerce.
Carolyn Pool, Minneapolis, an
actor and comedian, recently
appeared in the 1929 comedy
June Moon by Ring Lardner and
George Kaufman, at the Park
f986
Square Theatre in St. Paul. She is
married to Matt Sciple.
Phone: 612-330-l i78 or l-800-260-6590
E-ma11: alumni@augsburg.edu
The deadline for nominations for 2003 is March 14,2003
Dave Johnson, Bloomington,
Mirm., will retire from his seat (DFL)
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m
'Titletown's' Eayrs an NFL innovator
uv Don sroner
A conversation with Mike Ea¡'rs is like attending a doctorate-1eve1 c1ass. The subject is footba11. Listening to him discuss the
intricacies of his favorúe sport, you understand how football has become the passion of his life for more than 30 years,
a
^s
coach and now as a National Football League innovator.
Eayrs, a 1972 Augsburg graduate, is regarded as one of the NFIS innovators 1n merging technicai and statistical analysis
with
advancements in video technology For 16 years, the West Concord, Minn., native created a unique video and technical
analysis program for the team he grew up admiring, the Minnesota Vikings. But in 200I, Eayrs left the Vikings to join one of
the team's biggest rivals, the Green Bay Packers. He became the Packers' first director of research and development.
Mike Eayrs'72
"The timing seemed right," said Eay'rs of his move to Green Bay Wis. "I was contacted by the Packers to see if I was interested
in a job. Had they called a year or two sooner, I would have probably said no, because I wasn't really interested then. But there
were some things happening with the franchise Ìn Minnesota . . . (and) there was just enough uncertainty that all of a sudden, 1
thought to myself that if the right team would call, I probably would listen."
Other teams were callingbecause Ea¡rs is considered one of the leaders in an NFL revoiution of sophisticated analysis. It all started in the early l980s,
when Ea1'rs was a footbalì assistant coach and instructor at Minnesota State University-Mankato-where the Vikings hold their annual summer training
camp.
"Every year, I taught a statistics class in the HPER (health, physical education, and recreation) department. Statistics was a painful thing to teach, and I
was trying to find a way to make the class more fun, s¡ill worthwhile, and more exciting," Ea¡rs said. "We applied statistical analysis to sports statistics.
We wrole to the NFL and got the Elias Sports Bureau to send us the year-end reports for three or four years. We started to do 'trending' on professional
football. I started to send the repoils to the Vikings, findings that we found on the NFL. They were very interested in it, and I was extremely happy to do
it for them."
Eventually, those "State of the NFL" reports led to a full-time job wrth the Vikings, where he created sophisticated research repoils on statistical, team,
and player lrends. He became one of the first NFL analysts to incorporate the use of computer databases, along with video analysls.
anaþis from the o1d style of l6-millimerer film to videotape and, now, drgital video that can be merged with
computer databases. Instead of looking through hours and hours of game films for specific plays or trends, Eayrs and his staff can instantly find specific
plays and players, via computer video, for coaches to analyze and present in team meetings.
Eayrs has seen the evolution of video
In 2001, Eayrs made the jump to the Vikings'division rival, Green Bay, where he took his skills-often referred to
created position wlth the Packers, the only publicþ-owned team in the NFL.
as
the'Viking p6d¿1"-¡6
a
newly-
Of course, moving from the Vikings to the Packers could have presented a problem for Eayrs and his family-including his son, Brian, who is entering
his senior season as a quarterback at Augsburg, and who had spent tìme as a ballboy at the Vikings' training camp as a child.
"Brian was the one who encouraged me to go to Green Bay, more than anyone
else in our fami1y," Eayrs said. "The move to Green Bay isnt just about me, it
involved all five members of our family ... Brian was a very loyal Viking fan a1l
the way through, and he had a lot of great memories and relationships with
that team. I asked hÌm what he thought, and he said, 'Dad, it's a chance to go
o
a
s.
õ
L
U
to 'Titletown,'you'd be a fool not to take it. The winnlngest franchise in the
NFL, you'd have to be a fool not to go there.' I thought, 'Well, he's on board'."
Eayrs' family has a strong association with Augsburg. He received hls bachelor's
degree in social studies and physical educatlon at Augsburg, and his wife, Mary
Jo, currently a human resouÍces director at a Twin Cities compan¡ rs
graduate of Augsburg Weekend College.
a
He said he enjoyed the urban setting and diversity at Augsburg, along wrth the
opportunities for research and real-world experience. He played football at
Augsburg, though he said that he "wasn't even a good player-I wâsn't even an
averuge player on the JV team." While at Augsburg, he was able to work as a
youth supeffisor and coach for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board,
and learned a lot from frequent vÍsits he made to watch the Umverstty of
Minnesota football team. He eventually eamed his masterb degree at
Wisconsin-l¿ Crosse and doctorate at the University of Oregon. He coached
and taught at four different colleges in the Midwest before jumping to the NFL.
Dott Stoner is sports inJormation coordinator.
Fall 2002
Mike Eayrs '72 is regarded as one of the NF[s innovators
in merging technical and statistical analysis with
advancements in video technology.
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Class Notes
1992
!i
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s
All the world's their stage
q
by Lynn Mena
John Clifton, Cambridge, Minn.,
married Ernily Carr in July He
received his Master ol Arts in
Educatron frorn St. Mary's last
year.
When Darcey Engen and her husbancl, Luvetne Scifelt, were theatre majors
ar Augsburg in the 19BOs, the theatre arts cleparttnenl macle its hotne in a
space knor.m as Stage lL Although Engen and Seifert clìcl nol attend
Ar-rgsbr.rrg ar the same time, they share a similal fòndness lor the olcl theater'.
"lr rvas oliginally the rnr.tsic building, and belore tl-rat, a chtuch," says Engen.
"BnL when I rvas a stltdent, lt r,vas oul own little space , and we Lool< care of
rt. We rea11y learnecl how to create something out of nothù-rg-how lo tnake
a costunle, how to bni1cl a sct, how to c1o lighting, how Lo work with Lhe lìre
marshal, hor.v to be
a
janìtor-we
learned cvcr-ything"' says Engen.
husband, Luverne Seifert
'83, have found personal
and profess¡onal success
There rvas also another theater on camptls, the Little Theater. "Bul I
primarily remember Stage Il," says Seifert. "ll was great because yor't cor-l1d
do so rnany things with the space-I can remember being there until five or
six in the morning, working through the night. There were no restrictions,
since graduating from
you could really create r'vith yor-rr imagination."
Darcey Engen '88 and her
Augsburg's theatre a¡ts
pro9ram,
Both Engen and Seilert credit Augsburg urth helpug lo shape them into the
performers rhey are today "I calne out very well-rounded; it wasn't just
abour performing, it r,vas about thts group of peop1e," says Engen. "We were a community and a collaboration,
"
nu. purh.d each other and rve supported one another-we created art. It tvas incredtbly beneficial
Engen's perfonnance experience ir-r Minneapolis lncludes work wrth Theatre de 1a
ancl Dudley Rig¡¡s' Brave Nerv Workshop. Thìs past sumrnel she co-wrote
-Je¡ne iur-re, ReJ Uye Collaborarion,
Augsburg theatre professor Martha Johnson, a two-person procluction
with
rc
ancl perlormecl tn FloatingMothe
Since gracluating
in 1988,
that deals wlth the funny and poignant moÌrrents of being a mother.
After receiving her M.FA. in actlng from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, rvhere she specialized in voice
ancl rnovement traimng for the stage, Engen was a thealre professor al the University of Kentucky-Lexington,
and later a professor at the Uníversity o[ Northern Iowa
New York
Seifert, who teaches theatre pan time at the University of Mlnlresota-Tw1n CÌties, spent time 1n both
up the
ancl Califorr-ria after gracluaring lrom Augsburg ln 1983. He first headed to New York, where he soaked
Tì'ade
Worlc1
of
the
bottom
at
the
a
store
Alexander's,
at
a
salesperson
worled
as
and
classes,
took
culture,
"The ttlb in
Center. "l llved in an old hotel that was cheaper even than the YMCA-it was awful," he chuckles.
But
ever)'where
cockroaches
were
and
there
rvater,
the shared bathroom was always fillecl with brown, murþ
anyr,vhere."
never
been
I
had
jusr
and
college,
out
of
it r,vas a gteat experience; I was
When he returnecl to Mrnneapolis, he started a theatre company r.vrth a grotlp of [e11ow Augsburg alumni called
Franl<
Crry Stock Thearer., whÌch operared for several years. He later performed wllh the Red Eye Collaboration,
Thåafe, Chilclren's Theatre Co-p^rry, and Theatre c1e la Jeune Lune, lvl-rere he r'vas an arlislic associale for 10
str-rdy clouning in
years. Earlier this year, he receivecl a McKnlght Theatre Fellowship, rvith whìch he plans to
work.
Switzerland and to develop ârtistic
together'
Althor-rgh Engen ancl Seifert clidn'r meer as students, Angsbr-rrg still played a role it-r bringing then'r
at a festival
perform
lo
hired
them
rvho
Parker,
Gary
faculty,
thearre
Augsburg's
of
member
a
Àet
thÃugh
They
performance
he árganized called Summer Srar, an offsÀoot of rhe Renaissance Festival, in Shakopee, Minn. The
lwo sons,
their
with
Minneapohs
in
Northeast
live
eventually led to marriage tn 1992. Today, Engen and Seiferr
Severin, 5, ancl Simon, 4.
993
J. Ernst, St. Paul,
married Holly Lee Henderson Ìast
December at St. Mark's EpiscoPal
Cathedral in Minneapolis.
Jin Sun, Chengdu. China. is
a
trombone teacher, director of the
concert band, and dean ol the
Sichuan Music Conservator),. He
rvas a visiting scholar to Augsbur¡i
lrom 1992-'93, and expresses his
gratitude to the CoÌlege and its
faculty for making it a "wonderful
and beneficial" experience.
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996
Ryan Carlson, Minneapolis,
recently earned a B.S. in cornputer
science from Augsburg Weekend
College in addition to his B.A. in
chemistry from Augsburg and an
M.S. in chemistry from the
UnÍr'ersity ol Minnesota. He is an
operations manager at sea8ate.
1997
Kevin Crerand, Peoria, Ariz., is
a mortgage broker
in Phoenix. He
says "the weather is awesome and
my golf game is tops."
Zach Curtis, MinneapolÍs, is
artistic director of Fifty Foot
Penguin Theater, which rvas
named Best Independent Theater
in the Twin Clties 2002 by CitY
Pages. The company just
completed their fifth season, and
next season will be their largest
yet.
r 998
is an olficer in the
Air Force stationed in ltaly.
Matt Butler
1997, Engen returned to Ar.rgsburg's theatre arts clepartment-this time as faculty Engen is an assistant
is nor'v
professor, teachurg several conrses ancl directing one production each year. The theatre cleparlmenl
locarecl in Foss Center, r,vith lornhorn-Nelson Theater setving as the main stage.
U.S.
now
The benefit of Augsburg's cLrrÌ'ent rhearer space is that the hlgh artistic qr,rality of the perlortnances is
"I
design
costume
and
sottnd,
paired wirh a polirhed iechnical presentation, inclucling professional lighting,
calnplìs
Augsburg
"There
the
on
prodr.tctions
ate
Engen.
are now a shorvcase for the Coliege," says
il-rir-ri.
rhat are rruly of professronal cluality-and beyond. It has really been a rvonderful transition."
stewardship and parish mrnistr):
from Lutheran Theological
Seminar¡ in May. He was also
awarded a two-month summer
ln
*.
A
1
Matthew
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tr¡ow
Justin Walkef received
a Master
o[ Divinity degree, with honors in
Fall 2002
-
course of study ât the Goethe
Institute in Dresden, Germany.
1
River, Minn.
Dan Lillquist, Papesville,
Minn., received his Master of
999
Amy Covington moved to
Fairview Northland Clinic in Elk
San
Diego, Calif., in April; she works
for Academic Press and also writes
for several local newspapers.
Karen Schachtschneider,
Sarasota, Fla., was promoted to
senior marketing specialist at
SPEEDCOM Wireless
Corporation.
Shana Wilkinson, Bloomingron,
Minn., married Lance Jensen in
March. Shana is a teacher at
Forest HiÌls Elementary School
and is pursuing a graduate degree
at the University of St. Thomas;
Lance works at Coca Cola, Inc.
Physician Assistant Studies degree
with a specialization in family
medicine from the University of
Nebraska Physician Assistant
Program. He has worked for the
Paynesville Area Health Care
System since 2000.
Becky teaches elementary special
education in Wesley, Iowa; Dean is
a sales representative for Syngenta
Seeds and he farms with his father.
2001
Erica Bryan joined the stafl of
Kinship as an Anoka county
coordinator.
Kris Froyum married Kristina
Weinzierl inJuly. Kris is a project
manager at Braun Intertec;
Kristina is a senior development
engineer at Honeylveìl
International.
computer programmer/analyst for
Wells Fargo in Minneapolis;
Nathan is a physician assistant at
Fall 2002
and Steve
Nelson,
! Minn.-a
III
Minn.-a
Brittany Kay, in
daughter,
February. She
joins older brother, Mitchell.
Jennifer (Koehntopp) '93 and
Dan Wenzel '93, Lino Lakes,
Minn.-a
son, Dylan Michael,
inJune 2000.
Kathleen Blilie '00 and her
husband, Eric, Blaine,
Shakopee,
F
Neu, Rogers,
son,
son,
Alijah Ehret, in
January. He joins older sister
Arianna, 4. Kristin is a music
education and band teacher for
Minneapolis Public Schools.
Minn.-a
Andrew Thomas, in May.
Kathleen is a contracts specialist at
Fairview Hospital.
Tahirih (Robinson)'00 and
David Jensen '00, Woodhaven,
Mich.-a
daughter, Morgan
Theone, in March. Tahirih is an
Rozenia Fuller recently
Amy, Edina,
Minn.-a
the Henry Ford Health System.
is a fifth-grade teacher [o¡
Minneapolis Public Schools and is
also pursuing graduate studies in
special education.
Sheri lronside married Nathan
Budde '00 in April. SherÍ is a
Kristin Joy
(Schwerin)'88
Wendy (Hanson)'92 and Mark
relocated to New Jersey after
being accepted into Princeton
University's Master of Divinity
Program. She was previously
academic advisor with Augsburg's
approximately $21 million
contract to remain with the NBAIs
Los Angeles l-akers in July, staying
with the team on which he has
earned three straight NBA
championship rings. He visited
with five other teams during the
two weeks that teams could court
from Luther Seminary. Before
entering the seminary she served
as director of continuing
education and co-coordinator of
strategic planning ât Augsburg.
John is director of business
development for Exel, an
intemational logistics provider,
based in the U.K.
admissions coordinator at the
University of Minnesota.
ob/gm resident and David is an
intemal medicine resident with
TRIO/Student Support Services.
Dennice (Sorko-Ram) Gooley,
Fridle¡ Minn., received a Master
of Arts in Old Têstament degree
Mary McKinney, Texas-a son,
Jacob Thomas, in April. He
joins older brother Zachary,6.
Clara Emilie, in May. Cindy is an
Mark Keating
'91 and his wife,
Devean George, Los Angeles,
agreed to a four-year,
free agents-Minnesota,
John Ennen '84 and his wife,
Becky Soller, Algona, Iowa,
married Dean Bormann inJune.
2000
,Washington, Chicago, New Jersey,
and Utah-and between 12-15
teams had contacted him, but he
chose to remain in Los Angeles.
Births/Adoptions
Fhonda (Davis) Hicks, St. Paul,
John Rotter married Marisa
Schleis in July. John is a financial
at HealthPartners in
Bloomington, Minn.; Marisa is a
graphic artist at USP Lumber
Connectors and a dance instructo¡
at Center Stage Dance in
anaþt
Montgomery Minn.
2002
Rebecca L. Running, Edina,
Minn., received a Master of Arts in
Leadership for Mission degree
from Luther Seminary in May
Marissa Skowronek married
Michael Partridge in August.
Marissa is a marketing
communications specialist for the
Minneapolis Consortium of
Community Developers; Michael
is a programmer/analyst for
eBenX, Inc.
son,
Owen Wade, in
February Mark is
an âccount
executive for EMC; Amy is a
décor specialist for SUPERVALU
Design Services Group.
Lucinda
"Cindy"
(Wiehle)'92
Jennifer
(Crego)'01 and
Chad Carls'00,
St. Michael,
Minn.-a son,
Thomas Allon,
inJanuary
Jennifer is a math teacher for the
Osseo School District.
and JeffJohnson,
Champlin,
Minn.-a
'.1À: daughter,
Will Schroeder '95 and his
business partner T.J.
Paskach, have become hot
sensations with their Nitro
Ice Cream company, While
chemical engineering
Ph.D, students at lowa
State University, they
invented a way to flash
freeze ice cream with
liquid nitrogen, creating a
creamier-than-most
product in seconds. The ice
cream got thumbs up
from fans and food
experts at the Minnesota
State Fair this year. Visit
<wwwnitroicecream.com>,
árre$l.tRc¡tow
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Palmer N. Henrickson '37,
Oakdale, Minn., died in April; he
was 90. Prior to retiring in 1978,
he worked for the Standard
Conveyer Company in St. Paul.
He also taught junior high in Fort
Ransom, N.Dak., and worked for
the Government Agriculture
Program in Lisbon, N.Dak. He
was a veleran o[ WWtl, serving in
Hawaii and the Philippines. Upon
retirement, he and his wife
traveled extensively around the
U.S.; they took their dream trip to
Norwa¡ where at 80, Palmer was
able to climb a mountain. He is
survived by his wife of 59 years,
Nora; three sons; five
grandchildren; and a greatgranddaughter. He is preceded in
death by his son, Pete¡ Tim.
Joe O. Reitan '42,Fargo,
N.Dak., died in May; he was 83.
He worked as a clerk for the U.S.
Postal Service in Minneapolis, and
later worked as a salesman for
Westem Products in Fargo until
his retirement in 1994. He is
suwived by his wife, Harriet, two
sons, a daughter, and nine
grandchildren.
Selvin "Sam" E. Sampson'44,
Grand Rapids, Minn., died in
May; he was 80. He sewed many
m
Catalog Operations, retiring in
l9B9 as general manager. He is
survived by his wife, ShirÌey
(Odencrans)'5 I ; daughters,
Susan, C1'nthia, and Karen; and
grandson, Jonathan.
Roger E. Glans'52, Coon
Rapids, Minn., died inJune; he
was 76. He was a retired teacher
from Coon Rapids High School.
He is survived by his wife, Carol;
sons, Christopher and Eric;
daughter, Mary; and
grandchildren, Erika, Lydia,
Carsten, and Connery.
Douglas Berg '56, Eurick, Wis.,
died inJune; he was 70. He
taught in the Gale-EurickTiempealeau School District for
20 years, retiring due to illness.
He is survived by his wife,
Christa; son, Steve; daughter,
Monika; and granddaughter,
Jordan.
Shirley (Lundborg) Reistad
'58, Circle Pines, Minn., died in
June; she was 65. She was a nurse
at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
She is survived by her husband,
Harold '56; sons, Jim and Steven;
and grandsons, Joshua, Nicholas,
and Matthew.
until his retirement in 1980. In
1987, he was elected Grand
Rapids Township supervisor and
served six years. A WWII veteran,
he served in the 82nd Airbome
taught high school in Cokato,
Minn., from 1958-'60. He is
survived by his wife, Darlene. He
is preceded in death by twin sons,
Infantry in Sicil¡ ltal¡ and in
southern France. He was awarded
the Purple Heart for his wounds
and also was awarded the Silver
Star for gallantry during the Rome
Campaign. He is preceded in
death by his wife, Billie Jean. He
is survived by three sons, Bruce,
Ra¡ and Donald; seven
grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.
Glen and Gary
Donald R. Erickson '50, New
Brighton, Minn., died in March;
he was 74. He was a 43-year
employee o[ Sears Roebuck
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Martha Batalden,
Lebanon,
N.H., died inJuly. She was
a
nationâl leader of Lutheran
church women and among
intemational missionaries. Martha
and the entire Batalden famiÌy
have touched the lives of many
within the Augsburg communit¡
in part through their
establishment of the Batalden
Ethics Endowment Fund. Her
inspiration and life will forever
touch the Augsburg community.
She is survived by her husband,
Abner'35; her two sons, Paul'63
(LaVonne Olson'63), and Stephen
'67 (Sandra); grandchildren; and
many others.
The Rev. Curtis
C. Peter, Isanti,
Minn., died in
June following a
valiant battle
with cancer; he
was 64. His life
served as a testament to human
strength, courage, and deep
compassion. He served l0 years
as church relations director at
Augsburg, ìeaving in 1997; he
returned to parish ministry at St.
Phillips Lutheran Church in
Fridley, and Ìater accepted a
perrnanent call at Faith Lutheran
Church in Isanti, Minn. He
concluded 32 years of formal
ministry when he preached at
Faith Lutheran's Con[irmation
service on May 4. "Curt was a
faithful, gentle person in our
midst," said Augsburg Pastor Dave
Wold. "Perhaps the best
description of Curt is that he was
a sweet guy, and always looked for
the good in every person." He is
survived by his wife of 4I years,
LaVerne; fou¡ children, Eric,
Rachel, Aaron, and Seth; a
grandson, Adam; and many
others.
The Rev. Waldo Pierson'62,
Mesa, Ariz., died in May; he was
75. Over the years, he served
congregations in Minnesota,
North Dakota, Nebraska,
Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. He
years as a teaching principal in
Effie, Minn., and at Squaw Lake,
and finally taught social studies at
the Grand Rapids Middle School
software technical consuitant at
SAP America, Inc. In memoriam,
his family established the Loren
Manuel Schottenstein Scholarship
Fund to heìp deserving students
and to honor Loren, by paying
tribute to his hard work and to
the receptive and encouraging
academic environment at
Augsburg that helped Loren to
succeed despite his learning
differences. He is survived by his
mother, Rosalyn Kirkel; father,
Morris Schottenstein; and sister,
Liann Walborsky.
Loren Manuel Schottenstein
'92, Minneapolis, died
unexpectedly inJanuary 2000; he
was 30. As a student at Augsburg,
he became chair of the College
Republicans, treasurer of the
Marketing Association, and was a
student assistant in the audiovisual department. He was also
the site manager of the
lntemational Special Olyrnpics
and a member of the Minnesota
Nationaì Guard. Prior to his
death, he worked as â computer
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Nov. 25
Sept. 26-OcL. 25
For more inJormation on any of these eyents
(unless othenuise noted), call 612-330-1265
Chamber Music Recital
8 p.m.-Sateren Auditorium
"G¡fts to Augsburg College: Selections
from the Captain Gerald L. Johnson
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September
1
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p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
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Collection"
Dec. 6-7
New art gallery, Christensen Center
Advent Vespers
Nov B-Dec.
Dec.
Oct.
13
Gospel Praise Concert
9 a.m.-St. John's Lutheran Church
Howard Lake, Minn.
Oct.22
Augsburg Riverside Singers and Men's
Chorus Concert
7:30 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
Ocr. 27
O. Nicholas Raths Faculty Guitar Recital
3 p.m.-Sateren AudÍtorium
Nov. 3
The Masterworks Chorale Concert
4 p.m.-Wayzata CommunÌty Church
Wayzata, Minn.
Nov. 10
Gospel Praise Concert
9 a.m.-Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Almelund, Minn.
6-5
and 8 p.m.
Dec.7-5 and I p.m.
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
For information, call 612-330-1265
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert
4 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
Nov. 18
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra Concert
7 30 p.m.-Sateren Auditorium
Dec. 13-11
For tlcket information, call 612-330-1I59
Seminars,
Lectures, and
Films
or l-800-299-8889
F or
15th Annual Benefit Concert and Silent
Auction, Center for Global Education
7 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
Theatre
For tichet information, call 612-330-1257
l\ov. 1-10
Macbeth
by WÌlliam Shakespeare; director,
Julie Bolton
Performances: Nov l, 2,7 , 8, 9 at 7 p.m.;
Nov. 3 and l0 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Augsburg Concert Band Concert
3 p.m.-Central Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
information, call
Oct.
Nov
l0-l : l0 p.m.-ljornhom-Nelson
Julie Bolton, director; Michael Burden,
setlighting designer, Sandra Schulte,
costume designer
Nov. 6
Drama Day for high school students
For informaiion, call Darcey Engen,
612-330-r549
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"One Makes the Difference"
Julia Butterfly Hill, writer, poet, activist
7:30 p.m.-Convocation, Hoversten
Artistic Conceptsr Macbeth
:
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2002 Christensen Symposium
"How Christian Faith Can Sustain the
Life of the Mind"
Richard T. Hughes, Pepperdine University
For information, call 612-330-1 180
Chapel
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Sept. 23-24
Nov. 4
:
Nov. 24
"Out of the Woods," by Alis Olsen
Opening reception: Nov 8, 6-9p.m.
The Gage Family Art Gallery, Llndell
Library
Theater, Foss Center
Nov. LT
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"lslam and Christianity: Religious
Resources
for Living with Differences"
Mark Swanson, Luther Seminary
Amin Kader, Augsburg College
I 0 a.m.-Convocation, Hoversten Chapel
Other Events
Sept. 25-29
Homecoming: Many Gifts, One Spirit
Exhibits
For gallery int'ormatiott, call 612-330-1524
Sept. 13-OclZA
"21st Century Tiles: From Earth to Fire"
National Juried Tile Exhibition
Opening reception: Sept. 20, 6-9 p.m.
The Gage Family Art Gallery Lindell Library
Dec. 6
Velkommen Jul
10: 15
a.m.-Hoversten Chapel
I I a.m.-2 p.m.-Christensen Center,
featuring Scandinavian treats and gifts
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about achievement (yes, some senior
celebrating may stretch those
parameters). Foremost, we celebrate the
years of hard work and achievement of
the new graduates who are receiving
degrees. For many of Augsburg's
Weekend College graduates, that
achievement comes at a
steep price paid in time
spent away from
families on weekends, in
a schedule that included
Augsburg community-faculty and
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of long careers at the College. The
retiring professorial class of 2002
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energy during the 1970s and'BOs
helped to build the campus facilities
and programs that enable Augsburg to
be a welcoming place today to all
students. Their legacies enable students
who were limited i.n educational choices
to achieve an Augsburg education,
especially students with physical and
learning disabilities, and students in
recovery from substance abuse.
Lìke the saying, "Tomorrow is the
first day of the rest of your life,"
Commencement Day (as it-s name
denotes) seems to focus on the
beginnÌng of a new stage in one's 1ife. I
suggest we linger for just a moment to
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achievemenl belore moving on.
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not be a diploma, but
the achievement of selfconfidence and
realization that a college
degree truly is possible.
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Temppeliaukio Church (known as the "Rock Church") in Helsinki, Finland. The church is
carved into a granite hill and covered with a concave copper roof. On their two-week tourl
the choir performed at four cities in Finland, two in Estonia, and in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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and Learning and director of the
Community Service-Learning Program
was honored by Minnesota Campus
Compact in April as a 2002 recipient of
the Sister Pat Kowalski Leadership Award.
The award is given io honor her
commitment to building communitycampus partnerships locusing on servicelearning and civic engagement, and for
success in creating the institutional
change to build them.
Augsburg's Community Service-
Learning Program, embedding service
experiences into the curriculum, serves
a national model. Activities include
as
courses with service-learn i ng
components; a city service projects day
for all freshmen; tutoring children and
adults in schools, literacy centers, and
neighborhood organizations ; community
service scholarships, an annual
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community servlce week;
and a student-run program
that organizes events on
ca1Ìlpus for neÌghborhood
children and projects for
s.
students. (See story in
Augsburg Now, summer
2001 issue, or online at
<www. au gsburg. edu/now>).
Minnesota Campus
Compact is a coalÌtion of
50 colleges and university
presidents committed to
strategic partnerships that
Mary Laurel True, director of community-service learning,
strengthen communities
holds up lhe Augsburg /llow, summer 2001 issue, that
and education for
contained an article on Augsburg's program. She was
informed and active
recently honored as a 2002 recipient of the Sister Pat
Kowalski award,
citizenship.
This award is named
for Pat Kowalski, O.S.M., who served as
years and is co-sponsored by the
director of community partnerships at the
Minnesota Private College Council,
University of St. Thomas from 1992 until
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities,
her death in 1999. lt is given every two
and the University o[ Minnesota.
Physician ass¡stant students win national writing
COmpgtitiOn Aussburs News service
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aura Carìson, Larry Nilsson, and Paul
LTala.ico, stuáents ín the Physician
Assistant Program, co-authored the
winning paper in the J. Peter Nyquist
Student Writing Competition, a national
student physician assislanl, competiLion.
The paper titled "Polypharmacy: A
Prominent Yet Preventable Geriatric
Problem," began as a collaborative writing
assignment for a class, and after a little
"tweaking" the students submitted it to the
national coniest where it received first
place among the nearly 70 submissions
from across the nation.
The paper discussed how
poþharmacy, the use of many
medications, is a problem in geriatric
medicine. They also sited examples in
which adverse effects have resulted from
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using too many medicines.
The purpose of the paper
was to increase awareness
of the importance to reevaluate a patient's profile
before prescribing more
medication.
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hard work is recognized,
and fun to collaborate on
a paper
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classmates,"
Talarico said. "lt is even
more rewarding to be
recognized for our team
effort. l'm proud to
represent Augsburg College
and its PA Program."
(L to R) Larry Nilsson, Paul Talarico, and Laura Carlson won
the top award in a national student physician assistant
writing competition with a paper discussing use of
multiple medications for older people.
The students received cash prlzes and
funding to attend the American Academy
of Physician Assistants semiannual meeting
in Boston in
May, where they presented
their winning research project. Al1 three
students
will graduate in August.
Summer 2002
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Augsburg Fund tops 5I50,OOO
record goal
ooi:.rìns
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DIALING
Fund
Augsburg Fund
gifts for the year
ending on May 31
came to $801,341, a
33 percent increase
2002 PA o[ the Year, at their spring
conference. The academy cited Ludwig for
her accomplishments in building
Augsburg's PA Program, for her continued
clinical practice, for her volunteer efforts in
church and communit¡ and for the balance
she is able to maintain with family life.
Augsburg's PA Program is graduating
degree.
gave nearly half of
these gifts, increasing
Nursing program accredited
their percentage of
participation over last
year's 15 percent.
Part of this year's
EIIa Howell (left), assistant director of The Augsburg Fund, and
growth can be
Donna McLean (right), d¡rectoí give a thumbs up to the
Phonathon successes and donor support that raised the annual
attributed to the
fund to record levels this fiscal year.
success of the new
Maroon 6¡ Silver
"It is difficult to fully express our
Society donors who pledge a four-year
gratitude
to the thousands of people who
commitment at a leadership levei.
participated
Ìn The Augsburg Fund this
Approximately $350,000 has been given
Achieving
year.
this goal during such a
by the 150 charter members. Also to be
for
difficult
year
our nation shows the
credited is the student Phonathon team,
strong
commitment
so many people have
who raised $134,000 in gifts and
to
Augsburg
and
its
mission," said John
matching gifts.
Knight, director of development.
Student harpist Emily Gerard
rece¡ves Hognander Award
lmily Gerard,
Lof Esko,
Minn., Ìs the
2002-03
recipient of the
Hognander
Award, the
College's most
prestigious
music award.
Gerard, a junior
majoring in
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its sixth class in August. All five classes to
date have achieved a 100 percent pass rate
on the national certification exam. In fall
2001, the PA Program became a graduate
program leading to a master of science
over last year. Alumni
Summer
Dawn Ludwig is PA of the Year
Physician Assistant Program director Dawn
Ludwig was honored by the Minnesota
Academy o[ Physician Assistants as the
s.
$750,000 goal for
fiscal year 2002-the
hÌghest goal ever set
for The Augsburg
Emily Gerard '03
Nn¡Etlilolr-Ililt
music, studies
harp with Minnesota Orchestra principal
harpist Kathy Kienzle and plays in the
Augsburg Concert Band.
The Orville C. and Gertrude O.
Hognander Family Fund was established
to recognize exceptional music
performance and achievement. The
scholarship is based on merit, specifically
to provicle encouragement to outstanding
music students. Requirements include a
résumé, essay, and an audition of two
musical selections.
Augsburg's Master o[ Arts in Nursing
Program had received initial accreditation
by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE). A site visit was made
in November 2001, with final
accreditation granted in May.
Fourth Fulbright group grant received
Augsburg received $55,000 fo¡ a
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
Program for 12 faculty members to study
at the Center for Global Education's
Namibia site, July I to August 5.
"The purpose of this study trip is to
creâte a core of people lon campusl who
will have a common African experience to
heighten u*ur.r,ess of African issues on
campus," said Professor Bruce
Reichenbach, project coordinator.
While in Africa, the team will study
cultural issues, visit urban and rural
centers, and meet with people and leaders
in all segments of society
Augsburg joins
The Princeton Review
Augsburg has been chosen for inclusion in
The Pnnceton Revíew\ best colleges
publication and Web site. Especially
popular among high school students,
these guides include a "Students Say"
section that comments on all aspects o[
campus life.
Student comments about Augsburg
will be compiled f¡om a survey ¡hat The
Princeton R¿vi¿w encourages students to
complete, which includes academics,
campus life, and the student body.
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2O0f -O2 Athletic year in revievlr
All-MIAC honors; three All-MiAC
second-team honors; I7 AII-MIAC
honorable mention team honors; three AllRegion honors; and an All-Region
honorable mention highlighted Auggie
athletÌcs this year.
lifteen
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stands at 53-58 in his 1l-season career. The
53 wins are the second-most ever for an
Augsburg coach, only Edor Nelson's 58 wins
are grealer.
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Senior Matt Chappuis eamed the Stam
Award, given to the outstanding lineman in
the MIAC on a vote of conference coaches.
Wrestling
Augsburg won its third straight NCAA
Division III national championship and
eighth in the last L2 years, both NCAA
Division III records.
Under head coach Jeff Swenson, the
Auggies finished wirh a 16-0 dual-meer
record, extending its consecutive match
winning streak to 24.The Auggies won the
Division
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Volleyball
Augsburg's volleyball team continued to
improve despite a schedule that included
eight matches against teams invited to the
2000 or 2001 NCAA Division III national
playoffs. The team, whÌch had only two
seniors, finished 12-tB overali and 4-7 in
MIAC play
national tournament by six
poi.nts over Upper lowa and Wartburg.
Men's soccer
Augsburg has had 7l NWCA Scholar
All-Americans since 1983. In the five seasons
the National Wrestling Coaches Associatlon
Augsburg's men's soccer team continued [o
show improvement under third-year head
coach Mike Navarre. The Auggies finished
with a 5-11-1 overall record, matching last
has sponsored a DMsÌon III academic
national team championship, the Auggies
have finished in the top four every year.
year's
win total. All but four of the team's 26
goals were scored
Chrissy Baune crosses the finish line during
an Augsburg track and field meet.
Men's/Women's track and field
Senior Chrissy Baune earned a berth in the
NCAA Division III national championships
by freshmen or
sophomores.
for the first time in her career, qualifying
Men's hockey
Augsburg finished third in the M[AC, with a
l0-5-l mark (14-9-3 overall). More than half
of this year's team \Mere freshmen or
sophomores, with just eight seniors.
alter winning the MIAC title in the
women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Augsburg's men finished ninth and the
women llth in the MIAC.
Men's golf
Women's hockey
Augsburg finished one point sþ of
qualifying for the postseason playoffs, with a
9-13-2 overall record (8-9-1 MIAC).
Augsburg won seven of its final 12 games
with more than half of the team either
freshmen or sophomores.
Freshman Lauren Chezick was named
to the MIAC All-Rookie Tèam.
Matt Chappuis (right) is about to sack the
St, Olaf quarterback during an Augsburg win.
Men's/Women's cross country
Augsburg's men's squad recorded its best
finish ever in the NCAA Division
Football
Augsburg's football team finished the 2001
campaign with a 4-5 mark in the rugged
MIAC, which sent t\Mo teams to the NCAA
Division III national playoffs.
Head coach Jack Osberg earned his
50th career coaching victor¡ and now
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Central
Regional, placing l2th in the 22-team event.
All six runners placed in the top 106 in the
154-runner race. Augsburg's women's squad
recorded its best finish since 1996 with a
16th-place finish in the 22-team meer.
In the MIAC meet, the men placed
seventh while the Auggre women were lOth.
Augsburg finished the fall half of the men's
golf season with a fourth-place finish at
the very competitive MIAC championships, continuing a string of finishing in
the top four in the league meet every year
since 1994.
Woment golf
With just four golfers in the fal1 and six in the
spring, Augsburg finished ninth as a tearlrr at
the MIAC championships, led by junior
JanellJohnson, who eamed Most Improved
GoÌfer from coaches in the Minnesota
Womenb Collegrate Golf Association.
For the most complete informatlon on
Augsburg Auggie athletics, visit
<www au gsburg. edu/athletics>.
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
Summer 2002
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Nine students earn top athletic awards
Conference Honor
Roll honors three
times, Verizon
Academic All-District
honors twlce and
Verizon Academic All-
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year, voted by coaches in Augsburg's men's
and women's athletic departrnents.
Four AuggÌes earned Honor Athlete
designation, the highest honor the College
gives its senior student-athletes-female
athlete Kristi Brusletto and male athletes
Tony Abbott, Brent Peroutka, and Kevin
Brent Peroutka
starter on the defensive
physics-A two-time
All-American in
wrestling, Rasmussen
education double
All-American in
wrestling, Abbott won
the NCAA Division lll
national championship
Tony Abbott
at 165 pounds this
season, after finishing fourth in 2001. He
won MIAC Ìndividual titles twice and was
a part of three consecutive national
championship teams. With a 3.309 GPA,
he earned NWCA Scholar All-American
honors twi.ce.
Ifuisti Brusletto,
psychology-A four-
e
yeâr starter on defense
in women's hockey
with
a 3.2 GPA,
Brusletto earnecl Al1MIAC honors her
\:t
junior season and allKristi Brusletto
conference honorable
mentlon honors her senior year, and was a
part of hockcy terms that Iwice won
MIAC titles
Brent Peroutka, busÌness finance-A fouryear starter in the defenslve backfield in
football, Peroutka earned AÌI-MIAC
second-team honors his sophomore, junior,
and senior seasons. With a 3.780 GPA,
Peroutka earned MIAC Academic Al1-
and physical
education-A four-year
Earning Augsburg Senior Athlete of
the Year honors were male athletes Darin
Bertram, Matt Chappuis, and Nick Slack;
and female athletes Chrissy Baune and
major-A two-time
Matt Chappuis, health
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Rasmussen.
2OO1-02 Honor Athletes
Tony Abbott,
communication and
winnÌng the national trtle his junror year.
He was one of 10 wrestlers ever to win four
MIAC individual championships.
American honors in
Kevin Rasmussen,
Rachael Ekholm.
placed fifth in the
nation at 197 pounds
this season, after
linishing sixth
Kevin Rasmussen
nationaliy the year
before. He won the MIAC title his senior
season. With a 3.526 GPA, he earned
MIAC Academic All-Conference Honor
Roll honors twice and NWCA Scholar AllAmerican honors twice.
2OO1-02 Senior Athletes
line in football,
Chappuis earned AllMIAC honors three
times, eaming secondMatt Chappuis
team honors his
sophomore year and first-team honors his
junior and senior seasons. ln 2001, he
earned Football Gazette All-Region first-team
honors, and was voted by MIAC coaches as
winner of the Mike Stam Award, given to the
or-rtstanding lineman in the M[AC.
Rachael Ekholm,
physical education-A
four-year starter in
softbali and three-year
of the Year
Chrissy Baune,
business
management-A
leader on the Auggie
track and field and
cross country teams,
Baune earned All-
MIAC honors 16
times in her career,
three times in cross country and 13 times
in track. She qualified for the NCAA
Division III track and fleld national
championships in the women's 3,000Chrissy Baune
letterwinner in
basketball, Ekholm
was a significant part
of the record books in
Rachael Ekholm
both sports. Ekholm
holds school records for career and singleseason strikeouts, and she hold most of the
power-hitting school records. In basketball,
she holds the single-game and singleseason records for three-pointers. In her
sophomore and senior seasons she earned
All-Region honors.
Nick Slack,
marketing-One of the
meter steeplechase.
top upperweight
wrestlers in school
history, Slack earned
All-American honors
three times in his
Darin Bertram, health
and physical
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education-One of the
most dominant
llghtweight wrestlers
in school history
Bertram earned A1lAmerÌcan honors three
Dar¡n Bertram
times in his career,
finishrng second in the NCAA Division III
national championships ar, I25 pounds his
lreshman and sophomore seasons and
Nick SIack
career, finishing
second in the NCAA
lli national champlonships aL I74
pounds his junior and senior seasons, while
winning the national title with a 3l-0 record
in 2000. He was one of 10 wrestlers ever to
win four MIAC lndividual championships.
Division
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
Sunrmer 2002
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by Betsey Norgard
Robert Karlén's 43 years at Ar-rgsburg
inclucle teaching and research spanning
the globe lrom Scandlnavia to Greece ancl
Tùrkey and China. As he retires from the
College, he leaves a legacy that includes
close conneclions to a Chinese
conservatory of music and its faculty, an
archive of original music from
Scandinavia, and influences from these
experiences that impacted the education of
many, many music students he has taLlght.
Over a decade's time, Karlén taught
four semesters at the Sichuan Conservatory
of Music in Chengdu, China, initiated by
an invitation from the United Board of
Christlan Higher Education in Asia. What
he lound there was a dearth of Western
music-resulting from the purges of Mao's
collect scorcs, and lcarn,
Augsburg then became a
logical recipient of a r-rniqr-re
collection oI Scandinavian
music scores, recorclings, and
books that has recently been
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caralogr"red in Lindell Library.
(See Augsburg Now, spring
2000 story.)
Karlén came to Augsburg
in 1959, initrally through a
commission for incidental
music for a play, Christ in the
Concrete City, directed by
theatre arts professor Ailene
Cole. He was attrâcted to
Augsburg by music chair
Leland Sateren, and chuckles
Cultural Revolution-and during his
in recalling the early days
teaching sojourns there was able to rewhen they sharecl an office and
ìntroduce music of the classics and his
between the two of them
own to the Chinese students.
tatrght almost all thc mLrsic
On one trip Karlén arranged for a vlsit
students. In lact, cnn-ent music
ofAugsburg Concert Band director Robert
department chair Bob Stacke,
Stacke to join Karlén as a guest concluctor.
as well as faculty members
This led to a yearlong residency at
Merilee Klemp, Peter
Augsburg by the conservatory's band
Hendrickson, Gabe Gabrielsen,
director. Sun Jin. Upon returning to
and Tiudl Anderson all studied
China, Sun started a non-milrtary
with Karlén cluring their
Robert Karlén's legacy at Augsburg includes music
community band in Chengdu.
student days at Augsburg.
influences from his teaching experiences in Europe and Asia.
Karlénb career at Augsburg has also
Karlén comments on the
Among his honors and commÌssions,
includecl exploration of Nordic music. As
openness for collaboration and
Karlén created a composition, For the Birds,
an American Scandinavian Foundation
experimentation as one of the most
basecl on the play by Aristophanes, for the
Felloq he spent a year visiting the five
rewarding aspects of his career hereopening concert of the Ordway Center for
Nordic countries to meet composers,
something not as possible at larger,
the Performing Arts
performance-based music
Karlén looks lorward to retirement as
programs where each faculty
a time to complete some unfinished
member is a specialist.
projects. One is a musical composition
An early pro¡ect brought
that was requested by the Havana Clarinet
Karlén and art professor Phil
Quintet, a grorlp whom he happened to
Augsburg honors and celebrates four
Thompson together for a
meet when they perlormed in China.
faculty and staff who retire in 2002:
series of six TV programs
Karlén would most enjoy a trip to Cuba
describing similarities in
for a premiere ol this composition.
visual arts and music. For
A scholarship honoring Robelt Karlén
another, Karlén collaborated
Vern Bloom, social work-37 years
was established by his friencls, family, and
with English professor John
alumni in recognition of his musical
Norman Holen, art-38 years
Mitchell on a unique short
nccomplishnrents and long service to
film where each frame was
Robert Karlén, music-43 years
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hand-etched by Mitchell and
Don Warren, StepUP Program-24 years
for which Karlén created an
elecl ronic t¡ttsrc st ore.
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TllE LEûACY OT TllREE PROFESSORS
by Betsey Norgard
Augsburg has long been recognized as a
leader in providing support for students
with physical disabilities.In 1971, before
federal legislation mandated access,
Augsburg began making its campus
accessible to everyone. By 1978, which was
the implementation deadline for Secrion 504
of the 1973 RehabiÌitation Act, Augsburg
aiready had more than a dozen physicallydisabled students living and studying on
campus, and had a college and community
task force on track with plans to make the
campus fully accessible by mid-1980.
Augsburg's programs are significant
because they began not solely as selvice
programs but as an aspect of "co-leaming."
In 1969 social work adjunct professor Cal
Appleby took his Crime and Community
class to visit Stillwater prison. Appleby then
Vern Bloom
suggested that the class meet there regularly
today-the combination of leaming and
and arranged to include not only Augsburg
students, but Stillwater inmates, and-to
satisfy the apprehensions of correctional
officials-prison guards. With this
succeeding, Appleby then took his
Introduction to Social Work class to meet at
Tievilla of Robbinsdale, a home for severely
physically-disabled adults.
In a paper written by Professor Vem
Bloom on the growth of programs like these
during the 1970s and'80s, Bloom quotes
Appleby, "lt was quite an experience for
everyone, including myself. We not only
studied social work principles and concepts
from books, we now had a rich
environment in which to leam from each
other. And we did!" This concept is the
heart and hallmark of Augsburg's education
experience.
Don Warren
Students from these diverse populations
then came to Augsburg and found a
welcoming community By the late 1990s,
Augsburg was aiready serving over 200
students with physical, learning, and
emotional disabilities.
The end of this academic year marks
the retirement of three longtime professors
and staff who played key roles in developing
these early programs and access for students
with few other educational opportunities,
especially students with physical disabilities.
These faculty members also led the way in
recognizing needs of other student
populations, including those with learning
disabilities and, most recently, students in
recovery from alcohol and drug abuse.
Norm Holen
Photos by Stephen Geffre
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ln I971, rvhen Augsbulg reccivecl
a srate
grånt to cìevelop the prison lealnir-rg
l)rograrll, social n,ork plolessol Vern Bkron-r
bccame cllrectol of Consen'ation o[ Humar-r
Rt'Sor il
cr': (CH R). t hc .:rrrI
pr rs ()l
lltltIt:rti(
ìlr
that ach-r"rir.ristelecl the prrtgraÌn. Soon its
classes expanclecl to inclucle other
populations u,ith little access to an
erlLrtnrrtrn -nrcrrrrll¡ ill Prlicrrts ilì statc
institutions, the elcletly., and resrcler"rts in
other state lacilities.
''The it-rtelesting thing is that every
place n'e \\¡ent," Bloom continues, "everyone
in charge-allnost all n,ith r.aryrng degrees
ol intensitl'-saÌcì that it n,ouldn't u'ork and
tl.rat the;, clicln't think tl-reir people 1i'onlcl l¡e
very,goocl students. Ancl it'uvasn't tn¡e.
Man;' u'e re just '"i onclerfi-rl stuclents."
CHR received no clirect lunds ftorn tl're
College, ancl its classes u,ere kept alive ìt1,
Augsbr-rrg students
u'ho held fi-u'rdraisers. ln
1973, registration fol the classes u'as
extenclecl to the ACTC schools (Hamline,
lvlacalester, St. Tl-ror-nas, St. Catirerine).
In 1975, Augsburg
teceivecl a granr
from the Minnesota Departmer.rt ol
Vocational Rehabilitation ro pror.icle oncamplls eclucatlon [or clisablecl students,
n-ran1' of lvhom \\¡ere ahead;' stud;'i1g q'Lth
Augsburg stuclents ar-rcl facult;r It r,i'as the
determination ol these stuclents lor a chance
at a college eciucation that helpecl u.in rhe
sLlpport of PresiclenL Oscar Anclerson ancl
the College communill,, Bloom recalls.
"lt u'as a goocl idea, but it createcl a
mess, because nobocll, kneu, u4rat to clcr
u,ith lthe stuclents] rvl.ren rhey gor here ."
The barriers \\¡ere nor only'pl.r1'sical; Bloor.n
relates hor,r, tl're stucler-rts organizecl
"Disability \\¡eel<" in lall 1975 u'irh u.rsenice trair-ring sessior-rs and the
encolrragenlent ol everl,gne to "aclopt" a
disabihq' lol a clayi "Tl.re message to us \\'as
clear. Lile is clifficult-bur clon'r rnake ir an1.
u'orse b;' ignoring or feeli.g so'1' for us,"
u,rites
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The efforts in the 1970s of social work professor Vern Bloom and others helped Augsburg create
a barrier-free campus to welcome students with physical disabilities.
Another large obstacle for rhe disabled
students rvas lack ol afforclable
transportation to and fion] campus. Solution
to tl-ris problem câtre ir-r the petson ol
\Va¡rre 'lrlo" l\loldelrhalre¡'. a plisorr innrarc
uùo stucliecl in the initial classes ar
Stillwater Prison. Upor-r I'ris release, Bloom
hirecl him as a clriver, and cliscor,erecl a
tremendous commitment ancl energl' for
helping Augsburg build its prograrn. ln
197ó, Molclenhauer becarne the director ol
the Center lor Non-ti-aditional Students
(CENTS). an ACTC eonsortiunì prograln tL)
take over the sen'rces lor CHR, but not the
acadenric classes. B¡ rlris tirne.
75 percent ol disablecì srudents supported
b1, CENTS u'ere choosing to attend
Augsburg. The transportation program thar
N,loldenhaue¡ created sened as a training
r.r-roclel lor the Metlc.r N4obility prograrn later
tleri lopcrl b¡ ltlerro Tlansjr.
Bloom n'as also part ol the task lorce
establishecl b1' President Oscar Anderson ir-r
1976 rl'ith cormrr:nity ancl student leaders
to cleterr.nrne the feasibility, o[ campus
accessÌbilit)' to llersons r,i.iLh dÌsabilities. A
r.r.rajor funchaising eflorr u.ould be requirecl
[() tùtn(r\'('art llitcet rilnl l'rrr.l icrs on cltììpus.
ln 1977, with rhe help ol a film, Mahing
n Wny, proclucecl by English prolessor Jo}rn
Mitchell, Anderson recmlted several facult;,
and stafl r.nenbers, including Bloom, ¡o visit
Lutheran congregations lor fundraisrng. Tl"re
campaign r,r'orkecl, ancl or,er $750,000 rvas
raised lo help construct tunnels, rau-tps,
sk;r,r'a1,s, and oulfit the campr-rs lor clisabled
studer-its.
B),the time federal legislation requirecl
accessibillt;' at al1 instltutions, Ar-rgsburg ri as
aìread;, uncleru'ay with reno'ation. At that
time, there was not one pnr,ate college in
Minnesota that rvas barrier-hee. In 1979.
Augsburg created a special prograrn lor
sen-rng students u'ith clisabilities that took
over the role thar CHR had plal'ecl.
Ar,rgsburg coniinued to oller classes
ser,eral academic disciplines of[
ir-r
canpus-at
Trevilla, Shakopee rvomen's prison, ancl
Stillrvater. Bloom continued to teach in
correciional institutions; althor-rgh begir.rning
in the earll, 1980s, classes \\,ere restrictecl to
prison inr-nates ancl guards, excludir.rg
Arrgsburg stuclents rluc tr, sccu|lt)
consicleratior-rs.
To read Bloom's recollectior-rs about the
cleveloprnent ol Ar,rgsburgs progrâms, llo ro
<n'u.mangsbur g.eclu/nori'>.
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Ìln 1978, when he came to Augsburg to
interview for the half-time position of
academic enrichment director, Don
Warren was impressed that the campus
abeady had ramps for people with
physical disabilities. He was also
impressed with the welcoming atmosphere
he felt for diverse student populations on
campus.
A
year laler, a student
in the learning
center told Warren about his diagnosed
learning disabiliqr Warren realized a need
to understand this area and spent a
summer at Berkeley learning from experts
in the field and becoming immersed in the
literature and services for students.
"This is something that Augsburg by
law was required to do and yet we had no
specific services," Warren recalls
concluding. Nor did any other college in
the Midwest at that time.
His proposal to the College
administration for a program to serve
these students was accepted, and the
Office for Disabled Students (ODS) was
born, initially serving three students,
which Warren directed along with the
learning center and tutor center. At that
time, he also proposed that ODS take over
ihe services at Augsburg that had been
provided by CENTS, the ACTC program.
By 1984, \¡/ith the rapid growth of
these programs, Warren returned to
College administrators, requesting the
hiring of a learning disabilities specialist.
In 1989, the program was renamed
the Center for Learning and Adaptive
Student Services (Cf.{SS Program), and by
1990 it served 9I students with leaming
disabilities and 29 with physical
disabilities. Helping to firm the program's
foundation was an endowment received in
1988 from the Groves family to purchase
adaptive technology for leaming
disabilities.
The CLASS Program continued its
Summer 2002
Under Don Warren's leadership, Augsburg programs have grown for students with learning and
physical disabilities and students in recovery from chemical abuse.
growth to a population in 1999 of 125
learning-disabled students, 45 physicallydisabled students, and29 students with
psychiatric disabilities
In 1997, however, Warren was faced
with another challenge. One of his students
told him that it was tough at Augsburg for
students in recovery. Warren understood
that recovery for this student meant
recovery from alcohol and other drug
abuse and realized that a support program
was needed on campus for these students.
Again, Warren proposed to the
administration-this time to academic dean
Marie McNeff and associate dean Earl
Alton-an innovative plan to support the
academic success of students in recovery
from substance abuse. Both McNeff and
Alton were immediately supportive, and
the StepUP Program was created. Two floor
houses in Anderson Hall became a sober
home for 23 students. By living together,
by signing a contract to remain sober and
to advance toward a degree, and by
attending weekly meetings with Warren,
the program achi.eved a relapse rate of only
eight percent, as compared to the national
rate of 82 percent.
After three years, Warren chose to
leave the academic enrichment program,
including CLASS, to direct the StepUP
Program full time, then having grown to
45 students.
Recently completing its fifth year,
StepUP has served 152 students in
recovery and is the only program of its
kind in the country that focuses on
traditional-age college students. StepUP
students have consistently earned a 3.1
grade point average; in its five years, the
program has maintained an average relapse
rate of 15 percent.
In May, Warren was presented with a
certificate of "Special Congressional
Recognition" signed by U.S. Rep. Jim
Ramstad for pioneering work in this area.
Warren plans to remain connected to
StepUP by serving on the StepUP Advisory
Board and working with the StepUP staff
as leaders in a nationwide effort to create a
national association of recovery programs
in high schools and colleges.
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ln
1976, an professor Norm Holen was
asked by someone from the registrarb office if
he would be willing to work with a
physically-dÌsabled student in one of his art
classes. "As I started to walk away" recounts
Holen, "this staff person said, 'I should just
menrion that he can only move his left foot.' "
Holen decided to make a tool for
sculpture that would fit between the
student's first two toes, trying it out first on
hls own foot. From there, Holen evoived the
concept to a kind of wooden sandal, using
old belts for straps. The student adapted
well to ìt, and Holen further outfitted the
"shoe" with changeable tools and a gummed
sole to prevent slippage.
"Sculpture was ideal, because if you did
anything other than clay, you needed two
hands," explains Holen. "If you did pottery
you'd have to do the inside. So sculpture
was a natural, because you only needed to
do the outside."
Holen's next challenge was with
students who couldn't iift their arms. He
developed a canvas bag with sand as a
counterbalance, eliminating the need for
strength to lift.
"[The student] said that he really
enjoyed being in class, because for the first
time he could lift his arm. And it was fun,
enjoyable, something we take for granted.
But it was something he could now do,"
recalls Holen.
For one student, Holen's tool was too
efficient. The student had regained strength
through rehab and wanted to push his
capacity, so Holen created a lighter tool that
didn't need a counterbalance. Not being able
to find anything thin enough, Holen had to
laminate his own wood, about 3/16 inch
thick, weighing only l0 oz. when finished.
While each of the splints he made took
as long as some of his sculptures, Holen
never charged students or the College for
his work. "All I did was to solve the
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problem so that they had the tools
to work with. I jusr wanred ro
make it more consistent, for them
to have lhe same opportunities as
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I
everyone else."
Holen also created a headpiece
for a student who was very
immobiie, who had only head
movement and used a breathing
apparatus. He designed an
adjustable head splint with Velcro
and canvas straps for tools that
would eliminate the need to hold
tools in the mouth-making it
easier on the jaws and teeth, and
permitting the student to talk
during class.
Holen has kept in touch over
the years with a number of his
students with disabilities. He still
talks weekly withJon Leverenu, a
student who suffered brain damage
in a car accident. Leverentz needed
help opening the caps of his paint
tubes, and Holen made a ribbed
receptacle that allowed the cap to
d
be held while the tube tumed.
Norm Holen's hand-made devices have made art possible
In 1990, Holen received the
for students with disabilities.
Govemor's Award on Têchnolory to
Assist Individuals with Disabilities.
When asked about his life work, Holen
In 1995, Holen was honored with an
reports at least 2l one-person shows, 92
Alumni Achievement Award by his alma
group shows, and I 16 competitive
mater, Concordia College-Moorhead.
exhibitions, including a group show at the
Holen's legacy to Augsburg, however,
National Gallery of Art. He says he now
far exceeds his innovative tools. A number
concentrates on national or intemational
of his sculptures in clay, welded steel, and
shows. His achievement includes 16
part of the community and
cast bronze
^re"Buming
national and two intemational awards.
Bush" in front of
campus-the
Holen intends to enjoy his retirement
Christensen Center to honor Bemhard
time working on his own prqects full time.
Christensen, the Augsburg Seminary seal on
The tools and splints he made will still be
the brick wall next to the entrance to
available to students who may need them.
Hoversten Chapel, the Hoversten Chapel
Holen and his wife, Ilene, have established
cross and the bas relief in Sverdrup Hall
an endowed scholarship in his name to
called "The Promulgation of Leaming and
support art and art history students at
Culture."
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OF THE
h and values
TIAN CHURCH
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EDITOR/S NOTE:
From time to time questions are asked about how the above
portion of Augsburg's mission statement is lived out in daily
life on campus-in the education students receive, in lhe
faculty and staff who teach, in daily engagement with the
community Questions are asked about the nature of Augsburg
as a Christian coliege and as a college of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America, especiaily as it relates to a
commitment to intentional diversity.
AugsburgNow invites discussion in this area to form the
basis of occasional articles about the College's mission, its
founding tenets, and the legacy of its alumni, facult¡ and staff
of 133 years.
We begin with questions posed in a recenr letrer, followed
by excerpts from comments made on campus this spring that
speak to the issues raised.
DEAR ED¡TOR,
"I felt led to wrÍte you after taking the time to read the
Spring 2002 edition of your publicatlon. ... My husband
and I have been working as youth leaders since September
I97B at Grace Baptist Church and have numerous
experÌences watching souls come to knowJesus.
Throughout your publication, I see very little mention of
Jesus. Is Augsburg still a ChrÌstian school? I see a pastor's
name mentioned from time to time and Juliana Martinez
briefly mentioned Jesus who started her out to be a 'leader,'
but even she did not give Him continuing credit for where
she is. Has Augsburg changed to be a diversified school,
separated from the Christian faith?
"I need to know where you stand, as I need to know
how to pray for all of you, and what to tell others who are
looking for a Christian college."
-LuAnn
(Ludewig) Lindquist'78
FROM AUGSBURG 2004: EXTENDING THE VISION
"Augsburg is the only ELCA college to be located in the center
of an urban area. As part of its life in urban socÌet¡ as well as
because of its Christian traditions, Augsburg remalns
committed to intentional diversity among its students, staff,
and faculty. Augsburg's commitment to diversity is a function
not only of the gospel, but also of Luther's notion of vocation.
Because God's love extends to all, those who would be faithful
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to the gospel cannot preserve non-essential disLinctions
between person, and in fact are called to extend special
attention to those pushed to the fringes of society. Further, an
institution that takes seriously the future of Ìts students cannot
avoid preparing those students ro work in the diverse
communities that make up the modern world."
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EXCERPTS FROM REMARKS BY REV. MARK S.
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a
HANSON '68,
s.
PRES|DTNG BTSHOB EICA
AT THE COMMENCEMENT LUNCHEON
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AND CEREMONY-MAY 19,2002
"As presiding bishop, I'm deeply committed to the vocation of this church to be a church in
higher education, and as I look at the 28 colleges of this church, Augsburg stands unique, not
only in its location, but in its vocation-of preparing people to live in a diverse world, grounded
in the faith, but as global citizens.
"lt was in this hall when we'd gather for chapel that I remember as a first-year student
hearing Oscar Anderson, our president, cry out for the Holy Spirit to stir up within each of us
that faith which so many of us had been benefited by planting in our hearts from parents and
grandparents, so it mlght be for us a iiving faith ... Augsburg College, where reason and faith are
held in lively tension, where we are sent into the world with a passion for building communlties
of justice and mercy"
REMARKS By pHrUp QUANBECK
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson'68
il, ASSTSTANT PROFESSOR OF REilGION
ATTHE lOOTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OFTHE BIRTH OF AUGSBURG PRESIDENT EMERITUS BERNHARD
CHR|STENSEN-APR|t 1 6, 2OO2
o
o
s.
"I've been asked to
describe how the
legacy of Bernhard
Christensen
continues toda)¿
Let me address
hs'
how Christian faith
remains
Prof. Philip Quanbeck ll
a
distinctive and
essentiai part of
Augsburg's mission.
This is the Christensen legacy
"During Christensen's tenure
as
president of the seminary and the College,
the collegiate division became a true liberal
arts college. Christensen built programs in
arts, music, sciences, and humanities. He
did that by identifpng people whom he
wanted to be teachers in those programs.
In religion he found people who were then
fresh out of graduate schools, such as John
Stensvaag, Paul Sonnack, and Philip
Quanbeck, to name only a few. These, like
others, would become fondly remembered
by students and, dare I say, legends. In
matters of Bible and theologr, Christensen
brought in the challenges of modern
historical and critical approaches. At the
same time there was a concern for teaching
the faith.
"Augsburg is still a college with a
Christian mlssion. In the tradition of
Bernhard Christensen, we continue Lo
combine the scholaf and critlcal
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approaches to Bible and theologr with a
concern for an encounter with Christian
faith. Every student at Augsburg is required
to take three religion courses. This threecourse requirement includes a course in
Bible, a course in Christian theology, and a
third course which may be in world
religions, ethics, philosophy of religion, or
an additional course in Bible or theologr
Many students exceed this minimum and
go on to take five courses for a minor.
"The ful1-time faculty who teach in our
religion department are all people of faith.
As academics, certainly, we have been
trained to be able to step outside of our
tradition and look critically at it. On the
other hand, we are not dispassionate
observers simply interested in historical
curiosity No, we are people concerned with
the claims the gospel makes on individuals
and the world. This constant engagement of
faith and learning or faith and reason, as
President Frame likes to say, is at the core
of our mission as a department and our
mission as a college.
"A Lutheran college like Augsburg has
a unique role in the life and mission of the
church. A college classroom is not, nor
should it be, Sunday School or
confi.rmation. lt is a place of open and free
inquiry There is, however, a providential
irony We have the opportunity in our
classrooms and on this campus to meet,
teach, and engage students and others who
may be unlikely to enter a church. We have
the opportunì,ty to teach some who have
little or no knowledge of the Christian
tradition. The Christensen tradition, and
the Augsburg tradition, have always
emphasized freedom over compulsion, This
college provides a place where students can
encounter the Christian faith and its claims
in an atmosphere of freedom. I hope the
wider church and its congregations
appreciate the importance of a place like
Augsburg and how the church's mission is
served here.
"Augsburg is among an ever-decreasing
number of colleges that still has daily
chapel. It is significant that the College
continues to devote space in the dally
schedule as a testimony to its commitment.
"We're willing to take big risks here,
but they're the risks the church needs to
take in order to speak and teach the gospel
message. We risk asking difficult questions
with no simple answers. We risk finding
new ways to translate the Christian message
into contemporarylanguage. We walk the
difficult line between the partlcularity of the
gospel and the necessity to adapt to the
needs of diversity in modern society Those
are the kinds of intellectual and faith risks
that were Bernhard Christensen's legacy to
this school. His willingness Lo venture inlo
new territory however, also refLected a deep
confidence that the gospel would survive
the test."
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EXCERPTS FROM "PENTECOST'S CTEAR CALL TO pOLypHONy"
BY WILUAM V. FRAME, pREStDENI AUGSBURc COLLECE
THE BACCALAUREATE SERMON_MAY
"[On Pentecost] , at the very momenr in
which the disciples are empowered to
proclaim rhe gospel to all people
regardless of natÌonal origin or religious
tradition, Peter turns back ro [oe1] calling
his people to repentance in advance of the
Judgement Day And the sharpest point of
the irony lies in the line wirh which Joel
ends his panegyric on rhe Lasr Day: 'And
those who call upon the name of the Lord
will be saved.'
"What of the others? Why doesn't
Peter ask this obvious question? Today we
naturally ask about 'the others'-the ones
who don't, or don't yet 'call upon rhe
name of the Lord.' Perhaps we're better
instructed now than Peter was then. He
and his successors have since published
the gospel, and we've heard its central
message-that we love one another and
our nerghbors as ourselves. Those
neighbors surely weren't expected to be
Christian, were they, nor even and
exclusively of the three great traditions
borne of the sons of Abraham?
"But the largest reason for the
difference between Peter and us concerns
our experience with diversit;r We've been
trying for some time to create here, on this
campus, both a distrnctive Lutheran,
Christian community that is thereforenot 'also' or 'by the way,' but thereforewarmly hospitable to a wide array of
.diversit;r We have mr-rch yet to achieve in
this effort, but Peter and his colleagues
have been preparing for therr foray into a
cliverse world frorn a relatlvely
homogenous cultural confine. They
haven't yet faced, to the degree we have,
the Ìmmense challenge of managing the
tension between community and diversit¡
betrveen unity and plurallty, between the
one and the many
"Apparently, they don't sense (as we
certainly do) that Joel's exclusivityespecially as an original qualifier of those
to whom they pr-rblish the gospel-wou1d
compromise their work in the world
beyond Galilee or our work either in this
College or in vocation in the worlcl
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beyond this College. After all, we have
invited a fair number of folk who do not
'call upon the name of the Lord' to join
our learning community and to bring their
various religions and cultures with them.
"A community is more than a
mutually advantageous'deal' among
privately-interested individuals formed
into parties. But what is this 'more than,'
thìs unifying thing? Here ls
a question of central
importance on which we
might make a fair trade
with the gospel: While we
rneans of our exchanges, toward called
lives of service that can be lived out,
¡oyously, in a world more surprised by
these virtues than welcoming of them?
"Diversity and communiry are easy;
diverse community is real hard, but trying
lt
offers the best life possible."
For the full text, see <www.augsburg.
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may have news for Peter
and the disciples on
diversity-and I don't
thinl< that's an impious
claim-they surely have
news for us on lhe
constituting elements of the
ChrÌstian communÌt;r The
12th chapter oI Paul's First
Letter to the Corinthians
contains a brilliant
exposition, '... the body is
one and has many
members,'he says, 'and
all the members of the body, though man¡
President William V. Frame,
Baccalaureate service 2002
are one body'
"This theme that creates the
polyphony among the parts, on the one
hand, and between each part and ¡he
whole identifies eight very carefully chosen
talents or human capabilities. They are:
the utterance of wisdom and knowledge,
healing and the working of miracles,
prophecy and the discernment of spirits,
the lÌstening and rherorical capacitles that
enable us to understand and be
understood, and faith.
"Are not these nine the very talents
that rnake for communal life, that weave a
dlsparate batch of people rhrough their
very vocations into that peculiar ne[work
of relationships and hope that warrants the
name'community'? Have we not used the
wonderful opportunity of our time
together here to bring these to greater life
in each other-and to draw us each, by
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ver 100 entries were submitted in the
second 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.
To see all the winners, visil"
<www augsburg. edu/internationay
photocontest02>.
Top right: Scenic
landscapes. First place.
"Gondola on the
Canal Grande," Becky
Perrotti '03. Venice,
Italy, January 2002.
Bottom left: Scenic
landscapes. Third
place. "The Church
and Social Change,"
Adam Nugent'04.
Tepotzlán, Mexico,
January 2002.
Bottom right:
Augsburg students in
a cross-cultural
setting. Second place.
"Scottish Kiss," Kristi
Eisenreich '02.
Scotland, spring 2001
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Pattaya, Thailand, January 2002.
Top right: Local people in a crosscultural setting. First place. "Man in
Marketplace," Solveig Grafstrom'02
Bergen, Norway, June 1999.
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At 4 p.m. on Fridays, class activities
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wind down on most campuses. But
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at Augsburg, a shift occurs, as
parking lots start filling with
Weel<end College students coming
for their 6 p.m. classes.
Students choose to spend every
other weekend on campus for
various reasons-completion of
a
degree or teaching licensure, job
Sue Kneen began Weekend College four years ago and has found rewards for herself and her
family that far exceed the required course readings.
promotion, or personal interest. Most
have full-time jobs and families, so
the commitment is strong and the
motivation to succeed is high.
Faculty choose to teach in
Weekend College also for different
reasons, among them the joy of
teaching students who bring years of
life experience to class discussion.
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I
remember my lirst night of class four
years ago as
il it were just
yesLerday.
Prolessor Kathy Swanson asked each
student to introduce him/herself and to
share a little something. At first chance I
said eagerly, "My name ls Sue Kneen. I
have four daughters, and i'm so happy to
be here, I could just cry" The guy from the
day program sitting directly in front of me
whipped his head around and looked at
me in utter disgust as his face implied,
"Are you for real?"
IniLially. Augsburg was attractive to me
because I iearned that WEC offers the
same degree as the tradìtional program;
the same material is covered, the same
work is expected of us, and we have the
same professors-the only difference is
our schedules. With the commirment
WEC requires of a non-traditÌonal
student, I wouldn't waste my lime on
anything less.
As I proceeded further into the
program, however, what became equally
attractive to me was the quality of
professors at Augsburg. Many
conversations with my WEC colleagues
seemed to end with the same conclusion:
the professors are great at what they doteach. Difficult material is brought down
to an undergraduate level and presented
in a manner that makes it both interesting
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Weekend College
MAJORS
and exciting to learn. It is quite something
how consistently this seems to happen
from class to class, and I am sr-rrprised at
the lengths most professors will go to help
I
,
us succeed.
I have been challenged in many ways
at Augsburg. Let me share with you just
two: I have learned through my religion
classes an unbiased understanding of other
religions. The Hindu and Buddhist faiths,
for example, have been intriguing to me,
but I had never quite received an unbiased
view previously; I hacl no idea of the depth
and beauty of these faiths. I look forward
the community sulrouncling Augsburg.
Dean Chris Kimball says it well in one of
his letters to students: "1 hope your
achievemenls will encourage yor-r to be of
service to others."
Attending WEC has been one of the
best decisions in my 1ife. Previousl¡ I had
not thought of myself as college material,
so success at Augsbllrg brìngs with it more
and more confidence. I wÌli be the first in
my family of origln to graduate from
college, and I know this is the beginning of
many good thrngs. And it seems most
WEC stuclents have their own stories.
"I
HAD NOT THOUGHT OF MYSELF AS COLLECE MATERIAI, SO
AUGSBURC BRINGS WITH IT MORE AND MORE CONFIDENCE."
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to learnlng more about the Buddhist's
message of peace.
It is also okay to be a Chnstian at
Augsburg. Funny âs that may sound,
considering that our mission statement
reads, "... shaped by the faith and values ol
the Christian church ...," it seems Ìt is not
politically correct in many circles today to
admit one is a Christian I find the climate
at Augsburg to be tolerant ancl respectful,
where faith and rdeas are expressed and
shared openly
Secondl¡ my Augsburg education has
shattered the stereotype I had ol inner-city
lile from my grolvlng up in a little,
Caucasian, southern Wisconsin hometown
of 3,500. I dicln't know about the large
. class of people termed the "working
poor"-urban dwellers r.vhose harcl r.vork
lor minimum pay only ekes out a meager
existence. Life ls tough ancl Lltter poverty ls
usually one paycheck arvay for more
people than I l-Lad realized. I am proud that
Augsburg is committed to lhese urban
issues, both via dialogue in classrootn
scllings anrl lhrottgh îclive comnritlllcnl to
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Some are here for job advancement or a
pay increase, and that's line; but for many
of us, it's much more. As one colleague
whispered to me in class, "l come to class
feeling lÌke the most grateful student."
A thrilling benefit of attending
Augsburg is the example my college
experience gives to my daughters.
Discussion about college abounds in our
home; we are all in this together. Every
other weekend, their smiling little moon
faces peer through the front door and wave
rne off to school; and my six-year-old asks
me after each class, "Mom, did you get an
A toclay?" It ls true, as one prolessor told
me. thíìt one neccls e very sLrpportivc
lamily
ACCOUNTINC
Public accounting
Managerial accounting
BUSI N ESS ADMI N ISTRATION
Marketing
Management
Fi
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lnternational business
COMMUNICATION
COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMPUTATIONAL ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION
Elementary and secondary
licensure
Emotional/behavioral
d isabilities
ENCLISH
HISTORY
MANAC EMENT
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SYSTEMS
MARKETINC
NURSINC (BSN completion)
PSYCHOLOGY
RELICION
So, although I have now learned to
no longer wear my mom's heart on my
SOCIAL WORK
sleeve amidst academia, I still very much
STUDIO ART
just like I did that lirst night ol class
four years ago.
YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRY
feel
CERTIFICATE PROCRAMS IN
Suc l{nccn
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aWcchutd Collcge stuclutL
mcrjortngin English.
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Business management
Business finance
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on a Saturday afiernoon, my
are already deep in
l:10
conversation on Toni Morrison's Beloved.
When I break into their discussion to start
class, the stndents immediately start to tell
me about their responses to the week's
reading. Their enthusiastic interest makes
the three-and-a half hours we will spend
together fly by When class meets every
other weekend, the hours always seem too
short for the lecture and discussion that
need to fit into the afternoon.
I have taught in Weekend College for
the past four years and find adult
returning students a joy to teach. My
sLuclents demonst rate strong molivation to
keep up with assignments and attend
class. Additionally, they bring their life
experience to the classroom, which serves
to enrlch discussion. In my Women and
Fiction class, which meets evenings and
has both day and Weekend College
students, the weekend students' voices add
a much-needed perspective to the
discussion. While most tradltional
students read about women's life stages
with the eyes of daughters, the weekend
students add the perspective of mothers
and sometimes grandmothers to the
classroom. Thelr voices enrich discussion
by helping the day students to undersrand
character motivation that may have
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Adult students also tend to teserve
judgment while reading, which allows
them to become fully engaged in the
characters they meet in fiction and the
/WHI[E MOST TRADITIONAL STUDENTS
READ ABOUT WOMEN'S tIFE STAGES
WITH THE
EYES
OT DAUGHTERS, THE WEEKEND STUDENTS ADD THE
PERSPECTIVE OF MOTHERS
TO THE CIASSROOM."
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English professor Joan Thompson finds that many weekend students enroll in her literature
classes to fulfill requirements, but end up engaged in the class community and find an
unexpected enrichment from discussion of the readings.
arguments they encounter ln essays. Of
course weekend students come with as
wide an array of personal, political, and
religious beliefs as any group of students
does, but they also have encountered more
people with other beliefs ln both their
work and daily lives. Because of this,
weekend students generally acknowledge
the ways in which their own experience
has informed their ideas. Rather than
puzzled them initially.
F
AND SOMETIMES GRANDMOTHERS
offering peer comments that simply
disregard the position another student has
taken when writlng an essay, the weekend
student tends to write, "You have a
different opinion on this topic than I do.
You could make your point more
convinclng by considering
counterarguments." As I look at the
comments the students write for each
other, I always appreciate rhis willingness
to consider others' viewpoints.
Many Weekend College students take
literature classes for the purpose of
fullilling general education requirements.
Oftentimes students mention this as their
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What students say ab out
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primary reason for taking my class in the
letter I ask them to write on the first day
of class. Yet, despite signing up for the
class primarily to fill a requirement, these
students generally turn out to be as
motivated as the Enghsh majors in the
classroom. Most o{ the students take notes
and ask questions about American
transcendentalism or the elements of
fictÌon just as if they were majoring in
English instead of planning on furthering
their career at 3M, Medtronic, or American
Express. By the end of the course, I find
students writlng that they enjoyed reading
the fiction and plan on making more time
to read when they finish college. Others
write of a theme the course emphasized,
such as American pastoralism, and
mention that they will continue to look for
this theme when they read on their own.
My students' interest in learning about
other views of culture and acquiring
knowledge simply because it enriches
one's life adds to my enjoyment in
teaching Weekend College. As the
discussion of Beloved ends because we
have run out of time rather than running
out of topics [o explore, a student remarks
that the afternoon has been like going to a
book club. I know that the students are
walking away with new knowledge about
literary allusion, narrative technique, and
African American culture and hlstory My
student's remark also makes me realize
that they are leaving with a sense of a
'community built through engagemenl in
reading and studylng books. I
Joan Thompson is an assistant prot'essor ín the
English Department who teaches it't both the
day progrant andWeehend College.
"THE WEEKEND COLLECE
SCHEDULE is so flexible. You can
make up your own course schedule
based on what works for you and
your family, and pace yourself so you
can keep up with your school work."
Kundan '02, Minneapolis
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Public
Schools
"JOY AND I MET in one of our
Weekend College classes. After the
class was over, we kept in touch and
she became my good friend and
moral support. Earning a degree at
Weekend College has helped me in
so many ways-l'm much more
assertive and disciplined. Plus I
gained a lifelong friend in the
process."
Walterbach '00, Wells Fargo,
-Kathy
speaking about Joy Scheck'00,
Ceneral Mills
"I HAVE A VERY DEMANDINC
JOB
and a young child at home, so going
back to school presented a major
challenge. The support of my wife
and the tuition reimbursement
provided by ty company were
instrumental in making it possible for
me to get my degree."
Litteken'01, Reliant Energy
-Luke
Minnegasco
"THE AUCSBURG CURRICULUM
has been extremely important for my
business career and professional
advancement. lt gave me the
roundedness that I needed, and I use
what I learned just about every day."
-Janice
Aune 'BB, Onvoy
From the Weekend College publication, "Balancing Life and Learning."
To Iearn more about Weekend College, visit <www.augsburg.edu/wec>,
e-mail <wecinfo@augsburg.edu>, or call 612-330-1
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watcl-ring him grow
"Television is a brarn killer," says
MAKES THE GRADE
Devereaux, w1-ro doesn't spencl much ol her
tinre watcl-ring it. "l only let Evan watch one
helf-honr program, Bluc.s Clucs." Perhaps thÌs
rs one of her secrets to balancing her 1tfe,
r.vork, ancl education-her time with her
son is precior-rs, ancl she mal<es cefiain their
by Deanna Constans
EDITOR'S NOTE:
Over 'l 50 students are currently taking
tinre togcrhcr rs r¡urlrty tinrc.
evening classes in Augsburg's Rochester
Program. Three undergraduate majors
are offered-busi ness adm
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Another exciling lroment in her
istratior-r,
Constans.
r-rring the day, 36-year-old GaÌl
Devereaux of Rochester, Minn.,
works ftrl1 time at Mayo Clinic as a
sign language interpreter. She also Ìs a single
parent to her son, Evan, age l9 months. Ancl
this past 1a11, Devereaux aclcled college
classes to her busy evenings by enrolling in
Augsburg College at rheir Rochesrer campus.
Devereaux is one ofnearly 200
nontraditional students who attencl the
Rochester program held at Rochester Central
Lutheran School. Convenlent evening classes
meet on an alternate week schedule.
Devereaux typifies the studenr body at
Augsbr.rrg-Rochester, most of rvhom work
part or lull tirne, have families, and have
declded to pursue an undergraduate or
graduate degree. The average age ol enrolled
students last year r.vas 38, according to Rtck
Thoni, director of the Rochester Program.
Even though she was a full-trrne
employee and mother, Devereaux deciclecl
that she needed to fulfill her goal of
achieving a fòur-year college degree
"l diclnt \van[ to be telling my son he
needed to get a college degree, rvhen I cliclnt
have one mysell," she stated. Although this
graduate from Henry Sibley High SchooÌ
(West St. Paul) had previously auended the
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was when Devereaux hacl the opportunity to
sign duling a Mayo Graduate School lecture
for Archblshop Desmoncl Tutr-r. "He was
computer science, and nursing (for
RNs), plus a master of arts in
transcultural community health nursing.
