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Title: Augsburg Now Spring-Summer 2004
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Search Result: A P U B L I C AT I O N Spring/Summer 2004 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 66, No. 3-4 LLetters ETTERS Editor’s note I n 1924, at a time of many changes brought by the expansion of Augsburg’s academic program and the introduction of women stud...
Show more A P U B L I C AT I O N Spring/Summer 2004 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 66, No. 3-4 LLetters ETTERS Editor’s note I n 1924, at a time of many changes brought by the expansion of Augsburg’s academic program and the introduction of women students, Augsburgian editor Caleb Quanbeck wrote, “Now that we are increasing in numbers and have developed more comprehensive curricula will we be willing to assume the responsibilities which come with the greater Augsburg?” (See Auggie Thoughts, p. 44.) Over the years there is little doubt that the response has always been a resounding “yes.” As readers 80 years from now look back to this day and what is being written about the launching of the largest fundraising campaign in Augsburg’s history, I surmise they will note the same sense of watershed in the College’s life. Augsburg’s tradition of excellence and vision for educating in the sciences necessitates a new center and upgrade to the existing half-centuryold facilities. Our men’s and women’s athletic programs have no further capacity to stretch their space. We seek the addition of facilities on campus to help us nourish and grow the partnerships we’ve built in our neighborhood and community. And, to continue to make an Augsburg education available to many students, the endowment must grow. Through Augsburg Now, news and stories about the campaign, Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College, will be featured in a newsletter called Vision. In this issue, a special edition of Vision presents an overview of the campaign as well as stories about the generosity of donors who have already made significant contributions and about students who benefit from it. This year also marks a change in leadership on Augsburg’s Board of Regents. The six-year tenure of board chair Kathy Tunheim provided vision and direction for Augsburg to leap into national limelight as an innovator in education. For the first time in 40 years a graduate of Augsburg, Jean Taylor ’85, takes over the reins of leadership. Their perspectives on the College, its mission, and their roles are included in this issue. Other features offer different glimpses of service reflected in Augsburg’s motto, Education for Service. Jean Housh, wife of regent emeritus Allen Housh, brought to us a story she wrote about “Major” Bowen, a remarkable high school student and current Augsburg student, who has faced the greatest of challenges in recovery from a devastating brain injury. With the compassion and commitment of Augsburg staff and faculty working with his family, he was able to begin a college career. Stephanie Quick, an Augsburg graduate and seminary student, is also featured. Her efforts to collect donated prom dresses—that most likely would never be worn again—from parishioners at her home church in the Twin Cities and through her sister here at Augsburg, brightened the lives of Native Alaskan teenage girls who could not afford to buy a dress for their special evening. Editor Quanbeck wrote in 1924 that he hoped The Augsburgian would be “an instrument in helping people to realize that our school is doing a great work, an important work.” Augsburg continues this great work, and we take pride in sharing it with you in Augsburg Now. Betsey Norgard Editor Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Editor Betsey Norgard A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Spring/Summer 2004 Vol. 66, No. 3-4 Features Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Class Notes Coordinator Sara Kamholz ’04 Photographer Stephen Geffre President William V. Frame 6 18 Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now do not necessarily reflect official College policy. ISSN 1058-1545 Postmaster: Send correspondence, name changes, and address corrections to: Augsburg Now, Office of Public Relations and Communication, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454. E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone: 612-330-1181 Fax: 612-330-1780 Augsburg College, as affirmed in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and/or school administered programs, except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students. www.augsburg.edu by Dan Jorgensen and Lynn Mena Major Bowen: a story of courage and determination by Betsey Norgard Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Amy Sutton Director of Public Relations and Communication Dan Jorgensen A change in leadership A Major inspiration by Jean Spielman Housh 24 A Quick connection to prom dresses 16 Fourth Annual International Photo Contest 21 From Flatanger to Augsburg: A century apart by Betsey Norgard 23 Seeing abilities instead of disabilities by Judy Petree 27 Commencement 2004 by Judy Petree insert Vision 1–20 The newsletter for Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College Departments 2 Around the Quad 10 Sports 12 Faculty/Staff Notes 34 Alumni News 36 Class Notes 43 In Memoriam On the cover: 44 Auggie Thoughts inside back cover Homecoming Preview 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste) Incoming first-year students in the Summer Bridge program (see p. 3) lined up in front of the wall measuring progress for the new $55 million campaign. In part, this campaign ensures the availability of an Augsburg education to a wide variety of students. (Photo by Stephen Geffre) AROUND QUAD Around THE the Quad Augsburg launches $55 million capital campaign Augsburg News Service New Science Center needed to continue excellence in the sciences O n April 18 Augsburg kicked off a $55 million capital campaign—the most ambitious fund-raising effort in its 135year history—to seek funding for two new buildings, a major addition to a third, and support for the endowment to help fund scholarship opportunities for its students. Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College seeks $37 million for the three building projects, $13 million for growth to the endowment, and $5 million in growth to the annual operating fund. Nearly $30 million already has been raised. Individual gifts of at least $1 million have come from James and Kathy Haglund of Golden Valley, Minn.; Kinney L. Johnson ’65, of Boulder, Colo., Jean Taylor ’85 and Roger Griffith ’84 and the Glen A. Taylor Foundation; and Alan Rice of St. Paul. The centerpiece in the campaign will be a new Science Center and renovation of the College’s existing Science Hall, built in 1949. The project will both strengthen Augsburg’s tradition of excellence in the sciences and help expand science learning for both its own students and the community. The 58,000 square-foot Science Center will include teaching and research laboratories and three multi-use halls that will be used for classes, guest speakers, and community events. Renovation of the existing Science Hall, which will connect via skyway to the new building, will bring all of the science and mathematics programs together into one dynamic and interactive facility. “This new facility will be extremely important to Augsburg’s commitment to the health sciences,” noted President 2 William Frame. The center will provide space to help K-12 students explore careers in health science and solidly support Minnesota’s biomedical technology sector through the high quality education of talented science and math majors steeped in Augsburg’s liberal arts tradition. And, thanks to a planning grant from the State of Minnesota, architectural planning for the facility incorporates multiple “green” features in an environmentally responsible structure. The second major campaign project is the construction of a Gateway Building on Riverside Avenue. The building will serve as headquarters for both the College’s Alumni Center and its award-winning Center for Service, Work, and Learning. It also will house StepUP, Augsburg’s program for students in recovery, providing both residential and counseling space for the program. And, it will have space for retail opportunities to serve both the campus and the surrounding CedarRiverside community, including the University of Minnesota—in a model of public and private economic development for the neighborhood. A third building project is a major addition to Melby Hall, the College’s main athletic facility. The project will address pressing space shortages for Augsburg’s academic, intercollegiate, and recreational programs; it will provide classroom, workout, and competitive space, including a new Greco-Roman wrestling center, funded in part through a $1 million gift from Alan Rice of St. Paul. Funding for the endowment will focus on four key areas: several new faculty chairs and professorships, new endowed scholarships to provide access to students from a wide range of backgrounds, program support, and staff development. Augsburg’s first endowed chair, initiated through the campaign, will be named in memory of Bernhard M. Christensen, president of the College from 1938-62. Growth in The Augsburg Fund, the unrestricted annual giving fund, will be used by the College to meet its most pressing day-to-day needs. The five-year campaign, which began its “quiet phase” in fiscal year 2001 will run through 2006, the same year the College hopes to break ground on the new Science Center and Gateway Building. Giving toward the campaign has been broad-based with nearly 70 gifts of more than $100,000 already pledged. The campaign was kicked off— literally—on the Edor Nelson Athletic Field by College officials and hundreds of alumni, staff, and friends at a community festival on April 18. The festivities included a basketball youth clinic led by University of Arizona head coach Lute Olson ’56, a hockey clinic led by Minnesota Wild Wes Walz, music and theatre performances, children’s book readings, and science demonstrations. The evening prior to the festival, donors were entertained at a gala dinner. Augsburg’s last major campaign, the 21st Century Fund, raised $64 million from 1989 to 1997, with the $15 million James G. Lindell Family Library as its centerpiece. Read about Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College in Vision, the campaign newsletter, beginning after p. 22. Campaign goal—$55 million Capital projects . . . .$37 million • Science Center and renovation • Gateway Building • Melby Hall expansion Endowment . . . . . . .$13 million Annual Fund . . . . . . .$5 million Spring/Summer 2004 Around the Quad Dennis Barker—coach to world-class runners Congratulations, faculty! Promotion to professor by Betsey Norgard A ugsburg’s head track and crosscountry coach Dennis Barker spent two weeks in California this summer, but hardly on vacation. His trip took him to Sacramento for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in track and field where 10 of the runners he coaches hoped to earn a place in the Athens games. As a head coach for Team USA Minnesota, Barker has garnered national attention for the caliber of elite athletes who come to Minnesota to train with him—among them Carrie Tollefson, a native of Dawson, Minn., who became an NCAA-champion at Villanova, and is close to being an Olympian. In an article published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune prior to the trials and distributed nationally by the Associated Press, Barker is noted for his holistic approach to training, focusing Team USA Minnesota head coach Dennis Barker checks the time for one of his elite runners during training. 4 on bringing together all of a runner’s “physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual resources.” Barker coaches Team USA Minnesota at the University of Minnesota track facility and crafts the training to fit each runner’s strengths and needs. His runners trust him implicitly, and the notice being taken of him in the running world attests to this. In Sacramento, Tollefson failed to qualify in her best event, 5,000 meters, but won the qualifying trials in the 1,500 meters. She has one more “trial,” however, since Olympic rules require a minimum qualifying time, which she will have to meet by early August in order to compete in Athens. Another of Barker’s runners, Katie McGregor, came in fourth in the 10,000 meters, but may reach the top three team if one of them chooses not to compete in that event. During the spring, Team USA’s training sometimes overlapped with Augsburg’s track team practices. “It’s really not much different from coaching our athletes at Augsburg,” says Barker. “All the basic things apply. I think this has really helped the Augsburg runners, because they see what these levels of athletes do, how they apply their training, and how they believe in themselves and what they can accomplish.” For the Augsburg athletes, the elite runners were an inspiration. “We often shared training time together and were able to see how hard work and dedication pay off at whatever running level you are,” said Becky Welle ’05, a member of Augsburg’s cross country and track and field teams. “Each runner is unique with different goals and expectations, and Dennis does an amazing job in challenging all of his athletes to be their best, whether they compete at Division III level or for the Olympics.” Joseph Erickson Education Beverly Stratton Religion Promotion to associate professor Nicholas Coult Mathematics Susan Nash Nursing Tenure and promotion to team associate professor Jeanine Gregoire Education and Physics Robert Groven Communication Studies Ashok Kapoor Business Administration Joseph Underhill-Cady Political Science Tenure granted Cheryl Leuning Nursing Spring/Summer 2004 Ron Palosaari retires from long tenure R onald Palosaari, professor of English, began 39 years of distinguished service to the College in 1965, when he joined the English faculty as an instructor. He obtained bachelor’s degrees in both English and divinity from Bethel College and Bethel Seminary, respectively. After three years as a pastor he returned to graduate school, completing a master’s degree in English and a doctorate in American studies with an emphasis on American literature at the University of Minnesota. Prior to coming to Augsburg, he was a college instructor in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Over the years, Palosaari successfully merged his professional fields of English and theology with an interest in society and social change. His sabbatical research in 1994 was also the topic of a lecture he presented at the Augsburg Associates’ 1994 spring seminar: “Jesus and Women.” It was Palosaari’s opinion that Jesus was a revolutionary: “He was very different from the typical Middle Eastern male of his time, an area which continues to be one of the most gender-bound regions of the world,” said Palosaari. Palosaari has remained an active member of several professional organizations and has served as a consultant for area businesses—always making use of his community contacts to enhance his teaching. He has read papers and conducted workshops at state, regional, and national conventions. In addition, Palosaari has shared his love of travel with the Augsburg community, hosting Alumni Association tours such as the “Spectacular Scandinavia” tour in 1995 in honor of the College’s 125th anniversary. He has also traveled to London on four occasions to teach drama. Palosaari has long been a favorite professor among students. He has received the Outstanding Faculty Award multiple times, an award given by graduating seniors to honor classroom teaching. “Ron Palosaari’s extensive knowledge brought to life not only literary works but the periods in which they were written, offering students a more complete sense of an author’s challenges, triumphs, and place in history,” said Kathy Fagen, an Augsburg Weekend College admissions assistant/counselor and current student. Farewell to Ginger Currey A fter working for 15 years in the Department of Business Administration as office manager and administrative assistant, Virginia “Ginger” Currey retired from Augsburg in January. Currey was the first full-time office manager in the department, the largest academic department at the College, that graduates over 200 students per year. She worked under three department chairs— Spring/Summer 2004 by Lynn Mena “Lectures were delivered with a passion that reflected his love for the academic discipline to which he devoted his life. For students fortunate enough to have taken one of his classes, this passion for literature was nothing short of contagious.” English professor Douglas Green fondly recalls Palosaari’s “Ask Ron” column in the Echo. “Ron’s column in the Echo was certainly essential to his enormous contribution to the life of the College over the years,” said Green. “In this column, he satirized just about every aspect of College life and of Augsburg’s various crises, as well as his own character, during his long tenure as an English professor.” Palosaari’s future plans include to “grow much older” and to “continue playing tennis without a backhand, bridge without a clue, and Scrabble despite being the weakest speller in the English department.” “I loved teaching students who were brighter and harder working than I ever was—and I always had some of those,” said Palosaari. “I got a special pleasure when students admitted they were starting to really like poetry, usually against their better judgment.” by Betsey Norgard Amin Kader, Milo Schield, and John Cerrito. On January 29, at her retirement reception, she was presented with a plaque that summarizes the appreciation of her colleagues. “As business department office manager, Ginger established administration procedures that each academic year set the standards for serving the needs of over 40 faculty members and hundreds of business administration students,” the plaque reads. “Over her many years of services to Augsburg College, Ginger earned the admiration of students, staff, and faculty. For 15 years, Ginger was the mainstay of the Business Administration Department. She was a dedicated colleague and a good friend.” The plaque doesn’t list the myriad other duties that Currey took on to assist the faculty, e.g., proctoring tests at the last minute, meeting visiting professors at the airport, and taking the extra steps to help students get the classes they need. Currey was also honored by the College as an Outstanding Employee in 2000, nominated by her department. Her commitment to community service included collecting pop can tabs from across the campus to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. 5 A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP AT ITS SPRING MEETING ON MAY 1, THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE BOARD OF REGENTS ELECTED JEAN TAYLOR ’85 AS THE NEW CHAIR, TO SERVE A TWO-YEAR TERM. SHE SUCCEEDS KATHRYN H. TUNHEIM, WHO IS RETIRING FROM A 12-YEAR BOARD TENURE, THE LAST SIX OF WHICH SHE SERVED AS CHAIR. TAYLOR IS A CO-CHAIR OF THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CABINET THAT OVERSEES THE CURRENT $55 MILLION CAMPAIGN. SHE HAS ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD’S MARKETING COMMITTEE AND A MEMBER ON THE REGENTS’ COMMITTEE. OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED TO TWO-YEAR TERMS ARE H. THEODORE GRINDAL ’76, VICE CHAIR; JOAN VOLZ ’68, TREASURER; AND TRACY ELFTMANN ’81, SECRETARY. IN THESE STORIES, THE OUTGOING AND INCOMING BOARD CHAIRS SHARE PERSPECTIVES ON BOARD LEADERSHIP, GOALS FOR AUGSBURG, AND THE AGENDA FOR THE COMING TERM. A LEGACY OF INSPIRED GOVERNANCE athy Tunheim likes to say that serving as the chair of a board of a college like Augsburg is a lot more like being a shepherd than a boss. And that, she adds, has been the key to helping shape a shared governance model that Augsburg has embraced, and that she believes other colleges and universities across the nation will strive to emulate in the decade ahead. Tunheim has just completed six years as chair of the Augsburg Board of Regents during a period that has seen the College erupt from what President William Frame once termed “militant modesty,” onto the regional and national scene as an innovative, forward-moving institution. And, despite Tunheim’s own modesty in describing her leadership of the board, Frame said it has been Tunheim’s vision and leadership that can be ascribed to much of the impetus of the College’s movement. K Kathryn H. Tunheim by Dan Jorgensen “Kathy Tunheim is, in the language of one of her admirers, ‘prismatically excellent’,” he said. “That is certainly apt as a description of her work as counselor to me, especially in respect to the Augsburg 2004 vision.” Tunheim said the feeling is mutual. “Those of us serving on the Board of Regents have learned that one of the most important things a college governing board can do is to take very seriously the role we play in the selection and performance of the president. I’m proud of the work of the president and pleased by the board’s partnership with the administration. But another less visible challenge has been transforming the work of the board itself. An institution’s lifeblood is its faculty and students—management, great staff, and volunteer leadership, in general, are critical. But so, too, is effective governance. BUILDING A SHARED GOVERNANCE “During these years of my chairmanship, I feel that our board, the faculty, and the administration have come to terms with our commitment to a healthy shared governance model. It gives the board a better sense of ‘who’s in charge here?’— because now we know that at a college everybody is! Bill Frame has been masterful in helping all of us—board, administration, and faculty—understand this shared governance model. It’s what makes colleges really work; it’s unlike the governance work that occurs in business, so it’s been a great learning experience for all of us as regents.” Just prior to becoming chair, Tunheim served on the search committee that brought not only Bill but also Anne Frame to the College. “We got a wonderful, dynamic duo in the Frames,” she said. “Anne’s professionalism and understanding of the needs and functions of the school make her not only a great partner for Bill, but a great asset for this institution.” continued on page 8 6 Spring/Summer 2004 AN ALUMNA’S CALL TO LEADERSHIP Jean Taylor ’85 s the newly elected chair of the Augsburg Board of Regents, Jean Taylor, president of Taylor Corporation, brings to the seat not only a broad base of knowledge and enthusiasm, but also the valuable perspective that comes with being an Augsburg alumna—an association that distinguishes her from the past several chairs, and which clearly fills her with equal measures of pride, purpose, and calling. “I approach this opportunity not as something that I sought, for indeed I did not,” says Taylor, who received a B.A. in business administration in 1985. “Rather, I truly believe that I was called to do this. It will for me be a tremendous challenge in many, many ways. At the same time, I am convinced that it will be one of the most rewarding and enriching things I will ever do. “I believe that in the coming two years I will discover much more about my own gifts, as well as how to strengthen their use,” continues Taylor. “I am humbled to have this opportunity to return the favor to Augsburg through A Spring/Summer 2004 by Lynn Mena my leadership—this place has changed my life in so many positive ways and I will always be indebted to this college. The history of Augsburg is rich, storied, and full of successes, and I will focus my energy on making the next two years the best ever in this college’s history.” Taylor, who has served on the board since 1994, is also co-chair of Augsburg’s Capital Campaign Cabinet, which oversees the College’s newly announced $55 million campaign—Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College. During her board tenure, she has chaired the Marketing Committee, and served on both the Regents’ and Executive committees. She also holds an M.B.A. in management support systems from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, earned in 1988. In addition to her board leadership at Augsburg, she is active in a number of other community and nonprofit organizations—all while raising a one- and a three-year-old with her husband, Roger Griffith ’84, who serves as chief financial officer of the Minnesota Timberwolves and chief operating officer of the Minnesota Lynx professional basketball teams. “This is a wonderful ‘fit,’ not only from my point of view, but from our— the College’s—point of view,” says President William V. Frame. “Having Jean Taylor as the next chair feels right, seems right, and is right. “Jean has grown remarkably in management acumen during her 10 years as an Augsburg regent,” continues Frame. “This growth was recognized by her peers as a solid supplement to her notable collegiality and personal commitment to her alma mater. I am very glad of the prospect of serving with her over the next two years to accomplish the work to which we have agreed—to clarify and extend the College vision and to strengthen the integrity of the Augsburg brand.” SERVING THE COLLEGE Taylor organizes her goals as board chair under the framework of two distinct paths—those that serve the College, and those that serve the regents. “Looking at it from this perspective, I see three critical things that the College needs from me as board chair to accomplish over the next two years,” says Taylor. “One is to continue to extend Augsburg 2004 [the College’s vision document], not only in a way that supports the work that professors Mark Engebretson and Joan Griffin are doing in terms of refining that vision and taking it farther into the future. But also in terms of taking Augsburg 2004 deeper within the Augsburg community, so that as a whole we can all enjoy greater ownership and understanding of that strategy, and so that we’re able to share this strategy more broadly with our larger community. “When I talk about community, I believe Augsburg’s community has many layers,” continues Taylor. “There’s certainly the immediate and very important campus and Cedar-Riverside community that surrounds us, but there’s also the Minneapolis community, the Twin Cities community, and the Minnesota and Upper Midwest community. And I think as one considers Augsburg’s vision, we really also think about ourselves as part of the world community.” Taylor’s second goal is to steer the capital campaign toward a successful continued on page 9 7 A LEGACY OF INSPIRED GOVERNANCE (CONTINUED…) During Tunheim’s three terms as chair, the institution successfully added many new programs and partnerships, established a branch campus in Rochester, embarked on its first major capital campaign, reached new highs in enrollment at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and more fully engaged its alumni—something she has worked toward from the moment she took a seat on the board. “It should not be lost on our alumni, by the way, that up until Jean Taylor’s recent election as board chair, the past six chairs have all been non-alumni,” Tunheim said. RAISING E X P E C TAT I O N S O F AUGSBURG “When I first joined the board, I think the College was ranked lowest among the ELCA colleges in terms of alumni philanthropy. So my goal was to find a way to help change attitudes and set a collective expectation of ourselves as stewards of the school. I wanted alumni to think in terms of giving back: serving on the board, being partners in all that we needed and wanted to do. “I remember having breakfast in 1998 with the woman who was then chair of the College’s alumni association. I could clearly see she was frustrated, so I asked her, ‘What is it that you want from the College?’ Her answer was clear and immediate: ‘We want a degree from Augsburg to be more valuable in the future than it was when we got it.’ Together, I think we’ve been committed to ensuring that we create that future— and we all agree how important the College’s alumni are to making it happen.” Tunheim noted that when people look across the nation and point out the strongest higher education institutions, they are always the ones that have engaged, passionately loyal alumni. 8 “Augsburg has a lot of passionate and loyal alums,” she said, “but in the past we didn’t always find a way to engage them. But now, especially with Jean’s election, there are some great role models in terms of what alumni can and should do for their school. AT T R A C T E D B Y MISSION AND VISION “Having said that, I also want to point out that non-alums like me have seen something in Augsburg that attracted us to the mission and vision. That’s a tribute to Augsburg and its past leadership. My message about Augsburg to the marketplace is this: Augsburg College will be more important in the future landscape of higher education than it has ever been, because its strengths will serve the future needs of the community so well. But institutionally, we’re not ready to meet all the needs that will come to us—financially, or in terms of buildings and infrastructure. Our responsibility is to make sure that the College IS ready to serve as it is called to serve.” Tunheim, who is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and CEO of Tunheim Partners, a leading Twin Cities public relations firm, first came to Augsburg in the late 1980s to talk about how the College might improve its relationship with the city of Minneapolis. At the time, the city seemed to be courting institutions like St. Thomas, while Augsburg, already well-established and involved in the city, was being ignored. “I was struck by the many fine programs the College had and how little was known about them. As a professional in public relations, I was intrigued by what might be done to share that story. That’s what first attracted me to the board.” When President Charles Anderson decided to step down due to an illness, she was asked to lead the search committee for the new president, but declined initially, citing business obligations. But neither Anderson nor Barbara Gage, who was then board chair, would take ‘no’ for an answer. “Barbara told me that this is what I needed to do, that when you’re asked to do something for which you’re a good fit, you need to respond to the call.” Other highlights of her three terms, she said, were developing a better understanding and working relationship with members of Augsburg’s Corporation—the four Lutheran synods that “own” the institution; establishing the Regents’ Committee, a group that has been key to evaluating who is on the board, what their expectations are, and how new board members are recruited; and working with the president on setting a clear vision of what the College is and where it wants to go. “I was honored to be asked to serve on this board, and then to serve as chair, but I’m also extremely excited about where this College is now heading,” she said. “While other schools are working to discern their uniqueness or their future, Augsburg is already there. The light coming from Augsburg is inspiring already—I have no doubts about its strength and constancy.” ■ Spring/Summer 2004 AN ALUMNA’S CALL TO LEADERSHIP( CONTINUED…) conclusion, and third, to start the search for the next Augsburg president. “It is so critical to find the right leadership for the College,” says Taylor. “Augsburg has been absolutely blessed with incredible leadership in terms of its presidents, and I think Bill Frame has done a remarkable job during his tenure. So, we really need to establish a process to make sure that we find a new president who is truly called to be the next president of Augsburg and continue the legacy that has been created.” “And this goal is about helping board members to really understand their role and to understand more about the College, and putting each regent in appropriate leadership positions, so that not only two years from now, but five years from now we’ll have a group of regents able to utilize their talents to their highest capability.” SERVING THE BOARD Professionally, Taylor has an outstanding track record in leadership development. At Taylor Corporation, where she served first as vice president of development before becoming president in 2001, she has led several successful initiatives to revitalize and restate the organization’s core purpose and core values, formalize leadership development, alter its approach and philosophy to the role and use of information technology, and encourage and promote women in leadership roles. In 1998, CityBusiness magazine cited Taylor’s commitment to networking opportunities for women in business When Taylor looks at how her election as board chair can specifically serve the regents, she cites two main goals, beginning with a pledge to continue the work of outgoing chair Kathy Tunheim. “Kathy has done incredible things with this board,” says Taylor. “One aspect that she has undertaken that I would like to continue is to refine the governance roles at the College. I see three components to that leadership—the regents play a key role, as do both the administration and the faculty. I think there’s still critical work to do in terms of refining how these three leadership components work together—where do each of us take the lead responsibility, and where do we stand alongside the others in order to ensure that the College achieves its vision? “The second piece relative to the regents that I’ll focus on over the next couple of years is determining how we can most effectively utilize the talents of our regents,” continues Taylor. “We have an incredibly active and engaged group of regents; every time I’m in a full board meeting, I look around the room and I am just amazed and blessed that I’m sitting in this room with these incredible people whom I learn from all the time, and who put all this time and devotion into the College. Spring/Summer 2004 O U T S TA N D I N G BUSINESS LEADERSHIP when it selected her as one of its “40 under 40,” a prestigious group of 40 business professionals who have achieved distinction and risen quickly in their fields—and who are all under the age of 40. Prior to joining her father, Glen Taylor, at Taylor Corporation in 1994, Taylor was senior vice president of E.W. Blanch Co., a global reinsurance intermediary. As Taylor embarks on her two-year term as chair of the Board of Regents, it also represent her final years of a 12-year tenure as a board member. “Over the last 10 years I’ve learned so much about the history and the foundation of the College and where it came from,” says Taylor. “It’s incredibly satisfying for me to see the linkage between what the founders of Augsburg envisioned and all that Augsburg has accomplished over the ensuing 135 years—and then to witness how we’re currently extending that vision. “I am so impressed by the history of the College, and at the same time I am so excited about its future, because I think that Augsburg is positioning itself to have an even greater impact on its community. I’m incredibly proud to be an alumna of the College, and my pride continues to grow because I know that this college is just going to get better and better—our diamond is really going to shine.” ■ 9 Sports Wrestlers, track, and women’s hockey lead a solid year for Auggie athletics by Don Stoner A Division III second-place finish by the wrestling team, which tied both NCAA and school records with four individual champions and nine AllAmericans, respectively, and standout seasons for the track and field and women’s hockey teams paced a solid year for Auggie athletics. Senior Joe Moon earned the Outstanding Wrestler honors after scoring a 13-6 upset of top-ranked and four-time All-American Eduard Aliakseynka of Montclair State (N.J.) in the 174-pound national finals. Sophomore Marcus LeVesseur extended his school-record winning streak to 84 straight matches, finishing 40-0 and winning his second straight national title at 157. Juniors Mark Matzek, at 133, and Matt Shankey, at 125, each claimed a first national crown. The Auggies also finished third in the NWCA Scholar All-America Team program with a 3.39 team grade point average, the seventh straight top 10 ranking. Augsburg leads the nation with 81 NWCA Scholar All-Americans since 1983. Augsburg’s women’s hockey team, under coach Jill Pohtilla, finished 15-10-2 overall, 10-6-2 in MIAC play, earning a spot in the playoffs for the second season in a row. The Auggies closed with an eightgame unbeaten streak, going 9-2-2 in their final 13 games before ending with a 6-5, double-overtime loss to St. Thomas in the MIAC semifinals, a game played in a conference-record 96:09. Senior Annie Annunziato led the team with 36 points and was named to the Division III JOFA All-American West Region team, joining juniors Lauren Chezick and Melynda Kleewein on the AllMIAC first team. Freshman Stacy Anderson earned honorable-mention and All-Rookie recognition. And track and field, led by sprinters Mathew Shannon, Tonnisha Bell, and Alana Carter; hammer-thrower Jon Dahlin; and distance runners Ellen Waldow, Hannah Dietrich, and Angie Bergeson had 10 two All-American honors, eight MIAC titles, and 24 school records. At the MIAC indoors, Shannon, a senior, and Bell, a sophomore, earned Most Outstanding Performance honors. Shannon also earned MIAC Most Outstanding Indoor Track Athlete and USA Track and Field Minnesota Athlete of the Month honors, winning the men’s 400meter dash in a record :48.78. He also won the 55-meter dash and set or tied school records in the 55 and 200. Bell, Waldow, Dietrich, and Bergeson combined on the All-American distance medley relay team, finishing seventh nationally, and Bell set school and MIAC records in the 200 (:25.52 ), shattering the meet record by nearly a half-second. Senior Jon Dahlin won the hammer throw title and set a school record at 54.01 meters (177-feet, 2-inches). Waldow won the 800 in a school-record 2:16.36, breaking a mark set earlier by Bergeson. Waldow and Bergeson joined teammates Amy Mackner and Dietrich in winning the 3200-relay. In other 2003-04 sports highlights: • Augsburg finished with a 5-5 record (4-4 in the MIAC) in football, and 13-year head coach Jack Osberg became the alltime win leader with 60. Osberg’s teams have had seven .500-or-above seasons, second only to Edor Nelson’s eight .500or-above seasons. Auggie runner since 2001 to earn AllMIAC honors, with a 5,000-meter time of 19:24. • Under co-coaches Troy Nygaard and Laura Levi, Augsburg produced its finest women’s golf season in history. The Auggies tied their previous best-finish at the Minnesota Women’s Collegiate Golf Association championships—10th against all of the state’s Division II and Division III programs. Freshman Marisa Navarro blistered school records with a 85.63, 18-hole stroke average, and a 12th place finish in the MWCGA meet. • The men golfers—with just one senior—finished with a 314 spring stroke average, under 16th-year head coach Brian Ammann. The team was fifth in the MIAC, led by freshman Erik Helgerson, who earned all-MIAC with a 36-hole total of 154. • In women’s basketball, center Selina Theisen led both scoring and rebounding at 17.1 and 10, respectively, and was the only freshman selected to the 16-player All-MIAC first team. Theisen also was selected to the conference’s All-Rookie team, was named to the D3hoops.com All-West Region third team, and was named to the Freshman All-American team by Women’s DIII News. • Head coach Mike Navarre’s women’s soccer team finished 11-5-2 overall (5-42 in the MIAC), tied for the second-best record in school history. Sophomores Millie Suk and Nora Austin were named to the All-MIAC team. Senior Laura Hoffman closed her career as one of the school’s best goalkeepers, recording a 114-2 record, seven shutouts and a 0.95 goals-against-average. • Under first-year coach Keith Bateman, the young Augsburg baseball squad finished 16-22 (7-13 in the MIAC), nearly doubling its overall victory total from each of the previous two seasons. Sophomore pitcher Jeremy Nelson (allMIAC) had a 5-4 record and 2.91 earned-run average, throwing six complete games, striking out 33, and allowing only 15 walks and a .269 opponent batting average. • Augsburg’s cross country teams logged 29 personal-best times (19 women and 10 men). Ellen Waldow became the first Don Stoner is sports information coordinator in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. Spring/Summer 2004 Five senior athletes are honored F ive senior student-athletes received Augsburg athletic awards for the 2003-04 school year. Three Auggies were named Honor Athletes, the highest honor the College gives its senior student-athletes—Melissa Lee, Brandon Fox, and Mathew Shannon. Earning Augsburg Senior Athlete of the Year honors were Kristen Lideen and Joe Moon. Lee was also given the Julie Ellingson Leadership in Women’s Athletics award, an honor given periodically to female athletes who have displayed qualities of outstanding leadership and service to Auggie athletics. The award is named for Julie Ellingson ’98, a softball catcher who was a devoted worker in many aspects of Augsburg’s athletic department. 2003-04 HONOR ATHLETES Brandon Fox A three-year starter and four-year letterwinner in football, Fox earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference second-team honors in both his junior and senior seasons. His senior year, he led the Auggies in tackles with 103. In 2003, he had the second-most tackles in the MIAC and led both the conference and team in tackles for loss. He added 2.5 sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries his senior year. He was named the team’s Outstanding Player on Defense, Most Valuable Player, and earned the Edor Nelson Auggie Award in 2003. A business management major with a 3.63 GPA, Fox earned Academic All-MIAC honors twice and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District second team in 2003. Melissa Lee Lee was a four-year starter in softball and also played basketball for two seasons at Augsburg. In softball, Lee will Spring/Summer 2004 go down as one of the “ironwomen” of Auggie softball history. Augsburg’s third-baseman played in every inning and started every game of her four-year career—141 games, 141 starts, and 964 innings. She closed her career with a .296 batting average and a.962 fielding percentage. A health and physical education major with a 3.507 GPA, Lee has earned Academic All-MIAC and National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar Athlete honors three times. She is a Student-Athlete Mentor, copresident of the Augsburg College Education Students (ACES) program, and has been active as a student worker in many aspects of Augsburg’s athletics program. Mathew Shannon A 17-time All-MIAC performer, Shannon became the first Augsburg men’s track and field athlete to earn All-American honors in both indoor and outdoor events in the same year in 2003 at the NCAA Division III national championships. This season, Shannon placed fifth in the indoor 400 at the national meet, and qualified for the outdoor national meet in the 400. A three-time MIAC titlist, Shannon earned both the Outstanding Indoor Championships Performance and Indoor Track Athlete of the Year honors from MIAC coaches this season. He also was named USA Track and Field Minnesota Co-Athlete of the Month in April. A business and communication major with a 3.155 GPA, Shannon has earned Dean’s List honors. Shannon is also a recipient of a Scholastic Connections scholarship, which pairs students of color with alumni mentors in the community. by Don Stoner 2003-04 SENIOR ATHLETES Kristen Lideen Lideen emerged as a two-sport star at Augsburg. In soccer, Lideen earned AllMIAC honorablemention honors three years in a row as one of the top sweepers in the conference. In softball, Lideen became one of Augsburg’s best shortstops, holding career school records in three different categories—batting average (.444), hits (175) and doubles (38)—while sitting in the top 10 in school history in seven other career listings. Lideen is one of four players in school history to ever go through a single season without a strikeout. She earned All-Region and All-MIAC first-team honors each of her first three seasons in an Auggie uniform, and earned All-MIAC honors her senior year. In 2003, she earned NFCA AllAmerican honors. Lideen is a philosophy major at Augsburg. Joe Moon Moon won his first national title in wrestling this season with a dramatic upset performance at the Division III national championships, earning the meet’s Outstanding Wrestler honors in the process. Moon finished 392 his senior season and 105-14 in his three-season career at Augsburg. A twotime All-American in wrestling, Moon finished fifth nationally last season at 174 and earned the team’s Outstanding Freshman honors his first season at Augsburg. A marketing major, Moon was also a member of two academic national wrestling teams at Augsburg. Don Stoner is sports information coordinator in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 11 Faculty/staff notes Creating learning communities at Augsburg F rankie Shackelford, associate Learning Community that dean for teaching and learning took a group of 12 students enhancement, is a national and the two professors to resource leader in promoting the museums in the Twin Cities, concept of “learning Chicago, and Baraboo, Wis. communities,” and a key player The subject matter was not the in Augsburg’s development of content of the museums, but curricular learning communities. rather how the museum In 2000, Shackelford was designed and arranged the named one of 58 fellows of the content and how that reflects National Learning Communities the society that created it. Project (NLCP), funded by the Their study was based around Pew Charitable Trusts and a text on this subject and administered by the Washington discussion with its author. Center for Improving the Quality Associate dean Frankie Shackelford brings best practices from national Shackelford’s continuing learning community resources to Augsburg’s first-year program. of Undergraduate Education at commitment as a fellow of the The Evergreen State College. NLCP is to make site visits to Since then, she has twice served institutions who are community links classes together for a as a core resource person at NLCP’s experimenting with learning communities. common group of students often across summer institutes and presented at Thus far she has held workshops and academic disciplines and usually around a professional meetings. evaluated programs at Wofford College and theme. Besides the faculty and students in Last October, as part of a Midwestern Cottey College. At Augsburg she is active these classes, a learning community often network of learning community leaders, in the faculty-staff task force on includes academic advisers, residence life Augsburg hosted one of 10 day-long “Foundations of Excellence™,” whose staff, student peer leaders, and staff from Open Houses, where Shackelford and work will lead to a strengthening of campus support programs. other Augsburg faculty and staff learning communities in the first-year While serving as co-director of presented Augsburg’s first-year learning curriculum. Augsburg was selected as one professional development, Shackelford was community program, helping others to of 12 colleges in the Council of instrumental in the design and understand the concepts. Independent Colleges (CIC) to participate development of the eight-week Augsburg As associate dean, Shackelford oversees in this national study of ways to improve Seminar for all incoming first-year seven programs that promote student the first college year. More information on students, which was rolled out in fall 1998. academic development and faculty/staff this project is available at This orientation seminar for new day professional development. <www.brevard.edu/fyfoundations>. students is linked to one or two other The concept of learning community courses and includes student leaders as coinvites practices that bring together people teachers to help answer students’ questions NOTEWORTHY and programs on campus to help students about college life. The goal is to help find more meaning in the curriculum, she students transition to college life, connect Tony Bibus, social work, was resays. The approach is an intentional them to the larger campus community, and appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to a restructuring of students’ time, credit, and help them become self-reflective learners. four-year term on the Minnesota Board of learning experiences to build community Augsburg’s new Core Curriculum, Social Work, which is responsible for and to foster greater connections among licensing and disciplining social workers. launched last year, was inspired by the students, students and their teachers, and learning community model. “Learning Trena Bolden, Pan-Afrikan Center, and among disciplines. The learning communities provide the impulse to make Kenneth Turner, Student Support community movement has broad reach meaning across a student’s four years of Services, attended the 28th Pan-African across many kinds of educational learning,” says Shackelford. Leadership Conference at Minnesota State institutions with over 500 colleges and Co-curricular learning communities University in Mankato in February, along universities now registered at the (outside of academic classes) have also with students Hanna Habtemariam, “Learning Commons” Web site developed at Augsburg. Last year, under Hamza Yusuf, Anthony Schaden, (http://learningcommons. the leadership of professors Phil Adamo Robert Jones III, Dega Ali, and Audra evergreen.edu). and Lars Chrisiansen, the History and Johnson. In the curricular sense, a learning Sociology Clubs formed a Museum 12 Spring/Summer 2004 The art of making events shine by Betsey Norgard J odi Collen admits she belonging that Augsburg alumni, can’t go anywhere parents, and donors feel as they without noticing displays, return to campus—including the ways materials are used, current students. “I want current and how decorations are students to feel connected, and to arranged—in short, she walk away feeling that they were can’t turn off her job. part of the event,” Collen says. Collen is events She seeks to work more coordinator at Augsburg, closely with faculty and staff working in the Office of from the get-go, offering ideas to Events and Classroom creatively plan the event from Services. It’s her job—and the beginning, to gain greater her passion—to help make consistency across all campus every Augsburg event look events. professional, run efficiently, Collen considers herself Jodi Collen mixes a combination of inspiration, creativity, and purpose in and communicate the right lucky to know that events planning major events at Augsburg. messages. planning is truly a calling and Since coming to part of her vocation. She can While she entered the program for career Augsburg two and a half years ago, she trace that awareness to a keynote speech development, she has found that her feels lucky to say that she loves what she by David Merrill, a leader in her field own personal development has been does—and she knows she can do it well. (who has since become a friend and more rewarding than prospects of career Last year, Minnesota Meetings & mentor), at the first special events advancement. Her goal is someday to Events magazine named her the 2003 conference she was invited to attend. continue on for a Ph.D. and teach in the “Up-and-Coming Special Events “The minute he started speaking, I industry. Planner”; and the year before that, she knew this is what I’m supposed to do,” At Augsburg, she is responsible for was named one of the top five women to she says. Merrill connected her to the planning and managing summer watch in the Minnesota events business. right people and resources, and her conferences, weddings and receptions, She is currently president-elect of the career took off. and working with faculty and staff to Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of the During the summer, in addition to plan major campus events. International Special Events Society. managing summer events, Collen is Collen looks forward to working What put her over the top in working with the alumni office to plan more closely with Augsburg faculty and becoming noticed and in giving her Augsburg’s 2004 Homecoming, “Spark staff to plan the College’s major events. confidence was the opportunity to plan a Your Spirit,” to take place Oct. 2-9. Her goal is to increase the sense of major event last summer for her events industry colleagues. With only months to go before the annual conference of the International Special Events Society to be held in Minneapolis, Collen stepped in to plan one of the major evening events—a beach party. With the help of four dumptruck-loads of donated sand and lots of ingenuity, conference-goers partied with hula hoops and parasoled drinks on a sandy beach, with palm trees and beach cabanas—all downtown in Peavey Plaza. Collen recently completed a Master of Tourism and Administration degree at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., specializing in conference and events management. Spring/Summer 2004 13 Faculty/staff notes Postcards from Italy During February and March in the Christensen Center Gallery, art professor John McCaffrey exhibited 34 oil paintings of the sultry Italian landscape in the show “Postcards from Italy.” The paintings are evocative recollections of a visit McCaffrey made to the country several years ago. Though small in size, the works are bold interpretations of some of Italy’s most remarkable scenery and monuments. Captured in the brushwork are narrow streets and sun-baked cobblestones of old towns, the glory of Roman ruins, and the verdant beauty of the rolling Tuscan hills. Even in these small sizes, McCaffrey’s use of light to sculpt form, establish space, and construct volume is revealed upon close observation. John McCaffrey, art, measures to hang one of the 34 small oil paintings in his “Postcards from Italy” exhibit. “Vernazza” (2004) is one of the “postcards” that brought the Italian landscapes to life in the Christensen Center Gallery during the winter. Honors/awards Congratulations to the 2004 faculty and staff who received Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning Awards. Mark Engebretson, professor of physics, for teaching; Ann Klamer, director of residence life, for direct service to students; and Garry Hesser, professor of sociology and metro-urban studies, for advising/mentoring. Carol Barnett, music professor and composition instructor, was awarded the 2003 Nancy Van de Vate International Composition Prize for Opera from the Vienna Masterworks for her work, Snow, based on a short story by Konstantin Paustovsky. Janna Caywood ’04, social work, was inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta, international sociology honor society. 