During winter trimester, journalisrn
class stuclents interviewed other
students and wrote profiles. Here, meet
Cail Devereaux, as profiled by Deanna
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because I was tolcl by my doctor that I was
infertile," she stated. She ts a devoted
lnother ancl enloys plapng with Evan and
Gail Devereaux is a sign language ¡nterpreter
at Mayo Clinic and an Augsburg-Rochester
student.
very kind and shook my hand," Devereaux
says ol the South Af ican religious leacler
whose efforts to pronlote lacial jr-rstice
eamed hirn the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984
ln her role as sign langurge interpreler
at Mayo Clinic, Devereaux enloys meeting
and connecting with people lrom all over
rhe wor'ld. At trmes she saicl it can be
emotÌonally challenging, especially r.vhen
interpreting dismal medical dlagnoses.
Hclwever, the satisfactlon she gets lrom
helping peopie olrtweighs the drfficulr
moments.
Medical signing is nor for the fainrheartecl. She accompanies deaf patients
cluring their medical tests and procedures,
so is lrequently asked by medical staff il she
might laint. Luckily, Devereaux has never
had this problem in her nine years sigr-ring
at Mayo.
Devereaux also uses her sign language
for the benefit of the greater Rochester
sl<l11s
College of St. Catherine, she was still one
year short of completing her degree.
For Devereaux, lall 2001 was the nght
time to retLlrn to school; and she is nor,v
enrolled at Augsbr"rrg and pursulng her
degree rn communication wrth emphasis on
public relarions. She hopes to finish ir-t
2005. Her career goal is to contrnue
working r.vi¡h cleaf people, but she isn't sure
community, by slgning for the theater (her
great passlon), as rvell as graduation
ceremonies, church services, and other
social functions.
The Augsburg-Rochester campus is
providing a r,rable means for Devereaux to
fi"r1[r11 her dt"eam of obtatnlng a bachelor's
degree, while still allowing her to enjoy the
little, and big, things in life. I
in what realm.
One aspect that the Rochester Program
promotes is "balance in life and learning."
When speaking of her son, Evan,
Devereauxb face lights up. "For me, the
most exciting moment ol my life was when
For inforrnation on the Rochester Program,
visit <w-vr,r,v.ar:gsburg.eclu/rochester>.
Deanna Constans is an Augsbtn'g-Rochcst¿r'
student nnj
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"You will be judged not by whom you know, not by what you know but by
who you are-by the commitments you keep, the dreams you realize, the
love you give, the journey you take. Don't be afraid to steer far off course. .
The only way you can really fail is by failing to try."
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class, which included his cousin,
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Rev, Mark S. Hanson '68 (right) received an
honorary doctorate degree, conferred by
President William Frame (left) as Rev. Dr.
Herbert Chilstrom '54 looked on (center).
HONORED FACULTY AND STAFF
Augsburg alumnus Rev Mark S. Hanson '68 , presidìng bishop of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters
(Honoris Causa) at Commencement on May 19. This is the second honorary degree
awarded by the College; the first was awarded to U.S. Rep. Martin Sabo '59 in 2000.
Hanson is a native of St. Paul and the immediate past bishop of the St. Paul Area
Synod. He earned his master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in New
York, and studied at Luther Seminary and Harvard Divinity School.
"Mark has exemplified Augsburg's educationai misslon ln his pastoral work and in
his leadership of the church," commented President Wllliam Frame upon conferring the
degree. "He has brought a profound theology to the service of the city and a graceful
courage to the inclusion of wide diversity in the Christian communion."
Hanson was elected presiding bishop in 2001 and is the second Augsburg graduate in
that office, following the ELCAb first bishop, Rev Dr. Herbert Chiistrom '54.
In his remarks, Hanson told the graduates, "I believe the winds of the Holy Spirit
continue to blow. They have given every one of you graduates gifts that you will use in
your vocations, in the building up of communities for the common good, in the sharing
of the wonder of God's love for us in Christ ]esus."
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Rolf A. Jacobson, assistant professor of
religion (Divislon of Humanities)
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Dale C. Pederson '70, associate professor
and department chair of biology (Division
of Natural Sciences and Mathematics)
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Lori L. Lohman, associate professor of
business administration (Division of
Social and Behavioral Sciences)
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Rebecca A. Frestedt'01, academic
coordinator, Weekend College
Ronald W: Petrich, assistant professor of
education (DivisÌon of Professional Studies)
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received the 2002 Marina Christensen Justice Award for his
commitment to community issues and involvement in student
organizations.
BRANDON HOFSTEDT RECEIVES MARINA CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE AWARD
Brandon Hofstedt, a senior sociology major and McNair Scholar, was selected as the
2002 recipient of the Marina Christensen Justice Award.
Each year this award is presented to the graduatÌng senior whose community
service work best exemplifies Augsburg's motto "Education for Service." This also
characterized the personal and professional life ol Marina ChristensenJustice, who
courageously and effectively reached out to disadvantaged people and communities.
Hofstedt, from Cannon Falls, Minn., has consistently demonstrated his leadership
skills and commitment in the areas of service, justice, and global understanding.
Throughout hÌs years at Augsburg, he remaÌned committed to a broad public agenda,
including work through organizations such as the Minnesota Public Interest Research
Group (MPIRG), the Coalition for Student Activism, LINK, and the AmeriCorps Youth
Works/Get Ready Program.
As one of his professors commented, "Brandon has demonstrated a strong
commltment to social issues, a great ability as an organizer, and has the rare
combination of someone who has both a positive vision for his community and the
skill and dedication to make that vision a reality"
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Beautiful weather, inspiring speeches, pride in
achievement hard earned, and the extra special
rewards-all part of Commencement Day.
Religion professor Rolf Jacobson (left)
takes a moment to chat with students
before the ceremony,
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Taher Omar, physics graduate and McNair Scholar,
celebrates with family and friends during the
reception.
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Amy Maheswaran (left) adds a master's hood to her
academic garb, as she receives her master of social
work diploma and degree from program director
Lois Bosch,
Speech/communication major and McNair Scholar Darryl Sellers enjoys a moment with
fellow grads before the ceremony.
I BELIEVE PREMIERES WITH THE CHOIR AND CONCERT BAND
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Augsburg Choir and Concert Band in the premiere performance of his work,
I Belíeve, an lnterpretation of the Apostle's Creed in word and music.
"I Believe is the culmination of my four years of composition study at Augsburg
Coilege," says Anderson, who graduated wirh distinction, received Music
Department honors, and was part of Augsburg's Honors Program. The piece is
structured in three general sections, as is the creed. The Concert Band introduces
and carries musical statements, intertwined with the choir's recitation of the creed,
heightened by illustrations of the themes in Latin.
"It is my hope and prayor that through this remarkable texr and this
remarkable story the spark of faith will be ignited in all who hear rhis piece, and
that the convictions we all believe in will be strengrhened by God's awesome
power," explains Anderson.
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his composition, I Believe, for the Augsburg concert
Band and Choir at the Commencement Concert on
May 18.
Graduates in the Class oÍ 1952 wear gold caps with their gowns as they join
the Class of 2002 at the Commencement Ceremony. The 5O-year class will be
back on campus to celebrate at their reunion during Homecoming,
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The Class of 2002 begins their graduation day in Hoversten Chapel at the
Baccalaureate service, led by Augsburg campus pastors, Rev. David Wold (left) and Rev.
Sonja Hagander (right).
Social work graduate and McNair Scholar Leslie Howard
(left) poses with visiting Norwegian social work student
Kristine Dyrnes (right).
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Day program graduates
Weekend College graduates
Graduate students (22 Master of
Social Work, 1 Master of Arts in Nurslng,
20 Master of Arts in Leadership, and I
Master of Arts in Education-Leadership)
Rochester Program graduates
Countries of graduates-China, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, Laos, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Sweden, Turkey, Venezuela, and
Vietnam.
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Three sets of parents at Commencement this year came from Norway to Minnesota to
see their daughters graduate, Five Norwegian students from the Oslo University
College, who have been studying in Augsburg's lnternational Partners Program, were
unable to take part in their own graduation because of the academic schedule here.
They received special permission to take part in Augsburg's Commencement. The front
row students are (L to R): Una Sveen, Kristine Dyrnes, Rikke Nielsen, and Sylvi Nilsen.
Not pictured is Erik Moen.
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activities this
year with four
outcomes in
mind. As I
report on these,
join me in
applauding the
board and the Office of AlumniÆarent
Relations on their accomplishments.
Outcome : Friend-raising
Many events connected alumni to the
College, including Auggre Hour gatherings
that brought 130 alumni together after
work to meet and hear stories from
Augsburg professors. There were 3,500
participants at Homecoming events. The
alumni nights at the State Fair, the MAL
l5th anniversary dinner, and
Commencement weekend events brought
together still more friends of Augsburg.
Alumni events did not happen only in
the Twin Cities. Regional chapters in
Chicago; New York City; Washington,
D.C.; Los Angeles; Boulder, Colo.; Naples,
Fla.; Sun City and Tucson, Ariz.; Rochester
and Willmar, Minn.; and 3M Company in
St. Paul also held alumni gatherings.
And can there be any better way to
Outcome: Communication
If you have computer access or a mailbox,
you can always be in touch with
The ultimate measure of our Alumni
Association's effectiveness is increased
talent and resources supporting the
mission of Augsburg. Board members led
by example, donating time, expertise,
financial grfts, and Maroon 6¡ Silver
scholarships. Thank youl
Our new Alumni Board president,
Andy Morrison'73, is well prepared to lead
us into another successful year. Our new
board members-Greg Boone '81, Barry
connect with students than serving treats
during finals week?
Outcome: Effectiveness
Augsburg. Board members helped to
enhance the alumni Web site, the Augsburg
Now magazine, and the Class Agent lerters.
They communicated with leaders of the
regional chapters. They also searched for
First Decade, Spirit of Augsburg, and
Distinguished Alumni award recipients.
Outcome: Connections
Alumni gave valuable contributions to
current students, faculty, and staff. We
were advisors to the Board of Regents,
Development Committee, and'Science
Advisory Board. Alumni from 25
businesses held ajob fair for over 100
students, preceded by a session onjobsearch skills. We surveyed faculty to match
alumni with their needs, e.g. intemships,
mentors, speakers, and research funding.
Vornbrock'96 MAL, and Jennifer Tome
'gg-will add to our spirit of fun and
responsibility Would you like to join us?
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Jackie ltuiefel Lind'69, '94 MAL
President, Alumni Board
Lute Olson '56 elected to Naism¡th Memorial
Baskgtball Hall of Fame
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alumnus and
Olson, previously a finalist for the
Hall of Fame in 2000 and 2001, will be
joined in the Hall of Fame by players
currenI
University of
Arizona men's
Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Drazen
Petrovic, coaches Larry Brown and Kay
Yow, and the Harlem Globetrotters. The
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame's Class of 2002 will be enshrined on
September 27 in Springfield, Mass.
basketball head
coach Lute
Olson'56 was
among five
individuals and
one team
selected for
enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame, officials
announcedJune 5.
Summer 2002
"I think it ranks right up there with
the NCAA Championship and rhe 1986
World Championship," said Olson. "This
is definitely one of the special things that
has happened in my career. I am very
thankful for the recognition and
opportunity for enshrinement."
A native of Mayville, N.Dak., Olson
was an Augsburg student from 1952-56,
plapng three sports (football, basketball,
baseball) while earning a double major in
history and physical education. Olson was
Augsburg's Honor Athlete, the highest
honor given to a senior student-athlete, in
1956. He was inducted into Augsburg's
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977.
Olson earned his piece of basketball
immortality with a coaching career that
spans 43 seasons and includes nearly
1,000 career victories. He has won more
than 70 percent of his games on the high
school, junior college, and NCAA
Division I level.
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Albuquerque. He is the author o[
1948
several books.
Reynold Skotte, Long
Beach,
Calif., ¡etired lastJune from
teaching at Peninsula Christian
School in Carson, Calif.
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for 25 years.
Marshall
Ellen (Stenberg) Erickson,
Ham Lake, Minn., was recently
named president ol Free to Be
Community Coalition, an
organization in Anoka County
that helps financially stressed
famìlies.
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The Rev. Dr. Russell C. Lee,
Albuquerque, N.Mex., was guest
preacher at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church in Crookston, Minn., in
February. From 196'l to his
retirement in 1997 he served
Faith Lutheran Church in
1964
Minneapolis,
recently
published Mahing
Phebe (Dale) Hanson, St. Paul,
1951
D.
Johnson,
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recently rvorked with artist
Rebecca Alm and poet Kathleen
Heideman to create timeuponOnce
a book o[ poems that seek to
"deconstruct" and reconfigure old
fairy tales, mostly those of the
Brothers Grimm and Hans
Christian Andersen.
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mathematics department, and
taught high school math at Cook
County SchooÌs in Grand Marais
of the Bible:
Ltteraty typ(
as
an Approach to
(Eerdman's
Publishing Co.).
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The Rev. Daniel J. Carlson,
CharÌestown, R.I., has been an
ELCA regionaÌ gift planner for the
ELCA Foundation sinceJuly 1999
he previously devoted 34 years to
parish ministry in New England.
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Dean Gulden, Grand Marais,
Minn., recently returned from a
dog sledding expedition to the
North Slope in Alaska, t50 miles
above the Arctic Circle. He has
also competed in the lditarod, the
Yukon Quest, plus numerous races
in the continentaì United States. In
addition, he worked in the space
industr¡ spent nine years at
Augsburg as head of the
Ann
L. (Johnson) Wollman,
Beaver Falls, Pa., and her
husband, Dave, retired from
Geneva College. Ann was
registrar, and Dave was a professor
o[ history and chair of his
department. They plan to travel to
Lithuania to teach and counsel at
Lithuanìan Christian College.
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Luncheon in March. She has coauthored seven books and
recently published her eighth, Just
How Much Scrap.Wood Does a Man
Need to Sav¿? The audio book of
her award-winning book, Grcwing
Up Lutheran, is under
consideration for a Grammy
nomination.
1970
Ray Hanson, Denton, Md.,
St. Paul, recentìy
continues to help teach Children's
Church a[ Talbot Evangelistic
Church. He recently completed
serving three years on the church
board, during which time a new
Christian ministry center was
constructed and opened.
published a book
of poetry called
1977
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Gracia Grindal,
Lise LungeLarsen, Duluth,
won her second
ARevelry oJ
Harv¿st, which
features several
poems about
Auggies. She is currently professor
o[ rhetorÍc at Luther Seminary in
Minnesota Book
Award for her
children's book,
The Race of the
St. Paul.
1968
Birhebeíners,
UMC-M Auxiliary 50th
illustrated by Mary Azarian. The
book, based upon an account
written in 1264 by Sturla Tordsson,
explores the origin of Norway's
national ski championship-the
Anniversary Membership
Race o[ the
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson,
Grand Rapids, Minn., was the
guest speaker for the Fairview
ffi
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Birkebeiners-and tells
the story of the cross country
escape that kept the nation's infant
king safe from an invading army.
Rod Skoe, Clearbrook, Minn.,
recently announced he will seek
election to the Senate in District 2;
he is currently serving his second
terrn âs state representative (DFL)
in DÍstrict 28. He also farms in
northem Minnesota. Prior to his
election to the Minnesota House in
1998, he was a member of the
CÌearwater County Board of
Commissioners. He also served on
the Clearbrook-Gonvick School
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Hoagberg, have two children.
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Gladys (Boxrud) Strommen '46 and Anne Frame hosted an Augsburg alumni
luncheon in Naples, Fla., this past March. Front row, L to R: Donna Mclean; Gladys
(Boxrud) Strommen '46; Anne Frame; Louise Sundet; Helen Smith. Back row, L to R:
Lois Wattman '76; Carole Skaar; Marilyn Fogdall; Nancy (Strommen) Stensvaag'71;
Jan Grinde; Grace (Forss) Herr'57; Marion Anderson; and Lorraine Carlson.
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Steve Hoffmeyer, Mendora
Heights, Minn., joined the State
Bureau o[ Mediation Services as
mediator in April.
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Tim Wolter '78: Baseball historian and
'battlebot' chal lenger
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During the Second Worid War, nearly I30,000 American soldiers and 19,000 crvilians were captr-tred
and held in prisoner of war camps. While the conditions under which they were held varied enormously,
baseball, in various forms, was a common activity among the prisoners. Not just Americans, but
Canaclians, Britìsh, Australians, and New Zealanders palticipatecl, as well asJapanese and even some
Germans.
Augsburg alumnus Tim Wolter wrote a book on this toplc, which was published last year by McFarland
6c Company. POW Baseball inWorldWar II: The National Pastime Behind Barbed V/irz is the story of POW
baseball. The book is dÌvided into the various prison camps and describes the types of prisoners held
there and the degree to which baseball was played.
Tim Wolter'78 recently
published a book about the
history of PoW baseball in
World War Il.
"I've been a history lan for a number of years, Ìn fact, my minor at
Augsburg was history," says Wolter. "l kind of drlfted into this aspect
of baseball hrstory-one thing led to another."
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Wolter, a practicing physician who has written articles on the history of baseball ar-rd the philosophy of
mediclne, first investigated I9th-century war baseball. He discovered that even during the Clvil War, POW
baseball was playecl on maneuvers.
Wolter received so many lnteresting clues and information from various calls ancl letters about WWII POW
basebal1, that what first appeared to be an Ìnteresting magazine article soon turned lnto a book.
"The book turned out pretty weli, althor-rgh I can of coLlrse see a hundrecl ways I cou1c1 have done it better,"
for a first book, it's not too bad." Wolter is especìally glad to see the book published rvhile
some of the people he wrote about are stlll living.
says Wolter. "But
During the course of Wolter's research and writing, ESPN, the cable-TV sports network, heard about the
project and asked him to help with a documentary on WWII and sports for the networl<'s Outside the Lincs
While writing POW Baseball
in World l/l/ar ll, Wolter also
contributed to an ESPN
documentary about llllWll
and sports.
program. The episode, "Fields of Battle, Fielcls of Play," premieled last December on Pearl Harbor Day.
"They filmed me at Fort Snelling Ìn a l9th-century limestone jail cell," says Wolter. He came away from the
collaboration in awe of the enormous resources the writers at ESPN have at their disposal. "What would
have taken me years to research took them months or jr-rst weeks."
Wolter, who has lived in Chippewa Falls, Wis,, since 1985 with his
wife, Laura (KasdorÐ'81, and their three sons, Matt, Karl, and
Gus, is also a frequent guest speaker. He recently spoke at the
Baseball Hall of Fame on Memorial Da¡ ancl olten speaks lo
veterans' gloups.
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new passion that he shares with his son, Karl-robotic combat.
"We first got interestecl rn robotic combat a couple yeals ago on a
trip to London," says Wolter. "While watchlng BBC we discovered
RobotWars, a program that had not yet crossed the Atlantic. 'How
cool is thisl'we exclaimed, and started to discr-tss ways to create
or11' own killer robots."
Since then, they have built several 'battlebots' (as they are known
in the U.S.) and have cornpeted 1n various competitions. Their
robots have featured garden gr-romes, fruitcake, and bowling balls.
New clesign ideas include the use of other cultural icons, sttch as
rhe Teletubbies, a disco ball, or perhaps even lava lamps or E1vis.
ln addition to baseball history, Wolter also enioys building
'battlebots' for robotic combat competitions with his son' Karl
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Sometimes, robóts come home h'om competitions in pieces, "Bnt
that is part" of the fun," says Wolter. "Then it's back to the shop to
build something new."
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Class Notes
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Sharon Lakin Upton,
Congratulations
and WELCOME,
Class
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s a member o[ the
A^ugrourg Lottege Alumnr
AssociatÌon, you are a very
important part of the College
community and are welcome
VISIT THE AUGSBURG BOOTH AT THE
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR!
Hellertown, Pa., is the new
director oI development research
at Lehigh University in
Bethlehem, Pa. (not at North
Carolina State University, as was
mistakenly printed in the previous
issue of Augsburg Now).
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Stacy Lee (Stephans)
Hutchens, Indianapolis, Ind., is
to receive various benefits
including:
men's work-release counselor at
.
Corporation.
Augsburg Now, the quarterly
Coilege publication
. Bi-annual letters from your
class agent,
who wilÌ keep
you updated on news
.
.
Invitations to Homecoming,
reunions, and other special
events on campus
Access to the
library and
[itness facilities
.
Access to Career Services'
resources
. A special tuition discount for
alumni
. An alumni directory
containing complete
information on classmates
that is available for purchase
. Volunteer opportunities on
leadership boards and
committees
. Opportunities to participate
in alumni tours around the
world
.
Legacy scholarships for
family members of students
and alumni to study toward
a degree at Augsburg
ATUMNI
Blomkest, Minn., recentÌy accepted
the pastorate position at Roseau
Baptist Church in Roseau, Minn.
He previously served the Blomkest
Baptist Church near Willmar.
1992
Larry John
Anderson,
Eagan, Minn.,
received
N.Y, received a $40,000 Houle
preaches
Sandra (Voss) Wollschlager,
Cannon Falls, Minn., recently
announced her candidacy for state
representative (DFL) from Distrlct
28,{. She has worked for 3M
Company lor 22 years, beginning
as a lactory worker and advancing
to her current position in research
and development. She is in her
second term on the Cannon Falls
Schooi Board. She and her
husband, Joe, have two children.
occasionally-most
He can be e-mailed at
<drljanderson@msn.con>.
988
Timothy Todd, El Sobranre,
Calif., relocated from France to
CalifomÍa last year after obtainÍng
a finance manager position at BioRad l-ab. He and his wife, Helene,
have three children: Natalie
Caroþ, and Christoph.
has
Jim Weninger, Prior Lake,
Minn., is the facilities and
maintenance manager at the Toro
manufacturing plant in Shakopee,
Minn. He has served on the Prior
l-ake Planning Commission, as well
as on the Metropolitan Council's
Water Advisory Board and on the
Minnesota River Assessment
Project, a position to which he was
lived in England and worked at
investment banks for the last few
years. Michiel can be e-mailed at
appointed by former Gov. Arne
Carlson. He and his wife, Liz
(Wolffl '92,have
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a daughter,
Ginny
is
a technical coordinator for Peace
Corps MalawiS training programs.
His wife, Stacia, is the coordinator
1994
doctorate degree
recently at Bethany Baptist Church.
N.Y.
candidacy for a seat in the
Minnesota House of
Representatives. She will run for
the District 638 (DFL) seat, now
held by Mark Gleason. She is an
independent consultant in the area
of corporate citizenship and
philanthropy management.
in biblical studies
Andersonville Baptist Seminary in
March 200I. He is an emplol.rnent
developer for Ramsey Action
Programs and also works with the
Filipino American Christian
Church of RoseviÌleb Social
Concerns Ministry In addition, he
America, and the United States.
She is currently an assistant
professor of adult education at
Buffalo State CoÌlege in Buffalo,
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from
Scholar Grant for Emerging
Scholars in Adult Education,
which is sponsored by ihe WK.
Kellogg Foundation and is given
to scholars in Africa, Latin
Kristof Nordin, Malawi, Africa,
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years.
Lisa M. Baumgartner, Amherst,
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lnterested in volunteering? Contacl the alumni offlce at
6L2-330-I 17 B or I -800-260-6590
f986
<mYbema@hotmail. com>.
ÀSSOCIATION
Visit rvith alumni, get a peek into Homecoming activitres, find out
how you can get involved, ancl don't forget to enter the gleat
'alumni only' drawings.
for Peace Corps Malawi's crisis
corps program. They have been
living in Africa for more than five
The Rev. Patr¡ck Krause,
ASSOCTATTON
ALUMNI
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Michiel Ybema, London,
Augsburg College
Speclal nights dedicated to alumm are Tlesday, Ar-rgust 27, ancl
Thursda¡ Ar-rgust 29, lrom 5-9 p.m.
Check out the full schedule of booth events on1ìne at
<wwwarrgsbrr rg.ed rr/strte lai r>
Riverside Community Correct ions
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August 22-September 3, 2002
1993
Doris Rubenstein, RichfieÌd,
Minn., recently announced her
ElIil[INII:rõtlf¡ftl
2002-2003 Alumni Board
meeting schedule
June 18
August 20
November 19
February 18
April
15
Meetings are open to the
public and all alumni are
invlted to attend. Each
meetrng features a guest
speaker from the College
community For more
inlorrnrtion, visit lhe alumni
Web site at <www.augsburg.
edu/alumni>.
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The Augsburg alumni
chapter at 3M held a
iuncheon May 6.
Augsburg College staff
and faculty joined
alumni and current
Augsburg students who
work at 3M for a lunch
and leadership program.
Diane Pike, professor and
department chair of
sociology, presented
"Confounded by
LeadershÌp." Augsburg is
planning future events at
3M, American Express,
We11s Fargo, and LBIAAL.
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a
Matthew A. Gooding,
Lori (Mosher) Claussen,
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Goodyear, ArÞ., has lived in
Arvona since he began working
wirh rhe Litchfield Elementary
Rosemount, Minn., received her
master's degree in special education
from the University of St. Thomas
a
s.
School District
in 2000.
1996
John R. Burt, Fargo, N.Dak.,
married Kara Miller in December.
He works at Scheels All-Spons.
Teresa (MacNabb)
Barbara Kaufmann, manager of 3M
education contr¡butions, presented
the 3M scholarsh¡p and 3M
match¡ng gift checks to Ron Nelson
'68, vice pres¡dent and controller at
3M and member of the Augsburg
College Board of Regents,
Kysylyczyn, Roseville, Minn.,
passed the Certified Public
Accountant Exam in February; she
is a staff accountant at John A.
Knutson & Co., PLLB and can be
in December. She is teaching in
Independent School District 196,
working with students with
specific leaming needs, at
Rosemount High School.
Michele McNaughton,
Mahtomedi, Minn., joined the staff
of Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA., in
Watertown, Minn. She will focus
on women's health care, pediatrics,
and diabetes.
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e-mailed at <tck@Knutsoncpa.corïÞ.
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Ami Nafzger
'94:. Finding
cultural connections
by Cherie Christ
Aml Nafzger beheves the Augsburg College Pan-Asian Association changed her life. A native of Chun Ju,
Korea, Nafzger was adopted by an American famrþ in 1975 at the age of four. Growing up in Minong, Wis.,
and a later move to Willmar, Minn., left Nafzger with very few AsÌan connections.
Determined to keep a promise to her dying mother that she would graduate from Augsburg, Nafzger worked
three parr-rime jobs to pay for school and living expenses, leaving little time for involvement with the campus
community But. it was an encounter her freshman year with Lee Hoon Wong Benson, then Pan-Asian Services
director, that changed Nafzger's life.
Ami Nafzger '94 established
G.O.A,t,, an organization
committed to providing
knowledge about Korean
culture to Korean adoptees.
Frightened and hesitant to approach other Asians, Nafzger remembers, "I had never even talked to an AsÌan before." Benson not oniy encouraged
Nafzger to ger involved in varÌous campus events and organlzations, including Pan-Asian Services, but to build friendships within the Asian
community Her connection to Benson provided Nafzger a sense of pride ln herself as an Aslan, and also as an individual.
In 1994 Nafzger completed her social work degree, and now has built her career around 1t. With a need to better undersknd her heritage and with
few concrete reasons to stay in the United States, Nafzger returned to her native home, Korea, in 1996.
In 1998, after extensive research on Korean adoptees, Nafzger established G.O.A.L. (Global Overseas Adoptees Link), an organization committed to
providing knowledge about Korean cuiture. G.O.A.L. acts as a voice for many Korean adoptees by providing positive links to their Korean culture.
Developed specifically for these adoprees, G.O.A.L. provides a variety of resources such as translators, guides, home stays, and birth search
depar[ments to those who wish to learn more about their culture. Nafzger says, "Afier so many decades I felt there needed to be something
established in Korea for adult adoptees as they return to their birth country"
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Although on occasion frustrated by a lack of support from the Korean government, Nafzger believes there are many benefits. HelpÌng adoptees
understand where they come from is the most rewarding part of her job.
work connected her to addirional associations around the world. in addition to her work with GOACC (Give Orphans a Chance to
Choose), which helps provide hands-on assistance to adult orphans in Asia, she is also a member of an international planning committee working
with sister adult adoptee organizations in Europe and America
Nafzger's
Nafzger believes that her work is "helping to break down the prejudlce and misunderstanding thal separates Koreans from adoptees and adoptees
from each other."
For additional information, vislt G.O.A.L. online at <www.goa1.or.kr>.
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Births/Adoptions
Auggie Conversations
Jeannie (Shaughnessy)'88
al fresco
and Joseph Hodges, Alexandria,
Dine ancl converse with fellow
Augsburg alumni and friends
on some of the Twin Cities' best
ontdool patlos for Auggie
Josie, in February.
Va.-a daughtea Campbell
Amy (Johnson) '89
Conversations al fiesco.
Rernaining sunìmer dates are:
Tuesda¡July 16, 5:30 p.m.
Jennifer (Ohlin) '91 and
and Patrick
952-47r-8513
An Augsburg alum will lead a
'sporty' conversation-j oin the
team!
Please RSVP
lor the above
events to the Alumni./Parent
Relations offÌce, ó I2-330- I I 78,
or e-mail <alumni@
augsbr,rrg.edu>. Particlpants are
responsible for the cost of thelr
meals and dlinks. Visit the
alumni Web site for more
information at
<www.augsburg.edu/
alumni,/gatherings.html>.
daughter, Alexis
Leigh, inJanuary
Kenndy D.
(Bade)'00 and
Kirk Lewis-a
son, Owen, in
January.
lan Quello'38 correctly
identified Olive Berg'38
(far Ieft) in this photo
from the'Remember
When' contest in the
spring issue. An Augsburg
t-shirt is on the way!
Laura
ahrmna, will lead the
conversation.
on Lake Minnetonka
3746 Sunset Dr., Spring Park
Minn.-a
Dan
(Carlson)'92
Lold Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge
Stefanie (tindell) '98 and
Falk, Sauk Rapids, Minn.-a
daughter, Olivia Joan, in March.
She joins older siste¡ Emily, 3.
stage ancl screen and Augsbr-rrg
Tuesday, August 13, 5:30 p.m.
Denmark-a son, Christopher,
in February.
Bruce Lender'98, Coon Rapids,
and John
Hanson, Falcon Heights, Minn.a son, Noah John, in December.
Hejoins older brother, Bennett.
WA. Frost & Cornpany
374 Selby Ave., St. Paul
651-224-57r5
Carolyn Pool'91, actress of
Louise L. (Andersen)'97 and
Jacob Karlstad '97, Lyngby,
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Guernsey
'86, St. Paula son, lan
Patrick, in
March.
Pictured,
clockwise from
top, is Patrick'86, Alan, Robert,
Josephine, lan, Laur a' 92,
Thomas, and Angela.
Laura (Ferry) '92 and Matthew
Lee, Prentice,
Wis.-a
daughter,
Catherine Rebecca, in January.
Alisha (Kaul)'97 MSW and
Curt Nelson, Bloomington,
son, Zachary Patr¡ck,
in March. He joins older brother
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Alumni Book Club Spotlight
What does it mean to say "I exist?" What is existence and can we say
anything about it?
If questions like these interest you there exists a book club for you.
The Nature of Being alumni book club is looking for members. The
group meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. The
next book up for discussion is An Enquiry on Human Understanding,
by David Hume.
If you are interested, call Bob Fitzsimons '96 ar 612-926-2059 or
e-mail him at <rtfitzsimons@mmm.com>.
Other active book club categories include Pulitzer winners, American
novels, mysteries, and women fiction writers. If you are interested in
joining an existing book club or starting a new one, contact the
AlumniÆarent Relations office at 612-330-l l78.
Minn.-a
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Jeremy, 3. Alisha is a school social
worker for Independent School
District 196.
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On September 8, Tim Vadis'94 married Kari Lee at Viking
Lutheran Church near Alexandria, Minn. Tim's father, the Rev.
Vadis'64 presided. Tim's mother, Anita (Berg) Vadis'6O
was prcsent also, of couñse, having been "up to her eyeballs" in
the wedding preparations. Pictured seated, L to R: Carmen
(Neseth) Berg '65; Anita (Berg) Vadis '66; Darryl Carter'65; Lona
Berg Froyum'69; and Carla (Quanbeck) Walgren'64. Second row,
L to R: David Berg '66; Christina (vadis) Jones'95; Marilyn (Quam)
Larson'66; Kristin Ftoyum'00; Kim Vappie'98; and Michael
Walgren '64. Back row, L to R: Allen larcon '66; Timothy Vadis '94
(groom); Bryan Maloney'93; and the Rev. James Vadis'64.
James
Brenda Seaver'00 married Justin Dittrich 'Oi September 29 at
Family of God Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Parlç Minn., wherc
Justin is director of youth and family ministries. The Rev. Sonja
Hagander; Augsburg's associate college pastor, performed the
ceremony. The Rev. Paul Burow'84 also participated.
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Oscar Galstad '26, Redwood
Falls, Minn., died in April; he was
97. Known as a 'Jack of all trades,"
Galstad traveled many paths. He
worked ar the Redwood Falls post
Office for 18 years, rhen wenr on
to operate a farm in Delhi. He also
served as a civil service secretary
was elected secretary-treasurer to
the Minnesota Federation for Post
Office Clerks, served as clerk of
Consolidated School District IB for
six years, continued farming until
1975, arrd more. He served on
several boards and committees,
and received numerous honors,
including a citation lrom the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and the
Redwood County Outstanding
Senior Citizen Award.
Jessie M. Christensen'29,
Orlando, Fla., died in ApriÌ. She
was a retired teacher.
Mathilda L. Sageng'31,
Fergus
Falls, Minn., died in March; she
was 94. She was a social studies
teacher and guidance counselor at
the Hutchinson high school for
many years o[ her long career in
teaching. After retiring in I972,
she traveled extensively Dedicated
to service of her church and
communlty, she donated the land
on which the Zion-Sarpsborg
Church of Dalton stands.
Marie (Pierce) Mitlyng'37,
Montevideo, Minn., died in April;
she was 86. She wo¡ked fo¡ the
National l¿bor Relations Board
and the Department of Agriculture,
living in San Francisco, Cincinnari,
Chicago, PeorÍa, and Washington,
D.C. She was also a member of the
National Organization o[ Women,
and enjoyed working in her church
and reading.
Ardel le (Albertson) Versen
'39, Waterloo, Iowa, died in
March. She \¡/as a retired teacher.
Margie M. (Jensen) Green '40,
Norwood Young America, Minn.,
died in February; she was 83.
During WWII, she served as a
nurse in the ArmY, receiving a
Bronze Battle Star, an American
Theater Ribbon, and an EAME
Theater Ribbon. She was an
Summer 2002
Eastern Star member and served in
several positions; she was also
active in the United Methodist
Church in NYA, holding several
offices and as a Ladies Aid
member. From 1975-1987, she
worked part time at the Young
America Library and was always
on the look-out for her patrons'
favorite reading materials,
personally calling them when
books arrived that might be of
particular interest.
The Rev. Alton Halverson'43,
Park Rapids, Minn., died in
March; he was79. He sewed as a
missionary with his wife on the
island of Madagascar for eight
years, then worked in the national
World Missions office in
MinneapoÌis, serving as secretary
for interpretation and promotion
f.or 23 years. He traveled on all
continents, making films and
gathering information for the
promotion of global missions in
the U.S. He later served as director
of public relations at Golden Valley
Lutheran College and then as
director of church relations at
Augsburg.
Edna C. (Oseth) Sausser'56,
I-akeport, Calif., died in March;
she was 72. She moved to
Califomia in 1976, where she was
a security guard until retiring in
1986. Prior to moving, she also
served as a security guard for
Barn's lnternational Securities in
Bloomington, and was co-owner of
Ken-Rich Enterprises.
The Rev. Joan (Everhart)
Stavig '56, Brooklyn Center,
Minn., died in April; she was 67.
Beginning in1977,she made I5
missionary trips to Haiti, followed
by numerous other overseas
missionary trips to Jamaica, St.
Maarten, South Africa, China,
India, Sri Lanka, and the
Philippines. She was ordained by
the Spiritual Life Training Center
Bible School in 1987, and shortly
thereafter started Flag of the
Nations, which is primarily an
overseas ministry specializing in
short-term, long-term, individual,
or group missionary trips. She was
also a travel agent, and her
commissions heÌped to support rhe
ministry Flag of the Nations built a
medical clinic in the Philippines,
which was completed in 200I and
dedicated this past May
Ronald E. Nelson'67, Grand
Rapids, Minn., died last November
after a long, courageous battle wÍth
brain cancer; he was 58. He
worked for ltasca County as an
assessor and also was a composer
and publisher of music. He was
director of the Blandin Male
Chorus, as well as a past director
o[ the Community Chorus and
interim director at Zion Lutheran
Church. He was also a vocalist and
soloist with prestigious choral
groups. He is survived by his wife,
Suzann (Johnson)'68, and two
daughters, Senja and Siri.
Ruth E. (Anderson) Lofgren
'75, St. Anthony Village, Minn.,
died in May of multlple myeloma;
she was 77. She was an employee
of the Board of Pensions of the
ELCA for 14years, and aÌso
enjoyed teaching Bible study
classes and preparing retreats in
with a psychology major; as a
student, she sang with the
Augsburg Choir, and also traveled
with the contemporary ChrÍstian
singing group, the Con¡inentals.
She is survived by her husband,
Erik; parents, James and Karen;
and siblings, Blair, Jeremiah,
Benjamin, and Rebacca.
Sara Marie Turpin '03,
Albertville, Minn., died in May of
leukemia; she was 2I. She was a
junior in Augsburg Weekend
College, majoring in
communications.
Leslie M. Jones, Columbia
Heights, Minn., died in May as a
result o[ medical complications; he
was 41. He was an integral and
dedicated member of the
Augsburg communit¡ working in
the facilities department slnce
January 1994. He was also a
member of the Minnesota Home
Brewers Association. He is
survived by his wife, Cindy (also a
member of the Augsburg facilities
staff), and two children, Angelena
and Leslie II.
Richard Clark
various churches.
Little,
Heidi Huber'92, Long Lake,
Minneapolis,
died in March of
Minn., died in April of malignant
melanoma; she was 33. She was a
Peace Corps volunteer from 1993199ó, and earned her masterb
degree
in education from Harvard
University in 1998. OnJune 2, a
new booth at the annual Grand
Old Day festival in St. Paul offered
free samples of sunscreen as a
tribute to Huber; the festival was
her favorite summer event. Her
friends and famiÌy working in the
booth also sold lshirts and hats to
raise money for the American
Cancer Society and a scholarship
in Huber's nâme at Augsburg.
Tamara (Aakre) Jerde'00,
Apple Valley, Mìnn., died in March
after a long battle with a brain
tumor; she was24. She was a
counselor at Inspiration Point Bible
Camp and was Rollag, Minnesota,
Steam Thresher Queen. She loved
music and played the piano, flute,
and oboe. She graduated from
Augsburg at the top of her class
pancreatic
cancer; he was
Education
&
56. His
Housing Equity
Project has been based at
Augsburg, and he has been a great
friend and celebrant of Augsburg's
engagement in the life of the city
and in partnership with such
entities as the Project for Pride in
Living and the Minnesota
Minority Education Partnership.
In November, he received the
2001 Minneapolis Special
Recognitìon Award, honoring his
lifelong commitment to
Mìnneapolis. For 20 years he
worked ln federal housing
programs, leaving to work as a
consultant and voiunteer,
dedicating rhe resr of his life ro
Twin Cìties civil rights and urban
and housing issues. He died as he
lived-with dignity, grace, and
much love.
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NOTE:
In honor of National Tèachers Week in May, Woman\
ne teacher who stands out was my high school
philosophy/American government teacher. He was the
first really avid reader
I ever met who shared what
he read with me (and other
students). Sophie's Choice
inspired a great class
discussion. Besides teachÌng,
he and his wife owned a
()
bookshop in town, and they
employed me there. I never
s.
made any money, because I
had the option of taking my
pay in books. Oh, the books
I earned while there. I
babysat hj.s children. He
coached me on our Hi-Q and
Knowledge Bowl teams (thj.rd
in State that yearl). He was
the one who encouraged me
to go on to college, and I
became the only one in my
family to ever do so.
My first Christmas home
from college, I was in a
severe kitchen accident, and
Fran Baker
spent the next two months ìn
the hospital, recovering from
burns and undergoing
surgeries. He was lhere,
dressed in surgical cap and
gowrr so as not to infect me.
He brought me books and
talked about what he was
reading.
When I dropped out of college the
following year, ít was his disappointment in me
that I most dreaded. My family, who could
never understand why one would go to college
to study English in the first place, never gave
me any grief about dropping out. lt was much
wiser, in their eyes, to go out and get a job and
make moneir It was my teacher's voice, nagging
in the back of my mind, that encouraged me to
go back to school now And when I return
home, it is not my classmates I go visit, but
him and his family He is the one to whom I
Day magazine requested stories by readers whose lives
were changed by teachers. Here are two that were
submitted by Augsburg women:
teachers can point to a parent who, in the
f think many "parent"
and "classroom teacher," provided
I dual role as
Ian early love of learnlng and teaching. I am no
exception. My mom, E. Cecil Gregoire, was an English
and physical education teacher for the Cannon Falls
(Minn.) School District from 1967-86. As a farm wife and'
mother to 11 children, she used her love of learning,
curiosity about the world, and teaching expertj.se to direct
us through family outings, 4-H, athletics, K-12 school,
college, and service to a larger community I didn't realize
until after she had died thls last September the gifts she
gave to her students and to her community during her
tenure as a teacher.
At the wake and funeral, former students and
communÌty members warmly remembered Mrs. Gregoire
as the white-haired basketball coach for the boys and girls
team; the teacher of folkdancing, dodgeball and volleyball,
as well as good sportsmanship, manners and cooperation;
the caring adult who told young H.S. graduates that their
nexl step was college; and the "vocal" taxpayer, small
town school supporter, and self-designated adviser and
watch-dog of the schooi board.
We had a gara,ge sale this last
Saturday to disburse her estate and to
raise funds for the school playground in
her memory As I boxed up the
Grollíers Encyclopedia and the
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Booh of Knowledge for the next
s.
family of learners, I realized
E
how vitally important teachers
are to their family and to the
larger community. Her legacy
lives on in how that knowledge
and those life lessons have
transformed us, our families,
and those with whom we live,
work and play into the next
generation of "teacher" and
community leaders.
show off my children. And my current report
J eanine
cards.
Professor of Education
Fran Baher, Weehend College student and McNair
Scholat maj onng in English and history
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27
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Master of Arts in Leadership event
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2B
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Social & Dinner
Class Reunions oÍ 1952, 1962,
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6th Annual M. Anita Cay Hawthorne
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he main rcature in this issue is a
package or three stories abou t learning
as adults. This "package" seemed LO
sugge l itsetr as we took note or the
concurrent 15-, 20-, and 25-year
annivcr ane this year or program at
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Learning and the educational journey
T
he main rcature in this issue is a
package or three stories abou t learning
as adults. This "package" seemed LO
sugge l itsetr as we took note or the
concurrent 15-, 20-, and 25-year
annivcr ane this year or program at
u ed on adult learning-that
Augsburg
1s, providing education for people outside
or the trad1uonal college ages or 18-22.
The e anniversaries occu r just al the
ume when Aug burg 1s beginning to foll y
understand and rerine the nature or the
Lutheran urban education LO wh1 h the
College is call ed. In describing the
hrelong learning
demanded in
today's world ,
President Frame
has emphasized
and illustrated how
Aug burg'
-transformauve"
educauon responds
LO soc1et y's needs
and is as appropriate for working-ad ult
tudents as it is for students or traditional
college age.
tudents are changed in di fferent
ways during an educational journey. For
some it may be the experience with a
pani ular proressor and the enthusiasm
and park with which he or she teaches
the course material-perhaps not rully
appre 1ated until years later. Or, it may be
the broader exposure to thoughts , values,
,~s1ons, and perspectives not pan or the
student's prior worldview.
The stories in this issue re fl ect on the
growth that comes rrom this kind or
educational journey, both through the
fo rmal classes as described in the three
an ni ve rsary programs, or, as in the story
or Pro ressor Eugene Skibbe's an
collection, th rough a passion that grows
wi th lea rn ing about other cultures and
aesthetics.
Betsey No rgard
Editor
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2002 PEACE PRIZE FESTIVAL...
Over 700 school children, parents, teachers, and volunteers were at Augsburg on March 10
for the 7th Nobel Peace Prize Festival honoring the 2000 Nobel Peace laureate, Korean
president Kim Dae-jung. Senator Paul Wellstone (center) welcomed attendees. Other guests
included Lynn Elling, co-chair of the planning committee (back row, to Wellstone's
Immediate right); Olav Njolstad, representing the Norwegian Nobel Committee; and Ole
0veraas, assistant Norwegian consul general (back row, to Wellstone's immediate and
second left, respectively). Deb Hutterer ' 99, co-chair of the planning committee, is standing
to the right. The Chang Ml Korean Dancers performed the "Fan Dance" during the opening
ceremony.
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quanerly by Augsburg College,
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Minnesota 55454.
Betsey Norgard
Editor
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FOR
AUGSBURG
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William V. Frame
Presidem
Learning for a lifetime:
Celebrating 15, 20, and 25
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Advancemem and Com munily
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Communication
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Parent Relations
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Weekend Coll ege:
Transforming lives for 20 years
by Richard Thoni
Master of Arts in Leadership:
Learning the arts and ski lls
by Bet sey Nor gard
College of th e Third Age:
Serving older learners for a
quarter centu ry
by Dan Jor gensen
18 'A Grand Journey' into J apanese art and tradition
by Betsey Norgard
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COLLEGE
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Departments
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cover
Auggie Thoughts
Calendar
50 percent ,·ecycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste)
On the cover:
St udents and staff rnthusiasucally
welcomed No11tomb1 Naomi Tutu
as the 2002 Martm Luther K111g, Jr.
Co11vocatw11 ;peahe,. (L lo R) Jun
\Ian Wert '02; Xia Xwng '05;
Rozcnia Fuller '0 1, Swdcnt
Support Services academ,c adviser;
Dega Ali '03; Nontombi Nao,111
Tuw ; and Kevina Nalmva/1 '02.
Photo by Greg Helgeson.
Grant programs explore vocation, science
and civics, teaching, math
•
$2 million to discover 'vocation '
The Lilly Endowment has awarded
Augsbu·rg 2 million over five years [or
"Expl oring Our Girts: Connecting Faith ,
Vocation , and Work ," a program for
students, [rom fi rst year through
graduation , to explore, understand , and
re fl ect on vocation.
The program focuses on [our themes:
vocation as a li[e approach, vocation as a
curricular focus, vocation as education [or
service, and vocational awareness in faculty
and staff to build their capacities to help
students explore vocation.
Based on Augsburg's tradition or
ed ucation [or se rvice, its Lutheran heritage,
and its vision statement , Augsburg 2004,
"Explori ng Our Girts" will provide students
many opportunities to discover and
understand thei r unique gi fts and work in
careers as vocauon or calling. All incoming
students will encounter the theme of
vocation begin ning in their summer
onentation programs----even before they
begin any classes.
Twenty-eight colleges and uni versities
received fundi ng from the Lilly Foundation
in th is round of projects. Augsburg
received a planning grant in spring 2001
for this program; a ca mpus committee led
by Professor Bruce Reichenbach and Carol
Forbes, academic and learning se rvices,
then developed the program proposal.
•
Blending science and civics
Augsburg is one of 45 institutions
pa rtici pating in the SENCER program,
Science Education for New Civic
Engagements and Responsibi lities.
This fi ve-year national dissemination
project seeks to improve science educati on
and develop courses that teach rigorous
science content through problems that
require scienti!k knowledge and expertise.
"SENCER brings together two critical
elements in Augsburg's mission: high quality
science education and an ethic of service to
society," said Augsburg academic dean Chris
Kimball. "The project wi ll engage our
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W eekend College student Karla Juetten works with a student in science class at Cedar-Riverside
Commun ity School as part of a grant for teaching and mentoring activities.
students \vith the challenges facing our
world while helping give them the scientific
tools required to respond to those
challenges."
An example of Augsburg's involvement
is the development of a course that focuses
on urban environmental issues of the
. Mississippi River. This interdisciplinary
approach combines scientific and civic
experience while also addressing
community needs.
SENCER is supported by the National
Science Foundation and sponsored by the
Association of American Colleges and
Universities (AAC&:U). Professor Joan Kunz,
chemistry, coord inates Augsburg's activities
wi th the project.
•
Students teaching students
Five Augsburg students--one physics
major, two education majors , and two
mathematics majors-each spend seven
hours per week as teachers and mentors
working with six th- to eighth-graders at
the Cedar Riverside Com munity School.
Their work is part or a two-year,
$30,000 grant to Augsburg and the Cedar
Riverside School from the National Science
Foundation/lndependent Colleges
Organization. The program gives Augsburg
science and math majors opportunities to
explore teaching in these fi elds, and seeks
to improve science/math aptitude and
build positive attitudes among middleschool students.
Faculty members Jeanine Gregoire,
education , and Sandra Olmsted, chemistry,
co-di rect the project in collaboration with
teaching scholar mentor Linda Stevens,
ed ucation .
•
Increasing math knowledge
Augsburg was awarded a $29,000 grant by
the Minnesota Higher Education Services
O ffi ce (HESO) to increase content
knowledge in mathematics among
educational paraprofessionals.
Professo rs Jeanine Gregoire and Linda
Stevens, education , are working \vith
curriculum coordinators from the
Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Osseo Public
Schools to implement the proj ect during
2002-03 .
Spring 2002
Kudos ...
and saludos...
to Augsburg
•
Saludos Hispanos, a California-based
organization, named Augsburg one of " 100
Educators of Distinction" for its efforts to
provide education opportuni ties and
growth to the Hispanic/Latino community
and for its intenti onal diversity.
"Augsburg has dedicated itsel f to a
legacy of inclusion," said Saludos'
president, Tony Sanchez.
President Frame, associate dean Ann
Garvey, Hispanic/Latino program director
Emiliano Chagi l, and senior Joseph Hell
Pomares accepted the award on behalf of
the College.
•
For the second
year in a row,
Augsburg is
included in the
publication , Great
Colleges for the Real
World: Get in. Get
out. Get a j ob.
Colleges are
selected who best
demonstrate both
the education and
the opportunities to
prepare students for the real world.
•
Augsburg's physician assistant program
has a perfect record of student
certification . The 2001 graduating class of
26 is the fifth class to achieve a 100
percent pass rate on the nation al board
examination , required to obtain a license
to practice as a physician assistant.
The national mean score in 200 1 on
the q ualifying exam was 489 out of a
possible 700; Augsburg's mean score was
610 out of 700.
Augsburg's PA program , the only one
in Minnesota , began in 1995 as an
undergraduate program. During this
academic year, it became the College's
fourth graduate program, leading to a
Master of Science in Physician Assistant
Studies.
Spring 2002
The new and expanded coral-reef tanks enable biology major Keneeshia Williams to ca rry out
research evaluating the effectiveness of water filters with help from Professor Bill Ca pman.
The aquaria keep growing
A
ugsburg may be far from salt water,
but its biol ogy department now
supports the most unique co ral reef
ecosystem of live sand doll ars, sea urchins ,
sea stars, jellyfi sh , and swimming crabs in
the Upper Midwest.
Under the leadership of biology
professo r Bill Capman , major new
components have been added to the
original 130-gallon coral reef aquarium
system in the biology lab. Through a series
of gifts to the College, and countless hours
of work by biology department faculty and
students, the first phase of a multi -tank
system now is able to support addi tional
teaching and studem research projects.
A large 220-gallon tank , along wi th a
se ries of smaller, connected tanks , house a
wide variety of marine organisms and can
provide stability and life-support for a
much larger system. Whe n fini shed, eight
interconnected tanks wi ll circulate a
combi ned 600 gallons of water and allow
students to study the colorful , marine
organisms close up in their natural habitat.
Click on <www.augsburg.edu/
biology/aqua1ia> to see photos and lea rn
more about the new aquari a.
Financial leader to address grads
T
he Class of
2002 wi ll hear
from James A.
Johnson, a leading
Washington
banking and
fin ance executive,
at its co mmencement ce remony on
May 19. Johnson is
James A. Johnson
vice chai rman of
Perseus, a merchant banking and private
equi ty firm , based in Washington , D.C. ,
and New York.
A native of Benson , Minn ., he
previously served as a special assistant to
Vice President Walter Mondale, and as
CEO of Fannie Mae , a government
mortgage lender. He was elected "CEO of
the Year" by the George Washington
University School of Business and Public
Management and "Washin gtonian of the
Year" by Washington ian magazine.
J ohnson has a nephew in Augsburg's
graduating class, and a niece who is also
an Augsburg student.
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3
Around the Quad
$1 million gift is largest unrestricted gift in
College history
byDanJorgensen
I
f )'OU ask Jim Haglund what values he
pla es first in his life, he'll probably tell you
loyalty and commitment-to famil •, friends,
cornrnunil:): and the causes in which he
believes. That lo 'lilt}' and commitment has
led Haglund and his "~fe, Kath)\ to make a
1 million gut to Augsburg College, the
largest unrestricted gift ever gi,·en to the
instituuon he adopted in the early 1990s and
has helped lead e,·er since.
"l behe,·e in this institution, its leaders,
philosophy, ELCA base, and its diversity in an
urban setting,· said Haglund, a member of
the Colleges Board of Regents. "This gift:
added Augsburg President \ illtam Frame, "is
a wonderful affirmation of the mts.sion of the
College.·
ma: Joining the regents in 1994,
Haglund, who currently is vice chair of the
board, has been a tireless worker and actively
inrnh·ed in the decision-making process,
semng both on the Executive Committee
and m other key committee leadership roles.
He and his wife also have been among
the Colleges leading donors. already
contnbuting more than 200,000 to various
programs. Their newest commitment ,~II
have a rnaJOr trnpact in helping lead the
College through the ne.'1.1. cruaal years of
Frames presidencr The Haglunds plan to
gi,·e 500,000 now, with the remaining
500,000 as a deferred gift.
"I think its important for people to give
to causes while they are living." Haglund
said. "That wa)' we can see the rewards and
enjoyment from the guts that we make."
"Their gift was 'first' and 'leadmg' in two
ways,· said Frame. "It IS the largest
commitment that we have ever received that
has been offered ,~thout restriction; and Jim
was the first donor to ask me the most
welcome quesuon I could have been givenTell me, Bill, what do you need?' Jims
leadership at the College has been invaluable,
both as a donor and a clear-rrunded ad,~r
in respect to our pursuit of mission."
Augsburg President Emeritus Charles
Anderson 5a)'S he used to have a little
recrumng speech for potential members of
the Board of Regents that he also used in
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recruiting Haglund.
"Eve[)• potential regent during my tenure
!from 1980-971 heard the same song: 'We
need work-meetings of the board and its
committees and calls on prospective
supponers; we need 111isdom--special skills
and knowledge that the College could not
afford to purchase that the)' bring freely to
the table; and we need wealth-financial
suppon,' • Anderson said.
·1 always concluded m)' little speech
with the same tatement: '\Ve need all mree
from a regent, but I'll settle for two.' In Jim
Haglund, Augsburg has consistently had
three-for-mree."
Haglund said that while he has projects
and programs to wluch he feels a kinship-particularly athletics-he still purposefully
made his gift unrestricted. "If there is an
efficient administration and knowledgeable
and effective board, they are in a much better
posttion than a single donor to direct the best
"I believe i11 this ins titution, its
leaders, pliilosoph , ELCA base, a11d
its dive r ity in an urban setting. "
- A ugsburg Regentjames E. Haglund
way to utilize the funds: he said.
"Athletics, though, has been a big pan of
my life, since I was sbc years old. I believe it
prepares us for life be)'ond athletics " ~th its
discipline and teamwork.·
It was through an unlikely "athletic"
source-Augsburg Pastor Dave Wold-that
Haglund, president and owner of Central
Container Corporation, a Minneapolis-based
manufacturer of packaging products, was
proposed as a potential member of the
govemmg board.
"Jim and I go back to the days when I
was the youth pastor at Calvary Lutheran
Church in Golden Valley where he was a vef)'
active member," Wold recalled. "We first got
acquainted playing basketball and
racquetball I discovered what a fun guy he
was-a guy you could totall)' trust.
"After I had come to Augsburg, I read an
James E. Haglund
article in the Minneapolis paper about how
many states had tried to woo him to take his
business elsewhere because they could
pro,~de tax incentives and other incentives as
well. Butjim'.s commitment to Minnesota
reminded him of Augsburg's commitment to
the city. Plus, his daughter, Dawn, was a
student here."
Wold recommended him to President
Anderson and the rest , as they say, is history
Wold said he would put Haglund
squarely in the coun of those who love
Augsburg'.s liberal ans concept. "He
appreciates the emphasis we have on
developing th<.: whole person- including the
spiritual and the ph)'Sical-beyond just the
intellect. He also has a rremendous
commitment to family and a great
appreciation of his upbringing. The ,'alues
that his parents instilled in him are the same
son of values he sees represented in students
here at Augsburg."
And, Haglund said, he suppons
Augsburg and other causes because he
believes in another of Augsburgs major
tenets, service to others. "I believe many of us
in business are not given enough credit for
our beneficence and for our altruism.
Corporate leaders sometimes get a bad rap as
being either callous or uncaring when, in
fact, they often are people who want to be of
semce ,~th the resources that they have."
"Theres no doubt that senrjce to others
is exemplified in Jim and Kathy Haglund,"
added Sue Klaseus, ,~ce president for
institutional advancement. v\/e at Augsburg
are blessed to have them as donors and
faithful friends of the College."
Spring 2002
Training tech-savvy teachers
A
ugsburg is completing the second
year of the Millennium Teachers
Technology (MT2) project, fund ed as part
of the U.S. Department of Education's
Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use
Technology (PT3) program. The MT2
project offers activities and opportunities
to both Augsburg's education facu lty and a
group of current education students to
understand and integrate techn ology in
the classroom. It also includes nine
partner elementary and secondary schools,
mostly in Minneapolis.
In this second year, emphasis has
continued on "changing attitudes, building
a knowledge base in technology, and
specific skill development of both faculty
and students," said Sonja Schmieder,
project director.
Teachers and students participate in
training sessions, visit model technology
schools, and work individually with
technology specialists. The goal is for
education departments to become
comfortable \vi th new applications of
technology so that standards can be
established for teaching prospective
teachers, their students.
The group of studen t "technology
advocates" meet weekly as a group and
spend time in the project's "tech center"
learning both how to use new applications
as well as how to be leaders in urging their
integration into the classroom.
For Weekend College education major
Gretchen Vickerman, the program has
already helped her in the classroom . "I am
always looki ng for ways to inco rporate
technology to help the teachers or make
the lessons more interactive and
interesting," she said .
Elementary education major Jennifer
Schroeder echoed this experience. "My
enthusiasm toward technology has had a
lasting impression on both the teachers
and students I have wo rked with. The
students get excited when they know I'm
coming to visit. They are just as excited as
I am in discovering what technology has
to offer," she sai d .
Augsburg has also taken the lead
among the Minnesota PT3-funded
institutions in sponsoring workshops
related to integrating technology in
educati on , e.g. research in using
technology, technology in instructi on and
classroom management, and hands-on
experience v.~th handheld computers.
Auggie Colleen Carstensen wins
'Miss Teen United States'
A ugsburg
~
tudent
Colleen
Carstensen won
the title of Miss
Teen United
States at the
national
pageant in
November, for
13- lO 19year-olds.
Coi ncidentally,
Colleen Carstensen
a Minnesotan
also won the title in the younger teenage
contest.
Carstensen , a 19-year-old student
Spring 2002
from Hastings, Minn ., has previously won
several beauty competitions and received
numerous other acclaims, including a
Discover Card Gold state award and
Tribute Scholarship , and figure skating
titles.
Since childhood , she has struggled
~th dyslexia and uses this as her
volumeer service platform . At the beauty
competition, her theme of "Accentuate the
Positive" suggests ways to use strengths to
overcome weaknesses.
During her on-stage inter.~ew,
Carstensen mentioned Augsburg's Cl.ASS
program and how it can help students v.~th
learn ing disabilities to succeed in their
academic studies.
Technology advocates Jackie Heyd a, Jennifer
Schroeder, and Shalinda Sherrod, all elementary
education majors, attended the t echnology
strand of the National School Board
Association's annual conference in Atl anta last
November.
New student
support programs
established
W
ith a grant from the U.S.
Department of Education , Augsburg
has established two programs to aid lowincome, first-generation college studems
and studems \\~th disabilities.
The TRI O/Student Support Se rvices
program provid es academic and personal
support
through
workshops ,
assistance ,
counseling,
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
and other
activities from studems' first enrollmem
through graduation . Assistance includes
improvi ng study skills, budgetmanagemem skills, identifi cation of
financi al aid, cultural enrichment , ca reer
exploration , and leadership opportunities.
In additi on, a four-week summer
bridge program wi ll assist students \vith
transi tion to the coll ege experience.
TRiO
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5
Around the Quad
Students receive
'Destination
2010'
scholarships
T wo Augsburg students have received
I scholarships through the Minneapolis
Private College Council to participate in
the Destination 2010 program , a joint
community partnership program that
seeks to transform the educational
experience of urban school fourth-graders
and help them aspire to a college
education.
Junior Zachary Da\~es is a religion
and psychology major who is a mentor at
Andersen Elementary Community School ,
linneapolis. ophomore Angie Foster is
majoring in religion and history and serves
at Elizabeth Hall Community School, also
m 1inneapohs.
Destination 2010 elementary students
who gradua te from high school will
receive scholarsh ips for their postseconda ry educa tion .
Studying Buddhism and Christianity
in Thailand
Sophomore Ariann Russ enjoys the beauty of
Ayuthya, the former capital of Thailand.
Forty-three students, led by religion professor
Brad Holt, and also with adjunct professor
Jerome Holtzman and Adrienne Kaufmann,
Center for Global Education, traveled during
January Interim to Thailand for the course
Buddhism and Christianity in Thailand. The
course also included eight StepUP students
and director Don Warren.
2002 Batalden Seminar
in Applied Ethics
April 5, 2002
"A Critical View of Affirmative
Action"
Peter Bell, Hazelden Foundation
10 a.m. Convocation
11 a.m. Panel discussion
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Join the
retirement
celebrations
A
lumn i and fri ends are im~ted to share
in the celebration \~ th fac ulty and
staff members who are retiring.
Watch for a postcard in the mail with
this yea r's retirees and celebrations .
Norm Holen , pro fessor of artClosing of
exhibit,
"Retrospec tive,"
and retirement
party, April 18,
2002, 4-7 p.m. ,
Alumni Gallery.
• Don Warren ,
Rep. Alice Hausman, left, talks w ith Augsburg students Leah Spafford (second from left) and Brooke
Stoeckel (right), and media relations manager Judy Petree (second from right) at Minnesota Private
College Day at the State Capitol on Feb. 21 .
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AUGSBURG NOW
director, StepUP
ProgramRetirement
recepti on ,
May 6, 2002,
4-6 p.m.
Norm Holen's
"Adolescent I"
Spring 2002
Sports
Auggies fight to clinch eighth national
wrestling title
byDonStoner
I
n recent years, there hasn't been much
doubt when Augsburg has won the
NCAA Division lil national champi onship
in wrestling.
In fact , the onl)' doubt has often been
in how large the margin of vicLOry would
be. In Augsburg's prior seven national Lille
seasons, the average margin of vicLOry has
been 34 poims-more than 42 poi nts in
each of the four most recent national
title years.
Bul this year's eighth national
championship in Auggie hisLOry more than
made up for the lack of drama in the prior
seven years.
Augsburg entered the national
championships, held in Wilkes-Barre. Pa ..
March 1-2 . as the overwhelming favorite LO
win the national Litle, and by anmher large
margin . Four Auggies were top-ranked in
their weight classes, and Augsburg was the
only school to have wrestlers qualified in
all 10 classes. Augsburg had won its 16th
straight MIAC championship by wi nning
all 10 individual titles for on ly the second
Lime in conference history. Observers
believed another "slam-dunk" national title
was a vi nual cen ainty.
But by the final round , the Auggies
were in unfamiliar territory. Two topranked wrestlers had been eliminated ea rly
in the LOurnament, and just three wrestlers
were in the hunt for national titles.
The Auggies led perennial rival
Wanburg (Iowa) by six points and upstart
Upper Iowa by jusl nine points in the team
race. And going into the 10 national
championship matches, the lead was even
closer, as the Auggie lead was cut to jusl
two points. When senior Tony Abbou beat
Upper Iowa's Jorge Borgen 2-1 in the 164pound championship match , iL clinched
the national Litle for the AuggiesAugsburg's eighth in the last 12 seasons. an
NCAA Division Ill record .
Augsburg accumulated 87 points lo
win the national Lille for the third season in
a row, a feat unprecedented in the 29-year
hisLOry of the Di,~sion Ill tournament.
"He was the most imp roved wrestle r
Spring 2002
-II· - ._. ;"·-...'
--
we had as a freshman .
from freshman to
sophomore, from
sophomore LO j uni or. and
from junior, Lo seni or,"
said Augsburg head
coach Jeff Swenson .
•\
I.
.,,.
"Tony Abbou just kept
-• .;i.
I
on getting beuer and
better. He epitomizes the
41'
... -~,_,._
one-percenti m provement-a-day
philosophy that our
program has. "
Augsburg 's Tony Abbott (back) maintains control of Upper Iowa's
Jorge Borgen en route to a 2-1 win at the Division Ill Wrestling
"I knew il was
National Championships.
close, and I knew that
one or two of us were
going LO have LO ,vin , for sure," Abbmt
said . "My match was reall y important ,
because l was wrestling a guy from Upper
Iowa, and that's a big s,ving either way,
whoever ,~~ns. I knew if l would ,vin, il
ormer Augsburg College men's hockey
would help seal the deal. "
coach Ed Saugestad was honored for
Team depth proved LO be the
his contributions LO the growth of amateur
difference for Augsburg. The Auggies
hockey ,vi th the American Hockey
recovered from the early loss of their two
Coaches Association's John Macin nes
top-ranked wrestlers by having six AllAward .
Americans, the second-most of any school.
This awa rd , named for the former
"You lose two No. 1 wrestlers and get
Michi gan Tech head coach , recogn izes
no points out of them ... it was a real effon
coaches who have achieved exceptional
for th e guys that were left in the
success with athletes on and off the ice.
tournament to compete and do what they
Saugestad wi ll be honored al th e AHCA
did ," Swenson said .
Coach of the Yea r Banquet in April.
Seni or Nick Slack, the 174-pound
Saugestad coached Augsburg to a 503national champion in 2000 and national
354-2 1 in a career that spanned 37 seasons
runner-up last yea r, finished second again
(1958-96), a ,,~n total second on ly LO Don
this yea r. Junior Ricky Crone, a transfer
Roben s of Gustavus Adolphus (5 15)
from Nonhern Iowa, finished second al
among Division Ill coaches.
184 and ea rned All-American honors for
Saugestad began his Auggi e coac hin g
his first time as an Auggie.
caree r wh ile still a studem at Augsburg. He
Senior Brad Fisher placed founh for
graduated with a double majo r in physical
the Auggies at 141 , earning All-A merican
educati on and biology in 1959. ln additi on
honors for the third time in his career.
LO coaching hockey for pans of five
Senior Kevi n Rasmussen moved up a spot
decades, he also se rved as Augsburg
from his sixth-place fini sh last season to
football coach from 1959-84 (head coach
place fifth at 197 pounds. Junior Mike
in the 1970-71 seaso ns); men's athl etic
Fl anagan , seeded eighth al heavyweight
direcLOr from 1981-87; and during his
and a first-Lime All-American al Augsburg,
entire Augsburg caree r served as an
finished eighth .
instructor in the school's health and
r.
_.
Saugestad given
hockey honors
F
Don Stoner is sports informalion
coordinato,:
physical education depanmenl.
A-UGSBURG NOW
7
Faculty/Staff Notes
NOTEWORTHY
Garry Hesser, sociology and metro-urban
studies, received the "Pioneer of the Year"
award from the National Society for
Experiential Education.
Grace Dyrud , psychology, was included in
the 2000-01 edition of W/10s Who of Amc,ican
Women and in A Tribut e to Outstanding
i\finncsota Women. In October, she co-taught
the beha,~or anal)•sis unit at Rogaland College
in Norway.
Noel Petit, computer science, and Mark
Engebretson , physics, were featured in The
Antarctic Sun for their research funded by the
Nauonal Science Foundation.
The story describes the work of six
Automatic Geophysical Observatories (AGOs),
small orange cabins fu ll of automated data
recording equipment scattered across remote
regions of Antarctica that study the space
environment just outside the atmosphere.
Engebretson IS one of the principal
mvesugators in the project.
Once a year, 5-7 gigab)'tes of data from
the six AGOs is shipped to Augsburg, where
computer science students, led by Prof. Noel
Pem, download ll and post it to a Web site.
To read the anicle, ,~sit
<www.polar.org/antsun/2002_01131>.
In print
Encyclopedia of Russian Women 's Movements
By Norma C. Noonan (editor), political science , and Carol Nechemias (editor)
Greenwood Press , 2001
Norma Noonan's
task as primary
editor in creating
this compendium
was enormous. Over
five years, she and
her co-editor
compiled a
comprehensive
Norma C. Noonan
resource about
Russian women, organizations, and
movements supporting women's issues from
the early 19th century through the end of
the oviet era.
The editorial work involved not only
original research and writing, but
coordi nating and editing the work of 50
scholars from around the world who
contributed approximately 150 major
articles. The entries are grouped into three
chronological periods, each introduced by a
general essay.
Interpreting "women's movements"
broadly, the work focuses on Russian
women's struggles and activities on their
behalf for education , suffrage , equal
opportunities, and social programs. Much of
the material on recent movements and
groups is not available elsewhere in Western
publications. For those studying women's
roles in the West, it provides good bases for
comparison across time , says Noonan.
ln addition , the book contains a
glossary, special terminology, chronology,
and suggested readings.
"Although new women's movements are
constantly cropping up, the book should
stand the test of time in terms of existing
groups and historical groups," says Noonan.
"I think we tried to identify the major
individuals, concepts, and groups in the
Russian context, and that should provide a
work of lasting value in the field of Russian
and women's studies."
Death and the Statesman: The Culture and Psychology of U.S. Leaders during War
PRESENTING/PERFORMING
Norm Holen , an, received an award of
excellence for his term cotta sculpture,
"Woman m the Wind," m the Extremely
Minnesota exhibition at Robbin Gallery.
Don Warren and Dave Hadden, StepUP
Program, presented a sess10n, "Recovery as a
Prevention Technology on the College
Campus" at the 15th Annual National Meeung
on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Violence:
Prevenuon m Higher Education .
Lois Bosch and laura Boisen , social work,
presented their study on the ethical nature of
dual relauonsh1ps among school social
workers in rural, non-urban areas at the
annual conference of the Western Alliance of
Social Work Organizations.
Sumin Hsieh and Nancy Rodenberg ,
social work, presented papers at the Diversity
Conference for Social Work Education and
Pracuce at the University of South Carolina .
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A-UGSl3URG NOW
By Joseph B. Underh ill-Cady, po litical science
Pa lgrave, 2001
At a time when
American citizens
are becoming
increasingly engaged
in fighting an "axis
of evil ," Joe
Underhill-Cady's
book penetrates the
pysches of national
Joe Underhill-Cady
leaders and
decision-makers to explore Lheir
motivations about how and when they
made decisions about wa r.
Through their writings, memoirs,
biographies, and foreign policy speeches,
Underhi ll -Cady studied the "foreign policy
elite"-presidents, State and Defense
Department officials, and members of
Congress--who led the country over the
past ce ntu ry. He especially focused on their
views toward American deaths in these
con0 icts.
His findings show that decision-makers
are not simply concerned with strategy and
security but fo rn1ttlate policy that deals as
well \vith their own fears of death and
desires for immortality. Their policies re0ect
the desire to project these fears into actions
aimed at defeating death itself. When this
becomes institutionalized, opposition to
this policy (and thus to the war) becomes
difficult.
For the U.S., war is increasingly being
waged using so phisti cated technology, thus
decreasing the number of deaths in war and
allowing American forces to fi ght overseas
\vith minimal risks to their own lives.
Underhi ll-Cady's conclusion is that the
discourse on war should avoid abstract,
dehumanizing language, and that the
national dialogue about foreign policy
should include introspective re0ection to
guard against jingoism and the unnecessary
use of force.
Spring 2002
Exploring the 'physicist's kitchen'
Prof. Viacheslav
(Slava) Pilipenko
believes that
learning is more
than facts and
figures. He is head
of the Wave
Geomagnetic Fields
Laboratory of the
Viacheslav (Slava)
Institute of the
Pilipenko
Physics of the Earth
in Moscow and returned to Augsburg last
fall for coll aborative research with Prof.
Mark Engebretson.
During the fall Pilipenko also taught a
course tilled Secrets of a Physicist's Kitchen ,
in which he helped senior physics students
understand the practical, everyday tools
ph),sicists have used in making discoveries
in their fields. Examples he used derived
from the study of waves in geospace.
Pilipenko is a strong believer in broad
liberal arts ed ucation . He encourages
students LO take advantage of all learning
opportunities since they must prepare to
compete in a global marketplace of highly-
qualified scientists. Impressive LO him about
Augsburg's physics program are the
frequent contact between faculty and
students, the experience students can
receive in data analysis and programming,
and the opportunities to participate in
professional conferences.
"At Augsburg," says Pilipenko ,
"students are being taught the most
important skill-how LO learn-because
eve1yone will need this ski ll most during
their lifetime."
Pilipenko and Engebretson's research ,
fund ed by the National Science
Foundation, has suppo rted regular visits by
Pilipenko LO Augsbu rg since 1997 LO jointly
study the Earth's space environment. Their
research focuses on wave aspects of the
physics of the northern lights (aurora
borealis) as well as on rece m efforts to
understand geomagnetic storms, which can
disrupt electronic communications and
na,~gation systems and even damage
orbiting satellites.
Pilipenko returns to Augsburg next fa ll.
Rodenborg testifies for children
Prof. Nancy
Rodenborg, social
work , testified in
December at the
State Capitol befo re
the Senate Jud iciary
Commiuee, , hich
held a hearing
about
Nancy Rodenberg
disproportional
representation of African American
chi ldren in child protection . The session
was introduced by Augsburg social work
professor Glenda Dewbe rry Rooney.
The heari ng was arranged by the
Children's Defense Fund , seeki ng to bring
public auemion LO the high proportion of
African American chil dren in Minnesota's
chi ld protecti on system. In fact , says
Rodenborg, the proportion of these
children to their population is the highest
of any state in the nation .
Spring 2002
Based on research for her dissertation ,
Rodenborg testified that poverty influences
the child protection ou tcomes such that
poor children remain longe r in the system .
Even while onsidering the effects of
poverty and other va ri ables, by just being
African American , children remain lo nger
in the public protection system .
"I stated [to the commiuee] that this
suggested la rge-scale indirect
d iscrimin ati on ," says Rodenbo rg, "which is
very controversial."
She exp lains that the child protection
issues appear LO be simi lar to those faced
in the criminal justice system, where
African American men are also
disproportionately represented .
The J udi ciary Commiuee hopes to
draw public au ention LO the problems in
the ch ild protection system as they prepare
to presem a report LO the Legislature.
PRESENTING/PERFORMING (continued)
Ann Lutterman-Aguilar. enter for
Global Educauon , lex, o. presented a
workshop and po ter session , and Garry
Hesser. soc10log)' and metro-urban stud ies.
presented a session at the annual conrercncc
or the auonal Socicl)' for b7Jcrienual
Education .
Glenda Dewberry Rooney . soCial work .
spoke 10 the class or future deacon and la)'
nunisters or the Catholic Archdiocese or
Saint Paul and l\linneapolis about expanding
awareness or race, ethnicity, and gender.
Joan Thompson , English . presemcd
"Environmental Atlltudes Meet Cult ural
Loss: The Dam in D'Arc)' le ickle's \\'ind
from an Enemy Sliy ," 10 the Western
Literature Associauon annual meeting.
Bridget Doak. musi therapy, presented on
adolescent substance abuse at the American
Music Therapy Association conrerencc
Lejeune Lockett. Center for Global
Education. l\ lexico, presented a slide
presentation on her research about
Arromexicans at the Congress or the
Americas in Puebla . Mexico . She also gave
the keynote add ress at the honor
convocation al Jarvis Christian College 111
Hawkins, Texas.
Gretchen Kranz Irvine , education , copresented a workshop on 1ransfom1auve
teaching at the National Association for the
Education or Young Children's annual
conrerence.
Jacqueline deVries. history, presented
'"The Right to Labour, Love . and Pray': the
Girls' Friend ly Soc1et)' and Workmg-Class
Domesticit)', 1875-191-l" at the North
American conrercnce on Briush Studies m
Toronto.
Orv Gingerich , international educauon , copre ented at the workshop , "Integrating
Non-Western Topics into the Curriculum ,"
at a conrerence , "Globalizing Educa11on at
Liberal An s Colleges" at Roanoke College
Stephen "Gabe" Gabrielsen , music ,
played the dcdtcaLion recital or the new
organ at Prince or Peace Lutheran Church m
Rose,~lle , Mmn
A-UGSBURG NOW
9
Faculty/Staff Notes
PRESENTING/PERFORMING (continued)
Nancy Steblay , psychology, presented two
papers at the American Psychology-La,
oc1el)' onfcrence. One, "The lnnuen e of
Level of lncriminaLing Trial E\~dence on
Pretrial Publicity Effe LS," 1s co-authored b)'
three Aug burg alumni-Heather Klempp
'99 , Tamara Jerde '00, and Stacy Sellers 'Oland is based on research to which the)'
contributed.
Markus Fuhrer, philosophy, presented a
paper at the University of Leuven, Belgium,
on the problem of self-decepuon in the
philosophy of Henry of Ghent. Three
studems attended the conference WILh him.
Jennifer Kahlow , institmional
advancement, spoke at the 25th annual
Minnesota Planned Giving Conference.
Garry Hesser, socIOlogy and metro-urban
studies, co-presented "D1versil)' and
Common Themes of the Scholarship of
Engagement " at the American Associauon of
Higher Education conference.
Seeing more in statistics
As pan of a halfmillion-dollar grant
from the W.M . Keck
Foundation to
Augsburg, business
admi nistration
professor Milo
Schield organized a
two-day seminar in
Milo Schield
January at the
University of Cali fornia- Los Angeles on
" tatistical Association and Causal
Connections." The semi nar studied ways
to use statistical observations to test causal
theories.
The seminar was taught b)' two UCLA
professors: Judea Pearl, professor of
computer science and statistics, and
ander Greenland , professor of
epidemiology. Pearl showed how some
simple statistical tools can be used to
better evaluate statistical associations as
evidence for causality (e.g., smoki ng and
lung cancer, second-hand smoke and
asthma). This can be applied to various
fi elds-business, epidemiology, social
sciences, and economics. Sander presented
his experience in teaching this material.
The 40 conference attendees included
statisticians, epidemiologists, medical
doctors, and computer scientists interested
in artificial intelligence. Most were from
Southern Californ ia, but others came from
across the country and five foreign
countries.
Augsburg's statistical literacy grant is a
three-yea r interdisciplinary project to help
bridge the gap between formal
mathematical statistics and informal
critical thinking, between experimental
studies and observational studies in the
physical sciences, and between the social
sciences and the humaniti es.
Schield is project director for the Keck
Foundation grant to Augsburg. Julie
Naylor, adjunct instructor, is assistant
project director and teaches statistics in
the business department.
CONTRIBUTING IN PRINT
David Lapakko, speech , commumcauon,
and theatre arLS, published "A Plain-Spoken
Response to the Communib1ological
Challenge," in the summer issue of
Commumcauon and Theatre Association of
Minnesota Journal .
Kathryn Swanson , Enghsh , published
"ldenufy the Issues: A Case Study· in The
Department Chair, A Resource for Academic
Adm1ms1 rators.
Doug Green , English , published poems in
the summer issue of Rag Mag.
Nancy Steblay, psychology, co-authored
"Eyewitness Accuracy Rates in Sequential and
Simultaneous Lineup Presentations: A MetaAnalyuc Comparison" in the Law and Human
Behavior series.
Markus Fuhrer, philosophy, wrote a
chapte r 1n Albertus Magnus, Zum Cedrnllen
nach 800 Jahren, published in Berlin in fall
2001.
10
A-UG B RG NOW
Connecting across boundaries
Last year Augsburg
education professor
Susan O'Connor
traveled to Norway
This year, another
group of
Minnesotans is
visiting Norway as
an indirect result of
Susan O'Connor
that visit.
It began when Norwegian ed ucation
professo r Brit Hauger, from S0r Trendelag
College in Trondheim , ame to Augsburg
to teach during spring se mester. O'Conn or
trave led to Trondheim to teach in her
place.
While there, she had the opportunity
to meet Karl-Johan Johansen, a teacher at
the college and a consu ltant to PROFF. an
organ ization servi ng people with
disabilities. With others from PROFF. she
had the opportunity to travel to Hada mar,
ermany, to visit the site of a hospital
where 15,000 people wi th disabilities we re
killed during the Holocaust.
As a result of this connection \vith
PROFF. Augsburg became one of Lhe two
places in the U.S. to host a memorial
photographic exhibit from Hadamar last
November, its first showing in this
country. Johansen came to Minneapolis
with the exhibit , along ,vith Per
Frederiksen, from PROFf
While they were in Minneapolis,
O'Connor introduced them to the Interact
Center fo r Visual and Performing Ans , an
organization provid ing artistic creative
opportunities for peo ple with a variety of
disabilities. Some of O'Connor's education
students and vi siting Norwegian students
have fulfill ed practica requirements at
Interact.
Now, in March , Johansen and
Frederiksen have secured funding in
Norway for a group from Interact to travel
to Norway and Denmark to give
performances.
Spring 2002
LEARNING FOR A LIFETIME:
Ce lebrating 15, 20, and 25 years of educating adults
TH IS YEAR Augsburg marks the anniversaries of
three programs providing educati on to adults and
non-traditional students, largely initiated in
response to community and marketpl ace needs.
Now, as the College is engaged in refining and
sharpening its vision of Lutheran education , it is
even more clear how critical adult-learning is to
the core mission of the College.
In 1982, Augsburg opened its Weekend
College doors LO working adults, offering them an
opportunity LO earn the same education it offers
its traditional college students.
In 1987, the College responded to business
and corporate leaders by initiating a master's
program LO help working adults develop
leadership skills needed for higher leve ls of
management.
By this time, another program targeted to
older adul ts had already been quietl y growing for
a decade-the College of the Third Agedelivering educational programs in the
community where older adults live and gather.
The reasons that adult students come Lo
Augsburg's programs are varied-completion of a
college degree, required job skills, better chances
for promotion , personal interest and growthand their presence is vital LO the College.
President Will iam Frame, in his annual
speech LO the Augsburg community in February,
squarely addressed not only the fin ancial benefit
LO the College adult programs bring, but the
significance of these programs to its mission.
"We are preparing our students for
vocati onal li ves-that is, called lives of servicein a global society constantly altered by
techn ological innovati on ," Frame said. "Such a
society demands lifelong learning-of everyone.
"Such a reality narrows the difference
between a tradition al student and a working
adult ," he continued . "IL has reinforced our
Lutheran propensity Lo find a meeting ground in
ou r cu rriculum for classroom learning and
exp erience ... The refin ement of the educational
mission envisioned by Augsburg 2004 requires a
highly involved engagement in lifelong learn ing."
Spring 2002
Master of Arts in Leadership 15 years
Weekend College 20 years
College of the Third Age 25 years
"The refinement of the educationa l mission
envisioned by Augsburg 2004 requires a
highly involved engagement in life long learning."
,4uGSBURG NOW
11
Weekend College majors:
Accounting
Public Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Business Administration
Marketing
Management
Finance
Internati onal Business
Commu nicat ion
Computationa l Economics
Computer Science
Economics
Education
Elementary and Secondary Li censure
English
History
Management Information Systems
Marketing
ursing (BSN completion)
Psychology
Religion
Social Work
Studio Art
Youth and Family Ministry
Certificate programs:
Information Technology
Finance
Management
WEEKEND COLLEGE
Transforming lives for 20 years
by Richard Thoni
Mike was a custodian in an elementary
school in South Minneapolis. He was
sman and had gone to college, but
dropped out because he didn't have a
clear sense of what he wanted to do .
He was well li ked , but knew he didn 't
want to be a custodian for Lhe rest of
his life. One day he saw an ad about
Augsburgs Weekend College (WEC)
and came to campus to learn more
about it. Mike enrolled in the
elementary education major, earned his
college degree along with his teaching
license, and became a teacher in the
same school where he had been a
custodian-a life transformed .
Stories li ke Mikes are countless in
the history of the Weekend College
program. Over the last 20 years , WEC
has beco me a unique pan of Augsburgs
educati onal mission in the ci ty.
In the early 1980s Augsburg
became aware of some dramatic
demographic trends. The post-war
baby-boom generation was aging, and
it was being followed by a much
smaller age cohon-the "bust
generati on." The number of
Minnesota high school graduates
was going to drop by over 30
percent from the late '70s to the
early '90s, while the number of
working adults needing a college
education was greatly increasing.
By the mid 1980s, 45 percent of
the students in American higher
education were over the age of
25 . Most of these students were
living and working in large urban
areas.
As the only truly urban
Lutheran college. Augsburg had to
re-evaluate its educational mission
in light of these new demographic
trends. A couple of the Catholic
colleges in the Twin Cities-St.
Thomas and St. CaLherine's -had
just begun non-traditional adult
programs. After a great deal of
discussion with faculty, staff, and
A proud Augsburg
graduate and
dad celebrates
completion of
his degree.
MIS professor Kathy Schwalbe (right) discusses
class material with students after class.
12 A UGSBURG NOW
Spring 2002
admini strali on, Augsburg decided to
become the only protestant college in the
Midwest to offer church-related degree
programs to working adults. Over the years,
the Weekend College program grew from
69 students at its beginning in 198 2 to a
peak enrollment o r 1,268 in 199 1, and
expanded rro m three majors in 1982 to 17
at present . Since the early '90s, enrollment
has remained above 1,000 students,
comprising more than one-third or the total
Augsburg student populati on.
Now afrer 20 years or operati on ,
Augsburg is looking back over the
development or the Weekend College
program and re-affirmin g its centrality to
the overall mission or the College. The
demographic numbers have become even
more dramatic. Today over 55 percent of
the students in higher education are over
age 25 . Less than 20 percent or the high
school graduates in the U.S. go directly to
college and complete their degrees in four
years. The majority or the peo ple currently
enrolled in college have fo ll owed some sort
or "non-traditional" path .
Does Augsburg still believe that the
Weekend College program is a good match
between the educational needs or this large
adult student populati on and the mission or
the College? Absolutely. In 1997 the facult)'
and staff or Augsburg wrote a new vision
statement for the College. Key concepts in
th is ,~sion were those or "vocation" and
"transformation ." Augsburg believes that a
college education must make a qualitative
diITerence in the lives or srudents-a
"transforming" difference that helps
students relate their abi li ties, skills, and
learning to the needs or the world . That is
what "vocation " is all about.
There are, however, some d isturbing
trends in adult education. Many colleges,
including a number o r church-related
colleges, are offering adult programs that
focus primarily on work-skill development
without a clea r emphasis on the liberal arts,
and certain ly ,-vithout a focus on the
church-related values at the center or their
foundin g mission. These adult programs
focus more on convenience than character.
Adults can take classes in a hotel or on-line.
They might not ever see their cl assmates
face-to-face or even set fo ot on campus.
While thi s approach to adult education
Spring 2002
might be appropriate fo r graduate programs,
Ric'1 Tl1011 i di ,-cctcd the Wec/1c11d College
Augsburg has held LO its trad itional values in
program from its beginn ing in 1982 until
the undergraduate Weekend College
1991. He is currently director of Augsburg's
program . Certainly, most \,\/EC majors are
Rochester Program.
directly related to work-world needs, but all
majors are exactly the same ones that are
offered in the day school program. The
general education requirements are also
the same, speciryin g the same liberal arts
perspectives, including three courses in
religious studi es. Many \NEC students
have entered the College wi th an
exclusive rocus on specific work skill
development and have been surprised
that their favorite course has been in
religion, sociology, English , or
philosophy. These courses have helped
them rethin k important questions in
lire-questions about purpose,
responsibility, meaning, and values.
It is this combination or workrelated majors and liberal an s
coursework that continues to make
Wee kend College so valuable ror
wo rking adul ts. Most students enter
\,\/EC in their 30s, a time in lire when
people ofren re-examine their !He goals
and commitments. In vVEC, they find a
means to do that re-examinati on and Lo
redirect their lives to more meaning and
Professor Charles Shaeffer ill ustrates
reward .
a point with his computer
An adult student in the bachelor's
science class.
program in nursing spoke about th e
power or Augsburg's adult education
during a graduati on celebration last
spring. She recounted the
transrorming power or the religion
course that took her to Augsburg's
About WEC ...
study center in Mexico for eight
days and the impact or the
Number of students
1,05 2
community health nursing course
that placed her in a Salvation Army
34
Average age
clinic to do health assessments ,vi th
Age of oldest student
63
recent immigrants. "I will never be
•
able to look at the world in the
same way," she graterully reported
to the audience. That is the
transforming value or an Augsburg
education-as relevant Lo students
now as it was 20 years ago.
For inrormati on about the
\,\/EC program , call 612-330-11 0 1,
e-mail <"sveci nfo@a ugsburg.edu>, or
visit <www.augsburg.edu/weC>.
Ave rage grade point average (GPA)
3.14
Nu mber of co urses ta ught by
instru cto rs w ith adva nced degrees
100%
Number of laptop co mputers
ava ilab le for use in the li brary
50-75
Cost of Augsburg e-mail acco unt
$0.00
Number of cook ies served on
Saturday ahernoons
26 dozen
A-UGSBURG NOW
13
MASTER OF ARTS IN LEADERSHIP
Le a r n i n g t he a rt a n d sk i 11 s
In Lhe early 1980s, abouLLhe same Lime
as 'Weekend College was gelling
underway, Augsburg faculty and
adminisLraLOrs were beginning Lo realize
how Lhe Colleges educaLional mission in
Lhe ciLy could add ress oLher pressing
community needs.
ALLhaL Lime, business and corporate
leaders were reponing LhaL many of Lheir
employees could noL advance in Lheir
careers because Lhey lacked skills in
communicaLion, criLical Lhinking,
by Betsey Norgard
visioning, and problem solving- all inherent
pans of Augsburg!; liberal ans curriculum .
In 1985, wilh WEC's iniLial success and
experience in serving adulL sLudents, Lhe
College began LO explore options for a nonLradilional graduaLe program. While other
schools offered graduaLe programs Lo
develop managers, Augsburg created a
program to develop leaders, largely designed
by Augsburgs Tom Morgan and Rick Thoni.
The)' worked ,viLh Lhen-academic dean Ryan
L.aHurd on a Lask force Lo develop Lhe
disLinctive MasLer of Ans in Leadership
(MAL) degree and Lhe learning model Lhat
drives Lhe program . The MAL program was
launched in 1987.
The MAL program is defined as a crossdisciplinary program of liberal ans that-like
Augsburgs undergraduate program-builds
skills in communication, in problem-solving
and critical thinking, as well as increases
students' self-confidence and risk-taking. For
companies, this means employees wilh
vision , ,vith ability LO work across company
divisions, and Lo make thoughtful decisions.
Terry Cook '98 MAL, direcLOr of
continuing studies and former coordinaLOr
for the MAL program, wrote in her MAL
thesis, "The program brings LOgether people
,vith a mulLitude of backgrounds and
experience levels in the work world. The
field or major you received your
undergraduate degree in is less important as
preparation for Lhe MAL program than how
it impacted your career, your life
expectations, and your experiences."
A shared teaching and learning
over 60 requests to
present information
from her MAL thesis
about the use of
metaphors by leaders.
Lisa Zeller '8 1, shown here receiving
her MAL degree in 1989, was chosen
by fellow students to speak on behalf
of the first MAL graduating class.
Jim Kline '01 MAL, pictured here in a
Saturday morning class, found that MAL
classes equipped him to more effectively deal
with change and diversity in the workplace.
14
AUGSBURG NOW
Inherent in the appeal of the MAL program
to senior Augsburg faculty was the
opportunity LO streLch out of their normal
classroom discipline LO engage in an
educalional journey alongside their students,
guiding and learning from Lhem
simultaneously. Rick Thoni, in recalling
conceptual thinking abouL the program, says
thaLfaculty needed LO be willing to
orchestrate and not control.
An Jv!AL course is more like a laboratory
Lhan a class, and not merely a place for
informaLion exchange. Teaching through use
of case studies, group presentations, role
modeling, and discussion helps students
build skills Lhey need for working ,viLh and
leading others.
Jacqueline Kniefel Lind, a 1969
Augsburg graduaLe, 1994 MAL graduale, and
president of the Augsburg Alumni
AssociaLion, defin es these skills as "a
relevant, practi al, core set of compeLencies
LhaL are most needed in LOdays workplace:
working well with mhers; understanding
group dynamics and processes; thinking and
Spring 2002
AUGSBURG COLLEGE
2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 1
J\ ug burg's Maroon & ilver Society was launched during this past year to offer special leadership opportunities for
flA.u gsburg alumni and friends to exte nd help to current students. Maroon & Silver Society members are individuals and
organizations who are committed to a special level of generosity. These donors pledge to sponsor an Augsburg scholarship for
four years, with gifts ranging from $ 1,000 to more than $10,000 per year.
This new society creates a olid foundation of an nual financial support to help the College maintain its commitment to keep
an Augsburg education affo rdable for the broadest range of diverse and talented students. Today, over 80 percent of Augsburg
students receive some form of financial assistance, made possible in part by the generous finan cial co mmitment of Maroon &
ilver ociety member .
Maroon & ilver Society members can take pride in their contribution to building the legacy for future students to receive an
Augsburg educatio n with the same academi c and spiritual fou ndation they received or have come to recognize and value.
To be specially recognized as one of the charter members who helped to launch this newest and most innovative program,
plea e let us know of your interest before May 2002.
Donna McLean, Director of The Augsburg Fund • 6 I 2-330-1179 or l-800-273-0617 • mclean@augsburg.edu
CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE MAROON & SILVER SOCIETY
Richard & Mary Adamson
Edward & Margarct Alberg
Paul '50 & Pea rl Almquist
Brua, '60 & Joann Eliason '62 Amun dso n
harles & C..,herine Anderson
William '86 & Kelly Anderson
Daniel '65 & Alice Anderson
Deloris Anderson '56
con Anderson '76 & Lisa Bailey
Brian Anderson '81 & Leeann Rock '8 1
I. helby Gimse Andress '56
Augsburg Associa,es
Do ro,hy Bailey
tan ley Baker '57
Mary Quanbcck '77 & Loren Barber
Elizabeth Anne '82 & Warren Barn
Vera Thorson Benzel '4 5
Sidney '57 & Lola Lindsirom '50 Berg
Inez chey '77 & John Bergq uist
Kevin Bonderud '79
Harlan hristianson '57
Brent Crego '84
Paul '79 & ally Hough '79 Daniels
D,niel '77 & Patricia Eicrhcim
Marie Eiirheim '85
Joel and Mary Ann Elftmann
Tracy Elftmann '81
Avis Ellingrod
Jero me '37 & Winifred Hellan d '37 Formo
Wi lli,m & Anne Frame
Michael & Terry Freeman
Andrew Fried '93
Laurie Fyksen '80 & Willi,m Seise
Alexander '90 & Si mone Johnson Go nzalez
Michael '7 I & Ann Good
Raymond '57 & Jan Grinde
Fern Hanso n Gudmestad '4 1
No rm an & Evangeline Hagfors
James & Kathleen Haglund
T homas '66 & Wa nda Wagner '65 Hanson
Beverly & Roe Haden
hristopher Haug '79 & Karl Starr
Donald '39 & Phyllis Holm
Kenneth '74 & Linda Bailey '74 Holmen
Richard & C..rol Holy
Allen & Jean Hous h
Pearl Husby
andra & Rich, rd Jacboso n
Helen Johnson
Jam es Johnson & Maine Isaacs
Heather Johnsto n '92 and Jason Koch '93
Menon '59 & JoAn Bjornson Johnso n
Ruth Johnson '74
Dan & Susan Jorgensen
heri Hofsrad '85 & Thomas Kamp
Muriel Kappler
Karina Karlfo '83
hristopher & Liz Kimball
Richard '69 & heryl Nelson '70 King
usan Kl aseus
Dean & usan Kopperud
Joanne Stiles '58 & David Laird
David & Caryl Larson
Harris '57 & Maryon Lee
Jacqueline Kniefel Lind '69 '94 MAL
Jennifer Marcin
Te rry Marquardt '98 & Gary Donahue
Donna Mclean
erard & Anne Meistrell
Robe rt '70 & ue Midn css
Paul '70 & Barbara Durkee '7 1 Mikelson
Mark '79 & Pamela Hanson '79 Moksncs
Rob & Taylor Moor
Thomas & Rainy Morgan
Pau l '84 & Nancy Mackey '85 Mueller
Jeanne Narum
hristo pher '83 Nelson & Lisa chroeder
loria Burnrvcdt Nelson ·43
Julie Nelson '83
Ron ald '68 & Mary Kay Nelson
Margaret Nelson Foss Nokleberg '48
Roselyn Nordaune '77
Norm '85 & Kim Asleso n '84 Okemrom
Donald '53 & Beverly Hall ing '55 Oren
2
Robert & Ruth Ann Paulso n
Ronald & Arlya, Peltier
Gerald '39 & Bernice Person
Thomas Peterson '70
Karin Peterson
Philip '50 & Dora Frojen '49 Quanbeck
Mark '53 & Jean Raabe
tella Kyllo Rosenquist '64
Curtis & Marian Sampson
Audrey Nagel Sander '5 I
Robert & Marianne a.ndcr
Ruth Schmidt '52
John Schwam '67
Carol Schweizer '50
Patrick Sheehy & Wendy O ' Leary
Philip idnc:y "63
Arnie '48 & C..rol kaar
Glen & Anna Skovholt
Joyce Engstrom '70 & Robert Spector
Todd teenson '89
William '64 & Sara Halvorson '63 S,rom
Philip '79 & Julia Davis '79 Styrlund
Dean '81 & Amy Sundquist
Ronald w:inson '69
Jeffrey wenson '79
Michael & Debbie zymanczyk
Gary '80 & Deanna Tangwall
P. Dawn Heil '78 & Jack Taylor
Jean Taylor '85 & Roger Griffith '84
Richard & Linda Thoni
Gordon '52 & Gloria Parizek '53 Thorpe
Kathryn & Jack Tunheim
Berty Wade
Norman '75 & Kathryn Anderson '76 Wahl
Colleen Kay Warson '9 1 MAL & Mary McDougall
Lois Wartman '76 & Doug Shaw
Kurt Wehrmann '90
John '49 & Arnhild Werker
Gunnar & Mary Wick
Anne Holmberg '80 & Joh.n Wilson
DEAR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF
AUGSBURG COLLEGE:
We are pleased to share with you this report of the gifts and
contributions made to Augsburg Co ll ege during the June I , 2000 to
May 31 , 2001 fisca l period. Our facul ty, staff, and students are gracefu l
for what each of you has done on our behalf, both through these
financial contributions and, in many cases, through vo lu nteerism,
Wi ll iam V. Frame
Susan ). Klaseus
fund-rai sing activities, and recruiting of new students and friends for the
institution .
G iving to the College continues co grow. New program s were launched. New scholarship fund s were initiated and ochers expanded.
Without yo ur support, this would not have been possibl e.
This past Sep tember, we opened o ur 133 rd year with enthusiastic hope and optimism. Just a week lacer, we were faced with the
devastating impact of September 11 and its afte rmath. We came together in prayer and support fo r ch e many people impacted by chis
tragedy. Like many of this natio n's institutions, we also came upon more di ffic ult times-both in how we dealt with th e perso nal and
social issues char faced our constituents because of rhat terrorise ace, and beca use of the temporary reduction of fin ancial support as
people were faced with the econom ic problems that resulted. Bue, like the nation , we believe that we are turning the co rner and
movi ng forward once again. We have received a number of majo r grants to enhance and su pport so me of our programs, including the
College's involvement with our neighbo rs and the greater Twin Cities communi ty. W/e have received remarkable new pe rso nal support,
including the largest unrestri cted gift in the College's history from regent Jim H aglund and his wife, Kathy, (see story in the Augsburg
Now spring issue). and we have been enco uraged by some majo r foundation s and corporations to submit proposals char we believe
will result in fundin g fo r new program and capital needs.
Finally, the College continues its general rehab ilitation and revitalizatio n under the tenets of Augsburg 2004: Extending the Vision .
More than just a visionary docum ent, it continues as a guiding force for the College in its progra m development, cu rricular refo rm ,
and fulfillm ent of its historical vocation in helping students from a wide range of experiences achieve the dream of a pose-second ary
education .
Your gifts help Augsburg move along this pathway to excellence and achievemen t. They help the Co llege prepare ics students for li fe
and wo rk in an ever more globalized and co mplex world . We have been re-challenged by the events of Sept. I I co reinforce the
transforming education that has long been a hallmark of this in stitution. We are equipping our students to deal with th e world's
diversity--of people, movements, and opinions. We are affi rming that a communi ty of lea rners is not confined to the class room, bur
is o ne prepared to be of service to the world. T hank you for providing your suppo rt as reinforcement to that belief.
William V. Fran1e
Susan J. Klaseus
Pre ident
Vice President for lnstiturional Advancement and
Communi ty Relatio ns
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THE
AUGSBURG
COLLEGE
FINANCIAL
REPORT
2000-2001 OPERATING BUDGET
$42 ,761 ,3 01
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Monies in the operating budget fund the
overall work of the College, from faculty
and staff salaries co student financial aid
co paying the uti lities bill. The operati ng
budget keeps the College up and running,
and is supported in part by undesignated
gifts co the Augsburg Fund.
Tuition & Fees 78%
Other Sou rce 7%
Board 4%
Room 7%
Private G ifts 3%
Government Grants 1%
2000-2001 REVENUES
2000-2001 PLANT ASSETS
(Net) $50,248,134
T he College co ntinues to address the
deferred maintenance issues in relation co
its campus infrastructure. For the past year
funding has gone toward roof replacements and HVAC systems. Master
planning wo rk for capital expansion
remains focused o n the College priority
for a new science structure.
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Sa lary & Benefits 48%
Other 18%
Financial Aid 18%
Utilities 4%
Equipment & Capita l Improvement S%
Student Salary 3%
Debt Service 4%
2000-2001 EXPENDITURFS
2000-200 1 ENDOWMENT
Market Value: $24,805,309
A strong endowment ens ures Augsburg's
futu re strength and growth. The interest
and investment inco me on the
endowment principal provide needed
funding fo r student finan cial aid.
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1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
ENDOWMENT ASSETS
May 3 1, 2000-May 31, 200 1
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1999
2000
2001
LIFETIME GIVING
Th, Jollo,ving JOcitties recognize alumni and friends of
Augsburg who havt generously given a minimum of
$25,000 to tht College over a lif,timt.
LEGACY SOCIETY
C umulative gifu of $500,000 or more
Earl & Doris Bakken
Rich>rd '74 & Na ncy Colvin
Julian •30• & June• Foss
Edwi n & Barbara Gage
Orville '36• & Gemude Lund '36 Hognander
Kinney Johnso n '65
Ed• & Phyllis• Kavli
E. Milton '46 & Doroth y Lijsing •47+ Kleven
James '46 & jean• Lindell
Elroy Srock '49
C lair '46• & Gbdys Box rud '46 Srro mmcn
1869 SOCIETY
Cumulative gifu of $ 100,000-499,999
Charles & Cath erine Anderson
C.A. L. • & Esther J . E.• Anderson
Leona Radman Antholz '4 I•
Paul '63 & LaVonne Olson '63 Baralden
Carl Blegen+
Jack & Joyce Boss
Darrell ' 55 & Hel ga Egertso n
Raymond Erickso n
Malco lm Escrcm+
C lara Evj u•
•so•
Jerry & Jea n Foss
Paul '42+ & Max ine Fridlund
Raymond ·57 & Janice Grinde
Franklin & Carolyn Groves
Norman & Evangeline Hagfors
James & Ka1h lee n Haglund
Donald '39 & Phyll is Holm
Al len & Jean Housh
Lester Hoversten+
James Johnson & Maxine Isaacs
Roy Krohn•
William & 1ephani e Naegele
Richard & Barbara Tjo rnh om '54 Nelson
Ida Nelson•
Martha Nylander•
John Paulson
Cunis & Maria n Sampson
Paul + & Lorene+ teen
Genev ic\le rclbcrg+
Co nrad und e ' I 5 +
Leland & Louise Su nde,
Helen vcrdrup+
Johan verdrup
Andrew Urness+
Elsie Wildung•
BENEFACTORS
C um ul ati ve gifts of $25,000-99,999
Ernes1 & Helen Alne
Ha.nvig Anderson+
Ted & Ru,h Arneson
Lurh<r •29+ & C larerre Jorcnby •29• Arnold
Kenne,h• & Dorothy Bailey
Ada Bakke n•
Bcnha Johanson '28 Hagen+
Za ne & Barbara Kleven Birky
Roy '50 & Ardis Bogen
Donald & Nancy Bloomfield '63• Bor1emiller
Rodney & Barbara Burwell
rl '59 & Kathy Aakc r '62 Casperso n
Fritjof hrisrcnscn ·2s+
James+ & Esther• Crabtree
Mrs. Oscar DeVold'
Tracy Elfcmann '8 1
Amy Erickson
Philip & Laverne Fand rei
Jerome '37 & Winifred Helland ·37 Formo
Emil Fossa.n ·30+
O laf aastjon+
Donald' & Irene Gra ngaa rd
Phi llip G ronserh '5 5
Florence Haasa rud+
John Hanson+
Mr.+ & Mrs.+ Reuel D. Harmon
Lawrence & Lois Hauge
An na Mae Hayden
Loren Henderson
Douglas & G race Forss '57 Herr
T helma Leeland '32 Hess•
Chester '60 & Clcnora Hoversten
Chester+ & Bernice Hoversten
Garfield Hovemen '50
Vincent '50 & Marjorie Hoversten
Joseph Hsieh '6 1
Oscar• & Pea rl Husby
Richard & Glenda Husron
Alfred Iverse n
Ri chard & Sandra Jacobson
Rud, John son '74
Ru1h Johnson '27'
Bruce & Maren K.1 even
David & Barbara Kleven
Lowell '54 & Jani ce Kl even
Norma Knurson +
Dean & Susan Kopperud
Mildred Krohn
Dean '62 & Barbara Begling r '63 Larson
Philip & Diane Kleven Larson
Harris '57 & Maryon Lee
Alp hamae Ha.Iverson '3 1+ LofgrC'n
Larry Lokken '60
Larry & Mari e McNeff
Theodor Menzel•
Else Michaelse n •3 1•
Rohm ' 0 & uc ~idn ess
Spencer '66 & Gay Johnson '66 Minear
A.Ian & Janet Karvonen Monrgomery
Joel & Jeanne Mugge
Edith orberg+
R. Luther '56 & Bobbie' Olson
Donald '53 & Beverly Halling '55 Oren
Donald• & Dag ny• Padill a
Isabelle Park Trusi
Glen Person '47
Harvey '52 & Joann e Varne r '52 Peterson
Oliver & Jeannene Peterson
Thomas Peterson '70
Manin •29+ & E.sthcr+ Quanbeck
Philip '50 & Dora Frojen '49 Quanbcck
Luther Rodvik '5 1
Olive Ronholm '47
Maihi lda Sagcng '3 1
Clara E. Sanders+
Rmh chmid1 '52
Kenneth Schmit ·3s•
Lyall & Inez O lso n '59 Schwac,kopf
Rosemary Shafer
Agnes Siverson+
Glen & Anna kovhoh
Mathias Siena+
Borger Solberg
ran ley & Berry 1ake
Roger '5 & Bonnie Stockmo
Odin Srori en '28+
jean Taylor '85 & Roger Grifti,h '8
Jack & P. Dawn Heil '78 Taylor
\Xlilliam & Donna Teeter
L. Bern iece Thompson+
John T hu,•
Joan Vo lz '68
Richard & Olive Nilse n '5 1 Zo ll er
+
De eased
PLANNED GIVING
HERITAGE OCIETY
The A11grb11rg Colkge Heritage Sociery recog11iu1
thou ruho have 11"1111ged 11 de/med gift for the College
through a b,q,wt, life i1u11ra11u policy, a111111ity
agrumellt, or a charitable tnm. Thm tho11ghtfal gifo
o:tmd support to gmeratiom offi,ture 1t11dmu.
Ernest & Helen Al ne
harles & Catherine Anderson
Daniel . '65 & Alicc Anderson
E. tlliam Anderson
Ernest '3 & M•rgam Anderson
Esther Anderson+
Gary & M•ry Anderson
Os= '38 & Leola Anderson
\Vtlliun '86 & Kelly Anderson
James '51+ & I. helby Gimse '56 Andn:ss
Vi ncent Andrews+
Betty Arnold
Luther •29+ Clare ne Jorenby •29+ Arnold
Osc,r• & Dorothy Austad
w l & Doris Bakken
Andrew ' 50 & S.rbara Kolden '50 Balerud
M•ry Qumbcck ' Barber
Gl•dys Pederson '25 Bunes
Elizabeth '82 & Warren S.rn
Abner '35 & M.nh. Bat:llden
Thomas '56 & Bernie Benson
idney '57 & Lola Lidstro m '50 Berg
Birgit Birkeland '58
Anne Blegen+
Kendra Bonderud '78
Richard & Na ncy Borstad
Donald & Nmcy Bloomfield '63+ Bonemiller
J. Bernhard '4 8 & Hildur Anderson '43 Brerhcim
Nmcy Brown '74
Jeroy '48 & Lorrai ne Carlson
Harold Caspersen · 2+
Herbert '5 & Corinne Chilstrom
Fritjof hriS<en.<en '28+
Judi th Ch risten.<en
L Gracia Christensen
George '72 & Janet Dal,lman
Dmiel & A. Carolyn Benson '7 1 Dauner
Dallas Day '64
Richard '55 & Audrey Dronen
Beverly Durkee
Ru ben '45 & Thelma Egeberg
Tracy El frmann '8 1
larence •35+ & Thora Eliason
Avis Ellingrod
Casper & Thelma '39 Emberson
Deni.<e Engebreuon '82
Loren '46• & Edna Kastner '42 Ericksen
Raymond Erickson •50+
John Evans '82 & Joan Moline '83
Kenneth vcndscn '78 & Allison Everett '78
Norman & Rachel Ferguson
Maud Forberg
Jerome '37 & Winifred Helland '37 Formo
Julian •30+ & June• Foss
Ardella Fossum+
\Vtlliam & Anne Frame
Leola Dyrud Furman '6 1
huck Gabrielson •77+
Harry & Mabel Storm •25• Garlock
Clayton Gjerde•
Donald• & Irene Grangaard
Gracia Grindal '65
Raymond ' 57 & Janice Grinde
Phillip Gron.<eth '55
Florence Haasuud•
Bertha Johnanson '28 Hagen+
Gary '7 1 & Dallas Ahrens '69+ Hagen
James & Kathy Haglund
David Halaas 7 6
Janet O lson '79 Halaas
Edward & hidey Han.<en
Ernest & Anna Hovland '58 Hanson
ymhia Hanson '66
Mark '68 & lone Agri mson '68 Hanso n
Charles & Berry Johnso n '58 Hass
Lawrence & Lois Hauge
Loren & Helen Mohn •42+ Henderson
Robe rt '55 & Kui n Herman
Mrs. Ono E. Hjelle
igvald '41 & Helen Hjelmeland
O rville '36+ & Gertrude Lund '36 Hognandcr
Kenneth '74 & Linda Bailey '74 Holmen
Everett '57 & Ethel Holt
John Hoium
Allen & Jean Housh
Merl in & Ruth Hovden
Chester '60 & Clenora Hoversten
Mr. & Mrs. Clucnce Hoversten
Gufield Hoversten '50
Lorna '62 Hoversten
Rohen Hovcmcn
T homas '56 & Lorena Hoversten
Richard & andra Jacobson
Morris & Beverly Jespersen
Anna Johnson•
Jerry & Bonita Johnson
Ki nney Johnson '65
Mark '54 & Thelma Johnson
Ruth Johnson •27•
Ruth Johnson '74
Kenneth & Carmen Jones
Larry & Jennifer Abeln '78 Kahlow
Mary Kin glsey
Ruth Kislingbury
Gloria Grant '57 Knoblauch
6
No rman & Gwen Johnson ' 58 Krapf
Roy Krohn•
Lois Kvamme+
Obert Landsverk •45+
LaJune Thomas '68 Lange
David Lankinen '88
Marjorie M. Lankincn
Ernest Larson •30+
Luther '52 & Janice Bremmh ' 55 Larson
Alan & Dorothy Lee
Harris ' 57 & Maryon Lee
Clayton & Virginia LcFeverc
Ella Lindberg
James '46 & Jean• Lindell
0 . Herbert & Ilene Lindquisr
Marion Liska
Alpharnae Halverson '3 1 Lofgren•
Arne '49 & Jean Swanson '52 Markland
Ronald & Donna Matlhias
Theodor Menu!•
Daniel '65 & Mary Tildahl '6 1 Meyers
Mark '79 & Pamela Hanson '79 Moksnes
Carol Brandt '67 Mork
Ors. Van & Mike Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. George L. Nelsen
Richard & Ba.rbara Tjornhom ' 54 Nelson
Grace Pccerson '33 Nelson•
Kenneth & Vera Nelson
Mildred Nelson '52
Robert Nelson '97
Rohen '66 & Rose Ann Nelson
Roger '52 & Marilyn Nelson
Roselyn Nordaune '77
Estelle Nordine•
James '57 & Shirley Norman
Glenn & Ann Nyc.klemoe
Jonathan Nye '72
Terry '70 & Vicki Nygaard
Martha Nylander•
Marvin Nystrom
H. Arlan Oftedahl '64
Norm '85 & Kim Asleson '84 Okerstrom
Evelyn Olson•
Gordon '63 & Janice O lson
R. Luther O lson '56
Orville '52 & Yvonne Bagley '52 Olson
Donald '53 & Beverly Halling '55 Oren
Kenneth & Lillian Ysreboe '51 Osc
Ervin '56 & ylvia Overlund
Donald• & Dagny• Padilla
Robert '50 & Ruth Paulson
Richard Paun '37
Douglas & Joycc Anderson '65 PfufT
Thelma chroeder '38 Preuscc•
Roy Quam •31•
Martin •29+ & Esther• Q uanbcck
Nancy Joubm '63 Raymo nd
Barbara Rodvik
Frances Roller
Olive Ronholm '47
Donald '38 & Borghild Ronning
Audrey Nagel '5 1 Sander
Robert & Marianne Sander
Leland '35 & Pauline Saieren
Ruth Schmid, '52
Kenneth Schmir 138+
Roger '62 & Jean Schwartz
Rosemary Shafer
Pmick D. Sheehy & Wendy M. O' Leary
Olive r '36• & Elisabeth T hompson Sidney
Rodn ey Sill '82
Arnold '48 & Carol Skaar
James mith '9
Russel '50 & Virginia Smith
Evelyn Amundson ~,43 onnack
Doctic orenson +
Robert & Joyce Engstrom '70 Specror
Steven & Naom i Christensen '8 1 Scaruch
Joh n ' 6 & Esther Sieen
Paul+ & Lorene+ Steen
Odin rorien ·2s+
Merton '42 & A. Irene Huglen ' 3 Strommen
lair '46• & Gladys Boxrud '46 irom men
Johan ve rdrup
Dorochy Sward +
Gary '80 & Deanna Tangwall
Jack & P. Dawn Heil ' 8 Taylor
John Thu,•
Jcaneiie Tollefson '24
Joel '38 & Frances Torsrenson
Kenne1h '26• & Ovedcia Torvik
John & Marcia Thompson '78 Turcone
Morris •- I & Bonnie Bieri •~ Vaagencs
Mark Voelk,r '83
Tom Wa rme '57
Colleen Wauon '9 1 & Mary ~lcDougall
Doug Shaw & Lois Warrman '76
Donald 1chmann '89
Peder '49 & Alice Berg '5 1 Wilcox
Woodrow Wilson '53
Darrell & Lauralee Howe '63 Zenk
ANNUAL GIVING
Alumni Giving by Class Year
CLASS OF 1929
Number of Alumni: 11
Tora! amount of Gifu: $200.00
Participation: 9%
CIASS OF 1934
Numbe r of Alumni: 23
Toial amoun1 of Gifts: $535.00
Participation: 26%
$ 120-239
M. Glendora Dueland
$ 120-239
Hamar Benson
Clifford Johnson
W. Donald Olsen
CIASS OF 1930
Number of Alumni: I4
Total amount of Gifts: $200,730.00
Part icipacion: 35%
$ I 0,000 or more
Julian Foss•
$500-999
Elsie Lokken Lower
$ 120-239
Leonard Froycn
Gifts up to SI 19
Stella Pederson Eiermann
Magnhild Nybroren
CIASS OF 1933
N umber of Alumni: 9
Toral amounr of Gifts: $260.00
Parriciparion: 44%
$ 120-239
Vincent Kcn stad
Gifts up 10 $ 11 9
olveig Bergh
Harold Olson
$500-999
Ge rtrude Lund Hognander
$240-499
Dag mar Dahl Q uanbeck
Ann Kvee n Sveom
$ 120-239
Arnold Henkel
Lynn Hanson Lurhard
Gifts up ro $ 11 9
Gladys O udal Woolson
Gifts up 10 $ 11 9
Roselyn Ekberg lhling
CLASS OF 1935
Number of AJumni: 20
Toral amounr of Gifts: $625.00
Participation: 25%
CLASS OF 1937
Number of Alumn i: 26
Toral amount of Gifts: S 17,305.00
Participation: 34%
$240-499
Ge rtrude Amundson Larson
S I 0,000 or more
Richard Paur,
$ 120-239
Clifford Kent
$1,000-2.499
Jerome Formo
Winifred Helland Formo
Gifts up 10 $ 11 9
Laura Leigh Jorenby
Leland Satercn
Carl Solberg
$500-999
Ernesr Anderson
Forrest Monson
CLASS OF 1936
Number of AJumni: 22
Total amounr of Gifts: • I 4,420.00
Participation: 45%
$ I 0,000 or more
Gertrude Erling Paun+
S 1,000-2,499
Sophia Iverson Gjerde
7
CIASS OF 1938
'umber of Alumni : 4 1
Toral amount of Gifrs: $3 ,650.00
Participation: 29%
S 1.000-2,499
Oscar Anderson
Edo r Nelson
Adrian Tindcrholr
S240-499
E. Irene Ncseth
Leland Steen+
Hannah Mehus Stensvaag
$ 120-239
Joel Torsrenson
Gifts up ro S I 19
Else Bjornsrad
Salome Eidn ess Cannelin
Una Lee Kruse
Grctha HaJvorson Loken
Lloyd Raymo nd
CLASS OF 1939
Number of Alumni: 42
Total amount of Gifrs: $ 130,144.25
Participation: 30%
or more
Hoyt ~essc rer+
$240-499
E. Margaret arere.n Tra utwein
$ I 0,000
Gifts up ro $ 11 9
Carl Ch rislock+
Dwight Elving
onrad Jergenson
$ 1,000-2.499
Gerald Person
$500-999
Lesier Dahlen
$240-499
Ru1h Aune
120-239
John Haaland
Irene Hagen Kyllo
Luther Srrommcn
Palmer Wold
Gifts up 10 11 9
Robert halmer>
Donald Holm
Marion Lund Lowrie
1vicn Thompson Paulson
Artldle Alberrso n Ver>en
CLASS OF 1940
umber of Alumni: 53
Tora! amount of Gifu: $ 1,840.00
Participation: 26%
2 0-499
\''(lanci2 Severson Benson
Russel Hclleckson+
Ea.rl '-'incs
Erli ng Tungseth
$120-239
Henry Chapman
Gifu up to SI 19
Valborg Gils,th hri, lock
Marcy Ditmanson•
Roy Gortlon
Flo~nCC" Rc1rum Hovland
Irvin Nerdahl
Cul Overvold
Robert Pcanon
Lawrence Rydquist
Roger Thompson
C LASS OF 194 1
Number of Alumni: 68
Total amount ofGifu: $4 ,040.00
Panicipation: 27%
SI ,000-2,499
Fern Hanson Gudmcsud
Philip Rowbe rg
5500-999
Thelma ydncs Monson
$ 120-239
Sigvald Hjelmeland
Clarence Hoversten
Vivian Peterson
Ruth udim Wold
Gifts up 10 SI 19
Erwin hell
Reyno ld Erickson
Edward Evenson
Waldemar Frnm5lad
Elmer Frykman
Roy Johnson
Vernel Johnson
Martha Quanbeck May
Helen Helm Mork
Theodore Nelson
. Tang
H. Alfred Wcl1zi n•
CLASS OF 1942
Number of Alumni: 70
Tora! amount of Gifts: $7,455.00
Panici pation: 2 1%
$2,500-4,999
Merto n tro mmcn
SI ,000-2,499
Philip Helland
S500-999
Mary Eye Helleckson
Lo uis Smiih
$240-499
Victor Miller
M urid Q uanb«k Turrittin
Gifts up to SI 19
Hazel Lines Angell
hcstcr Brooks
Ebba Johnso n Brooks
Donald Lundberg
Elwood Lundeen
Elaine Olson cal
Harry So renson
Everald tro m
CLASS OF 1943
umber of Al umni: 84
Toral amount of ifts: $8,01 5.00
Participation: 25%
$2,500-4,999
A. Irene Huglcn tro mmcn
$ I ,000-2,499
loria Burncvedt Ne.I.son
$500-999
rloue Gisselquist
$240-499
Dorothy Herman u ncs
Evelyn Amundso n nnack
Ruih Framstad tee n
erald Thorson+
$ 120-239
Manin L:arscn
Arno Mani n
lone halgren Martin
Wayne Pc1crson
harloctc Anderson Ra.s musscn
ifis up to $ 11 9
Addell Halveoo n Dahlen
llorgh ild Esmcss
Herman Holtt'n
Elizabeth Bjornstad Luukkonen
Lu Verne Nelson
Stanford Nelson
Henry ,aub
Marshall teen
leone BolS1ad Tang
CLASS OF 1944
Number of Alumni: 77
Total amount of ifu : $2,720.00
Parlicip:uion: 14%
$1,000-2,499
hcster Hoversten
$500-999
Marvin Sululorf+
$1 20-239
Burton Fosse
Kenneth Gilles
Gift, up to $ 11 9
Herman Ho&md
Norman Nielsen
Marjorie Kl even Quam
Helen Nichols Quanbeck
Vartlon Quanbcck
Iver onnack
Cora Rishovd Steen
CLASS OF 1945
Number of Alumni: 57
Tor.ii amoun1 of Gifts: $6,923.75
Participation: 29%
$2,500-4,999
Ruben Egeberg
SI,000-2,499
Vera Thorson Benzel
$500-999
Joyce ps,th chwarn
5240-499
Marie jenvick Knaphus
John P:irbSI
Ruih Wel ni n Swanson
5 120-239
Oliver Dahl
Muriel Ruud Frosch
Marguerite Greguson Larsen
ifrs up to $ 11 9
Mildred emock Boxrud
Es1hcr Aadland Hofsrad
Elin Johnson u ppcgaartl
Ire ne Ppcdahl Lovaas
Carol Tyvoll Nokleberg
L Buesing Opgrand
B. Randolph Quanb<Ck
CLASS OF 1946
Number of Alumni: 47
Total amoun t of Gifts: $494,702. 16
P:irricipation: 27%
or mott
E. Milron Kleven
James Lindell
$ I 0,000
S1,000-2,499
Marion Myrvik Buska
$500-999
Orddle Aakcr
Clair uommen+
Gladys Boxrud Sttommen
corge vcrd ru p
$240-499
Gerhard Bretheim
Valdemar Xavier+
$ 120-239
Norma Sateren Anderson
Gifu up to $ 11 9
Marcella Solheim Nelson
Eileen Quanbcck
John Steen
CLASS OF 1947
Number of Alumni: 69
Tora! amount of Gifts: $228,053.60
Parcicipation: 23%
$ I0,000
or more
Doroihy Lijsing Kleven+
$2,500-4 ,999
Glen Person
Olive Ro nholm
$ 1,000-2,499
Harold Ahlborn
Loi, Black Ahlborn
$500-999
J. Vernon Jensen
Margery Manger Torgerson
$240-499
P:iul Bliksrad
$ 120-239
Sylvia Brandt atercn
Gifu up to $ 11 9
Borghild Rholl Gabrielson
Lowell Larson
Cu-ol YS1eboe Lindsay
cmorc Nelson
Roy R. Roth
John Thompson
CLASS OF 1948
Number of Alumni: I03
Tora] amount of Gifu: $ 11,822.00
Participation: 24%
$ 1,000-2,499
Jeroy Carlson
Rona Q uanbeck Emerson
Margarci Nelson Nokleberg
Arnold k.1a r
Mary chindJer T hompson
$500-999
Gerald Ryan
Llewellyn Rusrad miih
$240-499
Barbara Ekse Carlson
Dorothy Quanbeck Johnson
Alt on Kn urson
Richart! Koplin
$ 120-239
T heodore Anderson
L, vcrnc Moc Olson
Gifts up 10 SI 19
J. Bernhard Bretheim
Lorraine Gimmcsrad
lyne
Esther Bakken C rosby
Ca rol Quam Hon e
Gudrun Vik Kampen
Paul Kilde
Duane Lindgren
Eliubeth Westphal Pctmon
Nathalie Anderson Pererson
Mary Kuhn Schmidt
Arne imengaard
CLASS OF 1949
Number of Alumni: 156
Total amount of Gifts: $22,85 1.65
Panicipation: 28%
$5,000-9,999
Dora Frojen Quanbeck
John Werket
$ I ,000-2,499
Elsie Ronholm Koivula
James Nokleberg
CLASS OF 1950
umber of Alumni: 227
Total amount of Gifts: S38,629.00
Partici pation: 28%
$5,000-9,999
Roy Bogen
Ro~rt Paulso n
Philip Quanbeck
$2,500-4,999
Frank Ari o
Georgette Lanes Ario
$ I ,000-2,499
Lola Li ndmom Berg
Howard Halvorso n
Kermir Hoverscen
$500-999
Erling Ca rlse n
Sylvia Kle,•cn Hanson
Archie Lalim
Geo rge Lanes
Carol \Xlacson Schweizer
Eunice Nysruen ortland
$500-999
Louisa Johnson
Jean Christianson Sverdrup
Sheldo n Torgerson
$240-499
Rohen Andersen
James Ca rlso n
Donald Embrecson
Arn old H enjum
Grace Gisselq uist Johnson
Marvin Johnson
Margrerra Ramalcy Knutson
alvi n Larson
Paul Roth
Henry Roufs
$ 120-239
Ray Anderson
Lu ,her Bergeland
Lois \X/a rner Bergeland
Hel en Haukeness
Donald Sa teren
Gifts up 10 SI 19
John Almquist
Helen Bcrgeland Benneu
Jack Berry
Fabian Ca rlson
Ruth Isaacson ornell
hi rley George Foster
Betsy Towns Framstad
Willard Glade
Donna Curry lrgcns
Wi lli am lrgens
Russell Mamhi e
John Midcling
Lyla O lso n
Robe rr Peterson
Donald Peterson
John Quam
liver Solberg
Donald ween
Connie Rh oll Wagoner
Peder Wilcox
$240-499
Ecl,el And ersen
And rew Balerud
Barbara Kolden Balerud
Gordon Bernrson
Norma \'Vcs tby Bern cson
harlone Forness Egebcrg
Marjorie Wi lberg Hauge
Doro1hy Gramblin g Hoffiandcr
O li ver Joh nson
Co rinn e Shei ll Lesli e
Lynn Lundin
Miriam Hoplin Lundin
Rhonda Hek tn er Lybeck
Paul Olso n
Harold Tollefso n
$ 120-239
Rich ard Aune
Raymond Bodin
11 Carso n Jr.
Alfred Forsell
arol Schm idr Larson
Harva.rd Larson
Roger Leak
La Vonne \'Vessman Lyons
Quentin Q uanbeck
Marion Roe
Eliz.1 bCLh Fell and Ronning
Jo hn Shelm d
Gifts up to S I 19
Edward Alberg
Cunis Am lund
Marilyn Vai l Andros
El mer Anhalt
Idel le Nornes Bagne
Delphine Jensen Bakke
Lois O lso n Berg
Ruth Kolden Brown
La Verne Olson Burmvcdt
hirley Dahlen
Robe rt Eftedahl
Dolo res No lan Fevig
Merlyn Fredman
Robert Hagen
Enoch H all
Phebe Dale Hanso n
Beverly Fowler Holec
William Holte
Robert Howells
Rayn ard Huglcn
Esther Johnson
LeRoy Johnson
Delores Farm Johnson
Everette Johnson
Jean Kuklish Knudsen
Wi lliam Knutson
Evely n Shelscad Kriesel
Marion Anderson Loberg
Marion Iverson Loges
Mae John son Luhn
James Peterson
\'(/ayne Pe1erson
Herbert Peterson
Alfred Sannerud
Marion Jacobsen Schumacker
Helen Green Seline
Joan Fering Smith
Vio la clso Solberg
Angeline Rolland Sorenson
Roben Ulsake r
Dav id Wasgarr
ClASS OF 1951
1umber of Alumni : 19 1
Toral amount of Gifts: $43,950.49
Pani ipation: 29%
$ I 0,000 or more
Roben Odegard
$2,500-4 ,999
Maro lyn Sortland HaJ verson
\V.lliam Halverson
$ I ,000-2,499
Aud rey Nagel an der
Jennings Thompson
$500-999
D. La Rhea Johnson Morserh
LaWaync Mo rmh
$240-499
Douglas Auguscine+
Gertrude css Berg
Theodore Berk.J and
Doris Frojen Brecheim
Robert Hoffiander
alvin Storl ey
$120-239
Elaine Hanson Aune
Eli1..abcth Becken
C1rl Benson
James Bergcland
Ruby Helland Brown
James hrisropherson
Ellen Stenberg Erick.son
Shirley Larson Goplerud
Gloria Johnson
Arthur Kuross
Erika Sraub iemi
Wallace Pratt
Dorothy ,vanson Ryan
Gifts up 10 119
Marvel loe Ander,o n
Kerman Be.nson
Gordon Berg
James Bergum
Do lores Flaa Bjerga
Alben Bjerk trand
T rygve Dahle
Anabelle Hanson Dalberg
Harold Emerson
Kathry n Thor gard Erickson
John Ga rland
Paul Green
Herbert Hanson
Howard Hjelm
Joseph Huhcrstrum
Eleanor Ewen Hutchinson
Arvild Jacobso n
John Krenz
Clari ce Thingelstad O nsager
Lillian Ystcboe Ose
Daniel Pearson
Stanley Puelscon+
Howard ordand
Charl es tenvig
Herbert Svendsen
Joel Swiggum
Mary Valtinson Vevle
Roben Weeden
Alice Berg \Xlilcox
ClASS OF 1952
umber of Alumni: I 6 I
Total amo unt ofGifu: $58,77 1.82
Pardcipacion: 37%,
SI 0,000 o r more
Harvey Peterson
Joanne Varner Peterson
Ruth Schm idt
$ I ,000-2,499
Glen Gi lbcnson
Orville Olso n
Yvonne Bagley Olson
Gordon Thorpc
S500-999
Leroy Nyhus
S240-499
Eugene Anderson
Irene Shels tad Henjum
\'(lilliam Kuross
John Leak
Dorothy Skonnord Petersen
Marlo Petersen
Charlotte: KJcvcn Rimm ercid
Beve rly Gryd, Villwock
$120-239
Cymhia Hanske Erick.son
Kay Roper H agen
Mo rris Johnson
Marjorie Danielson Johnson
James Kouom
Luther Larson
Donna Wang Leak
Mi ldred elson
Karl Pu,erbaugh
Rohen Thompson
Gifts up ro SI 19
LeRoy Ancnson
James Armstrong
Norma Arneson
L.,urie Balzer
hcrman Bohn
Berry Brccro
David Chrisrensen
Lronard Dalberg
LcVon Paulson Dintcr
Edich ore.m Gudim
Elmer H anson
M. Joyce Tai.Iman Hanson
Mildred Herager
Richard Howdls
Theodore Husroft
Ronald Johnson
Millard Knudson
Elwood l.ar,on
Lloyd Lyngdal
Leroy orthfdr
Go rdon Odegaard
Lyman O m:rn
Richard Perry
Gladys Dahlberg Pmr,on
Vera Peter,on Rachuy
Dona,'On Roberu
David Rokke
Lrona Eng Rokke
La ton Schwanz+
Roger helsrad
Mae Ness parby
Alyce l.ar,on Thureen
Orlcr« Hjelle Waller
Cl.ASS OF 1953
umber of Al umni: I 56
Toral •mount of Gifts: $25,675.00
Participation: 29%
I 0,000 or mone
Mork Raabe
SI ,000-2,499
Gloria Pariuk Thorpe
$500-999
Ruth A:ukov
Morlys Rin gdahl Gunderson
Berry Munson Nyhw
Beverly Nysruen Carlsen
Thomas Ohno
Allan Sortland
$240-499
Herman Egeberg
Wilgord Johnson
Joan Johnson Kuder
Marvi n Larson
Ruth Ri ngstad Larson
John Lingen
Wilmer Oudal
Arthur Rimmereid
. Arthur hul tz
Juliana Lindell hul n
$ 120-239
Joyce Jorgensen Eckhoff
Leland f-a irbanks
Marilyn Elness Froiland
M•rvi n Hagen
Howard Pearson
Edmund Youngquist
Gifts up to $119
Helen Lodahl Amabile
Elizabeth Manger Andmon
Torrey Berge
Duane
Horace Poncn
$500-999
Robert Lockwood
Donna Erickson Reimer
$240-499
Dorothy Ploisrad Benson
Orla Chris1<nsen
James Haugen
Wanda Warnes Olson
Donohue Sarff
John Thompson
Normon Quanbeck
Ardelle Skovhol1 Quanbcck
Janice Anderson Rykken
Maryls Harleman chmidc
John Seaver
Jerome Trclscad
Robcn Twiton
hrisccnscn
Joseph leary
John Dallond
H. Danielson
Faith Carlsred1 Dippold
Kristian Frosig
Cl.ASS OP 1955
Number of Alumni: 122
Total amount of Gifts: $32, I 40.44
Que111in Good rich
Norman Johnson
igrunn Kvamme
Jack Lundberg
Donovan Lund~n
Donald Oren
Richard Pearson
Donald Reimer
David Rykken
Corinne Rethwill Tiegs
Harold Werts
\V.lliam Whi1<
Participation: 2 1%
$ I0,000
or more
Phillip Gro nseth
$ I ,000-2,499
Darrell Egerrson
$500-999
Arvin Halvorson
Cl.ASS OP 1954
Number of Alumni: 176
Toou amoun1 of Gifts: $6,775.00
$240-499
Grace Larson Anderson
Agnes Thompson Becker
John Benson
Participation: 25%
S1,000-2.499
Herbert hilstrom
\Vcnona trandic Lund
Richard Mahre
Ethd Nordstrom hiell
5500-999
James hidl
$120-239
enc Anderson
Kenneth Bdkholm Jr.
Maxine Dahlin ChriSI
Helen Halvorson Hjermstad
Ervin Johnson
La Vonne odcrberg Johnson
Janice Brcmscch Larson
Philip Nelson
$240 99
Louil Becker
Mark Johnson
Richard Johnson
Mavis Kyllonen
Robert Langseth
Mary Pererson Leak
Alice Jensen Noble
Roger 1ockmo
Gifts up 10 $ I 19
Elaine Foss Erickson
Jacquelyn Bagley Hanso n
Wallace H•nson
Rohen Herman
Diane Aho Nelson
Beverly Halling Oren
Clyde Peterson
David Skaar
Mavil Berge Trelsrad
$1 20-239
Florence Helland Borman
Lowell Brown
lo ts Bwevics
Valborg Kyllo Ellingso n
Eileen Johnson Hanson
Erling Huglen
Lowell Kleven
Joyce ravncy Cassill
Cl.ASS OP I 956
Number of Alumni: 144
To1al amo unt of Gifts: $20,809.70
Participacion: 22%
Gifts up 10 SI 19
Kei1h Anderson
Orlan Bjornrud
Jeannine Torsten.son Blanchard
Willard Bo,ko
Roger rlson
corge Fisher
Jerry Fullerton
Lrroy Iscmingcr
Orpha Hw hagen lscminger
Fred Lee
Beverly Jacobsen Lundeen
Karl Nesrvo ld
Edward Nyhw
Winifred Nys1uen Nyhus
Ardil Dorr Nysruen
Ru1h Pousi O ll ila
Lloyd l'cicrson
$5,000-9,999
R. Lurher Olson
$2,500-4,999
Lawrence Nerhcim
$ I.000-2,499
Deloris Anderson
I. Shelby Gimse Andress
hristine Munson Main
Ro nald Main
Mark Thorpe
IO
$120-239
Thomas Benso n
Hans Dumpys
Robert Norby
Elizabeth Mortensen Swanson
Gifts up to $119
Margaret Hermanson Barnes
Gerald Baxter
Carolyn Lower Bliss
Ronald Bredeken
James Bwkirk
Robert Gjengdahl
Lloyd Grinde
Marlys Nepsund Lester
Stanley Ludviksen
Roger Ose
Ervin Ovcrlund
Richard Thorud
Merlin White
Cl.ASS OP 1957
Number of Alumni: 174
Total amount of Gifts: $46,347.50
Participation: 19%
or more
Raymond Grinde
H• rril Lee
$ I 0,000
$ 1.000-2,499
Stanley Baker
idney Berg
Duncan Fiann
Dean Holmes
$500-999
Morris Jespersen
$240-499
Aldemar Johnson Hagen
Thomas Hoffiander
Gloria Grant Knoblauch
Maynard Nelson
Bill Zinn
$ 120-239
James Armstrong
Dcnncs Borman
Wayne Johnson
James Norman
Gordon Trclsrad
Gifts up co $1 19
Richard Berg
Harlan Christianson
Beverly Olson Flanigan
Doris Rovick Hanson
Evcrcrr Holr
Jcanmc Olson Locke
Roger Mackey
Erwin Moc
Orval Moren
James Plumcdahl
Daular Billawala Ramamoorthy
Marian Graff Skaar
Neal nider
Marlys Holm Thorsgaard
Barbara Gi lbcrc Tischer
Richard Vcvle
Ronald Welde
CLASS OP 1958
Nu mber of Alumni: 157
Total amount of G ifts: $ 18, 145.00
Participation: 26%
$5.000-9,999
Mabe,h Saure Gyllsrrom
$2,500-4,999
Joan ne Stil es Laird
$ 1.000-2.499
Birgir Birkeland
Jo An Bjornson Johnson
Wesley Sidccn
$500-999
Mary Eri ckson Lockwood
race Kemmer Sulerud
$240-499
Byron Golie
Kenneth Hagen
$ 120-239
G udwren Ellingson Belkholm
Janer Niederloh C hrisrcson
C hcs rer Dyrud
Le Roi Elias
Lois Hofsrad Esselsrrom
Hugh Gil more
Berry Johnso n Hass
Donald Myrvik
Rhoda Dahl Myrvik
Gerald Parupsky
Wendel l Shiel)
G ifts up ro $ 11 9
Elycc Lundquisi Arvidson
Robert Bagley
Dennis Barnaal
Vernon Berkncss
Elaine Nelson Bernards
Erwi n hriscenson
Lois Mackey Davis
Myrn a Tollefson Ga rdin
Bonica Griep
r:mley Gu nn
Anna Hovland Hanson
David Harris
Philip Heide
. Leroy Johnso n
Joy Hu nd ) Johnso n
Jerome Kleven
Jon Macala
heldon Nasce nt
Clara Ann Haugen Nordstrom
Lr dia Dyrlid Quanbeck
Ronald cave
L1 Vonc Srudlien
CLASS OP 1959
Nu mber of Alumni: 17 1
Tocal amounr of Gifts: S 16,325.00
Parcicipacion: 25%
500-999
ancy Garland Erickson
Dale Hanka
Ruth
risen Moen
Donald O lsen
$ 1,000-2,499
Paul lmquist
Norman Berg
Carl Casperson
Dennis Gibson
Menon Johnson
John Martinsen
Eugene Peterson
Marrin Sabo
Inez Ison Schwarzkopf
S240-499
John Anderson
Ri chard Berge
Carolr n Burfield
Phyll is Raymond Bu rge
Phyllis Dah lmeier Fering
Gerald Hendricks
Donald Homme
Loren Nielsen
Darrel I ,cse
$500-999
Janee Cooke Zitz.ewin
Thomas Moen
S120-239
Bruce Cunn ing
Donald ilbcrg
Kay Lemmcrman Gi lmore
Ralph Kcmpski
David No rdli e
Ramona Pedersen Sectergren
Paul T hompsen
Marjorie Moland \X'endl
Lowd l Ziemann
$240-499
John Berg
Charles Fering
Lois Ander en Golie
Arlene dander Hill
Rod ney H il l
Ru di T horsgard Homm e
Josep h Nrsruen
Bonn ie Martinson Storley
G ifrs up ro $ 11 9
Lois Ritcher Agrimson
Norman Anderson
Marcia Myring Carlson
Ca rol Johnso n Casperson
Di Ann hristiansen Dougherty
Fred Engelmann
Denni G lad
Chester Hoversten
L1 Vonne Gravgaard Iverson
Gerald Johnso n
Del Lind
Peter Locke
Mary Lundquisc Meffert
!eve Moore
Cleve Moore Jr.
Jam
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Dwight Pederson
Barbara Jlj esberg Pecerson
Nancy Jensen Poeschel
Byron Schmid
Marlene Srudlien
Gordon yverson
Kermit Valleen
Sharon Grod i Wc:sr
$ 120-239
Mary Twicon Bosben
James Hanson
Rh oda Monserh Huglcn
Vicki kor Pearson
ifts upro$ 11 9
Lawrence Berg
Irene Olson Brown
James Brown
Dennis Burreson
Paul Christensen
Nad ia hristensen
James G uldm h
Donald Hagcs tu en
Franklin Hawks
James Horn
Harry Horne
Donald Jorenby
Larry Jun kermeier
\Xlalter Lundeen
Robert Meffert
Ronald Miskowiec
Richard Overby
Sylvia Moc Overlund
Dav id Rin gsrad
Peggy Oneil Swensen
Tal,•ryn Tischer
CLASS OF 1961
Number of Alumni : 200
Tora) amo unr of G ifrs: $ I 0, 175.00
Part ici pation : 23%
$ 1,000-2,499
Roger Go rdon
Marr Ti ldahl Meyers
Kenneth Nelson
Richard Thompson
CLASS OP 1960
umber of Alum ni: 196
Tora) amounr of Gifts: $ 13, 135.00
Participation: 25%
$2.500-4,999
Bruce Amundson
$500-999
Dennis Johnson
Janet Baraldcn Johnson
regorr Madson
S I ,000-2.499
Barbara Mi lne Go rdon
Beverlr Tollefson Uhl enberg
II
2 0-499
H >rold Erickson
Arden Norum
Co nsra ncc ildseth Spangenberg
120-239
Kenneth Akerman
Theodore B01ten
Lois Burmeister
Daniel Carlson
George Larson
Ron ald L.,u dcrr
James Red kc
even core
Karen Egc:sdal Trclsrad
Bruce Westphal
Gifts up 10 S I 19
\\7i nnie ordlu nd Anderson
,ayle Arvidson
loyd Bakke
Harris Bendix
David Buchkosky
Mary Lou Baker hristcnson
Lawr<ncc Gallagher
Kenneth jerde
James Holden
Audrey Halvo rson Hovland
Parricia Swanson Kreuziger
Joa n Gibson Labs
Keith Lcisech
George Lundquist
Julie Magnuson Marineau
Ced ric O lson
orlyn Paulsen
Myron Rew
Mari e Gje rd e Sch link
Terrance chlink
Judy Fosse Snider
Roger ollic
Deloris Olson Stinson
Gary Terrio
Arlene Stockman Torgerson
Carolyn Arndt \~ard
CLASS OF 1962
Number of Alu mni: 21
Tora) amou nt of Gifrs: $9, 95.00
Participation: 19%
$2,500-4,999
Joann Eliason Amundson
S 1,000-2,499
Kathleen Aaker Casperson
Eun i e Kyllo Roberts
$500-999
Kar Hanenburg Madso n
Arne Sather
Ron ott
$240-499
Sonia vermoen Gu llicks
Olivia Go rdon Lorcnts
Phillip Mauison
Roger chwartz.
\Xlaync- 1ockman
$120-239
Jennelle Joh nso n Cun ning
Paul Grm•cr
Lois Mahlum Hagen
David Proctor
Gary Olson
Marie Bergh Sandbo
David Sevig
Roger Bevis
Morris Bjurlin
David Johnson
Sharon Christensen Kildal
Diane Garbisch Lcvake
Sharon Lindell Momud
James Parks
$ 120-239
Bradford Aamodt
Gary Blosberg
Judy Thompson Eiler
Mark Gjerde
Cordelia Colrvet Hoffmann
\'Uaync Christiansen
Satoru Sudoh
Carla Quanbeck Walgren
Michael Walgren
Lewis undquist, II
Gifts up to SI 19
R. Charles Anderson
to
$119
Rose Marie Nordin Anderson
Kristi Anderson
lairc Helland Buettn er
Wayne Coil
Sherman Coltv<et
Loiell Dyrud
Kenneth Erickson
Tamara Ronholdt Francis
Pauicia Hanson Gjerde
Marilyn Olson Gron ner
Julia Ose Grose
Rock Helgeson
Lorna Hoverste n
Peter Hovland
John Hugo
Ruch Goschnauer Johnson
Lynne Mclean Junkermeier
Charles King. Jr.
Ella Bowlby Lerud
Ina Madison Meyer
A. Robert MoUdrem
Reynold undnrom
Allan Tvcirc
Mary Ann Sorensen Urban
Cl.ASS OF 1963
Number of Alumn.i: 236
Tocal amount of Gifts: $7 1,298.18
Participation: 26%
$ I 0,000
or more
Paul Bacalden
LaVonne Olson Batalden
$5,000-9,999
Nancy Bloomfield Bonemiller•
$500-999
Jerelyn Hovland Cobb
David Stccnson
ara Halvorson Strom
Robert Tufford
Lauralee Howe unk
$240-499
Bradley Holt
Karen Tangen Mattison
Carol Anderson MeCuen
Hans Sandbo
Allen Saner
$ 120-239
Charles Arndt
Ronald Beckman
Lannell farmer
Mary Lower Farmer
Lola Nelson Grafmom
Doris Wilkins Johnson
Judich Lillcstol
Paul Monson
David Momud
Jan et Evenson Pomu:z
Greta Giving
Deanne Scar Greco
Jo hn \Van ner
Linda Tollefson Zenk
Gifts up
Steven Nielsen
Bruce Braaten
hrisrophcr Wagne r
Lois Knucson Larsen
Ann Ring Odegaard
Jack Osberg
$120-239
Dorochy Borsgard Berkland
Joyce Bacalden Richards
Brenda Henrickson Capek
Wendell Carlson
Linda Carlstedt
Virginia Hovland Plunkett
Gloria Clauso n
Bernard D ebar
Gifts up to $ 11 9
Carolyn AacUand Allmon
Donald Anderson
Luther Anderson
Karlton Bakke
Andrew Berg
Charles Daggett
David Damcke
Will iam Erickson
Marya Christensen f-arrel l
Stephen Gabrielsen
Donald Gjesfjeld
Marlys Thompson Gustafson
Joyce Gustafson Hauge
Mari lyn Peterson Haus
Mary Jo Cherne Holmstrand
Jean Bagley Humphrey
Carolyn Johnson
Lee Keller
Judith Hess Larsen
Julie Medbery
Ronald Noc
Russell Osterberg
Jeffrey P«erson
Glenn Pct"crson
James Roback
Marcia Johnson Ross
Arvid chrocder
haron Bates Erickson
Barry Fosland
Margery Kyvig Haaland
H. Lester Halverson
Robert Hanson
Ann Tjaden Jensen
Roger Johnson
Verlie Block Jorenby
.Ell~ Paulson Keiter
Sharon Swanson Knu tso n
Bruce Langager
Mary Lindgren
Karla Krogsrud Miley
Karen Swenson Nazaroff
Patricia trccker Pederson
A. Lois Grossmann cncn
Patricia cinson
hirley Titterud undberg
Thomas Wadsworch
Carol Erickson Zwcrnik
andra impson Phaup
Ron Poeschel Sr.
L.c,ley Schwarren Schmid
Linda Hamilton enta
Cl.ASS OF 1964
Num ber of Alumni: 247
Total •mount of Gifu: $67,757.58
Participation : 23%
James piess
Ke nneth Ziemann
CLASS OF 1965
Number of Alumni: 288
Toral amount of Gifu: $283,534 .77
Participation: 23%
$ I0,000
or more
Helen atcrcn Quanbcck•
$2,500-4,999
Robert Nord in
Joyce Lcifgrcn Young
$ I0,000
or more
Kinney Johnson
Marilee Alne Schroeder
$ I ,000-2,499
Mary Lou Ervin Erickson
Dennis Erickson
$5,000-9,999
Dan Anderson
Stel la Kyllo Rosenquist
Charles Schulz
$ 1,000-2,499
JoAnn Halvorson
Dan id Meyers
AJ lcn Hoversten
$500-999
Karen Henry Steenson
$500-999
William Su om
Wanda Wagner Hanson
Julie Gudmesrad Laudicina
Larry Scholla
$240-499
Jerry DeVrieu:
ary Langness
David Lobben
Jean Pfeifer Olson
Betty Hanson Rossing
David Sidney
tanley Spangenberg
$240-499
Peter Jacobson
Sharon Dittbenner Klabunde
Carol Welch Langness
John Luoma
John McIntyre
12
Marlene Hanggi Heimbigner
Janice Mattso n Johnson
Paul Larson
Gene Nagel
Judich Olson Nelson
Dwight Olson
Steven Strommen
Gifts up to $ 119
Lois Luchard Anderson
Marilyn Nielsen Anderson
Judich Kasin Ancnson
Jean Amland Berg
Lois Harp Bjorngaard
Darryl Caner
Gerald Dahl
Eunice Bregman Dietrich
Keith Dyrud
Thomas Eberhart
Dale Engel
Sharon Kunze Erickson
Wayne Fehlandt
Paul Fieldhammer
Priscilla Srrecke.r Fieldhammer
Donald Francis
Hildur Oyen Gleason
Anica Chrisropherson Granscc
Nancy Bacon Hale
Robert Hinz
Donald Hoseth
Edyche Berg Johnson
Kendall Kamp
Marie Hafie MacNally
Michael Marcy
Michael Monson
Dennis Morreim
Larry Nelson
Peter Onstad
David Paru psky
Philip Peterson
Joyce Anderson Pfuff
Lilah Rasmussen
Paul Reiff
Judich Reynolds
I. Patricia Sccenson Roback
Sylvia Johnson Strand
William Tessman
Lyndon West
Robert uller
Cl.ASS OF 1966
Number of Alumni: 282
Total amount of Gifts: $ I9,376.08
Participation: 17%
$5,000-9,999
Gay Johnson Minear
Spencer Minear
S 1,000-2.499
John Greenfidd
Mary Pecmen Lanfo rd
$500-999
Cynthi a Hanso n
Thomas Hanso n
Beth To rsfcnson
$24 0-499
Jani ce Peterson An drews
Larry Cole
Thomas Coleman
Edward Huseby
Douglas Johnson
Kat hryn Wall Johnson
Gracia Nydahl Luoma
Rodney Scivland
$ 120-239
John Andreasen
Larry Hoff
Ka ren Johnson
Allan Kri stenson
Mary Larso n Leff
John Miller
Robert Nelson
La rry O lson
Gifts up co $ 11 9
Le nn ore Bylund Bevis
Helen Colrve t Clarke
Benjamin Colrvec
Jud ith Eri ckso n Coppersmith
Shirley Sandin Dahl
C. Fra nson
Kath lee n Kalpin Franson
Jack Gustafson
Lois undberg Jacobso n
Marjo rie Delan y Jo nes
Elsie Anderso n La rso n
Roberta Humphrey Leinke
Jea nn e \Xlanner Morreim
Ka ren Lund O rrill
Dennis Paulso n
Mardelle Johnson Pearso n
Darrel Pe rerso n
Judid1 Erickson Pinelkow
aro l)'" Benso n Pi rrma n
Mary Anderson Ra p
Niles Schulz
James Senn
Joa nn Gi lbertson Snyder
C harles Stenson
James Struve
C haron Peterse n Tessman
CLASS OF 1967
Num ber of Alumni: 280
Total amount of Gifts: $ 17,735.00
Parricipa cio n: 26%
S2.500-4 ,999
John Schwarrz
Sa muel Yu e
S500-999
Duane hil gren
David H auge n
Karen Jacobson Haugen
Muriel Berg Scholla
Grerchen Larson Swenson
'-: ayne Swenson
$240-499
CLASS OF 1968
Sandra Bacalden
Stephen Bacalden
Gail Stromsmoe Dow
Lo ren Dunham
Terry Frovik
Rebecca Beiro Huseby
Lee An ne Hansen Lack
Dennis Miller
Rebecca Helgesen Von Fischer
Philip \Xlold
Number of Alumni : 333
Total amount of Gifts: $36,093.38
Pardcipation: 2 %
S I0 ,000 or more
Ronald Nelson
S5,000-9,999
Joan Vo lz
$ 1,000-2,499
$ 120-239
Dean Ersfeld
Ron Bu rke
James Call
Mary \Vestermo Farrar
Alan Gierke
Ma rilyn Albaugh Gierke
Sharon Hendrickso n Gronberg
Carol Ne rdrum Grover
John Grover
Suzann e O ve rholr Hampe
Barbara \Valen Hanson
Elaine Erickson Larson
Mary Ellen Strommen Liebers
Geo rge Lillquisc
Duane Vik
S500-999
Jonath an DeVries
Wayne Hansen
$240-499
Michae l Arndt
Jea n Hemstreet Bachman
David Boe
\Villiam Farmer
lone Agrimson Hanso n
Mark Hanson
Ge rald Jensen
Carole Braud Jensen
Lyle l'vlalocky
Susanne St3rn Malocky
Geo rge Nelso n
Miriam Cox Peterson
Ea rl Sec hrc
Janet Thorp
Constance Ackerson \Y/anncr
Jane Kn udsen Wo ld
Gifts up co $ 11 9
Barbara Anderson Aabe rg
Bruce Ande rson
John Anderson
Stanl ey Bomsta
Keit h Bra rsch
Ruth Stensvaag Casperson
Phyllis Ti nsech Chi
Dianne Larson Conn
Janet Fischer Dave nport
C. Leroy Eri ckson
Ruch An n Gjerde Fic, ke
Kathleen Mane r Gjes~eld
Lorraine Vas h Gosewisch
Fred ri c Gro,h
Barry Gunderson
Kay Dahlquist Gunderso n
Robert Haskin
Robert Hos man
Gene Hugoson
Roger Husbyn
Eileen Emch Kivi
loria La mprecht
Mary Lou Lanes
Karen U nander
James Leschensky
James Li ndell
Johanna Neidert
Bonnie Johnson Nelson
Linda U rson Pahl
Kenneth Pererson
Janee Madsen Peterso n
\Vi lliam PiHman
Fern R.1Srn usse n
Lynn \Vesley Rossow
Denn is Sackreiter
Karen Foss ackrei tcr
Pa1ricia Si1kin
Robert Skon egaard
Paulene Nelso n Speed
Geraldine Neff Wa ll
arl Wa ll
Kachl«n ~- ti Iiams Hendrickson
Jim Hos ch
Russ II Ilmu p
Duane llstrup
Dolores Johnson
T heodore Johnson
Luther Kendrick
David Lofcn~
Janet Lem Marrin
Robert Nelson
NoRcen Nystrom-Henke
Jan Pedersen- chiff
Mary Roiland Pccerson
Linda hrisce nsen Phill ips
David Pilgrim
Barbara Hanso n R.1ymond
John Roebke
James Roms lo
Geraldine C.1 rlstrom Rustad
Na ncy Peterso n almi
Terry Sateren
Carol \Xlacso n aundcrs
K:1rh leen N)rquist Schorns1cin
Robert Schornsrein
Audrey eiderhause r cverson
Clair Severso n
Jan Severso n
Byron Troite
Lois \Vcl lni n \Y/arrcn
CLASS OF 1969
umber of AJumni: 383
Total amount of Gifts: 14 ,970.00
Pa rci cipario n: I 5o1c,
$ 1.000-2,499
$ 120-239
Dorothy Anderson
Jeffery Elavsky
Janet Lunas Gjerde
Bruce Johnson
Lois Hallcock Johnson
Herald Johnson
David Melby
Marsha Strommcn O lson
Lois Monson O lson
Al ice Draheim Peters
Robert Pecers
Ga ry Schmidt
John \Y/einard
Gifts up to $ 11 9
Donna And erson
\Y/. Benso n
Priscilla Plan Berg
David Berg
Joel Iljerkcscrand
John Bohnsack
Donald Brin
Janet Braaten DeGaetano
Eli zabeth Hu kee Dere1ich
Mary Trulson Durst
John Fahlberg
Douglas Feig
Alan Fredri ckson
Jo Anne Oigrce Fritz.