14 Su Dorée, mathematics, received the Mathematical Association of America North Central Section’s Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, presented in April. It is presented for extraordinarily successful teaching, influence beyond their own institutions, and fostering of curiosity and excitement about mathematics to students. Garry Hesser, sociology and metrourban studies, was honored by the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) for his 25 years of service. Ann Klamer, residence life, received the 2003 Linda Schrempp Alberg Outstanding Contribution to Minnesota Higher Education Award, presented by the Minnesota College Personnel Association in May. Alberg was director of student life and associate dean of students at Augsburg until her death in 1996. Cheryl Leuning, nursing, received an Alumni Achievement Award in 2003 from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.Dak. In the award nomination, she was described by her students and colleagues as “a superb teacher, an inspirational leader, and mentor.” Sports information coordinator Don Stoner, public relations and communication, was named CoWrestling SID/Publicist of the Year by the National Wrestling Media Association, an organization representing journalists who cover amateur and college wrestling. Jeff Swenson ’79, assistant dean for athletics and head wrestling coach, was inducted in March into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association/David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame. Spring/Summer 2004 Presentations/publications David Apolloni, philosophy, presented “Puzzles Concerning False Judgment in Plato’s Theatetus” at the 10th Annual Minnesota Conference on Ancient Philosophy in May. Tony Bibus and Rosemary Link, social work, and Michael O’Neal, sociology, presented a paper, “Analysis of Welfare Reform Using a Global Perpsective and Locally Mapped Conditions” at the 50th annual meeting of the Council on Social Work Education in March. Nora Braun, business administration/ MIS, published “Critical Thinking in the Business Curriculum,” in the March/April issue of The Journal of Business Education. Grace Dyrud and Bridget RobinsonRiegler, psychology, along with psychology senior Matthew Plitzkow, presented a poster session, “Lucky Next Time: The Effects of Luck Inducement and Delay on Predictions of Future Wins and Luck Ratings,” at the Midwestern Psychology Convention in April. They also presented at the American Psychological Society in May. Orv Gingerich and Kathy McBride, Center for Global Education, co-presented a session, “Experiential Education: Theory and Practice in Latin America,” at the 15th annual international conference of the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPLAC) in February. Shakespeare Bulletin published Douglas Green’s review of Joe Dowling’s production of Othello at the Guthrie Lab in the spring issue (22.1); his review of Ethan McSweeney’s Romeo and Juliet appeared in the summer issue (22.2). In April, at the annual Shakespeare Association of America meeting, Green participated in a dramatic reading of Antony and Cleopatra. (His drunken Lepidus was well received.) Spring/Summer 2004 Gretchen Irvine, education, participated on a panel on international travel experience at the National Society for Experiential Education conference in November. She also presented “Value Added to Global Study/Travel through the Use of Technology,” at the Hawaii International Conference on Education in January. Kenneth Kaminsky, mathematics, published Financial Literacy: Introduction to the Mathematics of Interest, Annuities, and Insurance, with a manual to accompany it, by University Press of America, Inc. in 2003. Jason Kemp, residence life, published “Ally Rally: Problem Solving with GLBTQ Allies on Campus,” in the spring 2004 UMR-ACUHO (Upper Midwest Region, Association of College and University Housing Officers) News. Ann Lutterman-Aguilar, Center for Global Education-Mexico, published “Educating about a Diversity and Global Issues Experientially: A Review of Simulations Games for Use in Community-Based Learning Programs,” in the fall 2003 issue of Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy. Dave Matz, psychology, co-authored “Social Norms and Identity Relevance: A Motivational Approach to Normative Behavior,” in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. He also co-authored an article in Current Psychology, 21. Regina McGoff, Center for Global Education, presented, “Study Abroad for Students in a Weekend College Program,” at the Student Abroad Curriculum Integration Conference in April. Susan O’Connor, education, co-authored a chapter about her five-month faculty exchange in Trondheim, Norway, in Sosialt arbeid: Refleksjon og handling (Social Work: Action and Reflection). Ron Petrich, education, has a selection in Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach, published by Jossey Bass. Petrich finished the first two-year Courage to Teach retreat series for K-16 educators and began a second series in May. Bruce Reichenbach, philosophy, contributed “Explanation and the Cosmological Argument,” to Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion, edited by Michael Peterson and Raymond Vanarragon, and published by Blackwells in England. Bridget Robinson-Riegler and Greg Robinson-Riegler published two texts: Cognitive Psychology: Applying the Science of the Mind (along with an instructor’s manual) and Readings in Cognitive Psychology: Applications, Connections, and Individual Differences,” both published in 2004 by Allyn & Bacon. Nancy Steblay, psychology, co-authored “Eyewitness Accuracy Rates in Police Showups and Lineup Presentations: A Meta-Analytic Comparison,” in Law and Human Behavior, 27. Andrew Tix co-authored “The Relational Context of Social Support: Relationship Satisfaction Moderates the Relations between Enacted Support and Distress,” in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29. He also co-authored an article in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51. Sean Truman, psychology, with students Francis Rojas, Danielle Banaszak, and Janessa Baier, presented “Maternal Substance Abuse and Ratings of Parent Behavior: Do Drugs Matter?” at the Midwestern Psychology Convention. Truman also co-authored “What Are They Thinking? The Mediating Role of Parental Cognitions in the Parenting Processes of Drug-Dependent Mothers and Fathers,” in the NIDA Research Monograph Series in 2003. 15 AUGSBURG’S FOURTH INTERNATIONAL ver 100 entries were submitted in O the fourth annual photo contest for international and off-campus studies. Winners were selected in three categories: scenic landscapes, local people in a cross-cultural setting, and Augsburg students in a host setting. All winning photos were displayed in Christensen Center. Entries were judged on the following criteria: cross-cultural content, artistic and technical quality, and reproducibility. To see all the winners, visit <www.augsburg.edu/international/ photocontest04>. A 1st Place A B B 16 Scenic landscapes. First place. “Prague from the Castle Wall,” Erik Helgeson ’05. Czech Republic Augsburg students in host setting. First place. “Dancing with Locals (Mike Boyle),” Erik Helgeson ’05. Cuba C Local people in a cross-cultural setting. First place. “Lunchtime,” Deb Olson, MA Nursing. Namibia Spring/Summer 2004 OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES PHOTO CONTEST C D D Augsburg students in host setting. Second place. “Namibian Dunes,” Jenna Bracken ’05. Namibia E Scenic landscapes. Second place. “On the Other Side of the Fence: Auschwitz,” Ariann Russ ’05. Poland F Augsburg students in host setting. Third place. “Candomblé,” Ana Gabriela Power ‘05. Brazil. E F Spring/Summer 2004 17 MAJOR BOWEN: a story of courage and determination by Betsey Norgard As Jean Housh (left) coped with surgery to remove a brain tumor, her strength and inspiration came from “Major” Bowen (right), whose brain tumor left him near death and in a coma. She helped direct his path to Augsburg. eople are brought together in unpredictable ways. The friendship between Augsburg freshman Edward “Major” Bowen and Jean Housh, wife of Augsburg regent emeritus Allen Housh, began one day in physical therapy at the Sister Kenny® Rehabilitation Institute, where both were recovering from brain surgery. Because of the friendship that developed from that day in the hospital, the Houshes are largely responsible for Major Bowen enrolling at Augsburg. Three years ago last January, Bowen was an All-State junior goalie on The Blake School’s hockey team. The night he and the team shut out Stillwater High School, he felt sick with what he thought was the flu. By the next evening he was fighting for his life as a tumor blocked the flow of cerebrospinal fluid through his brain. Emergency surgery to relieve the pressure, followed by another surgery a week later to remove the cyst, left him in a coma for six weeks. P 18 “The nurses told us his brain was injured like in a 60-mph crash through a windshield,” recalls Bill Bowen, Major’s father. Miraculously, on Major’s grandmother’s birthday, he began to awaken. Weighing only 95 lbs., he was unable to walk, talk, or eat. Thus began a long rehabilitation at the Sister Kenny Institute, at a clinic in Florida, at Courage Center, and at other out-patient facilities. At Sister Kenny, as he worked to take a few steps, then a few steps more, Jean Housh was also recovering from elective surgery to remove the same kind of cyst before it became the emergency that Major faced. She was undergoing therapy to regain balance, strength, and memory. Excerpts from her story about getting to know Major are on p. 20. By the fall, Bowen was able to return home, but was plagued by short-term memory loss, facial droop, and some balance difficulty. His father tells of how Rod Anderson, a former Blake teacher and hockey coach “unretired” and devoted his time to tutoring Major in the Bowens’ home. During winter semester, Bowen returned to Blake, with Anderson continuing to tutor him at the school. Bowen also began practicing Tae Kwan Do as part of his therapy, and has achieved a second degree purple belt. He is now in training to test for his red belt. Major Bowen graduated with his Blake class in June 2002, but his real achievement came earlier, during Blake’s final hockey game of the year. After weeks of incredible determination and hard work to get back on the ice, he skated out to tend the goal for the last 53 seconds as his team beat Minnehaha Academy. For this, City Pages in their 2002 Best of the Twin Cities, named him the Best High School Athlete. The following year the Bowens began exploring options for college. Sara Kyle, associate director of college counseling at Blake, suggested Augsburg. “[Augsburg] Spring/Summer 2004 for the class. is one of the best (if not the best) Bowen’s determination also impacted colleges in the nation for bright students Maurer. “One of the biggest lessons I with learning and/or physical learned from Major,” Maurer said, “is to challenges,” said Kyle. “I thought it never give up. … I think Major’s refusal would be a natural place for Major to to stop until he had accomplished his continue his education.” She connected best can be inspirational to us all. The the Bowens with Sally Daniels, whole experience was a great honor and Augsburg’s director of undergraduate will remain one of my fondest memories admissions. from my time at Augsburg.” Jean and Allen Housh were also During the second semester, Bowen instrumental in the decision to consider was scheduled for several surgeries and Augsburg. “While Augsburg was in the would miss a considerable number of back of my mind,” Bill Bowen says, “90 school days. He arranged with Gustafson percent of it was the encouragement of to do a directed study in history, centered Allen and Jean.” around the question of genocide and Daniels and the Houshes introduced focusing on Nazi Germany and the Pol Major and his parents to President Pot regime in Cambodia. William Frame and to Augsburg’s Center A highlight of the semester was a field for Learning and Adaptive Student trip to Washington, D.C., to the Services (CLASS), a premier program in Holocaust Museum. While in providing comprehensive support to Washington, the Bowens met with students with disabilities. Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton, a friend Major enrolled in the fall as a partof the family, who had been Major’ s time student with two classes—Spanish baseball coach and who had also been a and history. Bill Bowen credits both hockey goalie at Blake. professors—Kate Reinhardt in Spanish The year proved incredibly difficult, and Don Gustafson in history—with but rewarding, for Major. Bill Bowen being “absolutely wonderful” to Major. recounts that virtually every Gustafson wondered at first how he person at Augsburg “gave would manage to teach someone with 102 percent”—nothing was short-term memory problems in the just average concerning detail-laden discipline of history. “It Major’s experience. He will worked,” he said, “partly because Maj return to classes in the fall came with some excellent high school part-time and then evaluate background; partly because his father what the right course will spent hours and hours going over the be for the future. material with Maj, and Maj on his part The friendship between was not about to give up; and partly Jean Housh and Major because one of our very remarkable remains strong; Bill Bowen students, Eric Maurer, agreed to tutor. talks of how they spend “It was in our weekly meetings (and time reading together—a Eric often was part of them) on a one-topractice that began during one basis that I got a much better therapy to improve their understanding of Major, of his difficulties, and of his incredibly dogged determination.” Gustafson says that Bowen Major Bowen and Jean Housh ended up “at the top of the class in remain good friends and continue terms of effort and hours,” and to read together, a practice that earned a “very creditable 3.0” grade started in rehabilitation. Spring/Summer 2004 enunciation. While her story speaks to the strength she gains from Major, Bill Bowen says that Major thinks Jean is “one of his angels.” It’s clear that Bowen could not have succeeded at Augsburg without the CLASS program and without faculty and staff who became entirely engaged in helping him learn, as they also learned from him. Even outside of class, in one small but significant gesture, President Frame relinquished his reserved parking space to the Bowens so that Major’s shortterm memory loss could not prevent him from always knowing exactly where their car was parked. “Augsburg has been a wonderful experience for me,” says Major. “Each professor has been different, but also the same in being caring, kind, and understanding. They have each also been demanding, requiring me to work hard, complete my assignments on time, to push myself, and to learn the subject matter. Professor Don Gustafson worked with me extensively to become more self-reliant, to trust myself, to think, and to respond. I can never thank him enough.” ■ 19 A M A J O R I N S P I R AT I O N I owe my life to a young m a n n a m e d M a j o r. H e is a guy I’d only heard about in the neurosurgeon’s office. I was being examined and scheduled for brain surgery. But I had the luxury of setting a surgery date, calling family to Minneapolis to help out and bracing myself beforehand. Major, however, did not. According to my neurosurgeon, the 17-year-old hockey player was nearly brain dead the January night he was brought to Children’s Hospital. Imagine playing goalie for your hockey team and near death one day later. I couldn’t. … Eager to read all I could about my condition or anyone else who’d experienced it, I combed back issues of the Minneapolis Star Tribune sports section at the library until I found it. There it was in bold type across five columns of the January 9, 2001, sport page. ‘Blake Goalie Faces Surgery for Brain Tumor.’ Edward “Major” Bowen was his name and his story would change my life. … I wish I could say my surgery was easy. Although I did not feel a thing, my family and friends suffered greatly. It is only through God’s grace and mercy that I am here. … One cold March day [at Sister Kenny Institute], I saw the name Major Bowen handwritten on a label of a headrest on a wheelchair. Could it be the same Major Bowen? I wondered aloud to [my husband] Allen. If he’s here, I have to meet him. After all, he is the reason I went ahead with my surgery. I asked Matt, my OT therapist, if that was Major Bowen, the hockey player. Yes, it was, but due to confidentiality concerns, I couldn’t just walk up and start talking. Matt had to arrange it for us after getting Major’s parents’ approval. The next day, I was introduced to Major, and his parents, Bill and Pat. … The common denominator between Major and me was the same colloid cysts in our brains. A rare and benign tumor, colloid cysts reside in the third left ventricle and restrict the flow of cerebral spinal fluid. In my case, it caused considerable swelling and chronic headaches. by Jean Spielman Housh Major, however, experienced no warning signs or headaches. … After six weeks in Children’s Hospital, Major was released to the Sister Kenny Institute for therapy and rehabilitation. That’s where our paths finally crossed. I was a bit tentative about meeting him. I was concerned his parents might measure me against their son’s progress. Boy was I wrong. I have never been so warmly received. Behind Major’s wheelchair in the computer lab at Sister Kenny Institute, Major’s dad, Bill, shook my hand and thanked me for initiating our meeting. “It’s nice to know someone who had the same surgery as Major and who’s come out so well,” he told me. I tried to tell him that his son was my inspiration. Tears rolled down my face and I couldn’t get the words out. “I cry a lot,” I told him. He smiled, knowing exactly what I meant. Around the corner came Major’s mom, Pat. Awkwardly I began my story again. Lost in my tears were all the words I’d hoped to say. Words like ‘thank you for your son. Thank you for being such loving parents. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to meet my life’s inspiration.’ … During a follow-up visit last year, Dr. Nagib’s nurse practitioner, Therese O’Fallon, told me, “One day, maybe not soon, but one day, you’ll look back on this surgery experience as a gift. Some good will have come from it.” Brain surgery—a gift? Yeah, right. I brushed it off. But today, more than two years later, I’m beginning to see what she means. God has given me a gift of true inspiration in Major. Through him and my surgery, I’ve learned patience, determination, and what family really means. Today, the balance of good days and bad days clearly tips toward the positive. I’ve recovered most, if not all, of my short- and long-term memory. Although, I still lose my car in the Target parking lot and often have trouble remembering how many strokes I had on the golf course. Major and I read Lance Armstrong’s book It’s Not about the Bike last summer. We read it aloud to one another to improve our enunciation. Armstrong’s story of victory over cancer and winning the Tour de France is an inspiring and powerful one. But one no less inspiring than Major’s story of faith, courage, and strength. Jean Spielman Housh is a writer and wife of Augsburg regent emeritus Allen Housh. 20 Spring/Summer 2004 F R O M F L ATA N G E R TO A U G S B U R G : A C E N T U R Y A PA R T by Betsey Norgard THE SMALL coastal town of Flatanger, Norway, has sent two students to Augsburg College, almost exactly 100 years apart. While Ingwald Rosok may not have received a diploma in the spring of 1895 when he left Augsburg, Monica Dahle marched proudly across the stage in spring 2004. Dahle is a senior at Molde University College in central Norway and came to Augsburg as part of International Partners. This program, based on reciprocal agreements between Augsburg and European institutions that offer the equivalent of bachelor’s degrees, allows students from both Europe Norwegian student Monica Dahle stands in front of Old Main, built just three years after Ingwald Rosok, another student from her hometown, attended and Augsburg to take part Augsburg. of their study program at Ingwald Rosok, who attended partner schools. This preparatory class at moved to Arizona and lived there the rest Augsburg in 1894-95, left his enables them to Augsburg Seminary for of his life. small village of Flatanger 100 experience studying years before current student nearly five months until his Although Rosok’s mother was from Monica Dahle. abroad without money ran out. the Sverdrup family, there is no apparent interrupting or delaying In his memoir, Retrospect, Rosok tells close connection to Georg and George their studies. of wanting to go to school and learning Sverdrup, Augsburg’s second and fourth Because of International Partners and about Augsburg from a Norwegian grocer presidents, respectively. the scholarship that participants receive, in Minneapolis. He describes Augsburg’s When Dahle arrived at Augsburg last Dahle chose to come to Minneapolis and location as “in the block between Seventh winter, she recognized Old Main from Augsburg. When she began researching and Eighth Streets, and between 21st and photos she had seen in a history book. information about Augsburg, to her 22nd Avenues South.” He lists the faculty She was one of 34 Norwegian students in surprise and excitement she discovered a that year as six professors. book about Ingwald Rosok, also from Rosok did not want to be a minister Flatanger. He had come to the U.S. in Photo of Ingwald Rosok from Retrospect: An and chose to study engineering at the 1891, worked at a number of jobs in the Autobiography, by I. A. Rosok, edited by O. M. University of Minnesota instead of Norlie, copyright 1957 and printed by Lund Press, Upper Midwest, and attended the second returning to Augsburg. He eventually Minneapolis. Spring/Summer 2004 21 A C E N T U R Y A PA R T International Partners during the academic year, and took social work courses. For her internship, she learned about an agency in downtown Minneapolis offering a needle exchange program, and applied to work there. Her tasks included meeting with drug addicts, homeless people, and prostitutes—work and issues she had never encountered. “I learned so much,” Dahle said, “about nonjudgemental attitudes, about how to treat clients, and about the U.S.” She had not expected the level of culture shock she experienced. Her biggest challenge was language. Dahle said the people who came there often used street slang, but that she simply asked them what it meant. She loves to work with people, and dreams of finding similar ways to work with drug addicts in Norway. During spring semester, two events stood out for Dahle as highlights. In February, when Augsburg hosted the Peace Prize Festival for schoolchildren, she was one of two Norwegian students who greeted and escorted special guests Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway and director general emerita of the World Health Organization; and Knut Vollebæk, Norwegian ambassador to the U.S. 22 The second highlight was participation in Augsburg’s commencement ceremony. In Norway, college graduates are hosted at a dinner, but without the pomp and circumstance of an American ceremony. Because of the reciprocal agreements between colleges, International Partners students are granted special permission to participate in Augsburg’s graduation. EXCERPTS FROM Monica Dahle (right) and Beate Fjellanger (second from right) greeted Gro Brundtland, former Norwegian prime minister, and Knut Vollebæk, Norwegian ambassador to the U.S., at the Peace Prize Festival in February. “It was amazing, with all the people there,” Dahle remarked. “It’s a really big deal, and I’ve seen it on TV.” Her cap and gown went back to Norway with her as mementos. Dahle has her four-hour final exam to finish at Molde University College. Then she hopes to work for a year or so before possibly returning to the U.S. and Augsburg for a master’s program. ■ RETROSPECT: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY By Ingwald Andreas Rosok Edited by O.M. Norlie; copyright 1957 by I.A. Rosok. Minneapolis: Lund Press, Inc. 16 ATTENDING AUGSBURG We called on the Norwegian grocer. He advised me to go to Augsburg Seminary, which, at that time, was not only a theological seminary but also a college and an academy. It was a Norwegian Lutheran church school and was located in the block between Seventh and Eighth Streets, and between Twenty-first and Twenty-second Avenues South. I went there, and they took me and accepted my check without any question. … As already stated, Augsburg Seminary had three departments: The Preparatory (Academy) Department which took two years to finish; the College Department which took four years, and the Theological Department which took three years, a total of nine years. When this was completed one was ready to be ordained as a full-fledged Lutheran minister and to be assigned to some congregation as its pastor. The professors that year were: George Sverdrup, president; Sven Oftedal, vice president; John H. Blegen; Edward Hovde; J.L. Nydahl and T.S. Reimestad. When I told them what previous schooling I had had, I was assigned to the second preparatory class. It was a very good school and I enjoyed it very much. It certainly was much better for me than working in the woods in Wisconsin. I studied very hard, never missing any classes and spending all my waking hours in my room doing my homework. I started school at Augsburg Seminary December 7, 1894 and attended until April 13, 1895 when my money was all gone. Spring/Summer 2004 SEEING ABILITIES instead of disabilities Seeing the abilities of people rather than their disabilities has given Cilje Nybord Mosand a dream and a plan, which she has taken back to her native Norway this summer. Mosand, a social work student in the International Partners program at Augsburg, interned during the spring at a non-profit organization called Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, based in Minneapolis. Interact, a multidisciplinary arts center for adult artists with disabilities, features a large art studio and public gallery, rehearsal and performance space, a fulltime faculty of professional artists, a performing arts training program, and a theater company. Mosand was so impressed with Interact that she hopes to start a similar organization in the Scandinavian countries. “We have nothing like this in Norway,” Mosand said. “This has been such a wonderful experience. You don’t see the disabilities of these people, rather the abilities they possess.” During her internship, Mosand assisted the professional artists who work with the disabled artists in all aspects of the theater, from writing the script and by Judy Petree music, to acting. She even took part in the theater performance, playing the part— aptly enough—of a young woman named “Celia,” who is Norwegian. “We really liked having Cilje here,” said Eriq Nelson, performing arts instructor at Interact. “She gave our ‘artists’ individual support and always had time for listening to them. Many times the staff doesn’t have this kind of time.” Nelson added that when Mosand first came, they envisioned her as support staff, doing odd jobs such as filling out paperwork. But, she became so involved with the artists the original plans quickly flew out the door. “We have a large Norwegian population at the center and some have even been to Norway on tour, so they were excited about Cilje being from Norway. She liked being with the artists and they liked being with her.” Nelson said it was also fun to watch Mosand grow during her internship. “We even got her to be a part of the show. It was fun to see Cilje embrace that side of it. She was always willing to do whatever was needed to be done. She’s missed.” Actually, this is not Augsburg’s first encounter with Interact. A few years ago, education professor Susan O’Connor Top photo: At Interact, Cilje Mosand supported and worked with artists with disabilities, and joined them to perform in their production. Spring/Summer 2004 introduced Karl-Johan Johansen, an instructor from Sør Trøndelag University College in Trondheim, Norway, and Per Frederiksen, with PROFF, an organization serving people with disabilities, to Interact while they were visiting Minneapolis. As a result of that visit, Johansen and Frederiksen secured funding in Norway for a group from Interact to travel to Norway and Denmark to give performances. The artists that went on this tour were the same ones who formed a bond with Mosand. “What fascinated me about Interact is it’s so diverse,” Mosand said. “The mix of people from a rainbow of ethnic, age, and disability groups gives one the impression of being in an inclusive Garden of Eden.” The artists help the community understand that gifts are given to all people, Mosand said, and that vision is not lost nor even impaired by a disabling condition. “There are no superiors, inferiors; no staff versus clients. There is only the collegial mix of diverse people who are all focused on the same goals—the creation of beauty, the making of art.” ■ Judy Petree is media relations manager in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 23 A QUICK CONNECTION PROM DRESSES TO by Judy Petree Stephanie Quick’s passion for working with children and youth, especially those who struggle with lives of poverty and abuse, has taken her to a place far from her Midwestern roots in Mendota Heights, Minn.—to Nome, Alaska, a place so beautiful it’s hard to imagine life could be anything but ideal. Quick, a 2001 Augsburg graduate with a major in youth and family ministry, is currently working on a four-year Master of Divinity degree at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. She is in year three of seminary, which consists of an internship. Beauty surrounded by poverty The road to Alaska and her internship at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Nome came after she was accepted into a special ELCA program called Horizon. This program offers 22 unique internship sites across the world, including cross-cultural ministry, mission start congregations, and others at rural, urban, and international sites. Quick said that many of these sites, including her current one, cannot afford a second pastor, and provide excellent learning opportunities. Quick said Nome is a beautiful place, surrounded by ocean and tundra. She has seen wildlife from bears to reindeer to seals, eaten a variety of Eskimo foods including Eskimo ice cream (berries mixed with reindeer fat), muktuk (whale blubber), black meat (seal), reindeer, caribou, dried fish, greens, and herring eggs. But, she added, the stark reality is that all of this beauty surrounds a town plagued by alcohol abuse and poverty. “While this town of 3,000 people is in a unique setting, it is also very sad. You can find only two small grocery stores, yet the street is littered with bars and liquor stores. Alcohol abuse is a terrible factor in the community.” In fact, Quick said, it has gotten so bad that alcoholism in Nome and surrounding villages has nearly Above: Stephanie Quick, Class of 2001, is destroyed the Native American (Eskimo) traditional lifestyle. “Sadly, as a pastor, you hear using her seminary internship to work with many stories of family violence, sexual abuse, young people in an impoverished Nome, and substance abuse. There is so much tragedy here it is almost unbelievable.” Alaska church. She brought joy to the high Quick is called to many areas while serving school girls there, as 60 prom dresses she as an intern pastor. Some of her duties include preaching, leading worship, teaching, pastoral collected from family and friends back counseling, home visitations, serving as home were donated for Nome’s big dance. chaplain at the local jail, eating lunch with elders at the senior citizen’s center, and holding 24 Spring/Summer 2004 worship service at the nursing home. However, there is one area where her passion is strong. Quick is concentrating her efforts on working with youth in Nome, even starting a youth group at the congregation, which now draws more than 25 youth. “I have formed some pretty strong connections with some of the high school girls,” Quick said. “These girls have confided a lot of things to me. Recently they told me they couldn’t go to the prom because they couldn’t afford a dress.” While the town is plentiful with bars and liquor stores, Quick said there is not a clothing store to be found. The only way for these girls to get a dress would be to spend $343 on a plane ticket to Anchorage or make a dress. “None of these girls can afford a prom dress let alone fly to Anchorage to buy it. And many of the girls are being raised by their grandparents who just don’t have the time to make a dress.” Quick came up with an idea and she quickly enlisted the help of her sister, Rachel, who is a junior at Augsburg; her parents; and her hometown congregation, St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in West St. Paul. “I thought, well, I still have my prom dresses, so I called up my mom and asked her to send them here. Unfortunately, she had just given them away to the Goodwill, but my sister, Rachel, still had hers.” Rachel was more than happy to not only ship her prom dress to Alaska, but to send out a campuswide e-mail asking others for their dresses and other prom accessories, such as shoes and purses. When Quick’s pastor at St. Stephen’s found out what she was doing, he made an announcement in church. Her plea was so successful, she received 60 dresses, the majority coming from Augsburg and St. Stephen’s Church in West St. Paul. After the shipment arrived in Nome, Stephanie Quick opened up a “Prom Shop” in the church basement. The ladies’ sewing circle at Our Savior’s Church volunteered to make alterations on the dresses. Quick said the girls were Spring/Summer 2004 “thrilled” with the dresses. “I’m really proud of my sister,” Rachel said. “She is such a kind person and she’s really grown attached to these girls in Nome. She was able to give them something we take for granted—a pretty dress and a really special night.” Quick said she wanted to do this for the girls “simply because I care about them, and feel that their opportunities shouldn’t be limited just because of their finances.” Reaching out Quick followed her passion and calling one step further when she volunteered to travel to a remote village in the wilderness, without running water or plumbing. She spent 10 days in a place called Shishmaref, a tiny island Eskimo village located 20 miles south of the Arctic Circle. The village is entirely Lutheran and is the northernmost ELCA congregation. Most people there still speak their native language of Inupiaq. Quick said the pastor there had resigned in the fall, and it has been difficult to even get an interim pastor, much less a permanent pastor. It is a very rustic place with honeybuckets for toilets and Ladies in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church snow or rainwater for volunteered their time to alter the drinking water. The only donated dresses for the girls. place to shower is at the “washeteria,” which costs money, she added, so obviously people don’t shower much. The roads are all dirt and the houses are primitive. Children, she said, run around very dirty, many visibly with lice. The town is filled with flies, and garbage and raw sewage leak from bins. “It looked straight out of a ‘Save the Children’ commercial,” Quick said. “It was a moving experience just driving down the street.” The only modes of transportation, she added, are fourwheelers; snowmobiles, which the Alaskans call snow machines; and dog sled teams. “I had some amazing visits with the people there,” Quick said, “including a group of elders who showed me some of their sewing. It was a neat experience sitting on the floor watching the Eskimo women sew things like slippers, mukluks, and Eskimo yo-yos out of seal 25 A QUICK CONNECTION TO PROM DRESSES skin and reindeer fur.” Quick’s love and passion for children took center stage there as well, in this remote village. She said the children were excited to see her and she organized many youth activities for them, including baking for elders and confirmation classes. Some days there were more than 50 children that showed up in the basement of the parsonage, which is used for a youth center. “We had a Sunday School turnout of 75 children which is great considering there are only 600 people in the village.” The church services were similar to the ones she helps out with in Nome, part of it being in their native language and part in English. “I have to brag a little that I’m doing quite well on the Inupiaq. The elders tease me that I am becoming an Eskimo!” Quick said because of the lack of a pastor or interim pastor, she was given special permission by the bishop and seminary to administer the sacraments. She presided over Holy Communion and performed her first baptism. The baptism, she added, was especially moving. “I had asked a woman in the congregation to present the candle and recite a special verse. She has cerebral palsy and told me she has trouble reading, so when she came up, she had the verse memorized. It was moving and a true moment of grace.” Augsburg’s transforming education Quick credits the encouragement she received from faculty and staff in the religion department while she was a student at Augsburg for steering her toward the path she is now following. In particular she remembers a lecture she heard about being called to serve God. “I still remember that lecture, and that confirmed my call from God. I began to look for a place to serve the church and I felt not only an internal call to the ministry, but an external call to serve God.” Quick said she wasn’t sure at that point what direction in ministry she wanted to pursue, but she loved the Youth and Family Ministry program and being involved in Campus Ministry, so that excited her about ministry with families. Quick will return to Chicago in the fall to finish her education. Where she will go from there is still a question, but she has many goals, one being a pastor in an inner city church working with families, children and youth; another opening an orphanage or working at an existing one, perhaps in Thailand; or even teaching religion, “especially if it was at Above: A stitch here and there to the Augsburg!” donated dresses made the high school “The education I received at Augsburg helped shape my life in a very positive way. Augsburg girls feel like queens of the prom. helped me realize that all things are possible through God.” ■ Judy Petree is media relations manager in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 26 Spring/Summer 2004 Students celebrate after receiving their honors cords from academic dean Christopher Kimball at the Honors Convocation on Friday, April 30. The Augsburg Chamber Orchestra performs at the Commencement concert on Friday, April 30, which featured solos by each of the four 2004 Concerto Aria winners: Miya Kunin ’04, violin; Maja Lisa FritzHuspen ’04, soprano; Nicholas White ’05, bass; and Keely Holcomb ’04, soprano. DR. SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON DELIVERS COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS A graduate pays homage to her home state by taping a cutout of Texas to her mortarboard. Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, spoke at the 2004 Augsburg College Commencement ceremony Saturday, May 1. It is said that Jackson has a “career distinguished by many historic firsts.” Jackson, a theoretical physicist, holds a Ph.D. in theoretical elementary particle physics from M.I.T. and an S.B. in physics from M.I.T. She is the first AfricanAmerican woman to receive a doctorate from M.I.T., and is one of the first two African-American women to receive a doctorate in physics in the United States. Jackson is also the first African-American to become a commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and is now the first woman to lead a national research university. Jackson has held senior positions in government, as chairperson of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); in industry and research, as a theoretical physicist at the former AT&T Bell Laboratories; and in academe as a professor at Rutgers University. While at the NRC, Jackson represented the United States as a delegate to the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. Among the number of professional organizations Jackson belongs to, she is president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Physical Society. Visit <www.rpi.edu/web/President/profile.html> for more information about Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson. Barbara Lehmann, assistant professor of social work, hugs a student during the procession from Foss Center to Melby Hall. 28 Spring/Summer 2004 COMMENCEMENT 2004 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS URGES EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, delivers the keynote Commencement address. Lois Bosch, associate professor of social work, places a master’s hood on a Master of Social Work student. Barbara Forshier, Weekend College Class of 2004 representative, addresses the crowd at the Commencement ceremony. Spring/Summer 2004 Following are excerpts from Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson’s Commencement address; read the complete address at <www.rpi.edu/web/President/speeches/augsburg.html> … A simple message from my own father has always motivated me. … He always would say to us: “Aim for the stars, so that you will reach the treetops, and at any rate, you will get off the ground.” In other words, if you do not aim high, you will not go far. He also believed that it was important to help somebody else along the way. I have taken my father’s advice throughout my career, and woven it into a common thread with three basic strands. They are excellence, leadership, and community. It was Aristotle who said, “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” After all, if you are going to spend precious time doing something, why not do it well? And, when you do things well, it becomes your habit. Secondly, leadership is a fundamental responsibility we all own. … Leadership encompasses a clarity of vision, an understanding of the broader context, as well as the articulation to share that vision with others. It takes perseverance, and requires very hard work, but an effective leader sets an example by working hard, by being ethical, and by inspiring others to do the same. … The final strand is community. What I mean by community also might be termed inclusiveness. In the global community in which we live, inclusiveness is key, because it is the estrangement of individuals, or of groups, or of peoples, or of nations that is responsible for the divisiveness that haunts us—that makes the world a more dangerous place. … Optimism also is part of my father’s legacy. As a result, I am determinedly optimistic about the future. Optimism and hope are contagious. … Indeed, it is a force for change, and it can move people to take positive action. … So, give generously. Aim high. Lead with your gifts. Stay positive. Look forward. Do not be discouraged. Lead with optimism. Challenge yourselves. Find joy in everyday life. If you do all of these, I am confident that you can lead us to a future of peace, a future of greater safety, security, and health for all—a future in which hope prospers, and love and service guide us. Now is your time. Be that future, and you can change the world. Three graduates smile for the camera during the ceremony in Melby Hall. 29 Gregory McKusky, who received a B.A. in physics, joins family and faculty in Murphy Park after the Commencement ceremony. A graduate poses for a picture following the ceremony. THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE 623 Candidates for graduation 347 Day program candidates 152 Weekend College candidates 83 Graduate program candidates (12 Master of Arts in Leadership, 30 Master of Social Work, 14 Master of Arts in Nursing, 24 Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, 3 Master of Arts in Education) 33 Rochester program candidates 8 10 Jennifer Hagen, who graduated with a B.S. in chemistry, relaxes with friends. CLASS OF 2004 19-64 United Hospital candidates Countries represented (China, Colombia, Republic of Korea, Laos, Liberia, Mexico, Mongolia, Norway, Spain, Taiwan) Age range of graduates in the Class of 2004 MASTER OF ARTS IN NURSING—CLASS OF 2004 A grad poses with her family after receiving a bouquet of roses. 