Gregory Carmer
AJ len Gislaso n
Denis Guecz.kow
Anne Dauphine Haywa rd
David Heidtke
Dale Hendrickson
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Diana O lson Ersfcld
John H:uden
Lynn Benson Hjclmcland
Richard King
E:.1rlc Solomonson
Km hlcen Kupka Solomonson
Ronald Swanson
$500-999
James Ericksen
Lois Bacaldcn Han en
$240-499
Ingrid KJ0s1er Koch
Ri chard O lrnsced
Sa nd ra La rson O lmsted
Melva Lyon Scvig
L1wrcnce Turner
Jea nne Kyllo \Xlendschuh
S 120-239
Pamela Iljorkhnd Carlso n
\Y/ay ne Carlson
Marilyn Kusel Kirk
Michacl Peterson
Diane Ellingso n Runquis1
Jerinc angs1ad Spindler
Ro bert Scrandquist
John Sulzbach
Gifis up to S I 19
Julie Teigland Anderson
\Xlarrcn Bey
Ca rol Hahorson Bjcrkcs1rand
hcryl Jenneke Bracsch
David Ci na
Mary trom Dyrud
Peggy elson Edstrom
Philip Edstrom
Julia Kreie Eidsvoog
Douglas Fdix
Diane Follingsrnd
Mary Michaelsen Garmer
John Greenfield
Dallas Ahrens Hagen•
Paula Mueller Hook
Rosemary Jacobson
Laurel Jones Johnson
Robert Kirchner
Joanne Ogdahl Leach
James Lindstrom
Ma rk Lund
Janis Mathison
Barbara chivonc Parrish
enc Parrish
C.role Otte Pesek
Karen Jensen Pcrcrso n
Dennis P0ipscn
James Rostc
Kathleen Ford Ruud
Mary Mether S.batke
Richard andccn
Mark Satc~n
Sonya Christensen tcvcn
Mark Trcchock
Cunis Zieske
CLASS OF 1970
Number of Alumni: 354
Tocal amount ofGifo: $27,932.17
Participation: 15%
SI 0,000 or more
Rohen Mid ncss
S1,000-2,499
Virginia Golberg Baynes
Nancy Paulson Bjornson
John Hjdmdand
Cheryl Nelso n King
Terry Nygaard
Paulene Olson Odegaard
S500-999
Linda Larson
Paul Mikelson
Joyce Engstrom pcctor
$240--499
James Ashley
Kerry Bade
Mark Francis
Daniel Koch
Richard Scime
Lisbeth Jorgensen ethre
Mary Loken Vciseth
$120-239
Pc<cr Agre
Daryl Anderson
James Fischer
Larry Glenn
Lon Johnson
LaRhae Grindal Knattcrud
Michael Thorstenson
Ronald Wah lberg
Gifts up ro S I 19
Portia Maland Brandsoy
Carolyn Gilbertson Brown
Mary Buss
Kenneth Casperson
John Eidsvoog
Kathie Gildemeister Erbes
Bonnie hristophcrson Feig
Lynn Anderson Haanen
Donald Hauge
rcvcn Johnson
Mary Brand, Kley
Janis Nelson Klick
Marilyn Lading
tcphen Larson
onya Nydahl Lund
Nancy Ldvska Mcnz.ia
Dorothy Peterson
andr.t Klorz Pilgrim
Mark Prigge
Nicolyn Rajala
Bradley Refsland
Lorenc Peterson Rostc
Douglas cholla
Richard haw
Donald mi,h
haron Johnson Sulli v:m
Diane Johnson Thorkildson
M Jane Cornel ison Van Brunt
Marilyn Wahlstrom
Sonya Hagen Zieske
Linda wanson Zimmerman
CLASS OF 197 1
Number of Alumni: 347
Tot2I amount of Gifts: S12,73 .00
Panicipar.ion: 14%
$1 ,000-2,499
Bruce Bcngrson
G2ylord Hall
Wayne Jorgenson
Kay Hendrickson Owen
D2vid Owen
u.san con wanson
S500-999
Barbara Durkee Mikelson
S240--499
David Benzel
John Jenneke
Bruce amerrc
Marilyn Borcherd ing Womeng
S l20-239
Susan ibbons c.scy
"limothy Casey
Paul hindvall
William Eggers
Alice Rutkowski Ga, rder
Gram Husrad
Curtis Johnson
Rachel Hend rickson Julian
Leslie Lee
Gregg Nelson
Judid1 Larson Peterson
Janice Bell chmidt
Michael cott
Nancy Hedstrom Sim oncni
Siephanie Johnson ulzbach
Gifo up to St 19
Donald Beach
Mark Bcrmcss
Glen Bruins
Randall Burmeister
A. Carolyn Benso n Dauncr
Ruth Schroeder Duffy
Peter Eckberg
Janet Levin Gordon
Gary Hagen
Marilyn Buschbom Lueth
Charles Maland
Robert Martin
Judy Hoseth Mikolich
Lynn Oeder Miller
Barbara Berg Pclcrsen
Reynold Petersen
Leanne Phinney
John Rask
Linda Gilbertson Romslo
Nancy Rosrbcrg ylvestcr
Janice Sheldon Thompson
Jane Sontag Verncss
Jeff Walsh
Gregory Wi,hers
CLASS OF 1972
Number of Alumni: 356
Tocal amount of Gifo: $ 13,746.00
Participacion: 18%
$ 1,000-2.499
David Christianson
Michelle KarkhofT Ch ristianson
Peter Gale
C.nal Pederson Jorgenson
Joseph ro rk
$500-999
James Agre
$240--499
Margaret Rein Bade
Joann Kocl ln Frankena
Bunon Haugen
Thomas Howe
Jonathan Nye
Pamela Hcrmstad antcrrc
$ 120-239
Vivian Yonker Anderson
Timothy Brady
Donovan Erickson
Lyn Froiland
John Gisselquisi
Richard Habsrrin
Naomi Haugen
Judy Bacon Haugo
Annet1e Olsen Hust:1d
Ronald Johnson
Mary Whitney Johnson
Kathryn Modrow Kufus
Gary Larson
Patrick Marcy
Thomas nell
Alan oli
Na ncy Becker Soli
James Wolslegel
ifrs up to SI 19
Lorraine Wienke Aaland
usan Anderson
Bruce Bo re.son
Kathleen Dig,e
John Ewert
Darla Lovaas Frantz
Steven Frann
James Geske
Alan Huus
Rachel Iverson
Randall Johnson
Lcnnicc Nordaunc Keefe
David Lehrke
Brian Lundell
Margrcra Magelssen
Cheryl Lindroos Martin
C.rol Ellingson McMillin
Mary Muhlbradt
)a.nice Nelson
Daniel Nordin
Kristine Olson
Bruce Patterson
Kathy Quick
Joel Ra>en
Pamela Enge Rausch
Stephen Rolfsrud
Susan Maahs Rowan
Rita trampe Samuelson
Judith Sandeen Sandell
Jill Steele
Mary Kay Johnson Stcnsv2ag
Saul <ensv:ug
Gary Syverson
F. Clayto n Tyler
Marlys Oelschlager Withers
CLASS OF 1973
Numbe r of Alumni: 372
Toca! amount of Gifts: $7, I 60.00
Participation: I 4%
$ I ,000-2,499
Marlene Thompson Stork
S500-999
Marilyn Gissclquist
James Larson
$240--499
Linda Wahlberg Jenneke
Cheryl Peterson Lange
Bonnie Peterson
Daniel Peterson
Gary Wollersheim
Sl20-239
Gary Anderson
Rebecca Nysruen Berger
Joyce Catlin
Marilyn Rude Chindvall
James Hagen
Dennis Johnson
Marvin Lcvakc
Andre Lewis
Pamela Nichols Nelson
Bradley Olson
Janice Weum Philibert
ynrhia Brakke Wolslegel
Gifts up to $ 11 9
heldon Anderson
Kim Anderson
Jo Ann Berg Bablitch
atherine Berglund Becker
The Maroon & Silver Society
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Srfuer
SOCIETY _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _
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ugsburg's Maroon & Silver Society was lau nched in 2000 as part of The Augsburg Fund to recogni ze individuals who are
committed to supporting current students by pledging to spo nsor an Augsburg scholarship for four years with a pledge
ranging from $1,000 or more per year. Charter members of the Maroon & Silver Society lead the way and encourage oth ers to
join in , stepping up to a new level of givi ng to build the "living endowment" that an annual fund provides.
Please consider joining the current charter members who are helping to build a solid base of ongoi ng financial support that is
essential in attracting and retaining our outstandi ng students. If you would like information about making a gift to Augsburg,
please call the Office of Institutional Advancement and Community Relations at 1-800-273-0617.
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$2 ,500-4,999
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$1,000-2 ,499
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Marshall Council
$240-499
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$120-239
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con Brown
Janet Schurr Brubak
Steven Carlson
Douglas Conboy
Duane Foss
Kaui ryn Frank
Roger Gorham
Jon Hanson
Ly,:h Harn
David Heikkinen
Allen Hdmstcrcer
Ru th Gundale Hillebrand
Thomas Jensen
Mark Johnson
Janer Kl even Kujat
Mark Ladwig
Mark Mart ison
Diane Baars Mills
William Moos
Roberc Nilsen
David Pautz
Reid Peterson
Peggy Srafne Ruch
Julie Hagberg waggert
Donald Swenson
Lee Videen
Jean Bridges Wachs
Kristine Michaelsen \Vickens
Randel Widstrom
CLASS OF 1974
Numbe r of Alumni: 376
Total amo unt of Gifis: $222,84 1. 20
Parcicipation: 15%
or more
Richard Colvin
$ I 0,000
$5,000-9,999
Ruth Johnson
$2,500-4 ,999
Robert Srrommcn
$ I ,000-2,499
Cynthia Behmer Gale
Kenneth Holmen
Linda Bailey Holmen
Gary Johnson
Richard Pearson
KatMecn linscth
$500-999
Alan Bach man
Ronald Hovmrad
Gifts up to $119
\Vayne Anderson
Nancy Kerber Anderson
Darlene Anderson
James Arends
Josic chramm Axncss
William Axncss
Rhona Newport Brysky
Carl Bublin
Ann Knutson Bundy
Grego ry Carlson
Jeffrey Dah l
Lavon Emcrson•Hcnry
Marvin Felderman
Ma.rcia Thompson Hagen
Kenneth Hanawk.a
Janet Durkee Hohn
Lyle Herrmann
Michael Hoversten
Marlene Chan Hui
Karen Anderson Johnson
Alan Krann
Ka,hleen Anderson Lorsbach
Gail Burson Maifeld
Paige Nelson
Wendy Nilsso n
Mary Olson
Steven O'Tool
Linda Larson Pipkorn
Leeda Prcm il Pitra
Ro land Root
Ri chard Rose
Ward Schendel
harlcs chulr
Lynn Corrin Seykora
Carla Joh nson Velenchcnko
Julie Johnson Westlund
David Langness
aomi Larson
Diane Loeffler
Ruch Anderson Lofg«n
Clifford McCann
usan Johnson McNeil!
ancy oli Mollncr
Daniel Nelso n
Shirley hristensen ickel
James Ring
Cynthia Roach
James S,•iggum
Paula Robercs Tm.loff
Norman Wahl
Carol Rubbdke Jernberg
CIASS OF 1976
Number of Alumni: 406
Total amou nt of Gifts: $ 14,060.01
Partici pation: 14%
$5,000-9,999
H. T heodore Gri ndal
$ 1,000-2,499
Scon Anderson
Stephen Rcinarz
$500-999
Jeffrey Edson
Stephen Sveom
Larry Wells
CIASS OF 1975
Number of Alumni : 293
To,al amount of GifLS: $3,345.00
Participati on: 11 %
$2,500-4.999
And rea Johnson Strommen
$500-999
Linda Hyde Bachman
$240-499
Duane Esterly
Kathryn Faber Norum
Pamela Birdsall Richard
Allan Tonn
$240-499
Elizabeth Turrirrin Lien
Rebecca Per rson Sulliva n
Brian Wigdahl
$120-239
Rebecca Amdah I
Lisa Johnson Anderson
Sheryl Birk Gable
Mark chwarn
S I 20-239
Dean Anderson
tephen Blake
Karen Hayes Brophy
Nancy Thomsen Heckler
James Husing
Judith Lu-Lawson
Michael Lundeby
Paula McDermid Lundeby
Mary Ranlnff
Nancy andro
Gifu up 10$ 11 9
Peggy Anderson
Mark Bengtson
Karen Johnson Brudvig
Br nda Hoppes ttadoris
David Dahl
Eleanor Davis
Ri chard Fischer
tep hen Gr:12iano
Keith Howard
Ri chard Kruger
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Rohen Ohs
Dale Paschke
rcky Bergh Paschke
Ruch Graff Peter on
\ illiam Raadt
Michad a k
Dean mith
Joel quadroni
Minda Grist quadroni
Richard Sviggum
tcve Swanson
Nancy Nelson Temre
ynthia Theorin
Michael Thomsen
Kauiryn Anderson Wahl
Debra Wheeler
Thomas Zanh
CIASS OF 1977
Number of Alumni: 373
Total amoun t of ifts: S I 2,255. I 8
Parcicipacion: 15%
$ I ,000-2, 99
Rohen Anderson
Mary Quan beck Barber
Daniel Eitrhcim
Jeffrey Nodland
Dav id Wygant
$500-999
Roselyn Nordaune
Mark Schmid ,
Antoincue L'lu.x Svcom
S240-499
Jon Bcrghcrr
Marilyn Pearson Florian
Susan Ga ngsci
Ka ren Hessdrorh
Beth Quanbeck
Lois \Va nman
S240-499
Eric Aune
Joel Gisselquist
Mark Hall
Laura Sunon
$ 120-239
Janet Nelson Anderson
reven Bloom
Rachel Rhode Gilchrisc
Donald Groce
Tracy \Xle um Husing
Sa nd ra Hahn hs
Dav id Lane
Douglas Nelson
Jerome Rokkc
S I 20-239
Thomas Anderson
Jeffery Blix,
Mary Fasmcr Bloom
Linda Carlson \Vcscon
Lee Hagberg
Michael He k
Mark Rubensrein
John Sonnack
Lou Ann Dien \Xlenen
Gifts up 10 S I 19
Nancy Dahl Andrews
Daniel Cassada
Jackie Parke r herryhomes
B«h Dell Clodfelter
Laurie Paulson DaJ,I
Jean Maland Dahl
Vendla Fah ning
David Halaas
Shari Simonson Hanson
\'Varren Hawkins
Linda Bcrgm h Jarvis
Chris Jensen
Mark Johnson
Susan Forsmark Long
Randall Lundell
olveig Evenson Mattson
Larry Morgan
Jane Henselin Murray
Jeff Nessler
Gifts up Lo $ 11 9
Na ncy Bergstrom Allen
Debra Chase Anderson
Lynne Kohn Bates
Alton Bennen
Lori Berg
Charles Blixt
James Bremer
Dwaine Bruns
Pamela arlson Heid e
David orndl
Cynthia Anderson Oury
Wayne Eklund
Nat han Flak
Lori Otto Han n
Susan Hengy Johnson
Susan Lageson Lundhol m
Ru th Jacobson McKinney
Randall Nelson
Laurie Stevenson Nielsen
ancy Olso n
Philip Raaen
Joy Johnso n Rirtenhousc
Paul Ritr~house
Jo hn Ronning
John andness
John chraan
Phyll is mith Shirk
M:irk reeling
Ti mothy rrand
James tro mmcn
Judith Knu tso n Srto mmen
Ruth Underdahl-Peirce
Sharon vcndscn ~' anvig
Cluistine Webber
Marjorie Ellis Wdde
Virginia Bonde Zanh
ClASS OF 1978
umber of Al umni: 370
Tot>l amount of Gifts:
P:i.rticipation: 15%
sr .292.00
SI 0,000 or mo«
P. Dawn Heil Taylor
$2, 00-4,999
Al lison Evcrcn
Kenneth Svendsen
S 1,000-2.499
Kendra Bondcrud
S500--999
Jennifer Abeln Kahlow
S240-499
Mary Powell Ashley
lGrstcn accrc.n Be:rghcrr
Thomas Bramwdl
Linda King
Dennis Meyer
Bonnie Lamon Moren
Jonathan Moren
Michad Sparby
Nor«n Walen Thompson
Stephen Thompson
$120-239
David Backman
Thomas Burnside
Christopher Gcaso n
Patrick Haar
Peter Hanson
core Kemper
Cymhia Peterson
Deborah Lease Wagman
David Wilhel m
Naomi Wi ll iamso n
Gifts up 10 $1 19
Dirk Abraham
Margam Casey
Mark Ch ris1ofl"erscn
Mark Depaoli,
Donna Woodwick Did rikson
Janie Fox-Palmer
Tho mas Hendrickson
Bruce Hendrickson
Richard Hendrickso n
Score Jacob
Carol Fevold Koepke
Carol Rom ness Loncar
Tarnalyn Anderson Lundquist
Thomas Lundquist
Rachel Li ndel l Nelson
Carol Krassin Nissen
Deborah Larso n chul tz
Mark Tonsager
Karhy Yakal
G ifts up to $ 11 9
Linda Anderson
andra Spiczack Elhard,
C raig Ellestad
Cynrh.i a Erickson
Kathleen Dan ielson Gabrielsen
Anncrte Stiern Gcisdrnan
Tonia Hendrickson Gustafson
Kim Ranc:zka Gyu ricsko
Janet Olson Halaas
Joni Jensen
Ayrlahn Johnson
Karen Rust Kulenka mp
T homas Kulenkamp
Mark Lamberty
Mark Lewis
Marguerite McDonough
Paula \Vinchcstcr Pa1crmo
Kristine Peterson Pearson
Bruce Peterson
Katie Piehl
Connie Lamon Pricn
Scon Rysdahl
El len Wessel chulcr
Kevin hca
Suzan Moe tegemocller
Robert toreygard
Richard Swenson
Marc Thoen
Janis Thor,son
Amy Jo Thorpe wenson
Timothy \Voltcr
Deborah Wood burn
Ronald Zillmer
Joan wenson-Br<denbe Van Win
S 1,000-2,499
Kevin Bonderud
usan Johnso n D rakulic
Mark Moks nes
P:i.mcla Hanso n Moks nes
Bee~")' Bjella Noclland
Jul ia Davis cyrlund
Philip tyrlund
Jcfl"r,y wenson
2,500-4,999
Gary Tangwall
S I ,000-2.499
Manin Larson
S500-999
JefT«y Jam es
Jacq ueline Brookshi« Teisberg
$240-499
JoAnn e Moeller-Andersen
Phill ip Nelson
Robert Roy
Harold Weick
$ 120-239
indy Brehm
C laud ia Walters Forsberg
Dann Forsberg
Anita H ill Hansen
Janet orenssc.n Ru benstein
Lisa Rusinko
Paul anncrud
heryl Michelsen Slen en
K. Phoebe Worthing1on
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Brian Gauger
CLASS OF 1981
Lau rie Fykse n-Seise
$ 120-239
Eric Anderso n
Annette Johnso n Anderson
Mark Aun e
David Boors
Mary Brand t roft
David Ei trh ei m
Jul ie Edso n eason
Catherine lngman Golv
Lynn Schm id,kc Lyng
Laurie Nelson O rl ow
Debra Mercier Peters
G ram Rykken
Bill Carlson
Samuel Dyrud
Kath ryn Encalada
Janyce Erickson
Kristofer Fenlason
CLASS OF 1980
$ I 0,000 or more
$240-499
John Aune
Rebecca Lund een Aune
L Es Lrem
T heresa erbus Estr<m
Carol Dubovick Hard
Michael Kenn edy
Adelaide Pererso n ParbSI
Sharo n Laki n Up1.o n
cott Wclxr
Brad Brewster
Gai l Menke
Ka rla Wiese Mi ller
Nicholas Nelso n
Emilie Nysruen Kennedy
usan O hnesorgc
Jacq ueli ne Roesler Pe1erson
Donald Potter
Terri Radovich
Lana Hall Skahen
heUey Patterson ruen
Jody Anderson undlee
Dana Patch Thomas
1ephen Wenrzcll
Number of Al umni: 437
Total amount of Gifts: $22,332.68
P:i.rtici pacio n: 12%
$500-999
Laurie Carlson
Paul Daniels
Sally Ho ugh Daniels
C hris1opher Haug
Terry Jellison
Lisa Bradshaw O lso n
Jay Phinney
Brett Batterso n
Ann Pirschka Bielenberg
Michael Bloberger
Gayle Lammi Boyer
Fri n Hadd er•
Julie Leviscn Hammons
Paul Hartmark
Dawn Hendricks
Peter Jackson
Eunice Johnson
Maryl Gardin Jordahl
Paul Kilgor<
Cynth.ia Ellman Kneisl
Roben Lafleur
Lee Lillquist
Sue Lyback-Dahl
Kevin Oss
Roald Sareren
Val Lebus Sicllo
Margaret O lson Sommers
Susan Svcndby Sorenson
John Sor<nson
Gayle Anderson Teskey
Kory Teskey
Dian n Uzelac
John Wagenaar
Chris Walker
Robyn Arnold Zo Uner
Verno n McI n tyre
ClASS OF 1979
Nu mber of Alumn i: 408
Tot>l arno un1 of G ifts: S 19,766.92
P:i.rcici patio n: I 6%
G ifts up to $ 11 9
Number of Al umni: 422
Tot>l arnounr of Gifts: $2 1.869.84
P:i.rcici patio n: 13%
S5.000-9,999
Tracy Elftman n
$2,500-4.999
Leeann Rock
Dean Sundquist
Robert Wick
$500-999
P:i.mcla Herzan C rowell
revcn Rosvold
Naomi Christensen Staruch
$240-499
Galen Bruer
revcn Grinde
Erik Kanren
Kimberly Markie
Dean Moren
Ru th Musch inske
$ 120-239
Brian Arvold
Janis Blomgren Aune
Camilla Knudsen Carlson
Barbara Gilbert
Elisabe1h Lundeen Sandgren
David Soli
Ka ri Anna Beckman Sorensen
John trommen
John Twi1on
Gifts up to $1 19
hristopher Ascher
Arlin Becker
Mark Bodurtha
Gregory Boone
Michael Burkhard,
Christine Conroy Cherwien
Gary DiSalvo
Victoria Jeffress DiSal vo
Charles Emmons
Pere, Froehlke
Louise Becken Gallagher
John Hofflander
Kristine Johnson
Wair Johnson
Fred Larson
Dav id Leonidas
Charles McCan
Dana Holmes McIntyre
Wa rd Miller
con Musselman
Janine Mattison Nelson
Lyndon Nelson
Julie Holm Odi l
Suzanne Sienkiewicz Peterson
\'(/endy Nelson Peterson
Susan Dahlgren Sackrison
Kirsten Schwappacl1
Stephanie Togerson Sipprell
Penn y Becker ull ivan
Karla Morken Thompson
Lisa Ness Trai nor
Kath leen Knost Van Ness
Maureen \'(/ebster
Kathy Yelle
CLASS OP 1982
Number of Alumni: 546
Total amounr of Gifts: $ 16,920.42
Parricipation : 9%
$2,500-4 ,999
Bri an Anderson
$ 1.000-2,499
Melinda Tuma Arvold
Roberr Arvold
Elizabeth Barn
John Evans
Debra Krueger Knight
Rodney Sill
$500-999
Jeff Christenson
Lori Moline
$240-499
Kathleen Jul in Benson
Mark Hulrgren
Jon Lillejord
$ 120-239
Michael Cady
Cheryl Howard Fisher
Daniel Roff
Julie Reinke Roff
Jeffi ry andgren
Sheryl Anderson Shark
john Turner
Katherine Aune \Vade
Gifts up co $ 11 9
Paul Amos
Laurie Bennett Halvorson
Debra Hannu
Jane Helmke
Charl es Hout:S
Terry Johnson
Susan Hackbarth Lundquist
Janet Griffi th andford
Susan Hanso n As mus
Rich ard Bennett
Douglas Bergstrom
David Berryman
Leslie Boyum
Terry Brown
Roxanne Rauschnot Buchanan
Sharon Pautz Carey
Scon Daniels
Karia nn DahJen Sanny
James Sierakowski
Daniel Thompson
Jea nette Hovey T hompson
Charlene Ellis
Rebecca OscendorfTungseth
Denise Engebretson
Mary Yu ri ck
Jean Hanso n
CLASS OF 1984
Donald Fulton
Rand Henjum
Nu mber of Alumni: 429
Toral amount of Gifts: S I6,673.66
Penelope Larson Hinderaker
Sand ra Walrer Holten
Peggy Egge n Hyyrinen
Eliza beth Bly Iverson
Parli cipation: 8%
$ I 0,000 or more
Roger Griffith
Cynthia Blomqu ist Johnson
Rurik Johnson
Laura Kasper
$ 1,000-2,499
Brent Crego
Paul Mueller
Kim Asleson Okerstrom
Heidi Smith Labyad
Grego ry Opi n
Lynda Bonsell Orr
Randall Peterson
Parri Eve nson Ruth
John Sackrison
Shell ey Swanson Sa teren
Maureen Cooper Thomsen
$500-999
Michael Picken
$24 0-499
Kyle Anderson
Philip Johnson
Brenda Hansen Peterson
Ron ald Tungmh
Julie Lien Vanderboom
Katherine Drechscl Vichich
$ 120-239
Bruce Arvold
Michael Bodnarcz.uk
Paul Burow
Cunis Eischens
ynrhia Fir1.patri ck
La urie Ofscedal Frarcall one
Patrick Sir
Rhond a Riesberg Tjaden
CLASS OP 1983
Number of Alumni : 538
Total amoum of Gifts: $ 15,44 1.56
Participation: 6%
$ I 0,000 or more
Julie Nelson
$ 1,000-2,499
Joan Mo lin e
Gifts up co $ 11 9
Manha Hanson Baco n
Dave Covan
Susan Dolan
John Ennen
$500-999
Melinda Causron Lee
Nora Andersen Si ll erud
Jim Finch
$240-499
Paul Elliocr
Marya Mattson Hultgren
David Meslow
Christopher Nelson
Michael chwa rrz
Kalharine Ku chera Gruber
M ilcs Hauge n
Kent Karn ick
Janer Larson Karn ick
Lisa Rykken Kascler
Carmela Brown Krnn i
Donna Lewis
$ 120-239
Robert Adams
Pamela Brakke Lanning
Kachleen Lysell-Crawford
Maren Lecy Ogdie
Jerry Quam
Daniel Schueller
Patti Lloyd
Perry Madsen
Anthony Nelson
Mary Olson
Douglas Ru,h
Julie Schume
Loni Loftncss Sharp
Gifrs up co $ I 19
Daniel \Vestrum
Jay Ziemann
Timorhy Asgrimson
Jea n Nadea u Boern er
Alan Corn elius
\Villiarn Ennen
Lori Schmidt Fisher
Linda Dibos Graslewicz.
CLASS OP 1985
Nu mber of Alumni: 464
Total amount of Gifu: $ I 25 ,809.65
Participation: 10%
17
I 0,000 or more
Jean Taylor
5,000-9,999
Cheri Hofsrnd Kamp
$ 1,000-2,499
M.aric Eitrheim
Lee Hawks
Lisa vac Hawks
Na ncy Mackey Mueller
Norman Okers1ro111
$500-999
tevcn Lee
Charles Ra cl,
Tamera Osell Rath
$ 120-239
Bria n Ammann
Dawn Gerbe r Ammann
Jane Blame uscr
Michael Burden
Quinn Karpan
Lisa Wo nh Kindwall
Michael Pirn er
Jen ni fer Jo hnst0 n Schai dler
Sue Thompson
Michael Tjaden
Gifts up ro $1 19
Katherin e poo lman Ahlrich
Sherry Sein Akridge
Cheri Johnson Anderson
Peter Au ra n
Reid Bonshirt
Bernie Brunello
Joy Burkhart De-an
Rollin Eri ckson
R L1wrence Evans
Lisa Erickson Gustafso n
Clay Gustafso n
Jen ni fer Olstad Hammer
Ann Scharberg Hein
Sreven Jones
Carrie Kosek Knott
James Maen ens
Li nda Ott
Carh leen Smith Pagels
Tamera Oscll Rach
Charles Rath
Roben Smrekar
Serena prengc r Steffe nhage n
Kay Scracing
Noel Swanson
Kaye Schouwe iler Th ibau lt
corr Thompson
Ka,hyTiffc
CLASS OF 1986
Number of Alum ni: 398
Tocal amount of Gifrs: $5,245.00
Panici pat ion: 11 %
$ 1,000-2.499
\Xli lliam Anderson
$240-499
An n Erkki la Dudcro
Marth a Gisselquist
John Wahlberg
$ 120-239
Duane Birnbaum
Carol Cyprian Callahan
raig Fcring
Lynn Pendergast Fering
Nicholas Gangesrad
Linda Gfrcr,,r
Gifts up to $ 11 9
Todd Anderso n
Kevin Augustine
Debra Balu.r
M ichacl Berry
Ken neth Boehm
Leslie Gilberrson Bonshir,,
Kara Hansel Buhr
Virgi nia Carlson
Anne Conzemius
Richard Danielson
Peter Dien
Mary Dow-Bunnell
David Drake
tcphcn Harriry
Carol Johnson
Robert Kappcrs
Kristen Knoepke
Kristin Lundquist
Karin J:bo Mantor
Caroline Quinzon Marvcts
Kristin Scttcrgrcn McGinncss
Anthony McPhill ip
Thomas Miller
Sarah Evanso n Nelson
Michelle Moritz Richards
Ann Sclberg Robinson
Margam Rog
David Shaskey
Lynn Demaray plitm ocsscr
Julie Subia
Tammi Klcincn Trclstad
Joanne Whitcrabbit
John Yazbcck
Mark Zaruba
Lois Vaagenes Ziolkowski
CJ.ASS OP 1987
Number of Alum ni: 557
Tow amount of Gifts: $4 ,240.0 1
Pan iciJ>2don: 7%
$500-999
Alice Dahl Roth
$240-499
Brian Brakke
Keith Gliva
Lisa Johnson Wahl berg
$ 120-239
Danic:I Aune
Joel Engel
Karen Sterner Engel
Scot1 Enu
Janice Cox Green
Sally Montei McPhillips
Drew Privette
PauJTerri o
Traccy Morris Terrio
Todd Weis
Gifts up to $ 11 9
Amy Hyland Barett
Christine Wacker Bjork
Mary Johnson Boehm
Carol Chase
Caroline Krapf Gifford
Sylvia Dickinson
Vicki Ellingrod
Morris Engler
Lisa Brakke Geislinger
CJ.ASS OP 1989
Number of Alumni: 4 19
Tora) amount of Gifts: $2,442.56
Dean na Germai n
$ 120-239
Teri Bloxham Girtus
Timothy Gustafso n
Bradley Meyer
Pamela Eckhoff Meyer
Todd teenson
Participation: 7%
$240-499
Cheryl Solomonson Crockett
Carolyn Ross
Donald Wichmann
Jean Guenther
Christian Hahn
Melanie kar Hansen
Julie O lson Hendricks
Judith Jarousek Jacobs
Andr,,w Moen
Wendy Rude Panged
Gifts up to $ 11 9
tcvc Ainsworth
KariArfstrom
Debra Brazil
Merrilee Miller Brown
William Bunnell
Lori Jackman Handberg
Amy Johnson Hanson
Carrie Johnson Ingram
Lauren Johnson
Barry Kedrows ki
Brian Larson
John Mayer
Mark Muhich
Catherine Oniskin Nash
Linda Ruekcrr
WiUiam Schwartz
Roberta Shaw
Carol koglund Suess
1imochy Suess
Cathleen Kleiman Thom
rcven Thom
Janet Lindell T horson
Aaron Warwick
Iris Porter
Paul Renstcd
Michelle Rolfs- Dunbar
Ramona Rusinak
Corine Grundhoefer chlepp
Christopher chulz
Suzanne Ziemann chu.17.
Steven cvcrtson
Emalee Hayden Vicker
Mark Wheeler
Donald Williams
CJ.ASS OF 1988
Number of Alumni: 402
Toe,) amount of Gifts: $4 ,151.84
Participation: 7%
$500-999
Paul Norman
$240-499
Chris Pieri Arnold
James Arnold
Clay Ellingson
usan Hakala Gliva
Patrick Lilja
Heidi Norman
CJ.ASS OF I 990
Number of Alumni: 389
Total amount of Gifts: $5,560.00
Panicipation: 7%
$ 120-239
Brent Lofgren
Mark Morken
Scon Peterson
usan Warnes Quam
$ 1,000-2,499
Bruce Holcomb
Neal Malmberg
Kurr \Vehrmann
Gifts up to SI 19
Douglas Baretz
Michele Kloppcn Chapdelaine
Kelly Peterson Duncan
Jean Eilerts0n
Paul Goen
Margaret Nutter Guelker
Chris Hall in
Carole Holmberg Hamer
Daniel Handberg
Nicole Hcnz
Louise Brown Immen
Sha.ron Johnson
Chris LcBourgeois
Sandra Ludtke
Jennifer nater Olson
Pamela Paar Parvi
Rebecca Arvold Pfabe
Maryan n Roudebush
Sarah Wojtowicz Stehly
Gregory Thorson
$240-499
Alex Gonzalez
$ 120-239
Janeen Burow
David Chad
Todd Delong
rcvcn Gircw
Greg Hanson
Pat McNcvin
Lynn Huotari Pinoniemi
Carolyn Young chucller
Gifts up to $ 11 9
Sharon Alton
Bruce Bina
Lisa McEathron Caswell
Doug Cyphers
Mary Ann Pox Domholdt
Rebecca Fahlin
18
Robe.re Harris
Sally Hedman Lawless
Julie Edstrom Olson
Claudette Parris
Pete Rinzd
Bradley Schafer
Debra tone Schumaker
Paula West Stevens
Michael Stofferahn
Sara Nieman Syverson
Dan Terrio
Judy Chamberlain Twisk
Deborah Zic.man
CLASS OP 1991
Number of Alumni: 5 I4
Total amount of Gifts: $8,383.20
Participation: 5%
$5,000-9,999
Colleen Kay Watson
$500-999
Carla Asleson
$ 120-239
John Beatty
Steff.my Colgan Bernier
Christine Coury Campbell
Renee Clark
Corey Davison
Stephen Hagstrom
Joelle Audette Hilfers
Kent Kleppe
Todd Machlin
Kevin Ronncberg
Heacher Laatsch Saby
Gregory Schnagl
Dean Wahlin
Gifts up to $ 11 9
Debora Blakeway
Andrew Carlson
Laura Bower Cunliffe
ue Dunleavy
Christina Emery
Kristen Hirsch
David Johnson
William Koschak
herri Larson
Br,,nda Lundc-Gilsrud
Lindy Lundgren
Clayton McNeff
hirley Severson
Julie Urban
CJ.ASS OP 1992
Number of Alumni: 590
Total amount of Gifts: $2,500.00
Participation: 4%
$240-499
Jeffrey Meslow
Julie Westcott Traft
$ 120-239
Debra Groezinger
Pcrcr Hespen
James Lensing
Erick Norby
Kristen Hauschild Norby
Adam Olson
Molly Pochtman Schnagl
Brian Swedeen
Gifts up to S I 19
Lau ra Brcck.hcimer
Kim be rly Brodt
T erri Burn or
Kathy Lindberg Evavold
Bradley Levenh agen
Debra tcffcnson Meier
Gregory Page
Barbara Peterson
lin a Kubes Peterson
Scon Peterson
Jennifer Piper
Eliza b«h Guyot Purcel l
Carol Riege r
Debra Young Rurh
Lois Schwarcz.
Ca role Senty
Marla tranon
AJ ayne Thoreson
Mi chell e Westrum
CLASS OF 1993
Number o f Alumni: 6 I 0
To ial amount o f G ifts: $5,65 .00
Participacion: 6%
S I ,000-2,499
Andrew Fried
$500-999
Donna Magdanz
Willi am Vand erwall
$240-499
Jonathan Erickson
Joseph Ho ialrn en
Ki mberly Mcslow
Marilee Poe
Li, Pushing
Fal linc undquist
$ 120-239
MiSti Al len Binsfeld
C hristoph er Bush
Erik Hellie
Melissa Danko Machlitt
Carol Seiler
had hilso n
Heidi Wisner Sraloch
Peter teen
Gifts up ro $ 119
Lisa Alexander
Marc And erson
Rira Billingto n
Margaret Granr Browne
Do nn a Canno n
Juani ta C ucler
Mark Deming
Laurie Palmer Drolson
CLASS OF 1994
Nu mber of Alum ni: 53 1
Tota l amo unt of G ifts: $3,493.32
$500-999
Jacqueli ne Kni efel Lind
Nancy Toedt
Dale Parvi
James Rustad
C harlon e C rawford To urville
Chad Hanson
Mike Jerd e
Jessica Barker J hnso n
Joseph Lav in
Michael LeD uc
Roes hcll Lewis
Harry Lockrem
Linda O liva
$240-499
Wi ll iam Gabler
Eil een G lasspoole
Lisa Schroeder Nelson
C hristopher Terrell
Lisa Rirchie Terrell
CLASS OF 1996
1umber of Al umni: 524
Kathleen owles
Participation: 6%
Go rdo n Flanders
Ka tie Gerwing
Ja on Hanson
\Vendi Hockerr
Craig Johnson
Catherine Kurvc rs
Tho mas L,Bd le
Kay La rso n M irchel l
Darleni: Mueller
Michel le Li ndsey Parso n
Heidi Ri gcl rnan
Scon Scholl
Karla Singer
Robert Wasik
$ 120-239
Crane Christianson
Karin Ludwigsen Ro hcs1er
Susan Estcnson Johnson
Laurie Beckm an Yerzer
$ I ,000-2,499
Terry Marqua rdr
$240-499
Co n rad !eyer
$ 120-239
Patrick Griswold
Marth ew Rochester
Ni ls Dybvig
Robert Fi rzs imons Jr.
$ I ,000-2.499
Tara Cesarerti
D arrell
Laurie Zins
Christa Barnard Close
$240-499
John Nielsen
Rachel Schu ltz Nielsen
Kent Tangen
Teri Hanson
Jesus Hernande?.
ttwarr
Mi chel e Braley
CIASS OP 1997
Number o f Alu mn i: 502
Toral amou nt of G ifts: $5, I 30.00
Partici pation: 5%
Debra Ridderin g Miller
helley urry O'Neill
Jam Rosenberg
Jo hn ander
Sherrie Knauss eidcnsticker
Connie Arndr
Rebecca Satre Benncct
CLASS OF 1995
Num ber of Alu m n i: 555
Tora l amo unt o f Gifts: $ 1,725.00
Partici pation: 4%
G ifts up 10 S I 19
Greg Bachmeier
Margaret Benson
Renee Burger•McM ichacl
L1Lonnie Erickson
Bra 111 Goen
Susan Laabs
Benjamin Lorent
CLASS OF 1998
Number of Alumni: 47
To tal amou nt of G ifts: $3,027.00
Partici pati on: 4%
G ifts up to $ 11 9
Christine Clay
Ri chard C racraft
Mark Du ffy
Janell foel
Stonna Goodwin
Lori Langager Higgins
Barba.ra Jensen
Joan Johnson
Karen Grobe Johnson
Ti ffa ny C rawford Klen
Deborah Emery Knutson
Thomas LaJ im
Deni se Sid ee n Mc Neff
Vonn ie Blevi ns clson
Julie Severson Norman
Pacricia Pardun
Jonathan Rose
Sandra Vo ss Wollschl ager
Mi chael Haub as
Jeffrey Krengel
S500-999
Lee warrwoudr Hanmann
$ 120-239
L1urie Bcnncn
Parrick hesla
Jul ie Dein C larke
Do nna Falls Se mlak
Patri ck Thull
$240-499
Scon Anderson
Bonnie Bina
Shirley An dreason accornan
Total amount of G ifts: $2,3 14.50
Partici pation: 4%
Gi fts up m $ 11 9
C indy Weyhrauch
Carrie Kennedy
Deanna Oman
James Osberg
$ 120-239
Sracy Erlanson Bergmann
Troy Bergmann
Jennifer Peine Hel lic
ara Rh ines Masters
D arren Garren
Julie Hanson
arah Evans Kuehl
Lu ke Mal loy
Michael Mo rel and
G ifts up to $ 11 9
Peggy Ban ks
Eloisa Le Echave,
Jason Exley
Dustin Froyum
C1.lvin Hanson
John Hurst
Kaydcc Kirk
\Vill iam Monroe
Manhew Osberg
K.risrin L1rson Palm
John Pena
Hea ther Gunderson Rose
Thomas Ru ffa ner
Linda Schmidt chwichte nbcrg
Susannc \Veiss
Daniel Vener
CLASS OF 1999
Number of Alum ni: 68
To tal amounr of Gi fts: $2,945.00
Participation: %
Mary L, uer Waln
$ I ,000-2,499
$240-499
Mona Domaas
Ann Riebe Meister
$500-999
Lisa Theure r
$ 120-239
Teresa. ook
S 120-239
Marissa Hurtcrcr
James Kindwall
Harold N ichlcss
Deborah Hunerer
Caroline Rossbach Woitas
Gifts up 10 S I 19
G ifts up 10$ 11 9
An drew Allen
Amy Anderson
Nancy Holmbl ad
Mi chell e Breen
Kathleen \Vt lder Burn
Jennifer
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Stefu n Grysb
Debbie Knudson-Seliski
Dawn Haglu nd
Berry G ustafso n
Kenneth Hagen
19
Ann Meyer Anich
Pamela Preimcsbe.rger Ba.kcr
Jennifer Bahuff
Vicki T raurmann Goh I
Na tasha Hamann
hrista Hassman
Terry Hermanson
Linda Gravon Homan
Wa nda O lso n Jasd1
Diane McQuarry
Lisa Nos
Jennifer Amundson Palmer
Steven ach re
Todd Tourand
Kyle Wheaton
CLASSOF2000
umber of Alumni: 08
Toral amount of Gifts: $3,622.00
Participation: 4%
S 1,000-2,499
Carolyn Hardel
Christopher McLeod
Ryan Mills
Sherilyn Storms Murphy
Chad Olson
Bonnie Stueve Ostlund
Brenda Seaver
Catherine Rosik Shea
John Stover
Samuel Walsech
$ 120-239
Joshua Cagle
Em ily Miller
Jared Trost
Gins up to $ 11 9
Dawn Anderson
Kirsten Arveson
Michelle Basham
hari Benoir
Ryan Bueler
Patricia Heinzmann
Lorri Kenny
tephanie Lein
$500-999
Paul Tetzloff
Gifts up to $1 19
Madeline Bartels
Jennifer Eckman
Eric Long
Jessica Norman
Scot Olson
CLASS OF 2001
Number of Alumni: 549
Total amount of Gifts: $675.00
Participation: I%
ANNUAL GIVING
Faculty & Staff
SI 0,000 or more
Philip Fandrei
W1Uiam Frame
Allen Housh
S5,000-9,999
Garry Hesser
Philip Quanbcck, r. '50
Pacrick Sheehy
SI ,000-2,499
Richard Adamson
David Anderson
James Carey
L)•le Griner
Deborah Hutterer '99
Thomas Morgan
Barbara Nagle
Marilyn Sharpe
Jeffrey Swenson '79
Richard Thoni
Donald Warren
$500-999
Leif Ande rson
Arlin Gybcrg
Irene: Jensen
Jennifer Kahlow '78
hriStopher Kimball
Mary Kingsley
Lillian Maunu
An Meadowcroft
Beverly Nilsson
Betsey No rgard
Norman Okerstrom '85
Ronald Palosaari
Jay Phinney '79
Ronnie con '62
Joie & Frankie Shackelford
Beverly Stratton
Rebecca Taute
Nancy Toed, '94
John & Peggy Cerrito
Teresa Cook '98
Rebekah Dupont
Mark Engebretson
Laurie Frarcallone ' 84
Ann Garvey
Cynthia Greenwood '03
Joan Griffin
Herald Johnson '68
Martha Johnson
Colleen Junnila
Benjamin Kem
John Knight
Kristen Kran
Joan Kunz
Lauri Ludeman
Craig Maus
John Mitchell
Michael Navarre
Lois Nielsen
Vicki Olson
Jack Osberg '62
Pacricia Park
Drew Priverte '87
Michael chock
Edward Skarn ul is
Nancy Steblay
Grace ulerud ' 58
Mark Tranvik
Mary True
Joseph Underhill-Cady
Sharon Wade
Pamela Weiss
Darrell Wiese '60
J. Ambrose Wolf
$240-499
Heidi Breen
Jeroy Carlson '48
Lawrence Copes
Marilyn Florian '76
Carol Forbes
Paul Grauer
Paul Helgerson
Norman Holen
Bradley Hoh '63
Mary Jacobson
Barbara Korman
Rosemary Link
rlos Mariani
Karen Marccr
Esther McLaughlin
Donna McLean
Ann Meister '97
Conrad Meyer '98
Gordon Nelson
Dale Pederson
ynchia Peterson
Jill Pohtilla
Larry Ragland
John Recd
Bruce Reichenbach
Michael Schwa rtz '83
harles hcaffcr
Ida Simon
Donald Stcinmen
Berry Wade
Donald Wichmann '89
David Wold
Joseph Young
$ 120-239
Margaret Anderson
Rob Arnold
Anthony Bibus
Julie Bolron
Michael Burden '85
Janelle Bussen
Gifts up to $ 11 9
John Benson '55
Laura Boisen
Lois Bosch
William Capman
Beth Carlson
20
Janna Caywood
Nadia Christensen '59
Charles Lee Clarke
Jacqueline deVries
Jay Dobberstein
Suzanne Dorce
Doran Edwards
Ruth Enestvedt
Carol Enke
Joseph Erickson
rephen Gabrielsen '63
Calvin Hanson 1 98
Emily Hause
Jennifer Hellie '94
Amy Hero
Nancy Holmblad '95
Ella Howell '02
Daniel Jorgensen
Jeffrey Krengcl '93
Steven La.Fave
Stephanie Lein '00
Karen Lindesmith
Ray Makeever
Theresa Manin
Diane McQuarry '99
Catherine Nicholl
Norma Noonan
Jessica Norman 'OI
Julie Olson '90
Joyce Pfuff '65
Lillian Reire
James Roback '63
Thomas Ruffaner '98
Pam Schreurs
Lora Steil
George Sverdrup '46
Kathryn Swanson
Patrick Theigs
Philip Thompson
David Washingron
ANNUAL GIVING
Parents & Friends
SI 0,000 or more
John & Joyce Boss
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Jane N. Mooty Foundation
John Larsen Found ation Trust
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson Institute Foundation
Johnson, Wes t & Co., PLC
Jostens Foundati on, Inc.
Kcckciscn's Sporting Goods
Kleven Family Foundation
Kopp ln ves tmenr Advisors Inc.
KPMG Pea, Marwick
Kraus-Anderson Construction o.
Kuhlm an Enterprises
Law Offices of Michael Weidn er
Unu n hcvrolet
Lilly Endowment, In .
Lockheed Marrin orp.
Lucent Technologies
Lundene Esm e (Henry & el ma)
Lundquisi Law Offices
Lucher cminary Bookstore
Lutheran Brotherhood
Management Reso urce olurions
Marquenc Bank
McKesson Foundario n Inc.
MDB
Medtroni c Foundation
Merck & Co., Inc.
Mmill Lynch
Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
MIAC Fund
Michael's Styling enter
Midway Automotive Superstore
Midwest of Cannon Falls
Minnesota Murual Foundation
Minnesora Associates Ameri can
Minnesota Priva te College Fund
Minncsora \'(/rcstling Coaches Associati on
Monsanto Fund
Morher of God Monastery
Mr. Pizza Inc.
NarionaJ Recoveri es Inc.
Noble Seasonal Lighting, Inc.
ormandale Eva ngelical
orth Cen1ral Builder, Inc.
orLhwest Airlines Inc.
People in Bus in Care
Pepsi-Cola BotLling Co.
Peterson Pontiac GMC Trucks
Philip Morris Inc.
Pickeu Consulting
Prairie Cardiovascular
Premier Outdoo r Services Inc.
Prcs1ige Drywall
Principal Financial Group
Pro Edge Power
Procter & Gamble Foundation
Prudential Found:uion
Rebound Enrerpri ses
Reem Home Rehabilitati on Inc.
Rcliasta r Foundatio n
Ringdahl Founda1ion
Rolf elson & Associates
RSB oachcs
Rubel Real ty Inc.
San ec Corp.
S Johnson Wax Fund Inc.
SCP Control Inc.
SHAP O Pri ming
Share- It- ow Foundati on
SiliconGraphics Computer Systems
imply Fres h Food Inc.
Socieiy Of Mary
S1. Lukes Lutheran Church
St. Paul Compani es
t. Paul Compani Inc.
t. Paul's Lutheran hurch
Scar Tribune
State Farm Co. Fo undation
Su"acegic Directi ons, Inc.
und er Foundatio n
SuperValu
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Swenson Anderso n Associa tes
T C Dis tri ct Referees
Tallakso n Imi table TruS1
TBL Inc.
TCF Naiio nal Bank Minnesota
Tenn ant Foundati on
Times Mirror Co.
Toro Company
TotaJ Promodons
Trini ty Lutheran Congregation
Turck In .
Twitchell orporarion
UFE lncorpora1ed
Un ilever United States Inc.
Uniied Technologies
UP Foundacion
US Bancorp Founda1io n
US \'<'est Founda1ion
Valen Financial Services
VaJparaiso Uni ve rsity
Volk Sewer & \X'acer Inc.
\Veils Fargo Foundatio n
Wells Fargo, Bank Am
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THE
AUGSBURG
COLLEGE
ANNUAL
REPORT
BOARD OF REGENTS, 2000-2001
ALUMNI BOARD, 2000-2001
Rev. Gary E. Benson '70
Ms. Jackie C herryhomes '76
Ms. Tracy Lynn Elftmann '81
Mr. Michael 0. Freeman
Mr. H . Theodore G rindal '76
Mr. Norman R. H agfors
Jim Bernstein '78
Brent C rego '84
Jeff Elavsky '68
Paul Fieldhammer '65
Andy Fried '93
Ch uck Gab ri elson •77•
Tom H anson '66
C hristopher Haug '79
Kirsten H irsch '91
Linda Bai ley Holmen '74
Karina Karlen '83
Jackie Kniefel Lind '69, '94 MAL
Mr. James E. H aglund
Rev. Mark S. Hanson '68, ex officio
Ms. Beverly Thompson Haden
Mr. Allen A. Ho ush
Dr. Ruth E. Johnson '74
Mr. Dean C. Kopperud
Mr. D avid J . Larso n
Ms. G loria C. Lewis
Rev. Jose Anto nio Machado
Ms. Julie R. Nelson '83
Mr. Ronald G. Nelson '68
Rev. Glenn W. Nycklemoe, ex officio
Mr. Ro nald J. Peltier
Mr. Glen E. Person '47
Mr. Wayne G. Popham
Mr. C urtis A. Sampson
Mr. G len J . Skovholc
Mr. Ph ili p Scyrlund '79
Dr. P. Dawn Taylor '78
Ms. Jean M . Taylo r '85
Mr. Michael W Thompso n
M s. Kathryn H . Tunheim
M s. Joan L. Volz '68
Paul Mikelson '70
Andy Morrison '73
Liz Pushing '93
Meri Pygman '93
Beth To rscenso n '66
Colleen Kay Warson '9 1 MAL
Berty Wi lliams '83
1962 Lew Sundqui r
1963 ara Halvorson rrom
1964 Robert Nord in
1965 D arryl arcer
1966 T homas H an son
1967 Jo hn lawson
1968 lone Agrimso n Hanso n
1969 Lois Peterso n Bollman
1970 Terry Nygaard
1972 Kathy Modrow Kufus
1973 Merja Wile nius Fox
1974 Marlene Chan Hui
J 975 Jann Meissner H amil ton
1976 Larry Morgan
1977 C hu ck Gab ri elson•
1978 Michael parby
1979 Mark Aune
1980 Rob LaFleur
198 1 Janis Blomgren Aune
1982 Lo ri Moline
1983 Su an Kappers Ryan
1985 Norm Okerscrom
huck Rach
CLASS AGENTS, 2000-2001
1986 Deb Balzer
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1987 C heryl W icsoe Dudley
Richard Jacobson
G lo ri a Burnrvedc Nelson
C hester Hoverste n
Joyce Opseth Schwartz
Vera T horson Benzel
1946 John Sceen
1947 Agnes Valvik Larso n
1948 Jeroy Carlson
Arnie Skaa r
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1950
1951
1952
1953
J 954
1956
J 957
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1959
1960
l 96 1
Cal Larso n
Shirley Dahlen
Dan Pearso n
LeVon (Vonnie) Paulson Dimer
Ruth Aaskov
Herb C hi lsrrom
Carolyn Lower Bliss
Scan Baker
Byro n Golie
Carl Casperson
Dale H anka
Phyllis Acker
Barb Niesen McG lynn
Sharo n Mackenthun
1988 Sand ra Kay mich
1990 T rygve Nyscuen
Carol Sei ler
199 1 Kristen Hirsch
1992 Heather John ton
1993 Misti Allen Binsfeld
H eidi Wisner caloch
1994 Amy Nora n
1995 Lisa Carlson ackreicer
Amy Torgelso n Forsberg
1996 Jayne Rudolph
Heather Birch
1997 Amy Bowar
Jen Ringeisen
1998 Calvin H anson
Terry Marquardt
1999 Jackie Fuhr
2000 Sam Wal eth
2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 1
.A-UGSBURG
CO LLEGE
Office of Insti tutional Advancemenr
Augsburg College, CB 142
221 I Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 5545
Non -profir Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Mpls., MN
Pcrmir No. 2031
MAL... the numbers:
Number of students
Wh en cl asses meet
(beg. fa ll '02)
45
every other
Saturda
Average time to degree
3 years
38
Average age
Percentage of students coming from:
Business sector
44%
Non-profits
31%
Hea lth ca re
25%
MAL graduates, like the Class of 1999 pictured here, represent
a wide spectrum of professions and job sectors.
MAL students enjoy frequent opportunities to meet
together with faculty. Here, MAL director Norma
Noonan (right) confers with student Kathy Gibson.
communicating effectively; and creating and
sustaining hope through vision, action , and
persuasion."
The goal of the program is noLonly the
study of leadership , buLdevelopment of
leaders, which usually ends up transforming
the individual during the process.
Students enter Lhe MAL program for
many of the same reasons adult students
enter other graduate programs-enhancement of current job or career skills,
improved opponuniLies for promotion,
change of careers, or personal growth . Whal
students experience in the program is often
much less tangible-increased selfconfidence, greater wi llingness to take risk,
desire Lo make an impact in their
organization or com munity, and abi lity Lo
communicate more easily in the workplace.
Barry Vombrock, a 1996 MAL grad ,
says, "I've become a more balanced thinker
(my undergraduate degree is in electrical
engineering) with a personal style of
leadership n unured and tempered to a
degree that ould easily have taken eight Lo
10 more years of life experience."
Spring 2002
Transforming careers and lives
For many, the MAL experience has led Lo
changes in their professional and personal
lives.
Lisa Zeller, president of The Phaedrus
Group and a 198 1 Augsburg graduate, was
among the first 34 students in the MAL
program and finished in 1989. "Having an
advanced degree in leadership helped gel my
foOL in the door to the fi eld and company I
was interested in ," she says. "From there, l
was able LO sLan my own business in 1994."
Vombrock, who shifted from one
industry LO another and is now with
HealthPanners, Inc., says the MAL program
helped him find talent as a synthesizer, which
he feels allows him to "seize opponunities
from a different perspective and use unique,
stronger plans to achieve goals."
Lind, with the Division of Ecological
Sen ~ces of the Minnesota Depanment of
Natural Resou rces, says that her thesis work
has led Lo over 60 requests for presentations
and seminars.
MAL-a timeless relevancy
As distance learning and "click" courses
become more prevalent in graduate
education, the human interactivity of
Augsburg's MAL classes continues LO prO\~de
dimensions of learning that equi p people for
multiple careers and changing workforces.
Jim Kline, vice president of
manufacturing fo r SICO America Inc., who
finished his MAL degree last May, enrolled at
Augsburg because he felt the liberal ans
approach helps develop a more wellrounded person.
"To be effective one must be able to deal
,vith all forms of diversity and change
(continuous improvement) in today's
manufacturing workforce," says Kline.
'The ability LO think creatively and LO
respond LO new situations, which we hope is
enhanced by the curriculum in the MAL
program , ,vi ii help our alumni meet the e,·erchanging challenges of the workplace in the
21st century," according LO Professor Norma
Noonan , direcLOr of the program and of the
Center for Leadership Studies.
For info rmation about the Master of
Ans in Leadership program, call 612-33011 50, e-mail <malinfo@augsburg.edU>, or
visi t <www.augsburg.edu/mab.
•
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COLLEGE OF THE THIRD AG E
Serv i ng o l der l ea rn e rs f or a quarter century
"Engaging minds, enriching lives." ils a
slogan for Augsburg Colleges innovative
College of the Third Age. But more
importantly, its a philosophy that has been
lived out and expanded through a quanercentury of taking educational opportunities
to older learners in an ever-widening arc
around the nvin Cities.
Modeled after a similar program at the
University of Toulouse in France, and named
after the French concept of the "third age" as
the time of maturity (follmving youth and
adulthood), the program is the brainchild of
the late Augsburg professors Mimi and Einar
Johnson. They devised a program of
providing learning opportunities for older
adults taught by older adults. But, to make
the concept even more palatable, the
Johnsons, along \vith social work professor
Vern Bloom, the programs first director, came
up with a novel idea. Instead of having the
learners come to the College, they would take
the program to the learners.
Courses were taught in high-rise
apartment buildings, community centers, and
churches. Not only did the idea catch on, but
it took off and has not stopped growing.
Starting with 12-20 courses and 300
participants in the first three years, the
program now has some 200 courses and
nearly 8,000 students annually. Yet, it still has
room to grow, particularly in areas where
participants need assistance in paying for
course fees.
"Our goal," said current director Karen
Lindesmith, "is to celebrate the 25th
by Dan Jorgensen
anniversary of the program by holding an
anniversary event to raise funds for an
endowment. We hope we can build the
endowment to $15,000 or more and then
use the interest to help serve urban
churches or high-rises where they can't
afford to pay."
Fees for a course are $85, with just
$10 going to program administration and
the remainder to the instructor. The
endowment fund has been started, kicked
off by a donation from Mimi, who was
both a co-founder of the program and its
second director.
The event Lindesmith and a
volunteer commiuee envision is one that
features a nationally-known speaker in a
celebration of liie, faith, and learning. She
Karen Lindesmith, the fourth
and current director of the
College of the Third Age, is
working with a committee to
plan a 25th anniversary
celebration in the next year.
Classes for College of the Third Age bring together older adults with
retired faculty and experts from various backgrounds and
organizations in a wide range of topics.
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A UGSBURG NOW
Spring 2002
College of the Third Age courses range from art to angels
said the College of Lhe Third Age hopes to
hold its special program sometime during the
2002-2003 academic year and has targeted
this October as Lhe primary date.
"This idea was proposed by Mimi just
before her death last year," Lindesmith said.
"Now we have a six-member planning
committee leading the way, but we hope to
recrui t many more volunteers Lo help make
Lhis a success." The committee is being
headed by Sonny (Sonja) Albers, wife of
Central Lutheran Church pastor Rev. Rohen
Albers. Rep. Manin Sabo '59 and his wi fe,
Sylvia, and Bill and Anne Frame \viii serve as
honorary chairs.
LindesmiLh has led the program, as only
the founh director, since September 1998.
She succeeded Bettye Olson, a well-known
local anist and teacher in the program herself,
who took the reins from Johnson in 1992
and continued the programs expansion.
Under Olsons leadership, the program began
using local cable television as yet another
outlet for its faculty members.
While the majority of the faculty are
retired Augsburg College professors, oLhers
come from backgrounds in institutions
throughout Minnesota. Luminaries such as
Frank Wright, longtime Minneapolis Star
Tribu11e writer, also Leach courses.
The program has expanded to all
comers of Lhe seven-county metropolitan
area and is now being requested in such
settings as Lhe Athena Group in Edina,
LEAF in Fridley, and SALT in Dakota
Coumy. As it always has, it is run on a
shoestring budget, a fact that Lindesmith
says makes the proposed fund raising event
even more imponant.
"With the demographic bump coming
from the Baby Boom Generations agi ng, I
think theres only going to be more and
more interest in this son of lifelong
learning," Lindesmith said. "A lot of people
over the years have given it a whole lot
more than what the)"ve been paid to do.
Its a wonderful program. I'm glad I've
been able to be pan of offering older
learners the chance to expand thei r minds
and have some adventures in learning
along Lhe way."
To learn more about College of the
Third Age, or to assist in the special
anniversary event, call 612-330-11 39. •
Spring 2002
Whe n College of the Third Age fi rst got off the gro un d, its ea rl y faculty
me mbe rs were cha llenged to utili ze "scho larl y creativi t " in the ir
course developme nt. Wh at res ulted was a ri ch and va ried curri culu m
fo r the hundreds of pa rti c ipa nts who jumped at the chance to te t the
lea rning waters.
Earl y co urses ranged from "Speech Pa tte rns of th e Upper Midwest,"
ta ught by Ha ro ld B. Alle n, to "Sca ndin av ian Forest Practi ces," by Dr.
Henry Ha nson. "Astro no my a nd the Bible," by Dr. Theodore Ha nwick;
"The Roots of Nati ve Ame ri ca n Spirituality," by Dr. Tho mas Raitt; a nd
"Memori es in Poetry a nd Prose," by Trudy Stechma nn also were on the
lea rning palate.
Today, tho usands of o lde r lea rne rs co ntinue to be treated to simi la r
creativity. Among the course offerings in this yea r's curric ul um a re titles
ra nging fro m art to a ngels, but not in the "traditio nal" se nse.
Art and Architecture titles, for exa mple, inc lude "Sacred Stones of
th e Wo rld," a look at places such as Stonehe nge a nd Easter Island,
taught by Haze l Stoecke ler. "The Story of Sta ined Glass," ta ught by Ji m
Ne lson, emphas izes this artisti c medium 's history as we ll as tec hn iques
in its makin g.
Ne lson a lso has a course in th e "angels" category, ti tled "Angels:
What on Earth are They?" taught in th e la rgest course-offering category:
Philosophy, Re ligio n, a nd Spiritua li ty. O th er sessions in that catego ry
range from "Faith Hea ling," taught by Wa lter Benj a min, to "Re ligio n,
Coping a nd Grief," taught by Leola Dyrud Furma n.
In th e popular Music category, lea rners can study the reco rdings of
Fra nk Sinatra or the legacy of Bing Crosby, both w ith Arne Fogel, or th e
music of Edva rd Grieg with Ca ro lyn Bliss.
Poetry of eve ry kind is offe red in the Literature category, while
"Africa n Wisdom" is part of the large Inte rn ati o nal Re latio ns and
Cultures divisio n. Amo ng the other divisio n catego ries are
Co mmuni cati o n a nd Mass Medi a; History, Geography, a nd Po litics;
Re lationships, Sociol ogy, a nd Aging; and Women's Studies.
Regardl ess of th e catego ry, howeve r, classes are designed to fulfill
the legacy of the first instructors: prov iding "joyfuln ess in learn ing"
where mature lea rn ers reside o r meet.
Rev. Duane Addison, retired pastor and
professor in Augsburg's Weekend
College, teaches a session on Hi nduism
as part of a course at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
'4UGSBURG NOW
17
Grand Journey' into Japanese art
and tradition
byBetseyNorgard
Known for his woodblock
prints, he had been
\ hen the 4inneapolis
connected to the College by
Institute of An opened a
an Augsburg alumnus,
major exhibit on four
Nobo ru Sawai from Japan.
generations of the Japanese
During the Skibbes' first
Yo hida fa mily artists, one of
visit to Japan in 1985, they
their key resource people was
called Yoshida, at the
Dr. Eugene kibbe, professor
suggestion of art
emeri tus of religion. He and
department chair Phil
his wife, Marga ret, have built a
Thompson , and reached
collection o\·er 15 years of
Yoshida's son , Tsukasa.
nea r!}' 300 works of art b}'
Their first purchase was five
variou members of the
woodblock prints-with
Yoshida famil y Nearly onethem , their collection and a
third o f the pieces in the MLA
deep fascination were
exhibi t are from their
launched .
coll ection , and Skibbe also
As Skibbe learned more
se rved as a lecturer at the
about the four-generation
Institutes symposium on the
artistic dynasty, he became
"Wakabayashi," a
exhi bit.
interested in documenting
woodblock by Micah
In what kibbe calls "a
Schwaberow, one of
their remarkable history.
grand journey together," he
Toshi Yoshida's
Beginning in 1989 , with
students, is part of
and Marga ret have found a
help from Toshi's son , he
Augsburg's
exhibit
in
new world that incl udes not
began recording and
Gage Gallery.
only collecting the artwork ,
transcribing interviews \vith
bu t developing close
Toshi. What resulted was a book, Yoshida
relationships with several members
Toshi: Nature, Art, and Peace, about him
of the fa mil y, and publishing books
and his work. A year later, he embarked
and arti cles about them.
on a similar project to explore and explain
This journey into Japanese an
the work of Tosh i's brother Hodaka, more
grew indirectly from two summer
challenging becau e of his abstract style.
teaching visits at Augsburg in 1970
Skibbe's collection of Hodaka's prints
and 1974 by Toshi Yoshida, a third helped nurture his own understanding.
generati on Yoshida famil y artist.
"There is no substitute for living \vith
works of an and taking the
time- alone and in silenceto all ow individual pieces to
speak," Skibbe wrote in the
book, Yoshida Hodaha: The
Magic of Ari.
Skibbe readil y renects on
the dichotomy in his life as
an an co llector and a
theologian . "There's a
collision or struggle," he
says. "Art is teaching me how
hard it is to dea l with greed
and acquisiti veness," i.e., the
Th ird-generation Japanese artist Toshi Yoshida (far left)
appeared in the 1975 Augsburgian with the art
need to have, and says that
department faculty during his second summer stay at
he and Margaret are lea rning
about "the dange rs conn ected to it as well
as the joys ."
He explains that the other part of his
life, the gospel , is so much more important
than the intellectual curiosities of looking
at a picture or trying to understand an
artistic career. It is the new life that arises
from God's forgiveness.
In addition to the two Yoshida books
he has published since his retirement in
Professor Emeritus Eugene Skibbe described
how Japanese artist Toshi Yoshida's
observations of African animals helped shape
Yoshida's worldview.
1995, Skibbe has also continued his
vocational work \vith the publishing of
two books about the life and thought of
Edmund Schlink, the German theologian
who was a pioneer in the church's modem
ecumenical move ment and Skibbe's
doctoral adviser in Heidelberg. The first ,
published in 1999, is a biography about
Schlink's life and work; the second ,
published last year, is a translation of his
vision of all the various churches united
ecumenically in Christ.
In conjunction with the MLA exhibit,
Augsburg will host an exhibit of works by
seve n of Toshi Yoshida's students ,
including his son , Tsukasa, in the Gage
Family Gallery in Lindell Library. All 41
pieces in the exhibition are loaned from
Gene and Margaret Skibbe's collection . The
exhibition runs from March 15 to April
18; for gallery hours, see the Calendar in
thi s issue.
•
Augsburg .
A-UGSBURG NOW
Spring 2002
From the Alumni Board president's desk ...
S
oon another
group of
Auggies wi ll
grad uate and
join the
Augsburg
Alumni
Association. We
welcome you!
All alumni are
members of the association, which exists
to support and se rve the College,
promoting involvement of alumni and
their giving of time and resources to the
College. As a member, you serve Augsburg
through vo luntee r and fin ancial support
and by interacting wi th current students in
an effort to enhance their educational
experience.
The Board of Directors for the Alumni
Association currently has 22 members
who serve one or two three-year terms and
meet five times a year. All meeti ngs are
open to association members. Just contact
the alumni office or view the alumni Web
page at <www.augsburg.edu/alumni> for
meeting dates. This year we have heard
speakers present the capital cam paign's
fundraisin g goals, the master plan for
development of the physical campus, and
the academic master plan.
Four committees meet between board
meetings to pl an and implement projects.
Events: The events comm ittee works on
activities for Homecoming,
Com mencement, Augsburg Day at Como
Park (see you there on May 11!) , afterwork "Auggie Hour" gath eri ngs at local
restaurants, and treats for students during
finals weeks.
with the new regional alumni chapters in
Minnesota and other states.
Effectiveness: This committee, comprised
of the Alumni Board officers and the chairs
of the previous th ree committees, ensures
program coordination , measures progress,
recruits new board members, and
proposes improvements to the Alumni
Association's structure and programs.
Connectio ns: A prep session and job fa ir
for students- \vith Augsburg alumni
providing the job connections-is a spring
acti vi ty organized by thi s committee. They
also build connections between alumni
and student groups, facu lty,
administration , and special alumni
organi zations.
The Augsburg Alumni Association is your
group. Our mono , "Building
Connections," guides the Board of
Directors as they strive to con nect alumni
wi th one anothe r, the campus, students,
facu lty, and ad min istra tion. How can we
do a better job in building these
connections? Let us know. Con tact us
through the Augsburg Office of
Alumni/Parent Relations at 612-330-1178.
Communi cations: Members on this
comm ittee are advisers for the Augsburg
Now, as well as the alumni Web page.
They recruit class agents who write letters
to alumni , as well as honor the
achi evements of Auggies th rough awards
programs. They maintain communications
Jackie Kniefel Lind '69, '94 MAL
President, Alumni Board
Alumni Association celebrates successful first
year of •Auggie Hour' and •Auggie
Conversations'
L
ast October, the Alumni Association
kicked off Auggie Hour and Auggie
Conversations , a new alumni monthly
gatherings program . The program brings
together alumni , fri ends, and faculty for
dining and onve rsation at area restaurants
and Augsburg events.
"It has been wonderful to connect
with Augsburg people," says Liz Pushing
'93, Alumni Board member and
coo rdinator of the new program. 'The
eve nts have a great turn-out of alumni and
fri ends of all ages. 1 hope people continue
Spring 2002
to join us for great food , fellowship , and
conversation ."
The gatherings provide a time and
place to relax and reconnect with old
friends , as well as an opportunity to join
faculty members fo r a discussion and a
meal. At the kick-off gatheri ng in October,
alumni met at Conga Latin Bistro in
Minneapolis and enjoyed Latin cuisine
wh ile discussing the current political
si tuation with Joe Underhill -Cady, assistant
professo r of political science.
Alu mni are welcome to attend an
upcoming Auggie Conversation April 23
with John Cerrito, assistant pro fessor of
business admi nistration/M IS, to discuss
the future of business education. ln
addition , alumn i are encouraged to auend
the second annual Augsburg Day at Como
Park in St. Paul on May 11.
This summer, the Alumni Association
\vi ii present 'Auggie Hours al Fresco'-a
series of Auggie Hours at area restaurant
outdoor patios (watch your mail for
furth er information or ca ll the alumni
office at 612-330-1178).
'4UGSBURG NOW
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1938
Salome "Sally" (Eidnes)
Cannelin , Indian Head Park, Ill. ,
and her husband , Einar, visited
Augsburg in October for the
Homecoming fesuvities. Now
retired , both Salome and Einar
taught for many years-Salome
English and Einar band . The
couple enj0)•S travelmg, and has
traveled to Europe I 7 times, as
well as to Japan, Australia, and
Africa.
1956
The Rev. Hans G. Dumpys ,
Oak Park, Ill., celebrated his !0th
anniversary as bishop or the
Lithuanian h angelical Lutheran
AUGSBURG
Church in Diaspora. He
represented his church at the
synod assembly last summer in
Lithuania, and prea hed at the
worship sen~ce , which concluded
the synod. He also co-chaired the
annual coordinating meeting
between leaders of both churches.
He ts recovering from open-hean
bypass surgery with the support of
his 1vi[e, Donna.
1956
John Thompson , Benson , Minn.,
was re-elected in November for a
third term on the Swift County
Board or Commissioners. This
elecuon was his mnth consecutive
election 10 local public office.
ALUMNI
GATHERINGS
The month!)• gatherings for alumni and friends Lo re- onnecl have
been a great success! Auggie Hour ts a ume to relax and visit with
old friends. and Auggie Conversations give alumni the opponunity
to join Augsburg faculty members for discussion and a meal together.
At each monthly gathering, there is a dra wing for Auggte wear!
The last Auggie Conversation before fall is a noon luncheon
Tuesday, April 23, in the linneapolis Room, Christensen Center,
" ~th John Cerrito, assistant professor of business admin1stration/MIS,
discussing the future of bu iness cducauon. Please RSVP 10 the
alumni office al 6 12-3 30-1178 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu> b)•
April 18.
Join MAL alumni for a dinner at the home of President William V.
and Mrs. Anne Frame londay, April 29 , at 6 p.m. Call the alumni
office at 612-330- 1178 for more informa tion.
1962
1965
Harry Cleven , Oslo , Nonvay, is
the assistant ednor of Tlte
Norseman, a journal 1vith news
and information about Nonvay
and Norwegians around the
world , published by the Norse
Federation (NordmannsForbundet) in Oslo.
Steve Strommen , Bloomington,
Minn. , retired last fall after 33
years as coach of the Kennedy
High School basketball and
baseball teams; he previously
retired as a teacher after 32 years
of teaching primarily sophomore
American history. He coached one
of Kennedy's greatest athletes,
former Minnesota T~ns first
baseman Kem Hrbek.
1964
Dennis J. Erickson , Los Alamos,
N.Mex ., was elected to the 51person Board of Delegates of the
National Safety Council. He has
served as division director for
em~ronment , safety, and health at
the Los Alamos National
Laboratory, and is a recognized
champion for safety improvement
initiatives such as integrated safety
management and work-sman
standards. He is a physicist , a
senior member or the laboratory,
and an operations expert . Since
1993, he has had institutional
responsibilny for occupational
safety and health for more than
12,000 Los Alamos workers.
Sharon (Stordahl) Simpson,
Walker, Minn. , was recently
spotlighted by the Pilot-Independent
and the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Parent, Teacher, Student Association
for her work as pan or the K-3
Indian Educauon Depanment staff.
She is a Tit.le IX tutor and the
Indian Home School liatson.
NORWAY
DISCOVER NORWEGIAN TREASURES AND HERITAGE
There is still space available to J0in President and Mrs. William V. Frame and
Professor Frankie Shackelfo rd on a journey th ro ugh Norway, June 13-24 , 2002.
Spend ft ve mghts aboard the Non vegian Coastal Voyage WS Nordlys, visiting such places
as Yards, Hammerfest, the Risoyrenna Channel, Bronnoysund , Nidaros Cathedral , and much
more. The tour also includes five nights in first-class hotels while touring Oslo, Karasjok,
Bergen. and Flaam.
For more in formation contact the alu mni office at <alumni@augsburg.edu> or ca ll 6 12-330- 11 78
o r 1-800-260-6590.
Upcoming orway Tour Information Meeting
May 5, 2002 , 2 p.m.
Marshall Roo m
Christensen Center
RSVP required; please call the nu mbers listed above.
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1966
Jan (Peterson) Andrews ,
Minneapolis, co-authored The
Road Not Tahen: A Htstory of
Radical Social Worh in the United
States (published by BrunnerRutledge). A professor at the
University of St. Thomas, she is
currently writing a biography of
Gisela Konopka.
1967
John Selstad , Minneapolis, was
honored ,~th the 2002 Dutch
Kastenbaum Outstanding
Gerontologist Award , which
honors individuals who have
made significant contributions to
the lives of older people in
Minnesota, either through
r earch, practice, or academics.
He is senior vice president of the
National Chronic Care
Consonium, and has worked on
projects to improve the lives of
older people for more than 20
years.
1968
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson,
Grand Rapids, Minn., and Janet
(Letnes) Martin '68 of Hastings,
Minn ., have co-authoredjttst How
Much Scrap Lumber Does a Man
Ha ve to Save? The title is the latest
of eight books of humor the pair
has wriuen since the mid-1990s
reflecting their traditional rural
Minnesota Lutheran upbringing.
They have completed the script for
a musical adaptation of their book
Growing Up Lutheran , which won
the 1998 Minnesota Book Award
for humor and the 1999 Midwest
Independem Publishers Award.
Spring 2002
1969
Daryl Miller, Plymouth , Minn .,
was hired as the special education
direclO r [or Robbinsdale Area
Schools last July Pri or 10
accepting the position, he was the
special education director [or
Minnetonka Public Schools.
1970
Sharon Ann (Johnson)
Sullivan , Sanjose, CaliL ,
received the Inspirational
Voluntee r Award (2001 Volunteer
of the Year) [rom the Tech
Museum of Innovati on . She is a
docent m the Exploration Gallery,
a Tech Museum ambassador, and
se rves on the commin ee lo
develop the Tech Patch for Boy
and Girl Scouts. She is an adult
education teacher al Hope
Rehabilitation Services.
1973
Paul Lohman , Minneapolis,
conducted the National Lutheran
Choirs 200 l Christmas Festival
Concens. In addition, his choral
composition or Whal Child was
per[ormed at the 200 l SL Ola[
Christm as Festival. He works [or
the Schantz Organ Company.
1974
Donn C. Johnson, Faribault,
Minn., was selected as the Daily
News Citizen or the Year for 2000
in Faribault. He was chosen by an
independe nt group of past winners
and community leaders to honor
his efforts with the Faribault Arts
Boosters. Most recemly, he was
responsible for obtaining 11.nancing
lO enhance the Michael J . Hanson
Performing Arts Center.
Brian Wigdahl ,
Hummelstown ,
Pa., was elected
lo a second
three-year term
as pres1dcm o[
the Internauonal
Society for Neuro\/irology. He has
served as an associate editor o[
the society's official research
journal, journal of Ncuro\/irology,
since 1995. He is a professor at
Penn Stale College of Medicine.
Karl (Howg) Spring '86:
No place like home byCherieChrist
Have you ever wondered what meteorologists get exci ted about ,
aside from the weather? For, Karl (Howg) Spring '86, enthusiasm
comes [rom his recent move back lO Mi nnesota after 14 years out
o[ state. A native of Hopkins, Minn., Spring returned by accepting
the position of chie[ meteorologist fo r Fox 29 News.
"I have been trying lO return lo Minnesota fo r awhile," Spring
says, but found il difficult with [ew available meteorology
positions in the Twi n Cities. Always interested in broadcast
communications, Spring jokingly remarks, "I either wanted to be
a major leagu e base ball playe r or a news anchor." In fact, he notes
that several of the news anchors and weather forecasters he
watched on TV while growing up are still in the fi eld .
Karl (Howg) Spring ' 86 recently returned to Minnesota after 14
years to accept the on-air chief meteorologist spot at FOX 29
News in Minneapolis.
A major in communications, Spring came 10 Augsburg in 1979 , after a difficult firsl year al the University o[ Minnesota . He a11ribu1es his success
al Augsburg lo a variety o[ circumstances including smaller class sizes, having several frie nds who were already auending Augsburg, and the
ability lo gel involved throughout campus. Springs own involvement al Augsbu rg included li ving in Mortensen Hall , working in both Buildmgs
and Grounds and Food Service, and acting in theatre productions. Spring believes that gelling involved in acti ng al Augsburg was "great training"
[or his career as a meteorologist, as weather is "a lot or ad libbing."
A[ter two years as a day school student, Spring le[1 Augsburg lo earn a degree from Dun woody Institute in Minneapolis. However, with a
continued interest in broadcast communications, he returned lo the College in the [all of 1983 as a Weekend College (WEC) student. He
graduated from Augsburg in 1986 by auending Brown College in the morning, interning at KA RE 11 in the evenmgs, and taking classes through
WEC.
Upon completing his degree at Augsburg, Spring began working in Austin , Minn ., as the weekend weather fo recaster, and from there, his caree r
conti nued lO grow. From such locations as Sioux Falls, S. Dak. , and Harrisburg, Pa., Spri ng has worked at app roximately l l different TV Stallons
throughout his career. In the imeresl of advancing his ca reer, he cominued his studies of meteorology by enrolling and graduating from a three year, distance-learning program at Mississippi Stale University.
Although Spring has worked in many different locations, he is excited about being back in his native state and has wasted liule time genmg
involved with the community He works with kids fro m more than 100 schools a year, is involved in baseball and hockey leagues , and coaches
fo r various yo uth leagues. He says that working with children is his most reward ing pan of his job.
He and his wife, Jeanne, have four chi ldren: Kai, Kacey, Karl y, and Gunnar. They live in Minnetonka, and in addition l0 thei r involvement
Hopkins School District, are membe rs of Westwood Lutheran Church in SL Louis Park.
111
the
- Chetic Cl11ist is a con1111w1icatio11 specialise in the Office of Public Relations and Commu,1 ica1ion.
Spring 2002
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Class Notes
1975
Barbara J. (Mattison), St.
Simons Island , Ga., married Paul
Lagrue last Apnl. She is an aquatic
therapist and president of
Movement Solutions Through
Aquatics. She can be reached via
e-mail at <maLtison@darientel.
net>. She continues to perform
with communny bands and the
Coastal S)'111phon)' of Georgia.
Pau la (Roberts) Tetzloff, Prior
Lake, Minn., reu red as pnncipal
of Hidden Oaks Middle School.
he is an adj unct professor al the
Umversit)' of finnesota.
1976
The Rev. Stephen Lien , Cedar
Falls, Iowa. 1s semor pastor at SL.
John Lutheran Church. He
recently released his fi rst solo CD,
All Thal I Am , on the Sound
Foundation record ing label. His
wife , Joanne (Hall) '77 , 1s
climcal director of Cedar Valley
Hospice. They have three
ch ildren: athan, 22 ; Chnsuna,
20; and Kari, 18 .
1977
Lisa Lunge-Larsen , Duluth ,
Minn ., published a new children's
book , The Race of the Birhebeincrs,
which explores the origm of
Norway's national ski
championship of the same name,
telling the story of a cross country
escape that kept the nation's infant
king safe from an invading army.
1981
Paul Herzog, Maplewood,
Minn ., became head football
coach m Woodbury High School.
He has been a coach for 22 years
including positions at Humboldt
and North St. Paul high schools .
Steve Rosvold , Vancouver,
Wash., 1s CFO for ConAgra Malt.
He and hts " rj fe, Pat, have three
children: Kristin , 1-+; Rile)•, 12;
and Michelle, I. The family enjoys
living in the Pacific Northwest,
where they have resided for more
than two years.
Bob Wick , St. Louis Park , Minn .,
is regional sales d1 rector for
AVAYA Inc., a telecommunications
manufacturer.
1983
Beth Borgen, Hastings, Minn., is
an assistant principal of Henry
REMEMBER
Sibley High School in Mendota
Heights. She has been acting as
interim principal since last June.
Roy Carlton , Chanhassen ,
Minn., 1s an accountant for BanKoe Systems, Inc,. and a major in
the Army Reserves. He and his
wife, Mary, have Lwo sons-Bryan,
5, and Christopher, 11 months.
Debra Hannu, Duluth , Minn. ,
was named An Educator of the
Year in November by An
Educators of Minnesota. She
teaches an at Chester Park
Elementary School and Central
High School. She has been
teaching an in Duluth Public
Schools for 14 years.
Odawa Indians, he heads the
firm's Indian law practice group.
Charles Jorenby, Prior Lake.
Minn .. recently accepted a
position as a crisis care manager
with BlueCross BlueShield of
Minnesota. He and his wife, Sue,
have three children.