30 The Master of Arts in Nursing program celebrated its third class of graduates. Here, graduates and faculty posed for a picture following the ceremony. Spring/Summer 2004 COMMENCEMENT 2004 The 135TH YEAR of Augsburg College THE CLASS OF 2004’S OLDEST AND YOUNGEST EDUCATION HAS NO AGE LIMIT ABBEY PAYEUR, AGE 19, OF CHAMPLIN, MINN., AND MARYANN KINNEY, AGE 64, OF ROCHESTER, MINN., ARE THE YOUNGEST AND OLDEST OF AUGSBURG’S GRADUATING CLASS OF 2004. PAYEUR ALREADY HAD A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE WHEN SHE FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL BACHELOR’S AND DEGREE COMPLETED IN A ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AT AUGSBURG IN TWO YEARS. SHE PLANS TO TEACH AND RETURN LATER FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL. KINNEY HAS BEEN A STAFF NURSE AT SAINT MARYS HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS AND DECIDED TO SEEK A MASTER’S DEGREE IN NURSING. SHE HAS NO PLANS TO RETIRE SOON, BUT WANTS TO SERVE PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS POPULATIONS. Spring/Summer 2004 By some accounts, at age 64, Maryann Kinney should be making plans for her retirement. Would she like to travel? Spend more time with friends? Instead, she walked down the aisle of Augsburg’s gymnasium in Melby Hall, adorned in cap and gown. Kinney graduated with a Master of Arts in nursing degree and isn’t considering leaving the workforce anytime soon. “I probably should think about my retirement, but I’m just going to keep on going,” she says. This hospice volunteer for the past 18 years has always spent much of her time serving others. A nurse since 1978, she has worked in Appalachia and with orphaned children in Romania. “Nursing is a profession where care is always our key element,” says Kinney. After three attempts at attaining a master’s degree, the fourth time proved to be a charm. She began at Augsburg in the fall of 2001. Kinney was finally able to reach her goal, with the help of a supportive supervisor at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, where she currently works, and close attention from Augsburg faculty whom she says, “build on your strengths and work with your weaknesses.” To Kinney, it was well worth the effort. “To keep up with all of the changes that are going on in nursing, you really need an advanced degree,” she says. “Unfortunately, many nurses who get the degree get out of nursing. They go on to get more administrative roles. Augsburg’s program prepares you to stay in nursing. I think most of the students that finish here stay in patient care.” Kinney has a deep appreciation for Augsburg’s commitment to the community and their awareness of the by Jessica Brown broader issues, outside of what just affects the campus. After graduation she would like to do work with povertystricken or homeless populations, areas where she gained experience through her work at Augsburg’s Central Nursing Center, located in Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis. Kinney was also afforded the rare opportunity to do her clinical practice in London, England, at St. Christopher’s hospice under the tutelage of founder Dame Cicely Saunders. Saunders, at age 85, still works at the hospice every day. She was a true inspiration to Kinney and reinforced a desire to work with those less fortunate. Kinney is no less of an inspiration in her own right, “I carry a bag of dirt in my pocket. I have for a long time. I like to keep it with me to remind me to always stay ‘grounded’,” she says. Often when others around her seem to be feeling overwhelmed she will share her secret—“I take it out of my pocket and everyone knows that they have to get grounded.” At the very least it offers those around her a moment to pause and smile. Kinney is grateful to Augsburg for helping her achieve her goal, “I think Augsburg is awesome. Not only are the school, the classes, and the professors great, but I was also really impressed with the students. I can’t believe how nice they are,” she says. “The greatest gift one can give to another is a chance. That is what Augsburg did for me. It is almost impossible as a staff nurse to have one’s educational needs met. Augsburg went that mile.” Jessica Brown is a communication specialist in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 31 COMMENCEMENT ON THE FAST TRACK TO A CAREER IN TEACHING At a time when many 19-year-olds are still early in their adventures in higher learning, Abbey Payeur is completing that adventure and embarking on a new one. Payeur, of Champlin, Minn., got on the fast track and never jumped off. She enrolled in the Minnesota Post Secondary Enrollments Option program (PSEO) at the age of 15. The PSEO program allows high school juniors and seniors to take courses for credit at public and private postsecondary institutions while still in high school. Payeur decided to take full advantage of the opportunity before her and enrolled full time at North Hennepin Community College (NHCC). Because of her young age, she had to be driven to her first year of college courses by her mother. Thus, her final two years of high school were spent away from the Champlin Park schools where she’d began. “Mostly I wanted more independence, more choices in the classes I was free to take, more of a challenge,” says Payeur. When she participated in graduation ceremonies at Champlin Park High School in spring 2002, she already had an Associate of Arts degree under her belt from NHCC. Payeur always had a passion for 32 by Jessica Brown learning, and a decision about her learning after high school was an easy one. She went to a guidance counselor and asked about the better schools for elementary education. “I love school and I think I can reach the kids like me [that love school] and also the kids that don’t like it as much,” she says. “I just want to let them know how much your life can change if you choose to do well in school.” Augsburg College was at the top of the recommended list, and after an initial interview with Professor Vicki Olson, it seemed like a good fit. Payeur decided the small class sizes and the personal relationships you make with the professors was what she wanted. Payeur enrolled at Augsburg in the fall of 2002 at the age of 17. Being the youngest in class periodically posed certain challenges. “Sometimes people in class didn’t give much credit to what I would say because I was ‘just a baby,’ ” says Payeur. Very quickly, however, after the other students got to know her, she was on the same playing field as everyone else. Sometimes her youth and experience were advantages in the classroom. “There was a discussion about the Minnesota Graduate nursing student Maryann Kinney reminisces with Tony Bristo about experiences in England at Augsburg’s Central Nursing Clinic at Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis. 2004 graduation standards—profiles of learning,” Payeur says. “The other students were debating them but none had ever experienced them. I was actually in school when those were in place, and so I had a unique perspective that could add to the class.” Payeur graduated Summa Cum Laude from Augsburg with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and marched with her fellow classmates in the Commencement ceremony. In August she begins her student teaching at Oxbow Creek Elementary School in Champlin, where she lives with her husband, Micah. The next step for Payeur is looking for a permanent teaching position. After that she says, “I may return to Augsburg to complete a minor in special education or get my reading specialist certification, and eventually I would like to get a master’s degree, but I want to teach in the classroom for a while first.” Whatever she decides to do, even Payeur has to agree that she has plenty of time. Jessica Brown is a communication specialist in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. Abbey Payeur, at 19 years old, is the youngest Augsburg graduate in the Class of 2004. With an elementary education degree, she aims to teach full time and then consider graduate school. Spring/Summer 2004 SHARING A PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE by Keme Hawkins and Judy Petree Though this group of five social work students came from very different walks in life, together they discovered how their shared passions and compassion for each other helped them succeed. Throughout the past two years in Weekend College, as they faced a variety of challenges and demands on their personal and academic lives, collectively they supported each other to achieve their highest potential as students and successful graduates. Vernona Boswell, Lymoua Mouacheupao, Darin Rowles, Sophia Thompson, Matthew Thornhill, and Geralyn Williams all entered the social work program together, and on May 1 they graduated together. “They discovered that they share the passion for social justice and service to others that is the hallmark of Augsburg College,” said Tony Bibus, associate professor and social work department chair, about the group’s commitment. Three of the students shared their stories. LYMOUA MOUACHEUPAO enrolled at Augsburg after her husband lost his battle with liver cancer and left her to raise four sons. Going back to school was her way to deal with grief. “I needed a sense of meaning in life,” Mouacheupao said, and she appreciated the shared common bond of family responsibility felt in this group. GERALYN WILLIAMS came to Weekend College in 1997 after having gone in and out of college programs at other institutions for 15 years. Not sure what she wanted to do, she left school and worked at an office job, but never let her desire to finish college fade. When she finally started looking at schools Spring/Summer 2004 First row (L to R) Lymoua Mouacheupao, Matthew Thornhill, Second row (L to R) Geralyn Williams, Darin Rowles, Vernona Boswell, Sophia Thompson. again, it was the weekend program that attracted her to Augsburg. DARIN ROWLES began taking courses at Augsburg through the postsecondary program during his senior year in high school. He completed his freshman year at Augsburg until family issues, chemical abuse, and other difficulties forced him to drop out. In the mid-90s he completed an associate degree, but wanted a four-year degree. “Education has always been very important in my life, and returning to Augsburg had deep meaning to me. It was part of my plan to finish where I had started years ago.” Before Rowles resumed his education, he worked in corporate America at jobs with great pay and amazing benefits, Rowles said, but that were less than satisfying. He also worked at an adult foster home for people living with AIDS. “I found this work to be very fulfilling,” he said. “I knew I had the knack for working with people in need and keeping a level head during difficult circumstances. Social work seemed a good blend of these strengths.” The students found that studying in their cohort drew them together in rewarding ways. Initially, Rowles said he was concerned about spending two years with people who would end up sharing much of their lives with each other. He quickly learned this wouldn’t be the case. “Even though our group represented a diverse mix of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, employment background, and so on, we formed a very close bond, very quickly. Our diverse backgrounds led to lively, informed debates as we moved through our social work curriculum.” Williams said it was comforting at times going into class knowing this would be there. “I knew them well enough to feel comfortable calling them when I needed help or had questions about class assignments. I really appreciated the relationship I have with them.” Besides sharing help with academics, their mutual support was on a more personal level. Rowles said they listened to each other’s difficulties, and when one person was having an especially rough week, others would step in and be more involved with class discussion to lighten the load. “We let each other vent about the bad times and celebrated the good times,” he explained. “I honestly don’t know how I would have survived the past two years without the support of my classmates.” D.J.M. Edwards, social work undergraduate program assistant, said that weekend students often feel they are on their own, and a support group is a great advantage. “Working in a cohort breaks down barriers over time,” he said. “When ideas can flow without impediments the course material really starts to come to life.” This was an unusual group, he said, and definitely worked together as a unit, “We are so proud to have been partners in their educational journeys,” Bibus added. “The social work profession stands to gain mightily as they embark on their careers. The world will change for the better!” Keme Hawkins is a Weekend College communication major. Judy Petree is media relations manager in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 33 AAlumni LUMNINews NEWS From the Alumni Board president’s desk… I was honored to speak at Augsburg’s 135th Commencement on Saturday, May 1. More than 600 graduating students participated in the ceremony, and of these, nearly 350 were day students and 152 were Weekend College students. In addition, 33 were Rochester program candidates, and 83 received graduate degrees. These figures are in sharp contrast to those of my own Commencement ceremony 20 years ago when Weekend College had just been launched and the Rochester and graduate programs did not yet exist. Needless to say, the College has evolved in many ways over the past two decades. An Augsburg degree not only indicates that the bearer possesses knowledge, but it also suggests that the bearer has the wisdom to face challenges with confidence, integrity, and honor. In fact, as alumni, we have been blessed by the time spent immersed in the Augsburg community and its ethos—i.e., that we mattered and that with a transforming education we could make a positive difference in the world. We have been given an incredible gift. Indeed, this gift reflects the Christian heritage of Augsburg. In Romans 12, Paul writes, “do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” An Augsburg education does not end with Commencement. Instead, it is the beginning of a journey of continuous renewal. We have been transformed to appreciate that there is joy doing that which one is called to do in service to others. New graduates are now members of the Augsburg Alumni Association. What does it mean to be a member of the Alumni Association? It means staying connected to the College. Check in with us by phone (612-330-1178 or toll free 1-800-260-6590), the Web (www.augsburg.edu/alumni), or via email (alumni@augsburg.edu). Let us know what you are doing. Tell us about jobs, marriages, children, moves, and other achievements. Being an alum also means serving as an ambassador of the College. Without a doubt, many of you are or will be leaders in your communities and people will wonder what makes you shine, and part of that is being an Auggie! Attend events sponsored by the College such as Homecoming and Advent Vespers. Visit former professors. Support the College with financial and service gifts. Finally, keep the College, its students, and its faculty in your prayers. A great mission is being accomplished at Augsburg, of Auggies at the Minnesota State Fair D on’t forget to stop by the Augsburg booth at the Minnesota State Fair Aug. 26–Sept. 6. Located in the Education Building, the booth will feature alumni prize drawings, give-aways, special guests, and more. For schedule information or to volunteer for a four-hour shift at the booth, call Bobbie Chong in Public Relations and Communication at 612-330-1180 or e-mail <chong@augsburg.edu>. 34 Save the date: Annual ice cream social T he annual ice cream social at the Augsburg House will be held Aug. 31. Watch your mailbox for further details, or call Alumni/Parent Relations at 612-330-1178 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu>. Stephen Geffre On behalf of the Augsburg College Alumni Board and Association, I would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2004 on a job well done! which you and I are beneficiaries. The College depends on your support and enthusiasm for this mission. As alumni, these are gifts that we can give back to the school that has given us so much. Again, congratulations to the Class of 2004. Welcome to the Alumni Association and God bless you on the journey you are about to commence! Paul S. Mueller ’84, M.D. President, Alumni Board 2004-2005 Alumni Board meeting schedule A lumni Board meetings for the 20042005 academic year will be held Aug. 17, Nov. 16, Feb. 15, Apr. 19, and June 21. Meetings are open to the public and all alumni are invited to attend. Meetings are located in the Minneapolis Room in Christensen Center at 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit the alumni Web site at <www.augsburg.edu/alumni>, call 612-330-1178, or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu>. Spring/Summer 2004 A-Club and AWAC merger unites resources, strengthens fundraising efforts by Rebecca Welle ’05 with contributions by Lynn Mena W hen we hear the word “merger,” we usually associate it with two organizations coming together to achieve a higher goal. This is precisely what the new Augsburg College A-Club is planning to accomplish. As briefly reported in the winter issue of the Augsburg Now, the College’s two alumni athletics organizations—A-Club and the Augsburg Women’s Athletic Club (AWAC)—merged in November. This joint venture provides an even stronger foundation and organization dedicated to supporting the success of Augsburg athletics. The first official meeting of the new AClub was held November 4, and those involved are prepared for the challenge. The Executive Committee of six men and six women has updated the constitution and has also created a critical structure of committees to move the organization forward. These committees address the Athletic Hall of Fame, the annual golf tournament, membership, special events, communications, and finance/fundraising. Augsburg staff liaisons to the A-Club include Jeff Swenson ’79, assistant dean for athletics and recreation, and Heidi Breen, associate director of alumni/ parent relations. Dick “Pork Chops” Thompson ’61, president of the former A-Club, serves as interim chair, and the first A-Club Executive Committee includes: Kathie Erbes ’70 (treasurer), Dustin Froyum ’98, John Harden ’70, Jane Helmke ’83, Mark Hultgren ’82, Dick Kelley ’72 Ron Main ’56, Lisa Nos ’99, Tracy Tomforde ’92, Lisa Trainor ’81, and Tim Wendt ’83. “We are very pleased that this [merger] has taken place and will be even more pleased with the results,” said Thompson. On June 28, the new A-Club successfully hosted its first joint golf tournament—the 41st Annual Clair Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament—at the Pebble Creek course in Becker, Minn. Proceeds from this annual event underwrite various A-Club activities, including the Hall of Fame banquet. Spring/Summer 2004 taken place and are anxious to make a Deep roots and passionate goals positive impact. On the immediate For more than a half-century, the horizon, the new A-Club will be a major Augsburg A-Club has been a vital link for fundraising force for the proposed South the past, present, and future of Auggie Wing expansion of Melby Hall. The athletics. The original A-Club for athletic project is an important and necessary step letter winners was started in 1937 by four in upgrading facilities for all students, of Augsburg’s top student athletes—Ken staff, physical education majors, and Schmit ’38, Jerry Person ’39, Hoyt intercollegiate athletes. Messerer ’39, and faculty adviser Dick “This merger will combine all alumni Pautz ’37. The club is one of the oldest of Augsburg’s 18 sports into a single athletic alumni organizations in the state. advocate, dedicated to the successful Over the years the A-Club has kept tradition of excellence in education, close ties with the College and its athletes recreation, and athletics at Augsburg,” through social, athletic, and fundraising said Swenson. events. The A-Club was instrumental in As a volunteer membership raising money for numerous major organization, the A-Club is dependent on athletic facility improvements, such as the the support and active participation of all Edor Nelson athletic field, the Melby Hall athletic alumni to make it a success. If fitness center and renovation project, the you'd like more information about how annual Hall of Fame dinner and program, you can help Augsburg’s A-Club, contact the Hall of Fame display in the Melby Hall Merry Ross at 612-330-1245 or lobby, locker room improvements, and <rossm@augsburg.edu>, or contact many other projects totaling more than Jeff Swenson at 612-330-1241 or $4 million in value. <swensonj@augsburg.edu>. AWAC was started as an alumni group in 1983 by Helmke to provide female athletes with the same opportunity to stay connected to Augsburg athletics. In 1989, AWAC honored the first women inductees in the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame. “This new joint venture is truly the best future for both organizations,” said Helmke. “It unites all resources, talent, and passion into a single cause directed at supporting the success of Augsburg athletics.” Augsburg’s two alumni athletics organizations, A-Club and AWAC, merged in November 2003. Above, Bob Strommen ’74 (center) Thompson, addresses the audience with President Frame and his mother, Helmke, and all Gladys (Boxrud) Strommen ’46, by his side during the Clair members involved said Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament dinner in June 2003. The tournament, the largest yearly fundraiser for the A-Club, was they are excited this renamed in honor of his father, Clair Strommen ’46, in 2002. merger has finally 35 CLASS NOTES Class Notes Gloria (Greguson) Johnson, Minneapolis, left the Golden Valley City Council after 27 years of service. She will continue to work as a substitute teacher in Robbinsdale District 281 schools, as well as to serve on the Golden Valley Foundation, Envision steering and youth committees, and sing in the church choir. 1950 Phebe (Dale) Hanson, St. Paul, published a new book, Why Still Dance: 75 years: 75 poems. Hanson recently read from her book at Kieran’s Irish Pub in Minneapolis after it was chosen by The Rake magazine’s Happy Hour Book Club as a “selection of the month.” 1953 Quentin Goodrich, Port Ludlow, Wash., was elected vice president of the Washington State School Directors Association, an organization of almost 1,500 school directors in Washington. He served on his local school board for over 16 years and has been re-elected for another four-year term. Quentin is also chairman of the School Trust Lands Task Force for his state association. 1956 Richard Thorud, Bloomington, Minn., retired after 34 years with the Toro Company. He was senior principal research engineer and holds 52 patents. 1957 Lois (Kolden) Larson lives with her husband, Donald, in Seaside, Ore., a small tourist town on the northern Oregon coast where Donald is mayor. 36 The Larsons can be contacted at <larsondonlo@harborside.com>. 1958 Doris (Johnson) Deml, St. Cloud, Minn., received the Ray Johnson Distinguished Service in Senior Housing Award, given annually through the Minnesota Health and Housing Alliance to one recipient in Minnesota. Doris is director of operations at Clearwater Suites, an assistedliving facility in Alexandria, Minn. 1966 Judith Engle Christenson Kerr, Cornucopia, Wis., graduated from Luther Seminary with a Master of Arts in Doctrine and Theology in May 2003. She is pursuing her M.S./Ph.D. in distance learning from Capella University. She can be contacted at <jkcorny@yahoo.com>. Daryl Kosloske, Winston-Salem, N.C., is president and CEO of Behavioral Health Resources, Inc. (BHR), which manages health and substance abuse benefits for health plans and self-insured employers in North Carolina. Daryl was previously vice president of behavioral health services for NovantHealth. He received his M.S.W. from the University of Denver. His wife, Hilary, is a stockbroker and the couple has two daughters, ages 11 and 16. ordained in March 2000. He continues to coach volleyball at Grand Meadow High School, and was inducted into the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches’ Hall of Fame in November. 1968 Jan Pedersen Schiff, Mill Valley, Calif., received the Milley Award for creative achievement in the arts, presented by the Mill Valley Art Commission. She is the artistic director and founder of Singers Marin, a non-profit organization of choruses for youth and adults. Wayne Hansen, Cheyenne, Wyo., is director of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum and the Cheyenne Depot Museum. His wife, Lois B. Hansen ’69, is a quilter and artist and also sings with the Capital Chorale in Cheyenne. The couple recently celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. 1971 Bessie Hughes, Minneapolis, was included in an article in the winter 2003-04 issue of Minnesota History magazine that featured her husband, Solomon Hughes, who before his death in 1987 was a top Minneapolis-based golf professional. The article investigated his 1948 battle with the then “white-only” PGA when he attempted to enter the St. Paul Open tournament. 1973 William Payne, Mendota Heights, Minn., was named an assistant professor in Metropolitan State University’s College of Professional Studies, where he coordinates the alcohol and drug counseling major and teaches undergraduate courses in alcohol and drug counseling, chemical dependency counseling, and dual disorders. William came to Metropolitan State University in 2000; he previously taught in the INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI Courtesy photo 1948 1967 Rev. Ron Prigge, Racine, Minn., is a pastor at the dual parishes of Immanuel (Racine, Minn.) and St. John’s (Sargeant, Minn.) Lutheran churches. After teaching and coaching (football, wrestling, and volleyball) for 30 years, he enrolled at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., and was Nohn Rebecca Kidau ’88 currently resides in Monrovia, Liberia, where she assists the deputy minister for special projects at the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs. Spring/Summer 2004 ALUMNI PROFILE by Rebecca Welle ’05 When the Rev. Dr. Ben H. Coltvet ’66 toured with the Augsburg Choir to Berlin in 1965, little did he know that he would eventually return to Berlin as a pastor at the American Church in Berlin (ACB). Courtesy photo Rev. Dr. Ben H. Coltvet ’66: Pastoral call leads to Berlin Coltvet is currently serving as pastor of the ACB, where he and his wife, Margit, reside. He and Margit found their way to Berlin through the Division for Global Mission (DGM) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). “It was in the interview process and selection process for working with DGM that a call was extended to us to serve in Berlin,” said Coltvet. The ACB is an independent church that has close relationships with the ELCA, the American Foreign Christian Union (AFCU), the Association of International Churches in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg. Coltvet graduated from Augsburg with a B.A. in biology and a minor in political science. “I was going to be a funeral director,” Coltvet said, but “instead ended up going to the Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul.” Courtesy photo At Luther, Coltvet received a Master of Divinity degree and then went on to attain a Certificate of Supervised Training in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania. Later, he received a Doctor of Ministry degree from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in Marriage and Family Care. During his time at Augsburg, Coltvet served as president of the Augsburg Choir, president The Rev. Dr. Ben Coltvet ’66 and his wife, of Student Christian Fellowship, and Margit, reside in Berlin, Germany, where was involved in Men’s Senate. It was at Coltvet serves as pastor of the American Augsburg that Coltvet met Margit. Church in Berlin. After two years at Augsburg, Margit transferred to Cornell University for a degree in nursing, and in 1968 they were married. The members of the ACB come from more than 15 Christian denominations and more than 30 different nations. They are united by three commonalities, which include their Christian faith, the English language, and the spirit of tolerance that appreciates and rejoices in the difference. The congregation consists of nearly 280 attending members with an average Sunday attendance of 175 worshippers. Their congregation has been welcoming worshippers to Berlin since the mid-1880s and has ministered to an estimated 1,250 members and countless visitors seeking a spiritual home in the past 25 years. The location of the ACB holds great significance, Coltvet said, not only because of the city it is in, but also because of the building itself. The importance of the city of Berlin has to do with its “unique physical location, its historically symbolic importance, and its current political importance,” Coltvet said. Because of this, “ACB recognizes a compelling need to play a Christian role in building bridges across diversity in the city.” Coltvet and his wife enjoy living in Berlin and have an avid interest in traveling, as they have ventured to Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Kenya, Cameroon, Tanzania, England, Hungary, Austria, and Italy all in the last few years—much of this travel being work related. The Coltvets have five grown children and four grandchildren who are scattered throughout North America. Their youngest daughter attends graduate school at the Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio, for violin performance. The American Church in Berlin, where the Rev. Dr. Coltvet ’66 serves. Spring/Summer 2004 This October, the Alumni Association tour to Germany and Eastern Europe will feature a special worship service with Coltvet at the ACB. 37 Class Notes Phil Lundin, Apple Valley, Minn., was named the 2003 National Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track Coaches Association. Phil, who is the men’s track and field coach at the University of Minnesota, is the first Minnesota men’s or women’s track coach to earn the national honor. He has been the head coach of the Golden Gophers’ men’s track and field team since 1996. He also earned Big Ten Coach of the Year and the USTCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year honors. He and his wife, Sue, have two children: Dann, 22, and Teresa, 15. Stephen Geffre Stephen Geffre 1974 LUTHERAN FREE CHURCH REUNION AND CELEBRATION Stephen Geffre addiction counseling and human services programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. 1975 Patricia (Phelps) Georg, Hopkins, Minn., received both the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award from the Air Force Association and the R.W. Rawlings Teacher of the Year Award for 2003. 1976 Chris Jensen, St. Paul, is a teacher at Mounds Park Academy, where he has worked for 20 years. From 1994-96 he and his wife, Barbara, a children’s book author and illustrator, traveled to Lima, Peru, to teach at an international school. He receives periodic leaves for education and travel abroad, the two most recent being a trip to Tanzania to accompany elephant DNA researchers, as well as a vacation with his wife’s South African family to Botswana. In addition to teaching and traveling, he continues to enjoy playing and coaching soccer Rev. Dr. Norman W. Wahl, Rochester, Minn., celebrated the 38 A festive celebration of the tradition and heritage of the Lutheran Free Church was held June 12. Alumni and friends gathered at Augsburg for a special day of worship, “singspiration,” testimonials, lectures, dining, and conversation. 25th anniversary of his ordination in June. He is the executive pastor at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester, and is married to Kathryn (Anderson) ’76. 1977 Pamela Carlson and her husband, Phil Heide ’58, recently returned from spending a year working and living in Oslo, Norway, where Pamela was cantor, organist, and choir director at Holmen menighet (congregation) in Nesbru, Norway. Holmen is part of the Lutheran Church of Norway. Their 10-year-old daughter, Selena, attended fourth grade in a Norwegian school. Bruce Cunningham, Maplewood, Minn., was elected president of the Minnesota Osteopathic Medical Society for 2004-2006. Bruce is a family physician at MinnHealthWoodbury and serves on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners and the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. He and his wife, Pam, have four children ranging in age from 11 to 18. Heidi (Leaf) Haagenson, New London, Minn., completed her master’s degree thesis at St. Cloud State University, titled: “The Nonlinear Nature of Jamaican Women’s Writing: Louise Bennett,” and dedicated this work to the children at Sunbeam Boys Home, near Spanishtown, Jamaica, where Heidi has traveled many times since 1995. While in Jamaica, Heidi is involved in work projects at the Sunbeam Boys Spring/Summer 2004 Jacqueline Knight, Minneapolis, was featured in the Minneapolis Star Tribune for her work as writer and director of Youth Performance Company’s production, Freedom Riders, recently performed at the Howard Conn Fine Arts Center in Minneapolis. Jonathan Moren, Eden Prairie, Minn., has been a dentist with the Boynton Health Service at the University of Minnesota for over 20 years. In addition, he is co-owner of a private dental office in Edina, named Pentagon Dental Group, Ltd. He is the official team dentist of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. Jonathan was recently chosen as president-elect of the Minneapolis Dental Society. He will take over the presidency for a one-year term in April 2005. He is married to Bonnie (Lamon) ’78, an adapted physical education teacher for Bloomington Schools. 1980 Brett Batterson, Gross Pointe, Mich., was named executive director of the University of Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. Brett was previously chief operating officer of Detroit’s Michigan Opera Theatre, and also served as manager of the Detroit Opera House. Judith Driscoll, Maplewood, Minn., received a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in May. She can be contacted at <driscoll.j@juno.com>. Carolyn (Johnson) Spargo, Chaska, Minn., was named to the “Who’s Who in America” 20032004 directory. Spring/Summer 2004 Bob Wick, St. Louis Park, Minn., received the “Building Responsible Youth” award from the Minnetonka Rotary Club for his work in youth ministry. He has been an integral part of shaping youth ministry on the junior high and senior high levels. His involvement with mission trips, youth retreats, and mentoring youth in confirmation and beyond has connected him with many of the youth at a critical time in their lives. ALUMNI IN THE MILITARY Courtesy photo 1978 1981 1982 Wendy (Fiscus) Dybdal, Mendota Heights, Minn., completed her master’s degree in organizational management from the University of Phoenix in 2002. She works in management at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, and has two children—Kyle and Kira—with her husband, Kevin. 1987 Sharon A. Romano, Minneapolis, is enrollment and student services assistant director and liaison for American Indian students at Metropolitan State University. She previously served as staff assistant at the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council as well as multicultural affairs director at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Samantha Michele Kronschnabel ’03 graduated as a combat engineer platoon commander from Marine Corps infantry school in Quantico, Va., in March. She reported to Camp Lejuene, N.C., for duty and welcomes correspondence via e-mail at <kronsch5@hotmail.com>. CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL & HIGH TEA Staff photo Home and enjoys spending time with the boys. She received an American Association of University Women Career Development Grant in 2001. 1988 Eric Sime, Rochester, Minn., received the National Service Provider of the Year Award from the National Association of Career and Technical Educators at their annual national convention in Orlando, Fla., in December. He was named a Minnesota state award recipient in February 2003, making him eligible for the national award. Eric is the special needs advisor/ADA coordinator for Rochester Community and Technical College. Music scholarship donors and recipients gathered April 21 for the annual Chamber Music Recital & High Tea, an event that allows donors to attend a performance by the recipients of their scholarships as well as to enjoy tea and hors d’oeuvres with the students following the recital. Pictured above, Borghild Gisselquist (left) and senior Emily Forsberg (right) are served by Ned Kantar, assistant professor of music (center). 39 Class Notes 1991 Patricia (Noren) Enderson, Elk River, Minn., is senior marketing communications specialist at Kern, DeWenter, Viere, a CPA and business advisory firm located in Minneapolis and St. Cloud. Carolyn Pool, Minneapolis, starred in Mercy of a Storm at Florida Stage in Manalapan, Fla. The production was written by Twin Cities’ playwright Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Guthrie dramaturg Michael Bigelow Dixon and featured a Twin Cities’ cast. The theatre critic for Florida’s Sun-Sentinel wrote that Carolyn’s performance was “comic but with an edge, making the play sparkle like shattered glass.” Darbi Worley, New York, was cast in the Bat Company at the Flea Theater in New York City, a resident company at The Flea. Each year over 1,000 actors audition for a spot in the 30-person company. She performed in the play Design Your Kitchen, April 14 through May 22. She also filmed scenes for the new Glenn Close movie, Heights, and an episode of HBO’s The Sopranos. Her Web site is <darbiworley.com>. 1992 Heather Johnston was named Minneapolis budget director for the Minnesota Department of Finance. She spent three years at the federal Office of Management and Budget in Washington, D.C. David L. Murr of Boston University, now at Dartmouth College, was awarded the 2004 Scarf Award, given to one person, worldwide, each year for an outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the field of space science. In his dissertation, “Magnetosphereionosphere coupling on mesoand macros-scales,” he uses both data analysis and MHD simulations to comprehensively address the physical processes of two magnetospheric-ionspheric coupling phenomena: traveling convection vortices and the response of the global magnetosphere-ionosphere convection pattern to the Staff photo Staff photo AUGSBURG CONCERT BAND 2004 TOUR changes in the interplanetary magnetic field. David will present an invited talk on the subject of his thesis at the 2004 fall AGU meeting in San Francisco. Lisa (Barber) Zahn, Richmond, Minn., opened a yarn shop called The Itty Bitty Knit Shop, Ltd., in Richmond. She and her husband, an elementary music and band teacher for the St. Cloud public school district, have a son, Elijah, in first grade, and a daughter, Rose, a preschooler. 1995 Daniel R. Werner, St. Paul, is a mortgage broker/loan officer with Regents Mortgage. He can be contacted at <DWerner@ regentsmortgage.com>. Jon Olsen, Minneapolis, is an electronic solutions coordinator at ProGroup, a diversity and management consulting firm. Jon and his wife, Leann (Freeberg) ’96, have a daughter, Eleanor, 1. Jane Jeong Trenka’s book The Language of Blood: A Memoir was named Best Book by a Local Author by City Pages. The book was also cited by the Minnesota Humanities Commission for a “New Voice” commendation, received the Minnesota Book Award for “Autobiography/ Memoir,” and was a Barnes & Noble Great New Writers selection. The Augsburg Concert Band toured the Midwest May 2–8, stopping in Sebeka, Minn.; Rugby, N.Dak.; Glendive, Mont.; The Black Hills, S.Dak.; and Chamberlain, S.Dak. Pictured above is alumnus Dave Kerkvliet ’95 (left), Sebeka High School band director, standing with Robert Stacke ’71 (right), Augsburg Concert Band director, in front of Kerkvliet’s high school band. The Augsburg and Sebeka bands performed a joint concert for the entire (K-12) Sebeka school on May 3. Pictured at right is junior Molly Erickson (left) and senior Sara Lahr (right) posing in front of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. 40 1996 Tracy Mazion Smith, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., graduated from the University of Maryland in May with a Master of Science in Health Care Administration. She is the coordinator of the donor egg program at the Center for Reproductive Medicine. She lives with her husband, Drew, and children (Thea Ose and Aidan Smith) in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Spring/Summer 2004 Courtesy photo ALUMNI AMBASSADORS The deployment included training and real-world operations in Iraq and Liberia. 2000 Lewis Nelson is enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he studied Korean at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif., for 63 weeks and received an associate’s in Korean. He was then assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s 311th Military Intelligence Battalion, stationed in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. He married Holly Ann Downs in 2003 and the couple has a son, Benjamin Lewis, born in December. Lewis is currently in Mosul, Iraq. Sharon (Hendrickson) Gronberg ’67 of Austin, Texas, represented both Augsburg and Texas Lutheran University in March at a Lutheran college fair in Austin. In May, she and her husband, the Rev. Karl Gronberg, returned to Augsburg to attend Commencement and celebrate the graduation of their daughter, Rhia Gronberg ’04, who received her B.A. in international relations and political science. 1997 Renee Blue, Andover, Minn., was named an outstanding teacher by the Anoka-Hennepin School District where she teaches kindergarten at Rum River Elementary School. Renee has been a part of the AnokaHennepin School District for 14 years, including the last three at Rum River. She is part of the Staff Development Committee and the Rum River Family and Teacher Association. Allison Corwin, Salem, Ore., is director of the McKay High School theatre program and teaches theatre and English in the Salem-Keiser School District. Ryan Goetz, Crystal, Minn., became a franchisee of Handyman Connection (www.handymanconnection. com) in March, providing home improvement and repair in the Twin Cities metro area. Andrew Small, Richfield, Minn., was recognized by Minnesota Lawyer magazine as Spring/Summer 2004 one of 15 “up-and-coming” attorneys of 2004. The honorees were selected by the editors from nominations made by bar associations, law schools, judges, lawyers, and other members of the legal community. Andrew works for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. 1998 Natalie K. Abbott, Champlain, Minn., received a juris doctor degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul in January. Ted Schultz, Cannon Falls, Minn., was named athletic director for the Bloomington School District. Previously, he served as activities director and football coach at Cannon Falls. Jason M. Wardlow, a Marine Corps captain, returned from an eight-month deployment onboard the USS Iwo Jima, while assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Camp Lejeune, N.C. Anne Marie de Jong, Bloomington, Minn., was quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune after attending a fundraising speech by Vice President Dick Cheney in February. 2003 Matthew Groth, Eagan, Minn., appeared as a contestant on NBC’s Fear Factor in April. Andrew Quandt recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N.J. Marga Chiri was accepted to graduate school at Purdue University, Ind., to pursue a Ph.D. in computer science. Marga received the GAANN Fellowship and credits his graduate school accomplishment to the McNair Program. 2004 Brian Timm, Minneapolis, was accepted into Luther Seminary and will begin his studies this fall. Weddings Amy S. Ellingrod ’95 married Mark Swain in April. The couple resides in Valencia, Calif. Darlene Mueller ’96 married Matthew Finnerty in March. The couple resides in Tampa, Fla. Jennifer Kettering ’96 married Corey Doerfler in September. Jennifer is a senior project analyst for Qwest. The couple resides in Roseville, Minn. Nicole Warner ’01 married Marc Simml (international student, spring semester, 1999) in June 2003 in Hoversten Chapel. The couple resides in Lippstadt, Germany. Births/Adoptions Bonnie Gutknecht Miller ’91 and her husband, Thurston, Granger, Ind.—a son, Koert Donart, in April. He joins sister Salinda, 2. Bonnie can be contacted at <leaflaker@mail.com>. Heather Johnston ’92 and Dr. Jason Koch ’93, Rochester, Minn.— a son, Simon Koch, in October. Shannon (Schultz) Van Buskirk ’93 and her husband, Renner, S.Dak.—a son, Jacob, in March 2003. Shannon works for Pfizer, Inc., and is pursuing her MBA at the University of Sioux Falls. Dana (Ryding) ’93 and Jeff Martin—a son, Noah Jeffrey, in February. Jessica (Ferrell) ’93 and Brad Zenner ’92, Minneapolis— adopted a daughter, Lily Jin, in October; Lily was born in Hunan, China, in December 2002. Jessica is a business analyst for Marshall Field’s Travel Service and can be contacted at <jessicazenner@ hotmail.com>. Brad works at Fallon. 41 Class Notes Lynnel (Wakefield) ’96 and Ian Taylor, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.—twin sons, Jacob Bruce and Joseph Brian, in November. Lynnel is a business analyst for Express Scripts and can be contacted at <mntaylors@usfamily.net>. Brooke (Manisto) ’96 and Erik Reseland ’98, St. Anthony, Minn.—a daughter, Elsa Leigh, in November. Anne Lalla ’96 and Todd Johnson, Shoreview, Minn.— a son, Evan Edward Johnson, in September 2002. Jessica (Barker) ’97 and Paul Johnson, Minneapolis— a daughter, Lily Grace, in July 2003. Jessica is a business analyst for Target Corporation, and can be contacted at <PaulJessMax@msn.com>. Jennifer (Crego) ’00 and Chad Carls ’00, St. Michael, Minn.— a son, Andrew Joseph, in Send us your news and photos! Please tell us about the news in your life, your new job, move, marriage, and births. Don’t forget to send photos! For news of a death, printed notice is required, e.g. an obituary, funeral notice, or program from a memorial service. Send your news items, photos, or change of address by mail to: Augsburg Now Class Notes, Augsburg College, CB 146, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN, 55454, or e-mail to <alumni@augsburg.edu>. October. He joins brother Tommy, 2. Chad teaches chemistry at Champlin Park High School. Mia Carol (Kordovsky) ’00 and Dr. James Stafford, Bismarck, N.Dak.—a daughter, Madeline Grace, in February. She joins sister Ellie, 3. Mia can be contacted at <miajim98@hotmail.com>. Nathan Kyle Dorenkamp ’00 and his wife, Mary, Farmington, Minn.—a son, Dominic James, in March. He joins siblings Michael, 5, and Adrienne, 2. Nathan is a software tester at Thomson West. Chad Trench ’02 and his wife, Ann, Minneapolis—a son, Ted Thomas, in October. Elisa Titus ’02 MAL and her husband, Matt—a daughter, Abigail Clara. ALUMNI BENEFITS As a member of the Augsburg College Alumni Association, you are a very important part of the College community and are welcome to receive various benefits and forms of communication: • The award-winning College and alumni magazine, Augsburg Now • The Alumni/Parent Relations Web site, www.augsburg.edu/alumni • College updates and news of your classmates from your class agent • Invitations to Homecoming, reunions, and other special events hosted on campus and in your communities • Access to the fitness center (w/picture ID) and Lindell Library (a one-time fee will be assessed to check out materials) • Access to career services resources • Alumni tuition discount • Legacy Scholarship for qualified family members attending the day school program • The opportunity to attend all regular season home athletic events free of charge • The opportunity to volunteer on leadership boards and committees • The opportunity to register for alumni tours around the world Please contact the Office of Alumni/Parent Relations for more information on your alumni benefits, and let us know how you would like to be involved. We welcome your participation, ideas, and feedback and look forward to staying in touch with you. 612-330-1178 • 1-800-260-6590 • alumni@augsburg.edu __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Full name Maiden name Class year or last year attended __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Street address __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City State Zip Is this a new address? ■ Yes ■ No ________________________________________________________________________________ Home telephone E-mail ■ Okay to publish your e-mail address? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Employer Position Work telephone Is spouse also a graduate of Augsburg College? ■ Yes ■ No If yes, class year_______________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Spouse name Maiden name Your news: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 42 Spring/Summer 2004 In Memoriam Elsie (Lokken) Lower ’30, Minneapolis, died in February; she was 96. She taught English and social studies for many years at Phillips Junior High School in Minneapolis. A member of the Augsburg Associates, she enjoyed a lifetime of contact with Augsburg, and counted many Auggies among her closest longtime friends. She and her husband, Kenneth ’28, were among the first residents of Augustana Apartments in Minneapolis, where she became an active volunteer. At the time of her death, she had lived in the apartments longer than any other resident. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Bliss ’56 and Mary Farmer ’63; five grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband. Elmer A. Hendrickson ’31, San Diego, Calif., died in May 2003. He was a retired teacher. He is survived by his wife, Marie, and two daughters. Olive (Casperson) Nelson ’38, Burnsville, Minn., died in October; she was 87. Her passion in life was caring for her husband and her children; she loved to travel, entertain, and sew. She is survived by four children, 11 grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd. Harold Schwartz ’49, Richfield, Minn., died in October; he was 81. He served in the Army Air Force in both WWII and the Korean War. As a civilian, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 26 years until his retirement in 1982. Throughout his later years his Christian faith and his Jewish roots became increasingly important to him. He was a member of Ebenezer Lutheran Brethren Church and an enthusiastic supporter of Lutheran Brethren World Missions and Jewish Christian organizations. He will perhaps be most remembered for his special ministry of encouragement to missionaries, Spring/Summer 2004 pastors, church staff, and friends from different places. During his life he sent out thousands of cards and letters letting people know he was praying for them and appreciated them and their work. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Carol; a daughter, Linda; and two grandsons. Rev. Lyle H. Shaw ’50, Covenant Village, Westminster, Colo., died in August 2003; he was 80. He was a member of the Army Air Corps during WWII, earning several service awards including the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. He served First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, for four years, and was then persuaded to join the military chaplaincy. He was stationed in seven states and in both Germany and Vietnam, retiring in 1974 after 20 years of service and having achieved the rank of colonel. He continued his role as chaplain at the VA Hospital in Fort Snelling, working full time and then part time until 1994. He and his wife moved to Covenant Village in Westminster in 2001, where he continued to minister to confined residents with his harmonica and favorite hymns. He is survived by his wife, Delphine; three children; and four grandchildren. Arthur Kuross ’51, Mendota Heights, Minn., died in April; he was 76. He was a retired manager with J.C.Penney Company, and a past president of Augsburg’s A-Club. He is survived by his wife, Val; two daughters, Kathleen ’85 and Nancy; three sons, Steven ’76, Paul, and Peter; and seven grandchildren. Jean C. (Anderson) Peterson ’51, Eagan, Minn., died in February; she was 78. She was a speech pathologist at Kenny Institute and VA Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Warren, and her son, Jon. Else “BJ” Bjornstad ’58, Minneapolis, died in February. She was a research editor for Together magazine (a Methodist publication) as well as a teacher. For more than 25 years, she worked for the U.S. government in the Department of Social Security—first in the regional office in Chicago, then in the Final Appeals Division in Washington, D.C. She also served in the Marines during WWII and continued in the Reserves until 1959, retiring as a major. She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth ’43; four nephews; and three nieces. Erwin W. “Chris” Christensen ’58, Hastings, Minn., died in December; he was 67. He taught middle school science in Hastings from 1970 to 1995 before retiring. He also taught in Rushford, Minn., and Reedsburg, Wis. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Mary Lou (Baker) ’61; two children; and six grandchildren. Donald W. Elfstrum ’59, Verndale, Minn., died in July 2003; he was 66. He worked at the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in St. Paul, retiring in 1987 after 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Claudia; two sons; and three grandsons. Frank D. Hawks ’59, Cannon Falls, Minn., died in December; he was 71. An Army veteran, he taught and coached in Cannon Falls for 32 years. He was inducted into the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jean; and two children, Lee ’85 and Susan. Rev. Dr. Richard L. Husfloen ’60 died unexpectedly in September of a heart attack in Phoenix, Ariz., three days before he was scheduled to undergo back surgery at the Mayo Clinic. He had retired July 1 from Augustana University College in Camrose, Alberta, Canada, where he had served as president since 1996. During his tenure he and his administration eliminated salary rollbacks, balanced the budget, and increased enrollment. Husfloen’s background was rich and varied—he held a career in the airline industry, served as an administrative assistant to synod bishops in the ALC for 15 years, and also served as a development director at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and Waterloo Lutheran Seminary. In addition, he served as an assistant professor of sociology at Augsburg and as a visiting lecturer on church and society at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Iowa. He leaves behind a host of friends, across the continent and around the world, who join his brother, Jim ’54, in mourning his passing. Susan Lowe ’74, Denver, Colo., died in August 2003; she was 51. She is survived by her mother, stepfather, and five siblings. Thomas Wyatt ’94, Brainerd, Minn., died in March from a car accident; he was 33. He was a respected member of the law enforcement community. He is survived by his wife, Chanttel; a daughter, Brienna; and a son, Kyle. Sonja Eylandt, St. Paul, died in April; she was 86. Born in Saaremaa, Estonia, her country was invaded by Russia during WWII. She lived in a displacedpersons camp for approximately three years, and in 1951 immigrated to the United States with her mother and her son; her husband died on the operating table during the war. She was driven by an uncommon work ethic, determined to take care of her mother and son. In addition to working for Gould Incorporated for more than 30 years, she also worked in the “Chin Wag” (now Murphy Grill) at Augsburg for nearly 40 years. She held positions with other companies as well, such as Goodwill Easter Seals and Cub Foods. She is survived by a son, five children, and six greatgrandchildren. 43 SPARK YOUR SPIRIT October 2–9 Saturday, October 2 Friday, October 8 Men’s Soccer Alumni Game Heritage Society Breakfast 5 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field 8:30 a.m.—Christensen Center Monday, October 4 Class of 1954 Reunion Breakfast “Spark the Campus with Spirit Trivia Contest” begins 7 p.m.—Christensen Center Tuesday, October 5 9 a.m.—Arnold Atrium, Foss Center Homecoming Chapel 10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel Class of 1954 Luncheon “Keeping Your Spirit Healthy” Annual College Health Fair 11:30 a.m.—Arnold Atrium, Foss Center 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.—Quad Campus Tour Third Annual Powder Puff game* 7 p.m.—Edor-Nelson Athletic Field Wednesday, October 6 2 p.m.—Gather in Foss Center Women’s Soccer vs. Gustavus Adolphus College 5 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field Augsburg Associates Annual Fall Luncheon Town & Country Club, St. Paul 10 a.m.—Craft Sale 11:40 a.m.—Annual Business Meeting Noon—Luncheon/Program International Student Alumni Reception 4:30–6 p.m.—Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center Augsburg Ethnic Programs Celebration 5:30–6:45 p.m.—Christensen Center Scholastic Connections Social & Dinner Featuring an auction of signed limited edition prints by Minneapolis artist Kenneth Caldwell to benefit the Scholastic Connections scholarship fund 7–8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center Volleyball vs. Hamline University 7:30 p.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium Auggie Variety Show* 7 p.m.—Foss Center Men’s Soccer vs. Gustavus Adolphus College 7:30 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field Volleyball vs. North Central (Minn.) 7:30 p.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium Faculty Violin Recital 5:30–8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center Big Screen Movie* 9 p.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium Annual Picnic in the Park/Wrestling Reunion and Party 11 a.m.—Murphy Park Campus Tour 11 a.m.—Gather in Christensen Center Volleyball Alumnae Match 11 a.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium Class of 1994 Tailgating Reunion 11:30 a.m.—Class of 1994 tent, across from Murphy Park between Urness & Christensen Music Therapy 30th Anniversary Lunch & Workshop Noon—Riverside Room, Christensen Center 7:30 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL) Alumni Gathering Saturday, October 9 Noon—Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center Science Alumni Gathering 9:30–11:30 a.m.—Marshall Room, Christensen Center Football Game vs. Gustavus Adolphus College 1 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field Annual Social Work Alum Network (SWAN) Brunch 10 a.m.—Augsburg Room, Christensen Center Thursday, October 7 Athletic Hall of Fame Reception & Dinner Original art by Kenneth Caldwell HHomecoming OMECOMING 2004 First Decade/Wrestling Post-Game Party Upstairs at Grandma’s after the game English Dept. Alumni Reunion Nursing Alumni Association Brunch 4–5 p.m.—Lindell Library, Room 301 10 a.m.—Century Room, Christensen Center Homecoming Dinner & Reunion Parties Stephen “Gabe” Gabrielson ’63 Organ Recital 5:30 p.m., Dinner—Christensen Center 7:30 p.m., Reunion Parties (1954, 1964, & 1979)—Locations TBA 10:30 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel This is a preliminary calendar and is subject to change; please watch for your full Homecoming event brochure—due in mailboxes later this summer. * Denotes student activities 2211 Riverside Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55454 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Minneapolis, MN Permit No. 2031 Vision 2004 BY SUE KLASEUS,VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS Although we’ve called these past four years the “quiet phase” of the campaign, it has certainly been an active and exciting time for all of us here at Augsburg College. It’s been a productive time, too, as we’ve raised nearly 30 million of our $55 million campaign goal during this time. In April, we went public with Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College and we’ve stepped up our activity manyfold. Already we’ve enjoyed many successes. The impact of this campaign will be felt by thousands of students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and most importantly, by our community for decades to come. The effects of our campaign go well beyond our borders as we prepare students to make a difference in many areas critical to the world’s future. We’re drawing top-notch students and faculty; and we’re providing them with the best Vision is published by: Augsburg College Editor Lynn James Photographer Stephen Geffre Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Contributing Writers Kristin Anderson Leif Anderson Dave Benson Lynn James Sue Klaseus Betsey Norgard Alice Pepin Nancy Steblay www.augsburg.edu/campaign 2 facilities in which to teach and learn. Our campaign will have a lasting, positive impact on our ability to provide a quality education to a greater number of students now and well into the future. We’re fortunate to have already received many wonderful campaign gifts. We wish to thank all of our donors for their contributions, regardless of the size of their gifts. We’ve been blessed by receipt of six, seven-figure gifts and seventy, $100,000+ leadership gifts to be used in various areas of the campaign. These 70 gifts range from, $100,000 to $999,999. Look for more information on some of these gifts elsewhere in this insert. These donors and many others believe in Augsburg’s long tradition of service to the community and have demonstrated this belief with their generous donations and involvement. However, to accomplish a campaign like Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College, we have to enter an entirely new realm of philanthropic giving. Our alumni giving must increase to be competitive with other private colleges. Our endowment must grow to AUGSBURG CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP GIFTS KINNEY JOHNSON ’65 $1 million for the new Science Center (lifetime giving in excess of $2 million) ALAN RICE $1 million for Si Melby Hall expansion JEAN TAYLOR ’85 and ROGER GRIFFITH ’84 and THE GLEN A.TAYLOR FOUNDATION $1.5 million for the new Science Center FEDERAL APPROPRIATION $1 million for the new Science Center thanks to U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo ’59 and others JIM AND KATHY HAGLUND and CENTRAL CONTAINER CORPORATION Leading the campaign with a $1 million undesignated gift E. MILTON KLEVEN ’46 and FAMILY $500,000 to endow the first President’s Scholarship (lifetime giving in excess of $1 million) LILLY ENDOWMENT, INC. $2 million for a program titled “Exploring Our Gifts: Connecting Faith, Vocation, and Work” sustain the long-term viability of this fine institution, and we must keep our physical plant vibrant and relevant with state-of-the-art facilities to better serve students, faculty, staff, and the community. Recently I’ve been reading The Greater Good, by Claire Gaudiani, and am intrigued by her assertion that the next 50 years will see the largest private intergenerational wealth transfer in human history. Experts at Boston College have projected that between 1998 and 2052, $31 to $41 trillion of “THE CHALLENGE OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS IS TO SUSTAIN AND INCREASE GIVING BY PEOPLE OF ALL CATEGORIES.” –CLAIRE GAUDIANI, THE GREATER GOOD wealth will move from one generation to another. During that time, they estimate our economy will produce more than 10 million new millionaires. Gaudiani asserts that despite such wealth, the trend in generosity has remained under two percent of personal income for 30 years. The real problem, according to Gaudiani, is that we have stopped nurturing and building our giving habits at just the wrong time. You also may find this book worth reading. It may help to inspire us all to even greater heights of philanthropy. To reinforce this culture change, our branding and visibility campaign launched this past year helped to get the Augsburg mission out into the world. Breaking ground for our new Science Center, opening the doors of the new Gateway Building, and celebrating the renovation of Si Melby Hall, along with exponential growth in the Annual Fund and our endowment, will send similar messages to the public. Augsburg is strong; it stands on a long tradition of transforming our students and serving the community. We are a major player in this region on compelling issues such as K-12 education, healthcare workforce development, science and math education, theater, fine arts, and so much more. We can stand up and be proud of Augsburg and our many successes. The recent campaign kickoff was a turning point in our history. We must continue building on the tradition of giving by all constituents associated with our fine college, and find new friends willing to help. Our challenge is great, but the momentum is strong, and we have committed faculty, staff, regents, and volunteers who stand ready and willing to make this dream a reality. As you read this campaign update, we hope you will ask yourself, “How can I help?” Please don’t hesitate to contact me should you want to talk about your support of Augsburg. Remember, all gifts are important to Augsburg’s future. ■ CAMPAIGN CABINET MICHAEL O. FREEMAN co-chair JAMES E. HAGLUND co-chair JEAN M.TAYLOR ’85 co-chair RICHARD T. COLVIN ’74 TRACY LYNN ELFTMANN ’81 PRESIDENT WILLIAM V. FRAME KATHRYN H.TUNHEIM REV. DR. NORMAN W.WAHL ’75 SUSAN J. KLASEUS HONORARY CO-CHAIRS PETER AGRE ’70 RODNEY (ROD) BURWELL EDWIN C. (SKIP) and BARBARA CARLSON GAGE BISHOP MARK HANSON ’68 and IONE AGRIMSON HANSON ’68 R. LUTHER (LUTE) OLSON ’56 and CHRISTINE TORETTI OLSON MARTIN OLAV SABO ’59 and SYLVIA LEE SABO GLADYS BOXRUD STROMMEN ’46 Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College was officially kicked off at the Augsburg Community Festival on Sunday, April 18, 2004. 3 Augsburg kicks off campaign at community festival It was a day of promise. Blessed by 80degree weather and a reprieve from rain showers, the College officially kicked off Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College on Sunday, April 18, 2004, during the Augsburg Community Festival. This inaugural event for Augsburg built community awareness and fortified community partnerships. Neighbors, alumni, and supporters of the College were invited to join students, faculty, and staff in a campus-wide family celebration for the campaign kickoff. The afternoon event drew more than 1,500 people. Augsburg’s Camp Cruisers music band was instrumental in rallying the crowd as everyone gathered on the Augsburg football field to literally “kick off” the campaign. Footballs flew toward the goal as a banner announcing the campaign dropped between the posts. In recognition of the $55 million campaign goal, the community was treated to a 55-foot hoagie and a 55-foot cake. Everyone then scattered across campus to partake in the activities designed to appeal to all ages. Demonstrations, sports clinics, author readings, fine art, and musical and theatre performances engaged people around campus. Young readers gathered at the reading corner to listen to children’s authors Rick Kupchella, KARE-11 TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Shelly Swanson-Sateren ’82. Adults also enjoyed the literary talents of English faculty member Cass Dalglish. Lute Olson ’56, flew back to Minnesota from his duties as head basketball coach of the University of Arizona to host a youth clinic for boys and girls in grades K-12. Many adults on the sidelines were impressed with how much they learned, too. Murphy Square and Christensen Center busily catered to festival participants as community partners and faculty and students drew crowds with activities, information booths, demonstrations, giveaways, and free food. 4 Science experiments of silly putty, homemade nitrogen ice cream, coral reef research, and many other hands-on activities kept the Science Hall active. The community clamored onto the fire truck driven over by neighborhood Station 7. Down the street, medical personnel in the Augsburg Academy ambulance gave heart analyses and showcased the internal workings of the vehicle. Augsburg’s nursing department offered blood pressure readings, stress level tests, and hand massages. Music streamed out of the cafeteria as bands DoomTree, Heiruspecs, and Medida performed. Reserved seats also were available for the Augsburg theater production of Machinal. Minnesota Wild hockey player Wes Walz drew boys and girls into the ice arena for a hockey clinic. The Minneapolis Figure Skating Club dazzled the crowd with their technique and ability before the afternoon concluded with open skating. The event was so successful people throughout the community were asking for the festival to become an annual event. A gala donor evening Si Melby was transformed the evening of April 17 for a donor dinner and program Minnesota Wild player Wes Walz hosts a hockey clinic for youth in grades K–12. Rick Kupchella, KARE-11 weekend anchor and children’s author, reads his book to eager listeners. Author Shelly Swanson-Sateren ’82 followed with a reading from her children’s book. focusing on Augsburg’s history and its future growth. Lead gifts to the campaign were announced on stages positioned around the event. A campaign video highlighted people transformed by Augsburg and its programs. Guests reveled in the musical talents of Augsburg student musicians, singers, and actors. The evening culminated with rousing songs by Gospel Praise and spectacular in-house pyrotechnics. Special thanks to Institutional Advancement, Ridgeway International, Sodexho, Write 2 Work, Event Services, and the College’s in-house planning committee for making these historical events a reality. ■ Acclaimed hip-hop group, Heiruspecs, rocked Christensen Center during their Festival performance. Fifty-five feet of sandwich and fifty-five feet of cake fed Festival participants. Emcees Gary Rorman ’82 and actor T. Mychael Rambo hosted the magnificent donor event on Saturday, April 17, 2004. Event participant Kim Drangeid and Chemistry professor Joan Kunz make silly putty. Lute Olson ’56 gives pointers during his basketball clinic for boys and girls. 5 Major gifts directed to new Science Center Donors typically have unique, special memories and connections with Augsburg College that inspire them to help the school. Such is the case with these generous gifts that will be used for the new Science Center, the top goal of the campaign. KINNEY JOHNSON ’65 Augsburg College has been a central, significant part of Kinney Johnson’s life–and vice versa–for many, many years. His relationship with the College became closer recently when he joined the Augsburg Board of Regents. Johnson has given generously to Augsburg in various ways over the years. His first $1 million gift went to the Lindell Library to honor his father, Herb ’34, and now he has given a $1 million gift to the new Science Center. In addition, he continues to provide strong leadership for The Augsburg Fund each year. Johnson’s family has a rich history with Augsburg, beginning with Herb Johnson, who was on Augsburg’s Board of Regents for 12 years. Augsburg lost a true friend when he died earlier this year. Herb Johnson’s aunt, LaVonne Peterson ’50, also had an impact on Augsburg. She was a role model and pioneer in women’s athletics and was in charge of the women’s athletic department before the title “director” was applied to that department. Kinney Johnson has been very close to his 6 cousin, Jeffrey Peterson ’63, LaVonne’s son, and the two attended Augsburg College together. Jeffrey is retired from the Federal government and lives in Virginia. Johnson’s sister, Jennelle Cunning, also graduated from Augsburg in 1962. Needless to say, Augsburg has been an integral part of the lives of both the Johnson and Peterson families. We are especially grateful to Kinney Johnson, a highly successful, generous entrepreneur who is a general partner of a venture capital firm in Boulder, Colo. JEAN TAYLOR ’85 Jean Taylor’s passion for Augsburg College is difficult to overstate. A 1985 graduate, Taylor is co-chair of the campaign and began a twoyear term as Board of Regents chair on May 1. She volunteers her time and energy tirelessly and her enthusiasm is felt on the board and the campaign. Her drive is helping to chart the course for Augsburg College now and into the future. “Nothing gives me more confidence than knowing that my successor brings more talent to a job than I have,” said outgoing board chair Kathy Tunheim. “So I am extremely confident that the next phase of Augsburg College’s governance will be even more important and fruitful than the years in which I had the honor of participating. Jean Taylor brings the discipline and experience of business leadership, the passion of her feelings about this College, and the great humor and wit of a wonderful leader.” Taylor is also a corporate leader from one of Minnesota’s most important business families, and she and her husband, Roger Griffith ’84, together with the Glen A. Taylor Foundation, have given nearly $1.5 million in leadership gifts to the campaign that will help build the new Science Center. “The new Science Center is not only the centerpiece of the campaign, it also links the College’s past to its future. Our rich history of talented science faculty and alumni and the importance of science in a liberal arts education are the foundation of using our new Science Center to better serve our community and educate future leaders who will find essential a knowledge of science, health care, and the natural world,” Taylor said. Perhaps her friend and fellow regent Tracy Elftmann ’81 best summarized Taylor’s contributions to Augsburg when she said, “Jean is one of the most strategic thinking people I’ve known and is incredibly accomplished in being able to identify and articulate Augsburg’s vision and values. I think she is going to move us forward in ways we never envisioned. “Jean is grateful for her education here and is committed to giving back to the institution in a meaningful, long-lasting way that is also forward thinking.” (Major gifts continued on page 7) New Science Center planning includes ‘green’ features “Green building” features are the focus of this summer’s design work for Augsburg College’s new Science Center, thanks to a $25,000 planning grant from the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance. With a matching grant from the College and another $30,000 from Xcel Energy, consideration of sustainable design is integrated into the design development process currently underway. The architects, engineers, and oncampus planning committee will make a recommendation to College administration later this year regarding sustainable design features for the new building. The term “green building” is synonymous with a high-performance building, sustainable design and construction, and Rendering of the new Science Center at night. (Continued from page 6) MARTIN OLAV SABO ’59 U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo was instrumental in obtaining a $1 million federal grant for Augsburg’s new Science Center. The grant will allow Augsburg to respond to our country’s need for science professionals by educating top- notch scientists for the future. A farm boy from Crosby, N.Dak., Sabo has spent the past four decades in elective public service. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1961 to 1978, including six years as speaker of the house and four years as minority leader. Sabo was first elected to Congress in 1978 and is currently running for his 13th term in the House of Representatives. ■ environmental responsibility. A primary objective of sustainable design is to reduce operating costs. Xcel’s contributions include consultant services on energy efficiency and a detailed energy model for the building. Once the building is complete, Xcel will contribute another $14,000 in services to verify that the selected measures have been installed and will provide cash incentives to encourage energy efficient practices. Sustainable design also employs strategies to increase occupant comfort and to reduce negative environmental impact. For example, the team is evaluating expanded use of day-lighting, ways to reduce construction waste, and use of local and renewable materials. “Augsburg is committed to incorporating environmentally-responsible features in the Science Center and is grateful to the OEA and Xcel for providing their expertise and financial support,” said Augsburg professor Nancy Steblay, the Sustainability Project coordinator. In developing a sustainability plan, the building’s architects, Holabird & Root, will use a rigorous green-building rating system for effective sustainable design known as LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The architects will examine LEED criteria as they relate to the Science Center’s design and evaluate the cost/benefit of each. The criteria fall into six categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor air quality, and innovation and design process. ■ 7 Barber gift to go to Science Center Loren Barber’s extensive history in the sciences has resulted in a most generous gift of $50,000 from Barber and his wife, Mary Quanbeck Barber ’77, to be used for the new Science Center. And 3M, Barber’s employer for many years where he served as a corporate scientist, is making the Barbers’ gift even more meaningful through a $25,000 matching gift. In addition, the Barbers are members of the Maroon & Silver Society, providing annual support to Augsburg’s students. Even after Barber retired from 3M in 2001, he wasn’t ready to let go of his work in the sciences, and he continued to work two days a week for a couple of years. Barber is used to hard work; raised on 160 acres in upstate New York, he attended the Rochester Institute of Technology on a cooperative Site plan of new Science Center. 8 work-study program at Eastman Kodak Company with a major in chemistry. That combination of school and work experience made his studies more meaningful and led him to Ames, Iowa, where he received his Ph.D. Eventually, Barber arrived in Minnesota, and Augsburg is very fortunate he did. Science education is very important to Barber and he provides leadership on Augsburg’s Science Advisory Board. Mary Barber has strong connections to Augsburg, beginning with her father, Philip Quanbeck Sr., a distinguished professor of theology who attended Augsburg College and Seminary and subsequently joined the faculty in the 1950s. In his retirement from Augsburg, he serves as visitation pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and is a Mary and Loren Barber’s gift to the Science Center is enhanced by corporate matching. member of the Augsburg Institutional Advancement staff. Mary’s brother, Philip Quanbeck II, is also a prominent professor of theology at Augsburg. Mary Barber received her B.A. in English from Augsburg and her M.A. in speech pathology from Michigan State University. She serves the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale schools as their speech-language pathologist specializing in early childhood education. “Our gift is rooted in our strong belief in supporting scientific literacy in our society and increasing awareness of how science affects each of our lives,” Loren Barber said. The Barbers were married 10 years ago and recently purchased a home on Lake Vermilion. They share a passion for the outdoors, water, and the environment, and Loren has discovered a new avocation—building canoes. For information about making your Science Center gift, contact the Development office at 612-330-1462. ■ McNair Scholar Stephanie Perkins likes Augsburg’s personal touch A science fair project in eighth grade on the oxidation states of iron hooked Stephanie Perkins on the study of science. This fall the McNair Scholar will be a senior at Augsburg College majoring in science and working with other students as a peer instructor under associate professor Joan Kunz in chemistry. Augsburg has transformed Perkins’ childhood curiosity about science into a meaningful education that she will take out into the world. A first-generation college student, Perkins has found the McNair Scholar program to be an indispensable guide along the way. When Perkins first visited Augsburg, she was impressed with the way the chemistry faculty members went out of their way to make her feel welcomed and special, a culture that she says is unique to a small college like Augsburg. Perkins has continued to experience that personal attention throughout her education here. “This is what makes good scientists—the ability to interact with the faculty in this way,” Perkins said. “Science involves communicating with peers and consensus about ideas.” While it was the faculty who attracted Perkins to Augsburg, she feels that facilities are important, too, because they help the school compete for the best students and faculty. She believes the new Science Building will be extremely beneficial to students, the school, and the field of science. According to Perkins, a new facility will allow faculty and students to conduct more effective research and it will house additional and better instruments. After graduation, Perkins is planning to pursue graduate school and a doctorate in physical chemistry. ■ AUGSBURG SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD JAMES AGRE ’72, M.D. Ministry Medical Group, Eagle River,Wis. RALPH SULERUD, PH.D. Professor Emeritus of Biology Augsburg College LOREN BARBER, PH.D. 3M NEAL O.THORPE ’60, PH.D. M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Vancouver,Wash. GARY CARLSON ’95 3M, Retired FRED FAXVOG, PH.D. Honeywell, Inc. STEVEN GRINDE ’81, D.D.S. Maple Grove Dental Center JOEL L. HOULTON Honeywell, Inc. DAVID KNUTSON ’69 Park Nicollet Medical Center PAUL S. MUELLER ’84, M.D. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. JOEL T. NELSON ’85, PH.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison RICK PANNING Fairview Health Services RICHARD SEIME ’70, PH.D. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Augsburg Board of Regents and Staff Liaisons RUTH E. JOHNSON ’74, M.D., Science Advisory Board Chair Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. BEVERLY THOMPSON HATLEN, R.N., M.S.N. Minnesota Life College Ex officio— Augsburg College CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL, PH.D. Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and Dean of the College JOAN KUNZ, PH.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry NANCY STEBLAY, PH.D. Professor of Psychology Assistant to the Dean for Special Projects 9 Opening the door to Augsburg— Gateway Building to welcome all RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD COLLABORATION The Gateway Building will be multiuse and will feature retail space, student housing, and an administrative area. The design will provide greatly needed space for College programs and offices, including the StepUP program; the Center for Service, Work, and Learning; and the Institutional Advancement division, including the Augsburg Alumni Center. The Gateway Building’s commercial hub on Riverside Avenue will contribute to the growth of a thriving urban village encompassing Augsburg’s campus, the CedarRiverside neighborhood, the University of Minnesota’s West Bank, and Fairview-University Medical Center. Landscaping along Riverside Avenue will create a pedestrian-friendly, safe, and attractive thoroughfare for students and community residents and link the campus to the nearby light rail transit stop. This project will increase the physical presence of Augsburg in the surrounding community and is part of the College’s commitment to the Riverside Corridor Project, an economic development collaboration with Augsburg’s neighbors in the West Bank. ■ ACCESS TO EXCELLENCE: The Campaign for Augsburg College THE GATEWAY BUILDING OFFERS: • A new home for the StepUP program, including residential and counseling space. • Strengthened links to community organizations, local businesses and corporations, and service-learning opportunities through the Center for Service,Work, and Learning. Meeting rooms for neighborhood groups. • Retail opportunities to attract students, local residents, and the staff and visitors of the Fairview-University Medical Center complex across the street. Local business owners are excited about the prospects for increased commerce in the neighborhood. • A comfortable gathering place for Augsburg alumni within the Institutional Advancement offices. • A more visible Gage Family Art Gallery providing enjoyment and learning to the entire community. 10 Step up and support the Parent/Family and Friend Challenge Augsburg’s StepUP program for students in recovery from substance abuse will receive a leg up in financing as parents and families respond to a Parent/Family and Friend Challenge offered by a second Gateway gift of $425,000 from Jim Johnson. Through a matching gift program, the challenge is to raise another $425,000 this year to match Johnson’s generous gift to further the construction of the Gateway Building, which will house the StepUP program. Several donors have already committed nearly onehalf of the goal. Johnson was one of the first contributors to Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College when he agreed to fund the planning for the Gateway Building. It was his encouragement that prompted the collaboration between Augsburg, the University of Minnesota, and the local community, and his lead gift of $150,000 helped secure the project. Johnson resides in Washington D.C., with his wife, Maxine Isaacs. As a native of Benson, Minn., he maintains local ties through family, business, and Augsburg College. Johnson has made gifts to Augsburg in memory of his mother, Adeline Rasmussen Johnson ’31; in honor of U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo ’59; and, more recently, toward campaign projects. If you are interested in the Parent/Family and Friend Challenge, please contact Sherry Jennings-King at 612-330-1386. ■ Gift from Mark ’79 and Pamela Hanson ’79 Moksnes symbolic of their College experience The passion that Pam and Mark Moksnes felt for Augsburg College when they met here as students in the late 1970s continues today—perhaps more than ever. While they were drawn to Augsburg by the small, liberal arts, Christian-based community, situated within the city, what they discovered were professors and staff who cared deeply about them personally and about their life goals. A campus ministry program that nurtured their already strong Christian beliefs, especially the Fellowship of Christian Athletes where they met, particularly touched them. As Pam and Mark reflect on those transformative years, their expressions provide affirmation of the truly inspirational experience they remember. They are grateful that a nurturing culture is still at the core of the student experience today. Their lives have been happily entwined with Augsburg; many of their closest friends are also Augsburg alumni and their daughter, Laura, is a current Augsburg student. “That personal approach has been consistent over the years, and now our daughter is experiencing it, too. It’s part of Augsburg’s core—they’re there to help students build their futures,” Pam Moksnes said. Yet Augsburg has changed a lot since Pam and Mark graduated in 1979, particularly its facilities. They believe that the new buildings have greatly enhanced the teaching and learning Pam Hanson ’79 Moksnes and Mark Moksnes’ ’79 recent gift supports the campaign’s Gateway Building. environment so critical to delivering a quality educational experience. They are proud to continue to be part of the campus community, so much so that they’ve made a campaign commitment designated to the Gateway Building, which will symbolically embrace the city as part of students’ learning experiences. This isn’t the first time Pam and Mark have helped out their alma mater; previous gifts have supported the athletic program, the Lindell Library, and campus ministry, and they are lead annual fund donors in the Maroon & Silver Society. Pam and Mark say they are committed to furthering Augsburg’s mission because of what the College has meant to them. Pam Moksnes is a partner at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and has been instrumental in helping the College launch its annual women’s “Connections” event. Mark is an executive vice president at Delta Dental. Among several board appointments, they both serve on the state board for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Thank you, Pam and Mark Moksnes, for all you’ve done for Augsburg College! ■ 11 Heightened demand for sport facilities drives Si Melby expansion Nearly half of the Augsburg community— students, faculty, and staff—participates pates in some form of athletic activity, contributing to the strong sense of community and camaraderie on campus. Expanded athletic facilities will accommodate the increasing demands of the College’s 18 intercollegiate NCAA Division III varsity men’s and women’s sports, the health and physical education academic program, intramurals involving some 600 students, and workout facilities. The ever-growing popularity of personal fitness, the growth in the number of women’s sports offerings, and the heightened demand by the community for use of the College’s facilities contribute to the pressing need for expanded facilities. A NEW SOUTH WING FOR SI MELBY HALL WILL PROVIDE: • Four new classrooms and related facilities for the Health/Physical Education Department. • More locker rooms, training facilities, and offices for intercollegiate athletic programs. • Expanded fitness facilities, a new aerobics/multi-purpose studio, and new locker rooms for the student body. • Additional wrestling training facilities, which include a new Greco-Roman wrestling center. • Two new student gathering areas, a new hospitality suite overlooking Edor Nelson Field, and a new Alumni A-Club lounge. ■ 12 ALAN RICE, GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING CHAMP AND PIONEER GIVES ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO ESTABLISH TRAINING CENTER Minnesota native Alan Rice is a dreamer and a pioneer whose lifelong commitment to amateur and Greco-Roman wrestling has culminated in a $1 million gift to Augsburg College to create a Greco-Roman wrestling training center. This generous gift will have a significant impact on the $5 million planned expansion of Si Melby Hall, the College’s athletic, recreation, and physical education complex. Rice, a National Wrestling Hall of Fame member, is giving the gift in memory of his wife, Gloria, who shared a love of amateur wrestling and worked with Rice in establishing Minnesota as a national hotbed for amateur wrestling, especially the Greco-Roman discipline. Rice’s gift illustrates how a partnership can be formed with the community to achieve broader goals in athletics. The addition of the Greco-Roman training facilities will attract senior wrestlers training for the Olympics as well as youth- and student-athletes, and will take Augsburg to a new level of prominence in athletic achievement. Over the past three decades, Rice has helped raise and contribute nearly $1 million to endow the Minnesota club for continued training in both Olympic wrestling disciplines—Greco-Roman and freestyle. His continuing legacy will have an impact on Minnesota for generations to come. ■ MATHEW SHANNON—RUNNER AND ROLE MODEL Mathew Shannon is a man on the move. He runs by day and serves others at night. A 2004 Augsburg graduate with a degree in business and communication, he dreams of success in running and in making a difference for disadvantaged kids. While at Augsburg, Shannon broke records in track, and he hoped to qualify for the U.S. Olympic trials in the 400 meters. One of the top sprinters in Augsburg history, Shannon was a three-time AllAmerican, earned All-MIAC honors 17 times, and won MIAC titles three times. But Shannon is already a winner as a tutor and role model for inner-city kids. He knows from personal experience what they’re going through because he grew up in a low-income, single-parent home in Minneapolis. Shannon’s faith provided him with a strong foundation on which to build. Now he hopes that he can use his business education, too, to bring positive influences to disadvantaged kids. Shannon truly exemplifies the spirit of Augsburg. ■ Annual giving provides opportunities for all When you help Augsburg achieve its annual giving goals, you provide opportunities to students who may never have been able to attend college. Cost can be a significant barrier to obtaining a college degree. With more than 80 percent of Augsburg students receiving financial aid, annual giving is an important way for donors to help ensure that all talented students have the opportunity to receive an Augsburg education. Increasing the number of participants and the level of support in The Augsburg Fund is needed to ensure that no talented student is turned away due to cost considerations. The Augsburg Fund is an unrestricted annual giving fund that aids the College in meeting its most pressing needs. Augsburg’s goal is to nearly triple annual fund giving dollars over five years and to reach a 30 percent alumni participation rate. YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HELP STUDENTS Each year the College awards more than $10 million in scholarships and grants to students. These include: PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS $10,500 to $20,260 annually As Augsburg’s premier scholarship, this award is conferred upon the top incoming freshmen based on outstanding academic achievement and on-campus competition. REGENTS’ SCHOLARS $3,000 to $9,000 annually Awarded to high achieving, new students based on academic record and accomplishment. LEGACY SCHOLARS $4,000 annually Granted to qualified family members of Augsburg alumni, current Augsburg students, and ELCA-rostered clergy. THE AUGSBURG GRANT Varies, based on need Awarded to students who qualify and demonstrate need. These gifts make a significant contribution toward the education of many students. Adela Arguello, a Scholastic Connections recipient, is a double major in finance and economics. CLASS CHALLENGE The challenge has been issued, the suspense is building, and the question lingers…What are the results of this year’s annual fund class giving challenge? How does your class giving compare to other classes? What support did my class year provide? Watch for answers in the next campaign newsletter! MANY OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS are awarded each year to students for outstanding academic achievements, community service, and leadership in their home congregation and community. ■ Robert and Renzo Amaya Torres are scholarship recipients. 13 Strong endowment helps build long-term vision A key measure of an educational institution’s strength is its endowment. It provides ongoing resources for needs now and in the future. Augsburg is focusing its endowment growth in the areas of endowed faculty chairs, endowed scholarships, and ongoing program support. ENDOWED FACULTY CHAIRS Your generous gifts will strengthen the College’s endowment in an area that is relatively new. The College’s first endowed chair, the Bernhard M. Christensen Endowed Fund, named in memory of Augsburg’s president from 1938 to 1962, was approved by the Board of Regents in May 2003. Christensen was a central figure in the growth and development of Augsburg and of countless students and teachers whose lives he inspired personally and professionally. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS By increasing its current level of endowed scholarships, Augsburg can attract talented students and provide access for students of many backgrounds. E. Milton Kleven ’46 and his family are helping to do just that through their most recent gift of $500,000 to fund the first endowed President’s Scholarship. The gift was established in memory of their wife and mother, Dorothy Lijsing Kleven ’47. Joining their father in funding the endowment were Bruce and Maren Kleven, David and Barbara Kleven, Zane and Barbara Kleven Birky, and Philip and Diane Kleven Larson. The President’s Scholarship is prestigious and highly competitive, recognizing only the most academically qualified freshmen entering Augsburg each year. PROGRAM SUPPORT Building the endowment is also essential to sustain the long-term viability of Augsburg’s distinctive programs, including StepUP, Augsburg’s innovative program for students in recovery from substance abuse; Center for Learning and Adaptive Student Services (CLASS); and the Center for Global Education, providing funding over and above what is available from the operating budget. Support for a growing professional development initiative centered on vocation as well as other research and development opportunities for faculty also are needed. ■ A LIFE OF PROMISE IS GIVEN TO OTHERS Just as her life’s adventures were starting to take shape, melanoma cancer took Heidi Huber’s life at age 33. Wanting to honor Huber and help students at Augsburg who dream of a career in education, Huber’s family, which includes her sisters Wendy and Cindy ’01, her parents Barb and Bob, and her grandmother, Esther, worked with Augsburg to determine how to make this happen. Once the goal of establishing a $25,000 endowed scholarship in Huber’s memory was set, her family dedicated memorial gifts, contributed money, and contacted the Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation for additional assistance. Following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, Huber was working at the Carlson Companies at the time of her death. Through the 14 generosity of the foundation and the special efforts of Marilyn Carlson Nelson and Barbara Carlson Gage, family and friends, the Heidi Huber Scholarship will be awarded beginning with the 2005-06 academic year to one or more students with financial need, strong academic achievement, and dedication to the community. Huber graduated from Augsburg in 1992 with a triple major in German, economics, and international business. After graduation, she joined the Peace Corps, serving in Botswana, Africa, until 1996. She then earned her master’s degree in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University in 1998. If you have an interest in establishing an endowed scholarship or in contributing to the Heidi Huber Scholarship, please contact Jennifer Kahlow at 612-330-1185. Currently, $25,000 will establish an endowed scholarship at Augsburg. ■ Gifts of Real Estate Benefit Augsburg and Donor BY DAVE BENSON, PLANNED GIVING SPECIALIST Gifts of highly appreciated real estate are often an excellent means for a donor to make a charitable gift to Augsburg College because they allow you to make a gift larger than you thought possible, plus they provide immediate and long-term tax advantages. The first step is to have an appraiser determine the gift value when the property exceeds $5,000. If you give real estate, you receive a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the property (regardless of its cost basis). The College may then sell the property for its full market value and use the entire proceeds to support its programs. Everyone wins. Here’s an example of how a gift of real estate will benefit Augsburg: The Andersons own 60 acres of farmland past an outer ring suburb. Recently, they were approached about selling 20 acres of their property for $100,000. The land was purchased nearly 20 years ago for $5,000 and, when sold, they will realize substantial capital gains. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have often thought about making a significant gift to Augsburg College and now it appears this may be an appropriate gift asset to benefit both the College and themselves. By giving the property to Augsburg (that may then sell it to an interested buyer), the Andersons receive a charitable deduction for the full fair market value ($100,000) of the proper- CAMPAIGN GOALS HIGHLIGHTS ty. While their income tax deduction is limited to 30 percent of their adjusted gross income, when filing their taxes, they can claim the gift in the year it was given plus carry forward the allowable deduction for five additional years. Another tax benefit occurs should the Andersons also choose to sell another portion of their land outright. While that sale will have the same capital gains liability, the charitable deduction from the college gift may be used to offset the capital gains obligation on the sale liability were they to sell the land outright. Because your situation will be somewhat different from the Andersons, contact the Development Office at 612-330-1462 for many other gift-giving ideas. Augsburg will provide you with sufficient information so together with your attorney, tax accountant and/or financial adviser you can evaluate your gift giving options. ■ To ensure Augsburg’s transforming education is available for generations to come, Access to Excellence:The Campaign for Augsburg College is focused in the following areas: SCIENCE CENTER A new Science Center and renovation of the existing Science Hall are the centerpieces of the campaign and will strengthen and expand science learning for all. GATEWAY BUILDING The new Gateway Building to be built on Riverside Avenue will link the College and the community. SI MELBY EXPANSION An expansion of Si Melby Hall will accommodate the increasing demands on athletic facilities. ENDOWMENT SUPPORT A strong endowment means the Augsburg model of education will be available to future generations. ANNUAL FUND Increasing the Augsburg Fund will ensure that no talented student is turned away due to financial need. If you would like to support these goals, contact Augsburg’s Development staff for assistance. 15 Help Us Reach our Goal Building a successful campaign involves just the right mix of people, opportunities, and energy. One of those is the outreach of the school’s leaders to encourage others to give of their time, talent, and resources. Augsburg’s leaders are seeking your support through a variety of ways. Help is needed to identify new donors, set strategies regarding cultivation of donors, and assist with cultivation of donors, events, and solicitations. Whether you live in or outside Minnesota, consider hosting cultivation events for alumni and friends of the College. These gatherings, either intimate or large, can be attached to a meal or some type of event, whether on campus, in your home, or some other type of public venue. Development staff will work with you to arrange specifics and carry out the details. It is important to take a role in a student’s life. Think about mentoring and encouraging students to attend Augsburg. Many programs offered at Augsburg aren’t available at other colleges and universities in the immediate area. Augsburg also sits within a vibrant city, which provides opportunities for internships for students and outreach to the community. Discuss with Development staff how to focus your campaign interest. What area of expertise or interest might serve your needs as well as those of the campaign? Determine, too, what fiscal resources you can provide Augsburg. 