The Rev. Tammy J. Rider,
Claremont. Minn ., recently began
senrjng as pastor of First
Presbyterian Church of
Claremont. She is glad to be in
her home state of Minnesota after
ser.~ng as an associate minister for
several years in Topeka , Kansas.
She has two daughters---Christa,
18, and Pamela. 14.
1985
1988
Dale M. Christopherson.
Grand Forks, N.Dak., married
Debra Hoff in June 2000. He is a
chemist at Human Nutntion
Research Center.
Heidi Norman, Spri ng Valley,
Minn. , married John Wise last
April in Carefree, Ariz. She is a
communications director at
American Express.
1987
1989
James M . Genia, Onamia ,
Mmn., was recently named a
partner of the law firm Lockridge
Grindal Nauen PLLP. A member of
the Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Debra (Brazil) Duquette , St.
Paul , is a mental health triage
coordinator at Behavioral Health
Services, Inc., an affiliate of
BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota.
WHEN .. .
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Spring 2002
ALUMNI
PROFILE
Jennifer Umolac '94: Helping to create a global vision
by Wendy Elofson
Jennifer Umolac '94 is not afraid to take the path less traveled. In
fact, she has been on many paths that most of us will never see .
Since graduating from Augsburg with a degree in social work, she
has been to 35 countries across the world . While most people
trave l as a hobby, she has chosen it as a means to make a living.
How does she justify doing what most people would only dream
of? Umolac is the owner of Global Vision Imports, a business that
specializes in selli ng a variety of imported goods-the product of
her trips around the world .
"I know for a fact my life has been completely
different because I have traveled, and I wouldn't
trade my life for anything."
There is, however, much more to Umolac's business than traveling
and shopping for goods to bring back to the U.S. By providing
customers with opportunities to witness first-hand the artistry and
skills of people from all over the world , Umolac contributes to the
community by celebrating di versity.
Jennifer Umolac '94 owns Global Vision Imports, a business that
specializes in selling a variety of imported goods.
Her interest in diversity was enhanced during her experience at Augsburg. In fact , she chose Augsburg in pan because of its urban location and
also because it was one of a few schools offering a degree in social work . She says that "being a pan of the cit)' was especially important as a social
work major." Umolac ,~sits Augsburg frequently, as she has remained in touch with her social work professors.
Last fall , she and a business partner opened Global Vision World Market, located in Northeast Minneapolis. Global Vision World Market provides
independent vendors, many of whom sell their goods at the Farmer's Market during the summer, with an affordable means of displaying their
products year-round . The store also pro,~des members of the community an opportun ity to learn about different cultures and traditions. Umolac is
no longer a partner of Global Vision Market due 10 the time-intensive nature of owning the business; it left little time to do what she is tru ly
passionate about-traveling.
Accordi ng to Umolac, her travels have been major
learning experiences that have defined for her what is
truly important in li fe . Following her college graduation,
she went to Asia, for what she thought would be a sixmonth trip. She enjoyed her exploration of Asia and
Europe so intensely that she decided to stay, and to
fin ancially enable herself to do so , she taught English in
Taiwan and Korea . She mentioned , "nobody really thinks
about how everybody else is washing their clothes until
you see people in Asia washing their clothes in the ri ve r.
You realize and appreciate the conveniences we have as
well as just how much we have spiritually and
mate ria lly."
The realization of the impact traveling has on a person's
perception and knowledge of the world has led Umolac
to start writing a book containing travel tips, stories, and
pictures gathered and produced by her own experiences
abroad. One of her life's goals is to "encourage others to
travel and to live the life they want to live . 1 know fo r a
fact my life has been completely different because I have
traveled , and I wouldn't trade my life for anything."
According to Umolac, her travels have been major learning experiences
that have helped define what is truly important in life.
Spring 2002
-Wendy Elofson is an information speciali.sl in the Office of
Institutional Advancement
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23
Class Notes
HOMECOMING
2002
HOMECOMING 2002
SEPTEMBER 26-29
Football game vs .
Gustavus Adolphus
CollegcSaturdar, September 28
Homecoming dinncraturda)', eptember 28
Reunion celebrationsClasses of 195 2, 1962,
1977. and 1992
Contact rhc alumni office ar
612-330- 11 78 if you are
intacsted in serving on rhe
rcumon planning commiuee.
Gail (Moran)
Wawrzyniak,
Last summer several Auggies from classes in the 1950s gathered at the cabin of Orv '52 and
Vonnie (Bagley) '52 Olson and created the wooden U.S. flags pictured above. L to R: Gordon
'52 and Gloria (Parizek) '53 Thorpe; Morris '52 and Marjorie (Danielson) ' 52 Johnson; Lee
Eng '52 and David Rokke '52; Arvin '55 and Twila Halvorson; Lloyd '52 and Colette
(Peterson) '52 Lyngdal; and Vonnie (Bagley) '52 and Orville Olson '52.
1992
1991
Sue Hendrickson. Minneapolis,
obtained a Ph.D. m Educauonal
Psrchology/Counseling and
Student Personnel Psychology
from the Umvers,t)' of linnesota
in July She mamed Les Chylinski
in October and is a staff
psychologist at Gustavus Adolphus
College Counseling Center.
Anthony C. Patton mamed
The Rev. Scott Peterson ,
Raleigh. N.C. ,
was promoted 10
assIStant ,rjce
president of
BB&T
Corporation, the nauon's 16th
largest financial holding company.
Doranellys Duran-Franco in
October and became a stepfather
10 her son, Damel, 3. He recently
published a novel called Delph,
Justice. He is a Depan mem of
Defense chrjhan at the U.S.
Embassr m Samo Domingo,
Domamcan Republic.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada. recently
became pastor of Prince of Faith
Lutheran Church. He resides "~th
his wife, Gina (Nelson) '94.
Tammy Lynn Schmitt,
Minneapolis, works at WCCO-TV
Channel 4 News, where she has
been employed since July 2000.
AUGSBURG
J
DAY
oin together at Como Park in St. Paul on aturday, May 11,
from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and visit with Augsburg alumni , facu lty,
staff, and faculty emeriti. Bring a picnic lunch (BBQ grills are
available) and Augsburg will provide soda and brownies. Regi ter
for door prizes including Auggie wear and 1wo free pas es 10 all
events at Homecoming 2002. This event is sponsored by the
Events Commiuee of the Augsburg ollege Alumni Board .
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Lara Schock, Lillie Rock, Ark. ,
started a new job as desktop
publisher for DSG Consulting in
June after seven years with the
AnhritIS Foundauon .
Stacy Shiltz. Mukwanago, WIS.,
married Chris Abraham in
Milwaukee m November. She is an
insurance underwriter for
American General Financial Group
and is auending Cardinal Stritch
University m pursuit of her
elementary education licensure.
Sharai Tyra , Hanover, Mmn ., was
featured m the newsletter. In Care
of Nu rses, in November. She is a
personal/career coach and
motivauonal speaker.
1993
Michelle Budig received her
doctorate in sociology from the
University of Arizona-Tucson in
June and accepted a position as a
professor at the University of
MassachusetLS-AmhersL. The
American Sociological Review recently
published her anicle, "The Working
Mom Penalty" Her husband, Peter
umdstrom , is a psychiatric nurse.
Jennifer Evenson , Plymouth,
Minn., is a choir teacher for grades
6-8 al Minnetonka Public Schools.
Nathan Hanson, Dubuque, Iowa,
completed graduate school in 1995
at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee and recent!)•joined the
staff at the University of Dubuque.
He and his wife of eight years.Julie,
have one daughter, Sophie, 5.
1995
Matthew A. Gooding,
Goodyear, Ariz., is a special
education teacher in the Litchfield
Elementary School District where
he has been employed since 2000.
Stacy Keding, New York,
married Paul LcPlae , Jr., last July.
Both completed Ph.D. degrees at
the University of WisconsinMadison m December. Stacy is a
research fellow at Memorial SloanKeuering Cancer Center and Paul
is a postdoctoral fellow at
Columbia University.
Luke Malloy, Plymouth, Minn., is
a senior compensation consultant
[or Unned Health Group.
Tiffany Peterson graduated [rom
the Logan School of Chiropractic
in St. Louis, Mo., in December.
and married Dr. Steve Garzone in
January. The couple \\rjll reside in
North Carolina.
Spring 2002
1996
John R. Burt, Fargo, N.Dak.,
mamed Kara Miller in December.
John works at Scheels AII-Spons.
Jake Reint, Lakeville, Minn., was
promoted from senior account
executive to account supervisor at
the Twin Cities olTice of Weber
Shand\\1ck, a public relations
agency
1997
Tami Peterson , Willmar, Minn.,
was promoted to manage r of the
Minneapolis-St. Paul office of Wipni ,
the 25th largest CPA firm in the
Umted States.
1998
Angela Ahlgren , Minneapolis,
directed Stop Kiss by Diana Soren as
pan of Theater Mus New Directions
Fesuval. The production, pan of a
series to showcase new. up-andcoming directors, featured fellow
Auggie Stephanie Lein '01 in the
pan of Callie.
1999
Jill Ruprecht was recently accepted
,mo Thunderbird, The American
Graduate School of International
Management, located in Glendale,
Ariz.
Christopher Steffen , Andover,
Minn., married Amy Lynn Amenrud
in June. He is employed by the
University of Minnesota and she is
employed by Childrens Hospital m
Minneapolis.
2001
Anna Brandsoy, Minneapolis, was
recently an anist-in-residence at
USC Middle School. She is a
member of the Minnesota Opera
Company.
Ryan Cobian married Jennifer
Runke '01 in August; they live in
New Brighton, tvlinn. Ryan is a
graduate student in electrical
engineering al the University of
Minnesota, and Jennifer is a
kinderganen teacher al Wilshire
Park Elementary School in St.
Anthon)(
Amy Stier,
Chippewa
Falls, WIS.,
married Jeff
Eppen. Amy
is interning at
the Nonhem
Wisconsin
Center,
working ,vith the developmentally
disabled ; Jeff is a teacher at StanleyBoyd High School.
2000
Kirsten
Arveson
married
David Kelly
'OO in
September;
they live in
Plymouth ,
Minn . David
is a financial analyst at American
fa-press Financial and Kirsten works
m youth and family ministries al
Tnmt)' Lutheran Church. The
couple can be reached ,~a e-mail at
<kellykir@hotmail.com>.
·oo
Erica Johnson, Arden Hills , Minn.,
is specializing in chemisuy and life
science m the Master of Science
Educauon Program at the University
ofMmnesota.
Spring 2002
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Doug Nelson '76 and his " ~fe,
Becky, Bloomington , Mmn ..
adopted a daughter, Emily
Jessica, 2. They tm·eled to India
and upon their return to the
Minneapolis/St Paul airport , they
were met by a KARE-11 News
reporter who reported the arn val
of their 'Christmas Miracle.' Doug
is an athletic trainer for Eagan
High School; prior to this he was
an assistant trainer for the
Minnesota T\\~ns and also an
equipment manage r and athletic
trainer at Augsburg.
Lori
(Moline)
'82 and
Steven
Olson ,
Minneapolis,
ado pt ed a
daughter,
Evalin . Lori
can be contac ted ,~a e-mail at
<cross1ngborders@worldnet.att.net>.
Mary (Yurick) '83 and Richard
Bennett, Lowell , Mass.- a son ,
Wilfred Monroe, in October.
Elizabeth Burow-Flak '86 and
David Burow-Flak '86 ,
Valparaiso, Ind .- twin sons,
Samuel Justin and Benjamin
Emil. Elizabeth is an assistant
professor of English at Valparaiso
Uni versity; Da,~d is in-house
counsel for Safeco Insurance in
Valparaiso.
Kristen
(Knoepke
Traun) '86
and j ohn
Szatkowski .
Madison ,
Wis.- ason ,
Samuel
John , in
November. He joins siblings
Karissa and Ben Traun (pictured).
Jennifer (Snater) '88 and Mitch
O lson , Bloomington , Minn .- a
son , Martin Alexander, in
Decem ber. He joins siblings
Annika, 6 , and Anders, 3.
, J une. He ioms
brother
Chri topher Alan , 3.
Karen Ann
(Neitge) '90
and Lee Holt ,
Wimers.
Calif.-a
daughter,
Grace Opal
Ann , in
September.
Karen is a teacher at Davis
Waldorf School.
Julie (Edstrom) '90 and Dean
Olson ' 0 0-a son , Tristan John ,
in August. He Joins brother
Cameron , 6, and sister Maren , • .
J ulie is director of the Enrollmem
Center at Augsburg.
Cathy Lynne (Svendsen)
Springhorn '91 and he r
husband , Shoreview, Minn .- a
son , Andrew Adair, in March
2001. He j oins sister Sarah . 3.
Lisa (Campton) '92 and Thomas
Marek . Columbia Heights,
Minn .-a daughter, Anna
Louise , in May.
Deb (Bellin) '95 and Scou
Smith , Wrightstown , Wis.-a son ,
Noah Scott, in October.
Connie J. (Arndt) '96 and Andy
Clausen, Blaine, Minn .-a son.
Adam Charles, in October.
Justin J.
Hansen '98
and his " 1fe,
Lo n , Houston,
Texas--a
daughter,
Taylor
Noell e, in
.__ _ _.....,. August.
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In Memoriam
James D. Johnson, professor emeritus of piano,
had a 'heart as big as his musical talent'
Augsburg News Service
J
James D. Johnson
ames D.
Johnson ,
professor emeritus
of music at
Augsburg from
1961- 1986, died
on January 4. He
was a well-known
Twin Cities pianist
and instructor of
piano for many years.
Johnson, born April 3, 1934, in St.
Louis Park, Minn., to Lurabelle and Frank
Johnson , began his musical studies under
his mother's direction at the age of 2. He
received a B.A. from the University of
Minnesota in 1956, and his M.A from the
Juilliard School of Music in 1958.
He began teaching private piano at the
Rymer School of Music in the Twin Cities,
and was hired in September 1961 as an
instructor at Augsburg; he was tenured in
1971. Johnson reached the rank of
associate professor and retired in May
1986.
As a young performer, Johnson won
numerous prizes and competitions,
including the Womens Association of the
Minnesota Orchestra, the Schubert Club
Competiti on , the Thursday Musical
winner, the Minnesota Music Teachers
Associati on Young Artist winner, and the
Young Artist Competition , sponsored by
the Phill ips 66 Junior Talent Parade.
He was frequently a soloist with
orchestras throughout the Midwest,
including the Minnesota Orchestra on four
occasions , the Rocheste r Symphony on
five occasions, and the Austin Symph ony
on two occasions. When Augsburg
celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1969,
the College featured Johnson as soloist
with the Minnesota Orchestra in a
performance of the Grieg A Minor Piano
Concerto, conducted by Stanislaw
Skrowaczewski.
"Jim was an unfailingly joyous man ,
always focus ing on his two passionsmusic and his fri ends ," said Mary Ann
Feldman, long-time Minnesota Orchestra
program annotator and editor. "As an
undergraduate, one day I was literally
entangled in a hornet's nest at the Johnson
family cab in . As an an tidote to the pain ,
Jim suggested lis tening Lo the symphonies
of Anton Bruckner. This balm worked and
marked my discovery of Bruckners music.
Incidentally, Jims last child was named
Bruckner Johnson ."
''.Jim Johnson had a heart as big as his
musical talent," said Hen ry Charles Smith,
former associate conductor of the
Minnesota Sym phony. "He was bigger than
life. Anything worthwhile was possible. He
will be missed by countless students and
music lovers."
More than anything else, Johnson was
a formidabl e private instructor, sometimes
seeing as many as 100 students a week.
He was dedicated teacher.
He is survived by wife , Rosie; four
children: Chersten , Andre , Ginevra, and
Bruckne r; and 10 grandchildren.
Johnson gave 35 years of his teaching
career for his students, family, friend s, and
colleagues. The Augsburg College Music
Department would like to establish a
James D. Johnson Memorial Scholarship in
his memory. Contributions may be sent to:
The James D. Johnson Memorial Fund ,
Augsburg College, O ffice of Institutional
Advancement , Campus Box 142 , 2211
Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454.
Rev. Vincent Hawkinson '41, longtime peace
a ct iv ist, di es at 86
by Kavita Kumar, Star Tribune staff writer
, • he Rev. Vincent Hawkinson '41 , a
I
longtime pastor of Grace University
Lutheran Church in Minneapolis who
imbued his ministry with messages of
peace and justice, died in his sleep
December 10 at the Augustana Home in
Minneapolis. He was 86.
"He always felt the need to get out
and do someth ing to make the world
better, no matter what th e consequences,"
said his son , Keith .
"O r how popu lar the cause," added
his wife , Gloria.
Hawki nson was a vocal opponent of
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the Vietnam War and spoke at many
antiwa r demon strati ons.
"The clergy, if they are to be
significant in our generation, must always
speak to the conscience," Hawkinson told
the Mi nneapolis Tribune in 1968.
Bo rn in Co pas, Minn., he graduated
from Augsburg College and Augustana
Semin ary in Rock Island , Ill. He spent four
yea rs in Germany from 1948 to 1952
wo rking with World War II refu gees.
In 1956 , he became pastor at Grace
University Lutheran Church. He left there
in 1985. The Vincent L. Hawkinson
Foundation for Peace and Justice was
created in 1988 to award annual
scholarships and recognize those who
work for peace.
Other sunrivors include his sons,
Mark of Lauderdale, Minn., and Bruce of
St. Peter, Minn .; a daughter, Karin of
Mound , Minn .; eight grandchildren; and
sisters Pearl and Jean Hawkinson of
Minneapolis.
Reprinted by permission of th e
Star Tribune.
Spring 2002
Phyllis M. Kennedy '37 ,
Deephaven . Minn ., died in
December; she was 87. She was a
reured librarian from Lhe
Minneapolis Public Library. She is
survived by sis ters-in-law Esther
'38, Solve1g, and Laverne; nieces
and nephews; and many others.
The Rev. Luther S. Borgen '41 ,
La Crosse, Wis., died in October.
He was a reured ELCA pastor.
Audrey (Kyllo) Smith Engler
'43 , Randolph , 1inn, died
peacefully at home surrounded b)•
family in December; she was 80.
he worked at Northfield Hospital
m the busmess office for 25 years.
Prior to this, she worked as a bank
teller. She was a chu rch pianist , an
acti ve member of the P.T.A ., and
enjoyed oil painting, music,
making afghans, and traveling. She
is survived by her husband ,
Leonard ; hildren, Deane, Liz, and
Paul ; step-children , Steve, Herb ,
John , and Carol; five
grandchildren; three stepgrandch1ldren; six greatgrandchildren; and many others.
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\V,ll1ston , .Dak., died in
September; she was 78. Prior LO
retiring m l 982, he taught
English, literature, and history. She
taught for many years in the
Williston public school system; she
was devoted to her profession and
spent coumless hours in research
and preparation . She was especially
proud of her family and intensely
loyal to her fri ends. She was a
member of First Lutheran Church
in \V,lhswn , P.E.O. Sisterhood,
Mercy Cancer Support Group m
which she was a mentor, and the
Retired Teachers Association. She is
survived by her husband of 56
years, Donald ; daughter, Carol;
grandson . Christo pher; and many
others.
The Rev. Elder Oscarson '49 ,
Long Beach , Calif. , died in
September. He was a retired pastor.
He is survived by his wife, Rhoda
'53; five children: Cynthia , Daniel,
Deborah , Mark, and Malcolm; and
many others.
long Illness; he was 71. He was Lhe
owner of onhfelt Realtr and a
30-year employee of Hennepin
County. He 1s suno ved by his ""fe,
Janet; children, Kun and Lyn n;
step-children , Shelley and Peter:
six grandchildren; and many
others.
The Rev. Louise S. Barge '89,
~linneapolis. died in December;
she was 79. he was assistant
paswr at This Is It Ministries and a
member of many civic and
religious organizations. he was a
onduiL for change, and many
were wuched by her deep concern
fo r others. he 1s sun'\Ved by her
children: Sandra, Demse '89 ,
Matthew, and Michael; 12
grandchildren ; one great-grandson;
sister, Evelyn ; and many others.
She was preceded in death by h r
husband , Herbert.
Omer A.
Bullert.
Delano, Minn .,
died in January:
he was 76. For
most of his life,
he, orked on
Richard A. Northfelt '54,
Crystal, Minn ., died in July after a
Full name
the fatnil)' farm we l of Howard
Lake, lmn. He was also an
accountant m the bu mess offi c at
Augsburg for 25 years, reuring I 0
years ago. 'He was a great
colleague and had a real
commnment to Aug burg." said
Herald Johnson, director of
finan cial aid in the ugsburg
Enrollment Center. "Omer was
everyone's fnend and also practiced
his a counting craft well."
lngvald Johnson , lmneapohs,
died in November, he was I 00. He
joined the maintenance staff at
Augsbu rg in l 959 , where he
worked until reurement m the
laLel960s. Prior LO Augsburg, he
farmed for 27 years near Middle
River, Minn. He was an ac ti ve
member of both Immanuel
Lutheran Church of East Valley
Township and Minnehaha
Commum t)' Lutheran Church m
~linneapolis. He 1s sun•ived by h,s
children : lngvald , Marshall , and
Sylvia; seven grand h1ldren ; and
13 great-grandchildren . He was
preceded m death b)' his "~fe,
Bertha, in 1999 .
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Empowering others toward a common goal
A
t the annual Ethnic Student
Leadership Recognition Dinner in
ovcmbcr; senior Juliana Marti ne::
presented the following remarks about
leadership.
ty name is Juliana Maria Martinez and I
am one of Lhe officers of the
Hispanic/Latino tudent Association. I
was asked LO share my thoughts in rega rd
LO the meaning or the word leaders hip.
That hould be easy LO explam, I
thought LO myself, since, while growing
up in Colombia, I participated in
leadership seminars, Christian missions
across my country, and many social
organizaLions where I learned what being
a leader was all about. I became a leader
despite the fact that I grew up in a
country where women Lraditionally don't
take leadership roles, simply because
they do not thmk they can, nor do they
have the ambiuon to pursue them . But,
explaming Lhe meaning of leadership
"To be a leader, on e needs to have
been led" - Juliana Martin ez '02
may not be as easy as iL sounds when the
world around us misleads us with
notions of leaders as figures of
untouchable power or individuals who
happen to be on LOp as a result of
networking with the "right people." What
about those who perceive leaders as
controversial characters, loud individuals,
and other images introduced Lo us on a
daily basis?
What it all comes down LO, however,
is that a leader is any person who 1s able
LO utilize his or her ski lls Lo empower
others LO work LOward a common goal.
It's not doing the entire project by
yourself or trying to be a multi-tasking
super-human who does not take into
conside ration other peop le's talents.
Being a leader is being able LO connect
everybody's ideas and energies into
accomplishing so mething. We all , as
students, faculty, an d staff members or
Augsburg College, have plenty of
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opportunities to be leaders in our daily
activities. It is our option to take
advantage of those chances and influence
someone else's life in a positive way. We all
heard abou t the leaders who risked and
lost their lives during the events of
September 11. A true leader may be
recognized in someth ing as big as such
disasters or in something as little as
cheering up someone on our campus who
is havi ng a bad day.
Some people may think that they
don't have what it takes LO be a leader
because they don't organ ize big events or
reach higher posiLions. But LO that line of
thinking, I respond ,vith a quote I read
one day on my e-mail that stuck as one of
the most important slogans in my life: To
the world. you may just be somebody, but
to somebody, you may just be the world'
Utilizing what we are or what we know to
change somebody's world in a good way
makes us all leaders.
Finally, 1 share the idea that to be a
leader, one needs to have been led . I would
like to thank everyone who has been a
leader in my life, starting from Jesus and
Mary to my parents, siblings, rriends,
teachers, and many others . .. because they
are somebody in my world and because
they have made me a leader.
•
Juliana Martinez is a senior with a
major in management information systems
and a minor in business administration. She is
a co-chair of the Hispanic/Latin o Student
Association.
Music
For more information 011 any of these events
(u nless othenvi.se noted), call 612-330-1265
or visit the mu.sic department online at
<ww,v.augsbu rg. edulmusic>.
April 14
April 9
April 26-May 19
The Role and Function of the Dramaturg
"The Augsburg Juried Student Art
Exhibition, 2002"
Alumni Gallery, Chri ten en Center
Opening Rece ption: April 26, -+:30- 6:30
p.m.; awards at 5:30 p.m.
Michael Lupu , dramaturg, the Guthri e
Theatre
11:50 a.m.-1 : 20 p.m.
April 19- 28
Riverside Singers and Men's Chorus
Concert
4 p.m.-Hove rsten Chapel
Into the Woods
Music and lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim , book by James
Lapine. Directed by Darcey
Engen.
Performances: April 19 , 20 ,
25, 26, 27 at 7 p.m.; April 2 1,
28 at 2 p.m.
April 30
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert
7 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
May 1
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra Concert
7 p.m .-Sateren Auditorium
May 5
Masterworks Chorale Concert
7 p.m.-Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
May 8
Chamber Music Recital & High Tea
4 p.m.-Sateren Audi torium
May 12
Augsburg Concert Band Concert
Guest organi t: Ma rk Sedio '76 , director
of music at Central Lutheran Church
3 p.m.-Central Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
May 17
Augsburg Choir Bon Voyage Concert
7:30 p.m.-First Lutheran Church
Columbia Heights, Minn .
Theatre
For ticket information, ca ll 612-330-1257 or
visit th e theatre department onlinc at
<www.augsburg.edu/th eau·c>. All events take
place at Tjornhom-Nel 0 11 Th eater in Fo s
Center unless othcnvise indicated.
April 23
Artistic Concepts: Into the Woods
ll :50 a.m.-1 :20 p.m.
Seminars,
Lectures, and
Films
For inform ation, ca ll 612-330- 11 80
April 8
2002 Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Lecture:
"Expedition to an Asteroid :
The Near Earth Asteroid
Rendezvous (NEAR)
Mission"
Directed by Hope Moy and Lindsay
Hockaday
7 p.m.
Dr. Mari a Zuber, E.A.
Griswold Pro fessor of
Geophysics and
Planetary Sciences,
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
8 p.m.-Hove rsten Chapel
May 9
Other Events
May 3 & 4
Senior Project Performances
Scenes from American Drama Class
7 p.m .
May 10
Senior Acting Recitals
7 p.m.
Exhibits
For galle,y and exhibit information, call
612-330- 1524 or go online to
<w,v,v.augsburg.edulgalle,ies>.
April 26- May 19
"Kilims: Weaving as a Tradition "
This exhibition of kilim rugs from nati onal
collecti ons will explore ancient weaving
traditions in natwoven rugs from Per ia,
Turkey, and the Caucasus' region.
Gage Family An Gallery, Lindell Library
Openin g Reception : April 26, 6- 9 p.m
May 18 & 19
COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND
1ay 18
President's Reception
1-3 p.m.- Augsburg House
Commencement Dinner
6 p.m.- Christense n Center
Commencement Concert
8 p.m.-Hove rsten
hapel
May 19
Baccalaureate Service
l O a.m.-Hove rsten Chapel
Commencement Brunch
I I a.m.- Christensen
enter
Commencement Ceremony
l :30 p.m., Mel by Hall
Ti ckets required
Commencement Recept ion
3 p.m.-
~urphy Square Park
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dvent ... the time of antÌcipation,
Ap..pu.ution,
hope, and longing.
During this time we tend to focus on the
joyful preparation for the birth of Christ.
We don't often spend time considering the
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A season of hope and expectation
f,
dvent ... the time of antÌcipation,
Ap..pu.ution,
hope, and longing.
During this time we tend to focus on the
joyful preparation for the birth of Christ.
We don't often spend time considering the
other side of Advent, the second comlng
of the Lord, wj.th its promÌse of
judgement, but also deliverance and
redemption from despair.
As we reel from the events of Sept. I I
that turned our safe and secure world
topsy-turuy, this second advent offers
good news for us. As difficult as it may be
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and
to ignore the decorations, music, buying,
and trappings of the season, these few
weeks also offer us the chance to
anticlpate and envision the renewed
presence of the Lord and the world
promised and possible through this
presence.
In this
issue we see a repetition in the
theme of Advent candles. The same
candlelight that brought light to a dark
sanctuary during the Advent Vespers
procession also consoled us through
September from a place of vigil in the
front of Hoversten Chapel. The quiet,
soothing illumÌnation of candles is aiso
central to the Taizé worship that came to
Augsburg at the end of October. Farther
on, you'll read about the intriguing way
some Augsburg students found to recreate
this special atmosphere.
This issue's feature article,
"Remembering September" examines how
Augsburg, as a iearning communit¡ has
engaged its faculty, staff, and students in
discussion of the difficult issues facing it
since Sept. ll, and how the College's 132year-old mission provided the grounding
to frame these discussions.
Also in this winter issue, anticipating
the coming Winter Olympic games, we
feature stories of Auggies who have gone
for the gold-speedskater Johnny Werket,
who found in his "golden" career both
Olympic medals and a partner for 1lfe;
and the 1928 men's hockey team, whose
golden Olymplc dreams were shattered on
the very eve of the games.
This issue also shares the spirit of
Homecoming through photos from the
events and class reunions. As we note on
the back cover, the rains may have
canceled plans for "Auggies on Parade,"
but the festivities brought alumni and
friends together Ìn a celebratÌon of
Augsburg community-and a big
football win.
As this calendar year closes, Augsburg
Now extends to readers the best wishes for
a holiday season ol hope, anticipat"¡on,
celebration, and peace.
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Family and friends
gathered to remember Jean
Lindell (see Augshurg Now,
summer issue, ln
Memoriam) with the
dedication of the Lindell
Garden in front of Lindell
Library. Victoria Grunseth
spoke on behalf of the
family about her mother as
an avid gardener.
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Editor
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Assistant Editor
Remembering September
Kathy Rumpza
by Betsey Norgard
Graphic Designer
Jessica Brown
Class Notes Coordinator
William V. Frame
Following the events oJ September 77, how could
and would Augsburg CoIIege, as a learning
community, respond?
President
Dan Jorgensen
Director of Public Relations and
Communication
Nancy Toedt'94
Director of Alumni and Parent
Relations
Johnny Werket's
golden career by Don stoner
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Now do not necessarily reflect
official College policy.
Inhis youth, speedshater lohnny Werhet'49 won
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The Rev. Mark Hanson '68ELCAs new presiding bishop
Horr"rrten chapel gets dressed
up in 'stained glass'
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scholar ship and loan pro gr ams,
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its employees and its stuilents.
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Sports
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Chapeltalk
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Alumni News
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Class Notes
Auggie Thoughts
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back
cover
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On the cover:
Augsburg students Çront to bach)
Renzo Amaya Torres, Kerri
Sjoblom, len Falhman, and Adam
Dehnel prepare for the Advent
Vespers procession, as it lights up
the advent season. Photo by
Linda Cullen.
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Augsburg ranks again in top tier
Augsburg College
once again is
ffiffi
ranked in the top
tier of its category
in the U.S. News
€t World Report
2001 ratings-up three places from last
year. A new classification by tl.:'e magazine
puts Augsburg in the "Midwestern
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O
Conor Tobin w¡ns Fulbright
Scholarship to Norway
Fonor
Augsburg in the news-a busy fall
Tobin. who
academic yeat on the Oslo Year Program.
Lg.nduut.d in May
with
a double major
in
A course in Middle Eastern politics at that
time led to research on the role of Norway
political science and
in the Middle
Norwegian, was
Tobin's current study continues that
interest, with a heightened focus on the
ethics of war and peace in time of
terrorism. On returning to the U.S., he
plans to combine law school and graduate
awarded a Fulbright
Scholarship and is now
Universities-Master's" category, because
the College offers graduate-ievel programs.
Augsburg is ranked second in the
"Reputation" category among the other
Minnesota private colleges in that tier.
Reputation is determined by surveying the
presidents, provosts, and deans of
admissions at i.nstitutions in that tier.
For campus diversity, Augsburg is
ranked first among the other Minnesota
private colleges in that tier.
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studying in Norway at
the University of Oslo.
As a junior, Tobin spent the fall
semester at the University of Oslo on the
HECUA urban studies term and then
extended his studies through the
Conor Tobin
East peace process.
study in Ìnternational law and neggtiation.
Tobin graduated from Augsburg "with .
distinction" and received departmental
honors in political science.
Hoyt Messerer Fitness Center
is dedicated in Melby Hall
Scholastic Connections program:
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WCCO radio interview of Syl Jones '73
Star hbune and Pioneer Prøss articles
on the program
Star Tribune editorial about the creation
of the program
Chronícle of Higher Education article
Associated Press national article
Events surrounding terrorism:
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Prof. Amin Kader was interviewed
widely on radio and TV
Prof. Joseph Underhill-Cady was
interviewed on KSTP-TV
Prof. James Vela-McConnell was
interviewed on KARE-I1 TV
Admissions counselor Heidi Breen was
interviewed on WCCO radio
Augsburg was part of a national article
from Collegiate News Service
Other activities/interests
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Student LINK Halloween Safe Block
party featured on Fox-29 TV
Prof. Norma Noonan was interviewed
on Wisconsin Public RadÌo in
connection wlth Russian president
Putin's visit to the U.S.;she was also
featured in an article fromLiberation,
a news magazíne
in
Paris
Adapted physical education sports day
was featured on KSTP-TV
,4UGSBURG NoW
Lucille Messerer spoke at the opening of the newly-expanded Fitness Center dedicated
to her husband, the late Hoyt Messerer'39. President Frame presided as both the
Fitness Center and the Gertrude and Richard Pautz Plaza were dedicated at Melby Hall,
lrom belore dawn to late at night, one
I of the most active places on campus is
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic
during the renovatlons of Melby Hall in
Conference.
The center is named for Hoyt
Messerer '39, a football, basketball, and
baseball athlete at Augsburg and one of
the four founders of the A-Club, who died
2000, making it one of the largest in the
in May
the Fitness Center. Open to all members of
the Augsburg community, includÌng
alumni, the center was doubled in size
(see In Memoriam,
p.26).
llUinter 2001-02
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Good, Martin
ioin Augsburg's
board
Four regents retire after two
terms of service
StafJ photo
M;Ti:,ii.î::i]:Jiji,"#:lï,T,-,
on the Board of Regents at Augsburg's
annual meeting in October.
Michael R. Good
A l97l Augsburg
graduate, Good is
executive vice
president of NRT, a
residential real estate
brokerage company A
Michael R. Good 24-year veteran in the
real estate industry Good worked for 20
years in the Coldwell Banker division of
NRT, beginning as a regional manager in
St. PauL/Minneapolis, and subsequently in
Florida, rising to NRT's senior vice
president for the southeastern region.
At Augsburg, Good was twice an Al1American in wrestling. ln1972 he was
Augsburg's head wrestling coach. In 1991,
he was inducted into Augsburg's Athletic
Hall of Fame.
Good earned a master's degree at the
University of St. Thomas. He lives in
Bridgewater, NJ., with his wife, Ann, and
children Matthew and Mandy Mandy is a
student at Augsburg.
Jennifer H. Martin
Jennifer Martin is
tr
senior vice president of
corporate and human
resources for Lutheran
Brotherhood. After 15
years in public
Jennifer H. Martin education, she became
a personnel training specialist with Sperry
Corporation, later Unisys Corporation,
where she held executive positions. She
joined Lutheran Brotherhood in 1995.
Her undergraduate degree in education
was earned at Southern Illinois University
WhÌle teaching in Minneapolis, she earned
a doctorate in education at the University of
Minnesota.
She and her husband, Richard, have
seven children and live in Minneapolis.
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Three regents were honored at Augsburg House as they retired from Augsburg's board.
Pictured with President and Mrs. Frame (t to R) Jean and Allen Housh, Evangeline and
Norman Hagfors, and Cheryl and Michael Thompson, Not present was Curtis Sampson.
Four
resents. who each served two terms
office, were honored and thanked as
they retired from the board.
l'of
Norman Hagfors served as vice-chair of the
board, vice-chair of the Regents Committee,
and a member of the Development, Finance,
Govemment and Community Relations, and
Marketing Committees.
Allen Housh
served not only on the
Development Committee as a regent, but
aiso twice served as Augsburg's interim vice
president for institutional advancement.
Curtis Sampson sewed on the Finance
Commi.ttee.
Michael Thompson was also
a
member of
the Finance Committee.
Kathy Tunheim elected to the board of
the governing boards association
A:ffi,ï:å:f
Tunhei.m was elected
to the Board of
Directors of the
national Association
of Governing Boards
of Universities and
Colleges (AGB) for a
Kathryn Tunheim two-year term.
AGB is dedicated to strengthening the
performance of boards of public and
private higher education. AGB provides
leadership in supporting the American
higher education system of citizen
trusteeship and a diverse system of higher
education.
The organization serves as
a
continuing education resource to trustees
and boards and contributes to effective
working relationships between boards and
lt advises on matters
affecting institutional oversight
responsibilities, promotes wider
understanding of citizen leadership and
lay governance, and identifies public
chief executives.
policy issues of concern to hlgher
education.
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Around the Quad
Thanksgiving to donors
and scholars
Ã
Thankssivins brunch was the
lloppor,uniry lor over 200 donors to
meet the students who are reciplents of their
scholarshlps-and for the College to
recognlze and thank donors for their support.
President Frame told them, 'A1l of you
here today are here by virtue of some kind
of calling-on one hand to provide support;
on the other to be students. Each of you is a
constituent element of what Augsburg
College is-no less important than the
faculty and staff who are here to provide this
education. We are grateful for your
support."
Kyle Kuusisto'03
spoke for students: "Here
at Augsburg, one can really
be immersed ìn the strong
fabric that is called
community It is a
community that gives us
the chance to not only
dream, but to fulfill those
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the future is to continue to spread that value
of community that I experienced here at
Augsburg."
Clnthia Balley'02, a weekend student
who has majored in religion while worhng
full time, also spoke for students. Last
summer, she traveled to Poland and Eastern
Germany with Herb Brokering and Youth
and Family Institute director Dick Hardel.
"It was lÌsted as a pilgrimage and that's
the experience I had," she said. "After that
trip, I felt even more called to ministry
particularly social ministry ... Thank you,
all of you, who have helped me reach my
goal of ministry to God."
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Auggie junior Emily Bushey and one of
the participating teachers help unfurl the
colorful parachutes in Augsburg's air
structure at the adapted physical
education sports day.
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area schools had some fun at the third
Junior Kyle Kuusisto expressed thanks on behalf of students
for the financial support they receive. He is pictured here
(center) with E. Milton Kleven 'a5 (left), the donor of the
Magnus and Krostofa Kleven Scholarship Kuusisto has
received, and Kleven's sister, lvadell Rice.
Dialing for dollars
aF tudent Phonathon callers have been
fall-and
gifts
to The Augsburg Fund has risen seven
percent compared to last year in the same
period.
Most significant is the increase in giving
from Weekend College alumni-$3,206 this
year, compared to $2,2451ast year.
However, similar to the experience of
many charitable organizations, the total
amounts from September gifts were
ÐUury
on the telephone this
their results prove it. The number of
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"I plan on teaching
need to feel a sense ofplace
and belonglng. My plan for
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dreams.
adaptlve physical education
in the Minneapolis Schools.
I am confident that my
education here is preparing
me to work effectively with
a diverse student
for
annual sports extravaganza in Augsburgb
air structure.
Augsburg health and physical
education students, as well as students
from the Cedar-Riverside School, teamed
up with the third- to sixth-graders for
games, or just spent time one-on-one.
Activities included soccer, dancing,
parachutes, jump rope, races and relays,
balloon volleyball, and cage ball. All of the
partlcipants received ribbons at the end of
the day
ffi
At press time, word was received that
dramatically down, as donors focused
their support to help the victims of
terrorism.
The Augsburg Fund, Augsburg's
annual fund, is the College's "living
endowment" that provides the foundation
of annual financial support needed to
attract and retain its talented and diverse
student body. For addltional information,
contact Donna Mclean, director of The
Augsburg Fund, at I-800-273-06L7 or
Augsburg has been awarded $2
million over five years from the lilly
Endowment as part of the initiative,
"Programs for the Theological
Exploration of Vocation."
ln Minnesota, grants were awarded to
Augsburg, Concordia College
(Moorhead), and the University of
St. Thomas.
More about Augsburgb grant will
appear in the next issue.
<mclean@augsburg.edu>.
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The Edor Nelson Field is dedicated
rFhe skies ooened and a constant rain
I f.ll on the artificial turl all aliernoon.
The visitors from St. John's University
further dampened spirits by beating
Augsburg, +B-14. And the guest ofhonor
rvas on crutches, as the result of knee
replacement surger)¿
But nothing was going to stop
Augsburg from honoring coaching legend
Edor Nelson '38. The College rededicated
the outdoor athletic field in Nelson's honor
at a halftime ceremony during the Sept.22
football game.
"To you, Edor, we owe a great debt of
gratitude," President William V Frame told
Nelson. "We appreciate your gifts; as they
are mar,y and manifold, and we are glad to
rededicate this stadium for you toda;r"
in 1984, the College named its newlyconstructed outdoor athletic field as
Anderson-Nelson Field, in honor of
Nelson and longtime athletic director and
men's basketball coach Ernie Anderson. in
February the College dedicated the court
at Melby Hall in Anderson's honor.
"You have truly been a champion of
the athletic program, and a champion of
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all the student-athletes
whose lives you have
touched," said Paul Grauer,
men's athletic director,
during the halftime
ceremony
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of the credit for the field
should be attributed to the
donors who gave time and
money to make the field a
reality-men like Carl
Benson'51, Ray Grinde
'57, andJeroy Carlson '48.
He chose to honor the
donors, along with all the
athletes he coached and
taught during his four
f:
Edor Nelson '38 stands under umbrellas as Augsburg's athletic
field is rededicated in his name. Norm Okerstrom'85 (left), Office
of lnstitutional Advancement, holds the plaque to be placed in
Melby Hall.
decades at Augsburg.
A special luncheon was held before
the game, where more than 150 guests
pald tribute to Nelson. Fans also had a
chance to pay trlbute to Nelson during a
post-game reception in the Melby Hall
Iobby
During his four decades of service to
Augsburg, Nelson served the College in
variety of roles, most notably as the
longtime coach of the football and baseball
teams. He was also an associate professor
in Augsburg's health and physical
education department for 32 years, retiring
in 1978.
-Don
Stoner is sports inJormation
coordinator.
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Dozens of children from central Minneapolis prepared for
their winter hockey this year by learning the basics at the
Augsburg-Sheehy Hockey Camps held in August at the
Augsburg lce Arena,
Organized by NHt player agent Neil Sheehy, Augsburg
men's hockey coach Mike Schwartz'85 (pictured at right
without hat), and Auggie alumnus John Evans'82, the two
camps were held in conjunction with the Minneapolis Park
and Recreation Board. At the end of each week-long camp,
the youngsters got a chance to get autographs from several
professional hockey players, including Minnesota Wild star
Darby Hendrickson and Auggie alums Martin Hlinka'00 and
Ryan Mclntosh '01, who were attending Sheehy3 pro
hockey development camp also taking place at the
Augsburg lce Arena.
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'scholastic Connections' pairs minority
students with alumn i mentors
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and believed to be the first of ìts kind in
the nation, uses proceeds from a $500,000
endowment to pair students of color with
alumni of color in mentoring relationships.
Five students have received $5,000
renewable scholarships in this first year,
with a goal to increase that number to 20
students as the endowment grows.
"The commitment to diversity is a
long-standing commitment on the part of
the College," President William Frame
said. "It is rooted in the Lutheran
proposition that colleges and universities
must sweep into modern society to
provide the education which the
management of our world requires."
The program was developed in
response to the resolution of a lawsuit filed
by Elroy Stock'49, who sued Augsburg for
breach of contract, relating to a 1986
campaign gift of $500,000. Shortly after
thls gift, upon learning that Stock was the
author of thousands of mailings urging
"racial" purity sent to interracial couples
and adoptive families, the College decided
it would not put Stock's name on a college
building in return for the donation.
Due to charitable donation regulations,
the College could not return the
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The lawsuit was dismissed due to
the expiration of the statute of
limitations.
The sch olarship-mentorin g
program asslsts achievement-oriented
high school and post-secondary
students of color andJor mixed race to
succeed at Augsburg. Scholarship
criteria include leadership ability and
an interest" in communiLy service.
"The conneclion piece is to put
leaders of today in touch with leaders of
lomorrow" Frame said. "The scholarships
announcing today are named for
the mentors, for our graduates who have
achieved distincrion in rheir fields. [The
recipientsl will be receiving the advice and
counsel of those men and women of
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co1or."
The program also aims to strengthen
the College's role as a progressive and
welcoming institution for communities of
color, said Kathy Tunhelm, chair of the
students of color received scholarships in Scholastic Connections, a program that pairs them
(L to R) President Frame, Xia Xiong '05; KMSP-TV news anchor
and luncheon host Robyne Robinson; Eloisa Echavez'94,'98 MEL; Matthew Shannon'04; Murry
Kelly, Jr. '71;9yl Jones'73; €amilo Power'03; Gianna Sorrell '03; Jackie Cherryhomes'76;
Jennifer Boswell '05; F. €layton Tyler '72; and Noya Woodrich '92, '94 MSW
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with alumni of color as mentors.
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KMSP-TV news anchor and luncheon host
Robyne Robinson (left) talked with Gianna
Sorrell '03, one of the five new scholarship
winners, at the luncheon honoring the students
and alumni mentors.
Board of Regents.
"While it is true that we have always
attempted to be responsive to the disparate
needs of the communities that we serve, 1t
is also true that we have not always been
successful in doing so ... with the
announcement ol today's initiative, we
seek to change that," Tunheim said.
Jones said that by virtue of Augsburg's
location and mission, it can play a major
role in helping to increase the number of
students of color who graduate from
college, a number which has been
decreasing. "But," he added, "only if the
campus is prepared to welcome those who
are different."
Frame said that approximately I7
percent of the College's 3,000 students are
students of color, putting Augsburg second
among Minnesota's private colleges in that
category
Inter-Race, a diversity think-tank
based at Augsburg that was co-founded
and headed by Vivian Jenkins-Nelsen, will
administer the Scholastic Connections
program.
Augsburg graduate Rev Rufus
Campbell'75 presented the homily in
chapel (see next page). A luncheon, hosted
by KMSP-TV news anchor Robyne
Robinson, honored the scholarship
recipients and mentors.
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-following the
announcement of the Scholastic
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we looked into the face of evil. It
hurt us, it angered us. We have not yet
recovered.
This institution has had its own
version of looking into the face of evil. I
just returned from the press conference
over in Christensen Center where there
was an announcement that scholarships
are being created for people of color as a
result of one of our alumni, brother Elroy
Stock.
I know brother Stock. I received my
flrst letter in 1991 shortly after I had
performed an interracial marriage. ...He
senr a lerrer that was filled with hate ...
and this institution, as a result of his
lawsuit, also has looked into the face of
evil.
I'm careful never to think that evil is
embodied in a person. I think all of us can
be overcome by evil, and so I'm always
careful to make that distinction. ... So
what does one do when looking into the
face of evil?
s
evil is by overcoming evil "Do not be
overcome by evil, but overcome evil with
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good."
I reviewed the mission statement of
this great institution. ... [It] was called,
through its educational process, to prepare
leaders and servants in the community.
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That is a high and a holy call, my sisters
and brothers. And it fits with the Gospel,
because we are a1l called to be servants. To
pattern our lives after the one who was the
greatest of servants, Jesus. ... As servants
\Me are called to face each day, and each
day that we live and face eyil, we are
ca1led to overcome that evil by doing
good.
I think it was a remarkable stroke of
grace, President Frame, to take a proposal
to the Board of Regents saying, 'Let's take
this request from someone who was
overcome with evil ... [and] make some
good come out of it.' I thlnk there was an
extraordinary act of grace on God's part to
see that and to be able to respond
accordingly. So you've done just what our
God commands. You looked into the face
of evil and you have responded by doing
good.
We aii know that we can do much
better as we walk the road to diversity. We
"As servants we are called to face each day, and each day that we l¡ve and
face evil, we are called to overcome that evil by doing good."
Rev. Rufus Campbell '75
good and faithful servant.'
And so I say to you, this great student
body at this great instil,ut"ion, as you
prepare to be leaders and servants in
whatever community God places you in,
remember this day ... Because this is the
day when this institution can celebrate the
fact that it looked into the face of evil and
brought out good.
The God we serve is a great and
mighty God. God gives us the resources to
turn evil to good. Sometimes it's just small
acts, sometimes it's mighty acts. Al1 of
In the text that was read earlier-in
Romans, Paul's letter to the church in
Rome-the beginning and the first trvo
verses of chapter 12 set the context.
Paul said, "I appeal to you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, to
present your bodies as a living sacrifice,
holy and acceptable to God, which is your
know that there is much more that needs
to be done. And God has given us the gift
spiritual worship."
And he goes on to say lhat we ought
not to be conformed by this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of our
of people to help to get us where we need
to be. And so, I didn't come here to beat
you up about your past record; I came to
encourage you as you walk the road you
are walking now I came to say to you that
the God \Me serve is pleased every time we
look into the face of evil and then
transform that by doing something good.
And so, to this institution, I say to
you, Godspeed. I don't know what the
minds. So, Paul talks about how we
respond as Christians in a world that is
extraordinarily good and extraordinarily
evil. Paul says finally, in verse 21, that the
way God calls the church to respond to
reporters wiil be writing ... but I can
imagine, in the annals of heaven, this date
is to be recorded. And I can imagine that
words like this have been recorded with
respect to this institution-'Well done, my
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them are important.
And so I say to you this day that God
is pleased, and the very angels in heaven
are rejoicing. And to the Elroy Stocks of
the world, we are ca11ed to pray for you.
And we pray that maybe lf not our
witness, somebody else's witness will be
able to break into his mind, and he, too,
will be able to look into the face of God
and see God's goodness, which will
transform him, also. And so I say, grace
and peace to you this day, my sisters and
brothers, and may the God of heaven and
earth guide you in your journey as you
walk the road of diversity, as you walk the
road of peace, as you walk the road that
produces goodness. God bless you. I
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The Rev. Mark Hanson '68 is installed as the
ELCA'S
third presiding bishop
fln
a master of dìvinÌty degree
lJHunron,
1972. He continued with
further study at Luther
Theologlcal Seminary and
Harvard Divinity School.
Hanson served several
churches in the Twin CiLies
area, most recently spending
October 6. the Rev. Mark S.
bisúop of the St. Paul
Synod and Augsburg graduate of 1968,
was installed as the ELCA3 third presiding
bishop.
He was elected to the six-year term at
the ELCAb churchwide assembly in
Indianapolis in August. His new duties
began on Nov I at ELCA headquarters in
Chicago. He succeeds the Rev. George
Anderson, who served one term.
Of the ELCAb three presiding bishops
since its inception in I987, Hanson is the
second Augsburg graduate to serve.
Bishop Herbert Chilstrom '54 was elected
as the ELCAb first presiding bishop and
served two terms before retiring.
"I couldn't be more proud and
grateful than to have Mark Hanson, a
fellow Augsburg graduate, as a successor
in the office of presiding bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,"
said Chilstrom. "Mark brings to the office
a wealth of experience, the heart of a
pastor, and the passion to make the
Gospel relevant to the times in which we
live."
After graduating from Augsburg with
a degree in sociology, Hanson attended
Union Theological Seminary in New York
as a Rockefeller Fellow, and was awarded
in
seven years at University
Lutheran Church of Hope,
Minneapolis. ln 1995, he was
elected bishop of the St. Paul
Area Synod, and was re-elected
in spring 2001.
He has aiso served on
numerous inter-church boards
and committees, especially
dealing with affordable housing
programs.
Hanson has been an ex
offrcio member of the Augsburg
Board of Regents for the past
two years, representing the St.
Paul synod.
In announcing Hanson's
election to the Augsburg
community, President William
Frame said that Hanson has been
"a steady friend of Augsburg and
especially of its unique mission as
a college of the church in the
ELCA ecumenical partners and Lutheran bishops from
other continents symbolically extend their hands as
ELCA presiding bishop George Anderson (left, front)
installs St. Paul Synod Bishop Mark S. Hanson '68
(kneeling) as third presiding bishop of the ELCA on
October 6 in Chicago.
modern city
Presiding bishop-elect Mark S. Hanson '68 and his wife,
lone (Agrimson) Hanson '68, greeted visitors after the
installation service.
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"He is a great admirer of
Augsburg 2004 and has been
especially dedicated to
helping the College widen
accessibility for underserved
populations in the Twin
Cities," Frame continued.
Hanson's electlon to
leadership comes at a time
when not only the world, but
also the denomination, is
divided by social and
theologÌcal Ìssues. Hanson
referred to this in a
Minneapolis Star Tribune
article upon his election:
"One of my most important
iasks will be to define and
claim the mission to which God cails and
which unites us, while continuing to tend
to the divisions that divide us."
Hanson is married to lone
(Agrimson) Hanson'68, who has served
as director of social work at Minneapolì.s
and St. Paul Children's Hospitals. Their
children are Aaron, Alyssa, Rachel, Ezra,
Isaac, and Elizabeth. They also have one
grandchild.
President and Mrs. Frame
represented Augsburg College at the
installation service, which was held in
Rockefeller Chapel at the University of
Chicago. The organist for the service was
David Cherwien'79. I
Photos by GeolJ Scheerer, courtesy oJ ELCA
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Assøssing the irnpact
September 77, 2001. It's clear that the world
changed profoundly
... and probably in ways not yet
building. (See In Memoriam, p.26.)
imagined.
Though not affected
in the søme degree as
colleges on the East Coast, the Augsburg community
deeply
felt the impøct, both on cilnpus
neighborhood, with
Only one Augsburg alumnus/a is known to have died in the terrorist
attacks. Lt. Col. Dean E. Mattson '66 was a career mihtary officer,
scheduled for retirement in December, who was sitting at his desk
in the Pentagon when the h¡acked plane destroyed his area of the
and
ø lørge population of
in its
Somali
immigrants.
How could and would Augsburg-a leørning
community of faculty, staff , ønd students-cope with
Augsburg regent Dean Kopperud was in his office at
Oppenhelmer Funds, lnc., on the 33rd floor of the World Tiade
Center south tower when the north tower was hit. He and
Oppenheimer's nearly 600 employees quickly and judiciously
evacuated and were on the street when their tower was hit.
Memories of fire, explosion, and dying people stick in his mind.
Kopperud reported to the Stdr hbune that the only questì.on he
continually asks himself is "Did I do everything I could for everyone
I saw in trouble along the way?"
In Washington, Les Heen'83, communlcations and publÌc
affairs director for the Minnesota Farmers UnÌon, was standing
across the street from the Capitol, preparing for Congressional
meetings, when panicked people began evacuating the building. A
few minutes later they saw a large, white plane banking low toward
the Capitol, which they soon learned passed them by and crashed
into the Pentagon.
this unprecedented tragedy, seeh understønding of
its complex issuøs, and respond to its own and the
community's needs?
Above: Throughout the days and weeks following the terrorist
attacks, the candles in Hoversten Chapel were constant reminders
of the terrorist victims and those in need of consolation and prayer.
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"l remember seeing the smoke, feeling sj.ck, and then hearing
sirens from all around us," Heen said. ... "It's hard to describe how
lr-rlnerable you feel when your only defense is to run from a target
before a jumbo jet hits it."
Messages from Auggies abroad were also quick in coming. From
London, Adam Olson '92 wrote to Norm Okerstrom '85 in the
development office: "I found a pub with the news on and sat with
my mouth on the floor for about two and a half hours ... It was
packed with people in stunned silence."
Reactions on campus to the stunning and horrifying news
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Concerned faculty and staff sought
ways to assess the impact on students,
especially freshmen, many of whom were
away from home for the flrst time. Ann
Klamer, director of residence life, compiled
a list of reports on various topics that
helped student life personnel deal with
aspects of the tragedy The student life
office posted a message board to gauge
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empowerment in the face of this awful
sense of powerlessness," Underhill-Cady
continued, "and certainly one of the best
sources for that is in the polis, the public
forum."
Students also sought discussion
among themselves. The Coalltion for
Student Activism, that had formed earlier
as a small group of a dozen or so, began
"As much as I want reyenge lor ablatant dttdch on nry home, I want the'war' to
stop. Essentialþ I don't hnow what I wanq dnd I believe America reflects thøt
sense oÍ uncertainty."
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Adam Olson '92 happened to be at the
American Embassy in London when Lady
Margaret Thatcher paid her respects, shortly
student reactions to the events.
to meet weekly and swelled its ranks.
Political science professor Joseph
Underhill-Cady said, "They have no context
Discussion issues became focused on the
after Sept.
for what's happening. The classroom
provides a safe environment where they can
air views, discuss, and share comments." lt's
also a supportive environment.
Journaling has been another means
that Underhill-Cady has used to help his
students find expression for their
uncertainties and fears. He describes the
unstructured thinking as being therapeutic,
helpful, and positive.
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began even as the events were unfolding.
The morning chapel service became a time
for people to gather, some still anxiously
awaiting news of family and friends who
might have been in the targeted areas. An
afternoon prayer service continued the
,rigil.
Classes continued as scheduled, with
some faculty turning over class discusslon
to impilcations of the tragedy.
Several Augsburg colleagues and
friends from around the world took time
to share their grief and concern. From
Catholic University in Lublin, Poland,
faculty exchange colleagues of Augsburg's
business administration department wrote,
"We hope none of our friends in
Minneapolis and St. Pau1, none of the
employees or students from Augsburg
College has suffered directly due to those
unprecedented acts of terrorism."
Deøling with the
emotional irnpøct
As elsewhere in the country initial
responses to the attacks brought people
together in unusual community and uniqz
Augsburg Echo writer and sophomore
Deanne McDonald wrote in the Sept. 28
issue, "ls there anything that could have
brought the students together as quickly as
the events of September I lth's 'Attack on
America' did? It already feels as if we have
been here for months."
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Augsburg's call to mission
On Sept. 28, President William Frame
set the direction for campus discussion.
In a letter to students. Frame asserted
that the College's appropriate response
lies squarely in its I32-year-old mission:
"The greatest favor we can render to this
world is today what it has always
been-to
search through the discipiines
of learning for an understanding of both
the world and ourselves that will guide
us to the work for which we are best fit
and to which we are called," Frame
wrote.
Underhill-Cady took a lead in
proposing campus conversation. In
an op-ed piece for the Echo on
Oct. 5, he suggested that the first
response to the violence should be
dialogue. "Part of our job as students
and instructors is to try to make the
public discussion of these events as
constructlve and well-informed as
possible.
"We need to look for sources of
terrorist events. This group has arranged'
to join other student groups in
discussion at the 2002 Peace Prize
Forum at Augustana College in March.
Students also began a letter-writing
campaign to elected officials, urging
patience in declaring and supporting
a
\Mar.
Listening to others
A first glimpse at understandlng came as if
by fate. The 2001 Christensen Symposium
speaker on Sept. 24, scheduled months
earller, was Prof. Lamin Sanneh, an African
Muslim who is a professor of missions and
world Christianity at Yale University. With
his personal and scholarly experience in
Islam, he provided some insight as to why
he thought Muslim fundamentalism had
targeted America-because of the U.S.
policy of adamant separation of church
and state. "Muslims are feeling a need to
respond with religious fundamentalism,"
he said. "Muslims are helping us
understand that our secularism has gone
too far."
Speakers and experts on campus helped bring
understanding to difficult issues, (Left to right) Mine
Ener, history professor at Villanova University; Amin
Kader, Augsburg business administration department;
Arvonne Fraser, ¡nternational women's rights advocate.
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His message was to urge ail Muslim
nat¡ons to deal with their own
fundamentalists, so as not to relegate the
avenging of Sept. l1 to the U.S.
Another speaker invited to campus in
the following weeks was Arvonne Fraser,
director of the lnternational Women's
Rights Action Watch Project and senior
fellow emerita at the Hubert H. Humphrey
lnstitute of Public Affairs. She shared her
expertise on women's rights in Muslim
countries, especially in Afghanistan under
the Taliban.
"The solution is not with bombs, but
with the changing of minds," was her
message to students, faculty, and staff.
"And this takes time."
Helping the community
understand
Business administration professor Amin
Kader emerged as a community
spokesman about Islam, appearing on
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and Psychology of U.S.
Leaders DuringWar,
contrasts the ways that
terrorist extremists
embrace death and that
U.S. political and military
leaders fear it.
Supporting
Somøli students
and neighbors
Augsburg students have
An interfaith service was held in Hoversten Chapel, with six
participated in several
religious traditions represented by Augsburg staff and faculty'
Above, Benjy Kent, academic advising, and Barbara Lehmann,
vlgils in the Cedarsocial work, recite the Jewish Mourner's Kaddish.
Riverside neighborhood,
organtzed to support the
Somali communitv.
participants assuring them of stability in
The governmênt's shutdown of
those countries.
businesses that wire money to Somalia
"Now more than ever it is essential to
directly impacted students at Augsburg.
develop an understanding of the causes of
Several Somali students reported to the
violence and in¡ustice and to develop
local television and radio programs and at
area events. He urged listeners to educate
themselves about lslam, to learn about its
common roots to Christianity and its
similar tenets deploring violence and
"... I find myself feeling vulnerable ønd scared. What has happened is the
scariest thing to tahe pløce in the lifetime of mry generation-ønd I can't heþ
but feel there is more to come. Listening to some of the people øround me with
their view on what'justice' is scares me."
D., afreshman, fromher journal
ki1ling.
Echo that they fear for their families, who
Lamenting many deaths among
Muslims who worked at the World Tiade
Center and Pentagon, Kader said, "This
attack is an attack against al1 Americans of
all kinds. if those terrorists are successful
in turning us against each other, this will,
indeed, lead to the destruction of our
nation. ... We have to learn to understand
each other and to accept each other."
Underhill-Cady has also been
interviewed by the media and spoken to
local community groups, especially about
the hÌstorical context and alternatives to
war. His recently- and tìmely-published
book, Deqth and the Statesman: The Culture
depend on the money sent to them. The
money-wiring businesses serve as banks,
which are not common in Somalia.
-Emiþ
Moving on
President Frame's call to the Augsburg
community to search for understanding of
both the world and themselves is
rej.nforced by the work of Augsburg's
Center for Global Education (CGE).
Anticipating a drop in study abroad by
students afraid to travel, the directors of
in Mexico, Nicaragua, and
Namibia wrote to prospective program
CGE's centers
intercultural awareness that can help us
build the culture of peace, which we so
desperately need at this time," the
directors told students.
In concludingher Echo article,
sophomore Deanne McDonald went
straight to the heart of the matter: "It is
difficult to remember to see ourselves,
members of the Augsburg community, as
members of the world community; but if
nothing else, this disastrous attack ...
serves as an abrupt wake-up call to all
individuals-reminding us that nothing is
permanent and that we all make up one
fragile part of the whole." I
four gald medals and a 5ü-y*ü{ rr}ånlage ffiüLMTN CARËËR:
At f irst glane e around Johnny and
Vesla Werket's home irr Sun City
West, Ariz., \¡ou wouldn't realize
that you were sitting in the horne
of o¡re of the best speedskaters in
,American history.
A few black-and-whi¡e photos
1-Lang on the wall 1n a r-rtility roorn.
Otre cryst rl vasc trolìhy sits on :r
mantel in the kitchen ol the
Werkets' retlrement home rr-r the
Sonoran Desert.
But the remainder ol the
memorabllla ol his speedskating
career-numerous world titles, three
WÌnter Olympic Games
appearances, his Hall of Fame
citation from the Amateur Skating
Union of the United States-are out
in the garage. Deep inside
a drawer
and a storage locker.
"411 my stuff is dumped in the
garage," Johnny jokes, hÌs everpresenL smile beaming.
And that's just fine with him.
For the 1949 Augsburg
nlumnus. hìs speedskrtìng tareer is
but one moment 1n a long and
fulfilling life. But the career led to
love and a marnage that has lasted
for a half-century. The career gave
him the opportunity to coach many
American skaters who became
by Don Stoner
l-rouseholcl nemes wrth tl-rerr Olympic
triurnphs And tl-re career gave him a
chance to see the lvorld.
Not bad lor a smal1, slender guy
who never believecl that all ol Lhis
would happen to l-rim.
Werket, wbo grew r-rp in south
Minneapolis, began skating when he
was 7. At age 14, he ancl a friend
"The Powderhorn Skatlng Club was
the dominant club in the United Srares
at the time," Werket said. "lt was a ways
away from Longfellow Field by
streetcar, or you had to walk to the
park."
The Powderhorn club was an
American powerhouse, producrng
numerolls world champions and
OlympÌans. Werket, and three of his
Longfellow mates, ended up qualifying
Ior the team.
He progressed through the ranks,
even though his smrll size was I major
hÌndrance. "I was always the smallest,
the lightest, the thÌnnest. I was too
llttle. lf you bump me, I go down," he
said. "l never had a unrlorm, the whole
time I skatecl, that ever fit me correctly.
Never. Everything was too buggy "
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He lelt the sport, like many other young
American men at the time, to serve his
country as a paratrooper dunng World
War Il. But he returned to the
Powderhorn club following the lvar, and
eventually garned a spot at the \947
Olympic trials, his first national
competition.
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At the 1948 Olympics in Saint Moritz,
Switzerland, Werket finished sixth in the
1,500-meter event.
He won the 1,500-meter race and
qualified for the U.S. team to compete
at the 1948 Olympics in St. Moritz,
Switzerland, finishing sixth in [he event
at the games.
A Norwegian newspaper funded a
trÌp for Werket-a full-bioodecl
Nonvegian-lo compete at the
European championships in Helsinki,
Finland.
"At that time, they had allolved
Americans to compete in the European
championships," he said. "Right olf the
bat, I was one of the leading
competitors in the world.
"l was second in the 500 (meters)
and the winner was Krudacheq a
Russian guy. The first- and second-place
skaters from the 500 automatically
qualÌfied for the 1,500 (meters), and
they skated together. The Finns hated
the Russians, since this was when the
Cold War was mighty cold.
"l beat this Russian guy badly in
Left: Johnny Werket 'a9 (left) began his speedskating career with a coveted spot he won on the
renowned Powderhorn Skating Club in Minneapolis.
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Right: The 1948 Augsburgian yearbook dedicated a page to
welcome home Johnny Werket from his Olympic victory'
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the 1,500. The Finnish people were
patting me on the back so long and
so
hard that I wasn't sure I was going to be
abie to compete in the next race."
After the 1948 championships-part
of a stretch where he won four world
gold medals and four silver medals-he
was invited [o compete as part of an
American team in a challenge meet
against a Norwegian team in Hamar, in a
nation that adored speedskaters and all
winter sports athletes.
A l6-year-oId girl named Arnhild
"Vesla" Bekkevoll was part of that
practice my English. I had seen this guy
skate in Hamar, and I decided that he
was goÌng to be my victim," Vesla said.
"I wrote to him in Minneapolis. I think
the address was Johnny Werket,
Minneapolis, USA.'
"This was after the season, he had
gotten back to the U.S., and I really
hadn't expected to get a reply. But he
replied and we started writing back and
forth.
anywhere without a chaperone," Vesla
said. "Those were the strict o1d days."
She watched the meet, and took
particular notice of the small American
Minneapolis.
An Auggie world traveler
races
against the larger competition. When she
got back to her hometown, she returned
to her school and faced an assignment of
Along the way, while competing on a
national and international level, Johnny
found time to complete his studies at
wrlting a letter to a famous person.
"Everyone else chose to write to
Norwegian athletes. But I wanted to
Augsburg. He graduated in 1949, and
like many Auggies at the iime, Iearning
Norwegian was a way of life. It was also
a necessity for
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Johnn¡ who was
competing often in Scandinavia.
"The Norwegians had a book on
Þ
training for speedskating, but it was in
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Norwegian. So in order to learn what
was 1n the book, I had to learn the
language. In three weeks, I learned the
language," Johnny said.
In addition to his speedskatlng
days, he also competed on Augsburg's
fledgling track and field and cross
country teams. The cross country team
was a conference title competitor during
the early days of the sport, and he
credits the training he needed to
compete as an Auggie as a big part of
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speedskating season, and the two
arranged a meeting.
The meering developed into a
friendship, the friendship developed
into a romance, and the romance
developed into marriage. Johnny and
Vesla were married in 1951 in
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Eventuall¡ one of Johnny's replies
mentioned that he would return to
Hamar to compete in the winter
adoring crowd. She had traveled from
her hometown of Rena, Norwa¡ across
the mountains to Oslo. She was the
chaperone for her older sister and her
boyfriend.
"I went because they were engaged
to be married and you didnt go
competing-and winning-the
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his success
as a speedskater.
"We've been close and
remained close to Augsburg
because, in our days, Augsburg was
a famil¡" said Johnn¡ crediting
then-athletic director Dick Pautz
'37 lor much of his Augsburg
success. "There's a gteat group of
people at Augsburg."
"Augsburg is weil known in
Norwa¡" Vesla said. "The first time
I came to the United States, I came
by ship, a I}-day trip. I got to
know a group of Norwegian
fishermen who were headquartered
out east. They had just been back
to Norway. and were returning to
America for the season. I was 19
years old, all by myself, and some
of the older fellows were
concerned about me.
"They knew my destinaLion
was Minneapolis, and they told me
that Ìf things didn't work out when
I got there, to go and see Gerda
Mortensen at Augsburg College. I
had only known Augsburg because
it was Johnny's school. But they
knew of Augsburg quite well, and
they were concerned about me."
Johnny qualified for the 1952
Olympic team for the Oslo games,
Left: Werket shows off one of the speedskating trophies from his Olympic career.
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and the newlyweds again boarded a
ship to cross the Atlantic. The
captain of the ship, who was a big
speedskating fan, recognized Johnny
and moved them from steerage class
to a first-class cabin.
He placed sixth again in
competition at the 1952 games,
after suffering from a severe case of
bronchitis. Three years 1ater, Johnny
was parl of a team that competed in
Moscoq as the world
championships were held behind
the lron Curtain for the first time.
"We were some of the first
Americans to compete in Russia,"
said
Johnn¡ who took along
a
camera for NBC's Today show wlth
Dave Garroway.
By 1956, when he qualifÌed for
an Olympic team for the third time
and competed in Cortina, Ital¡
Johnny could tell that his
competitive career was nearing the
end. Though he qualified for the
American team for the 1960 games
in Squaw Val1ey, Idaho, he withdrew
from the team. He was beginning
his career at Northern States Power
and Johnny and Vesla were starting
a family; the stress had become too
much.
Coaching career
Though his body was unable to
compeie at an Olympic level,
Johnny \¡/as still able to remain close
to the sport he loved. He began
"The Norwegians had a book on training for speedskating, but it was in Norwegian.
So in order to learn what \ruas in the book, I had to learn the language."
-Johnny
coaching young speedskaters, flrst at the
Richfield Speedskating C1ub, and later as
a coach of various junior national teams
and Oiympic teams.
He coached several athletes who
later became greats ln the sport. ln
1967 ,he was the coach of the American
world championship team, where Mary
Meyers won a gold medal. He guided
Dianne Holum to a gold medal in the
1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Johnny coached Eric Heiden to
medals in the I97 5 junior world meet,
and was a force behind his ascent to
become a five-time gold medalist at the
Lake PlacÌd Olympics in 1980. Later, he
was introduced to a young skater named
DanJansen; he was a friend of Jansen's
father. He coached Jansen as a junior
skater; Iater, Jansen provided some of
the greatest drama in Winter Olympic
histor¡ when he competed on four
Olympic teams and finally won a gold
medal in 1994, after severai tragic fa1ls
in previous competition.
"I guess I'd rather coach," said
Johnny of his preference between
coaching and competing.
Along the way, he built a 3l-year
career at Northern States Power, starting
as a commercial lighting business
representative and eventually working
his way into an executive position as a
trainer for the company. He retired in
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Now, Johnny prefers to 1et his wife's
athletic career take center stage. Vesla
began playing tennis with Johnny and
his frÌends 40 years ago, but back then,
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it was a hobb¡ she said.
"I had never played before, but I
really liked it," she said. "I've played
ever since. Today, if I'm without a
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Johnny and Vesla Werket recently celebrated
their golden anniversary in a marriage that
began with a 16-year-old Norwegian girl's fan
letter to a far-off American skater.
racquel and without shoes, I'm in bad
shape. "
The two moved from Minneapolis
in the mid-'80s, afterJohnny
retired from NSP and Vesla retired after
working for l2 years in Christian
education at Diamond Lake Lutheran
Church Ín Minneapolis.
She began to play tennis with
friends in the Phoenix and Sun City
area, eventually joining the "Anything
Over 50 Senior Tennis" club. She has
become one ol the Lop senior tennis
players in the area, competing in
several Senior Olympic events. Her
tennls has taken them across the
country, from CalifornÌa to Florida, for
competitions, and she has earned
dozens of medals and awards for her
r.o Arizona
talent.
"I'm blessed with good health, and I
really enjoy tennis," Vesia said. "Between
our church and our tennis group, that's
our social life. The phone rings and we
go out and play. We could play seven
days a week if we wanted to."
Right: Werket coached U.S. speedskater Dianne Holum to a
gold medal in 1972 at Sapporo, Japan.
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On a ratrng system from 2.5 to 5.0,
Vesla is currently competing at a 4.0
1eve1,
two spots uncler
t1-re
highest
ranking possible.
Their two sor-rs, John Jr. and Jim, are
grown and work in the Twln Cities, They
have four granclchilclren, one ol whom
may fo1low in his grandfat1-rer's Olympic
footsteps. Youngest grandson Eric is
cLÌrrently a senior soccer player at
Viterbo College in La Crosse, Wis., and
has competed on youth Olympic
development teams in the sport.
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The Werkets llve by the mantra that
berng actir,e is the key to belng trlliy
alive
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"We're both goocl lrrovers, and that's
what it talics. We'r'e never been laid up
r,vith illness or sickness," Jol-Lnny saicl
"Berng active is the best thing for
everybody. When yor-r can be actrve, you
can beat almost anybody."
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Right: johnny's wife, Vesla, is now the
winning athlete in the family, enjoying her
successful tennis conrpetition in Arizona.
ALh/OST.OLYMIPIC
by Don Stoner
Twenty years before Johnny Werket's
Olympic victories, Auggie hockey
players were on their way to 5t. Moritz
for the winter games. But, something
happened along the way to
Switzerland...
ln 1926-27 , Augsburg started its
men's ice hockey program, officialll',
though the Auggies had already
dominated local hockey as an unalfiliated
team lor several years.
The 1927 team won the state college
championship ancl repeatecl the feat the
next )/ear, behind the play ol the Hansen
.brotl-rers-Oscar, Emil, Julìus, Joe, ancl
t.
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Louis-along r.vith goalie Joe "Moose"
Su'anson. ln fact, the 1927-28 team,
coached by future U.S. Hockey Hall oI
Famer Nick Kal-rler, rvas considerecl the
mythical "national chan.rpìons" in the
sport.
The Ar-rgsburg teaÌ11 rvas selectecl
from an impressive group oi canclidaLesir-rcludir-rg Harr,ard, the Ur-rir,ersiLy Clr-rb ol
Boston, and Evele¡h Jr:nior College-br,
the Amateul Athletic Ur.rion's Ice Hockey
Committee to represent the Ur-rited States
in the 1928 Wir-rter O11,r¡1r1.t ,t t,
\4oritz,
Su'itzerlar-rcl.
The onl1, conditior-r that the AAU set
for the Auggie team to be American
Winter
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representati\¡es to the Olympics was that
the leam woulcl have to raise $4,500half of the cost of sending the team to
was \¡ery upset as u'ell."
The reasons for the sudden
Europe. Kahler organized a furrdraising
efiort, and along rvith friends of ihe
school and the Mrnneapolis Southsicle
Commercial C1ub, easily raised the
money to send the Ar"rggies to the
Olymprcs.
But, just clays beiore the team was to
ciepart for Europe, the Uniteci States
Ol1,¡10i. Comrnittee pulled the rug out
lrom under the local boys, abrr-rptly
cancellrrrg the Olympic plans.
rejection ol the Auggie squad remaln
unclear. Perhaps it was because the
Hansen brothers grew up in Alberta,
Canada, belore moving io the Tivln
Cities. Or the Oly,mpic conrmittee
was influenced by a protest from a
Boston amateur hockey group that
rvantecl to lace Airgsburg in a
challenge match. Whatever the case,
despite the best eflorts of Augsburg
fans lr4ro protested the cancellation,
MacArthur's decision s¡ood.
Oscar, Emll, ancl another
brother, Emory', went on to play
professional hocke;'. Oscar u'as a
charter inductee in¡o the Augsburg
"After r-nuch internal r,r'rangling rvith
the United States Ol1'rlpic Committee,
General Douglas \¡lacAr¡hur, r.l'ho serl'ec1
as the committees chairman, came out
and termed the Auggies'not
representative of Aurerican hocke),,' and
r,etoecl them as theìr choice," u,rote local
author Ross Bernsteìn in hls book, Froz¿n
"i¡4enrtries:
Celebraturg a Ccnttrrv of
\4ínne sota Hoch.ey.
"As a resull, rro U.S. terr'ìl \\'as sent
to the Olyrnpics that year and a dalk
cloucl loomed c'rver âmâteur hockey ln
America. For the bo1,5 f.or.r-r Augsburg,
the nei.r.s was devastatir-rg. The;'hacl been
deprived of tl-reir greatest opportunity lot
international far.ne, and the community
A¡hletic Hall of Fame ìn I973, and
Louis r.l'as selectecl in 1985.
livo ;'s¿¡5 ago, Kahler's
grandson, Jerrl' Regan, donatecl
Kahler's U.S. Hockey Hall of Farne
p¡,lon, rvhich u'as removecl u'hen the
Hall of Fame lvas renovated, to
Augsburg, r.l'here it was placed on
display in the Ar-rgsburg lce Arena
maln rink.
Sfoner is spor.fs
-Don
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by Betsey Norgard
n October, Augsburg participaied in the
month-long visrL [o Minnesota ol Lwo
brolhers from the Taizé community in
pv¿nçs-¿¡ international, ecumenical
community that invites young people from
around the world [o share in experiences
oI living together and serving in
community.
The two brothers fromTaizê visited a
dozen colleges and churches in Minnesota,
leading worship and workshops.
To prepare for this visit, Pastor Dave
Wold and two Augsburg sophomores,
Carolina Chiesa and Maja Lisa
FritzHuspen spent a week in August at the
Taizé community. Students from other
Minnesota colleges had also visited Taizé.
The Tatzê experience is one of
simplicity and meditation. Each week of
the summer, some 3,000-6,000 young
people visit Taizé for a week of daily
prayers (three times a day), discussion
sessions, and communal activitlesserving food, cleanlng, and daily tasks.
The power ol the Taizê experience is
in worship-"a meditative common prayer
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with,
as its high point, singing that never
ends and that continues in the silence of
one's heart when one is alone again," as
the Web site describes it. Worship consists
only of singing, scripture readings, and
the Lord's Prayer.
During daily prayers, the church is
filled with young people sitting on the
floor, holding candles, and singing the
plaintive songs of worship. The rosy light
that filters through stained glass windows,
and the illumination of the candles lend a
soothing, calming, and healing presence,
worshipers attest.
It is rhis atmosphere the Augsburg
to complete.
The painted "windows" were
mounted in the center of lightweight
frames, with pink and orange fabrics on
either side, constructed byJim Usselman.
worship-"a med¡tat¡ve common
prayer with, as its high point, singing that never ends and that continues ¡n
the silence of one's heart when one is alone again."
students sought to replicate for Augsburg's
Taizé visit.
"The difficulty was the sun coming in,
it was too bright," expiained
Chiesa,
thinking of worship planned for
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transparencies. With an
overhead projector
For Augsburg's visit from the Taizé Community in France, "stained
glass" windows resembling those of the Taizé church were painted
by campus ministry students. (L to R) Carolina Chiesa, Mary Jo
Zamorâ, Maja Lisa FritzHuspen, Gurayn Sylte, and Naomi Sveom.
Not pictured are Nate Grant and staff member Val Usselman'
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Taizé.
The power of the Taizé experience is in
Hoversten Chapel.
So, they came up
with a way to replicate
the special light in the
Taizé church. They
returned home with
postcards of the stained
glass windows and
scanned them on
computer. The scans
\Mere then copied to
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Sophomore Mary Jo Zamora explains the
details of her 1S-hour project to re-create
the St. Francis stained glass window from
displaying the images
onto paper taped to a
door, the students traced
the lines of the stained
glass and then painted
them after the postcard
images-some taking as
many as 15 hours
When fitted i.nto the arched windows of
Hoversten Chapel, indeed a rosy, warm,
dim light transformed the space.
The students were dellghted with the
results.
"It was cool to see the outcome," said
sophomore MaryJo Zamora, "and then
realize that you couldn't have done it
alone."