16 Strong leadership of fully committed and active volunteers is essential to take Augsburg to new levels of achievement. Institutional Advancement and Community Relations staff is sometimes asked whom they should contact with alumni and donor questions. Let us take a moment to introduce them. As always, staff looks forward to deepening relationships with alumni and friends of the College and welcomes hearing from you. SUE KLASEUS, vice president of institutional advancement, has been leading the Augsburg team since June 2001. She is responsible for all fundraising/development, alumni/parent relations, and government/community relations. She also serves as a member of the College’s leadership team on the College Council. Previously, Klaseus served as the associate dean for external affairs at the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. Her background includes more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry in management, marketing, sales, and communications, and she has extensive volunteer and fundraising experience with nonprofit and community organizations. Klasues hold a B.A. from Metropolitan State University, and master’s degrees from Hamline and Harvard universitites. DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TRACY BECKMAN, director of government and community relations, joined Augsburg College in September 2003. He served as a Minnesota state senator for District 26 from 1987 to 1999. Most recently he was a lobbyist for the National Farmers Union in Washington D.C. Beckman holds a B.S. from Mankato State University, and an M.P.P. from Harvard. Beckman and his wife, Janel, owned and operated the local hardware store in Bricelyn, Minn., from the early ’70s until 1985. AMY SUTTON, director of alumni and parent relations. Sutton joined the Alumni/Parent Relations staff as director two years ago. She holds a B.S. and M.S. from South Dakota State University and worked there several years in admissions and at the SDSU Foundation where she was the director of scholarship development and administration. Sutton most recently worked as vice president for Friendship Ventures, a nonprofit organization, serving people with disabilities. She and her husband, John, welcomed their first child, daughter Taylor, in February 2004. KEVIN HEALY, director of advancement services, manages our database and gift acknowledgement systems and staff. He joined the Augsburg team in May 2004. Kevin comes from Community Solutions Fund, St. Paul. His experience in processing and disbursement of charitable donations makes him an asset in the area of donor financial reporting and technical support for the Office of Institutional Advancement. SHERRY JENNINGS-KING is the director of corporate, foundation, and government relations and has been with Augsburg College for 20 months. In addition to developing institutional relationships between Augsburg and corporations and foundations in Minnesota and the United States at large, Jennings-King is also responsible for securing federal appropriations through her work with Tracy Beckman. DICK WEILAND, interim director of development, joined Augsburg in April, to fill the shoes of John Knight, until Augsburg selects a new director of development. Weiland owns Weiland Consulting Group and brings 22 years of development experience and a 47-year career in education to the position. Augsburg is benefiting from Weiland’s leadership in meeting goals for major gifts, planned giving, and The Annual Fund. Weiland has successfully led development teams at both the University of St. Thomas and Carleton College. DONNA MCLEAN, director of principal gifts, has served Augsburg College for 19 years in several roles including director of alumni and parent relations, director of The Augsburg Fund and Maroon & Silver Society, and most recently in the area of leadership gift planning. Her deep knowledge of institutional history and long-standing relationships within the Augsburg community are strengths to the College. McLean’s passion for the mission of Augsburg continues to be inspired by the many outstanding and diverse accomplishments of the College’s alumni and friends. DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS PATRICK SHEEHY, senior director of principal gifts, has been on Augsburg’s Development team since 2000 and brings with him 20 years of experience in the field. Sheehy is also the parent of an Augsburg College student. As such, he not only provides expertise in gift planning but also is well versed in the amenities of each dorm. DAVID BENSON, consultant in the area of planned giving, came on board in spring of 2004 to work with new members of the Heritage Society at Augsburg College. Benson is a specialist in the area of estate planning and philanthropy. His approach includes the creative uses of charitable gift options in financial and estate planning that result in win-win strategies for all parities involved. Development staff not pictured KAY AHLSTROM MELISSA BAWEK ’03 JEROY CARLSON ’48 RON MAIN ’56 JENNIFER (ABELN) KAHLOW ’78, director of principal gifts and planned giving, since 1997, Kahlow has helped donors and alumni interested in making a significant difference in the lives of students at Augsburg College. As an alumna, parent, and volunteer she has maintained a close relationship with Augsburg since graduating in 1978. Her focus is on capital campaign gifts, with considerable experience in scholarship giving, estate giving, and gifts of appreciated assets. STEPHANIE MALONE, director of The Augsburg Fund and Maroon & Silver Society, joined Augsburg in January 2004. Malone came to us from the Girl Scouts of Greater Minneapolis. She oversees the Maroon and Silver Society membership, student phonathons, direct mailings, class challenge appeals, and the faculty and staff campaign. PHILIP QUANBECK SR. ’50 STEPHANIE STEWART GEORGE SVERDRUP ’46 SHERILYN YOUNG 17 Thanks, John Knight Called to speak out about disabilities and the church CONTACT US To learn more about Access to Excellence:The Campaign for Augsburg College, please call Institutional Advancement at 612-330-1462 or 1-800-273-0617, or e-mail us at giving@augsburg.edu. For a complete list of Institutional Advancement personnel visit www.augsburg.edu/campaign. INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55454 SUE KLASEUS Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Community Relations 612-330-1177 klaseus@augsburg.edu Development DICK WEILAND Interim Director, Development 612-330-1580 weiland@augsburg.edu John Knight receives farewell gift. Development director John Knight left Augsburg in May to answer God’s call to better understand disability through research and writing. During Knight’s five years at Augsburg, he held various positions before taking the helm as development director two years ago. In recent years he has been deeply involved in the management and success of the current campaign. Another of his achievements is the advancement of donor relations efforts at the College. In particular, he improved the system for managing and accounting for gifts. Knight’s current goals with The Pauley Project, named in honor of his eldest son, are to research what the Bible says about disability, write on the subject, and determine ways to include individuals with disabilities in his church. Initially, John’s first two writings will be based on the biblical text of John 9. If you are interested in learning more about The Pauley Project, visit www.thepauleyproject.org. ■ 18 STEPHANIE MALONE Director, The Augsburg Fund 612-330-1179 malone@augsburg.edu MELISSA BAWEK ’03 Assistant Director, The Augsburg Fund 612-330-1652 bawek@augsburg.edu JEROY CARLSON ’48 Senior Development Officer 612-330-1175 SHERRY JENNINGS-KING Director, Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations 612-330-1386 jenningk@augsburg.edu PHILIP QUANBECK SR. ’50 quanbeck1@augsburg.edu PATRICK SHEEHY Senior Director, Principal Gifts 612-330-1329 sheehy@augsburg.edu Alumni and Parent Relations STEPHANIE STUART Prospect Researcher 612-330-1512 stuart@augsburg.edu AMY SUTTON Director, Alumni/Parent Relations 612-330-1525 suttona@augsburg.edu JENNIFER KAHLOW ’78 Director, Principal Gifts and Planned Giving 612-330-1185 kahlow@augsburg.edu Government and Community Relations DONNA MCLEAN Director, Principal Gifts 612-330-1556 mclean@augsburg.edu DAVE BENSON Planned Giving Specialist 612-330-1616 dbenson@augsburg.edu RON MAIN ’56 612-330-1113 main@augsburg.edu GEORGE SVERDRUP ’46 sverdrup@augsburg.edu TRACY BECKMAN Director, Government and Community Relations 612-330-1575 beckman@augsburg.edu Advancement Services KEVIN HEALY Director, Advancement Services 612-330-1619 healyk@augsburg.edu through the decades BY KRISTIN ANDERSON AND LEIF ANDERSON 1869 Augsburg College is founded in Marshall, Wisconsin. Augsburg’s first president August Weenaas recruits two teachers from Norway—Sven Oftedal and Georg Sverdrup. 1911 George Sverdrup becomes president, proposing to develop college departments with appeal to a broader range of students than those intending to be ministers. 1921 Augsburg considers moving its campus to a suburban location in Richfield, Minn. 1922 Augsburg admits women under the leadership of Gerda Mortensen, dean of women. Sven Oftedal 1872 Georg Sverdrup Augsburg moves to Minneapolis. 1938 Bernhard Christensen becomes president, with his involvement in ecumenical and civic circles making Augsburg a more visible part of church and city life. 1874 President Weenaas and faculty propose three-part plan: train ministerial candidates; prepare future theological students; and educate the farmer, worker, and businessman. The plan stresses that a good education is also practical. 1946 Following WWII, Augsburg leaders expand and improve academic offerings, making the College a larger part of the institution than the seminary. 1963 President Oscar Anderson begins his 17-year term, emphasizing Augsburg’s involvement with city. Augsburg experiences significant campus growth during his years of leadership, including the Christensen Center in 1966 and the Music Hall in 1978. 1980 President Charles Anderson begins a 17-year term, guiding Augsburg to a strong commitment to liberal arts education, diversity in enrollment and programs, and a service-learning curriculum. 1982 Augsburg initates Weekend College programs. 1988 College opens Foss Center for Worship, Drama, and Communication. 1997 Augsburg opens the James G. Lindell Family Library. The StepUP program is founded. 1997 1876 1949 Keeping the vision of the “non-elitist” college, Georg Sverdrup becomes Augsburg’s second president and stresses community involvement, requiring students to get experience in city congregations. Science Hall is built. 1954 Augsburg College is granted accreditation, although many alumni had entered graduate schools and teaching positions much earlier. 1879 1963 William V. Frame becomes Augsburg’s president, sharpening the College’s identity as a college of the city, providing an education grounded in vocational calling as articulated in Augsburg 2004. 2000 Augsburg holds first graduation ceremony. 1890 Augsburg leaders form the Friends of Augsburg, later called the Lutheran Free Church—a group of independent congregations committed to congregational autonomy and personal Christianity. Augsburg Seminary moves to Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul; the Lutheran Free Church is merged with the American Lutheran Church. Augsburg establishes a branch campus in Rochester, Minnesota. 2003 Alumnus Peter Agre ’70 awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. 2004 Augsburg launches a $55 million capital campaign. 19 SAVE THE DATE 2004 FALL/WINTER EVENTS—PRELIMINARY LIST AUGUST 31 Ice Cream Social 50th Class Year Reunion and Volunteers Augsburg House NOVEMBER 14 “Thanks” giving Scholarship Brunch Endowed scholarship recipients and donors Christensen Center on campus OCTOBER 9 Homecoming All campus See www.augsburg.edu for the latest on Augsburg’s events. DECEMBER 3 Velkommen Jul Christensen Center on campus DECEMBER 3 & 4 Advent Vespers Central Lutheran Church Minneapolis, Minn. NOTEWORTHY A recipe for job success In an eight-week program this summer, the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College prepared nine trainees from the community with job readiness skills to help them pass the Food Manager Certification Examination and to get jobs in the food services industry. Global partners in the classroom Through a U.S. State Department grant, Augsburg will offer a fall classroom course, Exploring Human Service in Global Context, via the Internet and interactive video in partnership with universities around the world. Rosemary Link, social work professor and project curriculum director, and Robert Bill, liaison for computing and project technology director, traveled to Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Mumbai, India, during July to meet with professors there for curriculum planning and technology testing. A fourth country will be added in late summer. New turf for the athletic field Over the summer, the existing Astroturf on Edor Nelson Field is being replaced by Sprinturf, a “next-generation” synthetic grass surface. The turf is laid over an infill of rubber and sand on the current asphalt base. Athletic teams will begin to use the new surface at the end of August. Former regent honored by Norwegian government Lawrence O. Hauge, Augsburg regent from 1976-88, received the Knight’s First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. The honor ceremony took place in Minneapolis on May 17; Hauge was recognized for his efforts to maintain and strengthen the close relationships between Norway and the U.S. Similar honors were conferred upon President Frame in 2002, International Partners director Nadia Christensen in 1996, and President Emeritus Charles Anderson in 1993. Spring/Summer 2004 Augsburg launches MBA program T wo cohorts of students begin classes in September as part of Augsburg’s sixth and newest graduate program—a Master of Business Administration. Students remain together in small group cohorts throughout the 21-month part-time program. Classes meet one evening per week with some Saturday workshops. The curriculum emphasizes core business principles with relevant real-world applications, including special career workshops and a practical field study project. Drawing on the strength of Augsburg’s Master of Arts in Leadership, the MBA curriculum begins and ends with an Executive Leadership course, and weaves the thread of transformational leadership throughout the program. Students will receive a very personalized education, drawing on the strength of the cohort model in encouraging close faculty mentorship. In addition, as teamwork is developed, students will build close relationships with fellow students, who bring varied backgrounds and experiences to the program. In order to apply, students must have two years of work experience and must take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). For more information about the MBA, go to <www.augsburg.edu/mba> or call Graduate Admissions at 612-330-1101. A ‘bridge’ into college Nineteen incoming freshmen are getting a four-week jump to help them ease into college academics and campus life. The 2004 Summer Bridge program is funded by the Student Support Services (SSS) program, one of three TRIO programs to help students overcome class, social, and cultural barriers to complete their college education. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the SSS program is committed to helping low-income, first-generation college students and students with disabilities achieve a bachelor’s degree. During the morning classes over four weeks, students will take two courses: Introduction to Liberal Arts, and Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning. Students also take a supplemental instruction course, attend academic support seminars and workshops about Augsburg College and college life, and enjoy social and cultural activities. 3 COMMENCEMENT 2004 The 135TH YEAR of Augsburg College photos by Stephen Geffre ELSA MAXWELL RECEIVES MARINA CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE AWARD Mathew Shannon, who graduated with a B.A. in arts and entertainment business promotion, pauses to enjoy the beautiful spring day. A graduate kisses her baby before lining up to process to Melby Hall for the Commencement ceremony. Elsa Maxwell, an international relations and Spanish major with a peace and global studies minor, was selected as the 2004 recipient of the Marina Christensen Justice Award. Each year, this honor is presented to the graduating senior who best exemplifies Augsburg’s motto “Education for Service.” The student must have demonstrated a dedication Elsa Maxwell (left), recipient of the Marina to community involvement as Christensen Justice Award, poses with Mary Laurel characterized by the personal and True (right), associate director of Augsburg’s Center for Service, Work, and Learning. professional life of Marina Christensen Justice, who courageously and effectively reached out to disadvantaged people and communities. Maxwell, from Duluth, has carried out a wide range of activities over the course of her Augsburg career that led to her being selected for this special award. Among them is activism in Latin American politics, farm policy, and environmental issues as well as extensive on-campus involvement in both music and Spanish. She has combined her class work and campus activities with work in the community as both a volunteer and organizer, especially at the Cedar Cultural Center. While at Augsburg, she also worked at an organic farm, putting her values to work in sustainable agriculture. She spent two semesters in Chile and Central America, serving as a translator and focusing on issues of social justice and sustainability. And, her senior honors thesis was an insightful study of the impact of NAFTA on corn farmers, both in Mexico and in the United States. She has played a key role in the annual “Action at Augsburg” day and helped organize Augsburg’s Coalition for Student Activism. A faculty letter of nomination, written by Joe Underhill-Cady, stated: “Elsa showed up as a freshman ready to be involved and already politically aware, immediately immersing herself in both campus and community activities. Now, as she prepares to leave Augsburg, she will be sorely missed, but she already has plans to continue her social and political activism, having applied to work for ‘Witness for Peace’ in Latin America.” REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 2004 COMMENCEMENT ‘FUN FACTS’ ❚ Danielle M. Semling, representing graduate students 3155 Attended the Commencement ceremony 42 Plants ❚ Sarah A. Prozinski, representing day students 2475 Chairs set for the weekend’s activities 2 Pastors ❚ Barbara A. Forshier, representing weekend students 505 Served for brunch 1 Organist 376 Served for dinner 1 Drummer CLASS OF Spring/Summer 2004 18 Flags 27 AUGGIE THOUGHTS IN 1924, Augsburg College was in the midst of great change…and great promise. The first woman had graduated one year earlier, the College was transforming from a divinity school to a modern American college, and there was a great buzz about relocating the College to the suburbs of Minneapolis. As Augsburg launches into a campaign to build new structures and extend its vision and programs, we pause to listen to the editor’s voice of The 1924 Augsburgian—a time 80 years ago that seems not so different from our own. Note that among the yearbook staff pictured is the young intermediate seminary student Bernhard M. Christensen, future Augsburg president. The 1924 Augsburgian As in many other tasks which one begins and works with for some time, it is with some feeling of relief that we are nearing the completion of our work with The 1924 Augsburgian. We have tried to arrange a book which would be a credit to the school it represents, one which would include ideas and pictures that could be enjoyed not only by the students who have been at Augsburg during the past two years, but also by the men and women who during the past 55 years have attended school here or have in some way been connected with Augsburg. In the present increase in attendance at various educational institutions Augsburg has not been left out. We are growing rapidly. The question in regard to location and room will soon not be how much longer we have to stay here, but how much longer we can stay here. We have talked about a greater Augsburg. Now that we are increasing in numbers and have developed more comprehensive curricula will we be willing to assume the responsibilities which come with the greater Augsburg? Some of Augsburg’s friends have already provided suitable grounds for the New Augsburg. A place to build, however, is not enough. We must also have the means whereby buildings may be constructed. We believe that our people will continue to support our school. In so doing they will rise to new victories when they see new fields to conquer. It is the wish of the editorial staff of The 1924 Augsburgian that this biennial may be an instrument in helping people to realize that our school is doing a great work, an important work; that the things which are valued here are those which help young men and women to take their places in the world as contenders for Christian principles in theory and practice, and for personal life in Christ. — Caleb H. Quanbeck ’21 Academy, ’24, Editor 44 Spring/Summer 2004
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Search Result: Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 A 4/5/04 7:28 AM P U B L I C AT I O N Winter 2003-04 Page 1 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 66, No. 2 Peter Agre ’70 2003 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/5/04 7:28 AM Page 2 LLetters ...
Show more Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 A 4/5/04 7:28 AM P U B L I C AT I O N Winter 2003-04 Page 1 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 66, No. 2 Peter Agre ’70 2003 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/5/04 7:28 AM Page 2 LLetters ETTERS Editor’s note I t is said that good things come to those who wait. This winter issue of Augsburg Now is all about both good things and waiting. You, the readers, are the ones who have been waiting for the winter Now (at least, editors always hope you are), even as we have already entered into early spring. On our part, it’s the good things that have caused us to wait on its production. About mid-winter, when the issue is usually mailed, we learned that Peter Agre, Augsburg Class of 1970 and 2003 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, was coming to campus in late February. Since our winter issue already included a story about Agre and the awarding of his Nobel Prize, we made the decision to delay production so that we could expand the article to include his memorable days with us here. It’s a rare and wonderful moment when a college can celebrate with one of its own, especially one whose vocation so richly embodies the mission of the College. For Agre, his time at Augsburg was a time of discovery and connections—exploring the subjects that piqued his interest and connecting with professors who made these subjects come alive and speak to him. While in medical school Agre turned to research, where he realized his talents in research could serve to greater benefit in seeking the causes of illness. And now, while he has the ear of the scientific world, he is a strong advocate for adequate funding in science education to enable all citizens to make responsible decisions about ourselves, our society, and our environment. The College also revels in the recognition our partnership with Cedar-Riverside Community School received, as Augsburg was lauded by the Carter Foundation and Campus Compact as an outstanding community partner. Read about that in Around the Quad. Plus, we feature the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg, a new community partnership program that has already brought us local media attention. Students and volunteers transform surplus food from the College’s dining service and a local food shelter into tasty meals that are delivered to several neighborhood community agencies. Last fall the College celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Hispanic/Latino Student Services program, which provides support and encouragement to help these students succeed at Augsburg. You’ll read about the impact this program has in strengthening the appreciation of cultural richness within Augsburg’s learning community. So, good things keep happening. And, we move into spring with this winter issue—fully aware that in Minnesota there could well still be some wintery snowflakes falling as you read this in April. The next issue will be a combined spring and summer issue to bring you exciting news about Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College that Augsburg kicks off on April 18 with a community festival. Join us! Betsey Norgard Editor JIMMY CARTER IS HONORED AT THE NINTH ANNUAL PEACE PRIZE FESTIVAL AND VISITS CHILDREN AT J.J. HILL SCHOOL The Ninth Annual Peace Prize Festival at Augsburg brought together more than 700 area school children to honor President Jimmy Carter, the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Displays and performances were presented around the lives of past peace laureates. Carter was not able to participate, but special guests included Gro Bruntland, former prime minister of Norway; Knut Vollebæk, Norwegian ambassador to the U.S.; and Professor Geir Lundestad, director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. On Feb. 21, while attending the 2004 Peace Prize Forum at St. Olaf College, President Jimmy Carter squeezed in a visit to a special “mini-Peace Prize Festival” at J.J. Hill Montessori School in St. Paul, where children prepared skits about Nobel Peace Prize laureates. Carter was accompanied by his wife, Rosalynn, and President William Frame. Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Editor Betsey Norgard 11:50 AM Page 4 A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Winter 2003-04 Vol. 66, No. 2 Features Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Class Notes Coordinator Sara Kamholz 8 Photographer Stephen Geffre President William V. Frame Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Amy Sutton An enormous honor for discovery of tiny proteins by Betsey Norgard 14 Dishing up recipes for learning and serving by Betsey Norgard Director of Public Relations and Communication Dan Jorgensen 16 Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now do not necessarily reflect official College policy. ISSN 1058-1545 by Betsey Norgard Postmaster: Send correspondence, name changes, and address corrections to: Augsburg Now, Office of Public Relations and Communication, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454. E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone: 612-330-1181 Fax: 612-330-1780 Augsburg College, as affirmed in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and/or school administered programs, except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students. www.augsburg.edu Connecting on campus— a home for Hispanic/ Latino students 19 Augsburg—a Keto family affair by Rebecca Welle ’04 Departments 2 Around the Quad 6 Sports 20 Alumni News 22 Homecoming 2003 Photos 26 Class Notes 35 In Memoriam 36 Auggie Thoughts inside back cover Calendar 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste) On the cover: Peter Agre, Class of 1970, is congratulated by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden upon receiving the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. © 2003, The Nobel Foundation. Photo by Hans Mehlin. Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 5 AROUND QUAD Around THE the Quad NOTEWORTHY Augsburg launches MBA program In fall 2004, Augsburg will launch the charter class of its new MBA program. The 21-month program will meet in small cohort format, encouraging close collaboration with faculty as well as fellow students. For information, e-mail <mbainfo@augsburg.edu> or call 612-330-1101. Math student teams place high An Augsburg three-person math team finished fourth among 65 teams in November in the North Central Section Team Problem-Solving Contest sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America. Another Augsburg team finished in the top half of the competition. Team members were Tim Bancroft, Andrew Held, Hung Nguyen, John Staton, David Wallace, and Dan Wolf. Physics student chapter is honored Augsburg’s chapter of the Society of Physics Students was selected as an outstanding chapter for 2002-03. The award letter highlights depth and breadth of “physics research, public science outreach, physics tutoring programs, hosting and representation at physics meetings, and providing social interaction for chapter members.” This is the second time in four years that Augsburg’s chapter has been among the top 10 percent recognized. New and continued physics grants Augsburg has received funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA for three multi-year research projects, each of which will provide funds for undergraduate student research. Professor Mark Engebretson heads up both NSF projects: the first, a five-year, $600,000 grant to support continued studies using the MACCS array of magnetometers in Arctic Canada; and the second, a threeyear, $426,000 grant with Dartmouth College to continue similar studies using data primarily from Antarctica. Professor Ken Erickson heads up Augsburg’s efforts to use data from NASA’s polar satellite to study magnetospheric substorms, and subsequent auroral displays. This $252,000 project is shared with Princeton University’s Plasma Physics Laboratory. Augsburg speech team scores top points at tourney C ompeting at the state and national levels against schools of all sizes, Augsburg Speech Team members have compiled a string of impressive victories. At the 22nd Annual Novice National Speech Tournament, held in early March at the Heather Nystrom ’05 and Ryan Sobolik ’05 Crystal Harles ’04 University of Houston, junior Ryan Sobolik Harles’ speech deals with international placed fourth in the nation in slavery and she said she tried to make the Extemporaneous Speaking, while the issue personal to help people understand Augsburg team garnered sixth place in the that their actions can make a difference in limited sweepstakes division. combating this situation. “There were so many excellent Junior Heather Nystrom took sixth speakers, I was proud just to make it to place in the same competition, with what the finals,” said Sobolik, of Fargo, N.Dak. she calls a “tough sell … trying to More than 50 colleges and universities, convince people to learn more about with over 1,000 competitors, participated statistical literacy, and apply it to their in the tournament. daily lives.” Through humor she tried to Earlier, at the Minnesota College keep people’s attention. Forensic Association’s annual state Augsburg’s team won a second place tournament, senior Crystal Harles won sweepstakes award in the limited entry second place in Oratory. This gives her a division at this state tournament. Coach bid as one of two Minnesota students to and communication studies professor Bob compete in the Interstate Oratory Groven says that this carries special weight Competition, the nation’s oldest and most since Minnesota’s state tournament prestigious oratory tournament, to be held presents some of the toughest competition in Phoenix in April. in the country. “Transforming the Profession of Health Care” Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Paul Batalden ’63 (left), Dartmouth Medical School, and Dr. David Leach, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, presented the 2004 Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics, “Transforming the Profession of Health Care.” This coincided with the twoday conference, “Building Minnesota’s Healthcare Workforce through Diversity,” sponsored by Augsburg, Minnesota Hospital Association, Fairview Health Services, and UnitedHealth Group at which presenters included Minnesota senator Sheila Kiscaden and former U.S. senator Dave Durenberger. 2 2 Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 6 Augsburg neighborhood partnership is honored Alumni, Friends, and Families— Come Celebrate! Augsburg Community Festival T he long standing relationship between Augsburg College and the Cedar-Riverside Community School was honored as one of six finalists for the new Carter Partnership Award that was presented by President Jimmy Augsburg and Cedar-Riverside Community School staff were Carter and his wife, honored at the Carter Partnership awards banquet. Rosalynn, as part of the Campus Compact director. “A president of the United States 10th anniversary event in February. The now knows who we are and what we’ve purpose of the award is to provide become. And Augsburg College has been recognition for outstanding campusthere for us all these years. They are what community partnerships. makes a true community school.” The award was presented to the Mary Laurel True, associate director of Grant Community School Collaborative of the Center for Service, Work, and Duluth. But, Mrs. Carter added, “Every Learning, said it was wonderful to be single one of the nominated partnerships recognized for a true, long-term, vital deserves recognition. It doesn't matter partnership. “It meant the world to us to who wins.” be able to let others know about our “It was a grand night for Cedarneighborhood and the immigrants who Riverside Community School,” said live here, and all the great work that we Stephanie Byrdziak, the school’s assistant do together.” Sunday, April 18, 2004 Noon–4:30 p.m. Campus-wide activities 12:30 Campaign kickoff, free food, and giveaways—on the Augsburg campus 12:45-4:30 Free activities for all ages • Free food, music, exhibits, reading corner • Science demonstrations • Lute Olson basketball clinic for boys and girls • Hockey clinic/open ice skating • Health screenings • Theatre production—Machinal • Art exhibits • Celebration service …and much, much more. You don’t want to miss it! Come back and join us on campus! Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College Three new regents elected to board T he Augsburg Board of Regents welcomed three new members at its January meeting. Dan Anderson ’65, Dr. Marshall Stanton, and Emily Anne Tuttle were elected to six-year terms. Dan Anderson ’65 Dan Anderson was an All-American basketball player at Augsburg, and went on to play professional basketball with the Minnesota Pipers and as a charter member of the New Jersey Nets. He is now president of Swenson Anderson Financial Group in Minneapolis, with a network of planners across Minnesota and neighboring states. He is also regional director for Financial Network Investment Corporation, and a Winter 2003-04 general agent for a number of insurance companies. He serves on the board of Metro Hope Ministries. Marshall Stanton, M.D. Marshall Stanton is vice president, medical affairs for Cardiac Rhythm Management at Medtronic. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is chairman of the Fellowship Committee of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the Medical College of Virginia. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Mayo Medical School; he returned there to join the faculty and became director of the Cardiovascular Training Program. He also completed a fellowship in cardiology at Indiana University School of Medicine. Emily Anne Tuttle Emily Anne Tuttle was the first Democratic woman elected to the Minnesota Senate and specialized in healthcare policy. She was also elected to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. She currently serves on the Minnesota Humanities Commission and the boards of the Guthrie Theater, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and the Minnesota Community Foundation. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and earned her master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. 3 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 7 Around the Quad A single book and black robes—a medieval experience by Dan Jorgensen T hirty-two Augsburg first-year students are already wearing their graduation robes, but they won’t be participating in graduation ceremonies in May. The students are part of an experiment that not only is teaching them about life in medieval times but also is blending seven disciplines into one exciting new crosscurricular program. The experiment, titled “Medieval Connections,” not only has both exceeded its professors’ broadest expectations, but it soon could serve as a model for other Augsburg courses and for liberal arts institutions across the nation. “When the College embarked on a new general education curriculum this academic year, faculty were encouraged to seek ways to present courses that were interdisciplinary in nature,” noted Phil Adamo, assistant professor of history and leader of the new program. Adamo has been so pleased with the results of the course that he plans to prepare a paper on it for possible publication in several national journals. A core group of Augsburg faculty, including Adamo; Kristin Anderson, art; Phil Quanbeck II, religion; Joan Griffin, Students in Medieval Connections learn from a single book chained in the library. 4 English; and Merilee Klemp, music, met and put together the basics for the course. Philosophy colleague Bruce Reichenbach, and Darcey Engen, theatre, joined them to form the seven disciplines represented by the course itself. “The key idea that stuck with us is that the In the Medieval Connections class, students wear robes, as university/college that students did in the Middle Ages. we know today comes out of the 12th century,” Adamo said. help teach but also to respond to one “Faculty and students wore robes another and students’ questions. In somewhat similar to those that they do addition, a wide range of faculty and today, although today, of course, they’re others who have learned about the primarily used in ceremonies like course have been “dropping in” to share graduation.” their knowledge and expertise on The students are both taught and everything from medieval armor to what it learn in a style reminiscent of the was like to be a “traveling Sophist.” educational experience faced by students One recent guest professor was a monk from the “High Middle Ages”—the years from St. John’s University who talked 1100-1300 A.D. To learn in this fashion, about monastic life, the Gregorian chant, both students and faculty attend class and how the Bible was written by hand, garbed in robes—the faculty members using a project to write a new Bible wearing the robes that signify their currently underway at his school as an academic background and highest degree example. earned; the students wearing the robes Students begin each class with a prayer that they ultimately will again wear on to the medieval “saint of the day,” working graduation day. While students do have in teams to prepare the prayers and access to modern learning devices, such as presentations on the saints. Thomas papers and ballpoint pens, they all have to Aquinas, for example, was selected learn from one single book—a large because he is the patron saint of all volume that was “constructed” by the students. There are also long-term projects professors in cooperation with art for each student, and the final class will be instructor Tara Christopherson, and is a medieval feast where some will cook, chained in the library where the students some will play or sing music, some will must go to read it. As students read, they juggle, and some will debate—all the can write “marginalia” (comments) in the kinds of things students might have done book’s margins about what they have read, in a big medieval feast of the time. thus providing reading help for their “I think it’s a bit of genius here,” classmates and others who follow. This is Quanbeck noted. “Thanks to Professor similar to what would have happened in Adamo, we’re combining the theatrical, the Middle Ages, Adamo said. experiential, and academic and turning it Sometimes a single professor teaches into something that makes it very for the three-hour class, but usually two memorable. It changes students’ habits or three professors come, not only to and how they learn.” Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 8 Basketball in a different league Vern Maunu by Betsey Norgard W Vern Maunu here might you find a thousand Twin Cities middle school and high school students on Sunday afternoons during the winter months? A logical answer might be the ski slopes or the malls, but in this case the answer is in church gyms playing in the AugsburgCongregational Youth Basketball League. Thirteen years ago, Augsburg College Pastor Dave Wold had concerns about young people and their connection to churches. Many dropped out of church after confirmation, and many young people in city neighborhoods had no connection to a church. Wold was interested in addressing these issues, as well as getting the word out about Augsburg College. Wold’s idea of a basketball league took shape when he realized how many church gyms in the metro area were not being used, and especially in thinking about how many students enjoy playing basketball but had no team to play on if they weren’t able to make their school teams. Wold and a group of youth directors and pastors developed the mission of the More than 100 Augsburg students, led by Pastor Dave Wold (right) help with various tasks during the Congregational Youth League Tournament at Augsburg in March. Winter 2003-04 Every game in the 70-church Congregational Youth Basketball League starts with devotions and ends with prayer, shared by both opposing teams. league “to provide relaxed yet structured games in a Christian setting, allowing kids an opportunity for fun and exercise while building relationships with teammates, opponents, and God.” Now, more than 70 churches and as many as 1,000 students play in church gyms on Sunday afternoons in the months of January and February. The season climaxes on the first weekend in March at a tournament on Augsburg’s campus. More than 100 Augsburg students help out at the tourney as referees, photographers, concessions workers, security people, etc. Wold, along with league director David Wrightsman and other youth professionals who run the league, seek to keep the tournament as low cost as possible. If churches can’t afford the full participation fee, which pays mostly for uniforms and referee fees, they find ways to subsidize them. As in any athletic division, there are rules. Each game begins with devotions and ends with prayer, shared by both opposing teams. During the game, there must be equal playing time for all team members. And, each team is strongly encouraged to take on service projects— in the church’s gym, in food programs, or in projects like Habitat for Humanity. The league has succeeded in bringing youth to the church. Half of the 70 teams last year were made up of senior high boys, and half or more of these players were not members of the churches for which they played. Some youth choose to play for a church team instead of their school team. Wonderful friendships form through the games. Teams from city and suburban churches get to know each other, and players build relationships with teammates, coaches, youth workers, and pastors. The story of Noah, an adopted Filipino high school student, is one example of the faith and love in this league. Noah has faced challenges all his life from a birth defect in his brain. He learned to love basketball and found tremendous support and friendship in his church team. His strength is in shooting, especially long shots. About five years ago in the tournament, the two finalist teams remained locked in a close game. In the final seconds, it was Noah who sank the ball from a long, half-court shot to win the tournament for his team. “That shows how great sport can be and how great people can be,” says Wold. For information on the Congregational Youth Basketball League, contact Pastor Dave Wold at 612-3301732 or <wold@augsburg.edu>; or David Wrightsman at the Urban Youth Ministry Project, 612-599-6911. 5 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 9 Sports Auggie women skate and tour in Italy, Austria Staff photo by Don Stoner M embers of the Augsburg College women’s hockey team took a trip of a lifetime during the Christmas holiday break, as they traveled to Italy and Austria, playing three games against local club teams and experiencing the beauty of the two countries. Ten Auggie players made the trip, along with head coach Jill Pohtilla, assistant coaches Barb Halbrehder and Bill Halbrehder, Augsburg staff, and several family members. The eight-day trip took the Auggies through the heart of northern Italy and to the historic cities of Florence and Rome. Members of the team raised money for two years to pay for the journey. “Having an opportunity to learn about another culture, first hand, is something the players will never forget,” Pohtilla said. “I had a similar opportunity playing hockey in Finland in 1980, and I will never forget some of the experiences I had.” On Dec. 29, after a day-long series of flights across the Atlantic, the Auggies arrived in Milan, met Marc Smith, their tour manager from GoPlay Sports Tours, and immediately began a day of sightseeing to help counteract the effects of jetlag. In Milan, Italy’s largest city, the team toured the Duomo, a stunning baroque cathedral with 3,400 statues and 135 spires, and walked across the city square to a huge downtown shopping area, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. After a night of needed rest in the nearby city of Bergamo, Augsburg was set to play its first game, against the Halloween Como team in the small town of Zanica. Women’s hockey in Italy is still in relative infancy, with only a handful of teams in the northern part of the country. So, with only nine skaters and a goalie, Augsburg was competitive against all of its opponents. In fact, Augsburg dispatched of 6 Members of the Augsburg women’s hockey team and others pose in front of the Colosseum in Rome. Front row (L to R) Jana Ford, Corrie Krzyska, assistant coach Barb Halbrehder, Kristin Johnson, Annie Annunziato, Maggie McDonald, Calla Lundquist, Britt Pennington, tour manager Marc Smith. Back row (L to R) Dale Ford, Jacob Ford, Molly Ford, Dottie Gilkerson, Christina Hughes, assistant coach Bill Halbrehder, head coach Jill Pohtilla, Kristin Opalinski ‘03; sports information coordinator Don Stoner, Stacy Anderson, Laura Prasek, athletic trainer Missy Strauch, Mari Johnson, Heidi Ford. Halloween Como by a 14-0 count. Freshman Stacy Anderson had a sixpoint day, with three goals and three assists, while senior Christina Hughes also had a hat trick (three goals). Senior Dottie Gilkerson, juniors Corrie Krzyska and Laura Prasek, and sophomores Calla Lundquist and Britt Pennington each scored two goals, while senior Annie Annunziato contributed assists. The team then moved on to the Alpine city of Bolzano, little city where the Auggies were then headquartered for three days. New Year’s Eve provided an incredible day and night of new experiences, including a two-hour bus ride deep into the Austrian Alps. As the team rode to Austria, jaws dropped at the stunning scenery of the Brenner Pass, one of Europe’s most famous trade routes. The team’s second game also provided a unique experience—a semi-outdoor rink in the small town of Kundl, Austria. The rink was enclosed, but two of the four sides were open to the elements. Many players said it was the first time they had played on an outdoor rink, which made for an interesting game. Like Italy, women’s hockey in Austria is also relatively new, but the Kundl Crocodiles provided some strong competition. The team even recruited other players from its league to play the Auggies, but in the end, the Minnesota players’ years of experience proved too much, as Augsburg won 6-0. Pennington was the star of the game, with a three-goal hat trick, with Gilkerson, Hughes, and Annunziato adding markers. Junior Jana Ford also got on the board for the Auggies with an assist. Augsburg outshot Kundl by a 2910 margin, with junior goalie Kristin Johnson getting her second straight shutout. “One of the funniest moments for me was when the Austrian team hosted a Winter 2003-04 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 10 the famed Trevi Fountain, you will Italy, the Bolzano Eagles. The return to Rome someday, and every game was played at the member of the Augsburg group threw Bolzano civic arena, the largest some coins in the water. hockey arena in the country, Augsburg’s final full day in Italy was with seating for more than a whirlwhind day of sightseeing across 7,000 spectators. Rome. Starting early, they toured the Augsburg scored three Colosseum, the fabled arena where goals in the first eight minutes gladiators battled before the emperors, of the game and claimed a 6-2 and traveled up the hill to the Roman victory to complete the trip. Forum, an archeological wonder from Anderson had her second hat ancient times. trick of the trip, with Prasek, From there, the group went to the Annunziato, and Krzyska Pantheon, the oldest complete structure adding goals. The Auggies Dottie Gilkerson (left) and Kristin Johnson (right) pose in Rome, a church of immense size and dominated from start to finish, with a member of the Kundl Crocodiles after Augsburg’s beauty. The day ended in the holiest of not allowing Bolzano’s goals 6-0 win in Kundl, Austria, on Dec. 31. sites, St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, until the final two minutes of followed by a pizza dinner and a trip to the game. brief get-together after our game. The a gelato shop for some authentic Italian With the hockey complete, the language barrier was evident, and it ice cream. Auggies became tourists, as the journey took a line from Finding Nemo to break It was a trip filled with exciting went south into the fabled province of through. The players from both teams hockey, memorable sights, once-in-aTuscany. A night in the small city of knew the lines, ‘Keep swimming, keep lifetime moments, and an incredible Montecatini was followed by a day of swimming’ along with ‘Mine...mine... opportunity to come together as a team sightseeing in Florence, the city that mine.’ We all laughed hard about it,” in the process. spawned the Renaissance. Pohtilla said. From the Duomo church with its On the trip back to Bolzano, the Don Stoner is sports information unique “dome within a dome” design to team stopped for a couple of hours in coordinator and accompanied the team on the beautiful plazas, the Ponte Vecchio the Bavarian winter sports mecca of their trip. bridge and the stunning churches and Innsbruck, host city for two Winter public spaces, the day Olympic games. As the team arrived, a in Florence, while running race was taking place as part of short, was still the city’s New Year’s Eve celebration, memorable. And providing a unique detour. several of the players Arriving back in Bolzano, the showed off their Auggies joined thousands of Italians at “power-shopping” the city’s soccer stadium for a grand skills as well. New Year’s Eve party, complete with Back on the bus bands, fireworks, and plenty of and the four-hour celebrating. journey to Rome New Year’s Day provided some of the where, yet again, the most incredible scenery of the trip, as scenery was the team traveled deep into the craggy outstanding at every high peaks of the Dolomite mountains, turn. The evening unique among the splinter ranges of the was spent in two of Alps. The cable car rides to the top of the most famous the mountain at a local ski area gave the places in Rome, the Auggies plenty of stunning views for Spanish Steps and the photo opportunities and time for Trevi Fountain. Jana Ford (2) and a Bolzano player pursue the puck during playing in the snow. Augsburg’s 6-2 victory over the HC Bolzano Eagles. Augsburg won According to legend, The next day, Augsburg had its last if you throw a coin in all three of its games against opponents from Italy and Austria, outscoring the foes by a 26-2 margin. game of the trip against the best team in Winter 2003-04 7 Staff photo Staff photo Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 11 AN ENORMOUS HONOR FOR DISCOVERY OF TINY PROTEINS PETER AGRE ’70, THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY by Betsey Norgard Augsburg’s focus on vocation centers on listening for and responding to a call in one’s life. Peter Agre’s illustrious career has exemplified this process of understanding one’s passions and talents, and discerning the work that would best use them in service to others. Last fall, Agre’s life was unexpectedly and dramatically changed by another call—a single telephone call that came at 5:30 in the morning on October 8. The voice on the other end spoke politely with a Swedish accent and informed him that he had won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2003. Since then, Agre’s life has been a whirlwind of travel, interviews, ceremonies, speeches, and thousands of e-mails. Highlights have been the Nobel week in Stockholm, honors at the White House, and, most recently, a hometown tribute befitting a high school and college hero. Agre is a Minnesota native, born in Northfield where his father taught chemistry at St. Olaf College. In 1959, Courtland Agre came to Augsburg as chemistry department chair, and within three years, with the help of new professors John Holum and Earl Alton, rebuilt and refurbished the department. Augsburg’s chemistry program then received the prestigious approval from the American Chemical Society. In his senior year at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Peter Agre was voted one of two most likely to succeed. He was not a focused student, however, and took more interest in the underground student newspaper than in his academic subjects. He refers to himself as a “handful” for his teachers. Already in his last year of high school, Agre began taking classes at Augsburg and then enrolled full time. Here he truly connected with several 8 Nobel winner Peter Agre returned to campus and visited the chemistry labs where he spent considerable time as a student in the late 1960s. Here, he chats with student Mike Starner about the day’s project. professors, most especially with John Holum in chemistry, and was able to complete a major in chemistry in twoand-a-half years, culminating in the decision to became a medical doctor. During medical school at Johns Hopkins University, Agre began gravitating toward research. “I wanted the kind of career where I could help people and do useful work that helped people—both as individual patients and by working on disease mechanisms,” Agre explains. “That’s what really got me into the science.” In his senior year in medical school, he began working in laboratories, rather than pursuing the advanced training of a specialty. After a three-year medical residency at Case Western Reserve University and a clinical fellowship at University of North Carolina, he returned to Johns Hopkins for a research fellowship in cell biology. In 1984 he joined the faculty and is now professor of biochemistry. It was his roommate in medical school who first connected him with a “hot” research lab on campus staffed by an international group of researchers, with whom he remains close. “It was actually the people doing science as much as the science that caught my interest,” Agre explains. “I never felt so excited about being with a group of individuals as with the people in this laboratory.” Some of these researchers traveled to Sweden to be with him at the Nobel ceremony. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 12 Prize-winning research Agre was honored for his work in discovering the existence of proteins that he named “aquaporins,” that are responsible for the passage of water across cell membranes, a process essential to all living things. Agre’s discovery was a result of research serendipity—or “luck favoring the well-prepared,” as it was described in a Johns Hopkins press release. In 1991, while engaged in other research, his lab noticed a small, ubiquitous protein, which they isolated and cloned—and which later proved to be the longsought-after regulator of water movement across cells. (See sidebar on page 11). Agre shares the $1.3 million prize with Roderick MacKinnon, of Rockefeller University in New York, whose research studied similar questions of cell transport involving ions. Across the ocean and seven hours earlier, Augsburg students, staff, and faculty watched via live webcast the formal proceedings of the Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10. Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in Oslo, Norway), on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, who bequeathed the endowment that funds the annual awards. For a week around this date, the 2003 laureates presented lectures, spoke at press conferences, made visits to academic and medical institutions in Scandinavia, and enjoyed the Nobel collegiality. Agre describes the week as “Cinderella-like, except at midnight everyone kept partying.” Agre received his gold medal at the The Nobel Prizes are awarded in highly formal prize ceremony, presented Stockholm, Sweden (except for the to him by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, surrounded by the royal family and prestigious academics. At the gala banquet, Agre presented a short “thank-you” speech on behalf of MacKinnon and himself (see p. 11). The Augsburg community was able to share in the festivities via a live webcast from Stockholm. In Christensen Center, a crowd gathered around a large computer Don Shelby (right), host of the afternoon show on WCCO radio, enjoyed a radio interview with Peter Agre and President Frame. monitor, under a A week in December Winter 2003-04 banner congratulating Agre, and cheered and clapped even while watching a very fuzzy screen image. Back home in Minnesota In February Agre returned to the Twin Cities for several days to visit his family, as well as to engage in yet another week of whirlwind activities and talks. His first stop in Minneapolis was at his high school alma mater, something he says he wanted to do for himself. His message to students there is one he repeated several more times during the week: “Whatever it is that captures your interest—you should go for it. There’s no limit in life. You can do whatever you want.” At Augsburg, to a filled Hoversten Chapel, Agre presented the same lecture about his research that he gave in Stockholm during Nobel Week. He likened the chance discovery of aquaporin water channels to that of driving along a gravel road in the middle of nowhere in northern Minnesota and suddenly coming upon a city of 200,000 people. “You think to yourself, ‘now this is really interesting,’ ” he quipped. While on campus, Agre had a chance 9 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 13 Agre and President William Frame testified before the Minnesota Senate Higher Education Budget Committee about the need for adequate funding for education. sequence of his findings that led to the aquaporin discovery and describing extensive research others have carried forward in expanding the knowledge and seeking medical applications. Courtland Agre was a chemist at 3M before and after his teaching career, working with a team of scientists to develop synthetic adhesives, and Peter Agre acknowledged that connection. Later, at the State Capitol, Agre appeared with President Frame before the Senate Higher Education Budget Committee to plead the need for science education and adequate funding for research and education. “Research is what lifts us,” Agre told the senators, and “no one is willing to pay for excellent research.” Without it, for example, he said, no new antibiotics can be developed to combat the growing immunity to current drugs. This critical research, especially in Third World countries, is not the kind of profitable research drug companies seek. With the image projected on a large screen beside him, Peter Agre presented his research on “aquaporins” to over 600 employees as part of Tech Forum series at 3M. to greet several of his former Augsburg professors—chemistry professors John Holum and Arlin Gyberg, math professor Henry Follingstad, and biology professor Ralph Sulerud, among others—and reiterated their contribution to shaping his science interests and career direction. During the week the Agre family also gathered on campus, a homecoming for 10 a number of Agre Auggies. Of Courtland and Ellen Agre’s six children, four are Augsburg graduates: Annetta Agre Anderson ’69; Peter ’70; James ’72, who serves on the Science Advisory Board; and Mark ’81. Courtland Agre died in 1995. At 3M’s Tech Forum, Agre spoke to a crowd of 600 or more, presenting the Cheerleading for science Agre enthusiastically talks about using his public forum this year to advocate for science education and the necessity for every person to be educated in science. With science an integral part of 21stcentury life, he stresses the importance Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/5/04 8:21 AM Page 13 PETER AGRE’S ‘THANK-YOU’ REMARKS ✷ DECEMBER 10, 2003 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Guests: AQUAPORINS Written in 1895, Alfred Nobel’s will endowed prizes for scientific research in physics, chemistry, and medicine. At that time, these fields were narrowly defined, and researchers were often classically trained in only one discipline. In the late 19th century, knowledge of science was not a requisite for success in other walks of life. Indeed, the 19th century painter James McNeil Whistler achieved artistic immortality despite failing chemistry at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, an experience which he remembered with amusement saying, “Had silicon been a gas, I would have been a major general.” But the depth of science has increased dramatically, and Alfred Nobel would be astonished by the changes. Now in the 21st century, the boundaries separating physics, chemistry, and medicine have become blurred, and as happened during the Renaissance, scientists are following their curiosities even when they run beyond the formal limits Peter Agre, Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry, used the opportunity when speaking on behalf of the two chemistry of their training. At the same winners, to laud and praise science teachers for their role in time, the need for general creating interest for their students. scientific understanding by the public has never been larger, and the penalty for scientific illiteracy never harsher. In his masterpiece, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the 1982 [Nobel] literature prize, describes the isolated village of Macondo where the inhabitants suffer from their own naiveté, trading their hard-earned gold to gypsies for what they believe to be amazing inventions—a magnet, a magnifying glass, and even an enormous, transparent crystal that fascinated them being so cold it was painful to touch. What they regarded as the greatest invention of their time was only a block of ice. In a way, the inhabitants of Macondo resemble contemporary individuals without any background in science. Lack of scientific fundamentals causes people to make foolish decisions about issues such as the toxicity of chemicals, the efficacy of medicines, the changes in the global climate. Our single greatest defense against scientific ignorance is education, and early in the life of every scientist, the child’s first interest was sparked by a teacher. Ladies and gentlemen: please join Dr. Roderick MacKinnon and me in applauding not the Nobel laureates but the heroes behind past, present, and future Nobel prizes— the men and women who teach science to children in our schools. Tack så mycket. © The Nobel Foundation, 2003 Winter 2003-04 a chance discovery © 2003, The Nobel Foundation. Photo by Hans Mehlin. NOBEL BANQUET Water comprises about 70 percent of the human body and is constantly passing across cell walls. Peter Agre was the first to identify the particular protein that serves as the channel through which the water passes. It was a discovery of chance for Agre’s lab team. While researching blood cells, they noticed a commonly reoccurring mystery protein. It was a colleague of Agre’s who suggested that this might be the long-soughtafter water channel. By isolating, cloning, and introducing this protein into frog eggs, Agre’s team was able to confirm that it, indeed, allowed passage of water—and Agre named it Aquaporin-1. Since then, research around the world has explored the presence of additional aquaporins—or “water pores”—and extensively documented their existence in bacteria, plants, and mammals. Not all are equally understood, however. Agre quips that a particular one, Aquaporin-6, was “sent by God for our hubris in saying that we understand these proteins.” While Agre’s research does not yield immediate cures or treatments for disease, it has exploded the understanding of what he dubs this “molecular plumbing system” and provided explanations for physiological processes at sub-disease states. As Agre says, “We have the answer—now what is the question?” From here, research will focus on application of this information in studying a wide variety of diseases— kidney diseases, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, Sjogren’s Syndrome, among them. Beyond that, Agre says that the research can also benefit biotechnology, and even agriculture. 11 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/5/04 8:21 AM Page 14 receiving something in translation. In his banquet speech at the Nobel Ceremony, Agre stated that “Our single greatest defense against scientific ignorance is education.” He then applauded the role of teachers, whom he called the “heroes behind past, present, and future Nobel prizes.” (See the full text of this speech on p. 11.) When talking with young people, he also encourages them to identify their heroes. One of Agre’s heroes he enjoys talking about is Nobel chemistry and Peace Prize laureate Linus Pauling, the eminent scientist whose unwavering opposition to nuclear testing led the fight to pass the limited test ban treaty. Pauling stayed with the Agre family while speaking in Minneapolis when Agre was a teenager, and the strong social conscience of the renowned scientist profoundly impacted Agre. Agre is taking advantage of his Nobel stature to speak out on issues affecting science research, especially against restrictions placed on research as a result of the war on terrorism. Together with other Nobel laureates, he has advocated on behalf of a former professor, Thomas Butler, who faced 69 felony charges and massive fines for the mishandling that he voluntarily reported of plague samples used in bioterror research. of being able to evaluate the validity of daily news, statements from government officials, and so on. People without science background are “totally at the mercy of the government or big companies that tell them a particular pollutant is not dangerous,” Agre says. Equally worrisome to Agre is the situation where decisions about foreign policy, such as signing the Kyoto Accord, are made by lawyers with no scientific background. Even though there are scientific advisors, he sees it as similar to 12 Learning for life In summing up, Agre believes that although science is important, liberal arts are critical to educate people in many different areas for a lifetime. He told the Senate higher education committee, “All the good in my life happened because of my education.” He believes that “part of being educated is learning that we learn our whole lives, and we need to … have some background in different cultures, study abroad.” Agre told the press that “the difference between laureates and the general public is that when we get up in the morning we really long to be at work.” That’s a statement of calling. ■ Courtland Agre taught chemistry at Augsburg for 17 years, from 1959 to his retirement in 1976. He also enjoyed an illustrious career in industry at both DuPont and 3M in the early research around synthetic adhesives. Agre revitalized Augsburg’s chemistry department and was recognized for his programs that brought high school students to campus. Under his leadership, Augsburg’s department received initial approval from the American Chemical Society. Agre’s last visit to campus was at Homecoming in 1995 when Peter Agre was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus. Courtland Agre died a few weeks later, in October 1995, from cancer. His wife, Ellen, when interviewed about Peter’s Nobel Prize, told Minnesota Public Radio her daughter said that before his death, Courtland had stated that one day Peter was going to win the Nobel Prize. “Courtland would be rejoicing,” Ellen Agre told the interviewer. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/5/04 8:22 AM Page 15 1 5 2 6 3 7 1 E. Milton Kleven ’46 and his daughter, Barbara Kleven Birky, are among the attendees at the dinner in honor of Peter Agre. 2 Bill and Kathy Urseth posed for a photo with Agre. 3 Augsburg regent James Haglund and his wife, Kathy, exchanged greetings with the Nobel Prize laureate. 4 Proud mother Ellen Agre enjoys the light moments of Peter’s presentation in the campus convocation about his research. 5 After his convocation in Hoversten Chapel, a throng of people waited to greet the Nobel laureate, including Philip Quanbeck Sr., to Agre’s left. 6 Agre reminisced with Professor Henry Follingstad, his former mathematics teacher, as members of the Department of Chemistry looked on. Clockwise, from lower left: Professor Joan Kunz, chair of the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Professor Arlin Gyberg, who taught Agre as a student; Professor Sandra Olmsted ’69, chemistry department chair; chemistry student Monica Koukal; and Follingstad. 4 Winter 2003-04 7 Dean Malotky ’71 (center) and Peter Agre were a year apart in the chemistry department. Cheryl (Rogalla) Malotky ’72 (left) looks on as they talked. 13 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 17 DISHING UP RECIPES FOR LEARNING AND SERVING by Betsey Norgard photos by Stephen Geffre Winter 2002-03 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 18 AS ANYONE WHO COOKS KNOWS, finding creative ways to combine ingredients is a challenge. In the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg, students receive surplus food from the College’s food service and other local food banks and transform these various ingredients into healthy and tasty meals for neighborhood residents in shelters and community programs. Augsburg is one of six campuses in the country to join The Campus Kitchens ProjectSM, a leadership development program of DC Central Kitchen. The project focuses on making use of recycled food, students in servicelearning, and teaching food preparation skills to the unemployed. It is also a great opportunity for volunteers from the campus and the community to combine talents. The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg opened in October with President and Mrs. Frame cooking the first meals under the direction of Augsburg’s Sodexho food staff. About 60 volunteers have been involved weekly since then, serving 100 to 300 meals—a total of more than 2,400 meals in the five months. Two or three nights a week, a team of LEFT PAGE, TOP—Freshman Nicholas Stuber (center) is one of the Augsburg Seminar (AugSem) students who worked in the Campus Kitchen as part of his religion and history classes. LEFT PAGE, CENTER—First-year students learn about the new Campus Kitchen at Augsburg. Front row (L to R): Chelsea Hosch, Megan Christensen, and Emily Squadroni. Back row (L to R): Micah Lenthe, Ted Toborg, Tayton Eggenberger, and Marisa Navarro LEFT PAGE, BOTTOM LEFT—Campus Kitchen supervisor Abby Flottemesch (right) and volunteer Bill Ogren ‘73 spoon out browned meat for the recipe being cooked up that evening LEFT PAGE, BOTTOM RIGHT—Senior Josh Reichow scoops out cans of chili as part of the meal he is making in the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg, with senior Rhia Gronberg working in the background. Up to 300 meals per week are delivered to neighborhood community programs. Winter 2003-04 Doug Klunk (center), Sodexho food service director at Augsburg, explains the kitchen facilities to the first-year Augsburg Seminar students who will be working in the Campus Kitchen program. volunteers assesses the food ingredients available that day, and cooks up meals of entrees, desserts, soups, etc. The next day another volunteer team delivers the food to one of three neighborhood agencies— Safe Place at Trinity Lutheran Church, the Brian Coyle Center Kids College, Catholic Charities’ Secure Waiting Place, and Peace House. “One thing I will never forget is just the look on their faces when they see that we have brought them some food,” said freshman Jennifer Ramos. “Along with being happy about the food, they are excited to see us.” Volunteers spend time at the centers after delivering the meals to get to know the people being served. One of Augsburg’s first-year seminars, or AugSem, included a service-learning component in the Campus Kitchen into paired religion and history classes. History professor Phil Adamo teaches Beginning of Western Culture, where students study how resources are collected, distributed, and controlled. Preparing and delivering the meals gave his students some first-hand understanding of how the process works. Project director Abby Flottemesch also helps the students organize additional activities—clothing drives, special events, and projects. In February, the student volunteers prepared a Valentine’s Day meal for teen parents and their children at the Division of Indian Work in Minneapolis. The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg developed from the collaboration of the Center for Service, Work, and Learning and Sodexho, the College’s food service provider. “It’s a natural extension of our community service-learning interests,” President William Frame recently told the Minneapolis Star Tribune, adding that it fit Augsburg’s mission to be an “active citizen in the neighborhoods.” In addition to fulfilling their AugSem requirements, first-year students learn the broader lessons embodied in the Campus Kitchens motto—“Teach, Reach, Feed, Lead.” “At the end of the day I feel better knowing that I have made an impact on someone’s life,” says Ramos. ■ 15 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 19 CCO ONONCNANE CMTNPI NUGSE C T I N G —a home for Hispanic/Latino students by Betsey Norgard • photos by Stephen Geffre IN 2003, Augsburg’s Hispanic/Latino Student Services program celebrated its 10th anniversary. Established in 1993, it is the newest of the four programs that provide services for ethnic populations at the College. During its first decade, the program grew from the initial 13 students served to over 40 students who now receive assistance and academic support in areas of admissions, financial aid/scholarships, registration procedures, academic advising, personal counseling, and advocacy. The students also receive help to obtain internships, employment, and community referrals. While most activity in the program involves the day students, weekend and graduate students also take advantage of services on campus and community networking. Augsburg’s program is growing at the same time the Hispanic/Latino population in the state of Minnesota is experiencing a triple-digit percentage increase, according to the 2000 census data. The College’s location in the heart of the Twin Cities makes it accessible to Hispanic/Latino youth of both Minneapolis and St. Paul, and Augsburg’s commitment to a diverse student body enables it to offer the financial and academic resources to reach these students. Of the more than 40 students served this year, 12 are international students, while more than double that number come from the Twin Cities metro area. Eloisa Echávez, who received her 16 Dulce Monterrubio, from Mexico City, is both a senior international relations major and an enrollment counselor in the Enrollment Center. bachelor’s degree in 1994 and master’s degree in educational leadership in 1998, was the program’s founder and director for its first six years. She is now executive director of La Oportunidad, Inc., a St. Paul community agency. “During this time, I witnessed first hand how the support that Hispanic/ Latino students received made a great impact,” Echávez states. “I saw [them] grow in every area of their lives, carrying proudly Augsburg’s mission and becoming leaders in their respective communities.” For three years, Hispanic/Latino students have participated in Scholastic Connections, a College scholarship program that pairs students of color with alumni of color in mentoring Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 20 relationships. Adela Arguello, a junior from Nicaragua, double-majoring in finance and economics, is one of three students currently “connected” to an alumni mentor. ”This scholarship has been one of the instruments that has made possible the great experience of having a college education in the U.S.,” she says. “My mentor, Diane Love-Scott, and her husband, Rick, have both been great mentors and great friends in the past two years.” Love-Scott, who graduated in 1998 and now is a social worker for Hennepin County, was one of the first students involved in the program and speaks about its impact. “Getting connected to the Latino program and being part of its development was an honor. … Since there only were a handful of Latino students, it felt like we were a family. The Latino program allowed for a group of students to be heard and recognized that otherwise would simply just have ‘blended’,” she says. Plus, becoming active in the Latino group helps students connect with other activities on campus. “My involvement with campus life was greatly attributed to my participation in the Hispanic/Latino SCHOLASTIC CONNECTIONS Students Renzo and Robert Amaya Torres (second and third from left) and Adela Arguello (second from right) and mentors (left to right) Franklin Taweh, Eloisa Echávez, Maria R. Johnson, and Diane Love-Scott are part of the Scholastic Connections program, pairing students of color with alumni mentors. Hispanic/Latino program director Emiliano Chagil stands at the right. Student Association,” says Juliana Martinez, who graduated last year with an MIS major and business minor. “As a transfer student, it can be difficult to approach other organizations and find common grounds with its members. By founding this student organization, the Hispanic/Latino Student Services [program] opened the doors to host and support events together.” In 2001, Augsburg was recognized as a “2001 Educator of Distinction” by Saludos Hispanos, a Los Angeles-based career and education magazine and Web site for its efforts in outreach and Speaking on behalf of the mentors at the annual Scholastic Connections dinner, Diane Love-Scott ’98 commented that “a lot of the people sitting at these tables are a big part of what I am today.” Winter 2003-04 recruitment. Included in that are the College’s efforts to provide financial aid and scholarships above and beyond what is available through normal state and federal sources. Senior Victor Acosta received federal funding and academic support that are helping him excel as a physics major. He is the recipient of a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for math and science students and has spent two summers engaged in research funded by the National Science Foundation. Part of the College’s and program mission is to help students prepare for Juniors Renzo and Robert Amaya Torres, twin brothers from Colombia, spoke on behalf of scholarship recipients at the Thanksgiving reception for scholarship donors last November. 17 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 21 jobs in the workplace. Martinez found a position as a technology coordinator at a St. Paul community development center. Charles Barton, a 2003 graduate in education, who has been featured in a continuing series in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, has decided to bide his time until the right teaching job opens up. In the meantime, he mentors at-risk kids and manages a before- and after-school program at a metro-area school. Students from the various Hispanic/Latino countries bring their cultural traditions to Augsburg’s campus life. During Hispanic Heritage Month, mid-September to mid-October, a series of community speakers and presentations focused on cultural traditions and social issues in Mexico, and Central and South America. Each year in Chapel during Advent, the Hispanic/Latino students present Las Posadas, a reenactment of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and search for lodging. The campus community joins in singing the procession along, and then celebrates with the festive breaking of a piñata. Program director Emiliano Chagil believes that Augsburg will grow as a resource to the burgeoning Hispanic population. Augsburg’s weekend program is especially suited to help working adults in the Hispanic community complete an undergraduate education— the dream of many immigrants seeking better lives for their families. He credits ABOVE—Hispanic/Latino students and others in Augsburg’s chapel joined to sing the traditional songs of the celebration of Las Posadas that reenacted Mary and Joseph’s journey to find lodging for the Christmas night. LEFT—Emiliano Chagil, Hispanic/Latino Student Services director, congratulates Charles Barton as he graduated with a major in education last May 18 the support of the administration, especially that of Ann Garvey, associate dean for student affairs, in helping shape the direction of the ethnic programs. Chagil, a native of Guatemala who came to the Twin Cities in 1980, has a master’s degree in theology from the University of St. Thomas School of Divinity and considers himself a testament to what is possible. “The world is a wonderful world, but one must have faith, and believe in one’s self and trust others that our mission on Earth to better creation can only be accomplished with a community,” Chagil says. “Education is the right guidance for the journey. Our nation is waiting for leadership and one must consider the challenge. As commonly said in Spanish, ‘Dios primero,’-— ‘Let God be first.’ ” ■ CONNECTING ON CAMPUS CONNECTING ON CAMPUS CONNECTING ON CAMPUS CONNECTING ON CAMPUS CONNECTING Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 22 AUGSBURG A K E T O F A M I LY A F F A I R Winter 2003-04 many of his games, and is already looking forward to next year’s season. Outside of basketball, although Alex and Kevin attend classes on the same campus they hardly see each other. Alex’s MAL classes meet every other weekend, and Kevin studies during the week. Even so, they still find time to meet or talk every now and then—as when they needed to clear a mix-up on their e-mails. One of Kevin’s professors, unaware that Charles Walbridge When considering their options for higher education, this father and son duo from Forest Lake, Minn., had no intention of attending the same college. However, the educational paths of Alex and Kevin Keto led them both down different roads to Augsburg College. Alex, who is currently a marketing manager for Wendy’s International, Inc., came to Augsburg in September 2002 to enroll in the College’s Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL) program. He had been planning to pursue graduate education after his son completed high school, and wanted something different than an M.B.A. Augsburg’s MAL focus on leadership intrigued him as different from other comparable college programs. Believing that “you can never stop learning,” he felt he had found a “perfect fit” at Augsburg. He feels the leadership aspect of the program will benefit him in his job and give him a competitive edge. “I hope to take what I know,” he says, “and add some leadership to incorporate mentoring to develop some kind of leadership program.” Alex’s son, Kevin, choose a different road to Augsburg, which was in no way influenced by his father. Kevin entered Augsburg as a freshman last fall. A graduate of Forest Lake High School, he was involved in community service through the National Honor Society (NHS) and was the point guard on the varsity basketball team. As a team member and co-captain, he helped run basketball camps for younger players. Kevin’s college selection pointed Augsburg’s way because he wanted to attend a school that had diversity, that was in the city, and where he could continue to play basketball. To his great joy, he made the varsity team in his first year and found that college basketball was a new experience he really enjoyed. He also enjoyed having Alex in the stands at Stephen Geffre by Rebecca Welle ’04 Father and son Alex and Kevin Keto enjoy a rare moment together on campus. Both are Augsburg students, but their class schedules rarely overlap. Freshman guard Kevin Keto was drawn to Augsburg as a school in the city where he could continue playing basketball—and have his father in the stands for many games. Kevin was not the only Keto on campus, e-mailed him with praise for a paper he wrote, asking if it could be shared with the class. Much to the professor’s surprise, the e-mail went to Alex, who wrote back explaining the confusion. The professor than e-mailed Alex back thanking him for setting everything straight and complimenting the work of his son. Although Alex plans to complete his degree in the next year, Kevin will not be far behind. Because of advanced placement courses in high school, he is on an accelerated pace in his college studies. He has continued his service work from high school and is currently volunteering as a tutor for Somali children as part of his Christian vocation class. Kevin has already accepted a position for next year as a resident assistant in Urness Hall, where he will help new freshman find their way around new classes, a new campus, and new experiences. ■ Becky Welle is a senior communications major and intern in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 19 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 23 AAlumni LUMNINews NEWS From the Alumni Board president’s desk… T hese are exciting times for Augsburg College and Augsburg alumni. Several months ago, the College launched the “Transforming Education” marketing campaign. Billboards, radio and magazine advertisements, and the Augsburg Web site reflect that which all Augsburg alumni know: “Be yourself at Augsburg, and leave completely changed.” One alumnus who exemplifies the transforming nature of an Augsburg education is Peter Agre ’70. Shortly after the campaign was launched, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Peter was one of two winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (see the feature story on p. 8 for details). Peter’s award is a fantastic honor and all Augsburg alumni can be proud of his achievement. Peter’s honor has personal meaning for me. While a senior at Augsburg, I traveled to Baltimore in the spring of 1984 to visit the Johns Hopkins University where I would matriculate in the School of Medicine that fall. Peter, early in his career at the time, warmly welcomed me to the city and into his home. He gave me an exhaustive tour of the city and the medical school and introduced me to many of his colleagues. Later, Peter was my teacher and mentor on the clinical wards. Despite his busy schedule, Peter always had time to talk and reminisce (especially about Minnesota and Augsburg). He was a terrific mentor and later a good friend and colleague. Congratulations, Peter! In Alumni Board news, Dan Anderson ’65, who joined the Alumni Board last year, recently accepted appointment to the Augsburg Board of Regents. One of Dan’s primary roles on the Board of Regents will be to represent the Alumni Board and alumni. Dan is a dedicated supporter of the College, and this appointment will surely benefit the entire Augsburg community. These truly are exciting times for Augsburg and its alumni. Within a Christian context, the College remains committed to an education that is academically excellent and “transforming.” One measure of the “transforming” nature of an Augsburg education is alumni participation in the affairs of the College. Indeed, alumni have not only increased their participation in alumni events, but have also increased their giving of time, talents, and financial gifts to Augsburg. On behalf of the Alumni Board, I thank you for your generosity! Paul S. Mueller ’84, M.D. President, Alumni Board A ugsburg alumni are invited to explore Lutheran heritage in Germany and Eastern Europe in a tour sponsored by the Alumni Association, October 15-27. This custom created travel program features the places of Martin Luther’s life and ministry in the German cities of Wittenberg and Eisleben, as well as a special worship service at the American Church of Berlin, where Augsburg alumnus Rev. Ben Coltvet ’66 is currently pastor. The itinerary also includes visits to Dresden and Leipzig, as well as to two of Europe’s most beautiful capital cities, Prague and Budapest. In addition, tour participants will have an opportunity to interact with the local Lutheran community in 20 Bratislava, Slovakia, where the Lutheran church dates back to the 16th century. Augsburg professor Dr. Mark Tranvik and his wife, Ann, will host this tour from the Twin Cities. Tranvik has taught reformation history at Augsburg for 10 years and has recently visited the places of Martin Luther’s life in Germany. Pre-registration is required by June 15. A tour information and education meeting will be held May 16 at 2 p.m. in the Christensen Center (Century Room). A tour brochure is available for download in the Alumni News section of the Now Online at <www.augsburg.edu/now>. For further Czech Tourist Authority Alumni tour features Lutheran heritage in Germany and Eastern Europe information, contact Alumni/Parent Relations at 612-330-1178 or <alumni@augsburg.edu>. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 24 Second annual Connections event a success T SUMMER AUGGIE HOURS Auggie Hours are held the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Please join us! Staff photo he second annual Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event, cosponsored by Augsburg College and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, was held January 31. It was an inspirational morning for over 130 participants including more than 25 current Augsburg students. “What makes this women’s event unique compared to others is that we invite students to participate in this leadership development opportunity so The second annual Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event in January was a successful and they may network and be encouraged inspiring morning for over 130 participants. The by the experiences and stories of the presenters, pictured above, were: Front row (L to amazing women who attend,” said Sue R): Annette Minor, Tammera Ericson ’93, Julie Sabo ’90 (Back row): Anne Frame, Jennifer Martin, Klaseus, vice president of Augsburg’s I. Shelby Andress ’56, Jennifer Grimm ’99. Institutional Advancement and Community Relations. challenges of working in traditionally Presenters included Jennifer Grimm ’99, male-dominated industries, finding balance international recording artist; Jennifer between work and parenting, living a life Martin, senior vice president for corporate of service, igniting your passion to follow administration at Thrivent and an your dreams, achieving financial security, Augsburg Board of Regents member; Anne dealing with grief after caring for a Frame, a financial consultant and Augsburg terminally ill loved one, and more. leader; Annette Minor, attorney and In addition, participants were given the consultant with HD Minor, LLC; Tammera opportunity to break into smaller groups Ericson ’93, attorney and member of the for networking at roundtable conversations Columbia Heights City Council; Julie Sabo led by a host committee made up of ’90, former MN senator; and I. Shelby women leaders throughout the community, Andress ’56, consultant and owner of I. many of whom were Augsburg alumnae. Shelby Andress, Inc. Watch for details of the third annual Presentations were wide-ranging and event in upcoming issues of the Augsburg included motivational discussions of the Now! A-Club and AWAC merge A ugsburg’s two alumni athletics organizations—A-Club and the Augsburg Women’s Athletic Club (AWAC)—merged in November. This new joint venture unites all resources, talent, and passion into a single cause directed at supporting the success of Augsburg athletics. On the immediate horizon, the new A-Club will be a major fundraising force for the proposed South Wing expansion of Si Melby Hall. The project is an important and necessary step in upgrading facilities for all students, staff, Winter 2003-04 physical education majors, and intercollegiate athletes. Look for an expanded story about the merger in the spring/summer issue of the Augsburg Now. The new A-Club’s first joint golf tournament is June 28 at the 27-hole Pebble Creek course in Becker, Minn. Proceeds from this annual event underwrite various A-Club activities, including the Hall of Fame banquet. Contact the Athletics office at 612-330-1249 for more information. May Toby’s on the Lake, Oakdale June Solera, Downtown Minneapolis July Dock Café, Stillwater August Bar Abilene, Uptown Minneapolis 2004 Alumni Directory T he 2004 Augsburg Alumni Directory is underway. Have you returned your questionnaire or contacted the publisher (Harris) toll-free to verify your information? If you did not receive your questionnaire or have questions, contact Alumni/Parent Relations at 612-330-1178 or 1-800-260-6590 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu>. Lutheran Free Church celebration A celebration of the tradition and heritage of the Lutheran Free Church is planned for Sat., June 12. All alumni are welcome to attend this special day of worship, “singspiration,” testimonials, lectures, and conversation. Preregistration is required by June 1; contact Alumni/Parent Relations for more information at 612-330-1178 or <alumni@augsburg.edu>. 21 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 25 HOMECOMING 2003 photos by Stephen Geffre Robert Stacke ’71, Augsburg associate professor of music, led the pep band at the Homecoming football game. Stan Waldhauser Members of the Class of 1993 gathered before the football game for a tailgating party to celebrate their 10-year reunion. The Augsburg Spirit Squad cheered the Auggies on to their victory over Carleton College. Fans expressed their Auggie pride at the Homecoming football game. 22 Knut Hoversten ’30 (right) and his family were honored with the 2003 Distinguished Service Award. Since Knut’s 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 (left). Students, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered for the second annual Homecoming reception celebrating Augsburg’s four ethnic programs: the American Indian, Pan-Asian, Pan-Afrikan, and Hispanic/Latino student service areas. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 26 Charles Walbridge Brenda Henrickson Capek ’63 gathered with fellow alumni and faculty at the psychology department’s 40th anniversary celebration and reunion. Staff photo Jeremiah Knabe and Katie Scheevel were crowned 2003 Homecoming King and Queen. Senior Jamie Smith, Auggie wide receiver, helped lead Augsburg to a 19-0 victory over Carleton College. Joel Nelson ’85 joined fellow alumni and faculty of biology, chemistry, math, physics, and psychology at the science alumni gathering. Staff photo Jane Jeong Trenka ’95 and Aaron Gabriel ’00 read their work at the English department’s wine and cheese reading and reunion. Trenka’s book, The Language of Blood: A Memoir (Borealis Books), is nominated for two Minnesota Book Awards and was chosen by the Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers Program as a fall 2003 selection. Ertwin Jones-Hermerding ’69 (pictured above) and the Rev. Hans G. Dumpys ’56 were honored at Homecoming Dinner as recipients of the 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award. Other honorees included Tammera Ericson ’93 with the First Decade Award and both John Benson ’55 and Sigvald V. Hjelmeland ’41 with Spirit of Augsburg awards. Winter 2003-04 The Rev. Hans G. Dumpys ’56 (right), 2003 Distinguished Alumnus, enjoyed conversation following the Homecoming chapel service, which celebrated the golden anniversary Class of 1953 and featured guest speaker Rev. Arthur Rimmereid ’53. 23 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 27 2003 HOMECOMING 1953 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1953 (L to R) Row 1 (seated): Beverly Nystuen Carlsen, Gloria Parizek Thorpe, Darlyne Deem Lamb, Ruth Ringstad Larson, Marilyn Elness Froiland, Gloria Ostrem Sawai, Ruth Aaskov, Erland E. Carlson. Row 2: Don Dillon, Dorothy Strommen Christopherson, Dorothy Skonnord Petersen, Betty Manger Anderson, Helen Lodahl Amabile, Eleanor Baker Dahle, Phyllis Vik Swanson. Row 3: Leroy (Roy) Petterson, Donovan Lundeen, Jerome Engseth, Donald Oren, Dave Rykken, Joseph Vahtinson, Lorne Hill, James Hamre. Row 4: Duane Christensen, Quentin Goodrich, Bill Oudal, Art Rimmereid, Roy Dorn, Herman Egeberg, Mark Raabe, Arthur Shultz, Howard “Howie” Pearson. 1963 CLASS OF 1963 (L to R) Row 1 (seated): Diane Lindberg Lee, Joyce Gustafson Hauge, Barbra Beglinger Larson, Brenda Henrickson Capek, Paul Rasmussen, Jerelyn Hovland Cobb, Stephen “Gabe” Gabrielsen, Nancy Joubert Raymond. Row 2: Marilyn Peterson Haus, Sara Halvorson Strom, Karen Tangen Mattison, Mary Jo Cherne Holmstrand, Mary Lower Farmer, Judy Hess Larsen, Faith Bakken Friest, Linda Johnson Merriam. Row 3: William Kallestad, Janet Evenson Potratz, Ron Starkey, Roger Bevis, Ellen Vlede Meliza, Brad Holt, Carol Anderson McCuen. Row 4: John Wanner, Glenn Peterson, Morris Bjuulin, Donald Gjesfjeld, David Steenson, Wayne Christiansen. 24 Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 28 1978 CLASS OF 1978 (L to R) Row 1 (seated): Kevin Hoversten, Dennis Meyer, Jennifer Abeln Kahlow, Ellen Wessel Schuler, Debbie Zillmer Hoppe, Donadee Melly Peterson, Noreen Walen Thompson, Louise Dahl Wood. Row 2: Jonathan Moren, Bonnie Lamon Moren, Amy Jo Thorpe Swenson, Cindy Peterson, Lora Thompson Sturm, Susan Shaninghouse, Bev Ranum Meyer, Paula Winchester Palermo, Holly Crane Smith, Cynthy Mandl. Row 3: Tom Wingard, John Karason, Roberta Aitchison Olson, Dawn Heil Taylor, Kim Strickland, Julie Rasmussen, Kris Iverson Slemmons, Joel Hoeger, Steve Thompson. Row 4: Rick Swenson, David Backman, Eric Spore, David Wilhelm, Richard Swanson, Connie Lamon Priesz, Jerry Wood. Recipients of Augsburg’s DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD HOVERSTEN FAMILY (bottom left, L to R) Row 1 (seated): Chris Busch, Weston Busch, Tim Larson, Holly Mell, Janet Reily, Katelyn Mell, Megan Mell, Craig Mell. Row 2: Sister Mary Colleen Hoversten OSF, Garfield Hoversten, JoAnn Downing Osborne, Julianne Melll, Knut Hoversten, Chrestena Fixen, Marguerite Haster Hoversten, Phyllis Hoversten. Row 3: Lenice Gadmundson Hoversten, Joan Novy Hoversten, Kermit Hoversten, Ruth Hammer Hoversten, Jill Nafstad, Wendy Larson, Clara Amundson, Bernice Digre, Elizabeth Bade, Karina Peterson, Linda Singer, Chester Hoversten, Loretta Pletan Hoversten. Row 4: Allen Hoversten, Peter Hoversten, Francis Hoversten, Norman Mell, Kevin Hoversten, Chet T. Hoversten, Clenora Hoversten, Marjorie Hoversten, Paul Larson, Vincent Hoversten, Clifford Digre, Annette Hoversten Hanson, Clarence Hoversten, Lorna Hoversten, Roger Larson, Elise Larson, Tom Hoversten. Row 5: Kari Lucin, Gregg Nafstad, Andrew Busch, Laurie Busch, Kyle Hoversten, Shannon Swanson Hoversten, Tim Hoversten, Karla Singer, Pattie Sausser, Philip Hoversten, Jon Hoversten. Winter 2003-04 25 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 29 CLASS NOTES Class Notes Raymond Klym, Bloomington, Minn., was inducted into the Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame and will be inducted into the Minneapolis South High School Wall of Honor in April. He can be reached at <rklym@netzero.net>. 1948 Clarence “Bobb” L. Miller, Coral Gables, Fla., was elected to the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1995 and the YMCA Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1997, both in Holyoke, Mass. 1953 Leland Fairbanks and his wife, Eunice, were honored by the mayor of Tempe, Ariz., when he declared August 16, 2003, as “Dr. Leland and Eunice Fairbanks 50th Anniversary Day” in tribute of their golden anniversary and their service to Tempe. Gloria (Ostrem) Sawai received the Distinguished Alumni Award at Canada’s Augustana University College 2003 Homecoming celebration in October. 1954 John “Jack” E. Seaver, Edgerton, Wis., is enjoying retirement with his wife, Lois. He can be contacted via e-mail at <loisseaver@msn.com>. 1957 Stanley B. Baker, Raleigh, N.C., published the fourth edition of School Counseling for the Twenty-First Century (co-authored by Edwin R. Gerler Jr.) by Pearson Prentice Hall publishers. The new edition features online 26 lessons and an Internet site. Baker is a professor of counselor education at North Carolina State University. 1959 Don C. Olson traveled to San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala, in August; it was his seventh year traveling as a mission worker. 1961 Kenneth J. Manske, Asheville, N.C., is a retired professor of chemistry from Mars Hill College. He and his wife, Janet, can be reached at <kjm39@charter.net>. Nellie Jones von Arx, Farmingville, N.Y., retired in June from Sunrise Medical Labs where she was a microbiology supervisor for 16 years. Prior work included 15 years as microbiology supervisor at North Shore University Hospital in Glen Cove, N.Y.; 10 years in medical technology at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Minneapolis; and over two years in U.S. Peace Corps, Sabah, Malaysia. 1968 Frank Lawatsch, Benson, Minn., is hospital administrator at Swift County-Benson Hospital, which was recently honored as one of the top 100 rural hospitals in America. Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and president of the Lutheran World Federation, wrote a commentary published in the Oct. 18, 2003, St. Paul Pioneer Press (“Pope has been a fighter for Christian unity”) celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II. Hanson met with the pope last spring. Diane Tiedeman, Richfield, Minn., is enjoying her retirement from teaching for Bloomington Public Schools. She likes spending time with family and friends, planting flowers, and taking care of her lawn. 1970 Ray Hanson, Sterling, Va., received a “Lightning Award” from ITT Industries AES Division. He also celebrated the marriage of his daughter in June. 1971 Barbara (Lien) Nordaune, Glenwood, Minn., was elected to serve as associate grand conductress of the Order of Eastern Star at its 2003 Grand Chapter meeting in St. Cloud. In addition to her many duties, she will be traveling throughout the state and to other jurisdictions to represent the Grand Chapter of Minnesota. Barbara is a member of the Minnewaska Chapter #129 in Glenwood, and works as a computerized embroidery operator at Cowing Robards in Alexandria. Her husband, Lyndon, owns and operates MTM Marine. Mark Saari, Rush City, Minn., is principal of Rush City High School. 