"Like beautiful icons, the work seems
done through God, instead of just our
own hands," Cheisa added.
Visitors to Augsburg's worship who
had been atTaizê were also visibly moved.
"It took me back to Taizê',I felt as if I were
there," one of the participants said.
The student project has made an
impact. The idea of creatlng a stained glass
look without the real thing was noticed by
a number of people who would like to try
something similar in their own churches.
For these students, however, the
essence oL Taizé came to Augsburg
through its art and song-"Ubi Caritas,
where charity and love are, there is
God also." I
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From the Alumni Board president's desk
I
like this iob.
I b.i,',g
president of the
Alumni Board. It
gives me an
excuse to walk
up to Auggieswhether friends
or strangersand ask what
memories they have of this place. Usually I
don't even have to ask, since their
memories quickly spill out.
I went to a seminar for alumni of the
Master of Arts in Leadership program. My
former colleagues were reminiscing about
nights when class would end but they
would continue their discussion, not
wanting the challenging verbal and mental
exercises to end.
The evening Maya Angelou spoke in a
packed Melby Hall, I was walking through
Foss Center with an alumna who paused to
point out her picture on the wall near the
Green Room. Her memories of Augsburg's
theatre productions glimmered in her smile.
I drove to Rochester one Sunday to
hear Augsburg's Gospel Praise perform at
Bethel Lutheran Church. I asked one of our
gifted musicians what he liked best about
Augsburg. Without hesitarion, he
mentioned the names of faculty members.
He told me they care, they like ro teach,
and they do it well.
I listened to Neal Thorpe'60 when he
received a Distlnguished Alumnus Award ar
Homecoming in October. He remembered
Peter (PA.) Strommen 'I3, the first of more
than 30 Strommen famiþ members to
attend Augsburg. Thorpe shared how his
life and career were influenced by
Strommen's dedication to Augsburg.
My own memories of student teaching
flooded back to me as I congratulated Marie
McNeff at Homecoming for receiving a
Spirit of Augsburg Award. She was my
student teaching adviser-and I needed all
the advising she could give.
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The Augsburg experience has left us
with powerful memories that can seem as
real today as when we first lived them.
However, let's not forget that our alma mater
is still creating memorable experiencer-and
notjust for current students. There are
opportunities for alumni to build new
memories through Augsburgb music,
theatre, exhibits, sports, and seminars. See
the calendar on the back page or look at our
Web site. When you're in the Twin Cities,
attend an event. Ifyou now live far from
here, help us bring Augsburg to you
through a regional alumni gathering.
I like my old Auggre merriories, but the
new ones I'm creating today at Augsburg
are pretty good, too. Please join me.
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Jackie (Ituiefel) Lind'69,'94 MAL
President, Alumni Board
Three alumni honored for outstanding
professional contributions
Augsburg alumni were recentþ
honored for their extraordinary
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contributions.
MichaelW. Walgren'64
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received a Philanthropy
Day Award ìn November
from the Minnesota
Chapter of the
Association of
Fundraising Professionals
(AFP). Honored for outstanding professional
fundraising, Walgren's 37-year career spans
public service as a fundraiser and
administrator in a variety of community
organ2ations, he is currentþ at Children's
Hospitals and Clinics Foundation. He was
also a staff member at Augsburg for 16
years, serving in various roles, including
both director of the annual fund and
director of public relations.
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Walgren's nomination was supported
by several professional fundraisers and AFP
members attesting to his generous gifts of
time, talent, and treasures, as well as to the
funds he has raised to benefit his current
and past employers in pursuit of building a
better community
The Rev. Roger Gordon'61 received a
2001 Tempe Human Relations Commission
Diversity Award from the City of Tèmpe
(Ariz.). Since founding Tèmpe's King of
Glory Lutheran Church in 1969, Gordon
has preached and modeled a life of
acceptance, honoring diversity, embracing
inclusiveness, and respecting all people.
Because
ofhis conscious
awareness of
community issues, Gordon has led King of
Glory's involvement in many outreach
prqects that aid diverse populations,
including Habitat for Humanity, La Mesira
Famiþ Shelter, andPaz de Cristo Homeless
Shelter.
The Rev. James S. Hamre '53 of Forest
City, Iowa, received a Concordia Historical
lnstitute Award of Commendation for his
piece, "George Sverdrup's Expression of a
Lutheran Restoration in America," which
appeared in the spring 2000 issue of
Lutheran Quarterþ.
A professor emeritus at Waldorf
College, Hamre's piece was selected on the
basis of specific criteria. Of the great
number of nominations, only 12 were
chosen for awards. The committee grants
awards to congregations, agencies, boards,
or individuals for a historical publication,
unique contributions to Lutheran
literature, or for personal service in the
field of Lutheran archival and historical
work and support.
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recent fec¡p¡ents of The Loft creative
Nonfiction Mentorship Award) attended the
English alumni luncheon and reading.
Junior Jamie Smith, Auggie wide receive¡;
helped lead Augsburg to a 50-14 victory over
Macalaster College.
Augsburg alumni gathered with their
instruments for the Concert Band and Jazz
Band reunion and alumni concert.
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Mike Savold '72, son of Mayo Savold, was invited as guest
conductor for the Augsburg Concert Band and alumni concert,
which paid tribute to Mayo, director of the Augsburg College Band
Four alumni were honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award, which
was presented by President William V. Frame. Pictured, L to R: George 5.
Dahlman '72, Kathleen D. Lake'76, President Frame, Neal O. Thorpe'60,
and Burton R. Fosse'44.
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Homecoming game.
Bill Halverson '51 signed copies of his book,
Edvard Grieg: Diaries, Articles, and Speeches,
in the Alumni Gallery; he generously donated
the proceeds of 100 copies to Augsburg. He
Students celebrated the Auggies'victory over
Macalaster.
and his wife, Marolyn (Sortland)'51, received
a Spirit of Augsburg Award at the
Homecoming Dinner,
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to R) RoW 1 (children): Max
Strommen family
Strommen, Lauren Smith, Eric Smith, Jeffrey Smith,
Peter Strommen. ROW 2: Dean Olson, Nancy
(Strommen) Stensvaag. Gladys (Boxrud) Strommen,
Helen Strommen, Luther O. Strommen, Timothy R.
Strommen, Judy (Knudson) Strommen, Merton
Strommen. ROW 3: Marsha Olson, Chynne Strommen,
Becky Stensvaag, Lisa Smith. Mary Ellen (Strommen)
Liebers, Heidi Strommen, lrene (Huglen) Strommen.
ROW 4: Steve Strommen, Bob Strommen, Andrea
(Johnson) Strommen, Paul Strommen. Dave Smith,
Peter Strommen, James Strommen, John Strommen.
ROW 5: Hans Strommen, Jude Leimer, Bjorn
Strommen, Kate Liebers, Erik Strommen, Annelise
lrene Strommen, Dawn (Hofstad) Strommen.
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(L to R) ROW 'l (seated): Doris Frojen
Bretheim, Gloria Johnson Johnson,
James E. Christopherson, Herbert C,
Svendsen, Elly Ewert Hutchinson.
Marolyn Sortland Halverson, Bill
Halverson, John Eliason. ROW 2:
Quentin Johnson, Kathryn Thorsgard
Erickson, Ellen Stenberg Erickson,
Marvel Moe Anderson, Dolores Flaa
Bjerga, Joan Baxter Larson, Dorothy
Swanson Ryan, Alice Berg Wilcox,
Audrey Nagel Sander, Calvin Storley,
Shirley Larson Goplerud. ROW 3: Leola
Ekblad Johnson, Dan Pearson, Lillian
Ysteboe Ose, Jerry Peterson, Glen
Hendrickson, A. Richard Petersen,
James Bergeland, Trygve F. Dahle. ROW
4: Harland Nelson, Herbert C. Hanson,
Dick Myhre, John Garland, Jennings
Thompson, Hubert Carl Hanson,
Kerman Benson, Arden Ramlo.
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of 1961 (L to R) ROW 1 (seated): Glenna
Shogren Briant, Curt Haney, Pat Swanson
Kreuziger, Lloyd Bakke, Marilyn Saure
Breckenridge, Marie Gjerde Schlink, Winnie
Nordlund Anderson, Bruce M. Westphal, ROW
2: Jim Holden, Phyllis Acker, Verna Stokke
Tweiten, Judy Fosse Snider, Carol Oversvee
Johnson, Leola Dyrud Furman, Pat Nordlund
Toussaint. ROW 3: Rolf Peterson, Keith Leiseth,
George Larson, Larry Gallagher, Ted Botten,
Arlan Johnson, Dennis Kalpin.
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class of 1976 (L to R) ROW 1 (seated):
Randy Casper, Sheryl Lium Wilhelm, Sharon
Follingstad, Joyce Larson Brown, Deb
Thomson Grant, Jane Litzau Stritesky, Janet
Nelson Anderson, Steve Olson. ROW 2:
Minda Grist Squadroni, Peggy Pepper
Casper, Diane Forsberg Anderson, Belvin
Doebbert, Janice Sedgwick Larson, Wendy
Hoversten Larson, Susan Donart, ROW 3:
Warren Hawkins, Gary J. Andersen, Joel
Squadroni, Steve Reinarz, Debbie
Harshman Forsythe, Doug Nelson. ROW 4:
Tim Peterson, Timm "Titus" Peterson,
Randy Lundell, Dean Myers, Ken Larsen,
David Halaas.
of 1991 (Lto R) ROW 1 (seated): Phillip Smith, Greg Schnagel, Mark
Brodin, Tomm Hanson, David L. Johnson, Agbeko Agbenyiga. ROW 2:
Margaret Buczynski, Tasha Topka Kallal, Kristin Dragseth Wiersma,
Kristen Hirsch, Carla Asleson, Darbi Worley, Cathy Springhorn.
Class
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photo of your reunion class, contact the
Alumni/Parent Relations office at 612-330-1178 or 1-800-260-6590.
To order a 5x7
Cost is $7.SO/photo.
Winter 2001-02
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Saving the real "Private Ryan"
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The Rev. Palmer Wold and Ruth
(Gudim)'41, Mankato, Minn.,
recentiy celebrated their óOth
wedding anniversary They have five
children, 10 grandchildren, and
1999, Chester Brooks'42 attencled a paratrooper reunion in
Green Bay, Wis., where he learned he had parricipated in a World
War lI n-rissron that 1ed to the recovery of soldrer Fritz Niland-the
real "Private Ryan" from the film SavingPrivate Ryan.
Wolds retired to Mankato after 51
years of active ministry in the
Lu¡heran Church, and spend their
winters in Mesa, Ariz.
Philip Horne, Palo Aho, Calif.,
and his wife, Eveiyn, returned to
Minnesota this past summer to
visit his sister, Thea (Horne)
1945
B. R. Quanbeck and Helen N.
London.
1954
"l volunteered
Lloyd E. Peterson, Pewaukee,
Wis., retired in 19BB after 3I years
Lorraine
(Osberg)
Stickney,
becanse
it was something different," Brooks
and Jean
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Chester Brooks'42, pictured
here with his bride, Ebba
(Johnson) '42, participated in a
WWll mission that Ied to the
of the real "Private
says.
"I thor-rght if I was going to be in the Army,
While waiting to return to England rn July, a declaration to avoìd the
wipeout of an entire family during war was made. Sergeant Nlland,
one of four children, was approached by Chaplain Sampson and
inlormed that two of his brothers had been killed and the third taken
prisoner. Niland would be returning home. Niland insisted that he
wanted to stay, that hls family was with the paratroopers. As Brooks
describes it, ln the paratroopers, you depend strongly on one another.
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aL Calvary
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grounds, Brooks' men discovered that other American troops, the 506th regiment, were nearby This
regrment, which included Sergeant Fritz Niland, returned to the farm with Brool<s and his men. For several
days, listening to BBC Broadcast radio, the men soon learned that
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Carentan had been taken over by ally troops. It was then that they
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knew it was safe to cross back to their unit.
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is the director of Christian education
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Hlding his troops in the hedge of a church graveyard, Brooks sneakecl into a nearby town to determine
their location. A priest at a local church instructecl Brooks to take his troops north where the Germans had
flooded the fields. Hlding out until dark, Brooks and his troops crossed the open fields and were soon met
by the captain of the French underground, who then took the men to hrs farm. During a patrol of the
Standish, Maine,
er¡oyed spending time with family
when they led a group of 20
relatives to Norway inJune. Andrew
is director of social work at Willmar
Regional Tieatment Center and Jean
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Brooks, responsible for training new paratroopers, was assigned with his 50lst regiment to parachute into
Normandy the night before the ìnfamous invasion. Because their jump occurred in the mlddle of the night,
their intended target, just north of the Douve River in France, became obsolete, when the brigade landed
25 miles south of the Douve. Not aware of therr physìcal location, Brooks recalls leading his 14 men south
on the river-the opposite direction of their unit headquarters located in Carentan, France.
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Andrew M. Berg
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of teaching and coaching at Custer
High School in Milwaukee.
Southem Maine Excellence in
TeachingAward, and in 1999 she
was named teacher of the year by
the southern Maine Sam's
Wholesale CIub.
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A history major from Augsburg, Brooks deferred the clraft inJanuary lttï:tt
of 1942 to finish his degree . After graduating in June of that same
year, he enhsted in the Army and completed 13 weel<s of training in Camp Wheeler, Ga. He volunteered to
become a paratrooper and jolned the 501st Parachute Regiment of the lOlst Arrborne Division, which
required an addltional month of training.
(Nichols) '44 recently moved to
Monticello, Minn., from New
years as a high
schobl librarian and occasional
English teacher. In 1989 she was
presented the University of
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After the reunlon, Blooks began researching \ÀNIL Hls research
culminated in a book, The Last'Good' War. Althor-rgh not pr-rblished,
his book tncludes his personal experiences during the war, and was
written primarlly for his family
Carpenter'39.
retired in June
1999 afrer 4I
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NÌlancl's dar.rghter, who had traveled to the rellnion from
Anchorage, Alaska, talked to the paratroopers about her father's
experience. The youngest of lour brothers from New York, trvo of
Niland's brothers were ki1led on D-Day, r.vhile another went
n-rissing rn action in Burma and rvas presumed dead, althor-rgh he
actually survived. As dictated by a last-sr"rrviving sibllng 1aw, both
the fictional Ryan and the real Niland were ordered rescued and
taken out of the combat zone.
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'42 Brooks recently celebrated
their 55th wedding
anniversary,
Brooks, an Augsburg Distingulshed Alun.rnus, retired in l9B3 after
33 years with the National Park Service. He and his wife, Ebba
Çohnson) '42, recently celebrated their 55th wedding enniversary.
They live ln Duluth, Wis., and have four children (two of whom
attended Augsburg), 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
-Cherie
Chríst is a communiccttion specialist in the
public rtlations olfice
W¡nter 2001-O2
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Sandra (Edstrom) Hamberg,
Dave Meslow,
Carlsbad, N.Mex., was selected as
officiated the Arena Football
League Championship semi-finaÌ
game played on nationâl TV; he
also officiates Division I coilege
football in the Atlantic Coast
the new administrator for St.
Edwards School in Carlsbad.
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Diane Tiedeman, Richfield,
Minn., recently completed her
33rd year of teaching for
Bloomington Public Schoois.
1970
Dave Mikelson recently moved
his home and office to GaÌena, Ill.,
where he is an associate with
Burger, Carroll and Associates (a
management and information
technology consulting services
firm). He will be concentrating on
human services and WIC
consulting.
1974
Ward
C.
Schendel,
TaÌlahassee, Fla.,
Conference. ln addition, he is a
senior govemment sales
representative for 3M, where he
was previously a college reìations
recruiter and helped develop the
cooperative education program.
Douglas Nakari, Finland,
Minn., is business mânager at
Wolf Ridge Environmental
Learning Center; his wife, the
Jean Taylor, Eagan, Minn., was
1984
named president of Täylor
Corporation in October; she was
previously the company's
executive vice president. She is
also a member of Augsburg's
Board of Regents, where she
serves as chair o[ the Marketing
Committee.
Beth A. Zeilinger, Lino Lakes,
Minn., was invited to share her
personal refìections on how her
faith has provided a foundation
for her life and her life's work in
the October issue of Lutheran
'Woman Today.
She is vice
president of operations at the
Upcoming reg¡onal alumni gatherings
son, Christopher.
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Green ValleyÆucson, Arizona . March 14,2002
At the home of Herb '54 and Corrine Chilstrom
Cit¡ Arizona. March
L5,2002
11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the home of Borgie Rhol1 Gabrielson'47
Chicago, Illinois
. March 16,2002
follow.
Naples, Florida
. March
alumni
24,2002
NT!]IIIIIMTZ
Discover Norwegian
Treasures and Heritage
The Augsburg Coliege Alumni Association Awards and Recognition
Committee seeks your assistance in identifying members of the
Augsburg community to be considered lor recognirron for the
following awards:
Join President and Mrs.
William V Frame and
Minn., was named executive
director o[ Schools for Equity in
Education (SEE) in August. For
Professor Frankie Shackelford
Jnne L3-24,2002. Ca1l the
First Decade Award
the past 1I years, Lundell has
provided policy development and
Iobbpng servìces for a variety of
education-related organ izations,
alumni office at 612-330ì ì78 or .t-800-2ó0-o590 for
more information.
Spirit of Augsburg Award
1979
Sharon Lak¡n Upton, Raleigh,
N.C., is the new director of
development research at North
Ca¡oÌina State University
Winter 2001-O2
will be a dinner
CaII 1-800-260-6590 Jor more details on these events.
1975
SEE.
Augsburg âlums gathered
at the Oyster Bar in New
York city in september'
The Augsburg Concert Band will perform at Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. There
for band members, alumni, and friends prior to the concert.
Brad Lundell, Minnetonka,
including
9\
Gospel Praise, Augsburg's jazz and gospel ensemble, will perform during
the 10:45 a.m. worship servlce at Vrnje Lutheran Church followed by a
luncheon for Augsburg alumni and friends.
The Augsburg Orchestra wlll perform, lollowed by a reception for
and friends. More details on locatlon will
Iicensed attorney, Schendel also
holds the CPCU designation. He
and his wife, Catherine, have one
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Willmar, Minnesota . February 24,2002
formation of The
Integrity Têam, a
Federation, the Institute for
Global Ethics, and hosts the radio
program Commentary Friday. A
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Zion Lutheran Church.
Sun
active ìn the International Coach
Rev.
Lynda Hadley, serves as pastor of
Roseville, Minn.,
recently
announced the
professional coaching and business
ethics consulting practice. He is
National lnstitute on Media and
the Family in Minneapolis.
on a journey through Norway
Upcoming Norway Tour
Information Meeting
February ì0, 2002, 2 p.m
Marshall Room
Christensen Center
RSVP required; please call one
oJ the numbers
listed
above
.
Distinguished Alumni Award
To rnake a nomination online or to view the description/criteria for
each award, go to <www.augsbr"rrg.edu/a1umni,/nomform>.
To recieve a nomlna[ion packet, contact:
Office of AlumniÆarent Relations
Phone: 612-330-1 t78 or I-800-260-6590
E-mail: alumni@ar-rgsburg. edr-r
The deadline for nominations for 2002 is March 15,2002
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Class Notes
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Geoffrey Carlson Gage:
Creating his own path by Lynn Mena
Two years ago, Geoffrey Carlson Gage '89 fulfilled a llfelong dream and started his own advertising agency, Geoffrey
Carlson Gage LLC. Located on the edge of Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Mìnn., GCG is a cozy and whimsical suite
of offices, housing Gage and three other employees.
linn as a "traditronal advertising agency with an In[ernet twist." He prides his agency wrth offering
uniquely personable, strategically creative, print and electronlc sen.rce combrnation. "Itb our goal to become as
seamless and integrated with our client as possible, in essence becoming their brand advertising department or a
complementary extension of their existing internal department," Gage says.
Gage describes his
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Geoffrey Carlson Gage '89
Prior to starting CGC, Gage was corporate communications manager at his father's company, Gage Marketing Group.
Before rhat he was a copyr,vriter for Campbell Mrthun Esty.
Growing up, Gage lvas blessed with strong mentors, inclr,rding his grandfather, Carlson Companies founder Curt
Carlson, and his mom and dad, Barbara and Edwin "Skip" Gage. As a student at Augsburg in the 1980s, Gage's entrepreneurial spirit was clearly evrdent
He sold, developed, and created advertising for the student-run newspaper, the Augsburg Echo, and also developed a campaign to increase attendance at
Augsburg hockey games. In addition, he landed an internship durÌng his junlor year at a small Minneapolis agency ca11ed Grant and Palombo
Advertising, which secured his love for advertising.
Today, Gage continues to stay actively involved
with the College, generously donating both his time and resources. He most recently sewed on the
Augsburg N ow Alumni Advisory Committee.
Gage fulfilled another lifelong dream when, along with his father and his brothers Rick and Scott, jolned the ownership pool of the Minnesota Wild
hockey team. "lt has been really fulfilllng to be part of bringing NHL hockey back to Minnesota where I'm completely convinced it belongs," Gage says.
Gage and his wife, Kelly, a successful art historian and co-owner of CGC, have a son and a daughter-6-year-o1d twrns. He credits fatherhood
with
adding perspective to his life . "As adults, 1 think we frequently overcomplicate things ... seeing the world through the eyes of our kids rea11y helps me
clearly focus on the essence of life." For Gage and his family this "essence of life" is a motivating factor for their extenslve involvement with the
community, including their church, St. Therese of Deephaven, and numerous charities.
he'11 be able to look back and feel that he made a difference in people's lives "The most satisfylng aspect of what I'm dolng is
spending the hours God has blessed me with each day dolng something that I love and am glfied at," Gage says. "If I can look back at our buslness and
know it made a positive difference in my 1ife, the lives o[ our employees, and the lives of our clients, then the time and effort it took startlng and
building this business will have been worth rt."
Ultimatel¡ Gage hopes
To contact Geofftey Gage,
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or to learn more abouthis comp(uly, go online to <www.gcgage .com>.
988
Mark Cummings, Belle Mead,
NJ., is vice president of sales for
NaviSys, an insurance software
compâny He previously held
several positions at Prudential.
Michael F. Larson, Bosron,
accepted a position as a clinical
instructor in the child and
adolescent psychiatry department
at Haward Medical School. He also
serves as an attending psychiatrist
at Somerville Hospital and has
been elected to a three-year term
on the Board of Directo¡s of the
New England Council on Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry He has
pubÌished several book chapters,
which appear in a comprehensive
series of online medical texts at
<eMedicine.com>.
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Karen J. Reed,
Patricia (Noren) Enderson, Elk
Dana Ryding, Coon Rapids,
Atascadero,
Calif., was a
presenter at. the
River, Minn., accepted a position
as marketing coordinator
Minn., married Jeff Martin in
June. She and her husband teach
in the Mounds View Schooi
National
America Music
Therapy
conference in October (held in
Pasadena). A music therapist at
Atascadero State Hospital, she
spoke on the use of gospel music
with the forensic psychiatric
population.
Velda Stohr, White
Bear
Township, Minn., received a
Master of Arts in Human Resource
Development with a certÍfÍcate in
instructional design from the
University of St.Thomas.
for
Dealers Group, Inc., in Brooklyn
Park. She is also working toward
master's degree in business
communication at the University
of St. Thomas.
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1992
Matthew L. Maunu, St. Cloud,
Minn., received his doctorate in
medicine from the University of
Minnesota School of Medicine,
and completed a five-year surgical
residency at the University of
South Alabama College of
Medìcine in Mobile. He is a
general surgeon with CentraCare
Clinic in St. Cloud.
District at Bel Air Elementary.
1994
Amber (Meier) Tarnowski
reports that'Augsburg prepared
me weli" for postgraduate studies
at Queen's University in Canada.
She is in her first year in the art
conservation master's program,
speciaÌizing in archaeological
artifacts.
Sara Trumm, Minneapolis,
recently became program
coordinator for Luther Seminaryb
Global Mission Institute.
Winter 2001-02
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Meet the Augsburg Class of
2002 and recent grads at the
second annual
Augsburg Alumni Job Fair
Tuesda¡ March 12, 2002
5-8 p.m.
Christensen Center Lobby
Täke advantage of this
opportunity to match the talents
and experience of Augsburg
graduates
with the needs of
your compan)¿ Call Alumni
Relations at 612-330-117 B to
reserve your table space.
f995
Dawn C. Van Tassel, Richfield,
Minn., recently became an
associate at the law firm Maslon
Edelman Borman 6¡ Brand, LLP
She is a member of the firm's
litigation team, specializing in
complex commercial disputes and
business to¡ts.
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Laura (Paul), Minneapolis,
married Andrew Newton in
September 1999; she is an urban
tribal representative and Indian
child welfare social worker for the
Mille l¿cs Band of Ojibwe.
Jeanne Nicole Ramacher,
September 2000.
1997
Laura Schreifels, Minneapolis, is
an athletic t"rainer [or Visitation
High School, she also works at
United Hospital.
998
Ânn (Rohrig) Bainter,
Stow,
Ohio, accepted a position as rhe
foster home developer for the Bair
Foundation, a Christian
therapeutic loster care agency She
and her husband celebrated their
second wedding anniversary in
August.
Heather (Larsen), Brooklyn
Park, Minn., married Wayne
Johnson in November 2000.
August "Auggie" Negele,
Goose Creek, SC, married Lisa
(Daniels) '99 in August 2000. He
is an officer in the Navy and is
finishing training ro become a
nuclear engineer on a submarine.
Winter 2001-02
grandmother Gwen (Johnson)
George Ho '91 and his wife,
Krapf '58.
Beryl, Greenbelt,
Sue (Moenck) '90 and Jerry
Troutman, Minnetonka, Minn.a daughter, Renee, in November
2000. She joins older sister Elsie.
Joelle (Audette) '91 and Tom
Hilfers, Colorado Springs,
Victoria Sadek, W
Colo.-
Joshua Thomas, in
August. He joins older brother
Cameron, 2. Joelle and Tom own
a son,
Top Dog Daycare.
Md.-a
son,
Gregory, inJuly Ho received his
Ph.D. in space physics from the
University of Maryland in l99B;
he is a research scientist at Johns
Hopkins University's Applied
Physics Laboratory
Rebecca (Leininger)'99 and
Jason Walters, St. Michael,
Minn.-a
daughter, Madelyn
Diane, in September.
She
joins
older siste¡ Samantha, 2.
Minneapolis, is a health educator at
the University of St. Thomas.
tItrltif.ilfTt
Sr. Paul, is
pursuing a graduate degree in
teaching at St. Mary's in Winona.
She married Craig Berre in October
2000 and work as an English
teache¡ and department chair at
Minnesota Business Academy
2000
Augsburg Athletics
Alumni can now hear live coverage of Augsburg athletics from anywhere
in the world through the lntemet!
On game days, fans can go to Augsburgb athleûc Web site at
<www.augsburg.edu/athletics> and click on the live audio link to find
the link to the live spofiing event broadcast that day Future cybercasts
will include numerous winter and spring sporting events.
Carrie D.
Nelson,
Sr.
Louis Park,
Minn., is
director of
996
Lynnel (Wakef ield), Eagan,
Minn., married Ian Taylor in
1
He graduated from the Naval
Nuclear Power Tiaining Command
in April, and graduated f¡om the
Naval Nuclear Prolotype Training
Unit in November.
therapeutic
recreation at
Bloomington
Health Ca¡e and Rehabilitation
(pictured above, Carrie Nelson'00
and her fiancé, Cory Bock'98).
Chris Steffen, Andover, Minn., is
pursuing a graduate degree at the
University of Minnesota School of
Public Health, and has spent the
last year conducting neuroscience
research at the University of
Minnesota.
TUESDAY. IANUARY 15
DIXIE'S CALHOUN, 2730W. L¿ke St., Minneapoiis, 612-9205000
Auggie Hour, 5-6:30 p.m. Faculty host: Tom Morgan, interim vice
president for admissions and enrollment services.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 12
VINE PARK BREWING CO.,242 West Seventh St., St. Paul,
651-228-1358
Auggie Hour, 5-ó:30 p.m.
Auggie Conversations, 6:30 p.m., featuring Chris Kimball, dean of
the College, and Kristin Anderson, associate professor of art.
MARCH
II
200r
SHERLOCK'S HOME, 11000 Red Ci¡cle Dr., Minnetonka,
Cassandra Herold, Fargo,
952-931-0203
N.Dak., was appointed to the
Minnesota String and Orchestra
Auggie Hour, 5-6:30 p.m.
Teachers Association; she is an
Auggie Conversations, 6:30 p.m., featuring Cass Dalglish,
elementary orchestra teacher in the
Willmar School District.
associate professor of English.
APRIL 23
AUGSBURG COLLEGE, Minneapolis Room
Births/Adoptions
Caroline (Krapf ) '87 and Brian
Clifford, Hellertown, P¿.-¿ 5en,
Curtis William, in March. He
joins older brother HaydenJoseph
and is welcomed by his
Auggie Conversations, noon luncheon featuring John Cerrito,
assistant professor of business administration/MIS.
SATURDAY, MAY
II
AUGSBURG DAY AT COMO PARK, wrap up a grear year of fun
and conversation; watch your mail for more information.
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Carl Chrislock, alumnus and
professor emeritus, dies at 84
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Cälå".u,,
1937 Augsburg
graduate and
professor emeritus
EE
of history died in
September after a
courageous battle
with cancer.
Chrislock joined the history
department in 1952, where he remained for
34 years. In addition to teaching and
research, Chrislock served as department
chair. In the 1960s, he played a key role in
restructuring the history program, reducing
its emphasis on European history in favor of
the non-Western world and seeking to
provide history students with a variety of
seminar opportunities.
ln addition to numerous scholarly
articles, Chrislock's published materials
include From Fjord to Freeway , a centennial
history of Augsburg College, and The
Progressíve Era in Minnesota, for which he
received a Merit Award from the State and Local
Association of American Historians.
Chrislock is a two-tlme recipient o[ the
Minnesota Historical Society's SolonJ. Buck Award
for articles inMinnesotaHistory, and is a 1986
Distinguished Alumnus of Augsburg. He was also
most of his life. He was president of the First
National Bank of Cedar Falls (now
Norwest/Wells Fargo) until his retirement in
1979. He was also founder, and president for
two years, of the Midway Bank (now Union
Planters Bank)
in Cedar Falls.
Messerer was inducted into the Augsburg
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975. As a student,
he was a member of the College's football,
basketball, and baseball teams. In 1937,he
and two classmates founded a student-run
athletic support group that later evolved into
the Alumni A-Club, now one of the largest
athletic alumni organizations in Minnesota.
Both Messerer and his wife, Lucille, have
been active supporters of the College,
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victim of the
September 11
terrorist attacks,
dies at 57
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named the Augsburg Distinguished Faculty
Membe¡ of the Year by the 1971 graduating class,
and was included on the University of Minnesota's
1994 roster of Alumni of Notable Achievement. In
addition, he was chosen as one of the Outstanding
Educators of America, selected for his exceptional
service, achievements, and leadership in the field
t. Col. Dean E.
LMattson
died
September 11, a victim
of the terrorist attack at
the Pentagon in
Washington, D.C. A
1966 graduate o[
of education.
Chrislock was frequently consulted by the
media for his expertise on issues relating to
Minnesota history and politics. He was a member
of the American Historical Association, the
Augsburg, family
members and friends
describe Mattson as a
devoted family man who never liked to boast
about his position as an Army officer at the
Organization of American Historians, the
Minnesota Historical Society, and the NorwegianAmerican Historical Society. After his retirement in
1986, he was active as a teacher with Augsburg's
College of the Third Age.
Pentagon.
Hoyt Messerer, alumnus and
active supporter of the College,
dies at 83
lJ on Messerer, Class of 1939, died in May
I lin Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he had spent
Dean Mattsotl,
endowing scholarships for musicians and
physical education students. In addition to
support for his alma mater, Messerer also
supported the University of Northem lowa's
Athletic Club, which he helped originate in
1963. He was also instrumental in UNI's
building of the UNI-Dome a quarter-century ago.
Messerer was past president of the Cedar
Falls Chamber of Commerce, a founder of the
Industrial Development Association (now Cedar
Falls Industrial ParÐ, and a charter and
founding member of the Cedar Falls Country
Club. He was also a well-known football and
basketball official in northern lowa.
In June, Augsburg posthumousþ honored
Messerer at a ceremony that included the official
The Rev. Mark E. lHall'77 officiated at a
memorial service for Mattson Sept. 29 at Luck
Lutheran Church in Luck, Wis. Major General
Anders Aadland presented posthumous U.S.
Army awards, including the Purple Heart.
Senior Executive Services OfficerJoel Hudson
spoke on behalf of the Pentagon staff. A
military honor guard, legion gun salute, taps,
and U.S. Army Ilag presentation followed the
service.
Mattson was born March 30, 1944, in
Laketown Township, rural Luck. He graduated
from Luck High School in 1962 and went on to
study religion and education at Augsburg. After
graduating in 1966, he was drafted into the
Army and served in German¡ Japan, and
Vietnam, but was sent back to the United States
after becoming ill with malaria. After
recuperating, he continued to work with the
govemment, and served in the Pentagon for 15
years. At the end of December 2001, Mattson
would have retired from the Army after serving
his country for 35 years and achieving the rank
of lieutenant colonel.
Although most recently a resident of
Alexandria, Va., Mattson kept in close contact
with family members in his hometown. "He
was dedicated to his family and regularly
visited his home and relatives," said Rev Hall.
dedication of the Hoyt Messerer Fitness Center
in Melby Hall (see p. 2).
Winter 2OO142
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Fritjof "Fritz" E. Christensen
'28, Northfield, Minn., died in
October; he was 94. He began his
academic career teaching high
school physics, and later taught at
Augsburg, where he helped
establish the physics deparrment.
In 1953, he joined the St. Olaf
College physics faculty, serving
until his retiremenr in 1972. He
also served as a physicist at
Honeywell, the Veterans
Administration Hospital, and
served as director o[ the Center for
Educational Apparatus in Physics
ât the American Institute of Physics
in New York.
The Rev. C. Rodney
Rosengren'44, Duiuth, Minn.,
died in October; he was 87. He
most. recently served at. First
Covenant Church in Virginia,
Minn., where he retired in 1979.
He also served parishes in Cokato,
Minn., and Ripon, Calif. After
retirement he served as an interim
pastor in various congregations.
Arnold H. Huus'48,
Richfield,
Minn., died in October; he was
80. A decorated World War II
veteran, he .joined Gamble-
Skogmo Company in 1928 as an
accountant, and eventually ran the
entire computer department. He
also worked as an accountant and
controller for Sweden-House,
Country Kitchen, and Magnetic
Data, where he became their first
retiree.
Carl K. Benson '51, Willmar,
Minn., died inJune; he was 71.
He was instrumental
in
developing the Anderson-Nelson
Athletic Field in the I9B0s,
serving as co-chairman on the
development and [undraising
committee. He was also active in
the county and state Democratic
Party and was named 1992 Grass
Roots Volunteer of the Year
Talvryn Tischer'59, Eau Claire,
Wis., died in October; he was 64.
He was a high school physical
education teacher and coach for
30 years, retiring in 1993. He was
an avid woodworker, gardener,
and reader; he especÍalìy loved
spending time with his family at
Lake Superior.
Donald D. Ronning'65,
Stiìlwater, Minn., died in March
2000; he was 56. He retired from
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women, and at the time of her
death, was working for the U.S.
Labor Department to open its new
Center for l-abor Exchange in
Wells, Minn., died in August of
cardiac failure; she was 54. An
elementary and adaptive physical
education teacher for the past 14
The Rev. Werner Kauuova,
years, she was an advocate for
creating opportunities for girls in
sports. She had coached girls'
tennis teams in Wells since 1978,
and was a member of the
Minnesota Tennis Coaches
.{ssociation (past president) and
the United States Tennis
Association. She taught at
Mahtomedi High School from
1969-78, where she started the
girls' g¡rmnastics program. She
was inducted into the Augsburg
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.
Linda Jean Taege '76 died in
August after contracting malaria in
Tanzania, where she had been
Windhoek, Namibia (Africa), died
in August. He was a program
coordinator and adjunct professor
for Augsburg's Center for Global
Education. He also served as
pastor of a Windhoek area
church.
Other deaths:
Robert H. Olesky'50,
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Dallas,
died in March; he was 75.
Richard A. Northfelt'52,
Crystal, Minn., died inJuly; he
was 71.
Myron T. Asplin '57, Dassel,
Minn., died in October; he was 66
Robert Warner Zinn'61,
Saratoga, Calif., died inJuly.
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from the QUAD
all 2001 has been a busy time.
Here's a sampling of what\ been
F
heard on carnpus.
From the 200f
Christensen
Symposium:
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From Carl Chrislock's
memor¡al serv¡ce:
"For many of us, I suspect, the reason why
Carl's passing
1s
-Stephen
Batalden'67
"In the U.S., secularism is so strong, it has
become a fundamentalism. Muslims are
feellng a need to respond with religious
fundamentallsm. Muslims are helping us
understand that our secularism has gone
-Prof.
Yale
University
About the Scholastic
Connections program
ffi
so deeply felt is that he helped
to define for us a set of prÌorities rhar could
order and integrate our public and private lives.
"He did this fÌrst of all as a his¡orian. Carl's
historical scholarship anticipated a new political
or social history that took serlously hidden
voices-the under classes or subaltern voices.
Carl captured those hidden volces and gave
voice to them well in advance of others. ... [He
recognized] a set of values that took seriously
the words of poor immigrant farmers, not just
those who held and manipulated power and
wealth. In doing so, Carl confirmed for us the
meaning of our own past, and a set of priorities
we couid bring to the public discourse."
too far.
"Religion is so important that we cannot
give it to the government, but it is too
important to be ignored by the state. The best
political rulers are those who visit religious
leaders; the worst religious leaders are those
who vlsit political rulers."
Lamin Sanneh,
c'!
From the
luncheon
honoring
Edor Nelson
"You taught me that principles and Christian
ideals come before winning. You taught me that
glving and helping others is the measure of a
man. Today in a world of competitive athletics,
the Christian role model is lacking at all levels,
From the
Homecoming
Dinner and
fr
Distinguished
Alumni
remarks:
[About Augsburg presÌdent Bernhard
... "He stirred within me the
conviction that the mind was a matvelous
gifi .. " lAbout Rev. Peter Andrew (PA.)
Christensenì
Strommenl ... "PA. preached with a passlon
and taught confirmation with great knowledge
I still savor to this
alongside their white peers with help from a
multicultural group of mentors. As graduates
they'li go on to support and encourage even
more diversity in their own professional and
personal 1ives."
Tribune editorial,
-Star
atones-Scho$:i:
Oct. 12, "Augsburg
2A
,.4UCSBUnC ruOW
day."
Thorpe '60, paying tribute to two
-Neal
Augsburg leaders, whom he heard preach
during his childhood
"At Augsburg, my notion of family changed. I
learned that not everybody was a farmer. I
learned that not all members of my family were
Swedish; not all Caucasian; not all from the
United States-much less Minnesota; and, of
all things, nor all0f
-r:ä:l.i:*iT;ï;,
"We have inherited your dream; we are trylng
lo articulate it in our own language, and we
hope that you will help us drive it forward.
"Thanks for coming to remind us where
we came from, which will help us be clear
about where we're going."
William V. Frame,
-President
but not here at Augsburg."
"Through its latest scholarship program,
Augsburg College is wisely increasìng
opportunities for students and making a
strong statement against racism. ... Students
of color will be better positioned to learn
,
and he fed my heart wilh everlasting food that
speaking to alumni
-Dr. John Vetter'71,
honoring Edor Nelson
"I not only taught you some lessons, bul I
learned many lessons myself. I'm very proud
and honored to have my name on the football
field, but as I look back I'11 remember that il
was you, and not me, who made this honor
possible."
-Prof.
emeritus and coach
Edor Nelson'38
From the Women in Action
speaker series:
"We are each needed to be rainbows in the
clouds. ... Yes, I can."
Angelou, singer, actress, poet
-Maya
"Sex does not happen between the hips and
the knees, bu¡ between the ears."
Ruth (Westheimer),
-Dr.
sex therapist
and counselor
Winter 2001-02
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Music
Theatre
For more int'ormation on any of these eyents
(unless otherwise noted), call 612-330-1265
For more inJormation on any of these events
(unless othenuise noted), call 612-330-1257
Februarlr 3
January 24
Gospel Praise Concert
Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church
Prior Lake, Minn.
Scenes from Music Theatre Class
B p.m.-Sateren Auditorium
February
l-10
February 10
A Night Out and Night School
Gospel Praise Concert
10:30 a.m.-Va11ey Community
Presbyterian Church
New Hope, Minn.
by Harold Pinter, clirector, Martha Johnson
February 16
Februarl'
"Finnish Brass in America"
Artistic Concepts: A Night Out and
Night School
I I :50 a.m.-l :20 p.m.-!ornhom-Nelson
Ameriikan Poijat Brass Septet Concert
7:30 p.m.-Sateren Auditorium
February 24
Gospel Praise Concert
B:30 6s 10:45 a.m.-Vinje Lutheran
Church
Willmar,'Minn.
March
I
Gospel Praise Concert
l:20 p.m.-Virginia High School
Performances: Feb. l, 2,7,8,9 ar,7 p.m.',
Feb. 3 and 10 at 2 p.m.
!ornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
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Theater, Foss Center
Martha Johnson, director; Steven Draheim,
set/Lighting director;
Sandra Schulte, costume designer
Duluth, Minn.
March 3
Reading of Princess and the Peacocks
A play by ProfessorJulie Bolton
7 p.m.-Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss
Center
For gallery information, call 612-330-1524.
February l-March 7
"Art of the French Table"
Students from Prof. Tara Christopherson's
Ndarch
lS
Concerto Aria Concert
7 p.m.-Hoversten ChaPel
N,larclr 2A*28
Augsburg Concert Band Florida Tour
6 1 2 -3 3 0 - 1 1
80
Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation
"Healing the Violence of Racism"
Nontombi Naomi Tutu, Fisk University
I p.m.-Convocation, Hoversten Chapel
exhibit their work.
Opening Reception: Feb.
Augsburg Orchestra Chicago Tour
inf ormatíon, call
February 27
l0:30 a.m.-Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Malch l4-18
Seminars, lectures, and Films
F or
"The Changing Face of Minnesota and
the Twin Cities: The Contribution and
l,
6-9 p.m.
Virginia, Minn.
Augsburg Choir Metro-Area Tour
Closing Reception: April 18, 4-7 p.m.
Art of the French Table Interim course will
Alumni Gallery, Christensen Center
8-10
"A Retrospective Exhibition"
by Prof. Norman Holen
Norm Holen wlll show examples of each
medium and subject that he has
Janr-rary 21
Gospel Praise Concert
N¡larclr
March l5-April 18
Alumni Gallery, Christensen Center
Exhibits
Gospel Praise Concert
7:30 p.m.-First Lutheran Church
"Artistic lnheritance: Students of
Yoshida Toshi"
This exhibit will present the works of
seven students ofYoshÌda Toshi, a teacher
of woodblock printmaking at Augsburg in
1970 and L974.
Gage Family Gallery, Lindell Llbrary
Opening Reception: March 15, 6-9 p.m.
encountered over the years.
February 28
Virginia, Minn.
March 2
March l5-April 18
Itrebr uar"yt
B-
Consequences of Race/Ethnicity
from the Census 2000"
Augsburg Convocation Serles-Race
:
Dividing and Uniting
N4arch 7
Dr. Tom Gillaspy, Minnesota state
"New Works"
by Barbara Lea
"In my studio I
have one window
... this serÌes of
demographer
paintings is about
the light on the slll
of this window."
Opening Receptlon: February 8, 6-9 p.m.
Gage Family Gallery, Lindell Library
Theater Mu: Drumming, Ritual, and
Cultural Quest
l0 a.m.-Convocation,
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Hoversten Chapel
I a.m.-Panel discussron
li¡lar:ch
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Augsburg Convocation Series-Race:
Dividrng and Uniting
I I : l5-1 I :45 a.m.-Hoversten Chapel
1I:50 a.m.-Artlst Series Event
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Those last few lazy, hazy, crazy days
reparing ths lall issue brings home
the realiLy that summer is nearly
gone. Poet Elinor Wylie described thls
time of year as "summer, so much too
beautiful to stay"; and we also must
come to grips with the ephemerality of
lhe season, as hot and ... Show more
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Those last few lazy, hazy, crazy days
reparing ths lall issue brings home
the realiLy that summer is nearly
gone. Poet Elinor Wylie described thls
time of year as "summer, so much too
beautiful to stay"; and we also must
come to grips with the ephemerality of
lhe season, as hot and dry as this one
has been in Minneapolis.
Life is differenl on campus during
the summer. As most students and many
faculty depart for travel, research, work,
or vacatÌon, completely different
populations arrive to keep our residence
halls and buildings full.
In this issue, we look at life at
Augsburg during the summer, for a
couple of reasons. One is to illustrate
Augsburg's outreach to populations other
than our college-age students-junior
high and high school students, church
groups, educators, and other
þ
f
organizations. Photos from their campus
activities tell their stories.
PIus, many ol our own communit-y
who are not here these three months
miss the chance to see the campus at its
most beautiful, when flowers surround
the benches and the canopy of trees in
the quad offers a welcomed respite from
the ci.ty's heat.
After hearing a number of comments
on how especially beautifui the campus
looks this summer, we invited the
Augsburg community to wander around
with cameras and capture on film the
places or settings that were especially
appealing to them. See our feature called
"Home Sweet ... Campus."
Lest we bestow too much attentlon
on place, we are reminded on our
Auggie Thoughts page thal the real
future of this College is not in a splendid
campus, but in the "nurture of
distinctive attitudes toward truth and
life, toward God's good creation, and His
beloved human famÌ1y"
This was written by President
Emeritus Oscar A. Anderson tn a I976
column in which he eloquently discusses
the impact on Augsburg made by his
predecessor, Bernhard M. Christensen.
We reprint thls column as we mark
the t00th anniversary of the birth of
Christensen in October.
Enjoy the few remaining days of this
"too beautiful" season.
Ww
Betsey Norgard
Letters to
the editor
¡F ongratulations on your great innerL.ity involvemenl program, especially
on the Cedar-Riverside School and the
Tiinity Lutheran Church Wednesday Night
Out program. These are "textbook
examples" of the kinds of things that make
for real social change and lasting peace
and understanding in the world.
It was for the same reason that as an
Augsburg undergraduate my reaction to
the assassination of President Kennedy was
to start the Children's Groups program at
Augsburg. We went door to door in the
neighborhood signing up the children and
then met with them weekly in small
groups for crafts and games and social
interaction. I don't know how long the
program lasted after I left but I've kept up
my involvement with kids having taught
for 35 years (15 of them with gifted kids).
I'm also very involved in ecological causes,
supporl the Museum of Tolerance, and
have worked against the death penalty But
after reading the summer AugsburgNow,
I've never been so proud to be an alumna
of Augsburgl Carry on-the world needs
you. By the wa¡ what are you doing about
ecological issues?
Editor
-Cathenne
tr
(Wehner)
O sman'
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Editor's note:
,s
We'll respond to Ms. Osman abour ecology
in our curriculum, but would also enjoy
hearing from alumni who are working
with ecology and environmental issues for
a future stor;r
s
o.
We welcome your letters!
Please
write to:
Editor
AugsburgNow
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Many members of the Augsburg community, such as this in-line skate¿
take time out to enjoy summer's colors on the College câmpus. Turn to the
stor¡es on pages 1O and 12 to explore life at Augsburg during the summer.
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a half
million-
dollar grant by the
WM
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Foundation of Los
Angeles to support
the development of
statistical literacy
Prof'Miloschield
as an
interdisciplinary
curriculum in the liberal arts. This
interdiscipiinary project will help bridge
the gap between formal mathematical
statistics and informal critical thinking,
beiween experimental studies and
observational studies in the physical
sciences, and between the sociai sciences
and the humanities.
The goal of this project is to reform
the teachÌng of statistics to include the use
of observationaliy based statistics. Milo
Schield, business administration professor,
is the project leader and organizer of the
proposal.
This is the first time the WM. Keck
Foundation, one of the top national
science funding foundations, has awarded
a grant to Augsburg College.
John Knight, director of corporate and
foundation relations, calls this "groundbreaking" for the College. Guided and
driven by Augsburg 2004, Augsburg has the
opportunity to forward its vision through
this project, create a new dlscipline that
informs and is informed by orher academic
disciplines, and extend the value of this
work to instructors across the U.S.
During the three-year project, Schield
will be responsible for writing a statistical
iiteracy text that is useful to students and
usable by faculty in various disciplines.
There will also be a phase for training
teachers and testing materials. Elght other
faculty members will be team-teaching
wirh schield.
This project will introduce new ways
of thinking about age-old problems in
statistical education and ultimately in al1
ol undergraduate education,
Augsburg Concert Band tours lreland
StalJ photo
fhe 65-member Augsburg
I Con..tt Band toured ]reland
for 12 days in May, perlorming
aL
schools, churches, and pubs. Led
by Professor Robert Stacke'71,
the tour also included
performances by the Augsburg
JazzEnsemble and Gospel Praise.
The tour wasn't all
performances. "We really tried to
build the students not just in
performance, but educationally as
well," Stacke said. Guided
The Augsburg Concert Band performs at Colaiste
informational tours in Derry
Muire School, a secondary school for girls in Ennis,
Dublin, and Calway were just a
Augsburg student band members Brendan
few of the stops along the way
Anderson and Ben Duane were also played
This tour, "Music of the Americas,"
For photos of the Augsburg Concert
featured works by composers throughout
Band in lreland, r,rsit <www.augsburg.edu/
the Americas (including ArgentÌna, Mexico,
music/lreland>.
Cuba, and the U.S.). Compositions by
September 23-24,2001
"Global and Local Neighbors:
Christian Faith across Cultures"
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Symposium features
a leading scholar of
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Dr. Lamin Sanneh,
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Dr. Lamin Sanneh
Professor of
Missions and World
Christianity at Yale University
A naturalized U.S. citizen, he was
educated on four continents. He has been
actively involved in Yale's Council on
African Studies and is an editor-at-large of
the ecumenical weekl¡ The Christian
Century. His work includes more than
100 articles on religious and historical
subjects, and several books.
This year's Christensen Symposium
features a musical worship celebration on
Sunday, Sept. 23, with choirs from global
cultural traditions. Dr. Sanneh will
present the homily FollowÌng this service,
conversations about global Christianity
will continue in smaller groups.
Sunda¡ September,
23-
"Celebrating Christianity in Global Cultures"
3:30 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Musical worshlp celebration with
choirs stemming from Liberia, lndia,
Oromia, Latin America, the Hmong
tradition, and the Agora Ministries
Choir. Homily by Dr. Lamin Sanneh.
5 p.m.-Foss Center
Group conversations, "Getting to Know
Our Neighbors: A New World to
Explore." Join discussion with
Christians from different parts of the
world.
6 p.m.-East Commons, Christensen Center
Light supper-RS\? to
Monda¡ September
6
l2-330-1 160.
24-
"Race, Culture, and Chrìstian Mission"
10 a.m., Convocation-Hoversten Chapel,
Foss Center
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The Maroon & Silver Society leads the way
Aîi*tï.ffiïTffiiî:;::T'
In appreciation for their
leadership opponunity for Augsburg
alumni and friends to help current
students. Maroon 6¡ Silver Society donors
pledge to sponsor an Augsburg
scholarship for four years, with gifts
ranging from $1,000 to more than
$10,000 per yeat.
Augsburg College has steadfastly
maintained its commitment to keeping an
Augsburg education affordable for the
broadest range of diverse and talented
students. Toda¡ 81 percent of Augsburg
students receive some form of financial
assistance, made possible in part by the
generosity,
generous financial commitment of
Maroon 6¡ Silver Society members.
"The Maroon 6¡ Silver Society is the
College's highest fundraising priority,
needed to create a solid foundation of
annual financial suppoft essential to
attracting and retaining outstandi.ng
meet students
benefiting from
students," explains Donna Mclean,
director of The Augsburg Fund, the
College's annual fund. "Charter members
of the Maroon & Silver Society encourage
others to join them Ìn building the 'living
endowment' provided by an annual
Augsburg continues to provide students
with an academic and spiritual
foundation that not oniy prepares them
for their life's work, but also to lead as
thoughtful citizens," say Maroon 6¡ Silver
Society members Philip '79 and Julia
(Davis) '79 Styrlund. "We are committed
fund."
Maroon 6¡ Silver
Society members
will be invited to
special Maroon 6q
Silver events and
receive special
updates from the
president on the
College's
progress.
Members will
also have the
opportunity to
their support at
an annual event.
"As alums,
we are proud to
watch
President and Mrs. Frame hosted the Maroon & Silver Society
inaugural event in June at Augsburg House. (L to R) Mert Johnson
'59, JoAn Johnson, President Frame, Anne Frame, Normâ Hall, and
John Paulson.
as
to doing our part to insure that today's
dynamic and talented students have the
same opportunity we had to obtain an
outstanding education at Augsburg."
For information, call Donna Mclean,
director of The Augsburg Fund, at 612330-1179 or I-800-273-0617; or send
e-mail to <mclean@augsburg.edu>.
YFI hosts church leaders
F\r. Martrn Martv
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featured speakers at
the Youth and
Family Institute's
fourth annual
Augsburg and the StepUP program volunteer advisory board
will recognize Tad and Cindy Piper for their leadership gift
toward an endowed position in the StepUP program at a
special event on Oct. 26, at7 p.m. in Hoversten Chapel. Earl
Hightower, noted authority on addiction intervention and
international
ecumenical
conference this
summer, which
brought 155 people
treatment coordination, will be the keynote speaker.
Augsburg's StepUP program is one of only three such
programs in the country and unique in several aspects. lt
assists Augsburg students in recovery from alcohol and drug
addiction in achieving academic success.
For ticket information, call Kara Malmgren after Sept. 1
612-330-1405.
from nine major
denominations,
representing six
countries.
at
The Rev. Martin Marty
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Around the Quad
The 2001 -O2 Augsburg Convocation Series
Race: Dividing and Uniting
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he lace and shapc ol American society
I is radically ehanging. While racinl
issues have and still do drvrde us and
deserve serious attention, we look for
ways to embrace racial diversity in one
socì.ety and internationally that champion
freedom, justice, compasslon, and
Monday, October 22, 200'l
"Counting incidents or Telling Tiagedies?
Writing the History of Worklng Class Race
Relations"
10 a.m., ConvocatÌon-Hoversten Chapel,
Foss Center
equality of opportunity.
November 15*16,2001
THE 2OO1 CHRISTENSEN SYMPOSIUM
"The Influence of Afro-American Culture
on American Music"
September 23-24,2001
"Global and Local Neighbors: ChrÌstian
Faith across Cultures"
Sunday, September,23
3:30 p.m., Musical worship, Hoversten
Thursda¡ November 15
7 p.*., AugsburgJazz Ensemble Concert
Frida¡ November
16
10 a.m., Convocation-Hoversten Chapel,
Chapel, Foss Center-"Celebrating
Foss Center
Christianity in Global Cultures"
Dr. William C. Banfield, Endowed Chair in
Humanities and Fine Arls, associate
professor of music, and director of the
American Cultural Studies Program at the
UniversÍty of St. Thomas. He will use the
Jazz Ensemble to illustrate the role of
Black music in shaping American identity.
5 p.m., Group conversations, Foss
Center-"Getring to Know Our
Neighbors: A New World to Explore"
6 p.-., Light supper, East Commons,
Christensen Center
Monday, September 24
10 a.m., Convocation, Hoversten Chapel,
Foss Center-"Race, Culture, and
Christian Missìon"
Dr. Lamin Sanneh, D. WlllisJames
Professor of Missions and World
Christianity and professor of hÌstory, Yale
University, with choirs represenLing
cultural groups from around the world.
Monday, October 8, 2001
"An Evening with Maya Angelou"
7:30 p.m.-Melby Cymnasium
Dr. Maya Angelou, award-winning poet,
educator, historian, actress, p1a1'wright,
civil rights activist, producer, and
director.
General admission tickets are available
Sept. 15 from TicketWorks at
<wwwticketworks.com> or 6L2-3433390. Free admission for Augsburg
students, faculty, and staff.
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Monday, January 21, 20Oz
"HealÌng the Violence of Racism"
Chapel, Foss Center
Nontombi Naomi Tutu is program
coordinator, Race Relations Institute at
Fisk Unlversit¡ and instrucior in the
School of Education, University of
Connecticut-Storrs, and is the third
daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tìrtu
Wednesday, February 27, 2002
"The Changing Face of Minnesota and the
Twin Cities: The Contribution and
Consequences of RaceÆthnicity from the
Census 2000"
l0
Cultural Quest"
1 1: 15 a.m., MinÌ-convocation-Hoversten
Chapel, Foss Center
Theater Mu, the premier Asian American
theatre company in the Miclwest, will
present taího, the ancient Japanese
expression ol communal unÌt¡ and a
theatre piece explorÌng issues of Asian and
Asian American identity.
THE 2OO2 BATALDEN SEMINAR IN
APPLIED ETHICS
April4-5,2002
"Affirmative Action: Rethinking the
Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation:
I p.m.,-Hoversten
Tuesday, March 19, 2002
"Theater Mu: Drumming, Ritual, and
a.m., Convocation-Hoversten Chapel,
Foss Center
Claims olJustice"
Thursda¡ April4
"Affirmative Action: Solution or Problem?"
7
p.^., Public lecture-Hoversten
Chapel,
Foss Center
Friday,
April5
'Justice over Time: The Fathers Have
Eaten Sweet Grapes and Their Children's
Teeth Are Set on Edge"
10 a.m., Convocation-Hoversten Chapel,
Foss Center
ll
a.m., Panel discussion
Dr. Darryl Trimiew, dean of Black church
studies andJohn Price Crozer Professor of
Christian Social Ethics, Colgate Rochester
Divinity SchooV Crozer Theological
Seminary He will examine the changing
attitude toward affirmative action and why
justìce is best understood as an ongoing
process over
time.
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and open to the public.
F or
inf orntation, c all
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Dr. Tom Giliaspy, Minnesota stâte
demographer
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Masterworks Chorale sings Martin Lutherthe opera
by Maria rhompson
and have worked with him. Plus, the opera
needs a good-size chorus."
Staglng the U.S. prerniere of Luther at
Central Lutheran Church is no accident.
The production was designed with Central
specifically in mind. "I have visited Central
many times while participating in past
Reformation Festivals," said Tikka. "The
congregational singing was tremendous. I
had never heard anything like it! From
1996 on I had visions of creating
something for Central. Lutlrcr ishighly
inspirecl by this wonderful church which is
at irs best when crowded with spirit-filled
1J*rongtlt to put the two together. But
spend a few minutes with Karì Tikka or
Gracia Grindal and you'll think differently.
Their passion for the Luther production lets
you know that this is something
extraordinary. lt highlights the remarkable
story of Martin Luther, his struggles, loves,
and all-out battles with Satan. The U.S.,
Englishlanguage premiere, wili be at
Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis,
Ocl25-27.
Kari Tikka, a conductor with the
Finnish National Opera, composed,
condr¡cts, and co-wrote the libretto for
Luther. Gracia Grindal '65, professor of
rhetoric at Luther Seminary, serves as the
.translator and artistic director for the U.S.
premiere. Composed originally in Finnish,
the production prerniered in Helsinki,
Finland, to sold-out performances and
excellent reviews in December 2000.
The six Finnish National Opera
prÌncipals lrom this production will
perform in Minneapolis, joined by
Augsburg's Masterworks Chorale and a
26-piece orchestra. For Masterworks,
Augsburg's choÌr of alumni, students, and
cclnrnrunrty lriends. Lhis is a rare
opportunity. "The connection with Gracia
and our Lutheran heritage makes this a
perfectly natural ht," says Peter
Hendrickson '76, director of Augsburg
choral activrties, "and I l<now Kari Tikka
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<www.luthersem. edu/Luther>.
Mana Thompson is director
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at Luther Seminary.
voices."
¡F\pera. Luther. You may have never
Luther Seminary's 2001 Reformation
Festival. It is presented by Luther
Seminary, Central Lutheran Church,
Augsburg College, the Finnish National
Opera, and Lutheran Brotherhood.
Tickets can be ordered through
TicketWorks-$ 12.50 for general
admission, and $10 for students and
seniors. Visit <www.tlcketworks.com> or
call 612-343 -3390. For additional
inlormation on Luf he r, visit
Tikka had been thinking about a
production on Martin Luther for quite
some time and is convinced that Luther
has a lot to say to those of us in the 2lst
century. "This theme-Luther-has been in
my mind for more than 20 years," he said.
"Luther's theology has been vitally
important to me. Salvation is 100 percent
God's gift. Faith, too, is a gift. After reading
much of Luther 7 realized I had gone
through similar tnals and tribulations. I
wrote thÌs opera so that many would hear,
see, and understand that God in his son
Jesus has gone through all of our battles
and won for us llberty."
Unlike most operas, the audience is
encouraged to sing along in Luther.
Between scenes the audiences sing
several of Luther's hymns.
Congregational choirs will be "planted"
throughout the sanctuary to lead the
singing.
Although Luther's theology and
life story have been in print for
nearly 400 hundred years, this is a
first in the form of an opera.
"Opera is a wonderlul way to tell
stories," said Tj.kka. "It's not only
music. It's also theater. It's visuallÌghts, costumes, sets-and it's llve.
Opera can touch the mind and
soul in ways that words alone
cannot. At its best, opera can be
psychoanalysis or pastoral care."
Luther is the centerpiece of
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Martin and Katie Luther are portrayed by Finnish
National Opera singers in the production to be staged
at Central Lutheran Church in October,
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Women of action to speak at Augsburg
AUGSBURG COLLEGE WELCOMES
four dynamic women to camplls ¡his fall:
Sarah Weddington, the attorney who
snccessfully argued Roe y. Wade before the
U.S. Supreme Court; Dr. Maya Angelou,
accLaimed author, poet, actor, and activist;
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a psychosexual
therapist; and Judy Shepard, mother of
hate crime victim Matthew Shepard.
Built around issues of diversity, the
"Women in Action" speaker series is
sponsored by the Augsburg Student
Activities Councrl (ASAC), with support
"WOMEN IN ACTION"
For times and location, see the calendar on the inside back cover
Tuesda¡ September
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Sarah Weddington
"Some Leaders are Born Women"
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from other campus departments and
Monda¡ October
Anthony Shane Florìst. The four women
bring messages of strength and action to
their presentations-Maya Angelou's
Dr. Maya Angelou
"An Evening with Maya Angelou"
Ticket info: www.ticketworks.com or 612-343-339O
creative gifts and experience, Judy
Shepard's message of tolerance, Sarah
Weddington's articulation of leadership
roles for women, and Dr. Ruth's humorous
treatment ol contemporary issues.
The events are free and open to the
public, with the exception of Angelou's
presentation. Tickets for "An Evening with
Maya Angelou" are available through
TicketWorks, 612-343 -3390 or
<www. ticketworks.com>.
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Tuesda¡ November 6
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
"Sexually Speaking with Dr. Ruth"
Thursday, December 6
Judy Shepard
"The Legacy of Matthew Shepard"
Social Work
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students visit
Slovenia
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Six Augsburg graduate and
undergraduate social work students
spent two weeks in Slovenia with
Professor Laura Boisen studying family
and child welfare services as compared to
those in the U,S. Next summer Slovenian
students will come to Augsburg as part
of the ongoing partnership with the
University of tjubljana.
Pictured in the dining room of Prof. Gabi
Cacinovic Vogrincic are: (back row, L to R)
Prof. Lea Bohinc, University of Ljubljana;
Prof, Laura Boisen; Erika Rosted; Tanja
Medvesek; Charley Price; Nin Sadovsky,
Simona Hrvatin; (front row, L to R) Kristy
Bleichner; Lyra Peterson; Prof, Vogrincic;
Tina Mihic; Dragana Kojic; Robin Hesser,'
(kneeling) Rachel Olson; V¡oleta Potocnik.
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A conversation with Maya Angelou
by Thomas B, Howard, tr,,'O2
RECENTLY HAD A CHANCE
to speak with Dr. Maya Angelou
in anlicipation ol her visil Lo
Augsburg. Excerpts lrom that
conversation follow.
TH: My first question ... what do you
leel is one o[ the most important issues
facing today's college student?
MA: There is a full length of issues and it
is hard to say which is most important. I
think we are in a kind ol moral crisis in
our countr)¿ Young men and women have
had a scarcity ol people to pattern after;
that is, role rnodels are few and far
between when 1t comes to morality I will
probably speak at length about heroes and
sheroes because I think people live in
direct relation to whom they have access.
And, I'm sorry to say, a number of young
people have chosen as their rnentors and
role models mega stars-a lot of people
who are featured in the tablords and on
the silver screen and so for¡h. Quite often
those are people who wouldn't give a fig if
those young people lived or died.
So, my encouragement is to look in
the family, look in the church, look in the
synagogue, in the temple; look around the
school, Iook in history for people who had
enough courage to live lives that mean
something ... [a lifel that 1s uplifting and
encouraging and healing. I think that that
'is one of the crises.
TH: Many students go to school
thinking "I am going to school so I can
get a job," not "I'm going to school to
learn a vocation." What are your
thoughts on vocation versus just getting
a job, and how have you defined your
vocation?
The young
man or woman
a
who follows her
passion or follows
his heart is more
likely to succeed
than the person
who follows the
paycheck. If you
find something
you love to do
and you stay in
school and you get the training in how to
do it, then it is likely you will succeed,
and in every way That is following the
passion. Reall¡ it is likely you will do well
financially and in other tangible ways il
you follow your heart and your passion.
That is when vocation really is your
calling-it is more than a 1ob.
fauna. So arnong human beings there is
diversity among looks and personality
and attitudes. It is wonderful to have
those, we are enrichecl. We are made to
see ourselves and others, rnade to see
ne\M things. To hear new ways of
describing the sunrise makes you see
the sunrise with a dilferent value.
We should have it in our lives and
understand that the tapestry of iife is
made up of many colors and threads.
No color is rnore valuable than the
other or less. No thread more precious
or less than the other. They all make up
the tapestry of life.
TH: Diversity has become al¡uzz t-errn
lately and in some ways may become a
cliché. How do you define diversity and
MA: My encouragement would be to
give out a song-a spirirual, which is
There is a BaIm in Gilead. It's wonderful.
(Singinþ There is abalm tn Gilead, to heal
s
s
what role does it play in a human being
becoming more tolerant?
MA: Just the use of the word has reduced
what it originally meant, much like love,
I'm sorry to say Love is the most powerful
condition on the planet and maybe in the
universe. I love those socks. I love that
sitcom. It is sad that diversity has fallen
prey l-o that as wel1.
The truth is, it is in diverslty that we
enrich our lives. That is true in one family,
it's true in a house. Il we had a house that
had one color, the interior one color, and
no rellef 1n sight, it would just run us
rnad. If we ate the same meals at breakfast,
dinner, and supper-I knoq I seem to be
reducing the large meaning to something
that is meaning less, but i am afraid it is
TH: What guidance would you offer
college-age students who are fearful
of change and yet have the desire to
help others and to make a difference?
the sin sich soul. There is a balm tn Gtlead,
to make the wounded whole, to mahe the
wounded whole. If vou cannot preachlihe
Jesus, and cannot singlihe Paul, you can
tell the world of Jesus and say he díed t'or
all. There is abalm ín Gilead.
I did not thrnk of the verse as
much as I thought ol the refrain-there
is a balm, the idea is in their coming to
a place where they can find the ba1m,
which can heal not only their sÌtuation,
but prepare them to heal the world. I
-Thomas
Howard'02 is a senior in
social worh and is the major events chair
the Augsburg Stu(lent Activities
Council, co-commissioner o.f Queer and
Straight in Unity, and a McNair Scholar.
for
not meaningless.
MA: I have many I am happy to say I am
writer, that's how I deline myselI, br-lt on
the other hand I am a teacher. I used to
think I was a writer who could teach, but
over the last few years I think I am a
teacher who writes. I do love to teach.
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We physÌcally and intellectually and
spintually need diversity. God has
For the complete interview, visit the Now
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seasons and the diversity of flora and
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Swenson earns top coach
honors, named to new
athlgtic position
byDon stoner
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Athletic Hall of
Fame honors
by Don Stoner
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the annual Athletic Hall of Fame banquet.
Ten former Auggre student-athletes will be
inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame:
received both honors and a new
job this summer.
InJuly, Swenson, who has
coached the Auggie wrestling team
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to seven NCAA Division III
national championships in the last
11 seasons, was named Lutheran
College Coach of the Year by the
Lutheran Brotherhood financial
services firm.
"While there are
a
lot of
Lutheran
rr
colleges' lew nave Deen aDle^to
matchJeff's team tradition of
winning champlonships while
Augsburg wrestling head coach Jeff Swenson (center)
watches the action, along with assistant coaches John
Pena, Dan Lewandowski (to swenson's left), and Scott
whiriey (to Swenson,s right) during the MtAc Team
Duals at Augsburg in February.
successful coaches at
maintaining academic success," said
Swenson was inducted into the Augsburg
David Angstadt, Lutheran Brotherhood's
cnrel marKetrng olïlcer, ln presentlng
-, --- - o tne
'
nonor to t*tttlt
^ ,, nameq
ln /î'ugust, tne LoLlege
5wenson to a newly-crealecl posrtron ol"
lnre'm asslsranr oean 1or arnle*cs ano
recreatron. In [nls posil"ron, >wenson will
.
super\nse tne mens ano womens atnletrc
departments, along with the athletic
.,1
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,
lacrlrtres deparlmen[. He wlll retarn nrs
wresttlng nead-coacnrng responsrDrlrtres,
but wil give up responsibirities as assistan,
athletic direcLor and College
-o-strength
o and
conclltlonlng coacn
A,1979 Augsburg graduate, Swenson
was nameo wresllrng neact coacn rn 19öu,
and has coached at Augsburg lor 19
seasons (1980-84, l986-present). He
received his master's degree in health from
the university of Minnesota in 1982.
Collese AthLetic HalL ol Fame in 1999.
During his coaching tenure, Augsburg
has earned an NCAA-recorcl seven Division
national championships, and has
finished in the top lour in Lhe naLion 16
times. includins the last l3 seasons in a
row Aussburs has won the Minnesola
TII
Intercollegiate Athletic conference
wrestlinq title l8 times under Swenson, has
linished in the toD lour in the NCAA
Division iII national tournament in each of
the last I 3 seasons, and finished in the top
20 nationally every year since 1971. He
has earned National wrestiing coaches
.
.
.
.
.
Dick Bain'80 (men's hockey)
Jeff Blixt '77 (wrestling)
Greg Boone '81 (men's basketball)
John Fahlberg'68 (football, baseball)
Julie (Goldstein) Yeazle'83 (women's
basketball, softball)
Ronnie Henderson'Bl (men's basketball)
Wllliam Lundgren'73 (men's hockey,
footbali)
Phil Olson '76 (men's soccer)
Carolyn Ross '89 (women's track
and field)
Karen (Sterner) Engel'87 (women's
track and field)
The Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame
was established in 1973 to recognize male
athletes who made special contributions to
the Coliege's athletlc history In 1989,
female athletes were first inducted into the
hall. Recipients are chosen each year on the
basis of performance in Augsburg athletics,
service to the school, civic and professional
achievements, and leadership.
a
s.
Association (NWCA) Division lll National
coach of the Year honors five times (1983'
I
1991' 1995' 1998' and 2000)'
-Don
stoner is sports ínformation coordinator
Dedication of Edor Nelson Field o Sat., Sept. 22, at 1 p.m. r Augsburg v5. St. John's University
Pre-game brunch and program, 10 a.m., Christensen Center
For information, call Norm Okerctrom, 612-330-1616
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Dedication during game halftime
,',
Edor Nelson '39 in a baseball
coaching photo from the 1950s.
Fall 2001
Top student-athletes earn awards
I n May, live Auggies earned Honor Athlctc
I clcsignation, the highest honor the
pnrt ol three Division liI
national title tearns. A
College gives its senior student-athletes.
ln addition, Augsburg Leadership in
Women's Athletics awards were awarded to
seniors Brenda Selander and Cassi Van
Ausdall, and earning Augsburg Male
Athlete o[ the Year honors were Ben Bauer
management
ancl Ryan Mclntosh.
Athletic awards are voted on by
coaches in Augsburg's men's and women's
information systems
major with a 3.0 GPA,
Lewandowski earned
National Wrestling
Coaches Association
Scholar All-America honors twice, and was
team co-captain his junior and senior
seasons.
athletic departments.
2000-01 Augsburg Honor Athletes
Todd Boerboom-
vol1eybal1 and women's
hockey, Rieger earned
A11-MIAC honors twlce
A four-year starter
and Lutheran
1n
football, Boerboom was
a team co-captain his
senior year. A
marketing and
management double
major with a 3.652
grade-point-average, Boerboorn earned
MIAC Academic All-Conference honors
three times, and Verlzon Academic Al1District honors twice.
Jaime
Kingsley-
A team leader in
women's basketball and
cross country, KÌngsley
was a team co-captain
rn both sports her
senior year. In cross
country, she was the
team's consistent No. 4 runner, as well as a
rnember of the track and fieid team for two
years. ln basketball, Kingsley earned AllMIAC first-team honors. An Augsburg
President's Scholar and biology (pre-med)
major with a 3.8 GPA, Kingsley earned
MIAC Academic All-Conference Honor
Roll honors three times. She was a Verizon
Academlc All-District first-team selectÌon in
basketball this season.
Nik Lewandowski earned four AllAmerica honors and four MIAC individual
championshrps, a feat just three other
Auggies have ever accomplished. He was a
Fall 2001
Angie Rieger-An AllMIAC selection in both
Brotherhood Lutheran
College All-Amerlca
mention
honors her senior year.
honorable
hocke¡
Rieger holds every
In women's
single-season ancl career scoring record. She
earned All-Amerlca honors three times and
National Player ol the Year finalist honors
twÌce, in addition to being named MIAC
Player of the Year herjunior and senior
years. An international business major with
a 3.8 GPA, RÌeger earned MIAC Academic
All-Conference Honor Roll honors three
times in both volieyball and hockey, and
became the first Augsburg student-athlete to
earn Verizon Academic All-District firstteam honors in two sports in a single school
year, in volleyball and falVwinter at-large
(hockey) Ìn 1999-00.
byDonstoner
2000-01 Augsburg Leadership in
Women's Athlet¡cs Award Winners
Brenda Selander-Augsbtirg's only threesport âthlele (women's soccer, hocke¡ and
softball), Selander was the team's leading
scorer three seasons in women's soccer,
earning AII-MIAC first-team honors her
senior season. She was a lorward for
Augsburg's wornen's hockey team and a
two-year starting centerfielder for the
softball team. A health and physical
eclucatlon major with a 3.3 GPA, Selander
served as a student-athlete mentor.
Cassi Van Ausdall-A four-year starting
outside hitter for the vo11eyball team, Van
Ausdall earned All-MfAC second-team and
Lutheran Brotherhood Lutheran College AllArnerica second tearn honors her senior
season. A history major wrth a 3.8 GPA, Van
Ausdall earned Verizon Academic All-District
second-team honors in volleybail her senior
year, in addition to MIAC Academic AllConference Honor Roll honors three times.
She is active in Augsburg's FellowshÌp of
Christian Athletes chapter.
2000-01 Augsburg Male Athletes
of
the Year
Ben Bauer-Bauer excelled in both
wrestling and track and field at Augsburg. ln
wrestling, he won a second Division III
national title this year, finlshlng 36-3, and
MIAC individual tLtles at hear,yweight three
tlmes in his career. In track and field, Bauer
Mike Schwalen-
competed in three drfferent weight
A four-year starting
disciplines-shot put, drscus, ancl weight
throw He is an elementary education major.
infielder for Augsburg's
baseball team, Schwalen
earned AII-MIAC
honors in 1999. A
business administration
major with a3.7 grade-
point average, Schwalen has earned MIAC
Academic All-Conference Honor Roll
honors tl-iree times, as well as earning
Dean's List honors each semester. He has
earned Verizon Academic All-DistricL
honors his last two seasons, inclr-rding firstteam honors this year.
Ryan Mclntosh-A four-time AII-MIAC
first-team selection in men's hockey, he
earned All-America honors his fi"eshman
year; he was MIAC Player of the Week fÌve
times and U.S. College Hockey Onllne
National Player of the Week twice. He
made his prolessional debut in April wÌth
the Quad Clty Mallards of the Unired
Hockey League bclorc retulning to
Augsburg to finlsh his biology studies. I
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9
most stuclents and many
faculty are
^way
for the
surnmer, the Augsburg
campus is far frorn quiet. Many younger students
spend time here-learning how to build Lego
robots, how to wrestle, studying the life of
Monarch butterflies, and playing 1oß of music. A
number of conferences also take place that bring
GEMS (Girls
church groups, international church leaders, and
advanced placement teachers to campus. Here are
some snapshots from summer 2001:
SuUMER
in
Engineering, Mathematics,
and Science)-Augsburg's summer portion
of a Minneapolis Public Schools program
that brings 100 young girls, grades 4-12, to
campus to explore problem-solving projects,
opportunities to present their work, and
ongoing mentoring.
II\ THE CtrY...
AT AIJGSBI]RG
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WRESTLING CAMP-800 elementary through
high school wrestlers attended two week-long
clinics, taught by world and Olympic champion
wrestler John 5mith.
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT INSTITUTE-Over 100 high school,
middle school, and junior high teachers spent a week honing
their skills in teaching advanced placement courses.
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LUTHERAN SUMMER MUSIC CAMP-160 high
school students from across the U.S. spent four
weeks in a musical and spiritual community,
taught by more than 60 faculty and staff.
GET READY!-A week-long camp for 4th-6th graders
from families with little college background. to learn
computer-driven Lego robotics projects, hosted by
Augsburg's library and information technology
department.
SunnuER IN THE CITY...
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ugsburg College's 23-ocre compus is bordered by on interstote highwoy on one
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äside, ond o mojor city ovenue on the other. This enclosure, combined with the
presence of Murphy Squore, Minneopolis's oldest pork, gives the compus q smolhown
feel, despite ils urbon oddress. Collecied here ore imoges of Augsburg in the summer,
when the compus's beouty provides q colorful bockdrop for reflection qnd relqxotion.
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Mihe Habennantt
ew benches ond flowers provide o respite ond ploce for
reflection (quite literolly) on lhe new Poutz Plozo in front
of Melby Holl (below)
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"1) O Elements," o sculpture by Henry Londe, wos o gift to the
LColl"g" from Honeywell, lnc. lt wos dedicoted in memory of
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Ronold K. Speed, vice president for public offoirs ot Honeywell
ond o regent ot Augsburg.
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rom miles oround, the Augsburg logo is now visible on
F the top of Mortensen Holl, thonks to the generosity of
the Lelond Sundet fomily, the Closs of I 999, ond Chuck
Gobrielson'ZZ (deceosed).
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THE APARTME
CAh4PLJS LTVI
FOR TODAY'S STI]DET\
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by Judy
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New Hall, which opened in 1999, establíshes
the western edge of Augsburg's campus and
is designed to complement the surrounding
neighborhood.
:
[-t emember what dorm room living was like 10, 20, 30 years
]</ ago-small, cramped rooms that you shared with a roommate
I\tJr two!), setting your alarm cloci< an hour earlier than everyone
eìse on the floor so you didn't have to wait in line to use the shower,
and eating every meal in the school cafeteria? While you still may see
the last remains of the old dorm room style of living, it is more likely
you will see a ne\M style of residence life on college campuses. Like the
legendary phoenix, student housing is risìng fresh and young from the
ashes of its former seif. Resident living on college campuses is evolving
to meet the changing life styles ol today's students, and Augsburg
College is at the cLrtting edge of this rebìrth.
The idea to build a new type ol housing at Augsburg in order to
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arrracr and retain students actually began back in I972-73 with the
construction of Mortensen Hall. Students were involved from the
planning stage on and said they did not want dormitory rooms. Rather,
they wanted apartment-style living, where they couÌd be more
independent. The building, a l5-story high rise, has 13 residential
floors, each with four one-bedroom and four two-bedroom
apartments-a total of 104 apartments housing 312 students.
Kari (Eklund) Logan, a 1982 graduate, said that one of ihe reasons
she chose to attend Augsburg was in part because of Mortensen.
"There were no other prìvâte colleges at that time with on-campus
apartments," Logan said.
In 1993, Augsburg went a step further i,vith the construction of
Anderson Hall, which contains one-person suites; four-person
apartments; eight-person, two-story townhouses, and l5-person
lloorhouses, which allow students in various interest groups or
academic majors to live together.