1965 Neil Sideen, Howard Lake, Minn., is public television coordinator for the City of Howard Lake and is involved in affiliated marketing on the Internet. He can be reached at <cable@howard-lake.mn.us>. ALUMNI ON THE ROAD Courtesy photo 1947 1966 Rodger T. Ericson, an Air Force lieutenant colonel, was deployed oversees to a forward operating location to support the mission of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 1967 Stuart Utgaard, Star Prairie, Wis., owns Sportsman’s Warehouse, a national chain of hunting, fishing, and camping stores that was featured in the December 2002 issue of Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine. Clinton Peterson, Tracy, Minn., participated in the National Festival of the States Concert Series in Washington D.C. in July as director of the Tracy Community Band. Forty band members presented concerts at the Navy Memorial, the Fairfax Retirement Village for military officers, and the Lincoln Memorial. The Tracy Community Band was Minnesota’s representative in this festival. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 30 Rev. Arvid Dixen ’52 brings a Memorial Day message of peace by Jen Hass Reprinted by permission of Quad Community Press in White Bear Lake, Minn. Arvid “Bud” Dixen is convinced that most people think of Memorial Day as simply a sign of summer’s arrival. And he’d like to change that. Courtesy photo ALUMNI PROFILE The Korean War veteran and Circle Pines, Minn., resident said people could best spend their time this holiday weekend by visiting gravesites or war memorials. Even better, the 73-year-old Dixen suggests, is to get involved with the peace movement. His own history as a political activist is a long one, kindled by his war experiences and his religious training. After graduating from Augsburg College in 1952, Dixen was drafted into the military and was a combat engineer in the Korean War. He said the experience fighting at the tender age of 21 for more than a year—and his religious views about how Christians should react to war—changed his mind about the necessity of such conflict. “If people could live in dignity and basic peace, they’re not going to war,” he said. Dixen returned home a changed man, not unlike other soldiers who came back from the so-called “forgotten war.” He became a preacher after attending Luther Seminary and worked during the next three decades at churches across the Midwest. But it isn’t just peace that drove him into the streets and powered his sermons. Dixen was jailed for three days with Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1962 for demonstrating against Rev. Arvid “Bud” Dixen ’52 has worked to segregation in Albany, Ga. He helped promote the country’s first female Lutheran parish promote peace ever since his service as a pastor through the ranks at combat engineer in the Korean War. Edina Community Lutheran Church in the ’70s. Around that same time, he rallied church members to raise money for Dennis Banks and Russell Means, members of the American Indian Movement, who were arrested for taking control of Wounded Knee in South Dakota. “All of these things are tied together, to recognize the dignity and worth of every person,” he explained. Today, Dixen has kept busy as a member of Veterans for Peace, People of Faith Peacemaking, and the St. Paul Affinity Group, which is made up of volunteers with the international Nonviolent Peaceforce organization. He has continued being a minister on a part-time basis for a small ELCA Lutheran ministry called Kairos. And he still speaks out about basic human rights and how they apply to the modern day—though he’s just as likely to be enjoying classical music and reading with his cats, Mozart and Socrates, at his feet. “We’re audacious enough to think we can stop people from starting war,” he said. “But it isn’t just an effort being made by white people—this is a worldwide effort.” It’s a mission that has sent Dixen across the country to speak at political rallies and faith forums, to write cabinet members in President George W. Bush’s administration, and to contact reporters about how to best cover wars, speaking with local establishments like the Star Tribune and KARE-11. It has also sent him to protest locally, primarily at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Lake Drive in Circle Pines, where protesters gathered for the latest Iraqi conflict. Dixen isn’t a pacifist but believes in questioning all American military action. He emphasizes caring for other nations, keeping the peace, and obeying the Christian dictate to “Love your enemies.” “I consider myself a patriot,” he said, “but that doesn’t mean I’m uncritical.” Winter 2003-04 27 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 31 Class Notes ALUMNI PROFILE David Cheung ’73: Tissue transplant pioneer Staff photo by Lynn Mena Peter Agre ’70 isn’t the only Auggie making news in the science community. Agre’s discovery of aquaporins and his resulting Nobel Prize in Chemistry (see p. 8) is but one very public example of the research and accolades enjoyed by many of Augsburg’s esteemed science alumni. In fact, alumnus David Cheung ’73 is currently engaged in groundbreaking research that could very well lead to a Nobel Prize of his own. Cheung, a tissue transplant researcher, has successfully developed new tissue treatment methods that allow nonliving animal tissue to be rebuilt in humans as living tissue. This is remarkable because not only has Cheung demonstrated that non-living animal tissue can become living tissue in humans—but he has also demonstrated that non-living animal tissue has the potential to actually grow once it has been transplanted into another species. “Ultimately, my goal is to reduce the need for allograft (human to human) transplant tissues or human living cells (such as fetal cells) used in other popular tissue engineering techniques,” said Cheung. David Cheung ’73 (center) a tissue transplant researcher, has successfully developed new tissue treatment methods that allow non-living animal tissue to regenerate and grow in humans as living tissue. He stopped by the Augsburg campus in December for a visit with chemistry professor Arlin Gyberg (left) and Sandra (Larson) Olmsted ’69, associate professor of chemistry (right). “I would never have dreamt that such a thing was possible when I was a chemistry major at Augsburg,” added Cheung, reflecting upon his journey from Augsburg to his current professional research and success. “Augsburg provided me with an environment of integrity and a value system that is consistent with the basic faith of the Lutheran church,” continued Cheung. “Along with academic training, guidance, and encouragement, this value system made me what I am today. It prepared me to face a world full of people who often compete with no rules, principles, or integrity. For that, I am so thankful to Augsburg.” After graduating from Augsburg in 1973 with a B.A. in chemistry, Cheung received a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Minnesota. He received his doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Southern California, where he first started working on tissue transplant research under Dr. Marcel Nimni (Nimni helped develop the Hancock Valve—an artificial heart valve made from pig heart valves mounted on plastic frames wrapped in Dacron cloth). Cheung stayed on at USC and joined the faculty at the USC School of Medicine (now called the USC Keck School of Medicine). In 1995, Cheung left USC to join the International Heart Institute of Montana Foundation (part of the University of Montana and St. Patrick Hospital and Medical Sciences Center in Missoula) as director of the Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering Laboratory and as an adjunct associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences and biological sciences. In 2000, Cheung founded a medical device company called Philogenesis, Inc., located in Monrovia, Calif., a few miles from his home in Arcadia, where he has been working on the commercialization phase of his current research (he has been traveling back and forth between Montana and California every month for the past seven years). In addition, Cheung is a consultant to numerous medical device industries, as well as a volunteer associate professor in surgery and cardiology back at USC. Cheung and his wife, Chuane-Chuane, have two children: Rebecca, a pharmacist and fellow at the VA Medical Center in Loma Linda, Calif.; and Philip, a junior majoring in bioengineering. Cheung’s sister, Pearl (a 1971 Augsburg alumna) is a researcher with Cheung at Philogenesis (coincidentally, Pearl and Peter Agre were chemistry lab partners as Augsburg students). “Science is about being able to think logically and creatively, an ability given by God,” said Cheung. “It is by God’s grace that I had an opportunity to receive my undergraduate education at Augsburg and continue on to a career in biomedical research after further graduate training. “I hope that Augsburg’s current students can be encouraged to hold on to their faith long after their years at Augsburg,” continued Cheung. “I hope they are inspired to challenge the world and become future leaders.” 28 Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 32 1972 1974 Tim Nelson and Karen (Brien) ’72 moved to Colorado in January 2003 to be closer to their grandchildren. Both of their granddaughters are redheads, in honor of greatgrandfather LuVerne “Red” Nelson ’43. Tim works in Broomfield as a real estate broker/consultant for Redhorse Real Estate, Inc. Larry Walker, Minneapolis, who writes under the name Lars Walker, is author of Blood and Judgment, a fantasy novel published in December (Baen Books). This is Walker’s fourth book for Baen Books. Larry was a guest lecturer last summer on the Royal Princess cruise ship during a cruise from England to Norway. He lectured on the Vikings, sharing information he has gathered in his book research. 1973 Cheryl Paschke was named Educator of the Year by Young Audiences of Minnesota. Cheryl has been an advocate of Young Audiences for many years, and most recently worked as their partner in the award-wining “Classical Initiative Project.” She is a K-12 fine arts specialist for Minneapolis Public Schools, working as an orchestra conductor, music teacher, and arts coordinator. Gary Anderson, Minneapolis, is a systems development manager at Traveler’s Express in St. Louis Park. He can be reached at <ganderson@temgweb.com>. Rev. Michael F. Nelson, Cokato, Minn., is pastor of North Crow River, Grace, and Redeemer Lutheran churches in the rural Cokato-Dassel area. He previously served as pastor of Trinity Lutheran in Cass Lake and Our Savior Lutheran in Federal Dam, both in Minnesota. His wife, Sue, teaches music at St. Peter’s Elementary School in Delano. Joyce (Catlin) Casey and her husband, Paul, recently relocated to Waconia, Minn., to be closer to Waterbrooke Fellowship in Victoria, where Paul is worship pastor. Joyce is a second grade teacher at Albertville Primary School, where she has taught for 25 years. Winter 2003-04 1975 Steven Walen, Lino Lakes, Minn., is a teacher for the Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11. 1976 Shari (Simonson) Hanson, Delavan, Minn., works at Winnebago Elementary. She recently helped move her daughter into the ninth floor of Urness for her freshman year. Shari can be reached at <shhanson@blueearth.k12.mn.us>. Marjorie Miller, Minneapolis, is executive director of Southeast Seniors, a living-at-home block nurse program. 1977 Andrew Stevens & Associates in Phoenix, as well as president of Women in Healthcare, an organization serving executive women involved in healthcare or healthcare related services. She received a graduate degree in organizational development and has been working as a career consultant for over seven years; she was previously a flight nurse for 15 years. Phil Olson, Bloomington, Minn., works at General Mills, Inc. He and his wife, Carol, have two daughters attending Augsburg. He can be reached at <meant2b1@mn.rr.com>. Rev. Jon Schneider, Minneapolis, is senior hospice staff chaplain at North Memorial Medical Center. He and his wife, Carol, have four children. 1978 David Wilhelm, River Falls, Wis., is a physician at Western Wisconsin Medical Associates. 1980 Paul B. Kilgore, Duluth, Minn., was featured in the November issue of Minnesota Monthly magazine. His short story, Roeschler’s Home, was a winner of the magazine’s 18th annual Tamarack award. 1981 Roselyn Nordaune, Plymouth, Minn., was featured in the “Super Lawyers 2003” section of the August issue of Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine. She has practiced family law since 1980 and is a founder of Nordaune & Friesen in St. Louis Park. Dennis Gilbertson, Rochester, Minn., is general manager of the Saturn dealership in Rochester. He has been a sales manager at three other Rochester dealerships over the past 16 years. He and his wife, Colette (Kehlenbeck) ’79, can be reached at <dennisgi@lupient.com>. Jean M. Herges, Phoenix, Ariz., was recently named Career Consultant of the Year by the International Association of Career Consulting Firms (IACCF). Herges is vice president of consulting at 1982 Judy (Bodurtha) Dougherty and her husband, Chuck, own the Cover Park Manor, a bed and breakfast in Stillwater, Minn. HOMECOMING 2004 Spark Your Spirit October 5–9 Football Game vs. Gustavus Adolphus Saturday, October 9, 1 p.m. Homecoming Dinner Saturday, October 9, 5:30 p.m. Reunion Celebrations Classes of 1954, 1964, 1979, and First Decade, 1999-2004 Watch your mail and upcoming issues of the Augsburg Now for complete details. You can also stay up-to-date by visiting the alumni Web site at <www.augsburg.edu/ alumni>. 1983 Laurie (Bennett) Halvorson ’99 WEC, St. Paul, is in her fourth year teaching fifth grade at Como Park Elementary School. 1984 Lisa (Rykken) Kastler and her husband, Brent, live in Champlin, Minn. Brent, who designed the magazine format for the Augsburg Now, has a new line of greeting cards called Fun Cards, which are available at local Kowalski stores. 1985 Irwin James Narum Silrum, Bismarck, N.Dak., became the new deputy secretary of state for North Dakota. He worked for 18 years for the ELCA, most recently as executive director for Camp of the Cross Ministries near Garrison, N.Dak. His wife, Marci, is a producer and anchor for a new 5 p.m. statewide newscast for the CBS affiliate in Bismarck. 29 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 33 Class Notes ALUMNI PROFILE Courtesy photo It all started at Augsburg by Naomi (Christensen) Staruch ’81 Following is a story submitted by Naomi (Christensen) Staruch ’81, in which she recounts how a gathering she planned in 1998 to reconnect with Augsburg friends has led to frequent, ongoing get-togethers. We came from various parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, mostly. I hadn’t seen many of these people in ages. We were still good friends but we had, over time, lost touch as we became embroiled in our individual lives. As the days and years passed, our paths crossed only occasionally. This wasn’t right! We had been together on the journey that transformed us into adults—there were so many precious memories that shouldn’t be lost on heavily scheduled calendars, professional obligations, or family responsibilities. I needed to see these people. So I decided to throw a party. I picked the day, time, and place—it would be in my backyard in south Minneapolis. I sent invitations to about 25 folks, and asked them to RSVP so I could plan food and beverages. I had heard from a few that they couldn’t make it, but I pretty much assumed that everybody else would. Hah, we have a good laugh at that today! Thanks to a get-together she planned in 1998, Naomi (Christensen) Staruch ’81 (front row, far right) succeeded in reconnecting with several Augsburg friends; the group now meets on a regular basis. Pictured here from a gathering in November are: Front row (L to R): Sally (Hough) Daniels ’79, David Soli ’81, Richard ’81 and Jean Ann Buller, Naomi (Christensen) Staruch ’81 (Back row): David ’79 and Susan Cherwein, Katherine Skibbe ’79, John and Lori (Labelle) ’82 Bartz, Paul Daniels ’79. At the prime time of the party, only two people had arrived, Paul ’79 and Sally (Hough) ’79 Daniels, and they called a few blocks from the house to see if it was still okay to show up as they hadn’t returned their RSVP. It turned out that they were the lucky ones; they were the first to meet my husband-to-be, Steven. That was the “real” reason for that first party. I wanted to introduce the man I was about to marry (a native of Butler, Pa., of Slovakian heritage, a graduate of Oberlin College and the Eastman School of Music, a Minnesota transplant), to my good friends from college days. Paul, Sally, Steven, and I had a great evening together. That could have been the end but instead it was just another beginning. I was confident that this idea of reconnecting Augsburg friends was a good idea. Steven and I tried again a few months later and this time the backyard was full of college chums. We talked and laughed and told stories and talked and laughed some more. Even the non-Augsburg spouses were quickly inducted into the Auggie family. Amazingly, it seemed as though we had never been apart. Then someone mentioned the ages of their children, or someone else revealed that they had held the same job since college, and even a few were approaching their 20th wedding anniversaries! Soon we were proclaiming that we really weren’t old enough for these things to be possible, as it seemed we had only just graduated from college. Look at us—we are still so very young! That first get-together was in September 1998, nearly 20-some years after our days on the Augsburg campus. Steven and I were thrilled that most of these Augsburg friends sang in the choir at our wedding in February 1999. Now we intentionally get together two, three, even four times a year, just for fun. Involvement ebbs and flows as it is nearly impossible to find a time when every one is available for socializing—yet each time we are together we remember and celebrate the bond that ties us together. It all started at Augsburg. 1986 Lisa M. Pestka Anderson, Rochester, Minn., wrote and performed a one-woman show, Who Am I, and How Did I Get Here? at The Masque Youth Theatre and School in Rochester. 30 Augsburg theatre faculty, Darcey Engen ’88, directed the musical comedy. Lisa Baumgartner, Sycamore, Ill., is an assistant professor in the Counseling, Adult and Health Education Department at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. In May she was elected to the Adult Education Research Conference Steering Committee for a two-year term. Patrick Guernsey, St. Paul, was one of six AFSCME members chosen from around the nation to question 2004 presidential candidates at a Town Hall Forum in Des Moines, Iowa. The event was televised live on C-Span and CNBC. He has served as president of AFSCME local 552 Hennepin County Probation and Parole Officers since 1997. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Kara Anne (Hansel) Buhr, St. Paul, started the Como Block Nursing Program so more senior citizens could stay in their own homes. She is a social worker and works primarily with elders and hospice. 1987 Louise (Butler) and Peter Mason moved back to Richmond, Va., where Louise works with families at the Family Intervention Center of Virginia. The couple also runs an e-commerce business, CyberMall, at <www.cyber-mall.net>. Becky (Clifford) Jans, Blue Earth, Minn., is involved in the national program “Musikgarten” to bolster the learning curve in pre-schoolers. Alice (Dahl) Roth, St. Anthony, Minn., recently became assistant dean of Hamline University’s Graduate School of Education. 1988 Christie (Moechnig) Wetzel, Wells, Minn., was elected to the United South Central School Board for a four-year term. She owns Idle Ladies Jewelry and is also an independent distributor for SeneGence International. Christie and her husband, Doug, have two children: Davis, 6, and Lauren, 4. Dave Stevens appeared on ABC-TV’s That’s Incredible Reunion Show in August. He now works for ESPN, where he has won three Emmy Awards, and previously worked at KSTP-TV sports for nine years. 1990 Alisa Holen, Iowa City, Iowa, presented a pottery show, FatherDaughter Dance: Pottery Across the Generations, with her father, Norman Holen, Augsburg art professor emeritus, last fall at the Anderson Center in Red Wing, Minn., where she also served as an artist-in-residence (she was previously a studio artist at the Winter 2003-04 Page 34 center). The show was their first joint exhibit. Alisa is working on her master’s degree in ceramics at Iowa State University. Julie (Goede) Luers, Eden Prairie, Minn., was awarded the National Society for Marketing Professional Services’ highest honor, the 2003 Marketing Achievement Award. A highly competitive award, SMPS selected Julie based on her accomplishments and contributions in the following areas: research, education, professional leadership, marketing communications, and innovation. Julie is marketing director of the national architectural firm, Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, and past national president of SMPS. Nancy J. Nentl, Lakeville, Minn., is an assistant professor at Metropolitan State University’s College of Management, where she teaches marketing courses. She previously taught at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and at the University of St. Thomas Graduate School of Business. She owns her own business, Panoptics LLC, cocreating and writing business simulations for higher education. Vicki (Janssen) McDougall, North Branch, Minn., completed the K-12 principal licensure program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in September. She is a high school teacher for North Branch Schools. 1991 Jeff Ronneberg, Lino Lakes, Minn., is director of teaching, learning, and accountability for the Spring Lake Park School District. He previously served as principal of Woodcrest Elementary School. He and his wife, Jill, have two children: Sam, 3, and Sydney, 1. 1992 1995 Matt Mirmak, Minneapolis, is a loan officer at Secure Mortgage, Inc., based in Bloomington, Minn. Jody Rosenbloom (MAL), Northampton, Mass., was one of four recipients of the 2003 Harold Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education in Western Massachusetts. She also contributed a chapter in the recently published book, The Ultimate Jewish Teacher’s Handbook (edited by Nechama Skolnik Moskowitz and published by ARE: Denver); Rosenbloom’s chapter is called “The Teacher/Principal Relationship.” 1993 Doris Rubenstein ’93 MAL, Richfield, Minn., celebrated the publication of her book, The Good Corporate Citizen: A Practical Guide (Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated), in March. Doris owns PDP Services, a consulting firm that focuses primarily on philanthropy and citizenship, and her book shares the methods that PDP Services uses to help mid-market companies create vibrant, strategic, and ethical policies and procedures for their business philanthropy and volunteer programs. Jake Slegers is executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Slovakia. 1994 Maria E. Johnson, Minneapolis, is starting her 10th year as a middle school teacher at Webster Open School. She can be reached at <mariaj@mpls.k12.mn.us>. Amber (Meier) Tarnowski, Hastings, Minn., completed her Master of Art Conservation at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She is a Kress Fellow at Harvard, researching ways to apply microbiology techniques to art conservation and preservation. Kari (Schroeder) Prescott, Minneapolis, is a physician and opened her own practice in downtown Minneapolis last January. She can be reached at <keprescott@yahoo.com>. She and her husband, Scott, have a son, Simon. Tricia (Schafer) McCloy, White Bear Township, Minn., and her husband, Peter, have three children: Kieran, 7, Casey, 4, and Gavin, 3. Becky (Herzan) Miller is in her sixth year of teaching fourth grade for Rockford ISD #883. 1996 Margaret (Lubega) Johnson, St. Paul, is pursuing graduate studies. Annette Marie (Anibas) Poeschel, Excelsior, Minn., is the executive director of the Intercongregation Communities Association food shelf in Minnetonka, which provides food and assistance for families in the west metro community. In April 2003, the Excelsior Area Chamber of Commerce presented her with its 2003 Adult Hero Award, honoring her significant contributions to the community. Annette can be reached via email at <icaannette@juno.com>. 1998 Meghan (Carlblom) Blomquist, Minneapolis, received her elementary education teaching license in January. 31 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 35 Class Notes Laura (Paul) Newton, Minneapolis, was awarded a DOVE fellowship by the University of Minnesota. The fellowship is awarded to only a few students each year who are entering a master’s or Ph.D. program at the university and provides full tuition and a $15,000 stipend. She is pursuing a Master of Social Work. Raylene Dale, Woodbury, Minn., is technical director at Minnesota Lions Eye Bank in Minneapolis. She can be reached at <dalex011@umn.edu>. 1999 Victoria Sadek, West St. Paul, auditioned for and received the role of “Mudonna,” the official mascot for the St. Paul Saints baseball team. She is an English teacher at North Branch High School, where she teaches British literature, composition, and detective literature. She also coaches cheerleading and is the one-act play director. Tom Gronwold, Ashby, Minn., is a high school social studies instructor and junior high football coach at Ashby School. He was previously a part-time teacher at Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Minn. He and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter, Zoe, 6. Wendy (Hoekstra) Vogelgesang, Litchfield, Minn., is a second grade teacher at Lake Ripley Elementary and recently became a PartyLite consultant. 2000 Ryan Mills, Philadelphia, Pa., graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, N.J., with a Master of Divinity degree. He entered the Master of Sacred Theology program at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, and serves the Lutheran Campus Ministry at Princeton University. Mary Beth (Grahn) Gruis, Kerkhoven, Minn., works at Ridgewater College as an adjunct English faculty member and is working on her thesis at St. Cloud State University. She can be reached at <maryg@ridgewater.mnscu.edu>. Kenndy (Bade) Lewis is pursuing graduate studies in gerontology at St. Cloud State University. 2001 Jessica Rivera, Le Center, Minn., was appointed by St. Paul Lutheran Church as their 200304 intern. She will serve the parish by preaching, working with the youth group, and helping with church services. Heidi (Hoffman) Quezada, Minneapolis, is a warehouse manager for Second Harvest Heartland. She and her husband, Carlos, have three kids: Carmen, 4, Ethan, 3, and Elan, 3. Heidi can be reached at <hoffman@augsburg.edu>. Sarah Luce, Northfield, Minn., is a teacher at Montgomery Elementary School. 2002 Brendan Anderson, Burbank, Calif., guest conducted at Lutheran High School of Orange County, Calif., in a performance of his piece, I Believe, written for concert band and choir, in a benefit concert for a scholarship fund the school uses to send students to music camps. The Augsburg Concert Band also performed Anderson’s piece with the high school at the Crystal Cathedral in May 2003 during the Concert Band’s California tour. Kendra Roberg, Bloomington, Minn., is a research analyst for Hennepin County Public Defenders and is also pursuing graduate studies. Elizabeth Scanlan, Minneapolis, is a vocational coordinator for Access to Employment. 2003 Eric Bretheim, Minneapolis, works at Cargill. Courtesy photo A L U M N I C R U I S E T O I R E L A N D A N D N O R W AY Jeremy Jirele, Austin, Minn., is a staff accountant at LarsonAllen. John Tieben, Duluth, Minn., took part in the “White Coat Ceremony” at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine Duluth. The ceremony takes place during orientation when freshmen students first enter the medical community. Aaron Kolb, St. Paul, is a student at Luther Seminary and a part-time youth minister at St. Stephens Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake. He can be reached at <godlovesa@hotmail.com>. Weddings This past summer, Augsburg alumni and friends enjoyed a 12-night cruise to Ireland and Norway on the beautiful Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas. The tour was sponsored by A-Club and the Alumni Association. Pictured from the tour are: Back row (L to R): Dick “Porkchops” Thompson ’61, David Alberg, Oliver Dahl ’45, Barbara Garin, Patrick Garin, Glen Gilbertson ’52 (Front row): Jane Thompson, Mary Jane Alberg, Eileen Dankowski, Irvyn Gilbertson. 32 Debra Ann Balzer ’86, Lake Shore, Minn., married Robert Plagemann in June. Debra is starting her third year as career center director at Brainerd High Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 36 ALUMNI BOARD Upcoming Alumni Board Meetings April 20, June 15, and August 17 Meetings are open to the public and all alumni are invited to attend. Meetings are held in the Christensen Center at 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Alumni/Parent Relations at 612-330-1178 or <alumni@augsburg.edu>. CORRECTION In last year’s winter issue of the Augsburg Now (Vol. 65, No. 2), Eunice (Knudson) Iverson was incorrectly identified as being in the first row of the Class of 1942 photo printed on p. 18. Eunice was actually in the middle row, second from left. In turn, we believe that Lannie (Olson) Seal is seated in the first row, second from left. Please view the photo in the “Alumni News” section of the Now Online at <www.augsburg.edu/now>. School; Robert is a partner in JMS Homes. Daniel Nessel ’88, Brentwood, Calif., married Charmaine Trifon in June. Daniel works at Prudential Real Estate in Los Angeles; Charmaine works at Coldwell Banker Real Estate. Luke Peterson ’90 married Heidi Jacobson in November. Luke is a computer programmer at Midwest of Cannon Falls; Heidi is a business analyst at Northwest Airlines. Nancy Nordlund ’91, Minneapolis, married Allan Bernard in September. Nancy supervises the customer contact center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Lisa M. Nicosia ’01 married Brian Farrell ’95 in September. Lisa is a registered nurse at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minn.; Brian is an attorney at McCollum, Crowley, Vehanen, Moschet and Miller in Bloomington. Erika Timm ’95, Fridley, Minn., married Samuel Rodriguez in September. Erika is a physician assistant at Allina Medical Center in Champlin, Minn.; Samuel is a diabetes management consultant for Medtronic in Minneapolis. Stephen Oswood ’95, Minneapolis, married Laura Winter 2003-04 Slaughter in June. Stephen is a program manager at Restart, Inc., and can be reached at <scooby628@hotmail.com>. Tim Ronneberg ’96 married Melanie Harding in September. Tim is completing his family practice residency at St. John’s Hospital and will begin work as a physician; Melanie is pursuing her MBA at the University of Minnesota and works for the Target Corporation in the finance department. Laurie H. Boros ’97, Pierz, Minn., married Rocky L. Boser in April 2003 in Hawaii. Joseph Peter ’97, Farmington, Minn., married Shari Heggen in August. Joseph works at Gourmet Award Foods; Shari works at Park Dental. Emma Manville ’98, White Bear Lake, Minn., married Kevin Nelson in October. They both work for St. Paul Public Schools, where Emma is a kindergarten teacher and Kevin is an elementary counselor. Hanne Anderson ’99 married Jason O’Brien in September 2002. Hanne is a film editor at a production company in New York City, specializing in High Definition filmmaking. Becky Esser ’99, Ramsey, Minn., married Derek Anderson ’98 in October. Becky is a buyer for Augsburg Fortress Publishers; Derek is a computer analyst for Interactive Quality Services. Natasha Hamann ’99, Shoreview, Minn., married Josh Schaefgen in March 2003 in Cancun, Mexico. Tasha is a resident physician at St. John’s Hospital; Josh is an actuary for Allianz Life Insurance. Amanda Krebsbach ’99, New Brighton, Minn., married Ben West in June. Amanda is a fourth grade teacher at Spring Lake Park Schools. Stephanie Lein ’00 married Sam Walseth ’00 in Hoversten Chapel in August. Stephanie works at Theater Mu; Sam works at Capitol Hill Associates in St. Paul. Phoebe McDonald ’00 married Nicholas Johnson ’01 in October. They reside in Manhattan, where they both work in academic information technology—Phoebe at Columbia University and Nicholas at Brooklyn College. The couple previously worked in Augsburg’s IT department, which is where they met. Minneapolis, married Matt Segedy in May 2003. Heidi works in medical device sales at LifeScan in St. Paul; Matt is a pediatrician with Wayzata Children’s Clinic. Teresa Lewandowski ’01 married Christian Dawson ’01 in March 2003 in Invercargil, New Zealand. Teresa works at Phoenix Schools in Fair Oaks, Calif.; Christian works at South Pointe Academy in Sacramento. Solveig Grafstrom ’02, Huntsville, Ala., married Jackson Harren in August. Solveig works for the U.S. Space and Rocket Center; Jackson is studying industrial systems engineering at the University of Alabama, Hunstville. Amy Huseby ’02 married Rick Goebel in August. Amy is a PA-C in general surgery for LUTE OLSON ’56 MARRIES CHRISTINE TORETTI Julie Peterson ’00 married Kip Kaufmann in October. Julie is a financial planner assistant at Olson Weiss, LLC, in Bloomington, Minn.; Kip is a senior IT systems analyst at Cargill in Minnetonka. Luke Peterson ’00 married Heidi Jacobson in November. Luke is a computer programmer; Heidi is a business analyst at Northwest Airlines. Skylar Hanson ’01 married Jennifer Harrison in August. Heidi Erickson ’01, Lute Olson ’56 married Christine Toretti in April 2003. Olson, head basketball coach at the University of Arizona, met Toretti at an NCAA Foundation Dinner in April 2002 in Atlanta. Toretti is the chairman and CEO of S.W. Jack Drilling, an oil and gas exploration drilling firm in Indiana, Pa. 33 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 37 Class Notes Christopher Kambeitz ’02, Eden Prairie, Minn., married Melissa Ketchum ’01 in August. Christopher works in sales at Cargill-North Star Steel in Edina. Mara Koughan ’02, White Bear Lake, Minn., married Brad Louque in August 2002. Carrie Lister ’02, Fridley, Minn., married Nicholas Matros in April 2003. Carrie is an assistant site director for the Southdale YMCA’s school-age childcare department; Nicholas is a floor technician for Reichow Parquet Flooring in Cedar, Minn. Kristina Lutter ’02, Wayzata, Minn., married David Brackett Jr. in September. Kristina is a psychiatric technician at Fairview Riverside Medical Center. Troy Peterson ’02 married Nicole Forcier in October. Troy is an account analyst at John B. Collins Associates; Nicole is a senior payroll specialist with Best Buy Enterprises. Karen Tweeten ’02 married Russell Larson in September. Karen works at Jennings State Bank in Spring Grove, Minn.; Russell works at Larson Well Drilling of Mabel. Derek Kuhlman ’03, Maplewood, Minn., married Angela Mold in July. Derek works for 3 Diamond Corporation in Shoreview; Angela is a dental assistant at Metropolitan Pediatric Dental Associates in St. Paul. Elizabeth Lallak ’03, Tallahassee, Fla., married Aaron Sundstrom in January. She is a college admissions counselor. Births Rev. Paul Burow ’84 and his wife, Janeen, Brooklyn Park, 34 Minn.—a son, Christopher Michael, in April 2003. He joins brothers Danny, 10, and Jonathan, 8. Paul is pastor at Family of God Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Park. Karin (Sabo) ’86 and Nicholas Mantor, Burnsville, Minn.—a daughter, Sarah Nicole, in September. She joins siblings Emily, Thomas, and John. Deborah (Raetz) ’87 and Dale Hansmeier, Apple Valley, Minn.—a son, Paul James, in April 2003. Deborah is a special education teacher at Como Park Senior High, and can be reached at <deblr65@aol.com>. Devoney Looser ’89 and George Justice, Columbia, Mont.—a son, Carl Anchor Justice, in September. Bonnie (Gutknecht) ’91 and Thurston Miller, Granger, Ind.— a daughter, Salinda Josephine, in May 2002. Bonnie can be reached at <leaflaker@mail.com>. Kimberly Anne (Swanson) ’93 and Jeffrey Paul Meslow ’92, Plymouth, Minn.—a daughter, Kayla Grace, in September. She joins sister Ally Jillian, 2. The Meslows can be reached at <jeffmeslow@msn.com>. Ann, in May. Ann is a first-grade teacher at Moose Lake Schools, and Lee teaches high school social studies. Jeffrey Cameron ’96 and his wife, Linda, Vadnais Heights, Minn.—a daughter, Allison, in September. She joins sister Megan, 2. Jeffrey was named partner at E.J. Brooks & Associates, a law firm specializing in intellectual property law, and was named a “Rising Star” by Minnesota Law and Politics magazine. Liza (Lindquist) ’97 and Ted Jacobson, St. Louis Park, Minn.—a daughter, Annie Estelle, in August 2002. She joins brother Cecil, 3. Mary (Brooks) ’98 and Jon Wroge, Norwood Young America, Minn.—a daughter, Hanna Adaire, in January 2003. She joins siblings Kylie and Cole. Mary is an English teacher for Central Public Schools, and can be reached at <mwroge@central.k12.mn.us>. Kim (Eckstrom) ’99 and Rique Beslin Jr., Centerton, Ariz.—a daughter, Rebecca Ann, in June. She joins siblings Stephanie Kae, 2, and Darrell, 9. Kim is a systems administrator for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Corporate ISD Division, in Bentonville. Daria Marie Reboin ’00 and David Gordhamer, Apple Valley, Minn.—a son, Elijah Lee Gordhamer, in March 2003. Daria is a microscopist/ environmental analyst for EMSL Analytical, and can be reached at <reboin@hotmail.com>. Carla Steen ’91 and Jeff Friedl, St. Paul, Minn.—a daughter, Lucy Steen Friedl, in January 2003. Carla is dramaturg/publications manager at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. ROCHESTER PROGRAM Staff photo St. Cloud Medical Group; Rick is a systems analyst at Banta Catalog Group in Maple Grove, Minn. Julie L. (Holmquist) ’93 and Ted Sellers, Duluth, Minn.— a daughter, Megan Elizabeth, in November 2002. She joins sister Katie Lynn, 3. Ann (Gallagher) ’96 and Lee Stephenson ’96, Sturgeon Lake, Minn.—a daughter, Grace Last summer, 21 of the 32 graduates in the Augsburg College Rochester Program, Class of 2003, gathered for a special ceremony at the Willow Creek Golf Club. From left to right are, (front row): Patricia Engstrom, Stacy Stromback, Rebecca Maki, Rebecca King, Sheila Hoehn, Audrey Erwin and Debra Hillier; (back row): Inger Hillier, Wayne Hansen, Donna Kuhlman, Vikki Bevins, Karen Kuntz, Robin Pankratz, Caroline Arpin, Diane Ryberg, Joel Hammill, Jennifer Bishop, Jeanne Townsend, Paula Schumacher-Weideman, Debra Zaffke, and Becky Krueger. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 38 In Memoriam Leonard C. Froyen ’30, Braham, Minn., died in September; he was 97. He was a teacher, athletic director, and coach of many sports at Braham High School from 1930-73. In 1967, he was inducted into the Minnesota Coaches Hall of Fame, and was the first person inducted into the Braham Hall of Fame in 1989. Esther (Sather) Kennedy ’38, Edina, Minn., died in August; she was 88. Rev. Hubert F. DeBoer ’41, Apple Valley, Minn., died in September; he was 84. He served various parishes in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Rev. Michael D. Furney ’43, Mesa, Ariz., died in August; he was 82. Charles “Pat” Foley ’47, Minneapolis, died in August; he was 82. He was a cost accountant for ADM Company for over 20 years, part owner of Galaxy Film Service for eight years, and operated his own tax consulting and accounting business for the past 45 years. Rev. Gilbert Feig ’49, Minneapolis, died in August; he was 80. After serving parishes in North Dakota and Minnesota for 23 years, he was a prominent building contractor in the Twin Cities for more than 25 years. Betty Lee (Munson) Nyhus ’53, Edina, Minn., died in November; she was 72. She served in the American Lutheran Church’s women’s stewardship division in Minneapolis, and after the merger, served in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s stewardship division in Chicago for 10 years. Rev. Leo B. Vetvick ’53, Minneapolis, died in December; he was 84. He was a chaplain with the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches in the Hennepin County Courts and Jails for 20 years, serving as an advocate, counselor, and pastor to those under the jurisdiction of the courts. He also taught courses in social problems and criminology at Augsburg. After his retirement in 1973, he served as a visitation pastor at Bethlehem Covenant Church. He co-founded CoAm (Cooperative Adult Ministry), and was also an active member of AMICUS, a support organization for offenders released from prison. David. L. Mortrud ’63, Park Rapids, Minn., died in October; he was 63. He served as a US Navy submarine officer from 1963-1974, and as a U.S. Naval Reserves officer from 1974-1989, retiring with a rank of captain. As a civilian, he worked as investment counsel in the law department of Aetna Life & Casualty and as an investment manager with Northwestern National Life. He retired in 1998. Ellen (Johnson) Strom ’65, Prior Lake, Minn., died in September of ALS; she was 60. After teaching third grade in Bloomington and beginning her family, she joined the Gittleman Corporation, and for the last 10 years she was project manager for the G.M. Northrup Foundation. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, and friend. Larry Fleming, Minneapolis, died in December. A choral conductor and composer, he formerly directed the Augsburg Choir. He founded Augsburg’s annual Advent Vespers celebration, as well as the National Lutheran Choir. Clayton L. LeFevere, Richfield, Minn., died in August; he was 80. He was president and cofounder of LeFevere, Lefler, Kennedy, O’Brien and Drawz, and formerly served as chair of the Augsburg Board of Regents. A man called ‘Mo’ T here are always some little known heroes among us—folks we may never have met, or have long since forgotten what they did. Such is the case, perhaps, for my good friend and former Augsburg staff member, Wayne Moldenhauer—or just plain “Mo” to those who knew him. He died in September; he was 66. Mo was an ex-convict, and he came to work at Augsburg in 1971, straight from Stillwater State Prison. He was one of the first students in the classes Augsburg had offered at the prison in 1969. I am convinced that he, as much as anyone else, provided leadership that helped shape the diverse character of Augsburg as it is today. He raised over $1 million for the College from 1971-1983 in grants, scholarships, and contracts for non-traditional student programs. He was also a teaching assistant in several classes for students with disabilities. In addition, he organized the first “non-medical” transportation for students Winter 2003-04 and others with disabilities—the beginning model that later became today’s Twin Cities Metro-Mobility. After leaving the College, he went on to serve as director of the Center for Education of NonTraditional Students (CENTS). Later, he organized and headed Minnesota’s Message Relay Service, providing telephone communication between deaf and hearing people. Mo had no formal degrees or Wayne “Mo” Moldenhauer (left) raised over $1 million even much “legitimate” work for Augsburg from 1971-1983 and served as a teaching assistant in several classes for students with disabilities; experience until he came to he died in September. Augsburg. Ironically, it was his experience “on the streets” that “Augsburg College has given me the informed his skills as an organizer and greatest present I could have thought to fundraiser. receive. That present is the ability to enjoy Mo is still a hero to those of us who life again—both as a person who can find came to know him. But Augsburg was also strength in his tears and frustrations and Mo’s “hero.” In December 1973, he wrote peace in his strengths and successes. …” “An Open Letter to Augsburg College,” Thanks, Mo—from all of us—for published in the Augsburg Echo. He wrote: everything. 35 Vern Bloom by Vern Bloom, Augsburg professor emeritus, social work and sociology Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 39 C Courtesy photo AAuggie UGGIE Thoughts THOUGHTS After reading about Augsburg in a recent Star Tribune article, Keely Blumentritt ’00 was inspired to write her alma mater to express her gratitude for the education she received, as well as to update the College on her life and work in New York. The letter, which was shared with others in the administration, prompted President Frame to visit her while he was in New York. Following his visit, President Frame said he was profoundly moved by Blumentritt’s obvious joy and fulfilled sense of calling in her chosen profession. She shares her letter with Augsburg Now readers. Greetings! I just read the article in the Star Tribune, “Augsburg College has the Right Recipe.” And, yet again, I was overwhelmed with gratitude for the work that is being done at Augsburg. I know you are doing amazing things with the students studying at Augsburg, as well as in the community. Over the past academic year I have started supervising MSW (Master of Social Work) interns from Columbia University. This has given me the opportunity to deeply reflect on my own education and experience. In addition, I have come to the realization that Augsburg offers a holistic learning experience that other schools are unable to offer. I am very grateful for the education I gained, the financial assistance I received, and the mentors that guided me. It seems that not a day goes by when I do not think about Augsburg at least once. Some of my thoughts reference academic material, but more than that I reflect on the sense of generosity, hope, empathy, and faith I gained through my experiences. It has been invaluable. Reading the stories of the students in the article reminded me that the same work is still happening. On a personal note, I am still doing the same sort of work I started at Augsburg. After graduating from Columbia in 2001 with my MSW, I have continued living 36 in Manhattan. Right now I am working for an organization called Brooklyn Psychiatric Centers, Inc. I work in a public high school three days a week doing individual and group counseling as well as educational outreach to students. The other two days I am at a mental health clinic working with patients in an individual setting. My client base is aged 7–64, which adds a richness to the practice. Additionally, I am getting married in June to a great man I met out here— I will soon be Keely (Blumentritt) Meshel! It is a very exciting time in life. I owe the faculty and staff at Augsburg a great deal of thanks for the support I have received in my educational and, now, professional career. And, it is wonderful to know that the good work is still being done by good people. If you ever need anything from New York just let me know. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Sincerely, Keely Blumentritt ’00 Winter 2002-03 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 40 CCalendar ALENDAR Music April 2–May 16 Other Events For more information on any of these events (unless otherwise noted), call 612-330-1265 Senior Art Exhibit April 18 April 18 Spring Jazz Ensemble Concert 7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel April 20 Riverside Singers Spring Concert Christensen Center Art Gallery Seminars, Lectures, and Films For information, call 612-330-1180 April 4–17 Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College Augsburg community campaign kick-off event, including science demonstrations, music, exhibits, athletic clinics, theatre, health screenings, reading corner, worship celebration, free food, activities for all ages, and much more. Noon-4:30 p.m.—Augsburg campus For information, call 612-330-1613 7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel Augsburg Native American Film Series 2004 April 21 In conjunction with the Minneapolis/ St. Paul International Film Festival Various dates and times; to request a flyer via e-mail, call 612-330-1523 or e-mail <marubbio@augsburg.edu> April 30–May 1 Augsburg Concert Band Spring Concert April 18 • Commencement Dinner 3 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel Student Documentary Film Showcase May 2–8 2-4:30 p.m.—Science Hall, Room 123 For information, call 612-330-1507 e-mail <davidson@augsburg.edu> Chamber Music Recital & High Tea 4 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium April 25 Augsburg Concert Band Tour of the Midwest Performances in Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota For information, call 612-330-1279 By Sophie Treadwell Directed by Darcey Engen April 2, 3, 15, 16, and 17 at 7 p.m.; April 4 and 18 at 2 p.m. Tjornhom-Nelson Theater April 23 Senior Acting Recitals 7 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater Exhibits For gallery information, call 612-330-1524 April 2–May 2 Juried Student Art Exhibit Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library 6 p.m.—Commons, Christensen Center • Commencement Concert Augsburg Chamber Orchestra 7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel May 1 April 19 Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Lecture: “The Exploration of Mars: An Ongoing Saga of Fact & Fiction, Dreams & Aspirations” For ticket information, call 612-330-1257 Machinal April 30 • Honors Convocation 4:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel Theatre April 2–18 Commencement Weekend • Eucharist Service 8:30 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel • Baccalaureate Service 10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel • Commencement Brunch 11 a.m.—Commons, Christensen Center Dr. Noel W. Hinners, senior research associate, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado-Boulder 8 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel For information, call 612-330-1551 or e-mail <gregoire@augsburg.edu> • Commencement Ceremony May 16 Lutheran Free Church celebration Alumni Tour Information Meeting Information about the Alumni Association-sponsored tour exploring Lutheran heritage in Germany and Eastern Europe Oct. 15-27 2-4 p.m.—Century Room, Christensen Center For information, call 612-330-1178 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu> 1:30 p.m.—Melby Hall Seating begins at 12:30 p.m. Tickets required • Commencement Reception 3 p.m.—Murphy Square June 12 A celebration of the tradition and heritage of the Lutheran Free Church 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.—Augsburg campus For information, call 612-330-1178 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu> June 28 A-Club Golf Tournament Pebble Creek golf course, Becker, Minn. 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Search Result: A PUBLICATION Fall 2003 FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Vol. 66, No. 1,4 ,,\ . 111 The Sciences at Augsburg octors, research psychologists , space physicists, mathematicians, teachers, and a Nobel laureateAugsbu rg enjo ys a long tradition of excellence in the sciences. I ...