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Fall 2001
Norv, Augsbrtrg has gone )'er anorher
step i,vith the operring rwo )/ears ago of
Ner'r,Hall (not ¡'et nar.r.recl). This housrng
complex olfers studenrs state-of-the-art
heating and air conditionìng, plr-rs lull
secllnt)r It features
ba1' windor,vs, nìne-
foot ceillngs, kitchens, and nnclergrouncl
parking. The br,rilding is fr-rlly ri lred
throughor-rt lor present and anticipated
l
I
needs
in computel technology.
Sorne
apartments e\¡en come lurnished.
David Graham, prÌncipal partner of
Elness Slvenson Graharn Architects, Inc.,
and a national expert on trends in
student housing, is one ol the deslgners
ol this new hall. He said that neighbors
lir,ing nearby like the Ìdea ol a
residential building defining the edges of
campus.
Neli, Ha1l was placed at the campus
edge to gil'e a leeling of off-campus
living, yet stil1 be close enough so
students can participate in academic ar-rc1
extracurricular activities and part-time
jobs. They have the option to sign fullyear leases, rnaking them true residents
of the nelghborhood. The ph1'siç¿l le6L
for the neighborhood was kept in mincl
when choosing the building materials,
which include residentiall), scalecl
elements, such as brick, stucco, and
architectural nretal.
C(ìl¡
t(
Elness Sr,r'enson
Graharn (ESG)
Architects are also
responsible for the
renovation ol
Sverdrup Hall,
clesign of the ner,v
Paulson Atrium-
Link, and the
upclating of the
Augsburg Campus
It4aster Plan,
oi
lvhich housing Ìs a
key part.
ESG's goal is to
der,elop student
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Tim Elness'89 (right) and David Graham (left) were part of the
Elness Swenson Graham architectural team that designed New
Hall as an apartment-style residence hall to encourage juniors
and seniors to stay on campus.
housing that focuses
on creating an academic village and
url:an diversit;', ¡¡. strengths ol the
College. "We'r'e beer-r tracking Augsburg
College for slx to se\¡en years, and
Augsburg has consistently been
exploring how to get more iuniors and
seniors to sta)¡ on campus," Graharn
saicl. "The goal has been to increase this
number and continue creating a high
quality ol lile to make the campus a
Iiving/learning village.
"lti r unique experience to come to
school and at the same tìrne har,e access
to all the amenities the clties have to
offer," Graham continued. "Augsburg
uses the Ti,vin Cities as a classroom and
an extension of its academic programs."
He saìd the1, þ¿.'. been researching
national trends in student housing ar-rc1
Augsburg is at the leading edge.
Research proves that rvhen a student
lives on campus all four years, they
pârticipate more in extracurricular
activÌties, develop more lasting
iriendships with classmates,
consistently earn higher grades, and are
more llkely to complete their degrees
successfully. Older students become
mentors to underclassmen, whlch
ultirnately impror,es the over-all college
experience.
Obviousl;', this plan has worked at
Augsburg. Ann Klarner, director of
residence life, saÌd that about 50 to 60
percent of Augsburg's da1, popuiation
s\' ¡rl'ESG Ari hilr'r ts
Elness Swenson Graham Architects are working with
Augsburg to develop a long-range master plan for the
Augsburg campus. Here, the concept of a student residence
quad gives the atmosphere of a neighborhood square.
Fall 2001
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H
FTJTURE TRENDS åN
RNSTNEI\ CE LTFT:
According to Graham, a ke;' lactor in
higher eclucation cnrrently' shaping
calnpus planning is the need to replace
physicalll' ancl fr,rnctionally obsolete
resiclential strllctlrres. lr4uch of the
housing ri'as built in the 1950s ancl
1960s ancl sirnpll, no longer meets the
U
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Some of the apartments in New Hall feature large corner windows and
spacious ceiling heights.
to a Ló percent higher
retention rate, partly due to the addition ol Ner,v Hall.
For Klamer, the value in residential lii,ing lies in the
opportunlties lo¡ students to siudy, plal', 11'e¡51-rip, and grou'
togelher. Augsburg Sen-rinar, the lreshman orientation
program, bases i¡s academic and extracurricular experiences
for lreshmen around the floor groups in Urness Hall.
nor,v ln'es on cal-rìpus, leading
Tim Elness, Elness Swenson Graham's director ol
development ancl a 1989 Augsburg graduate, r'vho was
invoh'ed in the planning oi New Hall, said that being an
alum has enabled him to brìng an rnsider's perspective into
the project.
"We wantecl to ìncrease a sense of place and encourage
junlor
the
and senior students to stay on campus," Elness
saicl. "Hower¡er, we don't wanl to do away with the
freshrnan experience ol dorm 1ife. That experience creates a
collegiate atmosphere."
Elness lived on camplls u'hen the "houses" lvere
still
a
part ol the living experience. For more than three clecades,
upperclass students could choose to live in a number of
residential houses on streets
surrounding the campus.
Manl' of the fondest alumni
memories and lifelong
lriendships developed as
students who livecl together
Happo
in the houses.
needs ol contelrporarl' sluclents.
Graham sees higher educatÌon
movir-rg tou'arcl increasÌr'rg the number
of resiclential students ancl a greater
\'.ìriet)' ol resitlential trppoltrrnities in
apartment-style living ollered to them
ftom lreshnlan through senior 1'earli,ithout the need [o commu[e. The
qualitl' oI r'esidential expcrience a
college or unir,ersity can offer r'i,ill be a
significant factor in student recruÌ[rng.
Features ol resiclential livrng that
Grahan-r envisions include stucly l-ralls
with a 24-hour "cyber café" r'vhere
laptops can be plugged in lrom any
location. The trend, he addecl, is lor
computer accessibility throughout
buildings, thus lessening the need lor
special computer 1abs. He also sees
more fitness centers, "grab and go" food
stores, and "lir,lng/learning" spaces. I
-Judy
Petree is n'tedie relatiotls nlanager.
G¡rls Drcam
Concerns for salety and
cost of maintenance were ihe
major factors that led to a
phasing out of house ìiving
as new residence halls u,ere
bui1t. N4an;' ol the l-rouses
have since been razecl to
make lvay for nerv College
buildings.
"The houses r,vorked r,vell
because they u'ere pliable,
ancl that is hou' the ner'r, hall
t:t"l
,:i.
works," sald Elness.
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Homecoming was an opportunity for the various houses to compete for
decorating honors. Here, the Kappa House girls show off their Peanuts cartoon
motif at Homecoming festivities during the 1960s.
Fall
2O01
By Amy Funk'03
Testins
I
vocal abilitv is
'
stand"ard fn. ,.'.,
student interested ín
slnging in Augsburg's
choirs, but vocal skills
testing for a band
member? While his
students were often
surprised, it made sense
to Mayo Savold, who
first tested students'
vocal ability before
hearing their
instrumental skills in an
audition.
A. Mayo Savold,
director of the Augsburg
College Band from 1952
until 1973, believed
that singing helped
band performers
appreciate instrumental
tone and balance.
"It was part of his
music philosophy-if
you can't sing, you can't
play a musical
instrument,"
says
Stephen "Gabe"
Gabrielsen'63,
professor of music at
Augsburg who was a
student of Savold's and
also taught with him.
Audiences weten't surprised during
concerts when band members belted
out a song, using their vocal cords
rather than instruments. Mayo Savold's
group became widely known as "the
singing band."
Besides turning band members into
vocalists, Savold made numerous other
contributions in the field of music,
helping establish the instrumental
department at Augsburg. Teaching and
conducting led Savold to innovations in
training and placement of instruments
in concert setting-ideas that became
widely known for improving the clarity
and unity of sound.
Savoid was born in Maddock,
N.Dak., in 1915, and by 1937 he was
ready for college life at Luther College
in Decorah, Iowa. Savold majored in
history and music, he directed
numerous choir and bands while in
co11ege, a small preview of what was to
come.
Soon after graduating from Luther,
Savold married Melba Woyen and
served in the U.S. Army from 1942-46.
Even war \Masn't enough to stop Savold's
love for music. At one time, he was
assigned to General MacArthur's
headquarters and conducted the
Headquarters Chapel Choir. \n 1944,
Savold brought Christmas to those in
the war. Via radio, he presented a
concert that was broadcast to fighting
fronts across the world. Through a
bombing raid and combat conditions,
Savold directed the choir and continued
with the performance. MacArthur is
reported to have said that if all fighting
men had the courage of these singers,
there would be nothing to worry about
for the rest of the war.
After military service, Savold taught
and directed music in a safer work
environment at Glenwood High School.
His success with the band and choir
there led to hls recruitment by
Augsburg College ín 1952 to do the
same here.
During his first yeat at Augsburg,
Savold developed the band from 28
members to a 55-piece organization that
became recognized natì.onally as one of
the best. Especially noted by audiences
was the precise, professional quality of
playing-something quite unique for a
college band of that time. Savold also
served as associate professor of music
and director of the Augsburg Repertoire
Band.
at Augsburg, Mayo Savold built the
into a nationally-respected musical
Fall 200f
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travel by bus ovcr the Alaskan Highway.
Anolher famons tollr was the Jol-rn
F Iiennedy memorial toLrr in 196'1, to
tl-re late presrclent who was a strong
slrpporter ol tl-re arts. Mayo Savolcl later
hacl the honor- ol prcsenting a recorcling
flon] thal tour lo altorncy general
Robcrt
F. I(ennccly.
Savolcl retlred
tn I977 alter
25
)'e¡rs ol servicc at Augsburg ancl
I983 after a lengthy illtress.
t )n ()l tohcl' I ì. dLrring
-,4 râ
Music students spoke about the ability of Mayo Savold to inspire musical
self-expression and encourage their leadership skills.
Robert Stacke '71, current
band director and c1-rair ol the
Augsburg music department, was a
stuclent of Savold's in the late '60s
and never envisioned that he
rvoulcl follow in his footsteps.
"I highly respected him,"
Stacke says. "He really did so
much for this coilege. He
motivated us and iet us come to
the foreground wher-r we had
something to offer."
Savold was careful not to 1et
his group prodr,rction be mass
production. His desire was that
playrng in the Augsburg College
Band should lnspire the greatest
ptrssible indivitlrral parl i( il)atiorì,
sel l-dìsciplinc. rnd sel l-ex¡ression.
Str"essing that individuals believe
1n iheir abilities and take
leadership roles allowed Stacke to
start lhe jazz program while still a
college sludent.
Colleagr"res of Savold say that
he could rnspire any student
displaying even the slightest abilÌty
to play. His charm and inlectious
sense of humor were enolÌgh io
captÌvate students lo jorn band. "He
always had a sparkle in his eye," says
Gabrielsen. "He was always telling
funny stories" and had a "marvelous
abrlity to lead students."
Savold was also
l<norvn for his
famous band tours
throughout the
Upper Midwest and
c1iccl
in
l{omecoming ancl Family Week 2001,
jazz ancl concert hand mcmbers from
the last 40 years are invitecl to gather at
a leunion and concert ln tribute to
Mayo Savold. Bring lnstruments for a
proglam ol continental breakfast,
rehearsal, ancl a concert to be presenled
et Ìl a.m. in Hoversten Chapel. For
adclitional information, see the
Homecomrng brochure clr call thc
alumni/parent relatlons office at
612-330-1178 or 1-800-260-6590
-Amy
Funh'03 is o jtu'tior majorLng
in
English.
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west. One "exotic"
trip came in 1960
when the Ar"rgsburg
College Band was
chosen as the official
bancl of the Alaskan
Music Festival.
After a sllmmer
tour throughout
Canada and Alaska,
the band presentecl
the opening concert
celebrating the first
year of Alaskan
statehood. This band
lvas also the first
college band to
After the band tour in memorial to John F. Kennedy, band director
Mayo Savold presented the tour recording to then-attorney general
Robert
F.
Kennedy.
Jazz and concert band al umni
Bring your ¡nstruments and play ¡n the tr¡bute concert to Mayo Savold at Homecoming on October 13;
see the Homecoming brochure for more detai¡s.
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From the Alumni Board president's desk ¡.,
I
I
recentlv
utr.,ld"d
o
memorial service
for a member of
our Alumni
Board, Chuck
(râbnelson '/ /
Among his many
accomplishments
were those that
supported and served Augsburg College. I
saw the impact one individual can have on
an institution and in people's lives.
However, I think Chuck would have been
the first to say that no one can do it alone.
This ìs the paradox for our Alumni
Association as we begin a new year: to
make a difference as individuals, yet
recognize we cannot do it alone.
Individually we can recruit ner.v students;
contribute resources to sustain the students,
faculty, staff, and facilities, and speak about
Augsbury to our neighbors across the
country so Augsburg's quality education is
no longer a well-kept secret.
The other side of the paradox prompts
us to join with others to nurture our alumni
community. Think about hosting a
gathering of Auggies in your town-we'll
help you with the event. Or plan now to
attend actir.ities on campus-such as
Homecoming-and bring along your
classmates from years ago.
As your new president, l'11 be working
Paul Mueller'84, Bill Vandenvall'93 WEC,
and Jan Marie Voelker '90.
I hold trvo degrees from Augsburg: a
bachelor's in education ('69) and a master's
in leadership ('94). The long-term value of
my degrees-and yours-is contingent on
Augsburç continued success and
reputation. Individually and together we
can support the College as iI continues to
ser\¡e us today through the degrees we
hold, and through alumni opportunities for
connecting with old and new friends.
with the board and staff to build
connections between aìumnì and the
Augsburg community, communicate with
new regional chapters, organize alumni
events, and recognize alumni
accomplishments. We have talented and
enthusiastic new members joining the
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Jackie (Kniefel) Lind '69, '94 MAL
President, Alumni Board
board: Susan (Horning) Arntz '94, Paul
Fieldhammer'65, Lisa (Svac) Hawks '85,
Rob LaFleur'80, Terry Marquardt '98 WEC,
Strommen family honored w¡th new award
à uesburs announces the creation ol a
fl."* award, the Distinguished Service
Award, which will be given annually to the
College's "formative families"- families who
have made substantial and continuing
contributions to Augsburg.
This year, the ar'vard goes io the
$trommen family, and will be presentecl
during Homecoming festivities in October.
The Rev. Peter Andre'"v Sirommen
(a.k.a. PA.) was aûìong the first ol four
generations of Strommens to attencl
Augsburg. A graduate from Augsburg
Seminary in 1913, he rvas a parish minister
in a downtor,in-r Seattle church until 1934,
r,vhen his cleep love of the College brought
him and hìs wrfe, Nellie (Framstad), back to
Minnesota so ¡heir lour sons, Abner '38,
Lu¡her '39, Merlon '42, and Clair '46, couid
attend his alma mater. His clevotion to the
College didni end there. In the late 1930s he
took the only savings he had and gave it to
Augsburg.
To date, more than 30 rnernbers of the
extended Stromrnen famìly have attended.
This is a truly unique family Augsburgs
motto, "Education for Sen ice," defines the
grandchildren. The Strommen lamilies have
been major contributors to Augsburg in all
aspects, and what they have achieved
Strommen family-starting with PA.
Strommen and all the way down to his great-
through their vocations has affected
thousands of people.
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At Homecoming in October, Augsburg will present a new award, the Distinguished
Service Award, to the Strommen family, which has included more than 3O graduates.
Pictured, left to right: Gladys (Boxrud) '46 and Clair Strommen '46 (deceased, see page
3O); Merton '42 and A. trene (Huglen) '43 Strommen; and Helen and Luther'39
Strommen.
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Alumni News
Seven alumni appointed to Alumni Board
by Lynn Mena
f
Paul Mueller'84
he Augsburg Alumni Board of
Dir..torr appointed seven new
members and elected Jackie (I(niefel) Lind
'69 ('94 MAL) as president and Andy
Morrison'73 as president-elect. The new
members are as follows:
I
Susan (Horning)
Paul Mueller
graduated from
Augsburg in 1984
with a B.A. in
chemistry. He is a
physician at the
Arntz'94
r
Mayo Clinic.
New ass¡stant
director joins
AIumni/Parent
Relations
Ia n lulv.t' Amanda
^' ...lornecl
I sumrnskl
Susan Arntz
graduated from
BillVanderwall'93 WEC
Augsburg in 1994
with
a B.A.
in
political science.
She is city manager
graduated from
Augsburg Weekend
for the City of
Waconia, Minn.
College in 1993
with a B.A. in
Lisa (Svac) Hawks'85
communication. He
is the social service
director at Lutheran
Lisa Hawks
graduated from
Augsburg in 1985
with a B.A. in
Social Services.
Jan Marie Voelker'90
Jan Marie Voelker
graduated from
Augsburg in 1990
with a B.A. in
Musicland/Best Buy.
communication.
She is a customer
Rob LaFleur'80
category manager at
Kraft Foods in
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Rob LaFleur
graduated from
Augsburg in 1980
with a B.A. in
business
specialist in
Augsburg's Office of Public Relations and
Communication, Suminski will oversee the
Class Agent Program, the Parents
Association, Homecoming planning and
other special event planning, and more.
Suminski received a B.A. in
communications from the University of
North Dakota in Grand Forks, where she
was a leader in student, alumni, and
parent programming. She has worked as
volunteer at several Augsburg alumni
a
events.
ñf.Tilr¡rtNZ
DISCOVER NORWEGIAN TREASURES AND HERITAGE
administration/
accounting. He is
an attorney at
Chestnut 6¡ Cambronne PA. in
Minneapolis.
Join President and Mrs. William V Frame and Professor Frankie Shackelford
on a journey through Norway in the summer of 2002. This l2-day tour
program features five nights on the world-famous Norwegian coastal voyage,
sailing south from the "top of Norway" to Bergen. The tour has very few spaces
remaining; call the alumnl office at 612-330-1178 or
t-800-260-6590 for more information.
Terry Marquardt'98 WEC
Terry Marquardt graduated from Augsburg
Weekend College in 1998 with a B.A. in
business administration/
management. She is manager of sales
and planning operations for 3M's
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assistant director.
Formerly a
communications
communication.
She is the
communications
director at
medical businesses.
the Office of
AlumniÆarent
Relations as its new
Bill Vanderwall
Upcoming Norway Tour Information Meeting "Are Norwegians Europeans?"
A look at the cultural and political situatlon of Norway in the context of the
European Union and the factors that unite and divide the citrzens of Norway
September 30, 2-4 p.m.
ù
.
Marshail Room, Christensen Center
RSVP required; please caII one of the numbers listed above.
Fall 2OOl
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AUGSBURG
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Homecoming and Family Week 2001
Augsburg on Parade
I
Monday, Oct.8
Saturdav Oct. 13
.
.
.
.
An Evening with Maya Angelou
Wednesday, Oct. f 0
.
Augsburg Associates Annual Fall
Luncheon
Thursday, Oct. l1
.
.
Flamenco Dance Performance
International Student Alumni
-
Variety Show 6r Coronation
.
.
.
.
Gathering
.
.
Fridav, Oct. 12
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Class
of 1951 Registration 6r
Continental Breakfast
Homecoming Chapel 6l
Community Time, featuring the world
premiere ol The Word Became Flesh, a
new choral piece by Norwegian
composer Knut Nystedt
Class of 1951 Luncheon
The Living History of Augsburg (with
professors emeriti Carl Chrislock '37
and Philip Thompson)
Campus Tour
CLASS Program Homecoming Reunion
Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
Fall 20Of
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5K Mississippi Run/Walk
Registration 6¡ Continental Breakfast
Concert Band &. Jazz Band Alumni
Reunion and Concert
Business Administration Department
Reunion
Open House at the Augsburg House
Campus Tour
The Living History of Augsburg
(with professors emeriti Carl Chrislock
'37 and Philip Thompson)
Nursing Alumni Brunch
SWAN (Social Work Alumni Network)
Brunch
Urness Hall Floor Reunions
Pan-Afrikan Alumni-Student Basketball
Game
Campus Tour
Picnic in the Park
Augsburg Parade
English Alumni Luncheon 6t Reading
Homecoming Football Game vs.
Macalester College
Lindell Library Tour
Campus Tour
Book Signing & Reading
(Bill Halverson'51, Edvard Gneg:
Diañes, Articles, and Speeches)
.
Homecoming Social
.
Dinner
Fifth Annual M. Anita Gay
6ø
Hawthorne Jazz 6z Poetry
.
.
.
.
Bash
Class of 1951 Reunion
Class of 1961 Reunion
ClasS
ol1976 Reunion
Class of 1991 Reunion
Sundav Oct. 14
.
.
Worship Service
Heritage Society
Recognition Brunch
Consult the Homecoming 200
1
for additional
information, or call
612-330-1178 or
1-800-260-6590.
brochure
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AUGSBURG
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Four named as 20Ol Distinguished Alumni
by Lynn Mena
our alumni join 155 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.
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George S. Dahlman'72
Burton R. Fosse'44
Kathleen D. Lake'76
Neal O. Thorpe'60
George Dahlman graduated
from Augsburg in 1972 with a
B.A. in mathematics.
He is a managing director
and a senior research anaþt at
U.S. Bancorp PiperJalfray in
Burton Fosse was educated at
Augsburg and the University
of Minnesota, where he
received his B.S. in
Neal Thorpe graduated from
Augsburg in 1960 with a B.A.
in chemistry and mathematics.
He earned his Ph.D. in
physiological chemistry from
the University of Wisconsin-
Minneapolis, specializing in
food and agribusiness.
Nationally recognized for his
perceptive anaþis, Dahlman
is a chartered financial analyst
and has been named a Wall
Street Journal All-Star Anaþt
in 1953 and served
Kathleen Lake graduated from
Augsburg in 1976 with a B.A.
in biology and chemistry. She
earned her B.S. and doctorate
degrees in pharmacy from the
University o[ Minnesota.
She is director of clinical
research and transplant
therapeutics at the University
of Michigan Medical Center;
senior associate research
scientist in the medicine and
surgery departments at the
University of Michlgan
Medical School; and clinical
professor at the University of
Michigan College of Pharmacy.
Actively involved in
numerous professional
organizations, Lake is an
extensively published author
who is sought to serve on
editorial boards and to act as
reviewer for professional
journals. She has received
been an active member of
several congregations and
professional organizations, and
has received many honors and
awards, including an Honorary
Doctor of Humane Letters
from Rocky Mountain College
four times.
At his congregation, Faith
Lutheran Church in Coon
Rapids, Minn., Dahlman is
dedicated to the work of its
Global Mission Committee,
and has served as president of
the congregation and on
numerous committees.
When the ELCA was
established, Dahlman was
elected to the first Augsburg
College Board of Governors
from the Minneapolis Area
Synod, sewing for four years.
He has also served as chair of
Augsburg's Heritage Society
Advisory Committee.
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engineering.
He returned to Augsburg
as vice
president for business and
finance for more than 25
years. Driven by wide-rangrng
passion and vision, Fosse
played a major role in the
College's growth and
development. He supervised
the building of 13 projects and
was a significant contributor
and peacemaker in the
development of the CedarRiverside neighborhood.
Fosse served for several
years on the Burnsville School
Board, headed literacy
programs in Bonita Springs,
Fla., and has been an active
member in several
congregations. He is the owner
of Burton's Frame Shop and
president of Picture Framers of
America.
many awards and honors,
including the prestigious
Hallie Bruce Memorial Lecture
Award from the Minnesota
Society of Hospital
Pharmacists for her
contributions to the growth
and development of the
pharmacy practice.
Madison.
Following his
distinguished academic career,
which included22 years
as an
Augsburg biology professor,
Thorpe began a second career
in philanthropy at MJ.
Murdock Charitable Trust in
Vancouver, Wash. As executive
director and trustee, Thorpe
has advanced its reputation as
the leading private charitable
foundation in the Pacific
Northwest.
In addition to numerous
articles and papers, Thorpe is
the author of CellBiolog Qohn
Wiley and Sons, 1984). He has
in Billings, Mont.
Fall 2O01
Alumni and friends named as First Decade
and Spirit of Augsburg award recipients
bylynnMena
f, ugsburg is pleased to announce the 2001 recipients of the second annual First Decade and Spirit of Augsburg awards.
|ll fn. First Decade Award is presented to Augsburg graduates of the past l0 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 which contributes
substantially to the well being of Augsburg by furthering its purposes and programs.
DanielC. H¡ll'9f WEC
Lisa (Carlson) Sackreiter'95
As an IT
project leader
at GE Capital
Fleet Services
in Eden
After three
Prairie, Minn.,
service at the
Hill oversaw the company's
Y2K conversion for its systems
in North America and Mexico.
ln appreciation for his efforts,
he was awarded the company's
Circle of Excellence Award. He
has hosted four foreign
exchange students and donates
much of his time to hls church
and community.
Colleen K. Watson'91 MAL
involvement
Watson is cofounder and
CEO of Career
with
Professionals,
years of
community
Blake Upper School in
Minneapolis, Sackreiter was
selected as the school's first
PK-12 community service
coordinator. In addition to
expandrng the program, she
created and supervised service-
leaming activities with teachers
at all levels. She is co-class
agent for the Class of 1995.
an employment
placement service that has
established itself as the top
entry-level agency in the lvin
Cities area for recent college
graduates. She is a member of
the Alumni Board, past
president of the Alumni
Association, and a key player
behind both Augsburg's Career
Roundtable and the first
Kristin (Dragseth)
Wiersma'9f
Wiersma is
vice president
for marketing
and sales for
Seraphim
Communications, a media production
company Her passion to "pass
on the faith" is evident in her
extensive outreach endeavors,
aided by her remarkable talent
to connect with people of all
ages and backgrounds.
AlumniJob Fair.
Marolyn (Sortland)'51 and
William Halvorson'51
The
Halvorsons
have
developed
five
scholarships
in their
children's
The
Associates
The Augsburg Associates are made up of alumni, friends, faculty, and
staffwho generously donate their time and energlr to raise money for
the College. Contributions have included the organ in Hoversten
Chapel and renovation of Foss Center's Green Room and Christensen
Center's Marshall and Augsburg Rooms. They also raised money to
help build Lindell Library and established a scholarship for current
students. The photo above is from VelkommenJul, their popular
holiday event.
Fall 2001
names. In addition, it was
through their professional
contacts that the music
department was able to finally
is Scandinavian music
collection and acquire the
collected works of Grieg and
Kjerulf. MoreoveE they recently
commissioned a new work by
Iftrut Nystedt for the Augsburg
Choir to premiere at
Homecoming 2001.
evaluate
Marie McNeff
McNeff retired
last year after
completing 30
years of
service to the
College as a
professor of education,
ffi
director of faculty
development, dean of the
College, and academic master
planner. Her willingness to
think beyond traditional
boundaries and take calculated
risks serves well as a model for
the Augsburg community Her
commitment to the mission of
the College-even after
retirement-embodies the
spirit of Augsburg.
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2s
-
a
o
1942
Merton
Volunteer
Service Award.
P.
Strommen,
Richfield,
Minn.,
published a new
book,
Th¿
Church €¡
H omo s exuality :
Se
ar ching
fo r a
Middle Ground (Kirk House
Publishers). The product of three
years' research, his book presents
a middle ground between
condemnatlon and rejection of
gays and lesbians in the church,
and adoption of what he terms the
The award
honors her
contributions to
Hennepin park
as a raptor
surveyor, deer watch interpreter,
blue bird monitor, and for her
service at a variety of nature center
programs and events.
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The Rev. Mark
5. Hanson,
Minneapolìs,
was elected the
"militant gay agenda."
r
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Rhoda Carlstedt, Kissimmee, Fla.,
retumed to the U.S. in December
1998, after living in Papua, New
Guinea, for 37 years. Before settling
in Kissimmee, she spent time
visiting fúends and family in
Australia and throughout the U.S.
third presiding
bishop of the
ELCA to
succeed retiring presiding bishop
George Anderson. Hanson will be
installed on Oct. 6.
Carolyn
(Hanson)
Schildgen,
Northbrook,
f 960
Ill., retired after
Judy (Johnson) Peterson,
32 years of
Bloomington, Minn., was one of
six recipients of the Hennepin Park
District's 2001 Distinguished
teachìng high
school Spanish at Highland Park
High School in suburban Chicago.
Her career included a Golden
A.pple Award nomination and
various district awards for
teaching excellence. Professional
development opportunities
allowed her to live and study in
Spain, Ecuador, Mexico, Costa
Rica, and Argentina.
1972
Calif., received his associate's
degree in computer and
informat ion sciences-network
administration from Solano
Community Junior College in
Fairfield. He also recently earned
certification as a Microsoft.
Certified Professional and a
Certified Novell Administrator. In
his spare time he is an avid
amateur bowler and within the
Iast year rolled his third
sanctioned 300 game and his first
800 three-game series. Both
accomplishments are listed in the
St. Louis Bowling Hall o[ Fame.
Awarded to Augsburg College alumni in recognitìon of slgnificant
achlevement in vocation, fo¡ outstanding contribution to church and
communit¡ and for a life that exemplifies the ideals and mission of
Augsburg College. Augsburg alumni (graduates and non-graduates)
are eligible.
eVau Ø **
Barbara (Shirley) Steinhauser,
Fine Arts in Writing for Children
degree from Vermont College in
Jul¡r She can be reached via e-mail
at <flamelin3T@aol.com>.
Jerome Rokke, Minneapolis,
received a master's degree in
management from the University
of St. Thomas in May; he works
for IBM Global Services.
1978
P.
Dawn (Heil) Taylor,
1979
Jeffrey
urLL
aú"rr,¿
Awarded to Augsburg College graduates of the past 10 years who have
made significant progress in their professional achievements and
contributions to the community, and in so dolng exemplify the
mission of the College: to nurture future leaders in service to
the world.
F.
Swenson,
Minneapolis,
Lutheran
East Lansdowne,
Brotherhood's
flight attendant
with Northwest Airlines since
1975. She and her husband,
2000-01
Lutheran College Coach of the
in identifying members of the Augsburg
t/aør/rt/.,,,f aø"'*r,¿
Honors Augsburg alumni and friends of the College who have given
exceptionaÌ service that contributes substantiaÌly to the well being of
the College by furthering its purposes and programs. Alumni, friends,
faculty, staff, and groups who have served the College are eligible.
Please take a few moments to consider
aøhn
Des
Moines, Iowa, received a doctorate
degree in education from Drake
University. She can be reached via
e-mail at <dawn@taylorball.com>.
was named
Pa., has been a
aryr¿.-r
-year-old
Parker, Colo., received a Master of
1975
Olando Smith,
7
1976
Dean C. Anderson, Fairfield,
The Augsburg College Alumni Association Awards and Recognition Committee seeks your assistance
community to be consìdered for recognition.
Ø^a^y"*Ll aøt/n¿r'o aøt".r,¿
Daniel Sweeney, have a
daughter, Narita.
from among your friends
those who might be honored for these awards. Your nominations and
build these important programs
to celebrate the accomplishments of the Augsburg community.
suggestions are critical in helping to
To make a
nomination online, go to:
www. augsburg. edu./alumni./nomfo¡m
To receive a nomination packet, contact:
Office of AlumniÆarent Relations . Phone: 612-330-1178 or 1-800-260-6590 . Fax: 612-330-1499
E-mail: alumni@augsburg.edu . Web site: www.augsburg.edu./alumni
The deadline Jor nominations Jor 2002 is March 15, 2002.
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Making history from history
bywendyErorson
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Sisters Gracia Grindal '65 and LaRhae (Grindal) Knatterucl'70 have several sharecl interests: both
are Augsburg graduates rvho have ren-rained very connected to therr alma mater, both have a
tremendous faith as well as a great appreciatron for Lutheran traclition; and both love music.
s
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with the prodr-tction of Luthtr, an
interactive musical that highlights the ex[raordinary life of Martin Lr-rther (see story on page 5 for
more rnformation).
These shared interests have resulted rn their clua1 involvement
In October, Luther wIlI make its North American, Engllsh-language premrere at Central Lutheran
Church in Minneapolis, ancl will leature Ar-rgsburg's Masterwor]<s Chorale and singers frorn the
Finnish National Opera. The musical is the centerpiece of Luther Seminary's Reformation Festival,
an annual event created by Gracia for the purpose of strengthenlng the connection between LuLheran Gracia Grindal '65 collaborated with
Kari Tikka, the director and composer
colleges and Lhe seminary.
o'f Luther, an interactive musical about
Gracia, a recipient of Augsburg's Disringuished Alumna Award, is a professor of rhetoric at Luther
Seminary She is also an accomplished poet and hymn translator. She had collaborated with Karl
Tikka, the clirector and composer onLuther, prior to hls compositron of this par[Ìcular opelâ.
the Iife of Martin Luthet which will
make its North American, Englishlanguage premiere at Central Lutheran
Church in Minneapolis in October,
The idea of doing the play emerged from one of Tikka's personal experiences. According to Gracia,
Tikka, like Lr-rther, "experienced the understanding of the unconditional love of God alter he had been troubled by his conscience." Interestingly,
Gracia encouraged Tikka to shape his idea of a play about Martin Luther's life into a reality She attended the premrere of Luther in Helsinki, and
eventr-rally helped Trkka translate the opera into an English vetsron.
LaRhae, a planning director for the Minnesota Departrnent of Human Services's aging inltiative, majored rn rnnsic at Augsburg ancl will showcase
her singing taler-rt in Luther as a member of the Augsburg Masterworks Chorale. The interactive aspect of the opera will consist of the
Mastenvorks Chorale and the Finnish National Opera prrncrpals leading the congregation in singing several Martin
Ltrther hyrnns, inclr-rdìng Out oJ thc Depths, Christ Lay in Death's StrongBands, and Dear Christians Onc and AIL
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s.
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with many other fanlily members, share a long history with Augsburg that clates back to
l868 rvhen their great-grandparents, Ole andJonettaJacobson, were married by the Rev Ole Paulson, an Augsburg
founder ancl early supporter. Both of Gracia and LaRhae's parents (now deceased), the Rev Harald Grindal'42 and
Jonette (Tinseth) Grinclal'41, and their brother, Ted Grlndal'76, are also Ar"rgsbr.rrg graduates. Ted is a current
Gracia ancl LaRhae, along
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member of the Augsburg Board of Regenis.
Both Gracia and LaRhae have loncl memories of thet years at Augsburg. For Gracia, one particularly memorable
aspect of her Ar.rgsburg experience was the extraordinary and talented leadership of such figureheads as Dr. Bernhard
Christensen and Dr. Warren Quanbeck.
LaRhae (Grindal)
Knatterud'70, sister
of Gracia Grindal '65,
will sing with the
Augsburg Masterworks
Chorale in the
production ol Luther.
"They knew how to give great speeches that rvere extremely funny and moving, and rvould make you die lar-rghing
and then rveep for ¡he sheer beauty of the language," says Gracia.
LaRhae says that "being ln the choir and beìng directed by Dr. Sateren rvas an experience that
duplicated. He was a greal rnan ancl lve made great music."
-Wcndy
Year. The Augsburg wrestling head
coach and interim assistant dean
for athletics and recreation led the
College to its seventh NCAA
Dir,ision III wrestling national
championship in the past I I
years, and its second national title
in a row (the most in Division 111
history).
See story, page B.
1984
Chris Dykstra, Minneapolis,
accepted a position as senior vice
Fall 2001
Elolson is an irrt'onnation specialist.for AtLgsbrrrg! ittstittttional advanccment of[ice
president with EPAM Systems,
custom soltrvare- and Webdevelopment [i¡m.
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Connie (Wendland) Bouley,
Long l-ake, Minn., joined Len
Busch Roses in December as a stafl
accountant.
Todd Erickson, Maple Grove,
Minn., u'as named to Entrepreneur
magazine's top 100 for his
compan)', ì nternat ionel Logistics,
Inc., in Plymouth, Minn.
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Scholars of English Associatìon
Faculty Teacher o[ the Year Ar,vard
989
Dawn Givans, Marina del
will never be
Arizona State Universit),. This
fall she joins the faculty of
Louisiana State University as
assistant professor of English; her
husband, GeorgeJustice, rvill be a
at.
Re1',
Calif., married Patrick Lander, a
British actor who has appeared in
the film Armagedclon and several
Shakespeare theatrical
productions, ìn December 1999.
The couple plans to remain in the
Los Angeles area and start a family.
Devoney Looser, Baton Rouge,
La., lvas ar.varded the Gracluate
visiting assistant professor oI
English at LSU during 2001-02.
Mary Saugestad, Brooklyn
Center, Minn., is a licensed in-
home childcare provider.
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Seizing La Oportunidad
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"l hate it with all my guts," says Eloisa EcÌrávez with a chuckle, referring to Minnesota's co1c1 winter rveather. "Every
year I say it's my last year', but I fincl myself here again." Coming from Colombla, South America, this 1s no sttrptise.
But Echávez's involvement wrth the Latir-ro community ìn the Twin Cities ancl her passion for hel work keeps her
here, despite the rvinters.
Echâvez is executÌve director of La Oportunìdad, Inc., a local nonprofil organization seiwing more than 2,000 l¡tino
families each year that works to promote and strengthen peace rvithin the community Started in 1987, La Oportunidacl's
promoting transitronal sewices to ex-offenders. Under Echávez's leadership, the orgamzation has
lrrth a new vision for a stronget, more peacefu1 community Today, La Oportr-rnidad
focuses on peacemaking and many new programs inclucling violence prevention and Latino youth serwices.
n-rain focus was on
developecl a three-year strategic plan
Eloisa Echávez'94
('98 MEt) was recently
honored by INROADS for
her work with the Latino
community,
"I absolr-rtely love the peacemaklng aspect," says Ecl'rávez, who has been rvrth the organtzatton since 1998. "la
Oportunldad looks at making peace withrn the self, within the famlly, wrthin neighbors-even within a global
perspective. This work relates to my personal vahtes."
Echávez was an elementary school teacher lor three years rn Colornbia before coming ro the U.S. in l9BB. She hacl
wanted to study in the U.S. and heard about many co11eges, inclr,rdlng Augsburg's Weekend College program. Echâvez
attended one meetrng at Augsburg and left the r-neeting signed up for classes.
In1994, Echávez received a B.A in computer science and returned [o receive
a n-rasterb degree
in education and leadership ln 1998.
education-she also directed the College's Hispanic/Latino Student Services from 1993-98,
helping to develop ancl manage the program since its inception (she continnes to stay involved with the program). She also coordinated Augsburg's Têachers
of Color Program and served as the Collegeb muÌticultural coordinator from 1993-97.
Echávez's relatlonship with Augsburg doesnt end wrth her
In addition to her work, Echâvez somehow manages to frnd time to fLrlfill her love of motlvational/keJ'r-rote speaking at numerous conferences and special
events. Echávez's favorite audiences are high school and pre-college students.
"I like to lmpror,rse," says Echávez. "I never prepare a speech untìl I get on the stage." Talking to the audience beforehand gives Echávez an iclea of the
direction she'1l take during her speech.
For her work with the cornmunlty Echâvez has received several awards ancl certificates, incÌuding the Outstanding Community Sen'rce Award from the
State o[ Minnesora and the Educator of the Yeal Award from INROADS (a national organization that develops and places talented minority youth into
businesses to prepare them for corporate and community leadership). Echávez helped to develop Augsburg's partnership wrth INROADS through her'
various roles and actlr,.rties at the Co11ege.
"My best reward is seeing the students r.vho are taking advantage of INROADS' opportunities to be successful, and becoming those needed leaders in our
communities of coior," Echâvez said upon receivrng her award fiom INROADS.
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993
Steve
Kelly'94, Lisa Laehn'94,
Lonnie Laehn '94, Jennifer Olsen,
Jeff Krengel '93, Kurt Clark '94,
Marshall Johnson '95, and Erica
apprentice member of the Lakes
and Plains Carpenter's Union in
St. Paul, and works lor Pink
Business Interiors.
Bentley'95.
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Deb (Walstrom), Cottage Grove,
Minn., married Darren Riske in
Jeff Krengel,
St. Paul, Minn.,
married Jennifer Olsen in June at
Boe Chapel in Northfield, Minn,;
the couple hone)¡mooned in Banff
National Park. Krengel is an area
coordinator at the University of St.
Thomas. Pictured, left to right:
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June 1996. She has three children:
BriannaJoyce, 12; Helen Marie, 2;
and Zane
A¡thur,
I . She is a
government clai ms representative
at HealthEast's corporate offices in
St. Paul. She is also a member of
Minnesota Quilters and River
Valley Quilters. Her husband is an
995
Jon Olsen, Piedmont, S.Dak.,
and Leann (Freeberg)'96
celebrated their [ifth wedding
anniversary in August.
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Susan (Conway) Jackson
moved to Aurora, Ill., in 1996 and
got married; she has a 3-year-oId
son. She has been a daycare
teacher for children aged 4 and 5;
fuil-time teacher of an autistic
third-grader; and a kindergarten
a
teacher.
Tracy (Mazion) Ose, Inver
Grove Heights, Minn., married
Drew Smith in August in Estes
Park, Colo.
1997
Liddy J. Howard, Golden
Valley,
Minn., received a Master of
Divinity degree from Luther
Seminary in May; she has accepted
a call to serve Ttinity Lutheran
Church in Bruning, Neb.
Fall 2001
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Jennifer Ringeisen, Inve¡ Grove
Heights, Minn., recently accepted
position as an employment
consuitant at Regions Hospital.
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Dustin Froyum, New Brighton,
Minn., received his Juris Doctor
degree from Hamline University
School of Law in May.
Brent Grier, Walnur Creek,
Calif., was promoted to an
underwriting and sales position at
Aetna, an insurance compan¡ and
transferred to Walnut. Creek, near
San Francisco.
Mary Pennington,
Shakopee,
Minn., is a project manager for
Dakota Count¡ where her focus is
construction management and
facilities planning. In April, she
was appointed to the City of
Shakopee Envi¡onmental Advisory
Committee, which works to
presewe and protect natural
resources amid the area's
continuing growth and expansion.
She is a music therapy intern at
Northern Wisconsin Center for the
Deveìopmentally Disabled in
Chippewa Falls, Wis.
a son, Paul Charles, in March. He
joins older sister Kristi.
Births/Adoptions
lsaac Stephen, in May. He joins
oider sisters lGtie, 10, Megan, 6,
Diane (Reule) '84 and the Rev.
Steve Brandsrud'83, Huron,
S.Dak.-a daughter, Abigail
Kay, in March.
She
joins older
brothers Seth, 11, Sam, 9, and
Micah, 2. Diane received a
bachelor o[ science in nursing
degree from Huron University in
May; she has been a registered
nurse at Huron Regional Medical
Center for three years. The Rev.
Brandsrud is senior pastor at
American Lutheran in Huron.
Terry A. Claus'88 and his wife,
Lisa, Excelsior,
Minn.-a
son,
and Courtney, 4. Terry is senior
vice president for investment sales
at Miller Johnson Steichen Kinnerd,
and can be reached via e-mail at
<tclaus@mjksales. com>.
Donna (Zummach) Martin'90,
and her husband, Dean, Waconia,
Minn.-a son, Dawson Dean, in
May He joins oÌder brother Derek.
Donna is a field performance
business analyst for Luthe¡an
Brotherhood.
Kindwall '86, Seabrook, S.C.a son, Colin Worth Kindwall, in
Laura (Carlson)'92 and Patrick
Guemsey, St. Paul-a son, lan
Patrick, in March.
July He joins older siblings Ethan,
Kim (Swanson)'93 and Jeff
Lisa (Worth)'85 and Jim
B, Kaitlin, 6, and Allison, 5.
Meslow'92, Pll'rnouth, Minn.-
Karin (Sabo) Mantor'86 and
a daughter,
Jillian, inJune.
2001
her husband, NichoÌas, Bumsville,
Minn.-a son, John Bjorn, in
January He joins older siblings
Emiìy and Thomas.
Amy Leanne Stier,
Christopher Schulz'87 and his
Belle PÌaine,
Minn., marriedJeff Eppen inJune.
wife, Maureen, Omaha,
Neb.-
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Devean George:
Two-time NBA world champion
C.J.
Beaurline '94
and his wife,
Christin, Coon Rapids,
a son,
Mlnn.-
Simeon John, in May. He
joins older sister Savanna, 2. CJ. is
a sales representative for Unique
TèchnoÌogies, Inc., a distributor of
semiconductors; his wife is a violin
teacher and a Creative Memories
consultant..
The Rev. Steven Dow'95 and
his wife, Sarah Schaffner, Elizabeth,
lll.-a son, lsaac Mark, in
January Steven graduated from
Wartburg Theological Seminary in
May, and was ordalned inJune; he
serves as pastor of St. John
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Elizabeth.
Jim South '96 and hÍs wife,
Robin, Cottage Grove,
a daughter,
Minn.-
Holly Lynn, in
January
Ally
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Photos by Andrew D. Bemstein
Heidi(Wisner)
Staloch '93 and her
husband, Mark, St.
Paul-a son, Mac
Fels, in March.
¡v Don stoner
in professional basketball,
with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Devean George'99 hasjoined a unique fraternity In his first two seasons
he has been a member of two NBA world championship teams
The l¡kers finished thelr back-to-back championship nrn lnJune, rvhen they defeated the
Philadelphia 76ers in five games. After a slow start to the season, the Lnkers dorninated tl-uough the
playoffs, srveeping three series before losing just one gar.ne in the NBA Finals.
Many ol the game's greats have yet to w1n NBA charnpionships, rvhich has given George-arlc1 by
extension, hls Augsburg fans-a special sense of pride.
"I think about thaL stuff aÌl the time," George told the Minneapolis Star-Ttibune in a June 14 srory
dr.rring the NBA Fìnals. "Guys like [Charles] Barkley ancl lPatrick] Ewing never have r.von one . . l'm
just trylng to learn."
Devean George'99, here shooting a basket
during the 1999-01 season, became a tuvotime world champ¡on when the Los
Angeles Lakers won the NBA Finals in June,
George sarv hls role on the clu'b increase in his second season, as he playecl rn 59 regular-season gatnes (one start), averaging
ln seven playofl galne appearances, he avelaged 2.0 points and 0.7 rebonnds per gatne.
3.I points and
1.9 rebouncls per
game.
He will enter the tl'rircl year of a guaranteed contlact with the Lakers in the 2001-02 season, a crucral year for him for his furture in prolessional basketball.
The Lakers hold the optlon on a lòurth season. This pâst snmmer, he excelled in a surnmer pro league for rookies and prospects, leading the L,rkers in
sconng (16,8 potnts per game) ancl rebouncling (7.4 per game), incÌuding two double-doubles in seven games
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Fall 2001
SLow is spotts inlorm(tti.ott cootdhtatot.
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Clair Strommen, alumnus and long-time
friend of the College, dies at 77
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1946 graduate of
Augsburg and past
member of the
Board of Regents,
died of cancer July
20 in his home in
Roseville, Minn., surrounded by his wife,
Gladys (Boxrud)'46, and family members.
"We have lost the advice, the energetic
support, and the profound affection of one
of the remarkable members of the College's
alumni," said Augsburg President William V
Frame.
As a student, Strommen was a member
of Augsburg's basketball and baseball
championship teams. After graduation, he
signed a contract wlth the St. Louis
Cardinals and pitched his way to â top
minor-league club.
Although his dream ol playing for the
major leagues was cut short after he contracted
tuberculosis, Strommen recovered and became a
success in the business world. In 195i, he
returned to Augsburg and served as its public
relations director. F¡om there, he worked as an
agent for Lutheran Brotherhood in Fargo, N.Dak.,
and Moorhead, Minn. In 1960, he founded
Strommen 6q Associates in St. Paul, and made it
Central Life of lowa's ieading agency.
Twenty years later, Strommen returned to
Lutheran Brotherhood in Minneapolis, taking over
as president, chief executive officer, and chairman.
From l9B0 to 1994, he helped build the
organization into one o[ the Ìargest fraternal
insurance companies in the nation.
For more than 50 years, Strommen and his
family have graciousiy contributed their time,
support, and resources to the College. Upon his
retirement in 1994, and in honor of his long and
remarkable sewice, the Lutheran Brotherhood
board designated a gift of $250,000 in his name.
Strommen, along with his wife, Giadys, decided to
give the gift to Augsburg. The Strommen FamiÌy
Business Endowment lvas started, which the
family has committed to fully endow This has
enabled Augsburg to establish a major in
marketing for both day and weekend students.
Clair Strommen Ìs a Distinguished
Alumnus, a former regent, and a member of the
Athletic Hall of Fame. He has received honorary
doctoral degrees lrom Wittenberg University
and St. Olaf College. In l9B2 he was honored
by the insurance industry with the G. Bennet
Serrill Awa¡d, the highest given to a member of
that profession in Minnesota. ln 1992 he
receìved the Wittenberg Award from the Luther
Institute for outstanding service to church and
society.
At Homecoming this October, the
Strommen family will be honored with the
Distinguished Service Award (see story on page
21). He is survived by his wife, Gladys'46;
daughter, Nancy'71 (John-Mark Stensvaag'69);
son, Robert'74 l{ndrea (Johnson)'75ì; and
eight grandchildren.
Chuck Gabrielson, dedicated Auggie and
youth advocate, dies at 45
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"Chuck"
cuun.lson, an
alumnus of the Class
1977 , dìed June l2
of colon cancer at. St..
Cloud Hospital in St.
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Cloud, Minn. He
was 45.
Gabrielson's passion for Augsburg was
honored during Homecoming 2000, where he
been known to provide special treats for the
choir members as they embarked on tours. He
presented a challenge gift to the 1999 senior
class gift project and also spearheaded the
Augsburg House Shower, which raised almost
$20,000 to purchase 50 place settings of china,
flatwa¡e, and stemware for the ColÌege official
presidentiai residence and gathering pÌace. He
also organized and hosted alumni gatherings in
Arizona, where he worked to establish an
was presented a Spirit of Augsburg Award. He
alumni chapter.
exemplified 'Augsburg spiril through his iongstanding commitment as an alumni volunteer
and faithful donor, by his innovative ideas,
Always active in musìc, Gabrielson
performed with the Dale Warland singers and
Augsburg's Masterworks Chorale and Centennial
Singers. He also performed as a sololst for
numerous weddings and funerals, and served as
and through his unwavering energy as he
continued to press Augsburg forward to realize
its full potential.
Gabrielson served on the Aìumni Board,
represented his cìass as cÌass agent, and
chaired the Class Agent Advisory Council. His
love of music kept him closely involved with
the music department; over the years he had
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a
choir director and soloist at several churches.
Gabrielson had been active in Republican
Party politics for the past 35 years at the
count¡
state, and national levels, including managing
several successful campaigns
in Minnesota,
North Dakota, and Louisiana. He aÌso served on
the Republican State Central Committee.
From I9B2 to 2000, Gabrielson served as
executive director of Mid-American Baptist
Social Service Corporation (MABSSCO). Under
his leadership, MABSSCO enjoyed substantial
growth in faciÌities, staff, residents, and funding.
The lnitial facility, Gateway, doubled in size and
continued its mission of helping at-risk
adolescent boys. Another
facilit¡
STEP, was
added to heip at-risk teens develop independent
living skills. As recently as 2000, GabrieÌson
Iocated and was instrumental in starting another
group home for at-risk adolescent girls.
In addition, Cabrielson was an associate
member of the Carver County Sheriff's Mounted
Posse, commissioner of Corrections CARE
Advisory Committee, and board member of
Minnesotans for Improved Juvenile Justice. He
was also active ìn fostering and rehabilitating
abandoned and abused animals of all kinds
through his involvement with the Hennepin
Humane Society
Fall 20Ol
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Harold
F.
Groth'36,
Edina,
Minn., died inJuly; he was 87. He
elementary school teacher and
social worker.
sewed as a lieutenant in the U.S.
Nary during WWII, and was a
3M executive from 1941 untii his
early retirement in 1975. That
same year, he was inducted into
the Augsburg College Athletic Hall
of Fame.
Myrna G. Liebers '67, Marine
on St. Croix, Minn., died of
cancer inJune; she was 56. She
was a library acquisitions assistant
at Augsburg in the 1970s and 'B0s
prior to establishing he¡ own
The Rev. Kenneth M. Englund
'52, Abbotsford, 8.C., Canada,
White, Inc., near Stillwater, Minn.
Her library colleagues and other
died inJune; he was 84. He was
long-time minister with the
Evangeìical Covenant Church.
Augsburg acquaintances especially
remember her keen wit, integrit¡
and compassion toward students.
Marvin W. Field'56,
a
McGregor,
market. research firm, Liebers
Harold'Crusher'
F.
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Schliep
Minn., died inJuly; he was 73.
'67, Clarks Grove, Minn., died in
Before managing the Carlton
June; he was 55. He was a
member of the Army Reserves at
Fort Snelling from 1966-72, and
worked lor 7 -Up Bouling Co.,
County Electric Co-op from 1979he served in the Army in
Germany and also taught biology
and chemistry. He retired to his
farm in Rice River Township in
I99I. He was a former Golden
Glove Champion in St. Paul.
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LeRoi T. Elias
'58,
Minneapolis,
died inJune; he
was 68. He was
a retired
Northland Beverage, Waste
Systems, and American Bottling
Co. He enjoyed practicaljokes,
hunting, sports, and treasured his
wi[e, kids, and grandchildren.
Patricia (McDonald) Fulton
'71, Bloomington, Minn., died in
JuÌy after a courageous battle with
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sister, Laurie; brothers, Mark and
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and many other ìoved ones. He
will be deeply missed by the
Steven Carl Psihos'80,
Chaska, Minn., died inJune; he
was 43. He enjoyed horseback
Augsburg community.
riding; gardening; reading; tiedying clothing with his wife,
lfñriltr:füIîIllEf[lì
Mary; listening to classical music;
and especially spendìng time with
his family.
Jean G.
(Shillinglaw
Tigwell)
Mel Riley'80,
St. Paul, died of
cancer inJune; he was 55. A
highly respected Minnesota sports
figure, Riley was a college
basketball player at both
Augsburg and Concordia
College-St. Paul. He was head
basketball coach at Minneapolis
Community and Technical
College. An avid golfer, he most
recently worked at the Arbor Goìf
Course in Inver Grove Heights,
Minn. He was also a partner with
his wife, Peggy, in their consultant
firm. He hosted Mel Riley\ Sportson-the-Run show, a popular Ìocal
cable-TV sports show
Lindell,
Woodbury,
Mlnn., died in
July; she was
l. A great
friend of Augsburg
College, Jean, along with her
husband, James Llndell '46,
contributed the major gift that
made construction of the James
G. Lindell Library possible. She
was vefy ac[ive in attending
many Augsburg events; many of
her children and grandchildren
were Augsburg graduates. The
Augsburg community has been
very fortunate to knowJean and
will miss her deeply
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2I, 2001, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of
Bernhard M. Christensen, Augsburg graduate, professor, and
president from l938-62.
Through the work of the Christensen Endowment, the tangible
legacy that has been made possible by
Augsburg alumni and friends, the principles
and commitment of Bernhard Christensen to
academic integrity and Christian community
can continue to shape our vision.
The following excerpts from a column
written in 1976 by President Oscar A.
Anderson eloquently illustrate Bernhard
Christensen's legacy to Augsburg.
A. Quanbech, assistant professor of
-Phílip
religíon
and member of the Chnstensen
Endowment Committee
Bernhard M, Christensen
Bernhard M. Christensen and his wife, Lilly Gracia
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r. Christensen was president of Augsburg for 24 years and
before that served as a professor here. He, perhaps more
Now, I confess to a presenl and personal uneasiness at this
point. Have I been as dedicated to "the inner pilgrimage" as I am to
than any other person, brought Augsburg College into
the outward progress at Augsburg College? When a1l is said and
the modern era as an accredited American college.
done, have we at Augsburg maintained some peculiarity of the
The book he has written lThe Inward Pilgnmagel, however, is a
powerfui reminder to all of us at Augsburg today that Dr.
heart which imprints those who teach and learn and earn here? Or
Christensen's most significant contribution was to the essentìal
us have amassed, enjoyrng the interest but not replenishing the
spirit of this institution-the essential Christian spirit of Augsburg
principal? Are we content to let the Christianness of Augsburg be
simply an old historical notion rather than a present day reality?
College.
He knew that this college had as its purpose the freeing of the
are we simpiy living off the "spiritual capital" which others before
The real future of this college lies not in a prestigious facult¡
a
mlnd for the rigorous and relentless pursuit of truth. He kneq
briliiant student body, a splendid campus, or a balanced budget
also, that thÌs college required a body, so-to-speak, namely, the
with all the emoluments everyone
physical and programmatic facilities essential to the fulfillment of
its mission. He was, in every way, a builder. But most important of
the nurture of distinctive attitudes toward truth and 1ife, toward
God's good Creation and His beloved human family. It lies in an
all, he will be remembered as a president who was dedicated to the
proposition that a college is essentially spirit-that mind and body
unapologetic bias toward the Spirit of Jesus, whose Living Presence
we have just celebrated at Easter.
function according to inner dictates, that education without
direction is dangerous, that "out of the heart are the issues of life."
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desires.
It lies beyond
these,
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Jrom "Augsburg Confesstons," Augsburg Echo,
Apnl 30, 1976.
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Music
For more information on any oJ these eyents
(unl e s s o t"het'wis e note d), c all 6 1 2 - 3 3 0 - 1 2 6 5
October 13
Homecoming Concert Band and Jazz
Band Alumni Concert
I 1 a.m.-Hoversten Chapel
Theatre
November
Writing the History of Working
2-\1
Our Town
by Thorton Wilder; dlrector, Julle Bolton
Performances: Nov 2, 3, B, 9, t0 at 7 p.m.;
Nov.4andllat2p.m.
-I.1-ornhom-Nelson
Theater, Foss Center
For tlcket information, caII 612,330-1257
October 14
Faculty Recital, Stephen Gabrielsen '63
4 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
October 23
Riverside Singers and Men's Chorus
Concert
7: 30 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
David Roediger, Unlversity of lllinois-Urbana
10 a.m., Convocation-Hoversten Chapel
October 2ó
Lecture by Earl Hightoweri on addiction
intervention and treatment coordination
7 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
For information, call StepUP program,
612-330-t405
Exhibits
For gallery inJormation, call 612-330-1524.
November 6
September l4-October 24
"Sexually Speaking with Dr. Ruth"
"Woodgrain: Vertical and Horizontal,
With and Without Knots"
by Patricia Scott
Gage Family Gallery, Lindell Library
October 25-27
Class
Relations"
Ruth Westheimer, psychosexual therapist
7:30 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
For information, call 612-330-1124
Opening reception, Sept. 14, 6-9 p.m.
November 15-1ó
Featuring Masterworks Chorale (see story
October B-14
on page 5).
7:30 p.m.-Central Lutheran Church,
Minneapolis
For tickets, call TicketWorks at 612-3433390 or visit www.ticketworks.com
Augsburg Homecoming Art Show
"The lnfluence of Afro-American Culture
on American Music"
William C. Banfield, University of St.
Luther
Paintings, photography, and sculpture by
Augsburg alumni
Thomas
Alumni
Ensemble
7 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
GaIIery, Chrlstensen Center
l\ovember 9-December 19
November 19
"Seamless: An Exhibition
Augsburg Orchestra Concert
7 p.m.-Sateren AudiLorium
of Paper
Garments"
by Erica Spitzer Rasmussen
Gage Family Gallery, Lindell Library
November 20
Opening receptìon, Nov. 9, 6-9 p.m.
Augsburg Concert Band Concert
September 1B
1
.Advent Vespers
Nov. 30-6 and 9 p.m.
Dec. I-5 and 8 p.m.
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
For information, call 612-330-1265
December 7-B
1 th Annual Benefit Concert and Silent
Auction, Center for Global Education
7 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
"Some Leaders are Born Women"
Sarah Weddington, attorney, former
presidential special assistant
7:30 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
For information, call 612-330-1124
Septenrber 23*24
2001 Christensen Symposium
"Global and Local Neighbors: Christian
Faith across Cultures"
Dr. Lamin Sanneh, Yale University
For schedule, see page 2
For ticket informatlon, call 612-330-Ì159
December 9
Augsburg lazz Ênsemble Concert
4 p.m.-Hoversten ChaPel
December 6
"The Legacy of Matthew Shepard"
Judy Shepard, speaker and activist
p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
Seminars, Lectures, and Films
Minneapolis
or l-800-299-8889
Nov. 16, Convocation
10 a.m.-Hoversten Chapel
B
7 p.m.-Central Lutheran Church,
November 3O-Decernber
Nov. 15, Concert, AugsburgJazz
October
B
"An Evening with Maya Angelou,,
7:30 p.m.-Melby Hall
For tickers: TicketWorks, 612-343-3390,
or www. ticketworks.com
December 10
October 22
Chamber Music Recital
7 p.m.-Satcren Audit orium
"Counting lncidents or Telling Tragedies?
Other Events
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Homecoming and Family Week 2001
"Augsburg on Parade"
October
B
Diversity Scholarship Day
l0:20 a.m.-Special Chapel service
For information, call 612-330-1 180
Octobe:' 13
5th Annual M. Anita Gay Hawthorne
lazz and Poetry Bash
7 30 p.m.-Tj ornhom-Nelson Theater
For information, call 612-330-1022
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November 30
Velkommen Jul
I0:20 a.m.-Special Chapel
service
For information, call 612-330-1 180
10:
l5 a.m.-Hoversten
ll a.m.-2
Chapel
p.m., ChrÌstensen Center,
featuring Scandinavian treats and gifts
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The comments we've received from
you have encouraged and uplifted us.
You've told us that you enjoy the longer,
more colorfully illustrated articles. You've
told us to keep up the good work. You've
told us that this new magazine makes
you feel proud to be an Auggie.
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that Augsburg Now has also received honor
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communiqz The Now received aBrorue
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several of the top college and university
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us feel proud to be Auggies, too.
ln this issue, we present stories
about stretching beyond what is
necessary and expected. The first feature
highlights Augsburg's commitmenr ro
beì.ng a good neighbor and engaging
students in opportunities to learn from
and serve the communitv
The second story is a feature on
focus-two gutsy men who push the
envelope to achj.eve at levels greater than
expected of them. Aaron Cross and Jim
Mastro personify one of our key
messages to prospective students-that
at Augsburg, you are encouraged to
reach farther than you ever thoughl
possible.
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a moment to consider the questions in
the enclosed survey about services you
would find useful on an enhanced
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Experiencing Cuba
I found the article "Experiencing Cuba" in
I th. ,ecenL issue of Augsb urg Nàw very
gratifying to read. vou. lto.yãbo.rr
Augsburg journallsm students spendÌng 10
days in Cuba interviewlng people is a
wonderful example of how Augsburg's
Center lor Global Education is promoting
understanding between people in the U.S.
and in Latin American countries. ln the
case of Cuba it is particularly lmportant
because governmental sanctions have
made the kind of contact which promotes
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issue, about your comments and
concerns, and about your reactions to the
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understanding very difficult.
As I live in Wisconsin, I found it
partlcularly interesting that one of the
students had done a comparative study of
farming and the cooperative movement Ìn
Cuba and Wisconsin.
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Susan Klaseus is Augsburg's newest
vice presidgnt
byDan Jorsensen
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usanJ. Klaseus, former associate dean
of external affairs for the Carlson
School of Management at the University of
2004' vislon and the strategies we are
pursuing in its behalf is palpable, and I
look forward to her work and her
Minnesota, has been named vice president
of institutional advancement and
community relations.
President William Frame noted that
Klaseus brings to her new role a strong
background in the institutional
advancement field combined with a firm
grasp of Augsburg's mission and "place" in
leadership," the president added.
Klaseus served at the Carlson School
from 1996-2000, where she was
responsible for all corporate and individual
donor relations, fundraising and
development, as well as media relations,
public and community relations, and
alumni relations. In 2000, she formed her
own consuiting business, partnering with
the communit;z
"We are fortunate to have found an
individual who not only is committed to
bridging the worlds of education,
[Augsburgsl strdtegy includes ø solid
academic exp enence coupled w ith
spintuøl growth and community
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government, business, and the not-for-
profit sector, but who also has a keen
sense
of what is needed to form strategic
partnerships to help the College articulate
its vision," Frame said.
"Her enthusiasm for the 'Augsburg
community agencies to serve client needs.
Preyious to her position at Carlson,
she served various executive positions aL
four companies in the financial services'
industry, most recently as a senior rnce
president for Piper Jaffray Companies .
Klaseus said she looks upon
publidprivate partnerships as vital to the
future success of Augsburg's development
and community relations efforts and to
ensure that the College's students have the
best possible educational environment
available.
"l am pleased to see that in Augsburg's
case, this stmtegy includes a solid
academic experience coupled with spiritual
growth and community service
Susan J. Klaseus
opportunities woven into the curricula and
life of the Co1lege," she said.
Klaseus also said she is excited about
Augsburg's location in the city and the role
she believes the College can play in
assisting the Twin Cities in economic
growth and development and muchneeded attention to K-I2 education.
Klaseus holds a Bachelor ofArts degree
from Metropolitan State University, a
Master of Public Administration from the
John F Kennedy School of Government at
Harvard University, and a Master of Arts in
liberal studies from Hamline Universiqr
Currently working part time, she will
assume full-time duties in August.
Herald Johnson elected to head financial aid officers
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lerald
II1oh,rro,.,
enrollment
MAFAA to head the organization twice.
The MAFAA is the professional
organization of nearly 400 financial aid
officers at postsecondary institutions in
Minnesota who work with students,
educators, policy makers, and others to
ensure that adequate programs of financial
assistance arc avallable to all students
attending Minnesota institutions of higher
services, has
education.
'68, director of
financial aid
and assistant to
the vice
president of
admissions and
Johnson,6g
been elected for
the second
time as president of the Minnesota
Association of Financial Aid
Adminj.strators (MAFAA). He is only the
second person in the history of the
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Financial aid in higher education is
often misunderstood, Johnson says,
it is one of the most complex
functions in high education institutions.
"It's like a moving target," he said.
"The variety of funds available all comes
because
with their own
set of rules. And they are
always changing."
Among the blggest changes, he says, is
in the mixture of gifts, loans, and work,
with a shlft to a greater availability of loans
The MAFAA provides training,
workshops, and conferences for
professionals in financial aid, includlng a
Leadership Symposium that has been
recognized natì.onally and serves as a
model program.
Johnson graduated from Augsburg in
1968 and was hired as an admissions
counselor. ln 1969, he became the
College's first (and only one to the present)
director of financial aid.
Summer 2001
Three students are awarded Hognander
Scholarships for music excellence
Lake, Minn., is a
music performance
and composition
major. He has
Lindsay
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Bonner
Brendan Anderson
composed pieces for
the Concert Band
and a piece for the
Chamber Orchestra
that premiered in
May Two of his
Dan Luedtke
compositions received their international
premiere during the Concert Band's recent
tour [o ]reland. Anderson is a saxophonist
in the Concert Band and an
instrumentallst with Gospel Praise He is
also a member of the Camp Cruisers, and
has arranged much of the Cruisers'
repertoire.
Dan Luedtke, from Warren, Minn., is
a piano performance major and studies
with music professorJill Dawe. He has
participated in the chamber music group
for the last three years and has also
hree Augsburg students were awarded
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Hognander Scholarships for 2001-02,
the most prestigious award given to music
students.
Lindsay Bonner, from Virginia, Minn.,
is a vocal performance major studies with
Janet Gottschall Fried. Bonner is a member
of the Augsburg Choir, is a vocalist with
Augsburg's Gospel Praise, and performs
with the Camp Cruisers, the house band at
Mall of America's Camp Snoop;z She was
also instrumental in the production of
"Women in Opera," a group of five femaie
student performers who met weekly for
over a year to perfect their singing and
acting skills and their knowledge of opera
repertoire.
Brendan Anderson, from Madison
performed with the Concert and Jazz
Bands. He will participate in a spring
internshì.p with HECUA's (Higher
Education Consortium for Urban Affairs)
City Arts program, taking classes and
working at an arts organization. His
upcoming performances include a 20thcentury music recital in December and a
senior recital in spring 2002.
The Orville C. and Getrude O.
Hognander Family Fund established a
permanent source of scholarship funds to
recognize exceptional music performance
and achievement. The intention of this
award is to attract gifted students,
stimulate current students, and build a
cadre of alumni whose achievement
elevates the reputation of the College and
the music department. Requirements
include a résumé, essay, and an audition of
two music pieces.
Congratulations
to tenured and
newly-promoted
faculty:
Promotions effective September
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Instructor to Assistant Professor:
Sonja Thompson, music
Assistant Professor to Associate
Professor:
William Green, history
Peter Hendrickson'76, music
Sandra Olmsted'69, chemistry
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Student tour guide
Connie Bishop (left)
answers questions
from the directors of
academic affairs of
15 Norwegian colleges
who visited campus to
learn about Augsburgb
initiatives in higher
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Milo Schield, business administration
and MIS
Frankie Shackelford, modern languages
Tenure granted
Cass Da1g1ish, English
Rebekah Dupont, mathematics
Peter Hendrickson '76, music
Dawn Ludwig, physician assistant studies
Bridget Robinson-Riegler, psychology
Summer 2001
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Around the Quad
Farewell to retiring faculty and staff
membgfS
by Lynn Mena
!hree laculty members, wilh a
I combined'64 yearsof service to
Augsburg, retired from active teaching at
the end ol this academic year. The Board
of Regents granted all three
emeritus/emerita status in May In
additlon, one staff member, with more
than a dozen years of service to the
College, will retlre thls fall.
Marjorie M. Magnuson
Marj Magnuson came to Augsburg in 1988
as a receptionist for the Center for Global
Education; she currently serves as the
center's admlnistrative assistant. She and her
husband had moved to the area ln 1987
after 12 years of directing a Christian
children's camp/retreat center.
"Neither of us knew exactly what we
wanted to do next," says Magnuson. "I took
some classes, and we both had paper routes
as well as being caretakers in an apartment
buildlng." Meanwhile, she says, her
youngest son registered for a Global Ed
semester program in Cuernavaca, Mexico,
and a newsletter from lhe center announced
a job opening for which she applied and
was hired.
A graduate of a bible college with a
major in Christian education, Magnuson
says she will miss her colleagues and the
leaming opportunities within the
department and the College community.
After her retirement in the fall, her plans are
to take a bike trip in Europe with her
husband, volunteer, and work.
"Ma4 has been the spiritual and moral
center of the Center for Global Education
for the past 13 and a halfyears," says Regina
McGoff, the center's director of marketing
and administration. "She leads by example,
setting the pace by working very hard and
always looklng out for the heart and soul of
our mission. Her presence will be greatly
missed by everyone on our staff."
Last year, the College thanked
Magnuson for her dedication by honoring
her as one of the Outstanding Employees of
Augsburg.
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Marjorie M. Magnuson
Gordon L. Nelson
Beverly J, Nilsson
Clarice A. Staff'63
Gordon L. Nelson
political setting, hometown lore, or
Gordon L. Nelson, professor of sociologl
and facuity parliamentarian, was flrst hired
relative. He is sharp and dedicated to the
Coilege. We are grateful for his many years
at Augsburg
ín 1967
as assistant professor
of sociology He was granted tenure in
1971, and promoted to associate and full
professor in1977 and 1985, respectivel)¿
He also served as department chair for l0
years, and has
regulaf
taught in the
religion department. Nelson obtained B.A.
and M.A. degrees from the University of
Minnesota, a B.D. and M.Div from Luther
Theoiogical Seminary, and a second M.A.
and a Ph.D. from the University of
Chicago.
"Gordon has a marvelous sense of
humor and a remarkable sense of history,"
says Diane Pike, professor of sociology "He
rarely fails to connect a student to some
a
of commitment."
After retirement, Nelson hopes to
continue [o serve as a member of the
Minneapolis Board of Estimate and
Taxation, he is seeking re-election to the
position in the November municipal
election and was first elected to the
position in 1973.In addition, he expects
that he will continue to work part time in
the district office of Congressman Martin
Olav Sabo '59, as he has done since 1979.
Beverly J. Nilsson
BeverlyJ. Nilsson, professor of nursing,
began her career at the College in1977 as
associate professor. She was granted tenure
Summer 2OOf
in 1980, promoted to full professor in
1990, and has served as department chair
since 1978. She received her diploma in
nursing from the Mlnneapolis General
Hospital School of Nursing, and her B.S.,
M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of
Minnesota.
"Bev has been a colleague, mentor,
and friend," says Sue Nash, assistant
professor of nursing. "What an honor to
have worked side-by-side with her as we
launched the first graduating class of
nursing students here at Augsburg, back in
the '70s, and now to be involved in the
launching of the first graduating class of
the Rochester branch nursÍng students. Bev
has touched my life and helped shape my
career."
Nilsson looks forward to the
opportunity to "savor and enjoy the
choices" ofher future. She says that she
will miss the "good people of Augsburg,"
particularly the nursing students, past and
present, and her colleagues from the
nursing department.
"Over the years, I have experienced a
genuine and most generous spirit of
helpfulness among those of us who work
and study in this place," says Nilsson. "The
people here care about each other, and
demonstrate that caring in large ways and
in small, everyday ways."
Clarice A. Staff '63
'Clarice A. Staff, assistant professor of
social work, has taught at Augsburg since
1995 at her present rank. Although she
was in a tenure track position, she waived
tenure consideration since it fe1l during
the same yeat as her retirement. An
alumna of Augsburg, Staff received her
B.A. in 1963 and went on to earn M.S.
and D.S.W degrees from Columbia
University She served for a time
as
director of Augsburg's M.S.\M program. In
1984, she received a Distinguished
Alumna Award.
Staff has particularly enjoyed working
with the Weekend College and graduate
students. "As adult learners, they bring a
special commitment" she says. She plans
Summer 2001
to retire her alarm clock, and will continue
working on stories related to family
genealogy
"With uncompromising integrity,
Clarice has stood strong and fast for
social justice and for what she believes is
right," says Tony Blbus, associate professor
of social work. "The social work
department, our faculty, staff, and
especially our students, have benefited
greatly from her attention to detail, her
intelligence, and her experience in higher
education, her steady advising, and her
loyal friendship."
An Augsburg teacher celebrates 100
by Maggie Weller'O1
lor today's students, it is not
I uncommon to attend a class taught by
a woman. However, before Anna Manger
began teaching math, there were no
female teachers at Augsburg College.
Manger, who celebrated her 100th
birthday in February, graduated from the
University of Minnesota in 1923 and was
hired by Augsburg as its first female
instructor, teaching higher algebra and
geometryl lt was just a year earlieq in fall
1922, that Augsburg enrolled its first
lvomen students.
Manger recalls the friendly
atmosphere at that time and the fact that
"everyone was interested in everyone
else. "
Manger shared a story about how she
used to walk home after school with
several of her male colleagues. "They were
big and ta1l, so \Me must have looked
funny walking together," she says with a
laugh.
Even after marrying and leaving
Augsburg ín L925, Manger continued to
be involved with the College as part of a
group that worked to help raise money
for scholarships. The group painted and
built "decorative things," including plates,
napkin holders, and stools. While this
group no longer exists, Manger continues
her involvement as a member of the
Augsburg Associates.
Manger's dedication to Augsburg had
a lasting effect on her family Both of her
daughters are Augsburg alumnae who
enjoyed becoming part of the community
where thelr mother had taught.
Manger recently attended her 75th
college reunion and found herself to be
the only attendee. "There are not many of
us left," she says, and tells of how she was
invited to sit with the president of the
university and the dean.
When asked what Manger believes to
be the greatest change at Augsburg
between now and when she taught, she
responds, "There were not so many
students then, so it was not as busy as it is
today"
Her 100th birthday was a festive
affair. Two daughters, eight grandchildren,
and 13 great-grandchildren, as well as
over 300 people, attended the part¡
including a number of Auggies.
"I got loads of lovely cards," Manger
reports.
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female professor; celebrated her
centennial year with family and
friends.
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coach
uesburg College wilI honor ìongtinrc
Edor Nelson by
re-dedicating the outdoor athletic field ln
his honor.
A ceremony to dedicate the lield as
Edor Nelson Field will be held during the
Augsburg football team's home-opener
against St. John's Universily on Saturday,
Sept. 22. Game time for the season-opener
has not been set.
In 1984, the College named the
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outdoor athletic field as Anderson-Nelson
Fleld, in honor of Nelson and longtime
athletic director and men's basketball coach
Ernie Anderson. In Februar¡ the College
dedicated the court in Melby Hal1 in
Anderson's honor.
Nelson earned Augsburg Hali of Fame
honors as both a student-athlete and coach
at Augsburg. As an athlete, he was a multisport star in football, basketball, and
baseball, graduating in 1939. After serving
his country in World War ll-including six
months of imprisonment in a German
prison camp-he retr¡rned to this country,
by Don Stoner
in
1947
, and also served tl-re College
hockey and wrestling coach at times in
the 1950s.
Nelson coached football [or 23 years
(1947-69), flnishing with a 58-118-10
coaching record, the most coaching wins in
school history. He was inducted lnto the
Minnesota Football Ha1l of Fame in 1973.
He coached baseball for 33 seasons (194679), earning MTAC titles seven l¡mes
as
(t947,'48.'59,'61,'63,'73 and'75) and
earning conference coach of the year
honors in I97 5
Nelson was an associate professor in
Ar-rgsburg's health and physical education
department for 32 years, retiring in 1978.
More information on the Sept. 22
event will be sent to A-Club members
during the summer, as well as being placed
on Augsburg's athletic Web site,
<www.augsburg.edu/athletics>. For more
inlormat ion on lhe dedication event,
contact Norm Okerstrom at 6L2-330-I6I6.
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Edor Nelson '39 in a baseball coaching photo
from the 1950s. Nelson was best known for
leading the baseball and football teams
during his three decades as a teacher and
coach at Augsburg.
earning his master's degree from the
University of Minnesota ín 1947
.
He coached lor three years in
Lamberton, MÌnn., and returned to
Augsburg in 1946, when he was named
baseball coach. He was named football
Don Stoner is sports information coordtnator
Auggie sports wrap for 2000-01
Football
Named to the MIAC All-Conference first
team were defensive linemen Matt
Chappuis and Andy Howard, and offensive
lineman Andy Hansen. SevenLeen seniors
completed their Auggie careers in 2000
wirh. a 25-L7 career record, joining the
graduating classes of 1999 and 2000 as
holders of the best four-season career
record in school history
Volleyball
The team capped the l1-16 season by
winning seven of their last 10 matches,
including a three-game sweep of defending
MIAC champion Bethel. Angie Rieger
earned first team A1i-MIAC honors, and
closecl her Auggie career with a unique
double-double, 1,030 career kills and
1,052 career digs.
Men's and women's soccer
A stretch of six wins late in the year, wlth
Auggie \Momen were able to compete as
team for the first time slnce 1998.
14 freshmen on the roster, marked the
beginnings of what the men's squad hopes
will be a strong showing next fa1l. Joel
Stone, a defender, earned a spol on the AllMIAC first team.
On the women's side, a 7-10-1 markthe best record since I997-and consistent
scoring pr-rnch from both veterans and
newcomers spelled an outstanding
rebuilding season. Brenda Selander was
named to the All MIAC first team.
The men's and women's cross country
teams capped their year with one of their
best finishes in recent years at the MIAC
championship meet. Senior Eric
Bloemendal and junior Chrissy Baune
earned all-MIAC honors.
Men's and women's golf
The men's and women's goll teams
completed split seasons-fa1l and springwith solid efforts. The men's team was third
in the MIAC fall championships, 1ed by the
team's lone senior, Hans Anderson.
With increased nr-rmbers of players,
a
Men's and women's cross country
Men's and women's basketball
The men's basketball team earned a trip to
the MIAC playoffs for the fifth season in a
row, despite late season injunes. Seniors
Tomrny Chatman and Matt Davis earned
first-team AII-MIAC honors. The team was
11-9 in the MIAC.
The women's team's 1l-13 overall and
9-12 mark in the MIAC was Augsburg's
best since l9B4-85. SeniorJaime Kingsley
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Lucky seven for Auggie wrestlers
Augsburg wins record seventh
national title
w ilLåi;:i::: iîi,*:ïäî:es,'n
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history, the Augsburg College wrestiing
team won its second consecutive national
championship and seventh title in the past
ll years to highlight the 2000-01 sports
year for the Auggies.
The wrestlers had three individual
national championships and eight Al1Americans. Their 119.5 points was the
sixth-largest total in Division lll history
Defending national champion senior Ben
Bauer became the fifth Auggie in school
history to earn consecutive national titles.
Senior Nik Lewandowski, who became
the fourth Auggie ever to earn four Al1
American honors, claimed the first national
championship of his career with a dramatic
7-5 overtime victory in the 184-pound
final. And, two-time national runner-up
Darin Bertram earned his first national
championship.
Defending national
champion Nick Slack saw his
The wrestlers also excelled in the
classroom, earning a 3.372 GPA with its
distinction of being the fourth highest in
national Division III.
unbeaten streak end in the
I 74-pound championship
match and finished his season
at 29-1, notching a two-
season, consecutive-match
winning streak of 60-the
second-longest in school
history The team finished the
dual season at 16-l and won
the MIAC title for a record
15th consecutive year,
defeating perennial Division 1I
powers North Dakota State
and South Dakota State in the
dual season.
Augsburg's wrestling team shows off their national
championship hardware after claiming the school's seventh
NCAA Division lll national title in the last 11 years at the
2001 NCAA meet.
Sports wrap (continued)
s'
earned a spot on the
.s
AII-MIAC first team,
leading the Auggres
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in scoring,
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rebounding, and
blocked shots. A
biology major with a
3.844 GPA, she also
earned Verizon
Jaime Kingsley goes
up for a shot during
.Augsburg's victory
over St. Olaf.
Academic AllDistrict first-team
honors.
Men's and women's hockey
The Auggie men finished in a fourth-place
tie in the MIAC with a 9-6-I record, but
were eliminated from playoffs on a totalgoal tiebreaker. Four Auggies earned firstteam A11-MIAC recognition-freshman Tim
Olsen, sophomores Jaro Cesky and Brad
Holzinger, and senior goalie Ryan
Mclntosh, for the lourth season in a row.
The women's team had its third
consecutive winning season, lncluding a
sweep on the annual trip to the East Coast.
For the second year in a row, forward
Angie Rieger was named MIAC Women's
Hockey Co-Player of the Year and a finalist
Summer 2001
for Natlonal Player of the Year from the
American Hockey Coaches Association.
Rieger and teammate Kristi Brusletto
earned AII-MIAC honors. A three-time AllAmerican, Rieger ended her career holding
steeplechase), and Baune (1500 meter
virtually every school scoring record.
Augsburg's baseball team finished the
season with 20 wins for the first time since
1992. Mike Schwalen, a four-year starter,
was named to the Verizon Academic AllDistrict V College Division First Têam. He
ended his Augsburg career with a .349
Men's and women's track and field
The men's and women's track and field
teams showed dramatic improvement
during the indoor half of the season,
breaking schooi records l6 times. New
records \Mere set by senior Desman Oakley,
who also won the 55-meter hurdles title;
freshman Derik Thaden (55-meter dash);
Mathew Shannon (200-meter dash), Chris
Ohnstad and Teresa Lewandowski (both in
the 600-meter dash); and Chrissy Baune,
who claimed all-conference finishes in the
1,000- and 1,500-meter runs.
In outdoor action, Oakley won his
second straight MIAC 1l0-merer hurdles
title and qualified for the NCAA Division
iII national championships. The men's 400meter relay squad set a school record of
41.99 seconds.
Other all-MIAC honors went to
Chrlstian Dawson (3,000 meter
run). Three other Auggie relay squads set
school records.
Baseball
batting average.
Softball
For the 22nd time in the last 23 years, the
softball team finished the season wirh a
double digit win record, 17-19 overall and
10-12 in MIAC play Shortstop Kristin
Lideen earned second-team recognit-ion on
the Natj.onal Fastpitch Coaches Association
(NFCA) AIl Midwest Region team. She and
pitcher Rachael Ekholm earned first-team
AII-MIAC honors.
For additional information, statistlcs, and
records on Auggie athletics, visit
<www. au gsburg. edu/athletics>.
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"lt's hard to tell where Augsburg ends, and the community begins."
Laurel True, director of community service-learning
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¡ n 1872, Augsburg Seminary chose
I vinn.upolis as its new home and
' settled on donated land surrounding
what is now the city's oldest park. Toda¡
Augsburg College boldly proclaims its
urban nature and firmly embraces the
city as a classroom for educating its
students. Augsburg 2004: Extending the
Vision declares that "Augsburg, in fact,
has made its location part of its
curriculum."
In these 100 years, this city location
has helped the College structure an
education that seamlessly integrates
practical experience with a liberal arts
education. The city has become a
iaboratory of unlimited opportunities,
which students begin exploring from
their first days on campus.
Community service-learning is one
of the experiential components of an
Augsburg education. Students learn
from and about the community and
society in which they live by
participating in service experiences that
are integrated into Augsburg courses or
the 100 students at the Cedar-Riverside Community School who
interact with up to four Augsburg students each day who come to the school to teach classes,
These kindergartners are among
assist teachers, and
tutor students.
done as part of other campus activities.
It is an area in which Augsburg has
built an enviable national reputation.
"Service-learning is embedded in
the education, it's not an add on,"
explains Mary Laurel True, director of
community service-learning. "lt's part of
who we are." And, it's clearly a "winwin" situation-both siudents and the
community benefit. It actively engages
Augsburg's mission and motto-learning
that takes place "in the context of a vital
metropolitan setting," and learning that
provides "Education for Service."
chilclren ancl aclults in literacl,, teachlng
classes as llart ol tl-reir courses, ancl
researchir.rg communitl' problems ¡o offer
ana11,5is ancl soluliot-ts.
Tl're Ceclat'-Rive rside Cornrnr-tnity
School is orre of Ar.rgsburg's close
partners. This public charter school-the
onl;' school ln the countr), to be located
r.vithin a high-rlse apartment complexserYes mosil;, Ìmrr-rigrant chlldren in
grades K-8. The 100 children come from
l7 natìons and speak seven different
languages, says assistant clirector
Stephanie Byrdziak. In the past trvo
years, not one of the kinclergarten
chlldren has spoken English as a first
language.
Every da;', the Cedar-Riverside
school children average four contacts
r,r'ith the more than 40 Augsburg
Augsburg junior Kristy Bleichner spends time
each week at Wednesday Night Out taking
neighborhood kids to a gym so that their
parents can enjoy time together.
Highlightecl in this article is jLÌst a
sampling ol the activities and programs
in the community sen'ice-learning
progrâm. ln turn, the sen,ice-learning
program is just one o[ the experiential
components in Augsburg's
Center lor Sen'ice, Work, and
Learning, rvhlch also oversees
stuclents who spend one to three hours
per lveek at the school. Some are
Augsburg science majors teaching
science units, musrc students teaching
piano lessons, educatìorr majors lullilllng
teaching requìrernents, or others tlrtoring
inclividual students ìn math or English
as
a seconcl langr-rage (ESL).
Worl<ing one-on-one helps the CedarRiverside studen[s keep up in class.
"Without Augsburg students, lt u'ould be a
lot more dillicult," sa;'s Malcolm Currle,
one ol the nlne teachers at the school.
r.vouldnt be able to l.rìo\¡e as fast because
o[ clillerences in abìlitìes; some stuclents
u'oulcl fall behind."
The partnership clearly bene[its
both Augsburg and the Cedar-Riversicle
school. For example, the school's
teachers, u'ith assistance lrom Augsburg
facr-rlt¡', have secured a granl for tl-re
school from the Medtronic Fottndatiot-t
that provicles a mobile science
laboratory needed to teach science in
the classrooms, since the school has no
space lor a dedicated science lab. For
Augsburg students, lvorking r'vith
community children provicles rich
experiences and valuable learning
r,r,ithÌn their own str-rdies-and many
students continlle these relationships
alter the ploglam ends.
Also r,vi¡hin the Cedar-Rir,ersicle
neighborhood, Trinity Lutheran Church
(rvhìch rvorships in Hoversten Chapel)
pariners with Augsburg lor Wednesclay
Night Out, a program that brings
together neighborhood parents and their
children for supper donatecl by
community organÌzatÌons and ¡he
College. Augsburg students spend time
after supper taking children to the
People's Center g1'm. leai'ing palenls
free to talk about [arnil1' znd
neighborhood issues.
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interr.rships, career placement,
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organrzations, prir-l-larily in
Ar-rgsbur g's ou'n Ceclar -Riverside
neigl.rbcrrhoocl. On ar-r1, given da;',
Augsburg stuclents are ir-r nearby
clerrrenlar'y sehools. conimunit;cenle rs, and neighborl-roocl
sllclters. engnged in tutorìng
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Senior Derek Schwartz keeps the attention of his kindergarten class during his student teaching at CedarRiverside School.
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at nearly 20 sites,
learningì that changes students,"
giving ahnost Ì,500
computer science professor Larry
hours of service.
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communlty partners at a recent
around the College,
the projects range
from palnting ivalls
to yard work to
playing kickball
gathering.
told facr-rlty colleagues and
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u'ith school children.
Tiue highlights the
importance of this,
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because students
learn that "this is
what Augsburg is;
this is one of the
ways you'll learn
here."
Augsburg junior Nick Leach helps Abshir Mohamud with an assignment
on magnetism and electricity for the science unit Leach taught in the
middle school class at Cedar-Riverside.
Lerrnínt to sqrvc
Augsburg's community sen'ice-learning
program
r,vas
formally organlzed
10
years ago. A goal of the program, says
True, lvho arrived in 1990, is to build
a
continuum of community involvement
for each Augsburg student. It begins
with the Augsburg Seminar (AugSem),
the required lreshman orientalron
course that includes servrce projects
as
part of its curriculum.
The first day of the Augsburg
Seminar is City Service Projects Day,
when more than 300 freshmen spend
a
After Augsburg
Seminar, students
begin to take
courses that embed
service projects in
the coursework, they then become more
confident and ready to work
independently in Lhe comrnunity on
internships or research projects.
Each year, 20-25 Augsburg courses
include a service-learning component.
For example, last year a math class
helped a Cedar-Riverside organization
measure the impact that varying levels
of federal census returns would have on
the amounts of formula grants to the
neighborhood.
One of the goals in Augsbtu'g 2004 is
to engage more of the faculty in servicelearning and to spread rt across as many
disciplines as possible. Faculty benefits
include fresh perspectives and energy that
students brìng back to the classrooms
lrom Lheir community experiences.
Benelits fron-r the sen'ice-learning
experiences are more far-reaching than
the hours committed to service or the
measurable gains in learning.
"A key component lin our program]'
ìs the connection to har,ing an adult
person who cares about you," says
Edison/Project for Pride in Living School
staff person Cathy Nissen. "We try to
make sure in all these partnerships that
our student comes to tour Augsburg
College. Most every student at
Edison/PPL has had at least one
experience in college life at Augsburg
and they know at least one student who
goes there. lt makes sense that they can
see themselves posslbly going to college
in the future."
A special treat lor the CedarRiverside School children is "Kids Come
to Campus Day," during Comrnunity
Sen'ice Week in April. All 100 children
at the school walk the three biocks to
campus, eat in the cafeteria, and meet
people on campus. This year, as part of
the "Share a Story" project, all of the
school's students, teachers, and staff
wrote stories about themselves or their
families and compiled them into a book
that was presented to Dean Chris
Kimball on their i'isit day.
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Examples of courses
that include service-learning
Journalism students work in a community settìng and "report" on it.
fii Students in applied math n-rodeled the impact of census data on grâni money in the Cedar-Rive¡side neighborhood.
{f A compuier science class helped Sewarcl Montessori School evaluate and update its computer system.
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l4 Nursing students treat neighborhood residents at the College's lree clinic located in Central Luiheran Church.
iþ Students studying criminology work in organizations dealing with crime and its irnpact, e.g. the West Bank Safety Center.
il History students work in environmental, peace and justice, and won-ren's organizations to study social movements in the past
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Augsburg has been a pioneer in
community service-learning dating back
to the 1970s, when sociology and
metro-urban studies professor Garry
Hesser directed the experiential
education program, sending students off
campus to learn first-hand about
community challenges and needs. ln
1998, Hesser was honored
nationally by Campus
Compact as a co-recipient
of the national Thomas
Ehrlich award for
internship or
lessons.
Augsburg's most recent grant for
service-learning, bringing a decade total
in grant monies to over a half million
dollars, is from the Council of
lndependent Colleges. Thirteen private
colleges, from the ll3 who applied,
were selecied to participate in "Engaging
Communities and Campuses," a
program that will help colleges
"establish partnerships with community
or ganízatíons [o enhance experiential
in this
Perhaps nowhere at
Augsburg has servicelearning been more
o
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More than 30 courses eachyear
include a service-learning component.
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All 300+ freshmen spend
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Over 200 students each year tutor
children and adults in schools, literacy
centers, and neighborhood
organizations in Minneapolis.
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Six Community Service
Scholarships are offered each year to
support student leaders in service.
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$5,000 scholarships are available to
AmeriCorps volunteers for full-time
study. (Augsburg is the only college in
the nation to offer this.)
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A full-time VISTA volunteer at
Augsburg coordinates 30 work-study
students who work after school on the
q
a half day
during orient-at-ion on service projects
while learning about the city.
AmericaReads/America Counts program
ffi A Get Ready program staff person
works with two schools to encourage
low income children, starting in fifth
integrated into the learning
curriculum than in the
Education Department. In
grade, to attend college.
1997, Augsburg was one of
six institutions selected by
the American Association
for Colleges of Teacher
Education (AACTE) to
participate in the Service-
Summer 2001
An overview of community
service-learning at Augsburg
student teaching to
carry out servicelearning enhanced
Community Service, the
Learning and Teacher
Education project
(SLATE). As students learn
coordinator.
and lessons, and
Augsburg alumna Roeshell Lewis'97 (right) is an English as a Second
Language (ESL) assistant at Cedar-Riverside School. She, along with
other staff members, have been instrumental in teaching English to
Suad Salad (left) and helping her adjust to the new experience of
attending school.
. highest recognition
fie1d.
Mary Laurel True (left) is director of
community service-learning. Merrie
Benasutti (right) is tutoring and literary
with service-
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Community Service Week each April
ceìebrates and recognizes community
service efforts of Augsburg faculty,
staff, students, and community partners.
H A student-run Link program of more
Tony Pham (middle) shows Augsburg students Allie
Gulbrandson (left) and Christian Shada (right) his story page
in a book presented by Cedar-Riverside School to the College
in the Share a Story project.
than 100 students organtzes events on
campus for neighborhood children and
service projects for students.
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learning activities while addressing
community needs."
Six Augsburg faculty members are
paired with six community partners,
including Cedar-Riverside and
Edison/PPL schools, to extend the
activities of freshmen in city service
projects throughout the entire Augsburg
Seminar term.
The Engaging Communities and
Campuses program is designed "to
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empower colleges and universities and
community organizations to collaborate
in ways that are new to academe."
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True describes Augsburg's
community collaboration over the years
as being a good neighbor and seeking
to build community "from the inside
out." Byrdziak has begun engaging the
Cedar-Riverside School children in
service-learning with neighborhood
organizations by teaching that "servicelearning is not just a project; it's a way
of thinking and a way of learning." I
Divcrsi t¡ out our froht Àhd
brrl Joors
by Garry Hesser
Those of us who attend Augsburg as students or work
I here have the unique and remarkable pleasure, dayI in und day-out, of living in vibrant anà vital
neighborhoods that reveal just how much of an asset a
multicultural community can be. Cedar Riverside and
Seward give diversity a meaning and reality that is rare to
find an;,.where in the U.S., maybe even in the world. What
a gift and bonus Ìt is!
Often, I get to take visiting candidates for faculty
positions on a walking or driving tour of this area I like to
call "my home town." When I do so, I like to 1et the
neighborhood do its own talking and enticing. Just off the
campus along Riverside Avenue, for example, we have a
virtual United Nations of restaurants reveallng the rich
tapestry of our "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood." From the
Addis Ababa Ethiopian restaurant to Livlngston's Organic,
to the Lucky Dragon Vietnamese and Chinese, dozens of
ethnic culinary
opportunitles
await those who
delight in
exploring the
foods of the
Cedar-Riverside assistant director
Stephanie Byrdziak (left) helps Mohamed
Abdulkadir tell his story to an Augsburg
journalism class.
world.
Over in the Seward neighborhood across I-94 that
abuts Augsburg campus's south side, an equally diverse
group of eating establishments abound, ranging from the
Biue Nile to Moon II, one of our newer coffee houses.
Recently at Moon lI I savored a conversation with one of
my former students who, after living and teaching in the
Ukraine, is now a homeowner in the neighborhood. It was
this same student who, nearly two decades ago, helped me
write a grant proposal that ultimately led to the survival of
the Seward Redesign Community Development
Corporation. Redesign has since played a vital role in
the revival of the central city neighborhoods
surrounding our campus, lncluding the design of the
new light rail station that will be built on the edge of
the campus.
Today, thanks [o the vision of active neighborhood
organizatì.ons, augmented by both Augsburg and
Tiinity Lutheran Congregation volunteers, lhese
communities are thriving. Augsburg's connection to
and involvement in its neighborhood continues to
provide an extraordinary opportunity both for its
students and for those of us fortunate to lÌve and raise
our famihes in this remarkable and unexcelled rainbow
of humanity
Garry Hesser is professor of sociology and metro-urban
studies. The above is excerpted t'rom an article written
Children from the Seward Montessori school visited Augsburg in 1998
when the College announced a scholarship program with the school.
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Targeting success:
NO BARRIERS ALLOWED
by Don Stoner
-fhe D.H. Lawrence poem is
I pro.inently displayed on the case
I rhat holds Aaron Cross'archery
equipment.
You remember the poem as you watch
Cross practice the skills that have earned
him international honors in archery. You
watch Cross concentrate on his coffee can
lid-sized target, which looks so small 70
meters away You watch Cross'eyes,
intense and focused on the task at hand.
He puts the arrow in place and draws
back the bow. At that point, with all the
tension in the world seemingly on the tips
of his fingers, he pauses, relaxes his
breathing. The moment seems like forever.
Then he releases the arrow. ln a fraction of
a second, the arrow arrives at its Largel.
Nearly perfect.
And then you remember he's in a
wheelchair, able to utilize just a fraction of
the physical skills able-bodied individuals
can use, and it doesn't seem to matter.
SELF.PITY
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I neyer saw a wild thing
sorry for itselJ.
A small bird will drop frozen
deadfrom abough
without ever haying felt sorty
for itself.
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Left: Aaron Cross '97 concentrates on the target during a practice session at Mike's Archery shop in 5t. Cloud, Minn. Right: James Mastro '73 battles
his opponent during a match in the 1998 Blind World Judo Championships in Madrid, Spain.
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ugsburg has
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earned international
acclaim in disabled
sports-Aaron
Cross,
a L997 graduate, and
James Mastro, who
graduated in 1973.
Cross is
consÌdered one of the
top wheelchair
archers 1n the world
and has earned
numerous honors
and records in his
sport.
Mastro, an
Augsburg Athletic
Hall of Fame
member who lost his
vision while 1n hÌgh
school, has competed
in seven Paraiympics,
in several sports,
"In the first match, a minute-anda-half in, a guy from Austria tried a
stupid throq and the first thing to hit
the ground was my elbow," Mastro
said. "1 tried to continue in my next
match, bul I couldn't raise my arm up
above my elbow. I was just ticked."
For Cross, it was the luck of the
draw, and a quarterfinal meeting with
the eventual gold medalist in head-tohead competition that did hlm in.
Cross was considered one of the
since 1976. The first Paralympic athlete
ever to medal in four different sports,
Mastro has earned 10 medals-five gold,
three silver, and two bronze.
"These games were specifically
developed for athletes with certain
challenges to compete at an Olympic
level," said Cross, who competed in his
second Paralympics last year in Sydne¡
Australia. "Our scores are comparing well
with able-bodied scores. I compete
against able-bodied archers all the time
"l contftete dgainst øble-bodied
archers all the time and beat them ...
Cross'97
but we don't get recognized as m7tch."
-Aaron
and beat them, guys who were on the
U.S. Olympic team and beat them. But
we don't get recognized as much."
In the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney,
both Cross and Mastro were eliminated
earlier than they anticipated. For Mastro,
it was an elbow injury in the first match
of his judo event that ended his
competition.
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favorites in the W1 competition, one
of three levels of wheelchair archery
based on the range of disability of an
athlete. His class consists of athletes
who are quadriplegic, have extremely
limited functÌon in their arms and
legs, or have amputation of three
limbs.
But in the "ranking round," where
archers' individuai scores determine
their spots in the final round of 12
athletes, Cross said he didn't shoot
wel1. As a result, he failed to finish in
the top four, where he would have
earned a first-round bye in the headto-head competition. ln his first headto-head match, Cross smashed the old
world record in l8-arrow competilion,
but lost to Zdenek Sebek of the Czech
Republic, the eventual gold medalist,
in the quarterfinaìs by ¡usL six points.
"lt was just the luck of the draw,"
Cross said. "It was crushing. I had
shot four world records last year, I
had gained back all my national tì.tles
last year, and I missed a fifth world
record by a point."
While falling short of their
Aaron Cross (center of front row) poses with the 2000 U.S. Paralympic archery team before
competition in Sydney. lt was Cross'second Paralympic appearance in his archery career,
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goals
was disappointing, the experience of
being part of the largest competition
for disabled athletes in the world was
Summer 2001
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JIM MASTRO_A
certainly a thrill. A crowd of more
than 100,000 people attended the
PARALYM PIC FLAG.BEARE R
openÌng ceremonies, and sellout
crowds were the norm for most
events; a welcome change
considering that Ín compelitions in
the last decade, event organizers
T-o. Mastro, competing in athletics
þ t.,ut always been a natural thing,
I .u.n nlLe, becoming blind
"You walhed up and down
the street ønd people hnew
that you were there
for the Parølympics."
-JimMa,stro'73
between his junior and senior years of
hÌgh school.
He enrolied at Augsburg and
became a member of the wrestling
team, while studying for his education
degree. He earned A11-MIAC honors
twice and won the conference
championshlp at 177 pounds as a
senior. Along the way, he became a
solid amateur wrestler, in spite of hÌs
vision Ìmpalrment. He was a member
of the U.S. team in the World
University Games in 1973 , was a threetime bronze medalist at international
competitions, and became the first
blind athlete to be a member of an
Olympic team, when he was an
alternate on the U.S. Greco-Roman
Wrestling team at the Montreal
Olympics in 1976. He was named to
the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in
1997.
had to literally give tickets away.
"Australia was great," Mastro
said. "The people were really
friendly. They were as friendly as
their reputation is. They knew
about the Paralympics, knew what
it was for and that it was after the
regular Olympics. You walked up
and down the street and people
knew that you were there for the
Paralympics. The publicity there
was really great, much better than
Atlanta [in 1996ì."
"Europe and Australia have
much more respect for Paralympic
events than we do lin the United
Statesl ," Cross said. "Every single
event in Australia was sold out. ...
The people were amazing.
Volunteers were everywhere. Every
single volunteer I talked to said that
they would rather volunteer for the
Paralympics than the Olympic
Games. The culture matches the
people, as beautiful as you'd
me to determine how hard I would
have to work to do weil. I found that
the guys I was working with didn't
grant me any quarter because I was
blind. They'd throw me into the wall
expect."
like anyone
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James Mâstro, posing for a photo at the 2000
Sydney Paralympics, is one of America's
Paralympics pioneers. He has earned 10
medals and was the first Paralympic athlete
to earn medals in four different sports.
"When I was at Augsburg, I didnt
have to worry about being accepted.
When i was trying out for the
Olympics, I didn't have to worry about
being accepted there, either."
When the Paralympics began to
admit blind athletes ín I976,1t was a
natural draw for Mastro. He competed
in four different sports-1udo,
wrestling, track and field, and goalball
(an on-court team sport designed for
blind athletes). ln addition to his 10
Paralympic medals, he has earned 17
Ìnternational medals in the various
sports.
And in 1996, Mastro was honored
"l found thøt the guys I wøs worhingwith didn't grant me dny quarter
becøuse I was blind. They'd throw me into the wall lihe
anyone else."
Møstro '73
-Jim
"I wasn't able to compete until I
came to Augsburg, when I decided to
go into wrestling," he said. "lt helped
else.
for his years of service by being named
flag-bearer for the United States team at
Lhe Paralympics opening ceremonies in
Atlanta, where he earned abronze
medal in his weight class in judo, and
also competed in track and field in the
shot put and discus.
Judo has become his primary sport
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(left) maintains a hold
on his opponent during the 1998 Blind
James Mastro
\Â/orld Judo Championships in Madrid,
Spain. Judo is similar to wrestling, a
sport Mastro competed in while an
interesting marathon
events, including doing
3,076 pushups in an hour
and bench-pressing an
Olympic bar 1,300 times
in
15 minutes.
At
age 52, Mastro
could be consiclerecl one
of the "elder statesmen" of
the Paralympic
movement, though he
doesn't enjoy that tit1e.
"Our blind judo team, none of them
are young. Most of them are in their later
20s or 30s, and they've competed a 1ot.
They know what it's like to compete, it's
their goal," Mastro saicl. "lt [judo] rnust
keep you young. it's either going to keep
me yoLlng or kill me. The injr"rry I had in
Sydney was my lirst inlury since
Augsburg student, in terms of throws
and intense action.
after wrestling was
dropped from the
Paralympic program
before the 1996
Ë
games.
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was in Long Beach,
Calif. The Braille
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"When I was
introduced to judo, it
Institute had a
prograln on the
sport," he said. "After
I graduated from
college, I had
wrestled primarily
Greco-Roman, and
that style and judo
are very similar. The
biggest difference is
that you are able to
use the collar in judo.
The throws were
basically the same,
though a bÌg
difference was in
chokes and arm-bars.
It's like wrestling with
your pajamas on."
In order to raise
money for himself
and his family to
travel to major
competltions like the
Paralympics, he has
performed some
,4ucssuRc f{ow
wrestiing in 1973.I've been lucky"
Mastro has also been e pioneer in
his primary profession, teaching. He
became the first blind student to earn
CROSS BECOMES A
TOP WHEELCHAIR
ARCHER
T-or Cross. rrcherv wasn't his irst
þ iou., growlng up rn tne
I Sr . CloLrd, Minn., arer. By age
f
16, he was an accomplishecl biker and
cross country skier, and was
preparing for a spot on a Junior
Olynrpic team. Competing in a
bicycle race in Biwabik, Minn., in
May 1991, he crashed into a support
van. The accident left him a
quadriplegic, with no sensation from
the armpits down.
While rehabilitating at the Sister
Kenny lnstitute, a therapist, who
happened to be a Paralymplc archer,
recommcnded thc sport îs în activity
ln which he could excel, but he
preferred wheelchair track ancl rugby
instead.
a
Ph.D. in physical education in the
United States, and later taught in the
physical education department at the
University of Minnesota. Now he teaches
at Bemidji State University in the health
and physical education department,
including all the adapted physical
education classes.
He is unsure whether he will take
on the Paral)¡mpic challenge again, when
the games go to Athens, Greece, in 2004.
He will compete in the sport's world
championships in 2002.
"I'11 be 56 fin 20041," he said. "At
the world championships in a couple of
years, I will see how my arm is. My arm
right now is about 90 percent back. One
of the things I really enjoy labout the
Paralympicsl is the camaraderie, going
out and busting your butt with people
who understand and enjoy what's goÌng
on. I've gone to a iot of places 1n the
world, met a lot of cool peoPle."
"She gave me three choices o[
sports. She told me I could do
archery, I could do archer¡ or I could
do archcry." Cross 1oked.
While he was in high school, a
close frlend decided to take up
archery, and Cross joined hÌm in
trying out the sport.
"l got into it and we went down
"[My therapist] gave me three
choices of sports. She told me
I could do archery, I could do
ørchery, or I could do
drcherY."
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Cross'97
to a national shootout in Las Vegas. 1
absolutely fell in love with it," he said
"That summer, I got a letter to try out
for the world team, went overseas for
the first tlme for the world
championships, and came back with
Summer 2001
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't
,¡
sure I was going in the right
my first gold medal. Needless to say,
I'm hooked."
Eventually, Cross was winning
national competitions and gaining
sponsorships, from bow companies,
Target stores, and Mike's Archery, a
store in St. Cloud where he trains.
At that time, he also began to
speak publÌcly about overcoming the
obstacles in his life, a hobby that
eventually led to his current career as
motivational speaker. He speaks for
numerous school groups and other
organizatÌons through his business,
direction."
He was able to keep up his
str¡dies in spite of a schedule that
a
Motivation on Wheels.
Cross graduated from Augsburg in
1997 with a mass communication
degree and credits the school, especially
the Center for Learning and Adaptive
Student Services (CLASS), wÌth much
of his success.
"The CTASS office and the
communication faculty and staff never
had him flying across the country
lor major archery compeliLions,
along wÌth working on internships
and projects with accomplished
motivational speakers.
"I'd leave on a Thursday, shoot
on Friday, Saturday, and Sunda¡ all
day long, come back on a red-eye
flight ai ]:00 on Monday morning.
I'd study on ihe planes and in the
hotel rooms, and be back in class by
eight on Monday morning," he said.
Archery has become a passion for
ln addition to his achievements as a world-class
arche¡i Aaron Cross speaks throughout the country
about overcoming obstacles and maintaining
positive attitude in everyday life.
Cross, who is also an accomplished
bowhunter. He is currently ranked among
the top five archers in the world in the
Wl
class, and
will compete at the world
championships ìater Lhis summer in
Prague, Czech Republic. He is currently
"The CLASS ffice dnd the communication faculty ønd staff ... were
ølwøys a phone call awøy. If I needed something, they were there,
Cross'97
every single step of the wø1t."
-[6vçn
once backed down lor me. They knew
what I wanted to do, they knew how I
was going to do it, and they always
stood behind me," Cross said. "l can't
tell you how many times they bailed
me out. ... They were always a phone
call awa;r lf I needed something, they
were there, every single step of the way.
"Augsburg never babied me. They
put me in my place and they just made
FnfiïtÌnãfDn¡r
the governor for his region on the
Minnesota State Archery Association, a
technicai delegate to the USA Archery
committee, and on the Paralympic Athlete
Advisory board for the United States
a
placed fourth in an individual
competition and fifth overall at the world
championships, leading up to his
experience at the Sydney Paralympics.
He said the level of respect that
Paralympic athletes receive Ìn the United
States has improved, but it's still not at
the leve1 of Olpnpic athletes. Coverage of
the Paralympics needs to improve in
order for the athletes to gain the respect
of the public, Cross said.
"lf we were to get the respect that the
able-bodied team gets, it would be
dÌfferent for me," he said. "Slowly but
surely, it's working. Archery is getting
advanced in this knowledge. For years,
we've been competing against the ablebodied people. They know we're out
there. They're working with us." I
Olympic Committee.
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
He competed in his first Paralympics
ìn 1996 in Atlanta, and though he set a
world record in the ranking round, he
finished fourth overall. In 1999, he
Jim Mastro canbe reached at
<lmastro@b emidlistate. edu> and Aaron Cross
at <adron. cro s s@ motiv ationonwhe
els.
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ugsburg's First International and Off-Campus
Studies Photo Contest
Over 100 entries were submitted in the inangr-rral photo contest for rnternational and off-campr-rs studies
sponsored by the Office of International Programs and Office of Public Relations and CommunicaLion.
Wlnners were selected rn three categones: Scenic lanclscapes; locai people rn a cross-cultural setting;
and Augsburg students in a host setting. All winnrng photos lvere displayed in Christensen Center dr-rring
International Student Week.
lnchrded here are the first- and second-place winners. To see all the wlnners, visit
<www. augsbnrg. edu/internationaVphotocontest>.
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Scenic landscapes. First place. "Spirit Gifts," Ross Murray'00. Chaing Mai,
Thailand, January 2000. People offer many gifts to the spirit world, and shops
sell ready-made flowers to offer the spirits.
Augsburg students in a cross-cultural setting. First place.
"Café in Rome," Stacy Funk'03. Rome, ltaly, January 2001
Local People in a cross-cultural setting. First place. "La Musica di Firenze,"
Rustin Newburger'01. Florence, ltaly, fall 2000.
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Augsburg students in a host setting. Tie for second place. "Tortilla,"
Jennifer Brogger'01. San Jorge, Guatemala, January 2000.
Augsburg students in a host setting. Tie for second place. "Bay
Watche4" Mike Murray'02, Antibes, France, January 2001.
Local people in a cross-cultural setting. Second place. "Young
Girl," Brandon Hofstedt'02. Nueva Vida, El Salvadon fall 2000.
Scenic landscapes. Second place. "Wandering," Nathaniel
Bunker'03. Nice, France, January 2001.
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Winners of the 2001
lnternational Photo
Contest, from L to R:
Rustin Neuberger,
Stacy Funk,
Nathaniel Bunker,
Kendra Hines,
Trephaena Sylte,
Jennifer Brogger,
Ross Murray.
Not pictured:
Brandon Hofstedt,
Petra Velander, Nellie
Pearson, Amy Funk,
Maria Sieve, Mike
Murray, Tenelle Russ.
Summer 2O0f
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The next step ¡n Nicole Warner's music career
is clear-off to New York for study at the
Master of Arts in Leadership graduate Den¡se
Gordon receives her hood from Professor Bev
Manhattan School of Music.
Nilsson.
Dean Chris Kimball congratulates senior Stacy
Sellers as she receives her honor cords.
After receiving his Master of Social Work
degree, Nick Metcalf poses with his proud
family.
Erica Bryan (L) and Allison Heimkes (center) pose during lineup with
admissions director Sally Daniels (R).
COMVTEI\CEVIEI\T
This year's graduating mus¡c majors take their turn
drum during the Commencement Concert finale.
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,4ucssunc Now
to beat the
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Summer 2001
President Frame congratulates a new
graduate as he receives his diploma.
On their way to the ceremony, seniors file through the line of faculty, stopping for quick hugs,
their professors applaud their achievement.
as
President Frame addresses the 2001 graduates, their families, faculty, and staff at the
Baccalaureate service.
Music professor Bob Stacke'71 and flagbearer Abby Mildbrand lead the seniors to
the ceremony.
The family of international student Terence
Tam traveled to Minneapolis from Malaysia to
be with him on Commencement day.
Summer 2001
Nursing professor Bev Nilsson (fourth from left) and Rochester program director Rick Thoni
(fourth from right) share the success of Rochester nursing students completing their bachelor's
degrees-the first in the Rochester program.
,¡lucsguRc rr¡ow
21
..LIFT
OFF ON THIS U/ONDERFUL
JOIIRI,{EY WE CALL LIFE"
Excerpts from the Commencement Address
The Hon. Daniel Goldin, NASA Administrator
May 20, 2OO1
I
t is a great privilege
to be addressing you
today. To the
graduating seniors ...
let me start with two
simple words: well
done! Well done, but
not mission
accomplished.
Each and every one of
you is an explorer in
the journey we call life
And, yes, today's
milestone is an
important one. But,
commencement means
a beginning, not an
end. The bulk of this
journey is still ahead
of you.
IUR
NASA Administrator Dan¡el Goldin advised Augsburg's class of 2001
that their college achievement is only part of the journey toward a
"mission accomplished."
...My advice is this: always remember
that life's lessons will not come from the
guy delivering a speech in front of you.
But, they have been developed and
nurtured by the people around you.
Your friends. Your professors. Your
mentors. And, even though you may not
realize to what extent now, life's lessons
come mostly from what I like to call
Mission Control-your family. Especially
your family. And never forget it.
... So go for it. Never deterred by the
fear of failure. In life, having no failures
The Augsburg College Class
554
331
128
59
36
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is rarely a sign ofperfection, but rather
that your goals aren't bold enough. Find
something you love. Have a dream.
Pursue it. Believe in yourself. Whether it
is in Minneapolis or on Mars-make
your mark.
...So to the Augsburg College Class of
2001 ... Go for launch. Lift off on this
wonderful journey we call life. And
Godspeed to all of you.
Goldin's speech was included in both the
New York Times and NBC Nightly News
in theír roundup of top college
Rozenia Fuller rece¡ves Marina
Christensen Just¡ce Award
ozenia Fuller, a senior youth and
R family ministry major and McNair
Scholar, was selected as the 2001 recipient
of the Marina ChristensenJustice Award.
This award is given each year to the
graduating senior whose communityservice work best illustrates Augsburg's
motto, "Education for Service"
-itself
brilliantly displayed in Marina Christensen
Justice's personal and professional
dedication to the vitalization of urban
communities.
Fuller represents the best blend of
excellence in scholarship and an untiring
commitment to the community. She has
been active at Spirit Church and the
Harvest Preparatory School in North
Minneapolis and serves on the boards of
the Glenwood Ly.ndale Community Center
and Minneapolis Community and
Têchnical College.
An Augsburg student recently said of
her, "I could not imagine an Augsburg
minus Rozenia Fuller. She has helped
make Augsburg the intentionally diverse
community that it strives to be, and she
alone has kept many students of color tied
into this community"
The mother of two
children-
Jeremiah and Rosetta-Fuller lives by the
words she loves to share with them: "Try
to take advantage of the opportunities that
God presents you with." She has helped
homeless mothers locate housing,
developed support groups for junior high
and high school students, and helped with
counsel and spiritual support forjuveniles
in the Hennepin County Detention
Center.
commencement speeches.
of 2O0f
Candidates for graduation
Day students
Weekend College students
Graduate students (Master of Arts in Leadership and Master of social work)
Nursing students in Rochester-the first students completing baccalaureate
degrees in the Rochester program
,4UGSBURC tllOW
Rozenia Fuller'01 is congratulated by
President Frame as she receives the Marina
Christensen Justice Award.
Summer 2O01
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From the Alumni Board president's desk ..,
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T
he work of
our
Augsburg
Alumni
Association is
like
a
jigsaw
puzzle-it
has
many parts, and
\Mirh diligenr
work and a bit
of luck, will come together to portray a
memorable picture. Oftentimes, when
working a jigsaw puzzle, you will pick up a
piece and try it in several locations before
you find the right place. Also, you never
throw away apuzzle piece, as you will need
it to complete the puzzle. If you cant find
the exact spot where the piece fits, just set
it aside for a while and work òn another
piece.
So
it is with the efforts of our Alumni
Board. We are always working on the
puzzle. We've tried quite a few pieces this
past year, including:
Alumni gatherings outside of the
Twin Cities
The association organized and sponsored
numerous gatherings of Augsburg alums in
sites near and far: Florida, Anzona,
Califomia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and greater
Minnesota. The intent was to test the waters
for the development of actual alumni
chapters in those areas. Many colleges have
such chapters and it's a good time for
Augsburg to do likewise. Out of those
various efforts, key contacts have been
identified in six locations to continue work
on this concept. In addition, an employerbased alumni chapter is in the works at the
3M Company, thanks to the interest of
several alums who work for that company
This project will take several years to
nurture and develop, but we're convinced
that it holds an important place in the
puzzle.
Alumnijob fair
We sponsored a job fair on the Augsburg
campus this spring \Mith 25 companies
represented who have Augsburg alumni in
key positions for hiring new grads. Job fairs
are not new, but having alumni staff the
booths gave it an extra spark, and students
were most appreciative of the chance to talk
with those present. The alumni also
enjoyed meeting each other and being back
on campus.
Augsburg Day at Como Park
An alumni event geared toward families
took place on May 5 when we gathered at
Como Park in St. Paul with a hearty group
of Augsburg fans. Students were on hand to
provide musical entertainment and a oneact play Parents had a chance to bring their
small childrenfuture Auggies to a Collegesponsored event. Next year w€ plan to
expand upon this pafticular "piece".
All these pieces look like they fit into
our puzzle and are going to sta)¿ The
picture rMe are working to complete is one
of a strong and vibrant Augsburg College
that enjoys broad support from its Alumni
Association. This support can take many
forms; financial, interest, and connections.
The picture is not yet complete. How do
you fit into this puzzle? Think about it.
Thanks to our AlumniÆarent Relations
staff, Nancy (Carlson) Toedt '94, Jeff
K¡engel '93, and l-aura Cichocke for a great
year. Also, thanks to the Alumni Board that
served diligently and creatively this past
year. June starts a new board year. Jackie
I(niefel Lind C69, MAL'94) is slated to
become the next president of the
association, and Andy Morrison ('73) is
president-elect. Seven new board members
have been elected to join our "puzzle party."
Keeping you in touch, in the know,
and in the spirit of Augsburg Collegeyou'll be surprised at what we can do
together!
.
Paul Mikelson'70
President, Alumni Board
.Homecoming 2OO1 to include new events
and a visit from Maya Angelou
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fall
uo-".o--
ing will feature
a talk by Dr.
Maya Angelou,
who is hailed as
one of the great
r4
voices of
Maya Angelou w-ll
present a talk during
Homecoming 2001 in
October.
Summer
2OO1
contemporary
llterature. As
poet, educator,
historian, bestselling author,
playwright, civil rights activist,
producer, and director, Angelou travels the
world, spreading her wisdom and
captivating audiences through the vigor and
sheer beauty of her words and þcs.
Her program, "An Evening with Maya
Angelou," is described as a patchwork quilt
of her life and work. She will appear October
8 at 7:30 p.rn.; more derails will be available
later this summer in the Homecoming
brochure and on the Augsburg Web site.
This year's theme for Homecoming and
Family Week 2001 is 'Augsburg on parade,"
actress,
and several exciting changes are planned. In
addition to Angelou's visit, Homecoming will
now be a full week of activities for alumni,
students, families, faculty, and staff. Some of
the new events this year include a 5K
run/walk for fun or charity along the
Mississippi River; an alumni art show; a
parade around Murphy Park; faculty and
faculty emeriti collaborationlpresentations; a
student variety show and coronation; Umess
Hall floor reunions (hosted by current
student residents); and much more.
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with
NHHs Washington Capitals
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Martin
Hlinka'99
signed to a oneyear National
Hockey League
contract by the
Hlinka played briefly with the United
Hockey League's Quad City (Moline, Ill.)
Mallards in November, but returned to
finish the season in Portland. He was the
club's top centerman down the stretch,
used often on crucial face-offs by Pirates'
head coach Glen Hanlon, and was the
club's top scorer in the postseason.
A native of Bratislava, Slovakia,
Hlinka played both football and men's
byDons,oner
hockey at Augsburg from 1995-'99. Hlinka
came to America from Slovakia in 1994,
staying with a host family in Farmington,
Minn., and graduating in 1995 from
Farmington High School. He stayed with
the host family all four summers while at
Augsburg, and graduated with a B.A. in
business administration.
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
washington
Capitals, the
team announced in Ma;r
The signing was another step on an
incredible progression in professional
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hockey for Hlinka.
This season, Hlinka started the
campaign as the lone training camp invitee
on the opening-day roster for the Capitals'
top minorleague team, the Portland
(Maine) Pirates of the American Hockey
League. He originally was signed by
Portland to a25-game professional try-out
agreement, but soon after inked a standard
AHL deal that lasted the duration of the
season. In November, Hlinka signed to a
one-year contract wlth the Capitals, and
he was assigned to the Pirates roster.
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Martin Hlinka (#a1, left) fires a shot during a Portland Pirates home game
in January in Portland, Maine. Hlinka signed his second one-year contract with
the NHL's Washington Capitals organization in May.
Alumna named Aquatennial Senior Queen
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Eunice (Kyllo)
Roberts '62 was
named this
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year's Senior
Queen for the
Minneapolis
Aquatennial, the
lO-day official
civic celebration
Eunice (Kyllo) Roberts
'62 was named this
of the City of
year's Senior Queen for Minneapolis
the Minneapolis
fiuly 13-22). As
Aquatennial.
Senior Queen,
she
will travel to festivals and functions
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throughout the state and region
representing the Minneapolis Aquatennial.
Roberts was nominated by
representatives of Fairview-University
Medical Center in Minneapolis, in
recognition of the more than 1,300 hours of
time she has donated to Child and Family
Life Services as a Watchful Companion. She
also serves as a member of the center's
Volunteer Services Advisory Committee.
Lastyear, Roberts was nominated for
the Friends of Nursing Award by the
nursing staff on the children's unit at
Fairview-UniversitY.
Since retiring from Augsburg Fortress
Publishers, Roberts has dedicated her time
to volunteer work, and is committed to
providing friendship and understanding to
help improve health and welfare in the
communit;r
"We applaud Eunice for her loyahy
and dedication and, especially, her
stamina," says Alex Thwaites, FairviewUniversity volunteer coordinator. "Her
energy, enthusiasm, and dedication are
wonderful motivators for all of us."
Roberts stays connected to the College
by singing with the Masterworks Chorale.
She and her husband, Warren, a retired
University of Minnesota psychology
professor, live in Fridle¡ Minn. They have
lwo sons.
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1942
Everald H. Strom, Fergus Falls,
Minn., has been retired for 15
years; he served as president of
the Church of the Lutheran
Brethren for IB years. He has
found retirement to be a very
rewarding experience, and enjoys
giving Bible studies and teaching
part time.
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The Rev. S. Jerome
1949
(Hamberg)'54
Donald Peterson, Burnsville,
Minn., lost his wife of nearly 53
in November;
Donald and their four sons survive
years, Mabel,
her.
Joyce (Gronseth) Limburg
recently moved to Apple Valley,
Minn.; she lived in lowa for 5I
years and taught English in
Parkersburg, lowa, for 25 years.
She is happy to be back home
with family and friends. Sadly, her
husband, Sherm, died in 1993.
Harold C. Roosen, Phoenix,
Ariz., has been doing well since
his 1997 accident, in which a car
hit him after he exited a bus. A
retired elementary school teacher,
he enjoys reading and attending
Shepherd of the Valley Church
Eleanor L. (Ewert)
Hutchinson, Indianola, Iowa, is a
breast cancer survivor and was in
charge of survivors for this April's
Relay for Life event, which was
held in Indianola and sponsored
by the American Cancer Society
and Simpson College.
wedding anniversary in
January. They are both
retired and live in
Duluth, Minn., where
The Alumni Association hosted its
retired in 1990 after serving more
than 38 years with Hennepin
County Welfare; he currently
sewes on the state Department of
Human Services Special Review
Board. Sadly, his wife passed away
1999.
firct
"Augsburg Day at Como Pârk" celebration
in May. Despite rainy weather, the event
Lutheran Church in
brought together alumni and their
Superior, Wis. Having
families, faculty, staff, and students.
served missions to
Augsburg students (pictured above)
Tâiwan and Hong Kong, provided musical enterta¡nment.
he is hosting his sixth
dystrophy. He and his wife, Pat
tour to China in June and will
(Larson) '57, live in Anacortes,
host his seventh the summer of
Wash.,
overlooking Puget Sound
2002. All interested parties can
and
the
Olympic Mountains.
e-mail him at <revelness@aol.com>.
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Karl Puterbaugh, Eagan, Minn.,
in
celebrated their 45th
Redeemer's Free
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1948
Elness and Elaine
Jerome preaches at Our
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1944
1954
(where forme¡ Augsburg
instructor, the Rev. Brian Erickson,
is pastor).
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Bob Lockwood, Minnetonka,
Minn., says he is "back to 99
percent and ready to play golf
again" after recovering from
successful open heart surgery.
Bob Moylan was recently
diagnosed with muscular
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Richard Lund, Edmonds, Wash.,
retired from the daily practice of
diagnostic radiology in 1997. He
is currently a consulting
radiologist for a medical device
company.
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Iìeaching and learning ¡n Vietnam
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by Lynn Mena
For three weeks earlier this year, the Rev Harris Lee '57 and his wrfe, Maryon, traveled from Mrnneapolis to
Vietnam to teach conversational English to Vietnamese students. They traveled with a group of about l5
people and stayed at a hotel in Cao Lanh, located in the southern half of Vietnam. The trip was arranged
through Global Volunteers, an organizatlon based ln Little Canada, Mlnn.
"My wife and I had long talked about taking part rn a
volunteer opportunity such as this," says Lee. "The
experience was very fulfilling; we received such a warm ancl
respeclful receplion from the students. It was a very relaxed
and healthy relationship."
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The students, all advanced college students str-rdying to be
teachers, doctors, and computer professionals, already had a firm
grasp of the English language, but were eager to enhance their
skills.
The Rev. Harris Lee '57 (left)
traveled to Vietnam earlier this
year to teach English to
Vietnamese students.
"The experíence was very
Jult'illing; we receíved sucLr a
warm and respectful
reception
from the students."
"The students were excited to use English for several reasons,"
says Lee. "Of course, it's an international business language and knowing it helps to find a good job
Br-rt they were also excited to be able to read good books written in Eng1ish."
Lee's
wife, Maryon, stands in the
Vietnamese classroom where they
taught; the experience was arranged
through Minnesota-based Global
Volunteers.
Summer 2001
The sludents had not heard of Minnesota-until the Lees mentioned the Mississippi River. "They
remembered the river from Mark Twain's books," Lee says, chuckling.
A retrred ELCA pastor and stewardship specialist, Lee still does some stewardship work for the ELCA;
he also works as an independent consultant lor churches. Maryon is a retired elementary teacher.
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Class Notes
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1964
1
Deanne M. (Star) Greco,
Carol (Torstenson)
John Clawson relocated f¡om
Duane llstrup, Rochester,
Bloomington, Minn., was
appointed to the Board of Ordway
Circle of Stars. As a member of
the board, she will join other
volunteers committed to
supporting the Ordway Center for
Performing Arts.
McCausland, Warner, N.H.,
Minneapolis to California after he
was elected president and chief
executive officer of Lutheran
Social Services o[ Southern
California. He began his work
with LSS of Minnesota in I992 as
director of the public poiicy office.
Minn., was rhe Bntish lournal of
Surgery invited speaker at the
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recently celebrated several happy
family occasions: a wedding, a
new granddaughter, and a son
starting law school. Carol is a
Title I coordinator for the
Hillsboro-Deering School District
1967
1
in Hillsboro, N.H.
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Marlene (Chan) Hui '74=
Moved by the spirit
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ln
1968, a Lutheran missionary approached Marlene (Chan) Hui, then a
studious high school student living in Hong Kong, with an opportunity
to attend college in the United States. The prospect of attendìng a U.S.
college, and specifically Augsburg College, appealed to Hui. Two of her
brothers were already livíng in the U.S., and the idea of belng able to
explore her faith while immersed in academia suited the l8-year-old,
who attended Tiinity Lutheran Church in Bata Lou. Moreover, if she
remained in Hong Kong, she would face limited opportunities to attend
college, due to a shortage in higher education institutions.
adapted to life 1n the U.S. and at Augsburg. She served as chair of the
Foreign Student Group, and was very involved in faith-related activities.
During her first year at Augsburg, she 1lved with biology professor Neal
Thorpe and his famrly She fondly remembers going on family trips and
participating in Bible studies with her host family. Although Hui lived in
the clormitory her second and third years of college, she formed her
iongest lasting friendships with the girls she met during her senior year
while livlng in the Lambda House. Last summer, the lormer residents
reunited in Brainerd, Minn., for four days of reminiscing and catch-r-rp.
1971
David Siedlar, CarlisÌe, Mass.,
accepted a position as a student
Ioan administrator for Brandeis
University in Waltham, Mass.
1973
Rebecca (Nystuen) Berger,
Green Bay, Wis., is director of the
Door County Library
Marlene (Chan) Hui, class
agent for the CIass oÍ 1974,
works as a special education
teacher and Iooks forward to
fulfilling her goal of doing
missionary work in Asia.
Joyce Catlin, Maple Grove,
Minn., married the Rev. Paul
Casey in April at Brookll'n Park
Evangelical Free Church. Joyce is
a second grade teacher at
AlbertviÌle Primary School and
Paul is a part-time worship/music
pastor at Waterbrooke Fellowship
ìn Victoria, Minn.
"Augsburg enriches d
person relig¡ousþ,
spiritualþ, and
academically."
Hui majored in English and elementary education and minored in French; however, her career path
became clear to her during an Augsburg internship. Her first professional experience entailed working
with low-income children. "We seemed to get along well, and it seemed like I could get through to them,"
says
Research Society and the
Association of Surgeons of Great
Britain and lreland in April in
Birmingham, England. He
presented a lecture titled "Should
You Always Believe in What You
Read?" He is associate professor of
biostatistics at the Mayo Clinic.
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by Wendy Elofson
Though the challenge of adjusting to the highly variable weather of
Minnesota was difficult (Hong Kong has a tropical climate), Hui quickly
joint meeting of the SurgicaÌ
Hui. "it was God's plan."
She works with high school
students who are considered moderately to severely mentally lmpaired, ancl she is eager to say that
teaching the students is her favorite part of the job. She recently taught one of her students with Downs
syndrome how to e-mail his father who llves across the country.
Hui has been a special education teacher at Jefferson High School since 1976.
As for the future, Hur and her husband are contemplating an early retirement, which would allow them to
pursue missionary work in Asia. "Retirement doesn't mean that I don't do anything; retiremenl means thal
I can pursue different interests, and do something new and different," says Hul.
Hui was asked to consider being the Class of 1974 class agent. She accepted the
opportunity becanse she saw it as an enjoyable way to give back to the Co11ege. She enjoys relaying
information about Augsburg to people, and seeing former classmates and faculty members. She is very
grateful for her experience at the College. "Ar-rgsburg enriches a person religiousl¡ spirituaily, and
Two years ago,
1974
Sharon (Holt) Garland,
Minnetonka, Minn., completed
her training as spiritual director
from Sacred Ground Center for
Spirituality at the College of St.
Catherine. Her husband, Rick
'75, is a technical trainer for
Northwest Airlines.
1977
William Reyer, Tiffin, ohio,
was
nominated and selected by his
colleagues at Heidelberg Coìlege
to receive the college's
Distinguished Teaching Award for
Faculty for 2000. The award,
established in 1995, recognizes
excellence in classroom teaching,
academic accomplishments,
professional activities, and service
academically."
to the Heidelberg community. A
Wendy Elofson is an information specialist Jor Augsburg's institutional ødt,ancement ot'fice.
member of the Heidelberg faculty
since 1983, he is a professor of
English.
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Eye of the beholder
by Maggie Weller'01
hnagine how clifficult it would be to paint a prcture six feet wide and seven feet tall that would be considered
good enough to be displayed in national exhibits. Now rmagine accon.rplishing that feat with double vislon,
shaking in both eyes, and very httle depth perception.
These are exactly the conclitions that Jon Leverentz is forced to worl< under every day Leverentz has recelved
private instruction at Ar-rgsburg îrom I975-'79 and from 1990 to today
At the age of IB, Leverentz was ln an automobile accident that caused brain stem damage and led to the
dlsabilitìes described above. Surgery to the right thalamus, usua\ used to treat Parkinson's disease, reduced his
shaking but lefi him with double vision and little depth perception.
"I must make intr-ritive judgments regarcling what I perceive as close and what seems to be far away," sald
Leverentz. "For instance, it's hard to get the pen into the ink bottle, but I just think hard about where the middle
of my two r,rews are and then I make it."
Leverentz cuffently r'rsits Augsburg once a week to receive private instructron from art professor Norman Ho1en,
whom he credits for some ol his success. "Norman is a really great guy," he said. Holen has helped him find art
shows, and, "he helps suggest which
galleries I should put my art in."
Jon Leverentz (left) has received
pr¡vate instruction from art
professor Norm Holen (right) at
Augsburg since 1975.
"My worh is my main activity,
and Lts worhmanship is as
important to me now as it was
bet'ore the accídent."
While he admits to enjoying painting the mosl, Leverentz also draws and sculpts.
Despite his disabilities, he insists on doing most of the work himself. "I take pride 1n
tÐ4ng to work wrthout he1p," said Leverentz. "Though I work wrth friends, it is
important for me to have control over my own work. My work is my main activity,
and its workmanship is as important to me now as it was before the accident."
Though Leverentz never graduated, he "took all the studio courses and a couple
more classes," lnc1r-rding socÌologz Leverentz continues to work at Augsburg because
people like Holen are wilhng to heip him when necessâry and because it gives him
access to materials he could not use easily at home, "llke clay and toxrc inks."
Many of Leverentz's pieces, such as this vivid painting
of sunflowers, are exh¡b¡ted nationally.
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The list of Leverentz's exhibits is extensive, and accordlng to Holen, Leverentz's work
is exhibited nationally and in exclusive galleries. Leverentz won the Sister Kenny
Shorv honorable mention in 1986 and 1996.
Catherine (Knudtson)
production goaÌs
for his effgts in
2000. In the
Andress, Rosemount, Minn., is a
senior technical writer at Lawson
Software in downtown St. Paul,
securities industry
he received the
"Cìrcle of
where she has worked for seven
years. "My children are growrng
fast and wll soon be of driving
age!" David is 15 and Carl is 14.
Kathryn Encalada, Isanti,
Minn., recently left her position o[
nearly seven years as director of
Allied Health Programs at Gogebìc
Community College in lronwood,
Mich., to return to the Twin Cities.
Jeffrey K. Jarnes, Bloomington,
Minn., a certified financial planner
with Fortune Financial in
Minneapolis, achieved two top
Summer 20O1
ExcelÌence"
honor; he also achieved "Top of the
Table" honors awarded by the
Million Dollar Round Tâble for his
work in risk management. He and
his wife, Jacqui, have three
daughters: Kristin, Justine, and
Erika.
Jim Rongstad, Woodbury Minn.,
an accountant with Ramsey
County, is on the school board ol
East St. Paul Lutheran School,
where his children, Lexi and
Matthew, attend. He was a delegate
to the Libertarian Natlonal
Convention this past June in
Anaheim, Calif.
1982
Brian J. Anderson was
appointed to a three-year terrn as
editor for the space physics section
of Geophysical Research Letters. He
is a former assistant professor o[
physics at Augsburg and is
currently a member o[ the
principal professional staff ar the
Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md.
He and his wife, Leeann (Rock)
'81, live in Mount Airy Md.
Tammy Cowan, Minneapolis, is
now in her second year as a
physical education teacher at South
High School in Minneapolis; she
was previously an investment
banker for seven years.
Debra (Krueger) Knight,
Bloomington, Minn., was recently
featured in GtyBusiness joumaÌ for
her success as co-owner of Edinabased Career Professionals, a
specialized search firm that
matches recent college graduates
with companies seeking to fill
entrylevel positions.
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The Rev. Valerie de
Cathelineau, Avon, N.Y.,
recently became pastor of St.
Timothy Lutheran Church in
Geneseo, N.Y. She previously
served as assistant pastor of Holy
Trinity in Buffalo, N.Y.
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27
Class Notes
@
1984
As a member of the Augsburg
College Aiumni Association,
you are a very important part
of the College community and
are welcome to receive various
John Ennen, McKinney, Tèx.,
joined Exel corporation in Dallas
benefits including:
7achary.
.
AugsburgNow, the quarterly
College publication
. Bi-annual
letters from your
class agen[, who will keep
you updated on news
.
Tnvitations to Homecoming,
reunions, and other special
events on campus
.
Access to the computer 1ab,
librar¡ and fitness lacilities
.
Access
to Career Services'
alumni
. An alumni directory
containing complete
information on classmates
that is available for purchase
. Volunteer opportunities on
leadership boards and
committees
.
.
a director of customer
development. He and his wife,
Opportunities to participate
in alumni tours around the
This 12-day tour program features flve nights on the
world-famous Norwegian coastal voyage, sailing south
from the "top of Norway" to Bergen.
Thomas L. Terpening, Key West,
Fla., has settled into his new life
and job as advertising composition
and graphic services manager for
Key West Citizen,which is owned
by Cooke Communications LLC.
He is in charge of nine weekly and
one daiþ publication. He misses all
his family and friends in the
Midwest, but sure is glad for the
beautiful weather! You may have
in the March 13,
2001, edition of the Nøtional
Enquirer wirt' the Mercedes he won
in an AIDS Help raffle in Key West.
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Lisa Baumgartner, Amherst,
N.Y., received her doctorate in
adult education from the
University of Georgia last August.
She is assistant professor of adult
education at Buffalo State College
in Buffalo, N.Y.
Karl Howg, Hopkins, Minn., is
Legacy scholarships for family
members of students and
chief meteorologist on the new
Fox29News Nine local newscast;
his on-air name is Karl
a
Norway in the summer of 2002.
1985
world
alumni to sludy toward
degree at Augsburg
Join President and Mrs. William V Frame and
Professor Frankie Shackeìford on a journey through
Mary have a 4-year-old son,
caught Tom
TCSOUICCS
. A special tuition discount for
DISCOVER NORWEGIAN
TREASURES AND HERITAGE
as
This tour has limited spaces remaining; please call the
alumni office ar 612-330-1178 or l-800-260-6590 for
more information or to sign up for an upcoming
information session.
country before fulfilling his dream
o[ retuming home to Minnesota.
John Wahlberg,
,
Sr. Paul,
recentþ formed his own company,
Excel Promotions, which is a
distributor of corporate apparel
and promotional items.
her short story "Bent Tiee," was
accepted for publication in the
upcoming antholog¡r Spirit Songs.
1990
Karen Reed,
Atascadero, Calif.,
author of Music is
1989
Laura Netson, Minneapolis,
job in February
started a new
the Master Key,
sigred copies of
her book at a Twin
as a
support consultant at låwson
Software; she previousþ worked
at the University of Minnesota.
Cities-area Bames
and Noble in October. According to
Reed, a music therapist in
Califomia, music is the key to
Gail (Moran) Wawrzyniak,
unlocking the mind closed by
Raleigh, N.C., recentþ had a play
published online at Native
Realities (www.wordcraftcircle.org/
mental illness.
natreaVhome.htm). In addition,
Carla Beaurline, Hopkins,
Minn., is a monthly guest host on
Spring. He worked in
smaller markets across the
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the QVC shopping network as vice
president of product development
ETIIIÙII¡II:Í.,ÍIITÐ
2001-2002 Alumni Board
meeting schedule
June 19
August 2I
November 20
February 19
April16
Meetings are open to the public
and all alumni are invited rcr
attend. Each meetlng features
ln April, the Alumni Board, the Alumni/Parênt Relat¡ons Office, and the Center for Service, Worh and
Learning sponsored the firct alumn¡ job fair on Gamput which brought togeths morê than 25
companies, alumni, Augsburg seniors, and r€cent grads. The event was the brainchild of Colleen K.
Watson'91 MAt (picfured above with business partner Deb Krueger Knight'82), president of Carcer
Plpfessionals and chair of the Connections Committee of the Alumni Board.
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a
guest speaker such as the
president, dean, or other
Col lege adminisl rator. Th is
Ìnformation will be available
online at <www.augsburg. edu/
alumni>.
Summer
2OO1
for ZEVA's Natural Nail products.
Waconia; she was
She is also a dÍsplay adverrising
previously assistant to
the city manager lor
the City of New
Brighton.
represenrarive for the s¿. Paul
Pioneer Press.
Colleen Watson, Mendota
Heights, Minn., was recently
featured in GtyBusinøss journal for
her success as co-owner of Edinabased Career Professionals, a
speciaÌized search firm that
matches recent colìege graduates
with companies seeking to fill
entryìevel positions.
1992
Sharol
(Dascher)
Tyra, Hanover,
Minn., was
recently
interviewed on
KSTP-5 news
and in NurseW¿eh and, HealthWeeh
publications for her work as a
personal success coach.
1
Alumni Chapter key contacts
include:
Los Angeles
Amy Ellingrod'95
Bonnie Bina,
Minnetonka, Minn.,
compieted her master's
degree in health and
human services
administration at St.
Mary's University She
is the clinic
administrator at
ConsuÌtants Intemal
Medicine.
aellingrod@laphil.org
Chicago
Kaydee
Todd Steenson'89
tsteenson@hklaw. com
Sun
Cit¡ Ariz.
Borgie (Rholl) Gabrielson'47
623-972-7206
Washington D.C.
Kari Arfstrom '89
Erica Benson was
recently hlred by
Studio City, a leading
broadcast marketlng
company, as
KArfstrom@aasa.org
writerþroducer/editor.
She was previousþ
Rochester, Minn.
Norman'75 and Kathy (Anderson)
'76 Wahl
Wahl@bethellutheran. com
UPN affiliate in Chicago as
been doing
Maren Lea Carlson,
Pl).rynourh,
Minn., married Steve Combs in
March 2000. She is the business
manager for Dr. Gary L. Carlson in
Minnetonka, Minn.
1994
Susan (Horning) Arntz, Fridley,
Minn., accepted a new position as
city administrator for the City of
Frilrrilit]lrit
'Auggies at the Minnesota
freelance
producing at
Studio City
since October
2000, working
E
on such projects
as the launch of the NBC Saturday
Movie, sitcoms Spin City and
Change oJ Heart, and the
promotion of various Paramount
ffi
movies. As a staff member she will
continue to work on comedy series
and NBC movies and mini-series.
Erica has an extensive background
State Fair
in promotion, having worked at
WHHO-ry rhe WB affiliate in
Don't mrss the new ancl
improved Augsbr-rrg booth at
the Mrnnesota State Fair!
Columbus, Ohio; WTTW-T! the
PBS affiliate in Chicago; and the
UPN network, in addition to her
work at WPWR. She's earned two
Emmy Awards for editìng, and
received six Emmy nominations for
her work.
August 23-Septen-rber 3, 2001
Located in the education
burldrng, the booth will featr-rre
many special events this year,
ìncì ud ing Al Lrmni gat herings.
Stefanie (Murphy)
Guzikowski, Portsmouth, N.H.,
Check out the scheclule online
works at Beaupre
at www.
Relations, Inc., as a senior account
au gsburg.
edu/statefair
lnterested rn volunteering?
Contact the alumni office at
612-330-1I78 or
1-800-260-6590
Summer
2OO1
This past year marked the beginning
of the Alumni Chapter Program, which
was developed by the AIumni
Association to encourage alumni to
organize themselves (either around a
geographic basis or an employment
basis) to reestablish ties, promote the
interests of the €ollege, and to be of
service to its alumni. Above, two alums
enjoyed coffee and conversation at a
gathering in DeKalb, lll.
withWPWR-TV the
writerþroducer/editor. She had
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Kirk'98
kaydeeklrk@yahoo.com
&
Co. PubÌic
executive. She moved to the East.
Coast five years ago and loves
living by the ocean. She married
Christopher Guzikorvski, a Bosron
native she met through her former
employer American Express
Financial Advisors in Minneapolis.
She is working toward
certification as an aerobics
instructor and enjoys running 5K
and l0K road races and playing
piano and acoustic guitar. She's
had two poems published and
hopes to some day publish a
horror novel. "No kids yet, but a
cat and some fish."
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John Nielsen, Chicago, received
his master's degree in ancient Near
Eastern history from the University
of Chicago; he is currently working
on his doctorate.
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Mark Goetz,
Eagan, Minn.,
married Christine Wilmer earlier
in June.
Eileen Kerr has been named
Champion of Health for her work
with Women's Inte¡narional Sel[reliance Enterprise and her
ongoing advocacy and supporr of
persons of all nationaÌities.
Champions of Heahh honors
individuals, organizations, and
businesses that have gone above
and beyond to improve the health
of their community It is sponsored
by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Minnesota, the Minnesota lnstitute
of Public Health, the Greater
Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce, and CityBusiness.
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Christopher James Rothe,
Britton, S.Dak., married Jamie
Lea Kyle '00 in May Christopher
is a deputy sheriff in Britton, and
Jamie is working with special
education students at Britton High
School.
2000
Ann Staton, New Hope, Minn.,
was awarded a Siehi Scholarship
from St. John's School of Theology
Seminary where she is pursuing a
master's degree
in theology This
award is in recognition of her
academic performance and
leadership abilities.
Jack Stover, Burnsville, Minn., is
a software engineer (modeling and
simulation and Web programming)
for Lockheed Martin Tactical
Systems in Eagan, Minn.
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Births/Adoptions
James Kuehl '92 and Sarah
Roy Carlton '83 and his wife,
Mary BumsvilÌe, Minn.-a son,
Christopher Leonard, in May
He joins older brother, Bryan
son, Samuel Walter, in
November. James is a mortgage
bond analyst for Wells Fargo
Mortgage and Sarah is an account
manager lor Portu-Sunberg
Russell, 5. Roy is an accountant at
Ban-Koe Companies in
Bloomington, Minn.
Roger Griffith '84 and Jean
Taylor'85,
Minn.-a
Eagan,
daughter, Emma, in December.
Jody (Anderson)'90 and Mike
Acers'90, Cloquet, Minn.-a son,
Andrew Michael, in August.
He
joins sister Emily.
M. Susan (Noleen) '90 and
Steve
Bianchi, Duluth, Minn.-a
daughrer, Lucienne Elisabeth, in
December. She joins siblings Mario
and Isabel.
(Evans)'95,
Ramsey,
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Minn.-a
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Todd Cina '93 and his wife, Kari,
Steven Dow'95 and his wife,
New Berlin, Wis.-a daughter,
Lauren Jean in Novembe¡.
Sarah Schaffner, Dubuque,
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Carrie (Skradski) '93 and Tom
Phillips, Big l-ake,
Stephanie N. (Johnson)'94 and
Robert E. Moreno'94, New
Brighton, Minn.-twin sons,
David Emanuel and Daniel
Eliah, inJanuary Roben continues
to work for US Bancorp as a
lowa-a
Mark, inJanuary.
Jennifer (Strickland) '96 and
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Minn.-a
daughter, Ashley Elizabeth, in
March. She joins brother Parker,2.
boy, lsaac
Jim Buehler, Lincoln, Neb.-a boy,
certified network administrator and
desktop technology services
engineer. Stephanie is pursuing her
master's degree in early childhood
education and development at
Jared Bartlett, in December.
Xanara Amand '00 and Marc
Stevenson, Bloomington,
daughter,
Minn.-a
Malaya Ãlexis, ln
December.
Concordia University; prior
to the twins'birth, she
worked as a teacher at
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by Lynn Mena
As a sociology major at Augsburg, MinamJacobson'69 had been intrigued by the problems of diverse
people lÌung together within the limited confines of a citlz later, as a nurse working in Chicago in a
variety of environments (including a rehabilitation unit, an emergency room, a hospice, and a mobile
unir), she became professionally aware of physÌcal accessibility issues, and how society can adapt to make
places universally accessible. And more recently, she found herself personaþ involved wtth universal
accessibllity when her mother became paralyzed from a stroke and lived with her for nearly five years.
ln lighr of these experiences, Jacobson and her partner, Marian Korth, left Chicago to open a bed and
breakfast in a century-old farmhouse on the outskirts of Cambridge, Wis., with the dream of making their
inn handÌcapped accessible.
The pair opened the Country Comforts Bed 6s Breakfast in May 1998, with plans lo build a 600-square foot
handicapped accessible guest suite. However, their plans were quickly halted when they ran into a snag in
the srare law By Wiscorsin law, bed and breakfasts can have up to eight bedrooms. But bed and breakfasts
were prohibited from adding on to their original house, unless they abided by commercial building codes.
Residential codes, which are far less restrictive and expensive than commercial codes, didnt apply
Miriam Jacobson'69 (right) and her
partner, Marian Korth, added a
handicapped accessible guest suite
to their bed and breakfast inn last
year, and in the process changed
Wisconsin state law.
"IJ we hadbeen intimidated
one bit, we wouldn1have
gotten thís done."
Their problem caughr rhe arrenrion of State Rep. Martin Rel'riolds, who had run into the same building code dilemma when he wanted lo make
changes to his own bed and breakfast. He contacted Jacobson and Korth and encouraged them to take their problem to the state leglslature. He also
conracted fe11ow Assembly Reps. Cloyd Porter and Joan Wade Spillner about sponsoring legisiation to change bed and breakfast bulldlng code
requirements.
Jacobson and Korth appealed to state regulators, but out of fiustration (and fear of losing several advance reservations that had been made for the new
suite) they went forth and completed the addition to state commercial codes. However, they still thought the commercial code requirements were too
restricrive for bed and breakfasts, and they testified at assembly and state hearings on the legislature put together by Reynolds, Porter, and Spillner.
The bill moved quickly through both houses, and in May 2000, Gov Tommy Thompson signed legislation that allows bed and breakfasts in buildings
50 years or older ro expand without having to follow commercial codes. BothJacobson and Korth were present for the bill slgning in Sauk City, Wis.
Shortly thereafter, the Wiscoilsin State lournal featured the pair on its fiont page, and reported that the change in legislation could be "a boon to the
growing bed and breakfast industry," making it easier to make modifications as well as to create inlerest tn converling older homes into inns. Both
"If we had been intimidated one blt, we wouldn'l have
Jacobson and Korth are happy that others won't have to endure the difficulties they faced.
gotien rhis done," Korth told the lournal "Fortunately, we aren't easily intimidated." Jacobson added that the new br11 will be very helpful. "Several
B&Bs rhanked us for helping to change the law"
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The Rev. Lloyd V. Sand'29,
Lake N4ills, lor,va, clied in March; he
r,r,as 94. Alter completing his B.A.
at Augsburg, he taught high school
for three years; he ¡eturned to
attend Seminary and gracluated in
l9lj. He sened as a rnissionar'f in
Africa fol several years, dedicating
n-ruch of his time to help transcribe
LLrther.S Snrall Catechisnt and The
Biblc into the Gbaya language. ln
1950, he and his rvife, Beryl
(i,r,hom he met and married in
Africa), rvorked with another
couple to establish a Bible school
for the training ol church leaders.
After his retirement in 1974, he
sewed as a r.isitation pastor at
Salem Lutheran Church in lowa.
Alice (Simonson) Solberg'29,
Rolette, N.Dak., died in lr4arch; she
95. For 44 years she taught
music at Perth, Wolford, and
Rolette public schools and taught
piano lessons [or 77 ye:rrs, reliring
on\, last year. She sen'ed as a
longtime church organist, choir
director, and Sunday School
teacher. She also sen,ed as a Cub
Scout, Bo1'Scout, Girl Scout, and
4-H leacler' she received the Silver
r'vas
Fa*'n arvarcl for her ,10+ years of
sen'ice to the Boy Scouts. She also
enjoyecl li'riting a ner,i's colurnn for
the T¿rrtie Motuúahr Star.for rnore
than 40 years.
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Roald Ovren '37. Elk lr4ound,
Wis., cliecl in May 2000; he l'as
87. A retirecl fanner, he loved
music and sang solos at church,
rveddings, ancl funerals. He rvas
past president ol both the Northern
Lights Barbershoppers ancl Big Elk
Crtek Lutheran Church.
Mentor R. Larsen '49,
Bucl'nrs,
Ohio, died inJanuarl'; he rvas 78.
A veteran of \\\Wl, he r.vorked at
the Ylt4CA for 28 years in Red
Wing, Minn., and in La Crosse and
Mrdison. Wis., bcfore sen ing as
executlve director in Bucyrus for
13 1,s¿¡r. After his retirement from
the Y\4CA, he r'vorked for lB years
at D. Pickling and Co. He
volunteered his time on many
projects and boards, including the
Unitecl Way and the Crawford
County Society for Crippled
Children and Aclults.
Rodney
E.
Anfenson '51,
St. Cloud, lr4inn., died in April; he
r'r'as 71. Prior to retiring in 1993,
he was associate professor at
St. Cloucl State Universitl', rvhere
he taLrght kinesiolog¡; athletic
admir-listration, and racquetball. He
wrote two books. one on
râcquetball techniques and another
on the histoD¡ o[ the Rum River
Athletic Conlerence. ln 1990, he
rvas recognized lor his athletic
inducted into the SCSU Hall of
Fame;
Sidney B. Johnson, Cumberland,
in
1992 he rvas also
inducted into the Bemidji State
Universitl' Hall of Fame.
Sharon (Raivo) Remmen'61,
Los Gatos, Calif., died in December
rlter a trvo-1'ear battle rvith ovarialr
cancer; she rvas 6I. She lvas an
adoptior-r social worker, ancl was
deeply involved with the Christian
Women's Club, the Daughters of
Norwa)', and various other
organizations. She rvas a talentecl
artist, photographer, rvriter,
speaker, and musician ancl suflered
a case o[ rvanderlust; before settling
into the California Bal, A*u, tn.
llved in Hawaii and [ir.e other
states as u'ell as abroad in Eg1pt.
Spain, the Philìppines, and
Malaysia. Even as her disease
aclvanced, she contÌnued her
practice of reaching out to people
in the midst o[ suffering, sending
out l0 carcls and letters a day
Fritz Hadeler'80, Maplervood,
Mlnn., died in March of cancer; he
42. After receiving a bachelor's
degree in pharmacy from the
University of lr4lnnesota, he rvent
on to eern a rnasler's degree in
pharrnacy ancl an lvlBA in
nrarketing. He rvas I marketing
manager in the pharmaceutical
r'r'as
Wis., died in N4arch; he rvas 76. He
rvorked at Augsburg for 22 years,
lirst as a custociian and then as a
buildings and grounds employee.
He retired
in
1989.
Other deaths:
Hazel Willand '39, Minneapolis,
clied in February. She lr'as a retÌreci
teacher and editor.
The Rev. Alfred Weltzin'41,
Viroqua, Wis., died inJanuary
Valdemar Xavier'46, Alberr
Minn., died in April; he rvas
86. He uas a ret¡red education
administrator.
Lea,
Stanley G. Puelston'51,
Minnetonka, Minn., died in March,
he u'as 77. He rvas retired llom
Alexander 6¡ Alexander lnsurance
Company
Lloyd Huesers'52, Minot,
N.Dak., died ìnJanuaryr
Laton "Jack" C. Schwartz'52,
Minneapolis, died in March; he
u,as 72.
Alan Redman '68, Prineville,
Ore,
Daniel Reuss '77, St. Paul, died
in February 2000.
Eclitors note:
At
presstínte, we weïe
saddened to receive notice oJ the death
division of 3M until his cleath.
oJ Chuch
accon-rplishn-rents by beir-rg
Gabñelson'77;
see tlrc JaIl
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staff person. The following are excerpts from the remarhs of these honorees during CommencementWeehend.
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SOCIOLOGY AND METRO-URBAN STUDIES
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
"i consider myself to be very lucky to be surrounded by many neat
students. They give me the opportunity to do what I love. Without
all of you, I would not be standing here today .. . Honestly, I think
this is the coolest thing that's ever happened to me."
"At the heart of all forms of Buddhism ì.s the concept and practice .
of 'mindfulness.'Among other things, mindfulness reminds us to
stop endlessly looking for greener grass somewhere e1se. Being
mindful reminds us of the incredible gifts that surround us in the
people and places that we so often take for granted."
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COMPUTER SCIENCE AND HONORS PROGRAM
(Referring to a story he recounted of a woman who felt the
presence of Jesus standing with her during a difficult time....)
"One way to think about our time together would be... as you go
through various tests and trials (and you surely will), to think
back upon your Augsburg experience, and perhaps in a smal1 way
my experience with you, and to think of the question, 'How
would it be if we stood with you'?"
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"something that's very important about Augsburg is the role that
tradition can play Tiadition does not have to be constricting or
enslaving; but, in fact, it can free. This is a conviction shared by
many here, and it's what makes Augsburg a fun place to be and a
great place to teach."
DIRECTOR OF THE ROCHESTER PROGRAM
"Beyond a wish for success and happiness, my hope for Augsburg
graduates is that they will be able to lead lives that are filled with
meaning-iives enriched by moments that draw equally on the
mind, the heart, and the spirit. I believe an appreciation of how
these elements of human experience interact to create meaning is
at the core of an Augsburg education."
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I lwww.augsburg.edu/alumni). We want ro know which online services would be most useful to you.
When you return this survey, you are automatically entered in a drawing for a $50 gift certificate from the
College Bookstore if you fill out the contact information at the end. Returl the survey byJuly 20. You may
fill out this same suwey online at the alumni site, but please complete only one survey Thank you!
PLEASE ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
Class yearI am an Augsburg Alumna/us: O yes E no
How often clo you visit the Alumni Relations Web site:
D never visited D once a month fl less than once a month
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male E female
Below is a list of online services we are considering. Please indicate how often you would use the
following services by circling a number in the column at right:
O=would not use 1=would use occasionally 2=would use frequently
Searchable Alumni Directory
Registered alumni have password-protected
access to a secured database of Augsburg
alumni names and addresses. Would allow
users to update their information online.
Message Boards Organized
Class Year
by Topic or
Class Notes Online
Post your updates on marriages, births, and
promotions online. View notes from other
alums. Class notes would continue to
appear in printed publications.
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E-mail Addresses
Lifetime Web-based e-mail addresses (e.g.
yourname@augsburgalumni.net) that let
you check your mail from anywhere you
have Internet access.
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Career Center
Post résumés for other alums and approved
employers to review. Approved employers
may also post job listings.
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meaning-lives enriched by moments that draw equally on the
mind, the heart, and the spirit. I believe an appreciation of how
these elements of human experience interact to create meaning is
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Alumni Band & lazzBand Reunion Concert
Hall of Fame Banquet
Auggie 5K/1K Run/Walk (for fun or charity)
Homecoming Parade
Picnic in the Park
Homecoming Football Game vs. Macalester
Homecoming Alumni Awards Social & Dinner
Class Reunions of 1951, 1961,'1976, and 1991
Pan Afrikan Alumni Reception
M. Anita Gay Hawthorne Jazz & Poetry Bash
Book signing of Edvard Grieg: Diaries, Articles,
Speeches, a collection of Grieg's writings in
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