Show more A PUBLICATION Fall 2003 FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Vol. 66, No. 1,4 ,,\ . 111 The Sciences at Augsburg 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 D We welcome your letters! Please write to: Editor Augsburg Now 22 11 Riverside Ave., CB 145 Minneapo lis, MN 5545 4 E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Fax: 612-330- 1780 Phone: 6 12-330- l! Sl Lellers for publication must be signed and include you r name , class year, and daytime telepho ne numb er. Th ey may be edi ted for length , clarity, and style. Read the full text or len ers at Now Online, <www.augsburg.edu/n ow>. research opportuniti es for stud ents far 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 many different paths in the sciences. ~ -plChristopher W. Kimball Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and Dean of the College 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. Augsburg Now is publi shed qu arterly b y Augsbur g Co llege , 22 11 Rive rsid e Ave., Minn eapoli s, Minn eso ta 55454. AUGSBUR G NOW A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & Fall 2003 FRIENDS Vol. 66, No . 1 Editor Betsey No rga rd Features Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kath y Rumpz a Class Notes Coordinator Sara Kamhol z Photographer Steph en Geffre President 9 The Sciences at Augsburg 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 Parent Relations chemistry in cosm etics, teach ing high school AmyS utlOn Director of Public Relations and Communication Dan Jor gense n O pini o ns expr esse d in Augsburg Now do no l n ecessa rily renecL o fficial Co llege policy. ISSN 1058-1545 Pos tm aste r: Send co rr es pon de nce , nam e changes , and addr ess corr ection s 10: Augsburg Now, om ce of Publi c Relations and Communication , 22 11 Riversid e Ave., Minn eapo lis, MN 55454. E-mail: now@au gsbur g .edu Teleph on e: 6 12- 33 0 - 118 1 Fax : 6 I 2-3 30-1 780 Augsburg Co llege , as <iffirmed in its mission , does not disc,im inat e on the basis of race, color, creed , religio n, nati ona l or etlmic origin , age, gender. sexual mie ntalion , marita l status , stat us with regard to public assistance , or disability in its ed ucation policies, admissions polici es, scholarsl iip a nd loan pr ogmm s, athletic and/or school ad m inist ered programs , excep t in tho se insta nces wliere religion 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 2 Around the Quad 5 Sports 6 Homecoming awards 37 39 Alumni news inside back cover Calendar Class not es www.augsburg.edu 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste) 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 P 2 ,4 uGSBURG NOW 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> . Follow Auggie Athletics NEWS • STATS• ALWAYS UPDATED Visit the Augsburg College Athletcis Web site, www .augsburg .edu/athlet ics 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. T 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 . A- UGSBURG NOW 3 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. M 4 A-UGSBURGNOW 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 5 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. 6 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. frU GSBURG NOW 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, 8 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 , Fall 2003 and stro ng facult y mem ori ng and p rogra m su ppo rt . ,4 GSB RG NOW 11 "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. Fall 2003 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 Fall 2003 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. /T UGSBURG NOW 13 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 Fall 2003 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. Fall 2003 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. hUGSB URG NOW 15 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 A CULTURE 0 F C A R N G 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 Fall 2003 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 Cy111h ia Hill wriles fr eque111 /y a/JouI Augsburg College and is a parlller <II Rw11111 el, Dubs and Hill. uniqu e talents and what brin gs th em Fall 2003 )' OU cheer • A- UG 8 RG NOW 17 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 A 18 A-UGSBURG NOW Fall 2003 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 Fall 2003 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. " • A- G BURG NOW 19 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 C 20 ,4 UGSBURG NOW 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 Fall 2003 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 W Fall 2003 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. ,4 GSBURGNOW 21 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. " T 22 t4 UGSBURG NOW 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 Fall 2003 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. Fall 2003 A-UGSBURGNOW 23 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. S 24 A-UGSBURGNOW 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 Fall 2003 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 Fall 2003 A-UGSBURGNOW 25 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. 26 .4UGSBU RG NOW 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 . • ,4uGSBURG NOW 27 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 A 28 A-UGSBURG NOW 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 29 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 E 30 ft UGSBURGNOW 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 --- , 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. " • /t- UGSBURG NOW 31 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. 32 A-UGSBURGNOW 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: A-UGSBURGNOW 33 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 A 34 A-UGSBURG NOW 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 •\iX'.;· .->~·•. 1-\:Jj1t' SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD .,1~•.~ -· James Agre '72 , MD Min istry Medical Group Eagle River, Wis. Loren Barber, ;. l... • • • "t; • ~- ·--- ~ _:.... r •,.; .. ; ,.~--. .. PhD 3M Gary Carlson '95 3M Fred Faxvog , PhD Honeywell, Inc. 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 A 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 AUGSBURG BOARD OFREGENTS 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 RN, EXOFFICIO - AUGSBURG 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 A-UGSBURGNOW 35 "\ - ..\·,·..,·..__ • ,_.., ' -..T ·,_ --••• ··• A ·.. 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. A Biology professorBill Capmanhelps biology major Jean Johnsonin a study of coral colony developmentunder different water flow conditions. 36 ,4uGSBURGNOW 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 • • • 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: T 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. t4UGSBURG NOW 37 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 T ....,,!-.:~~~. -.~;:;. :•:·J enjoy the fellowship , comfort , and , •. ·,.•l')• . .-.11 ~'~ -, - . - . 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! ' '-. ._ - ' t • 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) 38 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 ! A 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. AUGSBURG NOW 39 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. 40 '4UGSBURG NOW 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 A-UGSBURGNOW 41 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. 42 AUGSBURG NOW 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. AUGSBURG 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. LICENSE PLATE • 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. EXPLORE h A-iJGsBDRG CO LLL O l: a. AUGSBURG COLLEGEe Display your Auggie pride by ordering an Augsburg lice nse plate 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 >. A- GSB RG NOW 43 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 44 AUGSBURG NOW 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 Send us your news and photos! 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Title: Augsburg Now Summer 2003
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Search Result: ¡¡ ¡¡ From the editor A :':1l,l^li:-,'ïï; îffi":: : 3:"' 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 fro...
Show more ¡¡ ¡¡ From the editor A :':1l,l^li:-,'ïï; îffi":: : 3:"' 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." -l Áu¡ *Jw ll* Lynn Mena Assistant Editor 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. The Augsburg Associ.ates, who number around I00, is a service auxiliary dedicated to fundraising for a o s. S special projects and scholarships in We welcome your letters! Please wdte to: Edito¡ AugsburgNow 2211 Riverside Ave., CB I45 Minneapolis, MN 55454 E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Fax: 612-330-1780 Business administration chair John Cerrito celebrated with four graduating business seniors at the department's reception in April: (L to R) Kristina Truong, Peter Samargia, Suki Sylaphet, and Hugo Quintiliano. Phone:612-330-ll8l Letters for publication must be signed and include your name, class year, and daytime telephone number. They may be edited for length, clarity, and style. CORRECTIONS Karen Ackerman, who completed the Master of Arts in Nursing program this Ma¡ was incorrectly identified as Linda Ackerman in the photo on p. 1l of the spring 2003 AugsburgNow. On the same page, Gary Shinnick, pictured with professor emerita Bev Nilsson, was incorrectly identified as the Rev Bill Miller. Also in tl-re spring 2003 Augsburg Now, Carl Grulke's name was misspelled ln the story on p. 8. i Augsburg Now is published quarterly by: Office of Public Relations and Communication 221 I Riverside Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454 612-330-r AucsBuRG Now Vol.65, No.4 Summer 2003 lBr now@augsburg.edu Features Editor I Betsey Norgard Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer The Augsburg Associates-providing service behind the front lines Kathy Rumpza by Betsey Norgard Class Notes Coordinator In the nearly 20 years since their founding, Sara KamhoÞ the Augsburg Associates have given to the College over a half million dollars from their fundraising efforts earmarked for special projects and scholarships. Photographer Stephen Geffre President William V Frame D¡rector of Alumni and Parent Relations 11 Amy Sutton Director of Public Relations and Communication 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. Dan Jorgensen Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now do not necessarily reflect official College policy ISSN r058-r545 6 Send address corrections to: Advancement Services Augsburg College, CB 142 221 I Riverside Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454 Third Annual International Photo Contest f3 co**encement 2oo3 612-330-ló87 now@augsburg.edu Augsburg College, as affirmed its mission, does not discriminate on the basis oJ race, color, creeil, religion, national or ethnic origin, øge, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its education p olicie s, a dmis sions p olicies, s cholar ship ønil lo an pro gr ams, athletic anill or scho ol aâministered pro grdms, except Departments ir in those instances where religion is a bona Jiile occupøtional qualific ation. Au gsbur g C oll e ge is committed to proviiling reasonqble accommo ilations to its employees and its students. www.augsburg.edu 2 Around the Quad 4 Sports 17 18 Alumni News 24 Auggie Thoughts inside back cover Homecoming 2003 Preview Class Notes On the cover: Augsbur g s tu dent s, c ar ry ing Jlags rcprescnltng lhe countrics oJ origin oJ the Class of 2003 graduates,Ied the academic procession to the C omnrcnc 50 percent recycled paper (10 percerLt post-consumer waste) ement C eremony. Pho to by Stephen GelJre'03. I 0 I o ^ Presenting music therapy in China a D ïi:: î.1ïil5i"':",*i:,:n" ""' /a O tt a university faculty and students, as well as a s. Therapy-A Field Whose Time Has 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 à as so U 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 Æï}':::äffi ä":3öx'"'åïä:. 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 2 ,+UGSBURG NOW a a Charles Anderson; former AISSP director Bonnie Wallace and current director Cindy h 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 I a o Parker Palmer visits Augsburg sS. r^ Flarker l. Palmer. Y m, 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 n 7 Maja Lisa ffi 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. NOr{Wran¡t"Y it¡t!ïtt?rñtãrtE a a Augsburg hosts Antarctic research meet¡ng of national scholars s. r4 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 2OO3 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. ,4ucs¡unc ruow 3 2OO2-03 Twclvc I 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 "i U 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 4 ,+UGSBURG NOW 4,; Men's/Women's cross country Women's soccer Augsburg finished eighth at the MIAC ¡*4É-{tr In the MIAC meet, Augsburg's men placed eighth overall, while the Auggie women placed ninth. As a team, Women's hockey Volleyball byDonstoner 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 ics>. Don Stoner ís s¡rorts inJorntation coordtnator. Summer 2003 T I 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. byDonstoner 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. byDonstoner 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. ,4ucssunc Now 5 t' \'('r' I00 I'nir¡(':r \\,¡^c :;Lrl)ltìii1('(l ìn tllc 1lriril lrtrrrrurl ¡rlroto t orrtcl;1 for i ntclnltionlI ¿rrrrl of 1ì.clrr.rprr:; :;t Lrrl icl;. Wi¡rrrcr-¡; r,r,r'r"r' :;r'lcc:1ccl irr tllrt'i' clttc¡pric:;: :;cctric latrrl:;rlr¡ri':;, loclI ¡rco¡tIc irr l.r c r-os¡;-cnItrrlrI :;ctiin¡r,, irncI Au¡,,.1brrlt,, :itt-tcl(ìn1:ì ur u lrosi rjcttinlì. ¡\llr'r,inninu l)llotos wcrc c[isl)la)/ccl itr (.Ìrristcnscn I C.c:ntr:r'. Lnlries \,vcrc juclgccl on t]ìc lollor,r,ing cJ:itcrirì: cross-cullLll'irl contcnt, artistic tìncl Lcchnical cluiìlity, ancl r'cprocl ucibrìr ty Io 'r t' ltll llrt' rr innt'ts, r irit <w w\\r a Lt gsllulg. ccl u/i r tcl'r'r r : tiorul/ pho tocontcst03 >. Local people in a cross-cultural setting. Third place. A "Damara," Jamie Johnson '06. Namibia. Scenic landscapes. Second place. "Namib," Jamie e; &È,,e B Johnson '06. Namibia. 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. 6 .+t (;srit lì(; Now Summer 2003 *: q Summer 2003 a ,,4ucsnunc n¡ow 7 PROVIDING SIRVICE BIH ND THE FRONT L NES 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, o o s. bs' Ø 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). 8 ,+UGSBURG NoW Summer 2O03 L q 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 a ! Avis Ellingrod (left) and Orlette Tatley (right) are kept busy ringing up and packing purchases at an estate sale in Burnsville in April. È L q Kate Anderson (right) and shopper Ruth Schuenke examined some of the jewelry items included in the Burnsville estate sale. ,4ucssunc fr¡ow 9 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 H ru r.w ÆHE LI fl m 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 r7ïrr5 At Velkommen Jul 1999, among the festive hostesses were (L to R) Fern Hanson Gudmestad '41, Elaine f or 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. 10 ,4ucs¡uRc ruow 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. I Summer 2003 Farewell to ,i 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 ,4ucs¡unc ruow 11 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 12 ,4UCSSURC NOW 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 Summer 2003 È COMMENCEMENT2OO3 u The 134th year of Augsburg College s' ¡l l i Despite overcast skies and sporadic rain showers, spirits were high at this year's Commencement f estivities. ül () s. ra 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." 2OO3 COMMENCEMENT,FUN FACTS, I Jean M. Gunderson, representing graduate students 3000 Attended Commencement Ceremonv I I Sarah R. Haberkorn, representing day school students 542 Served for brunch Christin R. Crabtree, representing Weekend College students 19 Cakes for t"he luncheon 1 Pair of graduating sisters with the same first name and the same major Summer 2003 4ucssunc Now t3 o a b s. O B' r^ Augsburg Chamber Orchestra director Paul Ousley poses with graduating 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' major. CEREMONY KEYNOTE SPEAKERS THANK STEPUP PROGRAM, ADVISE GRADS TO FIND BALANCE BETWEEN WORK AND FAMILY -L () s. 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. -L 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 to my kids and my o a $ fi ,ì s. E Steven Grande (center), a history major and McNair Scholar; gathers with his parents after the Baccalaureate service, 14 4UCSSUnC NOW aur i e D un c an -M cWethy 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. -JohnF. McWetlry Summer 20O3 o o s. COMMENCEMENT 2OO3 Eü' 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, o B' q Faculty and staff line up to enter Melby Hall for the Commencement ceremony, SJ b u $ "We greatly admire Augsburg College and its StepUP program, in particular," 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. s) Ê O s E H u ù u r4 E 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. Summer 2003 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. .Aucssunc r{ow 15 r U È s s. lb 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 ) 534 Candidates for graduation I 315 Day program graduates I 148 Weekend College graduates I 38 Graduate students (5 Master of Arts in Leadership, è h 26 Master of Social Work, 7 Master of Arts in Nursing) 32 If I 13 a I Rochester Program graduates 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. h U s ù MASTER OF ARTS IN NURSING-CLAss OF 2OO3 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. 16 ,4ucssuRc t{ow 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. Summer 2003 ll I I From the Alumni Board president's desk... ¡/ll lJ n May 4, I had the privilege and 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 o 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. Q72,,*-, Andrew Morrison'73 Alumni Board, president Lori Moline '82 rece¡ves women's business award I (ì s ffi:.ïi*' company specializing in religious travel wins a business award. But in April, creating *J Lori Moline'82 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. ,4ucssunc Now 17 ta 1 939 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, ¡a o 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>. 1 956 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>. 1964 o o The Rev. James Parks, Columbia Heights, Minn., is s. à chaplain o[ Crest View Senior Housing nursing home, which provides a continuum of care for a U seniors. 1 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. 1 à' 966 The Rev. Rodger Ericson was I 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. f8 ,4ucssunc Now 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>. f 968 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 965 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' Summer 2003 ) r¡rrrcreff=filÏIiE 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. 197? 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 12 It's Greek to Me 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 /¡l¡IIñN,IIm¡iJfrr\rl ,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 ;¡ " la 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 afIrrù¡I¡Lrra[lltD 2003-2004 Alumni Board meeting schedule August 19 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. 15 4ucs¡unc ruow t9 Class Notes Boardman, Ore., and has served as the outreach minister and youth minister at several Minneapolis churches. 1 980 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 198f 1 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 983 Ruth Koscielah Show on KCCO radio in March. Janet was one of the original cast members of County. m o a Erica Benson '94= Path leads from basement to Beverly Hills s. à (J 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. 20 4ucssuRcr,¡ow Summer 2OO3 ) 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. 1 985 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. 988 Jeffrey Bates, Chicago, is student special services advocate at Prosser Career Academy on Chicago's West side. He is also Summer 20O3 o a AT Ê* a 2 5 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 1 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. 1 989 Pamela Dorset Hoye was featured in the Mírrrreapolis Business.lowncl as owner of Calhoun Beach Framing Ât Art Gallery. 1 990 Lara Elhard, Minneapolis, is pursuing her M.E.D. in Family Education at the University of analyst for the Toro Company. Minnesoa-fwin Cities. 1 I 991 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. 1 993 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 1 995 996 g il 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 4ucsnunc now 21 Class Notes m 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. FT IJ ffi ffi ffi 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." 22 /,lUCSnUnC ruOW ù ã, L o U 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. o o 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. r 998 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. 1 999 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 ' 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 I 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. 4ucs¡unc ruow 23 I A o O ¡- I I o I '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. F 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 24 ,4UCSBURC ruOW 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 ffi:1,ï"i":,'ffiiï"ifliiìil! i.îi:"ff;'ï'"31n'311n" 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 children the Summer 2003 ) tl O ¡¡ ll O I I o AUGGIE TRADITIONS September 3o-October 5, 2003 Tuesday, September christensen n a m 30 symposium -Locarion rBA Men's soccer vs. university or Thomas 7:30 p.m.-Edor Nelson Field st. 1 Luncheon 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 :4 5 p. [iíJ;i;"tääil Friday, October 3 Augsburg Associates Annual Fall :30-6 Fame Banquet ZÍ.ÎJ;k"-:'.'f,J"- 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 I a.m.-Hoversten Chapel Heritage Society Recognition Brunch I I a.m., Worship Service-Hoversten Chapel Noon, Brunch-Christensen Center This is a preliminary calendar and is subject to change; please wøtch for your full Homecoming eyent brochure-ilue in mailboxes later this summer. 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Search Result: il E tr ä n n n E D H il K n E nr H SE tr n ø G n u E il E Ë n ffi n rÈ E ¡ a H ru /a - From the editor I L ast year, Augsburg established a college-wide program dedicated to fulfilling its mission of "education for service" and making the Christian concep...
Show more il E tr ä n n n E D H il K n E nr H SE tr n ø G n u E il E Ë n ffi n rÈ E ¡ a H ru /a - From the editor I L 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? /1,* ll"^^ Lynn Mena Assistant Editor o c' 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. o EI ù' Augsburg Now is publishecì quarterl¡' b1' Oflice of Public Relatior.rs ancl Communicatior.r 2211 Riverside Åve. ìvlinneapohs, ì\4N 5545+ 6t 2,330-1 181 nos'@augsburg.edu AI¿GSBI;RG Now Vol. 65, No. Spring 2003 3 Features Editor Betsey Norgarcl Assistant Editor Lynn lvlena 1 O i"",ï#lIlT""*;Ji*n' by Judy Petree Graphic Designer Kathy Rurnpza CIass Notes Coordinator Sara Karnl.rolz r At the Augsburg Central Nursing Center, nursing stuclents learn that healÌng sornetimes can begin with a listening ear ancl a smile as well as wlth a pil1. :'' \=l Contributing Photographer Stephen Gef[r-e President \\¡illiam \i Frarnc Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Ar.r.r¡'Sutton 8 Director of Public Relations and Communication First endowed President's Scholarship honors Dan Jorgensen Dorothy Lijsing Kleven'47 Opinions expressecl in Augsburg Now clo not necessarill'reflect by Dan Jorgensen official College polìcyr rssN 1058-15.15 Sencl address corrections to: Ach'ancement Sen'ices Ar-rgsburg College, CB I42 221 I Riverside Ave. ìr4inr-reapolis, ì\'{N 5 5454 6t 2-330- I 687 nori'@angsburg.eclu Augsburg College, as alJirnrcd in ifs rníssion, does not å.iscrínúnate on the basis oJ rcrce, colot', creed, religiotr, nntíonal or etlnríc origitt, age, gender, sexual orientation, mcrìt4l str¡fus, stdtus with regard to publíc assístance, or disability ín íts eclucatíott policies, a¿lrnissions policies, sclnlarship and loan program1 atlúe tíc an dl o r sclto oI adminístered pïogranß, except í,1 lhosc insfr¡nccs rvfierc rclígiorr ís a bona Jicle occupational qualif í catío n. Au gsbu rg C oll e ge is conmútted to provicling re aso nable acco mtno datí ons to ifs clrrployecs nnd its students. 12 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. Departments 2 Around the Quad 4 Faculty/Staff Notes 7 Sports 19 20 28 Alumni News inside back cover Calendar Class Notes Auggie Thor,rghts On the cover: Harbo Mcclitation Chttpt:) in Cfirisicnscn Ct:ntcr, grttct:d with th¿ bt:atrLy and warnúh o.[ thc stautctl glass " hrccr r t'tctti.on " b_y Arrgusf www.augsburg.edu M.r/,/. r: o//, rs rr t¡ltit 50 ltcrccnL lec,yclcr/ pa¡tcr (10 pcrc(:t1t posL-con sLrnrt:r r,va.slc) l ¡rf¡¡¡ c./p¡' reflt:ctiott in thc heat t of thc can'tpLts. Photo bv Erih Stt:nbcthl¿cn A20 0 0 S tt nb althcn/ stcnb thhut. cont I A O I o I ln Brief 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 o Larry Crockett, the Honors Program pages acquaint viewers and inform prospectÌve students about curriculum and seminars, as à L U 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. (L 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: . Lutherans. Augsburg's Honors Program Web page, "honors.org", is rated by search engine Google as the number one page among I ¡¡ . 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." o o 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. (L 2 ,+UGSBURG NOW Spring 2003 I Speech team novices are top-notch in tournaments o I ugsburg's speech !{t.utrl novices s. à surprised their coach, and even themselves, as they carried home a fifth place sweepstakes award in the largest and most L Junior Victor Acosta wins Goldwater Scholarship Õ = U lunior Jphyslcs major Victor 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. (L 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. ,4ucsnunc ruow 3 E¡tt*t+wrytlrflllst¡tm Margaret Anderson and Adrienne A coral reef aq uanum for 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 a o Lapman Orv Gingerich, international programs, set up the two coral reef h, 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. s, ra 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. Continued on p.6 4 .4UGSBURG NOW 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 rFwo I vears aso. business administration proí.rro, rtÏ¡to s.t i.t¿ received a a s. S a $500,000 grant from the \ùlM. Keck Foundation to develop statistical literacy as an interdisciplinary curriculum in the E s O 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. ,4ucssunc n¡ow 5 Faculty/Staff Notes Taf*Tilrff{ùf{JFilFrílÐ 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 6 ,+UGSBURG NOW 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 byDonstoner a o ven though Augsburg's wrestling E team accomplished nearly all the s. E 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 D ;"ï,î".:,i: .:ii:Ti:i,lî "r,.,uo 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 ,4ucsnunc ruow 7 Around the Quad First endowed President's Scholarship honors Dorothy L¡¡sing Klgvgn '47 byDanrorsensen D;i: :?, :ËTf .i:î ;li,: îti:î. lb O :T world, and in her memory her husband, and her four children and spouses have s s 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 8 .,+UGSBURG NoW 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 '1 I I A t¡me for celelcration and thanks Ol,ï¿'"1,1"""*' u 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 5 t) È 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 '{ 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." .Aucsnunc ruow g w the value ¡. e, respec byJudy Pát""" È t: 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. 10 ,4ucs¡uRc ltow 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. ,4ucs¡unc n¡ow 11 a -..i:.;:i3 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 Wht b u.ut^|;'aø) 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). A t"r,,/;,t;* al u,æaf;ø,n 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 -Marh Gifts and qssociate A "a..¡r.t-u&. Augsburg's Lilly-funded o?¿'u^'v.uL 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) stipends to intern at local non- it scholarships for international Ar^ylt-rú /'r,¿ Ë: ï ã, ç t uæ¡,,trÅ¿.¡ 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 l.:f' s) u L 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 È! 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. () 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). A ¡" "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) Ex+!^4;^ú uu¡^il'o¡ h^ il¿ ;,¡lt¿¿"al;^'t¿l 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 p È U s 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. Iillel Fa;nla"*û¿'9t 'A nn^^'o u'*t'h Lo ko øu'yír,at^' by Cherie Christ X o 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 À o E o '6 a Êa living." F o 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. .. 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 a :J () Ê 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 Tr/,r/,;^t: A +<^1,wul u&,atrfu1 On May 21, Augsburg education professor Gretchen Kranz Irvine and Betsey Norgard, director of s È ()P 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 Exnlorins Ou'r Giftí Reconnecting Faith, Life, and Vocation addition, their stay will include visits to WM /"r^ I ca,Iful rô /ô7 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. o o s. òr o t_) 'r> (. 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 -Michelle o -Seese communication freshman NURTURING A VOCATION o .:3 L I have come to s- U the realization a s. õ. o õ' ! that my vocation is as an (J educator and 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 / ^ tl I ¡- 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. 4ucs¡unc ruow 19 1 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 /rrllll ¡a o tt rv¡ III 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. | ¡ f.I ù/ | fi..! ù/ | I ¡ tctlùr}l 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 4. I 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. I I il.-r I I I I 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 a o \ õ s a \J 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. 20 4ucs¡uRc lr¡ow 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. Spring 2003 t I i 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 f968 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 nflrdsrr'lTrcIt[f1 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 Dz-1 al 0â"* 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, Spring 2OO3 4ucsnuncuow 21 Class Notes 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 1 980 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. 7lI 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. 198f 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 tlf ùif NI IIITI.I{JI¡ 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. Õ õ' s U 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 22 ¡tt¿dict rclatiotts nlanogcr .4UCSBUnC ¡¡OW in thc Olficc oJ Pttblic Rclations and Comtntnicatiott Spring 2003 psychiatric nurse at Nonh Memorial, have two sons: Peter, 13, and Martin, 10. 1 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. 985 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. 1 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 988 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. 1 989 Gail(Moran) Wawrzyniak, Raleigh, N.C., was promoted to vice president. at BB&T Corporation, based in Winston-SaÌem, N.C 1 990 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 q 993 1 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. Ê, 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 a o a 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. 4ucs¡uncruow 2z Class Notes lîtlll\tllùllff IñI -llf{ i I rI Iù I l0I ¡ lr¡l(l1l ¡l lv/ Fl t l I I I I I : 71l I I..l f tll ù,¡ I I 3 z 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>. 1 naval history military indoctrination, and physical [itness. Paula Seeger, Madison, Wis., 995 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. 1 996 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 :IlivilI¡¡IIiltlI¡¡fl et4ugsúotrg'6oncerr tøn& øt t/oe 'Úrystal T¿atl¿e&aa.l 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 ñ L a a L) conducted by Augsburg alumnus Brendan Anderson'02. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 7:30 Crystal Cathedral p.tø. . I2I4l 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. a o S. çf eøture& pues t eÅyy u^rrntnt ! 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 a 4ucs¡uncruow An early photo of The "Skeets" Trio, featuring (l to r) Stanford Freese, Robert Stacke'71, and "Skeets" Langley'65. Spring 2OO3 ffi Brent Grier, Naperville, Ill., is a lile/dental insurance underwriter o rvith Metlife. Õ 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) L 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. 1 998 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. f 999 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 l0 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. Ò È E 2001 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. ,4ucssunc Now 2s Class Notes m 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. Ò o U 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 4UCSnUnCUOW 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. I 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. Spring 2O03 ) m 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. ,Aucssunc Now 27 o t^ o - a o A president looks back 500 years and finds h iS Ca I I ing 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 2A ,4UCSSURC l,¡OW s 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 ) ¡- tt I a, (a 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 Send us your news and photos! 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Show more Ji l JC·'("'.3lJ GNOW J l) .l A PUBLICATION FOR Winter 2002-03 AUGSBURG ••.;: i : .. , , COLLEGE A Lu M N I I L .Jl! . A S fl..,~~. .,.. ' ·.c;·. IA. ,l-£' ,,,,r- .... , .. - . - ' . t ' .. ...... •. I1 ' ~ ., /' j ~ - .,··~ .. , .... ~, , J .:~ . -·•.:~ Learning by Seeing , He aring · ,. an•d..Doing -· _j "~ 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 C We welcome your letters! Pleasewnte to: Edttor Augsburg Now 2211 Riverside Ave., CB 145 Minneapolis, MN 55454 E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Fax: 6 12-330- 1780 Phone: 612-330- 118 1 Leuers for publication must be signed and include your name, class year, and dayume telephone number . The)' may be edited for length, clamy, and style. 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, 22 11 R1vers1deAve.. Mmneapohs . Mmneso1a 5545 • Editor Betsey Norgard AUGSBURG NOW A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Win ter 2002 -03 Vol. 65 . No . 2 Features Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kath)' Rumpza Class Notes Coordinator Jessica.Brown 8 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 14 Opm1ons expressed m Augs burg Now do not necessarily renect official College pohcy by Dan Jorgensen ISSN I 058-1545 Postmaster· end correspondence , name changes . and address correc11ons to: A ugsburg Now, Office of Public Rela11onsand Commu nication , 221 I Riverside Ave.. Mmneapohs . IN 55 • 54 . E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone : 6 12-330- 118 1 Fax: 6 I 2-330-1780 A11 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. Departments 2 Around th e Quad 6 Sports 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 s, 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 q11 a lifica1io11 . A11 gsb11rg College is committed fO p mviding reasonable ncco mmo,lmi ons to 7 17 18 22 28 Chape ltalk Alum ni News Homecomin g 2002 Photos Class Notes In Memori am irs employees and its stu denrs. www.augsburg.edu inside back cover Calendar 50 percent ,·ecycleclpaper (JO percent post-consume, waste) 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 T 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 2 ,4 uG SBURG NOW Winter 2002 -03 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 A A 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 A-UGSBURG NOW 3 Around the Quad 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 4 A-UGSBURGNOW 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 . I 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 . J 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> . A-UGSBURG NOW 5 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 6 A-UGSBURGNOW 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. A-UGSBURGNOW 7 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. 8 AUGSBURG NOW 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 A-UGSBURG NOW 9 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 10 A-UGSBURG NOW 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 ." A UGSBURG NOW 11 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 12 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 . A-UGSBURGNOW 13 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 I 14 ,4 UGSBURG NOW 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 .......... Winter 2002-03 AUGSBURG COLLEGE .A-UGSBURG C O L L E G E 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2 INVESTING TODAY IN THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW A ugsburg's Maroon & Silver Society was launch ed to offer special leadership opport unit ies for Augsburg alumni and ..!1.fri ends to extend help to current student s. Maroon & Silver Society members are individuals and organization s who are committed to a special level of generosity. These donor s pledge to spon sor an Augsburg scholarship for four years, with gifts ranging from $1,000 to more than $ 10,000 per year. We gratefully acknow ledge those listed below for their generous annual gifts that are essential in attracting and retaining the broadest range of out standing stud ents. Gifts can be made annually, quarterl y, or monthl y. Donna McLean, Director of The Augsburg Fund • 612-330- 1179 or 1-800- 273- 061 7 • mclean@augsburg .edu MEMBERSOF THE MAROON & SILVERSOCIETY(AS OF DECEMBER2002) Richard & Mary Adamson• Edward & Margaret Al~ rg• Paul '50 & Pearl Almqui st' Bruce '60 & Joann Eliason '62 Amund son• Charles & Ca therine Anderson' Daniel '65 & Alice And erson• Deloris Anderson '56' Leif And erson O scar '38 & Leola Anderson• William '86 & Kelly Anders on• Scott Ande rson '76 & Lisa Bailey" Brian And erson '8 1 & Leeann Rock '81 ' I. Shelby Gim se Andr ess '56' Augsburg Associates• Dorothy Bailey" Stanley Baker '57' Mary Quanbeck '77 & Loren Barber' Elizabeth Anne '82 & Warren Bartt• Vera Th orson Benzel '45" Sidney '57 & Lola Lindstro m '50 Berg' Inez Schey '77 & John Bergqui st' David '68 & Lynn Boe Kevin Bond erud 7 9• Heidi Breen· James & Sharon Pautz '82 Carey Darryl Car ter '65 H arlan Christianson '57' Richard '74 & Nancy Co lvin• Paul '79 & Sally H ough '79 Daniels' Susan John son Drakuli c '79 Darrell & Helga Egertson Daniel '77 & Patricia Eitrheim• Marie Eitrheim '85.. Joel and Mary Ann Elftmann· Tracy Elftm ann '81' Avis Ellingrod • L. C raig '79 & Th eresa Serbus '79 Estrem John Evans '82 & Joan Molin e '83 Paul '65 & Priscilla Strecker '65 Fieldhamm er' Jerome '37 & Wi nifred Helland '37 Formo• W tlliam & Ann e Frame• Michael & Terry Freeman• Andr ew Fried •93• Laurie Fyksen '80 & Willi am Beise• Alexand er '90 & Simone Johnson G onzalez• Michael '7 1 & Ann Goo d• Raymond '57 & Jan G rind e• Fern Hanson Gudmestad '4 1" Susan G utkn echt '97 No rm an & Evangeline Hagfors• James & Kathleen Haglund• D avid Halaas '76 Th omas '66 & Wand a Wagner '65 Han son• Beverly & Roe Haden• Christop her Haug '79 & Karl Starr" Lee '85 and Lisa Svac '85 Hawks· Gracc Forss '57 & Douglas Herr• Donald '39 & Phyllis Holm· Kenneth '74 & Linda Bailey '74 Holm en ' Richard & Carol Holy" Donald Hoseth '65• Allen & Jean Housh• Pearl H usby" Mary & Ton y Jacobson Sandra & Richard Jacobson' Jeffrey '80 & Jacqui Jam es Helen Joh nson• James John son & Maxine ls<iacs• Kinney Johnson '65' Heather John ston '92 and Jason Koch '93' Ruth John son '74 & Philip Quan beck, II' Dan & Susan Jorge nsen• Jennifer Abeln '78 & Larry Kahlow" Cheri H ot.rad '85 & Thomas Kamp' Muriel Kappler• Stanley & Edith Katz' Ch ristop her& Liz Ki,mball" Richard '69 & Chery l Nelson '70 King' Susan Klaseus· John & Dianne Knight " Dean & Susan Kopperud · Joanne Stiles '58 & David Laird• David & Caryl Larson• Harris '57 & Maryon lee" Gloria & Craig Lewis" Jacquelin e Kniefel Lind '69 '94 MAL" Jennif er & Richard Martin' Terry Marquardt '98 & Gary Donahue• Donn a Mclean' Tara Cesaretti '97 & Christopher '00 McLeod G erard & Anne MeistreURobert '70 & Sue Midn ess• Paul '70 & Barbara Durkee '71 Mikelson• Mark '79 & Pamela Hanson '79 Moks nes• Rob & Taylor Moor• Thom as & Rainy Morgan• Paul '84 & Nancy Mackey '85 Mueller• Jeanne Narum• Christoph er '83 Nelson & Lisa Schroeder" G loria Burnrvedt Nelson '43' Jul ie Nelson '83' Ronald '68 & Mary Kay Nelson• Margaret Nelson Foss Nol<leberg '48' Roselyn Nord aune '77• Norm '85 & Kim Asleson '84 Okerstrom• Kim O lmsted Orville '52 & Yvonne Bagley '52 O lson Donald '53 & Beverly Halling '55 O ren• 2 Robert & Ruth Ann Paulson • Ronald & Arlycc Peltier" Gerald '39 & Bernice Person· Thomas Peterson '70" Karin Peterson-• Sandra Simpson Phaup '64 Wayne & Joan Popham Philip '50 & Dora Frojen '49 Q uanbeck" Mark '53 & Jean Raabe" Stella Kyllo Rosenquist '64• Alice Dahl '87 & James Roth Dougl as '84 & Patry Ruth Curtis & Marian Sampson.. Audrey Nagel Sander '51• Robert & Marianne Sander" Ruth Schmid t '52" Jol\n Schwartt '67" Caro l Schweize r '50• Jam es & Eva Seed" Richard '70 & Linda Seime Frankie & Joie Shackelford Patrick Sheehy & Wendy O 'Leary" Wesley '58 & Caro l Ann Sideen Philip Sidney '63" Arnie '48 & Caro l Skaar• Glen & Anna Skovholr" Joyce Engstrom '70 & Robert Spector• Todd Steenson '89 & Gina M . Steele· Wtlliam '64 & Sara Halvorson '63 Strom• Gladys Boxrud Strommen '48 Robert '74 and Andrea John son '75 Stro mm en Philip '79 & Julia Davis '79 Scyrlund• Dean '8 1 & Amy Sundqui st• Ronald Swanson '69* Jeffrey Swenson '79" Mic hael & Debb ie Szymanczyk• Gary '80 & Deanna Tangwal l" P. Dawn Heil '78 & Jack Taylor" Jean Taylor '85 & Roger G riffith '84• Richard & Linda Thoni' Gordon '52 & Gloria Parizek '53 Thorpe• Kathryn & Jack Tunheim• Betry Wade· No rman '75 & Kathryn Anderson '76 Wah]• Co lleen Kay Watson '9 1 MAL & Mary McDougall• Lois Wanman '76 & Doug Shaw· KurtWehrmann'90• John '49 & Arnhild Werker" Gun nar & Mary Wick" Anne Holmberg '80 & John Wilson• .. Indicates Charter Member DEAR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF AUGSBURGCOLLEGE: In th ese opening years of th e new millennium , Augsbur g Co llege faces man y excitin g and 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 lear nin g in th e cont ext of th e d iverse co mmunity around us. In additi on to improvin g our curri culum , Augsb urg is empl oying a new commitm ent to hospitality to make the campus co mmuni ty mor e welcomin g, especially to co mmutin g stud ents in Weeke nd Co llege and ocher prog rams. In a brightly refurbished main lobby of C hristen sen Center we can now be greeted at an inform ation cente r, gathe r over coffee within easy reach of com puter s and printers , 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 • • • • • • 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 • • • • • • 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. 111 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 The A 11 gsb11r g CollegeHeritage Society recognizes thosewhohave arrangeda deferredgiftfar the College thro11gh a heq11est, lift i11s11 ra11 cepoliC)Ia111111 iry agreement,or a charitabletmsf. Thesetho11ghtf11/ gifts extends11ppo 1t loge11e ratio11s of f11t11re st11d 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 e 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 13 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 \YI, 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 14 $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 ======== 1FOltMtt\~Yr, kvlFTSI~ ~:::::::: IN vR~~ 6~felRIT SOC I ETY Investing'Toaayin Leaaersfor 'ToTtWrrow (7f ugsburg 's Maroon & Silver Society was laun ched in 2000 as part of The Augsburg Fund. It recognizes donor s who are _.l'-1.co mmitted to supporti .ng curr ent student s by pledging to spo nsor an Augsbu rg scho larship for four years wit h an ann ual gift of $ 1,000 or more per year. Members of the Maroon & Silver Society lead the way and encourage others to join them , stepping up to a new level of giving to build the "living endowme nt " that The Augsburg Fund provides. Please consider jo inin g the curr ent char ter members who are helping to build a solid base of ongoi .ng financial support that is essential in attracting and retaining our outstanding students. Gifts can be made annuall y, quarterly , or monthl y. If you would like information regarding this opportunity , contact Donna McLean: 612-330-1179 , 1-800-273-0617 or < mclean @augsbur g.edu > . D ( I/We are interested in joining the Maroon & Silver Society. Please send the pledge information. (Complete nam e and address below) -- 0 Yes,I/We ENCLOSE an annu al gift to The Augsburg Fund : Amounts: up to $ 119 $120-239 $240-499 /circ/eouc) $500-999 $1,000-2,499 $2,500 and up 0 I/We PLEDGE $____ in support of Augsburg College, to be paid on or before May 31. I/We plan to make payment s: /circle 011e) Monthly Quarterly Semi-annually Please send reminders beginning __________ _ 0 Please CHARGE my gift to: /circle one) Visa MasterCard Name on card ________________ Card number __________ Signature __________________ 0 American Express _ Exp. date ___ _ _ ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT program ) (Monthl y gift transfer from my bank to Augsburg-p lease send me the Simply Giving forms) State ______________ E-mail ______________ .Zip _______ Class year(s) __ 0 My/Our emp loyer will match my/our gift. Enclosed is my/our matching gift form. 0 This gift can be matched by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (LB/AAL) 0 Augsburg College is in my/our will. _ _ 1/03/ AA .A-UGSBURG Place COLLEGE 22 11 Riverside Ave Minn eapo lis, MN 55454 Stamp Here The Augsburg Fund Augsburg College Camp us Box 142 22 11 Riverside Ave Minn eapo lis, MN 55454 $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 r 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 Every cffon has been made to ensure th at all names arc included an d sp elled correctly. 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Keck Foundation Walser Aucomocive Group Inc Wd ls Fargo Found ation West Group Westwood Lutheran C hurch Westwood Sports Whitney Foundation Wilcox Family Foundation John and Renata Winsor Fund of the Minn eapolis Foundation World Citizen, Inc. 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 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2 A-UGSBURG C O L L E G E Offi ce of lnscicucio nal Advance ment Augsbur g Co llege, C B 142 22 11 Riverside Avenu e Minn eapolis, MN 55454 Non-profit O rg. U.S. Postage PAID Mpls. , MN Permit No. 2031 LACKFEET CHEYENNE OTTAWA FOX SANTEE ALGONQUIN CHOCTAW 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 15 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 DELAWARE OGLALA BUILDING THESTRONG FOUNDATION by Dan Jorge nse n 16 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. A-UG BURG NOW 17 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 . 18 '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. ,4uGSBURG NOW 19 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 . 20 A- UGSBURGNOW 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 ,4uGSBURG NOW 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. 22 A-UGSBURGNOW 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 CLASS AGENTS & REUNION COMMITTEE MEMBERS Class age nts are needed for the following years: 19• 2, 19-!3, 19-!7, 1949 , 1955 , 1966 , 1968 . 1969, 1972 , 1975 1978 , 1979 , 198 1,1986, 19 9 , 1996, 2001 If )'OU are interested in becomin g a class agent , please contact the alumni office at 6 12-33 0- 1178 , or ftll out a form onhn e at <www.augsbu rg.edu/ alumn,/ ca/ca_unr ep.htmb Reun ion Comm ittee members are needed for Homeco min g 2003 . If )'OU gradua ted in 1953 , 1963 , l 978 , or 1993 and would hkc LO help plan )'Our reuni on, please contact the alumni office at 6 12-330-1 178 , or e-mai l <alumm @au gsb urg.edu > ..4-UGSBURGNOW 23 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. 24 ,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. 26 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